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Коды ЭШД

A70 A71 A72

A73

A74 A75 A76

A73

Код энциклопедии шахматных дебютов (ЭШД)

Описание

RU: Защита Бенони (основная система): Необычные ходы чёрных на 9-м ходу
EN: Modern Benoni: Classical: Unusual Black 9th moves

Ходы

1. d4 Кf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Кc3 e:d5 5. c:d5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Кf3 Сg7 8. Сe2 0-0 9. 0-0 Сg4

Дебюты

Защита Бенони

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Donaldson Akhmilovskaya, Elena"]
[Black "Suba, Mihai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A73"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4
O-O 9. Be2 Na6 $5 {flexibel. ...Rfe8 mit Ьbergang in die klassische
Hauptvariante kann immer noch erfolgen. Andere Plдne sind ...Ne8 /\ ...f5 (->
CBM9/S.32) oder ...Rfb8.} 10. O-O Nc7 11. a4 b6 12. Nc4 Ba6 13. f3 $1 (13. Bg5
Qd7 14. b3 Rfe8 {14...Rae8!?} 15. Qc2 $2 Bxc4 16. bxc4 Nxe4 $1 17. Nxe4 Qf5 $17
{Dlugy,M-Suba,M/New York op/1987/}) (13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Bxh5 Bxc4 15. Be2 Bxe2 16.
Qxe2 f5 17. Qd2 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Rf5 19. Nc3 Qd7 20. Rad1 Re8 21. Bg3 Bd4 22. Ne2
Rxd5 $19 {Lanzani-Suba,M/Rome/1989 op/0-1/}) 13... Qd7 $5 {N; von Psakhis in
Inf.46/124 angeregt} (13... Rb8 $5 14. Bd2 $5 Bxc4 15. Bxc4 Nd7 (15... a6 16.
Qe2 Qc8 17. Bf4 $14) 16. Rb1 a6 17. Qe2 Qc8 18. f4 $13 {Polugaevsky,L-Psakhis,
L/Sochi/1988/0-1/54/ ->Inf.46/124}) 14. Bd2 $5 {/\ 15.b3, um ...Bxc4 mit bxc4
zu beantworten.} Bxc4 15. Bxc4 a6 16. Qe2 Rfb8 $5 17. Rfb1 $5 {Diese pitureske
Turmaufstellung geschieht, um b2-b4 vorzubereiten ohne b6-b5 zuzulassen.} Qe7
18. b4 Nh5 19. g3 f5 20. bxc5 Bd4+ 21. Kg2 bxc5 22. exf5 (22. Qd3 fxe4 23. Nxe4
Bxa1 24. Rxa1 Rb2 $17) 22... Qg7 $2 (22... Qxe2+ 23. Bxe2 gxf5 24. Bd3 $14) 23.
Qd3 gxf5 24. Rxb8+ Rxb8 25. Rb1 Rxb1 26. Qxb1 Qd7 (26... Bxc3 27. Bxc3 Qxc3 28.
Qb8+ Kg7 29. Qxc7+ $18) 27. Bd3 Ng7 28. Qb3 Nge8 29. Ne2 Be5 30. Nf4 Nf6 31.
Ne6 Ncxd5 (31... Nxe6 32. dxe6 Qc7 33. e7+ Kg7 34. Qe6 $18) 32. Bxf5 Qc8 33.
Qc4 Kh8 34. Qh4 Ne7 35. Bg5 Nxf5 (35... Neg8 36. Bxf6+ Nxf6 37. Qh6 Qg8 38. Nf8
Qg7 39. Ng6+ Kg8 40. Be6+ $18) 36. Bxf6+ Kg8 37. Qg5+ Kf7 38. Nd8+ Kf8 39. Bxe5
dxe5 40. Qf6+ Ke8 41. Nf7 Qd7 42. Qxf5 Qxf7 43. Qc8+ Ke7 44. Qxc5+ Kf6 45. Qd6+
1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A73"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 Na6 7. Nd2 c5 8. d5 e6
9. O-O exd5 10. cxd5 Nc7 11. a4 Nfe8 12. Nc4 f5 13. f3 Qe7 14. Bf4 g5 15. Bg3
f4 16. Bf2 b6 17. Re1 Ba6 18. e5 Bxc4 19. exd6 Nxd6 20. Bxc4 Qd7 21. Ba2 Rae8
22. Qd3 Kh8 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Rd1 Bf6 25. Bb1 Re7 26. h3 Nce8 27. Bc2 Be5 28.
Re1 Nf6 29. a5 Bd4 30. Re2 Bxf2+ 31. Kxf2 b5 32. b4 Rxe2+ 33. Qxe2 cxb4 34. Qe5
Nde8 35. Ne4 Qxd5 36. Qe7 Nxe4+ 37. Bxe4 Qd4+ 38. Kf1 Qd1+ 39. Kf2 Qd4+ 40. Kf1
Nf6 41. Qf8+ Ng8 42. Qa8 b3 43. Bd5 Qg7 44. Bxb3 $2 {The moves given in the
bulletin look strange.} Qa1+ 45. Kf2 Qd4+ $2 {Instead of giving a perpetual
Black can win easily win the Bb3.} (45... Qb2+ $142 $1 $19) 46. Kf1 Qa1+ $2 (
46... Qd3+ $142 $1 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Copenhagen Open-02 (Politiken Cup-01)"]
[Site "Copenhagen"]
[Date "1980.06.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mikhalchishin, Adrian"]
[Black "Bjerring, Kai"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A73"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1980.06.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 c5 2. d5 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Bg4 10. Bf4 Re8 11. h3 Nxe4 $2 12. hxg4 (12. Nxe4 $2 Rxe4 13. Bg5
Qe8 $1) 12... Bxc3 13. Bb5 $3 (13. bxc3 $2 Nxc3) 13... Bxb2 14. Bxe8 Qxe8 15.
Rb1 Nc3 16. Re1 $1 Qb5 (16... Qd7 17. Qc2 Nxb1 18. Qxb2 $1 $18) 17. Qc2 Nxb1
18. Rxb1 Na6 19. Rxb2 Nb4 20. Qd2 Qc4 21. Bxd6 Rd8 22. Bxc5 Nxd5 23. Bd4 b6 24.
Rc2 Qa4 25. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Montreal 4th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2003.08.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Black "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A73"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2003.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4
O-O 9. Be2 Ne8 10. O-O Na6 11. Nc4 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Bf4 Bd3 14. Bg3 Bxc4
15. Bxc4 Nac7 16. Ne4 b5 17. Be2 Rb8 18. Rb1 Nf6 19. Bh4 Ncxd5 20. Bxf6 Nxf6
21. Nxd6 a6 22. Qb3+ c4 23. Bxc4+ bxc4 24. Qxc4+ Kh8 25. Nf7+ Rxf7 26. Qxf7 Qd6
27. Qc4 Rf8 28. b4 Nd7 29. Rbd1 Ne5 30. Qc5 Qb8 31. Rd6 Ng4 32. h3 Nf6 33. Re1
Rc8 34. Qb6 Qxb6 35. Rxb6 Nd5 36. Rxa6 Nxb4 37. Rae6 Rf8 38. R1e2 Bd4 39. Kf1
Kg7 40. Rd2 Bc3 41. Rd7+ Rf7 42. Ree7 Rxe7 43. Rxe7+ Kf6 44. Ra7 {[#]Material
for study I Prudent procedure on both wings ... technique [#] Studienmaterial
I Umsichtiges Vorgehen auf beiden Flьgeln.. Technik} ({Because the defence is
eased in a restricted space Gьnstig fьr Schwarz ist} 44. Rxh7 Nxa2 $14 {
is favourable for Black. da die Verteidigung auf engem Raum gefьhrt werden
kann.}) 44... Bd4 45. Ra8 Nd3 46. Ke2 Nf4+ 47. Kf3 Ne6 48. a4 Ke5 49. a5 Bc5
50. Rc8 h5 51. g3 Kd5 52. a6 Nd4+ 53. Kg2 Nc6 54. f4 Bb6 55. Rg8 Ne7 56. Rb8
Kc6 57. Rb7 Bc5 58. Kf3 Nd5 59. Rb8 Kc7 60. Re8 Kd6 61. Re5 Bb6 62. Rg5 Ne7 63.
Ke4 Ba7 64. Rb5 Bf2 65. Rb2 Bg1 66. Rg2 Ba7 67. Rd2+ Ke6 68. Rb2 Nf5 69. g4
hxg4 70. hxg4 Nd6+ 71. Kf3 Nc8 72. Rb7 Kd6 73. Ke4 Bc5 74. Rg7 Ne7 75. f5 gxf5+
76. gxf5 Nc8 77. Rg6+ Kd7 78. Kd5 Bf2 79. Rg7+ Kd8 (79... Ne7+ 80. Ke5 $18 {
[%csl Gd4,Gg3][%cal Rf5f6]}) 80. Ke6 1-0

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.10.16"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A73"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hazai} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 {Hazai: 'Kramnik doesn't want to leave
the decision for the last game. The Benoni is a rare guest in top-level chess,
but it may lead to a sharp tactical battle.'} 4. d5 d6 5. Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6
7. Nd2 {Leko never played the Modern Benoni with White before. I bet the idea
of his playing 7.Nd2 belonged to his coach Arshak Petrosian who used this
system long ago. I couldn't recollect this opening occurred at the World
Championship Matches after Botvinnik-Tal. By the way, twenty years ago, the
then World Champion Anatoly Karpov invited me to assist him in preparing the
Modern Benoni against Garry Kasparov, but his young opponent didn't risk
playing it.} Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Na6 {Very often Black played immediately 9...
Ne8 with the idea f7-f5. After the last move, Kramnik didn't define his own
plan keeping the illusion about choosing the main line of the seventies after
10.0-0 Nc7 11.a4 Re8.} 10. O-O Ne8 {Hazai: '/\ f5 eliminating White's central
P, after which it is not easy to find a clear-cut plan for White, there is no
breakthrough by e4-e5.'} 11. Nc4 Nac7 ({The immediate} 11... f5 $5 {was
possible.}) 12. a4 f5 {'!' Hazai. This position was popular in the 80-90 years.
However, in last time it was played rare enough. The author of this comments
saw as his basic task to make the current condition of it clearly for readers
of CBM. Hazai: 'The champion's choice of opening was very clever.'} ({Black
would trade the dangerous knight after} 12... b6 {but Kramnik choose a more
aggressive continuation.}) 13. exf5 $5 {Hazai: 'Kramnik has never played
Benoni with Black, but for Leko the entire opening structure is new since he
adopted 1.d4 right for the Wch match.'} (13. f3 Qe7 14. Bf4 g5 15. Bg3 f4 16.
Bf2 b6 17. Re1 Ba6 18. e5 Bxc4 19. exd6 Nxd6 20. Bxc4 Qd7 21. Ba2 Rae8 22. Qd3
Kh8 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Rd1 $132 {Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,V/Belgrade 1995}) ({Hazai:
The positional P sacrifice} 13. Bf4 {has been played before and this position
has been reached by transposition  Hazai: 'gave more chances for an advantage,
but it also looks riskier.'} g5 $5 (13... fxe4 14. Qd2 Qf6 (14... Bf5 {(Hazai)
provoking the following "weakening move"} 15. g4 Bc8 (15... e3 16. fxe3 Bxc3
17. bxc3 Be4 18. Bh6 Ng7 19. Bd3 Bxd5 20. e4 $14) 16. Nxe4 Qe7 17. Ncxd6 Bd4 (
17... Rxf4 18. Qxf4 Nxd6 19. Nxd6 Nxd5 20. Bc4 Be6 21. Qg3 Rd8 22. Ne4 Bxb2 23.
Rae1 $14) (17... Bxb2 18. Rab1 $14) 18. Bg3 Nxd6 19. Nxd6 Nxd5 20. Bc4 Be6 21.
Rae1 $16 {and the opening of the position clearly favours White.}) 15. Bg5 Qf7
(15... Qf5 {Hazai} 16. f3 $1 Bd4+ 17. Be3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Qxd5 19. fxe4 Rxf1+ 20.
Rxf1 $14) (15... Qd4 {Hazai} 16. Qc2 Nxd5 17. Be3 $16) 16. Rad1 {'?!' Hazai.
Hazai: 'as we will see this weakens >< a4!'} (16. f3 $1 {(Hazai) White wants
to open up the position for his better developed pieces.} exf3 17. Rxf3 Bd4+
18. Be3 $14) 16... Bf5 17. g4 (17. f3 $5 {Hazai} exf3 18. Rxf3 Qd7 19. Rdf1 Nf6
) 17... Bd7 18. Nxe4 Bxa4 19. Ncxd6 Nxd6 20. Nxd6 Qd7 21. Ra1 Qxd6 (21... b6 $5
{[%cal Ga4b3]}) 22. Rxa4 Bd4 $15 {Gyimesi,Z-Chatalbashev,B/Bled SLO 2002} (
22... Be5 $17 {(Hazai) Gyimesi-Chatalbashev, Bled op 2002})) 14. Bd2 Bd4 (14...
f4 15. Bg4 $16) 15. exf5 (15. Kh1 f4 16. Bg4 Nf6 17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. Qf3 Nd7 {
Hazai: '(F.Portisch-Szalanczy, Zalakaros op 1992)'} 19. g3 (19. Ne2 {Hazai} Ne5
20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Bc3 $16 {Finally Black has blockaded the vital e5 square,
but his position is still worse.}) 19... Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21. Qh5 Kh8 22. Rg1
$14 {Portisch,F-Szalanczy,E/Zalakaros op 1992}) 15... Bxf5 16. Qc1 h6 (16... g4
17. Bh6 $14) 17. Ne3 Ng7 (17... Bg6 18. Bg4 $14) 18. Ra3 $1 $14 Qf6 19. Nxf5
Nxf5 20. Kh1 Rae8 21. Bh5 Ne3 22. Bxe3 Rxe3 (22... Bxe3 $2 23. Qc2 $1 Re7 24.
Ne4 $16) 23. Rb3 b6 24. a5 b5 (24... bxa5 25. Rb7 Re7 26. Rxa7 $14) 25. Be2 Re5
26. Nxb5 (26. Bxb5 g4 27. Bd7 $14) 26... Rxe2 27. Nxc7 Rxf2 (27... Bxf2 28. Ne6
) 28. Rf3 Rxf3 29. Rxf3 Qe7 $15 {Farago,I-Szalanczy,E/Wien 1990}) 13... Rxf5 {
Hazai: 'Attacking >< d5 with all of his pieces.'} (13... gxf5 $6 14. Bf4 Rb8
15. Ra3 a6 16. a5 Nb5 17. Nxb5 axb5 18. Nb6 b4 19. Rg3 Kh8 20. b3 Nf6 21. Bd3
Ng4 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. Bxf5 $1 $18 {Schneider,A-Higatsberger,M/Budapest
Statisztika 1991}) (13... Bxf5 14. Bf4 $1 {[#]} (14. Bf3 Na6 15. Ne4 Bxe4 16.
Bxe4 Qh4 17. f4 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Ng7 19. g3 Qf6 20. Bd2 Rae8 21. Qc2 $6 (21. Qf3)
21... Nb4 22. Bxb4 cxb4 23. Rae1 Re7 24. Bg2 Rfe8 $11 {Bagirov,R-Kotsur,P/Abu
Dhabi UAE 2001}) (14. Ra3 Na6 (14... Qh4 $5) 15. g4 Bc8 16. Ne4 b6 17. Rf3 Nac7
18. Rxf8+ Bxf8 19. Bf4 (19. g5 $5 $14) 19... Bb7 20. Bf3 Bxd5 21. Ncxd6 Bxd6
22. Nxd6 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 Nxd6 24. Rd1 Nce8 25. Bxd6 Nxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Qxa8+
$11 {Kopecky,B-Krisko,D/CSR-ch23 corr 1989}) (14. Ne3 Bd7 15. Bd2 (15. Qc2 $6
Na6 16. Bxa6 bxa6 17. Nc4 Rb8 18. Bd2 Bf5 19. Ne4 Qh4 20. f3 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 Nf6
$5 22. Ncxd6 Be5 23. g3 Bxg3 {Blasovszky,I-Szalanczy,E/Budapest 1993} 24. Bg5
$5 Qxg5 25. Nxg5 Bxc2 26. hxg3 Nxd5 $15) (15. Bg4 $6 Nf6 16. Bxd7 Qxd7 17. Qd3
Rae8 18. Bd2 Nh5 19. g3 Rf3 20. Kg2 Nf4+ $1 21. gxf4 Qh3+ 22. Kh1 Re5 $1 $19 {
Kudrashov,A-Pavlenko,O /1972}) 15... b6 16. Rb1 Qh4 17. g3 Qe7 18. Bf3 Bh3 19.
Bg2 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Nf6 21. Qc2 Qd7 22. Qd3 Rae8 $15 {Tasic,B-Vaisman,V/FRA-chT
1995}) (14. Be3 Na6 $5 (14... Bd7 15. Qd2 b5 16. axb5 Nxb5 17. Nxb5 Bxb5 18.
Na5 Qb6 19. Ra2 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Nc7 21. Nc4 Qb5 22. Qg4 $5 (22. Ra5 Qd7 $11)
22... Qb4 $5 (22... h5 $6 {[%csl Rg6]} 23. Qe4 Rae8 24. Qd3 Rf5 25. Ra5 Qb4 26.
Bd2 Qb8 27. Nxd6 Rxd5 28. Qxg6 Re6 29. Qf7+ $18 {Dlugy,M-Gurevich,D/USA-ch
Estes Park 1987}) (22... Bd4 $6 {[%csl Rc4]} 23. Rc1 Bxe3 24. fxe3 Rf6 25. e4
Raf8 26. Raa1 $14) 23. Rfa1 (23. h3 Kh8 24. Nxd6 Nxd5 $132) 23... Rae8 24. Ra4
Qb3 25. Qd1 $5 (25. Nxd6 $140 Rxe3 $5 26. fxe3 Qxe3+ 27. Kh1 Bxb2 $44) 25...
Rb8 $132) (14... Qe7 $5 15. Qd2 (15. Qb3) 15... Qf7 (15... b6 $5 16. Rae1 Rb8
17. Bf3 Qd7 18. Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Halasz,T-Palkovi,J/Hungary 1993}) (15... Rd8 16.
Rad1 Nf6 17. Bg5 Rfe8 18. Rfe1 Qf8 19. Bd3 $14 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Ng4 21. Qf3 Rxe1+
22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Qxf8+ Kxf8 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. Ne4 Bd4 26. b3 b6 27. h3 Ne5 28.
Ncxd6 $16 {Lukacs,P-Szalanczy,E/Budapest 1990}) 16. Rad1 (16. Rfd1 Rd8 17. Nb5
$14) 16... Rd8 17. Rfe1 (17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bh6 Bg7 19. Bg5 Bf6 20. Bh6 Bg7 21.
Bg5 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Romanishin,O/Szirak 1986}) (17. g4 $5 Bxc3 $140 18. bxc3
Be4 19. Bh6 Ng7 20. Ne3 Bf3 21. c4 $16) 17... a6 18. Nb6 $5 (18. a5 Nb5 19.
Nxb5 axb5 20. Na3 b4 21. Nc4 Nc7 $11) 18... Nf6 19. Bg5 $1 Na8 (19... Rfe8 20.
f3 Qf8 21. g4 $1 $16) 20. Nc4 Nc7 21. Qf4 $14 Qd7 (21... h6 $5 22. Bxh6 $140 $6
Nfxd5 $13 {AK}) 22. Ne3 (22. Nb6 {>=} Qf7 23. Rc1 {/\ b4+/-}) 22... Rde8 $8 23.
Nxf5 (23. g4 $2 Rxe3 $1 $13) 23... gxf5 24. Bd3 Ng4 $1 25. Rxe8 Nxe8 26. h3 Ne5
27. Bc2 Nc7 $14 {Damljanovic,B-Magerramov,E/Palma de Mallorca 1989[Damljanovic,
B]}) 15. Qd2 Nb4 16. g4 $5 Bc8 $8 (16... Bd7 $2 17. Nxd6 $1 Nxd6 18. Bxc5 $16)
17. f3 (17. a5 $1 Rb8 18. Nb5 a6 19. Nbxd6 $1 Nxd6 20. Bxc5 $16) 17... b6 $1
18. Bg5 Qd7 19. a5 $6 (19. Ne3 $14) 19... b5 $1 20. Nxb5 $1 (20. Ne3 a6 $17)
20... Qxb5 21. Nb6 $1 Qxe2 22. Qxe2 axb6 23. axb6 Rb8 24. Ra7 $1 Rxb6 $5 (24...
Nxd5 $2 25. Qc4 Be6 26. Re7 $1 $18) (24... Be5 25. f4 Bd4+ 26. Kg2 $13) (24...
Bb7 $1 25. Qe6+ (25. Be7 $1 Rf7 $15) 25... Kh8 26. Rxb7 $5 Rxb7 27. Be7 Rg8 $17
(27... Rxe7 $2 28. Qxe7 Nxd5 29. Qxf8+ $1 $18)) 25. Be7 Nxd5 $8 (25... Rf7 26.
Bd8 $1 $18) 26. Qc4 $1 (26. Bxf8 Kxf8 27. Qc4 Nec7 $5 $13) 26... Be6 27. Bxf8 {
Ftacnik,L-Rogers,I/Thessaloniki (ol) 1984} Kxf8 $1 28. Re1 Rb4 29. Qa2 Rxb2 30.
Qa4 $1 (30. Qc4 Bd4+ 31. Kh1 Nf4 $1 $17) 30... Rb4 31. Qc6 Rb6 32. Qa8 Bd4+ 33.
Kh1 c4 $5 $44 {Rogers,J}) 14... Bd3 $5 (14... Bxc3 15. bxc3 Be4 16. Bg3 Bxd5
17. Qd2 {->׻}) (14... Be4 15. Qd2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Bxd5 17. Bh6 $44) (14... Qd7
$5 {/\ Rd8,Qf7}) (14... Bd7 15. Bg3 (15. Bxd6 Nxd6 16. Nxd6 Bxa4 $11) 15... b5
16. Nxd6 b4 17. Nce4 Bxb2 18. Nxc5 Bxa1 19. Qxa1 $40) (14... Bd4 $5 15. Bg3 (
15. Ne3 Bc2 16. Nxc2 Rxf4 17. g3 Bxc3 $5 18. gxf4 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Qf6 $44 {/+/=})
15... Qf6 16. Qd2 a6 (16... Rd8 $142 17. Rae1 a6 $132) 17. Nb6 Rb8 18. Rae1 (
18. a5 $5 Be5 $8 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 {/\Qd4} 20. Rad1 $36) 18... Na8 (18... Be5 $5
19. Bxe5 $140 Qxe5 20. Bxa6 $2 Qd4 $19) 19. Nc4 Nac7 (19... b5 20. Na5 b4 21.
Nd1 $16) 20. Bf3 $1 $16 b5 21. Na5 b4 (21... bxa4 22. Nxa4 Bxb2 23. Nc6 $40)
22. Nd1 {/\Nc6} (22. Ne4 $5 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Bxb2 (23... Nxd5 $2 24. Rxd4 $18) 24.
Nc6 Ra8 25. Bh4 Qc3 26. Qg5 $40) 22... Bd7 $8 23. Nc6 (23. b3 $5 $16 {/\Re2,
Ne3-c4}) 23... Bxc6 24. dxc6 Rd8 (24... c4 $2 25. Re4 $18) (24... d5 25. Ne3
$16) 25. Ne3 (25. Bg4 $4 h5 $19 {[%csl Rg3] Plachetka,J-Horvath,C/Stary
Smokovec 1991}) 25... d5 (25... Bxb2 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. Qxd5+ $40 {/\Re6}) 26.
Ng4 Qxc6 27. Re7 Rd7 $8 28. Be5 $3 {/\Nh6#} Rxf3 $8 29. Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Nh6+ $1
Kf8 31. Bxd4 $1 cxd4 32. gxf3 $16 {Stohl,I}) (14... g5 $5 15. Bg3 Bd4 16. Ne3
$1 Bg6 (16... Bxe3 17. fxe3 Qe7 18. Qd2 h6 19. Bd3 $16) 17. Bd3 Bxd3 (17...
Bxe3 18. Bxg6 $5 (18. fxe3 Rxf1+ 19. Qxf1) 18... Bxf2+ 19. Rxf2 hxg6 20. Qd3) (
17... Qf6 18. Nc2 (18. Ne4 Qe7 $1) (18. Qd2 $5 {/\ Nc2}) 18... Bxc3 19. bxc3
Qxc3 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Ne3 $44) 18. Qxd3 Ng7 (18... Nf6 19. Nf5 $16) 19. Ne4
Nce8 20. Nc2 $1 Bf6 (20... Bxb2 21. Rab1 Bf6 22. Rxb7 $16) (20... h5 21. Nxd4
cxd4 22. f4 $1 $16) 21. Rae1 {/\b4} Nh5 (21... Nf5 22. Nxc5 dxc5 (22... Nxg3
23. Ne6 $18) 23. Qxf5 Bxb2 24. Qe6+ Rf7 25. d6 $16) 22. Nxf6+ Rxf6 (22... Qxf6
23. b4 {/\ Re6}) 23. Re4 Neg7 24. b4 b6 25. Rfe1 Qf8 (25... Qd7 $2 26. Re7 Qxa4
27. Ra1 $18) 26. Qd2 h6 (26... Nf4 27. h4 h6 28. Ne3 Ngh5 29. Ng4 $16) 27. Ne3
Nf5 (27... Re8 28. Ng4 Rg6 $16) 28. Nxf5 (28. Ng4 Rg6 $5) 28... Rxf5 29. Re7
Nxg3 (29... Nf4 30. Bxf4 Rxf4 31. R1e6 $18) 30. hxg3 Rf7 31. R7e6 Rf6 32. Rxf6
Qxf6 33. Re6 $16 {Ftacnik,L-Kindermann,S/Altensteig 1987 [Ftacnik,L]}) 15. Bg3
$1 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Nf6 {[%cal Gf6h5,Gh5g3,Gh5f4] /\Nh5} (16... Bd4 $6 17. Ne2 $16
) 17. Be2 $1 {[%csl Rd6,Re6] 1/2-1/2 Bischoff,K-Kotsur,P/Hamburg 2001} (17. Qb3
Nh5 18. Qxb7 Rb8 19. Qxa7 Nxg3 (19... Rxb2 20. Nb5 Nxb5 21. Bxb5 Bd4 22. Kh1
Qf6 $132) 20. hxg3 Rxb2 21. Rac1 Rf7 22. Qa5 Qf8 23. Ne2 Be5 24. Qe1 Qh6 25.
Rb1 $14 {Sznapik-Vaisman,V/Sandomierz 1976}) (17. Qd3 $6 Nh5 18. Rae1 Kh8 19.
b3 $6 (19. Ne4 $5 Nxg3 20. Qxg3 Be5 21. Qb3 b6 22. g3 {/\ f4,Ng5 >< e6}) 19...
a6 20. Ne4 (20. Re2 $5 {/\ Rfe1}) 20... Nxg3 21. Qxg3 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Bd3
Nxd5 24. Qxd6 Nc3 25. Qg3 (25. Qxd8 Rfxd8 26. Nxc3 Rxd3 27. Nxb5 Rxb3 28. Nd6
$15) 25... Nxe4 (25... c4 26. bxc4 Ra3 27. Ng5 $1 {/\ 28.Ne6,/\ 28.Qh4 h6 29.
Nf7} (27. Qd6 Qxd6 28. Nxd6 b4 29. c5 Na4 30. Bc4 Nxc5 31. Nf7+ $11)) 26. Rxe4
c4 27. bxc4 (27. Bc2 $2 c3 $17 {Novikov,I-Romanishin,O/Lvov 1987}) 27... Ra3
28. Rd1 Bd4 29. Rf4 $1 bxc4 30. Rxf8+ Qxf8 31. Qh4 Rxd3 32. Rxd3 Bxf2+ 33. Qxf2
Qxf2+ 34. Kxf2 cxd3 35. Ke3 $11 {Novikov,I}) 17... Re8 {[%cal Gf6e4] /\Ne4<=>}
(17... Qd7 $6 18. Rb1 Rad8 19. b4 Na6 20. Nb5 $1 cxb4 21. Nxd6 $16 Qc7 22. Rc1
Qe7 23. Re1 Rxd6 24. Bxa6 Qd8 (24... Rxd5 25. Rxe7 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 bxa6 27. Rxa7
$18) 25. Bxd6 Qxd6 26. Bc4 $18 {Dlugy,M-Gurevich,M/Philadelphia 1988}) (17...
Kh8 $6 18. Qb3 (18. Rb1 Qd7 19. b4 Nh5 $6 20. Bxh5 gxh5 21. bxc5 $1 Bxc3 22.
Rxb7 Qc8 23. Qb3 Bg7 24. Bxd6 $18 {Novikov,I-Kozlov,V/Naberezhnie Chelni 1988})
18... Rb8 19. Rfe1 Re8 20. Bf3 Qd7 21. Rxe8+ Nfxe8 22. h3 $1 b6 (22... b5 $140
$2 23. Bg4 $16) 23. Bg4 $14 {Kaplun,L-Izhnin,A/Kherson 1990}) (17... a6 18. Qd2
(18. Bf3 Re8 19. Qb3 (19. Qd2 Qd7 20. Qf4 Re5 $1 21. Qc4 Ree8 $11 {Baburin,
A-Borovicky/USSR 1988}) 19... Rb8 20. a5 Qe7 (20... Qd7 $6 21. Qb6 $16) 21. Qb6
Bf8 22. Bh4 (22. h3 Na8 $14) 22... Na8 23. Qb3 Qg7 24. Rfe1 g5 25. Bg3 g4 26.
Rxe8 Nxe8 27. Be4 b5 28. Bf5 Nac7 29. Re1 $16 {Schmidt,T-Sirota,A/EU-ch GT299
corr 1988}) 18... Rb8 19. Bf3 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. b4 (21. Rfe1) 21... cxb4 22.
Ne2 Nh5 $1 $132 23. Bxh5 (23. Nd4 Nxg3 24. hxg3 Qf6 25. Nc6 Ra8 26. Rxa8 Rxa8
27. Nxb4 Qc3 $17) 23... Bxa1 24. Rxa1 gxh5 25. Qxb4 Qf6 26. Rd1 Ra8 27. h4 (27.
h3 $1 $13) (27. Qxd6 $2 Ra1 $1 28. Nc1 Qxd6 29. Bxd6 Rc8 $1 30. Be5 Rb1 31. d6
Ne6 $19) 27... Ra2 28. Nc3 (28. Qxd6 Qxd6 29. Bxd6 Rxe2 30. Bxc7 Rfxf2 31. d6
Rxg2+ 32. Kh1 Rd2 $19) 28... Rxf2 29. Qxd6 (29. Bxf2 $2 Qxf2+ 30. Kh2 Rf4 $19)
29... Rf1+ 30. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 31. Kh2 Ne8 32. Qe6+ Qf7 $44 {Vilela,J-Vera,R/
Matanzas (m4) 1989/[Vera,R]}) 18. Qd3 (18. Qc2 $5 {[%cal Ga1b1,Gb2b4] /\Rab1,b4
}) 18... a6 19. Rab1 (19. Rad1 b5 $1 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Nxb5 22. Qxb5 Ne4
23. Bf4 Bd4 $15) 19... b5 $1 20. axb5 axb5 21. Nxb5 Nxb5 22. Qxb5 Ne4 23. Bf4
$6 (23. Qd3 Nxg3 $44) 23... Bd4 $1 $36 24. Bg4 Nxf2 $1 25. Be6+ Kh8 26. g3 (26.
Rxf2 $2 Bxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Rf8 28. Kg3 Rxf4 $1 $19 {Karpman,V-Moskalenko,V/USSR
1988}) 26... Rf8 27. Qe2 Nh3+ 28. Kg2 Nxf4+ 29. Rxf4 Rxf4 30. gxf4 Qf6 $17 {
Moskalenko,V}) 14. Bg4 {Hazai: 'It is not clear that chasing away the
vulnerable R is really important.'} (14. a5 {Hazai} Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nxd5 (15...
Rxd5 16. Qb3) 16. Bg4 Nxc3 17. Qc2 Nb5 18. Bxf5 Bxf5 $44 {with a nice
compensation for the sacrificed exchange.}) (14. Bf3 {(Hazai) now an in the
next move came into consideration.} Qh4 15. Ne4 Rxd5 16. Qxd5+ Nxd5 17. Bg5 $13
) 14... Rf8 $146 {Hazai: 'This is the first new move from theoretical point of
view.'} (14... Rf7 15. Bf3 b6 {Hazai: '/\ Bb7 >< d5'} 16. Ne4 h6 17. Re1 Bb7
18. Ng3 Nf6 {Hazai: 'The last passive piece joints the attack against >< d5.'}
19. Qd3 (19. Ne3 {Hazai: 'Now both white knights look passive.'} Qf8 20. Qd3
Nd7 $1 21. Qxg6 {'?' Hazai. Hazai: 'founders on'} Ne5 22. Qh5 Rxf3 $1 {'-/+!'
Hazai. Hazai: 'Socha-Yudasin, Gdynia 1987'} 23. Nef5 Rxf5 (23... Rxg3 $5 24.
hxg3 Kh7 $15) 24. Nxf5 Kh7 25. Ra3 Qe8 26. Qd1 (26. Nxg7 $4 Nf3+ $1 $19 {
Socha,C-Yudasin,L/Gdynia Dreszer-mem 1987}) 26... Qg6 27. Nxg7 Qxg7 28. Rg3 Qf7
29. Bxh6 $5 $13) 19... Nfxd5 (19... Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Nfxd5 21. Qxg6 $14) 20. Qxg6
Ne7 21. Qxd6 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Ned5 23. Ra3 {Hazai: '(Stepanov-Maiorov, corr. 2002)
'} (23. f4 Nb4 24. Qg6 Qd3 25. Re4 Qd1+ 26. Kg2 Nc2 27. Ne3 Nxe3+ 28. fxe3 Qc2+
29. Kg1 Qd1+ $11) 23... Nb4 (23... b5 $1 24. Qxd8+ Rxd8 25. axb5 Nxb5 $15) 24.
Qg6 Qf6 25. Qxf6 $6 Rxf6 26. Re7 Rd8 27. Bxh6 $6 (27. Bd2 Rf7 28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29.
Bxb4 Rd1+ 30. Kg2 cxb4 31. Rb3 Nd5 32. Nf5 $14) 27... Bxh6 28. Rxc7 Rd1+ 29.
Kg2 Nd5 $44 {Stepanov,K-Maiorov,O/corr 2002/[Stepanov,K]}) 15. Bxc8 {Hazai:
'This is not forced at all.'} (15. Bf3 $5 {(Hazai) is similar to the previous
note.}) (15. Ne4 {Hazai} Bxg4 16. Qxg4 Nf6 {and Black can get rid of his
passive N.}) 15... Rxc8 16. Qb3 (16. Na5 {(Hazai) leads nowhere after} Rb8) (
16. Ne4 {Hazai} Qh4 17. f3 Rf5 $13) 16... b6 (16... Bxc3 {Hazai} 17. bxc3 Nxd5
18. Bh6 Rf7 19. Rad1 {and White opens up the position with a great effect.})
17. Nb5 $6 {Opening the a-file and relieving some pressure on d5 Leko created
many pawn islands and Black got a chance to use it.} (17. Bd2 Qh4 18. Rae1 (18.
Rad1 $6 Rf5 19. h3 Rd8 20. Ne2 Rb8 21. Bc3 b5 $5) 18... Qh5 19. Re3 Bxc3 $5 20.
Rxc3 Rf7 21. Re1 Nxd5 (21... Rd8 22. Rh3 Qxd5 23. Rd3 Qf5 24. Rf3 Qd7 25. Bg5
Rb8 26. Rxf7 Qxf7 27. Re7 Qd5 $44) 22. Rh3 Qf5 23. Rf3 Qd7 24. Rxf7 Qxf7 25.
Qd3 (25. Rxe8+ $6 Rxe8 26. Nxd6 Re1+ $1 27. Bxe1 Qe6 $15) 25... Ndc7 26. Bg5 d5
27. Ne5 Qf5 28. Qxf5 gxf5 29. Nc6 Ra8 $44) 17... Nxb5 (17... Ra8 {Hazai} 18. a5
) 18. axb5 {[%csl Ra7,Rb5,Rd5,Rd6] Leko had gotten two sets of minor pieces
off the board and his Nc4 was an admirable beast with a target on d6. Leko
also got the a-file to work with, but the weak b5 pawn needed constant
protection. Hazai: 'White can organize his counterplay on the semi-opened a
<->.'} Rc7 19. Bd2 {Hazai: '/\ Bc3 because White has to eliminate the strong
fianchettoed B. However he has to reckon with the manoeuvre Ng7-f5.'} Rcf7 20.
Bc3 Qd7 (20... Bh6 $5 21. Rae1 Ng7 22. Re4 (22. Bxg7 $140 $6 Bxg7 23. Qg3 {
[%csl Rd6]} Bd4 $5 $36 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gd4g1,Gf8f2]}) 22... Nf5 23. Qa4 Qa8 {
[%csl Rd5]} 24. Rd1 Nd4 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6,Rf2]} 25. Bxd4 cxd4 26. Nxd6 Rd7 27. Nc4
Qxd5 $132) (20... Qh4 $5 {Hazai} 21. f3 (21. Bxg7 Nxg7 {/\ Nf5-d4}) (21. g3 Qe4
) 21... Bd4+ 22. Kh1 Qg5 23. Bxd4 cxd4) 21. f3 {'!' Hazai.} (21. Qa4 Rf4 22.
Bd2 Rd4 23. Bc3 Rg4 {[%cal Gg4g2]} (23... Rxd5 $140 $6 24. Qa2 $1) 24. f3 Bd4+
25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Rfd1 Nc7 27. Rxd4 cxd4 28. Qd1 Qxb5 29. Qxd4 Qb4 $132) 21...
g5 $5 {Black went to work pressing his advantage on the kingside. Kramnik
played for a win here and came very close to achieving it. Hazai: 'Kramnik
grabs the |^ on the >> threatening with g5-g4.'} (21... Nf6 {Hazai} 22. Bxf6 (
22. Rfe1 Nxd5 23. Rad1 Nxc3 24. bxc3 d5 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 c4 27. Qb4)) 22.
Ne3 {Hazai: 'The N is not well-placed here.'} (22. h3 Rf4 23. Ra4 Bxc3 24. bxc3
Nc7 25. Rxa7 Qxb5 26. Rb1 Qxc4 27. Qxc4 Rxc4 28. Rxc7 Rb8 29. Rb3 b5 30. Rd7 b4
31. cxb4 cxb4 $14) 22... Rf4 {Covering d4 and g4.} (22... Re7 $6 23. Rfe1 Nf6
24. g4 Rfe8 25. Nf5 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Bxe1 Qe8 (27... Nh5 28. Bc3 $16) (
27... Ne8 28. Bc3 $16) 28. Qd1 h5 29. h3 $16) 23. Rfe1 (23. Ra4 $6 {Hazai} a5
$1 {and Black solves his problem of weak a P at once.}) 23... h5 $5 (23... Bd4
{Hazai} 24. Bxd4 Rxd4) 24. Qc2 (24. Qa2 $5 {Hazai} Qxb5 (24... R4f7 25. Qb1 $3
$16) 25. Qxa7 g4) 24... Qf7 {Covering g6 and increasing the kingside pressure.
Hazai: 'Black cannot allow the penetration Qg6.'} (24... Qxb5 $140 $2 25. Rxa7
$18) (24... g4 $6 {(Hazai) immediately is strongly met by} 25. fxg4 hxg4 26.
Qg6) 25. h3 (25. Ra3 Bd4 26. Bxd4 cxd4 27. Nc4 g4 28. Nd2 Ng7 29. Rea1 (29. Qd3
Nf5 30. Re4 Rxe4 31. Qxe4 Ne3 $11) 29... Qxd5 30. Rxa7 d3 31. Qc6 R4f5 32. b3
Qc5+ $132) 25... Bd4 26. Bxd4 {[#]} Rxd4 (26... cxd4 $5 {It was an interested
point, which had the advantage of keeping the pieces on the board, although it
seemed as an interesting drawing line.} 27. Nc4 g4 28. Re6 $5 (28. fxg4 hxg4
29. Qd3 (29. hxg4 {Hazai} d3 $1 30. Qxd3 Rxc4 31. Qxc4 Qf2+ 32. Kh2 Qh4+ $11 {
and draw by perpetual checks.}) 29... Ng7 30. hxg4 Qxd5 31. Re7 Rxg4 32. Ne3
Rf2 $1 33. Nxd5 Rgxg2+ $11) 28... gxf3 29. Rg6+ (29. Nxd6 Nxd6 30. Rg6+ Kh8 31.
Rh6+ $11) 29... Ng7 30. Nxd6 f2+ 31. Kf1 Qe7 32. Rh6 R4f5 $5 33. Qe4 $1 Qxe4
34. Nxe4 d3 35. Rg6 Kh8 $5 (35... Rxd5 36. Rxa7 (36. Nf6+ $6 Kf7 $1) 36... Rf7
37. Nf6+ Rxf6 38. Rgxg7+ Kf8 39. Rgd7 Rxd7 40. Rxd7 Rf5 41. Rxd3 Kg7 42. b3
Rxb5 43. Kxf2 $16) 36. Rd1 (36. Rxa7 $6 Re8 $15) 36... Rf4 37. Ng5 Nf5 38. Rxd3
Rd4 39. Rh6+ Kg8 40. Rg6+ $11) 27. Nf5 $5 {Getting the pieces off the board
left White with an equal endgame. The threats against d4 and h6 forced the
exchanges. Hazai: 'Leko wants to liquidate to a R _|_, which usually gives
excellent drawing chances for the defender.'} (27. b3 {Hazai} Ng7 28. Qc3 {
/\ Nc2}) 27... Qxf5 28. Qxf5 Rxf5 29. Rxe8+ Kf7 {Black's rooks looked the more
menacing, but with so many pawn targets in the black camp there should be many
ways for White to draw.} 30. Rb8 (30. Re2 Rfxd5 31. Rxa7+ Kf6 32. Ra6 Rd2 33.
Kf2 Rxe2+ 34. Kxe2 Rd4 35. Rxb6 Ke5 36. Rb8 Rb4 37. Kd3 Kf4 38. b6 Kg3 39. b7
Kxg2 40. f4 $1 g4 41. hxg4 h4 42. Rh8 $11) 30... Rdxd5 {This allowed an
immedate drawing continuation thanks to the trapped position of the black king.
} (30... Rd2 $5 {Hazai} 31. Rxa7+ Kf6 32. Rxb6 Rfxd5 {/\ Rxb2, Rdd2}) 31. Rxa7+
Ke6 32. Re8+ Kf6 {Hazai: '- 30.Rb8'} 33. g4 $2 {It was a curious decision,
which created a handful of weaknesses. Hazai: 'Many annotators plead guilty
this move...'} ({After} 33. Rh7 {the black king would be locked up. Hazai:
'was no doubt easier:'} h4 (33... Kg6 34. Rb7 Rd2 35. b3 Rfd5 36. Rxb6 {
'=' Hazai. Hazai: 'Shipov'} R2d3 37. Kf2 Rxb3 38. Re6+ Kf5 39. Rexd6 Rxd6 40.
Rxd6 Rxb5 41. Rd5+ $11) (33... Rde5 $2 34. Rh6+ Kg7 35. Rxe5 Rxe5 36. Rxd6 $14)
(33... g4 34. Rf8+ Kg6 35. Rxf5 Rxf5 36. hxg4 hxg4 37. fxg4 Rd5 38. Rb7) 34.
Ree7 {'=' Hazai.} (34. Rhh8 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 (35. Kf2 Rfd5 36. Rhf8+ Kg7 37. Rg8+
Kh7 $11) 35... Re5 (35... Rfd5 36. Rhf8+ Kg7 37. Rg8+ Kh7 $11) 36. Rhf8+ Kg6
37. Rg8+ Kh6 $11) (34. g4 $5 Kg6 35. Rb7 Rf7 36. Re6+ Kg7 37. Rxb6 Rxf3 38.
Rexd6 Rxd6 39. Rxd6 c4 40. Rd5 Kg6 41. b6 Rg3+ 42. Kf2 Rb3 43. Rd6+ Kf7 44. Rc6
$11) 34... Rd1+ (34... c4 35. Rhf7+ Kg6 36. Rg7+ $11) (34... Rde5 35. Rhf7+ Kg6
36. Rg7+ $11) 35. Kh2 Re5 36. Rhf7+ Kg6 37. Rg7+ Kh6 38. Rh7+ $11) 33... hxg4
34. hxg4 Rd1+ {'!' Hazai.} (34... Rfe5 {Hazai} 35. Rf8+ $11) 35. Kf2 Re5 36.
Rh8 Rd2+ {Hazai: 'repeating moves in order to reach the 40-th move.'} 37. Kg3 (
37. Kf1 $2 {(Hazai) is too passive.} Ke6 38. Rb7 Rxb2 39. Rxb6 Kd5 40. Rd8 Re6
41. Rg8 Ke5 42. Rxg5+ Kf4 43. Rf5+ Kg3 $1 $19) 37... Ree2 (37... Ke6 $5 {
Some annotators thought this move was stronger but White kept chances to draw.}
38. Rb7 $5 ({} 38. Rh6+ $6 Kd5 39. b3 Rd3 40. Rg7 Rxb3 41. Rgg6 Rxb5 42. Rxd6+
Kc4 43. Rxb6 Rxb6 44. Rxb6 Kd5 $17) (38. b3 $6 Kd5 39. Rb7 Ree2 40. Rh1 Rd3 41.
Rh5 (41. Rxb6 Ree3 42. Rf1 Rxb3 43. Rb8 c4 $17) 41... Re5 42. Rxb6 Rxb3 43. Rh7
c4 44. Rg7 (44. Rf7 Rb4 45. Rd7 Kc5 46. Rbxd6 Rxb5 $17) 44... Rb4 45. Rg6 Kc5
46. Rgxd6 Rxb5 47. Rbc6+ Kb4 48. f4 Re3+ $17) 38... Ree2 39. Re8+ Kd5 40. Rxe2
Rxe2 41. b3 Re3 42. Rg7 Rxb3 43. Rxg5+ Kd4 $5 (43... Ke6 44. Rg6+ Ke5 45. Rh6 (
45. Rg5+ Kf6 46. Rd5 Ke6 47. Rd2 Rxb5 $17) 45... Rxb5 46. f4+ Kd5 47. g5 c4 48.
Kf2 Rb2+ 49. Ke3 Rb3+ 50. Kf2 Ke4 51. Rxd6 b5 52. g6 Rf3+ 53. Ke2 Rxf4 54. Kd2
b4 55. Rb6 Rf2+ 56. Ke1 Rg2 57. Rxb4 Kd3 58. Rb6 c3 59. Rd6+ Kc2 60. Kf1 Rg5
61. Kf2 Kc1 62. Kf3 c2 63. Kf4 Rc5 64. g7 $11) 44. Rg6 d5 $5 45. g5 (45. Rxb6
c4 46. g5 c3 47. Rc6 Rxb5 48. g6 Kd3 49. f4 $11) 45... Rxb5 46. Rf6 Rb1 47. g6
Ra1 (47... Ke5 48. Rc6 c4 49. Kf2 Rb2+ 50. Kf1 $11) 48. Rxb6 c4 49. Rc6 c3 50.
f4 Ke4 51. f5 Kxf5 52. Kf2 $11) 38. Rf8+ Kg6 39. Rg8+ Kf6 40. Rf8+ Ke6 41. Re8+
Kd5 42. Rxe2 {No more mate and a pair of rooks left the board. The problem was
that the black king was very active.} Rxe2 43. Rg7 {Hazai: 'is only a
repetition of moves.'} Re5 (43... Rxb2 $5 44. Rxg5+ Ke6 (44... Kd4 {(Hazai) -
38.Rf8}) 45. Rg6+ Ke7 46. f4 Rxb5 47. Kf3 (47. f5 c4 $17) 47... c4 48. Rg7+ Kf6
49. Rb7 Rb1 50. Ke4 b5 51. Kd4 Rd1+ 52. Kc3 Rd3+ 53. Kc2 Rf3 54. f5 d5 55. Rxb5
Ke5 $17) 44. Rb7 c4 (44... Kc4 45. Rxb6 d5 (45... Rd5 46. Rb8 Kb4 47. Kf2 Rd2+
48. Ke3 Rxb2 49. f4 $11) 46. f4 Re3+ 47. Kf2 gxf4 48. Rd6 Rg3 49. b6 Rxg4 50.
b7 Rg8 51. Rb6 Rb8 52. Kf3 d4 53. Kxf4 $11) 45. Rxb6 (45. Kf2 {Hazai} Kc5 $19)
45... Re2 (45... Re3 $5 {Preventing f4} 46. Rb8 Rb3 47. Rg8 Rxb2 48. Rxg5+ Kd4
49. Rg6 d5 50. g5 Rxb5 51. Rc6 c3 52. g6 Rb4 53. g7 (53. f4 Rc4 54. g7 c2 55.
g8=Q c1=Q $13) 53... Rb8 54. Rc7 Rg8 55. Kf4 Kd3 56. Ke5 c2 57. Kf6 Kd2 58. Kf7
c1=Q 59. Rxc1 Rxg7+ 60. Kxg7 Kxc1 61. f4 $11) 46. f4 $1 {The key move. Hazai:
'Leko's defence is again on the top! This beautiful, thematic P sacrifice
creates another dangerous o^ for White.'} Re3+ 47. Kf2 gxf4 48. Rb8 {'!' Hazai.
} (48. g5 {Hazai} Rg3 $1 (48... Rb3 49. Rb8 {- 48.Rb8}) 49. Rb8 Rxg5 50. b6 Rg3
$1 (50... Rg7 51. Kf3 Rg3+ 52. Kxf4 Rh3 $3 {losing the tempo deliberately!} (
52... Rb3 53. b7 Rxb2 54. Ke3 $22 $11) 53. b7 (53. Rc8 Rb3 54. Rb8 Kd4 $19)
53... Rb3 $22 $19 {and a mutual zugzwang position has arisen!}) 51. Rf8 Rb3 52.
Rxf4 Kc5 $19 {looks more to the point.}) 48... Rb3 {Hazai: '[#] This is the
critical position of the entire R _|_.'} (48... Rg3 {Hazai} 49. Rf8 (49. b6
Rxg4 50. Rf8 {- 49.Rf8}) 49... Rxg4 50. b6 Rg7 (50... Kc6 51. Rc8+ Kxb6 52.
Rxc4 $11) 51. Rxf4 Kc5 (51... Rb7 52. b3 $1 cxb3 53. Rb4 Kc5 54. Rxb3 Rxb6 55.
Ra3 $11) 52. Rf3 d5 (52... Kb4 53. Rf5 Rb7 54. Ke3 Rxb6 55. Kd4 $11) 53. b3 $11
) 49. b6 $2 {[#]} (49. g5 $1 {Hazai: '- 48.Rb8' Hazai: 'would have led to a
draw, although the variations are very difficult.'} Ke5 (49... Rxb2+ 50. Kf3
Ke5 {Hazai: 'Now probably both P moves draw.'} 51. b6 (51. g6 {Hazai} Rb3+ 52.
Kg4 $1 Rg3+ 53. Kh5 c3 (53... Kd5 54. b6 Kc6 55. Rc8+ Kxb6 56. Rxc4 $11) (53...
f3 54. b6) 54. Re8+ $1 {has to be played immediately in order to drive away
the K from f5.} (54. b6 c2 55. Re8+ (55. Rc8 c1=Q $3 {This is a phantastic
motif, Black wants to improve the mating threat.} 56. Rxc1 Kf5 $1 {This is the
point, now the white K is in trouble.} 57. Kh4 Rxg6 58. Kh3 Rg3+ 59. Kh4 Rb3
60. Rc6 (60. Rc8 Rxb6 61. Rf8+ Ke4 62. Kg4 d5 63. Rxf4+ Kd3 $19) 60... d5 61.
Rd6 Ke4 62. Kg4 (62. Re6+ Kf3 63. Rd6 Kg2 64. Rxd5 f3 65. Rg5+ Kf1 66. Rg6 f2
67. Rf6 Kg2 68. Rg6+ Kh2 69. Rf6 Rb4+ 70. Kh5 Kg3 71. Rg6+ Kh3 72. Rf6 Rb5+ $19
) 62... Rg3+ 63. Kh4 (63. Kh5 Rg7 64. Rg6 Rf7 65. Kg4 f3 66. b7 Rxb7 67. Re6+
Kd3 $19) 63... Rg7 $19) 55... Kf5 56. Rf8+ Ke6 $1 57. Re8+ Kd7 58. Re1 Kc6 59.
Rc1 Rg2 60. Kh6 f3 61. g7 Kxb6 62. Kh7 f2 63. g8=Q Rxg8 64. Kxg8 d5 $19) 54...
Kd5 (54... Kd4 55. b6 c2 56. Rc8) (54... Kf5 55. Rf8+ Ke4 56. Re8+ Kd3 57. b6
c2 58. Rc8) 55. Rc8 f3 56. Rxc3 f2 57. Rxg3 f1=Q 58. g7 Qf7+ 59. Kh6 Qg8 60.
Rf3) 51... c3 52. Re8+ Kf5 53. Rf8+ Kxg5 54. Rxf4 c2 55. Rc4 Kf5 56. Ke3 Ke5
57. Kd3 Rxb6 58. Rxc2 $11) (49... Rg3 {Hazai} 50. b6 Rxg5 51. Rf8 Rg7 52. Rxf4
$11 {- 48...Rg3}) (49... Ke4 {Hazai} 50. g6 Rxb2+ 51. Ke1 $11) 50. b6 Rxb2+ 51.
Kf3 c3 (51... Rb3+ {Hazai} 52. Kg4 f3 (52... c3 53. Re8+ Kd4 54. g6 c2 55. Rc8
$11) 53. Kg3 c3 54. Rc8 $11) 52. Re8+ Kf5 (52... Kd4 {Hazai} 53. g6) 53. Rf8+
Kxg5 54. Rxf4 Rxb6 55. Rc4 Rb3 56. Ke4 Kf6 57. Kd5 {'=' Hazai.} Ke7 58. Rc7+
Kd8 59. Rc6 $11) 49... Ke4 $6 (49... Rxb2+ $1 {must have been considered
strongly by Kramnik.} 50. Kf3 c3 51. b7 (51. Kxf4 $2 Rxb6 $1 $19) (51. Rc8 $6
Kd4 52. Rc6 d5 53. g5 c2 54. g6 Rb3+ 55. Kg4 (55. Kxf4 $140 $2 Rc3 $19) 55...
Rxb6 $1 56. Rxc2 Rxg6+ 57. Kxf4 Rf6+ $19) 51... Kd4 52. Rd8 Rxb7 53. Rxd6+ Kc5
54. Rd1 Rf7 $1 (54... Kc4 $6 55. Kxf4 c2 56. Rc1 Kd3 57. g5 Rb1 58. Rxc2 $11)
55. g5 Kc4 56. g6 Rg7 57. Rd6 c2 58. Rc6+ Kb3 $19) 50. Re8+ {[#] Hazai: 'This
is the next critical point of the _|_.'} (50. g5 $2 Rxb2+ 51. Ke1 c3 $19) 50...
Kd3 $2 {Hazai: 'Now the K on the third rank allows the Kf3 plan. White will
give his R for the P, while the g P will make a draw promoted by his own K.'} (
{missing probably the win after} 50... Kd4 $1 {(Hazai) Now the third rank
remains opened for the R and the white K is cut off.} 51. Re2 (51. g5 Rxb2+ 52.
Kf3 Rxb6 53. g6 Rb7 54. Kxf4 (54. Re1 c3 55. Rd1+ Ke5 56. Re1+ Kf5 57. Re4 Rc7
58. g7 Rxg7 59. Rxf4+ Ke6 60. Rc4 Rh7 61. Kg2 Rf7 62. Rxc3 Ke5 $19) 54... c3
55. Kf5 c2 56. Rc8 Rb5+ 57. Kf6 Rc5 58. Rxc5 dxc5 59. g7 c1=Q 60. g8=Q Qf4+ {
and Black will exchange the Q.} 61. Ke7 Qe5+ $19) 51... f3 $1 52. Rd2+ Ke4 $1
53. Rxd6 Rxb2+ 54. Kg3 c3 $1 55. Rc6 f2 56. Kg2 c2 57. b7 (57. g5 Rb1 58. Kxf2
c1=Q 59. Rxc1 Rxc1 60. g6 Rc8 $19) 57... Kd3 58. Rd6+ (58. g5 Rxb7 59. Kxf2 Rb1
60. Kf3 c1=Q 61. Rxc1 Rxc1 62. Kf4 Kd4 63. Kf5 Kd5 64. Kf6 Kd6 65. g6 Rf1+ $19)
58... Ke2 59. Re6+ Kd1 60. Rd6+ Kc1 61. Rc6 Kb1 $19) 51. Re2 $1 {Hazai: 'Now
the R manoeuvre saves the game!'} d5 (51... Kd4 {Trying to reestablish the f3
threat that moment, a tempo behind, didn't seem to work.} 52. b7 Rxb7 53. Kf3
Rf7 54. g5 d5 55. g6 Rg7 56. Rg2 Ke5 57. Rg5+ Ke6 58. Kxf4 $11) (51... Rxb6 {
Hazai} 52. Kf3 d5 {- 51...d5}) 52. Kf3 {This position seems to be a draw.} d4
53. g5 c3 (53... Rxb6 54. Rh2 Rg6 55. Kxf4 Rg8 56. Kf5 Ke3 57. Rh3+ Ke2 58.
Rh2+ Kf3 (58... Kd1 59. g6 Kc1 60. Rh4 Kxb2 61. Rxd4 c3 62. Rb4+ $11) 59. Rh3+
Kg2 60. Rh4 Rd8 61. g6 d3 62. Rg4+ Kf2 63. Rf4+ Ke3 64. Re4+ $11) 54. bxc3 dxc3
55. Rg2 {Hazai: 'This is the point of the R manoeuvre, White creates a so
called Tarrasch R.'} Rb2 (55... c2 56. Rxc2 Kxc2+ 57. Kxf4 Rxb6 58. Kf5 $11)
56. b7 Rxb7 57. Kxf4 Rb2 58. Rg1 c2 59. Rc1 Rb1 60. Rxc2 Kxc2 61. g6 Kd3 62.
Kf5 Rb5+ 63. Kf6 Rb6+ 64. Kf7 Rxg6 65. Kxg6 {Hazai: 'This was a real fighting
game!'} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tatran Cup"]
[Site "Stary Smokovec"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Plachetka, Jan"]
[Black "Horvath, Csaba"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A73"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Na6 (9... Ne8 10. Nd2 (10. Bf4 $5 $14) 10... Na6 11. Nc4 f5 $5 (
11... Nac7 12. a4 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Bf4 Bd3 15. Bg3 $1 Bxc4 16. Bxc4 Nf6 {
/\Nh5} (16... Bd4 $6 17. Ne2 $16) 17. Be2 $1 Qd7 18. Rb1 Rad8 19. b4 Na6 20.
Nb5 $1 cxb4 21. Nxd6 $16 {Dlugy,M-Gurevich,D,Philadelphia 1988}) 12. exf5 Bxf5
13. Be3 $5 (13. Bf4 b5 $1 (13... Nac7 14. a4 {-11...Nac7}) 14. Ne3 (14. Nxb5
Bd7 15. Bxd6 Bxb5 $15) 14... Bd7 15. Bg3 Nac7 16. Qd2 {Stohl,I-Prymula,R,
Hradec Kralove 1988/89} b4 17. Ne4 Bf5 $1 18. Nxf5 gxf5 19. Ng5 Bxb2 $1 $13)
13... Nac7 14. a4 Qe7 15. Qd2 Qf7 {Ftacnik,L-Romanishin,O,Szirak 1986} 16. Rfd1
Rd8 17. Nb5 $14) (9... a6 $142 10. a4 Bg4 {-A75}) 10. Bf4 $1 Nc7 11. Nd2 (11.
a4 Re8 12. Nd2 Qe7 13. Re1 Nd7 14. Nc4 Ne5 15. Qd2 Bd7 16. Bg3 Rab8 (16... Nxc4
17. Bxc4 $36 {/\e5}) 17. Na3 $1 g5 $8 18. Nab5 Bxb5 {Lalic,B-Horvath,T,
Kobenhavn op 1989} 19. axb5 $14) 11... Nfe8 12. a4 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Bg3 (
14. Nc4 $1 Bxc3 (14... Bd3 {-9...Ne8}) 15. bxc3 Be4 16. Bg3 Bxd5 17. Qd2 $146 {
->׻}) 14... Bd4 $5 15. Nc4 Qf6 16. Qd2 a6 (16... Rd8 $142 17. Rae1 a6 $132)
17. Nb6 Rb8 18. Rae1 (18. a5 $5 Be5 $8 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 {/\Qd4} 20. Rad1 $36)
18... Na8 (18... Be5 $5 {/\} 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxa6 $2 Qd4 $19) 19. Nc4 Nac7 (
19... b5 20. Na5 b4 21. Nd1 $16) 20. Bf3 $1 $16 b5 21. Na5 b4 (21... bxa4 22.
Nxa4 Bxb2 23. Nc6 $40) 22. Nd1 {/\Nc6} (22. Ne4 $5 Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Bxb2 (23...
Nxd5 $2 24. Rxd4 $18) 24. Nc6 Ra8 25. Bh4 Qc3 26. Qg5 $40) 22... Bd7 $8 23. Nc6
(23. b3 $5 $16 {/\Re2,Ne3-c4}) 23... Bxc6 24. dxc6 Rd8 (24... c4 $2 25. Re4 $18
) (24... d5 25. Ne3 $16) 25. Bg4 $4 (25. Ne3 d5 (25... Bxb2 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27.
Qxd5+ $40 {/\Re6}) 26. Ng4 Qxc6 27. Re7 Rd7 $8 28. Be5 $3 {/\Nh6#} Rxf3 $8 29.
Rxd7 Qxd7 30. Nh6+ $1 Kf8 31. Bxd4 $1 cxd4 32. gxf3 $16) 25... h5 $19 {ץg3}
26. Re4 (26. Bd7 h4 $19) 26... hxg4 27. Rxg4 Qf5 $6 (27... d5 $142 28. Bh4 Qe6
29. Qg5 Rd6 $19) 28. Rg5 Qf7 29. Qd3 Kg7 30. h4 Nf6 31. Ne3 {/\Nf5} Bxe3 32.
fxe3 (32. Qxe3 Ne6 $19) 32... c4 33. Qc2 Qe8 34. Rf3 Qe4 $19 35. Qd2 Qxc6 36.
h5 (36. Qc2 Ne4 $19) 36... Nxh5 37. Qc2 Qe8 38. Rxf8 Qxe3+ $1 39. Qf2 Qc1+ $1 (
39... Qxg5 40. Bxd6 Qc1+ 41. Kh2 Rxd6 42. Qf7+ Kh6 43. Rh8+ Kg5 44. Qe7+ Rf6
45. Qe5+ Kg4 46. Qe2+ Kf4 47. Qf2+ Ke4 $19) 40. Kh2 (40. Qf1 Qxg5 41. Bxd6 Qe3+
$1 42. Kh2 Rxd6 43. Qf7+ Kh6 44. Rh8+ Kg5 $19) 40... Qxg5 41. Bxd6 (41. Rf7+
$142 Kh6 42. Rxc7 Qxg3+ 43. Qxg3 Nxg3 44. Kxg3 d5 $19) 41... Nf6 $1 {/\Ng4 
[Stohl,I]} 0-1

[Event "Belgrade GMA op"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Moskalenko, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A73"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1988.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4
O-O 9. Be2 Ne8 10. O-O f5 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Nc4 (12. Nde4 $5) 12... Na6 13. Be3
Rb8 $1 $146 (13... Nac7 14. a4 $14) 14. a4 Nb4 15. Rc1 b6 16. Qd2 Rb7 {/\a6, R
e7<=>} 17. Bg5 $1 Bf6 $8 (17... Nf6 18. Nb5 Rd7 19. g4 $1 $18) 18. Bf4 a6 19.
Ne3 Bg5 $1 20. Nxf5 Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Rxf5 22. Qd2 Ng7 (22... Nf6 23. f4 $1 $36)
23. Bg4 Re5 $8 (23... Qg5 $2 24. Qxg5 Rxg5 25. Ne4 $18) (23... Rf8 24. Ne4 {
/\Ng5-e6+/-}) 24. f4 Re8 25. f5 Qf6 $3 26. fxg6 Qxg6 27. Be2 Rf7 (27... Nf5 $5
28. Rf4 Rg7 29. Rg4 Qh6 30. Qxh6 Nxh6 31. Rf4 Rge7 $15 (31... Rf7 $15)) 28. h3
Ree7 $138 (28... Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Nf5 30. Bd3 $1 $16) 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Re1 Re7
31. Rf1 Qg3 (31... Re5 $142 $1) 32. Bf3 Qe5 $2 (32... Qg6 $132 {[]}) 33. Ne4
$18 Qd4+ $2 34. Qxd4 cxd4 35. Nxd6 d3 36. Rd1 (36. Rc1 $5 $18) 36... Re5 37.
Nc4 Rf5 38. d6 b5 39. d7 1-0

[Event "Rakvere Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Rakvere"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A73"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 (4... exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 $5 {Suba}) 5.
Nc3 exd5 6. cxd5 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Nd2 O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 (10... Ne8 $5
11. Nc4 f5 12. exf5 Bxf5 13. Ne3 $146 Bd7 14. Ng4 Bxg4 15. Bxg4 Nac7 16. a4 Qe7
17. Ra3 Be5 18. g3 Qg7 19. Rb3 b6 20. Ne4 h6 21. Be3 Kh7 22. Qd2 Nf6 23. Nxf6+
Bxf6 $132 {Navarovszky,L-Palkovi,J/HUN-tt/1993/}) 11. a4 b6 12. Nc4 Ba6 13. Bd2
(13. Bg5 Rb8 (13... Qd7 14. b3 Rfe8 15. Bf3 $5 h6 16. Bd2 Nh7 17. Bg4 Qe7 18.
Re1 Bd4 19. Rc1 h5 20. Bf3 Rad8 21. Ne2 Bg7 22. Bc3 {Priehoda,V-Kindermann,S/
Stary Smokovec/1987/}) 14. b3 Re8 15. Qc2 Qd7 16. Rae1 b5 17. axb5 Nxb5 18.
Nxb5 Nxe4 $1 19. Nbxd6 Nxd6 20. Bf4 Bxc4 21. bxc4 Bd4 22. Qd2 Kg7 23. g3 h5 24.
Bxd6 Qxd6 {0,5/Lalic,B-Spraggett,K/Andorra/1993/}) (13. Rb1 Qd7 14. Bd2 Bxc4
15. Bxc4 a6 16. b4 b5 17. Bd3 c4 18. Bc2 bxa4 $1 19. Nxa4 Rab8 20. Nc3 Nb5 21.
Ra1 Qb7 22. Nxb5 axb5 23. Bc3 Ra8 $13 {Tukmakov,V-Foisor,O/New York/1988/}) (
13. f3 $5 Rb8 (13... Qd7 $6 14. Bd2 $1 {/\b3} Bxc4 15. Bxc4 a6 16. Qe2 Rfb8 (
16... Qe7 17. Rab1 Nd7 18. b4 cxb4 19. Rxb4 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Ne5 21. Ba2 Bc5 22.
Rbb1 Nd7 23. Qd1 $16 {Stohl,I-Ionescu,Co/Albena/1989/}) 17. Rfb1 $1 Qe7 18. b4
Nh5 19. g3 f5 20. bxc5 Bd4+ 21. Kg2 bxc5 22. exf5 Qg7 23. Qd3 gxf5 24. Rxb8+
Rxb8 25. Rb1 $36 {Akhmilovskaya,E-Suba,M/New York/1989/}) 14. Bd2 Bxc4 15. Bxc4
Nd7 16. Rb1 a6 17. Qe2 Qc8 18. f4 (18. b4 $5) 18... Re8 19. e5 dxe5 20. f5 b5
21. axb5 axb5 22. Nxb5 Nxb5 23. Bxb5 e4 24. Be3 Bd4 $13 {Polugaevsky,L-Psakhis,
L/Sochi/1988/}) (13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Bd2 (14. Bxd6 $2 Bxc4 15. Bxc7 Bxe2 16. Bxd8
Bxd1 $19) 14... Bxc4 15. Bxc4 Bd4 16. g3 f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Kg2 Rf7 19. f4
Qd7 20. Qf3 Re8 21. Nb5 $5 Bxb2 22. Ra2 Bg7 23. Nxa7 Nf6 $132 {Schumacher,
N-Vaulin,A/Budapest Festival/1991/}) 13... Bxc4 14. Bxc4 a6 15. Qe2 Re8 16. f3
Nd7 $146 (16... Nh5 $6 17. g4 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 Nf6 19. Qd3 Nd7 20. f4 Nf6 21. Rae1
Nxg4 22. Qg3 Nf6 23. e5 Nh5 24. Qg2 $44 {Novikov,I-Fedorov,V/Kusadasi op/1990/}
) 17. Rab1 f5 $13 {<=>} 18. b4 Bd4+ (18... fxe4 19. Nxe4 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Nf6 21.
Bg5 $1 $36) 19. Kh1 Qf6 20. Rfc1 cxb4 $5 (20... f4 21. bxc5 Bxc5 22. Nd1 $14 {
/\Bc3,Nf2-d3}) 21. Rxb4 Nc5 22. Rxb6 $5 (22. Bd3 Re7 {/\Rae8|^}) (22. Ba2 $5
$13) 22... Nd3 (22... Nxe4 $2 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Rc6 $16) (22... fxe4 23. Rc6
$36 (23. fxe4 $2 Nd3 $17)) 23. Qxd3 Bxb6 24. exf5 $1 gxf5 (24... Qxf5 $6 25.
Ne4 $36 {/\Bc3,Nd6}) 25. Ne2 {/\Nf4-e6,Bc3} Re7 26. Rb1 (26. Ng3 $5 Rf8 27. Nh5
$44) 26... Bc5 27. Bc3 $44 Qg5 (27... Qf7 $6 28. Nd4 $40) 28. Bd2 (28. Nd4 $5
$44 {/\} Re3 29. Qd2) 28... Qf6 29. Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.21"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A73"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Socar"]
[BlackTeam "Padova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 (6... h6) ({and} 
6... Na6 {are also main lines.}) 7. d5 a6 8. a4 h6 9. Bf4 e6 10. Nf3 exd5 11.
cxd5 Bg4 12. O-O Nh5 13. Be3 Nf6 $146 {The new move in the game.} (13... Nd7
14. a5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Nhf6 16. Be2 Re8 17. f3 Nh5 18. Qd2 $14 {Beliavsky-Kudrin,
Wijk aan Zee 1985.}) 14. Nd2 (14. a5 {is also an interesting option,} Re8 15.
h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Nbd7 17. Qc2 $14) ({or} 14. Qd2 Re8 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Kh7
17. a5 $14 {and White is more comfortable.}) 14... Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Nbd7 $6 {
A logical developing move, but here this is an inaccuracy.} (15... Re8 {
was more accurate,} 16. Bf4 Nh5 {and the B can't keep the h2-b8 diagonal.}) 16.
Bf4 $1 {This is the most precise move.} ({After the natural} 16. Nc4 {Black
can answer with} Nb6 {with a balanced position.}) 16... Ne8 17. Nc4 Nb6 18. Ne3
$1 {White has freed the e3-square for his N. Now he is ready to play a5,
followed by Nc4.} Nd7 19. Ra3 $1 {Another nice move by Mamedyarov. He prepares
for Rb3.} Ne5 20. Rb3 Rb8 21. Bxe5 ({The simple} 21. h3 $14 {was also possible.
}) 21... Bxe5 22. Nc4 Bg7 (22... Bd4 $142 {was more accurate.}) 23. Rb6 $1 Bd4
24. Re1 Qe7 25. a5 {White has gained some space on the queenside, his R is
very strong on b6. White is obviously better.} Rd8 26. Qd3 (26. g3 $5) 26...
Nf6 $6 {A natural move, but here it is an inaccuracy.} ({Probably} 26... f5 {
gives a better practical chance, however after} 27. Re2 $36 {White looks
nicely placed.}) 27. Ne2 Nd7 28. Rxb7 Bg7 29. Qc2 Rb8 30. Ra7 Ra8 31. Rc7 Rac8
32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Nc1 Rb8 34. Nd3 Bd4 35. g3 $1 {A cool-headed reaction. White
prepares for Kg2, he simply avoids the pin.} Nf6 ({In the event of} 35... h5
36. h4 (36. Kg2 h4) 36... Kg7 37. Kg2 Rb5 38. f3 {is similar to the game.}) 36.
Kg2 Qd7 37. f3 Ne8 38. Rb1 {Prepares for b4.} f5 (38... Rb5 39. b4 $16) 39. Nf4
$1 {Mamedyarov immediately finds the strongest reply. From now Black's
position is completely hopeless.} Nf6 40. Ne6 fxe4 41. fxe4 Ng4 42. e5 $1 Nxe5
43. Nxe5 Bxe5 44. Qxg6+ Kh8 45. Rf1 Qh7 46. Qh5 $1 Bxb2 (46... Rxb2+ 47. Kh3
$18) 47. Rf7 Qe4+ 48. Kh3 Bc1 49. Nf4 {A very nice game by Mamedyarov!} 1-0

[Event "URS-ch26 Final"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1959.01.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Geller, Efim P"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A73"]
[Annotator "Tal/Koblencs"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1959.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {1) Tal/ Koblencs in the tournament bulletin. Reprinted in 2) Kirillov,V.
: Mikhail Tal 1949-1961.Riga. 1996. p.163-164.} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3
exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bg5 a6 9. a4 h6 10. Bf4 (10. Bh4 g5 11.
Bg3 Nh5 12. Nd2 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nd7 14. Be2 Ne5 {Tolush,A-Suetin,A URS-ch26 sf
Moscow 1959 1-0}) 10... Bg4 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O (12. Nd2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nh5 14.
Be3 f5 15. exf5 Rxf5 16. g4 Nf4) 12... Re8 13. Qc2 (13. Nd2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nh5
15. Be3 Nd7 16. g4 Nhf6 17. f3) (13. h3 $2 Nxe4) 13... Qc7 (13... Qe7 14. Rfe1)
14. Rfe1 Nbd7 15. h3 (15. Rad1 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Rab8 17. e5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19.
d6 {Vasilchuk,Y} Qd7) 15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 c4 {[%cal Gd7c5]} 17. Be2 Rac8 18. a5
Nc5 19. Bxc4 Ncxe4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Rxe4 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 (22. Rc1 Qe7 23. Re1 f5
24. f3 Qh4) 22... Qxc4 23. Qf3 (23. Ra4 Qc2 24. Qxc2 Rxc2 25. Bxd6 $1 Rd2 26.
Rb4 Rxd5 27. Bc7 Rb5) 23... Qb4 $1 24. Qg3 Qxb2 25. Re1 Qb5 26. Qf3 Bf8 $1 27.
h4 Qxa5 28. Rb1 b5 29. h5 g5 30. Qg3 Qa2 31. Rd1 Qe2 32. Rd3 Bg7 33. Qh3 Rc2
34. Bxd6 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Qxf2 36. Rf3 Qg1+ 37. Kg3 Qe1+ 38. Kh2 Be5+ 39. Bxe5
Qxe5+ 40. Qg3 Qxd5 41. Rd3 Qc5 42. Qg4 Qe5+ 0-1

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polugaevsky, Lev"]
[Black "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A73"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4
O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. a4 Re8 12. Kh1 Rb8 13. f3 {Polugaevsky hatte
die Grippe.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS-sf Russia-ch"]
[Site "Gorky"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Baburin, Alexander"]
[Black "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A73"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Wahls,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. e4 Bg7 8. Be2
O-O 9. O-O Na6 {Ьblich ist 9...Re8, aber Schwarz hдlt dieses Feld fьr den
Springer frei.} 10. Bf4 Ne8 11. h3 Nac7 12. Qd2 Qe7 {Schwarz verzichtet auf
den ьblichen Plan, f7-f5 durchzusetzten.} 13. Rfe1 a6 14. a4 Rb8 15. Bf1 f6 $6
{Krьnkelig, aber wie die Folge lehrt, erfolgreich.} 16. Rab1 g5 $5 17. Bg3 g4
$5 18. hxg4 Bxg4 19. Nh4 b5 20. b4 cxb4 21. Rxb4 a5 22. Rbb1 b4 23. Ne2 f5 24.
f3 f4 25. Bf2 Bd7 26. Nd4 Qg5 27. Rec1 Ra8 28. Rc6 Bxc6 29. dxc6 d5 30. Nhf5
dxe4 31. fxe4 Kh8 32. Nf3 Qg6 33. Qxf4 Qxc6 34. Rc1 Ne6 35. Qd2 Qxe4 36. Nd6
Nxd6 37. Qxd6 0-1