[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 16th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2017.02.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Black "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2017.02.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was one of my favourite games from my Russian nightmare - The Aeroflot
Open!} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 b6 3. d4 (3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O {Here we reach a
major deviation, Black has two types of pawn formations.} g6 (5... e6 {is the
hedgehog type.} 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11.
Qf4 O-O 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15. Nd4 {was an impressive
display in (Carlsen-Gashimov 2012)}) 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3 d6 (8... Nc6
{is tempting, but the knight is better placed on d7.} 9. Qf4 ({The following
game is one of the best games I have played if you look with a human eye and
one of the worst if you look with a computer!} 9. Qh4 h6 $1 10. Nd5 ({It was
better to accept the mistake and come back with} 10. Qf4 $5) 10... Rc8 11. Nd2
Na5 (11... e6 $1 {would have given Black a huge advantage!}) 12. Ne3 {Now
things are not so bad for White anymore.} Bxg2 13. Kxg2 O-O 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. b3
$1 {Braveheart!} Qb7+ 16. Kg1 g5 $6 {An unnecessary provocation.} 17. Qh3 Ne4
18. Nf5 $3 {A whole rook sacrifice!} Bxa1 19. Nxe7+ Kg7 20. Nf5+ Kg8 21. Nxh6+
Kg7 22. Nf5+ Kg8 23. Qg4 $3 {One of the toughest moves of the game!} Rfe8 24.
Nxe4 Qxe4 25. Qxg5+ Kh7 26. Rxd7 Rc6 (26... Qe6 {White has many ways to win
here after} 27. Qh5+ Kg8 28. Rxf7 {is one of the simplest.}) 27. Rxf7+ Kh8 28.
Qh5+ Kg8 29. Qh7# {1-0 (29) Adhiban,B (2677)-Swayams,M (2465) Pune IND 2016})
9... Qb8 10. Rd1 Qxf4 11. Bxf4 {(So-Ashwin Pro Chess League INT 2017) was a
solid plus for White.}) 9. b3 $5 {is Eljanov's preference.} (9. Rd1 Nbd7 10.
Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3 Re8 ({Another branch is} 13... Rc7 $5
14. Bh3 Qb8) 14. Bh3 Ba8 {Black is holding well in this line.}) 9... Nbd7 10.
Bb2 O-O 11. Rfd1 Ne4 12. Qe3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Qc7 15. Qe3 Nf6 16.
Rd4 $1 {Starting the kingside onslaught!} h5 (16... Bxf3 $5 {would have been a
safer option getting rid of the knight.}) 17. Qh6 Qc5 18. Rad1 Rad8 (18... Bxf3
19. Bxf3 Rad8 20. Rd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 {followed by Rxh5 with a crushing attack.}
Qa3 22. Rxh5 $1 gxh5 23. Be4 {winning.}) 19. Ng5 e5 20. Bxb7 exd4 21. Bd5 {
(Eljanov-Karjakin World Cup Tromsoe 2013) A crushing victory for White.}) ({
Another good alternative was} 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. e4 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 {with a
complex fight.}) 3... cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bb7 5. f3 (5. Nc3 Nf6 {and now only} 6. f3 {
[%cal Ge2e4] followed by e4 and we will reach a Maroczy bind.} Nc6 (6... d5 7.
cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5) 7. e4 e6 8. Be3 Bc5 9. Qd2 O-O 10. Be2 (10. Nxc6 Bxc6 {
(Ponkratov-Kamsky 2016) was slightly worse for Black.}) 10... d5 {
(Radek-Salgado 2014) with full equality, although White showed nice technique
to win the game.}) 5... e6 $5 6. e4 ({It was possible to gain a pleasant
position after} 6. Nb5 $1 Qh4+ (6... d6 7. Bf4 $1 (7. e4 a6 8. Nd4 {White just
lost a tempo for no reason :).}) 7... e5 8. Bg3 $14) 7. g3 Qxc4 8. e4 (8. N1c3
a6 9. Nd6+ Bxd6 10. Qxd6 Qc5 11. Bf4 Qxd6 12. Bxd6 Ne7) 8... Qc5 9. Bf4 e5 10.
b4 $1 Qe7 (10... Qxb4+ 11. Bd2 Qc5 12. N1a3 $16) 11. Be3 $36 {with strong
compensation for the pawn.}) 6... Nc6 ({Black could have actually even played} 
6... Qh4+ $5 7. g3 Qd8 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Be3 {Later on I can follow up with Bg2 if
needed, hence it shouldn't be such a big deal.}) 7. Nc3 Qb8 $5 ({Black could
have tried to play without Qb8.} 7... Bc5 $5 8. Be3 Nge7) 8. Be3 Bc5 (8... Bd6
{I can coolly ignore with} 9. Qd2) 9. Qd2 Nge7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Ndb5 $6 {
I played this without thinking,since it looked so natural, fighting for the
d4-square!} ({Always look out for tactics!} 11. Nxc6 $1 {White wins a pawn
after both ...Bxc6 and ...Nxc6.} Nxc6 (11... Bxc6 12. Bxc5 bxc5 13. Qg5 {
Just wins a pawn.}) 12. Bxc5 bxc5 13. Na4 Qe5 14. Qd6 $1 {and c5 falls.}) 11...
d6 $1 {A strong resource which was completely missed.} 12. Nxd6 {We have a
forced sequence of moves.} ({Maybe it was the lesser of evils to continue with
} 12. h4 $5 a6 13. Nd4 {White still has some chances to gain a slight edge.})
12... Rd8 13. Bxc5 bxc5 14. Qf4 f6 15. Qg3 a6 $1 (15... e5 16. Ndb5 {is better
for White, as Black doesn't have sufficient compensation for the pawn.}) 16.
Be2 ({A better option was} 16. Na4 $5 e5 (16... Nd4 17. e5 $1 {This is what I
didn't see very deeply.} (17. Nxb7 Qxb7 {is bad for White.}) 17... fxe5 (17...
Bc6 18. Nxc5 $16) 18. Nxb7 Nef5 19. Qe1 Qxb7 20. Bd3 {with a much more active
version than in the game!}) 17. Nxb7 Rxd1+ 18. Kxd1 Qxb7 {looks tricky...but
Black has nothing forcing.} 19. Kc1 Qb4 20. Nc3 Nd4 21. Qf2 Rb8 22. Bd3 {
Though the computer shows its favourite 0.00 assessment, at least White is
still a pawn up.}) 16... Nd4 17. e5 ({Again it was preferable to aim for} 17.
Nxb7 Qxb7 18. Rd2) 17... fxe5 18. Nxb7 Nef5 19. Qf2 Qxb7 {[%csl Gd4][%cal
Ga8b8] Surprisingly Black's pawn structure is not at all important and in fact
he has the initiative.} 20. Bd3 Rab8 21. Rhe1 Qc7 22. g4 {An unnecessary
weakening with the hope that some threats on the kingside will compensate for
the weak f3-pawn.} ({Of course I had to play} 22. Kb1 Qa5 23. Qd2 $1 {This pin
on the d-file was bit annoying after} Nc6 24. Nd5 $1 {A fantastic resource
which I missed.} Qxd2 25. Rxd2 Nd6 26. Ne3 e4 $1 {with an equal game.}) 22...
Nd6 23. Re3 Rb4 $1 24. Qh4 (24. b3 Qa5 $1 {with a strong attack.}) 24... h6 25.
Rxe5 {This was the trick I was counting on!} Rdb8 $1 {Now here I realised to
my horror that Black's attack is unstoppable! While my kingside attack is only
an illusion...} (25... Nxf3 26. Rxc5 $1 Qb6 27. Qe7 Re8 28. Qc7 $16) (25...
Nxc4 {is also winning.} 26. Rxc5 (26. Bxc4 Rxc4) 26... Qf4+ 27. Kb1 Rxb2+ 28.
Ka1 Nc2+ 29. Bxc2 Rxd1+ {with mate.}) 26. Rxe6 $5 {Let's funk it up!!} ({
I rejected} 26. g5 $5 {because of} Nxc4 $1 {winning.} (26... Nf7 $5 {was my
opponent's intention.}) (26... Nxf3 27. Qg3 Nxe5 28. Qxe5 {offers lots of hope.
})) 26... Rxb2 $1 {Ramirez was on top form this game!} ({Also winning was} 
26... Nxe6 27. Nd5 Qb7 $1 28. b3 {with some threats, though it shouldn't
bother Black too much.} (28. Ne7+ Kf7 $1 29. Bg6+ Kf8 {is also equally
hopeless.})) 27. Nd5 Qa5 $1 {This position was a lot of fun to analyse during
the game and also in post-mortem. Unfortunately I don't have any way to
continue my illusionary attack.} 28. Qh5 (28. Rxd6 {(and Rxh6) allows} Rc2+ 29.
Bxc2 Ne2# {was a cute mate.}) (28. Ne7+ Kf7 {is just nothing.}) (28. Re7 Rb1+
29. Bxb1 Qa3+ 30. Kd2 Nxf3+ {winning the queen.}) 28... Nxe6 {The easiest.} 29.
Ne7+ Kf8 30. Ng6+ Kf7 (30... Ke8 31. Ne5+ {and Black will have to return to
the game continuation.}) 31. Qe5 Qa3 32. Nh8+ Kg8 33. Qxe6+ Kxh8 {Finally
checks run out and with it my chances of prolonging the game :).} 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O (8... Nc6 9. Qf4 Rc8 10. Bd2 $5) 9. Qh4 d6 10. Bh6 (10. Bg5 Nbd7 {/\ a6,
Rc8-c5=}) 10... Nbd7 11. b3 (11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. Rd4 $5 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Ne5 14. Rad1
Nxf3+ 15. exf3 Rc5 $10 {Xi Jun-Antonio, Beijing 1992}) 11... Rc8 12. Bxg7 (12.
Rfd1 Rc5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qd4 Qa8 $1 {/^ a1-h8} (14... Kg8 15. Ne1 Bxg2 16.
Nxg2 Ne5 17. Ne3 Re8 18. f3 $14 {Wojtkiewicz-Mascarinas, Manila 1991}) 15. Ne1
Bxg2 $5 (15... a6 16. e4 (16. Bh3 $5 {Dizdarevic-Rajkovic, Ptuj 1991}) 16... b5
17. Nd3 Rcc8 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Qb4 $1 $14 {Ljubojevic-Rechlis, Manila 1990})
16. Nxg2 Kg8 $10) (12. Bh3 $5 {Dizdar-Patrat, Nimes 1991}) 12... Kxg7 13. Qd4
Kg8 14. Rac1 $5 {/\ Nc3-d5} Rc5 $1 15. b4 (15. Rfd1 $5 {/\ Nf3-e1-g2-e3}) 15...
Rc8 (15... Rh5 16. Ne1 $5 (16. h3 $5) 16... Qa8 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Ng2 Ne5 19.
Nf4 Rf5 (19... Nf3+ $2 20. exf3 e5 21. Qxd6 Ne8 22. Qd5 $18) 20. Nfd5 Rc8 21.
Nxf6+ Rxf6 22. Nd5 $16) 16. a3 (16. Nd5 $5 Re8 17. Qd3 $5 e6 18. Nxf6+ (18. Nc3
Bxf3 $5 {/\ Ne5}) 18... Nxf6 19. Rfd1 Re7 $5 $13 (19... Ne4 20. Nd2 $1 $16 (20.
Nd4 f5 21. f3 Nf6 22. Nb3 (22. Nb5 d5 23. Nxa7 Ra8 24. Nb5 Rxa2) 22... d5 $13)
20... Nxd2 $2 21. Bxb7 $18)) 16... Re8 17. e4 Qc7 18. Nd5 Qb8 $1 (18... Nxd5
19. exd5 (19. cxd5 Qxc1 20. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 21. Bf1 Ba6 22. Nd2 Rec8 $36)) 19. Bh3
Rcd8 20. Nd2 (20. a4 $5 {/\ a4-a5}) 20... Ba8 21. Bg2 a6 22. Nb3 Rc8 23. f4
Rcd8 24. Kh1 Nh5 $1 25. g4 $6 (25. f5 $142 e6 $1 (25... e5 $6 26. Qd3 $1 (26.
fxe6 Rxe6 $5 $132) 26... a5 $5 27. Nd2) 26. fxg6 fxg6 27. g4 $5 Ng7 (27... exd5
28. gxh5 dxe4 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. Rc3 $40) 28. Nf6+ Nxf6 29. Rxf6 Rf8 $10) 25...
Nxf4 $1 26. Nxf4 (26. Nxe7+ $5 Rxe7 27. Rxf4 Ne5 28. g5 Rde8 29. Nd2 {/\ Nf1-e3
}) 26... e5 27. Qf2 exf4 28. Qxf4 Ne5 29. Rc3 Qc7 $1 30. Nd2 (30. Rh3 Qe7 $5
31. Qh6 f6) 30... Qe7 31. g5 Rc8 32. Rfc1 b5 $1 $36 33. h4 (33. c5 dxc5 34.
bxc5 (34. Rxc5 Nd3) 34... Red8 $17) 33... Bb7 34. Kh2 (34. cxb5 $142) 34... Rc6
35. cxb5 axb5 36. Bf1 $6 (36. Rxc6 $1 $15 Nxc6 (36... Bxc6 37. Qg3 $5) 37. Nf1
$5 Nd4 38. Rd1) 36... Rec8 $1 $17 37. Rxc6 Rxc6 38. Rxc6 Bxc6 39. Nb3 Qa7 $1
40. Na5 Bd7 41. Be2 Qd4 42. Kg2 Qb2 43. Qf2 (43. Qe3 Bg4) 43... Qxa3 44. Qf6
Qh3+ 45. Kf2 Qxh4+ 46. Ke3 h5 $1 47. Nb7 Qe1 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ambroz,J"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[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. c4 {Stohl Salov} Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7.
d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. b3 a6 (9... Nbd7 $142 {Stohl} 10. e4 (10. Nb5 Nc5 11. Rd1
d5 12. cxd5 exd5 $1 $13) 10... Nc5 $132) (9... O-O {Stohl} 10. Rd1 $14 (10. Ba3
Na6 $1 (10... Nc6 11. Qf4 d5 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Rfd1 (13. Ne5 $5 $36) 13... Ng6
14. Qe3 Qe7 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Nd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rac8 19. Rd2 Rfd8
$10 {Ftacnik,L-Adams,M/Manila izt/1990/}) 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Nb5 Nfe4 13. b4 Na4
14. Qe3 a6 15. Nbd4 Rc8 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Bxb7 Nxc4 18. Qb3 Rc7 19. Bxa6 Nxa3
20. Qxa4 Nc4 $10 {Schwartzmann,G-Ribli,Z/Odorheiu Secuiesc/1993/})) 10. Ba3 Nc6
(10... O-O $5 {/\ 11.Rfd1 Ne8}) (10... O-O {Stohl} 11. Rfd1 Ne8 12. Ne4 (12. e4
$5 {()}) (12. Qd3 Qc7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 d5 15. cxd5 Bxa3 16. Ng5 Nf6 17.
Qa4 h6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. dxe6 Ra7 20. Qxa3 Qe5 21. Qd6 $13 {Korcnhoi,
V-Greenfeld,A/Beersheba/1988/}) 12... Ra7 $1 13. Rac1 (13. Nxd6 $2 Bxf3 14.
Bxf3 Rd7 $19) 13... Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Rd7 15. Nd4 Nf6 16. Qc2 Qc7 17. Qd3 (17. Bh3
$5 $36) 17... Rc8 18. Bh3 Rdd8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Bxe6+ Kh8 21. Bxc8 $14 {
Badea,B-Siekanski,J/Oakham/1990/}) 11. Qf4 d5 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Ne5 O-O (13...
Qc7 $5 {Salov} 14. Rac1 (14. cxd5 Qxc3 15. Rac1 Qa5 16. Nc4 (16. Nxf7 O-O $1)
16... Nexd5 17. Qe5 Qb4 $13) 14... dxc4 15. Nxc4 Qxf4 16. gxf4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2
Ned5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Kf3 $16) 14. Rfd1 (14. Rac1 {Stohl} Ra7 15. Rfd1 Qa8 16.
Na4 Nc8 17. c5 bxc5 18. Nxc5 $16 {Gronn,A-Friedman,A/Lyngby op/1990/}) 14...
Qb8 (14... Qc7 {Salov} 15. Ng6 Rfc8 16. Qxc7 Rxc7 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. cxd5 $16)
15. cxd5 Nexd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 (16... Nxd5 17. Bxd5 $1 Bxd5 18. Nd7 (18. Nd7 {
Stohl} Qxf4 19. gxf4 $18 {/\Nb6-d5})) (16... Bxd5 17. e4 (17. Bxd5 $5 Nxd5 18.
Qd4 Qb7 $5 19. Rac1 Rac8 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. e4 Nf6 22. Qd8+ Ne8 $10 23. Rd7 $14)
17... Bb7 18. Nd7 $5 (18. Rac1 h6 $5 {/\ Nh5} (18... Rd8 $2 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20.
Nxf7 $1 $16 {Karpov-Hansen,L, Thessaloniki 1988} Qd4 21. Qd6 Qb2 22. Rf1 Re8
23. Qc7 Ba8 24. Ng5 h6 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. e5 {1-0}) 19. Nd7 (19. g4 Nxg4 $17) (
19. Nc6 $5) 19... Qxf4 20. gxf4 Nxd7 21. Rxd7 Rac8 $1 22. Rcc7 Rxc7 (22... Bc6
$2 23. Rxf7 $1) 23. Rxc7 Ba8 24. b4 Rd8 $10) 18... Qxf4 19. gxf4 Nxd7 20. Rxd7
Rab8 21. Rc1 Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rc7 Ba8 24. e5 $1 $14 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Kf8
26. Rb7) 17. Nd3 $1 Re8 (17... Qxf4 18. Nxf4 Rad8 (18... Rfe8 $5 19. e3 (19.
Rd2 Rad8 (19... Ne4 20. Rd3) 20. Rad1) 19... Rad8 20. Rac1 Kf8 21. Rc7 Re7 $10
{Sieg-Dankert, Deutschland 1989}) 19. Rac1 (19. Rd4) 19... Rd7 20. e4 $5 d4 (
20... dxe4 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 22. Rc7 Bc8 (22... Nc5 23. b4) 23. Nd5 $16) 21. Nd5
Nxd5 (21... Nxe4 22. Bxe4 (22. Nxb6 $5) 22... Bxd5 23. Rxd4) 22. exd5 Bxd5 23.
Rxd4 Be6 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Rc7 $14) 18. e3 a5 $6 (18... Qxf4 19. Nxf4 Rad8) (
18... h6 $5) 19. Rac1 Re7 $6 20. Qd4 $1 Qd6 (20... Qd8 $142 {Stohl} 21. Nf4 Rd7
$16) 21. Nf4 Rd8 (21... Rd7 22. e4 $1 $16) (21... Qa3 {Stohl} 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23.
Bxd5 $18 {/\} Qxa2 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. Qd8+) 22. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Red7 (
23... Nxd5 {Stohl} 24. Qxd5 Qxd5 25. Rxd5 $18 {_|_><b6,<->c,d}) 24. Bf3 (24. e4
$6 {Stohl} h6 $14) 24... Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Rxd4 26. exd4 Kf8 27. Rc6 Rxd4 (27... b5
28. Rc5) 28. Rxb6 a4 29. Rb8+ Ke7 30. Rb7+ Kf8 31. bxa4 (31. b4 Rd2 (31... Rd2
{Salov} 32. b5 Rxa2 33. b6 Rb2 (33... a3 {Stohl} 34. Ra7 Rb2 35. b7 a2 36. Rxa2
$18) 34. Rb8+ Ke7 35. b7 Nd7 36. Ra8 Kd6 (36... Rb4 {Stohl} 37. Bc6 $18) 37.
Rxa4 Nc5 38. Ra7 Ke6 39. Kg2 Rb3 40. Ra3 $1 Rb4 (40... Rb5 41. Ra5 $1 $18) 41.
Ra8 Nxb7 42. Rb8 $18)) 31... Rxa4 32. Rb8+ Ke7 33. Ra8 $1 $16 Rc4 34. Kg2 (34.
Ra7+ $1 Ke8 35. a4 {/\ a5}) 34... Nd7 35. Ra7 Kd6 36. Bd1 $5 f5 $1 (36... f6 {
Stohl} 37. Ba4 Nb6 38. Bb3 $18) 37. Bb3 (37. Ba4 $1 {Salov} Nc5 38. Bb3 Nxb3
39. axb3 Rg4 40. h3 (40. f4 $18 {Stohl}) 40... Rg5 41. f4 Rg6 42. Ra6+ $18)
37... Rb4 38. Ra6+ Ke7 39. Rc6 Rb7 40. h4 Rb4 41. Rc7 (41. h5 $1 h6 (41... Nf6
42. h6 $18 gxh6 43. Re6+) 42. Rg6 Kf8 43. Ra6 Ke7 (43... Nf6 44. Ra8+ Ke7 45.
Ra7+ $18) 44. Ra7 $16 (44. Ra4 $5 Rb5 45. Ra7 $18 {/\ Rd7})) 41... Rd4 $1 42.
Ra7 Kd6 43. Kf1 (43. Kf3 $5 {Stohl /\Ke3}) 43... Rd2 (43... f4 {Stohl} 44. Ke2
$18) 44. Ke1 Rb2 45. Ra6+ Kc7 46. Ra5 g6 47. Rd5 Nf6 48. Rd2 Rb1+ 49. Ke2 f4 $6
(49... Ne4 $142 $5 50. Rc2+ Kd6 51. Ke3 Re1+ 52. Kf4 Rf1 53. f3 Nc5 54. Rd2+
$14) 50. Kf3 (50. gxf4 $6 {Stohl} Rh1 $14) 50... fxg3 51. fxg3 h6 (51... Nd7 {
Stohl} 52. Kf4 $18 {/\Kg5-h6}) 52. Rd1 $1 $18 Rxd1 (52... Rb2 53. Rc1+ (53. Re1
$1 {Salov} Kd7 $1 54. Re2 Rxe2 (54... Rb1 55. Bc2 $18) 55. Kxe2 g5 $16) (53.
Rd4 {Stohl} g5 $5 $132) 53... Kd6 54. Re1 Nd7 55. Re6+ Kc7 56. Ke3 Nc5 (56...
g5 57. Rxh6) 57. Rxg6 Nxb3 58. axb3 Rxb3+ 59. Kf4 $18) 53. Bxd1 g5 54. Ke3 (54.
hxg5 {Salov} hxg5 55. Ke3 Kd6 56. Kd4 g4 $1) 54... gxh4 55. gxh4 Kd6 56. Kd4
Nd5 57. Bf3 Nf4 58. Ke4 (58. a4 $18 {Stohl}) 58... Ng6 59. h5 Ne7 60. Be2 Nd5
61. Kf5 Ke7 62. Ke5 Nf6 (62... Nc3 {Salov} 63. Bc4 Nxa2 64. Bxa2 Kf8 65. Kf6
$18) 63. a4 Nd7+ 64. Kf5 Nc5 65. a5 Ne6 (65... Nb3 {Salov} 66. a6 Nd4+ 67. Kg6
Nxe2 68. a7 $18) (65... Kf7 {Stohl} 66. Bc4+ Kg7 67. Ke5 $18 (67. a6 $4 Nxa6
$10)) 66. a6 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2013.02.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Andreikin,D"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2013.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 {Kramnik did not show opening secrets in this
tournament. For example, in the first game against Gelfand he played 1.Ng1-f3
and 2.b2-b3. The fact is that two weeks after this tournament Kramnik will
participate in a much more important event. I think, this tournament Kramnik
saw as training before the Candidates Tournament in London.} d5 {I like
another idea:} (3... b6 $5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 $5 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 Ne4 $132)
4. Bg2 Nc6 {If Caruana planned to play d5-d4, he could do it now.} (4... d4 $5
5. b4 $5 cxb4 6. a3 bxa3 7. Bxa3 Nc6 $11 {This is a Volga Gambit (A58) with a
change of colour. Chess players who use this opening know that the side with
the extra pawn will not suffer much from being a tempo down.}) 5. O-O (5. cxd5
$5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 $14 {=}) 5... d4 $1 {Caruana does not hesitate before his
famous opponent! Of course, it is not only the capture of the center and the
space, but also a responsible decision.} 6. e3 e5 7. exd4 cxd4 {Black has no
problems after recapturing symmetrically:} (7... exd4 $5 8. d3 Be7 9. Bf4 O-O
10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Ng4 12. Bf4 Bd6 $11 {I am not sure what Kramnik intended
in this variation.}) 8. d3 {After this move the position goes to a Benoni
Defence (A70) with an additional tempo for White. Aggressive play could begin
right now:} (8. b4 $5 Bxb4 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qa4+ Nfd7 11. Qxb4 Nd3 {In the
classic version the knight takes a pawn located on d3/d6... but the assessment
does not change.} 12. Qa3 (12. Qd6 $5 $11) 12... N7c5 13. Be4 Nxe4 14. Qxd3 Nc5
15. Qf3 O-O 16. Ba3 Qa5 17. Qd5 b6 18. Bxc5 Be6 19. Qxd4 bxc5 20. Qc3 Qxc3 21.
Nxc3 Bxc4 $11) (8. Re1 $5 Bd6 (8... Nd7 $5 9. Nxe5 Ncxe5 10. f4 Bd6 11. fxe5
Nxe5 12. c5 Bc7 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Qxd4 O-O $44) 9. b4 O-O 10. b5 Nb4 11. d3 a6
$1 12. Nxe5 Re8 13. a3 axb5 14. Bb2 bxc4 (14... Na6 15. cxb5 Nc5 16. Nf3 Rxe1+
17. Nxe1 Na4 $44) 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Bxa1 Bxb4 17. Re2 c3 18. Qb3 Qc7 19. Qxb4
Rxe5 20. Rxe5 Qxe5 21. Bxc3 dxc3 22. Qxc3 Qxc3 23. Nxc3 $11) 8... Be7 9. Bg5 $5
{Having an extra move White tried this idea.} (9. Re1 Nd7 $11) 9... O-O 10.
Nbd2 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. a3 {/\b2-b4.} a5 $11 {So I think each player
obtained what he wanted. White has a pawn advantage on the queenside and a
strong bishop on g2. Black has a strong pawn center, but it is difficult to
use it without playing f7-f5.} 13. Ne1 $5 {A typical idea of this system. The
diagonal of the white bishop increases, the white knight goes to c2 to support
the pawn advance b2-b4. I think Kramnik still hadn't chosen the final plan,
until he had transferred his pieces to good positions. The pawn attack can
begin right now:} (13. c5 $5 Be6 14. Rc1 a4 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Nfd2 Bg5 17. h4 (
17. Nd6 $5 Be7 18. Re1 Bxd6 19. cxd6 Qxd6 20. Ne4 Qc7 21. Nc5 $36) 17... Bxc4
18. Rxc4 Bxd2 19. Qxd2 $36 {=}) 13... Bf5 {This move ties the white knight to
the d3-pawn, but the square on d5 remains free. The bishop can take another
position:} (13... Be6 $5 14. Nc2 Be7 15. Re1 a4 16. Nf3 (16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Rxe5
c5 $44) 16... Ra5 17. Nb4 Bd6 $11) 14. Rb1 {This move can be useful in many
ways. Kramnik plays in his manner - he slowly prepares the basis for active
actions.} (14. Bd5 $5) 14... Be7 15. Qe2 Re8 $6 {In my opinion this is a small
inaccuracy. White was not threatening to take on c6, so why weaken the point
f7?} (15... Qd7 $5 16. Nc2 Bd6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Nd2 Bd6 $11) 16. Bd5 $1 {
Unexpectedly White starts to disturb the black king.} Bf8 {The black pieces
are quite harmonious.} 17. Ng2 {A logical solution. Active white ideas are
associated with f2-f4 or the capture of the white squares.} Qd7 {/\Bf5-g4} 18.
Qf3 {Another important decision. Now Black doesn't have active ideas.} Be6 (
18... Bg4 $4 19. Bxf7+ $16) 19. Rfe1 $6 {Knowing the development of this game
it is possible to assume that rook will be useful on f1.} (19. Rbe1 $5) 19...
Rad8 20. Bxe6 Rxe6 $11 21. Ne4 {After the exchange of bishops the position
became considerably simpler, but Kramnik continues active play. It was the
penultimate game of the tournament. Vladimir Kramnik had a half point less
than Caruana and did not want an easy draw.} Be7 $1 {/\ Rd8-f8 /\f7-f5. Simple
and clever solution. Soon Black wants to use the power of his pawn center.
White's knight on g2 is not in play.} 22. Qh5 Rf8 23. g4 {Aggressive, but at
the same time forced action.} Kh7 $6 {A provocative move. Black can start
counterplay on the queenside.} (23... Rb8 $5 24. h4 b5 25. c5 b4 $132) (23...
Rg6 24. Qf5 Re6 25. Qh5 Rg6 $11) 24. g5 $132 {Queen + knight are very
dangerous sheaf in hands of the master. Now small forces create unpleasant
threats for the black king. And White has two knights...} Rg6 (24... Kg8 25. h4
Qe8 26. Qg4 Rg6 27. Qf5 Qc8 28. Qxc8 Rxc8 29. h5 Re6 30. f4 $36) (24... Qe8 25.
Qh3 Kg8 26. f4 $40) 25. f4 exf4 {Caruana decided to donate the material to
release the pressure. It is a bold and reasonable decision. Black had another
interesting move:} (25... Rh8 $5 26. Nh4 (26. h4 Qh3 27. Nf2 Qd7 28. Ne4 Qh3
$11) 26... exf4 (26... Qh3 $2 27. Nf2 $18) 27. Nxg6 fxg6 28. Qe2 Rf8 $1 29.
gxh6 f3 30. hxg7 $1 Kxg7 (30... fxe2 $4 31. gxf8=N+ $1 Bxf8 32. Nf6+ $18) 31.
Qf1 Qg4+ 32. Kh1 Qf4 $44) 26. Nxf4 Rxg5+ $6 {The rook needed to be given in
another way:} (26... Ne5 $1 27. Kh1 Qf5 $1 28. Nxg6 (28. Nd5 Bd8 29. Rf1 Qg4
30. Qxg4 Nxg4 $11) 28... fxg6 29. Qe2 Bxg5 $11 30. Nxg5+ hxg5 31. Qxe5 (31. Rf1
Nf3 $11) 31... Qf3+ 32. Kg1 Qf2+ 33. Kh1 Qf3+ 34. Kg1 $11) 27. Nxg5+ Bxg5 28.
Ng2 $6 {White did not have to take away his pieces from the center.} (28. Re4
$1 Ne7 (28... f5 $4 29. Ne6 $18) 29. Qf3 Nf5 30. Nd5 g6 31. Re5 $5 $14) 28...
f5 $1 {Caruana correctly sees the dynamics of this position. The f-pawn can
become a big danger for the white king.} 29. Qf3 Bf6 {Useful move, but Bg5 was
good. Black had full counterplay in such option:} (29... Qc7 $5 30. h4 $5 Bd2
$1 31. Re2 Be3+ 32. Nxe3 dxe3 33. Qxe3 Qd6 $1 $13 {The white king is too weak.}
) 30. Rf1 g6 {Black would have good drawing chances in the endgame:} (30... Ne5
31. Qxf5+ Qxf5 32. Rxf5 Nxd3 $14 {The black pieces are active and this
compensates for material losses.}) 31. Qd5 $1 $14 {This move starts the second
wave of White's attack!} Qc7 $5 {Caruana keeps his queens and plays on three
results!} (31... Qxd5 $5 32. cxd5 Ne5 33. Rbc1 $14) 32. Nf4 Re8 33. Kh1 {
A good prophylactic move, but now the white queen has to leave the center.
Stabilizing the situation in the center could be achieved thus:} (33. Ne6 $5
Qe7 34. Rbe1 Ne5 $1 35. Nf4 {White wants to double rooks on the e-line, what
is the plan of Black?}) 33... Re5 $1 34. Qg2 Ne7 (34... Bg5 35. Nd5 $14) 35. b4
$1 $14 {White realized his opening idea. The rook went to b1 twenty moves ago,
and now became useful.} a4 {Of course, Caruana does not want to open the
b-line.} 36. b5 {White is using his pawn majority on the queenside.} Bg5 (36...
Re3 $5) 37. Ne2 $1 Qd7 38. Rb4 Re3 39. c5 $2 {Vladimir Kramnik made a series
of strong moves, but now goes wrong. A big advantage was very close, and it
remained only to make some exact defensive moves.} (39. Rf3 $1 Qe6 40. Ng1 $1
Re1 41. Rf1 Re3 42. Rd1 $1 $16) 39... Rxd3 40. c6 bxc6 41. b6 {Doing move 39.
c5 Kramnik overestimated the prospects of this pawn.} Qb7 $1 $15 42. Nxd4 Nd5 {
This move forces the draw. The result gives Caruana a good chance for first
place in the tournament. Black could continue the game with a small advantage
after:} (42... Rd2 $5 43. Qf3 Nd5 44. Rxa4 Nxb6 45. Rb4 Be7 46. Nxf5 $1 Bxb4
47. axb4 Qf7 $1 48. Nd4 Qxf3+ 49. Nxf3 $15) 43. Rxa4 Qxb6 44. Ne6 Qe3 $1 {
Important centralization of the queen. It seems that White has yet to solve
some problems. Kramnik finds an effective combination for a draw!} 45. Re4 $1
$11 Qxe4 46. Qxe4 fxe4 47. Rf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aseev, Konstantin N"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Aseev,K"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Hecht} c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4
8. Qxd4 Nc6 (8... O-O 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. Qf4 d6 11. b3 Qb8 (11... Qd7 $2 12. Bb2
$16 {Szabo-Tatai, Sarajevo 1972 - 13/67}) 12. Bb2 Rd8 13. e4 a6 14. Qe3 $14 {
Taimanov,M-Kholmov,R/ URS-ch1967/}) 9. Qf4 Qb8 (9... O-O 10. e4 d6 11. Rd1 Qb8
12. b3 $14 {Portisch-Tatai, Palma de Mallorca 1971}) 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Ng5 $5 (
11. e4 Qxf4 $6 12. Bxf4 Rfd8 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nd4 Na5 (14... Rac8 $5) 15. b3 $14
{1-0 Petrosian,T-Portisch,L/Palma de Mallorca cqf 1974/CAND (34)}) (11. Qxb8
Raxb8 12. Bf4 $14) 11... Rd8 (11... Qxf4 12. Bxf4 $14) 12. Nge4 (12. b3 $5)
12... Nxe4 $146 (12... Na5 13. Qxb8 Raxb8 14. Bf4 Rbc8 15. Bd6 Kf8 16. Bxe7+
Kxe7 17. Nd6 Rb8 18. Nxb7 Nxb7 19. b3 a6 20. e3 Rdc8 21. Rac1 $14 {1/2-1/2
Aseev,K-Kholmov,R/Brno-B 1991/CBM 26 (42)}) 13. Bxe4 Na5 14. b3 Bf6 15. Bxb7
Nxb7 16. Qxb8 (16. Qf3 $5 Qc8 17. Bb2 (17. Bd2 Qc6 18. e4 $6 Nc5 {/\} 19. Re1
Bxc3 20. Bxc3 f5) 17... Qc6 18. e4 $14) 16... Raxb8 17. Bd2 $14 Rbc8 (17... d5
18. cxd5 exd5 19. Rac1 $14) 18. Rac1 Rc6 (18... Be7 $5) 19. Be3 a6 $6 (19... Z0
20. Nb5 a6 21. Na7 $18) (19... Be5 $142 $14 20. Nb5 Bb8) 20. Na4 b5 (20... Nc5
$4 21. Nxb6 Rxb6 22. Bxc5 $18) 21. Nb6 d5 $2 (21... bxc4 $2 22. Nxd7 $18) (
21... d6 $142 22. cxb5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 axb5 {/\} 24. Rc7 Rb8 25. Nd7 Bd8) 22.
cxd5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 exd5 24. Rc7 d4 (24... Na5 25. Bd2 $5 Be5 26. Ra7 $16) 25.
Bf4 Nd6 26. Nd5 $138 Ne4 27. Nxf6+ gxf6 {Hecht: sehr schlechte schwarze
Bauernstruktur und nach baldigem Lh6 eingklemmter schwarzer König.} (27... Nxf6
28. Ra7 $16) 28. Ra7 Nc3 29. Kf1 Re8 30. Rxa6 (30. Bh6 $5) 30... Rxe2 (30...
Nxe2 31. Bh6 $5 (31. Rxf6 $5)) 31. Bh6 Re8 (31... Rxa2 32. Rd6 Ra8 (32... Rxf2+
33. Kg1 $18) 33. Rxd4 $18) 32. Rd6 Nxa2 33. Rxd4 $18 {eingekreister Springer}
f5 (33... Nc3 {Hecht} 34. Rg4+ Kh8 35. Bg7+ Kg8 36. Bxf6+ $18) (33... Kh8 {
Hecht} 34. Rg4 Rg8 (34... f5 35. Rg5 f6 36. Rxf5 $18 {[%csl Rb5,Rf6]}) 35.
Rxg8+ Kxg8 36. Bd2 $18) 34. Rd5 Nc3 35. Rxf5 Re6 36. Bd2 Ne4 37. Be3 Kg7 (37...
Nd6 38. Rd5 $18) 38. Rxb5 f6 39. Rb7+ Kg6 40. b4 Nc3 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 31st"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2001.05.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2001.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 c5 5. c4 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. e3 d5
9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. d4 Na6 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 e5 $146 {After a
slow opening this is the first important step in the game.} (13... Nc5 14. Rd1
Qc8 {was seen in Barbero-Gy.Horvath,SWZ(opench)1992.}) 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. Rd1 Rfd8
$6 {After a long thought I have decided for this meek move.} (15... Rad8 $1 16.
N1c3 (16. Nxa7 $2 Nxe3 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. fxe3 Bxg2 19. Qxa6 Bh3 20. Na3 Qc5 21.
Re1 Rd2 $19) (16. Nd2 Nc5 17. Nc4 Bc6 $13) 16... Nxc3 17. Nxc3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2
Nc7 $11) 16. Nd2 $1 {All of a sudden the position becomes extremely tactical.}
Nac7 $6 (16... Rac8 $6 17. Ne4 (17. Nxa7 $2 {This lose a piece.} Nc3 18. Qe1
Rc5 $19) 17... Nc5 18. Ned6 $3 (18. Nxa7 $2 Nxe4 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Bxe4 Nc3 $19
) (18. Rac1 $2 {Actually this positional move is a bad mistake.} Nxe4 19. Rxc8
Rxc8 20. Bxe4 Rc5 $1 $17 {and because of c3 square black gets avery nasty edge.
}) 18... Rxd6 (18... Nc3 19. Qg4 h5 20. Nf5+ Kf8 21. Nxe7 $1 (21. Qc4 $2 gxf5
22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Nxa7 Qd2 $1 $19 {Black starts a terrific attack on the king.
}) 21... hxg4 22. Nxc8 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Nxd1 24. Bxb7 Nxb7 25. Ncxa7 $18) 19.
Nxd6 Qxd6 20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. e4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Bxe4 23. Rxd6 Rc2 $44) (16... Nc5
$1 17. Nc4 Bc6 $14 (17... a6 $2 18. Bxd5)) 17. Nxc7 Qxc7 18. Rac1 Qe7 19. Nc4
f6 20. Rd2 Rd7 21. Bh3 $1 {Bojan continues the game with great accuracy.} (21.
Qd1 $2 Rad8 (21... e4 $5) 22. Bh3 f5 23. e4 Nf6 24. exf5 Rxd2 25. Nxd2 Qd7 26.
Qe2 Qxd2 27. Rc7+ Kh6 28. Qxd2+ Rxd2 29. Rxb7 Rxa2 $11) 21... Rdd8 (21... Rc7
22. e4 Nb4 23. Rcd1 Bc8 24. Bxc8 Raxc8 25. Nd6 $16) 22. e4 Nb4 23. Rcd1 Rxd2
24. Qxd2 $16 {After this move black is in deep trouble.} Rf8 $5 (24... Ba6 {
looks like the best among the bad-ended lines.} 25. Ne3 (25. Qc3 $6 Bc8 26.
Nxb6 axb6 27. Bxc8 Nxa2 28. Qc6 Ra7 29. Qxb6 Nc3 30. Re1 Ra2 $44) (25. Nd6 $2
Nd3) 25... Rf8 $16) (24... Nc6 25. Qd7 Kf8 26. Rd6 $1 $18) (24... Bc6 25. Nd6
a5 $16) (24... Bxe4 $2 25. Nd6 $18 {is the point.}) 25. Nd6 $4 $138 {
Incredible lapse.} (25. Qd7 Qxd7 (25... Rf7 $2 26. Nd6 Bc6 27. Qg4 h5 28. Qe2
Rf8 29. a3 $18) (25... Re8 26. Nd6 Qxd7 27. Bxd7 Rb8 28. Rc1 Na6 (28... Kf8 29.
Bb5 a6 30. Be2 Bc6 31. a3 Rd8 32. Nc4 $18) 29. Bb5 Nc5 30. b4 Ne6 31. Bd7 Rd8
32. Bxe6 Rxd6 33. Rc7+ Kh6 34. Rxb7 Rxe6 35. Rxa7 Rd6 36. b5 $1 $16) 26. Rxd7+
Rf7 27. Rxf7+ Kxf7 28. Nd6+ Ke7 29. Nxb7 Nxa2 {is the line we both saw and all
of a sudden Bojan was too much concerned about it.} 30. f4 a5 31. fxe5 fxe5 32.
Kf2 Nc1 33. Ke3 Nxb3 34. Kd3 Nd4 35. Kc4 b5+ 36. Kc5 a4 37. Kb4 Nc2+ 38. Kc3
Nd4 $16) 25... Nc6 26. f4 {After this move the game became a comedy of errors
in mutual time trouble.} Ba8 $2 $138 (26... Nd4 $1 27. Qb4 {I was annoyed
about this one.} Qc7 28. Rxd4 (28. fxe5 Nf3+ $19) 28... exd4 29. Qxd4 Rd8 30.
e5 Qc1+ $19) (26... Rd8 $5 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. Qd5 Nd4 $1 (28... Ba8 $2 29. Be6
Qg5 30. Qd3 $5 {momentarily holds.} (30. Kg2 Nd4 31. Qc4 Rxd6 32. Qc7+ Kh6 33.
Qxd6 Bxe4+ $19) (30. Qc4 Qe3+ 31. Kg2 Rf8 32. Qd3 Qxd3 33. Rxd3 Nd4 34. Bd5
Bxd5 35. exd5 Rd8 36. Nc4 Rxd5 37. Nxe5 Rxe5 38. Rxd4 Re2+ 39. Kf3 Rxa2 40.
Rd7+ Kf6 $1 (40... Kh6 41. h4 Ra3 42. Kf4 Rxb3 (42... a5 $4 43. g4 $1 {mates}
g5+ 44. Kf5 $1 $18) 43. Rxa7 $11) 41. b4 (41. Rxh7 Ra3 42. Kg4 a5 $19) 41... h5
42. h4 Ra3+ 43. Kf4 Ra4 44. Kf3 $15)) 29. Qxb7 Qxb7 30. Nxb7 Nf3+ 31. Kf2 Rxd1
32. Kxf3 Kf6 33. Ke2 Ra1 (33... Rd4 34. Ke3 Ke7 35. Bg4) 34. a4 Ke7 35. Kd3 Rh1
$17) 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. Nc4 b5 $6 {Short of time I started to overlook tactics.}
(28... Nd4 29. Bg2 (29. Nxe5 $4 Rd8 $19) 29... Rd8 30. Qe1 $15) (28... Rd8 29.
Qd7 $1 (29. Qxd8 $2 Qc5+ $19) 29... Kh8 30. Qg4 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Nd4 $17) 29. Ne3
(29. Qe3 {this effort is in vain.} Rd8) 29... Nd4 30. Bg2 Qc5 31. b4 Qb6 32.
Kh1 h5 33. Nc2 Rd8 34. Qg5 Qf6 35. Qd2 Bc6 $2 ({After} 35... h4 $142 $17 {
it is very difficult to construct adefence for white.}) 36. Rf1 Qe7 (36...
Qxf1+ $2 {looks attractive but} 37. Bxf1 Bxe4+ 38. Bg2 Bxc2 39. Qc3 $14) 37.
Qc3 Nxc2 38. Qxc2 Bb7 39. a3 Rd4 40. Qe2 a6 41. h4 $11 {After the time trouble
was over,there was not much for both sides.} Qd6 42. Qf2 Qe7 43. Kh2 $1 {
Bojan still sets some small traps.} Bc6 (43... Bxe4 $4 44. Re1 Bxg2 (44... Qb7
45. Bxe4 Rxe4 46. Qg2 $18) 45. Qxd4 $18) 44. Rc1 Qd6 (44... Bxe4 $4 45. Re1 $18
{is the same trap.}) 45. Qe3 Rc4 46. Qa7+ Qd7 47. Qe3 Qd4 48. Qg5 Rxc1 49. Qxc1
Bxe4 {now the game peters out to be an immediate draw due to perpetual check.}
50. Qc7+ Kf6 51. Bxe4 Qxe4 52. Qd6+ Kf7 53. Qd7+ Kf6 54. Qd6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kuala Lumpur op"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "2014.04.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nguyen, Van Huy"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2423"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2014.04.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 $5 3. g3 (3. d4 e6 {transposes to the Queen's Indian
Defence.}) (3. Nc3 Bb7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 g6 {still keeps the game within the
boundaries of the double fianchetto defence against either Reti or English
openings.}) 3... Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. b3 $5 {Not the most active
response.} d5 $5 {I do not like this submissive move anymore.} (6... Bg7 7. Bb2
O-O 8. Nc3 Na6 {is the regular pattern.}) 7. cxd5 Bg7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. d3 $6 (9.
Nc3 Nxd5 10. Qc1 Nc6 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Qb2+ f6 $15) ({And what
if he played the direct} 9. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 10. Nc3 Bxc3 11. dxc3 Bxd5 12. Qd2 Nc6
13. Rad1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qc7 15. Qd7 Rac8 16. Qxc7 Rxc7 17. Bxc6 Rxc6 18. Rd7 Re6
19. e3 a5 $14 {just holds.}) 9... Nxd5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. Qc1 Nc6 12. Qb2+ (12.
Nc3 e5) 12... f6 13. Nc3 (13. Ng5 Nc7) ({No danger on the d-file after} 13. d4
cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 e5 16. Qd2 Rc8 17. Rd1 Qe7 $15) 13... Nxc3 14. Qxc3
e5 $1 $15 ({No need to take a draw with} 14... Nd4 $6 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Qd2
Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qd5+ 18. Kg1 Rfc8 19. Rfc1 $11) 15. e3 Rf7 16. Rfd1 Rd7 17. Ne1
Rd6 $1 18. Rd2 Qd7 19. Rad1 a5 20. Nc2 Nb4 $1 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. a3 Nxc2 $5 {
I regretted for a while that I might have simplified too much.} (22... Nd5 $142
23. Qb2 Rad8 $15) 23. Rxc2 Qf3 24. Rcd2 Rc6 25. Qc4 Rd8 26. Qb5 $2 (26. Qe4
$142 {was his only chance!} Qxe4 27. dxe4 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 b5 (28... g5 29. a4)
29. Rd7+ Kh6 30. Kf1 c4 31. bxc4 bxc4 32. Ke2 c3 33. Rd1 Rb6 34. Kd3 Rb2 35.
Rf1 a4 36. Kxc3 Rb3+ 37. Kc2 Rxa3 38. Rb1 Kg5 39. h3 $11 {and White keeps the
equality because of the impregnable kingside of his.}) 26... h5 (26... g5 $5
27. b4 cxb4 28. axb4 Rc2 29. bxa5 bxa5 30. Qa4 (30. Qxa5 $2 Rxd3) 30... Rdc8
31. Rf1 Rc1 32. Rdd1 $11) 27. h4 Rcd6 $2 {A terrible move.I think I was just
tired due to the combined effect of the second game of the day and my tooth
infection.} (27... g5 $3 28. Qc4 $1 (28. hxg5 $2 h4 29. gxh4 fxg5 30. Qc4 gxh4
31. Qe4 Rg6+ 32. Kf1 Qxe4 33. dxe4 Rxd2 34. Rxd2 h3 35. f4 (35. f3 a4 $3 36.
bxa4 c4 $19) 35... a4 $3 36. bxa4 c4 37. Rd7+ Kh6 38. Rd8 c3 $19) (28. Kh2 $6
Rcd6 29. Qc4 (29. Rg1 e4 $19) 29... e4 $17) 28... Rcd6 $1 (28... gxh4 29. Qxh4
Rcd6 30. Qh1 Qg4 31. Qh4 Qxh4 32. gxh4 f5 33. Kf1 Rg6 34. d4 $132) 29. a4 (29.
Kh2 e4 30. hxg5 fxg5 31. Qc3+ Qf6 32. Qxf6+ Kxf6 33. d4 cxd4 34. exd4 Kf5 $17)
(29. hxg5 fxg5 30. Qc3 Kf6 $17) 29... Kh6 $1 (29... e4 30. hxg5 fxg5 31. Qc3+
Qf6 32. Qc4 $11) 30. Kf1 $1 $15 gxh4 31. Qxh4 e4 32. d4 Rd5 $17) (27... Rdc8
28. Rc1) 28. b4 cxb4 29. axb4 Qc6 30. Qxc6 Rxc6 31. bxa5 bxa5 32. Ra1 Rc3 33.
Rxa5 {Nothing is left to continue the game for.} (33. Rxa5 Rcxd3 34. Ra7+ Kh6
35. Rda2 R3d7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "SRB Central-ch op-A 9th"]
[Site "Paracin"]
[Date "2016.07.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Nestorovic, Dejan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2387"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2016.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:05:31"]
[BlackClock "0:06:49"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 $5 5. Nc2 $5 (5. Nb5 d6 6. g3 $5 (6.
N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be6 8. g3 f5 9. Bg2 Nf6 10. O-O Be7 {does not appeal to me
because of Na3.})) 5... d6 6. Nc3 (6. e4) 6... Be6 7. e4 Be7 (7... f5 8. exf5
Bxf5 9. Bd3 $16) 8. Be2 a6 $5 {Black may play this move sooner or later.} ({
I am not afraid of the exchange of bishops} 8... Bg5 $5 9. O-O (9. Bxg5 Qxg5
10. Nb5)) (8... Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Qd2) 9. O-O Nf6 10. Be3 O-O 11.
Qd2 Rc8 (11... Ng4 12. Bxg4 Bxg4 13. Nd5 $14) 12. Rfc1 $5 $146 {Playing it safe
} ({although} 12. Rfd1 Na5 13. b3 b5 14. cxb5 Qc7 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Qxc2
17. bxa6 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Rc2 19. Kf1 $44 {is possible.}) 12... h6 13. Ne1 Nb8 $5
(13... Nxe4 $5 14. Nxe4 f5 15. Nc3 f4 16. Nf3 fxe3 17. Qxe3 Qa5 18. Rd1 $13 {
it is not clear whose advantage it is in the minor piece exchange.}) 14. b3
Nbd7 15. h3 $5 Rc7 16. Nd3 Qb8 17. Nb4 (17. Bg4 Nxg4 18. hxg4 Rcc8 19. f3 Bd8
$132) 17... Rcc8 $1 (17... Rfc8 $2 18. Bg4 $1) 18. Nbd5 $5 {Rushing things for
the first time in this game.} (18. Rab1 Bd8 19. Rd1 Nc5 20. Bf3 Ba5 21. a3 Rfd8
22. Qc1 $14) 18... Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 (20. Qxd5 Rc6 $14) 20... Nf6 21.
Qd3 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rc2 (23. Rc4 Rxc4 24. Qxc4 Bd8) 23... Rxc2 24. Qxc2
Bd8 $14 25. Kf1 (25. g3 Ba5) 25... Ba5 26. g4 $5 Nh7 (26... Qd8 $5 27. g5 hxg5
28. Bxg5 Qd7 29. Kg2 Qc7 30. Qxc7 Bxc7 31. Bxf6 gxf6 32. Bg4 b5 $11) 27. Kg2
Qd8 (27... Nf8 $6 28. g5 $1 hxg5 29. Bg4 {and White has threats on the
queenside.}) 28. h4 g5 $6 {Very risky in my opinion.} (28... Nf8 29. h5 Nh7 30.
Qc4 $36) 29. h5 Bb6 30. Bd2 Nf6 31. a4 a5 32. Qc4 Bd4 33. f3 Bc5 34. Qb5 b6 35.
Qc6 $16 Kg7 36. Be1 $1 (36. Bb5 $4 Nxe4 37. fxe4 Qf6 {and Black checkmates.})
36... Qb8 37. Ba6 Qd8 38. Qc8 $2 {White rushes things for a second time and
this one is crucial. In the coming ending I basically did not see some
finesses beforehand.} (38. Bc8 $1 Ne8 (38... Ng8 39. Qb7 Ne7 40. Bd7) 39. Kf1
Nc7 40. Qb7 Kf8 $16 {and maybe my monarch could break into the queenside.})
38... Qxc8 39. Bxc8 Ne8 40. Kf1 Nc7 41. Ke2 Kf8 42. Kd3 Ke7 43. Kc4 Kd8 44. Bb7
Ke7 45. Bd2 Ke8 46. b4 axb4 47. Bxb4 Ke7 $1 $11 {I had not seen the idea with
the impregnable fortress when I went for the queen exchange.} (47... Bxb4 $2
48. Kxb4 Kd8 49. Bc6 Kc8 50. a5 $18) 48. Bc6 (48. Bxc5 dxc5 49. a5 bxa5 50.
Kxc5 Ne8 51. Bc6 Nd6 52. Ba4 Nc8 53. Kb5 Kd6 54. Kxa5 Kc5 55. Bb5 Nd6 $11 {
Impregnable fortress!}) 48... Be3 49. Kd3 Bf2 50. Bb7 Kd7 51. Bd2 Ke7 52. Kc4
Bc5 53. Bc6 Bf2 54. Bb7 Bg1 55. Bc8 Bf2 56. a5 bxa5 57. Bxa5 Kd8 58. Bf5 Bc5
59. Bg6 f6 60. Bf5 Bf2 61. Kb4 $5 {Unnecessary especially in time trouble.} ({
Step on the light squares with.} 61. Kb3) 61... Be1+ 62. Ka4 Bf2 (62... Bxa5
63. Kxa5 Na8 $11) 63. Bb4 Ke7 $11 {I should have given it up here. No chance
to break in.} 64. Bc8 Be3 65. Ba5 Kd8 $1 66. Bb7 Bf2 67. Kb3 Be3 68. Kc4 Bf2
69. Ba6 Bg1 70. Bb5 Bf2 71. Bc6 Bg1 72. Kb3 Bf2 73. Ka4 Be3 74. Bb4 Ke7 75. Ka5
Bf2 76. Ka4 Be3 77. Bb5 Bf2 78. Ba5 Kd8 79. Bxc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Western Pacific op 3rd"]
[Site "Burbank"]
[Date "2005.03.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2005.03.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 O-O ({After} 11... Bxf3 {Ulf has won two
games.} 12. Qxf3 (12. exf3 $5 {is always interesting.}) 12... Ra7 13. Rfd1 O-O
14. Rac1 (14. Rd2 Rd7 15. Rc1 Qc7 16. b3 Rc8 17. a4 $14 {Andersson-Browne,
Tilburg 1982.}) 14... Rd7 15. Qe3 Qc7 16. Na4 Rdd8 17. Qxb6 Qxb6 18. Nxb6 Bxb2
19. Rb1 Be5 20. e3 $14 {Andersson-Portisch,Reggio Emilia 1989.}) 12. Rad1 $5 (
12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15. Nd4 Qc7 (15... Rc7 16. b3 Rc5 17. a4
Qc7 18. Qb1 Nd7 $1 (18... Rc8 19. Ra2 Bf8 20. e3 Qe7 21. Rc2 g6 22. Qa2 $14 {
Andersson-Seirawan,London 1982.}) 19. e3 Qc8 $5 20. Ra2 Nf6 21. Rc2 a5 {
Kasparov-Adams,Moskva 2004.} 22. Rcd2 $14) 16. Rac1 Qc5 17. Qb1 $11) 12... Be7
13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15. Nd4 Qc7 $1 {Throwing the queen in front looks
like a better idea to me.} (15... b5 $5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. a3 $1 b4 18. axb4 d5
19. Qd3 Bxb4 20. e4 dxe4 21. Qxe4 $14) (15... Rc7 16. b3 Rc5 17. Qb1 Qc8 18. a4
Rd8 19. e3 Nd7 20. Rd2 Nf6 21. Rfd1 $14) 16. b3 Qc5 17. a4 Rc7 18. Qb1 Rfc8 19.
e3 Bf8 20. Rd2 Qb4 $1 21. Rfd1 Nd7 22. Nc2 Qc3 23. Rd3 Qf6 24. Nd4 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Podlehnik"]
[Site "Podlehnik"]
[Date "2001.05.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mohr, Georg"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2468"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2001.04.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. c4 Nc6 7. O-O d6 (7...
Qa5 {is most likely the most exact move as happened in Dizdar-Atalik,Bled
(Slovenian League 1999).}) 8. e3 Bf5 9. d4 Qc8 10. Nc3 Nb4 $1 {The move which
makes black's game playable .Now black is ready to meet whites expansion in
the center.} (10... Ne4 11. Ne2) 11. Qd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. a3 Na6 14. Ne1 (
14. Ne1 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 b6 16. Nf4 Nc7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "GRE-chT 32nd"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2003.07.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Hellsten, Johan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2511"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2003.07.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {I usually do not start the game by this move. However my tournament
situation having no wins pushed me to search for my solid Swedish opponent's
weak spots in his repertoire with black.} Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5.
O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 ({Others do have an affiliation for} 7. Re1 {but Alex
prefers the text.}) 7... cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Bg5 h6 $6 {An awful move but it is
still difficult to prove that white has a big advantage after this.} 10. Bxf6
Bxf6 11. Qf4 $1 {My opponent told me after the game that he already had a game
like this and his opponent has chosen a lighter move.} ({After} 11. Qd3 {
white's advantage is not that clear.}) 11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Na6 $146 {My
opponent wants to keep his king in the center.} (12... O-O 13. Rfd1 Na6 14.
Rxd6 Qc7 15. Rad1 Rad8 16. c5 $1 bxc5 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Qa4 $16
{Landa-Notkin,Briansk(Russian Ch.) 1995.}) 13. Rfd1 Nc5 14. Rxd6 Qf6 15. Qe3 $1
{Exchanges should be avoided especially the queens exchange.} Bxf3 {Black
wants to play N vs B type of the game.} (15... O-O 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qe7
18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Qf3 $16) 16. Bxf3 Rd8 (16... Rc8 $2 17. Bc6+ Kf8 (17... Ke7
18. Rad1 Rhd8 19. Qd2 $18) 18. Qd4 $1 $16) 17. Bc6+ Ke7 18. Rd4 $1 {White has
to show some accuracy in his moves now the objective is to triple on the d
line.} Rd6 19. Bg2 $1 {Giving some space for the queen.} (19. Bf3 $2 Qg5 $1 $15
{And black succeeds to exchange the queens.}) 19... Rhd8 20. Rad1 Na4 $2 {
This ambitious move turns out to be a grave mistake.} (20... R6d7 21. Bc6 Rd6
22. Qd2 e5 23. Rd5 Rxd5 24. Bxd5 $1 (24. cxd5 Qd6 $1 $44 (24... Rd6 {and Bc6
is stuck there.} 25. Qe3 Kf8 26. a4 $16)) 24... Kf8 $14) 21. Rxd6 $1 {Actually
a forced move.} (21. Qd2 $2 e5 22. Rd5 e4 $1 $15 {and the advantage changes
hands.}) 21... Rxd6 22. Rxd6 Kxd6 23. Qe4 Nxc3 24. Qc6+ Ke5 $1 {Do or die!} (
24... Ke7 $2 25. Qc7+ Kf8 26. Qb8+ Ke7 27. Qxa7+ Kf8 28. Qa8+ Ke7 29. Qa3+ Kd7
30. Qa7+ $18 Ke8 $140 $2 31. Bc6+ Kf8 32. Qb8+ Ke7 33. Qc7+ Kf8 34. Qc8+ Ke7
35. Qd7+ Kf8 36. Qe8#) 25. Qd7 $3 $18 {A study-like move.} (25. Bf3 $2 Qe7 $1
$15 {and maybe even black is better.}) (25. c5 Qd8 26. Bf3 Qd2 (26... Nd5 27.
e4 Nb4 28. Qb5 Qd3 29. Qxb4 Qxf3 30. Qb2+ Kxe4 31. Qc2+ Kd4 32. c6 $18) 27.
Qc7+ Kf6 28. c6 $16) 25... Nxe2+ {What else?} (25... Qf5 26. f4+ Kf6 27. Qd4+
$18) (25... g5 26. Qd3 $18) 26. Kf1 Nd4 {Now white wins by machine gun like
checks.} (26... Qf5 27. Kxe2 Qc2+ 28. Qd2 Qxc4+ 29. Ke1 $18) (26... Nc3 27. f4+
Kf5 28. Qd3+ Kg4 29. h3+ Kh5 30. Bf3#) 27. Qc7+ Kf5 28. Qf4+ Kg6 29. Be4+ Nf5
30. g4 {Black gives up a little bit too early.} (30. g4 Qg5 31. gxf5+ exf5 32.
Qxg5+ hxg5 33. Bd5 f4 34. Ke2 f5 35. Kd3 Kh5 36. Kd4 Kg4 37. Ke5 $18) 1-0

[Event "SRB Central-ch op-A 8th"]
[Site "Paracin"]
[Date "2015.07.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Abramovic, Bosko"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2431"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2015.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 b6 2. Nf3 Bb7 3. g3 Nf6 (3... Bxf3 4. exf3 c5 5. d4 {is not to my taste.}
) 4. Bg2 g6 5. b3 Bg7 6. Bb2 O-O 7. O-O c5 (7... d6 8. d4 Nbd7 {is a modern
approach.}) 8. Nc3 Na6 9. d3 $6 {Bosko has his particular style} ({but} 9. d4
d5 {looks like the direct approach.}) 9... d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Qd2 Nxc3 12.
Bxc3 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Nc7 14. Qb2 Rc8 15. Rac1 Qd6 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 $15 {Black has
space and the initiative.} 17. a3 Ne6 (17... a5 $5 18. h4 Ne6 19. Ng5 Bxg2 20.
Nxe6 Qxe6 21. Kxg2 Rd5 $15) 18. b4 (18. Ng5 Bxg2 19. Nxe6 Qxe6 20. Kxg2 Rd5 21.
b4 Rh5 22. h4 g5 23. bxc5 gxh4 24. cxb6 hxg3 25. Rh1 Rxh1 26. Rxh1 axb6 27. Rh3
$132) 18... c4 $6 {A little bit primitive!} (18... Rc7 {and some patience
would have put White's shy opening play under suspect.}) 19. Qa1 $1 $11 cxd3
20. Rxd3 Qb8 (20... Rxc1+ 21. Qxc1 Qb8) 21. Rxd8+ (21. Rxc8 Qxc8) 21... Rxd8
22. Qe5 Rd6 (22... Qxe5 $6 23. Nxe5 Nd4 24. Rc7 Nxe2+ 25. Kf1 Ba6 26. Ke1 Nd4
27. Be4 $44) 23. Qe3 Qd8 24. h4 $1 Rd1+ 25. Kh2 (25. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 26. Kh2 Bxf3
27. Qxf3 $11 (27. Bxf3 $2 Qd4)) 25... Rxc1 26. Qxc1 Bxf3 27. Bxf3 Nd4 {Usually
queen and knight operates better than queen and bishop but this position is
not a good example for it.} 28. Kg2 h5 {Basically I have given myself into a
draw.} 29. Qd1 (29. Bxh5 $5 $11 {would have terminated the game at one shot.})
29... Qd6 30. e3 Nxf3 31. Qxf3 (31. Qxd6 $2 Nxh4+) 31... Qd7 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bhopal op"]
[Site "Bhopal"]
[Date "2017.12.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gukesh, Dommaraju"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2362"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2017.12.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. c4 c5 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 (7. d4 cxd4
8. Qxd4 O-O 9. Rd1 d6 (9... Qc8 $5 10. Bf4) 10. Bg5 Nc6 11. Qf4 Qb8 {is a new
development in the Hedgehog.}) 7... d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. e4 (9. d4 Nxc3 (9...
cxd4 10. Qa4+ (10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Bg5 $14) 10... Nd7 (10... Qd7 11.
Qxd7+ Nxd7 12. Nxd4 N7f6 $14) 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 O-O 14. Nc6
Nc5 $14) 10. bxc3 Be4 $1 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 O-O 13. e4 Bf6 $14 {is after
all my invention which I defended with against Alex (Yermolinsky) in San
Francisco 2005.}) 9... Nb4 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 N8c6 12. Nxc6 Qxd1 $1 {Another
exact move.} (12... Bxc6 13. Qe2 $1 $16 (13. Qg4 h5 14. Qe2 Qd3)) 13. Rxd1 Bxc6
14. a3 (14. Bf4 g5 15. Bd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Ke7 17. e5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rhd8 19. Rad1
Rac8 20. Kh3 h6 21. Kg4 Nc6 $11) 14... Nc2 15. Ra2 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 (16...
Kxd8 17. b4) 17. b4 Ne1 $1 {Black should not be afraid of his knight being
trapped behind ennemy lines.} 18. Bh1 (18. Bf1 Nf3+ (18... Bf6 19. Bb5 Kd7 20.
Bd2 Nf3+ 21. Kg2 Nd4 22. Bxc6+ Kxc6 $11) 19. Kg2 (19. Kh1 Bf6) 19... Ne1+ 20.
Kh1 $11) 18... Nd3 $6 {I had partially forgotten my preparation or rather I
did not fully rely on it.} (18... Bf6 19. Bd2 ({The seemingly dangerous} 19. e5
$6 Bxh1 20. exf6 Bc6 21. fxg7 Nf3+ (21... Rg8 22. Bh6 Nf3+) 22. Kg2 Rg8 23. Bh6
Ne5+ 24. Kh3 f6 $15 {leads to a precarious position for White.}) 19... Nd3 20.
f4 Bd4+ 21. Kf1 Bxc3 22. Bxc3 O-O 23. Bd2 (23. Rd2 Bb5) 23... Bb5 $15) 19. Be3
(19. Bd2 Bf6) 19... Bf6 20. Rc2 (20. f4 Bxc3 21. Rc2 Bxb4 $1 22. axb4 Kd7 23.
Ra2 $11) 20... Ne1 {Black can not escape the repetition.} (20... Ne5 $2 21. Ne2
Kd7 22. f4 Ng4 23. Bc1 e5 24. h3 Nh6 25. g4) 21. Rc1 Nd3 22. Rc2 (22. Rd1 Nb2)
22... Ne1 23. Rc1 Nd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "SLO-chT 09th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1999.11.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Dizdar, Goran"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "1999.11.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Krsko Triglav"]
[BlackTeam "Tolmin AET"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. c4 Nc6 7. O-O Qa5 $1 {
I have thought that was a novelty but the move had actually its first
appearance in Strikovich-Fernandes Algarve 1998.} 8. e3 (8. Nc3 Ne4 (8... d6 $5
9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. e4 Bd7 13. d4 Rac8 $132) 9. Na4 Bxb2
10. Nxb2 d6) 8... d6 $146 (8... Rd8 {was played in the above mentioned game.})
9. Nc3 (9. d4 cxd4 10. exd4 (10. Nxd4 Bg4 11. f3 Bd7) 10... d5 $13) 9... Ne4
10. Na4 Bxb2 11. Nxb2 Bg4 12. d3 Ng5 13. h4 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Qc3
16. Rab1 Kg7 17. Rfc1 Qf6 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Veliko Gradiste Silver Lake op"]
[Site "Veliko Gradiste"]
[Date "2016.06.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lajthajm, Borko"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2016.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 $6 {
The decision should be made to keep the game} ({in the QID with} 7. d4 Ne4) ({
or with the modern} 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. d4 Nbd7 $5 10. Bf4 c5) 7... c5 8.
b3 Nc6 9. Bb2 d5 10. cxd5 exd5 $1 (10... Nxd5 11. Rac1 $14) 11. d4 Nxd4 (11...
cxd4 12. Nb5 Rc8 {is similar.}) 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Nb5 Rc8 14. Qd1 Qd7 15. Nxd4
Ba6 16. Qb1 Bc5 17. Qf5 $6 {A bad move rushing into some precarious exchanges.}
(17. Rd1 Rfe8 18. e3 Ne4 $13 {with a tough game ahead.}) 17... Qxf5 18. Nxf5
Bxe2 (18... Rfe8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rfd1 $15) 19. Rfe1 Rfe8 20. Bxf6 (20. Ne3 d4
$17 (20... Rxe3 $2 21. fxe3 Bxe3+ 22. Kh1 Rc2 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Bxd5 $14))
20... gxf6 21. Bxd5 (21. Ne3 d4) 21... Re5 22. Bc4 $6 (22. Ne3 Bxe3 (22... Rxe3
23. fxe3 Bxe3+) 23. Rxe2 Bd4 24. Rxe5 fxe5 25. Rf1 Rc2 26. a4 Kg7 $17 {It is
always a question if such positions are bound to be won.}) 22... Rce8 $2 ({
I misevaluated the position evolving after} 22... Bxc4 $1 23. Rxe5 fxe5 24.
bxc4 Rd8 25. Re1 f6 26. Kf1 (26. Re2 Rd1+ 27. Kg2 Rc1 28. Ne3 Kf7 $17) 26...
Rd3 27. Ne3 Kf7 28. Re2 Ke6 $17) 23. Bxe2 $1 Rxf5 24. Bd3 $1 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rf3
(25... Rxf2 26. b4 Re2+ (26... Bd4 27. Re4) 27. Kf1 Rxe1+ 28. Kxe1 Bxb4+ $11 {
should also be a draw.}) 26. Re8+ Kg7 27. Be2 Rxf2 28. Kh1 f5 (28... h5 29. a4
h4 30. gxh4 f5 31. Bc4 f4 32. Re2 Rf3 33. Kg2 Rc3 34. Re5 $1 f3+ 35. Kh3 $15)
29. a4 a5 {Not taking my only chance!} (29... f4 $142 30. gxf4 Rxf4 31. Kg2 $15
) 30. Bc4 f4 31. Re2 Rf1+ 32. Kg2 Rg1+ 33. Kf3 fxg3 34. Rg2 $5 (34. hxg3 Bd6)
34... Rxg2 35. Kxg2 gxh2 36. Kxh2 $11 {In spite of two extra pawns White
easily holds his terrain here.} f5 37. Kg3 Kg6 38. Kf3 Kg5 39. Bf1 Bd6 40. Bg2
h5 41. Bf1 h4 42. Bh3 Kf6 43. Ke3 Ke5 44. Kf3 Bb4 45. Bf1 Be1 46. Bh3 Bg3 47.
Bf1 f4 48. Bh3 Kd5 49. Bg4 Kd4 50. Be6 Kd3 51. Bf5+ Kc3 52. Be6 Kc2 (52... h3
53. Bxh3 Kxb3 54. Bd7 $11 {is another draw.}) 53. Kg2 Kd2 54. Kf3 Ke1 55. Bh3
Bh2 56. Bg4 Kf1 57. Bh3+ Kg1 58. Bg4 Bg3 59. Bh3 Kh2 60. Be6 Kg1 (60... h3 61.
Bd7 $11) 61. Bh3 Bh2 62. Ke2 Bg3 63. Kf3 Kh2 64. Be6 h3 65. Bf5 Be1 66. Be6 Bb4
67. Bf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Berkeley East Bay CC"]
[Site "Berkeley"]
[Date "2005.04.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2005.03.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c5 {I have stuck to my latest gun for this
encounter: Semi-Tarrasch.} 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 $5 {This was my choice with
white many times with white as well.} Nxc3 $5 7. bxc3 b6 {An idea of Ruban but
not Evgeny Ruban the one who was jailed because of having an intercourse with
a soldier in broad day light in a park in Leningrad but Siberian Vadim Ruban
the one who quitted chess and started to sell frozen fish in a truck thus
became a businessman.} 8. Bg2 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 Be4 $1 $146 {Tempi is not
important in this opening. Black has to collide with white's plans to build up
the center.} (10... O-O 11. e4 $16 {theoretically favors white.}) 11. Ne5 Bxg2
12. Kxg2 O-O 13. e4 {The natural move.} (13. Qd3 cxd4 14. Qf3 (14. cxd4 Qd5+
15. e4 Qb7 16. Bb2 Nd7 $11) 14... Qd5 15. Qxd5 exd5 16. cxd4 f6 17. Nd3 Nc6
$132) 13... Bf6 $8 14. Ng4 $1 {This poses problems for black. I have become
very nervous at this stage of the game. If white succeeds in expanding his
center black will be gone.} (14. f4 Bxe5 15. fxe5 Nc6 16. Be3 cxd4 ({or by
this way} 16... Qd7 17. Qg4 cxd4 18. cxd4 f6 19. exf6 Rxf6 $11) 17. cxd4 Qd7 (
17... f5 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. Rc1 Qg6 20. Qd3 Rac8 $132) 18. Qg4 f6 19. exf6 Rxf6
$11) 14... cxd4 ({I had a very serious alternative but over the board I could
not judge the consequences.} 14... Nc6 $5 15. Qf3 h5 (15... cxd4 16. e5 Bg5 17.
Qxc6 Bxc1 18. Raxc1 h5 19. Nh6+ gxh6 20. Rcd1 Qc8 21. Qf3 (21. Qxc8 Rfxc8 22.
cxd4 Rc2 $11) 21... dxc3 22. Qxh5 Qc6+ 23. Kh3 Kg7 24. Rd4 f5 25. exf6+ Rxf6
$13) 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. d5 Na5 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. e5 f5 21. Bg5
Nc4 22. Rad1 Rf7 23. f4 b5 $132) 15. Ba3 (15. Qf3 $2 Be7 16. e5 Na6 $17) (15.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. e5 Qe7 17. Qf3 Qd7 (17... Na6 18. cxd4 Rfd8 $1 (18... Rad8 19.
Ba3 Nb4 20. Rab1 a5 21. Red1 Rd5 22. Qb3 Qb7 23. Kg1 Ra8 24. Bxb4 axb4 25. Qxb4
Rxa2 26. Qxb6 Qxb6 27. Rxb6 h5 $16) 19. Ba3 Nb4 20. Rab1 a5 $132)) 15... Be7 $8
(15... Re8 $6 16. Nxf6+ $2 (16. Qf3 $2 Nc6 17. e5 Be7 $17) 16... Qxf6 17. cxd4
(17. e5 Qf5 18. cxd4 Nc6 19. Rc1 Ne7) 17... Nc6 18. d5 exd5 19. exd5 Rxe1 20.
Qxe1 Nd4 21. Qe4 Nc2 22. d6 $3 $18) 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. cxd4 {After a couple of
obvious moves black has to come up with a serious plan and calculation since
white is about to advance in the center.} Rd8 $1 (17... Nc6 $2 18. d5 Rfd8 19.
Rc1 Rac8 20. Nh6+ (20. Rxc6 $5 Rxc6 21. dxc6 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 f6 23. Rc1 Qc7 24.
Ne3 Kf7 25. f4 Ke8 26. Kf3 (26. f5 exf5 27. Nxf5 (27. Nd5 $2 Qe5 $19) 27... Kd8
$17) 26... Kd8 $17 {does not look scary for black!}) 20... gxh6 (20... Kf8 21.
Qc2) 21. Qg4+ Kh8 (21... Qg5 $2 22. Qxg5+ hxg5 23. Rxc6 exd5 24. exd5 Rxc6 (
24... Kg7 25. Kf3) 25. dxc6 Kf8 26. Kf3 Rc8 27. Rc1 Ke7 28. Kg4 Kd6 29. Kxg5
Rxc6 30. Rxc6+ Kxc6 31. Kh6 $18) 22. Rxc6 Rxc6 23. dxc6 Rc8 24. Rc1 Qd6 25. Qf3
$1 $18) 18. d5 exd5 (18... Qb7 $6 19. Qf3 Na6 20. Ne3 Nc5 21. Rad1 $16) (18...
Na6 19. Qf3 Nb4 20. Ne3 Rac8 21. Re2 Rc3 22. Rd1 Rdc8 23. Qg4 $1 $13) 19. exd5
Qd6 {By this natural plan black still hides on which square he will deploy the
knight.} 20. Qf3 {This may not be the best.} ({I was worried about} 20. Ne3 $5
g6 21. Nc4 Qf6 22. d6 Nc6 23. Qd5 b5 $1 (23... Nb4 $2 24. Qe4 (24. Qd2 b5)
24... b5 25. Na5 $16) 24. Qxc6 bxc4 $11) (20. Rc1 $142 $1 Na6 (20... Nd7 $6 21.
Rc6 Qb4 22. Re3 $16) 21. Qf3 Nc5 $1 $14 (21... Nb4 22. Rcd1 Nxa2 23. Ne5 Rf8
24. Nc6 $44)) 20... Nd7 21. Rad1 b5 $1 $11 {So black has survived the first
wave of attack!} 22. Rd4 $1 {Now comes the second!} h5 $5 {Alex finds this
unnecessary and most likely he is right! During the game I was happy by
cutting out c4, f5 and g4 squares for white's knight.} (22... Re8 23. Rxe8+
Rxe8 24. Ne3 g6 $11) 23. Ne3 g6 24. Qe2 {Typical for Alex, he is getting
prepared for a kingside attack I was concerned about the other flank.} (24. a4
a6 25. Rb1 Rab8 26. axb5 (26. Rdb4 $2 bxa4) 26... Rxb5 $1 (26... axb5 $2 27.
Rdb4 $18 {loses a pawn!}) 27. Nc4 Qf6 $11) 24... a6 25. g4 Nf6 26. h3 (26. gxh5
Nxh5 (26... Qe5 27. Qd1 Nxh5 28. Ng4 Qd6 29. Qf3 $40) 27. Qg4 Qe5 $13 ({
Alex prefers} 27... Re8 28. Nf5 Qf6 29. Rxe8+ Rxe8 30. Ng3 Nxg3 31. hxg3 Qd6
$11)) 26... Rac8 (26... Re8 $6 27. Qf3 Qe5 28. Rdd1 $40) 27. Qf3 {This is
another critical position in the game. After spending a lot of time I have
thought that in the coming endgame I would be better.} Rc3 $5 (27... Rc7 28.
gxh5 Nxh5 (28... Qe5 29. d6 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Qxd6 31. hxg6 fxg6 $13) 29. Nf5 Qf6 (
29... gxf5 30. Qxh5 Qg6+ 31. Qxg6+ fxg6 32. Re6 Kf7 33. Rxa6 Rc5 34. Ra5 Rcxd5
35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. a4 Rd4 37. axb5 Rb4 38. Ra7+ Kf6 39. Rb7 g5 $11) 30. d6 Rcd7
31. Ne7+ Kg7 32. Red1 Qxf3+ 33. Kxf3 Nf6 34. Nc6 Re8 $14) (27... Rc5 $142 $1 {
I have failed to appreciate this one.} 28. Red1 (28. Rf4 hxg4 29. hxg4 Nxd5 30.
Rxf7 Rc7 31. Rxc7 Nf4+ 32. Kg1 Qxc7 $40) 28... Rd7 29. gxh5 Nxh5 30. Nf5 Qe5
$40 (30... gxf5 31. Qxh5 Qg6+ 32. Qxg6+ fxg6 $11)) (27... Rd7 28. gxh5 Nxh5 29.
Nf5 gxf5 30. Qxh5 Qg6+ 31. Qxg6+ fxg6 32. Re6 Kf7 33. Rxa6 Rc5 34. Ra5 Rcxd5
35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. a4 Rd4 37. axb5 Rb4 $11) 28. Rf4 $1 {Here Alex has
overcalculated me.I have thought that this one was a mistake.} hxg4 29. hxg4
Nxd5 ({An alternative was} 29... Nh7 $5 30. Rxf7 Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Ng5 32. Rf6 Nxf3
33. Rxd6 Nh4+ 34. Kg3 Rxd6 35. Kxh4 Rxd5 36. Re6 g5+ 37. Kh5 a5 38. Kg6 Kf8 39.
a3 b4 40. axb4 axb4 41. Rb6 Rd2 42. f3 Rd3 43. Rxb4 Rxf3 $11) 30. Qxd5 Qxd5+
31. Nxd5 Rxd5 32. Re8+ Kg7 33. Re7 Kh6 34. Rfxf7 {After this one I have
stopped.} Rd6 $5 {After I have beaten the first panick I have realised that I
can even play this ending without losing a damn pawn!} (34... Rd2 {was the
move I was intended to play.} 35. Re6 $1 {Then I have noticed that things are
not simple after this move.} Kg5 36. Rg7 (36. Rxa6 Rc4 (36... Rb2 37. Rg7 Kxg4
38. Rgxg6+ Kf4 $11) (36... b4 37. Rg7 Kxg4 38. Rgxg6+ Kf4 39. Rgf6+ Kg5 40.
Rg6+ Kf4 $11) 37. Kf3 (37. Rff6 Rxg4+ 38. Kf3 Kh5 $11) 37... Rxg4 38. Ke3 Rgd4
39. f4+ Kh6 $11) 36... Kxg4 37. Rexg6+ Kf4 38. Rxa6 b4 39. Rf7+ Ke5 $11 {
should draw.}) 35. f3 g5 $6 {Not the most exact but still draws.} (35... Rd1 $1
{is even stronger.} 36. Re6 (36. Re5 Rc2+ 37. Kg3 Rg1+ 38. Kh3 $11 (38. Kf4 $2
{white does not deliver a checkmate after this} Rxa2 39. g5+ Rxg5 40. Rxg5 Ra4+
$19)) 36... Rc2+ 37. Kg3 Rxa2 (37... Rg1+ 38. Kh3 $11 (38. Kf4 Rxa2)) 38. g5+
Kxg5 39. f4+ Kh6 40. Ree7 Rd3+ 41. Kh4 Rh2+ 42. Kg4 Rg2+ $11) 36. Kg3 $6 {
After the game Alex was very angery with himself he thought he had missed a
win.} (36. Rh7+ $1 {Indeed this is much stronger with the king on g2.} Kg6 37.
Rhg7+ Kh6 $1 38. Rg8 {Now black has to be careful but white's attacking forces
are not enough to deliver the desired result.} Rc5 $5 $11 {and white can not
improve his position.} (38... Rc2+ 39. Kg3 Rxa2 40. Reg7 Rd5 41. Rg6+ Kh7 42.
R8g7+ (42. Rxg5 $2 Rxg5 43. Rxg5 b4 $11) 42... Kh8 43. Rb7 $1 (43. Rxg5 $2 Rxg5
44. Rxg5 b4 45. Re5 (45. Rg6 Ra5) 45... b3 46. Re8+ Kg7 47. Rb8 b2 $11 {
is not dangerous for black.}) 43... b4 $1 44. Rc6 Rad2 45. Rxb4 Rd6 46. Rc7 Rd7
$11) (38... Rc1 39. Kg3 Rg1+ 40. Kf2 Rgd1 41. Re5 R6d2+ 42. Ke3 Re1+ 43. Kxd2
Rxe5 44. Ra8 Re6 $11 {leads also a draw!}) (38... Rf6 $2 39. Re1 $3 $18 {
is the point!})) 36... Ra3 37. Rh7+ Kg6 38. Rhg7+ Kh6 39. Rg8 Rf6 $1 {End of a
hard fought game.} (39... Rxa2 $2 40. Reg7 Rd8 41. Rg6+ Kh7 42. R8g7+ Kh8 43.
Rb7 $16) (39... Rf6 $1 40. Rh8+ Kg6 41. Rg8+ Kh6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vojvodina-ch 6th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2015.07.29"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Nadj Hedjesi, Balind"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2015.07.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 b6 $5 {Sort of brave!} 2. g3 {I wanted the game to be kept in between
the lines of my preparation.} ({I did not feel for} 2. e4 Bb7 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4
Bb4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Qe2 d5 $132) 2... Bb7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O c5 5. c4 e6 (5... g6
6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 {
is my game with Pantsulaia from Istanbul Open 2008.}) 6. Nc3 a6 $5 (6... Be7 7.
Re1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 (8... exd5 9. d4 O-O 10. dxc5 (10. Be3 Na6 11. Ne5 Nc7 $13)
10... bxc5 11. Nh4 Qd7 12. e4 $13) 9. d4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be4 $14 {is my game
with Alex from Berkley 2005.}) 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Ra7 $5 {
A strange and at the same time provocative move.} 11. f4 (11. Ndb5 axb5 12.
Nxb5 Ra6 13. e5 Bxg2 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Kxg2 O-O 16. Nxd6 Nc6 $44 {does not
seem to be convincing.}) 11... O-O (11... Nbd7 $2 12. e5) 12. f5 $1 {This is
the most important achievement for me in this type of structure.} e5 13. Nb3 $5
{Connected with the next stage of my plan namely Nd5, I have chosen Nb3.} (13.
Nc2 Qc7 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Nd7 {nad I am not happy with Nc2!}) 13... Nbd7 (
13... Qc7 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 {and the knight is better placed on b3 than on
c2.}) 14. Be3 Qa8 (14... Ra8 {looked like the most normal approach.} 15. Nd2
$14) 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Rc7 17. Qe2 Nc5 (17... Rfc8 18. Rac1 Rxc1 19. Nxc1
$14) 18. Rac1 (18. Bxc5 dxc5 $1 {and the queenside pawns are ready to roll.} (
18... bxc5 $6 19. Na5)) 18... a5 19. Nd2 Rfc8 (19... b5 $2 20. a4 $3 bxa4 21.
Rxc5 $3 dxc5 22. Nc4 Qa6 23. Nxe5 {with a positional crunch.} Qxe2 24. Rxe2 a3
25. bxa3 c4 26. Nc6 Bxa3 27. e5 Nd7 28. Rc2 $16) 20. Bf3 b5 21. b3 $1 (21. Qxb5
$2 Rb7 22. Qc4 Rxb2 23. Nb3 Nfd7 $13) (21. Kg2 $4 Nd3) 21... Qb7 22. h4 Nfd7
23. Qf1 Bd8 $6 {Draw offer.} (23... Na6 $1 24. Nb1 $14 (24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. Be2
Nb4 $1 26. Bxb5 Nf6 27. Bd3 Rc3 $40)) 24. Be2 $1 Nf6 $5 (24... Rb8 25. Kg2 $16
{and after a further Kh3,White's monarch supports g4-g5.}) 25. Bxb5 Ng4 (25...
Nfxe4 $2 26. Nxe4 Nxe4 27. Ba6) (25... Ncxe4 $2 26. Nxe4 Nxe4 27. Ba6) 26. Bf2
$3 (26. Kg2 $2 Nd3) (26. Bc6 Nxe3 27. Rxe3 Qa7 28. Kg2 Na6 29. Nc4 Nb4 $132)
26... Nxf2 27. Kxf2 $16 {White cashed a pawn for good but the position still
requires exactitude in every move.} g6 $1 (27... Nxe4+ $2 28. Nxe4 Rxc1 29.
Rxc1 Rxc1 30. Qxc1 Qxb5 31. Qc8 $1 (31. Qc6 $2 Bb6+ 32. Ke1 Qb4+ 33. Kf1 h6)
31... Qb6+ 32. Kf3 Kf8 33. g4 $18) (27... Qa7 28. Kg2 $16) 28. fxg6 (28. Bc6
$142) 28... fxg6 $1 29. Kg2 g5 $2 {This makes things worse for Black.} (29...
Rf7 30. Qe2 Be7 31. Rf1 Rcf8 32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. a3 $1 $16) 30. h5 g4 31. Bc6 $2
({We both missed} 31. Rxc5 $1 Rxc5 32. Ba6 $18) 31... Qb4 32. Qe2 Bg5 33. Red1
Bxd2 34. Rc4 $1 {Intermezzo!} Qb8 $2 $138 ({He had} 34... Qb6 $1 35. Qxg4+ Kh8
36. Rxd2 Rf8 $44 {with amazing compensation due to the control of both the f-
and g-lines at the same time.} 37. h6 Rcf7 38. Qe2 Qd8 39. Rxc5 dxc5 40. d6 Qg5
41. Rd3 Rf6 42. Bb5 Qxh6 43. d7 Rd6 44. Rxd6 Qxd6 45. Qh5 Qd4 46. Kh3 Qxe4 47.
Bc6 $11) 35. Qxd2 Rf8 36. Rxc5 $1 $18 {Now it is all gone.} dxc5 37. d6 Rg7 38.
h6 Rg6 39. Qd5+ Kh8 40. Qxe5+ Rff6 (40... Rgf6 41. Rf1 Qd8 42. d7 $18) 41. Rd5
(41. Qc3 $5) 41... Kg8 42. Qe8+ $5 {The safest!} (42. d7 Qf8 43. Rd2 $18) 42...
Rf8 $138 {He lost on time but nevertheless White is easily winning.} (42...
Qxe8 43. Bxe8 Rxd6 44. Bxg6 Rxg6 45. Rxc5 Rxh6 46. Rxa5 Rc6 47. Rg5+ Kf7 48.
Rxg4 Rc2+ 49. Kf3 Rxa2 50. Rg5 $18) (42... Rf8 43. d7 Rgf6 (43... Qd8 44. Rf5)
44. Rd2 $18) 1-0

[Event "AUT-chT 9596"]
[Site "Austria"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Atlas, Valeri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. O-O
Be7 9. e4 O-O 10. Qe3 Nbd7 11. Nd4 Re8 12. b3 d5 $1 $146 {Gelfand} 13. exd5
exd5 14. Nf5 $1 (14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bf6 16. Qd2 Nc5 $1 $15) 14... Bb4 $1 $8
(14... Bf8 $2 15. Qg5 $18 {/\Nh6}) (14... Bc5 $2 15. Qg5 g6 16. cxd5 $18) 15.
Qg5 g6 16. Bb2 $6 (16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Nh6+ Kg7 18. cxd5 (18. Qxd8 $2 Raxd8 19.
cxd5 Bc3 20. Rb1 Ba6 21. Rd1 Be2) 18... Qxg5 $5 (18... Bc3 19. Rb1 (19. Nf5+
Kg8 20. Nd6 $6 (20. Nh6+ Kg7 $10) 20... Bxa1 21. Qxd8 Raxd8 22. Nxb7 Rb8 23. d6
Rec8 $17) 19... Qxg5 20. Bxg5 Bf6 21. h4 Re2 $44) 19. Bxg5 f5 (19... Re5 20.
Bf4 Rh5 21. Ng4 Bxd5 22. Rfd1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 $16) 20. Rac1 Bd6 $44) 16... Re5 $1
17. Nh6+ Kg7 18. Qc1 (18. Qf4 g5 19. Nf5+ Kg6 20. Nh4+ gxh4 21. Nxd5 Rf5 $17)
18... d4 $1 $17 19. Nb5 $1 (19. Bxb7 dxc3 20. Bxc3 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Rb8 $19) (19.
Nd5 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Bc3 $1 $17) 19... Bxg2 20. Kxg2 {[#]} Rxb5 $2 (20... Rh5 $142
$1 21. Nxd4 Qc8 $3 (21... Rxh6 $5 22. Nc6 Qc8 (22... Qf8 23. Nxb4 Qxb4 24. Rd1
$1 $18 Qc5 25. Rxd7 Rxh2+ 26. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 27. Kh3 Qf5+ 28. Kg2 Qxd7 29. Bxf6+)
23. Nxb4 Ne5 $1 24. h4 (24. Qxh6+ $5 Kxh6 25. Bxe5 $44) 24... Rxh4 $1 25. Rh1
Rxh1 (25... Qb7+ 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. Bxe5+ Kg8 (27... f6 28. cxd5 Qxd5+ (28...
Rxh1 29. Bxf6+ Kxf6 30. Qc3+ Kf7 31. Qf3+ $18) 29. f3 Rxh1 (29... Rc8 30. Rd1
$1 Rxc1 (30... Qxe5 31. Rd7+ $18) 31. Rxd5 Rc2+ 32. Kg1 Rhh2 33. Bd4 $18) 30.
Qc7+ Qf7 31. Rxh1 $18) (27... Nf6+ 28. f3 Rxh1 29. Qxh1 $16) 28. f3 Rxh1 29.
Qxh1 (29. Kxh1 Re8 $1 $36) 29... f6 (29... Re8 $4 30. Qxh7+ $1 $18) (29... Ne3+
30. Kf2 Nf5 31. f4 $16) 30. Bd4 $14) 26. Qxh1 Qb7+ 27. Nd5 Nxd5 28. Kg1 $1 f6
$10 29. Rd1 Rd8 30. Qe4 $14) (21... Ne5 $6 22. Qe3 $1 Qc8 (22... Bd6 23. f4
Rxh2+ (23... Rxh6 24. fxe5 Rxh2+ 25. Kg1 $18) 24. Kxh2 Neg4+ 25. Nxg4 Nxg4+ 26.
Kg1 Nxe3 27. Ne6+ $18) 23. Nhf5+) (21... Nc5 $2 22. Nc6 Qd7 23. Bxf6+ Kxf6 24.
Qb2+ Kg5 25. Nxf7+ $18) 22. Nc2 Ne5 $1 23. h4 (23. Bxe5 Qh3+ 24. Kf3 Rxe5 25.
Nxb4 g5 $1 (25... Ne4 $5 26. Qb2 (26. Nxf7 Rf8 $19) 26... f6 27. Rfe1 (27. Rae1
Ng5+ 28. Kf4 Qxf1) 27... Ng5+ 28. Kf4 Qg2 $1 $19) 26. Nd3 g4+ 27. Kf4 (27. Nxg4
Qxg4+ 28. Kg2 Qe4+ $19) 27... Rae8 (27... Re4+ 28. Kf5 Qh5+ 29. Qg5+ Qg6+ 30.
Qxg6+ hxg6+ 31. Kg5 Nh7+ $19) 28. Nxe5 (28. Nf5+ Rxf5+ 29. Kxf5 Qh5+ 30. Qg5+
Qg6+ 31. Qxg6+ fxg6+ 32. Kf4 Re4+ 33. Kg5 h6+ 34. Kh4 g5#) 28... Qxh6+ 29. Kf5
Qg6+ $3 30. Nxg6 fxg6+ 31. Kf4 Re4+ 32. Kg5 h6+ 33. Kh4 Re5 $19) 23... Bd6 (
23... Qc6+ $6 24. f3 Bd6 (24... Nd3 $2 25. Nxb4 $18) 25. Nd4) (23... Nd3 24.
Bxf6+ Kxf6 25. Qe3 $18) 24. f4 $1 (24. Rd1 Qc6+) (24. Qf4 Qc6+ 25. f3 Ned7 26.
Qd2 Rxh6 27. Rad1 Be5 $19) (24. Qe3 Qc6+ 25. f3 Re8 $17) 24... Qc6+ (24... Nd3
25. Bxf6+ Kxf6 26. Qe3 Qc6+ 27. Kh2) 25. Kh3 (25. Kh2 Nf3+ 26. Rxf3 Qxf3 27.
Bxf6+ Kxf6 28. Qb2+ Ke7 29. Re1+ Kd7 30. Nxf7 (30. Qf6 Qf2+ 31. Kh1 Qxc2 $19)
30... Qf2+ 31. Kh3 Bxf4 {-/+/-+}) (25. Kg1 $2 Nf3+ 26. Rxf3 Qxf3 27. Bxf6+ Kxf6
28. Qb2+ Ke7 $19) 25... Qd7+ (25... Rxh6 $5 26. fxe5 Bxe5 27. Bxe5 Qe6+ 28. Kg2
Qxe5 $13) 26. Kg2 (26. Kh2 Rxh6 27. fxe5 Ng4+) 26... Qc6+ $10) (20... g5 $2 21.
Nxd4 Kxh6 22. Nc6 $18) 21. cxb5 Nc5 (21... Ne5 22. Qg5 Qd5+ 23. f3 Neg4 24.
Qxd5 Ne3+ 25. Kf2 Nexd5 26. Ng4 $18) 22. Qc4 $1 $16 Kxh6 23. Qxb4 Ne6 (23...
Qd5+ 24. f3 $16) 24. Rad1 Qd5+ 25. Kg1 Rd8 (25... Ng5 26. Bc1) 26. Qc4 Qe4 27.
Rfe1 Qg4 28. Qe2 Qh3 29. f3 Qf5 (29... Kg7 30. Qe5) 30. Qe5 Rd5 31. Qxf5 gxf5
32. Rd3 Nd7 33. Kf2 Nec5 34. Rd2 Kg6 35. Red1 d3 36. Bc3 $18 f4 37. Bb4 fxg3+
38. hxg3 1-0

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Atlas, Valeri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qd3 (11. Qf4 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Ra7 13. Rfd1 O-O 14.
Rac1 Nd7 15. b3 Qb8 16. Qd3 Be7 17. e3 Rc8 18. a4 Rac7 {Ribli-Hoffmann, 1994})
11... Ra7 $1 12. Rad1 Be7 13. Ne4 (13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qc8 15. f4 Nd7 16. b3
g6 17. e4 Rc7 18. Nce2 Qb7 $132 {Gschnitzer-Ftachnik, 1993}) 13... O-O (13...
Bxe4 14. Qxe4 {+/=/=}) 14. Qe3 (14. Nxd6 $4 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Rd7 $19) 14... Ba8
15. Rd2 Rd7 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Qf4 $1 (17. b3 b5 $5 $15 (17... d5 18. cxd5 Rxd5
$10)) 17... Bxe4 (17... f5 $2 18. Nxd6 $1 (18. Nc3 e5 19. Qe3 $16) 18... Rfd8
19. Nxf5 $1 $18) (17... e5 $6 18. Qe3 $14) (17... Rfd8 18. Nfg5 $36) (17... d5
18. Ne5 $36) 18. Qxe4 Rc8 (18... b5 $5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Rc2 Qa5 $132) 19. Nd4
$1 (19. b3 b5 $1 20. cxb5 axb5 $15) 19... Bf6 (19... Qxc4 $140 $4 20. Rc2 $18)
20. h4 Qc5 (20... d5 $2 21. cxd5 Rxd5 22. Nxe6 Rxd2 23. Nxc7 Rxd1+ 24. Kh2 {
+/-/+-}) 21. b3 d5 $1 22. cxd5 Rxd5 23. e3 (23. Nxe6 $2 Rxd2 24. Nxc5 Rxd1+ 25.
Kh2 bxc5 $19) 23... Rcd8 (23... Nc6 $2 24. Rc2 Qd6 25. Rdc1) 24. Kh2 R5d6 $1 (
24... Nc6 25. Rc2 $18) 25. Rc2 Qe5 26. Qb7 Bxh4 $1 {[#]} 27. Rdc1 (27. Nf3 $2
Bxg3+ $1 28. fxg3 Qh5+ $19) 27... Bf6 (27... Bxg3+ $5 28. fxg3 Qxe3 29. Nf3 Rd5
(29... Qh6+ 30. Bh3) 30. Rc8 Rh5+ 31. Nh4 Rxh4+ 32. gxh4 Qf4+ 33. Kg1 (33. Kh3
Qf5+ 34. Kg3 Qe5+) 33... Qd4+) 28. Rc8 (28. Rc7 $5 Qh5+ $5 29. Bh3 Bxd4 30.
exd4 Qe2 $5 (30... Rxd4 31. Rc8 Qe5 32. R1c7 $1 $18 (32. Qe7 Qd6 $1 $8 (32...
Qf6 $4 33. Qe8+ $18) 33. Qe8+ Qf8)) 31. Rc8 Qxf2+ 32. Bg2 Qf6 33. Qxb8 Qh6+ 34.
Bh3 Qd2+ 35. Bg2 (35. Kh1 $4 Qxc1+ $19) 35... Qh6+ $10) 28... Rxc8 29. Rxc8+
Rd8 30. Bf1 (30. Nc6 Nxc6 31. Bxc6 h5 $132 32. Rxd8+ Bxd8 33. Qc8) 30... Qd6
31. Rc7 Bxd4 32. exd4 Nd7 33. Rc8 Rxc8 34. Qxc8+ Nf8 35. Bxa6 Qxd4 $15 36. Qc2
h5 37. Kg2 Qd5+ 38. Kg1 Qd4 39. Be2 h4 40. gxh4 Qxh4 41. a4 Ng6 42. Bd3 Qg4+
43. Kf1 Qh3+ 44. Ke1 f5 45. Bf1 Qf3 46. Qd3 Qc6 47. Qc4 Qd6 48. Qc3 Ne5 49. Bb5
g5 (49... Qd5 50. Be2 f4 (50... Nc6 51. Bf3) 51. b4 f3 52. Bf1 Qe4+ (52... Nc6
53. Qc4 Qe5+ 54. Kd2 Qb2+ 55. Ke3) 53. Kd2 Qf4+ (53... Nc6 54. Qc4 $1) 54. Kd1)
50. b4 g4 51. Be2 Nc6 52. a5 Qxb4 53. Qxb4 Nxb4 54. axb6 Nc6 55. b7 Kf7 56. Kd2
Ke7 57. Ke3 e5 58. Bd3 Ke6 59. Bc4+ Kd6 60. Bb5 Nb8 61. Bd3 Ke6 62. Bc4+ Kd6
63. Bd3 f4+ 64. Ke4 Nd7 65. Kf5 g3 66. fxg3 fxg3 67. Be4 Kc7 68. Bg2 Kb8 69.
Bh1 Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2004.06.01"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Milanovic, Danilo"]
[Black "Bistric, Faruk"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2428"]
[BlackElo "2488"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 "S Saraj"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Zeljeznicar"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. c4 c5 2. b3 Nc6 3. Bb2 e5 4. e3 g6 5. d3 Bg7 6. Nd2 Nge7 7. a3 O-O 8. Qc2 d6
9. Be2 f5 10. Ngf3 h6 11. h3 Be6 12. g4 fxg4 13. hxg4 Bxg4 14. O-O-O Rf5 15.
Rhg1 h5 16. Rg3 Qd7 17. Rdg1 Raf8 18. Qd1 g5 19. Ne4 Bxf3 {Despite the extra
pawn, Black has very serious problems with defending his weak kingside. Trotz
des Mehrbauern hat Schwarz sehr ernste Probleme mit der Verteidigung seines
schwachen Königsflügels.} 20. Bxf3 g4 ({The radical Das radikale} 20... Rxf3 {
falls short of scheitert an} 21. Rxf3 Rxf3 22. Qxf3 g4 23. Qh1 {, winning. mit
Gewinn.}) {[%tqu "En","White's attack needs extra power. Do you see the way to
fuel it up?","Open the g-file for your major pieces!","Sacrifice your bishop!",
"f3g4","This sacrifice decides the game for White.",6,"De","Der weiße Angriff
braucht zusätzliche Kraft. Sehen Sie, wie er sich verstärken lässt?","Öffnen
Sie die g-Linie für Ihre Schwerfiguren!","Opfern Sie Ihren Läufer!","f3g4",
"Dieser Einschlag entscheidet die Partie für Weiß.",6]} 21. Bxg4 $1 {[%csl Rd7,
Gg1,Gg3,Rg7,Rg8][%cal Gg1g8] This sacrifice yields White a decisive advantage.
Dieses Opfer bringt Weiß entscheidend in Vorteil.} hxg4 22. Qxg4 {[%csl Rd7,
Ge4,Rf5,Gg1,Gg3,Gg4,Rg7][%cal Gg4d7,Gg1g7]} Nc8 (22... R8f7 {is elegantly
refuted by findet die elegante Widerlegung} 23. Nf6+ $1 {, winning on the spot:
mit sofortigem Sieg:} R5xf6 (23... R7xf6 24. Qxg7#) 24. Qxd7) 23. Qxg7+ Qxg7
24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. Rxb7 {Black's position is hopeless. The rest needs no
comments. Die schwarze Stellung ist hoffnungslos. Der Rest bedarf keines
Kommentars.} R5f7 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. f4 Rf5 28. Rg5 Rxg5 29. Nxg5 Kg8 30. fxe5
1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.09.29"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Pantsulaia, Levan"]
[Black "Palac, Mladen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2461"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tbilisi"]
[BlackTeam "Kiseljak"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Rfd1 Nbd7 11. Nd2 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Rc8 13. Nde4 Rc6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6
15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Rd3 O-O 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. b3 Rc8 19. Ne4 Ne8 20. a4 Qb7 21.
Kg1 b5 $6 {This appealing move turns out to be a mistake. Dieser scheinbar
attraktive Zug erweist sich als Fehler.} (21... Qe7 {was to be preferred. war
vorzuziehen.}) 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Qb4 $1 d5 24. Nc3 Nd6 25. axb5 h6 (25... Rc5 {
was a better choice, although White retains an advantage after war eine
bessere Wahl, obwohl Weiß auch dann im Vorteil bleibt:} 26. b6 R5c6 27. Na4)
26. e4 $1 {This energetic continuation yields White excellent winning chances.
Diese energische Fortsetzung verschafft Weiß ausgezeichnete Gewinnchancen.}
dxe4 27. Nxe4 $6 ({Better was Besser war} 27. Rxd6 Rxc3 28. Rd7 {, retaining a
large advantage. mit großem Vorteil.}) 27... Qxb5 $2 ({A decisive mistake.
Essential was Ein entscheidender Fehler. Notwendig war} 27... Nxb5 {, and , da
auf} 28. Rd7 {can be parried by die Parade} R6c7 $1 (28... R8c7 {is elegantly
refuted by wird elegant widerlegt durch} 29. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Qg4
{, with inevitable mate mit undeckbarem Matt}) {, and White cannot play
möglich ist, wonach} 29. Nf6+ {, in view of nicht funktioniert:} gxf6 30. Qg4+
Kh7 31. Rd8 Rxd8 32. Rxd8 Rc1+) {[%tqu "En","How can White punish Black's last
'smart' move?","Watch out for geometrical motifs and exploit the weakness of
Black' back rank.","Sacrifice your queen!","b4d6","This simple and nice move
wins on the spot.",4,"De","Wie kann Weiß den letzten 'cleveren' schwarzen Zug
bestrafen?","Achten Sie auf geometrische Motive, und schlagen Sie Kapital aus
der Schwäche der schwarzen Grundreihe.","Opfern Sie die Dame!","b4d6","Dieser
ebenso einfache wie schöne Zug gewinnt auf der Stelle.",4]} 28. Qxd6 $1 {
[%csl Rb5,Rc8,Rd8,Ge4,Rg8][%cal Gd1d8]} ({A remarkable game conclusion. Black
resigned in view of huge material losses: Ein sehenswerter Partieschluss.
Schwarz gab auf, denn er steht vor gewalten Materialverlusten:} 28. Qxd6 Rxd6
29. Nxd6 Qc6 30. Nxc8 {, and the knight is invulnerable: und der Springer ist
unantastbar:} Qxc8 $2 31. Rd8+ {, winning the queen. mit Damengewinn.}) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3
d6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 a6 11. Nd5 Rb8 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Nd4 b5 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6
15. cxb5 axb5 16. Bh6 Bg7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Nc6 Qe8 20. Na5 Rb6
21. Rc7 e5 22. Nb7 Qe6 23. Rd1 Nf6 24. Nxd6 Kg8 25. Nb7 Qxa2 26. Nc5 Qa8 27. b4
Rc6 28. Re7 Re8 29. Rxe8+ Qxe8 30. Qd3 Kg7 31. Qxb5 $4 ({A fatal mistake. After
} 31. Ra1 {White retains durable advantage.}) {[%tqu "En","White's last move
was a serious mistake. How would you prove it?","Exploit a shaky position of
the white queen and rook.","Use your rook for the decisive blow.","c6d6","This
elegant move yields Black a decisive material advantage.",5]} 31... Rd6 $1 {
[%csl Rb5,Rd1][%cal Gd6d1,Ge8b5]} 32. Ne6+ (32. Qxe8 {loses after} Rxd1+ 33.
Kg2 Nxe8 {White sacrifices his knight, in order to avoid bigger material
losses, but it does not help either.}) 32... Qxe6 33. Ra1 Rd5 34. Qa4 Qh3 35.
f3 e4 36. Qa7 exf3 (36... exf3 {And White in view of} 37. exf3 Rd2) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Qb6 6. e3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Bg2
Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 d6 11. Nd2 Rd8 12. Nde4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Qa6 14. b3 d5 15.
cxd5 exd5 16. Nc3 Be6 17. Bb2 d4 18. exd4 Nxd4 19. Qh5 Rac8 20. Nd5 $2 {
[%tqu "En","How can Black punish White's last 'smart' move?","Exploit the
shaky position of the d5-knight and watch out for geometrical motifs.",
"Sacrifice the exchange to gain time for the incursion into the enemy camp.",
"d8d5","Most excellent! This unexcpected exchange sacrifice is a brilliant
refutation of White's premature knight thrust.",6]} Rxd5 $3 {[%csl Ga6,Gd4]
This is a very nice idea, particularly in conjunction with Black's next move.}
21. Bxd5 {[%tqu "En","How would you justifiy the exchange sacrifice on the
previous move?","Exploit the shaky position of White's queen and bishops.",
"Use your queen to deliver a decisive strike!","a6e2","Correct! Now the game
is over.",5]} Qe2 $1 {[%csl Rb2,Rd5,Rg1,Rh5][%cal Ge2b2,Ge2h5,Ge6d5] This
impressive queen thrust wins on the spot.} 22. Bxe6 (22. Qxe2 Nxe2+ 23. Kg2
Bxd5+ {is entirely hopeless for White. Yet, the queen sacrifice loses as well.}
) 22... Qxh5 23. Bxc8 Ne2+ 24. Kh1 $2 (24. Kg2 {was, of course more stubborn;
yet after} Qd5+ 25. f3 (25. Kh3 {is nicely refuted by} Nf4+ $1 26. Kg4 (26.
gxf4 Qf3#) 26... h5+ 27. Kxf4 Bg5#) 25... Qd2 {Black is winning.}) 24... Qf3#
0-1

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Atlas, Valeri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 O-O 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. e4 Qc8 $5 12. Bb2 a6 13. h3 ({Suba won a nice
game after} 13. Qe3 Re8 14. Nd4 Bf8 15. h3 Qc7 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Re1 Qb8 18.
Qd2 Nc5 19. Re2 Qa8 20. Rce1 Red8 21. Qe3 g6 22. Rd1 Bg7 23. Ba3 d5 24. exd5
exd5 25. Nc2 Re8 26. Qf4 Ne6 27. Qf3 Ng5 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Qf4 dxc4 30. Bxb7
Nxh3+ 31. Kh2 Qxb7 32. Kxh3 cxb3 33. axb3 Qc8+ 34. Kg2 Qxc3 35. Qc4 Qxc4 36.
bxc4 h5 37. Rd6 Re2 38. Ne3 Ra2 39. Bb4 Ne4 40. Rd8+ Kh7 {0-1 Xu Jun-Suba,M/
Timisoara 1987}) 13... Qc7 {A slightly different set-up was tested in the game
Rother,C - Roemer,U Deutschland 1992: 13...Rd8 14.Rac1 Qc7 15.Qe3 Rac8 16.Nd4
Qb8 17.Re1 Bf8 18.Kh1 Qa8 19.Kh2 Nc5 20.Bh1 Rc7=.} 14. Qe3 Rfe8 15. Nd4 Rac8
16. Re1 Nf8 $5 $146 {[%cal Gf8g6,Gf6d7,Gd7c5,Ge7f6] A new concept in this
position. Instead of setting his bishop on f8, Black leaves him on the
diagonal d8-h4, intending to transfer the f6-knight to c5.} 17. Rac1 Qb8 18.
Qd2 N6d7 19. Rcd1 Nc5 $11 20. Re2 Bf6 21. Ba1 Red8 22. Qe3 Re8 $5 23. Qd2 Red8
24. Qe3 Re8 25. Nc2 Rcd8 26. Red2 Be7 27. Qe2 Ncd7 28. Bb2 Qa8 $5 (28... Rc8 {
was an option here. Black provokes White's active operations on the queenside,
intending to use the pawn weaknesses which White creates in his own position.})
29. Ba3 Nc5 30. b4 $5 Ncd7 31. b5 Nc5 32. bxa6 Bxa6 (32... Qxa6 $2 {falls
short after} 33. Nb5) 33. Nb5 Qb8 ({Certianly, not} 33... Bxb5 $2 34. cxb5 {
, and the white knight penetrates to the key c6-square}) 34. Nb4 Bb7 35. Bb2
Rd7 36. h4 Red8 {Black managed to protect his weak d6-pawn and intends to
explore the weanknesses on White's queenside.} 37. a3 Qa8 38. Re1 h6 $1 {
Preparing Nf8-h7 and Be7-f6} 39. Qg4 $6 {Imprecision in the time-trouble.} Ng6
40. h5 $2 $138 {This mistake yields Black a chance to obtain a large advantage.
The queen retreat 40. Qe2 was essential.} Ne5 41. Qe2 $2 ({After} 41. Bxe5 dxe5
$17 {Black has a huge positional advantage, but the text move is losing.})
41... Bf8 $2 $15 ({Overlooking the decisive thematic blow:} 41... Bxe4 $1 42.
Bxe4 Qxe4 43. Qxe4 Nxe4 44. Rxe4 Nf3+ $19 {After the text move Black retains a
slight advantage, but he has to win the game anew.}) 42. f4 Nc6 43. Kh2 Na5 44.
Rc2 Re8 45. Nc3 $6 {An impresicion. There was no need to withdraw the knight.}
Nab3 $1 46. Nb5 Na4 $1 {Capturing the b2-bishop. Now Black is clearly better.}
47. Nd3 Nxb2 48. Rxb2 Na5 49. Nb4 Rc8 50. Rc2 Rc5 $1 {In absence of the white
dark-squared bishop, Black has an opportunity to effectively set his forces.}
51. Nd4 (51. Rec1 {fails to} Nxc4) 51... Qd8 52. Bf3 $6 ({This move allows
Black to obtain a winning position by force.} 52. Kg1 {was to be preferred,
though in this case Black has excellent winning perspectives.}) 52... e5 $1 $17
{The decisive blow. Now White is lost.} 53. fxe5 (53. Nf5 {is refuted by} exf4
54. gxf4 Rxf5 $1 55. exf5 Bxf3 (55... Qh4+ $19 56. Kg2 Re7 57. Qf2 Qg4+) 56.
Qxf3 Qh4+ $19) 53... dxe5 54. Nf5 Nxc4 $1 55. Nd5 (55. Rxc4 {loses after} Rd2)
55... Nxa3 56. Rxc5 bxc5 57. Qb2 Nc4 58. Qc3 Qa5 59. Rc1 Qxc3 60. Rxc3 Nd2 $19
61. Nxh6+ Kh7 62. Ng4 Bxd5 63. exd5 e4 {The rest needs no comments.} 64. Be2
Rxd5 65. h6 Nb1 66. Rc2 Rd2 67. hxg7 Bxg7 68. Rxd2 Nxd2 69. Ne3 Kg6 70. Kg2 Bd4
71. Nc4 Nxc4 72. Bxc4 f5 73. Kf1 Kf6 74. Ke2 Ke5 75. Ba6 Bg1 76. Bb5 Bh2 77.
Kf2 Kd4 78. Bd7 c4 79. Bxf5 Kd3 80. Bd7 e3+ 81. Kf3 e2 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dizdarevic, Emir"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. c4 c5 5. O-O e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Be7 8. Nc3
d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qd3 Ra7 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Rd2 Nd7 15.
Rad1 Nc5 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Nf3 Rfb8 20. b3 a5 21. Qc2
a4 22. Rd3 axb3 23. Rxb3 Rxb3 24. axb3 Qb6 25. Rb1 Ra8 26. Ne1 $6 {Keeping the
knight on f3, preventing the transfer of the black bishop to d4, was more
prudent.} Bf6 27. Nd3 g6 28. Qd2 (28. h4 $5 {/\h5 deserved attention here.})
28... Kg7 29. Qf4 $6 {Allows for further activation of Black's pieces.} Ra3 30.
Nc1 Qc6 31. Nd3 Ra2 32. Nc1 Rc2 33. Qe3 Bd4 {White's defensive setup seems to
be inefficient: Black pieces dominate the board.} 34. Qd3 Rc3 35. Qd1 Qe4 36.
Nd3 h5 37. h4 Qf5 38. Rc1 $2 (38. Kg2 {is strongly met by} e5 {, retaining a
large advantage. The text move allows Black to conclude the game in style.} (
38... Rxd3 39. Qxd3 Qxf2+ 40. Kh3)) {[%tqu "En","How can Black use the
superior activity of his pieces?","Eliminate a key defender of White's
kingside.","Use you rook for the decisive strike.","c3d3","After this thematic
sacrifice White's position falls apart.",4]} 38... Rxd3 $1 {[%csl Gd3,Gd4,Rf2,
Gf5,Rg1,Rg3][%cal Gd4g1] The decisive blow!} 39. Qxd3 (39. exd3 {falls short of
} Qxf2+ 40. Kh1 Qxg3 41. Rc2 Be5) 39... Qxf2+ 40. Kh1 $1 Be3 41. Qc3+ e5 42.
Qe1 Qf5 $1 ({White resigned in view of huge material losses:} 42... Qf5 43. Kh2
(43. Kg2 Qe4+ 44. Kh3 Bxc1 45. Qxc1 Qg4+ 46. Kg2 Qxe2+) 43... Bxc1 44. Qxc1
Qf2+) 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.29"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Istratescu, Andrei"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
d6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Rac1 a6 12. Rfd1 Bc6 13. d4 Qb7 14. h4 $1 Rae8 $2
{Obviously overlooking White's next move.} (14... Ne4 {is strongly met by} 15.
d5 $1 {, and after} Nxc3 16. Bxc3 exd5 17. cxd5 Bb5 (17... Bxd5 18. Rxd5 $1)
18. Qc2 {White has a large advantage.}) ({Stronger was} 14... d5 {, retaining
counterchances.}) {[%tqu "En","How can White take advantage of Black's last
careless move?","Exploit an unfortunate placement of Black's queen and
light-squared bishop.","An energetic pawn move should decide the game.","d4d5",
"This powerful blow in the center yields White a decisive advantage.",6]} 15.
d5 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6,Gf3,Gg2] After this impressive blow Black is doomed.} exd5
16. cxd5 Nxd5 (16... Bb5 17. Nxb5 axb5 18. Qxb5 {is also hopeless for Black.})
17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 $1 {The point of White's combination.} Qxd5 19. Ng5 $1
Qf5 20. Be4 {Winning the queen and the game.} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wells, Peter K"]
[Black "Ionov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[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 "Budapest Honved"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg University"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 {Tyomkin,D} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2
c5 8. O-O O-O 9. Bc3 Na6 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Be7 (11... Bc5 $1 {after this
move not easy to find right square for a white queen,and also after the move
in the game,white had the same difficaltes. For our oponing in this position
[after11.Qd4] white can get any advantage,and should find something in other
lines.} 12. Qf4 Be7 13. Rd1 Nc5 14. Nc3 d6 15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 a6 17. Ne3 (
17. e4 Qb8 {[%cal Gb6b5]} (17... b5 18. b4) (17... Qc7 18. Rac1 Qb7 19. f3 b5
20. Ne3 h6 $1 $36 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gg7g5]} 21. g4 $140 $2 Nh5 22. gxh5 Bg5) 18.
b4 (18. f3 b5 19. Ne3 h6 $1 $36 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Gg7g5]} 20. g4 $2 Nh5 21. gxh5
Bg5) 18... Ncd7 19. Ne3 b5 $15) 17... Qb8 18. b4 Ncd7 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Nf6
21. Qf4 b5 22. Rab1 Rc8 23. Rdc1 bxc4 24. Nxc4 Nd5 (24... d5 $142) 25. Qg4 Nf6
26. Qf4 Nd5 27. Qg4 Nf6 28. Qf4 {[D.Tyomkin] 1/2-1/2 Danielsen
Henrik-Petursson Margeir/It (cat.10), Copenhagen (Denmark) 1995}) 12. Nc3 Nc5
13. Rfd1 (13. Rad1 Qc8 14. Ng5 $6 (14. Nd2 $142 $10) 14... Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qc6+
16. f3 Rfd8 $15 {פg5 Horvath,C-Salov,V/EUCup f 1993 (36) 0-1}) (13. Ne1 Bxg2
14. Nxg2 Qe8 15. e4 d6 16. Rfe1 a6 17. Ne3 {1/2-1/2 Horvath,J-Grosar,A/Solin
1994}) 13... Qc8 (13... d6 14. Rac1 a6 15. b4 (15. Qe3 Qc7 $5 (15... Re8 16.
Nd4 Qc7 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Qf3 $14) 16. b4 $5 (16. Nd4 Ng4 17. Qf4 Ne5 $10)
16... Ncd7 (16... Nce4 $6 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bd4 $1 Bd8 $8 19. Ne1 f5 20. f3 Bg5
21. f4 Bd8 22. Nd3 $14 {/\ 23. Nf2, 23. c5}) 17. Nd5 exd5 18. Qxe7 (18. cxd5 $2
Qd8 19. Nd4 Ng4 20. Qf4 Nde5 $17) 18... Rae8 $1 19. cxd5 Qb8 (19... Qxc1 $6 20.
Qxf8+ Kxf8 21. Bxc1 Rxe2 22. Bf4 $14) 20. Bxf6 Rxe7 21. Bxe7 Re8 $13 22. Bg5 (
22. Bh4 $6 h6 23. g4 Qa8 24. Rc7 Nf8 $17) 22... h6 $1 (22... Rxe2 $2 23. Nd4
Rxa2 24. Nc6 Qe8 25. Re1 Re2 26. Kf1 $16) 23. Bf4 Nf6 24. Nd4 Nxd5 25. Bxd5
Bxd5 26. Nf5 Qa8 $8 (26... Be6 $2 27. Nxd6 Rd8 28. Nxf7 $16) 27. Nxd6 Rd8 28.
Rd2 (28. Rc7 $2 Bxa2 $17) 28... f6 $1 {/\g5-+ Olafsson,H-Hjartarson,J/Island 
(ch) 1994/0-1 (65)}) 15... Nce4 (15... Ncd7 $142 16. e4 Qc7 $11) 16. Nxe4 Bxe4
17. Qe3 Bb7 18. Bd4 b5 $2 (18... Nd7 $142) (18... Ng4 $6 19. Qc3 $1 e5 $140 20.
Nxe5 Bxg2 21. Nxg4 Bh3 22. Ne3 $18) 19. c5 $16 Bd5 (19... Nd5 20. Qb3 dxc5 21.
Bxc5 Bxc5 22. bxc5 Qe8 23. e4 $16) 20. Ne1 dxc5 (20... Bxg2 21. Bxf6 gxf6 (
21... Bxf6 22. Rxd6) 22. Nxg2 d5 23. Nf4 $16) 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Bxd5 exd5 23.
Rxc5 d4 24. Qf3 Qe7 25. Nd3 $16 {[D.Tyomkin]Kempinski,R-Soffer,R/Groningen op
1995/1-0 (67)}) 14. Rac1 Nce4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Qe3 $146 (16. h3 Rd8 17. Ne1
Bxg2 18. Nxg2 Qb7 19. Ne3 {1/2-1/2 Shipov,S-Tunik,G/RUS-ch Elista 1994}) (16.
g4 Bc6 17. g5 Ne8 18. h4 (18. e4 f5 $1) 18... Qb7) (16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Qb7
18. Ne3 d6 $11) (16. Ng5 $1 Bxg2 (16... Bc5 17. Qc3 (17. Qd2) 17... Bxg2 18.
Kxg2 $14 {[%csl Rd7,Rg7][%cal Gg5e4]} Qb7+ 19. f3 d5 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Qd3 $16
{[%cal Gb2f6,Gd3h7]}) 17. Kxg2 (17. Qd3 Be4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 f5 20. Qd3
d6 $11) 17... Qb7+ 18. f3 h6 (18... d5 19. cxd5 Qxd5 20. Qh4 Qf5 21. e4 Nxe4)
19. Ne4 (19. Nh3 $5 {/\20.h4} d5 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Nf4) 19... d5 20. cxd5 exd5
21. Nxf6+ (21. Nf2) 21... Bxf6 22. Qd2 Bxb2 23. Qxb2 $14) 16... Qb7 17. Qf4 (
17. Bh3 $5 {[%cal Gf3g5] /\18.Ng5 Bc6 19.Qd3} Bxf3 18. exf3 d5 $14 {^^}) 17...
Rac8 18. g4 Bc6 (18... d5 19. g5 Nd7 (19... Ne8 $5 {[%csl Rg7]}) 20. Bh3 (20.
cxd5 Rxc1 21. Bxc1 Bxd5 22. e4 $13) 20... Bxf3 21. exf3 (21. Qxf3 Bxg5) 21...
Rfd8 22. cxd5 (22. Qd4 Bf8 23. cxd5 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Nc5 $17) 22... Rxc1 23. Qxc1
exd5 24. Qc3 $14) 19. h4 (19. g5 $6 Ne4 (19... Ne8 20. h4 (20. Ne5 $2 Bxg2 21.
Rxd7 Rc7) 20... f6) 20. h4 f6 $15) (19. b4 $5 Bxb4 (19... b5 20. g5 (20. c5 $14
) 20... Ne4 21. cxb5 Qxb5 22. Nd4 (22. Qe5 Qxe5 23. Nxe5 Bd5) 22... Bxg5 23.
Qxe4 Bxe4 24. Nxb5 $16 {_|_}) (19... d6 20. b5 Be4 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Nh4 Bxg2
23. Nxg2 $14) 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qxf6 Be4 22. Rd4 (22. Ne5 d6 (22... Bxg2 23.
Rxd7 $18) 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24. Qf6+ {white has no more than draw}) 22... Bc5 23.
Ne5 (23. Ng5 Bxd4 24. Qh6 Bg7 25. Qh3 d5 26. Bxe4 h6) 23... Bxd4 24. Qg5+ Kh8
25. Qf6+ $11) 19... Ne8 (19... d6 20. Bxf6 $14) 20. Qg3 {isn't it much moves
for one piece(and too forQ)in the opening?} d6 21. g5 e5 22. Nd2 $14 f6 23.
Bxc6 Qxc6 24. f3 (24. g6 f5 $1 25. gxh7+ Kxh7 26. Nf3 (26. h5 Rf6 27. e4 (27.
Nf3 Rh6 28. Qh3 g6 29. hxg6+ Kxg6 30. Qg3+ Kh7 $17) 27... fxe4 28. Qg4 Rf4 29.
Qg6+ Kh8 30. Re1 Nf6) 26... Qe4 {/\27...Rh8,28...Kg8} 27. h5 Qg4 (27... f4 28.
Qg5 Nf6 29. Nh4) 28. Qxg4 fxg4 29. Nh2 Nf6 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gh7h6]}) 24... fxg5
25. hxg5 Nc7 26. Qg4 (26. Ne4 Rce8 (26... Rf4 27. e3) (26... Ne6 27. Qg4 Nf4
28. Rd2 $14) (26... g6 $5) 27. e3 (27. Ba3 Ne6) (27. Rd3 Ne6 28. e3 g6 (28...
Rf5 29. g6) 29. Ba3 Rf5) 27... g6 28. Ba3 Rd8 (28... Ne6 29. Bxd6 Nxg5 30. Nxg5
Bxd6 31. Ne4 $16) 29. Qg4 (29. Rd2 Rf5 30. Qg2 $2 (30. Qg4 $142) 30... Ne6 31.
f4 Qc7) 29... Rf5 30. Kg2 Ne6 31. Ng3 {-leading to the game.26.Qg4 looks like
useless,but perhaps white hasn't more than continuation in the game,and it's
not too bed!}) 26... Rce8 $2 (26... g6 $142 27. Ne4 Rcd8 {[%cal Gd8d6]} 28. e3
Rf5) (26... Qc5+ 27. Kf1 Qe3 28. Ne4 Rcd8 29. Rd3 $16) 27. e3 {[%csl Gf4]} g6
28. Ne4 Rf5 29. Ba3 Rd8 30. Kg2 Ne6 $2 {after this move white is getting by
force a winning ending, but anyway black's position is really unpleasant} 31.
Ng3 $18 Rdf8 32. Nxf5 Rxf5 (32... gxf5 $2 33. Qh5 Nxg5 34. Bxd6) 33. Qe4 Rxg5+
34. Kf2 Qxe4 35. fxe4 Nc5 36. Bxc5 (36. Kf3 Rh5 37. Bxc5 (37. b4 $2 Rh3+ 38.
Kg2 Rxe3) (37. Rh1 Rxh1 38. Rxh1 Ne6 39. Ke2 Nc5) 37... bxc5 {white didn't
achive anything,if to compare with the game}) 36... bxc5 37. Rg1 $2 (37. a3 a5
38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 cxb4 40. Rb1 Kf7 41. Rxb4 Ke6 42. Rb7 h5 43. c5 $1 $18 {
enough also 43.Ra1}) 37... Rh5 38. Rh1 {after a change of rooks white has not
any chance to breake through a black's position.I can explain it just that
white was in time-trouble and hurried with this desision.In situations like
this everyone knows, that he should get out from time-trouble,and think about
importent things like changes,or simply relax 5-10minutes depends} Rxh1 39.
Rxh1 h5 $11 40. a3 a5 41. Rb1 Kf7 42. Rh1 Kf6 43. Kf3 Bd8 44. Rd1 Bc7 45. Rh1
Ke6 46. Rb1 Bb6 47. Kg3 Bd8 48. Rf1 Bg5 49. Kf3 Bd8 50. Rf2 Bh4 51. Rh2 Bd8 52.
Rg2 Kf6 53. Rd2 Be7 54. Kg3 g5 55. Rf2+ Kg7 56. Rh2 Kg6 57. Rf2 Kg7 58. Rd2 Kg6
59. Rd1 Kf6 60. Rf1+ Kg6 61. Rb1 Kf6 62. Rd1 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Zueger, Beat"]
[Black "Gostisa, Leon F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Qc7 5. b3 a6 6. Bb2 Be7 7. e4 d6 8. O-O O-O
9. Nc3 b6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bb7 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. f4 Rfe8 14. f5 {White
tries to create weaknesses in Black's camp (e.g. after e6-e5 the d5-sq will be
weak) and in the game he succeeds.} Nc5 $2 {The position of the Knight on c5
is active, but not stable.} (14... Nf8) 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. b4 $1 e5 17. Nf5
Ncxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qg4 $18 Bg5 20. Rce1 Nd2 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Qxg5 Nxf1
23. Nxd6 $1 Nxh2 24. Kxh2 Qf3 25. Nxe8 Qf2+ 26. Kh3 Rxe8 27. Bxe5 g6 28. Qe3
Qf5+ 29. g4 1-0

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Robatsch, Karl"]
[Black "Atlas, Valeri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Qf4 d6 10. b3 Qd7 11. Bb2 Nd8 $6 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. cxd5 Ne4
15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Qxe4 Bxb2 17. Rab1 Bf6 18. Rfd1 Nb7 19. Nd4 {The Knight goes
to c6. Black cannot afford to let White occupy such an outpost, so this move
forces Bf6xd4. Then White might be able to attack the black King, using the
4th rank as a route for his major pieces.} Bxd4 20. Rxd4 Rc7 21. Rbd1 Rfc8 22.
Qh4 Qd8 23. Bh3 $1 Rb8 24. b4 $1 {This move highlights Black's problems - his
Knight has no square at the moment and cannot be activated in the future.
White's last move limited the Knight completely, otherwise Black could play
Nb7-c5-d7.} b5 25. Qh6 Qf8 26. Qd2 a5 27. a3 axb4 28. axb4 Nd8 29. Rc1 $1 {
White starts to control the c-file which leads to occupation of the 7th rank
later on. Black cannot get any countreplay due to his inefficient Knight.} Ra7
30. Rd3 Qg7 31. Rdc3 Raa8 32. Rc7 Qe5 33. e3 Kf8 34. Bf1 f5 35. Rd7 Nf7 36. f4
Qf6 37. Rdc7 Nh6 38. Be2 Ng8 39. g4 h6 40. Kg2 $138 1-0

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Cosma, Ioan"]
[Black "Moldovan, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "1997.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Milu,R} g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. c4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nc2 d6 (6... h5
7. h3 d6 8. Nc3 Be6 9. Nd5 Rc8 10. Nce3 Nh6 11. Bg2 Nf5 12. O-O Qd7 13. Nxf5
Bxf5 14. h4 O-O $15 {1/2-1/2 Vakhidov,T-Malisauskas,V/URS-OT56 Uzhgorod 1988 
(19)}) (6... Qb6 7. Nd2 (7. Nc3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nf6 9. Bg2 d6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5
Qc5 12. Bxf6 exf6 13. Rb1 Be6 14. Rxb7 Rab8 15. Rb5 Rxb5 16. cxb5 Ne5 17. Nd4
$14 {1/2-1/2 Greenfeld,A-Alterman,B/ISR-chT 1996 (29)}) 7... Nf6 8. Bg2 O-O 9.
O-O d6 10. Ne3 Bd7 11. Rb1 Nb4 $5 12. Qb3 Bc6 13. a3 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qc6+ 15. f3
Na6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Qc7 18. Ne4 Rfc8 $132 {Kortschnoj,V-Spangenberg,H/
Buenos Aires Najdorf 1993/1/2-1/2 (49)}) (6... b6 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O Qc8 9. Nc3
Na5 10. Bxb7 Qxb7 11. Qd3 Rc8 12. Ne3 {1/2-1/2 Szuhanek,R-Ivkov,B/Belgrade
Minex 1995}) 7. Bg2 (7. Nc3 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Qa5 9. Bd2 Nf6 $15) 7... h5 $5 (7...
Be6 8. Ne3 Qd7 (8... Rc8 9. O-O Qd7 10. Nd2 Bh3 11. Nf3 Nf6 12. Rb1 Bxg2 13.
Kxg2 O-O 14. b3 Ne4 15. Bb2 Nc3 16. Bxc3 Bxc3 $11 {Mikhalchishin,A-Cramling,P/
Hastings 1985}) 9. O-O (9. h3 $5 Rc8 (9... Nf6 10. Nc3) (9... Nh6 10. g4 $5) (
9... Ne5 10. c5 $5)) 9... Bh3 (9... Rc8 10. Nd2 Nf6 11. Rb1 Bh3 12. Nf3 Bxg2
13. Kxg2 O-O 14. b3 Ne4 15. Bb2 Nc3 16. Bxc3 Bxc3 17. Qd3 Bg7 {1/2-1/2
Yermolinsky,A-Benjamin,J/ USA Ch 1993}) 10. Bxh3 (10. Nd2 {/\ Nf3, Rb1, b3, Bb2
}) 10... Qxh3 11. Nd5 Rc8 12. Nd2 Qg4 $5 13. Rb1 h5 14. f3 Qd7 15. Ne4 h4 $36 {
0-1 Hjartarson,J-Ljubojevic,L/ Linares 1988 (25)}) (7... Nf6 8. Nc3 Nd7 9. Bd2
a5 10. O-O Nc5 11. Rb1 O-O 12. Ne3 Bd7 13. Ned5 e6 14. Ne3 Nd4 15. Nc2 Nxc2 16.
Qxc2 Bc6 17. Rfd1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qd7 19. Be3 Qc6+ {Savon,V-Browne,W/Mar del
Plata 1971/MCD-r7/1/2-1/2 (64)}) (7... Nh6 8. O-O Nf5 {1/2-1/2 Ruck,R-Bilek,I/
HUN-chT1 1995/EXT 95ch}) 8. O-O (8. h3 Be6 9. Ne3 Qd7) 8... h4 9. Nc3 $6 hxg3
$5 (9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Ne3 Qh5 12. Bf3 Qh7 $6 13. g4) 10. hxg3 Bxc3 $5
{Dies soll die lästige Drohung Nc3-d5 beseitigen und eine Bauernschwäche auf
c4 schaffen.} 11. bxc3 Qa5 (11... Bh3 $142 $15 {Milu,R} 12. Bxh3 Rxh3 13. Kg2
Qd7 14. Rh1 Rxh1 15. Qxh1 Ne5) 12. Ne3 (12. Qd5 Nf6 (12... Qxc3 {Milu,R} 13.
Qb5 $13) 13. Qxa5 Nxa5 14. Ne3 Be6 15. Nd5 Rc8 $17) 12... Qh5 $1 $36 (12...
Qxc3 $6 13. Rb1 $36) 13. f3 Bh3 (13... Qh2+ 14. Kf2 Rh3 15. g4 Qg3+ 16. Kg1 Nf6
(16... Ne5 {Milu,R} 17. Rf2 (17. Qe1 $4 Qh2+ 18. Kf2 Rxf3+ $1 19. exf3 Nd3+))
17. Nd5 $15) (13... Nf6 14. Kf2) (13... Ne5 $6 14. Kf2) 14. Qd5 $5 Bxg2 $1 {
Die schwarze Bauernstruktur ist wesentlich besser als die weiße. Deshalb
verspricht das bevorstehende Endspiel dem Schwarzen die besseren Aussichten.} (
14... f5 $5 $36 15. Qb5 $5 (15. f4 Nf6 16. Qf3 Bxg2 17. Qxh5 Rxh5 18. Kxg2 Ne4
19. Rb1 O-O-O $17) 15... O-O-O $5 (15... Rb8 $5 16. Kf2 f4 17. gxf4 Qh4+ 18.
Kg1 Qxf4 19. Nc2 Qg3 20. Qg5 $15) (15... Bxg2 16. Nxg2 Qh2+ 17. Kf2 Rb8 (17...
Rh3 18. Qxb7 Qxg3+ 19. Ke3 $16) 18. g4 $5 fxg4 19. Bf4 Qh5 20. Rh1 Qxh1 21.
Rxh1 Rxh1 22. Qg5 $13) 16. Rb1 Rd7 17. Kf2 f4 $1 18. gxf4 Qh4+ 19. Kg1 Qxf4 $17
) (14... Qh7 $5 $19 {Fritz 5.00 (100s)}) 15. Qxh5 Rxh5 16. Kxg2 Nf6 (16... Rc8
$5 17. Rb1 b6 18. g4 Ra5 $15) 17. g4 $15 1/2-1/2

[Event "HUN-ch14 playoff"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1959.02.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Barcza, Gedeon"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "Barcza,G"]
[PlyCount "166"]
[EventDate "1959.02.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O b6 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bb7 10. Bf3 Qc7 11. Nb5 Qb8 12. Qe2 a6 13. N5c3 Ne5 14. Bxb7 Qxb7
15. Rd1 Rfd8 16. Na3 Rab8 17. Rd2 d6 18. Rad1 Rdc8 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Nd7
21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. h3 Nf6 23. R5d4 b5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Qb2 Qc6 26. R1d2 Qa6 (
26... Qc1+ 27. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 28. Kh2 d5 $11) 27. Nc2 Kg8 28. Nb4 Qa5 29. Nd5 Nxd5
30. Rxd5 Qa8 31. Qd4 b4 32. Qh4 $6 (32. h4 $1 $36) 32... Rc7 33. Kh2 Ra7 34.
R5d4 Rb5 35. Rc4 (35. Rxb4 Rxb4 36. Qxb4 Rxa2 37. Rxa2 Qxa2 38. Kg3 $14) 35...
Qb8 36. g3 Rc7 37. Rdd4 Rxc4 38. Rxc4 Qb7 39. Kg1 d5 40. Rc2 Qd7 41. Kg2 Qd6
42. Rc8+ Kg7 43. Qd4+ e5 44. Qa7 d4 45. e4 d3 46. Rc7 Qe6 47. Rd7 Ra5 48. Qb7
Rxa2 49. Rxd3 Qa6 $1 50. Qd5 Ra5 51. Qd7 Qa7 52. Qd6 Qa6 $11 53. Qxb4 Qxd3 54.
Qxa5 Qxe4+ 55. Kh2 Qd4 56. Qe1 f5 57. Kg1 h5 58. Qc1 f4 59. gxf4 exf4 60. Qc7+
Kf6 61. Qc6+ Kg5 62. Kg2 Qd3 63. Qc4 Qf5 64. Qd4 Kh4 65. Qc3 Qe4+ 66. Qf3 Qe5
67. b4 g5 68. Qd3 Qc7 69. Qd4 Qc8 70. Qd3 Qc7 71. f3 $6 (71. Qd4 $11) 71... Qc8
72. Qf1 Qxh3+ 73. Kf2 $4 (73. Kg1 $1 $11) 73... Qg3+ 74. Ke2 g4 75. b5 $2 (75.
Qf2 $5 Kh3 76. b5 Qxf2+ 77. Kxf2 Kh2 78. fxg4 hxg4 79. b6 g3+ 80. Ke2 g2 81. b7
g1=Q 82. b8=Q $17) 75... Qh2+ 76. Kd3 g3 77. Qa1 Qf2 78. Qf6+ Kh3 79. Qf5+ Kg2
80. Kc4 h4 81. Qxf4 h3 82. Qe4 h2 83. f4+ Kg1 0-1

[Event "Moscow2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Black "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 Ne4 8. d4
$5 $146 (8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. d3 Bxf3 (9... Bb7 10. e4 Nc6 (10... d6 11. d4 cxd4 12.
Nxd4 O-O 13. b3 a6 14. Ba3 Qc7 15. Rc1 $14 {Nikitin,Y-Tjanov,T/Voroshilovgrad/
1989/1:0/15/}) 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O $10 {Korschnoj,V-Ftacnik,
L/Ostrava/1994/0,5/47/}) 10. Bxf3 Nc6 11. Qa4 Qc7 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14.
a3 Rc8 15. b4 O-O $10 {Navrotescu,C-Kholmov,R/Turgu-Mures/1992/}) (8. Qc2 Nxc3
9. dxc3 Nc6 10. e4 (10. Bf4 $1 O-O 11. Rad1 $14 {Ftacnik,L}) 10... d6 11. Nd2
O-O 12. f4 a6 13. a4 Qd7 $10 {Vaganian,R-Ftacnik,L/Manila olm/1992/0,5/22/})
8... d5 (8... cxd4 $6 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Qxd4 $16) (8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. e4
d6 11. d5 e5 12. Nd2 Nd7 13. f4 $14) 9. cxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 (10. Qa4+ $5 Bc6 (
10... Qd7 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Rd1 $14) 11. Qc2 Nd7 (11... O-O 12. Ne5
) 12. dxc5 $14) 10... Nxc3 (10... Bxc5 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Ng5 $16
) 11. bxc3 Bxc5 12. Nd4 O-O 13. Nb3 Na6 (13... Be7 14. c4 $16) 14. c4 Bb4 15.
Rf1 Nc7 16. Bb2 dxc4 (16... Qd7 17. Qd4 f6 18. cxd5 $18) 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. Bg2
cxb3 19. Qxb3 $14 Qe7 20. Rfd1 Rbd8 21. e3 Ne6 22. h4 (22. h3 Bc5 23. Kh2 Rxd1
24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Bd5 Qe7 27. f4 Nc7 28. Qc3 Qf8 29. Bb3 $14)
22... Bd6 23. Rd5 Rfe8 24. Rad1 Qc7 25. Qa4 $5 Nc5 26. Qg4 Bf8 27. h5 h6 28.
R1d4 Qc8 (28... Rxd5 29. Bxd5 Ne6 30. Re4 Qd7 31. Qf5 $16) 29. Qd1 (29. Rf5 $5
Ne6 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Bd5 $16) 29... Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Be7 31. Bf3 Rd8 32. Kg2 Rxd5
33. Qxd5 Qd8 34. Qc6 (34. Qxd8+ Bxd8 35. Bc6 Bf6 $14) 34... Nd3 35. Bc3 Bf6 $5
36. Bxf6 (36. Bxf6 gxf6 (36... Qxf6 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Be4+ $18) (36... Ne1+ 37.
Kf1) 37. Be4 Ne5 (37... Ne1+ 38. Kh2 Qd2 39. Qc8+ Kg7 40. Qf5 Kf8 41. a4 $14)
38. Qb7 a5 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.04.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Gheorghiu, Florin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1981.04.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 O-O (9... a6 10. Ba3 $1 Nc6 11. Qf4 Qb8 (11... d5 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13.
Rfd1 Qb8 14. Qxb8+ Rxb8 15. cxd5 Nfxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rac1 $16 {Andersson,
U-Gheorghiu,F/Moscow(izt)/1982/}) 12. Rfd1 d5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Ne5 $16 {
Karpov,An-Hansen,L/Thessaloniki(ol)/1988/1:0 (26)/}) (9... Nbd7 10. e4 (10. Nb5
Nc5 11. Rd1 Nfe4 12. Qxg7 $1 Bf6 13. Qh6 Bxa1 14. Ng5 Be5 15. b4 $1 Qf6 16.
Qxf6 Nxf6 17. f4 $1 $44 {Korchnoi,V-Greenfeld,A/Beer Sheva/1990/1:0 (37) Inf
49/49/}) 10... a6 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Ncd7 15. Qxb8+
Rxb8 16. Bc1 O-O $10) 10. Bb2 (10. Ba3 Na6 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. Nb5 Nfe4 13. b4 Na4
14. Qe3 a6 15. Nbd4 b5 $10) (10. e4 Nbd7 11. Qe3 a6 12. Bb2 $14) 10... a6 11.
e4 Nbd7 12. Nd2 (12. Qe3 $5 {Uhlmann/} Qc7 13. Nd4 Rfe8 $1 14. Rfe1 Bf8 15. Re2
(15. h3 $5) 15... Rad8 16. Qd2 g6 17. Rd1 $14 {Uhlmann,W-Gheorghiu,F/DDR-ROM/
1984/}) 12... Qc7 13. Rac1 Rfe8 14. h3 Bf8 15. b4 $5 Rac8 $10 16. a3 Qb8 17. f4
Bc6 {/\ b5/} 18. Rc2 (18. b5 $6 axb5 19. cxb5 d5 $1 $17) 18... e5 $1 (18... b5
19. cxb5 Bxb5 20. Rfc1 $14) 19. Qd3 b5 20. cxb5 Bxb5 $1 (20... axb5 21. Nd5 $16
{/\ Rfc1/}) 21. Nxb5 Rxc2 22. Qxc2 axb5 23. Qd3 h5 $5 24. Rf2 $6 (24. f5 $142
$15) 24... h4 $17 25. fxe5 (25. fxe5 Nxe5 26. Bxe5 dxe5 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch U20 55th"]
[Site "Bhubaneswar"]
[Date "2016.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2576"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2016.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O O-O 7. c4 c5 8. e3 d5
{Diagramm [#] Mit dem Durchbrechen der Symmetrie setzt Xiong aus
psychologischer Sicht ein wichtiges Zeichen.} 9. cxd5 Qxd5 10. Nc3 Qd7 11. d4
cxd4 12. Qxd4 {Weiß hingegen signalisiert, dass er friedlich gestimmt wäre...
} Nc6 13. Qh4 {... um dann gleich wieder davon abzuweichen.} (13. Qxd7 Nxd7 14.
Nd4 Rac8 15. Rfd1 {war bequem für Weiß.}) 13... Rad8 14. Rad1 (14. Rac1 {
dürfte sinnvoller sein.}) 14... Qc8 $1 {Noch ist nichts passiert, aber
trotzdem stark: Die Dame will nach a8.} 15. Nb5 {Diagramm [#]} a6 $6 {Auch
nicht wirklich schlimm, aber dieser Zug sieht fast wie ein Übersehen aus.} 16.
Nbd4 $6 {Das erzeugt aufgrund des ungedeckten Lb2 eine unangenehme (bislang
noch verdeckte) Fesselung.} (16. Nd6 $1 Rxd6 17. Rxd6 exd6 18. Bxf6 Ne5 19.
Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qd4 $14) 16... Qa8 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 {Diagramm [#]} 18. Rxd8 {
Von diesem Turmtausch dürfte einzig Schwarz profitieren.} ({Sofort} 18. Qf4 $4
{verliert offensichtlich:} Nh5) ({Das nahezu zwangsläufige} 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19.
Ng5 $1 Bxg5 20. Bxc6 Bxh4 21. Bxa8 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rxa8 24. Rd7 Kf8
25. Rb7 b5 26. Rb6 Ke8 27. a4 {war aber wohl die bessere Alternative.}) 18...
Rxd8 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qf4 $6 ({Auch hier:} 20. Ng5 $1 $15) 20... Kg7 21. Ne1 {
Diagramm [#] Gibt das Feld d2 preis, doch was soll Weiß tun?} Rd2 22. Qb4 Rxa2
23. Qxb6 Bd5 24. Qb4 Rb2 25. Qb6 (25. Bxd5 Qxd5 26. Qa4 Qb5 $17) 25... a5 26.
Qb5 e6 27. Bxd5 Qxd5 28. Qxd5 exd5 29. Nf3 Rxb3 {Diagramm [#] Schwarz hat
Gewinnstellung erlangt und Jeffery Xiong lässt sich das auch nicht mehr
nehmen.} 30. Rd1 Rb5 31. Nd4 Rb6 32. Nc2 Rc6 33. Nd4 Ra6 34. Nb5 a4 35. Nc7 Rc6
36. Ne8+ Kf8 37. Nxf6 Rxf6 38. Rxd5 Ra6 39. Kf1 a3 40. Rd1 Ke7 41. Ke1 a2 42.
Ra1 Kd6 43. Kd2 Kd5 44. Kd3 Ra3+ 45. Kd2 h5 46. h3 g5 47. g4 h4 48. Kd1 Ke4 49.
Ke2 f6 50. f3+ Kd5 51. Kd2 Kc4 52. Kc2 Rxe3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 9th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2008.04.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bindrich, Falko"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2513"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Bindrich,F"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Qxd4 {Not the most ambitious attempt, but
nevertheless it is not that easy for Black.} O-O (11... Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13.
Kxg2 O-O 14. Be3 Bc5 15. Red1 Na6 16. a3 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Kf8 18. Rc4 e5 19. Nf5
Bxe3 20. Nxe3 Nc5 21. Kf3 Rd8 22. b4 {1/2-1/2 Alekseev,E-Gelfand,B/Sochi 2007/
CBM 118}) 12. Bg5 Bxg5 {Draw offer} 13. Qxd5 Bxd5 14. Nxg5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rd8
16. Rac1 Na6 17. Red1 h6 18. Nf3 Rxd1 $5 (18... Kf8 {occurred in an old game.}
19. a3 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Ke8 21. Rd4 Nb8 22. Rg4 Kf8 23. Rc4 Nd7 24. Rc7 Ke8 25.
Nd4 Kd8 26. Rc3 a6 27. Nc6+ Ke8 28. Rd3 Nc5 29. Rd6 Nb7 30. Rd4 Rc8 31. Ne5 Rc7
32. Nc4 b5 33. Nd6+ Ke7 {1/2-1/2 Taimanov,M-Jansa,V/Hastings 1976/EXT 1999})
19. Rxd1 Rc8 20. Rd7 (20. a3 $1 Rc2 $1 21. b4 Ra2 22. Rd8+ Kh7 23. Rd7 Rxa3 24.
Rxa7 Ra2 25. b5 Nb4 26. Rxf7 Rxe2 27. Nd4 Re5 28. Rd7 Kg6 29. f4 Rd5 30. Rxd5
exd5 31. Nc6 Na2 32. Ne7+ Kf7 33. Nxd5 Ke6 34. Nxb6 Nc3 $14) 20... Rc7 (20...
Rc2 $1 {would have equalized.} 21. Rxa7 Nb4 22. a3 Nd5 23. Nd4 Rxb2 $11) 21.
Rd8+ Kh7 22. Ra8 Nb4 23. a3 Nc6 24. b4 b5 $6 (24... Kg6 $1) 25. g4 Kg6 26. Kg3
h5 $1 27. h3 (27. Nh4+ Kf6 28. gxh5 Nd4 $11) 27... hxg4 28. hxg4 Kf6 29. e3 Ke7
30. Kf4 Rb7 $1 31. g5 $6 (31. Rc8 $1 Kd6 (31... Rb6 32. Rc7+ Kd6 (32... Ke8 33.
Ng5 Ra6 34. Rxf7 Rxa3 35. Rxg7 (35. Rb7 Nxb4 36. Nxe6 Nd3+ 37. Kg3 g6 38. Rxb5
$14) 35... Nxb4 36. Nxe6 Nd3+ 37. Kg3 b4 38. Rb7 a5 39. g5 Ne5 40. Kf4 $18) 33.
Rxf7 Ra6 34. Nd2 (34. Rxg7 Rxa3 35. Rb7 Nxb4 36. Rxb5 Nd5+ 37. Kg3 $16) 34...
Rxa3 35. Ne4+ Kd5 36. Rxg7 Nxb4 37. Rd7+ Kc6 38. Rd6+ Kc7 39. Ke5 $16) 32. Ng5
f6 33. Ne4+ (33. Nxe6 Nxb4 34. axb4 Kxe6 35. Rc6+ Kd5 36. Rc5+ Kd6 $11) 33...
Kd5 34. Nc3+ Kd6 35. g5 $14) (31. Rg8 Rb6 32. Rxg7 Ra6 33. Rg5 Rxa3 34. Rxb5
Ra4 35. Rb7+ Ke8 36. Kg3 Rxb4) 31... Rb8 $1 $11 32. Rxb8 Nxb8 33. Nd4 a6 34.
Ke4 Kd6 35. f4 Nd7 36. Nf3 Nb6 37. Kd4 f6 38. e4 Nc4 39. gxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kottnauer Memorial"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Blatny, Pavel"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 b6 3. Bb2 Bb7 4. e3 Nf6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. c4 O-O 8. O-O e6
(8... d5 9. d3 Nc6 10. Qe2 Qd7 11. Re1 Rad8 12. Nc3 Rfe8 13. e4 d4 14. Nd5 Nh5
15. Nf4 Nxf4 16. gxf4 $14 {Blatny,P-Enders,P/BL 9495 (1995) ;BL 90 1995}) (8...
Na6 $5 9. d3 d5 10. Qe2 e6 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Nc3 Rfd8 13. Rac1 Nb4 14. Ba1 Rac8
$10 {Forintos,G-Bricard,E/Paris op ;EXT 95op 1995}) 9. d3 (9. d4 Qe7 10. Nc3
Na6 11. Qe2 d5 12. Rfd1 Rfd8 13. Rac1 dxc4 14. bxc4 Rac8 (14... Ne4 15. Nb5 Nb4
16. Ba1 a6 17. Nc3 b5 $2 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. a3 Nc6 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Rxc5 $16 {
Spraggett,K-Sax,G/Clermont Ferrand ;CBM 14 1989}) 15. Nb5 Be4 16. a3 Nb8 17.
dxc5 bxc5 18. Be5 Ne8 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Ne5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 f6 22. Nd3 Nc6 $10 {
Karpov,An-Kasparov,G (11)/Wch31-KK1 Moscow ;MAINB 1984}) 9... d5 (9... Qe7 10.
Qe2 Rd8 11. Nc3 d6 12. Rad1 Nbd7 13. d4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rac8 16. e4
a6 17. f3 h5 $5 18. Rfe1 Nc5 $10 {Makarichev,S-Vaganian,R/Tallinn rapid
Cup-URS (03) ;EXT 88 1988}) (9... a6 10. Nc3 d6 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. a3 Qc7 13.
Rab1 Rfe8 14. b4 Rab8 15. Rfc1 Ba8 16. h3 Bh6 17. b5 a5 18. Nh2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2
d5 20. Rd1 d4 21. exd4 cxd4 22. Na4 e5 $36 {Skembris,S-Kudrin,S/Chania op (05)
;EXT 95op 1995}) 10. Nc3 $5 (10. Qe2 Nc6 11. Rd1 Re8 12. Nbd2 e5 13. cxd5 Nxd5
14. Nc4 Qd7 15. Ng5 Rad8 16. h4 Qe7 17. Rd2 h6 18. Nf3 b5 19. Na3 a6 $15 {
Kalmar,M-Balazs,I/HUN-chT2 9293 (07) ;TD 93\10 1993}) 10... Nc6 11. Qd2 (11.
Qe2) 11... Qe7 (11... dxc4 12. bxc4 Qe7 13. Rfd1 $14) 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Rfe1 $1
Rfd8 14. Rad1 Rac8 15. Qc1 Ba6 16. Bh3 Rb8 (16... Rc7 $142 17. d4 Nb4 $1 (17...
cxd4 $6 18. Ba3 $1 Qe8 (18... Nb4 $2 19. Rxd4 $18) 19. exd4 Ne7 (19... Ne4 20.
Nxe4 Ne5 (20... dxe4 21. Qf4 $1 $18) 21. Nf6+ $1 (21. Qxc7 Nxf3+ 22. Kh1 Nxe1
$16) 21... Bxf6 22. Qf4 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 Be7 (23... Qc6 24. Rc1 Re8 25. Qxf6 $1
$18) 24. Qf4 $1 Rb7 25. Qe5 $18) 20. Qf4 $1 Rb7 21. Qe3 Bf8 22. Qe5 $16) 18.
Qb1 (18. Ne5 $2 cxd4 19. exd4 Nxa2 20. Qa1 Nxc3 21. Bxc3 Ne4 $17) 18... Ne4
$132 (18... Bc8)) 17. d4 Bc8 (17... Nb4 18. Ne5 $14) 18. Bg2 $1 Bf5 19. Ne5 $1
Nb4 $2 (19... Nxe5 $2 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Nxd5 Qe6 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. e4 Bg4 24.
f3 Bd4+ (24... Bh5 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. g4 $18) 25. Rxd4 cxd4 26. fxg4 Rbc8 27.
Qg5 $18) (19... Qe6 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7
24. e4 $16 {_|_}) (19... Na5 $142 $5 20. h3 {/\g4+/=}) 20. a3 Rbc8 $8 21. axb4
cxb4 22. Nc6 $3 Qd6 (22... Rxc6 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Qxc6 Rd6 25. Qc4 a5 26. e4
$18) 23. Nxd5 $1 (23. Nxd8 $6 Qxd8 $16) 23... Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Bd7 (24... Kf8 25.
Bg2 {/\d5+-}) (24... Be6 25. Bxe6 Rxc6 (25... fxe6 26. d5 $1 exd5 27. Bxg7 Rxc6
28. Qb2 $18) 26. Bc4 b5 27. d5 Rcc8 28. Bxg7 bxc4 29. Bd4 $18) (24... Bg4 25.
f3 Bf6 26. Be4 $18) 25. Bxf7+ $1 Kf8 (25... Kxf7 26. Nxd8+ $18) 26. d5 $18 Bxb2
(26... Bxc6 27. Bxg7+ Kxf7 28. dxc6 $18) 27. Qxb2 Kxf7 (27... Bxc6 28. Be6 $1
$18) 28. Nxd8+ Rxd8 1-0

[Event "Moscow International-03"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1936.05.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Lilienthal, Andor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "Botvinnik,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1936.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {1)Levenfish, Adams: Moscow 1936. p.48 [Botvinnik]} Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3
Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bxg2 8. Kxg2 Bg7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. e4
Nc6 11. Be3 Qc8 12. b3 Qb7 13. f3 Rfd8 14. Rc1 Rac8 15. Qd2 a6 16. Rfd1 Nxd4
17. Bxd4 d6 18. a4 Ne8 19. Nd5 Rc6 20. Bxg7 Nxg7 21. h4 Re8 22. Rc3 Nh5 23. Qd4
$14 b5 $2 (23... Ng7) (23... Nf6 24. Rdc1 (24. Nxf6+ exf6 25. Qxf6 d5 $1) 24...
Nxd5 25. exd5 Rc5 26. b4 Rc7 27. h5 {With attack om the kingside}) 24. cxb5 $1
$18 axb5 25. Rdc1 $1 (25. a5 e6 26. Nb4 $18) 25... Rxc3 26. Rxc3 bxa4 27. Rc7
Qb5 (27... e5 28. Rxb7 exd4 29. g4 a3 30. Ra7 d3 31. Rxa3 d2 32. Ra1 f5 33.
gxh5 $18) 28. bxa4 Qe2+ 29. Qf2 Qxf2+ 30. Kxf2 e6 31. Nb6 Nf6 32. a5 Rb8 33.
Rc8+ Rxc8 34. Nxc8 Ne8 35. a6 Nc7 36. a7 Na8 37. Nxd6 Kf8 38. e5 Ke7 39. Ke3 f6
40. Kf4 h6 41. Nc8+ Kf7 42. Ke4 Kg7 43. Kd4 Nc7 44. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[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. Nf3 c5 2. c4 b6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nf6 7. b3 Bg7 8. Bb2
O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Qd2 (11. Nd5 $6 b5 $1) 11... Rc8 12. Rfd1 (12.
Nd5 $2 Bxd5 13. cxd5 Ne4) 12... a6 13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qc7 15. f3 Qb7 16. e4
e6 $5 (16... Rfd8 17. Nd5 Ne5 $10) 17. Rac1 (17. Nde2 b5 $5 (17... Nc5 18. Qxd6
$2 Ncxe4 $1) 18. cxb5 (18. Qxd6 bxc4 19. e5 Nd5 $1) 18... axb5 19. Qxd6 Nc5 $1
{/\ Ncxe4 / b4 -/+}) (17. Nc2 b5 $1 18. Ne3 (18. Qxd6 bxc4 19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxd5
exd5 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 cxb3 23. Ne3 Nb6 24. Ra5 Nc4 25. Nxc4 Rxc4 $19)
18... Rc6) 17... Rfd8 18. Rc2 Ne5 19. Rdc1 (19. Qc1 $2 d5 $1 20. cxd5 exd5 21.
exd5 (21. f4 Bh6 $1 $17) 21... Nxd5 22. Nxd5 Rxc2+ 23. Qxc2 Qxd5) 19... Qa8 20.
Ba1 Rc7 21. Nd1 Rdc8 (21... Nxe4 $2 22. fxe4 Qxe4+ 23. Kg1 Nd3 24. Nf2) 22. Nf2
Qb7 23. Ne2 Rc6 24. Bb2 Qa8 25. h3 Qb8 (25... Rd8 $1) 26. Nd4 R6c7 27. Ba3 Rd7
28. f4 Qb7 $1 29. Qe2 Nc6 30. Nf3 Rcd8 31. Ng4 (31. g4 $5) 31... Nxg4 32. hxg4
Nd4 $1 33. Nxd4 Bxd4 34. Rd1 $5 (34. Bb2 $10) 34... e5 35. f5 Rc8 36. Rh1 $2 (
36. Bb2 $1) 36... b5 37. Bc1 f6 $2 $138 (37... bxc4 38. bxc4 (38. Rxc4 Rdc7 $1
$19) 38... Rdc7 39. Kf3 d5 $1 40. Qh2 (40. cxd5 Rc4 $19) 40... h5 $1 $19) 38.
fxg6 hxg6 39. Rh6 Kg7 40. Qf3 bxc4 41. Rh1 $1 $8 (41. bxc4 Rdc7 42. g5 Rf8 $1
43. gxf6+ Rxf6 44. Qg4 Qb1 $19) (41. g5 f5 $1 42. exf5 gxf5 43. bxc4 Qe4 $1 44.
Qxe4 fxe4 45. Ba3 d5 46. c5 Be3 $19) 41... Kg8 $1 (41... cxb3 $2 42. Bh6+ Kf7
43. Rxc8 Qxc8 44. Bg5 $1 (44. Qxb3+ d5 45. exd5 Qb7) 44... Qd8 45. Rf1 $18) (
41... c3 42. Bh6+ Kg8 43. Be3 $13) 42. bxc4 $2 (42. Rh6 $1 $10) 42... Rdc7 $1 (
42... Rh7 43. Rxh7 (43. Re1 $5) 43... Kxh7 44. Qxf6 Qxe4+ 45. Kh3 $10) 43. Re2
Rf7 44. Rh6 Kg7 45. Qf1 Qc6 $2 (45... Rxc4 46. Qh1 Kf8 47. Rh8+ (47. Rxg6 Rc2
$1 $19) 47... Ke7 48. Rh7 Ke6 $19) 46. Qh1 Qxc4 47. Rxg6+ Kf8 48. Bh6+ Ke7 49.
Qd1 Rb8 $138 50. Kh3 Rb2 51. Rxb2 Bxb2 52. Qf3 $6 (52. g5 $1 Qxe4 53. gxf6+ Kd7
$8 (53... Rxf6 54. Bf8+ $3 $18) 54. Rg4 Qc6 55. Rg7 Qc4 $1) 52... Bc1 $1 53.
Bxc1 (53. Bg7 Bg5 $1) 53... Qxc1 54. g5 $1 fxg5 55. Qd3 Qf1+ 56. Qxf1 Rxf1 57.
Kg4 Ra1 58. Kf5 $1 Kd7 59. Rxg5 Rxa2 60. Rg7+ Kc6 61. g4 Kc5 62. Rd7 $1 $10 a5
63. g5 Rf2+ 64. Ke6 Rg2 65. Rxd6 Rxg5 66. Rd5+ Kb4 67. Kf6 Rh5 68. Kg6 Rh8 69.
Rxe5 a4 70. Rd5 Ra8 71. e5 a3 72. e6 1/2-1/2

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Greenville"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dzindzichashvili, Roman"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1983.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. b3 (9. Rd1 d6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 a6 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. Rac1 {Benjamin,
J-Kortschnoj,V/US-op/1983/}) 9... d6 10. Ba3 Na6 (10... Nc6 11. Qf4 d5 12. Bxe7
Nxe7 13. Rfd1 Qb8 14. Qxb8 Raxb8 15. cxd5 Nfxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Nd4 Rbd8 18.
Rac1) 11. Rad1 d5 $2 (11... Nc5) 12. Bb2 $1 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Qc8 (13... Qc7 14.
Qxc7 Nxc7 15. Ne5) 14. Qf4 $1 Nb4 (14... Nc5 15. Nb5 $1) (14... Qc7 15. Qxc7
Nxc7 16. Ne5) 15. Rc1 $1 Qb8 $6 (15... Qe8 $1) 16. Qxb8 Raxb8 17. Ne5 $1 Bxg2
18. Kxg2 Rbc8 $6 (18... Rb7 19. Rfd1) 19. a3 Nc6 $2 (19... Nbd5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5
21. Nc6) 20. Nxc6 Rxc6 21. Nd5 $1 1-0

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1978.03.13"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 Ne4 (7...
cxd4 8. Nxd4 (8. Qxd4 $2 Nc6 9. Qh4 h6 $1 {Larsen}) 8... Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc8 10.
b3 Qb7+ 11. f3 Nc6 12. Bb2 O-O 13. e4 $14 {Portisch-Tal, Varese 1976}) 8. Nd5
Nc6 (8... O-O $2 9. Ng5 $1 Nd6 10. Bf4 {Larsen}) (8... e6) 9. dxc5 bxc5 (9...
Nxc5 10. Rb1) 10. Ne1 f5 11. Nd3 d6 12. N3f4 Bc8 $1 (12... Qd7 13. Ne6 $1) 13.
f3 (13. Nc3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne5 $15) (13. Qa4 Bd7 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. Qxc6+ Kf7 16.
Nc7 Rc8 17. Nxe6 Rxc6 $15) 13... Nf6 14. e4 $6 (14. Rb1) 14... fxe4 15. fxe4
Rb8 $1 $15 16. Qa4 Bd7 17. Ne6 (17. Bh3 Nd4 18. Qxa7 Bxh3 19. Nxh3 Nxd5 20.
cxd5 Ra8 21. Qb7 Qb8 $1) 17... Bxe6 18. Qxc6+ Qd7 19. Nc7+ Kf7 20. Qxd7 (20. e5
$1 Qxc6 21. Bxc6 dxe5 $15) 20... Bxd7 21. Nd5 $2 (21. Rb1 e6) (21. e5) 21...
Ke8 $1 {-+ Larsen z.B. 22.Nc3 Ng4} 22. Kh1 Nxd5 23. cxd5 c4 $1 24. a4 (24. Rb1
c3) (24. Rf2 Rf8 25. Rc2 c3 $1 26. b3 Bb5 $19) 24... Rf8 25. Rd1 (25. Rxf8+
Kxf8 26. Ra2 c3 $1) 25... Bg4 26. Re1 c3 27. bxc3 Bxc3 28. Bf4 Bxa1 29. Rxa1
Rb3 30. Rc1 Rd3 31. Kg1 Rd1+ 32. Rxd1 Bxd1 33. a5 Be2 34. h4 Kd7 35. Be3 a6 36.
Bh3+ Kc7 37. Bg5 Bf3 38. e5 Re8 39. exd6+ Kxd6 40. Bf1 Ra8 41. Bd3 Bxd5 42. h5
gxh5 43. Be3 Ke5 44. Bb6 Bb7 45. Be2 Rf8 46. Bc7+ Kd4 47. Bb6+ Kc3 48. Bc5 Rf5
49. Bf2 Kd2 0-1

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1978.03.14"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[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. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 a6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Be7 11. e4 O-O 12. h3 (12. Qe3 Qc7 13. h3 Rfe8 14. Rae1
Bf8 15. Kh2 $14 {Huebner-Gligoric, Tilburg 1977}) 12... Qb8 13. Nd2 $1 Bc6 14.
a4 Re8 15. Kh2 Bf8 16. f4 $14 a5 $6 (16... Qb7 {/\..e5/..b5}) 17. Qe3 Qb7 18.
Ne2 Rad8 19. Nd4 e5 20. Nxc6 Qxc6 21. f5 $16 h6 22. Rf2 Qb7 23. Qd3 Nc5 24. Qc2
Rc8 25. Re1 Qa7 26. Ref1 Qb7 27. Re2 Rc7 28. Nb1 Na6 29. Nc3 Nb4 30. Qb1 Be7
31. Rd1 Qb8 32. Ba3 Nc6 33. Nb5 (33. Bxd6 Bxd6 34. Rxd6 Nd4) 33... Rd7 34. Red2
Red8 35. Qd3 Na7 36. Nc3 Nc6 37. Bb2 Nd4 38. Nb1 Nc6 39. Qe2 Rb7 40. h4 Nd7 41.
Na3 Nc5 42. Qe3 Rbd7 43. Nb5 Na7 44. Na3 Nc6 45. Kh3 Re8 46. Nb5 Qd8 47. Bf3
Qb8 48. Bh5 Na7 49. Na3 Qd8 50. Bf3 Bf6 51. Nb5 Nc8 (51... Nxb5 52. cxb5 {
/\Be2, Bc4}) 52. Rg1 Na7 53. Rd5 Qe7 54. Rgd1 Nc8 55. Bc1 Qd8 56. Qc3 Nb7 57.
Bg2 Ne7 58. R5d3 Nc6 {*} 59. Be3 Be7 60. R3d2 Bf8 61. Kh2 Nc5 62. Bf2 Be7 63.
Qf3 Bf8 64. Bh3 $1 Qf6 65. Kg2 Red8 66. Nc3 Nb4 67. Rb2 Re8 68. Qe3 Rb7 69. Kh2
Qd8 70. Nb5 Qf6 71. Rbd2 Rd8 72. g4 g5 73. fxg6 fxg6 74. g5 hxg5 75. hxg5 Qh8
76. Kg2 Rh7 77. Nxd6 Rh5 78. Nf7 Rxd2 79. Qxd2 Nxe4 (79... Kxf7 80. Bxc5 $18)
80. Qd8 Qg7 81. Rd7 Nc6 82. Nh6+ Qxh6 (82... Kh8 83. Rxg7 Nxd8 84. Rg8+ Kh7 85.
Rxf8 $18) 83. Be6+ Kh8 84. gxh6 Nxd8 85. Rxd8 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "1995.02.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. O-O b6 7. c4 Bb7 8. d3
Nc6 9. a3 d5 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. Nbd2 h5 12. Rb1 e5 13. Qc2 Rac8 14. Rbc1 Nh7 15.
Qb1 g5 16. Qc2 g4 17. Nh4 Qe6 18. e4 Ne7 (18... Nd4) 19. f3 Bf6 20. Nf5 Nxf5
21. exf5 Qxf5 22. fxg4 Qg5 23. Ne4 $1 Bxe4 24. dxe4 hxg4 25. Qc3 Bg7 26. Rf5
Qh4 27. g3 Qe7 28. Rcf1 Ng5 29. Qe3 Nf3+ 30. Bxf3 gxf3 31. Qxf3 Rc6 32. Rh5 Rf6
33. Qg4 Qe6 34. Rhf5 Rg6 35. Qf3 b5 36. h4 Qe7 37. Kh2 c4 38. bxc4 bxc4 39. Bc1
Rc6 40. h5 Bh6 41. Bxh6 Rxh6 42. Qc3 f6 43. Qxc4+ Qf7 44. Qe2 Qe6 45. Qf3 Rc8
46. Rf2 Rc6 47. g4 Qe8 48. Qe3 Qg6 49. Qb3+ Kh8 50. Rd2 $1 Rc8 51. Qe3 Qg7 52.
Rd7 $1 Qxd7 53. Qxh6+ Kg8 54. Qg6+ Qg7 55. Rxf6 Qxg6 56. Rxg6+ Kf7 57. Ra6 Rc4
58. Kg3 Rxe4 59. Rxa7+ Kg8 60. Kh4 Rc4 61. Kg5 e4 62. Re7 Ra4 63. Kf5 Rxa3 64.
Rxe4 Kg7 65. Re7+ Kf8 66. Rb7 Kg8 67. Kg5 Ra5+ 68. Kh4 Ra6 69. Rb4 Kg7 70. g5
Kh7 71. Rb7+ Kg8 72. h6 Ra4+ 73. Kh5 Ra5 74. Rg7+ Kh8 75. Re7 Kg8 76. Kg6 Ra6+
77. Kf5 Ra1 78. g6 Ra8 79. Rb7 Ra5+ 80. Ke4 Ra8 81. Kd5 Kh8 82. Kc6 Re8 83. Rd7
Re6+ 84. Rd6 Re8 85. Kc7 Re7+ 86. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Yerevan"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Csom, Istvan"]
[Black "Dokhoian, Yury"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 a6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 {9...Be7} 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Rc8 $5 {/\ 12...Rc6} 12. Nge4
Rc6 13. Nxf6+ (13. Bf4 Qa8 14. Kg1 (14. f3 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 e5 16. Qe3 Be7) 14...
Nxe4 (14... e5 15. Qe3) 15. Nxe4 e5 16. Qe3 Be7 17. Qf3 $5 exf4 (17... O-O 18.
Bg5) 18. Nxd6+ Kf8 19. Nf5 $44) 13... Nxf6 14. Bg5 Be7 15. Ne4 O-O 16. Nxf6+
Bxf6 17. Qe4 Rc7 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rd4 $6 {>= 19.Qd4} Rxc4 $1 $15 20. Rxc4 d5
21. Qe3 dxc4 22. Qxb6 Qe5 23. Rc1 a5 24. Kf1 h5 25. Rxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-17 Final A"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1966.11.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1966.11.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czechoslovakia"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CSR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

{Inf.2/35} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4
cxd4 8. Nxd4 (8. Qxd4 $1) 8... Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc8 10. Qd3 Nc6 $1 11. Nxc6 Qxc6+
12. e4 O-O 13. Bd2 Rac8 $11 14. b3 Rfd8 15. Qf3 a6 16. Rfe1 d6 17. Rac1 Qb7 18.
Qe2 Rb8 19. a4 Rbc8 20. Bf4 h6 21. Rcd1 $2 (21. Red1 $11) 21... d5 $1 22. exd5
$15 Bb4 23. Bd2 exd5 24. Qf3 Bxc3 25. Bxc3 Ne4 $1 26. Bd2 (26. Rxd5 $4 Nxc3 27.
Qxc3 Qxd5+ $19) 26... f5 27. cxd5 Rxd5 28. Be3 Rc3 29. Rxd5 Qxd5 30. Rd1 Qe6
31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Rf8 Nf6 33. b4 Rb3 34. a5 bxa5 35. bxa5 Ra3 36. Ra8 Nd5 37.
Rf8 f4 $3 38. Rxf4 (38. gxf4 Nxe3+ $19) 38... Nxf4+ 39. Qxf4 Rxa5 40. h4 Qd5+
0-1

[Event "Hospitalet op"]
[Site "Sitges"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hergott, Deen"]
[Black "Suba, Mihai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1993.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 (6... a6) 7. d4
cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Na4 Rb8 (12... O-O 13.
Qxb6 Qxb6 14. Nxb6 Rab8 15. c5 dxc5 16. Nc4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Rfd8 $14) 13. c5 dxc5
(13... Bxf3 14. Bxf3 dxc5 15. Qe5 Qc8 16. Rd6 {Korchnoj-Gheorghiu,}) 14. Qe5
Bd5 15. e4 Nxe4 16. Qxg7 Bf6 17. Qh6 Qe7 18. Rac1 c4 $1 (18... b5 19. Nxc5 Nxc5
20. Rxc5 Qxc5 21. Qxf6 $40) 19. Qe3 O-O $2 (19... Nc5 $5) (19... b5 20. Nb6 Qc5
21. Nxd5 exd5 22. Qxc5 Nxc5 23. Rxd5 Nd3 24. Rc2 $13) 20. Nxb6 Bxb2 21. Rc2 $1
(21. Rb1 c3) 21... Bg7 22. Nd2 $1 Qc7 $1 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Rxc4
Qa5 (25... Qd6 26. Rcc1 Qe6 $132) 26. Rc2 Rbd8 (26... Rfe8 27. Nxe4 $2 Qa4 $1)
27. Rb1 Rd3 $2 (27... Rfe8 $13) 28. Qe2 f5 29. Rb7 Qd5 30. Rcc7 1-0

[Event "Zonal Randers Preliminaries A"]
[Site "Randers"]
[Date "1982.01.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Tiller, Bjorn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1982.01.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. c4 c5 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. e3 d6
9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Nc3 a6 11. d3 Qb8 12. e4 Re8 (12... d5 $2 13. e5 Ne8 14. cxd5
exd5 15. e6 Ndf6 16. exf7+ Rxf7 17. Ng5 $18) 13. Nh4 Ne5 14. f4 Nc6 15. Rae1
Nd4 16. Qd2 Nd7 17. Qf2 Bf8 (17... Bxh4 18. gxh4 Qd8) 18. g4 b5 19. Ne2 Nxe2+
20. Rxe2 Qc7 21. g5 g6 22. f5 Ne5 23. Qg3 Rad8 24. Ref2 Bg7 25. f6 Bf8 26. Bxe5
dxe5 27. Nxg6 hxg6 28. Rf3 bxc4 29. bxc4 Bh6 30. Qh4 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Black "Grabarczyk, Miroslaw"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1995.02.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nd7 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. d5 exd5
15. exd5 Bf6 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. Nf5 Ng6 18. Qd2 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Qf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6
21. d6 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rfd8 23. Rad1 $2 (23. Rac1 Kf8 (23... Rc5 24. Rxc5 bxc5
25. Rc1 $18) 24. Rc7 Rxc7 25. dxc7 Rc8 26. Rd1 $1 $18) 23... Rc5 24. g4 Nf4+
25. Kg3 Ne6 26. Rc1 Kf8 27. Rxc5 Nxc5 28. Re3 Nb7 29. Rd3 Nc5 30. Re3 Nb7 31.
Rd3 Nc5 32. Rd4 Ke8 33. Kg2 Kd7 34. Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates qf Petrosian-Portisch +3-2=8"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "1974.01.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Petrosian, Tigran V"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1974.01.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O (8... Nc6 9. Qf4 O-O 10. e4 d6 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. b3 $14 {Portisch-Tatai,
Palma de Mallorca 1971}) 9. Rd1 (9. e4 Nc6 10. Qd3 d5 $1 $10 {Korchnoi-Gipslis,
Tallin 1967 - 3/49}) 9... Nc6 10. Qf4 Qb8 (10... d6 11. b3 Qb8 (11... Qd7 $2
12. Bb2 $16 {Szabo-Tatai, Sarajevo 1972 - 13/67}) 12. Bb2 Rd8 13. e4 a6 14. Qe3
$14 {Taimanov,M-Kholmov,R/ URS-ch1967/}) 11. e4 $1 (11. Qxb8 Raxb8 12. Bf4 $14)
11... Qxf4 $6 (11... d6 12. b3 $14 {Portisch-Tatai/Palma de Mallorca/1971/})
12. Bxf4 Rfd8 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nd4 Na5 (14... Rac8 $5) 15. b3 $14 Bxg2 16. Kxg2
g5 $2 (16... f6 17. Rd3 fxe5 18. Bxe5 d6 19. Bf4 $16) (16... d6 $5 17. exd6
Bxd6 18. Bxd6 Nxd6 19. Rd2 $16) 17. Be3 $16 Kg7 $6 (17... Nc6 $5 18. f4 gxf4
19. gxf4 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 f5) 18. f4 gxf4 19. gxf4 Nc6 20. Nce2 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 {
[[/\ Nb5]} Bc5 22. Kf3 $16 d6 (22... f5 23. Rd2 Kf7 24. Rad1 Ke7 25. Bf2 $18)
23. Rd2 dxe5 24. fxe5 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 f6 (25... Kf8 26. Rad1 Ke7 27. c5 Rab8 28.
cxb6 axb6 29. Bxb6 Rxd2 30. Bc5+ $18) 26. exf6+ Nxf6 27. Rf1 $1 Kh6 (27... Rf8
28. Kg3 Kg6 29. Kh4 $18) 28. Re1 $18 Ng8 29. Rxe6+ Kh5 30. Re5+ Kg6 31. Rg2+
Kf7 32. Re4 Nf6 33. Rf4 Rd6 34. Rg5 Rad8 35. Rd5 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Skelleftea"]
[Date "1989.08.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1989.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nc6 12. Qf4 Ra7 13. Nge4 Rd7 14. Be3 Ne5 15.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Na4 Qa8+ 17. Kg1 (17. f3 $5 Qc6 18. Nxb6 Rb7 19. c5 dxc5 20. Nc4
$10 Nxc4 21. Qxc4 Bxb2 22. Rab1 O-O 23. Qxc5 Qa4 24. Rd3 Rb5 25. Qc6 Bf6 26.
Rxb5 {1/2-1/2; Horvath,T-Schneider,A/HUN-ch/1984/ -> Inf.37/35}) 17... Qc6 18.
Nxb6 Rb7 19. c5 dxc5 20. Nc4 Nxc4 21. Qxc4 Bxb2 22. Rab1 O-O 23. Qxc5 Qa4 {
!=; Inf.37/35 Diese Stellung hatte Ribli am vormittag vor der Partie auf dem
Brett, als er sich auf Kasparov vorbereitete.} 24. Rd2 Rb5 25. Qc6 Bd4 $2 (
25... Bc3 $1 $10) 26. Rxb5 {Remis auf Vorschlag von Kasparov} (26. Rxb5 Bxe3
27. Rd8 Qxb5 28. Qd6 Bxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Qf5+ 30. Kg2 Qe4+ 31. Kh3 Qf5+ 32. g4 Qf1+
33. Kg3 Qg1+ 34. Kf3 Qf1+ 35. Ke3 Qh3+ 36. Kd4 $1 e5+ 37. Kd5 Qg2+ 38. Kc5 Qg1+
39. Kc6 Qc1+ 40. Kb7 Qb1+ 41. Ka7 Qg1+ 42. Kxa6 $18 {post mortem}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Zonal Randers Final"]
[Site "Randers"]
[Date "1982.01.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tiller, Bjorn"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1982.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 (8... d5 9. Ne5) 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 Ra7 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 Bxf3 (
13... dxe5 14. Qxd8+ Bxd8 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Nxe5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 $14) 14. Bxf3
dxe5 15. Qxe5 Ncd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qe3 Rc7 18. Na4 Qb4 19. a3 Qa5 20. Rd6 Ke7
21. Rd4 (21. Rad1 b5) 21... Qe5 22. Qd2 Nc5 23. Re1 Qf5 24. Nxc5 Qxc5 25. Rd1
Rhc8 26. b4 Qe5 27. Be2 g5 28. Rd8 Ne4 29. Rd7+ Kf6 30. Qe3 Rxd7 31. Rxd7 Nd6
32. Qxe5+ Kxe5 33. f4+ gxf4 34. gxf4+ Kxf4 35. Rxd6 Ke3 36. Kf1 a5 37. Rxb6 Rd8
38. bxa5 Rd4 1-0

[Event "Plovdiv"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Kurtenkov, Atanas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1986.06.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Nc3 Nc6 $6 7. e3 Nf6 8. d4
O-O 9. d5 Na5 10. Qd3 Ba6 11. Nd2 Ng4 12. b3 b5 $6 13. cxb5 Bxb5 14. Qxb5 Bxc3
15. Rb1 d6 16. Ne4 Rb8 (16... Bg7 17. Bd2) 17. Qe2 Bg7 18. Qxg4 f5 19. Qe2 fxe4
20. Bd2 Nb7 21. Bxe4 Qd7 22. Kg2 a5 23. h4 a4 24. h5 g5 25. h6 Bf6 26. Qd3 Rf7
27. Bf5 Qe8 28. bxa4 1-0

[Event "Manresa op"]
[Site "Manresa"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vidarte Morales, Arturo"]
[Black "Ionescu, Cristian Dan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Nd2 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Be7 12. Nde4 Qc7 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. Rac1
Rfd8 15. b3 h6 16. Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Kg1 Rac8 18. a4 Qb8 19. Qd3 Nd7 20. Nxd6 Nc5
21. Nxc8 Nxd3 22. Nxe7+ Kf8 23. Nc6 Qc7 24. Nxd8 Nxc1 25. Nxe6+ fxe6 26. Rxc1
Qd6 27. Ne4 Qd4 28. c5 Qb2 29. Rc4 Qxb3 (29... b5 $1 30. axb5 axb5 31. Rb4 Qxe2
32. Kg2 Qe1 33. Rxb5 (33. Rd4 e5 34. Rd8+ Ke7) 33... Qxe4+ 34. Kg1 Qc6 35. Rb8+
Ke7 36. b4 e5 37. Rb6 Qd5 38. c6 e4 39. Rb7+ Kf6 40. b5 Qd1+ 41. Kg2 Qf3+ 42.
Kg1 e3 $19) 30. Nd2 Qd1+ 31. Nf1 bxc5 (31... b5 $1 $17) 32. e4 Ke7 33. Kg2 Kd6
34. Ne3 Qa1 35. h4 Qa2 36. Kg1 Qb3 37. Kg2 Qa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bugojno"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1978.02.28"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nc3
Na6 (8... d5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. d4 $1 cxd4 13. Qxd4+
Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 $14 {Smyslov-Castro, Biel 1976}) 9. d4 (9. e3 d5
10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. d4 Rfd8 14. dxc5 Nxc5 {remis.
Smyslov-Karpov, USSR-44ch 1976}) 9... d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. e3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Rc8
13. Qe2 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qd5+ 17. Kg1 Nc5 18. Rfd1 Ne4
19. Qf3 Rfd8 20. Rac1 (20. Nb5 $2 Qxb5 21. Qxe4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qe2 $17) 20...
Nc3 21. Qxd5 Rxd5 22. Rd3 (22. Rd2 $2 Ne2+) 22... Rdc5 (22... Ne2+ $4 23. Nxe2
Rxc1+ 24. Nxc1 $18) 23. Rc2 a5 24. Kf1 (24. Nf3 $5) 24... e5 25. Ne2 Ne4 26.
Rxc5 Rxc5 $17 27. f3 Ng5 $1 28. e4 Rc2 29. h4 (29. a4 Rb2 30. Kf2 Ne6 {/\31...
Nc5}) 29... Ne6 30. Rd6 Rxa2 31. Rxb6 Kg7 32. Rb7 (32. Rb5 $4 Rxe2) (32. Kf2 $4
Nd4) 32... Rb2 (32... a4) 33. f4 (33. Ra7 Rxb3 34. Rxa5 Rxf3+ 35. Kg2 Re3)
33... exf4 34. gxf4 a4 $19 35. f5 Nc5 36. Rc7 a3 $1 37. Rxc5 a2 38. Ra5 Rb1+
39. Kf2 a1=Q 40. Rxa1 Rxa1 41. fxg6 hxg6 42. Nd4 Kh6 43. b4 Kh5 44. Ke3 Kxh4
45. b5 g5 46. Nf5+ Kh3 47. e5 Re1+ 48. Kd4 g4 (48... g4 49. b6 g3 50. Nxg3 Kxg3
51. Kd5 Kf4 $1) 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Greenville"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gurevich, Dmitry"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1983.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Nc6 7. b3 (7. e4 d6 8.
d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7) 7... Be7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. d4 (9. e3 d5 10. d3)
9... Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Qc7 13. Rad1 d6 14. f4 $5 a6 15.
a4 Rfd8 $1 16. Rf3 $6 (16. f5 $5) (16. e4 $5) 16... d5 $1 17. cxd5 exd5 18. b4
Qb7 19. g4 a5 $1 20. g5 (20. bxa5 Bc5 21. Qe5 d4) 20... axb4 21. gxf6 Bc5 22.
Qe5 (22. Qd3 bxc3 23. fxg7 (23. Bxc3 d4) 23... cxb2 $1 24. Rh3 Kxg7 $1) 22...
bxc3 23. Bxc3 g6 24. Kg3 d4 $1 (24... Rxa4 25. Rfd3) 25. Bxd4 Rd5 $1 26. Qe3 (
26. Qe4 $4 Rg5+) 26... Qd7 27. Bxc5 Rxd1 28. Bxb6 Re8 29. Qf2 h5 30. h3 Qxa4
31. Bc5 (31. Re3 Rc8 $1) 31... Re4 $1 32. Ba7 Qc4 33. Re3 h4+ $1 34. Kg4 Rg1+
$1 35. Qxg1 Rxf4+ 36. Kg5 Rf5+ 0-1

[Event "URS-ch46 First League"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Alburt, Lev O"]
[Black "Savon, Vladimir A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1978.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. Bf4 $6 (9. Qf4 $1 Nc6 10. Rd1 $14) 9... Nc6 10. Qd2 Na5 11. b3 d5 12.
Ne5 $6 (12. cxd5 $10) 12... Rc8 13. Rfd1 Qe8 14. Rac1 (14. cxd5 Bb4) 14... Ba3
15. Rc2 dxc4 16. Bxb7 cxb3 17. axb3 Nxb7 18. Bg5 Rd8 $17 19. Qe1 Be7 20. Rxd8
Bxd8 21. Qd1 Nc5 $6 $44 22. b4 Na4 23. Nb1 Nd5 24. Bxd8 Qxd8 25. Nc6 Qa8 26.
Qd3 a6 27. e4 Nf6 28. Nd2 Qb7 29. Qd6 Re8 30. Ne5 Qe7 (30... Nxe4 31. Nxe4 Qxe4
32. Rc7) 31. Qxe7 Rxe7 32. Rc8+ Re8 33. Rc7 a5 34. bxa5 bxa5 35. f3 (35. Rxf7
Ng4 36. Ndf3) 35... Nb6 36. Rb7 Nc8 37. Ndc4 a4 38. Kf2 h6 39. Ke2 Re7 40. Rb8
Re8 41. Rb4 Nd5 42. Rb7 Nde7 43. Rb5 (43. Rb4 $10) 43... f6 44. Nd3 Nc6 45. Ke3
N8e7 46. Na3 e5 $15 47. Rc5 Rb8 48. Rc3 Rb3 49. Rxb3 axb3 50. Nb5 Na5 51. Kd2
Nc4+ 52. Kc3 Ne3 53. Kd2 Nf1+ 54. Ke2 Nxh2 55. Kf2 Nc6 56. Kg2 Nxf3 57. Kxf3
Nd4+ 58. Nxd4 exd4 59. Kf4 Kf7 60. g4 g6 61. e5 h5 62. gxh5 gxh5 63. Kf5 fxe5
64. Kxe5 h4 65. Kxd4 h3 66. Kc3 Kf6 67. Nf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon op"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Romero Holmes, Alfonso"]
[Black "Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1997.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Qe2 Rfe8 14. Rac1 Bf8 15.
Nc2 Rac8 16. Ne3 Nc5 17. f3 Qb8 18. Red1 Ncd7 19. Rc2 Bc6 20. Ba3 h6 21. Rcd2
Nc5 22. Qf2 Red8 23. Ne2 Ba8 24. Bb2 Ncd7 25. Nd4 b5 26. cxb5 axb5 27. a3 d5
28. exd5 Nxd5 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. f4 $6 Nf6 31. b4 Ne4 $1 32. Bxe4 Bxe4 33. Qe2
Ba8 34. Qxb5 Qa7 35. h3 Rd5 36. Qe2 Rcd8 37. Kh2 Qb7 $17 38. Qf1 Qd7 39. Bc3
Qc7 40. Bb2 Qd7 41. Qe2 Qa4 42. Rc1 Qd7 43. Rcd1 Qb7 44. Rc1 R5d7 45. Rg1 Qd5
46. Rgd1 Be7 47. Nb3 Qb7 48. Rxd7 Rxd7 49. Rxd7 $4 $138 (49. Na5 $1 $11) 49...
Qh1# 0-1

[Event "World U20-ch22"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1983.08.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Bulletin/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1983.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 {A noter que c'était déjà la 4ème participation à un
championnat du Monde de l'anglais après 1980 (2ème), 1981 et 1982 (3ème)} 2.
Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O e6 (5... g6 {Condie,M (2345)-Short,N (2510)
Wch U20 Belfort 1983 0-1}) 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Bg5 $5 {l'idée
de cette variante positionnelle est de faire pression indirectement sur le P
d6 et qui a rapporté des nombreux points au GMI ANDERSSON au début des
années 80.} (9. Rd1 {la ligne principale} a6 10. b3 (10. Bg5 {Rappelle un peu
la partie} Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Na4 {[%csl Rb6]} Rb8 (12... b5 13. cxb5 axb5
14. Nc3 Bc6 15. a3 $14) 13. c5 $5)) 9... a6 (9... Nbd7 $6 10. Nb5 {[%csl Rd6]}
d5 11. cxd5 Bxd5 12. Rac1 $14) 10. Bxf6 (10. Rfd1 $143 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gd4d2,
Gg5f4]} Nbd7 11. Qd2 (11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Na4 Rb8 13. c5 dxc5 14. Qe5 Bd5 15. e4
Nxe4 16. Qxg7 Bf6 17. Qh6 b5) 11... O-O 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. Rac1 Qc7 {[%cal Gc7c4]}
14. b3 Rd8 {La pratique donne quasiment l'égalité aux noirs.}) 10... Bxf6 11.
Qf4 {Comme dans la variante Nc6, le repli Qf4 fait pression sur les cases
Noires.} (11. Qd3 {Deux ans plus tard, l'anglais a été confronté à la
ligne principale} Ra7 (11... O-O $6 12. Rad1 Be7 13. Ng5 {[%csl Rb7] Le thème
évité par Ra7}) 12. Rad1 Be7 13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qc8 15. f4 g6 (15... Rc7
16. f5 e5 17. Nb3 Rxc4 18. Nd5 Bd8 19. f6 g6 $13) 16. f5 gxf5 17. e4 fxe4 18.
Nxe4 f5 19. Ng5 $36 {Tal,M (2565)-Short,N (2575) Naestved 1985 (2) 1/2}) 11...
Bxf3 (11... O-O {La ligne principale} 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7
15. Nd4 {[%csl Rc6]} Rc7 (15... Qc8 16. b3 Re8 17. a4 Qc5 18. Ra2 Bf6 19. Rad2
Rc7 20. Qb1 Be7 {Karpov,A (2690)-Kasparov,G (2625) Moscow-4teams 1981 (6.1) 1/2
} (20... Rec8 $142 21. b4 Qxc4 22. Rc2 Qxc2 23. Nxc2 Rxc2 24. Be4 Rb2 25. Qd3
d5 $44 {Khalifman "The complete hedgehog vol1)})) 16. b3 Rc5 17. a4 Qc7) (11...
Ra7 {[%cal Ga7b7]} 12. Rad1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Rc7 (14... O-O) 15. b3
O-O 16. Nd4 Qc8 17. Rd2 Re8 18. Rfd1 Bf8 19. a4 Nd7 20. Qb1 $1 Rc5 21. e3 Nf6
22. Rc2 $14 d5 {Andersson,U (2610)-Langeweg,K (2455) Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee
1981 (5) 1-0}) 12. Bxf3 {Une idée du GMI BROWNE} Ra7 {C'est l'idée de 11.
Bf3 qui libère la 7ème rangée pour jouer Ra7d7 protégeant la faiblesse
"d6"'} 13. Rfd1 (13. Rad1 Rd7 14. Rd3 O-O 15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. b3 Rc8 {Prie,E 
(2405)-Sharif,M (2460) Ste Maxime GM 1983 (4) 1/2}) 13... Be5 (13... Rd7 {
[%cal Gd7d6]}) 14. Qe3 (14. Qd2 O-O 15. Rac1 b5 $6 16. Qe3 Rd7 17. cxb5 axb5
18. b4 $1 {[%csl Rb5] Après avoir fixé la faiblesse "b5" KARPOV a obtenu
l'avantage} Bxc3 19. Rxc3 d5 20. Qc5 $14 {Karpov,A (2710)-Browne,W (2560) Bath
TV-A 1-0}) 14... Rc7 15. Qd3 {Une bonne amélioration de la partie d'ANDERSSON
jouée deux ans plus tôt.} (15. b3 $143 b5 $1 {[%cal Ge5a1];Andersson,U (2610)
-Browne,W (2555) Brasilia 0-1}) 15... O-O 16. Bg2 Rd7 17. f4 Bf6 18. Rd2 (18.
e4) 18... Qc7 19. Rad1 Rc8 20. e3 Rdd8 (20... Qxc4 21. Qxc4 Rxc4 22. Rxd6 Rxd6
23. Rxd6 b5 24. Rb6 Rc8 25. Bb7 $14) 21. Qe4 Bxc3 $1 22. bxc3 Nc6 23. Qxc6 $1 (
23. Bf1 {[%cal Gf1d3]} Na5 24. Bd3 g6 25. h4 Nb7 {[%cal Gb7c5,Gb7d6]} (25...
Nxc4 26. Qxc4 Qxc4 27. Bxc4 Rxc4 28. Rxd6) 26. h5 Nc5 $15 {[%csl Gc5]}) 23...
Qxc6 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. e4 Kf8 26. e5 Ke7 27. Rd4 b5 28. cxb5 axb5 29. a4 bxa4
30. Rxa4 d5 31. Rb1 Rxc3 32. Ra7+ Rd7 33. Rbb7 Rxb7 34. Rxb7+ Ke8 35. Rb8+ Kd7
36. Rg8 {La suite manquante de la sasie de la partie} Rc1+ 37. Kf2 Rc2+ 38. Ke3
Rxh2 39. Rxg7 Ke7 40. Rg8 Rh6 41. Kf3 Rg6 42. Ra8 Rh6 43. Rb8 Rh2 44. Ra8 h6
45. Rb8 Rc2 46. Rh8 Rh2 47. g4 {Le rôle de favori dans un tournoi est souvent
difficile à tenir mais même en n'ayant perdu aucune partie, l'anglais a
été souvent contraint d'annuler contre des joueurs plus faibles et il a
été distancé par GEORGIEV} 1/2-1/2

[Event "World U20-ch22"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1983.08.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Stohl, Igor"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Bulletin/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1983.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 (9. b3 O-O 10. e4 Nbd7 11. Qe3 a6 12. Nd4 Qc7 13. Bb2 Rfe8 14. h3 Bf8
15. Rfe1 Rad8 16. Re2 g6 (16... Qb8 17. Qd2) 17. Rae1 Qb8 18. Qd2 Bg7 19. Qd1
Nc5 20. Bc1 {Huebner,R (2640)-Kasparov,G (2630) Interpolis Tilburg 1981 (6) 0-1
} (20. Qb1 $142 {Kasparov})) 9... a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 Qb8 {L'idée était
récente et les noirs cherchaient une alternative à Qc7 qui donne une bonne
finale aux blancs. Mais lorsqu'on étudie la variante du hérisson avec 11.
Qb8, il est étonnant de voir le nombre très élevé de nulles. C'est la
raison pour laquelle le hérisson avec 7.d4 et 8.Qd4 a perdu beaucoup de
popularité notamment au profit de 7. Re1} (11... Qc8 {donne plus de chances
de gain des deux cotés mais cette nouveauté était récente au moment du
championnat du Monde 1983} 12. Bb2 {l'idée de Qc8 est d'empêcher Ba3 faisant
pression sur "d6"} (12. Ba3 $6 Nc5 13. e5 $2 dxe5 (13... Bxf3 14. Bxf3 dxe5 15.
Qxe5 Ncd7 {[%cal Gd7e5,Ge7a3] Gagnant une pièce}))) (11... Qc7 $143 $6 12. Ba3
Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Rc8 15. Qxc7 Rxc7 16. Bc1 Nfe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bf4
$14) 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 (13... Bxf3 14. Bxf3 dxe5 15. Bc6+ $1) 14. Qxe5
Ncd7 (14... Qa7 $142 $1 {Milos,G (2380)-Georgiev,K (2420) Wch U20 Belfort 1983
(8) 0-1}) 15. Qxb8+ Rxb8 16. Bb2 O-O 17. Nd4 $146 {[%csl Rc6] La nouveauté
essaie d'exploiter la faiblesse "c6"} (17. Rd2 {Uhlmann,W (2535)-Garcia
Martinez,S (2445) Rubinstein mem (11) 1/2}) 17... Rfc8 $11 18. Rac1 Kf8 19. h3
({RR} 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. Kg2 Ne5 21. Nce2 Nfd7 22. h3 Bf6 23. f4 Nc6 24. Ba3+
Be7 25. Bb2 Bf6 26. Ba3+ Be7 27. Bb2 Bf6 {1/2-1/2 Lechtynsky,J (2409)-Simacek,
P (2411)/Czechia 2001/EXT 2003}) 19... Rc5 20. f4 h5 21. g4 $5 hxg4 22. hxg4
Nxg4 $6 (22... g5 $142 $5) 23. Nxe6+ $1 fxe6 24. Rxd7 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rh5 {
[%cal Gh5h2,Gh2b2]} 26. Ne4 Ne3+ (26... Rh2+ 27. Kg3 Rxb2 28. Kxg4 Rd8 (28...
Rxa2 $4 29. Rh1 {Curieusement le K noir est dans un réseau de mat.} Ke8 30. Ra7
)) 27. Kg1 Ke8 28. Ra7 Rh4 29. Be5 Rd8 30. Rxa6 Nf5 31. Rxb6 $2 (31. Re1) 31...
Ng3 $1 32. Nxg3 Bc5+ 33. Kf1 Bxb6 34. c5 Ba5 35. Rc2 Rd2 36. Rxd2 Bxd2 37. Ne2
{Malgré la perte de la qualité, les blancs gardent quelques chances de gain
avec la majorité éloignée de l'aile-dame} Kd7 38. Bxg7 (38. a3 Kc6 39. b4 Kd5
40. Kg2 g5 41. Kg3 Be1+) 38... Bxf4 39. b4 Be3 $1 {[%csl Ge3,Rf1]} 40. a3 Kc6
41. Be5 Rc4 42. Bd6 Bc1 $1 43. Nxc1 Rxc1+ 44. Ke2 Ra1 45. Kd3 Kd5 (45... Rxa3+
46. Kc4 Ra2 47. b5+ Kb7) 46. b5 Rxa3+ 47. Kc2 Ra5 (47... Rh3) 48. b6 Rb5 49.
Kd2 Kd4 50. Ke2 e5 51. Bc7 Rb2+ 52. Kf1 Ke4 53. c6 Kf3 54. Kg1 e4 55. b7 e3 56.
Ba5 {Le coup sous enveloppe à l'ajournement} Rg2+ 57. Kh1 Rg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World U20-ch22"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1983.08.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Bulletin/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1983.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
{La variante du hérisson était très а la mode en ce début des années 80} d6 9.
Rd1 (9. Bg5 $5 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gg5f6]} a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 $14 {[%csl
Rd6][%cal Gf1d1]}) 9... a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 Qb8 {Un grand carrefour de la
variante a} (11... Qc7 $143 {a été beaucoup joué mais les blancs gardent une
petite initiative} 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 $1 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Rc8 (14... Qxe5 $6 15.
Nxe5 $14 {[%csl Rc6]}) 15. Qxc7 Rxc7 16. Bc1 $1 {[%cal Gc1f4,Gf4c7]} (16. Bxc5
{une nouveauté qui m'avait donné l'occasion de battre mon premier MF mais
objectivement la manoeuvre Bc1f4 est meilleure.} Bxc5 17. Na4 $1 {L'idée pour
faire pression sur les cases noires} Ke7 18. Ne5 Bd6 $4 (18... Bxg2 {de façon
surprenante, plusieurs joueurs ont rejoué ma nouveauté dont un GMI mais la
finale est difficile а gagner} 19. Kxg2 {Wu Wenjin (2531)-Wang Zili (2542)
Yongchuan zt 3.3 (4) 1/2}) 19. Nxf7 {Primel,D (1780)-Ortel,E (2310) Bagneux op
1985 (2) 1-0}) 16... Nfe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bf4 Rc8 19. Bd6 $14 (19. Rd2 $14))
(11... Qc8 $5 {La variante la plus solide mais la Qc8 devra être rejouée
ensuite} 12. Bb2 (12. Ba3 $2 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 $4 (14. Nxe5) 14... Ncd7
{[%cal Gd7e5,Ge7a3] Le piège d'ouverture})) (11... O-O $6 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 $1
dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Nxe5 $1 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 {[%csl Rc6] la case faible "c6"
et la meilleure centralisation du K blanc donnent une bonne finale aux blancs})
12. Ba3 (12. Bb2) 12... Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 (13... Bxf3 14. Bxf3 dxe5 15. Bc6+ {
Cerisier,P (2290)-Giffard,N (2340) FRA-ch 59th Ales 1984 (6) 1/2}) 14. Qxe5 Qa7
$1 {Suivant la nouveauté de DE FIRMIAN dans une partie jouée quelques mois
plus tôt} (14... Qxe5 $2 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rc8 17. Bxc5 $1 {la manoeuvre
thématique} Rxc5 (17... Bxc5 18. Rd3 {[%cal Ga1d1]}) 18. Na4 {[%csl Rb6]}) (
14... Ncd7 {Ce repli est moins fort qu'avec 11. Qc8} 15. Qxb8+ Rxb8 16. Bb2 {
Stohl,I (2330)-Greenfeld,A (2460) Wch U20 Belfort 1983 1/2}) 15. Na4 $1 {
[%csl Rb6][%cal Ga3e7] Un thème important dans cette structure} Nfd7 $5 $146 (
15... Rc8 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Bb2 a5 18. Rd3 Be4 19. Re3 Bc6 20. Bh3 Bxf3 21.
Rxf3 O-O 22. Rd1 Rcd8 23. Rfd3 Rxd3 24. Rxd3 a4 25. Bg2 axb3 26. axb3 Ne8 27.
Bf3 Bf6 28. Qe2 Bxb2 29. Qxb2 Nf6 30. b4 cxb4 31. Qxb4 e5 32. c5 {Olafsson,H 
(2430)-De Firmian,N (2475)/Gausdal 1982/MCD/1/2-1/2 (32)}) (15... Ncd7 16. Qb2
Bxa3 17. Qxa3 b5 $1 {Naumann,F (2265)-Ftacnik,L (2585) Wichern op 4th 1997 (9)
0-1}) (15... O-O 16. Qe3 $14 {[%csl Rc5][%cal Ga4c5];Nguyen Huynh Minh,H (2464)
-Antonio,R (2589) Tagaytay City zt 3.3 2011 (3) 1/2}) 16. Qf4 (16. Qxg7 {
Risqué mais le P était peut-être prenable} Bf6 17. Qh6 Bxa1 18. Rxa1 O-O-O
19. Bb2 Rhg8 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21. Bf6 $44 {[%csl Rc8,Gf6]}) 16... Qb8 17. Qg4 h5
$1 (17... O-O $2 18. Rxd7 Nxd7 19. Bxe7) 18. Qd4 Bf6 $11 19. Qd2 Qc7 (19...
Bxa1 $2 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Qd7+ Kf8 23. Ng5 $40) 20. Nxc5 bxc5 21.
Bb2 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Rd8 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. h4 $1 {[%csl Rh5]} Ke7 25. Qe2 f5 26.
Kf1 (26. Qe3) 26... f4 $1 27. gxf4 Qxf4 28. Qe4 Qxe4 29. Bxe4 Rdg8 $1 (29...
Rhg8 30. Bf3) 30. Bf3 Ne5 $15 {[%csl Ge5] Malgré une position ouverte, le N
central domine le B et les Noirs ont une bonne finale} 31. Ke2 Rg6 32. Rg1 Rf6
$36 33. Bb7 Rf4 34. Bxa6 Rxh4 {[%csl Gh5,Gh8]} (34... Nf3 $1 {[%cal Gf3h4,
Gf3g1]} 35. Rgd1 Nd4+ $40 {[%csl Ra1,Ra6,Re2]}) 35. Bb7 Rf4 36. Ke3 Rd4 37.
Rad1 Ng4+ 38. Ke2 e5 39. Rh1 h4 40. Bf3 f5 41. Bxg4 $6 {Le N était trop
pénible mais les Noirs obtiennent une forte majorité à l'aile-roi soutenue
par la Rh8} (41. a4 $5 {[%csl Ga4]}) 41... fxg4 42. a4 {[%csl Rb3] Trop tard
et le P"b3" est trés faible} h3 $40 43. Ra1 Rhd8 44. a5 Rd2+ 45. Ke1 Rb2 $19
46. a6 Rxb3 47. a7 Ra8 48. Rg1 h2 49. Rh1 g3 50. fxg3 Rb2 51. Kd1 Kf6 52. Kc1
Rg2 53. Re1 Rxa7 54. Rf1+ Kg6 {SALOV et GEORGIEV restent en tête avec 7/8} 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.13"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Kovalyov, Anton"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. b3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bb2
Nc6 9. Nc3 b6 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. d4 Bb7 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Qd2 Qd7 14. Rfd1 Rad8
15. e3 a5 16. Bc3 Qc7 17. Qb2 Bf8 18. Nh4 Nb4 19. a3 Na6 20. dxc5 bxc5 {[#]} (
20... Nxc5 {gefiel Schwarz nicht:} 21. b4 (21. Nf5 g6 22. Bg7 gxf5 23. Bxf8
Rxf8 24. b4 Na4 25. Rxc7 Nxb2 26. Rb1 Nc4 27. Rxb7 Nxa3 28. Rb3 (28. Rd1) 28...
Nc4 $14) 21... Na4 22. Qb3 Nxc3 23. Rxc3 $14) 21. Qd2 {Nun ist der a-Bauer
verloren.} Rd7 22. Bxa5 Qb8 23. Qd3 d4 24. Qb5 Bxg2 {Der Versuch, auf der
langen Diagonalen zu tricksen, wird abgewehrt.} 25. Qxd7 Ba8 26. exd4 Re7 27.
Qd8 Qb7 28. d5 Rd7 29. Qb6 Qc8 30. b4 c4 31. d6 Qe8 32. Re1 Qc8 33. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Lopota FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Lopota"]
[Date "2014.06.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ju, Wenjun"]
[Black "Zhao, Xue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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"]

{A very tense battle. Ju Wenjun's early exploits in the kingside looked more
dangerous than what they actually were, but Zhao Xue wasn't able to create
huge amounts of counterplay either. White's pressure continued well into the
endgame. In time trouble a critical position was reached; Zhao Xue had the
choice of capturing a pawn but transposing into a dangerous-looking pawn
endgame or trying to survive down the pawn. She chose the latter which proved
to be the wrong choice.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6.
Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 O-O 11. Qh4 Qb8 12. Rfd1 Rc8
13. b3 a6 14. g4 h6 15. g5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 Rc5 17. b4 Rc7 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5
Nf6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. Qxg5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qd8 24. h4 Rc8 25. Rxc8
Bxc8 26. h5 Kg7 27. Be4 Qe8 28. f4 f5 29. Bf3 Qf7 30. Kf2 Qf6 31. Kg3 Bd7 32.
Kh4 Be8 33. hxg6 Bb5 (33... Bxg6 34. Bh5 Kf7 35. a4 Bxh5 36. Qxf6+ exf6 $1 37.
Kxh5 Kg7 38. a5 b5 $11) 34. Kh5 Kg8 35. Qxf6 exf6 36. Kh6 a5 37. bxa5 bxa5 38.
e3 Bc4 39. a3 Bb5 40. Bd1 Be8 41. Bc2 Bd7 42. g7 1-0

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. Rd1 d6 (9... Nc6 {"gaining a tempo on the queen" is actually a bad move,
and has been known for a long time.} 10. Qf4 {starts giving White too much
pressure on d6, limiting Black's choices.}) 10. Bg5 Nc6 11. Qf4 Qb8 {It's
surprising that Black can get away without playing a6, but this is modern
chess and everything is calculated to maximize effectiveness.} 12. Nb5 Ne5 13.
Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxd6 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bxb2 17. Rab1 Be5 18. c5 Qc7
19. Qe4 Qxc5 20. Rbc1 Bxd6 21. Rxc5 Bxc5 22. Qd3 {The first new move, but the
position obviously remains the same. Black is very close to simply calling th
is a fortress and shuffling his rook back and forth to achieve a draw.} (22.
Rd7 {was played last year in the Spanish team championship game between Bacrot
and Nisipeanu, so nothing here is new.}) 22... a5 23. a4 Rae8 24. Kg2 e5 25.
Qe4 Re6 26. Rd5 Rfe8 27. g4 h6 28. e3 g6 29. h4 Kg7 30. Kf1 Kg8 31. Ke2 Kg7 32.
Kf1 Kg8 33. Kg1 Kh8 34. Rd7 R6e7 35. Rd1 Kg7 36. Kg2 Re6 37. Rd5 Kh8 38. g5
hxg5 39. hxg5 Kg8 40. Kg3 Bf8 {If White doubles on the h-file, the bishop will
go to g7 to defend. If White pressures b6, it will go to c5.} 41. Rd7 R6e7 42.
Rd1 Re6 43. Kg2 Bc5 44. Rh1 Bf8 45. Qh4 Bg7 46. Qe4 Bf8 47. Rb1 Bb4 48. Rh1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{In this game spectators saw a back and forth affair. Out of the opening the
Chinese player chose an active approach, but White countered accurately and
was able to enter the middle game with a better position. At this point,
however, the roles reversed and it was White who began to lose the thread and
play in an unsure manner.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. c4 c5 6.
Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13.
Qe2 Rfe8 14. Rad1 Bf8 15. h3 Rad8 16. Kh2 Qb8 17. Nc2 g6 18. f4 Bg7 19. Ne3 h5
20. Nf1 Nc5 21. b4 Ncd7 22. Nd2 h4 23. g4 g5 24. e5 dxe5 25. Bxb7 Qxb7 26. fxg5
Nh7 27. Nce4 Ndf8 28. Nf3 Ng6 29. Qe3 (29. c5 bxc5 30. bxc5 Nf4 31. Qc2 {
and White's advantage is indisputable.}) 29... Qc6 30. c5 bxc5 31. bxc5 Rd5 32.
Nd6 Rb8 33. Ba3 Qa4 34. Rxd5 exd5 35. Kh1 e4 36. c6 Qxc6 37. Nd4 Qa4 38. N6f5
Bxd4 39. Nxd4 Nxg5 40. Nf5 Ne6 41. Rf1 Rb7 42. Rc1 Qd7 43. Bd6 Ng7 44. Nh6+ Kh7
45. Bc5 f5 46. Qg5 Ne6 47. Qf6 Nxc5 48. gxf5 Qg7 49. fxg6+ Qxg6 50. Qxg6+ Kxg6
51. Rxc5 Kxh6 52. Rxd5 Rb5 53. Rd4 (53. Rd6+ Kg5 54. Rxa6 {could have been a
bit better.}) 53... Re5 {The world champion needed no further invitation, and
bore down to bring home the full point in the rook-pawn endgame, and in doing
so, took the lead with two rounds to go.} 54. Kg2 Kg5 55. Kf2 Kf4 56. Rd6 a5
57. Rf6+ Rf5 58. Rg6 Rg5 59. Rf6+ Ke5 60. Rh6 Kd4 61. Rd6+ Rd5 62. Rb6 Rc5 63.
Rd6+ Ke5 64. Rd8 Rc2+ 65. Ke3 Rc3+ 66. Ke2 Ra3 67. Re8+ Kf4 68. Rf8+ Kg3 69.
Re8 Rxa2+ 70. Ke3 Ra4 71. Rg8+ Kxh3 72. Kf4 Kh2 73. Rc8 Kg2 74. Rc2+ Kf1 75.
Rh2 Kg1 76. Rb2 h3 77. Rb1+ Kf2 78. Rb2+ Kf1 79. Rh2 Ra3 80. Kxe4 Kg1 81. Rb2
h2 82. Rb1+ Kg2 83. Rb2+ Kg3 84. Rb1 Ra2 0-1

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.02.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 {Without fearing any ghosts, Aronian repeats the variation that led him to
defeat against Ivanchuk.} 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 Rc8 11. b3 a6 12. Rfd1 O-O 13.
Qh4 Rc7 {#} 14. g4 ({White usually advances the g-pawn only after
over-defending the g4-square:} 14. Bh3 Qb8 15. g4) 14... h6 $1 {Now, this calm
moves puts a stop to White's king side activity.} 15. Bxh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Nxg4
17. Qh4 Ngf6 18. Qh6 {The threat Rd4-h4 forces Black to agree to a draw by
repetition.} Ng4 19. Qh4 Ngf6 20. Qh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 3rd"]
[Site "Bazna"]
[Date "2009.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2009.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nb5 d6 6. g3 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Bg2
Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf4 Qc7 {This natural move is new.} 11. Na3 Rd8 12. Rc1 {
Typically for such positions White threatens Nc3-d5.} Ne5 13. Qb3 Nfd7 ({
The development of the bishop via d7 to c6 is bad because of the mentioned
idea Nc3-d5:} 13... Bd7 14. Rfd1 Bc6 15. Nd5 exd5 16. cxd5 {and the change of
pawn structure favours White.}) 14. Rfd1 Rb8 {# Black's plan is to complete
development with b6 and Bb7, after which he will have a good version of the
so-called Hedgehog structure. All he has to do is to watch out for some
tactical tricks.} 15. Be3 Re8 $1 {The main advantage of this move is that it
frees square d8 for the queen.} (15... b6 {would be a big tactical mistake in
view of} 16. Ncb5 axb5 17. Nxb5 {and the black queen is trapped! After the
forced} Nc5 18. Nxc7 Nxb3 19. axb3 {White remains with a pawn up in endgame.})
16. Ba7 Ra8 17. Bd4 Rb8 {White won a tempo by transferring the bishop to d4,
but this changes nothing: Black is ready again to play 18...b6, with equality.
Gelfand took a good practical decision to force a draw. After all White is not
better and Ivanchuk had time advantage. Moreover, such Hedgehog-type of
positions are very tricky and any inaccuracy from White's side can be severely
punished. So Gelfand decided to repeat the position.} 18. Ba7 Ra8 19. Bd4 Rb8
20. Ba7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 14th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2013.09.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "34"]
[EventDate "2013.08.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qf4
{Wird seit Jahr und Tag von Weiß so gespielt, aber angesichts der schwarzen
Ergebnisse muss man sich fragen, ob das wirklich das beste Rückzugsfeld für
die Dame ist.} d6 (8... Qb8 {gilt als Ausgleichszug und beschert Schwarz auch
ein positives Ergebnis in der Statistik.}) ({Pfiffig ist auch} 8... Ne7 $5 9.
Nc3 Ng6 10. Qd4 (10. Qd2 Bb4) 10... Bc5) 9. Rd1 (9. Nc3 Qb8 10. Rd1 Be7 11. b3
O-O 12. Bb2 a6 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nge4 Rd8 15. h4 Ra7 16. Rd2 Ba8 17. Rad1 Ne8 18.
g4 Ne5 19. Qg3 b5 20. c5 dxc5 21. Rxd8 Bxd8 22. Rxd8 Qxd8 23. Qxe5 b4 24. Na4
Rd7 25. g5 hxg5 26. hxg5 Rd5 27. Qg3 c4 28. bxc4 Rf5 29. Qd3 Qc7 30. c5 Bc6 31.
Qxa6 Bxe4 32. Bxe4 Rxg5+ 33. Bg2 Qd8 34. f4 Rg6 35. Qc6 Qd1+ 36. Kf2 Nf6 37.
Bxf6 gxf6 38. Nb6 Qd4+ 39. Kf3 Qc3+ 40. Kf2 Qg3+ 41. Kf1 Rg4 42. Nd7 Kg7 43.
Qa8 Qxf4+ 44. Bf3 Qc1+ {0-1 (44) Kovacevic,V-Spassov,L Virovitica 1976}) 9...
Be7 {Ein neur Zug.} 10. b3 Qc7 11. Nc3 a6 12. Ba3 Ne5 13. Ng5 (13. Rd2 b5 {
mit Gegenspiel.}) 13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2 O-O ({Nicht} 14... b5 $2 15. Nge4 Rd8 (
15... Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Ng6 17. Nxd6+ $18) 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Ne4 $18) 15. Nge4
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Ng6 17. Qf3 $4 {Kostet die Partie.} (17. Qd2 $11) 17... d5 {
mit Figurengewinn.} 0-1

[Event "Politiken Cup 36th"]
[Site "Helsingor"]
[Date "2014.07.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Romanov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Svane, Rasmus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 e6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. e4 Nf6 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. Bf4 $5 $146 {üblich ist 9. 0-0; mit Lf4 (Idee: e5) versucht Weiß
den Schwarzen sofort einzuschnüren. Dies kostet allerdings ein Tempo, der
weiße König verweilt in der Mitte, was den Befreiungsschlag 9. ...-d5 als
logische Antwort erscheinen lässt.} a5 $6 {danach geht das Konzept des
Weißen auf.} (9... d5 10. e5 (10. exd5 exd5 11. O-O dxc4 12. Bxc4 $11 {
wird wohl kaum dem Anspruch des Weißen gerecht.}) 10... dxc4 11. exf6 cxd3 12.
fxg7 Rd8 {mit beidseitigen Chancen, wobei Schwarz objektiv wohl deutlich
besser steht.}) 10. O-O a4 11. e5 Ne8 12. Nd2 Qd4 (12... a3 $5 13. Nb5 axb2 14.
Rb1 Rxa2 15. Qb3 Qa5 16. Rxb2 Rxb2 17. Qxb2 {und Weiß hat mehr als genug
Kompensation für den Bauern}) 13. Nde4 Nxe5 14. Nf6+ Kh8 (14... Nxf6 {
verbietet sich natürlich} 15. Bxh7+ Nxh7 16. Qxd4 $18) 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Nxh7
Bxc3 (16... a3 17. Re1 $1 Qa5 (17... Qf4 {hier steht die Dame nicht besser, ja
geht sogar verloren.} 18. Nxf8 axb2 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Qh7+ Kxf8 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22.
Nd5+ $18) 18. Nd5 $3 {mit durchschlagendem Angriff. Die simple Idee ist, die 5.
Reihe zu blockieren, damit die Dame auf h5 mattsetzen kann.} exd5 19. Qh5 Kg8
20. Rxe8 $3 Rxe8 21. Ng5 {nebst Matt}) 17. bxc3 Rg8 18. Re1 Qf4 19. Re4 Qh6 20.
Re3 g6 21. Rh3 Qxh3 22. gxh3 Kxh7 {Schwarz konnte dem sofortigen Ende
entkommen, findet sich nun allerdings in einem nicht mehr aufzuwiegenden
materiellen Nachteil wieder.} 23. h4 Ra5 24. Rb1 Nc7 25. h5 Rg5+ 26. Kf1 f5 27.
hxg6+ R8xg6 28. Qxa4 Na6 29. Qa3 Rh5 30. Qe7+ Rg7 31. Qe8 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Carlsen,M"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{I decided to annotate the game against Gashimov from the first round. The
games against Aronian and Topalov that I won (I've yet to annotate a game I
haven't won, for different reasons) were arguably more interesting, but I like
this one better.} 1. Nf3 {I had asked my father to name a letter from a-h
before the game, and since the other moves to the f-file are not particularily
inviting, it had to be this one.} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6.
O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Bg5 {I had sort of expected him to go for the
hegdehog, and I was curious to see what he would do against the good old
Andersson-line, where White frequently manages to get a small but stable
advantage.} a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 O-O 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 {This is the
point, Black has to give up his light-squared bishop.} Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15.
Nd4 Rc7 16. Rd2 {This has all been seen many times before, but here I suddenly
got the idea that I might be able to defer playing b3 until later. Probably,
it shouldn't make a lot of difference, though.} Rc5 (16... Rxc4 17. Nxe6 Rxe4
18. Nxd8 Rc4 19. Nb7 {is obviously very good for White, as d6 is dropping.})
17. Rad1 Qc7 18. b3 Kh8 (18... b5 {was a way to try and exploit the fact that
White hasn't got in a4 yet} 19. cxb5 axb5 20. b4 Rc4 21. a3 d5 22. Qe3 {
and thanks to some tactical tricks, most notably} Qb6 23. Bxd5 {White keeps
the initative.}) 19. Qb1 {Now however, we get a typical position. White will
try to expand on the queenside, and ideally put a knight on c6.} Nd7 20. e3 Qc8
21. Rc2 Rc7 22. a4 Rd8 23. Qa2 {Now White has completed his plan (which I
would have been quite proud of finding incidentically, had it not been played
by Andersson 30 years ago) , and if I could get in b4-b5 now, I would have a
serious advantage.} Ne5 {Stopping b4, but nevertheless not solving his
problems.} 24. h3 $6 (24. a5 {was quite strong here. I naturally considered
this, but I thought that Black could reply} bxa5 25. Qxa5 d5 {with an
excellent game. However, the simple} 26. Rdc1 {leaves White well on top,
thanks to the trick} Rc5 27. cxd5 $1 {which is what I missed (after other
moves Black is more than fine).}) 24... Bf6 {Now however, we resume the
unhurried manoeuvring.} 25. Rcd2 Rc5 26. f4 {I was very uncertain about this
one, but I thought it was worth chasing the knight to a bad square, even at
the cost of weakening my own position slightly.} Ng6 (26... Nd7 {would be
desirable, but fails to} 27. Nc6 Rxc6 28. Bxc6 Qxc6 29. Rxd6 Qf3 30. Qf2 Qb7
31. Qg2 Qc7 32. Qd2 {and the pin on the d-file is Black's downfall.}) 27. Rd3 {
I thought the queen might find some useful work on the second rank.} h6 {
Eventually, this led to an ugly weakening on the dark squares, but that was
rather hard to foresee at this point, and the black king needs an escape hole,
just in case.} 28. Qd2 e5 {Gashimov decided not to wait any longer, and try to
free his game. This break is made possible by the fact that I have weakened my
position with f4, giving Black some counterchances.} 29. Nc2 $1 {Much stronger
than} (29. Ne2 b5 {with adequate counterplay for Black.}) 29... b5 30. axb5
axb5 31. Na3 {This is what I had been counting on, I reckoned that White would
have a huge advantage with the knight coming to c4. However, around this point
I realised that it wasn't all that simple.} bxc4 32. Nxc4 d5 {The point,
otherwise the d6-pawn falls and Black has a miserable position.} 33. Bxd5 {
After some thought I settled on this, which at least gives White a lasting
advantage with no risk.} (33. Nb6 Qe6 {with the point of} 34. Nxd5 (34. Rxd5
Rcxd5 35. Nxd5 Ne7 {also leaves White with very few winning chances, as Black
gets to exchange his bad knight}) 34... e4 {is what I had missed. Surprisingly,
at least to me, Black wins material.}) 33... Qxh3 34. Qg2 Qxg2+ {Black has to
exchange queens to save his f7-pawn.} 35. Kxg2 exf4 36. exf4 {Material is
sharply reduced, and there are opposite-coloured bishops on the board, but as
it's often been shown in practice, that doesn't always guarantee a draw. Here,
White has some concrete advantages: His minor pieces are more much active than
their black counterparts, and the passed b-pawn is potentially very dangerous.
Additionally, the f7-pawn needs protection.} Rc7 37. Ne3 Rcd7 38. Ng4 {I was
very happy to find this manoeuvre.} (38. b4 Ne7 39. b5 Rd6 {leads nowhere, as
I don't want to move the bishop and exchange rooks.}) 38... Bb2 $2 {A serious
inaccuracy.} (38... Bc3 {was much better. Paradoxically, the bishop is less
exposed here than on b2, as is apparent in the game} 39. Nf2 f5 {and Black
keeps excellent drawing chances, as is apparent in the line} 40. Be6 Rxd3 41.
Rxd3 Rxd3 42. Nxd3 {and the bishop is not hanging, so that Black can safely
protect the pawn with ...Ne7.}) (38... Ne7 {might be tempting, but leads to a
very unfortunate transformation for Black} 39. Nxf6 gxf6 40. Bc4 Rxd3 41. Rxd3
Rxd3 42. Bxd3 {and with a passed pawn and the stronger miner piece, White
should win despite material equality.}) 39. Nf2 f6 {An ugly move, but probably
not a bad one.} (39... Rb8 40. Bc4 {also leaves Black with an unpleasant
position.}) 40. Be4 Nf8 {Absolutely forced;} (40... Rxd3 41. Rxd3 Rxd3 42. Nxd3
{leaves two black pieces hanging.}) 41. b4 {Finally, the time has come to
advance this pawn.} Rxd3 42. Nxd3 Bc3 43. Rc1 Bd4 (43... Rd4 44. Kf3 Bxb4 45.
Nxb4 Rxb4 46. Rc8 {costs Black the knight on f8.}) 44. Nc5 Be3 {I was happy to
see this one, as I was sure that the plan involving putting a rook on the
second rank would lead nowhere.} (44... g6 {would also not have solved Black's
problems, due to the clever} 45. Rd1 f5 46. Nb7 $1 (46. Bf3 Bf6 {is naturally
harmless}) 46... Rd7 47. Bc6 Rc7 48. b5 Bb6 49. Nd6 {and, mainly due to the
passive positions of his pieces, Black still has a very difficult position.})
45. Rc3 Rd2+ 46. Kf3 Bd4 47. Rc4 g6 {Preparing to weave a mating net, but
White has a simple answer.} 48. Nd3 {Now the threat is parried, and White can
launch a counterattack.} Bg1 49. Rc8 $2 {A mistake, which seriously
complicates my task.} (49. Rc1 {was correct, with the idea of forcing the
black bishop to d4, a square the knight needs.} Bd4 50. f5 {I rejected this
because of} gxf5 51. Bxf5 Ne6 {activating the black knight, and failing to
spot the simple} 52. Ke4 Re2+ 53. Kd5 {and White wins a piece.}) 49... Kg7 50.
Rc7+ Kg8 51. f5 {This was my point, as now Black cannot play ...gxf5 Bxf5 Ne6
due to the check on e6. However, Black has another trick, which I failed to
spot.} g5 $2 {Now the black knight is left completely paralysed.} (51... h5 $3
{would most probably have saved the day} 52. fxg6 Ne6 53. Rd7 Nd4+ (53... Ng5+
54. Kf4 {is simple; the white king does not get mated here}) 54. Kf4 {I
finished calculating here, thinking that White is easily winning, but Black
continues with} Ne2+ {This one escaped my line of vision. Now White has
nothing better than} 55. Kf5 Nxg3+ 56. Kf4 Nxe4 57. Kxe4 h4 58. Kf5 h3 59. Kxf6
Bb6 {and miraculously, Black makes a draw.}) 52. g4 {A very important move,
now the white king will never get in trouble, and I can now calmly go about
converting my advantage.} Bh2 53. Rb7 Rc2 54. Nc5 Rc3+ 55. Ke2 h5 {Desperation,
but what else to do? Bd5 followed by Ne6 is a threat, and the otherwise
desirable} (55... Bd6 {runs into a nasty fork:} 56. Bd5+ Kh8 57. Ne4) 56. gxh5
g4 57. Ne6 Rc8 58. b5 {My first priority was to keep the black knight passive,
and so winning a second pawn with} (58. Rg7+ Kh8 59. Rxg4 Nd7 {was not very
tempting.}) 58... Rb8 {The best try, but the endgame is easily winning for
White.} 59. Rxb8 Bxb8 60. Bd5 {Very accurate. Now ...Nd7 is naturally not
possible due to Nc5+.} Ba7 {He needs to prevent b6, but now I can simply march
with the king to g3 and pick up the pawn.} (60... Nxe6 61. fxe6 Kf8 62. h6 f5
63. h7 Be5 64. b6 {leaves Black with too many passed pawns to handle.}) 61. Kf1
Be3 62. Kg2 Kf7 63. Nxf8+ {The end of a long and interesting journey for this
knight. Finally the time has come to exchange the unfortunate knight on f8.
The two passed pawns are too far apart for Black to deal with both.} Kxf8 64.
Kg3 Ke7 (64... Kg7 65. Kxg4 Kh6 66. Bf7 {followed by a king march to the
queenside, is also quite elementary.}) 65. Kxg4 Kd6 66. Kf3 {Since Black has
to let one of my pawns advance to the sixth rank, the game is over.} Bd2 67. b6
{My best game in Wijk aan Zee this year, and apart from the mistake on move 49,
a game I'm quite proud of!} 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Carlsen,M"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Before this game I had lost to Vishy in a complicated struggle, so for this
game I decided that I should just try and make a draw, (which is not an easy
task anyway) and not lose 3 out of the last four games, winning against van
Wely only by a miracle.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 {I must admit that I
rather expected the Catalan here, but possibly because I had defended quite
confidently against his Catalan in the Tal he decided to switch this time} c5
4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 (7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 {hasn't given
White much lately, neither after} 9. d4 ({Nor} 9. e4 Nb4 $1) 9... cxd4 {
As for instance in Aronian-Jakovenko} (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be4 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12.
Kxg2 O-O 13. e4 {Was probably somewhat better for White in Carlsen-Aronian,
Elista 2007.})) 7... cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Ng5 {A fairly old line I
think, which is not considered especially dangerous for Black if he's well
prepared. Unfortunately I couldn't remember anything, and so I had to start
thinking from this point.} Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nc6 {I didn't find a comfortable way
to put this guy on d7, so I came up with this move, which is part of a plan
which turned out to have a reasonably good reputation.} 12. Qf4 O-O 13. Nce4
Ne8 {Retreating is considered to be the normal reaction to Ne4. The black
position is now slightly awkward, but the white knights are not perfectly
placed either.} 14. b3 Ra7 15. Bb2 Rd7 {This move is probably not really
necessary, but I thought that there was no better square for the rook anyway,
and overprotecting the d6-pawn might turn out to be useful at some point. I
had already spent a lot of time here, 45 minutes, but he had also spent some
time, almost 40 minutes, which left me feeling relieved that he was not still
in his preparation. Still, things are not really easy for Black. His
coordination is somewhat worse than it usually is in the hedgehog, and I found
it hard to find constructive waiting moves.} 16. Rac1 {h4 or Nf3 could also be
considered, but the text is quite reasonable as well.} Nc7 {I spent quite some
time on this move, which has the purpose of protecting e6, preparing f5. There
were of course alternatives, the most natural being the more hedgehog-like} (
16... Qa8 17. Nf3 b5 {I rejected it because I wasn't sure whether bxc4 bxc4
would really improve my position. That is why I decided that going for f5 and
g5 was just according to the demands of the position.}) 17. Nf3 f5 18. Nc3 g5 {
Not especially aggressive or anything, just a normal continuation of the plan
starting with Nc7.} 19. Qd2 (19. Qe3 g4 20. Nd2 {Not} (20. Nd4 Bg5 21. Nxc6
Bxe3 22. Nxd8 Bxc1 {winning an exchange.}) 20... Bg5 21. Qxb6 {was another,
computer-like option. I thought that I would have very good counterplay after}
Qa8 22. f3 $8 {and now just 22...Ne5 or even 22...Rb8 23.Qf2 Ne5 gives Black
active piece play and good compensation for a pawn.}) 19... g4 20. Ne1 (20. Nd4
$6 {would be worse, since now} Bg5 21. e3 Ne5 {leaves the knight practically
untouchable on e5. Note that it also makes it more difficult to create active
play for White, since b4 and c5 would be almost impossible to carry out, as
Rxd4 and a knight move to f3 would probably be strong then.}) 20... Bg5 {
An important element in my plan. The weak f3-square will now be a constant
worry for White.} 21. e3 Rff7 {A good prophylactic move, preventing Na4 and c5
and preparing to redeploy the knight with Ne8-f6-e4 without having to worry
about Nd5.} 22. Kg1 Ne8 23. Ne2 {A natural manoeuvre. The diagonal is opened
for his bishop and the knight is transferred to a better square.} Nf6 24. Nf4
Qe8 {I would have liked to play Ne4 immediately, but I rejected it because of
the queen sac:} (24... Ne4 25. Nxe6 $2 Qe8 26. Nxg5 Nxd2 27. Nxf7 {I don't
really understand why though, since, as any engine points out,} Ne4 28. Nh6+
Kf8 {with the point that 29.Nxf5 Qf7 wins for Black.}) 25. Qc3 (25. Bxf6 {
was an option, but at the same time it's hard to see how White can play for an
advantage after giving up this bishop.}) 25... Rg7 {I really wanted to get
that thing to e4. I felt that the position was about equal or maybe slightly
better for White, but I was rather worried that I would blow it before the
time-control, as I only had 17 minutes left here. At the same time I saw that
Kramnik clearly was suffering from a cold and was feeling uncomfortable, which
comforted me a little (thinking about my chances in this game that is!).} 26.
b4 Ne4 27. Qb3 Rge7 28. Qa4 $6 ({Rybka's suggestion of} 28. f3 gxf3 29. Nxf3
Bf6 {really doesn't impress me much, but}) (28. h4 {as suggested by Nigel
Short during my press-conference after the round was probably an improvement
of the white position, and certainly better than the text. After only h4 I can
only repeat my evaluation after my 25th move: equal or slightly better for
White. The knight on e4 is certainly pretty, but the f4-knight is a good piece
as well. It's not easy to take advantage of my weakened king, and not easy to
make any clear progress for either side.}) 28... Ne5 29. Qxa6 $2 (29. c5 {
is well met by} Nc4 $1 {so White should rather admit failure with}) (29. Qb3 {
after gaining two tempi Black is obviously slightly better, but the white
position is certainly playable.}) 29... Ra7 30. Qb5 {Having seen that} (30.
Qxb6 Reb7 31. Qd4 Bf6 {would leave his queen trapped in the centre, Kramnik
was forced to make this move, which he actually accompanied with a draw offer.
I was slightly tempted of course, since I would have been happy with a draw
before the game, but I realised that my position was so much better that I
simply had to decline.}) 30... Qxb5 31. cxb5 Rxa2 32. Rc8+ Kf7 33. Nfd3 Bf6 34.
Nxe5+ (34. Bxe5 dxe5 35. Rc6 Ng5 {is winning for Black.}) 34... dxe5 (34...
Bxe5 {was probably better, but in time-trouble I was reluctant to allow} 35.
Bxe5 dxe5 36. Nd3 {which however is well met by} Kf6 37. Rf8+ Kg7 38. Rd8 (38.
Rb8 Rd7 $19) 38... Nc3 39. Rf1 (39. Nxe5 Nxd1 40. Rxd1 {is better but should
lose as well.}) 39... Rd2 $1 {and wins.}) 35. Rc2 (35. Nd3 {leaves Black with
a pleasant choice between} Nxf2 {and} (35... Ng5 {so White should rather
retreat.})) 35... Rea7 36. Kg2 (36. Kf1 {was better, the king later headed in
this direction anyway.}) 36... Ng5 37. Rd6 $2 {This pseudo-active move makes
matters much worse for White, but Black had a practically winning positional
advantage anyway.} e4 38. Bxf6 Kxf6 39. Kf1 (39. Rxb6 Ra1 40. Re2 Nf3 {loses
at once.}) 39... Ra1 40. Ke2 (40. Rcd2 Rb1 41. Rd1 Rxb4 42. Rxb6 Rb2 {leaves
White defenceless against the threats of Raa2 and Nh3.}) 40... Rb1 {I made
this move with only some 15 or so left on the clock, but I actually even spent
some seconds on Rb1, so I wasn't really worried about losing on time.} 41. Rd1
(41. Rxb6 {leads to mate after the computer-like} {or loses a piece after} Rd7
(41... Raa1 42. Kd2 (42. Ng2 Nf3 $19) 42... Rxe1)) 41... Rxb4 42. Ng2 Rxb5 {
Black is obviously winning now, and White might as well have resigned here. I
understand that Kramnik chose to play on for a while though, as he couldn't
have been especially happy about the way things turned out.} 43. Nf4 Rc5 44.
Rb2 b5 45. Kf1 Rac7 46. Rbb1 (46. Kg2 {allows the exchange of one rook, which
is desirable for Black.} Rc1 47. Rxc1 Rxc1 48. Rxb5 Nf3 49. Ne2 Re1 50. Rb2 Kg5
{and White is completely tied up, he cannot even play h4 due to gxh3 and Re2.
Black will win by playing e5 and h7-h5-h4.}) 46... Rb7 47. Rb4 Rc4 48. Rb2 b4
49. Rdb1 Nf3 50. Kg2 Rd7 $1 {The last good move, forcing the exchange of one
rook. The rest doesn't require any comments.} 51. h3 e5 52. Ne2 Rd2 53. hxg4
fxg4 54. Rxd2 Nxd2 55. Rb2 Nf3 56. Kf1 b3 57. Kg2 Rc2 {I was obviously elated
to win with Black against (a slightly weakened I have to add) Kramnik, I
almost couldn't believe it. After this I again shared the lead, and even
though I couldn't make anything of my slight advantage in the last game and
win the tournament outright, I'm obviously very happy with my shared victory
with Aronian.} 0-1

[Event "Alekhine Memorial-01"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1956.10.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Black "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1956.10.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 (3... a6 4. Bg2 b5) 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3
Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qf4 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb8 11. b3 (11. e4 $5 Qxf4 12.
Bxf4 Rfd8 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nd4 Na5 15. b3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 d6 17. exd6 Bxd6 18. Bxd6
Nxd6 19. Rd2 $14 {Karpov,An-Petrosian,T/Milan/1975/}) 11... Rd8 12. Bb2 Qxf4 (
12... Na5 13. Qxb8 Raxb8 14. Nb5 d5 15. cxd5 a6 16. Nc3 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18.
Rac1 $14 {Romanishin,O-Gipslis,A/URS/1973/}) 13. gxf4 Na5 14. Ne5 $6 (14. Nd4
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 d5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Rxd5 18. e4 Rdd8 19. Rac1 a6 20. f5 $14
{Benko,P-Saidy,A/USA/1969/}) 14... Bxg2 15. Kxg2 d6 16. Nf3 Ne8 (16... Rac8 $5)
17. Rd2 Rac8 18. Rad1 Nc6 (18... Bf6 $5 19. Ne4 (19. Nd4 $5) 19... Bxb2 20.
Rxb2 Kf8 21. Rbd2 Ke7) 19. Ba3 d5 $6 (19... Kf8 $5) (19... a6 $5 20. e4 (20.
Ne4 d5) 20... Kf8) 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 21. e4 Nf6 22. exd5 exd5 23. Ne5 $1 (23. Nxd5
Nexd5 24. cxd5 Nh5 25. f5 Rc5 {/\ Rd5/}) 23... Kf8 24. Nxd5 Nexd5 25. cxd5 Ne4
26. Rd4 Nd6 27. R1d2 (27. Nc6 $5 Rd7 28. Kf3) 27... Rc5 28. Kf3 Rc3+ 29. R4d3
Rc5 30. Nc6 Rd7 31. Nb4 (31. b4 Rc1 $8 32. Ra3 Nb5 33. Rad3 (33. Ra6 $2 Rxc6)
33... Nd6 34. a4 {/\ a5/}) 31... a5 32. Nc2 $6 (32. Nc6 $5) 32... Rdc7 33. Ne3
f5 $1 $44 34. Rd1 Kf7 35. Rg1 Kf6 36. Re1 Re7 (36... b5 $5 {/\ b4/}) 37. Re2
Re4 $6 (37... b5 38. Nd1 Rxe2 39. Kxe2 b4 $44) 38. Nd1 Rb5 39. Nc3 Rbb4 40. Kg2
$1 Rxe2 41. Nxe2 Rb5 42. Nc3 Rc5 43. Kf3 b5 44. a3 Ke7 45. Ke3 Rc8 (45... b4 $2
46. axb4 axb4 47. Na2 Rb5 48. Rd4 $18) 46. Ne2 (46. Kd4 $5) 46... a4 $6 (46...
Rc2 $1 47. Nd4 Ra2 48. Nc6+ Kf6 49. Nxa5 Rxa3 50. Nc6 Ra1 51. h3 Re1+ 52. Kf3
h6) 47. bxa4 bxa4 48. Rc3 Rb8 49. Rc7+ Kf6 50. Nd4 Ra8 51. Rc6 Ke7 52. Rc7+ Kf6
53. Rc6 Ke7 54. Nc2 Kd7 55. f3 g6 56. Kd4 Ra5 57. Rb6 Kc7 58. Rb4 Kd7 $6 (58...
Nb5+ 59. Ke5 Kd7 {/\ Nc7/}) 59. Rb8 $1 $18 Ke7 60. Nb4 (60. Rh8 h5 61. Rh7+ Kf6
62. Rd7 Ne8 (62... Ra6 63. Nb4 Rb6 64. Kc5 $18) 63. Nb4 $18) 60... Kf7 61. Nc6
Rb5 (61... Ra6 62. Kc5 $18) 62. Rd8 Ne8 63. Rd7+ Kf8 64. Nb4 (64. Nb4 Nf6 65.
Ra7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Panno, Oscar"]
[Black "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O c5 5. c4 e6 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. e3 d6
9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. d4 Rc8 (10... a6 $5 11. Rd1 Re8 12. Nc3 cxd4 13. Nxd4 (13. exd4
Bf8 14. Rac1 Rc8 $10 {Spasov,V-Ribli,Z/Indonesia/1982/ Inf 35/47/}) 13... Bxg2
14. Kxg2 Qc7 15. Rd2 Bf8 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. Kg1 Qb7 18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Nc5
$10 {Andersson,U-Hjartarson,J/Reykjavik/1991/}) 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Nc3 a6 13. Rac1
(13. d5 exd5 14. cxd5 b5 15. e4 Rfe8 $132) 13... Rfe8 $1 14. h3 (14. e4 cxd4
15. Nxd4 Bf8) 14... Qb8 15. Ne1 (15. e4 $5 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bf8 17. f4) 15... cxd4
16. Rxd4 (16. exd4 Bf8 $1 $10 (16... Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Qb7 18. Ne3 (18. d5 exd5 19.
cxd5 b5) 18... d5 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Ncxd5 exd5 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Nxd5)) 16...
Nc5 17. Rdd1 (17. Rcd1 $5) 17... Bxg2 18. Nxg2 Qa8 (18... Qa8 19. Nf4 (19. f3
$5 { e4}) 19... Nfe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 { 1/4b7,b5}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[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. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 (11. e4 $5 Qb8 $5 (11... O-O $5 12. Ba3 Nc5
13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 $14) (11... Qc7 12. Ba3 Nc5
13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Qc8 $5) 12. Bb2 (12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Qa7 $13)
12... O-O) 11... O-O 12. e4 Rc8 (12... Qc7 $5 13. Qe3 Rfe8 14. Nd4 Bf8 15. Rac1
Rad8 16. h3 g6 17. Kh2 Bg7 18. Qe2 Qb8 $13 {Vukic,M-Suba,M/Vinkovci/1977/}) (
12... Qb8 $5) 13. Nd2 $5 (13. Qe3 $5 {P d4/}) 13... Bc6 (13... Re8 $5) (13...
Qc7) 14. a4 (14. Rac1 b5 $5) 14... Qc7 15. h3 Rfe8 $10 16. Re1 Bf8 17. Kh1 Bb7
(17... g6 $5 {P g7,h5-h4/}) 18. Ba3 $6 (18. Rac1 $5 {P e3,f4,g4/}) 18... Nc5
19. b4 $6 (19. Rac1 $5) 19... Ncd7 20. f4 Red8 (20... e5 21. Qf2 (21. fxe5 Nxe5
22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. cxd5 Qc3 24. Qxc3 Rxc3) 21... exf4 22. gxf4 g6 23. Nd5) (20...
h5 $5 {Ph4/} 21. e5 dxe5 22. fxe5 Bxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Nh7) 21. Rac1 g6 22. Qf2 Bg7
23. Bb2 Qb8 24. Rb1 Ne8 25. Ne2 Bxb2 26. Rxb2 Qa8 (26... Qa8 27. Nc3 (27. a5
bxa5 28. bxa5 Nc5 $17) 27... a5 $1 28. bxa5 Qxa5 $17) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 (10. Rd1 a6 11. e4 O-O $6 (11... Qb8 $5) 12. Ba3 Nc5 13.
e5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Raxd8 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 $16) 10... a6 11. Rfd1 O-O 12.
Ng5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qc7 (13... Rc8 $5 14. Nce4 Rc6 $1) 14. Nge4 Qc6 15. f3 Rfd8
16. Rac1 (16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. e4 b5 $10) (16. Nxd6 $2 Nc5) 16... Nc5 17. Nxc5 $6
(17. Rc2 $5) 17... bxc5 (17... dxc5 $5 18. Qe5 $1 Bf8 $1 (18... Ng4 $6 19. Nd5
$1 $14)) 18. Qf4 d5 $1 19. cxd5 exd5 20. e4 $1 dxe4 (20... d4 21. Nb1 {
/\Na3-c4+/=/} (21. Na4 $5)) 21. fxe4 (21. Nxe4 $5 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Qxe4 23. fxe4
$14) 21... Qe6 (21... Bf8 $5 22. Qf3 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Re8) 22. Qf5 $6 (22. h3 $5
Bd6 23. Qf5 Be5 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Kf3 $13) 22... Qxf5 23. exf5 Ng4 $1 $17 24.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Ne4 Ne3+ 26. Kh3 (26. Kf3 Nxf5 27. Nxc5 Rd2 $17) 26... Nxf5 (
26... Rd5 $5) 27. Ba3 $1 (27. Nxc5 $6 Rd2 28. Na4 h5) 27... Rd4 28. Re1 g5 $6 (
28... h5 $5 29. Bxc5 Bxc5 30. Nxc5 Rd2 31. Re5 g6 32. Nxa6 Rxa2 33. Nc5 Kg7 {
/\Kh6,g5=/+/}) 29. Bb2 $1 (29. Bxc5 Bxc5 30. Nxc5 g4+ 31. Kg2 Rd2+ $17) 29...
Rd3 30. Nxg5 $1 (30. Nf6+ $6 Bxf6 31. Bxf6 h6 $15) 30... Rd2 31. Bc3 Rc2 32.
Re5 $1 f6 (32... Rxc3 33. Rxf5 f6 34. Ne4) 33. Rxf5 fxg5 34. Bf6 Bxf6 35. Rxf6
Rxa2 36. Rf5 g4+ (36... g4+ 37. Kxg4 Rxh2 38. Rxc5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Giardelli, Sergio Carlos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O (8... d6 $5 9. Bg5 (9. Rd1 $5) 9... a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 Bxf3 12. Qxf3
Ra7 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. Rac1 Nd7 $5 15. Qe3 Be7 16. b3 Rc7 17. Rc2 Nc5 $132 {
Ribli,Z-Van der Wiel,J/Baden-Baden/1992/ Inf 56/41/}) 9. Rd1 $5 (9. e4 $5 Nc6
10. Qe3 Bc5 11. Qe2 d6 12. b3 Nd7 13. Bb2 Nde5 14. Rad1 $14 {Smejkal,
J-Gligoric,S/Urbas/1977/}) 9... Qc8 (9... d6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nb5 d5 12. cxd5
exd5 13. Qf4 $16 {Portisch,L-Furman,B/JUG/1975/}) (9... d5 10. Ne5 Bc5 11. Qh4
$16) 10. Bf4 (10. Qf4 Na6 11. b3 d5 12. Bb2 dxc4 13. Rac1 Qc7 $1 $13) 10... Nc6
11. Qd2 Na5 12. b3 Bb4 13. Be5 Ne4 14. Qb2 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 d5 17.
Rac1 $1 Rd8 (17... dxc4 18. b4 Nc6 19. Qxc4 $16) 18. cxd5 Qxc3 (18... Bxd5 $5
19. Qe5 $1 (19. Qd3 Qb7 20. Ng5 g6 (20... Bxg2 21. Qxd8+) 21. e4 Bc6 22. Qxd8+
(22. Qe2 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 h6 $13) 22... Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Kg7 {1/4e7,h6@/}) 19...
Qb8 20. b4 (20. Rc7 Nc6 $1) (20. e4 Bb7) 20... Nc4 (20... Nb7 21. Qxb8 Raxb8
22. Ne5 $16) 21. Qxb8 Raxb8 22. e4 Bxe4 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rxc4 Rd1+ 25. Bf1
Rxf1+ 26. Kg2 Bxf3+ (26... f5 27. Rc8+) 27. Kxf1) 19. Rxc3 Bxd5 (19... Rxd5 20.
Rdc1 $16) 20. Ne1 $1 (20. Ne5 f6) 20... Bxg2 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Kxg2 $16 f6 23.
b4 (23. Rc7 $5 {b4/} Rd2 24. b4 Rxe2 25. Kf1 Rxa2 26. Rxa7) 23... Nb7 24. Rc7
Nd6 (24... Rb8 25. Nc2 a6 (25... e5 26. Ne3 {[]f5/}) (25... a5 26. Nd4 {[]c6/
} Nd8 27. b5 {[]c6/}) 26. f4 {<<f3,e4>>/}) 25. Rxa7 Nf5 26. Nd3 Nd4 (26... e5
27. a4 $18) 27. Nf4 $1 g6 (27... e5 28. Nh5 $18) 28. e3 e5 (28... Nc6 29. Nxe6
Re8 (29... Rd6 30. Ra8+ Kf7 31. Nd4) 30. Nc7 {<<a8/}) 29. exd4 exf4 30. Rb7
fxg3 31. hxg3 Ra8 (31... Rxd4 32. Rxb6 $18) (31... Rd6 32. a4 $18) 32. Rxb6 Kf7
(32... Rxa2 $5) 33. d5 $1 Rxa2 (33... Ke7 34. Re6+ Kf7 35. Re2) 34. Rb7+ $18
Ke8 35. Rxh7 Rd2 (35... Rb2 36. Rb7) 36. b5 Rb2 37. Rb7 Rd2 38. b6 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. O-O $6 (6. Nc3 $5 Nc7 (
6... g6 $5) (6... e6 $5)) 6... e5 7. Nc3 Be6 8. d3 (8. Ng5 $5 Qxg5 9. Nxd5 Qd8
10. Ne3 $10) 8... Be7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. a3 f6 11. Rc1 (11. Rb1 $5 {P d5,b4}) 11...
Qd7 $15 {@} 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bc3 Rfd8 14. Nd2 Bxg2 (14... Be6 $5) 15. Kxg2
Qd5+ 16. e4 $6 (16. Kg1 {P a4, c4} b5 $5) 16... Qe6 (16... Qxd3 17. Qb3+ Kh8
18. Qxb7) 17. Nc4 Rd7 18. Qc2 Bf8 19. Ne3 Rad8 $17 20. Rcd1 b5 (20... Kh8 $5)
21. Nd5 Ne7 22. Ne3 Kh8 23. b3 f5 $1 24. Ba5 Rc8 25. exf5 Nxf5 26. Nxf5 Qxf5
27. Rd2 (27. b4 c4 $1) 27... Rd5 28. Bc3 (28. Rc1 {P b4} Rc6 29. b4 $140 Rh6)
28... Rcd8 29. Re1 (29. Rfd1 R8d6 {P h6-/+}) 29... Rxd3 (29... h6 30. Re3 $5 (
30. Qb2 Rxd3 31. Rxe5 Qg6) (30. Re4 $2 Rxd3 $1)) 30. Rxd3 Qxd3 31. Qxd3 Rxd3
32. Bxe5 Rxb3 $4 (32... Kg8 33. Re3 Rxe3 34. fxe3 Kf7 35. Kf3 Ke6 36. Ke4 g6
$15) 33. Bd6 $1 $18 c4 (33... Bxd6 34. Re8+ $18) (33... Kg8 34. Re8 $18) 34.
Re8 h6 35. Rxf8+ Kh7 36. Ra8 Rd3 37. Bb4 Rd7 38. Rb8 a6 39. Ra8 Rc7 40. Bc3 Rc6
41. Ra7 Kg6 (41... Rg6 42. f4 Kg8 43. Kf3 $18) 42. g4 Kg5 43. Kg3 (43. Kg3 g6
44. h4#) 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Najdorf, Miguel"]
[Black "Giardelli, Sergio Carlos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 O-O (7...
d6 8. e4 e5 9. Nh4 $5 Nc6 10. Nf5 Bf8 11. Qa4 g6 12. d4 $1 $16 {Vaganian,
R-Minasian,A/URS/1991/0:1 (57) Inf 53/480/}) (7... d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. d4 $14)
8. e4 d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc8 (10... Qc7 $5 11. Be3 (11. Ndb5 Qc6) 11... a6
12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. f4 Rfe8 14. Nd5 $5 exd5 15. cxd5 Qb8 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nc5
18. c7 Qxc7 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. b4 exf4 22. Bxf4 {Ftacnik,L-Browne,W/
USA/1991/1:0 (61) Inf 51/41/} Qb7 $1 $13) 11. b3 $6 (11. Be3 a6 (11... Qxc4 $2
12. e5 $1 $16) 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. f4 $36) 11... a6 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Qe2 Re8 14.
Kh1 Bf8 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. Nc2 (16. f4 e5 $5 $13) 16... Rad8 17. f4 g6 (17... e5
18. f5) 18. g4 h6 19. Ne3 Qb8 20. Nf1 b5 $1 21. cxb5 axb5 22. b4 (22. Qxb5 $2
Nxg4) (22. Nxb5 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Qxb5) 22... Bc6 (22... e5 $5 23. f5
d5 24. exd5 Bxb4) 23. Nd2 Nb6 $6 (23... e5 $5 24. f5 Nb6 25. Nb3 (25. Nxb5 $2
d5 26. exd5 Nbxd5) 25... d5 26. exd5 Nbxd5 27. Nxd5 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 (28. Bxe5
Rxe5 29. Qxe5 Qxe5 30. Rxe5 Bxg2+ $19) 28... Rxd5 29. Rxd5 Qa8 30. Qg2 (30.
Qxb5 Nxd5 $36) 30... Qxd5 31. Qxd5 Nxd5 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Bxe5 Nxb4 34. Nd4
Nxa2 35. Nxb5 $10) 24. Nxb5 $1 e5 25. Rc1 Bd7 (25... Qb7 26. Nb3 Na4 27. Nxd6
Rxd6 28. Na5 Qa8 29. Bxe5 $36) (25... Bxb5 26. Qxb5 Nxg4 27. h3 Nf6 28. Nf3
Nbd7 29. Qxb8 Rxb8 30. fxe5 dxe5 31. a3 $16) 26. Nc7 Re7 (26... Bxg4 27. Qf2)
27. fxe5 dxe5 28. Na6 Qa8 29. b5 $6 (29. h3 Bc8 30. b5 $16) 29... Bxb5 $1 30.
Qxb5 Rxd2 31. Ba3 (31. Bxe5 Nxg4 32. Qxb6 Re6) 31... Ra7 32. Bxf8 Rxa6 (32...
Kxf8 $2 33. Qxb6 Rxa6 34. Qb4+ $18) (32... Qxf8 33. Qxb6) 33. Bxh6 Rf2 $5 (
33... Rdxa2 34. Qxe5 Nbd7 35. Qf4) 34. Re2 (34. Be3 $2 Rxg2 35. Kxg2 Qxe4+ $36)
34... Nxg4 35. Rxf2 (35. Bg5 Rxa2 $1 36. Rxa2 Qxa2) 35... Nxf2+ 36. Kg1 Ng4 37.
Bg5 Qa7 38. Qc5 Rxa2 39. h3 Ra5 $1 40. Qc7 Qxc7 41. Rxc7 Ra1+ 42. Bf1 Nh2 43.
Kxh2 Rxf1 44. Kg2 Re1 45. Bf6 (45. Rb7 Nc4 46. Bf6 g5) 45... Rxe4 46. Rc6 Rb4
47. Bxe5 Re4 48. Bf6 (48. Rxb6 Rxe5 $17) 48... Re6 49. Rxe6 fxe6 50. Kg3 Nd7 (
50... Nd7 51. Bb2 Kf7 52. Kg4 e5 53. Kg5 {h4,h5=/}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Kogan, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bc5 (7...
d6 $5) 8. Qf4 Nc6 9. Nc3 Ne7 (9... O-O $5 10. Rd1 Ne7 11. g4 Ng6 12. Qg3 Ne4
13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Ng5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Be7 16. Nf3 a6 17. Be3 d6 18. Rac1 Qc7 $10
{Dzuban,O-Petrosian,T/Moscow/1979/0,5/31/}) 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 O-O (11...
Qc8 12. Nce4 Qc6 13. f3 $16) (11... Ng6 $5 12. Qd2 (12. Qf3 Ne5 13. Qf4 Ng6 $10
) 12... Qc8 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Qc6 15. f3 Be7 16. b3 Rd8 17. Bb2 d5 18.
cxd5 Rxd5 19. Qe3 O-O 20. Rac1 Qd7 $132) 12. Rd1 Ng6 13. Qd2 Qc8 14. Nge4 Be7
15. b3 d5 (15... Rd8 16. Bb2 $14) 16. cxd5 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 exd5 18. Ng5 (18. Qxd5
$4 Rd8 $19) (18. Nc3 Bb4 19. Bb2 Rd8 20. a3 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Qxc3 22. Bxc3 Rac8
23. Rac1 f6 $14) 18... Bf6 (18... Qg4 $5 19. h3 (19. Nf3 Bf6 20. Bb2 Bxb2 21.
Qxb2 Nf4+ 22. Kg1 Nh3+ 23. Kf1 Ng5 24. Nxg5 Qxg5 25. Qd4 Rad8 $14) 19... Bxg5
20. hxg4 Bxd2 21. Rxd2 Rfd8 22. Ba3 Rac8 23. Rad1 h6 $14) 19. Bb2 Bxb2 20. Qxb2
Qg4 21. Nf3 Nf4+ 22. Kh1 Nh3 23. Rf1 Rae8 (23... Rfe8 $5) 24. Rad1 f5 (24...
Qe4 25. Kg2 $1 Qg4 26. e3 $16) 25. Rxd5 Re6 (25... f4 26. Qd2 fxg3 27. fxg3 $16
) 26. Qd2 Rfe8 27. Rd8 Rxe2 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Kg2 h6 30. Nh4 Ng5 31. Qd5+ Kh7
32. Qxf5+ Qxf5 33. Nxf5 Re2 34. h4 Ne6 (34... Ne4 35. Kf3 Nc3 36. Rc1 Nxa2 37.
Rc7 $16) 35. Ra1 Nc5 (35... g6 $5 36. Ne3 h5) 36. Kf3 Rb2 37. Ke3 (37. h5 $5)
37... a5 38. h5 a4 39. bxa4 Nxa4 40. Rd1 (40. Rd1 Nc5 (40... Rxa2 41. Rd7 $18)
41. Rd2 Rb4 42. Rd6 Ra4 43. Rg6 $18) 1-0

[Event "WchT U26 03rd"]
[Site "Graz"]
[Date "1981.08.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1981.08.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
d6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. d4 a6 11. Rc1 (11. Qe2 Ne4 $10) 11... b5 $1 12. d5 (12. dxc5
Nxc5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Nxb5 Rxa2 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 $1 16. Qxd6 (16. Nxd6 Ba6 17.
Rxc5 Be2 $1 18. Qb1 Rb2 {/\ 19.... Bf1}) 16... Nxb3 17. Rcd1 Qxd6 18. Nxd6 Bxf3
19. Bxf3 Nd2 $16) 12... exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Bf6 $1 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 (15...
Qxf6 $1 {/^(f6-a1) /\ a6-a5, b5-b4, a5-a4}) 16. Nh4 a5 17. e4 Re8 18. Re1 {
/\ e5} g6 (18... a4 19. e5 $1 Rxe5 20. Rxe5 dxe5 21. Rxc5 $16 e4 22. Nf5 $1)
19. Qd2 b4 (19... a4 $2 20. b4) 20. a3 (20. f4 Nd7 21. Rcd1 a4 22. Nf3 axb3 23.
axb3 Qb6 $132 (23... Ra3 $132)) 20... bxa3 21. Ra1 Qe7 $1 22. h3 {/\ 23.Re3} (
22. Rxa3 $2 Nxd5) (22. e5 $2 dxe5 (22... a4 $2 23. exf6 Qxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rxe1+
25. Qxe1 axb3 26. Nf5 $3 $18 a2 (26... gxf5 27. Qe3 a2 28. Qh6 a1=Q+ 29. Bf1
Qxf6 30. Qxf6) 27. Nh6+ Kh8 28. Nxf7+ Kg8 29. Nh6+ Kh8 30. Qe7 a1=Q+ 31. Bf1)
23. d6 Qd7 $10) (22. f4 a4 23. e5 axb3 24. exf6 Qxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1
a2 $19) 22... Qe5 {/\ 23.... Qb2} 23. Rxa3 Qd4 $1 (23... Nxd5 24. Nf3 $2) 24.
Qxd4 $1 cxd4 25. Ra4 (25. Rd1 {>=} Nxe4 26. Rxd4 Nc5 27. b4 axb4 28. Rxa8 Rxa8
29. Rxb4 Kf8 $15 {>< Pd5}) 25... d3 (25... Bxd5 26. Rxd4 Rab8 27. Ra1) 26. Rd1
$6 (26. Rd4 Bxd5 27. Rxd3 Rab8 28. Ra1 Bxb3 29. Rxa5 Nxe4 30. Bxe4 $6 Rxe4 31.
Rxd6 Be6 32. Kg2 Re2 33. Ra3 Rbb2 34. Rf3 h5 {-/+/=/+}) 26... Nd7 27. b4 (27.
Rxd3 $2 Nc5) 27... axb4 28. Rxb4 Nc5 29. Nf3 Ra2 (29... Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Nxe4 31.
Ne1 Nc3 32. Rxd3 Ra1 33. Rxc3 Rxe1+ 34. Kh2 Rd1 $15) 30. e5 $1 dxe5 31. Rc1 Rc2
32. Rxc2 dxc2 33. Rc4 Nb3 34. Rxc2 Bxd5 35. Rc7 e4 36. Ne1 Nd4 37. Rd7 (37. Nc2
Ne6 (37... Nf3+ 38. Bxf3 exf3 39. Ne3 {/\ g4, Kh2-g3 =}) 38. Rd7 Rd8 39. Rxd8+
Nxd8 $17) 37... Re5 38. Nd3 $2 exd3 39. Bxd5 Kf8 (39... d2 40. Bxf7+ {/\ 41.Rd4
}) 40. Bc4 (40. Bxf7 Re4 $1 $19) 40... d2 41. Rxd4 Re1+ 42. Kg2 d1=Q 43. Rxd1
Rxd1 44. h4 Rc1 45. Bd5 Rc5 46. Bb3 Ke7 47. Ba2 h6 48. Bb3 Rc7 49. Ba2 Kd6 50.
Kh3 Ke5 51. Kg4 Ra7 52. Bb3 Rb7 53. Bd1 Rb2 54. Kf3 Kd4 55. Be2 Rb3+ 56. Kg2
Kc3 57. Bf3 Rb5 58. Bc6 Rc5 59. Be8 Rc7 60. Kf1 Kd2 61. Ba4 Rc1+ 62. Kg2 Ke1
63. Bb3 Rc7 64. f4 Ke2 65. Bd5 Ke3 66. Ba8 f6 67. Kg1 Rg7 68. Kg2 g5 69. hxg5
hxg5 70. fxg5 Rxg5 0-1

[Event "Belgrade Trako"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Arsovic, Goran"]
[Black "Timoshenko, Georgy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qh4 Rc8 12. Rac1 Re8 13. b3 a6 14. Bh6 Bh8 15.
Bh3 Bxf3 16. exf3 Rc5 17. g4 Ne5 18. Qg3 Rc8 19. Be3 Bg7 20. f4 Ned7 21. Qf3 h6
22. Qb7 Nc5 23. Qg2 Rb8 24. f5 g5 25. f4 Nh7 26. b4 Bxc3 27. Rxc3 Nd7 28. Qg3
Ndf6 29. Bg2 e6 30. fxg5 hxg5 31. Rxd6 Qe7 32. Rcd3 exf5 33. gxf5 Ne4 34. Bxe4
Qxe4 35. Bxg5 Qe1+ 36. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 37. Kf2 Re5 38. Rd8+ Rxd8 39. Rxd8+ Kg7 40.
f6+ Kg6 41. Be3 Re4 42. Rd4 Re6 43. Rg4+ Kf5 44. Rf4+ Ke5 45. Kg3 Rd6 46. Rh4
Rd3 47. Rh5+ Kxf6 48. Kf2 Nf8 49. Bxb6 Rd2+ 50. Kg3 Rxa2 51. Ra5 Rc2 52. Bd4+
Ke7 53. Bc5+ Ke8 54. Rxa6 Ne6 55. Ra8+ Kd7 56. Ra7+ Kc6 57. Ra6+ Kd7 58. Ra7+
Kc6 59. Rxf7 Rc3+ 60. Rf3 Rxc4 61. h4 Nxc5 62. bxc5 Rxc5 63. Kg4 Kd7 64. Re3
Rc8 $1 (64... Rc1 $10) 65. h5 Re8 66. Rf3 Ke7 67. h6 Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Woerishofen op 13th"]
[Site "Bad Woerishofen"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Espig, Lutz"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1997.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. b3 Be7 8. d4
cxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Ba3 Nc6 11. Qf4 Qc7 12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. Ng5 O-O 14. Nge4 Ne8
15. Qe3 Na7 16. Rac1 Nc8 17. Bb2 Qb8 18. a4 $4 (18. g4 $1 {>< Nc8, Ne8} d5 (
18... Qa8 19. g5 d5 $140 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Ng3 d4 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Qe4 $1 (23.
Rxd4 Bxg5) 23... Qxe4 24. Ncxe4) (18... f5 19. gxf5 exf5 20. Ng5 $18) (18... h6
$5 $14) 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Ng3 d4 21. Rxd4 Bc5 22. Qf4 $16 (22. Nce4 $5 Bxd4 23.
Bxd4 $40)) 18... d5 (18... d5 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Ng5 d4 21. Rxd4 Bxg5) 0-1

[Event "Dortmund-B"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Klinger, Josef"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {(Matthias Wahls)} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 a6
7. b3 (7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O (11... Qxc4 $2
12. Rc1 {/\ Nd5}) 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. f4 Rfe8 14. g4 h6 {14...Nf8; 14...Nc5; 14...
g6} 15. g5 hxg5 16. fxg5 Nh7 17. g6 $14) (7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 {/\ 9.b3; 9.Bg5 9.
Rd1} d6 9. Rd1 Be7 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nc6 12. Qf4 Ra7 $1 13. Nce4 (13. Nge4
{RR} Rd7 14. Be3 Ne5 $1 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Na4 Qa8+ 17. f3 Qc6 18. Nxb6 Rb7 19.
c5 dxc5 20. Nc4 $10 {Horvath,T-Schneider,A/HUN-ch/1984/1/2-1/2/}) 13... Rd7 14.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Nxh7 $1 Rxh7 16. Qe4 Rh5 17. Qxc6 Rc5 $13 {Ribli,Z-Wahls,M/BL
87\88/1/2-1/2/}) 7... d6 (7... Be7 $2 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Ba3 $14) 8. d4
cxd4 (8... Be7 $2 9. d5 $1) 9. Qxd4 $1 Nbd7 10. Ng5 $6 (10. Ba3 $6 Nc5 $1) (10.
Rd1 Be7 11. e4 Qc8 $5 (11... Qc7 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Rc8 $14) (
11... Qb8 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Ncd7 $14) 12. Bb2 (12. Ba3 $6 Nc5
13. e5 $2 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Ncd7 $1 $19) 12... O-O 13. Nd2 Qc7 14. Rac1 Rac8 15. h3
Rfe8 $10) (10. Bb2 {Uhlmann} Be7 {/\ 11...0-0, 12...Qc7, 13...Rad8, 14...Rfe8,
15...Bf8, 16...Qb8, 17...g6, 18...Bg7, 19...Ba8/19...Qa8}) 10... Bxg2 11. Kxg2
Qc7 $1 (11... Rc8 $2 12. Nge4 Rc6 13. Bg5 $14) 12. Rd1 Be7 13. Bb2 (13. Nge4
O-O $1 14. Bg5 (14. Nxd6 $2 Rfd8 15. e4 (15. Nde4 Nc5 $1) 15... e5 $19) 14...
Qc6 15. f3 Rfd8 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Rac1 Rac8 $10 {Olafsson,
H-Gurevich,M/Akureyri/1988/}) 13... O-O 14. Nge4 Rfd8 15. f3 $2 (15. Nxd6 $2
Nc5 $19) (15. Nxf6+ $10 Nxf6 16. e4 $10) 15... Ne8 $1 $15 16. Qe3 $2 (16. Rab1
Qb7 17. a4 Nc5 18. Ba1) 16... Qb7 17. a4 Rac8 $2 (17... Nc5 18. Nd2 (18. b4 Nd7
{/\ ...Rac8,...Ne5,...Rc7,...Rdc8}) 18... h6 $1 {/\ 19...Bg5, 20...Bxd2, 21...
Nxb3}) 18. Nd2 $2 (18. Rab1 $1 Nc5 19. Ba1) 18... h6 $2 {>= 18...Nc5!} 19. Qe4
Qb8 20. f4 {offering a draw} Bf6 {/\ 21...b5} (20... Ndf6 21. Qf3 d5 22. e4 $13
) 21. Qf3 Rc7 (21... b5 $5 22. axb5 axb5 23. cxb5 d5 24. e4 Nc7 $36 25. exd5
Nxd5 26. Nde4 (26. Nxd5 exd5 27. Bxf6 Nxf6 28. Qd3 Rc5 29. Ra5 Qc7 {/\ 30...Rc3
}) 26... Bxc3 27. Nxc3 Nxc3 28. Bxc3 Qxb5) 22. Rab1 Rdc8 23. Nde4 Be7 24. Ba1
Nc5 25. Nf2 (25. Nxc5 $2 bxc5 $1 {>< b3}) 25... Nd7 26. g4 $2 (26. e4 $6 Qb7 {
/\ 27...Bf6, 28...Nc5 /28...Bxc3 29...b5}) (26. Nfe4 $1 Nc5 27. Nf2 Bf8 {
/\ 28...Rd8, 29...Rcc8, 30...Nc7 /\ 31...b5} (27... Nb7 $5 {/\ 28...Na5, 29...
Nc6, 30...Na7, 31...b5})) 26... Nc5 $2 (26... Nf8 $1 {/\ 27...Ng6}) 27. e3 (27.
Rh1 Bh4 $1 (27... Nd7 $2 28. h4 Nf8 29. h5) 28. Qh3 Bf6 29. Qf3 Bxc3 $5 30.
Bxc3 b5 $1 $15) (27. Kg3 $5 g5 $1 28. e3 Nd7 {/\ 29...Nf8, 30...Ng6, 31...d5})
27... Nd7 28. Rbc1 Nf8 29. h3 (29. Kh3 $5 Ng6 30. Nfe4 Nh4 31. Qh1) (29. f5 Nd7
30. Nce4 b5 $1) 29... Ng6 30. Kh2 Nh4 31. Qg3 $2 (31. Qh1 $1 Rd7 $1 {/\ 32...
Rcd8, 33...Nc7 /\ ...b5/ ...d5} (31... g5 $6 {/\ 32...gxf4 33.exf4 d5} 32. Kg1
$1 Qa7 $5 33. Rd3 $1)) 31... Qb7 $19 {/\ 32...Nf3+} 32. Nfe4 (32. e4 g5 $1 33.
Nd3 (33. f5 d5 34. cxd5 Bd6 35. e5 Bxe5 36. Qxe5 Nf3+ $19) 33... Bf6 {/\ 33...
Bd4, 34...Nf6 /\ 33...Bxc3 34.Bxc3 Qxa4} 34. e5 $2 Nf3+ 35. Kh1 Nxe5+ $19)
32... b5 $1 33. axb5 axb5 34. cxb5 d5 35. Nd2 Nd6 36. b6 (36. Ne2 Rc2 $1 37.
Rxc2 Rxc2 38. Nd4 Ne4 39. Qe1 Ra2 40. Qe2 Bb4 $19) (36. Rc2 Nxb5 37. Rdc1 d4
38. exd4 Nxd4 39. Ra2 Ne2 40. Nxe2 Rxc1 41. Nxc1 Rxc1 $19) 36... Qxb6 37. Na4
$6 (37. Qf2 Qb4 38. Na2 Rxc1 39. Nxb4 Rxd1 $19) 37... Qb5 38. Nc3 (38. Rxc7
Qe2+) 38... Rxc3 39. Bxc3 Qe2+ 40. Kg1 Rxc3 41. Qf2 Qxe3 42. Qxe3 Rxe3 {
Matthias Wahls} 0-1

[Event "Lone Pine op Louis D. Statham Masters"]
[Site "Lone Pine"]
[Date "1979.04.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Petursson, Margeir"]
[Black "Tarjan, James Edward"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1979.03.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
a6 9. e3 d6 10. Qe2 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 Re8 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. h3 Rc7 14. d3 Qa8 15. e4
Nb8 16. Nh2 Nc6 17. f4 Nd7 18. g4 b5 19. g5 Nd4 20. Qf2 Nb6 21. h4 Rd7 22. Ng4
d5 23. cxd5 exd5 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. exd5 Bxd5 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Re1 Rdd8 28.
Bxd5 Qxd5 29. Re5 Qd7 30. Qg2 Kf8 31. Rce1 f5 32. Nf2 Bd6 33. Rxe8+ Rxe8 34.
Rxe8+ Kxe8 35. Qd5 Bxf4 36. Qg8+ Ke7 37. Qxg7+ Kd8 38. Qf6+ Kc7 39. Qxa6 Qd5
40. Qa7+ Kd8 41. Qxh7 Qf3 42. Qh8+ Kc7 43. Qxd4 Be3 44. Qe5+ Kc8 45. Qb2 f4 46.
Kf1 Qg3 47. Qe2 Kc7 48. g6 Qxg6 49. Qf3 Qf6 50. h5 b4 51. Kg2 Qb2 52. h6 Qxa2
53. h7 Qb2 54. Kf1 Qg7 55. Qh3 Bd4 56. Qf5 Kb7 57. Qxf4 Ka6 58. Ng4 Ka5 59.
Qf5+ Kb6 60. Kg2 Bc3 61. Kf3 Ka6 62. Ne3 Qb7+ 63. Qe4 Qf7+ 64. Ke2 Qxb3 $138 (
64... Qxb3 65. Qa8+ $18) 0-1

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Klaipeda"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Nc6 9. Qf4 O-O 10. b3 Qb8 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. Qxb8 Raxb8 13. Bf4 Rbc8 14. Ne5 Ba8
$6 (14... d6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Rd2 $14) (14... d5 $1 15. cxd5 Nxe5 16. d6 Rxd6
17. Bxb7 Rxc3 18. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rc2 20. Bf3 Rxa2 21. Rc1 Rd2 $10) 15. Nb5
$1 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 a6 18. Nd6 Rc6 19. h3 Bxd6 20. Bxd6 b5 21. c5
Ne4 22. Be7 Re8 23. Rxd7 Nxc5 24. Ra7 Ne4 25. Rd1 h6 26. Rdd7 Nc3 27. Ba3 e5
28. Rxf7 Rg6 29. h4 $1 h5 30. e3 Nxa2 31. Rf5 b4 32. Bb2 Nc3 33. Rxh5 Nb5 34.
Rb7 Nd6 35. Rxb4 Nf7 36. Rf5 Rc6 37. h5 Rc2 38. Ba1 Rd8 39. Bxe5 Rc5 40. f4 1-0

[Event "Match/Nation DDR-BUL 15-13"]
[Site "Zinnowitz"]
[Date "1982.09.16"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Tringov, Georgi Petrov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1982.09.16"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {DDR-BUL: 15-13 1.Runde: 3-5 2.Runde :5,5-2,5  3.Runde: 2,5-5,5 4.Runde:
6-2} Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Be7 8. O-O
d6 9. e4 a6 10. Qe3 Nbd7 11. Nd4 Qb8 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Re8 14. Rfe1 Qa7 15. h3
Rad8 16. g4 g6 17. Nde2 Nc5 18. Ng3 e5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 a5 21. f4 Bh4 22.
g5 Bc8 23. Rf1 Bxg3 24. Qxg3 Nd7 25. f5 Nc5 26. f6 h5 27. gxh6 Kh7 28. Bc1 Rg8
29. Be3 Bf5 30. Kh2 Rc8 31. Qh4 Qd7 32. Rac1 Qd8 33. Rc3 Nd7 34. Bd2 Nc5 35.
Rg3 Qd7 36. Be3 Bd3 37. Rf2 Bb1 38. a3 Bf5 39. Rg5 Bd3 {time} 1-0

[Event "Moscow-4teams"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.02.24"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1981.02.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union Seniors"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union U26"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
d6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. d4 a6 11. Qe2 Ne4 12. Rfd1 Qb8 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15.
Nxd7 Qb7 16. Nxf8 Bf3 17. Qd3 Rxf8 18. Rd2 f5 19. Re1 Qc8 20. Qc3 Rf6 21. a3 $4
Qe8 $1 {>< Qc3, Bb2} 22. dxc5 Qh5 {/\ Qh2, Rh6, Rh1#} 23. h4 Qg4 24. Kh2 bxc5
25. Rh1 Rg6 26. Kg1 Bxh4 27. Qa5 (27. Rxd6 Bxg3) 27... h6 0-1

[Event "OHRA Crown Group"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1985.07.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "1985.07.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. b3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bb2 f6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8.
e3 Be6 9. Bc4 Qd7 10. O-O Bxc4 11. bxc4 Be7 12. d4 cxd4 13. exd4 exd4 14. Nxd4
O-O 15. Qf3 Nc6 16. Nf5 {[#]} Ne5 $2 (16... Rad8 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Rd5 $14) (
16... Rf7 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Rd5 Bf8 $11) 17. Bxe5 fxe5 18. Qd5+ (18. Qd5+ Qxd5
19. Nxe7+ Kf7 20. Nxd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Berlin East DSV"]
[Site "Berlin East"]
[Date "1982.10.20"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Ermenkov, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1982.10.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Be7 8. O-O
d6 9. e4 a6 10. Qe3 Nbd7 11. Nd4 Qc7 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Rfe8 14. h3 Bf8 15.
Rfe1 Rac8 16. Re2 Qb8 17. Rd1 Qa8 18. Qd2 Qb8 (18... d5 $1 19. exd5 (19. e5 Ne4
$1 $17) 19... exd5 20. cxd5 Nxd5 $10) 19. Ba1 Ba8 20. Qe1 Bb7 21. Re3 Ba8 22.
Bb2 Bb7 23. g4 $1 h6 (23... g6 24. Nde2 $1 $16 {>< d6}) 24. Qf1 Rcd8 25. Nde2
b5 $6 26. cxb5 axb5 27. a3 $1 (27. Nxb5 Bxe4 $1 $15) 27... Ba8 (27... b4 28.
axb4 Nb6 29. Nd4 d5 30. Qb5 $16) 28. Nd4 $1 b4 29. axb4 Qxb4 30. Ncb5 $1 Qa5 $1
31. Bc3 Qb6 32. Ra1 $1 Rc8 33. Ba5 $1 Qb8 $6 (33... Qb7 $142) 34. Bc7 $3 Rxc7 (
34... Qb7 $2 35. Ra7) 35. Rxa8 $3 Rc1 $1 36. Qxc1 $1 Qxa8 37. e5 $1 Rc8 (37...
Nd5 38. exd6 Rc8 39. Qe1 $1 $16) 38. Rc3 $1 Rxc3 39. Qxc3 Nd5 (39... Ne4 40.
exd6 $16) 40. exd6 e5 (40... N7f6 41. Qc6 $16) 41. Bxd5 $1 Qxd5 42. Qc6 $1 Qxc6
43. Nxc6 f5 $5 (43... f6 44. Nd8 $1 $16 {/\ b4,Ne6-c5}) 44. Ne7+ $1 (44. gxf5
Kf7 45. Nd8+ Kf6 46. b4 Kxf5 47. Nb7 $16 {/\ Nc5}) 44... Bxe7 45. dxe7 Kf7 46.
Nd6+ $1 Kxe7 47. Nxf5+ Kf6 48. Ng3 $1 (48. Kg2 h5 $1 $14) 48... Kg5 49. b4 $1
g6 (49... Kh4 50. Kg2 g6 51. Ne4 h5 52. f3 $16) 50. Ne4+ $1 Kf4 51. Nc5 Nb6 52.
Ne6+ $1 Ke4 (52... Kf3 53. Nf8 $1 g5 54. Ng6 e4 55. Ne7 $18 {/\ Nf5}) 53. Nf8
$1 g5 54. Ne6 $1 Kd5 55. Nd8 $1 Kc4 56. Nf7 Kxb4 57. Nxh6 Kc4 58. Nf7 Kd4 59.
Nxg5 Nd5 60. Ne6+ $1 Ke4 61. Kg2 Ne7 62. h4 Kd5 (62... Kd5 63. Nf8 e4 64. h5
Ke5 65. Ng6+ Nxg6 66. hxg6 Kf6 67. Kg3) 1-0

[Event "Moscow-4teams"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.02.28"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1981.02.22"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union U26"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 O-O 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7
15. Nd4 Qc8 16. b3 Re8 17. a4 Qc5 18. Ra2 Bf6 19. Rad2 Rc7 20. Qb1 Be7 21. b4
Qh5 22. Rc2 Rec8 $10 23. b5 $2 axb5 24. axb5 (24. Nxb5 Rd7 $1 $17 {>< Pa4, Pc4}
) 24... Rxc4 $1 25. Rxc4 (25. Nc6 Rxc2 26. Nxe7+ Kh8 $1 (26... Kf8 $2 27. Nxc8
Qxe2 28. Rf1 Rxc8 29. Qxh7) 27. Bf3 $1 Qe5 $1 (27... Qc5 $2 28. Nxc8 Qxc8 29.
Bc6 Rc5 30. Rxd6 Nxc6 31. Qd3 $1) 28. Nxc8 Rxc8 $17) 25... Rxc4 26. Qa2 Qc5 27.
Qa8 $1 Rxd4 28. Qxb8+ Bf8 {Remisangebot abgelehnt} 29. Ra1 d5 $2 (29... h6 $1
30. Ra8 (30. Bf1 Rb4 31. Ra8 d5 32. Qe8 Rb1 33. Rc8 (33. Ra7 Qc1 $1) 33... Qb4
34. Kg2 d4 $1 35. Rc7 Qe1 36. Qxf7+ Kh7 37. Qxf8 Qxf1+ 38. Kf3 Rb3+ 39. Kg4
Qxe2+ 40. Kh3 Qe5 $19) (30. Qe8 Rc4 31. Bc6 (31. Ra8 $2 Rc1+ 32. Bf1 Qd5 33.
Qxf8+ Kh7 34. f3 Qd1) 31... Rc1+ 32. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 33. Kg2 d5 34. e3 $15) 30...
Rd1+ 31. Bf1 d5 32. Qe8 d4 33. Ra7 Qf5 34. Kg2 d3 35. Ra8 (35. exd3 Rd2) 35...
Qe4+ $1 36. f3 (36. Kh3 Qb4 $1) 36... dxe2 37. Qxf8+ Kh7 $19) 30. Bf1 Rc4 31.
Ra8 Rc1 32. Qe8 d4 33. Ra7 Qf5 34. Ra8 Qc5 35. g4 $2 Qd6 $2 (35... Qb4 $1 36.
Ra7 (36. h3 $1 h6 $1 37. Kg2 Rc7 $1 {+/-/+-} (37... Qe1 38. Qxf8+ Kh7 39. Qh8+
$1 (39. Qxf7 $2 Qxf1+ 40. Kg3 Rc3+ 41. e3 Rxe3+ $1) 39... Kg6 40. Rg8 Qxf1+ 41.
Kg3 Qg1+ 42. Kf3 Qh1+ $10 (42... Rc3+ 43. e3) 43. Kg3)) 36... d3 $1 37. Qxf7+
Kh8 38. Qf3 d2 $19) 36. Rd8 Qb4 37. Rd7 h6 (37... d3 38. Qxf7+ Kh8 39. Rxd3
Qxg4+ 40. Rg3 Qf5 $10) 38. Qxf7+ Kh7 39. g5 (39. Qxe6 Qe1 40. Qe4+ Kh8 41. Qg2
Qxe2 42. Rd8 (42. Rxd4 Bc5 $10) 42... Rxf1+ $10) 39... Qb1 $1 40. g6+ (40. Kg2
Qe4+ $1 41. f3 Qf5 42. Qxf5+ exf5 43. gxh6 Kxh6 44. Rxd4 Bc5 45. Rd5 f4 $10)
40... Qxg6+ 41. Qxg6+ Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal International"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.04.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[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. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Nf6 7. d3 (7. d4 Ne4
8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. d5 O-O (9... e5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Bh3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 f5 13. e4 f4
14. Qd1 d6 15. Bd2 a5 16. Qa4 Bh6 17. Rac1 Bg5 18. Rc2 Kh8 19. a3 {Karpov,
An-Timman,J/Brussels/1986/1-0/105/}) 10. Ne1 $6 (10. Bh3 Bxf3 11. exf3 e5 12.
f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Bf6 15. Qa4 $13 {Karpov,An-Timman,J/Amsterdam/
1981/1/2-1/2/31/}) 10... Bxg2 11. Kxg2 b5 $1 12. cxb5 Qb6 $15 {Vaganian,
R-Timman,J/Niksic/1978/}) 7... O-O 8. e4 Nc6 9. Rb1 $6 (9. h3 $5) (9. d4 $2
cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nxe4 $1 $17) 9... e6 $1 {/\d5} 10. h3 d5 11. exd5 {
He wants a draw.} (11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bg5 dxe4 13. dxe4 Re8 $13) 11... exd5 12.
Bg5 dxc4 13. dxc4 h6 14. Be3 Ne7 {/\Nf5} 15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. Rbd1 Nf5 17. Bc1
Ne4 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ (19... Rd6 $5 20. Rxd6 Nexd6 $36) 20. Nxd1 Ned6
21. b3 Kf8 (21... Be4 22. g4) 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-ch54"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Dolmatov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1987.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. e4 Bb7 6. Qe2 d6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. O-O Qc7 11. b3 O-O (11... b5 $6 12. Ba3 bxc4 13. Qxc4 Qxc4
14. bxc4 {/\Rab1<<|^}) 12. Bb2 Nc6 $1 (12... Nbd7 13. Rae1 Rfe8 14. f4 {
/\e5->>>}) 13. Qd2 $6 (13. Nxc6 $5 Bxc6 14. Rac1 $14 {/\Nd5()}) (13. Qe3 $142 {
-A30}) 13... Rac8 14. Rac1 Qb8 15. h3 Rfe8 16. Kh2 Bf8 17. f4 $6 (17. Rfe1 $142
{Stohl}) 17... b5 $1 $36 18. cxb5 (18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. e5 $2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 (20.
Qxg2 dxe5 21. fxe5 Nd7 $17 {><e5}) 20... dxe5 21. fxe5 Qxe5 $17) 18... Nxd4 19.
Qxd4 axb5 20. Nxb5 $6 (20. a3 $142 $5 e5 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. Qb6 b4 23. axb4 Bc6
24. Qxb8 Rxb8 $15 {Stohl}) 20... Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Nxe4 $15 22. Qxe4 Qxb5 23. Rxc8
Rxc8 24. Rc1 d5 $1 (24... Rxc1 $2 25. Bxc1 d5 26. Qc2 $13) 25. Qe3 Rxc1 26.
Qxc1 $2 (26. Bxc1 $5 Qf1 (26... Bc5 27. Qf3 $15) 27. a4 h5 $15 (27... d4 $5 28.
Qd2 d3 {/\Bc5 Stohl})) 26... Qe2+ 27. Kg1 h5 28. a4 $6 (28. Qc3 $8 Bc5+ $1 29.
Qxc5 Qxb2 $17) 28... Bb4 $19 29. Bd4 Bd2 30. Qa1 Qf3 $6 (30... h4 $1 31. gxh4
Bxf4 32. Bf2 e5 33. a5 e4 {/\e3-+}) 31. Bf2 h4 $6 (31... Be3 $6 32. Bxe3 Qxg3+
33. Kf1 Qxe3 34. a5 $13) (31... Bc3 $1 {/\d4|^}) 32. gxh4 Qxh3 $2 (32... Bc3 $5
) (32... Bxf4 $5 $17 {/\Qh3}) 33. Qd4 Bc3 $2 (33... Qg4+ $5 34. Kf1 Bxf4 35. a5
Qf3 36. a6 e5 37. Qb2 (37. Qc5 $2 Qd3+ $19) (37. Qb6 d4 38. a7 Be3 $17) 37...
Be3 $1 {/\Qh1-+} 38. Kg1 Qg4+ 39. Kf1 Qd1+ $17) 34. Qe3 Qg4+ 35. Kh2 d4 36. Qe4
Qd1 37. a5 Qxb3 (37... Qd2 38. Kg3 Bxa5 39. Qxd4 $10 {Stohl}) 38. a6 Qa2 39.
Qa8+ Kh7 40. a7 (40. Kg3 f5 $1 41. a7 d3 42. Qe8 $10) 40... Qxf2+ 41. Qg2 $10 (
41. Qg2 Qxf4+ (41... Qxh4+ $2 42. Qh3 $18) 42. Kh1 Qc1+ 43. Kh2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel MTO op"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wohl, Aleksandar H"]
[Black "Gipslis, Aivars P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1996.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Nc6 9. Qf4 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb8 11. b3 Rd8 12. Bb2 d6 13. Rd2 a6 14. Rad1 b5 15. Ng5
bxc4 16. Nce4 $1 d5 (16... Ne5 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Ne4 $44) 17.
Qh4 $1 dxe4 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Rd7 $1 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Ke8 22. Rxf7
Ne7 23. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 (23... Qe5 24. Qxg7 Kd7 25. Bh3 $1 $40) 24. Qf7+ Kd8 25.
Nxe6+ Kd7 26. Nc5+ Kd6 27. b4 $1 Qe8 28. Qxf6+ Kc7 29. Qe5+ Kb6 30. Nd7+ $1 Kc6
(30... Qxd7 31. Qc5#) 31. Qc5+ Kxd7 32. Bh3+ 1-0

[Event "Copenhagen IM (Politiken Cup-05)"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1983.10.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jakobsen, Ole"]
[Black "Csom, Istvan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1983.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. b3 Qc7 8. Bb2
b6 9. e4 d6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bb7 12. g4 $1 Re8 13. g5 Nfd7 14. f4 Nc6 15.
Kh1 $1 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Bf8 17. Qf2 Qc5 18. Qh4 b5 19. Rf3 Be7 20. Rh3 Nf8 21. Rf1
$1 bxc4 $2 22. Nd5 $3 exd5 23. Bxg7 $3 dxe4 $1 (23... Kxg7 24. Qh6+ Kg8 25. f5
$18) 24. f5 $1 (24. Bxf8 $2 Qf5 $1 25. Bxe7 Rxe7 26. g6 f6 $17) 24... e3 $1 25.
Bxf8 $1 (25. Bxb7 e2 $1 26. Rg1 (26. Re1 Qxf5 {/\ Qf1}) 26... Qxg1+ $1 27. Kxg1
Bxg5 28. Qe1 Bd2 $1) 25... Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Bxg5 $1 27. Qxg5+ Kxf8 28. Rxh7 Qe5
29. Rf3 $4 (29. Qh4 Kg8 30. Rg1) 29... e2 $1 30. Rg3 Ra7 $1 31. Qg8+ (31. Rg7
$5 Qe4+ 32. Kh3 Qxf5+ 33. Qxf5 e1=Q 34. Rg8+ Ke7 35. Rxe8+ Kxe8 36. Rg8+ Ke7
37. Qg5+ Kd7 38. Qd8+ $10) 31... Ke7 32. Qxf7+ Kd8 33. Qxa7 Qe4+ 34. Kh3 Qxf5+
35. Rg4 Qf3+ 36. Rg3 Qf5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal International"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.05.06"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nc3
Na6 9. d4 d5 (9... Ne4 $5) 10. dxc5 (10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. e3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Rc8 $10
{Timman,J-Larsen,B/Bugojno/1978/}) (10. Ne5 $1 e6 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. cxd5 exd5
13. Nd3 {Andersson,U-Miles,A/Malta ol/1980/1-0/43/}) 10... Nxc5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5
12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 Bxd5 15. Rfd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lost Boys op"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1999.08.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Egeli, Per Ove"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2335"]
[Annotator "Chuchelov,V"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1999.07.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 Nbd7 8. e4
a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Rc1 Qb8 13. Qe2 Qa8 $2 (13... Be7)
14. Nd5 $1 $146 exd5 15. exd5 Kd8 16. b4 $1 (16. Nc6+ Rxc6 $5 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18.
Bd5 $1 $44) 16... Kc7 (16... Ne5 17. Nc6+ Kc7 18. Bxb6+ Kxb6 19. c5+ Kc7 20.
Nxe5 dxe5 21. Qxe5+ Kd8 22. c6 $18) 17. Nc6 Re8 (17... Bxc6 18. dxc6 Ne5 19. c5
b5 (19... bxc5 20. bxc5 Re8 21. Rb1 $18) 20. a4 bxa4 (20... Qb8 21. cxd6+ Bxd6
22. a5 $18) 21. b5 axb5 22. Qxb5 Rb8 23. Qb6+ Kc8 24. Bh3+ (24. Bg5 $5) 24...
Nfg4 25. Bxg4+ Nxg4 26. Bg5 $18) 18. Qd2 h6 19. a4 $1 Ng4 20. c5 $18 dxc5 (
20... Nxe3 21. cxb6+ $1 Nxb6 22. Rxe3 Rxe3 23. Qxe3 Nxa4 24. Ne5+) 21. bxc5
Nxe3 (21... Bxc5 22. d6+ Kc8 (22... Bxd6 23. Na5+ Bc5 24. Bf4+ Nge5 25. Nxb7
$18) 23. Bxc5 Rxe1+ (23... Nxc5 24. Rxc5 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 bxc5 26. Qe7) 24. Qxe1
bxc5 25. Qa5 $18) (21... bxc5 22. Bf4+ Bd6 23. Qa5+) 22. d6+ Kc8 23. Rxe3 Re6
24. Rxe6 fxe6 25. Ne7+ Bxe7 26. c6 Qb8 27. cxb7+ Kd8 28. Rc8+ 1-0

[Event "Berliner Sommer 16th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Lopez Martinez, Josep Manuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Chuchelov,V"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1998.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. d4 Nc6 12. d5 exd5 (12... Na5 13. Bf4 exd5 14.
exd5 Bd6 15. Ne5 Qc7 16. Qh5 $14) 13. exd5 Na5 14. Bf4 Bf6 15. Ne5 Bxe5 (15...
Re8 16. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Bxc3 18. c7 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 $18) 16. Bxe5 Qd7 (
16... Nc4 $2 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qg4+) 17. Qh5 f6 (17... Nc4 18. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 19.
Qg5+ Kh8 20. Qf6+ Kg8 21. Re4 Nd6 22. Re5 Rfe8 23. Rg5+ Kf8 24. Qh6+ Ke7 25.
Bh3) 18. Bf4 g6 19. Qh6 $5 $146 Rfe8 (19... g5 20. Bh3 Qg7 21. Be6+ Kh8 22.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Bc7 $16) 20. h4 Nc4 21. Re6 $1 $16 Qg7 22. Qxg7+ Kxg7 23. Rae1
$6 (23. Rd1 $5 Kf7 24. Rxe8 Kxe8 (24... Rxe8 25. d6 Bxg2 26. d7 $16) 25. Bf1
Ba6 26. Re1+ Kd7 27. Re4) 23... Rxe6 24. Rxe6 Kf7 25. Re4 b5 26. Re1 Rd8 27.
Rb1 a6 28. a4 Bxd5 29. Bxd5+ Rxd5 30. axb5 axb5 31. Rxb5 g5 32. hxg5 fxg5 33.
Be3 Nxe3 34. fxe3 Ke6 35. Kf2 Rf5+ 36. Ke2 g4 (36... Kd5 37. g4) 37. e4 Rf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "World U20-ch22"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1983.08.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Condie, Mark L"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Condie,M/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1983.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. Nf3 {the food was very bad and I picked up a bug which made me vomit and
suffer from diarrhoea throughout the tournament. Several times I had to leave
the the board during actual play. The first bout occurred before my round 3
game with Greenfeld which ended in a draw and thereafter I was troubled
throughout the tournament} Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3
Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 (9. Bg5) 9... a6 10. b3 (10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2
Nc6 12. Qf4 O-O 13. Nce4 $14) 10... Nbd7 11. Qe3 $6 {[%csl Re2] Une idée
bizarre jouée par l'autrichien HOELZ et l'écossais reprend ce thème auquel
il avait été confronté l'année précédente avec couleurs inversées.} (11.
e4 {La grande ligne} Qc7 (11... Qc8)) 11... Qb8 (11... Qc7 12. Nd4 Rc8 {
Hoelzl,F (2405)-Condie,M (2320) Luzern ol (Men) 1982 (9) 1/2}) 12. Nd4 Ne5 13.
Bxb7 Qxb7 14. f4 Ned7 15. Bb2 g6 16. Qf3 $1 {[%csl Rc6]} Qxf3 17. Nxf3 O-O 18.
e4 (18. Nd4 Rac8) 18... Rfd8 19. Ba3 Ne8 20. Rd3 (20. Rd2) 20... Nc5 21. Bxc5
$1 dxc5 22. Rad1 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. e5 $14 {[%csl Rd8][%cal
Gc3e4] Les Blancs ont une meilleure finale} h5 26. h3 Kf8 27. Kf2 Ke7 28. Ng5
Bc7 29. Nge4 Ng7 30. g4 $1 $16 {[%csl Gg7]} hxg4 31. hxg4 Ne8 32. Kf3 f6 33.
exf6+ Nxf6 34. Nxf6 Kxf6 35. Ne4+ Ke7 36. a4 {[%csl Rb6]} a5 37. Nc3 {[%cal
Gf3e4]} Kf6 38. Ke4 g5 $1 39. Ne2 Bb8 40. Kf3 Bc7 41. fxg5+ Kxg5 42. Nc3 Kf6
43. Ne4+ Kg6 44. Nf2 Kf6 45. Nd3 Kg5 46. Nc1 Bd6 47. Ne2 Be5 48. Ng3 Bc7 49.
Nh5 Be5 50. Ke4 Bh2 51. Ng7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World U20-ch22"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1983.08.25"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Condie, Mark L"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Condie,M/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1983.08.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 72]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 {la très solide
variante du double fianchetto qui avait notamment été utilisée pendant le
championnat du Monde en 1986} (5... e6 {plus courant} 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 (9. Bg5 $5 {Schandorff,L (2355)-Short,N (2510) Wch U20 Belfort
1983 1/2}) 9... a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 Qc8 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rac1 Re8 {[%cal
Ge7f8,Gg7g6] en jouant immédiatement le fianchetto au lieu de e6, les noirs
espèrent gagner du temps par rapport à cette manoeuvre de recyclage de la
grande variante par Bf8 et g6 et Bg7} 14. h3 Bf8) 6. d4 (6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Re1 {
[%cal Ge2e4]} Ne4 $5 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. d4 cxd4 10. Bh6 $1 Bxh6 11. Qxd4 {[%cal
Gd4e4,Gd4h8] La pointe!}) 6... cxd4 7. Qxd4 (7. Nxd4 $143 Bxg2 {les noirs
égalisent assez rapidement}) 7... Bg7 (7... Nc6 8. Qf4) (7... d6) 8. Nc3 d6 (
8... O-O $143 9. Qh4 $1 {[%cal Gc1h6,Rf3g5] avec une initiative des blancs à
l'aile-roi} d6 10. Bh6 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. b3 Rc5 {[%cal Gc5h5]} 13. Bxg7
Kxg7 14. Qd4 $1 Qa8 15. Rac1) 9. Rd1 (9. Be3 {l'alternative}) 9... Nbd7 10. b3
(10. Be3 $142 $5 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3 Rc7 {[%cal Gd8a8,Gf8c8]}
14. Bh6 Qa8 $1 $132 {[%cal Gf8c8,Ga8a2,Gb6b5] Un coup multi usage, il permet
de doubler les R, de faire pression sur la diagonale "h1a8" et de préparer la
poussée libératrice b5 en attaquant "a2"} (14... Qb8) 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4
b5 $1 {la nouveauté de KRAMNIK... en blitz face à TOPALOV} 17. cxb5 axb5 18.
Nxb5 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qxa2 $11) 10... O-O (10... Rc8 11. Bb2 (11. Be3)) 11. Bb2
Nd5 $5 $146 {Une nouveauté très intéressante du futur GMI (2 normes
réalisées à ce moment) pour résoudre le probléme de la "pièce superflue",
dont DVORESTSKY avait parlé dans un de ses livres. L'idée est que les deux N
luttent pour les mêmes cases et qu'ils se gênent mutuellement. En
échangeant un N,celui qui reste sera beaucoup plus actif} (11... Rc8 12. Rac1
a6) (11... Ne4 12. Qe3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nf6 (14... Rc8 {[%cal Gb6b5,
Gc8c3]})) 12. Qd2 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Nf6 (13... Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nf6 (14... Rc8 {
[%cal Gb6b5]} 15. Qe3) 15. a4 a5 16. Nd4 {[%csl Rb5,Rc6]} Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rc8 18.
Qf3 Rc5 19. Ra2 Qa8 20. Nb5 d5 21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Rad2 Nc3 23. Nxc3 Rxc3 24. Rd3
Qxf3+ 25. Kxf3 Rfc8 26. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 27. Rd3 Rc6 28. Ke3 Kg7 29. Kd2 g5 {Bareev,
E (2714)-Gelfand,B (2709)/Monte Carlo 2004/CBM 099 ext/1/2-1/2 (43)}) 14. Qb2 {
[%cal Gc3g7]} a6 (14... Qc7) 15. a4 Qc7 16. Rdc1 Rfc8 17. Bd4 (17. a5 $5) 17...
e5 $1 {L'écossais n'a plus de N pour contrôler "d5"} 18. Bc3 Ne4 19. Be1 f5
20. a5 Re8 21. axb6 Qxb6 22. b4 Rac8 23. Qa2 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Ga2g8,Gc4c5]} (
23. c5 dxc5 24. Qa2+ Kh8 25. bxc5 Rxc5 26. Rxc5 Qxc5 27. Ng5 Nxg5 28. Bxb7 e4
29. Rb1 e3 $15) 23... Kh8 24. Rab1 Bh6 (24... d5) 25. Rc2 Qc7 26. c5 d5 27. c6
Bxc6 28. Qxa6 Qd7 29. Qa5 Bb7 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. e3 $6 Bg7 $17 {[%cal Gd5d4]}
32. Qa1 Qd7 33. Rd1 d4 $5 (33... g5 $142 {[%cal Gg5g4]} 34. Nd2) 34. exd4 exd4
35. Nxd4 Rd8 $36 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gg7a1]} 36. Bxe4 $2 {[%cal Ge1c3] le clouage
était pénible et l'écossais souhaite éliminer le défenseur de la case
"c3" pour jouer Bc3 mais l'absence de défenseur des cases blanches du roque
va être exploité tactiquement.} fxe4 37. Qa3 e3 $1 $40 {[%cal Gd7d5,Gd5h1]}
38. Qxe3 Re8 $1 {Un coup intermédiaire important} (38... Qd5 39. f3) 39. Qc3
Qd5 40. f3 Rxe1+ $1 41. Qxe1 Bxd4+ 42. Rxd4 Qxd4+ 43. Kg2 Bd5 {[%cal Gh7h5]
Condie: Winning procedure: Black blockades the White b-pawn with Bishop and
Queen - playes h5 to fix kingside pawns - then manoeuvres to force exchange of
Queens - White is unable to force a perpetual check} 0-1

[Event "POR-ch m"]
[Site "Barreiro"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Silva, Fernando"]
[Black "Damaso, Rui"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Costa,L"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "POR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 b6 2. Nf3 e6 3. b3 Bb7 4. Bb2 Nf6 5. e3 Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O d5 (7... c5
8. Nc3 (8. d4 d6 9. Nc3 a6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rad1 Re8 12. Qb1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Ra7
14. Bf3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 Qb8 16. a4 Rc8 $14 {Ivkov,B-Renet,O, FRA-chT 1989}) 8...
Nc6 9. d4 (9. a3 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Rb1 Nf6 12. d3 Rc8 13. Qd2 Qd6 14. Rfd1
Rfd8 15. Qe1 Qb8 16. h3 h6 $10 {Andersson,U-Tal,M, Estocolmo1976}) 9... cxd4
10. Nxd4 d6 11. Bf3 Qd7 12. Rc1 Rfd8 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Qe2 a6 15. Rfd1 Rac8 $10
{Ivkov,B-Bricard,E Montpellier,1991}) 8. d3 $146 (8. cxd5 exd5 9. d3 c5 10.
Nbd2 Nc6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Bf1 Nd7 13. Rc1 Nf8 14. d4 Ne6 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bb5
Qa5 17. Ba4 Red8 18. a3 Rac8 $15 {Andonov,B-Smagin,S Sochi,1987}) (8. Nc3 Nbd7
(8... c5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. d4 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Nc6 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14.
Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Bb2 Nb4 16. Rfd1 Nxa2 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Ra1 $13 {Averkin,
O-Karpov,An/URS-ch41 Moscovo 1973}) 9. Rc1 a6 10. d4 Bd6 11. a4 c5 12. cxd5
exd5 13. Rc2 Qe7 14. Qa1 Rfc8 15. Re1 c4 16. bxc4 dxc4 17. e4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4
Qxe4 19. Rxc4 Qg4 $13 {Larsen,B-Short,N, Hastings 1988}) 8... c5 9. Nbd2 Nc6
10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Bd6 12. Bxd6 (12. Bb2 $5) 12... Qxd6 13. Bf3 $5 Rfd8 $1
14. Qc2 Rab8 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Rac1 $1 d4 17. exd4 Rxd4 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nf3
Rd7 (19... Rg4 $5 {/\ Qxf3}) 20. d4 Rbd8 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Ne5 Rd4 23. Nf3 R4d7
24. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hansen,Cu} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. g3 Ba6 6. Qc2 Bb7 7.
Bg2 c5 (7... Be4) 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O Be7 10. b3 (10. e4 d6 11. Nd4 (11. e5
dxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qc7 $10) 11... Qc8 12. b3 Nc6 $10) 10... d6 11. Bb2
Nbd7 12. e4 (12. Rad1 {Hansen,Cu} Qc7 13. Qb1 (13. Ng5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 b5 15.
Nge4 O-O 16. Nxf6+ {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Lerner,K/Bern op(6) 1993}) 13... O-O 14.
Qa1 (14. e4 a6 15. Nd4 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Bf8 17. h3 Rac8 18. Nf1 Nc5 19. Nd2 Ncd7
20. Re2 {1/2-1/2 Piket,J-Huebner,R/WaZ A 1992}) 14... Rac8 15. Ne1 Rfd8 16.
Bxb7 Qxb7 $10 {Miralles,G-Adorjan,A/Novi Sad olm/1990/}) (12. Ng5 {Hansen,Cu}
Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rc8 14. Rac1 h6 15. Ngf3 O-O 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. h3 Qb7 18. Qd3 Rfd8
19. Kg1 Nc5 20. Qe3 d5 $10 {= Hjartarson,J-Sax,Gy/Reykjavik 46/(723) 1988}) (
12. b4 {Hansen,Cu} O-O 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Nd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qc7 16. e4 Qb7 17. b5
$16 {Hoffmann,M-Kupper,P/Mitropa-Cup/1991/}) 12... O-O 13. Nd4 Qc7 (13... d5 $6
{Hansen,Cu} 14. exd5 exd5 15. Nf5 $16) 14. Rac1 a6 $10 15. Nb1 Rfe8 (15... b5
$1 {>=} 16. Qe2 (16. cxb5 Qxc2 17. Rxc2 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 19. Rc7 Nec5 20. b4
Bd8 21. Rc6 Nd3 22. Rxd6 N7e5 $15) 16... Qb6 17. Nd2 $10) 16. Nc3 {><b5,><d5}
Bf8 17. Qd2 Rad8 18. Rfe1 Qb8 19. h3 {><g4} g6 20. Rcd1 Bg7 21. Ba1 Nc5 22. Nc2
$1 {/\b4} (22. b4 $6 {Hansen,Cu} Ncd7 {קc4}) 22... Qa8 (22... Qc7 23. b4 Ncd7
24. Qxd6 Qxc4 25. Ne3 Qc8 $10) 23. Qf4 (23. f3 {Hansen,Cu} d5 $5 24. cxd5 exd5
25. e5 Nh5 {קe5,קg3}) 23... Nh5 24. Qe3 f5 {/\Nf6,קe4} 25. b4 Nxe4 26. Nxe4
Bxe4 (26... Bxa1 $2 27. Nxd6 Bxg2 28. Nxe8 Rxe8 29. Nxa1 Bxh3 30. f3 $16) 27.
Bxe4 Qxe4 28. Qxe4 fxe4 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Rxe4 Kf7 31. Red4 Ke7 32. a4 (32. Ne3
$142 Nf6 $10) 32... Rd7 33. Ne3 Nf6 34. f4 Ra8 35. g4 (35. g4 a5 36. b5 Rc8 37.
g5 Ne8 38. Re4 Kf7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Barcelona Sants op 21st"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "2019.09.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Salinas Herrera, Pablo Patricio"]
[Black "Moehn, Hans"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Doe,John"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2019.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 c5 6. c4 Nc6 7. O-O d6 8. d3
Rb8 9. Nc3 Bf5 10. Qd2 Qd7 11. Nd5 e5 12. Rfe1 Nxd5 13. cxd5 Ne7 14. b4 b6 15.
Bh1 Bg4 16. Nh4 Nf5 17. Nxf5 Bxf5 18. a4 Rfc8 19. Rec1 Re8 20. Bg2 {il.legible}
1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. b3 Be7 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Qc7 11. e4 a6 12. Bb2 Qb7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Qe2 Rc8 (
14... Nbd7 $5 15. f4 Rfe8 $10) 15. f4 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Rac1 Qb7 {Pb5} 18.
a4 Nd7 19. Kh3 Nc5 (19... Bf8 $10) 20. b4 Nb3 $1 (20... Nd7 $5 $132) 21. Rcd1
Qc7 $6 (21... Qc6 $5 22. Nd5 exd5 (22... Bf8 23. Nf6+ Kh8 $13) 23. exd5 Qd7+ (
23... Qxc4 24. Qxe7 Qc2 $15) 24. Kg2 Bf8 $17) 22. Na2 $1 Qc6 (22... Qxc4 23.
Qxc4 Rxc4 24. Rd3 $18) (22... b5 23. cxb5 axb5 24. a5 $5 (24. Qxb5 Qc2 $44)
24... Qc2 25. Rd3 $16) 23. f5 e5 $2 (23... Qxa4 $8 24. fxe6 Qxa2 25. exf7+ Kxf7
26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Re2 Qa4 $13 28. Rf2 Qd7+ 29. Kg2 Qe6) 24. Nc3 Qxc4 25. Qg4 $44
f6 26. Nd5 Bd8 27. Re3 Qc2 28. Bc3 Rc6 $2 (28... Ra7 29. Qe2 Qxe2 30. Rxe2 $16)
29. Qh5 $18 Kf8 30. Red3 Rac8 (30... h6 31. Ne3 Qa2 32. Rxd6 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 $18)
31. Ne3 Qa2 32. Qxh7 Rxc3 33. Qh8+ Kf7 (33... Ke7 34. Rxc3 Rxc3 35. Nd5+ Kd7
36. Nxc3) 34. Rxc3 Rxc3 35. Qxd8 Qe2 (35... Rxe3 36. Rxd6) 36. Qd7+ Kg8 (36...
Kf8 $32 37. Qxd6+ Kg8 38. Qe6+ Kh7 39. Qe8 Nd4 40. Ng4 Qxd1 41. Qh5+ Kg8 42.
Nxf6+ gxf6 43. Qxd1 $18) 37. Qe8+ Kh7 38. Rxd6 Rc8 39. Qg6+ Kh8 40. Rd7 Rg8 41.
Ng4 1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL54"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1986.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kupreichik, Viktor D"]
[Black "Novikov, Igor A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1986.10.??"]
[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. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Nc6 9. Qd2 (9. Qf4 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb8 11. e4 Qxf4 12. Bxf4 Rfd8 13. e5 Ne8 14. Nd4
Na5 15. b3 $14 {Petrosian,T-Portisch,L/Palma de Mallorca/1974/ Inf 17/585/})
9... Na5 10. b3 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Bb2 Nxc3 (12... Bf6 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 $10 {
Geller,E-Keres,P/Goteborg/1955/}) 13. Qxc3 Bf6 14. Ne5 Rc8 (14... Bxg2 15. Kxg2
Qd5+ 16. f3 Bxe5 17. Qxe5 Qxe5 18. Bxe5 f6 19. Bc3 Kf7 20. Rfd1 Rhd8 $14) 15.
Rfd1 $5 (15. Qe3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qd5+ 17. f3 O-O 18. Rfd1 Qb5 $10) 15... Rxc3 $6
(15... Qe7 16. Qe3 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 $14) 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 17. Bxc3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 f6
(18... Bf6 19. Rd1 $16) 19. b4 $1 fxe5 20. bxa5 $16 Bc7 21. axb6 axb6 22. Rd1
Rf8 (22... Ke7 $2 23. Bb4+ $16) 23. Rd3 Rf5 $2 (23... Rf7 $5 24. Re3 Rd7 25.
Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 Kf7 27. Rb5 Rd2 28. Kf3 Rxa2 29. Rxb6 $16) 24. Bb4 b5 {
/\ Bb6} 25. Be1 {/\ e4,Rb3} e4 26. Re3 Rd5 27. Rxe4 $16 Kf7 28. Bc3 Rc5 29. Re3
(29. Bb4 $5 Rc2 30. a3) 29... Rc4 30. Bb2 b4 (30... Rc2 31. Rb3 Rxe2 32. Rxb5
e5 $16) 31. Rd3 Rc2 32. Rd7+ Ke8 33. Rxg7 Bd6 34. Bd4 $18 e5 35. Be3 Rxa2 36.
Rb7 (36. Rxh7 $5 b3 37. Rb7 b2 38. h4 Ba3 39. h5 Ra1 40. h6 $18) 36... Kd8 37.
Rxh7 b3 38. Rb7 b2 39. h4 Bf8 40. h5 Bg7 41. h6 Bh8 42. g4 e4 43. g5 Kc8 44.
Rb6 Ra6 45. Rxa6 b1=Q 46. Ra8+ Kd7 47. Rxh8 Ke6 48. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Klinger, Josef"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 c5 (7...
d5 $5) 8. e4 d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc8 (10... a6 $2 11. e5 dxe5 12. Bxb7 Ra7
13. Nc6 Qxd1 14. Nxe7+ Kh8 15. Rxd1 Rxb7 16. b3 Rxe7 17. Ba3 $16) 11. b3 a6 12.
Bb2 Nbd7 13. Rc1 Qc7 14. Rc2 Rad8 $6 (14... Rac8 $5 15. Rd2 Rfe8 (15... Qb8 16.
f4 Rfe8 $13) 16. f4 g6 $6 17. Ncb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 $44) 15. Rd2 Ne5 16. Nc2 (16.
f4 Nc6) 16... Qb8 17. f4 Ng6 $6 (17... Ned7 18. e5) 18. Nd4 Rfe8 19. f5 exf5
20. Nxf5 $16 Bf8 21. Rf2 (21. Nd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Ne5 23. Rde2 $16) 21... Nd7 22.
Ref1 Nge5 23. Qh5 (23. Qd2) 23... g6 (23... Nd3 $5 24. Nxg7 (24. Nh6+ gxh6 25.
Qxf7+ (25. Qg4+ Kh8) 25... Kh8) 24... Bxg7 25. Rxf7 N7e5) 24. Nh6+ Bxh6 25.
Qxh6 Ng4 26. Qg5 Nxf2 27. Rxf2 Ne5 $15 28. Nd1 Qc7 29. Ne3 Rf8 $2 (29... Qe7
30. Rf6 h6 31. Qh4 $15) 30. Qf6 Qd7 (30... Rfe8 31. Ng4 $40) 31. Nf5 $18 gxf5
32. Rxf5 Rfe8 33. Rg5+ Kf8 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Rxe5+ dxe5 36. Ba3+ Qd6 37. Qxe5+
1-0

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.06"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Itkis, Boris"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 "Moldova"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MDA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 (5... e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc8 10. Qd3 Nc6 $10) 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nc3 e6 (
8... Ne4 9. Na4 (9. Qc2 $5) 9... Bxb2 10. Nxb2 d5 11. cxd5 Bxd5 12. Qc1 Nc6 13.
d3 Nd6 $10 {Tal,M-Korchnoi,V/Leningrad/1973/}) 9. d4 (9. Rb1 Qe7 10. e3 Rd8 11.
d4 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Ne5 Nbd7 $10 {Keene,R-Smyslov,V/Hastings/1969/}) 9...
d6 10. Rc1 a6 11. Qd2 cxd4 (11... Qe7 12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. Ne1 (13. Na4 Qc7 $132)
13... Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Nc6 15. d5 Nd4 $13) 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qc7 14. Rfd1 Rd8
15. Qe3 Nbd7 $10 16. h3 Re8 17. Nf3 Nc5 18. b4 $6 Ncd7 19. Qd4 Qb7 $1 20. Kg1 (
20. Qxd6 Bf8 21. Qf4 Bxb4 $15) 20... Nd5 $6 (20... Rac8 21. a3 d5 $10) 21. Qd2
Nxb4 22. a3 Nc6 23. Ne4 $1 Red8 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Nxd6 Qb8 (25... Qc7) 26. Qb2+
f6 27. Ne4 (27. Ne8+ Rxe8 28. Rxd7+ Re7 29. Rcd1 Ra7 30. Rxa7 Qxa7 $13) (27.
Ng5 $6 Nc5) 27... e5 28. Rd6 Qc7 29. Rd5 (29. Rcd1 Nc5 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Rxd8
Nxd8 $10) 29... Nf8 $6 (29... Ne7 30. Rd2 Nc5 $15) 30. Rcd1 Na5 31. Qb4 Rxd5 $2
(31... Nc6 32. Qc3 Ne6 $10) 32. cxd5 Rd8 33. g4 h6 34. Rd3 Nc4 $2 35. d6 Qc6
36. d7 $18 (36. d7 Kf7 (36... Qxe4 37. Qe7+) 37. Qxc4+ Qxc4 38. Nd6+) 1-0

[Event "Moscow International-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1985.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1985.04.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Nc3 b6 (5... Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. d4
cxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qf4 d6 10. Rd1 Bd7 $10) 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ra7 8. O-O $14
Be7 9. e4 d6 10. Be3 (10. Qb3 $6 O-O 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. h3 Nbd7 $10) 10... O-O 11.
a4 Rc7 12. Qe2 Nfd7 (12... Bb7 13. Nb3 Nbd7 14. a5 Rc8 15. axb6 Nxb6 16. Na5
$16) 13. Rfd1 $6 (13. f4 $1 Bb7 14. f5 e5 (14... Nc6 $2 15. fxe6 Nxd4 16. exf7+
$18) 15. Nb3 $16) 13... Bb7 14. a5 (14. f4 Qc8 15. b3 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. a5
bxa5 18. Rxa5 Qb7 $132) 14... bxa5 15. Nb3 (15. Rxa5 $2 Rxc4 $15) 15... Nc6 16.
c5 dxc5 17. Nxc5 Qc8 (17... Bc8 $2 18. Nxa6 $16) 18. Nxb7 Rxb7 (18... Qxb7 $5
19. e5 Ndxe5 20. Bf4 f6 $13) 19. Qxa6 $10 Nc5 20. Bxc5 Bxc5 21. e5 Rc7 22. Qxc8
Rcxc8 23. Ne4 $6 (23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Rxa5 Bb4 25. Rb5 Bxc3 26. Rc1 Rfc8 27. Rxc3
Rxc3 28. bxc3 g5 $1 29. Rb3 Rc5 $10) 23... Nxe5 $1 24. Rxa5 Bd4 $10 25. b3 (25.
Rxd4 $2 Rc1+ 26. Bf1 Nf3+ $19) 25... Rfd8 26. Kf1 Nc6 27. Ra4 e5 28. Rc1 (28.
Rc4 $2 Na5 $17) 28... Na7 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Rc4 Rxc4 (30... Rb8 31. Nc5 $10)
31. bxc4 Kf8 32. Nd6 g6 33. Bd5 f5 34. f3 1/2-1/2

[Event "San Martin"]
[Site "San Martin"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Scarella, Enrique Alejandro"]
[Black "Spangenberg, Hugo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Endgame-CD"]
[PlyCount "240"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 Bxf3 13. exf3 a6 14. b3 Re8 15.
f4 Nc5 16. b4 Ncd7 17. Nd5 e6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Qg4 Qc7 20. Qf3 a5 21. bxa5
bxa5 22. Qb7 Qxb7 23. Bxb7 Rc7 24. Ba6 Be7 25. Bb5 Rec8 26. Rb1 Nc5 27. Kg2 Kf8
28. Kf3 Rd8 29. Bd2 Ra8 30. Bc3 f5 31. Be1 Kf7 32. Rbc1 Bf8 33. Bc3 Ne4 34. Bb2
Bg7 35. Ba3 Ke7 36. Rd3 Rd8 37. Kg2 Kf7 38. f3 Nc5 39. Rd2 Bf8 40. Re1 Bg7 41.
Red1 Ke7 42. Re2 Bc3 43. Rc2 Bb4 44. Bb2 Nd7 45. Re2 Kf7 46. Bd4 Rb8 47. Rb1
Rbc8 48. Rd1 Nb8 49. a4 Nd7 50. Rd3 Nc5 51. Bxc5 Bxc5 52. Red2 Ke7 53. Rd1 h6
54. h4 Rg8 55. Rh1 Rcc8 56. Rd2 Rg7 57. Re2 Bb4 58. Rd1 Kf6 59. Re3 Rcg8 60.
Red3 g5 61. hxg5+ hxg5 62. fxg5+ Rxg5 63. f4 Rg4 64. Rf1 R8g7 65. Bc6 e5 66.
fxe5+ dxe5 67. Bd7 Rxg3+ 68. Rxg3 Rxd7 69. Rh3 Rg7+ 70. Rg3 Rc7 71. Rh3 Rxc4
72. Rh5 f4 73. Kf3 Rc3+ 74. Ke4 Re3+ 75. Kd5 Rd3+ 76. Ke4 Rd4+ 77. Kf3 Ke6 78.
Kg4 Bd2 79. Rd1 Kd5 80. Kf3 Be3 81. Rxd4+ Kxd4 82. Ke2 Ke4 83. Rh3 Bd4 84. Rb3
Be3 85. Rb5 f3+ 86. Kd1 Bd4 87. Kd2 Kf4 88. Rxa5 e4 89. Ra8 e3+ 90. Kd3 e2 91.
Re8 Be5 92. Kd2 Bc3+ 93. Kxc3 f2 94. Rxe2 f1=Q {T+a-Bauer - D keine
theoretische Remisstellung (auch nicht zu erreichen) ab Zug 107 T-D (ohne
Bauer)} 95. Rc2 (95. Ra2 Qc1+ 96. Kb3 Qb1+ 97. Ka3 Ke4 98. Rb2 Qa1+ 99. Kb3 Kd4
$19) 95... Ke4 96. Kb2 Kd3 97. Rc3+ Kd4 98. Rc1 Qe2+ 99. Rc2 Qd1 100. Rf2 Kc4
101. Rf4+ Kc5 102. Rf5+ Kb4 103. Rf4+ Ka5 104. Rc4 Qd3 105. Rc3 (105. Rh4 Qe2+
106. Kb3 Qf3+ $19) 105... Qd4 106. Kb3 Qxa4+ 107. Kb2 Qd4 {dauert laut
ENDSPIEL-CD 24 Züge; besser Dd1} 108. Kb3 Kb5 109. Rc2 (109. Kc2 $142) 109...
Qd3+ (109... Qb4+ $142) 110. Kb2 Kb4 111. Kc1 Qe4 112. Kb2 (112. Kd2 $142 {
- verlängert um 9 Züge!}) 112... Qe5+ 113. Ka2 Qd5+ (113... Qf6 $142 {-
Wartezug!}) 114. Kb2 Qd1 115. Rc1 (115. Rc8 $142) 115... Qb3+ 116. Ka1 Ka3 (
116... Qd5 $142) 117. Rc2 Qd5 118. Rc3+ Kb4 119. Rc2 (119. Rh3 $142) 119... Kb3
120. Rb2+ Ka3 0-1

[Event "Hasselbacken op"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2000.08.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Engqvist, Thomas"]
[Black "Smetankin, Stanislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2350"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Engqvist"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2000.07.31"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Qc8 11. Qd3 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 13. Qf3 Rfc8 14. Bb2
a6 {[%cal Gb6b5]} 15. Qxc6 Rxc6 16. Kf3 b5 $2 (16... Rb8 17. Nd1 $1 (17. a4 d6
{[%csl Rb3][%cal Gf6d7,Gd7c5]}) (17. Rfc1 b5 18. cxb5 (18. Nd1 bxc4 19. Rxc4
Rxc4 20. bxc4) 18... axb5 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Kxe4 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Ra8 22. Kd3 $11 {
[%cal Yc1c7]} Rxa2 $140 23. Rc8+ Bf8 24. Bc3 Ra6 25. Bb4 d6 26. Rb8 {[%csl Rb5]
}) 17... b5 18. Ne3 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Rxc4 20. Bxf6 (20. bxc4 Rxb2 21. Rfb1 Rb4 $3)
20... Bxf6 21. bxc4 Bxa1 22. Rxa1 Kf8 23. Rd1 Ke7 24. Rd3 $11) 17. cxb5 axb5
18. Nxb5 Rc2 19. Rfb1 e5 $2 20. Bxe5 Rc5 (20... Rcxa2) 21. Bd6 $1 {Smetankin
overlooked this move.} (21. Bxf6 $2 Bxf6) 21... Rf5+ 22. Kg2 Bd8 23. a4 Bb6 (
23... Ng4 24. f3 Ne3+ 25. Kh1 Bf6 (25... Nc2 26. Ra2 Rxb5 27. Rxc2 $18) 26. Ra3
$18) (23... Ne4 24. f3 Rxb5 25. axb5 Rxa1 26. Rxa1 Nxd6 27. Ra8 Nb7 28. Rb8 $18
) 24. f3 Nd5 {[%csl Re3]} 25. Kh1 (25. e4 Ne3+ 26. Kh1 Rxf3) 25... Ne3 26. Bf4
(26. Bc7 $5 Nc2 (26... Bc5 $5) 27. Bxb6 (27. Ra2 Nb4) 27... Nxa1 28. Nd4 $1 (
28. Rxa1 $2 Rxb5) 28... Rf6 29. a5 $18) 26... h5 27. Nd6 (27. Bxe3) 27... Rf6
28. Bxe3 Bxe3 29. Rd1 h4 30. Kg2 (30. b4 h3 {[%csl Rh1]}) 30... hxg3 31. hxg3
Re6 32. Ra2 $1 (32. b4 Bg5 $1 {[%csl Rb4,Rd6,Re2][%cal Gg5e7]}) 32... Rb8 33.
Rd3 Bc5 34. Ne4 Be7 35. g4 g6 36. a5 (36. g5 Re5) 36... f5 37. gxf5 gxf5 38.
Ng3 f4 (38... Rg6 39. f4) 39. Ne4 Rg6+ 40. Kf1 Rb5 $1 41. Ra4 $1 (41. a6 $1 Rh5
42. Nf2 Bc5 43. Ng4 Rh1+ 44. Kg2 Rg1+ 45. Kh2 Rg5 46. e3 fxe3 47. a7 Rh5+ 48.
Kxg1 e2+ 49. Kg2 e1=Q 50. a8=Q+ $18) 41... Rh5 42. Ke1 Rxa5 43. Rxa5 Bb4+ 44.
Kd1 Bxa5 45. Rd5 {[%cal Yd5d7,Yd5g5,Yd5a5]} (45. Rxd7 Rg1+ 46. Kc2 Re1 47. Kd3
Rd1+ 48. Kc4 Rxd7 49. Nf6+ $18) 45... Bb6 46. Rxd7 Be3 47. Kc2 Kf8 48. b4 Ke8
49. Rd6 Rg1 50. Rd1 Rg2 51. Kd3 Kd7 52. Nc3 {[%cal Yc3d5]} Ke6 53. Ra1 Rg8 54.
Ke4 Rc8 55. Ra6+ Kd7 56. Nd5 Rc4+ 57. Ke5 Rc2 58. Rd6+ (58. Nxf4) 58... Ke8 59.
Nxe3 fxe3 60. Kf4 Rxe2 61. Re6+ Kf7 62. Rxe3 Rb2 63. Re4 Kf6 64. Rc4 Ke6 65.
Rc6+ Kd5 (65... Kd7 66. Rb6 Kc7 67. Re6 Rxb4+ 68. Kg5 $18) (65... Kf7 66. Rb6
Rb3 67. Rb8 $18 {[%cal Yb4b7,Yf4e4,Yf3f7]}) 66. Rb6 Rb3 67. Kg4 Rb1 68. Kf5 Rh1
69. f4 Rh8 70. Kg6 Rg8+ 71. Kf7 Rg4 72. f5 Ke5 73. f6 Rf4 74. Ke7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sulava, Nenad"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. c4 (4. Bg2 g6 (4... Qb6 5. O-O Nf6 6. c4 dxc4 7.
Nc3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 e5 9. Qa4+ Bd7 10. Ndb5 Na6 11. Be3 Bc5 12. Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Qxc4
Be6 $11 {Larsen,B-Patterson,N/Siegen 1970/MCD}) 5. dxc5 Bg7 6. O-O Na6 7. e4
Nxc5 8. exd5 exd5 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. Be3 Ne6 11. Nd4 O-O 12. Re1 $14 {Ogaard,
L-Arnason,T/Gausdal 1986/EXT 97}) 4... dxc4 5. Bg2 (5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7.
Bg2 Qa5+ 8. Qxa5 Nxa5 9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. Ne4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Nec6 12. O-O Bxd2 13.
Nfxd2 Ke7 14. Rfc1 $14 {Topalov,V-Rublevsky,S/Frankfurt 2000/CBM 76 ext}) 5...
Nc6 6. Qa4 (6. Na3 cxd4 7. Nxc4 e5 8. O-O f6 9. e3 Be6 10. b3 Bc5 11. exd4 Nxd4
12. Nxd4 Bxd4 $11 {Konopka,M-Loeffler,S/Formia 1994/EXT 99}) 6... cxd4 7. Nxd4
Qxd4 8. Bxc6+ Bd7 9. Be3 Bxc6 10. Qxc6+ bxc6 {Showing his agressive intentions,
blak has absolutely no problems after} (10... Qd7 11. Qxc4 Rc8 12. Qb3 Bc5 13.
O-O Bxe3 14. Qxe3 a6 15. Nc3 Nf6 16. Rfd1 Qe7 $11 {,but he has no real chanse
to win this position as well Helms,S-Schmitz,T/Germany 1992/EXT 97}) 11. Bxd4
Bb4+ 12. Kf1 Nf6 $1 (12... f6 13. Kg2 e5 14. Be3 Ne7 15. Rc1 Kd7 16. Rxc4 Rhb8
17. Nc3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rb2 19. Rd1+ $14 {Jauregui Andrade,C-Eliskases,E/Mar del
Plata 1953/MCD}) 13. Kg2 {This natural move seems to be inaccuracy, because
now it's not so easy for white to take the pawn on c4!} (13. e3 Ke7 14. Ke2 c5
15. Bxf6+ Kxf6 16. Rc1 $11) 13... c5 $5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Rc1 Rd8 $1 {[%csl
Ra1,Rb1][%cal Gd8d1]} 16. Kf3 ({Too dangerous looks} 16. a3 Ba5 17. Rxc4 Rd1 $1
18. Rxc5 Bd8 $1 19. Rc2 f5 $1 $17 {[%cal Gd8f6,Ge8g8,Gh8f8] and I don't see a
way to develop the pieces of the queensie.}) 16... Ke7 17. a3 (17. e3 Rd5 18.
Ke2 Rhd8 19. a3 Ba5 20. Rxc4 Rd1 21. Rxc5 Bb6 22. Rc2 Rh1 $17) 17... Ba5 18.
Nc3 Rb8 19. Na4 Rb3+ 20. e3 c3 $1 21. bxc3 c4 $17 {[%csl Ra3,Rc3] Now it's
clear that black has won an opening battle.} 22. Nc5 $5 Rxc3 23. Rcb1 (23. Rxc3
Bxc3 24. Rc1 Bb2 25. Rxc4 Bxa3 26. Nb7 Ra8 (26... Rb8 27. Rc7+ Ke8 28. Na5 $1
$15) 27. Rc7+ Ke8 28. Na5 Bb4 29. Nc6 Bc5 $17) 23... Rc8 24. Rb5 Bd8 (24... Bb6
$2 25. Na4 Rb3 26. Rxb3 cxb3 27. Rb1 $11) 25. Rd1 f5 $1 {[%csl Ge4] Taking
control of square e4.} (25... Rxa3 $2 26. Rb7+ Ke8 (26... Kf8 $6 27. Rdd7 $1
Rxc5 28. Rxf7+ Ke8 29. Rxh7 Rc7 30. Rbxc7 Bxc7 31. Rxc7 c3 32. h4 $14) 27. Ne4
$1 Ra6 28. Nd6+ Rxd6 29. Rxd6 c3 30. Rd1 c2 31. Rc1 $14 {[%cal Gf3e2,Ge2d3]})
26. Rd7+ (26. Rb7+ Ke8 $19 {[%csl Rc5]}) 26... Ke8 27. Rxa7 Be7 28. Na6 Rxa3 {
[%cal Gc4c1]} 29. Rbb7 Bd6 30. Nc7+ (30. Rxf7 $2 Rc6 $1 {[%csl Ra6]} (30...
Rxa6 $2 31. Rxa6 Kxf7 32. Rxd6 c3 33. Rd1 c2 34. Rc1 $14) 31. Rxh7 (31. Rf6 Be7
32. Nb8 $5 Rb6 $1 $19) 31... Raxa6 32. Rh8+ Bf8 $19) 30... Kf8 $19 31. Rxa3
Bxa3 32. Nb5 (32. Ke2 c3 33. Kd3 c2 34. Kxc2 Bd6 $19 {[%cal Gc8c2]}) 32... Be7
33. Na7 $6 Rc5 34. Rb8+ Kg7 35. Ke2 c3 36. Rc8 c2 0-1

[Event "Biel Credit Suisse"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1997.07.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Milov, Vadim"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1997.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 b6 2. Bb2 Bb7 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. c4 c5 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. exd4 (9. Nxd4 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nc3 Nd7 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Rc1 a5 14.
Bf3 Nc5 15. Nc6 Bxc6 16. Bxc6 Rc8 17. Bb5 Bf6 18. Ba3 Qc7 {Larsen,B-Andersson,
U/Niksic 1983/MCD-r8/1-0 (53)}) 9... d5 10. Nbd2 Nc6 (10... Nbd7 11. Ne5 Nxe5
12. dxe5 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qc2 Qc7 15. a3 a5 16. f3 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 exf3 18.
Bxf3 Rad8 19. Be4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Qe7 21. Rf3 Rd2 22. Bc3 Rf2 23. Rh3 g6 24. b4
axb4 25. axb4 Qa7 26. Qe1 Ra2 27. bxc5 bxc5 28. Rd3 Ra8 29. Rad1 Qb7 30. Qf1
Re8 31. Qf3 Qxf3 32. gxf3 Rc2 33. Bd2 Kg7 34. Bg5 Rxc4 35. Bf6+ Kg8 36. Rd8 Rd4
37. R8xd4 cxd4 38. Rxd4 Rc8 39. Rd8+ Rxd8 40. Bxd8 {Lopatskaya,E-Nesterova,G/
RUS-Cup2 1996/EXP 56/1-0 (52)}) 11. Bd3 (11. Rc1 dxc4 12. bxc4 Qd7 13. Re1 Rfd8
14. Bd3 Rac8 15. Bb1 Qd6 16. a3 Qf4 17. h3 Bd6 18. Ne4 Na5 19. d5 Nxc4 20. Bxf6
gxf6 {Kacheishvili,G-Ramesh,R/WchJM-U18 Bratislava 1993/TD 93\05/0-1 (60)})
11... Nb4 12. Bb1 Rc8 13. Ne5 dxc4 14. bxc4 Nc6 15. Nef3 Qc7 16. Bd3 Nb4 17.
Be2 Rfd8 18. Qb3 Nc6 19. Rac1 Qf4 20. Rfd1 h6 21. h3 Ne4 22. Nxe4 Na5 23. Qb5
Qxe4 24. Bf1 Bf6 25. Bc3 Qc6 26. Qxc6 Bxc6 27. c5 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Nc6 29. cxb6
axb6 30. d5 Bxc3 31. Rxc3 Ne7 32. d6 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 Rxc3 34. Rxb6 g5 35. a4 Ra3
36. Ra6 Ra1 37. Kg2 Ng6 38. Bb5 Nh4+ 39. Kh2 Nxf3+ 40. Kg2 Nh4+ 41. Kh2 e5 42.
Bc6 (42. a5 e4 43. Be2 Ra2 44. Bh5 e3 45. Rf6 e2 $19) 42... f5 43. f3 (43. a5
e4 44. f4 gxf4 $19) 43... Ra3 44. Ra7 (44. Kg3 e4 $19) 44... Nxf3+ 45. Kg2 (45.
Bxf3 Rxf3 46. a5 Ra3 47. a6 e4 48. Kg2 f4 $19) 45... Nd4 46. Bd5+ Kh8 47. a5 (
47. Ra8+ Kg7 48. Ra7+ Kf6 49. Ra6+ Ke7 50. Rxh6 Rxa4 $19) 47... e4 48. a6 e3
49. Bc4 (49. Ra8+ Kh7 50. a7 e2 51. Re8 Rxa7 52. Bc4 Ra1 $19) 49... f4 50. h4
f3+ 51. Kh3 e2 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O d5 7. cxd5 (7. d4 dxc4
$10) (7. e3 dxc4 $5) 7... Nxd5 8. Re1 (8. d4 $5 Nxc3 $5 (8... Nc6 9. Nxd5 Qxd5
$6 10. Ne5 $16) (8... cxd4 9. Qxd4 {/\} Nc6 10. Qa4) (8... Be7 $5) (8... Nd7 $5
) 9. bxc3 Be7) 8... Be7 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. d4 {/\ d5} cxd4 (11... Bf6
$5 12. Ba3 $5 (12. Bb2 Nc6 13. Rb1 Na5 $1)) 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Bb2 (13. d5 $6
exd5 14. exd5 Nb4 15. Ba3 Bc5 $15) (13. Be3 Na5 14. Ne5 Rc8 $132) 13... Bf6 14.
Rb1 Rc8 $5 {N} (14... Re8 {- 32/53}) (14... Na5 $5 15. h4 $5 {/\ e5|^>>} (15.
Ne5 Bxe5 $132 {ץb2}) (15. Qe2 $5)) 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Na5 17. Bxf6 (17. Ne5
Re8 {/\ 18...Nc4, 18...Rc5 ץb2} (17... Qd6 $5) (17... Nc4 $5)) 17... Qxf6 18.
Ne5 Rfd8 $5 (18... Rfe8 19. f4 {/\ Rb4-d4+/=|^[+]}) 19. Rb4 $1 {/\ ->>>} Qd6 $8
20. Rh4 {/\ Qh5 ><f7, h7} h6 (20... Rc7 $5 {/\ h6}) 21. Qh5 $6 (21. Rf4 $1 Rc7
22. Ng4 $5 {/\ Ne3-f5|^} (22. Qf3 Re8 $1)) 21... Rc7 22. Ng4 (22. Rf4 Re8 $1) (
22. Rg4 Re7) 22... Nc4 $1 $8 23. Nxh6+ $6 (23. Ne3 Nxe3 24. fxe3 (24. Rxe3 $2
Rc1+) 24... Rc2 $15 {<->a2-h2} (24... Re8 $5 {/\ Rc2})) (23. Qf5 $142 $1 Bc8
24. Qf3 $10) 23... Qxh6 $2 (23... gxh6 $1 24. Rg4+ Kf8 $8 25. Qf5 Re8 $1 $8 (
25... Bc8 $2 26. Qh7 $1 $18) 26. Rxe8+ (26. Rg8+ Kxg8 27. Rxe8+ Kg7 28. Qg4+ (
28. Be4 Qg6 $8 29. Qf4 Qg5 $3 30. Qxc7 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Ne3+ $19) 28... Qg6 29. Qf4
(29. Qd4+ f6) 29... Nd6 30. Be4 (30. Qe5+ f6 31. Re7+ Kf8 $19) 30... Nxe4 31.
Qxc7 Bxd5 {/\ Nf6-+}) 26... Kxe8 27. Rg8+ Ke7 28. Qe4+ Qe5 $8 29. Qh4+ Kd6 $17)
24. Qe2 {/\ 25.Qe8, 25.Rh6, 25.Rc4} Qd6 $8 25. Qh5 (25. Rxc4 Ba6) (25. Qc2 Qg6
(25... g6 26. Rxc4 Rxc4 27. Qxc4 Bxd5 28. Bxd5 Qxd5 29. Re8+ Kg7 30. Qc3+ Qd4
$10) 26. Be4 $8 Qd6 27. Bh7+ Kf8 28. Bd3 Ne5 $1 29. Qe2 f6 $1 $17 {/\ Qd5} (
29... Kg8 30. Bh7+ (30. Qxe5 Qxe5 {/\ Rc1, Bd5}) 30... Kf8 $10)) 25... Qh6 $8
26. Qe2 Qd6 27. Qh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-29"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1990.11.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1990.11.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[BlackTeam "Czechoslovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "YUG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CSR"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 a6 11. Ba3 Nc5 12. Bb2 O-O 13. b4 Ncd7 (13... Nce4 14.
Nxe4 (14. Na4 b5 15. Nb6 $2 e5 16. Qe3 Ng4 $19) 14... Bxe4 15. Rac1) 14. e4 Qc7
15. Nd2 Rac8 16. Rac1 Rfe8 (16... Ne5 17. Na4) 17. h3 Bf8 18. Ne2 Qb8 19. a3 (
19. Qe3 Ba8 {P b5}) 19... Bc6 20. Qe3 Ba8 (20... b5 21. Nd4 Ba8 22. cxb5 axb5
23. Bf1) 21. Bd4 (21. Nd4 d5 $1 $132) 21... e5 (21... b5 22. e5 (22. Ba7 Qb7
23. e5 $4 Qxg2#) 22... Bxg2 (22... dxe5 23. Ba7 Qd6 $13) 23. exf6 Bxh3 24. fxg7
Be7 $13 (24... Bxg7 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Ne4)) 22. Ba1 (22. Bb2 $6 b5 23. cxb5
axb5 24. Nc3 Nb6 $22 25. Nxb5 Na4) 22... b5 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Nc3 Nb6 $5 25.
Nxb5 (25. Qd3 Nc4 26. Nxb5 $2 Nxd2 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Rxd2 Rc1+ $19) 25... d5 $1
26. exd5 (26. Rxc8 Nxc8 27. Qe2 d4 $44) 26... Nbxd5 27. Qe2 Bc6 $1 (27... e4 $6
28. Nf1 $1 e3 29. fxe3) 28. Bf1 (28. Nc3 Nxc3 29. Rxc3 Bxg2 30. Kxg2 Rxc3 31.
Bxc3 Qa8+ 32. Kg1 Qxa3 $10) (28. Rxc6 $5 Rxc6 29. Ne4 Rb6 $146) 28... e4 29.
Nd4 Ba4 30. Rxc8 (30. N2b3 e3 31. f4 Ne4 $40) 30... Qxc8 (30... Rxc8 31. Re1 e3
32. Nc4 exf2+ 33. Qxf2 $16) 31. Re1 e3 (31... Bd7 32. Qc4 Bxh3 33. Qxc8 Bxc8
34. Nc4 $14) 32. Nc4 Bd7 $5 (32... exf2+ 33. Qxf2 Ne4 34. Qg2) (32... Ne4 33.
Nxe3 Nxg3 34. Qg4 $1 Nxe3 35. Qxc8 Rxc8 36. fxg3 Nxf1 37. Kxf1 $14) 33. Nxe3 (
33. Kh2 exf2 (33... Ne4 34. Qf3 $1) 34. Qxf2 Ne4 35. Qg2 f5 $36) 33... Nxe3 34.
fxe3 Bxh3 35. Bxh3 Qxh3 36. Qg2 Qh5 37. Qh1 (37. Qf3 $5 Ng4 38. Re2 g6 (38...
Rxe3 39. Rxe3 Qh2+ 40. Kf1 Qh3+ 41. Ke2 Qh2+ 42. Kd3 $18) 39. Nc2 Bd6 $14)
37... Qg6 38. Qf3 Ne4 39. Kg2 (39. Nf5 Ng5 40. Qf1 Qh5 $40) 39... Rc8 40. g4 (
40. Re2 $2 Rc1 41. Bb2 Nxg3 $1) (40. Bb2 Nd2 $22 41. Qf5 Qxf5 42. Nxf5 Rc2)
40... Nd2 (40... h5 41. Qf5 Qxg4+ 42. Qxg4 hxg4 43. Bb2 $14) 41. Qf5 Qxf5 (
41... Qa6 42. Nf3 $1 {(Ljubojevic)} (42. b5 Qb7+ 43. Nc6 Rxc6 44. bxc6 Qxc6+
45. e4 Bxa3 46. Qd5 $14) 42... Nxf3 43. Kxf3 Rd8 44. Rh1 Qa8+ 45. Qe4 $16) 42.
Nxf5 (42. gxf5 Nc4 43. e4 (43. Nc2 Nxa3 $1 44. Nxa3 Bxb4) 43... Nxa3 44. e5
Bxb4 $10) 42... Ra8 $1 (42... Nc4 $2 43. Bxg7 $1 Nxa3 44. Bxf8 Kxf8 45. Ra1 $18
) (42... g6 43. Ng3 Nc4 44. Ne4 Be7 (44... Nxa3 45. Nf6+ Kh8 46. Rh1 $18) 45.
Nf6+ Bxf6 46. Bxf6 Nxa3 47. Be7 $16) 43. Re2 (43. Bb2 Nc4 44. Bc1 Nxa3 $10) (
43. b5 g6 44. Ng3 (44. b6 Rb8 $1 (44... gxf5 $2 45. Be5)) 44... Rxa3 45. Bd4
Rb3 46. b6 Nc4 47. Ne4 f5 $1 48. Nf6+ Kf7 49. Nd7 Bg7 $10) 43... Nc4 44. Rc2 (
44. b5 g6 45. Ng3 Rxa3 46. Bd4 Rb3 47. Rc2 Nxe3+ 48. Bxe3 Rxe3 49. Rb2 Bd6 $10)
44... Nxa3 45. Ra2 Bxb4 (45... g6 46. Nd4 Bxb4 47. Nc2 Bc5 48. Bb2) 46. Bxg7
Rc8 (46... h5 $5 47. Ra1 Ra5 48. Bf6 Kh7 $1) 47. Kf3 Rc2 (47... h5 $2 48. Rh2
hxg4+ 49. Kg3 $1 $18) 48. Ra1 Bc3 $1 49. Bxc3 (49. Rxa3 Bxg7 50. Ra8+ Bf8 51.
g5 Rc7 52. Kf4 Rb7 $10) 49... Rxc3 50. Rd1 f6 51. Rd8+ Kf7 52. Rd7+ Kf8 53.
Rxh7 (53. Nd6 Nc4 $10) 53... Nc4 54. Ke4 (54. Kf4 Rc1 55. Nh6 Nd6 56. Rd7 Rf1+
57. Kg3 Ne4+ $10) 54... Nd2+ 55. Kd5 (55. Kf4 Rc1 $1) (55. Kd4 Ra3 56. Rb7 Nf3+
57. Kd5 Ng5 $10) 55... Nf3 $1 56. Ra7 Ng5 57. Ra4 Rd3+ 58. Rd4 Ra3 59. Kc6 Ra6+
60. Kb7 Ra5 61. Kb6 Ra3 62. Kc6 Ra6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "La Roche sur Yon"]
[Site "La Roche sur Yon"]
[Date "2006.03.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Werle, Jan"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2006.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3 Rc7 14. Bh3 $1 {
This move is very popular in the system with double finachetto. White´s
pressure along the diagonal c8-h3 is surprizingly unpleasant.} Qb8 (14... Qa8
15. Bxd7 Rxd7 16. Na4 Qb8 17. Nxb6 Rc7 18. Na4 {1-0 Stohl,I (2561)-Navara,D 
(2616)/Czechia 2005/ (62)}) 15. Bh6 Bxh6 (15... Bxf3 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. exf3 Ne5
18. Bg2 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Qb4 Rfc8 21. f4 Ned7 22. Ne2 {1-0 Topalov,V (2690)
-Psakhis,L (2581)/Las Vegas 1999/ (41)}) 16. Qxh6 Bxf3 17. exf3 b5 18. Bxd7
Rxd7 19. Rd4 b4 {The first independent move is forcing white to clarify the
future of the c3 knight, but the pawn b4 will remain exposed forever.} (19...
e6 20. Rf4 Nh5 21. Rh4 d5 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Ne2 Rc8 24. Rd1 Qe5 25. Nd4 Rdc7
26. Kg2 Rc3 27. Qd2 {1-0 Topalov,V (2757)-Van Wely,L (2679)/Monte Carlo 2005/ 
(53)}) 20. Nd5 Nxd5 (20... Nh5 21. Rh4 f5 (21... e6 22. Nf4 (22. Rxh5 f5 23.
Rh4 exd5 24. cxd5 $16) 22... Qd8 23. Nxh5 gxh5 24. Re1 $18) 22. Nf4 Qe8 23. Ne6
Rf7 24. Qd2 $16) 21. cxd5 e5 (21... f5 22. Rh4 e6 (22... Rf7 23. Rxb4 $1 $18)
23. dxe6 Re7 24. Qd2 $16) 22. dxe6 (22. Rh4 f5 23. Rc6 a5 24. Rhc4 $14) 22...
fxe6 23. Qd2 a5 24. Rc6 $1 {The key to white´s success. The pressure of heavy
pieces against the weaknesses on d6 and e6 will be untenable in the long term.}
(24. f4 $6 d5 $11) 24... Rfd8 (24... Rdf7 25. Rd3 Qb7 26. Rcxd6 Rxf3 27. Rxf3
Qxf3 28. Rxe6 $16) 25. f4 Kf7 (25... Qb7 26. Rcxd6 Rxd6 27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Qxd6
$16) 26. Ra6 $1 {The big crises is born, Sasirkiran has to part with one of
the pawns.} Qb5 (26... Qc7 27. Rc4 Qb7 28. Rxa5 $18) 27. Raxd6 Rxd6 28. Rxd6
Rxd6 29. Qxd6 h5 (29... Qe2 30. Qc7+ Kf6 31. Qxa5 Qe1+ 32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33. Kh3 $18
) 30. Qe5 $1 {Werle has just a one extra pawn and it is doubled on the f file.
On the other hand the defender has to tend to all weak panws and can not even
dream about swapping of the queen.} (30. h3 Qf5 31. Kh2 Qc2 32. Qd7+ Kf6 $14)
30... Qb6 (30... Qd3 31. Qc7+ Kf6 32. Qxa5 Qb1+ 33. Kg2 Qe4+ 34. Kh3 $18) 31.
Qe3 Qc7 32. h3 h4 33. g4 $1 (33. gxh4 Qd8 34. Qa7+ Kg8 35. Qa6 Kf7 $14) 33...
Qc3 (33... Qc2 34. Qd4 Qxa2 35. Qd7+ Kf8 36. Qxe6 Qc2 37. f5 gxf5 38. gxf5 a4
39. Qf6+ Ke8 40. bxa4 $16) 34. Qa7+ Kf8 (34... Kf6 35. g5+ Kf5 36. Qf7+ Ke4 37.
Qxe6+ Kxf4 38. Qxg6 $18) 35. Qa8+ Kf7 36. Qb7+ Kf8 37. Qe4 {White has won a
tempo, since both e6 and g6 pawns are needing protection.} Kf7 (37... Qa1+ 38.
Kg2 Qxa2 39. Qxe6 Qc2 40. f5 $16) (37... Qxh3 38. Qxg6 $16) 38. Kg2 Qc5 (38...
Qd2 39. Qb7+ Kf8 40. Qb8+ Kf7 41. Qc7+ Kf8 42. Qxa5 Qxf4 43. Qd8+ Kf7 44. Qxh4
$18) 39. Qb7+ Kf8 40. Qa8+ Kf7 41. Qb7+ Kf8 42. Qd7 e5 {The chances for the
successful defense have seriously diminished, since black is unable to use the
king any more.} (42... Qb6 43. g5 Kg8 44. Kf3 $16) 43. f5 (43. Qe6 exf4 44.
Qf6+ Ke8 45. Qxg6+ Kf8 46. Qf6+ Ke8 47. Qxf4 $18) 43... gxf5 (43... g5 44. f6
$18) 44. Qxf5+ Ke7 (44... Kg7 45. Qg5+ Kf8 46. Qxh4 $18) 45. g5 $1 {Finally
white has a passed pawn and a great ambition to use it´s potential.} Qd5+ 46.
Kh2 Qd6 (46... Qe6 47. Qxe6+ (47. Qh7+ Kf8 48. Qxh4 $16) 47... Kxe6 48. Kg2 e4
(48... Kf5 49. Kf3 Kxg5 50. Ke4 Kf6 51. f4 exf4 52. Kxf4 $18) 49. f3 exf3+ 50.
Kxf3 Kf5 51. g6 Kxg6 52. Kg4 $18) 47. Qh7+ Ke8 (47... Ke6 48. Qh6+ Kd7 49.
Qxd6+ Kxd6 50. Kg2) 48. Qxh4 {Finally another black weakness has fallen, the
game is decided.} (48. Qh6 Qd2 49. Qf6 Qxa2 50. g6 Qxb3 51. Qh8+ Ke7 52. Qxh4+
Kf8 53. Qh6+ Ke7 54. Qg7+ $18) 48... Qd2 49. Qh8+ Kd7 50. Qg7+ Kc6 51. Qf6+ Kb7
52. g6 Qxa2 53. Qf7+ Ka6 54. g7 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2007.10.31"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Lie, Kjetil A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2661"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2007.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Norway"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. Rac1 Qc7 14. Qe3 $5 {
[%mdl 4] Tkachiev is not the first guy to have discovered the original way of
exploiting the awkward location of black's light pieces. Gustafsson won a very
short in 2004, but he played the idea on move later.} (14. e4 Rd8 15. Qe2 Nef6
16. Nd2 Rfe8 17. h3 Qb8 18. b4 Qa8 19. Nb3 d5 20. e5 Ne4 21. cxd5 Nxc3 22. Rxc3
Nf8 23. b5 axb5 24. Qxb5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 exd5 {0-1 Boensch,U (2575)
-Ftacnik,L (2570)/Trnava 1988 (38)}) (14. b3 Rc8 15. Qe3 $5 Qb8 (15... e5 16.
Bh3 f5 17. Bg5 $14) 16. Nd5 Bd8 17. Bh3 Kh8 18. Ng5 b5 19. Nxf7+ {1-0
Gustafsson,J (2572)-Prusikin,M (2519)/Pulvermuehle 2004}) 14... Nef6 (14... e5
15. Bh3 $1 (15. h3 Bd8 16. Bg5 f6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Qb7 19. Bh4 g5 20. Bxg5
fxg5 21. Nxg5 Bxg5 22. Qxg5+ Ng7 $13) (15. g4 Ndf6 16. Bg3 Nxg4 17. Qd3 $13)
15... Nc5 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bh4 g5 18. b4 Nd7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 (19... Qd8 20. Nxe7+
Qxe7 21. Nxg5 fxg5 22. Qxg5+ Qxg5 23. Bxg5 $16) 20. cxd5 Qd8 21. Be6+ Kh8 22.
g4 gxh4 23. Nxh4 $16) 15. Nd5 $1 {The knight jump to the defended d5 square
has occured in so many positions, but it never fails to leave the heavy impact.
} exd5 (15... Nxd5 $2 16. cxd5 Qb8 17. dxe6 $18) 16. Qxe7 Rfe8 17. Qxd6 (17.
cxd5 Qxc1 18. Qxe8+ Rxe8 19. Rxc1 Rxe2 20. Nd2 Nc5 21. Bf1 Re8 22. Bxd6 Bxd5
23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. Bxa6 $16) 17... Qxd6 18. Bxd6 Rxe2 (18... dxc4 19. Rxc4 Rxe2
20. Nd4 Bxg2 21. Nxe2 Bf3 22. Rdc1 $1 $18) 19. cxd5 {White probably analysed
this critical position in some detail. If the pawn on d5 survives white can
claim two bishops, passed pawn and better pieces.} Rxb2 (19... Bxd5 20. g4 $1 (
20. Rxd5 $6 Nxd5 21. Nd4 Rd2 22. Bxd5 (22. Nb3 Rd3 23. Be4 Rxb3 24. Bxd5 Rd3
25. Bxa8 Rxd6) 22... Rxd4 23. Bxa8 Rxd6 24. Rc8+ Nf8 25. Rb8 $14) 20... h6 21.
h4 Rxb2 22. g5 hxg5 23. hxg5 Rxa2 24. Be7 Be6 25. gxf6 Nxf6 26. Ng5 $16) (19...
Nxd5 20. Nd4 Rxb2 21. Nf5 N7f6 22. Be5 Rxa2 23. Bxf6 $18) 20. Ne5 $1 Ne8 (20...
Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Re2 (21... Rxa2 22. Rc7 $18) 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Rc7 Rb8 24. Kf1
Ree8 25. d6 $18) 21. Ba3 Rxa2 22. Nxd7 Rxa3 23. Nxb6 Rd8 (23... Rb8 24. d6 Bxg2
25. Kxg2 $18) 24. d6 $1 {The back rank problem enables pawn to cross the
forbidden territory. Lie is losing as his rook on a3 can not offer support in
the defense.} Rb3 (24... Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Rxd6 (25... Nxd6 $2 26. Rxd6 $1 $18) (
25... Rb3 26. Rc8 (26. d7 Rxb6 27. Rc8 Rb8 28. Rxb8 Rxb8 29. d8=Q Rxd8 30. Rxd8
$18) 26... Rxc8 27. Nxc8 Nf6 28. d7 Nxd7 29. Rxd7 $18) 26. Rc8 Re6 27. Rdd8 Kf8
28. Nd7+ Ke7 29. Nc5 Nd6 30. Rd7+ Kf6 31. Rc6 $18) 25. Bxb7 Rxb6 26. d7 Nd6 (
26... Rxb7 27. Rc8 Rbxd7 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd8 $18) 27. Bc6 $1 {The final
small move and White's main asset on d7 will decide.} Nf5 28. Re1 Rf8 (28...
Rbb8 29. Re8+ Rxe8 30. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8 31. Bxe8 $18) 29. Re8 Rb8 30. Rxb8 Rxb8 31.
Bb7 (31. Bb7 Ne7 32. Bc8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Olafsson"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Arnason, Jon Loftur"]
[Black "Larsen, Bent"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Qa5 4. Nc3 d6 (4... Bg7 5. d4 d6 6. d5 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3
Nf6 8. Nd2 Qxc3 9. Rb1 Nxe4 10. Rb3 Qd4 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Re3 Qg4 13. Qb3 f6
14. h4 Kf7 15. h5 g5 16. h6 {1-0 Uhlmann,W-Hoelzl,F/Graz (04) 1991 (33)}) 5. d4
Bg4 6. dxc5 dxc5 (6... Qxc5 7. Qb3 (7. h3 Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Nc6) 7... Nc6 8. Nd5 Nd8
9. Qc3 $14) 7. Qd5 Nc6 (7... Qb6 8. Qe5 (8. Ng5 e6 9. Qe5 f6 10. Qg3 Bh5 11.
Nh3 Nc6 $13) 8... f6 9. Qg3 $14) 8. Ne5 $5 Nxe5 (8... Be6 9. Nxc6 Qxc3+ 10.
bxc3 Bxd5 11. cxd5 bxc6 12. dxc6 $18) 9. Qxe5 f6 (9... Nf6 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. f3
$16) 10. Qg3 Bd7 (10... Be6 11. Bd2) 11. Bd2 Bh6 12. f4 (12. Bxh6 $6 Nxh6 13.
O-O-O Rd8 $13) 12... e6 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Qf2 Qc7 (14... Bc6 15. g3 f5 16.
Bg2 Rd4 17. b3 $13) 15. g3 Ne7 16. Be3 g5 $2 (16... b6 17. Bg2 Bc6 $10) 17.
Bxc5 gxf4 18. Kb1 (18. gxf4 Qxf4+ 19. Kb1 Qxf2 20. Bxf2 b6 $10) 18... Bc6 19.
Bh3 $1 f5 20. Bxa7 Qe5 (20... fxg3 21. hxg3 $16) 21. Qc5 Bg7 $6 (21... Qxc5 22.
Bxc5 Ng6 23. Rhf1 fxe4 24. Bd6 Rhe8 25. gxf4 $16) 22. Qxe7 Bxe4+ 23. Ka1 (23.
Nxe4 $4 Qxb2#) 23... Bxh1 (23... Bf6 24. gxf4 $1 Bxe7 25. fxe5 Bxh1 26. Rxh1
$18) (23... Qxc3 $2 24. Qxe6+ Kc7 25. Qb6+ Kc8 26. Bxf5+ $1 Bxf5 27. Qc5#) 24.
Rxh1 fxg3 (24... f3 25. Na4 Rd6 26. c5 Ra6 27. Rd1 Rxa7 28. Nb6+ Kb8 29. Rd8+)
25. Na4 $1 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14c"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1987.08.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3
d6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 O-O 11. Qd2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Bh3 $5
Rab8 (14... Bxf3 15. exf3) 15. Nd4 Ba8 16. Nb5 (16. f3 $5) 16... Qb7 17. f3 a6
18. Nc3 b5 19. Nd5 $6 (19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nd5 $14) 19... e6 $6 (19... Ne5 20. b3
bxc4 21. bxc4 $16) (19... bxc4 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Nd5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Bxd5 23.
Rxd5 Bxb2 24. Rxc4 Nb6 25. Bxb6 Rxb6 26. Ra5 $14) 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. c5 Ne5 $8
22. cxd6 $8 (22. Qxd6 Rbe8 $8 23. c6 Qxe7 24. Qxe7 Rxe7 25. c7 Nc6 $17) 22...
Nc4 23. Rxc4 bxc4 24. d7 Rfd8 (24... Qxb2 25. d8=Q Rbxd8 26. Qxd8 Qxe2 (26...
c3 27. Qd3 Qa3 28. Bd4 $10) 27. Qd2 $8 Qxd2 (27... Qxf3 28. Bg2 $16) 28. Rxd2
Re8 29. Rd7 Bf6 30. Nc8 $1 Rxc8 31. Rxf7) 25. Bd4 $14 Qb4 26. Qg5 Qb5 (26...
Qa4 27. Rd2) (26... Bxd4+ 27. Rxd4 Kg7 28. Qe5+ Kf8 29. Qf6 $18) 27. Nxg6+ $1
fxg6 28. Bxg7+ Kxg7 29. Qe7+ Kh6 30. Rd4 Qb6 $4 (30... Bxf3 31. exf3 $8 Qb6 32.
Qh4+ Kg7 33. Kh1 h5 (33... Qc5 34. Bxe6 $18) 34. Qe7+ Kh6 35. g4 $14) 31. e3
$18 Qxd4 (31... Bxf3 32. Rh4+ Bh5 33. Rxh5+) 32. exd4 Bxf3 33. Bxe6 c3 34. bxc3
Rf8 35. Bb3 Bh5 36. h4 Bf3 37. g4 a5 38. Kh2 Ba8 39. Bd1 Bf3 40. g5+ Kh5 41.
Kg3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Grigorov, Grigor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2489"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. h3 O-O 12. g4 $146 {The Hedgehog is an opening
system which strives for flexibility. Despite that the first umpteen moves are
usually well known so a novelty at this early stage is bound to attract some
attention. Mamedyarov hopes to irritate the knight on f6 at a suitable moment.}
(12. e4 Qc8 13. Bb2 Rd8 14. Rac1 Qc7 15. Nh2 Bf8 16. Nf1 Rac8 17. Qe3 Qb8 18.
g4 h6 19. g5 hxg5 20. Qxg5 Rc5 21. Qe3 {0-1 (65) Gemy Vargas,J (2215)-Picard,R
(2363) La Roda 2010}) 12... Nc5 {Facing the unexpected idea Black has to fall
back on his general understanding of the position. A much different approach
would have been the voluntary weakening of the kingside with 12...h6.} 13. g5
Ne8 {Fearing surprises Black prefers to play passively and not to risk
surprises in the forced line after the knight centralisation.} (13... Nfe4 14.
Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bb2 f6 16. Nd2 (16. Qe3 f5 $11) 16... e5 17. Qe3 f5 18. Nxe4 fxe4
19. Bxe5 Rf5 20. Bg3 Bxg5 21. f4 exf3 22. Qe6+ Rf7 23. exf3 $11) 14. h4 (14.
Qg4 Qc7 15. Nd4 Rc8 16. h4 $14) 14... f5 {Grigorov rightly fears that he will
not be able to live with the passive knight on e8 for a long time.} (14... Qc8
15. Qe3 f5 16. Bb2 $14) 15. Qe3 {White rightly senses a new object of attack
in the changing nature of the black pawn structure. The obvious target is the
pawn on e6.} (15. Bb2 e5 16. Qe3 f4 17. Qd2 Nc7 18. b4 N5e6 19. Nd5 $14) 15...
f4 16. Qd2 Nc7 17. Bb2 Qe8 {The defender is unable to prevent blows against
his pawn structure and thus rightly concentrates on improving his pieces.} (
17... a5 18. Qc2 Qe8 19. a3 Qh5 20. b4 Nd7 21. Ne4 $14) 18. b4 Nd7 19. Na4 (19.
Qd4 Qf7 20. Ne4 Ne8 21. Rac1 $14) 19... e5 $2 {With hindsight this unfortunate
move just creates a perfect target for White's active central forces.} (19...
Qf7 20. c5 Nd5 21. Nxb6 N7xb6 22. cxb6 Nxb6 23. Rac1 Bd5 $14) 20. c5 $1 {
[%mdl 32] Nimzowitsch would have been happy as Mamedyarov manages to deliver a
blow on the spot where it really hurts.} bxc5 21. bxc5 d5 (21... Nxc5 22. Nxc5
dxc5 23. Bxe5 Ne6 24. Qd7 $16) 22. Nxe5 $6 {White is not the first player to
complicate his task in an excellent position. It seems to be much stronger to
engage the last reserve with 22.Rac1!} (22. Rac1 $1 Bc6 (22... d4 23. c6 Bxc6
24. Rxc6 Nb5 25. Rdc1 $18) 23. Nb6 Rd8 24. Nxd7 Bxd7 25. Bxe5 $18) 22... Nxe5 (
22... Nxc5 $1 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. Rac1 Qe7 25. Qc3 Bd6 26. g6 $16) 23. Bxe5 Qxa4
24. Bxc7 f3 {Desperation in the face of a very grim position. Despite the
inaccuracy White's prospects are extremely promising.} (24... Rac8 25. Bxd5+
Bxd5 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 27. Bd6 $16) 25. Bxf3 Bxc5 (25... Rxf3 26. exf3 Qxh4 27.
Rab1 Bc6 28. Qe3 $18) 26. Rac1 $1 (26. Bxd5+ $2 Kh8 27. Bxb7 Qg4+ $19) 26...
Ba7 (26... Ba3 27. Bxd5+ Bxd5 28. Qxd5+ Kh8 29. Rc4 $18) 27. Bg3 {The player
from Azerbaijan also fortunately knows how to excercise restrain in very good
positions. It was possible to try for more with 27.Rb1, but the risk would
have been much bigger.} (27. Rb1 Qxh4 28. Rxb7 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 Qh4+ 30. Kg2 Qf2+
31. Kh3 Rxf3+ 32. exf3 Qxf3+ 33. Bg3 $18) 27... Rf7 (27... Rad8 28. Rc7 Qb5 29.
Qe1 $18) 28. Bxd5 Bxf2+ {Black is not really going down in flames. His blow on
the f2-square is more an act of defiance in the face of a lost fight.} (28...
Bxd5 29. Qxd5 Raf8 30. Rc7 Bxf2+ 31. Bxf2 Qf4 32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Qd4 $18) 29.
Bxf2 Qg4+ 30. Kh2 Kh8 31. Bg3 (31. Qe3 Bxd5 32. Rxd5 $18) 31... Re8 32. Re1 {
The final move is a bit of a grovelling affair, but it managed to convince the
opponent to stop the clock.} (32. Re1 Bxd5 (32... Rd8 33. Rc4 Qxc4 34. Bxc4
Rxd2 35. Bxf7 $18) 33. Qxd5 Rxe2+ 34. Rxe2 Qxe2+ 35. Kh3 $18) (32. e4 Bxd5 33.
Qxd5 Rf3 34. Qe5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. c4 Be7 (7...
O-O 8. Nc3 d5 9. Ne1 $14) 8. Nc3 d6 9. Bf4 O-O 10. Nb5 Ne8 11. Qc2 Nc6 12. Rfd1
a6 13. Nc3 Rc8 14. Qd2 Nb8 15. b3 Nd7 16. Rac1 h6 17. Ne1 $1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc7
19. f3 Qb7 20. Ne4 Nc5 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 22. Nd3 Rc8 23. Nf2 Rd8 24. Ne4 f5 $6 (
24... d5 25. cxd5 Rxd5 26. Qb2 $14) 25. Nc3 Nf6 26. Qd3 Ng4 $2 (26... g5 27.
Be3 Ng4 28. Bd4 e5 29. Bg1 $16) 27. e4 fxe4 28. Nxe4 $1 g5 29. h3 $1 (29. Bxd6
$2 Bxd6 30. Nxd6 Rxd6 $1 31. Qxd6 Qxf3+ 32. Kg1 Qf2+ 33. Kh1 Qxh2#) 29... gxf4
30. hxg4 fxg3 31. Rh1 d5 32. Nxg3 Bf6 (32... Bg5 33. Qg6+ Qg7 34. Qxe6+ Kh8 35.
Rce1 $18 (35. Nf5 Qb2+ 36. Kg3 Rf6)) 33. Rxh6 dxc4 34. Qg6+ Bg7 (34... Qg7 35.
Ne4 Be5 36. Qxe6+ $18) 35. Ne4 Rf4 36. Rch1 1-0

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Re8 13. f4 Bf8 14. f5 $1 h6 {
The greatest mystery of this game is the question, why has Ivanchuk decided to
defend the variation with such a dubious reputation? Black has always been
strugggling to cope with the direct onslaught against the e6-pawn. The move h6
does not seem to present a satisfactory solution.} 15. Rf1 Nbd7 16. fxe6 fxe6
17. Bh3 {Until this moment the play was very easy for Gelfand. The real
mastery will have to be displayed in breaking down the resistance of his
excellent opponent.} Qc5 (17... Qxc4 18. Nxe6 Nxe4 (18... Rxe6 19. b3 Qxf1+ 20.
Qxf1 Re7 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Rf1 $18) 19. Na4 Qxa2 20. Nxf8 Nxf8 21. Rc7 Rab8 (
21... Qd5 22. Qxd5+ Bxd5 23. Nxb6 $18) 22. Bd4 Re5 23. Bg2 $18) (17... Nc5 18.
b4 Ncxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Nxe6 Qe7 21. Bxb6 $18) 18. b4 $1 Qxc4 (18... Qxb4
19. Bxe6+ Kh8 20. Nd5 Qa3 (20... Nxd5 21. cxd5 Qa3 22. Qe2 Nc5 23. Rf7 $16) 21.
Bf4 Bxd5 22. exd5 Qxa2 23. Bf5 $16) 19. Nd5 Qxa2 $6 {The optimal choice
between miserable options is a difficult task even for super grandmasters.
Probably the best was to eliminate most pieces in the centre and accept a
difficult ending.} (19... Bxd5 20. exd5 (20. Rxc4 Bxc4 21. Qc2 Bxf1 22. Kxf1
Kh8 (22... e5 23. Qb3+ Kh8 24. Nf5 Rec8 25. Qf7 $18) 23. Bxe6 $16) 20... Qxd5
21. Nxe6 Qxa2 (21... Qxd1 22. Rcxd1 d5 23. Bd4 Rab8 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. Be6+ Kh8
26. Rc1 Rfe8 27. Rc6 $16) 22. Bd4 Rxe6 23. Rc2 Qd5 (23... Qb3 24. Re2 $1) 24.
Bxf6 Qxd1 25. Bxe6+ Kh7 26. Rxd1 Nxf6 27. Rc6 $16) (19... exd5 20. Rxc4 dxc4
21. Be6+ Kh8 22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23. Rf7 Re7 24. Rxe7 Bxe7 25. Nf5 Bf8 26. Nxd6 $18)
20. Rf2 Qxf2+ (20... Qa3 21. Rc3 Nxe4 22. Rxf8+ Nxf8 23. Rxa3 Bxd5 24. Nf5 $18)
21. Bxf2 exd5 22. Bxd7 {[%mdl 128] Gelfand probably began to see the contours
of the special solution with the sacrifice of the knight on the h6-square. A
conservative win was at hand without giving up the precious light-squared
bishop.} (22. Rc7 $1 Bc8 23. Be6+ Kh8 24. exd5 $18) 22... Nxd7 23. Rc7 Bc8 24.
Nf5 $1 (24. Qh5 Nf6 (24... Re5 25. Nf5 dxe4 26. Qg6 $18) 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Be3
Bd7 27. Bxh6 Rxe4 28. Nf5 $18) (24. Nc6 Nf6 25. exd5 Bg4 $14) 24... Ne5 (24...
Nf6 25. Bd4 Bxf5 26. exf5 $18) 25. Qh5 $6 {The move in the game is very
unpleasant for the defender, but objectively it was better to leap with a
trojan horse to e7.} (25. Ne7+ $1 Bxe7 (25... Kh8 26. Qxd5 $18) 26. Qxd5+ Be6
27. Qxe6+ Kf8 28. Bxb6 Rab8 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. Qxd6 Rbe8 31. Bd8 $18) 25... Re6
(25... Be6 26. Bd4 Bxf5 (26... dxe4 27. Nxh6+ gxh6 28. Bxe5 dxe5 29. Qg6+ Kh8
30. Rh7#) (26... Rec8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Nxh6+ gxh6 29. Bxe5 Rc1+ 30. Kf2 dxe5
31. Qg6+ Kh8 32. Qxe6 $18) 27. exf5 Re7 28. Rxe7 Bxe7 29. Qd1 $16) 26. Bd4 Rf6
27. Bxe5 dxe5 28. Nxh6+ $1 {The witty combination is combining two problems
that can not be remedied - the vulnerability of the 7th rank and the threat of
finishing the fight after the check on the d5-square.} gxh6 (28... Rxh6 29.
Qf7+ Kh7 30. Qxf8 $18) 29. Qxe5 Rd6 (29... Bg7 30. Qxd5+ $18) 30. Qh5 Bd7 31.
e5 Be8 32. Qf3 Rdd8 (32... Rc6 33. Qxd5+ Kh8 34. Rxc6 Bxc6 35. Qxc6 $18) 33.
Qf5 Bg7 34. Qg4 Bf7 35. e6 {This position was in Gelfand's mind; the battle is
over.} Rf8 36. Rxf7 Rxf7 37. exf7+ Kxf7 38. Qd7+ (38. Qd7+ Kf8 39. Qd6+ $18)
1-0

[Event "Interpolis-03"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1979.11.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1979.11.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 (10. Ba3 Nc5) 10... O-O 11. e4 a6 12. Qe3 Qb8 13. Nd4 Re8
14. Rae1 Ra7 15. Qd2 Ba8 16. Kh1 h6 17. f4 Rc8 18. Re2 Nc5 19. Rfe1 Bf8 20. Qd1
$1 Rac7 21. Re3 Rd8 {Portisch offered a draw.} 22. Qe2 Rcc8 $2 (22... d5 23.
cxd5 exd5 24. e5 (24. Nxd5 $6 Nxd5 25. exd5 Bxd5 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 27. Re8 Rd8 (
27... Rc8 $2 28. Nc6 $18) 28. Nf5 Rxe8 29. Qxe8 Qb7+ 30. Kg1 Ne6) 24... Nfe4
25. b4 Nxc3 26. Rxc3 Ne4 27. Rxc7 Qxc7 28. Rc1 $16) (22... Bb7 $1 23. f5 Bc8)
23. f5 $1 {><e6} a5 (23... e5 24. Nc2 b5 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Nb4 $16) 24. fxe6
fxe6 25. Rf1 Re8 26. a3 Re7 (26... e5 27. Nf5 Nxb3 28. Nd5 $1 $40 {+-} (28.
Nxh6+ $143)) 27. Ncb5 {/\28.Sd6 Dd6 29.e5} Ncd7 28. Rd1 Ree8 (28... Ne5 29.
Nxd6 Qxd6 30. Nf3 $18) 29. Nc3 Ne5 30. Bh3 Kf7 31. Rf1 Rcd8 32. Rxf6+ $1 Kxf6 (
32... gxf6 33. Qh5+ $18) 33. Qf1+ Ke7 34. Nxe6 Rc8 35. Nd5+ Bxd5 36. exd5 a4
37. Nf4 Kd8 38. Bxc8 Kxc8 39. Ne6 Kb7 40. Bxe5 dxe5 41. Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-14b"]
[Site "Szirak"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Adorjan, Andras"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 a6 11. Rfd1 e6 12. d4 cxd4 13. Rxd4 d5 14. Rad1 Qb8 $2 (
14... Qc7 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rh4 $5 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Bxf3 19. Bxf3
Rad8 $14) 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. e4 $1 Bxd4 (17... Bc6 18. Rxd7) 18.
Rxd4 Bc6 19. Qd2 $1 Qb7 (19... Rd8 20. Rd6 $1 Qb7 21. Qc3 $18) 20. Rd6 e5 (
20... Rac8 21. Qh6 f6 22. Bh3 Nc5 23. b4 $16) 21. Qc3 f6 (21... Rac8 22. Nxe5
Nxe5 23. Qxe5 f6 24. Rxf6 Rxf6 25. Qxf6 $18) 22. Qc4+ Kg7 23. Qxc6 $16 Qxc6 24.
Rxc6 Rac8 25. Rd6 Nc5 26. Ne1 $1 Rfd8 27. Rd5 a5 28. Kf1 a4 29. b4 Rxd5 30.
exd5 Nb7 31. Ke2 Nd6 32. Kd1 Kf7 (32... Nc4 33. Ba1) (32... a3 $6 33. Bxa3 Ra8
34. Nc2 Nb5 35. d6 Rd8 36. Bb2 Rxd6+ 37. Kc1) 33. Nc2 Ke7 34. Na3 h5 35. h4 Rg8
36. Bc1 $1 {/\ Be3} g5 37. hxg5 fxg5 38. Be3 h4 39. Bxb6 Rh8 40. Bc5 hxg3 41.
Nc4 Rh2 42. Bxd6+ 1-0

[Event "Interpolis-01"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1977.10.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1977.09.23"]
[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. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Nc6 (5... e6 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2
O-O 8. e3 d5 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Ne4 11. cxd5 (11. Rfd1 $5 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Bf6
13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. d4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rc8 17. Rac1 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Qe7
19. Qa6 e5 20. Bb2 Nc5 21. Ba3 $14 {Dizdar,G-Naumkin,I/Vokresensk/1990/}) 11...
Nxc3 12. dxc3 (12. Bxc3 $5) 12... Bxd5 13. c4 Bc6 14. Rfd1 {1/2-1/2 /Tal,
M-Adams,M/Buenos Aires/1991}) 6. Nc3 g6 7. b3 (7. d4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2
cxd4 10. Qxd4 Bg7 $10) 7... Bg7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. e3 Rc8 10. Rc1 (10. d4 cxd4 11.
exd4 d5 $1) 10... Ba8 11. Re1 Re8 12. Re2 d5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 (14...
Nxe3 $6 15. fxe3 Kxg7 16. d4 $14) 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. d4 cxd4 17. Rec2 (17. Nxd4
$2 Nxd4 18. Bxd5 Rxc1 $19) 17... Red8 (17... d3 18. Ne1) 18. exd4 (18. Nxd4 $2
Qxg2+ 19. Kxg2 Nxd4+ 20. f3 Nxc2 $17) 18... Bb7 19. Qd2 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Stohl} c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 (6... d6 {
Stohl} 7. Re1 Nbd7 8. e4 Rc8 $6 9. d4 $1 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Rxc4 11. Nxe6 $3 fxe6
12. e5 Bxg2 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Rxe6+ Kd7 15. Kxg2 Qa8+ 16. f3 Rxc3 17. Rxf6 Rxc1
18. Rf7+ Ke6 19. Qb3+ d5 20. Rxf8 $16 {Greenfeld,A-Ftacnik,L,Beersheba
1990-CBM 17}) 7. Re1 Be7 (7... d6 $142 {Stohl} 8. e4 Qc7 $5 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2
Nbd7 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. Rc1 Rfe8 14. h3 Bf8 15. Qd2 g6 16. g4 Rac8
17. Nde2 Qb8 18. Ng3 h6 $10 {Petrosian,A-Stempin,P,Polanica Zdroj 1989}) 8. e4
d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O (11... Qxc4 $2 {Stohl} 12. Rc1 Qb4 13.
Nb3 $18 {/\a3}) 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. f4 Rfe8 (13... Qb8 $5 {Stohl} 14. g4 Rc8 15.
g5 Ne8 16. b3 Bf8 17. Bh3 (17. f5 $5 e5 18. Nde2 b5 19. Nd5 {()}) 17... Nc7 18.
a4 Re8 19. Nde2 Rd8 20. f5 exf5 21. Bxf5 Ne6 $13 {Piggott,J-King,D,BCF-ch 1989,
CBM 15}) 14. Nd5 $5 {N} (14. g4 Nc5 (14... h6 {Stohl} 15. g5 (15. h4 $6 Nc5 16.
Bf2 d5 $1 17. e5 Nfe4 $36 {Cvitan}) 15... hxg5 16. fxg5 Nh7 17. g6 Nhf8 18.
gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Rf1+ {Vaganian,R-Ionescu,Co,Sochi 1986-CBM} Bf6 $5 $14) 15. Bf2
g6 (15... d5 $2 16. cxd5 Qxf4 17. b4 $1 $16 {/\} Nxg4 18. Bg3) 16. b4 Ncd7 17.
Nd5 {Lobron,E-Greenfeld,A/Ljublana-Portoroz/1989/ I 48/34} (17. Nd5 $3 exd5 18.
cxd5 Qd8 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. dxc6 Nf8 {Lobron,E-Greeenfeld,A,Vidmar-mem 1989-CBM
14} 21. c7 Qd7 22. Bxb6 $16)) (14. f5 $1 {Stohl} Bf8 (14... Nc5 $5) 15. fxe6
fxe6 16. Bh3 Nc5 17. b4 Ncxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe6 Qf7 20. Nxf8 Rxf8 21. Rf1
Qe7 22. Qd4 $16 {Wirthesohn,H-Rajkovic,D,Altensteig 1990-CBM 20}) 14... exd5 (
14... Qb8 15. Nxe7+ Rxe7 $14) 15. cxd5 Qb8 (15... Nc5 16. b4 Qd7 (16... Nfxe4
17. Bxe4 Bf6 18. Bg2 $18) (16... Bf8 {Stohl} 17. Bf2 $14) 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. Nb3
a5 (18... Bf8 19. Bd2 $16) 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Nxd5 21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5
Rad8 23. Bg5 $14) (15... Qd8 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nc5 18. c7 Qc8 (18... Qd7
19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Qxd1 21. Rexd1 Nfe4 22. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 23. Rxc5 $1 bxc5 24.
Bxe4 Rac8 25. Rd7 $18) 19. Bxc5 dxc5 (19... bxc5 {Stohl} 20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5 (
21. Bxa8 $2 Qxa8 22. fxe5 Nd5) 21... Nd7 (21... Ra7 22. exf6 {/\Bc6} Bxf6 23.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Qd6 $18) (21... Nd5 22. Bxd5 Ra7 23. Qf3 $18) 22. Bxa8 Qxc7 23.
e6 $18) 20. e5 Ra7 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Qd6 $16) 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nc5 18. c7
(18. e5 dxe5 19. c7 Qa7 $6 (19... Qxc7 $1) 20. fxe5 Nfd7 21. e6 $5 fxe6 22.
Bxa8 Qxa8 23. b4 Ne5 24. Bxc5 Nf3+ 25. Qxf3 Qxf3 26. Bxe7 Rc8 27. Rcd1 $1 Qb7
28. Rd8+ Kf7 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 (29... Kxe7 30. Rg8 $18) 30. Bd6 $18) 18... Qxc7 (
18... Qa7 19. Bxc5 (19. e5 $1) 19... bxc5 20. e5 Rac8 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Qxd6
$16) 19. e5 dxe5 (19... Rac8 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. b4 $18) 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 (20...
exf4 $2 {Stohl} 21. Bxf4 $18) 21. b4 exf4 (21... Rd8 22. Qe2 Nd5 23. bxc5 Nxe3
24. cxb6 $1 Qxb6 25. Qxe3 $16) 22. Bxf4 Qa7 $6 (22... Qb7 $1 23. bxc5 Bxc5+ 24.
Be3 Bb4 25. Re2 b5 (25... Re8 26. Bf2) (25... h5 26. Qb3 $1) 26. Qd4 $10) 23.
bxc5 Bxc5+ 24. Kg2 (24. Be3 $2 Bxe3+ 25. Rxe3 b5 26. Rcc3 b4 27. Rb3 Re8 28.
Kf2 a5 $17) 24... Qb7+ (24... h5 25. Qf3) 25. Qf3 Qxf3+ (25... Nd5 $6 26. Kh1
$1) 26. Kxf3 Nd5 (26... h6 27. Be3 $14) (26... Rd8 27. Rcd1 $14) 27. Bd2 f6 (
27... Nb4 $5 28. Rc4 Nd3 29. Re2 f6 $10) 28. Re2 $1 (28. Re6 Rd8 29. Be1 Nc7
30. Rc6 Nb5 $132) 28... Rd8 29. Rc4 (29. Be1 Nb4 $1 30. Rc4 Nd3 31. Bc3 $10)
29... Kf7 30. Be1 Nc7 (30... Rd7 31. Bf2 Bxf2 32. Kxf2 Rd8 $14) 31. Rd2 $1 (31.
Bf2 Ne6) 31... Rxd2 (31... Nd5 32. Bf2 Bxf2 33. Kxf2 Rd7 $14) 32. Bxd2 Ke6 (
32... Ne6 33. Be3 $14) 33. Be3 Kd5 (33... Bxe3 $2 34. Rxc7 Bh6 35. Rc6+ $18)
34. Rh4 h6 $6 (34... Bxe3 35. Kxe3 h6 36. Rd4+ Kc6 (36... Ke6 {Stohl} 37. Re4+
$1 Kd6 38. Rg4 Ne6 39. Ke4 $16 {/\h4-h5,Kf5}) 37. Rc4+ (37. Ke4 g6 38. Rd8 $18)
37... Kd6 38. Ke4 $14) 35. Bxc5 bxc5 (35... Kxc5 36. Ke4 $1 Kb4 (36... Kd6 37.
Kf5 Ke7 38. Kg6 Ne6 39. Re4 $16) 37. Kf5+ Ka3 38. Kg6 Kxa2 (38... Ne6 39. Re4
Nc5 40. Re2 $18) 39. Rc4 $1 Nd5 40. Ra4+ Kb2 41. Rxa6 $18) 36. Ke3 f5 (36... c4
37. Rh5+) (36... Ne6 37. Ra4 Nc7 38. Kd3 (38. g4 {Stohl /\h4-h5,Kf4-f5} g6 39.
Kd2 {/\Ra3-h3><h6})) 37. Kd3 (37. Rh5 Ke5 38. Kd3 (38. g4 Nd5+ 39. Kd2 Ne7)
38... Nd5 39. Kc4 Nf6 40. Rh4 Ne4) 37... Ne6 38. Ra4 Nc7 (38... c4+ $6 39. Kc3
$1 (39. Rxc4 Nc5+ 40. Kc3 Ne4+ 41. Kb4 a5+ $1 $19) 39... Nc5 40. Ra5 $18) 39.
g4 $1 fxg4 40. Rxg4 g5 (40... Ne6 41. Ra4 Nc7 42. Ra5 (42. Ke3 {Stohl} Ke5 43.
Re4+ Kd6 44. Rg4 {/\Ke4}) 42... g5 43. Ra4) 41. Kd2 Ne6 (41... c4 42. h4 $1 Ne6
43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Kc3 $16) 42. Ra4 Nc7 43. Kd3 h5 44. Ra5 g4 (44... h4 45. Ra4
Ke5 46. Kc4 Kf4 47. Kxc5+ Kf3 48. Kc6 $18) 45. Ra4 Ke5 (45... Ne6 46. Rxa6 h4
47. Ke3) 46. Re4+ $1 (46. Kc4 h4 47. Kxc5 Ne6+ 48. Kb6 Nd4 $132) 46... Kf5 (
46... Kd5 47. Re7 Ne6 48. Ra7 $16) (46... Kd6 $5 47. Kc4 $1 (47. Rf4 Ke5 48.
Rf7 Nd5 $1 (48... Ne6 49. Ra7 $16) 49. a3 h4 $132) 47... Ne6 48. Re3 Nd4 49.
Ra3 $16) 47. Rc4 Ne6 48. Ke3 (48. Ra4 {Stohl} Nf4+ 49. Kd2 (49. Ke3 Nd5+ 50.
Kd2 h4 $14 {<=>}) 49... h4 $132) 48... Ke5 (48... h4 49. Ra4 g3 50. hxg3 hxg3
51. Kf3 Ke5 52. Rxa6 Nd4+ 53. Kxg3 c4 54. Kf2 $18) 49. Ra4 Nc7 50. Re4+ Kf5 (
50... Kd6 51. Kd3 Ne6 52. Ra4 Nc7 53. Kc4 h4 54. Kd3 $1) 51. Rc4 Ne6 52. Ra4 h4
(52... Nc7 53. Ra5) 53. Rxa6 g3 (53... Ng5 54. Rc6 Ne4 55. a4 $18) 54. hxg3
hxg3 (54... h3 55. g4+ Ke5 56. Kf3 Ng5+ 57. Kg3 c4 58. Rg6 $18) 55. Kf3 Nd4+
56. Kxg3 Ke4 57. Ra3 $1 c4 (57... Nb5 {Stohl} 58. Ra5 Nc3 59. Rxc5 $1 Nxa2 60.
Rc2 Nb4 61. Rc4+ $18) 58. Kf2 Nb5 59. Rh3 c3 60. Ke2 Kd4 (60... Nd4+ 61. Kd1
c2+ 62. Kd2 $18) 61. Rh4+ {Ftacnik,L} (61. Rh4+ {Stohl} Kc5 62. Kd3 {/\a4,Kc3 
[Stohl,I]}) 1-0

[Event "Interpolis-02"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1978.09.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[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. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e4 Bb7 5. d3 (5. Bd3 $5 {Romanishin}) (5. Qe2
$5) 5... c5 6. g3 Nc6 (6... d6 {/\ Nbd7!?}) 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 cxd4
10. Nxd4 Rc8 11. b3 a6 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. Rc1 {(/\ Nd5)} Qb8 14. Re1 Rfd8 (14...
d6 $5 15. Nxc6 $5 Rxc6 $5 (15... Bxc6 $6 16. Nd5 $1 $16) 16. e5 $5 (16. Nd5 $6
exd5 17. exd5 Rc7 $1 18. Rxe7 Rxe7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Qg4+ Kh8 21. Qh4 $10)) 15.
Nc2 $5 (15. Nxc6 dxc6 $5 (15... Bxc6 $5 16. Nd5 exd5 $5 17. exd5 Bb4 (17... Re8
18. dxc6 $16) 18. Bxf6 gxf6 (18... Bxe1 19. Qg4 $1) 19. Re4 Ba8 20. Qg4+) 16.
Qe2 $14 {(/\ e5)} e5 17. Bh3 (17. Na4 Nd7 $5 18. Bh3 $1)) (15. Nd5 $2 exd5 16.
exd5 Nxd4 17. Rxe7 Qd6 $1 $19 (17... Nf5 18. Bxf6 Nxe7 19. Bxe7 Re8 20. Bg5)
18. Re1 Nf5 19. Be5 Qf8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qg4+ Ng7) (15. e5 $5) (15. h3) 15...
d6 (15... Na7 $142 16. e5 Ne8 17. a4 Nc6) 16. Qe2 Ba8 17. Rcd1 Nd7 18. Rd2 Na7
{(/\ b5)} 19. Nd4 Ne5 20. Red1 Bf8 (20... Nec6 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. Nd5 Bf8 (22...
exd5 23. exd5) 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Qh5 gxf6 25. Bxf6+ Bg7 26. Qxf7 Bxf6 27. Qxf6+
$18 {קd6,Pe6,->}) 21. f4 (21. h3 $5 Nec6 22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23. a4 b5 24. cxb5 axb5
25. Qe3 $14) 21... Nec6 22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23. f5 b5 24. fxe6 fxe6 25. Qg4 Re8 26.
cxb5 (26. Rf1 $5 {/\ Nd5, Rf8}) 26... axb5 (26... Nxb5 $2 27. Nxb5 {(/\ Rd6)}
Bxb5 28. Rxd6) 27. Ne2 {(/\ Rd6)} Rc7 28. Nf4 Rf7 $1 29. Kh1 $1 (29. Nxe6 $2
Bd7 $1) (29. Nh5 $6 e5 $6) (29. h4 $5) (29. Rf1 b4 30. Rdf2 Qb6) 29... b4 $5 (
29... Bd7 $2 {(/\ e5)} 30. e5 $1) (29... Qb7 $5) 30. Qe2 {(/\ Qc4)} Bb5 31. Qe3
(31. Qh5) 31... Nc6 32. Bh3 Nd8 33. a4 $1 bxa3 34. Bxa3 d5 $2 (34... Rd7 $16)
35. Bxf8 Rfxf8 (35... Rexf8 $2 36. Nxe6 Rf3 37. Qd4 $18) 36. exd5 exd5 37. Qc3
$18 Qe5 38. Qxe5 Rxe5 39. Bg2 Nc6 40. Rxd5 Rfe8 41. Kg1 (41. Rxb5 $6 Re1+ 42.
Rxe1 Rxe1+ 43. Bf1 Rxf1+ 44. Kg2 Rb1 {/\ 45...Nd4}) 41... Nb4 42. Rxe5 Rxe5 43.
Rd4 $1 Nc6 44. Rd5 Kf8 45. Kf2 (45. Rxb5 $2 Rxb5 46. Bxc6 Rxb3 $10) 45... Ke7
46. Rxe5+ Nxe5 47. h3 g5 (47... Kd6) 48. Ne2 h5 49. Nc3 Bd7 50. Ke3 h4 51. g4
Nxg4+ $5 (51... Ng6 52. Ne4 Bc6 53. Bf1 Bxe4 54. Kxe4 Kf6 $18) 52. hxg4 Bxg4
53. Ne4 Be6 54. b4 g4 55. Kf4 g3 (55... h3 56. Bh1 $18) 56. Ng5 Bc8 57. Ke5 Bg4
(57... Kd7 58. Bh3+ Kc7 59. Bxc8 g2 60. Nh3 Kxc8 $18) 58. b5 Be2 59. b6 Kd7 60.
Ne6 1-0

[Event "Dortmund op-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 c5 5. Nf3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O cxd4 8. Qxd4
Nc6 9. Qd3 O-O 10. Bf4 Rc8 (10... Bxc3 11. Qxc3 d5 12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. Bg5 dxc4
14. Qxc4 h6 15. Bf4 Na5 16. Qd4 Rfd8 17. Bd6 Qe8 18. Qh4 Nd5 19. Ba3 {0,5/
Davidovic,A-Johansen,D/Sydney/1990/}) (10... Na5 11. Nb5 Be4 12. Qd1 d5 13. Qa4
Be7 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Rac1 Qe8 16. b3 Bb7 $13 {Van Wely,L-Grooten,H/Belfort op/
1989/}) 11. Bd6 (11. Nb5 d5 $13) 11... Bxd6 12. Qxd6 Qe7 13. Rfd1 Qxd6 14. Rxd6
Ne7 $1 (14... Na5 15. b3 $14) 15. b3 Nf5 (15... Ned5 $6 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Nd4
$1 $16) 16. Rd3 d5 17. Ne5 (17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Kxg2
Rfd8 21. Rad1 Rxd3 22. Rxd3 Kf8 $10) 17... Ba6 18. e4 dxc4 $1 (18... dxe4 19.
Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 $14) 19. Nxc4 (19. bxc4 Ne7 20. Nb5 Rc5 21. Nd7 Nxd7 22.
Rxd7 Nc6 23. Nxa7 Nxa7 24. Rxa7 Bxc4 $10) 19... Bxc4 20. bxc4 Ne7 21. e5 Ng4
22. f4 (22. Rd7 Nf5 23. f4 Rxc4 $15) 22... Nf5 23. Nb5 Nge3 24. Nxa7 (24. Be4
Rxc4 25. Bxf5 Nxf5 26. Nxa7 h5 $36) 24... Rxc4 25. Bf3 Rd4 26. Rxd4 Nxd4 27.
Kf2 (27. Be4 g6 $10) 27... Nxf3 28. Kxe3 Nxh2 29. Rb1 f6 (29... Ra8 30. Rxb6
$14) 30. Rxb6 (30. exf6 Ra8 31. Nc6 gxf6 32. Rxb6 Rxa2 $15) 30... fxe5 31. Rxe6
exf4+ {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis-01"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1977.10.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "1977.09.23"]
[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. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. e4 (9. b3 $142 d5 $6 10. Ne5 $16) 9... d6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Qe3 $6 (11.
Bb2 $142 Nc5 12. Nd2 $10 Ng4 13. Nd5) 11... a6 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. h3 Rfe8 14. Rae1
{P~/=f4-f5} Bf8 15. Kh2 (15. Nd4 g6 16. f4 $2 (16. Kh2 Bg7 17. f4 e5 (17...
Rac8 $13) 18. Nc2 exf4 19. Qxf4 $36 (19. Rxf4 $2 Bh6) (19. gxf4 $2 Nxe4)) 16...
e5 17. Nc2 d5 $16) (15. Nd2 Rac8 16. Kh2 (16. f4 $2 d5 $15) 16... Qb8 17. f4
Qa8 18. Re2 $36) 15... Ne5 (15... Rac8 16. Nd4 Qb8 17. f4 Qa8 18. Re2) (15...
g6 16. Nd2) 16. Qe2 $6 (16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Ne2 (17. Na4 $6 b5) 17... Bc5 (17...
h6 18. f4 exf4 (18... Bc5 19. Bxe5) 19. Nxf4 $16) 18. Qg5 Nxe4 (18... Nd7 19.
f4 f6 20. Qg4 $40) (18... h6 19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxe5 Bxe4 (20... Nxe4 21. Nf4
Nd6 (21... f5 22. Nd3 $16) 22. Bxd6 Bxg2 23. Bxc5 Bxf1 24. Bxb6 g5 (24... e5
25. Nd5 Bd3 26. Nc7) 25. Nh5 Reb8 26. Nf6+ Kg7 27. Nd7 Rb7 28. Bd4+ $18) 21.
Bxf6 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 gxf6 23. Nf4 $16 {[+]}) 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxe5 f6 21. Bxf6
h6 22. Qe5 $16) 16... Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Nd7 18. Qe2 $6 (18. Qd1 $142 Bc6 19. a4
Rab8 20. Qe2 Qb7 21. Nd5 {P 22. b4}) 18... Bc6 19. a4 Rac8 20. Qd1 Qb8 {Pb5}
21. Re3 {P 22. fe1, 23. f1} b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. axb5 Bxb5 24. Nxb5 Qxb5 25.
Rfe1 Qb4 (25... Nc5 26. Bf1 Qb7 27. Bc4 Red8 $17 {P 28...d5, 28... e4}) 26. Bf1
Rc7 (26... Nc5 27. Qd4 Rb8 28. Qxb4 Rxb4 29. Bc4 Reb8 $10) 27. Qd4 Rb8 (27...
Qb7 28. b4 {P29.b5}) (27... Qxd4 28. Bxd4 Rb8 29. Rb1 Rcb7) 28. Qxb4 Rxb4 29.
Ba3 (29. Rd1 $2 Rcb7 30. Bc4 Rxc4) 29... Rb8 $6 (29... Rb6 30. b4 Ne5 (30... d5
31. exd5 exd5 (31... Bxb4 32. Bxb4 Rxb4 33. dxe6) 32. b5 $36) (30... Rc2 31.
R1e2 Rxe2 32. Bxe2 $16) 31. b5 Nc4 32. Rc3 d5 (32... Nd2 33. Rxc7 Nf3+ 34. Kh1
Nxe1 35. Be2 $18) 33. exd5 Bxa3 (33... exd5 $2 34. Re8 $18) 34. dxe6 Bb4 35. e7
$16) (29... Rd4 $142 $10) 30. Rd1 (30. b4 $143 Ne5 31. b5 Nc4 32. Rc3 d5 33.
exd5 exd5) 30... Nc5 (30... Rc6 31. Kg1 (31. b4 $6 Rc2 32. Kg2 Ne5 {P 33... c4}
) 31... Ne5 32. f4 Nd7 33. b4 {P34.b5}) (30... Rb6 31. Rd2 Ra7 32. b4 Rc7 33.
f4 $36) 31. b4 Na4 32. b5 Rc2 33. Kg2 d5 34. exd5 (34. Bxf8 Kxf8 35. exd5 Nc3
36. Ra1 exd5) 34... Nc3 (34... Bxa3 35. Rxa3 Nc3 36. Bd3 Rxf2+ (36... Nxd1 37.
Bxc2 Nb2 38. dxe6) 37. Kxf2 Nxd1+ 38. Ke2 Nb2 39. Ra2 Nxd3 40. Kxd3 exd5 41.
Kd4 Kf8 42. Kc5 $16) 35. Rc1 Rxc1 36. Bxc1 Nxd5 37. Rb3 Bc5 38. Bd3 h5 39. Bb2
(39. Be4 Nb4 40. Bc6 Nxc6 41. bxc6 Rc8 (41... Rxb3 $2 42. c7) 42. Rc3 Rxc6 43.
Be3 Bxe3 44. Rxc6 Bd4 $10) 39... Rd8 (39... h4 40. Be5) 40. h4 $2 (40. Be4 {
P 41. e5, 42. d5} Nf6 (40... Nb6 41. Bc1 g6) 41. Bxf6 gxf6 42. b6 Kg7 (42...
Rd2 43. b7 Rxf2+ 44. Kh1 Rf1+ 45. Kh2) 43. b7 Ba7 44. Ra3 Bb8 45. h4 f5 46. Bf3
Kg6 47. Ra8 $18) 40... g6 (40... Nb4 41. Be2 Rd2 42. Kf1 {P43.b6} Nd5 $2 43.
Ke1 Rc2 (43... Bb4 44. Rxb4 Rxe2+ 45. Kxe2 Nxb4 46. b6 f6 47. b7 Nc6 48. Ba3 {
P 49. d6+-}) 44. Kd1 $18) 41. Be4 Nb6 42. Bc1 Bd4 (42... Kg7 43. Bf4 (43. Rc3
Bd4 44. Rc6 Rc8) 43... Bd4 44. Rd3 Nc4 {P 45...e5}) (42... Rd1 $6 43. Rc3 Bd4
44. Rc6 e5 45. Bg5 {P 46. d8}) 43. Ba3 Nc4 (43... Kg7 $143 44. Rd3 Bf6 (44...
e5 45. Bc5 Na4 46. Ba7 Bb6 47. Rxd8 Bxd8 48. Bb8 {P 49. d5-/+}) 45. Bd6 $36)
44. Be7 Rc8 $6 (44... Rd7 $10 45. Bg5 (45. Rd3 e5 (45... Nb2 46. Rd2 Nc4 47.
Bc6 Rxe7 (47... Nxd2 48. Bxd7 Nc4 49. f4 {P 50. f3}) 48. Rxd4 Nb6 49. Rd8+ Kg7
50. Rb8 $16) 46. Bc5 (46. Bf6 Rd6 $10) (46. Bg5 Kg7 47. Bc6 (47. Be3 Rd6) 47...
Ra7 48. Bd5 Nb6 $132) 46... Nb2 47. Bxd4 (47. Rd2 Nc4 48. Rd1 Nb2 49. Bxd4 Nxd1
50. Bxe5 Re7 51. f4 f6 52. Bd5+ Kg7 $19) (47. Rxd4 exd4 48. b6 (48. Bc6 $2 d3)
48... Na4 49. b7 Rxb7 $10) 47... Nxd3 48. Be3 Nb2 49. b6 Nc4 50. Bc5 Na5 (50...
Nxb6 $10) 51. Bb4 Nb7 52. Bc6 Rd4 $17) 45... f6 46. Bc1 (46. Bf4 e5) 46... Kg7
$10) 45. Rd3 e5 (45... Bb6 46. Bf6) (45... Bg7 46. Bd8 {Pb6} f5 47. Bb7 Rb8 48.
Bc6 Ne5 49. Bc7 $18) 46. Bd5 $2 (46. Bf6 {P 47. d5, 47. c6, 47.f4} Nd6 47. Bc6
Ne8 48. Bxe8 Rxe8 49. f4 Re6 $2 50. fxe5 Bxe5 51. Rd8+ Kh7 52. Rh8#) 46... Kg7
47. Bb4 (47. Rf3 $143 f5) (47. Rb3 $142 {P 48. c4 c4 49.b6}) 47... Rc7 48. Rd1
(48. Bc3 $6 Ne3+ 49. Rxe3 Rxc3 50. Rxc3 Bxc3 51. b6 Ba5 52. b7 Bc7 53. Kf3 f5
54. Ke3 f4+ $10) 48... Nb6 49. Bc6 Nc8 50. Rd2 $6 (50. f4 $142 f6 51. fxe5 fxe5
52. Kf3 Na7 (52... Ra7 $142) 53. Ba5 (53. Bd6 Rc8 54. Bxe5+ Bxe5 55. Rd7+ Kh6
56. Rxa7 Rf8+ 57. Kg2 Rd8 $14) 53... Rc8 54. Bd7 Rb8 55. Bc7 Rb7 (55... Rf8+
56. Ke4 Rf7 57. b6 $18) 56. Rxd4 exd4 (56... Rxc7 57. Rd6 $16) 57. b6 $16)
50... f6 (50... Na7 $2 51. Bd6 Rc8 52. Bb7 Rc1 53. Rxd4 exd4 54. b6 Nb5 55.
Be5+ f6 56. Bf3 fxe5 57. b7 $18) 51. f4 Ra7 (51... Be3 $6 52. Rd8 exf4 53. Bf8+
Kh7 (53... Kf7 54. Bd5#) 54. Kf3 g5 $2 55. Be4+ Kg8 56. Bd6+ $18) (51... Na7
52. fxe5 Nxc6 53. bxc6 fxe5 54. Rc2 $40) 52. fxe5 fxe5 53. Rc2 (53. Kf3 Ra4 $19
) 53... Ne7 54. Bc5 (54. Be4 Nf5 $10 55. Kf3 Rf7 56. Bd5 Ne3+ 57. Bxf7 Nxc2 $19
) 54... Bxc5 (54... Nxc6 55. bxc6 Bxc5 56. Rxc5 Rc7 57. Kf3 Kf6 58. Ke4 Ke6 59.
Rxe5+) 55. Rxc5 Ra2+ 56. Kf3 Rb2 $2 (56... Kf6 57. b6 Nxc6 58. Rxc6+ Kf5 59. b7
Rb2 60. Rc7 Rb3+ $10) 57. Rxe5 Nf5 $2 (57... Kf6 58. Re2 Rb3+ 59. Re3 Rb4 60.
Bd7 Nf5 (60... Rd4 61. Bh3) 61. Re6+ Kf7 62. Rb6 Nd4+ (62... Rb3+ 63. Kf4 Rb4+
64. Ke5 Nxg3 65. Rb7 Rxh4 66. b6 Rb4 67. Bc6+ Kg8 68. Kf6 $16 {/+-}) 63. Ke3 (
63. Kf4 $2 Ke7 64. Rb7 Ne6+ {P 65... c5-+}) (63. Ke4 $2 Ke7 64. Rb7 Ne6+ 65.
Kd5 Rd4+ 66. Kc6 Rd6#) 63... Ke7 64. Rb7 Kd6 $16 65. Be8 Nf5+ 66. Kf3 (66. Kd3
Kc5 $13 {/+/-}) 66... Rb3+ 67. Kf4 Rb4+ 68. Kg5 Rg4+ 69. Kf6 Nxg3 $13 {/+/-})
58. Bd7 (58. Be4 $2 Rxb5) (58. Kf4 Kf6 $10) 58... Kf6 (58... Rb3+ 59. Kf4 Nxg3
(59... Rb4+ 60. Re4 Rxe4+ 61. Kxe4 Nxg3+ 62. Ke5 $18) 60. Re3 Rxe3 61. Kxe3 {
P ~/=b8 +-}) 59. Re6+ Kf7 60. Ra6 (60. Rb6 $143) 60... Rb3+ (60... Nd4+ 61. Kf4
Nxb5 $2 (61... Ke7 62. Bc6 Nxb5 63. Bxb5 Rxb5 64. Rxg6 {P 65. g5+-} Rb8 65. Kg5
Rh8 66. Rg7+ Ke6 67. Kg6 Kd6 68. Kf6 $18) (61... Rb4 62. Ke5 Nxb5 63. Rb6 Rb3
64. Be6+ $18) 62. Rb6 Rf2+ (62... Rb4+ 63. Kg5 Rb3 64. Be6+ $18) 63. Ke3 Rg2
64. Kf3 $18) 61. Kf4 Rb4+ (61... Nxg3 $2 62. Be6+ $18) (61... Rxg3 $2 62. Bxf5)
62. Ke5 Nxg3 63. b6 g5 (63... Re4+ 64. Kd6 Rxh4 65. b7 Rb4 66. Kc7 Rxb7+ 67.
Kxb7 g5 68. Kc7 g4 69. Ra5 $18) (63... Rxh4 64. b7 Rb4 65. Bc6 h4 66. Ra8 h3
67. b8=Q Rxb8 68. Rxb8 h2 69. Kf4 h1=Q 70. Bxh1 Nxh1 71. Kf3 {<-> h1}) 64. hxg5
h4 65. Bc6 Nh5 (65... h3 66. b7 h2 67. Ra8 h1=Q 68. Bxh1 Nxh1 69. b8=Q Rxb8 70.
Rxb8 $18) (65... Kg6 66. b7 Kxg5 67. Ra8 h3 68. b8=Q Rxb8 69. Rxb8 h2 70. Rh8 {
P 71. f3} Nh5 $18 (70... Nf1 $18)) 66. b7 Nf4 67. Ra8 {Huebner} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Ladva, Ottomar"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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 "Estonia"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "EST"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 Bxf3 12. exf3 $1 {This line is much more
challenging for Black than the responses with 12.Bxf3 or 12.Qxf3.} Ra7 13. Rad1
(13. Rfd1 Rd7 (13... Be7 14. Qd4 O-O 15. f4 $14 {Fominyh,A (2535)-Csom,I (2480)
/Rimavska Sobota 1991/ (1-0, 25)}) 14. Ne4 (14. Qe3 O-O 15. f4 g6 {Orzech,D 
(2466)-Kovacevic,S (2372)/Balaguer 2009/ (0-1, 23)} 16. h4 (16. Rac1 Qc7 17.
Na4 Rdd8 18. b4 Nd7 19. h4 Rb8 20. h5 Rfc8 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Bf3 $14 {1-0 (36)
Antoniewski,R (2550)-Petrik,T (2519) Czechia 2013}) 16... h5 17. Ne4 $14 Bxb2
$6 18. Rab1 Bg7 19. Rxb6 $16 {[%csl Gb8,Gd6]}) (14. Qd2 O-O 15. f4 g6 16. Rac1
Qc7 17. Ne4 {1/2-1/2 (17) Alonso Rosell,A (2547)-Lopez Martinez,J (2535)
Barcelona 2013}) 14... Be7 15. Qe3 O-O 16. f4 g6 (16... Qc7 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. f5
exf5 19. Nc3 Qc5 20. Qd2 Qa5 21. Qd3 Bf8 22. Nd5 Nc6 23. Bh3 Ne5 24. Qe2 {
1-0 (24) Malakhov,V (2705)-Stella,A (2439) Plovdiv 2012} (24. Qb1 g6 25. b4 Qa3
26. Rc3 Qa4 27. Nxb6 {1-0 (27) Pantsulaia,L (2583)-Benidze,D (2473) Tbilisi
2015})) 17. Rac1 b5 (17... Qc7 18. h4 h5 19. f5 exf5 20. Nc3 Qc5 21. Qh6 Qe5
22. Re1 Qg7 23. Qd2 Bf6 24. b4 Rdd8 25. Nd5 Nd7 26. Red1 Kh7 27. Rc2 $14 {
1-0 (49) Ftacnik,L (2516)-Petrik,T (2536) Banska Stiavnica 2012}) 18. b3 bxc4
19. bxc4 Nc6 20. h4 h5 (20... Qc7 21. h5 Rb8 22. h6 Qd8 23. Qc3 Qf8 24. Nc5
Rdd8 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Bxc6 Qxh6 27. Re1 $16) (20... Qa5 21. Rb1 Rb8 22. Rxb8+
Nxb8 23. Rb1 Qc7 24. Qb6 $14) 21. Rb1 (21. Ng5 Rc7 (21... Na5 22. Qd3 Bxg5 23.
hxg5 $16) 22. Qb6 (22. c5 d5 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Qxe6+ Kg7 25. Rxd5 Qc8 26. Qe4
$44) 22... Qc8 23. Rb1 $14) 21... Na5 $1 (21... d5 $6 22. cxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5
exd5 24. Ng5 d4 25. Qe2 $16 {[%csl Ga6,Gc6,Gf7][%cal Gf4f5]}) 22. Qe2 Rc7 23.
Rd4 Rxc4 $6 (23... Nc6 $1 24. Rd3 Na5 25. Rc3 Qc8 26. Rbc1 Nb7 {[%cal Gb7c5]})
24. Rxc4 Nxc4 25. Qxc4 d5 26. Qxa6 dxe4 27. Bxe4 $14 {1-0 (80) Van Wely,L 
(2641)-Leko,P (2739) Wijk aan Zee 2010}) 13... Rd7 {The world champion
defended the position with the help of 13...Be7, but still suffered under
White's pressure.} (13... Be7 14. Qe3 O-O 15. f4 g6 16. h4 Nd7 17. Ne4 Nf6 18.
Ng5 Rc7 19. Bh3 h6 (19... Qb8 20. Rfe1 $14) 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Bxe6+ Kg7 22.
Qxb6 $14 {Kramnik,V (2772)-Carlsen,M (2801)/Moscow blitz 2009 (0-1, 30)}) 14.
Qe3 (14. Ne4 Be7 15. Qe3 O-O 16. f4 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. f5 exf5 19. Nc3 Bf6
20. Nd5 Na6 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Bc6 Re7 23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Rb8 25. Rfd1 g6
$11 {1/2-1/2 (39) Rusev,K (2561)-Grigorov,G (2490) Sunny Beach 2013}) 14... O-O
15. f4 g6 {[%mdl 4] Black has to choose the right moment for counterplay with
the move ...Qc7. One of the good opportunities was missed right now...} (15...
Qc7 16. Rd2 Qxc4 17. Qxb6 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Rfd8 19. Rb1 g6 20. Rb3 d5 21. Bf1 Qa4
22. h4 Rd6 $11 {0-1 (70) Bar,A (2086)-Nikolashvili,G (2294) Batumi 2010}) 16.
Ne4 Bg7 17. h4 b5 $6 (17... Qc7 $5 {Another moment for the unpleasant
counterplay against the c4-pawn with the queen, as it would hurt White more
than the pawn move:} 18. h5 (18. b3 Nc6 19. h5 Ne7 $11) 18... Qxc4 19. h6 Bh8
20. Nxd6 Qc7 21. Nb7 Qc2 $1 $11) 18. b3 bxc4 19. bxc4 Qc7 (19... Nc6 20. Qa3 (
20. h5 Na5 $11) 20... Nd4 21. Qxa6 Qc8 22. Qa4 Rfd8 $11) 20. h5 Qxc4 (20... a5
21. h6 Bh8 22. Rd2 Qxc4 23. Nxd6 Qc7 24. Ne4 $14) 21. h6 Bh8 22. Nxd6 Qxa2 $2 {
I was under the strange impression, that elimination of the a2-pawn is the
only chance to fight for real survival. The position might not have been
entirely pleasant, but 22...Qc7 was actually a necessary move.} (22... Qc7 23.
Ne4 $1 (23. Nb7 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Nc6 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 $11) 23... Rfd8 24. Rc1 $14)
23. f5 $1 Rfd8 (23... exf5 24. Bd5 Qa4 25. Rfe1 (25. Bxf7+ Rdxf7 26. Nxf7 Kxf7
27. Rfe1 Re8 28. Qa7+ Kf6 (28... Kf8 29. Rd8) (28... Kg8 29. Rb1 $18) 29. Rxe8
Qxe8 30. Qd4+ Qe5 31. Qb4 $18) 25... Rxd6 26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 27. Rxd6 Bf6 28. Rb6
$18) 24. Rd2 $6 {Both players believed during the game that the rook move was
obvious and nearly forced. White could have shocked his opponent with the
extremely strong 24.Qg5! Black would not have been able to cope with multiple
white attacking threats.} (24. Qg5 $1 exf5 (24... Rxd6 $2 25. Qxd8+ Rxd8 26.
Rxd8#) (24... Qb3 25. Rfe1 (25. Nxf7 Kxf7 26. fxe6+ Qxe6 27. Qxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxd8
Nd7 (28... Bf6 29. Rxb8 $18) 29. Rxh8 Nf8 30. Rd1 Qe5 31. Bd5+ Ke7 32. Rg8 $16)
25... Bc3 26. Rb1 Qa3 27. Nxf7 Bxe1 28. Rxe1 Qa5 29. Re5 Qd2 30. Qxd2 Rxd2 31.
Nxd8 Rxd8 32. fxe6 $18) (24... Bc3 25. Bf3 Qb3 26. Rb1 Bb2 27. Nxf7 Kxf7 28.
fxe6+ Qxe6 (28... Kxe6 29. Qf4 $18) 29. Rxb2 $18) (24... f6 25. Qc1 $1 gxf5 26.
Nb7 Rf8 (26... Re8 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Qc6 Qd2 29. Nc5 $18) 27. Nc5) 25. Bd5 Qc2
26. Rfe1 Nc6 (26... Rxd6 27. Qe7 $18) 27. Rc1 $18) (24. fxg6 hxg6 25. h7+ Kg7 (
25... Kxh7 $2 26. Nxf7 Rxd1 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Qxg6+ Kf8 29. Nxh8 $16) 26. Qd4+
e5 27. Qxe5+ Kxh7 28. Qf4 Be5 29. Qxe5 Qe6 $14) 24... Qxd2 $1 (24... Qa5 25.
fxe6 Re7 26. Rd5 Qb4 27. Nxf7 $18) 25. Qxd2 Rxd6 26. Qf4 (26. Qb4 exf5 27. Re1
R6d7 (27... Rd4 28. Qa5 Bf6 29. Bd5 $1 $16) 28. Kh2 Bf6 29. f4 $14) 26... Rd4 (
26... exf5 27. Re1 Rd4 28. Qc7 Bf6 29. Kh2 $14) 27. Qg5 exf5 28. Rc1 Rf8 $2 {
The low moment in the second part of the game; both players missed the danger
with the crucial f5-pawn.} (28... R4d6 $1 29. Bf1 Bf6 30. Qf4 Nc6 31. Bxa6 Ne5
$11) 29. Bh3 $2 {Ladva was not happy about this idea that misplaces the good
bishop.} (29. Rc5 $1 Nd7 (29... Rg4 30. Qe7 Bd4 31. Bd5 Bxc5 32. Qxc5 Re8 33.
Qc7 Rf8 34. Qe5 $18) 30. Rxf5 Re8 31. Rf4 $16) 29... Nd7 30. Qe3 (30. Bxf5 $2
Rd5 31. Qe7 Bf6 32. Qxd7 Rxd7 33. Bxd7 Bg5 $15) 30... Ne5 31. Qa3 Rd2 (31...
Ra8 32. Qxa6 Rdd8 $11) 32. Qxa6 Nf3+ $6 (32... Rdd8 $11) 33. Kh1 (33. Kg2 Bd4
34. Kh1 Ng5 $11) 33... Ng5 34. Bg2 $6 {The last moment to confront Black with
serious problems was missed with the unplayed move 34.Rc8! Now Black will be
able to regroup thereby getting an unbreakable position.} (34. Rc8 $1 Ne6 (
34... Nxh3 $2 35. Rxf8+ Kxf8 36. Qa3+ Ke8 37. Qe3+ $18) (34... Rd1+ 35. Kh2
Rdd8 36. Rxd8 Rxd8 37. Bg2 Ne6 38. Bf1 $16) 35. Bf1 Bf6 36. Rxf8+ Kxf8 37. Bd3
Bg5 38. Qc8+ Ke7 39. Qb7+ Kf6 40. Qb3 Bxh6 41. f4 Rxd3 42. Qxd3 Bg7 $16) 34...
Ne6 35. Rc8 Rxc8 36. Qxc8+ Rd8 37. Qb7 Bf6 {The worst is over and the position
is gravitating towards equality.} 38. f4 (38. Bd5 Rd6 39. Bxe6 fxe6 40. Qc7 Rd5
$11) 38... Rd1+ 39. Kh2 Rd2 40. Qa8+ Rd8 41. Qc6 Be7 42. Bd5 Rd6 43. Qa8+ Bf8
44. Bxe6 Rxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Budapest zt playoff"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Stohl} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 (6... a6 {
Stohl} 7. d4 (7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1
Re8 $5 13. f4 Bf8 14. Bf2 Nbd7 15. Qe2 g6 16. e5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 dxe5 18. fxe5
Nh5 19. b3 Rac8 20. Nf3 $14 {פh5,Wojtkiewicz,A-Suba,M,Budapest zt-A 1993-CBM
34}) 7... cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Ng5 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Nc6 $5 (10... Qc7 11. Nce4 Nxe4
12. Qxe4 $1 Qc6 13. Rd1 $14) 11. Qf4 (11. Qd2 Be7 12. b3 O-O 13. Rd1 Qc7 14.
Bb2 h6 15. Nge4 Rfd8 16. Kg1 Qb7 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Ne4 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 d5 $10 {
Gronn,A-Morris,P,Gausdal Troll 1992-TD 92_08}) 11... Be7 12. Nce4 O-O $1 13.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Nxh7 Kxh7 15. Qe4+ Kg8 16. Qxc6 Rc8 17. Qe4 Qc7 18. Rd1 Qxc4 19.
Qxc4 Rxc4 20. Rxd6 b5 21. Rxa6 Rc2 22. Kf3 Rd8 23. Be3 Bxb2 24. Rb1 b4 $44 {
Adorjan,A-Suba,M,Budapest zt-A 1993-CBM 34}) 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 a6
10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nc6 (11... Ra7 $6 {Stohl} 12. Be3 $1 Nbd7 13. Nge4 O-O
14. Nxd6 Qa8+ 15. f3 Rd8 16. Nde4 $16 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Jurek,J,Bern op 1993}) 12.
Qf4 O-O 13. Nce4 (13. Nge4 Ne8 14. b3 Ra7 15. Bb2 Rd7 $10 16. Qe3 $2 d5 $1 17.
cxd5 exd5 18. Qd2 d4 19. Nb1 f5 20. Qc1 Rc7 $17 {Landenbergue,C-Gavrikov,V/
SWZ-GP Suhr/1991/}) 13... Ne8 $1 (13... Nxe4 $6 14. Nxe4 Ne5 15. b3 {/\ Ba3;
><d6}) 14. b3 Ra7 (14... b5 $5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Nf3 (16. Bb2 $142 $13) (16.
Bb2 $142 $13 {Stohl}) 16... f5 17. Nc3 Nc7 18. Bb2 b4 19. Na4 Nd5 20. Qd2 Bf6
21. Rac1 Rc8 $10 {Olivier,P-Prie,E/Lugano op/1989/}) 15. Bb2 b5 $5 $146 (15...
Rd7 16. Rac1 Qa8 17. Kg1 b5 18. Nf3 bxc4 19. Rxc4 d5 20. Nc5 Rd8 21. Rcc1 Nf6
22. Qa4 Nb8 23. Be5 Rc8 $132 {Van der Sterren,P-Kindermann,S/Munich/1988/}) 16.
Nf3 (16. cxb5 $6 axb5 {/\ d5,Qa8|^}) 16... Qa8 (16... bxc4 $6 17. bxc4 $14 {
><d6, <->b}) 17. Rac1 h6 {/\ f5,e5,e4 |^[+]} 18. Ned2 (18. Nc3 Ne5 $5 $132 {
/\ Bg5}) 18... Rd7 19. Kg1 Qb7 20. Qe4 (20. Ba3 $5 Nf6 (20... Bf6 $6 21. Ne4 b4
22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Bb2 $16) 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Rc8 $10) 20... bxc4 21. Qxc4
$8 (21. Nxc4 $2 d5 22. Qd3 Nb4 23. Qd2 Nxa2 $17) 21... Rc7 22. Qd3 (22. Qa4 $5
d5 (22... Nf6 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Ne4) 23. Ne5 $36) 22... d5 23. Qb1 (23. e4 $5
Nb4 24. Qb1 (24. Rxc7 Nxc7 25. Qd4 Bf6 26. e5 Be7 $13) 24... Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Nf6
26. exd5 exd5 27. a3 Nc6 28. Qd3 Rd8 $13) (23. Ne5 Bf6 24. Ndf3 (24. Nxc6 Bxb2
25. Na5 Rxc1 26. Nxb7 Rxd1+ 27. Kg2 Bc1 28. Qc2 Rxd2 29. Qxc1 Rxe2 $17) 24...
Nb4 (24... Nd6 25. Nxc6 Bxb2 26. Na5 Qb6 27. Rxc7 Qxc7 28. Qxa6) 25. Qb1 $13)
23... Nf6 24. e4 Qb6 (24... Rd8 {/\} 25. exd5 Rxd5 $10) 25. exd5 exd5 (25...
Nxd5 26. Nc4 $36) (25... Ng4 $2 26. dxc6 $1 (26. Rf1 exd5 27. Qf5 Nf6 28. Bxf6
Bxf6 29. Qxd5 Nb4) 26... Qxf2+ 27. Kh1 Ne3 28. Rg1 $18) 26. Qf5 Rd8 27. Ne5 Bc5
28. Ndc4 $2 (28. Nd3 Nd4 (28... Bd4 29. Nf3 Bxb2 30. Nxb2 Ne4 31. Nd3 Rd6 $13)
29. Bxd4 Bxd4 $13) (28. Nxc6 Rxc6 29. Kg2 Re6 $36) (28. Kg2 Nd4 29. Qd3 Ne6 30.
f4 $13) (28. Nd3 $5 $14 {Stohl}) 28... dxc4 29. Nxc4 Rxd1+ (29... Qa7 30. Rxd8+
Nxd8 31. Bxf6 gxf6 32. Qxf6 Ne6 $15 33. Rd1) 30. Rxd1 Qa7 31. Bxf6 gxf6 32.
Qxf6 (32. Re1 Ne5 (32... Re7 $2 33. Qc8+ Kh7 34. Qf5+ Kg7 35. Qg4+ $10) (32...
Ne7 33. Qxf6 Bd4 34. Qf4 $17) 33. Nxe5 (33. Qxf6 Bxf2+ 34. Qxf2 Nf3+ 35. Kg2
Qxf2+ 36. Kxf2 Nxe1 37. Kxe1 Rd7 $19) 33... fxe5 34. Rxe5 Qb6 $17) 32... Bf8 $1
33. Ne3 Bg7 34. Qd6 Nd4 35. Qd8+ Kh7 36. Qd5 Qb7 $6 (36... Qc5 $17) (36... Qc5
$17 {Stohl}) 37. Rxd4 Bxd4 38. Qxd4 Rc1+ 39. Nf1 (39. Nd1 Qf3 $19) 39... Qf3 {
/\Qe2-+} 40. Qd7 Rc2 41. Nd2 Rc1+ (41... Qd1+ $2 42. Kg2 {/\ Qf7=}) 42. Nf1 Ra1
43. a4 (43. Qd2 Qd1 $1 44. Qxd1 Rxd1 45. Kg2 Ra1 46. a4 Rb1 47. Nd2 Rb2 48. Ne4
Rxb3 49. Nc5 Rb6 $19) 43... Rd1 44. Qa7 a5 $1 45. Qe7 (45. Qxa5 $2 Qd3 46. Qb5
Rxf1+ $19) 45... Kg6 $1 (45... Qxb3 $6 46. Qe4+ Kg7 47. Qg4+ $132) 46. h4 (46.
Qe8 Qd3 47. Qg8+ Kf6 48. Qh8+ Ke7 49. Qe5+ Kd7 50. Qb5+ Qxb5 51. axb5 Rb1 $19)
46... Rc1 $2 (46... Qd3 47. h5+ Kg7 48. Qe5+ Kh7 $19) (46... Kh5 47. Qc5+ Kg4
48. Kh2 $1 Rxf1 $140 49. Qc4+ Kh5 50. Qxf1) 47. Qd6+ Kh5 48. Qd7 Rd1 49. Qc8
Qd3 50. Qh3 Kg6 51. Qg2 Kg7 (51... Qxb3 52. Qe4+) 52. g4 Qxb3 53. Kh2 Qxa4 $19
54. Ng3 Qf4 55. Kh3 Rd3 56. Qg1 (56. Qf1 Rxg3+ $19) 56... Qf3 57. Qa1+ Kg8 58.
Qxa5 $2 (58. Qe1 Rd1 59. Qe8+ Kh7 60. Qe4+ Qxe4 61. Nxe4 a4 $19) 58... Qh1# 0-1

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Wahls} Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 d6
8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nbd7 10. Nb5 Nc5 11. Rd1 Nfe4 12. Qxg7 $3 {N} (12. b4 Bf6
13. Qe3 Bxa1 14. bxc5 bxc5 15. Ng5 Bd4 16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Rxd4 Nc5 18. Bxb7 Nxb7
19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Qf3+ Kg8 21. Qxb7 Rb8 22. Qe4 $18 {Andersson,U-Greenfeld,A/
Thessaloniki ol/1988/}) 12... Bf6 13. Qh6 Bxa1 14. Ng5 Be5 (14... Nxg5 15. Bxg5
f6 16. Nxd6+ Ke7 17. Qg7#) (14... a6 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 axb5 (16... Bxe4
17. Nxd6+ Ke7 18. Ba3 $18) 17. Bxb7 Ra7 18. Bc6+ Ke7 19. Bg5+) (14... Bf6 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 (15... Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxd6+ Ke7 18. Ba3 $18) 16. Nxd6+ Ke7
17. Bxe4 Nxe4 (17... Rb8 18. Nf5+ exf5 19. Rxd8 $18) 18. Ba3 Nxd6 19. Rxd6 $18)
(14... Nxf2 15. Kxf2 Bxg2 16. Nxd6+ Ke7 17. Ngxf7 (17. Nf5+ exf5 18. Rxd8 Raxd8
19. Kxg2) 17... Qf8 18. Bg5+ Kd7 19. Kxg2 $18) (14... Rg8 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 (15...
Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxd6+ Ke7 18. Ba3 $18) 16. Nxd6+ Ke7 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18.
Qh4+ $1 Nf6 19. Ba3 $18) (14... Nc3 15. Nxd6+ Ke7 16. Ngxf7 Nxe2+ (16... Nxd1
17. Bg5+ Kd7 18. Nxd8 Bxg2 19. N6f7 $18) 17. Kf1 Bxg2+ 18. Kxg2 Qf8 19. Bg5+
Kd7 20. Nb5+ Kc8 21. Qh5 $1 $18) (14... Qf6 15. Nxe4 (15. Qxf6 Bxf6 (15... Nxf6
16. Nxd6+ Ke7 17. Nxb7 $16) 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxd6+ Ke7 18. Nxe4 Rad8 19. Re1
Bd4 $14) 15... Qxh6 (15... Bxe4 $2 16. Nxd6+ Ke7 17. Bg5 $18) 16. Nbxd6+ Ke7
17. Bxh6 Be5 $8 18. Nxb7 Nxb7 19. f4 Bb2 20. Bg5+ f6 21. Nxf6 Bxf6 22. Bxf6+
Kxf6 23. Bxb7 Rad8 24. Rd3 $16) 15. b4 $1 Qf6 (15... Nxg5 16. Bxg5 f6 17. bxc5
Bxg2 18. Nxd6+ Bxd6 19. Bxf6 $18) (15... f6 16. bxc5 fxg5 17. Bxe4 Bxe4 18.
Nxd6+ Bxd6 19. Rxd6 $18) (15... Nc3 16. Nxc3 (16. bxc5 $5 Nxd1 17. Bxb7 Nc3 (
17... bxc5 18. Bc6+ (18. Nxe6 $5 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Qe7 20. Bc6+ Kf8 21. Bh6+ Bg7
22. Bxg7+ Qxg7 23. Bxa8 $18) 18... Ke7 19. Ne4 {/\ Bg5+-}) 18. Nxc3 Bxc3 19.
Bc6+ Ke7 20. Ne4 $18) 16... Bxg2 17. bxc5 Bxc3 18. cxd6 (18. Kxg2 bxc5 19. Ne4
$40) 18... Bc6 19. d7+ (19. Nxe6 Qd7 $1 $13 (19... Qf6 $6 20. d7+ Bxd7 21. Nc7+
Kd8 22. Bg5 $18)) 19... Bxd7 20. Ne4 $22 Be5 21. Bg5 $18) (15... Bf6 16. bxc5
Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Qxg5 Nxg5 19. Bxb7 Rb8 20. c6 $16) (15... a6 16. bxc5
Nxc5 (16... axb5 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 $18) 17. f4 $1 axb5 18. fxe5 Bxg2 19.
Qg7 Rf8 20. Nxh7 $18) (15... Rg8 16. bxc5 Rg6 (16... Nxc5 17. f4 Bxg2 18. fxe5
$40) 17. Qxh7 $1 (17. Nxe4 Rxh6 18. Bxh6 Bxe4 19. Bxe4 Rc8 $13) 17... Nxg5 (
17... Rxg5 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 {/\ Qa8+-}) 18. Bxg5 Rxg5 19. Bxb7 Rb8 20. c6
$40) 16. Qxf6 Nxf6 17. f4 $1 (17. bxc5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 dxc5 19. Nf3 Bb8) 17...
Bxg2 (17... Ba1 18. Nxd6+ $1 (18. bxc5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 bxc5 20. Ba3 Bd4 $13)
18... Ke7 19. bxc5 Bxg2 20. Ba3 $1 $16) 18. fxe5 dxe5 (18... Bc6 19. Nxd6+ Kf8
20. exf6 Nd7 21. Ngxf7 {/\ Bh6+-}) 19. bxc5 Bc6 20. Nc7+ Kf8 (20... Ke7 21. Ba3
$1 $18) 21. Nxa8 Bxa8 22. Bb2 (22. cxb6 axb6 23. Rd8+ Kg7 24. Rxh8 Kxh8 25.
Nxf7+ Kg8 26. Nxe5 $16) 22... Rg8 (22... Ng4 23. h3 h6 24. hxg4 hxg5 25. Rd8+
$18) (22... Kg7 23. Bxe5 Kg6 24. Rf1 $18) 23. Bxe5 Ke7 (23... Ne8 24. Rd8 Rxg5
25. Bd6+ Kg7 26. Rxa8 $18) 24. Rf1 Nd7 (24... Rg6 $5) 25. Nxf7 bxc5 26. Bd6+
Ke8 27. Bc7 Ke7 (27... Rg7 28. Nd6+ Ke7 29. Nc8+ Ke8 30. Nxa7 $18) (27... Rf8
28. Nd6+ Ke7 29. Rxf8 Kxf8 (29... Nxf8 30. Nb5 Kd7 (30... a6 31. Bd6+ Kd7 32.
Bxf8 axb5 33. cxb5 c4 34. Bb4 $18) 31. Bd6 Ng6 32. Bxc5 a6 33. Nd6 $16) 30. Nc8
a6 31. Nb6 $1 Nxb6 32. Bxb6 $18) 28. Rf4 Bc6 29. Kf2 Rg7 (29... Ba4 $5) 30. Ne5
Nxe5 31. Bxe5 Rg6 (31... Rf7 32. Bd6+ $18) 32. Rh4 h6 33. Bf4 Bb7 34. Ke3 Ba6
35. Bxh6 e5 36. Kd3 Rd6+ 37. Kc3 {Ftacnik,L} (37. Kc3 Rd4 38. Be3 Rxh4 39.
Bxc5+ Ke6 40. gxh4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Banja Luka"]
[Site "Banja Luka"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Marovic, Drazen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1976.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 b6 2. g3 Bb7 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nf6 5. c4 g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nc3
d5 $6 (8... Na6 $1 $10) 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. d4 cxd4
13. Qxd4+ Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 $14 Nd7 (15... a6 16. Rfc1 (16. Rac1 Ra7
17. Rc2 Rd8 18. e3 e5 19. Nf3 f6 20. g4 $1 Rd6 21. Rfc1 Nd7 22. Rc6 Rxc6 23.
Rxc6 Kf7 24. Nd2 Ke7 25. Ne4 Rb7 26. b4 $1 $16 {Andersson,U-Robatsch,K/Munich/
1979/1:0/33/}) 16... Ra7 17. e3 (17. Rc2 Rd8 18. e3 Kf8 (18... e5 19. Nf3 f6
20. Rac1 $16) 19. Rac1 Ke8 20. g4 $1 h6 21. h4 Rad7 22. f4 a5 23. Kf3 Rd6 24.
h5 $1 $16 {Andersson,U-Hort,V/Niksic/1978/0,5/53/}) 17... Rd7 18. Rc2 e5 19.
Nf3 f6 20. g4 $1 Kf7 21. g5 $16 {Szabo,L-Bisguier,A/Goteborg(izt)/1955/1:0/56/}
) (15... Na6 16. Rfd1 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Kf6 18. Nb5 $1 Nc5 (18... Rxc1 $142 19.
Rxc1 Nc5 20. b4 Ne6 $14 {Smyslov/}) 19. b4 $1 Ne6 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Nxa7 $16 {
Smyslov,V-Castro,O/Biel(izt)/1976/1:0/31/}) (15... Rc8 16. Rac1 Nd7 17. Rfd1
Nc5 18. b4 $1 Na4 19. Nb5 $1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 a5 21. a3 $1 $16 {Smyslov,V-Benko,P/
Monte-Carlo/1968/1:0/34/}) 16. Rfd1 (16. Rac1 Rfc8 17. Rfd1 Nc5 18. b4 $1 Ne4
19. Nb5 $1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 a5 21. Rc4 $14 {Lisitsyn,G-Levenfish,G/URS(ch)/1948/0,
5/86/}) 16... Nf6 17. Nb5 $1 {׫/} Rfc8 18. Rac1 Rxc1 $1 (18... a6 $2 19. Nc7
Rab8 $8 20. Nxa6 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Ra8 22. Nb4 $16) 19. Rxc1 a6 20. Nd4 Rd8 21. e3
Nd5 22. Rc6 Rd6 23. Rxd6 $1 exd6 24. Kf1 $14 {>< d6/} (24. g4 $5 Kf6 25. a3 h6
(25... a5 26. Kf3 Nc3 27. Nc6 Ke6 $14) 26. Kf3 Nc3 27. h4 d5 28. b4 $14) 24...
Kf8 25. Ke1 f5 26. Kd2 Ke8 27. Nc2 Kd7 28. Kd3 Nc7 29. e4 (29. Nd4 Ne6 30. f3
d5 $14) 29... fxe4+ 30. Kxe4 Ke6 31. Nd4+ Kf6 32. f4 d5+ 33. Ke3 Ke7 (33... Ne8
$5 34. g4 Nd6 35. h4 h6 36. Kd3 Ne4 $14) 34. Nf3 Ne6 35. g4 Kd6 36. f5 (36. b4
$5 $14) 36... gxf5 37. gxf5 Nd8 38. Kf4 Nf7 39. h4 h6 40. b4 $1 a5 (40... Ke7
$5 41. Ne5 Nd6 42. a4 Ne4 $14) 41. a3 axb4 42. axb4 Ke7 43. Ne5 Nd6 44. Ng4 Nf7
45. h5 $1 {>< h6/} Kd6 46. Ke3 $5 Ng5 $5 (46... Ke7 $1 47. Kd4 Kd6 $14 48. Ne3
$140 Ne5 $1 49. Nxd5 Nf3+ 50. Ke3 Kxd5 51. Kxf3 Ke5 52. Kg4 b5 53. f6 $1 Kxf6
54. Kf4 $10) 47. b5 $1 (47. Nxh6 $6 Ke5 $10) 47... Ne4 $4 (47... Nh3 $1 {>< f4/
} 48. Nxh6 Ke5 49. Nf7+ Kxf5 50. Nd6+ Ke5 51. Nc8 d4+ 52. Kd2 Kd5 53. Nxb6+ Kc5
54. h6 Ng5 55. Kd3 Kxb6 56. Kxd4 Kxb5 $10) 48. Kf4 $18 Ke7 49. Ke5 Ng3 50. f6+
Kd7 51. Ne3 d4 52. Nd5 d3 (52... d3 53. f7 d2 54. f8=Q d1=Q 55. Qe7+ Kc8 56.
Qc7#) 1-0

[Event "Rome"]
[Site "Rome"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Zichichi, Alvise"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1981.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. d3 g6 5. e4 d6 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O c5
9. Rb1 (9. a3 a6 10. Rb1 Nfd7 11. Bd2 $6 (11. Be3 $10) 11... b5 $1 12. cxb5
axb5 13. Nxb5 Ba6 14. a4 Nc6 $15 {Mariotti,S-Velimirovic,D/Praia de Rocha/1978/
0:1/19/}) (9. h3 Nc6 10. Be3 Rc8 $1 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. Kh2 a6 13. Nh4 Nd4 14. f4
b5 $13 {Speelman,J-Browne,W/London/1980/0:1/39/}) (9. Nh4 Nc6 10. f4 a6 $5 (
10... e6 11. g4 Ne8 12. Nf3 f5 $13 {Debarnot,R-Popov,L/Amsterdam/1974/0:1/39)/}
) (10... Rb8 11. g4 a6 12. a4 Nd4 13. Kh1 Nd7 14. Nf3 Bc6 15. Nxd4 $6 cxd4 16.
Na2 (16. Ne2 b5 $15) 16... Nc5 $1 $15 {Romanishin,O-Rodriguez,Am/Moscow/1985/1:
0/70/}) 11. a4 (11. f5 b5 $1 12. Bg5 Ne5 13. b3 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rc1 e6 16.
Nf3 Qa5 $17 {Alburt,L-Speelman,J (04)/London m/}) (11. g4 {Cseshkovsky}) 11...
Rb8 12. Be3 e6 13. Bf2 Ne8 14. Nf3 Nd4 15. h3 f5 16. exf5 gxf5 $15 {Lerner,
K-Cseshkovsky,V/URS-ch/1986/0:1/41/}) 9... Nc6 10. a3 Nd7 11. Qd2 $6 (11. Be3
$10) (11. Ne2 $10) (11. Bg5 $5 $10) 11... Nd4 12. Nxd4 $6 cxd4 13. Ne2 e5 $15
14. b4 (14. f4 $5 $15) 14... f5 15. Qa2 Kh8 16. Bd2 fxe4 17. Bxe4 $6 (17. dxe4
$15) 17... Bxe4 18. dxe4 Qe7 19. f3 $2 (19. Qc2 $1 $15 {/\ Qd3}) 19... Qe6 $1
$17 {>< c4} 20. b5 $2 (20. Rbc1 $6 b5 21. a4 a6 $19 {/\ Rac8}) (20. a4 $1 Rac8
21. Rbc1 Rc7 $5 (21... d3 22. Nc3 Qxc4 23. Qxc4 Rxc4 24. Nd5 Rfc8 $17) 22. Qb3
Rfc8 23. Rc2 Rxc4 24. Rfc1 b5 25. axb5 Nb6 $17 {/\ d5}) 20... Rac8 $19 21. Rbc1
Rc7 22. Bb4 Bh6 $1 23. Rcd1 (23. f4 Nc5 $19) 23... Be3+ 24. Kg2 Qxc4 25. Qxc4
Rxc4 26. Bxd6 Rf6 27. Be7 Rf7 28. Bd6 Rc2 29. Rfe1 Rf6 30. Be7 (30. Bb4 Nc5 31.
h4 (31. g4 Nxe4 32. fxe4 Rf2+ 33. Kg3 Rcxe2 34. Rxe2 Rxe2 $19 {/\ Bf4}) (31. a4
Nxa4 32. Ra1 Nc5 $19) 31... h5 $1 $19 {(.)} (31... Nxe4 $2 32. fxe4 Rf2+ 33.
Kh3 Rcxe2 34. Rxe2 Rxe2 35. Bd6 $132)) 30... Re6 31. Bb4 Nc5 {(.)} 32. h4 Re8
$1 {/\ d3} (32... d3 $2 33. Bxc5 Rxe2+ 34. Rxe2 dxe2 35. Rd8+ Kg7 36. Bb4 $13)
33. Kh3 (33. Kf1 d3 $19) 33... Bf2 (33... Bf2 34. Rc1 Bxe1 35. Rxc2 d3 36. Rc1
Bxb4 37. axb4 Nb3 38. Rb1 dxe2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1976.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tatai, Stefano"]
[Black "Hartston, William R"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1976.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. Rd1 d6 10. e4 Nbd7 11. Qe3 a6 12. Nd4 Qc7 13. b3 Ng4 $6 (13... Rfe8 14.
Bb2 Bf8 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. h3 (16. Qe2 Qb8 $13) (16. Qd2 Nc5 17. Re1 Qb8 18. Re2
g6 19. Nc2 Bg7 20. Na3 Red8 $13 {Tseshkovsky,V-Dolmatov,S/URS(ch)/1979/0,5/46/}
) 16... Qb8 17. Re1 (17. Qd2 Ba8 18. Re1 Nc5 19. Kh2 Red8 20. Qe2 g6 21. Qe3
Bg7 22. Ba1 Re8 $13 {Meduna,E-Speelman,J/Europe(cht)/1977/0,5/73/}) 17... g6
18. Rcd1 Nc5 (18... Bg7 19. f4 e5 20. fxe5 Nxe5 21. Rf1 Bc6 22. a4 $6 Ba8 23.
Rf2 Nfd7 24. Rdf1 Nc5 $15 {Plaskett,J-Adams,M/Plymouth/1989/0:1/34/}) 19. f3
Bg7 20. Ba1 Ncd7 21. f4 e5 22. Nc2 exf4 23. Qxf4 Ne5 $13 {Karpov,An-Gheorghiu,
F/Leningrad/1977/1:0/41/}) 14. Qe2 Nge5 15. Bb2 $14 Rac8 (15... Rfe8 $5 $14)
16. f4 $1 Nc6 $6 (16... Ng6 $5 17. f5 exf5 18. exf5 Nge5 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5
$14) 17. Nd5 $1 $16 exd5 (17... Qd8 $6 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Qd2 $16
{>< d6/}) 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 (18... Qxc6 19. exd5 Qc5+ 20. Bd4 $16) 19. exd5 Rfe8 $2
(19... Bxd5 $1 20. Rxd5 $5 $16 (20. cxd5 $2 Bf6 $1 21. Bxf6 Nxf6 22. Qxa6 $2
Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Ng4 $17) (20. Bxd5 Bf6 $14) (20. Qxe7 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Qb7+ $1 (21...
Rfe8 22. Qxd6 Re2+ 23. Kh3 Rxb2 24. Qxd7 $16) 22. Kg1 Rfe8 23. Qxd6 Re2 24. Qd5
Qxd5 25. Rxd5 Rxb2 26. Rxd7 Re8 $1 $44 {/\ h5, Ree2/})) 20. dxc6 Nb8 21. Qg4 f6
$2 (21... g6 22. f5 Nxc6 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Bd5 $18) (21... Bf8 $142 {/\ Nc6/}
22. Qf5 $5 Re2 $1 (22... Re6 $2 23. Bd5 Rg6 24. Bxf7+ $1 Qxf7 25. Qxc8 Qxf4 26.
Qe6+ $18 (26. Qh3 $18)) (22... Qe7 $2 23. Bd4 Nxc6 24. Bxb6 $18) 23. Bc3 $5 (
23. Be4 g6 24. Qf6 Rxb2 25. Qxb2 Bg7 26. Qa3 Bxa1 27. Rxa1 a5 28. Rd1 Rd8 $16)
23... Rce8 24. Qd5 Rc8 25. Bf3 Ree8 (25... Re7 26. Bb4 $18) (25... Re3 26. Rd3
$16) 26. Qf5 Re3 $1 27. Rd3 (27. Be4 g6 28. Qf6 Rxc3 29. Qxc3 Bg7 30. Qd2 Bxa1
31. Rxa1 Nxc6 $16) 27... Rxd3 28. Qxd3 Nxc6 $16) 22. Bd5+ $18 Kh8 23. Bf7 Rf8
24. Qh5 Nxc6 25. Bg6 h6 26. Bf5 $1 Kg8 27. Qg6 {/\ 28.Qh7 Kf7 29.Re1+-/} 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial-03"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1981.03.24"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Vooremaa, Andres M"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Gagarin,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1981.03.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 d6 11. e4 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 (12. h3 Qc7 (12... Qb8 13. Nd2
Bc6 14. a4 Re8 15. Kh2 Bf8 16. f4 $14 {Ljubojevic,L-Huebner,R/Bugojno/1978/1:0/
85/}) 13. Qe3 (13. Rac1 Rac8 14. Rfd1 Qb8 15. Nd2 Bc6 $13) 13... Rac8 14. Rac1
Qb8 15. Nd4 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Bf8 $13) (12. Rac1 Qb8 13. Nd2 Rc8 14. h3 Bf8 15.
Rfd1 Bc6 16. Qe3 Ra7 17. Nf3 Ba8 18. Nd4 Re8 19. Qd2 g6 20. Kh2 Bg7 $13 {
Garcia Padron,J-Suba,M/Las Palmas/1979/0:1/41/}) (12. Nd2 Qc7 (12... Bc6 $5 13.
a4 Qb8 14. Rfe1 Re8 15. h3 Bf8 16. Qd3 Ra7 $1 17. Re3 Rd8 $1 18. Qe2 Ba8 19.
Re1 Nc5 20. Nd1 Nfd7 $13 {Kortschnoj,V-Browne,W/Chicago/1982/1/2-1/2/54/}) 13.
Rac1 Rfd8 (13... Rac8 14. h3 Rfe8 15. Qd3 Qb8 16. a4 Nc5 17. Qe2 Qa8 18. Rcd1
Rcd8 19. Rfe1 $13 {Polugaevsky,L-Langeweg,K/Amsterdam/1981/1/2-1/2/}) 14. h3
Bf8 15. b4 Rac8 16. a3 Qb8 17. f4 Bc6 18. Rc2 e5 $1 19. Qd3 b5 $1 $13 {
Polugaevsky,L-Gheorghiu,F/Moscow/1981/1/2-1/2/25/}) (12. Qe3 Qc7 (12... Qb8 13.
Nd4 Re8 14. Rae1 Ra7 15. Qd2 Ba8 16. Kh1 h6 17. f4 Rc8 18. Re2 Nc5 19. Rfe1 Bf8
20. Qd1 $1 Rac7 21. Re3 Rd8 22. Qe2 {Timman,J-Portisch,L/Tilburg/1979/1:0/41/}
Bb7 $1 $14 {Timman}) 13. Nd4 Rfe8 14. Qd2 Rad8 15. Rfe1 Bf8 16. Re2 Qb8 17.
Rae1 Ba8 18. Qd1 g6 $13 {Nikolic,P-Cebalo,M/Banja Luka/1981/0:1/54/}) (12. Rad1
Qc7 13. Qe3 Rfe8 14. Nd4 Bf8 15. Qd2 Rac8 16. h3 Qb8 17. Kh2 Nc5 18. Rfe1 Qa8
19. f3 g6 20. Nde2 Bg7 $13 {Georges,S-Suba,M/Lyon/1990/0:1/32/}) 12... Qc7 13.
Rac1 (13. h3 Rfe8 14. Rac1 Rac8 15. Qe3 Bf8 16. Nd4 Qb8 17. Re1 g6 18. Rcd1 Bg7
$13 {Tisdall,J-Adams,M/London/1990/1/2-1/2/39/}) (13. Qe3 Rfe8 14. Rac1 (14.
Nd4 Bf8 15. Rac1 Rad8 16. h3 Qb8 17. Re1 g6 18. Rcd1 Ba8 19. Qd2 Bg7 20. Qc2
Rc8 21. Qb1 Bb7 22. Re2 Rcd8 23. Red2 Ba8 24. Re2 Nc5 25. Rde1 Nfd7 $13 {
Polugaevsky,L-Williams,A/Buenos Aires ol/1978/1/2-1/2/54/}) 14... Bf8 15. Nd4
Rad8 16. Re1 Qb8 17. Qe2 g6 18. Rcd1 Bg7 19. Qc2 Nc5 20. Kh1 Qa8 21. f3 Qb8 22.
Qf2 Ba8 23. Ba1 $13 {Karpov,An-Ribli,Z/Linares/1981/1/2-1/2/23/}) 13... Rad8 (
13... Rac8 14. Qe3 Rfe8 15. Nd4 Qb8 16. Re1 Bf8 17. Qd2 Qa8 18. f3 Qb8 19. Qe2
g6 20. Rcd1 Bg7 21. Nc2 Red8 22. Ne3 Bc6 23. Bf1 h5 24. Ba1 Ne5 $13 {Arbakov,
V-Brodskij,M/Smolensk/1991/0:1/60/}) 14. h3 Rfe8 15. Kh2 $2 {>< Kh2 (/^ h2-b8)}
(15. Nd2 $5 $13) (15. Qe3 $1 $13 {/\ Nd4}) 15... Nc5 $1 {>< e4} 16. Ne1 $6 (16.
Re1 $2 e5 $1 17. Qe3 Ncxe4 (17... Nfxe4 $6 18. Nd5 {/\ b4}) 18. Nd5 Qc5 19.
Nxb6 Nxf2 20. Qxc5 dxc5 21. Nxe5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Rd2 23. Bc3 Rxa2 $17) (16. e5 $2
Bxf3 17. Bxf3 dxe5 $17) (16. Nd2 $5 $13 {/\ b4}) 16... h5 $1 $15 17. Qe3 $2 (
17. f4 h4 18. gxh4 (18. g4 e5 $1 $15) 18... e5 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Qe3 Rxd1 21.
Rxd1 Ne6 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. cxd5 Nf4 $15) (17. h4 $2 e5 $1 18. Qd2 $8 Ncxe4 19.
Nd5 Qb8 $19) (17. Kg1 $5 h4 18. g4 Qb8 $15 {>< f4}) 17... h4 $1 18. Kh1 (18.
gxh4 $2 Ncxe4 $1 $17 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 $2 d5+ 22. Be5 Bd6
$19) 18... hxg3 19. fxg3 Nh7 {>< e5,e4,g3} 20. Nf3 Bf6 21. Rc2 Qb8 22. g4 $2 {
>< h4,f4} (22. Re1 $5 $15) 22... Qa8 23. Nd4 $6 (23. Re1 $142) 23... d5 $1 $17
24. e5 Bg5 25. Qe2 dxc4 26. Qxc4 Bxg2+ 27. Rxg2 Nf8 $1 {/\ Ng6 >< g2,e5} 28. b4
$6 (28. Qf1 $5 $17 {/\ Nf3}) 28... Ncd7 $19 29. Qc6 (29. Re1 Ng6 $19) 29...
Nxe5 30. Qxa8 (30. Qxb6 Nc4 31. Qc6 Rxd4 $1 $19) 30... Rxa8 31. Ne4 Be7 32.
Nxe6 (32. a3 Nc4 $19) 32... Nxe6 33. Bxe5 Bxb4 34. Bd6 $2 (34. Bg3 $142 $19)
34... Rad8 35. Rb2 Nc5 $1 36. Nxc5 (36. Rxb4 Nxe4 $19) (36. Nf6+ gxf6 37. Rxb4
Ne4 $19) (36. Ng3 a5 $19) 36... bxc5 37. Rb3 $2 (37. Rbb1 $142 Re2 $19) 37...
Re6 38. a3 (38. Rbd3 c4 $19) 38... Rexd6 39. Rxd6 Rxd6 40. axb4 Rb6 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.01"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Delchev, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Tsesarsky,I} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 {
Tsesarsky,I: 'In my opinion, Black equalizes easily after this move, but '} ({
Also in another mainline is is not easy for White recieve advantage.
Nevertheless, this way can be recommended, because in other hand, White
recieves strong center and better chances for advantage, than in 6.g3
variation.} 6. e4 $5 {Tsesarsky,I}) 6... Nc6 7. Bg2 cxd4 (7... Ndb4 $1 $11 {
(Tsesarsky,I) -see commented game 1/2-1/2 Stefansson,H-Macieja,B/Paget Parish
2001/CBM 81_01[Tsesarsky,I] (19) Maybe Gelfand prepared something?}) 8. Nxd4
Ndb4 ({Here can be recommended} 8... Nxc3 $1 {Tsesarsky,I} 9. bxc3 Nxd4 10.
Qxd4 (10. cxd4 {Tsesarsky,I} Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Qxd4 $11) 10... Qxd4 11. cxd4 Bb4+
12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Kxd2 Ke7 $11 {-see commented games 0-1 Huzman,A-Psakhis,L/
Haifa 2000/CBM 74 ext[Psakhis,L] (39) and 1/2-1/2 Psakhis,L-Zilberman,Y/Ramat
Aviv 1998/CBM 68 [Tsesarsky,I](33)} ({Also worth of attention} 13... Kd8 $5 $11
{[%cal Gh8e8,Ge8e7] Tsesarsky,I})) 9. Nxc6 $1 $146 ({in the game where first
time was played 8...Ndb4 White played:} 9. Ndb5 {Tsesarsky,I} a6 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8
11. Na3 e5 12. O-O Be6 13. Be3 Kc7 14. b3 (14. f4 $5 {Tsesarsky,I}) 14... Rc8
15. Rfc1 Kb8 16. Nc4 Nd4 17. Bxd4 $1 (17. Rab1 $6 {Tsesarsky,I} Bxc4 18. bxc4
Rxc4 19. Bd2 (19. Bxd4 {Tsesarsky,I} exd4 20. Nd5 Rxc1+ 21. Rxc1 Nxa2 $17)
19... b5 20. Kf1 (20. e3 {Tsesarsky,I} Nxa2 21. Nxa2 Ne2+ 22. Kf1 Nxc1 23. Nxc1
$15) 20... Be7 21. Rd1 Rd8 22. a4 Ndc2 23. axb5 Rcd4 24. Ne4 f5 25. e3 R4d5 26.
bxa6 fxe4 27. Ke2 Na3 28. Ra1 Nbc2 $17 {1-0 Anand,V-Krasenkow,M/Madrid 1998/
CBM 65 (44)}) 17... exd4 18. Ne4 h6 $11) 9... Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Nxc6 (10... bxc6
$142 $14) 11. Be3 (11. Nb5 $1 Kd8 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Rc1 $16 (13. Kc1 {Tsesarsky,I
} Rc8 14. Kb1 a6 15. Bb6+ Ke7 16. Bc5+ Kf6 17. Bxf8 Rhxf8 18. Nd6 Rc7 $11))
11... Bd7 12. Rc1 Be7 13. Kc2 O-O 14. Rhd1 (14. Kb1 Rfd8) 14... Rfd8 15. Kb1
Na5 (15... Rac8 16. Nb5 a6 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 e5 19. Be4 $14) 16. Bf3 $3 (
16. h4 Bc6 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Bxc6 Nxc6 $14) (16. Ne4 Bb5 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18.
Bc5 Kf8 19. Bxe7+ Kxe7 20. Rc5 a6 21. Nc3 Bc6 {1/2-1/2 Keres,P-Kortschnoj,V/
URS-chT 1963}) 16... Bc6 (16... Nc4 17. Bf4 (17. Bd4 {Tsesarsky,I} a6 18. Ka1
$1 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Gb2b3,Gf3b7]} Be8 (18... Bc6 $2 {Tsesarsky,I} 19. Bxc6 bxc6
20. Na4 $16) 19. b3 Nd6 20. Bb6 Rdc8 $11)) (16... Kf8 17. Ne4 $16) (16... Be8
17. Rxd8) (16... f5 17. g4 Bc6 18. gxf5 Bxf3 19. exf3 exf5 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21.
Nb5 $16) 17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 (17... Rxd8 18. Bxa7 Bxf3 19. exf3) 18. Ne4 Be7 (18...
Bd5 19. Nd6 Bxf3 20. exf3 $16) 19. Bc5 $1 $16 (19. Nc5 Bxf3 20. exf3 Bxc5 21.
Rxc5 Nc6 $11) (19. Bd2 f5 20. Nc5 Bxf3 21. exf3 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Nc6 $11) 19...
Bxc5 (19... Kf8 20. b4) (19... f5 $142 20. Bxe7 fxe4 21. Bg4 Bd5 22. Rc7 Nc6
23. Bc5 $16) 20. Rxc5 f5 {'+/-?' Tsesarsky,I.} (20... b6 21. Rc3 f5 (21... Bd5
$1 {Tsesarsky,I} 22. Rc7 Nc4 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gd5e4,Gc4d2]} 23. Kc2 Ne5 {
[%csl Rf3][%cal Ge5f3]} 24. Nd2 Nxf3 25. Nxf3 a5 26. Ne5 $14 {White has actve
pieces, but Black has maybe sufficient counterplay because of strong Bd5.}) (
21... Rc8 {Tsesarsky,I} 22. Nd6 Rd8 23. Bxc6 Rxd6 24. Bg2 $18 {[%csl Ra5,Rg8]
[%cal Gb2b4,Gc3c8]}) 22. Ng5 Bxf3 23. Nxf3) 21. Nd6 Bxf3 22. exf3 Rd8 (22... b6
23. Rc7 Rd8 24. Nc8 $16) 23. Rxa5 Rxd6 24. Rxa7 $18 Rd1+ 25. Kc2 Rf1 26. Rxb7
Rxf2+ 27. Kd3 Rxh2 (27... Rxf3+ 28. Ke2) 28. a4 Rh1 29. Rb3 Kf7 30. a5 Ra1 31.
Ra3 Rd1+ 32. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9394"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1994.04.17"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Glek,I"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1993.11.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bochum"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 (7... d5
8. cxd5 exd5 9. d4 O-O 10. Bf4 Nbd7 (10... Na6 $5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Nh4 $1 {
Kramnik,V-Ribli,Z/Groningen PCA/1993/})) 8. e4 a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11.
Be3 Nbd7 12. f4 Rc8 13. Bf2 $1 $146 (13. Rc1 Qb8 14. Qe2 Qa8 15. Bf2 Bd8 $13 {
Glek,I-Wahls,M/BL 9293/1993/}) 13... h5 $5 (13... Qb8 14. e5 $1) (13... O-O 14.
f5 $1 e5 15. Nd5 $1 $16) 14. h3 g6 15. Rc1 (15. e5 $5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nh7 $1 17.
Nd5 $5 $13) 15... Qb8 16. Qe2 Qa8 17. b4 $5 (17. b3) (17. Nf3 {/\ Bd4, Ng5})
17... O-O (17... Kf8 $6 18. Nf3 (18. b5 $5)) 18. g4 $5 (18. Nf3) 18... hxg4 19.
hxg4 e5 $1 20. Nd5 $1 Bd8 (20... Nxd5 21. exd5 $16) (20... Rfe8 21. fxe5 dxe5 (
21... Nxd5 22. e6 $1 Nf4 23. Qf3 fxe6 24. Qxf4 Nf8 (24... e5 $2 25. Qh6) 25.
Rc3 $1 $40) 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. Nb3 {/\ c5, Rcd1+/-()}) 21. g5 $1 (21. Nxf6+ $2
Nxf6 22. g5 Nh7 $132 (22... Nh5 $5)) 21... Nh5 (21... Nh7 $2 22. Qg4 $16) (
21... Nxd5 22. exd5 exf4 $5 (22... exd4 $6 23. Qg4 $1 {/\ Bd4, Qh4+-->} (23.
Bxd4 b5 $1 $13)) 23. Qg4 $1 (23. Nc6 $5) 23... Ne5 24. Rxe5 $1 dxe5 25. Rc3 $1
{/\ Rh3->}) 22. Qg4 Bxd5 23. cxd5 $1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qb7 (24... Nxf4 $6 25. Qxd7
Bxg5 $8 (25... exd4 26. Rc8 $1) 26. Qg4 $16) 25. Nf5 $1 $16 Nxf4 26. Nxd6 Qb8
$1 (26... Qa7 27. Bf1 $16) 27. Rc6 $8 Qa7 28. Be3 $6 (28. Bf1 $1 Nb8 29. Rc2
$16 {^^()}) 28... Nb8 $1 29. Nc8 $1 Qb7 30. Rc2 Qd7 31. Qxd7 Nxd7 32. Kf1 $5 (
32. Bf1 Bxg5 33. Nxb6 Nf6 $132) 32... Kg7 (32... Bxg5 33. Nxb6 $16) (32... f5
$5) 33. d6 b5 34. Ne7 Bb6 35. Bxf4 $1 exf4 36. Nd5 Bd8 37. Nxf4 Bxg5 $2 $138 (
37... Ne5 $1 38. Rc7 $1 Kg8 39. Nd5 Bxg5 40. Ra7 $14) 38. Nd3 $1 $16 Rd8 39.
Rc7 Nb6 40. e5 Nc4 41. Bh3 (41. Bb7 $18) 41... Rh8 $5 (41... Kg8 42. Bc8 $18)
42. Be6 $18 Rh1+ 43. Kg2 Rd1 44. Rxf7+ Kh6 45. Nf2 Rd2 46. Bxc4 bxc4 47. Kf3
Bd8 48. Rc7 $1 Rd4 (48... Bxc7 49. dxc7 $18) 49. Ke3 Rd5 50. Ke4 Rd2 51. Ng4+
Kg5 52. Ne3 1-0

[Event "Bad Ragaz op"]
[Site "Bad Ragaz"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"]
[Black "Lau, Ralf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Glek,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1994.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 a6 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 Qc7
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nbd7 11. Be3 (11. Nd5 $5) 11... Rc8 12. Rc1 Qb8 13. b3 Qa8
14. Bg5 $5 $146 (14. f3 Be7 15. g4 h6 $13 {Hjartarsson,J-Lau/BL/1992/}) 14...
Be7 (14... h6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Bh3 $1 $36) 15. Nd5 $1 Bd8 $1 (15... exd5 $2
16. exd5 $40) (15... Nxd5 $6 16. exd5 Bxg5 17. dxe6 (17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qh5+ Kd8
$1 (18... g6 $2 19. Rxe6+ Kf7 20. Qxg5 $16) 19. Qxg5+ Kc7 20. Rxe6 $44) 17...
O-O (17... Ne5 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Qh5+ $18) (17... Bxg2 18. exd7+
Kxd7 19. Qg4+ $18) (17... Nf6 18. exf7+ Kxf7 19. Nf5 $1 $40) (17... Bxc1 18.
exd7+ Kxd7 19. Qg4+ Kd8 20. Qxg7 $1 Bxg2 (20... Re8 21. Qf6+ $1 Kc7 22. Qxf7+
Kb8 23. Rxe8 Bxg2 24. Rxc8+ Kxc8 25. Qe8+ $18) 21. Qxf7 $3 Rc5 22. Qf6+ $1 $18)
18. exd7 Rcd8 (18... Bxg2 19. dxc8=Q Rxc8 20. Rc3 $18) 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Rc3
Rxd7 21. Rd3 $16) 16. Bf4 (16. Bh3 $5 $36) 16... Ne5 (16... e5 $2 17. Nf5 $16)
17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Nf3 $1 $14 Rd8 19. Qe2 Nxf3+ (19... O-O 20. Nxe5 dxe5 21.
Be3 $16) 20. Bxf3 Rd7 21. Rcd1 Be7 22. Rd3 O-O 23. Red1 Rfd8 24. Qe3 Qa7 25. e5
$5 (25. Qd2 $5 Qa8 $140 26. Qb4) 25... Bxf3 26. Qxf3 dxe5 27. Bxe5 Rxd3 28.
Rxd3 Rxd3 29. Qxd3 Qb7 30. b4 $1 f6 31. Bc3 g6 32. a4 Kf7 33. h4 $5 Qc6 34. b5
Qb7 (34... axb5 $142 35. axb5 (35. cxb5 $5) 35... Qd6 36. Qe4 $1 {/\ Bd4+/-} (
36. Qxd6 Bxd6 37. Bd4 Bc7 $14)) 35. Bd4 axb5 36. axb5 Qd7 37. Qe4 e5 $2 $138 (
37... Qc7 38. Be3 $16 {xb6}) 38. Bxb6 $18 Ke6 39. Be3 f5 40. Qc2 Qb7 41. Qb3 f4
42. gxf4 (42. c5+ $2 Qd5 $1 $10) 42... Qf3 43. c5+ Kf5 44. Qf7+ Kg4 45. Qe6+
1-0

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.11.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Schmidt, Wlodzimierz"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Gligoric,S"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

{Inf.26/63} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4
cxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O 9. Rd1 d6 (9... Nc6 10. Qf4 Qb8 11. Qxb8 Raxb8 12. Bf4 Rbc8
13. Bd6 $16) 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 (11. Ba3 Nc5) (11. Nb5 d5) 11... a6 12. Ng5 (
12. Qe3) 12... Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qc7 14. Nge4 Rfd8 15. f3 (15. Nxd6 $2 Nc5) 15...
Nc5 (15... Bf8 {- Inf.22/75}) 16. Rac1 Qb7 $11 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qd2 d5 $1 19.
cxd5 exd5 20. e3 d4 21. exd4 Bxd4 (21... Rxd4 22. Qe2) 22. b4 (22. Ne2 Bf6)
22... Ne6 $15 23. Ne4 h6 24. Bxd4 Rxd4 25. Qc3 Rad8 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. Rc2 (27.
Qc8+ Qxc8 28. Rxc8+ Kh7) 27... Qd5 28. Rd2 Rxd2+ 29. Qxd2 Nd4 $1 {[/\ f5]} 30.
g4 a5 31. bxa5 bxa5 32. Kf2 Qc4 33. h4 a4 34. h5 a3 35. Nc3 Ne6 36. Ne4 Qc7 $17
37. Qd6 Qa7+ $1 38. Kg2 Qe3 39. Nf2 Qc3 40. Qb8+ Nf8 (40... Kh7 41. Qb1+) 41.
Qd6 Qb2 42. Qd5 g5 43. hxg6 Nxg6 44. Qc4 Qd2 45. Qc8+ $6 (45. Qb3 $1 $15) 45...
Kg7 46. Qc4 Nf4+ 47. Kg3 Ne2+ 48. Kg2 Qe1 $1 49. f4 Qd2 $1 (49... Qg1+ 50. Kf3)
50. Kf3 $6 (50. f5 $5) 50... Nd4+ 51. Ke4 (51. Kg3 Qe3+) (51. Kg2 Qxf4) 51...
Qxf2 $6 (51... Nc2 $1 $19) 52. Qxd4+ Qxd4+ 53. Kxd4 f5 54. gxf5 Kf6 (54... Kf6
55. Ke4 h5 56. Kf3 Kxf5 57. Kg3 Ke4 58. Kh4 Kxf4 59. Kxh5 Kg3 60. Kg5 Kf3 61.
Kh4 $1 Ke3 62. Kg4) 1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-chT 9900"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "2000.02.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Hoffmann, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Breda Panfox"]
[BlackTeam "Enschede Braceland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 a6 8. e4 d6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. f4 h5 14. h3 Rfe8 15. g4
hxg4 16. hxg4 Nc5 17. Bf2 d5 $1 {TN} (17... e5 {[-70/(30)]}) 18. e5 (18. cxd5
Qxf4 $17) 18... Nfe4 19. Be3 (19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bf1 Rad8 $15) (19. cxd5 Nxf2
20. Kxf2 Bh4+ 21. Kg1 Bxe1 22. d6 Qd7 23. Qxe1 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nd3 $19) 19...
dxc4 (19... Nxc3 20. Rxc3 dxc4 21. Rxc4 Rac8 $11 22. b4 $2 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qb7+
$15) 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Qc2 Nc5 22. Qxc4 Bxg2 $6 (22... Rac8 23. Qe2 Qd7 $11)
23. Kxg2 Qb7+ 24. Nf3 Red8 25. Bxc5 $1 Bxc5 (25... bxc5 {(/\26...Qxb2;26...Rd4)
} 26. Qe2 (26. Kg3 Qxb2 27. Rb1 Qa3 28. Rb7 Bh4+ $19) 26... Rd4 27. Kg3 Rb4 28.
b3 $14) 26. Kg3 Rd7 $6 (26... Rac8 27. Qe2 Bb4 28. Red1 $14) (26... Qd5 27. Qc2
$1 $14 Qxa2 28. Rh1 $40) 27. Rcd1 Rad8 28. Rxd7 $14 Rxd7 29. f5 $138 1-0

[Event "BCF-chT 9798 (4NCL)"]
[Site "England"]
[Date "1998.05.23"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Cummings, David H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.11.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.07.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.07.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slough"]
[BlackTeam "SW Dragons"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 d6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Re8 13. g4 Bf8 14. g5 Nfd7 15. b3
Nc6 16. Ncb5 $5 {TN} (16. Nde2 Nc5 17. Ng3 Rad8 18. Bf1 Qb8 19. Qe2 Qa8 20. Bg2
Rc8 21. Red1 Red8 22. h4 g6 23. f4 Bg7 24. h5 Qb8 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. f5 d5 $132
{0-1 Namgilov,S-Ulibin,M/RUS-ch Elista (6) 1996 (47)}) 16... Qb8 (16... axb5
17. cxb5 $16) (16... Qc8 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Qe2 $5 $14) 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Nd4
Bb7 19. h4 g6 (19... b5 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Re2 b4 22. Nc6 $14) 20. Qd2 Ne5 {
/\21...Ng4} 21. Qe2 Nc6 $6 (21... Qc7 22. Red1 Rac8 {/\Qc7-b8-a8}) 22. Red1 Bg7
(22... Nxd4 23. Bxd4 b5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Rc2 $14) 23. Qd2 Rd8 24. Ne2 $1 {><b6
} b5 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Nc3 Ba6 (26... b4 27. Na4 $14) 27. Nd5 $1 exd5 (27...
Bb7 28. Rxc6 exd5 (28... Bxc6 29. Ne7+ $18) 29. Rb6) 28. Rxc6 dxe4 29. Bxe4 $16
Bb7 30. Rb6 d5 31. Bg2 Qc8 32. Rxb5 Qd7 33. a4 Rac8 34. Bd4 Bf8 35. Qf4 Bg7 36.
Bxg7 Kxg7 37. Rb6 $18 Bc6 38. a5 Re8 39. b4 Re6 $2 $138 40. Qd4+ Kg8 41. Bh3
1-0

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent op"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2006.10.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Bitalzadeh, Ali"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2648"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2006.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 (7... d5
8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. e4 Nb4 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 N8c6 12. Nxc6 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxc6
14. Bf4 g5 15. Bd6 Rd8 16. e5 Bxd6 17. exd6 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 f5 19. Rac1 Kd7 20.
Nb5 Rc8 21. Rc7+ Rxc7 22. dxc7+ Nd5 23. Nxa7 Kxc7 24. Nb5+ Kd7 $11 {1/2-1/2
Gurevich,M-Adams,M/Asnieres sur Seine FRA 2006/The Week in Chess 600 (30)}) 8.
e4 Nbd7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Ndb5 Qb8 12. f4 a6 (12... O-O 13. Be3 a6
14. Na3 Qc7 15. Rc1 Rad8 16. Nab1 Qb8 17. Nd2 Nc5 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Rc2 Nd7 {
1/2-1/2 Damljanovic,B-Kasparov,S/Frascati ITA 2006/The Week in Chess 595}) 13.
Nd4 Qc7 (13... O-O) 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Ng8 16. Bxb7 (16. Ne4 Nxe5 17. Bf4 Rd8
$2 (17... O-O-O $5) 18. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 19. Qh5+ $16 {1-0 Krivoshey,S-Belov,V/
playchess.com 2004/PowerBook2005 (24)}) 16... Qxb7 17. Bf4 Bc5 $5 {TN} (17...
Rc8 18. Qe2 (18. Qg4 $5) 18... g5 19. Bd2 Bc5 20. Qf2 Nh6 21. Bxg5 Nf5 22. Be3
{1-0 Nielsen,P-Belov,V/playchess.com INT 2004/PowerBook2005 (31)} Bxd4 $5 23.
Bxd4 Rxc4 24. Rad1 O-O $14) (17... g5 $5) 18. Ne4 Ne7 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6
Ng6 21. Nf5 $5 O-O (21... Nxf4 22. gxf4 O-O 23. Ne7+ Kh8 24. Qd4 $14) 22. Ne7+
Nxe7 $6 (22... Kh8 $142 23. Nxg6+ hxg6 24. Qd4 Rae8 {(/\25...f6,26...e5<=>[+])}
) 23. dxe7 Rfe8 24. Bd6 Nf6 25. Qd4 b5 $5 {[xd5]} 26. b3 bxc4 27. bxc4 Qc6 $5 {
[/\28...Nd5]} 28. Re5 $5 (28. Ba3 $5 $14) 28... Nd5 {Diagram [#]} 29. Rxd5 $1
exd5 30. Qxd5 Rac8 $6 (30... Qxd5 $142 31. cxd5 f6 $5 32. Ba3 (32. Rb1 Kf7 33.
Kf2 Rac8 34. Rb2 Rc3 $13) 32... Kf7 33. Re1 (33. d6 Ke6 $13) (33. Rd1 Rxe7 $5
34. Bxe7 Kxe7 $11) 33... Rec8 $5 $13) 31. Qxc6 Rxc6 32. c5 $14 f6 33. Kf2 Kf7 {
[/\34...Rxe7;Kf7-e6]} 34. Re1 $1 Rcc8 (34... Rec8 35. Ke3 Rxc5 36. Bxc5 Rxc5
37. e8=Q+ $1 Kxe8 38. Kd4+ Re5 39. Rxe5+ fxe5+ 40. Kxe5 $16) 35. Re4 $1 {
[/\Kf2-e3-d4-d5]} Ra8 $5 {[/\Ra8-a7-e7]} (35... f5 36. Re5 Kf6 37. Ke3 $16) 36.
Ke3 Ra7 37. Ra4 $5 Rexe7+ 38. Bxe7 Kxe7 39. Kd4 $16 Ke6 40. Kc4 {[/\Ra4-a3-e3]}
Ra8 (40... Ke5 41. Ra3 Ke4 42. c6 $18) 41. Rb4 $5 h5 42. Rb6+ Ke5 43. Rb7 g5
44. Re7+ Kf5 45. c6 $18 Kg4 46. Kc5 f5 47. c7 h4 48. gxh4 Kxh4 49. Rh7+ Kg4 50.
Kb6 f4 51. Kb7 Rf8 52. c8=Q+ Rxc8 53. Kxc8 Kf3 54. Kb7 a5 55. a4 1-0

[Event "Nuremberg LGA Cup 8th"]
[Site "Nuremberg"]
[Date "2011.09.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Mihok, Oliver"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2011.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 {Laut Alexander Khalifman,
Opening for White according to Kramnik, ist dieser Zug schwach.} ({Nur mittels
} 5. Nb5 $5 {kann Weiß nachweisen, dass 4...e6 nicht nur Vorteile, sondern
auch Nachteile hat, etwa nach} Nf6 6. Bf4 Bb4+ 7. N1c3 O-O 8. Bd6 {
Kramnik-Gelfand, Monaco Rapid 2000}) 5... Qb6 ({Khalifman plädiert für} 5...
Bb4+ $5) 6. Nb3 ({Alternativen sind schwächer, man sehe: I} 6. Nc2 Bc5 ({
Weniger überzeugt} 6... Ne5 7. b3 $5 Qc6 8. f3 {Dmitry Komarov}) 7. e3 Nf6 8.
Bg2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Bg4 $15) ({II} 6. Nb5 Ne5 7. Bf4 a6 8. Bxe5 axb5 9.
e4 Bc5 10. Qd2 f6 11. Bf4 b4 $15 {Khalifman-Ionov, St. Petersburg 1998}) 6...
Ne5 7. e4 ({Nach} 7. Bg2 Nxc4 8. O-O d5 9. e4 dxe4 {hat Weiß nicht genug für
den Bauern,} 10. N1d2 ({Oder} 10. Qe2 Nd6 11. Nc3 f5 {Devcic-Stevic, Zagreb
2007}) 10... Nxd2 11. Bxd2 Be7 12. Be3 Qb5 13. a4 Qb4 $15) 7... Nf6 8. Qe2 Bb4+
9. Bd2 $6 ({Lubomir Ftacnik hätte sich mit Ausgleich nach} 9. Nc3 $5 d6 10. f4
Nc6 11. Be3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Qc7 13. Bg2 O-O 14. c5 dxc5 15. Bxc5 Rd8 16. e5 Na5
17. Bb4 Nxb3 18. axb3 Nd5 $11 {begnügen sollte, Kramnik-Salov, Wijk aan Zee
1998.}) 9... Bxd2+ ({Minder ratsam ist} 9... a5 10. Nc3 a4 11. Nb5 Be7 {
, Gross-Kahn, Budapest 1996, wegen} 12. Be3 Bb4+ 13. Nd2 Qc6 14. a3 Ba5 15. Rc1
O-O 16. Bg2 $14) 10. N1xd2 d6 11. Bg2 ({Nach} 11. f4 Nc6 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Kb1
e5 14. f5 a5 15. g4 a4 16. Nc1 Nd4 $17 {stand Schwarz klar überlegen,
Tomashevsky-Alekseev, Moskau 2006}) 11... O-O 12. O-O a5 13. c5 ({Sowohl} 13.
Nf3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 a4 15. Nc1 e5 16. Nd3 Be6 17. Rfc1 Qd4) (13. a4 {als auch}
Bd7 14. Rfc1 Rac8 $15 {kommt Schwarz zugute.}) 13... dxc5 14. Qe3 ({Eine
bessere Lösung war} 14. Nc4 Qb5 15. Nbd2 Bd7 16. a4 Qa6 17. Rfe1 Nxc4 18. Nxc4
Bc6 19. b3 Rfd8 20. Rad1 $15) 14... a4 $6 ({Stärker war} 14... Nfg4 $5 15. Qxc5
Qxc5 16. Nxc5 b6 17. Na4 Ba6 18. Rfd1 Be2 19. Re1 Bb5 20. Nxb6 Rad8 $17) 15.
Nxc5 Ra5 16. Rac1 Nfd7 17. Nxd7 Qxe3 18. fxe3 $2 ({Der entscheidende Fehler,
während} 18. Nf6+ gxf6 19. fxe3 Rb5 20. Rc2 Kg7 21. Rfc1 Bd7 22. Nf3 Nxf3+ 23.
Bxf3 Bc6 24. Rd2 Re5 25. Kg2 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Rxe4 27. Kf3 {Weiß gute
Remischancen versprach.}) 18... Bxd7 19. Nf3 Nxf3+ 20. Bxf3 Bc6 21. Rfd1 g5 22.
Rc4 Kg7 23. Kf2 Re5 24. Bg2 Ra8 25. Rdd4 Raa5 26. Ke1 Rab5 27. Rd2 Rbc5 28.
Rxc5 Rxc5 29. Kd1 Kf6 30. Rf2+ Ke7 31. Rd2 h6 32. Bh1 a3 33. b4 Rc3 34. Rc2 Ba4
0-1

[Event "Bad Zwesten op"]
[Site "Bad Zwesten"]
[Date "2008.01.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tereick, Benjamin"]
[Black "Gutman, Lev"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2372"]
[BlackElo "2402"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2008.01.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O Nf6 5. b3 g6 6. Bb2 Bg7 7. c4 O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd2 Nbd7 11. Nc3 a6 ({Dies ist besser als} 11... Ne4 $6 12.
Nxe4 Bxb2 13. Qxb2 Bxe4 14. Rad1 Rb8 15. Rd4 $16 {mit weißem Vorteil,
Gutman-Donchenko, Höckendorf 2007.}) 12. Rac1 ({Vorsichtiger wäre} 12. Rfd1 Nc5
$11) 12... b5 $5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Nd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 b4 16. Na4 Nc5 17. Qxb4
Qd7 18. Nc3 $6 ({Objektiv ist} 18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Rxc5 Rxa2 $44 {eher
angebracht, wenn auch Schwarz genug für den Bauern hat.}) 18... Rab8 19. Ndb5 (
19. Qa5 Ng4 20. Rfd1 Qb7+ {und Schwarz dominiert das Geschehen.}) 19... Na6 $6
({Schwarz will unbedingt die weiße Dame auf die a-Linie locken, doch wäre} 
19... Nfe4 $5 20. a4 Nd2 21. Rfd1 Ndxb3 22. Rb1 Ra8 $15 {die bessere Lösung
gewesen.}) 20. Qa5 Qb7+ 21. Kg1 Nd7 22. Qa4 $6 (22. Rfd1 Rfc8 $44 {mit
unklarem Spiel.}) 22... Ndc5 23. Qf4 $6 (23. Qg4 f5 $44) 23... Qd7 24. Na3 Nb4
25. Qd2 $6 ({Notwendig war} 25. Ra1 d5 26. Rfd1 e5 $36 {mit schwarzer
Initiative.}) 25... Nxa2 26. Nxa2 Nxb3 27. Qc2 Rfc8 28. Nc3 Nxc1 29. Rxc1 Qb7
30. Ba1 Qa6 31. Qa2 Ra8 0-1

[Event "Dresden ZMD op-A 21st"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2012.08.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Danin, Alexandre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2556"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2012.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 g6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3 Rc7 {Eine der
Lieblingstellungen von Kramnik, die er sowohl mit Weiß als mit Schwarz
gespielt hat} 14. Bh3 Qb8 15. Bg5 ({Harmlos ist} 15. Bh6 b5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 $11 {
Salgado-Karjakin, Porto Carras 2011}) 15... Bxf3 $2 {Von Kramnik, Inf 97, als
Fehler bezeichnet.} ({Als kritisch erscheint} 15... Re8 16. Nd2 $5 ({Wenig
Probleme bereitet} 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Qb7 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20.
Qc4 Nc5 21. b4 b5 22. Qc2 Na4 23. Qc6 Qxc6 24. Rxc6 Nc3 $11 {Tratar-Ekeberg,
Pula 2006}) 16... Nc5 17. b4 Ncd7 18. Nf1 Ba8 19. Ne3 b5 20. Bxd7 $5 (20. Ncd5
Nxd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Nb6 $11 {ergab Ausgleich in Eljanov-Sasikiran,
Hangzhou 2011}) 20... Rxd7 21. Ncd5 Nxd5 22. Nxd5 bxc4 23. Qxc4 Qb7 24. f3 $14
{mit etwas Plus für Weiß.}) 16. exf3 b5 17. Bxd7 Rxd7 18. Nd5 bxc4 $2 ({
Das kleinere Übel wäre} 18... Nxd5 19. cxd5 Rc7 20. Rc6 Rxc6 21. dxc6 Rc8 22.
Rc1 $14 {Kramnik-Aronian, Turin Olympiade 2006}) 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qxf6 $1 exf6
21. Nxf6+ Kg7 22. Nxd7 Qb7 23. Nxf8 cxb3 24. Nxg6 ({Kramnik gibt} 24. axb3 Kxf8
25. Rxd6 Qxb3 26. Kg2 Qa3 27. Rc8+ Kg7 28. Rb6 $18 {mit Gewinn an.}) 24... hxg6
({Keine Rettung versprach} 24... b2 25. Rb1 hxg6 26. Kg2 g5 27. h3 f5 28. g4)
25. axb3 Qxb3 26. Rxd6 Qa3 27. Rdc6 Qxf3 28. Rxa6 g5 29. Rd6 g4 ({Oder} 29...
Qa3 30. Rcd1 g4 31. R6d4) 30. Rc4 Qe2 31. Rf4 f5 32. Kg2 Qe5 33. Rd7+ Kg6 34.
h4 Qb5 35. Rd6+ Kh5 36. Rd8 Qb7+ 37. Kh2 Qf7 38. Ra8 {Wissen ist Macht!} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Hazai,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 "Latvia"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LAT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

1. Nf3 {Huzman} Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 d5 7. Nc2
dxc4 $6 {To grab the P is rather dangerous for Black, since it is not so easy
for him to finish development.} (7... e6 $5 {Bareev}) (7... Qa5+ $2 8. b4 Qc7
9. cxd5 Ng4 10. O-O Bxa1 11. Nxa1 O-O 12. Nb3 Nd7 13. Qd4 Ngf6 14. Bb2 $16 {
Bareev-Shirov, Biel 1991}) 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. O-O (9. Ne3 {Huzman} Nc6 10. Nxc4
Be6 11. Nba3 $14) 9... Nc6 (9... Nbd7 {Huzman} 10. Rd1 Ke8 11. Nba3 Nb6 12. Nb5
$16) 10. Rd1+ Kc7 11. Nba3 {White has more than enough compensation for the
pawn because of the vulnerab- le black K.} Bg4 $2 {This move is overoptimistic
[#]} (11... Be6 {was more persistant} 12. Bf4+ Kc8 (12... Kb6 {Huzman} 13. Bxc6
(13. Ne3 Na5) 13... bxc6 14. Ne3 $36) 13. Ne3 Nh5 14. Nexc4 Nxf4 15. gxf4 $14)
12. Bxc6 $1 Kxc6 (12... bxc6 13. Bf4+ (13. f3 {Huzman} Be6 14. Nd4 $16) 13...
Kb7 14. f3 Be6 (14... Bf5 15. e4 Be6 16. Nd4 c3 17. bxc3 $16) 15. Nd4 Nd5 16.
Nxe6 fxe6 17. Nxc4 Nxf4 18. gxf4 $16) 13. Nxc4 Rad8 (13... Bxe2 14. Ne5+ $1 (
14. Nd4+ Kc5 15. Nxe2 Kxc4 16. Be3 Rhd8 17. Rac1+ Kb5 18. Nd4+ Ka6 19. Rd3 $40)
14... Kc7 (14... Kb6 {Huzman} 15. Re1 $36) 15. Re1 Bb5 16. Nxf7 $16) (13... Nd7
{Huzman} 14. f3 Be6 15. Nd4+ Bxd4+ 16. Rxd4 $36 {[%csl Rc6]}) 14. Ne5+ Kb6 $6 (
14... Kc7 15. Bf4 $16) (14... Kc7 {Huzman}) 15. Be3+ Ka6 16. Nb4+ $1 Kb5 17.
Ned3 $1 Bxe2 18. a4+ Ka5 {[#]} 19. Nc6+ $1 $18 {exploiting the weak position
of the K.} bxc6 20. b4+ Ka6 21. Nc5+ Kb6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Ne6+ Kb7 24. Nxd8+
Kc7 25. Re1 $1 (25. Nxf7 Bc4) 25... Kxd8 (25... Bc4 26. Rc1 Bd5 27. Nxc6) 26.
Rxe2 Nd5 27. Bxa7 Nxb4 28. Bc5 Na6 29. Bxe7+ Kd7 30. Bg5 Bf8 31. Rd2+ Ke6 32.
Rd8 Bd6 33. Bf4 1-0

[Event "Skopje op 18th"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2002.01.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Black "Organdziev, Oliver"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2002.01.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nf3 Nd4 5. Nxd4 cxd4 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 Nh6 8. e3
O-O 9. Bxd4 Bxd4 10. exd4 Nf5 11. d5 b5 12. d3 Bb7 13. O-O e6 14. Qd2 Nd4 15.
Nc3 exd5 16. Nxb5 Nxb5 17. cxb5 Qb6 18. a4 d4 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Qb4 a6 21. Qxd4
axb5 22. a5 b4 23. Rfe1 Rfc8 24. Re4 Qb5 25. Qxb4 Qxd3 26. Re3 Qf5 27. Qe1 d5
28. Re5 Qc2 29. b4 d4 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Rc5 Qb3 32. Rb1 Qa2 33. Ra1 Qb2 34. Qb1
Qe2 35. Rc2 Qb5 36. Rc5 Qe2 37. Ra2 Qf3 38. Rd2 Rab8 39. Rc4 d3 40. h4 Qd5 41.
Qc1 Re8 42. Rd1 Rbd8 43. Rd2 Re2 44. Rc8 Re1+ 45. Qxe1 Rxc8 {[#] Weiß
kombiniert die Stärke des Randfreibauern mit Königsangriff} 46. a6 Qc4 47. Qd1
Qxb4 $6 (47... Rd8 $6 48. a7 Ra8 49. Rxd3 Rxa7 50. Rd4 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Yd4d8,
Yd1d4,Rd4g7]} Qc3 (50... Qc7 51. Rd8+ Kg7 52. Qd4+ $18) (50... Qe6 51. Rd8+ Kg7
52. Qd4+ Qf6 53. Rg8+ $18) 51. Qd2 Qc7 52. Rd8+ Kg7 53. h5 $18) (47... Qxa6
$142 48. Rxd3 Qb6 {Weiß kann seine Steine hier nicht so aggressiv aufstellen
wie in Verbindung mit dem Ba6}) 48. Rxd3 {[%cal Rd3d8]} Qa5 49. Rd6 Re8 50. Kg2
Ra8 51. Qd3 (51. Qd4 $1 h5 (51... Qc7 52. Qd5 Ra7 53. Rd8+ Kg7 54. Ra8 $1 $18)
52. Qb6 Qa4 53. Rd8+ Rxd8 54. Qxd8+ Kh7 55. Qa8 $18 {[%cal Ya8b7,Ya6a7,Ya7a8]})
51... h5 52. Qc4 {[%csl Rg6]} Qf5 (52... Kg7 53. Rd7 {[%csl Rf7][%cal Ya6a7]})
53. Qc6 {[%cal Rc6a8,Gc6f3]} Ra7 (53... Rc8 54. Qd5 $18) 54. Rd8+ Kg7 55. Qe8 (
{stark auch} 55. Qc3+ f6 (55... Qf6 56. Rg8+) 56. Qd4 $18 {nebst a7}) ({
technisch gewinnt} 55. Ra8 Qd7 (55... Rxa8 56. Qxa8 g5 57. a7 gxh4 58. Qc6 h3+
59. Kg1 h2+ 60. Kg2 $18) 56. Qc3+ f6 57. Rxa7 Qxa7 58. Qc6 $18 {[%cal Rc6b7]})
55... Kf6 56. Qh8+ Ke6 (56... Ke7 57. Qf8+ Kf6 58. Rd6+ Ke5 59. f4+ $18) 57.
Qd4 $1 {[%cal Rd4d6,Rd4a7,Rd8e8]} Rxa6 (57... Qa5 58. Re8+ Re7 59. Qe4+ $18)
58. Re8# 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.07"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Iskusnyh, Sergei"]
[Black "Fokin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. e4
d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc8 11. Be3 a6 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. f4 g6 14. f5 gxf5 15.
exf5 Bxg2 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Kxg2 Ne5 18. Bf4 Qb7+ 19. Kg1 Rf7 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21.
Nxe6 Qc6 22. Rxe5 Re8 23. Qd4 Nd7 24. Re4 Bf6 25. Qd5 Qxd5 26. cxd5 Bxc3 27.
Rxc3 Nf6 28. Re5 Nxd5 29. Rxd5 Rxe6 30. Rg5+ Kf8 31. Rc8+ Ke7 32. Rc7+ Kf6 33.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 {[#] 4-3 Bauern 1. Lavieren 2. Voranbringen der KFL-Bauern 3.
Abklemmen des sK 4. Fixieren der schwarzen Bauern am   Damenflügel 5. Schwarz
ist gelähmt 1-0} 34. Kf2 Rc6 35. Re5 Kf6 36. Re2 Kf5 37. Kf3 b5 (37... h5 $142
{um das raumgreifende Vorgehen von Weiß am Königsflügel unter Bauerntausch zu
dämpfen.}) 38. g4+ Kg5 39. Kg3 Rd6 40. h4+ Kg6 41. Kf3 Kf6 42. Ke4 Re6+ 43. Kd3
Rd6+ 44. Ke4 Re6+ 45. Kf3 Rd6 46. Ke4 Re6+ 47. Kf3 Rd6 48. Rc2 Re6 49. Kf4 Rd6
50. Ke4 Re6+ 51. Kf4 Rd6 52. g5+ Kf7 53. Rc7+ Kg8 (53... Kg6 54. h5+ Kxh5 55.
Rxh7+ Kg6 56. Rh6+ $18) 54. Kg4 Rd4+ 55. Kh5 Rd6 56. Ra7 Rc6 57. a3 Rd6 58. b3
Re6 59. a4 b4 (59... bxa4 60. bxa4 Rc6 61. a5 Rd6 62. Rb7 Rd5 63. Rb6 Rxa5 64.
Rb8+ Kg7 65. Rb7+ Kg8 66. Kh6 $18) 60. a5 {[%cal Ra7b7,Rb7b6]} 1-0

[Event "Guillermo Garcia Memorial-A 06th"]
[Site "Santa Clara"]
[Date "1998.06.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Black "Vasquez Schroder, Rodrigo Rafael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1998.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
a6 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Nd2 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Be7 12. Nde4 Qc7 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. Nxf6+
Nxf6 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qxe4 Rac8 18. Rd4 Rfd8 19. Rad1 b5 20. cxb5
axb5 21. Qd3 d5 22. Qb3 h6 23. Rb4 Rc5 24. Rxb5 Rxb5 25. Qxb5 Qa7 26. b4 Rb8
27. Qa5 Qxa5 28. bxa5 Rb5 29. a4 Rxa5 30. Ra1 {[#] Weiß hat seinen Freibauern
mit dem Turm von h i n t e n decken können, scheitert in der Folge aber an der
Präsenz des schwarzen Königs im Zentrum.} Kf8 31. Kf3 Ke7 32. Ke3 Kd6 33. Kd3
Ra7 34. a5 Ra6 35. e4 Kc5 36. exd5 Kxd5 37. h4 h5 38. Ke3 Ke5 39. Kf3 Kf5 40.
Ra2 f6 41. Ra4 g6 42. Ke3 Ke5 43. f3 Kd5 44. g4 Kc5 45. g5 fxg5 46. hxg5 Kd5 $1
{Bleibt standhaft!} (46... Kb5 $6 47. Rf4 Kxa5 48. Rf6 e5 49. Ke4 h4 50. Kxe5
h3 $2 (50... Rxf6 51. gxf6 h3 52. f7 h2 53. f8=Q h1=Q $14) 51. Rf4 $1 $18 {
[%cal Rf4h4,Rh4h3]}) 47. Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Black "Van der Werf, Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 O-O 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7
15. Nd4 Qc8 16. b3 Re8 17. Rac1 Rc7 18. Qb1 Rc5 19. e3 Rd8 20. a4 a5 21. Rc2
Nd7 22. Rcd2 Nf6 23. e4 Ne8 24. Qd3 g6 25. Qe2 Nc7 26. Nc2 Re8 27. Ne3 Rf8 28.
h3 Qe8 29. Kh2 f5 30. f4 Qf7 31. exf5 gxf5 32. Rxd6 Bxd6 33. Rxd6 Ne8 34. Rxb6
Ng7 35. Nc2 Rd8 36. Qe3 Rc7 37. Nd4 Rcd7 38. Nc6 Qf6 39. Nxd8 Rxd8 40. Qe5 Qxe5
41. fxe5 Rd2 42. c5 Rc2 43. c6 Kf7 44. Rb7+ Kg6 45. Re7 f4 46. gxf4 Nh5 47. c7
Nxf4 48. c8=Q Rxc8 49. Be4+ Kg5 50. Rxh7 Nd5 51. Bxd5 exd5 52. Rd7 Rc2+ 53. Kg1
Rc3 54. Rxd5 Rxh3 55. Rxa5 Rxb3 56. Rb5 $18 {Weiss muss nur noch seinen Kg1
annähern.} Re3 (56... Rxb5 57. axb5 Kf5 58. b6 Ke6 59. b7 Kd7 60. e6+ Kc7 61.
e7 $18) 57. Kf2 Re4 58. a5 Kf4 59. Rc5 Kg4 60. Rd5 (60. a6 Ra4 61. Rc6) 60...
Kf4 61. Rb5 Kf5 62. Kf3 Re1 63. Rc5 Kg5 64. a6 Ra1 65. Rc6 Kf5 66. e6 Kf6 67.
Ke2 Ke7 68. Kd2 Rb1 69. Kc2 Rb4 70. Kc3 Ra4 71. Kb3 Rh4 72. a7 Rh8 73. Kb4 Ra8
74. Ra6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.12.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Makarov, Marat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2336"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1999.12.04"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 e5
9. Nh4 Nc6 10. d3 Nd4 11. Nf5 Nxf5 12. exf5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 h6 14. f4 exf4 15.
Bxf4 O-O 16. d4 Re8 17. d5 Qd7 18. g4 Bf8 19. Qf3 a6 20. a4 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Re8
22. Rf1 Nh7 23. Bg3 Be7 24. Qf4 Rd8 25. h4 Bf6 26. Ne4 Be5 27. Qf3 Bxg3 28.
Kxg3 Qxa4 29. g5 Qe8 30. gxh6 Qe5+ 31. Qf4 Nf6 32. Qxe5 dxe5 33. Kf3 {[#]
Aktive weiße Figuren mit gedecktem Freibauer und Drohungen auf der g-Linie.
Raumvorteil!} Ne8 (33... Nxe4 34. Kxe4 gxh6 35. Kxe5 Kf8 36. d6 $18) 34. Rg1
Kh8 35. hxg7+ Nxg7 36. f6 (36. Rg5 $142 {[%cal Rf5f6]} f6 (36... Ne8 37. f6 Nd6
38. Nxd6 Rxd6 39. Rf5 b5 40. Ke4 bxc4 41. Kxe5 Rb6 42. Rf2 Rb3 43. Kd6 $1 $18)
37. Nxf6 Rf8 38. Nd7 Rxf5+ 39. Rxf5 Nxf5 40. Nxb6 Nd6 41. b3 a5 (41... Kg7 42.
Nd7 Nb7 43. Ke4 $18) 42. Na4 Nb7 43. Ke4 $18) 36... Nf5 37. h5 b5 38. Nxc5 (38.
Ng5 $5 Nd6 39. b4 Rc8 40. bxc5 Rxc5 41. Ra1 Rxc4 42. Rxa6 Rf4+ 43. Ke2 Rxf6 44.
Rxd6 $1 $18) 38... Nd6 39. cxb5 Nxb5 40. Ke4 Re8 41. Ne6 $1 (41. Nb7 $5 Rb8 42.
Na5 Re8 43. Nc4 Rc8 44. Nxe5 Nd6+ 45. Kd4 $18) 41... Nd6+ (41... fxe6 42. dxe6
Rxe6 43. f7 Nd6+ 44. Kd5 Rf6 45. Rg8+ $18) 42. Kxe5 Nc4+ 43. Kd4 Nd6 44. Ng5 $1
(44. Nc7 $5) 44... Rc8 45. Ke5 Nc4+ 46. Kf4 Nd6 47. Ra1 Ra8 48. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Enders, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 b6 4. Bb2 Bb7 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. c4 c5 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
d5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. d4 cxd4 13. Qxd4+ Qxd4 14. Nxd4
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 a6 16. Rac1 Ra7 17. f4 Rd8 18. e3 Re8 19. f5 Rb7 20. Rc3 Nd7 21.
Rfc1 Ne5 22. h3 Rd8 23. g4 Kf6 24. Kg3 h5 25. fxg6 Kxg6 26. Kf4 f6 27. gxh5+
Kxh5 28. Rc8 Rxc8 29. Rxc8 Kg6 30. h4 Kf7 31. h5 Rd7 32. Rh8 Nd3+ 33. Kf3 Nc5
34. b4 Nd3 35. h6 Nxb4 36. Nf5 Nc6 37. Rh7+ (37. h7 $6 Kg6) 37... Kg6 38. Rg7+
{RN<->RN Motive: 1 weißer Rand-Frei-B, Taktik, ab Zug 47 T vs. Bauern} Kxf5 39.
h7 Ne5+ 40. Kg3 Nf7 $1 41. Rxf7 Rd8 42. Rg7 (42. Rxe7 Kg6 $10) 42... Rh8 43.
Kh4 e5 44. Kh5 Ke4 45. Kg6 Kxe3 46. Rg8 Rxh7 47. Kxh7 e4 (47... f5 48. Kg6 f4
49. Kf5 f3 50. Kxe5 f2 51. Rf8 Ke2 52. Kd5 f1=Q 53. Rxf1 Kxf1 54. Kc6 Ke2 55.
Kxb6 Kd3 56. Kxa6 Kc4 57. a4 Kc5 58. a5 Kc6 $10) 48. Kg6 Kf2 49. Rf8 e3 50.
Rxf6+ Kg2 51. Rxb6 e2 52. Rb1 Kf2 53. Kf5 e1=Q 54. Rxe1 Kxe1 55. Ke4 Kf2 (55...
Kd2 56. Kd4 a5 57. a4 Ke2 58. Kc5 Kd3 59. Kb5 Kd4 60. Kxa5 Kc5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Re8 13. g4 Bf8 14. g5 Nfd7 15. f4
Nc6 16. Nde2 Rac8 17. Ng3 Qb8 18. h4 Ba8 19. Qe2 Na7 20. h5 g6 21. h6 b5 22.
cxb5 Nxb5 23. Nxb5 axb5 24. Qd2 Rcd8 25. Red1 Rc8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rc1 Rxc1+
28. Qxc1 Bb7 29. Bf1 Ba8 30. Bg2 Bb7 31. Qc3 Qa8 32. b4 Bc6 33. a3 e5 34. Bh3
Qb7 35. Bxd7 Qxd7 36. fxe5 d5 37. Bc5 dxe4 38. Bxf8 Kxf8 {[#] Remisstellung
wird durch groben Fehler im Zug 49 weggeworfen.} 39. Kf2 Bb7 40. Qc5+ Ke8 41.
Ne2 Qd3 42. Qb6 Qf3+ 43. Ke1 e3 44. Qxb5+ Bc6 45. Qb8+ Ke7 46. Qd6+ Ke8 47.
Qb8+ Kd7 48. e6+ fxe6 49. Qf4 $2 {Danach dominieren Dame und Läufer, die zu
großer Form auflaufen} (49. Qa7+ Bb7 50. Qd4+ $11) 49... Qh1+ 50. Qf1 Qh4+ 51.
Kd1 Ba4+ 52. Kc1 Qc4+ 53. Kb2 Qb3+ 54. Ka1 Qxa3+ (54... Qxa3+ 55. Kb1 Qxb4+ 56.
Ka1 (56. Kc1 Qd2+ 57. Kb1 Bc2+ 58. Ka1 Bb3 59. Qf7+ Kc6 60. Qe8+ Kc7 61. Qe7+
Kb6 {[%csl Gb4,Gd6,Gd8]} 62. Qa3 Qd1+ 63. Nc1 e2 $19) 56... Bb5 $19) 0-1

[Event "Politiken Cup 18th"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Maksimenko, Andrei"]
[Black "Liss, Eran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d5 5. O-O e5 6. Qa4 Qd6 7. d3 Bd7 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nc3 Nb6 10. Qd1 Rc8 11. Nd2 Be6 12. b3 Qd7 13. Nc4 Nd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5
15. Bxd5 Qxd5 16. Bb2 Bd6 17. f4 Rd8 18. fxe5 Bc7 19. e4 Qe6 20. Nd6+ Bxd6 21.
exd6 O-O 22. Rf5 Rxd6 23. Qf3 b6 24. Rf1 Nd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Qe2 a5 27. Qc2
Rd7 28. R1f3 Re8 29. h4 Ree7 30. Kg2 Rd4 31. h5 Red7 32. Qc3 h6 33. Qc2 a4 34.
R5f4 axb3 35. Qxb3 Qxb3 36. axb3 {[#] w Bauernschwächen, Gegenspielversuch auf
Mattbasis ab Zug 52 T - T+g+h: Technik (siehe auch Endspiel Nr. 20)} Rb4 37. e5
Rxb3 38. e6 fxe6 39. Rf8+ Kh7 40. Re8 Rd5 41. Rff8 (41. g4 Rdxd3 42. Rff8 Rd2+
$19) 41... Rxh5 42. Rh8+ Kg6 43. Rxe6+ Kf7 44. Rd6 Rg5 45. Rc8 b5 46. Rc7+ Kg8
47. Kf2 Rc3 48. Rdd7 c4 49. dxc4 bxc4 50. Rd4 Rgxg3 51. Rcxc4 Rxc4 52. Rxc4 Ra3
53. Kg2 Kh7 54. Rc5 Kg6 55. Rc6+ Kh5 56. Rc5+ g5 57. Rc6 g4 58. Rc5+ Kh4 59.
Rb5 h5 60. Rc5 Ra2+ 61. Kg1 g3 62. Rc4+ Kh3 63. Rc1 Re2 64. Ra1 h4 65. Rb1 Kg4
66. Rb4+ Kf3 67. Rb3+ Re3 68. Rb1 h3 69. Kh1 Re2 70. Kg1 Rd2 71. Ra1 (71. Rb3+
Kf4 72. Rb4+ Ke3 73. Rb3+ Rd3 74. Rb1 Ke2 75. Rb2+ Rd2 $19) 71... Ke2 0-1

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.09.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Danielian, Elina"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "208"]
[EventDate "2000.08.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. e3 b6 5. Be2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 a6 10. Nc3 d6 11. Bf3 Qc7 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. Qf3 Qxf3 14. Nxf3 Nbd7
15. Rfd1 Rfc8 16. Nd4 Nc5 17. f3 Nfd7 18. Kf1 Ne5 19. Ke2 f5 20. f4 Nc6 21.
Nxc6 Rxc6 22. Rac1 Kf7 23. Kf3 g5 24. h3 h5 25. g4 hxg4+ 26. hxg4 fxg4+ 27.
Kxg4 gxf4 28. exf4 b5 29. cxb5 axb5 30. Nxb5 Rxa2 31. Ba3 Rb6 32. Nxd6+ Rxd6
33. Rxd6 Rxa3 34. Rc6 Nd3 35. R1c3 Nb4 36. R6c4 Nd5 37. Rd3 Ra1 38. Rcd4 Nf6+
39. Kg3 Rb1 40. Rd1 Rxb3+ 41. R1d3 Rb5 42. Ra4 Nd5 43. Kg4 Kf6 44. Rh3 Kg6 45.
Rd3 Bf8 46. Ra6 Kf6 47. Rd4 Ne3+ 48. Kf3 Nf5 49. Re4 Rb3+ 50. Kg2 Bd6 51. Rc6
Rd3 52. Kf2 Ne7 53. Ke2 Rd5 54. Rcc4 Kf5 55. Ke3 Ng6 56. Ra4 Rb5 57. Kf3 Rb3+
58. Re3 Nh4+ 59. Ke2 Rb2+ 60. Kd3 Ng2 61. Re2 Rxe2 62. Kxe2 Nxf4+ {[#] Technik}
63. Kf3 Nd5 64. Rh4 Bf4 65. Rh5+ Bg5 66. Rh8 e5 67. Re8 Nf6 68. Ra8 e4+ 69. Ke2
Nd5 70. Ra5 Ke5 71. Ra3 Be7 72. Rb3 Kd4 73. Rg3 Nf4+ 74. Kf1 e3 75. Rxe3 Kxe3 {
[#] Schwarz bewältigt die Mattaufgabe in nur wenig mehr Zügen als nötig.} 76.
Kg1 Ne2+ 77. Kg2 Bc5 78. Kh2 Kf3 79. Kh1 Ng3+ 80. Kh2 Bd4 81. Kh3 Nf1 $5 ({
Systematischer ist die sogenannte WM-Methode, was durch die gelb markierte
Springerroute entsprechend angedeutet wird.} 81... Bg1 {[%cal Ye4g5,Yg5e6,
Ye6g7,Yg3e4]} 82. Kh4 Ne4 83. Kh5 Kf4 84. Kg6 Ng5 85. Kf6 Bc5 86. Kg6 Bd4 87.
Kh5 Kf5 88. Kh4 Bf2+ 89. Kh5 Bg3 90. Kh6 Ne6 91. Kh5 Ng7+ 92. Kh6 Kf6 93. Kh7
Kf7 94. Kh6 Bf4+ 95. Kh7 Ne6 96. Kh8 Bc1 97. Kh7 Nf8+ 98. Kh8 Bb2#) 82. Kh4 Ne3
83. Kh5 Be5 84. Kg6 Kf4 85. Kf7 Ke4 86. Ke6 Nf5 87. Kd7 Kd5 88. Kc8 Kc6 89. Kd8
Bc7+ 90. Ke8 Kd6 91. Kf7 Bd8 92. Ke8 Bh4 93. Kf7 Ke5 94. Kg6 Bd8 95. Kh5 Kf4
96. Kg6 Nd6 97. Kh6 Kf5 98. Kh5 Ne8 99. Kh6 Bg5+ 100. Kh7 Kf6 101. Kg8 Bh6 102.
Kh7 Kg5 103. Kh8 Kg6 104. Kg8 Nf6+ 0-1

[Event "Balatonbereny GM"]
[Site "Balatonbereny"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kallai, Gabor"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1996.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O cxd4 7. Qxd4 Be7 8. Nc3
d6 9. b3 O-O 10. Ba3 d5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Ne5 Nf6 14. Bxb7 Qxb7
15. Rfd1 Nc6 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. e4 Qc5 19. Qxc5 Rxc5 20. f3 Rfc8
21. Ne2 g5 22. Kf2 Kf8 23. Rxc5 Rxc5 {[#] Durch aktives Spiel erreichen beide
Seiten je 1 Doppelfreibauern mit Auflösung in ein Remisendspiel T-T, Taktik}
24. Rd8+ Kg7 25. Ra8 a5 26. Rb8 g4 27. Rxb6 Rh5 28. fxg4 Nxg4+ 29. Ke1 Nxh2 30.
a4 Re5 31. Nc3 f5 32. b4 fxe4 33. bxa5 Nf3+ 34. Kf2 Nd4 {[#]} 35. a6 (35. Nxe4
Rxe4 36. Rb4 (36. a6 Nf5 37. a5 Re5 $19) 36... Re2+ (36... Re5 $10) 37. Kf1 Rd2
38. a6 Nc6 39. a7 Rd8 40. Rb6 $10) 35... e3+ 36. Ke1 e2 (36... Rc5 $6 37. Ne2
Nf3+ 38. Kf1 Ra5 39. Kg2 Nd2 40. Nc3) 37. Nxe2 Nxe2 (37... Rxe2+ 38. Kf1 Ra2
39. Rb4 Rc2 40. a7 Rc8 41. Rb8 $18) 38. Rb5 Re4 39. a7 (39. Ra5 $2 Nc3+ 40. Kd2
Rxa4 41. Rxa4 Nxa4 42. a7 Nb6 43. Kc3 e5 44. Kb4 e4 45. Kb5 Na8 46. Kc6 e3 $19)
39... Nxg3+ 40. Kf2 Rxa4 41. Rb7+ Kg6 42. Kxg3 h5 43. Re7 Kf6 44. Rh7 Kg6 45.
Re7 h4+ 46. Kh3 Kf5 47. Rh7 e5 48. Rxh4 Rxa7 49. Kg3 Ra3+ 50. Kf2 e4 51. Rh8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ekstroem, Roland"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 Qc8 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxg2 15.
Kxg2 Qb7+ 16. Kg1 O-O 17. Qe3 Rad8 18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Kf1 Nce4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bb2 g5 25. g4 f6 26. Ke2 Kf7 27. h3
Bc7 28. Nd2 Nc5 29. Bd4 Nd7 30. Ne4 Ke7 31. Bc3 Be5 32. Bb4+ Kd8 33. Ba3 Kc7
34. Be7 Kc6 35. a4 h6 36. b4 f5 37. b5+ axb5 38. axb5+ Kc7 39. gxf5 exf5 40.
Ng3 Bxg3 41. fxg3 Ne5 42. c5 bxc5 43. Bxc5 Ng6 44. Be3 h5 45. Kd3 g4 46. hxg4 (
46. h4 f4 (46... Kd6 47. Kd4 Ke6 48. b6 (48. Bd2 $5 Kd6 49. Bb4+ Kc7 $11 {
[%cal Rf5f4]}) 48... Kd6 {and Black holds. und Schwarz hält sich}) 47. Bxf4+
Kb6 48. Ke4 Kxb5 49. Kf5 $18) 46... fxg4 47. Bf2 Kb7 48. Kd4 Kb6 49. Kc4+ Kc7
50. Kd5 Kb7 51. Kd6 h4 $1 52. gxh4 (52. gxh4 Nxh4 53. Bxh4 Kb6 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Elbow Beach Club GM-B"]
[Site "Paget Parish"]
[Date "2001.01.28"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Teplitsky, Yan"]
[Black "Vuckovic, Bojan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2446"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "2001.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Be7 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Ra7 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Rad1 Rd7
15. Rd3 O-O 16. Rfd1 e5 17. Qd2 f5 18. Nxd6 e4 19. Nxe4 Rxd3 20. Qxd3 Qxd3 21.
Rxd3 fxe4 22. Bxe4 Bc5 23. e3 Re8 24. Bb7 Kf7 25. Kf1 Re7 26. Bd5+ Kf6 27. Ke2
g5 28. f4 Nd7 29. Bc6 Nf8 30. e4 gxf4 31. b4 Bxb4 32. gxf4 Rc7 33. Bd5 Ng6 34.
Kf3 Bd6 35. Rb3 Bxf4 36. Rxb6+ Kg5 37. Rxa6 Bxh2 38. Rb6 Ne5+ 39. Kg2 Bf4 40.
Rb7 Rxb7 41. Bxb7 Nxc4 {[#] "falscher" Läufer - Technik} 42. Bc8 Ne5 43. Bf5 h5
44. Be6 Bd2 45. Bc8 Bc3 46. Be6 Nd3 47. Bd7 Nf4+ 48. Kf3 {Weiß sollte vor dem
h-Bauern bleiben, evtl. den e-Bauern aufgeben und sich alles weitere zeigen
lassen.} (48. Kh2 $142 h4 49. a4 Kf6 50. Bb5 Ke5 51. Bc6 Be1 52. Bb7 Bg3+ 53.
Kh1 h3 54. Ba6 h2 55. Bf1 Ne6 56. Kg2 Ng5 57. Be2 Kf4 58. e5 Ne4 $19) 48... h4
49. Ke3 h3 50. Bxh3 Nxh3 51. Kd3 Be1 52. a4 Nf4+ 53. Kc4 Ne6 54. Kb5 Nd4+ 55.
Kb6 Nb3 56. e5 Kf5 57. e6 Kxe6 58. a5 Bxa5+ 59. Kb7 Kd7 60. Kb8 Nc5 61. Ka8 Kc6
62. Kb8 Ne6 63. Ka7 Nc7 64. Kb8 Bb6 65. Kc8 Ba7 66. Kd8 Nd5 67. Kc8 Ne7+ 68.
Kd8 Kd6 69. Ke8 Ke6 70. Kd8 Bb6+ 71. Ke8 Nd5 (71... Nf5 $142 {Matt in 9 Zügen}
72. Kf8 Bd4 73. Ke8 Bf6 74. Kf8 Be7+ 75. Kg8 Kf6 76. Kh7 Kf7 77. Kh8 Kg6 78.
Kg8 Nh6+ 79. Kh8 Bf6#) 72. Kf8 Bd8 73. Ke8 Bh4 74. Kf8 Be7+ 75. Kg7 Nf4 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zemerov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nc3
Na6 9. d3 d5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Nh4 Qd7 14. Bxb7
Qxb7 15. Qc1 f6 16. Qb2 e5 17. a3 Nc7 18. b4 Ne6 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Rac1 Rac8
21. Rc4 Ne6 22. Rfc1 Rxc4 23. Rxc4 Rc8 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Nf3 Qc5 26. Qb3 Qc1+
27. Kg2 Qc6 28. Kg1 a5 29. Qb2 g5 30. h3 h5 31. h4 g4 32. Ne1 Nd4 33. e3 Qc1
34. Qxc1 Ne2+ 35. Kg2 Nxc1 {[#] Freibauernbildung auf beiden Seiten. Ab Zug 52
blockierte Stellung 2-3 Bauern am K-Flügel.} 36. f3 b5 (36... f5 $142 $5) 37.
fxg4 hxg4 38. d4 b4 39. axb4 axb4 40. Nc2 b3 41. Na3 b2 42. Nb1 Nb3 43. d5 (43.
dxe5 fxe5 44. Kf2 Nc5 $17 {[%csl Rg3][%cal Rc5e4]}) 43... Nc5 44. d6 Kf7 45. h5
Kg7 46. Kf1 Kh6 47. Ke1 Kxh5 48. Kd1 Kg6 49. Kc2 Kf7 50. Nd2 Ke6 51. Kxb2 Kxd6
52. e4 {[#]} Nd3+ (52... Ke6 53. Kc3 f5 54. exf5+ Kxf5 55. Kc4 Ne4 56. Nf1 Nf2
57. Kd5 Nd1 58. Nd2 Nc3+ 59. Kc4 Ne2 60. Nf1 Ke4 61. Nh2 Kf5 62. Nf1 $15 {Idee:
} e4 63. Ne3+ (63. Kd5 $1 $11) 63... Kg5 64. Nf1 Nxg3 65. Nxg3 Kf4) 53. Kc3 Nf2
54. Kc4 Kc6 55. Kb4 Kd6 56. Kc4 Ke6 57. Kc5 Kf7 58. Kd5 Kg6 59. Nf1 Kg5 60. Ne3
Nd3 61. Nf5 Nf4+ 62. Kc4 Nh5 63. Kd5 {[#]} Nf4+ (63... Nxg3 64. Nxg3 Kf4 65.
Nf5 (65. Nh5+ Kf3 66. Ke6 g3 67. Nxg3 Kxg3 68. Kxf6 Kf4 $19) 65... g3 66. Nh4
Ke3 67. Ke6 Kxe4 68. Kxf6 Kf4 69. Ng2+ (69. Ng6+ Ke3 70. Nh4 e4 71. Ke5 Kd3 72.
Kf4 e3 73. Kxg3 $11) 69... Kf3 70. Nh4+ Kg4 71. Ng2 e4 72. Ke5 Kf3 73. Nh4+ $11
) 64. Kc4 Nh3 65. Kd3 Ng1 66. Ke3 Nf3 67. Kd3 Kh5 68. Ng7+ Kg6 69. Nf5 Ng5 70.
Ne3 Kh5 71. Nf5 Nf7 72. Kc4 Kg5 73. Kd5 Kg6 74. Ne3 Nh6 75. Ke6 Kg5 76. Ke7 f5
77. Ke6 f4 78. Nf1 f3 79. Ne3 Kg6 80. Kxe5 Kg5 81. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "VISA GP"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1998.03.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1998.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O e6 7. e4 d6 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Ba3 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Nb5 Qc6
15. Qe3 Ne8 16. Rac1 a6 17. Nd4 Qc7 18. Bb4 Nf6 19. a4 Rac8 20. f3 Nd7 21. Be1
h6 22. h4 Ne5 23. Bf2 Rb8 24. Bh3 Ba8 25. Bf1 Bf6 26. b4 h5 27. Qb3 g6 28. Ne2
Bg7 29. Nf4 a5 30. b5 Nd7 31. Be3 Nc5 32. Qc2 Kh7 33. Bh3 Bh6 34. Rd2 Rbc8 35.
Kf2 Qe7 36. Rcd1 Bb7 37. Qa2 Rc7 38. Re2 Qf6 39. Kg2 Qe7 40. Qa3 Bg7 41. Nd3
Bh6 42. Nxc5 dxc5 43. Red2 Rxd2+ 44. Rxd2 Bxe3 45. Qxe3 Rd7 46. e5 Qd8 47. Rxd7
Qxd7 48. g4 Qd1 49. Kg3 Qxa4 50. Qf4 Kg8 51. gxh5 Qd1 52. hxg6 Qxf3+ $1 {
A nice simplifying combination} 53. Qxf3 Bxf3 54. gxf7+ Kxf7 55. Kxf3 {[#]
This start of an ending with an unusual material distribution and an
imaginative if ultimately hopeless defence. For this, a Medal in advance. [#]
Beginn eines Endspiels mit ungewöhnlicher Maetrialkonstellation und
einfallsreicher, wenn auch vergeblicher Verteidigung. Dafür vorweg eine
Medaille.} a4 56. h5 a3 57. Bxe6+ Kg7 58. Ke4 a2 59. Kd5 a1=Q 60. Kd6 Qa7 61.
Kc6 Kf8 62. h6 Qh7 63. Bd5 Qxh6+ 64. e6 Ke7 65. Kxb6 Kd6 {[#] An attempt to
build a fortress. All the white pieces are protected, and the black king
cannot approach his counterpart. [#] Versuch eines Festungsbaues. Alle weißen
Steine sind gedeckt, und der schwarze König kommt nicht recht an seinen
Gegegnspieler heran.} 66. Ka6 Qg7 67. b6 Qa1+ 68. Kb7 Qa4 69. Kb8 Qa6 70. b7
Qb6 {Zugzwang!} 71. Be4 Kxe6 72. Kc8 Qa6 73. Bf3 Ke7 74. Bd5 Qd6 {[%cal Rd6d8]}
75. b8=N (75. b8=Q Qd7#) 75... Qb6 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Re7d6]} 0-1

[Event "Bern zt"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Hickl, Joerg"]
[Black "Brestian, Egon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Horn,Pe"]
[PlyCount "19"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 Nf6 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. e3 d5 5. Be2 (5. Bb5) 5... g6 6. c4 dxc4 7.
bxc4 Bg7 8. O-O O-O 9. d3 b6 10. Nc3 (10. Nc3 Bb7 11. a3 Qd7 12. Qc2 Ne8 13.
Rad1 Nc7 $10 {Pirc-Szabo, Amsterdam ol 1954}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Munich SKA"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "1994.05.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lobron, Eric"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1994.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{CBM 43} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4
Bg7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Qh4 d6 10. Bh6 Nbd7 11. b3 Rc8 12. Rac1 Rc5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14.
Rfd1 Qa8 15. Qd4 Kg8 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Re8 18. Ne3 Qc8 19. Ncd5 Nxd5 20.
Nxd5 b5 21. Qh4 f6 22. Qe4 Kf7 23. Ne3 Nb6 24. Rd4 bxc4 25. bxc4 Qe6 26. Qd3
Rec8 27. Rh4 Kg8 28. Re4 Re5 29. Rxe5 Qxe5 30. Rb1 Rc5 31. Kg2 Qe6 32. Rb4 Kf7
33. a3 Qc8 34. h4 Qc6+ 35. Kh2 Re5 36. Qb3 Kg7 37. a4 Ra5 38. Nd5 Nxd5 39. cxd5
{DIAGRAMM} Rxd5 $2 (39... Qxd5 40. Qxd5 (40. Qe3 e5 (40... Kf7 {Nicht das Beste
} 41. Rb8 {Die Drohung 42.Dh6 ist nicht leicht auf befriedigende Weise zu
parieren.} (41. Re4 Qb7 {Schwarz behält einen gesunden Mehrbauern}) (41. Qh6
Qh5 {Schwarz behält einen gesunden Mehrbauern}) 41... Qh5 42. Qb3+ Qd5 43. Qe3
$10)) 40... Rxd5 41. Rb7 Kf7 (41... Re5 $143) 42. Rxa7 (42. Kg2 Ra5 43. Rb4 d5
{Weiß schwebt am Rande des Abgrundes, der Verlust heißt.}) 42... Rd2 $19) 40.
Rb8 {DIAGRAMM  /\41.e4 Hierauf führen 41... Rd2 42.Rg8+ Kh6 43.Qe3+ und 41...
Re5 42.Qg8+ Kh6 43.f3 zu baldigem Matt.} Qc5 $2 (40... f5 41. Qb2+ (41. Rd8 e5
42. Qb8 Rd1 {Dies ist nur gefährlich für Weiß.}) 41... e5 42. Rb7+ Kh6 43. Qb3
(43. Rxa7 Rd1 44. f3 Qc5 {Dies ist für Weiß nicht wünschenswert.}) 43... Rd1
$10 44. Qxd1 Qxb7 45. Qxd6 Qe4) 41. Kh3 (41. e3 $18 {/\42.Tb5, 42.Te8, 42.Db7}
Rd2 (41... Rf5 42. Qg8+ Kh6 43. Kh3 {/\44.Df8 Kh5 45.g4#} Rf3 44. Qf8+ Kh5 45.
Rb5) (41... a6 42. Re8 Re5 (42... Kf7 43. Ra8) 43. Qg8+ Kh6 44. Kh3 Qb4 (44...
f5 45. Qf8+ Kh5 46. Qg7 h6 47. Rh8) 45. Qf8+ Kh5 46. Qg7 h6 47. Rh8) 42. Qg8+
Kh6 43. Qf8+ Kh5 44. Rb5) 41... Qd4 42. Re8 Qe4 43. Rxe7+ Qxe7 44. Qxd5 Qd7+
45. Kh2 Qxa4 46. Qxd6 Qa2 47. Qd4 Qf7 48. Qc5 a6 49. e4 Qb7 50. e5 Qf7 51. Kg1
fxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nottingham International Masters"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1936.08.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Black "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "Kahn,V"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1936.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Source: Bulletin ouvrier des échecs n~/=1, janvier 1938} Nf6 2. d4 b6
3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O {Dans la partie Botvinnik-Capablanca de Moscou 1936
où Capablanca avait une position perdue, bien qu'il ait gagné la partie par la
suite, nous trouvons une note de Botvinnik qui réhabilite la défense des noirs.
Dans cette partie, Capablanca n'a pas joué g6 et а notre avis, ce système
donne aux noirs l'égalité.} cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bxg2 7. Kxg2 g6 8. c4 Bg7 9. Nc3 {
[%cal Ge2e4] Menace "e4"} Qc8 $1 {[%cal Gc8b7]} 10. b3 Qb7+ 11. f3 d5 $1 $11
12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Qd3 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Nd7 17. Rac1 Nc5
18. Qb1 Qb7 19. Nc2 Qa6 20. Kf1 Bh6 21. Nb4 Qb7 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rd1 Rd7 24.
Nd3 Nxd3 25. Rxd3 Bg7 26. Bxg7 Rxd3 27. Qxd3 Kxg7 28. Qd8 b5 29. b4 a6 {
Dans cette partie, les noirs ont prouvé que les blancs n'obtiennent rien en
ouvrant le jeu aussi tôt avec 6.d4} 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 19th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2012.04.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[Annotator "Karjakin,S"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2012.04.09"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Khanty Mansyisk Yugra"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 {The double fianchetto which
I played for the first time last year against Ivan Salgado in the European
Team Championship.} 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8
11. Rac1 a6 12. b3 O-O 13. Qh4 Rc7 14. g4 {The most agressive move! Ivan has
played 14.Bh3, but without success.} Rc8 {A novelty which looks very strange,
as Black has just played Rc8-c7! The idea is that after g5 Nh5, White will not
attack the rook with tempo by playing Nd5. The theoretical move is 14...h6.}
15. Bh3 {Preparing g5 Nh5, Bg4. Here White has plenty of alternatives, and
only future practice might say what is the strongest.} b5 {Taking advantage of
a slight disharmony among White's pieces, Black is breaking on the queen's
flank!} 16. cxb5 ({The most natural, but} 16. g5 $5 {also deserved attention,
with very complicated play.}) 16... Qa5 17. Bd2 (17. b4 $6 Qa3 $15 {is not
good for White.}) (17. bxa6 $5 Bxf3 18. g5 (18. exf3 Ne5) 18... Rxc3 19. exf3 {
and here probably the simplest for Black is} Nd5 $5 20. Bxd7 Nxe3 21. fxe3 Rxc1
22. Rxc1 Qxa6 23. Qf2 d5 {with nice compensation for Black.}) 17... Bxf3 18.
exf3 axb5 19. g5 b4 {An important position where it looks like Black is fine.}
20. gxf6 (20. Na4 {is more principled, but Black is also fine here, for
example:} Ne5 21. Bg2 (21. Kh1 Rxc1 $132) 21... Nh5 22. Qe4 (22. f4 Nc4 $132) (
22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Qe4 d5 $132) 22... d5 23. Qe2 (23. Qe3 Nc4 24. bxc4 Qxa4 25.
cxd5 Bc3 $11) 23... Nc4 24. Bh3 e6 25. bxc4 Qxa4 26. cxd5 Rxc1 27. Bxc1 Rd8 28.
d6 Qc6 $11) 20... Bxf6 21. Qe4 bxc3 22. Bxd7 Rcd8 {I like this more than 22...
Rc7.} (22... Rc7 23. b4 cxd2 (23... Qxa2 24. Bb5 c2 25. Re1 Rfc8 26. Bf1 $13)
24. bxa5 dxc1=Q 25. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Kg2 Rc5 27. Qa4 Rg5+ 28. Kh3 {is probably a
draw.}) 23. Bxc3 Bxc3 24. Qxe7 d5 {The position is balanced. White's extra
pawn is compensated for by the strong bishop on c3, supported by the pawn on
d4 and White's weak king.} 25. Bb5 $1 {A nice tactical move to put the bishop
on the f1-a6 diagonal.} d4 26. a4 (26. Bc4 Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c5] and Black is fine.
}) 26... Rd5 {Here we were both in time trouble and probably it is easier to
play the position with Black in a practical game.} 27. Qe4 {Probably we both
played not the most accurate moves according to the computer, but for a human
game they looked natural.} Rf5 28. Kh1 Qb6 {Transferring the queen to the
strong place on f6.} 29. Rg1 Qf6 30. Rg3 Rd8 {I was not sure what to do and
decided to put the rook on d8 just in case ...d3 would work in some lines.} 31.
Bd3 Rf4 (31... Re5 32. Qg4 h5 33. Qh3 Qf4 34. Rb1 {did not give Black anything
special.}) 32. Qb7 Qd6 33. Kg2 {By playing this move White probably wanted to
"fix a draw". There were many other moves where the position is balanced.} Rb8
34. Qa6 Qxa6 35. Bxa6 Rxb3 36. Rg4 Rf6 37. Bb5 Kg7 {Preparing ...d3.} 38. Re4
$6 ({Here I expected} 38. Rd1 $11 {and I don't think Black can do anything
here and the game should be drawn.}) 38... d3 $1 {Taking advantage of a
practical chance!} 39. Rd1 $2 {But this is already very dangerous!} ({White
had to take the pawn on d3 and after} 39. Bxd3 Bd2 40. Bc4 Rbxf3 41. Rf1 $15 {
Black is a bit better, but White should hold this without big problems.}) 39...
d2 {Here with a pawn on d2 White should be very careful!} 40. Re3 Rd6 {I don't
know what was the strongest here for White, but in 2 moves the position was
already very bad! Probably it was better not to allow the pawn on d2:-)!} 41.
Be2 Re6 42. Rxe6 $2 (42. f4 {was better according to the computer, and it is
not easy for Black to break White's defence.}) 42... fxe6 {This position is
perhaps already lost. With such a bad pawn structure White can hardly survive.}
43. Bc4 Rb4 44. Bxe6 Rxa4 45. Bd5 Rd4 {The easiest! Black transfers his bishop
to the best place, to f4!} 46. Be4 Bb4 47. Kf1 Bd6 48. Ke2 Bf4 {Here combining
threats,(going with the king to h3, and putting the rook on c1), Black wins
easily.} 49. h3 (49. Bc2 Rd5 50. Rh1 {was a little bit more stubborn, but
should also be lost for White.} (50. Be4 Rc5 $19)) 49... Kh6 50. Rg1 Rc4 51.
Bd3 Rc1 52. Rd1 Kg5 53. Bb5 Kh4 {White resigned, as after Bd7 Black has ...Rc7.
} 0-1

[Event "URS Young Masters-ch14"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1981.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Kengis,E"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "1981.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 a6 11. Ng5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 O-O 13. Nge4 Qc7 14. Ba3 Nc5 15.
Nxc5 dxc5 16. Qf4 Qxf4 17. gxf4 b5 $1 18. Bc1 Rfb8 19. cxb5 axb5 $15 *

[Event "Moscow-B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1986.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Black "Makarichev, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Kengis,E"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1986.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Inf.41/38} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7.
Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Qf4 O-O 10. Qh4 $5 (10. Rd1 {- Inf.33/(54)}) 10... Na5
11. Bg5 (11. b3 d5 $6 (11... Nh5 $1 $13) 12. Bh6 dxc4 (12... Bxh6 13. Qxh6 dxc4
14. b4 Nc6 15. Ng5 {/\ +-Nce4}) 13. b4 Nc6 14. Ng5 $16 {->>>}) (11. Bh6 Bxh6
12. Qxh6 Nxc4 13. Ng5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 {(/\ 15.Nce4, 15.Nd5)} d5 15. Rad1 e6 16.
Nce4 Re8 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qxh7+ Kf8 19. Qh4 Ke7 20. b3 Nd6 $11 {Makarichev})
11... Rc8 12. b3 Rc5 $1 13. Rac1 (13. Na4 $2 h6 $1 14. Bd2 (14. Nxc5 Bxf3 15.
Bxh6 Bxg2 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Kxg2 bxc5 $17) 14... Rh5 15. Qf4 Rf5 16. Qe3 (16.
Qh4 g5 17. Qd4 Ne4 18. Qd3 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 e6 $17) 16... Ng4 $17) 13... h6 14.
Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Qf4 (15. Qxh6 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Bg5 17. Qh3 Bxc1 18. Rxc1 Re5 $1 (
18... Nc6 19. Ne4 Re5 20. Qh6 e6 21. h4 Re8 22. Rd1 $1 $13) 19. Ne4 e6 {
/\ d5-/+}) 15... Bg7 16. Rfd1 d6 17. Qe3 Qd7 18. Ne4 (18. Qd3 $5 {Makarichev})
18... Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rfc8 $11 20. Qb1 $1 R5c7 21. h4 $1 $16 {[><g6]} b5 (21...
h5 22. Ng5 {/\ 23.Bh3, 23.Bd5+/-}) 22. c5 b4 23. h5 g5 24. cxd6 Qxd6 $5 (24...
Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 Qxd6 27. Qc8+ Bf8 28. Qc2 $1 $16) 25. Rxc7 Qxc7
26. Qe4 Qc2 $1 27. Rd8+ (27. Qxc2 Rxc2 28. Rd8+ Bf8 $8 (28... Kh7 $4 29. Nxg5+
$18) 29. Ne5 Rxa2 $5 (29... Kg7 30. Nd7 Rd2 31. Rxf8 Rxd7 32. Ra8 e6 $1 {
/\ Rd2=}) 30. Nd7 Kg7 $1 31. Nxf8 (31. Rxf8 Rd2 $1) 31... Nxb3 32. Rb8 Nd2 $1
$13) 27... Bf8 28. Qxe7 (28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Qe5 Kg8 (29... f6 $5) 30. Qxa5 Qxe2
31. Qxa7 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Rc2 $1 (32... g4 33. Nh4 Qd1 34. f3 $1 $16) 33. Kg1 (33.
Nd4 $4 Qxh5+ $19) 33... Rc1+ $11) 28... Rxd8 29. Qxd8 Qxa2 30. Nxg5 $1 Qb1+ $6
(30... hxg5 31. Qxg5+ Kh8 32. Qf6+ Kg8 (32... Bg7 33. Qd8+ Kh7 34. Be4+ Kh6 35.
Qg8 $18) 33. Bd5 Qb1+ 34. Kg2 Qh7 35. h6 (35. g4 $5 $16) 35... Nxb3 $8 (35...
Bxh6 36. Qd8+ $18) 36. Bxb3 Bxh6 37. Qc6 $16) (30... Qa1+ $1 31. Kh2 hxg5 32.
h6 Qe5 $1 (32... Nxb3 33. Be4 $1 {/\ h7-h8+-}) 33. h7+ Kxh7 34. Qxf8 Qe6 35.
Bh3 $1 (35. Qxb4 Nxb3 36. Bh3 Qb6 $1 $11) 35... g4 36. Qxb4 gxh3 37. Qxa5 Qxe2
38. Qf5+ $1 (38. Qxa7 Qf3 $11) 38... Kg7 39. Kxh3 $16) 31. Kh2 Qf5 $138 32. Ne4
$2 $138 (32. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 (32... Qxh5+ 33. Kg1 Kxf7 34. Bd5+ Kg7 35. Qd7+ Kh8
36. Be4 $18) 33. Bd5+ Kg7 34. Kg2 $3 Nxb3 35. Qc7+ Kh8 36. e4 $1 Qxh5 37. Qb8
Kg7 38. Qxa7+ Kh8 (38... Kf6 39. Qb6+ $18) 39. Qb8 Kg7 40. Qc7+ Kh8 41. Qc8 Kg7
42. Qe6 $1 Bc5 43. Bxb3 $22 $18) 32... Nxb3 $11 33. Nf6+ Kg7 34. Ne8+ Kg8 35.
Nf6+ Kg7 36. Ne8+ Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares-03"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1981.01.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Quinteros, Miguel Angel"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1981.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 $5 Nbd7 (11... Qxc4 $2 12. Rc1 Qb4 13. e5 dxe5
14. Bxb7 Ra7 15. Nc6 $18) 12. f4 $1 (12. Rc1 Ne5 $5 $13) 12... O-O 13. Rc1 Rfe8
14. g4 $1 Nf8 (14... Nc5 15. Bf2 g6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. Nd5 $3 exd5 18. cxd5 Qb8
19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. dxc6 $16 {Lobron,E-Greenfeld,A/JUG/1989/1:0 (37) Inf 48/34/})
15. g5 N6d7 16. b3 Rac8 17. Rf1 (17. h4 $5 {/\Bh3+/-/}) 17... Qb8 18. f5 $1 e5
(18... Ne5 $6 19. f6 Bd8 20. Qh5 $40) (18... Bd8 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qh3 $16) 19.
Nf3 $6 (19. Nde2 $5 {/\Ng3,f6->/}) 19... Bd8 $1 20. a4 $6 (20. Nd2 $5 Nc5 21.
Qe2 $14) 20... Nc5 21. Ne1 Qa8 $1 $132 22. Nd5 (22. Qc2 b5 $5 23. axb5 axb5 24.
cxb5 (24. Bxc5 $2 Rxc5 25. Nxb5 Bxg5) (24. Nxb5 Nxe4 $13) (24. b4 Na6 25. cxb5
Nxb4 26. Qb3 Qa5 27. g6 Re7 $13) 24... Qa5 $13) 22... Bxd5 23. cxd5 (23. exd5
b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. cxb5 Qa5 $13) 23... b5 $1 24. Nd3 Bb6 25. Nxc5 (25. axb5
Nxd3 26. Qxd3 Qa7 $1 27. Bxb6 Qxb6+ 28. Kh1 axb5 $17) 25... Bxc5 26. Bxc5 Rxc5
27. Rxc5 Qa7 $1 28. axb5 (28. b4 dxc5 29. bxc5 Qxc5+ 30. Kh1 Nd7 $15) 28...
Qxc5+ 29. Kh1 axb5 $14 30. Qc1 (30. Qd2 $5 Rc8 31. Ra1 Qc3 32. Qxc3 Rxc3 33. h4
$1 Rxb3 34. Ra8 b4 35. Rb8 $13) 30... Qb4 31. Qc6 Rd8 32. Qb7 $2 (32. Qc2 $1
Ra8 33. h4 Ra3 34. Rb1 $13) 32... Qxb3 $17 33. Qe7 Rd7 34. f6 Qc3 35. Qe8 b4
36. Bf3 $2 (36. Qb8 $1 Rc7 37. Rb1 Rc8 38. Qxd6 (38. Qxb4 $2 Qxb4 39. Rxb4 Rc1+
$19) (38. Qb7 Ng6 $19) 38... Qd2 $1 39. h3 (39. h4 Rc2 40. Rg1 Qf4 $19) 39...
Qxg5 40. fxg7 Ng6 41. Qxb4 Rc2 42. Rg1 Kxg7 $17) 36... Qd3 $1 $19 37. Kg2 (37.
Bg2 b3 38. Qb8 Qc2) 37... Rc7 38. Ra1 (38. Qb8 Rc2+ 39. Rf2 Rxf2+ 40. Kxf2 Qc2+
$19) 38... Qd2+ 39. Kh3 (39. Kh1 Rc1+ 40. Rxc1 Qxc1+ $19) 39... Qc3 $1 (39...
Rc2 $4 40. Qxf8+ $18) 40. Rf1 Qd3 (40... Qd3 41. Kg2 Qd2+ 42. Kh1 (42. Rf2
Qxg5+) 42... Rc2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Linares-03"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1981.01.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1981.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 (6... d6 7. d4
cxd4 8. Qxd4 a6 9. Rd1 Be7 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 Qc8 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nd2 Qc7 14.
Rac1 Rac8 15. h3 Rfe8 $10 {Karpov,A-Ribli,Z/Dubai(ol)/1986/1:0 (56) Inf 42/38/}
) 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. e4 O-O 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 a6 12. Rfd1 (12. Rad1 b5
$5 13. cxb5 axb5 $13) 12... Qc7 13. Qe3 Rfe8 14. Rac1 Bf8 15. Nd4 Rad8 (15...
Rac8 $5) 16. Re1 (16. Qe2 Nc5 17. f3 $5) 16... Qb8 $13 17. Qe2 (17. f3 e5 18.
Nf5 d5 $1 $17) 17... g6 18. Rcd1 (18. f3 $5) 18... Bg7 19. Qc2 Nc5 20. Kh1 Qa8
21. f3 Qb8 22. Qf2 Ba8 (22... d5 $5 23. exd5 (23. e5 Nfd7 $5 24. b4 Nxe5 25.
bxc5 bxc5 26. Nb3 Nxc4 $44) 23... exd5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. cxd5 Nxd5 26. Nxd5
Bxd5) 23. Ba1 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares-03"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1981.01.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Quinteros, Miguel Angel"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1981.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bxg2 9. Kxg2 O-O (9... Qc8 10. b3 Qb7+ 11. f3 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5
14. Be3 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Rc1 Qe6 17. Qd3 O-O 18. Rfd1 Rac8 19. Rxc8 Qxc8
20. Qd7 $16 {Polugaevsky,L-Smyslov,V/URS(ch)/1976/1:0 (41)/}) 10. e4 Na6 (10...
Qc7 11. Qe2 (11. b3 $6 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Qe5 13. Qf3 Qxd4 14. Ba3 Nc6 15. Rad1 Qe5
16. Rxd7 Qa5 $13) 11... Nc6 12. Nc2 a6 13. Bg5 b5 $6 (13... Qb7 $142) 14. Rad1
bxc4 15. Ne3 $1 $16 {Chekhov,V-Psakhis,L/Irkutsk/1983/1:0 (44)/}) 11. Be3 Rc8
12. b3 Nc5 13. f3 $14 d6 14. Qd2 a6 15. Rac1 e6 (15... Qd7 $6 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17.
cxd5 $16) 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. Nde2 Rfd8 18. Bg5 Qb7 $2 (18... Rd7 $142 19. Qf4 (
19. Bh6 $5 $14) 19... Ne8 $14) 19. Qf4 $2 (19. e5 $1 Ng4 (19... dxe5 20. Qxd8+
Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Bf8 22. Bxf6 $18) 20. exd6 (20. Bxd8 $6 Nxe5 21. Qe3 Rxd8 $44)
20... Ne5 (20... f6 21. Bf4 e5 22. h3 exf4 23. hxg4 fxg3 24. Nxg3 $16) 21. Qe3
$16) 19... Nh5 20. Qh4 f6 21. Be3 f5 $8 22. exf5 exf5 23. Bg5 $6 (23. Nd5 $5
Re8 24. Nec3 $16) 23... Re8 $5 (23... Rd7 24. Nd5 Re8 25. Rc2 $16) 24. Rxd6 (
24. Rc2 $13) 24... b5 $1 $132 25. Ng1 $4 (25. Rc2 $1 Ne6 26. Nd5 Nxg5 27. Qxg5
bxc4 $13 (27... Bf8 $6 28. Rxg6+ $1 hxg6 29. Qxg6+ Bg7 30. Qxh5 bxc4 31. bxc4
$14 Qb1 32. Qxf5 Rxe2+ 33. Rxe2 Qxf5 34. Ne7+ $18 {Byrne,Mednis/})) 25... Bxc3
$1 26. Rxc3 Ne4 $19 27. Rcd3 (27. fxe4 Rxe4 $19) 27... Nxd6 28. Rxd6 bxc4 29.
bxc4 Qb2+ 30. Bd2 (30. Rd2 Qc1) 30... Qxa2 31. Qd4 Qxc4 32. Qxc4+ Rxc4 33. Rxa6
Rc2 34. Rd6 Re1 35. f4 Nf6 36. Nf3 Re2+ 37. Kf1 Rf2+ $1 38. Kxf2 Ne4+ 39. Ke3
Nxd6 40. Kd3 Ra2 41. Be3 Ne4 42. Bd4 Kf7 43. g4 Ra3+ 44. Ke2 fxg4 45. Ne5+ Ke6
46. Nxg4 Kf5 0-1

[Event "Linares-03"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1981.01.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "1981.01.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 O-O 12. b3 (12. Nge4 Ne8 13. Be3 (13. Bf4
Ra7 14. Nxd6 Rd7 15. Nce4 g5 (15... f5 $2 16. Qe5 fxe4 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. Nf7+
Rxf7 19. Rxd7 Nxd7 20. Qxf7 $16) 16. Be5 Nc6 $19) 13... Nd7 $13 (13... f5 $5
14. Nd2 Nd7 $13)) (12. b3 Nbd7 13. Bb2 (13. Ba3 Nc5 $13) 13... Qc7 14. Nge4
Rfd8 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 $1 16. Qxd6 $2 (16. Qd2 $142 $10) 16... Qb7+ 17. f3 $2 (17.
Kg1 $142 Ne5 18. Qa3 Nc6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Nd6 Qc7 21. c5 bxc5 $10 {Kovacevic,
V-Ljubojevic,L/JUG/1978/0:1 (40)/}) 17... Ne5 18. Qa3 Ng4 $17 {Ruderfer,
M-Psakhis,L/URS/1980/0:1 (35)/}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.04.18"]
[Round "15.5"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. c4 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nc3
Na6 9. Rc1 d5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. cxd5 Bxd5 $2 ({Das Endspiel nach
} 12... Qxd5 13. d4 cxd4 14. Qxd4+ Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 {gilt als
angenehm für Weiß, aber letztlich gehen die Partien doch immer remis aus.}) 13.
d4 Rc8 14. dxc5 Bxf3 ({Die Alternative} 14... Rxc5 15. Rxc5 Nxc5 16. Qd4+ f6 (
16... Kg8 17. Rd1 e6 18. Ne5) 17. Rd1 e6 $14 {sieht zumindest optisch sehr gut
aus für Weiß.}) 15. Bxf3 Nxc5 16. b4 Qxd1 ({Nach} 16... Ne6 17. Qa4 Rc7 18. e3
{ist die weiße Stellung vorzuziehen.}) 17. Rcxd1 $3 ({Piket hatte wohl auf} 17.
Rfxd1 Ne6 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Rd7 Rc7 20. Rxc7 Nxc7 {gehofft.}) 17... Na4 ({
Nun gewinnt Weiß nach} 17... Ne6 18. Rd7 Rc7 19. Rxc7 Nxc7 20. Rd1 {nebst Td7
Material.}) 18. Rd7 e5 19. Rxa7 Nc3 {Im Moment ist die Koordination zwischen
den weißen Figuren nicht perfekt, deshalb ist der Mehrbauer noch nicht
entscheidend.} 20. e3 e4 $2 {[#] Piket unterschätzte wohl den folgenden Zug.
Der Bauer e4 erweist sich bald als zusätzliche Schwäche.} ({Nach} 20... Rfd8
$14 21. a4 (21. Kg2 e4 22. Bg4 Ra8 23. Rb7 Rd6 24. Rc1) 21... e4 (21... Rc4 22.
a5 Rxb4 23. a6 Ra4) 22. Bg4 Ra8 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Bd7) 21. Bd1 $1 {Das
Doppelturmendspiel nach 21...Sxd1 22.Txd1 bietet Schwarz kaum Chancen. Weiß
hat nicht nur einen Bauern mehr, Schwarz muß sich auch mit dem schwachen e4
plagen.} Nd5 (21... Ra8 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Bb3 Nxa2 24. Ra1) 22. Bb3 Nxb4 23.
Ra4 Nd3 24. Rxe4 {Jetzt ist der Mehrbauer gesund - Weiß steht auf Gewinn.} Nc5
25. Rb4 Rc6 (25... Nxb3 26. axb3 {hätte Weiß sogar Gewinnchancen ohne den
Mehrbauern auf der anderen Seite - einfach deshalb, weil der Tb4 zugleich
angreift und verteidigt.}) 26. Rd1 Re8 27. Kg2 Re7 28. Rd8 h5 29. h4 Rf6 30.
Rf4 Rxf4 31. gxf4 Re4 32. Bd5 Rb4 33. Rc8 f5 34. Rc7+ Kh8 35. Bf7 Rb2 36. Bxg6
Ne4 37. Bxf5 Nxf2 38. Rc2 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.03.12"]
[Round "12.5"]
[White "Nyback, Tomi"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nc6 12. Qf4 O-O 13. b3 Qb8 14. Nge4 Rd8 15.
Ba3 Ne8 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Qxg5 b5 18. Ne4 bxc4 19. bxc4 Ra7 20. Rab1 Rb7 21.
Rxb7 Qxb7 22. f3 Qc7 23. Bb2 h6 24. Qh4 Na5 25. Rc1 Rb8 26. Ba3 Qc6 27. Qf4 Rd8
28. Bb4 Nb7 29. g4 Qa4 30. Qd2 Rc8 31. Qb2 Qc6 32. Bd2 Nc5 33. Ng3 Na4 34. Qa3
Nf6 35. g5 hxg5 36. Bxg5 Nd7 37. Rd1 Nac5 38. Be7 Ne5 39. Rxd6 Qc7 40. Rd8+
Rxd8 41. Bxd8 Qd6 42. Qb4 Ned7 43. Bg5 Ne4 44. Be7 Qxb4 45. Bxb4 Nxg3 46. Kxg3
Ne5 {[%mdl 4096] Der Vorteil von Weiß ist unübersehbar. Am einfachsten wäre es,
wenn der weiße K Richtung Pa6 läuft und diesen erobert.} 47. Kf4 $1 Nc6 $1 {
[%csl Ga5,Gb5,Gc4,Gd5,Ge5] Nun zeigt sich, dass Schwarz eine Festung hat und
der weiße c-Bauer ist Teil dieser Festung; Weiß kann nur gewinnen, wenn er ein
Feld erobert, z.B. d5.} ({Nach} 47... Nxc4 $2 48. Ke4 {ist der erwähnte Marsch
zum Pa6 nicht zu verhindern.} Nb6 49. Ke5 Nd5 (49... Kh7 50. Kd6 Nd5 51. Bd2
Nb6 52. Kc6 Nc4 53. Bc1 $18) 50. Bd2 Nb6 51. Kd4 Nd7 52. Kc4 $18) 48. Bc3 f6 {
Schwarz kann einen Bauernzug hinausschieben, aber völlig passiv agieren geht
wohl nicht; Weiß würde h4, h5, Kg5, f4, f5 spielen und dann käme f5-f6.} (48...
g6 $2 49. Kg5 Kf8 50. Kf6 Kg8 51. e4 Kf8 52. f4 Kg8 53. f5 gxf5 54. exf5 exf5
55. Kxf5 Kf8 56. Ke4 $18) 49. h4 Kf7 {/\ g6=} 50. h5 {Der notwendige Vortoß
des h-Bauern hat vielleicht die wahren Absichten des Weißen verschleiert -
f3-f4-f5 und das Feld d5 kann nicht länger von einem schwarzen Bauern
verteidigt werden.} Ne7 $2 (50... g6 $1 51. hxg6+ (51. h6 $5 g5+ 52. Kg3 $1 (
52. Ke3 Kg6 53. h7 Kxh7 54. Bxf6 Kg6 55. Bc3 Kf5 56. c5 g4 57. fxg4+ Kxg4 $11)
52... Kg6 $1 (52... e5 53. h7 $1 (53. Kg4 Kg6 54. e4 Kxh6 55. Kf5 Kg7 56. Ke6
Nd4+ 57. Ke7 Nxf3 58. c5 g4 59. c6 g3 60. c7 g2 61. c8=Q g1=Q 62. Qf8+ Kh7 $11)
53... Kg7 54. Kg4 Ne7 55. Bb4 Nc6 56. Bc5 Kxh7 57. Kf5 Kg7 58. Ke6 {mit
Gewinnchancen}) 53. h7 Kxh7 54. Bxf6 Kg6 55. Bc3 Kh5 $1 56. c5 Ne7 {Weiß kann
eigentlich nur auf Gewinn spielen, wenn er den c-Bauern irgend wann opfert und
mit dem König zum Pa6 läuft, z.B.:} 57. a3 Nc6 58. a4 Ne7 59. c6 Nxc6 60. Kf2
Kg6 61. Ke3 Kf5 62. Kd3 e5 63. Kc4 e4 64. Kc5 exf3 65. exf3 Ne5 $11) 51... Kxg6
{ist remis - Weiß kann keine Fortschritte mehr machen.}) 51. Ke4 Nc6 (51... Nf5
52. Be1 g6 53. hxg6+ Kxg6 54. Kd3 e5 55. Bf2 Kf7 56. Kc3 Ke6 57. Kb4) 52. f4
f5+ {Das verliert chancenlos.} (52... Kg8 53. f5 Kf7 54. Kf4 exf5 (54... Ke7
55. e4 e5+ (55... Kf7 56. e5) 56. Ke3 Kd6 57. a3 Ke7 58. Bb4+ Ke8 59. Bc5 Kf7
60. Bd6) 55. Kxf5 Ne7+ 56. Ke4 Ke6 57. Kd4 Nf5+ 58. Kc5 Ng3 59. Kb6 Nxe2 60.
Bd2) 53. Kd3 $18 Kg8 54. e4 Kh7 (54... fxe4+ 55. Kxe4 {/\ f5}) 55. exf5 exf5
56. c5 Kh6 57. Kc4 Ne7 58. Be5 Kxh5 59. Bxg7 Kg6 60. Bf8 Nc6 61. Kd5 Nb4+ 62.
Ke6 (62. Kd6 Nxa2 63. c6 Nc3 64. c7 Nb5+ 65. Kd7 Nxc7 66. Kxc7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Lippstadt 11th"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "2003.08.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Cyborowski, Lukasz"]
[Black "Smeets, Jan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2003.08.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Nc6 9. Qf4 d6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. b3 Qb8 12. Bb2 Ne5 (12... a6 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14.
Qxe4 Ne5 15. Qe3 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 b5 17. c5 Bxf3 18. cxd6 Bxd6 19. exf3 Rd8 20.
Rd4 Bf8 21. Rc1 Rxd4 22. Bxd4 Qb7 23. Qe4 Qxe4 24. fxe4 f6 25. Rc6 e5 26. Bb6
a5 27. Bc5 $11 {Petrosian,T-Smejkal,J/Banja Luka 1979/}) 13. e4 (13. Rac1 a6
14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Qd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qb7+ {1/2-1/2 Velikov,P-Gervasio,R/
Besancon 2003/}) 13... a6 14. Nd4 Rd8 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (14... Qc7 15. Qe3 Rac8
16. h3 Nc6 17. Nc2 Nd7 18. Qe2 Rfd8 19. Rd2 Bf6 20. Rad1 Nf8 21. Ne3 Ne7 22.
Ng4 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 b5 24. Bb4 bxc4 25. bxc4 Qxc4 26. Qxc4 Rxc4 27. Bxd6 Neg6 28.
Ne3 Ra4 29. e5 $16 {Armas,J-Herrera,I/CUB 1989/}) (14... Nxc4 15. bxc4 e5 16.
Qd2 exd4 17. Qxd4 Bc6 18. Rab1 Qb7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Rfe8 21. Ba1 Rab8 22.
Rdc1 Rec8 23. Bh3 Rc7 24. a4 b5 25. e5 dxe5 26. Qxe5 Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 bxa4 28. d6
Bf8 29. d7 $14 {Yap,A-Vitolinsh,A/Jurmala 1985/}) 15. Qe3 Qc7 16. Rac1 Rac8 17.
Qe2 Qb8 18. Re1 Qa8 19. Rcd1 Ned7 20. f4 Nc5 {[%cal Ra8e4,Rb7e4,Rc5e4,Rf6e4,
Gc3e4,Ge1e4,Ge2e4,Gg2e4]} 21. g4 Ne8 22. g5 Bf8 23. h4 (23. f5 $5) 23... b5 24.
cxb5 axb5 25. Ndxb5 Ba6 26. b4 Nd7 27. f5 e5 28. a4 Nb6 29. Qf2 (29. f6 Rxc3
30. Bxc3 Nxa4 31. Ba1 Rb8 32. Rd5 Nb6 33. Rd2 Na4 34. Rd5 $11) 29... Qb7 30. f6
d5 31. exd5 Bxb4 32. d6 Qb8 33. Rxe5 Nxd6 34. Nd5 Nxd5 35. Bxd5 (35. Rexd5 Bb7
36. Nxd6 Bxd6 37. Rxd6 Rxd6 38. Rxd6 Qxd6 39. Bxb7 Qd1+ 40. Qf1 Qxf1+ (40...
Qg4+ $4 41. Bg2 Rc2 42. Be5 Qxh4 43. Qf4 $18) 41. Kxf1 Rb8 42. Bc3 Rxb7 43. Ke2
$11) 35... Nc4 (35... Nxb5 36. g6 hxg6 37. axb5 Bxb5 38. fxg7 Bc5 39. Bxf7+ Kh7
40. g8=Q+ Rxg8 41. Bxg8+ Kxg8 42. Rxc5 Rxc5 43. Qe3 (43. Qxc5 Qg3+ $11) 43...
Rc6 44. Qb3+ Rc4 45. Rd7 $18) 36. fxg7 Rd7 37. Rf1 $4 {[%cal Rd5f7,Rf1f7,Rf2f7,
Gd7f7,Gg8f7][%mdl 8192]} (37. Qf5 $142 Rxd5 (37... Nxe5 38. Bxe5 Qb6+ 39. Bd4
Bc5 40. Qxd7 Bxd4+ 41. Rxd4 $18) 38. Rdxd5 Nxb2 39. Rd7 Qb6+ 40. Nd4 $18) 37...
Nxe5 38. Bxe5 Qxe5 (38... Qxe5 39. Bxf7+ Kxg7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2002.07.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[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. Nf3 {Pelletier} Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7.
Re1 $5 {This move was introduced into grandmasters' practice by T. Petrosian
in his match with Portisch in 1974. Portisch answered with 7...Ne4, what, in
fact, would allow white to occupy the centre with his pawns, after 8.Nxe4 Bxe4
9.d3 Bb7 10.e4.} d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 {An ambitious move.} (8... exd5 {leads to
approximate equality.}) 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. d4 $14 Nc6 ({Pelletier:
Letztens am selben Ort spielte Kortschnoj gegen mich} 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Na6 {
, aber diesmal hat er die Variante richtig vorbereitet.}) 12. d5 exd5 13. exd5
Na5 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Ne5 Qc7 16. Qh5 Rad8 {'!?' Pelletier. With this solid move
black prepares to play f7-f6.} ({An immediate} 16... f6 {would fail due to} 17.
Be4) ({Pelletier: Diese Neuerung könnte stärker sein als} 16... Rae8 {, da nach
} 17. Re3 {alle Arten Tricks wegen der Turmstellung auf e8 möglich sind, z.B:}
g6 18. Qe2 f6 19. Nxg6 $1 {oder 17...f6 18.Nc4!}) 17. Re3 {'!?' Pelletier.
Doubling his rooks along the e-file, white at the same time has in mind an
aggressive idea - g3-g4+Rh3.} f6 ({Pelletier: Falls zuerst} 17... g6 18. Qh6 f6
19. Nd3 Nc4 {, dann kann Weiß} 20. Ree1 $5 $14 {ziehen.}) 18. Nd3 {A temporar
retreat. The knight is eventually moving via f4 to e6.} Nc4 ({Pelletier: Sieht
verlockend aus, aber nach der Partie untersuchten wir auch die Abwicklung ins
Endspiel mittels} 18... Qf7 19. Qxf7+ Rxf7 20. Bxd6 Rxd6 21. Nf4 Nc4 22. Re8+
Rf8 {, die für Schwarz befriedigend aussieht.}) 19. Re4 {'!' Pelletier.
Pelletier: 'Mit dieser Antwort hatte Kortschnoj nicht gerechnet, da der Bauer
d5 anscheinend verloren geht. Nun versank er in tiefes Nachdenken.'} (19. Re2
Ba6 $1) 19... g6 {An attempt to turn over the tables.} ({After} 19... b5 20. a4
(20. Rae1 {Pelletier}) 20... a6 21. Rb1 {white still has some edge.}) 20. Qh6
$6 {Looks as the most active move, but, actually, a centralizing} (20. Qe2 {
After} Ne5 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. c4 b5 23. Nxe5 bxc4 24. Nc6 {(or 24.Rd1) it would
be not easy to hold the black position. Coming back to the move 19...g6 - it
was dubious.}) ({Pelletier: Meinerseits unterschätzte ich den gegnerischen Zug,
wobei es sich herausstellt, dass die Dame auf h6 nicht so gut plaziert ist wie
auf h4.} 20. Qh4 {war also vorzuziehen und mit einem kleinen Vorteil verbunden.
}) 20... Ne5 {'[]' Pelletier.} (20... Bxd5 $4 21. Re7 $18 Qxe7 22. Bxd5+ Kh8
23. Bxc4 $16) 21. Nxe5 (21. Rae1 $4 Nf7 22. Qh3 Bxd5 $17) ({Pelletier: Auch im
Fall von} 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. c4 b5 {[%csl Rd5] erhält Schwarz Gegenspiel, z.B:}
23. Rae1 bxc4 (23... Qg7 {Pelletier} 24. Qc1 $5) 24. Nxe5 Qg7 25. Qxg7+ Kxg7
26. Rxc4 Rfe8 {und die Partie sollte mit einem friedlichen Ergebnis enden.})
21... fxe5 22. Bg5 Rde8 23. c4 ({Or} 23. Rd1 Qf7 24. Re2 Ba6 {- black pieces
are very active.}) 23... b5 24. Rd1 {The black initiative should not be
overestimated. Even after} (24. cxb5 Bxd5 25. Rd1 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 {white would
have had full compensation for an exchange.}) ({Pelletier: Nach} 24. Rc1 $6
bxc4 25. Rexc4 Qf7 {[%csl Rd5,Rf2] fällt bereits ein Bauer.}) 24... Qa5 {
'?' Pelletier.} ({Pelletier: Richtig war stattdessen} 24... bxc4 25. Rxc4 Ba6
26. Re4 c4 $132) 25. Re2 {'?' Pelletier.} ({Pelletier: Ich hatte zwar
Angriffslust in dieser Stellung, aber aus irgendeinem Grund verpasste ich} 25.
Rh4 {, was die Rückkehr der schwarzen Dame nach c7 erzwingt:} Qc7 (25... Rf7 {
Pelletier} 26. Bf6 $1 {/\ Qxg6!}) 26. cxb5 {mit Vorteil, da} Rxf2 $2 27. Kxf2
Bf8 28. Qxh7+ Qxh7 29. Rxh7 Kxh7 30. d6 {für Schwarz unmöglich ist.}) 25... Qa4
{But now black threats become rather annoying.} 26. Rc1 bxc4 27. Be4 Qd7 $6 {
Black had to repel a threat Bg6 with the move Rf7!, with some advantage.} (
27... Rf7 $1) 28. Rd2 Ba6 29. Rc3 (29. Bg2 {Pelletier} c3 $1 30. Rxc3 c4 {
[%cal Gd6b4]}) 29... Rf7 30. Bg2 {Now white threatens with Bh3-e6. But the
bishop on e4 was located very well. Instead of his pseudoactive move he had to
keep low profile and to continue 30.Kg2 or 30.Be3.  Pelletier: 'Etwa hier
verstand ich, dass nicht Weiß sondern vielleicht Schwarz auf Vorteil spielen
konnte! Doch ich hoffte immer noch, dass mir der Textzug die Initiative
versprechen würde.'} (30. Ra3 c3 31. Rxc3 c4 $15) 30... Qf5 $1 $17 {'!'
Pelletier.} 31. Bh3 Qb1+ 32. Kg2 Bb7 {'!' Pelletier.} 33. Qh4 (33. f3 Bf8 34.
Qh4 e4 35. Be6 exf3+ 36. Rxf3 (36. Kf2 Bxd5 37. Bxf7+ Bxf7 $17) 36... Rxe6 37.
Rxf7 Kxf7 38. Qxh7+ Ke8 $19) ({Pelletier: Der Bauer ist unantastbar} 33. Rxc4 {
Pelletier} Bxd5+ $1 34. Rxd5 Qb7 $19) 33... e4 34. Be3 ({Und wieder wegen} 34.
Rxc4 {Pelletier} e3 $1 35. Bxe3 Rxe3 $1 $19) 34... Qa1 {'!' Pelletier.} ({Nach
} 34... Be7 {Pelletier} 35. Qg4 $1 (35. Qh6 {Pelletier} Bf6 $1 36. Rxc4 Ba6)
35... Rd8 36. Qd1 {besitzt Weiß ausreichende Kompensation}) (34... Be5 $2 {
Pelletier} 35. Rxc4 Bf6 36. Qg4 Ba6 37. Rd1 $16) 35. Rcc2 {'!' Pelletier.} (35.
Rxc4 Ba6 $17) 35... c3 36. Re2 Bxd5 $4 {'!' Pelletier.  A blunder.} ({After} 
36... Qd1 37. Be6 Bxd5 38. Bxd5 (38. Bxf7+ $2 Bxf7 {followed by Bc4 white was
lost.}) 38... Qxd5 39. Rxc3 {where black would have technical difficulties to
prove his decisive advantage...} Qf5 40. Rd2 Qf3+ 41. Kg1 Be7 42. Qh3 {[%cal
Gh3f1,Gf1d1] , und Weiß hat eine gute Blockade.}) 37. Rc1 $18 Qb2 ({Nichts
verspricht} 37... Qxc1 $2 {Pelletier} 38. Bxc1 e3+ 39. Kf1 $18) 38. Rxb2 cxb2
39. Rd1 $2 {'!' Pelletier. Presumably, my opponent had been programmed before
the game to struggle - strictly - for a draw.  Pelletier: In großer Zeitnot
gelang es mir, die beste Fortsetzung zu finden.} (39. Rb1 {would have won the
game:} Be5 (39... Rb8 $2 {Pelletier} 40. Rxb2 Rxb2 41. Qd8+ $18) 40. Qg4 Bxa2
41. Qxe4 Bxb1 42. Qxb1 c4 {lässt Weiß kaum noch eine Hoffnung (Pelletier).} 43.
Bg4 c3 44. Bd1 {Not too complicated line to calculate!}) 39... Bxa2 40. Qg5 Bf8
{'?!' Pelletier.} ({Pelletier: Besser war} 40... Be5 41. Bxc5 b1=Q 42. Rxb1
Bxb1 43. Qe3 Bc2 44. Bxa7 Bd1 {[%csl Rg2] , da somit der weiße König in
Schwierigkeiten gerät.}) 41. Bxc5 e3 $6 ({Pelletier: Und immer noch konnte man
mittels} 41... b1=Q 42. Rxb1 Bxb1 43. Bxf8 Kxf8 (43... e3 44. Bc5 e2 45. Bb4
$11) 44. Qc5+ Ree7 $11 (44... Rfe7 {einen gewissen Druck behalten. Kortschnoj
opfert seinen e-Bauern, um seinem weißfeldrigen Läufer mehr Raum zu
verschaffen.})) 42. Bxe3 $14 b1=Q 43. Rxb1 Bxb1 44. Qb5 (44. Kg1 {Pelletier}
Bf5) 44... Be4+ 45. Kg1 Rd8 46. f4 {'!?' Pelletier.} Bf5 (46... Re7 {Pelletier}
47. Bc5) 47. g4 {'!?' Pelletier. Pelletier: 'Solche aggressive Verteidigung
hatte er nicht erwartet, aber es ist klar, dass Weiß am Königsflügel auch zum
Wort kommen darf.'} Bd7 {'?!' Pelletier.} ({Pelletier: Die letzte Möglichkeit,
auf Vorteil zu spielen, bestand in} 47... Be6 {, da} 48. f5 $2 gxf5 49. gxf5
Rd5 $1 {dann gewinnt.}) 48. Qb3 Bc6 49. Bf1 {'!?' Pelletier.} ({Pelletier: Ich
riskierte} 49. Bxa7 Bd5 {lieber nicht, obwohl nach} 50. Qa4 {nichts Schlimmes
zu passieren scheint.}) 49... Bd5 50. Bc4 Bxc4 51. Qxc4 {Pelletier: 'Nach dem
Abtausch der weißfeldrigen Läufer haben Luftzüge um den weißen König an Kraft
verloren.'} Rdd7 52. f5 Rc7 53. Qd5 Rcd7 54. Qc4 Rc7 55. Qd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Kostakiev,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. b3 e5 3. Bb2 Nc6 4. g3 {It was Richard Reti who proclaimed century
ago the advantages of the double fianketo. Kiril Georgiev is among
grandmasters who more or less are sharing Reti's ideas. Here we shall see a
good Black's way to equalize the game.} Nf6 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nf3 (7.
d3 Be6 8. Nd2 Qd7 9. a3 Be7 10. Ngf3 f6 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. O-O O-O 13. Ne4 (13.
Re1 Rfd8 14. Ne4 Nd4 15. Nfd2 f5 {1-0 Plaskett,J-Handley,M/Barnsdale 1989/TD 
(29)}) 13... b6 14. e3 Nc7 {0-1 Pelikan,J-Emma,J/Mar del Plata 1958/MCL (28). 
(28)}) 7... f6 {The Black's pawn structure was applioed first by M. Botvinnik
1932 against solo (Bg2) fianketo. See the classic game Lisitsin,G - Botvinnik,
M/Leningrad 1932/HCL (0-1,44)} 8. O-O (8. Nc3 Nc7 9. O-O Bg4 10. d3 {0-1
Messmer,M-Schulz,K/Germany 1989/GER-chT (35)}) 8... Be7 (8... Be6 9. Nc3 Rc8 {
1-0 McNab,C-Pajak,J/Dortmund 1980/EXT 2000 (43)} (9... Bd6 $1 $11) 10. Qb1 g6
11. h4 b6 12. h5 Bf5 13. e4 {1-0 McNab,C-Pajak,J/Dortmund 1980/EXT 2000 (43)})
(8... Bd6 $5 9. d3 O-O 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 Be6) 9. d3 (9. Nc3 $5 Be6 10. Rc1
{1/2-1/2 Andersson,U-Sax,G/Szirak 1990/EXT 97 (31)} (10. e3 O-O 11. d4 Nxc3 12.
Bxc3 {1-0 Karlsson,L-Bengtsson,B/Stockholm 1977/MCD (41)}) 10... Rc8 11. Nh4
Nxc3 12. dxc3 c4 {1/2-1/2 Andersson,U-Sax,G/Szirak 1990/EXT 97 (31)}) 9... O-O
$11 10. Nbd2 (10. a3 $5 Bg4 11. Nbd2 Qd7 12. Rc1 Nd4 13. e3 Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 $11)
10... Be6 11. a3 Qd7 12. Re1 (12. e3 Nc7 13. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Csom,I-Medvegy,Z/
FSGM February, Budapest HUN 2001 (17)}) 12... Rfd8 13. e3 Nc7 14. Bf1 Rac8 (
14... Bh3) 15. Qc2 Bf8 16. Rac1 (16. Ne4 b6 (16... Qd5 $5) 17. Rac1 {1-0
Quinteros,M-Nedilsky,D/Acasusso 1994/EXT 2000 (46). (46)}) 16... Qf7 (16... b6
$5) 17. Ba1 Kh8 18. Qb1 Rd7 19. Ne4 Na6 20. Rc3 Rcd8 21. Rec1 Qh5 22. Nh4 (22.
Bg2) 22... f5 $17 23. Nd2 Nc7 24. Bb2 Be7 25. Ng2 Nd5 26. R3c2 Nf6 (26... Qg6
$142 $17) 27. f3 $15 h6 28. Nc4 Bxc4 29. bxc4 Nh7 30. Be2 Ng5 31. f4 Nf3+ 32.
Kf2 (32. Bxf3 Qxf3 33. Rf2 Qg4 $11) 32... e4 33. dxe4 fxe4 34. Bc3 Ncd4 35. h4
(35. exd4 $1 $17 cxd4 36. Qb5 Qxh2 37. Ba5 b6 $17) 35... Bf6 $17 36. exd4 cxd4
37. Be1 $6 (37. Qb5 Qxb5 38. cxb5 dxc3 39. Bxf3 $17) 37... d3 $19 38. Ne3 Bd4
39. c5 Bxe3+ 40. Kxe3 dxe2 0-1

[Event "Las Palmas"]
[Site "Las Palmas"]
[Date "1996.12.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Ftacnik Stohl Psakhis Dolmatov Yudasin,L} Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2
e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 {Psakhis Very fashionable variation, mostly
because of Kramnik,s efforts. This move is known for quite some time, but has
been considered rather tame. However, lately in Kramnik's hands it became a
mighty weapon and of course others followed his example.} ({It's also rather
logical White looks for other means to gain an opening advantage, as the
mainline Queen's Indian (E18-19) after} 7. d4 {Stohl} Ne4 {currently has a
reputation of drawish sterility.}) 7... d5 {As the game started formally as a
Queen's Indian, Black is already devoid of an important possibility to
transpose into Hedgehog pawn structures.} (7... Ne4 8. d4 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be4 {
Kramnik,V-Yudasin,L/Erevan olm/1996/}) ({For example, after} 7... c5 {Stohl} 8.
e4 d6 (8... Nc6 9. d4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Qxd4 d6 12. b3 a6 13. Ba3 $1 {
is rather passive for Black. White gradually builds up his position with moves
like} Z0 14. Rad1 {[%csl Rb6,Rd6] -d2,Red1,Qe3,h3,f4,Kh2,Bb4,a4 etc. and puts
Black d6 and b6 pawns under heavy pressure.}) 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 {the threat}
Z0 11. e5 {makes it difficult for Black to end his development harmoniously
and achieve the desired pawn structre. For this he would need 2 moves (a6,Qc7).
}) 8. cxd5 {An important theoretical junction in the opening. By the way Black
recaptures on d5 he decides the strategic picture of the whole game.} Nxd5 (
8... exd5 9. d4 {leads to an altogether different type of position. Black
wants to have more influence in the center and for this he is willing to play
with hanging pawns c5,d5 or even with an isolated Pd5. Practice indicates this
is probably better, than giving White a pawn center.} c5 {E15} (9... c5 {Stohl}
10. Bf4 Na6 {Ljubojevic,L (2615)-Karpov,A (2690) Moscow EUchT (2) 1977 0-1
When 7.Re1 first appeared on top level, this was due to Karpov considered the
best method against it. But of course Ljubojevic's 11-th move is rather
artificial and better methods have been found in the past 20 years.} 11. dxc5
Nxc5 (11... bxc5 $6 12. Ne5 Nc7 13. Nc4 $1 {[%cal Rf4c7,Rc4a5] /\Na5,Bc7} (13.
Qa4 Ne6 14. Red1 Qb6 15. Nd7 Nxd7 16. Qxd7 Bf6 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Qxb2 19.
Rab1 Qxa2 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Bh6 Rfd8 22. Qc6 Qxe2 23. Re1 Qh5 $17 {Wyss,
T-Jurek,J/Biel Credis/1995/}) 13... Ne6 14. Be5 {and Black's pawns are under
unbearable pressure.}) 12. Rc1 (12. Nd4 Nfe4 (12... Qd7 $5 13. Rc1 Rac8 14. Rc2
Rfe8 15. Nf3 Nce4 16. Ne5 Qf5 17. Nxe4 Rxc2 18. Qxc2 dxe4 19. Nc4 Qe6 20. b3
Rc8 21. Qb1 b5 22. Nd2 Bc5 23. Nf1 Ng4 24. e3 Bb4 25. Rc1 Bc3 26. b4 Ne5 27.
Bxe5 Qxe5 28. Rc2 Rd8 29. a3 a5 $11 {Sanchez,G-Browne,W/US-op/1995/}) 13. Qc2
Bg5 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. e3 Rfc8 17. Qe2 Rc5 18. Nb3 Rc7 19. Rac1
Rac8 20. Rxc7 Rxc7 21. Rd1 g6 22. Nd4 h5 23. Qf3 Ba6 24. Qf4 Qxf4 25. gxf4 Kg7
26. Bf1 Bxf1 27. Kxf1 a6 28. Ke2 Kf6 29. Rg1 Rc5 $11 {Gulko,B-Browne,W/San
Francisco/1995/}) 12... Nfe4 $142 $5 {A more active and better move.} (12... a6
13. a3 Re8 (13... Nfe4 $5) 14. Nd4 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Qd2 Rad8 17. Red1 g6
18. Qf4 Qxf4 19. gxf4 Kf8 20. e3 Rd6 21. b4 Ne6 22. Nce2 Re7 23. a4 Nd8 24. a5
Bc6 25. Nc3 Be8 26. Bf1 bxa5 27. bxa5 Rb7 28. Ra1 $1 $16 {is a model game from
White's point of view, he went on to convert his advantage in a fine endgame-
Gelfand,B-Karpov,A/Vienna/1996/}) 13. Nb5 Ne6 14. Be5 Qd7 15. Nbd4 Rac8 16.
Rxc8 Rxc8 17. Bh3 Bc5 18. a3 a5 19. e3 Re8 $132 20. Bg4 {1/2,Kramnik,V-Huebner,
R/Jerevan olm/1996/}) (9... Ne4 $5 10. Qc2 Nd7 11. Bf4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 (12...
Nf6 13. Rad1 Qc8 14. Bg5 Re8 15. c4 c5 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. e4 Bb7
19. e5 Bd8 20. d5 c4 21. d6 Qc5 22. Ng5 Bxg5 23. Bxb7 Rab8 24. Bd5 g6 25. Qxc4
$18 {Kramnik,V-Nikolic,P/Monaco bl/1995/}) 13. Rad1 Qc8 14. Bh3 Qe8 15. c4 cxd4
16. Nxd4 Nf6 17. Nf5 Bb4 18. Bd2 Bc5 19. Bg2 Ne4 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Bc8 22.
Rxd5 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Nd6 24. Rd5 Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Nb7 26. Rh5 {1/2,Kramnik,V-Karpov,
A/Monte Carlo bl/1996/})) 9. e4 (9. d4 {Stohl} c5 (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be4 $5)
10. e4 {is only a transposition of moves.}) 9... Nxc3 (9... Nb4 10. d4 $14 (10.
d4 {Stohl} c5 11. d5 $1 exd5 12. exd5 $16 {/\} Nxd5 $2 13. Ne5 $18)) 10. bxc3
c5 11. d4 Nd7 {Currently tha main move. Other alternatives don't seem to give
complete equality:} (11... cxd4 {Psakhis} 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Bb2 Rc8 (13... Bf6 {
Stohl} 14. Rb1 (14. Qd2 Na5 15. Qe2 Rc8 16. Rad1 Re8 17. h4 Qd7 18. d5 Bxb2 19.
Qxb2 exd5 20. Ne5 Qd6 21. exd5 Re7 22. Ng4 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Rd8 24. Ne3 Bc8 25.
Rc1 Nb7 26. Nc4 Qf8 27. Ne5 $36 {Cvitan,O-Hansen,L/Warszawa LEG/1990/}) 14...
Rc8 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Na5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Ne5 Rfd8 19. Rb4 Qd6 20. Rh4 h6
{Ftacnik,L-Yudasin,L/Biel izt/1993/} 21. Rf4 $1 Rc7 22. Ng4 {[%cal Yg4e3,Ye3f5]
/\Ne3-f5|^}) 14. Bh3 Rc7 15. Rc1 Na5 16. Qd3 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 {1-0 Buturin,
V-Kaunas,K/Frydek-Mistek op 1996 (29)}) (11... Bf6 $5) (11... Nc6 {Stohl} 12.
d5 Na5 (12... exd5 13. exd5 Na5 14. Ne5 Bd6 15. Qg4 Qc7 16. Bf4 Rad8 17. Rad1
Bc8 18. Qh5 g6 19. Qh6 Rde8 20. Nd3 Bf5 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Nf4 Nb7 23. h4 Bg4
24. f3 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Bd7 26. Qg5 f6 {1/2,Smirin,I-Makarov,M/Novosibirsk/1995/}
) 13. Bf4 exd5 14. exd5 Bd6 15. Ne5 Qc7 16. Qh5 $5 (16. Qg4 {Ftacnik} Rad8 17.
Re3 Bc8 18. Qh5 b5 19. Rae1 Bb7 20. g4 $40 {Dokhoian,Y-Dolmatov,S/Klaipeda/
1988/}) 16... Rae8 17. Re3 f6 18. Nc4 $1 g6 19. Bxd6 Qd7 20. Bh3 f5 21. Rxe8
Rxe8 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Qxf5 gxf5 24. Ne3 Kf7 25. Rd1 Kf6 26. Bc7 Ke7 27. Be5
Kd7 28. f4 $16 {Akhmetov,A-Totsky,L/Ekaterinburg RUS-ch sf/1996/}) 12. Bf4 (12.
h4 {More aggressive is} Nf6 13. Qd3 h6 14. e5 Nd5 15. Qe4 $1 Rb8 16. Qg4 (16.
Qg4 {Stohl} Kh7 17. Bd2 cxd4 18. Nxd4 f5 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Qxe6 Bxg2 21. Kxg2
Qd5+ 22. Qxd5 Nxd5 23. Re5 Rfd8 24. Nc6 Bf6 25. Ree1 Nxc3 26. Nxd8 Rxd8 27.
Bxc3 Bxc3 28. Rad1 $18 {Akopian,V-Gulko,B/Jerevan olm/1996/})) (12. e5 cxd4 13.
cxd4 b5 14. Qd3 Rb8 15. Rd1 Bd5) (12. a4 {Stohl Less logical. White's chances
are on the other side of the board.} cxd4 13. cxd4 Nf6 14. Qd3 Rc8 15. Bb2 Rc7
16. a5 bxa5 17. Re2 Rc6 18. Ne5 Rb6 19. Rc2 Qa8 20. Nc4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Nxe4 22.
Nxb6 axb6 23. Qb5 Nf6 24. Qxb6 Qe4 25. Qc6 Nd5 26. Qc4 Bb4 $44 {Hjartarson,
J-Rozentalis,E/Tilburg rapid20/1994/}) 12... cxd4 ({Psakhis Anand himself got
nice position with white after} 12... Nf6 13. Qd3 (13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Qd3 (14. Qd2
b5 15. Rad1 cxd4 16. cxd4 a5 17. Re3 Nh5 18. Rb3 b4 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Qe2 Nf6 21.
Bf4 Bd6 22. g4 Qc2 $36 {Mukhtarov,L-Brodsky,M/Katowice op/1992/} (22... Qc2 {
Ftacnik} 23. Bd2 Nxe4 24. Rh3 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Rfe8 26. Bxe4 Bxe4 27. Rc1 Qxc1+ {
0-1 Muhtarov,L-Brodsky,M/Katowice op (01)/1992/})) (14. Re3 b5 $1 {[%cal Rb5b4]
/\b4<=>}) 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Bb4 (15... Nd7 $5 {Ftacnik} 16. Nf3 Nc5 17. Qb1
Na4 $40) 16. Red1 (16. Rec1 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Qa8 $13) 16... Rc3 17. Qe2 Qa8 (
17... Qa8 18. Qb2 Ba5 19. f3 Rfc8 20. Rac1 Rxc1 (20... Nh5 $6 21. Bd2 Rxc1 22.
Bxc1 Rc7 23. g4 Nf6 24. g5 Ne8 25. Bd2 Bxd2 26. Qxd2 Qd8 27. h4 $14 {Beliavsky,
A-Tiviakov,S/Belgrade/1993/}) 21. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 b5 {[%cal Ra5b6] /\Bb6=})
) (13. Ne5) 13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Bb4 15. Nd2 (15. Re2 a5 $1) 15... Rc8 16. Rec1
Rxc1+ (16... Qd7 $5) 17. Rxc1 Qa8 18. f3 Rc8 19. Nc4 Ba6 20. Bf1 $1 $14 {
in the game 1-0 Anand,V-Tiviakov,S/Wijk aan Zee 65/34 1996 (106)} (20. Bf1 {
Stohl} Rd8 21. Qb3 Bf8 22. Be3 Rc8 23. Rc2 Qb7 24. Bd3 Qe7 25. Qa4 $14 {
[%csl Gd3,Gd4,Ge3,Ge4] [+],^^,Anand,V-Tiviakov,S/Wijk/1996/})) (12... Rc8) 13.
cxd4 {/\ d5} Nf6 (13... Rc8 {Psakhis} 14. d5 (14. Qd3 Nc5) 14... exd5 15. exd5
Bf6 16. Rc1 (16. Rb1 $5 {[%csl Gd5] o^d5}) 16... Rxc1 17. Bxc1 Qa8 18. Ng5 $14
{1/2-1/2 Stangl,M-Pichler,J/BL 1996 (68)} (18. Ng5 {Stohl} h6 19. Ne4 Be5 20.
Ba3 Rd8 21. f4 Bf6 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Be7 Rxd5 24. Bxd5 Nxd5 25. Bd6 Qd8 26.
Be5 Qd7 $44 {Stangl,M-Pichler,J/BL/1996/})) 14. Ne5 {The position with it's
pawn strucure ressembles the Gruenfeld Indian, however there are significant
differences. Due to his B on g2 White has no realistic attacking chances on
the K-side, which also has not been weakened by g6. So White pins his hope to
his strong center. In this sense Black's next move is inaccurate.} (14. Qd3 {
Stohl leads to Anand-Tiviakov, Kramnik probably wasn't too interested what
improvement Anand had on his mind.} Rc8) 14... Bb4 (14... Rc8 {Nd7}) (14... Rc8
$142 $5 {Stohl} 15. Qd2 a5 16. a3 b5 $132) 15. Re3 Rc8 {/\ Bc3} 16. d5 $1 (16.
Bg5 Bc3) (16. Qb3 Bd2 (16... Qxd4 17. Rd1 Qc5 18. Nd3)) (16. Qa4 $6 {Ftacnik}
Bd2 $1) 16... exd5 (16... Qe7 17. d6 Qxd6 (17... Bxd6 18. Ng6 hxg6 19. Bxd6)
18. Nd3 Qe7 (18... e5 $5 {Psakhis} 19. Bxe5 Qe7 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nxb4 Qxb4 22.
Qd7 Qb2 23. Ree1 Rb8 $14) 19. Nxb4 Qxb4 20. Bd6) (16... Bc5 $6 17. Rd3 Ba6 18.
Rd2 Bb4 19. Nc6 Rxc6 20. dxc6 $16) (16... Bc3 17. Nc6 $1 (17. Rc1 {Stohl} Bxe5
18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Bxe5 $16) 17... Bxc6 (17... Rxc6 $2 18. dxc6 Bxa1 19. Qxd8
Rxd8 20. cxb7 e5 21. Re1) 18. Rxc3 exd5 19. exd5 $16 Bxd5 $2 (19... Nxd5 $2 20.
Rxc6) 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Bxd5 Rd8 22. Rc1 $1 $18) (16... Re8 $14) 17. exd5 Bd6 {
The pawn is invincible, as both ways op capturing it lose material.} (17...
Bxd5 $2 18. Rd3 Bxg2 (18... Rc5 {Stohl} 19. Be3 Rb5 (19... Ra5 {Ftacnik} 20.
Nc6 $18) 20. a4 Ra5 21. Nc4 $18) 19. Rxd8 Rfxd8 20. Qb3 Bc3 21. Qxf7+ Kh8 22.
Kxg2 (22. Bh6 $1 {Psakhis} Rg8 23. Qxf6 $3 Bd5 24. Bxg7+ (24. Ng6+ hxg6 25. Qh4
Rge8 26. Bd2+ Kg8 27. Bxc3 Rxc3 28. Qd4 $16) 24... Rxg7 25. Rd1 $18) (22. Bh6
$1 $18) 22... Bxa1 23. Bh6 gxh6 24. Qxf6+ Kg8 25. Qe6+ Kg7) (17... Nxd5 18. Rd3
Nxf4 (18... Rc5 19. Be3 Rb5 20. a4 Ra5 21. Nc4 $18) 19. Rxd8 $2 (19. gxf4 Bxg2
(19... Qe7 $2 20. Rd7) (19... Qc7 20. Rd7 Rfd8 21. Rxc7 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rxc7 23.
Rd8+ Bf8 24. Bxb7 Rxb7 25. Nd7 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 a5 27. Rb7 $18) 20. Rxd8 Rfxd8 (
20... Rcxd8 21. Qb3) 21. Qb3 Bc3 22. Kxg2 Bxa1 23. Nxf7 Kf8 (23... Rf8 24. Nh6+
Kh8 25. Qg8+ Rxg8 26. Nf7#) 24. Ng5 Rd7 25. Qe6) (19. gxf4 $1 $14 {Ftacnik})
19... Rcxd8 {Psakhis} (19... Rfxd8 20. Qb3) 20. Qg4 (20. Qb3 $18 {Stohl}) 20...
Bxg2 (20... Nxg2 21. Qxb4 Rfe8 $13) 21. Qxf4 Bc3) (17... Bc5 18. Rd3 Ba6 19.
Rd2 Bb4 20. Nc6 Rxc6 21. dxc6 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Qxd2 23. Bxd2 $18) (17... Bc3 {
Stohl} 18. Rc1 Bxe5 19. Rxc8 Bxc8 20. Rxe5 $1 $16 {[%csl Gd5,Gf4,Gg2] ^^,o^d5})
18. Nc6 {[%csl Gc6]} (18. Rd3) 18... Bxc6 (18... Qd7 {Ftacnik} 19. Bxd6 Qxd6
20. Ne7+ $18) 19. Bxd6 (19. dxc6 Bxf4 20. gxf4 Qxd1+ (20... Qc7 $5) 21. Rxd1
Rc7 22. Bf3 (22. Rd6 {Stohl} Rfc8 {[%csl Rf2,Rf4] is not an ideal solution,
with the split pawns White can hardly make any progress in the endgame.}) 22...
Rfc8 23. Rd6 Kf8) 19... Ba4 $5 (19... Qxd6 {Psakhis} 20. dxc6 Qc7 (20... Qxd1+
21. Rxd1 Rc7 (21... Rfd8 $2 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Ra3 a5 24. Rb3 Rd1+ 25. Bf1 Nd5
26. Kg2 {/\Bc4}) 22. f4 {/\ Bg2-f3, g3-g4-g5+-} (22. Rd4 $36 {Stohl was better,
although the endgame is certainly unpleasant for Black. Although White can't
force his passed pawn further, he will gradually strengthen his position by
advancing his K-side pawns, gaining space for his pieces and centralizing his
K. This was hardly possible with the doubled f-pawns-see previous note.})) 21.
Qe2 $16 {[%cal Re1e8]} (21. Qf3 $14 {Ftacnik})) 20. Bxf8 (20. Qxa4 $5 Qxd6 21.
Qxa7 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 (22. Rd1 $4 Nxe3 $1 (22... Nxe3 23. Rxd6 Rc1+)) (22. Rd3 Qe5
(22... Qf6) (22... Qc7 $11)) 22... Qxd5 23. Qxb6 $16 (23. Qxb6 Ra8 (23... Ra8 {
Stohl} 24. a3 $14))) 20... Bxd1 21. Be7 Qc7 (21... Nxd5 $2 {Psakhis} 22. Bxd8 (
22. Rxd1 $2 Qxe7 $1) 22... Nxe3 23. Bg5 $1 Nxg2 24. Rxd1 h6 25. Bc1 Rc2 26. a3
$18) (21... Qd7 22. Rxd1 {d6-Bxf6-Re7} (22. Rxd1 {Stohl} Ne8 23. d6 $40 {
[%cal Rg2h3] /\Bh3!})) 22. Rxd1 {Kramnik said after the game his sacrifice was
intuitive and this is quite possible. However, his faith in the power of his
^^ and strong passed pawn was well founded, as it seems Black has no
satisfactory defence any more. He would gladly give an exchange for the d-pawn,
but how?} Nd7 (22... Qc2 {Psakhis} 23. Bf3 (23. Red3 Qxa2 24. Bxf6 $5 gxf6 25.
d6 Rd8 26. d7 $18) (23. Rde1) 23... Rc3 (23... Qxa2 24. d6 Nd7 25. Bd5 {
/\ Re3-f3}) 24. Bxf6 Rxe3 25. fxe3 Qf5 26. Kf2 (26. Bg2 Qc2 (26... Qxf6 27. d6)
) (26. Kg2 {Ftacnik} Qxf6 27. d6 $16) 26... Qxf6 27. d6 $18) 23. Bh3 h6 (23...
Qb7 $5) (23... Qc2 $5 {Ftacnik} 24. Rde1 f5 25. d6 $15) 24. Bf5 {A fine move.
By creating latent threats of back-rank mates White tries to force g6, which
would open f6 for his other Bishop and make Black's 8-th rank really
chronically weak.} (24. d6 Qc6) 24... b5 (24... Qb7 25. Bb4 (25. Ba3 Rd8 $5 26.
Re7 Qa6 $132) 25... Rd8 (25... a5 {Stohl} 26. Ba3 g6 $5 (26... Rd8 27. Re7 b5
28. Rde1 b4 (28... g6 29. Bxd7 Rxd7 30. Re8+ Kg7 31. d6 $40) 29. Re8+ Rxe8 30.
Rxe8+ Nf8 31. d6 $1 Qd5 32. d7 Qd1+ 33. Kg2 Qd5+ 34. f3 Qd2+ 35. Kh3 $18) 27.
Bh3 $16) 26. Re7 a5 27. Bd6 b5) (24... g6 25. d6 (25. Bxd7 Qxd7 26. Ba3 Rc2 27.
d6 Rxa2 28. Re7 Qf5 $19) 25... Qb7 (25... Qc6 {Ftacnik} 26. Be4 Qa4 $15) 26.
Bxd7 Qxd7 27. Bf6 Qg4 28. Ree1) (24... Qb7 $142) 25. Bb4 $18 {Re7} Rd8 (25...
g6 {Psakhis} 26. d6 Qb7 27. Bxd7 Qxd7 28. h3 $1 (28. Re7 Qg4 29. f3 $2 Qxf3 30.
Rf1 Qd5 31. d7 Rc2 $1 $19) (28. Bc3 {Ftacnik} Kf8 (28... Qc6 29. Bf6 $16) 29.
Re7 Qc6 30. Bb4 a5 31. Rc7 Rxc7 32. dxc7+ Kg7 33. Bxa5 $18) 28... Kg7 29. Re7
Qxh3 30. d7 Rd8 31. Bc3+ Kf8 32. Re8+ Rxe8 33. Bb4+ $18) (25... a5 26. d6 $1 (
26. Rc3 Qb7 27. Rxc8+ Qxc8 28. Bxa5 (28. Bxd7 Qxd7 29. Bxa5 Qd6 $16) 28... Qa6
$132) 26... Qa7 (26... Qc6 {Stohl} 27. Bxa5 $18) 27. Bxa5 $18) 26. Re7 Qc4 (
26... g6 27. Be6 $5 (27. d6) (27. Bh3) 27... fxe6 28. dxe6 Nf8 (28... Qc4 29.
exd7 (29. Rexd7) 29... Qxb4 30. Re8+ Qf8 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Rd6 $18) (28... Qc2
29. Rdxd7 Rxd7 30. exd7 Qd1+ 31. Kg2 Qd5+ 32. f3 Qxa2+ 33. Kh3 $18) 29. Rxc7
Rxd1+ 30. Kg2 Nxe6 31. Rxa7 $18) (26... a5 {Stohl} 27. d6 $18) (26... a6 {
Ftacnik} 27. d6 Qc6 (27... Qc4 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Bxd7 Qxb4 30. Bf5 $1 $18) 28.
Ba5 Qf3 29. Rde1 Qxf5 30. Bxd8 $16) 27. Rxd7 $1 (27. Re4 Qc7 $8) 27... Rxd7 28.
Bxd7 Qxb4 29. d6 {White's pieces cooperate finely and make the d-pawn
unstoppable.} Qa4 (29... Qe4 {Stohl} 30. Bxb5 Qc2 31. Re1 $1 Qd2 32. Re8+ Kh7
33. d7 Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Qd5+ 35. f3 Qd2+ 36. Kh3 $18) (29... a5 {Ftacnik} 30. Bf5
$18) 30. Rd3 ({Easy was to play} 30. Re1 $1 Kh7 (30... Qxa2 31. Bf5 g6 32. d7)
(30... Qd4 31. Bf5 (31. Re8+ Kh7 32. Bf5+ g6 33. d7 Qd1+ 34. Kg2 Qd5+ 35. f3
Qxa2+ 36. Kh3) 31... g6 32. d7 Kg7 33. Bg4) (30... Qb4 31. Re8+ Kh7 32. Bf5+ g6
33. d7 $18) 31. Bf5+ g6 32. d7 Qd4 33. Bg4 $18) (30. Re1 $5 {Stohl /\Bf5+- /\})
30... Qe4 (30... Qc4 31. Bf5 Qc1+ 32. Kg2 Qc6+ 33. Kh3 (33. f3 Qc2+ 34. Kh3 Qc5
35. Be4 (35. g4 $18 {Stohl}) 35... Qh5+ 36. Kg2 $18) (33. Kf1 {Ftacnik} Qc1+
34. Ke2 Qb2+ 35. Rd2 Qe5+ 36. Kf1 Qa1+ 37. Kg2 $18) 33... Qc5 34. g4 (34. g4 {
Psakhis} Qxf2 35. d7 Qf1+ 36. Kg3 Qg1+ (36... Qe1+ 37. Kf3 Qf1+ $13) 37. Kf3
Qf1+ 38. Ke4 Qe2+ 39. Kd4 Qf2+ (39... Qb2+ 40. Ke3 Qc1+ 41. Kf2 Qc2+ 42. Kf1
Qb1+ 43. Kg2 Qxa2+ 44. Kg3 $18) 40. Kc3 Qc5+ (40... Qe1+ 41. Kc2 Qe2+ 42. Kb3)
41. Kb2 Qb4+ 42. Kc1 Qc4+ 43. Kd1 Qa4+ 44. Ke2 Qc2+ 45. Kf1 Qb1+ 46. Kg2 $18))
(30... Qxa2 31. Bf5 Qa5 32. d7 Qd8 33. Rc3 $18) 31. Bxb5 Qe1+ 32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33.
Kg1 (33. Kf1 $1 {Ftacnik}) 33... Qe1+ 34. Kg2 Qe4+ 35. Kf1 {Repeating moves is
the safest way to reach the time control. But you must not forget to repeat
only twice in a won position!} Qh1+ 36. Ke2 Qe4+ (36... Qxh2 37. d7 Qh5+ 38. f3
(38. Kd2 {Psakhis} Qg5+ 39. f4 Qd8 40. Re3 Qa5+ 41. Kd1 Kh7 42. Re8 Qxb5 43.
d8=Q $18) 38... Qe5+ (38... Qh2+ {Stohl} 39. Kd1 Qg1+ 40. Kc2 Qf2+ 41. Kb3 $18)
39. Kf1 Qa1+ 40. Kg2 Qb2+ 41. Kh3) 37. Kf1 (37. Kd1 $1 {Ftacnik}) 37... Qh1+
38. Ke2 Qe4+ 39. Kd1 Qg4+ (39... Qb4 40. d7 Qb1+ 41. Ke2 Qxa2+ 42. Kf3 $18) (
39... Qh1+ 40. Kc2 Qa1 (40... Qxh2 41. d7 Qxf2+ 42. Kb3 $18) 41. d7 Qxa2+ 42.
Kd1 Qb1+ 43. Ke2 $18 (43. Ke2 {Ftacnik} Qb2+ 44. Kf1 Qxb5 45. d8=Q+ $18)) (
39... Qa8 {Ftacnik} 40. d7 Qd8 41. Re3 $18) 40. f3 Qh3 (40... Qb4 41. a4 (41.
d7 Qb1+ 42. Ke2 Qb2+ 43. Kf1 Qb1+ (43... Qxb5 {Ftacnik} 44. d8=Q+ $18) 44. Kg2
$18) 41... Qb1+ 42. Ke2 Qg1 43. d7) 41. d7 (41. d7 Qf1+ 42. Kc2 Qe2+ 43. Rd2)
1-0

[Event "Asti op 17th"]
[Site "Asti"]
[Date "1996.10.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Skembris, Spyridon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1996.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2
Nc6 $5 $146 (8... a6) (8... d5) 9. d4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 cxd4 12. Qxd4
Qc7 13. e4 Qb7 14. Rad1 Rfd8 15. f3 d6 16. Rd2 a6 17. a4 Ne8 18. Rfd1 Bg5 19.
Rd3 Bf6 20. Qf2 Rdc8 21. Qd2 {/\Ba1,Ne2} h6 (21... Bxc3 $2 22. Bxc3 b5 23. cxb5
axb5 24. a5 $16) 22. h4 Rc6 $6 (22... Rc7 $1 23. Ba1 (23. Ne2 Bxb2 24. Qxb2 b5
$1) 23... Rac8 24. Ne2 $140 Bxa1 25. Rxa1 b5 $1 26. cxb5 Rc2) 23. Ne2 $1 {
This exchange enables White to start preparing a kingside attack.} Bxb2 24.
Qxb2 $14 Rc5 (24... b5 $2 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Nd4) 25. Nc3 Rac8 26. Qf2 Qe7 27.
f4 Qb7 28. Qf3 Qe7 $2 (28... h5 $14) 29. e5 $1 dxe5 30. Rd7 (30. Ne4 Nf6 $1 31.
Nxc5 Qxc5 $132) 30... Qf8 31. Ne4 Ra5 $2 (31... R5c7 32. fxe5 $18) (31... Nf6
$1 32. Nxf6+ $1 (32. Nxc5 bxc5 33. R7d6 e4 $132 {/\34...Nd5!}) 32... gxf6 33.
fxe5 Rxe5 (33... fxe5 34. R1d6 $1 R5c7 35. Qg4+ Kh8 36. Rxc7 Rxc7 37. Rxb6 $16)
34. Qb7 $1 {/\35.Rxf7} (34. Qxf6 Rf5 35. Qd4 Qc5 $14) 34... Re8 (34... Rb8 35.
Qxb8 Qxb8 36. Rd8+ Qxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kg7 38. Rb8 $16) 35. Qxb6 $16) 32. f5 $1 $18
{xRa5} exf5 33. Qxf5 g6 (33... Rc7 34. Rd8) 34. Qf2 $1 (34. Qg4 $6 Rc6) 34...
Rc6 35. Rb7 f5 36. Rxb6 Rxb6 (36... Rc7 37. Rxg6+ $18) (36... Rac5 37. Nxc5
Rxb6 38. Nd7 $18) 37. Qxb6 fxe4 38. Rf1 Qd6 (38... Qc5 39. Qe6+ $18) 39. Qxa5
Nf6 40. c5 Qd5 41. Rxf6 e3+ 42. Kh2 Qd3 (42... e2 43. Rxa6 $5) 43. Qc7 Qe2+ 44.
Kh3 Qf1+ $5 45. Rxf1 1-0

[Event "Moscow op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Umanskaya, Irina"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Kudrin,S"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 a6 $5 (7...
cxd4 $11) 8. Bg5 $6 d6 9. Rc1 h6 $5 10. Bxf6 (10. Bf4 cxd4) (10. Be3 Ng4) 10...
Bxf6 11. Nd5 Bg7 12. e4 $1 (12. e3 $15) 12... O-O 13. Qd2 Nc6 14. dxc5 dxc5 15.
Rfd1 e6 16. Nc3 Qxd2 17. Rxd2 Rfd8 (17... Rad8 $5) 18. Na4 Rxd2 19. Nxd2 Nd4
20. Kf1 Bc6 21. e5 $1 (21. Nc3 b5 $17) 21... Bxe5 22. Bxc6 Nxc6 23. Nxb6 Rd8
24. Nb3 Bxb2 25. Rc2 Ba3 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27. Nxd2 Nb4 28. Nb3 Nxa2 29. Nd7 $6 Bb4
$6 (29... Nb4 30. Nbxc5 Bb2 $17) 30. Nbxc5 Bxc5 (30... a5 $1) 31. Nxc5 Nb4 32.
Ke2 Kf8 33. Kd2 Ke7 34. Kc3 a5 35. Nb7 Nc6 36. Kb3 Kd7 37. Ka4 Kc7 38. Nxa5 Ne5
$1 39. Kb5 Ng4 40. Nc6 $1 g5 41. c5 Nxh2 (41... Nxf2 $17) 42. Nb4 $2 (42. Ne5
$1 f6 43. Nf7 h5 44. Nd6 $11) 42... h5 $19 43. Na6+ Kc8 44. c6 Ng4 $1 45. Nc5
Nxf2 46. Kb6 h4 47. gxh4 gxh4 48. Na4 h3 49. Nc3 h2 50. Nb5 h1=Q 51. Na7+ Kd8
52. c7+ Ke7 53. c8=Q Ne4 54. Nc6+ Kf6 55. Qd8+ Kg7 56. Qd4+ Nf6 57. Ne7 Qe4 58.
Qc3 Qf4 59. Nc6 Qe3+ 60. Qxe3 Nd5+ 61. Kc5 Nxe3 62. Kd4 Ng4 63. Ke4 Kf6 64. Kf4
Nh6 65. Ne5 Nf5 66. Ng4+ Ke7 67. Ke5 Nd6 68. Kf4 Nc4 69. Kg5 Nd2 70. Kf4 f6 $19
71. Nh6 Nc4 72. Ke4 Nd6+ 73. Kf4 e5+ 74. Ke3 Ke6 75. Ng4 f5 76. Nf2 Kd5 77. Nd3
Nc4+ 78. Ke2 Kd4 79. Ne1 e4 80. Ng2 Ke5 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 09th Group7"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1993.10.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1993.10.01"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lyon-Oyonnax Echecs"]
[BlackTeam "Tel-Aviv ASA Phoenix"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. c4 {Hansen,Cu} c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Nc6 7. e4
d6 (7... e5 {is certainly more consistent with Black's previous move, but
closing the game in such a straightforward way is not to everyone's taste.}) 8.
d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 (9... Qd7 {Hansen,Cu} 10. b3 Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Nc2 a6
13. Qe2 Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. Ne3 $14 {Armas,J-Guevara,M/Sagua la Grande/1989/}
) (9... Rc8 {Hansen,Cu} 10. Bg5 (10. Nxc6 Bxc6 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rfd1
Qc7 14. Rac1 Qb8 15. Nd5 exd5 16. exd5 Ba4 17. b3 Rce8 18. bxa4 Nd7 $44 {
Beljavski,A-Salov,V/Reggio Emilia/1991/}) 10... Be7 11. Ndb5 a6 12. Bxf6 gxf6
13. Nd4 h5 14. h4 $14 {Morris,Ch-Ipek,A/EU-chT Haifa/1989/}) 10. Qxd4 Be7 11.
b3 O-O 12. Ba3 (12. Bb2 {Hansen,Cu} Qb8 13. h3 Rd8 14. Rad1 Bf8 $14 {
Christiansen,L-Andersson,U/Hastings/1979/}) 12... Qb8 (12... Qc7 {Hansen,Cu}
13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Rac1 Rd7 15. h3 Rad8 16. Qe3 h6 $10 {Gufeld,E-deFirmian,N/
New York op/1989/}) 13. Rad1 (13. Rfd1 {Hansen,Cu} Rd8 14. Rac1 Bc6 15. h3 a6
16. Bb4 $14 {Vaganjan,R-Hellers,F/New York op/1990/}) 13... Rd8 14. Rd2 Bc6 15.
Rfd1 a6 {All the previous moves are quite standard and have been seen before.
Now the game Zsuzsa Polgar-A.Maric, Shanghai 1992 went 16.Qe3 Ra7! and Black
obtained an acceptable position. The text move is more accurate.} 16. Qd3 $1
$146 {Did you catch the idea ?} (16. Qe3 {Hansen,Cu} Ra7 17. h3 Ne8 18. Kh2 Rc8
$10 {Polgar,Zsu-Maric,A/Shanghai ctW/1992/}) 16... Ne8 (16... Ra7 $4 17. e5 $1
dxe5 (17... Bxg2 18. exf6 $18) 18. Qxd8+ $18) 17. Qe2 Qb7 $2 {Falling right
into White's trap.} (17... Ra7 {After this better move, the real point of
White's queen manoeuvre is revealed: White aims for a quick hit at d6 by the
straight push f4 and e5, using the Q on e2 to recapture on g2 or to keep an
eye on b5. For instance:} 18. f4 $1 (18. e5 {Hansen,Cu} Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rad7 $10)
18... Rad7 19. e5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 $16 {And White has a definite edge in view of
his strong pressure on d6.} (20. Qxg2 $6 {Would be careless, as this allows b5.
} b5 $1 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Bb4 d5 $10)) 18. Nd5 $1 $16 {Black is now forced to
surrender one of his bishops, which, given his weak pawn structure, will prove
fatal.} Bf8 (18... exd5 19. exd5 $18 (19. exd5 {Hansen,Cu} Ba4 20. bxa4 $16 {
פe8})) (18... Bxd5 {Hansen,Cu} 19. cxd5 e5 20. Bh3 $16) 19. Nb4 $1 e5 $6 (
19... Rac8 {Would have been more resistant, although pretty grim after:} 20.
Nxc6 Qxc6 21. e5 Qc7 22. exd6 Bxd6 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Nxd6 25. Qe5 Rd8 26.
b4 Ne8 27. Rxd8 Qxd8 $16) 20. f4 Rdc8 (20... Bd7 {Hansen,Cu} 21. Nd5 $16 (21.
fxe5 dxe5 22. Bh3 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 Nd6 $13)) 21. Nd5 {White has just been given a
splendid outpost in the center, it would be a pity to leave empty. White's
hidden threat is now 22.fe5 de5 23.Bf8 Kf8 24.Qh5 winning a pawn.} (21. Bh3 {
Hansen,Cu} Rc7 (21... Bd7 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. fxe5 $18) 22. Nd5 Bxd5 $13) 21...
g6 (21... Bxd5 $8 {Hansen,Cu} 22. cxd5 Nf6 $16 (22... exf4 $2 23. gxf4 $16 {
/\e4-e5})) 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Bxf8 Kxf8 24. Qe3 $1 {White consistently presses
Black on each of his sensitive spots. The weakling on d6 is gone but there is
still b6, h6, and more importantly, e5 to take care of.} Rcb8 (24... Rab8 $2
25. Bh3 (25. Qh6+ {Hansen,Cu} Kg8 26. Bh3 $18) 25... Rd8 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Nf6+
$18) 25. Qg5 $1 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 (26. exd5 {Looks crushing, but I was not so
convinced by:} f6 27. Qh4 g5 $1 28. Qh6+ {Otherwise Black blocks with 28...Nd6.
} Qg7 29. Qxg7+ Nxg7) 26... f6 27. Qh6+ Qg7 28. Qh3 $1 $18 {A pleasing
geometrical move. There is no stopping 29.Rd7 followed by a capture on h7.} g5
29. Rd7 (29. Bf3 $6 {Would be overdoing it.} Qg6 30. Rd7 Ng7 $1) 29... g4 30.
Qh4 Qg6 31. Qxh7 (31. Rxh7 Rd8 $8 (31... Ng7 32. Rh6 $18) 32. Rhd7 (32. Rf1 $6
Rd2) 32... Rxd7 33. Rxd7 Kg8 $8 34. h3 $18 {was not bad either, but Black has
even less with the queens off.} (34. h3 {Hansen,Cu} gxh3 35. Bxh3 Ng7 36. Kf2
$18)) 31... Qxh7 32. Rxh7 Rd8 33. Rhd7 Rxd7 34. Rxd7 Rc8 35. Bf1 (35. Kf2 Rc6
36. Ke3 Nd6 37. Bf1 Ke8 38. Ra7 (38. Rg7 f5 $1) 38... b5 $132) 35... Rc6 36.
Be2 Rd6 $2 {Even though Black's position is already hopeless, it doesn't help
to drop another pawn.} (36... Nd6 37. Bxg4 Nxe4 38. Bf3 Rd6 39. Rxd6 (39. Ra7
$5 Nc5 40. b4 Nd3 41. a3 $18) 39... Nxd6 40. Kf2 f5 41. Ke3 Ke7 42. Bd5 $18 {
/\ b4, c5}) 37. Bxg4 Rd4 38. Rxd4 exd4 39. Kf2 Nd6 40. Bf5 Nf7 41. Ke2 Ne5 42.
b4 $1 Ke7 (42... Nxc4 43. Kd3 $18) 43. c5 bxc5 44. bxc5 a5 45. h4 Kf7 46. h5
Kg7 47. Be6 Kh6 48. Bd5 1-0

[Event "Horgen CS"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Gavrikov, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Lautier,J"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[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. c4 {Stohl} Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4
8. Qxd4 d6 9. b3 O-O (9... Nbd7 {Stohl} 10. Nb5 $5 $14) 10. Rd1 (10. Ng5 {Stohl
} Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qc7 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Nge4 Rfd8 14. Rac1 a6 15. Rfd1 Qb7 16. Kg1
(16. f3 Ne8 17. Ba3 Nb8 18. Nf2 Nc6 19. Qe3 b5 20. Nce4 Rac8 21. h4 h6 22. Nd3
Bf8 23. Nf4 bxc4 24. bxc4 Ne5 25. Nd2 Qc6 $132 {Vaganian,R-Wahls,M/Biel/1994/})
16... Ne8 17. Ba3 Nf8 18. Qe3 Rac8 19. Ng5 Rd7 20. Qf4 Bd8 21. h4 h6 22. Nf3
Be7 $10 {Meyer,P-Bischoff,K/BL 9394/1994/}) 10... Na6 $6 (10... a6 {Stohl} 11.
Ba3 Nc6 12. Qf4 $36) (10... Nbd7 $142 11. e4 {Stohl} Qc8 (11... Nc5 $5 {
-10...Na6}) (11... Qb8 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Qc8 (14... Qxe5 15.
Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rfc8 17. Nb5 Ne8 18. Nd7 $1 f6 19. Nxc5 Bxc5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5
21. Rd7 a6 22. Nd4 Rc7 23. Rxc7 Nxc7 24. Nc6 $16 {Schwartzmann,G-Eperjesi,L/
Cannes op/1990/}) 15. Qe3 Re8 16. Nb5 Nfe4 $6 17. Nd2 Nf6 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qf3
Qc8 20. Nc3 Qc7 21. Nb5 Qc8 22. Nf1 Nce4 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. Nd6 Nxd6 25. Rxd6
$14 {Cherniak,L-Totsky,L/Smolensk Cup/1991/}) 12. Qe3 a6 13. Ba3 Nc5 14. Nd4
Re8 15. h3 Qc7 16. Bb2 Rad8 17. Re1 Bf8 18. Rad1 d5 $5 19. e5 Nfe4 20. cxd5
exd5 21. f4 Qb8 22. Kh2 Nxc3 23. Qxc3 Rc8 $132 {Vakhidov,T-Ulibin,M/
Cheliabinsk/1993/}) 11. e4 (11. Ba3 {Stohl} Nc5 12. Qe3 Rc8 13. Rac1 a6 14. h3
Qc7 15. Nd4 Rfe8 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Bb2 Nfe4 $6 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qf3 Bf6 20.
Ba1 Rc7 21. Nc2 Bxa1 22. Rxa1 b5 23. Ne3 bxc4 24. bxc4 $14 {Epishin,
V-Beliavsky,A/Reggio Top 15/1991/}) 11... Qc8 (11... Nc5 $5 {Stohl} 12. e5 (12.
Nd2 a6 13. Bb2 Qc7 $132) 12... dxe5 13. Qxe5 Qc8 (13... Qb8 14. Qe2 $5 {/\Bf4|^
}) 14. Bb2 Bc6 $5 {/\Qb7} 15. Nd5 Bd8 $10) 12. Qe3 (12. e5 {Stohl} dxe5 13.
Qxe5 Nc5 $10 {-11...Nc5} (13... Rd8 $5 $10)) 12... Nc5 13. Nd4 a6 14. Bb2 Re8
15. Qe2 (15. Re1 $5 {Stohl /\} Bf8 16. Rad1 g6 17. Qc1 {/\Qa1+/=}) 15... Bf8 (
15... Qc7 $5 {Stohl /\Rad8,Qb8-a8<=>}) 16. Rac1 g6 17. Re1 $6 (17. b4 $1 Ncd7
18. f4 e5 (18... Qc7 19. Nd5 $1 exd5 (19... Qd8 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. e5 $16) 20.
cxd5 Qd8 21. Nc6 $16 {/\ e5}) (18... Bg7 19. Nb3 $1 (19. e5 $6 dxe5 20. fxe5
Nh5 (20... Bxg2 $4 21. exf6 $18) 21. Bxb7 (21. Nf3 Qc7 $1 {/\ Rac8}) 21... Qxb7
22. Nf3 Qc7 $1 {/\ Rac8, >< e5, c4}) 19... Qc7 20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5 Nh5 (21...
Bxg2 $2 22. exf6 $18) 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Ne4 $16 Nxe5 $2 (23... Bxe5 $2 24. Rxd7
$18) 24. Nd6 Nf3+ 25. Kf2 Qc6 26. Bxg7 Ng5 27. Nxe8 Nh3+ 28. Ke3 $18) 19. Nb3
exf4 20. gxf4 Qd8 (20... Nh5 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Nxf4 $2 23. Qf1 $18) 21. Nd5
$14 Bxd5 (21... Nxe4 22. Bxe4 f5 23. Nd2 (23. Qd2 $2 Rxe4 24. Qc3 Qh4 $1 $17)
23... fxe4 24. Nxe4 $40) 22. cxd5 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 f5 24. Nd2 Qh4 (24... Qe7 25.
Re1 fxe4 26. Nxe4 $36) 25. Qf3 fxe4 26. Nxe4 $36) 17... Rb8 $6 {>< Rb8} (17...
Bg7 $10) (17... Qc7 $142 {Stohl} 18. b4 Ncd7 19. f4 e5 $5 20. Nd5 (20. Nb3 exf4
21. gxf4 d5 $5 $13) 20... Qd8 $1 21. fxe5 Nxe5 $13) 18. b4 (18. Rcd1 $142)
18... Ncd7 19. f4 (19. Nb3 $142 $1 $14 {Stohl}) 19... e5 20. Nb3 (20. fxe5 $2
dxe5 21. Nc2 Bxb4 $17 (21... Bxb4 $1 {Stohl} 22. Nxb4 Qc5+ $15)) 20... exf4 21.
gxf4 Qd8 (21... Bh6 {Stohl} 22. Nd5 Qd8 23. Qf2 $36) 22. Rcd1 (22. Qd2 $6 Nh5
23. Nd5 Bh6 $36 {/\ Qh4}) (22. Qf2 $6 Bh6 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Nh5 25. Nd4
Nxf4 26. Nc6 Qg5 $15) 22... Nh5 23. Qg4 $8 (23. Qf2 $2 Rc8 24. Bf1 Bh6 25. f5
Qg5+ $17) 23... Rc8 24. Bf1 $8 Ndf6 25. Qf3 Bh6 (25... Qe7 $5 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27.
exd5 Qxe1 28. Rxe1 Rxe1 $13) (25... Nxe4 $2 {Stohl} 26. Rxe4 $1 (26. Nxe4 Rxe4
$1 27. Rxe4 f5 28. Qc3 Bxe4 29. Qh8+ Kf7 30. Qxh7+ Bg7 $13) 26... Rxe4 27. Nxe4
f5 28. Nf6+ $1 $18) 26. f5 $8 Nd7 (26... Bf4 $5 27. Nd5 Be5 $13) (26... Qe7 $5
{Stohl} 27. Rd4 (27. Nd5 Nxd5 28. exd5 Qxe1 $36) 27... Bf4 $36) 27. Nd5 Ne5 28.
Bxe5 Rxe5 (28... dxe5 {Stohl} 29. c5 $16) 29. Nd4 $13 Qg5+ (29... Bg7 $5 $13 {
Stohl /\Re8}) 30. Kh1 Rce8 31. Bd3 {/\ Rg1} Kh8 (31... Qd8 $142 $13) (31... Nf4
$2 {Stohl} 32. Rg1 Qh4 33. Rg4 $18) (31... Qh4 $142 $5 {Stohl}) 32. Qf2 $1 {
/\ Nf3} Bxd5 33. cxd5 Nf6 $2 (33... Nf4 $2 34. Nf3 Nxd3 35. Rxd3 Qf4 36. Qb2 $1
$18 (36. Qd4 {Stohl} gxf5 37. Nxe5 dxe5 38. Qxb6 fxe4 39. Rg3 $16)) (33... Qf4
$8 34. Qxf4 (34. Qb2 $6 Bg7) 34... Nxf4 35. Bb1 (35. Nc6 $2 Nxd3 36. Nxe5 Nxe5
$17) 35... Rc8 36. Nc6 Ree8 $10) 34. Nc6 (34. Nf3 $2 {Stohl} Qf4 $13) 34...
Nxe4 35. Qd4 $2 (35. Qb2 $1 gxf5 36. Nxe5 Rxe5 37. Bxe4 fxe4 38. Rxe4 $16)
35... gxf5 $2 (35... Ng3+ $1 {Kortschnoj} 36. hxg3 Qxg3 37. Nxe5 (37. Bf1 Bf4
38. Re2 (38. Qb2 $2 Qf3+ 39. Kg1 (39. Bg2 Qh5+ 40. Kg1 Bh2+ $17) 39... Be3+ 40.
Rxe3 (40. Kh2 $2 Bf2 $1 $19) 40... Qxe3+ 41. Qf2 Qxf2+ 42. Kxf2 Rxf5+ $17)
38... Qf3+ 39. Kg1 (39. Rg2 $2 Qh5+ 40. Kg1 Be3+ $19) 39... Qxe2 40. Bxe2 Be3+
41. Qxe3 Rxe3 42. Bxa6 gxf5 $13) 37... Qh3+ 38. Kg1 Qg3+ 39. Kf1 Qh3+ 40. Kf2 (
40. Ke2 $4 Qg2+ 41. Qf2 Rxe5+ $19) 40... Qh2+ $10) 36. Bxe4 fxe4 37. Nxe5 Rxe5
(37... Qxe5 $2 38. Rxe4 $18) 38. Rxe4 Bg7 39. Qxb6 $1 h5 (39... Rxe4 40. Qb8+
Bf8 41. Qxf8+ Qg8 42. Qxd6 $18 {/\ Qf6, /\ Rg1}) 40. Rxe5 Qxe5 41. Qf2 Qe4+ 42.
Qg2 Qxb4 43. Rf1 Qd4 44. Qf3 $1 (44. Rxf7 $18 {Stohl}) 44... Qe5 45. Qxf7 h4
46. Qf5 Qe2 (46... Qb2 {Stohl} 47. Rb1) 47. Rc1 1-0

[Event "British CF-72 Championship"]
[Site "Edinburgh"]
[Date "1985.07.30"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Speelman, Jonathan S"]
[Black "Pritchett, Craig William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Lee"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1985.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d4 Nf6 7. e3 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Bd2 Bd7 12. Nc3 Bd6 13. Rfc1 Rc8 14. Nb5
Bb8 15. Nfd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Nd5 17. Rd1 Be5 18. Be1 Ke7 19. e4 Nb6 20. f4 Bxd4+
21. Rxd4 Bc6 22. a4 Rhd8 23. Bc3 Rxd4 24. Bxd4 Rd8 25. Be5 Rd7 {(Score
ambiguity at this point; the bulletin gives "25...Nc8" but this doesn't make
sense)} 26. a5 Nc4 27. Bxg7 Rd2 28. Rc1 Ne3 29. Bf3 Nc2 30. Bc3 Nd4 31. Bxd2
Nxf3+ 32. Kf2 Nxd2 33. Ke3 Nxe4 34. Rxc6 bxc6 35. Kxe4 Kd7 36. f5 f6 37. fxe6+
Kxe6 38. g4 h6 $2 {( g6)} (38... Ke7 39. Kf5 Kf7 40. h4 Ke7 41. g5 fxg5 42.
Kxg5 Kf7 43. Kh6 Kg8 44. a6 Kh8 45. b3 Kg8 46. b4 Kh8 47. Kh5 Kg8 48. Kg4 Kf8
49. Kf4 Ke8 50. Kg5 Kf7 51. Kf5 Ke7 52. Ke5 Kd7 53. Kf6 Kd6 54. Kg7 Kd5 55.
Kxh7 Kc4 56. Kg6 Kxb4 57. h5 c5 58. h6 c4 59. h7 c3 60. h8=Q $18) 39. b4 a6 40.
h4 Kd6 41. Kf5 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-B 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ernst, Sipke"]
[Black "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2596"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qf4
Ne7 9. b3 Ng6 10. Qd2 Bc5 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bb2 Qe7 13. a3 a5 14. Na4 Bc6 15. Ng5
Bxa4 16. Bxa8 Bxb3 17. Bf3 Bxc4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Ne4 d5 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21. Rfd1
f5 22. h4 f6 23. Bh5 Kg7 24. Kg2 a4 25. Rac1 b5 26. Rc3 Rd8 27. Qb2 d4 28. Rcc1
e5 29. Kh2 e4 30. f4 Ne7 31. g4 Qc7 32. e3 dxe3 33. g5 Rf8 34. Kg3 Qc6 35. Qd4
Rc8 36. Qa7 Rc7 $2 (36... Qc7 37. Qxe3 Ng6 $14) 37. gxf6+ $18 Kh6 38. fxe7 Rxa7
39. e8=Q Rg7+ 40. Kh3 Qxe8 41. Bxe8 Rg4 42. Rd6+ Kg7 43. Re1 (43. Rb6 Kh8 44.
Bxb5) 43... Rxf4 $18 44. Rxe3 Bf1+ 45. Kg3 Rg4+ 46. Kf2 Rf4+ 47. Kg1 Kf8 48.
Bh5 Bc4 49. Be2 Ke7 50. Rh6 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "El Debs, Felipe de Cresce"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Let's Check Training"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Nc6 9. Qh4 h6 10. Nd4 g5 11. Nxc6 dxc6 12. Qh3 Qd4 13. Nb5 Qe5 14. Be3 Rd8 15.
Nxa7 Qc7 16. a4 Ra8 17. a5 bxa5 $1 18. Qf5 e5 19. b4 axb4 $2 (19... O-O 20.
bxa5 Rae8) 20. Bc5 $18 b3 21. Rfd1 b2 22. Ra2 Nd7 23. Rxb2 Nxc5 {[%tqu "En","",
"","","b2b7","",10]} 24. Rxb7 $1 Nxb7 25. Bxc6+ Kf8 26. Rd7 Qxd7 27. Qxd7 Rxa7
28. Qe8# 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-B 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Reinderman, Dimitri"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[Annotator "Let's Check Training"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. d5 O-O 10. Bh3 Bxf3 11. exf3 e6 12. f4 a6 13. Rb1 exd5 14. Qxd5 Nc6 15.
Qxd7 Qxd7 16. Bxd7 Nb4 17. a3 Nd3 18. Bc6 Rad8 19. Bd5 Rfe8 20. b4 Nxc1 21.
Rfxc1 Bd4 22. Kf1 Re7 23. Rc2 Kg7 24. Rd1 Rb8 25. Re2 Rxe2 26. Kxe2 Bc3 27. Rb1
Re8+ 28. Kf3 Re1 {[%tqu "En","","","","b1e1","",0,"b4c5","",10]} 29. Rxe1 $2 (
29. bxc5 bxc5 30. Rb7 $18) 29... Bxe1 $11 30. bxc5 bxc5 31. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Stella, Andrea"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2364"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Bg5 {84} (10. b3 {La grande ligne}) (10. Ng5 {[%csl Rd6][%cal
Gg2b7,Gg5e4,Gc3e4]}) 10... Nbd7 {86} 11. Qd2 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gg5f4]} (11. Nd2
Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Rc8 13. Nde4 Rc6) 11... O-O 12. Bf4 {[%csl Rd6]} Ne8 (12... e5
$143 13. Bg5 {[%csl Rd5]}) 13. Rac1 {82} (13. e4 {[%csl Gd5]} Qc7 14. Rac1 Rd8
15. Qe2 {Efimenko,Z (2654)-Gurevich,V (2470) Bundesliga 0910 2009 (11.4) 1/2})
13... Qc7 {83} (13... Rc8 14. b3 Nc5 15. Ng5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc7 17. f3 Rd8 18.
Nge4 Qb7 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bf4 f5 21. Nf2 h6 22. Qc2 Rf7 23. e4 fxe4 24. Ncxe4 g5
25. Be3 Ng7 26. Re1 Rdf8 27. Nd2 h5 28. Kg1 {Jakovenko,D (2709)-Gashimov,V 
(2717)/Poikovsky 2008/CBM 125/1/2-1/2 (31)}) 14. b3 {82} (14. Qe3 {Moins
naturel mais assez vicieux} e5 15. Bh3 $14 {[%cal Ge3e7];Tomashevsky,E (2701)
-Durarbeyli,V (2476) EU-ch 11th Rijeka 2010 (5) 1-0}) (14. b4 $5 $146 {[%csl
Gc5]} Rd8 15. Qe3 $1 {[%csl Rc7][%cal Ge3e7,Gc3d5]} e5 16. Bh3 (16. Nd5 Bxd5
17. cxd5 {[%csl Gc1]} Qb8 18. Rc6 $36 {[%csl Re8,Rf8][%cal Gd1c1] Le matériel
est égal mais les pièces Noires sont trés mal placées et l'attaque Blanche sur
la colonne "c" peut difficilement être parée.} Bf6 (18... Nef6 19. Bh3 Rfe8 (
19... exf4 20. Qxe7 {[%csl Rd6]} Qa8 $1 {C'est peut-être le seul coup pour
tenir la position mais il n'est pas facile а trouver devant l'échiquier.} (
20... Rfe8 21. Qxd6) 21. Rc7 Qb8 {Un joli "switchback" qui tient peut-être la
position.} 22. Rc6 (22. Rdc1 Nxd5) 22... Qb7 23. Qxd6) 20. Bg5) 19. Bg5 $16))
14... Rd8 {[%cal Gd8d2] 83} 15. Qe3 {74} (15. e4 {[%csl Gd5] Plus naturel})
15... e5 $6 $146 {[%csl Rd5] Après 20 minutes de réflexion sur ce coup qui est
douteux} (15... Nef6 16. Nd5 exd5 17. Qxe7 Rfe8 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Bxd6 Rxe2 20.
cxd5 Rxa2 21. Ne5 h5 22. Bc7 Re8 23. Nxd7 Nxd7 24. Bh3 Ree2 25. Bxd7 Rxf2 26.
g4 Rg2+ 27. Kh1 hxg4 28. Bc6 Bc8 29. Bg3 Rgc2 30. d6 {Levin,F (2546)-Womacka,M
(2445)/Gausdal 2008/CBM 123 Extra/1-0 (32)}) (15... Ndf6 16. Bh3 Qc5 17. g4 h5
18. g5 Ng4 19. Qxc5 bxc5 20. Bg2 e5 21. Bg3 e4 22. Nd2 Bxg5 23. Bxe4 Bc8 24. f4
Bf6 25. Nf3 Nc7 26. Bc6 Ne6 27. Nd5 Bd4+ 28. Kh1 g6 29. Bh4 f6 30. h3 {Ftacnik,
L (2553)-Chuchelov,V (2544)/Germany 2008/CBM 124/1-0 (40)}) 16. Nd5 $1 {
[%csl Rc7,Gd5,Re7]} Bxd5 17. cxd5 {[%csl Gc1]} Qb7 $2 (17... Qb8 $8 {[%csl Re5]
[%cal Gb8e5]} 18. Rc6 $1 Qa8 (18... h6 {[%cal Gg7g5]} 19. Bxh6 $1) 19. Rdc1 $36
) 18. Nxe5 $1 $40 {[%csl Rb7,Re7][%cal Gg2b7,Gd5d6] Les pièces Noires sont mal
placées} Nxe5 19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. d6 $18 Qa7 21. dxe7 Qxe7 22. Qxb6 Rxd1+ 23.
Rxd1 Qa3 24. Bb7 Qxa2 25. Bxa6 Qc2 26. Rd8 Qc7 27. Rb8 Qxb6 28. Rxb6 Nf6 29.
Bc4 e4 30. Rb7 g5 31. b4 Rc8 32. Bxf7+ Kh8 33. Be6 Rc6 34. Bf5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Roser, Kevin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2423"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 (5... e6 {L'alternative} 6.
O-O Be7 7. d4 (7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3) 7... cxd4 8.
Qxd4) 6. d4 (6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 (8. Nxd4 {L'ancienne ligne ne se
joue plus beaucoup car malgré une petite avance de développement, les Blancs
n'ont pas obtenu grand-chose de l'ouverture} Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc8 {[%cal Gc8c4,
Gc8b7,Gb7g2] L'idée de Saemisch} (9... O-O 10. e4 Na6 $132) 10. b3 Qb7+ 11. f3
d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Be3 Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Rc1 $32 Qe6 17.
Qd3 O-O 18. Rfd1 Rac8 {Polugaevsky,L (2635)-Smyslov,V (2580) URS-ch44 Moscow
1976 (10) 1-0} (18... h5 $5 {Gligoric}))) (6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. O-O Na6 (
8... d5 9. Nxd5 (9. cxd5 Nxd5 $36 {[%csl Rb2,Rc3]}) 9... Nxd5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11.
cxd5 Qxd5 12. d4 cxd4 13. Qxd4+ Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rc8 (15... a6 16.
Rac1 Ra7 17. Rc2 $14) (15... Nd7) 16. Rac1 Na6 (16... Nd7 17. Rfd1) 17. Rfd1
Rxc1 (17... Kf6 18. Nb5 $36 {Smyslov,V (2580)-Castro Rojas,O (2380) Biel
Interzonal 1976 (8) 1-0}))) 6... cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. O-O d6 (8... O-O {Le coup
naturel est plus risqué} 9. Qh4 d6 10. Bh6 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. b3 Rc5 13.
Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Rac1 Qa8 15. Qd4 Rfc8 16. Ne1 $1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 {Akopian,V (2640)
-Lesiege,A (2521) Cappelle op 15th 1999 (6) 1-0}) 9. Rd1 (9. Be3 {L'alternative
} Nbd7 10. Rfd1 (10. Rac1) (10. Qd2 $6 {[%cal Ge3h6] J'ai été confronté
récemment а cette variante assez douteuse et j'ai été surpris de voir qu'elle
avait été jouée par des titrés} Rc8 $1 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gc8c4] Il faut essayer
de retarder le roque au maximum afin de laisser le B et la Q dans des
positions peu naturelles.} (10... O-O $6 11. Bh6 $14 {Giardelli,S (2435)
-Bronstein,L (2370) Acasusso Valle op 1991 (11) 1-0} (11. Rac1)) 11. b3 {
[%cal Gc8c3,Gg7c3] non seulement, les Blancs doivent perdre un temps mais le
Nc3 non protégé peut donner des thèmes tactiques aux Noirs} (11. Bh6 $6 Bxh6
12. Qxh6 Rxc4 13. Rfd1 Qa8 $15 {[%cal Gb7g2]}) 11... Nc5 $1 {[%csl Ge4]} (11...
Ne4 $6 {Tentant en blitz mais j'ai eu le temps devant l'échiquier de voir que
c'était une erreur de prendre la qualité} 12. Nxe4 Bxa1 13. Rxa1 (13. Nxd6+
$1) 13... Bxe4 14. Bh6 $44 {[%csl Re4,Gg2,Gh6,Rh8][%cal Gd2d4,Gd4e4,Ge4h8]}) (
11... a6 12. Rac1) 12. Rac1 Nce4 $1 {[%csl Rd2] Continuant la chasse а la Q
mal placée} 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 {[%csl Gg7]} 14. Qd3 O-O $1 $146 {Les Blancs n'ont
pas le temps de jouer Bh6} (14... Qc7 15. Bd4 {Szmetan,J (2400)-Panno,O (2465)
Buenos Aires Traffic op 1992 (4) 0-1}) (14... Nc5 15. Qd1 {Dizdar,G (2505)
-Grosar,A (2370) Portoroz 1987 1-0} (15. Qd2 Ne4)) 15. Ng5 $6 (15. Nd2 $142)
15... Nc5 {[%cal Gc5d3] Nouvelle attaque de la Q} 16. Qd2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 h6 18.
Nf3 Ne4 {Gagnant encore un tempo sur la Q} 19. Qd3 Nf6 20. Rfd1 Qc7 $11 {
[%cal Gc7b7,Gb7g2,Ga7a6,Gb6b5]} 21. Bd4 $2 (21. Qb1 Qb7 22. Bd4 a6 23. Qb2 b5)
21... e5 {[%csl Rd3,Rf3][%cal Ge5e4];Broussin-Primel,D Pornic Nantes 2012 0-1})
10... Rc8) (9. Qh4 {L'alternative pour jouer le coup thématique Bh6 mais comme
d'habitude, les Noirs ont intérêt а retarder le roque} h6 (9... O-O 10. Bh6 $36
) 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Rac1 g5 $1 $132 {Kramnik,V (2751)-Nikolic,P 
(2633) Amber-blindfold 08th rapid 1999 (9) 1/2}) 9... Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 {
Dans cette ligne, les Noirs doivent retarder le oo pour éviter l'attaque Qh4,
Bh6} 11. Rac1 a6 (11... h6) (11... O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3 Rc7 14. Bh3 (14. Bh6)
(14. Ne1) (14. g4)) 12. b3 O-O {Les Noirs ont épuisé les coups d'attente et il
faut se résoudre а roquer} 13. Qh4 Rc7 {[%cal Gd8a8,Gf8c8]} (13... Re8 14. Bh3
Rc7 15. Bh6 Nf8 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Bc8 19. Bg2 Rxc1 20. Rxc1
e5 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Nd2 b5 23. Rc7 Bg4 24. f3 Rc8 25. Rc6 Bd7 26. Rxd6 Rc2 27.
Ne4 Rxe2 28. Nc5 {Hracek,Z (2598)-Ftacnik,L (2553)/Czechia 2008/EXT 2009/1-0 
(42)}) 14. Bh3 $1 {82} (14. Bh6 Qa8 {Karpov,A (2688)-Gelfand,B (2704) Cap
d'Agde KO rapid 2002 (3.1) 0-1}) (14. Ne1) (14. g4 $5 {[%cal Gg4g5]}) 14... Qb8
{84} (14... Qa8 $6 {Le coup naturel pour faire pression sur la grande
diagonale mais ... réfuté!} 15. Bxd7 $1 Rxd7 16. Na4 $36 {[%csl Rb6];Stohl,I 
(2561)-Navara,D (2616) CZE-chT 0405 2004 (7.2) 1-0}) 15. a4 $6 $146 {63 Une
nouveauté probablement trouvée devant l'échiquier mais c'est trop lent.} (15.
Bg5 Re8 16. Nd2 Nc5 17. b4 Ncd7 18. Nf1 Ba8 19. Ne3 b5 20. Ncd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5
Bxd5 22. cxd5 Nb6 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Qe4 Nc4 25. Rc1 Qb7 26. Bg2 h6 27. Bf4 Rc8
28. h4 Ne5 29. Rc2 Rc4 {Eljanov,P (2697)-Sasikiran,K (2681)/Ningbo 2011/CBM
144/1/2-1/2 (37)}) (15. Bh6 Rd8 16. Ng5 Nf8 17. a4 Rc5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. b4 Rc7
20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. cxd5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 h6 23. Nf3 Nxd5 24. Nd4 Re8 25. Nc6 Qc7 26.
Bg2 Nf6 27. Qc4 Qc8 28. e3 N8d7 29. Bf1 b5 {Topalov,V (2801)-Grischuk,A (2717)/
Monte Carlo 2006/CBM 111 ext/1-0 (54)}) (15. g4 e6 16. g5 Ne8 17. Ne4 b5) 15...
Nc5 $1 {Un coup provocateur et après la poussée b4, le P"c4" sera affaibli} 16.
b4 Ncd7 17. Bxd7 $5 (17. Nd2 $5 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gd2c4]} Rfc8 18. g4 Rxc4 19.
Nxc4 Rxc4 $44 {[%csl Rb4]}) 17... Rxd7 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 {[%csl Rb7,Gc6]}
Rc8 $11 20. Bd4 Rxc1 (20... Bxd5 $132) 21. Rxc1 Rc7 (21... Bxd5 22. Bxg7 Bxf3 (
22... Kxg7 23. Qd4+) 23. Bh6 (23. Bb2 Ba8 24. Qd4 e5)) 22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Bxg7
Kxg7 24. Qd4+ Kg8 25. Kg2 Bc8 26. Qd3 Qc1 27. Nd4 Bb7 28. e4 Qa1 $1 29. Qc4
Qxa4 30. Qc7 Qxb4 31. Qd8+ Kg7 32. Ne6+ $1 {Une petite combinaison mais c'est
aussi un aveux d'échec pour le GMI qui n'a rien obtenu dans la partie.} fxe6
33. Qxe7+ Kg8 34. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.28"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3 h5 $5 {Lately, the
plan based on Bh3 followed by g4 has caused Black some problems. The last move
aims to prevent this plan in a radical way and leave the queen slightly
misplaced on h4, but is not without risk. The g5- and g6-squares are weakened
now.} 14. Bh3 (14. Bg5 Rc5 (14... b5 $6 {is premature:} 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Qb4
Bc6 17. e4 Qb6 18. Nd4 Ba8 19. Qxb5 Qa7 20. Qe2 $16 {with a sound extra-pawn
for White, Gavrikov,V (2605)-Christiansen,L (2555)/Switzerland 1996/CBM 055
ext (1-0, 63)}) (14... Rc7 15. Nd5) 15. Nd5 Bxd5 $6 {This weakens the
c6-square too much.} (15... Nxd5 $1 16. cxd5 Nf6 17. e4 Qa8 18. Nd4 Rfc8 $13)
16. cxd5 Rxc1 17. Bxc1 Qc7 18. Nd4 $14 {Kuemin,S (2373)-Jenni,F (2505)/Saas
Almagell 2005/CBM 107 ext (1/2-1/2, 32)}) (14. h3 Re8 15. g4 b5 $5 {Not the
only move, of course.} 16. cxb5 Qa5 17. Bd2 (17. bxa6 Bxa6 $44 {Istrate,B 
(2353)-Boteanu,J (2100)/Tusnad 2000/EXT 2001 (1-0, 31)}) 17... axb5 18. gxh5
Nxh5 19. Nd5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Qxa2 $15 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. Qxe7 Bxf3 23. Qxd7 Bxg2
24. Rc8+ Kh7 25. Qxf7 Qxd2 26. Kxg2 Qxe2 $17 {Istrate,B (2277)-Ionescu,C (2451)
/Iasi 1999/CBM 075 (0-1, 39)}) 14... Rc7 15. Ng5 $146 {White immediately
occupies the weakened square, maintaining the pressure against the d7- and
b6-squares.} (15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 {The ultimate consequences of this early
knight move to the centre are hard to evaluate without further practice.} Nf6
17. Rxc7 Qxc7 18. Qc4 Qd8 {/\...b5, ><d5} (18... Qxc4 19. bxc4 b5 20. Rb1 Ba8
21. cxb5 axb5 22. Rxb5 Bxd5 23. Ra5 {This position looks optically very good
for Black, but the force of the a-pawn should not be neglected. Black's pieces
are not very well prepared to fight against its advance.}) 19. a4 Qa8 20. Bxb6
Bxd5 21. Qd3 Be4 22. Qd2 Rb8 ({Again,} 22... Bxf3 23. exf3 Qxf3 {is far from
one sided because after} 24. b4 {the queenside majority can be very dangerous.}
) 23. a5 Nd5 24. Ng5 Nxb6 25. axb6 Bc6 (25... Rxb6 26. Qf4 Bd5 $6 27. Rxd5 $1
Qxd5 28. Be6 $1 $18) (25... Bh6 $5 {[%csl Yb6]}) 26. Qc2 $1 Rf8 (26... Rxb6 $2
27. Be6 $1 $40 fxe6 $2 28. Qxg6 Qe8 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Nxe6+ $18) 27. Rc1 Bd5 28.
Qc7 Bf6 29. Nf3 Rb8 (29... Kg7 30. Bc8 $16) 30. Qxb8+ Qxb8 31. Rc8+ Qxc8 32.
Bxc8 Bxf3 33. exf3 Bd4 34. b7 Ba7 35. b4 $14 {This ending should end in a draw,
but Black has to display certain accuracy. In the game Arsovic,Z (2330)
-Palkovi,J (2460)/Budapest 1991/EXT 97 (1-0, 49) he failed to do so.}) 15...
Qb8 {This generally desirable move loses a pawn, obtaining rather questionable
compensation.} ({Maybe a waiting move such as} 15... Re8 {should be preferred.}
) 16. Bxd7 Rxd7 (16... Nxd7 17. g4 $1 Nf6 18. gxh5 Nxh5 19. Bxb6 Rd7 20. Bd4
$16) 17. Bxb6 Ng4 {Aiming to keep the enemy queen isolated.} 18. h3 (18. Bd4 e5
19. Be3 $6 (19. Bb6 Bc6 20. h3 $1 Nh6 21. c5 $8 d5 $44) 19... Nxe3 20. fxe3 Bf6
$1 ({The consequences of} 20... Bh6 21. Kf2 Qa7 22. Rd3 f5 {/\...f4 are less
clear.}) 21. Qh3 (21. Rf1 {only makes things worse because it blocks the
f1-square for the king.} Be7 22. Qh3 Bxg5 23. Qxd7 Bxe3+ 24. Rf2 {This move is
legally forced, but it loses a whole rook.} Bxc1 $19) 21... Bxg5 22. Qxd7 Bxe3+
23. Kf1 Rd8 24. Qe7 Re8 25. Qd7 Re6 $36) 18... Nh6 19. g4 d5 {"A wing attack
should be countered by a counterattack in the centre." This well known axiom
might not apply too well here.} 20. cxd5 (20. Nxd5 $2 {loses a piece to} Bxd5
$17) (20. gxh5 $1 {would have cast serious doubt over Black's previous play.})
20... Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Rxd5 22. Rcc1 $1 ({During the temporary absence of the
queen, it is important to maintain the coordination between pieces.} 22. Rxd5
Bxd5 23. Be3 ({After} 23. Bd4 Qb4 {White's pieces are hanging, too.}) 23... Qb4
24. Rc1 Nf5 $1 {This seems to win the queen, but White can survive with} 25. a3
$1 Nxh4 26. axb4 f6 $11) 22... Rc8 23. Be3 (23. gxh5 Rc6 $5 {An original way
to deal with the tension established between rooks, enabling an eventual
activation of the rook along the 6th rank.} (23... Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qd6 25. e4
Rd1+ 26. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 27. Kg2 $16 {and Black has not sufficient compensation.})
24. hxg6 (24. Be3 Qd6 $1 {One move earlier this would have been inefficient
because of Rxc8+, forcing the bishop to abandon the long diagonal.} 25. Rxd5
Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Qxd5 $36) 24... Rxg5+ 25. Qxg5 Rxb6 26. gxf7+ Kxf7 27. Rd7 Ng8
$13 {White has a material advantage, but his king is exposed.}) 23... Rxc1 24.
Rxc1 Qd6 25. Nf3 {White has managed to maintain his minimal advantage and
avoid immediate dangers, but he still needs to free his queen.} Kg7 26. Ne1 f6
27. f3 g5 28. Qf2 hxg4 29. hxg4 Nf7 $44 {Black has adequate compensation for
the pawn. White correctly decides to return the material advantage in order to
maintain a slightly more pleasant position in conditions of material equality
and opposite coloured bishops.} 30. Nc2 (30. Nd3 Rxd3 31. exd3 Ne5 $44) 30...
Rd1+ 31. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 32. Ne1 Qb1 33. Bc5 Qxa2 34. Qe3 e5 35. Be7 {Black is not
in immediate danger and should count on equality, but he needs to play
carefully because of his slightly weakened king's position.} Qa5 36. Nd3 Qc7
37. Ba3 Bc8 38. Nc5 Qd6 39. Qc1 Qc6 40. Qc4 Qd6 41. Ne4 Qb6+ 42. Kg2 Be6 43.
Qc1 Qb5 44. Qe3 Bd5 45. Ng3 e4 46. fxe4 Bb7 47. Bb2 Ne5 48. Bxe5 Qxe5 49. Qa7
Qc7 50. Kh3 Kg6 51. e3 Qh7+ 52. Nh5 Qe7 53. Qd4 Bc8 54. Qd5 Be6 55. Qd1 Qh7 56.
Kg2 Bxg4 57. Nf4+ Kh6 58. Qxg4 Qxe4+ 59. Qf3 Qxf3+ 60. Kxf3 gxf4 61. Kxf4 Kg6
62. Ke4 a5 63. Kf4 Kf7 64. Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates sf"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.05.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2007.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 ({After his recent success
in the rapid match against Kramnik, Aronian seems to like the Hedgehog more
than his previous weapon - the double fianchetto:} 5... g6) 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1
d5 {However, this is a clear deviation from the Hedgehog structure.} ({A true
Hedgehog adherent would always play} 7... d6 8. e4 a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 {
and, although Black is under strong pressure, his counterchances are not to be
neglected.}) 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. d4 $5 {A rare move.} ({The main continuation is
considerd to be} 9. e4 Nb4 (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. d4 {transposes to a
relatively unpleasant (for Black) variation of the Queen's Indian, strongly
advocated by Kramnik some 10 years ago. Among his "scalps" we can find such
outstanding names as Anatoly Karpov (twice!)}) 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 N8c6 12.
Nxc6 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxc6 {and Black has managed to somewhat simplify the
position, with good chances to maintain the balance even.}) 9... Nxc3 (9...
cxd4 {is the main alternative.} 10. Qxd4 Nxc3 $6 {A premature release of the
tension, helping White consolidate his advantage of development.} (10... O-O $1
) 11. Qxc3 O-O 12. Bf4 $14 Bf6 13. Be5 Bxe5 $6 {Same comment.} (13... Nd7) 14.
Nxe5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qd5+ 16. Qf3 $1 Rd8 17. Red1 Qxf3+ 18. Kxf3 Na6 19. Nc6 $16
{Erdelyi,T (2365)-Delanoy,A (2210)/Kecskemet 1991/TD (1-0, 37). A typical
Catalan ending. Major simplifications have only consolidated White's advantage.
He has a wonderful knight on c6 and the more active king.}) 10. bxc3 Be4 $6 ({
This is the only way to prevent the transposition to the aforementioned
variation after} 10... O-O 11. e4 {. However, moving around with the bishop
while several other pieces find themselves on their initial squares still will
leave Black with big problems of development.}) 11. Ne5 $1 {It might seem that
this exchange favours Black, who las less space, but White's initiative will
soon become very threatening.} Bxg2 12. Kxg2 O-O 13. e4 Qc8 $146 (13... Qc7 14.
Bf4 Bd6 15. Qf3 Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Dementiev,O (2490)-Gofshtein,L (2415)/Yerevan
1981/MCD. Slightly premature decision.} 16. Nxc6 Bxf4 (16... Qxc6 17. d5 exd5
18. e5 $1 Be7 19. c4 $16) 17. d5 $14) 14. Qg4 Bf6 15. Nf3 {/\e5, Bh6.} Kh8 16.
h4 Nc6 (16... h6 {only weakens the kingside and does not prevent} 17. Bg5 $5 {
in any way.}) 17. Bg5 $16 cxd4 {Black has to accept the deterioration of his
kingside structure.} ({In the event of} 17... Bxg5 18. hxg5 {followed by Rh1,
the black king would be in great danger. We can see here that the move Kxg2
can be considered a developing move in a more general sense, casting
additional doubt over Aronian's 10...Be4.}) 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. cxd4 e5 20. Qxc8
Raxc8 21. d5 Na5 {Black has managed to exchange queens and enjoys the
perspective of installing the knight on the excellent blockading d6-square.
Besides, he has occupied the only open file already. Aronian probably hoped
that all these aspects would compensate for the chronic weakness of his
kingside, but Carlsen's subtle play will prove the contrary.} 22. h5 {Clearing
the way for the knight towards f5.} Nc4 23. Nh4 Nd6 {Black's knight has
succeded in occupying the optimal square first, but that is not the endof the
story yet...} 24. h6 {This is Carslen's only debatable move in a generally
marvellously played game. His desire to put the enemy king under the permanent
threat of aback rank mate is understandable, but the c-file also deserved some
attention.} (24. Rac1 $5 {/\h6 would have maintained his advantage intact.}
Rxc1 (24... h6 25. Kf3 $16) 25. Rxc1 Nxe4 26. Rc7 $16) 24... Rc3 25. Rac1 Rfc8
$6 {Not sensing the danger.} ({He should have grabbed his chance to complicate
matters with} 25... Nxe4 $5 26. Nf5 Rd8 (26... Rfc8 $2 27. Rxc3 Nxc3 28. Rc1 b5
29. Ne7 Rc4 30. d6 b4 31. a3 a5 32. axb4 axb4 33. d7 Rd4 34. Ra1 $18) 27. Rxc3
Nxc3 28. d6 b5 {and Black's achievements on the queenside seem to be a
reasonable match for White's advantage on the other wing. However, the
difference between the kings' activity can make itself felt after} 29. f4 e4
30. Kf2 $14 {when despite his extra-pawn Black is struggling.}) 26. Rxc3 Rxc3 {
Black has obtained an active placement of his pieces and "only" needs to
centralize his king in order to obtain an entirely viable position. Can White
really prevent this?} 27. Nf5 $3 {A fantastic move, proving a very deep
understanding of the position. White gives up the plan of installing a piece
on f5 and provokes a radical modification of the structure. In doing so, he
destroys Black's apparent stability in the centre and clears the e4-square for
his own rook.} Nxf5 28. exf5 Kg8 (28... Rc7 29. Kf3 $16) (28... b5 29. Rb1 a6
30. a4 $16) 29. Re4 Kf8 (29... Rc7 30. Rg4+ Kh8 31. d6 Rd7 32. Rc4 Rd8 33. d7
$18) 30. Rg4 Rc7 31. Rg7 b5 32. Rxh7 Kg8 (32... b4 33. Rh8+ Ke7 34. h7 $18) 33.
Rg7+ Kh8 {The king has been forced to the corner anyway. The fact that the
threat of a back rank mate has been removed is a feeble consolation.} (33...
Kf8 34. Rg4 Rc4 35. Rxc4 bxc4 36. d6 $18) 34. d6 Rd7 35. Kf3 $18 b4 36. Ke4 {
[%cal Ye4c6]} Rxd6 37. Rxf7 Ra6 38. g4 Kg8 39. h7+ (39. Rg7+ Kh8 40. Rg6 {
is also winning, but Carslen's method is more elegant.}) 39... Kh8 40. g5 fxg5
41. f6 {[%cal Ye4g6]} 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2641"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 Bxf3 {It remains an open question which
knight should Black give up his bishop for.} ({Personally, I would prefer not
do it until forced to:} 11... O-O 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15.
Nd4 Rc7 16. b3 Rc5 17. e3 Qc7 18. a4 Re8 19. Rd2 Bf8 20. Rad1 Nd7 {with a
harmonious development for Black in Sargissian,G (2643)-Aronian,L (2763)/
Yerevan 2008/CBM 124 Extra (1/2, 27).}) 12. exf3 $5 {An interesting strategic
decision. White opens the e-file and prepares an attack with f4 without
weakening the e3-square. This will somewhat increase the vulnerability of the
e6-square and of the black kingside in general.} ({The neutral} 12. Qxf3 {
puts less pressure on Black:} Ra7 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. Rac1 Nd7 15. Qe3 Be7 16. b3
Rc7 17. Rc2 Nc5 18. Qc1 Qb8 {Ribli,Z (2610)-Van der Wiel,J (2545)/Baden-Baden
1992/CBM 033/[Stohl] (1/2, 32). Again, Black has a comfortable position.})
12... Ra7 13. Rfd1 ({Once the e-file has been opened,} 13. Rad1 {makes a lot
of sense.} Be7 14. Qe3 O-O 15. f4 g6 16. h4 Nd7 17. Ne4 Nf6 18. Ng5 Rc7 19. Bh3
h6 $6 ({Playing with fire, but after} 19... Qb8 20. Rfe1 $14 {the sacrifices
would be hanging in the air anyway.}) 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Bxe6+ Kg7 22. Qxb6 $16
{Kramnik,V (2772)-Carlsen,M (2801)/Moscow blitz 2009 (0-1, 30)}) 13... Rd7 {
Recommended by Stohl.} (13... Be7 {is more passive.} 14. Qd4 O-O 15. f4 $14 {
Fominyh,A (2535)-Csom,I (2480)/Rimavska Sobota 1991/CBM 024/[Stohl] (1-0, 25)})
14. Ne4 $146 (14. Qe3 O-O $132 {(Stohl). However, it may lead to a simple
transposition to the main game.} 15. f4 g6 {Orzech,D (2466)-Kovacevic,S (2372)/
Balaguer 2009/CBM 131 Extra (0-1, 23)} 16. h4 h5 17. Ne4 $14 Bxb2 $6 18. Rab1
Bg7 19. Rxb6 $16 {[%csl Gb8,Gd6]}) 14... Be7 15. Qe3 O-O 16. f4 {The potential
threat f4-f5 forces Black to weaken his kingside.} g6 17. Rac1 b5 {Usually, if
Black gets to play this move so easily in the Hedgehog, his position
immediately becomes very appealing. However, in our case the b8-knight is
rather passive, which makes the opening of the position a bit risky.} 18. b3
bxc4 19. bxc4 Nc6 {This is not a stable square, but Black had little choice.
Another big problem is that the f8-rook cannot be transferred easily to the
queenside to protect the b-file and the b6-square.} 20. h4 h5 {This creates
new weaknesses, but ignoring the threat of h5 is risky. Here are two
illustrative lines:} (20... Qc7 21. h5 Rb8 22. h6 Qd8 23. Qc3 Qf8 24. Nc5 Rdd8
25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Bxc6 Qxh6 27. Re1 $16) (20... Qa5 {This prevents h5 but
takes the a5-square away from the knight.} 21. Rb1 Rb8 22. Rxb8+ Nxb8 23. Rb1
Qc7 24. Qb6 $14 {The simplifications do not make Black's life easier. In fact,
the significance of the knight's passivity has just increased.}) 21. Rb1 {
This straightforward attempt to invade Black's position through the b-file
leaves the c4-pawn insufficiently well defended, allowing certain counterplay.}
({The simple} 21. Ng5 {increasing the pressure against both wings looks more
effective.} Rc7 (21... Na5 {is pointless now, because the c4-pawn is well
defended.} 22. Qd3 {The threat of Nxe6 practically forces Black to make
further concessions.} Bxg5 23. hxg5 $16 {With better dveelopment and
considerable space advantage for White.}) 22. Qb6 ({It also is possible to
launch immediate complications:} 22. c5 d5 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Qxe6+ Kg7 25. Rxd5
Qc8 26. Qe4 $44 {What I do not like in this position is that the black knight
finally fulfills a useful job, that of blocking the c-pawn.}) 22... Qc8 23. Rb1
$14 {Black is very passive.}) 21... Na5 $1 {Immediately seizing his chance.} (
21... d5 $6 {would have left Black poorly coordinated and with weaknesses after
} 22. cxd5 Rxd5 23. Rxd5 exd5 24. Ng5 d4 25. Qe2 $16 {[%csl Ga6,Gc6,Gf7][%cal
Gf4f5]}) 22. Qe2 Rc7 23. Rd4 Rxc4 $6 {I do not see the point behind giving up
a pawn so easily.} (23... Nc6 $1 24. Rd3 Na5 25. Rc3 Qc8 26. Rbc1 Nb7 {[%cal
Gb7c5] looks OK for Black.}) 24. Rxc4 Nxc4 25. Qxc4 d5 26. Qxa6 dxe4 27. Bxe4
$14 {The presence of opposite coloured bishops and the vulnerability of the
f2-square (compare with the well protected f7-square) offer Black chances to
hold, but play is rather one-sided.} Qd2 28. Kf1 Rd8 29. Qe2 Ba3 30. Rb7 Bc5
31. Rb2 Qd4 $2 {This must have been caused by a misjudgement. The presence of
queens complicates Black's life. He permanently has to use part of his forces
to prevent the advance of the a-pawn, which allows White get superiority on
the kingside in view of launching an attack. Leko might have underestimated
the force of the thematic break f4-f5, carried out a few moves later. He
should have exchanged queens, reaching a better ending than in the game,
because his king would have been much safer.} 32. Rc2 Ba3 33. Kg2 Rd6 34. Rc4
Qb2 35. Qe3 Ra6 36. f5 $1 $16 {White clears the path towards the f7-square.
Black is in trouble.} exf5 (36... gxf5 37. Qg5+ Kh7 38. Rc8 $18) 37. Bd5 Qb8
38. Qc3 Bb2 39. Rc8+ {This is good enough, but White could have won by force.}
(39. Bxf7+ $1 Kh7 (39... Kxf7 40. Rc7+ Kg8 41. Qc4+ Kh8 42. Rc8+ $18) 40. Bg8+
$1 Kxg8 (40... Qxg8 41. Rc7+ Kh6 42. Qxb2 $18) 41. Rc8+ Kh7 42. Rc7+ Kg8 43.
Qc4+ Kh8 44. Rc8+ $18) 39... Kh7 40. Qc4 Qd6 41. Bb7 Rb6 42. Qxf7+ Bg7 43. Rc7
Qf6 44. Qxf6 Rxf6 45. a4 $16 {/+-. Apart from his problems stopping the a-pawn,
Black has to be concerned about the weakness of the g6-square. The endgame is
hard to save.} f4 46. a5 fxg3 47. fxg3 Rf5 48. a6 Ra5 49. Rd7 Ra3 50. Re7 Ra2+
51. Kh3 Kh6 52. Re6 Bd4 53. Bd5 Ra3 54. Be4 Kg7 55. Rxg6+ Kf7 56. Rg5 Rxa6 57.
Rxh5 $18 Ra3 58. Kg4 Bc3 59. Rb5 Kf6 60. Bc2 Be5 61. Bb3 Ra1 62. Rb6+ Kg7 63.
Re6 Bf6 64. h5 Ra5 65. h6+ Kg6 66. Bc2+ Kf7 67. Rc6 Rg5+ 68. Kf4 Rh5 69. h7
Be5+ 70. Kg4 Rh2 71. Rc8 Bb2 72. Bf5 Bd4 73. Kf4 Bb2 74. g4 Rh1 75. Rc7+ Kf8
76. g5 Rf1+ 77. Kg4 Re1 78. Kh5 Re7 79. Rc2 Be5 80. Bg6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.14"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 (4... Nf6 {may be more flexible,
with chances to "persuade" White to transpose to the main lines after} 5. Nc3
e6 6. g3 Qb6 {and so on.}) 5. g3 ({In order to understand the peculiarities
induced by delaying the queen knight's development, we should refer to the
similar lines after} 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Nc2 $6 {Under the given
circumstances, this knight retreat is not popular and rightly so. Black has
more than one way to achieve strong counterplay.} Ne5 (7... d5 {is also good.
Accepting the sacrifice is dangerous, while otherwise the threat of ...d4 is
very strong with the knight on c3.} 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bg2 d4 $36 10. Nxd4 $2 {
does not work out well with the king in the centre, because after} Nxd4 11. Be3
Bc5 12. Na4 {Black has} Qa5+) 8. b3 Nfg4 {In the game, this knight will be too
far from delivering this unpleasant attack.} 9. Ne3 (9. e3 Qc6 10. e4 Bc5 {
Oppezzo,S-Bronstein,L (2425)/Buenos Aires 1993/EXT 2000 (0-1, 67)}) 9... Bb4 {
And once again the white knight is exposed.} 10. Bd2 Nxe3 11. fxe3 Bxc3 12.
Bxc3 Qxe3 13. Bxe5 Qxe5 $17 {Jedynak,R (2543)-Jakubowski,K (2458)/Czechia 2008/
EXT 2009 (1/2, 28)}) 5... Qb6 6. Nc2 Ne5 (6... d5 $6 $146 {is not effective
with the knight on b1 yet. White will castle first and only then start
attacking the Isolani.} 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. O-O Be7 10. Nc3 $14 d4 11.
Nxd4 $1 Nxd4 (11... Qxd4 $2 12. Bxc6+) 12. Be3 $16 Bc5 $140 13. Na4) 7. b3 Qc6
(7... Ng4 {is less effective than ...Nf6-g4 from the main lines (a resource
that is not available here). The main difference is that the pressure against
the f3-square is released, allowing} 8. e3 {, for instance} Qc6 9. f3 {/\Nd4,
fxg4} Ne5 10. Bg2 $16 {Black's initiative has been extinguished and White
maintains his space advantage and better development.}) 8. f3 Nf6 9. Bb2 {
We can see one more positive effect of delaying Nb1-c3: the last developing
move attacks the enemy knight.} Qc7 10. Nc3 a6 {Black has nothing better than
transposing to some sort of Hedgehog position.} 11. f4 $5 $146 {A very
aggressive approach. White prepares a massive kingside attack. Despite having
played g2-g3 on the fifth move, he abandoned the plan of developing his bishop
to g2 completely.} (11. Bg2 d6 12. f4 Ng6 13. O-O {Yermolinsky,A (2590)-De
Firmian,N (2565)/USA 1994/CBM 044/[Stohl] (1-0, 49)}) 11... Ng6 ({The active} 
11... Neg4 {is likely to bring in some material gain, but only at the cost of
neglecting the overall development very badly.} 12. e4 $1 (12. h3 Qc6 13. Rg1
Qb6 14. Rg2 Ne3 $132) 12... Bc5 13. Qf3 Nf2 (13... Bf2+ $2 14. Kd2 {/\e5
leaves Black's pieces hanging.}) 14. b4 Ba7 15. e5 Ng8 (15... N6g4 16. c5 $16)
16. Rg1 Nd1 {Otherwise, the whole attacking operation would end in a fiasco.}
17. Rxd1 Bxg1 18. Ne4 $40 {White is fully mobilised and ready to go for the
poorly defended enemy king.}) 12. e4 d6 13. Qf3 b6 14. O-O-O {More than a
Hedgehog, this looks like becoming a Sicilian with castling on opposite sides.}
Bb7 15. Kb1 Be7 16. g4 $1 {The better developed player is bound to attack,
under the threat of losing his advantage, something Steinitz would agree with.}
({Preparing this action by over-defending f4 with} 16. Bd3 O-O 17. Rhf1 {
would allow Black launching his counterplay in time with} Rfc8 18. g4 b5 19.
cxb5 d5 $44) 16... e5 $6 {Strategically, this is wrong, but Black has a
difficult choice already. As we will see, occupying the f4-square will not
compensate for giving away the more important d5-square.} ({The other way to
attack f4 would be} 16... d5 {, but with his development incomplete Black
cannot entirely justify this opening of the centre:} 17. exd5 (17. e5 $2 d4)
17... Qxf4 18. Qxf4 Nxf4 19. g5 $36 Ng4 {This certainly looks risky, but
otherwise Black would be just worse.} 20. Bc1 Ng6 (20... e5 21. Re1 $16) 21.
Rg1 Nxh2 22. Be2 $16) (16... O-O {would run into White's attack:} 17. g5 Nd7
18. h4 f5 $5 {The only attempt to avoid being pushed back to the wall.} 19. Nd5
$1 exd5 20. exd5 {Threatening to retrieve the piece with h4-h5, but also to
invade the e6-square with the c2-knight.} Rf7 21. h5 Ngf8 22. h6 $40) 17. g5
Nd7 18. f5 Nf4 19. Rg1 g6 20. Ne3 Nc5 21. h4 Bc6 22. Rg4 $5 {Maximalistic play.
In the fight for the central squares, rooks are of little use and Ivanchuk
decides to give up one of them in order to eliminate Black's most active piece.
} ({There was nothing wrong with} 22. Ned5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 $16 {
though.}) 22... Qb7 23. Rxf4 $5 exf4 24. Ned5 $16 {With no space for his
pieces and no safe way of castling, Black is helpless despite his slight
material advantage.} O-O-O (24... a5 25. Nb5 {[%csl Gh8]} Bxd5 26. exd5 O-O 27.
f6 Bd8 28. Nxd6 $18) (24... O-O 25. b4 {Black has similar problems of
coordination as in the game, only that the final attack is likely to take part
on the other wing.}) 25. b4 {Black cannot save his pieces.} Na4 (25... Bxd5 26.
Nxd5 Na4 27. Bxh8 Rxh8 28. Qb3 b5 29. cxb5 axb5 30. Rc1+ Kb8 31. Rc7 $18) 26.
Nxa4 Bxa4 27. Rc1 $3 {A simple, but very strong move. White removes the rook
from the atatcked square (the only justification of the bishop's presence on
a4) and prepares b4-b5, when the opening of the c-file will have disastrous
consequences for Black.} Kb8 (27... Rhe8 28. b5 $1 $18 {[%csl Ga4]}) (27... Bc6
28. b5 Bxd5 29. cxd5+ Kb8 30. bxa6 Qd7 31. Rc6 $18 {There is nothing wrong
with taking on h8 at some point, but maybe the bishop will prove useful for
the attack!?}) 28. b5 $1 {Trapping the bishop.} gxf5 (28... axb5 29. cxb5 Rc8
30. Bxh8 Rxh8 31. Rc7 $18) 29. Qa3 fxe4 30. bxa6 Qxa6 31. Nxe7 $18 {White has
got a material advantage already, while Black's pieces are still hanging.} Qa7
(31... Rhe8 32. Nc6+ $1 $18) 32. Bxh8 Rxh8 33. Qxd6+ Qc7 34. Qf6 Rd8 35. Nd5
Qd6 36. Qxf4 Qxf4 37. Nxf4 Rd2 38. Be2 Rd4 39. Nd5 Kb7 40. Rf1 Rd2 41. Rxf7+
Ka6 42. a3 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.03.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:59:26"]
[BlackClock "0:56:56"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} b6 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:10]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. d4 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:
21]} 8. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 9. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Nbd7 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} 10. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 11. Rac1 {
[%emt 0:00:37]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 12. b3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:13]
} 13. Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:29] The most popular move.} ({
Something might have bothered Karjakin during this game, though, since
slightly later, in two of his games from the Gashimov Memorial, he switched to
} 13... Re8) 14. g4 $5 {[%emt 0:00:18] An ambitious move, aiming to weaken
Black's control over the d5-square and gain kingside space. Its drawback is
that the queen might have problems getting back into the play properly after
g4-g5, ...Nh5.} (14. Bh3 {Meier,G (2668)-Danin,A (2556) Dresden 2012 EXT 2014 
[Gutman,L] (1-0, 38)}) (14. Bh6 {Karpov,A (2688)-Gelfand,B (2704) Cap d'Agde
2002 CBM 092 [Stohl,I] (0-1, 40)}) 14... Rc8 {[%emt 0:02:21] Typical for
modern chess. Black willingly loses two tempi, considering that g3-g4-g5
rather weakens White's position.} (14... h6 {Kramnik,V (2751)-Karpov,A (2710)
Dos Hermanas 1999 CBM 071 [Stohl,I] (1/2-1/2, 33)}) (14... Qa8 15. g5 Ne4 (
15... Nh5 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 $5 {[%cal Gf3d4,Gd4c6]} Qxd5 19.
Rc7 $36) 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Nec5 {Weber,U (2413)-Eingorn,V (2562) Bad
Wiessee 2010 (1/2-1/2, 44)} 18. Rd2 Qb8 19. Nd4 Rfc8 20. Rdc2 $14) (14... b5
15. g5 Nh5 16. Nd5 Rc8 (16... Bxd5 17. cxd5 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Qa5 {Hamdouchi,H 
(2535)-Solozhenkin,E (2506) France 2001 (1/2-1/2, 24)} 19. Rc2 $16 {[%cal
Ge3d2,Gf3d4,Gd4c6]}) 17. Nd4 bxc4 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Bxb7 $16 {Kraai,J (2514)
-Browne,W (2449) San Francisco 2012 (1-0, 38)}) 15. g5 $146 {[%emt 0:00:07]} ({
Karjakin had faced} 15. Bh3 b5 16. cxb5 (16. g5 Nh5 {would transpose to the
analysis below.}) 16... Qa5 17. Bd2 Bxf3 18. exf3 axb5 19. g5 b4 20. gxf6 ({
In a later move White deviated with the more consistent} 20. Na4 Ne5 21. Bg2
Nd5 22. f4 Nd7 $13 {Banusz,T (2593)-Sargissian,G (2676) Warsaw 2013 (1/2-1/2,
53)}) 20... Bxf6 21. Qe4 bxc3 22. Bxd7 Rcd8 23. Bxc3 Bxc3 24. Qxe7 d5 25. Bb5
d4 $44 {Jakovenko,D (2729)-Karjakin,S (2766) Sochi 2012 CBM 148 [Karjakin,S] 
(0-1, 53)}) 15... Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 16. Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} (16. Bh3 b5 {
Despite the strong pressure in the centre, White has no constructive way of
taking the initiative.} 17. c5 {After this resolute move, Black can sacrifice
the exchange and even the queen. The justification is always that the white
queen has restricted mobility.} (17. Nd2 {[%cal Gh3g4]} Be5 {[%cal Gh5g7]} 18.
f4 Bxc3 $5 19. Rxc3 Qa5 20. Rc2 Rc7 21. f5 Ne5 {It is not entirely clear yet
if White can use his dark-squared bishop for attacking purposes, while
otherwise Black is doing fine.}) 17... Rxc5 $1 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Nd5 (19. Nxb5
{can be met in many ways, but I prefer:} axb5 20. Rxc5 dxc5 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 $44
22. Bf1 Bxf3 23. exf3 Rd4 24. Qh3 e6 $44 {[%csl Gh3]} 25. Bxb5 $2 Rd1+ 26. Bf1
Nf4 27. Qg4 Be5 $19 28. a4 h5 29. gxh6 Kh7 30. a5 f5 31. Qh4 g5 32. Qxg5 Nh3+)
19... e6 20. Rxc5 dxc5 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. Rxd8 Bxd8 $44 {[%cal Gh7h6]}) 16...
Rc7 {[%emt 0:24:28][%cal Gd8a8] The rook returns to this square after the
circumstances have changed. It took Karjakin nearly half an hour to decide
upon this move, quite understandably.} (16... Bb2 17. Rc2 Bh8 {Hoping to
transfer the knight to f5, but sadly this is not possible.} 18. Ng3 Ng7 $6 19.
Ne5 $1 Bxg2 20. Ng4 $1 $16 {[%csl Gg8][%cal Gg4h6]}) (16... Qc7 17. Ng3 $14)
17. Ng3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 18. hxg3 $14 {[%emt 0:00:04]
White has improved his positon and has some potential threats along the h-file}
Qa8 {[%emt 0:03:02]} 19. Ne1 {[%emt 0:10:28]} ({The straightforward} 19. Kh2
Rfc8 20. Rh1 b5 21. Kg1 Nf8 {does not yield anything. As we will see, Topalov
intended to make use of the h-file in another way.}) (19. Bh3 $5 Bxf3 (19...
Nc5 20. Nd4 $14) 20. exf3 Ne5 21. Bg2 Nxf3+ 22. Bxf3 Qxf3 23. Bxb6 Rc6 24. Be3
$14 {[%cal Gh4h1,Gd1d5,Gd5a5]}) 19... Nc5 {[%emt 0:17:20]} 20. Qh1 {[%emt 0:02:
08] Cornering the queen is typical for openings with reduced space. For
instance, Black sometimes resorts to this kind of regrouping. As a recent
example we can take the third game from the Carlsen-Anand match. But in that
game, too, Black had no space at all and this regrouping was some sort of
desperate way of staying in the game. And yet, Topalov's move is strong, since
despite his space advantage, the queen needed redeploying.} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:08:
13]} 21. Bxb7 $6 {[%emt 0:07:44] It is always a good question what to do when
bishops are in tension this way. In this case, I feel that releasing the
tension only helps Black improve his position slightly. Mainly, it allows him
to defend the b6-pawn.} ({I would prefer carrying out the same plan as in the
game without exchanging bishops. Let Black do it!} 21. Nd3 Nxd3 22. exd3 b5 (
22... Bxg2 23. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Rb7 25. a4 f6 26. gxf6 Bxf6 {White is a
couple of tempi ahead of the game position, which he can exploit with, say,}
27. g4 h5 28. Rh1 hxg4 29. Kg3 $14) 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. d4 bxc4 25. Rxc4 Rbb8 (
25... Rxc4 26. bxc4 Rb8 27. Qxa8 Rxa8 28. Rb1 Rc8 29. c5 $14) 26. Qxa8 Rxa8 27.
Rdc1 Rxc4 28. Rxc4 $14) 21... Qxb7 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 22. Qxb7 {[%emt 0:00:58]}
Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 23. Nd3 {[%emt 0:12:40][%cal Gd3b4,Gb4d5]} Nxd3 {[%emt 0:
17:12]} (23... a5 24. Nf4 $14) 24. exd3 {[%emt 0:00:38]} f6 $132 {[%emt 0:01:
06] Black gradually solves his problems now.} 25. gxf6 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Bxf6 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} 26. a4 $5 {[%emt 0:02:36][%csl Rb6,Ge3]} h5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} (
26... a5 27. Kg2 h5 28. g4 $5) 27. b4 {[%emt 0:03:23]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 28.
Kg2 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Ke6 {[%emt 0:10:21]} 29. Kf3 {[%emt 0:07:50]} (29. g4 $2
hxg4 30. Kg3 Kf5 $15) 29... Rf8 {[%emt 0:03:56]} 30. Ke2 {[%emt 0:02:16]} Kf5 {
[%emt 0:05:37]} 31. f3 {[%emt 0:00:47]} g5 $1 {[%emt 0:01:51] The game has not
gone White's way. Black is absolutely fine.} 32. Rh1 {[%emt 0:03:18]} Kg6 {
[%emt 0:02:03]} (32... h4 33. Kf2) 33. Rc2 {[%emt 0:03:41]} e5 {[%emt 0:01:23]}
34. b5 {[%emt 0:06:20]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:04:22]} 35. a5 $6 {[%emt 0:03:30] Too
ambitious and looking for trouble actually.} bxa5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 36. b6 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 37. Rb1 {[%emt 0:01:57]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:02:
42]} 38. Ra2 {[%emt 0:01:46]} Bxb6 $1 {[%emt 0:05:33]} 39. Rab2 {[%emt 0:01:00]
} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} (39... a4 40. Rxb6 $1 (40. c5 $2 dxc5 41. Bxc5 Bxc5 42.
Rxb7 Rxb7 43. Rxb7 a5 $1 {[%cal Gc5b4,Ga4a3]} 44. Rc7 Bb4 45. Rc2 a3 {[%cal
Gg6f5]} 46. g4 h4 47. Ke3 h3 48. Ke4 Be1 {[%cal Ge1g3,Gh3h2]} 49. Ra2 Bc3 $1
$19) (40. Bxb6 a3 $17) 40... Rxb6 41. Rxb6 Rxb6 42. Bxb6 a3 43. Ba5 a2 44. Bc3
$11) 40. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:17]}
Bc5 $15 {[%emt 0:00:30] Only Black can play here.} 42. Rb8 {[%emt 0:12:41]} a4
{[%emt 0:00:18]} 43. Kd1 {[%emt 0:10:44]} h4 {[%emt 0:05:09]} 44. Rg8+ {
[%emt 0:03:18]} Kf6 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 45. g4 {[%emt 0:02:29]} Bf2 {[%emt 0:18:
35]} (45... Bg1 {[%cal Gh4h2,Ge5e4,Gf6e5,Ge5f4]} 46. Rf8+ $1 (46. Rh8 e4 $1 47.
fxe4 Ke5) 46... Ke7 47. Rg8 Be3 48. Rg6 Bf4 49. Rh6 a3 50. Kc2 $11) (45... e4
46. fxe4 Ke5 47. Rf8 Kd4 48. Kc2 a3 49. Rf3 $11) 46. Rh8 {[%emt 0:02:17]} Kg7 {
[%emt 0:03:22]} 47. Rh5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Kg6 {[%emt 0:02:59]} 48. Kc2 {[%emt 0:
03:10]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 49. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:10]} a3 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 50.
Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 51. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Bc1 {
[%emt 0:03:33]} 52. Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bb2 {[%emt 0:03:32]} 53. Kb3 {[%emt 0:
00:13]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 54. Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} a4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 55.
Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 56. Ka2 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bb2 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 57. Kb1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Div 1 final 1"]
[Site "Barbera del Valles"]
[Date "2009.08.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2009.08.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Be7 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. Rac1 ({A few weeks
earlier, Kiril had tried against me} 13. Ng5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rc8 15. b3 Rc6 16.
f3 Qc7 17. Rac1 h6 18. Nge4 Qb7 19. a4 Nc5 20. Rb1 {The weakness of the
b3-pawn is an important achievement for Black, but he needs to activate his
e8-knight in order to obtain full equality.} Nf6 $2 {A terrible blunder.} (
20... f5 $1 21. Nf2 Nf6 22. b4 (22. e4 fxe4 23. fxe4 Rcc8 24. Qe2 Qc6 25. Kg1
Rf7 26. Rb2 Nfd7) (22. Be3 Rcc8 23. Kg1 Qc6 24. Bd4 Rfe8 25. Qe3 Bd8 26. Rb2
Nfd7 $11) (22. Kg1 Rd8 23. Qc2 Ncd7 24. Rbc1 Rdc8 25. Qd2 Nc5 26. Rb1 Bf8)
22... Ncd7 23. Qa2 Rfc8 24. c5 d5 $13) 21. Nxd6 Qa8 (21... Bxd6 22. Bxd6 Rd8
23. Qf4 $18 {I simply overlooked this last move.}) 22. Nde4 $6 (22. b4 $1 Rd8
23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Nf5 $1 $16 Rxd2 $6 25. Nxe7+ Kf8 26. Rxd2 Kxe7 27. Rb8 Qa7
28. Rdb2 $18) 22... Ncxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. fxe4 Rcc8 25. Qe3 b5 $14 {Georgiev,
K (2645)-Marin,M (2583)/Benasque 2009 (1/2, 97)}) 13... Rc8 14. b3 {By
delaying Ng5, White invites his opponent to make a useful move while waiting
for the opportunity of ...Bxg2 followed by ...Rc6.} h6 (14... Nc5 {and other
moves are investigated in the notes to Ivanchuk,V (2739)-Nisipeanu,L (2670)/
Warsaw 2005/CBM 108/[Stohl] (1/2, 51)}) 15. Ne1 $146 {White chooses another
path for his knight.} ({Twenty-two years ago, Kiril treated this same position
in a more aggressive way:} 15. e4 Qc7 16. h4 $5 Qb8 17. g4 {Georgiev,K (2590)
-Sokolov,A (2645)/Leningrad 1987/CBM 003 (1/2, 31). I planned to open the
queenside with} b5 $5) 15... Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc7 17. f3 Qb7 18. Ne4 Nc5 19. Nf2 (
{After the blunder from Benasque, I triple checked the capture} 19. Nxd6 $2
Nxd6 20. Bxd6 Rfd8 21. Qf4 Bg5 $19) 19... b5 {Usually, Black has no problems
if he carries out this thematic break. This game is no exception, but Black
will go wrong soon.} 20. Ned3 Nf6 $6 {I considered this to be the most
restricting move, but once again I sort of blundered the d6-pawn in one
sideline given below.} (20... Nxd3 $1 $11 21. Qxd3 (21. exd3 d5) (21. Nxd3 Nf6)
21... bxc4 22. Rxc4 Rxc4 23. Qxc4 (23. bxc4 e5 24. Be3 Nf6 $11) 23... d5 24.
Qa4 Nd6 25. Bxd6 (25. Rc1 Nb5) (25. e4 Nb5) 25... Bxd6 26. e4 Rc8 27. exd5 exd5
$132) 21. Nxc5 dxc5 $14 {This time, I stopped just in time.} ({I had
originally intended} 21... Rxc5 $2 22. Bxd6 $1 Rd8 {, overlooking} 23. Nd3 $1
Rxd6 24. Nxc5 Rxd2 25. Nxb7 Rxe2+ 26. Kg1 bxc4 27. bxc4 Rxa2 28. c5 $18) 22.
Qc2 Rfd8 23. Nd3 {The position is more pleasant for White. He has harmonious
developmend and the c5-pawn is weak.} Nd7 (23... bxc4 24. bxc4 $1 {[%cal Gc1b1,
Yf4b8] /\Rb1, ><b8, <->b} (24. Qxc4 Nd5 (24... Rd4 25. Nxc5 $1 $16) 25. Bd2 Nb6
(25... Qb5 $11) 26. Qg4 Rd4 $11)) 24. Nf2 ({I was more worried about a plan
such as} 24. Be3 $5 b4 25. Bf2 (25. g4 $5) 25... Qc6 (25... Nf8 $2 26. Nxc5 $1
$16) (25... h5 $5) 26. g4 Nf8 27. h4 $14) 24... Nf6 25. Be5 Qc6 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8
27. Bxf6 $6 {After this premature exchange, White only retains some symbolic
advantage.} (27. cxb5 $1 axb5 (27... Qxb5 28. Qb2 $14) 28. Bxf6 gxf6 $14 {
Kiril may have disliked the fact thet Black will create a passed c-pawn, but,
personally, I would be worried about the weakness of my kingside.}) 27... Bxf6
28. cxb5 Qxb5 ({I spent some time investigating} 28... axb5 $2 29. Ne4 (29.
Qxc5 Qxc5 30. Rxc5 Rd2 31. Kf1 Rxa2 32. Rxb5 Ra1+ 33. Kg2 Ra2 34. e3 Re2) 29...
Bd4 30. Nxc5 Be3 {, until I noticed} 31. Nd3 $1 $16 {For the second time in
the game, overlooking the knight move to d3 could have led to serious
consequences...}) 29. Ne4 Be7 (29... Bd4 30. Rd1 (30. Nxc5 $2 Be3 $17) 30...
Rd5 31. Rd3 $14) 30. Qc4 Rd5 $1 {[%cal Gf7f5] Kiril may have underestimated
the dynamism of Black's position. There is no way for White to increase his
control on the light squares.} 31. Qxb5 (31. Rc2 Qxc4 32. Rxc4 (32. bxc4 Rd1
$15) 32... f5 33. Nc3 Rd2 34. Kf1 Rc2 35. Ke1 Bf6 36. Nd5 (36. Na4 Rxc4 37.
bxc4 Be7 38. Kd2 Kf7 $11) 36... Rxc4 37. Nxf6+ Kf7 38. bxc4 Kxf6 $11) 31...
axb5 32. Rc2 b4 $1 {><a2, ><c4. White's stability on the light squares is
counter balanced for by the weakness of the a2-pawn.} 33. Nd2 Kf8 {Black's
play in this phase of the game is slightly hesitant.} (33... f5 $1 34. Nc4 Kf7
35. Kf2 Bf6 36. Rd2 Ke7 37. e4 fxe4 38. fxe4 Rxd2+ 39. Nxd2 Bd4+ 40. Ke2 h5 $11
) 34. Kf2 Ke8 35. Nc4 f5 36. Rd2 ({I was slightly worried about} 36. Nb6 Rd6
37. Na4 {but Black seems to be doing fine:} Kf7 (37... Ra6 38. Ke3 $14) 38. Ke3
(38. Nxc5 $2 Rc6 $19) (38. Rxc5 Rd2 $11) 38... Rd5 $11) 36... Kf7 $1 37. e3 (
37. Rxd5 $2 exd5 38. Ne3 Ke6 $15) (37. e4 Rxd2+ (37... fxe4 38. fxe4 Rxd2+ 39.
Nxd2 h5 40. Nf3 $14) 38. Nxd2 Bf6 39. f4 Bd4+ 40. Ke2 g5 $132 {The counterplay
against the white kingside is a permanent idea for Black.}) 37... Kf6 38. Ke2
Bd8 39. Nd6 g6 $1 (39... Ke7 $2 40. Rxd5 exd5 41. Nxf5+) 40. Rd3 Ke7 41. Nc4
Bc7 42. Nd2 (42. e4 fxe4 43. fxe4 Rh5 44. h4 g5 $11) 42... Be5 43. e4 Rd4 $1 {
A very important move, inviting White to release the tension himself.} (43...
Rxd3 44. Kxd3 Bd4 45. f4 $14) 44. f4 (44. Rxd4 Bxd4 45. f4 (45. Kd3 Bg1 46. h3
Bf2 47. g4 Kf6 $36) 45... fxe4 46. Nxe4 e5 47. fxe5 Ke6 $11) 44... fxe4 45. Re3
(45. Rxd4 Bxd4 46. Nxe4 e5 47. fxe5 Ke6 $11) 45... Bd6 46. Rxe4 (46. Nxe4 c4
$11) 46... Rd5 47. Nc4 Bc7 48. Re3 Rh5 49. h4 Rd5 (49... Rf5 $5) 50. Rd3 Rf5 (
50... g5 $5 $11) 51. Ne3 Rf8 52. Ng4 Ra8 53. Rd2 e5 $1 $11 (53... h5 54. Ne3 $1
$14 (54. Ne5 Bxe5 55. fxe5 Ra5 (55... Rd8 56. Rxd8 Kxd8 57. Ke3 Kd7 58. Kf4 Kc6
59. Kg5 Kd5 60. Kxg6 Kxe5 61. Kxh5) (55... Rf8 $5) 56. Rc2 c4 $5 $11)) 54. Nxh6
$2 $138 {Kiril, who had played the last phase of the game with little time
left on his clock, spent the few remaining minutes on this over-ambitious move.
} (54. fxe5 h5 $15) (54. Nxe5 $1 Bxe5 55. fxe5 Ke6 $11) 54... exf4 55. g4 Be5
56. Kf3 c4 $1 $17 {Since the knight is so far away, the unblocked pawn
advances...} 57. Re2 (57. bxc4 Ra3+ 58. Kf2 (58. Ke4 Re3+ 59. Kd5 f3 60. g5 Re2
61. Rd3 f2 62. Rf3 Bg3 63. Ng4 Rxa2 $19) 58... f3 59. g5 Bc3 60. Rd5 (60. Rc2
Bd4+ 61. Kf1 b3 $19) 60... Rxa2+ 61. Kxf3 b3 62. Rb5 b2 $19 {[%cal Ga2a1]})
57... Ke6 58. g5 c3 ({Immediately after moving, I noticed the following
variation:} 58... cxb3 59. axb3 Ra3 60. Ng4 Rxb3+ 61. Kf2 (61. Ke4 $1 f3 $1)
61... Rb2 $19 {However, the text move is good enough to win.}) 59. Ng4 Ra5 60.
Rc2 Rd5 61. Re2 Kd6 62. Nf2 Rd4 63. Rc2 Ke6 64. Ng4 Bg7 65. Re2+ Kf5 66. Nf2
Be5 67. Rc2 Rd5 68. Re2 Rd8 69. Rc2 Rd7 70. Re2 Rd5 71. Rc2 Bb8 72. Re2 Ba7 73.
h5 Bxf2 74. Rxf2 Rd3+ 0-1

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2868"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 ({It is interesting to compare the line played in
this game with that obtained by symmetry:} 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 d5 {
This idea had been developed by Korchnoi as a complement to the Grünfeld, one
of his favoured openings half a century ago. He won a couple of games against
6.Bg5, but in his comments he considered} 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Ndb5 Nxc3 8. Qxd8+
Kxd8 9. Nxc3 Bg7 10. Bd2 {to be better, slightly favouring White on account of
Black's impossibility to castle. Things are not entirely clear, though, since
the king can reach safety anyway.} Nc6 11. g3 Be6 12. Bg2 Rc8 13. O-O Kc7 ({
Black's coordination looks less harmonious after} 13... Ke8 14. Rfc1 b6 {
Gheorghiu,F (2520)-Petrosian,T (2645) Skopje 1972 (1/2, 32)}) 14. Bf4+ Kb6 15.
Rac1 {Fomichenko,E (2492)-Andonov,B (2326) Rennes 2008 EXT 2009 (1-0, 59)} Rhd8
{with similar play (with reversed colours) as in one of the lines below.}) 3...
Nc6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d4 {The only way to prevent Black setting up the
Maroczy bind with reversed colours.} cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ndb4 {Not the only possible
reaction, but surely a natural one.} 8. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Nxc6 10. Nc3 ({
Ulf Andersson, in his best days the world's greatest expert at getting an
endgame advantage out of nothing, almost never refrained from a move like} 10.
Bxc6+ {White can hardly claim an advantage here, but the weakness of the pawns
will stay there forever, giving Ulf a clear plan of play.} bxc6 11. Nc3 e5 12.
Be3 h5 (12... Be6 13. Kc2 Bb4 14. Na4 Bf5+ 15. Kc1 a5 16. Bc5 O-O-O 17. Bxb4
axb4 18. Rd1 Kc7 19. b3 h5 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. a3 bxa3 22. Rxa3 Ra8 23. Kb2 Rd8
24. Kc1 Ra8 25. Ra1 Ra5 26. Kb2 c5 $11 {Andersson,U (2605)-Sax,G (2610)
Brussels 1988 (1/2, 44)}) 13. h4 Bb4 14. Kd2 Ke7 15. Rhc1 Rd8+ 16. Ke1 Be6 17.
a3 Bxc3+ $6 {Black mistakenly thought that the opposite coloured bishops would
make his defence easier.} (17... Ba5 {[%csl Gc5][%cal Ga5b6]}) 18. Rxc3 Bd5 19.
b4 Rdb8 20. Bd2 Ke6 21. Rc5 Rb5 22. Rcc1 f6 23. a4 Rb7 24. Rc5 $14 {Andersson,
U (2560)-Stean,M (2540) Sao Paulo 1979 (1-0, 52)}) 10... Bd7 {This is not so
much a way to prevent Bxc6+, as it is a preventive measure against Nd5 or Nb5.}
(10... g6 11. Nd5 $36) (10... e5 11. Nb5 $36) 11. Be3 (11. Nd5 O-O-O) (11. Nb5
Kd8) 11... g6 (11... O-O-O {1/2 Kramnik,V (2758)-Kasparov,G (2851)/Frankfurt
2000/CBM 078/[Stohl] (32)}) 12. Rc1 Bg7 13. Kc2 $146 {Entirely in the spirit
of a game mentioned above.} (13. f4 {1-0 Smirin,I (2590)-Alterman,B (2615)/
Dresden 1998/CBM 065/[Stohl] (49)}) (13. Ke1 h5 14. h3 Nd4 {1/2 (14) Izoria,Z 
(2602)-Mikhalevski,V (2572) Lake George 2005}) 13... Rc8 (13... Bf5+ 14. Kb3 {
only helps White activating his king. In certain lines, having the b2-pawn
defended would be quite useful, allowing Na4-c5 or Nd5.} Na5+ (14... Be6+ 15.
Ka3 Rc8 16. Na4 $14) 15. Kb4 Nc6+ 16. Ka3 Rc8 17. Nd5 $14 {[%csl Ga7,Gb7][%cal
Gd5b4] One of the threats is Nb4, putting serious pressure on the black
queenside pawns. here too, the usefullness of the king on a3 is obvious.}) 14.
Rhd1 Na5 15. Bd4 ({If} 15. Kb1 {White has to reckon with a continuation in the
style of Ulf:} Bxc3 $5) 15... Bf5+ 16. e4 Bxd4 17. Rxd4 Be6 18. b3 f6 19. f4
Kf7 20. Kb2 Rhd8 $11 {Black has normal development and White's space advantage
does not count that much. Both participants displayed high fighting spirit,
but the equality will persist, with one exception, until the end.} 21. Rcd1
Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Nc6 23. Rd2 h6 24. Bf3 Bh3 25. Nb5 h5 26. Be2 h4 $6 {This coud
have led to some problems.} 27. Bc4+ $6 (27. gxh4 $5 a6 (27... Rh8 28. h5 gxh5
29. f5 a6 $6 30. Bc4+ Kg7 31. Nc7 $16) 28. Nc3 Rh8 29. h5 gxh5 30. Na4 $14)
27... Be6 28. Bd5 hxg3 29. hxg3 a6 30. Nc3 Rd8 31. Na4 Bxd5 32. exd5 Nb4 33.
Nc3 Nc6 34. Ka3 Na7 35. Kb4 Nc8 36. Ne4 Nd6 37. Nc5 Rc8 38. Ne6 b6 39. Rh2 Nf5
40. g4 Ne3 41. Rh7+ Ke8 42. Rh8+ Kd7 43. Rxc8 Kxc8 44. g5 Nxd5+ 45. Kc4 Ne3+
46. Kd4 Nf5+ 47. Ke4 Kb7 48. Nf8 Nd6+ 49. Kd5 fxg5 50. fxg5 Nf7 51. Nxg6 Nxg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.09.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2016.09.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 {As far as I know
Black had two traditional move orders. The differences are mainly relevant
from the point of view of the plan based on Bg5 as played in this game.} ({
I usually play} 6... a6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Bg5 Nbd7 {avoiding the lines
with 10.Bxf6 Bxf6. Here is a relatively recent example in which Black held his
own rather well:} 10. Qd2 Rc8 11. b3 Be7 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Bf4 Ne8 {For the
time being Black's position looks cramped but he will restore his coordination
soon.} 14. Rac1 h6 15. e4 Qc7 16. Qe2 Qb8 17. Be3 Nef6 18. Nd2 Rfe8 19. f4 Qa8
{Grischuk,A (2795)-Perunovic,M (2602) Tromso 2014 (½-½, 32), with a normal
Hedgehog.}) 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O ({The alternative is} 8... d6 9. Bg5 a6 10.
Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 {Carlsen,M (2835)-Gashimov,V (2761) Wijk aan Zee 2012 CBM
147 [Carlsen,M] (1-0, 67)}) 9. Rd1 d6 10. Bg5 {One can play the Hedgehog in
various states of mind. If Black is aiming for a long unforcing fight with
chances to outplay the opponent in the long run, this is not the way of doing
it. But of he mainly wants to equalise and is prepared to abandon the typical
Hedgehog structure the line looks OK. Traditionally, Black was supposed to
land up in a unpleasant position but recent findings have slightly changed
this view.} Nc6 {The natural square for this knight is d7. After the last move
one of the main questions is whether he can relocate it with ...Ne5-d7.} (10...
Nbd7 {allows} 11. Nb5 d5 12. cxd5 Bxd5 (12... exd5 {Huzman,A (2574)-Adams,M 
(2755) Neum 2000 CBM 080 [Stohl,I] (1-0, 52), offers White a pleasant fight
against the Isolani.}) 13. Nc3 Bc6 {White has achieved a pleasant Catalan
structure but proving a concrete advantage is no trivial matter.} 14. Qc4 Qc8
15. Rac1 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. e4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. f4 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Bb5 21.
Qa3 Qa6 22. Qxa6 Bxa6 23. e5 Rac8 {Eljanov,P (2717)-Jakovenko,D (2748) Germany
2015 (½-½, 43), and Black managed to hold a draw.}) 11. Qf4 ({More active
than} 11. Qd2 {as faced by Kramnik two rounds earlier:} Qb8 12. Rac1 (12. Bxf6
Bxf6 13. Qxd6 Qxd6 14. Rxd6 Na5 {does not promise much:} 15. Nd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2
Rfd8 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Nde4 Bxc3 19. Nxc3 Nxc4 20. b3 Na3 $11 {Mirzoev,A 
(2553)-Solodovnichenko,Y (2557) Milan 2012 (½-½, 31)}) 12... Rd8 13. b3 h6
14. Bf4 Ne5 15. Nd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qb7+ 17. f3 {Black has a proper hedgehog
regrouping and no problems at all.} g5 $6 {Kramnik,V (2799)-Carlsen,M (2733)
Corus Wijk aan Zee 2008 (12) 0-1 But this resolute move creates some! Kramnik
might have been "inspired" by the unpleasant experience in} (17... Ng6 18. Be3
d5 $11) 18. Be3 d5 19. Bxg5 hxg5 $6 ({Black should have looked for
complications with} 19... Ne4 $5 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Bxe7 exf3+) 20. Qxg5+ Ng6
21. Nxe6 Rd6 22. Nf4 Ne4 23. Qg4 Nxc3 24. Rxc3 d4 25. Rcd3 Rad8 26. Nd5 Bf8 27.
Rxd4 $16 {Svidler,P (2745)-Kramnik,V (2808) Moscow 2016 (½-½, 66), with four
pawns for a bishop.}) 11... Qb8 12. Bxf6 {Abstractly speaking a concession.} ({
In practice Black has faced problems after the slightly more consistent} 12.
Rd2 Ne5 (12... Na5 $5 $146 13. b3 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rc1 Be7 $11) 13. Nxe5 (
13. Rad1 Nh5 14. Qh4 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxf3 $2 16. Bxe7 {1-0 Pantsulaia,L (2612)
-Solodovnichenko,Y (2587) Konya 2016}) 13... dxe5 14. Qh4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qb7+
16. f3 Rac8 17. Rad1 e4 18. b3 exf3+ 19. exf3 $14 {Karpov,A (2725)-Smirin,I 
(2500) Moscow 1988 (1-0, 46)}) ({The forced sequence after} 12. Nb5 {speaks
volumes about Black's main aim in this line:} Ne5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxd6 Nxf3+
15. Bxf3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bxb2 17. Rab1 Be5 18. c5 Qc7 19. Qe4 Qxc5 20. Rbc1 Bxd6
21. Rxc5 Bxc5 {and Black held a draw in a series of games, the most recent one
being Khairullin,I (2662)-Lysyj,I (2673) Chita 2015 (1/2-1/2, 41)}) 12... Bxf6
13. Rxd6 {This is the difference with respect with 11.Qf4.} (13. Qxd6 {would
just transpose.}) 13... Na5 (13... Nd4 $6 14. Nxd4 (14. Rxd4 e5 15. Qd2 exd4
16. Nxd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Rd8 19. Nd5 {also offers White a small
edge}) 14... Bxg2 15. Nc2 (15. Ndb5 $5 Bb7 16. Rd3 $14 {is a bit more active.})
15... Bb7 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. R6d3 $14 {Nakamura,H (2816)-Gurevich,D (2472) Las
Vegas 2015 (1-0, 53)}) 14. Rad1 Qc7 (14... Rc8 {is equally good.} 15. c5 $5 (
15. Ne4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Nxc4 $11 {[%csl Gb2] Pantsulaia,L (2615)-Drori,S (2173)
Jerusalem 2015 (1/2-1/2, 48)}) 15... bxc5 (15... Rxc5 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 $14
Bxb2 $4 18. Qxa8 $1 Qxa8 19. Rd8+) (15... h6 16. cxb6 Nc4 17. Rd7 axb6 $44) 16.
Qa4 Nc6 17. Ne4 Be7 {Ghaem Maghami,E (2547)-Papin,V (2506) Rasht 2014 (1/2-1/2,
19)} 18. Rd7 $16) 15. Rd7 Qxf4 16. gxf4 {As in many Catalan lines, the f4-pawn
ensures White better control in the centre than if the queen exchange had
taken place in a different way.} Bc6 $146 (16... Rac8 17. Nd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2
Nxc4 19. b3 Nb2 20. Rc1 Rc5 21. Rc2 Rfc8 22. Rxb2 Bxd4 23. Rd2 Bf6 24. Ne4 R5c7
{Shimanov,A (2639)-Carlsson,P (2436) Atlantic City 2016 (1-0, 66), with a
symbolic advantage to White.}) 17. Ng5 {The rook had no favourable squares for
retreating.} (17. R7d3 Nxc4 $36 {[%csl Gd1,Gd3][%cal Gc4b2]}) (17. Rc7 Bxc3 18.
bxc3 Rfc8 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. c5 $5 {Geting rid of the weakness.} bxc5 21. Ne5
$11) 17... Bxd7 $5 {This leads to interesting play with opposite-coloured
bishops.} ({At first sight,} 17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nxc4 {looks viable for Black.}
) 18. Bxa8 Bxc3 (18... Rxa8 19. Rxd7 Bxg5 20. fxg5 Nxc4 21. b3 Ne5 22. Rb7 $14)
19. Rxd7 (19. bxc3 $2 Ba4 $19) 19... Bxb2 20. Be4 h6 21. Nf3 Nxc4 22. Rxa7 Rc8
{White's rook is more active and the bishops of opposite colours offer him
chances for an attack if Black plays carelessly. But in principle the position
is balanced.} 23. Kg2 Bf6 24. Bd3 g5 {This shows Kramnik's wish to unbalance
the position.} (24... Nb2 $5 25. Ba6 ({If} 25. Bb5 {the knight can escape the
bishop's domination with} Nd1 {[%cal Gd1c3]}) 25... Rc5 26. Rb7 Ra5 $11) ({
The most solid continuation is} 24... g6 $5 {stabilising the kingside.} 25. a4
Kg7 26. Rb7 (26. e4 Bc3) 26... Nb2 27. Bb5 Ra8 $11) 25. f5 g4 {Another
ambitious move.} (25... exf5 {should lead to a draw:} 26. Bxf5 Rc5 27. Bg4 Ne5
28. Bh5 (28. Nxe5 Rxe5 29. Bh5 Re7 $11) 28... Ra5 29. Rb7 Ng6 $11) 26. Ne1 e5 {
Black has got a mobile kingside majority and the white knight looks passive.
But Kramnik must have underestimated the subsequent manoeuvre Nc2-b4-d5.} 27.
Nc2 h5 28. Nb4 Kg7 29. Nd5 Bh4 $6 {Black will now be too slow in creating
counterplay.} (29... Nd2 $1 {[%cal Ge5e4,Gc8c1,Gf6h4,Gc1f1]} 30. Nxb6 ({
The same move as in the game does not work so well now:} 30. h3 Rc5 31. Rd7 (
31. e4 Nf3) 31... e4 32. Ba6 Ra5 33. Bb7 Rxa2 34. hxg4 hxg4) 30... Rc1 {
[%cal Ge5e4]} 31. Ra4 Bh4 {[%cal Gc1f1]} 32. Nc4 e4 $1 33. Nxd2 exd3 34. exd3
Rd1 35. Ne4 Rxd3 {and due to the kingside weaknesses White has no realistic
winning chances.}) 30. h3 Rc5 (30... Nd2 31. hxg4 hxg4 (31... Rc5 32. e4 hxg4
33. Ne3) 32. Ra4 $16 {[%csl Ge4,Gg4]}) (30... gxh3+ 31. Kxh3 $16 Bxf2 $6 32.
f6+ Kf8 33. Ne7 Rd8 34. Nf5 (34. Bxc4 $2 b5 $1) 34... b5 35. Rb7 $18) 31. hxg4
$2 {White should not have helped Black to clear the h5-square.} ({He should
have played the same plan as in the game without the pawn exchange:} 31. Nc7 $1
Kh6 32. Ne8 Nb2 33. Nd6 Nxd3 34. exd3 Rc2 35. Nxf7+ Kg7 36. hxg4 hxg4 (36...
Rxf2+ 37. Kh3 Bf6 38. g5 $18) (36... Bxf2 37. g5 $18) 37. Nxe5+ Kf6 38. Nxg4+)
31... hxg4 32. Nc7 Kh6 33. Ne8 Nb2 (33... Nd2 34. Nd6 $16) 34. Be4 ({After the
pawn exchange} 34. Nd6 {is inoffensive:} Nxd3 35. exd3 Rc2 36. Nxf7+ Kh5 $1 $11
) 34... Nd1 35. Nd6 Kg5 (35... Nxf2 $2 36. Nxf7+ Kh5 (36... Kg7 37. Nd8+ Kh6
38. f6 $18) 37. Ra8 $18 {The only way of parrying Rh8 mate is} Bf6 38. Kxf2)
36. Rxf7 Bxf2 $2 {The losing move. Most likely Kramnik overlooked White's 38th
move.} ({After} 36... Nxf2 {the position remains unclear.}) 37. Rg7+ Kf4 {
It looks as if Black's attack is breaking through but...} 38. e3+ $3 {Spoiling
Black's coordination.} (38. f6 $2 Bh4 39. f7 $2 Ne3+ 40. Kh2 Bg3+ 41. Kg1 Rc1#)
38... Kxe3 (38... Bxe3 {dismantles the mating mechanism offering White a
decisive tempo.} 39. f6 Bd4 40. f7 Ne3+ 41. Kh2 Nf1+ 42. Kh1 $18 {In this line
it is essential that there is no check on c2.}) 39. Rxg4 Kd2 (39... Be1 40. f6
$18) (39... Nc3 40. f6 Rc7 41. Bf5 Ra7 42. f7 Ra8 43. Ne8 $18) 40. Bf3 Ne3+ 41.
Kxf2 Nxg4+ 42. Bxg4 {The rest is easy.} Rd5 43. Ne4+ Kd3 44. f6 Ra5 45. Be2+
Kd4 46. f7 Ra8 47. Ng5 1-0

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2002.01.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sammalvuo, Tapani"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2433"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2002.01.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 d6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. f4 Rac8 14. g4 Nc5 15. Bf2
g6 16. f5 gxf5 17. gxf5 (17. exf5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qb7+ 19. Kg1 Kh8 20. b4 (20. g5
) 20... Nxg4 21. bxc5 Nxf2 22. Kxf2 Bh4+ 23. Ke3 dxc5 24. Nf3 Bxe1 25. Qxe1 $17
) 17... e5 18. Nb3 $146 (18. Nc2) 18... Kh8 19. Bf3 Ne8 (19... Nxb3 20. axb3 (
20. Qxb3 Qxc4 21. Qxb6 (21. Qxc4 Rxc4 22. Bxb6 Rb4 $17) 21... Rg8+ 22. Kh1 Qd3
23. Qe3 Ng4 24. Bxg4 Qxe3 25. Rxe3 Rxg4) 20... b5 21. Nd5 $1 $14 (21. Qd2 Rg8+
22. Kh1 bxc4 23. bxc4 (23. Nb1 Qd7 24. bxc4 Qxf5) 23... Qxc4 24. Nd5 Nxe4 25.
Bxe4 Qxe4+ 26. Rxe4 Rxc1+ 27. Re1 (27. Be1 Rc5) (27. Qxc1 Bxd5 28. Qc2 Rg4 29.
Qc8+ Bf8 $3 $19) 27... Rc2 28. Qxc2 (28. Qd3 Rxf2) 28... Bxd5+ 29. Re4 Rg4 30.
Qc8+ Bf8 $3 31. Qxf8+ Rg8 $19) 21... Nxd5 22. cxd5 Qxc1 23. Qxc1 Rxc1 24. Rxc1
Rc8) 20. Nd5 (20. Be3 Rg8+ 21. Kh1 Bg5 $15) 20... Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Qd8 $1 $15 {
/\ Bh4} 22. Rc2 (22. Nxc5 bxc5) 22... Bh4 23. Bg3 b5 $1 (23... Bxg3 24. hxg3 b5
) 24. Rd1 (24. Bxe5+ dxe5) (24. Nxc5 Rxc5 25. Bxe5+ f6 $19 (25... dxe5 26. Qxc5
Rg8+ 27. Kf1 $8 Qd3+ $19)) (24. cxb5 Nc7 25. Qd2 Bxg3 26. hxg3 Nxb3 27. axb3
Nxb5 $17) 24... Bxg3 25. Nxc5 (25. hxg3 Qg5 26. Kh2 (26. Kg2 Rg8 $19 27. g4 Nf6
) (26. Rg2 Qe3+) (26. Kf2 Nf6 $19) 26... Rg8 27. Rg1 Qh6+ 28. Kg2 Nf6 29. Qxd6
Rxg3+ $1) 25... Bxh2+ (25... Rxc5 $2 26. Qxc5) (25... Qb6 26. b4 (26. hxg3 Rxc5
27. Qd2 d5 $5) 26... Bf4 27. Qb7 $1 Qc6 $1) 26. Kf1 (26. Kxh2 Rxc5 $19) (26.
Rxh2 Qg5+ 27. Kh1 Rxc5 $17) 26... Bf4 (26... Qg5 27. Nd7) 27. Nxa6 $138 Qb6 (
27... Qa5 28. Qb7 Rxc4) 28. Nb4 bxc4 29. a3 (29. Rxc4 Rg8 30. Nc2 Qg1+ 31. Ke2
Qh2+ 32. Kd3 Rxc4 33. Qxc4 Qf2 34. Ne1 d5 35. Qxd5 (35. exd5 Nd6 $19) 35... Nd6
$3 (35... Nf6) 36. Qxd6 Rc8 $19) 29... Rg8 30. Rg2 (30. Rf2 Qe3 31. Nc2 Qb3)
30... Qe3 31. Rxg8+ Kxg8 32. Bg2 (32. Kg2 Nf6 33. Qb7 (33. Qxd6 Nxe4 34. Bxe4
Qxe4+ $19) 33... Re8 34. Nd5 Nxd5 35. Qxd5 Kh8 36. Rf1 Rg8+ 37. Kh1 Rg1+ $1 38.
Rxg1 Qxf3+ 39. Rg2 Qf1+ 40. Rg1 Qh3#) 32... c3 $6 (32... Nf6 33. Qb7 (33. Qxd6
Ng4 $19) 33... Rf8 (33... Ng4 $4 34. Qxc8+ Kg7 35. f6+ $1 $18) 34. Nd5 Nxd5 35.
Qxd5 Bh2 36. Bh1 $17) (32... Bh2 $1 33. Bh1 c3 $19) 33. Nc2 (33. bxc3 Nf6 34.
Qb7 Rxc3 $19) 33... Qa7 34. b4 (34. bxc3 Rxc3 35. Ne1 Nf6 $19 36. Qxd6 Ng4 37.
Qd8+ Kg7 38. f6+ Kh6 39. Qf8+ Kh5) 34... Nf6 35. Qd3 $6 (35. Qa5 $17) 35... Ng4
36. Qe2 Nh2+ 0-1

[Event "Bucharest"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Ionescu, Constantin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 a6 5. Nc3 b6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ra7 8. O-O
Bb7 $44 (8... Be7) 9. e4 d6 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. f4 Qa8 (11... Be7 12. f5 e5 13.
Nc2 $16) 12. f5 e5 13. Ne6 $3 (13. Nc2 $5 Nxe4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 $8 15. cxd5 Nef6
16. Nb4 a5 17. Nc6 Rc7 18. Rc1 Nc5 19. g4 h6 20. h4 e4 21. g5 hxg5 22. hxg5
Nxd5) 13... fxe6 14. fxe6 Nc5 (14... Nb8 $2 15. Rxf6 gxf6 16. Qh5+ Kd8 17.
Bxb6+ $18) 15. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 16. Qh5+ Kd8 17. b4 (17. Qf7 $6 Be7 18. b4 Rf8 19.
Qxh7 Nxe6 $13) 17... Bc6 (17... Nxe6 18. Qf7 $18) 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Rd1 $44 Kc8
20. Bh3 (20. Nd5 $6 Qb7 $132 21. Nxf6 Be7 22. Nd7 Qb2) 20... Be7 $8 21. Qf7 Rc7
22. Bf5 Kb7 23. Bh6 Ka7 24. Bg7 $2 (24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 Rb7 (25... Qg8 26.
Kg2 Bd8 27. Qh5 $14) 26. Rb1 $1 Rxb1+ 27. Bxb1 Qb7 28. Bf5 $44) 24... Be8 25.
Nd5 (25. Qxe7 Rxe7 26. Bxh8 Bh5 27. Bxf6 Rxe6 28. Bxe6 Bxd1 29. Nxd1 Qxe4 30.
Nf2 Qg6 $19) 25... Bxf7 (25... Rb7 26. Qxe7 Rxe7 27. Bxh8 $16) 26. Nxc7 Qg8 $1
(26... Qb8 27. Bxh8 Bh5 28. g4 $1) 27. Bxh8 Bh5 28. Bxf6 (28. g4 Bxg4) 28...
Bxf6 29. Rxd6 Qg5 30. Nd5 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Qd2+ 32. Kh3 Bf3 33. Rd7+ Kb8 0-1

[Event "Excelsior Cup"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Bellon Lopez, Juan Manuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2001.01.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 h6 (5... d6 6. g3 (6. N1c3
$142 {/\Nd5} a6 $8 7. Na3) 6... Be6 7. N1a3 Be7 (7... d5 $142 $1 8. cxd5 Bb4+)
8. Bg2 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Ne8 11. Be3 Nf6 12. Nc3 Qd7 13. Nd5 Rfc8 14. Qd2
Ng4 15. Nc2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Bd8 18. Qd3 Bb6 19. e3 Rf8 20. Rad1
Rad8 21. Na3 Kh8 22. Nb5 f5 23. Bg2 f4 (23... e4 $142 $14) 24. Qe4 fxe3 25.
fxe3 Bc5 26. a3 a5 27. Nc3 Qe6 28. Nd5 Ne7 29. b4 Ba7 (29... Nxd5 30. cxd5 $18)
30. Bh3 Bxe3+ (30... Qxh3 $142 31. Nxe7 $16) 31. Kg2 {1-0 Marin,M-Lupu,S
Andorrra 1995}) 6. N1c3 Nf6 7. g3 d6 8. Bg2 a6 9. Na3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Be3
Bf5 (11... Be6) 12. Qd2 Ng4 13. Nd5 Nxe3 14. Nxe3 Be6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 (15... Kh8 {
(/\f5)} 16. Rad1 {><d6}) 16. Bxd5 Qb6 (16... Kh8 17. Nb1 f5 18. Nc3 e4 19. f3
$16) 17. Nb1 (17. Nc2 {Bellon} Kh8 (17... Qxb2 $4 18. Rfb1 $18) 18. Ne3 Bg5 $1)
17... Qd4 18. Rd1 Rac8 19. Nc3 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Na5 $6 {פa5} 21. b3 b5 $1 22. Rc2
$1 bxc4 (22... b4 $16) 23. Ne4 $2 (23. b4 Nc6 (23... Nb3 24. axb3 cxb3 {Bellon}
25. Bxb3 $18) 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. Nd5 Bf6 $8 (25... Bd8 26. Rac1 $16) 26. e4 $16)
23... Rb8 $1 (23... cxb3 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. axb3 Nc6 (25... Bd8 26. Nxd6 Rc7 27.
Nxf7 Rxf7 28. b4 $18) 26. Nxd6 Bxd6 27. Rxa6 Nd4 28. Rxd6 Nxe2+ 29. Kg2 Nc3 30.
Bc4 $16) 24. bxc4 Rfc8 25. Rd1 $15 Kf8 {/\f5} 26. Rd3 Nc6 (26... f5 $2 27. Rf3
g6 28. g4 $16 {><e4}) 27. Bxc6 Rxc6 28. Rcd2 Rbb6 $6 (28... Rxc4 $15 29. Nxd6
Ra4 30. Nf5 g6 $1 31. Nxe7 Kxe7 32. Rd5 Ke6 33. Rc5 $11) 29. Rb3 $1 f5 30. Nc3
Rxb3 31. axb3 Rb6 32. Nd5 Rxb3 33. Ra2 Rb8 (33... Rb1+ 34. Kg2 Rc1 $2 35. Rxa6
$16 Rxc4 36. Ra8+ Kf7 37. Ra7 $18) (33... Rb7 $142 $1 34. Rxa6 g6 35. h4 h5 $11
) 34. Rxa6 Rc8 (34... Rb7 $142) 35. Kg2 $16 Ke8 36. h4 (36. Ra7) 36... h5 (
36... Rxc4 37. Ne3 Re4 38. Nxf5 $16 Rxe2 39. Ra8+ Bd8 40. Nxd6+ Kd7 41. Kf3 Rc2
42. Ne4 $16) 37. Ra7 Bf8 (37... Bf6 38. Ne3 g6 (38... f4 39. Nf5) 39. Nd5 Bd8
40. Rg7 Rxc4 41. Rxg6 $16) 38. Ne3 f4 $6 (38... g6 39. Nd5 Rxc4 40. Nf6+ Kd8
41. Rf7 Be7 $1 (41... Bh6 42. Rd7+ Kc8 43. Rxd6 $16) 42. Nd5 Rc5 $1 43. Nxe7
Rc7 44. Rg7 Rxe7 45. Rxg6 $16) 39. gxf4 exf4 40. Nd5 Rxc4 41. Kf3 $16 Rc2 (
41... Rd4 $4 42. Nc7+ $18) (41... Rc5 $4 42. Nc7+ $18) 42. Nxf4 d5 (42... Rc5
43. Ng6 Rc8 $8 44. Ke4 $18) (42... Be7 43. Nxh5 g6 44. Nf4 (44. Ng7+ Kf7 45. h5
Kxg7 46. Rxe7+ Kf6 47. Rd7 Ke6 $14) 44... Bxh4 45. Nxg6 $16) 43. Nxh5 Rc3+ 44.
e3 (44. Kg2 Rc4) 44... d4 (44... Rc4 45. Nf4 d4 46. exd4 Rxd4 47. Ra8+ Rd8 (
47... Kf7 48. Rxf8+ Kxf8 49. Ne6+) 48. Rxd8+ Kxd8 49. Ne6+ Ke7 50. Nxf8 Kxf8
51. Kg4 Kf7 52. Kg5 Kf8 (52... g6 53. h5 gxh5 54. Kxh5 Kf6 55. Kg4 Kg6 56. f3
$18) 53. Kg6 Kg8 54. h5 Kf8 55. h6 Kg8 56. Kg5 $18) 45. Nxg7+ Bxg7 46. Rxg7
dxe3 47. fxe3 $18 {The endgame is winning but some accuracy is required from
white.} Kf8 48. Rg5 (48. Rg1 $142 Kf7 49. h5 Rc2 50. Rh1 Kg7 51. h6+ Kh7 52.
Kf4 $18 {Even later, white should have switched to this plan.}) 48... Kf7 49.
Kf4 Rc1 50. Rf5+ Ke6 51. Ra5 (51. e4 Rf1+ 52. Kg5 Rg1+ 53. Kh5 Re1) 51... Rf1+
52. Ke4 Rh1 53. h5 Rh4+ 54. Kd3 Kf7 55. e4 Rh3+ (55... Rh1 $142 56. Kd4 Ke7 $14
{I don't see how white could win:} 57. Ra7+ Kf8 (57... Ke6 58. h6) 58. Rh7 Kg8
59. Rh6 Kg7 60. Rg6+ Kf7 61. Rg5 Kf6 62. Rf5+ Ke6 63. Ke3 Rh3+ 64. Kf4 Rh4+)
56. Kd4 Rh1 $2 (56... Ke7 $8) 57. e5 $1 $18 Ke7 (57... Rxh5 58. e6+) (57...
Rh4+ 58. Kd5 Rxh5 59. Ra7+ Kg6 60. Kd6 {as in the game}) 58. Ra7+ Kf8 (58...
Ke6 59. Ra6+ Kf5 60. Rf6+ Kg5 61. h6 $18) 59. Kd5 Rxh5 60. Kd6 Rh1 61. Ra8+ Kg7
(61... Kf7 62. e6+ Kf6 63. Rf8+ {/\e7}) 62. e6 Rd1+ 63. Ke7 Rb1 64. Kd7 Rd1+ (
64... Kf6 65. Rf8+ Kg6 66. e7 $18) (64... Rb7+ 65. Kc6 Re7 66. Kd6 $18) 65. Ke8
Re1 (65... Rh1 66. Ra2) (65... Kf6 66. e7 Re1 67. Ra6+) 66. e7 Rd1 67. Ra4 1-0

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 {This tricky move order has been known for a
very long time. By delaying the development of his queen's bishop, White
retains the possibility of attacking the d6-pawn with Ba3, depending on
Black's answer.} Qc8 {Equally tricky.} ({White's main idea is revealed after} 
11... Qc7 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 {. It is far from clear whether
White has an objective advantage here, but his play seems to be easier in the
ensuing ending. See for instance Villamayor,B (2560)-Nguyen Anh Dung (2557)/
Manila 2001/CBM 083/[Stohl] (1/2-1/2, 57).}) (11... Qb8 {is less effective
than the text move because after} 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 dxe5 {
White has} 15. Bc6+ $1 {, depriving Black from the right to castle and
retaining strong initiative after} Kf8 16. Qe3 Ra7 17. b4 Ncd7 18. c5 {Stempin,
P (2380)-Ksieski,Z (2415)/Polanica Zdroj 1983/MCD (1-0, 36)}) 12. Bb2 {Having
provoked the slightly awkward placement of the enemy queen, White returns to
the normal course of development. Later, Black will need to spend a tempo on
improving the queen's position.} (12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 {would not work out so
well now because after} Bxf3 $1 14. Bxf3 dxe5 {the c6-square is defended by
the black queen.} 15. Qe3 ({Despite general belief before the computer era,} 
15. Qxe5 {is playable. After} Ncd7 $1 {[%csl Ga3,Ge5] White saves the game with
} 16. Rxd7 Nxd7 17. Qxg7 Bf6 18. Ne4 $3 Bxg7 19. Nd6+ Kd8 20. Nxf7+ $1 $11 {
and Black has to agree to a draw by perpetual because} Kc7 $4 {unexpectedely
leads to mate in one with} 21. Bd6#) 15... Rb8 {Schneider,A (2425)-Wojtkiewicz,
A (2550)/Stara Zagora 1990/CBM 017 (0-1, 42). and White's compensation is
questionable.}) 12... O-O 13. Qe3 {In the systems where White develops with
Bb2 and Qe3, his rooks usually go to e2 and e1, in order to prevent the
freeing move ...d5 in view of e5. This means that the loss of time provoked by
...Qc8 may be compensated by the early commitment of White's king's rook.
However, Bu had some unexpected plan in mind, where his rooks belong to d1 and
c1.} Re8 {In the English Hedgehog, the optimal placement of Black's rooks
depends on far from obvious details. Given the fact that Ivanchuk could not
foresee Bu's plan (as far as I know, it had only been played once before, in a
worse form for White, leading him to defeat), his last move seems very natural,
because it creates some pressure against the white queen (in view of an
eventual ...d5).} ({Anticipating the further course of events,} 13... Rd8 {
comes into consideration. For instance:} 14. Rac1 Qc7 15. h3 {Same plan as in
the game, never tried in this position, though.} ({In case of} 15. Nd4 {
Black can return to the normal regrouping with} Re8 16. h3 Rad8 {, for instance
} 17. Re1 Qb8 18. Rb1 Bf8 19. a4 g6 20. Ba3 Bg7 $13 {and Black has achieved a
comfortable position in Bukal,V (2422)-Markus,R (2584)/Djakovo 2005/CBM 106
ext (0-1, 53)}) 15... Rac8 16. Nh2 Qb8 17. Ng4 Ba8 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Na4 Bxb2
20. Nxb2 {and now, having the d6-pawn more securely defended, Black can play}
b5 $132) 14. Rac1 Qc7 15. h3 $5 {[%cal Gf3h2,Gh2g4] This move is usually
played in order to secure the queen on h3, but this game will add new
dimensions to the apparently modest pawn move.} ({Once again,} 15. Nd4 {
is not dangerous for Black.} Rac8 16. h3 Qb8 (16... Bf8 17. Re1 g6 18. Rcd1 Qb8
19. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Bischoff,K (2541)-Lutz,C (2643)/Altenkirchen 2001/CBM 087})
17. g4 h6 18. Qg3 Nc5 19. f3 Bd8 $5 {An original regrouping, justified by the
awkward placement of the white queen.} 20. h4 Bc7 21. g5 d5 22. Qh3 Nh5 23. Qg4
g6 24. cxd5 Bf4 $36 {Popov,R (2470)-Notkin,M (2478)/Moscow 1999/EXT 2001 (0-1,
37)}) 15... Rac8 ({Here, too, placing a rook on d8 would have made sense.} 
15... Rad8 16. Nh2 Qb8 17. Ng4 Ba8 18. Nxf6+ ({The only game where Bu's
manoeuvre had been played went} 18. Ne2 Nxg4 19. hxg4 h6 $1 {Blocking the
g4-pawn and preventing White from increasing his advantage of space.} 20. Rc2
Ne5 21. f3 d5 $1 $132 {Espig,L (2445)-Womacka,M (2430)/Germany 1993/GER-chT2 
(0-1, 33)}) 18... Bxf6 19. Na4 Bxb2 20. Nxb2 {. Again,} b5 {offers Black
acceptable play, although in the previous similar line the rooks seem to be
better placed on c8 and d8.}) 16. Nh2 Qb8 17. Ng4 {The point is that, after
the exchange of one pair of knights, Black faces some problems defending his
d6- and b6-pawns. We have a slight paradox here, because the exchange of
pieces usually favours the player who lacks space.} Ba8 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Na4
Be7 ({In the absence of a rook on d8,} 19... Bxb2 20. Nxb2 $14 {offers White
some initiative, because of the threat Qd4.}) 20. e5 {Finally, White has
managed to carry out this pawn break, several moves after the opening has
finished. This ensures him some initiative, but maybe not an objective
advantage yet.} Bxg2 21. exd6 $5 (21. Kxg2 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 dxe5 23. Qxb6 Qa8+ 24.
Kg1 Bg5 25. Rb1 e4 $132) 21... Bxd6 ({The tempting} 21... Bxh3 {does not seem
to work out well for Black:} 22. dxe7 Qb7 (22... Rxe7 $2 23. g4 $3 {[%csl Gh3]
This elegant move traps the bishop. The pawn is taboo because of Qg5, while} b5
{can be met by} 24. Ba3 $1 $18) 23. f3 Rxe7 24. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 25. Nxb6 Bf5 26.
Nxd7 Qxd7 27. g4 Bg6 28. g5 $1 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ge3e5] Preventing ...f6, which
would secure the g7-square and prepare an expansion in the centre.} Qd6 29. f4
$5 (29. Qe5 Qxe5 30. Bxe5 {offers Black some counterplay after} f6 $5 31. gxf6
gxf6 32. Bxf6 Rf8) 29... Kf8 30. Qe5 Qxe5 31. Bxe5 $14 {and White's passed
pawns preserve their mobility, while Black's kingside is blocked.}) 22. Kxg2
Nc5 23. Nc3 $1 {The exchange of knights would solve Black's problems of
coordination.} Be5 $2 $16 {Rather careless. With his king's rook passively
placed, Black is not ready to display such activity.} ({It was not too late
yet to take the d-file under control with} 23... Red8 $5 {for instance} 24. Rc2
(24. b4 Nd7 $1 {[%csl Gb4]}) 24... Qb7+ 25. Kg1 Be7 {and Black's position is
entirely viable.}) 24. b4 Nb7 (24... Qb7+ 25. f3 Nd7 26. Rxd7 Qxd7 27. Qxe5 $16
) 25. Qxb6 Rxc4 26. Na4 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 $16 {With his knight passively placed,
his back rank vulnerable and his a6-pawn weak, Black can hardly resist to the
invasion of the enemy forces.} Bxb2 28. Nxb2 Qa8 29. Qc6 Nd6 30. Qxa8 Rxa8 31.
Rc6 Nf5 32. Rc7 h5 33. Nd3 h4 34. g4 Nd4 35. a4 f6 36. Nc5 e5 37. a5 Ne2 38.
Ne6 Nf4+ 39. Nxf4 exf4 40. Rc6 {This move allows Black some activity, which
will eventually prove sufficient to save this difficult ending.} (40. Rb7 $5
Rd8 (40... Kh7 41. Kf3 {loses a pawn without any counterplay.}) 41. b5 $1 axb5
(41... Rd5 {does not change anything, because it fails to create a threat.
White can first carry out his kingside plan with} 42. Kf3 $1 Kh7 43. Kxf4 {
, and only now think about bxa6.} axb5 44. a6 b4 45. a7 Ra5 46. Ke3 $18) 42. a6
Ra8 43. a7 Kh7 {With a pawn on the seventh rank, White is winning, if only he
can eliminate the dangerous b-pawn and keep the relatively slow black
counterplay on the opposite wing under control.} 44. Kf3 b4 45. Ke4 $1 {
Ignoring the f4-pawn, of course.} Kh6 46. Kd4 g5 ({In the event of} 46... f3 {
the white king can go straight to the own pawn with} 47. Kc5 $1 b3 48. Kb6 $18
{[%cal Gb6a6] and Black's counterplay is one move too slow.}) 47. f3 b3 48. Kc3
Kg6 (48... f5 49. gxf5 g4 50. fxg4 f3 {would lose too much material, allowing
White change plans with} 51. Kd3 $1 $18 {After the exchange of the b- and
a-pawns, his kingside advantage will be decisive anyway.}) 49. Kxb3 f5 50.
gxf5+ Kxf5 51. Kc4 g4 52. fxg4+ Ke4 53. Kc5 f3 54. Rf7 Ke3 55. Kb6 $18) 40...
Kf7 41. g5 Kg6 42. gxf6 gxf6 43. Kf3 Kg5 44. Rc5+ f5 45. Rc6 Rb8 46. Rb6 Ra8
47. Ke2 Re8+ 48. Kd3 Re4 49. Kc3 Re2 50. Rxa6 Rxf2 51. Rd6 f3 52. Rd1 Kf4 53.
Kb3 Re2 54. a6 Re3+ 55. Kc4 f2 56. Rf1 Kg3 57. b5 Ra3 {Black's counterplay has
become too threatening and White decided to force a draw.} 58. Kb4 Ra2 59. Kb3
Ra5 60. Kb4 Ra2 61. Kb3 Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Benasque op 28th"]
[Site "Benasque"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Kovacevic, Slobodan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2008.07.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 {A very aggressive setup, which,
about 10 years ago, was supposed to refute the English Hedgehog. White has
excellent development and can combine the threats f5, g4 and, sometimes, e5 in
order to obtain a strong initiative. However, if Black manages to find
adequate answers against all these threats, White's position may easily lose
flexibility, leaving him overextended and exposed to Black's counter-blows ...
e5, ...d5 or ...b5.} Rc8 13. f4 Qb8 ({Personally, I prefer} 13... O-O {. In
practice, I have managed to defend Black's point of view rather successfully.}
14. g4 (14. f5 e5 15. Nb3 (15. Nd5 {looks very active, but allows Black to
obtain immediate counterplay after} Qd8 16. Nb3 b5 $132 17. cxb5 Rxc1 18. Nxe7+
Qxe7 19. Bxc1 axb5 20. Qd3 Rb8 21. Rd1 d5 22. Qxb5 d4 23. Qe2 Qd6 24. g4 Ba6
$44 {[%csl Ga2,Gb2,Ge4] Danielian, E (2415)-Marin,M (2530)/Moscow Aeroflot
2005 (0-1, 40)}) 15... Qb8 16. Qe2 Rc7 17. g4 h6 18. Bf3 Qd8 19. Nd2 {1/2-1/2
Wessman,R (2425)-Marin,M (2551)/Gothenburg 2002/EXT 2003}) 14... Nc5 15. Bf2 g6
16. f5 gxf5 17. gxf5 e5 18. Nc2 (18. Nb3 {Sammalvuo,T (2433)-Marin,M (2551)/
Gothenburg 2002/EXT 2003/[Marin,M] (0-1, 36)}) 18... Kh8 19. Kh1 Rg8 20. Bf3 b5
$1 21. Nd5 Nxd5 {1/2-1/2 Epishin,V (2657)-Marin,M (2548)/Koszalin 1999/CBM 073}
) 14. Qe2 Nc5 $5 ({I had nice memories of} 14... Qa8 15. Bf2 O-O 16. f5 exf5
17. Nxf5 Rfe8 18. Rcd1 Ne5 $6 (18... Qb8 $14) 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. Rxd6 Nxc4 21.
Rxf6 gxf6 22. Qg4+ Kh8 23. Qh4 Re6 24. Bd4 Ne5 25. Rf1 Rg8 {Marin,M (2531)
-Gavrikov,V (2565)/Gothenburg 2004/CBM 099 (1/2-1/2, 34)} 26. Rxf6 $1 $16 {
(>< Ne5)} Qd8 27. Nd5 Rg4 (27... Bxd5 28. Rxe6 $1 Qxh4 29. Bxe5+ f6 30. Bxf6+
Qxf6 31. Rxf6 Bxa2 32. Rxb6 $18) 28. Rxe6 (28. Qh6 $16) 28... Rxh4 29. Rxe5 f6
$8 30. Rf5 $1 $18) 15. Bf2 O-O {I had never came across this move order and
thought for a long time before making my move.} 16. g4 {I am not sure that
this is the best continuation. White opens his position too much.} ({I was
afraid that after} 16. Bf3 g6 $1 {[%cal Gf8e8,Ge7f8,Ge6e5] I would run short
of active plans, for instance} 17. g4 e5 $1) ({Maybe a simpler solution
consisted of} 16. f5 e5 17. Nb3 $1 $14 {and White's advantage in space and the
control over the d5-square offer him a long term plus.} (17. Nc2 b5 18. cxb5
axb5 19. Qxb5 Qa8)) 16... g6 ({After the game, Slobodan mentioned the
possibility} 16... d5 $5 17. cxd5 ({I would prefer} 17. exd5 Qxf4 18. Rcd1 Qxg4
19. Bg3 Qxe2 20. Rxe2 $44 {[%cal Gb2b4] with tremendous compensation for the
pawn.}) 17... Qxf4 18. h3 (18. d6 $5 Bd8 19. Bf3 h5) 18... Rfd8 (18... b5 $5) (
18... h5 $5) 19. Rcd1 h5 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. b4 Qe5 22. g5 $1 $16 {Podzielny,K 
(2477)-Gofshtein,L (2518)/Recklinghausen 2001/CBM 083 ext (1-0, 29). I should
mention that in this game a different move order had been played.}) 17. f5 (17.
Bg3 $5) 17... exf5 $1 (17... e5 18. Nb3 $1 {/\Bf3} Nxb3 19. axb3 Bc6 20. Bf3
Nd7 21. Be3 Nc5 22. Qd1 $14 gxf5 23. exf5 $1 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Nxb3 25. Nd5 $16) (
17... gxf5 18. exf5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qb7+ 20. Kh3 $40) 18. exf5 $1 (18. Nd5 Nxd5
19. exd5 Bg5 $15) (18. gxf5 Rce8 $132 {[%csl Ge4]}) 18... Bxg2 {This exchange
was not necessary.} (18... Rfe8 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. g5 Bf8 {transposes below and
is more restrictive.}) 19. Kxg2 Qa8+ $2 {Not a good square for the queen,
because it leaves the b6-pawn vulnerable.} (19... Qb7+ 20. Kg1 Rfe8 21. g5 Bf8
22. Be3 Nfe4 23. Nd5 b5 $132 24. b3 $8 {White maintains his advantage in space,
but the position remains shaky.}) 20. Qf3 {A risky experiment.} (20. Kg1 $5
Rfe8 21. g5 Bf8 22. Be3 Nfe4 23. Nd5 $16 {[%csl Gb6]}) 20... Rfe8 $2 {My
opponent "believed" me.} (20... Qxf3+ {should have been played anyway.} 21.
Kxf3 Nd3 22. Rxe7 Nxc1 23. Bh4 Ne8 (23... Nxg4 24. Kxg4 Rxc4 25. Bf6) (23...
Kg7 24. Ne6+) (23... Rfe8 24. Bxf6) 24. b3 $44 {White has achived a dominating
position, but he has no pawn for the exchange yet.}) 21. Qxa8 Rxa8 22. g5 $2 (
22. Bh4 $1 Ncd7 ({I rejected this line because of} 22... Nd5 23. Bxe7 Nxe7 24.
f6 {(+-), failing to notice that the knight has no squares.}) 23. g5 Ng4 24.
Nd5 Bf8 25. Bg3 $18) 22... Ng4 23. f6 Bf8 $132 (23... Nd3 24. fxe7 Ngxf2 25.
Re3 $1 $16) (23... Nxf2 24. Rxe7 $1 $16) 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Rd1 (25. Rc2 $2 Nd3
$19) (25. Re1 Rxe1 26. Bxe1 Nd3 $17) 25... h6 26. h4 Nxf2 (26... Ne4 27. Nxe4
Rxe4 28. Bg3 Ne3+ $6 29. Kf3 Nxd1 30. Kxe4 Nxb2 31. Kd5 $16) 27. Kxf2 Ne4+ 28.
Nxe4 Rxe4 29. Kg3 {If White could manage to consolidate and leave the
f8-bishop permanently out of play, he would achieve a winning position.} d5 $1
{A well timed freeing move. In mutual never-ending time trouble, my opponent
will manage to hold a draw.} (29... Kh7 30. Rd3 $16 {/\b3, Nf3, etc.}) 30. Nf3
$1 (30. cxd5 Bd6+ 31. Kh3 Re3+ 32. Kg2 (32. Kg4 $2 h5#) 32... hxg5 33. hxg5
Rg3+ $17) 30... hxg5 (30... dxc4 $2 31. Rd8 h5 $8 (31... hxg5 $2 32. hxg5 b5 (
32... Re2 33. Kf4 Rxb2 34. Ne5 $18) 33. Nh2) 32. Nd4 c3 33. bxc3 (33. Nc6 cxb2
34. Ne7+ Kh7 35. Rxf8 Re3+ (35... b1=Q 36. Rxf7+ Kh8 37. Nxg6+ Kg8 38. Rg7#)
36. Kf4 b1=Q $11) 33... Re3+ 34. Kf4 $44) 31. hxg5 Bd6+ 32. Kg2 (32. Kh3 Re3)
32... Re2+ (32... Rg4+ 33. Kf1 Rf4 34. Rxd5) 33. Kh1 (33. Kf1 Rxb2 34. Rxd5 Bg3
) 33... Rxb2 34. Rxd5 Rf2 $1 (34... Bc5 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. Ne5 $18) 35. Rxd6 Rxf3
36. Rd8+ (36. Rxb6 Rf5 (36... Rh3+ 37. Kg2 Rh5 38. Rxa6 Rxg5+ 39. Kf3) 37. Rb8+
Kh7 38. Rf8 Rxg5 39. Rxf7+ Kg8 40. Rc7 Rf5) 36... Kh7 37. Rf8 Rh3+ $1 (37...
Rf5 38. Rxf7+ Kh8 39. Rb7 $18) 38. Kg2 Rh5 39. Rxf7+ Kh8 40. Rb7 (40. Rf8+ $5
Kh7 41. Ra8 Rxg5+ 42. Kh3 Rf5 43. Rxa6 g5 $1 44. Rxb6 Kg6) (40. Ra7 Rxg5+ 41.
Kh3 Kg8 42. Rxa6 Rc5) 40... Rxg5+ 41. Kh3 Kg8 42. Rxb6 Ra5 43. Rb7 Rxa2 44. Kg4
Ra5 45. Rc7 Rf5 46. Rg7+ Kf8 47. Rxg6 Rc5 48. Rg7 Rxc4+ 49. Kf5 Rc1 50. Ra7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 24th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2007.03.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2007.02.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. d4 ({
The other possible move order is} 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. e4 {. Topalov probably
wanted to avoid} Nb4 (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. d4 {leads to one of the main
lines of the system based on Re1, which is considered to favour White.}) 10. d4
cxd4 11. Nxd4 N8c6 {with simplifications, as, for instance, in Vallejo Pons,F 
(2674)-Van Wely,L (2648)/Khanty Mansyisk 2005/CBM 111/[Stohl] (1/2-1/2, 25).})
8... dxc4 ({Carlsen has no intention to transpose to the aforementioned line
with} 8... O-O 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. e4) 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Qa4+ Nbd7 11. Qxc4 (11.
Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 O-O $2 (12... a6 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Qxc4 O-O $11) 13. Rd1 $1
$16 {Garcia,R (2385)-Ricardi,P (2530)/Buenos Aires 1995/EXT 97 (1/2-1/2, 22)})
11... O-O 12. Rd1 Rc8 {The position is characteristic for the Catalan Defence.
Black has a normal development and has managed to neutralise the g2-bishop,
but White's main hopes are connected with the relative weakness of the
c6-square.} 13. Qh4 {A typical manoeuvre. White puts up some pressure on the
enemy kingside.} Be7 {This might look like a loss of tempo, but in fact it
will force White spend some time regrouping with his queen, too.} ({Besides,
in the Catalan Black usually avoids such pins as} 13... Qe7 14. Bg5 {although
things are not entirelyckear here:} h6 15. Rxd7 $5 (15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Qxh6
Bxf2+ 17. Kf1 Qc5 $17 {Shipov}) 15... Qxd7 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qxh6 (17. Qxf6
Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Qd4) 17... Qe7 $13 {and White has good compensation for the
exchange, with virtually no risk tolose, but possibly not more than that.}) 14.
Qh3 {This way of transferring the queen to the long diagonal is quite original.
} Qe8 (14... Qc7 15. Bf4 Qc5 (15... e5 16. Bg5 {><d5}) 16. Rd2 $5 (16. Rac1 Qb4
$132) 16... Rfd8 17. Rad1 {maintains some pressure for White.}) (14... Rc5 {
[%cal Yc5h5]} 15. g4 $5) 15. Nd4 Bxg2 16. Qxg2 Ne5 {A curious alignment of all
knights on the long dark diagonal. From practical point of view, it is more
important that the chances for the occupation of the c6-square are about equal.
} 17. Qb7 {This queen incursion might be just premature.} ({Maybe White should
have just continued his development with} 17. Bf4 {Possibly, Topalov feared
that Black can take advantage of the slightly unnatural placement of the white
queen by attacking the relatively vulnerable queenside with} Nc4 (17... Nfg4 $2
18. h3 $16) (17... Neg4 18. Ndb5 $14 {[%csl Ga7]}) {However, after} 18. b3 Nb2
(18... Ne3 19. Bxe3 Rxc3 {allows White increase his control over the c6-square
with} 20. Rac1 Rxc1 21. Bxc1 $14) 19. Rdc1 {the b2-knight might get into
trouble.}) 17... Bc5 {Carlsen decides to remove the danger of an invasion to
c6 as in radical way.} 18. Bg5 {Curiously, Topalov refrains from employing one
of his favourite methods of complicating the fight: the exchange sacrifice.} (
18. Qxa7 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Nc6 20. Qxb6 $44) 18... Nfg4 19. h3 Nc6 $1 20. hxg4 ({
In case of} 20. Nxc6 {Black should refrain from delivering check with 20...
Bxf2+, which just loses material to the calm 21.Kg2 and play} Nxf2 $1 {, when
too many of White's pieces are hanging (the c6-knight, the g5-bishop, the
d1-rook).}) 20... Bxd4 21. Nb5 Rb8 22. Qc7 Rc8 ({Black has no time to capture
the b-pawn with} 22... Bxb2 {because of} 23. Nd6 {, trapping the queen.}) 23.
Qb7 ({The main adherent to the Sofia rule cannot do anything against a
peaceful end of the game before the 30th move.} 23. Qd6 {would be bad because,
once the d6-square is occupied, Black could play} Bxb2 {already.}) ({The other
queen retreat,} 23. Qf4 {leaves the bishop trapped after} f6) 23... Rb8 24. Qc7
Rc8 25. Qb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Andorra op 14th"]
[Site "Andorra"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Gamundi Salamanca, Antonio"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 d6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. f4 Rac8 $1 {(Suba)} (13...
Rfe8 14. g4) 14. g4 g6 $1 15. g5 (15. Bf3 e5 16. Nd5 Qd8) 15... Nh5 16. f5 (16.
Bf3 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 e5 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Nf5 gxf5 21. exf5 $13)
16... exf5 17. Nd5 (17. exf5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qxc4) 17... Qd8 18. Nxe7+ (18. Nxf5
Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Qxg5 20. Nfe7+ Kg7 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 $44) 18... Qxe7 19. Nxf5 gxf5
20. Qxh5 Bxe4 21. Bd4 $44 Qe6 $5 22. Rxe4 $1 fxe4 23. Bh3 Rxc4 $8 (23... Qe7
24. Bf5 f6 25. Qg4 $1 $18) 24. Rd1 $4 (24. Bxe6 Rxc1+ 25. Kg2 fxe6 26. g6 $8
Rc2+ $10) 24... Qd5 25. Be3 Qb5 $19 (25... Qc6 26. Bf5) 26. Bf1 Qc6 27. Qh6 Ne5
28. Rxd6 Qc8 29. Be2 Ng4 30. Qh3 Nxe3 31. Qxe3 Qc5 32. Qxc5 Rxc5 33. Rxb6 Rxg5+
34. Kf2 a5 35. b3 Re8 36. Ke3 Re7 37. Ra6 Kg7 38. h4 Rc5 39. h5 h6 40. Bg4 Rc3+
0-1

[Event "Andorra op 14th"]
[Site "Andorra"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Marin, Mihail"]
[Black "Lupu, Mircea Sergiu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1996.06.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. g3 (6. N1c3 $142 a6 (
6... Be6 7. Nd5) 7. Na3 Be6 8. g3 $14) 6... Be6 7. N1a3 Be7 (7... d5 $1 8. cxd5
Bb4+ (8... Bxd5 9. Qxd5 Bb4+ 10. Bd2) 9. Bd2 Bxd5 10. e4 Be6 11. Bxb4 Nxb4 $13)
8. Bg2 Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 Ne8 11. Be3 Nf6 12. Nc3 Qd7 13. Nd5 Rfc8 (13...
Bxd5 14. cxd5 $16) 14. Qd2 Ng4 15. Nc2 {(><d4)} Nxe3 16. Qxe3 Bxd5 17. Bxd5 Bd8
18. Qd3 Bb6 19. e3 (19. Rad1 $142) 19... Rf8 $1 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. Na3 Kh8 22.
Nb5 f5 23. Bg2 $1 {(/\Nb5-c3-d5)} f4 $2 $138 (23... e4 $14) 24. Qe4 $16 fxe3
25. fxe3 Bc5 26. a3 a5 27. Nc3 Qe6 28. Nd5 Ne7 29. b4 Ba7 (29... Nxd5 30. cxd5
$18) 30. Bh3 Bxe3+ $2 (30... Qxh3 31. Nxe7 $16) 31. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Goodricke op 08th"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1997.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. b3 Be7 8. d4
cxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Ba3 Nc6 11. Qf4 Qc7 12. Rfd1 Rd8 13. Rac1 Na7 14. e4 (14.
Ng5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 O-O) 14... O-O 15. Qe3 Nc8 16. Nd4 Qb8 17. Qe2 Rfe8 18. Bb2 (
18. f4 Qa8 19. f5 e5 20. Nc2 b5 $1 $132) 18... Bf8 19. Rd2 Ne7 20. f4 Ng6 $6 (
20... Qa8 $142 $5 21. Rf1 Nc6 $5) 21. Rf1 $1 Qa8 22. Nc2 $2 (22. Kh1 $2 e5 $1
23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Nf3 (24. Nc2 Rxd2 25. Qxd2 Nxe4) 24... Nxe4) (22. Rdd1 $142
$1 $14 e5 $140 $6 23. fxe5 Rxe5 (23... dxe5 24. Nf5 $16) 24. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 25.
Nd5 $16) 22... d5 $1 {[#]} (22... b5 $6 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Qxb5 Ba6 (24... Nxe4
25. Bxe4 Bxe4 26. Nxe4 Qxe4 27. Re1 $14) 25. Qa5 Bxf1 26. Qxa8 Rxa8 27. Kxf1
$44) 23. e5 $6 (23. cxd5 exd5 24. e5 Bc5+ 25. Nd4 (25. Kh1 d4 26. Na4 d3 $1)
25... Ne4 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. Kh1 Ne7 $36) 23... Bc5+ 24. Kh1 (24. Nd4 dxc4)
24... dxc4 (24... d4 25. Nxd4 $1) 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Ne1 Ng4 $1 (26... Nd5 27.
Nxd5 Bxd5 28. bxc4 Bxg2+ 29. Nxg2 h5 $15) 27. Bc1 (27. Qxg4 Bxg2+ 28. Nxg2 Rd2
29. Qf3 Qxf3 30. Rxf3 cxb3 $1 $17) 27... cxb3 $1 28. axb3 (28. Qxg4 Bxg2+ 29.
Nxg2 b2 30. Bxb2 Rd2) 28... Bxg2+ 29. Nxg2 Nh6 30. Qe4 Qxe4 31. Nxe4 Nf5 32. g4
Nd4 33. Rd1 Be7 34. Rd3 Nxb3 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Gritsak, Orest"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[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 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Ng5 {Beliavsky chooses a rare continuation.} ({
Two years ago, I twice faced the more popular} 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. Rac1
(13. Ng5 {Georgiev,K (2645)-Marin,M (2583)/Benasque 2009 (1/2, 97)}) 13... Rc8
{Georgiev,K (2645)-Marin,M (2583)/Barberá del Vallés 2009/CBM 132/[Marin] (0-1,
74)}) 11... Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Rc8 {Black anticipates the threat of Ne4 (any of
them) and prepares to defend the d6-pawn safely with ...Rc6.} ({One of the
first things I learned from Mihai Suba (one of the greatest Hedgehog
specialists) during our long Catalan Circuits together in the early '90s was
that Black can generally ignore the threat against the d6-pawn.} 12... O-O 13.
Nge4 Qc7 14. Nxd6 (14. Rac1 Rfd8 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Qxb6 {leads to some
initiative for White, but in the long run the black centre may offer him the
upper hand.} Qxc4 17. Rd4 (17. Nd5 Qe4+ 18. f3 Nxd5 19. fxe4 Nxb6 20. Bxb6 Rdb8
21. Rc6 a5) ({It should be mentioned that provoking f2-f3, which weakens e3,
is essential. If Black answers} 17. Nd5 {with} Nxd5 $2 {, White has the winning
} 18. Qxd8+ $1 $18) 17... Qc8 18. Na4 Qd7 19. Rc7 Qe8 20. Nc3 d5 $11 21. Ra4 $2
e5 $1 {Suddenly, White's pieces are in trouble.} 22. Ra5 Bd6 $19 {[%cal Gd5d4]
Kononenko,T (2371)-Prihotko,A (2266)/Alushta 2002/EXT 2003 (1/2, 56)}) 14...
Rad8 $1 {There are several reasons for which precisely this rook has to be
placed on d8. Abstractly speaking, the rook may be hanging in some lines on a8
(I cannot give a concrete example, though), while the other rook is useful in
keeping f7 (or sometimes f5) defended.} (14... Bxd6 $6 15. Qxd6 Qxc4 16. Rac1
$14 Qc8 $2 17. Nd5 $1 {1-0 Matamoros Franco,C (2456)-Rodriguez Lopez,R (2281)/
Dos Hermanas 2002/CBM 087 ext}) 15. b4 (15. Nde4 Ng4 16. Nd2 f5 {White cannot
play 17.Nf3 because of 17...Nc5 18.Qf4 e5, trapping the queen. Here we see why
the rook is useful on f8.} 17. Nb3 g5 18. Qd2 Nde5 $17 {1/2 Freisler,P (2415)
-Laux,T (2320)/Prague 1992/EXT 1997} 19. Qc1 Nxe3+ 20. Qxe3 Qc6+ 21. Kg1 Nxc4
$17) 15... Ng4 16. Qxg4 (16. Nce4 h6 {/\...f5 leaves White hanging. One more
situation in which the rook's presence on f8 favours Black is:} 17. f3 $6 e5
18. Qd3 Nxe3+ 19. Qxe3 f5 $17) 16... Bxd6 17. c5 (17. Rab1 Ne5 $15) 17... bxc5
18. bxc5 Nxc5 19. Rac1 {White has a very slight initiative, which is likely to
be extinguished soon.} Qb7+ 20. Qf3 Qxf3+ 21. Kxf3 Be7 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Ne4
Nxe4 24. Kxe4 f5+ 25. Kf3 Rd5 $11 {Kovalyov,A (2525)-Suba,M (2487)/Benidorm
2008/CBM 123 Extra (1/2, 31)}) 13. Rac1 O-O 14. Nce4 (14. Nge4 {releases the
tension against the kingside and offers Black the important alternative:} Ne8
15. h4 h6 16. b3 f5 17. Nd2 Bf6 18. Qd3 Ne5 19. Qb1 Qe7 20. Bd4 b5 $132 {
Moehring,G (2350)-Boensch,U (2365)/Groeditz 1976/EXT 2001 (1/2, 38)}) 14... Rc6
(14... Ne8 {is less adequate now, because after} 15. Qd3 Ne5 16. Qb1 $14 {
the threat against h7 forces Black to make a concession.}) 15. Nxf6+ {In an
earlier game, a draw was agreed here, but I am not sure whether logically this
makes the following move a novelty.} Nxf6 {(N)} (15... Bxf6 $2 16. Qe4 $18) 16.
Qd3 Qa8 17. Kg1 Rfc8 {Without being bad, this allows White set up some
kingside threats.} (17... h6 18. Nf3 Rfc8 $11 {would have been simpler. Black
has no problems at all.}) 18. Bd4 h6 $2 {But this is hard to explain. Why did
he allow the enemy queen to get to h7? I remember that in his youth Karpov
once lost to Ivkov because he underestimated similar dangers.} (18... g6 19.
Qf3 e5 20. Be3 b5 $132) (18... e5 19. Be3 b5 $132 {In both these lines, the
weakness of the d5-square is not easy to exploit. First of all, the white
knight is far from it. Secondly, Black is in time undermining the c4-pawn,
thus weakening White's control over d5.}) 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qh7+ Kf8 21. Ne4
$40 Bxb2 $2 {Going really too far.} (21... Ke7 22. Nxf6 gxf6 23. b3 b5 24. Qxh6
bxc4 25. Rc3 cxb3 26. Rf3 f5 27. Qg5+ Ke8 28. Rxb3 $36) 22. Rc2 Be5 23. f4 Bf6
24. Nxd6 $18 {Black cannot avoid losing an exchange.} Ke7 (24... Rd8 25. Rcd2
$1 $18 {/\Nf5!}) (24... Rb8 25. Rcd2 {/\Nf5} Rc7 26. e4 g6 27. f5 $18) 25.
Nxc8+ Qxc8 26. Qe4 g6 27. Qd3 Ke8 28. Kf2 h5 29. e3 Kf8 30. Qd7 Qxd7 31. Rxd7
b5 32. c5 Be7 33. Ke2 Ke8 34. Rb7 Bxc5 35. h3 Kf8 36. g4 hxg4 37. hxg4 Kg7 38.
g5 Kf8 39. Kf3 Kg8 40. Ke4 Kf8 41. Rc1 Kg8 42. Rb8+ Kg7 43. Rc2 Rc7 44. Ra8 Rc6
45. Rc1 f5+ 46. Kf3 e5 47. Ra7+ Kf8 48. fxe5 Ke8 49. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 40th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2012.07.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Meier, Georg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Meier,Georg"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2012.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Vor Dortmund war ich über die Teilnehmerliste in gewisser Weise amüsiert: Ich
würde auf einige "alte Bekannte" treffen (Bartel, Ponomariov, Caruana und
Kramnik). Und wer waren die unbeschriebenen Blätter? Gegen die Herren
Naiditsch, Fridman und Gustafsson hatte ich noch nie eine Turnierpartie mit
langer Bedenkzeit gespielt!} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 (2... e6 3. e4 {würde mich
aus meinen üblichen Eröffnungen rauswerfen.}) 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6.
O-O Be7 7. Re1 {Hier ging mir auf, dass ich vergessen hatte, mir eine Antwort
auf dieses System zurechtzulegen. Sehr lange war ich nicht mehr mit dieser
Stellung konfrontiert worden. Vor Urzeiten hatte ich hier 7...Ne4 gespielt -
davor den Igel - und wusste auch, dass 7...d5 als sicherster Weg zum Ausgleich
gilt. An die konkreten Varianten konnte ich mich aber nicht mehr genau
erinnern.} ({Als Weißer habe ich einen makellosen Score nach} 7. d4 cxd4 8.
Qxd4 d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 {aber ich wäre auch bereit diese
Stellung zu verteidigen.}) 7... d6 {Der Igel wie in den Zeiten meiner Jugend!
Der Zug fühlte sich nicht gut an, damals konnte ich ihn noch mit Überzeugung
ausführen. Mittlerweile ist auch mir klar, dass man nicht einfach so den Kampf
ums Zentrum aufgeben sollte. Andererseits versprach ich mir davon Chancen auf
alle 3 Resultate, statt zu versuchen mich beim mühsamen Spiel auf Ausgleich
auf eine lückenhafte Variantenkenntnis zu stützen.} (7... Ne4) (7... d5) 8. e4
a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 {Tatsächlich hatte ich beim
Nachdenken über meinen 7. Zug auch auf diese Stellung spekuliert. Arkadij
konnte mit den Feinheiten der Zugfolgen kaum vertraut sein, denn er bewegt
sich hier weit außerhalb seines üblichen Repertoires.} (12. f4 $142 O-O 13. g4
$1 $14) 12... Ne5 $5 {Ich führte diesen kaum bekannten Zug schnell aus und
verschwand erstmal vom Brett, im Glauben Arkadij "erwischt" zu haben. Das
gelang mir so überzeugend, dass er sich sehr viel Zeit nahm die nächste
Entscheidung zu treffen, denn Arkadij konnte auch nach einer halben Stunde
nicht herausfinden, was falsch an 13.b3 sein soll. Verliert Schwarz nicht am
Ende einige Tempi wenn der Springer zurückgetrieben wird?!} (12... Rc8 $6 13.
f4 Qb8 $2 14. Nd5 $1 exd5 15. exd5 Kf8 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nc5 18. b4 Ne6 19.
f5 Nc7 20. Bf4 {1-0 Tomashevsky,E-Meier,G /Heraklio 2004 (35); war eine Lehre
die immer noch sehr präsent ist.}) 13. Nd5 $146 {All-In!} (13. b3 Neg4 (13...
Nfg4 14. f4 $1 (14. Bf4 g5 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 16. Qh5 O-O 17. Rcd1 Kh8) 14... Nxe3
15. Rxe3 Nd7 16. Bh3 $1 O-O 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Nxe6) 14. Bf4 O-O 15. h3 Ne5 16.
Be3 Rfe8 17. f4 Ng6 $1 {Mit dem Springer auf g6 erscheint der übliche weiße
Angriffsplan mit g4 (xh4) entkräftet. Der einzige Vorgänger zeigt, dass es gar
nicht so einfach ist, Schwarz nun für seine abenteuerliche
Eröffnungsbehandlung zu bestrafen.} (17... Ned7 18. g4 {führt zu einer
Stellung, die normalerweise mit den weißen Bauern auf b2 und h2 erreicht wird
und selbst dann gut für Weiß ist...}) 18. f5 Nf8 19. g4 h6 20. h4 N6h7 21. Nf3
Qd8 22. Bf2 Rc8 23. e5 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 {1/2-1/2 Alvarez Ibarra,R-Komljenovic,D
Spain 1997(47)} Bxh4 25. Rcd1 d5 $132) 13... exd5 14. cxd5 {Von nun an stellte
jeder Zug eine schwierige Entscheidung für beide Seiten dar. Die Zeitnotphase
ließ dementsprechend nicht mehr lange auf sich warten.} Qd7 {Die Stellung ist
sehr scharf und mit Worten kaum zu ergründen. Nachvollziehbar ist aber
sicherlich, dass ich meine Türme sofort verbinden und nicht immer in Nd4-c6xd8
stehen wollte. Trotzdem erweist sich nach exakter Analyse 14...Qd8 und die
sofortige Rückgabe der Figur als richtige Lösung.} (14... Qd8 $142 15. f4 (15.
Nc6 Bxc6 16. dxc6 Qc7 17. f4 Neg4 18. Bd4 O-O 19. h3 Ne5 $1 20. fxe5 dxe5 21.
Be3 Rfd8 $11) (15. Nf5 $6 O-O 16. f4 Ng6 17. e5 Ne8) 15... Neg4 (15... Ng6 $2
16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Qc7 18. e5) 16. Bd2 b5 $1 {zeigt, warum die Dame nach d8
sollte} 17. e5 (17. h3 Qb6) 17... O-O 18. exf6 Bxf6 $11) 15. Nf5 $6 {Auch
Arkadij verließ sich hier auf seine Intuition und geht an der stärksten
Fortsetzung vorbei.} (15. f4 $1 Neg4 (15... Ng6 $2 16. Nc6 Bxc6 (16... O-O 17.
Bxb6 Rac8 18. e5) 17. dxc6 Qc7 18. e5 Nxe5 (18... dxe5 19. fxe5 Nxe5 20. Bf4
Bd6 21. Qxd6 Qxd6 22. Bxe5 Qe6 23. Bd4 $18) 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Qe2 O-O 21. Bd4)
16. Bd2 Rc8 17. h3 Nh6 18. g4 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Nhxg4 20. hxg4 Nxg4 21. Nf5 $36)
15... O-O 16. f4 Ng6 17. h4 $1 {Ein aus praktischer Sicht sehr starker Zug.} ({
Nach} 17. Bxb6 Rfc8 {spielt sich die schwarze Stellung zu leicht.}) 17... Nxd5
{Das Lösen des Drucks war unheimlich verlockend, die nächsten Züge außerdem
leicht zu berechnen und ich war mir sicher, damit eine leicht zu spielende
Stellung zu erhalten. Solcher Pragmatismus hilft gerade in einem derart
starken Turnier ein solides Ergebnis zu erreichen.} (17... Rfc8 {überzeugt
hier nicht, denn nach} 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 (18... Rxc8 19. h5 Nf8 20. Bh3) 19. h5
Nf8 20. Bxb6 Bd8 21. Bd4 {kann bei Schwarz von Koordination keine Rede sein.})
({Ich betrachtete auch das Fixieren des Königsflügels durch} 17... h5 $1 18.
Bxb6 (18. Bh3 {schreckte mich ab, zu Unrecht} Qd8 19. e5 Nxd5 20. e6 Nf6) 18...
Rac8 19. Rxc8 Bxc8 20. Bd4 Re8 {sieht Schwarz im Vorteil.}) 18. Bd4 Nf6 19. h5
Rfe8 {Arkadij hatte kaum mehr als 10 Minuten gegen meine 20, sodass ich eine
gute Siegchance witterte. Zwar verpasst Weiß jetzt einen direkten Weg zum
Remis, aber die Verteidigungsleistung danach war beeindruckend.} 20. hxg6 (20.
Bxf6 $1 gxf6 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Qg4 Qd8 23. Nh6+ Kg7 24. Nf5+ $11) ({Auch} 20.
Nxg7 Kxg7 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. e5 dxe5 23. fxe5 Rad8 24. exf6+ Bxf6 25. Bxf6+ Kxf6
26. Bxb7 Qxb7 27. Rxe8 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 {bringt Weiß dem Remis nahe.}) 20... hxg6
21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. Bxf6 $1 {Weiß setzt nun alles daran, seinen e-Bauern zu
behalten. Wenn er fällt und die e-Linie sich öffnet, ist der König kaum noch
zu verteidigen.} (22. Bxb6 Rae8) 22... gxf6 23. Qd4 Rae8 24. Kf2 $1 (24. Qxb6
Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Qxa6 Kg7 $1 {schätzte ich als nahezu
gewonnen für Schwarz ein.}) 24... Kg7 25. Rcd1 {Es ist gar nicht so leicht,
Fortschritte gegen die kompakte weiße Stellung zu erzielen. Eine Zielscheibe
konnte ich nicht erkennen.} Qb5 26. Re3 Rc7 27. Rd2 Qc5 {Das sieht konsequent
aus, ist aber zu wenig und genau genommen ein strategischer Fehler. Der
wesentliche Vorteil des Schwarzen, die bessere Königsstellung, geht damit
verloren.} ({Die Computerempfehlung} 27... Qh5 28. Qxd6 Rc1 29. Qxb6 Bxe4 30.
Bxe4 Rxe4 31. Rxe4 Qh2+ 32. Ke3 Qg1+ 33. Rf2 Re1+ 34. Kf3 Qh1+ 35. Rg2 Qh5+ 36.
g4 Qh3+ 37. Rg3 Qf1+ 38. Qf2 Qd3+ 39. Qe3 Rxe3+ 40. Rxe3 Qd5+ {ist einfach nur
surreal, wenn man in Zeitnot verkehrt. Abgesehen davon ist diese Stellung
totremis.}) ({Am besten war es den Bauern d6 und die Damen auf dem Brett zu
behalten :} 27... Re6 $1 28. a4 Qh5 29. Qxb6 Rce7 $15) 28. Qxd6 Qxd6 29. Rxd6
Rc2+ 30. Re2 Rxe2+ 31. Kxe2 Bxe4 32. Bxe4 Rxe4+ 33. Kf3 Re6 34. Rd7 {Weiß ist
aktiv, die Remisaussichten dementsprechend hervorragend.} f5 35. Ra7 a5 (35...
b5 {war die letzte Alternative aus meiner Sicht. Das Problem ist, dass es sehr
schwer abzuschätzen war, ob ich lieber den a- oder den b-Bauern über Bord
werfen will, wenn ich zum Angriff übergehe. Im Lichte der weiteren
Entwicklungen erscheint 35...b5 der bessere Versuch zu sein.}) 36. Rd7 Rc6 37.
Rb7 Re6 38. Rd7 Rc6 39. Rb7 Kf6 40. Ke3 Rd6 41. Ke2 Kg7 42. Ke3 Kh6 {Der
letzte Versuch, aber keine Prüfung für Arkadij, eher eine Fingerübung.} 43.
Rxf7 Kh5 44. Kf3 Rd3+ 45. Kf2 Kg4 46. Rf6 Rf3+ 47. Ke2 Rxg3 48. Rxg6+ Kxf4 49.
Rxb6 Re3+ 50. Kf2 Rf3+ 51. Ke2 Re3+ 52. Kf2 Rf3+ 53. Ke2 {Insgesamt halfen mir
die Erfahrungen aus dem letzten Jahr, mich besser auf die starke Gegnerschaft
einzustellen. In 5 weiteren Partien spielte ich sehr sicher, während ich gegen
Ponomariov und Caruana phasenweise Schwächen zeigte, als ich 2 mal ausgangs
der Eröffnung meine Stellungen überschätzte und gegen Kramnik den Tiefpunkt
meines Turniers erlebte.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "BRA-ch 84th"]
[Site "Rio de Janeiro"]
[Date "2018.02.11"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Black "Mecking, Henrique"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2018.02.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 $5 {Lately I have started to realise that this is an
interesting move, fighting against the g7-bishop.} Bg7 4. Bb2 b6 $5 {One of
the many possible developing alternatives for Black, doing the same bishop
thing (opposing its g2-counterpart).} 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O c5 7. c4 O-O 8. d4 {
I think this is a good try to obtain an interesting position.} (8. Nc3 {
leads nowhere as Black is able to equalise instantly:} d5 $1 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10.
Bxg7 Kxg7 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. d4 {now both ...cxd4 and ...Na6 are fine for Black:
} Na6 $1 (12... cxd4 13. Qxd4+ Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 {White has a
microscopic initiative, that shouldn't last long} Rc8 (15... Nd7 16. Rfd1 Nf6
17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Nb5 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rd8 $1 $11 {0-1 (38) Wen,Y (2617)
-Tabatabaei,M (2509) Bandar e Anzali 2017. with enough counterplay on d2 if
White takes on a7. Otherwise, ...Rd7 is played and Black has no problems}) 16.
Rac1) 13. Nh4 Qd7 14. dxc5 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 Nxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 (29)
Malakhov,V (2722)-Ivanchuk,V (2729) Danzhou 2017}) 8... cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 (9...
d6 {would be the standard reaction, placing the b8-knight on d7 and keeping
the b7-bishop open in the diagonal} 10. Nc3 Nbd7 {I believe White maintains a
pleasant space advantage here, and has somewhat better chances} 11. Qd2 a6 12.
Nd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qc7 14. f3 e6 15. e4 Rfe8 16. Rad1 $14 {1-0 (57) Moussard,J 
(2573)-Sundararajan,K (2422) Karlsruhe 2017}) 10. Qf4 $1 {I like this move,
the queen is apparently exposed, but moves like ...Nh5 simply don't make any
sense. I was slightly worried about d5, but that would require some nerves
from my opponent, allowing Rd1.} (10. Qd2 $6 {This would be the standard move,
but Black solves his problems by playing actively:} d5 $1 (10... Ne4 $6 {
leads nowhere, as the bishop exchange favours White, meanwhile keeping the
hedgehog structure} 11. Qc1 Bxb2 12. Qxb2 $14) 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Nd4 {for a
second I thought this could be good, but Black is just fine with either ...Ne4
or ...Qd7} Ne4 $1 (12... Qd7 $5 $11) 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qb2+ f6
16. Nd2 Qe6 $11 {and Black is even slightly more active.}) 10... Qb8 (10... d5
11. Rd1 Qb8 $5 (11... e5 $6 12. Qc1 $14 {and Black may have problems with
those central pawns}) (11... d4 {I thought about this too, but it also looked
weird for Black} 12. Qc1 $1 (12. Nxd4 $4 e5 $1 $17)) 12. cxd5 Qxf4 13. gxf4
Rfd8 $5 (13... Nb4 14. d6 $1 exd6 15. Na3 d5 16. Nb5 $14 {0-1 (43) Berkes,F 
(2614)-Sokolov,A (2583) Aghia Pelagia 2004}) 14. d6 Ne4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 $132) 11.
Qd2 {Keeping the queens is important in this structure, we'll see why later.}
Ne4 12. Qc1 Ne5 $6 {My opponent plays very creatively - he wants to exchange
all the minor pieces, but I started to feel really good now, since I knew that
in this pawn structure, keeping all the major pieces would benefit me later on.
} 13. Nc3 $1 Nxc3 (13... Nxf3+ 14. Bxf3 Qe5 {was playable, but again slightly
better for me:} 15. Na4 Qe6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nc3 $14) 14. Bxc3 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3
Bxf3 $6 {From now on, Black's position becomes difficult - I will have both
central files to place my rooks, and a strong initiative will develop quickly.}
16. exf3 {I was very happy to double these pawns - apart from what I've
mentioned already (the central files), there are two additional reasons for
that: my king is even more safe now in queen endgames (on g2 it won't receive
a single check), and also I have the plan to play f4 followed by f5 trying to
destroy my opponent's kingside defences. Normally, in order to play f4-f5, I'd
have to weaken my own king as well, which is not the case, since I am using my
e2-pawn for that :-D} Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qb7 18. Rfe1 d6 19. Rad1 Rad8 {I feel that
he should create some counterplay on the c-file, even though it is not simple
how to do so.} 20. h4 $1 {The threat of playing h5 is very annoying, Black has
to react by weakening his king a little bit.} h5 21. Rd4 Kh7 22. Qd3 (22. f4 $5
{I had this option at my disposal, but I didn't want to push it too early, I
was happier simply improving my pieces and creating trouble for my opponent.})
22... Qd7 23. Kg2 (23. a4 $5 {I kept an eye on this move as well, trying to
play a5 possibly, and if he plays ...a5 himself, then I may have a target on
b6 placing my queen on d4 or e3.}) 23... Rde8 $6 (23... Rfe8 {looked more
logical. Black remains passive, but I'll have to push something to play for a
win.}) 24. Rd5 {Attacking on h5.} f5 {I was kind of expecting this move sooner
or later, it is hard to be simply waiting in such passive positions. Black
gets some space, but considerably weakens his position.} 25. Qe3 (25. b4 $1 {
I forgot about this idea, Black has a hard time avoiding c5 now.} Rc8 26. c5
bxc5 27. bxc5 Rfd8 28. cxd6 exd6 29. Re3 $16 {preparing Qe2, and Black will
have a hard time defending this.}) 25... e6 26. Rd3 d5 27. Qe5 (27. cxd5 $6
exd5 28. Qd2 Rxe1 29. Qxe1 d4 $11 {and Black is doing fine.}) (27. Qd2 Rd8 28.
Rd1 Rf7 29. cxd5 exd5 30. Rxd5 Qxd5 31. Qxd5 Rxd5 32. Rxd5) 27... Qf7 28. Rc1 (
28. Red1 dxc4 29. Rd7 Re7 30. Qc7 Rfe8 31. bxc4 $16 Kh6) 28... dxc4 (28... Rc8
29. Rcd1 {was my idea, but the computer gives the spectacular 29.cxd5!} (29.
cxd5 $1 Rxc1 30. dxe6 Qf6 31. e7 Qxe5 32. exf8=Q $18 {should be simply winning
for White})) 29. Rxc4 Re7 30. f4 Qg7 31. Rd6 $1 Qxe5 32. fxe5 Kh6 33. f4 Kg7
34. Rcc6 Kf7 {Now we reach an endgame where Black is completely passive, but
White has yet to show a winning method. The first step is to activate the king.
} 35. Kf2 Rb8 36. Ke3 Rbe8 37. Kd4 Rb8 38. Kc4 Rbe8 39. Kb5 Rb8 40. Ka6 Ra8 41.
b4 (41. Rd4 {at first I thought exchanging a pair of rooks with this move was
a simple way to win the game - it turns out I can't force that exchange.} Ke8
42. Rdc4 Kd8 $1 {controlling both c7 and c8. It is clear that Black is super
passive, and still lost, but he can still play ...Rb8 and ...Ra8 (only moves,
in fact)} 43. a4 Rb8 44. b4 Ra8 45. b5 Rb8 {there was a nice hidden trick in
here that I missed:} 46. Rc3 {waiting for Black to move his rook to a8} Ra8 47.
Rxe6 $3 Rxe6 48. Kb7 $18 {[%csl Ra8] and the rook is lost, as well as the
whole endgame.}) 41... Rb8 42. a4 Ra8 43. Rd4 Ke8 44. Rdd6 (44. Rdc4 {would
force the same position we saw on the 41st move analysis, but I saw a
different way to penetrate into Black's forces.}) 44... Kf7 45. a5 bxa5 46.
bxa5 Rb8 47. Rc3 Ke8 (47... Rb1 {was perhaps the best practical chance} 48.
Rdc6 {forcing the exchange on c7. Black tries to go after the g3-pawn, but
he's too late:} Rg1 49. Rc7 Rxc7 50. Rxc7+ Ke8 51. Rc3 Ra1 52. Rc5 {placing
the rook on a better square to support the a5-pawn} Ra3 53. Kxa7 Rxg3 54. Kb6
$1 $18 {followed by a6, and the white rook is able to defend the checks on the
5th rank.}) 48. Rdc6 Kd8 49. R3c5 $1 {This was my idea, now I am able to force
the exchange of the rooks on the next move:} Ra8 (49... Rb3 $2 {is not
possible anymore:} 50. Rc8+ Kd7 51. R5c7#) 50. Rb5 {Threatening Rb7.} Rc8 51.
Rxc8+ Kxc8 52. Rc5+ Kd8 (52... Rc7 {is a simple win:} 53. Rxc7+ Kxc7 54. Kxa7
Kc8 55. Kb6 $18 {running towards the e6-pawn} (55. a6 $4 Kc7 $1 $11 {and White
can't leave the a7/a8 squares})) (52... Kb8 {defends a7, but leaves the
e6-pawn unprotected} 53. Rc6 Re8 54. Kb5 Kb7 55. a6+ Kb8 56. Kc5 $18 {and
White wins with Kd6-Kd7 next}) 53. Rc6 $1 {Another nice zugzwang, Black has to
allow the rook invasion on c8.} Ke8 (53... Re8 54. Kxa7 $18) (53... Kd7 54. Kb7
$18) 54. Rc8+ Kf7 55. Ra8 Rd7 56. Rxa7 {And Black resigned in view of the
hopeless pawn endgame to come.} 1-0

[Event "Antwerp op"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Giddins, Stephen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1996.07.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 d6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 $5 O-O $1 {Wegen 12.Tc1 mit drohendem
Springerabzug, war 11...Dxc4 zu riskant.} 12. Rc1 Re8 13. f4 Bf8 14. g4 g6 15.
g5 Nfd7 16. b3 Bg7 17. Nde2 Nc6 18. Qd2 Nc5 19. Red1 Rad8 20. Ng3 Qb8 21. Rb1
Ba8 22. b4 Nd7 23. a3 {Der Igel ist ein stachliches Tierchen, das sich im
Schachspiel besonders auf die Stacheln b5 und d5 verlaesst. Die Schwierigkeit
fuer Weiss besteht darin dass er seine Stellung nur bis einem gewissen Punkt
verstaerken kann. Nach diesem Punkt muss er sehr aufpassen sich nicht zu
vergallopieren aber auch nicht zu sehr zu zoegern, oder der Igel steckt die
Stacheln aus!} b5 $1 {Hier kommt Stachel Nummer eins.} 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Rbc1
Nb6 $1 26. Nxb5 d5 $1 {Und Nummer zwei} 27. e5 Nc4 28. Rxc4 $8 dxc4 29. Nd6
Nxe5 $1 30. Bxa8 c3 $1 {Ein unangenehmer Zwischenzug, der Weiss in Verwirrung
bringt.} 31. Qc2 $2 {Jetzt stehen zu viele Figuren im Weissen Lager ungedeckt.
Am staerksten war warscheinlich daher 31.Dc1!?} (31. Qe2 Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Qxd6 33.
fxe5 Bxe5 34. Bg2 Bxg3 35. hxg3 Rc8 36. Kf2 c2 37. Bc1 Rc3 $19) (31. Qc1 $5
Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Qxd6 33. fxe5 Bxe5 34. Bg2 Bxg3 35. hxg3 Rc8 36. Kf2 c2 37. Be4
Rc3 38. Bxc2 Qc7 39. Bc5 Qxg3+ 40. Ke2 Qf3+ 41. Ke1 Rxa3 42. Qd2 Ra1+ 43. Bd1
Qh1+ 44. Ke2 Qh5+ 45. Ke1 Qh1+ (45... Qf3 $4 46. Qd8+ Kg7 47. Qf8#) 46. Ke2
Qh5+ $10) 31... Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Nc4 $1 33. Ra6 Nxe3 34. Qe4 c2 $1 {Der Todesstoss
} 35. Ne2 (35. Qxe3 Bd4 $1 36. Qxd4 c1=Q+ $19) 35... Qb5 $1 36. Qxe3 Qxa6 37.
Bf3 (37. Be4 $2 Qxe2 $1 38. Qxe2 c1=Q+) 37... Rd8 38. Kg2 Bb2 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.02.14"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2567"]
[Annotator "Meyer,CD"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[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 "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{ZÜNGLEIN AN DER WAAGE} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6.
Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O $6 ({Als genauer gilt} 8... d6 {(8...Nc6 9.Qf4
Rc8/0-0/Qb8+/=), z.B.:} 9. Be3 (9. Qh4 $6 h6 $1 {und die weiße Dame steht
etwas exponiert.}) 9... Nbd7 10. Rac1 Rc8 11. b3 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. Rfd1 Rc7 {
Luc Winants: 'Il s'agit de l'ancienne méthode, qui permet de conserver le Fg7.'
} 14. Ne1 (14. Bh3 Qb8 15. Bh6 (15. g4 $5) 15... b5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nf6
18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. e4 Bc8 20. Bxc8 Rfxc8 21. Rxc7 Qxc7 {M. Jirovsky - Z. Hracek,
Luhacovice CZE-ch 2003, remis/51}) 14... Qb8 $5 15. Bh6 Bxh6 (15... b5 $1) 16.
Qxh6 b5 $1 {Z. Rahman - K. Sasikiran, Doha 2003, 0:1/60}) 9. Qh4 $1 $14 d6 ({
Den Abtausch des Königsläufers zu verhindern, hat andere Nachteile: I} 9... h5
10. Bg5 d6 11. Rfd1 {Plan Nd5+/-, Hübner}) ({II} 9... Re8 10. Bh6 Bh8 11. Rfd1
d6 12. Rac1 Nbd7 13. Be3 Bg7 14. b3 Rc8 15. Bh3 $14 {Velikov - Beck,
Regensburg op 1996, 1:0/42}) 10. Bh6 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. b3 a6 ({Nach} 12...
Rc5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qd4 $14 {erhält Weiß durch den Tausch der
Fianchettoläufer nebst Rezentralisierung seiner Dame ein komfortables Plus.
Als nächstes Ziel strebt ein Schimmel zum Vorpostenfeld d5, z.B. 14...} Qa8 15.
Ne1 a6 (15... Bxg2 $5) 16. e4 Rcc8 17. Nc2 Nc5 18. Ne3 Rfd8 (18... Ncxe4 19.
Ncd5) 19. Ned5 e5 20. Qe3 Bxd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 Qb8 23. Rad1 Ne6 24. h4
h5 (24... Nd4 25. h5 $1) 25. Bh3 Rc5 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. R5d3 $16 {E. Pigusov -
A. Ivanov, Moskau 2001, 1:0/40}) 13. Rac1 Bxh6 $2 {Läßt die Dame leichtsinnig
nach h6 herein, umsichtiger waren 13...Rc5 oder 13...Re8.} 14. Qxh6 b5 ({
Um die Dame wieder zu vertreiben, war} 14... Ng4 {schon nicht mehr
zufriedenstellend:} 15. Qh4 Ngf6 (15... h5 16. h3 Ngf6 17. Qf4 Kg7 18. e4 $16)
16. e4 {Plan Nd5!+/-}) 15. Ng5 $1 {[#] Der Auftakt zu einem Parforceritt. So
kann Weiß seine Dame auf h6 halten und droht nun mit weiterem Nachschub zum
Königsflügel.} Bxg2 16. Kxg2 bxc4 {(?) Auch Schwarz bleibt konsequent auf
seinem Kurs, da} (16... Re8 {nach} 17. cxb5 (17. Nd5 Nf8) 17... axb5 18. Nxb5
$16 {schlicht einen Bauern einbüßen würde. Tatsächlich jedoch wäre die Lage
danach gar nicht so klar gewesen. Jedenfalls hält Babula von Prophylaxe in
dieser Partie sowieso wenig.}) 17. Rd4 $1 {[#]} cxb3 $2 ({Die letzte
Gelegenheit bestand in} 17... Re8 18. Rh4 Nf8 19. Nd5 {und nun:} Nh5 $5 (19...
e5 $5 20. Rhxc4 Rxc4 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Rxc4 Qe7 (22... Qg7 23. Qxg7+ Kxg7 24.
Rc6 $16) 23. Nxh7 Qb7+ 24. f3 Nxh7 25. Rh4 Rc8 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27. Qh6+ Ke7 28.
Qd2 $16) (19... e6 $2 20. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 21. Nxf6 Qxf6 22. Rf4) 20. bxc4 {
(drohend 21.g4)} e6 (20... Qa5 $2 21. Rxh5 gxh5 22. Qxh5) 21. Rxh5 exd5 22.
Nxh7 Rxc4 23. Rxc4 dxc4 24. Rh4 Rxe2 $5 25. Nxf8 Qf6 26. Rf4 Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7
28. Kf3 (28. Nd7 c3 29. Rc4 Rb2 $1 30. Rxc3 Rb7) 28... Rxa2 (28... Re7 29. Nxg6
) 29. Nd7 $16) 18. Rh4 Re8 {[#]} ({Dies sollte eigentlich - wie auch die
folgenden Maßnahmen - klar zu spät kommen: I} 18... b2 19. Nxh7 Nh5 20. Ng5
Ndf6 21. Nd5 $18) ({II} 18... Rc5 19. Nxh7 Nh5 20. Nxf8 Qxf8 21. Qxf8+ Kxf8 22.
axb3 $18) 19. Nxh7 $2 ({Im alles entscheidenden Moment gehen Weiß die Nerven
durch! I Die Gewinnfortsetzung lautet} 19. Nd5 $1 {(auch Ne4!) zwecks
Eliminierung des Nf6, z.B.} Rxc1 (19... Rc5 20. Nxh7 Nh5 21. Rxc5 dxc5 (21...
b2 22. Nf4) 22. axb3 $1 {(drohend 23.Ng5 Nf8 24.e4)} e6 23. Nf4 Nxf4+ 24. Rxf4
{drohend Ng5+-}) (19... Nf8 20. Nxf6+ exf6 21. Nxh7 Nxh7 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Re4
$1 Rxe4 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qxc8 $18) 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Nxh7 Qa8+ (
{auch in den Varianten} 21... e5 22. Ng5 $18) ({oder} 21... Nh5 22. Ng5 $18 {
zeigt sich der Sinn von der Beseitigung eines Verteidigungsspringers}) 22. f3
Rg1+ (22... Nh5 23. Ng5 Rg1+ 24. Kxg1 Qa7+ 25. Kg2 e5 26. axb3 {analog dem Text
}) 23. Kxg1 Qa7+ 24. Kf1 Nh5 25. Ng5 e5 26. axb3 {drohend Nh7 und/oder g4 +-})
({II} 19. Nce4 $1 Qb6 {(nach 19...Nf8/Rxc1 folgt 20.Nxf6+ usw. wie vorher)} 20.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Nxh7 Nh5 (21... Qb7+ 22. f3 Nh5 {ist Zugumstellung}) 22. Ng5
Qb7+ 23. f3 e6 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. axb3 $18 {drohend Rxh5, Nh7 etc.}) 19... Nh5 {
[#]} 20. Rxh5 $11 ({Während der Textzug das Spiel sofort ins Remis versanden
läßt, konnte Weiß noch einige Probleme stellen: I} 20. axb3 $5 {(Drohung 21.
Ng5 Nf8 22.g4 bzw. 21...Ndf6 22.Nd5)} Qa5 $1 {[] Vermutlich der einzige Zug} (
20... Qc7 $2 21. Ng5 Nf8 22. g4 Qb7+ 23. e4 f6 24. gxh5 fxg5 25. Qxg5 e6 26.
hxg6 $16) (20... e6 $2 21. Ng5 Nf8 (21... Qf6 22. Nce4 Qg7 23. Qxg7+ Kxg7 24.
Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Nxd6 $16) 22. g4 f6 (22... Rc5 23. Nce4 Rxc1 24. gxh5 $18) 23.
Rxh5 gxh5 (23... fxg5 24. Qh8+ Kf7 25. Rh3 {Plan Rf3+ etc.}) 24. Nce4 Rxc1 25.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. Qxf6 Rc7 27. gxh5 $16) 21. g4 (21. Ng5 Nf8 $8 22. Ra4 {und die
Verteidigung hält stand, z.B.} (22. g4 $2 Nf4+ 23. Kf1 Qe5) 22... Qb6 23. Nd5
Qb7 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. e4 e6 26. Rb4 Qa7 $13 {/=}) 21... Rxc3 22. gxh5 Rxc1 23.
hxg6 (23. Ng5 Rg1+ $1 {usw. ist Zugumstellung}) 23... Rg1+ $1 {[] Wieder der
einzige Zug: Durch einen kleinen Trick gelangt die Dame zur Verteidigung ihres
Königs gerade noch rechtzeitig nach g7.} 24. Kxg1 Qa1+ 25. Kg2 Qg7 $8 (25... f5
$4 26. Nf6+ Qxf6 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Qh8+) 26. Ng5 fxg6 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Ne6+
Kf7 $1 29. Nc7 Rb8 30. b4 Rb6 31. Rh7+ Kf8 32. Nd5 Rb5 $1 $11 {(} 33. Nf4 Ke8 {
)}) ({II} 20. Ng5 Nf8 (20... Ndf6 $4 21. Nd5 Qd7 22. Nxf6+ exf6 23. Qh7+ Kf8
24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Re4+ Kd8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Rxc8+ Kxc8 28. Qxe8+) 21. axb3 Qa5
{wie gehabt unter IC1}) ({III} 20. g4 b2 (20... e5 21. Ng5 (21. Rxh5 gxh5 22.
Nd5 Re6 23. Qxh5 Rxc1 24. Ng5 Nf8 25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Qf7+ $11)) 21.
Rxh5 gxh5 22. Qg5+ $11) 20... gxh5 21. Qg5+ Kxh7 22. Qxh5+ Kg7 23. Qg5+ Kh7 24.
Qh5+ Kg7 25. Qg5+ {Diese dramatische Partie war das Zünglein an der Waage zum
3,5:4,5 zwischen dem HSK und Werder. Damit gelang es den Bremern in ihrem
zehnten Bundesligajahr zum ersten Mal, die Hamburger zu besiegen.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel Credit Suisse"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1997.07.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Milov,V"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "1997.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 (7. b3 O-O
8. Bb2 Na6 9. d4 d5 $10) 7... cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 {It's very important in this
position to postpone castling, otherwise the White queen will find a very nice
square on h4 with the good attacking chances. So, Black just continues
developing.} 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. b3 Rc8 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Qe3 a6 (12... Re8 {was
played in Karpov-Kasparov(Leningrad,match,1986). The game continued:} 13. Rac1
a6 14. Ba1 Rc5 $1 15. a4 Qa8 {with a good game.}) 13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rc5 (
14... Re8 15. Rac1 Rc5 16. h3 Qc8 $1 {aiming at the h3-pawn and threatening 17.
..b5, as was in the game Plaskett-Adorian,Hastings,1986}) 15. f3 Re8 16. Qd2 (
16. Ba3 $5) 16... Qb8 17. Ba3 {Preventing 17...b5} Rcc8 18. Rac1 Qb7 {Apart
from the idea b6-b5 Black's plan includes the preparation and realisation of
the break d6-d5. Preventing this, White will have to play e2-e4 but then his
King will feel quite vulnerable.} 19. e4 h5 $1 20. Bb2 Ne5 21. Qe2 (21. Qf2 e6
{with idea g5-g4}) 21... e6 22. Ba3 (22. Nc2 Rcd8 23. Ne3 g5 $1 {with an
initiative}) 22... Rcd8 (22... d5 $5 23. Bd6 (23. cxd5 exd5 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25.
Rxc8 Qxc8 26. exd5 Ng4 $19) 23... Nc6 24. Nxc6 Rxc6 25. e5 Nd7 {White is
facing problems due to the weakness of the e5-pawn and the possibility of
doubling Black rooks on the c-file in the future}) 23. Rc2 d5 (23... g5 $5) 24.
f4 $2 {A losing move.} (24. cxd5 exd5 25. f4 Ned7 (25... Neg4 26. e5 Ne4 27.
Nxe4 dxe4 28. h3 e3+ 29. Nc6) 26. e5 Nc5 27. b4 Nce4 {and Black is only
slightly better.}) 24... Neg4 25. cxd5 (25. h3 Nxe4 $1 26. hxg4 Nxc3 27. Rxc3
dxc4+ $19) 25... Nxe4 $1 26. Nxe4 exd5 27. Nc6 Rxe4 28. Qxe4 dxe4 29. Rxd8+ (
29. Nxd8 Ne3+ 30. Kg1 Qa8) 29... Kh7 {Although White has two Rooks for for the
Black queen, his position is losing due to the open position of his King who
will soon find himself under attack.} 30. Bc1 e3 31. Kf3 Nxh2+ 32. Ke2 (32.
Kxe3 Bf6 {didn't make life easier.}) 32... Bf6 {The Rook is no longer able to
keep the squares c8 and d7 under control and the Queen comes into play.} 33.
Rd5 (33. Rd6 Be7) 33... Qc8 34. f5 gxf5 35. Nd4 (35. Bxe3 Qe8) 35... Qa8 (35...
Qg8 $5 36. Kd3 $8 Qg4 37. Rxh2 Qe4+ 38. Kc4 e2 39. Bd2 (39. Rxe2 b5+) 39...
Bxd4 40. Rxh5+ Kg6 41. Rg5+ Kf6 42. Rd6+ Ke7 43. Rxd4 Qc2+ 44. Kd5 Qc5#) 36.
Rxf5 Bxd4 (36... Ng4 37. Nf3 Qe4 38. Rxh5+ Kg6 39. Rc4) 37. Rxh5+ Kg6 38. Rxh2
Qe4 39. Rc4 (39. Ke1 Be5) 39... b5 (39... Qg4+ $5 40. Kd3 Qd1+ 41. Bd2 Bc5 42.
Rc1 Qf3 43. Be1 (43. Bc3 e2+ 44. Kc2 Bf2) 43... e2+ 44. Kc2 Ba3 {winning.}) 40.
Rxd4 Qxd4 {[#] Hecht: Obwohl sich Anand nach Kräften bemüht, die Stellung zu
blockieren und seine Figuren beisammenzuhalten, gelingt Schwarz wegen der
Schwächen b4 und g3 ein leichter Gewinn.} 41. Bxe3 Qb2+ 42. Bd2 Qxa2 43. b4
Qc4+ (43... a5 $6 44. bxa5 b4 45. Rh6+ Kf5 46. Rb6 b3 47. a6 {and the pawns
are equally strong.}) 44. Kf2 Qd4+ (44... Qd3 $1 {was the simplest win;} 45.
Be1 a5 46. bxa5 b4) 45. Ke2 Qc4+ 46. Kf2 Qd4+ 47. Ke2 Qg1 48. Rh6+ Kf5 49. Rh5+
Kf6 $2 {A really bad move.} (49... Kg4 50. Rg5+ (50. Rh4+ Kxg3 51. Be1+ Qxe1+)
50... Kh3 51. Rf5 Qg2+ 52. Ke3 Qc6 {and Black wins}) 50. Bf4 $2 {Returning the
favour.} (50. Be1 Qg2+ 51. Ke3 Qf1 52. Kd2 {Next White puts his Rook on h4 and
I don't see how Black can improve his position.}) 50... Qg2+ 51. Ke3 Qa2 52.
Rh4 (52. Rh6+ Kf5 53. Rh5+ Ke6 54. Re5+ Kf6 55. Re4 Kf5 56. Re5+ Kg4) 52... Kf5
53. Bh6 (53. Bc7 Qb3+ 54. Kd2 a5 55. bxa5 b4) 53... Qg2 {Conquering the other
pawn. The rest is simple.} 54. g4+ Ke6 55. Bf4 Kd5 56. Rh5+ Kc4 57. Rh6 Qxg4
58. Rxa6 Kxb4 59. Rd6 Qf5 60. Rd4+ Kc3 61. Re4 Qd5 0-1

[Event "Litomerice 1st"]
[Site "Litomerice"]
[Date "1986.08.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Moehring, Guenther"]
[Black "Gerogiannis, Christodoulos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "Moehring,G"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1986.08.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[EventCategory "3"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 O-O 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 (
14... Raxd8 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rd6 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Na4 Rc8 19. Rxd6 Bxd6
20. f4 Bxe5 21. fxe5 Ng4 22. Re1 h5 23. h3 Nh6 24. Rd1 Nf5 25. Kf3 $16) 15.
Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bf8 (16... Rdc8 17. Na4 Rab8 18. Bxc5 bxc5 (18... Bxc5 19.
Nxc5 Rxc5 20. f4 (20. Nd7 Nxd7 21. Rxd7 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Rad1 g5 24. Ra7
Kg7 25. Rdd7 Rf5 26. g4 Rf4 27. f3 Rc8 28. Rd3 $11) 20... b5 21. Rd6 bxc4 22.
bxc4 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Ra1b1]} h5 23. Kf3 (23. Rxa6 Ng4 24. a4 Rb2+ 25. Kf3 Rb3+
26. Ke2 (26. Ke4 $2 Nxe5 $17) 26... Nxe5 27. fxe5 Rxe5+ 28. Kd2 Ree3 29. Ra2
$14 {/=}) 23... Ra5 24. Rad1 Rxa2 25. Rd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxd8+ Kh7 27. Nxf7 Rxh2 28.
Ng5+ Kg6 29. Nxe6 Ra2 30. c5 Ra3+ 31. Ke2 Ne4 32. c6 $14) 19. Rd3 Kf8 20. Rad1
{[%cal Yf2f4]} Ke8 21. f4 Rc7 22. g4 (22. h3 Rbb7) 22... Rbb7 23. Rh3 {[%cal
Rg4g5]} h6 24. g5 hxg5 (24... Ng8) 25. Rh8+ Bf8 26. fxg5 Nd7 27. Re1 Rc8 28.
Nd3 $16) 17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. Na4 Bd4 19. Nc6 Bxa1 20. Nxd8 Kf8 21. Nxb6 Rb8 22.
c5 Bb2 23. b4 Bc3 24. a3 g5 25. Rd3 Bb2 26. a4 Kg7 27. Nc6 Rb7 28. b5 axb5 29.
a5 Nd5 30. Nxd5 exd5 31. a6 Rc7 32. a7 Rc8 33. Nb8 {1:57-1:34} 1-0

[Event "Gorzow Wielkopolski"]
[Site "Gorzow Wielkopolski"]
[Date "1987.05.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zoltek, Tadeusz"]
[Black "Moehring, Guenther"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2325"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Moehring,G"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1987.05.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d3 d5 8. cxd5 (
8. Ne5 $1 $16) 8... Nxd5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Rb1 Nc6 11. a3 Nd4 12. Nxd5 Nxf3+ 13.
Bxf3 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 {R} Qxd5 15. b4 c4 16. dxc4 Qxc4 17. b5 Rfd8 18. Qe1 Rd5 19.
Bb4 Rxb5 20. Rc1 Qe6 21. Rc7 Qh3 (21... a5 $1 22. Bxe7 Re8 $17) 22. f4 Rh5 23.
Rf2 e6 24. Qc1 Rd5 25. e4 Rdd8 26. e5 Bf8 27. Bxf8 Kxf8 28. Rd2 Qf5 29. Rd6 g5
30. Qd2 Rdc8 31. Rdd7 Rxc7 32. Rxc7 gxf4 33. gxf4 Qg4+ 34. Qg2 Qd1+ 35. Qf1
Qd4+ 36. Qf2 Rd8 37. Qxd4 Rxd4 38. f5 Rg4+ 39. Kh1 exf5 40. Rxa7 Rg6 41. Ra6
Ke7 42. a4 f4 43. a5 bxa5 44. Rxa5 Ke6 45. h3 f3 46. Ra2 Kxe5 47. Ra5+ Kf4 48.
Ra4+ Kg3 49. Kg1 Rb6 50. Rg4+ Kxh3 51. Rg7 Rg6+ 52. Kh1 f2 53. Rxh7+ Kg3 {
2:42-2:46} 0-1

[Event "Moscow International-03"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1936.05.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "Nagesh,Havanur"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1936.05.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 (5... d6 {followed by.....
Be7,...Nbd7 and...0-0 would be the flexible Hedgehog System.}) 6. b3 Nc6 $6 {
Subsequently both Capablanca and Botvinnik considered this a weak move.} ({
They preferred} 6... Be7 {If} 7. Bb2 d5 {(Capablanca)} (7... O-O {Botvinnik's
suggestion seems to give White a free hand in the centre.})) 7. Bb2 Be7 8. Nc3
O-O (8... d5 $6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. d4 {is good for White according to both
players, as Black's d-pawn would be weak.}) 9. d4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2
cxd4 12. Qxd4 Qc7 ({After the more active} 12... Bc5 13. Qd3 d5 14. cxd5 Nxd5
15. Nxd5 Qxd5+ 16. Qxd5 exd5 {it is not easy to defend the isolated pawn 
(Capablanca). Now, too, this pawn is weak, as pointed out by Botvinnik.}) 13.
e4 Rad8 {The wrong rook. It should have been reserved for the c-file.} ({
Botvinnik prefers} 13... Rfd8 {Apparently Capablanca needed it on the f-file
for kingside operations.}) 14. Rad1 Qb7 15. f3 Ne8 {An awkward retreat.} ({
Capablanca did not want to play} 15... d6 {as the pawn on d6 would be a target.
As it turns out, it was the lesser evil.}) 16. Rd2 f5 {Seeking counterplay on
the kingside and also allowing the rook to come to f7 defending the second
rank.} 17. Rfd1 Bg5 $6 {A waste of tempo as it does nothing to lessen the
pressure on d-file.} ({Capablanca prefers} 17... Bf6 {But after} 18. Qd3 fxe4
19. Qxe4 Qxe4 20. Nxe4 $18 {the weakness of the d-pawn becomes fatal according
to Botvinnik.}) (17... fxe4 18. Qxe4 Qxe4 19. Nxe4 {also favours White.}) 18.
Rd3 Bf6 $2 {A serious error that concedes the centre and condemns Black to
passive defence.} (18... fxe4 19. Qxe4 Qc8 {is the lesser evil.}) 19. e5 $16
Be7 20. Qf2 {Black was threatening...Bc5.} Rf7 ({Capablanca commends} 20... g5
$5 {After} 21. Qd2 g4 22. Qf4 {a hand-to-hand combat is in prospect, though
White should prevail in the end on account of his domination of the d-file.})
21. Qd2 Bb4 22. a3 Bf8 23. Ne2 Nc7 24. Nf4 g6 25. h4 $1 {A bold move
threatening 26.h5 gxh5 27.Nxh5 and 28.Nf6.} b5 $2 {This move allows the white
queen and rook to penetrate the queenside and it should have lost.} ({
Capablanca commends the resilient} 25... Qc8 {.But after} 26. a4 $1 {Black has
few good moves.}) 26. cxb5 Qxb5 ({Not} 26... Nxb5 $2 27. Nxe6 $18) 27. Rc1 Qb7
28. Rxc7 $5 {A sharp sacrifice characteristic of young Botvinnik's play.} ({
He could have clinched the issue with} 28. Qa5 $1 d5 29. exd6 Bxd6 ({Or} 29...
Rxd6 30. Qe5 Bg7 31. Qxd6 $18) 30. Be5 $18) 28... Qxc7 29. Nxe6 $1 {The point.}
dxe6 30. Rxd8 {White is a pawn up in a superior position.} f4 $1 {Complicating
the position as best as he can.} 31. g4 Qe7 32. Kh3 Qb7 33. Qd3 Kg7 34. b4 a5 {
Trying to activate the bishop.} 35. b5 a4 36. g5 Bc5 37. Rd6 $5 {By now
Botvinnik was in dire time trouble. So perhaps this was the wrong move to make.
} ({Capablanca recommended} 37. Kg4 $1 $16 {exerting pressure.}) (37. Kg2 $16 {
Hugh Myers' suggestion is perhaps simpler.}) 37... Bxd6 38. exd6+ Kf8 $2 {
He is anxious to get away the king. But this prevents the rook from going to
f8 and defending the king.} ({Both opponents missed} 38... Kg8 $1 39. Qc3 e5
40. Qc6 Qd7+ 41. Kg2 (41. Qxd7 Rxd7 42. Bxe5 Kf7 43. Bxf4 Ke6 44. b6 Kd5 45.
Kg4 Kc6 46. Be5 Kxb6 47. f4 Rf7 48. f5 gxf5+ 49. Kf4 Kc6 50. h5 Kd5 $11) 41...
Qe6 42. b6 Qb3 43. d7 Qxb2+ 44. Kh3 Qe2 45. d8=Q+ Kg7 $1 $11 {It's remarkable
that White cannot prevent perpetual check in spite of having two queens.}) 39.
Bf6 $2 {Closing in for the kill. But the prey can escape.} ({He had a win with
} 39. Qc3 $1 Ke8 (39... e5 40. Qc6 e4 41. fxe4 f3 42. Bd4 $1 $18 Qxc6 43. bxc6
f2 44. Bxf2 Rxf2 45. c7 Rc2 46. d7 $18) 40. Qc6+ Qd7 (40... Rd7 41. Be5 Kd8 42.
Kg4 $18 {The king picks up the f-pawn and marches on to capture the a-pawn as
well.}) 41. Bf6 $1 e5+ 42. Kg2 Kf8 43. Qa8+ Qe8 44. Qd5 Rd7 45. Be7+ Kg7 46.
Qxe5+ Kf7 47. Qf6+ Kg8 48. Qe6+ Kg7 49. Kh3 $18) 39... Ke8 40. Be7 $2 {The
decisive error.} ({There was a draw with} 40. Kg2 $1 Kd7 41. Qc4 Rf8 42. Qxa4
Ra8 43. Qxf4 Qxb5 44. Bc3 Qf5 45. Qd4 $11) 40... Rf5 41. Qc3 Kd7 (41... Rxb5 {
also wins, but allows quite a few spite checks after} 42. Qh8+ Kd7 43. Qd8+ Kc6
44. d7 Qxd7 45. Qa8+ Qb7 46. Qe8+ Kd5 $19) 42. b6 Qc6 {This move, plugging the
third rank and activating the queen, is strong, but allows the white invasion
from another direction.} ({In his annotations Capablanca gave the even better} 
42... Rb5 $1 {threatening both ...Rxb6 and...Rb3 as decisive. His judgement is
vindicated by Hugh Myers.} 43. Qc7+ Qxc7 44. bxc7 Rb2 $1 $19 {Black threatens
both the capture of a-pawn and also advance of e-pawn.} ({Thinking Capablanca
was wrong, Botvinnik only gave} 44... Rb3 $2 45. Kg2 Rxa3 46. c8=Q+ $1 Kxc8 47.
d7+ Kxd7 48. Bxa3 $18 {in his notes to the game.})) 43. Qg7 Qxf3+ 44. Kh2 Qg3+
45. Kh1 Qxh4+ 46. Kg1 Qe1+ 47. Kh2 Kc6 48. Qb2 ({Not} 48. Bf6 Qd2+ 49. Kh3 Qxd6
$19) 48... Rd5 49. Qc2+ Kb5 0-1

[Event "IBM-21 Herinnerungs Toernooi"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1981.05.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1981.05.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 g6 5. d4 c5 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nc3 Ne4 $6 (7...
cxd4) 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. d5 O-O (9... e5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Bh3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 f5 13.
e4 f4 14. Qd1 $16 {Karpov,An-Timman,J/Bruxelles/1986/1:0/105/}) 10. Bh3 $1 Bxf3
11. exf3 e5 (11... e6 12. Re1 Bd4 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Qa4 a6 15. f4 Ra7 16. Rad1
$16 {Korchnoi,V-Panno,O/Luzern/1985/1:0/27/}) 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Bxb2 14. Rb1
Bf6 15. Qa4 d6 16. Rb3 $6 (16. Rfe1 a6 17. Re2 Ra7 18. Rbe1 b5 19. cxb5 Kg7 20.
Qa3 $16 {Loginov,V-Zaichik,G/Belgrade/1988/0:1/40/}) 16... h5 $1 17. Re1 g5 $1
18. Rbe3 $1 gxf4 19. Re8 (19. gxf4 $5 Bd4 (19... Kg7 $5 20. Re8 $44) 20. Rg3+
Kh8 (20... Kh7 21. Qc2+ Kh6 22. Re6+ $18) 21. Qd1 Qh4 22. Re4 {/\f5/} Rg8 23.
Rxg8+ Kxg8 24. Re8+ Kg7 25. Qf3 $44) 19... b5 $1 (19... Qc7 20. Rxf8+ Kxf8 21.
Re8+ Kg7 22. gxf4 {/\Qb3-g3/} Qb7 23. Bc8 $1 $18) 20. Qxb5 Qb6 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8
22. Re8+ Kg7 23. gxf4 Qxb5 24. cxb5 Bc3 25. Bf1 (25. Bc8 Nd7 $10) 25... Ba5 26.
Rc8 (26. Kg2 Bc7 27. Rc8 Ba5 28. Kf3 Kf6 $10) 26... Kf6 27. Kg2 Ke7 28. Kf3 Bd8
29. a4 a6 30. bxa6 Kd7 31. Bh3+ Ke7 32. Bf1 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.11.01"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Langeweg, Kick"]
[Black "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2360"]
[Annotator "Ornstein,A"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

{Inf.26/53} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Qb6 7.
Nb3 Ne5 $5 8. Bxb4 $2 (8. Qc2) 8... Qxb4+ 9. Qd2 Qxc4 $17 10. Bg2 Ne7 11. Na3
Qa6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rac1 d5 14. Rfd1 Qb6 15. Nc5 Nc4 16. Nxc4 Qxc5 17. Ne5 Qb6
(17... Qd6 18. Qf4 {/\ Ng6}) 18. Qc2 f6 19. Nd3 Bd7 20. Nc5 (20. Qc7 Rfd8 21.
Qxb6 axb6 22. Rc7 Rab8) 20... Rad8 21. Rd3 Bc8 22. Rb3 Qc6 23. Qd2 b6 24. Na6
Qd6 25. Nc7 Bd7 26. Nb5 Bxb5 27. Rxb5 Rc8 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Rb3 Rc4 30. h4 Nc6
31. Re3 d4 32. b3 Rc5 33. Rd3 e5 34. Kh2 (34. e3 $2 Nb4) 34... f5 35. e3 e4 36.
exd4 Rd5 37. Rc3 Nxd4 $6 (37... h6) 38. Rc8+ Kf7 39. Qg5 Ne6 40. Qh5+ Kf6 41.
Qxh7 Rd2 42. h5 $1 Rxf2 43. Qg6+ Ke5 44. Re8 Qd7 45. Kg1 (45. g4 Kd5 $1 46. Kh1
Nf4 47. Bxe4+ Kd4 $1 48. Bxf5 Qc7 49. Re4+ Kc3 50. Qe8 Rf1+ 51. Kh2 Nd3+ $19)
45... Rc2 $3 (45... Rxa2 46. g4 Qd1+ 47. Kh2 Rxg2+ 48. Kxg2 Qxg4+ $15) 46. g4
Qd1+ 47. Kh2 Qd6 48. gxf5 (48. Kh3 Kd4 $1 {/\ Rc3+-+}) 48... Kd5+ 49. Kg1 Rc1+
50. Bf1 Qc5+ 51. Kh2 Qf2+ (51... Qf2+ 52. Qg2 Rxf1) 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.21"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2682"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 O-O 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7
15. Nd4 Rd7 {Diesen Zug hatte ich bereits gespielt, werde ihn aber nach dieser
Partie aufgeben müssen!} 16. Bh3 $1 Bf6 (16... d5 17. cxd5 Rxd5 18. Rd3 $16)
17. Nxe6 Re7 18. Bf5 ({Diese interessante Idee ist nicht nötig! Weiß steht nach
} 18. Nxd8 $1 Rxe4 19. Nb7 Rxe2 20. Rab1 {besser.}) 18... fxe6 19. Bxh7+ Kh8
20. Bg6 Bg5 21. Rd3 d5 $5 ({Ich entschied mich für die Aufgabe eines dritten
Bauern, um mein Spiel zu befreien. Nach} 21... Rf6 22. Rad1 Rd7 23. h4 Bh6 24.
g4 {hat Schwarz Schwierigkeiten.}) 22. Rad1 $2 ({Dieser taktische Fehler
bleibt unbestraft. Besser war} 22. Qg4 Rd7 23. cxd5 exd5 24. Rad1 Bh6 25. Bf5
Rd6 26. e4 $13) 22... Ref7 $4 ({Dies war meine Absicht, daher übersah ich die
überraschende Ressource} 22... Qe8 $1 {Schwarz behält die Mehrfigur und
erzwingt Vereinfachungen:} 23. cxd5 exd5 24. Bxe8 dxe4 25. Rd5 Rfxe8 26. Rxg5
Nd7 $17) 23. cxd5 ({Weiß erzielt nichts Besonderes nach} 23. Qxe6 Rf6 $1 (23...
Rxf2 $2 24. Rxd5 $18) 24. Qh3+ Bh6 25. Bh5 Nc6 $1 26. Rxd5 Qe7 $44 {, da
plötzlich alle schwarze Figuren aktiv stehen.}) 23... Rxf2 24. dxe6 Qe7 (24...
Qf6 {scheitert an} 25. Bf7 Nc6 26. h4 $1 Bh6 27. Qxc6 Rxe2 (27... Rxf7 $2 28.
Rd8+ Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Qxf8 30. e7 $18) 28. Qf3 Qxf3 29. Rxf3 Rxe6 30. Bxe6 Rxf3
31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Kg2 $16) 25. Rf3 $2 (25. h4 $1 {war wichtig, um den Läufer
nach h6 zu zwingen, und nach} Bh6 (25... Qc5 26. Kh1 $1 Rf1+ 27. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 28.
Kg2 Rg1+ 29. Kh3 $18 {[%cal Gd3d5]}) 26. Rf3 R2xf3 27. exf3 $16 {den Zug} Rd8
$2 {nicht zu gestatten:} 28. Rxd8+ Qxd8 29. e7 {[%csl Rh6]}) 25... R2xf3 ({
Sicherer als} 25... R8xf3 26. exf3 Rxb2 27. Kh1 $44 {, wo die Grundlinie
schwach ist.}) 26. exf3 Rd8 27. Re1 ({Nach} 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 {sind die Chancen
etwa verteilt, z.B.:} 28. Kg2 Qd2+ 29. Kh3 Bf6 30. f4 Qd6 31. f5 Nc6 $13) 27...
Qc5+ 28. Kg2 Nc6 29. h4 Bf6 30. Qg4 Rd4 31. Be4 Ne7 {Weiß besitzt 3 Bauern für
die Figur, sowie weiterhin Angriffsperspektiven auf den gegnerischen König.
Dafür sind diese Bauern auf den schwarzen Feldern gut blockiert. Die kommende
Zeitnotphase wird von beiderseitigen Ungenauigkeiten markiert.} 32. Kh3 Kg8 33.
b3 Kf8 34. Re2 g6 (34... Nd5 $1 35. Qg6 Qe7 $11) 35. f4 Qc1 36. Qf3 Qd1 $6 $138
({Richtig war} 36... Rd6 37. f5 gxf5 38. Bxf5 Nxf5 39. Qxf5 Qh1+ 40. Rh2 Qa1 $1
$11) 37. h5 (37. Bc2 {sieht beängstigend aus, aber Schwarz hält sich mittels}
Qc1 38. h5 (38. Qa8+ Kg7 39. Qe8 Qf1+ 40. Rg2 Rd2 41. Qf7+ Kh6 42. Qxf6 Qxg2+
43. Kg4 $11) 38... Kg7 39. hxg6 Rd8 $132 {über Wasser.}) 37... Kg7 38. hxg6 $6
$138 (38. g4 $1 $16 {wäre ein ernsthaftes Problem gewesen.}) 38... Rd8 39. Kg4
Ng8 (39... Nxg6 $142) 40. Rh2 $6 (40. Rc2 Nh6+ (40... Qg1 41. Rc7+ Ne7) 41. Kh3
Qxf3 42. Bxf3 Be7 43. g4 $16) 40... Nh6+ 41. Kh3 Qd6 $6 ({Nach der Zeitnot
rechnete ich die kommenden schwierigen Varianten mit dem Opfer auf g4, und
hielt sie für vielversprechend. Im Endspiel nach} 41... Qxf3 42. Bxf3 Rd3 $11 {
hat Schwarz nichts mehr zu befürchten.}) 42. g4 $1 (42. f5 {scheitert an} Nf7
$1 $40) 42... Qxe6 43. Kg3 Nxg4 $2 (43... Qe7 {oder}) (43... Rd4 {hätten zu
einer ungefähr gleichen Stellung geführt.}) 44. Rh7+ Kg8 45. Qe2 $2 ({Den
Textzug hatte ich übersehen, er machte deshalb einen starken Eindruck auf mich.
Ich hatte nur} 45. Qh1 $6 {berechnet, wonach Schwarz nur knapp an den Sieg
vorbeikommt.} Ne3 (45... Bc3 $5) 46. Kf3 Nd1 (46... Nf5 $2 47. Bxf5 Qxf5 48.
Rh8+ Bxh8 49. Qh7+ Kf8 50. g7+ $18) 47. Ra7 Rd3+ {Dass sich hier Weiß retten
kann, gleicht einem Mirakel! Aber solche gibt es auch im Schach!} 48. Ke2 Rh3
49. Ra8+ Kg7 50. Ra7+ Kf8 51. Ra8+ Ke7 52. Ra7+ Ke8 53. Ra8+ Bd8 54. Rxd8+ $1
Ke7 $5 55. Qxh3 $1 Qxh3 56. Rxd1 {Nach einer Reihe von einzigen Zügen
behauptet sich Weiß in diesem Endspiel:} Qg4+ 57. Kd2 Qxf4+ 58. Kd3 $11) ({
Nebenbei entging uns völlig der entscheidende Rückzug} 45. Rh5 $1 {[%cal Ge4f5,
Ge4d5] , wonach Schwarz hilflos ist!}) 45... b5 $6 ({Müdigkeit lässt sich
fühlen ... Zum Remis führte} 45... Rd2 $1 46. Qc4 (46. Qxd2 Qxe4 47. Rc7 Nh6 $1
$15) 46... Qxc4 47. bxc4 Ne3 48. Ra7 Nxc4 49. Rxa6 Rd7 $11) 46. f5 ({Die
Alternativen bringen nichts ein:} 46. Rh5 Kg7 47. f5 Qe5+ 48. Kxg4 Rd2 $1 $11)
({oder} 46. Rh1 Bc3 $1 47. g7 Nf6 $1 48. Rh8+ (48. Bh7+ Kf7 $11) 48... Kxg7 49.
Rxd8 Nxe4+ 50. Kf3 Ng5+ 51. fxg5 Qf5+ {und Schwarz entwischt mit einem
Dauerschach nach} 52. Kg3 Be5+ 53. Kh4 Qf4+ 54. Qg4 Qh2+ 55. Qh3 Qf4+) 46...
Qe5+ 47. Kxg4 Rd4 $2 ({Ich übersah einfach den 49. weißen Zug! Ob ich aber} 
47... Rd2 {gefunden hätte, ist eine andere Frage. Schwarz erzwingt allenfalls
das Remis:} 48. Qxd2 Qxe4+ 49. Qf4 (49. Kg3 Be5+ 50. Kf2 Qxf5+ 51. Ke1 Qe4+ $11
) 49... Qg2+ 50. Qg3 Qe4+ 51. Kh3 Qh1+ 52. Qh2 Qf3+ 53. Qg3 $11) 48. Kf3 Bg5
49. Bd3 {Schwarz muss nun ein schwieriges Endspiel verteidigen.} Rf4+ 50. Kg2
Qxe2+ 51. Bxe2 Rxf5 52. Bd3 Rd5 53. Be4 Re5 54. Kf3 Re7 55. Bd5+ Kf8 56. Rh8+
Kg7 57. Rg8+ Kh6 58. Bf7 ({Für stärker hielt ich} 58. Be4 {, steht ja der
Läufer hier flexibler.}) 58... Re3+ 59. Kg4 Re4+ 60. Kf5 Rf4+ 61. Ke5 Rf2 {
Es sieht aus, als könne Weiß den Abtausch eines Bauern am Damenflügel nicht
verhindern. Dies ist ein wichtiger Teil der schwarzen Verteidigung.} 62. b4
Bf6+ 63. Kd6 Rf4 64. Kc5 (64. Ra8 Rxb4 65. Rxa6 Rf4 66. Ra5 b4 {[%cal Gf6c3]}
67. Rh5+ Kg7 68. Rh7+ Kf8 69. Be6 Bg7) 64... Bd4+ 65. Kc6 Bg7 66. Kb6 Rxb4 67.
Kxa6 Rb2 68. Rc8 b4 69. Kb5 Bc3 70. Rc7 Be5 71. Rc4 Bc3 72. Rh4+ Kg7 73. Rh7+
Kf8 74. Bb3 Rg2 75. Rf7+ Ke8 76. Rf3 Rg5+ 77. Ka4 Ke7 78. Bf7 Rg1 79. Kb3 Rb1+
80. Kc4 Ra1 81. Kc5 Rc1 82. Kb5 ({Weiß kann gegen den schwarzen König
Mattdrohungen aufstellen, aber nach} 82. Bc4 Rg1 83. Rf7+ Ke8 84. Bb5+ Kd8 85.
Bd3 {[%cal Gc5d6]} Rg3 86. Be4 Rg4 87. Bf5 Rg2 {ist es unklar, ob das genügt.
Wegen Zeitmangel gelang es meinem chinesischen Gegner, keinen konstruktiven
Plan zu finden.}) 82... Rb1 83. Kc6 Rc1 84. Kc5 Ra1 85. Bd5 Rg1 86. Bf7 Rc1 87.
Kb5 Rb1 88. Ka4 Rg1 89. Kb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Sanxenxo"]
[Date "2004.11.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2004.11.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 d6 8. Bb2
O-O 9. e3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 a6 11. Rfd1 Re8 12. e4 Qc7 13. d4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bf8 15.
Re1 g6 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. h3 Qb8 {Beide Kontrahenten haben natürliche Igel-Züge
gespielt. Die Figuren sind entwickelt, Pläne müssen nun gefunden werden.} 18.
Nc2 Red8 (18... Bg7 19. Qd2) 19. Rd2 Bh6 {Unnötig, aber ich hatte die
Kombination der nächsten Anmerkung nicht richtig gerechnet. Typisches
Igel-"Nichts tun" war wohl genauer.} 20. Ne3 Bg7 ({Meine Absicht war} 20... Nc5
$6 {aber ich erschrak vor} 21. Ncd5 $5 (21. Red1 {ist eigentlich auch möglich!}
) 21... Nfxe4 22. Ng4 Bxd2 23. Ngf6+ Nxf6 24. Nxf6+ Kf8 25. Qxd2 Bxg2 26. Kxg2
$40 {[%csl Gf6,Rf8,Yg7,Yh6][%cal Gb2h8] mit gefährlichen Drohungen.}) 21. Qd1
Nc5 22. Qa1 Ne8 $1 {Diese Verteidigung wurde von meinem Gegner übersehen. Laut
eigenen Ansagen verstand er sofort, dass Schwarz nichts zu fürchten hat.} 23.
Nc2 (23. b4 Bxc3 $1 24. Bxc3 Nxe4) 23... h5 24. Nd4 Bh6 25. Rdd1 Ba8 26. Qb1
Bg7 ({Sofort} 26... Nc7 {war auch gut.}) 27. Qc1 Nc7 28. Qe3 b5 29. cxb5 axb5
30. b4 Nd7 31. Bf1 Ne5 ({Nach} 31... Nb6 32. Ndxb5 Nxb5 {ist} 33. Bxb5 {
möglich.} Nc4 34. Bxc4 Rxc4 35. a3 $14) 32. Ncxb5 (32. Ndxb5 Nxb5 33. Bxb5 $2
Rxc3 34. Qxc3 Qxb5 35. f4 Nf3+) 32... Nxb5 33. Nxb5 (33. Bxb5 Nc4 34. Bxc4 Rxc4
{[%csl Ge4][%cal Ge6e5]}) 33... Nc4 34. Bxc4 Rxc4 {Schwarz gewinnt den Bauern
zurück und gleicht aus.} 35. Bxg7 Kxg7 36. a4 Rxe4 (36... e5 $6 37. Qd3 Rxb4
38. Qc3 Rxa4 39. Nxd6 f6 40. Qc5 $36) 37. Qc3+ Kg8 38. Rxe4 Bxe4 39. Qc7 d5 40.
a5 Rc8 (40... Qxb5 $2 {funktionniert nicht} 41. Qxd8+ Kg7 42. Qb6 Qe2 43. Qd4+
Kh7 44. Kh2 $18) 41. Qxb8 (41. Qd7 Rd8 $11) 41... Rxb8 42. Nc3 Rxb4 43. a6 Bf3
{[%cal Gd5d4,Gf3a8]} 44. Rd3 ({Auch das studienhafte} 44. Rd4 $5 {genügt nicht:
} Rxd4 45. a7 Rd1+ 46. Nxd1 d4) 44... d4 45. Rxf3 dxc3 46. Rxc3 Ra4 47. Rc6 Kg7
(47... h4 $11) 48. h4 Kf6 49. Kg2 Ra3 50. Rb6 g5 (50... Kg7 $11) (50... Ke5 51.
Rb7 Rxa6 52. Rxf7 Ra2 53. Kf1 Rb2 54. Ke1 Ra2 $11) 51. hxg5+ Kxg5 52. Rb7 Rxa6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2001.07.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2001.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Na6 {[%csl Ra6]} (12... Nd7) (
{und} 12... Nc6 {sind die üblichen Fortsetzungen hier. Die Absicht Kortschnojs
ist klar: er möchte Rc8 und Nb4 ziehen, ohne dass ein lästiger d4-d5
Durchbruch erfolgt, wie es im Fall von 12...Nc6 geschehen kann. Trotzdem halte
ich den Textzug für zweifelhaft, da der Springer oft abseits stehen kann.}) 13.
Ne5 $6 ({Nach diesem ungenauen Zug erhält Schwarz die Möglichkeit, 12...Na6 zu
rechtfertigen, indem er den Vorstoss e5 vorbereitet. Die Alternativen} 13. h4
Rc8 14. a3) ({und} 13. Bb2 Rc8 14. a3 {stellen klare Verbesserungen dar.})
13... Rc8 14. a3 Bd6 $1 15. Bf4 ({Falls} 15. Qg4 $6 {kann Schwarz einfach} Bxe5
16. dxe5 {[%cal Ya6c5]} Kh8 $15 ({oder} 16... Qd4 $5 {ziehen})) 15... Qe7 $1 {
[%csl Yc5][%cal Gf7f6,Ge6e5] Nun wurde mir klar, dass Schwarz f6 gefolgt von
e5 beabsichtigt. Somit würde er das Feld c5 für seinen Na6 befreien und
kräftiges Figurenspiel erhalten. Den folgenden Zug spielte ich nach langem
Nachdenken ungern.} 16. Qb3 (16. Qa4 f6 $1 17. Nd3 e5 {xc5}) (16. Nd3 Bxa3) ({
Die Folgen von} 16. d5 {zog ich lange in Betracht, bis ich merkte, dass
Schwarz zu 16...g5 oder 16...f6 nicht gezwungen ist, sondern einfach} Rfd8 $1 {
antworten kann.}) 16... Rc7 ({Auch gut war} 16... Kh8 17. Nd3 Rfd8 $11) 17. Bf1
(17. Bh3 {ist unnütz, da nach} Rfc8 {das Opfer auf f7 nicht gut funktionniert:}
18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. e5 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 Bd5 $15) 17... Rfc8 $6 ({Zwar steht Schwarz
nach dem Textzug nicht schlecht, aber wozu diese Komplikationen? Der Na6 steht
ungeschickt, sodass} 17... Nb8 {auf jeden Fall angebracht ist. Nach} 18. Nd3
Nc6 $1 {[%csl Rd4] würde Schwarz eine leichte Initiative behaupten.}) 18. Qa4
Nb8 19. Qxa7 g5 $1 ({Stärker als} 19... f6 20. Nd3 e5 21. dxe5 fxe5 22. Be3 Nd7
23. Qa4 $14) 20. Be3 Bxe4 $2 ({Viktor Kortschnoj verrechnete sich hier; er
übersah nämlich, dass das Feld d6 nach dem Abtausch auf e5 für meine Dame frei
wird. Sonst hätte sicher} 20... f6 $1 {vorgezogen. Am besten sollte Weiss dann
eine Figur opfern, da die Stellung, die nach 21.Nd3 erscheint, unangenehm ist:}
21. Ng4 (21. Nd3 Nd7 22. Qa4 Bxe4 $15 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gc8c1] und die weissen
Figuren wirken unharmonisch.}) ({möglich ist vielleicht} 21. Qxb6 fxe5 22. Bxg5
Qxg5 23. Qxd6 Rc6 $1 (23... Nc6 24. Bh3 $1 {[%csl Rg8]}) 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. dxe5
Nd7 {, obwohl Schwarz die leicht besseren Perspektiven behalten sollte.}) 21...
h5 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qxb6 {Diese Stellung kann als unklar bezeichnet werden.
Weiss besitzt drei Bauern für die geopferte Figur, und der schwarze König ist
etwas exponierter als sein Widerpart auf g1.}) 21. Qxb6 {(/\ Bxg5)} Bxe5 22.
dxe5 {Etwas Seltsames passierte nun: als Kortschnoj den Haken 23.Qd6 erkannte,
verbrauchte er all seine restlichen 20 Minuten, bis ihm nur noch 20 Sekunden
auf der Uhr blieben! Dazu kann seine Stellung auch als hoffnungslos bezeichnet
werden. In der Sicherheit, dass mein Gegner es physisch zur Kontrolle des 40.
Zuges schaffen würde, fing ich an, meinen Vorteil zu ruinieren.} Bf3 $138 (
22... Nd7 23. Qd6) 23. Qd6 h6 24. Rac1 $6 {Mein Freibauer steht auf der
a-Linie, also warum der Textzug?} (24. Rec1 $18) (24. a4 $18 {[%cal Ga4a8]})
24... Nc6 25. Qxe7 Rxe7 26. Bg2 $2 (26. Rc3 {[%cal Ge1c1,Gc1c8] hätte die
Sache immer noch leicht erledigt.}) 26... Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Ree8 28. Rc5 (28. f4 {
gab noch einige Gewinnchancen.}) 28... Ne7 29. Rec1 Ra8 30. R1c3 Nd5 31. Rb3
Nxe3+ $138 {Nach Ausführung dieses Zuges stellte Kortschnoj fest, dass er die
Zeit überschritten hatte.} ({Nach} 31... Nxe3+ 32. Rxe3 Re7 {[%cal Ge7a7,Ga8a3]
müsste sich Schwarz sehr anstrengen, um dieses Endspiel zu verlieren...}) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 17th"]
[Site "Panormo"]
[Date "2001.09.25"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Stanec, Nikolaus"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2001.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Graz Merkur"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Ng5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qc7 14. Nge4 Rfd8
15. f3 Ne8 {Ein typisches Mannöver, nach welchem der weisse Ne4 etwas
exponiert aussieht.} 16. Rac1 Qb7 {[%cal Gb6b5,Gd6d5]} 17. Ba3 Ne5 18. Qe3 (18.
Nf2 b5) ({Anscheinend wurde} 18. Nxd6 $6 {schon gespielt, aber während der
Partie sah ich keinen weissen Ausgleich nach} Nxd6 (18... Rxd6 19. Bxd6 Bxd6
20. Ne4 Bc7 21. c5 $44) 19. Qxe5 Nxc4 20. bxc4 Bxa3 $15) 18... Nc6 19. Bb2 $6 (
{Weiss sollte den typischen Igel-Durchbruch mittels} 19. Qd3 {[%csl Rb5]
verhindern, wonach ich wahrscheinlich} Ne5 20. Qe3 h6 {gezogen hätte.}) 19...
b5 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Qd3 $6 ({Vorzuziehen war} 21. a4 {, auch wenn sich
Schwarz mittels} d5 22. Nc5 (22. axb5 Na5 $17) 22... Bxc5 (22... Qb6 $6 23.
Nxb5 d4 24. Rxd4 $1) 23. Qxc5 bxa4 24. bxa4 Nd6 $15 {[%csl Ra4,Rc4,Re3][%cal
Gd6c4] einen positionnellen Vorteil sichert.}) 21... d5 22. Nf2 Nd6 ({Das
Endspiel nach} 22... Nb4 $6 23. Qxb5 Qxb5 24. Nxb5 Rxa2 25. Rb1 $15 {sollte
Weiss bei präziser Verteidigung remisieren können.}) 23. a4 (23. e4 d4 24. Ne2
e5 $36) 23... Ne5 24. Qd2 $2 ({Verpasst einen taktischen Schlag. Ich hatte
eine der beiden folgenden Möglichkeiten erwartet:} 24. Qb1 bxa4 (24... Nf5 25.
Nxb5 Ne3+ 26. Kg1 Nxd1 27. Nxd1 Nc6 $15 {/-/+}) 25. Nxa4 Qxb3 26. Bxe5 (26. Nc5
Qe3) 26... Qxa4 $17) ({oder} 24. Qd4 Bf6 ({der Damengewinn nach} 24... Nf5 25.
Qxe5 Bd6 26. Qxf5 exf5 27. Nxb5 {[%csl Gd4] verspricht dem Anzienden viel mehr
Kompensation, als er verdient.}) 25. Qf4 bxa4 $17) 24... Nec4 $1 25. bxc4 Nxc4
26. Qf4 (26. Qc2 Ne3+) 26... e5 {Die Dame geht verloren.} 0-1

[Event "SUI-ch 112th"]
[Site "Flims"]
[Date "2012.07.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gerber, Richard"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2407"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2012.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Re1 Nbd7 8. e4 {
Gegen das System mit 7.Re1 erlaube ich normalerweise nie e2-e4. Diese Partie
zeigt auch warum ... !} Rc8 9. b3 a6 10. Bb2 ({Eine bessere Version dieser
Variante kann Weiss mittels} 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 {erhalten.} b5 $6 {ist dann
nicht gut wegen} 12. e5 $1 {, sodass Schwarz 11...Qc7 bevorzugen sollte. Aber
das Springeropfer auf d5 erweist sich dann als kräftiger. In anderen Worten,
das Entwicklungssystem mit frühem Rc8 ist für Schwarz kaum spielbar.}) 10...
Be7 ({Hier hätte ich auch} 10... Ne5 {wählen können. Aber das ist ja nicht im
Sinne der früheren Spielweise.}) 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qc7 13. Nd5 ({Ein
typisches Opfer, das hier gefährlicher ist, als es aussieht. Nach} 13. f4 O-O {
sind Chancen verteilt.}) 13... exd5 14. exd5 Kf8 $8 15. Nf5 Re8 ({Alle Kräfte
müssen bei der Verteidigung eingesetzt werden. Unausreichend ist} 15... Bd8 16.
Qd2 h6 17. Qf4 $40) 16. Qd2 h6 ({Rein theoretisch gesehen hat die weisse
Spielweise kaum Wert, da Schwarz hier das gute} 16... Bc8 {spielen kann, was
Weiss ja früher oder später zum Opfer auf g7 zwingt, das zum Dauerschach führt:
} 17. Nxg7 Kxg7 18. Qg5+ Kf8 19. Qh6+ Kg8 $11 {(} 20. Re4 $140 Ne5 $1 $11 {)})
({Möglich ist übrigens auch} 16... h5 {, aber ich verzichtete logischerweise
auf die Schwächung von g5.}) 17. Qf4 (17. Re2 {zog ich auch in Betracht.
Schwarz währt sich mittels} Bd8 {am besten ab} (17... g6 $6 18. Nxe7 Rxe7 19.
Rxe7 Kxe7 20. Qf4 Ne5 21. Re1 Nfd7 22. Qd2 $36 {[%cal Gf2f4]}) {Nach} 18. Rae1
Rxe2 19. Rxe2 g6 $5 (19... Bc8) 20. Nxh6 b5 $5 $13 ({oder} 20... Rh7 21. g4 Ne5
$13 {ist die Stellung mit beiderseitigen Chancen höchst unklar.})) 17... Bc8 $6
({Dasselbe folgt auf den sofortigen} 17... Ne5 {[%cal Ge5g6] , nämlich} 18.
Rxe5 $1 (18. Bxe5 $6 dxe5 19. Rxe5 Bc8 $15) 18... dxe5 19. Bxe5 Qd7 20. Bh3 $1
Rh7 21. Nxe7 Qxh3 22. Bd6 {. Nur muss Schwarz hier weniger Drohungen abwehren,
sodass er mittels} Ng4 23. Re1 Qxh2+ 24. Kf1 Qh3+ {remisieren kann.}) 18. Rad1
$1 Ne5 (18... a5 19. Bh3 $5 $36) ({Der Computer gibt} 18... g5 {als spielbar
an ... Tja ...}) 19. Rxe5 $1 {Die Alternativen sind wesentlich schlechter.
Aber während der Partie hielt ich auch diesen Zug für ungenügend.} (19. Nxe7
Rxe7 $17) (19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Rxe5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 g6 $19) 19... dxe5 20. Bxe5 Qd7
21. Bh3 $5 ({Zu kompliziertem Spiel führt ebenfalls} 21. Nxe7 Rxe7 ({oder} 
21... Nh5 22. Ng6+ Kg8 23. Qd4 fxg6 24. f4 Qd8 25. b4 $44) 22. Bd6 (22. Bxf6
gxf6 23. Qxf6 Kg8 $13) 22... Kg8 23. Bxe7 Qxe7 24. d6 Qe2 25. Bf3 $13) 21...
Rh7 ({Eigentlich hat Schwarz viele Gelegenheiten, fehlzugreifen, z.B.} 21...
Bc5 $2 22. Nxg7 {oder}) (21... Bd8 $2 22. Bd6+ Kg8 23. Ne7+ {, oder noch}) (
21... Nh5 $6 22. Qf3 $40) ({Dem Computer gefällt hier} 21... g5 {. Ich zog das
auch in Betracht, nahm aber davon Abstand, da ich die Partiefortsetzung für
stärker als} 22. Qf3 (22. Qd4 $6 Bc5 23. Qb2 Rxe5 $1 24. Qxe5 Qd8 $15) 22... g4
23. Bxg4 Nxg4 24. Qxg4 {Hier muss Schwarz} Bg5 {spielen, aber das Endspiel nach
} 25. Bg7+ Kg8 26. Bxh8 Qxf5 27. Qxf5 Bxf5 28. Bd4 {ist unklar.}) 22. Nxe7 ({
Auf} 22. Re1 {wollte ich mit} Bb4 {reagieren, aber das ist nicht der einzige
Zug.} ({Wieder zieht der Computer} 22... g5 {, und sieht den Nachziehenden nach
} 23. Qd2 g4 24. Nxe7 Qxe7 25. Bf1 Bf5 {leicht in Vorteil. Trotzdem besitzt
Weiss für den Turm keine schlechte Kompensation.}) {Dann lautet eine plausible
Fortsetzung} 23. Nxg7 Qxh3 24. Qxf6 Bxe1 25. Qd6+ Kg8 26. Nxe8 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2
Qxh2+ {, wo Schwarz Dauerschach geben muss.}) 22... Qxh3 23. Nxc8 $2 ({Hat
Weiss an seine Angriffschancen nach} 23. Bd6 $1 {nicht geglaubt? Oder hat er
in der Freibauernphalanx, die er später in der Partie erhält, zu grosse
Hoffnungen gesetzt? Auf jeden Fall müsste hier Schwarz plötzlich sehr
aufpassen! Der beste Zug 23...Bd7 ist augenscheinlich, da die Alternativen
schlecht sind:} Bd7 (23... Rxe7 $2 24. Bxe7+ Kg8 ({Im Fall von} 24... Kxe7 25.
Re1+ Kd8 26. Qd6+ Nd7 $6 (26... Qd7 $142 27. Qf8+ Ne8 28. Qg8 $16) {gewinnt
Weiss mit dem versteckten und sehr hübschen} 27. c5 $1 {[%cal Gc5c6]} ({Sofort
} 27. Qc6 {genügt nicht wegen} Qf5 $1 $11) 27... bxc5 28. Qc6 $18 {[%cal Gd5d6]
Schwarz verfügt über das rettende Mannöver Qf5-c5 nicht mehr!}) 25. Bxf6 gxf6
26. Qxf6 Rg7 27. Re1 $16) (23... Bg4 $6 24. Re1) 24. f3 ({Nach} 24. Re1 {
ist es Remis mittels} Ng4 25. Ng6+ Kg8 26. Rxe8+ Bxe8 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. Ng6+ $1
Kg8 $11) 24... Nh5 (24... Rxe7 $2 25. Re1 $16) {Houdini gibt hier fleissig 0.
00 in jeder Variante. Aber die praktische Aufgabe am Brett ist viel
schwieriger für Schwarz, der konkrete Probleme lösen muss, da seine
Figurenkoordinierung schlecht ist. Eine vom Computer angegebene Variante ist}
25. Qd4 f5 26. Re1 Kf7 27. c5 (27. Qxb6 $6 f4 $40) 27... bxc5 (27... f4 $5 $11)
28. Bxc5 Nxg3 29. d6 Qf1+ 30. Rxf1 Ne2+ 31. Kf2 Nxd4 32. Bxd4 {mit
Gleichgewicht.}) 23... Qxc8 24. Bxf6 (24. Bc7 h5 $19) 24... gxf6 25. Qd6+ (25.
d6 Qe6 $17) (25. Qxf6 Qg4 $5 $17) 25... Kg7 26. Qxb6 Qg4 $1 ({Ein wichtiger
Zug, der den Turm von seinem besten Feld verjagt. Weniger genau wäre} 26... h5
27. Qd4 $1 {, da Weiss eine gute Koordination finden würde, und seine Bauern
bald in Bewegung setzen könnte.}) 27. Rf1 Re2 (27... h5 $5 28. f3 $140 Qf5 $19
{[%cal Ge8e2]}) 28. Qxa6 {Die vier verbundenen Freibauern habe zwar Potential,
aber Schwarz schafft tödliche Drohungen gegen den weissen König viel schneller.
} Qd4 29. a4 Rh8 30. Qb5 (30. a5 Rb8 $19) (30. Qb7 Rhe8 $19) (30. Qd6 Rb2 $19)
30... h5 31. h4 (31. a5 h4 32. c5 (32. Qb6 Qe4 $19) 32... Rc2 $19) 31... Rhe8
32. a5 R8e3 ({Es gewinnt bereits schon direkt mit verschiedenen Opfern:} 32...
Rxf2 33. Rxf2 Re1+ 34. Kg2 Qe4+ {mit bladigem Matt.}) 33. Qb8 Rf3 34. Qb6 Rxg3+
0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.01.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Drogoon, A."]
[Black "Gorbatov, Alexej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Petursson,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 e5
9. a3 Nc6 10. Rb1 O-O 11. b4 Bc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. d3 Ne8 14. Nd5 Nc7 15. Nxe7+
Qxe7 16. Nh2 cxb4 17. axb4 b5 18. Nf1 Rab8 19. Bd2 Nd4 20. Ne3 Rfc8 21. Bc3 Be6
22. Nd5 Qd7 23. Kh2 Na8 24. Ne3 Qc7 25. Bf1 a6 26. f4 f6 27. Rc1 Qa7 28. Nd5
Nb6 29. Bxd4 exd4 30. Qd2 Na4 31. Bg2 Kh8 32. e5 dxe5 33. fxe5 f5 34. Nf4 Bg8
35. e6 Nc3 36. Rxc3 dxc3 37. Qxc3 bxc4 38. dxc4 Qe7 39. c5 a5 40. Nd5 Qa7 41.
Nb6 $1 Qxb6 (41... Re8 42. Bd5 $16) 42. cxb6 Rxc3 43. bxa5 Ra3 44. e7 Bf7 45.
Rd1 Rg8 46. Rd8 Rxa5 47. b7 Rb5 48. Rxg8+ Kxg8 {[%tqu "En","Can you find the
winning move for White?","Distract the Black bishop from the defense of e8",
"Pin his bishop!","g2d5","",12]} 49. Bd5 $1 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.11.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Ornstein, Axel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Polugaevsky,L"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

{Inf.26/54} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 (6. Nc3
) 6... Qb6 7. Nb3 Ne5 8. Qc2 (8. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 9. N1d2 Nxc4 10. a3 Qa4) 8... a5 (
8... Qc6 9. Bxb4 $1 Qxh1 10. Nc3 {/\ 11.Nb5+/-; 11.Ne4+/-}) 9. Bg2 $14 a4 10.
Nc1 Nf6 11. O-O Bxd2 12. Nxd2 O-O 13. c5 Qb5 (13... Qc7) 14. Qc3 (14. Nd3 $1
$16) 14... d6 15. cxd6 Ra6 16. Nf3 $1 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Rxd6 18. Nd3 $16 Bd7 19.
Qc7 Qb6 20. Rac1 Bb5 21. Qxb6 Rxb6 22. Ne5 $6 (22. Nc5 $1 Nd5 23. Rfd1 Bc6 24.
Rd2 $16) 22... Nd7 $1 23. Nxd7 Bxd7 24. Rfd1 Bc6 25. Bxc6 (25. Rc2 $1 $14)
25... bxc6 26. Rc2 Rfb8 27. a3 Kf8 (27... g6 $11) 28. Rdd2 Ke7 29. Rd4 $1 Rxb2
30. Rxc6 R8b7 31. Kf1 Ra2 $6 (31... Ra7 $1 32. Rcc4 Rb3 $1 33. Rxa4 Rxa3 $11)
32. Rxa4 $16 g5 33. Rc3 f5 (33... h5 $5) 34. Re3 Rb6 35. Ra7+ (35. g4 $1 $16)
35... Kf6 36. Rxh7 g4 $1 37. Rh6+ Kf7 38. f3 gxf3 39. Rxf3 Kg7 40. Rh3 Rbb2 $2
(40... Ra6 $1 $14) 41. Re3 $16 Rb6 42. g4 $1 Rb1+ $1 (42... fxg4 43. Rhg3 $18)
43. Kg2 $1 Raa1 44. gxf5 exf5 45. Reg3+ (45. Rhf3 $1 $18) 45... Kf6 46. Rh6+
Ke5 47. Re3+ Kf4 48. Rf3+ Kg5 49. Rh8 Rg1+ 50. Kh3 Rge1 51. Rg8+ Kf6 52. Re8
Kf7 (52... Ra2 53. e4 $18) 53. Re5 Kg6 54. Re6+ (54. Rfxf5 Rxe2) 54... Kf7 55.
Ree3 Kf6 56. Rf2 $1 Ra2 (56... Kg5 57. Rg2+ Kf4 58. Rgg3 $1 Ra2 59. Kh4 $1 $18)
57. Kg2 $1 Kg6 58. Re6+ Kf7 59. Re5 Kg6 60. e4 $1 $18 Rea1 (60... Rxa3 61.
exf5+) 61. Rexf5 Rxf2+ 62. Kxf2 Rxa3 63. Rf3 $1 Ra2+ 64. Kg3 Re2 65. Rf4 Kh5
66. Rh4+ Kg5 67. Rg4+ Kh5 (67... Kf6 68. h4 Ke5 69. h5) 68. h3 Re3+ 69. Kf4
Rxh3 70. e5 Rh1 71. Rg2 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Black "Svetushkin, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2621"]
[BlackElo "2543"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d3 {This way white is not fighting for the
opening advantage, but preparing for a long term struggle.} Nc6 4. g3 Nf6 5.
Bg2 Be7 6. O-O d6 (6... O-O 7. Re1 (7. Nbd2 Rb8 8. a4 d5 9. Re1 a6 10. c3 b5
11. axb5 axb5 12. e5 Nd7 13. Nf1 Bb7 14. d4 Ra8 $132 {1-0 Sutovsky,E-Milov,V/
Polanica Zdroj 1999/CBM 73 (31)}) 7... d6 8. c3 Rb8 9. d4 cxd4 10. cxd4 d5 11.
e5 Ne4 12. Nbd2 Nxd2 13. Bxd2 Bd7 $11 {0-1 Psakhis,L-Ye Jiangchuan/Moscow 2001/
CBM 86 (61)}) 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3 a6 (8... e5 9. h3 Ne8 10. Nd5 Nc7 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7
12. Nh4 Nd4 13. Be3 Nce6 14. Rb1 Rb8 15. Nf5 Nxf5 16. exf5 Nd4 17. g4 b6 18.
Bxd4 cxd4 19. Qe2 $14 {1-0 Onischuk,A-Votava,J/Germany 1998/GER-chT (37)}) 9.
h3 (9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11. b3 Rc8 12. Bb2 Qa5 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Re1 Rfe8
15. a4 Nd7 16. Nd5 Bf8 17. Bc3 Qd8 18. Nb4 a5 19. Nc2 Nc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Glek,
I-Milov,L/Griesheim 2002/CBM 88 (53)}) (9. a4 Qb6 10. Rb1 Bd7 11. h3 Nd4 12.
Nxd4 cxd4 13. Ne2 a5 14. g4 e5 15. Ng3 g6 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne8 18. Bh6 Ng7
$13 {1/2-1/2 Tkachiev,V-Cvitan,O/Pula 1999/EXT 2000 (29)}) 9... Nd7 $146 (9...
Rb8 10. a4 (10. d4 e5 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Nd5 b5 13. Be3 bxc4 14. Nd2 a5 15. Nxc4
Ba6 16. Rc1 Nxd5 17. exd5 Bxc4 18. Rxc4 Nd4 $132 {0-1 Deshmukh,A-Favaro,E/
Maringa 1991/EXT 99 (45)}) 10... Nd7 11. Be3 Nde5 12. Ne1 Nb4 13. f4 Nec6 14.
Nf3 d5 15. exd5 exd5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. d4 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Qd7 20.
Rc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Pikula,D-Tadic,B/Herceg Novi 2001/CBM 84 ext (88)}) 10. d4
cxd4 11. Nxd4 {The position has transforned to a typical "hedgehog" setup.}
Nxd4 $1 {According to the well-known rule, the side who has less space has to
exchange pieces.} 12. Qxd4 b6 13. b3 Qc7 14. Bb2 Bf6 15. Qd2 Bb7 16. Rfd1 Be7
17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. Qd4 Bf8 19. h4 (19. Kh2 {is possible profilactic move.})
19... Rac8 20. Rc2 Qb8 21. Qe3 $6 {White ignores black's idea.} (21. Rcd2 $142)
21... b5 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Gc8c2] Black carries out the program b6-b6 advance,
using the pin on the "c" file.} 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Rcd2 $6 (23. a3 $5 {
preventing further advance of the b5 pawn.}) 23... b4 24. Ne2 Nc5 $15 25. Rd4
Qa8 26. Nc1 (26. Rxb4 Qxa2 $15) 26... d5 $1 {[%mdl 32] Another typical push.
Black's pieces are greatly coordinated, while the white ones are suffering a
disharmony.} 27. exd5 exd5 28. Qd2 Re8 $1 (28... Ne6 $2 29. Rd3 Rc5 30. a4 $1
$13 bxa3 31. Bxa3 Qxa3 $2 32. b4 $16) 29. Bxd5 $6 (29. Rxb4 Ne4 30. Bxe4 Bxb4
31. Bxh7+ Kxh7 32. Qxb4 d4 $40 {[%csl Rg1]}) 29... Bxd5 30. Rxd5 Ne4 31. Qd4 $2
(31. Qd3 Bc5 32. Rf1 Bb6 $40 (32... Nxf2 $2 33. Rxf2 Re1+ 34. Kg2)) 31... Nc3
$4 {Missing an easy win.} (31... Nf6 $1 $19 {White is hopeless, since the Rd5
can not leave the "d" file due to Rd8 and Rd1 is hanging.}) 32. Bxc3 bxc3 {
[%csl Gc3] Black's passed pawn gives him more, than sufficient compensation
for the small material deficit, but it's hard to give an exact evaluation of
this position.} 33. Rf1 c2 34. Qd3 Qa3 35. Kg2 {White stands in passivity. On
the other hand there is no clear plan of improvement for black.} Qb2 36. a4 Bb4
37. Rd7 Qf6 38. Qd4 Qc6+ 39. Qd5 Qxd5+ 40. Rxd5 Red8 41. Rd3 $1 Ba3 42. Rxd8+
Rxd8 43. a5 {White keeps the balance, thanks to his own passed pawn.} Kf8 (
43... Rd1 44. a6) 44. a6 $1 (44. Na2 $6 Rd1 45. a6 Rd6) 44... Ra8 45. Nd3 Rxa6
46. Ra1 Ke7 (46... Rd6 47. Rxa3 Rxd3 48. Ra8+ Ke7 49. Rc8 Rd2 50. Kf3 $11) 47.
Nc1 Kd6 48. Ra2 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Missing black's 50th move.} (48. Ne2 Kc5 49.
Ra2 c1=Q 50. Nxc1 Kb4 $11) 48... Bxc1 $1 49. Rxa6+ Kd5 50. Ra2 {[%tqu "En",
"Please enter a move for black.","","","c1b2","Quite a nasty surprize!",3]} Bb2
$1 $19 {Quite a nasty surprize!} 51. Rxb2 c1=Q 52. Re2 Kd4 {Black's position
is easily winning. White has no chance to build a fortress.} 53. Re7 Qc6+ 54.
Kg1 Qd5 55. Re3 h6 56. Kh2 g5 57. hxg5 hxg5 58. Kg1 f5 59. Kh2 f4 {The
decisive advance. White's rook is driven out of his only defended outpost and
the game is over. Hecht: 'Damit verliert der Turm seinen einzigen sicheren
Stützpunkt.'} 60. Re2 Qxb3 61. Kh3 Qf3 62. Rd2+ Kc3 (62... Ke4 $142 {Hecht} 63.
Kh2 Qh5+ 64. Kg1 f3 65. Ra2 Qh3 {beinhaltet keine Pattgefahr, weil der weiße
g-Bauer noch ziehen kann.}) 63. Ra2 Qh5+ ({Eindeutig war} 63... Qh1+ {Hecht}
64. Kg4 Qd1+ 65. Kh3 (65. f3 Qd7+ 66. Kxg5 Qd5+ $19) (65. Kxg5 Qd5+ $19) 65...
Kb3 66. Ra7 Qh5+ 67. Kg2 f3+ 68. Kg1 Qh3 $19) 64. Kg2 f3+ 65. Kg1 Qf7 ({
It's always not too late to spoil everything! After} 65... g4 66. Ra8 Qh3 $4
67. Rc8+ {black can not avoid the stalemate.}) ({Einfacher war} 65... Kb4 $1 {
Hecht} 66. Rb2+ Kc4 67. Rc2+ Kd4 68. Ra2 Qh3 $19) 66. Ra3+ Kd4 67. Re3 Qh5 68.
Ra3 Qf7 69. Re3 Qb7 70. Kh2 Qh7+ 71. Kg1 Qb1+ 72. Kh2 Qd1 {'!' Hecht.} 73. g4 (
73. Ra3 {Hecht} Qe2 74. Kh3 Qxf2 75. Kg4 Qe2 76. Rxf3 Ke4 $19) (73. Kh3 {Hecht}
Qf1+ 74. Kg4 Qxf2 75. Rxf3 Qe2 $19) 73... Qe2 $1 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2015.07.27"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Zeng, Chongsheng"]
[Black "Lysyj, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2015.04.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Guangdong"]
[BlackTeam "Hangzhou"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. c4 {[%emt 1:30:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 1:30:00]} 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5.
O-O c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 (7. Re1 {L'alternative}) 7... cxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O (8... d6
{La grande ligne de cette anglaise hérisson} 9. Rd1 (9. Bg5)) (8... Nc6 $143 {
Un coup naturel mais le Nc6 n'est pas trés bien placé dans ce genre de
structure} 9. Qf4 $14 {[%csl Gd6]}) 9. Rd1 {[%csl Rd6,Rd7]} Qc8 {Une variante
passive mais solide} (9... d6) (9... Nc6 10. Qf4) 10. Bg5 (10. Bf4 $5 Rd8 (
10... Nc6 {Profitant du fait que les Blancs ne peuvent plus jouer Qf4} 11. Qd2
Na5 12. b3 Bb4 {[%cal Gf6e4]} 13. Be5 $1 Ne4 14. Qb2 $14 {[%csl Ra5][%cal
Gc3e4,Ge5g7];Van Wely,L (2658)-Le Roux,J (2549) FRA-chT Top 12 2016 (10.5) 1-0}
) 11. b3 d6 12. Qd2 Na6 13. Rac1 Nc5 14. Qb2 Nce4 15. b4 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 a5 17.
a3 axb4 18. axb4 Ra4 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Qe1 Be4 21. Bh3 Bxf3 22. exf3 Qb7 23. b5
d5 24. cxd5 Nxd5 25. Rc6 Nxe3 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 27. Qxe3 Ra1+ 28. Kg2 Rd1 29. Qe4
Qe7 30. Rc8 Qd6 31. Qc6 g6 32. f4 {1/2-1/2 (32) Gustafsson,J (2628)-Medvegy,Z 
(2536) Germany 2014}) 10... h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qd3 (12. Qf4) 12... Na6 $1
$146 {[%cal Ga6c5,Gc5d3]} (12... d5 13. cxd5 Bxc3 14. Rac1 Bxd5 15. Rxc3 Qa6
16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. Qf3 Qxf3+ 19. Kxf3 Na6 20. Nc6 Nc5 21. b4 Na4
22. Ne7+ Kh7 23. Rc7 a5 24. a3 axb4 25. axb4 Nb2 26. Rd6 b5 27. Rb6 Ra3+ 28.
Kg2 Na4 29. Rxb5 Nc3 30. Rbb7 Nxe2 31. Nc6 Nc3 32. Rxf7 Rxf7 33. Rxf7 Ra2 34.
Rf3 Ne4 35. Rf4 Nc3 36. h4 h5 37. Rf3 Ne4 38. Nd4 e5 39. Nc6 Rb2 40. Rf5 Kg6
41. Rf8 Kh7 42. Nxe5 {Kovacevic,B (2457)-Majeric,Z (2292) Zagreb 2009 1-0 (61)}
) 13. Rac1 $32 Rd8 14. b3 d6 15. Qe3 (15. e4 $2 Nc5 16. Qe3 Bxc3) (15. Ne4 $5
Be7 (15... Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Nc5 17. Qc2 Qc7 18. e4 Rac8 19. Nd4 $14)) 15... Nc7 $1
{[%cal Gc7e8,Ge8f6,Gf6e7] Ramène le N en défense de l'aile-roi} 16. h4 $5 {
Gagne de l'espace à l'aile-roi tout en évitant Bg5} Ne8 17. g4 {[%cal Gg4g5]
La poussée h6 a donné de la prise à une attaque à l'aile-roi et la Qc8 va
perdre du temps si elle veut revenir en défense de l'aile-roi} Qc5 $1 $132 {
[%cal Gc5e3,Gc5g5,Ga8c8] Un coup très fort pour garder l'option d'échanger
les Q tout en libérant la case "c8" pour la Ra8 et surveiller la case "g5"}
18. Qf4 (18. Qxc5 $143 bxc5 $11) 18... Rac8 19. Ne4 Bxe4 $1 20. Qxe4 g6 21. Qf4
(21. h5 g5 22. Nd4 {[%cal Gd4e6]} d5 $1 {[%csl Gd8]}) 21... Bg7 22. g5 h5 23.
Ne1 Qa5 24. a4 Qb4 25. Qe3 (25. Qf3 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Ge2e4]}) 25... Qc5 26. Qd2
{Une série de coups de la part de la Q qui peine à trouver une case optimale}
a5 {[%csl Rb3]} 27. e3 (27. e4 $143 {Surcontrôle la case "d5" mais au
détriment d'un affaiblissement de la case "d4" et le Bg2 manque d'activité})
27... Qc7 28. Nc2 {[%cal Gc2a3,Ga3b5]} Qc5 $1 {[%csl Rc2] Empêche la
manoeuvre Na3b5} 29. Ne1 {[%cal Ge1d3] Malgré l'avantage d'espace, les Blancs
ont du mal à progresser} Qc7 30. Nd3 Qa7 31. Nf4 $1 {[%csl Gd5,Rg6][%cal
Gd2d3,Gf4g6,Gf4h5]} Be5 $1 {[%cal Ge5f4]} 32. Ne2 (32. Bf3 $6 {[%cal Gf4h5,
Gf3h5]} Bxf4 $1 33. exf4 Ng7 $15 {[%csl Rh4][%cal Gg7f5]}) 32... Qc7 33. f4 {
Les Blancs jouent pour le gain} Bg7 34. Ng3 Qc5 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gc5g1]} 35.
Kh2 Qa3 {[%csl Rb3]} 36. Rb1 Nc7 {[%cal Gd6d5]} 37. Qe2 {[%cal Gg3h5]} d5 $1
$15 {La poussée thématique dans une structure hérisson} 38. e4 dxe4 (38...
dxc4 39. Rxd8+ (39. Qxc4 Nd5) 39... Rxd8 40. Qxc4) 39. Bxe4 Rxd1 40. Qxd1 Qe7
41. Qf3 Rd8 $1 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gd8d2] L'attaque Blanche à l'aile-roi n'a
conduit qu'à des affaiblissements et le K Blanc est trés exposé.} 42. Re1
Rd2+ 43. Re2 Qd6 $17 44. Rxd2 Qxd2+ 45. Kh3 {[%csl Rh3]} Bf8 46. Bb7 Bd6 {
[%csl Rf4]} 47. Ne4 (47. Ne2 e5) 47... Qxf4 48. Qxf4 Bxf4 {[%csl Ge6] La
finale sera difficile à sauver pour les Blancs} 49. Kg2 Be3 50. Kf3 Bg1 51.
Kf4 Kf8 52. Ke5 {L'unique petite compensation des Blancs est la meilleure
centralisation du K} Ke7 53. Bc6 Na6 54. Kf4 Nb4 55. Bb5 Nd3+ $1 56. Kf3 Nc1
57. Nd2 Bc5 {[%cal Gc5b4]} 58. Ke4 Bb4 $19 {Un second P tombe et les Blancs
pouvaient abandonner} 59. Nf3 Nxb3 60. Ne5 Nc5+ 61. Kd4 Bd2 62. Nc6+ Kd6 63.
Ne5 Bc3+ 64. Kxc3 Kxe5 65. Be8 Ne4+ 66. Kd3 Nd6 67. Bd7 Kf4 {[%cal Gf4g3,Gg3h4]
} 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch 55th"]
[Site "Puteaux"]
[Date "1980.08.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leski, Marc"]
[Black "Giffard, Nicolas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1980.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. c4 Nf6 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 (7. Re1 {
devenu plus populaire au cours des années 90}) 7... cxd4 8. Qxd4 $1 (8. Nxd4
$143 $6 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc8 $132 {[%cal Gc8c4,Gc8b7]}) 8... d6 (8... Nc6 $143 {
Une mauvaise case pour le N dans les structures hérisson. Il est mieux placé
en " d7" pour protéger les cases b6 et c5} 9. Qf4 $1 {[%csl Rb7,Rc6]} O-O 10.
Rd1 {[%csl Rd6]} Qb8 11. b3 $1 (11. Qxb8 Raxb8 12. Bf4 Rbc8 13. Ne5 {[%cal
Gg2b7]} d6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rxc4) 11... d6
12. Bb2 Rd8 13. e4 $16 {[%csl Rc6] avec un avantage d'espace blanc et une
meilleure activité des pièces.}) 9. b3 (9. Rd1 {La ligne principale} a6 (9...
O-O $6 {[%csl Ra6,Rb5,Rd6] Une imprecision théorique} 10. e4 $1 (10. Bg5 $143
Nbd7 11. Nb5 d5 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Nc3 Bc6 14. Rac1 $14) (10. b3 $143 Nbd7 11.
Bb2 (11. Ba3 Nc5 12. b4 Nce4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. b5 Qc8 15. Bxd6 Rd8 16. c5 bxc5
17. Qe5 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Rxd6 19. Qxd6 Rb8 20. a4 $14) 11... a6) 10... Nbd7 11. b3
a6 12. Ba3 $1 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 {[%csl Rc6]
[%cal Ga3e7]} Bf8 17. Bxc5 $1 Bxc5 18. Na4 $1 {[%csl Rb6] Une manoeuvre
thématique} Kf8 19. Nxc5 (19. b4 $5 Bxb4 20. Nxb6 Bc3 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Nd7+
Nxd7 23. Rac1 Nc5 24. Rxc3 $14) 19... bxc5 20. Nc6 $1 $16 {Avec une bonne
finale pour les blancs}) 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 Qc7 (11... Qc8 $1 12. Bb2 (12. Ba3
Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qb7+ 16. f3 O-O 17. Qe3 Rfd8 $11) 12...
O-O 13. Rac1 Re8 14. h3 {[%cal Gg1h2]} Bf8 15. Nd2 Qc7 16. a3 Rac8 17. b4 Qb8)
(11... Qb8 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Ncd7 $1 15. Qxb8+ Rxb8 16. Bb2 (16.
Bc1 Rc8) 16... O-O 17. Nd4 $1 {[%csl Rc6]} Rfc8 18. Rac1 Kf8 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20.
Kg2 Ne5 21. Nce2 Nfd7 $11) (11... O-O $6 12. Ba3 $14) 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5
14. Qxe5 Rc8 15. Qxc7 Rxc7 16. Bc1 $1 {[%cal Gc1f4]} O-O 17. Bf4 Rcc8 18. Bd6
Rfe8 19. Ne5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Kf8 21. Rd4 Ncd7 22. Nxd7+ Nxd7 23. Rad1 $14) 9...
O-O 10. Bb2 a6 11. e4 {[%cal Gd4e3,Rf3d4]} Nbd7 12. Qe3 {[%cal Gf3d4] La
variante Uhlmann} (12. Rfd1 Qb8 {Uhlmann,W (2535)-Ljubojevic,L (2615) IBM
Amsterdam 1975 (2) 0-1}) (12. Rfe1) 12... Re8 (12... Qc7 13. Nd4 Rfe8 14. Rfe1
Bf8 15. h3 Rad8 16. Rad1) 13. Nd4 $14 Qc7 14. Qe2 $146 {[%cal Gf2f4] Il est
souvent utile d'enlever la Q de la diagonale "a7g1" pour pousser f4 sans
s'exposer а Bc5} (14. Rfe1 Bf8 $1 {[%cal Gg7g6,Gf8g7]} 15. h3 $1 {[%cal Gg1h2]}
Rad8 16. Rad1 Qb8 17. Re2 g6 18. Qc1 Nc5 19. Nc2 $1 Qa8 {[%csl Re4][%cal Gc5e4,
Gf6e4,Gb7e4] La manoeuvre connue du hérisson pour faire pression sur "e4"} 20.
Qf4 Nh5 21. Qd2) (14. h3 {Uhlmann,W (2535)-Jansa,V (2540) Leipzig DSV 1975 (13)
1/2}) 14... Bf8 {[%cal Gg7g6,Gf8g7] La manoeuvre habituelle pour réactiver le
B. La pratique tend а démontrer que la faiblesse "d6" est assez difficille а
attaquer.} 15. f4 g6 16. Rae1 (16. e5 $5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nh5 19. g4
Ng7 20. Ne4 $36 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ge4d6,Ge4f6,Ga1d1]} Be7 (20... Nxe5 21. Nf6+)
21. Qf3 Nxe5 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Nxe8 Rxe8 24. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 25. Qf4 $40 {[%csl
Rc7,Re5,Rh8][%cal Gb2e5]}) 16... h6 17. Nc2 Bg7 18. Ne3 {[%csl Gd5]} Nc5 19. f5
$1 Ncd7 (19... Ncxe4 $6 20. fxg6 (20. Nxe4 Nxe4) 20... fxg6 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22.
Ng4 $44 {[%csl Re4,Rf6]}) 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. Ng4 $6 Nxg4 $1 {[%cal Gd7e5] Gagne
le contrôle de la case "e5" pour l'autre N} 22. Qxg4 Ne5 $1 $132 {[%csl Ge5]}
23. Qe2 h5 (23... Rf8 $15 {[%cal Ga8e8]} 24. Bh3 Qe7 (24... Rae8 25. Rxf8+))
24. a4 $6 {[%csl Rb4]} Qc5+ $1 25. Kh1 Qb4 $1 {[%csl Rb3] la Q a gagné deux
tempi pour s'infilter sur une case faible} 26. Qc2 Rac8 {[%cal Gc8c2,Gb6b5]}
27. Rd1 {Un coup naturel} b5 $3 $17 {le ressort se détend enfin et ce coup qui
semblait impossible donne l'inititiative aux noirs.  Une boutade célèbre du
GMI SUBA: Dans les positions de hérisson, les blancs sont bien mais ils ne
peuvent pas améliorer leur position alors que les noirs sont moins bien mais ..
. ils peuvent améliorer leur position!} 28. axb5 axb5 29. cxb5 Ng4 {[%csl Re3]
[%cal Gg7c3]} 30. Rd3 Rf8 $1 31. Rxf8+ Rxf8 32. Rf3 Rc8 $1 33. h3 $6 {[%cal
Oh3g4,Gh5h4] Une nouvelle faiblesse a été créee} Ne5 34. Re3 Qxb5 35. Nxb5 Rxc2
{[%csl Gc2]} 36. Nxd6 $6 {Un coup naturel mais la diagonale "b8h2" est ouverte
au B de cases noires.} Rxb2 37. Nxb7 Rb1+ 38. Kh2 Bf8 $1 {[%cal Gf8d6]} 39. Rc3
Kf7 40. Nc5 h4 $1 {[%cal Gf8d6,Gd6h2]} 41. Nb7 hxg3+ 42. Kxg3 Bb4 43. Nd8+ $4 (
43. Rc2 Rxb3+ 44. Kh2 Be1 $17 {[%csl Rg3]}) 43... Kf6 44. Rc8 Rxb3+ 45. Kh2 Bd6
{[%cal Oe5f3,Gd6h2]} 46. Kg1 Rb1+ 47. Bf1 Rb2 48. Bg2 g5 49. Nc6 Rc2 {[%cal
Oc2c6,Cc6a7,Cc8c2,Gc2c8]} 0-1

[Event "Syre Memorial op 29th"]
[Site "Issy les Moulineaux"]
[Date "2006.05.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nguyen, Thanh Tong"]
[Black "Shirazi, Kamran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2352"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2006.05.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 b6 2. g3 Bb7 3. Bg2 g6 (3... Nf6) (3... c5) 4. O-O Bg7 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3
Nh6 $6 {L'excentricité du MI SHIRAZI peut assi lui jouer des tours comme dans
cette partie où il n'aura aucun contre-jeu.} (6... Nf6) 7. d4 cxd4 8. Bxh6 $1
Bxh6 9. Qxd4 f6 $146 ({RR} 9... O-O 10. Qh4 Kg7 11. Rfd1 e6 12. Qd4+ Kg8 13.
Nb5 Bg7 14. Qd2 Bc6 15. Rac1 Na6 16. Nfd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nc7 18. Qb4 Nxb5 19.
Nxb5 Qc8 20. Kg1 a6 21. Nc3 Rb8 22. b3 Qb7 23. Qe7 Rfd8 24. Qh4 {Ioseliani,N 
(2470)-Gurgenidze,B (2370)/Tbilisi 1991/CBM 024/1/2-1/2 (33)}) 10. Rfd1 Bg7 11.
Bh3 $1 {[%csl Rd7]} Bc6 12. b4 $1 (12. Be6 $5 Na6 13. Bd5 Bxd5 14. Nxd5 O-O 15.
Rac1 f5 16. Qh4 {[%csl Re7]} Re8 17. b3 e6 {[%cal Gd8h4]}) 12... O-O 13. b5 $1
{[%csl Rb8,Rd5,Rd7]} f5 14. Qd3 Bb7 15. Rac1 a6 16. Nd4 {[%cal Gd4e6]} (16. a4
d6) 16... axb5 17. cxb5 Qe8 18. Qc4+ {[%csl Rc7]} Qf7 19. Qc7 Be4 20. f3 Bh6 $2
{Les deux joueurs étaient déjà en zeitnot} 21. fxe4 Bxc1 22. Rxc1 Qg7 23. Qc4+
Kh8 24. Bg2 f4 $2 $138 25. gxf4 Rxf4 26. Nd5 {[%cal Gd5f4,Gd5b6]} Rf8 27. a4
Na6 {Le MI aurait mieux fait d'abandonner} 28. Nxb6 Rab8 29. a5 Rxb6 30. axb6
Nb8 31. b7 e6 32. Rb1 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 Gp Haute"]
[Site "Guingamp"]
[Date "2010.06.03"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[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. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O (6. d4 {L'idée
d'UHLMANN a connu un succès assez bref dans les années 70} cxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8.
O-O {Retombe sur la grande ligne} (8. Bg5 $5)) 6... Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 {
La variante Hérisson est un bon choix face а un super GMI car les blancs
gardent longtemps une petite initiative. L'azéri a pourtant relativement peu
joué le hérisson avec les noirs selon les bases.} d6 (8... Nc6 9. Qf4 O-O 10.
Rd1 {[%csl Rd6,Rd7]} Qb8 (10... d6) (10... a6) 11. Qxb8 (11. b3) (11. Ng5 {
[%cal Gg2b7]}) 11... Raxb8 12. Bf4 {Regagnant le tempo perdu par Qd4f4} Rbc8
13. Ne5 {[%cal Gg2b7]} d6 (13... Rfd8 14. Nb5 $36 {[%csl Ra7,Rd6][%cal Gb5a7,
Gg2c6,Gb5d6]}) 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rxc4 18. Rad1
$14 {Olafsson,F-Tal,M Portoroz Interzonal 1958 (18) 1/2}) (8... O-O $143 {
[%csl Rg8] Dans les positions de hérisson, les noirs ont intérêt а ne pas
roquer trop vite car il y a souvent des passages rapides en finale et le K
noir peut trouver une bonne case centalisée en "e7"} 9. Rd1 {[%csl Rd6,Rd7]} d6
(9... Qc8 {[%cal Gc8c4]} 10. Bf4 $14 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gc3b5,Ga1c1,Gc1c8,Gb5d6,
Gb5c7]}) 10. Bg5 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Gg5f6]} Nbd7 {[%cal Gd7f6]} 11. Nb5 {[%csl
Rd6]} d5 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Nc3 {[%cal Gc3d5,Ge2e4,Gd1d8]} Bc6 14. Qc4 Qc8 (
14... Rc8 $6 15. Qa6 {[%csl Ra7]} Rc7 16. Bf4) 15. e4 $1 {[%csl Rc6][%cal
Gg5e7,Ge4e5,Gf3d4]} h6 16. Bf4 (16. Bxf6 $5 Nxf6 17. Rac1 Qb7 18. Ne5 $36 {
[%cal Ge5c6,Gc4e2]}) 16... Bb7 17. Qxc8 (17. Qe2 {[%cal Ga1c1,Gc3d5,Gc1c8]})
17... Rfxc8 18. e5 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Ne1 {Kramnik,V (2766)-Aronian,L (2744)
Amber-blindfold 16th rapid 2007 (6) 1-0} (20. Nd4 $5 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gd1d7,
Gh2h4]} Bxg2 21. Kxg2 g5 22. Nc6)) 9. Bg5 (9. Rd1 {[%cal Gb2b3,Gc1a3,Ga3d6]})
9... a6 (9... Nbd7 {Jakovenko,D (2709)-Gashimov,V (2717) Poikovsky Karpov 9th
2008 (5) 1/2}) 10. Bxf6 {Le bon moment avant que les noirs ne puissent jouer
Nbd7 et reprendre du N. D'habitude, les échanges soulagent la défense des
camps lorsqu'ils ont une position resserrée mais les positions du hérisson
sont souvent l'exception а la règle et les échanges sont en fait, parfois dans
l'intérêt des blancs qui ont une bonne finale avec notamment l'affaiblissement
de la case "c6", un K centralisé et une majorité а l'aile-dame rapidement
mobilisée.} Bxf6 11. Qf4 {[%csl Rd6,Gf4] Comme dans la ligne Nc6, la Qf4
exerce une forte pression sur les cases noires centrales.} (11. Qd3 {[%cal
Gd3c3] Qd3 permet de protéger le Nc3 mais c'est souvent une simple
interversion de coups après 13.Ne4 Be4 et 14.Qe4}) 11... O-O (11... Bxf3 12.
Bxf3 (12. exf3 $5 {Van Wely,L (2641)-Leko,P (2739) Corus Wijk aan Zee 2010 (9)
1-0}) 12... Ra7 {[%cal Ga7d7];Schandorff,L (2355)-Short,N (2510) Wch U20
Belfort 1983 1/2}) (11... Bxc3 $6 {[%csl Rd6] Les noirs ont une position
passive dans cette ligne} 12. bxc3 Bxf3 $5 {[%cal Ga8a7,Ga7d7]} 13. Bxf3 Ra7
14. Rfd1 Rd7 15. Rab1 $1 $36 {[%csl Gb1,Rb6,Rb8];Kramnik,V (2790)-Ljubojevic,L
(2565) Amber-rapid 07th 1998 (9) 1-0}) 12. Rfd1 (12. Rad1 {[%cal Gd1d6,Gf4d6]}
Be7 13. Ne4 $14 {Meier,G (2653)-Reinaldo Castineira,R (2488) Pamplona 19th
2009 (8) 1-0}) 12... Be7 13. Ne4 {[%csl Rd6]} Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 {[%cal Ga7c7,
Gc7d7] L'ouverture a été jouée trés rapidement par les noirs} 15. Nd4 {[%csl
Gc6]} Rc7 {[%cal Gc7c4]} (15... Qc8 {[%cal Gc8c4]} 16. b3 Re8 17. a4 Qc5 18.
Ra2 $1 Bf6 {Karpov,A (2690)-Kasparov,G (2625) Moscow-4teams 1981 (6.1) 1/2}) (
15... Rd7 {[%csl Rb8] le problème des noirs dans cette variante est de pouvoir
développer le Nb8 car la Rd7 lui prend sa case naturelle.} 16. Qd3 $14 {
[%csl Rb8];Vaganian,R (2670)-Pelletier,Y (2604) FRA-chT Top 16 GpA 2005 1/2} (
16. Bh3 $1 {[%csl Re6][%cal Gh3d7];Bu Xiangzhi (2682)-Pelletier,Y (2589) World
Cup Khanty Mansiysk 2009 (1.1) 1/2})) 16. b3 Rc5 (16... Bf6 $5 {Malakhov,V 
(2670)-Nisipeanu,L (2707) Benidorm op rap 2nd rapid 2005 (9) 1-0}) 17. a4 $5 {
[%csl Gb5][%cal Ga1a2,Ga2d2,Ga4a5] Un coup multifonction pour éviter la
réaction b6b5 tout en donnant la possibilité а la Ra1 de transiter par "a2"
vers les cases "d2" ou même "c2"} (17. e3 Qc7 18. a4 Re8 19. Rd2 Bf8 20. Rad1
$14 {Sargissian,G (2643)-Aronian,L (2763) Yerevan Asrian Memorial rapid 2008 
(7) 1/2}) 17... Bf6 $5 (17... Qc7 {Kasparov,G (2817)-Adams,M (2731) ARM-ROW m
Moscow 2004 (4) 1/2}) 18. e3 (18. Rd2 $143 {[%cal Ga1d1]} d5 $1) 18... Re8 $146
(18... Qe7 {Adamski,J (2430)-Ksieski,Z (2400) Naleczow 1984 1/2}) 19. Ra2 $1 {
[%cal Ga2d2]} Qc7 (19... d5 $143 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Qd3 $16 {[%csl Rd5]}) 20.
Rad2 d5 21. cxd5 Rxd5 22. b4 {[%csl Gc5]} (22. Bf1 {[%csl Ra6][%cal Gf1c4]})
22... Rdd8 23. Nc6 {jouant pour la nulle qui serait un bon résultat pour le
suisse et son équipe de Clichy} (23. Bf1 $5 {[%csl Ra6,Rb8]}) 23... Rxd2 24.
Rxd2 Qxc6 25. Qxc6 Nxc6 26. Bxc6 Rd8 $11 27. Rxd8+ Bxd8 28. Bb7 {[%mdl 8]}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Match/Nation URS-YUG  31-9"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "1977.11.15"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1977.11.12"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "URSS"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. b3 b6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. d4 O-O 8. O-O e6
{Un coup naturel mais qui mélange un peu les systèmes} (8... cxd4 $142 9.
Qxd4 d6 10. Nc3) 9. dxc5 $5 {Une variante solide mais pas très ambitieuse qui
était notamment jouée par ANDERSSON pour jouer des positions techniques} (9.
Nc3 cxd4 (9... Na6 $1 {Le plus souple et les Noirs égalisent assez rapidement}
) 10. Qxd4 {La grande ligne de l'anglaise hérisson}) 9... bxc5 {[%cal Gd8b6]}
10. Nc3 d6 $146 (10... Qe7 11. Nb5 {Csom,I-Filip,M Olot 1975 (5) 1/2}) (10...
d5 $5 11. cxd5 exd5 {Andersson,U (2640)-Vaganian,R (2620) Interpolis Tilburg
1983 (7) 1/2}) (10... Qb6 $6 11. Na4 $16 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Ga4c5]}) 11. Nb5 $1 {
[%csl Rd6] Force un affaiblissement des Noirs} (11. Qd2 Qe7 12. Rad1 Rd8 13.
Rfe1 Nc6 14. Qc1 Nb4 15. Qb1 $14 {Artemiev,V (2671)-Levin,E (2518) RUS-ch
rapid 2015 (7) 1-0} (15. a3)) 11... Ne8 12. Bxg7 $1 {Le coup "e6" a
sérieusement affaibli les cases Noires} Kxg7 13. Qd2 {[%csl Rd6,Rg7][%cal
Gf1d1,Ga1d1,Gd2c3]} a6 14. Nc3 $14 {[%csl Gd5,Re8][%cal Ga1d1,Gf1d1]} Qe7 15.
Rfd1 $1 (15. Rad1 $143) 15... Nc6 16. a3 $1 Rc8 17. b4 $1 cxb4 18. axb4 {
La raison pour laquelle 15.Rad1 était moins fort} Nb8 (18... Nxb4 $4 19. Qb2 {
[%cal Gb2b4,Gb2g7,Gc3d5]} Nc6 20. Nd5+ {[%csl Re7]}) 19. Qb2 $36 {[%cal Gb2g7,
Gb2b4]} Nf6 20. Nd2 $1 e5 {[%csl Rd5] La pression de la Qb2 sur la grande
diagonale était pénible mais c'est au prix de l'affaiblissement de la case
"d5"} (20... Bxg2 $142 {Plus naturel} 21. Kxg2 Qb7+ 22. Kg1) 21. e4 {[%csl Gd5]
} (21. Nb3 $5 {[%cal Gb3a5,Ga5c4,Ga5b7]} Rxc4 22. Na5 Rc7 23. Nxb7) 21... Nc6
22. Nd5 $36 Qd8 (22... Nxd5 $6 23. cxd5 Nb8 24. Rdc1 $40 {[%csl Gc6]}) 23. Nb3
Rb8 24. b5 axb5 25. cxb5 Nd4 $5 26. Nxd4 Bxd5 27. exd5 exd4 28. Rxd4 {[%csl
Rf6,Rg7][%cal Gd4f4]} Re8 $1 {[%cal Ge8e5]} 29. h3 $1 {[%cal Gg1h2] Un coup
prophylactique utile pour permettre à la Ra1 d'attaquer sans affaiblir la
première rangée.} (29. Rc4 {[%cal Gc4c6]}) (29. Rf4 Re5) 29... Re5 {Ferme la
diagonale tout en faisant pression sur le P"d5"} 30. Ra6 $1 Qe7 31. Qb4 {
[%csl Rd6]} Re1+ 32. Kh2 Qe5 33. Rd2 Ne4 $2 $138 (33... h5 {[%cal Gh5h4,Ge5h2]}
34. b6 h4 35. Qxh4 Rb1 $44) 34. Bxe4 Rxe4 35. Qb2 $1 {Le coup gagnant car
après l'échange des Q, la Re4 n'aura plus le temps de revenir en défense}
Qxb2 36. Rxb2 {[%csl Gb2,Rd6,Re4][%cal Gb5b8]} Rd8 {[%csl Re4]} 37. b6 Re7 38.
Ra7 Red7 39. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2015.07.27"]
[Round "11.28"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Ma, Zhonghan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2681"]
[BlackElo "2448"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2015.04.10"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Chongqing"]
[BlackTeam "Qingdao"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]
[TimeControl "5400+30"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 (6... a6 $5 {
Cette ligne secondaire rend moins efficace la variante ANDERSSON avec Bg5} 7.
d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 (9. Bg5 $142 Nbd7 $1 10. Bxf6 Nxf6 $11 {Et les
Blancs n'ont rien obtenu de l'ouverture}) 9... Be7 (9... Nbd7 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11.
Kxg2 Rc8 12. Nge4 Rc6 13. Bf4 $1 Qa8 {[%cal Ga8g2]} (13... e5 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6
15. Bxe5) 14. Kg1 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qf3 Qc8 17. Rd2 Be7 18. Rad1 $14 {
Adorjan,A (2580)-Suba,M (2445) Dortmund 1984 (11) 1-0})) 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6
9. Bg5 $5 {Une vieille idée du GMI ANDERSSON} a6 (9... Nbd7 $143 10. Nb5 {
[%csl Rd6]} d5 11. cxd5 Bxd5 12. Rac1 {[%cal Gb5c7]} O-O 13. Rfd1 $32) 10. Bxf6
$1 {Sans laisser aux Noirs le temps de jouer Nbd7} Bxf6 11. Qf4 (11. Qd3) 11...
O-O (11... Bxf3 12. exf3 {La variante à la mode} Ra7 13. Rfd1 Rd7 14. Ne4 Be7
15. Qe3 O-O 16. f4 $14 {[%cal Gf4f5]}) 12. Rfd1 (12. Rad1) 12... Be7 13. Ne4
Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15. Nd4 {[%csl Gc6,Re6][%cal Gd4e6,Ge4e6,Gd4c6] Comme
souvent dans ce genre de structure hérisson, la case "c6" est sensible et les
Noirs doivent jouer de manière précise. Les Blancs ont également parfois
des possibilités de sacrifice Ne6} Rc7 (15... Qc8) (15... Rd7 {Un coup
naturel pour protéger le P"d6" mais ce coup a pour défaut de prendre une
case au Nb8 tout en donnant plus de force au sacrifice potentiel Ne6} 16. Bh3 {
[%cal Gd4e6]} (16. Qd3 Qc7 17. Rac1 (17. a4 {[%csl Gb5]} Bf6 18. e3)) (16. Rd2
Qc7 17. b3 Re8 (17... Rc8 18. a4 Bf6 19. Rad1 Rdd8 20. e3 Nd7 21. Nc6 (21. Qb1
Nc5 22. Qa2 {[%cal Gb3b4,Ga2c4]}) 21... Nc5) 18. a4) 16... d5 17. cxd5 Rxd5 18.
Rd3 {[%cal Ge2d3,Gd4e6]}) 16. b3 (16. Rd2) 16... Rc5 (16... Re8 {[%cal Ge8e4]}
17. Rac1 Qc8 18. Qb1 Nd7 19. e3 Bf8 20. h3 h6 21. Rc2 Nf6 22. Rdd2 Qd7 23. a4
Rec8 24. Qd1 Qe8 25. Kh2 Nd7 26. Qh1 Nc5 27. b4 Nd7 28. Bb7 Ne5 29. Bxa6 Ra8
30. Bb5 Qc8 31. f4 Ng6 32. Bc6 Ra6 33. Bb5 Ra8 34. Nc6 Ne7 35. Rxd6 Nxc6 36.
Rxc6 Rxc6 37. Qxc6 Bxb4 38. Qxb6 Bc5 39. Qc6 Bxe3 40. Qxc8+ Rxc8 41. a5 Kf8 42.
Kg2 Ke7 43. Kf3 Bc5 44. a6 Rd8 45. Ke2 Rd4 46. Ra2 {Meier,G (2632)-Malakhov,V 
(2694) Dubai 2014 1-0}) 17. a4 $1 {[%csl Gb5][%cal Ga1a2,Ga2d2,Ge4b1]} Qc8 18.
Qb1 {Une manoeuvre thématique} (18. Ra2 Bf6 19. e3 Rd8 20. Qb1 Nd7 21. Rad2
$14) 18... Nd7 $146 (18... Rd8 19. Ra2 Rd7 20. Rad2 Rdc7 21. Qa2 g6 22. e3 Bf8
23. h4 Nd7 24. Bf1 Ne5 25. b4 Rxc4 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27. Rc2 d5 28. b5 axb5 29.
axb5 Qc5 30. Rdc1 Rxc2 31. Rxc2 Nc4 32. Qa4 Bd6 33. Qa8+ Kg7 34. Qa7 Kg8 35.
Qa8+ Kg7 36. Qb7 Be7 37. Ra2 Qb4 38. Kg2 e5 39. Nc6 Qb1 40. Qa7 Bc5 41. Nd8 Qf5
42. Re2 e4 43. Qa1+ Kg8 44. Qa2 Bd6 45. Nc6 Qf3+ 46. Kh2 Qg4 47. Kg2 h5 48. Nd4
{Kambrath,Y (2266)-Lamard,G (2275) Saint Paul Trois Chateaux 2013 1/2-1/2 (63)}
) 19. Ra2 Rd8 20. Rc2 $14 {Les Blancs gardent un avantage d'espace} (20. Rad2
Bf6 21. e3 $14) 20... Ne5 $6 (20... Bf6 $142 21. e3) 21. h3 Rc7 22. e3 Bf8 23.
Qa2 $1 {[%cal Ga2c4,Gb3b4,Gd1c1] Une surprotection de la case "c4" pour
préparer la poussée b4} d5 $6 {Les Noirs perdent patience et le P"d5" sera
une faiblesse difficile à protéger} (23... g6 $5) 24. cxd5 exd5 25. Rxc7 (25.
Rdc1 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 (26. Qxc2) 26... Qb7 27. Qb2 Rc8 28. Qc1) 25... Qxc7 26. Qe2
$1 $16 {[%cal Ge2a6] Provoquant un autre affaiblissement} a5 {[%csl Gb5]} 27.
Nb5 $36 Qc5 28. Qh5 f6 29. Qf5 Kh8 30. Be4 $1 $40 {[%csl Rd5,Rh7] La double
attaque gagne le P} Ng6 31. Kg2 (31. h4 {[%cal Gh4h5]} Be7 32. h5 Nf8 33. Rxd5)
31... Qe7 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Qxd5 {le P "d5" est tombé mais la présence de B
de couleurs opposées donne une position pas si claire} Ne5 34. Nd4 g6 (34...
h5 $5 {[%cal Gh5h4]} 35. Nf5 (35. Ne6)) 35. Ne6 Nd7 36. Nxf8 {Une décision un
peu discutable car en général le couple N+Q donne souvent des chances
tactiques en jouant sur les deux couleurs.} Nxf8 37. Qc6 Qe6 38. Qb7 (38. Qxe6
$143 Nxe6 39. Kf3 Nc5 40. Bc2 Kg7 41. e4 Kf7 42. Ke3 Ke6 43. Kd4 {[%csl Rc2]})
38... Nd7 39. Bc6 $1 Ne5 40. Bd5 $1 {[%csl Re6,Rh8][%cal Gd5g8]} Qd6 41. Qa8+
Kg7 42. f4 Nd7 43. Kf3 $1 Qb8 $2 $138 44. Qxb8 {Par rapport à l'échange
proposée au 38ème coup, il est réalisé dans des meilleures conditions pour
les Blancs} Nxb8 45. Ke4 {[%csl Rb6,Rb8]} Kf8 46. Bc4 Nc6 47. Kd5 Ne7+ 48. Kd6
Nf5+ 49. Kc6 Nxg3 50. Kxb6 h5 51. Kxa5 g5 52. fxg5 fxg5 53. Kb6 1-0

[Event "Bagneux Librairie Saint Germain"]
[Site "Bagneux"]
[Date "1978.07.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Haik, Aldo"]
[Black "Giffard, Nicolas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1978.07.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 a6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 (9. Rd1 {La grande ligne} Be7 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 Qc7 (11... Qb8) (
11... Qc8) 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Rc8 15. Qxc7 Rxc7 16. Bc1 (16. Bxc5
$143 $5 {La variante que j'ai crée et qui a été jouée par quelques GMI
mais elle est assez annulante} Bxc5 17. Na4 (17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nd7 19. Nd3
Bd4 20. Rac1 Ke7 21. Ne2 {Kutynec,V (2281)-Nosov,A (2372) Alushta Autumn 5th
2008 (6) 1/2} (21. Na4 {[%cal Ga4b6]})))) (9. Bg5 $5 Be7 10. Bxf6 {[%csl Rd6]})
9... Nbd7 10. Bb2 {Il vaut mieux retarder ce coup pour garder l'option de
jouer Ba3} (10. Rd1 $142 Be7 11. e4 Qc7 12. Ba3 $36 {[%cal Ge4e5]}) 10... Qc7 {
[%csl Re8] Un ordre de coups un peu douteux car le K Noir reste au centre} (
10... Be7 $142 {Plus naturel} 11. Rfd1 O-O $132) 11. e4 (11. Rfd1) 11... Be7
12. Rfe1 {Un coup naturel mais Rfd1 est plus naturel} (12. Rfd1 $142 {[%cal
Gd4e3]} O-O 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. Qe3 Rfe8 15. Nd4 Qb8 (15... Bf8 16. Qd2 Qb8) 16.
h3 Bf8 17. Re1) 12... O-O 13. Rac1 (13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. h3 Rac8 15. Qe3 Qb8 $132)
13... Rfd8 $146 {Dans une structure hérisson, Re8 parait plus précis} (13...
Rac8 14. h3 {[%cal Gd4e3]} Rfd8 15. Qe3 Qb8 16. Nd4) (13... Rfe8 $142 $1 {
[%cal Ge7f8,Gg7g6]} 14. Qd2 Bf8 15. Nd4 Rac8 $11) (13... Rad8 14. Qe3 Rfe8 15.
Nd4 Qb8 16. h3 Bf8 17. Kh1 Qa8 18. Rcd1 g6 19. Kg1 Nh5 20. g4 Nhf6 21. g5 Nh5
22. Nde2 Nc5 23. Ng3 Ng7 24. Ba1 Qb8 25. Qe2 Nd7 26. h4 e5 27. Nd5 Ne6 28. Qe3
Bxd5 29. cxd5 Nf4 30. Bf3 h6 31. Bg4 hxg5 32. hxg5 Be7 33. Qf3 Bxg5 34. Bc3 Nf6
35. Bd2 Kg7 36. Be3 Rh8 37. Bxf4 exf4 38. Nf1 Rh4 39. Bh3 Rdh8 40. Bg2 Ng4 41.
Qc3+ Ne5 42. f3 Bf6 43. Qc2 {Pytel,K (2435)-Makropoulos,G (2345) Kallithea
1977 0-1}) 14. Qd2 {[%cal Gf3d4,Gf2f4] Evacuant la case "d4" pour le N et
évitant le thème tactique d5 suivi de Bc5 gagnant la Q} Rac8 15. Nd4 Qb8 16.
f4 Nc5 17. f5 {Les pièces Noires sont massées à l'aile-dame et il est
logique d'attaquer sur l'autre aile et les Blancs profitent du fait que les
noirs ont joué Rd8 au lieu de Re8 qui protégerait mieux la faiblesse "e6"} (
17. b4 Ncd7 (17... Bf8 $5 {[%cal Gd8d2]})) 17... Bf8 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. b4 $1 b5
$5 20. Qe2 (20. bxc5 dxc5 {[%cal Gd8d2] Un thème tactique classique dans les
positions hérisson}) 20... e5 21. Nf5 Ne6 $6 (21... g6 22. bxc5 gxf5 23. cxb5
axb5 24. exf5 Bxg2 $11) 22. Nd5 $1 $36 Bxd5 23. exd5 (23. cxd5 {[%csl Gc6]})
23... Ng5 24. c5 $1 dxc5 25. Bxe5 Qb6 $6 (25... Qa7) 26. d6 Re8 27. Qe3 Ng4 28.
Bd5+ Kh8 29. Bxg7+ Bxg7 30. Qxe8+ 1-0

[Event "St Maxime-01"]
[Site "St Maxime"]
[Date "1981.10.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Roos, Louis"]
[Black "Abramovic, Bosko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2370"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "3"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
(8. Qxd4) 8... Bxg2 9. Kxg2 a6 (9... Qc8 10. Qd3 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 12. e4 O-O
13. Bd2 Rac8 14. b3 Rfd8 15. Qf3 a6 16. Rfe1 d6 17. Rac1 Qb7 18. Qe2 Rb8 19. a4
Rbc8 20. Bf4 h6 21. Rcd1 d5 22. exd5 Bb4 23. Bd2 exd5 24. Qf3 Bxc3 25. Bxc3 Ne4
26. Bd2 f5 27. cxd5 Rxd5 28. Be3 Rc3 29. Rxd5 Qxd5 30. Rd1 Qe6 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32.
Rf8 Nf6 33. b4 Rb3 34. a5 bxa5 35. bxa5 Ra3 36. Ra8 Nd5 37. Rf8 f4 38. Rxf4
Nxf4+ 39. Qxf4 {Hort,V-Tal,M Havana 1966 0-1}) 10. Qd3 $5 $146 {[%cal Ge2e4,
Gd3f3]} (10. e4 d6 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. Qe2 Nc6 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Rfe1
Qb7 16. h4 Rac8 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Rd2 Bf8 19. Kh2 Be7 20. Red1 h6 21. f3 Ne8
22. f4 Qc7 23. Rd3 Nf6 24. Ba3 h5 25. R1d2 Ng4+ 26. Kg2 Qc6 27. Qf3 Qc7 28. Bb4
b5 29. cxb5 axb5 30. Nxb5 Qb6 31. a4 Rc1 32. Kh3 Bf8 33. Rc3 Re1 34. Re2 Rxe2
35. Qxe2 Qg1 {0-1 (35) Pribyl,J (2455)-Vilela de Acuna,J (2435) Decin 1978})
10... O-O 11. Qf3 Ra7 12. Rd1 Qc8 13. b3 b5 $2 14. cxb5 d5 15. Bb2 $32 {
[%csl Rc8][%cal Ga1c1,Gc1c8]} Rc7 16. Rac1 Qb7 17. a4 $5 (17. bxa6 Nxa6) 17...
Rd8 18. bxa6 Nxa6 19. Ncb5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Bc5 21. Qf4 Ne8 22. b4 $1 Bf8 (22...
Bxb4 23. Nc6 {[%cal Gc6d8,Gc6b4]}) 23. Nc6 Rc8 24. Nba7 $1 Ra8 25. b5 Nc5 26.
Ba3 Bd6 27. Qh4 Nb3 28. Bxd6 Nxc1 29. Ba3 Nxe2 30. Kf1 Nc3 31. Qb4 Nd6 32. Qxd6
h6 33. Qb4 1-0

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Benkovic, Petar"]
[Black "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2411"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. g3 c5 4. c4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Nc2 d6 7. Bg2 h5 (7...
Be6 8. Ne3 Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Ncd5 Rc8 11. Bd2 Ne5 12. b3 Qd7 13. Nf4 Nc6 14.
Rc1 b5 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. cxb5 Nd4 17. O-O Nxb5 18. Rc4 d5 19. Rb4 a6 20. a4 Nc7
21. Bc3 Qd6 22. Rh4 Rfd8 23. Qa1 Ne6 24. Be5 Qb6 25. Qa3 Nc5 26. Rb4 Qe6 27.
Bd4 Nfe4 28. Bxc5 Nxc5 29. Nxd5 Qxe2 30. Rc4 Bb2 31. Qb4 a5 32. Qb5 Nd3 33. Re4
{1-0 (33) Grigoryan,K (2602)-Pashikian,A (2606) Yerevan 2016}) 8. h4 Nh6 $146 (
8... Nf6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Nd5 Nh7 12. Bc1 Rb8 13. O-O Qd7 14. Rb1 b5
15. cxb5 Rxb5 16. b4 a6 17. a4 Rbb8 18. Be3 Nf6 19. Nb6 Qc7 20. a5 Ng4 21. Rc1
d5 22. Bf4 Be5 23. Nd4 Bd7 24. Nxd7 Bxf4 25. Rxc6 Qxd7 26. gxf4 Rxb4 27. Rxa6
e5 28. fxe5 Nxe5 29. e3 Qe7 30. Nf3 Rg4 31. Qxd5 Nc4 32. Ra8 Rxa8 33. Qxa8+ Kg7
34. Qd5 Kg8 35. a6 Nxe3 36. fxe3 Qxe3+ 37. Kh1 Qe2 38. Rg1 {Paci,C (2326)
-Sochacki,C (2414) Haguenau 2013 1-0}) 9. Nd2 Ng4 10. Rb1 Bf5 11. b3 (11. e4)
11... Qa5 12. e4 Nce5 $1 13. O-O (13. exf5 $4 Nd3+ 14. Kf1 Ndxf2) 13... Bd7 14.
Bb2 O-O 15. f3 Nf6 16. a3 Bh6 17. Rf2 Nd3 18. Re2 Nxb2 19. Rxb2 Qe5 20. Rb1
Qxg3 0-1

[Event "Sautron op 13th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2013.10.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ider, Borya"]
[Black "Kasparov, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2377"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2013.10.26"]
[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+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:
09]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:11]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. Nc3 {
[%emt 0:00:15]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 7. d4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} (7. Re1 {[%cal
Ge2e4,Gd2d4]} a6 8. e4 Be7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 (11. Bf4 Nbd7 12.
Nd5 exd5 13. exd5 Ne5 14. Nf5 O-O (14... Bc8 15. Nxe7 Qxe7 16. c5 $1 $44) 15.
Bxe5 dxe5 16. d6 $40)) 7... cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 8. Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a6 {
[%emt 0:00:24]} (8... Be7 {La grande ligne du hérisson} 9. Rd1 (9. b3) (9. Bg5
)) 9. b3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} (9. Rd1 {Plus souple pour garder l'option de
transposer dans la grande ligne}) 9... Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 10. Bb2 {[%emt 0:
00:07] Il vaut mieux retarder ce coup pour garder l'option Ba3} (10. e4 Be7 11.
Rd1 Qc7 (11... Qc8 $142 12. Bb2) 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 $14 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Rc8 15.
Qxc7 (15. Bc1 {[%cal Gc1f4]}) 15... Rxc7 16. Bc1 (16. Bxc5 {La variante ...
PRIMEL puisque j'avais été le premier selon les bases à la jouer et
c'était également la première fois que j'avais battu un MF} Bxc5 17. Na4 Ke7
18. Ne5 Bxg2 {Sharafiev,A (2410)-Zakhartsov,V (2562) Voronezh op 16th 2012 (2)
1/2} (18... Bd6 $2 19. Nxf7 {Primel,D-Ortel,E (2310) Bagneux op 1985 1-0}))) (
10. Rd1 Be7 11. e4 (11. Ng5)) 10... Be7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 11. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:26]} 12. Ng5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 13.
Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:27]} (13... Qc7 14. Nge4 Rfd8 15. f3 Nc5
16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. Qe3 Qc6 18. a4 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Bxd8 21. Nd1 Nd7
22. Nf2 Bf6 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Nd3 a5 25. Qf4 Nd7 26. Ne5 Nxe5 27. Qxe5 f5 28.
Qb8+ Kf7 29. Qd8 e5 30. Kf2 Qf6 31. Qd7+ Kf8 32. e4 f4 33. Qc8+ Ke7 34. Qc7+
Ke8 35. Qc8+ Ke7 36. Qc7+ Ke8 37. Qc8+ {1/2-1/2 (37) Movsesian,S (2698)-Van
Wely,L (2691) Istanbul 2012}) 14. Nge4 {[%emt 0:01:28]} Rc6 {[%emt 0:01:10]}
15. Rac1 {[%emt 0:05:40]} (15. Rd2 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Ga1d1]}) 15... Qa8 $1 {
[%emt 0:02:49][%cal Ga8g2,Gf8c8]} 16. f3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00:25]}
17. Ba3 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Nc5 $146 {[%emt 0:02:04]} (17... Ne8 18. Qd2 Qb8 19.
Nf2 Bf8 20. Nd3 R6c7 21. e4 Qb7 22. Bb4 h6 23. Ne2 Be7 24. Nf2 Nc5 25. Qe3 Bg5
26. f4 Be7 27. Qf3 Nf6 28. Bxc5 Rxc5 29. a4 R5c7 30. Nc3 Nd7 31. Ne2 Nc5 32.
Nd4 Bf6 33. Rd2 Be7 34. Rcd1 g6 35. h4 h5 36. Rb1 Bf8 37. Re1 Bh6 38. Ne2 Rd8
39. Red1 Rcd7 40. Nd4 e5 41. Ne2 Ne6 42. Rd5 exf4 43. gxf4 Bg7 44. Nh3 Nc7 45.
R5d3 b5 46. axb5 axb5 47. e5 {Tratar,M (2405)-Gostisa,L (2425) Nova Gorica
1996 1-0}) 18. Nxc5 {[%emt 0:07:23]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:07:17]} 19. Qe3 {[%emt 0:00:
57]} (19. Qf2 $5 {[%cal Ge2e4]}) 19... Rd8 {[%emt 0:02:16]} 20. Bb2 {[%emt 0:
02:08]} Rcd6 {[%emt 0:02:37] La partie s'achemine vers la nulle} 21. Rxd6 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 22. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rxd1 {[%emt 0:
03:21]} 23. Nxd1 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:02:42]} 24. Nf2 {[%emt 0:00:14]}
Ne8 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 25. Nd3 {[%emt 0:00:26]} (25. Qd3 Qxd3 26. Nxd3 Bf6 27.
Be5 Kf8 28. Kf2 Ke7 29. e4 Bxe5 30. Nxe5 f6 $11 (30... Nd6)) 25... Bf6 {
[%emt 0:02:24]} 26. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:05:19]} Nxf6 {[%emt 0:02:15]} 27. Qe5 {
[%emt 0:05:17]} Ne8 {[%emt 0:07:46]} 28. Qe4 {[%emt 0:01:20]} (28. Kf2) 28...
Qc8 {[%emt 0:05:31]} 29. Qe5 {[%emt 0:04:38]} Qd8 {[%emt 0:06:11]} 30. Qe4 {
[%emt 0:10:18]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 31. Qe5 {[%emt 0:09:15]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Pogorelov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Danin, Alexandre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 a6 12. b3 (12. Qh4 O-O (12... h6 13. b3 Rc7
14. Nd4 g5 15. Qh3)) 12... O-O 13. Qh4 Rc7 14. Bh3 Re8 15. g4 Nc5 (15... Qa8
16. Bd4 h6 17. g5 hxg5 18. Nxg5 e6 19. Be3 Qb8 20. Bf4 Bf8 21. Rxd6 e5 22. Rxd7
exf4 23. Rcd1 Bg7 24. R7d3 Rce7 25. Bg2 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Nh5 27. Nd5 Rxe2 28. Qg4
Qd6 29. Qf3 Qc5 30. R3d2 R2e5 31. h4 b5 32. Rc2 b4 33. Rcd2 a5 34. Qg4 Bh6 35.
Kf1 Rf5 36. Nf3 Bg7 37. Qg2 a4 38. Rd3 Qa5 39. Ng5 axb3 40. axb3 Bf8 41. Qf3
Bc5 42. Ne4 Kg7 43. Nxc5 Qxc5 44. Rd4 Kh6 45. Qd3 {Caruana,F (2808)-So,W (2779)
Saint Louis 2015 1/2-1/2}) 16. g5 Nfd7 17. b4 $146 (17. Nd5 Rc8 18. Bd4 Bxd4
19. Nxd4 e6 20. Nf6+ Nxf6 21. gxf6 Kh8 22. Rc3 Ne4 23. Rf3 Rc5 24. Bg4 Ng5 25.
b4 Re5 26. Rf4 Rg8 27. Kf1 Qf8 28. Rd3 h6 29. a3 Nh7 30. Rff3 Bxf3 31. Nxf3 Re4
32. Nd2 Rf4 33. e3 Rxf6 34. Ne4 Kg7 35. Rxd6 Qb8 36. Qg3 Rc8 37. Qe5 Rxc4 38.
Nxf6 Nxf6 39. Bf3 Qc7 40. Kg2 a5 41. h3 axb4 42. axb4 g5 43. Ba8 Rxb4 44. Rxe6
Qxe5 45. Rxe5 Kf8 46. f4 gxf4 {Ivanov,J (2363)-Milanovic,D (2467) Veliko
Gradiste 2015 0-1}) 17... Bxf3 $1 18. exf3 $6 (18. bxc5 $142 Ne5 19. Qg3 (19.
cxb6 Rxc4) 19... Bb7 20. cxd6 Rxc4 21. d7 Rf8 $13) 18... Ne5 $1 $40 {[%csl Rc4,
Rf3] Un fort coup intermédaire} 19. Bg2 Ncd3 20. Bxb6 Rxc4 21. Qxc4 Qxb6 22.
Qh4 Nxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Ne2 Rxc1+ 25. Nxc1 Qc6 26. Qf4 Qd5 27. Ne2 Qxa2 28.
Bf1 Qd5 29. Kg2 Nd3 30. Qe3 e6 31. Ng3 Ne5 32. Bxa6 Qa8 33. Be2 d5 34. Qb3 Qb8
35. b5 Nd7 36. Qc2 Bd4 37. h4 Bc5 38. h5 Qe5 39. Qd2 Bd6 40. Qe3 Bb8 41. hxg6
hxg6 42. Qc1 Qc7 43. Qe3 Ba7 44. Qd2 Qc5 45. Nh1 Bb6 46. f4 Ba7 47. Bf1 Nb6 48.
Ng3 Nc8 49. Qb2 Nd6 50. Bd3 Bb6 51. Nf1 Nc4 52. Bxc4 Qxc4 53. Qd2 Bc7 54. b6
Bxf4 55. Qb2 Qe4+ 56. Kg1 Qf5 57. Qf6 Qg4+ 58. Ng3 Bxg5 59. Qc3 Qc4 60. Qxc4
dxc4 61. Ne2 Be7 62. b7 Bd6 63. Kf1 Kf8 64. Nd4 Ke7 65. Nc6+ Kd7 66. b8=Q Bxb8
67. Nxb8+ Kd6 68. Ke2 e5 69. Na6 f5 70. Nb4 g5 71. f3 Kc5 72. Nc2 f4 73. Kd2
Kd5 74. Nb4+ Ke6 75. Kc3 e4 76. Kxc4 exf3 77. Kd3 g4 78. Nc6 Kd5 79. Ne7+ Ke5
80. Ng6+ Kf5 81. Nf8 g3 82. Kd2 Kg4 83. Ke1 0-1

[Event "Cappelle op 32nd"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2016.02.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Black "Yu, Zong Yang"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2322"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.02.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 (9. e4 O-O 10. b3) 9... a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 O-O 12. Rfd1 Be7 13.
Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15. Nd4 Rc7 16. b3 (16. Rac1 Re8 17. e3 Bf8 18. b3 Qc8
19. Rc2 Nd7 20. Rcd2 Nf6 21. Qf3 d5 22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. Ne2 Bb4 24. Rd4 Rc2 25.
e4 Nc3 26. Nxc3 Rxc3 27. Qg4 a5 28. e5 g6 29. Bf1 Rc2 30. Bb5 Rf8 31. Rc4 Rxc4
32. Qxc4 Qb8 33. Qe4 Bc3 34. f4 Bb4 35. Rd7 Qc8 36. Bc6 Bc5+ 37. Kf1 Kg7 38.
Bb5 Rd8 39. Qd3 Be7 40. Rxd8 Bxd8 41. Qc4 Qb7 42. Qc6 Qe7 43. Qd6 Qc7 44. Bc6
Qe7 45. Ke2 Qf8 {Iturrizaga Bonelli,E (2641)-Zhang,Z (2619) Berlin 2015 1/2-1/
2 (80)}) 16... Qc8 17. a4 Rc5 18. e3 Re8 $146 (18... Rd8 19. Qg4 g6 20. Ra2 Kg7
21. Rad2 Qc7 22. Qe2 Rc8 23. h4 Bf6 24. Bh3 Qe7 25. Bg2 Qc7 26. Nf3 Be7 27. Ng5
b5 28. Ne4 Rc6 29. cxb5 axb5 30. axb5 Rb6 31. Ng5 Qc5 32. Bf1 Nd7 33. Nf3 Bf6
34. Nd4 Bxd4 35. Rxd4 d5 36. e4 Nf6 37. exd5 exd5 38. Qf3 h5 39. Qf4 Re6 40.
Bh3 Ng4 41. Bxg4 hxg4 42. Rxd5 Re1+ 43. Rxe1 Qxd5 44. Qxg4 Rc3 45. b4 Rc4 46.
Qg5 Qf3 47. Qe3 Qb7 48. Rc1 {Wiewiora,E (2218)-Loos,R (2335) Warsaw 2014 1/2-1/
2 (101)}) 19. Rab1 Bf8 20. Qd3 Nd7 21. Qf1 Rc7 22. Qe1 Rc5 23. Ra1 $1 {[%cal
Ga4a5]} Nf6 24. a5 Qc7 (24... b5) 25. b4 $1 {[%csl Rc5]} Rxc4 26. Bf1 d5 27.
Bxc4 dxc4 28. axb6 Qxb6 29. Qe2 Rc8 (29... Qxb4 30. Rdb1) 30. Rdc1 Qxb4 31.
Rxa6 c3 32. Qb5 Nd5 (32... Qb2) 33. Qd7 Qc5 34. Ra7 Be7 35. Nb3 Qc4 36. Na5 Qc5
37. e4 Rd8 38. Qb7 Nf4 39. gxf4 Qh5 40. Rxc3 Qe2 41. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Belgrade RAD 30"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1977.01.17"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Smejkal, Jan"]
[Black "Rajkovic, Dusan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1977.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 (9. Rd1) 9... O-O 10. Bb2 a6 11. Rfd1 Nbd7 12. e4 Qc7 13. Qe3 {
[%cal Gf3d4]} Rfe8 14. Qe2 $146 {[%csl Gb5]} (14. Rac1 Rac8 15. h3 Bf8 16. Re1
Qb8 17. Nd4 g6 18. Rcd1 Bg7 19. g4 Nc5 20. f3 Ba8 21. h4 Rcd8 22. Qf2 h6 23.
Rd2 g5 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Red1 Nh7 26. Nde2 Be5 27. Nb1 {1/2-1/2 (27) Pfleger,H
(2540)-Jansa,V (2450) Moscow 1977}) 14... Rac8 15. Rd2 Qb8 16. Rad1 Bf8 {
[%cal Gg7g6,Ge8e2] Les deux camps ont terminé le développement mais les
manoeuvres vont continuer} 17. Ne1 Bc6 18. Nd3 h6 (18... b5 $5 19. cxb5 axb5
20. b4 $5) 19. f4 Nc5 20. Nxc5 bxc5 21. e5 $1 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 dxe5 23. fxe5 Nh7
24. h4 $1 $16 {[%csl Rh7] Les Blancs ont la paire de B et un avantage d'espace}
f5 $6 25. exf6 Nxf6 26. Ne4 Nxe4 (26... Qb7 27. Bxf6) 27. Qxe4 Qb6 28. Be5 (28.
Rd7 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ge4g6]}) 28... Rcd8 $6 {Il est naturel de vouloir
provoquer des échanges pour affaiblir l'inititiative Blanche mais la
structure Noire risque de donnser une finale trés favorable aux Blancs} 29.
Rd7 $1 Rxd7 30. Rxd7 a5 31. Qb7 (31. Qg6 Qc6+ {[%csl Rd7][%cal Gc6g2,Gc6d7]}) (
31. Kh3 $5 {[%cal Ge4g6]}) 31... Qxb7+ 32. Rxb7 {[%csl Ra5,Rc5,Ge5]} a4 33.
bxa4 Ra8 34. Rb8 $1 Ra6 (34... Rxa4 35. Bd6) 35. a5 $1 Kf7 36. Bc7 $18 {
[%csl Ga5]} Be7 37. Bb6 e5 38. Kf3 g6 39. Rb7 Ke8 40. Rb8+ Kd7 41. Rg8 Bf6 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch 58 Championnat"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1983.08.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bernard, Christophe"]
[Black "Haik, Aldo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1983.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "2"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/9000:16/5400:0"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. b3 (7. d4 $142
cxd4 8. Qxd4) (7. Re1 $142 d6 8. e4 a6) 7... d6 8. Bb2 O-O 9. e3 (9. d4 cxd4
10. Qxd4 {La grande mode au Championnat du Monde junior qui se déroulait
également à Belfort}) 9... Nbd7 10. d4 Re8 {[%cal Ge7f8] Un ordre de coups
assez rare mais c'est peut-être une simple transposition.} (10... Ne4 11. d5
Nxc3 12. Bxc3 exd5 13. cxd5 Bf6 14. Rc1 Bxc3 15. Rxc3 Nf6 16. Nh4 Re8 17. Re1
Ne4 18. Rc4 Nf6 19. e4 g6 20. f4 b5 21. Rc2 Qb6 22. e5 dxe5 23. fxe5 Nxd5 24.
Bxd5 Rad8 25. Rd2 c4+ 26. Kf1 c3 27. e6 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 fxe6 29. Rd4 e5 30. Nf5
Rf8 31. Rxe5 c2 32. Qxc2 Qxd4 33. Re8 Qa1+ 34. Kf2 Rxe8 35. Nh6+ Kh8 36. Nf7+
Kg7 37. Qc7 Qe1# {0-1 (37) Giri,A (2734)-Ivanchuk,V (2753) Leon 2013}) (10...
Qc7) (10... a6 11. Qe2 Qc7 (11... Ne4)) 11. Qe2 a6 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Rac1 Ne4 $1
$11 (13... Rac8 14. d5 {[%csl Rb7]}) 14. a4 (14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Ne1 Bxg2 16.
Nxg2 cxd4 17. exd4 Qb7 18. Ne3 Rac8 19. Ba3 Bf8 20. d5 e5 21. h4 g6 22. h5 f5
23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Kg2 Nf6 25. Rh1 Qd7 26. Rh4 Bg7 27. Rch1 g5 28. Rh5 f4 29.
Rxg5 fxe3 30. Qxe3 Rf8 31. Rh4 Nh7 32. Rgh5 Nf6 33. Rg5 Nh7 34. Rgh5 {1/2-1/2 
(34) Vachier Lagrave,M (2722)-Caruana,F (2711) Biel 2011}) 14... Ndf6 {[%cal
Gf6g4]} (14... Rad8 {Plus souple}) 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Nd2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rad8 18.
Qf3 Qb8 $1 {[%cal Gb6b5]} 19. Bc3 cxd4 20. Bxd4 e5 $1 {[%csl Rd2] Les pièces
blanches sont mal placées pour profiter de l'affaiblissement de la case "d5"
et les noirs prennent l'initiative.} 21. Bb2 b5 $1 {Le premier levier
libérateur dans une structure hérisson} 22. axb5 axb5 23. Bc3 Rc8 (23... d5
$5 {Les Noirs avaient l'occasion de réaliser le second levier libérateur
même si le P"e5" est un peu faible} 24. cxd5 Nxd5 25. Ba5 $1 Rd7 26. Ne4 {
[%csl Rd5,Rd7,Ge4][%cal Ge4c5,Gd1d7] Et les pièces Noires sont un peu
instables sur la colonne "d"}) 24. e4 Qb7 $1 {[%cal Gb7g2,Gb5b4] Une bonne
case pour la Q} (24... b4 25. Bb2 Nd7 26. Ra1 Nc5) 25. Rb1 b4 $15 26. Bb2 Bd8
$1 {[%cal Gd8b6] Le mauvais B va se ranimer} (26... Nd7 {[%cal Gd7c5]}) 27. Qd3
Bb6 28. f3 Nd7 $1 29. Bc1 $6 $138 (29. Nf1 {[%cal Gf1e3,Ge3f5,Ge3d5]} Nc5 30.
Qc2 Rcd8 31. Rd5 (31. Ne3 Nxe4) 31... Ne6 {[%cal Ge6d4]}) 29... Bd4 30. Nf1 Nc5
31. Qe2 f5 $1 32. exf5 (32. Nd2 Bc3 {[%cal Gc3d2]}) 32... e4 33. f4 e3+ $40 34.
Qf3 $4 (34. Kg1 $8) 34... e2 35. Qxb7 exd1=Q 36. Qd5+ Kh8 37. f6 Qe2+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3 Rc7 14. Na4 Rc8 15.
Nc3 Rc7 16. Bh3 Qb8 17. Ne1 $5 (17. Bh6 Bxf3 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. exf3 Ne5 20. Bg2
b5 $13 {Topalov Psakhis Las Vegas 1999}) 17... Ba8 18. Ng2 Qb7 19. f3 b5 20.
Nf4 $6 (20. cxb5 axb5 21. Bxd7 $1 Rxd7 22. Qb4 Rb8 $140 23. Qxb5 $1 Qxb5 24.
Nxb5 Rxb5 $4 25. Rc8+ $18) 20... e6 $1 21. Rxd6 (21. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 22. Nxe6 $132
) 21... bxc4 22. Nxe6 $6 fxe6 23. Bxe6+ Kh8 24. Bxc4 Ne5 $1 $40 25. Bd5 $8 (25.
Bxa6 $2 Nxf3+ 26. exf3 Qxf3 $19) 25... Qc8 $2 $138 (25... Nxd5 26. Nxd5 Rxc1+
27. Bxc1 Qb5 $1 $19) 26. Be6 Qe8 (26... Qb7 $1) 27. Bd4 Re7 (27... Rc6 28. Bxe5
Rxd6 29. Bxd6 Qxe6 30. Bxf8 Qe3+ 31. Kg2 Qxc1 32. Bxg7+ Kxg7 33. Qd4 $36) 28.
Qh3 $8 Nc6 29. Bxf6 (29. Bf2 $5) 29... Rxf6 30. Nd5 $1 {[%mdl 2048]} Rfxe6 (
30... Rexe6 $142 $1 31. Nc7 Qb8 32. Rxe6 Qxc7 $17) 31. Rxe6 Bd4+ 32. Kf1 $1 (
32. Kh1 Rxe6 33. Nc7 Rxe2 34. Nxe8 Ne5 $1 $19) 32... Rxe6 33. Nc7 Rxe2 $1 34.
Nxe8 Rf2+ 35. Ke1 Ne5 $1 36. Rc3 $1 Nxf3+ (36... Bxf3 37. Nd6 Re2+ 38. Kf1 Rf2+
$11) 37. Rxf3 Bxf3 38. Qe6 $2 (38. Nd6 $1 Re2+ 39. Kf1 Rf2+ $11) 38... Rxh2 $6
(38... Rc2 $1 39. Nd6 (39. Qd6 Bf2+ 40. Kf1 Bg2+ $1 41. Kxg2 Bc5+ $19) 39...
Bc3+ 40. Kf1 Bg2+ 41. Kg1 Bd4+ $19) 39. Qd6 $2 (39. Nc7 $1 Re2+ 40. Qxe2 Bxe2
41. Kxe2 a5 $11) 39... Re2+ $4 $138 (39... Bf2+ 40. Kf1 Be2+ $1 41. Kxe2 Bc5+
$19) 40. Kf1 Rf2+ 41. Ke1 Re2+ 42. Kf1 Rf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-23"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1978.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vadasz, Laszlo"]
[Black "Pytel, Krzysztof"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Pytel,K"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1978.10.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

{Inf.26/58} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4
Ne4 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. Be3 Nc6 $5 10. d5 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Ne5 12. Qc2 Nxf3+ 13. exf3
d6 (13... O-O {/\ d6!?}) 14. h4 $1 Qd7 15. Kg2 b5 16. Rae1 bxc4 17. Qxc4 (17.
Bg5 O-O 18. Rxe7 Qb5) 17... O-O 18. b3 Rab8 19. Bd2 Rfe8 20. h5 Qb5 21. hxg6
hxg6 22. Qe4 Qa6 23. Qh4 Qd3 24. Bf4 Bf6 25. Qh6 Bg7 26. Qh3 Qxd5 27. Rh1 g5
28. Rd1 $1 (28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Rh5 f6 $1 {/\ Qg8}) 28... Qe6 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30.
Bxg5 Qg6 31. Qxg6 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 5th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2018.04.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[Annotator "Quintiliano,R"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2018.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nc6 {Vachier Lagrave is the first to deviate from the most played
lines.} ({usually Black plays} 9... d6 {[%cal Yb8d7] developing the knight by
d7 and leaving the diagonal free for the Bb7.}) 10. Qc3 $5 {Hou Yifan's
response is even less played, although Aronian used the same move to beat MVL
in a rapid game.} (10. Qh4 {is the most played.}) (10. Qd2 {is also natural,
but} d5 $1 {is ok for Black.}) (10. Qf4 {was also played recently} Qb8 11. Qd2
{and now many simplifications took place} Ne4 12. Qc1 Ne5 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3
Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxf3 16. exf3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qb7 18. Rfe1 d6 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. h4
$14 {Mekhitarian,K (2533)-Mecking,H (2597) 84th ch-BRA 2018 (3.2) 1-0 Despite
all the exchanges, White keeps the best chances dueto his small but pleasant
space advantage, and managed to win in}) 10... Qc7 $146 ({The previously
mentioned game went} 10... Rc8 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. Qe1 Qb8 13. Nc3 Rfd8 14. Rac1 e6
(14... d6 15. e4 $1 {this move is possible because of the queen's placement on
e1}) 15. Ng5 $5 h6 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Ne7 18. Ba3 $1 Nf5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20.
Be7 Re8 21. Bd6 $16 {Aronian,L (2780)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2783) Leuven GCT
rapid 2017 (9) 1-0}) 11. Rd1 Rad8 {Vachier Lagrave has found the right plan
for Black.} 12. Na3 ({Now, if} 12. Qe1 {then} d5 $1 {and Black is fine.}) 12...
a6 13. Rac1 Rfe8 14. Qe1 {White has managed to avoid d5, but compared to the
game Aronian-MVL, her setup is not looking so great, mainly because of the Na3
being slightly misplaced.} Qb8 15. Nc2 ({Remembering the recent game
Kramnik-Grischuk from the Candidates, maybe} 15. Nb1 $5 {would be an
interesting way to improve this knight} b5 16. e4 d6 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Nc3 {
with an interesting position.}) 15... b5 $5 16. c5 (16. Ne3 $5 {seems playable.
}) 16... d5 $2 {Strategically very risky, and there was no reason to give
White an extra option.} (16... d6 {was safer.}) 17. cxd6 $2 {Both players seem
to underestimate the strength of White's passed pawn.} ({Hou Yifan could take
the advantage with} 17. Nfd4 $1 {[%csl Gc5] now Black's position becomes
unpleasant} Nxd4 (17... e5 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Qa5 $16 {[%cal Yc2b4]}) (17... Na7
18. Nb4 $1 {[%cal Yc5c6]}) 18. Nxd4 Rc8 19. b4 e5 20. Nb3 $16) 17... Rxd6 18.
Rxd6 Qxd6 19. Nfd4 {White still keeps some pressure.} Nd5 (19... Nxd4 $1 20.
Bxb7 Qc7 $1 {is equal, and a better way to solve Black's problems.}) 20. Ba3
Qd7 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. e4 (22. Ne3 e6 23. Qa5 $1 {was very annoying for Black}
Qb7 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Qc7 $1 Qxc7 27. Rxc7 $14 {with a pleasant
endgame for White.}) 22... Nc7 23. Nb4 {The knight is not ideally placed here,
as it blocks the access to the queenside by the queen.} (23. Rd1 Qc8 24. Ne3
$14 {[%cal Ye1a5]}) 23... Bb7 24. Rd1 Qc8 25. Qe3 a5 $1 {Now Black is ok.} 26.
Nd3 b4 27. Bb2 Bxb2 28. Nxb2 Nb5 {Although there are no problems for White yet,
as Black can improve the pieces, his position is also improved.} 29. Nc4 Nc3
30. Rd2 Rd8 $1 {This move contains a subtle idea.} 31. Nxa5 $6 {Now White
should be careful.} (31. a4 $1 {would be safer.}) 31... Rxd2 32. Qxd2 Ba6 $1 {
[%cal Yc8c5] White has a problem to solve now, as Qc5 is very annoying.} 33.
Bf1 $2 {And Hou Yifan doesn't finds the best way to solve her position.} (33.
Bf3 $1 {was the only move} Qc5 34. Nc4 Bxc4 35. bxc4 Kg7 (35... Qxc4 36. Qd8+
Kg7 37. Qxe7 Nxa2 38. Qe5+ Kf8 39. Qh8+ Ke7 40. e5 $13 {[%cal Yh8f6]}) 36. a3
$1 {and White is ok} Qxc4 37. axb4 Qxb4 38. e5 $11) (33. h4 Ne2+ 34. Kh2 Qc5
$17 {[%csl Ra5,Rf2]}) 33... Bxf1 34. Kxf1 Qa8 $1 {[%csl Ya5,Ye4] White's
situation is harder than it may look.} 35. Nc4 Qxe4 {[%cal Re4h1]} 36. Kg1 Ne2+
37. Kf1 Nd4 $1 $19 {Black wins a pawn by force now, and the victory is pretty
easy.} 38. f3 (38. f4 Qh1+ 39. Kf2 Qxh2+ $19) 38... Qxf3+ 39. Qf2 Qh1+ 40. Qg1
Qe4 $1 41. Qf2 f6 42. Ne3 Kf7 43. h4 Qh1+ 44. Qg1 Qxg1+ 45. Kxg1 Ne2+ 46. Kf2
Nc3 0-1

[Event "Rohde op 07th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2007.10.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kosten, Anthony C"]
[Black "Bogner, Sebastian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2519"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2007.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Nc6 {Ce coup assez naturel est rarement joué car malgré le tempo gagné sur la
Q, le Nc6 ne sera pas forcément bien placé ensuite.} (8... d6 $142 9. Rd1 Nbd7
{la place habituelle du N dans une structure hérisson}) 9. Qh4 (9. Qf4 $142 {
[%csl Gc7,Gd6]} Rc8 {[%csl Gc7]} 10. Rd1 O-O 11. Rb1 (11. Bd2) 11... d6 12. b3
Nb8 {[%cal Gb8d7];Speelman,J (2615)-Chandler,M (2575) Hastings 8788 1987 (7) 1/
2 Reconnaissant la mauvaise position du N} 13. Bb2 Nbd7 14. e4) 9... h6 10. Nd5
Rc8 11. Rd1 Na5 12. Nd2 $6 {[%cal Gg2d5]} (12. Ne3 {Il fallait peut-être jouer
la même idée un coup plus tôt} d6 13. Bd2) 12... b5 $1 13. Ne3 $6 $146 ({RR} 
13. Qf4 bxc4 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bxb7 Nxb7 16. Nxc4 Qc7 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. Ne3 e6
19. Ng4 Bg7 20. Bf4 d6 21. Rac1 Kd7 22. Rxc7+ Kxc7 23. Rc1+ Kb8 24. h4 h5 25.
Nh2 Bxb2 26. Rc6 Ba3 27. Be3 Rd8 {Degerman,L (2490)-Schussler,H (2460)/Sweden
1998/EXT 2000/0-1 (62)}) 13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qb6 $36 15. Kg1 O-O 16. c5 $6 (16.
b3 $5 a6) 16... Qxc5 17. b4 Qe5 $17 {[%cal Ge5a1]} 18. Rb1 Nc4 $36 19. Nf3 Qe4
20. Nd5 Qxe2 $19 {Le GMI va néamoins continuer cette partie} 21. Re1 Qxf3 22.
Nxe7+ Kh7 23. Rb3 Qg4 24. Qxg4 Nxg4 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. Rd1 Re8 27. h3 Nf6 28.
Be3 a6 29. Bd4 Re2 30. Rf3 Ne5 31. Ra3 d6 32. Rxa6 Ne4 33. Kf1 Rc2 34. Ra7 Kg8
35. Ra8+ Kh7 36. Ra7 Nd2+ 37. Kg2 Nc6 38. Rxf7 Nxd4 39. Re1 Rc8 40. Ree7 Rg8
41. f4 Nc4 42. g4 Kh8 43. Kf2 Nc6 44. Rc7 Nxb4 45. h4 d5 {les blancs
abandonnent enfin!} 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.08"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wroclaw AZS WSB"]
[BlackTeam "Dankowice"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 {Une
variante solide} (7. d4 $142 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qf4 O-O 10. b3 Qb8 11. Rd1 Rd8
12. Qxb8 Raxb8 13. Bf4 Rbc8 14. Ne5 Ba8 15. Nb5 Nxe5 {Gelfand,B (2585)-Kholmov,
R (2475) URS-ch FL56 Klaipeda 1988 1-0} (15... g5 16. Nxc6 dxc6 17. Bd6 Bxd6
18. Nxd6 Rb8 19. c5 {[%csl Ra8] Gelfand})) (7. Re1 $142) 7... O-O 8. Bb2 Nc6 9.
e3 {[%cal Gd1e2]} Rc8 (9... d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. d4 Qd7 13. dxc5
bxc5 14. Qd2 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Qe6 16. Rac1 a5 17. Ne1 d4 18. Nd3 dxe3 19. Qxe3
Qxe3 20. fxe3 Rd7 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Rxd7 Nxd7 23. Bxb7 Ra7 24. Bc6 Rc7 25. Bb5
Nb6 26. Kf2 a4 27. bxa4 Ra7 28. Bc3 Nxa4 29. Bd2 Kf8 30. Ke2 Bd6 31. Kf3 f6 32.
h3 Ke7 33. Rc4 Nb6 34. Re4+ Be5 35. a4 Kd6 36. a5 Nd5 37. Rc4 Rb7 38. Ba4 Nb4
39. g4 {Cordova,E (2596)-Quesada Perez,Y (2639) Merida 2013 1/2-1/2}) 10. Rc1 (
10. Qe2 d5 11. d3 (11. Rfd1)) 10... Na5 $6 {Un coup pas très utile} (10... d5
$142 {Plus naturel} 11. d3 Rc7 $132 {[%cal Gd8a8]}) 11. d4 $146 (11. Qe2 d5 12.
cxd5 exd5 13. d4 c4 14. bxc4 Nxc4 15. Ne5 Ba6 16. Rfd1 b5 17. e4 Nxb2 18. Qxb2
Qa5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. exd5 Ba3 22. Qb1 Qa4 23. Nc6 Bb7 24. Bf3 g6
25. Rd3 Bd6 26. Qb2 b4 27. Re3 Kf8 28. h4 h5 29. Rb3 a5 30. Qd2 Qb5 31. Na7 Qd7
32. Nxc8 Qxc8 33. Rb1 Qf5 34. Qd1 g5 35. hxg5 Qxg5 36. Qc1 Qg7 37. Qe3 Bxg3 38.
fxg3 Qxg3+ 39. Kh1 {1/2-1/2 (39) Gravel,S (2256)-Hamilton,R (2349) Toronto 2004
}) 11... cxd4 12. Qxd4 Qc7 13. Nb5 (13. Rfd1 d6 14. Nb5 Qb8) 13... Qb8 14. Rfd1
d5 (14... d6 15. Qf4 {[%cal Gb2f6]} Rfd8 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 (16... gxf6) 17. Rxd6
Rxd6 18. Qxd6 Qa8 $44 {[%csl Gb7,Rd6,Gf6][%cal Gc8d8]}) 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Qf4
$1 {C'est souvent une bonne case pour la Q Blanche dans cette structure
hérisson} Qb7 17. Bxf6 (17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Nxg2) 17... gxf6 (17... Bxf6 $143 18.
e4 Rxc1 (18... Bxe4 19. Nd6) 19. Rxc1 Bc6 20. e5 $14) 18. Rc7 (18. e4 $1 Rxc1
19. Rxc1 Bc6 20. Nfd4 $36 {[%csl Ra5,Gg2] Les Blancs ont un bon avantage
d'espace et des pièces plus actives}) 18... Rxc7 19. Qxc7 Rc8 20. Qxb7 Nxb7
21. Ne1 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Bb4 23. Nd3 Bf8 24. Rc1 Rxc1 25. Nxc1 $14 {[%csl Ra7,Rf6,
Rh7] Les Blancs ont une bonne finale mais le K Blanc aura du mal à attaquer
les faiblesses adverses de l'aile-dame} a5 {[%csl Gb4]} 26. Nd3 f5 27. Ne5 {
[%cal Ge5d7,Gd7f8,Gd7b6]} Nc5 28. Kf3 f6 29. Nc4 Nd7 30. Ke2 Kf7 31. Nbd6+ Bxd6
32. Nxd6+ Ke7 33. Nc4 {[%csl Ra5,Rb6]} Kd8 34. Kf3 (34. Kd3 {[%cal Gd3c3,Gc3b2,
Gb2a3,Ga3a4]} Kc7 $11) 34... Ne5+ 35. Nxe5 fxe5 36. g4 Ke7 37. g5 $1 {[%csl
Rh7][%cal Gf3g3,Gg3h4,Gh4h5]} Kf7 38. Kg3 e4 39. f4 (39. Kf4 Kg6) 39... exf3 {
Après cet échange, les Noirs n'ont plus de problèmes} 40. Kxf3 e5 41. a4 Kg6
42. h4 h6 43. gxh6 Kxh6 44. Kf2 Kg6 45. Kf3 Kh6 46. Kf2 Kg6 47. Kf3 Kh6 48. Kf2
Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Rohde op 06th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2006.11.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Koziak, Vitali"]
[Black "Colovic, Aleksandar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2453"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2006.10.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 {La trés solide variante du
double fianchetto du hérisson} (5... e6 6. Nc3 (6. d4) 6... Be7 7. d4 (7. Re1)
7... cxd4 8. Qxd4) 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11.
Rac1 a6 (11... O-O 12. Qh4 {[%cal Ge3h6]}) 12. b3 O-O 13. Qh4 Re8 (13... Rc7 {
[%cal Gd8a8]} 14. Bh3 Re8 15. Bh6 Rc5 {[%cal Gc5h5]} 16. Ng5 b5 17. Nd5 Bxd5
18. cxd5 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Bxh6 20. Qxh6 Nf8 21. b4 Qb6) 14. Bh6 (14. Bh3 $5 {
[%cal Gh3c8] La suite а la mode} Rc7 15. g4 Qa8 16. g5 $36) 14... Bxh6 (14...
Rc5) 15. Qxh6 Bxf3 16. exf3 $146 ({RR} 16. Bxf3 Rc5 17. Qd2 Qb8 18. Nd5 Nxd5
19. Bxd5 Nf6 20. b4 Rc7 21. Bg2 a5 22. bxa5 bxa5 23. Qxa5 Ra7 24. Qd2 Qc7 25.
Bd5 Rb8 26. Rb1 Rb6 27. Rb2 Kg7 28. Rdb1 Rxa2 29. Rxa2 Rxb1+ 30. Kg2 e6 {
Paunovic,D (2532)-Karpov,A (2688)/Benidorm 2002/CBM 093/0-1 (70)}) 16... Rc5
17. Qd2 Qb8 18. f4 Rc7 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Rec8 21. Rc6 Nf6 22. Qc3 Ne8 23.
Qd3 Qa7 24. f5 Nf6 25. fxg6 hxg6 26. a4 b5 27. h3 Rxc6 28. dxc6 Qc5 29. axb5
axb5 30. Qd4 Qxd4 31. Rxd4 d5 32. Bxd5 (32. Rb4 Rxc6 33. Rxb5 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 e6)
32... Nxd5 33. Rxd5 Rxc6 34. Rxb5 Rc3 35. Kg2 Kg7 36. g4 f6 37. h4 Kf7 38. f3
Ke6 39. Kg3 Kd6 40. Rb6+ Ke5 41. Rb7 Ke6 42. Kf4 g5+ 43. hxg5 fxg5+ 44. Ke4 Kf6
45. Rb8 e6 46. Kd4 Rc1 47. b4 Ke7 48. b5 Kd6 49. Rb6+ Kd7 50. Ra6 e5+ $4 (50...
Rb1) 51. Kxe5 Rc5+ 52. Kf6 Rxb5 53. Ra3 Ke8 54. Ra8+ Kd7 55. Rf8 Ra5 56. Kg6
Ke6 57. Rf6+ Ke7 58. Rf5 Ra3 59. Kxg5 1-0

[Event "Sautron op 15th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "4.7"]
[White "Stany, George Anthony"]
[Black "Swayams, Mishra"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2444"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2015.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:57:34"]
[BlackClock "0:13:29"]

1. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:54]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} c5 {
[%emt 0:00:17]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:01:41]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:
04]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:19]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 6. Nc3 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. d3 {[%emt 0:03:38]} (7. d4 {La grande
ligne} cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3
Rc7 14. Bh3 (14. g4 h6) (14. Ne1 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Qb8 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 b5 18.
Ne3 Rc5 {[%cal Gc5h5]} 19. Ncd5 Re8 20. b4 Rcc8 $13 {Tukmakov,V (2568)-Palac,M
(2568) SLO-chT 12th 2002 (1) 1/2}) 14... Qb8 15. g4 e6 16. g5 Ne8 17. Ne4 d5
18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Bg2) 7... O-O {[%emt 0:09:27]} 8. Rb1 {[%emt 0:07:17] Une
variante assez peu ambitieuse} d5 $132 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 9. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:32]
} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 10. Bd2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 11. a3 {
[%emt 0:09:33]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:08:12]} (11... Nc7 12. Qa4 Nd4 13. Nxd4 Bxg2 14.
Nc6 Bxc6 15. Qxc6 Ne6 16. Qa4 Nd4 17. Be3 Qc8 18. Rfc1 Qe6 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. e3
Bg7 21. Qe4 Qxe4 22. Nxe4 Rfd8 23. Rd1 Rd7 24. Kf1 Rad8 25. Ke2 h6 26. Nc3 e6
27. Rbc1 Bxc3 {1/2-1/2 (27) Horvath,D (2389)-Hujbert,F (2429) Budapest 2013})
12. Qa4 {[%emt 0:05:58]} a6 {[%emt 0:40:09]} 13. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:00:46] (=)} e6 {
[%emt 0:07:17]} 14. Qd1 {[%emt 0:02:56]} Qd7 $146 {[%emt 0:02:28]} (14... h6
15. Na4 Na7 16. e4 Ne7 17. b4 cxb4 18. Bxb4 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Re8 20. Nxb6 Nb5 21.
Na4 Nc6 22. Bd2 Bf8 23. Bxh6 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 Qxd3 25. Re1 Qxa3 26. Ng5 Ne5 27.
Qh7+ Kf8 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qxe5 Qxa4 30. Qc5+ Kf6 31. e5+ Kxg5 32. Qe3+ Kh5 33.
h4 Qg4 34. Bh3 {1-0 (34) Karlsson,L (2405)-Vadasz,L (2500) Yerevan 1980}) 15.
Na4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Nd4 $1 {[%emt 0:04:50]} 16. e4 {[%emt 0:02:52]} Bc6 {
[%emt 0:04:50]} 17. b3 {[%emt 0:02:48]} Nxb3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 18. Nxb6 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Nxb6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 19. Qxb3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Na4 {[%emt 0:
00:14]} 20. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 21. Bf1 {[%emt 0:00:22]}
Rfd8 $15 {[%emt 0:01:16][%csl Rd3]} 22. Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:
49]} 23. Nf3 {[%emt 0:02:27]} h6 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 24. Be5 {[%emt 0:02:04]} Bxe5
{[%emt 0:01:14]} 25. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Qd6 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"]
[Site "Nancy"]
[Date "2005.02.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2604"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2005.02.03"]
[EventType "team-match"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Nancy"]
[BlackTeam "Clichy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Be7 9. Bg5 (9. Rd1) (9. b3) 9... a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qd3 (11. Qf4 $142) 11...
Ra7 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 (13... O-O) 14. Qxe4 O-O 15. Nd4 Rd7 {[%csl Rb8]}
(15... Rc7 $142 {Pelletier,Y (2596)-Gashimov,V (2734) FRA T TOP 16 2010 (8.2)
1/2}) 16. Qd3 (16. Bh3 {Bu Xiangzhi (2682)-Pelletier,Y (2589) World Cup Khanty
Mansiysk 2009 (1.1) 1/2}) (16. Rd2 Qc7 17. Qd3 Bf6 18. Rad1 Rc8 19. b3 $14 {
Zifroni,D (2525)-Postny,E (2432) ISR-ch op Tel Aviv 2001 (4) 1-0}) 16... Qc7
17. a4 $146 (17. e3 {Drasko,M (2471)-Zivanic,M (2435) SCG-chT Budva 2004 (11.2)
1/2}) 17... Bf6 18. e3 (18. a5 $5 bxa5 19. Nb3 (19. Ra4) 19... Nc6) 18... Bxd4
19. exd4 $14 a5 $1 {Les blancs n'ont plus de N pour profiter de
l'affaiblissement de la case "b5" et le N noir va trouver des bonnes cases а
l'aile-dame} 20. Qb3 (20. b4 axb4 21. Rab1 Nc6 (21... Na6 22. c5 $44) 22. Bxc6
Qxc6 23. Rxb4 {[%cal Gd1b1]} d5 $132 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gd7d4,Gf8d8]}) 20... Na6
$132 21. Qb5 Nb4 22. Rac1 Rfd8 23. h4 Na2 24. Ra1 Nb4 25. Rac1 Na2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vandoeuvre op 11th"]
[Site "Vandoeuvre"]
[Date "2014.12.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wirig, Anthony"]
[Black "Fedorchuk, Sergey A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2014.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O c5 5. c4 g6 (5... e6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 {
L'autre grande ligne de l'anglaise hérisson}) 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3 d6
9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 Rc8 {Retarde au maximum le roque pour éviter Qh4} (10...
O-O 11. Qh4 $36 {[%cal Ge3h6,Gf3g5]}) 11. b3 (11. Rfd1) 11... a6 12. Rfd1 O-O
13. Qh4 Rc7 14. Bh3 (14. g4) (14. Ne1) 14... Qb8 15. Bh6 (15. g4 e6 {Aronian,L
(2724)-Kramnik,V (2744) EU-Cup 21st Saint Vincent 2005 (4.1) 1/2}) (15. Ne1 Ba8
) 15... Re8 $146 (15... b5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Bxd7 Rxd7 19. Qb4 {
Topalov,V (2752)-Karjakin,S (2779) Wch Rapid Astana 2012 (5) 1/2}) 16. Bxg7
Kxg7 17. Qd4 Kg8 18. Bxd7 $5 Nxd7 19. Qe3 $1 {[%cal Ge3h6,Gf3g5] Les pièces
Noires sont mal placées pour défendre l'aile-roi} b5 $1 20. Rd4 $6 (20. Nd2
Ba8 $11) 20... bxc4 21. bxc4 Qc8 22. Ne4 $2 d5 $1 23. Neg5 e5 $36 {[%csl Gd5,
Ge5]} 24. Rh4 d4 25. Qd2 Nf6 26. c5 h5 27. Qa5 Bd5 28. Nd2 Rc6 29. f3 Qd8 30.
Qa3 Kg7 $2 (30... Nd7 31. Nde4 f5 $40 {[%csl Gd4,Ge5,Gf5]}) 31. e4 dxe3 32.
Qxe3 Bxa2 33. Ra4 Bd5 34. Nde4 Bxe4 35. Nxe4 Qc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1112"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2011.11.19"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Fontaine, Robert"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2552"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2011.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Katernberg"]
[BlackTeam "Eppingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Qb6 6. Nb3 Ne5 7. Bg2 Bb4+ 8.
N1d2 Nxc4 9. a3 Nxd2 10. axb4 Nxb3 11. Qxb3 d5 12. Qc3 Nf6 13. Be3 Qd8 14. Bxa7
O-O 15. O-O Bd7 16. Bd4 Rc8 17. Qd2 Bc6 18. Ra5 b6 19. Ra7 Nd7 20. Qf4 Bb5 21.
b3 Re8 22. Ba1 Rc2 23. Re1 h6 24. Qd4 Nf6 25. Qd1 Rc8 26. Be5 Nd7 27. Bb2 Qe7
28. Qd4 Qf8 29. Qd2 Red8 30. e3 Rc6 31. e4 Rdc8 32. Rc1 Rxc1+ 33. Bxc1 d4 34.
Bb2 e5 35. Bh3 Qd6 36. Ra1 Rd8 37. Bxd7 $6 (37. f4 Qe7 38. Qe1 $15) 37... Rxd7
38. Rc1 Qe6 39. Qd1 Ra7 40. Ra1 Rxa1 41. Bxa1 Qd6 42. Bb2 Qxb4 43. f4 f6 44.
fxe5 fxe5 45. Bc1 Qc3 46. Kf2 Bd3 47. Bd2 Qb2 48. Ke1 $2 (48. Qc1 Qxc1 49. Bxc1
) 48... Qb1 $2 (48... Bxe4 49. Qe2 Qa1+) 49. Bb4 $2 (49. Qxb1 Bxb1 50. g4)
49... Kf7 $2 (49... Qxd1+ 50. Kxd1 Kf7) 50. Bd6 Kf6 $2 (50... Qxd1+ 51. Kxd1
Ke6) 51. Qxb1 $19 Bxb1 52. Bc7 b5 53. b4 Bxe4 54. Bd6 h5 55. h4 Ke6 56. Bf8 g6
57. Bg7 Bf5 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 43rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2015.06.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 d5 7. Nc3 dxc4 8.
Qa4+ Nbd7 9. O-O O-O 10. Rd1 Nb6 11. Qa3 Qd6 12. Qxd6 exd6 13. a4 a6 14. Bf4
Ne8 15. Rac1 a5 16. Ndb5 Bd7 17. Bxd6 Nxd6 18. Rxd6 Bc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Rxc6
Rab8 21. Rc5 Rfd8 22. Na7 Rd2 23. Rb5 Nd7 24. Rxb8+ Nxb8 25. Ncb5 Nd7 26. Rxc4
Bxb2 27. Kf1 Nb6 28. Re4 f5 29. Re8+ Kf7 30. Rb8 Nxa4 31. Nc6 Nc3 32. Nxa5 Rd1+
33. Kg2 Nxe2 34. Nc4 Ba1 35. Nbd6+ Kg7 36. Rb7+ Kg8 37. Re7 Nc3 38. h4 Nd5 39.
Rd7 h5 40. Ra7 Bd4 41. Ra8+ Kg7 42. Rd8 Ba1 43. Nb6 Nc3 44. Nbc8 Kf6 $2 (44...
Nd5 $11) 45. Rd7 $1 Nd5 46. Nb6 $1 Be5 $2 (46... Nxb6 47. Ne8+ {is, of course,
impossible.}) (46... Nc3 $1 {is still far from easy, but this is clearly just
a computer move.}) 47. Nb7 {Suddenly Black is in danger of losing his knight.
His saving resource fails:} Nc3 48. Nd8 $1 {A mate threat out of nowhere! The
rooks cant be traded because of the deadly fork.} g5 49. Rxd1 Nxd1 50. Nd7+ Ke7
51. Nxe5 Kxd8 (51... gxh4 52. Nec6+ Kd7 53. gxh4 $18) 52. hxg5 Ke7 53. f4 {
The endgame is easily winning.} Nc3 54. Kh3 Ne4 55. Kh4 1-0

[Event "SUI Grand Prix"]
[Site "Suhr"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wirthensohn, Heinz"]
[Black "Dizdarevic, Emir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. b3 d6 8. Bb2
Nbd7 9. d4 {9.e3 /\ d4} cxd4 10. Qxd4 {10.Nxd4!?} Qc7 11. Rfd1 Rd8 12. Ng5 {
12.Rac1!?} Nf8 13. Rac1 Bd7 14. Nge4 Ne8 15. Qe3 Rac8 16. g4 $6 Qb8 17. Ng3 Ng6
18. Nce4 Bc6 19. Nh5 d5 20. cxd5 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "BIH-chT"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2002.06.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Bistric, Faruk"]
[Black "Nikolac, Juraj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2494"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2002.06.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sarajevo"]
[BlackTeam "Mostar Zrinjski"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 {Dieser
Turmzug ist sehr populär in letzter Zeit; statt dessen konnte Weiß mit 7.d4
eine Hauptvariante der Damenindischen Verteidigung wählen.} d5 (7... c5) 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 (8... exd5 9. d4 {In diesem Fall scheint der Zug 7.Re1 ein wenig
überflüssig zu sein, aber in der Turnierpraxis hat Weiß gute Ergebnisse in
dieser Variante.}) 9. d4 {Gewöhnlich spielt Weiß zuerst 9.e4.} (9. e4 $5 Nxc3
10. bxc3 c5 11. d4) 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 {Mit diesem Zug gehen wir zu der
Variante 9.e4 Nxc3 10.bxc3 c5 11.d4 über, aber Schwarz konnte statt der
Partiefortsetzung 10...Be4 ziehen, mit Ausgleich.} (10... Be4 $5 11. Ne5 Bxg2
12. Kxg2 c5 13. e4 Bf6 14. Nf3 Nc6 15. Be3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qd7 $10 {Ericsson,
M-Rozentalis,E/Malmo/1993/}) 11. e4 {Nach diesem Zug besitzt Weiß ein
Übergewicht im Zentrum und Chancen auf Eröffnungsvorteil.} Nd7 (11... Nc6 12.
d5 exd5 13. exd5 Na5 14. Bf4 $14) 12. Bf4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nf6 {Die schwarze
Stellung ist fest, er hat keine Schwächen, aber aufgrund der starken
Zentrumsstellung hat Weiß die Initiative. Übrigens sind die schwarzen Chancen
im Endspiel gar nicht schlechter.} (13... Rc8 14. d5 (14. Qd3 Nc5) 14... exd5
15. exd5 Bf6 16. Rc1 Rxc1 17. Bxc1 Qa8 18. Ng5 h6 19. Ne4 Be5 20. Ba3 Rd8 21.
f4 Bf6 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Be7 $14 {1/2-1/2 Stangl,M-Pichler,J/Germany 1996/
GER-chT (69)}) 14. Qd3 (14. Ne5 Rc8 (14... Bb4 15. Re3 Rc8 16. d5 $1 exd5 17.
exd5 Bd6 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19. Bxd6 Ba4 $5 20. Bxf8 Bxd1 21. Be7 Qc7 22. Rxd1 Nd7
23. Bh3 h6 24. Bf5 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Las Palmas 1996/CBM 57/[Kramnik] (41)
}) (14... Nd7 15. Nc4 Nf6 16. Qd2 Rc8 17. Ne5 Nh5 18. Be3 {1-0 Marin,M-Alabern,
J/Manresa 1997/EXT 2000 (35)}) 15. Qd3 Nd7 (15... Bb4 $5 16. Red1 Rc3 17. Qe2
Qa8 18. Qb2 Ba5 19. f3 Rfc8 $11) 16. d5 exd5 17. exd5 Bb4 (17... Nxe5 18. Bxe5
Bd6 $14) 18. Rec1 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Qe7 20. Bb2 {1-0 Ionescu,M-Vadasz,L/Budapest
2000/EXT 2002/(52)}) 14... Rc8 {[%cal Gc8c1]} (14... Bb4 15. Nd2 (15. Re2 a5 $1
) 15... Rc8 16. Rec1 Rxc1+ (16... Qd7 $5) 17. Rxc1 Qa8 18. f3 Rc8 19. Nc4 Ba6
20. Bf1 $14 Rd8 21. Qb3 Bf8 22. Be3 {1-0 Anand,V-Tiviakov,S/Wijk aan Zee 1996/
CBM 51 (107)}) 15. Rad1 Bb4 {Dieses Motiv ist typisch - Schwarz gewinnt ein
Tempo, da der e1R haengt, und bereitet die "Turmeindringung" nach c3 vor.} 16.
Re2 Qe8 $5 {[%cal Ge8a4] Der Damezug scheint sonderbar, aber im folgenden kann
Schwarz die Dame mit Qa4 aktivieren.} (16... Qe7) 17. Qb3 a5 18. Ne5 {[%cal
Ge5c4,Ge5d3]} (18. a3 $2 Rc3 $17) 18... Rc3 19. Qb1 Qa4 20. Nd3 (20. Bd2 $2 Rc2
$17) (20. Bg5 $14) (20. d5 $14) 20... Ba3 21. Ree1 {Weiß möchte die Dame von
der Verteidigung des d1-Turmes befreien.} Rfc8 {[%cal Gc8c1]} 22. d5 $1 $36 {
Dieser Bauerndurchbruch ist typisch in dieser Variante. Im folgenden sehen wir
große Komplikationen.} (22. Qxb6 Bxe4 23. Bxe4 Nxe4 $15 {Weiß kann nicht 24.
Rxe4 spielen, da sein d1R hängt.}) 22... exd5 (22... b5 $13) 23. Be5 {[%cal
Ge5f6,Ge5c3]} (23. Qxb6 Bc6 $13 (23... Ba8 $13)) 23... Nxe4 (23... dxe4 24.
Bxc3 Rxc3 25. Qxb6 Rxd3 26. Rxd3 exd3 27. Bxb7 Bf8 (27... d2 $2 28. Qd8+ Bf8
29. Qxd2 $18) 28. Bf3 Qxa2 29. Qd8 $14) 24. Qxb6 $2 (24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Bxc3
exd3 26. Qxd3 Qc6 {[%cal Rb7h1,Rc8c3]} 27. f3 Qxf3 (27... Qxc3 28. Qxc3 Rxc3
29. Rd8+ Bf8 30. Ree8 g6 31. Rxf8+ Kg7 $11) 28. Qxf3 Bxf3 $15) (24. Bxc3 $1
Nxc3 25. Qxb6 Qc6 (25... Nxd1 26. Qxb7 Rf8 27. Bxd5 {[%csl Gd5][%cal Rd5b3,
Rb3a4,Rb3d1,Gd5f7]} Nc3 28. Bb3 Qd4 29. Re8 Qf6 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31. Ne5 $16) 26.
Qxc6 Bxc6 27. Rd2 Bd6 $14) 24... Rxd3 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Das ist ein großer
Fehler, der die Partie kostet. Schwarz glaubte, dass er mit der Doppeldrohung
25...Bc5 gewinnen kann, aber er verliert zu viel Material.} (24... Qc6 $1 25.
Qxc6 (25. Qxa5 Ra8 $19 {[%csl Ra5]}) 25... R3xc6 26. Bxe4 (26. Nf4 Rc1 $17 (
26... Rc2 $17)) 26... dxe4 27. Rxe4 Rc2 $15 {[%csl Ga3,Gb7,Gc2][%cal Rc2a2,
Rb7e4]}) 25. Rxd3 $16 Bc5 {[%cal Rc5b6,Rc5g1,Rf2e1] Konsequent, aber schlecht.}
26. Qxb7 {[%mdl 1024]} Bxf2+ 27. Kf1 $18 {Weiß hat einen Turm mehr und es
hängt auch der c8R.} Qc2 28. Qxd5 {Jetzt hängt der e4N und es droht 29.Qd8+.} (
28. Bxe4 Bxe1 29. Rf3 Qc4+ (29... dxe4 30. Qxf7+ $18) 30. Bd3 $18) 28... Bc5
29. Re2 1-0

[Event "Solin 8th"]
[Site "Solin/Split"]
[Date "2000.12.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2000.12.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 {Der kroatische Großmeister spielt gerne Systeme mit g2-g3.}
g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 c5 5. O-O d5 {Auf den ersten Blick macht es keinen Sinn,
dass Schwarz mit einem Tempo weniger die Stellung öffnet. Aber Schach ist eben
ein konkretes Spiel, und dieser Zug scheint mir in der Tat gut spielbar.} 6.
Qa4+ (6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3 (7. d4)) 6... Nbd7 $6 {Dieser Zug scheint mir etwas
zu passiv zu sein. Ich empfehle 6...Nc6 (das spiele ich selbst auch), mit
ungefähr ausgeglichenem Spiel.} (6... Nc6 $5 7. Ne5 Qd6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nc4 Qe6
10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. dxc3 O-O $1 12. Nb6 axb6 13. Qxa8 Qxe2 14. Qa4 Be6 15. Qd1 Qc4
16. Bf4 b5 17. Re1 b4 18. Bf1 Qd5 19. Qxd5 Bxd5 $44 20. Rad1 Bxa2 21. cxb4 cxb4
22. Bg2 Be6 23. Rd2 h5 24. h4 Ra8 25. Bg5 b3 26. Bxc6 bxc6 {1/2-1/2 Speelman,
J-Ribli,Z/Germany 2000/CBM 74 ext (26)}) (6... Qd7) (6... Bd7 7. Qb3) 7. cxd5
Nxd5 8. Nc3 N5b6 (8... Nxc3 9. dxc3 $14 (9. bxc3 O-O 10. d4 Nb6 $11)) 9. Qc2 (
9. Qh4 $6 h6 {[%csl Rh4]} (9... O-O 10. d4 (10. d3 $14 {[%cal Gc1h6]}) 10...
cxd4 11. Nxd4 e5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Ndb5 $14 {[%csl Yd5,Rg7]})) 9... O-O 10. d3
$14 {Weiß hat das bessere Figurenspiel - die schwarzen Springer stehen
schlecht.} (10. b3 e5 (10... f5 $5) 11. Ne4 f5 (11... Qc7 12. Ba3 f5 $13) 12.
Nxc5 Nxc5 (12... e4 13. Ne6 exf3 (13... Qe7 14. Nfd4 $16) 14. Nxd8 fxg2 15.
Kxg2 Bxa1 16. Ba3 Rxd8 17. Rxa1 $14 {Schwarz hat zwar R+N+N für Q+P+P, aber
die schwarze Königsstellung ist schwach.}) 13. Qxc5 e4 14. Ne5 Re8 15. Bb2 Qxd2
$13) (10. Rd1 $5 e5 11. e3 $14) 10... Nf6 11. Rd1 {Weiß bereitet d3-d4 vor.} (
11. Be3 $5 Nbd7 (11... c4 12. Bxb6 Qxb6 13. dxc4 $16) 12. Na4 Ng4 (12... Qc7
13. Rac1 $16) 13. Bxc5 b5 14. Nd2 (14. h3 bxa4 15. hxg4 Nxc5 16. Qxc5 Bxg4 17.
Ne5 $13) 14... Rb8 15. Bxa7 bxa4 16. Bxb8 Nxb8 17. Qxa4 (17. Nc4 $13 Bd7) 17...
Bxb2 18. Rab1 Bd7 19. Qc2 $16) 11... Bf5 (11... Bg4 12. d4 $14 (12. h3 Bxf3 13.
Bxf3 Qd7 14. Bg2 $14 {[%csl Gg2][%cal Gg2a8]})) 12. Nh4 (12. e4 $6 Bg4 13. Be3
Rc8 $11) 12... Bc8 {Dieser Zug ist nicht schön, aber Schwarz hat nichts
besseres.} 13. Be3 Nbd7 14. h3 {Weiß unterbindet den Zug Ng4 und sichert die
Stellung seines Be3. Schwarz hat Entwicklungsprobleme.} Rb8 15. Nf3 {Es ist
verständlich, dass Weiß die Stellung seines Springers verbessern möchte. Eine
sofortige Aktion im Zentrum jedoch wäre noch stärker.} (15. d4 $5 cxd4 16. Bxd4
Qa5 17. Nf3 $14) 15... e5 {Auch nach diesem Zug behält Schwarz Probleme bei
der Entwicklung des Bc8, doch in der geschlossenen Stellung gelingt es ihm,
seine Figuren nach und nach besser zu koordinieren.} 16. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} b6 (
16... a5 $6 17. Rab1 $14) 17. b4 {[%mdl 32] Weiß hat aktives Spiel am
Damenflügel.} Qe7 (17... cxb4 $6 18. axb4 $16) 18. Qa4 (18. bxc5 $1 bxc5 (18...
Nxc5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Bf4 $18) 19. Rab1 $14 (19. Nd2 $14)) 18... Bb7 19. Rac1
(19. Qxa7 cxb4 20. axb4 Qxb4 21. Rdc1 $14) 19... Rfc8 20. b5 {Weiß gewinnt
Raum am Damenflügel und möchte anschließend die weißfeldrigen Läufer
abtauschen.} Ra8 21. Qh4 Re8 (21... a6 $5 22. a4 axb5 23. axb5 Ra3) 22. Nd2
Bxg2 23. Kxg2 {[%cal Gd2c4]} Qe6 {Weiß übt zwar spürbar Druck auf den weißen
Feldern aus, aber die schwarze Stellung ist solide.} (23... a6 $5) 24. Qc4 Nf8
(24... Qxc4 25. Nxc4 $14) 25. a4 (25. Qxe6 $5 Nxe6 26. Nc4) 25... Qd7 $5 26.
Bg5 Nh5 (26... Ne6 27. Bxf6 Bxf6 28. Nd5 $14 {[%csl Gd5]}) 27. Qd5 (27. Nd5 Ne6
) 27... Qc7 {Schwarz möchte die Damen auf dem Brett halten.} 28. Nc4 Ne6 29.
Be3 Rad8 30. Qc6 (30. Qf3 Nd4 $132) 30... Qb8 $13 {Die weiße Dame steht nicht
besonders gut auf c6, da Schwarz die Möglichkeit Nd4 hat.} (30... Qxc6+ 31.
bxc6 Re7 (31... Rc8 $2 32. Nd6 {[%cal Rd6e8,Rd6c8]}) 32. a5 $36) 31. a5 {[#]}
Nhf4+ {Dieser Zug kommt unerwartet und sieht in der Tat interessant aus.
Dennoch halte ich den anderen Springerzug - nach d4 - für stärker.} (31... Nd4
$5 $132) 32. gxf4 exf4 33. axb6 (33. Bd2 Nd4 $19 {[%csl Rc6]}) 33... fxe3 (
33... axb6 $2 34. Bd2 Nd4 35. Qxb6 $18) 34. fxe3 axb6 35. Ne4 $2 (35. Qxb6 $1
Qa8+ 36. Qc6 Qxc6+ 37. bxc6 Nc7 38. Ne4 Re6 $14) 35... f5 $1 {[%mdl 64]
Schwarz schöpft seine taktischen Motive voll aus. Die weißen Figuren - die
Dame und die beiden Springer stehen zwar in der Tat aktiv, aber sie finden
keinen Weg zurück. Schwarz droht nun schon Material zu gewinnen.} 36. Ned6 Re7
{[%csl Rc6,Rd6]} 37. Rf1 (37. Qd5 Bh6 $36 (37... Kf8 $36)) 37... Bf8 {[%cal
Gf8d6]} 38. e4 $1 {Weiß gibt das Feld d4 auf, aber das war ohnehin kaum mehr
von Bedeutung.} (38. Ra1 Ng5 $5 (38... Nc7) 39. h4 Rc7 40. Qd5+ Nf7 $19) 38...
Nd4 {[%csl Gd4]} (38... Bh6 39. exf5) 39. Qd5+ Kg7 40. e5 $2 (40. e3 $1 Nxb5 (
40... Red7 41. Qe5+ Kg8 42. exd4) 41. exf5) 40... Nxe2 (40... Nxb5 41. e4) 41.
Rce1 (41. Ra1 Nc3 42. Qc6 Rc7 43. Qf3 Ra7) 41... Nd4 {Schwarz hat einen
Mehrbauern. Die Verwertung dieses Materialvorteils erweist sich angesichts der
aktiven weißen Figurenstellung als nicht einfach..} 42. e6 {Dieser scheinbar
aktive Bauer wird in der Folge zu einem Schwachpunkt.} Qa8 $1 {Schwarz tauscht
die beste weiße Figur ab. Nach dem Damentausch fehlt dem Pe6 merklich die
Unterstützung.} 43. Qxa8 Rxa8 44. Nxb6 Rd8 45. Ndc4 (45. Nbc4 Rxe6 46. Rxe6
Nxe6 47. Nb7 Rxd3 $17) 45... Nxb5 46. Nd7 Nc7 (46... Nd4 47. Nxc5 Ree8 $17) 47.
Nxc5 Ree8 48. Nd7 Nxe6 49. Nxf8 Kxf8 $17 {Schwarz hat zwar nach wie vor nur
einen Bauern mehr, aber seine Stellung ist aufgrund des chronisch schwachen
Pd3 aussichtsreich} 50. Ne5 (50. Re3 $17) 50... Rd5 51. Kg3 (51. Re3 Nc5 52.
Rfe1 {Droht 53.Nxg6+.} Kg7 53. Kf1 Re6 $17) 51... Nc5 52. Nf3 Rxe1 53. Rxe1
Nxd3 $19 {Schwarz hat jetzt zwei gesunde Mehrbauern. Trotz des reduzierten
Materials muss er die Partie gewinnen.} 54. Ra1 Rd7 55. h4 Kg7 56. Ra6 Re7 57.
h5 Re3 58. hxg6 hxg6 59. Kh4 $5 Ne1 (59... Rxf3 60. Rxg6+ Kf7 $19 (60... Kxg6
$4 $11 {[%csl Gh4]})) 60. Nd4 Ng2+ 61. Kg5 Rg3# 0-1

[Event "USA-ch playoff"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. e4 d6 $6 (5... Bb7 $5) 6. d4 cxd4 7.
Nxd4 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nbd7 9. O-O a6 10. Re1 {-> A30} Qc7 (10... Rc8 11. e5 $1 dxe5
12. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 13. Bxb7 Rxc4 14. Bxa6 $14) 11. Nd5 (11. Be3 $5) (11. b3 b5 $2
(11... Be7 $5) 12. Nd5 $1 exd5 13. exd5+ Kd8 14. Nc6+ Bxc6 15. dxc6 Nc5 16. Be3
Kc8 17. b4 Na4 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Qd3 Rb8 20. Qf5+ Kd8 21. Bd4 $18 {Ribli,
Z-Gschnitzer,O/Bundesliga 8889/}) 11... exd5 12. exd5+ Ne5 (12... Kd8 $5 13.
Nc6+ Bxc6 14. dxc6 Nc5 15. b4 Ne6 16. c5 $44 {Cvitan,O-Foisor,O/Biel op/1990/
EXP19/}) 13. f4 O-O-O 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Nf5 Bc5+ $6 (15... g6 16. Bg5 $18) (
15... Qxc4 $5 16. Be3 Kb8 $13) 16. Be3 g6 17. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 18. Ne3 h5 19. Qd2 h4
20. b4 Qd4 21. Rad1 hxg3 22. hxg3 Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Nh5 (23... e4 24. Rf1 $18) 24.
c5 $1 Kb8 (24... Nxg3 25. c6 Bxc6 26. Rc1 $18) 25. Nc4 b5 26. Nxe5 Rhe8 27.
Nd7+ Kc7 28. Rxe8 Rxe8 29. Nb6 1-0

[Event "SUI-GP"]
[Site "Suhr"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zueger, Beat"]
[Black "Klinger, Josef"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. b3 d6 8. Bb2
Nbd7 9. e3 (9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qc7 11. Rfd1 Rd8 12. Ng5 Nf8 13. Rac1 Bd7 14.
Nge4 Ne8 {Wirthensohn,H-Dizdarevic,E Grand-Prix Suisse 1990 CBM/17}) 9... Rb8
10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qc7 12. Rc1 Rd8 13. Qe2 Nf8 14. Rc2 Bd7 15. Rfc1 Be8 16.
h4 h6 17. Qf3 $6 Ng6 18. Qe2 Ne5 19. Nf3 Neg4 20. Nh2 Nxh2 21. Kxh2 Bf8 22. Ne4
Nh7 23. Nd2 (23. Kg1 {/\ g4,g5}) 23... Rbc8 24. Be4 Be7 25. Qf3 Rd7 26. Bd3 Qd8
27. Qe4 Nf8 28. Qg4 Bf6 29. Bxf6 Qxf6 30. Ne4 Qe7 31. Qe2 Rdc7 32. Qd2 Ng6 33.
Qb4 Rd8 34. f4 d5 $1 35. Qxe7 Nxe7 36. Nf2 (36. cxd5 Rxc2+ 37. Rxc2 Nxd5) 36...
dxc4 37. Rxc4 Bc6 $1 38. e4 Rcd7 39. R4c3 Rd4 40. Kg1 a5 41. a4 e5 $1 42. f5 (
42. fxe5 Ng6) 42... Nc8 43. Bb5 $1 Bxb5 44. Rxc8 Bc6 45. Rxd8+ Rxd8 46. Rc5 Rd4
47. Rxa5 f6 48. Rc5 h5 49. a5 Rb4 50. Rc3 Bb5 51. Kg2 Kh7 52. Kf3 Ba6 53. Ke3
Kh6 54. Kd2 Rb5 55. Nd3 Rxa5 56. Nc5 g6 57. Ne6 Ra2+ 58. Ke3 $2 g5 {Zeit} 0-1

[Event "Dortmunder Schachtage-A 18th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1990.04.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1990.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 {4...b6 -> A 30} 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 a6
7. Bg2 Qc7 8. O-O O-O {8...Qxc4 9.Bg5 /\ Rc1 ~/=} 9. Qc2 $5 d6 {9...Qxc4} 10.
Rd1 Nbd7 {10...Qxc4} 11. Bf4 Ne5 12. Rac1 Ng6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nb3
Rb8 16. Ne4 Be7 17. c5 $1 d5 18. Nc3 {/\ e4} f5 19. Nd4 $1 Ne5 {19...Qxc5? 20.
Nxd5!} 20. e3 Nc6 21. Nce2 Bf6 22. Nf4 Nxd4 23. exd4 g5 24. Ng6 Rd8 25. f4 $1
Qg7 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. fxe5 Bd7 28. a4 a5 29. Bf1 Rf8 30. b4 axb4 31. Rb1 b3 32.
Qxb3 g4 33. a5 Qg5 34. Qc3 f4 35. Qd2 $1 Ba4 36. Rdc1 Bc6 37. Bd3 fxg3 38.
Qxg5+ hxg5 39. Rc3 gxh2+ 40. Kxh2 Rf3 41. a6 Kf7 42. Kg2 Ke7 43. Rcb3 Kd7 $2 {
43...Kd8} 44. Bb5 $1 Kc7 45. Bxc6 Rxb3 46. Rxb3 bxc6 47. Rxb8 1-0

[Event "Warsaw"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Black "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 {8...exd5!?} 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. d4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Bb2 Bf6
14. Qd2 {14.Rb1, Rc8 15.h4 +/=  Timman,J-Lobron,E Reggio Emilia 1984} Na5 15.
Qe2 Rc8 16. Rad1 Re8 17. h4 Qd7 18. d5 $1 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 exd5 {19...Nc4!?} 20.
Ne5 Qd6 21. exd5 Re7 22. Ng4 Rxe1+ {22...Nc4!?} 23. Rxe1 Rd8 24. Ne3 Bc8 25.
Rc1 Nb7 $2 {>= 25...Bd7} 26. Nc4 Qf8 27. Ne5 Nc5 28. Qa3 $1 a6 29. Qb2 Qd6 30.
Nc6 Nd3 31. Nxd8 Nxc1 32. Nc6 Qc5 33. Qe5 Qf8 34. Qc7 Bg4 35. Ne7+ Kh8 36. f3
Ne2+ 37. Kf2 1-0

[Event "Santiago Entel Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Santiago de Chile"]
[Date "2005.03.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ricardi, Pablo"]
[Black "Zambrana, Oswaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CHI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. b3 {Eine relativ
bescheidene Fortsetzung; statt dessen hätte Weiß mit 6.d4 eine Grundstellung
der Damenindischen Verteidigung erreichen können.} O-O 7. Bb2 c5 8. e3 (8. Nc3
d5 9. e3 Na6 10. Qe2 dxc4 (10... Ne4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. d3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Nc7 (
13... Bf6 $142 14. d4 Nc7) 14. Qb2 $1 $14 d4 (14... Ne6 15. d4 $1 {/\ Rfd1|^[+]
}) 15. exd4 Nb5 16. dxc5 $8 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Bf6 18. d4 Rc8 19. b4 $14 {1-0 Calvo
Minguez,R-Kurajica,B/Osijek 25/43 1978/[Marjanovic,S] (39)}) (10... Nc7 11. Ne5
Qc8 12. cxd5 Ncxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. e4 Bb7 15. d4 Ba6 16. Nc4 cxd4 17. Bxd4
Rd8 18. Rfd1 Qc6 19. Rac1 {1-0 Szmetan,J-McDonald,K/Dos Hermanas 2004/CBM 99
ext (49)}) 11. bxc4 Ne4 12. Ne5 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Bf6 15. f4 Bxe5 16.
Bxe5 Qd7 17. Bc3 Rad8 18. a4 {1/2-1/2 Braga,C-Lebredo,G/Sao Paulo BRA 2004/(48)
}) 8... Na6 {Ein sonderbarer Entwicklungszug, der keineswegs die beste
Möglichkeit für Schwarz darstellt.} (8... Nc6) (8... d6 {Mit Nbd7 und a6 kann
Schwarz die Igelstellung aufbauen.}) 9. Qe2 d5 10. Rd1 (10. d3 Nc7 11. Nbd2 a5
12. Ne5 a4 13. f4 Ra7 14. Ndf3 Nfe8 15. Rab1 Nd6 16. Ba1 f6 17. Ng4 axb3 18.
axb3 Qe8 19. Nf2 Qf7 {0-1 Gutman,L-Schuh,H/Mengen 1990/GER (44)}) 10... Re8 (
10... Rc8 11. d3 Qc7 12. Nc3 Bc6 13. Rac1 Rfd8 14. Ba1 dxc4 15. bxc4 Ne8 16. a3
Qb7 17. Ne1 Nb8 18. f4 Rd7 19. g4 $36 {1-0 Valdes,L-McDonald,K/Dos Hermanas
2004/EXT 2005 (69)}) 11. d4 $14 {[%cal Gd1d8] Die Opposition von schwarzer
Dame und weißem Turm auf der d-Linie ist unangenehm für Schwarz.} (11. d3)
11... Bf8 (11... dxc4 12. dxc5 Qc7 13. cxb6 axb6 14. Qxc4 Qxc4 15. bxc4 Nc5 16.
Nbd2 $16 (16. Ne5 $16)) 12. Nc3 {Weiß hat zwei Läufer auf den großen
Diagonalen. Schwarz muss jetzt mit 13.cxd5 oder 13.dxc5 rechnen.} cxd4 13. Nxd4
{[%csl Rb7,Rd5,Gg2][%cal Gg2b7] Schwarz hat Probleme mit dem d5-Bauern.
Darüber hinaus kann man in solchen Stellung den großen Unterschied zwischen
dem g2-Läufer und b7-Läufer sehen.} Nc5 (13... e5 14. Ndb5 $16) 14. Nc2 $1 {
[%cal Gd1d8,Gg2b7][%mdl 32] Weiß verfügt nun über zwei Drohungen: 15.e4 und 15.
cxd5, wonach Schwarz mit dem Isolanie auf d5 weiterspielen muss. In einigen
Varianten muss Schwarz mit Nc2-b4 rechnen.} a5 (14... Qc8 15. cxd5 Ba6 16. Qd2
exd5 17. Nd4 $14 (17. Nb4 Nxb3 18. axb3 Bxb4 19. Qd4 Bc5 20. Qf4 $14)) 15. e4 (
15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nd4 $14) 15... Qb8 (15... Qc8 16. e5 Nfe4 17. Nxe4 (17. cxd5
Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Rxd5 Nxb3 $132) 17... dxe4 (17... Nxe4 18.
Ne3 $16) 18. Bd4 $14) 16. e5 Nfd7 (16... Nfe4 17. cxd5 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 exd5 19.
Bxd5 $14) 17. cxd5 exd5 18. f4 $1 {Während Weiß seinen e5-Bauern verteidigt
gelingt dies Schwarz nicht für seinen d5-Bauern.} (18. Nxd5 Nxe5 19. Nce3 $14)
18... f6 19. Bxd5+ (19. Nxd5 fxe5 20. Qg4 $14) 19... Bxd5 20. Nxd5 fxe5 21. f5
{[%csl Gd5,Gf5][%cal Gb2h8] Weiß verfügt über deutliche Initiative: er
kontrolliert die weißen Felder. Früher oder später muss Schwarz e5-e4 ziehen,
wonach allerdings der b2-Läufer stark wird .} Kh8 (21... e4 22. f6 $36) 22.
Nce3 Qb7 (22... Ne4 23. Ng4 $14) 23. Ng4 Rac8 (23... e4) 24. Rd2 e4 25. f6 Nd3
{Der Nd3 steht scheinbar stark, aber im weiteren Verlauf erhält Weiß eine
deutliche Initiative.} (25... gxf6 $2 26. Ngxf6 $18) 26. fxg7+ Bxg7 27. Bxg7+
Kxg7 {[#]} 28. Rxd3 $1 {[%mdl 512] Dieses Opfer entscheidet die Partie. Weiß
vernichtet den Springer, wonach 29.Qb2+ droht.} exd3 29. Qb2+ {[%csl Rg7][%cal
Rb2g7]} Ne5 (29... Kf7 30. Rf1+ Ke6 31. Nge3 Rf8 (31... Qxd5 32. Nxd5 Kxd5 33.
Qg7 $16) 32. Nf4+ Rxf4 33. Rxf4 $16) 30. Nxe5 Qxd5 31. Ng4+ {Die schwarze
Königsstellung ist schwach und es scheint, dass Weiß sofort gewinnt, jedoch
könnte Schwarz mit geschickter Verteidigung noch kämpfen.} (31. Nd7+ Kf7 32.
Qf2+ Kg7 (32... Ke7 33. Nxb6 $16) 33. Qb2+ $11) 31... Re5 $2 (31... Kf8 $1 32.
Qf6+ (32. Rf1+ $2 Ke7 33. Qf6+ Kd7 34. Qxb6 Qc5+ 35. Qxc5 Rxc5 36. Nf6+ Kd8 37.
Nxe8 d2 $19) 32... Qf7 33. Qd6+ Qe7 34. Rf1+ Kg8 35. Nf6+ Kh8 36. Nxe8 Qe3+ 37.
Kg2 Qe4+ (37... Rxe8 $2 38. Rf8+ $18) 38. Kh3 Qxe8 39. Qxd3 $16) 32. Qxe5+ $18
1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. e3 e5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. b3 (5. a3 $5 d6 6. Be2 g6 7. d4 $14
{Kramnik,V-Kamsky,G/PCA-Wch New York/1994/CBM42/}) 5... g6 6. Bb2 Bg7 7. Be2
O-O 8. d3 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Rc1 (10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. O-O $13) 10... Be6 11. O-O
(11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. O-O Rfd8 $10) 11... b6 12. Qc2 (12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Nd2 $10)
12... Rc8 13. Qb1 (13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Rfd1 $10) 13... f5 14. Qa1 (14. Rfd1 $5)
14... Qe7 15. Nb1 Bf7 16. Nbd2 Rfe8 17. Rfe1 Rcd8 18. a3 Na5 19. Bd1 g5 20. g3
g4 21. Nh4 Qg5 22. Nf1 (22. Ng2 $5 $13) 22... f4 23. e4 (23. exf4 exf4 24.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Bxg7 Qxg7 26. Qxg7+ Kxg7 27. Bxg4 Nxb3 $17) 23... fxg3 24. hxg3
Nf4 25. gxf4 (25. Nf5 Nh3+ 26. Kg2 Nxb3 27. Bxb3 Bxb3 $17) 25... Qxh4 26. b4 (
26. Ng3 Rxd3 27. Nf5 Qh3 28. Nxg7 g3 $1 $19) 26... Re6 $1 27. Ng3 Rh6 28. Bxe5
(28. bxa5 exf4 $1 29. Bxg7 Qh2+ 30. Kf1 f3 $1 31. Re3 Qh1+ 32. Nxh1 Rxh1#)
28... Rxd3 29. Kf1 (29. Bxg7 Rxg3+ 30. Kf1 Qh1+ 31. Ke2 Qf3+ 32. Kd2 Qd3#) (29.
Rc3 Rxg3+ 30. fxg3 Qh1+ 31. Kf2 Rh2+ $19) 29... Rxg3 30. Rc3 (30. fxg3 Qh1+ 31.
Ke2 Rh2+ $19) 30... Bxe5 31. fxe5 Rxc3 32. Qxc3 Bc4+ 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia Top16 33rd"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. e3 b6 6. Be2 Bb7 7. O-O e6 8. b3
Be7 9. Bb2 O-O 10. Nc3 d6 11. Bf3 Qc7 12. Rc1 Nbd7 $13 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. Qf3
Qxf3 15. Nxf3 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Nd4 Kf8 18. h3 g6 19. g4 h6 20. Kg2 Ke8
21. f4 Rc7 22. Kf3 Rdc8 23. Nde2 Nc5 24. Ng3 Rb7 25. Nce4 Nfxe4 26. Nxe4 Nxe4
27. Kxe4 f5+ 28. gxf5 gxf5+ 29. Kf3 Kf7 30. a4 Rg8 31. Rg1 Rbb8 32. Rcd1 Rxg1
33. Rxg1 Bf6 34. Bxf6 Kxf6 35. h4 $1 h5 36. Rg5 b5 37. Rxh5 bxc4 38. bxc4 Rb4
39. Rh6+ Kf7 40. Rh7+ Kf6 41. a5 Rxc4 42. Ra7 d5 43. Rxa6 (43. h5 $1) 43... d4
44. exd4 Rxd4 45. Rb6 Rd3+ 46. Ke2 Ra3 47. a6 Kg6 $1 48. Rxe6+ Kh5 49. Kd2 Kxh4
50. Kc2 Kg4 51. Kb2 Ra5 52. Kb3 Kxf4 53. Kb4 Ra1 54. Rc6 Kg4 55. Kb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1999.03.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Black "Ionescu, Constantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2482"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.03.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 {Double fianchetto is a solid system for Black, which recently became
popular again. White has space advantage, but it´s very difficult to break
through.} 9. Be3 (9. b3 {/\ Bb2 is another plan here.}) 9... Nbd7 10. Rac1 Rc8
{Black usually waits a bit with the castle. The idea is to prevent 10.Qh4.} (
10... O-O 11. Qh4 Rc8 12. b3 a6 13. Bh6 (13. Rfd1) (13. Bh3) 13... Rc5 14. Bxg7
Kxg7 15. Qd4 Qa8 16. Rfd1 b5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Yermolinsky Alex-Kasparov Gary/Wijk
aan Zee, blitz (Netherlands) 1999 (36)}) 11. b3 (11. Rfd1 O-O 12. Qh4 Re8 (
12... a6 13. b3 Rc7 14. g4 $5 h6 15. h3 g5 16. Qg3 b5 17. h4 $13 {1/2-1/2
Kramnik,V-Karpov,A/Dos Hermanas ESP 1999 (33)}) 13. b3 a6 14. Bh3 Rc7 15. Bh6
Rc5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4 Kg8 18. b4 Rc7 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Nf6 21. e4 b5
22. Qe3 Bc8 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Rc1 Qb8 25. Bg2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Karpov,A/
Monaco 1994/CBM 40 ext (58)}) (11. Qh4 $6 h6) 11... O-O 12. Qd2 a6 (12... Ne4
13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Bh3 Qc7 15. Nd4 Rcd8 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. Nc3 Ba8 18. Bg2 Bxg2 19.
Kxg2 Qb7+ 20. Qd5 $14 {1-0 Petrosian,A-Vehi Bach,V/Groningen 1990/CBM 22 (63)})
(12... Nc5 $5 {/\Nfe4.}) 13. Bh3 Rc7 (13... Rb8 14. Nd4 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16.
Rfd1 $14 {1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Eingorn,V/Zagreb 1987/CBM 04 (77)}) 14. Nd4 Ne4 15.
Nxe4 Bxe4 16. f3 (16. Rfd1 Ba8 (16... Qb8) 17. Nc2 $1 Nc5 (17... b5 18. Na3 $1
$14) 18. Nb4 $14 {0-1 Ionescu,C-Hulak,K/Kastel Stari 1988(55)}) 16... Bb7 17.
Rfd1 (17. Nc2 $1 {Probably this was more accurate. In the game Black came very
close to equality.} b5 18. Na3 bxc4 19. Nxc4 $14) 17... Qb8 $1 18. Nc2 b5 $1 {
Otherwise after Nc2-b4-d5 White has a big advantage.} 19. Na3 bxc4 20. Nxc4 Ne5
{Using tactics for exchanging the Knights.} 21. Nxe5 (21. Na5 $2 Bxf3 $1 $19)
21... Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Bxe5 23. Qb4 (23. Bd4 Bxd4+ 24. Qxd4 Bc8 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26.
Rc4 a5 27. a3 $1 {/\ Qc3,b4, and although draw is the most probable result,
Black still faces some problems.}) 23... e6 24. f4 Bg7 25. Bg2 d5 $8 (25...
Bxg2 $2 26. Qxb8 Rxb8 27. Kxg2 $16) 26. Bd4 Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Qxc8 28. Bxg7 Kxg7
29. Qd4+ Kg8 $2 (29... f6 {This was necessary. Now White has again an
advantage.}) 30. b4 $1 {By fixing Black pawns on light squares White prepares
for the possible Queen´s swap. The endgame without Queens would be very
dangerous for Black. On the other hand White´s Queen on d4 is extremely
powerful, so Black´s choice is quite unpleasant.} Qc1+ 31. Kf2 Bc6 32. Bf3 Bb5
{with a draw offer. But White has a very simple plan to improve the position:
the march of h-pawn. In fact I think that Black faces big difficulties.} 33. h4
h5 (33... Qc4 34. Qxc4 Bxc4 (34... dxc4 35. Ke3 c3 36. Be4 $18) 35. a4 {
Looks very dangerous for Black.} d4 (35... Kf8 36. Ke3 Ke7 37. Kd4 Kd6 38. e4
dxe4 39. Bxe4 $16) (35... f6 36. e4 d4 37. e5 Kf7 38. Be2 d3 39. Bd1 $18) 36.
e3 $18) 34. f5 $1 gxf5 $6 (34... exf5 35. Bxd5 Qc2 {would have been a tougher
defence. However, after} 36. Qe5 Qd2 37. a3 {White is much better.} Kf8 {
What else?} 38. Bb3 $16) 35. Bxh5 $2 {Careless move in time trouble which
allows Black´s Queen to create counterplay.} (35. Qf6 $1 $16 {After the
inevitable 36.Bh5, Black must defend the f7 pawn, after which White returns
with the Bishop on f3 and plays h4-h5-h6. In this case White would have
serious winning chances.}) 35... Qh1 $1 $11 36. Qe3 (36. Qf6 Qh2+ 37. Kf1 Qh1+
{with perpetual.}) 36... Qh2+ 37. Kf1 Qh1+ 38. Kf2 Qh2+ 39. Ke1 Qh1+ 40. Kd2
Qa1 $1 41. Qg5+ (41. Qg5+ Kf8 (41... Kh7 42. Qe7 Qd4+ 43. Ke1 Qg1+ 44. Kd2 Qd4+
$11) 42. Qd8+ Be8 43. Qa5 Bb5 44. Qd8+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.01.11"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Neukoelln"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 O-O 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. e4 Qc8 {The point of this move is to avoid an
worse endgame after:} (11... Qc7 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 $1 dxe5 14. Qxe5 $14) 12.
Bb2 a6 13. h3 Re8 14. Rac1 Qc7 15. Qe3 (15. Ba3 Nc5 16. Nd2 Rad8 17. Qe3 Qb8
18. b4 Ncd7 19. Bb2 $13 {1/2-1/2 Espig,L-Pelletier,Y/Germany 2001 (34)}) 15...
Rac8 16. Re1 Bf8 17. e5 $6 {Disappointed with the opening outcome (one can use
White's play in this game to show how one should not play against Hedgehog), I
decided "to make a draw". Although White must be able to reach it after 17.e5,
the whole game produces a sad impression of White's play.} (17. Re2 Nc5 (17...
d5 18. e5) 18. Nd4 g6 19. Rce1 $11) 17... dxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nxe5 20.
Qxe5 Qc6+ 21. Kg1 (21. f3 $5) 21... Red8 22. Rcd1 h6 23. Rd4 {With some
unrealistic attacking ideas.} Rxd4 (23... Bc5 24. Rh4) 24. Qxd4 b5 25. cxb5
axb5 {Black's position is slightly preferable, but not more than that. The
next move is "the logical continuation" of White's uninspired strategy of the
whole game.} 26. a3 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (26. a4 bxa4 $1 (26... b4 27. Ne4 Nxe4 (
27... Nd5 28. Rc1 Qb7 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30. Qd3) 28. Qxe4 Qxe4 29. Rxe4 Rc2 30. Bd4
Ra2 31. Bb6 Ra3 32. Re3) (26... Bc5 27. Qd3 b4 28. Nb5 $13 {[%cal Gb2d4]} (28.
Ne4 Nxe4 29. Qxe4 Qxe4 30. Rxe4 Rd8 $1 $36)) 27. Nxa4 (27. Qxa4 Qb7 $15) (27.
bxa4 Bc5 $1 28. Qh4 Bxf2+ 29. Kxf2 Qb6+ $19) 27... Rb8 $15) (26. Ne4 Nxe4 (
26... Nd5 27. Rc1 Qb7 28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Nc3) 27. Rxe4 b4 (27... Qc2 28. Rg4 f6
29. Qd7 e5 30. Ba3 $36) (27... Rd8 28. Qxd8 Qxe4 29. Bd4 $13) 28. Rg4 Kh8 29.
Qd2 {[%cal Gd2h6]} (29. Rxg7 $2 e5 30. Qxe5 f6 $19) 29... f6 30. Rc4 Qb7 31.
Rxc8 Qxc8 32. Bd4 e5 33. Be3 $15) 26... Bxa3 $19 {White loses an important
pawn and several tempis. The position is absolutely lost after this blunder.}
27. Ne4 (27. Bxa3 Qxc3 $19) 27... Be7 28. Rc1 Qa8 29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30. b4 Qc2 31.
Nc5 Bf8 32. Kf1 Qf5 33. h4 Qd5 34. Qxd5 Nxd5 35. Ba3 Bd6 36. Ke2 Kf8 37. Kd3
Ke7 38. Kd4 f5 39. Nd3 Kf6 40. Nc5 Be5+ 41. Kd3 Ke7 42. Ke2 Bc3 43. Nd3 e5 44.
f3 Kd6 45. g4 fxg4 46. fxg4 e4 47. Nc5 Ke5 48. Na6 Nf4+ 0-1

[Event "Hoogeveen Unive op 18th"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2014.10.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Roiz, Michael"]
[Black "Hansen, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2014.10.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Eric has a good statistics in the Grünfeld Defence, so I was glad to enter
the English.} 1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. b3 {Deviating from the main
theoretical lines.} ({A fashionable symmetrical position may arise after} 4.
Bg2 Bg7 5. O-O (5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Nc3 Qc7 {is another explored stuff,
which is quite comfortable for Black nowadays}) 5... O-O 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 d5
8. cxd5 Nxd5) 4... b6 {The fianchetto is one of Black's most solid responses
here.} (4... Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. O-O {leads to a long strategic
battle, while} d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxg7 Kxg7 10. d4 $1 $14 {can hardly suit any
agressive player.}) 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. Bb2 Bg7 7. O-O d6 (7... O-O 8. Nc3 d6 {
is a more common order of moves here.} (8... Na6 $5 {is another solid
alternative, which was played by Garry Kasparov against Anatoly Karpov in the
World Championship match.})) 8. Nc3 O-O 9. d4 {Obviously, White can hardly
fight for any opening advantage without this thematic advancement. However, it
was possible to delay it.} ({I guess, Black shouldn't face any problems after} 
9. e3 Nbd7 10. d4 (10. Qe2 a6 11. d4 e6 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Rd2 Rad8 14. Rad1 Rfe8
$11 {1/2-1/2 Landa,K (2609)-Sasikiran,K (2652)/Vlissingen 2005/CBM 107 ext (15)
}) 10... Ne4 11. Rc1 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Nf6 14. Qe2 Rc8 $11 {1/2-1/2
Buhmann,R (2584)-Kryvoruchko,Y (2679)/Muelheim GER 2012 (53)}) 9... cxd4 (9...
Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Qd2 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Nd7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 {leads to a slightly
passive, but solid position.}) 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 {White is planning to
fix the space advantage by means of e2-e4 and f3-f3, followed by Nc3-d5 at
some point.} d5 {No doubt, this is the most principled approach.} ({The
following alternatives were quite satisfying for me, as they give White some
space advantage:} 11... a6 12. Nd5 b5 13. Qd3 $1 (13. Nxf6+ $6 Bxf6 14. Rc1 Qb6
15. Qd2 Nd7 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Nc6 Nc5 $15 {0-1 Manea,A (2381)-Giri,A (2717)/
Plovdiv 2012/CBM 148 (42)}) 13... bxc4 14. Qxc4 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Ra7 16. Rac1 $14)
(11... Qc8 12. e3 (12. e4 Qb7 13. Qe2 a6 14. f3 Nbd7 15. Rad1 Rfe8 16. Rf2 e6
17. Qf1 d5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Deepan Chakkravarthy,J (2468)-Romanov,E (2623)/
Philadelphia 2012/CBM 149 Extra (21)}) 12... Qb7+ 13. Qf3 Qxf3+ 14. Kxf3 Rc8
15. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Hausrath,D (2528)-Popovic,P (2496)/Germany 2009/EXT 2010 (35)
}) 12. cxd5 ({I rejected} 12. e3 dxc4 13. Qf3 Na6 14. Ba3 Nc5 $1 15. bxc4 Rc8
16. Rfd1 Qe8 $11 {when Black has a preferable pawn structure.}) 12... Nxd5 {
The position which has arisen was new for both players, but we were still on
well known paths!} 13. e3 $6 ({For some reasons, I didn't like} 13. Rc1 {
but objectively speaking, Black's task is more difficult in that case. In fact,
he had to find} Bh6 $1 ({None of the other moves guarantees equality:} 13...
Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Qd5+ 15. Nf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Lukacs,P (2450)-Pinter,J (2445)/
Kecskemet 1977/EXT 1998 (15)}) (13... a6 14. Nf3 Nb4 15. a3 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 N4c6
17. Na4 $14 {1-0 Teske,H (2526)-Dobosz,H (2457)/Muehlhausen 2004/CBM 100 ext 
(41)}) (13... Nb4 14. e3 e5 15. Ndb5 Nd3 $140 16. Ba3 $1 Nxc1 17. Bxf8 Qxf8 18.
Nc7 Na6 19. Nxa8 Nxa2 20. Nxa2 Qxa8+ 21. Kg1 $16) 14. Rb1 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Qd5+
16. Nf3 Qe4 17. Qd4 Qxd4 18. Bxd4 Nc6 $11) (13. Ndb5 Nxc3 14. Bxc3 Bxc3 15.
Nxc3 Nc6 16. Rc1 Rc8) 13... Nxc3 {This natural move was played rapidly.} ({
At the same time, an even simpler try would be} 13... Na6 $1 {completing
development without any problems} 14. Ndb5 (14. Nxd5 Qxd5+ 15. Kg1 Nc5 $15 {
0-1 Ivanov,N (1978)-Bazhenov,V (1936)/Izhevsk 2010/EXT 2012 (27)}) 14... Nxc3
15. Bxc3 Bxc3 16. Nxc3 Rc8 $11) 14. Bxc3 Qd5+ {Eric doesn't mind swapping the
queens.} (14... Bxd4 $5 {was also good enough:} 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. Bxd4 Nc6 $11)
({Or} 14... Na6 $11) 15. Qf3 Qxf3+ 16. Kxf3 Rc8 ({Correctly deviating from
being somewhat exposed after} 16... e5 $6 17. Nb5 $1 (17. Ne2 f5 18. Rac1 Nc6
$11 {1-0 Abramovic,B (2471)-Bojarinov,V (2343)/Plovdiv BUL 2013 (61)}) 17... a6
18. Nc7 Ra7 19. Nd5 $14) ({However, there was nothing wrong with:} 16... Nd7
17. Rac1 (17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Rac1 Rfd8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Domotor,J (2070)-Gaber,J 
(2205)/Zalakaros 1998/EXT 2002 (30)}) 17... Rac8 18. Bb4 Bf6 19. Rfd1 Rfe8 20.
Ke2 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Bxd4 22. exd4 Nf6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ippolito,D (2409)-Friedel,J 
(2507)/Rockville USA 2014 (23)}) 17. Rac1 Nd7 $6 {This inaccuracy is the first
cause of Black's troubles in this simple endgame.} ({After} 17... Bxd4 18. Bxd4
Nc6 $11 {White's advantage would be symbolic here, and the game should be
drawn soon.}) 18. Rfd1 a6 ({Now the exchange doesn't fully equalise:} 18...
Bxd4 19. Bxd4 f6 20. Bb2 Nf8 21. e4 Ne6 22. Ke3 $14) 19. Ne2 $1 {An
improvement over 1 old preceding game. Now White's pieces are much more active,
so Black must be careful.} (19. Bb4 {1/2-1/2 Raicevic,V-Davidovic,A (2400)/Nis
1987/EXT 2003 (33)} Bxd4 20. exd4 e6 $11) 19... Bxc3 (19... Ra7 20. Bxg7 Rxc1
21. Rxc1 Kxg7 22. Rc8 Ne5+ 23. Kg2 Nd3 24. Nd4 e5 25. Nf3 $14) 20. Rxd7 {
I decided to change the material balance, since the dark-squared bishop would
be restricted by White's pawns.} (20. Nxc3 $5 Ra7 21. Nd5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 $14 {
was a good possibility as well.}) 20... Bb4 21. Rb7 {The opponent's rook is
always annoying on the 7th (or 2nd) rank.} Bc5 (21... Rcb8 22. Rxb8+ Rxb8 23.
Rc6 Kf8 24. Nf4 a5 $14) 22. Nf4 Rd8 ({I mainly considered} 22... Rab8 $5 23.
Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Nd3 Bd6 25. Rc6 Kf8 $14 {and White's pressure might be
neutralised by precise play.}) 23. Ke2 Rd6 $5 {GM Eric Hansen finds an
interesting tactical resource.} ({Perhaps, he was trying to avoid passive
positions like after} 23... Rab8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Nd3 Bd6 $14) 24. Nd3 $1 ({
Correctly refusing} 24. Rxe7 $6 Rad8 25. Rc2 g5 $1 26. Ng2 (26. Nh3 Rh6 27.
Rxc5 bxc5 28. Nxg5 Rxh2 $11) 26... Bb4 27. Rec7 Rd2+ 28. Kf3 h5 $44 {and Black
has reasonable compensation for a pawn due to the activity of all the pieces.})
24... Rad8 $2 {Surprisingly, this natural move leads to a very difficult
position.} ({This time, a passive strategy was called for:} 24... Ba3 25. Rc2
b5 (25... Rad8 26. Ne5 $16) 26. Ne5 Kf8 $14) 25. Nxc5 Rd2+ (25... bxc5 26. Rc2
Kf8 27. Rc7 $18 {looks hopeless for Black.}) 26. Ke1 bxc5 27. Rb8 $1 {That is
the point! White is just in time to exchage the active rook.} Rxb8 ({After} 
27... Rd1+ 28. Rxd1 Rxb8 29. Rd5 c4 (29... Rc8 30. Kd2 Kg7 31. Kc3 $18) 30.
bxc4 Rb2 31. Ra5 Rc2 32. Rxa6 Rxc4 33. Kd2 $18 {White's passed a-pawn should
decide the game.}) 28. Kxd2 Rd8+ $2 {This attempt to activate the rook is a
decisive mistake.} ({It's hard to say if White has a clear winning plan after:
} 28... Rc8 29. Rc4 Kf8 30. Kd3 ({Nothing is achieved by} 30. Ke2 Ke8 31. b4 $6
Kd7 32. bxc5 Kc6 $11) 30... Ke8 31. Ra4 Rc6 32. Kc4 Kd7 33. Ra5 Kd6 $16) 29.
Ke2 Rd5 ({Now it's too late for} 29... Rc8 30. b4 c4 31. Kd2 Kf8 32. Kc3 Ke8
33. Rd1 $18) 30. Rc4 {Being disappointed with his previous play, Eric resigned.
} ({This decision seems premature, although the position is lost:} 30. Rc4 f5 (
30... Kf8 31. e4 Re5 (31... Rd4 32. Rxd4 cxd4 33. e5 $18) (31... Rh5 32. h4 Ke8
33. Ke3 Kd7 34. Ra4 $18) 32. f4 Re6 33. Ke3 Rc6 34. b4 $18) 31. Ra4 Rd6 32. Ra5
Rc6 (32... c4 33. bxc4 Kf7 34. c5 Rc6 35. Kd3 Ke6 36. Kd4 Kd7 37. Kd5 $18) 33.
Kd3 Kf7 34. Kc4 $18 {Still, some technical work was required from White!}) 1-0

[Event "Southwest op 84th"]
[Site "Irving"]
[Date "2018.09.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sadorra, Julio Catalino"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Sadorra, Julio"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2018.08.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A few weeks before the 2018 World Olympiad, I decided to play a warm-up event
in Dallas, Texas called Southwest Open where hungry junior players, university
chess scholars and several GMs participated. In the 4th round, I was paired
with a co-leader and one of the brightest stars of US chess.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4
c5 3. b3 {I decided to use the double fianchetto system to reach a solid
middlegame while being able to fight for an edge.} g6 4. Bb2 Bg7 5. g3 b6 6.
Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4 Na6 $5 {I didn't expect this and it obviously was my
opponent's prep as it he played it quickly and confidently.} 9. Nc3 {Keeping
the position under control and avoiding sharpening of the game.} (9. d5 {
seemed principled, but can lead to complex play where I thought he can still
obtain counterplay with} e6 10. d6 (10. dxe6 fxe6) ({At first the engine likes
} 10. Nc3 exd5 (10... d6 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. Nb5 d5 13. Be5 $14) 11. Nxd5 Nxd5
12. Bxg7 Kxg7 (12... Ne3 13. fxe3 Kxg7 14. Qd6 $14) 13. cxd5 d6 {but later
comes around to show that Black is fine and has counterplay.} 14. Nd2 Nc7 15.
e4 (15. Nc4 f5) 15... f5) 10... Nb4 $132 {[%csl Rd6]}) 9... d5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 {
most natural.} ({During the game I also analysed the possibility of my
opponent testing me in a complicated battle with} 10... dxc4 $5 {I remember I
was still choosing between two seemingly equally good continuations:} 11. cxb6
({Or} 11. Qxd8 Rfxd8 12. cxb6 cxb3 (12... Ne4 $1 $36 13. Na4 c3) 13. axb3 axb6
{and I can fight for more than equality here with} 14. Ne5 $5 (14. Na4 Nc5))
11... Qxb6 {[%csl Rb2,Rb3]} 12. Na4 {with a complex middlegame but I quite
like my chances as his queen is a bit exposed.}) 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7
13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 {Going for an ending similar to what Ulf Andersson
usually goes for from his English opening games. The main idea is to exploit
the weakened square on c6 and hopefully restrict Black's pieces as well.} ({
Unbeknownst to me, all this has been played last year in which White continued
with the less aggressive:} 14. Qd4+ Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1
Rac8 (17... Rd7 $5 18. Nc6 Rc7 19. Nd4 $11) 18. Rac1 Ne4 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. f3
Nd6 21. Rd2 e5 22. Ne6+ Kf6 23. Nf8 Rxf8 24. Rxd6+ Ke7 25. Rc6 Kd7 26. Rf6 Ke7
27. Rc6 Kd7 {1/2-1/2 (27) Lokander,M (2329)-Moussard,J (2573) Paris FRA 2017})
14... Bxd5 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rac8 18. Rac1 {The ending is
objectively equal of course, but Black still has to be careful as White has
ideas connected to b4-b5.} (18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Nc6 Rd2 {and Black has
sufficient counterplay.}) 18... f6 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Nc6 Rd2 (20... Rd7 {
should also hold, but I think it gives me something to play for after} 21. b4
Ne6 22. b5 Nc5 23. Rc3 $5 {[%cal Gc3a3,Gc3e3,Ge3e7,Ga3a7]}) 21. b4 Ne6 22. a3
Rd7 $1 {After a long think, my young opponent plays this calm and prudent move
which I actually missed in my analysis earlier.} ({After} 22... Rxe2 23. Nxa7
Ra2 24. Nb5 {White may have an easier position to play practically due to the
queenside passed pawn.}) ({And if} 22... Ra2 $6 {I was intending} 23. Rd1 ({
Best is to simply go after the pawns with:} 23. Nxa7 Rxa3 24. Nc8 $1 Rb3 (24...
b5 25. Nxe7 Rb3 26. Nd5) 25. Rc6 $1 (25. Nxe7 $6 Rxb4 26. Rc6 Re4 27. e3 Nf4+ (
27... b5 28. Nd5 $1 $16) 28. gxf4 Rxe7 29. Rxb6 $14 {though Black still has
good drawing chances here.}) 25... Kf7 (25... Nd4 26. Rc7 $1 Rxb4 27. Nxe7 $36)
26. Rxb6 $16) 23... Rxa3 24. Rd7 {with good piece coordination and initiative,
but the engine here refutes my idea with} (24. Nxe7 Rc3 25. Rd7 Rc7) 24... Kf8
$1 25. Rxe7 Nd4 $11 {this small tactic equalizes for Black.}) 23. Rc2 {
Prophylactic against Rc7 and giving up any ambitious attempts to play for
pressure.} ({I originally considered} 23. a4 Rc7 24. b5 Nd8 {but when I saw
this possibility I realized I'm not achieving anything and my queenside pawns
may at risk later.} (24... Nc5 25. Rc4)) 23... Kf7 $5 {With the idea of
improving his position with Ke8 then Rc7 next.  This position may look very
dry and boring, but such a move shows a good level of chess maturity and
fighting spirit. It also puts psychological pressure as it keeps chances for
the opponent to make inaccuracies.} (23... Rc7 24. Nd4 $11) 24. Nb8 {I didn't
see any way to create chances anymore and decided not to take unnecessary
risks.} Rd8 ({If} 24... Rb7 {I planned to play} 25. Na6 $11 {followed by
improving my rook and king.} (25. Nc6 Rc7 26. a4 Ke8 27. b5 $2 Nd8) (25. Rc8
Rc7 $1 26. Rxc7 Nxc7 27. Nc6 a6 {[%cal Gf7e6,Ge6d5,Gc7b5]})) 25. Nc6 Rd7 26.
Nb8 Rd1 $5 {My young opponent chooses to fight on, so it's on!} 27. Nc6 a6 {
Here my opponent realized that there's no good way for him to avoid
simplifications, and the game reaches a dead drawn position almost by force.} (
{He may have originally been intending} 27... Ra1 {but he doesn't achieve
anything special after} 28. Rc3 a6 29. f4 $5 (29. Kf3) (29. h4)) 28. Nb8 a5 29.
Rc6 axb4 30. axb4 b5 31. Rb6 Nc7 32. Rb7 Rc1 33. Nd7 Rc4 34. Nc5 Nd5 35. Rxb5 {
And a draw was agreed. With this result, I was able to stay in the lead and in
a healthy mindset to keep playing good, solid chess in such a strong open
where each round counts.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2794"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah/CB Website"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e3 $5 {While Nf3 and Nc3 are the main moves in
this position, e3 is not very uncommon. White's idea is simple that he wants
to play an immediate d4 or Nge2 followed by d4 and for that he doesn't need to
develop his b1-knight.} e6 {Fabiano wants to keep the game in uncharted
territory. ...Nf6 and ...Nc6 are both more popular.} (4... Nf6 5. d4 (5. Ne2
O-O 6. Nbc3 {might soon lead to a main line in the English.}) 5... cxd4 6. exd4
d5 {looks great for Black.}) 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 Ne7 7. d5 $5 exd5 8. cxd5 d6 {
Interesting comments were made about this position by Miroshnichenko,
Kosteniuk and Gelfand. As Kosteniuk and Miro said, "It's a tradeoff between
having more space with the pawn on d5 and the open bishop on g7. What is more
important? It is not so easy to decide!" Boris had some other important points
to make. "Black would have been completely fine if the black knight would have
been on f6 instead of e7. As things stand right now, the f5-square is the best
for both the knight and the c8-bishop and that in some ways hinders Black's
development."} 9. Nc3 Nd7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. O-O h6 $5 {An intersting move
preventing ideas like Bg5 and getting ready to play g6-g5 at an appriopriate
moment.} 12. h4 $5 {White nips the g5 idea in the bud. But everything comes at
a cost. This move weakens the g4-square and the c8-bishop would like to reach
there soon.} Nc5 13. Re1 Bg4 {Now things look quite smooth for Fabi. The
knight is coming to f5 and the queen to f6 and the rooks to c8 and e8.
Suddenly all the co-ordination issues seem to have been solved, or have they?!}
14. Bf4 Nf5 15. Qd2 Bxf3 (15... Qf6 16. Nh2 {makes the bishop on g4 looks
silly and hence taking on f3 was the right choice.}) 16. Bxf3 Qf6 17. Rac1 {
This move prepares b4. After the knight on c5 is displaced, the c3-knight
jumps to e4. Black might have got his pieces co-ordinated but the bishop pair,
combined with the space always give the first player some better chances.} a5
18. Nb5 $1 {Nakamura is never averse when it comes to tactical complications.
He sees that exchanging the b2 pawn for the guy on d6 would be a good deal.}
Qxb2 19. Qxb2 Bxb2 20. Rc2 Bf6 21. Bxd6 (21. Nxd6 {looks natural but fails to}
Nd4 $1 {The knight on b5 keeps this possibility under check.}) 21... Nxd6 22.
Nxd6 (22. Rxc5 b6 23. Rc6 Nxb5 24. Rxf6 $14 {might also be a position to
explore for White, especially because Black cannot get his blockade on d6.})
22... b6 23. Rb1 Rab8 24. Nc4 (24. h5 $5 {Throwing in this move at some point
would have created an additional tension in the position that would have been
to White's advantage. It is a Karpovian move whose benefits are not so
apparent in the current position. But later, when the rooks penetrate, the
possibility of opening the seventh rank with hxg6 fxg6 might play an important
role.}) 24... Na4 25. Bg4 $6 {Black equalises after this inaccurate move.} (25.
Ne3 Nc3 26. Rb3 Rfc8 {also looks pretty much fine for Black.}) (25. h5 $5)
25... Rfd8 $1 {Attacking the d5-pawn.} 26. d6 h5 $1 27. Bh3 b5 28. Nxa5 Rxd6
$11 29. Nc6 Rb6 30. Nb4 Nc3 31. Rb3 {Nakamura had really got the pressure
going in the position. But he couldn't sustain it. One wrong move and Caruana
was right back and made what looked like an effortless draw.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 09th final"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "1993.12.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1993.12.10"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Budapest Honved"]
[BlackTeam "Lyon-Oyonnax Echecs"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 c5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bc3 Na6 10. Bb2 cxd4 11. Qxd4 $5 {N} (11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc8 $10)
11... Be7 12. Nc3 Nc5 13. Rad1 (13. Rfd1 $5 {/\Ra1-c1}) 13... Qc8 14. Ng5 $6 (
14. Nd2 $142 $10) 14... Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qc6+ 16. f3 Rfd8 $15 {פg5} 17. Nge4 d5
18. Nf2 (18. cxd5 exd5 19. Nxd5 Rxd5 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Qxd5 Qxd5 22. Rxd5 Bxb2
23. Rfd1 Bf6 $17) 18... Rac8 19. Ng4 Qb7 20. Ba1 $1 h5 $1 (20... a6 $2 21. cxd5
exd5 22. Nxd5 $1) 21. Ne3 dxc4 22. Qxc4 Nd3 23. Qa4 $8 Nb4 $1 (23... Bc5 24.
Nc2 $1 $132) 24. a3 Bc5 $1 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Rd1 $1 Rxd1 27. Nexd1 Nc2 28. b4
$2 (28. Bb2 $1 $15 Ne1+ $6 29. Kf1 Nxf3 30. exf3 Qxf3+ 31. Ke1 Ng4 32. Qxa7 $1
$13 (32. Qe4 $2 Nxh2 33. Qxf3 Nxf3+ 34. Ke2 Nd4+ $17)) 28... Nxa1 29. bxc5 bxc5
30. Ne3 Nb3 $17 31. Nc4 Nd4 32. Nd6 Qb2 33. Qxa7 Nxe2 $1 (33... Qxc3 $2 34.
Qxf7+ Kh7 35. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 36. Qxh5+ $10) 34. Qxf7+ Kh7 35. Nxe2 Qxe2+ 36. Kg1
$2 $138 (36. Kh3 $8 Kh6 37. Qf8 c4 $17) 36... Qd1+ 0-1

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Nc6 7. e3 (7. d4 Nxd4
8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 cxd4 10. Qxd4 $14) 7... Be7 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Rc8 (9... a6
10. d3 Rc8 11. Rc1 Ba8 12. Qe2 $6 d5 $1 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Rfd1 Nxc3 15. Bxc3
$10 {Salov-Seirawan,Rotterdam 1989}) 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qc7 12. Nc2 {TN} (12.
Ndb5 Qb8 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 f5 15. Bg2 a6 16. Qxd7 $1 $16 {
Nogueiras-Shamkovich,Mexico 1984}) 12... a6 13. e4 Na7 $6 (13... d6 $142 {
/\Nc6-e5}) 14. Ne3 (14. e5 Ne8 (14... Bxg2 $2 15. exf6 Bxf1 16. fxe7 $18) 15.
Ne4 Nc6 16. f4 d6 $1 $132) 14... d6 (14... b5 $6 15. e5 $1 $16) 15. a4 $2 (15.
Rc1 $1 Qb8 16. g4 (16. Ncd5 exd5 17. Nf5 Rce8 18. Qd2 Bc8 19. Nxg7 Kxg7 20.
Qg5+ Kh8 21. Bxf6+ Bxf6 22. Qxf6+ $10) 16... h6 17. Qf3 (17. h4 $5 Nh7 18. g5
hxg5 19. hxg5 Bxg5 20. f4 $44) 17... b5 18. h4 $36) 15... Nc6 16. Rc1 {/\ 17.
Ncd5 ed5 18.cd5} Ne5 $1 17. Re1 (17. f4 $2 Qc5 18. Re1 Neg4 19. Qd2 Nxe3 20.
Qxe3 d5 $1) 17... Rfe8 18. Nc2 (18. f4 Ned7 19. g4 Nc5 20. Nf1 d5 $1 $17) 18...
Bf8 19. Nd4 Ned7 $15 20. Re3 $6 g6 21. Re2 Qb8 22. Rb1 Nc5 23. Ba1 Qa8 $1 24.
f3 (24. Qc2 $2 e5) 24... Qb8 25. Qd2 h5 $1 26. Ree1 Kh7 27. Bf1 Bh6 28. Qf2
Ncd7 29. Qe2 $6 (29. Rbd1 $142) 29... h4 $1 $17 30. Bh3 Rc5 $1 31. b4 Rcc8 32.
f4 Nh5 $1 {><c4,g3} 33. Bg4 $2 (33. Kf2 $8 Qc7 34. Bf1 e5 35. fxe5 hxg3+ 36.
hxg3 Nxe5 37. Nd5 Qd8 $40) 33... Ndf6 34. Bxh5 Nxh5 $19 35. Rbc1 (35. Kf2 Qc7
$19 {><c4}) 35... hxg3 36. hxg3 Nxg3 37. Qg4 Nh5 38. f5 Rxc4 (38... exf5 39.
exf5 Bxc1 40. Rxc1 Rxc4 41. fxg6+ fxg6 42. Qd7+ Kh6 $19) 39. fxg6+ fxg6 40.
Nxe6 Qc8 41. Ng5+ Kg8 (41... Kg8 42. Qh4 (42. Qg2 Nf4 $19) 42... Qd8 $19) 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Yudasin,L} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4
cxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. Qf4 Qb8 11. e4 $5 (11. b3 $1) (11. Qxb8 Raxb8
12. Bf4 Rbc8 (12... Rbd8 {Yudasin,L}) 13. Ne5 (13. Bd6 Bxd6 14. Rxd6 Ne7 15.
Ne5 $2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nf5 $1 17. Rd2 d6 18. e4 Nxg3 19. hxg3 dxe5 20. b3 Rfd8
$19 {Gligoric-Smyslov (Zürich 1953)}) 13... d6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxd6 Bxd6 16.
Rxd6 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rxc4 18. Rad1 g5 $1 $11) (11. b3 {Yudasin,L} Rd8) 11... d6
$1 (11... Qxf4 $2 12. Bxf4 Rfd8 13. e5 $1 $16 Ne8 14. Nd4 Na5 15. b3 Bxg2 16.
Kxg2 g5 17. Be3 Kg7 18. f4 gxf4 19. gxf4 Nc6 20. Nce2 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Bc5 22. Kf3
$16 {1-0 Petrosian-Portisch/Palma de Mallorca m (5)/ 1974}) 12. b3 Ne5 (12...
Nd7 $5 13. Qe3 Re8 14. Bb2 a6 15. Qe2 Bf8 $13 {Kortschnoj-Skembris/Beersheba/
1993}) (12... Rd8 $5 {Yudasin,L}) (12... a6 $5 {Yudasin,L}) 13. Qe3 (13. Nxe5
$2 dxe5 {>< d4}) 13... Ned7 {Yudasin: The idea is to put some pressure along
the A8-H1 diagonal,and play b5 at the right moment} 14. Qe2 (14. Ba3 {Yudasin,L
} Nc5 15. Nd4 a6) (14. Bb2 {Yudasin,L with h3-Rd2-Rad1}) 14... a6 15. Nd4 Qc7 {
Yudasin: threatening b5} 16. Bd2 {Yudasin: this move blocks the "d" file and
indeed in the right moment black will play d5 opening the position which is
ofcourse very good for black} (16. Be3 $2 b5 $1) (16. Bb2 {Yudasin,L} Rfe8 17.
Rac1 Rac8 18. g4 $5 $13) 16... Rfe8 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Be3 Qb8 {Yudasin: with
the idea Qa8 followed by b5 or d5} 19. f3 {so after white blocks the "d' file
now he also block the g2-h1 diagonal,which will immediately be used by black} (
19. f4 $5) 19... d5 $1 20. cxd5 exd5 21. exd5 $2 {Yudasin: another mistake
opening the "e" file in this way} (21. Bf4 $1 Bd6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Qf2 $1 Qa3
(23... dxe4 24. Ndb5 Qb4 25. Nd6 exf3 26. Nxe8 $1 Rxe8 (26... Ng4 27. Qd4 $1)
27. Bxf3 Bxf3 28. Qxf3 Ne5 29. Qg2 $1 (29. Qe2 Qc5+ 30. Kg2 Qc6+ 31. Nd5 Qa8 $1
)) 24. exd5 Nxd5 25. Nde2 $1 $11) (21. Nxd5 {Yudasin,L} Nxd5 (21... Bxd5 22.
exd5 Nxd5 $36) 22. exd5 (22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. exd5 Bc5 $11 (23... Nf6 $1 $15))
22... Bc5 23. Qf2 Qe5 $36 (23... Bxd5 $11)) 21... Ba3 $1 (21... Rxc3 $2 22.
Rxc3 Nxd5 23. Rcd3 Nc5 24. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 25. Rxd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 $11) (21... Bxd5
{Yudasin,L} 22. Qf2) 22. Rc2 Rxc3 $1 23. Rxc3 Nxd5 24. Rcd3 Nc5 {><f3,Re3,C3}
25. f4 $1 (25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. Rxd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Bc1 $1 $19) (25. Qf2 {Yudasin,L}
Nxd3 26. Rxd3 Nxe3 27. Rxe3 Rxe3 28. Qxe3 Bc5 $19) 25... Nxd3 26. Rxd3 Bc5 27.
Bxd5 (27. Qd2 {Yudasin,L} Nxe3 28. Rxe3 Rxe3 29. Qxe3 Qd8 $19) 27... Bxd5 28.
Nf5 $1 (28. Qf2 Qc8 $1 29. Nf3 Qf5 30. Rc3 Bb4 31. Rc1 Qe4 $19) 28... Be4 29.
Bxc5 Bxd3 (29... Bxf5 $2 {Yudasin,L} 30. Re3) 30. Qxd3 bxc5 31. Qc3 $1 f6 32.
Qc4+ (32. Qxc5 {Yudasin,L} Qb5) 32... Kh8 33. Qf7 (33. Qxa6 {Yudasin,L} Qb4)
33... Rg8 34. h4 $1 Qe8 35. Qd5 $1 (35. Nd6 $2 Qe1+ 36. Kg2 Qd2+ 37. Kf3 Qxd6)
35... Qe1+ 36. Kg2 Qe2+ 37. Kh3 h5 $138 (37... Qf1+ $1 38. Kg4 (38. Kh2 Re8 $19
) 38... h5+ $1 39. Kxh5 Qe2+ 40. Kg6 (40. g4 Qe8+ (40... Qe8+ 41. Qf7 Qxf7#))
40... Qg4+ 41. Kf7 Qh5+ 42. Ke6 Qe2+ $1 43. Kd7 (43. Kf7 Qe8#) 43... Qe8+ 44.
Kd6 (44. Kc7 Qb8+ 45. Kc6 Rc8+ $19) 44... Qc8 $1 (44... Qd8+ $1 45. Kc6 Qa8+
46. Kxc5 Rc8+ 47. Kd4 Rd8 48. Nd6 Qa7+ 49. Kd3 Qd7 $19) 45. Ke7 g6 46. Nd6 Rg7+
47. Kxf6 Qd8+ 48. Ke5 Re7+ 49. Kf6 Kh7 $19) 38. Nd6 Qg4+ 39. Kg2 Rf8 (39... Kh7
$1 {Yudasin,L}) 40. Kf2 $1 (40. Qxc5 {Yudasin,L} Qe2+ 41. Kh3 Qe6+ 42. Kg2 f5)
40... Kh7 41. Qxc5 Rd8 $1 42. Qc2+ g6 (42... Qg6 $2 43. Qc7 $1) 43. Qc4 (43.
Ne4 $1 Qc8 $3 (43... Qe6 $4 44. Qc7+ $1) (43... Kg7 44. Qc6 $1 Qf5 45. Ke3 $1)
44. Nxf6+ Kg7 (44... Kh6 45. Qe2 Qf5 $1 46. Qxa6 (46. Ne4 Re8 47. Kf3 Qg4+)
46... Qc2+ 47. Ke3 Qc3+ 48. Ke4 Rd4+ $19) 45. Qb2 Qc5+ 46. Ke2 (46. Kf3 Rd3+) (
46. Kg2 Qd4 $1) 46... Qb5+ $1 47. Ke1 (47. Kf2 Qb6+) 47... Qb4+ 48. Ke2 Kf7 $1
$19) (43. Qc7+ {Yudasin,L} Rd7) 43... Qd7 44. Ne4 Qe7 (44... Qd4+ $2 45. Qxd4
Rxd4 46. Nxf6+ (46. Ke3 $132) 46... Kg7 47. Ke3 $1) 45. Qc3 Kg7 (45... Qxe4 $4
46. Qc7+) 46. Kf3 Re8 47. Qd3 (47. Qd4 {Yudasin,L} Rd8) 47... Qb7 $1 (47... Qb7
48. Qd4 Kg8 $1 (48... Kh7 $2 49. Qd7+ $1) (48... Kh6 49. f5 $1) 49. Qc4+ Kh7
50. Qd4 Re7 $1 {/\ 51...f5!-+} (50... f5 51. Qd7+ Qxd7 52. Nf6+)) 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.19"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Meier, Georg"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "214"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. Rd1 d6 10. Bg5 Nc6 11. Qd2 Qb8 12. Rac1 Rd8 13. h3 h6 14. Be3 Ne5 15.
Nxe5 dxe5 16. Qc2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. f3 Rac8 19. b3 Rxd1 20. Qxd1 a6 21.
Qd3 Rd8 22. Qc2 b5 23. Ne4 Ne8 24. g4 f5 25. Nf2 e4 26. fxe4 Bh4 27. cxb5 Qxb5
28. exf5 Nd6 29. Bf4 exf5 30. gxf5 Re8 31. e4 Nxf5 32. Qc4+ Qxc4 33. Rxc4 Ne7
34. Bc7 Ng6 35. Nd3 Bg5 36. Rc6 Nh4+ 37. Kf2 Rxe4 38. Rxa6 Re3 39. Rd6 Rxh3 40.
a4 Rh2+ 41. Kg3 Rh1 42. Rd7 Rg1+ 43. Kf2 Rg2+ 44. Kf1 Ra2 45. a5 Nf5 46. b4
Ne3+ 47. Kg1 Nc4 48. Kh1 Bd2 49. Rd4 Bxb4 50. Nxb4 Ra1+ 51. Kg2 Nxa5 52. Rd8+
Kf7 53. Rd7+ Ke6 54. Rxg7 Nc4 55. Rg6+ Kf7 56. Rxh6 Ne3+ 57. Kf3 Nf5 58. Rh2
Nd4+ 59. Ke3 Ne6 60. Bd6 Re1+ 61. Kd2 Ra1 62. Rf2+ Ke8 63. Be5 Ra5 64. Re2 Kd7
65. Kd3 Rb5 66. Nc2 Rd5+ 67. Ke4 Rd1 68. Ne3 Nc5+ 69. Kf5 Rh1 70. Bh2 Kc6 71.
Rc2 Kb5 72. Bd6 Nb7 73. Be7 Rh5+ 74. Kf4 Nc5 75. Nf5 Nb7 76. Nd4+ Kb6 77. Rc6+
Ka7 78. Ke4 Na5 79. Rc1 Nb7 80. Rc2 Kb6 81. Rc6+ Ka7 82. Nf5 Rh1 83. Bf6 Na5
84. Bd4+ Kb7 85. Rb6+ Kc7 86. Kd5 Rd1 87. Rb5 Nb7 88. Ne3 Rd2 89. Nc4 Rd1 90.
Rb2 Nd8 91. Rb6 Nb7 92. Rh6 Kb8 93. Rh8+ Kc7 94. Rh7+ Kb8 95. Rd7 Rb1 96. Rg7
Rd1 97. Rd7 Rb1 98. Re7 Rd1 99. Rg7 Kc8 {[#]} 100. Ne5 $2 (100. Nb6+ Kb8 101.
Rg8+ Nd8 (101... Ka7 102. Ra8#) (101... Kc7 102. Rc8#) 102. Rxd8+ Kb7 103. Rd7+
Ka6 104. Kc6 Re1 105. Nd5 {und Matt.}) 100... Nd8 101. Re7 Nb7 102. Nc6 Rd2
103. Rh7 Rd1 104. Kc4 Nd6+ 105. Kc5 Nb7+ 106. Kb6 Rb1+ 107. Ka6 Rd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Nc6 4. O-O e5 5. c4 d5 6. Qa4 Bd6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. cxd5
Nd4 9. e3 Ne2+ 10. Kh1 Bf5 11. Qc4 Nxc1 12. Rxc1 Ng4 13. Nh3 e4 14. Nc3 Ne5 15.
Qf1 Bxh3 16. Bxh3 f5 17. Rc2 Rf6 18. Rd1 Nd3 19. f4 c4 20. b3 cxb3 21. axb3 Nb4
22. Rcc1 Nd3 23. Nb5 Qd7 24. Nd4 Nxc1 25. Rxc1 Ba3 26. Rc2 Qxd5 27. g4 fxg4 28.
Bxg4 Kh8 29. Qa1 Bc5 30. Ne6 Bd6 31. Nd4 Bc5 32. Ne2 Rg6 33. h3 b6 34. Qc3 h5
35. f5 Rg5 36. Nf4 Qf7 37. b4 {1/2-1/2 (37) Yu,Y (2721)-Karjakin,S (2762) Baku
2015 [#] Hier gab Karjakin in Gewinnstellung remis.} (37. b4 Bd6 38. Be2 Qxf5
39. Bf1 Bxf4 40. exf4 Qxf4 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Ragaz Accentus YM"]
[Site "Bad Ragaz"]
[Date "2016.04.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Froewis, Georg"]
[Black "Bluebaum, Matthias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2452"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.04.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.04.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 {Dieses Doppelfianchetto
ist in jüngster Zeit in Mode gekommen. Schwarze verzichtet dabei auf 1...c5.}
6. Nc3 O-O 7. d3 (7. d4 Ne4 {z.B.:} 8. Qd3 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 c5 10. Be3 d6 11. Qd2
e5 12. d5 Nd7 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 f5 16. Bg2 Qf6 17. Bg5 Qf7 18.
Bh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 f4 20. Bh3 Bc8 21. a4 Bxh3 22. Qxh3 Rae8 23. a5 Rb8 24. Qe6
Qxe6 25. dxe6 Rfe8 26. axb6 axb6 27. Rfd1 Rxe6 28. Ra7 b5 29. b3 bxc4 30. bxc4
Rb4 31. Rd7 Rf6 32. R1xd6 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 Rxc4 34. Rd5 fxg3 35. fxg3 e4 36. Kf2
h5 37. Rd7 {1/2-1/2 (37) Fridman,D (2648)-Giri,A (2790) Netherlands 2015}) 7...
c5 ({Die Alternative ist} 7... d6) 8. Bf4 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Be5 $5 (10. Nxd5
{kam in einer alten Partie von Uwe Bönsch vor:} Qxd5 11. Qd2 e5 12. Bh6 Nc6
13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Nh4 Qd7 15. f4 f6 16. Rf2 Rae8 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxb7 Qxb7
19. h3 Qd7 20. Kh2 c4 21. d4 Nf7 22. Nf3 Nd6 23. Rg2 Re4 24. Rc1 Rfe8 25. g4
Qe7 26. Rc2 b5 27. Kg1 a6 28. Qb4 Qc7 29. a4 Re3 30. axb5 axb5 31. Qc5 Qe7 32.
Qd5 b4 33. Rf2 b3 34. Rc1 Ne4 35. Rg2 c3 36. Qxb3 Nd2 37. Qa3 Qe4 38. Rxc3
Nxf3+ 39. Kh1 Qb1+ {0-1 (39) Hesse,P (2440)-Boensch,U (2450) Plauen 1980})
10... f6 11. Qb3 (11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Bc3 e5 $11) 11... e6 12. Bxb8 ({Die
Alternative war} 12. Bf4 Nxf4 13. gxf4 Qd7 $11) 12... Rxb8 13. d4 f5 14. Rad1
Qe7 15. Qa3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bd5 17. e3 Rfc8 18. Nd2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 e5 (19... Qb7+
$15) 20. d5 e4 21. c4 b5 22. cxb5 Rxb5 23. Qa6 Qd7 24. Nc4 Rb4 25. Rb1 Ra4 26.
Na5 Bc3 27. Qb7 Rc7 28. Qb8+ Kg7 {[#]} 29. d6 Qxd6 (29... Rc8 30. Qb7 Qxb7 31.
Rxb7+ Kg8 32. d7 Rd8 33. Nc6 $18) 30. Rfd1 Qe5 31. Nc6 Rxc6 32. Rb7+ Kh6 33.
Qf8+ Qg7 34. Rxg7 Bxg7 35. Qd8 Bf6 36. Qe8 Rca6 37. Rd7 Rxa2 38. Qf8+ Kg5 39.
Rxh7 1-0

[Event "Punta Arenas m"]
[Site "Punta Arenas"]
[Date "2016.02.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Henriquez Villagra, Cristobal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Sequera Paolini,J"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2016.02.05"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "CHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Segunda partida del match bicontinental entre la mejor ajedrecista del
planeta y el joven estrella chileno que eliminó a Gelfand en la Copa Mundial
en Baku} 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 {A partir de este momento en esta simétrica
posición comienza la TENSA PROVOCACION a ver quien se lanza primero en el
centro. Las blancas por jugar primero parecieran tener la primera opción pero
al estar su respectivo peón "e" intacto las negras también pueden atreverse
a golpear con muy poco riesgo. Todo es cuestión del estado de ánimo del día
de cada jugador: quién quiere ocupar el centro y quien se queda lanzándole
granadas luego} 3. Nc3 {primera negación} ({Es perfectamente posible} 3. d4 {
como lo demuestra por ejemplo la siguiente célebre partida} cxd4 4. Nxd4 b6 ({
Otro ejemplo pero reciente protagonizado por el MÁS GRANDE de los últimos
años, veamos} 4... Nc6 5. Nc3 g6 6. g3 d6 7. Bg2 Bd7 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 9. e4 Bg7
10. O-O O-O 11. Be3 a5 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Rfd1 a4 14. Rac1 Qa5 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16.
Rxd5 Qa6 17. h4 {Diagrama [#] 1-0 (48) Carlsen,M (2881)-Iturrizaga Bonelli,E 
(2653) Dubai 2014}) 5. Nc3 Bb7 6. Bg5 Ne4 7. Nxe4 Bxe4 8. f3 Bb7 9. e4 f6 10.
Be3 Nc6 11. Nb5 {Diagrama [#] Alexander Alekhine RUS - Friedrich Saemisch GER,
Baden Baden, Alemania 1925 ...1-0 Mis HONORES al gran ALEKHINE}) 3... e6 ({
Las negras también pueden. Por ejemplo} 3... d5 {Diagrama [#]} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5.
g3 ({o también el siguiente ejemplo con las negras del OGRO DE BAKU (no se
podía quedar afuera) donde la partida viajó a una Def. Grunfeld} 5. d4 Nxc3
6. bxc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be3 Qa5 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Rc1 Bxf3 11. gxf3 e6 12. d5 exd5
13. exd5 Nd7 14. c4 Qb6 15. Bh3 f5 16. O-O Qd6 17. Bf4 Be5 18. Rfe1 O-O-O 19.
Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Qc3 Rhe8 21. Re3 Qf6 22. f4 Nd7 23. Bg2 Qxc3 24. Rcxc3 Nf6 25.
Bf3 Rxe3 26. fxe3 Rd6 27. Ra3 Kb8 28. Rb3 Ra6 29. a3 Ne8 30. e4 fxe4 31. Bxe4
Nd6 32. Bd3 Ra4 33. Rc3 Kc7 34. Kf2 b5 35. cxb5 Kb6 36. Ke3 c4 37. Bc2 Nxb5 38.
Bxa4 Nxc3 39. Be8 Kc5 40. d6 Nd5+ 41. Ke4 Nf6+ {Diagrama [#]} 42. Ke3 Kxd6 43.
Bf7 Kc5 44. h4 Ng4+ 45. Kd2 Kd4 46. h5 gxh5 47. Bxh5 Nf6 {0-1 (47) Yermolinsky,
A (2597)-Kasparov,G (2812) Wijk aan Zee 1999}) 5... g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Qb3 Nxc3 9. dxc3 O-O 10. Rd1 Qc7 {Diagrama [#] nada menos que Richard Reti CZE
- Akiba Rubinstein POL en el mismo Baden Baden, Alemania 1925}) 4. d4 {Final
de la intriga y comienzo de la lucha central} (4. g3 {también es por supuesto
posible}) 4... cxd4 ({Entre otras cosas las negras también pueden pasar a una
tarrasch mediante} 4... d5) 5. Nxd4 a6 ({La principal opción es} 5... Bb4 {
Diagrama [#] y seguimos con ejemplos de los GRANDES GENIOS de nuestro deporte}
6. Nc2 (6. g3 Ne4 7. Qd3 Qa5 8. Nb3 (8. Bd2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 Nc6 {con chances
mutuos}) 8... Qf5 9. Qe3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. Bg2 {derivando en una posición
llena de vida}) 6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Qa5 8. Qd3 Nc6 9. Ba3 b6 ({Hoy en día lo
más preciso quizás es} 9... d5 {Diagrama [#]} 10. Bd6 Bd7 $15) 10. Bd6 Ba6
11. e4 b5 {El juego típíco, sagaz, irreverente del GRAN BOBBY} 12. Be2 ({
El blanco tiene} 12. c5 Qa4 13. f3 b4 {con complicaciones}) 12... bxc4 13. Qe3
Qb6 14. f3 O-O-O 15. O-O Qxe3+ 16. Nxe3 Ne8 17. Bg3 d5 18. exd5 exd5 19. Rfd1
Ne7 20. Rd2 Nc7 21. Rad1 Bb7 22. Be5 f6 23. Bd4 Nc6 24. Bc5 Rhe8 25. Kf2 Ne6
26. Ba3 Nf4 27. Bf1 Ne5 28. Nf5 Kc7 29. Nxg7 Rg8 30. g3 Nh3+ 31. Bxh3 Rxg7 32.
Bf1 Ba6 33. Bc5 Nd3+ 34. Bxd3 cxd3 35. Bxa7 Re7 36. Rxd3 Bxd3 37. Rxd3 Ra8 38.
Be3 Rxa2+ 39. Bd2 Kc6 40. g4 f5 41. gxf5 Rf7 42. Kg3 Rxf5 43. Kg4 Rf7 44. h4
Ra1 45. Be3 Rf1 46. Bd4 Kb5 47. Be3 Rg7+ 48. Kh5 Rd7 49. Bd4 Kc4 50. Re3 Rf7
51. Kh6 Rh1 52. h5 Rf5 53. Kxh7 Rhxh5+ 54. Kg6 Rhg5+ 55. Kh6 Rg2 56. Be5 Rf2
57. f4 R2xf4 58. Bxf4 Rxf4 59. Kg5 Rf1 60. Kg4 Rc1 61. Kf4 Rxc3 62. Re8 d4 63.
Rc8+ Kd3 64. Ra8 Rc7 65. Ra3+ Kc2 66. Ke4 d3 67. Ra2+ Kb3 68. Rd2 Kc4 69. Rh2
Re7+ 70. Kf3 Kc3 71. Rh8 d2 72. Rc8+ Kd3 73. Rd8+ Kc2 74. Rc8+ Kd1 75. Kf2 Rf7+
{0-1 (75) Ivkov,B-Fischer,R Vinkovci 1968}) 6. g3 ({Frontal es} 6. e4 Qc7 7. a3
b6 8. Be3 Bb7 9. f3 d6 10. Be2 {Típico esquema Maroczy}) 6... Qc7 7. Bg2 Be7 (
{En la siguiente partida las negras pagaron caro la osadía de} 7... Qxc4 8.
O-O Nc6 9. Nb3 d5 ({Acá la clave puede ser sacar la dama de peligros así} 
9... Qg4 10. Bf4 d5 {y aunque las blancas tienen comodidade para jugar es una
posición jugable}) 10. Bf4 Qb4 11. Re1 Be7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Bc7 $1 e3 14. Rxe3
O-O 15. h3 Na7 16. Rc1 Nb5 17. a3 Nxc3 18. Rcxc3 Qa4 19. Qc1 Qd7 20. Be5 Nd5
21. Red3 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Qb5 23. Bxg7 Qxd3 24. Qxd3 Kxg7 25. Nc5 Rd8 26. Qe3 Rb8
27. Qe5+ Kh6 28. Qxb8 Bxc5 29. Qc7 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Bxf2 31. Qf4+ {1-0 (31)
Kasparov,G (2838)-Kramnik,V (2802) Moscow 2001}) 8. O-O O-O 9. e4 d6 (9... Qxc4
$2 10. e5 $16 {etcétera}) 10. Be3 Nbd7 ({Luce más cómodo ir a simplificar
un par de caballos} 10... Nc6 {Veamos la siguiente partida} 11. Rc1 Nxd4 12.
Bxd4 Rb8 13. Qe2 Nd7 14. f4 b6 15. b3 Bb7 16. f5 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. fxe6
fxe6 19. Bh3 Rbe8 20. Qe3 Ba8 21. Rcd1 d5 22. e5 d4 23. Qxd4 Qc6 24. Nd5 Nxd5
25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. cxd5 Qxd5 27. Qxd5 Bxd5 28. Bg2 Rd8 29. Bxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxd5
exd5 31. Kf2 Kf7 32. Ke3 Ke6 33. Kd4 a5 34. h3 g5 35. h4 g4 36. h5 b5 37. b4
axb4 38. h6 b3 39. axb3 b4 40. Kc5 Kxe5 41. Kxb4 d4 42. Ka3 Ke4 43. b4 d3 44.
Kb2 Ke3 {0-1 (44) Nielsen,P (2640)-Wojtaszek,R (2630) Athens 2006}) 11. Rc1 Ne5
{[%emt 0:00:10] Diagrama [#] Esta casilla es temporal para este caballo y
terminará iendo a la casilla que despreció en la jugada Diagrama [#] Esta
casilla es temporal para este caballo y terminará iendo a la casilla que
despreció en la jugada} 12. b3 Bd7 13. h3 Qa5 14. Qd2 {Se amenaza ahora 15.Cd5
} Rfc8 15. f4 {Las blancas juegan a placer} ({También era posible} 15. Nd5
Qxd2 16. Nxe7+ Kf8 17. Bxd2 Kxe7 18. f4 Nc6 19. Nc2 b5 20. Ne3 {Con el plan de
Tcd1, Aa1, Aa3 o Ab2 con excelente juego blanco}) 15... Nc6 16. Qf2 Bd8 ({Si} 
16... Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bc6 18. Bf3 $16) 17. Rfd1 Ne8 18. Nf3 {se amenaza con
fuerza 19. e5} Nb8 19. e5 d5 ({contra la defensiva jugada} 19... Qc7 {Diagrama
[#] Sigue con mucha energía} 20. f5 $1 dxe5 21. Nxe5 $1 Qxe5 (21... Nf6 22.
Bf4 Nh5 23. Nxd7 {Ganando}) 22. Bxb7 {Ventaja decisiva}) 20. Nd2 {todos contra
"d5"} Qb4 21. a3 {desviando la dama de la visión sobre "c3" para poder tomar
en "d5" con peón} Qxa3 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Ra1 Qf8 24. Nxd5 {Se amenaza 25.Cc4}
Be6 (24... Bc6 $4 25. Bc5 $18) 25. Nc4 {Diagrama [#] Las negras detuvieron el
sufrimiento. Buena victoria de la china Hou Yifan} 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Serper, Grigory"]
[Black "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Serper,G"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 O-O 10. Rfd1 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qxd6 Qxd6 13. Rxd6 Na6 $5 (13...
Bxc3 $2 14. bxc3 Na6 15. Ne5 $16) 14. Rc1 Rfd8 15. Rxd8+ Rxd8 16. Rd1 (16. Ne1
Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rd2 18. Nd3 Nc5 $1 $10 (18... Bxc3 $6 19. Rxc3 Rxe2 20. Kf3 Rd2
21. Ke3 Rd1 22. Ra3 $18)) (16. Nd1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Rd2 18. Rb1 Rc2 $10) 16... Rc8
$146 (16... Rxd1+ 17. Nxd1 Be4 18. Nd2 Bc2 19. Ne3 Bh7 {Kengis,E-Shabalov,A/
URS/1986/0,5/19/}) 17. Nb5 $1 Bxf3 $8 (17... Rxc4 18. Nd2 $18) 18. Bxf3 Rxc4
19. Rd7 (19. b3 Rc2 $10) 19... Rb4 $1 20. Rxa7 Rxb5 21. Rxa6 Bxb2 $1 (21...
Rxb2 22. Ra8+ Kh7 23. Rf8 {/\ Be4+-}) 22. a4 $6 (22. Bc6 $32) 22... Rb4 23. Bc6
g5 24. h3 Be5 25. Bb5 Bc7 $1 26. Kg2 Rb3 27. Ra8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.27"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 O-O (9... Nbd7 10. Nb5 Nc5 11. Rd1 Nfe4 12. Qxg7 $1 Bf6 13. Qh6 Bxa1
14. Ng5 $44) 10. Ba3 Na6 11. Rfd1 Nc5 12. b4 (12. Qe3 Rc8 13. Rac1 a6 14. h3
Qc7 15. Nd4 Rfe8 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Bb2 Nfe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qf3 Bf6 $10 {
Epishin,V-Beliavsky,A/Reggio Emilia/1991/1:0/63/}) 12... Nce4 (12... Ncd7 $5)
13. Nxe4 Bxe4 (13... Nxe4 $1 14. Rac1 Qc7 15. Qa1 a6 16. Bb2 Nf6 17. a4 Rfc8
18. Bh3 Qc6 19. Bg2 Qe8 20. Nd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 d5 $10 {Ftacnik,L-Mestel,J/Malta
(olm)/1980/0,5/31/}) 14. b5 $1 Qc8 (14... d5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Ne5 $16 {>< c6/}
) (14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 d5 16. Bb2 $1 $16 Bc5) 15. Bxd6 Rd8 (15... Bxd6 $6 16.
Qxd6 Qxc4 17. Nd2 Qa4 (17... Qxe2 18. Re1 $18) 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qe5 Nc5 20.
Bxa8 $16) 16. c5 $5 (16. Qe5 Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Rxd6 18. Qxd6 Qxc4 19. Nd2 Qd5 (
19... Qxe2 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Qc6 Qxf2+ 22. Kh1 Nxg3+ 23. hxg3 $14) 20. Nxe4
Nxe4 21. Qxd5 exd5 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Rc1 $36) 16... bxc5 17. Qe5 Bxd6 18. Rxd6
Rxd6 19. Qxd6 $14 Rb8 $2 (19... Qb7 $1 20. a4 (20. Qxc5 Rc8 $44) 20... c4 $132)
20. a4 Rb6 21. Qd2 a6 22. Qa5 $16 Rd6 23. Ne5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nd7 $2 (24... axb5
$8) 25. Nc4 Qa8+ (25... Rd4 26. Qxa6 $1) 26. Kg1 Rd4 27. Qxa6 $1 Qe4 (27...
Qxa6 28. bxa6 Rxc4 29. a5 $3 $18 (29. a7 $2 Nb6 30. a5 Na8 31. Rb1 Rb4 32. Rd1
Rd4 $10)) 28. Qc8+ Nf8 29. Ne3 $18 Qe5 30. b6 Rd2 31. Rf1 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Serper, Grigory"]
[Black "Nepomnishay, Mikhail I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 O-O (9... a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 Ra7 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14.
Qxe4 O-O 15. Nd4 Qc8 16. Rac1 Re8 17. Qe3 Rc7 18. b3 Bf8 $10 {Ulibin,M-Shipov,
S/St-Peterburg op/1995/}) 10. Rfd1 h6 $5 (10... Nbd7 11. Nb5 d5 12. cxd5 Bxd5
13. Nc3 Bc6 14. Ne5 (14. Qc4 Qc8 15. e4 h6 $10 {Korchnoi,V-Ftacnik,L/Biel/1984/
}) (14. Qf4 $5) 14... Nxe5 15. Qxe5 Qe8 16. Qc7 $14 {Schlusser,H-Suba,M/
Lucerne/1982/}) 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qf4 $1 {N/} (12. Qxd6 Qxd6 13. Rxd6 Na6 14.
Rc1 Rfd8 15. Rxd8+ Rxd8 16. Rd1 Rc8 $1 17. Nb5 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rxc4 19. Rd7 Rb4
$10 {Serper,G-Notkin,M/St-Peterburg op/1994/}) 12... Bxc3 (12... Qe7 $5 13.
Rxd6 e5 14. Qd2 e4 15. Nh4 $1 (15. Ne1 Be5) 15... Bxc3 $5 (15... Bxh4 16. gxh4
Qxh4 $5) 16. bxc3 e3 $1 $132) 13. bxc3 Na6 14. Rxd6 $14 Qe7 15. Rad1 Rad8 $2 (
15... Bxf3 $32 16. Bxf3 (16. Rd7 Rad8 17. Rxe7 Rxd1+ 18. Bf1 Bxe2 $19) 16...
Rad8) 16. Rxd8 $1 Rxd8 17. Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. Nd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nc5 20. Nc6 $16 Qd7
(20... Qd1 $2 21. Qb8+ Kh7 22. Ne7 $18) (20... Qa8 21. Qc7 Ne4 22. f3 $1 Nxc3
23. Nd8 $40) 21. Qb8+ Kh7 22. Nxa7 Na4 23. h4 h5 24. Nb5 Qc6+ 25. Kg1 f6 (25...
Qxc4 $5 26. Nd6 $1 Qxe2 27. Nxf7 Qe1+ 28. Kg2 Nxc3 29. Ng5+ Kh6 30. Qh8+ Kg6
31. Qh7+ Kf6 32. Qxh5 $18) 26. Qd8 $1 Nc5 27. Nd4 Qa4 28. Qxb6 Qxc4 29. Qb1+ f5
30. Qb4 $18 Qd5 31. Qb5 Qd6 32. Qe8 Kh6 33. Qh8+ Kg6 34. Qe8+ Kh6 35. Qf7 Qd5
36. a4 $1 Kh7 37. Qxh5+ Kg8 38. Qe8+ Kh7 39. h5 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup01 Chigorin Memorial"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Kiik, Kalle"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1996.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 d6 8. e4
Nbd7 (8... Be7 $1 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7) 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 (11.
Nd5 $1 exd5 12. exd5+ Kd8 13. Nc6+ $36) 11... Be7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. f4 {/\ f5 ><
e6,d5/} Rfe8 14. g4 (14. f5 Nf8 $1 {/\ N6d7,Bf6/}) 14... g6 (14... Nc5 15. Bf2
g6 16. b4 Rad8 17. Qf3 Ncxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 d5 21. Nxe6
$2 (21. Qe1 $1 Qxf4 22. Nc6 $36) 21... Qc8 $1 22. Qe1 Qxe6 23. Qxe6 fxe6 24.
Bxb6 Rb8 25. c5 Bd8 $17 {Krivosheja,S-Shipov,S/Yalta/1996/0:1/63/}) (14... h6
15. g5 $1 (15. h4 $6 Nc5 16. Bf2 e5 $2 (16... d5 $1 $36) 17. fxe5 dxe5 18. Nf5
$16 {Cvitan,O-Lautier,J/Novi Sad/1990/1:0/29/}) 15... hxg5 16. fxg5 Nh7 17. g6
Nhf8 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Bh3 $14) (14... Nf8 15. g5 N6d7 16. b3 Rac8 17. f5 Qb8
18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Rf1 Bd8 20. Rc2 Re7 21. Bh3 Bc7 22. Rcf2 $14 {Belov,
I-Yagupov,I/Moscow/1992/0:1/38/}) 15. g5 Nh5 16. f5 $1 exf5 (16... Bf8 17. Bf3
$1 Ne5 (17... Ng7 18. f6) 18. Bxh5 gxh5 19. Rc2 Qd7 20. Qxh5 d5 21. fxe6 fxe6
22. cxd5 exd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. exd5 Qxd5 25. Rc7 $16 {Yermolinsky,A-Chekhov,V/
URS/1984/1:0/47/}) 17. Nd5 $1 (17. exf5 $6 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qxc4 $1 $13) 17... Qd8
$8 18. Nxf5 $1 Bf8 (18... gxf5 $2 19. Qxh5 $18) (18... Bxg5 $2 19. Nxd6) 19.
Rf1 Bxd5 (19... Ne5 20. Nxb6 Rb8 21. Rc2 $16 {Gausel,e-Gipslis,A/Gausdal/1992/
0.5/35/}) 20. cxd5 $16 {^^,>< c6/} Ne5 21. Nd4 b5 22. Nc6 Qd7 (22... Nxc6 23.
dxc6 $1) 23. Nxe5 Rxe5 24. Rc6 Be7 25. Qc1 Qg4 26. h3 Qh4 27. Rc8+ $1 Rxc8 28.
Qxc8+ Bf8 (28... Kg7 $1 29. Qe8 f5 (29... f6 $2 30. Bd4 $18) 30. Bd4 Qxg5 $16)
29. Qg4 (29. Qd7 $5) 29... Qg3 (29... Qxg4 30. hxg4 Ng3 31. Re1 $1 {/\ Bf4+-/})
30. Qxg3 Nxg3 31. Re1 Re8 (31... Nxe4 32. Bf4) 32. Bf4 Nh5 33. Bh2 h6 (33...
Rc8 34. e5 $1) 34. gxh6 Rd8 35. e5 $1 dxe5 36. Bxe5 $18 Rd7 (36... Bxh6 37. Bc7
Rd7 38. d6 Bf4 39. Re7 Rxd6 40. Bxd6 Bxd6 41. Rd7 $18) (36... Bd6 37. Bxd6 Rxd6
38. Rc1 {/\ Rc6/}) 37. Rc1 Bxh6 38. Rc8+ Bf8 39. d6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pushkov, Nikolai"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Shipov,S"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 a6 12. Ng5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qb8 14. Nge4 Rd8
15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 $6 (15... Nxf6 $10) 16. Qd2 $1 (16. Qxd6 $2) 16... Qb7+ (16...
b5 $6 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Qxd6 $1 Qb7+ (18... Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Nf8 (19... Rac8 20.
Rad1 $1) 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. Rd1 $1 Rc8 (21... Bxc3 $2 22. Rxd8 Bxb2 23. Rb8 $18)
22. Rc1 $16) 19. Kg1 (19. f3 $5) 19... b4 (19... Rac8 20. Qb4 $16) (19... Ne5
20. Qb4 Nc6 21. Qe4 $16) 20. Na4 Ne5 (20... Nf8 21. Qc5 $1 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Bxb2
(22... Rxa4 $2 23. bxa4 Bxb2 24. Rd8 $18) 23. Nxb2 Rxa2 $2 24. Rd8 Ra1+ 25. Nd1
$18) 21. Qb6 Qe4 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. e3 $16) (16... Nc5 $5 17. b4 Nd7 18. Ne4
Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Nf8 (19... Ne5 20. Nxd6 $1 $16) 20. Rd2 $14) 17. f3 $1 Nf8 (17...
Nc5 18. b4 $1 Nd7 19. Ne4 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 $16) (17... Be7 18. Ne4 Nc5 19. Qd4 $1
Bf8 20. Nf6+ $1 Kh8 (20... gxf6 $2 21. Qg4+ $18) 21. Qh4 h6 22. Ng4 $36) (17...
Be5 $1 18. Ne4 (18. Kg1 $1) 18... d5 $1 19. cxd5 exd5 $1 (19... Bxb2 $2 20.
Qxb2 exd5 21. Nd6 Qc6 22. Nf5 $16) 20. Nc3 d4 21. Ne4 Nf6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 $10)
18. Rac1 h6 {[/\ 19...Bg5]} 19. Ne4 Bxb2 (19... Be7 20. Qc3 $16) 20. Qxb2 d5 (
20... Qc6 $2 21. Qa3 $18) 21. Nf2 $6 (21. cxd5 $5 exd5 22. Nf2 Re8 $1 (22...
Ne6 23. Qe5 $1 $16) 23. Rd2 Rad8 $14) 21... dxc4 22. Rxc4 (22. Rxd8 $142 Rxd8
23. Rxc4 Rc8 24. Rd4 $1 $14) 22... Rxd1 23. Nxd1 Rc8 $1 24. Qc2 (24. Rd4 $5)
24... Rxc4 25. Qxc4 Nd7 $10 26. Ne3 b5 27. Qd4 Qc7 28. Kf2 Nf6 29. a4 bxa4 30.
bxa4 (30. Qxa4 $2 Qb6 $1 $36) 30... Nd7 31. a5 Nc5 32. Qb4 Qd6 (32... Nb7 33.
Nc4 (33. Qb6 $5) 33... Qc5+ 34. Qxc5 Nxc5 35. Na3 Nb7 36. Nc2 Nxa5 37. Nb4 $10)
33. Kg2 Qe5 34. Kf2 h5 35. Qd2 Qc7 (35... Nb7 36. Qd7 Nxa5 37. Qc8+ (37. Qe8+
$5) 37... Kh7 38. Qxa6 $10) 36. Qb4 Qd6 37. Kg2 Qe5 38. Kf2 g6 39. Nc2 Qc7 40.
Ne3 Qd6 41. Kg2 Qe5 42. Kf2 Qd6 43. Kg2 Qe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-chT 11th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2004.04.25"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2593"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2004.04.20"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Termosteps"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. f4 (11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 {is a possible move-order,
designed to prevent} Nc6 $2 13. Nd5 $1 $18) 11... O-O 12. Be3 Re8 (12... Nc6 $5
13. Rc1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Rac8 15. b3 Rfe8 16. a4 Nd7 17. Rc2 Bf8 18. Rd2 Nb8 19.
Bf2 Bc6 20. g4 Qb7 21. Bf1 Nd7 22. g5 Nc5 23. Bg2 b5 $132 {Kramnik,V-Leko,P/
Tilburg/1997/}) (12... Nbd7 13. Rc1 (13. g4 $5) (13. Bf2 $5) 13... h5 $5 $13 {
is currently the most topical line}) 13. Rc1 Bf8 {Black continues to postpone
the development of his Nb8, the usual continuation is} (13... Nbd7 14. g4 Nc5
15. Bf2 $13 {/+/=}) 14. f5 {White's most aggressive and direct try. However,
it's difficult to claim an advantage after less incisive moves:} (14. g4 Nfd7
$1 15. g5 Nc6 16. Nde2 Rac8 17. b3 Qb8 18. Ng3 Nc5 19. Bf1 Rcd8 20. Rc2 g6 $13
21. f5 $6 Ne5 22. Rf2 Qa8 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. b4 Ncd7 25. Nb1 d5 $36 {Lobron,
E-Granda Zuniga,J/Wijk aan Zee-B/2004/}) (14. Bf2 Nfd7 $5 (14... Nbd7 $143 15.
Qe2 g6 16. e5 $1 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nh5 19. b3 Rac8 20. Nf3 Red8 21.
Bd4 Bc5 22. Red1 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Nb8 24. Rcd1 Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Nc6 26. Rd2 Ng7 27.
g4 $14 {[%csl Ge5] ()>>,Wojtkiewicz,A-Suba,M/Budapest zt/1993/}) 15. b3 Nc6 16.
Nc2 Rac8 17. Qd2 Ba8 18. Red1 Qb8 19. Qe2 Rcd8 20. g4 Na7 21. Qe3 $14 {/<=>,1/
2,Ionov,S-Brodsky,M/Wijk aan Zee op/1998/}) 14... h6 $1 (14... Nbd7 $6 {
transposes to a line, which gives White a clear-cut edge:} 15. fxe6 fxe6 16.
Bh3 $36) (14... exf5 $6 15. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Qb7 17. exf5 Nbd7 18. Nc6 g6
19. Qf3 Bg7 20. Bf4 $40 {Vaganian,R-Bischoff,K/GER Cup Walldorf/1998/}) 15. Rf1
$5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (15. g4 Nbd7 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. g5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Nh7 19. Bh4
Ne5 20. Rf1 Bc8 21. Bh3 g6 $5 (21... Qxc4 $6 22. Nd5 $1 exd5 23. Rxc4 Bxh3 24.
Rc7 Bxf1 25. Kxf1 dxe4 26. Nf5 Rac8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Nxd6 Bxd6 29. Qxd6 Nf7
30. Qe6 $16 {Poluljahov,A-Ulibin,M/RUS-ch St. Petersburg/1998/}) 22. b3 Qg7 (
22... Bh6 $5 23. Rc2 Ng5 $132) 23. Qd2 Qh6 24. Qxh6 Bxh6 25. Rcd1 g5 26. Bg3 g4
27. Bg2 Ng5 28. Nde2 {Komarov,D-Del Rio Angelis,S/Italia/1999/} Bf8 $1 $13) (
15. Qe2 Nbd7 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Bh3 Nc5 18. b4 Ncxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe6+ {
1/2,Marin,M-Cosma,I/ROM-chT/2001/} Kh8 21. Bd5 Nf6 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Qf3 $5 $14
) (15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3 Qf7 $11 {leads nowhere.}) 15... Qe7 (15... Nbd7 $6 16.
fxe6 fxe6 17. Bh3 $16) (15... e5 16. Nde2 {[%cal Yc3d5] (),/\Nd5|^}) 16. fxe6
fxe6 17. Bh3 Qf7 18. Rxf6 $5 {[%mdl 512] White has won a tempo compared with
the 15.fe6 line, but Black's position remains quite solid and once his N comes
to e5 he will have little to complain about. Therefore Filippov sacrifices an
exchange to make use of his temporary lead in development.} (18. Rc2 Nbd7 $132
{[%cal Yd7e5] /\Ne5}) 18... Qxf6 (18... gxf6 $2 19. Bxe6 $1 Rxe6 20. Qg4+ $18)
19. Qg4 $44 {|^} Nc6 (19... h5 20. Qxh5 g6 21. Qg4 (21. Qe2 $5 Nc6 (21... Bh6
22. Rf1 $16 {/\} Bxe3+ 23. Qxe3 Qe5 24. Qf2 Kh8 25. Nxe6 $1 $18) 22. Nxc6 Bxc6
23. Rf1 $36) 21... Bh6 22. Bxh6 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 $40) (19... Bc8 20. Rf1 e5 (20...
Qe5 21. Qg6 Re7 (21... Bd7 22. Qf7+ Kh7 23. Nxe6 $18) 22. Na4 $1 $18) (20...
Qe7 21. Qg6 $40 (21. Na4 $5 $16)) 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. Rxf5 Qd8 23. Nd5 $40 {/+-})
(19... Nd7 $5 20. Rf1 (20. Nxe6 $2 Ne5 21. Qf5 Bc8 $17) 20... Qe5 (20... Ne5 {
-19...Nc6}) 21. Nxe6 (21. Qg6 Nf6 {lcan lead to the same position.}) 21... Nf6
22. Qg6 (22. Qd1 Nxe4 $15) 22... Rxe6 (22... Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Qxe4 24. Qxe4 Nxe4
25. Nc7 $16) (22... Nxe4 $2 23. Rf5 Qxe6 24. Rxf8+ $18) 23. Rf5 Bxe4 $1 (23...
Qxc3 24. bxc3 Bxe4 25. Rxf6 Bxg6 26. Bxe6+ Kh7 27. Bd5 $14 {[%csl Rb6] ><b6})
24. Rxe5 Bxg6 25. Rxe6 Bf7 26. Bxb6 $44 (26. Ne4 $5 $44)) 20. Rf1 Ne5 (20...
Qe5 $5 21. Nf3 Qf6 22. Ng5 (22. Bxb6 $5 $44) 22... Qg6 23. Nxe6 (23. Qxe6+ Rxe6
24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. Nf7+ Kg8 26. Ng5+ $11) 23... Qxg4 24. Bxg4 Ne5 25. Bf5 Nxc4
$13) 21. Qh5 (21. Rxf6 $5 Nxg4 22. Rxf8+ Kxf8 23. Bxg4 $14) 21... Qg6 (21... g6
22. Qe2 $5 $16 {[%csl Rg6,Rh6] ׻} (22. Rxf6 gxh5 23. Bxe6+ $36)) (21... Qe7
22. Bxe6+ Kh7 23. Nd5 $16) 22. Qxg6 Nxg6 23. Bxe6+ Kh8 $8 (23... Kh7 $143 $6
24. Bf5 Bc8 25. Nd5 Bxf5 26. exf5 Ne5 27. Nxb6 $16) 24. Bf7 Bxe4 25. Bxe8 Rxe8
26. Nxe4 Rxe4 27. Nf5 $36 {[%csl Ra6,Rb6,Rd6] +/=,ק The complications are
over and White has a comfortable _|_ with a more or less permanent advantage
due to his better P-structure.} Kg8 (27... Rxc4 $2 28. Nh4 $1 $18) 28. Bxb6
Rxc4 29. b3 Rc6 (29... Rc2 30. Rf2 $14) 30. Bd4 Ne5 (30... Ne7 $6 31. Bxg7 $1
$16) 31. Ne3 Be7 $6 (31... Nd3 $14) 32. Nd5 Bd8 33. Nb4 $1 Rc8 34. Nxa6 Nd3 {
[%cal Rc8c2,Rc8a8] /\Ra8,Rc2} 35. Be3 $2 {After this passive move White won't
have any realistic chances for success.} (35. Rd1 $142 Rc1 (35... Nc1 36. Nb4
Ne2+ (36... Ba5 37. Nd5 {[%cal Rd5e7] /\Ne7+-}) 37. Kf1 Nxd4 38. Rxd4 $16) 36.
Rxc1 Nxc1 37. Kf2 Nxa2 38. b4 $36 {[%csl Gb4] +/-o^b and the distant passed
pawn, together with the necessity to lose another tempo to safeguard the Pg7
give White a promising _|_.}) 35... Rc2 36. a3 (36. Rd1 Rxa2 37. Rxd3 Rxa6 38.
Kf1 (38. b4 Bb6 $11) 38... Ba5 $132) 36... Ra2 37. Nb4 (37. Rd1 Ne5 $5 (37...
Rxa3 38. Rxd3 Rxa6 $11 {-36.Rd1}) 38. Kf1 (38. Rxd6 Be7 39. Rd5 Nf3+ 40. Kf1
Nxh2+ 41. Ke1 Rxa3 $11 {/=/+}) 38... Nf3 $132 {/=}) (37. a4 Rb2 38. b4 Nxb4 39.
Rd1 $5 (39. Nxb4 Rxb4 40. Ra1 Ba5 $11) 39... Nxa6 40. Rxd6 Bg5 41. Bxg5 Nc5 42.
Be3 Nxa4 43. Bd4 (43. Rd8+ Kh7 44. Bd4 Rb7 $11) 43... Rd2 44. Rd7 g5 $11) 37...
Nxb4 38. axb4 Rb2 $11 39. Bf4 (39. Ra1 Bf6 $1 (39... Rxb3 40. Ra8 $14) 40. Ra3
(40. b5 Rxb3 41. Ra8+ Kf7 42. b6 d5 $15) 40... d5 41. Bc5 d4 $11) 39... Bb6+
40. Kh1 d5 41. Bd6 {Black wins the P back and the tension dissipates.} (41. Rf3
$6 g5 42. Bd6 g4 $36) 41... Rxb3 42. h4 (42. Rd1 d4 43. Bc5 $11 {with a
sterile _|_ was simpler.}) 42... Bd4 43. Rf8+ (43. Rd1 Bc3 44. Rxd5 Bxb4 45.
Rb5 Rb1+ 46. Kg2 Rb2+ 47. Kf3 Bc3 $11) 43... Kh7 44. h5 Bb2 (44... Bc3 45. Rf7
Rb2 $11) 45. Kg2 d4 46. Rd8 d3 47. Bf4 Ba3 48. b5 Rxb5 (48... Rxb5 49. Rxd3 Be7
$11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-31"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.12.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Annageldyev, Orazly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1994.12.01"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Turkmenistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TKM"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Nbd7 (11... Qxc4 $2 12. Rc1 Qb4 13. Nb3 $1 {
/\a3+-}) 12. f4 O-O 13. Rc1 Rfe8 14. Bf2 {/\e5+-} (14. f5 Bd8 $5 15. fxe6 fxe6
16. Bh3 Nf8 17. Bf2 N6d7 18. b4 Bf6 19. Nce2 Rac8 20. Qb3 Kh8 21. Qe3 Ne5 22.
Nf4 Qf7 $15 {Schlosser,P-Hoffmann,M/Lippstadt/1991/}) (14. Nd5 $5 exd5 15. cxd5
Qb8 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nc5 18. c7 Qxc7 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. b4 exf4
22. Bxf4 Qa7 23. bxc5 Bxc5+ 24. Kg2 Qb7+ 25. Qf3 $14 {Ftacnik,L-Browne,W/San
Francisco/1991/}) (14. g4 Nc5 15. Bf2 e5 $6 16. Nf5 Qd8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. f5
h6 19. Bh4 Rec8 20. Rc2 Bc6 21. Rd2 Nb7 22. b4 b5 23. Bf1 Qc7 24. g5 hxg5 25.
Bxg5 Nh7 26. Bh4 bxc4 27. Rg2 $40 {Yermolinsky,A-Frias,V/London Lloyds/1994/})
14... h6 $146 (14... h5 $6 15. h3 g6 16. e5 $14) (14... Bf8 15. Qe2 g6 16. e5
Bxg2 17. Kxg2 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nh5 19. Nf3 Rac8 20. b3 Red8 21. Bd4 Bc5 22. Red1
Ng7 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. b4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Nd7 26. Ne4 $36 {Wojtkiewicz,
A-Felsberger,A/Wien op/1990/}) 15. b3 (15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nh7 $13) 15... Rac8
16. h3 (16. g4 $5 $13) 16... Qb8 17. g4 Nh7 (17... g5 $6 18. f5 Bf8 19. h4 $36)
(17... e5 18. fxe5 (18. Nde2 $6 b5 $1 $36) 18... dxe5 (18... Nxe5 19. Nd5 $36)
19. Nf5 Bc5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Nd5 $14) 18. Bg3 Bd8 $1 $132 {/\b5,Bb6,Bc7,d5}
19. a4 Bc7 20. Rc2 Nc5 {/\e5,><b3} (20... d5 $2 21. exd5 exd5 (21... Bxf4 22.
Bxf4 Qxf4 23. dxe6 $16) 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. cxd5 $1 {/\} Bxf4 $2 24. Rxc8 Rxc8
25. Nc6 {/\Ne7+-}) 21. Rf2 (21. b4 Nd7 {><c4}) 21... Rf8 (21... Nf8 22. h4 e5
23. Nf5 Ng6 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Nd5 Rcd8 26. Qf3 $40) 22. h4 Rcd8 23. g5 hxg5 24.
fxg5 (24. hxg5 $5 d5 (24... g6 25. f5 $5 $36) 25. exd5 Nxg5 26. Qh5 $13) 24...
d5 $1 25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26. exd5 (26. cxd5 Qg3 27. Rf3 Qxh4 28. b4 Nxg5 $17) 26...
Qg3 27. Rf3 (27. Nf3 exd5 28. cxd5 Rfe8 $5 $132) 27... Qxh4 28. Rh3 $8 Qxg5 29.
b4 exd5 $5 (29... Nd7 30. Ne4 $40) 30. cxd5 (30. bxc5 dxc4 31. c6 $5 (31. Ne4
Qe5 $1 (31... Bxe4 32. Rxe4 bxc5 (32... Qxc5 $142 $5) 33. Rg4 Rxd4 34. Qc2 $16)
32. Nd6 Qxc5 33. Nxb7 Qxd4+ 34. Qxd4 Rxd4 35. Rb1 $10) 31... Bxc6 32. Ne4 (32.
Nxc6 Rxd1 33. Rxd1 Re8 $15) 32... Bxe4 33. Rxe4 {/\Reh4}) (30. cxd5 Ne6 $5 (
30... Nd7 31. Ne4 Qg6 32. Ree3 $5 {/\} (32. Rg3 Qh6 33. Rh3 $10) 32... Bxd5 33.
Reg3 Bxe4 34. Rxg6 Bxg6 35. Nc6 $16) 31. Nxe6 (31. Rh5 $6 Qf6 (31... Qg3 32.
Rh3 Qg5 $10) 32. dxe6 Rxd4 33. Qc2 g6 $15) (31. Ne4 $2 Qxd5 32. Nf6+ Nxf6 33.
Bxd5 Rxd5 $17) 31... fxe6 32. Ne4 $44 (32. Rxe6 $5 Nf6 $132)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Asia-ch 4th"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2003.02.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rahman, Ziaur"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2003.02.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3 Rc7 {Recently the
most popular continuation in this line.} 14. Ne1 {Other moves also don't
promise White any tangible advantage.} (14. Bh6 Qa8 15. Nd5 (15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16.
Ne1 b5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Nf6 20. e4 Rc8 21. Qf4 a5 22. Qd2 b4
$11 {Karpov,A-Gelfand,B/Cap d'Agde act/2002/}) 15... Nxd5 16. cxd5 Rxc1 17.
Bxc1 Re8 18. e4 Qc8 $5 (18... Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bg5 Qd8 21. Bh3 h5 22. Rc1
b5 {Ftacnik,L-Cvitan,O/Bled olm/2002/} 23. b4 $5 $36) 19. Bg5 Qc2 $132) ({
Another recent game, in which Black had no problems whatsoever, went} 14. Bh3
Qb8 (14... Qa8 $2 15. Bxd7 Rxd7 16. Na4 Bxf3 17. Nxb6 Qb7 18. exf3 Rc7 19. Nd5
Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Rd8 21. Kg2 Bf6 22. Qf4 Rcd7 23. Rcd1 Bg7 24. h4 $16 {Anand,
V-Gomez Esteban,J/Santurtzi/2003/}) 15. Bh6 b5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nf6 18.
Bxg7 Kxg7 19. e4 Bc8 20. Bxc8 Rfxc8 21. Rxc7 Qxc7 22. Nd4 Qc3 (22... Qa5 $5)
23. Qf4 Rc5 24. f3 h6 25. Qd2 Nd7 26. Kf2 Ne5 $11 {Jirovsky,M-Hracek,Z/CZE-ch
Luhacovice/2003/}) 14... Qb8 $5 {The text move is newer and somewhat more
accurate, than the immediate exchange, which after all gets white's N closer
to its dream square d5.} (14... Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Qb8 16. Nf4 e6 $5 (16... Re8 17.
Nfd5 Rcc8 18. Bg5 Qb7 19. Rd3 $1 (19. a4 Kh8 20. g4 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 e6 22. Nf6
Nxf6 23. Bxf6 d5 {Illescas Cordoba,M-Gelfand,B/Pamplona/1999/} 24. g5 $1 $14 {
() Illescas}) 19... Ne5 $2 (19... b5 $2 20. Re3 Kf8 21. Nxe7 $1 Rxe7 22. Rxe7
Kxe7 23. Nd5+ $18) 20. Bxf6 $1 exf6 (20... Nxd3 21. Bxg7 Nxc1 22. Bh6 {[%cal
Rd5f6,Rh6c1] /\Bc1,Nf6+-}) 21. Rdd1 f5 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23. Qxf6 $16 {Filippov,
V-Janssen,R/Varna/2000/}) 17. Nd3 Rfc8 18. Bf4 Bf8 19. a4 Qb7 20. g4 Ne4 21.
Nxe4 Qxe4 $11 {1/2, Pigusov,E-Cvitan,O/EU-ch Ohrid/2001/}) 15. Bh6 (15. Bh3 Re8
16. Ng2 e6 {/\} 17. Rxd6 Rxc4 $11) 15... Bxh6 (15... b5 $11) 16. Qxh6 b5 $1 $11
17. Nd5 {Now once again a similar position and structure arises, as in the
abovementioned games Karpov-Gelfand and Jirovsky-Hracek. Also in our game
Black is OK and it's rather White, who has to be careful.} (17. cxb5 $143 Bxg2
18. Nxg2 Rfc8 $36) 17... Nxd5 18. cxd5 Rfc8 19. Nd3 a5 20. e4 ({Less
enterprising (boring), but more circumspect was} 20. Rxc7 $142 Rxc7 21. Rc1 b4
22. Qg5 (22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Qc1 $11) 22... Nf6 23. e4 Ba6 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Qc1
$11 {/\} Qc3 26. Qxc3 bxc3 27. Nc1 e6 28. dxe6 fxe6 29. f4 d5 30. exd5 exd5 31.
Bf1 $13) 20... b4 21. Bh3 Ba6 22. Bxd7 {White's position is already somewhat
uncomfortable.} (22. Nb2 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1 Ne5 $15) (22. Rxc7 Rxc7 (
22... Qxc7 23. Rc1 $11) 23. Qe3 Bxd3 (23... Nf6 $5) 24. Rxd3 Ne5 $15) 22...
Rxd7 23. Rxc8+ Qxc8 24. Rc1 Rc7 $15 25. Rxc7 Qxc7 26. Qd2 Qb6 $1 {[%cal Rb6d4]
[%mdl 4096] /\Qd4 Black is patient and retains a pleasant _|_ without
premature exchanges.} (26... Qc3 27. Qxc3 bxc3 28. Nc1 e6 29. dxe6 fxe6 30. f3
d5 31. exd5 exd5 32. Kf2 d4 33. Ne2 $1 c2 34. Nc1 d3 35. Ke3 $11 {[%cal Ya2a3,
Yc1a2] /\a3,Na2 and the blockade seems unbreakable, White can just play a3,
Na2-c1-a2 and sit and watch.}) (26... Bxd3 27. Qxd3 Qc1+ 28. Kg2 Qb2 29. Qb5 $8
Qxa2 30. Qe8+ Kg7 31. Qxe7 Qxb3 (31... a4 32. e5 $1 $11) (31... Qc2 $5) 32.
Qxd6 $132) 27. Nb2 (27. Nf4 Qc5 $36 {[%cal Rc5c3] /\Qc3}) 27... Qc5 28. Nd1 h5
(28... Qb5 29. Ne3 Qd3 30. Qxd3 Bxd3 31. f3 Kg7 32. Kf2 Kf6 33. Ng4+ Kg7 34.
Ne3 $11) 29. h4 Kg7 {Black's K cunningly approaches the [+]...} ({The
seemingly strong} 29... Qb5 30. Ne3 Qd3 31. Qxd3 Bxd3 32. f3 Kg7 33. Kf2 Kf6
34. Ke1 Ke5 35. Kd2 Kd4 {runs into the tactical} (35... Ba6 36. Nc2 f5 37. Ke3
$11) 36. g4 $1 hxg4 (36... e6 37. e5 $1 {/\} dxe5 38. Nc2+ $1 Kxd5 39. Kxd3 $18
) 37. h5 $1 gxh5 38. Nf5+ Ke5 39. Kxd3 Kf4 $5 40. fxg4 hxg4 $44 {and it's
Black, who just about holds the game.}) 30. Kg2 {Probably the best.} (30. Qb2+
f6 {[%cal Ra6d3] /\Bd3 more or less forces the Q back.} 31. Qd2 $15) 30... Qb5
31. Ne3 $2 {Only after this mistake Black will further decisively improve his
position.} (31. Qd4+ $1 Kh7 (31... f6 32. Ne3 Qd3 33. Qxd3 Bxd3 34. Kf3 $5 Kf7
35. Kf4 $11) 32. Ne3 $132 {and now} Qd3 {is the same as 29...Qb5}) 31... Qd3 $1
32. Qxd3 Bxd3 33. f3 {Now Black's active K will penetrate into White's
position.} (33. Kf3 Kf6 {[%cal Rf6e5] /\Ke5-+} 34. Kf4 $8 e5+ 35. dxe6 fxe6 36.
g4 e5+ 37. Kf3 hxg4+ 38. Nxg4+ Ke6 39. Ne3 Kd7 $22 {[%csl Ra2,Re4] ><e4,a2} 40.
Nd5 Bb1 41. Nb6+ Kc6 42. Nc4 Bxa2 43. Nxa5+ Kb5 44. Nc4 Bxb3 45. Nxd6+ Kc6 $19)
33... Kf6 (33... Bb1 $2 34. Nc4 $11) 34. Kf2 Ke5 35. Ke1 (35. g4 hxg4 36. Nxg4+
Kd4 37. Nh6 Bb1 $19) 35... Kd4 36. Kd2 f5 $1 {Here it's Black's move and he
has time to prevent g4-compare with the note to 29...Kg7. His position is now
close to winning.} 37. exf5 Bxf5 (37... gxf5 $2 38. Ng2 $132) 38. g4 (38. Nxf5+
gxf5 39. g4 fxg4 40. fxg4 hxg4 41. h5 Ke5 42. Ke3 Kf5 43. h6 Kg6 44. Kf4 Kxh6
45. Kxg4 Kg6 46. Kf4 Kf6 47. Ke4 Kg5 $19) 38... Bd7 39. gxh5 {Dissolves a
potential weakness on g6, now White will have no real <=>. But tha
alternatives are also bleak.} (39. Ke2 Kc3 $5 $17 {/-+} (39... Bb5+ 40. Kd2 Bd3
41. Ng2 Bb1 $17)) 39... gxh5 40. Nc4 (40. Ng2 Be8 41. Nf4 (41. Ne3 Bg6 42. Ng2
Bf7 43. Nf4 Bxd5 $19) 41... Ke5 42. Ke3 Bf7 $22 $19) (40. Ke2 Bb5+ 41. Kd2 Bd3
$22 $19) 40... a4 $5 (40... Kxd5 41. Nxa5 Kd4 42. Nc4 d5 $17) 41. Nb6 (41. Ne3
axb3 42. axb3 Bc8 43. Nc2+ (43. Ke2 Kc3 $19) (43. f4 Bb7 44. Nf5+ Kxd5 45. Ng3
(45. Nxe7+ Ke6 46. Ng6 Be4 $19) 45... Ke6 46. Nxh5 Kf5 47. Ke3 Bd5 $19) 43...
Kc5 44. Ne1 Ba6 $1 45. Nc2 (45. Ng2 Bb7 $19) 45... Bb7 $19) 41... axb3 42. axb3
Bf5 $22 43. Na8 (43. f4 Ke4 $19) 43... Kxd5 44. Nc7+ Ke5 (44... Kc6 45. Na6 Kb5
46. Nc7+ {only prolongs the game.}) 45. Ke3 (45. Na6 Kf4 46. Ke2 (46. Nxb4 Kxf3
47. Nd5 e5 $19) 46... Kg3 $5 47. Nxb4 Be6 48. Nc6 Kxh4 49. Nxe7 Kg3 $19) 45...
Bc8 46. f4+ Kf5 47. Nd5 Be6 (47... Bb7 $5 48. Nxe7+ (48. Nxb4 Kg4 $19) 48...
Ke6 49. Ng6 Bd5 $19) 48. Nxe7+ (48. Nxb4 Bxb3 (48... Kg4 49. Nc6 Kxh4 $17) 49.
Nc6 e5 50. fxe5 dxe5 51. Ne7+ Ke6 52. Nc6 Bd5 53. Nb4 Bb7 54. Nd3 Kf5 55. Nc5
Bc6 56. Nd3 e4 57. Nf2 Bb7 $22 58. Nd1 Kg4 59. Nf2+ Kxh4 60. Kf4 Bc6 $22 $19)
48... Kg4 49. Nc6 Kxh4 50. Nxb4 Kg3 $1 $19 {The Pb3 is lost anyway.} 51. Nd3 h4
52. Nf2 Bxb3 53. Ne4+ Kg2 54. Nxd6 h3 55. Ne4 h2 56. Nf2 Be6 57. Ke2 Bf5 58.
Ke3 Bg4 $22 {The final zugzwang in an _|_ full of them.} 59. Nh1 (59. Nxg4 h1=Q
$19) 59... Kxh1 60. Kf2 Bh3 0-1

[Event "Ostrava"]
[Site "Ostrava"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 Ne4 $5 8.
Nxe4 (8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. dxc3 (9. Qxc3 Bf6 10. Qc2 Nc6 11. a3 O-O 12. Rb1 a5 13. d3
d5 14. Bd2 Rc8 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. Qa4 Qd6 17. Bf4 (17. Bc3 $142) 17... e5 18.
Be3 Ne7 19. b4 cxb4 20. axb4 Nd5 $15 {Lobron,E-Adams,M/Brussels SWIFT 5'/1992/}
) 9... Nc6 10. e4 d6 11. Nd2 O-O 12. f4 a6 13. a4 Qd7 14. Nf1 Na5 15. Ne3 b5
16. b3 bxc4 17. bxc4 Rab8 18. Rd1 Bc6 19. Ra2 Qb7 20. Rb2 Qd7 21. Ra2 $10 {
Vaganian,R-Ftacnik,L/Manila olm/1992/}) 8... Bxe4 9. d3 Bb7 10. e4 Nc6 11. d4 (
11. Be3 $6 d6 12. d4 e5 $1 $15) 11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 (12... O-O 13. Nb5 $5
d6 14. Bf4 Ne5 15. b3 a6 16. Nc3 $14) 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. Bf4 (14. b3 Qc7 $5 (
14... d6 $6 15. Bb2 Bf6 16. e5 $1 Bxg2 (16... Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Bxg2 18. Rxe6 Qg5
19. h4 $18) 17. exf6 $16 {->}) (14... Bc5 $5 15. Qc3 Qe7 16. a3 a5 17. Bb2 f6
18. Re2 Bc6 19. a4 Qf7 20. Ba3 Qh5 21. Rd2 Rf7 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Rad1 Raf8 $10
{Vaganian,R-Yermolinsky,A/Tilburg/1993/}) 15. Bb2 Bf6 16. e5 Be7 $10 {/\f6<=>})
14... d6 15. Qd3 (15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. h4 Rac8 18. b3 Bc6 19. Qe2 Qb7
20. Kh2 a6 21. Bd2 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Bc3 d5 $10 {Zlotnikov-Wells/Lloyds
Bank/1982/}) 15... Qc7 16. Rac1 a5 $5 (16... Rfd8 17. b4 $5 {(),/\c5}) 17. Red1
Rfd8 18. Be3 Bc6 19. Qb3 Rab8 $10 20. Bd4 Qb7 21. Re1 (21. Qe3 b5 $132) 21...
e5 22. Bc3 a4 $1 23. Qd1 (23. Qc2 b5 $10) 23... f5 $5 (23... b5 24. cxb5 Qxb5
$10) 24. b4 $5 (24. f3 Rf8 $132 {|^e4}) 24... axb3 25. axb3 fxe4 26. Qg4 (26.
Qc2 e3 27. fxe3 Bxg2 28. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 b5 $10) 26... e3 27. Bxe5 $1 $8
exf2+ (27... dxe5 $1 28. Qe6+ Kh8 29. Bxc6 Qc8 $5 30. Qxc8 Rbxc8 31. Be4 (31.
Bd5 Bb4 $1 32. fxe3 $8 (32. Red1 e2 33. Re1 Rxd5 $1 $19) (32. Rxe3 Rxd5) 32...
Bxe1 33. Rxe1 $44) 31... Rd4 $5 (31... Bb4 32. Re2 Rd4 33. Bg2 $10) 32. Rxe3
Bg5 33. Rce1 Bxe3 34. Rxe3 {/\Bd5~/=}) 28. Kxf2 Rf8+ 29. Kg1 dxe5 $8 30. Qe6+
Kh8 31. Bxc6 Bc5+ 32. Kh1 Qc7 33. Rf1 (33. Rxe5 $2 Rf6 $19) 33... Qd6 $10 34.
Qxd6 Bxd6 35. Kg2 g6 36. h4 Bc5 37. Bd5 Rxf1 38. Rxf1 Rf8 39. b4 $5 (39. Rxf8+
Bxf8 40. Kf3 Bc5 41. Ke4 Bf2 $10) 39... Bxb4 40. Rxf8+ Bxf8 41. g4 Be7 42. h5
Kg7 43. hxg6 hxg6 44. Kf3 Kf6 45. Ke4 Bc5 46. Bg8 Kg5 47. Bf7 Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pula zt 1.2"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "2000.04.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Kurajica, Bojan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2000.04.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Nc6 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A
surprising move, which leads to a previously untested position. Black was
obviously in no mood for a Tarrasch after} (5... exd5 6. d4 {-D30,34}) 6. Nc3 {
A very natural move, but now White won't be able to play d4, as Black can
control the [+] sufficiently.} ({Probably more chances for an advanteg were
offered by} 6. O-O $142 Nf6 7. b3 (7. d4 $6 Nxd4 $1 (7... cxd4 $2 8. Nxd4 $1
$16) 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Qb3 Qb4 $15) 7... Be7 8. Bb2 Qh5 9. d4 $32) 6... Qd8 7. d3
(7. O-O Nf6 8. b3 Be7 9. Ba3 Bd7 10. Na4 b6 11. d4 cxd4 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Nxd4
Rc8 $11 {This artificial attempt leads nowhere.}) 7... Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. Be3
Ng4 $1 (9... O-O 10. Na4 $36 {[%csl Rc5] ><c5}) 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Rc1 Bd7 12. Ne4
b6 $11 {Black has finished his development and has a solid position.} 13. Bc3
Rc8 14. Ned2 (14. h3 Nf6 $11) (14. d4 f5 $5 15. Ned2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17.
Bxd4 Rxc1 18. Qxc1 Bb5 19. Qc3 Bf6 $11) 14... Bf6 15. Nc4 Qe7 16. e4 $6 (16. d4
cxd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 e5 $36) (16. h3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nf6 18. Nce5 $11)
16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 (17. Rxc3 e5 $15 {[%csl Rd3,Rg2] /-/+,><d3,Bg2}) 17... b5
18. Ncd2 (18. h3 bxc4 (18... Nf6 19. Nce5 $11) 19. hxg4 e5 20. g5 Be6 $17 (
20... Bg4 $5 $17)) 18... Qd6 19. Nb3 e5 $15 {[%csl Gc5,Ge5] ()[+]} 20. Qe2 (20.
d4 cxd4 21. cxd4 Nxd4 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Nbxd4 exd4 24. Qxd4 Qxd4 25. Nxd4 a5
$15) 20... Rfe8 21. h3 Nf6 {[%csl Gd4] Now d4 is again prevented.} 22. Qe3 Nd8
23. Nh4 {[%cal Yh4f5,Yf2f4] /\f4,Nf5<=>} c4 $1 24. dxc4 bxc4 25. Rfd1 (25. Nd2
$5 Ne6 $15) 25... Qb6 26. Qxb6 $8 axb6 {Black has managed to improve his P.}
27. Nd2 Ba4 28. Re1 g6 (28... Ne6 $5 29. Nf5 Rc7 $36) 29. Rb1 b5 30. Bf3 $1 {
White must get rid of the Ba4.} Ne6 31. Bd1 Bxd1 (31... Nc5 32. Bxa4 Nxa4 33.
Rxb5 Nxc3 34. Rb4 (34. Ra5 $2 Ncxe4 $1 35. Nxe4 Nxe4 36. Rxe4 c3 37. Re1 c2 38.
Rc1 Red8 $19) 34... Nxa2 (34... Ncxe4 $2 35. Nxe4 Nxe4 36. Rxe4 c3 37. Rb1 $18)
35. Rxc4 $11) 32. Rexd1 Nc5 33. Rxb5 Nfxe4 34. Nxe4 Nxe4 35. Rc1 Ra8 36. Rc2
Ra3 37. Nf3 Rxc3 $6 (37... f6 $5 38. Nd2 (38. Rb4 Rc8 $15) 38... Nxc3 (38...
Nxd2 39. Rxd2 Rxc3 40. Rd7 $132) 39. Rc5 Ne2+ 40. Kf1 Nd4 $15) 38. Rxe5 $1 $11
(38. Rxe5 Rxe5 (38... Rc8 39. Nd4 $1 Rxc2 40. Nxc2 Nc3 41. a3 $11) 39. Rxc3 Rc5
(39... Nxc3 40. Nxe5 Nxa2 41. Nxc4 $11) 40. Rc2 c3 41. Kf1 $11) (38. Rxc3 $2
Nxc3 39. Rxe5 Rc8 $36 {[%csl Gc4] o^c}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 1st"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2005.05.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2005.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 Ne4 {
Black simplifies the position, in this line White doesn't have attacking
chances, as after the more complex} (7... d6 8. e4 a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7
11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. f4 $13 {|^>>}) 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. d3 Bb7 10. e4 {
White naturally wants to make use of his 7-th move, the immediate} (10. d4 cxd4
11. Qxd4 (11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nc6 $11) 11... O-O $132 {makes it difficult
for him to put Black under pressure.}) 10... Nc6 {Black wants to solve his
problems by further exchanges. If he is not afraid of a typically cramped
position, he can play more in the spirit of the Hedgehog:} (10... O-O 11. d4
cxd4 12. Nxd4 d6 (12... a6 $5 13. Qg4 Re8 14. b3 d6 15. Bb2 Bf8 16. a4 Qc7 17.
Qe2 Nd7 18. Rec1 Rac8 19. Rc3 Qb8 20. Re3 g6 21. Qd1 Ba8 22. Re2 Nc5 23. b4 Nd7
$132 {Agrest,E-Ghaem Maghami,E/Calvia olm/2004/}) 13. a4 $5 {is an attempt to
emulate the Beliavsky-Lutz game (see below):} (13. b3 a6 14. Be3 Nd7 15. f4 Re8
16. Bf2 Qc7 17. Rc1 Bf6 18. Qd2 Rad8 19. g4 Nc5 (19... g6 $142 $5 $13) 20. b4
g6 21. Nc2 Nd7 22. g5 Bg7 23. Ne3 {Vallejo Pons,F-Adams,M/Linares/2002/} f5 $5
$13 {/+/=}) (13. Be3 Nd7 14. Rc1 a6 15. f4 Re8 16. Bf2 Qc7 17. b4 Rac8 18. Qb3
Qb8 19. f5 e5 20. Nc2 b5 21. Ne3 Bg5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Rcd1 Nf6 24. Qd3 Red8
$132 {Psakhis,L-Adams,M/playchess.com/2004/}) 13... Nc6 (13... Nd7 $5) 14. Nxc6
Bxc6 15. b3 Qc7 16. Ba3 Rfd8 17. Ra2 a6 18. Bb4 $14 b5 $6 19. cxb5 axb5 20. a5
d5 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. exd5 Qd6 23. a6 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Qxd5 Rxd5 26. Rc1
$16 {Chuchelov,V-Medvegy,Z/Bundesliga 0405/2005/}) 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 {
Consistent with Black's 10th move.} (12... O-O {allows White to play either}
13. Be3 {, or even keep the knights with} (13. Nb5 $5 $14)) 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. b3
{The text-move achieves precious little, so the question is - how to put Black
under some pressure?} ({The best chance to achieve this seems to be} 14. Rd1 $5
{White wants to force d6 and leave Black defending the ><d6 with the passive
Be7.} d6 ({Still untested, but interesting is} 14... Bc6 $5 15. Bf4 Bc5 $14 {
/\Qe7<=>}) 15. a4 $1 (15. Qe3 Qc7 16. b3 Qc5 17. Qe2 Bf6 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Bd4
Be7 20. Bb2 Rad8 21. Rd3 Bc6 22. Rad1 b5 $132 {Tukmakov,V-Gheorghiu,F/Crans
Montana/2000/}) 15... Qc7 16. Ra2 Bc6 ({more critical is} 16... f5 17. b3 Qc6
$132 {/+/=}) 17. b3 Rfd8 18. Ba3 Rd7 19. Rad2 Rad8 20. Qe3 Qb7 21. f4 h6 22. h4
a6 23. Bb4 Bf8 24. Kh2 $14 {()|^,Beliavsky,A-Lutz,C/Mitropa Cup Leipzig/2002/})
({Another try to play on the d-file is} 14. Bf4 Bc5 $142 $5 (14... d6 15. Qd3 (
15. Qd2 Qc8 16. b3 Rd8 17. Be3 Bc6 18. a4 Qb7 19. Bd4 a6 $6 20. b4 $1 e5 21.
Be3 $36 {Ehlvest,J-Lindberg,B/Stockholm/1998/}) 15... Qc7 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. b3
Bc6 18. b4 e5 19. Bd2 Bd7 20. Rc1 Be6 21. Bf1 a6 22. Rb1 Rdb8 23. Rec1 Qd8 24.
a4 a5 25. bxa5 bxa5 26. Rb5 Bd7 27. Qd5 $5 $44 {|^,Rausis,I-Womacka,M/Gausdal/
2002/} Bxb5 28. cxb5 Bg5) 15. Qd3 Qe7 16. e5 (16. Be5 f5 17. exf5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2
Rxf5 19. f4 Rd8 20. Rad1 Rf7 21. a3 a5 22. a4 g5 23. h4 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Qf6 25.
b3 $13 {1/2,Beckhuis,G-Roeder,M/Muenster/1997/}) (16. Rad1 e5 $5 17. Be3 d6 $11
) 16... Bxg2 17. Kxg2 f6 18. Rad1 fxe5 19. Rxe5 d6 20. Re2 Qb7+ 21. Qe4 Qxe4+
22. Rxe4 Rf6 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Rd8 25. Red3 e5 26. Rd5 Re6 27. c5 bxc5 28.
Rxc5 Rb8 29. Rc2 Rb5 $11 {Gurevich,M-Roeder,M/BL2W 9596/1996/}) 14... Bc5 $1 {
[%csl Gc5] Now Black doesn't hesitate to post his B actively.} 15. Qc3 (15. Qd2
Qe7 16. a3 a5 17. Bb2 Bc6 18. Qd3 f6 19. Re2 Rab8 20. a4 Rbd8 21. Rd1 Qf7 22.
Kh1 Qh5 23. f4 e5 24. f5 Qf7 25. h4 g5 26. g4 h6 27. Bf3 Kg7 28. Rh2 Rh8 29.
Kg2 Qe7 30. Rh3 Rh7 31. Kf1 Rdh8 32. Rh2 Kf8 33. Ke2 Qg7 34. h5 {Davies,
N-Schandorff,L/DEN-chB/1988/}) 15... Qe7 {Anand can afford to be patient.} (
15... f5 16. exf5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rxf5 18. f4 Qf6 19. Bd2 d5 20. Rad1 (20. Qxf6
$142 Rxf6 21. Bc3 d4 22. Bb2 $14) 20... dxc4 21. Qxc4 Rd5 22. Bc3 Qf7 $11 {
Schlosser,P-Yermolinsky,A/Groningen op/1996/}) 16. Re2 $146 (16. a3 a5 17. Bb2
f6 (17... f5 $5 18. exf5 (18. e5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 f4 20. f3 $13 {/=/+}) 18... Bxg2
19. Kxg2 Rxf5 $132) 18. Re2 Bc6 19. a4 Qf7 20. Ba3 Qh5 21. Rd2 Rf7 22. Bxc5
Qxc5 23. Rad1 Raf8 24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Rb8 26. Rd6 Rb7 27. f4 Kf8 28. e5 Bxg2
29. Kxg2 fxe5 30. fxe5 Ke7 31. Rf1 Rxf1 32. Kxf1 Rb8 33. Ke2 Kd8 34. Rd4 Ke7
35. Ke3 Rc8 $11 {<=>,Vaganian,R-Yermolinsky,A/Tilburg/1993/}) 16... a5 17. a4 (
17. Bb2 f6 $11 {can transpose into the above game. Ponomariov puts his pawn on
a4 - if his rook leaves a1, Black can play a4 himself, while on a3 the pawn
would require extra protection (Vaganian went a4 on move 19 anyway). The
drawback is Black's outpost on c5 is now fully secure.} (17... f5 $5)) 17... f5
$5 {Anand chooses the active option.} 18. e5 (18. exf5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rxf5 20.
f4 $11) 18... Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rad8 20. Qf3 (20. Bb2 $6 f4) (20. h4 h6 $11) (20.
Bf4 d5 (20... g5 $5 $13) 21. exd6 Bxd6 $11 {/\} 22. Be5 Qb7+ 23. Kg1 Bc5 $5 {
[%cal Gd8d1] <->d}) 20... d6 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. Bg5 (22. Bf4 Qd3 $1 23. Rxe6
$140 Qxf3+ 24. Kxf3 Rd3+ $36) 22... Rd7 23. Rae1 (23. Rd2 Bd4 (23... Qxd2 $5
24. Bxd2 Rxd2 25. Rf1 Rfd8 $44) 24. Be3 e5 $11) 23... Qd3 $1 $11 {Again this
active sortie guarantees Black sufficient <=>.} 24. Qxd3 (24. Rxe6 Qxf3+ 25.
Kxf3 Rd3+ 26. Kg2 Rxb3 {leads to the same position.}) 24... Rxd3 25. Rxe6 Rxb3
26. Be7 Re8 $6 (26... Rc8 $5 27. Bxc5 Rxc5 $132) ({Although the text-move
draws in the long run, a safer way to achieve this result seems to be} 26...
Bxe7 27. Rxe7 Rf7 $1 28. Re8+ Rf8 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Re5 Rb4 (30... g6 31. c5
b5 $1 32. c6 bxa4 33. Rc5 Rb8 $11) 31. c5 bxc5 32. Rxf5+ Ke7 33. Rxc5 Rxa4 34.
Rc7+ $11) 27. Bxc5 Rxe6 28. Rxe6 bxc5 29. Re8+ $1 Kf7 30. Re5 $14 {White wins
a P and Black must still be on his toes.} Rb4 31. Rxf5+ Kg6 (31... Ke6 32. Rxc5
Rxa4 33. Rc7 $14) 32. Rxc5 Rxa4 33. Kf3 Ra2 34. h4 (34. Rc7 a4 35. Ra7 a3 36.
Ke3 Rc2 37. Kd4 a2 $132 (37... Rxf2 38. Rxa3 Rxh2 39. c5 $36)) 34... a4 35. Ra5
a3 36. Ke4 (36. Ke3 Rc2 37. Kd4 a2 38. f4 Kf6 $14 {is similar to the game.})
36... Re2+ 37. Kd4 (37. Kd3 $2 Rxf2 38. Rxa3 $140 $4 Rf3+ $19) 37... a2 38. f4
Kf6 39. g4 (39. c5 $5) 39... g6 40. c5 Rd2+ 41. Ke4 (41. Kc3 Rf2 $132) 41...
Re2+ 42. Kd3 Rh2 {[%csl Rf4,Rg4,Rh4] ׻P} 43. Ra6+ (43. c6 Ke7 44. f5 gxf5 45.
Ra7+ Kd6 46. c7 Kd7 47. gxf5 Rxh4 (47... Rh3+ 48. Kd4 Rxh4+ 49. Ke5 Rh2 $11)
48. Rxa2 Kxc7 $11) 43... Ke7 44. Ke4 ({The last chance was} 44. f5 {, although
even here Black should draw:} gxf5 (44... Rxh4 45. f6+ Kf7 46. g5 $5 $36 (46.
Rxa2 Kxf6 $11)) 45. gxf5 Rxh4 (45... Rh3+ 46. Ke4 Rxh4+ 47. Ke5 $36) 46. Rxa2
Rf4 47. Ra7+ Kd8 48. Rf7 h5 (48... Ke8 49. c6 $1) 49. c6 (49. Ke3 Rc4 $11)
49... h4 50. c7+ Kc8 51. Ke3 Rf1 52. Ke4 h3 53. Rh7 Rh1 (53... Re1+ $5) 54. Ke5
(54. Kf3 Rf1+ 55. Kg4 Rg1+ $1 56. Kf4 Rh1 57. Kg3 Rg1+ 58. Kh2 Rf1 59. Rf7 Rf3
60. f6 Kb7 $11) 54... h2 55. Kf6 Kb7 $11) 44... Rxh4 45. Rxa2 Rxg4 46. Ke5 Kd7
$11 47. Ra7+ Kc6 48. Rxh7 Kxc5 49. Rc7+ Kb4 50. Rc1 Kb5 {Although Black's K is
cut off, White can't concentrate his forces for an effective attack of Black's
last P. The following moves allows an immediate draw.} 51. Ke4 g5 52. Rf1 Rxf4+
53. Rxf4 gxf4 54. Kxf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 9-16"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.09"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2674"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. e4 Nb4 {Black strives to achieve a symmetrical position.} ({This solid
continuation is now more popular than} 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4][%cal
Yd2d4] /\d4[+]~~}) 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 N8c6 12. Nxc6 {The only testing
continuation.} (12. Be3 $143 {makes life easier for Black:} Nxd4 13. Bxd4 O-O
14. Re2 Nc6 15. Be3 Qxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Rfd8 17. Red2 Ne5 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rxd8+
Bxd8 20. Nb5 Nc4 21. Nxa7 Nxb2 22. e5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nc4 24. Bd4 Kf8 25. f4 Ke8
26. Kf3 Kd7 27. Ke2 Na5 28. Bf2 Nc6 $11 {Karpov,A-Milos,G/Sao Paulo rpd/2004/})
12... Qxd1 {Simplification as in integral part of Black's plans.} (12... Nxc6
$143 $6 13. Qg4 $1 h5 14. Qe2 $36 {[%csl Re8] עe8 and Black has problems with
getting his K to safety.}) 13. Rxd1 Bxc6 $1 (13... Nxc6 14. e5 Rb8 15. Nb5 O-O
16. Rd7 (16. Bf4 $5 {/\} g5 17. Rac1 $14) 16... Rfd8 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Be3 Rd7
19. f4 Nb4 20. Bxb7 Rxb7 21. Rc1 h5 22. Rc8+ Kh7 23. Ra8 a6 24. Nc3 Bc5 25. Kf2
h4 26. Kf3 hxg3 27. hxg3 Bxe3 28. Kxe3 Rd7 {Beliavsky,A-Ftacnik,L/BL 9900/2000/
} 29. Ke2 $1 $14) 14. a3 {This seems to soft to promise White anything.} ({
The critical continuation is} 14. Bf4 {, but even here Black has lately bee
able to hold his own:} g5 (14... Rd8 15. Rxd8+ Bxd8 16. Rd1 Na6 17. Bf1 Nc7 18.
a4 g5 19. Be5 (19. Bd6 $5 $14) 19... Rg8 20. f3 f6 21. Bd6 Rg7 22. Bc4 Rd7 23.
b3 Kf7 24. Kf2 Be7 25. Bxc7 Rxc7 26. Nb5 Bxb5 $11 {Larsen,B-Szmetan,J/Buenos
Aires/1992/}) 15. Bd6 Bxd6 $1 (15... Rd8 $143 16. e5 Bxd6 17. exd6 Bxg2 18.
Kxg2 f5 (18... Kd7 19. a3 Nd5 20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Rxd5 f6 22. Rad1 Rhe8 23. Kf3
Rc8 24. R1d2 Rc4 25. R5d4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Rc8 27. h4 gxh4 {Werle,J-Berkes,F/
WChU18 Heraklio/2002/} 28. Rxh4 $16) 19. Rac1 Kf7 20. a3 Na6 21. Nb5 Rd7 22. b4
Rhd8 23. f4 g4 $142 (23... gxf4 $2 24. gxf4 Nb8 25. Rc7 a6 26. Nd4 Ke8 (26...
Kf6 27. Nf3 $1 Rxd6 28. Ne5 {[%cal Rc7f7] /\Rf7#}) 27. Nxe6 Rxd6 28. Ng7+ Kf8
29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Nxf5 $18 {Van Wely,L-Jenni,F/BL 0506/2005/}) 24. Rc4 Nb8 25.
Rc7 a6 26. Nd4 Kf6 $14 {Ortmann,D-Blechzin,I/St Ingbert/1998/}) 16. Rxd6 Rd8
17. Rxd8+ Kxd8 18. a3 Na6 19. e5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nc5 21. Nb5 a5 $5 (21... a6 22.
Nd6 Rf8 23. Rc1 f6 24. b4 Nd7 25. exf6 Nxf6 26. Rc8+ Ke7 27. Rxf8 Kxf8 28. Kf3
h6 29. h3 Nd7 30. Ke4 $14 {/=,Ftacnik,L-Womacka,M/BL 9798/1997/}) 22. Nd6 Ke7
23. Rc1 a4 $1 24. Nb7 Rb8 25. Nxc5 bxc5 26. Rxc5 Rxb2 27. Ra5 h5 28. Rxa4 Re2
29. Ra5 g4 $44 {[%csl Rg2] Ruck,R-Ftacnik,L/AUT-chT 0405/2005/ Despite the
extra P White has no way to improve his K and the R_|_ is drawish.}) (14. Rb1
Rd8 15. Rxd8+ Bxd8 16. Bf4 Nd3 17. Bb8 Kd7 18. Bf1 Bf6 19. Bxa7 Nxb2 20. Rxb2
Bxc3 21. Rxb6 Ra8 22. Ra6 Bxe4 23. Bb5+ Kc8 24. Bb6 Rxa6 25. Bxa6+ Kd7 26. a4
Kc6 27. Be3 Kc7 28. Bb5 Bc6 $11 {Epishin,V-Ftacnik,L/BL 9900/2000/}) 14... Nc2
15. Rb1 $146 (15. Ra2 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 17. Bd2 (17. b4 Ne1 $1 (17... Nd4 18.
Be3 Nb5 19. Nxb5 Bxb5 20. a4 Bd7 21. e5 O-O {Ionescu,C-Kantorik,M/Pardubice op/
1998/} 22. a5 $5 $36) 18. Bh1 Nd3 19. Be3 Ne5 20. Bd4 f6 21. Bg2 Bc7 22. Rc2
Kd7 23. f4 Nf7 24. Bh3 Bb8 25. Kf2 Bb7 26. Bf1 Ke7 $11 {Banusz,T-Papp,G/
HUN-chT 0506/2005/}) 17... O-O 18. b4 Nd4 19. Be3 Bf6 20. f4 Rc8 21. e5 Nf5 22.
Bd2 Be7 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Ne2 {Rahman,Z-Womacka,M/Hamburg op/2001/} h5 $11)
15... O-O 16. Bf4 {White can't profit from the temporarily exposed black N and
the tension quickly dissipates.} (16. Rd2 $6 Ne1 17. Bh1 Rfd8 $36) 16... Rfd8
17. Rbc1 (17. Bc7 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rc8 19. Bd6 Kf8 $11) (17. e5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 f6
$132) 17... Nd4 18. Be3 Nb3 $11 19. Rb1 Bf6 20. f3 Rac8 (20... Nc5 21. Bf1 $11)
21. Kf2 Kf8 22. Bf1 Bb7 {[%cal Yf6d4] /\Bd4} 23. Rxd8+ {White can't improve
his position, but further simplification only underlines the drawish features
of the _|_.} Rxd8 24. Rd1 Rxd1 25. Nxd1 Ke7 (25... Ke7 26. Bc4 Nc5 $11 (26...
Nd4 $11)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISL-ISR"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. b3 e5 4. Bb2 (4. d3 g6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. g3 Nge7 7. Bg2 d5
8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nfd2 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. Nc4 Nd4 12. Re1 Nb4 13. Ne3 Bc8 14.
Nc3 Rb8 15. a3 Nbc6 16. Ned5 Be6 17. b4 cxb4 18. axb4 a6 19. Ba3 Re8 20. Rb1
Na7 $132 {Chiburdanidze,M-Polugaevsky,L/Aruba TUMBA/1992/}) 4... d6 (4... e4 $6
5. Ng1 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. g3 Bf5 8. Bg2 Qd7 9. d3 exd3 10. e4 Bg6 11. Qxd3 Be7
12. h3 O-O-O 13. Nge2 h5 14. f4 Nb4 15. Qd2 Qc6 16. f5 Bxf5 17. Nd5 Nfxd5 18.
exf5 Nc2+ 19. Kf2 Nxa1 20. Rxa1 Qd7 21. Qxd5 $18 {Spraggett,K-Velcheva,M/Ubeda
op/1996/}) 5. e3 (5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O Nge7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Ne1 Bg4 10. Nc2
Qd7 11. Ne3 Bh3 12. Ned5 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 f5 14. e3 Rae8 15. Rb1 h5 16. a3 Nxd5
17. Nxd5 Ne7 18. Qf3 e4 19. Nxe7+ Rxe7 20. Qf4 d5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 $15 {Seirawan,
Y-Polugaevsky,L/Monaco bld/1993/}) 5... g6 (5... f5 $5 6. d4 e4 7. Nfd2 Nf6 $13
) 6. d4 (6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Nd5 Nge7 8. d3 O-O 9. Qd2 h6 (9... Nxd5 10. cxd5 Ne7 $15
) 10. Be2 f5 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. O-O-O $6 a5 13. a4 Nb4 14. Ne1 d5 15. cxd5 Nxd5
16. d4 cxd4 17. exd4 e4 18. Nc2 Rd8 19. f3 e3 20. Qe1 Be6 21. Bc4 Qf7 22. Rd3
Nb4 23. Nxb4 Bxc4 $17 {Sprotte,N-Schlick,V/BL 8586/1985/}) 6... exd4 7. exd4
Bg7 8. Be2 (8. Qd2 {[%cal Rd4c5,Rd4d5] /\dc5,d5} cxd4 9. Nxd4 $2 Qf6 $1 10.
Qe2+ Kf8 $1 $19) 8... Bg4 (8... Nge7 9. Qd2 $14) (8... cxd4 9. O-O {[%csl Rd4,
Rd6][%cal Yb1a3,Ya3c2] /\Na3-c2|^,><d6,d4}) 9. O-O Nge7 (9... Bxf3 10. Bxf3
Nge7 (10... Nxd4 11. Bxb7 Rb8 12. Bd5 $16) 11. Qd2 {-9...Nge7}) 10. Qd2 Bxf3
11. Bxf3 O-O 12. dxc5 $8 (12. d5 $2 Bxb2 13. Qxb2 Nd4 $17) 12... dxc5 (12...
Bxb2 13. Qxb2 dxc5 {-12...dxc5}) 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 (13... Qxd2 $5 14. Nxd2 Kxg7 15.
Ne4 b6 $10 {The immediate Q-exchange was a safer road to equality, now Black
will have to play accurately.}) 14. Qb2+ Kg8 15. Nc3 {[%cal Ga1h8,Rc3e4,Re4f6]
גa1-h8,/\Ne4-f6} Qd4 $1 $8 (15... Nd4 $2 16. Bxb7 $16) 16. Rad1 Qf6 17. Qd2
Rad8 18. Qe3 Rxd1 $5 (18... b6 19. Bxc6 Nxc6 20. Nd5 $14) 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 21. g4 (21. Qxc5 $4 Qxc3 22. Qxe7 Qc1+ $19) 21... b6 22. g5 Qe6 $10
23. Ne4 Nf5 24. Qf4 (24. Qc3 Nd4 {and Black finally manages to block the
diagonal, which caused him some problems until now.}) 24... Kg7 25. Nf6 {
White occupies f6 with his N, but Black's active pieces don't allow him to
construct the well-known mating mechanizm (Qg8#).} Qe1+ 26. Kg2 Ne6 27. Nh5+ $1
$8 (27. Qb8 $2 Nxg5 $19 {->}) (27. Qg4 $2 Qd2 {[%cal Rf5e3,Rd2g5] /\Qg5,Ne3-+})
27... gxh5 (27... Kf8 $6 28. Qb8+ $14) 28. Qxf5 {Already Capablanca said the Q
cooperates better with a N, the R with a B. White can save a draw due to the
exposed Black K, which enables him to give perpetual check.} Qd2 29. Qe5+ (29.
Bxh5 $4 Nf4+ $19) 29... Kg8 30. Qb8+ Kg7 (30... Nf8 $6 31. h4 Qxa2 32. Bd5 $44)
31. Qe5+ (31. Qxa7 $2 Nf4+ 32. Kg3 Nd3 $19) 31... Kg8 (31... Kg8 32. Qb8+ $10)
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.22"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 Rc8 11. b3 a6 (11... Nc5 $5 12. Rfd1 Qd7 13. Qh4 Qg4
$132) 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Qh4 Rc7 (13... Re8 {is another alternative solution, if
White's idea in this game proves effective.}) 14. Bh3 ({Here} 14. g4 {is well
met by} h6 $1 15. h3 g5 16. Qg3 b5 17. h4 bxc4 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. b4 (19. Nxg5
cxb3 20. axb3 Bxg2 21. Qxg2 Qb8 22. Nd5 Nxd5 23. Qxd5 Nf6 24. Qd3 Rfc8 25. Rxc7
Rxc7 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. g5 Qb5 $5 28. Qxb5 axb5 29. gxf6 $11 {1/2,Aronian,
L-Nyback,T/EU-ch Antalya/2004/}) 19... Qa8 20. Bxg5 Re8 21. Be3 Nf8 22. a4 Ne4
23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Bd4 Bxf3 25. Bxf3 Qb8 $132 {Kramnik,V-Karpov,A/Dos Hermanas/
1999/}) 14... Qb8 {The usual move, but Filippov comes with an interesting and
aggressive thrust, which can make Black think twice in the future.} ({The
prophylactic} 14... Re8 $5 {is maybe stronger (Black needs to protect his Pe7
in most lines), but even here} 15. g4 {is dangerous:} (15. Bh6 Rc5 16. Ng5 b5
17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Bxh6 20. Qxh6 Nf8 21. b4 Qb6 22. Rd1 a5 {
1/2,Wojtkiewicz,A-Stohl,I/POL-chT/1999/}) 15... Qa8 16. g5 Ne4 (16... Bxf3 17.
exf3 Ne5 18. Bg2 Nfd7 19. Nd5 Rcc8 20. f4 Nc6 21. Nxb6 Nxb6 22. Bxb6 $16 {
Szuhanek,R-Illijin,N/Indjija/2004/}) 17. Na4 $1 (17. Nd5 $6 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 e6
19. Rdd1 Nc3 20. Rd2 Nxe2+ 21. Rxe2 Qxf3 22. Rd2 Bf8 23. Bd4 Qb7 24. Bg2 Qb8
25. Rc3 h5 26. gxh6 Kh7 27. Qf4 f5 $15 {Preuschoff,M-Wojtkiewicz,A/Goch/1998/})
17... f5 18. Nxb6 $14) (14... Qa8 $2 15. Bxd7 $1 Rxd7 16. Na4 Bxf3 17. Nxb6 Qb7
18. exf3 Rc7 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Rxd5 Rd8 21. Kg2 Bf6 22. Qf4 $16 {Anand,V-Gomez
Esteban,J/Santurtzi act/2003/}) 15. g4 $1 {[%mdl 8] Not completely new, but
tested for the first time on a higher level.} ({Too soft is} 15. Bh6 b5 $1 16.
Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nf6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. e4 Bc8 20. Bxc8 Rfxc8 21. Rxc7 Qxc7 22.
Nd4 Qc3 23. Qf4 Rc5 24. f3 h6 25. Qd2 Nd7 26. Kf2 $11 {Jirovsky,M-Hracek,Z/
CZE-ch Luhacovice/2003/}) 15... Nc5 (15... Qa8 16. g5 Ne4 17. Nxe4 (17. Na4
$142 $14) 17... Bxe4 18. Nd2 Bc6 19. Bxd7 Rxd7 20. Bxb6 d5 (20... f6 $5 $132)
21. cxd5 Rxd5 22. Nc4 Rf5 23. Ne3 Re5 24. f3 h6 $6 25. gxh6 Bf6 26. Qf2 Rh5 27.
Ng4 Qb7 28. Bd4 $18 {Pogorelov,R-Colovic,A/Balaguer/2003/}) (15... b5 16. g5
Nh5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Nc5 19. Bg4 b4 20. Bxh5 gxh5 21. Rc4 a5 22. Qxh5 Qc8
23. Rf4 $16 {Fancsy,I-Anka,E/HUN-chT 0203/2003/}) 16. g5 Nfe4 (16... Nfd7 17.
Nd5 (17. b4 Bxf3 18. bxc5 Ba8 $13) 17... Bxd5 18. cxd5 $36 {[%cal Rf3d4,Rd4c6]
/\Nd4-c6}) 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 (17... Nxe4 18. Bxb6 Rc6 19. Bd4 $16) 18. Bxc5 Bxf3 $8
19. Bxd6 $1 (19. Bxb6 Qxb6 20. exf3 a5 $14 {^-/<=>}) 19... exd6 20. exf3 $16 {
[%csl Rd6] ><d6} b5 21. f4 $5 (21. Bf1 $16 {is a solid alternative, but White
decides to play for the attack.}) 21... bxc4 22. Rxc4 Rxc4 23. bxc4 Qb2 (23...
f6 $5 $16) 24. f5 $1 $40 Be5 (24... Qc2 25. Rxd6 gxf5 26. Rxa6 $18 (26. Qf4 $18
)) 25. f6 $18 {[%csl Rg8] עg8 Now Black has permanent problems with his basic
rank, he can't effectively activate his Rf8.} h5 (25... Kh8 26. Qe4 Qxa2 27. f4
Qb3 28. Bg4 Qb6+ 29. Kf1 Bc3 30. Qe7 $18) 26. Qe4 Rb8 27. Be6 $1 {[%cal Re4g6]
/\Qg6} Kf8 $8 (27... Bxh2+ 28. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 29. Kh1 $18) 28. Bd5 Re8 (28... Qxa2
$2 29. f4 $18) 29. Kg2 (29. Qd3 $5 {is a worthy alternative, White avoids the
exchange of Q:} Rb8 (29... Qxa2 30. Bxf7 Kxf7 31. Qd5+ Kf8 32. Qb7 Re6 33. Qg7+
Ke8 34. Qg8+ Kd7 35. Qf7+ $18) 30. Qe3 (30. Kg2 {[%cal Rd3e3,Re3a7] /\Qe3-a7+-}
) 30... Qc2 31. Rd3 (31. Re1 Rb1 $16) 31... Kg8 32. Kg2 $18) 29... Bxh2 $6 (
29... Bg3 $142 30. Qd4 Qxd4 31. Rxd4 Be5 32. Rd3 $18 {is slightly more
resilient, but hopeless as well. Black's move loses by force.}) 30. Rb1 $1 Qd2
(30... Rxe4 31. Rxb2 $18) (30... Qe5 31. Qxe5 Bxe5 32. Rb7 Re6 $8 33. Bxe6 fxe6
34. Re7 $18) 31. Rb8 $1 Be5 (31... Qxg5+ 32. Kxh2 $18) (31... Rxb8 32. Qe7+ Kg8
33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Qg7#) 32. Rxe8+ Kxe8 33. Bxf7+ $1 {[%mdl 64] A simple, but
pleasing combination forces mate.} Kd8 (33... Kxf7 34. Qb7+ Ke6 35. Qc8+ Kf7
36. Qd7+ Kf8 37. Qe7+ Kg8 38. Qg7#) (33... Kf8 34. Qa8+ $18) (33... Kd7 34.
Qb7+ Kd8 35. Qb8+ {-33...Kd8}) 34. Qa8+ Kc7 35. Qa7+ Kd8 (35... Kc6 36. Be8#)
36. Qb8+ Kd7 37. Be8+ (37. Be8+ Ke6 38. Qc8#) 1-0

[Event "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Site "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Schwartzman, Gabriel"]
[Black "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Glatman} c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4
cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. b3 O-O $5 (9... Nbd7 10. Rd1 (10. Nb5 Nc5 11. Rd1 d5 (11...
Nfe4 {Glatman} 12. Qxg7 $1 (12. b4 a6 $1 $14 {Greenfeld/}) 12... Bf6 13. Qh6
Bxa1 14. Ng5 Be5 15. b4 $16 {Korchnoi,V-Greenfeld,A Beer Sheva 1990 Inf 49/49/}
) 12. cxd5 exd5 $1 13. Bh3 O-O $132 (13... O-O 14. Bb2 a6 15. Nc3 Re8 16. Rac1
Ne6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Na4 $16 {Korchnoi,V-Hjartarson,J Saint John 1988/}))
10... a6 11. Ba3 (11. e4 Qc8 $5 $13) 11... Nc5 12. Bb2 O-O 13. b4 Ncd7 14. e4
Qc7 15. Nd2 Rac8 16. Rac1 Rfe8 17. h3 Bf8 18. Ne2 Qb8 19. a3 Bc6 $10 {
Ljubojevic,L-Ftacnik,L/Novi Sad olm/1990/}) (9... a6 {Glatman} 10. Ba3 O-O 11.
Rfd1 Ne8 12. Qd3 Qc7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 d5 15. cxd5 Bxa3 16. Ng5 Nf6 17. Qa4
h6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. dxe6 Ra7 20. Qxa3 $44 {Korchnoi,V-Greenfeld,A Beer Sheva
1988/}) 10. Ba3 (10. Rd1 $142 Nbd7 11. e4 (11. Ba3 Nc5 12. Qe3 Rc8 13. Rac1 a6
14. h3 Qc7 15. Nd4 Rfe8 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Bb2 {Epishin,V-Beliavsky,A/Reggio
Top 15/1991/} Bf8 $10) 11... Qb8 (11... a6 {Glatman} 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5
14. Qxd8 $1 Rfxd8 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rdc8 17. Na4 $1 $14 {Vaganian,
R-Nogeiras,J Rotterdam 1989 Inf 47/49/}) 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Qc8 {
/\Ncd7-+} 15. Qe2 $14 a6 $2 16. Na4 Nfd7 17. Rxd7 Qxd7 18. Nxb6 Qc7 19. Nxa8
Bxa8 20. Rd1 $18 {Salov,V-Adams,M/Wijk op/1993/}) 10... Na6 $5 (10... Nc6 11.
Qf4 d5 (11... Qb8 {Glatman} 12. Rfd1 d5 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Ne5 $16 {Karpov,
A-Hansen,L Thessaloniki 1988/}) 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Rfd1 (13. Ne5 $5 $14) 13...
Ng6 14. Qe3 Qe7 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Nd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rac8 19. Rd2
Rfd8 20. Rad1 Rd5 $10 {Ftacnik,L-Adams,M/Manila izt/1990/}) 11. Rfd1 (11. e4
Nc5 12. e5 Bxf3 $1 13. Bxf3 dxe5 14. Qe3 (14. Qxe5 $2 Ncd7 15. Bxe7 Nxe5 16.
Bxd8 Nxf3+ 17. Kg2 Raxd8 18. Kxf3 Rd3+ $19) 14... e4 (14... Rc8 $5) 15. Bxe4
Nfxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qxe4 Rad8 19. Rfd1 Rd6 20. Rac1 Rfd8 $10
{Stangl,M-Moiseev,V/Nettetal/1992/}) 11... Nc5 12. Nb5 (12. Rac1 {Glatman} a6
13. b4 Ncd7 14. Ng5 $1 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 a5 16. b5 Nc5 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Qe3 Qc7
19. Nf3 Rad8 20. Ne5 $16 {Sveshnikov,E-Bistric,F Saraevo 1983/}) 12... Nfe4 $1
13. b4 Na4 {><c4,Ba3} (13... Bf6 14. Qe3 Bxa1 15. bxc5 Bf6 16. cxd6 $44) 14.
Qe3 a6 15. Nbd4 Rc8 (15... d5 {Glatman} 16. Rac1 Bf6 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Qd7
19. cxd5 exd5 20. Bb2 Nxb2 21. Qxb2 $14 {Andersson,U-Browne,W London 1980/})
16. Nd2 (16. Rac1 $5 d5 (16... b5 $6 17. Nd2 $1 (17. c5 Bd5 $1 $15) (17. cxb5
Nac3 $13) 17... Nxd2 18. Bxb7 Nxc4 19. Qb3 $16 {><a6,b5}) (16... Bf6 {Glatman}
17. Nd2) 17. Qb3 (17. cxd5 Nec3 $15) 17... Qe8 $13) 16... Nxd2 $8 17. Bxb7 Nxc4
18. Qb3 Rc7 19. Bxa6 Nxa3 20. Qxa4 $6 (20. Qxa3 Nc3 21. Rdc1 Bf6 22. Rxc3 Bxd4
23. Rxc7 Qxc7 $10 (23... Qxc7 {Glatman} 24. Rc1 Qb8 $10)) 20... Nc4 21. Qb3 d5
22. Rac1 Bf6 $1 23. Nf3 (23. Bxc4 dxc4 $36 {/\} (23... Rxc4 24. Nc6 $36) 24.
Rxc4 $2 Rxc4 25. Qxc4 e5 $19) (23. Nb5 Rd7 {/\Qa8}) (23. e3 {Glatman} Bxd4 24.
exd4 (24. Rxd4 $2 Nd2 $1 $19) 24... Nd6 $15) 23... Nd6 $15 {<->c} 24. e3 Qd7
25. Bf1 (25. a4 Rxc1 $1 (25... Ra7 {Glatman}) 26. Rxc1 Ra8 $17) 25... Rfc8 26.
Qb1 $6 (26. Rxc7 Qxc7 27. a4 Ne4 $36) 26... Qa4 27. Rxc7 Rxc7 28. Bd3 g6 29.
Ne1 Ra7 $1 $17 (29... Rc3 $5 {Glatman}) 30. Rc1 $5 $8 (30. Rd2 Bc3 $19) 30...
Qxa2 31. Qxa2 Rxa2 32. Rc6 Ne4 $1 33. Bxe4 dxe4 34. Kf1 (34. Rxb6 $2 Ra1 35.
Kf1 Bc3 $19) 34... b5 35. Rc5 Rb2 36. Rxb5 Rb1 37. Ke2 (37. Rc5 Be7 38. Rc8+
Kg7 $17) 37... Bc3 38. Ng2 (38. Nc2 $2 Rc1 $19) 38... Kg7 $1 {(.)} 39. h4 Kf6
40. Rb7 Bxb4 41. Rb5 h6 42. Rb7 g5 (42... Rb2+ {Glatman} 43. Kf1 g5 $17) 43.
hxg5+ hxg5 44. f4 $8 (44. Rb5 g4 {עe2,Ng2}) 44... g4 $1 {><e3,g3} 45. Rb5 Ke7
46. Rb7+ Kf8 {(+)} 47. Rb8+ Kg7 48. Rb7 Kg6 49. Rb6 Kf6 50. Rb8 Ke7 51. Rb7+
Kf8 52. Rb8+ Kg7 53. Rb7 Rb2+ 54. Kf1 Ba3 $1 $19 55. Rxb2 (55. Ra7 Bc5 $19)
55... Bxb2 56. Ke2 Kf6 57. Nh4 Ke7 58. Kd2 Kd6 59. Ng2 (59. f5 $2 Be5 $19) (59.
Kc2 Bf6 60. Ng2 Kd5 {/\Kc4,Be7-c5-+}) 59... Kd5 60. Ne1 e5 $1 {/\ef4-+} (60...
Kc4 {Glatman} 61. Ng2 Bc3+ 62. Ke2 $10) 61. Ng2 (61. f5 Kd6 {/\Ke7-f6-+}) 61...
exf4 62. Nxf4+ Kc4 63. Ne2 Be5 64. Kc2 Bc7 (64... f5 65. Kd2 Bc7 (65... Kb3 66.
Kc1) 66. Nd4 $5 $17) 65. Nc3 $5 (65. Kd2 Ba5+ 66. Kc2 Be1 67. Kd1 Bf2 68. Kd2
f6 69. Nc3 Be1+ $1 $19) 65... Bxg3 (65... f5 66. Ne2 {-64...f5} (66. Ne2 {
Glatman} Ba5)) 66. Nxe4 Bh2 $1 {/\g3-g2-+} 67. Nd2+ Kd5 68. e4+ Ke6 $2 (68...
Kd4 $19 {/\g3,Bf4}) (68... Ke5 {Glatman} 69. Kd3 g3 70. Nc4+ Kf4 71. Ne3 Kf3
72. e5 Bg1 73. Nf5 Bc5 $19) 69. Nc4 $1 $8 g3 70. Ne3 Ke5 71. Kd3 Kf4 72. Ng2+
$1 Kf3 73. Nh4+ Kg4 (73... Kf2 74. e5 $1 g2 75. Nxg2 Kxg2 76. Ke4 {/\Kf5,e6=} (
76. Ke4 {Glatman} Bg1 77. e6 fxe6 78. Ke5 $10)) 74. Ng2 $10 Bg1 75. Ke2 f6 76.
Kf1 (76. Kf1 Bb6 77. Ne1 (77. Ke2 {Glatman} Ba7 78. Kf1 Kf3 79. Ne1+ Kxe4 80.
Kg2 $10) 77... Ba5 (77... Kf4 78. Kg2 Bf2 79. Nf3 Kxe4 80. Nh4 $10) (77... Kh3
78. Ng2 $10) 78. Ng2 Bd2 79. Ke2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2639"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Psakhis} Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d3 {Kortschnoj
avoids the typical Hedgehog lines, in which White fights for an advantage by} (
6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 ({or} 7. Re1) 7... cxd4 8. Qxd4 {and prefers a manoeuvring
struggle in a closed position.}) 6... Bg7 (6... d5 7. Ne5 $1 (7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nc3 Bg7 $11) 7... Bg7 8. Qa4+ Nbd7 9. Nc3 $36) 7. e4 O-O 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Be3 {
A rare move, as it allows the following sortie.} ({White's most common
alternative, which however promises no real advantage, is} 9. h3 e6 $5 (9...
Ne8 10. Bg5 Nc7 11. Qd2 Ne6 12. Bh6 Ned4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Ne2
Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 e5 17. Kh2 d6 18. b3 Bc6 19. Qb2 b5 20. f4 f6 21. Rf2 a5 $11 {
Alburt,L-Vaganian,R/URS-ch Yerevan/1975/}) (9... d6 10. Be3 e5 11. Qd2 Nd4 12.
Nh2 Nd7 13. f4 a6 $6 (13... f5 $132) 14. f5 gxf5 15. exf5 Bxg2 16. Qxg2 Kh8 17.
Kh1 Rb8 18. b3 Rg8 19. g4 Bf6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Rf2 f6 22. Nf1 $16 {Speelman,
J-Lautier,J/Dordrecht 5'/2001/}) 10. Be3 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. d4 Na5 13. cxd5
Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. dxc5 (15. Nh4 $5 $11) 15... Nc4 $1 16. Qxd5 Bxd5 17.
cxb6 axb6 18. Rad1 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Bc4 $36 {Keene,R-Timman,J/Teeside/1975/}) (9.
Rb1 d6 (9... e6 10. h3 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. Bg5 $6 dxc4 13. dxc4 h6 14. Be3 Ne7
15. Qxd8 Raxd8 16. Rbd1 Nf5 17. Bc1 Ne4 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ (19... Rd6
$5 20. Rxd6 Nexd6 $36) 20. Nxd1 Ned6 21. b3 Kf8 {1/2,Huebner,R-Timman,J/
Montreal/1979/}) (9... Ne8 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Ne2 (11. Qd2 $142 {/\b4=}) 11... e5
12. b4 d6 13. bxc5 dxc5 14. Nexd4 cxd4 15. Bd2 Nc7 16. Ne1 Na6 $1 $15 (16...
Ne6 17. Bb4 Re8 18. f4 exf4 19. gxf4 Qc7 20. Qg4 Nc5 21. Bxc5 bxc5 22. Rb2 Rab8
23. Rbf2 Bc8 24. Qg3 Rb1 25. h4 h5 26. Nf3 Rxf1+ 27. Bxf1 Bh6 28. Nd2 $13 {
Karpov,A-Savon,V/URS-ch Moscow/1973/}) 17. a4 $2 Bc6 18. a5 bxa5 19. Ra1 a4 20.
f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Rb8 $17 {Kortschnoj,V-Kuzmin,G/Leningrad izt/1973/}) 10. h3
Ne8 11. Be3 Nd4 12. Ne2 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Qd7 14. Bg2 f5 $1 15. Qd2 Nf6 16. Nc3 e5
{Andersson,U-Furman,S/Madrid/1973/} 17. f4 $11) (9. Nh4 Ne8 10. f4 e6 11. Be3 (
11. f5 Nd4 $132) 11... f5 12. Qd2 d6 13. Nf3 Nf6 14. Kh1 d5 15. exd5 exd5 16.
Ne5 Na5 17. d4 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qc3 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Qc7 21. Rac1 Nc6 $11 {
/=/+,Schmidt,W-Andersson,U/Camaguey/1974/}) 9... Ng4 (9... d6 10. h3 {/\d4} e5
11. Ne1 Ne8 $11) 10. Bd2 d6 11. a3 $146 (11. Ne1 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. h3 Nf6
14. Nc2 Qd7 15. Be3 Rac8 (15... Ne5 $1 $11) 16. Qe2 e5 17. Bg5 Nd4 18. Nxd4
cxd4 19. Bxf6 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rxf6 21. Nd5 Rf7 22. a4 Re8 23. b4 Re6 {Gostisa,
L-Ionescu,C/Manila olm/1992/} 24. f3 $14 {[%csl Gd5] ><d5}) 11... a6 {'?!'
Psakhis.} (11... Nge5 $5 12. Ne1 (12. Nxe5 $6 dxe5 $15 {[%csl Rd4,Rd5] ><d3,d4}
(12... Nxe5 {[%csl Gd4,Gg7] Psakhis})) 12... Nd4 13. b4 f5 $13) 12. Rb1 b5 $5 {
This sacrifice in the logical consequence of Black's previous move, he doesn't
want to wait for b4|^.} 13. Ne1 {'!' Psakhis. Psakhis: 'To be honest I just
missed this move.'} (13. cxb5 $143 axb5 14. Nxb5 Ba6 15. a4 (15. Ne1 $2 Nxf2
$17) 15... Rb8 $44 {|^}) (13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 Nge5 15. Nxe5 (15. cxb5 Nxf3+
16. Bxf3 axb5 17. Nxb5 Ba6 $15) 15... Nxe5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Qe2 $11) 13...
Nge5 14. f4 Nd7 $8 (14... b4 $2 15. axb4 cxb4 16. fxe5 bxc3 17. bxc3 $16) 15.
cxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 {Psakhis: 'Black has some compensation for a pawn, but
maybe not enough.'} Qb6 17. Nc3 Nd4 18. Be3 {Now a black piece lands on b3,
paralysing the <<, but White couldn't prevent this anyway.} (18. b4 Rxa3 (18...
Rfb8 $5) 19. bxc5 Qa7 $36) 18... Rfb8 $44 19. Nc2 Nb3 (19... Nxc2 {Psakhis} 20.
Qxc2 Bc6 21. Qd2 $16) (19... Qb3 $142 $5 {Psakhis} 20. Bxd4 (20. Nxd4 {Psakhis}
Qxd1 21. Nxd1 cxd4) 20... cxd4 21. Nb4 Qxd1 22. Nxd1 Nc5) 20. Bf2 {'!' Psakhis.
} e6 (20... Bc6 21. Nb4 $1 $14) 21. Ne3 Bc6 $1 (21... Ba6 22. Nc4 (22. e5 {
Psakhis} d5 23. Nexd5 exd5 24. Nxd5 Qd8 25. Ne7+ (25. Nf6+ {Psakhis} Nxf6 26.
Bxa8 Bxd3 27. exf6 Bxf6) 25... Qxe7 26. Bxa8 Rxa8 27. Qxb3 Rb8 28. Qc2 Qe6 {
[%csl Rg1][%cal Ga6b7]}) 22... Bxc4 23. dxc4 {/\Nb5+/-}) 22. Nc4 Qc7 23. g4 {
'!' Psakhis.} (23. f5 exf5 24. exf5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Qc6+ $36 {/\} 26. Qf3 $2
Qxf3+ 27. Kxf3 Bxc3 28. bxc3 d5 $19) 23... Nd4 (23... Bd4 24. Bxd4 Nxd4 25. b4
$14) (23... Rb7 $5 $44) 24. Bg3 (24. b4 $142 $5 {gives White chances for an
advantage.}) 24... Nb6 25. f5 (25. Nxb6 Rxb6 $36 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gb8b2] <->b,
><b2}) 25... Nxc4 26. dxc4 Rb3 {'!?' Psakhis.} 27. Qd2 (27. f6 $5 Bh6 28. Bf2
Qb6 29. Bxd4 cxd4 30. Nb5 Be3+ 31. Kh1 Rxb5 32. cxb5 Bxb5 $44) 27... Rab8 $6 (
27... Qe7 {prevents f6 and prepares Bf6-g5} 28. g5 $5 Be5 $1 29. Bxe5 dxe5 30.
f6 Qb7 $44) 28. f6 {'!' Psakhis.} (28. h4 $6 {Psakhis} exf5 29. exf5 Nxf5 $1
30. gxf5 Bxc3 31. Qxd6 Qxd6 32. Bxd6 Bd4+ 33. Kh2 Bxg2 34. Kxg2 Rxb2+ 35. Rxb2
Rxb2+ $15) 28... Bf8 {[%csl Rf8] ץ} 29. Rf2 (29. Bf2 Qb6 $11) 29... Qa5 30.
Qd3 (30. g5 $5 {/\} Rxc3 $2 31. Rd1 $16) 30... Ba4 {Psakhis: 'I had at this
moment less than 5 minuter left to the end of the game, so my hopes were
connected mostly with all kinds of tricks- maybe one moment will be possible
to play Rxc3 with next Bc2'} (30... Qa8 {[%cal Yb8b6,Ya8b8] /\R8b6,Qb6 is more
logical, the B will quickly move back anyway.}) 31. Bf1 Qa8 32. g5 Bc6 33. Bg2
R8b6 34. Bf4 {'!' Psakhis.} Qb8 35. Qd2 Qa7 36. Be3 Qa5 $5 {Despite the
unhappy Bf8 it's still not so simple for White to make progress. Psakhis:
'Kortschnoj almost catched me on time and finally makes mistake.'} (36... e5
37. Qc1 {/\Nd5+/=}) 37. Qd1 {'?' Psakhis. Allows a tactical strike, which is
however not as powerful as it seems.} (37. Nd1 $5 {/\} Rxa3 (37... Qa4 38. Bxd4
cxd4 39. Qxd4 $16) 38. Qxa5 Rxa5 39. b4 $16) (37. Bxd4 cxd4 38. Nb5 (38. Qxd4
Qxg5 $13) 38... Qxd2 39. Rxd2 Bxb5 40. cxb5 R6xb5 41. h4 h6 $132) (37. Qd3 $142
$16 {Psakhis}) 37... Qxc3 $5 {'!' Psakhis. Psakhis: '30 seconds left!'} 38.
bxc3 Rxb1 39. Bc1 Nb3 40. Rb2 $1 {White ties Black's pieces to each other.
Psakhis: 'Stronger than'} (40. Rc2 $6 Ba4 $1 {/\} (40... Na1 $11 41. Rf2 Nb3)
41. Qf1 (41. Qe1 {Psakhis} Ra1 (41... Na5 $11 {Psakhis}) 42. Rb2 Rxc1 (42...
Nxc1 {Psakhis} 43. Rxb6 Ne2+ 44. Kf2 Rxe1 45. Kxe1 Nxc3 46. Kd2 $36) 43. Qxc1
Nxc1 44. Rxb6 Ne2+ 45. Kf2 Nxc3 46. Ke1 $13) 41... Ra1 42. Rb2 $1 (42. Qf4 Na5
43. Rf2 e5 44. Qe3 Nxc4 $19) 42... Ra6 (42... Nxc1 43. Rxb6 Ne2+ 44. Kf2 Rxf1+
45. Kxf1 Nxc3 46. Kf2 $16 {[%csl Rf8] ץf8}) 43. Rc2 Rb6 {gives Black a draw
from a position of strength.}) 40... Nxc1 (40... Rxc1 $2 41. Qxc1 Nxc1 42. Rxb6
$16 {[%csl Ga3] o^a} Ba4 43. Kf2 Nd3+ 44. Ke3 Ne5 45. Bf1 {[%csl Ra3,Rf8]}) 41.
Rxb1 Rxb1 42. Qc2 Ra1 43. Qb2 $6 (43. Bf1 $1 Ra2 44. Qxc1 Bxe4 45. h4 $14 {
/= still gives White a material advantage and some winning chances, although
breaking the fortress may well prove impossible.} (45. Qe3 {Psakhis White has
any chances for victory.})) 43... Nb3+ 44. Kf2 Ba4 45. Bf3 h6 ({I had strong
feeling that} 45... d5 $142 $1 {(Psakhis) leads to black's advantage, but was
not brave enough to make this move having less than one minute} 46. cxd5 exd5 (
46... c4 {Psakhis} 47. dxe6 fxe6) 47. exd5 (47. e5 {Psakhis} c4) 47... c4 48.
Qe2 Bc5+ 49. Kg2 Rg1+ 50. Kh3 Bd7+ 51. Kh4 Nc1) 46. h4 hxg5 47. hxg5 Rc1 48.
Kg2 (48. e5 {Psakhis} dxe5 49. Be4 Rd1 50. Bc2 Rd2+ 51. Ke3 Rg2 $19) 48... e5 {
'?!' Psakhis.} ({Still} 48... d5 {(Psakhis) works well -} 49. cxd5 (49. exd5 {
Psakhis} exd5 50. Bxd5 $2 Rd1) 49... exd5 50. exd5 (50. e5 {Psakhis} c4 $5 (
50... d4 {Psakhis} 51. cxd4 c4 52. Bd5 (52. e6 {Psakhis} fxe6))) 50... Bd6 {
but I was afraid that White will play e5 hmself}) 49. Kf2 Ra1 (49... d5 $1 {
Psakhis} 50. exd5 Bd6) 50. Kg2 Re1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 1st"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2005.05.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2005.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 {Adams had to face this move last year against Kasparov and Anand
had probably prepared some minor improvement later on. However, this riskless
alternative can hardly give White more than a slight initiative, which tends
to evaporate gradually after sensible defensive play.} a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4
O-O 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15. Nd4 Qc8 ({Adams is the first to
deviate from the aforementioned game. The main and slightly more popular
alternative to the text-move is} 15... Rc7 16. b3 Rc5 17. a4 Qc7 18. Qb1 (18.
Ra2 Rc8 19. Rad2 Bf8 20. e3 Nd7 21. Qb7 Rb8 22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. Ra2 g6 24. Kf1
Nc5 25. Rb1 Bg7 26. Ke2 Kf8 27. h4 Bxd4 $6 (27... d5 $5 28. cxd5 exd5 {[%cal
Yc5e4] /\Ne4<=>}) 28. exd4 Nd7 29. Kd3 e5 30. a5 $1 b5 31. cxb5 Rxb5 32. b4 {
[%csl Ra6] _|_,><a6,Brook,O-Ward,C/Oakham/1988/}) 18... Nd7 19. e3 (19. Ra2 Nf6
20. Nc2 Rd8 21. Nb4 Qc8 22. Nd3 Rc7 23. Rc1 d5 24. cxd5 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Qxc1+
26. Nxc1 Nxd5 $11 {Pigusov,E-Aseev,K/Vilnius/1984/}) 19... Qc8 (19... Nf6 $142
$5 {/\d5=}) 20. Ra2 Nf6 21. Rc2 a5 22. Rcd2 $5 {This is slightly more natural
than Kasparov's choice.} (22. Rdd2 Rd8 23. Nb5 g6 24. Qd1 Ne8 25. Bf3 Qd7 26.
Rd3 Nc7 27. Rcd2 Nxb5 28. axb5 Bf8 $11 {Kasparov,G-Adams,M/ARM-ROW Moscow/2004/
}) 22... d5 $5 (22... Rd8 {transposes into another practical example:} 23. e4 (
23. Nb5 $5 $14) 23... Ne8 24. Qd3 g6 25. Qe2 Nc7 26. Nc2 Re8 27. Ne3 Rf8 28. h3
Qe8 29. Kh2 $14 {()} f5 $6 30. f4 Qf7 31. exf5 gxf5 32. Rxd6 $1 Bxd6 33. Rxd6
$44 {|^,Cifuentes Parada,R-Van der Werf,M/Wijk aan Zee op/1995/}) 23. cxd5 Nxd5
24. Nf5 exf5 25. Bxd5 $14 {/=}) 16. b3 Bf6 (16... Re8 17. a4 Qc5 18. Ra2 Bf6
19. Rad2 Rc7 20. Qb1 Be7 21. b4 Qh5 22. b5 $1 $36 {Kasparov} (22. Rc2 Rec8 $11
{Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/Moscow-4teams/1981/})) (16... Rc7 17. a4 Re8 18. Ra2 Nd7
$2 19. a5 $1 Nc5 20. Qb1 bxa5 21. Rxa5 Bf6 22. e3 Qd7 23. b4 Rb8 24. Qb2 Nb7
25. Bxb7 Rcxb7 26. Rxa6 $16 {Zifroni,D-Bar,R/ISR-chT/2002/, /\} Rxb4 27. Qxb4
$1 Rxb4 28. Ra8+ Bd8 29. Nc6 $18) 17. e3 $146 {A prophylactic move, by giving
the N extra protection White discourages ideas as} (17. a4 Rd8 18. Qe3 Qc5 19.
Ra2 Bxd4 $1 20. Rxd4 a5 21. Rad2 {1/2,Pigusov,E-Ulibin,M/Dubai op/2002/} Rad7 {
[%csl Rb3][%cal Yc5c7,Yb8a6,Ya6c5] /\Qc7,Na6-c5,<=>><b3}) (17. Rd2 Qc5 18. a4
Rd7 19. Rb1 Rc8 (19... Re8 20. e3 d5 $5 $11) 20. e3 Qb4 21. Qd3 h6 $11 {
1/2,Espig,L-Gauglitz,G/Dresden/1985/}) 17... Rd8 18. Qg4 $5 {[%cal Gg4e6,Gd4e6]
Anand tries a interesting novel idea. Contrary to the above examples, White
doesn't play on the <<, but targets e6 and keeps his pieces in the [+] and on
the >>.} g6 19. Rd2 h5 {This "softens" the >>, but otherwise Black would have
to reckon with h4-h5.} ({Black wants to activate his Q via c5, so he spurns} 
19... Rc7 20. Rad1 Rc5 {[%cal Yb6b5] /\b5} 21. a4 Qc7 $14 {/=} (21... Nd7 22.
Qf3 $1 Kg7 23. Nc6 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Qb7 $36)) 20. Qe2 Bg7 21. Rad1 Qc5 22.
h4 Rad7 23. Bh3 {[%csl Re6][%cal Rd4e6,Rh3e6] /\Ne6,Be6} Re7 24. Qf3 (24. a4
Qb4 25. Qd3 Bxd4 $5 26. exd4 d5 $11) 24... Ree8 (24... d5 25. cxd5 Qxd5 (25...
exd5 26. Ne2 $16 {[%csl Rd5] ><d5}) 26. Qxd5 Rxd5 27. Bg2 $5 {[%cal Rd4e6] /
\Ne6+/-} (27. Nxe6 fxe6 28. Bxe6+ Rxe6 29. Rxd5 $36)) (24... b5 $142 $5 25. Rc2
bxc4 26. Rxc4 Qa5 $132) 25. Qe4 $1 {[%mdl 576] Provokes the following tactics,
as now Black has no suitable way to prevent a sacrifice on e6.} d5 $5 (25...
Qe5 26. Qxe5 (26. Qb7 Qc5 $11) 26... dxe5 (26... Bxe5 27. Nf3 {[%csl Rd6] ><d6}
) 27. Ne2 $36) (25... b5 $2 26. Nxe6 $1 Qa7 (26... fxe6 27. Qxg6 Qe5 28. Rxd6
$1 $18) 27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Rxd6 fxe6 29. Bxe6+ Kh7 30. Bg8+ $1 $18) 26. Nxe6 $1
dxe4 $1 {[%mdl 256] [] Adams keeps his calm and finds the best defence.} (26...
Rxe6 $2 27. Bxe6 dxe4 (27... fxe6 28. Qxe6+ $18 (28. Qxg6 $18)) 28. Rxd8+ Kh7 (
28... Bf8 29. Rxb8 {/\Rdd8+/-}) 29. Rxb8 Qe5 (29... fxe6 30. Rd7 $18) 30. Re8 (
30. Rxb6 $5 Qc7 31. Rxa6 fxe6 32. Rdd6 $16) 30... fxe6 31. Re7 $16) (26... fxe6
27. Qxg6 $40 (27. Bxe6+ $143 Kh7 28. Rxd5 Qc6 $1 29. Rxh5+ Bh6 $14)) 27. Rxd8
Qe7 (27... fxe6 $2 28. Rxe8+ $18) 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Rd8 Qxd8 30. Nxd8 Bf6 (
30... f5 $2 31. Ne6 $16) 31. Nb7 Be7 $1 $44 {[%csl Rb7,Ge7,Gh3] פb7,/\f5,
Nd7-c5^- Cut off White's N. By preparing its exchange, Black wants to profit
from the strong drawing factor-the ^-.} 32. c5 $5 {Anand wants to prevent the
described idea before Black consolidates his position.} (32. Bc8 Nc6 33. a4 a5
{[%cal Yc6e5,Ye5d3,Yd3c5] /\Ne5-d3-c5}) (32. Bg2 f5 33. f3 exf3 34. Bxf3 Nd7
35. e4 fxe4 36. Bxe4 Nc5 $11) 32... Bxc5 {Adams simplifies the position,
making sure he can hold the minor piece _|_.} ({The text-move seems simpler,
than retaining the B with} 32... bxc5 33. Bf1 (33. Na5 f5 34. f3 exf3 35. Kf2
Kf7 36. Kxf3 Bd6 $132) (33. Bg2 f5 34. f3 exf3 35. Bxf3 Kf7 $11) 33... f5 34.
Bc4+ Kg7 35. Kf1 $14 {[%csl Ra6,Rc5] when Black is tied to the defence of his
ק}) 33. Nxc5 bxc5 34. Bc8 Kg7 35. Bb7 f5 36. f3 (36. Kf1 a5 37. Ke2 Nd7 38. f3
(38. Kd2 Ne5 {[%csl Rf2] ><f2}) 38... exf3+ 39. Bxf3 Ne5 $132 {/=}) 36... exf3
37. Kf2 a5 38. Kxf3 Nd7 39. e4 (39. Kf4 Kf6 40. e4 fxe4 (40... Ne5 41. exf5
gxf5 42. Bf3 $1 Nd3+ (42... Nxf3 $2 43. Kxf3 Ke5 44. Ke3 $18) 43. Ke3 Nc1 44.
Bxh5 Ke5 45. Bd1 $36) 41. Kxe4 (41. Bxe4 Ne5 $11) 41... c4 42. Kd4 cxb3 43.
axb3 g5 $132 {/= In these _|_ it's enough for a draw if Black to give his N
for White's last <<P}) 39... Ne5+ 40. Ke3 (40. Kf4 Nd3+ 41. Ke3 Nc1 $132) 40...
c4 $1 41. exf5 (41. bxc4 Nxc4+ 42. Kd4 Nd6 43. Bc6 Nxe4 $11) (41. Kd4 cxb3 $1
42. axb3 (42. Kxe5 $4 bxa2 $19) 42... Nf3+ (42... Kf6 $5 $11) 43. Ke3 (43. Kc5
$2 fxe4 44. Bxe4 Nd2) 43... fxe4 44. Bxe4 Nh2 $132) 41... cxb3 42. axb3 gxf5
43. Ba6 (43. Kf4 Kf6 44. Bf3 Nxf3 45. Kxf3 Ke5 46. Ke3 Ke6 $11) 43... Ng6 {
[%cal Rf5f4] /\f4=} 44. Be2 Kh6 45. Kd4 (45. Bd3 f4+ 46. gxf4 Nxh4 47. Ke4 Ng6
$11) 45... f4 $11 {Now the draw is completely clear, but in Sofia they always
played it out to the very end.} 46. gxf4 Nxf4 47. Bf3 Ng6 48. Kc5 Nxh4 49. Bxh5
Kxh5 50. Kb5 Nf5 51. Kxa5 Nd4 52. b4 Nc6+ 53. Ka4 Nxb4 54. Kxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baden-Baden-B"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1992.12.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 a6 (9... O-O 10. Rfd1 Nbd7 11. Nb5 $1 $36 {@}) 10. Bxf6 (10. Na4 $5
b5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Nc3 Nc6 13. Qd3 b4 14. Nd4 d5 (14... Nxd4 $5 15. Bxb7 Rb8
16. Qxd4 Rxb7 $10) 15. Ncb5 O-O 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Rfc1 Qd7 18. Nd4 Rfc8 $6 (
18... Bb7 $13) 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxc6 Qxc6 21. e4 $1 $36 {Azmaiparashvili,
Z-Gallego,Eraso,F,Euskadi-Georgia tt 1991}) 10... Bxf6 11. Qf4 (11. Qd3 Ra7 12.
Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 (13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 O-O 15. f4 g6 $10 {Mohr,G-Osterman,R,
SLO-ch 1992}) 13... O-O 14. Qe3 Ba8 15. Rac1 Nc6 16. a3 Rd7 17. Nc3 Na5 18. Nd2
Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Qb8 20. b4 Nc6 $10 {Suba,M-Gavrikov,V,Palma GMA-op 1989-TD 89_13}
) 11... Bxf3 (11... O-O 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15. Nd4 $14 {[+]
}) 12. Qxf3 (12. exf3 $5 Ra7 13. Rfd1 Be7 (13... Rd7 $142 $5 14. Qe3 O-O $13)
14. Qd4 O-O 15. f4 g6 16. h4 Nd7 17. Rac1 Qb8 18. Ne4 $36 {Phominyh,A-Csom,I,
Rimavska Sobota 1991-CBM 24}) 12... Ra7 13. Rfd1 O-O (13... Rd7 14. Rac1 O-O
15. Qe3 $5 (15. b3 Qc7 16. a4 Rc8 17. Na2 Qd8 18. Qd3 a5 $1 19. Be4 h6 20. Qf3
Qc7 $10 {/\Na6-c5,Salov,V-Portisch,L,Szirak izt 1987-CBM 03}) 15... Qc7 16. Na4
Bd8 17. b4 Qa7 18. Rd3 (18. c5 $5 $14) 18... b5 19. Qxa7 Rxa7 20. cxb5 axb5 21.
Nc3 d5 22. e4 Nc6 $1 $132 {Ribli,Z-Ftacnik,BL 9091 1991}) 14. Rac1 Nd7 15. Qe3
(15. Rxd6 $2 Ne5 $17) 15... Be7 {N} (15... Qb8 16. Rc2 $14 b5 $6 17. cxb5 axb5
18. Nxb5 Rxa2 19. Nxd6 Rxb2 20. Rxb2 Qxb2 21. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 22. Qxe6 Qe5 23. Bd5
$16 {Stangl,M-Ulibin,M,Oakham 1990-EXP 16}) 16. b3 (16. Ne4 Nc5 $10) 16... Rc7
17. Rc2 {/\Rd2,Ne4 קd6} Nc5 18. Qc1 {/\b4,Ne4} (18. Rcd2 Qb8 19. b4 Nd7 {><c4}
20. Nd5 exd5 21. Qxe7 Nf6 22. Qxd6 (22. Qe3 Re8 $15) 22... dxc4 $13) 18... Qb8
$1 19. b4 Nd7 20. Ne4 Ne5 $132 21. f4 (21. Nxd6 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Nxc4 $1 23. Rd4 (
23. Rxc4 $2 Rxc4 $19) 23... b5 $10) 21... Nxc4 $8 (21... Ng4 22. h3 Nf6 23.
Nxd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Rxc4 25. Rxc4 Qxd6 26. a3 $16 {<->c}) 22. Rxc4 Rxc4 23. Qxc4
d5 24. Qxa6 (24. Qb3 dxe4 25. Rd7 (25. Bxe4 Rd8 $10) 25... Bf6 26. Bxe4 Rd8 27.
Rb7 Qd6 $132) 24... dxe4 25. Bxe4 (25. Qc4 b5 $1 26. Qxe4 Qa7+ $10) 25... Bxb4
$10 26. Rd7 Qc8 27. Qxc8 $8 (27. Qb5 Qc1+ 28. Kg2 Bc5 $40) 27... Rxc8 28. f5
exf5 29. Bxf5 (29. Bd5 $6 Rf8 $15) 29... Re8 30. Bd3 g6 31. Bc4 Re7 32. Rxe7
Bxe7 {[Stohl]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1999.01.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bauer, Christian"]
[Black "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2528"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1999.01.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O ({Queen's Indian positions can
arise after} 5. c4 {-E15-19}) 5... c5 6. c4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Nc3 a6 {The
move order is quite important in this line.} (8... Be7 $142 {is slightly more
accurate.}) 9. Rd1 (9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Ng5 $5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Rc8 $1 12. Nge4 Rc6
13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Rac1 Be7 15. Ne4 O-O 16. Rfd1 Qc7 17. b3 {Piket,J-Prie,E/
Cannes NLD-FRA m/1990/} Rc8 $11) (9. b3 $5 {/\} Be7 10. Ba3 $14) 9... Be7 10.
b3 Nbd7 (10... O-O $6 11. Ba3 Ne8 12. Ne4 $36) 11. e4 Qc8 $1 ({A well-known
error is} 11... O-O $2 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Nxe5 $36 {
Vaganian,R (2600)-Nogueiras,J (2575) Rotterdam WCup 1989 1-0 _|_,><b6,c6 with
a very unpleasant endgame. The quoted game is an excellent example how to
handle this position.}) 12. Bb2 ({The aforementioned method is now ineffective:
} 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 $6 (13. Bb2 O-O 14. e5 dxe5 15. Qxe5 Bc6 16. Nd5 Bd8 17.
Ne3 Qb7 18. Ng4 Be7 $1 (18... Bxf3 $6 19. Rxd8 $1) 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 Rfd8
21. Ne1 h5 22. Ne3 Nce4 23. Qf4 b5 $36 {Schmidt,L-Hoffmann,M/Sitges/1997/})
13... Bxf3 $5 (13... dxe5 14. Nxe5 (14. Qxe5 $2 Ncd7 15. Rxd7 Nxd7 16. Qxg7 Bf6
$19) 14... Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qb7+ 16. Kg1 O-O 17. Qe3 Rac8 18. Na4 Nxa4 19. Bxe7
Qxe7 20. bxa4 Rc5 21. Rab1 Qc7 22. f4 h5 $132 {Gulkov,I-Pogorelov,R/Voronezh/
1998/}) 14. Bxf3 dxe5 15. Qe3 Rb8 16. Na4 Nxa4 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. Qxe5 Qc5 19.
Qe1 Nb2 20. Rd2 Nxc4 21. bxc4 Rhd8 22. Rad1 Rd7 23. Rxd7+ Nxd7 24. Qd2 Qc7 25.
Qc3 g6 $17 {Schneider,A-Wojtkiewicz,A/Stara Zagora zt/1990/}) 12... O-O 13. Qe3
{White hasn't managed to play e4-e5 advantageously and a complex maneuvring
struggle ensues. White's plan is not easy to define, trying to sum it up we
can say: 1/ safeguard his e4 outpost, 2/exert pressure against d6, possibly
after Black's g6 on the long diagonal (Qc1-a1!?) 3/after thorough preparation
possibly advance his >> pawns. This is easier said than done, Black's Hedgehog
is very solid and difficult to break up even if defended passively. The
practical examples prove that if White overreaches, he can be severely
punished.} (13. Nd2 Qc7 (13... Re8 14. Qd3 Bf8 15. Qe2 Qb8 16. Re1 Qa7 17. h3
Rad8 18. Rac1 $11 {1/2,Smejkal,J-Ribli,Z/Munich/1988/}) 14. Rac1 (14. Nf1 Rac8
15. Ne3 Qb8 16. Qd2 Rfe8 17. f3 Bf8 18. Re1 Bc6 19. Rad1 h6 20. Re2 Ba8 21. a3
Red8 22. Qe1 Re8 23. Qd2 Red8 24. Qe1 Re8 $132 {1/2,Espig,L-Michaelsen,N/
GER-ch/1993/}) 14... Rad8 (14... Rac8 15. h3 Rfe8 16. a3 Qb8 17. b4 Red8 18.
Qe3 Ba8 19. Qe2 Ne8 20. Nf1 Bb7 21. Kh2 Nef6 22. Nd2 Ne8 23. Re1 Ba8 24. Nb3
Bg5 25. Rc2 Rc7 26. f4 Bf6 27. Rec1 Rdc8 28. Nd1 Bb7 29. Qd3 Bxb2 30. Nxb2 $14
{(),Karpov,A-Ribli,Z/Dubai olm/1986/ Karpov's idea of expansion on both flanks
is certainly interesting, but Black played rather too passivley.}) 15. h3 Qb8
16. a3 Rfe8 17. b4 Bf8 18. Kh2 g6 19. Qe3 d5 $5 20. Ne2 $1 dxc4 (20... Nxe4
$142 $11) 21. Nxc4 b5 22. Na5 Bg7 23. Bd4 Rc8 24. Kg1 h5 25. Nc3 e5 26. Ba7 Qa8
27. Nxb7 Qxb7 28. Nd5 $14 {Pelletier,Y-Wahls,M/Biel/1994/}) (13. Rac1 Re8 (
13... Rd8 14. Qe3 (14. h3 Qb8 15. Qe3 Re8 16. Nd4 Bf8 17. Re1 Qc7 18. Qe2 Rad8
19. Nd5 Qb8 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Nc2 Nd7 22. f4 $6 Qa8 23. Kh2 Rc8 24. a3 Rc7 25.
Ne3 Nc5 $17 {Ekstroem,R-Gavrikov,V/SWZ-chT/1993/}) 14... Qc7 15. h3 Rac8 16.
Nd2 (16. Ba3 Bf8 17. Nd4 Qb8 18. Bb2 Qa8 19. Re1 Qb8 20. Rcd1 Ne8 21. Kh2 Nc7
22. f4 Ba8 23. Qe2 Ne8 24. f5 Nc7 25. fxe6 fxe6 26. Rf1 Be7 $13 {Mednis,
E-Heinbuch,D/Amsterdam/1987/}) 16... Qb8 17. Qe2 Re8 18. f4 Qa8 $2 (18... g6
$14) 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. fxe5 $16 {Espig,L-Handke,F/Senden/1998/})
14. h3 Bf8 15. Nh2 (15. Qe3 Qc7 16. g4 Rad8 17. Nd4 Ne5 18. Nde2 Ba8 19. Ng3
Qb8 20. g5 Nfd7 21. Qe2 Ng6 22. Nh5 Bc6 23. Qg4 b5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Ne2 Ba8
26. h4 d5 $13 {Villamayor,B-Ekstroem,R/Elista olm/1998/}) 15... Qc7 16. Ng4
Nxg4 17. hxg4 Rac8 (17... h6 $5 {><g4}) 18. Bf1 Ba8 19. Ba3 Ne5 20. Be2 Red8
21. Qe3 Qb8 22. g5 Bc6 23. f4 b5 $5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. fxe5 b4 $44 {Efimov,
I-Suba,M/Manresa/1993/}) (13. h3 Rd8 14. Qe3 Qc7 15. Nd4 Rac8 16. f4 Bf8 17.
Qe2 g6 18. Nf3 Bg7 19. Rd2 Nc5 20. Nh2 Qb8 21. Rad1 Ne8 22. f5 $6 Qc7 23. fxe6
fxe6 24. Qg4 Qe7 25. Rf1 Nd7 26. Na4 b5 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. cxb5 axb5 29. Nb2 Ne5
$17 {Friedman,A-Wojtkiewicz,A/New York op/1990/}) 13... Qc7 (13... Re8 14. Rac1
(14. h3 Qc7 15. Rac1 Rad8 16. Qe2 (16. Nh2 Qb8 17. Ng4 Ba8 18. Ne2 Nxg4 19.
hxg4 h6 $1 20. Rc2 Ne5 21. f3 d5 $1 22. exd5 Bc5 23. Bd4 exd5 $40 {Espig,
L-Womacka,M/BL2-O/1993/}) 16... Qb8 17. Re1 Bf8 18. Nd2 g6 19. Nf1 Bg7 20. Rcd1
Nc5 21. Qc2 Ba8 22. Ne3 Rc8 23. Qb1 h5 24. h4 Bc6 25. Ba1 b5 26. b4 Ncd7 27.
cxb5 axb5 28. Qd3 Bf8 29. f4 Qa8 $15 {׻,Espig,L-Shipov,S/Berlin/1995/}) 14...
Qc7 (14... Qb8 15. Nd4 Bf8 16. Qd2 Qa7 17. h3 Rad8 18. Re1 h5 19. Re2 g6 20.
Rd1 Qa8 21. Qe1 Bg7 22. Ba1 Nc5 23. f3 Qb8 24. Bb2 Ba8 25. Kh1 Ncd7 26. Nc2 b5
27. Ba3 Bf8 28. cxb5 axb5 29. Bb4 Ne5 30. Nd4 Nc6 $11 {Hulak,K-Ribli,Z/BL8990/
1990/}) 15. Nd4 Rad8 16. h3 Qb8 17. Re1 Bf8 18. Rcd1 Nc5 19. Qc1 Qa8 20. f3 Qb8
21. g4 Ba8 22. Qe3 g6 23. Kh1 Bg7 24. Qf2 h6 25. h4 Ncd7 26. Bc1 Qc7 27. g5
hxg5 28. Bxg5 Rb8 $132 {Rodriguez,R-Adorjan,A/Bacolod/1991/}) 14. Rac1 (14. Nd4
Rfe8 (14... Rac8 15. Qe2 Rfd8 16. Rd2 Nf8 $5 17. Re1 N6d7 18. Red1 Qb8 19. Ba1
Re8 20. Rc2 Bf6 21. Qd2 Nc5 22. Re1 Rcd8 23. Rcc1 Ng6 24. Rcd1 h6 25. Re2 Ba8
26. Qc2 Rc8 $11 {Rodgaard,J-Atlas,V/Breda/1998/ Black's Ng6,Bf6 setup thwarts
most of White's possible active attempts on the >>.}) 15. h3 Bf8 (15... Rac8
16. Re1 Bf8 17. Re2 Qb8 18. Rd1 g6 19. Qd2 Qa8 20. Qe1 Nc5 21. Nc2 Ncd7 22. Na4
$1 b5 23. Bxf6 bxa4 24. Bb2 axb3 25. axb3 Nc5 26. Nb4 $14 {Kramnik,V-Ehlvest,J/
New York/1995/}) 16. Rac1 (16. Re1 g6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Qd2 (18. g4 h6 19. Qg3
Qb8 20. Bc1 Bg7 21. Nc2 Nh7 22. Re3 Nc5 23. Nd4 Qa8 24. Nde2 Nf6 $132 {
Bischoff,K-Lau,R/BL8182/1982/}) 18... Bg7 19. Nc2 Nc5 20. Ba1 h5 21. Nb4 Qc8
22. Qf4 Qa8 23. Nd3 Nfd7 24. Nxc5 $11 {1/2,Kramnik,V-Shirov,A/Dos Hermanas/
1997/}) 16... Rad8 17. Rc2 Qb8 18. Re2 g6 19. Qc1 $1 Bg7 $6 20. Qa1 Qa8 21. Nc2
Nc5 22. b4 $1 Ncd7 23. Ne3 Ne5 24. f4 Ned7 25. a3 Nh5 26. Kh2 Qb8 27. Red2 $14
Ndf6 28. e5 $6 dxe5 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. Bxb7 exf4 $44 {Lechtynsky,
J-Jurek,J/Trinec CS-ch/1988/}) 14... Rac8 15. Nd4 (15. Qe2 Rfe8 16. Nd4 Bf8 17.
Re1 Qb8 18. Rcd1 g6 19. Qd2 Qa8 20. Nc2 Red8 21. Qf4 b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Nb4
h6 24. a3 Nh5 25. Qe3 Qa5 26. Ne2 Nhf6 27. h3 h5 28. Qf4 e5 29. Qe3 Nc5 $11 {
Ulibin,M-Arsovic,Z/Cheliabinsk/1989/}) 15... Rfe8 16. h3 Bf8 17. Qe2 $146 (17.
Re1 Qb8 18. Qd2 Nc5 19. Re2 Qa8 20. Rce1 Red8 21. Qe3 g6 22. Rd1 Bg7 23. Ba3 $6
d5 $1 24. exd5 exd5 25. Nc2 Re8 $36 {Xu Jun-Suba,M/Timisoara/1987/}) 17... Qb8
18. Re1 g6 19. Rcd1 Rcd8 20. Qe3 Qc7 21. Qd2 ({As we already said} 21. Qc1 $5
$14 {deserves attention.}) 21... Qb8 22. Qe3 Qa8 23. Qe2 Rc8 24. Qd2 Nc5 25.
Qf4 $6 Nh5 26. Qg5 Bg7 $5 (26... Be7 27. Qd2 Bf8 $11) 27. Qd2 f5 $1 {After
some meaningless piece shuffling Black rightly decides to take action.} ({
More sedate was} 27... Nf6 $143 $11) 28. g4 fxg4 $6 {Inconsistent.} (28... Nf6
$142 $1 $36) 29. hxg4 Nf6 30. f3 $14 (30. g5 $6 Nh5 {><f4}) 30... Rcd8 31. Qf2
Qb8 32. Qg3 Qc7 33. Kh1 Qf7 34. Nc2 e5 $6 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6]} (34... Qc7 35. Ne3
$14 {Black's central pawns are somewhat vulnerable.}) 35. Bc1 Ne6 36. Nb4 Nd4
37. Bg5 Rc8 38. Ne2 $1 $16 {Forestalls Black's activity and leaves him with
seriously weakened pawns.} b5 (38... Nd7 $142 $5 39. Nxd4 (39. Be3 a5 $5) 39...
exd4 40. Bc1 $5 {/\Bb2+/-} (40. Nc2 b5 41. Nxd4 bxc4 42. Qxd6 c3 $5 $14)) (
38... Nxe2 39. Rxe2 $16) 39. Nxd4 exd4 40. cxb5 axb5 41. Qxd6 Nd7 {/\Be5-+} 42.
Nd5 (42. Qg3 $5 $16) 42... Bxd5 (42... Be5 $2 43. Ne7+ $18) 43. Qxd5 h6 $5 (
43... Qxd5 44. exd5 $16) 44. Qxf7+ $2 (44. Bd2 $142 Rc2 $5 (44... Qxd5 45. exd5
Rxe1+ 46. Bxe1 (46. Rxe1 Rc2 $13) 46... Rc2 47. a3 $16) 45. Qxb5 Rxa2 $14)
44... Kxf7 45. Be3 {[%mdl 256] The ^- promise Black a chance to blockade the
position. Brodsky saves the ^-_|_ by building a defensive fortress.} (45. Bf4
$142 g5 $5 (45... Rc2 46. a4 $14) 46. Bd6 Rc2 47. Bf1 $14) (45. Bd2 Rc2 46. a4
bxa4 47. bxa4 Rb8 $132) 45... dxe3 $1 {[%csl Rg2,Gg7] []^-} 46. Rxd7+ Re7 47.
Rxe7+ (47. Rd5 Rc2 $44) 47... Kxe7 48. Bf1 ({Hardly any better is} 48. Rxe3
Rc1+ 49. Kh2 Be5+ 50. Kh3 b4 $44 {ץg2,עh3}) 48... b4 49. Rxe3 Rc3 $1 50. Rxc3
Bxc3 51. Kg2 (51. f4 g5 $1 52. f5 Kd6 53. Kg2 Bf6 54. Kf3 Kc5 55. Ke3 Be5 56.
Bc4 Bf6 57. Bg8 Be5 $11 {and White can't force any break, as he can never get
his K to b2 to play a3.}) 51... g5 $11 52. Bc4 Kd6 53. Kf2 Kc5 54. Ke3 Bd4+ 55.
Kd3 Be5 56. Be6 Kb5 57. Bd7+ Kc5 58. Be8 Bf6 59. e5 {The last attempt. But
even the exchange of Pe4 for Ph6 can't shake Black's fortress.} Bxe5 60. Ke4
Bf4 61. Bf7 Bd2 62. Kf5 Kb6 63. Kg6 Ka5 64. Kxh6 Bf4 65. Kg6 Be3 66. Kf5 Bf4
67. Ke4 Bc1 68. Be8 Bf4 69. Kd4 Bc1 70. Kc4 Bf4 (70... Bf4 71. a3 bxa3 72. b4+
Kb6 73. Kb3 Bc1 $11 (73... Be3 74. Kxa3 Bf4 $11)) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nordic zt"]
[Site "Ostersund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Larsen, Bent"]
[Black "Olafsson, Helgi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d3 O-O 8. e4
Nc6 (8... d6 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Bg5 $5 Rc8 $6 (10... Ne5 $142 $5 $13) 11. Qd2 a6
12. Rfe1 e6 13. a4 Qc7 14. a5 bxa5 15. Nd1 Nb8 16. Rxa5 h6 17. Bf4 Qb6 18. Ra3
Kh7 19. Nc3 Rfd8 20. Na4 Qa7 21. b4 $36 {Larsen,B-Adams,M,London WFW 1989-CBM
13}) 9. h3 (9. Rb1 Ne8 10. Bd2 Nc7 11. Nd5 Ne6 12. b4 d6 13. Ne1 Ned4 14. bxc5
dxc5 15. f4 e6 16. Nc3 f5 17. e5 Rf7 18. Nb5 Nxb5 19. Rxb5 Qc7 $15 {Bellon,
JM-Dorfman,I,St.Barbara 1992}) 9... d6 (9... Ne8 $5 10. Bg5 Nc7 11. Qd2 Ne6 12.
Bh6 Ned4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. f4 f6 16. Rf2 e5 17. Raf1 Qe7 18. h4
a6 19. Nd1 exf4 $1 $10 {McNab,C-Carton,P,Blackpool zt 1990-CBM 18}) 10. Bg5 (
10. Qe2 Nd7 11. Nh2 $6 Nd4 12. Qd1 a6 13. Be3 b5 14. cxb5 Nxb5 (14... axb5 $5
$15) 15. Rc1 Qa5 16. Qd2 Rab8 17. Bh6 Ba8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. f4 Nd4 20. Rf2 $132
{Kortschnoj,V-Adams,M/Roquebrune 25'/1992/CBM 28}) 10... h6 {N} (10... Ne8 $5
11. Qd2 Nc7 12. Rae1 Ne6 13. Bh6 Bxh6 14. Qxh6 Ne5 15. Qd2 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Nd4
17. Bg2 e5 18. Ne2 Nxe2+ 19. Rxe2 Qd7 20. f4 exf4 21. Rxf4 Rae8 $10 {McNab,
C-Kosten,A,Hastings II 1989-TD 89_14}) 11. Be3 Kh7 12. Qd2 (12. d4 e5 $5 (12...
cxd4 13. Nxd4 $14 {()}) 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. a3 Ne8 $10 {/\Nd4}) 12... e6 (12...
Ne8 $5 {/\Nc7-e6}) 13. Nh2 (13. d4 e5 $10) 13... Ng8 $1 14. Rab1 (14. f4 Nge7
15. Nf3 f5 16. Rae1 Qd7 $132) 14... Qd7 15. a3 Nd4 16. b4 Ne7 17. f4 f5 18. Kh1
Rf7 19. g4 $6 (19. Nf3 Raf8 20. Bg1 $5 $10) 19... Raf8 $36 20. Rf2 Nec6 (20...
e5 21. fxe5 dxe5 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Rxb7 $5 Qxb7 24. exf5 Qd7 25. fxg6+ Nxg6 26.
Be4 $44) 21. b5 (21. Nf1 e5 $15) 21... Na5 22. a4 (22. exf5 gxf5 {[+]}) 22...
Ndb3 (22... fxe4 $5 23. Nxe4 Nab3 $36 {/\d5} (23... d5 $2 24. Nxc5 $1 $14)) 23.
Qc2 Bxc3 $5 24. Qxc3 d5 25. exd5 (25. Rxb3 $2 d4 $19) 25... exd5 26. cxd5 $8 (
26. Qc2 Re7 $17) 26... Bxd5 $15 {ק} 27. Nf3 {/\Ne5} Bxf3 $8 28. Bxf3 Nd4 29.
Bxd4 cxd4 (29... Qxd4 30. Qxd4 cxd4 31. Rc1 fxg4 32. Bxg4 $132) 30. Qb4 fxg4
31. Bxg4 Qd5+ 32. Bf3 Qd7 33. Bg4 Qd5+ 34. Bf3 Qd7 35. Bg2 (35. Bg4 Qd8 $15 {
/\Nb7-c5,><f4}) 35... Nb7 $1 (35... Rxf4 36. Rxf4 Rxf4 37. Re1 Rf7 38. Re4 $13)
36. Re1 Nc5 37. Qc4 $8 Rxf4 38. Rfe2 R8f7 39. Re5 R4f5 (39... Rf2 $142 $1 40.
Rd5 Qc7 41. Rxd4 Qg3 42. Rg4 Qxd3 $17) 40. a5 Qd6 41. axb6 axb6 (41... Rxe5 $2
42. Qxf7+ $18) 42. Rxf5 Rxf5 43. Re8 $132 h5 44. Qg8+ Kh6 45. Qh8+ Kg5 46. Rd8
Qe5 $1 (46... Qg3 47. Qxd4 $132 {עg5}) 47. Qxe5 Rxe5 48. Rxd4 Re3 49. Rd5+ (
49. h4+ $142 $5 Kf5 50. Rd6 Rxd3 51. Rxb6 Rd4 52. Rc6 $44) (49. Rd6 Re6 $1 $15
{_|_}) 49... Kf4 50. d4 Ne6 {/\Kg3-+} 51. Kh2 $8 Re2 52. Rd6 g5 53. d5 $2 (53.
Rxb6 Nxd4 (53... g4 54. hxg4 hxg4 55. d5 g3+ 56. Kg1 Re1+ 57. Bf1 Nd4 58. Rf6+
$10) 54. Rf6+ Ke5 55. Rg6 $10) 53... Nc7 $1 54. Kg1 (54. Rxb6 $2 Nxd5 {/\Ne3-+}
) 54... Kg3 55. Bf1 Re1 56. Rg6 (56. Rxb6 Nxd5 57. Rd6 Nf4 $19) 56... g4 57.
hxg4 (57. d6 Ne6 58. d7 Nf4 59. Rf6 Nxh3+ 60. Kh1 Rd1 $19) 57... h4 $1 $19 58.
Rxb6 (58. d6 Ne6 (58... h3 $2 59. Rh6 $14) 59. d7 Nf4 60. Rf6 (60. d8=Q Nh3+
61. Kh1 Rxf1#) 60... Rd1 61. g5 h3 62. Rxf4 $8 Kxf4 63. Kh2 (63. g6 Kg3 $19)
63... Rxd7 $19) 58... Nxd5 59. g5 (59. Rd6 h3 $1 60. Rh6 Nf4 $19) 59... h3 (
59... Nxb6 $19) 60. Rh6 $8 Nf4 {/\Ne2-+ [Stohl]} 0-1

[Event "Minsk"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Rotstein, Arkadij"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 Qb8 (11... Qc8 $5 12. Qe3 (12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5
$6 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 dxe5 15. Qe3 (15. Qxe5 Ncd7 16. Rxd7 Nxd7 17. Qxg7 Bf6 $19)
15... Rb8 16. Na4 Nxa4 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. Qxe5 Qc5 $1 19. Qe1 Nb2 20. Rd2 Nxc4
21. bxc4 Rhd8 $17 {Schneider,A-Wojtkiewicz,A/Stara Zagora zt-B/1990/}) 12...
O-O 13. Bb2 Re8 14. Rac1 Qb8 15. Nd4 Bf8 16. Qd2 Qa7 17. h3 Rad8 18. Re1 h5 $5
19. Re2 g6 20. Rd1 Qa8 $132 {Hulak,K-Ribli,Z/BL 8990/1989/}) (11... O-O 12. Ba3
Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bf8 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. f4
$14 {><c5,Vaganian,R-Huebner,R/GER-CupT/1993/}) 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 (13...
Bxf3 14. Bxf3 dxe5 15. Bc6+ Kf8 16. Qe3 Ra7 17. b4 $1 {/\c5->}) 14. Qxe5 Ncd7
$1 (14... Qxe5 15. Nxe5 $36 {_|_}) 15. Qxb8+ Rxb8 16. Bd6 $6 (16. Bc1 $5 Rc8
17. Bb2 Rc7 $1 (17... Nc5 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 O-O 20. f4 Rc7 21. Kf3 Nfd7 22.
Ne4 $36 {()_|_,Panzalovic,S-Popov,S/Kladovo ch-YU/1991/}) 18. Nd4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2
Nc5 $6 (19... O-O $142 $10) 20. Rac1 O-O 21. Nf3 Ncd7 22. Ne2 Rfc8 23. Ne5 $14
{Nogueiras,J-Browne,W/Taxco izt/1985/}) (16. Bb2 O-O 17. Nd4 Rfc8 $1 18. Rac1
Ne5 19. Rc2 Nc6 20. Nf3 Ba8 $132 {Stangl,M-Kabatenski,A/Munich/1992/}) 16...
Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Ke7 18. Rad1 Rhc8 $1 $15 {/\b5} (18... Bd5 $2 19. Rxd7+ Kxd7 20.
cxd5 $18) 19. Ng5 (19. R6d3 b5 20. cxb5 axb5 $15 {/\} 21. Nxb5 $2 Bxf3 $19)
19... b5 $1 20. Bxb7 Rxb7 21. Rxa6 $8 bxc4 22. Nce4 (22. bxc4 Rxc4 $15 {><a2,f2
}) 22... Nxe4 23. Nxe4 cxb3 $1 24. Nd6 {N} (24. axb3 Rcc7 $1 25. Ra8 (25. Ra3
Rb4 $36) 25... Rxb3 26. Rg8 $2 g6 27. Kg2 Rb2 28. h4 Rcc2 29. Ra8 Nf6 $1 {
0-1/Vadasz,L-Karpman,V/Budapest Spring op/1989/}) 24... Rcc7 $1 $8 25. axb3 (
25. Nxb7 b2 $1 $19 {/\Rc1}) 25... Rxb3 26. Ra8 Rb8 $5 (26... Rb2 27. Re8+ Kf6
28. Ne4+ {/\Re7}) 27. Nf5+ Kf6 $1 (27... exf5 28. Rxd7+ $10) 28. Rxb8 (28. Rxd7
$2 Rc1+ 29. Kg2 Rxa8 $19) 28... Nxb8 $15 29. Ne3 Nd7 30. Kg2 Ne5 31. Rd4 h5 (
31... g5 $5 {/\h5,g4->}) 32. h4 $1 g6 33. Rf4+ Kg7 34. Rd4 Rb7 35. Rd2 Rb1 36.
Rd4 (36. Ra2 $142 $15) 36... Rb2 37. Rd1 Ra2 38. Rd4 Kf6 39. Rd8 Ke7 40. Rd1
Kf6 41. Rd8 Ke7 42. Rd1 Nd7 $1 {/\Nc5-e4,><f2} 43. Rc1 Nf6 44. Rc7+ Kf8 45. Rc4
Kg7 46. Kf3 Rd2 47. Ra4 Ne8 48. Rb4 (48. Rc4 Nd6 49. Rc2 Rxc2 50. Nxc2 e5 $17)
48... Nd6 $1 {/\e5,f5,e4,Ne4} 49. Nf1 (49. Nc4 $2 Rd4 $19) (49. Rb6 $142 $5)
49... Ra2 50. Rd4 Nf5 51. Rd3 e5 $36 52. Ne3 $8 Nd4+ 53. Kg2 f5 54. Rc3 (54.
Kf1 Kf6 $36) 54... f4 $5 $17 55. Rc7+ Kf6 56. gxf4 exf4 57. Nd5+ Ke5 58. Ne7
Ra6 {פe7,Ph4} 59. Rc5+ (59. Rd7 Ke4 $17) 59... Ke4 60. Rg5 $2 (60. Rc4 $5 Kd3
$17) 60... Nf3 $1 $19 61. Rc5 (61. Rxg6 $4 Nxh4+ $19) 61... Nxh4+ 62. Kh3 Nf3
63. Rc4+ Nd4 64. Rc1 g5 65. Rc5 Re6 66. Ng8 (66. Nd5 Kf3 $19) 66... Nf5 $1 67.
f3+ Kxf3 68. Rxf5 Re1 (68... Re1 69. Kh2 $8 g4 {/\g3,Rh1#}) 0-1

[Event "Budapest Hunguest Hotels"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.04.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Berkes, Ferenc"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2003.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d3 {A quiet
and unambitious move.} ({The usual continuation} 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 {
has a good reputation, Black doesn't experience any opening problems lately
and has been successful in this line:} 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 a6 11. Rac1 Rc8 12.
b3 O-O 13. Qh4 Rc7 14. Bh6 Qa8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Ne1 b5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5
Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Nf6 20. e4 Rc8 21. Qf4 a5 22. Qd2 b4 23. a3 $6 Rxc1 24. Qxc1 a4
$1 25. Nc2 Qc8 26. Qb2 bxa3 27. Nxa3 axb3 28. h3 Ba6 $15 {Karpov,A-Gelfand,B/
Cap d'Agde act/2002/}) 7... O-O 8. e4 {Although with Black this set-up is
considered to be one of the safest and best against the double fianchetto,
with White it's not sufficient to promise an edge.} d6 ({Slightly more
flexible is the immediate} 8... Nc6 9. Be3 (9. h3 e6 $5 {/\} 10. Be3 d5 $11 {
-here Black realizes the central advance in one move.}) (9. Rb1 Ne8 10. Be3 Nd4
11. Ne2 e5 12. b4 d6 13. bxc5 dxc5 14. Nexd4 cxd4 15. Bd2 Nc7 16. Ne1 $6 (16.
a4 $142 $132) 16... Na6 $1 17. a4 Bc6 18. a5 bxa5 19. Ra1 a4 20. f4 exf4 21.
gxf4 Rb8 $17 {Kortschnoj,V-Kuzmin,G/Leningrad izt/1973/}) 9... Ng4 10. Bd2 d6
11. a3 a6 12. Rb1 {Kortschnoj,V-Psakhis,L/FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/} Nge5 $1 13.
Ne1 Nd4 14. b4 f5 $13) 9. h3 (9. Ne1 Ne8 10. g4 $6 e5 $1 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4
Nc6 13. Nc2 Nc7 14. Qd2 Ne6 15. Bh6 Qh4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. h3 h5 18. gxh5 Qxh5
19. Nd5 Ncd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 $17 {Polgar,Z-Stohl,I/Brno/1993/}) 9... Nc6 10. Be3
e6 $5 {Black intends to meet White's [+] action head on.} (10... e5 11. Qd2 Nd4
12. Nh2 Nd7 13. f4 a6 $6 (13... f5 $13) 14. f5 $1 gxf5 15. exf5 Bxg2 16. Qxg2
Kh8 17. Kh1 Rb8 18. b3 Rg8 19. g4 Bf6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Rf2 f6 22. Nf1 Nf8 23.
Nc3 b5 24. Ng3 $16 {Speelman,J-Lautier,J/Dordrecht blitz/2001/}) ({Black
usually prevents the central break d4 less radically with} 10... Rc8 11. Rc1 (
11. Qd2 Nd7 12. Nh4 e6 13. Nb5 Qe7 14. f4 a6 15. Nc3 b5 $5 16. Rae1 Nd4 17. Kh2
Kh8 18. f5 Be5 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bh6 Rg8 21. fxe6 Qxe6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Qe7
24. Be3 f5 25. Nf3 Nxf3+ 26. Bxf3 bxc4 27. dxc4 g5 $132 {Kveinys,A-Sulava,N/
Bled olm/2002/}) (11. b3 Ng4 12. hxg4 Bxc3 13. Rc1 Bg7 14. d4 cxd4 15. Nxd4
Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qd7 18. Bf3 $6 (18. g5 Qg4 19. Qe3 f6 $5 $11) 18...
Rc5 19. Kg2 Re5 20. Rh1 f5 $1 21. gxf5 gxf5 22. Rh5 Qc6 23. Rg5+ Kh8 24. Kf1
Qc5 $1 25. Qxc5 bxc5 $36 {Molander,R-Tolonen,L/Lahti op/2000/}) 11... Nd7 12.
b3 Nde5 13. Ne1 Nd4 14. Ne2 Nec6 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. f4 f5 18. exf5
gxf5 19. Nf3 Rce8 20. Nh4 e6 21. Qh5 Nd8 22. Rce1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nb7 24. g4 $13
{Miton,K-Sakaev,K/EU Cup Panormo/2001/}) 11. d4 Na5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] An
important improvement.} (11... cxd4 $143 $6 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 $14 {
gives White a pleasant position with a permanent advantage, Black doesn't have
the usual Hedgehog <=> and his Pd6 is more vulnerable} Qe7 14. Qe2 (14. Qd2 Nh5
15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 17. Rfe1 a6 18. Bf1 Qc7 19. Re3 Rd7 20. b3 Rad8 21.
Rd3 Bc6 22. a4 Ne8 23. Qe3 $14 {Pacovsky,J-Vanko,J/CZE-ch Karvina/1985/}) 14...
Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Ne8 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 17. f4 Rac8 18. Rd2 Ba6 19. b3 $14 g5 $6 20.
Rf1 Rc5 21. Qd3 gxf4 22. gxf4 Nh5 23. Qf3 Qh4 24. e5 d5 25. Ne4 $1 Rcc8 26.
Qxh5 $1 {1-0,Vaganian,R-Contin,D/Reggio Emilia/1994/}) 12. Qd3 (12. Nd2 $143
Ng4 $5 (12... Nd7 $11) 13. Qxg4 cxd4 14. Bg5 h5 $1 15. Qf4 (15. Bxd8 hxg4 16.
Be7 Rfe8 $15) 15... f6 16. Nb5 fxg5 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Nxd6 Bc6 $36 19. b4 Rad8
$15) 12... d5 $1 13. cxd5 (13. exd5 $6 exd5 14. dxc5 (14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 c4
(15... Qxd5 16. Ne1 {/\dc5=}) 16. Qd2 Bxd5 $15) 14... Nxc4 15. cxb6 axb6 $15)
13... exd5 14. dxc5 $6 (14. e5 $142 $1 Ne4 15. dxc5 Nxc5 (15... bxc5 16. Rfd1
$16 {[%csl Rc5,Rd5] ה}) 16. Qc2 (16. Bxc5 bxc5 17. Rad1 d4 18. Ne4 Qb6 $13)
16... Nc4 17. Bxc5 bxc5 18. Rad1 $13 {/+/=}) 14... Nxe4 (14... dxe4 $5 15. Qxd8
Rfxd8 16. Ng5 Re8 $5 {[%cal Rh7h6] /\h6} (16... Nc4 17. Ngxe4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4
Nxe3 19. fxe3 bxc5 20. Nf6+ (20. Nxc5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rac8 $15) 20... Bxf6 21.
Bxb7 Rab8 22. Rxf6 Rxb7 23. b3 $11) 17. Bd4 bxc5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ngxe4 Bd4
20. Nd6 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Red8 22. Ndb5 $11 {/=/+}) 15. cxb6 axb6 {[%cal Rb7a6] /
\Ba6} (15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 axb6 17. Rfe1 {[%cal Ye3d4] /\Bd4=}) 16. Rfc1 $2 (
16. Qc2 $142 $1 Rc8 17. Bd4 $11) 16... Nc5 (16... Nc4 $5 17. Bd4 (17. Nxe4 Nxe3
$17) 17... Nxb2 18. Qe2 Na4 $15) 17. Qd1 (17. Qc2 d4 18. Rd1 Nab3 $5 19. axb3
Rxa1 20. Rxa1 dxe3 $15) (17. Bxc5 bxc5 $36 {[%csl Gb7,Gc5,Gd5,Gg7] [+]^^})
17... Nc4 18. Bd4 $5 {The pawn-sacrifice is White's best chance. Although
Black will be much better, the blockade on d4 is still not easy to break.} (18.
Bg5 f6 $17) (18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. b3 (19. Nd2 Nxb2 20. Qc2 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Na4 $17)
19... Nd6 $17) 18... Nxb2 19. Qc2 Bxd4 (19... Nc4 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qd1 $15)
20. Nxd4 Nba4 (20... Nc4 21. Rd1 Re8 $15 {/-/+}) 21. Ncb5 (21. Nxa4 Rxa4 22.
Nb3 Rc4 23. Qd1 Ne4 $36) 21... Qf6 22. Qd1 (22. Rd1 Ne4 $17) 22... Ne4 (22...
Nb2 $5 {/\Nc4-/+}) 23. Qf3 Qxf3 24. Bxf3 Nac5 25. Rc2 Ra4 26. Bd1 Ra5 (26...
Ba6 $5 $17) (26... Rc4 $17) 27. Kg2 Rd8 28. Rb1 Ng5 29. Rcb2 Nge6 30. Bf3 Ra4
31. Rd1 {Although Black has earlier possibly missed some more incisive moves,
he still remains a healthy pawn up. However, he follows up with a tragic
mistake...} (31. Nxe6 fxe6 32. Nc3 Ra3 33. Nb5 Ra5 $17) 31... Ba6 $4 {[%mdl
8192]} (31... Kg7 $15 {/-/+}) (31... Rda8 32. Nxe6 fxe6 33. Nd6 $15) 32. Nc6 {
Turns the tables, now Black loses one pawn immediately and the Pb6 remains
weak.} Rf8 33. Nc3 $1 Ra3 34. Nxd5 Nd3 $6 (34... b5 $142 $5 35. Be2 Ra8 $16)
35. Rb3 $1 Rxb3 (35... Rxa2 36. Rdxd3 Bxd3 37. Rxd3 Rb2 38. Ra3 $16 {/+- was
somewhat better, but probably lost anyway.}) 36. axb3 Kg7 37. Nxb6 $18 Ng5 (
37... Re8 38. Nd5 {/\Ndb4}) 38. Bd5 Nc5 39. b4 Nce4 40. Ra1 Bb7 41. Ra7 Bxc6
42. Bxc6 Rb8 43. Rb7 Rxb7 {Black can't avoid the exchange of R for long.} (
43... Rd8 44. Nd7 Nd6 45. Rb8 $18) 44. Bxb7 Nd6 45. Bd5 Kf6 46. Nc4 Nb5 (46...
Nxc4 47. Bxc4 Ke7 48. b5 $18) 47. Nd2 Ke7 48. Ne4 Nxe4 (48... Ne6 {was
somewhat more resilient, the _|_ with one pair of minor pieces is easily won
for White.}) 49. Bxe4 Nc3 50. Kf3 Kd6 51. Kf4 Nd1 (51... Na2 52. b5 Kc5 (52...
Nc3 53. b6 $18) 53. Kg5 (53. Bc6 f6 54. g4 $18) 53... Kxb5 54. Kf6 $18) 52. f3
f6 53. h4 Nc3 54. g4 Ke6 (54... Nd1 55. h5 $18) 55. Ke3 Kd6 56. Kd3 Na4 57. Kd4
Nb6 58. f4 Nd7 59. g5 fxg5 60. hxg5 Nb6 61. b5 (61. b5 Nd7 62. Bd5 Nf8 63. Bg8
$22 Kc7 64. Ke5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Lisbon zt"]
[Site "Lisbon"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Galego, Luis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1993.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POR"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nc6 12. Qf4 Qc7 $6 (12... Ra7 13. Nge4 Rd7
14. Be3 Ne5 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Na4 b5 17. Nb6 Nxc4 $1 18. Nxc4 (18. Nxd7 Qxd7
$44) 18... bxc4 19. Qxc4 Qa8+ 20. Kg1 O-O $10 {Makarov,M-Ulibin,M/URS-ch58/
1991/}) (12... O-O 13. Nce4 Ne8 $1 (13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4 {-12...Qc7?!}) 14. b3
Ra7 15. Bb2 b5 16. Nf3 Qa8 17. Rac1 h6 18. Ned2 Rd7 19. Kg1 Qb7 $10 {
Wojtkiewicz,A-Ftacnik,L/Budapest zt-plof/1993/}) 13. Nge4 Nxe4 $8 14. Nxe4 O-O
15. b3 {/\Ba3><d6} (15. Nxd6 $2 e5 (15... Rad8 16. Nf5 $1 Qxf4 17. Nxe7+ Nxe7
18. Bxf4 $18) 16. Qd2 Rad8 $19) 15... Ne5 16. Ba3 Ng6 17. Qc1 $1 $8 (17. Qe3 $6
d5 $1 18. Bxe7 Nxe7 $10) 17... Rfd8 18. Kg1 $14 Rac8 19. Bb2 Bf8 (19... d5 20.
cxd5 Qxc1 21. Raxc1 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 exd5 23. Nd2 $16 {_|_><a6,b6,d5}) 20. Qe3 b5
$6 (20... Ne7 $5 $14 {/\Nf5,Nc6}) 21. Bd4 {/\Bb6} Rb8 (21... Qb7 $142 $5 22. c5
$36) 22. Rac1 $16 b4 (22... bxc4 23. Rxc4 $16 {<->c}) 23. Bb2 Qa5 24. Rd2 $1
Rbc8 (24... Qxa2 $2 25. Ra1 $18) 25. Bd4 Rb8 26. h4 d5 (26... f5 27. Nf6+ $1
gxf6 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. Bxf6+ Bg7 30. Bxd8 $18) 27. Ng5 dxc4 $2 (27... h6 28.
Nf3 $16) 28. Bb6 $1 Qxb6 29. Qxb6 Rxb6 30. Rxd8 h6 (30... c3 31. Rcd1 $18) 31.
Nf3 c3 32. h5 Nh8 33. Ne5 {/\Nd7 [Stohl]} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1993.01.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Rotstein, Arkadij"]
[Black "Grooten, Herman"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Re1 d6 (7... d5
$5 $10) (7... Ne4 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. d4 cxd4 10. Bh6 $1 Bxh6 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Qxe4
Nc6 13. Rad1 Rc8 {Romanishin,O-Psakhis,L,Jurmala 1987-CBM 05} 14. e3 $14 {()})
8. e4 Nbd7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Rb8 $8 (10... Rc8 $2 11. e5 $1 dxe5 (11... Bxg2
12. exf6 $18) 12. Bxb7 exd4 13. Bxc8 dxc3 14. Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. Rb1 O-O 16. bxc3
Qc8 17. Rxe7 Rd8 18. Bf4 Bf6 19. Re3 g5 20. Bd6 Qxc4 21. Be7 $18 {Cifuentes
Parada,R-Grooten,H,Wijk op 1993-CBM 34}) 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 a6 13. Qe2 {N} (13.
Qd2 Re8 14. Rac1 Ba8 15. Nd5 $6 e6 16. Nc3 Qc7 17. Rc2 Nc5 18. f3 Rbd8 19. b4
Ncd7 $132 {Lobron,E-Appel,R,Deutschland Cup 1989-CBM 16}) 13... e6 14. Rad1 (
14. Ba3 Nc5 {/\} 15. b4 $2 Nfxe4 $1 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bxd4 $17) 14... Re8
15. Ba3 Bf8 $8 (15... Nc5 $2 16. e5 $1 dxe5 17. Nxe6 $16) (15... Qc7 16. Ndb5
$5 axb5 17. Bxd6 $36) 16. Qd2 (16. Nc2 Qc7 $13) 16... Nc5 17. b4 $6 {><c4} Ncd7
18. b5 Ne5 (18... Nc5 $2 19. bxa6 Nxa6 $8 20. Ndb5 $16 {><d6}) 19. Qe2 Qc8 20.
Rc1 Nfd7 (20... Qxc4 $5 21. Nd5 Bxd5 (21... Qxe2 $2 22. Nxf6+ Kg7 23. Nxe8+ $18
) (21... exd5 $5 22. Rxc4 Nxc4 $36) 22. Rxc4 Bxc4 $15) (20... Nxc4 21. Na4 $1
axb5 22. Nxb5 d5 23. Nd6 $5 (23. Nxb6 Qc6 24. Nxc4 Qxb5 $132) 23... Bxd6 24.
Bxd6 $16 {/\Bb8,Nb6}) 21. bxa6 Bxa6 22. Ncb5 (22. Ndb5 $6 Qxc4) 22... Nc5 23.
Red1 Bb7 24. f4 Nc6 25. Nb3 (25. Nxc6 Qxc6 $15 {><e4}) 25... Ra8 $1 26. Rb1 (
26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. Nd6 Bxd6 28. Rxd6 e5 $1 $36) 26... Rd8 27. Bc1 d5 $1 $44 {|^}
28. cxd5 exd5 29. exd5 (29. e5 $142 $5 $13) 29... Nb4 {/\Ra2,Bd5} 30. Qc4 (30.
d6 $2 Rxa2 31. Rb2 Nxb3 $19) 30... Qf5 $1 31. Bb2 (31. Be3 $142 Nxb3 32. Qxb3
Bxd5 $17 {׻}) 31... Nbd3 $1 32. Bc3 $2 (32. Ba1 Rxa2 $1 {/\Rg2-+}) 32... Ra4
$19 33. N3d4 Rxc4 34. Nxf5 gxf5 35. Bf6 Rd7 36. Bh3 Rxd5 37. Nc7 Rd7 38. Ne8
Rc2 39. Ba1 (39. Bxf5 Ne4 $1 40. Bxd7 Bc5+ 41. Kf1 Rf2+ 42. Kg1 Rxf4+ 43. Kg2
Ng5+ $19) 39... Ne4 40. Rb5 Bc5+ 41. Rxc5 $8 Ndxc5 42. Re1 Rdd2 43. Bf1 Rxh2
0-1

[Event "ARM-ROW m"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.06.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2004.06.10"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Rest of the World"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 {The English Hedgehog is a surprisingly rare guest in Kasparov's
practice, in the early 1980s he played it in a few games with Black. The most
important of those was his first one-on-one encounter with Karpov, in this
game he chooses the same system as the World Champion did 23 years ago.} ({
However, nowadays} 9. Rd1 {or}) (9. b3 {are considered to be more ambitious
for White.}) 9... a6 {Black continues with the Hedgehog set-up. As White
intends to exchange his B on f6 anyway, it doesn't make sense to kick it with}
(9... h6 $6) 10. Bxf6 {The immediate exchange allows White to develop pressure
against the Pd6, which in turn leads to the exchange of the Bb7.} (10. Rfd1
Nbd7 11. Qd2 Qc8 $1 12. b3 O-O 13. Rac1 Rd8 14. Qb2 Qc7 15. a4 Rac8 16. Ne1
Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Ne5 18. Be3 Qb7 19. f3 Nc6 20. Nf4 h6 21. g4 Ne5 22. Bf2 Ne8 23.
Bg3 g6 24. Qd2 Bf6 25. Ng2 Kh7 26. Qe3 Bg7 $11 {Karpov-Ftacnik/Thessaloniki
olm/1988/}) 10... Bxf6 11. Qf4 ({The other alternative is} 11. Qd3 Qc7 (11...
Ra7 $5 {is also playable}) 12. Rad1 Be7 13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Nc6 15. f4 O-O
$132) 11... O-O 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 $8 (13... e5 $2 14. Qe3 $16 {[%csl
Rd5,Rd6] ><d6,d5}) 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15. Nd4 $11 {[%csl Rc6,Re7,Gg2][%cal Ya2a4,
Yb2b5][%mdl 256] /+/=,^- White relies on his somewhat more valuable B, as
compared to its black counterpart. The point is it targets the ><c6, White's
plan is to advance his <<P and occupy this outpost with a minor piece. A
riskless venture, but if Black defends alertly, he can neutralize White's edge.
A surprisingly mild opening choice by Kasparov with White, we'll see Adams is
up to his task.} (15. Rac1 Qc8 16. b3 Qc5 17. Nd2 Nd7 18. Nb1 Nf6 19. Qd3 b5 $1
20. cxb5 Qxb5 21. Qd4 Qb8 22. Nc3 Rc7 23. Ne4 d5 $11 {Tal,M-Vaganian,R/Moscow/
1983/}) (15. Qe3 Rc7 (15... Nc6 $5 $11) 16. Rac1 Qc8 17. Nd4 Rxc4 $2 (17... Re8
$142 $132) 18. Nc6 $1 {is a trick Black must beware of} Nxc6 19. Rxc4 d5 20.
Rcc1 $16 {Illescas Cordoba,M-Galego,L/Los Yebenes/1990/}) 15... Rc7 (15... Qc8
16. b3 Re8 (16... Bf6 17. a4 Rd8 18. Qe3 Qc5 19. Ra2 Bxd4 $5 20. Rxd4 a5 21.
Rad2 {1/2,Pigusov,E-Ulibin,M/Dubai op/2002/} Rad7 {[%cal Yc5c7,Yb8a6,Ya6c5] /
\Qc7,Na6-c5<=>}) 17. a4 Qc5 18. Ra2 Bf6 19. Rad2 Rc7 20. Qb1 Be7 21. b4 Qh5 22.
Rc2 Rec8 $10 {Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/Moscow 4 teams/1981/}) 16. b3 Rc5 17. a4 Qc7
18. Qb1 Nd7 $1 {This is the important point of Black's previous moves - his N
doesn't have to guard c6 passively and can enter the game.} ({A model example
of White's plan in action is} 18... Rc8 $143 19. Ra2 Bf8 20. e3 Qe7 21. Rc2 g6
22. Qa2 Qg5 $6 23. h4 Qf6 24. b4 R5c7 25. b5 a5 26. Nc6 Nd7 27. Rcd2 Nc5 28.
Qc2 Qg7 29. f4 Kh8 30. Bf3 Re8 31. Kg2 f5 32. e4 e5 33. fxe5 dxe5 34. Rd8 $16 {
|^,Andersson,U-Seirawan,Y/London/1982/}) 19. e3 (19. Ra2 Nf6 20. Nc2 Rd8 21.
Nb4 Qc8 22. Nd3 Rc7 23. Rc1 d5 $1 24. cxd5 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Qxc1+ 26. Nxc1 Nxd5
27. Bxd5 Rxd5 28. Nd3 b5 $11 {Pigusov,E-Aseev,K/Vilnius/1984/}) 19... Qc8 ({
Adams prepares a5 and moves his Q away from the Nb5 attack.} 19... Nf6 $5 {
is similar, but gives Black a chance to play d5 earlier, after} 20. Ra2 d5 $11
{White has nothing.}) 20. Ra2 Nf6 21. Rc2 a5 $1 {White was already threatening
to play b4.} (21... Rd8 $2 22. b4 $36 {/\} Rxc4 $2 23. Rxc4 Qxc4 24. Rc1 $18)
22. Rdd2 (22. Nb5 d5 $11) (22. Rcd2 $142 $5 d5 (22... Rd8 23. Nb5 Ne8 (23... d5
24. cxd5 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 Rdxd5 26. Rxd5 exd5 (26... Rxd5 27. Rxd5 exd5 28. Qd3
$36 {[%csl Rd5] ><d5}) 27. Qd3 $14) 24. Rd3 {/\R1d2,Qd1+/=}) 23. cxd5 Nxd5 24.
Nf5 $36) 22... Rd8 23. Nb5 g6 24. Qd1 Ne8 25. Bf3 Qd7 26. Rd3 Nc7 $11 27. Rcd2
{White has come too late with the tripling on the d-file and his initiative
peters out.} (27. Nc3 Na6 $5 28. Ne4 Nb4 29. Rxd6 (29. Nxc5 bxc5 $11) 29...
Qxd6 $1 30. Nxd6 Nxc2 $11) 27... Nxb5 28. axb5 Bf8 29. Bc6 Qe7 30. Rd4 Qf6 31.
Kg2 h5 32. h3 Rc8 33. R2d3 Rc7 34. Qf3 Rf5 (34... Qxf3+ $143 35. Kxf3 Ra7 36.
Ke2 {/\f4,צc5 immobilises Black's R and gives White chances.}) 35. Rf4 $5 (35.
Qe2 Ra7 $11) 35... Rxf4 36. exf4 Ra7 37. Qe3 Qd8 38. c5 (38. g4 $5 hxg4 39.
hxg4 a4 40. b4 {[%cal Rc4c5] /\c5|^} a3 $1 41. Rxa3 Rxa3 42. Qxa3 d5 $132)
38... bxc5 39. Qxc5 Qb8 40. Qe3 (40. Qd4 d5 $11 {/~~}) 40... a4 (40... d5 41.
f5 $1 $14) 41. b6 (41. bxa4 Rxa4 42. b6 Rc4 $11) 41... Ra6 42. bxa4 Rxb6 43.
Bb5 d5 (43... Bg7 $11) 44. f5 $5 exf5 (44... gxf5 45. Qg5+ Bg7 46. Qxh5 $14)
45. Rxd5 Rd6 (45... Rd6 46. Re5 (46. Rxd6 Bxd6 {[%cal Rf5f4] /\f4=}) 46... Qb7+
$11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Skembris, Spyridon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Nc6 (8... O-O 9. Rd1 (9. e4 Nc6 $6 (9... d6 $142) 10. Qe3 d6 11. b3 Qc7 12. Bb2
Rad8 13. Rac1 Qb8 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. Rcd1 Ba8 16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Ba3 a6 18. Rd2
Nxd4 19. Rxd4 $2 (19. Qxd4 $14) 19... e5 20. Rd2 d5 $1 $17 {Uhlmann,W-Frommelt,
H/DDR-ch/1986/}) 9... Nc6 10. Qf4 Qb8 (10... a6 11. b3 Ne8 12. Qd2 d6 13. Ba3
Qd7 14. Qe3 Bf6 15. Rac1 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 Qc7 17. Qd3 Rd8 18. Ng5 g6 19. Ne4 $16 {
Palmer,B-Keogh,E/Dublin zt/1993/}) (10... d6 11. b3 Qb8 12. Ba3 (12. Bb2 $14)
12... d5 13. Qxb8 Raxb8 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. cxd5 Nexd5 16. Nb5 $6 Ba6 17. Nxa7
Nc3 18. Rd2 Nxe2+ 19. Kh1 Ne4 20. Rxe2 Bxe2 21. Nd4 Bd3 22. Nac6 Rbe8 23. Ne5
Nf6 24. Nxd3 Rd8 $15 {Dambrauskas,V-Vuckoivc,A/Budapest ExpIM/1993/}) 11. b3
Rd8 12. Qxb8 Raxb8 13. Bf4 Rbc8 14. Ne5 d6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. e4 a6 17. a4 Ne8
18. Rd3 Rb8 19. Rad1 g5 20. Be3 Kf8 21. f3 Rdc8 $10 {Anstad,T-Gipslis,A/
Gausdal International/1992/}) 9. Qf4 O-O (9... a6 10. Rd1 O-O 11. b3 Rc8 12.
Bb2 Qc7 13. Qxc7 Rxc7 14. Nd5 $1 exd5 15. cxd5 Rcc8 16. dxc6 dxc6 17. Ne5 $16 {
Svirin,O-Korolev,A/Nab.Chelni/1988/}) (9... d5 $6 10. Rd1 $16) 10. e4 $5 $146 (
10. Rd1 Qb8 {-8.... 0-0}) 10... d6 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. b3 Nd7 13. Qe3 (13. Ba3 Nde5
$132) 13... Re8 14. Bb2 a6 15. Qe2 $14 {()} Bf8 16. h4 (16. Rd2 Nde5 17. Ne1
$14) 16... Nde5 17. Ng5 $5 (17. Nxe5 dxe5 $5 18. Na4 Bc5 $13) 17... f6 18. Nh3
Na7 19. a4 Qc7 (19... Bc6 $5 {/\b5<=>}) 20. Bc1 Nac6 21. Be3 Nd7 22. Rab1 (22.
Rac1 Nc5 $132) 22... Nb4 23. Qd2 (23. Nf4 Nc5 24. Bh3 Qf7 $13) 23... Nc5 24.
Kh2 (24. Ne2 $5 a5 25. Nc3 $14) 24... Rad8 25. Nf4 Qf7 26. g4 a5 27. f3 Bc6 {
/\Qc7,d5|^} 28. Kh1 Rd7 $13 29. Qf2 (29. g5 $5 $13 {/\Bh3}) 29... g6 30. Na2 (
30. Qg3 $142) 30... Nxa2 31. Qxa2 Ra7 32. Qc2 Rd7 33. Bf2 Rdd8 34. Bg3 Rd7 35.
Bh2 Rdd8 $10 36. Rb2 $6 (36. Nd3 d5 $36) (36. Bg3 $10) 36... Bg7 37. Qb1 f5 $15
38. Re2 fxe4 39. fxe4 Be5 40. Rf1 Qe7 41. g5 Rf8 42. Ref2 (42. Nd3 $2 Rxf1+ 43.
Bxf1 Nxe4 $17) 42... Qb7 43. Nd3 $5 (43. Re1 Rf7 $36) 43... Rxf2 (43... Bxh2
44. Rxf8+ Rxf8 45. Rxf8+ Kxf8 46. Nxc5 bxc5 47. Kxh2 $10 {/\} Bxa4 $2 48. Qf1+
$18) 44. Nxf2 Rf8 (44... Bd4 45. Ng4 $1 {/\Nh6} Bxe4 46. Nh6+ Kg7 (46... Kh8
47. Qa2 $1 $8 (47. Bxe4 Nxe4 $1 {/\Ng3#}) 47... Bxg2+ 48. Qxg2 $36) 47. Bxe4
Qxe4+ 48. Qxe4 Nxe4 49. Rf7+ Kh8 50. Re7 $40) 45. Bxe5 dxe5 46. Ng4 $8 Nxe4 (
46... Rxf1+ 47. Qxf1 Nxe4 48. Kh2 $1 $44 {/\Be4,Qf6->} (48. Bxe4 $6 Bxe4+ 49.
Kh2 Bf5 $17)) 47. Rxf8+ Kxf8 48. Qf1+ Ke8 49. Kh2 $132 Nc5 50. Nf6+ (50. Bxc6+
$5 Qxc6 51. Nxe5 Qc7 (51... Qd6 52. Qf7+ (52. Qf4 Nd7 $1 53. Nxg6 e5 $19) 52...
Kd8 53. Qg8+ Kc7 54. Qxh7+ Kc8 55. Qh8+ $14) 52. Qf6 Qe7 53. Qf3 (53. Qh8+ $6
Qf8 $15) 53... Qc7 $10) 50... Kd8 51. Bxc6 Qxc6 52. Nxh7 Qe4 53. Qf2 (53. Qf8+
Kc7 $36) 53... Qd4 (53... Qf4+ $2 54. Qxf4 exf4 55. Nf8 $16) 54. Qf8+ (54.
Qxd4+ exd4 55. Kg3 Ke7 $1 $19) 54... Kc7 55. Qf7+ Kc6 (55... Kb8 $5 $15) 56.
Qf3+ $1 e4 (56... Kc7 $142 57. Qf7+ Kb8) 57. Qf8 Qd2+ (57... Kb7 58. Qe7+ Ka6
59. Qf8 $10) 58. Kh3 Qd3+ 59. Kg2 $132 e3 60. Qc8+ $10 Kd6 61. Qb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. O-O
d6 9. b3 (9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rfd1 O-O (10... Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3
Re8 14. Bh3 Rc7 15. Bh6 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Palkovi,J,Stara Zagora zt-B 1990-CBM 17}
Rc5 $10) 11. Qh4 a6 12. Bh6 Rc8 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Rac1 Re8 15. Qf4 Rc5 $10 {
Wojtkiewicz,A-Adorjan,A,Polanica Zdroj 1991-CBM 26}) 9... Nbd7 10. Bb2 Rc8 (
10... O-O 11. Nd5 $6 (11. Rfd1 Rc8 {-10... c8}) 11... b5 $1 12. Rac1 Rc8 13.
Rfd1 bxc4 14. bxc4 Rc5 15. Ne1 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Qa5 17. Rxc5 Nxc5 18. Qc4 Rb8 $36
{Moehring,G-Gurevich,M,Balatonbereny 1987}) 11. Rfd1 O-O 12. Rac1 (12. Qe3 Re8
13. Rac1 a6 14. Ba1 Rc5 $1 15. a4 Qa8 16. Ne1 Rf5 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. f3 h5 19.
Ng2 Rc5 20. Bb2 Rcc8 $10 {Karpov,A-Kasparov,G,WCH III Leningrad 1986}) (12. Nd5
$6 Bxd5 13. cxd5 Rc2 $36) 12... Rc5 $1 13. Ne1 {N} (13. Qd2 Qa8 14. Ne1 Bxg2
15. Nxg2 Ne4 $10 {Polgar,Zsu-Stohl,I,Brno 1991-CBM 26}) (13. Qe3 Re8 $10) 13...
Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Nd5 $10 15. Qd2 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Nf6 18. f3 Qc7 19. e4
(19. a4 d5 20. Rdc1 Rc8 $10) 19... b5 $132 20. Rdc1 (20. Ne3 $142) 20... Rc8
21. Ne3 Qa5 22. Kg2 $6 (22. R3c2 $142 Qxd2 23. Rxd2 $10) 22... bxc4 23. Nxc4
Qa6 24. R3c2 (24. Rd3 Nd7 $1 $36) 24... d5 $15 25. exd5 Nxd5 26. Kf2 Qe6 (26...
h5 $5 $36) 27. Qe2 (27. Ne3 $4 Qxe3+ 28. Qxe3 Rxc2+ $19) (27. Na3 $5 Qh3 28.
Kg1 $10 (28. Rxc5 Rxc5 29. Kg1 (29. Rxc5 $2 Qxh2+ 30. Ke1 Qg1+ $17) 29... Qc8
$36)) 27... Qh3 28. Kg1 Qf5 $15 29. Rd2 (29. Na3 Nb4 $36) 29... Qf6 30. Re1
R8c7 (30... e6 $6 31. Nd6 {P e4} Nc3 32. Qf2 $132) 31. f4 Qc3 (31... a5 $5) 32.
Rd3 Qf6 33. Qd2 e6 34. Qf2 a5 35. Qd4 $10 Qxd4+ 36. Rxd4 a4 37. Kf2 axb3 38.
axb3 Rb5 39. Rd3 Ra7 40. Ne3 Nf6 (40... Ra2+ 41. Re2 $10) 41. Nc4 Ra2+ (41...
Ng4+ 42. Kg1 Ra2 43. h3 $10 {P} Nf2 $2 44. Rd2 Nxh3+ 45. Kg2 $16) 42. Rd2 Ra8
43. Rd3 Ra2+ (43... Rab8 44. Nd2 $10 (44. Rb1 $2 Ne4+ 45. Ke3 Nc5 $17)) 44. Rd2
Ra8 45. Rd3 $10 {[Stohl,I]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Belov Hansen,Cu} Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 e6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O
(6... c5 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. e4 Nb4 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 N8c6 12. Nxc6
Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxc6 14. Bf4 g5 15. Bd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Ke7 17. e5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2
Rhd8 19. Rad1 Rxd6 20. exd6+ Kd7 21. a3 Na6 22. Ne4 $36 {Hoffman,A-Szmetan,J/
San Martin/1993/}) 7. Re1 (7. d4 Ne4 {-E19}) 7... d5 (7... c5 8. e4 $14 {/\d4})
(7... Ne4 $5 {Belov}) 8. cxd5 (8. Ne5 {Hansen,Cu} Qc8 (8... Nbd7 9. d4 Nxe5 (
9... c5 10. e3 Rc8 11. Qa4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Ne4 13. Bxe4 Bc6 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15.
Qc2+ Kg8 16. Rd1 $16 {Fridman,D-Gelman,A/URS-chJ/1992/}) 10. dxe5 Ne4 11. cxd5
Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 exd5 15. e4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 $10 {
Bukal-Perruchoud,B/Mendrisio open/1988/}) (8... Na6 9. d4 c5 10. Bf4 Re8 11.
Rc1 Bd6 12. Nb5 $14 {Waldschlaeger,J-Breyther,R/2.BLN/1988/}) 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10.
Nxd5 Bxd5 11. e4 Bb7 12. d4 Nd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Be3 Rfd8 15. Qb3 c5 16. Rad1
{Waldschlaeger,J-Rhodin,C/2.BLN/1989/}) 8... Nxd5 (8... exd5 {Belov} 9. d4 $14)
9. e4 (9. Nxd5 {Hansen,Cu} Bxd5 (9... exd5 10. d4 Nd7 11. Bf4 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5
13. Nd2 a5 14. Rc1 Ra7 $10 {Portisch,L-Karpov,A/Milano/1975/}) 10. Qc2 c5 11.
b3 Nd7 12. Bb2 Rc8 $10 {Becker,Ma-Lorson,S/2.BLSW/1989/}) (9. d4 {Hansen,Cu} c5
(9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be4 11. Ne5 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 c5 13. e4 Bf6 14. Nf3 Nc6 15. Be3
cxd4 16. cxd4 Qd7 $10 {Ericsson,M-Rozentalis,E/Malmo/1993/}) 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11.
Nh4 Qd7 12. dxc5 Bxg2 13. Nxg2 Bxc5 14. Be3 Bb4 15. Rf1 Rd8 $10 {Makarov,
M-Neverov,A/Kuibishev/1990/}) 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. d4 Nd7 {!? Belov} (
11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. Bb2 (13. Rb1 {Hansen,Cu} Rc8 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Bd2
Re8 16. Bc3 $14 {Vaganjan,R-Savon,V/Moskva/1990/}) 13... Bf6 14. Rb1 Rc8 (14...
Na5 {Yudasin} 15. Bc3 $1 Nc4 16. Qd3 Rc8 17. e5 {/\Ng5} Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Be7 19.
Rbd1 Ba3 20. d5 exd5 21. Rxd5 Qe7 22. Bh3 $16 {Libeau,R-Womacka,M/Biel op/1993/
}) (14... Re8 {Belov} 15. h4 h6 $2 16. d5 exd5 17. e5 Be7 18. e6 $16 {Seirawan,
J-Timman,J/Las Palmas/1981/ Inf 32/53/}) 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Na5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6
18. Ne5 Rfd8 19. Rb4 Qd6 20. Rh4 h6 $13 {Ftacnik,L-Yudasin,L/Biel izt/1993/}) (
11... Nc6 12. d5 exd5 13. exd5 Na5 14. Bf4 Bd6 15. Ne5 Qc7 16. Qg4 (16. Qh5 {
Hansen,Cu} Rae8 17. Re3 g6 18. Qe2 $14 {Wirthensohn,H-Zude,A/2.BLSW/1990/})
16... Rad8 17. Re3 Bc8 18. Qh5 b5 19. Rae1 Bb7 20. g4 $40 {Dokhoian,Y-Dolmatov,
S/Klaipeda/1988/}) 12. Bf4 Nf6 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Qd3 $1 $146 (14. Qd2 b5 $1 15.
Rad1 cxd4 16. cxd4 a5 17. Re3 Nh5 18. Rb3 b4 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Qe2 Nf6 21. Bf4
Bd6 22. g4 Qc2 $36 {Mukhtarov,L-Brodsky,M/Katowice op/1992/}) 14... cxd4 15.
cxd4 Bb4 (15... Nd7 $5 {Hansen,Cu} 16. Nf3 (16. Nc4 Ba6 $15) (16. Nxd7 Qxd7 $10
) (16. d5 {Belov} exd5 17. exd5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bd6 $14) 16... Nc5 17. Qb1 Na4
$40) 16. Red1 (16. Rec1 Rxc1+ 17. Rxc1 Qa8 18. f3 Rc8 $10) 16... Rc3 17. Qe2
Qa8 18. Qb2 $1 (18. f3 {Hansen,Cu} Rfc8 $132) 18... Ba5 {ץa5} (18... a5 $2 {
Hansen,Cu} 19. a3 $18) 19. f3 $36 {[+]} Rfc8 20. Rac1 Nh5 (20... Rxc1 $5 {Belov
} 21. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 $14) 21. Bd2 Rxc1 22. Bxc1 $1 (22. Rxc1 Bxd2 23. Qxd2
Nf6 24. g4 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Qd8 $10 {/\Nd7}) 22... Rc7 {/\Qc8,<=><->c; ?! Belov}
(22... Bc3 23. Qf2 $8 Nf6 24. g4 {|^,ץc3}) (22... Nf6 {Hansen,Cu} 23. Bf1 {
/\Nc4} (23. g4 {Belov} h6 $14) 23... Bc3 24. Qf2 $14 {>< Bc3 >< Qa8}) 23. g4
Nf6 24. g5 Ne8 (24... Nd7 $5 25. Bf4 Nxe5 26. Bxe5 $36 {><g7}) 25. Bd2 $1 Bxd2
26. Qxd2 Qd8 (26... Qc8 $5 $132 {Hansen,Cu /\Rc2} 27. Qf4 $36) 27. h4 f6 {
?! Hansen,Cu} (27... Nd6 $13 {Hansen,Cu}) (27... Qe7 $5 {Belov}) 28. Ng4 Kh8 $6
(28... Rd7 29. Bh3 $14 (29. Bf1 $5)) (28... Bc8 $5 {/\e5}) 29. Qb4 Qe7 30. Qxe7
Rxe7 31. Kf2 $16 {[+],><e6} Kg8 (31... Rc7 32. Ne3 Kg8 (32... Rc3 $2 33. Bh3
Nc7 34. d5 $18) 33. Bh3 Kf7 34. d5 $1 exd5 35. exd5 Nd6 (35... Bc8 $5 $132 {
Hansen,Cu}) 36. Nf5 Nxf5 37. Bxf5 {/\d6+-}) 32. Ne3 Kf7 33. Bf1 $1 (33. d5 $6
exd5 34. exd5 Nd6 $10) 33... Rd7 (33... Rc7 {Hansen,Cu} 34. Bc4 Ke7 35. Rg1 $14
) 34. Bc4 Ke7 (34... Nc7 $5 {Belov}) 35. d5 Nc7 {?! Belov} (35... e5 36. Nf5+
Kd8 37. Bb5 $18) (35... exd5 $142 $5 36. Bxd5 $16 (36. Nf5+ $5 Kf8 $8 37. Bb5
Rd8 38. Bxe8 Kxe8 39. Nxg7+ Kf7 40. Nf5 $16) (36. exd5 {Hansen,Cu} Nd6 $15) (
36. Nxd5+ {Belov} Bxd5 37. Rxd5 Rxd5 38. Bxd5 $16)) 36. gxf6+ gxf6 37. Bb3 $1
b5 (37... exd5 38. exd5 {/\d6!+-} Kd8 (38... Ne8 {Hansen,Cu} 39. Rg1 $16 (39.
Nf5+ {Belov} Kf8 40. d6 $18)) 39. d6 Ne8 40. Nf5 $18 {/\Be6}) 38. dxe6 Nxe6 (
38... Rxd1 39. Nf5+ $1 Ke8 (39... Kf8 40. e7+ Ke8 41. Bxd1) (39... Kd8 {
Hansen,Cu} 40. e7+ Kd7 41. Bxd1 $16) 40. Bxd1 $18 {/\Nd6}) 39. Nf5+ Kd8 $8 40.
Nd6 $1 (40. Rxd7+ Kxd7 41. Bxe6+ Kxe6 42. Nd4+ Ke5 43. Nxb5 a6 $132) 40... Nc5
(40... Ke7 41. Nxb5 $18) 41. Bc2 b4 42. e5 $1 Ke7 (42... fxe5 43. Bf5 $18) 43.
Bf5 Ne6 (43... Rc7 {Hansen,Cu} 44. exf6+ Kxf6 45. Ne8+ $18) (43... Rd8 {
Hansen,Cu} 44. Bxh7 (44. Rc1 {Belov} fxe5 45. Nxb7 Nxb7 46. Rc7+ Kf6 47. Bxh7
Nd6 48. Rxa7) 44... fxe5 45. Nf5+ Ke8 46. Bg6+ $18) 44. f4 {!?+/- Belov} (44.
exf6+ {Hansen,Cu} Kxf6 45. Ne8+ Ke7 46. Rxd7+ Kxd7 47. Nf6+ Ke7 48. Nxh7 Bd5
$13) 44... h6 (44... Rc7 45. Bxe6 Kxe6 46. Nxb7 Rxb7 47. Rd6+ $18) (44... fxe5
{Hansen,Cu} 45. fxe5 h6 46. Bg4 $16 {/\Nf5+} (46. Rg1 Bd5 47. Rg6 Bxa2 48. Rxh6
a5 $14)) 45. Bxe6 {! Belov} Kxe6 46. f5+ Ke7 (46... Kxe5 $2 47. Nc4+ $18) 47.
exf6+ Kf8 (47... Kxf6 48. Ne4+ $1 Ke7 49. f6+ Ke8 50. f7+ $1 $18 (50. Rxd7 {
Hansen,Cu} Kxd7 51. Nc5+ $18)) 48. Ke3 a5 49. Kf4 Ba6 50. Ke5 $18 Bc4 $5 (50...
Rc7 {Belov} 51. Rd5 Rc2 52. Rxa5 Be2 53. Kf4 $18) 51. Rc1 Rxd6 $8 52. Kxd6 Bxa2
53. Ke5 b3 54. Rc8+ Kf7 55. Rc7+ Kf8 56. Rb7 a4 57. f7 {/\Kf6+-} Kg7 $8 58. Ke6
{! Belov} b2+ 59. Ke7 Bxf7 60. Rxb2 {/\f6,Rg2+-} 1-0

[Event "Ptuj zt"]
[Site "Ptuj"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gostisa, Leon F"]
[Black "Atlas, Valeri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O $6 (8... d6 $142 9. Rd1 a6 $132) 9. Rd1 {/\Bf4,><d6} d6 (9... d5 10. Ne5
$36) 10. Bg5 $5 (10. e4 Nc6 (10... Nbd7 $5) 11. Qe3 Qc7 12. b3 Rac8 13. Bb2
Rfd8 14. Rac1 Qb8 15. h3 Ba8 16. Rd2 a6 17. Qe2 Na7 18. Nd4 Nc6 19. Rcd1 Nxd4
20. Rxd4 Nd7 21. Kh2 Nc5 22. b4 Nd7 23. f4 Qc7 24. Bf1 Nf6 25. b5 $1 $14 {
Lisenko,A-Vasiljevic,B/Tuzla/1990/}) (10. Nb5 $5 Nc6 11. Qd3 Qb8 12. b3 Rd8 13.
Bb2 a6 14. Nbd4 Ra7 15. Qe3 h6 16. Bh3 $1 Ba8 17. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 18. Qxe6+ Kf8
19. Nh4 Ne5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Ng6+ Ke8 22. Nxe5 Rd6 23. Qf7+ Kd8 24. Qxg7 $40 {
Alburt,L-Tarjan,J/USA-ch/1981/}) 10... Nc6 (10... Nbd7 11. Nb5 $1 d5 12. cxd5
Bxd5 13. Nc3 Bc6 14. Qc4 $1 Qc8 15. e4 h6 16. Nd4 (16. Be3 $5 $36) 16... Bb7
17. Qxc8 Rfxc8 18. e5 Bxg2 19. exf6 Bb4 $1 20. Kxg2 Bxc3 21. bxc3 hxg5 22. Nxe6
Nxf6 23. Nxg5 Rxc3 24. Rac1 Rcc8 $10 {Korchnoi,V-Ftacnik,L/Biel/1984/}) (10...
Ne8 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qh4 Qxh4 13. Nxh4 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Nc6 15. Nb5 Na5 16. Ne3
Nb7 17. Rd3 a6 18. Ra3 f5 19. Rd1 Kf7 20. Nc2 $6 Na5 21. Nxd6+ Nxd6 22. Rxd6
Nxc4 23. Rd7+ Ke8 24. Rxg7 Nxa3 25. Nxa3 $44 {Larsen,B-Adams,M/Cannes/1989/}) (
10... Na6 11. Rac1 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Qxd6 Qxd6 14. Rxd6 Nc5 15. b4 Bxc3 16.
bxc5 Bb2 17. Rcd1 bxc5 18. Rb1 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Rab8 20. Ra6 Bc3 21. Rb5 $16 {
Stanec,N-Lobron,E/Ptuj zt/1995/}) 11. Qf4 Ne8 $146 (11... Qb8 12. Rd2 Ne5 13.
Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qh4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qb7+ 16. f3 Rac8 17. Rad1 e4 18. b3 exf3+ 19.
exf3 Rc5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qe4 Qb8 22. Qe3 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 h5 24. Rd7 Rf5 25.
R1d6 $36 {<->d,Karpov,A-Smirin,I/Moscow/1988/}) 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Rac1 (13. Nd4
$5 Nxd4 (13... e5 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qe3 $16 {><d5,d6}) 14. Qxd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2
$14 {(),><d6}) (13. Rd2 $14) 13... Rd8 14. b3 f5 (14... Nf6 $5 $14 {/\Rd7,Rfd8,
d5}) 15. Qe3 Nf6 16. Nb5 $6 (16. Nd4 $142 Nxd4 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. Rxd4 e5 19.
Rd2 $36) 16... e5 $1 {/\f4<=>} 17. Qg5 (17. Nfd4 $2 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Ng4 $19)
17... a6 18. Nc3 e4 19. Nd4 (19. Nh4 $6 Ne8 20. Qd2 (20. Qxe7 Nxe7 $15 {
פh4,/\g5}) 20... Ne5 $13) 19... Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Qe5 21. Rcd1 b5 $1 $132 22. Qf4
Rc8 (22... Qxf4 23. gxf4 bxc4 24. bxc4 Rc8 25. e3 {/\Bf1+/-}) 23. Qxe5 (23.
Rxd6 $2 Qxc3) (23. e3 $5 $13) 23... dxe5 24. Rd6 bxc4 25. b4 $44 f4 26. Bh3 Rb8
(26... Rc7 $2 27. Be6+ Kh8 28. Rd8 $18) 27. Be6+ Kh8 28. a3 $6 (28. Bxc4 $5
Rbc8 (28... Rfc8 $2 29. Be6 $16) 29. Bd5 $5 (29. Be6 Rxc3 30. Rd8 Re8 31. Rxe8+
Nxe8 32. Rd8 Bc6 33. Bf7 e3 34. f3 $8 g5 35. Bxe8 Kg7 $15 {(),><e2}) 29... Nxd5
30. Nxd5 f3 31. exf3 exf3 32. Ne3 $13) (28. e3 g5 $5 $36 (28... f3 {עg1}))
28... e3 (28... g5 $1 $15) 29. gxf4 (29. fxe3 fxe3 $36 {<->f}) 29... exf2+ 30.
Kxf2 Nh5 (30... exf4 31. R1d4 g5 32. Rxc4 $14) 31. f5 $8 g6 32. Ke1 (32. e4
gxf5 33. exf5 Ng7 $15) 32... gxf5 33. Bd5 e4 34. Bxb7 Rxb7 35. Rxa6 (35. e3
$142 $44) 35... e3 $1 $40 {עe1,e2,h2,/\Rg7-+} 36. Rd4 Rg7 37. Kd1 f4 (37...
Rg2 $5 38. Rxc4 Rxh2 $15) 38. Rxc4 Rg2 39. Rd6 Rxh2 40. Rcd4 Kg7 (40... Ng3 $5)
41. Rd7+ Kg6 42. R7d6+ Kg5 43. R6d5+ Kg4 44. Kc2 $1 Ng3 45. Kd3 $13 Nxe2 $5 (
45... Rc8 46. Rc5 $13) 46. Nxe2 Kf3 47. Ng1+ $8 (47. Nc3 Rd2+ 48. Kc4 Rxd4+ 49.
Rxd4 e2 50. Re4 Rc8+ $19) (47. Nxf4 Rd2+ 48. Kc3 Rxd4 49. Rxd4 Rxf4 $19) 47...
Kf2 48. Rg5 f3 (48... Rg2 $2 49. Nh3+ $18) 49. Re4 Rd8+ 50. Kc4 e2 51. Nxf3 $8
Kxf3 52. Rge5 Rd2 (52... Rd1 $2 53. Re3+) 53. b5 Rb2 (53... Kf2 54. b6 Rb2 55.
b7 $10) 54. a4 Rh1 55. b6 $1 Rc1+ (55... Ra1 56. Kc3 Rxb6 57. Re3+ Kf4 58.
R3e4+ $10) (55... Rc1+ 56. Kd3 Rd1+ 57. Kc3 $10) (55... Rhb1 $5 56. Kd5 $5 (56.
Kd3 $2 Rb3+ 57. Kc2 R1b2+ 58. Kc1 Rxb6 $17) 56... Rd2+ 57. Kc6 Rc1+ 58. Kb7 Kf2
59. Rf5+ Kg2 60. Rfe5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Riga Tal Memorial"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 O-O (9... Nbd7 10. Nb5 Nc5 11. Rd1 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 $5 $132 {Despite
the isolated pawn Black has good counterplay, he can activate his pie- ces by
e.g. Nce4 and Bc5.}) (9... a6 10. Ba3 $1 $14) 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. e4 (11. Nb5 Ne4
$1 12. Qe3 a6 13. Nfd4 Ndf6 14. Nc3 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc7 17. Qf3
Rac8 18. Bb2 Nd7 19. Rac1 Rfd8 20. Qe4 Nf6 21. Qf3 Nd7 22. Qe4 Nf6 {1/2:1/2,
Jurek,J-Bischoff,K/Schwaebisch Gmuend op/1995/}) 11... Re8 $5 $146 {An
interesting new idea, provocing a more advantageous version of the endgame,
arising after 11...a6?!} (11... a6 $6 {><b6 This typical move surprisingly
seriously weakens Black's Queen-side and leads to a difficult endgame with a
lasting advantage for White due to his better pawn structure and central
control.} 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 $1 Rfxd8 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bf8
(16... Rdc8 17. Na4 $1 Rab8 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Rd3 Rb7 20. f4 Kf8 21. g4 Rcc7
22. Rad1 Ke8 23. Rh3 g6 24. f5 $1 $36 {Vaganian,R-Nogueiras,J/Rotterdam WCup/
1989/}) 17. Bxc5 $1 bxc5 18. f4 (18. Na4 $14) 18... Rd6 19. Rxd6 Bxd6 20. Kf3
Bxe5 21. fxe5 Nd7 22. Kf4 Kf8 23. Rd1 Ke7 24. Na4 $14 {Vaganian,R-Huebner,R/
GER-CupT/1993/}) (11... Qb8 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Qc8 15. Qe2 $14 {
White is somewhat better, as it's not easy for Black to join his Rooks. His
move 15...a6? with the idea Qc7 has a serious tactical flaw.} a6 $2 16. Na4
Nfd7 (16... Qc7 17. Qe5 $1) 17. Rxd7 Qxd7 18. Nxb6 Qc7 19. Nxa8 Bxa8 20. Rd1
Qa5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Ne5 $18 {Salov,V-Adams,M/Wijk op/1993/}) (11... Qc8 $5
$132) 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 (14. Qxe5 Ncd7 $5 (14... Qc8 $10) 15.
Bxe7 Nxe5 16. Rxd8 Raxd8 (16... Rexd8 $2 17. Nxe5 $18) 17. Bxd8 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3
Bxf3 19. Bxf6 gxf6 $15 {<->d,עg1 Black has an active Bishop and will be the
first to occupy the only open file. Also White's King is caught on the 1-st
rank.}) 14... Rexd8 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 (16. Rxd8+ $5 Rxd8 17. Kxg2 Rc8 18.
Rd1 $14 {_|_<->d,() This was maybe a better chance to get more out of the
position. White has the d-file, his King is closer to the center and he plans
to gain more space on the King-side (f4,Kf3,g4-g5 etc.)}) 16... Rdc8 17. Nb5 (
17. Na4 Kf8 $10) 17... Bf8 $1 (17... a6 $2 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 $16) 18. f4 {
/\Kf3,g4-g5|^} (18. Nd6 Rc7 {/\Nfe4,Rd8<=>}) 18... Nb7 (18... Nce4 $5) 19. Bxf8
Kxf8 20. g4 (20. Nd7+ Ke7 21. Nxf6 gxf6 $132 {This would exchange White's most
active piece and give Black equality, as the Queen-side majority is difficult
to utilize with 4 Rooks on the board.}) 20... Nc5 21. b4 {A double-edged move,
Pc4 could become weak.} (21. Kf3 $5 $14) 21... Na4 22. Rac1 a6 23. Nd6 (23. Nd4
$5 Rc7 24. Kf3 $14 {פa4. Now Black exchanges one of White's strong Knights
and neutralizes the pressure.}) 23... Rc7 24. Kf3 Ne8 $132 25. Ndxf7 $5 {
Retreating Nd6 is not promising, so Kramnik tries to chnge the material balan-
ce. But Black has enough conterplay.} (25. Ne4 Rac8 $132 {/\f6}) 25... Rxf7 26.
Nxf7 Kxf7 27. Rd7+ Kf8 28. Re1 (28. c5 bxc5 29. bxc5 Rc8 30. c6 Nb6 $10) 28...
a5 $1 {With this move Black activates both Ra8 and Na4, holding the position.}
29. a3 (29. bxa5 $6 Nc5 $15) 29... axb4 30. axb4 Nb2 31. g5 (31. Rxe6 Nxc4 {
/\Ra3=} (31... Ra3+ 32. Re3 Rxe3+ 33. Kxe3 Nxc4+ 34. Kd4 $14) 32. g5 {-31.g5})
31... Ra3+ 32. Kg4 Nxc4 33. Rxe6 {/\Rd8+-} Ne3+ 34. Kf3 Nd5+ 35. Ke4 Nec7 $1 {
Joining his Knights. Black is ready to return his Knights for a White Rook, if
he takes the Pb4, the resulting Rook endgame is a clear draw.} 36. Rc6 (36.
Red6 Re3+ 37. Kd4 Rb3 38. Rd8+ Kf7 $10) 36... Re3+ 37. Kd4 Rb3 38. Rdxc7 (38.
Rdxc7 Nxc7 39. Rxc7 Rxb4+ 40. Ke5 Rb2 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.03.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1996.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Kramnik} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. b3 $5
Nbd7 8. Bb2 Be7 9. d4 O-O $6 (9... cxd4 $142 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qc7 12. e3
$5 a6 13. f4 O-O 14. Qf3 Rac8 (14... Rfe8 15. g4 g6 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. g5 Nh5
18. Ne4 Bf8 19. Rd2 Nc5 20. Nf2 f5 21. gxf6 Nxf6 22. Ne2 Qf7 23. Ng3 b5 24.
cxb5 axb5 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Nge4 $16 {Petursson,M-Pira,D/Torcy op/1991/}) 15.
g4 Nc5 (15... Nb8 16. g5 Nfd7 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. h4 Nc6 19. Nxc6 Qxc6 20. Qxc6
Rxc6 21. Rd2 Rec8 22. Rfd1 b5 23. Ne4 bxc4 24. Nxd6 Bxd6 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. Rxd6
$16 {Yuferov,S-Yagupov,I/Moscow/1989/}) 16. g5 Nfd7 17. Rad1 Rfe8 18. h4 Bf8
19. Rd2 Nb8 20. Rfd1 Nc6 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22. Qxc6 Rxc6 23. Ba3 Be7 24. Bxc5 bxc5
25. Ne4 Rd8 26. Kf3 Kf8 27. Kg4 Ke8 28. f5 exf5+ 29. Kxf5 $16 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6,
Re7] ><d5,d6,Be7,Andersson,U-Sokolov,A/Bilbao/1987/ Andersson shows White's
plan in an ideal form. With White's pawn only on e3 and possibile K-side
expansion (f4,g4-g5) hisa chances are somewhat better even against more
accurate play. But Topalov's move is clearly worse and gives White a strong
initiative.}) 10. d5 $1 {[%csl Gd4,Gd5,Ge4,Ge5] ()[+]} (10. e3 {Kramnik} Ne4 $1
$10) 10... exd5 (10... e5 11. Ne1 {[%cal Ye1d3,Ye2e4,Yf2f4] /\Nd3,e4,f4|^}) 11.
Nh4 (11. Ne1 {[%cal Re1c2,Rc2e3] /\Nc2-e3} Rb8 $1 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5
14. Qxd5 Bf6 $10) (11. cxd5) 11... g6 12. cxd5 $1 $36 (12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5
Bxd5 14. Qxd5 Bxh4 (14... Bf6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qf3 $14 {[%cal Yh4g2,Yg2f4]
><d6,/\Ng2-f4}) 15. gxh4 Qxh4 16. Qxd6 Qg4+ 17. Qg3 (17. Kh1 Qe4+ 18. f3 Qxe2
$15) 17... Qxg3+ (17... Qxe2 18. Qc3 f6) 18. hxg3 Rad8 19. Rad1 Rfe8 $10) 12...
Ne8 13. f4 $1 Nc7 {Now and later on accepting the pawn sacrifice is extremely
risky: White's Bb2 without an opponent will be very strong.} (13... Bxh4 14.
gxh4 Qxh4 15. e4 $44 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7,Rg8,Rh6][%cal Rb2h8] גa1-h8,>>} (15. Qd2 {
Kramnik} Qe7 16. e4 f6 17. Rae1 Ng7 18. Bh3 $44)) 14. e4 b5 15. e5 $1 {[%cal
Re5d6,Rc3e4] /\ed6,Ne4} (15. Nf3 $5 {Kramnik}) 15... f5 $8 (15... dxe5 $2 16.
d6 $18) (15... Bxh4 16. gxh4 $16 (16. exd6 $6 Ne8 $1 17. gxh4 Nxd6 $13) 16...
dxe5 $2 17. d6 Bxg2 18. dxc7 Qxc7 19. Kxg2 $18) 16. a4 $1 (16. Rf2 {Kramnik}
Nb6 17. Rd2 b4 18. Ne2 c4 $132) (16. Ne4 $5 {Kramnik} fxe4 (16... dxe5 $5) 17.
Nxg6 hxg6 18. Qg4 $40) 16... b4 (16... bxa4 $142 {[%cal Yd7b6] /\Nb6+/-}) (
16... a6 $2 {Kramnik} 17. a5 $1 b4 18. Na4 Nb5 19. e6 Nf6 20. Nb6 $18) 17. Nb5
Nxb5 18. axb5 Qb6 (18... Nb6 {Kramnik} 19. Qe2 $1 {/\ 20.Rad1}) 19. Re1 $1 Qxb5
(19... dxe5 20. fxe5 c4+ 21. Kh1 $1 c3 22. Bc1 $16) (19... c4+ 20. Bd4 Qxb5 21.
bxc4 Qxc4 22. Rc1 Qb5 23. exd6 $5 Bf6 (23... Bxd6 24. Re6 $1 $40) 24. Rc7 $5
$40) 20. Bf1 (20. exd6 $6 Bf6 $1 $13) 20... Qb6 21. Bc4 {White's pawn
sacrifice gave him total central control, he can now prepare an attack against
Black's K without any real interference.} Qd8 (21... Rae8 22. exd6 Bxd6 23. Re6
$40) 22. exd6 (22. Nf3 $5 {Kramnik}) 22... Bf6 $8 (22... Bxd6 23. Re6 Nf6 (
23... Nb6 24. Nxg6 $1 $18) 24. Be5 $1 Bxe5 (24... Ne8 25. Nxg6 $40) 25. fxe5
Bxd5 (25... Nxd5 {Kramnik} 26. Rd6 $18) 26. Rxf6 $18) (22... Bxh4 23. gxh4 Qxh4
24. Re7 Rf7 25. Qe2 {[%cal Re2e6] /\Qe6} Qg4+ 26. Qxg4 fxg4 27. Bb5 Nb6 28.
Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Bc6 $18) 23. Qd2 (23. Be5 $6 Nb6 {/\ 24...Nc8}) 23... Bxb2 (23...
Nb6 24. Re6 $1 Bc8 (24... Bxb2 25. Qxb2 Bxd5 26. Bxd5 Nxd5 27. Nxg6 $1 Rf6 28.
Ne7+ $18) 25. Bxf6 Rxf6 26. Rae1 Bxe6 27. dxe6 Nxc4 28. bxc4 $18 {Kramnik}) 24.
Qxb2 Qf6 25. Qf2 Nb6 (25... Qxd6 26. Re6 Qb8 27. d6 $18) (25... Rfe8 {Kramnik}
26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Rxa7) 26. Rad1 (26. Qxc5 $2 {Kramnik} Rac8 $132) 26... Rfe8
(26... Nxc4 27. bxc4 Qxd6 28. Re6 Qd7 (28... Qc7 29. Qe3 Rf7 30. Nf3 $1 $18)
29. Qxc5 {[%cal Re6e7,Rc5b4] /\Qb4,Re7-+}) 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Qxc5 $18 Qc3 (
28... Rd8 {Kramnik} 29. Qxb4 $1 Qxd6 30. Qxd6 Rxd6 31. Ng2 $1 Kg7 32. Ne3 $18)
29. Ng2 Re2 (29... Rc8 30. d7 $1 Nxd7 31. Qe7 $18) (29... Qc2 30. Re1 Rxe1+ 31.
Nxe1 Qd2 32. Nf3 Qd1+ 33. Kg2 $18) 30. d7 $1 {smoothly deals with Black's
counterplay.} Nxd7 31. Qb5 {Attacking three pieces at once.} Rxg2+ 32. Kxg2
Qc2+ 33. Be2 Nb6 34. Kf2 Kg7 (34... Qxb3 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36. Qe7+ $18) 35. d6 {
[%cal Rd6d7] /\d7} Bc6 36. Qxb4 1-0

[Event "URS-ch58"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Minasian, Artashes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "URS-ch"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 (7... d5
8. cxd5 Nxd5 (8... exd5 9. d4 O-O $10 {-E17}) 9. Nxd5 $5 (9. e4) 9... Qxd5 10.
e4 {Andonov,B-Kholmov,R,Frunze 1989-CBM 15} Qd3 $1 11. Re3 Qd8 12. d4 cxd4 13.
Rd3 Bxe4 14. Rxd4 Bd5 15. Rxd5 exd5 (15... Qxd5 $2 16. Nd4 $18) 16. Ne5 O-O 17.
Bxd5 Bf6 18. Bf4 Na6 19. Bxa8 Qxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rxa8 21. Rd7 Nc5 $10) (7... Nc6 8.
e4 O-O 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Rc8 (11... d6 12. b3 Qc7 13. Ba3 $5
$14) 12. b3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 {Ehlvest,J-Illescas,M,Manila izt
1990-CBM 19} Bxd5 15. cxd5 Bf6 16. Qg4 Bxa1 17. Ba3 Bc3 18. Bxf8 Qxf8 19. Rd1
$14) 8. e4 (8. e3 O-O 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Rb8 11. Qe2 a6 12. d4 Ne4 13. Nxe4
Bxe4 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. d5 exd5 16. cxd5 Bf6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 (17... Bxf3 $5 $10)
18. Nh4 b5 $132 {Azmayparashvili,Z-Hulak,K,Amsterdam OHRA-B 1989-CBM 15}) 8...
e5 $5 9. Nh4 Nc6 (9... g6 10. f4 $36 {/\} exf4 $2 11. e5 $18) 10. Nf5 Bf8 11.
Qa4 $5 g6 12. d4 Nd7 $1 (12... exd4 $2 13. e5 $18) (12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 $1 exd4
14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxc6+ Bxc6 16. Qxc6+ Nd7 17. Rxe5+ $18) (12... gxf5 13. exf5
cxd4 (13... Qd7 $6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Bg5 Bg7 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. Rd6 $18) 14.
Bxc6+ Bxc6 15. Qxc6+ Nd7 16. Ne4 $16) (12... Qd7 13. Bg5 Ng8 14. Bh3 $1 gxf5
15. Bxf5 $16 {/\d5}) 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nh6 Nd4 $10 15. Nd5 Bc6 16. Qd1 Bg7 17.
h4 Nf8 18. Bg5 (18. Be3 Nfe6 {/\Qd6-f8=}) 18... f6 19. Be3 Qd6 20. Rb1 Nfe6 21.
a3 (21. b4 cxb4 22. Nxb4 Bd7 $15 {/\Rc8><c4}) (21. b3 Qf8 22. Qd2 O-O-O 23. a3
f5 $13 {><h6}) 21... Qf8 22. Qd2 Nb3 (22... O-O-O 23. b4 $36) 23. Qc3 Nbd4 24.
Qd2 Nb3 $10 25. Qd3 Nbd4 26. Ng4 h5 27. Nh2 Qf7 (27... Qd6 $5 $10) 28. f4 O-O
29. f5 (29. b4 $13) 29... gxf5 30. exf5 Nc7 31. Bxd4 $1 (31. Nxc7 Qxc7 32. Bxd4
cxd4 $17 {/\Bh6,><f5,g3}) 31... cxd4 32. Ne7+ Qxe7 33. Bxc6 Rad8 34. Bf3 (34.
Nf3 Bh6 $36) 34... Qf7 35. Qd1 $6 (35. b3 Bh6 36. Nf1 {/\Qd1} b5 $5 37. cxb5
Nd5 $146) 35... d3 $1 {פh2} 36. Bxh5 Qxc4 $36 37. Bg6 d2 38. Rf1 Rd3 39. Kg2 (
39. Qh5 Rxg3+ 40. Kh1 Rd8 $19) 39... Nd5 40. Qh5 Ne3+ 41. Kh3 Rfd8 $19 42. Rbd1
(42. Qh7+ Kf8 43. h5 Qg8 $19) 42... Qe4 43. Rg1 $8 Nxd1 44. Rxd1 Qe1 45. Nf1
Rxg3+ $1 46. Nxg3 Rd3 47. Bf7+ (47. Qg4 Rxg3+ 48. Qxg3 Qxd1 49. Qg2 Qb3+ $19)
47... Kf8 48. Qg4 Rxg3+ (48... Kxf7 $2 49. Qc4+ Kf8 50. Qxd3 Qxd1 51. Qd8+ $10)
49. Qxg3 Qxd1 50. Qg2 Qc2 (50... Kxf7 51. Qd5+ Ke7 $19) 51. Bh5 Qxf5+ (51...
d1=Q $2 52. Qa8+ Ke7 53. Qe8+ Kd6 54. Qd8+ $132) 52. Qg4 (52. Bg4 Qd3+ $19)
52... Qxg4+ 53. Bxg4 f5 54. Bh5 e4 55. Kg3 Bh6 56. Kf2 f4 57. Bd1 f3 {
/\Ke7-f6-e5-f4} 0-1

[Event "Madrid Magistral 6th"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "1997.05.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1997.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 a6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 d6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Nbd7 (11... Qxc4 $2 12. Rc1 Qb4 13. Nb3 $16 {
[%csl Rb4] ףb4}) 12. f4 (12. Rc1 O-O 13. f4 Rfd8 14. f5 Nf8 15. Qe2 Re8 16. g4
h6 17. h4 N6h7 18. Qf2 Bf6 19. Nf3 Nd7 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. g5 hxg5 22. hxg5 Be5
23. Qh4 Nhf8 24. Qg4 g6 25. Red1 Bg7 26. Bf4 Qc5+ 27. Kh2 Ne5 28. Nxe5 Bxe5 29.
Bxe5 dxe5 30. Ne2 $14 {Davies,N-Kaiumov,D/Goodricke Calcutta/1997/}) 12... Rc8
({More usual is} 12... O-O 13. Rc1 Rfe8 {/\} 14. f5 Bd8 $1 $13) 13. Rc1 O-O (
13... Qb8 $142 $5 14. Nd5 $5 (14. Qe2 Qa8 15. Bf2 Bd8 (15... O-O 16. f5 e5 17.
Nb3 g6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Nc5 21. Qf3 Qd8 22. Rf1 gxf5 23.
Qxf5 Bc8 24. Qh5 Qd7 25. Nd2 Qg4 26. Qxg4+ Bxg4 27. Be3 b5 28. Rc1 Rc8 $11 {
1/2,Speelman,J-Suba,M/ESP-chT/1995/}) (15... g6 $5 16. Nb3 O-O 17. Bd4 $13 {
1/2,Smejkal,J-Podzielny,K/BL/1993/}) 16. f5 e5 17. Nc2 g6 $1 18. fxg6 hxg6 19.
Nb4 Kf8 20. h4 Kg7 21. Bh3 Rb8 22. Nbd5 b5 $5 23. Rf1 bxc4 24. Rcd1 Bxd5 25.
Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Nf6 27. Rxd6 Be7 28. Rdd1 Qxe4 29. Rfe1 Qxe2 30. Rxe2 Rb5
31. Rc1 Rhb8 $11 {Glek,I-Wahls,M/BL/1993/}) (14. b3 O-O (14... Qa8 15. Bf2 O-O
16. g4 g6 17. g5 Nh5 18. Qg4 Rce8 19. Rcd1 Qc8 20. Nde2 Bc6 21. Ng3 Nxg3 22.
hxg3 b5 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Rc1 Qa8 25. Qh3 Nc5 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. e5 Bxg2 28.
Qxg2 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Ra8 30. Re2 $14 {Hjartarson,J-Wahls,M/New York op/1994/})
15. Qe2 Qa8 16. Bf2 Rfe8 17. Bf3 h6 18. a4 Bf8 19. e5 $6 dxe5 20. fxe5 Nh7 21.
Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Nf3 f5 23. exf6 Nhxf6 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. Qxe5 Bb4 26. Qe2 Rcd8 $36
{Fridman,D-Shipov,S/Berliner Sommer/1996/}) 14... exd5 15. exd5 Kf8 16. Nc6
Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nc5 18. b4 Ne6 19. f5 Nc7 20. Bf4 Nfe8 21. Rc3 Bf6 22. Rd3 h6 23.
h4 Kg8 24. Qh5 Rd8 25. Kh2 Be5 26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. Rxd8 Qxd8 28. Rd1 Qf6 29. Rd7
$44 {Vaganian,R-Wojtkiewicz,A/Eupen rapid/1996/}) 14. f5 $1 $146 {Not an
original idea, but in this position it has not been played yet.} (14. g4 Nc5
15. Bf2 Qb8 (15... Ne8 16. g5 g6 17. Qd2 Ng7 18. f5 gxf5 19. exf5 Bxg2 20. Kxg2
Qb7+ 21. Kg1 exf5 22. Rxe7 Qxe7 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. Nf6+ Kh8 25. Qf4 Ne8 26. Nxh7
Kxh7 27. Qh4+ Kg8 28. Rc3 Ne4 29. Rh3 Qxg5+ 30. Rg3 f6 31. Be3 Qxg3+ 32. hxg3
Ng7 33. Bh6 $40 {Ivanov,I-Shamkovich,L/Saint John op-1/1988/}) 16. g5 Ne8 17.
Re3 g6 18. Qg4 Bd8 19. f5 e5 20. Nde2 Rc7 21. Rh3 Qc8 22. Rd1 f6 23. b4 Nxe4
24. Bxe4 Bxe4 25. Qxe4 Rxc4 26. Qd5+ Kh8 27. fxg6 Qxh3 28. Qxc4 f5 29. Qf7 $1
$18 {Filippov,V-Fokin,S/RUS-Cup5 Ekaterinburg/1997/}) (14. Bf2 Qb8 15. e5 Ne8
16. Bh3 Rd8 17. Qe2 dxe5 18. fxe5 Ba8 19. Bg4 g6 20. Nf3 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Ng7 22.
Rcd1 Qc7 23. g4 Nc5 $132 {Istrate,B-Halkias,S/EU-chJ16 Zagan/1995/}) 14... e5
15. Nb3 (15. Nd5 $143 Qd8 (15... Nxd5 16. cxd5 $16) 16. Nb3 b5 $13) 15... Qd8 (
15... Qxc4 16. Nd5 Bxd5 (16... Nxd5 17. Rxc4 Nxe3 18. Rxc8 Nxd1 19. Rxf8+ Kxf8
20. Rxd1 $16) 17. Rxc4 Bxc4 18. Nd2 $16) 16. Qe2 h5 (16... g6 $6 17. g4 $40) (
16... h6 $142 {/\} 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Nc5 19. Nd2 a5 $132) 17. Nd5 $1 $16
Nxd5 18. cxd5 h4 (18... Nc5 $2 19. Nxc5 bxc5 20. Qxh5) 19. Rxc8 Bxc8 (19...
Qxc8 20. Rc1 Qb8 21. Nd2 Rc8 22. Nc4 $16) 20. Nd2 hxg3 21. hxg3 Bg5 22. Bxg5
Qxg5 23. Qe3 {White aims for an endgame, in which his advantages are more
space, control of the c-file and targets on the Q-side.} Qh5 (23... Qxe3+ 24.
Rxe3 {[%cal Rd2c4] /\Nc4+-} b5 25. Rc3 $16 {[%cal Rc3c6] /\Rc6}) 24. Bf3 (24.
Nc4 $142 $1 Nf6 25. Bf3 Qh3 26. Qf2 {[%csl Rb6,Rd6] ><b6,d6}) 24... Qh3 25. Kf2
Nf6 26. Qg5 (26. Rh1 $2 Qxh1 $1 $19) (26. Qxb6 $6 Qh2+ 27. Bg2 Ng4+ 28. Kf3 Qh5
29. Qxd6 Bxf5 $1 $40) 26... Nh7 27. Qh4 (27. Qe7 $142 $5 Qh2+ 28. Bg2 Qh6 29.
Nc4 $16 {[%cal Re1h1] /\Rh1+-}) 27... Qxh4 28. gxh4 {So White has achieved his
goal. But the game is not over, Shirov defends very well and creates White all
sorts of problems.} b5 $1 {[] Against Nc4.} 29. Rc1 g6 $5 30. fxg6 (30. Rc6
gxf5 31. exf5 (31. Rxd6 fxe4 32. Nxe4 f5 $13) 31... Bxf5 (31... Rd8 32. Ne4 $36
) 32. Rxd6 Rc8 $1 $13) 30... fxg6 31. Rc6 (31. Ke3 $142 $1 $36 {/\} g5 $2 32.
hxg5 Nxg5 33. Rg1 $18) 31... g5 $14 {[%cal Rg5g4] <=>,/\g4-+} 32. hxg5 Nxg5 33.
Ke3 (33. Rxd6 $2 Rxf3+ $1 (33... Nxf3 $2 34. Nxf3 Bg4 35. Rg6+ $18) 34. Nxf3
Nxe4+ $19) 33... Rd8 34. a4 Kf7 $1 (34... bxa4 $2 35. Nc4 Nf7 36. Bh5 $18) 35.
axb5 axb5 36. Rb6 (36. Be2 $142 $1 {with winning chances.}) 36... Rh8 $1 37.
Rb8 Nxf3 38. Nxf3 (38. Kxf3 $2 Bg4+ $19) 38... Ke7 39. Rxb5 (39. b4 $5 Kd8 40.
Rxb5 Kc7 $14) 39... Bg4 40. Rb7+ Kf6 41. Kf2 Bxf3 42. Kxf3 Rh3+ $44 43. Kg4 (
43. Ke2 Kg5 $11) 43... Re3 44. Rb4 Re2 45. Kf3 (45. b3 Re3 $11) 45... Rh2 46.
Rb6 Kg5 $1 47. Rxd6 Rh3+ 48. Ke2 (48. Kg2 Rb3 $11) 48... Kf4 $11 49. Rc6 Kxe4
50. d6 Rh2+ 51. Ke1 Rh7 52. Rc7 Rh8 53. d7 (53. d7 Rd8 54. b4 Kd5 55. b5 Kd6
56. b6 Rxd7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
a6 9. Bg5 (9. Ng5 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Nc6 11. Qf4 Be7 12. Nce4 O-O 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.
Nxh7 Kxh7 15. Qe4+ Kg8 16. Qxc6 Rc8 17. Qe4 Qc7 18. Rd1 Qxc4 19. Qxc4 Rxc4 20.
Rxd6 b5 21. Rxa6 Rc2 $44 {Adorjan,A-Suba,M/Budapest zt-A/1993/}) 9... Nbd7 10.
Nd2 (10. Rad1 Be7 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Na4 b5 13. Nb6 e5 $1 14. Nxe5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2
dxe5 16. Qe3 Qb8 17. Nxa8 Qxa8+ 18. Kg1 e4 19. c5 O-O 20. b4 h5 $1 $15 {
Miles,A-Kindermann,S/Bad Woerishofen/1989/}) (10. Qd2 Rc8 11. Bf4 Rxc4 12. Bxd6
Bxd6 13. Qxd6 Qe7 14. Qd3 Rc7 15. Nd4 Ne5 16. Qd1 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 O-O 18. Rc1 Rd8
19. e3 Rc5 20. Qe2 Qb7+ 21. f3 $10 {Schulz,K-Wahls,M/Bad Woerishofen/1988/}) (
10. Rfd1 Qc7 11. Rac1 h6 12. Be3 Be7 13. Ne1 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 O-O 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16.
Qxe4 Nf6 17. Qd3 Qb7 18. Bd4 Rfd8 19. Ne3 b5 $10 {Quinn,M-James,D/Dublin zt/
1993/}) 10... Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Rc8 $6 (11... Qc7 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Nde4 O-O $1 14.
Rac1 (14. Nxd6 $6 Rfd8 15. Nde4 Ne5 $36) 14... Rfd8 15. f3 h6 16. Be3 Rab8 17.
b3 Nc5 18. b4 Ncxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Bf8 21. Bf4 Qb7 $10 {Cvitan,
O-Mascarinas,R/Zenica/1989/}) 12. Nce4 $16 Rc6 13. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 (13... Nxf6 14.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Qe4 $40) 14. b4 $1 {/\b5,><d6} Be7 (14... Qa8 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16.
Qxf6 Rxc4+ $2 17. Kg1 $18) (14... b5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. a4 $1 $36) (14... e5 15.
Qd5 $16) 15. b5 axb5 16. cxb5 Rc2 17. Nxd6+ Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Ne5 (18... Nc5 19.
Qc6+ Qd7 20. Qxb6 $1 Qd5+ (20... Qxd2 21. Rfd1 $18) 21. Kg1 Rxd2 22. Rfc1 $16)
19. Qxd8+ Kxd8 20. Rfd1 Ke7 (20... Kc7 21. Rac1 $16) 21. Kf1 Rb2 (21... Rd8 22.
Ke1) 22. a4 Rc8 23. Ke1 Nd7 $6 (23... Rcc2 $142 24. Rac1 $16) 24. Nf3 $1 {
/\Nd4-c6->} Rcc2 25. Nd4 Rc4 26. a5 $18 bxa5 27. Nc6+ Ke8 28. Rxa5 {/\Ra8} Kf8
$8 29. Rxd7 Rcc2 (29... Rc1+ 30. Rd1 Rcc2 31. Nd4 $18) 30. Kd1 (30. Nd4 $4 Rc1#
) 30... Rxe2 31. Nd4 Rxf2 32. Kc1 $1 (32. Nxe6+ $2 Ke8 $1 {/\Kd7,Rf1#}) 32...
e5 (32... Kg7 33. Raa7 $18) 33. Ne6+ $1 Ke8 34. Rc7 {/\Ra8# [Stohl]} 1-0

[Event "Bonn GSK"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gawehns, Klaus"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {von Gleich Ftacnik} c5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O
a6 (6... Be7 7. Re1 d5 $132) 7. Re1 Be7 (7... d6 8. e4 Nbd7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4
Qc7 (10... Be7 $2 11. e5 $1 dxe5 12. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 13. Bxb7 $16) 11. Nd5 $5 (11.
Be3 Rc8 $5 12. Rc1 Qb8 13. b3 Qa8 14. f3 Be7 15. g4 h6 16. h4 Nh7 17. Bf2 O-O
$6 (17... g5 $1 $13) 18. f4 Rfe8 19. g5 hxg5 20. hxg5 g6 21. Qg4 $40 {
Hjartarson,J-Lau,R/BL 9192/1992/}) 11... exd5 12. exd5+ Kd8 13. Nc6+ {von
Gleich} Bxc6 14. dxc6 Nc5 15. b4) 8. e4 d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O
(11... Nbd7 $142 $5 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. f4 Qb8 $5 14. Qe2 (14. g4 g6 15. g5 Nh5 16.
f5 e5 17. f6 exd4 18. Bxd4 Bd8 19. Bh3 Nf4 20. Bg4 h5 21. gxh6 Ne5 $1 22. Rf1
Nxg4 23. Qxg4 Rxc4 $19 {Wells,P-Adorjan,A/BL 8889/1989/}) (14. Nd5 $5 {Ftacnik}
exd5 15. exd5 g6 (15... O-O 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nc5 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19. Rxe7
$16) 16. b4 Qa8 (16... O-O 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. dxc6 $18) 17. g4 Kf8 18. g5 Nh5 19.
Nc6 Rxc6 20. dxc6 Bxc6 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Bd4 $36) 14... Qa8 15. Bf2 g6 $5 (
15... Bd8 16. f5 e5 17. Nc2 g6 $1 18. fxg6 hxg6 19. Nb4 Kf8 20. h4 Kg7 21. Bh3
Rb8 22. Nbd5 b5 23. Rf1 bxc4 $132 {Glek,I-Wahls,M/BL 9293/1993/}) 16. Nb3 O-O
17. Bd4 $13 {1/2:1/2/Smejkal,J-Podzielny,KH/BL 9293/1993/}) 12. Rc1 Re8 (12...
Nbd7 13. Rc2 (13. f4 $142 $1 $36) 13... Rac8 14. b3 Qb8 15. f4 Ba8 16. Bc1 Rcd8
17. Rd2 Rfe8 18. Bb2 Bf8 19. Bf3 e5 20. Nf5 g6 21. Ne3 exf4 22. gxf4 Nxe4 23.
Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 Rxe4 25. Nd5 $44 {Arnason,J-Tiller/Randers zt/1982/}) 13. f4
(13. g4 Nfd7 (13... g6 $142 $5) 14. f4 Nf8 15. g5 Nbd7 16. Rf1 Rac8 17. f5 Qd8
18. Qh5 e5 19. Nde2 g6 20. Qh6 f6 21. h4 Rxc4 22. h5 $40 {Znamenacek,
K-Kruszynski,W/Pardubice op/1993/}) 13... Bf8 (13... Nbd7 14. f5 $5 (14. g4 Nc5
15. Bf2 d5 $6 (15... g6 $142) 16. exd5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 (17... Bxd5 18. cxd5
Qxf4 19. Bg3 Qxg4 20. d6 $18 {Smejkal,J-Hoffman,M/Munich/1993/}) 18. cxd5 a5
19. Nf5 Bf8 20. Qd2 Qd7 21. h3 h5 22. Bf3 Rad8 23. Bh4 Rc8 24. Rcd1 Ba6 25. d6
$18 {Gabriel,C-Kalesis,N/Budapest FebGM/1994/}) (14. Nd5 $5 {Ftacnik} exd5 15.
cxd5 Qb8 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nc5 18. c7 Qxc7 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. b4
exf4 22. Bxf4 Qa7 23. bxc5 Bxc5+ 24. Kg2 Qb7+ 25. Qf3 $13 {Ftacnik,L-Browne,W/
San Francisco/1991/}) 14... Bd8 $5 (14... Bf8 $6 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3 Nc5 17.
b4 Ncxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 (18... Bxe4 19. Nxe6 Qb7 20. Ng5 $1 $16) 19. Nxe6 Qf7
20. Rf1 (20. Nxf8 {Ftacnik} Rxf8 21. Bg2 $16 {Wirthenson-Raicevic/Bad
Woerishofen/1992/}) 20... Qe7 21. Qd4 Rab8 22. Rce1 Ba8 23. Nxf8 Rxf8 24. Bf4
b5 25. Bg2 Rbe8 26. Rxe4 $1 Bxe4 27. Re1 $18 {Blees,A-Kalesis,N/Heraklio op/
1993/}) 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3 Nf8 17. Bf2 N6d7 18. b4 Bf6 19. Nce2 Rac8 20. Qb3
Kh8 21. Qe3 Ne5 22. Nf4 Qf7 $132 {Schlosser,P-Hoffmann,M/Lippstadt/1991/}) 14.
f5 $1 $146 (14. Bf2 Nfd7 $5 (14... Nbd7 15. Qe2 g6 16. e5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 dxe5
18. fxe5 Nh5 19. b3 Rac8 20. Nf3 Red8 21. Bd4 Bc5 22. Red1 Bxd4 23. Rxd4 Nb8
24. Rcd1 Rxd4 25. Rxd4 Nc6 26. Rd2 Ng7 27. g4 $1 $14 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Suba,M/
Budapest zt-A/1993/}) 15. b3 Nc6 16. Qd2 Nxd4 $132 {1/2:1/2/Wojtkiewicz,A-Suba,
M/Debrecen EU-chT/1992/}) 14... Nbd7 {-13...Nbd7} (14... e5 15. Nd5 $1 $36) (
14... Nc6 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Nd5 $1 $16) (14... g6 15. Bh3 {von Gleich} (15.
fxe6 {Ftacnik} fxe6 16. Bh3 Qf7 $1) 15... e5 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Qd7 18. Ne6
fxe6 19. fxe6 Qe7 20. Bxb6 {mit zwei Bauern, enigeschnürten schwarzen Figuren
und riesiger Initiative hat mehr als ausreichenden Ersatz für die Figur}) 15.
fxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3 Nc5 (16... e5 17. Nd5 $16 {/\Ne6}) 17. b4 $16 e5 $6 (17...
Ncxe4 $142 18. Nxe6 $16) 18. bxc5 exd4 19. cxb6 Qxb6 20. Bxd4 (20. Rb1 {
von Gleich} Qc7 21. Bxd4 $16) 20... Qd8 21. Nd5 $1 $146 (21. Qd3 Nd7 22. Bxd7
Qxd7 23. Nd5 Rad8 24. Rb1 Re6 25. Rf1 $16 {Speelman,J-Psakhis,L/Madrid-act/
1988/}) 21... Nxe4 (21... Nxd5 22. exd5 $18) (21... Bxd5 $140 {von Gleich} 22.
exd5 $18) 22. Bf5 Ng5 (22... Nf6 23. Nxf6+ (23. Rxe8 {Ftacnik} Nxe8 24. Qh5 g6
25. Be6#) 23... gxf6 24. Qh5 $18) 23. Rxe8 $1 (23. Qh5 $5 $40 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1
Bxd5 25. cxd5 Qa5) 23... Qxe8 24. Qg4 $18 Bxd5 (24... h6 25. h4 $18) 25. cxd5
Qa4 (25... Nf7 26. Qh5 h6 (26... g6 27. Bxg6 $18) 27. Qg6 $18 (27. Be6 $18 {
Ftacnik})) 26. Be6+ (26. Be6+ Nxe6 (26... Kh8 27. Bxg7+ $1 $18) 27. Qxe6+ Kh8
28. Bxg7+ $1 Bxg7 (28... Kxg7 29. Rc7+ Kh8 30. Qf6+ {von Gleich} Kg8 31. Qf7+
Kh8 32. Qxh7#) 29. Rc8+ Bf8 30. Qf6+ Kg8 31. Qxf8#) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Alekhine op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Black "Anastasian, Ashot"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1992.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nc3 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O (8... d6 $142) 9. Rd1 Na6 $5 (9... d6 10. e4 Nbd7 11. b3 a6 12. Ba3 Nc5 13.
e5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Nxe5 $36 {><c6,_|_}) (9... Qc8 $6 10. Bf4 Rd8 11.
Nb5 Ne8 12. Nd6 Nxd6 13. Bxd6 Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Qc5 15. Qf4 f6 16. Rd2 Na6 17. Rad1
Qe7 18. Qd6 Kf8 19. Qd3 g6 20. Qxd7 $3 $16 {Petursson,M-Vulicevic,N,New York
op 1992-TD 92_05}) (9... Nc6 10. Qf4 Qb8 11. Qxb8 (11. b3 $142 $14) 11... Raxb8
12. b3 Rfd8 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nge4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 f5 16. Bg2 Bf6 17. Bb2 b5 $1 18.
cxb5 Nd4 19. Rd2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nxb5 21. Nxb5 Bxb2 22. Rxb2 Rxb5 $10 {
Kiedrowicz,J-Kholmov,R,Wisla BES 1992-TD 92_04}) 10. Bf4 Nc5 {N} (10... Rc8 11.
Rac1 (11. Nb5 d5 $5 $8 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxa7 Rc2 $44) 11... Nc5 12. b4 $1 (12.
Ne1 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Rc6 14. Nb5 $6 a6 15. Nc3 d6 16. Qd2 Qd7 17. Nd3 b5 $1 $10 {
Dizdarevic,E-Anastasian,A,Moscow GMA-op 1989-TD 89_02}) (12. Nb5 Nce4 {/\Bc5-+}
13. Nd6 Nxd6 14. Bxd6 Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Qc7 17. Rc3 Rfd8 18. Qxc7
Rxc7 19. Kf1 Kf8 20. Rdc1 d6 $10 {Olafsson,H-Anastasian,A,Erevan 1988-CBM 08})
12... Nce4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Bd6 $14 {()}) 11. Bd6 (11. Rac1 {/\} d5 $6 12. Ne5
$16) 11... Bxd6 12. Qxd6 Qc8 13. Rd4 (13. Rac1 Rd8 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qb7+
16. f3 Ne8 17. Qe7 d6 18. Qxb7 Nxb7 19. Nc6 Rd7 $14) 13... Bc6 14. b4 $1 Nce4
$6 (14... Nb7 $142 15. Qf4 d6 16. Qe3 Rd8 17. Rad1 Ne8 $14) 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 (
15... Nxe4 16. Qf4 Nf6 17. Ne5 (17. b5 $5 Bb7 18. Ne5 $16) 17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2
d5 19. Rc1 $16 {<->c,d,><c6}) 16. g4 $1 h6 17. h4 $16 e5 $5 (17... Rd8 18. g5
hxg5 19. hxg5 Ne8 20. Qf4 $40) 18. Qxe5 (18. Nxe5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Re8 $1 {/\Re6-+
} 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. Qxd7 Rxe2 $14 {<=>}) 18... Re8 19. Qf4 (19. Qd6 $1 Nxg4 (
19... Re6 20. Qf4 {/\} d5 21. g5 $16) 20. Qxd7 $16) 19... d5 20. Rc1 Qe6 21.
cxd5 (21. g5 Nh5 (21... hxg5 $2 22. Nxg5 $16) 22. Qd2 Qg4 $40) 21... Nxd5 22.
Qd2 $1 {/\Ng5} (22. Qg3 Rac8 23. Rxc8 Qxc8 $1 $44) 22... Qxg4 $5 23. Ne1 $2 (
23. Rxd5 $8 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Rad8 (24... Qxb4 25. Rc7 $40) 25. Qb5 $1 $16 (25. Ne5
$2 Qf5 $17) (25. Qb7 Rxe2 26. Qxa7 Qxb4 $13)) 23... Nf4 $1 24. f3 $8 (24. Rxe4
Rxe4 25. f3 Rxe2 $19) 24... Qg3 25. fxe4 (25. Rxe4 Nh3+ 26. Kh1 Nf2+ 27. Kg1
Nxe4 28. fxe4 Qxh4 $40) 25... Nh3+ 26. Kh1 Nf2+ 27. Kg1 Nxe4 $1 (27... Nh3+ $10
) 28. Rxe4 $8 (28. Qd3 Qf2+ 29. Kh1 (29. Kh2 Qf4+ $19) 29... Qxh4+ 30. Kg1 Qf2+
31. Kh1 Ng3+ 32. Kh2 Nxe2 $19) 28... Rxe4 29. Rc3 (29. Qd3 Re3 $40) 29... Qg4
30. Kf1 (30. e3 Rae8 $17 {עg1,e3.h4}) 30... Rd4 31. Qe3 Rad8 32. Rc7 Rd1 (
32... Rxb4 $5 {/\} 33. Qe7 Rf4+ 34. Bf3 Qxh4 $17) 33. Rc1 $6 (33. Qf3 $1 $132)
(33. Qf2 $2 Rxe1+ $1 34. Kxe1 (34. Qxe1 Qf4+ $19) 34... Qxb4+ $19) 33... Rxc1
34. Qxc1 Qxh4 $17 35. Nd3 Qf6+ 36. Bf3 $4 (36. Kg1 Qe6 $17) 36... Rxd3 $19 {
[Stohl]} 0-1

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O c5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 Ne4 $5 (
7... d5 8. Ne5 O-O 9. d4 Nbd7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bf4 Nxe5 13. Bxe5
c4 14. b3 Bb4 15. Rf1 Qd7 16. bxc4 dxc4 17. d5 Rfd8 18. e4 b5 19. Qc2 $13 Rac8
$2 20. Bxg7 $1 $16 {Wirthensohn,H-Lim,M/Thessaloniki olm/1988/}) (7... O-O 8.
e4 Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Rc8 11. b3 a6 12. Bb2 d6 13. Rc1 Re8 14. h3 Bf8 15.
Rc2 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Qc7 17. Rd2 Bc6 18. Ba3 Red8 19. Red1 Qb7 20. Qe3 $14 {
Kramnik,V-Tiviakov,S/Belgrade/1993/}) 8. Qc2 (8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. d3 Bb7 10. e4 d6
(10... Nc6 11. d4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. b3 (14. Bf4 d6 15. Qd3 (
15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. h4 Rac8 18. b3 Bc6 19. Qe2 Qb7 20. Kh2 a6 21. Bd2
b5 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Bc3 d5 24. exd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 Rxd5 26. Be5 Bf8 27. Bf4
Rdc5 28. Rxc5 Rxc5 29. Rd1 Qc8 $10 {Zlotnikov,M-Wells,P/London Lloyds Bank op/
1982/}) 15... Qc7 16. Rac1 a5 17. Red1 Rfd8 18. Be3 Bc6 19. Qb3 Rab8 20. Bd4
Qb7 21. Re1 e5 22. Bc3 a4 23. Qd1 f5 24. b4 axb3 25. axb3 fxe4 26. Qg4 e3 27.
Bxe5 exf2+ 28. Kxf2 Rf8+ $132 {Kortschnoj,V-Ftacnik,L/Ostrava /1994/}) 14...
Bc5 15. Qc3 Qe7 16. a3 a5 17. Bb2 f6 18. Re2 Bc6 19. a4 Qf7 20. Ba3 Qh5 21. Rd2
Rf7 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Rad1 Raf8 24. Qd4 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 $14 {Vaganian,
R-Yermolinsky,A/Tilburg /1993/}) (10... O-O 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nc6 13. Be3 (
13. Nb5 d6 14. Be3 Qd7 15. Qe2 Rfc8 16. Rad1 Ne5 17. b3 a6 18. Nc3 b5 19. f4
Ng6 20. c5 Qc6 21. Nd5 dxc5 22. f5 exd5 23. exd5 Qd7 24. fxg6 hxg6 25. d6 Bf8
26. Bxb7 Qxb7 27. Qg2 Qxg2+ 28. Kxg2 $44 {Akesson,R-Fedder,S/Copenhagen op/
1982/}) 13... a6 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. h3 Qc7 16. b3 Bc5 17. Qd3 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bxd4
19. Qxd4 d6 20. Rcd1 Rfd8 21. Re3 Kf8 22. Qd2 e5 23. h4 h6 24. Rd3 Ke7 25. g4
$1 $36 {Ribli,Z-Atlas,V/BL 9394/1994/}) 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. b3 a6 14.
Ba3 Qc7 15. Rc1 Nd7 16. Qg4 Nf6 17. Qe2 Rfd8 18. h4 Nd7 19. h5 h6 20. Rcd1 Ne5
21. Bb2 Nc6 22. Nc2 $14 {Nikitin,A-Tjanav,T/Voroshilovgrad/1989/}) (8. d4 $5
O-O 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nc6 11. d5 Na5 12. Nd2 e5 13. Qd3 $1 d6 14. Nb3 f5 15.
Nxa5 bxa5 16. e4 f4 17. gxf4 exf4 18. e5 dxe5 19. Rb1 $16 {Eingorn,
V-Staniszewski,P/Polanica Zdroj/1984/}) 8... Nxc3 9. dxc3 (9. Qxc3 Bf6 10. Qc2
Nc6 11. a3 O-O 12. Rb1 a5 13. d3 d5 14. Bd2 Rc8 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. Qa4 Qd6 17.
Bf4 e5 18. Be3 Ne7 19. b4 $6 cxb4 20. axb4 Nd5 21. Bd2 Nxb4 22. Bxb4 axb4 23.
Qxb4 Qxb4 24. Rxb4 e4 $1 $17 {Lobron,E-Adams,M/Brussles SWIFT/1992/}) 9... d6 (
9... Nc6 $142 10. e4 d6 11. Nd2 O-O 12. f4 a6 13. a4 Qd7 14. Nf1 Na5 15. Ne3 b5
16. b3 bxc4 17. bxc4 Rab8 18. Rd1 Bc6 19. Ra2 Qb7 20. Rb2 Qd7 21. Ra2 $10 {
Vaganian,R-Ftacnik,L/Manila olm/1992/}) 10. Bf4 Qc7 11. Rad1 Nc6 12. Ng5 (12.
Rd2 $5 Rd8 13. Red1 O-O 14. Ng5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 f6 16. Bf4 e5 17. Be3 Na5 18.
Bxb7 Nxb7 19. Rd5 Rde8 20. Qf5 Qc8 21. Qxc8 Rxc8 22. g4 Kf7 23. f4 Ke6 24. Kf2
g6 25. Kf3 $14 {Vaganian,R-Adams,M/Oviedo Fischer Blitz/1992/}) 12... Bxg5 13.
Bxg5 h6 14. Bf4 Rd8 15. h4 e5 16. Bc1 (16. Be3 $5 O-O 17. Rd2 $14 {[%cal Ye1d1,
Yg3g5] /\Red1,g4-g5|^}) 16... O-O 17. e4 (17. Be4 Ne7 $10 {[%cal Rf7f5] /\f5})
17... Ne7 {/\f5<=>} 18. g4 $5 Ng6 19. h5 Nh8 $1 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Yf7f6,Yh8f7] /
\f6,Nf7 with a full blockade,ץg2.} 20. g5 $8 hxg5 21. Bxg5 f6 22. Bh4 Bc8 {
[%cal Rc8g4] /\Bg4} 23. Qe2 Be6 24. b3 g5 $1 (24... Nf7 25. Rd3 Ng5 26. Rg3 $36
{[%cal Rg3g7]}) 25. hxg6 Nxg6 26. Bg3 Qg7 (26... Rf7 $5 27. Rd3 Rg7 28. Qd2 (
28. Red1 Nf4 $1 29. Bxf4 Bg4 30. f3 Bh3 $17) 28... Kf8 29. Rd1 Ke7 $13) 27. Rd3
Nf4 $5 (27... Kf7 28. Qd2 Ke7 29. Rd1 $16) 28. Bxf4 exf4 29. Qd2 Qg5 30. e5 $5
(30. Rxd6 Bh3 $1 (30... Rxd6 31. Qxd6 Bh3 (31... f3 $2 32. Qxe6+ Kg7 33. Qh3
$18) 32. Qd5+ $16) (30... Kh7 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Qxd8 Bh3 (32... f3 33. Qc7+ {
[%cal Rc7g3] /\Qg3+-}) 33. Kf1 Qxg2+ 34. Ke2 Bg4+ 35. Kd3 $1 Qf3+ 36. Kc2 Qxf2+
37. Qd2 $16) 31. Qd5+ $8 (31. f3 $4 Rxd6 $19) 31... Qxd5 32. Rxd5 Be6 33. Rdd1
(33. Rxd8 Rxd8 $44) 33... Kf7 $44) 30... Kf7 $1 $8 (30... fxe5 $2 31. Rg3 $1
$18) 31. exd6 (31. exf6 Rg8 32. f3 Bh3 33. Re7+ $1 (33. Re2 Rde8 $1 $40) 33...
Kxf6 34. Re2 Qxg2+ 35. Rxg2 Rxg2+ $10) 31... Rg8 32. f3 Bh3 33. Re7+ Kf8 34.
Re2 Qf5 $44 {[%cal Rg8g1,Yd8d7,Yd7g7] <->g,/\Rd7-g7} (34... Re8 $6 35. d7 $1
$36) 35. Rd5 $8 (35. Kh2 Rg3 $40) 35... Qb1+ 36. Qd1 Qxd1+ (36... Qg6 37. Qc2
$10) 37. Rxd1 Rg3 {[%cal Rh3g2,Rg3f3] /\Bg2,Rf3} 38. Rd3 Rd7 39. Kf1 Rxg2 40.
Rxg2 Ke8 $1 (40... Rg7 $2 41. d7 Bxg2+ 42. Kf2 $18) (40... Ke8 41. Kf2 Bxg2 42.
Kxg2 Rg7+ 43. Kf2 Rh7 44. Kg2 Rg7+ $10 {[%cal Rg7g1,Rh8h1] <=><->g,h}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. f4 Rc8 (12... O-O 13. Rc1 Rfe8 14. g4
(14. f5 $5 $36) 14... g6 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bf3 e5 17. Nd5 Qd8 18. Nf5 Bxd5 19.
Nh6+ Kg7 20. Qxd5 Nxf4 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Nxf7 Qc7 23. Red1 Ne5 24. Nxe5 dxe5
25. Qd7 $10 {Meyer,P-Schneider,A/Budapest FS 03 IM/B/1994/}) 13. Rc1 (13. Bf2
h5 $5 14. h3 g6 15. Rc1 Qb8 16. Qe2 Qa8 17. b4 O-O 18. g4 hxg4 19. hxg4 e5 20.
Nd5 Bd8 (20... Rfe8 $5 $13 {<=>}) 21. g5 Nh5 22. Qg4 Bxd5 23. cxd5 Rxc1 24.
Rxc1 Qb7 25. Nf5 $1 $36 {Glek,I-Ftacnik,L/BL 9394/1994/}) 13... Qb8 14. b3 (14.
Qe2 $5 Qa8 15. Bf2 g6 (15... Bd8 $5 16. f5 e5 17. Nc2 g6 $1 18. fxg6 hxg6 19.
Nb4 Kf8 20. h4 Kg7 21. Bh3 Rb8 22. Nbd5 b5 $5 $132 {Glek,I-Wahls,M/BL 9293/
1993/}) 16. Nb3 (16. Nd5 Bd8) 16... O-O 17. Bd4 $13 {1/2:1/2,Smejkal,
J-Podzielny,KH/BL 9293/1993/}) 14... O-O (14... h5 15. h3 g6 $5 16. g4 hxg4 17.
hxg4 e5 $132) (14... Qa8 15. Bf2 O-O 16. g4 g6 17. g5 Nh5 18. Qg4 Rce8) 15. g4
(15. f5 $5 $14) 15... Qa8 (15... Nc5 16. Bf2 d5 $6 17. cxd5 Qxf4 18. Bg3 Qxg4
19. d6 Bd8 20. e5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 $16 {Hartung-Nielsen-Sorensen,T/Lyngby op/1988/
}) 16. Bf2 g6 17. g5 Nh5 (17... Ne8 18. Qg4 {/\Ne6} Ng7 19. Nd5 $1 {-17...Nh5})
18. Qg4 Ng7 (18... Rce8 $5 {/\Bd8,f5,Nf4<=>} 19. Rcd1 (19. Nxe6 $6 fxe6 20.
Qxe6+ Rf7 $1 21. Qxd7 Bxg5 $40) (19. f5 $6 exf5 20. Nxf5 (20. exf5 Bxg2 21. f6
(21. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Bxg5 $15) 21... Bxf6 22. gxf6 Bh1 $1 $17) 20... Ne5 {
/\Nd3}) (19. h4 $13) 19... Qc8 20. Nde2 Bc6 21. Ng3 Nxg3 22. hxg3 b5 23. cxb5
axb5 24. Rc1 Qa8 25. Qh3 Nc5 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. e5 Bxg2 28. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2
Ra8 30. Re2 Rfb8 $10 {Hjartarson,J-Wahls,M/New York op/1994/}) (18... Nxf4 $2
19. Qxf4 e5 20. Qg4 exd4 21. Qxd7 Bxg5 22. Nd5 $18) 19. Nd5 $1 Bd8 (19... exd5
$2 20. Qxd7 $18) (19... Rfe8 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21. Rcd1 {><d6}) 20. Rc3 b5 (20...
exd5 $5 21. Qxd7 dxe4 22. Rce3 $44) 21. Rh3 exd5 (21... bxc4 $5 22. Rh6 $5 {
/\Qh4->,ףa8} (22. Qh4 h5 (22... Nh5 $2 23. Bf3 exd5 24. Bxh5 $40) 23. Nf6+
Nxf6 24. gxf6 Ne8 $17)) 22. Qxd7 dxe4 23. cxb5 e3 (23... Bb6 24. Nc6 $5 (24.
Qxd6 $2 e3 $19) (24. bxa6 $2 e3 $1 25. axb7 exf2+ 26. Kxf2 Bxd4+ $17 {/\Qa2,Rc3
}) 24... Bxf2+ 25. Kxf2 axb5 $1 (25... Bxc6 26. bxc6 Qxc6 27. Qxc6 Rxc6 28.
Bxe4 $16 {_|_ק}) 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. Nxc8 (27. Bxe4 $2 Bxe4 28. Nxc8 Bf5 $17) (
27. Rhe3 Rc2+ 28. R1e2 Rxe2+ 29. Rxe2 e3+ $17) 27... Bxc8 28. Qxd6 (28. Qxb5
Bxh3 29. Bxh3 Qxa2+ 30. Re2 Qa7+ $13) 28... Bxh3 29. Bxh3 Rd8 $132 {עf2}) 24.
Qxb7 $1 (24. Bxb7 exf2+ 25. Kxf2 Qa7 $44) 24... exf2+ 25. Kxf2 Qxb7 $8 26. Bxb7
Bb6 27. Rd3 $6 (27. Bxc8 Bxd4+ 28. Ke2 Rxc8 29. bxa6 Nf5 $44) 27... Rc3 $1 (
27... Rc7 28. bxa6 Nf5 29. Red1 Nxd4 30. Rxd4 Rc2+ 31. Kf3 Bxd4 32. Rxd4 Rxa2
33. Ra4 $1 $18) 28. Rxc3 Bxd4+ 29. Rce3 Nf5 30. Kf3 (30. bxa6 $2 Re8 $17) 30...
Bxe3 $2 (30... Nxe3 31. bxa6 (31. Rxe3 Bxe3 32. Kxe3 axb5 $17) 31... Nf5 $13)
31. Rxe3 $1 axb5 (31... Nxe3 32. bxa6 Nc2 33. a7 $18) 32. Rc3 $16 Re8 (32... b4
33. Rc4 Rb8 34. Rxb4 d5 35. a3 $18) 33. Rc8 $1 Nd4+ 34. Kf2 Rxc8 35. Bxc8 b4 (
35... Kf8 36. Ke3 Nc2+ 37. Kd2 Nb4 38. a3 Nd5 39. Bd7 b4 40. a4 Ke7 41. Bc6 $18
{o^a}) 36. Ke3 Nb5 37. Kd3 d5 (37... Nc3 38. a4 $18) 38. Bd7 $18 Na3 (38... Nd6
39. Kd4) (38... Nc3 39. a4 $18) 39. Bc6 Nb1 40. Kd4 $1 Kf8 41. Bxd5 Nc3 42. a4
1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Fokin, Sergey"]
[Black "Dragomarezkij, Evgeni"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2486"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O ({
Once Black doesn't want to fight on "non-hedgehog" territory with} 7... d5 {
the more usual choice is}) (7... d6 8. e4 a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7) 8. e4 d6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc8 ({Black must count with tactical attempts after} 10...
Qc7 $5 11. Ndb5 $5 Qc6 12. Bg5 a6 (12... Nbd7 13. Nd5 $1 exd5 14. exd5 Qxc4 15.
Na3 $16) 13. Nd4 Qc7 14. Rc1 Nbd7 15. f4 h6 16. Bh4 Rfe8 17. h3 Rac8 18. g4
Nxe4 19. Bxe7 Nxc3 20. Rxc3 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rxe7 22. Nf5 Nf6 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24.
Qd4 Rc5 25. b4 Rc6 26. Kg1 d5 27. c5 Ne4 28. Rxe4 dxe4 29. Qxe4 Qd7 {1/2,
Speelman,J-Plaskett,J/Ayr BCF-ch/1978/}) 11. b3 (11. Be3 $5 a6 (11... Qxc4 $2
12. e5 Nd5 13. Nf5 $1 $16) 12. Rc1 Re8 $142 $5 (12... Nbd7 13. f4 {leads to
the above mentioned lines, when Black's Q is not so well placed on c8 (Black's
R are not connected.)} g6 (13... Re8 14. g4 g6 15. g5 Nh5 16. f5 exf5 17. Nxf5
gxf5 18. Qxh5 Ne5 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. cxd5 Qd7 21. Bh3 Ng4 22. exf5 Nxe3 23. Rxe3
Bf8 24. f6 Qa4 25. Rc7 {1-0, Davies,N-Ammann,P/Lyon/1990/}) 14. f5 gxf5 15.
exf5 Bxg2 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Kxg2 Ne5 18. Bf4 Qb7+ 19. Kg1 Rf7 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21.
Nxe6 Qc6 22. Rxe5 Re8 23. Qd4 Nd7 24. Re4 Bf6 25. Qd5 Qxd5 26. cxd5 Bxc3 27.
Rxc3 Nf6 28. Re5 Nxd5 29. Rxd5 Rxe6 30. Rg5+ $16 {Iskusnyh,S-Fokin,S/Moscow
Geller mem/1999/}) 13. f4 h6 14. Bf2 (14. g4 $5 $14) 14... Nbd7 15. b4 Bf8 16.
Nb3 Qc7 17. a4 Rad8 18. a5 bxa5 19. Nxa5 Ba8 20. Qe2 Rb8 21. Na2 e5 $1 22. f5
Nc5 $1 23. bxc5 Qxa5 24. cxd6 Bxd6 25. c5 Bf8 26. Rc2 $15 {1/2,Gurevich,
D-Kudrin,S/USA-ch/1995/}) ({Also interesting is} 11. Bf4 a6 12. Rc1 Rd8 $6 13.
Qe2 Nbd7 14. Nd5 exd5 15. cxd5 Qb8 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Ra7 18. cxd7 Nxd7 19.
Be3 Re8 20. Rc6 Bd8 21. Rec1 Nc5 22. b4 Ne6 23. Qd3 Bc7 24. Bh3 h6 25. a4 $16 {
Komljenovic,D-Rusjan,M/Nova Gorica op/1997/}) 11... a6 {The most logical move.
It fits in Black's setup and immediately creates a possible positional threat
b5.} (11... Nc6 12. Nde2 a6 13. Bb2 Rb8 14. Rc1 Qd7 15. Bh3 Qd8 16. Nf4 Bc8 17.
Nd3 $14 b5 $6 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Rxb5 20. Rxc6 Bb7 21. Rc4 $16 {Bosboom,
M-Kahn,M/NLD-ch op/1994/}) (11... Rd8 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Qe2 a6 14. Rac1 Qb8 15.
f4 Qa7 16. Kh1 Rac8 17. f5 e5 18. Nc2 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nb4 Nc5 21. Ncd5 Re8
22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Qxb5 Rb8 24. Qe2 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Rxb4 26. Bc6 Reb8 27. Bc3
R4b6 28. Bd5 Qd7 $14 {1/2,Nemet,I-Rozentalis,E/Suhr/1991/}) 12. Bb2 Nbd7 (12...
Nc6 13. Rc1 Rb8 14. h3 (14. Nd5 $1 $40) 14... Qd7 15. a4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Bc6 17.
Bf1 Rfd8 18. Rcd1 Qb7 19. Qe3 Bf8 20. b4 Qa8 21. b5 Be8 22. e5 dxe5 23. Rxd8
Rxd8 24. Qxb6 $36 {Demina,J-Dabrowska,K/Jakarta iztW/1993/}) 13. f4 $5 ({
Softer is} 13. Rc1 g6 14. Qd2 Re8 15. h3 Qc7 16. Kh2 Bf8 17. Nc2 Rad8 18. Ne3
Qb8 (18... h5 $5 $132) 19. Ng4 Nxg4+ $6 20. hxg4 Bg7 21. g5 Qa8 22. f4 $36 {
Cvitan,O-Arkell,K/Toulouse/1990/}) (13. Qd2 Qc7 14. Rad1 (14. f4 Rac8 15. h3
Nc5 16. Kh2 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Qb8 18. Nd5 $5 exd5 19. exd5 Re8 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Bxf6
gxf6 22. Qd4 Bg7 23. b4 Nd7 24. Ne7+ Kf8 25. Nxc8 Qxc8 26. Qd3 $44 {Topalov,
V-Richtscheid,J/Frankfurt act/1997/}) 14... Rad8 15. h3 Rfe8 16. g4 g6 17. Kh1
e5 $6 18. Nc2 Nc5 19. Nb4 Ne6 20. Nd3 Qb8 21. Nd5 Nd7 22. Nxe7+ Rxe7 23. f4
Ndc5 24. Nxc5 bxc5 25. f5 Nd4 26. Qh6 $40 {Petrosian,A-Grigorian,K/Erevan/1976/
}) 13... g6 $146 (13... Rd8 $142 14. f5 e5 15. Nc2 b5 16. Ne3 bxc4 17. Nxc4 Nb6
$1 18. Nxb6 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Qxb6 20. Qe2 Rac8 21. Rac1 h6 22. h3 Qb4 23. Kh2 Rc7
$132 {Ree,H-Blees,A/NLD-ch/1990/}) 14. Qd2 e5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Black's
previous move was connected with this idea, which however fails both
tactically and strategically after White's typical reply.} 15. Nd5 $1 $16 Qd8 (
15... Nxd5 16. exd5 $40 {[%cal Rd4c6] /\Nc6}) 16. Nf3 Re8 17. Nxe7+ $6 (17.
fxe5 $5 dxe5 (17... Nxe5 $2 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Bxe5 Bc5+ 20. Bd4 $16) 18. Kh1
Bc5 19. b4 $36) 17... Qxe7 18. Nh4 Nc5 19. Qc2 Rac8 (19... exf4 $2 20. e5 $40 {
/^a1-h8}) 20. b4 Ncd7 21. Qd3 Nh5 22. f5 Nf4 $1 (22... Nhf6 23. Rad1 $16) 23.
gxf4 Qxh4 24. Qxd6 Rcd8 (24... Red8 $5 {/\} 25. fxe5 Rc6 26. Qd4 Nc5 27. Qe3
Nd3 $14) 25. Qc7 Nf6 26. Re2 (26. Qxb7 $4 Rd2 27. Qxb6 Qg4 $19) 26... Bxe4 $2 (
{Black's last chance was} 26... Ng4 $5 27. Bh1 $5 (27. Qxb7 Qxh2+ 28. Kf1 Qxf4+
$40) (27. Bf3 Rd3 $132) (27. h3 Bxe4 $1 28. hxg4 (28. Bxe4 Qxh3 29. Qxb6 exf4
30. fxg6 hxg6 31. Qc7 Rd2 $1 $19) 28... Qxg4 $1 29. fxg6 hxg6 30. Rae1 Rd1 31.
Rxe4 Rd2 32. R1e2 Rxe2 33. Rxe2 Qxe2 34. Bxe5 Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Qh4+ $11) 27... Ne3
28. Bxe5 (28. Qxb7 Qg4+ 29. Kf2 Qxf4+ {gives Black at least a draw.}) 28...
Qg4+ 29. Kf2 $36) 27. fxe5 {Now due to the threat e6 White comes first.} Bd3 (
27... Bxg2 28. e6 $1 (28. Rxg2 $18) 28... fxe6 29. fxe6 $18) (27... Qg4 28. e6
fxe6 29. Bxf6 $18) 28. e6 $18 fxe6 29. Rxe6 (29. fxe6 $5 Rf8 30. e7 $18) 29...
Rc8 30. Qe5 Be4 (30... Bxf5 31. Rxe8+ Nxe8 32. Bd5+ Kf8 33. Re1 $18) 31. Qxf6
Qxf6 32. Bxf6 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 11th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2003.05.08"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Lindberg, Bengt"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2579"]
[BlackElo "2392"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2003.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 {White doesn't want to "refute" the Hedgehog and just
develops his pieces to sensible squares.} (10. Rd1 a6 11. e4 Qc8 $1 $132 (11...
O-O $6 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Nxe5 $36)) (10. e4 O-O 11.
Qe3 a6 {can lead to the line, championed by Uhlmann:} 12. Nd4 Qc7 13. Bb2 Rfe8
14. h3 Rad8 15. Rfe1 Qb8 16. Re2 h6 17. Rae1 Nh7 18. Qd2 Bg5 19. Qd1 Bf6 20.
Rd2 Bg5 21. f4 Be7 22. a3 Qa8 23. Qe2 Bf6 24. b4 Nhf8 25. Nc2 Be7 26. Red1 Rc8
27. Ne3 Rc7 28. Kh2 Rec8 $132 {Uhlmann,W-Kuligowski,A/Zinnowitz/1981/}) 10...
a6 {Now both sides finish their set-ups and a positional struggle begins.} 11.
Rfd1 Qc7 12. e4 O-O 13. Qe3 Ng4 $146 {A new move, which however loses a time.}
({Already in the early eighties it was know the most consistent is} 13... Rfe8
14. Rac1 (14. Nd4 Bf8 15. Rac1 Rad8 16. Qe2 (16. Re1 Qb8 17. Qd2 Nc5 18. Re2
Ba8 19. Rce1 g6 20. Qc2 Bg7 21. Rd1 Bb7 22. Qb1 Qa8 23. Rde1 Rc8 24. h3 Red8
$11 {Liberzon,V-Adorjan,A/Vienna/1980/}) 16... Qb8 17. Re1 g6 18. Rcd1 Bg7 19.
Qc2 Ba8 20. Qb1 Nc5 21. Re2 Ng4 22. h3 Nf6 23. Kh2 $6 h5 24. h4 Rc8 25. Kg1 Ng4
26. f3 Ne5 27. Rdd2 Qa7 28. Kh1 Red8 29. f4 Ng4 $15 {Garcia Gonzales,G-Karpov,
A/Linares/1981/}) 14... Rac8 15. h3 Qb8 (15... Bf8 16. Re1 Qb8 17. Nd4 g6 18.
Rcd1 Bg7 19. g4 Nc5 20. f3 Ba8 21. h4 Rcd8 22. Qf2 h6 23. Rd2 g5 $1 24. hxg5
hxg5 25. Red1 Nh7 26. Nde2 Be5 27. Nb1 $11 {1/2,Pfleger,H-Jansa,V/Moscow
EU-chT/1977/}) 16. g4 Nc5 17. Nd4 g6 18. Nde2 e5 $5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 a5
21. f4 Ba6 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Kh1 Nd7 24. Ng1 Bc5 25. Qg3 Qd6 26. Bf1 Bxf1 27.
Rxf1 Ba3 28. Bxa3 Qxa3 29. Qf3 Qe7 $11 {Vogt,L-Smejkal,J/Trencianske Teplice/
1979/}) 14. Qe2 Nge5 15. Nd4 $14 {White avoids exchanges, which would ease the
task of the cramped defender.} Rfe8 16. Rac1 Rad8 17. Nc2 Qb8 (17... Bf8 18.
Ne3 $14 {[%cal Yf2f4,Yg3g4] (),/\f4|^>>}) 18. f4 Ng6 (18... Nc6 19. g4 $5 {
/\g5,Ne3-g4 and White >>-> has more chances to break Black's defence, than in
the game.}) 19. Kh1 Qa8 20. Re1 {For the time being White avoids any further
committal pawn advances.} (20. h4 h6 $5 21. h5 Ngf8 $13) 20... Ngf8 21. Rcd1
Nf6 22. Nd4 {White wants to stop tactics connected with d5.} (22. a4 h5 $5 (
22... N8d7 23. g4 $14) 23. a5 bxa5 24. Ra1 d5 $1 {/\} 25. e5 dxc4 $1 $13) 22...
h5 23. Bf3 g6 24. Nc2 {Inconsistent, as Black was hardly planning to play an
immediate e5.} (24. Qg2 $5 $14 {[%cal Ye4e5] /\} N8d7 25. e5 Bxf3 26. Nxf3 dxe5
27. fxe5 $36) (24. e5 $2 dxe5 25. fxe5 Rxd4 $1 $19) 24... N8d7 25. Kg2 Bf8 26.
a4 Rc8 (26... Nc5 $143 27. Nb5 $5 axb5 28. Bxf6 $16) 27. Na3 e5 {[%mdl 64]
After prolonged manoeuvring Black decides to lash out. Although this move
leads to interesting tactical complications, it was probably sounder to be
patient.} (27... Nc5 28. b4 (28. Qc2 Bg7 $5 29. Rxd6 Red8 $44) 28... Ncd7 $132)
28. f5 $6 (28. Nd5 $142 $1 Nxd5 (28... Bxd5 29. cxd5 exf4 30. gxf4 Bh6 (30...
Nxe4 $2 31. Bxe4 f5 32. Qd3 fxe4 33. Qd4 $40) 31. Qe3 $36) 29. cxd5 $14) 28...
gxf5 (28... g5 29. Bxh5 Nc5 30. Bf3 Nxb3 31. Nd5 $14 {׻}) (28... Nc5 29. b4
Nb3 30. fxg6 fxg6 31. Nd5 Bxd5 32. exd5 $1 $16 {[%cal Re2d3] /\Qd3}) 29. exf5
e4 $2 (29... Bxf3+ 30. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 31. Kxf3 Nc5 {/\} 32. b4 e4+ 33. Kg2 Nd3 $36)
30. Bxh5 Ne5 31. Nd5 $5 Bxd5 (31... Nxd5 $5 32. Bxe5 $5 Rxe5 33. cxd5 Bxd5 (
33... Rxd5 $2 34. Qg4+ Kh8 35. Bxf7 $18) 34. Nc4 $1 $14) (31... e3 32. Bf3 $1
$16) 32. cxd5 Rc5 (32... Nxd5 33. Bxe5 $1 (33. Qxe4 $2 Ne3+ $3 34. Rxe3 Ng4 $17
) 33... dxe5 (33... Rxe5 34. Nc4 $18) 34. Qg4+ Bg7 35. Rxd5 Qxd5 36. f6 Qd2+
37. Re2 Qh6 38. fxg7 $18) 33. Nc4 b5 34. Nxe5 (34. axb5 $142 axb5 (34... Rxb5 {
[%csl Rb3] ><b3} 35. Bxe5 dxe5 36. d6 $36) 35. Ne3 $36 (35. Nxe5 dxe5 36. d6
Qc6 $132)) 34... dxe5 35. d6 bxa4 36. bxa4 Qc6 $1 37. d7 Rd8 (37... Nxd7 $6 38.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 39. Qh5+ Ke7 40. Ba3 $40) 38. Qe3 $1 Rc2+ 39. Re2 Nxh5 $2 $138 (
39... Bg7 40. Qb3 (40. Bxf7+ $2 Kxf7 41. Qb3+ Nd5 $1 42. Rxc2 Qxc2+ $1 43. Qxc2
Ne3+ $17) 40... Rxe2+ (40... Rc4 $2 41. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 42. Rc1 $18) 41. Bxe2 $14
) 40. Rxc2 Qxc2+ 41. Rd2 Qc7 (41... Qc6 $5 42. Qg5+ Ng7 43. Qxd8 e3+ 44. Kh3
exd2 45. Qxf8+ Kxf8 46. d8=Q+ Ne8 (46... Qe8 47. Qxd2 Nxf5 48. g4 $16) 47. Qxd2
Qxa4 48. Bxe5 $16) 42. Qg5+ Ng7 43. Bxe5 $1 $18 (43. f6 $2 e3 44. fxg7 Bxg7 45.
Qxe3 (45. Bxe5 Qc6+ 46. Kh3 f6 $17) 45... Rxd7 $11) 43... Qxe5 (43... Qa5 44.
f6 e3 45. Rd4 $18) 44. Qxd8 e3 (44... Nxf5 45. Qg5+ $18) (44... Qxf5 45. Qxf8+
Kxf8 46. d8=Q+ Ne8 47. Qd5 Qf3+ 48. Kg1 Qe3+ 49. Rf2 $18) 45. Qxf8+ Kxf8 46.
d8=Q+ Ne8 47. Rd1 (47. Re2 $2 Qe4+ 48. Kh3 Qxf5+ 49. Kh4 Qf3 $132) 47... Qxf5 (
47... Qe4+ 48. Kg1 Qxf5 49. Rf1 $18) 48. Rf1 Qc2+ 49. Kg1 Qc5 50. Re1 {[%cal
Rd8d3] /\Qd3+-} Qc3 $8 51. Qd1 Nf6 (51... Nc7 52. Qc1 $18) 52. Qc1 $1 Qb4 (
52... Qd2 53. Qa3+ Kg7 54. Qxe3 $18) 53. Rxe3 Ng4 54. Qa3 (54. Qc8+ Kg7 55.
Qc3+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 9798 8th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1998.01.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1997.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 {The "mysterious" 7.Re1 remains thanks to Kramnik
very much in the limelight. As Black hasn't been too successful with the
development Nd7 (with or without the cxd4 excahnge) it's logical players are
turning their attention elsewhere.} Nc6 $5 11. d4 O-O 12. d5 {The most
forceful move, which must be the best. Alternatives are too soft.} (12. h4 $143
$6 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. Bf4 Bf6 15. e5 Be7 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Qd3
h6 19. Red1 Rfd8 20. Qa3 Bd5 21. Rd2 Rc4 22. Qb2 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Rxd4 24. Rxd4
Qxd4 25. Qxd4 Rxd4 26. Rc1 Ra4 27. h5 Rxa2 $19 {Reuss,A-Oral,T/Willsbach 1997/
0-1 (41)}) 12... Na5 $5 {Somewhat more flexible, than the immediate 12...exd5,
as our game shows.} (12... exd5 $143 13. exd5 Na5 14. Ne5 Bf6 15. Bf4 Bxe5 16.
Bxe5 Qd7 17. Qh5 f6 18. Bf4 g6 19. Qf3 g5 20. Be3 Rae8 21. Rad1 Nc4 22. Bc1 Ne5
23. Qh5 c4 24. h4 g4 25. Bh6 Rf7 26. Bf4 Nf3+ 27. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 gxf3 29.
Bh6 Re7 30. Re6 $1 $40 {Moehring,G-Brueggemann,J/DDR-ch Salzwedel 1982/1-0 (69)
}) 13. Qc2 $6 $146 {This novelty is no improvement, quite on the contrary, in
the arising tactical complications Black emerges on the top.} (13. Bf4 $142 $1
exd5 14. exd5 Bd6 15. Ne5 (15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Qd3 h6 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Rad1 Rfe8
19. Nh4 Bf8 20. Nf5 Re5 21. g4 Qa4 22. f4 Rexd5 $1 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 24. Qe2 Rxf5
$1 25. gxf5 Qe4 26. Kf1 Nc4 27. Bg1 Qxf4+ $40 {Karpeshov,O-Totsky,L/URS-chClub
Pavlodar 1991/0-1 (35)}) 15... Qc7 16. Qh5 $5 (16. Qg4 Rad8 17. Re3 (17. Rad1
Bc8 18. Qh5 g6 19. Qh6 Rde8 20. Nd3 Bf5 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Nf4 Nb7 23. h4 Bg4
24. f3 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Bd7 26. Qg5 f6 $11 {1/2,Smirin,I-Makarov,M/Novosibirsk
1995}) 17... Bc8 18. Qh5 b5 19. Rae1 Bb7 20. g4 g6 21. Qh6 Nc4 22. Rh3 f6 23.
Nxg6 Rfe8 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Bxd6 Nxd6 26. Nf4 Re1+ 27. Bf1 Qg7 $44 {
Dokhoian-Dolmatov/Klaipeda 1988/1/2 (46)}) 16... Rae8 (16... f6 $5 {/\} 17. Be4
$6 g5 18. Nd7 Qxd7 19. Bxd6 Rf7) 17. Re3 g6 (17... f6 $2 18. Nc4 $1 g6 19. Bxd6
Qd7 20. Bh3 f5 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Qxf5 gxf5 24. Ne3 Kf7 25. Rd1
Kf6 26. Bc7 $16 {Akhmetov,A-Totsky,L/Ekaterinburg RUS-ch sf 1996/1-0 (66)}) 18.
Qe2 f6 $6 (18... Bc8 $142 {[%cal Yf7f6] /\f6+/=}) 19. Nxg6 $1 Rxe3 20. Qxe3
hxg6 21. Qe6+ Qf7 22. Bxd6 Qxe6 23. dxe6 Re8 24. Re1 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 Nc4 26. Bc7
Kf8 27. Bd8 Kg7 28. Rd1 Rxe6 29. Rd7+ Kh6 30. Rxa7 $16 {Wirthensohn,H-Zude,A/
2BLSW 1990/1-0 (68)}) (13. Ne5 Bf6 14. f4 (14. Bf4 g5) 14... exd5 (14... Bxe5
$5 15. fxe5 Nc4 $15) 15. exd5 Re8 $36) (13. dxe6 Qxd1 (13... fxe6 $5 14. Qe2
Bf6 $132) 14. exf7+ Rxf7 15. Rxd1 Raf8 (15... Bxe4 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Nxf7 $16)
16. Ne5 Rxf2 17. Nd7 (17. Rd7 $5 $13) 17... R8f7 18. Ne5 $11) 13... f5 $1 $36 (
13... exd5 14. exd5 Bf6 $13 (14... Bxd5 $2 15. Rd1 {[%cal Rf3g5] /\Ng5+-} Be4
16. Qe2 Bxf3 (16... Bd5 17. Ne5 $18) 17. Bxf3 Qc7 18. Bf4 $18)) 14. c4 (14.
dxe6 Bxe4 15. Qa4 Bf6 $15 (15... Qe8 $5 $15 {[%csl Re6] ><e6 The Pe6 is not
supported by the rest of White's pieces and is therefore weak.})) (14. exf5 $5
exd5 $5 (14... Bxd5 15. c4 $1 Nxc4 16. fxe6 $13) 15. g4 (15. Ne5 Bf6 16. f4 Qd6
$15) 15... Nc4 $15) 14... fxe4 (14... Bf6 $2 15. e5 $16) 15. Qxe4 Bf6 $8 16.
Qxe6+ (16. Ne5 Re8 (16... exd5 17. cxd5 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Re8 19. Qxe8+ Qxe8 20.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Bf4 $132) 17. Bb2 b5 $1 $36) 16... Kh8 $15 17. Ne5 (17. Rb1 Nxc4
18. Rd1 Re8 19. Qf5 Nd6 $15) 17... Nxc4 18. Nxc4 $2 (18. Nf7+ $2 Rxf7 19. Qxf7
Nd6 $1 {[%cal Rf6a1] /\Ba1-+}) (18. Bf4 $8 Bxe5 (18... Bc8 $2 19. Nf7+ Rxf7 20.
Qxf7 $18) 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 (19... Re8 $2 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. Qg4+ $16) (19... Bc8
20. Qc6 Bd7 21. Qb7 $132) 20. Rxe5 (20. Qxe5 Qd7 $15) 20... Re8 21. Qxe8+ Qxe8
22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 $15 {[%csl Gb6,Gc5,Rd5] _|_o^b,c,><d5 In this endgame Black's
<<P present a dangerous threat.}) (18. f4 Qc7 $1 19. Nxc4 Bxa1 20. d6 Bd4+ $17)
18... Bc8 $1 {White almost certainly overlooked this strong intermediate move,
which disrupts the coordination of his attacking pieces. Black remains a solid
exchange up and the game is practically decided.} 19. Qe2 (19. Qc6 Bd7 20. Qd6
Bxa1 21. Re7 Bb5 $19) 19... Bxa1 $17 20. Ne5 (20. d6 Rb8 21. Bf4 Bc3 $1 $17 {
[%cal Rf8e8] /\Re8}) 20... Bc3 21. Rd1 (21. Bd2 $142 Bxd2 22. Qxd2 Bb7 23. d6
$5 $17) (21. Nc6 Qf6 22. Rd1 Bb7 $19) 21... Bb7 22. Bf4 (22. d6 Bxg2 23. Kxg2
Bxe5 24. Qxe5 Qf6 $19) 22... Qe8 23. Qe3 Bxe5 (23... Bd4 $5 24. Rxd4 cxd4 25.
Qxd4 Qb5 $19) 24. Bxe5 Rd8 25. f4 (25. d6 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Qg6 (26... Qh5 $5) 27.
a3 Rfe8 $19) 25... Qf7 26. Qc3 (26. d6 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Qxa2+ $19) 26... Kg8 $1
27. Qc4 Rd7 $19 {[%csl Rd5] ><d5} 28. Be4 Rfd8 29. Qc2 Qh5 30. Qb3 $6 (30. Bf5
$142 Bxd5 31. Bxd7 Rxd7 32. Rd3 (32. Qd3 c4 33. Qf1 b5 $19) 32... Qf5 $19 {
[%cal Ga8h1] ->/^a8-h1}) 30... c4 31. Qa4 b5 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Nc6 7. e4 (
7. d4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7 11. Bf4 d6 12. Qd3 O-O 13. b3
Qd7 14. Qf3 Rac8 15. Rfd1 a6 16. Rd3 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. a4 bxa4 19. bxa4 d5
20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Nd5 $10 {Chiburdanidze,M-Maric,A/Shanghai ctW/1992/}) 7...
e5 $5 {N} (7... Qb8 $5 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bd6 11. Qd3 Be5 12. b3
Qd6 13. Qxd6 Bxd6 14. Re1 Be5 15. Bb2 g5 16. Rab1 d6 17. Nb5 Ke7 18. Ba3 Ne8
19. Rbd1 g4 20. Re2 a6 $132 {Panchenko,AN-Tregubov,P/Katowice op/1992/}) (7...
Rc8 $6 8. e5 Ng4 9. h3 $1 Nh6 10. g4 Be7 11. d4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2
cxd4 14. Qxd4 Qc7 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Rad1 h5 17. Ne4 Rg8 18. f3 $16 {Ivanchuk,
V-Seirawan,Y/Monaco blind/1993/}) (7... d6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7
11. b3 O-O 12. Ba3 Qb8 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. Rd2 (14. Rac1 Bc6 15. h3 a6 16. Bb4 Qb7
17. Qe3 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Rc2 {Vaganian,R-Hellers,F/New York op/1990/} Ne8
$5 $132) 14... Bc6 15. Rad1 a6 16. Qe3 Ra7 17. h3 Ne8 18. Kh2 Rc8 19. f4 b5 20.
cxb5 axb5 21. Bb4 h6 $14 {Polgar,Zsu-Maric,A/Shanghai ctW/1992/}) 8. d3 g6 (
8... Be7 9. Nh4 $36 {/\f4,Nf5}) 9. Nxe5 $6 (9. Nh4 Nh5 $5 10. Bf3 (10. f4 Nxf4
$5 11. gxf4 Qxh4 12. Nd5 Bd6 $17) 10... Ng7 (10... Be7 11. Bxh5 Bxh4 12. gxh4 (
12. Be2 {Ftacnik} Bf6 13. Bh6 Bg5) 12... gxh5 13. Qxh5 $16) 11. Nd5 Nd4 $13) (
9. Ne1 $13) 9... Nxe5 10. f4 Nc6 (10... Bd6 11. fxe5 Bxe5 12. Bh6 $36) 11. e5
Ng8 (11... Nh5 12. g4 Ng7 13. f5 $1 $40 {><f6,/\Ne4}) 12. f5 Nh6 $2 (12... Na5
$2 13. Bxb7 Nxb7 14. Qf3 $18 {/\Qb7,fg6}) (12... Rb8 $1 {/\Nd4} 13. e6 (13. Bf4
gxf5 14. e6 dxe6 15. Bxb8 Qxb8 $17) 13... dxe6 14. fxe6 f6 $17 (14... f5 {
Ftacnik} 15. Rxf5 Qd4+ 16. Rf2 $13)) (12... Qb8 {Ftacnik} 13. Bf4 g5 14. Bxg5 (
14. e6 $5) 14... Nxe5 15. Nd5 $40) (12... gxf5 {Ftacnik} 13. Qh5 $1 Nge7 14.
Bg5 Bg7 15. Rxf5 O-O 16. Raf1 $40) 13. Ne4 $1 $40 Nxf5 14. Nf6+ Ke7 15. Nd5+
Ke8 16. Nf6+ Ke7 17. g4 (17. Rxf5 gxf5 18. Bg5 Qb8 19. Qh5 Kd8 20. Qxf7 Be7 $17
{/\Ne5}) (17. Bg5 $5 Qb8 18. g4 Nfd4 19. Nxh7+ $36) 17... Nfd4 18. Qe1 $5 (18.
Nd5+ $10) 18... Qb8 (18... Bg7 19. Qf2 Kf8 20. Bg5 Qc8 21. Rae1 $5 {/\Nh5} (21.
Nxh7+ $6 Kg8 $17 (21... Kg8 {Ftacnik} 22. Qxf7+ Kxh7 23. Be4 Nxe5 $19)) (21.
Nh5 Nxe5 22. Nxg7 Nef3+ $19) 21... Ne6 $8) 19. Nd5+ Kd8 $5 (19... Ke8 $10) 20.
Bg5+ Kc8 21. Rxf7 Ne6 (21... Qxe5 22. Bf6 $1 $16 (22. Bf6 {Ftacnik} Ne2+ 23.
Kh1 Qe6 24. Bxh8 Qxf7 25. Qxe2 $16)) (21... Nxe5 $2 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Ne7+ Kc7
24. Qxe5+ $40) 22. Bf6 Ncd8 $1 23. Re7 $1 $8 (23. Ne7+ Bxe7 24. Rxe7 Bxg2 25.
Bxh8 Bb7 {/\Qc7-c6-+}) (23. Bxh8 {Ftacnik} Nxf7 24. Bf6 Bc6 $19) 23... Rg8 $2 (
23... Bxe7 24. Nxe7+ Kc7 25. Bxh8 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Nc6 27. Nd5+ Kb7 28. Bf6 $16) (
23... Bxd5 $8 24. cxd5 Bxe7 25. Bxh8 Nf4 (25... Nd4 {Ftacnik} 26. d6 Bg5 27. h4
Bf4 28. Qe4 N8c6 29. Rf1 Kb7 30. Bf6 Bd2 $13) 26. d6 Bg5 $13) 24. Re8 $16 Bc6
25. Bxd8 Nxd8 26. Nf6 Rh8 27. Bxc6 (27. e6 $16) (27. e6 $5 {Ftacnik}) 27...
dxc6 28. Qe4 {/\Qc6} Qc7 (28... Kb7 29. Nd7 Qc7 30. Rxf8 $16) 29. e6 Bg7 (29...
Be7 30. Rxh8 Bxf6 31. Rf1 $1 Be7 (31... Bxh8 32. e7 $18) 32. Rxh7 $18 (32. Rxh7
{Ftacnik} a5 33. Qxg6 Ra7 $16)) (29... Qd6 {Ftacnik} 30. e7 $18) 30. e7 Rxe8 (
30... Bxf6 31. exd8=Q+ Bxd8 32. Rxh8 $18) 31. Nxe8 $18 Bd4+ 32. Kh1 (32. Qxd4
$4 Qxe7 $15) 32... Qd7 33. Nd6+ Qxd6 34. e8=Q a5 35. Rf1 Ra7 36. Rf8 Rd7 37.
Q4e6 Qxe6 38. Qxe6 Kc7 39. Qe2 Bg7 40. Rf2 Bd4 $138 (40... Nf7 $142 {/\Ne5}) (
40... Nf7 $1 {Ftacnik /\ Ne5}) 41. Rf3 Nf7 42. Rf4 Nd6 43. Kg2 Nc8 44. b3 Re7
45. Re4 Rf7 (45... Rxe4 46. Qxe4 Kd7 47. Qf4 Nd6 48. Qf8 $18) 46. Qe1 Rd7 (
46... Rf2+ 47. Qxf2 Bxf2 48. Kxf2 $18) 47. Qg3+ Kb7 48. h3 Rf7 49. h4 Rd7 50.
Re6 Bc3 51. Qf3 Nd6 52. Qf8 Nc8 53. Re8 Rc7 54. Rd8 {/\Qe8,Rd7+-} Bg7 55. Qe8
Bf6 $6 56. Rxc8 $1 {[Stohl]} (56. Rxc8 Rxc8 57. Qf7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 (7...
Bg7 8. Nc3 d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. Rac1 a6 13. h3 Ne4 14.
Qe3 b5 $1 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Nd4 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Bf6 19. Rdc1 Rxc3
20. Bxc3 Qa8+ 21. Nf3 $10 {1/2:1/2,Phominyh,A-Zagrebelny,S/Alushta3/1994/}) 8.
Be3 Nbd7 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Rac1 Rc8 11. b3 (11. Rfd1 O-O 12. Qh4 Re8 13. b3 a6 14.
Bh3 Rc7 15. Bh6 Rc5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4 Kg8 18. b4 Rc7 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5
Nf6 21. e4 b5 22. Qe3 Bc8 23. Rxc7 Qxc7 24. Rc1 Qb8 $10 {Kramnik,V-Karpov,An/
Monaco Amber blind/1994/}) 11... Nc5 (11... O-O 12. Qh4 (12. Qd2 Nc5 (12... Ne4
13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Bh3 Qc7 15. Nd4 Rcd8 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. Nc3 Ba8 18. Bg2 Bxg2 19.
Kxg2 Qb7+ 20. Qd5 Rb8 21. Rfd1 Rfc8 22. Bg5 Bf6 23. h4 $14 {Petrosian,A-Vehi
Bach,V/Groningen op/1990/}) 13. Bh6 Nfe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Qe3 Nf6 16. Bxg7
Kxg7 17. Rfd1 Rc7 18. Ne1 Bxg2 19. Nxg2 Qd7 20. Nf4 $10 {1/2:1/2,Kindermann,
S-Ftacnik,L/Biel/1988/}) 12... Re8 13. Bh6 Rc5 $5 $132) 12. Rfd1 Qd7 $5 13. Qh4
(13. Nd5 $5 O-O 14. Qh4 b5 $132) 13... Qg4 14. Qxg4 Nxg4 15. Bd4 Bxd4 16. Nxd4
Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nf6 $10 18. f3 a6 (18... h5 19. h3 Ne6 $5 $10) 19. g4 h6 20. h4
e6 (20... g5 21. Nf5 $36) (20... Ne6 $5 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. g5 Nd7 23. Ne4 Nc5
$10) 21. g5 Nfd7 22. f4 Ke7 23. Nf3 $14 {><d6,()} Rc7 $2 (23... hxg5 24. hxg5
f5 $5 25. gxf6+ Nxf6 26. Ng5 $14) 24. e4 hxg5 25. hxg5 {/\f5-f6|^} f5 $5 $8 26.
exf5 (26. gxf6+ Nxf6 27. e5 dxe5 28. Nxe5 (28. fxe5 Ng4 $10) 28... Rg8 {/\g5<=>
}) 26... gxf5 27. Re1 {/\Nd5} Kf7 28. Rcd1 Nb7 {/\Nf8-g6} 29. g6+ $1 Kf6 30.
Ng5 Nf8 (30... Re8 $2 31. Nd5+) (30... Kxg6 $2 31. Rxe6+ Nf6 32. Rxf6+ Kxf6 33.
Nd5+ $18) 31. Nxe6 $1 Nxe6 32. Nd5+ Kg7 33. Rxe6 Rd7 34. Rh1 $2 (34. Nxb6 $18)
34... Rxh1 35. Kxh1 Nc5 $1 36. Re3 (36. Nxb6 Nxe6 37. Nxd7 Nxf4 38. Nb8 a5 39.
Nc6 Nd3 $132) (36. Rf6 Ne4 37. Rf7+ Rxf7 38. gxf7 b5 $10) 36... b5 $1 $10 37.
cxb5 axb5 38. Re7+ Kxg6 39. Rxd7 Nxd7 40. Nc3 b4 41. Nd5 Kh5 42. Kg2 Kg4 43.
Kf2 Nb8 $1 (43... Nc5 44. Ke3 Ne6 45. Nxb4 Nxf4 46. a4 $36) 44. Kg2 (44. Ke3
Nc6 45. Kd3 Kf3 46. Kc4 Ke4 47. Nxb4 Nxb4 48. Kxb4 Kxf4 49. a4 Ke3 50. a5 f4
$10) (44. Kg2 Nc6 $10) (44. Nxb4 Kxf4 45. a4 Ke4 46. a5 Kd4 47. a6 Nxa6 48.
Nxa6 Kc3 49. b4 Kc4 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pamplona 9192 2nd"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
a6 (8... Be7 $142) 9. Rd1 (9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Rc8 12. Nce4 {N} (
12. Nge4 $5 Rc6 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Rac1 $36) 12... h6 $1 13. Nf3 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Qc7 15. Rac1 Be7 16. Nd4 Nf6 17. Qf3 O-O 18. b4 Nd7 $1 $132 {Belov,I-Yudasin,L,
Podolsk 1991-EXP 26}) (9. b3 $5 {/\} Be7 10. Ba3 $14) 9... Be7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11.
Qd2 (11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Ng5 $5 {N} (12. Na4 Rb8 13. c5 dxc5 $8 14. Qe5 Bd5 15.
e4 Nxe4 16. Qxg7 Bf6 17. Qh6 Qe7 $1 $15) 12... Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Qc7 14. Nge4 Rd8
15. Rac1 O-O 16. f3 Rd7 17. b3 Rb8 18. Qe3 Rc8 19. a4 Qb8 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.
Ne4 $14 {(),Raicevic,I-Popovic,D,JUG-Cup qual Arandjelovac 1991-TD 91_07})
11... Rc8 (11... Qc8 12. Bf4 Nc5 13. Qe3 Ng4 (13... Qc7 14. b4 Ncd7 15. Qd2 e5
16. Bg5 O-O 17. Rac1 Rab8 18. Qb2 h6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Nh4 $16 {Wojtkiewicz,
A-Ionescu,Co,Stara Zagora zt-B 1990-CBM 17}) 14. Qc1 (14. Qd2 $142 $5) 14...
Qc7 15. Qd2 Rd8 16. b4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Rac1 Qb7 19. Bg5 Nf6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6
21. Ne1 O-O $10 {Romanishin,O-Wojtkiewicz,A,Palma GMA op 1989-TD 89_13}) (11...
O-O 12. Bf4 Ne8 13. Rac1 Qc7 14. b3 Rd8 15. Ne1 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 Qb7 17. a4 Nc5
18. Qc2 a5 19. Be3 $14 {Ftacnik,L-Adianto,U,San Francicsco 1991-CBM 23}) 12.
Bf4 (12. b3 Nc5 $5 $132) 12... Rxc4 (12... e5 $6 13. Bg5 Bxf3 (13... Rxc4 14.
Nxe5 $16) 14. exf3 Rxc4 15. Qe2 b5 16. a4 O-O 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Nb6 $6 19.
Bxf6 gxf6 $8 20. f4 $16 {Badea Takacs,B-Galliamova,A,Prestwich 1990-CBM 18})
13. Bxd6 Rc8 $5 {N} (13... Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Rc6 15. Qa3 Rc7 16. Nd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2
Qc8 18. Rac1 $36 {Suba,M-Ftacnik,L,Szirak 1986}) 14. Ng5 (14. Rac1 Bxd6 15.
Qxd6 Qe7 16. Qf4 O-O $10) 14... Bxg2 15. Kxg2 O-O (15... Bxd6 16. Qxd6 Qe7 17.
Nge4 $5 $14) 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 {/\Nc5,Rfd8=} 17. Qd6 $8 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Rc7 19. Rad1
Rb8 $1 {/\Kf8-e7=} 20. f4 h6 21. Nf3 (21. Nge4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Nc5 $10) 21... Kf8
22. e4 Nc5 23. R6d4 (23. e5 $6 Nfe4 $10) 23... Ke7 24. e5 Ng4 25. Re1 h5 26.
Ng5 b5 (26... Rd7 $5 $10) 27. Rd2 Rbc8 28. h3 Nh6 29. Kf3 b4 (29... Nf5 $6 30.
g4 hxg4+ 31. hxg4 $36 {()}) 30. Nce4 Nxe4 31. Nxe4 Rc2 32. Red1 Rxd2 33. Rxd2
Rc1 34. Rd6 a5 35. Ra6 Rc2 36. Rxa5 Rxb2 37. Ra7+ Kf8 38. Ra8+ Ke7 39. Ra7+ Ke8
40. Nc5 (40. Nd6+ Kf8 {/\b3=}) 40... Nf5 41. Ra8+ Ke7 42. Ra7+ Kf8 43. g4 hxg4+
44. hxg4 Nd4+ 45. Ke3 Nb5 46. Rb7 Nc3 $10 47. Rb8+ Ke7 48. Rb7+ Ke8 49. Rb8+ (
49. f5 exf5 50. gxf5 Rxa2 $13 51. e6 fxe6) 49... Ke7 50. Rb7+ Ke8 51. Rb8+ {
[Stohl]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Prerov Friendship GM"]
[Site "Prerov"]
[Date "2001.12.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Cvek, Robert"]
[Black "Stocek, Jiri"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2418"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2001.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 (12... O-O 13. f4 Rfe8 {
is a more usual move-order, as it enables Black to avoid (or postpone) the
committal e5 after the f5-advance.}) 13. f4 O-O (13... Qb8 $5 14. Qe2 Qa8 $132)
14. f5 {The most ambitious continuation.} ({Too soft is} 14. b3 Rfe8 15. Kh1
Bf8 16. Rc2 Qb8 17. Bg1 g6 18. Nf3 Red8 19. f5 exf5 20. exf5 d5 $1 21. fxg6
hxg6 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. cxd5 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 Bxd5 25. Ng5 Qb7 $11 {Lautier,
J-Rogers,I/ESP-chT Salamanca/1998/}) ({A sharp, but unclear alternative is} 14.
g4 Nc5 15. Bf2 g6 $5 (15... h6 16. b4 Ncd7 17. g5 hxg5 18. fxg5 Ne8 19. g6 $36)
16. b4 (16. f5 gxf5 17. gxf5 e5 18. Nc2 Kh8 19. Kh1 Rg8 20. Bf3 b5 $1 21. Nd5
Nxd5 {1/2,Epishin,V-Marin,M/Koszalin op/1999/} 22. cxd5 Na4 $36) 16... Ncd7 17.
g5 Nh5 18. Be3 Qd8 19. Bh3 Ng7 20. Qe2 {Skomorokhin,R-Voitsekhovsky,S/Kstovo/
1998/} e5 $5 $132) 14... e5 $8 (14... exf5 $143 15. Nxf5 (15. Nd5 $1 $16) 15...
Rfe8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 (17. exd5 $36) 17... Qd8 18. Qg4 g6 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20.
Qf4 Ne5 21. h4 Bf6 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Rf1 Nd3 24. Qf3 Ne5 25. Qf2 b5 $13 {
Velickovic,Z-Sakelsek,T/SLO-ch Grize/2001/}) 15. Nb3 (15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nb3 b5
$142 $1 (16... Bxd5 17. cxd5 $1 (17. exd5 Nc5 (17... Re8 18. Qe2 e4 19. Nd4 Ne5
20. Red1 Qd7 21. Rc2 b5 22. cxb5 Rxc2 23. Qxc2 axb5 24. Bxe4 Nc4 25. Bf2 Ng4
26. Re1 Bf6 27. b3 Nce3 $44 {Khasin,A-Zaichik,G/Yaroslav/1982/}) 18. Bf2 Re8
19. Rc3 Na4 20. Rc2 Qd7 21. g4 h6 22. Nc1 a5 23. b3 Nc5 24. Rc3 b5 25. h4 Nh7
26. cxb5 Qxb5 27. Bf1 Qb8 28. Rh3 Nd7 29. Bc4 Bd8 $132 {Erdelyi,T-Zimmermann,P/
Lenk/1999/}) 17... Rxc1 18. Nxc1 Nc5 19. b4 $1 $16 (19. Bf2 a5 20. g4 Nfd7 21.
a3 $6 a4 22. b4 axb3 23. Nxb3 Bh4 $17 {Wronn,B-Brustkern,J/Germany/1991/})
19... Ncxe4 20. Qd3 $18) 17. Qd2 $5 (17. Nd2 Nc5 18. Qe2 b4 19. Nb3 Bxd5 20.
exd5 Nfd7 21. h4 Bf6 22. Nxc5 Nxc5 23. b3 a5 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Be4 Qe7 $11 {
Rahman,Z-Kunte,A/Calcutta/2001/}) (17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Qd3 b4 20.
Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Rc1 Rxc1+ 22. Bxc1 Nc5 23. Nxc5 dxc5 $11 {Garcia,R-Pierrot,F/San
Isidoro/1993/}) 17... Bxd5 (17... Rxc4 18. Rxc4 bxc4 19. Na5 $36) (17... Nc5
18. Nxc5 dxc5 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Qf2 $14) 18. cxd5 (18. exd5 Ng4 $132) 18...
Nc5 $11) 15... Qb8 (15... Qd8 16. Qe2 h5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 h4 19. Rxc8 Bxc8
20. Nd2 hxg3 21. hxg3 Bg5 $6 (21... Nf6 22. Nc4 $36) 22. Bxg5 Qxg5 23. Qe3 Qh5
24. Bf3 Qh3 25. Kf2 Nf6 26. Qg5 $16 {Akopian,V-Shirov,A/Madrid/1997/}) (15...
Nc5 16. Nxc5 dxc5 17. g4 Rfd8 18. Qe2 Ne8 19. g5 Nd6 20. b3 Bc6 21. Rf1 b5 22.
f6 Bf8 23. h4 b4 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 e4 26. Bf4 Re8 27. Bh3 Ra8 28. h5 $40 {
Diaz Nunez,A-Teijeiro,B/Mondariz/1997/}) (15... Rfe8 $5 16. g4 h6 17. h4 $2 Nh7
18. h5 (18. Bf2 Qd8 $17) 18... Bh4 19. Nd5 Qd8 20. Re2 Bg5 21. Bf3 Bxe3+ 22.
Rxe3 Qg5 23. Kf2 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Ndf6 25. Qd1 Qf4 26. Ke2 Ng5 27. Kd3 d5 $19 {
->,Popov,V-Pavlov,A/St Petersburg/2002/}) 16. Qe2 (16. Nd2 $5 Bc6 (16... b5 $5)
17. g4 b5 $2 (17... h6 $8 $14) 18. g5 $40 Ne8 19. Bh3 Bd8 20. Qh5 Bb6 21. f6
Rc7 22. cxb5 axb5 23. b4 Kh8 24. Nd1 Qa7 25. Kf1 Bd4 26. Rc3 $1 Nb6 27. Bf5 h6
28. fxg7+ {1-0,Stangl,M-Dinstuhl,B/Bundesliga 9596/1995/}) 16... h6 (16... Qa8
17. Bf2 (17. Nd2 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Qxb5 Nc5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. Qd3 Qa7 22.
Kh1 Ng4 23. Qf3 Bg5 24. Rcd1 h5 25. h3 Rxc3 26. bxc3 Nf2+ 27. Kh2 h4 $1 $36 {
Marin,L-Milanovic,S/Bucharest/2000/}) 17... g6 18. Bh3 $1 $13 (18. g4 $2 gxf5
19. gxf5 Kh8 20. Bf3 Rg8+ 21. Kh1 b5 $1 22. cxb5 axb5 23. Qxb5 Rxc3 24. Rxc3
Nxe4 $17 {Schmitt,A-Oesterle,P/OLW 9394/1993/})) 17. a4 (17. Nd2 Bc6 18. a4 Nc5
19. b3 Qb7 20. Bf2 Rb8 21. Bf1 a5 22. Bg2 g6 23. g4 gxf5 24. gxf5 Kh7 25. Bf3
Rg8+ 26. Kh1 Rg7 27. Rg1 Rbg8 $11 {Quinteros,M-Saidy,A/New York/1984/}) 17...
Rfe8 18. Nd5 (18. Nd2 $142 Bc6 19. b4 $5 $14 {()}) 18... Bd8 19. Ra1 (19. Nd2
Nc5 20. b3 Bc6 {/\b5<=>}) 19... Bc6 20. Nd2 $6 (20. Rec1 Nc5 $5 (20... b5 21.
cxb5 axb5 22. a5 $36) 21. Nxc5 bxc5 $11) 20... b5 $1 {[%mdl 544] This game
once again demonstrates the energy, pent up in Black's seemingly passive
pieces. In a typical demonstration of Hedgehog strategy Black breaks out,
willing even to sacrifice material.} 21. cxb5 (21. b3 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Bb6 $11 {
/=/+ was safer, but Black already holds the initiative.}) 21... Bxd5 (21...
axb5 $2 22. a5 $16) 22. exd5 Bb6 $1 {The main point of the whole operation,
Black's position would remain dreary after} (22... axb5 23. a5 e4 24. Bd4 $36)
23. Nc4 {Now Black gains the upper hand. White should have allowed Black to
get at least a draw with} (23. bxa6 $5 Bxe3+ 24. Qxe3 Ng4 25. Qe2 (25. a7 Qxb2
$19) 25... Qb6+ (25... Qxb2 $5 26. Be4 Ngf6 $44) 26. Kh1 Nf2+ 27. Kg1 Nd3+ (
27... Ng4+ $11) 28. Qe3 Nxe1 29. Qxb6 Nxb6 30. Rxe1 Rc2 31. Ne4 Rxb2 $13) 23...
Bxe3+ (23... axb5 24. Nxb6 Nxb6 25. Qxb5 Nbxd5 $13) 24. Nxe3 axb5 25. a5 $6 (
25. Qxb5 Qa7 $5 (25... Qxb5 26. axb5 Rc5 27. Ra6 Rxb5 28. Nc4 $14) 26. Kh1 Nc5
$44) 25... e4 $1 {[%cal Rd7e5,Re5d3] ><d5,/\Ne5-d3} 26. Ng4 (26. Bf1 Ne5 $17) (
26. Rec1 $2 Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 Qa7 $19) (26. a6 Qb6 27. Qd2 Ne5 $36) 26... Nxg4 27.
Qxg4 Nf6 $17 28. Qe2 (28. Qd1 Rc5 $17) 28... Nxd5 (28... Rc4 29. a6 Qa8 $17)
29. Qd2 {Giving Black [+]o^ is suicide.} (29. Bxe4 $142 Nf6 (29... Rc4 30. Qd2
$132) 30. Qd3 d5 $1 31. Bf3 (31. Bxd5 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Rd8 $19) 31... Rxe1+ 32.
Rxe1 Qa7+ $17) 29... Nf6 30. a6 d5 {[%csl Gd5,Ge4]} 31. a7 (31. Qd4 $142 Rc4
32. Qf2 Qd6 $5 33. Bf1 Rb4 {[%cal Rd5d4] /\d4-+}) 31... Qb6+ $19 32. Qf2 e3 33.
Qf4 Ra8 34. Ra3 Rxa7 35. Raxe3 $138 (35. Raxe3 Rae7 $19) 0-1

[Event "Swidnica"]
[Site "Swidnica"]
[Date "1999.03.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gritsak, Orest"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "1999.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Qb6 6. e3 {The game enters
rather uncharted grounds quite early.} ({A more usual move, which can
transpose into different lines, is} 6. Nb3 {If Black doesn't want to go for
the A33 lines, he has 2 independent alternatives:} Ne5 (6... Bb4+ 7. Bd2 (7.
Nc3 Ne5 8. e4 Qc6 (8... Nf6 9. Qe2 {-A33}) 9. Qe2 b5 $5 10. Nd4 Qxc4 11. Ndxb5
Qc6 12. Bf4 Ng6 13. Bd2 a6 14. Nd4 Qb6 15. Qe3 $6 (15. Nc2 $14) 15... Nf6 16.
Be2 Bb7 17. f3 d5 18. e5 Nd7 19. O-O-O Ngxe5 20. Be1 O-O 21. f4 Nc6 22. Na4 Qa5
23. Nxc6 Bxc6 24. Bxb4 Qxb4 25. Nc3 Rfb8 $19 {Engqvist,T-Schneider,L/Borlange/
1992/}) 7... Nf6 8. Bg2 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. O-O Bxd2 11. N1xd2 O-O 12. Nc4 Qb4
13. Rc1 Rd8 14. a3 Qe7 15. Qd2 Bd7 16. e4 Nb6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Qe3 b5 19. Nc5
Be8 20. e5 $14 {Ornstein,A-Schneider,L/Malmo/1986/}) (6... Nf6 7. Nc3 {-A33})
7. N1d2 (7. e4 a5 (7... Nf6 8. Qe2 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 $5 (9. Nc3 {-A33}) 9... a5 10.
Nc3 a4 11. Nb5 Be7 12. N3d4 Bc5 13. Bc3 O-O 14. O-O-O $6 (14. Bg2 $14) 14...
Nxc4 $1 15. e5 Nxe5 16. Qxe5 d6 17. Qe2 e5 18. Nc2 Ng4 19. f4 Nf2 20. Bg2 Bg4
21. Bf3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Nxd1 23. Rxd1 Qxb5 $19 {Gross,S-Kahn,E/Budapest/1996/})
8. Be3 (8. Qe2 a4 9. N3d2 Bc5 10. f4 Nc6 11. Nc3 Nd4 12. Qd3 d6 13. Nf3 Nf6 14.
Bg2 O-O 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Bf3 Bd7 17. Kf1 d5 18. exd5 exd5 19. cxd5 a3 20. Rb1
axb2 21. Rxb2 Qc5 22. Rb3 Rfc8 23. Bd2 Bh3+ $40 {Tiller,B-Wedberg,T/Esbjerg/
1983/}) 8... Qc6 9. N1d2 (9. N3d2 Nf6 10. f3 Bc5 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Nc3 d5 13.
Bxc5 Qxc5 14. O-O-O dxc4 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 Qe3+ 17. Kb1 Qxf3 18. Be2 Qe3
19. Rd3 Qb6 20. Rhd1 e5 21. Rd6 Qe3 22. Rd8 Be6 23. Qc7 Raxd8 24. Rxd8 g6 25.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Qxe5 Kg7 $11 {Veingold,A-Schussler,H/Tallinn/1983/}) 9... Bb4
10. f3 Nxc4 11. Bxc4 Qxc4 12. a3 Qd3 13. axb4 Qxe3+ 14. Qe2 Qxe2+ 15. Kxe2 a4
16. b5 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. Nd4 Ne7 19. Rhc1 Kd7 20. b3 a3 21. Nb1 Kd6 22. Nxa3
Nf5 {King,D-Wedberg,T/Reykjavik/1984/} 23. Kd3 $5 $11) 7... a5 8. e3 Nf6 9. Be2
d5 10. O-O a4 11. Nd4 Bc5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Nfxd7 15. N2f3
O-O 16. Rb1 Nc6 $6 (16... Rfe8 17. Bd2 $11) 17. Nf5 Ne7 18. Nxe7+ Bxe7 19. Qxd5
Nf6 20. Qc4 Rfc8 21. Qd3 Rd8 22. Qe2 Ne4 23. Bd2 Qe6 24. a3 Bf6 25. Bb4 Rd5 26.
Rfd1 $14 {Serper,G-Wedberg,T/Vienna op/1991/}) (6. Nb5 $6 Ne5 7. Bf4 a6 8. Bxe5
axb5 9. e4 Bc5 10. Qd2 f6 11. Bf4 b4 12. Bg2 Ne7 13. O-O Ng6 14. Be3 Bxe3 15.
fxe3 Ne5 16. b3 d6 17. Rd1 Ke7 18. Qd4 Qc5 19. Nd2 Bd7 20. Nf3 Nxf3+ 21. Bxf3
Bc6 22. Rd2 Ra5 23. Rf1 Rha8 24. Rff2 Qxd4 25. exd4 e5 26. d5 Bd7 27. Bg2 g6
$17 {Khalifman,A-Ionov,S/St. Petersburg-ch/1998/}) (6. Nf3 $5 Nf6 7. Bg2 Bb4+
8. Nbd2 a5 $6 (8... d5 $142 $132) 9. O-O d5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nb3 O-O 12. Be3
Qa6 13. Nc5 Bxc5 14. Bxc5 Re8 15. e3 Bf5 16. Bd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Be4 18. Rc1 Rac8
19. Bh3 Rcd8 20. Qb3 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Rd5][%cal Gc1c8] <->c,׫,d5, Gheorghiu,
F-Wedberg,T/New York/ 1987/}) 6... Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 {Black aims for a Hedgehog
setup.} ({A more direct approach is} 7... Ne5 $5 8. b3 (8. Qc2 $5 Bb4+ 9. Bd2
Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 Qxb2 11. Qxb2 Nd3+ 12. Ke2 Nxb2 13. a4 $44) 8... Bb4+ 9. Bd2
Nd3+ 10. Ke2 Bxd2 11. Qxd2 Nc5 12. Nc3 d5 13. cxd5 Bd7 $5 14. Kf1 O-O 15. e4
Rac8 16. h3 Qb4 17. dxe6 Nxe6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Rc1 Rc5 20. Ke2 Rd8 21. Kd1 Qa5
22. Qb2 Qc7 23. Re1 Bb5+ {0-1,Eriksson,A-Karlsson,L/Uppsala/1985/}) (7... Bc5
8. Nb3 Bb4+ $11) (7... d5 $5 8. cxd5 Bb4+ $132) 8. Nc3 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. b3 a6
11. Bb2 Bd7 12. Nf3 (12. Qd2 Rac8 13. Rad1 $11 {/+/= seems more logical than
removing the centralized N. Now Black gets typical << <=>.}) 12... Qa5 {
[%cal Yb7b5] /\b5} 13. Qe2 Rab8 14. a3 (14. a4 Qb6 {[%csl Rb3] ><b3}) 14... b5
15. b4 Qb6 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Rad1 Rfc8 $13 18. h3 h6 $6 {With some hindsight
Black could have done without this move, which creates a target on the >>.} (
18... Be8 $142 $5 19. g4 Nd7 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Rd7e5] /\Nde5|^,><c4}) 19. g4 Rc7
{This maybe wastes a move, but the main mistake comes later on. White's >>
aggression doesn't have sufficient central support to be decisive.} (19... Be8
20. Nd2 d5 {[%csl Gd5,Ge6] [+]}) 20. Kh1 Be8 $5 21. Rg1 Nd7 22. Ne4 Nce5 $6 {
This gives White's -> tempi.} (22... d5 $142 23. Ng3 Bf6 24. e4 $5 $11 (24. Nh5
Bxb2 25. Qxb2 f6 26. Nf4 Bf7 $15)) 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 (23... dxe5 24. Rd2 $36 {
[%cal Gd1d8] <->d}) 24. f4 Nc4 25. Bd4 {Highlights another defect of 19..
Rc7-Black's Q is cut off from the >>.} Qa6 26. g5 $1 $40 {[%mdl 192]
Unleashing a tactical attack. Up to a certain point Black defends well, but
then succumbs to the tension.} hxg5 (26... d5 27. gxh6 dxe4 28. Bxe4 $18 {->})
(26... e5 27. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 (27... Kh8 28. Nd5 $16) (27... Bxf6 28. gxf6 Bc6 $5
(28... exd4 29. Bd5 $18 Bc6 (29... g5 30. Qh5 $18) 30. Rxg7+ Kf8 31. Qg2 Ke8
32. Rg8+ Kd7 33. Qg4#)) 28. gxf6 {[%cal Rg2b7] /\Bb7+-} Kf8 (28... Kh8 29. Qh5
Bf8 30. Bd5 Bc6 31. Qg4 $1 Bxd5+ 32. Kh2 $18) 29. fxe7+ Rxe7 30. Qh5 $16) 27.
fxg5 e5 (27... Bc6 28. Qh5 $1 $40 (28. Nf6+ Bxf6 29. gxf6 g6 $15) 28... e5 29.
Nf6+ gxf6 30. g6 $1 fxg6 31. Qxg6+ Kf8 32. Bxc6 Qxc6+ 33. e4 $18) 28. Nf6+ $1
gxf6 (28... Bxf6 29. gxf6 exd4 30. Bd5 $18) 29. gxf6 Kf8 $8 (29... Bxf6 30.
Bb7+ $18) 30. Qf2 $1 (30. fxe7+ Kxe7 $15) 30... exd4 (30... Bxf6 31. Qxf6 Qc8
$5 {[%cal Yc8e6] /\Qe6~~ Despite appearances Black's position is still solid,
White has a perpetual but perhaps no more.} (31... exd4 32. Rxd4 {/\Rh4+-}) (
31... Qxa3 32. Bd5 exd4 33. Rg7 $18 {[%cal Rd1g1,Rg7h7] /\Rh7,Rdg1})) 31. Qh4 (
31. Rxd4 Bc6 32. Rh4 Ke8 33. Rh8+ Bf8 34. Qh4 Bxg2+ 35. Rxg2 Kd7 $19) 31...
Bxf6 $8 32. Qxf6 Qc8 $1 (32... Nxe3 33. Rxd4 Rc4 34. Rxd6 Qc8 35. Qh8+ Ke7 36.
Qe5+ Kf8 37. Rh6 $1 $18) (32... dxe3 33. Rd5 $18) 33. exd4 (33. Rxd4 $2 Qe6 34.
Qh4 Ne5 35. Bd5 Bc6 $1 $19) 33... Qe6 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (33... Qd8 $1 34. Qh6+
Ke7 35. Qg5+ Kf8 (35... Kd7 $2 36. Qf5+) 36. Qh6+ $11) 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Rge1
Ne3 36. d5 $1 $18 Nxg2 (36... Nxd1 37. Qh4+ $5 Kf8 38. dxe6 $18) (36... Qe5 37.
Qxe5+ dxe5 38. d6+ $18) (36... Qf5 37. Rxe3+ Kd7 38. Rde1 $18) 37. dxe6 $6 (37.
Kxg2 $142 $5 $18) 37... Nxe1 38. Qh4+ (38. Rxe1 $4 Bc6+) 38... f6 39. Rxe1 (39.
Qh7+ $5 Kd8 40. Rxd6+ Kc8 41. e7 Rc1 42. Rd8+ Kc7 43. Rxb8 Kxb8 44. Qh8 Rc8 45.
Qxf6 $18) 39... Bg6 {[%csl Re6] Now the Pe6 covers Black's K and he can
prolong his resistance.} 40. Rg1 Rc4 41. Rg4 Rbc8 42. Qh6 Rc1+ (42... Rxg4 43.
hxg4 Be4+ 44. Kg1 d5 $5 $16) 43. Kh2 R8c2+ 44. Rg2 Be4 45. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 46. Kg3 {
[%csl Gh3] o^h} Rc3+ 47. Kf4 d5 48. Qg7+ Kxe6 49. Qg8+ Ke7 50. Qb8 Bd3 (50...
Rxa3 $5 51. h4 $5 $16 (51. Qxb5 Rxh3 52. Qb7+ Kd6 $14)) 51. Qa8 Bc4 52. h4 Rc2
53. a4 bxa4 54. Qxa4 Rf2+ 55. Kg3 Rb2 56. Qc6 $1 $18 {[%csl Gb4,Gh4] o^b,h
Black is helpless against the combined efforts of Q+2 passed pawns.} Rb3+ 57.
Kf2 Rb2+ 58. Ke3 Rb3+ 59. Kd4 Rd3+ 60. Kc5 Rc3 61. Qd6+ Kf7 62. Qd7+ Kg6 63.
Qg4+ Kf7 64. Kd6 Rb3 65. h5 Rxb4 66. Qd7+ Kg8 (66... Kf8 67. Qe7+ Kg8 68. h6
$18) 67. h6 Rb6+ 68. Kc7 1-0

[Event "Cannes NAO Masters"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2002.02.22"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. e3 $5 {This idea in the symmetrical English is
not as innoucuous as it seems.} Nc6 ({Somewhat later in Monaco Leko opted for
a different approach} 4... e6 5. d4 Ne7 $5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 d6 8. Nc3 O-O 9.
Nf3 a6 10. a4 Nd7 11. O-O Nf5 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Rd1 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bd2 b6
16. Rab1 Bd7 17. b4 c4 18. b5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Bxb5 20. Rxb5 c3 21. Be1 Ra5 $132 {
Bareev,E-Leko,P/Monaco/2002/}) 5. Ne2 e6 6. d4 (6. Nbc3 Nge7 7. O-O O-O 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. exd4 d5 $11 {-A36}) 6... cxd4 7. exd4 (7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8.
exd4 d5 ({The principled move is to accept the P sacrifice with} 8... Qb6 $5 9.
c5 Qb4+ 10. Bd2 Qxd4 11. Bc3 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Bxc3 13. Nxc3 $44) 9. cxd5 exd5 10.
Nc3 Ne7 11. O-O O-O 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Qb3 Re8 (13... Bxd4 $142 14. Rad1 $36) 14.
Qxb7 Rb8 15. Qxa7 Rxb2 16. Rab1 Rc2 17. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 18. Bxe7 Qa8 19. Qxa8 Bxa8
20. Bc5 $16 {Kurtenkov,A-Kuzev,B/BUL-ch sf Sofia/1992/}) 7... Nge7 (7... d5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Nbc3 Nge7 10. O-O (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxe7 Nxe7 12. Qb3 O-O 13. O-O
Bg4 14. Qxb7 Rb8 15. Qxa7 Rxb2 16. Rfe1 Qd6 17. h3 Nc6 18. Qa6 Bc8 {1/2,Berg,
K-Vegh,E/Budapest/1983/} 19. Qd3 Bf5 $44) 10... O-O 11. Be3 Be6 12. Nf4 Qd7 13.
Qd2 Rad8 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. Rac1 Nf5 16. Nfxd5 Nfxd4 17. Bg5 Rc8 18. Bf6 Bxd5 (
18... Bh3 $5 $13) 19. Nxd5 Rxe1+ (19... Qg4 20. Qc3 $1 $14) 20. Rxe1 Re8 {
Wade,R-Markland,P/Hastings/1970/} 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Ne7+ $1 $36) 8. d5 Ne5 (
8... exd5 9. cxd5 Ne5 10. Nbc3 $14 {()} (10. d6 $5)) 9. dxe6 (9. d6 $5 Nf5 10.
Na3 Qb6 11. Nb5 O-O $32 {-/+}) 9... dxe6 (9... fxe6 $5 10. Qc2 Qc7 $13) 10.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. O-O $1 $32 {[%mdl 512] This P sacrifice is more or less forced,
but Black's K in the [+] and his uncoordinated forces give White good
compensation.} (11. Na3 Nd3+ $15) 11... Bd7 (11... Nxc4 12. Rd1+ Ke8 (12... Kc7
13. Nbc3 {/\b3|^}) (12... Bd7 13. Nbc3 Ke8 $5 {-12...Ke8} (13... Nc6 14. b3 Nb6
15. Bg5+ $44)) 13. Nbc3 Bd7 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Bg2 Bc6 $11) 12. Rd1 Kc7 13. Nbc3
a6 {Black spurns his last chance to take the offered P, but White still
retains the |^, due to his strong B and Black's somewhat vulnerable K.} (13...
Nxc4 $5 14. b3 Ne5 15. Ba3 Nf5 16. Rac1 $44) 14. Bf4 {[%csl Rc7,Gf4,Gg2]} Bc6 (
14... Rad8 15. Ne4 Bc6 16. Rxd8 $1 (16. Ng5 Rdf8 17. Nd4 $1 {/\} Bxg2 18.
Ndxe6+ fxe6 19. Nxe6+ Kc6 20. Nxg7 Bf3 21. Re1 Nd3 22. Re6+ $1 Kc5 23. Rxe7
Nxf4 24. gxf4 $14) 16... Rxd8 17. Ng5 $36) 15. Nd4 $1 (15. Nd5+ exd5 16. cxd5
Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Rad8 (17... Kb6 18. Bxc6 Nxc6 19. Rd7 Ne5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. f4 $1
$16 Bxb2 $6 22. Rb1 Kc6 23. Rxf7 $18) 18. Bxf7 g5 19. Bxe5+ Bxe5 $44) (15. Ne4
Nf5 $1 16. Ng5 Raf8 $132) 15... Rad8 $1 (15... Bxg2 $143 16. Kxg2 {[%cal Rd4f3]
/\Nf3+/-}) 16. Nxc6 N7xc6 17. Re1 Kb6 18. Na4+ Ka7 (18... Ka5 $2 19. Nc5 Kb6
20. Nxb7 Kxb7 21. Bxe5 $18) 19. Bg5 (19. Nc5 Nd3 $5 $11 (19... Nxc4 20. Rac1
$36 Rd4 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Nb3 $16)) 19... Rd6 (19... Rc8 $142 20. Be3+ Kb8 21.
Bf4 g5 $14 {<=>}) 20. Red1 $1 Nd4 $6 (20... Nxc4 21. Rxd6 Nxd6 22. Bxc6 bxc6
23. Rd1 Bf8 24. Bf4 $16) (20... Rxd1+ $142 21. Rxd1 h6 22. Be3+ Kb8 $14) 21.
Be7 Nxc4 $2 (21... Ndf3+ $8 22. Bxf3 (22. Kh1 Rd2 $5 23. Bxf3 Nxf3 24. Kg2 {
-22.Bf3}) 22... Nxf3+ 23. Kg2 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Ne5 25. Bc5+ Kb8 26. Nb6 $36) 22.
Bxd6 Nxd6 23. Kf1 e5 (23... Rd8 $142 24. Rac1 Kb8 $16) 24. Rac1 Rd8 25. Rc5 Kb8
$6 (25... Ne8 $5 26. Nc3 $16) 26. Rd5 {[%cal Rf2f4,Ra4c5] /\f4,Nc5->} Kc7 (
26... f5 27. Nc5 Nf7 28. Nxb7 $1 $18) (26... Bf6 27. Nb6 {/\} Kc7 28. R5xd4 $1
exd4 29. Nd5+ $18) 27. Nc5 Re8 (27... Nc6 28. Rc1 Kb6 29. Nxb7 $1 Kxb7 (29...
Nxb7 30. Rxc6+ Kxc6 31. Rxd8+ $18) 30. Rdc5 e4 31. Rxc6 Bxb2 32. Rc7+ Kb8 33.
R1c6 Bf6 34. Bh3 {[%cal Rc7d7] /\Rd7+-}) 28. Rc1 Bh6 (28... Nc6 29. Rxd6 Kxd6
30. Nxb7+ $18) 29. Nxa6+ (29. Nxa6+ Kd7 30. Rc7+ Ke6 31. Nc5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Fujitsu Siemens Giants"]
[Site "Frankfurt"]
[Date "2000.06.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2851"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2000.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 {Kramnik has already essayed his pet move
4.d4 against Kasparov in Linares this year, now he goes for a line with a
drawish reputation.} Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. d4 (6. Nc3 Nc7 {-A34} (6... g6 {-A34}))
6... cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ndb4 8. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Nxc6 10. Nc3 {The only attempt to
keep the position alive, exchanging the Bg2 immediately is too sterile.} (10.
Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Be3 e5 12. Nc3 Bb4 13. Kd2 Be6 14. Rhc1 O-O 15. a3 Be7 16. Na4
Rfb8 17. Bc5 Bg5+ 18. Be3 Be7 19. Bc5 Bg5+ 20. Be3 $11 {1/2,Stohl,I-Timman,J/
BL 9900/2000/}) 10... Bd7 11. Be3 O-O-O $5 (11... e6 12. Rc1 Be7 13. Kc2 O-O
14. Rhd1 Rfd8 15. Kb1 Na5 16. Ne4 Bb5 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Bc5 (18. Rc7 $5 $36)
18... Kf8 19. Bxe7+ Kxe7 20. Rc5 a6 21. Nc3 Bc6 $11 {1/2,Keres,P-Kortschnoj,V/
Moscow/1963/}) (11... Rc8 12. Rc1 g6 13. f4 Bg7 14. Ke1 O-O 15. Kf2 Be6 (15...
e5 $6 16. Rhd1 Be6 17. Nb5 Bxa2 18. Bc5 Rfd8 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Nxa7 Rxd1 21.
Rxd1 Ra8 22. b4 exf4 23. gxf4 Bb3 24. Rd7 Bd5 25. Rc7 $16 {Smirin,I-Alterman,B/
Dresden/1998/}) 16. Rhd1 Rfe8 17. Nd5 Bf5 18. Rc5 e6 19. Nc3 e5 20. Bxc6 exf4
21. gxf4 $132 {1/2,Andersson,U-Farago,I/Rome/1986/}) (11... e5 12. Rc1 O-O-O
13. Kc2 Bf5+ 14. Be4 (14. Kb3 Be6+ 15. Ka4 Nd4 16. Nb5+ Kb8 17. Rc7 Rd7 18.
Bxd4 exd4 19. Rhc1 Be7 20. Rxb7+ Rxb7 21. Bxb7 Kxb7 22. Rc7+ Kb6 23. Rxe7 Rd8
$36 {Speelman,J-Alburt,L/London m 1986/}) 14... Bxe4+ 15. Nxe4 Be7 16. Rhd1
Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Kb3 Kd7 20. Kc4 Ke6 21. f3 f5 22. Nc3 a6
23. Bb6 Nb8 24. a4 Nd7 25. Nd5 g6 26. e4 Nf6 $11 {Andersson,U-De la Villa
Garcia,J/Szirak/1987/}) (11... g6 12. Rc1 Bg7 13. f4 O-O 14. Ke1 e5 $6 15. Kf2
exf4 16. gxf4 Be6 17. b3 Rad8 18. Ne4 Bd4 19. Nc5 Bxe3+ 20. Kxe3 Rfe8 21. Kf2
Nb4 22. a3 Nd5 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. e3 Re7 25. Rhd1 Red7 26. Rd4 $14 {Andersson,
U-Leko,P/Ter Apel/1996/}) (11... Rd8 12. Ke1 g6 13. Rc1 Bg7 14. f4 O-O 15. Kf2
e5 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6]} 16. Rhd1 exf4 17. gxf4 Rfe8 18. Ne4 Bg4 19. Rd6 Rxd6 20.
Nxd6 Re7 21. h3 Be6 22. b3 $36 {Tkachiev,V-Fominyh,A/FIDE Wch Groningen/1997/
All these games show Black must very carefully consider e5, which wekens d6
and d5.}) 12. Ke1 $146 (12. Kc2 e5 (12... g6 $142 $5) 13. Rad1 Nd4+ 14. Kb1 Bc5
15. Ne4 Be7 16. f4 f6 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Rxd4 Bc6 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rc1 Kb8 21.
Bf3 Bxe4+ 22. Bxe4 g6 23. Bd3 $14 {/+/-,Kengis,E-Hegeler,F/Gausdal/1991/}) (12.
Kc1 g6 13. Rd1 Bg7 14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxa7 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Rxd1+ 17. Kxd1 Rd8+ 18.
Ke1 Rd5 $44 {1/2,Milos,G-Morovic Fernandez,I/Santiago/1989/}) 12... e5 $5 {
Kasparov plays this active move before White gets to f4 and Kf2 and also
before commtting his B to g7 (from f8 it protects d6).} (12... g6 13. Rc1 Bg7
14. f4 (14. Nb5 Kb8 15. Bf4+ Be5 $11) 14... Kb8 15. Bc5 Bd4 $5 $11) 13. Rc1 Kb8
14. f4 f5 $1 {[%mdl 256] Active defence.} (14... Bd6 15. Nb5 Bb4+ 16. Kf2 a6
17. Nc3 $14) 15. fxe5 (15. Kf2 e4 16. Rhd1 g6 $11) 15... Nxe5 16. Bf4 Re8 17.
Rd1 Bc6 $132 (17... Kc7 18. Bxe5+ Rxe5 19. Bxb7 $14) 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Rd7 g5
$1 20. Bxe5+ (20. Rd8+ Rxd8 21. Bxe5+ Bd6 22. Bxh8 Rxh8 23. Rf1 Rf8 $11) 20...
Rxe5 21. Rf1 (21. Rd8+ Kc7 22. Ra8 Kb7 23. Rd8 Kc7 $11) 21... Bb4 22. Rf7 Rhe8
23. Rf2 Ra5 24. Kf1 (24. R7xf5 $2 Rxa2 $17) 24... Ree5 $5 (24... Bxc3 25. bxc3
Rxa2 26. R2xf5 (26. Rxh7 g4 $11) (26. R7xf5 g4 $11) 26... h6 $5 $13 (26...
Raxe2 27. Rxg5 R2e7 28. Rgg7 $14)) 25. Rxh7 g4 26. Rf7 (26. e4 Bxc3 (26... fxe4
$6 27. a3 $16) 27. bxc3 Rxe4 28. Rd2 Rd5 29. Rb2+ Rb5 $11) 26... Bxc3 27. bxc3
Rxa2 28. R7xf5 Raxe2 $1 $11 29. Rf8+ Re8 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rf4 Rg8 32. Ke2
1/2-1/2

[Event "POL-ch"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2004.05.05"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2004.04.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Nc6 9. Qd3 $5 (9. Qf4 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb8 $11 {/+/= is the usual continuation,
Black leaves his P on d7 to retain the possibility of playing d7-d5 in one go.
His position has all the usual Hedgehog characteristics-slightly passive, but
very solid and resilient. Krasenkov plays a slightly unusual, but sound move.
White wants to occupy the [+], prevent any b5 or d5 breaks and gradually build
up an |^ Black's >>. His set-up is similar to Uhlmann's plan against the
classical Hedgehog with the N on d7 (e4,Qe3,Nd4 etc.).}) 9... O-O (9... Rc8 10.
e4 d6 11. b3 O-O 12. Rd1 Rc7 13. Bb2 Rd7 14. Nd4 Qa8 15. Qe2 Rfd8 16. Rd2 Nxd4
17. Rxd4 Rc7 18. Rad1 a6 19. a4 $14 {Marangunic,S-Kovacevic,V/Zagreb/1969/}) (
9... Nb4 10. Qd2 (10. Qd1 O-O 11. b3 d5 12. cxd5 Nfxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bb2
$11 {1/2,Krueger,R-Meissner,C/OL-Ost/2001/}) 10... O-O 11. Rd1 a6 12. b3 Qc7
13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Rac1 Rac8 15. a3 Nc6 16. b4 $14 d6 $6 17. Nd5 $1 exd5 18. cxd5
Qd7 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Nd4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 $36 {Hever,M-Gosztola,I/HUN-chT/1998/})
(9... d6 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Qb1 Rc8 12. b3 a6 13. Bb2 Qc7 14. Rd2 O-O 15. Qd1 Ne4
16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Ne1 $6 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 b5 19. a3 Nc6 20. Rc1 Qb8 21. Ne3 bxc4
22. Rxc4 d5 23. Rg4 f6 $15 {[%csl Gd5,Ge6,Gf6] [+],Wilhelmi,C-Schmittdiel,E/BL
0102/2002/}) 10. e4 (10. Rd1 Rc8 (10... a6 11. b3 Qc8 12. Bb2 d5 $1 13. cxd5
Nb4 14. Qd2 Nbxd5 15. Rac1 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxc3 $11 {1/2,Koepf,U-Aseeva,M/Munich
op/1992/}) (10... d6 11. b3 a6 12. e4 Qc7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bd2 Nd7 15. Qe2 Nc5
16. Rac1 Bf6 17. Bf4 Ne5 18. Ne1 Rfd8 19. Be3 Rac8 20. f3 Bc6 21. f4 Ned7 22.
Bd4 Bxd4+ 23. Rxd4 e5 $5 $132 {Stuhlik,M-Horvath,S/Leiner/1996/}) (10... Qc8
11. Bg5 Rd8 12. Rac1 d6 $2 13. Nd5 exd5 14. cxd5 Nb4 15. Qb3 Qg4 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Rc4 $16 {Garcia,G-Velez,N/Havana/1978/}) 11. b3 (11. e4 $5 {()[+] as in
the game is more ambitious.}) 11... d5 12. Bb2 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Qc7 14. Rac1 (14.
Nb5 Qb8 15. Qf4 Qxf4 16. gxf4 Nd5 17. e3 a6 18. Nbd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 f6 20. a4 {
Mchedlishvili,M-Kerek,K/EU-ch U18 Tallinn/1997/} Rfd8 $15) 14... Rfd8 15. Rxd8+
Qxd8 16. Rd1 Qe8 17. Qf4 Nb4 18. a3 Nbd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Nd4 Rd8 21. Bxd5
Rxd5 22. Qc1 Qd7 $11 {Levar,N-Mandekic,I/Kostrena/2002/}) (10. b3 a6 (10... d5
$1 11. cxd5 Nb4 $11) 11. Bb2 d6 12. Nd4 Ne5 13. Qd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qc7 15. e4
Qb7 16. f3 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. Qe2 Qb7 20. a4 Rac8 21. Rfd1 Qc6
$11 {Srebrnic,A-Cioara,A/Nova Gorica/2000/}) 10... d6 (10... d5 11. cxd5 Nb4
12. Qb1 exd5 13. Rd1 Qc8 14. e5 Ne4 15. Nd4 Rd8 (15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qxc3 17.
a3 $44 {[%cal Rd4f5] /\Nf5}) 16. Be3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Na6 18. Nf5 Bf8 19. Bg5 Qxc3
20. Bxd8 Rxd8 {Heberla,B-Chojnacki,K/POL-chT Lubniewice/2002/} 21. Qc1 $1 $16 {
/\} Qxe5 22. Qg5 Qf6 23. Nh6+ $18) 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. b3 {Krasenkov has different
plans, than in the examples below. The B belongs to b2 or a3, here it exerts
long-term pressure on Black's position.} (12. Qe2 h6 13. Bf4 Ne5 14. Nd4 a6 15.
Na4 Ned7 16. b4 Re8 17. Nb3 e5 (17... Qc7 {/\} 18. c5 e5 $11) 18. Bd2 Bc6 {
Van de Donk,B-Hommeles,T/Eindhoven/1986/} 19. Nc3 $36) (12. Bf4 Rd8 13. Qe2 Nd7
14. Rd2 Nde5 15. Rad1 a6 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Be3 Rxd2 18. Rxd2 Bc5 19. Qd1 Qf8
20. Na4 Nd4 21. a3 a5 22. Kh1 Bc6 $11 {Hirsch,A-Wiedner,R/Vienna/2003/}) 12...
Rd8 ({As the ...d5 advance is unrealistic, developing in a Hedgehog fashion
seems better.} 12... Re8 $142) 13. Bb2 a6 (13... d5 14. exd5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5
16. cxd5 Nb4 17. Qe4 $16 {/\} Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Bxd5 19. Qxe7 $18) 14. Rd2 Ne5 15.
Qe3 $1 (15. Nxe5 $143 dxe5 16. Qe2 Rxd2 17. Qxd2 Qc7 {[%cal Re7c5,Rc5d4] /
\Bc5-d4=/+}) 15... Qc7 16. Rad1 Ned7 ({Simplification usually helps the
defence:} 16... Nxf3+ $142 17. Bxf3 Nd7 $132 {/+/=}) (16... Nfg4 17. Qe2 Nxf3+
18. Bxf3 Ne5 19. Bg2 Rac8 $14) 17. Nd4 Bf8 18. f4 $14 {()[+]} Re8 19. Kh1 Rac8
(19... Rad8 $5) 20. h3 Qb8 21. g4 {[%cal Gd1d7] White has achieved the Uhlmann
set-up with his R already ideally doubled on the <->d.} h6 (21... e5 22. Nf5
$36) (21... g6 22. g5 Nh5 23. Nde2 $36) 22. g5 $1 $36 {White acts, further
preparation would be less effective.} (22. Qg3 Nc5 $132) 22... hxg5 23. fxg5
Nh7 24. h4 g6 (24... Ne5 25. Nf3 Nxf3 (25... Bc6 26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. Qg3 $36) 26.
Bxf3 Bc6 27. h5 $36) 25. Nf3 Ba8 $6 (25... Bc6 $142 26. Ba3 (26. Qd4 $6 Ne5 27.
Ne2 Bg7 $132) (26. Ne2 b5 $14) 26... Nc5 27. e5 $5 $36) (25... Qc7 26. Ba3 Nc5
27. Bxc5 (27. e5 Red8 $5 $14 (27... Bxf3 28. Qxf3 dxe5 29. Bxc5 Qxc5 30. Ne4
$40)) 27... dxc5 28. Rd7 Qb8 29. e5 $36) 26. Qd4 $1 {[%cal Rc3d5] /\Nd5} e5 (
26... Ne5 27. Na4 $1 {[%cal Ra4b6,Rf3e5] /\Nb6,Ne5+-}) (26... f6 27. h5 $5 {/\}
(27. Ba3 $16) 27... gxh5 28. g6 Ng5 29. Nxg5 fxg5 30. Nd5 e5 (30... Ne5 31.
Nf6+ Kg7 32. Qf2 $1 Kxg6 33. Bxe5 dxe5 34. Nd7 $18) 31. Qf2 $18) 27. Qe3 $16 {
[%mdl 160] White's clever manoeuvre took the flexibility out of Black's set-up.
Krasenkov now firmly occupies the hole on d5 and shifts his forces to bear on
Black's >>, his final -> is controlled and impressive.} Nc5 28. Nd5 Rcd8 (28...
b5 29. Bh3 Ne6 30. cxb5 axb5 31. Bg4 {/\h5->} (31. h5 $5 gxh5 32. Bf5 $40 {
[%cal Rd2h2] /\Rh2})) 29. Nh2 $1 b5 30. Ng4 Nd7 (30... Bg7 31. cxb5 (31. Bf1
$16) 31... axb5 32. h5 Bxd5 (32... gxh5 33. Ngf6+ Bxf6 34. Nxf6+ $18) 33. Rxd5
(33. hxg6 $5 Be6 34. gxh7+ $16) 33... gxh5 34. Nh6+ Bxh6 35. gxh6 Ne6 36. Rf1
$40) 31. Bf1 $1 {Keeps Black in his box.} Re6 ({Suffering such a N on d5 is
impossible, slightly more resilient, although positionally unsatisfactory was} 
31... Bxd5 $142 32. cxd5 $16 (32. Rxd5 bxc4 33. Bxc4 Nb6 $14)) 32. Rh2 Bg7 33.
Rdd2 (33. h5 $40 {was already possible.}) 33... Rf8 34. h5 Qd8 {Black is
outplayed and attacking the Pg5 is his last, but insufficient chance.} 35. cxb5
Qxg5 (35... axb5 36. Bxb5 $18) 36. Qh3 (36. h6 Bh8 37. Rdg2 Qxe3 38. Ngxe3 $18
{is also good, but Krasenkov plays for the ->.}) 36... Nc5 (36... f5 37. Nge3
$1 Ndf6 38. hxg6 Qxg6 39. Bc4 $1 $18) (36... Qxh5 $142 37. Qf3 (37. bxa6 $5 $16
{/+-}) 37... Qg5 38. Rdg2 $40) 37. hxg6 Qxg6 38. Rdg2 $18 Ng5 (38... Bxd5 39.
exd5 Ng5 (39... Qb1 40. Rg1 Qe4+ 41. Bg2 $18) 40. Qe3 Re7 41. Nxe5 $1 dxe5 (
41... Qe4 42. Qxg5 f6 43. Qh6 fxe5 44. Be2 $1 Qb1+ 45. Bc1 $18) 42. Rxg5 Qe4+
43. Qxe4 Nxe4 44. Ba3 $1 $18) 39. Ngf6+ $1 Bxf6 (39... Rxf6 40. Ne7#) 40. Rxg5
$1 (40. Rxg5 Bxg5 (40... Qxg5 41. Qh7#) 41. Qh8#) 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 32nd"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1997.05.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Schlosser, Philipp"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 (7... d5
$5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. d4 {leads to different positions
altogether.} Nd7 (11... Nc6 12. h4 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. Bf4 Bf6 15. e5 Be7 16.
Bg5 Qd7 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Qd3 h6 19. Red1 Rfd8 20. Qa3 Bd5 21. Rd2 Rc4 $17 {
Reuss,A-Oral,T/Willsbach/1997/}) 12. Bf4 (12. e5 Rc8 13. Qe2 Rc7 14. h4 Qa8 15.
h5 Rfc8 16. Nh4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Bxh4 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. gxh4 Rc4 20. Rd1 Qd5 21.
Bb2 Rc2 22. Rac1 Rxe2 23. Rxc8+ Nf8 24. Ba3 h6 {0-1,Fiedler,B-Livshits,R/
Toronto/1997/}) 12... cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Bf6 16. Nd4 Nc5
17. Nf5 Qd7 $13 {1/2,Ftacnik,L-Rozentalis,E/EU-chT Pula/1997/}) 8. e4 a6 9. d4
cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. f4 Rc8 13. Bf2 $5 $146 {[%cal Re4e5] A new
move. White omitts the usual 13.Rc1 and prepares a quick e5 thrust.} O-O (13...
Qb8 $2 14. e5 $40) 14. Rc1 Qb8 15. e5 $1 Ne8 (15... Bxg2 $2 16. exf6 $18) 16.
Qe2 {()} Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. Nf3 dxe5 ({Black's main problem is the limited
scope of his pieces, his Ne8 gets in the way of his Rooks. Therefore he
probably should have tried} 18... g6 $5 19. b3 Ng7 20. Red1 (20. g4 f6 $5 $132)
20... dxe5 21. fxe5 $14) 19. fxe5 Nc7 20. Red1 Rfd8 21. Qe4 $1 $16 Qb8 $5 (
21... Qxe4 $143 22. Nxe4 Nc5 23. Nd6 {[%cal Rb2b4] /\b4+/- is disgusting, so
Leko makes a practical decision to sacrifice an exchange for counterplay.}) 22.
Nd4 Ne8 $8 23. Nc6 (23. Nf3 Qc7 $11) 23... Rxc6 24. Qxc6 Nxe5 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26.
Qe4 (26. Qxb6 $2 Qa8+ $36) 26... Qc7 27. Re1 (27. b3 $5 f5 28. Qa8 $16) 27...
Bd6 {Black must of course avoid simplification.} (27... Nxc4 $143 $6 28. Nd5 $1
exd5 29. Qxe7 Qxe7 30. Rxe7 Kf8 31. Ra7 $16) 28. Qa8 Kf8 29. Ne4 Bb4 30. Rd1 {
[%cal Rd1d8] /\Rd8} Be7 (30... Nxc4 $2 31. Rc1 $1 $18 (31. Rd8 Qe7 32. Qc8 $18)
) 31. c5 (31. b3 $16) 31... bxc5 32. Qxa6 Ng4 33. Bg1 Qe5 34. Nc3 (34. Qb7 $142
$5 {[%csl Ga2][%cal Ra2a5] o^a,/\a4-a5}) 34... h5 35. Qe2 (35. h3 $5 Ne3+ (
35... Ngf6 36. Qe2) 36. Bxe3 Qxe3 37. Qe2 $16) 35... Qb8 36. b3 Nef6 37. Na4 $2
{White has lost the thread of the game, but only this is a serious mistake.
Now Leko unleashes a strong tactical counterattack.} (37. Rf1 $142 Ne5 38. Be3
Qa8+ 39. Kg1 $14) 37... c4 $1 $13 38. Qxc4 (38. bxc4 $2 Qa8+ $19) (38. Qf3 Ne5
39. Qe3 Qb7+ $36) (38. Nb6 $142 $1 $13) 38... Qa8+ 39. Kf1 (39. Kh3 $2 Ne4 $40)
39... Nxh2+ $1 $40 40. Bxh2 Qf3+ 41. Ke1 (41. Kg1 Qxd1+ $17) 41... Qh1+ 42. Ke2
$2 (42. Qf1 $8 Qxh2 43. Qf2 Qh1+ 44. Ke2 (44. Qf1 Qe4+ 45. Kd2 Bb4+ $17) 44...
Qc6 $40) 42... Qxh2+ 43. Kd3 g5 $1 $19 {[%csl Rd3,Gg5,Gh5] ->,o^h,g The game
has turned around completely. White's K is under attack and Black's K-side
pawns are very dangerous.} (43... Qxg3+ $143 44. Kc2 g5 45. Nc3 $17) 44. Nc3
Ng4 45. Qc8+ Kg7 46. Rd2 $8 Qxg3+ 47. Kc2 Ne3+ 48. Kb2 Bf6 49. Ka3 Qe5 50. Rd3
g4 (50... Nc2+ $5 51. Ka4 (51. Kb2 Nb4 {[%cal Rb4d5] /\Nd5}) 51... Ne1 52. Rh3
g4 53. Rh1 Nd3 $19) 0-1

[Event "Pinamar Masters 1st"]
[Site "Pinamar"]
[Date "2001.03.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Szmetan, Jorge"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2394"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2001.03.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 a6 11. Ng5 $5 {Andersson chooses an unusual sideline,
immediately targetting the vulnerable Pd6. Although the weakness of the
Hedgehog pawns (b6,d6, later even e6) eventually causes Black's downfall, this
variation is not so dangerous if he is well prepared.} (11. e4 Qc8 12. Bb2 {
keeps more pieces and tension on the board, giving White some chances for a
more durable advantage.}) 11... Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Qc7 (12... O-O $1 13. Nge4 (13.
Bb2 Qc7 14. f3 Qb7 (14... Rfd8 $142 15. Nge4 Ne8 $132) 15. Nge4 Ne8 16. a4 Nc5
17. Nd2 Bg5 18. Nce4 Bxd2 19. Nxd6 Qd7 20. Qxd2 Qxd6 21. Qxd6 Nxd6 22. Rxd6
Nxb3 23. Rb1 Rfc8 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rxb3 Rxc4 26. Rbxb6 Rxa4 27. Rb7 $14 {
/=,Ninov,K-Markus,J/Dieren op/1990/}) 13... Qc7 (13... Ne8 14. Ba3 (14. h4 h6
15. Ba3 Nc5 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Qe4 Nf6 18. Qf3 Nd7 19. Ne4 {1/2,Dorfman,
J-Boensch,U/Polanica Zdroj/1978/} Qc7 $11) 14... Nc5 15. Rac1 (15. Qe3 Qc7 16.
Rd2 Nf6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Rc1 Rfd8 19. f3 Rac8 20. Rcd1 Be7 21. Ne4 h6 22. Bb2
Bf8 $11 {Kozlov,O-Bandza,A/Bratislava op/1990/}) 15... Qc7 16. b4 Nd7 17. c5 {
Vul,A-Fominyh,A/Bela Crkva/1990/} bxc5 18. bxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 dxc5 20. Qd7 Ra7
21. Qxc7 Rxc7 $11) 14. Bb2 (14. Ba3 Nc5 15. Nxc5 (15. Nxf6+ $6 Bxf6 16. Qe3 b5
$1 $36 17. Rac1 $4 b4 {0-1,Majer,D-Krallmann,M/Kassel/1993/} 18. Bxb4 Qb7+ $19)
15... dxc5 16. Qe3 Rfd8 17. Bb2 Qc6+ 18. Qf3 Qxf3+ 19. Kxf3 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8
21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Kxe4 {1/2,Kharitonov,A-Yermolinsky,A/
Volgodonsk/ 1981/}) (14. Bg5 h6 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Be3 b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Kg1
Rfb8 19. a4 bxa4 20. bxa4 Nd7 21. Nb5 Qc2 {Lev,R-Wahls,M/Bern zt/1990/} 22. Qd3
$5 Qxd3 23. exd3 $132 {Wahls}) (14. Nxd6 $2 Rad8 15. b4 (15. Nde4 Nc5 16. Qe3
Rxd1 $19) 15... e5 16. Qd3 Nb8 $19) 14... Rfd8 15. f3 Nc5 16. Rac1 Qb7 17.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qd2 d5 19. cxd5 exd5 20. Na4 Bxb2 21. Nxb2 Qe7 22. Nd3 d4 23.
Rc4 h6 $132 {Grunberg,F-Cosma,I/ROM-ch sf Tusnad/2000/}) (12... Rc8 13. Nge4
Rc6 14. Bg5 (14. Ba3 $142 $14) 14... h6 15. Bc1 O-O 16. Ba3 Nc5 17. Nxc5 bxc5
18. Qf4 Ne8 19. Bb2 Rc7 20. Rd3 Bf6 21. Rad1 Qa8+ 22. Qf3 Qxf3+ 23. Kxf3 Be7
24. Kg2 g5 25. f3 Nf6 26. Na4 Nd7 27. e4 $11 {1/2,Eising,J-King,D/BL-2W8788/
1988/}) 13. Nge4 (13. f3 Rd8 (13... O-O $142) 14. Bb2 Nc5 15. Rd2 Qc6 16. Rad1
e5 $2 17. Qg1 h6 18. Nh3 b5 19. Ba3 $1 Rc8 20. Nd5 bxc4 21. Nxe7 Kxe7 22. Rxd6
Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Kxd6 24. bxc4 Rhd8 25. Qe3 Nfd7 26. Nf2 Ke6 27. Nd3 Nxd3 28. exd3
$16 {[%csl Re6] ->עe6,Robatsch,K-Chernin,A/AUT-chT/1994/}) 13... Nxe4 (13...
O-O $142 {-12...0-0!}) 14. Nxe4 O-O 15. Ba3 Qc6 16. f3 (16. Kg1 Nc5 $11 {/\}
17. Bb2 $4 e5 $19) 16... Nc5 $6 {Just as above, Black should have defended d6
indirectly with} (16... Rfd8 $142 $1 17. Bb2 (17. Bxd6 Nc5 (17... Nf6 $2 18.
Qe5 $16) 18. Bxc5 (18. Qe5 f6 19. Qf4 e5 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Bxe5 Qe6 $17) 18...
Rxd4 19. Bxd4 $11 {/=/+}) 17... Bf8 18. Ng5 (18. b4 Ne5 19. c5 bxc5 20. bxc5 d5
$11) 18... Nc5 19. b4 $5 (19. Rac1 h6 20. Ne4 Qb7 21. Rc2 Rd7 22. Rcd2 Rad8 23.
Nf2 $6 (23. Nxc5 $11) 23... b5 24. Nd3 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 bxc4 26. Qxc4 Rc8 $36 {
Debarnot,R-Szmetan,J/Mar del Plata/1979/}) 19... Na4 20. Qd3 g6 21. Bf6 $36)
17. Bb2 $1 {[%mdl 32] Forces a serious strategical concession.} f6 {[%csl Re6]}
(17... e5 18. Qd5 $14 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6,Re7] ><d5,d6,Be7 leads to a very passive
position.} (18. Qe3 $5)) 18. Nf2 $5 $146 {From here the N can be flexibly
deployed elsewhere (h3-f4, d3 etc.).} (18. Nc3 Rfd8 19. Rac1 Qb7 20. Qe3 Kf7
21. b4 Nd7 22. Ne4 Nf8 23. a3 Rac8 24. h4 Rc6 25. h5 h6 26. Qb3 Nd7 27. a4 Qb8
28. g4 a5 29. b5 Nc5 30. Nxc5 Rxc5 31. Bd4 Rc7 32. Qe3 Rb7 33. Qe4 $14 {
[%cal Yf3f4,Yg4g5] /+/-,(),/\f4,g5,Cifuentes Parada,R-Van der Erf,R/Hoogeveen/
1999/}) 18... Rf7 19. Rac1 f5 {[%cal Ye7f6] /\Bf6} 20. Rc2 $1 Rd8 {Black's
position is passive and he can't afford premature activity.} (20... b5 $6 21.
cxb5 Qxb5 22. Rdc1 $16) 21. Qe3 Bf6 $6 (21... h6 22. Nh3 $1 {[%cal Yh3f4,Rb3b4]
/\Nf4,b4|^} (22. b4 Bg5 $13)) (21... d5 $142 22. cxd5 Rxd5 (22... exd5 23. Nd3
$16) 23. Rdc1 h6 $5 $14 {/+/-}) 22. b4 Qa4 $2 (22... Na4 $8 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24.
Qb3 $16 {פa4}) 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 $8 24. Rb2 $18 Nb7 (24... Nd7 25. Rxd6 $18) 25.
Qxb6 {The usually so solid Hedgehog setup fell apart with surprising ease.} (
25. Qxb6 Rd7 26. c5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 16th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.03.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "1999.02.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. Nf3 {Ftacnik} c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Bb4+ 6.
Nc3 $6 {Surprisingly after this natural move Black has only few problems and
achieves equality rather easily.} (6. Bd2 $142 Qb6 7. Nb3 Ne5 8. Qc2 (8. Bxb4
Qxb4+ 9. Qd2 Qxc4 10. Bg2 Ne7 11. Na3 Qa6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rac1 d5 14. Rfd1 Qb6
15. Nc5 Nc4 16. Nxc4 Qxc5 17. Ne5 Qb6 18. Qc2 f6 19. Nd3 Bd7 20. Nc5 Rad8 21.
Rd3 Bc8 22. Rb3 Qc6 23. Qd2 b6 24. Na6 Qd6 25. Nc7 Bd7 26. Nb5 Bxb5 27. Rxb5
Rc8 $17 {Langeweg,K-Wedberg,T/Buenos Aires olm/1978/}) 8... a5 (8... d6 9. Bg2
Bd7 10. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. N1xd2 Bc6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. c5 d5 15. Na5
Ne7 16. b4 Kd7 17. f4 N5g6 18. e4 h5 19. Kf2 h4 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. a3 Rh6 22.
Nf3 Rah8 23. Rhd1 hxg3+ 24. hxg3 Kc7 25. Rac1 Nge7 26. Nc4 Rh3 27. Nd6 f6 28.
b5 $36 {Tiller,B-Wedberg,T/Randers zt/1982/}) 9. Bg2 a4 10. Nc1 Nf6 11. O-O
Bxd2 12. Nxd2 O-O 13. c5 Qb5 14. Qc3 d6 15. cxd6 Ra6 16. Nf3 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3
Rxd6 18. Nd3 Bd7 19. Qc7 Qb6 20. Rac1 Bb5 21. Qxb6 Rxb6 22. Ne5 Nd7 23. Nxd7
Bxd7 24. Rfd1 Bc6 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Rc2 Rfb8 27. a3 Kf8 $11 {Polugaevsky,
L-Ornstein,A/Buenos Aires olm/ 1978/}) 6... Qa5 $1 ({With the interpolated
moves} 6... Nf6 7. Bg2 Qa5 $6 {is very dubious due to} 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O
(9... Qxc3 10. Nxc6 $1 dxc6 (10... Qxa1 11. Qd6 $18) 11. Qd6 Bd7 12. Rb1 {
1-0,Meins,G-Schumacher,O/Bremen GER-ch/1998/}) 10. Qb3 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Be3
Ne5 13. Rfd1 Bd7 14. a4 Rac8 15. Qb4 Qa6 16. Nb5 $36 {Taimanov,M-Zakharov/
URS-ch/1965/}) 7. Ndb5 (7. Nxc6 dxc6 (7... bxc6 8. Bd2 Qc7 9. Bg2 Rb8 10. O-O
Nf6 11. Nb5 Qa5 12. Bxb4 Qxb4 13. a3 Qc5 14. b4 Qe5 15. Nd6+ Ke7 16. c5 Ba6 17.
Qa4 Bxe2 18. Rfe1 $40 {King,D-Arnason,J/Reykjavik/1984/}) 8. Bd2 Qc7 9. Ne4 Qa5
10. Bg2 e5 11. Bc3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nf6 $132 {1/2,Adorjan,A-Wedberg,T/Oslo/1984/}
) 7... d5 {'!' Ftacnik.} (7... a6 $6 8. Nd6+ Ke7 (8... Kf8 9. Bg2 $1 $44) 9.
Nxc8+ Rxc8 10. Bd2 Nf6 11. Bg2 Rhd8 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qg5 14. O-O d5 15. Qb3
$16 {[%csl Gc3,Re7,Gg2] ^^,עe7,Mlynek,P-Novak,J/Brno/1996/}) (7... Nf6 8. Bg2
O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Nd6 Qc7 11. Nce4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 f5 13. a3 Be7 14. Nc3 Bf6 15.
Bf4 Ne5 16. Rc1 d6 17. b3 Bd7 18. Qd2 Rad8 19. e4 g6 20. Rfd1 Bc8 21. exf5 gxf5
22. Bg5 Bxg5 23. Qxg5+ Qg7 24. Qxg7+ Kxg7 25. f4 Nf7 26. Na4 $36 {Horvath,
J-Schlosser,P/Budapest/1991/}) 8. a3 (8. Bd2 a6 $142 $1 (8... dxc4 9. a3 Bxc3
10. Nd6+ $1 Kf8 11. Bxc3 Qc5 12. Rc1 Nge7 13. Nxc4 Qd5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 15. Bg2
Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Bd7 17. O-O Ke7 18. Bxc6 Bxc6 19. Ne5 Rac8 20. Rfc1 Rhd8 21.
Nxc6+ bxc6 22. Rxc6 Rd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rxc6 24. Rd2 a5 25. Kg2 $14 {Jansson,
B-Wedberg,T/SWE-ch/1977/}) 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Na3 Bxa3 (10... Nf6 11. Nc2 Bf5
$132) 11. bxa3 d4 12. Ne4 Qxa3 $13) ({More promising is} 8. Bf4 $142 $5 e5 (
8... d4 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 $16) 9. Bd2 dxc4 (9... d4 10. Nd5 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2
Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Rb8 13. Bg2 $36 (13. Bg2 {Ftacnik} Nge7 $14)) 10. a3 Bxc3 11.
Nd6+ Kf8 12. Bxc3 Qc5 13. Bg2 $44) 8... Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 $146 {'?!' Ftacnik.} (9.
Nxc3 d4 $5 (9... dxc4 {is also quite playable.}) (9... dxc4 $5 $10 {Ftacnik})
10. b4 Nxb4 11. axb4 (11. Bd2 $2 Nd3+ $1 $17 (11... Nd3+ $1 {Ftacnik} 12. exd3
dxc3 13. Be3 Bd7 14. Bg2 Ne7 $15) (11... Nc6 12. Nb5 Qd8 13. c5 $36)) 11...
Qxa1 12. Nb5 Nf6 $5 (12... Kf8 $5 {Ftacnik} 13. Bg2 Bd7 14. O-O $13) 13. Nc7+
Ke7 14. Nxa8 Bd7 15. Bg2 (15. Nc7 Ba4 16. Qd2 Rc8 $40 {'-/+' Ftacnik.}) 15...
Rxa8 16. O-O Qc3 {'?' Ftacnik.} (16... Rc8 $5 $15 {Ftacnik}) 17. b5 {'?'
Ftacnik.} (17. Bxb7 $1 {Ftacnik} Rb8 18. Ba6 $1 Rb6 19. Bd2 Qa3 20. b5 Ne4 21.
Qa1 $16) 17... Qxc4 18. Ba3+ Ke8 19. Bxb7 Rb8 20. Bc6 Nd5 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Qa4
Rxb5 23. Qxa7 f6 24. Rc1 Rb7 25. Qa8+ Kf7 26. f3 Kg6 $17 {Lerner,K-Huzman,A/
Kujbyshev/1986/}) 9... Nf6 10. Bg2 (10. Bf4 $6 e5 11. Bg5 (11. Bd2 {Ftacnik}
dxc4 $17) 11... Ne4 $40) (10. Nd6+ {Ftacnik} Ke7 11. Nxc8+ Raxc8 12. Bd2 dxc4
$17) 10... O-O 11. Qb3 {'?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Topalov had no idea, how
dangerous is his position with unfinished development and exposed knight b5.'}
(11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qb3 a6 13. e4 $5 $15) (11. O-O dxc4 $17) 11... dxc4 12. Qxc4
e5 $32 {'!' Ftacnik.} 13. Nd6 $8 (13. O-O Be6 14. Qd3 Rad8 15. Qb1 Bc4 $17) (
13. Bg5 $2 {Ftacnik} Be6 14. Qd3 Rfd8 15. Qb1 a6 $19) 13... Be6 14. Qd3 (14.
Nxb7 {Ftacnik} Bxc4 15. Nxa5 Nxa5 16. Bxa8 Rxa8 $17) 14... e4 $1 {[%csl Re1]
[%mdl 512] Black starts of a series of sacrifices to keep White's K in the [+].
Ftacnik: 'The key move of black's attack, for white an unpleasant wake up call.
All black reserves will be called to service in a very short time.'} (14...
Rad8 $2 15. Nxb7 $16) (14... Qc7 15. Nb5 Qe7 16. Qd6 $132 {'=' Ftacnik.}) 15.
Nxe4 (15. Bxe4 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Rad8 $17 (16... Rad8 {Ftacnik} 17. Qe3 Nd4 $19))
15... Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Rad8 17. Qc2 (17. Qe3 Rfe8 {/\Bd5-/+} (17... Rfe8 $1 {
Ftacnik} 18. f3 f5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 $19)) 17... Nd4 18. Qb2 $8 (18. Qb1 Qxc3+ 19.
Bd2 (19. Kf1 Bh3+ 20. Bg2 Nxe2 21. Bxh3 Qf3 $19) 19... Nc2+ 20. Bxc2 Qxd2+ 21.
Kf1 Bh3+ 22. Kg1 Qxe2 $19) 18... Nxe2 $1 {[%mdl 640] Black must prevent
castling at any cost. Now White's K gets caught in a crossfire. Ftacnik:
'Spectacular but also the best move, black needs to stop white king in the
center at all cost.'} 19. Kxe2 (19. Qxe2 Qxc3+ $19) 19... Rfe8 $40 20. Qb4 (20.
f3 f5 21. Bxb7 Bc4+ 22. Kf2 Qc5+ 23. Kg2 Re2+ $19) (20. Be3 Bg4+ 21. f3 (21.
Bf3 Qa6+ $19) 21... Rxe4 22. fxg4 Qc5 23. Qc1 Rde8 $19) 20... Qh5+ 21. f3 f5 {
'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'It is a harvest time for black. All his investment can
be recouped, with white king still sitting in the center.'} 22. g4 $8 (22. Qxb7
fxe4 $19) (22. Bxb7 $2 Bc4+ 23. Kf2 Re2+ 24. Kg1 Rd1#) 22... Qh3 23. gxf5 (23.
Kf2 fxe4 24. Qxe4 Bd5 25. Qf4 Rf8 $19) 23... Bxf5 24. Qc4+ (24. Kf2 Bxe4 25.
fxe4 Rf8+ 26. Ke1 (26. Ke2 Qg2+) 26... Qh4+ {/\Qh4#}) 24... Kh8 25. Re1 Rxe4+
$1 (25... Rxe4+ 26. fxe4 Bg4+ 27. Kf2 Qxh2+ 28. Kf1 (28. Ke3 Qg3#) 28... Bh3#)
0-1

[Event "Hamburg HSK"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wilhelmi, Christian"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1996.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 a6 (7... Be7
8. e4 a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 (11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Nc2 (12. f4 Rc8 13.
b3 b5 14. Nd5 $2 exd5 15. exd5 O-O 16. Ba3 Rfe8 17. cxb5 Qa5 {0-1,Balje,
J-Middelburg,T/Amsterdam Donner op/1996/}) 12... O-O 13. Bd2 Rac8 14. b3 Qb8
15. Rac1 Qa8 16. h3 Rfd8 17. Kh2 Nc5 18. f3 Re8 19. Be3 Qb8 20. Nd4 Bf8 $132 {
1/2,Hammes,F-Stuart,E/Copenhagen PC/1996/}) 11... O-O (11... Nbd7 12. f4 Rc8
13. Rc1 Qb8 14. Nd5 (14. b3 O-O 15. Qe2 Qa8 16. Bf2 Rfe8 17. Bf3 h6 18. a4 Bf8
19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Nh7 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Nf3 f5 23. exf6 Nhxf6 24. Ne5 Nxe5
25. Qxe5 Bb4 26. Qe2 Rcd8 $15 {Fridman,D-Shipov,S/Berliner Sommer/1996/}) 14...
exd5 15. exd5 Kf8 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nc5 18. b4 Ne6 19. f5 Nc7 20. Bf4 Nfe8
21. Rc3 Bf6 22. Rd3 h6 23. h4 Kg8 24. Qh5 $44 {Vaganian,R-Wojtkiewicz,A/Eupen
act/1996/}) 12. Rc1 Re8 (12... Nbd7 13. f4 Rfe8 14. g4 Nc5 15. Bf2 g6 16. b4
Rad8 17. Qf3 Ncxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 d5 21. Nxe6 Qc8 22. Qe1
Qxe6 23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. Bxb6 Rb8 25. c5 Bd8 26. Bxd8 Rexd8 27. a3 a5 28. c6 Rdc8
29. bxa5 Rb5 $17 {Krivoshey,S-Shipov,S/Yalta op/1996/}) 13. b3 (13. f4 $142)
13... Bf8 14. g4 Nfd7 15. g5 Nc6 16. Nde2 Nc5 17. Ng3 Rad8 18. Bf1 Qb8 19. Qe2
Qa8 20. Bg2 Rc8 21. Red1 Red8 22. h4 g6 23. f4 Bg7 24. h5 Qb8 25. hxg6 hxg6 26.
f5 d5 $1 $36 {[%csl Rf2,Rf3,Rf4,Rg2,Rg3,Rg4,Rh2,Rh3,Rh4] Namgilov,S-Ulibin,M/
RUS-ch Elista/1996/ Black suddenly gets a raging counterattack against the
weakened K-side.}) 8. e4 Nbd7 (8... e5 9. d4 $1 cxd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. e5 Bxg2
12. exf6+ Kd7 13. Qxd4 $16 {->}) 9. b3 (9. d4 $142 cxd4 10. Nxd4 {[%cal Re4e5]
/\e5}) 9... Rc8 (9... Qc7 10. Bb2 Be7 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. Qe2 Rfe8 14.
Rad1 Rac8 15. f4 Nf8 16. h3 Ng6 17. f5 Nf8 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Kh2 N6d7 20. h4
Bf6 21. Nf3 b5 $36 {1/2,Hausner,I-Gregor,J/CSR-ch/1991/}) 10. Bb2 Be7 11. d4
cxd4 12. Nxd4 Rc7 $1 {Black must treat White's tactical chances with care 
(White has a lead in development, Black's K still hasn't castled.)} (12... O-O
$2 13. e5 Bxg2 14. exf6 $18) (12... Qc7 13. Nd5 $5 exd5 14. exd5 Kf8 15. Nf5
$44) 13. f4 Qa8 {Wisely preventing e5.} (13... O-O $6 14. e5 dxe5 (14... Ne8 $2
15. Bxb7 Rxb7 16. Nc6 $18) 15. fxe5 Ne8 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. Qf3 $36) 14. f5 $6 {
White overreaches. Now Black's pieces suddenly spring to life in a typical
hedgehog style.} (14. Qe2 {was more prudent.} O-O (14... h5 $5 $13) 15. e5 (15.
g4 $5 $13) 15... Ne8 $132) 14... e5 15. Nc2 b5 $1 16. cxb5 $2 (16. Nd5 Bxd5 17.
cxd5 Bd8 $15) (16. Ne3 $142 $5 $13) 16... Rxc3 $1 17. Bxc3 Nxe4 {[%csl Gd6,Ge5,
Rg1,Rg2,Rh2] [+]} 18. Bxe4 (18. Bb4 Qa7+ 19. Ne3 axb5 $17) 18... Bxe4 19. Nb4 (
19. bxa6 $142 O-O $40) 19... axb5 $17 {Black gets another pawn for the
exchange and with a strong center and weak White's K he has a large advantage.}
20. Qd2 (20. Qe2 Qa7+ (20... Bxf5 $6 21. Qxb5 Bh3 22. Nd5) 21. Qf2 Qb7 $17 {
[%cal Re7d8,Rd8b6] /\Bd8-b6}) 20... Bd8 $1 21. a4 (21. Qxd6 Be7 $5 22. Qd2 Bc5+
23. Kf1 O-O $17 {/\} 24. Qxd7 Bg2+ 25. Ke2 Rd8 $40) 21... Bb6+ 22. Kf1 Bh1 {
[%cal Ra8f3] /\Qf3} 23. Qe2 (23. Re2 bxa4 24. Rxa4 Qf3+ 25. Ke1 O-O $19) 23...
bxa4 24. Rxa4 Qb7 25. Nd3 O-O $19 {[%cal Rh1c6,Rc6b5,Re5e4] /\Bc6-b5,e4 Black
has activated all his pieces and now finally castles. White is unable to
defend much longer.} 26. Ba5 (26. Rb4 Nf6 {[%cal Rf6d5,Rd5e3] /\Nd5-e3}) 26...
Ba7 27. Rb1 Bf3 (27... Nf6 $19) (27... Bc6 $19) 28. Qd2 Bc6 29. Rg4 (29. Rb4
Qa6 30. Ra1 e4 $19) 29... Bb5 {/\Qh1,e4-+} 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Brestian, Egon"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2589"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Austria"]
[BlackTeam "Slovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SVK"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. b3 {A quiet move, which
doesn't give realistic chances to gain an advantage.} ({The most ambitious
attempt is} 6. Nc3 $142 Bg7 7. d4) 6... Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Nc3 Na6 (8... d5 9.
Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Bxg7 Kxg7 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. d4 cxd4 13. Qxd4+ Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 Rc8 16. Rac1 Na6 $5 $11 {is also possible, with approximate equality.}
(16... Nd7 $143 $6 17. Rfd1 Nc5 18. b4 Na4 19. Nb5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 a5 21. a3 Rd8
22. Rc7 Rd5 23. Na7 axb4 24. axb4 e6 25. Nc6 Rd2 26. Ne5 Rxe2 27. Nxf7 h5 28.
Ng5+ Kf6 29. Kf1 $1 $18 {Smyslov,V-Benko,P/Monte Carlo/1969/})) 9. Rc1 (9. d4
d5 10. dxc5 (10. Ne5 e6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nf3 Qd7 (13... Re8 14.
Rc1 (14. Nb5 a6 15. Nbd4 b5 16. Rc1 Qb6 17. Qc2 Nfe4 18. Qb1 b4 19. Rfd1 a5 20.
Rc2 Ba6 21. Bf1 a4 22. e3 a3 23. Ba1 Rac8 24. Bxa6 Qxa6 25. Ne1 h5 26. Ng2 Ne6
27. Nxe6 fxe6 28. Bxg7 Rxc2 29. Qxc2 Rc8 $1 $19 {[%csl Ra2,Rg1][%cal Gc8c1]
<->c,><a2,Kg1,Chekhov,V-Zaichik,G/Telavi/1982/}) 14... Rc8 15. Rc2 a6 16. Nd4
b5 17. Bh3 Rc7 18. e3 Nfe4 $6 19. b4 $1 Nxc3 20. Rxc3 Na4 21. Rxc7 Qxc7 22. Qd2
Nb6 23. Ba1 Nc4 24. Qc3 Qb6 25. Rc1 Bc8 26. Bg2 Bb7 27. Qe1 $14 {Dragomarezkij,
E-Gavrilov,A/Moscow/1995/}) 14. Rc1 Rfe8 15. Rc2 Rad8 16. b4 d4 $1 17. bxc5
dxc3 18. Qxd7 Nxd7 19. Bxc3 Nxc5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. e3 Be4 22. Rb2 Nd3 $15 {
Ftacnik,L-Speelman,J/Thessaloniki olm/1984/}) 10... Nxc5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxg7
Kxg7 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Qxd5 Bxd5 15. Ne5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rfc8 17. Rac1 f6 18. Nc4
Rc7 19. Rc2 Rd8 20. Rfc1 Ne6 21. e3 Rcd7 22. b4 g5 23. h3 h5 24. Kf3 g4+ 25.
hxg4 Ng5+ 26. Ke2 hxg4 27. Rd2 Nf3 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Rc2 f5 30. Nd2 $11 {
Danielsen,H-Pigusov,E/Norresundby op/1992/}) 9... e6 $5 {Black wants more than
immediate simplification.} (9... d5 10. Nxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxg7 Kxg7 12. cxd5 Qxd5
13. d4 Rfd8 14. dxc5 Qxd1 15. Rfxd1 Nxc5 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rxd1 18. Rxd1
Rc8 19. Rc1 Rd8 20. Rc2 Ne6 21. e3 f6 22. Rc6 Ng5 23. Nf3 Nxf3 24. Kxf3 {
1/2,Smejkal,J-Stohl,I/CZE-chT 9495/1995/}) 10. d4 d5 11. cxd5 exd5 (11... Nxd5
12. Na4 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Qe7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nd4 Rad8 16. Qd2 Rc8 {1/2,Taimanov,
M-Suetin,A/WChS Bad Wildbad/ 1993/}) 12. e3 (12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nb5 Qd7 14. Nbd4
Nfe4 15. Rc2 a5 16. a3 Rfe8 17. Qb1 Rac8 18. Ba1 Ba6 19. Rd1 h5 $132 {1/2,Csom,
I-Ftacnik,L/Prague zt/1985/}) (12. Na4 $5 Ne4 13. Ba3 Rc8 14. Qd3 Re8 15. Bh3
f5 $6 16. Rfd1 Qf6 17. e3 Qe6 18. Bf1 Kh8 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Kg8 21. Bb2 Nb4
22. Qb1 c4 23. Bd4 $14 {Fabiano,G-Estremera Panos,S/Montecatini Terme/1999/}) (
12. Ne5 Qe7 13. e3 Rfd8 14. Qe2 Nc7 15. Rfd1 h5 16. Ba3 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18.
Nc4 Nb5 19. dxc5 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Nxa3 21. Nxa3 Qxc5 22. Nc4 Bd5 23. Nd6 f5 24.
Qb5 Qxb5 25. Nxb5 Bc6 26. Bf1 Be5 27. a4 $11 {Cebalo,M-Kudrin,S/Palma de
Mallorca op/1989/}) 12... Qe7 13. dxc5 Nxc5 (13... bxc5 $143 $6 14. Na4 {
[%cal Yb2a3,Yf3e1,Ye1d3] /\Ba3,Ne1-d3|^ In this position the hanging pawns
would be more a liability, than an asset, the fianchettoed B would put them
under pressure.}) 14. Nd4 Rfd8 $13 {As has already been indicated in the
examples above, Black with his active pieces doesn't have to fear this
position with the isolated Pd5.} 15. b4 $6 {[%csl Rc4] This ambitious move
only weakens White's <<, especially the c4-square.} (15. Qc2 $142 Rac8 16. Rfd1
Nfe4 $11) 15... Ncd7 $1 {[%mdl 32];Capablanca,J-Alekhine,A World Championship
13th 1927 (21) 0-1 Black aims for the weakness and avoids simplification. The
strategical idea has been known for a long time and was already demonstrated
by Alekhine against Capablanca in a similar situation.} (15... Nce4 $143 16.
Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qa4 $132) 16. Qb3 Ne5 17. Rfd1 Rac8 {Just as in the classical
example patience is required before occupying the outpost.} (17... Nc4 $2 18.
Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Nxb2 20. Nc6 Nxd5 (20... Qf8 21. Nxd8 Nxd5 22. Qxd5 Nxd1 23.
Qxa8 $18) 21. Nxe7+ Nxe7 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Rc7 $16 {/+-}) 18. Nde2 {Allows
Black a tactical solution, based on the dynamic strength of the isolated pawn.}
(18. Nce2 $5 Nc4 19. Nf4 Ne4 $15) 18... d4 $1 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Gd5d4][%mdl 64]}
19. exd4 (19. Bxb7 Qxb7 (19... dxc3 $2 20. Bxc8 cxb2 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Qxb2
Nd3 23. Qc2 $5 Nxc1 24. Qxc1 $16) 20. Nxd4 Nfg4 $142 $1 $40 (20... Rxd4 $6 21.
exd4 Nf3+ 22. Kf1 Nxh2+ 23. Kg1 Nf3+ 24. Kf1 Nh2+ $11 (24... Bh6 25. Nd5 $1 $16
)) 21. h3 (21. Ncb5 Nf3+ 22. Nxf3 Qxf3 23. Rf1 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 Nxf2 $19) 21...
Rxd4 22. exd4 Nf3+ 23. Kf1 Ngh2+ 24. Ke2 Nxd4+ 25. Rxd4 Qf3+ $1 $19) (19. Nxd4
Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qb7+ 21. Kg1 {-19.Bb7}) 19... Nf3+ 20. Bxf3 $8 (20. Kh1 Ng4 $19)
20... Bxf3 21. Rd3 Ba8 $1 $44 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Ga8h1] -> White has somehow
managed to stave off the first wave of the attack, but his position remains
precarious, the threats on the a8-h1/^ are not easy to cope with.} (21... Bxe2
$2 22. Re3 $14) 22. d5 $2 {After this tactical miscalculation Black regains
his pawn with interest.} (22. Re1 $142 Nd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Re3 $1 Qb7 $40)
22... Nxd5 23. Nxd5 (23. Rxd5 Bxd5 24. Nxd5 Qxe2 $19) 23... Rxc1+ 24. Bxc1 (24.
Nxc1 Bxd5 $19 {/\} 25. Rxd5 Qe1+ 26. Kg2 Qe4+) 24... Qxe2 25. Bd2 (25. Be3 Bf8
$1 {[%cal Rd8d5,Re2f3] /\Rd5,Qf3-+} 26. Nf6+ Kh8 $1 27. Nd5 Qe1+ 28. Kg2 Qxb4
$19) (25. Re3 $6 Bxd5 26. Rxe2 Bxb3 27. axb3 Rd1+ $19) 25... Qe4 $1 $19 26. f3
$8 Bd4+ 27. Be3 (27. Kg2 Qxd5) 27... Bxe3+ (27... Qxd5 $4 28. Rxd4 $18) 28. Kg2
Bxd5 $1 (28... Bxd5 29. fxe4 Bxe4+ 30. Kf1 Rxd3 $19 {-> gives Black a large
material advantage with a continuing attack.}) 0-1

[Event "DEN-ch"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "1997.03.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hansen, Lars Bo"]
[Black "Hansen, Sune Berg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1997.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. b3 a6 {The
move order in the game is considered somewhat weaker due to the continuation
playedby White. However, as current practice shows, things are not so clear
and even here Black manages to achieve a typical flexible hedgehog position,
albeit with a rather passive N on c8.} (7... d6 $142 $5 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Nbd7
$132) 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Ba3 $5 Nc6 11. Qf4 (11. Qd2 $143 d5 $5 (11...
Qc7 12. Rac1 Na7 13. Rfd1 (13. Qd3 O-O 14. e4 Rfe8 15. Nd4 Rad8 16. f4 Nd7 17.
Rfd1 Nc8 18. Qe2 Bf8 19. f5 exf5 20. Nxf5 Nc5 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 Ne7 23. Nd4
Qa7 24. Rf1 b5 25. Kh1 Rc8 26. Qf3 Ng6 27. Nc6 $14 {Goswami,V-Kiran,P/
Goodricke Calcutta/1997/}) 13... Rd8 14. Qe3 (14. Qd4 O-O 15. e4 Ba8 16. Qe3
Qb7 17. Ne1 Qb8 18. Nd3 Nc6 19. h3 Rfe8 20. e5 dxe5 21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Bxa8 $14
{1/2,Ionescu,C-Polugaevsky,L/Luzern tt WCh/1985/}) (14. Qf4 O-O 15. Nd2 (15. e4
Qb8 16. Qe3 Nd7 17. Rd2 Rfe8 18. e5 Nc8 19. exd6 Nxd6 20. Qe2 $2 Nxc4 $1 21.
Bxe7 Nxd2 22. Bxd8 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Rxd8 $17 {Landenbergue,C-Csom,
I/Budapest Elekes/1990/}) 15... Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rd7 17. Nde4 Rfd8 18. Kg1 Ne8 19.
Ng5 Bf8 20. Bb2 h6 21. Nf3 Qb7 22. g4 g6 23. Ne4 e5 24. Qe3 Bg7 25. g5 h5 26.
Nc3 b5 27. Nd5 Nc8 28. Nd2 Ne7 29. Ne4 bxc4 30. Nxe7+ Rxe7 31. Rxc4 d5 $36 {
Cuadras,J-Suba,M/Roses/1992/}) 14... O-O 15. Bb2 Rfe8 16. h3 h6 17. g4 Nc8 18.
Kh1 Qc5 19. Nd4 Bxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Qc7 21. f4 Qb7+ 22. Qf3 Qxf3+ 23. Kxf3 Na7 24.
e3 Nd7 25. Rc2 Rc8 26. Rdc1 Rc7 27. Ke2 Nc5 28. b4 Nd7 29. Ne4 Rec8 30. a3 $14
{Petursson,M-Hansen,S/Copenhagen Aruna/1997/ (30)}) 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. cxd5
Nexd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 {1/2,Espig,L-Boensch,U/Halle-Neustadt/1982/}) 11... Qc7 $1
{Black retains his pawn structure.} ({The immediate central advance favours
White, as he has a lead in development. This gives him an advantage, when the
position opens up.} 11... d5 12. Bxe7 Nxe7 13. Rfd1 Qb8 14. Ne5 (14. Qxb8+ Rxb8
15. cxd5 Nfxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Rac1 Rb7 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 O-O 20. Rd6 h6
21. e4 Re8 22. Kf3 Ra8 23. Ke3 a5 24. Rcd1 $16 {[%csl Ra5,Ra6,Rb5,Rb6][%cal
Gd1d8] <->d,׫,Andersson,U-Gheorghiu,F/Moscow izt/1982/}) 14... O-O 15. cxd5
Nexd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 (16... exd5 17. Nd3 Re8 18. e3 a5 19. Rac1 Re7 20. Qd4 Qd6
21. Nf4 $16 {Salov,V-Gurevich,M/Biel izt/1993/}) 17. e4 Bb7 18. Rac1 Rd8 19.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. Nxf7 $1 Qd4 21. Qd6 Qb2 22. Rf1 Re8 23. Qc7 Ba8 24. Ng5 h6 25.
Qf7+ Kh8 26. e5 {1-0,Karpov,A-Hansen,L/Thessaloniki olm/1988/}) 12. Rfd1 Rd8 (
12... Ne5 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qc1 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 O-O 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qe3 Qc7 18.
f3 $14 {Banas,J-Jansa,V/Mar.Lazne CS-ch/1978/}) 13. Rac1 (13. Ng5 O-O 14. Nge4
Ne8 15. Qe3 Na7 16. Rac1 Nc8 17. Bb2 Qb8 18. a4 $4 (18. h4 $5 $14) 18... d5 {
0-1,Espig,L-Bischoff,K/Bad Woerishofen op/1997/} 19. Ng5 d4 $19) 13... Na7 14.
h3 $146 ({More ambitious, but also more risky is} 14. e4 O-O 15. Qe3 Nc8 16.
Nd4 Qb8 17. Qe2 Rfe8 18. Bb2 Bf8 19. Rd2 Ne7 20. f4 $6 (20. Re1 $142 Ng6 21.
Qd1 $14) 20... Ng6 21. Rf1 Qa8 22. Nc2 d5 $1 $36 {Bischoff,K-Marin,M/Goodricke
Calcutta/1997/}) 14... O-O 15. Qe3 {White gives his e2 pawn a more modest role,
he will advance it only one square. He emulates the plan from the
Petursson-Hansen game above.} Nc8 16. Bb2 Rfe8 17. Nd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Na7 $1 {
This time Hansen proceeds in a more circumspect manner. He doesn't exchange Q,
as the endgame with a space advantage is somewhat unpleasant for Black, and
proceeds maneuvring in the style, which is model for this line.} (18... Qb7+
19. Qf3 Qxf3+ 20. Kxf3 $14 {Karpov,A (2690)-Gheorghiu,F (2545) Moscow EUchT
1977 (3) 1-0 A typical example of Black's difficulties in this type of
position is an old game}) 19. Qf3 Rd7 (19... Nd7 20. e3 Bf6 21. Ne4 $14) 20. e3
Rc8 $1 21. Rd2 h6 22. Ne4 (22. e4 $5 $14 {/\} Nc6 $6 23. Nd5 $36) 22... Qd8 (
22... Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Nc6 $5 $11 {Without any N the resulting endgame is about
equal.}) 23. Rdc2 Rdc7 24. g4 (24. Nd2 d5 $11) 24... Nh7 $5 {Although Black's
pieces remain on the back ranks, it's very difficult for White to show any
progress.} (24... Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Bf6 $132) 25. Ng3 Bf8 (25... b5 26. Qe2 bxc4
27. Rxc4 $14 {Black avoids any premature activity and lets White show his
plans.}) 26. Kh2 Nc6 $11 27. Nxc6 Rxc6 28. Qe2 (28. e4 $6 b5 29. Qe2 Qc7 $15)
28... Qc7 29. f4 b5 $1 $132 30. Rc3 Qa5 (30... bxc4 31. Rxc4 Qb7 $11) 31. a3 (
31. cxb5 Rxc3 32. Bxc3 Qxb5 $1 $11 (32... Rxc3 $2 33. Qd2 $16)) 31... b4 $1 (
31... d5 32. b4 {[%cal Rc4c5] /\c5|^}) 32. axb4 Qxb4 {[%csl Rb3,Re3,Rh2] ><b3,
e3,Kh2} 33. Qc2 Be7 34. Ne4 (34. e4 $6 Bf6 35. Nh5 (35. Rd3 Bxb2 36. Qxb2 Rxc4
$17) 35... Bxc3 36. Bxc3 Qb6 37. Bxg7 d5 38. Bxh6 e5 $5 $36) 34... Nf6 35. Nd2
Qb8 36. Qd3 Nd7 $5 (36... d5 37. cxd5 Rxc3 38. Rxc3 Nxd5 $11) 37. Ne4 Nf6 (
37... Nc5 $5 38. Nxc5 dxc5 39. Qc2 Bf6 40. Rd3 $11) 38. Nd2 Nd7 39. Ne4 Nf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Salov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Nc6 7. e4 $1 (7. b3
Be7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. e3 (9. d4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 cxd4 12. Qxd4 Qc7 13.
e4 d6 14. f3 (14. Rad1 Rfd8 15. f3 a6 16. Rd2 Bf8 17. Rfd1 Be7 18. a4 h6 19. h4
Qc5 $10 {Bagirov,V-Stangl,M,Brno-B 1991-CBM 26}) 14... Rfd8 15. g4 Rac8 16.
Rad1 Qb7 17. g5 Nh5 $6 (17... Ne8 $142 $13) 18. f4 Rc5 (18... Nxf4+ $2 19. Rxf4
e5 20. Qd5 $18) 19. Qf2 f5 20. Qf3 g6 21. Ba3 $16 {Poluljahov,A-Tregubov,V,
URS-sf Voronez 1991-EXP 22}) 9... a6 $1 (9... Rc8 $6 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qc7
12. Nc2 $1 a6 13. e4 {()} Na7 14. Ne3 d6 15. a4 Nc6 16. Rc1 Ne5 {Timman,
J-Seirawan,Y,Reykjavik WCup 1991-CBM 26} 17. Rc2 $1 {/\f4,g4|^>> Seirawan}) 10.
d4 (10. Qe2 d5 $10 {-A15}) 10... cxd4 11. Nxd4 Qc7 12. Nc2 Nb4 $1 $10) 7... d6
8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Rc8 $6 (9... Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Ba3 Qb8 13.
Rfd1 Rd8 14. Rac1 Bc6 15. h3 $14 {Vaganian,R-Hellers,F,New York op 1990-EXP 16}
) 10. Nxc6 $1 {N} (10. Bg5 Be7 11. Ndb5 a6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nd4 h5 14. h4 Ne5
15. Nce2 Nxc4 16. b3 Ne5 17. Nf4 $146 {Morris,C-Ipek,A,Haifa ETC 1989-TD 89_12}
) 10... Bxc6 11. Bf4 $36 {><d6} Be7 12. Qe2 O-O (12... Qc7 $142 13. Rac1 Qb8
14. Rfd1 Nd7 $5 $8 {/\Ne5+/=}) 13. Rfd1 {/\e5} Qc7 $8 14. Rac1 {/\Nd5+/-} Qb8
15. Nd5 $1 exd5 (15... Bxd5 16. cxd5 e5 17. Be3 $16 {/\Bh3,Rc6<->c}) 16. exd5
Ba4 (16... Bxd5 17. Qxe7 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 $18) 17. b3 Rce8 (17... Bxb3 $5 18. axb3
$16) 18. bxa4 $16 Nd7 19. Qd2 {/\a5} Qc7 (19... Bf6 $142 $5 20. a5 Be5 21. Be3
Nc5 22. Rb1 Qc7 $16) 20. Qb4 Nc5 21. Qb5 {><c6} Qd8 (21... Rc8 22. Bh3 {/\Qc6})
22. Qc6 {/\Rc2-e2-e7+-} g5 $8 23. Be3 Bf6 24. a5 $18 {->} Rxe3 $5 25. fxe3 bxa5
26. Qb5 g4 27. Kh1 Bg5 28. Rf1 $1 {->׻} Bxe3 29. Rce1 Bg5 30. Qb1 Qd7 (30...
Re8 31. Qf5 $18) 31. Be4 f6 (31... Nxe4 32. Qxe4 {/\Rf5}) 32. Bf5 Qg7 33. Bxg4
Bd2 34. Be6+ Kh8 35. Re2 Bc3 36. Rf4 Be5 37. Rh4 Nxe6 38. dxe6 Re8 39. Qf5 Qg8
40. Kg2 Re7 (40... Rxe6 41. Rxh7+ Qxh7 42. Qxe6 Qd3 43. Qh3+ Kg7 44. Qg4+ $18)
41. Rxe5 $1 fxe5 42. Rg4 Rg7 $8 (42... Qxe6 43. Qf8+) 43. Qf6 {/\e7} h5 44. Rg6
Qa8+ 45. Kh3 Qb7 46. Rh6+ (46. Rh6+ Kg8 47. Qd8#) 1-0

[Event "Linares 16th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.03.10"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2694"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1999.02.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 {Already in
itself a small surprise, as Kramnik in this position almost exclusively played
7.Re1.} cxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O 9. Rd1 ({Less promising is} 9. Bf4 Nc6 $1 (9... d6 10.
Qd2 Qc8 11. Rac1 Rd8 12. Rfd1 a6 13. Qe3 Qc7 14. Bh3 Qc5 15. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 16.
cxd5 Qxe3 17. Bxe3 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 $3 exd5 19. Bxb6 Rf8 20. b4 f5 21. Be3 Nd7 22.
Rc7 Rad8 23. Nd4 Bf6 24. Ne6 g6 25. Bg2 d4 26. Bh6 $18 {Nikolic,P-Van Wely,L/
NLD-ch Rotterdam/1998/}) 10. Qd2 Na5 11. b3 d5 $11) 9... Nc6 {Black opts for a
slightly different setup, as the classical "Hedgehog" position can't already
be reached so easily.} (9... d6 10. b3 Nbd7 (10... a6 $6 11. Ba3 $36) 11. e4 a6
$6 (11... Qc8 $142 $5 $13) 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 $1 Rfxd8 15. Nxe5
$16) 10. Qf4 Qb8 11. b3 Rd8 {In this sub-variation Black intends to realize a
d7-d5 push at a suitable moment, so he avoids the typical, but rather passive}
(11... d6 12. Bb2 Rd8 13. Rd2 a6 14. Rad1 h6 15. h4 Ra7 $6 16. g4 $1 Ne5 17. g5
hxg5 18. hxg5 Ng6 19. Qd4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Ne8 21. Qe3 d5 22. Na4 b5 23. cxd5 bxa4
24. dxe6 Rxd2 25. exf7+ Kxf7 26. Rxd2 $40 {Konopka,M-Behrens,H/BL2-N/1993/})
12. Bb2 h6 $5 $146 {A potentially useful move, which prevents a possible
Ng5-e4 and guards Black from possible back-rank mates after the position opens.
} (12... a6 $6 {><b6} 13. Rac1 Qxf4 14. gxf4 Na5 15. Na4 $1 Rab8 16. Be5 d6 17.
Bc3 Nd7 18. Nd4 Bf8 19. Nxb6 $1 Nxb3 20. Nxd7 Nxd4 21. Bxd4 Rxd7 22. Rb1 d5 23.
cxd5 exd5 24. Bh3 Re7 25. Rb6 Rbe8 26. e3 a5 27. a4 $16 {Cebalo,M-Hulak,K/
JUG-chT/1989/}) (12... Na5 13. Qxb8 Raxb8 14. Nb5 d5 $5 (14... a6 $6 15. Nd6
Bc6 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rf8 18. g4 Nc6 19. g5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Nh5 21. Ne4 Rb7
22. Bd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Rc8 24. Rad1 Rcc7 25. c5 $1 $16 {Stangl,M-Kholmov,R/Brno/
1991/}) 15. cxd5 a6 16. Nc3 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rac1 $14 {1/2,Panno,O-Keres,
P/Amsterdam ct/1956/}) ({The most played alternative is the immediate} 12...
Qxf4 13. gxf4 Na5 (13... d6 $143 $6 14. Nd4 Rac8 15. f5 $1 Nxd4 16. Bxb7 Rc7
17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Bg2 Nc6 19. Nb5 Rcc8 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Nd4 Rcc8 22. Nxe6 Re8
23. e3 {1-0,Hergott,D-Chow,A/Toronto/1998/}) {Maybe the most best is} 14. Nd4
$5 (14. Rac1 d5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 f6 19. Rxd8+
Rxd8 20. Nd3 Rd7 21. Rc8+ Kf7 22. Kf3 Nb7 23. Bc3 Nd6 24. Ra8 Nb5 25. Bb2 Rd8
26. Rxd8 Bxd8 27. Nb4 Bc7 28. Nc6 $14 {/=Sanguineti,R-Bolbochan,J/Buenos Aires/
1958/ A very similar position arose in our game. Despite the fact White's R is
better placed on the c-file (Kramnik had to lose a tempo to get it there)
White's advantage remains very small and careful defence should neutralize it.}
) ({N moves promise White somewhat more:} 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 d6 16. Nf3 Ne8
(16... Rac8 $142 $132) 17. Rd2 Rac8 18. Rad1 Nc6 19. Ba3 d5 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 21.
e4 Nf6 22. exd5 exd5 23. Ne5 Kf8 24. Nxd5 Nexd5 25. cxd5 Ne4 26. Rd4 $16 {
Najdorf,M-Unzicker,W/Moscow/1956/}) (14. Ne1 Rac8 15. Nc2 d5 $6 16. cxd5 Nxd5
17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rac1 Bf6 19. Nb4 d4 20. Ncd5 Nc6 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Nxc6 Rxc6
23. Rxc6 Bxc6 24. Bxd4 Bb5 25. Kf1 h5 26. f3 f5 27. Kf2 $16 {Panno,O-Schweber,
S/Buenos Aires/1968/}) (14. Ng5 h6 15. Bxb7 Nxb7 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 f5 18.
Nc3 Bf6 19. Rab1 d5 20. cxd5 Bxc3 21. Bxc3 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 exd5 23. Be5 Nc5 24.
Rd1 Rd8 25. h4 Kf7 26. Kg2 Ne6 27. e3 Rd7 28. Rc1 Nf8 29. Kf3 Ne6 30. Rc6 d4
31. exd4 Nxd4+ 32. Bxd4 Rxd4 33. Rc7+ Kg6 34. Rxa7 Rd2 $132 {Lengyel,L-Pachman,
L/Venice/1967/}) 14... Bxg2 (14... d5 $143 $6 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17.
Nf5 $1 Bf8 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Rd3 $1 f6 20. Rad1 Rac8 21. Ne3 Kf7 22. Rxd5 Rxd5
23. Rxd5 Rc7 24. Rd3 Nb7 25. Kg2 $16 {Karpov,A-Andersson,U/Marostica m/1989/})
15. Kxg2 d5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Rxd5 18. e4 Rdd8 19. Rac1 a6 20. f5 Bg5 21.
Rb1 exf5 22. Nxf5 g6 23. h4 gxf5 24. hxg5 fxe4 25. Bf6 $44 {|^,Benko,P-Saidy,A/
New York/1969/}) ({Black can of course even now play} 12... d6 $14) 13. Rd2 (
13. Rac1 $5 {See the practical examples above-the R is usefully placed on c1.}
Qxf4 14. gxf4 $14 {/\} Nh5 15. e3 g5 16. fxg5 hxg5 17. Ne5 Nf6 18. Nb5 $36)
13... Qxf4 14. gxf4 Na5 15. Rad1 (15. Rc1 d5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 $132)
15... d5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rxd2 20. Rxd2 Kf8
21. Rc2 (21. Bc3 $5 Ke8 (21... Rd8 22. Bxa5 bxa5 23. Rc2 $36 {[%csl Ra5,Ra7] ק
}) (21... Rc8 22. Bxa5 bxa5 23. Rd7 $36) 22. Bxa5 $14) 21... Ke8 {[%mdl 256]
White still has a slight advantage due to his more active pieces, but by
careful defence Leko manages to shake off the pressure without making any
significant positional concessions.} 22. Kf3 (22. Rc7 Bd6 $1 {/\} 23. Rxf7 $4
Bxe5 $19) 22... Rd8 23. Nd3 (23. Rc7 f6 24. Ng6 Rd7 $11) 23... f6 24. b4 Nb7
25. a4 Rd5 $5 (25... Kd7 26. e4 $5 Rc8 27. Rxc8 Kxc8 28. f5 $14 {><g7}) 26. Rc7
(26. b5 Kd7 {/\g5,Rh5<=> Black has activated his pieces and has nothing to
fear.}) 26... Rd7 27. Rc8+ Rd8 28. Rc7 Rd7 29. Rc8+ Rd8 30. Rxd8+ (30. Rc3 $5 {
/\} Rd5 31. e4) 30... Kxd8 $11 31. b5 Nc5 32. Nxc5 $8 Bxc5 33. e4 Ke7 34. f5 (
34. Kg4 $2 Bxf2) 34... h5 $1 {Despite the potential vulnerability of Black's
Pa7 and Pg7 the _|_ is an easy draw, as White has no way to penetrate.} 35. Bc1
Bd6 36. h3 (36. Bf4 $2 exf5 37. exf5 Bxf4 38. Kxf4 Kd6 $19) 36... Kf7 37. Ke2
g6 38. fxg6+ (38. fxe6+ Kxe6 $11) 38... Kxg6 39. Kd3 f5 40. f3 (40. Be3 Kf6 {
/\e5,f4}) 40... Kf6 41. Be3 f4 42. Bf2 e5 (42... e5 43. a5 Bc7 44. Kc4 Ke6 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 {Botvinnik,M-Lilienthal,A Moscow 1936 1-0 A slightly modified
Hedgehog setup. Black posts his dark-squared B more actively on the long /^,
on the other hand it's not so easy for him to control d5, as e7-e6 would
seriously weaken ><d6. A good illustration of the strength of this outpost is
the classical game} 10. Be3 ({In a later round Kramnik tried a similar
strategy as in the game mentioned above and managed to get an unpleasant pull:
} 10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. Rac1 (12. Qe3 Re8 13. Rac1 a6 14. Ba1 Rc5 $1 {
[%csl Gd5][%cal Gc8c5]} 15. a4 Qa8 16. Ne1 Rf5 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. f3 h5 19. Ng2
Rc5 20. Bb2 Rcc8 21. Ba3 Nc5 22. Rb1 Ne6 23. Qd3 Nc7 24. Nf4 b5 $11 {Karpov,
A-Kasparov,G/WCh London Leningrad/1986/}) 12... Rc5 $142 $5 {[%csl Gd5][%cal
Gc8c5]} (12... a6 13. Qd2 Rc7 $6 14. Ne1 Bxg2 (14... Qa8 15. Nd5 $5 $14) 15.
Nxg2 Qa8 16. Ne3 Re8 17. Ncd5 Rc6 18. a4 Qb7 19. Bd4 Rcc8 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21.
Nd5 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Qc6 23. Qh4 f6 24. Rc3 Kg7 25. Qd4 Qc5 26. Qd2 $36 {Kramnik,
V-Polgar,J/Dos Hermanas/1999/}) 13. Ne1 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Nd5 15. Qd2 Nxc3 16. Bxc3
Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Nf6 18. f3 Qc7 19. e4 b5 20. Rdc1 Rc8 21. Ne3 Qa5 {Andersson,
U-Portisch,L/Reykjavik/1991/} 22. R3c2 $11 {These two games demonstrate a
typical resource in Black's fight for the d5-square: the Rc5 maneuvre.}) 10...
O-O 11. Qh4 Rc8 12. Rac1 {Necessary prophylaxis.} (12. Bh3 $143 $2 Bxf3 13.
exf3 Ne5 14. Kg2 Rxc4 15. Rd4 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Qa8 17. Kf1 Nxf3 18. Bg2 Nxh4 19.
Bxa8 Nf5 20. Bb7 Nxd4 21. cxd4 Rb8 22. Ba6 Nd5 23. Rc1 h5 24. Ke2 e6 25. a3 b5
26. Rc8+ Rxc8 27. Bxc8 Nxe3 28. fxe3 d5 29. Ba6 Bf8 $19 {Topalov,V-Kasparov,G/
Wijk aan Zee 5'/1999/}) 12... a6 13. b3 Rc7 $5 {[%cal Yd8a8,Yf8c8] An
interesting idea, which appeared lately in top-level games. Black ignores
White's "threat" Bh6 and intends to activate his Q via a8, thus connecting his
R.} (13... Re8 14. Bh3 $5 (14. Bh6 Bh8 15. Bh3 Bxf3 16. exf3 Rc5 17. Bg2 $5 (
17. g4 Ne5 18. Qg3 Rc8 19. Be3 Bg7 20. f4 Ned7 21. Qf3 h6 22. Qb7 Nc5 23. Qg2
Rb8 24. f5 g5 25. f4 $36 {Arsovic,G-Timoshenko,G/Belgrade/1995/}) 17... Rh5 18.
Qf4 Bg7 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Qd4 Kg8 21. Nd5 a5 22. f4 Nxd5 23. cxd5 Nc5 24. Rc3
Rf5 25. a3 Rf6 26. Bh3 Kg7 27. b4 axb4 28. axb4 $16 {Piven,I-Ikonnikov,V/
Werfen/1991/}) (14. Ng5 $143 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qc7 16. Kg1 Qb7 17. Nf3 Rc7 18. g4
Rcc8 19. g5 Nh5 20. Nd5 e6 21. Nf4 Nxf4 22. Qxf4 Bf8 23. Bd2 b5 $132 {Tisdall,
J-Stohl,I/Manila olm/1992/}) 14... Rc7 (14... b5 $6 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 Rxc1
17. Rxc1 Bxf3 18. exf3 Ne5 19. Bg2 Qa5 20. a4 Nd5 21. Qe4 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Bf6 23.
f4 Ng4 24. Qe2 h5 25. h3 Nh6 26. Nxd6 $18 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Gallagher,J/Chicago/
1989/}) 15. Bh6 Bxf3 16. exf3 Rc5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qd4 h5 19. Na4 Ne5 20. Bg2
Ra5 21. f4 Ned7 22. Nc3 Rc5 23. b4 Rc7 24. Nd5 e5 25. Qb2 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Qf6 27.
Qd2 exf4 28. gxf4 Nf8 29. Rxd6 $16 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Palkovi,J/Stara Zagora zt/
1990/}) 14. g4 $146 {[%mdl 8] Kramnik tries a new idea , as he realizes the
stereotyped} (14. Bh6 Qa8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4 {promises very little.} b5 $1 (
16... Rfc8 $6 {loses valuable tempos:} 17. Qe3 Re8 18. Bh3 b5 19. cxb5 Bxf3 20.
exf3 axb5 21. Nxb5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Nd5 (22... Qxa2 23. Bxd7 Nxd7 24. Nxd6) 23.
Qd4+ N7f6 24. a4 h5 25. f4 e5 26. fxe5 dxe5 27. Qa7 $18 {Kolbus,D-Vadasz,L/
Budapest/1996/}) 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qxa2 20. Nc3 Qa3 21. Rb1
Rc8 22. Nd2 e5 23. Qa4 Qxa4 24. Nxa4 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 d5 26. Nf3 d4 27. b4 Nd5 $15
{[%csl Gd4,Gd5,Ge5] [+],(),Topalov,V-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee 5'/1999 /}) 14...
h6 $1 {[%mdl 4] Karpov reacts in a model way, utilizing the unprotected g4 to
prepare <=> on the other ised of the board.} 15. h3 (15. Bxh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6
Nxg4 17. Qh4 Ngf6 $15 {[%cal Yg8g7,Yf8h8] /\Kg7,Rh8}) 15... g5 16. Qg3 b5 $1
17. h4 $8 (17. cxb5 $4 Rxc3 18. Rxc3 Ne4 $19) (17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Ne4 $17 {
[%csl Rg3] ף}) 17... bxc4 (17... gxh4 $6 18. Qxh4 bxc4 19. Bxh6 $36) 18. hxg5
hxg5 19. b4 $1 Qa8 (19... Ne4 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Nxg5 Bxg2 22. Qxg2 {[%cal
Rg2h3,Re3d4,Gh1h8] /\Qh3,Bd4,-><->h}) 20. Bxg5 (20. Nxg5 Bxg2 21. Qxg2 Qxg2+
22. Kxg2 Rb8 (22... Nxg4 $2 23. Nd5 $16) 23. a3 a5 $5 $132 {/\} 24. b5 Nxg4 25.
Nd5 Nxe3+ 26. fxe3 Rxb5 $17) 20... Re8 21. Be3 Nf8 (21... Ne4 $5 22. Nxe4 Bxe4
23. Bd4 e5 $15) 22. a4 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Bd4 Bxf3 (24... Bxd4 $6 25. Rxd4
Bxf3 26. Bxf3 Qc8 27. Be4 $40) 25. Bxf3 Qb8 {[%csl Rb4] ><b4} 26. Bd5 (26. Bxg7
Kxg7 27. Bd5 Qxb4 28. Qc3+ Qxc3 29. Rxc3 Rec8 30. Rdc1 $11) 26... Qxb4 27. Bxg7
Kxg7 28. Qf4 e6 (28... e5 29. Rxc4 exf4 30. Rxb4 Rxe2 31. Rxf4 $14) 29. Be4 (
29. Bxc4 $2 Rec8 30. Qg5+ Ng6 31. Bxa6 (31. Bd3 Rxc1 $19) 31... Rxc1 32. Rxc1
f6 33. Qxg6+ (33. Qe3 Qxg4+ 34. Kf1 Qh3+ $3 $19) 33... Kxg6 34. Bd3+ Kg5 35.
Rxc8 Qxg4+ $17) 29... c3 (29... e5 $6 30. Qg5+ Ng6 31. Rb1 Qc5 32. Rd5 $44) 30.
Qxd6 $8 (30. Rxd6 $2 Ng6 $19 {loses at least a piece.}) 30... Rc4 $11 31. f3 (
31. Qxb4 Rxb4 32. f3 Rc8 $5 $15) 31... Qxd6 32. Rxd6 a5 33. Bd3 (33. Ra6 Rc5
34. Kf2 Rb8 35. Bc6 Rb2 36. Bb5 Ng6 37. Ke3 e5 {/\Nf4|^}) (33. Bd3 Rxa4 34.
Rxc3 Ng6 $11 {[%cal Yg6e5,Yg6f4] /\Ne5,Nf4}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.07.31"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Kveinys, Aloyzas"]
[Black "Pantsulaia, Levan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lithuania"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "LTU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 a6 8. e4
Nbd7 ({>> development with} 8... Be7 $142 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 {is a more
usual and safer continuation, which takes the sting out of the following
sacrifice.}) 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 (10... Be7 $2 11. e5 $16 {/+-}) 11. Nd5 $1
{[%mdl 512] White can profit from Black's move-order with an ambitious
sacrifice.} (11. Be3 {/\ transposes to the main lines.} Qxc4 $2 12. Rc1 Qb4 13.
e5 $5 (13. Nb3 Nc5 $13) (13. Qe2 $44) 13... Bxg2 14. exf6 Bb7 15. fxg7 Bxg7 16.
Nf5 Be5 17. a3 Qxb2 18. Nxd6+ Bxd6 19. Qxd6 $40) 11... exd5 {Declining the
sacrifice is no less dangerous:} (11... Qxc4 12. Bg5 $5 exd5 (12... Nxe4 $2 13.
Bxe4 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Nxe6 $1 Qxd1 16. Nxg7#) (12... exd5) (12... Nxd5
13. exd5 e5 14. Nc6 $32 {|^}) 13. exd5+ Ne5 (13... Kd8 14. Nc6+ Bxc6 15. dxc6
Nc5 16. c7+ $18) (13... Be7 14. Nf5 Ne5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Rc1 $18 {[%cal Rc1c7]
/\Rc7->}) 14. f4 $40) 12. exd5+ Ne5 $5 {A reasonable practical decision, Black
returns the piece to get his K into safety.} (12... Be7 $6 13. Nf5 Ne5 $8 (
13... Ng8 14. Bf4 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf4d6,Re1e7] /\Bd6,Re7!}) 14. Nxe7 Qxe7 15. f4
Nfd7 16. fxe5 Nxe5 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Qa4+ $16) (12... Kd8 {is the main try:}) (
12... Kd8 {The logical follow-up is} 13. Nc6+ (13. Bf4 $5 {deserves more
attention.} Ne5 (13... h6 $6 14. Nc6+ Bxc6 15. dxc6 Nc5 16. b4 Ne6 17. Be5 Be7
18. c5 bxc5 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Rb1 Rb8 21. Qd2 Rxb1 22. Rxb1 Ke8 23. Bd4 Ne6 24.
Rb7 Qc8 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Qb4 $36 {Loeffler,S-Felsberger,A/AUT-chT/1999/}) 14.
Bxe5 dxe5 15. d6 Qd7 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Rxe5 Rc8 18. Nf5 $2 (18. Qd3 $142 $1 {
/\Rae1,Re7} Rc5 19. Rae1 $32 {[%csl Rf8,Rh8] and it's difficult for Black to
get out his B and Rh8.}) 18... Rc5 19. Rxc5 bxc5 20. Qd2 Ne4 21. Qf4 (21. Qa5+
Kd7 22. Rd1 g6 23. Ne3 Bg7 $17) 21... g6 22. Ne7 Bg7 23. Rd1 f5 24. f3 Bd4+ 25.
Rxd4 cxd4 26. Qe5 Re8 27. fxe4 Qxe4 28. Qa5+ Kd7 29. Qc7+ Ke6 30. c5 d3 $19 {
Wells,P-Bischoff,K/Bad Woerishofen op/1989/}) 13... Bxc6 (13... Kc8 14. Bg5 $1
{[%cal Rg5f6,Rg2h3] /\Bf6,Bh3} Bxc6 15. dxc6 Ne5 16. b4 $40) 14. dxc6 Nc5 15.
b4 Ne6 16. Bb2 $5 (16. c5 $143 bxc5 (16... Be7 $2 17. cxb6 Qxb6 18. Be3 Qxb4
19. Rb1 Qc4 20. c7+ Kd7 21. Rc1 Qxc1 22. Qa4+ {1-0,Wojtkiewicz,A-Kalesis,N/
Komotini/1993/}) (16... b5 17. a4 $40) 17. bxc5 {However, 16.c5 seems
premature due to} Be7 $1 (17... d5 $2 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5+ Ke8 20. Bf4 Rd8
21. Qxe6+ fxe6 22. Bxc7 Rc8 23. Bd6 Rxc6 24. Rxe6+ Kd7 25. Rae1 $18 {
Wojtkiewicz,A-Meinsohn,F/Geneve/1992/}) (17... Kc8 $2 18. Rb1 Rb8 (18... dxc5
19. Bf4 $1 Nxf4 20. gxf4 $18 {[%cal Rg2h3] /\Bh3}) (18... Nxc5 19. Rb7 $1 $18)
19. Rb7 Rxb7 20. cxb7+ Kb8 21. c6 $1 (21. Qa4 Qxc5 22. Qxa6 Qa7 23. Qc6 Qc5 24.
Qa4 Qa7 25. Qc4 Qc5 26. Qd3 (26. Qb3 $1 d5 27. Bb2 Ng4 28. Re2 $44) 26... Qd4 {
Cvitan,O-Foisor,O/Biel/1990/} 27. Qa6 Qa7 $11) 21... Be7 (21... d5 22. Rxe6
fxe6 23. Qa4 Nd7 24. Bf4 e5 25. cxd7 Bc5 26. Bg5 Ba7 {Poluljahov,A-Beshukov,S/
Anapa/1991/} 27. Be7 $1 {[%cal Ra4a6] /\Qa6+-} (27. d8=Q+ $2 Rxd8 28. Bxd8 Qc1+
29. Bf1 Qc5 $15)) 22. Bf4 $1 {Cifuentes;De Zeeuw} Rd8 (22... Nxf4 23. Qa4 $1 a5
(23... Ka7 24. Bf1 Nh3+ 25. Kg2 $5 Qb6 26. Kxh3 Nd5 27. Bg2 $18) 24. Qxf4 {
[%cal Rf4c4] /\Qc4+-}) 23. Qa4 Qb6 24. Be3 Qb5 25. Qxb5 axb5 26. Bb6 Ne8 $8 27.
a4 $5 $16 (27. Re3 $16)) 18. Rb1 (18. Rxe6 fxe6 19. Bf4 Ne8 20. Qd2 Rf8 $1 $15
{/\Rf4}) 18... Rb8 19. cxd6 Bxd6 20. Rxb8+ Qxb8 21. Re2 Ne8 $2 (21... Ke7 $142
$1 22. Rb2 Qc8 23. Rb7+ Nc7 $15 {Cifuentes;De Zeeuw - White is hard pressed to
prove compensation, as Black manages to get out his R.}) 22. Rb2 Qc8 23. Rb7
N6c7 24. Bg5+ f6 25. Bf4 Ke7 26. Bh3 Qd8 {[%cal Rd1b3,Rb7b8,Rh3d7] Wojtkiewicz,
A-Oei,H/Soest/1996/} 27. Be3 $1 {Cifuentes;De Zeeuw,/\Qb3,Rb8,Bd7->}) ({
The problem is that White has strong positional compensation even without
resorting to undue violence:} 16. Be3 $5 Be7 17. a4 Ke8 18. a5 bxa5 19. bxa5
Kf8 20. Bb6 Qc8 21. c7 g6 22. Bc6 Kg7 23. Qf3 Nd7 24. Qd5 $16 {Maus,
S-Michaelsen,N/Travemuende op/1992/ M}) 16... Be7 17. f4 g6 18. Qf3 Rg8 19. Bh3
$36 Ng7 20. Re2 Nge8 21. Rae1 Ra7 22. Rxe7 Qxe7 23. Rxe7 Rxe7 24. c5 bxc5 25.
bxc5 Ne4 26. cxd6 N8xd6 27. Qa3 Ke8 28. Be5 {1-0,Nikcevic,B-De Sousa,J/Paris
op/1994/}) 13. f4 O-O-O 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Nf5 (15. Nf3 Bd6 (15... Ng4 16. Bh3
$16) (15... e4 16. Bf4 Bd6 (16... Qxc4 17. Bh3+ (17. Rc1 $2 Bc5+ 18. Nd4 Qxd5
19. Bh3+ Rd7 $1 $15) 17... Nd7 (17... Rd7 18. Ne5 $16 (18. d6 $5 $40)) 18. Rc1
Bc5+ 19. Be3 $1 Qxd5 (19... Qb5 20. Ne5 $18) 20. Bxc5 Qxd1 (20... bxc5 21. Qxd5
Bxd5 22. Rxc5+ $18)) 17. Bxd6 Rxd6 18. Nd2 $16) 16. Be3 Kb8 $5 $14 {[%cal
Yf6g4] <=>,/\Ng4} (16... Ng4 17. Bh3 h5 18. Qb3 $36)) 15... h5 $5 $146 {
[%cal Yf6g4] With this move Black tries to fight for the dark squares by
preparing Ng4, it also furthers his >><=>.} (15... Bc5+ $143 $6 16. Be3 g6 17.
Bxc5 Qxc5+ 18. Ne3 h5 19. Qd2 h4 (19... a5 $142 $16) 20. b4 Qd4 21. Rad1 hxg3
22. hxg3 Qxd2 23. Rxd2 Nh5 24. c5 Kb8 25. Nc4 $18 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5] o^,
Yermolinsky,A-Shabalov,A/USA-ch plof/1994/}) (15... Qxc4 16. Be3 $32 {[%csl
Rf8,Rh8] is fraught with danger due to White's lead in development:} Kb8 17.
Rc1 (17. d6 Bxg2 18. Bxb6 Bb7 $5 19. Rc1 Qe6 20. Bxd8 Qxf5 $15) (17. Bxb6 Bc5+
18. Bxc5 Qxc5+ $15) 17... Qb5 (17... Qb4 18. a3 Qb5 19. d6 {is similar}) 18. d6
$1 (18. a4 Qb4 $13) 18... Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rd7 (19... g6 $2 20. Bg5 $18) (19...
Qd5+ 20. Kg1 Qxd1 21. Rexd1 $36) (19... Qd7 20. Qf3 $40) 20. Kg1 $5 $44 {|^})
16. Be3 {This allows Black to realize his plan.} (16. h3 $142 $1 {/\Be3
deserved serious attention}) 16... Ng4 {[%cal Rg7g6] /\g6} 17. Rc1 Nxe3 (17...
g6 18. c5 $5 (18. h3 gxf5 19. hxg4 hxg4 20. Qc2 $13) 18... bxc5 (18... Nxe3 19.
Nxe3 bxc5 20. Nc4 $44 {->}) 19. d6 Bxd6 20. Bxb7+ Kxb7 21. Qf3+ $44 {[%csl Rb7]
ע}) (17... Bc5 $5) 18. Nxe3 Bc5 $13 19. a3 a5 20. Kh1 (20. Qd2 a4 21. Qc2 Qd7
$15) 20... g6 {Does Black really need this move?} (20... h4 21. g4 Kb8 $13 {
[%csl Gc5] /=/+ seems more logical, with the strong Bc5 Black can be better.} (
21... h3 $5)) 21. Rb1 h4 22. b4 $5 {Kveinys decides to ignore Black's play.} (
22. g4 h3 23. Be4 Kb8 $13 {makes it more difficult for White to advance his
<<P, but the same goes for Black's >>P.}) 22... axb4 23. axb4 Bxe3 (23... Bd4
24. g4 $5 h3 25. Be4 $14) 24. Rxe3 hxg3 25. Rxg3 (25. Qg4+ $6 f5 26. Qxg3 e4
$36 {In an _|_ Black's [+]o^ are strong, while White's phalanx can be broken
up with a timely b5.}) (25. c5 $2 Rxh2+ 26. Kg1 Rxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Rxd5 $19) 25...
e4 26. Kg1 (26. Qg4+ Kb8 27. Rf1 f5 $15) 26... f5 27. Qd4 Rh7 (27... f4 $2 28.
Rh3 $1 Rxh3 29. Bxh3+ Kb8 30. Qxe4 $16) (27... Kb8 {[%cal Rf5f4,Rb6b5] /\b5,f4}
28. Rxg6 Qxh2+ 29. Kf1 {is similar to the game.}) (27... Rh6 28. Rd1 $13 {
[%cal Rd5d6] /\d6}) 28. Rxg6 $5 {[%mdl 64] Now both K will be fully exposed
and the tactical tension increases.} Qxh2+ {[%csl Rc8,Rg1]} 29. Kf1 Rh4 (29...
Rd6 30. Qf2 $5 $14 (30. Rg8+ Kc7 31. c5 Qf4+ 32. Ke1 Rxd5 33. cxb6+ Kd7 $17)) (
29... b5 $142 $5 30. Qf2 $13 (30. Qc5+ $2 Rc7 31. Qxb5 Qf4+ 32. Ke2 Bxd5 $1 $40
) (30. d6 $5)) 30. Qxb6 e3 31. Rc6+ {This gives White only a draw, but even
the better} (31. Qxe3 $142 {is insufficient for an advantage:} Qf4+ $5 {
is the safest, leading to a drawish _|_ after} (31... Rf4+ 32. Bf3 (32. Ke1
Rxc4 $14) 32... Rxc4 33. Qe6+ Kb8 34. Qb6 Qc7 $14) 32. Qxf4 Rxf4+ 33. Ke2 Rxc4
34. Kd3 Rh4 $11) 31... Bxc6 32. Qxc6+ (32. dxc6 $4 Qf4+) 32... Qc7 33. Qa6+ Kb8
34. Qb5+ Kc8 35. Qa6+ Kb8 36. Qb5+ Qb7 $6 {[%mdl 4096] Black wants to win, but
he is playing with fire. In the _|_ White's P will be very dangerous.} (36...
Kc8 37. Qa6+ $11) 37. Qxb7+ Kxb7 38. d6+ Kc8 39. c5 $44 {[%csl Gb4,Gc5,Gd6]}
Rf4+ 40. Ke1 Rg8 41. Rb2 Rgg4 (41... Rfg4 $5 42. Bf1 Rg1 43. Ra2 $36) 42. Ra2
$1 {Now it's White's turn to try his luck.} (42. c6 Rd4 (42... Rxb4 43. Rxb4
Rxb4 44. Bd5 Rb1+ 45. Ke2 Rc1 $8 46. Kxe3 Kd8 47. Kf4 Rc5 $11) (42... Rf2 43.
Bf1 $1 Kd8 44. Rxf2 exf2+ 45. Kxf2 Rf4+ $1 46. Kg2 Rg4+ 47. Kf3 Rxb4 48. Ba6
Rb3+ 49. Kf4 Rc3 50. Bb7 Rc5 51. Kg5 Ke8 $11) 43. Ra2 (43. d7+ Kc7 (43... Kd8
44. Ra2 $16) 44. b5 (44. Ra2 Rxg2 $1 $15) 44... Rb4 45. b6+ Kd8 46. Rxb4 Rxb4
47. c7+ Kxd7 48. Bb7 Rc4 49. Ke2 f4 50. Kf3 Rc2 51. Ba6 $11) 43... Rxd6 44.
Ra8+ Kc7 45. Ra7+ Kb8 46. Ra8+ $1 $11) 42... Rxb4 43. Bc6 Rgd4 44. Ra8+ Rb8 45.
Ra7 Rb1+ 46. Ke2 Rb2+ (46... f4 47. Re7 Rb2+ 48. Kf3 Rf2+ 49. Kg4 f3+ 50. Kf5
$18) 47. Kxe3 Rdb4 48. Bd5 (48. Re7 R2b3+ {and White's K can't hide.}) 48...
f4+ 49. Kf3 Rd4 50. Be6+ $6 (50. Be4 Rb3+ 51. Kxf4 Rbb4 52. Re7 Rbc4 $11) (50.
Bc6 $1 Rb3+ 51. Kg4 {/\ keeps the K trapped in a mating net:} f3+ 52. Kg3 Rdb4
53. Rh7 (53. Bxf3 Rc4 $11) 53... f2+ 54. Kh2 $1 f1=N+ 55. Kh1 Ng3+ 56. Kg2 Rb2+
57. Kh3 $19) 50... Kb8 51. Rc7 Rc2 52. Rc8+ Kb7 53. d7 Rc3+ 54. Kg4 f3+ 55. Kg3
Rd2 $1 {Now Black's P is dangerous and he draws with ease.} 56. Bd5+ (56. d8=Q
$4 f2+ 57. Kg2 f1=Q+ $1 58. Kxf1 Rc1#) (56. d8=N+ Ka6 57. Ra8+ Kb5 58. Rb8+ $11
) 56... Rxd5 (56... Rxd5 57. d8=Q Rxd8 58. Rxd8 Rxc5 59. Kxf3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hastings 0001 76th"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "2001.01.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2551"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2000.12.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O c5 5. c4 e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 a6 8. e4 d6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. f4 Rc8 13. Rc1 Qb8 14. Qe2 (14. g4 g6
15. g5 Nh5 16. f5 $6 e5 17. f6 exd4 18. Bxd4 Bd8 19. Bh3 Nf4 20. Bg4 h5 21.
gxh6 Ne5 22. Rf1 Nxg4 23. Qxg4 Rxc4 24. Rcd1 Nh5 25. Nd5 b5 26. Rfe1 Qc8 27.
Qg5 Qe6 28. Bc3 O-O 29. Rd3 Rxe4 {0-1,Wells,P-Adorjan,A/BL 8889/1989/}) ({
Too speculative is} 14. Nd5 $6 exd5 15. exd5 Kf8 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nc5 18.
b4 Ne6 19. f5 Nc7 20. Bf4 Nfe8 21. Rc3 Bf6 22. Rd3 h6 23. h4 Kg8 24. Qh5 Rd8
25. Kh2 Be5 26. Bxe5 dxe5 27. Rxd8 Qxd8 28. Rd1 Qf6 29. Rd7 g6 30. Qg4 {
Vaganian,R-Wojtkiewicz,A/Eupen rapid op/1996/} Qxf5 $19) (14. b3 Qa8 15. Bf2
O-O 16. g4 g6 17. g5 Nh5 18. Qg4 Rce8 19. Rcd1 Qc8 20. Nde2 Bc6 21. Ng3 Nxg3
22. hxg3 b5 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Rc1 Qa8 25. Qh3 Nc5 26. Bxc5 dxc5 27. e5 Bxg2 28.
Qxg2 Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Ra8 $132 {Hjartarson,J-Wahls,M/New York op/1994/}) 14...
Qa8 ({White can quietly improve his position after} 14... Nc5 $143 15. Bf2 Qa8
16. g4 h6 17. h3 $5 g6 18. Bg3 Kf8 19. Rcd1 Rc7 20. Kh2 Ncd7 21. e5 dxe5 22.
fxe5 Nh7 23. Rf1 Kg7 24. Nd5 $1 exd5 25. e6 Qd8 26. Rxf7+ Kg8 27. Rxe7 Qxe7 28.
Bxc7 Ndf6 29. Be5 dxc4 30. Bxb7 Qxb7 31. Qxc4 {1-0,Sakaev,K-Ionescu,C/
Pardubice op/1997/}) 15. Bf2 O-O 16. g4 (16. f5 {releases the tension early
and Black can defend well after} exf5 17. Nxf5 Rfe8 18. Nd5 Bf8 19. Qd2 Nxd5
20. cxd5 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Qd8 22. Bd4 Nc5 23. Re1 Bc8 24. b4 Nd7 25. Rf1 b5 26.
Qf2 f6 27. Rc1 g6 28. Ne3 Ne5 29. Rc3 Bg7 30. Kh1 Bd7 $11 {Lastin,A-Fominyh,A/
Samara/2000/}) 16... g6 17. f5 $146 {This novelty can't endanger Black's
position, he gets suficient <=> in the [+].} (17. g5 Nh5 18. Be3 $5 (18. Qg4
Rce8 {leads to the same position as above in the line 14.b3, only White is a
tempo down.} (18... Nc5 $6 19. Re3 Ng7 20. f5 exf5 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Bxb7 fxg4
23. Bxa8 Bxg5 24. Bd5 Bxe3 25. Bxe3 Rfe8 26. Bh6 $16 {Bosboom,M-Middelburg,T/
Vlissingen/1998/}) (18... Rfd8 $2 19. Nxe6 Ndf6 20. gxf6 Nxf6 21. Qh3 fxe6 22.
Qxe6+ Kf8 {1-0,Kovacs,M-Johansson,M/Salgotarjan/1967/})) 18... Rfe8 19. f5 e5
20. Nf3 Bxe4 21. f6 Bf8 22. Nxe4 Qxe4 23. Nd2 Qf5 24. Bb7 Nf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26.
Qg2 $44 {Ruck,R-Dvoirys,S/Oberwart op/2000/}) 17... exf5 18. gxf5 Rfe8 {
[%cal Ge8e1] <=><->e} 19. Nd5 Bf8 20. Qf3 Bg7 21. Qh3 Qb8 22. b3 (22. Qh4 Nxd5
23. exd5 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Bf6 $1 (24... Rxc4 $2 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. Qxc4 $16) 25.
Qh3 Ne5 $13) 22... Nc5 23. Qh4 $1 {[%mdl 64] Starts a complicated tactical
sequence. But other alternatives were not too attractive, as e4 was under
attack.} (23. Nxb6 Rcd8 24. Nd5 Nfxe4 25. Bxe4 Nxe4 26. Be3 Nf6 $15) 23... Nxd5
(23... Bxd5 24. exd5 Nd3 25. Nc6 Qc7 (25... Rxc6 26. dxc6 Nxc1 27. Rxc1 $36 {
[%csl Gc6] o^c6}) 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Rf1 Nxf2 28. Qxf2 g5 $11) 24. exd5 Nd3 25.
f6 $5 (25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Rf1 Nxf2 27. Qxf2 Bxd4 (27... Qc7 28. f6 Bh6 29. Ne6
$1 Qc8 30. Qxb6 $16) 28. Qxd4 Qc7 $11) 25... Rxe1+ (25... Nxc1 26. Rxc1 Bf8 27.
Ne6 $5 fxe6 (27... h5 $2 28. Nxf8 Rxf8 29. Qg5 Kh7 30. Be3 $18) 28. f7+ Kh8 (
28... Kxf7 29. Qxh7+ Bg7 30. Rf1 $18 {->}) 29. fxe8=Q Rxe8 30. Qd4+ e5 31. Qxb6
$14) 26. Rxe1 Nxe1 27. Nf5 $1 (27. fxg7 Nxg2 28. Kxg2 b5 29. Nf3 Qc7 $19) (27.
Bxe1 Bf8 28. Nf5 Qc7 $5 29. Nh6+ Kh8 $17) 27... Rc7 (27... gxf5 $4 28. Qg5 $18)
(27... Nd3 28. Ne7+ Kf8 29. fxg7+ Kxg7 30. Be3 h5 31. Nxc8 $16) (27... Bxf6 $2
28. Qxf6 gxf5 29. Be3 $1 Kf8 30. Bg5 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf6h8] /\Qh8#}) 28. Be4 $5 (
28. Nh6+ $6 Bxh6 29. Qxh6 Qf8 $17) (28. Bxe1 Bf8 29. Bb4 Qd8 $17) 28... Bf8 (
28... gxf5 $2 29. Qg5 (29. Bxf5 $4 Nf3+) 29... Nf3+ (29... Qf8 30. Qxf5 Nf3+
31. Kh1 Ng5 32. Qxg5 {[%cal Rg5f5] /\Qf5} Bc8 33. fxg7 Qe8 34. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7
35. Qh5+ Kxg7 36. Bd4+ Kf8 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Bf6+ Kd7 39. Qh3+ $18) 30. Bxf3 Qf8
31. Bxb6 Rc8 32. Bd4 Re8 33. b4 $5 $16 {White is still a R down, but Black can
hardly move.}) 29. Bxb6 Bc8 (29... gxf5 $2 30. Qg5+ Kh8 31. Qxf5 Nf3+ 32. Kh1
Ng5 33. Qxg5 Bc8 34. Qh4 h6 35. Be3 $18) (29... Rd7 $5 30. Nh6+ $5 (30. Ne3 Bc8
31. Ba5 Qa7 32. Kf2 Qd4 33. Bxe1 Rd8 $17) (30. Ne7+ Bxe7 31. fxe7 Qe8 32. Bd4 (
32. Bd8 f5 $19) 32... Qxe7 33. Bf6 Nf3+ 34. Bxf3 Qe3+ $17) 30... Kh8 (30...
Bxh6 31. Qxh6 Qf8 32. Qh4 $44) 31. Bf2 Qe8 32. Bxe1 Qe5 33. Bf2 $13) 30. Bxc7 (
30. Nh6+ Kh8 31. Bxc7 Qxc7 32. Kf1 Qa7 33. Qf4 $1 (33. Kxe1 $2 Qe3+) 33... Qd4
34. Nxf7+ (34. Kxe1 Bxh6 35. Qxh6 Qxe4+ 36. Kf2 Qd4+ 37. Kg2 Qb2+ 38. Kg3 Qc3+
$11) 34... Kg8 35. Nh6+ $11 Bxh6 $2 36. f7+ Kf8 37. Qxh6+ Qg7 38. Qxg7+ Kxg7
39. Kxe1 $18) 30... Qa7+ $1 (30... Qxc7 $143 31. Ne7+ Kh8 (31... Bxe7 32. fxe7
Qd7 33. Kf2 $16) 32. Kf1 $1 $16) 31. Kf1 Bxf5 32. Bxf5 Nf3 (32... Qxc7 33. Be4
$5 {Black's N is trapped and White doesn't have to hurry capturing it.} (33.
Kxe1 gxf5 34. Qg5+ Kh8 35. Qxf5 Qa5+ 36. Kf1 Qxa2 37. Qc8 Qb1+ 38. Kf2 Kg8 39.
Qg4+ Qg6 $19) 33... Qa5 34. Qf2 $1 (34. Qxe1 Qxa2 $15) 34... Bh6 35. Qe2 $11 {
/\} Bd2 $2 36. Bxg6 $1 $18) 33. Qf2 Qxc7 $8 34. Qxf3 gxf5 35. Qxf5 $44 {
[%csl Rf8] The complications are over and although White is a piece down, the
Bf8 has very limited scope. If Black's Q leaves the back rank, White has
repetition Qg4-c8.} a5 (35... Bh6 36. Qh3 {forces the B back.}) 36. Ke2 Qb8 37.
Kd3 a4 (37... Qb4 38. Qg4+ Kh8 39. Qc8 $11) 38. Kc3 axb3 39. axb3 Qa7 40. Qf4
Qa5+ 41. Kb2 Qe1 42. Ka3 Qa5+ (42... h6 43. Ka4 $11 {/\Kb5,c5}) 43. Kb2 Qe1 44.
Ka3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 13th Group3"]
[Site "Slough"]
[Date "1997.09.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Agdestein, Espen"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2375"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1997.09.22"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 062"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Oslo Schakselkap"]
[BlackTeam "Slough Chess Club"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NOR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Ng5 {A rather harmless continuation, as exchanges ease
Black's defensive task.} ({A more promising try to gain an advantage is} 10. e4
) 10... Bxg2 11. Kxg2 O-O ({Black has also an alternative way to equality:} 
11... Nc6 12. Qf4 O-O (12... Ra7 13. Nce4 (13. Nge4 Rd7 14. Be3 Ne5 15. Nxf6+
Bxf6 16. Na4 Qa8+ 17. Kg1 (17. f3 $5 Qc6 18. Nxb6 Rb7 19. c5 dxc5 20. Nc4 Nxc4
21. Qxc4 Bxb2 22. Rab1 O-O 23. Qxc5 Qa4 24. Rd3 Rb5 25. Qc6 Bf6 26. Rxb5 $11 {
1/2,Horvath,T-Schneider,A/HUN-ch/1984/}) 17... Qc6 18. Nxb6 Rb7 19. c5 dxc5 20.
Nc4 Nxc4 21. Qxc4 Bxb2 22. Rab1 O-O 23. Qxc5 Qa4 24. Rd2 Rb5 25. Qc6 {Kasparov,
G-Ribli,Z/Skelleftea WCup/1989/} Bc3 $1 $11) 13... Rd7 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Nxh7
Rxh7 16. Qe4 Rh5 17. Qxc6 Rc5 18. Qa4 Qa8+ 19. Kg1 Qc6 $1 20. Qa3 Ra5 21. Qb3
Rc5 22. Bf4 g5 23. Be3 Rxc4 24. Qd3 Qe4 $11 {1/2,Ribli,Z-Wahls,M/BL/1988/ (36)}
) 13. b3 Ra7 14. Nge4 (14. Bb2 Qa8 (14... h6 15. Nge4 Rd7 16. Rab1 Nxe4 17.
Qxe4 Qc8 18. f4 Re8 19. Qf3 Qb7 20. a4 Na5 21. Bc1 Rc8 22. Qxb7 Nxb7 23. Be3
Rc6 24. Rdc1 Bf6 25. Ne4 Bd8 26. b4 $14 {(),Krasenkov,M-Brodsky,M/Rostov op/
1993/}) 15. Kg1 h6 16. Nge4 Rd8 17. Qe3 Qb8 18. Rac1 b5 $132 {Ribli,Z-Ftacnik,
L/Dubai olm/1986/}) 14... Rd7 15. Bb2 d5 (15... Qb8 16. Rd2 Rfd8 17. Rad1 b5
18. Ba1 h6 19. f3 Na5 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Qb4 $14 {[%csl Rb5]
><b5,Popov,V-Gabdushev,R/St.Petersburg Chigorin/1997/}) 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5
Rxd5 18. Nc3 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 $11 {1/2,Fischer,R-Krallmann,M/Schoeneck-tt/1997/})
12. Nce4 Ra7 ({More ambitious, but also more risky is} 12... Ne8 $5 13. Qd3 g6
14. h4 Nd7 15. b3 Nc5 16. Qe3 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Ng7 18. Bb2 Nf5 19. Qc3 f6 20. h5
gxh5 21. Rh1 Qe8 22. Ng5 Ng7 23. Rad1 Rc8 24. Qd4 b5 25. Ne4 bxc4 26. bxc4 Qc6
27. Rc1 $44 {Jirovsky,M-Ftacnik,L/CZE-chT/1994/}) 13. Qd3 (13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.
Qe3 (14. Qg4 Be7 15. h4 Nd7 16. b3 Nf6 17. Qf3 Rd7 18. Bb2 Qa8 19. Rac1 Qxf3+
20. Nxf3 Rc8 21. Bd4 Rc6 22. Be3 Rb7 23. Ne1 Rc8 24. Bg5 Rd7 25. Nd3 h6 26. Be3
Rb7 $11 {Adorjan,A-Lau,R/Plovdiv EUchT/1983/}) 14... Rd7 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Qf3
$11 {[%csl Rb6,Rd6][%cal Yb6b5,Yd6d5] 1/2,Taimanov,M-Csom,I/Titograd/1984/
With only two pairs of minor pieces on the board White's chances of utilizing
his space advantage and building up pressure against Black's potential
weaknesses are very small. In fact, it's Black who often manages to free
himself completely with a timely d6-d5 or b6-b5 break.}) 13... Nxe4 14. Nxe4
Rd7 (14... Nc6 15. Bf4 d5 16. cxd5 Nb4 17. Qf3 Nxd5 18. Be5 Qa8 19. Rac1 Rd8
20. Nc3 Nxc3 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Rxc3 b5 23. Rc6 Rd7 24. Rd6 Qxf3+ 25. Kxf3 Rxd6
26. Bxd6 f5 27. h4 $11 {1/2,Fauland,A-Csom,I/Budapest Elekes/1990/}) 15. Nc3
$146 {White takes b5 and d5 under control, but also loses time.} (15. Bf4 Qc8 (
15... d5 16. cxd5 Rxd5 17. Qc2 $14 {[%csl Rb8][%cal Gc2c8,Gd1d7] <->c,d,><b8})
16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Qf3 Qb7 18. Rd2 Nc6 19. h4 h6 20. Kg1 Na5 21. b4 Nxc4 $1 22.
Rxc4 d5 $11 {Csom,I-Ermenkov,E/EU-chT Plovdiv/1983/}) 15... Qc8 16. Bd2 (16.
Bf4 $6 Qc6+ 17. f3 Rc8 $36 {[%csl Rc4] ><c4}) (16. b3 $142 Nc6 17. Bf4 Bf6 18.
Rac1 $11) 16... Nc6 $1 (16... Qc6+ 17. f3 Rc8 18. b3 $11) 17. Qe4 Ne5 18. b3
Re8 (18... f5 $142 $5 $36) 19. Rac1 $2 {Now the initiative quickly passes on
to Black.} (19. Kg1 $142 {/\} f5 20. Qg2 $13) 19... f5 $1 20. Qb1 Qb7+ 21. Kg1
Bf6 $5 (21... b5 22. f4 Ng4 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Qd3 $132) 22. a4 g5 $1 $40 {
[%csl Rg1][%cal Rb7h1] עg1,/^h1-a8 A remarkable attacking concept in hedgehog
positions. Black starts a >> pawn storm, which is surprisingly efficient. It's
because Black controls the weakened long diagonal and there are no pieces
around White's deserted K. Also White has no effective counterplay in the [+]
or on the <<.} 23. Be3 (23. f3 g4 $1 24. fxg4 (24. f4 Nf3+ $1 25. exf3 Bd4+ $19
) 24... Nxg4 $17) 23... h5 24. Bd4 h4 25. Bxe5 {It's already White who
logically seaks salvation in exchanges.} Bxe5 26. g4 $6 {Now Black's attack
gets too powerful.} ({White should have tried to transfer his pieces to the >>:
} 26. Qd3 $142 hxg3 27. hxg3 g4 (27... Rh7 28. Qf3 $15) 28. e4 $5 Rh7 $40 (
28... f4 $5 $15) (28... Bxc3 $2 29. Rxc3 fxe4 (29... Qxe4 30. Qxe4 fxe4 31. Re3
$14) 30. Qe2 $13)) 26... h3 $1 (26... fxg4 $6 27. Qg6+ Kf8 28. Qxg5 h3 29. e4
$15 {[%csl Rf8] <=>עf8}) 27. f3 $8 (27. e4 fxg4 $19) 27... Rg7 $1 {/\fg4} (
27... fxg4 $5 28. Qg6+ Kf8 $40) 28. e4 (28. gxf5 g4 29. Qe4 gxf3+ 30. Kf2 Rg2+
31. Kxf3 Qf7 $19 {->}) 28... fxg4 29. fxg4 Rf8 30. Rd3 (30. Rf1 Bd4+ 31. Kh1
Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Bxc3 $19) (30. Qd3 Rf4 31. Qxh3 Rh7 32. Qg2 (32. Qg3 Rh4 $1 $19)
32... Rxh2 $1 33. Qxh2 Rxg4+ 34. Qg2 Rxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Qf7 $19 {[%cal Rf7h5,Rf7f4]
/\Qh5,Qf4->}) 30... Rf4 31. Rxh3 Rxg4+ 32. Kh1 (32. Kf2 Qf7+ 33. Rf3 Qh5 $19)
32... Rh7 $1 33. Qd3 (33. Rxh7 Qxh7 34. Qb2 Bxc3 $19) 33... Rgh4 34. Rxh4 $8
Rxh4 35. h3 (35. Rc2 Qh7 $19) 35... g4 36. Rg1 Qh7 0-1

[Event "Biel Credis"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Casagrande, Harald"]
[Black "Zueger, Beat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1996.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 (1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 d6 3. c4 g6 4. Bb2 e5 5. e3 Bg7 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Nge7
8. Nc3 O-O 9. d3 a6 10. Qd2 Rb8 11. Rfd1 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. d4 b4 14. Na4
cxd4 15. exd4 e4 16. Ne1 Nd5 17. Qc2 Qe8 18. Bc4 Qe6 19. g3 Na5 20. Ng2 Nxc4
21. bxc4 Nf6 22. d5 Qf5 23. c5 Ng4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. cxd6 Ne5 $44 {Smyslov,
V-Mestel,AJ/Hastings/1981/}) 1... c5 2. b3 Nc6 (2... e5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Nc6 5.
Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nf3 f6 8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 Be6 10. Rc1 Rc8 11. Nh4 Nxc3
12. dxc3 c4 13. b4 O-O 14. e4 g6 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Rfd1 b5 17. Bf3 a5 18. a3
Bf8 19. Ng2 Bh6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rd1 Rd2 22. Rxd2 Bxd2 23. Kf1 axb4 24. axb4
Nxb4 25. cxb4 c3 26. Ba3 c2 27. Ne3 $10 {Andersson,U-Sax,G/Szirak (m/3)/1990/})
3. Bb2 e5 4. g3 (4. e3 g6 5. a3 a5 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. g3 f5 8. Bg2 Nf6 9. Nge2 O-O
10. O-O d6 11. d3 Kh8 12. Qd2 Be6 13. d4 cxd4 14. exd4 Bg8 15. d5 Nb8 16. Nb5
Na6 17. Qc2 Rc8 $132 {1/2/Gausel,E-Ernst,T/Gausdal Troll Masters/1995/}) (4.
Nc3 Nge7 5. Nf3 f5 $5 6. e3 Ng6 7. h4 Be7 8. Nd5 d6 9. h5 Nf8 10. d4 cxd4 11.
exd4 e4 12. Ng1 Bg5 13. Nh3 Bh6 14. g3 Ne6 15. Be2 O-O 16. Bc3 Bd7 17. Ne3 f4
18. Ng4 f3 19. Bf1 Nexd4 20. Nxh6+ gxh6 21. Nf4 e3 22. fxe3 Qg5 23. Kf2 Nf5 24.
Qd5+ Rf7 $13 {Andersson,U-Velimirovic,D/Niksic/1978/}) 4... g6 (4... d6 5. Bg2
Be6 6. Nc3 Qd7 7. Nf3 Bh3 $6 {The exchange of white-squared B is strategically
wrong in this type of pawn structure. Moreover it costs Black a lot of time.}
8. Bxh3 Qxh3 9. Nd5 Qd7 10. e3 Nce7 11. Nc3 Nf6 12. O-O e4 13. Ng5 d5 14. cxd5
Qf5 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. f3 Nexd5 17. fxe4 Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Qxe4 19. Qh5+ Ke6 20.
Qh3+ Kd6 21. b4 Kc7 22. Rac1 Rc8 23. Rf5 Qg4 24. Be5+ Kd7 25. Qf1 $44 {->,
Tal-Velimirovic /JUG-URS/1979/}) 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. e3 Nge7 7. Nc3 d6 8. Nge2 (8. d3
h5 9. Nf3 Nf5 10. h3 Be6 11. Nd5 h4 12. g4 Nh6 13. a3 f5 14. gxf5 gxf5 15. Rg1
Bf6 16. Bh1 Bxd5 17. cxd5 Ne7 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Rxg5 Nf7 20. Rh5 Rxh5 21. Qxh5
Qa5+ 22. Kd1 $16 {[%csl Gb2,Gh1,Re8] ^^עe8,Timman,J-Velimirovic,D/Amsterdam
IBM/1974/}) 8... Be6 9. O-O d5 $6 {Black opens the game before castling and
finishing his development. He will be severely punished for this, although
another and more serious mistake is needed for White's attack to gain strength.
} (9... O-O 10. Nd5 Rb8 (10... Bxd5 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. e4 $14) (10... f5 $5 {
[%cal Ye6f7,Ye7d5] /\Bf7,Nd5}) 11. Nec3 a6 12. a4 f5 $10) 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Na4
$1 (11. Ne4 b6 12. d4 f5 13. N4c3 cxd4 14. exd4 e4 $5 $15) 11... b6 12. d4 $32
cxd4 13. exd4 exd4 $2 (13... Nxd4 $142 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Bxd4 O-O 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. Rc1 $14 {[%cal Gc1c8,Gg2a8] <->c,/^h1-a8}) 14. Rc1 $1 Qd7 (14... Rc8 15.
Nxd4 (15. Rxc6 Rxc6 16. Nxd4 Rc7 $1 $13) 15... Nxd4 16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Bxd4 Nf6
$8 (17... Bxd4 18. Qxd4 $18) (17... O-O 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Bxd5 Rd8 20. Qa1+ $18
) 18. Qa1 Qd8 19. Bc6+ $40) 15. Rxc6 $1 Qxc6 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 $8 (16... Qd7 17.
Nxe6 fxe6 (17... Bxb2 $2 18. Bxd5 $18) 18. Bxg7 Qxg7 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Qxd5 Rc8
21. Re1+ $18) 17. Qxd4 {For the sacrificed exchange Black's King is literally
under fire from the fianchettoed B and major pieces (all three central files
are open.)} f6 $8 18. Rd1 (18. Re1 $142 $5 O-O-O $1 $8 (18... Kf7 19. Nc3 Rhd8
20. Rxe6 $18) 19. Qxf6 $1 (19. Rc1 Qxc1+ 20. Bxc1 Nc7 $17) 19... Rhe8 (19...
Nxf6 20. Bxc6 Rd6 21. Bxf6 Rf8 22. Be7 $18) 20. Qh4 (20. Qg5 $5) 20... Qd7 21.
Rc1+ $40) 18... O-O-O $1 {An important tactical resource.} 19. Qd3 $5 {[%cal
Rd1c1] /\Rc1+-} (19. Rc1 $2 Qxc1+ $1 20. Bxc1 Nc7 21. Qxf6 Rd1+ 22. Bf1 Bh3 23.
Qxh8+ Kb7 $19) (19. Nc3 $6 Nxc3 20. Qxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Bxc6 Nxa2 23.
Bxf6+ Kc7 24. Ba4 a6 $17 {[%csl Ra4,Rb3] ><b3,Ba4}) 19... b5 $2 (19... Kb7 $2
20. Bxf6 $18) (19... Nb4 $142 20. Qxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Bxc6 Nxc6 23.
Bxf6+ Kd7 $14 {^-}) 20. Qf1 $5 (20. Rc1 Nc7 21. Qe3 $5 $40 (21. Qxd8+ Rxd8 22.
Bxc6 bxa4 23. Bxf6 $18)) 20... Kb8 (20... bxa4 21. Rc1 Qxc1 22. Qxc1+ Kb8 (
22... Kb7 23. Bxf6) 23. Qc6 $18) 21. Rc1 Qa6 (21... Qe8 $5 22. Nc5 Bc8 (22...
Rc8 23. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 24. Na6#) 23. Bxf6 $1 Nxf6 24. Re1 $40 {[%csl Rb8] עb8
Black is forced to givev back his Q and his K will be subjected to a very
strong attack.}) 22. Rc5 Nc7 $8 23. Bxf6 $1 bxa4 24. Qxa6 Nxa6 25. Be5+ (25.
Be5+ Nc7 26. Bxc7+ Kc8 27. Be5+ Kd7 28. Rc7+ Ke8 29. Bc6+ Kf8 30. Bxh8 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 67th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2014.12.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Lysyj, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2014.11.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 ({Karjakin is a big expert on the line} 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 c5 4.
Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 (5... e6 6. Nc3 {is a Hedgehog proper and transposes into
the game.}) 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 {The Double
fianchetto was the topic of an opening survey in CBM 160; since mid-2014 he
has managed to add some more practical examples. The latest is} Nc5 (10... Rc8
11. Rac1 a6 12. b3 O-O 13. Qh4 Rc7 14. Bh3 Qb8 15. g4 e6 16. Bd4 $146 ({
A novelty, but hardly better than} 16. g5 Ne8 17. Nd4 Ba8 18. Ne4 Qd8 $5 $13)
16... Rfc8 17. g5 Ne8 18. Bxg7 Nxg7 19. Ne4 Ne8 $5 (19... Bxe4 20. Qxe4 d5 21.
Qe3 dxc4 $11 {is simpler, but less enterprising.}) 20. Qf4 d5 21. Nf6+ Ndxf6
22. gxf6 dxc4 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Ng5 (24. Ne5 $142 $5 Rf7 25. Rd7 Qxe5 26. Qxe5
Rxd7 27. Qxe6+ Rf7 28. Rxc4 Rd8 29. Rd4 Rc8 $11 {and the defence holds}) 24...
Rf7 $1 25. Qxb8 Rxb8 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. Rd7+ Kxf6 28. Rxc4 h5 $13 {/=/+,
Caruana,F (2791)-Karjakin,S (2771)/Dubai rpd/2014/}) 11. Rac1 ({An interesting
idea is} 11. b4 $5 Ne6 12. Qd3 Ng4 13. Bd2 Rc8 14. Rac1 {[%cal Yc3d5]} Bxf3 $6
15. Qxf3 Ne5 16. Qb7 {Vaganian,R (2645)-Tatai,S (2430)/Reggio Emilia/1994/} {/\
} Nxc4 17. Nb5 $36) 11... O-O 12. Qh4 Nce4 $5 $146 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Bd4 Re8
15. b3 (15. Bxf6 exf6 16. Nd4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qd7 18. Qf4 f5 19. Qf3 Qa4 20. b3
Qxa2 21. Ra1 Qb2 22. Rab1 Qa2 23. Ra1 Qb2 24. Rab1 {1/2, Ftacnik,L (2557)
-Hracek,Z (2646)/Bundesliga/2014/}) 15... Bc6 16. Ne1 Qc7 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Nc2
Rac8 19. Nb4 Qb7 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qf4 Be5 22. Qe3 e6 23. a4 Bg7 24. Rd3 h5 (
24... a5 $5 25. Na2 d5 $132 {/=}) 25. h4 Kh7 26. Qd2 Bh6 27. e3 Bf8 28. Na2 $11
{/+/=, Caruana,F (2801)-Karjakin,S (2777)/Bilbao 2014/ White has a slight edge
here, but Black defended well to hold the game.}) 2... c5 3. Nf3 e6 {If Black
aims for a Hedgehog, this is the best move order.} ({After} 3... b6 {he must
reckon with both} 4. e4 $5 ({and also} 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. f3)) 4. g3 b6
5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 ({After} 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. e4 {a reliable
road to equality remains} Nb4 $5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 N8c6 12. Nxc6 (12. Be3
Nxd4 13. Bxd4 O-O 14. Re2 Nc6 15. Be3 Qxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Ne5 $11 (16... Ba6 $5 17.
Red2 Ne5 18. Bf4 Bf6 $11)) 12... Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxc6 14. Bf4 g5 15. Bd6 Rd8 16.
e5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Bxd6 18. exd6 f5 19. Rac1 Kd7 20. Nb5 Rc8 21. Rc7+ Rxc7 22.
dxc7+ Nd5 23. Nxa7 Kxc7 24. Nb5+ Kd7 25. Nd4 Rf8 26. Re1 Rf6 27. a3 g4 28. h3
h5 29. b4 Kd6 30. Nb5+ Kc6 31. Nd4+ Kd6 $11 {Conquest,S (2529)-Milliet,S (2369)
/Aix-les-Bains 2011/}) 7... cxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O {Castling is again becoming more
fashionable lately.} ({The popularity of the whole Hedgehog concept was since
the mid seventies based mainly on} 8... d6 {However, the text move often only
transposes and in some cases even enables Black to save a move, if he
advantageously plays d7-d5 in one go. Now} 9. e4 ({After} 9. Bg5 {Black can
also play} O-O $5 {, which we will analyse in the following note.} (9... a6 10.
Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 O-O 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 $11 {/+/= is more
standard, but perhaps the time has come to change this.})) 9... a6 10. Qe3 Qc7
11. b3 Nbd7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nd4 {leads to a setup introduced by Uhlmann almost
40 years ago. White's plan is to avoid exchanges, keep the tension and prevent
any liberating breaks by concentrating his forces in the centre, followed by
gradually expanding and building up a kingside initiative. However,
successfully implementing this demanding strategy in practice is much harder
than just describing it. The reason is Black's position is very flexible:} Rfe8
14. Rfe1 Bf8 15. h3 Rad8 16. Re2 (16. Rad1 g6 17. Qc1 Nc5 18. Nc2 (18. Qa1 h5
$5 $13) 18... Bg7 19. Na3 Re7 20. b4 Ncd7 21. Na4 Ne8 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Nc3 Kg8
24. Qe3 Ne5 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. f4 Nd7 27. Kh2 Qb8 28. Rcd1 Qc7 29. Bf1 Ng7 30. Qd4
Ne8 $132 {[%csl Rc4,Rd6,Re4] Sykora,J (2530)-Pakenas,P (2423)/email/2005/})
16... Qb8 17. Rae1 g6 18. Qd2 Bg7 (18... Nc5 19. Qd1 Qa8 20. Nc2 Bg7 21. Ba1 h5
$5 22. b4 Ncd7 23. Qxd6 h4 24. g4 Nc5 25. Qxb6 Nd3 26. Qe3 $5 Nxe1 {Uhlmann,W 
(2515)-Adorjan,A (2515)/Budapest /1982/} 27. Rxe1 $1 $13 {/+/=}) 19. Qd1 Nc5
20. Bc1 Rc8 21. Bg5 h6 22. Bc1 Red8 23. Bb2 b5 $1 24. cxb5 d5 $1 25. exd5 Nxd5
26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27. b4 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 e5 $36 {Huebner,R (2640)-Kasparov,G (2630)/
Tilburg /1981/}) 9. Rd1 ({A good example of a well-timed d7-d5 break is} 9. Bf4
Nc6 10. Qd1 Na5 $1 11. b3 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Rc1 Rac8 15. Qxd5
Bxd5 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 f6 18. Nf3 e5 $11 {Eljanov,P (2707)-Korobov,A (2715)
/Kiev rpd/2013/}) 9... d6 (9... Nc6 10. Qf4 Qb8 {is the older continuation,
played already in the fifties by the likes of Smyslov, Geller and Keres. Even
here it's not so simple to get a tangible edge, but after} 11. e4 d6 12. b3 a6
13. Bb2 Qc7 14. h3 Rac8 15. Qe3 {Black anyway transfers his knight to the
better d7-square with} Ne5 $5 16. Nd4 h6 17. Rd2 Rfe8 18. Kh1 Ned7 {, once
again reaching an Uhlmann-like position:} 19. f4 Bf8 20. Rf1 Qb8 21. g4 Nh7 22.
Rdf2 (22. h4 $142 $1 $36 {[%cal Yg4g5]}) 22... Ba8 23. Qg3 g6 24. f5 $6 Bg7 25.
Nce2 Nc5 26. fxg6 fxg6 27. Qe3 e5 $1 28. Nc2 b5 $36 {Kramnik,V (2770)-Leko,P 
(2743)/Budapest rpd/2001/ For more details see the notes to this game in CBM
081.}) 10. b3 (10. Bg5 {is currently topical:} Nc6 ({The standard} 10... Nbd7 {
might be even more to the point:} 11. Nb5 (11. Qd2 Rc8 12. b3 Nc5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6
14. Rac1 Qe7 15. b4 Bxc3 (15... Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxd6) 16. Qxc3 Ne4 17.
Qa3 a5 18. bxa5 Ra8 19. Qe3 Rxa5 20. Nh4 {Kovalyov,A (2598)-Ynojosa Aponte,F 
(2361)/San Cristobal/2012/} f5 $11) 11... d5 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Nc3 Bc6 14. Qc4
Qc8 15. e4 h6 16. Bf4 Bb7 (16... b5 $5 17. Nxb5 Bxe4 18. Qxc8 Rfxc8 $132) 17.
Qxc8 Rfxc8 18. e5 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Ne1 Bxg2 $1 $11 {Laznicka,V (2591)
-Sulskis,S (2572)/Dresden olm/2008/} {/\} 21. Rxd7 $2 Bc6 22. Rxe7 Kf8 {
[%csl Re7]}) 11. Qd2 $5 ({Black builds a fortress after} 11. Qf4 Qb8 12. Nb5
Ne5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxd6 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bxb2 17. Rab1 Be5 18.
c5 Qc7 19. Qe4 Qxc5 20. Rbc1 Bxd6 21. Rxc5 Bxc5 22. Qd3 (22. Rd7 Rfd8 23. Qb7
Rxd7 24. Qxd7 a5 25. a4 g6 $11 {Bacrot,E (2723)-Nisipeanu,L (2665)/Linares/
2013/}) 22... a5 23. a4 Rae8 24. Kg2 e5 25. Qe4 Re6 26. Rd5 Rfe8 27. g4 h6 $11
{Giri,A (2768)-Jakovenko,D (2747)/Tashkent/2014/}) 11... Qb8 12. h3 Rd8 13.
Rac1 h6 14. Be3 Rd7 15. b3 Qf8 16. Nd4 Nxd4 (16... d5 17. cxd5 Nxd4 18. Qxd4
Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Qa4 $14) 17. Bxd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rc8 19. e4 Ne8 20. Qe2
Bf6 21. Be3 Qe7 22. Rd3 Rdd8 23. Qd2 Qb7 24. f3 Be5 25. a4 a6 26. Rd1 Bf6 27.
h4 Rc6 28. Bd4 $14 {Eljanov,P (2702)-Jakovenko,D (2724)/WCup Tromsoe/ 2013/
Although Black is still quite solid, he is limited to passivity and went on to
lose after a long fight.}) 10... Nbd7 11. Bb2 ({The more refined} 11. e4 {
can be met with the equally sophisticated} Qc8 $1 ({The stereotyped} 11... a6
$6 {leads to an unpleasant endgame after} 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 $1
Rfxd8 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rdc8 17. Na4 $1 $36 Rab8 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Rd3 Rb7
20. f4 g6 21. g4 Rcc7 22. Rad1 Kf8 23. g5 Nh5 24. Kf3 Ke8 25. Nc3 f6 26. gxf6
Nxf6 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. Kxe4 a5 29. Rh3 Bf8 30. Ng4 $1 Rf7 31. Rxh7 $1 $16 {
Stohl,I (2515)-Hoffmann,M (2460)/Bundesliga/1996/}) (11... Qb8 12. Ba3 Nc5 13.
e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 $14 Qc8 15. Qe3 Re8 16. Nb5 Nce4 $6 (16... Nfe4 $142 $1) 17.
Bxe7 Rxe7 18. Ne5 Qb8 19. Qd4 h6 20. f3 Nc5 21. Qd6 $36 Qf8 $2 22. Nxa7 $1 Rxa7
23. Qxb6 $18 {Stohl,I (2560)-Plachetka,J (2395)/SVK-chT/1999/}) 12. Bb2 (12.
Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 {is less effective here due to} dxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qb7+
16. f3 a6 17. Qf4 Rac8 18. Rac1 Qb8 19. Qe3 Bd6 20. Nd3 h5 21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22.
Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Re5 25. Qd3 Rc8 $11 {Shimanov,A (2658)
-Durarbayli,V (2580)/Minsk/2014/}) 12... a6 13. h3 Re8 ({Another interesting
move is} 13... Rd8 14. Nh2 Qc7 15. Ng4 Ne8 16. Rac1 (16. Ne3 $142) 16... h5 $1
17. Ne3 Nc5 18. Qd2 h4 19. b4 Nd7 20. gxh4 Bxh4 21. f4 d5 $6 ({Recalling
Polugaevsky is not ideal, Black seems fine after} 21... Rac8 $13 {/=/+ and
White's pawns are exposed.}) 22. exd5 Qxf4 23. dxe6 Ne5 24. exf7+ Qxf7 25. Ncd5
Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 Qxf3 27. Qg2 $14 {Janssen,R (2524)-Ftacnik,L (2571)/Bundesliga/
2009/}) 14. Rac1 Qc7 15. Nh2 (15. Qe3 {is more in the Uhlmann spirit}) 15...
Rad8 16. Ng4 Bf8 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. Qe3 Nd7 19. h4 Qb8 20. g4 Ba8 21. g5 b5 22.
cxb5 axb5 23. Ne2 {Bu,X (2708)-Adams,M (2729)/Yerevan rpd/2008/} b4 $5 24. Nf4
Nc5 $13 {<=>}) 11... a6 12. e4 Qb8 {[%mdl 32]} ({This toys with the idea b5,
but glancing ahead, Black could have saved time with the more usual} 12... Qc7
{Connecting the rooks immediately is more logical. However, the Hedgehog
doesn't stand, or fall due to a tempo or two - more important is the general
strategic understanding!} {After} 13. Qe3 Rfe8 14. h3 ({An older example is} 
14. Rac1 Rac8 15. h3 Qb8 16. g4 Nc5 17. Nd4 g6 18. Nde2 e5 (18... b5 $5 $132)
19. Nd5 (19. g5 $142 $1 Nh5 20. h4 $14) 19... Nxd5 20. cxd5 a5 21. f4 Ba6 22.
fxe5 dxe5 23. Kh1 Nd7 24. Ng1 Bc5 25. Qg3 Qd6 26. Bf1 Bxf1 27. Rxf1 Ba3 28.
Bxa3 Qxa3 $11 {Vogt,L (2500)-Smejkal,J (2560)/Trencianske Teplice/1979/}) 14...
Bf8 ({Even here} 14... Rac8 {[%cal Yc7b8] is an alternative.}) 15. Rac1 Rad8
16. Qf4 Qb8 17. Bf1 h6 18. Nd2 g6 19. Re1 Bg7 20. Rcd1 Ne5 21. Ba1 Bc6 (21...
d5 $142 $5 $11) 22. Nf3 Ned7 23. b4 Bb7 24. a3 Nh5 25. Qd2 Nhf6 26. Re3 Qa8 27.
Qe1 Bf8 28. Nh4 Rc8 29. f4 Rc7 30. e5 $14 {Granda Zuniga,J (2675)
-Solodovnichenko,Y (2574)/LLucmajor/2014/ Black didn't manoeuvre too well and
White created some pressure.}) 13. Qe3 {Uhlmann starts with putting his
queen's rook on d1, but White is also not interested in counting tempi -
Karjakin subsequently shifts his rooks to the central files and we will
transpose to positions examined in the note to move 8.} ({A famous chapter of
Czechoslovakian chess was born after} 13. Nd2 Rd8 ({Also} 13... Rc8 14. Qe3 b5
$5 15. cxb5 axb5 {illustrates Black's tactical chances:} 16. a3 (16. Nxb5 Rc2
$44) 16... Bc6 17. b4 $6 {[%csl Rc4]} Nb6 18. Rac1 Ng4 19. Qf4 $6 (19. Qe2 $142
) 19... Ne5 20. Bf1 Nbc4 $1 21. Nxc4 Bg5 $1 $17 {Uhlmann,W (2535)-Ljubojevic,L
(2615)/Amsterdam/1975/ It was only after this game that Uhlmann started
playing his setup!}) 14. a4 Qc7 15. Qe3 Rac8 16. Qe2 Ne5 17. h3 h5 $1 18. f4 $6
(18. Nf3 $11) 18... Ng6 19. Nf3 d5 $1 20. cxd5 h4 $1 21. Nxh4 Nxh4 22. gxh4
Qxf4 23. dxe6 fxe6 24. e5 Bc5+ 25. Kh1 Nh5 $1 26. Qxh5 Qg3 27. Nd5 Rxd5 28. Rf1
Qxg2+ $1 29. Kxg2 Rd2+ {0-1, Polugaevsky,L (2620)-Ftacnik,L (2475)/Luzern olm/
1982/}) 13... Re8 {A typical manoeuvring struggle commences.} ({Lysyj didn't
like} 13... b5 14. cxb5 axb5 15. b4 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Yf3d4] as} e5 $5 $13 {
seemed to committal to him.}) 14. Nd4 Bf8 15. Qd2 Nc5 $146 {Formally a novelty
in this specific position, but the knight move is fairly standard for this
line.} ({Black has mostly preferred} 15... Qa7 16. Re1 Rad8 (16... Rac8 17.
Rad1 Qb8 18. h3 Qc7 19. g4 Ne5 {is provocative, but Black couldn't complain
after} 20. f4 Ng6 21. f5 Ne5 22. g5 Nfd7 23. Rf1 Nc5 24. Ba1 Rcd8 25. h4 g6 $5
26. fxe6 $6 (26. h5 $142 $5) 26... fxe6 27. Bh3 Bc8 28. Nde2 Rd7 29. Nf4 Rf7 {
Firsching,G (2119)-Oehler,R (2062)/email/2005/} 30. b4 Rxf4 $1 31. Rxf4 Ncd3
32. Rff1 Qxc4 $44) 17. Rad1 Nc5 18. h3 Qa8 19. Qc2 g6 20. f3 Bg7 21. Kh2 h5 $5
({This advance is more ambitious than} 21... Qb8 22. Qf2 Nh5 23. Bc1 h6 24.
Nde2 Ba8 $132 {Rotstein,A (2480)-Gostisa,L (2410)/Maribor/1994/ For more
details about this game see the notes in CBM 040.}) 22. h4 Qb8 23. Qd2 Ncd7 24.
Nc2 Ne5 25. Ne3 b5 $1 {Again this typical blow, with his more exposed king
White must fight for equality after} 26. cxb5 (26. Ba3 Bh6 $5 {[%cal Yd6d5]})
26... axb5 27. Nxb5 Bxe4 28. Qe2 Nxf3+ 29. Bxf3 Bxf3 30. Qxf3 Ng4+ 31. Nxg4
hxg4 32. Qe2 Bxb2 $15 {[%csl Rh2] Velikov,P (2470)-Ribli,Z (2590)/Baile
Herculane/1982/}) ({Black's play must be the right blend of patience and
activity, after} 15... Qc7 16. Re1 Rad8 17. Re2 {the aggressive} h5 ({Full
passivity is also not advisable, the following game illustrates the merits of
Uhlmann's plan:} 17... Qb8 18. Rd1 Qa8 19. Qe1 Qa7 20. Kh1 Ba8 21. f3 Qc7 22.
g4 h6 23. Qg3 g5 24. Nc2 Ne5 25. Red2 Ng6 26. Ne2 Nd7 27. Ne3 Nde5 28. f4 gxf4
29. Nxf4 Nxf4 30. Qxf4 Bg7 31. Qg3 Qc5 32. Bd4 Qc7 33. g5 $40 {Uhlmann,W (2505)
-Schneider,A (2420)/Debrecen/ 1988/}) 18. Kh1 h4 $6 19. gxh4 $1 {could have
misfired:} Ne5 20. Rg1 Qb8 21. Qg5 Be7 22. Bh3 g6 23. Qe3 d5 24. f4 Nc6 {
Shmirin,A-Zaid,L (2365)/Nikolaev/1983/} 25. Bxe6 $1 Nxd4 (25... fxe6 26. Qg3)
26. Qxd4 dxe4 27. Bd5 $18) 16. Re1 Qc7 17. h3 {This can weaken the kingside,
but it's difficult to imagine how White can make any progress without it:} (17.
Rad1 Rad8 18. Re2 Qb8 19. Qe1 Qa8 {and what now?}) 17... Rad8 18. Rad1 Qb8 19.
Qe3 g6 (19... d5 20. e5 Nfe4 21. cxd5 exd5 (21... Nxc3 $6 22. Bxc3 Bxd5 23. Nc6
Bxc6 24. Bxc6 $36 {[%csl Gc3,Gc6]}) 22. b4 (22. f4 f6 $132) 22... Nxc3 23. Bxc3
Ne4 24. Bb2 $13 {/\} Bxb4 $6 25. Nf5 $1 {[%csl Rb8,Gf5]} Bc5 (25... Bxe1 $2 26.
Bxe4 $18 {[%cal Re3g5]}) 26. Bd4 $44) 20. g4 {Double-edged, but this seems to
be the best way to start kingside action.} (20. f4 e5 $1 21. Nde2 (21. fxe5 $2
{runs into} dxe5 22. Nc2 Nd3 $1 $19 {[%cal Rf8c5]}) 21... exf4 22. Nxf4 Bg7 $13
{[%csl Re4][%cal Yb6b5] /=/+}) (20. f3 d5 $5 21. cxd5 (21. e5 dxc4 $1 {/\} 22.
exf6 $2 Nd3 $17 {[%cal Rd3b2,Rd3e1,Rd8d4,Re6e5]}) 21... Qxg3 22. b4 $13) (20.
Kh1 d5 $5 21. e5 Nfe4 {is a better version of the previous note:} 22. cxd5 Nxc3
23. Qxc3 Bxd5 {/\} 24. Nc6 Bxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Qb7 $11) (20. Nc2 Bg7 (20... d5 $2
21. b4 $1 Ncxe4 22. Nxe4 Nxe4 23. cxd5 {[%csl Rg8][%cal Ga1h8]}) 21. b4 Ncd7
22. f4 e5 23. f5 gxf5 $5 24. exf5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 b5 $132) 20... Bg7 21. f3 ({
Karjakin spurns the more active} 21. f4 e5 22. fxe5 Rxe5 $5 (22... dxe5 23.
Nde2 $14 {[%cal Yc3d5]}) 23. b4 (23. Nd5 Rde8 $132) {is a better version of
the previous note.} 23... Ncxe4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 (24... Rxe4 $5 25. Bxe4 Nxe4 $44)
25. Nc6 Bxc6 (25... Nc3 $6 26. Qxe5 Bxe5 27. Nxb8 Nxd1 28. Bxe5 dxe5 29. Bxb7
Rxb8 30. Bxa6 $36) 26. Bxe5 Bxe5 27. Bxe4 Bxe4 28. Qxe4 Bc3 $11 {[%csl Rg1]})
21... Ba8 22. Ba1 {This turns out to be rather counter-productive.} (22. Rd2) (
{or} 22. Bc1 $5 {are possibly more to the point.}) (22. Nc2 b5 $1 23. cxb5 axb5
24. b4 Na4 25. Nxa4 bxa4 $36 {[%csl Rg1]}) 22... e5 $5 {[%csl Rf4][%mdl 64]
The bishop withdrew further from f4 and Lysyj decides to act. This advance
leads to more concrete play and the tactical element becomes increasingly more
important.} 23. Nc2 b5 $1 ({Black is not interested in the restrained} 23...
Ne6 24. Bf1 $13 {and shows willingness to sacrifice material.}) 24. cxb5 axb5
25. Nb4 (25. Bf1 b4 26. Nb5 Ne6 $5 27. Nxb4 d5 28. exd5 Nxd5 29. Nxd5 Rxd5 30.
Rxd5 Bxd5 $44 {[%csl Rg1] /\} 31. Bxe5 Nc7 $1 32. f4 Rxe5 33. fxe5 Nxb5 $15)
25... Ne6 26. Qf2 (26. Bf1 Nd4 $132) 26... Bf8 {[%cal Rd6d5,Rf8c5]} (26... Nd4
$143 27. Ncd5 $5 Nxd5 28. exd5 Qa7 29. f4 $14 {[%csl Rd4] and the position of
Black's knight is shaky.}) ({More to the point is} 26... Nf4 {or even}) (26...
d5 $5 27. exd5 Nf4 $44 {|^}) 27. Ncd5 $5 (27. Nd3 {is too passive:} b4 28. Na4
Nd7 $15 {[%csl Ra4]}) 27... Nxd5 28. exd5 Nf4 29. Bf1 Rc8 (29... Bh6 30. h4 f6
$5 $13 {/=/+}) (29... h5 $5 {[%cal Yf8h6] also deserves attention}) 30. Bb2 {
[%cal Yb2c1]} Qc7 {Black's knight is powerful, but the prospects for his
bishops remain vague, therefore the position is not fully clear. He should
have probably chosen between the 2 aforementioned moves, the queen manoeuvre
is not ideal.} 31. Bc1 Qa5 32. Bd2 Qa3 $6 (32... Bh6 $142 $1 33. h4 Qa3 34. Rc1
f6 $13) 33. Bxf4 exf4 34. Rxe8 Rxe8 35. Nc6 b4 {Natural, but possibly not
ideal.} (35... Re3 $5 36. Bxb5 Qc5 37. a4 Qc3 $132) 36. Rd4 $2 {White repays
the favour, the text fails tactically.} (36. Qd2 $1 Re3 (36... Bxc6 37. dxc6
Qa7+ 38. Kg2 Qb6 39. Rc1 $36 {[%csl Gc6]}) 37. Nxb4 Rxf3 38. Bg2 Qa7+ (38...
Re3 39. Nc2) 39. Qd4 $14 {wins a pawn and Black must fight for a draw.}) 36...
Bg7 37. Rc4 (37. Rxf4 Bxc6 38. dxc6 d5 39. Qc5 (39. g5 Be5 40. Rg4 Qc1 41. Rxb4
Qxg5+ 42. Rg4 Qc1 $40 {[%csl Rg1][%cal Yc1c6]}) 39... Bh6 40. c7 (40. Qxb4 $2
Qc1 $19) 40... Bxf4 41. c8=Q Rxc8 42. Qxc8+ Kg7 $15 {/-/+ The endgame is very
pleasant for Black, the dark squares are vulnerable and he can play on without
any risk.}) 37... Bc3 38. Qc2 $2 {And this loses.} ({A more resilient move was
} 38. Kg2 $15) 38... Bxc6 $1 {Well-timed and decisive.} 39. dxc6 (39. Rxc6 Qa7+
40. Kg2 Qe3 41. Qf2 Qc1 $19 {[%cal Re8e1,Re1d1,Rd1d2] invades powerfully})
39... d5 $19 {[%csl Rc4] Now the poor rook is trapped.} 40. Rxc3 (40. Rc5 Bd4+
(40... Qa7 41. Qf2 Bd2 $19) 41. Kh1 Bxc5 42. Qxc5 Qxa2 43. c7 Qa1 44. c8=Q (44.
Kg2 Qc3 $19) 44... Qxf1+ 45. Kh2 Qe2+ 46. Kg1 Qe1+ 47. Kg2 Qg3+ $19) (40. Rxf4
Qa7+ 41. Qf2 (41. Kg2 Qe3) 41... Qc7 $1 $19) 40... bxc3 41. Qxc3 Qa7+ (41...
Re3 42. Qc2 Rxf3 $19 {[%cal Ra3a7]}) 42. Kg2 Qxa2+ 43. Kg1 Qa7+ 44. Kg2 d4 ({
Black already has a wider choice here and} 44... Qe3 {also wins easily.}) 45.
Qc2 Qa5 46. Bc4 Qc3 47. Qf2 d3 48. c7 d2 0-1

[Event "GER CupT"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Paehtz, Thomas Sr"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 a6 8. b3 $5
(8. e4 Qc7 $5 (8... e5 9. d3 Be7 10. Nh4 Nc6 11. Nf5 O-O 12. f4 Nd4 13. Rf1
Nxf5 14. exf5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 exf4 16. g4 Nd7 17. Bxf4 $14 {Kurajica,B-Rajkovic,
I,Cetinje tt 1990}) 9. b3 {-8.b3}) 8... Be7 9. Bb2 Qc7 10. e4 O-O (10... e5 11.
Nh4 g6 12. Bh3 $14) 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nbd7 13. Qe2 (13. Rc1 Rfe8 (13... Rac8
14. Rc2 Rfe8 15. Rd2 Qb8 16. f4 Bf8 17. Bf3 {/\e5+-} Nc5 18. e5 $16 {
Azmaiparashvili,Z-Lerner,K,Lvov zt 1990-CBM 18}) 14. h3 (14. Rc2 $5 Bf8 15. Rd2
Rad8 16. f4 g6 $5 $13 {/\e5}) 14... Bf8 15. Qd2 g6 16. g4 Rac8 17. Nde2 Qb8 18.
Ng3 h6 19. Rcd1 Red8 $132 {Petrosian,A-Stempin,P,Polanica Zdroj 1989}) 13...
Rfe8 (13... g6 14. Bh3 $5 (14. Rad1 $14 {()}) 14... Nc5 15. f3 e5 16. Nc2 b5 {
Schneider,B-Polajzer,D,Ptuj 1989} 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Nb4 $14) 14. Rad1 g6 (14...
Bf8 $142 {/\} 15. f4 e5 $5 $13) 15. Nc2 $1 (15. f4 e5 $132) 15... Rac8 16. Ne3
$14 Qb8 (16... Nc5 17. Ng4 Nxg4 18. Qxg4 $14 {/\} Bf6 $2 19. Nb5 $1 $40) 17. f4
Qa8 (17... Nc5 18. e5 $1 dxe5 19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20. fxe5 Nh5 21. Ne4 $16) 18. Ng4
Nxg4 19. Qxg4 Red8 (19... Bf8 20. Qe2 $14 {/\e5}) 20. Qe2 Qb8 21. Rd2 {><d6}
Bf8 22. Red1 Qc7 23. h3 (23. h4 $5 $36) 23... Nc5 24. Kh2 Ba8 (24... Bg7 $6 25.
b4 $16) 25. h4 Bg7 $6 (25... h5 $142 $14 {/\} 26. g4 $2 d5 $36 {><f4}) 26. h5
$40 Bc6 27. hxg6 hxg6 28. Qg4 Be8 (28... Bxc3 29. Bxc3 Nxe4 30. Bxe4 Bxe4 31.
Bf6 $18) (28... b5 29. f5 $1 $16) 29. Rh1 (29. f5 Qe7 $132) 29... Nd7 30. Qh4
$16 {<->h->} Qc5 $6 (30... b5 31. Kg1 {/\Nb5!+-}) (30... Bf6 31. Qh3 $16) 31.
e5 $1 dxe5 32. Ne4 Qa5 (32... Qe3 33. fxe5 Qh6 34. Rhd1 Qxh4+ 35. gxh4 $18) 33.
Bc3 Qa3 34. fxe5 Kf8 35. Rhd1 $18 {/\Nf6,Qh7-g8} Qe7 36. Nf6 Nc5 37. Nh7+ {
Stohl,I} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.02"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 (2... c5 3. g3 g6 4. b3 Bg7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Bg2 d5 7. cxd5
Qxd5 8. O-O Qh5 9. d3 Nc6 10. Nbd2 Bh3 11. Rc1 b6 12. a3 Rac8 13. Rc4 Bxg2 14.
Kxg2 Qd5 15. Qa1 {This is exactly the Yermolinsky-Kasparov game below with
opposite colours!} Na5 16. Ra4 (16. Rc3 Nd7 17. Rc2 Bh6 $5 $36) 16... Nxb3 (
16... Rfd8 $5) 17. Nxb3 Qxb3 18. Rxa7 Qe6 19. Be5 Bh6 (19... c4 $11 {is simpler
}) 20. Qc3 Ra8 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Bxf6 exf6 23. Rb1 Bf8 24. Qb3 c4 25. Qxc4 Qxc4
26. dxc4 Bc5 27. Nd2 f5 28. Nb3 Ra4 29. Nxc5 bxc5 30. Ra1 Kf8 $1 $132 {_|_R=,
Flores,D-Ricardi,P/Los Polvorines/2005/}) 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3
Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 (8... O-O $6 {is well-known to be weaker due to} 9.
Qh4 $1 d6 10. Bh6 {and the B gets to h6 in one move, saving an important tempo.
This gives White more chances to get something tangible out of the opening.}
Nbd7 11. Rac1 (11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. b3 a6 (12... Rc5 $5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qd4 Qa8
15. Rac1 $14) 13. Rac1 Bxh6 $2 (13... Rc5 $142) (13... Re8 $5 $14) 14. Qxh6 b5
15. Ng5 $1 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 bxc4 17. Rd4 $40 cxb3 $6 18. Rh4 Re8 19. Nxh7 $2 (19.
Nd5 Rxc1 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Nxh7 Qa8+ 22. f3 Nh5 23. Ng5 $18) 19... Nh5 $1 20.
Rxh5 (20. Ng5 Nf8 21. axb3 Qa5 $132) 20... gxh5 21. Qg5+ Kxh7 22. Qxh5+ Kg7 23.
Qg5+ Kh7 24. Qh5+ Kg7 25. Qg5+ {1/2,Gustafsson,J-Babula,V/Bundesliga 0304/2004/
This game illustrates the kind of ->, which Illescas had on his mind, when
later lashing out with 14.Ng5?!. However, an important difference in
Gustafsson's favour was Babula took on h6 first instead of trying to force the
exchange on g7 (as Almasi did).}) 11... Rc8 12. b3 a6 {is also interesting
from the point of view of our game - it will reach exactly the same position,
only with Black to move.} 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qd4 Kg8 15. Nd5 (15. Rfd1 $14)
15... Bxd5 $2 (15... b5 $142 $1 $132) 16. cxd5 Rc5 17. b4 $1 Rxd5 {[%csl Rd5]
צ} 18. Qb2 Rh5 19. h3 Ne5 20. Nd4 d5 21. g4 Nexg4 22. hxg4 Nxg4 23. Qc3 $16 {
Agrest,E-Kunin,V/Griesheim/2003/}) 9. Be3 ({Postponing castling gives Black
the option to limit White's Q with} 9. Qh4 $143 h6 $1) 9... Nbd7 10. Rac1 Rc8
11. b3 O-O ({Black can still wait for one move, the currently topical position
of the whole line arises after} 11... a6 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Qh4 {Now} Rc7 {
has the best reputation:} 14. Bh3 Qb8 15. g4 e6 $1 16. g5 Ne8 $5 (16... Nh5 17.
Bg4 b5 18. Bxh5 gxh5 19. Ne4 $5 $14) 17. Bg2 $146 (17. Ne4 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19.
Bd4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Qa8 21. Bxg7 Nxg7 $1 $13 {/=/+} (21... Kxg7 $2 22. Nxd6 $1
Bxf3 23. Rc8 Qd5 24. Nxe8+ Kh8 25. Nf6 Qd1+ 26. Bf1 Bh5 27. Rxf8+ Nxf8 28. Qb4
{1-0,Sorokin,M-Sadvakasov,D/Moscow Aeroflot/2005/})) 17... b5 18. Ne4 bxc4 19.
bxc4 d5 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21. Nc5 Nxc5 22. Bxc5 Nd6 23. Rb1 Qxb1 24. Rxb1 Rxc5 25.
Qa4 Ne4 26. Qxa6 Rc2 27. Qd3 Rxa2 $44 {Aronian,L-Kramnik,V/ECC Saint Vincent/
2005/ and despite the extra Q it's White, who has to be careful.}) 12. Qh4 {
Most top players play like this, but the alternative} (12. Qd2 {is about
equivalent.}) 12... a6 13. Bh6 {As has already been said above, compared with
the note to move 8 Almasi has an extra tempo and equalizes readily enough.} (
13. Rfd1 {transposes to the 10...a6 line above.}) 13... Rc5 {A thematic
manoeuvre.} (13... Nc5 {[%cal Gc8c5] is probably quite playable as well, but
closing the <->c seems less natural.} 14. Nd5 $2 {A strange P-sacrifice, which
shouldn't have given White anything.} (14. Rfd1 Nce4 $5 $11) (14. Ng5 $5 Bxg2
15. Kxg2 {is the only active try to profit from Black's 13-th move.}) 14...
Bxd5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Ng5 Nf6 17. Bh3 Rc7 18. Rc4 Ncd7 $6 (18... d5 $142 {/\}
19. Rf4 Nce4 $1 $17) 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rfc1 Rxc4 21. Qxc4 Ne5 22. Qxa6 Qa8 23.
Qxa8 Rxa8 24. a4 h6 25. Bg2 Ra5 26. Nf3 Rc5 $11 {Loncar,R-Jovanic,O/Pula/1996/}
) 14. Ng5 $6 $146 {An optimistic sortie, Illescas overestimates his -> chances.
} ({A reasonable choice is} 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd4 (15. a4 Qa8 16. Qd4 Rfc8 17.
Rcd1 Ne5 18. Qe3 R8c7 19. Ne1 Bxg2 20. Nxg2 Qc6 21. f3 e6 22. Nf4 Rd7 23. Nd3
$11 {1/2,Suvrajit,S-Konguvel,P/Visakhapatnam/2004/}) 15... Qa8 (15... b5 $5
$132) 16. Rfd1 (16. Na4 $5 {as in Flores-Ricardi is more testing, as it forces
the R to an awkward square.}) 16... b5 17. cxb5 axb5 18. b4 Rc4 19. Qe3 Qa3 20.
Nd2 Rc7 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Qxe7 Qxb4 23. Nb3 Re8 24. Qxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 b4 $11 {
Yermolinsky,A-Kasparov,G/Wijk aan Zee blitz/1999/}) 14... Bxg2 15. Kxg2 b5 $1
$36 16. Nd5 {[%mdl 256] In the same vein as on move 14, but Black's play is a
model of economical defence and he quickly launches a counterattack.} (16. Bxg7
$142 Kxg7 17. Nge4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Rh5 19. Qf4 bxc4 20. bxc4 Qc7 $15) (16. cxb5
Qa8+ 17. Nf3 Bxh6 (17... Rfc8 $5) 18. Qxh6 Rfc8 $36) 16... bxc4 17. bxc4 e6 18.
Nf4 $2 (18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nxf6 $15) 18... Re8 $1 {[%csl Re6] Protects e6.
White has nothing on the >>, as his R can't join in.} 19. Rfd1 Qa5 $1 $17 {
Pushes back the annoying Ng5.} 20. Nfh3 $6 {Illescas insists, but now his Q
and all his minor pirces are misplaced.} (20. Nf3 $142 Bxh6 21. Qxh6 Qc7 $17 {
[%csl Rc4] ><c4}) 20... Qc7 {[%cal Rd6d5,Rd7e5] /\d5,Ne5} 21. e4 Ne5 $19 {
The Pc4 is lost, the rest is just agony.} 22. f3 Nxc4 23. Rc3 Qa5 24. Bxg7 Kxg7
25. e5 Nxe5 (25... Qxc3 $19 {is playable, but Black doesn't want to complicate
matters.}) 26. Rxc5 Qxc5 27. Qf4 Nd5 (27... Nd5 28. Qa4 Rb8 $19 {->}) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 3rd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2002.06.26"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2002.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Nc6 {An unusual
sideline, Black usually decides later, how to develop his Nb8.} 7. Re1 ({
Allowing simplification and therefore innocuous is} 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9.
Kxg2 (9. Nxe6 fxe6 $5 (9... dxe6 10. Kxg2 $11) 10. Kxg2 Be7 11. e4 d6 12. e5
dxe5 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Re1 Qc6+ 15. Kg1 Nd7 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Qh5+ g6 18. Qxg5 O-O
19. Rad1 Rf5 20. Qe7 Rf7 21. Qh4 $44 {Bayram,Y-Morchiashvili,B/EU-ch Batumi/
2002/}) 9... cxd4 10. Qxd4 Be7 (10... Bc5 11. Qd3 d5 12. cxd5 (12. Bg5 $142 $5
$36) 12... Nxd5 13. Qb5+ Qd7 14. Qxd7+ Kxd7 15. Rd1 Kc6 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bf4
Rhe8 18. Kf3 Re4 19. Rac1 f6 20. Be3 a5 21. Rc2 Rae8 22. Bd4 Kd6 23. Bxc5+ $11
{1/2,Chekhov,V-Mochalov,E/Minsk/1981/}) 11. Rd1 O-O 12. b3 Qc7 13. Qd3 a6 14.
Qf3 Rac8 15. Bb2 Rfd8 16. Rac1 Qb8 17. a4 d6 18. Kg1 h6 19. Ba3 Nd7 20. Ne4 Nc5
$11 {Engqvist,T-De Firmian,N/Stockholm/1998/}) (7. b3 Be7 8. Bb2 O-O 9. e3 {
can lead to positions from the A15 index.}) ({An ambitious continuation is the
immediate} 7. e4 {White wants to spare a tempo for Re1 and aims for the
following setup:} d6 8. d4 cxd4 ({It's more difficult to prove any advantage
after} 8... e5 $142 $5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qa4 Bd6 11. Nd5 O-O 12. Bg5 Be7 13.
Rad1 Nd4 $132 {Fridman,D-Totsky,L/Pardubice op/2001/}) 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4
Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Ba3 $1 Qb8 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. Rac1 Bc6 15. h3 a6 16. Bb4 Qb7
17. Qe3 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Rc2 Bf8 20. Rcd2 d5 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. exd5 Nxd5
23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Qf3 $14 {/+/-,Vaganian,R-Hellers,F/New York/
1990/}) 7... Be7 (7... Qc8 $143 8. e4 Nd4 9. e5 {[+]|^} Ng8 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11.
Bxb7 Qxb7 12. Nb5 d3 13. Re3 a6 14. Nc3 Qc7 15. Qa4 Bc5 16. Rxd3 Qxe5 17. Qxd7+
Kf8 18. Rf3 Nf6 19. Qd3 h5 20. Qe2 Qd4 21. d3 h4 22. Be3 $16 {Seppanen,
A-Boikij,I/Turku/1998/}) ({Black can give the position a totally different
character with} 7... d5 $142 $5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 (9... exd5 10. d4 Be7
11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Nh4 Bxh4 13. gxh4 Nd4 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. b4 Ne6 16. bxc5 Nxc5
17. Qd4 Ne6 18. Qb4 f6 19. Bd2 Kf7 20. Rab1 Bc6 21. h5 Rac8 22. Rec1 Rhe8 23.
Rb3 d4 $132 {Stern,R-Thinius,M/BL2N 9899/1999/}) 10. Qa4 Qd7 11. d3 Rd8 12. Bd2
Be7 13. Bc3 O-O 14. Qg4 f6 15. Bh3 Bc8 16. a4 e5 17. Qc4+ Qd5 18. Qxd5+ Rxd5
19. Bg2 Rdd8 20. Rec1 Be6 21. Ng5 Bd5 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. Bxc6 a5 24. Kg2 $11 {
Stangl,M-Anastasian,A/Baden-Baden/1996/}) 8. e4 d6 (8... e5 9. d3 d6 10. Nh4
$14 {|^>>}) 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Rc8 ({Even after the more usual immediate
exchange White can retain a pull in a similar manner as in the above Vaganian
game:} 10... Nxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. b3 Qc7 13. Ba3 $5 (13. Bb2 Rfd8 14. Rad1
Rac8 15. h3 Bc6 16. Kh2 a6 17. Qe3 Ba8 18. Rd2 Nd7 19. Red1 h6 20. f4 Nc5 21.
h4 Rb8 22. Rc1 Nd7 23. Bf3 Rbc8 24. Rcd1 Rb8 25. Rc1 Rbc8 26. Kg2 Qb8 27. Qe2
Bc6 28. Rdc2 Bf6 29. Nd1 b5 $11 {<=>,Kamsky,G-De Firmian,N/Amsterdam/1996/})
13... Rfd8 14. Rad1 Qc6 15. Qe3 Bf8 16. Nb5 Ne8 17. Rd2 a6 18. Nc3 Nf6 19. Red1
Rab8 20. h3 Ba8 21. Bb4 Rd7 22. a4 Qc7 23. Kh2 h6 24. f4 Re8 25. Rd3 $36 {
(),Chuchelov,V-Makarov,M/Berlin/1996/}) 11. b3 (11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Bf4 Qd7 13.
Qe2 O-O 14. Rad1 Rfd8 15. e5 Ne8 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Nb5 Rd7 18. exd6 Nxd6 19.
Bxd6 Bxd6 20. Rxd6 {1/2,Illescas Cordoba,M-Campora,D/ESP -chT Oropesa del Mar/
1996/} Rxd6 21. Nxa7 Qxc4 $11) 11... O-O 12. Ba3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] We have
already indicated above that from a3 the B exerts unpleasant pressure on
Black's setup (><d6), as it prevents Black's N from getting to c5.} (12. Bb2
Qc7 13. Rc1 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qb8 15. Re2 Rfd8 16. Rd1 Bf8 17. h3 Bc6 18. Qe3 Nd7
19. Nb5 a6 20. Nd4 Ba8 21. a4 Re8 22. Rde1 Nc5 23. Kh2 Bb7 24. f4 Rcd8 25. f5
g6 $5 $13 {Hernandez Montalvo,I-Esplana,C/Lima/2000/}) (12. Be3 a6 13. Rc1 Nxd4
14. Bxd4 Nd7 15. Qd2 Qc7 16. Red1 $11 {1/2,Vekshenkov,N-Poluljahov,A/URS-ch sf
Voronezh/1991/}) 12... Qd7 {Black wants to avoid any tactical surprises.} (
12... a6 13. e5 $5 (13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Qd2 {[%cal Ya3b4,Ya1d1] /\Rad1,Bb4+/=
etc.}) 13... Ne8 (13... dxe5 $2 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qxd8 $18) 14. Na4 $36) 13.
Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Nb5 (14. Qd3 a6 15. Bb4 Nd7 $5 {/\Nc5=}) 14... Ra8 15. Qe2 Rfd8
16. Rad1 Ne8 17. Nd4 (17. Rd2 a6 18. Nc3 Bf6 19. Bb2 Nc7 20. f4 Qc5+ 21. Qf2
Rab8 $132) 17... Qc7 18. Nb5 Qc6 19. Nc3 Bf6 20. Rd3 Nc7 21. Nd1 $1 (21. f4 $2
Bxc3 22. Rxc3 Nb5 $1 $17) 21... b5 22. Ne3 $14 {[%cal Re4e5] /\e5 White has
redeployed his N to protect c4 and g2.} bxc4 (22... Qa6 23. Bxd6 (23. Bb4 bxc4
24. Nxc4 d5 $132) 23... Rxd6 24. cxb5 Nxb5 25. Rxd6 Nxd6 26. Qxa6 Bxa6 27. e5
Rd8 28. exf6 gxf6 29. Rd1 $14) 23. Nxc4 d5 24. e5 (24. Na5 Qb6 25. Nxb7 Qxb7
26. exd5 Nxd5 $14 {/= In the game White wants more and tries to profit from
his d6-outpost.}) 24... Bg5 25. Qh5 Bh6 26. Nd6 {[%csl Gd6]} Rd7 27. Rd4 Qc3 $5
(27... Nb5 28. Rc4 $1 Qb6 29. Rg4 Nxd6 (29... Bd2 30. Rd1 Nxd6 (30... Be3 31.
Ne4 $1 Kh8 32. Rxg7 $1 Kxg7 33. Nf6 $18) 31. Rxd2 Nf5 32. Be4 $36) 30. exd6 (
30. Bxd6 Bd2 $13) 30... Kf8 (30... Kh8 $2 31. Qxh6 $1 $16) 31. Bc1 $1 f5 32.
Qxh6 $1 fxg4 (32... gxh6 33. Bxh6+ Ke8 34. Rg8+ Kf7 35. Rg7+ Kf6 36. Rxd7 $18)
33. Qxe6 $40) 28. Red1 Ba6 29. Bb4 Qc2 {[%cal Ra6e2] /\Be2} 30. Bf3 Nb5 (30...
Qg6 31. Qxg6 hxg6 32. Bg4 $16 {/\} Nb5 $2 33. Rxd5 $1) 31. Rg4 Nxd6 32. exd6 (
32. Bxd6 Kh8 $13) 32... Kh8 (32... Kf8 33. Qe5 {[%cal Rb4d2] /\Bd2!}) (32...
Bc1 $5 {/\Bb2~~}) 33. Qe5 {[%csl Rg7] ><g7} Re8 $6 (33... Qxa2 34. Ra1 (34. Bc3
Qxb3 $11) 34... Qxb3 35. Bc3 Bc4 36. Bd1 Qb8 37. Rxg7 (37. Qxg7+ Bxg7 38. Bxg7+
Kg8 39. Bh6+ $11) 37... f6 38. Qxe6 Rxg7 39. Qxf6 Qe8 40. Qxh6 d4 $13) 34. Bd2
$1 f5 (34... f6 35. Qh5 {[%csl Re8][%cal Rd2h6] /\Bh6+/-}) (34... Qf5 35. Qxf5
exf5 36. Rd4 $16 (36. Ra4 $16)) 35. Rd4 $16 {[%csl Re5,Re6] ><e5,e6 White
forced an advance of the Pf7, which crucially weakened Black's [+].} Bxd2 36.
R4xd2 Qc8 $8 (36... Qc6 37. Rxd5) 37. Re1 {[%cal Rd2d5,Rf3d5] /\Rd5,Bd5} Qd8 (
37... Rdd8 $2 38. Bh5 $1 $18) (37... Red8 38. Qxe6 Rxd6 39. Qxc8 Bxc8 40. Rxd5
$1 $16 {/+-}) 38. Rxd5 $6 {Premature, the exchange of B eases Black's defence.}
(38. Bh5 $142 $1 Rf8 39. Qxe6 Rxd6 40. Qe7 $36) (38. Rdd1 Bb7 $5 (38... Rxd6
39. Rxd5 $16) 39. Bxd5 Rxd6 40. Bf3 Rxd1 $132 {/\} 41. Rxd1 $2 Bxf3 $1 42. Rxd8
Rxd8 $19) (38. Bxd5 Rxd6 39. Rdd1 Qb8 $1 $132) 38... Bb7 39. Rd3 Bxf3 40. Rxf3
Rxd6 41. Qc5 Rd1 (41... Qb8 42. Rfe3 Rc8 $14) 42. Rfe3 Qd2 (42... f4 $142 $5
43. gxf4 Rxe1+ 44. Rxe1 Qd2 $132) 43. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 44. Kg2 $14 Qd7 $6 {Passive
defence enables White to penetrate decisively.} (44... f4 $5 45. gxf4 Qg4+ 46.
Rg3 Qxf4 47. Qxa7 $14) 45. Rc3 h6 (45... e5 $5) 46. Qc6 Qe7 $2 (46... Qxc6+ 47.
Rxc6 Re7 $16) 47. Rd3 Qf8 48. Rd7 e5 (48... a5 49. Ra7 $18) 49. Rxa7 e4 (49...
Kh7 50. Qd5 $18) 50. Qg6 $18 {[%cal Ra7f7,Rf7g7] /\Rf7,Rg7} f4 51. Rxg7 f3+ 52.
Kh3 (52. Kh3 Qxg7 53. Qxe8+ Kh7 54. Qxe4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Ruck, Robert"]
[Black "Markus, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hungary"]
[BlackTeam "Yugoslavia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "HUN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Re8 (12... Nbd7 13. f4 (13. g4 Nc5
14. f3 h6 $11 {achieves nothing at all.}) 13... h5 $5 {is currently a popular
choice, but the text-move is playable as well.}) 13. f4 Nbd7 {Black plays the
main move, the alternative} (13... Bf8 $5 {can give the game an independent
character.}) 14. g4 (14. Bf2 h6 $5 15. b3 Rac8 $13) 14... h6 $2 {However, here
Markus chooses an inferior continuation, something which has been known for
quite some time.} (14... Nf8 15. g5 N6d7 16. b3 $14 {is rather passive,}) (
14... g6 15. g5 Nh5 16. f5 $1 $36 {is probably also not ideal, but after the
best continuation}) (14... Nc5 15. Bf2 g6 $14 {/~~<=> Black still holds his
own.}) 15. g5 $1 {[%mdl 128] This direct attacking plan is very dangerous.} (
15. h4 $143 $6 Nc5 16. Bf2 d5 $1 $36 17. e5 Nfe4 18. cxd5 Nxf2 19. Kxf2 Bxh4+
20. Ke3 Bxe1 21. Qxe1 exd5 22. b4 Qd7 $1 $19 {Iskusnyh,S-Shipov,S/RUS-chT/1998/
}) 15... hxg5 16. fxg5 Nh7 17. g6 Nhf8 (17... Nhf6 $143 18. Bh3 Nf8 19. gxf7+
Kxf7 20. Rf1 Bc8 (20... Qd7 21. Nd5 $40) 21. Qh5+ g6 22. Qh6 Bd7 23. Rf2 Rac8
24. Rcf1 Qd8 25. Qh8 {1-0,Abhau,J-Busche,S/OL-SW/2002/}) 18. gxf7+ Kxf7 19. Nd5
$1 {[%mdl 512] A powerful sacrifice. Black's position is fundamentally sound,
so White should act energetically:} (19. Bh3 Bf6 20. Rc2 Ne5 21. Rf1 Kg8 22.
Rg2 Qe7 $13 {Fioramonti,H-Thesing,M/Odessa/1990/}) (19. Nce2 Bf6 20. Nf4 Nc5 (
20... Ne5 $142 21. Nh5 Nfd7 $132) 21. Nh5 Nfd7 22. Rf1 Ne5 23. Nxf6 gxf6 24.
Qh5+ Kg8 25. Bh6 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 Bxe4 {Roktim,B-Mortazavi,A/BCF-ch Hove/1997/}
27. Rxf6 $40) ({The preliminary} 19. Rf1+ {is also possible, but somewhat less
convincing:} Kg8 $142 (19... Bf6 20. e5 $1 dxe5 (20... Bxg2 21. exf6 Bxf1 22.
Qh5+ Ng6 (22... g6 23. Qh8 Nxf6 24. Rxf1 $18) 23. Rxf1 Ndf8 (23... Nxf6 24.
Rxf6+ $1 Kxf6 25. Nd5+ $1 exd5 26. Qf5+ Ke7 27. Bg5#) 24. fxg7+ Kxg7 25. Ne4 $1
$18 {->}) 21. Ndb5 axb5 22. Nxb5 Qb8 23. Bxb7 Rxa2 24. Nd6+ $18) 20. Nd5 exd5
21. cxd5 Qd8 (21... Qb8 22. Nc6 Bxc6 23. dxc6 Ne5 24. Qd5+ (24. Bh3 Bd8 $1 25.
Bd7 Bc7 $13) 24... Kh8 25. c7 $40) 22. Nc6 Bxc6 (22... Bg5 23. Nxd8 Bxe3+ 24.
Kh1 Raxd8 25. Rc7 Bc8 26. Bh3 {Vaganian,R-Ionescu,C/Sochi/1986/} Ne5 27. Bxc8
Rxc8 28. Rxc8 Rxc8 29. Qe2 Bd4 30. Rd1 $16 {Vaganian}) 23. dxc6 Ne5 (23... Nc5
24. Qd5+ Nce6 (24... Kh8 25. c7 Qxc7 26. b4 $16) 25. c7 Qd7 26. Bxb6 $36) 24.
Qd5+ Kh8 25. c7 $36) 19... Qd8 $6 {Now Black will be clearly worse without any
material to suffer for.} ({A better practical chance was} 19... exd5 20. cxd5
Qb8 $5 (20... Qd8 21. Nc6 $1 (21. Ne6 Nxe6 $2 (21... Qb8 $8 {is certainly
risky, but it's a better practical chance.}) 22. dxe6+ Kg8 (22... Kxe6 23. Bh3+
Kf7 24. Qh5+ g6 25. Qh7+ (25. Rf1+ $1 {mates faster.}) 25... Kf6 26. Rf1+ Ke5
27. Bf4+ Kd4 28. Rfd1+ Kxe4 29. Qxg6+ Kxf4 30. Qg4+ {1-0 Pogorelov,R-Rodriguez
Lopez,R/Mondariz 1999/EXT 2000 (30)}) 23. exd7 Qxd7 24. Bxb6 $16) 21... Bxc6
22. dxc6 Ne5 (22... Nc5 23. e5 $1 $40 {/\} dxe5 24. Bd5+ Kg6 25. Rxc5 $1 bxc5
26. Qc2+ $18) 23. Bh3 $1 Bg5 $8 (23... Qc7 $2 24. Qb3+ $18) 24. Qh5+ Kg8 (24...
g6 25. Rf1+ Bf6 26. Qh8 $18) 25. c7 Bxe3+ 26. Rxe3 Qf6 27. c8=Q $16 {/+-}) 21.
Nc6 $1 (21. Ne6 $143 Bf6 22. Bh3 Nc5 23. Bxc5 bxc5 24. Rf1 Nxe6 25. dxe6+ Ke7
26. e5 Rh8 27. exf6+ gxf6 28. Qa4 Qc7 29. Qf4 Rag8+ $17 {Srebrnic,A-Sakelsek,T/
Ptuj/2002/}) 21... Bxc6 22. dxc6 Ne5 23. Qd5+ (23. Bh3 $5) 23... Ne6 24. Rf1+
Bf6 25. c7 $44) 20. Nxe7 (20. Nf4 $5 $16 {-> Pogorelov}) 20... Qxe7 21. Nf3 $1
Nh7 $6 (21... Kg8 $1 22. Bg5 (22. Ng5 $36) 22... Nf6 23. Qd4 $5 $16 {[%csl Rb6,
Rd6] ><d6,b6} (23. e5 dxe5 24. Nxe5 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 N8d7 $14)) 22. Ng5+ $1 Nxg5
23. Qh5+ g6 24. Qxg5 Rg8 ({After} 24... Qxg5 $142 $8 25. Bxg5 $16 {[%csl Rd6]
[%cal Re1f1,Re1d1] /+-,><d6,Rf1,Red1 Black can't effectively protect the
crucial d6-pawn, e.g.} Ne5 26. Red1 Kg8 (26... Red8 27. Bxd8 Rxd8 28. c5 $1 $18
) 27. Rxd6 Nf7 28. Rxb6 $18 {But the text-move is even worse.}) 25. Rf1+ Ke8
26. Qxe7+ Kxe7 27. Bg5+ Ke8 28. Rcd1 $18 {Black not only loses a P, but will
remain completely paralyzed.} Rc8 29. Rxd6 Rc6 30. Rfd1 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 e5 32. b4
Rg7 33. Bh3 (33. h4 $18 {leads to the game position and was just as good.})
33... Rh7 (33... Bxe4 34. Re6+ Kf8 (34... Kf7 35. Re7+ Kg8 36. Rxg7+ Kxg7 37.
Bxd7 $18) 35. Bh6 $18) 34. Bg2 (34. Be6 Bxe4 35. c5 $1 $18) 34... Rg7 35. h4 a5
36. a3 axb4 37. axb4 Ba8 38. Bh3 $22 {[%cal Rc4c6,Rd6e6] /\c5-c6,Re6} Rf7 39.
Re6+ Kf8 40. Bh6+ (40. Bh6+ Kg8 41. Re8+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Prague Chip"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Re1 d5 $1 (7...
O-O 8. e4 Nc6 9. e5 Ne8 (9... Ng4 $6 10. h3 Nh6 11. d4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13.
Kxg2 cxd4 14. Qxd4 Nf5 15. Qe4 d6 16. Bf4 dxe5 17. Bxe5 Nd6 18. Qf4 Bxe5 19.
Rxe5 e6 20. Rd1 Qc7 21. Re4 $1 $16 {Lobron,E-Makarichev,S,EU Cup f 1991-CBM 23}
) 10. d4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 cxd4 13. Qxd4 d6 14. Bf4 dxe5 15. Qxd8
Rxd8 16. Bxe5 f6 (16... Bxe5 $5 17. Rxe5 e6 $132) 17. Bf4 e5 18. Be3 Rc8 $5 (
18... Nd6 19. b3 Rf7 20. Rad1 Rfd7 21. Rd5 $1 $16 {[+],Lobron,E-Olafsson,H,New
York op 1989-CBM 12}) 19. b3 f5 $13 {1/2:1/2,Von Gleich,A-Vegh,E,Sankt
Augustin 1990-EXP 20}) (7... d6 8. e4 e5 $5 {N} (8... Nbd7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4
Rb8 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 a6 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Rac1 Ba8 $14 {Lobron,E-Appel,R,
Deutschland Cup 1989-CBM 16}) 9. d3 O-O 10. Rf1 Nc6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6
13. Ne1 Nd4 $10 {Setterqvist,K-Svensson,B,SVE-ch 1991-TD 91_06}) (7... Ne4 $5
8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. d3 Bb7 10. Rb1 O-O 11. a3 d5 12. Nd2 $5 Qd7 13. b4 dxc4 14.
Bxb7 Qxb7 15. Nxc4 Nd7 {Begun,F-Ikonnikov,V,URS-chT Azov-CBM 25} 16. Be3 $36)
8. d4 $5 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qa4+ Nd7 $10) 8... dxc4 $5 {N} (8... O-O 9. dxc5 dxc4
10. Qa4 Qc8 11. Qxc4 Nbd7 12. Be3 Nxc5 13. Rac1 Nce4 14. Qb3 Qe8 15. Ng5 $14 {
Ekstrom,R-Dizdarevic,E,Grand Prix-Suisse 1990-CBM 17}) 9. Qa4+ (9. dxc5 Qxd1
10. Rxd1 Ne4 $1 11. Nxe4 (11. Nb5 Na6 12. cxb6 axb6 13. Nd2 $6 O-O-O $1 $36)
11... Bxe4 12. Nd2 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Nd7 $5 14. cxb6 Nxb6 $10) 9... Nbd7 (9... Qd7
10. Qxc4 {P e5+-}) 10. dxc5 Qc8 $8 (10... O-O $2 11. c6 Nc5 12. cxb7 Nxa4 13.
bxa8=Q Qxa8 14. Nxa4 $18) 11. Qxc4 (11. cxb6 axb6 12. Qb4 Qc5 $10) 11... Qxc5 (
11... Nxc5 {P} 12. Be3 Nce4 $5 $10) 12. Qh4 O-O 13. e4 $1 (13. Bh6 $2 Bxh6 14.
Qxh6 Ng4 $19) (13. Be3 Qh5 $10) 13... Rac8 14. Be3 (14. e5 $2 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 (
15. exf6 Bxf6) 15... Nxe5 $17) 14... Qh5 $6 (14... Qa5 15. Bh6 (15. Rad1 Rc4 $5
$132) 15... Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 $10) (14... Qb4 15. e5 Qxb2 (15...
Qxh4 $2 16. Nxh4 Bxg2 17. exf6 $18) 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Ng5 Bxg5 $8 18. Bxg5 Bxg2
19. Na4 Qb5 20. Kxg2 Rc4 21. Qh6 Qxa4 22. Bxe7 $146) 15. Qxh5 Nxh5 16. Rad1
Rfd8 17. Bg5 $1 $14 Bf6 (17... f6 $2 18. Bh3 $1 $16) 18. Bxf6 Ndxf6 (18...
Nhxf6 19. e5 Ne8 20. e6 $16) 19. e5 Rxd1 $5 (19... Ne8 20. Nd4 $14 {@}) (19...
Nd5 20. Nb5 a6 21. Nbd4 $14 {@}) 20. Rxd1 Ng4 21. e6 $5 (21. Rd7 $2 Bxf3 22.
Bxf3 Nxe5 $19) (21. Re1 Rc5 (21... Ng7 $5 22. h3 Nh6 23. Rd1 Ne6 24. Rd7 Rc7
$10) 22. e6 f5 $13) 21... fxe6 22. Ng5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nhf6 (23... Rf8 24. Nce4
Nhf6 25. Nxf6+ (25. Nxe6 $6 Nxe4 26. Nxf8 Kxf8 27. Rd8+ Kf7 28. f3 Ne3+ $15)
25... exf6 (25... Rxf6 26. Ne4 $16) 26. Nxe6 Re8 $14) 24. Nxe6 Ne5 25. Rd8+
Rxd8 26. Nxd8 $14 {<->e7} Kf8 27. Ne6+ Ke8 28. Nd4 Kd7 29. Kf1 (29. f4 Nd3 30.
b3 e5 $10) 29... Nd3 30. b3 e5 31. Nf3 Ke6 32. Ke2 Nc5 {P ce4} 33. Ng5+ $5 (33.
b4 Nce4 34. Nb5 Nd5 $10) 33... Kf5 34. h4 Ne6 (34... h6 35. Nf7 $14) 35. Nxe6
Kxe6 36. Kd3 a6 37. Ne4 $138 (37. Na4 $5 Nd5 38. a3 $14) 37... Nxe4 $8 38. Kxe4
Kd6 39. g4 (39. b4 b5 $10) 39... Ke6 40. a3 (40. h5 gxh5 $1 (40... Kd6 $2 41.
hxg6 hxg6 42. f4 exf4 43. Kxf4 Ke6 44. Kg5 Kf7 45. Kh6 Kf6 46. a3 $18) 41. gxh5
h6 42. a4 (42. b4 b5 43. a3 Kf6 44. Kd5 Kf5 45. Kc6 Kf4 46. Kd5 (46. Kb6 $2 Kf3
47. Kxa6 Kxf2 $19) 46... Kf5 $10) 42... a5 43. f3 Kf6 $10 44. Kd5 $2 Kf5 45.
Kc6 Kf4 46. Kxb6 Kxf3 $19) 40... Kd6 $138 (40... b5 41. b4 Kd6 42. h5 Ke6 $10)
41. h5 (41. f4 exf4 42. Kxf4 h6 $1 $8 (42... Ke6 43. Kg5 Kf7 44. Kh6 Kg8 45. a4
$1 (45. b4 $2 b5 46. h5 gxh5 47. Kxh5 Kg7 48. g5 Kf7 49. Kh6 Kg8 50. g6 hxg6
51. Kxg6 Kf8 52. Kf6 Ke8 53. Ke6 Kd8 54. Kd6 a5 $10) 45... a5 46. h5 gxh5 47.
Kxh5 Kg7 48. g5 $18) 43. h5 gxh5 44. gxh5 Ke6 45. Ke4 b5 46. b4 (46. Kd4 $2 Kf6
47. Kc5 Kg5 48. Kb6 Kxh5 49. Kxa6 Kg4 50. Kxb5 h5 $19) 46... Kf6 47. Kf4 $10)
41... Ke6 $10 42. a4 (42. hxg6 hxg6 43. f4 exf4 44. Kxf4 Kf6 $10) 42... a5 43.
hxg6 (43. f3 gxh5 44. gxh5 h6 $10) 43... hxg6 44. f4 (44. f3 g5 $10) 44... exf4
45. Kxf4 Kf6 $10 46. g5+ Ke6 (46... Kf7 47. Ke5 Ke7 $10) 47. Ke4 Kd6 48. Kd4
Ke6 49. Ke4 Kd6 50. Kd4 Ke6 51. Kc4 Kd6 52. Kb5 Kc7 53. Kc4 (53. b4 axb4 54.
Kxb4 Kc6 55. Kc4 Kd6 56. Kb5 Kc7 $10 57. Ka6 $2 Kc6 58. Ka7 b5 $1 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.28"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 a6 10. Rfd1 (10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 {is the more usual continuation,
by creating direct pressure against the קd6 White wants to disrupt the
coordination of Black's forces and exchange the Bb7. However, after} ({the
other alternative is} 11. Qd3 Qc7 12. Rad1 Be7 13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Nc6 $11)
11... O-O 12. Rfd1 Be7 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 $11 {Anand,V (2785)-Adams,M 
(2737) Sofia Mtel Masters 2005 (5) 1/2 /+/=,^- White's edge is only very
slight and can be neutralized - see 2 recent games by Adams.}) 10... Nbd7 11.
Qd2 ({The direct} 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Na4 Rb8 13. c5 $6 {is dubious due to} dxc5
14. Qe5 Bd5 15. e4 Nxe4 16. Qxg7 Bf6 17. Qh6 Qe7 $1 18. Rac1 Rb7 19. h4 Nd6 20.
g4 Rg8 21. Qf4 Kf8 22. g5 Bh8 23. Nc3 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Rd7 25. Kf1 Bd4 $17 {
Fancsy,I-Kalesis,N/Budapest/1994/}) 11... O-O (11... Rc8 12. Bf4 {/\} e5 $6 13.
Be3 Bxf3 (13... Rxc4 14. Nxe5 $16) 14. exf3 Rxc4 15. Qe2 b5 16. a4 $36) 12. Bf4
Ne8 13. Rac1 (13. Ng5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rc8 15. b3 Rc6 16. Rac1 h6 17. Nf3 Qa8 $132
18. Kg1 {1/2,Yermolinsky,A-Adams,M/FIDE WCh/2000/}) (13. e4 {leads to typical
Hedgehog positions, resembling the Uhlmann line (e4,Qe3,Nd4) after} Qc7 14.
Rac1 Rc8 (14... Rd8 $143 15. b3 Nc5 16. Qe2 Nf6 17. e5 $1 dxe5 18. Qxe5 Qc8 19.
Qc7 Rd7 20. Qxc8 Rxc8 21. Ne5 $36 {Schmidt,W-Kruszynski,W/Katowice/1992/}) 15.
b3 Ne5 $5 16. Qe2 Nf6 17. Nd4 Rfe8 18. h3 Qb8 19. Be3 Bf8 20. Re1 Ned7 $11 21.
Bg5 $6 h6 22. Bd2 Qa8 23. Kh2 g6 24. f4 Bg7 25. Nf3 Rcd8 26. Rcd1 Nc5 $132 {
Wojtkiewicz,A-Adianto,U/Las Vegas/2000/}) 13... Rc8 ({An approximately
equivalent alternative is} 13... Qc7 14. b3 Rd8 15. Ne1 (15. h4 Ne5 16. Qc2
Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Bxf3 18. exf3 h6 19. Rd3 Nf6 20. Rcd1 b5 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. fxe4
bxc4 23. bxc4 Qc6 $11 {Gritsak,O-Ftacnik,L/Koszalin op/1999/}) 15... Bxg2 16.
Nxg2 Qb7 17. Qe3 (17. a4 Nc5 18. Qc2 a5 19. Be3 (19. e4 $5 {()}) 19... f5 20.
Bxc5 $6 bxc5 21. e4 Bg5 22. Rb1 f4 23. Rd3 Qf7 24. Rf3 Qg6 25. Rd1 Rd7 26. Ne2
Rdf7 $36 {Ftacnik,L-Adianto,U/San Francisco/1991/}) 17... Ndf6 18. Qf3 Rd7 19.
Qxb7 Rxb7 20. a4 h6 21. f3 g5 22. Be3 Nd7 23. Ne1 f5 24. Nc2 Ng7 25. Bf2 Rc8
26. e4 f4 27. Ne2 Nc5 28. Rb1 fxg3 29. Nxg3 Nd7 30. Ne1 Ne5 $11 {Romanishin,
O-Brodsky,M/Kherson/1989/}) 14. b3 Nc5 (14... Rc7 15. Ng5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qa8+
17. Kg1 Ndf6 18. Qd3 Qb7 19. Nge4 Rd7 20. Qf3 Kh8 (20... Nxe4 $142 $11 {/+/=})
21. Rd3 b5 $6 22. Nxf6 gxf6 23. cxb5 axb5 24. e4 $36 {Chuchelov,V-Wukits,R/ECC
Rethymnon/2003/}) (14... h6 15. e4 Qc7 16. h4 Qb8 17. g4 $6 (17. Qe2 $142)
17... Nc5 (17... Ne5 $143 18. g5 hxg5 19. hxg5 g6 20. Nh2 Bc6 21. Be3 $36 {
>>1/2,Badea,B-Ionescu,C/ROM-ch Predeal/1988/}) 18. e5 Qa8 19. exd6 Nxd6 20.
Bxd6 {Georgiev,Kir-Sokolov,A/Leningrad/1987/} Rcd8 $1 21. Qf4 Bxd6 22. Rxd6
Rxd6 23. Qxd6 Bxf3 24. Qg3 Bxg2 25. Qxg2 Qd8 $15) 15. Ng5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 h6 17.
Nge4 Nb7 $5 $146 {[%cal Rf7f5][%mdl 40] /\f5-+ Typical Hedgehog strategy.
Black doesn't want to exchange too many pieces, which can sometimes complicate
the defence of his b6- and d6-pawns. Instead, he leaves White's N exposed in
the centre.} (17... Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Rc6 19. f3 Qc8 20. g4 (20. a4 $142 $5 f5 21.
Nf2) 20... b5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Qa5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Qb7 24. Be3 f5 25. gxf5 Rxf5
26. Qb6 Qxb6 27. Bxb6 b4 $11 {Beckhuis,G-Schulze,U/BL2S 0102/2001/}) 18. Qd3 {
[%mdl 512] Ivanchuk decides to sacrifice a piece to lure Black out from his
defensive bastions, but objectively it gives White nothing.} (18. f3 Qc7 {
/\Qc6~~}) (18. g4 $5) 18... f5 19. Nd2 g5 $5 {Nisipeanu accepts the challenge,
but he was by no means forced to do so.} ({After} 19... Nc5 20. Qf3 (20. Qc2
Bf6 21. b4 Nd7 $13) 20... g5 21. Be3 {he can already repeat moves with} (21. b4
gxf4 22. bxc5 Rxc5 23. gxf4 Kh7 $13 {/=/+}) 21... g4 22. Qf4 Bg5 23. Qd4 Bf6
$11) 20. Be3 f4 $1 ({Consistent, after} 20... Qc7 21. f3 Nc5 22. Qc2 {[%csl
Rf5,Rg5,Rh6] Black must always think about his shaky >>.}) 21. Bd4 (21. Qe4
fxe3 22. Qxe6+ Kg7 23. Qxe3 Nf6 $15) (21. Qg6+ Ng7 22. Bd4 e5 {-21.Bd4}) 21...
e5 22. Bxb6 Qxb6 23. Nd5 Qd8 24. Qg6+ Ng7 25. Qxh6 {White has 2P for the B and
chances to harass Black's K, but after the following move it transpires his Q
is isolated and he can't well avoid an _|_.} (25. Ne4 Nc5 $5 26. Nxc5 dxc5 27.
Qxh6 (27. Nf6+ Rxf6 28. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $15) 27... Qd6 28. Qh3 e4 $15) 25... Kf7 $1
(25... Nc5 26. b4 $44 {[%cal Yd2e4] /\Ne4|^}) 26. Qh3 Nc5 (26... Rh8 27. Qg4
Nc5 {would probably only transpose into the game after} 28. b4 Qd7) 27. b4 Rh8
28. Qg4 Qd7 $1 29. h3 $5 {White doesn't want to let Black activate his Ng7
after} (29. Qxd7 Nxd7 30. Ne4 Nf5 $5 {/\} 31. Nxe7 Kxe7 32. Nxg5 Rcg8 $36)
29... Qxg4 30. hxg4 Na4 (30... Nce6 $142 $5 {[%cal Ye6d4,Yg7e8,Ye8c7] /\Nd4,
Ne8-c7=/+}) 31. Rh1 Ke6 32. Rxh8 Rxh8 33. Rb1 $1 {[%cal Rb1b3,Rb3a3] /
\Rb3-a3<=>} Bd8 34. Ne4 $44 Nb6 (34... Kd7 35. Rb3 Nb6 36. Nxb6+ Bxb6 37. Nxg5
Rc8 38. Rc3 $13) 35. Nxb6 Bxb6 36. Nxg5+ Ke7 37. c5 $1 Bc7 (37... dxc5 $143 $6
38. bxc5 $36 Bxc5 $2 39. Rb7+ Kf8 (39... Kf6 40. Ne4+ $18) 40. Rb8+ Ne8 41.
Ne6+ $18) 38. gxf4 exf4 39. cxd6+ Bxd6 40. b5 a5 {Black still tries to keep
some P on the board, but his chances for an edge are gone.} (40... axb5 41.
Rxb5 Ne6 $11) 41. b6 Ne6 42. Nxe6 Kxe6 43. Rb5 a4 44. b7 a3 45. g5 Kd7 46. Rb3
Kc6 (46... Kc7 47. g6 Kb8 48. Rd3 $1 $11) 47. g6 Rg8 48. Kf3 $11 {[%csl Ra3]
Black can't improve his position without exchanging the Pa3, after that White
even in the worst case always has e3, swapping Black's last P and reaching a
theoretically drawn _|_.} Bb8 49. Rxa3 Kxb7 50. Rb3+ Ka7 {Prudently accepts
the perpetual.} (50... Kc8 $6 51. Rb6 $14) (50... Kc6 51. Rb1 {[%cal Yb1g1] /
\Rg1|^}) 51. Ra3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Filippov, Valerij"]
[Black "Makarichev, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Belov} Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 (6. b3 Bg7 7.
Bb2 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Nc3 Nbd7 11. Nd5 Rc8 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. Rfd1
Rc5 14. Rac1 Qa8 15. h3 Re8 16. Qe3 Rh5 17. Qc3 Qc8 18. Qe1 Rxh3 $1 19. Bxh3
Qxh3 20. Qf1 Qh5 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nh2 Qa5 $44 {Nadera,B-Adianto,U/Genting zt/
1995/}) 6... Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 (9. Be3 $5 Nbd7 10. Rac1 Nc5 (
10... O-O $142 11. Qh4 Rc8 $132) 11. Rfd1 Ne6 12. Qh4 Qc8 13. Nd5 h6 14. Nd4
Kf8 15. Nb5 {[%cal Rd5e7] /\Ne7!} Qd7 16. Nbc3 Rd8 17. b3 Kg8 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19.
Qxe4 Rb8 20. Qh4 Re8 21. b4 g5 22. Qe4 Nd8 23. Qd3 Nc6 24. Qa3 Kh7 25. b5 Na5
26. c5 $1 $16 {Gavrikov,V-Ballmann,M/SUI-chT/1995/}) (9. Be3 $5 {Belov}) 9...
Nbd7 10. b3 O-O (10... Rc8 11. Bb2 a6 12. Qe3 O-O 13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rc5 15.
f3 Qb8 16. a3 Re8 17. Qd2 Qb7 18. Nc2 $13 {1/2/Janjgava,L-Gurevich,D/Geneva op/
1995/}) 11. Bb2 Ne4 (11... Rc8 12. Rac1 (12. Qe3 Nc5 13. Bh3 Ncd7 14. Rac1 Rc5
15. Bg2 Re8 16. Nd4 Ng4 17. Qf4 $6 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Ndf6 19. Qf3 e5 $1 20. Ndb5 e4
21. Qf4 Rf5 22. Qxf5 gxf5 23. Nxd6 Qd7 24. Nxe8 Qxe8 $19 {Ionov,S-Makarichev,S/
RUS-ch Elista/1995/}) 12... Rc5 $5 (12... a6 13. Qe3 Re8 14. h3 (14. Ba1 {Belov
} Rc5 15. a4 Qa8 16. Ne1 Rf5 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 $132 {Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/
London-Leningrad/1986/0,5/32/}) 14... Bc6 15. Nd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qc7 17. Ba1 Qb8
$10 {Rotstein,A-Adams,M/Wijk aan Zee op/1993/0:1/39/}) 13. Qd2 (13. Ne1 Bxg2
14. Nxg2 Nd5 15. Qd2 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Nf6 18. f3 Qc7 19. e4 b5 20.
Rdc1 Rc8 21. Ne3 Qa5 22. Kg2 bxc4 23. Nxc4 Qa6 24. R3c2 d5 $10 {Andersson,
U-Portisch,L/Reykjavik WCup/1991/}) 13... Qa8 14. Ne1 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Ne4 16.
Nxe4 $10 {1/2/Polgar,Zsu-Stohl,I/Morava A/1991/}) (11... a6 12. Qd3 $6 Nc5 13.
Qd2 b5 14. Nd5 Nce4 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Qc2 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 bxc4 18. bxc4 Rb8 19.
Qd4 Qc7 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Rxd2 Rc8 $36 {Jakovljevic,V-Marinkovic,
I/YUG-chT/1994/}) 12. Qe3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxc3 (13... Nf6 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Ne1
Qd7 16. Nd3 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nd5 18. cxd5 Bxc3 19. h4 {Andersson,V-Partos.A/Biel
izt/1985/1:0/33/} h5 20. Qe4 Rc7 21. Nf4 Be5 22. Nd3 Bc3 23. Nf4 Be5 24. Rxc7
Qxc7 25. Nd3 Qc2 26. Rc1 Qxa2 27. Nxe5 dxe5 28. Qxe5 $16 {Andersson,U-Partos,C/
Biel izt/1985/}) 14. Qxc3 Rc8 {[%cal Rb6b5] /\b5|^} (14... Nf6 $142 $5 15. Nd4
Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qd7 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Qf3 Rfd8 19. Rc2 Rc5 {1/2/Zhidkov,
V-Gofstein,L/Kiev/1989/}) 15. Qe3 (15. Nd4 {Belov} Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nf6 $10) 15...
Rc5 (15... Re8 16. Bh3 $1 $14) (15... Nf6 16. Rd4 $14 {[%csl Rg7,Rh6] ׻}) 16.
Rd4 a5 $6 {[%csl Rb5] ><b5} (16... Ne5 17. Ng5 $1 $36) (16... Nf6 17. b4 $1 (
17. Rad1 {Belov} Qc7 18. Rh4 Rc8 $2 (18... h5 19. Qh6 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Rc8 $14)
19. Qh6 Qd8 20. Ng5 Bxg2 21. Nxh7 $18) 17... Rc7 (17... Rh5 $2 18. g4 $18) 18.
Rh4 $40) (16... Re8 $5 $14) 17. Rad1 Nf6 18. Rh4 Qc7 $2 (18... Rh5 19. Rxh5
Nxh5 20. Qh6 Bxf3 (20... Nf6 21. Ng5 $16) 21. Bxf3 Nf6 22. Rd4 $36) (18... h5
$142 19. Qh6 Ng4 (19... Bxf3 20. Bxf3 {[%cal Rg3g4] /\g4}) 20. Rxg4 hxg4 21.
Ng5 Rxg5 $8 22. Qxg5 Bc8 $1 $14 {[%cal Yg8g7,Yf8h8,Yh8h5] /\Kg7,Rh8-h5} (22...
Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qd7 24. Rd4 $16)) (18... h5 $142 $14 {Belov}) 19. Qh6 $1 $40 {
[%cal Rf3g5] /\Ng5 The h6-square is an ideal attacking post for White's Q,
from here it can't be dislodged. (and it will decide the game)} Bxf3 $8 (19...
Rh5 {Belov} 20. Rxh5 Nxh5 21. Ng5 Nf6 22. Rd4 Bxg2 (22... Rc8 23. Rh4) 23. Rh4
Rc8 24. Nxh7 Nh5 25. Ng5 e6 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Kxg2 $18) (19... Rc8 20. Ng5 $36)
20. Bxf3 {Black's Nf6 is pinned to defend h7, White's Bishop with the help of
the g-pawn concludes the attack effectively.} Re5 (20... g5 21. Rh3 {[%cal
Rf3e4] /\Be4} Re5 22. g4 {-20...Re5}) (20... Rc8 {Belov} 21. g4 g5 22. Rh3 Re5
23. Rd4 Qc5 24. Be4 Rxe4 25. Rxe4 $18) 21. g4 $1 g5 22. Rh3 d5 (22... Re8 23.
Rd5 $1 Kh8 (23... Rxd5 24. Bxd5 $18) 24. Rxe5 dxe5 25. Be4 $1 Qd7 26. Bxh7
Qxg4+ 27. Kf1 $18) (22... Qc5 $142 23. Rd5 (23. e3 {Belov} Qa3 (23... Rc8 24.
Rd4 Qa3 25. Be4 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Qc1+ 27. Kg2 $18) 24. Rd5 Qc1+ 25. Kg2 Qb2 $13 (
25... Rxd5 26. Be4 $18)) 23... Rxd5 24. Bxd5 (24. cxd5 Qc1+ 25. Kg2 Qf4 26. e3
Qe5 $17) (24. Be4 Rd1+ 25. Kg2 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Nxg4+ $19) 24... Qd4 25. Qxg5+
Kh8 26. Qh6 $1 Rg8 27. Bf3 $16) 23. Rxd5 $1 e6 (23... Rxd5 {Belov} 24. Be4 $1
Rd1+ 25. Kg2 Rfd8 26. Bxh7+ Kh8 27. Bg6+ Kg8 28. Qh8#) 24. Be4 $1 (24. Be4 exd5
(24... Rxe4 25. Rxg5+ (25. Rxg5+ Kh8 26. Qxf6#)) (24... Nxe4 {Belov} 25. Qxh7#)
25. Bxh7+ Kh8 26. Qxf6# (26. Qxf8+ Ng8 27. Bxg8#)) 1-0

[Event "Athens Acropolis"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2003.09.01"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Black "Schmaltz, Roland"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2003.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 a6 8. e4 d6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. f4 h5 $5 (13... Rfe8 14.
g4 (14. f5 Bd8 $132) 14... Nc5 15. Bf2 {is the main line.}) 14. h3 Rfe8 15. Bf2
g6 {A useful waiting move, which Black needs anyway to free his Nf6 from the
protection of the Ph5. Also after a possible e5 advance White won't have Nf5.}
(15... Bf8 16. Qe2 (16. Nf3 Rac8 (16... Rad8 $5) 17. Nd2 g6 18. Qe2 Bg7 (18...
Bh6 $142 $13) 19. e5 dxe5 20. fxe5 Nh7 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Nf3 Qc6 23. b3 Red8
24. h4 Nhf8 25. Bd4 Qc7 26. Kg2 $14 {Damljanovic,B-Zivanic,M/Belgrade/2002/
This type of positions is advantageous for White, who can play both on the >>
(<->f), or against the ><b6.}) 16... g6 17. e5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nh7 (18... dxe5
$143 19. fxe5 Nh7 20. Nf3 Rac8 21. Rcd1 Bb4 22. Rd4 Qb7 23. Red1 Nc5 24. Qe3
Bxc3 25. bxc3 Na4 26. Rd7 Rc7 27. Rd8 $36 {Rahman,Z-Nisipeanu,L/Bled olm/2002/}
) 19. Nf3 Rac8 20. b3 dxe5 21. fxe5 Red8 22. Bd4 Nc5 23. Rcd1 Be7 24. Qe3 Qc6
25. Kh2 Rd7 26. Bxc5 Bxc5 27. Qe4 Qxe4 28. Nxe4 Rcd8 29. Rxd7 Rxd7 30. Kg2 $14
{Gelfand,B-Ljubojevic,L/Belgrade/1997/}) 16. Nd5 $5 {[%mdl 576] White decides
for a sharp change of the character of the position. This typical sacrifice is
rare in this concrete position.} (16. Qd2 Bf8 17. b3 Rad8 18. Nf3 Qb8 19. Ng5
Ba8 20. Qe2 Nh7 21. Nf3 Bg7 22. Rc2 Nhf6 23. Ng5 Nh7 24. Nxh7 Kxh7 25. Be3 Bc6
26. Qf2 Kg8 27. Bd4 Bh6 28. b4 b5 $132 {Foisor,C-Caravan,M/ROM-chW/Sovata/1998/
(46)}) (16. Nf3 Bf8 17. b3 (17. Nd2 Rad8 18. Qe2 Qb8 19. Qf1 Bh6 20. Be3 Bg7
21. Rcd1 Rc8 22. Bf2 Red8 23. Qe2 Nh7 24. Rc1 Bh6 25. Be3 Bg7 26. Red1 Nhf6 27.
g4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Re8 29. g5 Nh7 $13 {Kolev,A-Matamoros Franco,C/Mondariz
Balneario/2002/ (46)}) 17... Rac8 18. Qd2 (18. Qe2 $142) 18... Qb8 19. Ng5 Ba8
20. Qe2 $13 {1/2,Agrest,E-Nielsen,P/EU-ch Ohrid/2001/}) (16. Bf3 Bf8 17. b3
Rac8 (17... e5 18. Nd5 Qd8 $132) (17... Bh6 $5 {/\e5~~}) 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5
Nh7 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Nf3 $14 {1/2,Ionescu,M-Soltanici,R/Satu Mare/2002/}) ({
Yet untested, but natural seems to be} 16. e5 dxe5 $8 (16... Nh7 $2 17. exd6
Bxd6 18. Ndb5 $1 $18) (16... Bxg2 $2 17. exf6 Qb7 18. fxe7 Bh1 19. Nd5 $18) 17.
fxe5 Nh7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qe2 $13 {/+/= with a position, similar to the one
White is striving for.}) 16... exd5 17. cxd5 Nc5 {Black immediately returns
the piece, but this is a debatable decision.} (17... Qd8 $142 $5 18. Nc6 Bxc6
19. dxc6 Nc5 20. c7 (20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5 Qxd1 22. Rcxd1 Nh7 $17) (20. b4 Ne6
21. f5 $5 Nc7 22. Bxb6 $44) 20... Qxc7 21. b4 Rad8 22. Qc2 Nfd7 (22... Qd7 23.
bxc5 bxc5 24. Rcd1 $36) 23. Bf1 b5 24. bxc5 dxc5 25. e5 Nf8 (25... c4 $1 $15)
26. a4 $44 {Ostenstad,B-Elsness,F/NOR-chT/2001/}) (17... Qb8 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19.
dxc6 Nc5 20. c7 (20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5 Rd8 $1 {/\Nd5=/+}) 20... Qxc7 {-17...Qd8}
) 18. b4 Rad8 19. bxc5 dxc5 {[%csl Gd5,Ge4] Black is forced to give up the [+]
and seek <<<=>.} (19... bxc5 20. Nb3 $16 {[%cal Yd1d2,Yb3a5] /\Qd2,Na5 gives
White a very good Benoni-type position.} (20. Nc6 $5 Bxc6 21. dxc6 $36)) 20.
Ne2 (20. Qc2 h4 $1 $132) (20. Nf3 b5 21. Qc2 c4 22. Qc3 $5 {[%cal Rd5d6] /\d6+/
-} (22. d6 Bxd6 23. e5 Bb4 24. exf6 Bxe1 $14 {/~~<=>})) 20... b5 21. Qc2 c4 22.
Rcd1 (22. Qc3 $142 Nh7 23. Red1 Bc5 24. e5 Qb6 $5 25. Qe1 $14) 22... Bc5 (22...
Bb4 $1 23. Nc3 (23. Rf1 $143 Qe7 $40 {[%csl Re4] ><e4}) (23. Bd4 Nxd5 $5 24.
exd5 Bxe1 25. Rxe1 Bxd5 $13 {/=/+}) (23. d6 Qd7 $5 (23... Rxd6 24. Rxd6 Bxd6
25. e5 Bb4 $15) 24. e5 Bxe1 25. Rxe1 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Nd5 $15) 23... h4 24. Bd4
Bc5 $132) 23. Nc3 b4 {Although Black gets his <<P moving, White still rules in
the [+] and this is more important.} (23... h4 24. g4 $36 {makes no
significant difference.}) 24. Na4 Bxf2+ 25. Qxf2 c3 (25... a5 26. Qd4 Nd7 27.
e5 $16) 26. Nc5 (26. d6 $2 Rxd6 27. Rxd6 Qxd6 28. e5 Qe7 $17 {/\} 29. Bxb7 Qxb7
30. exf6 Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 Qc6 $19 {[%csl Gc3] o^c}) (26. Qd4 c2 27. Rc1 Nxd5 $1
28. Qf2 Nc3 $13) 26... Ba8 $6 {This doesn't help Black's pawns.} (26... Bc8 $2
27. e5 $18) (26... Rc8 $142 27. Nxb7 Qxb7 28. Rd4 $5 $36 {/\} (28. e5 c2 29.
Rc1 Nxd5 30. Rxc2 Rxc2 31. Qxc2 Qb6+ 32. Kh1 Nc3 $132) 28... b3 29. axb3 Qxb3
30. e5 Qb2 31. Rdd1 $16) 27. Nxa6 Qa5 28. Nc5 Rc8 29. Nb3 Qa3 30. Qc2 {Now
Black gets chances to complicate the issue. White ahouldn't have let go the /
^g1-a7.} (30. Rd4 c2 31. Rc1 Qxa2 32. Rxb4 Rc3 $36) (30. Re2 $142 $1 $16) 30...
Qa7+ 31. Kh2 (31. Qf2 $5 Qa3 32. Re2 $16 {transposes to the above note.}) 31...
h4 32. g4 (32. gxh4 $5 {/\} Nh5 33. Rf1 Qe7 34. Qf2 $16) 32... Rc4 33. e5 Nxd5
$5 {[%csl Rh2][%mdl 512] Forced, now with White's K rather vulnerable Black
gets reasonable practical chances.} 34. Rxd5 $2 (34. Bxd5 Bxd5 (34... Rxf4 $2
35. Qxg6+ $18) 35. Rxd5 Rxf4 36. Nc5 $16 {was stronger, in the game White
won't get to reactivating his N.}) 34... Rxf4 $1 (34... Bxd5 $2 35. Bxd5 Rxf4
36. Qxg6+ Kf8 37. Qh6+ $18) 35. Rc5 (35. Nc5 Qc7 $5 $13) 35... Rd8 36. Re2 (36.
e6 Bxg2 37. Qxg2 fxe6 38. Qe2 (38. Rxe6 Qf7 39. Re2 Rf3 $1 40. Rc4 Rf8 $40)
38... Qf7 $132) 36... Bxg2 37. Rxg2 (37. Kxg2 Qb7+ 38. Kh2 Qf3 $40 (38... Rf1
$40)) 37... Rf1 $44 {Suddenly Black's threats are very real and White panics.}
38. Rf2 (38. Qe4 $5 Rdd1 39. Re2 Qa6 $44) 38... Re1 39. Re2 Red1 ({Black feels
he can aspire for more than a possible draw after} 39... Rf1) 40. Rf2 $2 $138 (
{This was White's last chance to play} 40. Qe4 $1 R1d2 41. Ra5 Qb6 $13) 40...
Qa8 {Now the tables have turned completely.} 41. Rg2 Qf3 $6 (41... Re1 $1 {
[%cal Rd8d1] /\Rdd1-+}) 42. Qf2 $8 Rh1+ $1 43. Kxh1 Qxh3+ 44. Kg1 (44. Rh2 $4
Rd1+ 45. Qg1 Qf3+ 46. Rg2 h3 $19) 44... Rd1+ 45. Qf1 Qe3+ (45... Rxf1+ 46. Kxf1
Qf3+ 47. Rf2 Qh1+ 48. Ke2 h3 $5 $19) 46. Rf2 Qg3+ 47. Rg2 Rxf1+ 48. Kxf1 Qf3+
49. Rf2 Qd1+ (49... Qh1+ $5 {-45...Rf1}) 50. Kg2 Qxg4+ 51. Kf1 $2 ({Necessary
was} 51. Kh1 $8 Qg3 52. Rg2 Qf3 53. Kh2 h3 54. Rg3 Qf2+ 55. Kxh3 Qxa2 $17 {
although even here Black should win.}) 51... h3 {[%cal Rg4g3,Rh3h2] /\Qg3,h2-+}
(51... h3 52. Ke1 h2 53. Rxh2 Qg1+ $19) 0-1

[Event "NED-ch53"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1998.06.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1998.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 ({The "classical" hedgehog
move, but eminently playable and at least as good is} 5... g6) 6. Nc3 Be7 {
This is the oldest move order. Only in the second half of the eighties Black
players tried to find some way to avoid several rather unpleasant lines. This
lead to the increased usage of} ({and especially} 6... a6 $5 {As it usually
goes, White also got to work and the most important weapon against these
subvariations is the aggressive} 7. Re1 $5 d6 8. e4 Nbd7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4
Qc7 11. Be3 Be7 12. Rc1 {or even} (12. f4 $5 {In this line, compared to other
hedgehog positions, White has far more realistic chances for a successful
K-side pawn storm, which some Black players prefer to avoid.})) (6... d6) 7. d4
({Now} 7. Re1 {can lead to a different type of position altogether after} d5 $5
8. cxd5 Nxd5 (8... exd5 9. d4 O-O $132) 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O $13) 7... cxd4
8. Qxd4 {A well-known strategic axiom says exchanges help the cramped defender.
Here this rule is valid. e.g.} (8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 Qc8 10. Qd3 Nc6 11. b3 O-O
12. Bb2 Rd8 $11 {with easy equality for Black.}) 8... O-O {Again an important
crossroad. Black can play also} (8... Nc6 9. Qf4 O-O (9... Qb8 $143 $6 10.
Qxb8+ (10. Nb5 $5) 10... Rxb8 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nb5 Ne4 13. Rad1 g5 $6 14. Nxg5
$1 Nxg5 15. Bxg5 Bxg5 16. Nd6+ Ke7 17. Nxb7 f5 18. Nd6 Rb8 19. e3 Bf6 20. Rd2
a6 21. Rfd1 Rhd8 22. f4 Na5 23. Rc2 Nc6 24. Rcd2 Na5 25. b3 Bc3 26. Rd3 Bb4 27.
e4 $16 {Sosonko,G-Van der Sterren,P/Rotterdam NLD-ch/1998/})) ({But the whole
"hedgehog" concept became famous due to the move} 8... d6 {Some 20 or more
years ago Ljubojevic, Browne and especially Andersson became the first
pioneers of this seemingly cramped, but very flexible set-up. Gradually also
strategies for White have been developed:} {Uhlmann still adopts the so called
central system} 9. e4 ({A good example is} 9. Bg5 a6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 $14
(11. Qd3 $5)) ({In certain cases an endgame can be very advantageous for White,
e.g.} 9. b3 O-O (9... Nbd7 $142 10. Nb5 d5 11. Bf4 O-O $132) 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11.
e4 a6 $6 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 $1 Rfxd8 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rdc8
17. Na4 Rab8 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Rd3 Rb7 20. f4 Kf8 21. g4 Rcc7 22. Rad1 $16 {
[%csl Ra6,Rc5,Gf4,Gg4][%cal Gd1d8] _|_,><a6,c5,<->d,()>>,Vaganian,R-Nogueiras,
J/Rotterdam WCup/ 1989/}) 9... a6 10. Qe3 O-O 11. Nd4 {[%csl Gc3,Gc4,Gd4,Ge3,
Ge4] but nowadays more popular are methods, connected with a change of the
character of the position (advantageous exchange, change of pawn structure etc.
)}) 9. Bf4 $5 {An older move, White relies on piece play. Nikolic maybe also
tests his young opponent: do you know anything about the older games?} ({
Currently the most ambitious attempt is considered to be} 9. b3 Nc6 (9... d6
$143 $6 10. Rd1 a6 11. Ba3 Ne8 12. Ne4 $16) 10. Qf4 Qb8 11. Rd1 Rd8 12. Bb2 (
12. Qxb8 Raxb8 13. Bf4 Rbc8 14. Bd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Ne8 16. Rd2 d5 $5 17. cxd5
Nb4 18. Nb5 a6 19. Na7 Rc7 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. dxc6 Rxd2 22. Nxd2 Nxc6 23. Rd1 Kf8
24. Nc4 b5 25. Bxc6 Rxc6 26. Ne5 Rd6 27. Nd3 e5 $5 $132 {Kurajica,B-Piket,J/
Sarajevo Bosnia/1998/}) 12... d6 $142 $5 {() Although official theory favours
White, in practice it's extremely difficult to give White's slight edge any
concrete form.} (12... Qxf4 $143 13. gxf4 Na5 14. Nd4 $1 Bxg2 (14... d5 15.
cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 17. Nf5 $1 Bf8 18. Bxd5 exd5 19. Rd3 $16 {[%csl Rd5]
|^,><d5,Karpov,An-Andersson,U/Marostico m/1989/}) 15. Kxg2 d5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17.
Nxd5 Rxd5 18. e4 Rdd8 19. Rac1 a6 20. f5 $1 $36 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4,Gf5] [+],Benko,
P-Saidy,A/USA-ch/1969/}) 13. Rd2 a6 14. Rad1 b5 $1 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Ne5
17. Qe3 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 bxc4 19. bxc4 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qc7 $11 {1/2,Van der
Sterren,P-Van Wely,L/Rotterdam NLD-ch/1998/}) (9. e4 d6 {leads to the
aforementioned Uhlmann positions.}) 9... d6 $6 {A typical move, also creating
a direct threat. But Black shouldn't forget the Hedgehog scheme a6,b6,d6,e6 is
not the only aim in this line, a timely d7-d5 can solve his problems
completely.} ({Therefore} 9... Nc6 $142 $1 10. Qd2 Na5 11. b3 d5 (11... Bb4 $5
12. Qb2 d5 $132) 12. cxd5 ({Too ambitious is} 12. Ne5 $143 $6 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Qe8
$1 $36 {/\14.cd5 Bb4, Alburt,L-Savon,V/Ashkhabad/1978/}) 12... Nxd5 $11) 10.
Qd2 Qc8 ({But maybe Black could have saved a tempo by} 10... Qc7 $5 11. Rac1 ({
Too aggressive is} 11. Nb5 Qxc4 12. a4 $5 (12. Nxd6 Bxd6 13. Bxd6 (13. Qxd6
Qxe2 14. Nd4 Qa6 $17) 13... Ne4 $36) 12... Ne4 13. Qd3 Qxd3 14. exd3 Nc5 15. d4
Nca6 (15... Nd3 $5 16. Nc7 Nxf4 $44) 16. Bxd6 Bxd6 17. Nxd6 Bd5 $11) 11... a6
$14) (10... d5 $6 11. Ne5 $16 {[%csl Rb8] פb8, is now completely different.})
11. Rac1 Rd8 (11... Qxc4 $6 12. Bxd6 (12. Ne5 $2 Qa6 $17) 12... Bxd6 (12... Rd8
$143 13. Nd5 $1 Qxd5 14. Bxe7 Qxd2 15. Nxd2 Bxg2 16. Bxd8 Bxf1 17. Rc8 $1 Ne8
18. Bxb6 $18) 13. Qxd6 $32 {[%csl Rc4] ףc4}) (11... e5 $2 12. Bg5 $16 {
[%csl Rd5,Rd6] ><d5,d6 should be avoided even in the future.}) 12. Rfd1 a6 ({
Not completely clear, but very risky is} 12... Qxc4 $6 13. e4 $1 {[%cal Rc3d5]
/\Nd5} Nc6 (13... Nxe4 $2 14. Nxe4 Qxe4 15. Ne1 $18) (13... Qb4 14. e5 Ne8 15.
Nd5 $1 $16) (13... Qa6 14. Nd4 $5 $40 {[%csl Ra6] ףa6}) 14. Nd5 Qxa2 15. Ra1
$142 $1 (15. Nxe7+ Nxe7 16. Rc7 (16. Ra1 Qc4 $1 17. Rdc1 Qb5 {and the Q
escapes.}) 16... Bxe4 $1 17. Rxe7 Nd5 18. Rxf7 Bxf3 $17) 15... Nxe4 $5 (15...
Qb3 $2 16. Nxe7+ Nxe7 17. Nd4 $18) (15... Qc4 16. Rdc1 Nxe4 (16... Qb5 17. Rxc6
$1 exd5 18. Nd4 $16) 17. Rxc4 Nxd2 18. Nxe7+ (18. Rxc6 $2 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bf8 $1
$17) 18... Nxe7 19. Bxd2 $14 {is a somewhat weaker version of the main line.})
16. Rxa2 Nxd2 17. Nxe7+ Nxe7 18. Bxd2 $14 {White's piece should be worth more
than the 3 pawns.}) ({But Black should rather think about his development} 
12... Nbd7 $5 13. Qe1 Nf8 14. Nb5 Ne8 15. h4 a6 16. Nc3 Qc7 17. Be3 Rab8 $14 {
Romanishin,O-Garcia,Guil/Leningrad/1977/ Black has a passive, but playable
position, as is often the case with Hedgehog lines.}) 13. Qe3 Qc7 (13... Qc5 $2
14. Na4 $18) 14. Bh3 $1 {[%cal Rc3d5] /\Nd5} (14. Na4 Nbd7 15. b4 {[%cal Rc4c5]
/\c5} Ng4 $1 16. Qb3 Bc6 (16... e5 $5 17. Bd2 Ngf6 $132) 17. Nc3 Bb7 $11 {
stabilizes Black's position. Nikolic prevents Ng4 and creates a deadly threat.}
) 14... Qc5 $6 {Active defence, which unfortunately doesn't prevent the main
threat.} (14... Bf8 $142 $5 {More patient is} 15. Na4 (15. Nd5 exd5 16. cxd5
Qe7 17. Qxe7 Bxe7 18. Rc7 Bxd5 $1 (18... Nxd5 $2 19. Rxb7 Nxf4 20. gxf4 $16)
19. Rxe7 Nc6 20. Rc7 Ne8 $1 21. Rd7 Bxa2 22. Bxd6 Rxd7 23. Bxd7 Rd8 $1 $11)
15... Nbd7 16. b4 Bc6 $14 {but White's pressure is far from decisive.}) (14...
Nbd7 $2 15. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Kf8 17. Ng5 $18) (14... Nc6 $143 15. Nd5 $1
$40) 15. Nd5 $1 {A beautiful positional sacrifice.} (15. Na4 Qh5 $1 16. Bg2 (
16. Qxb6 $2 Bxf3 17. exf3 Qxh3 18. Qb7 Nbd7 $19) 16... Nbd7 $1 (16... Ng4 $2
17. Qxb6 Bxf3 18. exf3 Qxh2+ 19. Kf1 Nd7 20. Qb7 $16) 17. h3 (17. Nxb6 $6 Ng4
$36) (17. Bxd6 Ng4 $13) 17... Qa5 $1 $132 {enables Black to consolidate
gradually.} (17... b5 $2 18. g4 $18)) 15... Bxd5 $8 (15... exd5 16. Qxe7 Nc6
17. Qxb7 Ra7 18. b4 $18) (15... Qxe3 16. Nxe7+ Kf8 17. Bxe3 Kxe7 18. Bxb6 $18)
(15... Nxd5 16. cxd5 {-15...Bd5}) 16. cxd5 Qxe3 17. Bxe3 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 $1 {
Consistent.} exd5 19. Bxb6 Rf8 ({After} 19... Re8 {Black can't play even f5 or
Bd8 (due to Rc8).} 20. b4 $142 $1 $36 (20. Bc8 $5 a5 (20... Nc6 21. Bd7) 21.
Bb7 Nd7 22. Bxa8 Nxb6 23. Bb7 $14)) 20. b4 $1 (20. Bc8 $2 Nc6 $1 21. Bb7 Rab8
$17) (20. Rc7 $2 Bd8 $17 {White is no hurry. He prevents Black's pieces to
enter the game and plays for a possible zugzwang.}) 20... f5 {[%cal Rb8d7] /
\Nd7} (20... Bd8 $142 $5 21. Be3 a5 22. b5 a4 23. Rd1 $16 (23. Bf4 $16) (23.
Rb1 $5 $16)) 21. Be3 $1 {Simple, but brilliant. The only sensible move Nd7 is
prevented. White's pieces cooperate admirably.} Nd7 (21... Bd8 $143 $6 22. Nd4
g6 23. Bg2 $18) ({Black could keep his extra exchange with} 21... g5 $5 22.
Nxg5 d4 23. Bd2 Bxg5 24. Bxg5 Ra7 25. Rc4 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Rd4,Rd6,Rf5,Gg5,Gh3,
Rh7] +/-/+-,^^,ק but his position is practically lost.}) 22. Rc7 Rad8 23. Nd4
{[%cal Rd4e6,Rd4c6,Rh3f5,Rd4f5] /\Nc6,Ne6,Bf5 A triple attack! White gets the
exchange back with a winning positional advantage.} Bf6 24. Ne6 g6 (24... d4
25. Nxf8 Nxf8 (25... Kxf8 26. Bf4 $18) 26. Bd2 $18) 25. Bg2 d4 26. Bh6 Rfe8 $8
27. Nxd8 Rxd8 28. Bd5+ Kh8 29. h4 $6 (29. f4 $142 $1 Nb6 30. Bb3 $22 {[%csl
Rh8][%cal Rc7c6,Rc7f7] ->,/\Rf7,Rc6}) 29... Ne5 30. Bg5 Bxg5 31. hxg5 d3 32.
exd3 Nxd3 33. a3 $18 {[%csl Ra6,Rh8] ><a6,Kh8} Re8 34. Bc4 Ne5 35. Bxa6 h6 (
35... d5 36. f4 Ng4 37. Rc8 $18) 36. gxh6 d5 37. a4 $5 (37. Rc8 Rxc8 38. Bxc8
Nc4 39. b5 $18) 37... d4 (37... Rd8 38. Rc8 $18) 38. Rc5 d3 39. Kg2 g5 (39...
d2 40. Rd5 Ra8 41. Bb5 $18) 40. Bb5 Re6 41. Rd5 1-0

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Black "Adianto, Utut"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nc3 e6 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 (11. Nd2 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Rc8 (12... O-O $5 13.
Nde4 Qc7 14. Nxd6 Rfd8 15. Nde4 Qc6 16. f3 h6 $1 $10 {Watson}) 13. Nde4 Rc6 14.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Qc7 18. a4 O-O 19. b3 $14 {
><d6,()}) (11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Na4 Rb8 $1 13. c5 dxc5 (13... bxc5 $2 14. Nxc5
dxc5 15. Qa4+ Nd7 16. Ne5 $18) 14. Qe5 Bd5 15. e4 Nxe4 16. Qxg7 Bf6 17. Qh6 Qe7
{Wirthensohn,H-Greenfeld,A,EU-Cup Alschwil-Beersheva 1989} 18. Rac1 $5 b5 $15)
11... O-O (11... Rc8 12. Bf4 Bxf3 $5 13. exf3 Ne5 (13... Qc7 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15.
Qxd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Rxc4 17. Bf1 Rb4 18. Rb1 Ke7 19. Rdd1 b5 20. b3 $14 {
Stangl,M-Gheorghiu,F,Altensteig 1987-CBM 04}) 14. b3 O-O 15. Rac1 Qc7 16. Qe2
Qb8 17. Be3 $14 {Donaldson,J-Browne,W,Reno 1990}) 12. Bf4 Ne8 (12... d5 13.
cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 (14... Bxd5 15. e4 Bc6 16. Nd4 Bb7 17. Nxe6 $18) 15.
Ne5 (15. Rac1 $5 Nc5 16. b4 Ne4 17. Qb2 $16) 15... Nf6 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Rxc8
Qxc8 18. Rc1 Qe6 19. Rc7 Ba8 $14 {<=>;Wojtkiewicz,A-Yermolinsky,A,New York op
1991-CBM 23}) 13. Rac1 (13. e4 Qc7 14. Rac1 Rd8 15. Qe2 Nef6 16. Nd2 Rfe8 {
Bönsch,U-Ftacnik,L,Trnava 1988-CBM 07} 17. b4 $1 $14 {Ftacnik}) 13... Qc7 (
13... Rc8 14. b3 h6 15. e4 Qc7 16. h4 Qb8 17. g4 $1 Nc5 18. e5 $14 {Georgiev,
Kir-Sokolov,A,Leningrad 1987-CBM 03}) 14. b3 Rd8 15. Ne1 (15. e4 $5 $14) 15...
Bxg2 16. Nxg2 Qb7 17. a4 {N} (17. Qe3 Ndf6 18. Qf3 $5 Rd7 19. Qxb7 Rxb7 20. a4
h6 21. f3 $14 {(),Romanishin,O-Brodsky,M,URS-sf Ukraine-ch Kherson,CBM 16})
17... Nc5 18. Qc2 a5 $5 {><b5<=>><b3} 19. Be3 (19. Nb5 d5 20. cxd5 Rxd5 21. Ne3
Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Nf6 $10) (19. e4 $142 Nf6 20. f3 $14) 19... f5 $1 $13 20. Bxc5 (
20. Nf4 g5 21. Bxc5 gxf4 22. Ba3 Rf7 $5 $13) 20... bxc5 21. e4 Bg5 22. Rb1 $2 (
22. f4 $8 Bf6 23. exf5 exf5 (23... Bd4+ 24. Kh1 Rxf5 25. Nb5 Bf6 26. Re1 $14)
24. Nb5 (24. Nd5 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 g6 $15 {/\Nf6}) 24... Nc7 25. Nxd6 Qa8 26. Nxf5
g6 $146) 22... f4 $1 $15 23. Rd3 Qf7 24. Rf3 Qg6 25. Rd1 (25. Ne2 $5 e5 26. Nc3
Nc7 $15) 25... Rd7 26. Ne2 $6 (26. Qe2 $142) 26... Rdf7 27. gxf4 (27. Kh1 Qh5
$40) 27... Bxf4 28. Nexf4 Rxf4 29. Rxf4 Rxf4 $17 30. Re1 Nf6 31. Qd2 e5 $1 (
31... Rxe4 32. Rxe4 Nxe4 33. Qxa5 $132) 32. f3 $8 (32. Qxd6 $2 Rg4 $19) 32...
Rxf3 33. Qxd6 h5 34. Qxe5 (34. Kh1 Qg4 {/\Ne4,h4->}) 34... h4 35. h3 (35. Kh1
h3 36. Nh4 Qg4 $19) 35... Kh7 $5 36. Re2 (36. Kh2 Rf2 37. Rg1 Nxe4 $19) 36...
Rxb3 37. Qf5 Qxf5 38. exf5 Rxh3 $19 39. Rf2 Rg3 40. Kh1 Ng4 41. Rf4 Kh6 42. Ne1
(42. Nxh4 Rh3+ 43. Kg2 Rxh4 44. Kg3 Kg5 $19) 42... Kg5 43. Rf3 Rxf3 44. Nxf3+
Kxf5 45. Nxh4+ Ke4 {[Stohl,I]} 0-1

[Event "Linares 22nd"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2005.03.08"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2005.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Nc6 9. Qf4 (9. Qd3 $5 O-O 10. e4 d6 11. Rd1 Qb8 12. b3 Rd8 13. Bb2 a6 14. Rd2
Ne5 15. Qe3 Qc7 16. Rad1 Ned7 (16... Nxf3+ $142 $14) 17. Nd4 Bf8 18. f4 Re8 19.
Kh1 Rac8 20. h3 Qb8 21. g4 h6 22. g5 hxg5 23. fxg5 Nh7 24. h4 g6 25. Nf3 Ba8
26. Qd4 e5 27. Qe3 $16 {Krasenkow,M-Markowski,T/POL-chT Warsaw/2004/}) 9... Qb8
({Once Black doesn't play the more typical Hedgehog set-up with d6 and Nbd7, a
more usual move order is} 9... O-O 10. Rd1 Qb8 11. e4 d6 12. b3 $14 {/=}) 10.
Qxb8+ {White tries to exploit the fact Black has played Qb8 before castling,
another and perhaps more effective attempt is} (10. Nb5 $5 O-O 11. Qxb8 Raxb8
12. Bf4 Rbd8 13. Rfd1 (13. Bd6 Bxd6 14. Nxd6 Ba8 15. Rfd1 Rb8 16. Rd2 Rfd8 17.
Re1 $6 (17. Ng5 $36) 17... h6 18. e4 Kf8 19. h4 Ne8 20. Nxe8 Kxe8 21. h5 d6 22.
Bf1 Ke7 23. Nh4 Ne5 24. b3 Nd7 25. f3 Nf6 26. g4 Bc6 27. Ng2 g6 $11 {Korchnoi,
V-Barcza,G/Leningrad/1967/}) 13... d5 14. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Ng4 $6 16. Bc3
a6 17. Nd4 e5 18. Nb3 d4 19. Bxb7 dxc3 20. bxc3 a5 21. a4 Nf6 22. Rd3 Rb8 23.
Bd5 $16 {Barcza,G-Rossolimo,N/Vrsac/1969/}) (10. Rd1 Qxf4 (10... O-O $142 {
transposes into the note to the previous move.}) 11. Bxf4 Rc8 12. Nb5 $1 $36 {
and White has an extra tempo compared with the game.} (12. Ne5 $143 d6 13. Nxc6
Bxc6 14. Bxd6 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Rxc4 16. Rd3 Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Ke7 18. Rad1 Rhc8 19.
R6d4 R4c5 20. e4 e5 21. R4d3 R8c7 $11 {1/2,Lengyel,L-Forintos,G/Miskolc/1963/})
) 10... Rxb8 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nb5 (12. Rac1 Na5 $5 (12... O-O 13. Ne5 $5 (13.
Rfd1 $6 Na5 14. b3 d5 15. Ne5 Ba3 $1 $11 16. Rb1 Bb4 17. Nb5 (17. Rbc1 $142 $11
) 17... a6 18. Nd4 Rfd8 19. Rbc1 {Tsesarsky,I-Kharnak,D/Tel Aviv/1997/} Ba3 20.
Rc2 Bd6 $15) 13... d6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Nb5 $14 {Tsesarsky}) 13. b3 d5 $132)
12... Ne4 13. Rfd1 ({Until now Black has been doing badly after} 13. Rad1 {
, but the game indicates he can by analogy play the simple} a6 $1 (13... Bc5
14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Rxd2 Bb4 16. Rd3 e5 17. Be3 Ba6 18. Rb3 Bf8 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20.
Nxa7 Bxc4 21. Rc3 Bb4 22. Rc2 $16 {Smyslov,V-Tal,M/Moscow/1963/}) (13... g5 $2
14. Nxg5 Nxg5 15. Bxg5 Bxg5 16. Nd6+ Ke7 17. Nxb7 f5 18. Nd6 Rb8 19. e3 Bf6 20.
Rd2 a6 21. Rfd1 Rhd8 22. f4 Na5 23. Rc2 Nc6 24. Rcd2 Na5 25. b3 Bc3 26. Rd3 Bb4
27. e4 $18 {Sosonko,G-Van der Sterren,P/NED-ch Rotterdam/1998/}) 14. Nd6+ (14.
Nc7+ Kd8 15. Nd4 Nxd4 (15... Nb8 16. Ndxe6+ fxe6 17. Nxe6+ Ke8 18. Nxg7+ $36)
16. Rxd4 Bf6 17. Bxe4 Bxd4 18. Bxb7 Rxc7 19. Bxc7+ Kxc7 $15) 14... Nxd6 15.
Bxd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Ke7 17. Rfd1 {-13.Rfd1}) 13... a6 14. Nd6+ (14. Nc7+ Kd8 15.
Nd4 Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Bf6 17. Bxe4 Bxd4 18. Bxb7 Rxc7 19. Bxc7+ Kxc7 20. Bxa6 Ra8
21. Bb5 Bxb2 22. Rd1 d6 23. a4 $11) 14... Nxd6 15. Bxd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Ke7 {
See the note to move 10 - compared with 10.Nb5!?, here Black doesn't have to
castle and his K can stay in the [+], where it's naturally better placed in
the arising _|_.} 17. Rad1 Rc7 {[%mdl 256] White has a (), but the position is
too simplified and with a clever defensive manoeuvre Black will gradually
expel the intrusive Rd6.} 18. b3 f6 19. Ne1 Rb8 $1 20. Nc2 Bc8 $1 21. f4 Nd8
22. e4 Nf7 23. R6d2 Bb7 $11 {/+/= White's intiative is over and he retains at
most a slight pull. Transforming it into soemthing concrete is extremely
difficult, but against tail-ender Vallejo Anand feels obliged to try...} 24. a4
a5 $5 {Black is not afraid of the weakness on b5 - he can always exchange
White's N on this square.} 25. h4 Rd8 26. Kf2 Rc5 27. Nd4 Ba8 28. Ke3 Bb7 29.
Bf3 Ba8 (29... Ba6 $5 $11) 30. f5 $6 {[%csl Re5] A very committal move,
handing the e5-square is a serious strategic concession, which can't be fully
compensated by tactical chances.} (30. g4 g5 $5 $132) (30. Nb5 $142 $5 Bc6 (
30... d6 31. Nd4 {[%csl Re6][%cal Rf4f5] ><e6,/\f5}) 31. Nd6 Nxd6 32. Rxd6 $14)
30... Re5 $1 (30... Ne5 $2 31. Nxe6 $1 $16 (31. fxe6 $16)) 31. g4 (31. Kf4 Nd6
32. Re2 Rc5 $15) 31... Nd6 $1 {Forces a favourable release of the tension.} 32.
fxe6 dxe6 33. Nb5 Nf7 34. Rxd8 Nxd8 35. Na7 (35. Nd6 $142 $5 Rc5 $11 {/=/+})
35... Bb7 36. Rb1 Kd7 37. b4 $2 {[%mdl 24576] Another violent measure, which
compromises White's P-structure and even worse, directly loses material.} (37.
Nb5 $15) 37... axb4 38. Rxb4 Ra5 $1 {[%csl Ra4,Rc4,Re4] ק} 39. Nb5 Nc6 40. Rb1
Ne5 41. Be2 Rxa4 $17 {/-+} 42. Nc3 Ra3 43. Kd2 Kc6 44. g5 (44. Nb5 $5 Ra2+ 45.
Ke3 Kc5 46. Nc7 Bc8 47. Ne8 Ba6 $1 $17) 44... Ba6 45. gxf6 gxf6 46. Rf1 Nxc4+
47. Bxc4 Bxc4 48. Rxf6 b5 $19 {[%csl Gb5,Gc4] Extra P, strong B and o^ - all
these factors speak for Black. Anand tries his last desperate chance, which
unexpectedly works.} 49. Nd5 $5 Bxd5 50. exd5+ Kxd5 51. Rf7 h5 52. Rh7 e5 {
[%csl Gb5,Ge5] Although White won back one P, his K remains cut off and all
Black's pieces are active and well coordinated. His o^ should decide.} 53. Rxh5
Kd4 {[%csl Rd2]} 54. Rh8 {Protecting the Ph4 from the side doesn't help either:
} (54. Rf5 Rh3 55. h5 Rh2+ $19) 54... Ra2+ 55. Kd1 Rh2 56. h5 b4 57. h6 Kd3 58.
Kc1 (58. Rd8+ Kc3 59. Rc8+ Kb2 60. Rc6 b3 61. Rb6 Ka2 62. Ra6+ Kb1 63. Rb6 b2
64. Re6 e4 $1 $19) 58... Kc3 59. Rc8+ Kb3 60. Rh8 (60. Rc6 e4 $19 {is similar
to the previous note, so Anand decides to keep his R behind the P. However,
this way it remains very passive.}) 60... Kc3 61. Rc8+ Kb3 62. Rh8 e4 63. Kd1
Kb2 64. Ke1 b3 65. h7 (65. Rh7 Kc2 66. Rc7+ Kd3 67. h7 b2 68. Rb7 Rxh7 69. Rxb2
Rh1+ 70. Kf2 Rh2+ $19) 65... e3 66. Kd1 Kb1 $4 {[%mdl 8192] An unbelievable
error. Against a weaker player Vallejo would surely find the rather simple} (
66... Rd2+ 67. Ke1 Rd7 68. Ke2 Re7 $1 69. Kd1 (69. Ke1 e2 $22 $19) 69... Ra7
70. Ke2 Ka2 $19 {[%cal Rb3b2] /\b2}) 67. Rb8 Rxh7 (67... Rxh7 $8 68. Rxb3+ Ka2
69. Rxe3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.03.13"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Koenig Plauen"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. e4 Nb4 $5 {This move has long been considered inferior, but the
reasons were rather obscure. Ftacnik has successfully revived it in the last
Bundesliga rounds, but the whole line requires patient defence.} ({The more
usual continuation is} 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O) 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 N8c6 (11...
O-O $143 12. a3 N8c6 (12... N4c6 $6 13. e5 $16 {()} a6 14. Be3 Ra7 15. Nxc6
Bxc6 16. Qxd8 Bxd8 17. Rad1 Bc7 18. f4 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rd8 20. Na4 Rb7 21. Bxb6
Rd5 22. Rxd5 exd5 23. Rc1 {1-0,Ftacnik,L-Meduna,E/Marianske Lazne/1978/}) 13.
Nxc6 Nxc6 14. e5 $1 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Rfd8 16. Be3 $14 Rab8 $6 17. Rxd8+ Nxd8 18.
Nb5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Nc6 20. Rc1 Nxe5 21. Nxa7 Bf6 22. b3 g5 23. Rc8+ Rxc8 24.
Nxc8 b5 25. Nd6 b4 26. a4 Nc6 27. Nb7 g4 28. a5 Nb8 29. Kf1 Kf8 30. Nc5 Nc6 31.
a6 {1-0,Kramnik,V-Karpov,A/Amber rapid/1999/}) 12. Nxc6 (12. Be3 Nxd4 13. Bxd4
O-O $11 {/\Nc2,Nc6}) 12... Qxd1 $1 {Black must be accurate.} (12... Nxc6 13.
Qg4 $1 (13. e5 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Rb8 15. Be3 (15. Nb5 {-see game.}) 15... Nxe5 16.
Bf4 f6 17. Rac1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rd8 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Nb5 a6 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22.
Rd1+ Kc8 23. Nd6+ Kc7 24. Nf7 Rf8 25. Nxe5 Bf6 26. Rc1+ Kb7 27. Nd7 Bxb2 28.
Rc2 Rf7 $11 {Vaganian,R-Portisch,L/Saint John cm/1988/}) 13... h5 14. Qe2 Bc5
15. Be3 Nd4 16. Bxd4 Qxd4 17. e5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qd7 19. Qf3 Rc8 20. Rad1 Qc6 21.
Ne4 Be7 {Tsesarsky,I-Bar,R/Petah Tiqwa/1997/} 22. Rc1 Qa8 23. Rc7 $1 $18) 13.
Rxd1 Nxc6 (13... Bxc6 $5 {is perhaps the better recapture, White's advantage
is minimal at best.} 14. a3 $5 (14. Rb1 Rd8 15. Rxd8+ Bxd8 16. Bf4 Nd3 17. Bb8
Kd7 18. Bf1 Bf6 19. Bxa7 Nxb2 20. Rxb2 Bxc3 21. Rxb6 Ra8 22. Ra6 Bxe4 23. Bb5+
Kc8 24. Bb6 Rxa6 25. Bxa6+ Kd7 26. a4 Kc6 27. Be3 Kc7 28. Bb5 Bc6 $11 {Epishin,
V-Ftacnik,L/Bundesliga 9900/2000/}) (14. Bf4 Rd8 (14... g5 15. Bd6 Bxd6 16.
Rxd6 Ke7 17. e5 (17. Rad1 Rhd8 18. R6d4 a5 19. a3 Na6 20. e5 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nc5
22. Kf3 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Nd7 24. Ke4 g4 25. Rc4 Rg8 26. Kf4 Rg6 $132 {Tratar,
M-Blechzin,I/Vienna op/1996/}) 17... Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rhd8 19. Rad1 Rxd6 20. exd6+
Kd7 21. a3 Na6 22. Ne4 h6 23. Nf6+ Kc6 24. Ng4 f6 25. Nxf6 Rd8 26. Ng4 $18 {
Hoffman,A-Szmetan,J/San Martin/1993/}) 15. Rxd8+ Bxd8 16. Rd1 Na6 17. Bf1 Nc7
18. a4 g5 19. Be5 Rg8 20. f3 f6 21. Bd6 Rg7 22. Bc4 Rd7 23. b3 Kf7 24. Kf2 Be7
$11 {Larsen,B-Szmetan,J/Buenos Aires/1992/}) 14... Nc2 15. Ra2 Rd8 16. Rxd8+
Bxd8 17. b4 Nd4 18. Be3 Nb5 19. Nxb5 Bxb5 20. a4 Bd7 (20... Bc4 $5) 21. e5 O-O
{Ionescu,C-Kantorik,M/Pardubice op/1998/} 22. a5 $1 $14) 14. e5 Rb8 15. Nb5 O-O
16. Rd7 $146 (16. Bf4 g5 17. Rac1 gxf4 (17... Nb4 18. Rd7 Bxg2 19. Rxe7 gxf4
20. Kxg2 $36) 18. Bxc6 fxg3 19. hxg3 Bc5 20. Bxb7 Rxb7 21. Kg2 f6 22. exf6 Rxf6
23. f3 $14 {Larsen,B-Gligoric,S/Bled/1979/}) (16. Bxc6 $5 Bxc6 17. Nxa7 Bf3 (
17... Be8 18. Be3 $16 {/\} Rb7 19. Nc8) 18. Rd3 Be4 $44) (16. Nd6 Ba8 $11)
16... Rfd8 17. Rxd8+ (17. Rxb7 $4 Rd1+ 18. Bf1 Rxb7 $19) 17... Rxd8 18. Be3 Rd7
(18... a6 $2 19. Na7 $1 $16) 19. f4 Nb4 (19... a6 20. Rc1 (20. Nc3 b5 $132)
20... Nxe5 21. Bxb7 axb5 22. fxe5 Rxb7 23. Rc8+ Bf8 24. Bd2 $16 {|^}) 20. Bxb7
Rxb7 (20... Nc2 $2 21. Rc1 (21. Bc6 Rd8 22. Bxb6 axb6 $44) 21... Nxe3 22. Rc8+
Bf8 23. Nd6 Nf5 24. Bc6 $1 Re7 (24... Nxd6 25. Rb8 $1 Rc7 26. exd6 Rxc6 27. d7
$18) 25. Kf2 $16) 21. Rc1 h5 (21... Nxa2 22. Rc8+ Bf8 23. Nxa7 $5 Nb4 $14) 22.
Rc8+ Kh7 23. Ra8 a6 (23... Nd5 $142 24. Kf2 a5 $14 {/=}) 24. Nc3 Bc5 25. Kf2 (
25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. b3 $14) 25... h4 (25... Nd3+ 26. Ke2 Nxb2 27. Bxc5 bxc5 28.
Rxa6 $14) 26. Kf3 hxg3 27. hxg3 Bxe3 28. Kxe3 Rd7 29. a3 $6 (29. Ke2 $142 $1
$36) 29... Nc2+ 30. Ke2 Nd4+ 31. Kf2 Nf5 $1 $132 32. g4 (32. Rxa6 Rd2+ 33. Ke1
Rxb2 $11) 32... Nh6 33. Rxa6 (33. g5 Nf5 $11 {[%csl Rf4] ><f4}) 33... Rd2+ 34.
Kg3 Rxb2 35. Ne4 Kg6 36. Ng5 (36. Nd6 Rb3+ 37. Kh4 Rb1 $36) 36... Rb3+ 37. Nf3
f6 38. exf6 gxf6 39. a4 e5 $1 40. fxe5 (40. f5+ $2 Kg7 {[%csl Rg4][%cal Re5e4]
/\e4-+,><g4}) 40... Nf7 $1 41. Kf2 (41. exf6 Ng5 42. f7 $1 Kxf7 43. Rxb6 $11)
41... Nxe5 42. Nxe5+ fxe5 43. a5 Kg5 44. Rxb6 (44. Rxb6 Ra3 $11 {/\Kg4,Ra5})
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.04.09"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[BlackTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. b3 {The second fianchetto
is too tame to promise White a realistic edge.} ({More promising is the usual} 
6. Nc3 $142 Bg7 7. d4) 6... Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. d4 (8. Nc3 Na6 $5 9. d4 d5 $11)
8... cxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 {Black usually plays this typical Hedgehog move, aiming
to develop his N to d7, as White's Q will sooner or later have to leave the
exposed d4-square anyway. However, here even} (9... Nc6 {seems justified:} 10.
Qf4 (10. Qd2 d5 $11 11. Ne5 $140 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Ne4 13. Qb2 f6 $1 $13) 10... d5
$5 11. Rd1 Qc8 $13) 10. Qd2 {The Q retreats immediately.} (10. Nc3 Nbd7 11.
Rfd1 {Arguably the most reliable method is to simplify with} Ne4 $5 (11... Rc8
12. Qe3 (12. Rac1 Rc5 (12... Ne4 $132) 13. Ne1 $5 Bxg2 (13... Qa8 14. Nd5 $36)
14. Kxg2 Nd5 15. Qd2 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 Nf6 18. f3 Qc8 19. Nd3 Rc7 20.
e4 Qb7 (20... Rd8 $142 $14) 21. e5 $1 dxe5 22. Nxe5 Rfc8 23. Rd3 $36 {Dizdar,
G-Volke,K/AUT-chT2W 0405/2005/}) 12... Re8 13. Rac1 a6 14. Ba1 Rc5 $1 15. a4
Qa8 16. Ne1 Rf5 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. f3 h5 19. Ng2 Rc5 20. Bb2 Rcc8 21. Ba3 Nc5
22. Rb1 Ne6 23. Qd3 Nc7 24. Nf4 b5 $1 $11 {Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/WCh London/
Leningrad 1986/ This was one of the examples, which made the Rc5 manoeuvre
famous. Black is true Reti style frees a8 for his Q, but not in every position
this idea is ideal.}) 12. Qe3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Nf6 15. a4 a5 16. Nd4
Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rc8 18. Qf3 Rc5 19. Ra2 Qa8 20. Nb5 d5 21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. Rad2 Nc3
$11 {Bareev,E-Gelfand,B/Monaco act/2004/}) 10... Nbd7 11. Nc3 Rc8 12. Rac1 (12.
Rfd1 a6 13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 {More sedate and good enough is} Qc7 ({Even now
the R-manoeuvre is possible:} 14... Rc5 15. e4 (15. f3 $142) 15... b5 $5 $13
16. cxb5 axb5 17. Qe2 Qa8 18. f3 $6 b4 19. Na4 Ra5 20. Rdc1 Nc5 21. Nb6 Qb7 22.
Nc4 Ra6 23. e5 Nd5 24. e6 f5 $36 {Pazos,P-Oblitas Guerrero,C/Quito/1997/}) 15.
f3 Qb7 16. e4 e6 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. Rc2 Ne5 19. Rdc1 Qa8 20. Ba1 Rc7 21. Nd1
Rdc8 22. Nf2 Qb7 23. Ne2 Rc6 24. Bb2 Qa8 25. h3 Qb8 26. Nd4 R6c7 27. Ba3 Rd7
28. f4 Qb7 $132 {/=,Kortschnoj,V-Adorjan,A/Wijk aan Zee/1984/}) 12... Rc5 $5
$146 {[%cal Yd8a8][%mdl 4] /\Qa8 A new move in this concrete position, but not
a new idea. Black increases his control of the centre and provokes White to
weaken his position by attacking the R. In the game this plan works
marvelously.} (12... a6 13. Rfd1 (13. Rfe1 b5 $1 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Nxb5 $6 Ne4
16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Qc1 Bxb2 18. Qxb2 Qc5 19. Nbd4 e5 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Bxb7 Qxd4
22. Qxd4 exd4 23. Rd1 Nc5 $15 {/-/+,Fominyh,A-Rahman,Z/Dhaka/2002/}) 13... Rc5
14. Ne1 Qa8 15. Nd5 (15. Bxb7 $142 Qxb7 16. Nd3 Rcc8 17. Nf4) 15... Nxd5 16.
Bxg7 Kxg7 17. cxd5 Rfc8 18. e4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rxc1 20. Qxc1 Qc8 21. Qb2+ Kg8 22.
Bh3 Qc7 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Qc3 a5 25. Ng2 Qc8 26. Qxc8+ Bxc8 27. Ne3 Ba6 28. f3
Kf8 $11 {Wind,L-Bandza,A/Wiesbaden/1994/}) 13. Nd4 (13. Rfd1 Qa8 14. Ne1 Bxg2
15. Nxg2 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Qxe4 17. f3 Qb7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nf4 Nf6 $5 {/\b5<=>})
13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qa8+ 15. f3 (15. Kg1 a6 $13 (15... Ne4 $11)) 15... Rh5 {
[%cal Yd6d5,Rf6g4] /\d5,Ng4 The R continues its joyride.} (15... d5 $6 16. Ba3
$36) (15... Rd8 16. e4 $14 {()}) 16. h3 {Tarrasch,S-Lasker,E World
Championship 8th 1908 (4) 0-1 Pursuing the wayward R, but this just as in the
famous Tarrasch-Lasker game weakens White's bastions. However, White can't
prevent the impending central break by normal means, as} (16. e4 $2 {runs into}
Bh6 $17 {and Black wins at least a P.}) (16. Rfe1 $5 Bh6 (16... d5 17. g4) 17.
e3 d5 18. g4 Re5 $132) 16... d5 $5 {[%mdl 512] Ambitious play, Black
sacrifices material to weaken White's >>. Perhaps the sacrifice isn't fully
correct, but refuting it in a practical game is always difficult.} (16... a6
$13) 17. g4 {The only consistent move. After} (17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19.
e4 Rd6 $15 {the R returns to the [+] and Black has achieved his goal - White's
position is vulnerable.}) 17... Re5 $8 (17... Bh6 $2 18. f4 $1 dxc4+ 19. Nf3 {
[%cal Rg4g5] /\g5+/-}) (17... Rh4 $2 18. Qe1 $18) 18. g5 (18. cxd5 Nxd5 19. e4
Nxc3 20. Bxc3 Nc5 $15) 18... Nh5 19. cxd5 {[%cal Re2e4] /\e4+/-} Rxd5 $1 {[]}
20. Nxd5 Qxd5 $44 21. Rcd1 (21. Qe3 e5 (21... Bxd4 22. Bxd4 e5 23. Bb2 Nf4+ 24.
Kg3 Qe6 25. Rh1 $14) 22. Nc6 Qe6 $44 {[%csl Rg2] ׻}) (21. e4 Qe5 $36) 21...
Nc5 (21... Qe5 22. f4 $1 Qe4+ 23. Kh2 Nc5 24. e3 e5 25. Nb5 exf4 26. exf4 Bxb2
27. Nd6 $16) 22. Qe3 Qb7 23. b4 {From now on White loses the thread and allows
Black to develop a powerful ->.} (23. Kg1 $5 {[%cal Yf3f4] /\f4+/=}) 23... Na4
24. Ba1 {[%csl Ra1] ץa1} (24. Bc1 $5 e5 (24... Qc7 25. f4 Nc3 $44) 25. Qb3 $13
) 24... e5 25. Nb3 $6 (25. Nb5 $142 $1 Nf4+ (25... Qa6 $2 26. Nd6 Nf4+ 27. Kf2
Nxh3+ 28. Kg3 Nf4 29. b5 $18) 26. Kh1 $13 {/+/=}) 25... Nf4+ 26. Kg3 $6 {
[%csl Rg3] ע} (26. Kh1 Qc8 (26... Qe7 27. h4 f6 28. Rg1 Qe6 29. Rg3 $14) 27.
Rf2 $5 (27. Qf2 Qxh3+ 28. Qh2 Qf5 $15) 27... Qxh3+ 28. Rh2 Qf5 $44) 26... Qe7
27. h4 (27. Rg1 Qxg5+ 28. Kh2 Qf5 $40) 27... f6 28. gxf6 {[%mdl 128] Gives
Black's -> a fresh impulse.} (28. Nd2 $1 $13 {[%cal Re3b3,Yd2e4] /\Qb3,Ne4})
28... Bxf6 29. Rh1 (29. Kh2 Qe6 $1 $17) 29... h5 $5 {/\Bh4} (29... Bxh4+ 30.
Rxh4 Qxh4+ (30... Qg5+ 31. Rg4 Nh5+ 32. Kf2 Qxg4 33. Qxe5 $36) 31. Kxh4 Ng2+
32. Kg3 Nxe3 33. Rd7 $11) 30. Qf2 $2 (30. Kh2 $8 $13) 30... e4 $1 $40 31. Bxf6
(31. fxe4 $2 Be5 $19) (31. e3 Nd3 (31... Bxa1 32. exf4 Be5 $40) 32. Rxd3 $8
Bxa1 $5 (32... exd3 $36) 33. Rxa1 Rxf3+ 34. Qxf3 exf3 $17) 31... Qxf6 32. Qe3 (
32. Nd2 Nc3 33. Rde1 Qd6 $19) (32. Kh2 $142 Nc3 $17 (32... e3 33. Qg3 Nxe2 34.
Qg5 $15)) 32... Nc3 33. Rd2 Nfxe2+ $1 $19 34. Rxe2 (34. Kf2 Qc6 $1 $19 {/\Rf3}
(34... exf3 $40)) 34... Qxf3+ 35. Qxf3 Rxf3+ 36. Kg2 (36. Kh2 Nxe2 37. Re1 Rf2+
$19) 36... Nxe2 37. Re1 Nf4+ 38. Kg1 e3 39. Nd4 Rg3+ 40. Kh2 Rh3+ (40... Rh3+
41. Kg1 Rxh4 42. Rxe3 Nh3+ 43. Kg2 Rxd4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Hasselbacken"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "2001.08.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Engqvist, Thomas"]
[Black "Wedberg, Tom Birger"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2001.07.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 (5. Nb5 d6 6. Bf4 e5 7. Bg3 Nh6
$1 8. Nd2 Be7 9. e3 O-O 10. Be2 f5 11. f3 f4 12. exf4 exf4 13. Bf2 Bh4 14. O-O
Bxf2+ 15. Rxf2 a6 16. Nc3 Nf5 17. Nde4 Be6 18. Qd2 Qh4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5+
Kh8 $13 {Seirawan,Y-Gulko,B/USA-ch Seattle/2000/}) 5... Qa5+ $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]
In this position actually a novelty!} (5... Nf6 6. Nc3 {leads to the A33 lines.
}) (5... Qb6 6. Nb3 {can be the same, but Black has independent alternatives:}
Ne5 $5 (6... Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nf6 8. Bg2 d5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O O-O $6 11. Bg5 Ne4
12. Qxd5 Nxg5 13. Qxg5 h6 14. Qh5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4 16. Nc3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qxc3
18. Rac1 Qa3 19. Bd5 Qe7 20. Rb1 Rb8 21. Rfc1 Be6 22. Qe5 Rfd8 23. Bxe6 Qxe6
24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. Rc7 Rd2 26. Rbxb7 Rxb7 27. Rxb7 Rxa2 28. e3 $14 {/+/-,
Danailov,S-Ashley,M/Wijk aan Zee-B/2000/}) 7. N1d2 a5 8. e3 Nf6 9. Be2 d5 10.
O-O a4 11. Nd4 Bc5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Nfxd7 15. N2f3 O-O $11
{Serper,G-Wedberg,T/Vienna/1991/}) 6. Nc3 ({Less ambitious, but safer is} 6.
Bd2 Qb6 7. Bc3 Nf6 8. Bg2 d5 $5 (8... Bc5 9. e3 O-O 10. Nb3 Be7 11. O-O $14) 9.
cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 $13) 6... Bb4 {By transposition we have reached a
position, which has already occurred in practice.} 7. Ndb5 (7. Nxc6 $143 $6
Bxc3+ $1 (7... dxc6 $11) 8. bxc3 bxc6 9. Qb3 Ba6 10. Rb1 Nf6 11. e3 c5 12. f3
d6 13. Qc2 Nd7 14. Rb3 Qc7 15. Ra3 Bb7 16. e4 Bc6 17. Qb1 O-O 18. Be2 Rab8 19.
Rb3 Ba4 20. Rxb8 Qxb8 21. Qd3 f5 22. exf5 Ne5 23. Qd2 exf5 24. O-O Bc6 25. Qd1
Re8 $36 {Donchenko,A-Brodsky,M/St. Petersburg/1999/}) 7... d5 $1 (7... Nf6 8.
Bg2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. Nd6 Qc7 11. Nce4 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 f5 13. a3 $1 Be7 14. Nc3
Bf6 15. Bf4 Ne5 16. Rc1 d6 17. b3 Bd7 18. Qd2 Rad8 19. e4 g6 20. Rfd1 $36 {
(),Horvath,J-Schlosser,P/Budapest/1991/}) 8. Bf4 $1 {The most active and
logical move, otherwise White risks getting into trouble.} (8. Bd2 a6 $5 9.
cxd5 exd5 10. Na3 Bxa3 11. bxa3 d4 $13) (8. a3 $143 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nf6 10. Bf4 (
10. Bg2 O-O 11. Qb3 dxc4 12. Qxc4 e5 13. Nd6 Be6 14. Qd3 e4 $1 15. Nxe4 Nxe4
16. Bxe4 Rad8 17. Qc2 Nd4 18. Qb2 Nxe2 $1 19. Kxe2 Rfe8 20. Qb4 Qh5+ 21. f3 f5
22. g4 Qh3 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. Qc4+ Kh8 25. Re1 Rxe4+ {0-1,Topalov,V-Ivanchuk,V/
Linares/1999/}) 10... e5 11. Bd2 (11. Bg5 Ne4 $36) 11... O-O 12. Bg2 dxc4 13.
Nd6 Qa6 14. Nxc8 Raxc8 15. O-O Na5 16. Rb1 Nb3 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19.
Bxb7 Rcd8 20. Bd5 e4 $17 {Ivanov,M-Winants,L/FRA-chT Mulhouse/2001/}) 8... e5
$8 9. Bd2 dxc4 (9... d4 10. Nd5 $36) (9... a6 10. cxd5 axb5 11. dxc6 Ne7 12.
Bg2 Nxc6 (12... bxc6 13. a3 O-O 14. Rc1 $14) 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 (14. Bxc3 $5
b4 15. Bd2 $14) 14... O-O 15. c4 Qa6 16. cxb5 Qxb5 17. Bc3 Bg4 18. Rb1 Qc5 $11
{Adrian,C-Pira,D/Saint Lo/2000/}) 10. Nd5 (10. a3 $142 $5 Bxc3 11. Nd6+ Kf8 12.
Bxc3 $44 {is more critical.}) 10... Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Kf8 13. Kc3 {
Starts a risky course.} (13. e4 $5 Be6 (13... Na5 14. Rc1 {wins the pawn back
anyway.}) 14. Bxc4 Nf6 15. Ke3 $11 {/+/=}) 13... Be6 14. Ndc7 $6 (14. e4 a6 (
14... Rc8 $6 15. Nd6 $36) 15. Nbc7 Rc8 16. Nxe6+ fxe6 17. Nb6 Rc7 18. Bxc4 Nf6
$13) 14... Rd8 15. Nxe6+ fxe6 16. Bg2 Nge7 17. Bxc6 $2 {Why exchange the
precious B? White shouldn't have been afraid of ghosts:} (17. Rad1 $1 Nd5+ 18.
Kxc4 Na5+ 19. Kd3 Ke7 ({Checks lead nowhere-} 19... Nb4+ 20. Ke4 $16) 20. Kc2
Rhf8 21. Nc3 $1 {/\} Nxc3 (21... Nb4+ 22. Kb1 Rxf2 $2 23. Bf3 $16) 22. Rxd8
Kxd8 23. Kxc3 Rxf2 24. Bf3 e4 25. Bxe4 Rxe2 26. Bxh7 $11) 17... Nxc6 18. Rad1
Ke7 {[%cal Ra7a6,Rb7b5] /\a6,b5 Black is ready to play a6 and b5.} (18... a6 $6
19. Na7 $1 Nd4 20. e3 Ne2+ 21. Kxc4 Ke7 22. Kc5 $36 {[%csl Re2] ><e2}) 19. Kxc4
{[%csl Rc4][%mdl 4224] ע Now Black's initiative grows into an _|_-> against
White's K.} (19. Na3 $142 Rd5 $5 (19... Rc8 20. Kxc4 Nd4+ 21. Kd3 Rhd8 22. Ke3
b5 23. Rc1 $11 {gives White an uneasy equality}) 20. Nxc4 Rhd8 $36) 19... a6
20. Nc3 b5+ 21. Kb3 (21. Kc5 Rc8 $40) 21... Nd4+ 22. Ka3 (22. Kb4 Rhf8 23. Rhf1
Ra8 $1 $17) 22... Rb8 23. Nb1 (23. b4 Rhc8 24. Rc1 Rc4 $17 (24... a5 $40)) (23.
Ne4 $5 Nxe2 24. Rd6 Rhd8 $15 {/-/+}) 23... Rhc8 24. e3 Nc2+ 25. Kb3 Na1+ $1 26.
Ka3 (26. Kb4 $4 Rc4+ 27. Ka5 Ra4#) 26... a5 27. b3 $8 (27. b4 Nc2+ 28. Kb2 Nxb4
$19) 27... Nc2+ (27... Rc2 $5 28. Rd2 e4 $36) 28. Kb2 Nb4 29. Nc3 (29. Rd2 e4
30. Rhd1 Nd3+ (30... Rb7 $5) 31. Ka1 a4 32. bxa4 bxa4 $17 {/\ and White can't
chase away the powerful N:} 33. f3 Nb4 $1) 29... e4 $1 30. Nxe4 Rc2+ 31. Kb1
Rxa2 32. Rd2 $6 {White is understandably nervous about Black's R on the 2-nd
rank, but this is a premature.} (32. Rc1 $142 $1 Rb7 33. Rhd1 $15) 32... Rxd2
33. Nxd2 Rd8 (33... a4 $17) 34. Nf3 $2 (34. Ne4 $8 a4 35. bxa4 bxa4 $17) 34...
Rd3 ({Even more convincing seems} 34... Rf8 $5 35. Nd4 Rxf2 36. Nxb5 Re2 $19)
35. Kb2 a4 36. bxa4 bxa4 37. Nd4 (37. Ra1 Rb3+ 38. Kc1 a3 39. Nd4 Rd3 $17 {/-+}
) 37... a3+ 38. Kb1 Rd2 $19 39. Rc1 Rxf2 40. Rc7+ Kf6 (40... Kf6 41. Rc1 e5 42.
Nb5 a2+ 43. Ka1 Nc2+ 44. Kxa2 Nd4+ $19) 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Be3 (9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 O-O 11. Qh4 Rc8 12. Rac1 a6 13. b3 Rc7 14. Ne1
Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Qb8 16. Nf4 e6 $1 $146 {An important novelty, which denies White
the d5-outpost and limits his active possibilities. The weakness of d6 is
rather illusory, as often in the Hedgehog this P is easily protected. We will
see this idea also in the game.} (16... Re8 $143 17. Nfd5 Rcc8 18. Bg5 Qb7 19.
Rd3 $5 Ne5 20. Bxf6 exf6 (20... Nxd3 21. Bxg7 Nxc1 22. Bh6 $40) 21. Rdd1 f5 22.
Nf6+ Bxf6 23. Qxf6 $36 {Filippov,V-Janssen,R/Golden Sands/2000/}) 17. Nd3 Rfc8
18. Bf4 Bf8 19. a4 Qb7 20. g4 Ne4 21. Nxe4 Qxe4 $11 {1/2,Pigusov,E-Cvitan,O/
EU-ch Ohrid/2001/}) 9... Nbd7 10. Rac1 Rc8 (10... a6 11. Nd5 $5 Rb8 12. Qd2 O-O
13. Nd4 b5 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Bh6 Bg7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7
19. Nc6 Qe8 20. Na5 Rb6 21. Rc7 e5 22. Nb7 Qe6 23. Rd1 Nf6 24. Nxd6 Kg8 25. Nb7
Qxa2 26. Nc5 $14 {Akopian,V-Greenfeld,A/EU-ch Ohrid/2001/}) 11. b3 a6 12. Rfd1
O-O 13. Qd2 $5 {[%cal Ye3h6,Yf3e1,Ye1c2,Yc2b4,Yb4d5,Ye1d3] White retreats his
Q to a different square, but as we will see from the following practical
examples, the underlying strategic motives are very similar to 13.Qh4-Bh6
still remains an option, while White also plans the manoeuvre Ne1-c2(d3)-b4-d5.
Important is his Q is more flexibly placed in the [+].} (13. Qh4 {-9.Rd1})
13... Re8 (13... Nc5 14. Bh3 (14. Bh6 Nce4 $11) 14... Rc7 (14... Rb8 15. Nd4
Nce4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qe1 Qc7 18. b4 h6 19. f3 Ng5 20. Bg2 e5 $5 21. Nb3 f5
22. c5 dxc5 23. bxc5 b5 24. Qa5 Rbc8 25. Rd6 $36 {Shchekachev,A-Cabrilo,G/
Ulcinj/1997/}) 15. b4 Ncd7 16. Na4 b5 17. Nb6 bxc4 18. Rxc4 Rxc4 19. Nxc4 Ne4
20. Qc2 Nc3 21. Rc1 Bd5 22. Nd4 Bxc4 23. Qxc3 Bxe2 24. Qb3 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 Ne5
26. Bg2 $44 {Jurek,J-Plachetka,J/Odense/1993/}) (13... Rc7 14. Ne1 Qa8 15. Bh3
$5 Qb8 16. Nd3 Ba8 17. Nb4 Ra7 18. Ncd5 Nc5 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21.
Qxd5 Rc7 22. Rc2 a5 23. Rb1 $14 {Foisor,O-Sadkowsky,D/Antwerp/2000/}) 14. Bh3
Qc7 $5 $146 {A novelty, Black first transfers his Q to a safer square.} (14...
Rc7 15. Bh6 $5 (15. Na4 b5 16. Nb6 bxc4 17. Rxc4 Rxc4 18. Nxc4 Qb8 19. Na5 Ba8
20. Qd3 Qb4 21. Qxa6 Nc5 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Nc4 Ne4 24. Rf1 Nc3 25. Nb6 Nxe2+
26. Qxe2 Qxb6 $36 {[%csl Gd6,Ge7] [+],Cavendish,J-Kudrin,S/London/1988/}) (15.
Ne1 Qb8 16. Nc2 (16. Nd3 Nc5 17. Nb4 Nfe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Qe1 b5 20. Bg2 $1
bxc4 $2 (20... Nf6 $11 {/+/=}) 21. Bxe4 cxb3 22. Bxb7 Rxc1 23. Bxc1 bxa2 24.
Nxa2 Qxb7 $16 {Steinbacher,M-Plaskett,J/Ostend/1987/}) 16... Ba8 $6 (16... Bf8
$142 $5 {/\} 17. Nb4 e6) 17. Nb4 Qb7 18. f3 e6 19. Bf4 Rcc8 20. Bxd6 b5 21.
cxb5 axb5 22. e4 Red8 23. Qe3 $16 {Shchekachev,A-Lautier,J/Dordrecht 5'/2001/})
(15. Nd4 Qb8 (15... Qa8 16. f3 Ne5 17. Bf2 e6 18. Na4 b5 19. cxb5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1
axb5 21. Nxb5 Bxf3 22. Nc7 Qb7 23. Nxe8 Nxe8 24. Qc2 Bxe2 25. Qxe2 Nf3+ 26. Kf1
Nxh2+ 27. Ke1 Nf3+ 28. Kd1 Qd5+ 29. Kc2 $18 {Vukic,M-Plachetka,J/AUT-chT/1991/}
) 16. f3 Ba8 17. Bf2 e6 18. e4 Ne5 19. Bg2 Rec8 20. Nde2 Ne8 21. Nd4 Nf6 22.
Nde2 Bf8 23. a4 Nc6 24. h3 Nd7 25. g4 Nc5 26. Rb1 Nb4 $13 {Salo,T-Solozhenkin,
E/FIN-chT/2001/}) 15... Qa8 (15... Rc5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4 Kg8 18. e4 Rh5 19.
Bg2 Qa8 $6 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5 e5 22. Qd2 f5 23. Nh4 $16 {[%csl Rh5] צh5,
Maric,A-Muresan,M/Thessaloniki olw/1988/}) 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd4 Rc5 18. f3 Rh5
19. Bxd7 $1 Nxd7 20. e4 Rc5 21. Nd5 e6 22. Ne3 $14 {[%csl Gc4,Gd4,Ge4] [+],
Gulko,B-Kudrin,S/USA-ch Salt Lake City/1999/}) 15. Ne1 (15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. cxd5
Qb7 $132 {><d5}) ({Perhaps more promising was as in the above games} 15. Bh6 $5
{/\} Bxh6 16. Qxh6 e6 17. Qd2 $14) 15... Qb8 16. Nc2 (16. Ng2 b5 $5 (16... Bf8
17. Nf4 e6 $11) 17. cxb5 axb5 $132 {/\} 18. Nxb5 $2 Bxg2) 16... Red8 17. Nb4 e6
$1 $11 {[%mdl 96] Black now achieves a typical strategically sound Hedgehog
position by simple tactical means.} 18. Bf4 (18. Qxd6 $2 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Bf8 $17)
(18. Bh6 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Nc5 $132) 18... Ne5 19. Qe3 (19. Bxe5 dxe5 20. Qe3 Qc7
$11 (20... Rd4 $5 21. Nd3 Ne4 $11)) 19... Ba8 $1 20. f3 (20. Nxa6 $4 Qb7 $19)
20... Nc6 (20... Qb7 $5 $13 {/\} 21. Na4 b5 22. Nb6 $2 Nfg4 $1 23. fxg4 Nxg4
$19) 21. Nxc6 (21. Nxa6 $6 Qb7 22. b4 (22. Nb5 Ne8 $5 $17) 22... Qxa6 23. b5
Qa5 24. bxc6 Rxc6 $15 {/=}) (21. a3 $142 $5 Nxb4 22. axb4 $14 {gives White
more chances to keep the tension.}) 21... Rxc6 22. a4 (22. Rd3 b5 $15) 22...
Qb7 23. Rd3 d5 $132 24. Be5 (24. cxd5 Nxd5 25. Nxd5 Rxc1+ 26. Qxc1 exd5 $132)
24... Qe7 25. Rcd1 Re8 $1 {[%cal Rd5c4] /\dc4 Now White must resolve the [+]
tension and his initiative evaporates.} 26. Bxf6 (26. cxd5 $6 Nxd5 27. Nxd5
exd5 $36) 26... Bxf6 27. cxd5 Rxc3 28. Rxc3 Bxc3 29. Qxc3 exd5 {[%cal Ge8e1]
|^<->e} (29... Bxd5 $143 30. e4 $14 {()}) 30. Rd2 Bb7 (30... a5 $5) 31. Kf2 (
31. b4 f5 $11 {/\Rc8}) 31... a5 32. Qd4 Qc7 33. e3 Re7 34. Bg2 (34. Bf1 Qc5 35.
Bb5 Rc7 $11) 34... Qc1 35. f4 Rc7 36. Bxd5 (36. Qb2 $11 {is the safest, but
the text doesn't risk much either.}) 36... Ba6 $2 (36... Rc2 $1 37. Rxc2 Qxc2+
38. Kf3 (38. Ke1 Qc1+ $11) 38... Qxh2 $1 (38... Bxd5+ 39. Qxd5 Qxh2 40. Qd8+
$16) 39. Bxb7 Qh1+ 40. Kf2 Qxb7 $11) 37. g4 $2 (37. Rd1 $142 Qc2+ (37... Rc2+
$2 38. Kg1 $8 Qb2 39. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 40. Qd7+ Kf8 41. Qd8+ Kf7 42. Rd7+ Ke6 43.
Re7+ Kf5 44. Qd7+ Kf6 45. Rf7#) 38. Qd2 (38. Rd2 Qc1 $11) 38... Qf5 39. Be4 $1
$16 {/\} Qxe4 40. Qd8+ Kg7 41. Qxc7 Bb7 42. Qe5+ $18) 37... Qf1+ 38. Kg3 Qe1+
39. Rf2 (39. Kg2 Qf1+ $11 (39... Be2 $5 $44)) (39. Kh3 $6 Re7 $1 $40) 39... Rc3
(39... Rc2 40. Bxf7+ $8 Kf8 41. Qd8+ Kxf7 42. Qd7+ $11) 40. Bxf7+ {White has
missed his chances for an advantage and sensibly decides to force a perpetual.}
(40. Kg2 Qxe3 41. Qxe3 (41. Qf6 $4 Qh3+ $19) 41... Rxe3 42. Rd2 Bc8 {/\Be6=}) (
40. Bxf7+ Kxf7 41. Qd7+ Kf8 42. Qd8+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Simic, Radoslav"]
[Black "Gligoric, Svetozar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1995.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O (5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4
Ndb4 8. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Nxc6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Be3 e5 12. Nc3 Bb4 13. Rc1
Be6 14. f3 a5 15. b3 Bxc3 16. Rxc3 a4 17. bxa4 Rxa4 18. a3 O-O 19. Ke1 Rfa8 20.
Bc5 e4 21. Kf2 exf3 22. exf3 Rd8 23. Bb4 Ra6 24. Rcc1 h6 25. Rhd1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1
Bd5 $10 {Larsen,B-Sax,G/Hastings/1990/}) 5... e5 6. d3 (6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3 {
[%cal Rf3e5] /\Ne5!} Nc7 8. d3 Be7 9. Nd2 Bd7 10. Nc4 f6 $10 {-A34}) (6. Qa4 $5
Bd7 (6... Qd6 7. Nc3 (7. d3 Be7 (7... Bd7 8. Qb3 Na5 9. Qc3 Nc6 10. Qb3 Na5 11.
Qc3 Nc6 {0,5/Panno,O-Quinteros,M/Buenos Aires/1980/}) 8. Bg5 O-O 9. Nc3 d4 10.
Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Nd5 Be7 12. Nd2 f5 13. a3 Bd7 14. Qc2 Bg5 15. b4 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 f4
17. bxc5 Qxc5 18. Be4 Rae8 19. f3 Qd6 20. Rf2 Kh8 21. g4 Bc8 22. h4 Be6 23. Qb2
b6 24. Rh2 Rc8 25. Kf2 Ne7 $10 {Danailov,S-Garcia Fernandez,C/Zaragoza op/1992/
}) 7... d4 8. Nd5 Rb8 9. d3 Bd7 10. e4 dxe3 11. Bxe3 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Ng5
Qxd3 14. Rfd1 Qg6 15. Bd5 b5 16. Qa6 Rb6 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Bxf7+ Qxf7 19. Nxf7
Kxf7 20. Rxd7+ Be7 21. Rb7 Rb8 22. Rxb8 Nxb8 23. Kg2 $16 {Vaulin,A-Beshukov,S/
Smolensk/1991/}) 7. cxd5 Nb4 8. Qd1 (8. Qb3 Qc7 9. Nc3 c4 10. Qd1 Nbxd5 11.
Nxd5 Nxd5 12. d3 Nb6 13. dxc4 Nxc4 14. Qc2 Bd6 15. Ng5 Na5 16. Qxc7 Bxc7 17.
Bd5 f6 18. Ne6 Bxe6 19. Bxe6 Ke7 20. Bd5 Rhd8 21. e4 Bb6 22. Bd2 Nc6 23. Bc3
Rac8 24. Rac1 Bd4 $15 {Adamski,J-Zagorskis,D/Schwaebisch Gmuend op/1995/}) 8...
Bd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Ne1 Re8 11. d3 Qc8 12. e4 h6 13. a3 Na6 14. Nc2 c4 15. dxc4
Qxc4 16. Ne3 Qc5 17. Bd2 Rac8 18. Qe2 $16 {Meyer,P-Vogelmann,P/2BLW 9091/1990/}
) 6... Be7 (6... d4 7. e3 Be7 8. exd4 exd4 9. Re1 O-O $10) 7. Bg5 (7. Na3 O-O
8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nc4 f6 10. a4 Be6 11. Bd2 Qd7 12. a5 Rab8 13. Ne1 b5 14. axb6
axb6 15. f4 exf4 16. gxf4 b5 17. Na5 Nxa5 18. Rxa5 Bd8 19. Ra1 Bb6 20. Kh1 Ne7
21. e4 f5 $36 {Sznapik,A-Skrobek,R/Lodz Makarczyk-mem/1978/}) (7. Nc3 d4 8. Na4
O-O 9. a3 a5 $6 10. Bg5 $1 Nd7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Re1 f5 13. e3 Qd6 14. exd4
cxd4 15. Ng5 Nf6 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. c5 Qe7 18. b4 Nd7 19. Bd5+ Kh8 20. Nxh7 $1 $16
{Azariants,E-Colson,A/Cannes op/1995/}) 7... d4 (7... O-O $6 8. Nc3 d4 9. Bxf6
Bxf6 10. Nd5 $14 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gg2a8] ><d5,/^h1-a8}) 8. e3 dxe3 $6 $146 (
8... h6 $142 $5 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 $13) (8... O-O 9. exd4 exd4 10. Na3 Bf5 11. Nc2
Qd7 12. Rb1 a5 13. a3 Rfe8 14. Re1 Ng4 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Rxe7 Qxe7 17. Nh4 Bd7
18. h3 Nf6 19. Qd2 Re8 20. Re1 Qd6 21. Rxe8+ Nxe8 22. Kh2 b6 23. f4 Nf6 24. Qe2
Qe7 $10 {Hoensch,M,M-Kerpf,B/2BLS 8788/1987/}) 9. fxe3 $1 (9. Bxe3 Bf5 10. Nc3
O-O $5 $15) 9... Ng4 (9... O-O 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Ne1 $1 $14 {[%cal Yg5f6,Yc3d5] /
\Bf6.Nd5}) 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qe2 e4 $5 (11... O-O 12. Nc3 $36 {[%csl Rd5] ><d5}
) 12. dxe4 Nge5 (12... Qxe4 $2 13. Nc3 $40 {@,/\} (13. Ng5 $2 Qe7 14. Nxf7 O-O
$15) 13... Qxe3+ $2 14. Qxe3+ Nxe3 15. Rfe1 $18) 13. Nc3 Bg4 14. Nd5 Bxf3 (
14... Qd8 15. Qc2 $14) 15. Bxf3 Qd8 16. Qf2 Nxc4 $2 (16... O-O 17. Be2 {
[%csl Gd5][%cal Ya1d1] /\Rad1+/=}) 17. Qc2 $40 {[%csl Re8] @,עe8} N6e5 (17...
N4e5 $142 18. Qxc5 b6 19. Qa3 $16) (17... Nd6 18. Qxc5 O-O 19. Rad1 {[%cal
Rd5c3] /\Nc3+-}) 18. Be2 Nd6 (18... b5 19. b3 $18) 19. Qc3 $1 f6 $8 20. Bh5+
Kd7 $8 (20... Kf8 21. Qxe5) 21. Qxc5 b6 (21... Nxe4 22. Qb4 Nd6 23. Rad1 $18 {
->}) 22. Qd4 Qb8 $6 (22... Kc8 $142 23. Rac1+ Kb7 24. Rc7+ Qxc7 25. Nxc7 Kxc7
$16) 23. Nxf6+ $1 gxf6 24. Rxf6 {[%cal Rd4e5,Ra1d1] /\Qe5,Rd1} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 57th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.11.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2004.11.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Re1 (7. d4 {
is the main move, which gives White chances to fight for an advantage. However,
Morozevich is known for his aversion against the well-trodden paths.}) 7... Ne4
({Black can also play} 7... d5 8. d4 O-O $5 9. dxc5 dxc4 10. Qa4 Qc8 11. cxb6
axb6 12. Qb4 Nd5 $1 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. e4 Nc6 15. Qxb6 Be6 $44 16. e5 Rb8 17.
Qe3 Nb4 18. Nd4 Nd3 19. Nc6 Rb7 20. Re2 Rc7 21. Qb6 Bg4 22. Re3 Bh3 23. Bf3 Bg4
24. Bg2 Bh3 25. Bf3 $11 {1/2,Henrichs,T-Alterman,B/Recklinghausen/1998/}) ({
The most usual continuation is} 7... O-O 8. e4 Nc6 {After} 9. e5 Ne8 10. d4
Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 cxd4 13. Qxd4 d6 14. Bf4 dxe5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16.
Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Rxe5 e6 {White's edge is infinitesimal and indeed he has never
managed to win a game from this position:} 18. c5 (18. Rc1 Nf6 19. Re2 Rd7 $11
{1/2,Olafsson,H-Schandorff,L/Aarhus/2003/}) 18... Nf6 19. cxb6 axb6 20. Rb5 Rd6
21. Rd1 Rfd8 22. Rxd6 Rxd6 23. Kf3 Rc6 24. Rb4 h5 25. h3 Kg7 $11 {/+/=,
Tolstikh,N-Kaiumov,D/Cheliabinsk/1993/}) 8. Qc2 ({White's main try is} 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. d4 {, but even here Black has the active} (9. d3 Bb7 10. d4 cxd4 11.
Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nc6 $11 {is too sterile.}) 9... O-O (9... cxd4 $143 10. Bh6
$1 Bxh6 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Qxe4 $14) 10. d5 b5 $5 (10... e6 11. Bf1 $1 exd5 12.
cxd5 h6 (12... Bxf3 $142 $14) 13. Qb3 d6 14. Nd2 Bf5 15. Nc4 Bc8 16. a4 Ba6 17.
e4 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Nd7 19. f4 a6 20. Qd3 $14 {Lobron,E-Bandza,A/Wiesbaden/1993/})
11. cxb5 a6 12. bxa6 (12. Bf1 d6 13. Nh4 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qxb5 15. Bc3 Qb7 16. Bg2
$11 {1/2,Romanishin,O-Conquest,S/EU-ch St.Vincent/2000/}) 12... Rxa6 13. Ng5 (
13. Nd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 d6 15. Nc4 Nd7 16. e4 Qa8 17. a3 Ra4 18. Qc2 Qa6 19. Ne3
Ne5 20. Rd1 Rd4 21. Ra2 {Summerscale,A-Adams,M/BCF-ch Hove/1997/} f5 $5 $36 {
M.Adams}) 13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2 d6 15. e4 Nd7 16. h4 Qa8 17. a3 h6 18. Nh3 Ra4
19. h5 g5 20. f4 g4 $1 21. Qxg4 f5 22. Qf3 (22. exf5 $2 Ne5 23. Qd1 Rd4 $19 {
Andonov,B-Antic,D/Obrenovac/2002/}) 22... fxe4 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 24. Qxe4 Nf6 $44)
8... Nxc3 9. dxc3 {More common, than the other recapture} (9. bxc3 O-O (9...
Nc6 10. e4 d6 11. Nh4 e5 $6 {Black shouldn't limit his Bg7, it's better to
strive for a set-up with e6 and f5.} 12. Bh3 O-O 13. d3 Bc8 14. Bxc8 Qxc8 15.
Qe2 Qh3 16. Bd2 Rac8 17. f3 f5 18. Qg2 Qxg2+ 19. Nxg2 fxe4 20. fxe4 Rf3 21. Re3
Rcf8 22. Rxf3 Rxf3 23. Ne1 Rf7 24. Kg2 Kf8 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. g4 Nd8 27. g5 Bg7
28. a4 Ne6 29. h4 $14 {()|^,Krivoshey,S-Lipka,J/SVK-chT/1996/}) 10. e4 Nc6 11.
d3 d6 12. h4 Qd7 13. h5 Ne5 $5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. h6 Bh8 16. a4 Rad8 $132 {
Gurevich,D-Shvidler,E/Beersheba/1984/}) 9... d6 10. Bf4 (10. Bg5 Nd7 11. Rad1
Qc7 12. e4 h6 13. Bc1 g5 $5 (13... O-O $11 {is less ambitious. With the
text-move Black increases his [+] control and prepares 0-0-0.}) 14. Qe2 (14.
Bh3 $5) 14... Bf6 15. Nd2 h5 16. Nf1 O-O-O $1 17. Ne3 e6 18. f4 $2 gxf4 19.
gxf4 Bh4 20. Rf1 Rdg8 21. Kh1 Nf6 22. e5 dxe5 23. fxe5 Ne4 $17 {Cummings,
D-Speelman,J/BCF-chT 9798/1998/ /\} 24. Rf4 Qxe5 25. Rxh4 Rxg2 $1 $19) (10. e4
Nd7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Rad1 h6 13. Bf4 Qc7 14. Qe2 Rad8 15. Nh4 Kh7 16. Bc1 Bc6
17. f4 Qb7 18. g4 Nf6 19. h3 a5 20. Qc2 e5 21. f5 g5 22. Nf3 Rh8 $13 {Gabriel,
C-Mandl,R/BL2S 9091/1990/}) (10. h4 $5 h5 (10... h6 {is perhaps more
circumspect.}) 11. Bg5 Nd7 12. e4 Qc7 13. Rad1 Ne5 14. b3 O-O 15. Nh2 Rfe8 16.
Qd2 Rad8 17. Bh6 Bc8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qe2 Ng4 20. Nf1 Nf6 21. Rd2 Bg4 22. f3
Bc8 23. Red1 Kg8 24. Kh2 a6 25. Ne3 Bb7 26. Bh3 e6 27. Rd3 Rd7 28. Qd2 Red8 $11
{Tolstikh,N-Ivanov,T/Novosibirsk/1999/}) 10... Nd7 (10... Nc6 11. Rad1 Qc7 12.
h4 h6 13. a3 Rd8 14. e4 e6 15. Rd3 {1/2,Vitiugov,N-Tomashevsky,E/Kazan/2003/}
Ne5 $11) 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. e4 Ne5 $5 (12... O-O 13. Qd2 (13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5
Nxe5 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 $15) 13... Ne5 $11) 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Be3 O-O $11 {[%mdl 16]
Although the opening gave rise to an original pawn-structure, the resulting
position is more or less lifeless. All B are limited by the P and both sides
have little possibilities for active play.} 15. b4 {The advance} (15. f4 $6
exf4 16. gxf4 Rad8 $15 {would only weaken White's position in the [+].}) 15...
e6 $1 (15... cxb4 $2 16. cxb4 $36 {[%csl Gc4][%cal Gc4c5] o^c}) ({Moving the
f-pawn is quite risky also for Black for similar reasons - his P become shaky.
} 15... f5 16. exf5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 gxf5 18. f3 $13 {/+/=}) 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Qa4
Rfc8 18. Rb1 (18. Rd7 Qb6 (18... Bc6 19. Rxc7 Bxa4 20. Rxc5 $14) 19. Qa3 Bf8 {
[%cal Rb7c6] /\Bc6=}) 18... Bf8 {Black has protected his only weakness and the
game heads towards a peaceful conclusion.} 19. Qa3 {[%cal Yb1b5] /\Rb5} Qc6 $1
20. Rb3 (20. Rb5 $2 Ba6) 20... Ba6 21. Bf1 Rcb8 22. Bg5 (22. f3 Rb6 $11) 22...
h6 23. Bf6 Bg7 24. Be7 (24. Bxg7 $6 Kxg7 $15) 24... Bf8 {If White doesn't want
to exchange his B for the passive Bf8, he can't avoid repetition.} 25. Bf6 Bg7
26. Be7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Schwartzman, Gabriel"]
[Black "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 Nbd7 (9... a6 $6 10. Ba3 $36) 10. Nb5 d5 (10... Nc5 11. Rd1 d5 12.
cxd5 exd5 $5 $132) 11. cxd5 (11. Bf4 $5 O-O 12. Ne5 Nc5 13. Rac1 a6 14. Nc3
Nce4 $6 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Be3 Bc5 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19. Rfd1 Kf8 20.
f3 exf3 21. Bxf3 Bxf3 22. exf3 Rac8 23. Kf2 $14 {+/=/+/-,_|_><c5,Huzman,
A-Brodsky,M/URS-sf UKR-ch Kherson/1989/}) 11... Bxd5 $8 (11... exd5 12. Bf4 $16
) (11... Nxd5 $2 12. Qxg7 Bf6 13. Nd6+ Ke7 14. Qxf7+ Kxd6 15. Ba3+ $18) 12. Bf4
(12. Qf4 $5 O-O 13. Bb2 Bc6 $6 14. Nbd4 Bd5 15. Rfd1 Qb8 16. Rac1 Qxf4 17. gxf4
Bd6 18. f5 $36 {Stohl,I-Valiente,C/Novi Sad olm/1990/}) 12... O-O $1 13. Rac1 (
13. Bc7 Qc8 (13... Qe8 $2 14. Nd6 $18) 14. Rac1 Qb7 $10) 13... Bc5 14. Qa1 (14.
Qb2 $6 Qe7 {/\a6,Ba3}) 14... Qe7 15. Nc7 Bxf3 $1 (15... Rac8 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17.
Bg5 $14 {^^,/\e4[+]}) 16. Bxf3 Rac8 (16... Rad8 $5 17. Na6 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6
19. a3 (19. Rfd1 Qa3 20. Nc7 Nc5 21. Nb5 Qa6 22. Nd6 Nd5 23. Bxd5 Rxd6 24. Bf3
Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qa3 26. Qb1 a5 $10 {Chesarsky,E-Andrianov,N/Tel Aviv/1991/})
19... e5 20. Rfd1 Qe6 21. Qb1 e4 22. Bg2 $13 e3 $6 23. f4 h5 24. Nc7 Qe7 25. b4
h4 26. Qf5 $36 {Stohl,I-Duer,A/OST-chT 9091/1990/}) 17. Nb5 (17. Na6 Bd6 $10)
17... e5 18. Nxa7 $5 (18. Bd2 e4 $1 {/\e3|^}) (18. Bg5 h6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 $10)
18... exf4 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. b4 Bxf2+ (20... fxg3 21. bxc5 (21. hxg3 Bxf2+ {
-20...Bf2}) 21... gxf2+ 22. Rxf2 Nxc5 $44 {עg1}) 21. Rxf2 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 fxg3
23. hxg3 Qxb4 $44 {עg1,P} 24. Kg2 (24. Qc8+ Nf8 {/\g6,Kg7<=>}) 24... g6 25.
Qf4 Qc5 26. Bb7 Kg7 27. e3 (27. e4 Qe7 $10 {/\Nc5,Ne5}) 27... h5 (27... Qe7 $5
$44) 28. Qd4 Qc7 29. Bd5 Ne5 30. Bf3 Kh7 31. Rd2 {/\Qd6} Nxf3 32. Kxf3 Ng4 33.
Qf4 (33. Qd6 Qc3 $10) 33... Qc6+ 34. Ke2 (34. e4 Qc3+ 35. Ke2 (35. Kg2 $4 Ne3+)
35... Qc4+ $10) 34... Qb5+ 35. Kd1 (35. Ke1 Qb1+ 36. Rd1 $2 (36. Ke2 $10) 36...
Qxa2 $15) 35... Qb1+ 36. Ke2 Qb5+ $10 37. Kd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "San Francisco"]
[Site "San Francisco"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tisdall, Jonathan D"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Na6 $5 $146 (8... d6 9. Rd1 (9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. Rac1 Rc8 11. b3 O-O 12. Qd2 Nc5
13. Bh6 Nce4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Qe3 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Rc5 $1 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Rd4
Rh5 19. Qe3 f5 $5 $13 {Agdestein,S-Ftacnik,L/Thessaloniki olm/1988/}) 9... Nbd7
10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 Bxf3 $6 (12... Re8 $142 13. Bh6 Rc5 $132) 13.
exf3 a6 14. b3 Re8 15. f4 Nc5 16. b4 Ncd7 17. Nd5 e6 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Qg4 Qc7
20. Qf3 $14 {Scarella,E-Spangenberg,H/San Martin/1995/}) (8... O-O 9. Qd3 (9.
Qh4 $142 $14) 9... Na6 $1 10. Be3 Nc5 11. Qc2 Rc8 12. Rac1 d6 13. Rfd1 Nfe4 14.
Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Qd2 Rc7 16. Bh6 Qc8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. b3 Rd8 19. Nd4 Bxg2 20.
Kxg2 $10 {Umanskaya,I-Mackenzie,T/Moscow4/1991/}) 9. Nd5 (9. Qh4 h6 $5 $13 (
9... Rc8 10. Bh6 $5 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Rxc4 12. Ne5 $44)) 9... Nc5 (9... Bxd5 10.
cxd5 $16) 10. Rd1 (10. Bg5 $2 Ne6 $17) 10... Rc8 $1 (10... O-O 11. Qh4 $14) 11.
Qh4 Nce4 12. Bh6 (12. Ng5 Rxc4 $5 13. Bxe4 (13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 $17) (13. Nxe4 Bxd5
14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 $17) (13. Ne3 Ra4 14. b3 Ra5 $15) 13... Nxd5 $1 (13... Bxd5 14.
Bxd5 $3 Rxh4 15. Bxf7+ Kf8 16. Ne6+ Kxf7 17. Nxd8+ Rxd8 18. gxh4 $16) 14. Bxd5
(14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Rxd5 (15. Bxg6+ hxg6 16. Qxc4 e6 $17) 15... e6 16. Bg5 Qc8
$19) 14... Bxd5 $1 $17) 12... Bxh6 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Qxh6 Bxf3 $5 (14... Rxc4
15. Ne5 Rc7 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. Rd3 $44 {עe8,Rh8} (17. g4 $5)) 15. Bxf3 Rxc4 16.
Rac1 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 d5 18. h4 e6 19. Qf4 (19. e3 Ke7 $5 20. Qf4 Ne8 $15) 19...
O-O 20. Rc7 Re8 (20... a5 $142 21. Rb7 $44) 21. Rxa7 $14 e5 22. Qa4 e4 (22...
Qd6 $5 {/\Rc8}) 23. Bg2 Qb8 (23... d4 24. Qc4 Rf8 (24... Re6 $6 25. Bh3 {/\} d3
26. Bxe6 d2 27. Rxf7 d1=Q+ 28. Kg2 Kh8 29. Qc3 $1 Q1d4 30. Rf8+ $18) (24... Qd5
25. Qxd5 Nxd5 26. Rd7 $16) 25. Bf1 $14 {/\Ra4}) 24. Ra6 (24. e3 d4 $5 25. exd4
e3 $44) 24... Rc8 (24... e3 25. Qd4 $5 $36) 25. Bh3 e3 $2 (25... Rc1+ 26. Kg2
$16 {/\Ra8,Qd4}) 26. f4 $6 (26. Bxc8 exf2+ (26... Ne4 27. f4 $18) 27. Kg2 $1
Ne4 (27... Qxc8 28. Ra8 $18) 28. Qe8+ Kg7 29. Ra3 $18) 26... Rc1+ 27. Kg2 Kg7
28. Qd4 Rc6 29. b4 $5 (29. Qxe3 Qb7 $1 $132) 29... Qe8 (29... Qb7 30. b5 Rd6
31. Ra3 $16) 30. Qe5 Qd8 31. Ra7 $5 (31. Qxe3 d4 $14) 31... Kf8 32. Rb7 Rd6 33.
g4 (33. Qxe3 d4 34. Qe5 $16) 33... d4 34. g5 Ng8 $8 35. f5 $40 d3 (35... Rd5
36. Rb8 Rxe5 37. Rxd8+ Re8 38. Rxe8+ Kxe8 39. Kf3 $18 {_|_}) (35... f6 36. gxf6
Nxf6 37. fxg6 hxg6 38. Be6 $18) 36. fxg6 hxg6 37. exd3 e2 (37... Ne7 38. Rxe7
$1 Qxe7 39. Qh8#) 38. Kf2 Rd5 $2 (38... f6 39. gxf6 (39. Qf4 $5) 39... Qxf6+
40. Qxf6+ Nxf6 41. Kxe2 Nd5 $16) 39. Rxf7+ $1 Kxf7 40. Be6+ Kf8 41. Bxd5 $18
1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Jaracz, Pawel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. f4 Rfe8 {The older move,
which isn't played so often nowadays.} ({The latest wrinkle is} 13... h5 $5 {
Black threatens Ng4 and intends to complicate White's planned >>P advance and
make it even more committal. Also after a future possible e5 advance the N
gains a retreat square on h7.} 14. h3 Rfe8 ({Too passive is} 14... g6 15. Bf2
Rfc8 16. b3 Bf8 17. Qd2 Rab8 18. Bf3 Bh6 19. Be3 Nc5 20. f5 Bxe3+ 21. Qxe3 exf5
22. exf5 Re8 23. Qg5 Nh7 {Tratar,M-Sutkovic,D/Pula op/2001/} 24. Qh6 $1 $40) {
White's best is probably a more restrained approach, but even here it's
difficult to claim any concrete advantage.} 15. Bf2 (15. g4 hxg4 16. hxg4 Nc5
17. Bf2 d5 $1 {As we will see later, without the insertion of h3 and h5 this
active break doesn't work for Black.} 18. e5 Nfe4 19. Be3 dxc4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4
21. Qc2 Nc5 22. Qxc4 {Gurevich,M-Hoffmann,M/NED-chT/2000/} Rac8 23. Qe2 Qd7 $11
) (15. Nd5 exd5 16. cxd5 Qb8 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. dxc6 Nc5 19. c7 Qxc7 20. e5 dxe5
21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. b4 Rd8 23. Qe2 e4 24. bxc5 Bxc5 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. Red1 Rc8
27. Qe3 (27. Qxa6 h4 $44) 27... c4 28. Rc2 Qc6 29. Kh2 Qe6 30. Qd4 Qc6 31. Rdc1
Qa4 $11 {Hoffmann,M-Nisipeanu,L/Bad Wiessee op/1998/}) 15... Bf8 (15... g6 16.
Nf3 Bf8 17. b3 Rac8 18. Qd2 Qb8 19. Ng5 Ba8 20. Qe2 {1/2,Agrest,E-Nielsen,P/
EU-ch Ohrid/2001/}) 16. Nf3 Rad8 17. Qe2 g6 18. Ng5 Nh7 19. Nxh7 Kxh7 20. g4
hxg4 21. hxg4 Bg7 22. Bf3 g5 23. e5 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 gxf4 25. exd6 Qxd6 26. Ne4
Qc7 27. Bh4 Ne5 28. Qh1 Kg8 29. Nf6+ Kf8 30. Nh7+ Kg8 31. Nf6+ Kf8 32. Nh7+ $11
{1/2,Gurevich,M-Nisipeanu,L/Cap d'Agde/2000/}) 14. Nd5 {[%mdl 64] A forcing
tactical continuation, which however doesn't give White much. More promising is
} (14. g4 Nc5 15. Bf2 g6 (15... d5 $2 16. exd5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Qxf4
19. Bg3 $1 {See the above to note to 13...h5!?} Qxg4 20. d6 Qxd1 21. Rcxd1 Bf8
22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. b4 Ncd7 24. Nc6 {1-0,Smejkal,J-Hoffmann,M/Munich op/1993/})
16. b4 Ncd7 $6 (16... Rad8 $142 $132) 17. Nd5 $1 exd5 18. cxd5 Qd8 19. Nc6 Bxc6
20. dxc6 Nf8 (20... Rc8 21. e5 $1 dxe5 22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Rxe5 Qxd1+ 24. Rxd1
Nxg4 25. Rxe7 $1 Rxe7 26. Bxb6 Ne5 27. Rd8+ Re8 28. c7 Nc4 29. Bb7 {1-0,
Greenfeld,A-Cyborowski,L/EU-ch Ohrid/2001/}) 21. Qf3 $6 (21. c7 Qc8 22. Bxb6
$16) 21... d5 22. exd5 Bxb4 23. Re5 Bd6 24. Bh4 Bxe5 25. fxe5 Qxd5 26. Bxf6
Qxf3 27. Bxf3 $44 {Lobron,E-Greenfeld,A/Ljublana Portoroz/1989/}) 14... exd5 ({
After the untested} 14... Qb8 {the direct tries don't work:} 15. Nxe7+ Rxe7 16.
Bd2 $142 $5 (16. e5 $6 dxe5 17. fxe5 (17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. Bxc6 Ra7 19. fxe5 Nxe5
20. Bf4 Qc8 $15) 17... Nxe5 18. Bf4 Bxg2 19. Bxe5 Qb7 20. Bxf6 Bh3 $1 $36)
16... Nc5 17. Qc2 $14) 15. cxd5 Qb8 (15... Nc5 16. b4 Bf8 17. bxc5 bxc5 18. Bd2
{/\Nb3+/-}) (15... Qd8 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nc5 18. c7 Qxc7 {-18.c7}) 16. Nc6
Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nc5 18. e5 {Formally a new move, but it could have led to the
same position as the original} (18. c7 Qxc7 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. b4
exf4 (21... Rd8 22. Qe2 Nd5 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. fxe5 Nxe3 25. Qxe3 c4 26. Qe4
Qc5+ 27. Kh1 $14 {Fritz,R-Bromberger,S/BL2S 9899/1999/}) 22. Bxf4 Qa7 (22...
Qb7 $142 $1 23. bxc5 Bxc5+ 24. Be3 Bb4 25. Re2 b5 $11 {Ftacnik}) 23. bxc5 Bxc5+
24. Kg2 Qb7+ 25. Qf3 Qxf3+ 26. Kxf3 Nd5 27. Bd2 f6 28. Re2 Rd8 29. Rc4 Kf7 30.
Be1 Nc7 31. Rd2 $14 {Ftacnik,L-Browne,W/San Francisco/1991/}) 18... dxe5 19. c7
(19. fxe5 $2 Qxe5 20. c7 Rac8 21. Bf4 Qf5 $19) 19... Qc8 $146 {[%mdl 8] An
interesting, but very risky attempt to avoid the above mentioned line} (19...
Qxc7 {-18.c7}) (19... Qa7 $5 20. fxe5 Nfe4 (20... Nfd7 21. Bxa8 Qxa8 22. b4 $16
Nxe5 $2 23. Bxc5 Nf3+ 24. Qxf3 Qxf3 25. Bxe7 $18) 21. b4 Rac8 22. Qc2 a5 $5 (
22... Bg5 23. Bxg5 Nxg5 24. bxc5 Qxc7 25. c6 $5 $44) 23. a3 axb4 24. axb4 Bf8
25. Bxe4 Nxe4 26. Qxe4 Rxc7 $11) 20. fxe5 Nfe4 $1 (20... Nfd7 $2 21. Bxa8 Qxa8
22. b4 $16) (20... Ng4 $143 21. Bxc5 (21. e6 f5 22. Bf4 (22. b4 Nxe3 23. Rxe3
Bg5 $19) 22... g5 23. Bd6 $36) 21... Bxc5+ 22. Rxc5 bxc5 23. Bxa8 Nxe5 24. Qd6
Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 26. Kg2 $16) 21. b4 Ra7 22. bxc5 (22. Qc2 $5 Rxc7 (22... a5
23. Bxe4 axb4 (23... Nxe4 24. Bxb6 {Compared with the above line, where
Black's major pieces were the other way round (Qa7, Rc8), White has thisa
extra possibility.} Ng5 (24... Rb7 25. Qc6 {[%cal Rc6e8] /\Qe8+-}) 25. Bxa7
Nf3+ 26. Kh1 Nxe1 27. Qc6 $16) 24. Bxh7+ Kh8 25. Bf5 $40) (22... Bf8 23. Red1
$36) 23. Bxe4 Ne6 24. Qb1 $14) 22... Nxc5 23. e6 $1 {White must act fast,
otherwise he will lose his Pct for next to nothing.} (23. Bd5 Rxc7 24. Rf1 Bf8
$15) (23. Bf4 Ne6 24. Bc6 Bc5+ 25. Rxc5 bxc5 26. Bd7 Qa8 27. Qd6 (27. Bxe8 Qxe8
28. Qa4 Qc8 $17) 27... Rc8 $1 $15) 23... fxe6 $8 (23... Rxc7 $2 24. exf7+ Kxf7
25. Bd5+ Ne6 (25... Kf8 26. Qh5 Bf6 27. Rxc5 $1 bxc5 28. Bxc5+ Rxc5 29. Qf7#) (
25... Kg6 26. Qc2+ Qf5 27. Rf1 $1 Qxc2 28. Bf7#) 26. Qh5+ Kf8 27. Bxe6 $18) (
23... Nxe6 $2 24. Bxb6 $16) 24. Bf4 Bf6 $2 (24... Rxc7 $2 25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26.
Rxe6 $16) (24... Rf8 $142 $1 25. Bh3 $44 {/\} (25. Qd2 Rxf4 $11) 25... Rxf4 26.
Rxe6 $1 Qxc7 27. gxf4 $14 {Black is trying to get rid of the o^c7 without
sacrificing material, but this is asking too much.}) 25. Qd6 e5 26. Bc6 $6 (26.
Qxb6 Rxc7 27. Be3 Be7 (27... Ne6 $2 28. Bd5 $36) 28. Bf2 $44 {[%csl Gf2,Gg2]
[%cal Gc1c8] ^^,<->c}) ({A much stronger continuation was} 26. Bd5+ $1 Kh8 27.
Bxe5 (27. Bc6 $2 Re6 $17) 27... Bxe5 28. Rxe5 Rxe5 29. Qxe5 {and there is no
defence against Re1:} Rxc7 30. Re1 $1 h6 31. Qh5 $18) 26... Qxc7 $1 {[]} (26...
Rf8 27. Rxe5 $1 Bxe5 (27... Rxc7 28. Rexc5 $18) 28. Bxe5 Kh8 29. Rxc5 bxc5 30.
Bd7 Qa8 31. Qh6 $18 Rf7 32. c8=Q+ $18) 27. Qd5+ (27. Qxc7 Rxc7 28. Bxe8 exf4
29. gxf4 g6 30. Kg2 Kf8 $44 {despite White's slight material advantage doens't
give him very realistic winning chances.}) 27... Kf8 $8 (27... Qf7 28. Qxf7+
Rxf7 29. Bxe8 Re7 30. Bxe5 $16) (27... Kh8 $2 28. Bxe8 exf4 29. Bd7 $18) 28.
Bxe8 exf4 29. Qf5 $2 {Now White's K will be too vulnerable.} (29. Bc6 g5 (29...
g6 30. Rc4 $1 $16 {/\} fxg3 $2 31. Re8+ Kg7 32. Rg8+ Kh6 33. Qd2+ Bg5 34. Rh4#)
30. Re8+ Kg7 31. Rg8+ Kh6 32. h4 $40) 29... fxg3 30. Qxh7 gxh2+ 31. Kh1 (31.
Qxh2 $2 Qxh2+ 32. Kxh2 Nd3 $19) 31... Qb7+ 32. Kxh2 Qb8+ 33. Kg2 Qa8+ 34. Kh2
Qb8+ 35. Kg2 Qa8+ 36. Kg3 Qb8+ 37. Kg4 Qc8+ 38. Kg3 {Ther is nowhere to hide
from the perpetual:} (38. Kh5 $4 Qh3+ 39. Kg6 Qg4#) 38... Qb8+ 39. Kg2 Qa8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade olympia hopes"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2002.06.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Black "Zivanic, Marko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2002.06.26"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 a6 8. e4 d6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. f4 h5 {This move has been
lately quite popular, as it makes it more difficult and committal for White to
start a >> pawn-storm, typiccal for this Hedgehog line. On the other hand it
weakens Black's >>.} (13... Rac8 14. f5 e5 15. Nb3 Qb8 16. Qe2 h6 17. a4 Rfe8 {
Cvek,R-Stocek,J/Prerov/2001/} 18. Nd2 $5 Bc6 19. b4 $14 {()}) ({However, by
far the most often played continuation is} 13... Rfe8 {only after} 14. f5 {
Black has to play the accurate} Bd8 $1 (14... Bf8 $143 $6 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3
Nc5 17. b4 $16) 15. g4 h6 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. g5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Nf8 19. Kh1 Qf7
20. Rg1 Rc8 21. b3 Rc5 22. Be3 Rh5 23. Bf3 Rh4 24. Qf1 Rh7 25. Rg3 $13 {
1/2, Levin,F-Brustkern,J/Bundesliga2N 0001/2001/}) 14. h3 Rfe8 15. Bf2 {
White prefers a quiet approach.} (15. g4 hxg4 16. hxg4 Nc5 17. Bf2 d5 $1 {
gives Black a good position, White's K is vulnerable.} 18. e5 (18. exd5 Qxf4
19. Be3 {In the 13...Rfe8 14.g4 line White would have the move Bg3!} Qxg4 20.
b4 exd5 21. Nxd5 Qxd1 22. Rcxd1 Nce4 $5 $15) 18... Nfe4 $132) (15. f5 Bf8 {
Here White's Bg2 doesn't have the h3-square.} 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Bf2 Ne5 18.
Nde2 Qf7 19. Rf1 Nxc4 20. b3 Ne5 21. Bxb6 Qg6 22. Bd4 Rac8 23. Kh2 Qh6 24. Bf2
$11 {1/2, Sambuev,B-Kalinin,A/Moscow/2001/}) (15. Nd5 $5 exd5 16. cxd5 Qb8 17.
Nc6 Bxc6 18. dxc6 Nc5 19. c7 Qxc7 20. e5 dxe5 21. Bxa8 Rxa8 22. b4 Rd8 (22...
exf4 23. Bxf4 Qb7 $11) 23. Qe2 e4 24. bxc5 Bxc5 25. Bxc5 bxc5 26. Red1 Rc8 27.
Qe3 c4 28. Rc2 Qc6 29. Kh2 Qe6 30. Qd4 Qc6 31. Rdc1 Qa4 $11 {Hoffmann,
M-Nisipeanu,L/Bad Wiessee op/1998/}) 15... Bf8 (15... Rac8 16. e5 $6 {Releases
the tension prematurely.} (16. b3 $142 $14) 16... dxe5 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. fxe5
Nh7 19. Qxh5 g6 20. Qe2 Ng5 21. Kh2 Rc5 22. Be3 Rxe5 23. Qg2 Qxg2+ $11 {
1/2, Contin,D-Bresciani,N/Bratto/2001/}) (15... g6 $5 16. Nf3 Bf8 17. b3 Rac8
18. Qd2 (18. Qe2 $142 Bg7 $132) 18... Qb8 19. Ng5 Ba8 20. Qe2 $13 {1/2, Agrest,
E-Nielsen,P/EU-ch Ohrid/2001/}) 16. Nf3 (16. b3 g6 17. Bf3 Rad8 $5 (17... Bg7
18. e5 (18. g4 hxg4 19. hxg4 g5 $5 20. fxg5 Nh7 $44) 18... Bxf3 19. Nxf3 $36 {
is similar to the game.}) 18. Qe2 e5 $132) 16... Rac8 (16... Rad8 $142 17. Qe2
g6 18. Ng5 (18. Nd2 {as in the game is not as good, because due to the
unprotected Nd2 the break e4-e5 requires further preparation.}) 18... Nh7 19.
Nxh7 Kxh7 20. g4 (20. Be3 Bg7 21. Red1 Rc8 22. Qd2 Bf8 23. b3 Red8 24. Qf2 Kg8
25. g4 hxg4 26. hxg4 Bg7 27. g5 Ba8 28. Ne2 Qb8 29. Bd4 e5 30. Bb2 Nc5 $132 {
Tadic,B-Perunovic,M/Leskovac/2002/}) 20... hxg4 21. hxg4 Bg7 22. Bf3 g5 $1 23.
e5 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 gxf4 25. exd6 Qxd6 26. Ne4 Qc7 27. Bh4 Ne5 28. Qh1 Kg8 29.
Nf6+ Kf8 30. Nh7+ $11 {Gurevich,M-Nisipeanu,L/Cap d'Agde/2000/}) 17. Nd2 $1
$146 (17. b3 Qb8 18. Qe2 Nc5 19. Ng5 (19. e5 $6 dxe5 20. fxe5 Nfe4 $36) 19...
g6 20. Rcd1 (20. e5 dxe5 21. fxe5 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Bh6 $1 $36) 20... Bh6 21. Rf1
Ncd7 22. Qd2 Bf8 23. Rc1 Ba8 24. a4 Nc5 25. Rb1 Bh6 26. Qe2 Qc7 27. Bd4 Bg7 28.
Rfd1 Rcd8 29. e5 dxe5 30. Bxe5 Qa7 31. Bxa8 Qxa8 32. b4 Ncd7 $11 {Sarno,
S-Rotstein,A/Lido Estensi/2002/}) 17... g6 18. Qe2 $14 {[%cal Ye4e5] /\e5} Bg7
(18... Bh6 $142 $5) (18... e5 19. Qf1 $5 {[%cal Rc3d5] /\Nd5+/=}) 19. e5 $1
dxe5 20. fxe5 Nh7 (20... Bxg2 $2 21. exf6 $18) 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Nf3 Qc6 (22...
g5 23. Ne4 (23. Bd4 Qc7 $13) 23... g4 24. hxg4 hxg4 25. Nh2 Bxe5 26. Qxg4+ (26.
Nxg4 f5 $13) 26... Kf8 (26... Kh8 27. Qh5 $40) 27. c5 $1 $36) 23. b3 {White's
outpost on e5 is suffciently protected and limits Black's forces.} Red8 ({
The attempt to get <=>} 23... g5 {is very committal:} 24. g4 $5 (24. Ne4 g4 $5
(24... Bxe5 25. Nexg5 (25. Nxe5 Nxe5 26. Bd4 $16) 25... Nxg5 26. Nxg5 f6 27.
Qxh5 fxg5 28. Rxe5 $1 $16) (24... Nxe5 25. Nxe5 Bxe5 26. Qxh5 $40) 25. hxg4
hxg4 26. Nd4 Qa8 27. Nd6 Nxe5 $14 {<=>}) 24... hxg4 25. hxg4 Nhf8 26. Bd4 Ng6
27. Qe3 $36) 24. h4 {() Stops g5 for the future, but costs time.} (24. Bd4 $142
$14) 24... Nhf8 25. Bd4 Qc7 {[%cal Yf7f6] /\f6} (25... Nc5 26. b4 Ncd7 27. Ne4
$36) 26. Kg2 Nb8 $1 {Activity was yet premature:} (26... f6 27. exf6 Nxf6 28.
Rcd1 $16 {[%csl Re6,Rg6] ><e6,g6}) 27. Qe3 Nfd7 28. Na4 $5 (28. Red1 Nc6 29.
Nb5 (29. Nd5 Qb7 $1 30. Nxb6 Nxd4 31. Nxc8 Nf5 $17) 29... axb5 30. cxb5 Qb7 $11
) 28... Nc5 29. Bxc5 bxc5 30. Rcd1 {[%csl Rc5] ><c5} Nd7 $6 (30... Rxd1 $142
31. Rxd1 Nd7 32. Re1 (32. Rxd7 Qxd7 33. Nb6 Qc6 34. Nxc8 Qxc8 $11) 32... Qc6
$132 {and by putting pressure on e5 Black prevents the Na4 to get over to the
>>.}) 31. Re2 Bf8 32. Red2 Nb8 (32... Be7 33. Nc3 {/\Ne4+/-} Kg7 34. Qf4 $36)
33. Nc3 Nc6 34. Ne4 $1 Rxd2+ (34... Be7 35. Nd6 $16) 35. Rxd2 Rd8 36. Nf6+ (36.
Rxd8 Qxd8 37. Nxc5 $2 Qb6 $19) (36. Rf2 $5 $36) 36... Kh8 (36... Kg7 37. Rd7 $1
Qa5 (37... Rxd7 38. Ne8+ $18) 38. Nxh5+ $1 Kg8 (38... gxh5 39. Qg5+ $18) 39.
Nf6+ $18) 37. Rxd8 Qxd8 (37... Nxd8 38. Ng5 Bg7 (38... Nc6 39. Qe4 {-37...Qd8})
39. Qd3 {[%cal Rd3d8] /\Qd8!} Nb7 (39... Bxf6 40. exf6 Kg8 41. g4 $1 $40 {/\}
hxg4 42. h5) 40. Qd7 Qxd7 41. Nxd7 $16) 38. Ng5 Qc7 $2 (38... Kg7 $142 $1 {
/\Ne5} 39. Nxh5+ gxh5 40. Qe4 Nxe5 41. Qxe5+ Qf6 $132 {/\} 42. Qxf6+ $6 Kxf6
43. Nh7+ Kg7 44. Nxf8 Kxf8 45. g4 a5 $1 $17 (45... hxg4 $2 46. b4 $1 cxb4 47.
h5 $18)) 39. Qe4 $1 {[%cal Rg5f7] /\Nf7} Nxe5 (39... Nd8 40. Qa8 $1 Qc6+ 41.
Qxc6 Nxc6 42. Nxf7+ Kg7 43. Ng5 Nxe5 44. Nfe4 {[%cal Rg5e6] /\Ne6+-}) 40. Ne8
Qc6 $8 (40... Qb8 41. Qxe5+ Qxe5 42. Nxf7+ $18) 41. Nxf7+ Kg8 42. Qxc6 Nxc6 43.
Ng5 e5 (43... Be7 44. Nc7 $1 Bxg5 45. hxg5 Nb4 46. a3 $18) (43... Nd4 44. Nc7
$18) 44. Nf6+ Kg7 (44... Kh8 45. Nd7 Be7 46. Ne4 $18) 45. Nd7 {[%cal Rg5e6] /
\Ne6} Be7 46. Nxc5 $1 $18 Nb4 (46... Bxc5 47. Ne6+ Kf6 48. Nxc5 $18) 47. a3 Nc2
48. Nxa6 Bxa3 49. c5 Kf6 50. c6 Ke7 51. c7 Kd7 52. Nf7 e4 (52... Kc8 53. Nxe5
Bd6 54. Nxg6 $18 {[%cal Rg6f4] /\Nf4}) 53. Ne5+ Kc8 54. Nc4 {[%cal Rc4b6] /\Nb6
} 1-0

[Event "Fraenkische GM 1st"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2000.01.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zhu, Chen"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2000.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6
{Can Black do without this typical move?} ({An interesting idea is} 8... Nbd7
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. f4 Qb8 $5 13. Qe2 Qa8 14. Bf2 O-O 15.
f5 e5 16. Nc2 g6 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Bh3 Rcd8 19. b4 a6 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5 Kg7
22. Ne3 Rh8 23. Bg2 Rc8 24. Nc4 Qb8 25. Rec1 {1/2,Rogozenko,D-Wahls,M/
Bundesliga 9900/2000/} Bg5 $132) 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1
Nbd7 13. f4 Rfc8 $6 {Deserting the >> before the coming storm is not a good
idea, as White forcefully shows. Now with the Be7 unprotected after e5 White
always has Nf5.} ({As Black's best is considered} 13... Rac8 14. g4 ({Quiet
play hardly poses a threat for Black:} 14. b3 Rfe8 15. Kh1 Bf8 16. Rc2 Qb8 17.
Bg1 g6 18. Nf3 Red8 19. f5 exf5 20. exf5 d5 21. fxg6 hxg6 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23.
cxd5 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 Bxd5 25. Ng5 Qb7 $11 {Lautier,J-Rogers,I/ESP-chT Salamanca/
1998/}) 14... Nc5 $5 (14... g6 15. g5 Nh5 16. f5 (16. Bf3 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 e5 18.
Nd5 Qd8 19. Nxe7+ Qxe7 20. Nf5 gxf5 21. exf5 $13) 16... exf5 17. Nd5 Qd8 18.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Nxf5 gxf5 20. Qxh5 Bxe4 21. Bd4 Qe6 22. Rxe4 $1 fxe4 23. Bh3
Rxc4 $8 24. Rd1 $2 (24. Bxe6 Rxc1+ 25. Kg2 fxe6 26. g6 Rc2+ $11) 24... Qd5 25.
Be3 Qb5 $1 $17 {Marin,M-Gamundi,A/Andorra op/1996/}) 15. Bf2 g6 16. f5 (16. b4
Ncd7 17. g5 Nh5 18. Be3 Nxf4 $5 (18... Qd8 19. Bh3 Ng7 20. Qe2 Rc7 21. Red1 Qa8
22. f5 e5 23. f6 exd4 24. fxe7 Re8 25. Bxd4 Rxe7 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. cxd5 Rxc1 28.
Rxc1 $16 {Skomorokhin,R-Voitsekhovsky,S/Kstovo/1998/}) 19. Bxf4 e5 20. Nd5 Qd8
$13) 16... gxf5 17. gxf5 e5 18. Nc2 Kh8 19. Kh1 Rg8 20. Bf3 b5 21. Nd5 Nxd5 $13
{1/2,Epishin,V-Marin,M/Koszalin op/1999/}) (13... h5 $5 14. h3 Rfe8 15. g4 hxg4
16. hxg4 Nc5 17. Bf2 d5 18. e5 Nfe4 19. Be3 dxc4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Qc2 Nc5 22.
Qxc4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qb7+ 24. Nf3 Red8 $132 {Gurevich,M-Hoffmann,M/NED-chT
Hengelo/2000/}) ({The former main move is under a cloud:} 13... Rfe8 14. g4 Nc5
(14... h6 15. g5 hxg5 16. fxg5 Nh7 17. g6 $40) 15. Bf2 g6 16. b4 Rad8 (16...
Ncd7 17. Nd5 $1 exd5 18. cxd5 Qd8 19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. dxc6 Nf8 21. Qf3 $1 d5 22.
exd5 Bxb4 23. Re5 Bd6 24. Bh4 Bxe5 25. fxe5 Qxd5 26. Bxf6 Qxf3 27. Bxf3 Rac8
28. Rd1 h6 29. Rd7 $1 $18 {Lobron,E-Greenfeld,A/Ljubljana-Rogaska Slatina/1989/
}) 17. Qf3 $1 (17. Qe2 Ncd7 18. Bf3 e5 (18... h6 $142) 19. Nd5 (19. Nb3 $1 exf4
20. g5 $16) 19... Qb8 20. Nxe7+ Rxe7 21. g5 Ne8 22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Bg2 Ng7 24.
Rc3 Rde8 25. Qd2 Nh5 26. Ne2 Ng4 27. Ng3 Nxf2 28. Nxh5 gxh5 29. Qxf2 Qc7 30.
Qd4 Re5 31. h4 Qe7 $132 {Sarno,S-Shipov,S/Cappelle la Grande/1995/}) 17...
Ncxe4 (17... Ncd7 18. Nd5 $1 exd5 19. cxd5 Qb8 20. Nc6 Qa8 21. g5 $44 {()[+]|^}
) 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 d5 21. Qe1 $1 (21. Nxe6 $2 Qc8 22. Qe1
Qxe6 23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. Bxb6 Rb8 25. c5 Bd8 $1 $17 {Krivoshey,S-Shipov,S/Yalta
op/1996/}) 21... Qxf4 22. Nc6 Bg5 23. Rc2 Rd6 24. cxd5 $16 {Shipov}) 14. g4 $1
$40 {The most testing move.} (14. b3 $143 Bf8 15. f5 e5 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Nc2 b5
18. cxb5 axb5 19. Ncb4 Qa5 20. Qd2 h6 21. h3 Nxd5 22. exd5 Be7 23. Nc6 Qxd2 24.
Bxd2 Kf8 25. Rc2 Bd8 26. Bb4 Bb6+ 27. Kf1 Bc5 28. Bxc5 Nxc5 29. Ke2 {
Kalinitschew,S-Bischoff,K/Dresden op/1995/} Ra3 $132) 14... Nf8 {Passive.} (
14... Nc5 $142 15. Bf2 g6 16. b4 Ncd7 {was a better chance, although compared
to 13...Rac8 Black's R are misplaced.} (16... Rd8 $2 17. e5 $5 dxe5 18. fxe5
Ne8 (18... Nxg4 19. Qxg4 Nd3 20. Nxe6 $1 $18) 19. bxc5 Bxg2 20. cxb6 Qb7 21.
Qe2 Bc5 22. Nb3 Bb4 23. c5 Bf3 24. Qc4 a5 (24... Bh1 25. Re4 $1) 25. Re3 Rac8
26. a3 Bxc3 27. Rexc3 Bh1 28. Rg3 $18 {Beck,H-Csom,I/Budapest/1994/})) 15. g5
N6d7 16. Nd5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 128] With Black's major pieces on the << White's
attack will be very dangerous .This is even more forceful than} (16. h4 Qd8 17.
b3 Ng6 $6 18. f5 Nxh4 19. fxe6 Ne5 20. exf7+ Nxf7 21. Ne6 Qd7 22. Bh3 Ne5 23.
Rf1 Rf8 24. Bf4 Neg6 25. Bg3 Rxf1+ 26. Qxf1 b5 27. Nd5 $36 {Stajcic,N-Moiseev,
V/Kecskemet/1991/}) 16... exd5 17. Nf5 (17. cxd5 $143 $6 Qd8 18. Nc6 Qe8 $17 {
leads nowhere.}) 17... Re8 (17... Qd8 18. exd5 $1 Ng6 19. h4 $40) 18. cxd5 Qb8
$2 ({The last chance was} 18... Qd8 $142 $5 19. Bd4 f6 20. Qg4 (20. h4 $5 $44)
20... fxg5 21. Nxg7 Bf6 $1 22. Bxf6 Qxf6 23. Nxe8 Rxe8 24. Rc7 $36) 19. Bd4 f6
$8 20. Qg4 $40 {[%cal Rg5f6,Rf5g7] /\gf6,Ng7!+-} Ne5 {Desperation, but the
attack is too strong.} (20... fxg5 21. Nxg7 Qd8 22. Ne6 $40) (20... g6 21.
Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. gxf6 Re8 (22... Rf7 23. e5 $18) 23. Qg5 {[%cal Re4e5] /\e5+-}) (
20... h5 21. Qxh5 $1 (21. Qg3 fxg5 22. Nxg7 h4 23. Qg4 $40) 21... g6 22. Qh6
gxf5 23. Rc3 $18) 21. fxe5 fxe5 (21... dxe5 22. Nxg7 $1 exd4 (22... Kxg7 23.
gxf6+ Kxf6 24. Rf1#) 23. gxf6 $18) 22. Be3 Bd8 (22... Qd8 23. Rc2 Rc8 24. Rf2
$16 {+-}) 23. Rf1 Bc8 24. Qh5 (24. Qh5 Bxf5 (24... g6 25. Nh6+ Kh8 26. Qf3 $18
{[%cal Rf3f7,Rf7f8] /\Qf7,Qf8!}) (24... Ng6 25. Nxg7 $1 (25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Nxd6
$18) 25... Kxg7 26. Rf7+ Kxf7 27. Qxh7+ Kf8 28. Rf1+ Nf4 29. g6 $18) (24... Bd7
25. Nh6+ $1 gxh6 26. Qf7+ Kh8 27. gxh6 $18) 25. exf5 $5 $18 {->} (25. Qxe8 Bxg5
$1 26. Qxf8+ Qxf8 27. Bxg5 g6 28. exf5 gxf5 29. Rc7 $18)) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sorokin, Maxim"]
[Black "Sadvakasov, Darmen"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3 Rc7 {The game
Filippov-Van Wely increased White's interest in the whole line, thus forcing
Black to look for antidotes against the advance of the Pg3. One of these ideas
is} (13... Re8 14. Bh3 h5 $5 15. Ng5 (15. Ne1 $142 $5) 15... Rc7 16. Qf4 (16.
Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Nf6 $132) 16... e5 $5 17. Qh4 Bf8 $13 18. Nf3 Qa8 19. Bg5 b5
$1 20. cxb5 axb5 21. a4 bxa4 22. bxa4 Bxf3 23. exf3 Qxf3 24. Bg2 $44 Qf5 25.
Bxf6 Nxf6 26. Bh3 Qf3 27. Bg2 Qf5 {1/2,Jirovsky,M-Stocek,J/CZE-ch Karlovy Vary/
2005/}) 14. Bh3 Qb8 ({Similar to the above note is} 14... h5 15. Ne1 Re8 16.
Nd3 Qb8 {1/2,Levin,F-Hracek,Z/Bundesliga 0405/2005/} 17. Nf4 $14 (17. Bxd7 $5
Nxd7 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 $14 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Rd3b4,Yh4a4] /\Nb4,Qa4,><c6}))
(14... Re8 15. g4 $5 {also doesn't quite solve Black's problems:} Qa8 (15... b5
16. g5 b4 (16... Bxf3 $142 17. exf3 b4 18. Ne2 Ne5 19. Bg2 Nfd7 20. f4 $36) 17.
gxf6 Bxf6 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 f6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. cxd5 fxg5 22. Qxg5 Rxc1 23.
Rxc1 Nc5 24. Rc4 a5 25. Be6+ Nxe6 26. dxe6 Rf8 27. Qh6 Rf5 28. Rh4 Rh5 29. Rxh5
gxh5 30. Qxh5 $16 {/+-,Sasikiran,K-Lalic,B/Calcutta/2002/}) 16. g5 Ne4 (16...
Nh5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 $16 {[%cal Gc1c8] |^<->c}) 17. Na4 $1 e6 18. Nxb6
Nxb6 19. Bxb6 Rcc8 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 a5 22. Nd2 Nxd2 23. Rxd2 d5 24. Qf4 e5
25. Qg3 Rc5 26. e3 Qa6 27. Bf1 $16 {Valdes,L-Szeberenyi,A/Budapest/2002/}) 15.
g4 e6 $5 {A reasonable move, Black plays a typical Hedgehog move and prevents
the dangerous Nd5 sortie.} (15... Nc5 $6 16. g5 Nfe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxc5
Bxf3 19. Bxd6 exd6 20. exf3 b5 21. f4 bxc4 22. Rxc4 Rxc4 23. bxc4 Qb2 24. f5 $1
$40 {+/-,Filippov,V-Van Wely,L/FIDE Wch/2004/}) (15... b5 16. g5 Bxf3 (16...
Nh5 17. Nd5 $16) 17. exf3 b4 18. Bxd7 $5 (18. Na4 Ne5 19. Bg2 Nfd7 20. f4 $14)
18... Nxd7 19. Nd5 Ne5 20. Qh3 Rb7 21. f4 $36) (15... Qa8 16. g5 Ne4 17. Nxe4 (
17. Na4 b5 $1 18. Nb6 Nxb6 19. Bxb6 Rc6 $13 {<=>}) 17... Bxe4 18. Nd2 Bc6 19.
Bxd7 Rxd7 20. Bxb6 {Pogorelov,R-Colovic,A/Balaguer/2003/} f6 $5 $44 {/+/=}) 16.
g5 (16. Rxd6 Rxc4 17. Rdd1 (17. Rxd7 Rxc3 18. Rxc3 Nxd7 $15) 17... Rc7 18. g5 (
18. Bf4 e5 {/\} 19. Nxe5 $2 Rxc3 20. Nxd7 Rxc1 21. Bxc1 Nxd7 22. Rxd7 Qc8 23.
Rd1 Qc2 $36) 18... Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 $11) 16... Ne8 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} ({
A new and safer retreat, than} 16... Nh5 17. Bg4 (17. Ne4 d5 $132) 17... b5 18.
Bxh5 (18. Rxd6 bxc4 19. bxc4 Rxc4 20. Rxd7 Bxf3 21. exf3 Bxc3 $13) 18... gxh5
19. Qxh5 (19. Ne4 $5 $36) 19... bxc4 20. b4 Bxf3 21. exf3 Qxb4 22. Bf4 Rc6 23.
Ne4 d5 24. Nf6+ Nxf6 25. gxf6 Bxf6 26. Kh1 Kh8 27. Rg1 Qe7 28. Bh6 Rcc8 29. Rg3
Rg8 30. Rh3 {Van Wely,L-Grischuk,A/Internet blitz/2004/} Qa3 $1 31. Rd1 Qc3 $17
) 17. Ne4 (17. Bg2 b5 $132) 17... b5 $1 $132 (17... Qa8 $6 18. Nxd6 Nxd6 19.
Rxd6 Bxf3 20. exf3 Ne5 21. Bg2 $16) (17... d5 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Bg2 $14 {
[%cal Gc1c8] /~~ This line shows the slight drawback of Black's 16-th move:
although the Ne8 protects the vulnerable Pd6,if the position opens up Black
can't connect his R so quickly and fight for the [+]<->.}) 18. cxb5 (18. Nxd6
Nxd6 19. Rxd6 Rxc4 20. Rxc4 (20. bxc4 Qxd6 21. c5 Qd5 22. Bg2 Bb2 $1 $36) 20...
Qxd6 21. Rc1 Ne5 $11 {/=/+}) ({Less ambitious, but possibly objectively
stronger was} 18. Bg2 bxc4 19. bxc4 $11) 18... axb5 19. Bd4 Rxc1 (19... b4 $2
20. Rxc7 Qxc7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. Nxd6 $1 $16) (19... Bxd4 20. Nxd4 b4 $13) 20.
Rxc1 Qa8 (20... Bxe4 21. Qxe4 d5 22. Qe3 b4 $13) 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]
Black was doing fine, but after this oversight his position collapses.} (21...
Nxg7 $1 22. Nf6+ (22. Nxd6 Bxf3 23. exf3 Ne5 $1 (23... Qxa2 24. Nxb5 Qxb3 $11)
24. Bg2 Qa3 25. Re1 $8 (25. Rd1 $2 Rd8 26. Qd4 Nc6 27. Qd3 Nf5 $19) 25... Qxd6
(25... Nd3 26. Ne4 f5 27. Nf6+ Rxf6 28. Rd1 Nb2 $1 29. gxf6 Nxd1 30. fxg7 $11)
26. Qg3 Nc4 $1 27. bxc4 Qb4 28. Qe5 (28. Re4 Nf5 29. Qg4 Nd6 $36) 28... bxc4
29. Rc1 Rc8 $15) 22... Nxf6 23. gxf6 Ne8 $15) 22. Nxd6 $1 Bxf3 (22... Nxd6 $142
23. Qd4+ Kg8 24. Qxd6 Qd8 $16 (24... Bxf3 25. exf3 Qxf3 $2 26. Bg2 $18)) 23.
Rc8 $1 $18 Qd5 (23... Nxd6 24. Rxa8 Bxa8 25. Qd4+ $18) (23... Qxc8 24. Nxc8
Bxe2 25. Qd4+ $18) 24. Nxe8+ Kh8 (24... Rxe8 $2 25. Qh6+ $18) (24... Kg8 $2 25.
Qh6 $18) 25. Nf6 (25. Qh6 $142 $1 Qe5 26. Nf6 $18 {is even more convincing.})
25... Qd1+ (25... Nxf6 26. Rxf8+ $18) 26. Bf1 Bh5 $8 27. Rxf8+ Nxf8 28. Qb4 $1
(28. Qb4 Kg7 29. Qc3 $18 {wins at least a piece, otherwise Black gets mated:}
Bxe2 30. Nh5+ Kg8 31. Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 11th final"]
[Site "Ljubljana"]
[Date "1995.11.30"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1995.11.30"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zemun Agrouniverzal"]
[BlackTeam "Chelyabinsk Poliot-Kadyr"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4
8. Qxd4 Nc6 {Usually in hedgehog-type positions, such as this one, the Black N
is better placed on d7, keeping free the a8-h1 diagonal for Bb7. Even practice
proves it in this case.} (8... d6 $142 9. Rd1 (9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 Rc8 11. b3
O-O 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Bh6 Bh8 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. Nd5 Qb8 16. Bh3 Rcd8 17. Qf4 e6
18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Bg5 Nh5 20. Qh4 Rd7 21. Bg2 d5 22. e3 f6 23. Bh6 Ng7 24. e4
Qd8 $13 {Cvitan,O-Adler,J/Bern/1992/}) 9... Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O (
11... Nc5 12. b3 Qd7 13. Qh4 Qg4 14. Qxg4 Nxg4 15. Bd4 Ne6 16. Bxg7 Nxg7 17.
Nd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Ne6 19. h3 Ne5 20. f4 Nxd4 21. Rxd4 Nc6 22. Rd2 f6 23. h4 h5
24. e3 Kf7 $10 {Valiente R,C-Panno,O/Sao Paulo zt/1993/}) 12. Qh4 Re8 13. b3 h5
14. h3 Nf8 15. g4 Rb8 16. Nd5 N8h7 17. Ng5 Nxg5 18. Bxg5 hxg4 19. hxg4 Qd7 20.
Bf3 Nxd5 21. cxd5 f6 $132 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Ftacnik,L/Wien Open/1990/ (23)}) 9.
Qf4 Rc8 (9... O-O 10. Qh4 Rc8 (10... Na5 11. Bh6 Rc8 12. b3 Rc5 13. Bxg7 Kxg7
14. e4 Nc6 15. Rad1 d6 16. Nd5 Ng8 17. Qf4 b5 18. cxb5 Rxb5 19. Qe3 a5 20. Rc1
e6 21. Nc3 Rb4 22. Rfd1 Qb8 23. Ne1 Ba8 24. Nc2 Rb7 25. Nd4 $16 {Najdorf,
M-Emma,J/Buenos Aires Konex/1979/}) 11. Bh6 (11. Bg5 Ne8 12. Rad1 Bxc3 13. bxc3
f6 14. Bh6 Rf7 15. Qg4 e6 16. Rd3 Qe7 17. Rfd1 d6 18. Re3 f5 19. Qh3 Na5 20.
Ng5 Rf6 21. Bd5 Bxd5 22. cxd5 e5 23. Rf3 $13 {Damljanovic,B-Djuric,S/Bled/
Rogaska Slatina/1991/}) 11... Nb8 12. b3 d6 13. Rad1 Rc5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Qd4
Nbd7 16. e4 a6 17. Rfe1 Qa8 18. Na4 Ra5 19. Nxb6 Nxb6 20. Qxb6 Rxa2 21. Rd2
Rxd2 22. Nxd2 $36 {Speelman,J-Greenfeld,A/Beersheva/1987/}) 10. Rb1 (10. Rd1 $5
d6 (10... O-O 11. Bd2 Nh5 12. Qh4 Na5 13. b3 f5 14. Rac1 Nc6 15. Nd5 e6 16.
Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Nc3 Nf6 18. Bf4 Ne8 19. Nb5 a6 20. Nc3 Nb4 21. Bg5 Bf6 22. Bxf6
Nxf6 23. a3 Nc6 24. Na4 Na5 25. Nxb6 Rc6 26. b4 $14 {Kramnik,V-Benjamin,J /New
York PCA 25'/1994/}) (10... Nh5 11. Qe3 Nb4 12. Rb1 Rxc4 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. Qxe5
f6 15. Qb5 Ba6 16. Qa4 Qc8 17. Qb3 Ng7 18. Nd5 $44 {Panno,O-Ljubojevic,L/
Petropolis izt /1973/}) 11. b3 $5 (11. Bd2 O-O 12. Rac1 h6 13. b3 Qd7 14. Nd5
Nxd5 15. cxd5 Ne5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Qh4 g5 18. Qh5 Bxd5 19. Bc3 e4 20. Bxe4 e6
21. Bxg7 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Kxg7 23. Rd1 Qe7 24. Bxd5 Rd8 25. e4 $14 {Ribli,
Z-Spassky,B/Montpellier ct/1985/}) 11... Ne4 $2 12. Nxe4 Bxa1 13. Ba3 Bg7 14.
Nfg5 O-O 15. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 16. Ng5+ Kg8 17. Qh4 Re8 18. Bh3 Kf8 19. Ne6+ $1 $18
{Ribli,Z-Kouatly,B/Luzern tt WCh/1985/}) 10... O-O (10... a6 11. b3 b5 12. cxb5
axb5 13. Nxb5 Ba6 14. a4 O-O 15. Rd1 Rb8 16. Nbd4 Nb4 17. Ba3 Qb6 18. Qd2 $14 {
1/2/Mihalchishin-Ivanov,A/Minsk 1L/1985/}) (10... Qc7 11. Qxc7 Rxc7 12. b3 O-O
13. e4 Nb4 14. Ba3 a5 15. Nd2 Bc6 16. Bb2 Ng4 17. a3 Nd3 18. Ba1 d6 19. h3 Nf6
20. Rfd1 Nc5 21. b4 Na4 22. Ne2 Nd7 23. Nd4 Ba8 24. Bf1 $14 {K,Wojtkiewicz,
A-Tumurhuyag,N/Novi Sad olm/1990/}) 11. Rd1 a6 (11... d6 12. b3 Nb8 13. Bb2
Nbd7 14. e4 a6 15. e5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 dxe5 18. Qxe5 Qc7 19. Qxc7
Rxc7 20. Rd3 Rd7 21. Rxd7 Nxd7 22. Nd5 $14 {Speelman-Chandler/Hastings/1987/})
(11... Qe8 $5 12. b3 Nd8 13. Bb2 Ne6 14. Qe3 Rc5 15. h3 d6 16. Na4 Rh5 17. Nh2
Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qa8+ 19. f3 d5 20. Bxf6 exf6 21. cxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Qxd5 23. Nc3
Qc6 24. Rd1 f5 $10 {Cvitan,O-Tunik,G/Katowice op/1992/}) 12. b3 Na7 $5 {
/\b5<=> Black logically wants to free himself , but the drawback is the
somewhat strange position of the Na7.} (12... Qc7 13. Qxc7 Rxc7 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. cxd5 Ne5 16. Be3 $36 {><<<,/\d6}) 13. Bb2 Qc7 14. Qe3 (14. Qxc7 Rxc7 15.
Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Rc2 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Rd2 Rfc8 $15 {<->c}) 14... Rfe8 15. Na4
(15. Rbc1 $5 {/\Na4,Nd5} Qc5 $8 16. Qd3 $14) 15... b5 $8 16. cxb5 (16. Nb6 $2
Ng4 17. Qf4 Qxb6 18. Qxg4 Bxb2 19. Rxb2 bxc4 $36 {o^c}) (16. Qxa7 bxa4 17. bxa4
Be4 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 $44 {><a2,a4,c4}) 16... Nxb5 17. Rbc1 Qb8 (17... Qd8 18. Nc5
$16) 18. Bxf6 (18. Rxc8 Bxc8 $14 (18... Qxc8 $6 19. Rc1 $36)) (18. Nc5 $6 Nd5
$1 19. Qd2 Bxb2 20. Qxb2 Ndc3 $1 21. Rxc3 (21. Nxd7 Nxd1) 21... Nxc3 22. Qxc3
d6 $17) 18... Rxc1 19. Rxc1 $6 (19. Qxc1 $142 $1 Bxf6 (19... exf6 20. e3 $14)
20. Rxd7 Rc8 21. Qd1 $14) 19... Bxf6 20. Nc5 Bc8 {Black survived the initial
onslaught and now with the B-pair and a compact pawn structure has nothing to
fear.} 21. a4 (21. b4 d6 22. Ne4 Bg7 23. a4 Nc7 $13 {/\Nd5}) 21... Nc7 22. Qd2
d6 23. Ne4 Bg7 $132 24. Qa5 $6 {White overreaches. The Q will be misplaced
here.} (24. b4 $142 $10) 24... Ne6 25. b4 Bb7 {><Qa5} 26. Neg5 (26. Ne1 Nd4 $36
) (26. Ned2 $142 Rc8 $15 {^^,<->c}) 26... Bh6 $1 {/\Bf3-+} 27. h4 (27. Rd1 Nxg5
28. Nxg5 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 Bxg5 30. Qxg5 Qxb4 $17) 27... f6 28. Nxe6 Bxc1 $17 29.
b5 (29. Nfd4 $5 $17) 29... axb5 30. axb5 Rc8 31. Nfd4 (31. Qa2 Qa8 $19) 31...
Bxg2 32. Kxg2 Qa8+ 33. Qxa8 Rxa8 34. Nc6 Kf7 35. Nc7 Ra1 36. Nd8+ Kg8 37. e3 (
37. b6 Rb1 38. b7 Bd2 {/\Ba5-+}) 37... Bd2 38. Nde6 Ba5 39. Nd5 Kf7 40. Nd4 Rb1
$19 41. Nxe7 (41. Kf3 e5 $19) 41... Kxe7 42. Nc6+ Ke6 43. Nxa5 Rxb5 {Hecht: #
Mehrqualit�t bei 4-4 auf einem Fl�gel, Taktik, Springerfang (Analyse:
Technik)} 44. Nc6 Kd5 45. Ne7+ Ke4 46. Ng8 Ke5 {/\f5,><Ng8} 47. Nh6 $8 d5 (
47... f5 48. Nf7+ Kd5 49. Ng5) 48. Ng4+ Kf5 49. Nh2 Ke4 50. Nf3 Rb4 51. Ng1 (
51. Nd2+ Kd3 52. Nf1 Rb1 $19) 51... d4 52. exd4 Rxd4 53. Nh3 h6 54. Nf4 g5 55.
hxg5 hxg5 56. Nh5 (56. Nh3 {Hecht} Rd2 57. g4 (57. Ng1 g4 58. Kf1 Rd1+ 59. Kg2
Kd3 60. f3 (60. Kh2 Kd2 61. Kg2 Ke1 $19) (60. f4 Rxg1+ 61. Kxg1 Ke3 $19) 60...
Rxg1+ 61. Kxg1 gxf3 62. Kf2 Ke4 63. g4 Kf4 $19) 57... Ra2 58. Kg3 (58. Ng1 Kf4
59. Kh3 Rxf2 60. Ne2+ Ke3 $19) 58... Ra3+ 59. Kg2 Rxh3 60. Kxh3 Kf3 $19) (56.
Ne2 Rc4 57. g4 (57. Ng1 g4 58. Ne2 Kd3 59. Nf4+ (59. Kf1 {Hecht} f5 60. Ng1
Rc1+ 61. Kg2 Kd2 $19) 59... Rxf4 60. gxf4 Ke4 61. f5 Kxf5 62. Kg3 (62. f3 Kf4
$19) 62... Kg5 63. f3 gxf3 64. Kxf3 Kf5 $19) 57... Kd3 58. Kf3 f5 $19) 56...
Kf5 57. Ng7+ (57. f3 Kg6 (57... Rd2+ 58. Kh3 (58. Kg1 Kg6 59. g4 f5 60. Ng3
fxg4 61. fxg4 Rd4 $19) 58... Kg6 59. g4 Ra2 $1 (59... f5 60. Ng3 f4 61. Ne4 Ra2
62. Nxg5 Rf2 63. Kh4 Rh2+ 64. Nh3 Rh1 65. g5 Kf5 66. g6 $10) 60. Kg3 (60. Ng3
Rf2 $19) 60... f5 61. Kh3 f4 62. Nf6 Rf2 $19) 58. g4 f5 59. Kh3 f4 {><Nh5})
57... Kg6 58. Ne6 Rc4 59. Kf3 Kf7 60. Nd8+ Ke7 61. Nb7 Rc7 62. Na5 Rc5 {
Finally trapping White's N.} (62... Rc5 63. Nb7 (63. Nb3 Rc3+) 63... Rb5 $19)
0-1

[Event "Petermaennchen GM"]
[Site "Schwerin"]
[Date "1999.08.11"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Petrosian, Arshak B"]
[Black "Zagrebelny, Sergey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2514"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1999.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 Nc5 $5 {An interesting and unusual move instead of the
normal continuations} (10... Rc8 {or}) (10... O-O) 11. Rfd1 O-O ({Playable
seems to be also} 11... Ne6 12. Qd3 $5 (12. Qh4 h6 $5 {The most consistent
move, Black immediately wants to exploit the cramped position of Qh4.} (12...
Qc8 13. Nd5 h6 14. Nd4 Kf8 15. Nb5 Qd7 16. Nbc3 Rd8 17. b3 Kg8 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19.
Qxe4 Rb8 20. Qh4 Re8 21. b4 g5 22. Qe4 Nd8 23. Qd3 Nc6 24. Qa3 Kh7 25. b5 Na5
26. c5 $1 $18 {Gavrikov,V-Ballmann,M/SWZ-chT/1995/}) (12... Rc8 13. b3 h6 14.
Nd5 h5 15. Ng5 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Nxg5 17. Qa4+ Nd7 18. Bxg5 O-O 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20.
Rc1 Qb7 21. Qc6 Qxc6 22. dxc6 Nc5 23. Bxe7 Re8 24. Bxd6 {1-0,Danailov,S-Pivard,
J/Cannes/1990/}) 13. Nd4 (13. Qh3 Rc8 14. b3 Ng5 $5 $132) 13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2
Qd7 $11) (12. Qd2 Ng4 $11 {exchanges the important B.}) 12... O-O 13. Nd5 $14 {
=/<=> is probably the most ambitious.}) 12. Qh4 h5 $5 $146 {Again Black limits
Qh4.} (12... Qc8 13. Bh6 (13. Bh3 $142 $5 $14) 13... Qg4 14. Qxg4 Nxg4 15. Bxg7
Kxg7 16. Nd5 Nf6 17. Nd4 Bxd5 18. cxd5 a5 19. a3 a4 20. Nc6 Rfc8 21. Rc4 Rc7
22. Rb4 Rb7 $11 {Cvitan,O-Contin,D/Reggio Emilia/1993/}) 13. b4 {[%csl Rc4]
><c4} (13. b3 $5 $13) 13... Ncd7 14. Bg5 Rc8 15. Nd5 $6 (15. Bh3 $2 Bxf3 $1 16.
Bxd7 (16. exf3 Ne5 $17) 16... Bxe2 17. Bxc8 Bxd1 $15) (15. Nd2 $5 $11) 15...
Nxd5 16. cxd5 Rxc1 17. Bxc1 Nf6 18. Ne1 (18. e4 Qd7 $36 {[%csl Ra2,Rb4] /\Qg4,
Qa4,׫}) 18... Qd7 $36 {[%cal Yd7a4,Yf8c8] /\Rc8,Qa4} 19. a3 (19. Qc4 Qa4 20.
Qb3 Qxb3 21. axb3 Rc8 $15) (19. Bg5 Qb5 $17) 19... Qa4 20. Rd2 $2 (20. Rd3 $142
$5 Ba6 $36) 20... Qb3 $17 {[%csl Rh4] /-+,><d5 White's position falls apart,
his Q is too far to defend all the vulnerable points.} 21. Bb2 (21. e4 Bh6 22.
Rb2 Qxa3 23. Nc2 Qc3 $19) (21. Qg5 Rc8 22. Bb2 Kh7 $1 {/\Bh6-+}) 21... Bxd5 22.
Bxd5 Nxd5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nf3 {Now White's Q stays offside.} (24. Rd3 $5 Qb1
25. Kf1 Nf6 26. Qc4 $17) 24... Nf6 25. Rd3 Qb2 26. Re3 Nd5 27. Re4 (27. Rd3 $2
Qxe2 $19) 27... e5 $1 {[%csl Gd6,Ge5,Gf5] [+]} 28. Kg2 f5 $19 29. Ng5 Rf6 ({
Also possible was the simple} 29... fxe4 30. Ne6+ Kf7 31. Ng5+ (31. Nxf8 Qxe2
$1 {[%cal Rd5e3] ->,/\Ne3}) 31... Kg8 32. Qxe4 Ne7 $19) 30. Rc4 Qd2 (30... Qxe2
$142 $19) 31. Kg1 {A typical move in time-trouble, but it's difficult to
recommend anything better.} Qd1+ 32. Kg2 f4 33. gxf4 (33. Ne4 f3+ $1 34. exf3
Ne3+ $1 35. fxe3 Qxf3+ 36. Kh3 Qf1#) 33... Nxf4+ 34. Rxf4 $8 (34. Kf3 Qh1+ 35.
Ke3 Ng2+) 34... exf4 35. Nf3 Qd5 36. Qh3 Qf5 37. Qh4 Kh6 {/\g5 White's poor Q
is finally trapped.} 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2578"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. b3 {Against a well-prepared opponent Timman avoids crucial
topical lines and plays a double-fianchetto setup, which is not so innocuous,
as it seems.} Nf6 3. Bb2 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. c4 Be7 7. O-O d6 8. Nc3 O-O
9. e3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 {White waits and doesn't show his hand in the [+] yet.} ({
Kasparov has show already years ago that} 10. d4 a6 $1 11. Qe2 Ne4 {is
sufficient for equality:} 12. Rfd1 Qb8 $5 (12... Qc7 $11) 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Ne5
Bxg2 15. Nxd7 Qb7 16. Nxf8 Bf3 17. Qd3 Rxf8 $44 18. Rd2 (18. d5 $5 $11) 18...
f5 19. Re1 Qc8 20. Qc3 Rf6 21. a3 $2 Qe8 $1 22. dxc5 Qh5 23. h4 Qg4 24. Kh2
bxc5 25. Rh1 Rg6 26. Kg1 Bxh4 27. Qa5 h6 {0-1,Smyslov,V-Kasparov,G/Moscow/1981/
}) 10... a6 11. Rfd1 Qc7 (11... Re8 $5 12. d4 Ne4 (12... cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxg2 14.
Kxg2 Qc7 15. Rd2 Bf8 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. Kg1 Qb7 18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Nc5 $11 {
Andersson,U-Hjartarson,J/Reykjavik/1991/}) 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2
Nf6 16. Rac1 Ra7 $11 {1/2,Smejkal,J-Kasparov,G/Moscow/1981/}) (11... Ra7 12. d4
Ne4 13. Rac1 Qa8 $6 (13... Re8 $142) 14. d5 $1 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 exd5 16. cxd5 Bf6
(16... Bxd5 17. Rxd5 $1 Qxd5 18. Nd4 $18) 17. Nd2 Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Bxd5 $6 (18...
b5 19. e4 $36) 19. Bxd5 Qxd5 20. Nc4 Qa8 21. Rxd6 Nf6 22. Nxb6 Qb7 23. Rxf6 $1
gxf6 24. Na4 $16 {Hertneck,G-Ftacnik,L/Vienna/1996/}) 12. Rac1 (12. d3 Rfe8 13.
Rac1 Rac8 14. Ne1 Bf8 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Qf3 Qb8 17. Qg2 b5 18. g4 Red8 19. Nf3
g6 $13 {1/2,Hickl,J-Ivanchuk,V/Panormo/2001/}) 12... Ne4 {Leko decides to
resolve the position, but Black could have as well waited in true Hedgehog
style:} (12... Rac8 13. d4 Rfe8 14. Ne1 (14. e4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Bf8 $132 {
leads to a typical Hedgehog position with mutual chances.}) 14... cxd4 15. exd4
Bf8 16. Qf1 Bxg2 17. Qxg2 Qb8 18. a4 Qa8 19. Nc2 d5 20. Ba3 dxc4 21. Qxa8 Rxa8
22. bxc4 Bxa3 23. Nxa3 e5 $11 {Ullrich,F-Wahls,M/Bundesliga 8586/1986/}) (12...
Rfe8 13. d4 cxd4 (13... Ne4 $11 {is more solid}) 14. exd4 Bf8 15. Qd2 Rad8 16.
d5 e5 17. Rf1 g6 18. Ng5 h6 19. Nge4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 f5 21. Nc3 Bg7 22. Kh1 Re7
23. f4 Rde8 $13 {Karlsson,L-Akesson,R/Malmo/1999/}) 13. Nxe4 (13. Nb1 {is too
artificial and promises White nothing after} b5 $1 14. d3 Nef6 15. Nbd2 Qa5 16.
a3 Rfc8 17. d4 b4 18. axb4 Qxb4 19. Bc3 Qb6 20. Ra1 Ne4 21. Ba5 Qa7 22. Qd3
Nxd2 23. Rxd2 Nf6 $11 {Hort,V-Gavrikov,V/Lugano op/1989/}) 13... Bxe4 14. d3
Bc6 ({Slightly more accurate is} 14... Bb7 $142 15. d4 Nf6 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17.
Nxg2 Rfe8 18. Nf4 Qb7 19. dxc5 {1/2,Tal,M-Yudasin,L/New York op/1990/}) 15. d4
Be4 ({Here after the analogous} 15... Nf6 {Black must reckon with} 16. d5 $1
exd5 17. cxd5 Nxd5 (17... Bxd5 $2 18. Bxf6 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 $16) 18. Nd4 $1 Nb4
19. Nf5 $40 (19. Nxc6 Nxc6 20. Qg4 $40)) 16. Ne1 (16. d5 exd5 17. cxd5 Bf6 $132
) 16... Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Rad8 {This rather careless move enables White's central
advance, moreover the R will have to be repositioned only 2 moves later.} (
17... Nf6 18. d5 $5 (18. e4 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Nd7 $11 {/+/=}) 18... e5 (18... exd5
19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Rxd5 $16 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6] ><d6,d5}) 19. e4 $14 {()}) (17...
cxd4 18. exd4 Rfe8 {/\} 19. d5 Bg5 $1 $132) (17... Bf6 $5 18. Nf4 g6 {[%cal
Yf6g7,Yf8e8,Ya8c8] /\Bg7,Rfe8,Rac8=} 19. dxc5 bxc5 $11 (19... dxc5 $4 20. Rxd7
$18)) 18. d5 e5 $6 ({More testing was} 18... Bf6 $142 $5 {Black will at least
exchange his passive B.} 19. dxe6 fxe6 20. Nf4 Rfe8 $14 {/~~<=> and White's
edge is at best still minimal.}) (18... exd5 $2 19. Nf4 $1 $16) 19. e4 $36 Rde8
20. Rf1 Qd8 21. Rce1 Bf6 22. Ne3 ({The further course of the game shows White
could have immediately played} 22. f4 $5 $14 {Timman returns to this natural
plan in a very similar position.}) 22... g6 23. Qc2 h5 24. Kh1 Qe7 (24... h4 $5
{seems to be more consistent, as later in the game Black exchanges on f4 and
his 23-rd move thus only weakens his >>.} 25. Ng2 (25. Ng4 Bg7 {[%cal Yf7f5] /
\f5<=>}) 25... hxg3 26. fxg3 $14) 25. Bc3 Bg7 (25... b5 26. cxb5 $5 axb5 27. a4
$14) 26. Ng2 $5 {See the note to move 22.} b5 {With White's N already away
from e3 this is more to the point than one move earlier.} 27. f4 {[%cal Yf4f5]}
exf4 {Black naturally doesn't want to allow the cramping f5, but now White's 
[+] becomes a force to reckon with.} ({Safer was the passive} 27... Bh6 $5 28.
f5 Kh7 $14) 28. gxf4 $36 {[%csl Ge4,Gf4]} bxc4 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. bxc4 Nf6 {
Provocative, but after} (30... Kh7 31. Rf3 $36 {Black must always reckon with
a [+] break anyway.}) 31. e5 Ng4 32. e6 $2 {This impetuous move throws away
the advantage.} (32. Ne3 Nh6 33. Qc3 $36) (32. Qc3 $1 $16) 32... Nh6 $1 33. Rg1
$6 ({The intended} 33. f5 Nxf5 34. Rxf5 gxf5 35. Nf4 {fails to impress after}
Kh6 36. Qxf5 (36. Qd2 Rg8 $1 $17) 36... Qg5 $17) (33. exf7 Qxf7 34. Qc3+ $11 {
would probably still be enough for a draw, but Timman unwisely persists.}) (33.
Qa4 $5 $13) 33... Qf6 ({Patience is necessary:} 33... Nf5 $2 34. Ne3 $1 Nd4 35.
Qe4 {/\f5->}) 34. Qe4 (34. Ne3 $5 Qxf4 (34... fxe6 35. dxe6 Rxe6 36. Nd5 Qf7
37. Qc3+ Kh7 38. Rxe6 Qxe6 39. Re1 Qf5 40. Re7+ $44) 35. Qg2 $44 {/\} Re7 36.
exf7 Qxf7 37. Ref1 Qe8 38. Rxf8 Kxf8 39. Qxg6 Qxg6 40. Rxg6 Rxe3 41. Rxh6 $11)
34... Kh7 $1 (34... Nf5 {still isn't ideal due to} 35. Ne3 $1 fxe6 36. dxe6
Nxe3 37. Rxe3 Qf5 38. Qb7+ Rf7 $1 39. Qxf7+ Qxf7 40. exf7 Rxe3 41. Rxg6+ Kxf7
42. Rxd6 Re1+ $11) 35. Ne3 $6 {Loses a P immediately.} (35. Qf3 fxe6 36. dxe6
Rxe6 37. Rxe6 Qxe6 $17 {/\} 38. Qb7+ Rf7 39. Qxa6 Qh3 $1 $19) (35. Rgf1 Nf5 $36
) (35. Qb1 $5 $15) 35... fxe6 36. dxe6 Qxe6 37. Qb7+ Rf7 38. Qg2 (38. Qxa6 Qe4+
39. Ng2 Ng4 $1 40. Ref1 (40. Rgf1 Qd3 {[%cal Rd3h3] /\Qh3-+}) 40... Qd3 41. Ne1
Qh3 42. Nf3 (42. Rg2 Nxh2 $19) 42... Re2 $1 43. Ng5+ (43. Rxg4 Qxf1+ $19) 43...
Kh6 44. Nxf7+ Kg7 $19) 38... Qe4 39. Nd5 Qxg2+ 40. Kxg2 Rb8 {[%mdl 4160]
Despite the extra P Black's technical task is still not easy. Leko realizes
his _|_ advantage with the help of clever tactics.} (40... Rxe1 41. Rxe1 Rb7 $5
$15) 41. Re2 $6 (41. Re6 $142 Rb2+ (41... Nf5 42. Kh3 $132) 42. Kh3 Ng4 43. Rg2
$15) 41... Nf5 42. Kh3 Nd4 43. Reg2 Nf3 44. Rf1 (44. Rd1 $142 Rg8 $1 {[%cal
Rg6g5] /\g5->}) 44... g5 $1 45. Rgf2 (45. Rxf3 g4+ 46. Rxg4 hxg4+ 47. Kxg4 Rg8+
$17) (45. fxg5 $2 Nxg5+ 46. Rxg5 Rxf1 47. Rxh5+ Kg6 $19) 45... g4+ 46. Kg3 Re8
{[%cal Ye8e4,Yh7f5] /\Re4,Kg6-f5-+} 47. h3 {This allows Black to further
improve his position with a neat tactic, but the game most probably was
already beyond saving anyway.} h4+ $1 48. Kg2 (48. Kxg4 Rg7+ $1 49. Kh5 (49.
Kxf3 Rg3#) (49. Kf5 Nd4+ 50. Kf6 Re6#) 49... Re5+ 50. fxe5 Rg5#) 48... Ne1+ 49.
Kg1 g3 $19 {White's K is now in a permanent mating net, Black's forces will
gradually close in.} 50. Rd2 Rf5 51. Nc7 (51. a4 Re4 $22 $19 {and White can't
keep the Ne1 trapped forever, as he will run out of moves.}) 51... Re3 52. Rxd6
Nf3+ 53. Kh1 (53. Kg2 Nh2 54. Rd7+ Kg6 $19) 53... Nd4 (53... Rxf4 54. Re6 Rd3
$19) 54. Rd7+ Kg6 55. Nd5 (55. Rd6+ Kh5 $19) 55... Re2 56. Kg1 (56. Ne7+ Kh5
57. Kg1 (57. Nxf5 Rh2+ 58. Kg1 Ne2#) 57... Rf7 58. Rd5+ Kh6 59. Nc6 g2 60. Nxd4
gxf1=Q+ 61. Kxf1 Re4 $19) 56... Rh2 57. Nc3 (57. Ne7+ Kf6 58. Rxd4 (58. Ng8+
Ke6 $19) 58... cxd4 59. Nxf5 Kxf5 60. Rd1 Ke4 $5 $19) 57... Rc2 58. Nd5 Rh2 59.
Nc3 Rf7 $1 60. f5+ (60. Rd6+ Kh7 61. f5 (61. Rd5 Rc2 $19) 61... Re7 $1 {
[%cal Re7e2] /\Ree2-+}) 60... Rxf5 0-1

[Event "Tilburg Fontys"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1997.10.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1997.09.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. f4 $5 {A move, which fits in White's plan, but has
not been made in this position before. Other less usual alternatives are:} (11.
Nd5 $2 exd5 12. exd5 O-O 13. Nf5 Re8 14. Bg5 Bc8 15. Nxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4 Nbd7 17.
b4 h6 18. Bf4 Nf8 19. Rac1 Ng6 20. Bd2 Bd7 21. Bc3 Bd8 22. Rxe8 Bxe8 23. f4 Bd7
24. h3 h5 25. Kh2 a5 26. b5 Be7 27. Bf3 Rh8 28. Re1 Bd8 29. Kg2 Qc8 30. Rh1 Bf5
{0-1,Bosboom,M-Wojtkiewicz,A/Wijk Sonnevanck/1993/}) (11. Qd3 O-O 12. b3 Nbd7
13. Bb2 Rad8 14. Rac1 Rfe8 15. h3 Bf8 16. Qe3 Qb8 17. Re2 g6 {Now the position
ressembles the 7.d4 cd4 8.Qd4 d6 9.e4 line, with the Qe3,Nd4 follow-up.} 18.
Rd1 Bg7 19. Qd2 Ba8 20. Nc2 Bf8 21. Nd4 Bg7 22. Bc1 Nc5 23. Qe1 Rc8 24. Bb2 Bb7
25. Qd2 Qa8 26. Rde1 Red8 27. Qe3 $13 {1/2,Miles,A-Olafsson,H/Thessaloniki olm/
1984/}) (11. Bg5 Nbd7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Rc2 (13. Bh3 Rfe8 14. b4 h6 15. Bf4 Bf8
16. Nd5 Qd8 17. a3 exd5 18. cxd5 Rxe4 19. Nc6 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Qe8 21. Qd2 Ne5
22. Bg2 Rc8 23. Qd4 Nxc6 {0-1,Sunye Neto,J-Hjartarson,J/Manila izt/1990/})
13... Rfe8 14. Qe2 Rad8 15. b3 Qb8 16. Bc1 Bf8 17. Bb2 Nc5 18. Qd1 Qa8 19. Rce2
Ng4 20. Rd2 Nf6 21. Rde2 Ng4 22. h3 Ne5 23. Rd2 Qb8 24. f4 Ng6 25. Nc2 Ba8 $132
{Lechtynsky,J-Stluka,P/Klatovy op/1996/}) (11. Qe2 O-O 12. Bd2 Nbd7 13. Rac1
Rfe8 14. h3 Rac8 15. b3 Qb8 16. Kh2 g6 17. Bh6 Qa8 18. Qb2 Ne5 19. Qd2 Qb8 20.
Bg5 Ned7 21. Bh6 Ba8 {1/2,Lechtynsky,J-Velickovic,S/Pamporovo/1981/}) ({
The most played move is} 11. Be3 Nc6 $5 $132 (11... Nbd7 12. f4 (12. Rc1 Rc8
13. f4 Qb8 14. Qe2 Nc5 15. Bf2 Qa8 16. g4 h6 17. h3 g6 18. Bg3 Kf8 19. Rcd1 Rc7
20. Kh2 Ncd7 21. e5 dxe5 22. fxe5 Nh7 23. Rf1 Kg7 24. Nd5 $1 $40 {Sakaev,
K-Ionescu,C/Pardubice op/1997/}) 12... Rc8 13. Bf2 $5 O-O 14. Rc1 Qb8 15. e5
Ne8 16. Qe2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. Nf3 dxe5 19. fxe5 Nc7 20. Red1 Rfd8 21. Qe4
Qb8 22. Nd4 Ne8 23. Nc6 Rxc6 24. Qxc6 Nxe5 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Qe4 $14 {
Schlosser,P-Leko,P/Capablanca mem-A/1997/}) (11... O-O 12. Rc1 {/\} Nc6 $2 13.
Nd5 $1 $18)) 11... O-O (11... Qxc4 $5 12. e5 Bxg2 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Nf5 Qc5+
15. Kxg2 Qxf5 16. Qxd6 $44) 12. Be3 Nc6 $5 {Tukmakov,V (2570)-King,D (2515)
Moscow GMA-qual f 1990 (7) 1/2 A relatively untested idea, probably stemming
from the problems Black has been lately having in this line with the customary
development Nbd7 (see games above).Leko was maybe also inspired by a short game
} 13. Rc1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Rac8 $146 (14... Nd7 15. b3 Rad8 16. Qe2 Bf6 17. Bxf6
Nxf6 18. h3 Qb8 19. Red1 Ba8 20. Rd4 b5 21. Rcd1 bxc4 22. bxc4 Qb4 23. Qd2 Rc8
24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. cxd5 Qa3 $132 {Arsovic,G-Cosma,I/Belgrade TRAKO/1995/}) 15. b3
Rfe8 16. a4 Nd7 $13 {A very typical Hedgehog pawn structure and position. In
the game Kramnik seizes space on both flanks and puts pressure on Black, but
Leko manages to retain sufficient flexibility and counterchances.} 17. Rc2 Bf8
(17... Bf6 $6 18. Rd2 Bxd4+ 19. Rxd4 $36 {[%csl Rd6] ><d6}) 18. Rd2 Nb8 $5 19.
Bf2 Bc6 (19... Nc6 20. Qe2 $14 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Re2e3] /\Qe3,><b6}) 20. g4 $5 {
()>>} Qb7 21. Bf1 (21. g5 b5 $132) 21... Nd7 22. g5 (22. b4 $6 Qb8 {[%csl Rb4,
Rc4,Rf4][%cal Yd6d5] ><c4,f4,b4,/\d5 seems to be overambitious.}) 22... Nc5 23.
Bg2 (23. Qb1 g6 $13 {[%cal Rf8g7] /\Bg7}) (23. Qc2 $5 {[%cal Rb3b4] /\b4+-})
23... b5 $132 24. axb5 (24. cxb5 $143 axb5 25. axb5 (25. a5 $2 b4 $17) 25...
Bxb5 26. b4 Nd7 $5 $15 {[%csl Rb4] ><b4}) 24... axb5 25. b4 Na6 (25... Nd7 $2
26. Bf1 $1 bxc4 27. b5 Bxb5 28. Rb2 $18) 26. cxb5 Bxb5 27. Nxb5 Qxb5 28. Bf1 $1
Qb7 29. b5 Nc5 30. Qf3 Red8 31. f5 d5 $1 $11 {Black got in both typical
breaks-b6-b5 and d6-d5, and achieved full equality. But the position still
remains quite sharp.} (31... exf5 32. Qxf5 {[%cal Rf1c4,Rc4d5] /\Bc4-d5|^}) 32.
exd5 (32. fxe6 Nxe4 $1 33. exf7+ Qxf7 34. Qxf7+ Kxf7 $11) 32... exd5 33. Bd4
Ne4 34. Rg2 Bc5 35. Qe3 Bxd4 (35... Qe7 $6 36. f6 $36) 36. Qxd4 Nd6 37. g6 Nxf5
$1 (37... hxg6 $143 38. fxg6 fxg6 39. Rxg6 Nf5 40. Qe5 $40) 38. gxh7+ Kh8 (
38... Kxh7 $2 39. Bd3 g6 40. Bxf5 $18) 39. Qf4 g6 (39... Nd6 $5 40. Bd3 Qb6+
$13) 40. Bd3 Qb6+ 41. Rf2 $1 (41. Kh1 Qd4 (41... Re8 $5 {[%csl Rh1] עh1}) 42.
Qxd4+ Nxd4 $15) 41... Qf6 (41... Ng7 42. Re7 $19 (42. Qxf7 $2 Rf8)) 42. Re5 (
42. Bxf5 gxf5 (42... Qxf5 $4 43. Qd4+ $18) 43. Qxf5 Qxf5 44. Rxf5 Rd7 $11)
42... Rc1+ 43. Kg2 Nh4+ 44. Kh3 Qxf4 45. Rxf4 Rc3 $1 46. Kxh4 $8 (46. Rd4 $2
Nf3 $19) (46. Re3 Nf5 47. Ref3 Nd6 $15) 46... Rxd3 47. Rxf7 {After a long
fight White has won a pawn. But now Black has an unusual tactical resource-he
practically forces stalemate and saves the game.} Rb3 48. Rb7 (48. Kg5 Rxb5 49.
Kxg6 Rb6+ $11) 48... d4 $1 49. Kg5 d3 50. Kxg6 Rxb5 $1 (50... d2 $2 51. Rd5 $18
(51. Rbe7 Rf3 52. Re8+ Rf8 53. Rxf8+ Rxf8 54. Rd5 Rb8 $1 $11)) 51. Rbxb5 ({
Similar is} 51. Rexb5 d2 52. Rd5 d1=Q 53. Rxd1 Rd6+ $1 $11) 51... d2 (51...
Rd6+ $2 52. Kf7 d2 53. Rb8+ Kxh7 54. Rh5+ Rh6 55. Rh8+ $18) 52. Rbd5 d1=Q $8 (
52... Rxd5 $4 53. Re8#) 53. Rxd1 Rd6+ $1 54. Rxd6 (54. Kg5 Rxd1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow B"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Pestov, Sergei M"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 (2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4
8. Qxd4 d6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 Rc8 11. Rfd1 O-O 12. Qh4 Re8 13. b3 a6 14. Bh3
Rc7 15. Bh6 Rc5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4 Kg8 18. b4 Rc7 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. cxd5 Nf6
21. e4 b5 22. Qe3 Bc8 $10 {Kramnik,V-Karpov,A/Monaco Amber blind/1994/}) 2...
c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 (6... d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 a6 9.
b3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. e4 Qb8 12. Qe3 O-O 13. Nd4 Re8 14. Bb2 Bf8 15. Qd2 Qa7
16. Re1 Rad8 17. h3 Qa8 18. Rad1 g6 19. Kh2 Bg7 20. Qc2 Nc5 21. f3 Qb8 22. Qf2
Nh5 $132 {Rotstein,A-Gostisa,L/Maribor Pirc/1994/}) 7. b3 O-O 8. d4 cxd4 9.
Qxd4 d6 10. Bb2 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 a6 12. Ne1 (12. e4 $142) 12... Qb8 $1 (12... Bxg2
13. Nxg2 {/\e4,Ne3} Qb8 14. Ne4 Rd8 15. Ne3 Nc5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qd2 Ne4 18.
Qc2 Qb7 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Rd4 Ne8 21. Rad1 Rac8 22. Qd2 b5 23. h4 bxc4 $6 24.
Nxc4 d5 25. Na5 Qc7 26. e4 $14 {Pelts-Spraggett/Montreal zt/1981/}) (12... Qc7
13. Ne4 Rfd8 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. e4 Bf8 17. e5 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 dxe5
19. Qxe5 Qc6 20. Qe2 Ne4 21. Qf3 Bc5 22. Ne3 f5 $10 {Ostojic,N-Arsovic,Z/Pula
op/1990/}) 13. Nd3 $146 (13. e4 $5 Rc8 14. Qe3 Ra7 15. Nf3 Ng4 (15... Nc5 $5
$132) 16. Qe2 Nge5 17. Ne1 $1 Ba8 18. Rd2 Nc5 19. Nc2 Nc6 20. f4 Nd7 21. Ne3
Nf6 22. g4 Ne8 23. g5 Rac7 24. h4 b5 25. f5 $1 $36 {Korchnoi,V-Garcia Martinez/
Moscow/1975/}) (13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. Ng2 Rac8 15. Rd2 Rfe8 16. Rad1 h6 17. Ne3 Bf8
18. Ng4 b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Qb4 d5 $1 22. Qxb5 Qxb5 23. Nxb5
Ne4 24. Rd3 Rc2 25. f3 Rxb2 26. fxe4 Rxa2 $10 {Grimm,S-Okrajek,A/Bad
Worishofen op/1993/}) 13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qb7+ 15. e4 (15. Kg1 $142 b5 16. Ba3
$5 $10) 15... b5 $1 16. cxb5 (16. Ba3 Rfc8 $1 {|^><c4,e4}) 16... axb5 17. f3
Rfc8 18. Rd2 h6 $5 $15 19. a4 $6 (19. Qb4 Rab8 {/\Bf8,d5|^}) (19. Nb4 Ne5 $15)
19... bxa4 20. Rxa4 Rxa4 (20... Qxb3 $6 21. Rb4 e5 $8 22. Rxb3 exd4 23. Ne2 Nc5
24. Ra3 $1 Rxa3 25. Bxa3 Nxd3 26. Rxd3 Rc2 27. Kf2 $10) 21. bxa4 Nb6 {><c4} 22.
e5 (22. Rc2 Rc4 23. Qf2 Nxa4 $17) 22... Nc4 $1 23. Re2 (23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Qf2
Nxd2 25. Qxd2 Qb3 $1 26. Qd1 (26. Ne2 Bxb2 27. Nxb2 Rc2 $19) 26... Rxc3 $19)
23... dxe5 24. Nxe5 Nxb2 25. Nb5 $8 Nxa4 26. Qxa4 Nd5 $17 {עg2} 27. Nd3 (27.
Rd2 Ne3+ 28. Kf2 Bc5 $40) 27... Rb8 $1 28. Rb2 $8 (28. Nd4 Nc3) 28... Qc6 {
/\Nc7} 29. Kh3 Bf8 (29... Nc7 $2 30. Nc3 $1 Qxa4 31. Rxb8+ $15) 30. Ne5 Qc1 $19
31. Qa7 (31. Nd3 Qf1+ $19) 31... Qxb2 $1 (31... Qf1+ $6 32. Rg2 Qxb5 33. Qxf7+
Kh7 34. Qg6+ $10) 32. Qxf7+ Kh8 33. Qxe6 (33. Ng6+ Kh7 34. Nxf8+ Rxf8 35. Qxf8
Qxb5 $19) 33... Qxb5 34. Nf7+ (34. Ng6+ Kh7 35. Qe4 (35. Qf5 Nf4+ 36. Qxf4 Kxg6
) 35... Qe8 36. Nxf8+ Kg8 $19) 34... Kh7 35. Qe4+ Kg8 (35... g6 $19) 36. Qe6
Nf4+ $1 37. gxf4 Qh5+ 0-1

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Black "Gostisa, Leon F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Nc3
a6 9. Rd1 (9. Ng5 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 Be7 $1 (10... Qc7 11. Nce4 Nxe4 12. Qxe4 $1 (
12. Nxe4 Nc6 13. Qc3 Ne5 14. b3 Qc6 15. f3 Be7 $10 {Adorjan}) 12... Qc6 13. Rd1
h6 14. Qxc6+ Nxc6 15. Ne4 O-O-O 16. Bf4 Kc7 17. Rac1 g5 18. Be3 Kb7 19. Rd3 $36
{Adorjan,A-Phominyh,A,Balassagyarmat 1990}) 11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Nge4 Qc7 13. Rfd1
O-O 14. Rac1 (14. Nxd6 $6 Qc6+ 15. Kg1 Rad8 $146) 14... Rfd8 {1/2:1/2,Stangl,
M-Adorjan,A,Altensteig 1989-CBM 14}) (9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Rc8 (
11... Be7 12. Nge4 Nc5 13. Rfd1 Nfxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Rb8 16. Bf4 $16)
12. Nge4 Rc6 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Rac1 Be7 15. Ne4 O-O 16. Rfd1 (16. Nxf6+ Bxf6
17. Qe4 Qa8 18. b3 {Freisler,P-Gregor,J,Praha Vysehrad-A 1990} b5 $5 $132)
16... Qc7 17. b3 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Qb4 Bb2 $1 $10 {Piket,
Je-Prie,E,Cannes tt 1990-CBM 18}) 9... Nbd7 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Rc8 $8 (11...
Qc7 12. Nge4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Ne5 14. b3 Rd8 15. Be3 $16 {Larsen,B-Gheorghiu,F,
Las Palmas 1976}) 12. Nge4 Rc6 13. Bf4 (13. b3 $5 Be7 14. Ba3 Qa8 15. Kg1 Nc5
16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Qf4 O-O 18. Rd2 h6 19. Rad1 Ne8 20. Qf3 Qc8 21. e3 $14 {
Smejkal,J-Rajkovic,D,Altensteig 1990-CBM 20}) 13... Qa8 (13... e5 $2 14. Nxf6+
Qxf6 (14... Nxf6 15. Bxe5 Qa8 16. Bxf6 Rxc4+ 17. Qd5 $18) 15. Qe4 $16) (13...
Nxe4 $6 14. Qxe4 Qc8 15. Nd5 $5 (15. b3 Be7 $10) 15... Rxc4 16. Rac1 b5 $8 17.
Rxc4 bxc4 18. Rd4 Qc5 19. Bg5 {/\Rc4} Ne5 20. f4 {Rogozenko-Foisor,O,ROM-ch
1990} f5 21. Qe3 h6 22. fxe5 hxg5 23. exd6 Kd7 24. Qe5 $1 $40) 14. Kg1 (14. Qd3
Ng4 15. b3 Be7 16. f3 Nge5 17. Qe3 O-O 18. Rd2 Qb8 19. Rad1 b5 $13 {Csom,
I-Wojtkiewicz,A,Ter Apel 1991-CBM 24}) 14... Nxe4 (14... e5 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16.
Qe3 Rxc4 17. Bg5 $16) 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qf3 Qc8 17. Rac1 (17. a4 $6 Be7 18. Nb5
Qd7 $1 19. Nxd6+ Bxd6 20. e4 e5 $8 (20... Qc7 21. e5 $16) 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22.
Rxd7 Nxd7 $15) (17. Rd3 Rxc4 $5 18. Bxd6 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 b5 20. Rad1 O-O 21. a3
h6 22. Kg2 Ng4 $1 $10 {Stohl,I-Rajkovic,D,BL 1990/91}) 17... Be7 18. Na4 O-O
19. b4 $6 {><c4} Qa8 $1 $132 {/\b5} (19... Rxc4 $2 20. Nxb6 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Qb8
22. Qc6 $16) 20. Bg5 h6 21. Be3 Nd7 (21... b5 $6 22. Nb6 Qe8 (22... Qb7 23.
cxb5 Rxc1 24. Qxb7 Rxd1+ 25. Kg2 $18) 23. c5 $16) 22. Bd4 Rfc8 23. Bb2 Bf6 (
23... b5 $142 $5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Nc3 Bf6 $36) 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. Qf4 b5 26.
Nb2 e5 27. Qf3 a5 28. Qa3 $1 (28. a3 axb4 29. axb4 Qa2 $17) 28... bxc4 (28...
axb4 29. Qxa8 (29. Qxb4 bxc4 30. Rxc4 Qxa2 $15) 29... Rxa8 30. cxb5 Rxc1 31.
Rxc1 {/\} Rxa2 $2 32. b6 Nd7 33. b7 Rxb2 34. Rc7 $18) 29. b5 Rc5 30. Rxd6 Rxb5
(30... c3 $6 31. Na4 Rxb5 32. Nb6 $16) 31. Nxc4 Ne4 (31... Rbc5 $6 32. Rd8+ $1
$8 Rxd8 33. Qxc5 $14) 32. Rdd1 $8 Ng5 33. f3 Rbc5 34. Nb6 $10 Rxc1 35. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 36. Qxc1 Qa7 37. Qe3 Ne6 38. Kf2 Nd4 39. Nc4 f6 40. f4 Qc5 $1 {Stohl,I} (
40... exf4 41. gxf4 Qc5 42. Nxa5 $16) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bled/Rogaska Slatina"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Black "Djuric, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 (7. b3 O-O
8. Bb2 Na6 $5 9. d4 d5 $10) (7. Re1 $5 O-O 8. e4 Nc6 9. e5 $14) 7... cxd4 8.
Qxd4 (8. Nxd4 Bxg2 9. Kxg2 O-O 10. e4 Qc7 11. b3 Na6 $5 (11... Nxe4 12. Nxe4
Qe5 $10) 12. f3 Qb7 13. Be3 Nc5 14. Rc1 Rac8 15. Nd5 Rfe8 16. Rf2 d6 17. Rd2
Ncd7 18. Qe2 a6 $132 {Morovic,I-Psakhis,L,Novi Sad olm 1990}) 8... Nc6 (8...
O-O $6 9. Qh4 d6 10. Bh6 Nbd7 11. b3 Rc8 12. Rfd1 (12. Rad1 Rc5 13. Ng5 Bxg2
14. Kxg2 Nh5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nge4 Re5 17. Rd5 Rxd5 18. Nxd5 e6 19. Qxd8 Rxd8
20. Ne3 Nc5 $10 {Salov,V-Mascarinas,R,Manila izt 1990-CBM 19}) 12... Rc5 13.
Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qd4 Qa8 15. Ne1 a6 16. e4 b5 17. Nd3 Rcc8 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Qb4
$14 {Ljubojevic,L-Rechlis,G,Manila izt 1990-CBM 19}) (8... d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10.
Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 Re8 13. b3 h5 $5 14. h3 Nf8 15. g4 Rb8 16. Nd5
N8h7 17. Ng5 Nxg5 18. Bxg5 hxg4 19. hxg4 Qd7 20. Bf3 Nxd5 21. cxd5 f6 $10 {
Wojtkiewicz,A-Ftacnik,L,Wien op 1990-CBM 21}) 9. Qf4 O-O (9... Qb8 $142 $5 10.
Qxb8+ Rxb8 11. Bf4 d6 12. Rac1 O-O 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. b3 Ba8 15. Ne1 a6 16. Nd3
Nd7 17. Nd5 Nc5 18. N3b4 Nxb4 19. Nxb4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Rb7 $10 {Huzman,
A-Marinkovic,S,Vrnjacka Banja 1991-CBM 23}) 10. Qh4 $1 $14 Rc8 11. Bg5 (11. Bh6
$5 $14) 11... Ne8 12. Rad1 (12. Rac1 Nd6 $132 {/\Nf5}) 12... Bxc3 $5 13. bxc3
f6 14. Bh6 Rf7 15. Qg4 $1 (15. Bh3 Nd6 $13 {><c4}) 15... e6 (15... Nd6 16. Bf4
$16) (15... d6 16. h4 $36) 16. Rd3 Qe7 17. Rfd1 {/\Rd7} d6 18. Re3 f5 (18...
Nc7 19. Nd4 {><e6}) (18... Ne5 19. Nxe5 dxe5 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Qxe6 $16) 19.
Qh3 Na5 20. Ng5 Rf6 21. Bd5 $5 (21. Bxb7 Nxb7 $15) 21... Bxd5 (21... Nc7 $5 $13
) 22. cxd5 e5 23. Rf3 {/\e4->} e4 24. Rf4 {/\Ne4} Rc7 (24... Rxc3 $142 $5 25.
Ne6 $13) 25. g4 $40 (25. Ne6 Rxe6 26. dxe6 Qxe6 27. g4 $16) 25... Qe5 26. e3
Rxc3 $6 (26... fxg4 27. Rxg4 Qf5 28. Qg2 $16 {><e4}) 27. Bg7 $1 h5 (27... Nxg7
28. Qxh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ $18) (27... Kxg7 28. Qxh7+ Kf8 29. Ne6+ Rxe6 30. dxe6
Rc7 (30... Qxe6 31. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qxc3) 31. Qxg6 $18) 28. Bxf6 Nxf6 29. gxf5 $16
Nc4 $6 (29... Qxf4 $142 30. exf4 Rxh3 31. Nxh3 gxf5 $16) 30. Qh4 Nb2 31. Rf1 (
31. Nxe4 $5 Nxd1 32. Nxf6+ $18) 31... Nd3 32. Rxe4 Qxf5 (32... Nxe4 33. Nxe4
Rc4 34. Qd8+ Kh7 35. Ng5+ $18) 33. Rd4 Ne5 (33... Nxd5 34. e4 $18) 34. Rf4 Rc4
$8 35. Rxf5 Rxh4 36. Rxf6 Rg4+ 37. Kh1 Rxg5 38. f4 {Stohl,I} 1-0

[Event "Beersheba-Peterburg Kings m"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.06.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Tseitlin, Mark D"]
[Black "Yemelin, Vasily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "1999.06.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Re1 c5 8. e4
d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 {[%cal Re4e5] A typical Hedgehog position. With this
move order (c5 only on move 7) Black now has to meet the e5 threat.} Nfd7 $5 {
A rare, but interesting move.} ({Very passive is} 10... Ne8 $6 11. b3 Nd7 12.
Bb2 a6 13. Qe2 Qc7 14. Rad1 g6 15. f4 Ng7 16. Nf3 Rfe8 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5
Rad8 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Nc5 21. Qe2 Nf5 22. g4 Nh4 23. Nd4 Nxg2 24. Kxg2 $36
{[%csl Gd4,Ge5] (),[+],Ftacnik,L-Jankovec,I/CZ-ch Marianske Lazne/1978/}) (
10... Qd7 {This square is ideal for a N, not so suprisingly the Q get in the
way here.} 11. Be3 (11. b3 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Bb2 Rfd8 $6 (13... Rfe8 $142)
14. Qe2 a6 15. Nd5 $1 exd5 16. exd5 $36 {Tolstikh,N-Chernyshov,K/Ceske
Budejovice op/1997/}) 11... Nc6 12. Rc1 Rfd8 13. Qe2 Rac8 14. b3 Qc7 $6 15.
Nxc6 Bxc6 16. Nd5 $1 {Again this typical blow secures White a lasting
initiative.} Qb7 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bd4 e5 19. Bb2 Qb7 20. f3 b5 21. c5 dxc5
22. Bxe5 Nd7 23. Ba1 $16 {[%csl Ga1,Gg2][%cal Ga1g7] ^^,/^a1-h8,Rosen,B-Weber,
F/NRW-I/1992/}) ({Black's most harmonious move is} 10... Qc7 $5 {when he has
every chance to transpose into one of the more usual lines, as wild attempts
promise White only little:} 11. Be3 (11. Ndb5 $5 Qc6 12. Bg5 (12. g4 a6 13. Na3
Re8 14. g5 Nfd7 15. f4 Bd8 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Rc1 Nc6 18. Qd2 $13 {1/2,Davies,
N-Csom,I/Wrexham/1996/}) 12... a6 13. Nd4 Qc7 14. Rc1 Nbd7 15. f4 h6 16. Bh4
Rfe8 17. h3 Rac8 18. g4 Nxe4 19. Bxe7 Nxc3 20. Rxc3 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Rxe7 22. Nf5
Nf6 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. Qd4 Rc5 25. b4 Rc6 26. Kg1 d5 27. c5 Ne4 28. Rxe4 dxe4
29. Qxe4 Qd7 $11 {1/2,Speelman,J-Plaskett,J/BCF-ch Ayr/1978/}) (11. b3 a6 12.
Bb2 Nbd7 13. f4 Rfe8 (13... Rfd8 14. f5 e5 15. Nc2 b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Kh1 Qa5
18. b4 Qa6 19. Qe2 Nb6 20. Qxb5 Qxb5 21. Nxb5 Na4 22. Rab1 Rdc8 23. Nca3 Ng4
24. Ba1 Bc6 25. h3 Nf6 26. Rbd1 Ne8 27. Rc1 $14 {Levin,F-Ostojic,N/Belgrade/
1992/}) (13... Rad8 14. g4 d5 15. e5 dxc4 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Qf3
Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Nxg4 20. Re2 Rd3 $13 {Agdestein,S-Sjoberg,M/Gausdal/1982/}) 14.
f5 e5 15. Nc2 b5 16. Ne3 b4 17. Ncd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 Bg5 20. h4 Bh6
21. Bf1 Rec8 22. Bc4 a5 23. Kg2 a4 24. Re2 Ra5 25. Qe1 Qb6 26. Kf3 Rac5 27. Bc1
Bxc1 28. Rxc1 axb3 29. axb3 Ra5 $36 {Larsen,B-Quinteros,M/Mar del Plata/1982/})
11... a6 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. f4 Rac8 (13... Rfe8 14. Bf2 Bf8 15. g4 g6 16. h3 h6
17. Qd2 Rac8 18. b3 Nh7 19. Red1 Qb8 20. Nde2 Rc7 21. Ng3 Ba8 22. Nce2 Bc6 $132
{Bursteinas,R-Smetankin,S/WChJ Oropesa del Mar /1998/}) 14. b3 Rfd8 15. Qe2 Qb8
16. g4 Qa8 17. Bf2 Nf8 18. g5 N6d7 19. Qg4 Re8 20. Re3 d5 21. exd5 Bc5 22. Rh3
exd5 23. cxd5 b5 $13 {Gschwendtner,S-Prediger,R/Bayern/1997/}) (10... a6 $2 11.
e5 dxe5 12. Bxb7 Ra7 13. Nc6 Qxd1 14. Nxe7+ Kh8 15. Rxd1 Rxb7 16. b3 $16 {/+-})
11. b3 (11. Be3 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Rc1 a6 14. f4 Ra7 15. a4 Qa8 16. b4 $2 a5
17. b5 Bb7 18. g4 Rc8 19. Qe2 Bf6 20. Bf2 g6 21. g5 Bg7 22. Red1 Qb8 23. Qd3
Bf8 24. Bd4 Ba8 $17 {[%csl Rc4,Rc5,Re4,Rf4] ><c4,[+],Shomoev,A-Iliushkin,E/
Novgorod/1999/ Such broad and unfounded aggression usually backfires badly
against the Hedgehog.}) 11... Nc6 {If Black wants to develop his Nb8, he
should do so immediately.} (11... a6 $143 12. Bb2 Qc7 13. Rc1 {/\} Nc6 $2 14.
Nd5 $16) 12. Be3 {Now Black solves most of his problems satisfactorily. To
keep the tension and hopes of an opening edge White should avoid
simplification without getting any concrete advantage in return. Basically he
had two better plans:} (12. Nc2 $5 a6 13. Bb2 {()}) ({Another constructive
idea was} 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Ba3 $5 Ne5 (13... Nc5 14. b4 Nd7 15. b5 Bb7 16.
Bxd6 Rc8 17. Bf1 $14) (13... Nf6 $2 14. e5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 $36) 14. f4 Ng6 15.
Qd2 $14 {[%cal Ya1d1,Ya3b4,Ya2a5] /\Rad1,Bb4,a4-a5,etc. ties Black down to
><d6.}) 12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 (13. Qxd4 $142 $5 a6 14. Qd2) 13... a6 14. Qe2 Rc8
15. Rac1 Qc7 16. h3 Rfe8 $11 {<=> Black has achieved the typical solid
wait-and-see position. White now makes a few strategically suspect moves and
quickly gets under strong pressure.} 17. Qb2 $6 (17. Nd1 $5 b5 18. Ne3 $11)
17... Qb8 18. f4 Bc6 19. a4 $2 {Weakens the dark squares.} (19. Bf2 b5 20. cxb5
axb5 21. b4 $5 $13 {/\} Nb6 22. Qe2) 19... e5 20. Bf2 exf4 21. gxf4 Nc5 22. Qc2
Bf6 $17 {[%csl Re4] ><e4 White's center is falling apart.} 23. Nd5 (23. Qb1
Bxc3 (23... Qb7 $6 24. Nd5 $11) 24. Rxc3 Qb7 25. Bxc5 (25. Rce3 f5 $17) 25...
bxc5 $36) 23... Bxd5 24. exd5 $8 (24. cxd5 Nxe4 $19) 24... a5 $1 {[%csl Rb3,
Rf4,Rg1] ><b3,f4,Kg1} 25. Rb1 ({In this position the ^- only increase White's
suffering, as he has no <=>.} 25. Bxc5 bxc5 $17 {[%csl Gf6,Rg2] ^-} (25... dxc5
$5 $17)) 25... g6 26. Bf3 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Rf8 $1 {A fine move, Black still
needs a pair of R and due to the weak >> he will be able to occupy the <->e
himself later on.} (27... Re8 $6 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Bxc5 bxc5 30. Qe2 $15) 28.
Kg2 (28. Bd1 $5 {/\Qe2}) 28... Qd8 29. Rb1 {White desperately seeks some play,
but now Black activates his major pieces.} (29. Bd1 Bh4 $17 {[%csl Gc5,Rd1]
ץd1}) (29. Re2 $142) 29... Bg7 30. b4 axb4 31. Rxb4 Re8 32. Qd2 (32. Qb1 Bh6
$1 $40 (32... Qf6 $6 33. Rxb6 Qxf4 34. Rb8 $132)) 32... Bh6 33. Bg3 Ne4 34.
Bxe4 Rxe4 {[%cal Ge8e1,Rd8e7,Re7f6] <->e,/\Qe7,Qf6} 35. c5 Rxb4 36. Qxb4 dxc5 (
36... bxc5 $6 37. Qb5 {[%csl Ga4] o^a<=>}) 37. Qc4 Qd7 38. Qe4 (38. f5 Qxf5 39.
d6 Bf8 $19) (38. Qb3 $142 $5 Bg7 39. Bf2 Qd6 $17) 38... Bg7 39. Qc4 Bd4 $22 $19
40. Bf2 (40. Qb3 Qf5 $1 41. d6 c4 $1 $19 {/\} 42. Qxc4 Qe4+ 43. Kh2 Bg1+) 40...
Bxf2 41. Kxf2 Qxh3 42. d6 (42. Qb5 Qh4+ 43. Ke2 (43. Kf3 Qh1+) 43... Qxf4 $19)
42... Qf5 43. Kg1 Kf8 {[%cal Yf5e6,Yf8e8] /\Qe6,Ke8 Black will gradually
encircle White's last dangerous P.} 44. Qe2 Qf6 45. a5 $8 (45. Qd3 Qd4+ $19)
45... bxa5 46. Qa6 Kg7 47. Qc6 Qd4+ {[%csl Ga5,Gc5] o^a,c} 48. Kg2 a4 49. d7 a3
50. f5 (50. Qc7 a2 $19) 50... a2 51. f6+ Kh6 (51... Qxf6 $4 52. Qxf6+ Kxf6 53.
d8=Q+ $18) 52. Qc7 a1=Q 53. Qh2+ Kg5 54. Qg3+ Kxf6 0-1

[Event "Helsinki op"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bagirov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Brodsky, Michail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 (6... a6 7. Re1 d6
8. e4 e5 9. Nh4 $5 {N} g6 10. d3 Nc6 11. f4 Be7 12. Nd5 $1 Nd7 $6 13. Nf3 O-O
14. Bh3 Bc8 15. Rf1 $16 {|^>>,Stohl,I-Jurek,J,Staatsliga 1992/93}) 7. Re1 d5 8.
cxd5 (8. Ne5 O-O 9. d4 Ne4 $1 10. cxd5 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bxd5 12. e4 Bb7 13. Bb2
Nd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Qb3 Rac8 16. a4 Ba6 17. Bh3 cxd4 18. cxd4 Bc4 19. Qe3 Bf6
$132 {Panno,O-Morovic,I,Vina del Mar 1988}) 8... Nxd5 (8... exd5 9. d4 {-E15})
9. e4 Nb4 (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. d4 Nd7 12. Bf4 Nf6 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Qd2 b5
$1 15. Rad1 cxd4 16. cxd4 a5 17. Re3 Nh5 18. Rb3 b4 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Qe2 Nf6 $15
{Mukhatarov,L-Brodsky,M,Katowice op 1992,TD 92_04}) 10. d4 $8 cxd4 11. Nxd4
N8c6 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 (12... Qxd1 $5 13. Rxd1 Bxc6 14. Bf4 Rd8 15. Rxd8+ Bxd8 16.
Rd1 Na6 17. Bf1 Nc7 18. a4 g5 19. Be5 Rg8 20. f3 f6 21. Bd6 Rg7 22. Bc4 Rd7 {
Larsen,B-Szmetan,J,Buenos Aires 1992,TD 92_05}) 13. e5 O-O $6 {N} (13... Qxd1
$8 14. Rxd1 Rb8 $1 15. Be3 $5 (15. f4 Nb4 $5 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 $10 {<=>}) 15...
Nxe5 16. Bf4 f6 17. Rac1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rd8 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Nb5 $44 {Vaganian,
R-Portisch,L,Saint John cm 1988,CBM 06}) 14. Qg4 $1 $16 {->,/\Bh6+-} Kh8 $8 15.
Bf4 Qb8 (15... Na5 16. Rad1 Qc8 17. Ne4 $16) 16. Rad1 Bb4 $6 (16... Rd8 17. Qh5
Kg8 18. Be4 g6 19. Qf3 $16) 17. Rd7 $1 Bxc3 (17... Nd8 18. Bh6 gxh6 19. Qxb4
$18 {׻}) 18. bxc3 Nd8 (18... Qc8 19. Red1 Na5 20. Bh6 $1 gxh6 (20... Rg8 21.
Bxb7 Nxb7 22. Rxf7 gxh6 23. Qf3 Rg7 24. Qf6 $18) 21. Qh4 $18) 19. Bh6 $1 $18
gxh6 (19... Rg8 20. Bxb7 gxh6 (20... Nxb7 21. Rxf7 gxh6 22. Qf3 $18) 21. Qf3
$18) 20. Qh4 Bxg2 21. Qf6+ Kg8 22. Kxg2 $1 Qc8 (22... Nc6 23. Re4 h5 24. Qg5+
Kh8 25. Qxh5 $18 {/\Rh4}) 23. Re4 h5 $8 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Rdd4 {
/\Rg4!} Re8 (26... Qc6 27. f3 $18) 27. Qg5+ Kh8 $2 (27... Kf8 $8 28. Qxh5 $1 {
/\Qh7-h8-f6,Rh4+-} Nc6 29. Qh6+ Ke7 30. Qf6+ Kf8 31. Rh4 $1 Nxd4 32. Rxh7 Qb7+
33. Kh3 $18) 28. Rg4 $1 (28. Rg4 hxg4 29. Rxg4 Qb7+ 30. Kh3 {/\Qf6,Qg7#}) 1-0

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Kasparov +2-0=13"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2000.10.31"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2849"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2000.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 (10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. Rac1 a6 13. Qd2 Rc7 14. Ne1
Bxg2 (14... Qa8 $142 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 $11) 15. Nxg2 Qa8 16. Ne3 Re8 17. Ncd5 Rc6
18. a4 Qb7 19. Bd4 Rcc8 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Nd5 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 $36 {Kramnik,
V-Polgar,J/Dos Hermanas/1999/}) 10... Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. Ne1 $146
{Technically this is a new move, but Kramnik's second Illescas came up with
the idea a move later-see below. Also above we see Kramnik himself testing Ne1
in a different version of the A30 line.} (13. b3 Re8 (13... h5 $6 14. Bg5 (14.
h3 $5 Rc7 15. g4 $36) 14... b5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Qb4 Bc6 17. e4 Qb6 18. Nd4 Ba8
19. Qxb5 Qa7 20. Qe2 Rc5 21. Be3 Qa5 22. Ndb5 Rcc8 23. Nd5 $16 {Gavrikov,
V-Christiansen,L/SUI-chT/1996/}) (13... Rc7 14. Ne1 $5 (14. Bh6 Qa8 15. Bxg7
Kxg7 16. Qd4 b5 $5 (16... Kg8 17. Qe3 Re8 18. Bh3 Rc5 19. Nd4 Rh5 20. g4 Re5
21. Qd2 e6 22. f3 Rc5 23. Nc2 Ne5 24. Ne1 Rd8 25. g5 Ne8 26. a4 $14 {(),
Yermolinsky,A-Ehlvest,J/Stratton Mountain/2000/}) 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 Rxc1
19. Rxc1 Qxa2 20. Nc3 Qa3 21. Rb1 Rc8 22. Nd2 e5 23. Qa4 Qxa4 24. Nxa4 Bxg2 25.
Kxg2 d5 {Topalov,V-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee 5'/1999/}) 14... Bxg2 (14... Qa8 15.
Bh3 Re8 16. Nd3 $14) 15. Nxg2 Re8 16. Nf4 Qb8 17. Nfd5 Rcc8 18. Bg5 (18. a4 $5
$14) 18... Qb7 19. a4 Kh8 20. g4 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 e6 22. Nf6 Nxf6 23. Bxf6 d5 24.
Rc3 Bxf6 25. Qxf6+ Kg8 26. Rcd3 Qe7 27. Qxe7 Rxe7 $11 {Illescas Cordoba,
M-Gelfand,B/Pamplona/1999/}) 14. Bh3 (14. g4 b5 $5 15. cxb5 Nxg4 16. Bd4 Ngf6
17. a4 Nc5 18. bxa6 Bxa6 19. Nd2 Ne6 20. Be3 h5 21. h3 d5 22. Nc4 d4 $5 $13 {
Filippov,V-Nikolic,P/ECC Neum/2000/}) 14... Rc7 15. Nd5 $146 (15. Bh6 Rc5 16.
Ng5 b5 $132) 15... Nxd5 16. cxd5 Nf6 17. Rxc7 Qxc7 18. Qc4 Qd8 19. Ng5 Qa8 20.
Bxb6 Bxd5 21. Qd3 h6 22. Nf3 Qb7 23. Ba5 Be4 24. Qe3 Qb5 $13 {Van der Sterren,
P-Cvitan,O/BL 9899/1999/}) 13... Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Re8 15. b3 Qc7 $1 {Compared
with the game Illescas-Gelfand Kasparov gets his Q faster to b7 to start his
<=>.} 16. Bg5 (16. Nf4 Qb7 (16... e6 $5 $11) 17. Nfd5 b5 $11) (16. Bh6 $5 Qc5
17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Ne3 Qh5 19. Qd4 Qe5 $11) 16... Qb7 17. Ne3 b5 $11 18. Ned5 $6
{White wrecks his pawns and Black already can start thinking about more than
equality.} (18. Ncd5 $142) 18... bxc4 19. bxc4 h5 $1 {A useful prophylactic
move.} 20. Qf4 (20. Rb1 $6 Qc6 {[%csl Rc4] ><c4}) 20... Qc6 21. Bxf6 (21. Nxf6+
$2 exf6 $1 (21... Nxf6 22. Nd5 $11) 22. Bh6 (22. Qxd6 fxg5 23. Qxd7 Qxd7 24.
Rxd7 Rxc4 $19) 22... g5 23. Qxd6 Bxh6 24. Qxd7 Qxd7 25. Rxd7 Rxc4 $19 {[%cal
Gc8c1] with a deadly pin on the c-file.}) 21... Nxf6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23. Nd5 Bb2
$1 $15 24. Rb1 (24. Rc2 Bg7 $15 (24... Qa4 $2 25. Rdd2 Be5 26. Qh4 {[%cal
Rd5b6,Rd5e7] /\Ne7,Nb6})) 24... Bg7 25. Qg5 Kf8 26. Rdc1 e6 27. Nf6 (27. Nb6 $5
Rb8 28. c5 Bd4 (28... d5 29. Qd2 $13) 29. cxd6 Qxd6 30. Nc4 Qd5 $15) 27... Red8
28. h4 Qa8 {[%cal Rc8c5] /\Rc5-+} 29. c5 $5 {[%mdl 4096] White simplifies into
a tenable _|_.} (29. Qf4 Rc5 30. Nh7+ Kg8 31. Ng5 Rf5 $15) 29... Rxc5 30. Rxc5
Bxf6 $8 (30... dxc5 $4 31. Qxc5+ Rd6 32. Qxd6#) 31. Qxf6 dxc5 32. Kh2 $1 {
Prepares the activation of the R.} Kg8 33. Rb6 {[%cal Rb6e6] /\Re6=} Re8 (33...
Rd1 34. e4 (34. f3 Qc8 35. Qe5 Rd8 36. g4 hxg4 37. fxg4 c4 38. h5 Rd5 $17)
34... Qc8 35. Qe5 $1 Rd8 36. Kg2 (36. g4 $2 hxg4 37. h5 f6 38. Qxf6 Qc7+ $18)
36... c4 37. g4 hxg4 38. h5 gxh5 39. Qg5+ Kf8 40. Rxa6 $1 (40. Rb7 Rd7 41. Qh6+
Ke7 42. Qg5+ f6 43. Qg7+ Kd6 $19) 40... c3 41. Ra7 Rd7 42. Qf6 $1 Kg8 $8 43.
Qg5+ $11) 34. Qf3 $1 Qxf3 {Otherwise White regains the P with a clear draw.}
35. exf3 Rc8 36. Rxa6 c4 37. Rd6 c3 38. Rd1 Ra8 39. Rc1 Rxa2 (39... Ra3 40. Kg2
Kg7 41. f4 Kf6 42. Rc2 $8 (42. Kf3 $2 c2+ 43. Ke2 Rxa2 44. Kd3 Kf5 45. Rxc2
Rxc2 46. Kxc2 Ke4 47. Kd2 Kf3 48. Ke1 f6 49. Kf1 e5 50. fxe5 fxe5 {[%cal Re5e3]
/\e4-e3-+}) 42... Ke7 43. Kf3 Kd6 44. Ke4 Kc5 45. Kd3 Kb4 46. Re2 $11) 40. Rxc3
(40. Kg2 $2 Ra3 41. Kf1 Kg7 42. Ke2 Kf6 43. Kd3 c2+ $1 44. Kxc2 Ra2+ 45. Kd3
Rxf2 46. Ke3 Rg2 47. Kf4 e5+ 48. Ke4 Rxg3 49. Rc6+ Kg7 $19) 40... Rxf2+ 41. Kg1
Ra2 $11 {/=/+ With the pawn on f2 it would be an elementary draw, now White
still has to be careful, as Black may create a dangerous passed e-pawn.} 42.
Rc7 Kf8 43. Rb7 Ke8 44. Rb8+ Ke7 45. Rb7+ Kf6 46. Kf1 (46. f4 $142 $1 {[%csl
Rf7] and Black can't make any progress, his K is tied to the Pf7.}) 46... e5 $1
47. Rb6+ Kf5 48. Rb7 Ke6 (48... f6 {-50...f6}) 49. Rb6+ Kf5 50. Rb7 f6 51. Rg7
(51. Rf7 $5 {/\} g5 52. hxg5 Kxg5 53. Rg7+ $11) 51... g5 $1 $36 52. hxg5 fxg5 {
[%cal Rg5g4] /\g4} 53. Rg8 (53. Rh7 Kg6 54. Re7 Kf6 55. Rh7 g4 {can lead to
the same position.}) 53... g4 54. Rf8+ Ke6 55. Re8+ Kf5 ({Afterwards Kasparov
claimed a win with} 55... Kf6 $142 $1 {but Kramnik's team came up with} 56.
fxg4 (56. Rf8+ Ke7 57. Rf5 Ke6 58. fxg4 hxg4 59. Rg5 Ra4 60. Kf2 Kf6 {
eventually leads to the same position}) (56. f4 $2 exf4 57. Rf8+ Kg5 58. Rxf4
Ra3 $1 59. Kg2 Rxg3+ 60. Kxg3 h4+ $19) 56... hxg4 57. Rg8 Kf5 58. Kg1 (58. Rb8
$5 $15) 58... Rd2 ({Black brings his R closer to a square from which it can be
protected} 58... Ke4 59. Rxg4+ Kf3 60. Rg8 e4 61. Rf8+ $11) 59. Rg7 Ke4 60.
Rxg4+ Kf3 61. Rg6 $1 {[]} (61. Rg8 e4 62. Rf8+ Ke2 63. Kg2 (63. g4 e3 64. g5
Rd5 $19) 63... e3 64. g4 Rd4 $1 65. Kg3 Kd2 66. Re8 e2 67. Kf2 $5 Rf4+ 68. Kg3
Rf8 $1 69. Rxf8 e1=Q+ $19) 61... e4 62. Rf6+ Ke2 63. g4 e3 64. g5 Rd5 65. g6 {
Compared with the line above the Pg6 is protected and White draws after} Kd2
66. Re6 Rg5+ 67. Kh2 e2 68. Rd6+ Ke1 69. Re6 $11) 56. Rf8+ Kg6 57. Rg8+ Kf5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Maribor Pirc Memorial"]
[Site "Maribor"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rotstein, Arkadij"]
[Black "Gostisa, Leon F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1994.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 c5 3. Nc3 (3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. b3 O-O
8. Bb2 Na6 $1 9. Qb1 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Qb2+ f6
14. Ne1 Qd7 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. f4 Rad8 17. Rc1 Rd6 18. Nf3 Rfd8 19. Rc4 Nc7 20.
Rfc1 a5 21. a3 Ne6 22. d3 Nd4 $10 {Mohr,G-Cebalo,M/Maribor Pirc/1994/}) 3... e6
4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 a6 9. b3 (9. Rd1 Be7 10. Bg5
Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Na4 Rb8 13. c5 $6 dxc5 14. Qe5 Bd5 15. e4 Nxe4 16. Qxg7
Bf6 17. Qh6 Qe7 18. Rac1 Rb7 19. h4 Nd6 20. g4 Rg8 21. Qf4 Kf8 22. g5 Bh8 23.
Nc3 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Rd7 $13 {Fancsy,I-Kalesis,N/Budapest FebGM/1994/}) 9... Nbd7
10. Rd1 Be7 11. e4 (11. Bb2 O-O 12. Rac1 Qc7 13. e4 Rfd8 (13... Rfe8 $142 $132)
14. Qe3 Rac8 15. Nd4 Qb8 16. Re1 Bf8 17. h3 g6 18. Kh2 Re8 19. Qg5 Bg7 20. Rcd1
$14 {Fuglsang,F-Michaelsen,N/Lyngby op/1990/}) 11... Qb8 (11... Qc8 $5 12. Bb2
O-O 13. Rac1 Rd8 14. Qe3 Qc7 15. Nd4 Rac8 16. Qe2 Qb8 17. g4 g5 $6 18. h4 h6
19. hxg5 hxg5 20. f4 $1 $36 {Shahade,M-Stone,R/Philadelphia/1989/}) 12. Qe3 (
12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Ncd7 $1 15. Qxb8+ Rxb8 $132) 12... O-O 13. Nd4
Re8 14. Bb2 Bf8 15. Qd2 (15. Re1 Qa7 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Qe2 g6 18. Kh1 Qa8 19.
f3 h5 20. Qf2 Qb8 21. Qe3 $13 {Seirawan,Y-Ribli,Z/Wijk/1983/}) 15... Qa7 16.
Re1 Rad8 17. h3 Qa8 18. Rad1 g6 19. Kh2 Bg7 20. Qc2 Nc5 21. f3 (21. f4 $6 e5
$17) 21... Qb8 (21... d5 22. cxd5 exd5 23. e5 Nh5 24. f4 $16) 22. Qf2 Nh5 (
22... d5 $5 23. e5 (23. b4 Ncd7 24. exd5 exd5 25. cxd5 Ne5 $5 $13) 23... Nfd7
$5 (23... Nh5 24. cxd5 Bxe5 25. f4 {/\b4+/-}) 24. b4 dxc4 $5 (24... Nxe5 25.
bxc5 bxc5 26. Nb3 dxc4 27. Nxc5 Nxf3+ $1 28. Bxf3 Bxf3 $44) 25. bxc5 bxc5 26.
Nde2 Nxe5 $44 {|^}) 23. Bc1 h6 (23... d5 $6 24. exd5 exd5 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26.
Nxd5 $16) 24. Nde2 Ba8 {/\b5|^<<} 25. g4 $5 d5+ (25... Nf6 $132 {/\d5,b5}) 26.
f4 $8 (26. Kg1 Nf6 $15 {עg1}) 26... d4 (26... Nf6 $5 27. exd5 exd5 28. cxd5
Nfe4 $44) 27. b4 $5 (27. gxh5 dxc3 28. hxg6 fxg6 $17) (27. Nxd4 $6 Bxd4 28.
Rxd4 Rxd4 29. Qxd4 Nxf4 $17) 27... dxc3 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. bxc5 Nf6 30. e5 Nd7 (
30... Ne4 31. Bxe4 Bxe4 32. Nxc3 Ba8 33. cxb6 $16) (30... Bxg2 $2 31. exf6 $18)
31. Bxa8 Nxc5 $5 (31... Qxa8 32. cxb6 Qc6 33. Nxc3 Nxb6 34. c5 $14) 32. Bf3 Nd3
33. Qg3 Nxe1 34. Qxe1 g5 $14 {<=>} (34... c2 $142 $5 35. Qc3 g5) 35. Qxc3 gxf4
36. Bxf4 Rc8 {><c4,e5,/\Rc5,b5} 37. Kg2 (37. Ng3 Rc5 38. Nh5 Bxe5 39. Nf6+ Kg7
$10) 37... Rc5 38. Qe3 Rxc4 (38... Bxe5 $6 39. Bxh6 $40) 39. Bxh6 (39. Ng3 $2
Rxf4 $1 40. Qxf4 Bxe5 $15) 39... Qxe5 40. Qd3 (40. Qxe5 $6 Bxe5 $36 {><a2})
40... b5 41. Bd2 $14 Bf6 42. a3 (42. Ng3 Ra4 43. Qc2 $5 {/\} Qb2 $2 44. Qc8+
Kh7 45. Be4+) 42... Be7 43. Bc3 Qd6 44. Qe3 Qc5 (44... Qxa3 $2 45. Qe5 $16) 45.
Bd4 Qg5 46. Qe4 e5 $5 47. Qa8+ (47. Qxe5 Qxe5 48. Bxe5 Bxa3 $15) 47... Bf8 48.
Bf2 Rc2 49. Ng3 Qf4 (49... Qe3 $5 50. Ne4 $8 Qxa3 51. Nf6+ $36) 50. Ne4 Qe3 51.
Qd8 $40 a5 (51... Qxa3 52. Nf6+ Kg7 53. Nh5+ $16) 52. g5 (52. Qxa5 $2 Bc5 $17)
52... Qd4 53. Qe8 Kg7 54. Kg3 (54. Qxb5 $5 Bc5 55. Qxc5 $1 Rxf2+ 56. Kg3 Qxc5
57. Nxc5 $16) (54. g6 $5 fxg6 55. Kg3 $36) 54... Rxf2 $8 55. Nxf2 Qf4+ 56. Kg2
b4 (56... Qxg5+ $5 57. Ng4 Qd2+ 58. Kf1 Qc1+ $132) 57. Ne4 (57. axb4 $142 Qxg5+
(57... axb4 58. Ne4 $16) 58. Ng4 Qd2+ 59. Kf1 Qc1+ 60. Kf2 $16) 57... bxa3 58.
Qc6 (58. Qa4 Qc1 $1 {/\Qb2,a2-+} (58... Be7 59. Qxa5 Bxg5 $14)) 58... Be7 $1
$14 59. Qd5 Bxg5 60. Qb3 Bh4 61. Qa4 (61. Qxa3 f5 $10) 61... Bf6 62. Qxa3 Bh4
63. Kh1 f5 64. Nd6 Kg6 (64... e4 65. Qc3+ $36) 65. Qb3 Qc1+ 66. Qd1 (66. Kg2
Qg5+ $10) (66. Bd1 $2 Qc6+) 66... Qxd1+ 67. Bxd1 e4 $10 68. Ba4 Be7 69. Nc4 Bb4
70. Kg2 Kg5 71. Bc6 Kf4 72. Bd7 e3 73. Kf1 (73. Nxe3 Kxe3 74. Bxf5 $10) 73...
a4 (73... Kf3 74. Ne5+ $5) 74. Nb6 (74. Bxa4 Kg3 75. Nxe3 Kxh3 $10) 74... Kf3 (
74... a3 $4 75. Nd5+ $18) 75. Bc6+ $8 Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2003.06.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2003.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 (10. Rfd1 {is a more usual move, sometimes played even
before Be3. However, this nevertheless often only transposes into the main
lines.}) 10... a6 (10... Rc8 {is somewhat more accurate, limiting White's
options. Now} 11. Nd5 O-O 12. Qd2 e6 $11 {gives White nothing at all.}) 11. Qd2
$146 {A novelty in this concrete position, although White has already earlier
retreated with his Q to d2 instead of h4 in this line.} (11. Rfd1 Rc8 (11...
Rb8 $5 12. b3 O-O 13. Qh4 Re8 14. Bh6 Bh8 15. Bh3 b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Qb4 Bxf3
18. exf3 Ne5 19. Bg2 Nc6 20. Qh4 Qa5 21. Bd2 Qa6 22. Bf1 Ne5 23. Qf4 Qa8 24.
Be2 Rec8 25. Kg2 Bg7 26. Qe3 Rc5 27. Kg1 Rbc8 28. h3 b4 29. Na4 Rxc1 30. Rxc1
Rxc1+ 31. Bxc1 Nd5 $11 {Topalov,V-Gelfand,B/Monte Carlo act/2001/}) 12. Qh4 O-O
13. b3 Rc7 $1 $11 {has been tested lately without any opening success for
White.}) ({One can only guess, why Akopian didn't play his own idea} 11. Nd5 {
Maybe because of} O-O $5 (11... Rb8 $6 12. Qd2 O-O 13. Nd4 b5 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6
15. cxb5 axb5 16. Bh6 Bg7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Bxb7 Rxb7 19. Nc6 Qe8 20. Na5 Rb6
21. Rc7 $36 {Akopian,V-Greenfeld,A/EU-ch Ohrid/2001/}) 12. Qd2 (12. Nxb6 $2 Ne4
$19) 12... Nxd5 (12... e6 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Qb4 $14) (12... b5 13. Nd4 $1 $14
{leads after} (13. Ng5 Nxd5 14. cxd5 Nf6 $132) 13... Rb8 {to Akopian-Greenfeld.
}) 13. cxd5 Nf6 $132) 11... Ne4 (11... O-O 12. b3 (12. Bh6 Rc8 13. Bxg7 Kxg7
14. b3 Rc5 15. Rfd1 Re8 16. Qb2 Kg8 17. Ne1 Bxg2 18. Nxg2 Qb8 19. Ne3 b5 20.
cxb5 axb5 21. Ncd5 Qb7 22. Qd4 Qc6 23. Rxc5 dxc5 $11 {San Segundo Carrillo,
P-Anand,V/Madrid/1998/}) 12... Rc8 13. Rfd1 Re8 14. Bh3 (14. Nd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2
Qc7 {/\Qb7,e6<=>}) 14... Rc7 15. Nd4 Qb8 16. f3 Ba8 17. Bf2 e6 18. e4 Ne5 19.
Bg2 Rec8 20. Nde2 Ne8 21. Nd4 Nf6 22. Nde2 Bf8 $13 {Salo,T-Solozhenkin,E/
FIN-chT/2001/}) 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. Bh3 Rb8 (13... O-O 14. Nd4 (14. Bxd7 Qxd7 15.
Bxb6 Qh3 $5 $44) 14... Qc7 (14... e6 15. Rfd1 $14) 15. f3 Bb7 16. b3 $11 {/+/=}
) 14. Bh6 ({A more ambitious try to get an advantage would have been} 14. Nd4
$5 {[%cal Yf2f3,Yd4c2,Yc2b4,Yb4d5] /\f3,Nc2-b4-d5}) 14... O-O $1 {Otherwise
Black's K would have to remain in the [+].} (14... Bxh6 15. Qxh6 $36 {עe8})
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Bxd7 (16. Qd4+ Nf6 $11) 16... Bxf3 $8 (16... Qxd7 $4 17. Qd4+
$18) 17. exf3 (17. Bh3 Ba8 $11) 17... Qxd7 18. Rfe1 Rb7 $11 {Simplification
has lead to approximately equal play, but Akopian after a 1-st round loss with
White shows more ambitions than his position can finally stand.} (18... b5 $6
19. c5 $36) 19. Re4 Qc6 (19... b5 20. b3 {[%cal Rd2a5] /\Qa5+/=} (20. Rh4 h5
$11)) 20. Rce1 e5 $5 21. f4 ({The weakness of the Pd6 is illusory, as it can
be sufficiently protected.} 21. Rd1 f5 22. Re3 (22. Ree1 Rf6 23. Qd3 b5 $15)
22... f4 23. gxf4 Rxf4 $11) 21... f6 22. b3 Rff7 (22... b5 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. f4
bxc4 25. Rxc4 Qb6+ $11) 23. a4 Rbd7 {Polgar wants to prepare any central or
flank activity first, but once again} (23... b5 $5 $132 {deserved attention.})
24. Qd5 $6 {Tempting, as it stops d5. Now however White's R are biting into
granite and the c-file opens for Black.} ({More circumspect was} 24. R4e2 $11)
24... Qxd5 25. cxd5 a5 $1 $36 {This important move prevents Rb4.} (25... Rc7
26. Rb4 $14) 26. b4 (26. fxe5 dxe5 $5 (26... fxe5 27. Rc4 (27. f4 exf4 28. Rxf4
Rxf4 29. gxf4 Kf6 30. Kf2 Kf5 31. Kf3 Rc7 $17) 27... Rc7 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. f4
$5 exf4 (29... Kf6 30. fxe5+ dxe5 31. Rd1 $11) 30. gxf4 Rc5 31. Re7+ $132) 27.
Rd1 Rd6 28. f4 exf4 29. Rxf4 Rfd7 30. Rfd4 f5 31. Kf2 Kf6 32. R4d3 Re7 $15) (
26. Rc4 $142 $1 Rc7 27. fxe5 (27. Rec1 $2 Rc5 $1 $17) 27... fxe5 28. Rxc7 Rxc7
29. f4 {-26.fe5 fe5}) 26... Rc7 {[%cal Gc7c1] <->c} 27. Rb1 (27. fxe5 fxe5 28.
f4 (28. Rb1 Rc2 $36) (28. bxa5 bxa5 29. f4 exf4 30. Rxf4 Rxf4 31. gxf4 Rc5 $17)
28... exf4 29. gxf4 Rc2 $5 $15 (29... Rf5 30. Re7+ Rxe7 31. Rxe7+ Kh6 32. Rb7
Rxf4 33. Rxb6 Rxb4 34. Rxd6 Rxa4 35. Ra6 Kg5 $15)) 27... f5 $1 28. Ree1 exf4
29. bxa5 (29. gxf4 Rc4 30. bxa5 bxa5 31. Rb6 Rxf4 32. Rxd6 Rxa4 $15) 29... bxa5
30. Rb5 $6 (30. gxf4 {-29.gf4}) 30... f3 $1 $17 {Now the doubled extra pawn is
very important. White's back rank is weak, and taking the Pf3 will cost White
2 other pawns.} 31. Rxa5 (31. Rb3 Rc4 32. Ra1 Rfc7 33. Rxf3 Rd4 $17) 31... Rfe7
32. Rf1 (32. Kf1 Rxe1+ 33. Kxe1 Re7+ 34. Kf1 Kf6 $17) (32. Rxe7+ Rxe7 33. Kf1 {
-32.Kf1} (33. h4 Re1+ 34. Kh2 Kf6 $5 $17)) 32... Re5 33. Rb5 Rc4 34. a5 Ra4 35.
h4 Ra2 36. Kh2 {Akopian still can't resign himself to the inevitable and
unpleasant 4R_|_ a central pawn down.} (36. Rb3 $142 Rxd5 37. Rxf3 Raxa5 $17)
36... Kf6 37. g4 $2 (37. Rb3 Rxd5 $17) (37. Rb7 Rxa5 38. Rxh7 Raxd5 $17) 37...
fxg4 38. Kg3 h5 $19 {Despite the desperate liberating attempt White's K
remains in a mating trap. The natural try to activate the Rf1 loses quickly.}
39. Rc1 g5 $1 40. Rc6 (40. hxg5+ Kxg5 {[%cal Rh5h4] /\h4-+}) 40... Re1 $1 41.
Rxd6+ Kf5 42. Rf6+ (42. hxg5 h4+ $1 43. Kxh4 Rh1+ 44. Kg3 Rh3#) (42. Re6 Rg1+
43. Kh2 Rg2+ $19) 42... Kxf6 43. hxg5+ Kg6 0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2000.10.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2000.09.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 (4... Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 {-A33}) 5. Nb5 $5
{With the N on c3 and f6 the line is well-known to theory, as it is a
relatively uncharted position arises} d6 (5... d5 $2 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 $16) (
5... Nf6 6. Bf4 (6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Ne4 8. Qd3 d5 $132) 6... Bb4+ (6... e5 7.
Bg5 $14) 7. N1c3 O-O 8. Bd6 Bxd6 9. Nxd6 {-A33} Qb6 (9... Ne8 10. e3 Qb6 11.
Rb1 Ne5 12. Nxe8 Rxe8 13. Be2 d6 14. O-O Bd7 15. Qd2 Rad8 16. Rfd1 Bc6 17. b4
d5 18. c5 Qc7 19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. Bxb5 Ng4 21. g3 $14 {Kramnik,V-Gelfand,B/Monte
Carlo rpd/2000/}) 10. Qd2 Ne8 11. Nxe8 Rxe8 12. e3 Rd8 13. Rc1 d6 14. Be2 a6
15. O-O Qc7 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Na4 Qc7 18. Nc3 Qe7 19. e4 b6 20. Qe3 Rb8 21. a3
Bd7 22. b4 Be8 23. h3 h6 24. Rd2 Rdc8 25. f4 {(),Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Moscow
5' m/1998/}) (5... a6 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Nge7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. b3 (9. g3 $142
$14) 9... b5 10. e4 f5 11. cxb5 axb5 12. Bxb5 fxe4 13. O-O Nf5 14. Qd1 Ncd4 15.
a4 Bb7 16. Be3 Nf3+ $1 17. Kh1 Qc7 18. gxf3 Nxe3 19. fxe3 exf3 20. Rf2 Qxc3 $15
{Huebner,R-Wedberg,T/Luzern/1979/}) (5... Bb4+ 6. N1c3 a6 (6... Nf6 $142 {
-5...Nf6}) 7. Nd6+ Ke7 8. Bf4 e5 9. Bg5+ f6 10. Nxc8+ Rxc8 11. Bd2 Kf7 12. e3
Nge7 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. Ne4 Nf5 15. Bd3 g6 16. c5 Qa5 17. O-O Kg7 18. Bxb4 Qxb4
19. Rc3 Qxb2 20. Rb3 Qxa2 21. Nc3 Qa5 22. Bxf5 gxf5 23. Qxd7+ Kg6 24. Rxb7 Qxc3
25. Qf7+ Kg5 26. h4+ Kg4 27. f3+ {1-0,Akesson,R-Rajskij,E/Stockholm/1991/}) 6.
Bf4 $146 {White forces e5, intending to play a Sveshnikov-like structure. But
Black can deploy his Ng8 more effectively, not allowing it to be pinned and
exchanged by the white B.} (6. g3 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 8. Bg2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf4
e5 $2 (10... Nh5 $142 $14) 11. Bg5 Be6 12. Na3 Qd7 13. Qd2 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Rfd1 Rad8 16. Nd5 Bg5 17. Qe1 Bh3 18. Qf1 Bxg2 19. Qxg2 $16 {Calotescu,
C-Istrati,V/ROM-chT/2000/}) (6. e4 a6 7. N5c3 Nf6 {-B44} 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O b6
10. Be3 Bb7 11. Qb3 Nd7 12. Rd1 Rb8 13. Na3 O-O 14. f3 Re8 15. Qc2 Rc8 16. Rac1
Bf8 17. Qd2 Ba8 18. Bf2 Ncb8 19. Bf1 Qc7 20. Nc2 Ne5 21. Ne3 Nbd7 22. Ne2 {
1/2-1/2, Yermolinsky,A-De Firmian,N/USA-ch Modesto/1995/}) 6... e5 $8 {[%mdl
16]} (6... Ne5 $2 7. c5 $18) 7. Bg3 Nh6 $1 (7... Nf6 $143 8. Bh4 $1 Qa5+ 9.
N1c3 Ne4 10. e3 a6 11. Nc7+ Qxc7 12. Nxe4 $36) 8. Nd2 (8. N1c3 a6 9. Na3 Be6
$13) 8... Be7 9. e3 {Rather passive, now Black gains a lot of space on the >>.}
(9. e4 O-O 10. Be2 Be6 11. O-O a6 12. Nc3 Bh4 $11) 9... O-O 10. Be2 f5 11. f3 (
11. f4 Be6 {/\} 12. O-O a6 13. Nc3 Qb6 $132) 11... f4 12. exf4 exf4 13. Bf2 Bh4
(13... Bf6 14. Qb3 $5 (14. Ne4 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Qa5+ $15) 14... Nf5 15. Ne4 Qa5+
16. Kf1 $13) 14. O-O Bxf2+ 15. Rxf2 a6 16. Nc3 Nf5 17. Nde4 Be6 18. Qd2 {
[%csl Rd6,Rf4] ק} Qh4 $5 $13 19. Nd5 (19. Nxd6 Rad8 20. c5 Rf6 21. Bd3 Rh6 22.
h3 Nxd6 (22... Ne3 $5 $44) 23. cxd6 Bxh3 $5 24. gxh3 Qxh3 (24... Rhxd6 25. Bc4+
Kh8 26. Qe2 Qxh3 27. Rh2 Qg3+ 28. Qg2 $16) 25. Rh2 Qg3+ 26. Rg2 Qh4 27. Bc4+
Kh8 28. Rd1 (28. Re1 Qh1+ 29. Kf2 Qh4+ $44) 28... Ne5 29. Qd5 Nxc4 30. Qxc4 Re8
$1 {/\Qh1-h4=}) 19... Bxd5 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. Bf1 $5 (21. Nxd6 $6 Nxd6 22. Qxd6
Rf6 23. Qd7 Rh6 24. h3 Rd8 25. Qxb7 Qg3 $44 26. Bd1 Rxh3 27. Qxc6 Qh2+ 28. Kf1
Qh1+ 29. Ke2 Rh6 $40) 21... Rad8 22. Rd2 Qe7 23. Rc1 Ne3 (23... Qc7 $143 {
/\Nb4-+} 24. c5 dxc5 (24... Nce7 25. Qd3 d5 26. Ng5 $36) 25. Qxc5 $14) 24. Qg5
Qc7 25. Qh4 h6 26. Nc3 Qa5 (26... Ne5 27. b3 $142 (27. Nd5 Qc5 28. b4 (28. Nxe3
fxe3 29. Re2 Rde8 $17 {[%cal Re5g6,Rg6f4] /\Ng6-f4}) 28... Qc6 $36 {[%csl Rc4]
[%cal Rb7b5] ><c4,/\b5}) 27... d5 28. cxd5 Rxd5 $5 $11) 27. Qf2 Rfe8 28. b3 Nb4
29. g3 $1 $132 Qf5 (29... d5 30. cxd5 (30. gxf4 $2 Nxf1 31. Rxf1 dxc4 $17)
30... Nbxd5 31. Ne4 $132 (31. Nxd5 Rxd5 32. Rxd5 Qxd5 $36)) 30. a3 fxg3 31.
hxg3 Nxf1 32. Rxf1 (32. Qxf1 $5 Qg5 33. Qd1 Nd3 $5 (33... Nc6 34. Kg2 $14) 34.
Rxd3 Qxg3+ 35. Kf1 Qh3+ $11) 32... Nd3 33. g4 (33. Qd4 Nc5 34. b4 Nb3 35. Qd3
Qe5 36. Rg2 Nd4 $36) 33... Qg6 (33... Nxf2 34. gxf5 Nh3+ 35. Kh2 Nf4 36. Ne4 d5
37. Rfd1 Re5 38. f6 gxf6 39. Nxf6 Rf5 40. Nxd5 Rg8 $11) 34. Qg3 Ne5 (34... Nc5
$5 35. b4 Nb3 36. Rdd1 Qe6 (36... Qc2 37. f4 {/\Rf2+/=}) 37. Ne4 Qxc4 (37... d5
38. cxd5 Rxd5 $11) 38. Nxd6 Qc7 $13) 35. Nd5 Rf8 36. Rg2 b5 37. f4 Qf7 $2 $138
(37... bxc4 $1 38. Rd1 (38. fxe5 Rxf1+ 39. Kxf1 Qf7+ $17) 38... Nd3 (38... Qxg4
$5 39. Qxg4 Nxg4 40. Rxg4 cxb3 $44) 39. bxc4 Nc5 $11) 38. Rff2 $5 $138 (38. Rd1
$36) 38... bxc4 39. bxc4 Nxc4 40. Qd3 Rc8 (40... Na5 41. g5 Qf5 42. Qd2 $1 Nb3
43. Qd1 $40) 41. g5 $1 $40 Rc5 (41... Rg8 42. Rh2 $16) 42. gxh6 gxh6 43. Qh3 h5
$8 (43... Kh7 44. Rg5 $1 {[%cal Rh3h6] /\Qh6!+-}) 44. Nc3 Re8 (44... Qf5 $5 45.
Qg3 Rc7 $13) 45. f5 $1 Ne3 (45... Re3 46. Qh4 Rxc3 47. Rg5 Rc1+ 48. Kh2 Rc7 49.
Rg6 $1 Qf8 $8 50. Rf6 Qg7 51. Rg2 Qxg2+ 52. Kxg2 Rg7+ 53. Rg6 $16) 46. Rg5 Rg8
47. Qxe3 (47. Rfg2 $1 Rxg5 (47... Nxg2 48. Rxh5+ Kg7 49. Rh7+ Kf8 50. Rxf7+
Kxf7 51. Qh5+ Kf6 52. Ne4+ Ke5 53. f6+ Kxe4 (53... Kd4 54. f7 $18) 54. Qh7+ $18
) 48. Rxg5 Rxf5 49. Qxe3 $16 {/+-}) 47... Rxg5+ 48. Qxg5 Rxc3 49. Rg2 Kh7 50.
f6 Rc4 $2 (50... Rf3 $1 51. Rf2 (51. Rh2 Qa7+ 52. Kg2 Qf2+ 53. Kh1 Qf1+ 54. Qg1
Kh6 $19) 51... Rxf2 52. Kxf2 Qa2+ 53. Ke1 (53. Kg1 $2 Qg8 $19) 53... Qe6+ 54.
Kf2 Qg4 $15) 51. Qf5+ Kh6 52. Qg5+ (52. Rg7 Rg4+ $1 53. Qxg4 $2 Qxf6 $17) 52...
Kh7 53. Rh2 $1 $18 Rc5 (53... h4 54. Rg2 $1 Rd4 55. Qf5+ Kh6 (55... Kh8 56.
Qc8+ Kh7 57. Rg7+ $18) 56. Qf2 Re4 57. Qd2+ $18 {mates or wins the Q.}) 54.
Rxh5+ $1 (54. Rxh5+ Qxh5 55. Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 14th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1998.04.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Black "Kaspi, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1998.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 (10. e4 a6 11. Ba3 Nc5 12. Rad1 Qc8 $1 13. Qe3 O-O 14.
Nd4 Re8 15. Rfe1 Qc7 16. Bb2 Rad8 $132 17. h3 {1/2,David,P-Jurek,J/CS-chT/1998/
}) 10... a6 11. e4 {It is rather suprising that hedgehog pawn structures are
quite vulnerable against plans, connected with quick simplification. Without
the Q on board White often has more chances to advance his pawns on both
flanks, thus emphasizing his space advantage without having to think about a
devastating counterattack.} Qc7 $6 {Black's move furthers the aforementioned
ideas.} ({After} 11... Qc8 $142 $1 12. Ba3 (12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nd2 Qc7 14. Rac1
Rac8 (14... Rad8 15. h3 Qb8 16. a3 Rfe8 17. b4 Bf8 18. Kh2 g6 19. Qe3 d5 $5 20.
Ne2 dxc4 21. Nxc4 b5 22. Na5 Bg7 23. Bd4 Rc8 $132 {Pelletier,Y-Wahls,M/Biel/
1994/}) 15. h3 Rfe8 16. a3 Bf8 ({Black played too passively in} 16... Qb8 17.
b4 Red8 18. Qe3 Ba8 19. Qe2 Ne8 20. Nf1 Bb7 21. Kh2 Nef6 22. Nd2 Ne8 23. Re1
Ba8 24. Nb3 Bg5 25. Rc2 Rc7 26. f4 Bf6 27. Rec1 Rdc8 28. Nd1 Bb7 29. Qd3 Bxb2
30. Nxb2 Qa8 31. Nd1 a5 $6 32. Nd4 $1 $36 {Karpov,A-Ribli,Z/Dubai olm/1986/})
17. Re1 Qb8 18. b4 Ba8 19. Qd3 g6 20. Qe2 Bh6 21. Rcd1 Qc7 22. Ncb1 Bc6 23. Rc1
Qb8 24. Nc3 b5 25. cxb5 axb5 26. Rcd1 Ne5 27. f4 Ned7 28. Qf2 Bg7 29. Nb3 e5
30. f5 gxf5 31. Qxf5 Nb6 $13 {Pogorelov,R-Suba,M/Las Palmas op/1995/}) 12...
Nc5 13. e5 Bxf3 $5 (13... dxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qb7+ 16. Kg1 O-O 17. Qe3
Rad8 18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. Nxf3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Kf1 Nce4 23.
Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bb2 g5 25. g4 f6 $11 {Ekstroem,R-Pelletier,Y/Dresden zt/1998/
Black has a much more acceptable version of the _|_ in our game.}) 14. Bxf3
dxe5 15. Qe3 (15. Qxe5 Ncd7 16. Rxd7 Nxd7 17. Qxg7 Bf6 18. Qh6 Bxc3 19. Rc1 Bf6
20. Rd1 Be7 21. Bh5 Bxa3 22. Qxe6+ Be7 23. Bxf7+ Kd8 24. Qxb6+ Qc7 25. Qd4 Rf8
26. Be6 Ra7 27. Bxd7 Qc5 $19 {Villamayor,B-Wojtkiewicz,A/Greenhills op/1997/})
15... Rb8 16. Na4 $6 Nxa4 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. Qxe5 Qc5 19. Qe1 Nb2 20. Rd2 Nxc4
21. bxc4 Rhd8 22. Rad1 Rd7 23. Rxd7+ Nxd7 24. Qd2 Qc7 25. Qc3 g6 26. Kg2 Rd8
27. Qe3 h5 $17 {Schneider,A-Wojtkiewicz,A/Stara Zagora zt-B/1990/}) (11... O-O
$6 {is another move, which helps White realize his plan:} 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5
dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rdc8 17. Na4 Rab8 18. Bxc5 bxc5 19.
Rd3 Rb7 20. f4 g6 21. g4 Rcc7 22. Rad1 Kf8 23. g5 Nh5 24. Kf3 Ke8 25. Nc3 f6
26. gxf6 Nxf6 27. Ne4 $1 $16 {Stohl,I-Hoffmann,M/BL 9596/1996/}) (11... Qb8 12.
Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 $5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Ncd7 15. Qxb8+ Rxb8 16. Bb2 O-O 17. Nd4 Rfc8
18. Rac1 Kf8 19. h3 Rc5 20. f4 h5 21. g4 $5 hxg4 22. hxg4 Nxg4 23. Nxe6+ fxe6
24. Rxd7 $14 {Stohl,I-Greenfeld,A/WChJ Belfort/1983/}) 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5
14. Qxe5 Rc8 15. Bc1 $5 {An interesting attempt.} ({Accurate play allows Black
to equalize after} 15. Qxc7 Rxc7 16. Bc1 (16. Ne5 $6 {Too unambitious, now
Black simplifies advantageously.} Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nce4 $1 18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Nxe4
Nxe4 20. Rd4 Nc5 21. Rad1 f6 22. Nf3 e5 23. Rd5 Ne6 24. Rd6 Rb8 25. h4 h5 26.
Kf1 Nc5 27. Ne1 Ne4 28. R6d3 b5 29. Re3 Nd6 30. cxb5 axb5 $11 {Frois,A-Santos,
C/POR-chT Lisbon/1998/}) 16... Nfe4 17. Bf4 Rc8 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. Bd6 (19. Rd2
Bc6 20. Rad1 f6 21. Be3 Kf7 22. Ne1 Rhe8 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. f3 Rec8 25. Kf1 Ke8
26. Nc2 R6c7 27. Nd4 Kf7 28. Ne2 g5 29. Nc3 f5 30. g4 Bf6 $132 {Nogueiras,
J-Short,N/Montpellier ct/1985/}) 19... Bf6 20. Ne5 Nb7 $1 (20... Bxg2 21. Kxg2
Bxe5 22. Bxe5 f6 23. Bd6 Rc6 24. Rd4 e5 25. Rd5 Ne6 26. f4 exf4 27. gxf4 g6 28.
Kf3 Kf7 29. Ba3 Nc5 30. Bxc5 Rxc5 31. Rd7+ Ke6 32. Rad1 $40 {Ribli,Z-Ambroz,J/
Baile Herculane zt/1982/}) 21. f4 Nxd6 22. Rxd6 Be7 23. Rdd1 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 f6
25. Nf3 Bc5 26. Rd3 Rd8 27. Rad1 $11 {1/2,Andersson,U-Browne,W/Naestved/1985/})
15... Qxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nfe4 $6 {Here the maneuver from Frois-Santos
is not so ideal, as the B is already back on c1.} (17... O-O $142 18. Be3 Rfd8
(18... Rc7 19. b4 Ncd7 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. Bf4 Rb7 22. Bd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 g6 24.
Rad1 Ne5 25. c5 bxc5 26. bxc5 Rc7 27. Na4 Ra8 28. f4 Nc4 29. Rd7 Raa7 30. Rd8+
Kg7 31. Rc1 $36 {Schirm,F-Rosenberger,F/Wiesbaden op/1993/}) 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20.
Rd1 Bc7 21. Nc6 (21. f4 $5 $14) 21... Kf8 22. Nb4 Be5 23. Ne2 a5 24. Bxc5+ bxc5
25. Nc2 Ke7 26. f4 Bc7 $132 {Schirm,F-Bethe,S/Bargteheide op/1988/}) 18. Nxe4
Nxe4 19. Be3 Nc5 (19... Bf6 20. f4 b5 21. Rac1 $36) 20. Rac1 $36 {[%csl Ra6,
Rb6,Rh8] ><a6,b6,Rh8 By seemingly inconspicuous play White has built up
unpleasant pressure.} f6 (20... O-O $6 21. Nd7 $16) 21. Nd3 Kf7 (21... Nxd3 22.
Rxd3 Rd8 (22... Rc6 23. Rcd1 {[%cal Gd1d8] <->d}) (22... b5 23. c5 $16 {
[%csl Gc5] o^c}) 23. Rcd1 Rxd3 24. Rxd3 Bd8 25. c5 bxc5 26. Rd6 $1 $36) 22.
Nxc5 bxc5 (22... Bxc5 $143 $2 {loses a pawn after} 23. Rd7+ Kg6 24. Bxc5 Rxc5
25. Rd6 $16) 23. Rd7 {[%csl Ra6,Rc5] ><a6,c5} Rhd8 24. Ra7 Rc6 25. Rc2 $1 $16 {
Intends to exchange Black's active R.} e5 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27. Bxd2 Ke6 (27... f5
$6 28. b4 $1 $18) 28. f4 $1 exf4 (28... e4 $2 29. f5+ Kf7 30. Kf2 $18 {[%csl
Re4][%cal Rf2e3] /\Ke3,><e4}) 29. Bxf4 $16 h5 30. Kf2 g6 $6 {Loses a tempo.} (
30... g5 $142 31. Be3 $16) 31. Ke2 Bd8 32. Kd3 g5 33. Be3 Bc7 34. a3 $1 Kf5 (
34... a5 35. Bd2 Rd6+ 36. Ke2 $16) 35. b4 {White plays the endgame very
methodically. Now he creates a passed pawn.} cxb4 36. axb4 Kg4 37. Bd4 {
[%cal Rb4b5,Rc4c5,Rd3c4,Rc4d5] /\b5,c5,Kc4-d5} (37. b5 $5 axb5 38. cxb5 Rd6+
39. Kc4 Bd8 $16) 37... Be5 $2 (37... Kh3 $142 $1 38. b5 (38. c5 Kxh2 39. Kc4
Bxg3 40. Kd5 Rc8 41. Rxa6 f5 $13) (38. Bxf6 Rxf6 39. Rxc7 Kxh2 40. Rh7 Kxg3 41.
Rxh5 g4 $11) 38... axb5 39. cxb5 Rc1 40. Bxf6 (40. Be3 Bb8 41. Ra8 Rd1+ 42. Ke2
Rd8 $13 {/\} 43. Ba7 Bc7 44. Rxd8 Bxd8 45. b6 Bxb6 46. Bxb6 Kxh2 $11) 40...
Kxh2 41. Bxg5 Rc5 $132) 38. c5 Kh3 (38... Bxd4 39. Kxd4 Kh3 40. Kd5 $18) 39.
Bxe5 fxe5 40. Ke4 Kxh2 41. Kd5 $1 Rc8 42. Rxa6 Rd8+ ({White's o^ are much
faster after} 42... Kxg3 43. b5 h4 44. b6 $18) (42... Rb8 43. c6 Rxb4 44. c7
Rd4+ 45. Kc5 Rd1 46. Rc6 $18) 43. Rd6 Re8 (43... Rb8 44. c6 Rxb4 45. c7 $18)
44. Ke4 $2 {Until now White has played consistently, but this move is
unnecessary.} (44. c6 $1 e4 45. c7 Rc8 (45... e3 46. Rd8 $18) 46. Kc6 Kxg3 47.
b5 e3 48. b6 e2 49. Re6 $18) 44... Rb8 45. Rb6 Rc8 $1 {Slows White down
considerably.} 46. Rh6 h4 $1 {[]} (46... Rb8 $6 47. Rxh5+ Kxg3 48. Rxg5+ Kh4
49. Rxe5 Rxb4+ 50. Kd5 $18) 47. gxh4 g4 48. Kxe5 $6 (48. c6 $142 $1 {/\} g3 49.
b5 g2 50. Rg6 g1=Q 51. Rxg1 Kxg1 52. Kxe5 {[%cal Re5d6,Rb5b6] /\Kd6,b6+-} Rb8
53. c7 Rxb5+ 54. Kd6 Rb6+ 55. Kd7 Rb7 56. Kd8 $18) 48... Rb8 $1 49. c6 (49. Rb6
Rg8 $132) 49... Rxb4 50. c7 Rc4 51. Kd6 g3 52. Rg6 g2 53. h5 (53. Kd7 Rd4+ 54.
Kc6 Rxh4 $1 $11) 53... Rc3 $5 (53... g1=Q 54. Rxg1 Kxg1 55. h6 Rc2 56. h7 Rd2+
57. Kc5 Rc2+ 58. Kd4 $18) 54. h6 Rd3+ 55. Kc6 Rc3+ 56. Kd6 $138 Rd3+ 57. Kc6 (
57. Ke5 Re3+ 58. Kd5 Re8 59. Kc6 Rh8 60. Kb7 $18) 57... Rc3+ 58. Kb6 $4 {
The final blunder.} (58. Kb7 Rb3+ 59. Ka6 Rc3 60. h7 $18) (58. Kd6 $18) 58...
Rg3 $1 $11 {Black's tenacious defense triumphs, now the game is a draw.} 59.
Rxg3 Kxg3 60. c8=Q g1=Q+ 61. Qc5 (61. Kb7 Qb1+ $11) 61... Qb1+ 62. Qb5 Qg6+ 63.
Qc6 Qb1+ 64. Ka7 Qh7+ 65. Ka6 Kg4 $1 {[%cal Rg4g5,Rg4h5] /\Kh5,Kg5} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.26"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Huzman, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2755"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Breda"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 O-O (9... a6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 {is played more often and is a reliable
way to avoid the variation from the game.}) (9... Nbd7 10. Nb5 $5 d5 11. Bf4
O-O 12. Bc7 Qc8 13. Bd6 Qd8 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nc7 Rac8 17. Nxd5
Nxd5 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. h4 $14 {Rodgaard,J-Akintola,F/Elista olm/1998/}) 10. Bg5
Nbd7 (10... Nc6 11. Qf4 Qb8 12. Rd2 Ne5 $6 13. Nxe5 dxe5 14. Qh4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2
Qb7+ 16. f3 Rac8 17. Rad1 e4 18. b3 exf3+ 19. exf3 Rc5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qe4
Qb8 22. Qe3 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 h5 24. Rd7 Rf5 25. R1d6 Qc8 26. Qd4 $16 {[%cal Gd1d8]
<->d,Karpov,A-Smirin,I/URS-ch Moscow/1988/}) 11. Nb5 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 $6 {
Now White will have a persistent advantage.} (12... Nxd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. e4
N5f6 15. Nd6 Nc5 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nd2 Rad8 18. b4 Na6 19. Nxb7 (19. a3 $142)
19... Qxb7 20. a3 Qe7 21. Qc4 Nb8 22. Ne4 Rc8 23. Qb3 Rcd8 24. Nd6 $14 {
Stern,R-Bezold,M/Berlin/1990/}) (12... Bxd5 13. Nc3 {Despite the symetrical
nature of the position White retains a pull, as his pieces are more active and
better developed.} Bc6 (13... Bb7 14. Rac1 h6 15. Bf4 a6 16. Ne5 Bxg2 17. Nxd7
Nxd7 18. Qxd7 Bh3 19. Qb7 Qe8 20. Qxb6 f6 21. Bd6 Rf7 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Rd6 Kh7
24. Qd4 Rc7 25. Rxa6 $1 $16 {Espig,L-Schmittdiel,E/Bundesliga 9900/1999/}) 14.
Qc4 Qc8 15. e4 (15. Rac1 h6 (15... Qb7 $2 16. Rxd7 $1 Qxd7 17. Ne5 Bd5 18. Nxd5
exd5 19. Nxd7 dxc4 20. Nxf8 $16) 16. Bf4 Qb7 17. Bd6 $14) 15... h6 (15... Nc5
16. e5 Nd5 17. b4 Nd7 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Qh4 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 Qe8 21. Re1 h6 22.
Qg4 Qe7 23. Rac1 Rac8 24. Nh4 Qe6 25. Nf5 g6 26. Nxh6+ Kg7 27. Qg5 Rh8 28. Rxc6
Rxc6 29. Bxd5 Qxd5 30. Nf5+ {1-0,Kengis,E-Shabalov,A/Jurmala/1985/}) 16. Bf4 $1
(16. Nd4 Bb7 17. Qxc8 Rfxc8 18. e5 Bxg2 19. exf6 Bb4 20. Kxg2 Bxc3 21. bxc3
hxg5 22. Nxe6 Nxf6 23. Nxg5 Rxc3 $11 {Kortschnoj,V-Ftacnik,L/Biel/1984/}) 16...
Qb7 17. Nd4 Bc5 $5 $14) 13. Nh4 $5 (13. Rac1 Nc5 (13... h6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15.
Ne5 a6 16. Nc3 Bc5 17. Qf4 Qe7 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 $16 {
Lipsanen,E-Joentausta,H/Tampere/1990/}) 14. Bh3 Nce4 15. Be3 Bc5 16. Qd3 Re8
17. Bd4 a6 18. Nc3 Nxc3 19. Rxc3 $14 {1/2,Olafsson,H-Hjartarson,J/Reykjavik/
1981/}) (13. Nc3 Nc5 14. Be3 Re8 15. Rac1 Nce4 16. Qa4 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Ne4 18.
Rc2 Bd6 19. Qb5 Qf6 20. Bd4 Qe7 21. Qd3 Rad8 22. Bh3 Bc5 23. e3 Bd6 24. Nh4 g6
25. Qe2 Ng5 26. Bg2 Ne4 27. Nf3 Bc8 28. b3 Bg4 29. h3 Bf5 30. Rcc1 Ba3 $132 {
1/2,Chekhov,V-Anikaev,Y/Telavi/1982/}) (13. Qf4 h6 $142 (13... Nc5 14. Nfd4
Nfe4 (14... a6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nd6 Qd7 17. Nxb7 Qxb7 18. Nf5 Rad8 19. Ne3 $16
{Pfleger,H-Glienke,M/Hannover/1983/}) 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Rac1 a6 17. Nc3 Rad8
18. b4 Ne6 19. Qe5 Qf6 20. Qxf6 Nxf6 21. Na4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Rfe8 23. Rc7 $16 {
Portisch,L-Furman,S/Ljubljana/1975/}) 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. Nfd4 a6 16. Nc3 Bd6 17.
Qf5 Re8 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Be5 21. e4 Qf6 22. f4 Bxf4 23.
gxf4 Rad8 24. Qf5 Rxd4 25. Qxf6 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 gxf6 27. Rd6 Re6 $11 {Adorjan,
A-Bouaziz,S/Riga izt/1979/}) 13... h6 (13... Re8 14. Nf5 Bc5 15. Qd2 Ne5 16. b4
Bf8 17. Qf4 a6 18. Nc3 Ng6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Nh6+ $1 $16 {Schneider,B-Blasek,R/
Schoeneck/1988/}) 14. Be3 $146 (14. Bf4 $5 Nc5 (14... Bc5 $142 15. Qd2 $14) (
14... g5 15. Bc7 {[%cal Rh4f5] /\Nf5+/-}) 15. Nf5 Ne6 16. Qd2 Bc5 17. b4 Qd7
18. bxc5 Qxb5 19. c6 $1 Ba6 20. Be5 $40 {Espig,L-Schunk,T/BL2-O 9394/1993/})
14... Bc5 (14... a6 15. Nc3 Bc5 16. Qd2 {and the ><d5 is even more vulnerable.}
) 15. Qd2 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Re8 17. Qd2 $14 {[%csl Rb7,Rd5] ><d5,Bb7 A typical
position with an isolated pawn, where Black's compensating piece play is
nonexistent and he is subjected to a positional massage.} Ne5 18. Rac1 Bc6 19.
Nd4 Bd7 20. Qb4 Rc8 21. Nhf5 a5 22. Rxc8 $1 (22. Qb3 $6 Nc4 $13) 22... Bxc8 $8
(22... Qxc8 $2 23. Ne7+ Kh7 24. Nxc8 axb4 25. Nxb6 $18) 23. Qd6 {_|_} Qxd6 24.
Nxd6 Rd8 25. N4b5 {White wants to occupy the c-file himself and has higher
ambitions than} (25. Nxc8 Rxc8 $14) 25... Ba6 26. Rc1 (26. e3 $142 $5 $14)
26... Kf8 (26... Ne8 $5 27. Nxe8 Bxb5 28. Nc7 Bxe2 29. Nxd5 Nd3 30. Rc2 Bf3 $1
31. Bxf3 Ne1 $11) (26... Ne4 $1 $11) 27. Bh3 Bxb5 $2 (27... Ne4 28. Bc8 (28.
Nxe4 dxe4 29. Nc3 Rd2 $36) 28... Bxb5 29. Nxb5 Nc4 30. Bf5 Nxb2 31. Rc6 g6 $5
32. Bxe4 dxe4 $11) 28. Nxb5 $16 d4 {Loses the d-pawn, but Black had hardly any
defence against f4 and Rc7.} 29. f4 Neg4 30. Rd1 Rd5 31. a4 (31. Nxd4 {/\Rd3+/
- was also possible.}) 31... Ne3 32. Rxd4 Rxd4 33. Nxd4 Ne4 34. Bg2 Nc5 35. b3
Ke7 36. Bf3 f5 (36... Kd6 37. h3 g6 38. g4 {/\Kf2-e1-d2}) 37. Kf2 Nd1+ 38. Ke1
Ne3 39. h3 Kf6 40. Kf2 Nd1+ 41. Ke1 Ne3 42. Kd2 $1 $18 {After the time control
White finds the right winning plan.} Nf1+ 43. Kc3 g5 (43... Nxg3 44. Kc4 g5 45.
Kb5 Nd7 46. Bc6 $18) 44. Kc4 g4 45. hxg4 fxg4 46. Bxg4 $1 {The pawns outweigh
the piece.} (46. Bc6 Nxg3 $13) 46... Ne3+ 47. Kb5 Nxg4 48. Kxb6 Ne4 49. b4 $1
axb4 50. a5 Nxg3 ({The only way to stop the o^ leads to a lost _|_ after} 50...
Ne3 51. a6 Nd5+ 52. Kb7 Nc5+ 53. Kc6 Nxa6 54. Kxd5 {[%cal Re2e5] /\e4-e5+-})
51. a6 Nf5 52. a7 $1 (52. Nxf5 b3 53. Nd6 $1 b2 (53... Ne3 54. Ne4+ Kf5 55. Kc5
$1 $18) 54. Ne4+ Kf5 55. Nc3 Ne3 56. Nb1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Recklinghausen"]
[Site "Recklinghausen"]
[Date "1998.07.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Henrichs, Thomas"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1998.07.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O c5 5. c4 g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Re1 {Here this
move is connected with the same idea as in the classical Hedgehog with e6: to
play d4 only after e4 and recapture on d4 with the N. However, it's by far not
as dangerous as after 5...e6. Black has 3 more or less equivalent and
satisfactory continuations, Alterman chooses one of them and comes up with a
convincing pawn sacrifice, solving all possible problems.} d5 $5 {Maybe the
most clear-cut road to equality.} (7... Ne4 {An enterprising Volga-gambit like
idea is} 8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. d4 O-O $5 ({Somewhat unpleasant despite the ^^ is
Black's position after} 9... cxd4 $143 10. Bh6 $1 Bxh6 (10... Bf6 11. Nxd4 {
[%csl Re8] עe8}) 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Qxe4 Nc6 13. Rad1 Rc8 14. h4 Rc7 15. h5 e6
16. hxg6 hxg6 17. e3 Qf6 18. Re2 Rd8 19. Red2 Bf8 20. Qf4 Qxf4 21. gxf4 Bb4 22.
Rd3 Be7 23. b3 a6 24. Ng5 Na5 25. Ne4 Nb7 26. Nc3 Nc5 27. R3d2 Bf6 28. Ne2 Be7
29. Nd4 $14 {Romanishin,O-Lau,R/Dresden op/1998/}) 10. d5 b5 $1 11. cxb5 a6 12.
bxa6 Rxa6 13. Nd2 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 d6 15. Nc4 Nd7 16. e4 Qa8 17. a3 Ra4 18. Qc2
Qa6 19. Ne3 Ne5 20. Rd1 Rd4 $44 {|^,Summerscale,A-Adams,M/GBR-ch Hove/1997/}) (
{It's very difficult for White to get anything more than a very slight edge
after} 7... O-O 8. e4 Nc6 9. e5 Ne8 10. d4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 cxd4 13.
Qxd4 d6 14. Bf4 dxe5 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 $1 (16... f6 $143 17. Bf4 e5
18. Be3 Nd6 19. b3 Rf7 20. Rad1 Rfd7 21. Rd5 Kf7 22. Red1 Ke6 23. a4 Nf5 24.
Nb5 Nxe3+ 25. fxe3 a5 26. e4 Bf8 27. Nc7+ Ke7 28. g4 Rxd5 29. Nxd5+ $36 {
Lobron,E-Olafsson,H/New York op/1989/}) 17. Rxe5 e6 18. c5 Nf6 19. cxb6 axb6
20. Rb5 Rd6 21. Rd1 $5 (21. Re1 Rc8 22. Re2 Kg7 23. h3 h5 24. Kf3 Rc4 25. Ke3
Rcd4 26. Rc2 h4 $132 {1/2,Mohr,G-Adler,J/Bled op/1992/}) 21... Rfd8 22. Rxd6
Rxd6 23. Kf3 $11 {/+/=,Tolstikh,N-Kaiumov,D/Cheliabinsk/1993/}) 8. d4 $8 {
The only move to continue the fight for an opening advantage.} (8. cxd5 $143 $6
Nxd5 9. Qb3 O-O 10. d3 e6 11. Bg5 Qd7 12. Rad1 Nc6 13. e4 Nxc3 14. bxc3 h6 15.
Bc1 e5 16. Qa4 Rfd8 17. Qc2 Rac8 18. Bb2 $15 {1/2,Konopka,M-Kyas,J/BL2-O/1996/}
) 8... O-O $1 (8... cxd4 $143 $6 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. Nc2 $1 {[%csl Rd5] |^><d5} (
10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Ndb5 e6 12. Bf4 Na6 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 exd5
16. Rad1 Bxb2 17. Rxd5 Nc5 18. Red1 Ne6 19. Rd7 g5 20. Bd6 Rfd8 21. Be7 Rxd7
22. Rxd7 a6 23. Nd6 b5 24. h4 h6 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Ne4 g4 27. Bf6 Nc5 $1 $11 {
Wronn,B-David,A/OLNW/1993/})) ({Somewhat less flexible is} 8... dxc4 9. Qa4+ (
9. dxc5 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Ne4 $1 $11) 9... Nbd7 10. dxc5 Qc8 11. cxb6 $142 $5 (11.
Qxc4 Qxc5 (11... Nxc5 12. Be3 Nce4 (12... O-O $5 {/\} 13. Bxc5 $2 Nd7 $1 {
-8...0-0!}) 13. Qxc8+ Rxc8 14. Nd2 Nd6 15. Bf4 $5 (15. Bxb7 Nxb7 16. Rac1 O-O
17. h3 Rfd8 18. g4 Kf8 19. Kg2 Nd6 20. a4 Nfe8 21. a5 bxa5 22. Na4 Nb7 $15 {
Mandel,A-Roeder,M/2.BLS/1992/}) 15... Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nc4 17. Nxc4 Rxc4 18. Rac1
Nh5 19. Bd2 Kd7 20. e4 Rhc8 21. e5 Bh8 22. Rcd1 Ke8 23. f4 $14 {[%csl Ge5,Gf4]
(),Romanishin,O-Roeder,M/Bad Woerishofen op/1997/}) 12. Qh4 O-O 13. e4 Rac8 14.
Be3 Qh5 (14... Qa5 $142 $5 $132) 15. Qxh5 Nxh5 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Bg5 Bf6 18.
Bxf6 Ndxf6 19. e5 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Ng4 21. e6 fxe6 22. Ng5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nhf6 24.
Nxe6 Ne5 25. Rd8+ Rxd8 26. Nxd8 Kf8 27. Ne6+ Ke8 28. Nd4 Kd7 29. Kf1 $14 {
_|_,Van der Sterren,P-Stohl,I/Prague Chip/1992/}) 11... axb6 12. Qb4 O-O (12...
Qc5 $5 13. Qxc5 Nxc5 14. Nd2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Na4 16. Nxc4 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Nd5 $44)
13. Be3 Nd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Red1 e6 16. Bd4 Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Ra5
19. Kg1 $36 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Rd4b5,Gd1d8] /\Nb5,><c4,<->d} Nf6 $6 20. Qxb6 Qa8
21. Nc6 Ra6 22. Qd4 Qxc6 23. Qxf6 Qe4 24. e3 Qa8 25. a3 Qb8 26. Rac1 $16 {
Gabriel,C-Palkovi,J/Budapest Elekes/1996/}) 9. dxc5 (9. cxd5 cxd4 $5 (9... Nxd5
10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. e4 Bb7 12. dxc5 (12. d5 e6 $5 $13) 12... bxc5 13. Qc2 Qb6
$132) 10. Nxd4 Nxd5 11. Ndb5 Nxc3 $6 (11... e6 $142 $11 {-Wronn,B-David,A/OLNW/
1993/}) 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Bxb7 Nxb5 14. Bxa8 Na6 15. Be4 $6 Nc5 16. Bc2 Na3 17.
Rd1 Rf8 18. Bb3 Rc8 19. Rf1 a5 20. Be3 Bxb2 21. Rad1 Bc3 22. Rd5 e6 23. Rd6 a4
24. Bd1 b5 25. Bxc5 Rxc5 26. e3 $44 {1/2,Szilagyi,P-Grkov,D/Kamen Piskov mem/
1983/}) 9... dxc4 10. Qa4 Qc8 11. cxb6 (11. Qxc4 Nbd7 12. Be3 Nxc5 13. Rac1
Nce4 (13... Ne8 14. Bxc5 Nd6 15. Nd5 $1 $14) 14. Qb3 Qe8 15. Ng5 Nd6 16. Nb5
Bxg2 17. Nxd6 Qd7 $1 18. Kxg2 Qxd6 19. Red1 Qb8 20. Bd4 Qb7+ 21. Qf3 Qxf3+ 22.
Nxf3 Rfc8 23. Ne5 Kf8 24. Nd7+ Nxd7 25. Bxg7+ Kxg7 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Rxd7 e6
28. Rxa7 Rc2 $11 {Ekstrom,R-Dizdarevic,E/Grand-Prix Suisse/1990/}) 11... axb6
12. Qb4 Nd5 $1 $146 {The novelty we already mentioned.} (12... Nbd7 $143 13.
Be3 $36 {-Gabriel,C-Palkovi,J/Budapest Elekes/1996/}) 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. e4 (14.
Qxe7 $143 $6 c3 15. Qb4 Nc6 16. Qxb6 (16. Qb5 Bxf3 {[%cal Rc6d4] /\Nd4-+})
16... Rb8 17. Qc5 Bxf3 (17... cxb2 18. Bxb2 Bxb2 19. Qxd5 Nb4 $15) 18. Bxf3 Nd4
19. Qxc8 Rfxc8 $36) (14. Qxb6 Nc6 15. e4 {-14.e4}) 14... Nc6 $1 15. Qxb6 Be6
$44 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gb8b1,Gg7a1] /^a1-h8,<->b,><b2} 16. e5 (16. Bf4 c3 $36 {
[%csl Gc3] o^c,/\} 17. bxc3 Bxc3 18. Rac1 Ra6 $15) 16... Rb8 17. Qe3 (17. Qc5
Nb4 18. Qxc8 Rfxc8 (18... Bxc8 $5 19. Re2 (19. Re4 $2 Nc2 20. Rb1 Na3 $36)
19... Nd3 $44) 19. Nd4 (19. Re2 Bf5 $5 $36) 19... Nd3 20. Re2 Bxe5 21. Nxe6
fxe6 22. Bh3 Kf7 $13) 17... Nb4 18. Nd4 (18. Re2 Nd3 {[%csl Re5][%cal Re6d5,
Re6g4] /\Bg4,Bd5,><e5}) 18... Nd3 19. Nc6 (19. Re2 $5 Nxe5 (19... Bxe5 $2 20.
Nc6 $16) 20. Nxe6 Qxe6 21. f4 Nd3 22. Qxe6 fxe6 23. Bh3 Bxb2 $132) 19... Rb7 $8
(19... Nxe1 $4 20. Nxe7+ $18) 20. Re2 Rc7 21. Qb6 $8 (21. Nd4 $6 Bxe5 22. Nxe6
Qxe6 $36 {/\} 23. f4 $2 Bd4 $19) 21... Bg4 22. Re3 Bh3 $1 23. Bf3 (23. Bxh3
Rxc6 24. Qb5 (24. Bxc8 Rxb6 25. Bh3 Bxe5 26. Bf1 $1 Bxb2 27. Bxb2 Rxb2 28. Bxd3
cxd3 29. Rxd3 $11) 24... Rc5 25. Bxc8 Rxb5 26. Ba6 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 Bxe5 28. Bxc4
Nxc1 29. Rxc1 Bxb2 30. Rb1 Ba3 $11) 23... Bg4 $11 24. Bg2 Bh3 25. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brno Morava-B"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stangl, Markus"]
[Black "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2495"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "150"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nc3 c5 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
Nc6 9. Qf4 O-O 10. Rd1 Qb8 11. b3 (11. Ng5 $5 Rd8 12. Nge4 Na5 13. Qxb8 Raxb8
14. Bf4 Rbc8 15. Bd6 Kf8 16. Bxe7+ Kxe7 17. Nd6 Rb8 18. Nxb7 Nxb7 19. b3 a6
$132 {Aseev,K-Kholmov,R,Brno-B 1991-CBM 26}) 11... Rd8 12. Bb2 (12. Qxb8 Raxb8
13. Bf4 Rbc8 14. Ne5 (14. Bd6 Ne8 15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Nb5 a6 17. Nd6 Nxd6 18.
Rxd6 Rc6 19. Rad1 Rxd6 20. Rxd6 Nc8 21. Rd1 Kf8 $10) 14... d5 $1 (14... Ba8 15.
Nb5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 a6 18. Nd6 Rc6 19. h3 Bxd6 20. Bxd6 b5 21. c5
$16 {Gelfand,B-Kholmov,R,Klaipeda URS FL56 1988-CBM 11}) 15. cxd5 Nxe5 16. d6
Rxd6 $8 17. Bxb7 Rxc3 18. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rc2 20. Bf3 Rxa2 21. Rc1 Rd2 {
1/2;Timman,J-Tal,M,Bruxelles 1987-CBM 02}) 12... Na5 $6 {N} (12... a6 $6 13.
Rac1 Qxf4 14. gxf4 Na5 15. Na4 $1 Rab8 16. Be5 d6 17. Bc3 Nd7 18. Nd4 $16 {
Cebalo,M-Hulak,K,JUG chT 1989-TD 89_07}) (12... Qxf4 13. gxf4 Na5 14. Nd4 {
Karpov,A-Andersson,U,Marostico m 1989-CBM 13} Bxg2 15. Kxg2 $14) (12... d6 $5
13. Rd2 a6 14. Qe3 Qa7 15. h3 b5 $1 16. Qxa7 Nxa7 17. cxb5 axb5 $10 {Gulko,
B-Tal,M,Manila izt 1990-CBM 19}) 13. Qxb8 Raxb8 14. Nb5 a6 15. Nd6 Bc6 (15...
Ba8 16. Be5 $36) 16. Ne5 $1 (16. Be5 Nb7 $10) 16... Bxg2 17. Kxg2 $36 Rf8 (
17... Bxd6 18. Rxd6 $16 {><d7,b6}) 18. g4 Nc6 (18... Nb7 19. g5 $1 $18) (18...
h6 $5 19. h4 Nc6 $14) 19. g5 Nxe5 $8 20. Bxe5 Nh5 21. Ne4 (21. Nxf7 Kxf7 22.
Bxb8 Rxb8 23. Rxd7 Ke8 $13) 21... Rb7 22. Bd6 $16 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Rc8 24. Rad1
Rcc7 25. c5 (25. e3 $16 {><h5}) 25... Nf4+ $8 (25... bxc5 26. Rxa6 Rb8 (26...
f5 27. Ra8+ $18) 27. Rc1 $18 {/\Rc5}) 26. Kf3 Nd5 27. cxb6 Nxb6 (27... Rxb6 $2
28. R1xd5 $18) 28. b4 Nc8 (28... Nd5 29. a3 (29. Nc5 Rxb4 30. Nxa6 Rc3+ $13)
29... Nc3 30. Nxc3 Rxc3+ 31. R1d3 Rxd3+ 32. exd3 Ra7 33. Ke4 $16) 29. Rxa6 d5 (
29... Rxb4 30. Ra8 Rb6 31. Nd6 Rbc6 32. Nxc8 Rxc8 33. Rxc8+ Rxc8 34. Rxd7 $16)
30. Nd6 (30. Nc5 $2 Rxb4 $10) 30... Nxd6 (30... Rxb4 $2 31. Ra8 $18) 31. Rxd6
h6 (31... g6 32. a3 $16) 32. g6 $1 (32. gxh6 Rxb4 $146) 32... fxg6 33. Rxe6
Rxb4 34. Rxd5 $16 Ra4 35. Rxg6 (35. Rd2 Rf7+ 36. Kg2 Rfa7 $16) 35... Rf7+ 36.
Kg3 Rxa2 37. Re6 Ra1 38. Kg2 Ra4 39. h3 (39. f3 $142 $16) 39... Raf4 40. f3
R4f5 41. Rd4 Ra7 42. h4 Kf7 43. Rb6 Rfa5 44. Kg3 Ra1 45. Rd5 R1a5 46. Rd8 Re5
47. e4 Re6 48. Rxe6 (48. Rb5 $5 $16 {/\h5,Rf5}) 48... Kxe6 49. Rb8 Ra1 50. Rb5
Rg1+ (50... g6 $2 51. Rb6+ Kf7 52. h5 $18) 51. Kf4 Rh1 52. h5 Rh4+ 53. Kg3 Rh1
54. Kg4 Rg1+ 55. Kf4 Rh1 56. Rb7 Rg1 $8 (56... Kf6 57. e5+ $18) 57. e5 $2 (57.
Ke3 Kf6 58. Rb6+ Kf7 59. f4 Re1+ 60. Kd4 Rh1 (60... Rd1+ 61. Ke5 Rh1 62. Rb7+
Kg8 63. Kf5 Rxh5+ 64. Kg6 $18) 61. Rb7+ Kg8 62. Rb5 $16) 57... Rg5 58. Rb6+ Kf7
59. Ke4 Rxh5 $132 60. Rb7+ Kg6 $1 61. f4 Rh4 62. Ra7 (62. Kd5 Rxf4 63. e6 Rf1
64. Kd6 Rd1+ 65. Ke7 h5 $132) 62... h5 63. e6 Kf6 64. Kd5 Rh1 (64... Rxf4 $4
65. Rf7+ $18) 65. Rf7+ Kg6 66. f5+ Kg5 $10 67. Kd6 h4 68. e7 (68. Ke7 h3 69.
Kf8 h2 70. e7 Re1 71. Rxg7+ Kxf5 72. Rh7 h1=Q 73. Rxh1 Rxh1 74. e8=Q Rh8+ $10)
68... Rd1+ 69. Ke6 Re1+ 70. Kd7 h3 71. Rxg7+ (71. e8=Q $2 Rxe8 72. Kxe8 h2 73.
Rxg7+ Kh6 74. Rg6+ Kh7 $19) 71... Kxf5 72. Rg3 (72. e8=Q Rxe8 73. Kxe8 Kf4 $10)
72... h2 73. Rh3 Rd1+ 74. Kc7 Rc1+ 75. Kd7 Rd1+ (75... Rd1+ 76. Kc6 Re1 $10 {
[Stohl,I]}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Ulybin, Mikhail"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Re8 13. f4 Bf8 ({One round later
Ulibin tried} 13... Nbd7 14. f5 ({Nowadays more popular is} 14. Bf2 $5 Bf8 (
14... g6 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nh5 17. Nd5 $1 exd5 18. cxd5 Nc5 19. b4 Bg5 20.
bxc5 Bxc1 21. c6 Bxc6 22. d6 Ba4 23. dxc7 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 Bg5 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26.
Nc6 Rc8 27. Bxb6 Be3+ 28. Bxe3 Rxc7 29. Bh6 {1-0,Summerscale,A-Grant,J/4NCL/
1998/}) 15. Qe2 e5 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. fxe5 Rxe5 18. Be3 Re8 19. Nf5 Rc8 20. Qd2
Ba8 21. Bd4 h6 22. b3 b5 23. Qf4 Bxd5 24. exd5 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 bxc4 26. Bh3 $1
$44 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Kersten,U/Bad Zwesten op/1998/}) {The best move probably is}
14... Bd8 $5 ({A well-known mistake is} 14... Bf8 $2 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3 $1
Nc5 17. b4 $1 Ncxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe6 Qd7 20. Ng5 Qe7 21. Be6+ Kh8 22. Qh5
Nf6 23. Qh3 Bc8 24. Bd4 Qc7 25. Qf5 $40 {Kengis,E-Aagaard,J/Gistrup/1997/}) (
14... Nf8 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3 Bd8 17. Bf2 N6d7 18. Nce2 Nc5 19. Nc3 Bf6 $6
20. b4 Ncd7 21. Nd5 $1 exd5 22. cxd5 Nc5 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Qa4 Bxd4 25. Bxd4
Qf7 26. Bc3 Bc8 27. Bxc8 Rexc8 28. e5 $36 {Libeau,R-Stickler,A/BL/1993/}) (
14... e5 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nb3 (16. Nc2 Rc8 17. Ncb4 Nxd5 18. exd5 Bg5 19. Qd2
Bxe3+ 20. Qxe3 Nc5 21. Rf1 Qf6 22. Be4 Rc7 23. Rc2 Rec8 24. Nd3 Nxd3 25. Qxd3
b5 26. Rfc1 Qd8 $132 {Oms,J-Agnos,D/Manresa op/1995/}) 16... Rc8 (16... h6 17.
h4 Rc8 18. Qe2 Nxd5 19. cxd5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Qb8 21. Qf2 Rc8 22. Rf1 Rc4 23. g4
Nf6 24. Qe2 Rxe4 25. g5 hxg5 26. hxg5 Rxe3 27. Qxe3 Nxd5 28. Bxd5 Bxd5 29. f6
Bf8 $13 {Kern,G-Spielmann,A/Budapest FS07 IM/1994/}) 17. Bf3 b5 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7
19. cxb5 Rxc1 20. Bxc1 axb5 21. Qd3 Rb8 22. Bg2 b4 23. h3 d5 24. exd5 Qd6 25.
Kh2 Bxd5 26. Rd1 e4 27. Qd4 Qf8 28. Bf4 Rc8 29. g4 $14 {[%csl Gf4,Gg2] ^^,
Loginov,V-Ulibin,M/RUS51-ch/1998/}) 15. b3 $6 (15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3 Nf8 {
-14...Nf8}) 15... Rc8 16. g4 Nc5 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Bf2 h6 19. Bg3 Ncd7 20. h3
Qb8 21. Qd2 Ne5 22. Kh1 Nfd7 23. Rc2 Bg5 24. Qd1 Ng6 25. Rf1 Nde5 26. Nf3 Bf4
27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. Qd3 Rf8 $17 {Goemann,J-Krallmann,M/Kassel op/1996/}) 14. f5 (
14. Bf2 $5) 14... h6 $5 $146 (14... Nbd7 $2 {-13...Nbd7 14.f5 Bf8?}) (14...
exf5 15. Nd5 $1 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Qb7 17. exf5 Nbd7 18. Nc6 g6 19. Qf3 Bg7 20. Bf4
Bf8 21. Bg5 Bg7 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Rf1 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. Bf4 $16 {Vaganian,
R-Bischoff,K/GER-CupT f/1998/}) 15. g4 (15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3 Qf7 $11 {
releases the tension too early.}) (15. Bh3 $6 e5 16. Nd5 Qd8 {[%csl Re4] ><e4})
15... Nbd7 16. fxe6 (16. h4 $6 Ne5 17. g5 Nfg4 $36) 16... fxe6 17. g5 hxg5 18.
Bxg5 Nh7 19. Bh4 Ne5 20. Rf1 Bc8 (20... Nxc4 21. b3 $1 Ne3 22. Nd5 Nxd1 23.
Rxc7 exd5 24. Rxd1 $16) 21. Bh3 Qxc4 $6 {Although this leads to an original
material balance, White will certainly be happy to have the active extra Q in
the arising position.} (21... g6 $142 $5 22. Nce2 Bh6 23. Rc3 Ng5 $13) 22. Nd5
exd5 23. Rxc4 Bxh3 {The R on the 7-th rank will be very dangerous and it's
exchange will cost Black his central pawns.} (23... dxc4 $142 $5 {[%csl Gd3]
creates an important outpost on d3 and gives Black more counterchances.} 24.
Bf5 $5 g6 25. Bxc8 Raxc8 26. Qa4 $36) (23... Nxc4 24. Bf5 $1 Bxf5 (24... Ne3 $2
25. Bxh7+ Kh8 26. Qh5 Bg4 27. Qg5 Nxf1 (27... Kxh7 28. Qxe3 Rxe4 29. Qf2 $18)
28. Qxg4 $18) 25. Nxf5 Re5 (25... dxe4 $2 26. Qd5+ $18) 26. b3 $18) 24. Rc7
Bxf1 25. Kxf1 dxe4 26. Nf5 Rac8 (26... Nf3 $5 27. Qd5+ Kh8 28. Bg3 $16 {->})
27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Nxd6 Bxd6 $8 (28... Rc5 29. Nxe4 Rc7 30. Bf2 $18) 29. Qxd6 {
Although formally material is about equal, Black's pieces are too
uncoordinated to give him drawing chances.} Nf7 30. Qe6 (30. Qxb6 $142 $1 Nf8 (
30... Rc1+ 31. Ke2 Rc2+ 32. Ke3 Rxh2 $2 33. Qb8+ $18) (30... g5 31. Be1 {
[%csl Ra6,Re4,Rg8] ><a6,e4,Kg8}) 31. Qxa6 Rc2 32. b4 Rxh2 33. Bg3 $18 {[%csl
Ga2,Gb4] o^a,b}) 30... Rc1+ 31. Ke2 Nf8 (31... Rc2+ $2 32. Kd1 Rxb2 33. Qe8+
Nf8 34. Be7 $18) 32. Qxe4 Rc5 33. Bg3 Rb5 34. b3 a5 35. Qc6 (35. Kd3 $5 Rb4 36.
Qd5 $18 (36. Qe8 $5)) 35... Rc5 36. Qxb6 Rc2+ 37. Kd3 Rxa2 38. Qb5 Ne6 39. Kc3
g6 40. Qe8+ Nf8 41. Bc7 Ng5 42. Qe5 Nf7 43. Qb5 Kg7 44. h4 $18 {[%csl Ra5] Now
the Pa5 falls and the two clumsy N can't stop the o^b anymore, Black has only
a few tricks.} Ne6 45. Bxa5 Rc2+ $5 46. Kd3 (46. Kxc2 $2 Nd4+) 46... Rc5 47.
Bc3+ $1 Kh6 (47... Kh7 48. Qd7 $1 Rd5+ 49. Qxd5 Nf4+ 50. Ke4 Nxd5 51. Kxd5 $18
{[%csl Gb3] o^b}) 48. Qe8 Nf4+ 49. Kc2 Rf5 $8 (49... Nd5 50. Qf8+ $18) (49...
Rc7 50. Qe3 g5 51. Qb6+ $18) 50. b4 Nd5 51. b5 Nxc3 52. Kxc3 Rf3+ (52... Kg7
53. b6 {and Black can't give his N for the b-pawn.} Nd6 $2 54. Qd7+ Nf7 55. b7
$18) 53. Kd2 Kg7 54. b6 Rb3 55. Qc6 Ne5 56. Qc7+ Kf6 57. b7 1-0

[Event "Pamplona"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "1999.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 (10. b3 O-O 11. Bb2 Rc8 12. Rac1 a6 (12... Rc5 $5) 13.
Qd2 Rc7 14. Ne1 Bxg2 (14... Qa8 $142 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Ng2 b5 $132) 15. Nxg2
Qa8 16. Ne3 Re8 17. Ncd5 Rc6 18. a4 Qb7 19. Bd4 Rcc8 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Nd5
Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Qc6 23. Qh4 f6 24. Rc3 $16 {Kramnik,V-Polgar,J/Dos Hermanas/1999/
}) 10... a6 11. Rac1 Rc8 12. b3 O-O 13. Qh4 Rc7 14. Ne1 $146 {[%csl Gd5][%cal
Ye1g2,Yg2f4,Yf4d5] An interesting new try, which is not as innocuous, as it
seems. Compared to typical hedgehog positions with the P on e6 here the
d5-square is quite vulnerable, as e6 still requires preparation. And White's
Ne1 is aiming for d5. Illescas was possibly inspired by the abovementioned
game Kramnik-J.Polgar.} (14. Bh3 Qb8 15. Bh6 b5 $1 $132 {1/2,Gelfand,B-Topalov,
V/Batumi EU-chT/1999/}) (14. g4 $6 h6 15. h3 g5 16. Qg3 b5 $1 17. h4 bxc4 18.
hxg5 hxg5 19. b4 Qa8 20. Bxg5 Re8 21. Be3 Nf8 22. a4 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Bd4
Bxf3 25. Bxf3 Qb8 26. Bd5 Qxb4 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Qf4 e6 $11 {Kramnik,V-Karpov,
A/Dos Hermanas/1999/}) 14... Bxg2 (14... Qa8 $5 15. Bh3 $5 {[%csl Rb6][%cal
Rh3d7] /\Bd7!,Na4} (15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Ng2 b5 17. Nf4 (17. cxb5 axb5 18. Qb4 Rb8
19. Nf4 Ne5 $11) 17... e6 $1 (17... bxc4 18. Ncd5 Nxd5 19. Nxd5 Bf6 20. Bg5 $5
$16) 18. cxb5 (18. Rxd6 b4 $1 19. Na4 Ne4 $15 {[%csl Rd6][%cal Rg6g5] /\g5})
18... axb5 $36 {[%cal Rc7c3,Rf6e4,Rg6g5] /\Rc3,Ne4,g5}) (15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5
Bf6 17. Qb4 Rxc1 18. Bxc1 Rc8 $132)) 15. Nxg2 Re8 16. Nf4 Qb8 17. Nfd5 $14 {
White has achieved his plan.} Rcc8 18. Bg5 (18. Bd4 b5 $132) (18. a4 $5 e6 19.
Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Bg5 $14) 18... Qb7 (18... b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Qb4 $36 {[%csl
Rb5] ><b5}) 19. a4 Kh8 $1 {Moves out of the possible Ne7 fork.} 20. g4 {
[%cal Rd1d3,Rd3h3] /\Rd3-h3->} Nxd5 21. Nxd5 e6 22. Nf6 (22. Ne7 Rc7 23. Rxd6
a5 $5 24. Rcd1 Nf8 $13 {would be unclear, as White's N has no retreat and
Black can capture it at the most suitable moment.}) (22. Ne3 d5 $11) 22... Nxf6
23. Bxf6 d5 $1 $11 24. Rc3 Bxf6 (24... dxc4 $4 25. Rh3 $18) 25. Qxf6+ Kg8 26.
Rcd3 Qe7 {By exchanges Black has managed to ease the pressure.} 27. Qxe7 Rxe7
28. cxd5 exd5 29. Rxd5 (29. e3 Re4 30. h3 Rb4 $11) 29... Rxe2 30. Rd8+ Rxd8 31.
Rxd8+ Kg7 32. Rd6 Re4 $5 ({Even the P_|_ was drawn, perhaps Black was short of
time and didn't want to risk some miscalculation.} 32... Re6 33. Rxe6 fxe6 34.
g5 (34. f4 e5 $1 35. fxe5 Kf7 $11) 34... e5 35. Kg2 Kf7 36. Kf3 Ke6 37. Ke4 a5
$11 {/\Kd6-e6-d6}) 33. Rxb6 Rxg4+ 34. Kf1 Rh4 (34... a5 $2 35. Rb5 $18 {
[%csl Ga4,Gb3] o^a,b}) 35. a5 (35. Kg2 Rd4 {/\Rd3=} 36. Rxa6 Rb4 $11) 35... Rh3
$1 $11 36. b4 Rb3 37. Ke2 g5 38. Kf1 {White doesn't want to risk the
consequences of the double-edged} (38. Kd2 h5 39. Kc2 $6 Rh3 $1 40. Rxa6 Rxh2
41. b5 Rxf2+ 42. Kc3 h4 (42... Rf3+ $11) 43. b6 h3 44. b7 h2 45. Rh6 $5 Rf3+
46. Kc4 Rf4+ 47. Kc3 Kxh6 48. b8=Q Rh4 49. Qh8+ Kg6 50. Qg8+ Kf6 51. Qd8+ $11)
38... h5 39. Rxa6 Rxb4 40. Rb6 Ra4 41. a6 (41. a6 g4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Griesheim GM 3rd"]
[Site "Griesheim"]
[Date "2003.01.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Black "Kunin, Vitaly L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2476"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2003.01.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 1]} 1. Nf3 b6 2. g3 Bb7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. O-O g6 5. d4 c5 6. c4 cxd4 7. Qxd4
Bg7 8. Nc3 O-O $6 {Practice has already shown rather convincingly this is
inaccurate. The standard move in this position is} (8... d6 {/\} 9. Qh4 $6 h6
$1 $11 {[%csl Rh4] ףh4}) 9. Qh4 $1 $14 {Now Black can prevent Bh6 with an
advantageous exchange of the Bg7 only by a positional concession.} d6 (9... h5
10. Bg5 d6 11. Rfd1 {[%cal Rc3d5] /\Nd5+/-,|^[+]}) (9... Re8 10. Bh6 Bh8 11.
Rfd1 d6 12. Rac1 Nbd7 13. Be3 $14 Bg7 $6 14. b3 Rc8 15. Bh3 $36 {Here Black is
a tempo down compared with the normal position from the 8...d6 line.} Qc7 $6
16. Nd4 Ba8 17. Nd5 Qb7 18. Bg2 Qb8 19. Bh6 Bh8 20. Bg5 Bg7 21. e4 Bb7 22. Bh3
Rcd8 23. f3 Nxd5 24. cxd5 Bxd4+ 25. Rxd4 f6 26. Bd2 $16 {/+-,Velikov,P-Beck,S/
Regensburg/1996/}) 10. Bh6 {Consistent. Here White plays Bh6 in one move,
winning time in comparison with 8...d6 lines, where he often plays Be3-h6
later on.} Nbd7 11. Rac1 (11. Rad1 Rc8 12. Bxg7 (12. b3 Rc5 13. Ng5 Bxg2 14.
Kxg2 Nh5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Nge4 Re5 17. Rd5 Rxd5 18. Nxd5 e6 19. Qxd8 Rxd8 20.
Ne3 Nc5 21. Nc3 Nf6 22. Kf3 Kf8 23. Rd1 Ke7 24. Rd4 a6 $11 {Salov,V-Mascarinas,
R/Manila izt/1990/}) 12... Kxg7 13. Qd4 a6 14. Nd2 $5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Ne5 (15...
Kg8 $142 $14 {/\} 16. Nd5 b5 $132) 16. Nd5 $36 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Kg8 18. Rc1 {
[%csl Rc6][%cal Gc1c8] ><c6} Nd7 19. e4 Re8 20. b4 a5 21. a3 axb4 22. axb4 b5
23. Nb3 Qb6 24. Qxb6 Nxb6 25. Nd4 $16 {Smejkal,J-Mateo,R/Dubai/1986/ In our
game White's R will be even better placed for the opening of the <->c.}) ({
Also promising is} 11. b3 Rc8 12. Bxg7 Kxg7 13. Qd4 Kg8 14. Rac1 Rc5 $5 15. b4
Rc8 16. a3 Re8 17. e4 Qc7 18. Nd5 Qb8 19. Bh3 Rcd8 20. Nd2 Ba8 21. Bg2 a6 22.
Nb3 Rc8 23. f4 Rcd8 24. Kh1 Nh5 {Kramnik,V-Adams,M/Biel izt/1993/} 25. Qd3 $14
{()}) 11... Rc8 12. b3 a6 $146 {A novelty, but hardly an improvement. This
move costs Black time and weakens the <<.} ({Black is closer to equality with} 
12... Rc5 $142 13. Bxg7 (13. Ng5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qa8+ 15. Kg1 Re8 16. Rfd1 Bh8
17. b4 Rc7 18. Nf3 a6 19. Nd5 $11 {1/2, Znamenacek,K-Ramik,Z/CS-chT/1991/})
13... Kxg7 14. Rfd1 (14. Qd4 Qa8 15. Rfe1 (15. Ne1 Rd8 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. e4 Qc8
18. Nd3 Ne5 19. f4 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Kg8 21. Rce1 Rh5 22. Nd5 Qc5+ 23. Kg2 Nxd5 24.
exd5 Qc8 25. h4 e6 26. dxe6 fxe6 27. Qe4 Kf7 28. Rf2 d5 $11 {Andersson,
G-Ikonic,B/SWE-chT/2001/}) (15. Rfd1 {-14.Rfd1}) 15... Rfc8 16. e4 Kg8 17. Rcd1
b5 18. Nxb5 Bxe4 19. Re3 $13 Ne5 20. Rxe4 $8 Qxe4 21. Qxe4 Nxe4 22. Nfd4 d5 (
22... f5 $142 $13) 23. Nxa7 Ra8 24. Ndb5 Rxb5 25. Nxb5 Rxa2 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27.
Nc3 Rd2 $2 28. Rxd2 Nf3+ 29. Kg2 Nxd2 30. c5 $18 {Andersson,U-Sjoberg,M/Malmo/
1994/}) 14... Qa8 15. Qd4 Kg8 (15... Rfc8 $143 16. Ne1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 a6 18. Ne3
b5 19. Ncd5 e5 20. Qh4 Nxd5 21. Nxd5 bxc4 22. Rxc4 Rxc4 23. bxc4 Qc6 24. Ne7
Qa4 25. Rxd6 Rxc4 26. Qg5 f6 27. Nf5+ Kf7 28. Qd2 gxf5 29. Rxd7+ Kg6 30. h4 $40
{Akopian,V-Lesiege,A/Cappelle la Grande/1999/}) 16. Ne1 $1 Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Re8
18. Ne3 Qc8 19. Ncd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 $14 b5 $6 21. Qe3 $1 $36 {/\} (21. Qh4 f6
22. Qe4 Kf7 23. Ne3 Nb6 $11 {Lobron,E-Huebner,R/Munich/1994/}) 21... e6 22. Nc3
$16) (12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Ne5 14. Bg2 Bxh6 15. Qxh6 e6 16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Qd2
Rfd8 18. Qb2 Nc6 19. Rd2 Ne8 20. h4 f5 21. e3 Ne5 22. Qa3 Rc5 23. Na4 Rc7 24.
Rcd1 Kf7 25. Nc3 $14 {/+/-,Davies,N-De Boer,G/Lisbon/1986/}) 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14.
Qd4 Kg8 (14... Rc5 15. b4 $36 {is similar to Kramnik-Adams above.}) 15. Nd5 ({
A patient move like} 15. Rfd1 $5 $14 {deserves attention.}) (15. e4 b5 $5 16.
cxb5 axb5 17. Nd2 Qa5 $13 {/+/=}) 15... Bxd5 $2 (15... e5 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17.
Qe3 $14) (15... b5 $142 $5 $132) (15... Nxd5 16. cxd5 Rc5 17. e4 Qc7 18. Qe3
Rc8 19. Rxc5 Qxc5 20. Nd4 {/\Bh3+/=}) 16. cxd5 Rc5 17. b4 $1 {[%mdl 64] This
excellent sacrifice gives White control over the <->c and play against Black's
displaced R. White can convert his strategical advantage only in this tactical
way, otherwise Black has sufficient <=>.} (17. e4 Qc7 $11) (17. Rxc5 bxc5 18.
Qd2 (18. Qd3 Qa5 $11) 18... Nb6 $132) 17... Rxd5 18. Qb2 $36 {[%csl Rd5][%cal
Gc1c8,Rf3d4,Rd4c6] /\Nd4-c6} Rh5 (18... e5 19. Nd2 Rd4 20. e3 Rg4 (20... Rd3 $2
21. Qc2 $18) 21. h3 Rg5 22. Nf3 Rf5 23. g4 $16) 19. h3 {[%cal Rg3g4] /\g4} ({
The text is more forcing, than} 19. Nd4 $44 {|^}) 19... Ne5 (19... a5 20. a3 (
20. Nd4 $143 $6 axb4 21. Nc6 Qe8 22. Qxb4 Rc5 {gives the R a safe outpost.})
20... Ne5 21. Nd4 $16 {is similar to the game and no big help.}) 20. Nd4 {
[%cal Rf2f4,Rg3g4] /\f4,g4} d5 21. g4 Nexg4 $1 (21... Rh4 $143 22. Qb3 $1 {
[%cal Rb3g3] /\Qg3} (22. f4 Nc4 23. Rxc4 dxc4 24. Nf3 Rh6 25. g5 Rh5 26. gxf6
exf6 $14) 22... Ne4 (22... Qb8 23. f4 Nc4 24. Qg3 g5 25. Nf5 $18) 23. f4 Nd2 (
23... Nd7 24. Nc6 Qe8 25. Qxd5 Ng3 26. Rf2 $18 {[%csl Rh4] צh4}) 24. Qg3 e6
25. fxe5 Nxf1 26. Rxf1 $18 {[%cal Rf1f6] /\Rf6}) 22. hxg4 Nxg4 23. Qc3 {
The extra piece is worth more than the 3P, as Black has no dangerous o^ and
also White's K is relatively safe.} e5 (23... Qd6 24. Qc7 Qf6 (24... Qxb4 25.
Nc6 $18) 25. e3 e5 26. Rc6 $16 {->}) (23... e6 24. Qg3 Ne5 25. f4 Qh4 26. Qxh4
Rxh4 27. Nxe6 $16) 24. Nc6 $6 (24. Nf3 e4 25. Nd4 Qh4 26. Qg3 $14) (24. Qg3 $5
Nh2 25. Nc6 Nxf1 26. Kxf1 Qf6 27. Bxd5 $14) (24. Nc2 $5 {Covering e3 seems
passive, but it was probably the safest way to a solid edge.} Qh4 25. Qg3 $14)
24... Qg5 $2 (24... Qh4 25. Qg3 $8 Qxg3 26. fxg3 Ne3 27. Ne7+ (27. Rf6 Kg7 28.
Rd6 d4 $13 {/\Rg5}) 27... Kg7 28. Nxd5 Nxf1 29. Kxf1 Rg5 $132) 25. Qg3 e4 (
25... d4 $142 26. Bf3 $16 (26. Rc4 $5)) 26. e3 Rh4 27. Rfd1 {[%cal Rd1d5] /
\Rd5+-} f5 (27... Kg7 28. Rxd5 Qxd5 29. Qxh4 $18) 28. Rxd5 $18 Qh6 29. Rd8 {
Exchanges Black's last defensive piece.} Rxd8 30. Nxd8 g5 31. Qb8 f4 {[%cal
Rh4h1] /\Rh1 Black finally creates a threat, but White comes first.} (31... Qf8
32. Rc8 $18) 32. Nb7+ (32. Nb7+ Qf8 33. Rc8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 23rd"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2006.02.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2006.02.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. Rac1 Rc8 11. b3 a6 12. Rfd1 O-O 13. Qd2 {White keeps his Q
centralized and temporarily abandons his >> ambitions by refraining from the
currently more topical line} (13. Qh4 Rc7 14. g4 h6 15. Bxh6 $5 $146 Bxh6 16.
Qxh6 Nxg4 17. Qh4 Ngf6 18. Qh6 Ng4 19. Qh4 Ngf6 20. Nd5 (20. Qh6 {1/2,Vallejo
Pons,F-Aronian,L/Morelia/Linares 2006/}) 20... Nxd5 21. cxd5 Nf6 22. e4 a5 (
22... Kg7 $5 23. Nd4 Rh8 24. Qg3 $14 {()}) 23. Qh6 Ng4 24. Qh4 Nf6 25. Qh6 Ng4
26. Qg5 Nf6 27. Nd4 $36 Rc5 $2 28. Rxc5 bxc5 29. Ne6 $1 {1-0,Bu
Xiangzhi-Shchekachev,A/Moscow Aeroflot/2006/}) 13... Ne4 $146 {This
simplifying manoeuvre doesn't seem ideal, as it furthers White's plans of
fighting for the d5-square. Black should try to improve his pieces and prepare
the typical Hedgehog move e6, a good example of this is Chuchelov-Nikolic
below:} (13... Re8 14. Bh3 Qc7 $5 (14... Rc7 15. Ne1 (15. Bh6 Rc5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7
17. Qd4 Qc7 (17... Kg8 18. e4 Rh5 $6 19. Bg2 Qa8 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. cxd5 {
[%csl Rh5] צh5} e5 22. Qd2 f5 23. Nh4 fxe4 24. Bxe4 Rf8 25. Nxg6 Rf7 26. Nh4
Nc5 27. f3 $16 {Maric,A-Muresan,M/Thessaloniki olw/1988/}) 18. e4 Kg8 19. Qe3
Qb8 20. Nd5 b5 $1 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Nxf6+ Nxf6 23. Rxc5 dxc5 24. Qxc5 Nxe4 25.
Qe3 Rd8 26. Rd4 Qa8 $11 {1/2,Gulko,B-Grischuk,A/WChT Beersheba/2005/}) 15...
Qb8 16. Nc2 Ba8 (16... Bf8 $142 $5 {/\e6<=>}) 17. Nb4 Qb7 18. f3 e6 19. Bf4
Rcc8 20. Bxd6 b5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. e4 Red8 23. Qe3 Nf8 {Shchekachev,A-Lautier,
J/Dordrecht 5'/2001/} 24. Rd3 Ne8 25. Bc5 $16) 15. Ne1 Qb8 16. Nc2 Red8 17. Nb4
e6 $1 18. Bf4 Ne5 19. Qe3 Ba8 20. f3 Nc6 21. Nxc6 Rxc6 22. a4 Qb7 23. Rd3 d5
$132 {Chuchelov,V-Nikolic,P/EU-ch Ohrid/2001/}) (13... Nc5 14. Bh3 Rb8 15. Nd4
Nce4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qe1 Qc7 18. b4 h6 19. f3 Ng5 20. Bg2 $14 e5 $6 21. Nb3
f5 22. c5 dxc5 23. bxc5 b5 24. Qa5 Rbc8 25. Rd6 f4 26. Qxc7 Rxc7 27. gxf4 exf4
28. Bd2 Nf7 29. Bxf4 $16 {Shchekachev,A-Cabrilo,G/Ulcinj/1997/}) 14. Nxe4 Bxe4
15. Ne1 (15. Bh3 $5 Rb8 16. Ne1 $14 {/\} b5 $2 17. c5 Nxc5 18. Bxc5 dxc5 19.
Qf4 $18) 15... Nf6 $6 (15... Bxg2 $142 16. Nxg2 Nf6 $11 (16... b5 17. cxb5 axb5
18. Qb4 Ra8 19. Rd2 Qa5 20. Qxa5 Rxa5 21. Rc7 Rd8 22. Rdc2 $14)) 16. Bh3 $1 Rb8
17. Nd3 Ba8 (17... Bb7 {[%csl Rb6] takes the sting out of a future Nb4, but
leaves the ><b6 vulnerable.}) 18. f3 $1 $14 {[%mdl 32] An excellent strategic
move, which limits 2 black minor pieces simultaneously - the Nf6 and the Ba8.}
e6 19. Bf2 {Useful prophylaxis. It's still too early for the concrete} (19. Nb4
a5 20. Na6 Rb7 $1 21. c5 (21. Qxd6 $3 Rd7 $19) 21... Ra7 22. Qd3 Nd5 $15) 19...
Re8 $2 (19... d5 20. c5 (20. cxd5 {[%cal Ye2e4] /\e4()[+]}) 20... bxc5 21. Nxc5
$36) (19... Qc7 $2 20. Nb4 $18 {wins a P for nothing, but better and probably
even necessary was}) (19... Bb7 $142 $14 {[%cal Yd8c7] /\Qc7}) 20. Nb4 $1 {
[%mdl 64]} ({Instead of the sedate} 20. e4 $14 {Ivanchuk plays a concrete line,
as the tactics work out in his favour.}) 20... a5 21. Na6 Rc8 (21... Rb7 22. c5
Ra7 (22... bxc5 23. Nxc5 Rb6 24. Qxa5 $16) 23. Qd3 $36 bxc5 (23... Bb7 24. Nc7
$1 $18) 24. Nxc5 $16) 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 $16 {/+-} Nd5 24. Rd1 $6 {This
allows Black to gain an important tempo and confuse the issue.} (24. Re1 $142
Be5 25. Rd7 Bc6 26. Ra7 Nb4 (26... Nc3 27. Bxb6 Nxa2 28. Nc7 Re7 29. Nb5 $1 $18
{Korotylev}) 27. Nxb4 axb4 28. Bxb6 Ra8 29. Rd1 $5 $16 {/+- Ivanchuk}) 24...
Nc3 25. R1d2 b5 26. Rd7 (26. cxb5 $5 Nxb5 27. Rb6 $16) 26... Be5 (26... bxc4
$142 27. Nc7 Rf8 28. Bc5 cxb3 29. axb3 Bh6 $14) 27. cxb5 Nxb5 28. Bf1 Bc6 29.
R7d3 Na3 30. f4 Bf6 31. Nc5 Be7 32. Rd1 Nb5 33. Na4 $138 (33. Rc1 $142 $16)
33... Be4 34. Rd7 Bb4 (34... Bc6 $142 $1 35. R7d2 Bb4 36. Rc2 Be4 $14 {<=>})
35. Bg2 $5 {Exchanges the active B and allows Ivanchuk to coordinate his R.}
Bxg2 36. Kxg2 Rc2 37. Rb7 Na3 38. Rdd7 Rf8 39. Kf3 Nb1 (39... Rxa2 40. Nc5 Nb1
(40... Rb2 41. Nxe6 Rxb3+ 42. Kg2 Re8 43. Nd4 $18) 41. Nxe6 $1 $16) 40. Be3
Rxa2 41. Bc5 (41. Nc5 Nd2+ 42. Bxd2 Bxc5 $14) 41... Nd2+ 42. Kg2 Bxc5 43. Nxc5
e5 $2 ({Although White has improved his position, the game is still not
decided after} 43... Nb1 $142 $8 44. Kf3 Nd2+ 45. Kf2 Rc8 $1 46. Nd3 Rf8 $16)
44. Ne6 $1 exf4 (44... Re8 45. Re7 $1 $18) 45. Rxf7 $1 (45. Rxf7 Rxf7 46. Rb8+
Rf8 47. Rxf8#) 1-0

[Event "Griesheim GM 3rd"]
[Site "Griesheim"]
[Date "2003.02.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ruck, Robert"]
[Black "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2583"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2003.01.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4
Nbd7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 {A move-order designed to do without a6. Although
in principle Black needs this move for his Hedgehog setup, he will try to
postpone it for the time being and make some developing moves first.} 11. b3 (
11. Be3 Rc8 (11... Qxc4 $2 12. Rc1 $16) 12. Rc1 (12. f4 $5 Qb8 (12... O-O $5 {
is stronger according to Rogozenko.}) 13. Qe2 $5 {Here White can also do
without Rc1, a typical move in this line, but hardly too useful.} (13. b3 a6
14. Rc1 O-O 15. g4 Nc5 16. Bf2 Qa8 17. Qe2 g6 18. f5 exf5 (18... gxf5 $5 19.
gxf5 e5 20. Nc2 Kh8 $13) 19. gxf5 Rfe8 20. b4 Ncd7 21. Nd5 Bf8 {Johannessen,
L-Vuckovic,B/Bermuda/2002/} 22. Qd2 $14 {/~~}) 13... Qa8 14. Bf2 O-O 15. f5 e5
16. Nc2 g6 17. fxg6 (17. Bh3 $36) 17... hxg6 18. Bh3 Rcd8 19. b4 a6 20. Nd5
Nxd5 21. cxd5 Kg7 22. Ne3 Rh8 23. Bxd7 (23. Bg2 Rc8 24. Nc4 Qb8 25. Rec1 $13 {
1/2, Rogozenko,D-Wahls,M/BL 9900/1999/}) 23... Rxd7 24. Nc4 $16) 12... Qb8 13.
b3 (13. Qe2 Qa8 14. f4 (14. f3 O-O 15. b3 Rfe8 16. Bf2 Bf8 17. Qb2 a6 18. Qb1
Qb8 19. h3 d5 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Rxe8
Qxe8 25. f4 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 b5 $11 {Arsovic,G-Budnikov,A/Budapest/1991/}) 14...
O-O (14... Nxe4 $5) 15. Bf2 Rfe8 16. Rcd1 a6 17. Bf3 Nf8 18. h4 N6d7 19. h5 h6
20. a4 Rc7 21. Nc2 Rec8 22. Ne3 Nf6 23. Qc2 Rc5 24. Rd4 N8h7 25. Qd1 Bf8 $11 {
Gabriel,C-Zeller,F/BL2W 9900/2000/}) 13... Nc5 $5 (13... O-O 14. f4 Nc5 (14...
Rfe8 15. f5 exf5 $6 16. Nxf5 Bf8 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 b5 {Nyback,T-Vuckovic,B/
Bermuda/2002/} 19. Nd4 $16) 15. Bf2 Qa8 16. Qe2 Rfe8 17. b4 Ncd7 18. b5 Bf8 19.
g4 g6 20. Nb3 d5 $5 21. cxd5 exd5 22. e5 Bb4 23. Bd4 Nc5 24. Red1 Ne6 $132 {
Vaganian,R-Zeller,F/BL 9495/1994/}) (13... Qa8 14. Ndb5 $36) 14. f4 $5 (14. f3
a6 (14... O-O 15. Bf2 Rfe8 16. g4 Nfd7 17. b4 Na6 18. Qb3 Ne5 19. Ncb5 d5 20.
cxd5 exd5 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. exd5 Bxb4 23. Rd1 $13 {Sofronie,I-Suba,M/ROM-chT
Eforie Nord/2000/}) 15. Bf2 O-O 16. f4 Qa8 17. Qe2 Rfe8 18. g4 g6 19. f5 $6
exf5 20. gxf5 Bf8 21. fxg6 hxg6 $17 {[%csl Re4] ><e4, Garcia Paolicchi,R-Marin,
M/Andorra/2002/}) 14... Ncxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. f5 e5 18. Qg4 Qb7
19. Nb5 g6 20. Qf3 gxf5 21. Qxf5 a6 22. Nd4 Rg8 {Cacho Reigadas,S-Suba,M/
ESP-chT/2001/} 23. Nf3 $44 {|^}) 11... Rc8 12. Bb2 ({White could still have
transposed into the above note with} 12. Be3 $5 {-11.Be3}) 12... O-O 13. Rc1 {
With the B already on b2 it seems more promising to develop the Ra1 to d1,
Ruck has however a more sophisticated plan-the R aims for d2.} (13. Qe2 Rfe8
14. Rad1 a6 15. f4 Nf8 16. Kh1 N6d7 17. Qf2 Nc5 18. Re2 Bf6 19. b4 Ncd7 20.
Ndb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Qc6 22. Nxd6 Bxb2 23. Rxb2 e5 24. Rbd2 Nf6 $13 {Ivacic,
V-Mazi,L/SLO-ch Maribor/1998/}) (13. h3 Qb8 14. Qe2 Qa8 15. Rad1 Rfd8 16. f4 g6
17. Kh2 Bf8 18. Rd2 d5 (18... a6 $14 {/<=>}) 19. e5 Ne4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Nc2
Nc5 22. Red1 Nd3 23. Ba3 Rc7 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Na3 $16 {Horvath,M-Maslik,M/
Bratislava op/1993/}) 13... Qb8 14. Rc2 $146 (14. Qd2 Rfd8 (14... Rfe8 $142 {
This is a better square for the R, if White plays f4 later on, it may play a
more active role after a possible e5.}) 15. h3 Qa8 16. Kh2 Bf8 17. f4 Nc5 18.
Qe3 {Bucka,R-Wachinger,G/Kitzingen/1980/} Re8 $13) 14... Rfe8 15. Rd2 a6 16. f4
Bf8 $13 {Black has already made all the typical Hedgehog moves and is ready to
meet White's active attempts.} 17. Bf3 {[%cal Re4e5] /\e5 More active tries
can easily backfire.} (17. g4 h6 $142 {[%cal Yg7g5] /\g5!?} (17... e5 18. Nf5
$1 $16 {[%cal Rg4g5] /\g5} (18. fxe5 Nxe5 (18... dxe5 19. Nf5 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 $14
{/\} g6 $2 21. Nh6+ Kg7 22. Rxd7 $1 Nxd7 23. Qxd7 Kxh6 24. Qxf7 $18) 19. g5
Nfd7 20. Nd5 $14)) 18. h4 e5 $5 $13) (17. e5 $6 Bxg2 18. exf6 Ba8 $36 {[%cal
Ga8h1] /^a8-h1}) 17... h6 18. h4 (18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Nh7 {doesn't promise
White anything concrete and the Pe5 may become vulnerable, e.g.} 20. Bxb7 Qxb7
21. Qf3 (21. Nxe6 $4 fxe6 22. Rxd7 Bc5+ $19) 21... Qc7 $1 $132 (21... Qxf3 22.
Nxf3 $14 {_|_()})) (18. g4 e5 $1 $13 {/=/+}) 18... h5 $5 {Black could have
also made a waiting move like} (18... Ba8 {challenging White to declare his
intentions. Prusikhin decides to seek activity even at the cost of material.})
19. Bxh5 {Consistent, otherwise Black solidifies his >> with g6.} Nxh5 (19...
e5 20. fxe5 (20. Nc2 exf4 $11 (20... b5 $5 $132)) (20. Nf5 exf4 (20... g6 21.
Nxd6 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 gxh5 23. Rxd7 Nxd7 24. Qxd7 exf4 25. Nd5 $36) 21. gxf4 g6
22. Nxd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 gxh5 24. Rxd7 Nxd7 25. Qxd7 Qxf4 $1 $15) 20... dxe5 21.
Nc2 $14) 20. Qxh5 Nf6 21. Qd1 (21. Qf3 b5 $44 (21... Nxe4 22. Nxe4 f5 23. Nf6+
$1 gxf6 24. Qh5 $40)) 21... b5 $5 {Pours more oil on the fire.} ({More sedate
was} 21... e5 22. fxe5 Rxe5 $44 {<=>}) 22. Nd5 $2 {A nervous reaction, the
piece sacrifice is not fully correct. White should have rather accepted
Black's sacrifice himself with} (22. cxb5 e5 (22... Rxc3 23. Bxc3 Nxe4 24. bxa6
Nxc3 25. Qc2 $16) (22... axb5 23. Ndxb5 $14) 23. Nc6 (23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Nc6
Bxc6 25. bxc6 Bb4 $44) 23... Qa8 $13) 22... exd5 23. Nf5 (23. exd5 Rxe1+ 24.
Qxe1 bxc4 $19) 23... d4 $1 (23... Nxe4 24. Nh6+ $5 (24. Bxg7 Nxg3 $1 $19) (24.
Qg4 g6 $19) 24... Kh7 (24... gxh6 25. Rxe4 $13) 25. Nxf7 {would give White
some potentially dangerous tactical chances, Black's decision is more
practical.}) 24. Bxd4 Re6 $19 {[%csl Re4] ><e4 Now e4 is falling and White's
attack is over.} 25. e5 dxe5 26. Bxe5 (26. fxe5 Nd7 (26... Ne4 27. Rde2 g6 $19)
27. Qg4 Rg6 $19) 26... Qa7+ 27. Kh2 (27. Bd4 Qa8 $19 (27... Bc5 $2 28. Rxe6
fxe6 29. Ne7+ $13)) 27... Rd8 $1 28. Bxf6 (28. Bd4 Rxd4 $1 29. Nxd4 (29. Rxd4
Rxe1 30. Qxe1 Bc8 $19) 29... Rxe1 30. Qxe1 Bb4 $19) (28. Rxd8 $2 Qf2+ 29. Kh3
Qg2#) 28... Rxd2+ 29. Qxd2 Rxf6 30. Re8 Re6 (30... Rxf5 $6 31. Rxf8+ Kh7 (31...
Kxf8 $4 32. Qd8#) 32. g4 $132) 31. Rxf8+ (31. Rxe6 fxe6 $19) (31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32.
Rxe6 fxe6 33. Qd7+ Kh8 $19) 31... Kxf8 32. Qd8+ Re8 33. Qg5 Qf2+ (33... Qf2+
34. Kh3 Bg2+ 35. Kh2 (35. Kg4 Qf3#) 35... Bf3+ 36. Kh3 Qg2#) 0-1

[Event "Donetzk zt"]
[Site "Donetsk"]
[Date "1998.11.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Komarov, Dimitri"]
[Black "Kopylov, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[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 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4
Nbd7 {Maybe it's not a good idea to commit the N to d7 too early. A more
flexible move order is} (8... a6 $5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. f4 O-O 12. Be3
Nc6 $5 13. Rc1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Rac8 15. b3 Rfe8 16. a4 Nd7 17. Rc2 Bf8 18. Rd2 {
Kramnik,V-Leko,P/Tilburg/1997/} Nc5 $132) 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 a6
12. f4 Rc8 13. Bf2 $5 {[%cal Ye4e5] A relatively fresh approach. White wants
to gain space by the central thrust e4-e5 and he forgoes the more usual plans,
connected with a >> pawn storm. (f4-f5,g4-g5)} O-O ({Very risky is the "wing
strategy" with} 13... h5 $6 {׻} 14. h3 (14. e5 $2 dxe5 15. fxe5 Ng4 $17) 14...
g6 15. Rc1 (15. e5 $5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Nh7 17. Nd5 $5 $44 {->עe8}) 15... Qb8 16.
Qe2 Qa8 17. b4 O-O 18. g4 hxg4 19. hxg4 e5 20. Nd5 Bd8 21. g5 Nh5 22. Qg4 Bxd5
23. cxd5 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qb7 25. Nf5 $1 $16 {Glek,I-Ftacnik,L/BL9394/1994/}) 14.
Rc1 ({Dubious is Glek's original recommendation} 14. f5 $6 e5 15. Nd5 Qd8 $1
16. Nb3 Rxc4 17. Nd2 Rc8 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. g4 d5 20. g5 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22.
f6 gxf6 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24. Bh4 Qe6 25. Qd2 Nd5 26. Bxe4 f5 27. Bg2 Rf7 28. Rad1
e4 $19 {Thompson,I-Shipov,S/Groningen/1994/}) ({But already possible is} 14. e5
$5 Ne8 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Qe2 {(),פe8}) 14... Qb8 {This move doesn't solve
black's opening problems, so it's time to look for alternatives.} ({
Enterprising, although probably not fully correct is the piece sacrifice} 14...
Rfe8 $5 15. e5 Bxg2 16. exf6 Ba8 $8 17. fxe7 Qb7 18. Kf1 Qg2+ 19. Ke2 e5 20.
Rg1 Qh3 21. Nf3 Rxe7 22. Nd5 Ree8 23. Kd2 b5 24. b3 bxc4 25. bxc4 Bxd5 26. cxd5
Nf6 $44 {Popov,V-Shipov,S/Cherepovets/1997/}) (14... Rfd8 $5 15. g4 Nf8 16. g5
$13 {1/2,Schebler,G-Akesson,R/Leuven/1998/}) 15. e5 (15. Qe2 Rc7 16. e5 dxe5
17. fxe5 Ne8 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nf3 Qc8 20. Ne4 b5 21. b3 Nc5 22. Kg2 Qa8 23.
Rc2 f5 24. exf6 Nxf6 25. Nxf6+ Rxf6 26. cxb5 axb5 27. Bxc5 Rxc5 28. Rxc5 Bxc5
29. Rf1 Qc6 $132 {San Segundo,P-Reinaldo Castineira,R/Mondariz/ 1997/}) 15...
Ne8 $8 (15... Bxg2 $2 16. exf6 $18) (15... dxe5 16. fxe5 Ne8 17. Nxe6 $1 $18)
16. Ne4 $5 $146 {A sympathetic novelty, White centralizes another piece. The
drawback is White will have to let the Ne8 out of the cage.} (16. Bh3 {[%cal
Rd4e6]} Rd8 17. Qe2 dxe5 18. fxe5 Ba8 19. Bg4 g6 20. Nf3 Bxf3 $2 21. Bxf3 Ng7
22. Rcd1 Qc7 23. g4 $36 {(),Istrate,B-Halkias,S/Zagan/1995/}) (16. Qe2 Bxg2 17.
Kxg2 Qb7+ 18. Nf3 dxe5 19. fxe5 Nc7 20. Red1 Rfd8 21. Qe4 $1 Qb8 22. Nd4 Ne8
23. Nc6 Rxc6 24. Qxc6 Nxe5 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Qe4 Qc7 {Schlosser,P-Leko,P/
Cienfuegos/1997/} 27. b3 $5 $16) 16... Nc5 (16... dxe5 $2 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18.
Qxd7 $16) (16... Bxe4 $6 17. Bxe4 {/\} dxe5 18. Nc6 Qd6 19. fxe5 $1 Nxe5 (19...
Qxd1 20. Nxe7+ $18) 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 21. Bxh7+ $18) (16... d5 $5 17. cxd5 Bxd5 (
17... Rxc1 18. Qxc1 Bxd5 19. Nc6 $16) 18. Qe2 $36 {[+]} (18. Nf5 Bb4 $1 $13))
17. exd6 (17. Nxc5 $6 dxc5 $11) 17... Nxd6 (17... Bxd6 18. Nxd6 Nxd6 19. Bxb7
Ncxb7 20. b3 $14) 18. Nxd6 Bxd6 (18... Qxd6 19. Bxb7 (19. b4 Bxg2 20. bxc5 bxc5
21. Nxe6 Qc6 22. Nxf8 Bh1 $1 $44) 19... Nxb7 20. Qf3 $36) 19. b4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2
Qa8+ (20... Nd7 $142 21. a3 $14 {/\Qf3}) 21. Nf3 $1 Nb7 $8 (21... Ne4 $2 22.
Rxe4 Qxe4 23. Qxd6 $18) 22. Qb3 a5 23. a3 $36 {><b6,Nb7} Bc7 24. c5 $1 a4 $2 {
><a4} (24... axb4 $2 25. cxb6 $18) (24... bxc5 $5 25. bxc5 {[%csl Gc5] o^c} (
25. b5 $5 $44) 25... Nd8 26. Qd3 (26. Kg1 $5 $14) 26... Nc6 27. Qe4 $14) 25.
Qb1 bxc5 26. bxc5 Na5 27. Qe4 $1 {_|_} Qxe4 (27... Nb3 28. Rc4 $16) (27... Nc6
28. Rc4 $16) 28. Rxe4 Nb3 (28... Nc6 $5 29. Rxa4 Ra8 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. Rc3 $16)
29. Rcc4 (29. Rc2 $1 {leads to the position from the game.}) 29... Bb8 30. Rc2
Bd6 (30... Ba7 31. Rxa4 Bxc5 32. Rac4 $18) 31. Rxa4 Nxc5 (31... Bxc5 $143 32.
Rac4 $18) 32. Rac4 Rc7 33. Bxc5 Rfc8 34. Bxd6 Rxc4 35. Rxc4 Rxc4 36. Kf2 $18 {
o^a} Rc2+ 37. Ke3 f6 38. Nd2 Kf7 39. Kd3 Ra2 40. Bb4 e5 41. f5 $1 {Keeps
Black's K cut off.} g6 42. g4 Kg7 43. Ke4 h5 44. gxh5 gxh5 45. h4 Ra1 46. Kd5 {
/\Kc6-b5,a4} Kf7 (46... Rh1 47. a4 Rxh4 48. Ne4 $18 {o^a}) 47. Ne4 Rd1+ 48. Bd2
{White has already more ways to win the game.} (48. Kc5 $5 Ra1 (48... Rd4 49.
Nd6+ {/\a4}) 49. Kb5 $18) 48... Ra1 49. Nd6+ Ke7 50. Nc4 Rh1 (50... Ra2 51.
Bb4+ Kf7 (51... Kd7 52. a4 $1 $18) 52. Nd6+ Kg7 53. Kc4 $18) 51. Bb4+ Kd7 (
51... Kf7 52. a4) 52. Nd2 $1 {><f6} Rh3 (52... Rxh4 53. Ne4 Rh3 54. Nxf6+ Kd8
55. Ke6 $1 {o^f}) 53. Ne4 Rd3+ 54. Kc5 Rd4 55. Nxf6+ Ke7 56. Nxh5 Kf7 (56...
Rxh4 57. Kd5+ Kf7 58. Ng3 Kf6 59. Bc3 $18) 57. Ng3 Kf6 58. a4 Rg4 59. Nf1 Rxh4
60. Ne3 Rd4 61. a5 Rd3 62. a6 $1 (62. a6 Rxe3 63. a7 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 09th Group6"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "1993.09.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Black "Huebner, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1993.09.17"]
[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 "Graz Merkur Versicherung"]
[BlackTeam "Muenchen Bayern"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 (6... d6 7. d4
cxd4 8. Qxd4 a6 9. b3 Nbd7 10. Bb2 Be7 11. Rad1 O-O 12. e4 b5 $5 13. cxb5 axb5
14. Rfe1 e5 15. Qb4 Bc6 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Rxa2 18. Rd2 Qa5 19. Qxa5 Rxa5
20. Nd4 $1 $13 {Lentrodt,T-Hoffman,M/Munich/1993/}) 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9.
Rd1 a6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. e4 Qc7 13. Qe3 Rfe8 14. Nd4 Rac8 (14... Bf8
15. Rac1 Rad8 $5 16. Re1 (16. h3 Qb8 17. Re1 g6 18. Rcd1 Ba8 19. Qd2 Bg7 20.
Qc2 Rc8 21. Qb1 Bb7 22. Re2 Rcd8 23. Red2 Qa8 24. Re2 Nc5 25. Rde1 Nfd7 $132 {
Polugaevsky,L-Williams,AH/Buenos Aires olm/1978/}) 16... Qb8 17. Qd2 (17. Qe2
g6 18. Rcd1 Bg7 19. Qc2 Nc5 20. Kh1 Qa8 21. f3 Qb8 22. Qf2 Ba8 23. Ba1 {
0,5/Karpov,A-Ribli,Z/Linares/1981/}) 17... Nc5 18. Re2 Ba8 19. Rce1 g6 20. Qc2
Bg7 21. Rd1 Bb7 22. Qb1 Qa8 23. Rde1 Rc8 24. h3 Red8 $10 {Liberzon,V-Adorjan,A/
Baden/1980/}) (14... d5 $6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. exd5 Ba3 18. Qd2 $16
) 15. h3 (15. Rac1 Bf8 16. h3 (16. Qd2 Nc5 17. Re1 Qb8 18. Re2 g6 19. Nc2 Bg7
20. Na3 Red8 21. Rd1 {/\b4} Bc6 22. h3 Ne8 23. Ree1 b5 24. b4 Nd7 25. cxb5 axb5
26. Qe2 Nb6 $1 27. Ba1 Nc4 28. Nxc4 bxc4 29. a3 Qa8 $13 {Cseshkovsky,
V-Dolmatov,S/URS-ch Minsk/1979/}) 16... Qb8 17. Re1 g6 (17... Nc5 18. f3 $6 g6
19. Kh2 Bg7 20. Rcd1 Nh5 21. Re2 Rcd8 22. Nc2 f5 23. Na4 f4 $36 {Smyslov,
V-Sunye Neto,J/Manila izt/1990/}) 18. Rcd1 Bg7 19. f4 $6 e5 20. fxe5 Nxe5 21.
Rf1 Bc6 22. a4 Ba8 23. Rf2 Nfd7 24. Rdf1 Nc5 $36 {/\Nb3,Plaskett,J-Adams,M/
BCF-ch/1989/}) 15... Bf8 16. Qd2 (16. f4 $6 e5 $132 {><e4}) 16... Qb8 17. Re1
Qa8 18. Re3 (18. Re2 Nc5 19. Rae1 Rcd8 $13) 18... g6 {/\Bh6} 19. Qe1 Bg7 20.
Rd1 Nc5 21. Ba1 Red8 (21... Rcd8 $142 $5 22. Nc2 $13 (22. b4 $6 Ncd7 23. Nb3
Ne5 {><c4})) 22. Re2 h5 (22... d5 $6 23. cxd5 exd5 24. e5 (24. exd5 Nxd5 25.
Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 $36) 24... Nfe4 25. f3 $1 Nxc3 26. Bxc3 $14 {/\b4,
f4-f5|^}) (22... Re8 $5 {/\Rcd8}) 23. Nc2 $14 d5 $2 (23... Qb8 $14) (23... b5
24. b4 $1 Na4 25. Nxa4 bxa4 26. Na3 $16) 24. exd5 (24. cxd5 exd5 25. e5 (25.
exd5 $1 {-24.ed5}) 25... Nfe4 26. f3 Nxc3 27. Bxc3 $14) 24... exd5 25. cxd5
Nxd5 (25... Bxd5 $2 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Nb4 $18) (25... b5 26. Nb4
$16 {/\Nc6}) 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 (26... Bxa1 27. Ne7+ $18) 27. Rxd5 $1 Rxd5 28. Nb4 (
28. Nb4 Bxa1 29. Nxd5 {/\Qa1,Ne7}) 1-0

[Event "Mitropa Cup 21st"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "2002.05.09"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2002.05.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovenia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. d3 Bb7 10. e4 Nc6 {Black goes for a simplified position.} (10... O-O
11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 d6 13. b3 a6 14. Be3 (14. Bb2 $142 $5 $14) 14... Nd7 15.
f4 Re8 16. Bf2 Qc7 17. Rc1 Bf6 18. Qd2 Rad8 19. g4 Nc5 20. b4 g6 21. Nc2 Nd7
22. g5 Bg7 23. Ne3 {Vallejo Pons,F-Adams,M/Linares/2002/} f5 $5 $132) 11. d4
cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. Rd1 {If White wants to limit Black's
potential <=>, connected with timely pawn breaks (b5, d5, f5), he must play
very accurately.} ({The most usual move is} 14. Bf4 {This will put the Pd6
under pressure, but on f4 the B stands in the way of a >>P advance.} d6 (14...
Bc5 $5 15. Qd3 Qe7 16. e5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 f6 18. Rad1 fxe5 19. Rxe5 d6 20. Re2
Qb7+ 21. Qe4 Qxe4+ 22. Rxe4 Rf6 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. Rxe3 Rd8 25. Red3 e5 26. Rd5
Re6 $11 {Gurevich,M-Roeder,M/BL-2W 9596/1996/}) 15. Qd3 Qc7 16. Rac1 (16. Rad1
Rfd8 17. b3 Bc6 18. Qe2 Qb7 19. h4 {1/2,Ivanov,I-Yermolinsky,A/American op/
1996/} b5 $132) 16... a5 17. Red1 Rfd8 18. Be3 Bc6 19. Qb3 Rab8 20. Bd4 Qb7 21.
Re1 e5 22. Bc3 a4 23. Qd1 f5 24. b4 axb3 25. axb3 fxe4 26. Qg4 {Kortschnoj,
V-Ftacnik,L/Ostrava/1994/} b5 $5 $11) (14. b3 Bc5 15. Qc3 Qe7 (15... f5 $5 16.
exf5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Rxf5 18. f4 Qf6 19. Bd2 d5 {Schlosser,P-Yermolinsky,A/
Groningen/1996/} 20. Qxf6 Rxf6 21. cxd5 exd5 $11) 16. a3 a5 17. Bb2 f6 18. Re2
Bc6 19. a4 Qf7 20. Ba3 Qh5 21. Rd2 Rf7 22. Bxc5 Qxc5 23. Rad1 Raf8 24. Qd4 Qxd4
25. Rxd4 Rb8 26. Rd6 Rb7 27. f4 Kf8 28. e5 Bxg2 29. Kxg2 fxe5 30. fxe5 Ke7 31.
Rf1 Rxf1 32. Kxf1 Rb8 33. Ke2 Kd8 34. Rd4 Ke7 $11 {Vaganian,R-Yermolinsky,A/
Tilburg/1993/}) 14... d6 15. a4 $5 $146 {[%mdl 12] Beliavsky applies a new and
interesting plan, his B aims not for f4, but b4.} (15. Qe3 Qc7 16. b3 Qc5 17.
Qe2 Bf6 18. Be3 Qc7 19. Bd4 Be7 20. Bb2 Rad8 21. Rd3 Bc6 22. Rad1 b5 23. R3d2
Qb7 24. cxb5 Bxb5 25. Qe3 Rd7 26. Ba3 Rfd8 27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28. Rxd6 Rxd6 29. Rxd6
Bxd6 30. e5 Qa6 31. exd6 Qxd6 32. h4 a6 $11 {Tukmakov,V-Gheorghiu,F/Crans
Montana/2000/}) 15... Qc7 16. Ra2 $1 Bc6 $6 {Black reacts passively and lets
White accomplish his setup.} (16... f5 $142 $5 17. exf5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc6+ 19.
f3 Rxf5 $132) 17. b3 Rfd8 ({Now already} 17... f5 18. Re2 $5 (18. exf5 $14)
18... Qb7 19. Bb2 Rf7 20. Qd3 $14 {isn't ideal.}) 18. Ba3 Rd7 19. Rad2 Rad8 20.
Qe3 Qb7 21. f4 $14 {() Finally stops any ideas connected with f5.} h6 22. h4 a6
23. Bb4 $1 Bf8 (23... b5 $6 24. cxb5 axb5 25. a5 $14 {[%csl Ga5][%cal Gc1c8] /
+/-,o^a,<->c}) (23... d5 $6 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. Qf2 $16 (25. Qd4 $16)) 24. Kh2 {
The pawn breaks are stopped and White enjoys more space without any
significant <=> from Black. But he must still find an active plan to increase
his edge. Beliavsky carefully prepares his [+] action.} Be7 25. Qe2 Bf8 26. Rd3
Qa8 27. R1d2 Qb7 28. Qe1 {White continues manoeuvring and improves the
placement of his Q. But interesting was also the immediate} (28. f5 $5 {/\} Re8
29. f6 $1 gxf6 30. Bxd6 $40) 28... Qa8 29. Qh1 $1 (29. f5 $2 exf5 30. exf5 Bxg2
31. Rxg2 a5 32. Ba3 d5 $11) 29... Qc8 (29... Qb7 30. f5 (30. e5 $5 Bxg2 31.
Qxg2 d5 32. Bxf8 Kxf8 33. f5 $36) 30... b5 (30... exf5 31. exf5 Bxg2 32. Qxg2
Qxg2+ 33. Kxg2 {[%cal Rd3d5,Ra4a5] Rd5,a5+/-}) 31. cxb5 axb5 32. a5 exf5 33.
exf5 Bxg2 34. Qxg2 d5 35. Bxf8 Kxf8 36. b4 $14) 30. f5 Re8 $6 {Now this move,
indicated in a note above, enables a powerful [+] thrust.} (30... Qb7 31. fxe6
(31. e5 Bxg2 32. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 33. Kxg2 d5 $11) (31. Bc3 b5 $132) 31... fxe6 32.
Bf3 $14 {[%csl Rd6,Re6][%cal Yh1g2,Yg2h3] /\Qg2-h3,><e6,d6}) 31. e5 $1 $36 Bxg2
(31... d5 $5 32. Bxf8 Rxf8 33. fxe6 (33. cxd5 Bxd5 34. fxe6 $1 $16) 33... fxe6
34. cxd5 Bxd5 35. Bxd5 exd5 36. Rxd5 $16 (36. Qg2 $5 $16)) 32. Qxg2 exf5 (32...
d5 33. Bxf8 Rxf8 34. fxe6 $16 {/+-}) 33. exd6 {[%csl Gd6] o^d6} Re4 $2 {
Only this is the decisive mistake.} ({Black could still have put up very tough
resistance with} 33... Qd8 $142 $1 34. Qf3 $5 (34. Rd5 $6 Re3 $36) (34. c5 bxc5
35. Bxc5 f4 $132) 34... g6 $16 {/<=>}) 34. Qf2 b5 (34... f4 $142 35. gxf4 Qd8
36. Ba3 $16 {/+-}) 35. Qxf5 Qb7 36. axb5 axb5 37. Rd5 $18 Re1 38. c5 {[%csl
Gc5,Gd6] o^c,d} Qa7 39. Re5 g6 40. Qxd7 $1 (40. Qxd7 Qxd7 41. Rxe1 $18 {
[%cal Rc5c6,Rd6d7] /\c6,d7}) 1-0

[Event "Women-Veterans"]
[Site "Aruba"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "Cramling, Pia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 (5. g3 Qb6 (5... Bb4+ 6. Bd2
Qb6 7. Nb3 Ne5 8. Qc2 d6 9. Bg2 Bd7 $1 10. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. N1xd2
Bc6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. c5 d5 15. Na5 Ne7 16. b4 Kd7 17. f4 N5g6 18. e4 h5 $132
{Tiller,B-Wedberg,T,Randers zt 1982}) 6. Nb3 Bb4+ (6... Ne5 7. N1d2 (7. e4 $6
a5 8. Qe2 a4 9. N3d2 Bc5 10. f4 Nc6 11. Nc3 Nd4 12. Qd3 d6 13. Nf3 Nf6 14. Bg2
O-O 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Bf3 Bd7 17. Kf1 d5 $1 $40 {Tiller,B-Wedberg,T,Esbjerg
1983}) 7... a5 8. e3 Nf6 9. Be2 d5 10. O-O a4 11. Nd4 Bc5 12. cxd5 exd5 13.
Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Nfxd7 15. N2f3 O-O $10 {Serper,G-Wedberg,G,Vienna op
1991-EXP 25}) 7. Nc3 Ne5 8. e4 Qc6 (8... Nf6 9. Qe2 $13 {-A33}) 9. Qe2 b5 $1
10. Nd4 Qxc4 11. Ndxb5 Qc6 12. Bf4 Ng6 $1 13. Bd2 (13. Nc7+ $2 Kd8 $19) 13...
a6 14. Nd4 Qb6 15. Qe3 Nf6 16. Be2 Bb7 17. f3 d5 18. e5 Nd7 $17 {/\Bc5,
Engqvist,T-Schneider,LA,ch-SE Borlange 1992-TD 92_05}) (5. Nb5 $5 a6 (5... Nf6
$142 6. N1c3 d5 {-A33}) 6. Nd6+ Bxd6 7. Qxd6 Nge7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. e3 Qa5 10. Be2
(10. Bd2 $5 $36) 10... Rb8 11. O-O b5 12. c5 Bb7 13. Bd2 b4 14. Ne4 Nf5 15. Qf4
Nce7 $1 16. Bxb4 Qd8 17. Nc3 Ng6 18. Qc4 Ne5 19. Qf4 Ng6 $10 {Kristiansen,
J-Schussler,H,Copenhagen AS04 1988}) 5... Bb4 6. Ndb5 a6 (6... Nf6 $142 7. Bf4
O-O 8. Bd6 $14 {-A33}) 7. Nd6+ Ke7 8. Bf4 $1 {N} (8. Nxc8+ Rxc8 9. Bd2 Nf6 10.
e3 d5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Be2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bd6 14. Rb1 Qc7 15. Qa4 h6 16. Bf3
Rhd8 17. Bxc6 Qxc6 18. Qxc6 bxc6 19. Ke2 {1/2:1/2,Bagirov,V-Lerner,K,Helsinki
op 1992-CBM 32}) 8... Nf6 (8... e5 9. Bg5+ Nf6 (9... f6 $6 10. Nxc8+ Rxc8 11.
Bd2 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 $16 {^^}) 10. Nde4 $1 $36 (10. Nxc8+ Rxc8 11. Qd2 Qa5 $132))
9. a3 $16 Bxc3+ $8 10. bxc3 Qa5 (10... Nh5 11. Bg5+ f6 12. Be3 Qa5 13. Qd2 $16
{/\g4+-}) 11. Qd2 Qc5 (11... Rd8 12. e4 $16) 12. Rd1 {/\Nc8,Bd6+-} Ne5 13. e3
Rd8 (13... Ng6 14. Nxb7 $1 Bxb7 15. Bd6+ $18) 14. Be2 b5 $2 (14... Ne8 $8 15.
Nxe8 Rxe8 $8 (15... Kxe8 16. Qd4 Qxd4 17. cxd4 {/\Bc7+-}) 16. Qd4 Qxd4 17. cxd4
$16 {_|_^^[+]}) 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Nxb5 $18 Ne8 17. O-O Ba6 (17... Bb7 18. Rb1
$18) 18. a4 Bb7 19. Ra1 f6 20. Qd4 Rdc8 (20... Qxd4 21. cxd4 Ng6 22. Bg3 $18 {
_|_}) 21. Rfb1 Qc6 $6 (21... Qxd4 $142 22. cxd4 Nc4 23. Rb4 $18 (23. Nc7 $6
Nxc7 24. Rxb7 Nd5 25. Bg3 Nc3 $132)) 22. f3 d6 23. Na7 {[Stohl]} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Re1 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. d4 O-O ({Black has higher ambitions, than having to neutralize a
slight, but nagging edge after} 9... cxd4 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Qxe4
$14) 10. d5 b5 $5 {This pawn sacrifice in the spirit of the Benko Gambit is
the point of Black's previous move.} (10... d6 {is too tame, giving White ()[+]
and time to develop his initiative:} 11. Bh3 Bxf3 12. exf3 Nd7 13. Qa4 Nf6 14.
f4 a6 15. f5 b5 16. cxb5 axb5 17. Qxb5 Nxd5 18. Bg2 Rb8 19. Qe2 Nc7 20. Qxe7
Bxb2 21. Bxb2 Rxb2 22. a4 c4 23. a5 d5 24. a6 d4 25. Qc5 c3 26. a7 $16 {
Miralles,G-Koch,J/Paris/1989/}) ({A possible alternative is the more active} 
10... e6 11. Bf1 (11. Bh3 Bxf3 12. exf3 Na6 13. Re2 Nc7 14. Bf4 Bd4 15. Qa4 a6
16. Rd1 exd5 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. cxd5 b5 19. Qc2 Qd6 20. b4 Rac8 $15 {[%csl Gd4,
Rh3] ^-,Borgo,G-Pavlovic,M/Lido Estensi/2003/}) 11... exd5 (11... Bxf3 $142 12.
exf3 Na6 $5) 12. cxd5 h6 13. Qb3 d6 14. Nd2 Bf5 15. Nc4 Bc8 16. a4 Ba6 17. e4
Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Nd7 19. f4 a6 20. Qd3 $36 {Lobron,E-Bandza,A/Wiesbaden/1993/})
11. cxb5 a6 12. bxa6 (12. Bf1 d6 (12... e6 $6 13. dxe6 dxe6 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15.
b6 Nd7 16. Nd2 Bc6 17. Nc4 a5 18. Bf4 Bd5 19. Rac1 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Nxb6 21. Rxc5
Nd5 22. Bg5 Rdb8 23. b3 a4 24. Bg2 axb3 25. axb3 Rxb3 26. Bxd5 exd5 27. Rxd5
$14 {/+/-,Ruck,R-Babula,V/EU-chT Gothenburg/2005/}) (12... Qa5 $5 $13 {/\} 13.
Ng5 Bc2) 13. Nh4 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qxb5 15. Bc3 Qb7 16. Bg2 $11 {1/2,Romanishin,
O-Conquest,S/Saint Vincent/2000/}) 12... Rxa6 13. Nd2 (13. Ng5 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 d6
15. e4 Nd7 16. h4 Qa8 17. a3 h6 18. Nh3 Ra4 19. h5 g5 20. f4 g4 $1 21. Qxg4 f5
$44 {Andonov,B-Antic,D/Obrenovac/2002/}) 13... Bxg2 14. Kxg2 d6 15. a3 $5 $146
{[%mdl 8] A sensible novelty, White's N doesn't hurry to occupy the vulnerable
c4-square as in the folowing example:} (15. Nc4 Nd7 16. e4 Qa8 17. a3 Ra4 18.
Qc2 Qa6 19. Ne3 Ne5 20. Rd1 Rd4 21. Ra2 Rb8 (21... f5 $5 $44) 22. b4 Rxd1 23.
Nxd1 Rc8 24. bxc5 Rxc5 25. Qb1 Nd3 26. Be3 Rc8 $44 {Summerscale,A-Adams,M/
GBR-ch Hove/1997/}) 15... Nd7 16. Rb1 {[%cal Yb2b4] /\b3,b4+/=} Qa8 17. e4 f5
$5 {This weakens not only White's [+] and >>, but also Black's >>. In the end
Chuchelov will pay the price for not following up the text-move energetically
enough.} (17... Ne5 18. b4 $5 {/\} (18. Qe2 e6 19. f4 Nd7 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. b4
d5 $132) 18... Nd3 19. Re3 Nxc1 20. Qxc1 $14) (17... Rb8 18. b3 $14) 18. f3
fxe4 19. fxe4 Ne5 20. Qe2 (20. b4 cxb4 21. axb4 Ra2 $132 {[%csl Rg2] עg2})
20... Rb6 21. Nc4 Rb3 (21... Nxc4 22. Qxc4 Qb7 $5 {[%cal Yf8b8]} 23. b3 $5 (23.
b4 cxb4 24. Rxb4 Rxb4 25. Qxb4 Qxb4 26. axb4 Bc3 $11) 23... Bd4 $13) 22. Nxe5
Bxe5 23. Bh6 Rf7 $6 (23... Bg7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Rf1 Rf6 $5 $13 {/+/=}) (23...
Rfb8 24. Qg4 $1 Rxb2+ 25. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 26. Kh1 $36) 24. Rf1 $1 Rxf1 (24... Rf6
$142 $5) 25. Qxf1 Rxb2+ $2 {Black regains the P, but his position quickly
becomes critical. He should have tried to retain the pressure:} (25... Bg7 $14)
(25... Qc8 $5) 26. Rxb2 Bxb2 27. Qb5 $5 (27. a4 Bf6 (27... Bc3 28. a5 $1 $16 {
[%csl Ga5] /\} Bxa5 $2 29. Qa1 e5 30. Bd2 $18) 28. Qb5 {-27.Qb5}) 27... Bf6 (
27... Bxa3 28. Qd7 Bb2 29. Qe6+ Kh8 30. Qxe7 Be5 $8 31. Bf4 $1 Bxf4 32. gxf4
Qb8 33. e5 $18) 28. a4 $36 {[%csl Ga4,Rg8] o^,עg8 Black's K is trapped in a
mating net and the a-pawn marches on.} g5 {Black still finds some <=> and the
final phase will be exciting.} 29. a5 Kf7 30. h4 $1 {[] An excellent move,
White must free some space around his K to avoid a perpetual when Black frees
his Q.} (30. a6 Kg6 (30... g4 31. Qb7 Qe8 $1 $132 (31... Qg8 32. a7 Qg6 33. Qb1
Qxh6 34. a8=Q Qe3 35. Qf1 Qxe4+ 36. Kg1 Kg7 37. h3 $18)) 31. Qb7 Qe8 32. Bxg5 (
32. a7 Qa4 $11) 32... Bxg5 33. a7 Qa4 $11) (30. h3 $2 Kg6 31. a6 Kxh6 32. Qb7
Qf8 $1 33. a7 Bd4 $19) 30... gxh4 31. a6 Qg8 32. Bf4 Qg4 33. Qf1 $1 (33. a7 $2
h3+ {/\} 34. Kh2 Qf3 35. Kxh3 Qh1+ 36. Kg4 h5+ 37. Kf5 Qh3+ 38. g4 Qxg4#) 33...
Qd7 (33... hxg3 34. a7 Qc8 35. Qb5 h5 36. e5 $1 dxe5 37. Qc6 Qg4 38. Qe6+ $18)
34. Qe2 Qa4 35. Qh5+ (35. gxh4 $2 Ke8 $1 $13 {allows Black's K to escape.})
35... Kg8 36. Qg4+ Kf7 37. Bh6 $1 {White again exploits the mating threats.}
hxg3 (37... Qxa6 $2 38. Qh5+ Kg8 39. Qe8#) 38. Kxg3 Qa3+ 39. Qf3 Qa4 40. Qh5+
Kg8 41. Qg4+ Kf7 42. a7 $1 $18 Qa3+ (42... Qxa7 43. Qh5+) (42... c4 43. Qf5 Ke8
44. Qc8+ Kf7 45. Qf8+ (45. a8=Q $2 Qb3+ 46. Kg4 Qd1+ $11) 45... Kg6 46. Be3 $1
Qa3 47. Qg8+ Bg7 48. Kf3 $18) 43. Qf3 Qa4 44. e5 $1 dxe5 $8 45. Qh5+ Kg8 46.
Qg4+ {[%csl Ga7] After the Q-swap the o^ finally queens.} 1-0

[Event "Manila zt 3.2a"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "2001.04.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Villamayor, Buenaventura"]
[Black "Nguyen, Anh Dung"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2001.04.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O cxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Nc3
a6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. b3 Qc7 $6 {In this line White strives for a quick e4-e5 and
wants to get a better _|_ with a << pawn majority, possibly a black ק on c5.
Black can however avoid any problems like this and retain the typical flexible
Hedgehog position-in this sense the text is not the most accurate reaction.} (
10... Be7 $142 11. e4 (11. Ba3 Nc5 12. Ne1 Qc7 13. Bxb7 Qxb7 14. Nd3 O-O 15.
Qe3 Rfd8 16. Nxc5 bxc5 17. Rd3 Ng4 18. Qe4 Qxe4 19. Nxe4 f5 20. Nc3 Ne5 21. Rd2
g5 22. Kg2 Kf7 23. Bb2 Bf6 24. h3 h5 $11 {Andersson,U-Browne,W/Luzern olm/1982/
}) 11... Qc8 $5 (11... Qb8 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Ncd7 15. Qxb8+ Rxb8
16. Bb2 O-O 17. Nd4 Rfc8 18. Rac1 Kf8 19. h3 Rc5 20. f4 h5 21. g4 $1 hxg4 22.
hxg4 Nxg4 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. Rxd7 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 $14 {Stohl,I-Greenfeld,A/WChJ
U20 Belfort/1983/}) 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rac1 Re8 14. h3 Bf8 (14... Qc7 15. Ba3 Nc5
16. Nd2 Rad8 17. Qe3 Qb8 18. b4 Ncd7 19. Bb2 Bf8 20. Ne2 d5 21. e5 Ne4 22. Nxe4
dxe4 23. a3 a5 24. Bxe4 axb4 25. axb4 Bxb4 $11 {Espig,L-Pelletier,Y/Bundesliga
0001/2001/}) 15. Qe3 Qc7 16. g4 Rad8 17. Nd4 Ne5 18. Nde2 Ba8 19. Ng3 Qb8 20.
g5 Nfd7 21. Qe2 Ng6 22. Nh5 Bc6 23. Qg4 b5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Ne2 Ba8 26. h4 d5
$132 {Villamayor,B-Ekstroem,R/Elista olm/1998/}) 11. e4 Be7 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5
dxe5 14. Qxe5 Rc8 {The best move.} (14... Qxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Rc8 17.
Rac1 Rc7 18. Rc2 O-O 19. Rcd2 h6 20. Bxc5 $1 bxc5 (20... Bxc5 21. Na4 Bb4 22.
Rd4 $36) 21. f4 Rfc8 22. Kf3 Kf8 23. g4 g5 24. f5 exf5 25. gxf5 Kg7 26. Nd7
Nxd7 27. Rxd7 Bf6 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Ne4 Bd4 30. b4 f6 31. a4 a5 32. b5 h5 33.
b6 Rb7 34. Rxd4 $1 $18 {Villamayor,B-Mascarinas,R/Quezon City/2000/ This game
shows White's plan when all goes ideally. Villamayor aims for a similar
position, but Nguyen defends much better.}) ({Avoiding the Q-swap is very
dangerous for Black:} 14... Qc8 15. Na4 $1 Ncd7 (15... Nfd7 16. Qxg7 Bf6 17.
Qh6 Bxa1 18. Nxc5 bxc5 (18... Nxc5 19. Rxa1 Qc7 20. Rd1 Rd8 21. Re1 Kd7 22. Bb2
Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Rhg8 24. Be5 Qa7 25. Bf6 Rde8 26. b4 Na4 27. Qxh7 Ref8 28. Qe4 {
1-0,Olafsson,H-Kindermann,S/Reykjavik/1982/}) 19. Rxa1 Qc7 20. Bb2 Rf8 (20...
Rg8 21. Qxh7 O-O-O 22. Bc3 f5 23. Re1 Qd6 24. Nh4 Bxg2 25. Nxg2 Rgf8 26. Qh6
Rfe8 27. Ba5 Ne5 28. Qe3 Nd3 29. Rd1 {1-0,Stean,M-Ligterink,G/Marbella zt/1982/
}) 21. Qh4 f6 22. Qh5+ Rf7 23. Re1 e5 {Stigar,P-Welin,T/Gausdal/1982/} 24. Bxe5
Nxe5 25. Nxe5 fxe5 26. Bxb7 Qxb7 27. Qxe5+ Re7 28. Qh8+ Kf7 29. Qxh7+ Kf6 30.
Qh4+ Kf7 31. Qh5+ Kg7 (31... Kf6 32. Rxe7 Qxe7 33. Qf3+ $18) 32. Qg5+ Kf8 (
32... Kf7 33. Rxe7+ Qxe7 34. Qd5+ $18) 33. Qf6+ Ke8 34. Rxe7+ Qxe7 35. Qc6+ $18
) 16. Qb2 Bxa3 17. Qxa3 b5 18. Nb2 Qc5 19. Qxc5 Nxc5 20. b4 $36) 15. Qxc7 (15.
Qe2 Na4 16. Nxa4 Bxa3 17. Nd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 O-O 19. Nc2 Be7 20. Ne3 Qb8 21.
Rac1 b5 22. Nc3 Ba3 23. Rc2 Bc5 $11 {Georgiev,K-Nisipeanu,L/EU-ch Ohrid/2001/})
({With Black's K still uncastled he can react well to a possible Bxc5 with
Bxc5 and Ke7. Thus the placement of the Ba3 is not ideal and White should
transfer it to a more active position:} 15. Bc1 $142 $5 Qxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxg2 17.
Kxg2 O-O (17... Nfe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Be3 Nc5 20. Rac1 f6 21. Nd3 Kf7 22. Nxc5
bxc5 23. Rd7 Rhd8 24. Ra7 Rc6 25. Rc2 $1 e5 26. Rd2 $16 {Zifroni,D-Kaspi,A/Tel
Aviv/1998/}) 18. Be3 Rfd8 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. Rd1 Bc7 21. Nc6 (21. f4 $5) 21...
Kf8 {Schirm,F-Bethe,S/Bargteheide/1988/} 22. Bxc5+ bxc5 23. Na4 $36) 15... Rxc7
16. Ne5 {Allows considerable simplification, but White already has no
advantage even after the more ambitious alternative:} (16. Bc1 Nfe4 $1 (16...
O-O $143 17. Bf4 Rcc8 18. Bd6 $14 (18. Ne5 $14)) 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bf4 Rc8 19.
Rd2 (19. Bd6 Bf6 20. Ne5 Nb7 21. f4 Nxd6 22. Rxd6 Be7 23. Rdd1 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 f6
25. Nf3 Bc5 26. Rd3 Rd8 27. Rad1 $11 {1/2,Andersson,U-Browne,W/Naestved/1985/})
(19. Ne5 f6 20. Nf3 Kf7 21. Be3 Rhd8 22. Rd4 Rxd4 23. Nxd4 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Bf8
25. Kf1 Rd8 {1/2,Hansen,M-Kumaran,D/Lyngby/1990/}) 19... Bc6 20. Rad1 f6 21.
Be3 Kf7 22. Ne1 Rhe8 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. f3 Rec8 25. Kf1 Ke8 26. Nc2 R6c7 27. Nd4
Kf7 $11 {Nogueiras,J-Short,N/Montpellier ct/1985/ All the above games show
it's important for Black to keep his K closer to the [+] on a safe square as
f7 (possibly e7).}) 16... Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Ncd7 ({Another plausible alternative is
} 17... Nce4 18. Bxe7 (18. Bb2 $142 $5 {keeps at least some tension in the
position.}) 18... Kxe7 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Rd4 Nc5 21. Rad1 f6 22. Nf3 e5 23. Rd5
Ne6 24. Rd6 Rb8 25. h4 h5 26. Kf1 Nc5 27. Ne1 Ne4 28. R6d3 b5 $11 {Frois,
A-Santos,C/Lisboa/1998/}) (17... O-O $143 $6 18. f4 $36 {is what Black is
trying to avoid.}) 18. Nxd7 (18. Bxe7 Kxe7 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. Rxd7+ Nxd7 21. Re1
Rc8 22. Nd5+ Kd6 23. Ne3 $11 {1/2,Istrate,B-Berescu,A/Predeal op/1997/}) 18...
Bxa3 ({The text is safer than} 18... Rxd7 19. Bb2 Rxd1 $6 (19... Rb7 $142 $5 {
[%cal Ye8g8,Yh8c8,Yg8e8] /\0-0,Rc8,Kf8-e8 With his shaky << it's better for
Black to keep more defensive pieces on the board for the time being.}) 20. Rxd1
O-O 21. Na4 b5 22. Nb6 bxc4 23. bxc4 Rb8 24. Bd4 {[%csl Gc4] o^c} e5 25. Nd5
exd4 26. Nxe7+ Kf8 27. Nf5 g6 28. Nd6 Rb2 29. Rxd4 Rxa2 30. c5 Rc2 31. Nc4 $14
{Larsen,B-Foisor,O/New York op/1988/}) 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 $11 {[%csl Ga3][%mdl
4112] _|_ Despite White's better pawn structure Black has no problems, his
active B keeps White's << pawns well in check.} 20. Rd3 Rd7 (20... f5 21. Rad1
Ke7 22. Ne2 b5 23. cxb5 axb5 24. Nd4 Rb8 25. R1d2 Kf6 26. f4 Rc5 27. Nf3 Bb4
28. Re2 Bc3 29. Rc2 Rbc8 30. Rd7 h6 31. a4 bxa4 32. bxa4 R8c7 33. Rxc7 Rxc7 34.
Nd4 (34. Kf1 $5 $14) 34... Rd7 35. Nxf5 Kxf5 36. Rxc3 Rd2+ 37. Kh3 Ra2 38. Rc5+
Kg6 39. a5 h5 $11 {Bang,A-Stojanovski,S/Copenhagen/1996/}) 21. Rad1 (21. Rxd7
Kxd7 22. Rd1+ Kc6 23. Ne4 Be7 24. g4 Rd8 (24... h5 $11) 25. Rxd8 Bxd8 26. f4 f5
27. gxf5 exf5 28. Ng3 Kc5 29. Nxf5 Kb4 $132 {Feustel,B-Schlemmermeyer,
WBundesliga 8384/1983/}) 21... Rxd3 22. Rxd3 Ke7 23. Ne2 {In this structure
even in a minor piece _|_ Black usually has little to fear:} (23. f4 f5 24. Kf3
h5 25. Re3 Bc5 26. Re1 Rd8 27. Rd1 Rxd1 28. Nxd1 Bd4 29. Ne3 Kd6 30. Nc2 Kc5
31. h3 f6 32. g4 hxg4+ 33. hxg4 fxg4+ 34. Kxg4 Bc3 $11 {Vul,A-Gocheva,R/Ano
Liosia/1997/}) 23... f5 24. h3 Bd6 25. Nd4 Rc8 26. g4 (26. a4 Be5 27. Nf3 Bf6
$11) 26... fxg4 27. hxg4 Be5 28. Kf3 (28. Ne2 {[%cal Yd3h3] /\Rh3} b5 29. cxb5
axb5 $11) 28... Bxd4 (28... b5 29. cxb5 Bxd4 30. Rxd4 axb5 31. Rb4 Rc5 $11) 29.
Rxd4 Rc5 $1 {Black activates his R and plans to get rid of his only isolated P
with h5.} 30. b4 Rg5 31. Kg3 Re5 $5 ({Black doesn't want to commit himself
prematurely to} 31... h5 32. Kh4 Rxg4+ 33. Rxg4 hxg4 34. Kxg4 Kd6 35. Kf4 f6
$11 {altough the P_|_ is also drawn.}) 32. Rd2 (32. Rd3 $5 {/\Ra3} Re4 33. Rc3
$11) 32... h5 33. gxh5 (33. Kf4 $142 f6 34. gxh5 Rxh5 35. Ke3 $11) 33... Rxh5
34. Kg4 $6 (34. Kf3 $142 Rh4 35. Rc2 b5 36. cxb5 axb5 37. a3 Rh3+ 38. Ke2 Rxa3
39. Rc5 $11) 34... Rh1 $36 35. Rd4 (35. c5 bxc5 36. bxc5 Rc1 37. Rd6 a5 $15) (
35. Rc2 Rb1 36. a3 Rb3 37. c5 bxc5 38. bxc5 Kd7 $1 $17) 35... Ra1 36. c5 $8
bxc5 37. bxc5 Rxa2 38. Kg3 (38. c6 $2 Rxf2 39. Rd7+ (39. Rc4 Kd8 $19) 39... Kf6
40. Ra7 Ke5 $5 41. Rxa6 f5+ 42. Kg3 Rc2 $19) 38... Ra5 (38... Rc2 39. Ra4 Rxc5
40. Rxa6 $11 {/=/+ is insufficient to win.}) 39. c6 Rd5 (39... Rc5 40. Rd7+ Kf6
(40... Ke8 41. Rc7 $15 (41. Rd6 a5 42. Kf3 a4 $17)) 41. Rc7 $5 {/\} (41. c7 a5
$17) 41... a5 42. Ra7 $11) 40. Rc4 Kd8 41. c7+ Kc8 42. Rc6 a5 43. Kf3 a4 (43...
Rd7 44. Ra6 {leads nowhere.}) 44. Ra6 Rd4 45. Ke3 e5 (45... Rc4 46. Kd3 (46.
Ra7 e5 47. Kd3 $15) 46... Rf4 47. Ke3 e5 48. Ra7 {is similar to the game.}) (
45... Rb4 $142 $5 $15 {[%cal Rb4b3,Ra4a3] /\Rb3,a3 gives Black more winning
chances.}) 46. Ra7 f5 47. Ke2 Rb4 48. Kd3 Re4 (48... Rb3+ 49. Kc4 $1 (49. Kd2
a3 $17) 49... e4 (49... Rf3 50. Kd5 e4 51. Kd6 Rd3+ 52. Kc6 $11) 50. Kd5 Kd7
51. Rxa4 Rb2 52. Rc4 Kc8 53. f3 e3 54. Ke5 $11) 49. Kd2 f4 50. Kd3 Rd4+ 51. Kc3
$8 (51. Ke2 $143 $2 e4 52. Kf1 f3 53. Ke1 Kd7 $22 54. Rb7 a3 55. Ra7 Rd3 $19)
51... f3 52. Ra5 Re4 (52... Kxc7 53. Rxe5 Rd1 (53... Rf4 54. Re3 $11 {and
Black has no way to improve his pieces.}) 54. Rf5 a3 55. Ra5 $11) 53. Kd3 Re2
54. Rxa4 Rxf2 55. Ke3 Rf1 56. Rc4 $22 {Black loses one of his pawns with a
clear draw.} e4 57. Kxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.06"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3 Rc7 (13... Re8 14.
Bh3 Qc7 (14... Rb8 15. Nd5 h5 16. Ng5 Ba8 17. Bd4 b5 18. e4 bxc4 19. bxc4 e5
20. Be3 Nxd5 21. cxd5 Bf6 22. g4 $1 $40 {1-0 Delchev,A-Kutuzovic,B/Nova Gorica
1997/CBM 56 ext (29)}) (14... Rc7 {-13...Rc7}) 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Bxf3 17.
exf3 Qb7 18. Rd4 Rc5 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. Rh4 Rh5 21. Rxh5 Nxh5 22. Nd5 b5 23. Re1
bxc4 24. bxc4 e6 25. Qxh5 exd5 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. Qxd5 $14 {Fancsy,I-Dudas,J/
Budapest/1994/}) 14. Bh3 $1 $146 {[%cal Yd8a8,Ga8h1,Rh3d7][%mdl 8] This new
move creates fresh problems for Black in a position, which was until now
considered completely equal. White sidesteps his B, thus avoiding it's
possible exchange and the pressure on the long /^ after Qa8. On h3 the B
creates threats of it's own.} ({A less enterprising alternative is} 14. Bh6 Qa8
15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Qd4 b5 $1 (16... Rfc8 $143 $6 17. Qe3 Re8 18. Bh3 b5 19. cxb5
Bxf3 20. exf3 axb5 21. Nxb5 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Nd5 23. Qd4+ N7f6 24. a4 h5 25. f4 e5
26. fxe5 dxe5 27. Qa7 $18 {Kolbus,D-Vadasz,L/Budapest/1996/}) 17. cxb5 axb5 18.
Nxb5 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qxa2 20. Nc3 Qa3 21. Rb1 Rc8 22. Nd2 e5 23. Qa4 Qxa4 24.
Nxa4 Bxg2 25. Kxg2 d5 26. Nf3 d4 27. b4 Nd5 28. Rb2 f6 29. h4 Kf7 30. Rd2 Nxb4
$6 31. Nxd4 $1 $11 {Topalov,V-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee 5'/1999/}) ({Even less
promising is} 14. g4 h6 $1 15. h3 g5 16. Qg3 b5 17. h4 bxc4 18. hxg5 hxg5 19.
b4 Qa8 20. Bxg5 Re8 21. Be3 Nf8 22. a4 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Bd4 Bxf3 25. Bxf3
Qb8 26. Bd5 Qxb4 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Qf4 e6 29. Be4 c3 30. Qxd6 Rc4 31. f3 Qxd6
32. Rxd6 a5 33. Bd3 {1/2,Kramnik,V-Karpov,A/Dos Hermanas/1999/}) 14... Qb8 $6 {
Although Black gets in the typical hedgehog b6-b5 break, this causes him more
pain than joy.} (14... Re8 {This position arose with 13...Re8, so technically
13.Bh3! is a novelty.} 15. Bh6 (15. Ng5 $6 h6 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 g5 18.
Nxg5 hxg5 19. Bxg5 Nf8 20. Bf5 Rc5 21. g4 Bc8 22. b4 Rxf5 23. gxf5 Bxf5 $17 {
Milocco,F-Adler,J/Bled/1992/}) 15... Rc5 $5 ({A very similar type of position 
(compared to our game) arises after} 15... Bxf3 16. exf3 Rc5 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18.
Qd4 h5 19. Na4 Ne5 20. Bg2 Ra5 21. f4 Ned7 22. Nc3 Rc5 23. b4 Rc7 24. Nd5 e5
25. Qb2 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Qf6 27. Qd2 $16 {Wojtkiewicz,A-Palkovi,J/Stara Zagora zt/
1990/}) (15... Bh8 16. Ng5 Nf8 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 b5 19. Qf4 Rxc1 (19... Bg7
$5 {leads to a similar position as in Arsovic-Almasi.}) 20. Qxc1 Qa5 21. Qc2
Qb4 22. Nf3 Qc5 23. Qd3 b4 24. Be3 Qb5 25. Ne1 Rb8 26. Bg2 a5 27. Qxb5 Rxb5 28.
h3 Bg7 29. Nc2 Rb7 30. Nd4 $16 {Serebro,A-Izhnin,A/Kherson/1990/}) 16. Ng5 b5
17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Bxh6 20. Qxh6 Nf8 21. b4 Qb6 22. Rd1 a5
$132 {Arsovic,Z-Almasi,Z/Budapest/1991/}) (14... Qa8 $2 15. Bxd7 Rxd7 16. Na4
$18) 15. Bh6 $1 (15. Bxd7 $2 Rxd7 16. Bxb6 $2 Bxf3 $19) 15... Bxf3 (15... Bxh6
16. Qxh6 Bxf3 17. exf3 Rc5 18. Qe3 $14 (18. Bxd7 $5 $36 {[%cal Rc3d5] /\Nd5}))
16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. exf3 Ne5 (17... b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Qb4 $16) 18. Bg2 b5 (
18... Qb7 19. Nd5 $5 Nxd5 20. f4 $1 $16) 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Qb4 $1 $36 {[%csl
Rb5][%mdl 16] ><b5} Rfc8 ({Black's best chance was} 20... Qa8 $142 21. Qxb5 $5
(21. f4 Nf3+ 22. Kh1 Ng4 23. Rf1 Ngxh2 24. Nxb5 Rcc8 $5 $15) (21. Nxb5 $2 Rxc1
22. Rxc1 Nd3 $19) 21... Nxf3+ 22. Kh1 Rfc8 (22... Ng4 $2 23. Qe2 $16) 23. Qe2
Rxc3 24. Bxf3 Qa7 $14 {<=>[+]}) 21. f4 Ned7 22. Ne2 Rc2 (22... Rxc1 $143 23.
Rxc1 Rxc1+ 24. Nxc1 Qb6 25. Bf1 $16) 23. Rxc2 Rxc2 24. Rd2 Rc5 (24... Rxd2 25.
Qxd2 {[%csl Rb5][%cal Yd2b4,Ye2c3] /\Qb4,Nc3} b4 $6 26. Nd4 Qb6 27. Nc6 $16)
25. Bf3 Qb6 (25... Qc7 26. Nd4 $16) 26. a3 Nb8 27. Qd4 {/\b4} Qc7 (27... Nc6
$142 $5 28. Qe3 b4 29. a4 $36) 28. Qb2 $1 $16 {/\b4,Nd4,Be2} b4 $2 {This loses
outright, although Black's position was already unpleasant.} (28... Kg8 29. b4
Rc4 30. Nd4 $16) (28... Nbd7 $2 29. b4 Rc4 30. Bd5 $18) 29. axb4 Rb5 30. Nc3
$18 Rxb4 31. Nd5 Qa5 32. Re2 $5 (32. Nxb4 Qxb4 33. Rd4 $18 {would also suffice,
but Topalov's move is even more incisive.}) 32... Rb5 (32... e5 33. Nxb4 Qxb4
34. fxe5 $18) 33. b4 Qd8 34. Nxe7 d5 (34... Nbd7 35. Bc6 Rh5 36. g4 $18) 35.
Re5 Nbd7 ({Somewhat better was} 35... Kf8 $5 36. Nxd5 Nxd5 37. Rxd5 Rxd5 38.
Bxd5 Qxd5 39. Qh8+ Ke7 40. Qxb8 Qd1+ 41. Kg2 Qd5+ 42. f3 Qa2+ 43. Kh3 Qe6+ 44.
g4 $18) 36. Rxd5 Rb6 37. Rxd7 $1 $18 {The decisive simplification.} Qxd7 38.
Nd5 Qd8 (38... Rd6 39. Nxf6 Rxf6 40. g4 $18 {and the pin will cost Black a
whole R.}) 39. Nxb6 (39. g4 $6 Kg8) 39... Qxb6 40. b5 Kg8 41. Bc6 (41. Bc6 Ng4
(41... Nh5 42. Qe5 {/\Qe3+-}) 42. h3 Nh6 43. Bd7 $1 $18 {פh6,/\Qe5-e3}) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.03.27"]
[Round "12.5"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Schmaltz, Roland"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2656"]
[BlackElo "2519"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[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 "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Baden Oos"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Re8 ({Black makes a useful
Hedgehog move, but the most usual continuation in this position is} 12... Nbd7
13. f4 Rac8 (13... Rfe8 $142 $13) 14. g4 Nc5 15. Bf2 g6 16. f5 exf5 17. exf5
Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qb7+ 19. Qf3 Qxf3+ 20. Kxf3 Nd3 21. Rxe7 Nxc1 22. Bh4 Ne8 23. b3
$44 {Sargissian,G-Pantsulaia,L/Moscow Aeroflot/2004/}) 13. g4 $5 {White
doesn't want to allow Black a transposition back into the more frequently
played lines with} (13. f4 Nbd7 {-12...Nbd7} (13... Bf8 {is also possible and
can transpose into the game with} 14. g4 (14. f5 $5 h6 15. g4 Nbd7 16. fxe6
fxe6 17. g5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Nh7 19. Bh4 Ne5 20. Rf1 Bc8 21. Bh3 {Poluljahov,
A-Ulibin,M/RUS-ch/1998/} g6 $1 {[%cal Yf8h6] /\Bh6<=>}) 14... Nfd7 15. g5 Nc6 {
-13.g4!?})) 13... Bf8 {An automatically played move, Black doesn't want to
create extra targets for White on the >>.} ({However} 13... h6 {, although
rarely tried, is not so clear:} 14. f4 Nh7 $1 15. Qd2 (15. Nf3 $5 {[%cal Yh2h4]
/\h4|^>>}) 15... Nd7 16. b4 $6 {[%csl Rc4] ><c4 White overreaches, in this
line he as a rule shouldn't combine play on both flanks, as it exposes his
position.} Rac8 17. Nb3 Qb8 18. g5 $2 hxg5 19. f5 Rxc4 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Bh3
Bf6 22. Nd5 Ne5 23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. Rf1 g4 $19 {Sambuev,B-Dragomarezkij,E/
Moscow/1999/}) 14. g5 Nfd7 15. f4 ({Earlier Gurevich himself introduced into
practice the more restrained} 15. b3 Nc6 16. Ncb5 $5 (16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. f4 Rac8
18. Bf2 Qb8 19. a4 $6 b5 $1 20. cxb5 axb5 21. a5 b4 22. Na2 Nc5 23. Rc4 Bb5 24.
Rxb4 Nd3 25. Rd4 Nxf2 26. Kxf2 Qa7 $40 {[%csl Rf2] עf2,Szuhanek,R-Cosma,I/
ROM-chT Sovata/2000/}) (16. Nde2 Nc5 17. Ng3 Rad8 18. Bf1 Qb8 19. Qe2 Qa8 20.
Bg2 Rc8 21. Red1 Red8 22. h4 g6 23. f4 Bg7 24. h5 Qb8 25. hxg6 hxg6 $13 26. f5
$6 d5 $1 $36 {Namgilov,S-Ulibin,M/RUS-ch Elista/1996/}) 16... Qb8 17. Nxc6 Bxc6
18. Nd4 Bb7 19. h4 (19. b4 $143 {This is not ideal, see the note to Black's
move 13} Qc7 20. Qe2 Rac8 21. Nb3 a5 22. a3 Ba6 23. b5 Bb7 24. a4 g6 25. f4 Bg7
26. Red1 Rcd8 27. Qd2 Nc5 28. Nxc5 dxc5 $11 {Janssen,R-Brodsky,M/Wijk aan Zee/
1999/}) 19... g6 20. Qd2 Ne5 21. Qe2 Nc6 (21... Qc7 $142 $14 {[%cal Ya8c8,
Yc7a8] /<=>/\Rac8,Qb8-a8}) 22. Red1 Bg7 23. Qd2 Rd8 24. Ne2 $1 b5 25. cxb5 axb5
26. Nc3 Ba6 27. Nd5 $1 exd5 28. Rxc6 $16 {Gurevich,M-Cummings,D/BCF-chT 9798/
1998/}) 15... Nc6 16. Nf3 {Avoiding exchanges to keep the tension.} ({Another
way to do this is} 16. Nde2 {In the game White has active intentions with his
Nf3, on the other hand from the relatively modest g3-square it gives e4 extra
protection.} Rac8 {Black should try to follow the more active set-up from the
games Namgilov-Ulibin and Lobron-Granda:} (16... Nc5 $5 $132 {[%cal Ya8d8,
Yg7g6,Yf8g7] /\Rad8,g6,Bg7}) 17. Ng3 (17. b3 Qb8 18. Ng3 Nc5 19. Bf1 Rcd8 $1
20. Rc2 g6 $1 21. f5 $6 Ne5 22. Rf2 Qa8 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. b4 Ncd7 25. Nb1 d5 $1
$17 {Lobron,E-Granda Zuniga,J/Wijk aan Zee-B/2004/}) 17... Qb8 18. h4 Ba8 $6 {
This is definitely too passive.} (18... g6 $142 $5 $13) 19. Qe2 Na7 20. h5 g6
21. h6 b5 22. cxb5 Nxb5 23. Nxb5 axb5 24. Qd2 $36 {Smirin,I-Poluljahov,A/
Aeroflot Moscow/2002/}) (16. f5 $143 Nxd4 17. Qxd4 Rac8 18. b3 Qb8 19. Qd2 Bc6
20. Bd4 b5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. f6 $6 g6 23. h4 h5 $1 24. gxh6 Kh7 25. Rf1 Bxh6
26. Be3 Qb6 $17 {Lopushnoy,D-Poluljahov,A/RUS-chT Orel/1997/}) 16... Rac8 17.
h4 Qb8 $146 {[%mdl 8] Once again just as on move 12 Black makes a typical and
useful move.} (17... Nc5 18. a3 Nb8 $6 (18... Qb8 $142 $5) 19. Bf2 d5 20. exd5
Qxf4 21. b4 Ncd7 22. Re4 Qc7 23. Qe2 $36 {Cyborowski,L-Goj,A/Polanica Zdroj op/
2001/}) 18. b3 $6 {This doesn't stop Black's <=>, so probably it was better to
play immediately} (18. h5 $5 Ne7 $13 (18... b5 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Nxb5 Ba6 21.
Nbd4 $16) (18... Nc5 19. g6 fxg6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Nh4 $44)) 18... Nc5 19. h5 {
[%mdl 512] White is in a do-or die mood and sacrifices material.} (19. Qd2 Nb4
20. Rcd1 (20. Re2 b5 $5 {/\} 21. cxb5 $6 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Rxc1+ 23. Qxc1 Bxe4 $36)
20... d5 21. exd5 exd5 22. cxd5 Nbd3 23. Re2 Bd6 $44) 19... Nb4 {[%cal Rc5e4,
Rb4d3] /\Ne4,Nbd3} 20. g6 $1 {Although his idea is hardly fully correct, White
can't hesitate anymore.} (20. Bxc5 dxc5 $17 {[%csl Rf4][%cal Rc8d8] ><f4,/
\Rcd8 spells positional bankruptcy.}) 20... Nbd3 (20... fxg6 21. hxg6 hxg6 ({
Safer is} 21... h6 $5 22. Ng5 Nbd3 {-20...Nbd3}) 22. Ng5 $1 {[%cal Rd1g4,Rg4h4]
/\Qg4-h4} Nbd3 23. Qg4 Be7 24. Nxe6 $44) (20... h6 $6 21. gxf7+ Kxf7 22. Rf1
$14 {/\} Nxe4 $2 23. Nxe4 Bxe4 24. Ng5+ hxg5 25. Bxe4 $40) 21. Ng5 (21. Bxc5 $6
Nxe1 $17) (21. gxf7+ Kxf7 22. Ng5+ Kg8 23. Qg4 Qc7 $5 $17) 21... fxg6 22. hxg6
h6 $1 23. Rf1 Nxc1 (23... hxg5 $4 24. Qh5 $18) 24. Bxc1 Rc7 $6 {After this
passive move White's -> gets a new impulse.} (24... Be7 $142 $5 {/\} 25. Bh3
Bf6 $17) (24... b5 $5 {was also good, Black's Q may later join the defence
with tempo via a7.}) 25. Bh3 Rce7 26. f5 $1 (26. b4 Nd7 27. Nf7 Nf6 $1 $15 {/\}
28. Nxd6 Rd7 $1 29. Nxe8 Qxe8 $17 (29... Rxd1 $2 30. Nxf6+ gxf6 31. Bxe6+ Kg7
32. Rxd1 $16)) 26... d5 (26... exf5 27. Bxf5 $44 (27. exf5 $2 d5 28. Bf4 Qxf4
$1 29. Rxf4 Re1+ 30. Qxe1 Rxe1+ $19)) 27. Bf4 $8 e5 28. Bc1 d4 (28... dxe4 29.
Nd5 Rd8 30. f6 $44 {->}) 29. Nd5 Bxd5 30. cxd5 $13 Nd7 31. f6 $2 {Too
impatient. White tries to decides the game immediately, but Black's
countersacrifices turn the tide and the defence comes out on top.} (31. Ne6 Nf6
$15) (31. Nh7 $142 $1 Qd6 (31... Nf6 32. Bxh6 $1 Nxh7 (32... Nxe4 $2 33. Bg5
$40) 33. gxh7+ Kh8 34. Bg5 $36) 32. Bxh6 Nf6 (32... gxh6 33. f6 $44 {/\Qh5|^})
33. Bg5 Rc7 34. Bxf6 gxf6 35. Ng5 $1 $13) 31... Nxf6 32. Be6+ Rxe6 $8 (32...
Kh8 33. Nf7+ Rxf7 34. gxf7 {[%cal Rc1h6] /\Bh6->}) 33. Nxe6 Rxe6 $1 {[%mdl 256]
} (33... Nxe4 34. Qf3 Nf6 35. Bxh6 $13) 34. dxe6 Qe8 $17 35. Rxf6 $6 {
Desperation, now White is lost.} (35. Qf3 $142 Qxg6+ 36. Qg2 Qxe4 37. Bxh6 $17)
35... gxf6 36. Qh5 Qxe6 37. Kf1 (37. Bxh6 Bxh6 38. Qxh6 Qg4+ 39. Kh1 (39. Kf2
Qf4+ 40. Qxf4 exf4 41. Kf3 d3 $19) 39... Qxe4+ 40. Kg1 Qe3+ $19) 37... Qd7 38.
Bxh6 Bxh6 39. Qxh6 Qg7 $1 (39... d3 $6 40. g7 $1 (40. Ke1 d2+ $1 41. Kd1 (41.
Qxd2 Qxd2+ 42. Kxd2 Kg7 $19) 41... Qg4+ 42. Kxd2 Qg5+ 43. Qxg5 fxg5 $19) 40...
Qxg7 $8 41. Qh3 d2 42. Qc8+ Kh7 43. Qh3+ Kg8 44. Qc8+ Qf8 45. Qg4+ Kf7 (45...
Qg7 46. Qc8+ Kh7 47. Qh3+ {only repeats moves.}) 46. Qd7+ $15) 40. Qh5 (40. Qh3
Qxg6 41. Qc8+ Kg7 42. Qb7+ Kh6 43. Qxb6 Kg5 $5 $19 (43... Qxe4 44. Qxf6+ Kh5
$19)) 40... Qh8 41. Qg4 Qh1+ 42. Kf2 Qh2+ 43. Kf3 (43. Kf1 $2 Qf4+ $19) 43...
Qh1+ (43... Qf4+ 44. Qxf4 exf4 45. Kxf4 Kg7 46. Kf3 Kxg6 47. Ke2 f5 $1 48. Kd3
f4 49. Kxd4 Kg5 50. e5 (50. a4 f3 51. Ke3 Kg4 52. Kf2 Kf4 $19) 50... Kf5 51. e6
Kxe6 52. Ke4 Kd6 53. Kxf4 Kc5 $19) 44. Kf2 Kg7 $1 $19 {Black's K avoids a
perpetual and his material advantage decides.} 45. Qd7+ (45. Qf5 Qh2+ 46. Kf3
Qf4+ $19) 45... Kxg6 46. Qe8+ Kg5 47. Qg8+ Kf4 48. Qg3+ Kxe4 49. Qg6+ Kd5 (
49... f5 $4 50. Qc6+ $18) 50. Qf7+ Kc5 51. Qxf6 (51. Qe7+ Kb5 52. Qxf6 (52.
Qd7+ Kb4 53. Qa4+ Kc3 $19) (52. a4+ Ka5 $19) 52... Qh2+ (52... Qe4 $5 $19 {
[%cal Rd4d3] /\d3}) 53. Ke1 Qg1+ $19) 51... Qh2+ 52. Ke1 (52. Kf3 e4+ $1 53.
Kxe4 Qe2+ $19) 52... Qg1+ 53. Kd2 Qe3+ 54. Kd1 d3 55. b4+ Kxb4 56. a3+ (56.
Qd6+ Qc5 57. Qxd3 Qd4 $19) 56... Ka5 0-1

[Event "Brno"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "146"]
[EventDate "1993.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nc3 g6 6. d3 (6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4
8. Qxd4 O-O $6 (8... d6 $142) 9. Qh4 d6 10. Bh6 Nbd7 11. b3 Rc8 12. Bxg7 Kxg7
13. Qd4 Kg8 14. Rac1 Rc5 15. b4 Rc8 16. a3 Re8 17. e4 Qc7 18. Nd5 Qb8 19. Bh3
Rcd8 20. Nd2 $16 {(),Kramnik,V-Adams,M/Biel izt/1993/}) 6... Bg7 7. e4 d6 (7...
O-O 8. h3 Nc6 9. Bg5 d6 10. Qd2 Re8 (10... a6 11. O-O Nd4 $6 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13.
Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 Qd7 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Qb4 $36 {McNab,C-Kumaran,D/Hastings op/
1993/}) 11. O-O Nd7 12. Rab1 Nde5 13. Ne1 Nd4 14. a3 f6 15. Be3 Qd7 16. b4 f5
17. f4 Nec6 18. Kh2 e6 19. Nf3 Rad8 20. Bf2 Qf7 $10 {1/2:1/2/McNab,C-Panno,O/
Manila olm/1992/}) 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne1 (9. Nh4 $5 Ne8 (9... e5 10. Bh3 $5 $14 {
/\Ng2,f4}) 10. f4 f5 11. Be3 Nc6 $2 (11... e6 12. d4 $14) 12. exf5 gxf5 13.
Bd5+ Kh8 14. Qh5 $16 {Fancsi,I-Yip,M/Budapest Exp IM2/1993/}) 9... Ne8 $1 10.
g4 $6 $146 (10. Be3 Nc6 11. Qd2 Nd4 12. Rd1 Rb8 13. Nc2 a6 14. b3 Nc7 15. Ne2
Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 e5 17. b4 Ne6 18. Rb1 f5 $36 {Zlatilov,I-Kolar,S/Ptuj/1991/}) (
10. f4 f5 11. Be3 Nc6 $13 {/\} 12. Nc2 $6 Bxc3 $1 13. bxc3 Na5 14. Qe2 Nf6 $15)
10... e5 $1 11. f4 (11. g5 $142 $5 Nc7 (11... f5 12. exf5 Bxg2 13. Nxg2 gxf5
14. f4 $36) 12. h4 Ne6 13. Bh3 $132) 11... exf4 12. Bxf4 Nc6 $15 {><d4,e5,>>}
13. Nc2 (13. Nf3 Nc7 14. Qd2 Ne6 15. Bh6 Ncd4 $15) 13... Nc7 14. Qd2 (14. Ne3
Ne6 15. Bg3 Be5 $17) 14... Ne6 15. Bh6 Qh4 $5 (15... Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Ne5 17. Ne3
Nxd3 18. Ned5 f6 19. e5 $5 Nxe5 (19... fxe5 20. Be4 $40) 20. Nxf6+ Rxf6 21.
Bxb7 Rb8 22. Bd5 $44) 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. h3 h5 $17 18. gxh5 Qxh5 19. Nd5 Ncd4
20. Nxd4 (20. Nf6 Qe2 $1 (20... Ne2+ 21. Kh1 Ng3+ 22. Kg1 $132) 21. Qxe2 Nxe2+
22. Kh2 N2f4 $17) (20. Nce3 Ne2+ $1 21. Kf2 $8 N6d4 $40) 20... Nxd4 21. Qf2 (
21. Nf6 $142 Ne2+ (21... Qh4 $5 $36 {/\} 22. Rf4 $2 Qxf4 $19) 22. Kh1 Ng3+ 23.
Kg1 Qe2 $1 $17 24. Qxe2 (24. Qc3 Qe3+ 25. Kh2 Nxf1+ 26. Rxf1 Qd4 $19) 24...
Nxe2+ 25. Kh2 Rad8 $17 {/\Bc8,Rh8,><h3,d3,Bg2_|_}) 21... Ne2+ (21... Bxd5 $6
22. Qf6+ $132 {><d6}) 22. Kh1 (22. Kh2 Qe5+ 23. Nf4 Nxf4 24. Qxf4 Bc8 $17)
22... Bxd5 23. cxd5 (23. exd5 f5 24. Rae1 Rae8 $19) 23... f6 (23... f5 24. exf5
Rxf5 (24... gxf5 $5 $17) 25. Qe3 Re5 26. Qf2 $132) 24. b4 $5 $8 Nd4 (24... cxb4
25. Rae1 Nc3 26. d4 Qg5 $1 27. Re3 Rae8 28. Rg3 Qh6 29. Re1 Re7 $19) 25. bxc5
dxc5 (25... bxc5 26. Rab1 Rf7 27. Qg3 Rd8 $17) 26. a4 Qe5 27. Rae1 Rac8 $6 $138
(27... Rh8 {/\g5,Rh4-f4-+}) 28. Re3 Rc7 29. Rg3 Rcf7 30. Re1 Rh8 31. Rg4 Rh5 (
31... g5 $142 {/\} 32. h4 Kg6 33. Kg1 Rfh7 $1 34. hxg5 fxg5 $19 {->}) 32. h4
Rh6 $6 33. Bh3 Kf8 34. a5 g5 $2 (34... b5 35. Rc1 Rc7 $17) 35. axb6 axb6 36.
Ra1 $132 Rfh7 $5 37. Ra8+ (37. Rxg5 $2 Qxg5 $1 38. Ra8+ (38. hxg5 Rxh3+ 39. Kg2
Rh2+ $19) 38... Kg7 39. Ra7+ Kg6 40. Rxh7 Qc1+ $19) (37. Qa2 Rxh4 38. Qa8+ Qe8
$19) 37... Kg7 38. Ra7+ (38. Qa2 Rxh4 39. Qa7+ Kh6 40. Rxh4+ gxh4 41. Qxb6 Nf3
42. Ra2 Rg7 $19) 38... Kg6 39. Rxh7 Kxh7 40. Kg2 gxh4 41. Rxh4 $8 Rxh4 (41...
Qg5+ $6 42. Rg4 Qh5 43. Qg3 Rg6 $10 {[]}) 42. Qxh4+ Kg7 (42... Kg6 43. Qg4+ Qg5
44. Qxg5+ Kxg5 45. Kg3 Nb5 (45... b5 46. d6 b4 47. d7 Nc6 48. Be6 $22 $16 {
/\Bd5}) 46. Bd7 Nd6 47. Kf3 {/\Ke3,d4<=>}) 43. Qg4+ Qg5 $5 44. Qxg5+ $1 (44.
Kf2 b5 45. Ke1 b4 $19) 44... fxg5 45. e5 $8 (45. Kf2 b5 46. Ke3 b4 47. Kd2 Kf6
$19) 45... b5 46. Bc8 $1 (46. d6 Kf7 47. Bc8 b4 48. Bb7 Ke6 $19) 46... b4 47.
Ba6 b3 48. Bc4 b2 49. Ba2 Nb5 50. d6 Kf8 (50... Nc3 51. d7 Nxa2 52. d8=Q b1=Q
53. Qe7+ $10) 51. Bb1 $8 Nc3 52. Bc2 Kf7 (52... g4 53. Kg3 Nd5 54. Bb1 $10) (
52... b1=Q 53. Bxb1 Nxb1 54. Kf3 Nd2+ 55. Kg4 Nb3 56. Kxg5 Nc1 57. e6 Nxd3 58.
Kf6 Ke8 59. Kf5 $1 $10 {/\Ke4-d5} (59. d7+ Kd8 60. Kf7 Ne5+ 61. Kf8 Nxd7+ $19))
53. Kh3 Ke6 54. Kg4 b1=Q 55. Bxb1 Nxb1 56. Kxg5 Nc3 57. Kf4 Ne2+ (57... Nd5+
58. Kf3 $1 (58. Ke4 Nb4 $19) 58... Nb6 59. Ke4 Nd7 60. d4 $10) 58. Ke4 $2 (58.
Ke3 $1 $8 Nd4 59. Ke4 Nc6 60. d7 $1 $10) 58... Nd4 59. Kf4 Nc6 (59... Kd5 60.
d7 Kc6 (60... Ne6+ 61. Kf5 $10) 61. d8=N+ $10) 60. Ke4 Nd4 $138 61. Kf4 Nc6 62.
Ke4 Nb4 $1 {(.)} 63. d4 c4 64. d5+ (64. Ke3 Kd5 65. Kd2 Nc6 66. Kc3 Nd8 67. d7
Ne6 $19) 64... Nxd5 65. Kd4 Nb6 (65... c3 $2 66. Kd3 $10) 66. Kc3 Kd5 67. Kb4
Kc6 68. Kc3 Kc5 $1 69. Kc2 Kd5 70. Kc3 Na4+ $1 $19 {[]} 71. Kb4 Nc5 72. Kc3 Ne6
73. d7 Kc5 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.10.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 Ne4 8. d4
$5 {[%mdl 16] Topalov plays a sharp and ambitious move, which occurs only
rarely. White wants to occupy the centre even at the cost of weakening his
P-structure. The most usual continuation is} (8. Nxe4 Bxe4 9. d3 Bb7 10. e4 Nc6
11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O {In this simplified position White has
at most a very slight edge.} 14. b3 (14. Rd1 $5 d6 15. a4 Qc7 16. Ra2 Bc6 $6
17. b3 Rfd8 18. Ba3 Rd7 19. Rad2 Rad8 20. Qe3 Qb7 21. f4 $14 {(), Beliavsky,
A-Lutz,C/Mitropa Leipzig/2002/}) 14... Bc5 $1 15. Qc3 Qe7 16. Re2 a5 17. a4 f5
18. e5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rad8 20. Qf3 d6 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. Bg5 Rd7 23. Rae1 Qd3 24.
Qxd3 Rxd3 25. Rxe6 Rxb3 $11 {Ponomariov,R-Anand,V/Sofia 2005/}) 8... Nxc3 9.
bxc3 Be4 {A natural reaction, known also from various Queen's Indian lines -
Black stops e4 manually. However, he has other less direct alternatives, which
seem playable:} (9... O-O 10. d5 d6 $5 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. Bh3 e5 13. Be6+ Kh8
14. Bd5 Bxd5 15. cxd5 $6 (15. Qxd5 Nd7 $11 {[%cal Yd7f6] /\Nf6}) 15... e4 16.
Nd2 e3 $1 17. fxe3 Nd7 18. c4 Ne5 19. Qc2 Qe8 20. Bb2 Ng4 $36 {Van Wely,
L-Yermolinsky,A/Merrillville/1997/}) (9... Nc6 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd2 e5 (11... O-O
$13) 12. d6 $5 Bxd6 13. Nb3 Bc7 (13... Bxg2 14. Qxd6 Nxc4 15. Qd3 $16) 14. Nxa5
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 bxa5 16. Qd5 d6 17. Rb1 Rb8 18. Bg5 f6 19. Be3 Ke7 20. f4 exf4
21. Qe4+ Kf7 22. Qd5+ Ke7 23. Qe4+ Kf7 {1/2, Greenfeld,A-Bar,R/Israel/2004/})
10. Bf1 {The bishop is better placed here, than on h3 if Black takes on f3.
Nevertheless,} (10. Bh3 {deserves attention:} Bxf3 (10... Nc6 11. Nd2 Bg6 12.
d5 Na5 13. e4 {()}) (10... O-O $5 11. Nd2 Bb7 $132) 11. exf3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6
(12... O-O {seems more flexible.}) 13. Be3 Rc8 (13... Na5 $142 14. Rc1 Rc8) 14.
Rc1 (14. d5 $1 $36) 14... Na5 15. Qd3 O-O 16. f4 g6 17. Bg2 Qc7 18. c5 d5 19.
cxd6 Qxd6 20. Qa6 Qd7 21. Bf3 (21. d5 $5 $14) 21... Bf6 22. h4 Rfd8 23. h5 Nc6
24. Qa4 Ne7 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. Rxc8+ {1/2, Kramnik,V-Yudasin,L/Yerevan ol/1996/}
) 10... d6 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (10... O-O 11. h4 ({Sasikiran tries to follow
Topalov's footsteps, but} 11. Nd2 {[%cal Ye2e4] /\e4 seems better}) 11... Nc6
12. Nd2 Bg6 13. e3 h6 14. h5 Bh7 15. Nb3 d6 16. Bg2 Rc8 17. e4 Nb8 18. Bf1 e5
19. a4 Nd7 20. a5 cxd4 21. cxd4 exd4 22. Nxd4 Ne5 $132 {Sasikiran,
K-Annageldyev,O/Hyderabad/2005/}) ({The main move until now was} 10... Bxf3 11.
exf3 cxd4 12. cxd4 O-O 13. f4 Nc6 14. Be3 (14. d5 Na5 15. Bd2 Rc8 16. Bxa5 bxa5
17. Rb1 Bc5 18. Qd3 $11 {^-1/2, Savchenko,S-Gurevich,V/Ubeda 1998/}) 14... Rc8
15. Rc1 Bf6 16. Bg2 g6 17. d5 exd5 18. Qxd5 Ne7 19. Qd3 Nf5 20. Bd2 Re8 21. Bh3
Nd4 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Be3 Ne6 24. f5 Nc5 25. Bxc5 (25. Qd5 $1 $36 {^^}) 25...
Rxc5 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Bxd7 Qe5 28. Bh3 b5 $132 {1/2, Izoria,Z-Mchedlishvili,M/
Tbilisi/2001/}) 11. h4 {[%mdl 32] Original strategy, but the sortie Ng5 leads
nowhere and Topalov will abandon this idea later.} ({The more natural} 11. Nd2
Bb7 12. e4 {now and even one move later deserves attention.}) 11... Nd7 12. d5
(12. Nd2 Bb7 13. e4 $13) 12... O-O 13. a4 (13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Ng5 (14. Bh3 Bf5
$15) 14... Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Nf6 $15 {[%csl Rc3,Rc4]}) (13. Nd2 exd5 14. f3 Bg6 15.
cxd5 Bf6 16. Bb2 b5 $15) 13... h6 (13... Bf6 $5) 14. Bh3 exd5 $1 (14... e5 15.
Nd2 $14 {()}) 15. cxd5 Bf6 16. Ra3 b5 {Adams wants to prevent c4 at all costs,
but he doesn't succeed. Black's centralized pieces make a good impression and
he later suggested the improvement} (16... Ne5 $5 {Adams} 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 (17...
dxe5 18. c4 $14) 18. c4 Qf6 19. Bg2 Qg6 20. Bxe4 Qxe4 21. Qd3 Qg4 $132 {
[%cal Yf7f5,Ya8e8] /\f5, Rae8}) 17. axb5 Nb6 18. c4 $1 {[%csl Gd5][%mdl 16]
The d5-pawn is important, as it cramps Black's position. White is glad to get
rid of his weak c-pawn.} Bxf3 (18... Nxc4 19. Ra4 Bxf3 20. Rxc4 (20. exf3 Nb6 (
20... Nb2 21. Bxb2 Bxb2 22. Rae4 $14 {[%csl Ra7][%cal Yh3f1,Yf1d3,Ge1e8] /
\Bf1-d3,<->e,><a7}) 21. Rae4 (21. Ra6 Bd4 $13) 21... a6 22. bxa6 Rxa6 $132)
20... Bh5 21. Ra4 $5 $14) 19. Rxf3 (19. exf3 Nxc4 20. Ra4 {-18...Nc4}) 19...
Nxc4 20. Qa4 Ne5 (20... Nb6 21. Qg4 Nxd5 22. Bxh6 $36 {>>}) 21. Ra3 Re8 (21...
h5 $142 $1 $13 {/<=>}) 22. h5 $1 $36 {[%csl Gh5][%cal Gb1h7] ()>>,-><->b1-h7}
Re7 (22... Rb8 $5 {Adams} 23. Bf5 (23. f4 $6 {[%csl Rg1] ע} Nd7 24. Qxa7 Nb6
$36) 23... Rb7 24. Bd2 $14) 23. Bf4 Rb8 24. Bf5 Qe8 25. Bc2 (25. Rb1 $5 $14 {
Cheparinov}) 25... Qd7 $2 (25... Qxb5 $2 26. Qe4 $40) (25... Rxb5 $142 $1 26.
Qe4 g6 27. Bxe5 (27. Ba4 Rb4 28. Qc2 Rxa4 29. Rxa4 Nf3+ $17) 27... Bxe5 28.
hxg6 fxg6 29. Qh4 Kh7 30. Ba4 a6 $44) 26. Qe4 Ng6 27. Qd3 c4 $2 (27... Nf8 $142
28. Qf5 Rxb5 29. Qxd7 Rxd7 30. Bf5 $36) 28. Qxc4 Nxf4 29. Qxf4 Re5 30. Qf3 Qh3
(30... Qxb5 31. Rb1 Qe8 32. Qd3 Rxb1+ 33. Bxb1 Kf8 34. Qh7 Qd7 35. Qh8+ Ke7 36.
Qa8 Qd8 37. Rxa7+ Kf8 38. Qc6 $16 {/+-}) 31. Rxa7 Rxh5 32. e3 Qh2+ 33. Kf1 {
White's K is safe and his extra o^b5 is taboo due to Black's back-rank
weakness. The game is decided.} Qh3+ (33... Qh1+ 34. Qxh1 Rxh1+ 35. Ke2 Rxe1+
36. Kxe1 $18 {_|_}) 34. Ke2 Re5 35. Rc7 {[%cal Re1h1] /\Rh1+-} Rc8 $2 (35...
Qh5 $8 {was the only way to prolong the game, but the _|_ with the extra P is
won for White.}) 36. Bf5 $1 Rxf5 (36... Qxf5 37. Qxf5 Rxc7 38. Qd3 $18 (38. b6
$18)) 37. Rxc8+ Kh7 38. Rh1 1-0

[Event "Rimavska Sobota"]
[Site "Rimavska Sobota"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Csom, Istvan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2535"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1991.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Bg5 (9. b3 Nbd7 10. Nb5 Nc5 11. Rd1 d5 12. cxd5 exd5 $5 13. Bh3 O-O $132)
9... a6 (9... O-O 10. Rfd1 Nbd7 11. Nb5 d5 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Nc3 Bc6 14. Qc4 $1
Qc8 15. e4 h6 {Kortschnoi,V-Ftacnik,L,Biel 1984} 16. Bf4 $1 $36 {Ftacnik}) 10.
Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qf4 (11. Qd3 Ra7 (11... Qc7 $5 12. Rad1 Be7) (11... O-O $6 12.
Rad1 Be7 13. Ng5 Bxg5 14. Bxb7 Ra7 15. Be4 f5 16. Bg2 Be7 17. e4 f4 18. gxf4
Rxf4 19. e5 $16 {Krasenkov,M-Varga,Z,Lillafured 1989-TD89_11}) 12. Rfd1 Bxf3 (
12... Be7 $142 $5 13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 O-O $14) 13. exf3 $5 Rd7 14. f4 O-O 15.
Rac1 g6 16. h4 Qc7 17. b3 Rc8 18. Ne4 Bg7 19. Qe3 Qd8 20. Ng5 $36 {Serper,
G-Chuchelov,A,Leningrad chT 1989-TD89_09}) 11... Bxf3 (11... O-O 12. Rfd1 Be7
13. Ne4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 Ra7 15. Nd4 $14) 12. exf3 $5 (12. Qxf3 Ra7 13. Rfd1 O-O
14. Rac1 Rd7 (14... Rc7 $5 $132) 15. Qe3 Qc7 16. Na4 Rdd8 17. Qxb6 Qxb6 18.
Nxb6 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Be5 20. e3 $14 {_|_ Andersson,U-Portisch,L,Reggio 1989})
12... Ra7 13. Rfd1 Be7 (13... Be5 14. Qe3 $36 {/\f4}) (13... Rd7 $5 14. Qe3 O-O
$132) 14. Qd4 O-O 15. f4 $14 {><d6,()} g6 (15... Nd7 16. f5 $1 exf5 17. Nd5 $36
) 16. h4 Nd7 17. Rac1 (17. Ne4 $6 Nc5 $10) 17... Qb8 $6 (17... h5 18. Ne4 (18.
Bf3 $5 $14 {/\f5}) 18... Nc5 19. Ng5 $14) 18. Ne4 Rd8 (18... Nc5 19. Nf6+ Bxf6
20. Qxf6 $16) 19. h5 $1 $40 Rc7 (19... e5 20. Qe3 $16) 20. b3 {|^/^a1-h8} b5 $6
(20... f5 $142 21. Nc3 $16 {><e6,b6,d6} (21. h6 Bf8 22. Nf6+ Nxf6 23. Qxf6 Re8
$10) (21. Nxd6 $2 Nc5 22. h6 Bf8 $1 (22... Bxd6 23. b4 Na4 24. c5 $14) 23. Qe5
Rcd7 $19)) 21. h6 Bf8 22. c5 $1 d5 $8 (22... dxc5 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Qb2 $18) (
22... Bxh6 23. cxd6 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 e5 25. Qd5 exf4 26. Rc7 $18 {/\Nf6}) (22...
e5 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Qd2 {/\c6,Nf6+-}) 23. c6 Qb6 $2 (23... dxe4 $8 24. cxd7
Rcxd7 (24... Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Qd6 26. Qxd6 Bxd6 27. Rc8 Be7 28. Bxe4 f5 29. Bc6
$18) 25. Qxd7 Rxd7 26. Rxd7 Bxh6 27. Rcc7 e3 $5 28. fxe3 Qb6 $16) 24. Nf6+ Kh8
25. Qb2 {Stohl,I} (25. Qb2 Nxf6 26. Qxf6+ Kg8 27. Qxd8 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Black "Alterman, Boris"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. d4 {This move leads to
quick simplification and the arising positions give White only a slight
advantage at the very most.} ({But after} 6. O-O e5 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5,Ge5]
Black's task in a Maroczy position with opposite colours is even easier. He is
well developed, controls the [+] and has no problems with equality, e.g.} 7. d3
Be7 8. Nc3 Be6 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. Bc3 Qd7 12. a4 f6 13. Nd2 Kh8 14.
Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Qb3 Rfd8 16. Qxd5 Rxd5 17. Nc4 b6 18. Rfd1 Kg8 19. Kf1 Rad8 20.
Ne3 R5d7 21. Ke1 Kf7 22. Nc4 Ke6 $11 {Laufer,T-Nezar,M/Metz op/1998/}) 6...
cxd4 {The simplest and most common. More complicated alternatives are} (6...
Nf6) (6... Bf5 $5) 7. Nxd4 Ndb4 8. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Nxc6 10. Nc3 {[%cal
Gh1a8] This attempt has become more popular recently thanks to Andersson.
White doesn't hurry to exchange his strong Bg2 and relies on a slight @ and
the /^ h1-a8. The older attempt has a very drawish reputation.} (10. Bxc6+ bxc6
11. Be3 e5 12. Kd2 (12. Nd2 Be6 13. Kc2 Bb4 14. Rhd1 a5 15. a3 Be7 16. b3 O-O
17. Rdc1 Rab8 18. Kb2 Bf6 19. Kc2 Rfd8 20. f3 e4 21. Rab1 exf3 22. exf3 Bf5+
23. Ne4 Re8 24. Kd3 Rbd8+ 25. Ke2 Bxe4 26. fxe4 Rxe4 27. Kf3 Re6 $17 {Ftacnik,
L-Farago,I/Hastings/1982/}) 12... Rb8 13. b3 Bb4+ 14. Kc2 a5 15. Nc3 Ba6 16.
Bd2 O-O 17. Rhd1 f6 18. a3 Be7 19. Be3 Rb7 20. f3 Rfb8 21. Rdb1 Kf7 22. b4 Ke6
23. Bc5 Bxc5 24. bxc5 Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Rxb1 26. Kxb1 f5 27. Kc2 Bc4 28. Kd2 g5 29.
e3 h6 30. f4 g4 31. Ke1 {1/2,Groenn,A-Rytshagov,M/Cappelle la Grande op/1997/})
10... Bd7 (10... Bf5 $5 11. Be3 g6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Rc1 Bg7 14. f3 O-O 15.
Ke1 Rfb8 16. b3 Bxc3+ 17. Rxc3 Bb1 {1/2,Ree,H-Miles,A/Wijk aan Zee/1978/}) 11.
Be3 g6 ({Another playable move is} 11... e5 12. Rc1 O-O-O 13. Kc2 Bf5+ 14. Kb3
$5 (14. Be4 Bxe4+ 15. Nxe4 Be7 16. Rhd1 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19.
Kb3 Kd7 20. Kc4 Ke6 21. f3 f5 22. Nc3 a6 23. Bb6 Nb8 24. a4 Nd7 25. Nd5 g6 26.
e4 Nf6 27. Nxf6 Bxf6 28. b4 h5 $11 {Andersson,U-De La Villa/Szirak izt/1987/})
14... Be6+ 15. Ka4 Nd4 16. Nb5+ Kb8 17. Rc7 Rd7 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Rhc1 Be7 20.
Rxb7+ Rxb7 21. Bxb7 Kxb7 22. Rc7+ Kb6 23. Rxe7 Rd8 24. Na3 d3 25. exd3 Rxd3 $44
{Speelman,J-Alburt,L/London m/1986/}) (11... O-O-O $5 12. Kc1 g6 13. Rd1 Bg7
14. Bxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxa7 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Rxd1+ 17. Kxd1 Rd8+ 18. Ke1 Rd5 $44 {
1/2,Milos,G-Morovic Fernandez,I/Santiago/1989/}) (11... Rd8 12. Ke1 g6 13. Rc1
Bg7 14. f4 O-O 15. Kf2 e5 16. Rhd1 exf4 17. gxf4 Rfe8 18. Ne4 Bg4 19. Rd6 Rxd6
20. Nxd6 Re7 21. h3 Be6 22. b3 Bb2 23. Rd1 Rd7 24. Rb1 Bf6 25. Nxb7 $14 {
Tkachiev,V-Fominyh,A/WCh Groningen /1997/}) 12. Rc1 {White sees f2 as a likely
place for his K.} ({Miles's risky K march didn't find any avid followers,
although it brought him success.} 12. Kc2 Bf5+ 13. Kb3 $5 Rc8 14. Bxc6+ Rxc6
15. Bxa7 Be6+ 16. Kb4 Bg7 17. Rac1 Rc4+ 18. Kb5 O-O 19. Rhd1 Rc6 20. Bc5 Rfc8
$44 {Miles,A-Alburt,L/Long Beach ch-US/1989/}) 12... Bg7 13. f4 O-O 14. Ke1
Rac8 ({Black should be careful with the timing of this committal move, which
weakens both d5 and d6.} 14... e5 $143 $6 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6]} 15. Kf2 exf4 16.
gxf4 Be6 17. b3 Rad8 18. Ne4 Bd4 19. Nc5 Bxe3+ 20. Kxe3 Rfe8 21. Kf2 Nb4 22. a3
Nd5 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. e3 Re7 25. Rhd1 Red7 26. Rd4 Kf7 27. Bf3 b6 28. Bxd5 exd5
29. h4 Rd6 30. Kf3 Kf6 31. b4 $14 {Andersson,U-Leko,P/Ter Apel/1996/ In this
game Andersson demonstrated really high-class technique to win a marginally
better R_|_.}) 15. Kf2 e5 $6 {Also now this impatient move causes Black
problems, as White shows in a model way.} (15... Be6 $142 16. Rhd1 Rfe8 17. Nd5
Bf5 $1 18. Rc5 e6 19. Nc3 e5 $5 20. Bxc6 exf4 21. gxf4 $13 {1/2,Andersson,
U-Farago,I/Rome/1986/}) (15... Rfd8 16. Rhd1 Be8 17. Bxc6 $5 Bxc6 18. Bxa7 Rxd1
19. Rxd1 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Ra8 21. Bc5 $14) 16. Rhd1 Be6 (16... Rfd8 17. Nb5 exf4
18. gxf4 Bxb2 19. Rb1 {[%cal Rb5d6] /\Nd6|^}) 17. Nb5 $1 $36 Bxa2 (17... exf4
18. gxf4 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Bf6 20. Nd6 Rb8 (20... Bxa2 $2 21. Rxb7 Rfd8 22. Rd3 $1
$16 (22. Nxc8 $2 Bh4+ $1)) 21. Rxb7 Rxb7 22. Nxb7 Nb8 $142 $5 (22... Nd8 23.
Bc5 Re8 24. Nd6 Re7 25. Nb5 $1 Rd7 (25... Re8 26. Nc7 $18) 26. Rxd7 Bxd7 27.
Nxa7 Ne6 28. Be3 $16 {[%csl Ga2] o^a}) 23. Bd5 (23. Bc5 Rc8 $132) (23. Bxa7
Bxa2 $11) 23... Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Nc6 25. Rd6 Bh4+ 26. Kf3 Rc8 $14) 18. Bc5 Rfd8 $8
19. Bxc6 $1 {Black probably underestimated this surprising exchange.} (19. Nd6
$143 $6 Rc7 20. Nxb7 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 h5 $11) 19... bxc6 (19... Rxd1 20. Rxd1 bxc6
21. Nxa7 Ra8 22. b4 {-19...bc6}) 20. Nxa7 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Ra8 22. b4 $1 exf4 23.
gxf4 $16 {[%csl Rc6] ><c6 Even Black's ^^ doesn't help him too much, as his
Pc6 is very weak. As even the tactics work for White, his _|_ advantage is
beyond doubt and Smirin converts it convincingly.} Bb3 (23... Bd5 24. b5 Bb3
25. Rd3 Bc4 26. bxc6 $1 (26. b6 $5 Bxd3 27. exd3 Bf8 28. d4 {[%cal Ra7c6,Rf2f3,
Rb6b7] /\Kf3,Nc6,b7+-}) 26... Bxd3 27. exd3 Bf8 $8 28. Bxf8 Rxa7 (28... Kxf8 $2
29. c7) 29. Bd6 f5 (29... Ra6 30. c7 Rc6 31. Ke3 f5 32. Kd4 Kf7 33. Kd5 Rc3 34.
Bc5 $19) 30. c7 Ra2+ 31. Ke3 Rc2 32. Kd4 $18 {[%cal Rd6c5] /\Bc5}) (23... Bf8
24. Nxc6 Rc8 25. Rd8 $5 $16 (25. Ne7+ $16)) 24. Rd7 (24. Rd3 $6 Bc2 25. Rd7 Be4
$14) 24... Bd5 25. Rc7 (25. b5 $2 Be6 $11 26. bxc6 $2 Bxd7 27. cxd7 Rd8 $19)
25... Bh6 (25... Bf8 $5) 26. e3 Bf8 27. Nxc6 Bxc5 28. bxc5 Ra2+ 29. Kg3 Be4 $6
(29... Bxc6 $142 30. Rxc6 Rc2 $16) 30. Nd4 {[%csl Gc5] o^c The passed pawn is
very strong and will cost Black material.} Rg2+ 31. Kh3 Rg1 32. Re7 Bg2+ 33.
Kg3 (33. Kh4 $5 Rc1 34. c6 $18) 33... Bd5+ 34. Kf2 Rc1 (34... Rg2+ 35. Ke1 Rxh2
36. c6 Rh1+ 37. Kd2 $18) 35. c6 $1 Rxc6 (35... Bxc6 36. Rc7 $18) (35... Kf8 36.
Rd7 Be4 37. c7 $18) 36. Nxc6 $18 Bxc6 37. e4 {Via the black squares White
marches his K onto Black's position. The rest is simple straightforward
technique.} Kf8 38. Re5 Kg7 (38... f6 $2 39. Re6) 39. Ke3 Kf6 40. Kd4 Bd7 (
40... h6 41. Ra5 Bd7 42. Ra6+ Kg7 43. Kd5 $18) 41. Ra5 h6 42. Ra6+ Kg7 43. Ke5
Bg4 44. f5 $1 (44. Kd6 $18) 44... g5 (44... gxf5 45. exf5 h5 46. f6+ Kg6 47.
Ra8 $18) 45. Kd6 (45. Ra8 $5 $18) 45... Kf6 46. Ra5 Kg7 (46... h5 47. e5+ Kxf5
48. e6+ Kf6 49. e7 $18) 47. Ke7 h5 48. f6+ Kg6 49. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Selfoss Milk Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Selfoss"]
[Date "2003.11.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2696"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2003.10.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. d3 $5 {White is not interested in a theoretical duel in
one of the topical Hedgehog linbes and adopts a quiet system. The setup with
c4,d3,e4 was advocated by Botvinnik, but with opposite colours against the
Closed Sicilian. Here however White's Nf3 would be better placed on e2, thus
Black has no problems with achieving fully-fledged counterplay.} (3. g3 c5 4.
Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d3 Bg7 7. e4 {Kortschnoj,V-Psakhis,L/ FIDE Wch k.o. 2001/
1/2-1/2. (50)}) 3... c5 4. e4 d6 {In a different move order Black may leave
his central pawns flexible for the time being as in the game Kortschnoj,
V-Psakhis,L/ FIDE Wch k.o. 2001.} ({However now after} 4... Bb7 {he must
seriously reckon with} 5. e5 $5 {()[+]}) 5. h3 g6 6. g3 Bg7 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Be3 e5 {[%mdl 32768] White had finished his development and
was already prepared to play d4, Nikolic prevents this in the most radical way.
Black has other playable alternatives:} (10... e6 $5 11. d4 Na5 $1 12. Qd3 d5
13. cxd5 exd5 14. dxc5 (14. e5 $142 $5 Ne4 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qc2 $13) 14...
Nxe4 15. cxb6 axb6 16. Rfc1 $2 (16. Qc2 Rc8 17. Bd4 $11) 16... Nc5 17. Qd1 Nc4
18. Bd4 Nxb2 19. Qc2 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Nba4 21. Ncb5 Qf6 $17 {Berkes,F-Almasi,Z/
Budapest 2003}) (10... Rc8 {prevents d4 indirectly, on the other hand this is
perhaps not the best square for the R a8, which could help in supporting a b5
advance from b8.} 11. Qd2 (11. Rc1 Nd7 12. b3 Nde5 13. Ne1 Nd4 14. Ne2 Nec6 15.
Nxd4 cxd4 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. f4 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. Nf3 Rce8 20. Nh4 e6 21. Qh5
Nd8 22. Rce1 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nb7 24. g4 Nc5 25. gxf5 e5 $13 {Miton,K-Sakaev,K/
EU-Cup 17th Panormo 2001}) 11... Nd7 (11... Ne8 12. b3 e5 13. Nh2 Nd4 14. Rae1
Nf6 15. g4 Ne6 16. Ne2 Nd7 17. g5 f6 18. f4 exf4 19. Nxf4 Nxf4 20. Rxf4 Ne5 21.
Ref1 $13 {1/2-1/2 Lobron,E-Kurajica,B/ Reggio Emilia 1984 (21)}) 12. Nh2 (12.
Kh2 a6 13. Nh4 Nd4 14. f4 b5 15. Rac1 e6 16. b3 f5 17. cxb5 Nxb5 18. Nxb5 axb5
19. b4 Qe7 20. bxc5 Nxc5 21. exf5 Bxg2 22. Nxg2 gxf5 23. Rc2 Qd7 24. Rfc1 b4 $1
$36 {Speelman,J-Browne,W/ London 1980}) (12. Nh4 e6 13. Nb5 Qe7 14. f4 a6 15.
Nc3 b5 16. Rae1 Nd4 17. Kh2 Kh8 18. f5 Be5 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bh6 Rg8 21. fxe6 Qxe6
22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. exd5 Qe7 24. Be3 f5 25. Nf3 Nxf3+ 26. Bxf3 bxc4 27. dxc4 g5
$15 {Kveinys,A-Sulava,N/ Bled olm 2002}) 12... Nd4 13. f4 f5 14. Rae1 Ba8 15.
Nf3 a6 16. Kh2 e5 17. fxe5 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Nxe5 19. Bg2 Qd7 20. exf5 Rxf5 21.
Nd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5+ Kh8 23. Be4 Rh5 24. h4 Ng4+ $11 {1/2-1/2 Hecht,H-Johansen,D/
Luzern olm 1982 (24)}) (10... a6 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Rc8 14. b3
Re8 15. Rac1 Nc5 16. h4 h5 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Bd4 Bf8 19. Nd5 Nd7 20. f4 e6 21.
Nc3 e5 22. Bf2 exf4 23. gxf4 Nf6 $132 {Panchenko,A-Agdestein,S/ Moscow 1994})
11. Nh2 {Although h2 is hardly an ideal square for the N, White can't aspire
for an advantage even after the seemingly more logical} (11. Qd2 Nd4 12. Ne1 $5
Ne8 (12... Qd7 13. Kh2 Nh5 14. Nd5 f5 $6 15. exf5 gxf5 $2 (15... Nxf5 $132) 16.
Bxd4 cxd4 17. Qg5 Nf6 18. Qxf5 $1 Rad8 19. Qxd7 Rxd7 20. Nxf6+ Rxf6 21. Rc1 $16
{Zysk,R-Kestler,H/ BL84/85 GER-chT 1985}) 13. Nd5 Nc7 $11) 11... Nd4 12. Qd2
Ne8 (12... Nd7 13. f4 a6 (13... f5 $142 $132) 14. f5 $1 gxf5 15. exf5 Bxg2 16.
Qxg2 Kh8 17. Kh1 Rb8 18. b3 Rg8 19. g4 Bf6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. Rf2 f6 22. Nf1 Nf8
23. Nc3 b5 24. Ng3 $16 {Speelman,J-Lautier,J/ Dordrecht blitz 2001}) ({Black
wants to meet f4 head on with his own f-pawn and manoeuvres his Nf6 to a
better position, but this could still wait:} 12... Rb8 $5 13. Bg5 (13. f4 Nh5
$1 $36) 13... Qd7 14. Ne2 Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 Nh5 16. Bf3 f5 17. Bxh5 gxh5 18. g4
hxg4 19. hxg4 fxe4 20. dxe4 b5 21. cxb5 d5 22. Rad1 Qf7 $44 {Sola,R-Slipak,S/
Buenos Aires 1997}) 13. g4 $146 {This novelty makes it more difficult for
Black to play f5, but on the other hand White's main active resource f4 will
now weaken the dark squares.} (13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 (14. gxf4 f5 $132 {~~})
14... Nc7 15. Bh6 f5 16. Rae1 Qd7 17. Bxg7 Qxg7 18. exf5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rxf5 20.
Ng4 Rxf1 21. Rxf1 Rf8 22. Ne4 Nf5 23. Nc3 h5 24. Ne3 Qh6 $11 {Dgebuadze,
A-Klein,V/ Leon 1996}) 13... Nc7 (13... f5 $5 14. exf5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 gxf5 16.
Nd5 $13) 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Nce6 16. Be3 Qd7 (16... Be5 $6 17. g5 {[%cal
Rh2g4] /\Ng4|^} f6 18. gxf6 Rxf6 19. Ng4 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 $14) (16... Qh4 17. Nd5
$5 $13) 17. g5 {This allows Black to simplify the position, but he would be OK
even after} (17. Nd5 f5 18. gxf5 gxf5 $11) 17... f5 18. gxf6 Rxf6 19. Ng4 Rxf1+
20. Rxf1 Rf8 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Nd5 Qf7 23. Kh1 (23. Bh6 Bxh6 24. Qxh6+ Kg8 25.
Qe3 Kh8 26. e5 Nf5 $11 {/=/+ leads nowhere, strategically the exchange of the
dar-squared B is advantageous for Black.}) 23... Nf3 $5 24. Qf2 Bxd5 (24...
Ned4 $143 25. Nh6 Bxh6 26. Bxh6+ Kg8 27. Be3 $36) 25. cxd5 (25. Qxf3 $6 Qxf3
26. Bxf3 Bc6 $15 {[%csl Rd4,Re5][%cal Gh8a1] ><d4,e5,/^a1-h8}) (25. exd5 Ned4 {
[%cal Yf7f5] /\Qf5|^}) 25... Ned4 26. Nh6 (26. Bxf3 Qxf3+ 27. Qxf3+ Nxf3 28. b3
h5 $15 {_|_}) 26... Qf6 $11 27. Ng4 Qf7 28. Qg3 {Malakhov decides to give it a
try and avoids repetition, but Black's position is too solid and by continuing
the game White risks more than his opponent.} (28. Nh6 $11) 28... Ne5 29. Qh4
$6 (29. Bxd4 $142 cxd4 30. Nxe5 Bxe5 31. Qf3 $11) 29... Nxg4 30. Qxg4 (30. hxg4
Be5 31. Qd8+ Kg7 $15 {[%csl Gd4,Ge5] [+]}) 30... Kg8 (30... Be5 31. Bh6+ Ke7
32. Qc8 $132 {/\} Qf2 33. Qc7+ Ke8 34. Qc8+ $11) 31. Qc8+ Qf8 32. Qg4 (32.
Qxf8+ $2 Kxf8 33. Bxd4 Bxd4 $15 {[%csl Gd4,Rg2] /-/+^-_|_ gives Black a
clear-cut advantage, using his >> majority he will try to penetrate with his K
to the <<. if this is enough to win is another question.}) ({Deserting the
defence of the K with} 32. Qd7 Be5 33. Qxa7 Ne2 {gives Black at least a draw 
(Ng3-e2), perhaps he can strive even for more after} 34. Qxb6 Bf4 $5 $44) 32...
Qf7 {Nikolic is not ambitious and is satisfied with repetition.} (32... Nc2 33.
Bf4 {[%cal Rg4e6] /\Qe6} Nd4 $11) (32... Be5 $5 $15) 33. Qc8+ Qf8 34. Qg4 Qf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Premier 33rd"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "1998.05.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Pecorelli Garcia, Humberto"]
[Black "Herrera, Irisberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1998.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 e6 5. g3 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. O-O Be7 8. d4 {
Now 2 pairs of minor pieces disappear and this makes Black's defense easier.} (
{Somewhat more ambitious is} 8. e3 O-O 9. d4 {/\} d5 10. Ne5 $5 $14) 8... Nxd4
9. Nxd4 Bxg2 10. Kxg2 (10. Nxe6 dxe6 11. Kxg2 Qc7 $11) 10... cxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O
(11... d5 $143 $6 12. cxd5 Qxd5+ 13. Qxd5 exd5 14. Nc3 $14 {[%csl Rd5] ><d5})
12. Nc3 {A well-known and approximately equal position, quite typical for the
Hedgehog. It's not easy for White to find an active plan, as by advancing too
far with his pawns he could weaken his position without achieving anything. By
good defense Black should be able to counter any attempts by his opponent and
strive for counterplay of his own. (the typical breakthroughs b5,d5 are
practically impossible, but with only 2 minor pieces on board Black's task is
not so dangerous.)} Qc7 (12... Qc8 13. e4 d6 14. f3 Qc5 15. Na4 (15. Qd3 $142)
15... Qxd4 16. Bxd4 Nd7 17. Rad1 Rfd8 $11 {1/2,Bronstein,D-Shamkovich,L/
URS-ch32/1964/}) 13. f3 (13. e4 Qb7 (13... Rad8 14. Rad1 Qb7 15. f3 Ne8 16. Rd2
f5 $6 17. Rfd1 Bg5 18. Rd3 Bf6 19. e5 Be7 20. Qf2 Rf7 21. Qd2 Bb4 22. a3 Bf8
23. Ne2 Nc7 24. Nf4 g6 25. h4 b5 26. cxb5 Qxb5 27. Rc1 Qb7 28. Rxc7 Qxc7 29.
Nxe6 dxe6 30. Rxd8 $18 {Botvinnik,M-Capablanca,J/Moscow/1936/ This game shows
that understanding of such positions came only later, in the distant past even
the strongest players played hedgehog structures rather strangely.}) (13... d6
14. f3 Rfd8 15. g4 Rac8 16. Rad1 Qb7 17. g5 Nh5 $6 18. f4 Rc5 (18... Nxf4+ 19.
Rxf4 e5 20. Qd5 $18) 19. Qf2 f5 20. Qf3 g6 21. Ba3 Rc7 22. Rfe1 Rf8 23. Bxd6
Bxd6 24. Rxd6 fxe4 25. Qxe4 Nxf4+ 26. Kh1 Rf5 27. Qxb7 Rxb7 28. Ne4 $16 {
Poluljahov,A-Tregubov,P/URS-sf/1991/}) 14. Rad1 Rfd8 15. f3 d6 16. Rd2 Rd7 (
16... a6 17. a4 Ne8 18. Rfd1 Bg5 19. Rd3 Bf6 20. Qf2 Rdc8 21. Qd2 h6 22. h4 Rc6
$6 (22... Rc7 $1 $11) 23. Ne2 $1 Bxb2 24. Qxb2 Rc5 25. Nc3 Rac8 26. Qf2 Qe7 27.
f4 $14 {Krasenkow,M-Skembris,S/Asti op/1996/ White gradually prepared a >>
attack in a model way, first stopping Black's play on the other side.}) 17.
Rfd1 Rad8 18. Qe3 Bf8 19. Rd3 Ne8 20. Qd2 Nc7 21. Qc2 Qc6 22. Ne2 b5 23. Nd4
Qb7 $132 {Stahlberg,G-Sanguinetti,R/Mar del Plata/1948/}) (13. Rad1 d6 14. f4
a6 15. a4 Rfd8 16. Rf3 $6 d5 $1 17. cxd5 exd5 18. b4 Qb7 19. g4 a5 $1 20. g5
axb4 21. gxf6 Bc5 22. Qe5 bxc3 23. Bxc3 g6 24. Kg3 d4 $1 25. Bxd4 Rd5 26. Qe3
Qd7 27. Bxc5 Rxd1 28. Bxb6 Re8 29. Qf2 h5 30. h3 Qxa4 $19 {Gurevich,D-De
Firmian,N/USA-ch/1983/}) (13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Qd3 Qb7+ 15. Qf3 Qxf3+ 16. Kxf3 d6
17. Nb5 {1/2,Tal,M-Benjamin,J/San Francisco/1991/}) 13... a6 14. e4 d6 {
The typical pawn constellation has been reached.} 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. Rd2 $146 (
16. a4 Bf8 17. Rac1 Nd7 18. Qd3 Rac8 19. Qc2 Qb7 20. Rd2 Nc5 21. Rcd1 Qb8 22.
Re2 Be7 23. Bc1 Qb7 24. Bf4 Qc6 25. Red2 Nb7 26. Be3 Qc7 27. Qb2 Nc5 28. Bd4
Bf8 $11 {1/2,Jakobsen,O-Pedersen,E/DEN-ch/1980/}) 16... Rac8 {The preceding
practical examples have shown us what both sides are up to. Black has a
variety of possible plans, e.g. doubling his R on the d<-> and transferring
his N via e8 to c7 in an attempt to force b5. Another idea is to stop White's
possible << advance by moving the N over to c5 (see Jakobsen-Pedersen). White,
according to the circumstances, can prepare either a double-edged advance of
>> pawns, or strengthen his position and proceed on the other flank. This is
the plan White realizes in our game in a model way, making his effort a
text-book example of a gradual << attack. But Black helps by playing passively,
losing time and simply not knowing what to do.} (16... Qc5 $5 17. Qd3 (17. Na4
Qxd4 18. Bxd4 b5 19. Nb6 Rab8 $132) 17... Nd7 {[%cal Yc5c7,Yd7c5] /\Qc7,Nc5}) (
16... Bf8 $142) (16... Ne8 $5 {[%cal Ye7f6,Yc7b7,Ye8c7] /\Bf6,Qb7,Nc7}) 17.
Rad1 Qb8 18. a4 Qc7 $6 (18... Bf8 {[%cal Yf6e8,Ye8c7] /\Ne8-c7}) 19. Ba3 Ne8
20. Qe3 $1 $14 Bf6 (20... h6 $5 21. Bb4 Bg5 22. f4 Bf6 $14 {[%csl Re4] ><e4})
21. Bb4 h6 22. Rd3 $1 Bg5 23. Qf2 $36 Bf6 24. Qd2 Be7 (24... Qb7 $142 $5 {/\}
25. a5 Bxc3 26. Bxc3 b5 $132) 25. Qa2 $1 {[%csl Ra6,Rd6][%cal Ra4a5] /\a5,><a6,
d6} Bf6 (25... a5 $6 26. Nb5 Qb8 27. Ba3 $16) 26. a5 $16 {Ivanchuk,V (2720)
-Adams,M (2620) Dortmund 1992 (7) 1-0 Now Black's << breaks up and White's
pressure grows. The a4-a5 plan is not very typical, sometimes it's effective
in a different situation, e.g.} Rd7 (26... Bxc3 27. Bxc3 (27. axb6 Qxb6 28.
Bxc3 $16) 27... b5 28. cxb5 axb5 29. Bb4 $16) 27. Qa3 (27. axb6 Qxb6 28. Ba5
$16) 27... bxa5 28. Bxa5 Qc6 29. Ne2 Rb7 30. Bc3 (30. Rc1 $5 $36 {[%cal Rb3b4]
/\b4}) 30... Be7 (30... Bxc3 $142 $16) 31. Qa2 Rcb8 32. Nd4 Qc8 33. Ra1 $5 ({
White doesn't want to misplace his Q by taking a measly pawn.} 33. Qxa6 Ra8 34.
Qc6 Rc7 35. Qb5 Rb7 36. Qh5 Ra2+ $44) 33... Rb6 (33... e5 $2 34. Nf5 Bf8 35. b4
$16) (33... Bf6 $6 34. Qxa6 Bxd4 35. Bxd4 $16) 34. Ba5 R6b7 35. Rad1 Bf6 36. b4
$1 {[%cal Yc4c5] After this important advance Black counterplay on the b<-> is
stopped and White concentrates on preparing c5} Ra8 37. Rc1 Rd7 38. Qa4 Qb7 39.
Nb3 $1 {[%cal Rb3c5] /\Nc5} Re7 40. c5 $18 dxc5 41. Rxc5 {[%cal Ra5d8,Re4e5] /
\Bd8,e5+- White wins material by force.} (41. bxc5 $5 $18 {[%csl Gc5] o^c5})
41... e5 $8 (41... Nc7 42. e5 (42. Rd7 Qb5 $3 43. Qxb5 Nxb5 $14) 42... Bg5 43.
h4 $18) 42. Bd8 Re6 43. Na5 Qb8 (43... Qa7 44. Nc6 {is the same.}) 44. Nc6 Qb7
45. Bxf6 Nxf6 (45... Rxf6 $142 46. Nxe5 Rd6 $18) 46. Nd8 $1 Rxd8 47. Rxd8+ Kh7
48. Qa3 Rb6 49. Rc4 Qe7 50. Rd2 Nh5 51. Qc3 Qg5 52. Kf2 Re6 53. Rc7 Nf6 54. Qe3
(54. Rxf7 $2 Qh5 $132) 54... Qh5 55. Kg2 Qg6 56. Rd8 Nh5 57. Rcc8 Qf6 58. Rh8+
Kg6 59. Rcg8 $1 $40 {[%cal Re3h6] /\Qh6#} Nf4+ (59... Qg5 60. Qxg5+ hxg5 61.
Re8 $18) 60. gxf4 exf4 61. Qg1 Re5 62. Kh1+ Rg5 63. Qf1 Qb2 64. Ra8 Rh5 65.
Qg2+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.21"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Paris NAO"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 Rc8 11. Rac1 O-O 12. Qh4 a6 13. b3 Rc7 14. Bh3 Qb8 15.
g4 e6 {Taking the d5-square under control is Black's best option, the P-d6 is
indirectly defended.} (15... Nc5 $6 16. g5 Nfe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Bxc5 Bxf3 19.
Bxd6 exd6 20. exf3 $16 {Filippov,V-Van Wely,L/FIDE WCh Tripoli/2004/}) (15...
b5 $6 16. g5 Nh5 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. cxd5 Nc5 (18... Bb2 $142 $16) 19. Bg4 b4 20.
Bxh5 gxh5 21. Rc4 a5 22. Qxh5 $18 {Fancsy,I-Anka,E/HUN-chT 0203/2003/}) (15...
Qa8 16. g5 Ne4 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Nd2 Bc6 19. Bxd7 Rxd7 20. Bxb6 $14 {Pogorelov,
R-Colovic,A/Balaguer/2003/}) 16. g5 (16. Rxd6 Rxc4 17. Rdd1 Rc7 $11) 16... Ne8
{[%cal Yb6b5] /\b5<=>} (16... Nh5 17. Bg4 b5 18. Bxh5 gxh5 19. Ne4 $5 $36 (19.
Qxh5 bxc4 {Van Wely,L-Grischuk,A/Internet blitz/2004/} 20. b4 $5 $13 {Magomedov
})) 17. Bg2 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (17. Ne4 b5 18. cxb5 (18. Bg2 {-17.Bg2}) 18... axb5
19. Bd4 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Qa8 21. Bxg7 {Sorokin,M-Sadvakasov,D/Moscow Aeroflot
2005/} Nxg7 $1 $13 {/=/+}) (17. Nd4 Ba8 18. Qg3 Qc8 19. Bxe6 $2 (19. Nxe6 fxe6
20. Bxe6+ Kh8 21. Bxb6 Qb7 22. Bd5 Qxb6 23. Bxa8 Be5 $13) 19... Bxd4 20. Bxd7
Qb7 21. Nd5 Bxe3 22. Qxe3 Rxd7 23. Qxb6 f6 $17 {Tratar,M-Babula,V/AUT-chT 0506/
2006/}) (17. Bd4 {White wants to prevent b5, the extra benefit of this move in
comparison with the other alternatives is it limits the Bg7.} b5 (17... Bxf3
18. exf3 Be5 $5 $132) 18. Bxg7 Nxg7 19. cxb5 Rfc8 20. Qb4 Rc5 (20... Bxf3 $142
21. exf3 Rc5 $13) 21. bxa6 Bxf3 22. Qxb8 Nxb8 23. exf3 Nxa6 24. Ne2 Rxg5+ 25.
Ng3 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 $14 {[%csl Ga2,Gb3] o^a,b, Rotstein,A-Estremera Panos,S/
Verona op/2006/}) 17... b5 18. Ne4 bxc4 19. bxc4 d5 $5 {[%mdl 64] Kramnik
chooses a radical solution of his problems with the passive Ne8. In the
following tactical complications Black can hold his own.} (19... Bxe4 20. Qxe4
Nc5 21. Qc2 $14 {[%csl Rd6,Re8] ><d6,Ne8}) 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21. Nc5 Nxc5 (21...
Qc8 $5 22. Nxd7 (22. Qb4 Nxc5 23. Bxc5 Nd6 $132) 22... Qxd7 (22... Rxc1 23.
Bxc1 Qxd7 24. Ba3 $16 (24. e4 $2 Qa4 $36)) 23. Bc5 (23. Rxc7 Nxc7 24. Bc5 Rc8
$11 {/\} 25. e4 Qa4) 23... Nd6 24. e4 Rfc8 25. exd5 Rxc5 $11) 22. Bxc5 Nd6 (
22... Bb2 $5 23. Rc2 (23. Qh6 Nd6 24. Rc2 Bg7 $11 (24... Nf5 25. Rxb2 Nxh6 26.
Rxb8 Rxb8 27. Bd6 $18)) 23... Qc8 (23... Qb5 $143 24. Nd4) 24. Rxb2 Rxc5 $132)
(22... Qc8 23. Ba3 $1 $16) 23. Rb1 (23. Qf4 Rfc8 $1 (23... Rc6 24. Bxd6 Qxd6
25. Qxd6 Rxd6 26. e4 Bb2 27. Rc2 Bxe4 28. Rxd6 Bxc2 29. Rd2 Rc8 30. Ne1 $18) (
23... Ne4 24. Bxf8 Rxc1 25. Qxc1 Nc3 26. Rd2 Qxf8 $14) 24. Qxd6 (24. Bxd6 $2
Rxc1 25. Bxb8 Rxd1+ 26. Bf1 Rc4 27. Qe3 Rcc1 $17) 24... Bf8 $11) 23... Qxb1 $1
{[%mdl 512] This sacrifice is forced, but Black's pieces are well coordinated
to hold the balance.} (23... Qd8 $2 24. Bb6 $16) 24. Rxb1 Rxc5 $44 25. Qa4 Ne4
26. Qxa6 Rc2 27. Qd3 (27. a4 Nc3 28. Re1 Ra8 29. Qd3 Be4 $44) 27... Rxa2 28.
Rc1 {Now the initiative even passes to Black, White should have probably
sought immediate activity.} (28. Ne5 $5 $11) 28... Rfa8 29. Ne1 (29. h4 Ra1 {
forces an unpleasant pin, so Aronian prefers to return the Q.}) 29... Rd2 30.
Bxe4 (30. Qh3 Rxe2 $36) (30. Qf3 Nc3 $15) 30... Rxd3 31. Bxd3 Ra4 32. h3 Bf8
33. Nf3 Kg7 34. Bb5 Ra5 {Black wins a P, but this won't be enough, as all the
P are on the >>.} (34... Ra2 $5 $15) 35. Bc6 Bxf3 36. exf3 $1 {[%csl Gf2,Gf3,
Gh3] A strong move. Although White's P are crippled, they are ideally placed
to prevent Black from creating a o^. Even in a R_|_ with 3P against 4P this is
the ideal structure for the defender.} Rxg5+ 37. Kf1 Ra5 38. Be4 Bc5 39. Bd3 e5
40. Rc4 f5 41. Rc2 {Aronian has to be patient and must sit tight.} Kf6 42. Bc4
Bd4 43. Kg2 Kg5 44. Bg8 h5 45. Bf7 Ra6 46. Kg3 Rb6 47. Kg2 Rb7 48. Be8 Re7 49.
Rc8 Rb7 50. Rc2 Rb8 51. Bf7 Kf6 52. Ba2 Ra8 53. Kg3 Ra3 54. Kg2 Kg5 55. Bf7 Ra7
56. Be8 Re7 57. Rc8 Re6 58. Kg3 h4+ 59. Kg2 Kf4 60. Bf7 Rf6 61. Rc7 Bb6 62.
Rc4+ Bd4 63. Bd5 Rb6 64. Rc2 g5 65. Re2 Ra6 66. Bb7 Rb6 67. Bd5 Ra6 68. Bb7 Ra3
69. Bd5 Rc3 70. Bb7 Bc5 71. Bd5 Rd3 72. Bc6 Rd6 73. Bb7 Bd4 74. Ba8 Bb6 75. Bb7
Rd4 76. Bc6 e4 {Without this Black can't make any progress, but White is
prepared for the break and his position remains impregnable.} 77. fxe4 fxe4 78.
Bb7 Rb4 79. Bc8 Ke5 80. Bg4 Rc4 81. Bh5 Kf4 82. Bg6 g4 {The last try...} 83.
Rxe4+ $1 {This ends Black's attempts, as his B doesn't control h1.} (83. hxg4
h3+ 84. Kxh3 Kf3 {would probably mean another round of torture in a R / R+B
_|_, as} 85. Rxe4 $4 Rc1 $1 {surprisingly costs White a whole R, or leads to
mate after} 86. Kh4 Bd8+ 87. g5 Rh1#) 83... Rxe4 84. Bxe4 Kxe4 85. hxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.11.24"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Solingen"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. c4 c5 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O b6 8. d3 {
In this game it's untypically White who strives for a Hedgehog setup. This
isn't too ambitious and can hardly promise an advantage against a player of
Andersson's experience.} ({The game gets a different character after} 8. d4
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bb7 10. Bf3 Rc8 11. Nc3 d6 12. Qd2 Qd7 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. cxd5 Bb5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rfc1 Qf5 18. a4 Bd7 19. a5 Qe5 20. axb6 axb6 21.
h3 Bf5 $11 {Cramling,D-De Firmian,N/Biel/1986/}) 8... Bb7 9. Nbd2 ({
Overambitious is} 9. e4 $143 Re8 10. a3 e6 $5 11. Qc2 d5 12. Rd1 d4 13. Bc1 Qe7
14. Nbd2 Nd7 15. Nf1 f5 16. Ng3 Nf6 $15 {(),Marth,J-Enders,P/Bad Zwesten op/
1999/}) 9... e6 (9... d5 10. a3 (10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. a3 e5 12. Qc2 {is a
position, which arises mainly with opposite colours.}) 10... d4 $5 {()} 11. e4
$6 (11. exd4 Ne8 12. b4 $5 $13) 11... e5 12. Rb1 a5 13. Ne1 Ne8 14. Nc2 f5 15.
Bc1 Nd6 16. f3 Bh6 17. b4 a4 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Ne4 Bxc1 21. Nxd6
Qxd6 22. Qxc1 Na5 23. Na1 Bc6 24. Bd1 e4 $17 {Habibi,A-Belotti,B/SWZ/1991/}) (
9... d6 10. Rc1 Re8 11. Qc2 e5 12. a3 Rc8 13. Ne4 d5 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. cxd5
Qxd5 16. Ne1 Bg7 17. Bf3 Qd7 18. Qb1 a5 19. Bc3 Qe7 20. Be2 Ba6 21. Nf3 e4 22.
Nd2 exd3 23. Bxd3 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Red8 25. Qc2 Bxc3 26. Qxc3 Qe5 $132 {1/2,
Matthias,H-Brenke,A/Lippstadt/1991/}) 10. a3 Qe7 (10... d5 11. Qb1 (11. Ra2 Qe7
12. Qa1 Rfd8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Ne8 15. Bxg7 Nxg7 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Nf3 $11
{1/2,Bischoff,K-Farago,I/Albena/1984/}) 11... d4 12. exd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 cxd4
14. Re1 e5 15. Bf3 Bxf3 16. Nxf3 Nd7 $11 17. b4 Rc8 18. Qd1 h6 19. Qa4 Qc7 20.
Re2 f5 $6 21. Rae1 Rf7 22. Qb5 Kh7 23. Qd5 Rf6 24. Nxd4 $1 Rd6 25. Qf7 Rf8 26.
Qe7 exd4 27. Re6 Rxe6 28. Rxe6 Rc8 29. Bxd4 Nf8 30. Be5 {1-0,Markowski,
T-Wojtkiewicz,A/Katowice/1995/}) 11. Qb1 Rfd8 12. Re1 d5 13. Ne5 $5 ({Black
gets an active position after} 13. cxd5 exd5 14. d4 (14. Bf1 b5 15. Qc2 Rac8 {
()}) 14... Ne4 (14... Bc8 15. Bb5 $13) 15. dxc5 Nc3 $1 16. Qc1 Qxc5 $36) 13...
Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Ne8 (14... d4 15. exd4 cxd4 16. Bf3 $14) 15. Bxg7 Nxg7 16. cxd5
Rxd5 $11 (16... exd5 17. d4 $14) (16... Bxd5 17. b4 Rac8 $11) 17. Qb2 (17. b4
Rad8 18. bxc5 Rxc5 19. d4 Rc7 20. Qb2 Rdc8 $11) 17... Rad8 18. b4 Ba6 {Black
decides to stabilize the <<, thus limiting active play for both sides.} (18...
e5 $5 19. Nf3 e4 (19... f6 20. bxc5 Rxc5 21. d4 $14) 20. dxe4 Qxe4 21. bxc5
Rxc5 $13 {was a more aggressive and playable alternative.}) 19. b5 Bb7 20. a4
Ne8 21. a5 Qc7 (21... Nd6 22. Nf3 {[%csl Rd5] צd5}) 22. Rec1 R5d7 23. Nc4 (23.
d4 $5 Qb8 24. axb6 axb6 25. Nb3 cxd4 26. Nxd4 Qe5 $132) 23... Re7 (23... f6 $6
24. d4 $1 $36 {/\} cxd4 25. Nxb6 $18) 24. axb6 axb6 25. Ra7 f6 26. f4 (26. Bf3
Qb8 27. Rca1 Kf7 (27... Rxd3 28. Be2 {/\Nb6+/-}) 28. Bc6 Bxc6 29. Rxe7+ Kxe7
30. bxc6 b5 31. Na5 Qb6 $13) 26... Rdd7 27. Rca1 Kf7 {With the only weak point
b6 sufficiently protected Black has little to fear.} 28. R1a3 (28. Bf3 Qd8 29.
Bxb7 Rxb7 30. R7a3 Nd6 $11) 28... Nd6 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "British CF-71 Championship"]
[Site "Brighton/ East Sussex"]
[Date "1984.07.31"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Strauss, David J"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[Annotator "Strauss,D"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1984.07.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GBR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 a6 (7... d5
) 8. e4 d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O (11... Qxc4 12. Rc1 $44) 12. Rc1
Nbd7 13. f4 $5 Rfe8 14. Bf2 (14. f5 Bf8) 14... g6 15. e5 (15. g4) 15... dxe5
16. fxe5 Nh5 17. Nd5 $5 exd5 18. cxd5 Bc5 $2 (18... Qb8 19. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 20.
dxc6 Nc5 21. c7 Qc8 (21... Qxc7 $145 22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. b4 Bg5 24. bxc5 Bxc1 25.
cxb6 Qc4 26. Qxc1 $16) 22. Bxa8 Qxa8 23. b4 Ne6 24. Bxb6 $44) (18... Qd8 $1 19.
d6 (19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. dxc6 Nc5 21. c7 Qxd1 $19) 19... Bxg2 20. dxe7 Qxe7 21.
Kxg2 Nxe5 $17) 19. b4 Rxe5 20. bxc5 bxc5 (20... Nxc5 $5) 21. Nc6 Rxe1+ 22. Bxe1
$1 $44 (22. Qxe1 $6 Nhf6 23. Ne7+ Kf8 24. d6 Qxd6 25. Bxb7 Re8 $13) 22... Qd6 {
(Black offered draw)} 23. Qb3 $1 Bc8 (23... Bxc6 24. dxc6 $16) 24. Qe3 Ng7 25.
g4 Bb7 26. Bg3 Qf8 27. Qb3 Bc8 28. Re1 Kh8 29. Qc3 Bb7 30. Qb2 Bc8 31. h3 a5
32. Re7 Ra6 33. Bd6 Qg8 34. Bc7 Qf8 35. d6 f6 36. Qe2 Rxc6 (36... Ra8 37. Nd8
$18) 37. Bxc6 Ne5 38. Rxe5 fxe5 39. Qxe5 Qf7 40. Bxa5 Qxa2 41. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.09.26"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2016.09.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. Rd1 d6 10. Bg5 Nc6 ({The main continuation is} 10... Nbd7 11. Nb5 ({
I believe that White doesn't have much after} 11. Rac1 a6 {for instance} 12.
Qd2 Rc8 13. b3 Rc7 14. Bf4 Ne8 15. e4 Qa8 16. Qe2 h6 17. h4 Rc8 $13 {Wang,H 
(2736)-Gashimov,V (2757) Beijing 2011 0-1 (52)}) 11... d5 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Nc3
Bc6 14. Qc4 Qc8 15. e4 (15. Rac1 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. e4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19.
f4 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 ({after} 20. Rxc3 {Black should find the following line:} Rd8
$1 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Qxc6 Qd4+ $1 23. Kf1 Qd1+ 24. Kf2 Qd2+ 25. Kf3 Qd1+ 26.
Kf2 Qd2+ 27. Kg1 Qd4+ $11) 20... Bb5 21. Qa3 Qa6 22. Qxa6 Bxa6 23. e5 Rac8 $11
{Eljanov,P (2717)-Jakovenko,D (2748) Schwaebisch Hall GER 2015 1/2 (43)}) 15...
h6 16. Bf4 (16. Nd4 $5 Bb7 17. Qxc8 Rfxc8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. f4 e5 20. Nf5 Rd8
$13) 16... Bb7 17. Qxc8 Raxc8 18. e5 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Ne1 Rfd8 (20... f6
$1 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Nxe5 $11) 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Rxd5 Nc5 23. Rad1 $16 {
Kramnik,V (2766)-Aronian,L (2744) Monte Carlo 2007 1-0 (52)}) (10... Ne8 11.
Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qh4 $1 Qxh4 13. Nxh4 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Nc6 15. Nb5 {This move is a
little premature.} (15. Rd2 $142 Na5 16. b3 Nb7 17. Rad1 a6 18. e4 $14) 15...
Na5 $1 16. Ne3 Nb7 17. Rd3 a6 18. Ra3 f5 $1 19. Rd1 Kf7 $11 20. Nc2 $2 Na5 21.
Nxd6+ Nxd6 22. Rxd6 Nxc4 23. Rd7+ Ke8 $15 {Larsen,B (2580)-Adams,M (2495)
Cannes 1989 1/2 (65)}) 11. Qd2 {This continuation is harmless. White has some
chances for an advantage after 11.Qf4:} (11. Qf4 Ne8 $6 {After this move the
d6-pawn is a weakness. I think that Black shouldn't have traded the
dark-squared bishops.} (11... Qb8 12. Bxf6 (12. Nb5 {leads to a drawish line}
Ne5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxd6 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bxb2 17. Rab1 Be5 18.
c5 Qc7 19. Qe4 Qxc5 20. Rbc1 Bxd6 21. Rxc5 Bxc5 $11 {Giri,A (2768) -Jakovenko,
D (2747) Tashkent 2014 1/2 (48)}) 12... Bxf6 13. Rxd6 Na5 (13... Nd4 $6 14.
Nxd4 ({White could try} 14. Rxd4 $5 e5 (14... Bxf3 $4 15. Bxf3 e5 16. Qf5 exd4
17. Be4 g6 18. Qxf6 $18) 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Qd2 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 {
The knight on d5 + 2 pawns are stronger than a rook}) 14... Bxg2 15. Nc2 (15.
Ndb5 $5 Bh3 16. Ne4 $1 Be7 (16... Bxb2 17. Rb1 a6 18. Rxb2 axb5 19. cxb5 $16)
17. Rd2 {White has an extra pawn without any compensation.}) 15... Bb7 16. Rad1
Qc7 17. R6d3 Qc6 18. f3 Qc5+ 19. Kg2 e5 20. Qf5 Qxc4 21. Ne3 Qc8 22. Rd7 Bc6
23. Ncd5 Bd8 (23... Bxd7 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Rxd7 Rd8 26. Qg4+ Kh8 27. Nf5 Rg8
28. Qa4 $8 b5 29. Qd1 $16) 24. Ne7+ Bxe7 25. Rxe7 $16 {Nakamura,H (2816)
-Gurevich,D (2472) Las Vegas USA 2015 1-0 (53)}) 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Rd7 Qxf4 16.
gxf4 Bc6 17. Ng5 Bxd7 18. Bxa8 Bxc3 19. Rxd7 Bxb2 20. Be4 h6 $11 {
Nepomniachtchi,I (2740)-Kramnik,V (2808) Moscow RUS 2016 1-0 (47)}) 12. Bxe7
Qxe7 13. Rd2 a6 14. Rad1 Na5 15. b4 Nc6 16. a3 Rd8 17. Qe3 Qc7 18. Na4 b5 19.
cxb5 axb5 20. Nc3 $16 {Postny,E (2647)-Cmilyte,V (2470) Helsingor 2009 1-0 (51)
}) 11... Qb8 12. Rac1 Rd8 13. b3 h6 14. Bf4 Ne5 {Black has got an excellent
version of a hedgehog.} 15. Nd4 $146 {This novelty isn't dangerous at all, but
the other continuations didn't promise anything to White.} (15. Ne1 Ng6 16. Be3
Bxg2 17. Nxg2 Qb7 18. Nf4 Ne5 19. Nd3 Neg4 20. h3 Nxe3 21. Qxe3 Rac8 22. Nf4
Bf8 23. Qd3 h5 24. Qf3 $2 Qxf3 25. exf3 d5 $1 26. cxd5 Ba3 $15 {Stella,A (2442)
-Solodovnichenko,Y (2598) Fano 2012 0-1 (37)}) (15. h3 Ng6 16. Be3 Qc7 17. Qc2
Rac8 18. Qb1 Qb8 19. Nd4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qb7+ 21. Kg1 Nf8 22. Nf3 a6 23. a4 N8d7
$11 {Valsecchi,A (2422)-Solodovnichenko,Y (2557) Padova 2012 0-1 (56)}) 15...
Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qb7+ 17. f3 g5 $6 {Probably Vladimir underestimated the bishop
sacrifice. After 17...Ng6 his chances are at least not worst.} (17... Ng6 18.
Be3 d5 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 Rxd5 21. Qe1 (21. Qb2 $6 Rad8 $17) 21... Ba3 22.
Rb1 Rc8 23. b4 Ne5 24. Bf2 Qd7 $15) 18. Be3 d5 ({If Kramnik hadn't intended to
play 19...Ne4! then he should have played} 18... Ng6 {however it is not so
easy to admit that your previous move was a mistake.}) 19. Bxg5 $1 {Has
Vladimir overlooked it? The consuquences of the bishop sacrifice are
definitely in White's favour.} hxg5 $6 ({The only way to keep the balance was} 
19... Ne4 $1 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Bxe7 exf3+ 22. Kh3 (22. exf3 Nxf3) 22... Qxe7
23. Qxh6 fxe2 24. Nxe2 Nd3 25. Rxd3 Rxd3 26. Nf4 Rd6 27. Nh5 f5 28. Qg6+ Kf8
29. c5 bxc5 30. Rxc5 $44 {White has enough compensation for an exchange.}) 20.
Qxg5+ Ng6 $8 21. Nxe6 $1 Rd6 22. Nf4 Ne4 23. Qg4 Nxc3 ({Black can't be
satisfied with the line} 23... Nf6 24. Qf5 Nxf4+ 25. Qxf4 Rad8 26. Nxd5 Nxd5
27. cxd5 Qd7 28. e4 $16 {White has 4 pawns for the bishop and Black's king is
exposed, so it is obvious that the position which has arisen is in his favour.}
) 24. Rxc3 d4 (24... Qd7 25. Nxg6 fxg6 26. Qxd7 Rxd7 27. cxd5 Bc5 28. e4 Re8
29. h4 {and White should win the endgame.}) 25. Rcd3 Rad8 (25... Bf6 26. Nxg6
fxg6 27. Qxg6+ Qg7 28. Qxg7+ Kxg7 29. e4 Re8 30. Re1 Rde6 $8 31. h4 Kh6 32. Rd2
Kg6 33. Red1 Rf8 34. Rf2 Rd8) 26. Nd5 Bf8 27. Rxd4 Bg7 $8 28. R4d2 ({White
shouldn't be too greedy} 28. Nf6+ Bxf6 29. Rxd6 Rxd6 30. Rxd6 Qe7 31. Rd2 Qe3
$132 {and White has to find} 32. Rc2 $1 Bd4 33. Qe4 (33. Qf5 Qg1+ 34. Kh3 Be3
35. Qe4 Qf1+ 36. Kg4 Qg1 37. b4 Bf2 {is very dangerous for White}) 33... Qg1+
34. Kh3 Qf1+ 35. Kg4 Ne5+ 36. Kg5 $1 f6+ 37. Kxf6 Nxf3+ 38. Ke7 Ne5 $1 39. Qd5+
Kg7 40. Kd6 Qf6+ 41. Kc7 $13) 28... b5 (28... Kf8 29. Qg5 Ne7 30. Rd3 Bh6 31.
Qh4 Bg7 32. e4 $16) (28... Re8 29. e4 Kf8 30. Qg5 Red8 31. h4 Ne7 32. Qe3 $16)
29. Qe4 ({White could have played} 29. Nf6+ {it is more reasonable for him
than 28.Nf6+, but it is still risky if you can't use a computer.} Bxf6 30. Rxd6
Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Qe7 32. Rd2 Qe3 33. Rc2 Bd4 34. Qe4 Qg1+ 35. Kh3 bxc4 36. bxc4 {
and acccording to my computer White is winning.}) 29... Qb8 (29... bxc4 30.
Nf6+ $1 Bxf6 31. Rxd6 Rxd6 32. Qxb7 Rxd1 33. bxc4 Rd2 34. Qxa7 Rxe2+ 35. Kh3
$18) 30. c5 Re8 31. Qg4 ({If Peter could use the advice of a computer he would
easily find} 31. Qxe8+ $1 Qxe8 32. cxd6 Qd7 33. Ne3 {with a winning position.
For instance} Ne5 34. Rd5 Bf6 35. R1d4 a6 36. h4 Kf8 37. Re4 Nc6 38. h5 a5 39.
Nf5 $18) 31... Rde6 32. e4 Qc8 33. Rc2 Ne5 (33... Kf8 34. h4 $16) 34. Qf5 Qb7
35. f4 $6 {Now White's e4-pawn is weak and if he pushes e5 than the knight on
d5 is not supported.} ({Peter should have played} 35. h4 Nc6 36. Rcd2 b4 37. h5
Ne7 38. Qg4 $16 {Black doesn't have any counterplay and I believe that White
should win it.}) 35... Nc6 36. e5 Nb4 37. Rcd2 f6 $6 (37... Nxd5 $5 38. Rxd5
Ra6 39. h4 Rd8 40. Qe4 Rxa2+ 41. Kh3 Re8 $16) 38. Qe4 $6 ({Peter could have
got a winning position after} 38. Kh3 $1 Nxd5 $8 39. Rxd5 Qe7 (39... fxe5 $4
40. Rd7 $18) 40. Rd7 Qf8 41. exf6 Rxf6 42. Qd5+ Kh8 43. c6 Rf5 44. Qd3 Qf6 (
44... Qc5 45. b4 $18) 45. Rd6 $1 (45. Rd8 $2 Qh6+ 46. Kg2 Qxc6+) 45... Qf7 46.
Kg2 $18) 38... Nxd5 39. Rxd5 fxe5 40. f5 Ra6 41. R1d2 Kh8 42. h4 Rh6 $1 {
Setting a small trap.} 43. Kf3 $2 (43. b4 $1 Bf6 44. R5d4 Qxe4+ 45. Rxe4 Rh5
46. Rd6 Rf8 47. Ra6 {with good chances to win the game.}) 43... Rh5 $1 44. Qg4
$2 (44. Rxe5 Rxf5+ 45. Kg4 Qxe4+ 46. Rxe4 Rfe5 47. Rxe5 Bxe5 48. Rd3 Kg7 49.
Kf5 Bb8 $11) 44... Rxf5+ $1 45. Qxf5 Rf8 46. Qxf8+ Bxf8 $15 {Now White needs
to play very precisely in order to avoid big problems.} 47. b4 Qf7+ (47... Kg7
$1 48. Kg2 Kf6 49. Kh2 Be7 $15) 48. Kg2 e4 49. Re5 $1 Qf3+ 50. Kh2 Qc3 $1 (
50... e3 51. Rd8 Kh7 52. Rde8 Qf2+ 53. Kh3 $11) 51. Rdd5 e3 52. Re8 Kg7 53. Kh3
$1 (53. Rd7+ $6 Kg6 54. Rxa7 (54. Rxf8 e2 $17) 54... Qd2+ 55. Kh3 e2 56. Ra6+
Kf7 57. Rae6 Qd7 58. Kg2 Qd5+ 59. Kf2 Qd4+ 60. Kxe2 Qxb4 $17) 53... Qe1 54.
Rde5 Qxb4 55. Rg5+ $1 Kf7 56. Rxe3 {White has managed to win the e3-pawn, the
position is drawish.} Bxc5 57. Rf3+ Ke6 58. Rg6+ Ke7 59. Rg7+ Ke6 60. Rg6+ Kd7
(60... Kd5 $4 61. Rf5+ Ke4 62. Rf4+ $18) 61. Rg7+ Be7 $5 62. Re3 a5 $8 (62...
Kd8 $4 63. Rexe7 Qxe7 64. Rxe7 Kxe7 65. Kg4 a5 66. Kf4 b4 67. Ke4 a4 68. Kd3
$18) 63. h5 Kd8 $8 (63... a4 64. h6 $18) 64. Rg8+ (64. h6 $2 Bf6 $17) 64... Kd7
65. Rg7 Kd8 66. Rg8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be6 {
This variation is similar to the Kalashnikov Sicilian, but in this case White
does not have to go e4, weakening his d4 square, so he can develop his bishop
to g2. However Black hasn't yet put his knight on f6, so can play the
immediate ...f5.} 8. g3 f5 9. Bg2 Nf6 10. O-O Be7 11. e4 fxe4 $146 {A logical
novelty by Jobava.} (11... O-O 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Nc2 Qd7 14. Ne3 Bh3 {
(Gajovic-Cvetanovic, Paracin 2011)} 15. Ned5 $1 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 $14 {and White
is slightly better, because he controls the important light squares.}) 12. Nxe4
O-O 13. b3 {White protects the c4-pawn, so he is ready to come back with his
a3-knight.} Kh8 {A typical prophylactic move. The king goes off the a2-g8
diagonal and he can play Bg4, because Nxf6 is not a check.} 14. Nc2 Bg4 15. Qd2
(15. Qd3 $5 {was more attractive for me, because the queen controls the
f3-square too.}) 15... Qd7 16. Bb2 (16. Ba3 $5 {was the alternative place for
the bishop.}) 16... Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Bf3 {Black immediately occupies the
f3-square and he prepares for Qg4. On the other hand he can't keep the
f3-square for a long time, because White will play for Rae1-e3.} 18. Qd5 Qg4 ({
Probably} 18... Bxe4 $142 {was more accurate,} 19. Qxe4 Bd8 {followed by Bb6
and Black is also activate his bishop.}) 19. Rae1 $14 {White's position is
slightly better, because he keeps the important e4- and d5-squares and he is
ready to play for Re3.} Qh5 ({In the event of} 19... Rf6 20. Bxf3 Rxf3 ({
The endgame with} 20... Qxf3 21. Qxf3 Rxf3 22. Ne3 $16 {is clearly better for
White.}) 21. Ne3 Qh5 22. Qe4 Raf8 23. Nd5 Bd8 (23... Bg5 24. Ba3) 24. Re3 $14 {
and White looks nicely placed.}) 20. Re3 {A very logical move, but White
missed a nice tactic.} (20. Bxf3 $1 Rxf3 21. Nb4 $1 {This is the point!} Rc8 (
21... Nxb4 22. Qxb7 $16 {and White gains back the piece.}) 22. Qe4 $1 $16 {
followed by Nd5 and White is better.}) 20... Bxe4 21. Qxe4 {The structure
favours White, but Black still has some practical chances on the kingside.} Rf6
22. Bc1 {A solid decision. The bishop wasn't so useful on b2, therefore Giri
tries to improve it.} (22. f4 $5 {was the aggressive reaction,} Re8 (22... Rh6
23. Re2 Rf6 24. Ref2 $14 {and White improves his rook position.}) (22... Raf8
23. Ref3 $36) 23. f5 Qh3 24. Qg2 Qxg2+ 25. Kxg2 $14 {followed by g4. White is
also very nice in this endgame.}) 22... Raf8 (22... Rh6 $1 {was more precise,}
23. h4 (23. Qg2 Bg5 $132) {and only now} 23... Rf8 24. Kg2 Rg6 {and the
h4-pawn is a weakness in White's kingside.}) 23. Rd3 $1 {Now Black can't play
Rh6.} Rg6 24. Rd5 Bh4 {Jobava takes under control the g3-square, however at
the moment there are no clear threats.} 25. Ba3 ({The engine suggests the
strange} 25. f4 {, but in a practical game this looks too dangerous.}) 25...
Be7 26. Bc1 Qh3 27. Be3 Qh5 {Black can only stand and hold his position.} 28.
a3 Rg4 (28... Bg5 $1 {was the more logical to exchanges the Bs.}) 29. Qg2 Qe8 (
29... Qf5 30. Nb4 $14) 30. Nb4 h5 $6 {An ambitious move, but this pawn will be
really weak.} ({He should just hold his position with} 30... Rg6 31. Qe4 $14 {
and White has a comfortable position, but still this is a long game.}) 31. c5
$1 {A well timed break-through.} Nxb4 (31... dxc5 $2 32. Nxc6 Qxc6 33. Rxe5 $18
{and now we can see the disadvantage of h5. White is winning.}) 32. axb4 Qg6
33. Rfd1 dxc5 34. Rxe5 {Not bad, but} (34. Rd7 $1 {was the strongest reply,}
Bf6 (34... Rf7 35. h3 Rxb4 36. Rxe7 $1 Rxe7 37. Bxc5 $18) 35. Bxc5 ({or} 35.
bxc5) 35... Rf7 36. Rxb7 $18 {and Black has no hope.}) 34... Bf6 35. Bxc5 ({
The computer suggests the smart} 35. Qf3 $5 $16 {and White is better.}) 35...
Bxe5 36. Bxf8 h4 ({Maybe} 36... Rd4 {was more accurate, but} 37. Re1 Qf7 $1 38.
Bc5 Rd8 39. Qe4 {and White's chances are better.}) 37. Be7 $6 {Unfortunately
the bishop from e7 doesn't protect the f2 P.} (37. Bc5 $1 {was correct and if
we compare to the text move} hxg3 $2 {is losing now, because of} 38. Rd8+ Kh7
39. Qh3+ Qh6 40. Qxg4 Qxh2+ 41. Kf1 $18 {and the f2-pawn is protected, so
there is no Qxf2 checkmate.}) 37... hxg3 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Qh3+ Qh6 40. Qxh6+
Kxh6 41. hxg3 {Now this endgame is slightly better for White, but it is far
from winning.} Re4 42. Rd7 b5 43. Bc5 Re1+ 44. Kg2 Ra1 45. Kf3 Kh7 46. Rd3 Bb2
47. Ke4 Ba3 48. Kd5 Rc1 49. Bd6 Rc8 50. Ke6 {White has completely activated
his king, but Black is solid; it is not easy to create weakness in his
position.} Kg6 $6 {An inaccuracy. This move allows White's strong reply.} (
50... Kg8 {was tougher.}) 51. f3 $6 {Of course this is not a bad move, but he
missed the dangerous} (51. Rd4 $1 {, for example} Bb2 52. Rg4+ Kh5 (52... Kh7
53. Kf7 Bf6 54. Be5 $1 Rc6 55. Rg6 $18) 53. Kf5 {and Black is in trouble.})
51... Rc6 52. Kd7 Rc2 53. Ke6 Rc6 54. Ke7 Rc2 55. g4 Re2+ 56. Kd7 Rc2 57. Ke6 {
Giri doesn't find a good way nor any weakness in Black's position.} Re2+ 58.
Kd5 Rc2 59. f4 Kf7 60. g5 Kg6 61. Ke6 Re2+ 62. Kd7 Re4 63. Be5 {The last trick.
} Bc1 $1 $11 {The correct reply.} ({The greedy} 63... Bxb4 $2 {loses to} 64.
Ke6 $1 Bf8 65. Rd7 $18 {followed by Rf7, so Black can resign.}) 64. Rf3 Kf5 65.
Bxg7 Bxf4 66. Kc6 Kxg5 67. Kd5 Kf5 68. Bh6 Rxb4 69. Kc5 Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bad Kissingen International Masters"]
[Site "Bad Kissingen"]
[Date "1928.08.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Euwe, Max"]
[Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[Annotator "Tartakower,S"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1928.08.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {1)Tartakower:Bad Kissingen. Internationales Schach Turnier 1928. S.127}
Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bxg2 8. Kxg2 Bg7
9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bg5 Nc6 11. Nxc6 dxc6 12. Qxd8 Rfxd8 13. Rad1 Kf8 14. Rxd8+ Rxd8
15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Rd1 Ke8 17. Rxd8+ Kxd8 {[%mdl 4096] B <-> N} 18. Nd1 Kd7 19.
Kf3 Kd6 20. Ke3 Kc5 21. Kd3 Kb4 22. f4 e5 23. e4 exf4 (23... Bg7 24. Ne3 exf4
25. Nc2+ Ka5 (25... Kc5 26. b4+ Kd6 27. gxf4 $11) 26. b4+ Ka4 27. gxf4 Bh6 $15)
24. gxf4 Bg7 25. e5 Bh6 26. Ne3 $1 {Tartakower: Bewundernswürdig die
prickelnd geistreiche Rettungsidee, die der junge Holländer doch noch findet.}
(26. Ke4 Kxc4 27. Ne3+ Kc5 28. Ng4 Bg7 29. h4 (29. f5 gxf5+ 30. Kxf5 Kd4 $19)
29... h5 $17) 26... Bxf4 27. Nc2+ Ka5 28. Ke4 $11 (28. Nd4 c5 29. Nc6+ Ka6 30.
Ke4 Bxh2 31. Nd8 Bg3 32. Nxf7 $11) 28... Bxh2 29. Nd4 Kb4 30. Nxc6+ (30. Nf3
$142 Bg3 31. Ng5 $11) 30... Kxc4 $15 31. Nd8 Bxe5 $2 (31... Kc5 $142 32. Nxf7
Kc6 33. e6 h5 34. b3 Kc7 35. Kd5 h4 36. Ke4 Bd6 37. Kf3 h3 38. e7 Bxe7 39. Kg3
Bf6 40. Kxh3 Kc6 $19) 32. Kxe5 $11 Kd3 33. Nxf7 Kc2 34. b4 Kc3 35. b5 Kb4 36.
Nd6 h5 37. Kf4 Kc5 38. Nc8 Kxb5 39. Nxa7+ Kb4 40. Nc8 b5 41. Ne7 Ka3 42. Nxg6
Kxa2 43. Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Albert/Berlin m"]
[Site "Albert/Berlin"]
[Date "1998.06.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Tischbierek,R"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1998.06.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O (8... Nc6 $142 9. Qh4 $140 h6) 9. Qh4 h5 (9... d6 $142 10. Bh6 Nbd7 $14)
10. Bg5 d6 11. e4 $2 (11. Rad1 {/\ 12.Nd5+/- Huebner}) 11... Nc6 12. Nd5 Re8 $1
13. Rad1 $6 (13. Bxf6 exf6 14. Rad1 $14 {Bacrot}) 13... Nh7 14. Bc1 e6 15. Qxd8
Raxd8 16. Nc7 Re7 17. Nb5 Red7 18. Nfd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 d5 20. cxd5 (20. exd5
exd5 21. Bh3 Rc7) 20... exd5 21. Bh3 Re7 (21... Rc7 $1 22. Nb3 $5 (22. Bf4 Rc4
$36) (22. Nb5 Rc5 23. Nc3 d4 $36) (22. exd5 $2 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bxd4 24. Rfd1 Bxb2
25. Rc7 Rxd5 $1 26. Rb1 Ba6 $1 27. Rxa7 Be2 28. Rxb2 Rd1+ 29. Kg2 Bf1+ 30. Kf3
Ng5+ $17) 22... Rc2 (22... d4 $6 23. f3) 23. f4 Bxb2 24. Bxb2 Rxb2 25. Rf2 Rxf2
26. Kxf2 $13) 22. exd5 Rxd5 23. Be3 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 (24. Bxd4 $2 Ba6) 24... Rxd4
25. Bxd4 Ng5 26. Bg2 Nf3+ 27. Bxf3 Bxf3 28. h4 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gausdal Int"]
[Site "Gausdal"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gausel, Einar"]
[Black "Sulskis, Sarunas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Be7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 c5 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. d4 cxd4 $2 {>< Nc6.} (9... Nxd4 $142 10. Nxd4 Bxg2) 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Nc2
Rac8 12. e4 d6 13. f4 a6 {/\ ...b5.} 14. Kh1 Qb8 15. g4 Rfe8 16. g5 Nd7 17. Rf3
$1 $40 e5 $6 (17... Bf8) 18. Bh3 $1 Rcd8 19. Bxd7 Rxd7 20. Nd5 exf4 21. Rh3
Bxg5 (21... g6 22. Qg4 Qd8 23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. Bxf6 Ne7 25. Rxh7) 22. Qh5 h6 23.
Bxg7 $6 (23. Qxg5 $3 hxg5 24. Nf6+) 23... Kxg7 24. Rg1 Re6 (24... f6 25. Rxg5+
fxg5 26. Qxh6+) (24... Rh8 25. Rxg5+ hxg5 26. Qxg5+) 25. Rxg5+ Kf8 (25... hxg5
26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Qh8#) 26. Nxf4 Nd8 (26... Rf6 27. Nd5 Re6 28. Rhg3) 27. Nxe6+
Nxe6 28. Rg8+ $1 Kxg8 29. Qxh6 Bxe4+ 30. Kg1 f6 31. Qh8+ Kf7 32. Qxb8 Bxc2 33.
Rh8 Ng7 34. Qg8+ Kg6 35. Qh7+ 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "2001.05.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Black "Maryasin, Boris Feliksovich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2001.02.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 O-O 8. e4
d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qd7 ({More popular is} 10... Qc8 {-mainline}) 11. Be3 {
The best move in this position} ({Interesting also} 11. b3 a6 (11... Nc6 12.
Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Ba3 (13. Bb2 Qb7 (13... Rfd8 14. Qe2 a6 15. Nd5 $16 {0-1
Tolstikh,N-Chernyshov,K/Ceske Budejovice 1997/EXT 98 (75)}) 14. Qe2 Rfe8 15.
Rad1 $14) 13... Rfd8 14. Qe2 Bf8 15. Rad1 Qb7 16. Rd2 $14 {0-1 Zoltek,
T-Vasiliev,R/Moscow 1991/CBM 24 ext (55)}) (11... Rd8 12. Ba3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6
14. Qe2 a6 15. Nd5 $14 {0-1 Stoll,F-Schulzke,E/Germany 1997/GER-chT2 (45)}) 12.
Ba3 Nc6 13. Nxc6 $1 (13. Rc1 Rfd8 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Qe2 Bf8 16. Bb2 Nd7 17. f4
b5 $132 {1/2-1/2 Ree,H-Ligterink,G/Leeuwarden 1978/EXT 98 (29)}) 13... Qxc6 14.
Qe2 Rfe8 (14... b5 15. Nd5 Bd8 16. e5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bxd6 $16) 15. Bb2
Rac8 16. Rad1 Nd7 17. f4 $14) (11. a4 $6 Rc8 12. b3 Nc6 13. Nde2 $6 $132 {
0-1 Von Gleich,A-Enders,P/Germany 1993/GER-chT (55)}) (11. e5 $6 dxe5 12. Nf3
Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nbd7 14. Bg5 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Fritz,R-Ritz,T/Wattens 1995/EXT 2000 
(14)}) (11. Qe2 $5 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Bf4 Rfe8 14. a4 (14. Rad1 $5 $14)
14... a6 15. a5 bxa5 16. Rxa5 Rac8 17. Be3 Nd7 18. b3 Bf6 $132 {1/2-1/2
Degerman,L-Hellsten,J/Sweden 1999/EXT 2000 (36)}) (11. f4 Nc6 12. Nc2 Rfd8 13.
b3 Rac8 14. Bb2 a6 15. Ne3 Qc7 16. Rc1 Nb8 17. g4 d5 18. exd5 Qxf4 $132 {
1-0 Krivoshey,S-Kantorik,M/SVK 2000/EXT 2001 (52)}) 11... Nc6 (11... a6 12. Rc1
Qc7 13. f4 Re8 $1 ({On} 13... Nbd7 {Very strong is} 14. Nd5 $1 {A couple of
games played this variation was in White favour, even with Black R on e8
instead of f8.} (14. Bf2 Rac8 15. b3 {-teoretical position.}) 14... exd5 15.
cxd5 Qd8 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. dxc6 Nc5 18. c7 Qxc7 19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. b4
Rd8 22. Qe2 exf4 23. Bxf4 Bd6 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. bxc5 $16) 14. Bf2 Bf8 15. b3 g6
16. Nc2 Nbd7 17. Ne3 Rac8 18. b4 Qb8 $132 {1-0 Ross,D-Boudy,J/Montreal 1996/
EXT 99 (78)}) 12. f4 (12. Rc1 Rfd8 13. Qe2 Rac8 14. b3 Qc7 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16.
Nd5 $16 {1-0 Rosen,B-Weber,F/Germany 1992/TD (38)}) 12... Rac8 (12... Nxd4 13.
Bxd4 Ne8 14. Qe2 Rc8 15. Rad1 Qc7 16. b3 Bc6 17. Nd5 $16 {1-0 Vaschetti,
A-Cinak,N/Dubai 1986/TD (44)}) 13. Qe2 {Except of this move quite good were} (
13. b3 $14) (13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Rc1 Rfd8 15. g4 $1 {[%cal Gg4g5]} (15. Bf2 Qb7
16. Qe2 Nd7 17. Nd5 Bf8 18. Nb4 $14) 15... Qb7 16. Bf2 h6 17. h4 $14 a6 (17...
d5 $2 18. exd5 exd5 19. cxd5 $18) 18. g5 hxg5 19. hxg5 Nd7 20. Qh5 $40 {
[%cal Ge1e3,Ge3h3]}) 13... Nxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 $5 15. Bf2 $6 $11 {Badly!} ({
Right was} 15. fxe5 $1 dxe5 16. Bxe5 Qe6 (16... Ng4 17. Bh3 Bc5+ 18. Kg2 f5 19.
Rad1 $16) (16... Bc5+ 17. Kh1 Ng4 18. Rad1 Qe6 19. Bd4 $16) 17. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6 (
17... Bxf6 18. e5 Bxg2 19. exf6 Bb7 20. fxg7 $16) 18. e5 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 Bxg2+ 20.
Kxg2 Qe6 21. Nd5 $14) 15... Ng4 (15... exf4 16. gxf4 Rfe8 17. b3 Bd8 18. Rad1
a6 19. Qf3 $14) 16. Bh3 f5 $1 {Black has convenient game.} 17. exf5 ({Or} 17.
Bxg4 fxg4 18. f5 h5 19. b3 g6 $1 20. fxg6 Qe6 21. Nd5 Bg5 22. Be3 Qxg6 23. Bxg5
Qxg5 24. Rf1 $11) 17... Nxf2 18. Kxf2 (18. Qxf2 {was lead to complicated game
with dynamic equality:} Rxc4 19. Rad1 exf4 (19... Qc6 20. Nd5 Kh8 21. Bg2 Rc2
22. Re2 Rxe2 23. Qxe2 Bd8 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Qxe5 Qc5+ $44) 20. f6 Qxh3 21. Rxe7
Rxf6 22. Rxb7 fxg3 23. Rb8+ Rc8 (23... Kf7 24. Rb7+) 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 25. Qd4
gxh2+ 26. Kh1 Qb7+ 27. Qd5+ Qxd5+ 28. Rxd5 Rf2 $44) 18... d5 $2 $16 ({I was
afraid of} 18... Bf6 $1 19. fxe5 Bxe5 20. Rad1 Qf7 21. Nd5 b5 $1 $132 {[%csl
Rd5,Ge5,Rf2][%cal Gb5c4,Gb7d5,Gf7d5] I didn't like this position!}) 19. Nxd5 $2
$11 ({Why not to take with P?} 19. cxd5 $1 Bc5+ ({In case of} 19... Bxd5 {
Quite strong is} 20. Rad1 $1 Bc5+ 21. Kf1 Bd4 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Qe4 Qc4+ 24.
Re2 Rce8 25. b3 Qf7 (25... Qa6 26. Bg4 $1) 26. Bg4 $16 {[%cal Gf1g2]}) 20. Kf1
exf4 21. gxf4 Rce8 22. Qf3 $16 {This position, I saw, of course, but evaluated
as at least equal for Black...}) 19... Bxd5 20. cxd5 ({Here} 20. Rad1 {is not
so effective:} Rxc4 21. Qxc4 Bc5+ $1 22. Qxc5 $8 (22. Re3 Bxc4 23. Rxd7 exf4
24. gxf4 Re8 $19) 22... bxc5 23. Rxe5 Qb5 24. Rexd5 Qxb2+ 25. R1d2 Qc1 26. Re2
$132) 20... Qxd5 (20... Bc5+ $2 21. Kf3 Qxd5+ 22. Qe4 Qxe4+ 23. Rxe4 exf4 24.
Kxf4 $16) 21. Qe4 Qxe4 22. Rxe4 Rc2+ 23. Kf3 (23. Re2 Bc5+ 24. Kf3 Rxe2 25.
Kxe2 exf4 26. Rd1 $11) 23... Rxh2 ({Equalizes also} 23... Rxb2 $5 24. fxe5 (24.
Rh1 Bc5 25. fxe5 (25. Rxe5 Rxa2 26. Bf1 Ra3+ 27. Kg4 Rd8 28. Bc4+ Kf8 29. Rhe1
a5 $15) 25... Rf2+ 26. Kg4 R8xf5 $17) (24. g4 Rc8 $17) 24... Rxh2 25. Bg4 h5
26. Bh3 g5 27. f6 g4+ 28. Bxg4 hxg4+ 29. Rxg4+ Kh8 30. Rd1 Bxf6 $11) 24. Bf1 $1
(24. Bg2 Rxf5 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. fxe5 Kf7 27. g4 Ke6 28. Re1 h5 29. Kg3 Bh4+ 30.
Kxh2 Bxe1 31. gxh5 $11) 24... Rxf5 25. Rc1 h5 26. Rc8+ Rf8 27. Bc4+ Kh7 28.
Rxf8 Bxf8 29. fxe5 ({More chances would remain} 29. Rxe5 $5 g6 $1 ({Not} 29...
Rxb2 30. Rxh5+ Kg6 31. Rg5+ Kf6 32. Kg4 $1 $16 {This strong move I overlooked..
.}) 30. Bd3 Bc5 $1 (30... Rxb2 31. Rxh5+ Bh6 32. Rd5 Rxa2 33. Rd6 $14) 31. Rg5
(31. Re6 Rf2+ 32. Ke4 Rd2 33. a3 Bf2 34. Rd6 Bxg3 35. Kf3 Be1 36. Bxg6+ Kh6 37.
Bd3+ Kg7 $132) 31... Rf2+ 32. Ke4 Rd2 33. a4 Bf2 34. b3 Kh6 35. Bc4 a5 36. Bf7
Rd6 37. Kf3 Bc5 $11) 29... Bc5 30. Re2 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "2000.04.28"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Bruk, Ofer"]
[Black "Tsesarsky, Ilya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2398"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[Annotator "Tsesarsky,I"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2000.01.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Maccabi Afek"]
[BlackTeam "Jerusalem Elitzur"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

{[%mdl 256]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2
O-O 8. Nc3 d6 $5 {I tried in this game to avoid clear drawn positions.} (8...
Na6 9. d4 d5 $10) (8... d5 9. d4 dxc4 10. dxc5 $11) 9. d4 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nbd7
11. Rac1 (11. Rfd1 a6 (11... Ne4 12. Qe3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Nf6 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. Ne1
(15. h3 Rc7 16. Nh2 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Qc8 $11 {½-½ (20) Landa,K (2570)-Eingorn,V
(2585) Velden 1996 EXT 1997}) 15... Qd7 16. Nd3 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 Nd5 18. cxd5 Bxc3
$11 {1-0 (33) Andersson,U (2590)-Partos,C (2425) Biel 1985 IZT}) (11... Rb8 12.
Rac1 a6 13. Nd5 b5 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Qd2 {½-½ Bagirov,V (2485)-Eingorn,V 
(2585) Moscow 1991 URS-ch}) (11... Rc8 12. Qe3 (12. Qd2 Re8 (12... a6 13. Nd4
Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qc7 15. f3 Qb7 16. e4 Rfe8 $11 {0-1 (37) Ilinsky,V (2340)-Kengis,
E (2465) Frunze 1989 TD}) 13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rc5 15. f3 Qa8 $11 {1-0 (32)
Tuor,P-Crisovan,A corr 1986 Corr 2000}) (12. Nd5 Bxd5 (12... a6 $132 {- 11...
a6, 12...Rc8}) 13. cxd5 Rc2 14. Rd2 Rc5 15. Ne1 (15. e4 Qc7 16. Qd3 Nxe4 $17 {
0-1 (34) Kirov,N (2460)-Conquest,S (2455) Cordoba 1995 EXT 1998}) 15... a5 16.
Nd3 Rc7 $11 {1-0 (52) Kirov,N (2445)-Cebalo,M (2500) Graz 1987 TD}) (12. Qf4
Rc5 13. Ne1 Qa8 14. Qe3 Re8 $11 {1-0 (62) Leski,M (2435)-Pigusov,E (2560)
Corsica 1997 EXT 1999}) (12. Qd3 a6 13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Rc5 15. f3 Re8 16.
Qd2 Qb8 $132 {0-1 (61) Anand,V (2765)-Milov,V (2635) Biel 1997 CBM 060 [Milov,
V]}) 12... a6 (12... Nc5 13. Bh3 $5) 13. Nd4 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Re8 15. Rac1 Rc5 16.
h3 Qc8 $11 {½-½ (25) Plaskett,H (2450)-Adorjan,A (2560) Hastings 1986 CBM 004
}) 12. Nd5 b5 (12... Rc8 $132 {- 11...a6, 12...Rc8} 13. Ne1 Ba8 (13... Nc5 14.
Qh4 Nxd5 {½-½ Ninov,K (2495)-Georgiev,K (2595) Bulgaria 1988 EXT 1997}) 14.
Rac1 Nc5 15. Ba1 Rb8 16. Nc2 Ne8 17. Qe3 e6 18. Bxg7 Nxg7 19. Nc3 Bxg2 20. Kxg2
Qc7 $11 {½-½ (30) Dizdar,G (2490)-Gyorkos,L (2435) Makarska 1993 EXT 1997})
13. Ne1 Rb8 14. cxb5 axb5 (14... Bxd5 15. Bxd5 Rxb5 16. Bg2 a5 17. Nd3 $132 {
½-½ (22) Velikov,P (2480)-Kudrin,S (2570) Palma de Mallorca 1989 TD}) 15.
Rac1 (15. Nb4 Nc5 16. Bxb7 Rxb7 17. Qh4 Qd7 $11 {1-0 (74) Ilinsky,V (2340)
-Moldobaev,E (2360) Frunze 1989 TD}) 15... Ne5 16. Nb4 Qd7 17. Qa7 Bxg2 18.
Qxd7 Nfxd7 19. Kxg2 Rfc8 $11 {1-0 (79) Velikov,P (2485)-Howell,J (2420)
Groningen 1988 EXT 1997}) (11. Nd5 Rc8 (11... b5 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Rfd1 bxc4 14.
bxc4 Rc5 15. Ne1 Bxd5 16. cxd5 Qa5 17. Rxc5 Nxc5 18. Qc4 Rb8 $15 {0-1 (37)
Moehring,G (2360)-Gurevich,M (2515) Balatonbereny 1987 EXT 2004 r+}) 12. Nxf6+
Nxf6 (12... Bxf6 13. Qd2 Bxb2 14. Qxb2 a6 $11) 13. Rfd1 Rc5 14. Rac1 Qa8 $11 {
0-1 (60) Nadera,B (2405)-Adianto,U (2585) Genting 1995 CBM 047 Extra r+}) 11...
a6 (11... Rc8 12. Nd5 (12. Rfd1 a6 (12... Re8 13. Qd2 (13. Bh3 Rc5 14. b4 Rh5
15. Bg2 Nd5 16. Qd2 Nxb4 $17 {0-1 (76) Csom,I (2472)-Matthias,H (2399)
Lippstadt 1999 CBM 072}) (13. Ne1 Ne4 14. Qe3 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Bxg2 16. Nxg2 Nf6
17. Qd3 Qd7 $11 {½-½ (50) Petrosian,S (2375)-Gustafsson,J (2410) Hamburg
1999 CBM 068 Extra}) 13... Nc5 14. Ne1 Bxg2 15. Nxg2 Qd7 16. f3 Qb7 17. e4 a6
$11 {0-1 (54) Otero,E (2325)-Vilela de Acuna,J (2405) St Spiritus 1989 EXT
1997 r6}) (12... Rc5 13. Ne1 (13. Qd2 Qa8 14. Ne1 a6 15. a4 Rc7 $11 {½-½ (50)
Kelly,B (2405)-Eingorn,V (2610) Berlin 1998 CBM 066 Extra}) (13. Qe3 Rh5 (13...
Re8) 14. Rc2 Bh6 15. Qd4 Nc5 16. b4 Ne6 17. Qd3 a5 $132 {1-0 (32) Pigusov,E 
(2495)-Zagrebelny,S Tashkent 1986 EXT 1997}) 13... Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Re8 (14... Nd5
15. Qd2 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bxc3 17. Rxc3 $11) 15. Nd5 b5 16. Nde3 a6 17. b4 Rc7 18.
Qd3 Qb8 19. cxb5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 axb5 21. a3 Qb7 $11 {1-0 (40) Rajkovic,D (2500)
-Kiss,A (2360) Wuerzburg 1989 EXT 2002}) 13. Qe3 Re8 14. h3 (14. a3 {r9}) 14...
Rc7 15. Ne1 Qb8 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Nd3 b5 $11 {1-0 (45) Fedorowicz,J (2520)
-Kudrin,S (2515) Estes Park 1987 EXT 1997 /44/(32) r6}) (12. Qd2 Nc5 13. Rfd1
Qd7 14. Nd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Ng4 16. Nf3 Nxf2 17. Kxf2 Bxc3 $19 {0-1 (31)
Spiridonov,N (2420)-Pokojowczyk,J (2400) Myslenice 1987 EXT 1997}) (12. Qd3 Nc5
13. Qb1 Nce4 14. Nd5 Qd7 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Rfd1 {½-½ Tompa,J (2445)-Almasi,
Z (2340) Kobanya 1991 TD}) 12... Re8 13. Rfd1 a6 (13... b5 14. Qxa7 Bxd5 15.
cxd5 Nc5 16. Qa3 Ra8 17. Qb4 Rxa2 18. Bc3 Qb6 19. Nd4 Nfe4 20. Be1 f5 $132 {
1-0 (49) Stangl,M (2385)-Maus,S (2425) Germany 1988 GER-chT}) (13... e6 14.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Ba1 d5 16. Ne5 h5 17. e3 Qe7 18. cxd5 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Bxd5 $11 {
1-0 (34) Velikov,P (2475)-Eingorn,V (2570) Saint John 1988 CBM 006}) 14. Ne1
Ba8 15. Qd2 b5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Bxa8 Rxa8 19. Nd3 {½-½ Jansa,
V-Ribli,Z Amsterdam 1974 MCL}) 12. Nd5 $6 (12. Rfd1 Rc8 13. Qd2 (13. Qe3 Re8
14. h3 (14. Ba1 Rc5 15. a4 Qa8 16. Ne1 Rf5 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. f3 h5 19. Ng2 Rc5
20. Bb2 Rcc8 21. Ba3 Nc5 22. Rb1 Ne6 23. Qd3 Nc7 24. Nf4 b5 25. cxb5 axb5 26.
Nxb5 Nxb5 27. Qxb5 Qxb5 28. axb5 Rb8 $11 {½-½ (32) Karpov,A (2705)-Kasparov,
G (2740) London/Leningrad 1986 MainBase /YB/5}) 14... Bc6 15. Nd4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2
Qc7 17. Ba1 Qb8 18. Kg1 Rc5 19. Nd5 Kf8 20. Nf3 Nxd5 21. Bxg7+ Kxg7 22. Rxd5
Nf6 23. Rxc5 bxc5 $11 {0-1 Rotstein,A-Adams,M/Wijk op (3) 1993 (39) r4}) (13.
Ba1 Bc6 (13... Re8 14. Qd2 Rc5 15. Na4 Rc8 16. Qb4 Qc7 17. Bd4 Rb8 18. Nc3 Rec8
19. Qa3 Qd8 $132 {½-½ (23) Stangl,M (2385)-Szekely,P (2420) Dortmund 1988 TD}
) (13... Rc5 14. Na4 Rc8 15. Nc3 Re8 16. Bh3 $132 {1-0 (46) Keitlinghaus,L 
(2410)-Chandler,M (2600) Germany 1989 GER-chT}) 14. Nd5 Re8 15. Qd2 Ne4 16. Qe3
Bxa1 17. Rxa1 Ndf6 18. Rac1 $14 {1-0 (43) Ribli,Z (2580)-Keitlinghaus,L
Germany 1987 GER-chT}) (13. h3 Ne4 14. Qe3 b5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Nd4 Nxc3 17.
Rxc3 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Bf6 $11 {½-½ (21) Fominyh,A (2515)-Zagrebelny,S (2510)
Alushta 1994 CBM 041 r6}) (13. Nd5 b5 14. Ne1 Nc5 15. Qd2 Nfe4 16. Qc2 Bxb2 17.
Qxb2 bxc4 18. Rxc4 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Nf6 20. Rd1 Qb6 $132 {1-0 (65) Georgiev,K 
(2595)-Kasparov,G (2750) Saint John 1988 EXT 1997}) 13... Rc7 14. Ne1 Bxg2 15.
Nxg2 Qa8 16. Ne3 Re8 $11 {½-½ (61) Kramnik,V (2751)-Polgar,J (2677) Dos
Hermanas 1999 CBM 071}) 12... b5 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 (13... Nxf6 14. Qh4 h5 15. cxb5
axb5 16. a3 Rc8 17. Rxc8 Qxc8 18. Rc1 Qb8 $11 {1-0 (41) Djuric,S (2475)-Cebalo,
M (2515) Yugoslavia 1988 EXT 1997}) 14. Qd2 Bxb2 15. Qxb2 Qb6 16. Qd4 $2 $15 {
(=)} (16. Rfd1 $11) 16... Rfc8 17. Bh3 $2 $17 (17. Qh4 Nf6 18. Bh3 Rc5 19. Qd4
Qc7 $15 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gc7c1]} (19... Bxf3 20. exf3 Qc7 21. Rfe1 Kf8 22. Qe3
bxc4 23. Rxc4 Rxc4 24. bxc4 Re8 25. c5 dxc5 26. Rc1 Kg7 27. Qxc5 $11 {½-½ 
(48) Forgacs,J (2315)-Bernei,A (2345) Hungary 1994 TD})) 17... f5 $1 18. Qh4
Nf6 19. Qg5 Kf7 20. Bg2 bxc4 21. bxc4 (21. Rxc4 Rxc4 22. bxc4 Rc8 $17 {[%csl
Rc4] ><c4}) 21... Rab8 22. Rb1 Qc7 23. Qh4 (23. Rfc1 Bxf3 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25.
Bxf3 Qb2 26. Qe3 Qxa2 27. c5 $17) 23... Bxf3 24. Rxb8 Qxb8 25. Bxf3 Qb4 26. Rc1
d5 $5 (26... Qb2 27. Qf4 Qxa2 $17) 27. Qd4 (27. c5 Qxh4 28. gxh4 Rc6 $17 {
[%csl Rc5][%cal Ge7e6,Gf6d7] /\e6, Nd7, ><c5}) 27... Qc5 (27... dxc4 28. Bd5+
Nxd5 (28... e6 29. Qa7+ $18) 29. Qxd5+ Kf6 30. Qd4+ e5 31. Qd7 Qc5 32. Rd1 $44
{[%csl Rf6] ><Kf6}) 28. e3 $8 a5 $1 (28... Ne4 29. Bxe4 fxe4 30. Qe5 dxc4 31.
Qxe4 c3 32. Rc2 $15) (28... dxc4 29. Bb7 Rc7 30. Bxa6 c3 31. Qxc5 Rxc5 32. Bd3
e5 $15) 29. Be2 (29. Rc3 e6 $17 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gc8c3] ><c4}) 29... Ne4 30.
Rc2 Qxd4 $2 $11 {Based on wrong variation calculation.} ({Right was} 30... Nd6
$1 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gc8c2] <->c, ><c4} 31. Bf3 (31. Qh4 h5 32. Bxh5 gxh5 33.
Qxh5+ Kg7 34. Qg5+ Kf8 $19) 31... dxc4 $17) 31. exd4 dxc4 32. Rxc4 (32. Bxc4+
$2 Kf6 33. f4 (33. Kg2 Nd6 34. Bd3 Rxc2 35. Bxc2 Nb5 36. d5 Ke5 $19) 33... e6 (
33... Nd6 34. Bd3 Rxc2 35. Bxc2 Nb5 36. d5 $11) 34. Bd3 Rxc2 35. Bxc2 Nc3 $17 {
[%csl Ra2,Rd4][%cal Gc3e2,Ge2d4] /\Ne2+xd4}) 32... Rxc4 (32... Rb8 33. Bd3 Nd2
(33... Rb2 34. Bxe4 fxe4 35. Ra4 Rb5 $11) 34. Ra4 Nf3+ 35. Kh1 (35. Kf1 Nxh2+
36. Ke1 Rb4 37. Rxa5 Rxd4 $17) 35... Rb2 36. Bc4+ Kf6 37. Kg2 Nd2 38. Bd3 $11)
33. Bxc4+ Kf6 34. f4 $1 (34. Kg2 Nd6 35. Bd3 Ke6 36. Kf3 Kd5 37. Ke3 Nc4+ $19)
34... Nd2 35. Be2 {(=)} g5 $5 (35... Ke6 $1 36. Kf2 Kd5 37. Ke3 Nc4+ 38. Kd3 $1
{I missed this move in previous calculations.} (38. Bxc4+ Kxc4 $19) 38... Nb2+
39. Kc3 Na4+ 40. Kd3 Nb2+ $11) 36. Kf2 (36. fxg5+ Kxg5 37. Kf2 Ne4+ 38. Ke3 Nc3
39. Bc4 Kg4 40. Be6 h6 41. a3 $132) 36... g4 $6 (36... gxf4 37. gxf4 Ne4+ 38.
Ke3 Nc3 39. Bc4 e6 (39... Kg6 40. d5 Kh5 41. Kd4 $16) 40. Kd3 Ne4 $11) 37. Ke3
Ne4 38. a3 (38. Bxg4 Nc3 39. Be2 Nxa2 40. Kd2 Nb4 41. Bc4 e6 $11) 38... h5 39.
d5 {Here Black had to play for a draw.} h4 $6 (39... e6 40. dxe6 Nc5 41. Kd4
Nxe6+ 42. Ke3 (42. Kd5 h4 $17) 42... Nc5 43. Bb5 $14 {[%csl Rh5][%cal Gb5e8] /
\Be8, ><h5}) (39... Kg6 40. Bd3 Nd6 41. Kd4 h4 42. Ke5 hxg3 43. hxg3 Kf7 44. a4
(44. Bxf5 Nc4+ 45. Kd4 Nxa3 46. Bd3 $18) 44... Kg6 45. Ke6 $18) 40. gxh4 Kg6 (
40... Nc3 41. Bc4 Nb1 42. a4 Nc3 43. Bb3 Kg6 44. Kd4 Ne2+ 45. Ke5 Kh5 46. Bc4
Nc3 47. Kxf5 Nxa4 48. Ke6 Nb2 49. Ba2 Nd3 50. Kxe7 Nxf4 51. d6 Nd3 52. Ke6 (52.
d7 Ne5 $13) 52... Nc5+ 53. Kd5 Nd7 54. Bb3 Kxh4 55. Ba4 Nf8 56. Ke5 g3 57.
hxg3+ Kxg3 58. Kf6 Kf4 59. Bc6 a4 60. Bxa4 Ke4 61. Ke7 Ke5 62. Bc2 Kd5 63. Bf5
Kc6 64. Be4+ Kc5 $11) 41. Bd3 (41. Bxg4 Nc3 42. Bf3 Nb5 43. a4 Nc3 44. Kd4 Nxa4
45. h5+ Kf6 46. h4 Nb6 47. h6 Kg6 48. Ke5 a4 $11) 41... Nd6 42. Kd4 Kh5 43. Ke5
Kxh4 44. Bxf5 Kh3 45. Ke6 (45. a4 Nc4+ 46. Ke6 (46. Kd4 Nb6 47. Be6 Nxa4 48. f5
Kxh2 49. d6 exd6 50. f6 g3 51. Bd5 Nb6 $19) 46... Nd6 47. Ke5 Nc4+) 45... a4
$22 46. Bxg4+ (46. Ke5 Nc4+ 47. Ke6 Nd6) 46... Kxg4 47. Kxe7 Nf5+ 48. Ke6 (48.
Kd7 Kxf4 49. Kc6 Ke5 $11) 48... Nd4+ 49. Ke5 Nf3+ 50. Ke4 (50. Kf6 Kxf4 51. d6
Ne5 52. h4 Nd7+ 53. Ke6 Nb8 54. d7 (54. Kd5 Kg4 55. Kc5 Kxh4 56. Kb5 Kg5 57.
Kxa4 Kf6 58. Kb5 Ke6 $11) 54... Nc6 55. h5 Kg5 56. Kd6 Nd8 $11) 50... Nd2+ 51.
Kd3 Nb3 (51... Nf3 $144 52. Kc3 Kxf4 53. h4 Ke5 54. h5 Kxd5 $11) 52. Kc4 Kxf4
53. d6 Na5+ 54. Kb5 Nb7 55. d7 Kg4 ({Etud} 55... Kg4 56. Kb6 (56. Kxa4 Nc5+ 57.
Kb5 Nxd7 58. a4 Nb8 59. a5 Kh3 60. Kb6 Kxh2 61. Kb7 Nd7 62. Kc6 Nb8+ $11) 56...
Nd8 57. Kc7 Ne6+ 58. Kd6 Nd8 59. Kc7 Ne6+) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Telechess ol1 7778"]
[Site "telex"]
[Date "1977.10.22"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Uhlmann, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Uhlmann,W"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1977.02.19"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "German Dem Rep"]
[BlackTeam "Sweden"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "DDR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SWE"]

{SCHACH 12/1977} 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Bb7
7. Bg2 Nc6 ({Die Modevariante lautet} 7... Be7 8. O-O d6 {nebst Nbd7}) 8. Qf4
Bb4 {Das ist eine theoretische Neuerung. Weiß wird zu Bd2 gezwungen und kann
damit den Läufer nicht ohne Zeitverlust in der Diagonalen a1-h8 postieren.} 9.
Bd2 O-O 10. O-O Be7 $1 11. Rad1 ({Wahrscheinlich verdiente} 11. Rfd1 {den
Vorzug.}) 11... a6 12. Nd4 (12. b3 {ist nicht gut wegen} b5 {mit schwarzer
Initiative.}) 12... Qc8 $1 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. e4 $1 d6 15. Rfe1 Re8 $1 ({Auf} 
15... b5 $6 {hätte Weiß das starke Manöver} 16. Nd5 $1 {zur Hand, z.B.} Nxd5 (
16... exd5 $2 17. exd5 {nebst Rxe7 mit klarem Vorteil.}) 17. exd5 e5 18. Qe3
Bd7 19. c5 $1 dxc5 20. d6 $1 Bxd6 21. Bc3 {mit Figurengewinn.}) 16. Rc1 $6 (16.
a4 $142) 16... Qb7 17. a4 Nd7 18. Qg4 $1 Nc5 19. b4 $1 Nd3 $1 ({Verloren hätte
} 19... Nxa4 {wegen} 20. b5 axb5 21. cxb5 Bd7 22. e5 d5 23. Nxa4 {mit
Figurengewinn.}) ({Oder} 19... Nb3 20. Bh6 g6 21. Rb1 Nd4 22. b5 Qd7 23. e5 {
ebenfalls mit Figurengewinn.}) 20. b5 $1 axb5 21. axb5 Bd7 22. e5 d5 23. Bh6 $1
Bf8 $1 ({Schwächer ist} 23... g6 24. cxd5 Nxe1 ({nicht} 24... exd5 25. e6 $3
Bxe6 26. Qd4 {mit Gewinn}) 25. Rxe1 Qc8 ({oder} 25... exd5 $2 26. e6 $1 Bxe6 (
26... fxe6 27. Qd4 Bf8 28. Nxd5 {mit Gewinn}) 27. Rxe6 $1 Ra1+ 28. Bf1 {
mit Gewinn}) 26. Na4 $1) 24. Ne4 $1 {Nur so kann Weiß den Angriff verstärken.}
Nxe1 $1 {Die beste Abwicklung.} ({Falsch wäre} 24... dxe4 25. Bxe4 Nxe5 26. Qh5
Nc6 (26... Qc7 27. Bf4 {mit klarem Vorteil}) 27. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 28. Bxg7+ $1
Kxg7 29. Qg5+ Kh8 30. Re4 Bg7 31. Rg4 Rg8 32. Rh4+ {nebst #}) 25. Nf6+ $1 ({
Optisch sieht auch} 25. Nd6 {stark aus. Jedoch nach} Qc7 26. Rxe1 Ra4 {steht
Schwarz besser.}) 25... Kh8 26. Bg5 $1 {Die Pointe des ganzen Opferspiels.
Leider ist es nur eine Remisabwicklung.} Nd3 {Was sonst?} (26... h6 {scheitert
an} 27. Bxh6 gxf6 28. Bxf8 Rxf8 29. exf6 {nebst #}) ({oder} 26... Be7 27. Nxe8
Nd3 28. Bf6 $1 Bxf6 29. exf6 g6 30. Qg5 {nebst #}) 27. Qh5 $1 gxf6 $8 ({auf} 
27... h6 {gäbe es ein elegantes Matt:} 28. Qxf7 Bc5 29. Bxh6 Rg8 30. Bxg7+ Rxg7
31. Qh5+ Rh7 32. Qxh7#) 28. Bxf6+ Bg7 {Hier wurde die Partie auf Vorschlag von
Schwarz remis gegeben,} (28... Bg7 {da nach} 29. Bxg7+ Kxg7 30. Qg5+ {
Dauerschach erfolgt.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Balkaniad"]
[Site "Kavala"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Radulov, Ivan"]
[Black "Skalkotas, Nikolaos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2325"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O e6 5. c4 c5 6. Nc3 d6 7. b3 a6 8. Bb2 Be7
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qc8 12. e3 Nc6 (12... Qb7+ 13. Qf3 Qxf3+ $10)
(12... Ra7 $5 13. f4 Rc7 {/\ b6-b5, 0-0, Nb8-c6}) 13. f4 O-O 14. Nxc6 Qxc6+ 15.
Qf3 Rfc8 16. Qxc6 Rxc6 17. Kf3 Rb8 18. Ne2 d5 {19...Kf8 /\ Ke8} 19. cxd5 Nxd5
20. Nd4 Rcc8 21. Rac1 Bc5 22. a3 b5 23. Rfd1 Bxd4 24. Bxd4 $14 f5 25. g4 fxg4+
26. Kxg4 Kf7 27. Kf3 a5 28. e4 Nf6 29. h3 a4 30. b4 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Rb7 32. Rc6
Nd7 33. Ke3 Nb8 34. Rc8 Nd7 35. Bc5 e5 36. h4 g6 37. Kf3 Nb6 38. Bxb6 Rxb6 39.
Rc5 exf4 40. Kxf4 Ke6 41. e5 h6 42. Ke4 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Rc7 g4 45. Rg7 Rc6
46. Rg6+ Kd7 47. Rxg4 Rc3 48. Kd5 Rxa3 49. Rg7+ Kd8 50. Rb7 Rb3 51. Rxb5 a3 52.
Kd6 Rd3+ 53. Kc6 Rc3+ 54. Kb6 Rb3 55. Kc5 Rc3+ 56. Kd4 a2 57. Ra5 Rc2 58. Ra7
Re2 59. Kd5 Kc8 60. b5 Kb8 61. b6 Rd2+ 62. Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Lerner, Konstantin Z"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 d6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Nbd7 13. Rc1 Rac8 14. Rc2 Rfe8 15.
Rd2 Qb8 16. f4 Bf8 17. Bf3 $5 {Ein für mich neues Motiv. Idee:18.e5 de5 19.
fe5 Lf3 (19...Se5 20.Lb7)20.Sf3.} Nc5 (17... e5 $5) 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Nfd7
20. Bxb7 Nxb7 21. Nxe6 $1 Nxe5 22. Nxf8 Kxf8 23. Kg2 Nc5 24. Nd5 $16 Ng6 25.
Rf1 Rcd8 26. Rdf2 Rd7 27. Nxb6 $1 Qb7+ (27... Qxb6 28. Qxd7 Nxd7 29. Rxf7+ Kg8
30. Rxg7+ Kh8 31. Rxg6+ $18) 28. Nd5 $18 Ne6 29. Qf3 Kg8 30. h4 h6 31. Kh2 Qb8
32. Qg4 h5 33. Qxh5 Nc7 34. Qg4 1-0

[Event "Lvov zt"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Black "Yudasin, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "36"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. b3 a6 8. Bb2
Nbd7 9. d3 Be7 10. e4 O-O 11. Ne1 Rb8 12. f4 b5 $1 {Einer der beiden
prinzipiellen Pläne gegen den weißen Aufbau. Der andere wäre die umgehene
Überführung des Springers nach d4 via b8-c6.} 13. Nc2 (13. cxb5 $6 axb5 14.
Nxb5 Qb6 15. Nc3 (15. a4 Ba6) 15... c4+ 16. Kh1 cxb3 17. axb3 Ba8 $36 18. Ra3
$2 d5) 13... Ba8 14. Qe2 Ne8 15. Nd1 a5 (15... Bf6 $6 16. e5) 16. cxb5 Rxb5 17.
Nc3 Rb8 18. Rad1 Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bern zt"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Lev, Ronen"]
[Black "Wahls, Matthias"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 {Hedgehog} (4... d5 5. cxd5 exd5 (5...
Nxd5 {Semi-Tarrasch Variante}) 6. d4 {Tarrasch Variante}) 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6
7. d4 (7. b3 {/\ 8.Bb2, 9.e3, 10.Qe2, 11.d4 /\ cxd4 12.exd4}) (7. Re1 {/\ 8.e4,
9.d4 cxd4 10.Nd4 Durch diese Zugfolge wird der Tausch der B(g2/b7) vermieden. /
\ f4, g2-g4-g5.}) 7... cxd4 (7... Be7 $2 8. d5 exd5 9. Nh4) 8. Qxd4 {(!)} (8.
Nxd4) 8... a6 9. b3 (9. Rd1 Be7 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Nc6 12. Qf4 Ra7 $1 13.
Nce4 Rd7 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Nxh7 $1 Rxh7 16. Qe4 Rh5 17. Qxc6 Rc5 $10 {
Ribli-Wahls/ Bundesliga/}) 9... Nbd7 (9... Be7 10. Ba3 {/\ 11.Rfd1 +/=/+/-})
10. Rd1 (10. Ba3 Nc5) 10... Be7 11. Ng5 $2 {Der Plan Ng5-e4 geschieht besser
ohne b2-b3.} (11. e4 Qc8 12. Bb2 O-O {= Karpov,An-Ribli,Z/}) (11. Bb2 {
Uhlmann-Variante} O-O 12. e4 Qc7 {=}) 11... Bxg2 12. Kxg2 O-O $1 (12... Rc8 13.
Nge4 Rc6 $14) 13. Nge4 Qc7 $10 (13... Ne8 $2 $16 {>< Rf8}) 14. Bg5 (14. Nxd6
Rad8 15. Nde4 (15. Bf4 e5 $19) (15. Qf4 e5 $19) 15... Nc5 $1 $19 16. Qe3 Rxd1
17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Nxd1 Bxa1) (14. Bb2 Rfd8 15. f3 $2 {>= Nxf6, um Ne8 zu
verhindern} Ne8 $15 {Klinger,J-Wahls,M/Dortmund/1989/} 16. Qe3 $2 (16. Rab1 Qb7
17. a4 Nc5 18. Ba1) 16... Qb7 17. a4 Rac8 $2 (17... Nc5 18. Nd2 h6 $1 {/\ 18...
Bg5}) 18. Nd2 $2 (18. Rab1) 18... h6 $2 (18... Nc5) 19. Qe4 Qb8 20. f4 Bf6 21.
Qf3 Rc7 22. Rab1 Rdc8 23. Nde4 Be7 24. Ba1 Nc5 25. Nf2 Nd7 26. g4 $2 Nc5 (26...
Nf8 $17) 27. e3 Nd7 28. Rbc1 Nf8 29. h3 Ng6 30. Kh2 Nh4 31. Qg3 $2 (31. Qh1 $8)
31... Qb7 $19 32. Nfe4 b5 $1 33. axb5 axb5 34. cxb5 d5 35. Nd2 Nd6 36. b6 Qxb6
37. Na4 Qb5 38. Nc3 Rxc3 39. Bxc3 Qe2+ 40. Kg1 Rxc3 41. Qf2 Qxe3 42. Qxe3 Rxe3
{0-1}) 14... h6 $1 $15 {N} (14... Qc6 15. f3 Rfd8 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxf6 Nxf6
18. Rac1 Rac8 $10 {Olafsson-Gurevich/Akureyri/1988/0-1, 40/}) 15. Nxf6+ (15.
Bxf6 Nxf6 {Be7!}) (15. Be3 Ng4 16. Nxd6 $2 (16. Bc1 $2 f5 17. Nd2 (17. h3 fxe4
18. hxg4 d5 {/\ Bc5 -+, /\ Bf6 -+}) 17... d5 $17) 16... Nxe3+ 17. fxe3 (17.
Qxe3 $2 Bxd6 18. Qd3 Be5 $19) 17... Rad8 {/\ 18... Nc5 -+}) 15... Nxf6 16. Be3
(16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Qd3 b5 {-/+/-+}) 16... b5 $1 17. cxb5 axb5 18. Kg1 {/\ 19.
Nb5:} Rfb8 19. a4 (19. Rac1 $2 b4 20. Na4 (20. Nb5 $6 Qd8 21. Nxd6 Rxa2 $36)
20... Qb7 {-/+ ,>< <<, [+] /\ 21... Ne4, 21... Nd5, 22... Bf6}) (19. b4 $2 Nd7
{/\ 20...Bf6,/\ 20... Ne5, 21... Nc4}) 19... bxa4 (19... b4 $2 20. Nb5 $1) 20.
bxa4 Nd7 $1 (20... Qa5 21. Nb5 {/\ Bd2-b4}) (20... d5 $4 21. Bf4) 21. Nb5 (21.
Rab1 $2 Bf6 {/\ Qa5-/+}) 21... Qc2 (21... Qd8 22. Nxd6 Bf6 23. Qf4 Bxa1 24.
Qxf7+ Kh7 25. Rxa1 $16 Nf8 $2 26. Bd4 Qg5 27. Ne4) 22. Rac1 $2 (22. Rd2 $2 Qc6
{/\ Bf6, /\ Nc5-b3}) (22. Nxd6 Bf6 23. Qf4 Qxe2 (23... Bxa1 24. Qxf7+ Kh7 25.
Rxa1 $40) 24. Nxf7 (24. Rab1 Ne5 {>< f3, >< d3, >< a4}) 24... Bxa1 25. Rxd7 (
25. Rxa1 Rf8 $19) 25... Rb1+ 26. Kg2 Qf1+ 27. Kf3 Qh1+ 28. Kg4 h5+ 29. Kg5 (29.
Kh3 Qf1+ 30. Kh4 Bf6+) 29... Rd1 30. Nd6 Rd5+ 31. Kg6 Qb1+ $19) (22. Qd3 $8
Qxd3 23. exd3 (23. Rxd3 $4 Rxb5) 23... Bf6 24. d4 (24. Rab1 d5 $17) (24. Nd4
Rb4 $19) (24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 Rb4 26. Nb5 d5 27. Nc3 d4 $19) 24... Nb6 (24...
d5 25. Bf4 $132) 25. Nxd6 Nxa4 26. Ne4 Bd8 27. d5 f5 28. Nc5 Nc3 29. Rxa8 Rxa8
30. Rd3 Nxd5 31. Nxe6 $10) 22... Qxe2 (22... Qxa4 23. Qxa4 Rxa4 24. Nxd6 $10)
23. Nxd6 {>=} (23. Rc7 $2 Ne5) (23. Rd2 Qh5) 23... Nf6 24. Nb5 $8 (24. Ne4 Rd8
25. Nc3 Rxd4 26. Nxe2 Rdxa4 $19) (24. Rd2 Qa6) 24... Rd8 25. Qa1 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1
Qc2 (26... Qc4 27. Na7 (27. Rd4 Qxb5) (27. Nc3 Ne4 28. Nxe4 Rxa4) 27... Qa6 28.
Qd4 Nd5) 27. Na7 (27. Rc1 Rxa4) 27... Ng4 $1 28. Rc1 (28. Bd4 $2 Bc5 $1 29. Rc1
(29. Nb5 Nxf2) 29... Bxd4) 28... Qf5 29. Nc6 (29. Rc8+ $2 Rxc8 30. Nxc8 Bc5 $1)
(29. Bd4 $6 Qh5 30. h4 g5 31. Rc8+ Rxc8 32. Nxc8 Bf8 33. a5 (33. hxg5 e5 $19)
33... gxh4 34. a6 hxg3 35. fxg3 Qh2+ 36. Kf1 e5 37. a7 exd4 38. Ne7+ Kh7 39.
Qxd4 (39. Qb1+ Kh8 $19) 39... Qh1+ 40. Ke2 Qg2+ 41. Kd1 Bxe7 $19) 29... Bf6 30.
Bd4 e5 31. Bb6 e4 32. Qa2 (32. Bd4 e3 33. f4 Qe4 $1 34. Bxf6 Nf2 $1 35. Ne7+
Kf8 36. Bxg7+ Ke8 37. Kf1 Qf3 $19 {/\ 38... Nh3 39.Ke1 Qf2+ 40.Kd1 Qd2#}) 32...
e3 $1 (32... Qh5 33. h4 g5 34. Qc2 $1 (34. Rc5 e3 35. fxe3 Nxe3 {/\ Qd1+}) (34.
Qd5 Rxa4) 34... gxh4 35. Qxe4 {/\ Ne7+}) 33. fxe3 (33. f4 Qe4) (33. Bxe3 Qh5
34. h4 Nxe3 35. fxe3 Qg4) 33... Rxa4 34. Qc2 {(!)} (34. Qe2 $6 Qe6 {/\ 35...
Ra2 36.Rc2 Ra1+ 37.Kg2 Qe4+ 38.Kh3 Rh1 -+}) 34... Qh5 {/\ 35... Rc4} (34... Qf3
$6 35. Rf1 Nxe3 $2 36. Ne7+ Bxe7 37. Qc8+ $10) 35. Qe2 Re4 36. Rc2 (36. Rf1 Re6
) (36. Rc5 Rxe3 37. Rxh5 Rxe2 38. h3 Re6 $1) 36... Bg5 37. Rc3 Qg6 38. Bd4 (38.
h3 Qd6 $1) 38... Qe6 39. h3 Nxe3 40. Bxe3 Bxe3+ (40... Bxe3+ 41. Kg2 Bd4 $19)
0-1

[Event "Stara Zagora zt-B"]
[Site "Stara Zagora"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Black "Ionescu, Constantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nc3 e6 6. O-O a6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Be7 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Qc8 {Trotz der Punkteteilung konnte Schwarz
klaren Nachteil nicht vermeiden.} (11... O-O $5 12. Bf4 Ne8) 12. Bf4 Nc5 13.
Qe3 Qc7 14. b4 Ncd7 15. Qd2 e5 16. Bg5 O-O 17. Rac1 Rab8 18. Qb2 h6 19. Bxf6
Nxf6 20. Nh4 Rfc8 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Qb3 Qd7 23. Ng2 Qe6 24. Ne3 b5 25. Ncd5 Ne8
26. a4 bxc4 27. Rxc4 Bg5 28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Nc4 Kf8 30. b5 axb5 31. axb5 Qc5 32.
b6 Bd8 33. e4 g6 34. h4 Ng7 35. Nde3 Bxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Stara Zagora zt-B"]
[Site "Stara Zagora"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Schneider, Attila"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 a6 7. b3 d6 8. d4 cxd4
9. Qxd4 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Be7 11. e4 Qc8 $5 (11... O-O $2 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5
14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Nxe5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 $16 {Gheorghiu,F-Mascarinas,R/Grand-Prix
Suisse/1990/1-0/ -> CBM 17}) 12. Ba3 $2 Nc5 13. e5 $2 Bxf3 $1 $17 14. Bxf3 dxe5
15. Qe3 Rb8 16. Na4 Nxa4 17. Bxe7 Kxe7 18. Qxe5 Qc5 19. Qe1 Nb2 $1 $19 20. Rd2
Nxc4 21. bxc4 Rhd8 22. Rad1 Rd7 23. Rxd7+ Nxd7 24. Qd2 Qc7 25. Qc3 g6 26. Kg2
Rd8 27. Qe3 h5 28. h3 Qc5 29. Qd2 a5 30. Qd3 Qc7 31. Qe3 Nf6 32. Rb1 Rd6 33.
Qa3 Nd7 34. Qc1 Qc5 35. Rb5 Qd4 36. a4 Nc5 37. Qg5+ Ke8 38. Rb1 Qxc4 39. Qe5
Qd4 40. Bc6+ Ke7 41. Qxd4 Rxd4 42. Ra1 h4 0-1

[Event "Prague Bohemians-A"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Keitlinghaus, Ludger"]
[Black "Nun, Jiri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. Nc3 Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qd2 a6 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. Qe3 d6 14. Rd2 Nd7 15.
Rad1 Be7 16. Nd5 $5 {Ein interessantes Bauernopfer, für das er in der
Partiefortsetzung nach 21.Nd4 genügend Kompensation erhält.} exd5 17. Qxe7 Rae8
18. Qh4 Re4 19. Qh3 Nf6 20. Bh1 Rxc4 21. Nd4 Rc1 22. Qf1 Rxd1 23. Qxd1 Rc8 24.
Nf5 Qd7 25. Ne3 Rc5 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Bxd5 Qc7 28. Qb3 Rb5 29. Qc4 Rc5 30. Qb3
Rb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Prestwich"]
[Site "Prestwich"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Badea, Bela"]
[Black "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Be7 8. O-O
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Rc8 $2 (11... O-O 12. Bf4 Ne8 $10) 12. Bf4 e5
13. Bg5 Bxf3 (13... Rxc4 $2 14. Nxe5 $18) 14. exf3 $1 Rxc4 15. Qe2 b5 16. a4
O-O 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nxb5 $16 Nb6 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. f4 Kh8 21. Qh5 d5 22. fxe5
fxe5 23. Qxe5+ Bf6 24. Qh5 Bxb2 25. Ra7 Qf6 26. Bh3 Rc5 27. Bf5 h6 28. Bd3 Nc8
29. Ra4 Qg5 30. Qe2 Nb6 31. Qxb2+ 1-0

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Smejkal, Jan"]
[Black "Rajkovic, Dusan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
a6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Rc8 12. Nge4 Rc6 13. b3 Be7 14. Ba3 Qa8
15. Kg1 Nc5 16. Nxc5 bxc5 (16... dxc5 $5) 17. Qf4 O-O 18. Rd2 $14 h6 (18... Rb8
19. Rad1 Ne8 {Idee Lf6,Lc3,a5,a4}) 19. Rad1 Ne8 20. Qf3 Qc8 21. e3 f5 22. Bb2
Rb6 23. Qg2 Bf6 24. e4 Bxc3 25. Bxc3 e5 26. exf5 Qxf5 27. Re1 Qf3 28. Re3 Qxg2+
29. Kxg2 Nf6 30. f3 Kf7 31. Red3 Ke6 32. Re2 Kf7 33. Rd1 Ra8 34. Ba5 Rc6 35.
Rf1 Nh5 36. f4 exf4 37. g4 Nf6 38. Rxf4 Re8 39. Rxe8 Kxe8 40. Bc3 Ke7 41. Kf3
Ne8 42. h4 Rc7 43. Ke4 Ke6 44. Rf8 Ke7 45. Rf5 Ke6 46. g5 hxg5 47. hxg5 Rc8 48.
Kf4 Rc7 49. Ke4 Rc8 50. Rf2 Rd8 51. Kf4 d5 52. Re2+ Kf7 53. cxd5 Nc7 54. g6+
Kxg6 55. Rg2+ Kh5 56. Rg5+ Kh4 57. Be1+ Kh3 58. Rxg7 Rf8+ 59. Ke5 Re8+ 60. Kd6
Nb5+ 61. Kxc5 Rxe1 62. a4 Rc1+ 63. Kb6 Nd4 64. Rc7 Rb1 65. Rc3+ Kg2 66. Kxa6
Ne2 67. Rc2 Kf3 68. d6 Rd1 69. Rc6 Nd4 70. Rc3+ Ke4 71. b4 Nf5 72. b5 Nxd6 73.
b6 Kd5 74. a5 Ra1 75. Rc7 Ra2 76. b7 1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI Grand Prix"]
[Site "Suhr"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gheorghiu, Florin"]
[Black "Mascarinas, Rico"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 Be7 10. b3 Nbd7 11. e4 O-O {Mascarinas hat seine Hausaufgaben nicht
gemacht und begeht den bekannten Fehler 11...0-0. Besser sind die Züge 11...1/
4c7, 11...1/4b8, 11...1/4c8} (11... Qb8 12. Ba3 Nc5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxe5 Qa7 $5
$13 (14... Ncd7 $5 $10)) (11... Qc7 12. Ba3 (12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. h3
Qb8 $10 {Conquest,S-Levitt,J/London NWYM/1989/ -> CBM 9}) 12... Nc5 13. e5 dxe5
14. Qxe5 Rc8 (14... Qc8 $5 15. Na4 $5 Nxa4 $2 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Qd6+) 15. Qxc7
Rxc7 16. Bc1 Nfe4 $10) (11... Qc8 $5 12. Bb2 (12. Ba3 $2 Nc5 13. e5 $2 Bxf3 $1
{Shneider,A-Wojtkiewicz,A/Stara Zagora zt-B/1990/0-1/ -> CBM 17}) 12... O-O 13.
Rac1 $10 Re8 {13...<<d8}) 12. Ba3 $1 Nc5 13. e5 $1 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Rfxd8 15. Nxe5
Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Bf8 (16... Bd6 17. Nc6 Rd7 18. Na4 $16 {Shahade,M-Klein,L/
Philadelphia/1989/}) (16... Rdc8 17. Na4 Rab8 18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Bb2 Rb7 20. Rd3
Kf8 21. Rad1 Ke8 22. f4 $16) 17. Bxc5 $1 Bxc5 18. Na4 Ne4 19. Nxc5 bxc5 20. Nc6
Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Nc3 22. Rd2 Kf8 23. Kf3 Rc8 24. Ne5 f6 25. Nd3 Ke7 26. Rc2 Nb1
27. Ke3 g5 28. Rc1 Na3 29. Kd2 e5 30. Kc3 Kd6 31. Kb2 e4 32. Ne1 {Rest
unleserlich, nach 39 Zügen 1-0 [ Matthias Wahls ]} 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Sunye Neto, Jaime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
O-O 9. Rd1 d6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 a6 12. e4 Qc7 13. Qe3 Rfe8 14. Rac1 Rac8 15.
h3 Qb8 16. Nd4 Bf8 17. Re1 Nc5 {Schwarz hat ausgeglichen. Der Rest ist
"Kreisklasse".} 18. f3 $2 g6 19. Kh2 Bg7 20. Rcd1 Nh5 21. Re2 Rcd8 22. Nc2 f5
$1 23. Na4 f4 $17 24. gxf4 Bh6 25. Qc3 Bxf4+ 26. Kg1 Be5 27. Qb4 Nxa4 28. bxa4
Bxb2 29. Qxb2 Qc7 30. Ne3 Qc5 31. Kh2 Bc6 32. Ng4 e5 33. Qb3 Rf8 34. Rb2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1990.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 Nbd7 8. e4
Rc8 $5 {N; richtet sich gegen 8.d4} 9. d4 {Weiß spielt es trotzdem und
beschwört halsbrecherische Komplikationen herauf.} cxd4 10. Nxd4 Rxc4 11. Nxe6
fxe6 12. e5 Bxg2 13. exf6 Nxf6 14. Rxe6+ Kd7 15. Kxg2 Qa8+ 16. f3 Rxc3 {
Es beginnt die große Stunde des Desperadomotivs.} 17. Rxf6 Rxc1 18. Rf7+ Ke6
19. Qb3+ d5 20. Rxf8 Rxa1 21. Qe3+ Kd6 22. Qf4+ Kc6 23. Qa4+ Kd6 24. Qb4+ Kc6
25. Qc3+ Kd6 26. Qb4+ Kc6 27. Qc3+ Kd6 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Qxg7 Rxa2 30. Qf6+ Kc5
31. Kh3 Re8 32. Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Black "Felsberger, Alfred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1990.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 a6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. f4 Rfe8 14. Bf2 Bf8 $6 (
14... Rac8 15. Qe2 h6 $5 16. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Nh7) 15. Qe2 g6 16. e5 Bxg2 17.
Kxg2 dxe5 18. fxe5 Nh5 {+/=/+/-  >< h5} 19. Nf3 Rac8 20. b3 Red8 21. Bd4 Bc5
22. Red1 Ng7 23. Bxc5 Nxc5 24. b4 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Nd7 26. Ne4 Ne8 27. Nf2 a5 28.
a3 axb4 29. axb4 Nb8 30. Ng4 h5 31. Nf2 Nc6 32. Qb2 Qe7 33. Rb1 Ng7 34. Ne4 Nf5
35. Qc3 Na7 36. Kf2 Nb5 37. Qc1 Kg7 38. Nf6 Nfd4 39. Nxd4 Nxd4 40. Qg5 Rxc4 41.
Nxh5+ Kf8 42. Qh6+ Ke8 43. Nf6+ Kd8 44. Qh8+ Kc7 45. Ra1 Rc2+ 46. Kf1 Kc6 47.
Qc8+ Kb5 48. Qa6+ Kc6 49. Qa4+ Kc7 50. Qa7+ 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sunye Neto, Jaime"]
[Black "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[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. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 d6 8. e4 Be7
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. Bh3 {Die
Läuferaufstellung ist interessant, aber wenig wirkungsvoll.} Rfe8 14. b4 h6
15. Bf4 Bf8 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. a3 $2 (17. Nxf6+) 17... exd5 18. cxd5 Rxe4 19. Nc6
Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Qe8 21. Qd2 {'Wo habe ich nur meinen Springer gelassen?'} Ne5
22. Bg2 Rc8 23. Qd4 Nxc6 0-1

[Event "FRA-NED"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Prie, Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
a6 9. Be3 $5 Nbd7 10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Rc8 $1 12. Nge4 Rc6 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14.
Rac1 Be7 15. Ne4 O-O $10 16. Rfd1 Qc7 (16... Qa8 $5 17. f3 Rfc8 $36) 17. b3 b5
$6 {Zu verpflichtend.Besser ist das vorbereitende 17...Tc8,nebst
gegebenenfalls Db7 und Se8.} 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Qb4 Bb2 21. Rxc6
Qxc6+ 22. f3 d5 23. a4 $36 Rb8 24. Ba7 Rb7 25. Qc5 Qd7 26. Bb6 bxa4 27. bxa4
Ba3 28. Qxa3 Rxb6 29. a5 Ra6 30. Rb1 Qa7 31. Rb5 h5 $6 (31... h6) 32. Qc3 Kh7
33. Rc5 d4 34. Qxd4 Rxa5 35. Rxh5+ Kg6 36. Qg4+ Kf6 37. Rh7 Rg5 38. Qf4+ Rf5
39. Qd2 Qc5 40. Rh4 Rd5 41. Qb2+ e5 42. Rf4+ Ke6 43. Re4 Rd4 $4 44. Rxd4 $4
exd4 45. h4 f5 46. Qa2+ Kf6 47. Qa6+ Kf7 48. Qb7+ Kg8 49. Qb3+ Kh8 50. Qb8+ Kh7
51. Qf4 d3 52. exd3 Qc2+ 53. Kh3 Qxd3 54. h5 g5 $1 55. Qxg5 Qf1+ 56. Kh2 Qf2+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1990.02.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Pfleger, Helmut"]
[Black "Csom, Istvan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "1990.02.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. b3 e6 6. Bb2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3
d6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qc7 12. Qd3 Qb7+ 13. Qf3 Qxf3+ 14. Kxf3
Rc8 15. Rfd1 a6 16. e4 Nbd7 17. h3 g6 18. Ke3 Rab8 19. f4 Nc5 20. Rac1 Rb7 21.
g4 h6 {Die Chancen in diesem Endspiel sind ungefähr ausgeglichen. Dem weißen
Raumvorteil stehen die schwarzen Hebelmöglichkeiten ...e6-e5 und ...b6-b5
gegenüber.} 22. Kf3 Nh7 23. Rc2 e5 24. fxe5 dxe5 25. Nde2 Ng5+ 26. Kg2 Ncxe4
27. Nxe4 Nxe4 28. Bxe5 Re8 29. Bf4 Bc5 30. Ng3 Nxg3 31. Kxg3 g5 32. Bc1 Rbe7
33. Kf3 Re6 34. Kg3 Kh7 35. Rf1 Kg6 36. Bb2 Re3+ 37. Rf3 Rxf3+ 38. Kxf3 Re3+
39. Kg2 f5 40. gxf5+ Kxf5 41. Rd2 Ke4 42. Bg7 h5 43. Rd5 Re2+ 44. Kf1 Rf2+ 45.
Ke1 Rxa2 46. Rxg5 h4 47. Kd1 Rh2 48. b4 Kd3 49. Rd5+ Kxc4 50. Rh5 Bf2 51. Bf8
Kd3 0-1

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wirthensohn, Heinz"]
[Black "Rajkovic, Dusan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 d6
9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. f4 Rfe8 14. f5 $5 (14. g4)
14... Bf8 15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Bh3 Nc5 17. b4 Ncxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Nxe6 $14 Qf7
20. Nxf8 Rxf8 21. Rf1 Qe7 22. Qd4 b5 23. Bg2 h6 24. Bf4 Rac8 25. Rfe1 Rfe8 26.
cxb5 Rxc1 27. Bxc1 axb5 28. Bf4 d5 29. Bf1 Bc6 30. Bxb5 Bxb5 31. Qxd5+ Qf7 32.
Qxb5 g5 33. Be3 Nc3 34. Qc6 Nd5 35. Qxh6 Nxe3 36. Rxe3 Qa7 37. Qg6+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Ivanov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Bg7 8. Nc3
d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. b3 O-O 11. Qh4 Rc8 12. Bh6 $5 {Actually a common enough
idea, but a rare treatment directly in conjunction with 10 b3. Maybe that is
psychological. The b3 tempo seems more useful than most others.} Rc5 13. Bxg7
Kxg7 14. Qd4 {Job done. Re-centralisation.} Qa8 15. Ne1 a6 (15... Bxg2 $5) 16.
e4 {Although white was not afraid of simplification, the text promises a
stronger initiative than the initiation of further exchanges.} Rcc8 17. Nc2 Nc5
18. Ne3 Rfd8 {Tactically white had everything under control.} (18... b5 19.
cxb5 axb5 20. Ncd5 e5 21. Qb4) (18... Ncxe4 19. Ncd5 (19. Qxb6 Nxc3 20. Bxb7
Rb8 $132)) 19. Ned5 {Positionally, the main worry for black in Maroczy Bind/
Double Fianchetto structures in comparison with the Hedgehog is often reckoned
to be that the move Nd5 will often leave white with either a very powerful
centralised piece, or it will provoke black into playing ...e6 in which case
the d6 pawn will be weak. In fact, with dark squared bishops on the board
black will often be able to prove that d6 is not so serious anyway, or be able
to drum up counterplay on the dark squares which compensates the weakness.
These are two reasons that I think the exchange of dark squared bishops is a
pretty healthy strategy for white in the double-fianchetto.} e5 20. Qe3 Bxd5
21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 {[%csl Rd6]} Qb8 23. Rad1 Ne6 24. h4 $1 {A nice detail.
Black is clearly headed for d4 with his knight, and white will demonstrate
that after exchanging off that piece he the weaknesses of d6 and b6 give ample
to play with in the double-rook ending. However, the text, by provoking ...h5
without allowing ...Nd4 ( see the next note ) creates a third weakness on g6.
Good Chess!!} h5 (24... Nd4 25. h5 $40 {[%cal Yd1d4,Ye3d4,Yh5h6] In fact gives
white a fierce attack, and a coming exchange sacrifice on d4 is liable to
enable a decisive attacking entry on the king-side.}) 25. Bh3 Rc5 26. Bxe6 fxe6
27. R5d3 $16 Rd7 28. Qg5 Qf8 29. g4 Qf6 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Qxg5 32. hxg5 b5
33. cxb5 axb5 34. gxh5 gxh5 35. Rxe6 h4 36. Rb6 h3 37. Kh2 Rc2 38. Kxh3 Rxf2
39. Rh6 Rxa2 40. Kg4 {time (?)} 1-0

[Event "Charleroi 2nd"]
[Site "Charleroi"]
[Date "2003.08.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vandevoort, Pascal"]
[Black "Genov, Petar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2353"]
[BlackElo "2501"]
[Annotator "Winants,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2003.08.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 b6 3. g3 Bb7 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. O-O g6 {Le double fianchetto ; nous
le retrouvons dans les parties des plus grands champions actuels, Karpov,
Kasparov et Kramnik, mais encore bien avant cela, dans celles d'Alekhine,
Capablanca et Botvinnik.} ({Ils pourraient également adopter le dispositif dit
"du hérisson" via} 5... e6 {puis éventuellement, Be7, d6, Nbd7, etc.}) 6. Nc3
Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 {Les Blancs, qui misent sur l'avantage d'espace, que
procure encore le pion c4, évitent les échanges, dans le but de provoquer un
embouteillage dans le camp adverse.} ({Deux exemples instructifs après} 8. Nxd4
Bxg2 9. Kxg2 O-O (9... Qc8 10. b3 Qb7+ 11. f3 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5
14. Be3 $1 ({au lieu de} 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Qd3 Rd8 {Capablanca-Botvinnik,
Nottingham 1936}) 14... Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. Rc1 Qe6 17. Qd3 O-O 18. Rfd1 {
avec l'avantage de position , grâce au contrôle des colonnes ouvertes ;
Tal-Polougaïevsky, championnat d'URSS 1976}) 10. e4 Qc7 11. b3 Nxe4 12. Nxe4
Qe5 {avec des chances partagées, selon plusieurs parties du premier match
Kasparov-Karpov en 1984.}) 8... d6 {Encore une recette empruntée au hérisson :
Le Nb8 sera posté en d7, pour garder la diagonale du Bb7, renforcer l'aile du
Roi, puis observer le points d'appuis sur c5 et e5.} ({Alekhine, Botvinnik et
Spassky poursuivaient généralement par} 8... Nc6 9. Qf4 ({sur} 9. Qh4 h6 {
met la Dame en danger ; Tal-Botvinnik, championnat du monde 1960}) 9... Rc8 {
etc.}) 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. Be3 {Une méthode bien connue ; les Blancs attendent
patiemment le petit roque des Noirs, pour faire passer ensuite leur Dame sur
h4, puis éliminer le Fg7 par Fh6.} ({Mobiliser le Fou sur b2 ne donnerait rien
de concret après} 10. b3 Rc8 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Qe3 Re8 13. Rac1 a6 14. Ba1 Rc5 {
et les Noirs se portaient déjà très bien ; Karpov-Kasparov, championnat du
monde 1986.}) 10... Rc8 11. b3 ({Décidément, les championnats du monde ont
beaucoup influencé cette variante. En voici encore un exemple :} 11. Rac1 O-O
12. Qh4 a6 13. Ne1 Bxg2 14. Nxg2 Re8 15. b3 Qc7 16. Bg5 Qb7 17. Ne3 b5 {
avec égalité ; Kramnik-Kasparov, Londres 2000}) 11... a6 12. Rac1 O-O 13. Qh4
Re8 {Il s'agit de l'ancienne méthode, qui permet de conserver le Fg7.} ({
Le coup} 13... Rc7 {est aujourd'hui employé plus fréquemment :} 14. g4 $5 (14.
Bh3 Qb8 ({Surtout pas} 14... Qa8 15. Bxd7 Rxd7 16. Na4 {et gagne ; Anand-Gomez,
Pays basque 2003}) 15. Bh6 b5 {partie nulle ; Gelfand-Topalov, Batumi 1999}) (
14. Bh6 Qa8 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Ne1 b5 {Karpov-Gelfand, Cap d'Agde 2002}) 14...
h6 15. h3 g5 16. Qg3 b5 17. h4 {donnant une lutte а couteaux tirés ;
Kramnik-Karpov, Séville 1999}) 14. Bh3 {Une conception déjà rencontrée dans la
note précédente et que nous pourrions assimiler а celle du huitième coup, 8.
Qxd4 : les Blancs évitent les échanges qui pourraient se produire le long de
la grande diagonale et exercent une forte pression contre d7 et c8 De plus, le
pion b6 se révèle vulnérable.} Bxf3 {Une transaction discutable, car elle
abandonne les deux Fous а l'adversaire.} (14... Rc7 {comme joué dans une
partie rapide entre Kramnik et Karpov en 1994, valait probablement mieux.}) 15.
exf3 Rc7 16. g4 $1 {Encore une idée thématique : les Blancs menacent de
refouler le Cf6 pour s'emparer ensuite de l'avant-poste d5, puis assiéger b6.}
b5 {Recherche désespérément du contre-jeu.} ({Supposons} 16... Ne5 {il suivrait
} 17. Bg2 Rc8 18. g5 Nfd7 19. f4 Nc6 20. f5 {(vers f6 pour miner d6)} gxf5 21.
Qf4 {puis Dxf5, avec une supériorité évidente, grâce au potentiel du Fou de
cases blanches.}) 17. g5 Nh5 $2 {La faute décisive qui abandonne d5 et
provoque la débâcle.} ({Si} 17... Ne5 $2 18. Bg2 Nfd7 19. f4 Nc6 20. Nd5 Rc8
21. cxb5 axb5 22. Rxc6 {gagne déjà un pion}) ({ou bien sur} 17... b4 $6 {
il suivrait} 18. Na4 Ne5 19. Bg2 Nfd7 20. f4 Nc6 21. c5 {dégageant l'aile Dame
au bénéfice des deux Fous}) ({La meilleure chance consistait donc dans le
sacrifice d'une pièce, via} 17... bxc4 $1 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19. Bg5 (19. Qg3 cxb3)
19... Ne5 20. Kg2 ({Maintenant la retraite sur g2 pourrait entraîner des
complications surprenantes :} 20. Bg2 $2 Nd3 $3 21. Bxf6 (21. Ne4 Nxc1 $1)
21... Nxc1 22. Bd4 (22. Nd5 Ne2+ 23. Kf1 exf6 24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Qxf6 c3) 22...
cxb3 23. Bb6 (23. Rxc1 e5 $1) 23... Rxc3 24. Bxd8 bxa2 25. Qa4 Rxd8 {puis
Tb8-b1 а l'avantage des Noirs.}) 20... Bxg5 (20... Nd3 {ne va plus а cause de}
21. Ne4 $1) 21. Qxg5 cxb3 22. axb3 Qb8 {et après la prise du pion b3, les
Noirs garderont d'excellentes chances de nullité. Pour s'en rendre compte, il
suffirait d'enlever toutes les pièces de l'échiquier et ne garder qu'une Dame
pour les Blancs et seulement une Tour pour Noirs, en f5 ou h5. Malgré le grand
avantage matériel, Dame contre Tour et pion, (ceux des Noirs sont en e6, f7,
g6 et h7) la position est nulle : car la Tour postée sur la cinquième traverse
empêche le Roi ennemi de franchir la quatrième et les pions dispersés (f2, f3
et h2) ne peuvent évidemment pas percer la forteresse.}) 18. Nd5 Rb7 19. cxb5
axb5 20. Qe4 $1 {Comme dans la partie contre Kveinys, publiée la semaine
dernière, la centralisation mortelle. (ici De4 au lieu de 27.Dd4)} Rb8 21. Nb4
({Beaucoup plus fort que} 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Rc7 {. Le Cavalier vise le point
d'infiltration sur c6, non seulement pour la fourchette entre Dame et Tour,
mais aussi parce que le Cd7, menacé par le Fh3, doit être défendu.}) 21... Rc8
(21... Ne5 22. f4 f5 23. gxf6 (23. Qg2 Qa5) 23... Nxf6 24. Qg2 Nf7 25. Nc6 {
ne sauvait pas les Noirs non plus.}) 22. Rxc8 Qxc8 23. Rc1 Nc5 {Perd une pièce,
} ({mais si} 23... Qd8 24. Nc6 {prend la maison tout entière.}) 24. Bxc8 Nxe4
25. fxe4 Bb2 {Les Noirs auraient d'ores et déjà pu déposer les armes, mais
probablement vexés par la tournure des événements ont préféré continuer ce
combat complètement inégal. Il suivit encore :} 26. Rc2 Ba3 27. Nd3 e6 28. Bd7
Rd8 29. Bxb5 d5 30. e5 Ng7 31. Ba6 d4 32. Bc1 Be7 33. Rc8 Rxc8 34. Bxc8 Kf8 35.
Bb7 Ke8 36. Be4 Kd7 37. Kf1 Ne8 38. h4 Nc7 39. a4 Na6 40. Bb2 Nc5 41. Nxc5+
Bxc5 42. Ke2 {et, mieux vaut tard que jamais, Genov s'est enfin retiré.} 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0809"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2008.12.14"]
[Round "9.3"]
[White "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Wojtaszek,R"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.08"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Katernberg"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. b3 {I didn't prepare too much before this game as it was played at 10
o'clock; so I was out of book very early.} Nbd7 $6 (9... O-O $1 {With this
move Black can avoid any ideas with Nb5} 10. Rd1 Nbd7 11. Bb2 a6 12. e4 Qc7 {
with a typical hedgegog structure.}) 10. Nb5 Nc5 11. Rd1 {Only here I realised
that ...Nfe4 is a well-known mistake.} d5 (11... Nfe4 $2 12. Qxg7 $1 Bf6 13.
Qh6 Bxa1 14. Ng5 Qf6 (14... Be5 15. b4 $1) 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Qxh6 17. Bxh6
Bxe4 18. Nxd6+ Ke7 19. Nxe4 $16) 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Bb2 ({Black has no problems
after} 13. Ba3 $6 Qd7 $1 {in Ivanchuk-Nisipeanu, 1999}) (13. Be3 $5 {with the
idea Qb2 and Bd4 was also possible.}) 13... O-O 14. Bh3 $14 Re8 (14... Nce4 15.
Qd3 Bc5 16. Nfd4 $14) 15. Rac1 Bf8 16. Rc2 ({During the game I considered
mainly} 16. e3 Ba6 (16... a6 17. Nc3 Ne6 18. Qh4 $14) 17. Nc3 Nd3 $1 18. Rc2 (
18. Rb1 $2 Ne4 19. Rxd3 Bc5 20. Qxe4 Rxe4 21. Rxd5 Qe8 $15) 18... Bc5 (18...
Ne4 $2 19. Nxd5 $1 $16) 19. Qa4 Nxb2 20. Rxb2 Bb7 $14 {and Black is only
slightly worse here.}) 16... Nce4 17. b4 $1 (17. e3 $4 Bc5 (17... Bc8 18. Bxc8
Rxc8 19. Nc3 Bc5 20. Qa4 a5 $11) 18. Qd3 Nxf2 $1 $19) (17. Qd3 Bc5 18. Nbd4 a5
$5 $11) 17... Bc8 $1 $11 (17... Ba6 $6 18. Nc7 Bc5 (18... Bxe2 $4 19. Nxe8 Bxf3
20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Rdc1 $18) 19. bxc5 Qxc7 20. c6 Nc5 21. Ne5 $16) 18. Bxc8 {
My opponent was already in time trouble here.} (18. Bg2 Bd7 $1 {was the point}
(18... Bf5 19. Rdc1 Nxf2 $5 20. Qxf2 Bxc2 21. Rxc2 Bxb4 $14) 19. Nc7 Ba4 20.
Nxe8 Qxe8 21. Ne1 Bxc2 22. Nxc2 a5 $1 $11) (18. Bf1 Bd7 (18... Bf5 $5 19. Rdc1
Nxf2 20. Kxf2 Ng4+ 21. Kg1 Bxc2 22. Rxc2 Re4 23. Qd3 Ne3 24. Rc1 Bxb4 $132) 19.
e3 a5 $1 {and Black is fine.}) 18... Rxc8 19. Rdc1 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Qd7 21. Qd3 (
21. Nc3 Nxc3 22. Qxc3 Qb5 $1 $11) 21... Rc8 $2 {I missed good chances to
equalise here.} (21... Bxb4 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Rc7 Qe6 $11) (21... Ng4 22. Bd4 (
22. Rc7 Qe6 23. Bd4 a6 $15) 22... Bxb4 23. Rc7 Qd8 24. Rxa7 Bc5 25. Nc7 Rf8 (
25... Ngxf2 26. Qa6 $1 Rf8 27. Ne6 $1 $18) 26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Nxd5 Nexf2 28.
Ne7+ Qxe7 29. Rxe7 Nxd3 30. exd3 $11) 22. Ne5 $6 (22. Rxc8 $1 Qxc8 23. Nxa7 Qa8
24. Qa3 Bxb4 25. Qxb4 Qxa7 26. a3 $14) 22... Qf5 23. f3 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 Nxg3 25.
Qc7 $6 (25. Qxf5 $1 Nxf5 26. Nc6 a6 27. Nc7 Bd6 28. Nxa6 {and I think Black
still has to fight for a draw.}) (25. e4 $2 {didn't work because of} Ngxe4 26.
fxe4 Nxe4 $17 {White can't consolidate his pieces here.}) 25... Qb1+ (25... Ne8
{also leads only to a draw} 26. Qd8 Qb1+ 27. Kf2 Nh1+ 28. Kg2 Qxb2 29. Qxe8
Qxe2+ 30. Kh3 Nf2+ 31. Kg3 Nh1+) 26. Kg2 Qf1+ 27. Kxg3 Nh5+ (27... Qg1+ 28. Kh3
Qf1+ 29. Kg3 $11) 28. Kh4 $1 g5+ (28... Qf2+ 29. Kh3 (29. Kxh5 g6+ 30. Nxg6
fxg6+ 31. Kg5 Qxe2 32. Qe5 $1 Qg2+ 33. Kh4 Qf2+ 34. Kg4 Qg2+ $11) 29... Qf1+
30. Kh4 $11) 29. Kxg5 h6+ 30. Kg4 $4 {A terrible mistake in the last moment.} (
30. Kh4 Qf2+ 31. Kxh5 Qxh2+ 32. Kg4 Qg2+ 33. Kh4 $11) 30... Qg2+ {With mate in
2.} 0-1

[Event "Hamburg FIDE GP"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2019.11.07"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[Annotator "Yangyi,Yu"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2019.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the first set of the tiebreak, in which I hoped to fare better than
in the classical chess where I missed a lot of winning chances in the second
game.} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. g3 e6 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 (7.
d4 {I know that my opponent has played a lot of games with this line. A litte
selection:} cxd4 8. Qxd4 O-O 9. Rd1 d6 10. Bg5 (10. e4 Nbd7 11. Qe3 Qc7 12. b3
Rad8 13. Nd4 Qb8 14. Bb2 Rfe8 15. Re1 Bf8 16. Qe2 a6 17. Rad1 Qa8 18. Nc2 Rc8
19. Nd4 Nc5 20. f3 h6 21. Qd2 Red8 22. Kh1 Qb8 23. Qe2 Re8 24. Nc2 Qa8 25. Ne3
Bc6 26. Nc2 Bb7 27. Qf2 b5 28. b4 Ncd7 29. cxb5 axb5 30. a3 Qb8 31. Nxb5 Bxe4
32. fxe4 Qxb5 33. Qe2 Qa4 34. Ne3 Ne5 35. Rd2 Nfd7 36. Qd1 Qb5 37. Qe2 Qa4 38.
Qd1 Qb5 39. Rd4 Nc6 40. Rd2 {1/2 (40) Nakamura,H (2816)-Jakovenko,D (2748)
Skopje MKD 2015}) (10. b3 Nbd7 11. Ba3 Nc5 12. b4 (12. Qe3 a6 13. Rac1 Qc7 14.
b4 Ncd7 15. b5 Nc5 16. Bb2 Rfd8 17. bxa6 Rxa6 18. Nb5 Qb8 19. a3 Ra4 20. Bh3
Nfe4 21. Bd4 h6 22. Bg2 Qa8 23. h4 Nf6 24. Ne1 Bxg2 25. Nxg2 Qc6 26. Bb2 d5 27.
Nd4 Qe8 28. cxd5 Nxd5 29. Qf3 Bf6 30. Rb1 Rc4 31. e4 Na4 32. exd5 Nxb2 33. Rxb2
Rxd5 34. Ne3 Rcxd4 35. Rdb1 Rd8 36. Rxb6 Ra4 37. R1b3 Bd4 38. Rb7 Ra5 39. Rc7
Bxe3 40. Rxe3 Qf8 41. Rec3 Rf5 42. Qe4 Qd6 43. Rc8 h5 44. a4 Rxc8 45. Rxc8+ Kh7
46. Rc2 g6 47. Ra2 Qd1+ 48. Kg2 Qb3 49. Rc2 Qb1 50. Qc4 Qe1 51. Rb2 Rd5 52. Qe2
Qc3 53. Rb7 Rf5 54. Rb5 Qc6+ 55. Kg1 Rd5 56. Kh2 Qd7 57. Qc4 Rd2 58. Qf4 Rd5
59. Qb4 Rd4 60. Qb3 Rd3 61. Qb4 Qd4 62. Qxd4 Rxd4 63. Ra5 Rd2 64. Kg2 Ra2 65.
Kf3 Kg7 66. Ke3 Kf6 67. f3 e5 68. Ra6+ Kf5 69. Ra5 f6 70. f4 Ra3+ 71. Kf2 Ke4
72. fxe5 fxe5 73. Ra6 Ra2+ 74. Kf1 Kf5 75. Kg1 e4 76. Kf1 Kg4 77. Rxg6+ Kf3 78.
Rf6+ Kxg3 79. Ke1 Rxa4 80. Ke2 Kxh4 81. Ke3 Kg5 82. Rf8 h4 83. Rh8 Kg4 84. Rg8+
Kh3 85. Kf4 Kh2 86. Rb8 h3 87. Rb2+ Kg1 88. Rb1+ Kf2 89. Rb2+ Kf1 90. Rb1+ Ke2
91. Rb2+ Kd3 92. Rb3+ Kd2 93. Rb2+ Kc3 94. Rb1 Kc2 95. Rb7 h2 96. Rh7 Kd3 97.
Rxh2 e3+ 98. Kf3 Ra1 99. Rh3 e2 {0-1 (99) Martinez Alcantara,J (2596)
-Jakovenko,D (2681) Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2019}) 12... Ncd7 13. Rac1 a6 14. Nd2
Bxg2 15. Kxg2 Qc7 16. Nde4 Rfc8 17. Nxd6 Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Rxc4 20.
Na4 Rxc1 21. Bxc1 b5 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. bxc5 Kf8 24. f3 Ke8 25. Bb2 Rc8 26. Rxa6
Rxc5 27. Kf2 Rc2 28. Be5 Rc5 29. Ra8+ Kd7 30. Ra7+ Ke8 31. Ra8+ Kd7 32. Ra7+
Ke8 33. Bd6 Rc6 34. Ra8+ Kd7 35. Bf8 g6 36. Rb8 Ra6 37. a3 Kc6 38. Bb4 Nd5 39.
Rc8+ Kb6 40. Rh8 h5 41. Rf8 Ra7 42. h4 Kc6 43. e4 Nxb4 44. axb4 Kd6 45. Rb8
Ra2+ 46. Kg1 Ra1+ 47. Kg2 Ra2+ 48. Kh3 Rf2 49. f4 Re2 50. Rxb5 Ke7 51. e5 Kf8
52. Rb8+ Kg7 53. b5 Rb2 54. Rb7 Kg8 55. Rb6 Kh7 56. Rb8 Kg7 57. b6 Kh7 58. Rb7
Kg7 59. Rb8 Kh7 60. Rf8 Kg7 {1/2 (60) Nakamura, H (2785)-Jakovenko,D (2709)
Sharjah UAE 2017}) 10... Nc6 (10... Nbd7 11. Nb5 d5 12. cxd5 Bxd5 13. Nc3 Bc6
14. Qc4 Qc8 15. Rac1 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. e4 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. f4 Bxc3 20.
Qxc3 Bb5 21. Qa3 Qa6 22. Qxa6 Bxa6 23. e5 Rac8 24. Be4 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Rc8 26.
Rd1 Bb5 27. Kf2 Kf8 28. Ke3 Ke7 29. g4 Rc5 30. h4 Bc6 31. b4 Rc4 32. Bxc6 Rxc6
33. Rd3 Rc4 34. Ra3 Rxb4 35. Rxa7+ Kf8 36. h5 f6 37. exf6 gxf6 38. Rh7 e5 39.
fxe5 fxe5 40. Rxh6 Rxg4 41. Rxb6 Ra4 42. Rb2 Rh4 43. Kd3 {1/2 (43) Eljanov,P 
(2717)-Jakovenko,D (2748) Schwaebisch Hall GER 2015}) 11. Qd2 (11. Qf4 Qb8 12.
Nb5 Ne5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nxd6 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bxb2 17. Rab1 Be5
18. c5 Qc7 19. Qe4 Qxc5 20. Rbc1 Bxd6 21. Rxc5 Bxc5 22. Qd3 a5 23. a4 Rae8 24.
Kg2 e5 25. Qe4 Re6 26. Rd5 Rfe8 27. g4 h6 28. e3 g6 29. h4 Kg7 30. Kf1 Kg8 31.
Ke2 Kg7 32. Kf1 Kg8 33. Kg1 Kh8 34. Rd7 R6e7 35. Rd1 Kg7 36. Kg2 Re6 37. Rd5
Kh8 38. g5 hxg5 39. hxg5 Kg8 40. Kg3 Bf8 41. Rd7 R6e7 42. Rd1 Re6 43. Kg2 Bc5
44. Rh1 Bf8 45. Qh4 Bg7 46. Qe4 Bf8 47. Rb1 Bb4 48. Rh1 {1/2 (48) Giri,A (2768)
-Jakovenko,D (2747) Tashkent UZB 2014}) 11... Qb8 12. h3 Rd8 13. Rac1 h6 14.
Be3 Rd7 15. b3 Qf8 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rc8 19. e4 Ne8 20. Qe2
Bf6 21. Be3 Qe7 22. Rd3 Rdd8 23. Qd2 Qb7 24. f3 Be5 25. a4 a6 26. Rd1 Bf6 27.
h4 Rc6 28. Bd4 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Rdc8 30. g4 Rc5 31. Rd3 Qe7 32. Qf2 g5 33. hxg5
hxg5 34. Qd4 R8c6 35. Na2 b5 36. Nb4 Rc8 37. Nxa6 bxc4 38. Nxc5 cxd3 39. Nxd3
Rc2+ 40. Nf2 e5 41. Qd3 Qc7 42. b4 Rb2 43. Rb1 Ra2 44. Qe3 Ng7 45. Rc1 Qd8 46.
Qb3 Rd2 47. Rd1 Rxd1 48. Qxd1 Qb6 49. Qd2 Ne6 50. Nh3 Kg7 51. a5 Qa6 52. Qa2
Kg6 53. b5 Qxb5 54. a6 Nc7 55. a7 Qb7 56. Nf2 Na6 57. Nd3 Qxa7 58. Nb4 Qb6 59.
Nxa6 Kg7 60. Qc4 Qb2+ 61. Kf1 Qa1+ 62. Kf2 Qb2+ 63. Ke3 Qb6+ 64. Kd2 Qb2+ 65.
Qc2 Qb6 66. Qd3 Qb2+ 67. Kd1 Qa1+ 68. Ke2 Qb2+ 69. Kf1 Qa1+ 70. Kf2 Qb2+ 71.
Qe2 Qb6+ 72. Kg2 Qa5 73. Kh3 Qb6 74. Qa2 Qe3 75. Kg2 Qb6 76. Qa3 Qd4 77. Qb3
Qd2+ 78. Kf1 Qc1+ 79. Ke2 Qg1 80. Nb4 Qg2+ 81. Kd1 Qf1+ 82. Kc2 Qe2+ 83. Kb1
Qe1+ 84. Kb2 Qd2+ 85. Ka3 Qc1+ 86. Ka4 Qc5 87. Qd5 Qb6 88. Qc6 Qd4 89. Kb5 Qd2
90. Qd5 {1-0 (90) Eljanov, P (2702)-Jakovenko,D (2724) Tromso NOR 2013}) 7...
d5 8. d4 dxc4 9. e4 $5 $146 {A new idea. White sacrifices a pawn to obtain a
very complicated situation, with compensation!} cxd4 (9... Nc6 10. d5 Nb4 11.
Bg5 (11. Qe2 $5) (11. Ne5 $5) 11... O-O 12. d6 Qxd6 13. Qxd6 Bxd6 14. e5 $14)
10. Nxd4 O-O 11. e5 Bxg2 (11... Nd5 12. Qg4 $44) 12. Kxg2 Nd5 (12... Nfd7 $5
13. Qg4) (12... Ne8 $5) 13. Qg4 Kh8 14. Rd1 Na6 15. Nf5 exf5 16. Qxf5 Nab4 17.
Nxd5 Nd3 (17... Nxd5 18. Qf3 Qc8 19. Rxd5 f6 $11) 18. Nf4 g6 19. Qg4 (19. Qe4
Nxf2 20. Rxd8 Nxe4 21. Rd4 f5 $11) 19... Nxe5 20. Qe2 Nd3 $2 {Perhaps due to
lack of time (rapid!), my opponent makes a mistake here leaving him in a
passive situation. .} (20... Bd6 21. Bd2 Re8 (21... Qd7 22. Bc3 Qc6+ 23. Nd5 f6
24. Qe4 $40) 22. Bc3 f6 23. Nd5 $40) (20... Qb8 $1 21. Nd5 Re8 22. b3 (22. Bf4
Bf8 23. Rac1 Bg7 $11) 22... Bf8 23. bxc4 Qb7 24. Bb2 Bg7 $11) 21. Nxd3 cxd3 22.
Rxd3 {White has an advantage because his rook is very well placed.} Qc7 23. Bh6
$6 ({More precise is} 23. Qf3 $5 $16) 23... Rfe8 ({The only chance for Black
here was} 23... Rfd8 24. Rc1 Qb7+ 25. Qf3 Qxf3+ 26. Rxf3 f5 27. Rc7 $14) 24.
Qf3 $1 Bf8 25. Rc1 Qe7 26. Re3 Qd7 27. Rd1 Qc7 (27... Qf5 28. Qxf5 gxf5 29.
Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Bxf8 Rxf8 31. Rd7 a5 32. Rb7 a4 33. Rxb6 $18) 28. Bxf8 Rxf8 29.
Qf6+ Kg8 30. Re7 $18 {Here, due to the active placement of all White's major
pieces, winning the game is easy.} Qc2 31. Rdd7 Qf5 32. Qxf5 gxf5 33. Rxa7 Rxa7
34. Rxa7 Rd8 35. Ra6 Rd6 36. Kf3 Kg7 37. Ke3 Re6+ 38. Kd3 f4 39. a4 Rh6 40. a5
Rxh2 41. Rxb6 Rxf2 42. gxf4 Rxf4 43. b4 h5 44. a6 Rf3+ 45. Ke2 Ra3 46. b5 f6
47. Rb7+ Kg6 48. a7 Ra2+ 49. Kd3 h4 50. b6 h3 51. Rb8 {Finally, I was very
happy to win this game and advance to the next round!} 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup3"]
[Site "Omsk"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khasin, Alexander"]
[Black "Sherbakov, Vitaly S"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[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. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. g3 Be6 7. b3 a6 8. N5c3
$14 f5 $6 (8... Be7 {with simply Nf6 and 0-0}) 9. Bg2 Nf6 10. O-O Be7 11. Nd5
Bxd5 12. cxd5 $14 Nb8 13. Nd2 $1 {the knight will be best placed on c4} O-O 14.
e4 $6 (14. a4 a5 15. Nc4 {with Bd2-Qc2 seems like a very good position for
white}) 14... fxe4 15. Bxe4 (15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Nd7) 15... Nxe4 16. Nxe4
Nd7 17. Qg4 $1 {threatening Nxd6 and Ba3} Kh8 18. Qe6 Nf6 19. Ng5 Qe8 20. Ba3
h6 $8 (20... Qd7 $2 21. Nf7+ Kg8 22. Nxd6+) 21. Nf3 Nd7 22. Nd2 Rf6 $14 {
white has allowed a big part of his advantage to disappear,maybe is was better
to take on e4 with the knight but probably e4 itself was the best move} 23. Qg4
h5 $5 24. Qh3 Rh6 25. Ne4 {with the idea Bc1} {here was a critical moment
white could have simply taken on d6 with just what seems to be a better
position} Nf6 $1 26. Nxf6 (26. Nc3 Qc8 $1 $11) (26. Nxd6 $1 Qf8 {after 26...
Bxd6 27.Bxd6 Nxd5 28.Ba3 white has a better position without any quesstions,
but also here white is better} 27. Qe6 Kh7 $8 28. Qxe5 Nd7 29. Qe4+ $1 Kh8 (
29... Rg6 30. Nf5 Bxa3 31. Nh4) 30. Nf5 Bxa3 31. Nxh6 $16) 26... Rxf6 27. Rac1
Bd8 {black idea is to play Kh7-Qf7} 28. Rc8 Rxc8 29. Qxc8 Qe7 $8 30. Bc1 $2 (
30. Rc1 $142) 30... Rf8 31. Qh3 Qf7 32. Be3 (32. Rd1 Qf3) 32... Qxd5 $1 33.
Qxh5+ Kg8 34. Qg4 Bc7 $8 35. Rc1 Qf7 36. Qb4 Bb8 37. Qg4 Bc7 38. f4 (38. h4 $5)
38... d5 $1 39. fxe5 Bxe5 40. Bd4 Bxd4+ 41. Qxd4 Re8 $11 42. Rf1 Qe6 43. Rd1
Rc8 44. Rd2 Qf5 45. Kg2 Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kalinin, Alexander"]
[Black "Janssen, Ruud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1997.01.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 Nbd7 (7...
Ne4) (7... Be7 8. e4 e5) 8. e4 Qc7 (8... Ne5 $5 9. d4 Nxf3+ 10. Bxf3 cxd4 11.
Qxd4 Be7) 9. d4 $1 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxc4 $2 (10... a6 11. Be3 Be7 12. Rc1 O-O $14)
11. Be3 $1 {[%cal Ga1c1,Gc3d5]} e5 (11... Rc8 12. Rc1 $6 (12. Ndb5 $1 {Xa7,Xd6}
) 12... Qc7 {with Qb8 was a better defence}) (11... a6 12. Rc1) (11... Qc7 12.
Ncb5 (12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Nd5 $1 Qd8 (13... Qb8 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Rxc8+ Bxc8 16.
Nc6 $16) 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 (14... Nxf6 15. Qa4+ {with Qxa7+/-}) (14... Qxf6 15.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 16. Nb5 $16) 15. Qh5 $44) 12... Qd8 13. Rc1 Rc8 (13... Nc5 14. b4
Na6 (14... a6 $13)) 14. e5 $1 Rxc1 15. Qxc1 Bxg2 16. exf6 $18 {[%cal Gb5c7]})
12. Ndb5 a6 (12... Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Qxb5 14. Nxd6+ Bxd6 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Qxd6 Rxb7
17. Rac1 $18) (12... Be7 $1 13. Nxd6+ $16) 13. Nxd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Qe6 15. Rad1
Qxd6 16. Rxd6 Ke7 17. Red1 $16 {Xb6,that is way is was better to play 12...Be7
so the a pawn would stand on a7 not a6} Rhd8 (17... b5 18. f3 {[%cal Gg2f1,
Gb2b4,Ga2a4]}) 18. f3 Ne8 19. R6d2 Nc5 (19... b5 20. a4 bxa4 (20... b4 21. Nd5+
) 21. Nxa4) 20. b4 $1 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 Nd7 22. Na4 $1 Rd8 $2 (22... b5 23. Nc5
Nxc5 (23... Bc6 24. Nxd7 Bxd7 25. Bc5+ Kd8 26. Rd5 $1 Nf6 (26... f6 $2 27. Bh3
$18) 27. Rxe5 Be6 28. Bd4 $16) 24. Bxc5+) 23. Nxb6 $18 Nxb6 24. Rxd8 Kxd8 25.
Bxb6+ Kd7 26. Bf1 Kc6 27. Be3 Nd6 28. a4 Bc8 29. Kf2 f6 30. Ke1 Kb7 {with idea
Bd7} 31. Bc5 Ne8 32. Bc4 Bd7 33. Bb3 Nc7 34. Kd2 (34. Bf8) 34... Be6 (34... Ne6
35. Be3) 35. Bc2 Ba2 36. Kc3 Ne6 37. Be3 Nd8 38. Bd3 Be6 39. Bc4 g6 $2 40. Bc5
Bxc4 41. Kxc4 Ne6 42. Kd5 Ng5 43. f4 Nf3 44. h3 1-0

[Event "Jakarta"]
[Site "Jakarta"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ardiansyah, Haji"]
[Black "Gunawan, Ronny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1996.08.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O (6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4 b5 (
7... Na6 {with Nc7+/=}) 8. Nc3 $16) 6... cxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 (7... Be7 {with Nc6
and Qb8 is another plan}) 8. Nc3 a6 9. b3 (9. Bg5) (9. Ng5) 9... Nbd7 10. Bb2
Be7 $11 11. Rfd1 O-O 12. e4 (12. Nd2 {with Nde4}) 12... Qc7 13. Rac1 Rfd8 14.
h3 (14. Ba3 Ne8 {with Bc5 and Nc5}) 14... Rac8 15. g4 $6 {just weakening to
much the f4 square without really a justified reason since white does not
really had an attack in this position} Bf8 16. Qe3 Qb8 17. Nd4 Ba8 18. f4 $2 (
18. Re1 $1 {with the idea f4-g5 could justify g4,but white played f4 too
quickly}) {[%tqu "En","what is the correct positional move in the position?",
"","","e6e5","",3]} 18... e5 $1 19. Nf5 (19. fxe5 $4 dxe5 $19 {if the knight
moves then Bc5}) {[%tqu "En","you thought 18...e5 was correct but now let's
see how are you in complicated position can you find black's next move....it
is not easy!! calculate well","","","d6d5","",10]} 19... d5 $1 20. fxe5 $8 Bc5
21. Nd4 Qxe5 $17 {white's king is open,while it seems all black pieces will
attack soon} 22. cxd5 (22. Na4 dxe4 23. Nxc5 $2 bxc5 $19 (23... Nxc5 $2 24. Nc6
)) 22... Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Kh1 $2 {white can not allow himself to play
such kind of moves ,and indeed after black's reply white is about losing} Nf6
$19 25. Rxc5 (25. Re1 Re8) 25... Rxc5 (25... bxc5 26. Nc6 Qxb2 27. Nxd8 Ba8 $17
) 26. Nc6 Qxb2 27. Nxd8 Rc2 28. Bf3 (28. Rg1 Bxe4) (28. exd5 Rxg2 29. Qf3 Rf2
30. Qg3 Qe2) 28... Qe5 29. Rd2 Rxd2 30. Qxd2 Nxe4 {there is no point in
continuaing this fight} 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.02.01"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Yermolinsky, Alex"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Yudasin,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4
d6 9. Rd1 a6 10. Bg5 (10. b3 {[%cal Ga3d6]}) (10. Qd3 {[%cal Gc1f4]}) (10. Ng5
$5) 10... Nbd7 11. Nd2 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Rc8 $1 {with the idea Rc6 putting some
pressure on the c4 pawn} 13. Nde4 Rc6 $11 14. Nxf6+ (14. b4 $2 Qc7 $1) 14...
Bxf6 15. Bxf6 (15. Qe4 Qc8) 15... Nxf6 16. Ne4 (16. g4 $6 h6 {with Qc8 when
the g4 pawn will be very weak}) 16... Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Qc7 18. b3 b5 $1 (18... O-O
19. a4 $14 {with Rd3-Rad1}) 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Qb4 Qb6 21. Rd2 (21. Rac1 O-O)
21... O-O 22. e4 (22. Rad1 d5) 22... g6 23. Rad1 Qc5 $1 24. Qxc5 dxc5 $132 25.
Kf3 (25. Rd6 Rfc8) 25... c4 26. bxc4 Rxc4 27. Rb1 b4 28. Rdb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 63rd"]
[Site "Irkutsk"]
[Date "2010.08.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. g3 Qb6 6. Nb5 Ne5 7. Bf4 a6 8.
Bxe5 axb5 9. Bg2 {A logical novelty, connected with a pawn sac. Other
continuations have not posed any problems for Black:} (9. e4 Bc5 10. Qd2 f6 11.
Bf4 b4 12. Bg2 Ne7 13. O-O Ng6 {Khalifman-Ionov, St Petersburg 1998}) (9. cxb5
Qxb5 10. Bd4 Qd5 11. f3 Bc5 12. Bxc5 Qxc5 {Tkachiev-Grischuk, Villarobledo 2009
}) 9... bxc4 10. O-O Ne7 {Other options:} (10... f6 $6 11. Bc3 Bc5 12. Nd2 d5
13. e4 Ne7 14. exd5 exd5 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Qh5+ Kf8 17. Qxd5 Be6 18. Qf3 {
with advantage to White.}) (10... Nf6 {!?} 11. Nd2 Qc5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 {deserved
serious attention}) 11. Bd4 $1 {A strong move, compelling Black to define the
queen's position.} Qa6 12. Nc3 {Now I realised the threat of a4 and Nb5.} Nf5 (
12... d5 13. e4) (12... d6 13. a4 Bd7 14. b3 {, with initiative in both cases.}
) 13. a4 Bb4 14. Nb5 Qa5 (14... O-O {!?} 15. Nc7 (15. Bc3 {!?} Bxc3 16. bxc3
Qb6 17. e4 Ne7 18. Qd6 {with full compensation}) 15... Qd6 16. Nxa8 Nxd4 17. e3
Nb3 18. Qxd6 Bxd6 19. Ra2 Bc5 20. a5 d5 21. Nb6 f5 {with decent compensation
for the exchange.}) 15. Be5 O-O (15... d6 {?} 16. Bxd6 Nxd6 17. Nxd6+ Bxd6 18.
Qxd6 Ra6 19. Qd4 O-O 20. Qxc4 {with a pawn up}) 16. Bc7 Qa6 17. e4 Ne7 18. e5 {
White has more than enough compensation for the pawn due to poor bishop on c8
and rook on a8.} f6 {The only attempt to free his game.} 19. Qg4 (19. Bd6 Qa5
20. exf6 Rxf6 21. Rc1 Bxd6 22. Nxd6 Qxa4 23. Rxc4 Qxd1 24. Rxd1 Rf8 25. Rc7 {
gave a big advantage in the ending:} Nf5 26. Nxc8 Raxc8 27. Rcxd7 b6 28. Rb7
Rb8 29. Rdd7) 19... Nc6 20. exf6 Rxf6 21. Bd6 Bxd6 22. Nxd6 Ne5 {Desperation
in approaching time trouble.} (22... Rf8 {would be more tenacious:} 23. Rad1
Ne5 24. Qd4 Nc6 25. Qe4 Qxa4 26. Nxc8 Raxc8 27. Rxd7 Qb5 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. Qe2
{with White's edge.}) 23. Qd4 Nf3+ 24. Bxf3 Rxf3 25. Ne8 (25. Nxc4) 25... Rf7
26. Nc7 Qa7 27. Qxc4 d5 {Missing a better attempt.} (27... b5 $5 28. Qc2 Rb8
29. axb5 $5 (29. Nxb5 Qb6 30. Rfd1 d5 31. Qe2 Bd7) 29... Qb6 30. Na6 Ra8 31.
Qc5 Qd8 32. Ra3 {, although White has retained an advantage}) 28. Qc3 Rb8 29.
Nb5 Qb6 30. Qe5 Ra8 31. Nd6 Rf6 32. a5 {White completely dominates.} Qb4 (32...
Qd8 33. Rfc1) 33. Rac1 Bd7 {The poor bishop has just made its first move.} 34.
Rc7 Be8 35. Rxb7 {The most straightforward way to win.} (35. Nxb7 {also was
possible.}) 35... Qxa5 36. b4 Qd8 (36... Qa3 {loses to} 37. Nxe8 Rxe8 38. Qc7)
(36... Qa4 37. b5 {also hopeless}) 37. Rc1 Rg6 38. Rcc7 Qg5 39. Qc3 Rd8 (39...
Qf6 40. Rxg7+ (40. Qxf6 gxf6 41. b5) 40... Qxg7 41. Rxg7+ Rxg7 42. Qe5 Bd7 43.
b5) 40. Nxe8 Rxe8 41. Rc8 1-0

[Event "Voronezh op-A 14th"]
[Site "Voronezh"]
[Date "2010.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Black "Gabrielian, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2586"]
[BlackElo "2557"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2010.06.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 Nbd7 (7...
Be7 {or}) (7... a6 8. e4 Be7 {are more precise}) 8. e4 a6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4
Qc7 (10... Be7 $2 11. e5) 11. Nd5 $1 {Of course! This sacrifice is a typical
one in such positions.} exd5 (11... Qxc4 {would be even worse due to} 12. Bg5
exd5 (12... Nxd5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Nxe6 {! , winning}) 13. exd5+
Ne5 14. f4 Nfd7 15. Nc6) 12. exd5+ Ne5 {Returning the piece.} (12... Kd8 13.
Nc6+ Bxc6 14. dxc6 Nc5 15. b4 Ne6 16. c5 {led to a strong attack in several
games.}) 13. f4 O-O-O 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. Nf3 {This move turned out to be a
novelty.} ({Previously only} 15. Nf5 {has been played.}) 15... Bc5+ (15... Qxc4
16. Nxe5 Qc7 17. Be3 Nxd5 (17... Bxd5 18. Rc1 Bc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Qa4 Bxg2
21. Kxg2) 18. Rc1 Bc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Nd3 c4 21. Qg4+ {led to White's
advantage.}) 16. Kh1 Rhe8 (16... Ng4 {would be strongly met by} 17. Bh3 Qd7 18.
Kg2 {with the inevitable threat Nxe5.}) 17. Bg5 Kb8 $2 {A blunder.} (17... h6
18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Nh4 {, though, gave to White an advantage.}) 18. Nxe5 Ka7 19.
Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nd3 Bd6 21. Rc1 h5 22. b4 (22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Qxh5 Re3 24. Qh7 {
was possible, but the straightforward text looks too strong.}) 22... Rg8 23.
Re3 (23. c5 bxc5 24. bxc5 {was strong, but on} Bxg3 {I had missed} 25. c6 $1 (
25. hxg3 $6 Qxg3 26. Qf3 Qh4+ 27. Qh3 Qxh3+ 28. Bxh3 Rxd5 29. Nf4 Rxc5+ {
with excellent drawing chances}) 25... Bxe1 26. cxb7 Bc3 27. Nb4 Rd6 (27... Qc4
28. Qg1+ Bd4 29. Rxc4 Bxg1 30. Nc6+) (27... Qb6 28. b8=Q+ Kxb8 29. Rxc3) 28.
Qf3 Rb6 29. Rxc3 {, winning}) 23... h4 24. c5 hxg3 {(the only chance)} 25. cxd6
Qxd6 26. h3 Rg5 (26... Bxd5 27. Bxd5 Qxd5+ 28. Qf3 {should be winning for
White.}) 27. Qc2 (27. Qf3 Rxd5 28. Ne1) 27... Rd7 (27... Rxd5 28. Qc7) 28. Ne1
$2 {Missing the strong opportunity} (28. Nc5 $1 Rc7 (28... bxc5 29. bxc5 Qf4
30. Rf3 Qc7 31. c6) 29. Rc3 bxc5 (29... Bxd5 30. Ne4 Rxc3 31. Qxc3) 30. bxc5
Qe5 31. c6 Bc8 32. Rb3 {with a decisive attack.}) 28... Qxb4 29. Qb3 (29. Qc3 {
(a move entry mistake, pointed out in TWIC)} Qd6) 29... Qf4 (29... Qd6 {
would have been more tenacious.}) 30. Rb1 b5 (30... Qd6 31. Qb4) 31. Rf3 Qd6
32. Qe3+ Ka8 33. Qf4 Re5 $2 (33... Bxd5 34. Qxd6 Rxd6 35. Rd3) (33... Qxd5 {
was the best try, although} 34. Rc1 {with the idea} Qxa2 35. Rc8+ {!} Bxc8 36.
Ra3+ {would have kept White's advantage.}) 34. Qxf6 Qxd5 35. Rxg3 Qxa2 {
The final error, however} (35... Qd6 {was also hopeless.}) 36. Qxe5 Bxg2+ 37.
Rxg2 1-0

[Event "Bayern-chI Bank Hofmann 15th"]
[Site "Bad Wiessee"]
[Date "2011.11.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2011.10.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 (9. e4 Nb4 10. d4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 {has been analysed up to a draw:}
N8c6 12. Nxc6 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Bxc6 14. Bf4 g5 15. Bd6 Rd8 16. e5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2
Bxd6 18. exd6 f5 19. Rac1 Kd7 20. Nb5 Rc8 21. Rc7+ Rxc7 22. dxc7+ Nd5 {as has
been played in several games.}) 9... Qxd5 10. d4 cxd4 11. Qxd4 O-O 12. Bg5 Bxg5
13. Qxd5 Bxd5 14. Nxg5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 {Here White can hope for a small plus 
(but a very small one).} Na6 16. Rac1 Rfd8 17. Red1 ({May be a bit better
would be} 17. Rc4 Rd2 18. Rec1 g6 19. R1c2 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 Rd8 21. Rc4 {with an
edge, Aronian-Grischuk (Nalchik 2009).}) 17... h6 18. Rxd8+ ({On} 18. Nf3 {
I didn't like} Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Rc8 20. Rd7 Rc2 21. Rxa7 Nb4 22. a3 Nd5 {with
sufficient for a draw counterplay:} 23. Ne5 f6 24. Nf3 Rxe2 25. Nd4 Re4 26. Nc6
Re2 27. b4 Ra2) 18... Rxd8 19. Nf3 f6 20. Rc4 Rd7 21. g4 $6 ({Better would be} 
21. Nd4 Rc7 (21... e5 22. Rc8+ Kf7 23. Nc6 Nc5 24. Kf3 {with an edge, although
this should be a draw}) 22. Rc6 $1 e5 23. Rxc7 Nxc7 24. Nf5 Kf8 25. Kf3 a6 26.
Ke4) 21... Rc7 (21... e5 22. Nh4 Kf7 23. Nf5 Nc5 {and Black is fine.}) 22. Rxc7
Nxc7 23. Nd4 Kf7 24. Kf3 a6 25. Ke4 Ke7 26. f4 Kd6 {This ending is completely
equal. But in this last round we both (especially I, having 0,5 point less)
needed to win and have played on.} 27. h4 g6 28. e3 Nd5 29. Nf3 Nb4 30. g5 hxg5
31. hxg5 f5+ 32. Kd4 Nc6+ 33. Kd3 e5 34. Nh4 Ne7 35. fxe5+ Kxe5 36. Nf3+ Kd5
37. Nh4 Ke6 (37... Ke5 $11) 38. e4 Ke5 39. exf5 gxf5 40. Ke3 Nd5+ 41. Kf3 Nb4 {
A risky decision.} (41... Nf4 $11) 42. Ng6+ Kd6 43. Kf4 Ke6 44. Nf8+ Ke7 $6 {
Now White obtains some winning chances. Better was} (44... Kf7 45. Nd7 Ke6 46.
Nxb6 Nd3+ 47. Ke3 Nxb2 48. g6 Nd1+ (48... Kf6 $2 {unexpectedly loses the
knight after} 49. Kd2 f4 50. Kc2 f3 51. Kxb2 f2 52. Nd5+ Kxg6 53. Ne3) 49. Kf4
Nc3 50. g7 Kf7 {with a draw.}) 45. Nh7 Ke6 46. g6 Nd5+ 47. Kg5 b5 (47... f4 48.
Kg4 b5 49. Kf3 Ne7 50. Nf8+ Kf5 51. g7) 48. a3 $2 (48. Nf8+ Ke7 49. g7 {
would give more winning chances:} Kf7 50. Ne6 Ne7 51. Nc7 Kxg7 52. Nxa6 {
, and now Black had to find the only move} Kf8 $1 (52... Kf7 53. Nc7 b4 54. b3
Kg7 55. Na6 Nc6 56. Kxf5 Kf7 57. Nc7 Ke7 58. Nb5 Kd7 59. Ke4 {and White wins:}
Ke6 60. Nd4+) 53. Nc7 b4 54. Kf6 (54. b3 Kf7 55. Na6 Ke6 56. Nxb4 Ke5 {and
Black should make a draw due to his active king.}) 54... b3 $1 {(another only
move)} 55. axb3 (55. a3 Nc8 56. Ne6+ Ke8 57. Nc5 Nd6 58. Nxb3 Nc4 {a draw})
55... Nc6 56. Nd5 Ke8 57. b4 f4 58. b5 Nd4 59. b6 Kd7 60. Ke5 Nc6+ (60... Nb3
61. Nxf4 Kc6 62. Nd5 Na5 63. Kd4 Nb7) 61. Kxf4 Na5 62. b4 Nb7 63. Ke4 Kc6 {
and this should be a draw. Of course, all this is hardly to find over the
board in approaching time-trouble. Now Black's task is much more simple.})
48... a5 49. Nf8+ Ke7 50. g7 Kf7 51. Ne6 Ne7 52. Nd4 Kxg7 53. Nxf5+ (53. Nxb5
Kf7 54. Nd4 a4 55. Nxf5 Nd5 56. Nd6+ Ke6 57. Nc4 Nc7 58. Kf4 Kd5 59. Nb6+ Kc5
60. Nxa4+ Kc4 61. Nc3 Kb3 62. Nd1 Nb5 {draw.}) 53... Kf7 54. Nd6+ Ke6 55. Nxb5
Kd5 56. b4 axb4 57. axb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Linkoping"]
[Date "2001.07.11"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Karlsson, Lars"]
[Black "Carlsson, Pontus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Ziegler,A"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. d3 O-O 8. e4 {
Lasse upprepar sitt öppningsval från partiet mot Agrest.} Nc6 9. Ne1 Ne8 10.
Nc2 e6 11. Be3 Nd6 12. f4 f5 {[#] Pontus spelar så som Lasse själv skulle
kunnat ha gjort. Lite smådynamiskt och spänningssökande.} 13. e5 Nf7 14. d4
cxd4 15. Nxd4 Na5 16. Bxb7 Nxb7 17. Qf3 Na5 18. b3 Qe7 19. Rfe1 {Ett
mästardrag. Svart vill på sikt kunna spela ...d6, men tornet på e1 kommer att
avskräcka honom.} Rfc8 20. Rad1 Rab8 21. Rd3 Qe8 22. Red1 Bf8 23. Nc2 Rc7 24.
Nb5 Rcb7 {[#]} 25. Kh1 {Ett gentlemannadrag: "After you Sir!".} Nc6 26. Bf2 ({
Nu har svart ...Sxe5 på lut, så vit skulle nog spelat:} 26. R3d2 a6 27. Nbd4 {
Med fortsatt tryckspel.}) 26... Qc8 27. R1d2 a6 28. Nd6 {Vit blir tvungen att
ge upp sitt trumfkort: d-linjen.} (28. Nbd4 Nfxe5 29. fxe5 Nxe5 30. Qe3 Nxd3
31. Rxd3 {Är lite sisådär. Vit kan i varje fall inte vara säker på att han
står bättre.}) 28... Nxd6 29. exd6 Nd8 {Det börjar likna en Agrestspringare.}
30. Nb4 Ra7 31. a4 Raa8 32. h3 b5 (32... Nf7 33. Kg2 Rb7 34. Nc2 Qb8 {Är
meningslöst eftersom bonde ändå inte går att ta på grund av ett den pjäs som
tar strax behöver flyttas och vit kommer in på d7.}) 33. axb5 axb5 34. c5 Ra1+
35. Kh2 Rba8 36. Bd4 Rb1 37. Rd1 Rxd1 38. Rxd1 Bg7 39. Bf2 (39. Bxg7 Kxg7 40.
Rc1 {Var likvärdigt.}) 39... Bf6 40. g4 fxg4 41. hxg4 Qb7 42. Qxb7 Nxb7 43. Rd3
Bb2 44. c6 dxc6 45. Nxc6 Ra6 46. Ne7+ Kf7 47. Nc8 Bf6 48. Bb6 Bd8 49. Bxd8 Nxd8
50. d7 b4 51. Rd4 e5 52. fxe5 Ke6 {[#] För att kunna vinna dylika ställningar
krävs en oerhörd precision. Det förefaller vara vinst, men det är nog remi
trots allt på grund av svarts aktiva kung.} 53. Rxb4 ({Att behålla d-bonden
istället blir troligen också remi.} 53. Kg3 Ra1 54. Nb6 Kxe5 55. Rxb4 Kd6 56.
Rc4 Ra6 57. Na4 Ra5) 53... Kxd7 54. Nb6+ Ke6 55. Nc4 Nc6 56. Rb5 Nd4 57. Rb7
Nf3+ 58. Kg3 Nxe5 59. Nxe5 Kxe5 60. Rxh7 Rb6 61. Re7+ Kf6 62. Re3 Kg5 63. Rc3
Rb4 64. Rc5+ Kf6 65. Rc3 Kg5 66. Kh3 Rb5 67. Rg3 Rb4 68. Kg2 Rxg4 69. b4 Rxg3+
70. Kxg3 Kf5 71. b5 Ke6 72. b6 Kd7 73. Kg4 Kc6 74. Kg5 Kxb6 75. Kxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Linkoping"]
[Date "2001.07.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Karlsson, Lars"]
[Black "Agrest, Evgenij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Ziegler,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O g6 5. c4 Bg7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. d3 O-O 8. e4 d6
{[#] Det här blir skuggboxning på hög nivå. Vits springare skulle stå bättre
på e2 än f3.} 9. Ne1 {Springaren söker en bättre ruta direkt.} Nc6 10. Nc2 Nd7
11. Rb1 Re8 12. Be3 Nf8 13. Qd2 (13. d4 cxd4 14. Nxd4 {Leder till en normal
typställning där chanserna väger lika.}) 13... Ne6 14. Ne2 Ned4 15. Nexd4 Nxd4
16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. Bh6 e5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. f4 f6 {[#] Vit står minimalt bättre
tack vare att hans genombrottsmöjligheter är mer realistiska än svarts. Men
därifrån till uppgivet av Agrest är en evighet.} 20. f5 {Varför sluta
kungsflygeln? Vit hade väl inget att frukta?} (20. b4 Qe7) 20... g5 21. Bf3 Bc6
22. Rfc1 Qe7 23. b4 Rec8 24. Bd1 Rc7 25. a4 {Lasse har fått göra alla sina
förberedelser. Agrest spelar det enkla:} a5 26. b5 {Och remin är ett faktum.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "SWE-ch"]
[Site "Linkoping"]
[Date "2001.07.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Eriksson, Anders"]
[Black "Carlsson, Pontus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2354"]
[BlackElo "2316"]
[Annotator "Ziegler,A"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "2001.06.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. g3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. O-O a6 {Svart vill spela
treradersuppställningen.} ({Det här partiet blev inte speciellt långt. Ulf
Andersson var i Göteborg och underhöll oss med ett parti som han precis hade
spelat i Argentina mot Szmetan:} 6... Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. b3 Nbd7 10.
Rd1 a6 {Ulf Andersson använder sig av en gammal Larsenidé.} 11. Ng5 Bxg2 12.
Kxg2 Qc7 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 O-O 15. Ba3 Qc6 16. f3 Nc5 17. Bb2 f6 18. Nf2
Rf7 19. Rac1 f5 20. Rc2 Rd8 21. Qe3 Bf6 22. b4 Qa4 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Rb2 Nb7
25. Qxb6) 7. d4 cxd4 8. Qxd4 d6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. e4 (10. Ng5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 Qc7
12. Nge4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Ne5 14. b3 Rd8 15. Be3 b5 16. Qb6 Qxb6 17. Bxb6 Rd7 18.
cxb5 axb5 19. Rac1 {Vit står bättre. Larsen,B-Gheorghiu,F, Las Palmas 1976})
10... Rc8 11. b3 Qc7 12. Bb2 Be7 13. Qe3 O-O 14. Rac1 Rfe8 15. Nd4 (15. Nd2 {
Hulak,K-Bozinovic,B, Kastel Stari 1997.}) 15... Bf8 {Turneringen är lång och
spelarna kände kanske at de ville satsa på nästa parti istället. Men det var
fegt, mycket fegt att inte spela vidare. Det är egentligen nu partiet börjar.
Båda har ställt upp sig inför den annalkande kampen. Det är dags att visa vad
man kan. Och tänk på alla fans! Vad skall de säga nu? Hur skall de kunna
försvara sina idoler inför vännerna? Mihail Tal hade ett motto som inspirerar:
"Idag skall jag göra mitt livs parti!". Om man alltid ger allt förlorar man
många partier men vinner desto fler hjärtan!} 1/2-1/2

