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Главная страница Справка Коды ЭШД B41

Коды ЭШД

B38 B39 B40

B41

B42 B43 B44

B41

Код энциклопедии шахматных дебютов (ЭШД)

Описание

RU: Сицилианская защита (система Паульсена): 5 c4
EN: Sicilian: Kan Variation: 5 c4

Ходы

1. e4 c5 2. Кf3 e6 3. d4 c:d4 4. К:d4 a6 5. c4

Дебюты

Сицилианская защита

[Event "ESP-chB"]
[Site "Ayamonte"]
[Date "2002.10.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Arizmendi Martinez, Julen Luis"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Arizmendi,J"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2002.10.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Milov,V} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Be2 {'?!' Milov,V. I had
never played this before, but Vallejo somehow guessed I might go for it and
had prepared against it. Milov,V: 'A passive continuation. Usually White plays:
5.Bd3, 5.c4 or 5.Nc3.'} Nf6 6. Nc3 (6. f3 {Milov,V} e5 $1 7. Nb3 d5 $11) 6...
Bb4 7. O-O d6 $1 {This move has been neglected for some reason. I think white
can gain no advantage whatsoever after it.} (7... Bxc3 $6 8. bxc3 Nxe4 {
'?!' Milov,V.} (8... d6 $5 {Milov,V}) 9. Ba3 {Gives white good compensation
for the pawn.} (9. Qd3 {Milov,V} f5 (9... d5 {Milov,V} 10. c4 Nc6 11. cxd5 exd5
12. Ba3 Qf6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. c4 $40) 10. f3 Nc5 11. Qe3 O-O 12. Nxf5 Rxf5 13.
g4 Rf7 14. Qxc5 Nc6 $13)) 8. Qd3 {This is probably the moment to look for an
improvement for white, although 8.Qd3 seems to be the most logical move.} Nbd7
(8... O-O $1 {Is more precise. Nbd7 is coming. Blackґs position is very
confortable.}) (8... Bxc3 $5 {Milov,V} 9. bxc3 Qc7 $15) 9. Qg3 Bxc3 (9... O-O
10. Bh6 $14) 10. bxc3 Nxe4 11. Qxg7 Qf6 12. Qxf6 Ndxf6 13. c4 {Milov,V:
'Despite of the spoiled pawn structure white has advantages too: active piece
play and two bishops.'} e5 {Milov,V: 'preparing the square e6 for the bishop.'}
14. Nb3 Be6 {After 8...Nbd7, this position is reached by force.} 15. Bb2 $1 {
Keeping all options (f4 or f3) open.} (15. f4 {Is what had been played before,
but black managed to make white's pawn structure count more than the bishop
pair.} Rc8 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Bb2 Nd7 18. Bd3 Nd6 19. Rae1 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Rxc4
21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Rxe5 Rxc2 23. Nd4 Rxa2 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Rxe6+ Kd7 26. Rh6 a5
27. Rf7+ Kc8 28. Rb6 Rg8 29. Rfxb7 Rgxg2+ 30. Kf1 Rgc2 31. Rb8+ Kd7 32. R8b7+
Rc7 33. Rxc7+ Kxc7 34. Rh6 a4 35. Ke1 a3 36. Kd1 Rg2 37. Rxh7+ Kb6 38. Rh6+ Kb5
39. Rh5+ Kb4 40. Rh4+ Kb3 {0-1 Sznapik,A-Gheorghiu,F/La Valetta 1980/MAS B41
ZR (40)}) 15... Rc8 16. f3 {'!' Milov,V.} (16. f4 Nd7) 16... Nc5 17. f4 {
'?!' Milov,V.} (17. Nxc5 {Did not convince me.} Rxc5 18. f4 Ne4 (18... Nd7 19.
Ba3 Rc6 20. Rad1 Bxc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Rxd6 Rxc2 23. Rfd1 Rg8 24. g3 Rc7 25.
fxe5 {and black still has to overcome certain difficulties.}) 19. Bd3 (19. Ba3
Rc6 20. Rfe1 {Trying to keep the bishop pair, but not for long.} Nc3 21. Bf1 (
21. c5 e4 $1 22. cxd6 Kd7 {With excellent compensation for the pawn.}) 21... f6
22. Re3 Na4 23. Rd1 Bxc4 24. Rxd6 Rxd6 25. Bxd6 Bxf1 26. Kxf1 Kd7 27. fxe5 Rc8
$11 {whiteґs poor queenside pawn structure is always a problem when reaching
an ending.}) 19... Nd2 20. Rf2 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. fxe5 d5 $15 {This is not
very nice for white, despite the bishops of opposite color. c2 is weak, and
black's e6 bishop is better than the one on b2.}) (17. Rad1 $5 {Milov,V} Na4
18. Ba1 Ke7 19. f4 Nd7 20. Na5 Nab6 (20... b6 {Milov,V} 21. Nb7 Rc6 22. Bf3 $16
) (20... Rc7 $2 {Milov,V} 21. f5 $18) 21. Nxb7 (21. Rfe1 $5 $36 {Milov,V})
21... Bxc4 22. Rf2 Bd5 23. Nxd6 Kxd6 24. fxe5+ Kc7 25. e6 Bxe6 26. Bxh8 Rxh8
27. Bxa6 Ra8 28. Bd3 h5 $11) 17... Na4 (17... Nfd7 18. Nxc5 Rxc5 $5 {Is also
possible, but Vallejo had a tactical idea in mind.}) 18. Ba3 (18. fxe5 Nd7 $1 {
Is the key idea.} 19. Ba3 dxe5 $15) 18... e4 $1 {'[]' Milov,V.} 19. Bxd6 (19.
Na5 $5 {Milov,V} Nc3 20. Rae1 Nxe2+ 21. Rxe2 Bxc4 22. Nxc4 Rxc4 23. Bxd6 Kd7
24. Rd1 Rhc8 25. f5 $11) 19... Nc3 20. Rfe1 Nxe2+ 21. Rxe2 Bxc4 22. Ree1 Rg8 $1
{'=' Milov,V. Vallejo has displayed great defensive skills and he is finally
out of trouble. But I quickly played my next move, realizing a little after I
had made a mistake.} 23. Be5 $6 (23. Nd2 Be6 24. c4 b5 (24... Bxc4 25. Be5 Nd7
26. Nxe4) (24... Rd8 25. c5 Bd5 26. Rad1) 25. c5 Bd5 26. Rad1 {Is equal.})
23... Nd7 $1 24. Na5 {'?!' Milov,V. There is no easy route to equality for
white anymore.} (24. Rxe4 Rxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Bd5 26. Nd2 f5 (26... Rxc2 $6 {Milov,V
} 27. Kh3) 27. c4 (27. Bd4+ {Milov,V} Kf7 28. c4 Bxe4+ 29. Nxe4 fxe4 30. Rc1
$11) 27... Bxe4+ 28. Nxe4 fxe4 29. Rb1 b6 $15 {Was a line indicated by Vallejo
after the game. White should have good drawing chances, but the move played in
the game is better.}) 24... Nxe5 25. fxe5 (25. Rxe4 $2 {Milov,V} Rxg2+ $1 26.
Kxg2 Bd5 27. fxe5 Bxe4+ 28. Kg3 Rxc2 $19) 25... Be6 {'!' Milov,V. Milov,V:
'Black has active pieces but the position remains balanced.'} 26. c4 Ke7 27.
Rab1 {'!' Milov,V.} (27. Rxe4 {Milov,V} b6 28. Nb7 (28. Nb3 {Milov,V} Bxc4 29.
Rc1 Bd5 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Re2 Rc3 32. Nd4 Ra3 33. Nf5+ Kd7 $19) 28... Rxc4 29.
Rxc4 Bxc4 30. Nd6 Bd5 31. g3 Ke6 32. Rf1 f6 $19) (27. Nxb7 {Milov,V} Rxc4 28.
Re2 Rg5 $1 $17) 27... b5 {'!' Milov,V. Black has got to open up the position
for his bishop.} (27... Bxc4 {Milov,V} 28. Rxb7+ Ke6 29. Rb6+ Kd5 30. Nxc4 Rxc4
31. Rxa6 Kxe5 $11) 28. cxb5 Rc2 29. g3 $6 {Another inaccurate move in mutual
time trouble. Correct was} (29. Nc6+ Kd7 30. g3 axb5 31. Nd4 $11 {With a very
easy draw.}) 29... axb5 (29... Bxa2 {Milov,V} 30. Nc6+ Rxc6 $8 31. bxc6 Bxb1
32. Rxb1 $11) 30. Rxb5 Rd8 {'!?' Milov,V. Milov,V: 'Active pieces are more
important than pawns here!'} 31. Nb3 Rxa2 (31... Bxb3 {Milov,V} 32. axb3 Rdd2
33. Rb7+ Kf8 (33... Ke6 {Milov,V} 34. Rb6+ Kxe5 35. Rh6 $15) 34. e6 $1 Rg2+ 35.
Kh1 Rxh2+ 36. Kg1 fxe6 37. Rxe4 $11) 32. Nc5 $2 {And here I missed my last
chance to get an equal ending.} (32. Rb7+ $1 {This move is very important,
forcing black to e8, which will allow white to gain a very important tempo
later on..} Ke8 (32... Kf8 33. Nc5 Bd5 34. Rd7 $11) 33. Nc5 Bd5 34. Rb4 $1 e3
35. Ne4 $1 {The defensive setup white was looking for. Now the e3 pawn is
threatened, as well as Nf6 in some lines.} Kf8 36. Rxe3 Rc8 (36... Rda8 37. Re1
Rc2 38. Nf2 Raa2 39. Rf4 {White's position is unassailable.}) (36... Bxe4 37.
Rbxe4 Rd1+ 38. Re1) 37. Rc3 Re8 38. Rc1 Rxe5 39. Nf2 Ree2 40. Rf4 $11 {White
has created a fortress.}) 32... Bd5 {Milov,V: 'not only keeping the pawn, but
also threatening to open the long diagonal with the decisive advantage.'} 33.
Rbb1 (33. Rb4 e3 (33... Rc8 $1 {Milov,V} 34. Rb5 Ba8 $19 {with the idea Rd8-d2}
) 34. Ne4 Rc8 35. Nf6 Rg2+ 36. Kf1 Bf3 37. Rxe3 Rc1+ 38. Re1 Rcc2) 33... e3 $1
34. Rxe3 (34. Ra1 {Milov,V} Rg2+ 35. Kf1 Rc2 36. Ra7+ Ke8 $19) 34... Rg2+ 35.
Kf1 Rxh2 $17 {Black's bishop has finally become active, and together with the
rook on the seventh rank it spells white's end.} 36. Rbe1 $2 (36. Rb4 Rc2 (
36... Bc4+ $1 {Milov,V} 37. Ke1 (37. Rxc4 $2 {Milov,V} Rd1+ 38. Re1 Rh1+ $19)
37... Rdd2 $1 38. Rb7+ (38. Rxc4 {Milov,V} Ra2 39. Kd1 Rh1+ 40. Re1 Ra1+ $19)
38... Kf8 39. Rb8+ Kg7 40. Re4 h5 41. Rxc4 Ra2 42. Ne6+ fxe6 43. Rc7+ Kg6 44.
Rg8+ Kf5 $19) 37. Ne4 Bc4+ (37... Bxe4 {Milov,V} 38. Rexe4 Rdd2 39. e6 fxe6 40.
Rb7+ Kf6 41. Rxh7 $11) 38. Ke1 Ra8 $17) 36... Bc4+ 37. Kg1 Rdd2 38. Nd3 Rhg2+
39. Kh1 Rh2+ (39... Bd5 $1) 40. Kg1 Rhg2+ 41. Kf1 Rdf2# 0-1

[Event "Paris NAO GM 4th"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2004.12.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Libiszewski, Fabien"]
[Black "Marzolo, Cyril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2419"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2004.12.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Nde2 Qc7 9. a3 Be7 10. Bf4 Ne5 11. O-O g5 12. Bg3 h5 13. Nd4 Nfg4 14. Be2 h4
15. Bxg4 hxg3 16. hxg3 Bf6 17. Be2 g4 18. Nc2 Qc5 19. Re1 d6 20. Ne3 Bd7 21. b4
$4 ({This untimely pawn advance is impressively refuted by Black. After Dieser
verfehlte BauernvorstoЯ wird von Schwarz eindrucksvoll widerlegt. Nach} 21.
Bxg4 Nxg4 22. Nxg4 Bxc3 23. bxc3 {White has better chances. hдtte WeiЯ die
besseren Chancen.}) {[%tqu "En","White's king is unsafe, and the control of
the h-file promises Black good attacking prospects. Should he retreat his
queen now?","Of course not! Try to bring your queen into the attack!",
"Sacrifice your knight!","e5f3","The decisive blow! To avoid mate, White has
to suffer huge material losses.",6,"De","Der weiЯe Kцnig steht unsicher, und
die Kontrolle der h-Linie verspricht Schwarz gute Angriffschancen. Soll er
jetzt seine Dame zurьckziehen?","Bestimmt nicht! Versuchen Sie, die Dame in
den Angriff einzuschalten!","Opfern Sie Ihren Springer!","e5f3","Der
entscheidende Schlag! Zur Verhinderung des Matts muss WeiЯ riesige
Materialverluste in Kauf nehmen.",6]} 21... Nf3+ $1 {[%csl Rc3,Gc5,Gf3,Gf6,Rg1,
Rh1,Gh8][%cal Gc5h5,Gh8h1,Gf6c3] This impressive knight sacrifice, allowing
Black to bring his queen into attack, decides the game. Dieses sehenswerte
Springeropfer erlaubt Schwarz, seine Dame entscheidend in den Angriff
einzuschalten.} 22. Bxf3 ({After Nach} 22. gxf3 Qh5 {mate is inevitable: ist
matt unausweichlich:} 23. Kg2 Qh3+ 24. Kg1 Qh1#) 22... Qh5 23. Kf1 gxf3 {
Resuming the mate threat. Erneuert die Mattdrohung.} ({Much weaker was Viel
schwдcher war} 23... Qh1+ 24. Ke2 gxf3+ 25. gxf3 {, and White has good winning
chances. und WeiЯ hat gute Gewinnchancen.}) (23... Bxc3 24. Nxg4 {was also not
very convincing. war ebenfalls nicht besonders ьberzeugend.}) 24. gxf3 Bxc3 25.
Qxd6 Qxf3 {[%csl Rf1,Gf3,Rh1,Gh8][%cal Gh8h1] , and White resigned in view of
inevitable mate. und WeiЯ gab auf, denn Matt ist unausweichlich.} 0-1

[Event "American Continental 3rd"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2005.08.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Critelli, James M"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2318"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2005.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 dxc6 9. O-O e5 10. Kh1 Qe7 11. f4 Bg4 12. Qe1 O-O-O 13. Bc2 Be6 14. Qe2
Rd4 15. Na4 Kb8 16. b3 Rhd8 17. f5 Bc8 18. Qf3 b5 19. Nb2 Bd2 20. Bd3 Bc3 21.
Bc2 b4 22. Rb1 Bb7 23. Be3 c5 24. Bg5 Bc6 25. Nd1 Bd2 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27. Nf2 Bc3
28. Ng4 Qd6 29. f6 g6 30. Ne3 Rd2 31. Rbd1 Rxd1 32. Rxd1 Bd4 33. Nd5 h5 34. Rf1
Bd7 35. Qg3 Kb7 36. Qh4 Rh8 37. h3 a5 38. Rf3 Qf8 39. Qg5 h4 40. Rf1 Qa8 41.
Bd1 a4 42. Bg4 axb3 43. axb3 Bc6 44. Qd2 Qa3 45. Qc2 Ra8 46. Ne7 Kc7 47. Be6 $4
({This untimely sacrifice is impressively refuted by Bruzon. White obviously
underestimated Black's attacking potential. After} 47. Nxc6 {or 47.Nd5+, White
retained counterchances.}) {[%tqu "En","White's last move was a very serious
mistake. How would your prove it?","Exploit a weakness of White's back rank.",
"Sacrifice your queen!","a3a1","This remarkable queen sacrifice spells a quick
end for White.",6,"f7e6","",0]} 47... Qa1 $1 {[%csl Ga1,Ga8,Gd4,Re4,Rf1,Rh1,
Gh4][%cal Gc6e4,Gd4g1]} ({After this impressive move Black's attack becomes
irresistible. Much weaker was} 47... fxe6 48. f7) 48. Qe2 ({The queen is
invulnerable:} 48. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 49. Kh2 Bg1+ 50. Kh1 Bf2+ 51. Kh2 Bg3#) (48. Qd3
{is strongly met by} Bxe4) (48. Qd1 Qxd1 49. Rxd1 fxe6 {is hopeless for White.}
) 48... Ra2 $1 49. Qe1 (49. Qf3 {loses to} Bxe4) 49... Qb2 $1 {[%csl Rg2,Rh1]
[%cal Ga2g2,Gd4g1] The strongest continuation.} 50. Rg1 Bxg1 51. Qxg1 Ra1 0-1

[Event "KasparovChess GP g/60"]
[Site "Internet"]
[Date "2000.02.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2748"]
[Annotator "Avrukh,B"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2000.02.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "NET"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Finkel,A} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Bd3 e6 7.
O-O Be7 8. c4 (8. Nc3 d6 9. a4 O-O 10. a5 Qc7 11. f4 Bd7 12. g4 Nb4 13. g5 Ne8
$13 {1/2-1/2 Lobzhanidze,D-Yegiazarian,A/Erevan op 1996 (34)}) (8. Be3 Qc7 9.
Nc3 O-O 10. f4 d6 11. Qf3 a6 12. g4 Nd7 13. g5 Nb4 14. Qh5 Re8 15. Rf3 g6 16.
Qh6 Bf8 $132 {Ciobanu,A-Lupu,M/Odorheiu Secuiesc op 1993 (40)}) 8... Ne5 (8...
d6 9. Nc3 Qc7 10. Bf4 b6 11. Rc1 $1 {[%cal Gc4c5]} Ne5 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. Bb1 Bb7
14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. c5 $5 $36 {1-0 Kondou,E-Fanouraki,N/GRE-chW 1996 (28)}) (8...
d5 9. Nc3 (9. exd5 exd5 10. c5 $6 Bxc5 11. Nxc5 Qxc5 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bg5 Qd6
$15 {Stisis,Y-Golod,V/ISR-chT 1996/0-1 (44)}) 9... d4 10. c5 Qd8 11. Nb5 O-O
12. Bg5 e5 13. Rc1 Ne8 14. Bd2 Be6 $13 {Brooks,M-Epishin,V/New York op 1989/
0-1 (70)}) 9. Nc3 d6 10. Be2 a6 11. Be3 Qc7 12. Rc1 (12. Qd4 O-O 13. f4 Ned7
14. Rad1 b6 15. Bf3 Bb7 $13) 12... b6 13. f4 Ned7 14. Bf3 {Arising position is
typical not only for the sicilian defense,but also for many other openings.The
plans of the both sides are clear:white tries to create an attack on the
kingside,while black tries to create pressure on e4 and transfer d5.} Bb7 15.
Qe2 O-O 16. Nd4 $5 $14 (16. g4 Rac8 (16... Nc5 17. Nxc5 dxc5 (17... bxc5 18. g5
Nd7 19. Rcd1 $16) 18. e5 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nd7 20. Ne4 Rfd8 21. Rfd1 $14) 17. g5
Ne8 18. Nd2 $14) 16... Rfe8 17. g4 Nc5 18. Bf2 e5 $5 {Black can't be satisfied
with opening results and he tries to find a counterplay,but he just puts
himself in danger.} 19. fxe5 dxe5 20. Nf5 Bd8 21. Nd5 ({Very promising option
was} 21. g5 Nfd7 22. h4 (22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. cxd5) 22... Nf8 23. Nd5 Qc6 24. b4
Nce6 25. Be3 $16) 21... Qb8 22. Bxc5 $6 {This move is enough for equality,but
not more than this.} bxc5 23. Bg2 Nd7 24. Qf2 Bg5 25. Rc3 Bxd5 26. exd5 e4 $5 (
26... Bf4 27. d6 Nf6 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Bxa8 Qxa8 30. Qg2 $16) (26... Nf6 $5) 27.
Nxg7 $5 Kxg7 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Qxd7 Ra7 $5 (29... Qxb2 $5 30. Rf7 Re7 $8 31.
Rxe7 Bxe7 32. Qxe7 (32. Rh3 Qd4+ 33. Kf1 Rf8+ $19) 32... Qxc3 33. Bxe4 Qg7 34.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 $11) 30. Qf5 (30. Qa4 e3 31. Rd3 e2 32. Re1 Bh4 33. Rg3 Qe5 $17)
30... Qxb2 31. Rb3 Qd4+ 32. Kh1 Rg7 33. d6 ({Nothing changes} 33. h4 $5 Bxh4
34. Qh5 Reg8 35. Qxh4 Rxg4 36. Qh2 (36. Qf6+ Qxf6 37. Rxf6 Rxg2 38. Rxa6 Rc2
39. Ra7 Rf8 40. Kg1 $11) 36... Rxg2 37. Qxg2 Rxg2 38. Kxg2 Qxc4 39. Rg3 $11 {
and the position remains equal.}) 33... h6 34. Rbb1 (34. Rfb1 Qxd6 (34... e3
35. Rb8 Rgg8 36. Rxe8 Rxe8 37. Rb7 $18) 35. Bxe4 Rge7 36. Bd3 $16) 34... e3 35.
Rfd1 Qf6 36. d7 (36. Qxc5 e2 37. Re1 Bh4) 36... Rd8 37. Qxf6 Bxf6 38. Rd6 $6 (
38. Bc6 Bh4 39. Rb2 Rxg4 40. Re2 Bf2 $11) 38... Rgxd7 $1 39. Rxd7 (39. Rxf6 $2
Rd1+ 40. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 41. Rf1 e2 $19) 39... Rxd7 $15 40. Bd5 Bc3 41. Rb8+ Kg7 42.
Re8 Bd4 43. Kg2 Rd6 44. h4 Rf6 45. g5 $2 (45. a4 $5) 45... hxg5 46. hxg5 Rf5
47. Rg8+ Kh7 48. g6+ Kh6 49. Re8 $6 (49. Bf3 Rg5+ 50. Kf1 Rg1+ $1 51. Ke2 Ra1
52. g7 Rxa2+ 53. Kd3 Rd2+) 49... Rf2+ 50. Kg3 Kxg6 $19 51. Be4+ Kf7 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.21"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. Qe2 d6 8. g4
$5 $146 (8. g3 b6 (8... Be7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Rc1 Ne5 12. O-O Re8 13.
b3 Rb8 14. Kh1 Neg4 15. Bd2 Qc5 16. Nf3 b6 17. h3 Ne5 18. Ne1 Bb7 19. f4 Ng6
20. Nd3 Qc7 21. Qf2 Qd8 22. Be3 b5 23. cxb5 axb5 24. f5 exf5 25. Qxf5 Bc8 26.
Qf2 Rf8 27. Bd4 Bb7 28. Qe2 d5 29. Bxf6 dxe4 30. Bxe7 exd3 31. Bxd8 dxe2 32.
Nxe2 Bxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Rfxd8 34. Rfd1 Kf8 {1/2-1/2 Ehlvest,J-Zamora,J/New York op
1992/TD 92\05}) (8... Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bg2 Nd7 11. O-O Be7 12. f4 O-O 13.
Be3 Bb7 14. Rad1 c5 15. g4 Rad8 16. g5 Rfe8 17. Rf3 Bf8 18. Rh3 g6 19. Qg4 f5
20. exf5 exf5 21. Qh4 Nb6 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Bf2 Rd7 24. b3 Red8 25. Rhd3 d5 26.
cxd5 Nxd5 27. Nxd5 Rxd5 28. Qg3 c4 29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Qxd5 31. bxc4 Qxc4
32. Qb3 Qxb3 33. axb3 Kf7 34. Kf1 Ke6 35. Ke2 Kd5 36. Kd3 h6 37. gxh6 Bxh6 38.
Be3 Bf8 39. Bc1 Bc5 40. h3 Bd6 41. Be3 {1/2-1/2 Bezold,M-Dizdarevic,E/Cannes
Martinez 1995/EXP 47}) 9. Bg2 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. f4 O-O 12. Be3 Nbd7 13. Rac1
Rac8 14. b3 Qb8 15. Bf3 Rfe8 16. Qg2 Qa8 17. Nde2 Nc5 18. g4 Nfxe4 19. Nxe4
Bxe4 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Bxb6 d5 22. cxd5 exd5 23. Ng3 Qb8 24. Be3 Ba3 25. Rxc8
Qxc8 26. Nf5 Bc5 27. Kh1 Bxe3 28. Nxe3 Qc5 29. Nf5 Qc3 30. Rf3 Qf6 31. h3 Rc8
32. Rd3 g6 33. Rxd5 gxf5 34. gxf5+ Qg7 35. Qxg7+ Kxg7 36. Ra5 Rc6 37. Kg2 Kf6
38. Kf3 Nd6 39. a4 Nxf5 40. b4 Nd6 41. b5 axb5 42. axb5 Rc5 43. Ra6 Ke6 44. b6
Rb5 45. Ke3 Kd5 46. Kf3 h5 {0-1 Polzin,R-Csom,I/Bern op 1992/CBM 28}) 8... h6
9. Bg2 g5 $5 {[%csl Ye5] /\Nb8-d7-e5} 10. h4 Rg8 11. hxg5 hxg5 12. Nf3 $5 (12.
Be3 Nbd7 13. b3 Ne5 14. f3 b5 $36) 12... Nxg4 13. Nxg5 Ne5 14. f4 (14. Bf1 Be7
$40) 14... Nxc4 15. Rh7 Bg7 (15... Rg7 16. Rh8 $36) 16. e5 $5 dxe5 (16... d5 $6
17. Qh5 {/\Rxh7!} Qe7 18. b3 Nb6 19. a4 $36 {/\Ba3}) 17. f5 $5 e4 $1 (17...
exf5 $6 18. Nd5 Qc5 19. b4 Qc6 20. Qh5 $40) (17... Na5 18. Qh5 $1 {/\19.Rxh7; /
\19.Nxe6}) 18. Ncxe4 Qa5+ 19. Kd1 (19. Kf1 $5 Qxf5+ 20. Kg1 Bd4+ 21. Kh1 $13)
19... Qd5+ 20. Ke1 (20. Nd2 $6 Qxg2 $1 (20... Ne3+ 21. Qxe3 Qxg2 22. Nde4 $13)
21. Nxc4 (21. Qxg2 $2 Ne3+) 21... Qxe2+ (21... Qd5+ 22. Bd2 $13) 22. Kxe2 Nc6
$17) 20... Qa5+ 21. Kd1 Qd5+ 22. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Washington op 5th"]
[Site "Rockville"]
[Date "2016.08.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2016.08.13"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 b6 8. Be3
Bb7 9. f3 d6 10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. b4 Qb8 14. Kh1 {Diagramm
[#]} h5 ({Hier wurde bislang ausschließlich} 14... O-O {gespielt, doch Smirin
gibt dem Spiel einen ganz anderen Charakter.}) 15. Na4 h4 16. Nb3 Bd8 17. c5 b5
18. Nd4 {Diagramm [#]} Ba8 (18... bxa4 19. c6 $16) 19. Bf4 h3 (19... bxa4 20.
Bxa6 e5 21. Bxc8 Qxc8 22. Nf5 $18) 20. g4 e5 {Diagramm [#] Was für eine
Stellung - nicht weniger als drei weiße Figuren stehen ein!} (20... bxa4 21.
Bxa6) 21. Nf5 Nxe4 $1 {Eine kaum noch zu durchschauende taktische Gemengelage.}
(21... bxa4 22. Nxd6+ Kf8 23. Be3 $1 $18) (21... exf4 22. Nxd6+ Kf8 23. Nxc8
Qxc8 24. c6 $1 $18) 22. Nc3 $2 (22. Be3 $1) 22... Nxc3 23. Nxd6+ Kf8 24. Rxc3
exf4 25. Nxc8 Qxc8 26. Qd6+ Be7 27. Qxf4 Nf6 28. Rcc1 ({Weiß kann das
Schlagen auf g4 nicht verhindern:} 28. Kg1 Nd5) 28... Nxg4 29. c6 Nf6 30. c7 {
Diagramm [#] Vielleicht wäre es besser gewesen, den Bauern auf c6 zu lassen.
Umwandeln kann er sich eh nicht, aber jetzt steht auch der La8 wieder drohend.}
Rh5 31. Rg1 Bb7 32. Rg5 Rxg5 33. Qxg5 Nd5 34. Qe5 f6 35. Qg3 g5 36. Bd3 Nf4 37.
Be4 Bxe4 38. fxe4 Kg7 39. Rc6 Ne2 40. Qf2 Qg4 {Diagramm [#] Jetzt ist der Bc7
egal!} 41. c8=Q Qxe4+ 0-1

[Event "Baden-Baden-B"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "1992.12.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 (5... d5 $6 6. exd5 $1 exd5
7. Nc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 Be7 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 b5 12. Rxe7 $1
Qxe7 13. Nd5 $44) 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qe2+ $14 Kf8 11. Rd1 (11. O-O-O Nc6 $132)
11... Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. cxd5 cxd5 14. Nxd5 {Van der Wiel-Kurajica, Manila
(ol) 1992} Rb8 $14) (5... Nc6 6. Nc2 $14) (5... b6 6. Be2 Bb7 7. Nc3 d6 8. f4
Nf6 9. Bf3 $14 {Sokolov-Lutikov, USSR 1981}) 6. Nc3 (6. Qf3 $6 Bc5 7. Nc2 d6 8.
Bg5 Nbd7 9. Nc3 h6 10. Bh4 Qc7 $15 {Keres-Boleslavskij, USSR 1958}) (6. Bd3 Nc6
7. Nc2 (7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. O-O e5 $10) 7... d5 $1 $10) 6... Qc7 (6... d6 7. Be2
Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. f4 Re8 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Qe1 Qc7 12. Qg3 $14 {Nunn-Sunye Neto,
Wijk aan Zee 1982}) 7. Be2 (7. Be3 Bb4 8. Bd3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 d6 10. f4 Nbd7 11.
O-O Nc5 $10 {Bellon-Gheorghiu, Roma 1983}) (7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nde2 Bc5 9. O-O Ne5
10. h3 d6 $132) (7. a3 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Nc6 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. Qe2 {+/=/=})
7... b6 (7... Bb4 8. Nc2 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nc6 (9... Nxe4 10. Qd4 Nf6 11. Bf4 $44)
10. Qd3 O-O 11. Ba3 Rd8 12. Bd6 Qa5 13. Nb4 Ne8 $10 {Chandler-Gheorghiu,
Indonesia 1982}) 8. Be3 Bb7 9. f3 Be7 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Kf2 $5 (11. O-O Bd6 $1
12. Kh1 $6 (12. f4 $2 Nxe4) (12. h3 $2 Bh2+ 13. Kh1 Nh5 $1) 12... Bxh2 13. f4
Bg3 14. Rf3 Nh5) (11. g3) 11... Rd8 $1 (11... Nc6 12. Nd5 $1) 12. g4 $5 (12. a3
{/\ 13.b2-b4}) 12... Nc6 13. Nxc6 (13. Nb3 $5 Ne5 $5 14. g5 Nh5 15. f4 Nxf4 16.
Bxf4 Nd3+ 17. Bxd3 Qxf4+ 18. Qf3 Qxg5 $36) 13... dxc6 14. Qg1 c5 15. h4 Bd6 $6
(15... Rd4 $5 16. Bxd4 $6 (16. g5 Nh5 17. Qg4 g6 $1 $44) 16... cxd4 {/\ 17...
d4-d3, 18...Be7-c5}) 16. h5 Bf4 17. g5 Bxe3+ $5 (17... Nd7) 18. Kxe3 Nd7 (18...
Ne8 {/\e5;Nc7-e6-d4} 19. g6 $40) 19. Qh2 $1 Ne5 $6 (19... Qxh2 20. Rxh2 $14 {()
}) (19... e5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 $16) 20. h6 g6 $8 21. Qf4 {/\ 22.Qf4-f6} f5
$8 22. gxf6 Rd7 (22... Rd4 $2 23. f7+ Kf8 24. Qf6 Nxf7 25. Qxe6 $16) (22... Kf7
$5 23. Rhg1 Rd4 24. Rg5 Nxc4+ 25. Bxc4 Qxf4+ 26. Kxf4 Rxc4 27. Rd1 $16) 23.
Rcd1 Rc8 $6 (23... Rad8 $1 24. f7+ $1 (24. Rxd7 $5 Rxd7 25. Rg1 {+/=/+/-})
24... Nxf7 25. Qxc7 Rxc7 26. Rxd8+ Nxd8 27. Na4 $1 $16) 24. Rxd7 (24. Rhg1 $5)
24... Nxd7 25. Qxc7 Rxc7 26. Rd1 Kf7 (26... Nxf6 27. Rd6) 27. Rd6 Bc6 28. Bf1
Kxf6 $2 (28... Nxf6 29. Bh3 Ne8 $1 30. Rd8 Ke7 31. Rb8 Nd6 32. b3 $14) 29. Nd5+
$18 Ke5 (29... Bxd5 30. cxd5 Nf8 31. Rxb6 $18) 30. Rxd7 $1 (30. Rxd7 Rxd7 31.
f4+ Kd6 32. e5#) 1-0

[Event "Seville op"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sanz Alonso, Francisco Javier"]
[Black "Galego, Luis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 {/\[+]} d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be2 Be7
8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Rc1 b6 11. f4 Bb7 12. Bf3 Nbd7 {/\Nc5, קe4} 13. f5
$1 {/\><d5} e5 (13... Nc5 14. b4 Ncxe4 15. fxe6 Nxc3 (15... Qxc4 $2 16. Nxe4
Qxb4 17. Nxf6+ $18) 16. Rxc3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 $40) (13... exf5 14. Nxf5 Rfe8 15.
Nd5 (15. Bd4 $5 {()}) 15... Nxd5 (15... Bxd5 {><c6}) 16. cxd5 Qd8 (16... Qb8
17. Qa4 b5 18. Qa5 Bd8 19. Qc3 $36) 17. Bd4 $14) 14. Nde2 Qxc4 $2 (14... Rfe8
15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Qd8 $14) 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Rxc4 (16. exd5 $2 Qxa2 17. Rc7
Bc8 18. Nc3 Qa5 $17) 16... Nxe3 17. Qc1 (17. Qa4 $2 b5 18. Qb3 Nxc4 $19) 17...
Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Rac8 19. Qd3 {Q:R+B+P} Nc5 20. Qe3 Nxe4 $6 (20... Bf6 $142 {
+/-/ +- _|_}) 21. f6 $1 $18 (21. Bxe4 $2 d5 $1 22. Qg3 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 dxe4 24. f6
g6 25. Qh4 Rfe8 $44) 21... Nxf6 (21... Bxf6 22. Bxe4 $18) (21... gxf6 22. Bxe4
d5 23. Bxh7+ $1 (23. Qg3+ $18) 23... Kxh7 24. Qh3+ Kg6 25. Qg4+ Kh7 26. Rf3 $18
) 22. Bxb7 Rc2 23. Nc3 d5 24. Qxb6 d4 25. Nd5 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 d3 27. Qb3 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Gurevich, Ilya"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 (5. Bd3 Qc7 6. Qe2 d6 7. O-O Nf6
8. f4 g6 9. f5 Bg7 10. fxe6 fxe6 11. Bc4 Nc6 $1 {Dalmau-Vyzhmanavin,Rilton Cup
1991} 12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13. Bxe6 Nd4 14. Qc4 Qxc4 15. Bxc4 Nxc2 $19) 5... Nf6 6.
Nc3 Qc7 7. Bd3 Nc6 (7... Be7 8. f4 d6 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Nf3 Nd7 $1 {N /\Nc5,Bf6}
11. a3 $6 (11. Be3 $142 {/\11...Bf6 12.Rc1}) 11... Bf6 12. Be3 (12. Bd2 Na5 $15
) 12... Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 e5 $1 14. f5 Ncb8 $1 15. O-O Nc5 16. Bc2 Nbd7 $15 {
Ehlvest-Kasparov}) 8. Nf3 b6 9. O-O Ng4 10. h3 h5 11. g3 Nge5 12. Be3 h4 13. g4
Bd6 14. Rc1 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Ne5 16. Qd1 Ng6 17. Re1 Bh2+ 18. Kh1 Bf4 19. Bf1
Bxe3 20. Rxe3 O-O 21. Qd4 Qf4 22. Kg1 Rb8 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Bg2 f6 25. Na4 b5 26.
Nc5 Bb7 27. Nxb7 Rxb7 28. cxb5 axb5 29. Rb3 Rbb8 30. Qd2 Kf7 31. Qa5 Qe5 32.
Rbd3 Ke8 33. Qd2 Qc7 34. Rd6 Ne5 35. b3 g5 36. Rc1 Qa7 37. Kh1 Rbc8 38. Rd1 Qc7
39. Bf1 Qc3 40. Qe2 b4 41. Bg2 Ke7 42. R6d4 Rb8 43. R4d2 Rdc8 44. Qf1 Rc7 45.
f4 Ng6 46. fxg5 fxg5 47. Rf2 Ne5 48. Qa6 Rc6 49. Qe2 Rcc8 50. Qa6 Rc6 51. Qe2
Rcc8 52. Qa6 Qc5 53. Qe2 Rf8 54. Rxf8 Rxf8 55. Qd2 Rf4 56. a3 bxa3 57. b4 Qb5
58. Qc3 a2 59. Ra1 Rf2 60. Qd4 Rc2 61. Bf1 Qb8 62. Bg2 Qd6 63. Qg1 Qd2 64. b5
Nd3 65. Qf1 Rc1 0-1

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[Annotator "Boensch,U"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Boensch} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. Bd3
(7. a3 d6 8. Be3 Be7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. g4 Nc6 11. g5 Nd7 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. f4 $13
{Velimirovic,D-Abramovic,B Stara Pazova 1988 -Inf.46/221}) 7... Be7 {N} (7...
Nc6 8. Nde2 (8. Nxc6 $5) 8... Bc5 9. O-O Ne5 10. h3 d6 11. Bg5 Nfd7 12. Rc1
Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Ne5 {Suetin -ECO S.242}) 8. f4 d6 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Nf3 (10. Nxc6 $5
) 10... Nd7 11. a3 (11. O-O Bf6 12. Bd2 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Qxb2 14. Rab1 $13) 11...
Bf6 12. Be3 (12. Bd2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 $15) 12... Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 e5 14. f5 (14.
O-O exf4 15. Bxf4 Nce5 $17) 14... Ncb8 $1 (14... Nc5 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. O-O $13
{/\ Nd2-f1-e3-d5} (16. Nd2 $2 Qa5)) 15. O-O Nc5 16. Bc2 Nbd7 17. Rfd1 Nf6 18.
Nd2 Bd7 19. Bg5 Bc6 20. Qf3 O-O-O $17 21. Re1 h6 22. Bh4 Rdg8 23. Kh1 Nfd7 24.
Nf1 g5 25. Bf2 h5 26. Qd1 h4 27. Qb1 Nf6 28. Bxc5 dxc5 29. Ne3 Qa5 30. Qb2 (30.
Nd5 $5) 30... h3 31. g3 Nxe4 $19 32. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 33. Kg1 Rd8 34. Ng4 Bxf5 35.
Nxe5 Qc7 36. Qf2 Be6 37. Rab1 Rd6 38. Rb2 Rhd8 39. Rbe2 f6 40. Ng6 Bxc4 0-1

[Event "POL-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Weglarz, Leszek"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. Be3
Qc7 9. g4 h6 10. h4 Nfd7 11. Qa4 Nc6 12. O-O-O Nc5 13. Qc2 Nb4 14. Qb1 Bf6 15.
g5 Bxd4 16. Bxd4 e5 17. Be3 Be6 18. b3 b5 19. a3 Nc6 20. b4 Nd7 21. gxh6 gxh6
22. Qd3 Nd4 23. Bxd4 Bxc4 24. Bb6 $1 Nxb6 25. Qxd6 Rc8 26. Bxc4 Nxc4 27. Qf6
Nb6 28. Rh3 $1 Rg8 29. Rd6 Nc4 30. Rd5 (30. Re6+ fxe6 31. Qxe6+ Kf8 32. Rf3+
Kg7 33. Rf6 Qd6 34. Qf7+ Kh8 35. Rxd6 Nxd6 36. Qf6+ $16) 30... Rg6 31. Qf5 Rc6
$2 32. Rg3 Qb6 33. Rd7 (33. Rg8+ Ke7 34. Rd7#) 1-0

[Event "Zuerich"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "1959.05.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Unzicker, Wolfgang"]
[Black "Tal, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1959.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O (7...
Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nxe4 9. Qg4 Nxc3 10. Qxg7) 8. e5 (8. Bd3 d5 (8... Nc6)) 8... Bxc3
9. Bxc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 d5 11. exd6 (11. Bd3) 11... Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxd6 13. Rd1 (13.
O-O-O) 13... e5 $1 14. Nf3 Qg6 15. Bd3 (15. Qxe5 Bg4 {Euwe} 16. Be2 Nc6 17. Qc3
Rfe8 {Hajtun}) (15. Nxe5 Re8 16. Be2 Qxg2 17. Bf3 $2 (17. Kd2 Qg5+ $19) 17...
Qg5 18. Rd5 Nc6 $19) 15... e4 (15... Qxg2 16. Rg1 Qxf3 $2 17. Bxh7+ $18) 16.
Bb1 (16. Bc2 Nc6 17. Rd5 (17. O-O Bg4) 17... f5 18. Nh4 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Rxf6 {
/\ 20... g5, 20... Be6, 20... Nb4}) 16... f5 (16... Nc6) 17. Nh4 Qe6 (17... Qf7
18. O-O g5 19. Nxf5 $5) 18. g3 Nc6 19. Rd5 Qf7 20. O-O Be6 21. Rd6 Bxc4 22.
Rfd1 Be6 (22... Rad8 $2 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Nxd8 25. Nxf5) 23. Bc2 {
/\ 24.Re6} Rae8 24. Ng2 {/\ Nf4} Qf6 25. Qxf6 $2 (25. Qc5 Qe7 $1 (25... Kh8 26.
Nf4 {/\ 27.Re6+-} Rf7 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Nxe6 Qxe6 29. Bb3 $16) (25... g5 26.
Bb3 Kg7 27. Rxe6 Rxe6 28. Bxe6 Qxe6 29. Rd6 $16) 26. Qb6 (26. Nf4 Bc8 27. Nd5
Qe5) (26. Ba4 Bxa2 27. b3 Rd8 28. Qc4+ Kh8 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Rxd8+ Nxd8 31. Qc2
b5 32. Qxa2 Qb4 $1) 26... Bc8 27. Ba4 Rd8) 25... Rxf6 26. a3 Ne5 27. Nf4 Bf7
28. Rxf6 gxf6 29. Rd6 $2 Nf3+ 30. Kh1 Rc8 $1 31. Bd1 Rc1 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Kg2
Ne1+ 34. Kh3 Nd3 $1 35. Be2 (35. Nxd3 Rxd1 $19) 35... Nxf4+ 36. gxf4 Rc2 0-1

[Event "Goch op 24th"]
[Site "Goch"]
[Date "2013.09.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Burg, Twan"]
[Black "Podzielny, Karl Heinz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2013.09.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 d6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. Rc1 g6 10. Be2 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. b4 b6 13. f3 Bb7 14. Nb3 Rac8 15.
Kh1 Qb8 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Bf8 18. Na4 Bc6 19. Nb2 Bb7 20. Bf1 Ba8 21. Qf2
Rc6 22. Na4 Rdc8 23. Rb1 Be7 24. Rd2 Bd8 {After carefully preventing his pawn
breaks and preparing mine, it is time now for the right pawnbreak.} 25. b5 $1
Rxc4 26. Bxc4 Rxc4 27. Nb2 Rc3 28. Nd1 $1 {The pointe of the positioning of my
rooks.} Rc4 29. bxa6 {When black manages to win the a6 pawn, he has reasonable
compensation. But as turns out, this is not so easy.} d5 30. exd5 (30. Nc5 $1 {
Would be very strong, making use of several pins.} Nxc5 31. Bxc5) 30... Nxd5
31. Rd4 (31. Rc2 $1 {Taking the c-file.} Rh4 {Is probably not really something
to be afraid of.} 32. h3 e5 33. Rbc1 $16) 31... Qc8 32. Qe2 Rc2 33. Rc1 $1 Rxc1
(33... Rxe2 34. Rxc8 Nxe3 35. Rxd8+ Nf8 36. h4 $18) 34. Bxc1 Bf6 35. Rd2 Ne5
36. Rc2 Qd7 {In the next phase I missed some better possibilities.} 37. Nf2 (
37. Bb2 $1 Nf4 38. Qd2 $1 Nd5 39. Ne3 $16) 37... Bc6 38. Nd4 (38. f4 $1 Bb5 39.
a7 $1 $18) 38... Ba4 39. f4 Ng4 40. Nxg4 Bxd4 41. Qc4 {I decided to give the
exchange back for black square domination.} (41. Bb2 $1 Bxb2 (41... Bb5 42. a7
$1) 42. Rxb2 Qc8 43. h3 $18) 41... Bxc2 42. Qxd4 Qb5 $1 {This move I missed.}
43. Kg1 (43. a7 Qf1+ 44. Qg1 Qa6) 43... Qxa6 (43... Qc5 {I thought this
endgame would be drawish, but I have still good dark square domination.} 44.
Qxc5 bxc5 45. a7 Nc7 46. Be3 c4 47. Nf6+ $1 Kh8 (47... Kg7 48. Ne8+) 48. Bd4
Na8 49. Kf2 $16) 44. Bb2 Kf8 45. Qh8+ Ke7 46. Bg7 (46. Bf6+ $5 Nxf6 47. Qxf6+
Ke8 48. Ne5 Qb7 49. Qh8+ Ke7 50. Qxh7 {I thought this would be slow, but black
has no counterplay.} Kd6 51. Qxf7 $16) 46... Kd7 47. Ne5+ Kc7 48. Qe8 Qa4 49.
Qxf7+ Kb8 50. Nd7+ Ka8 $2 {The decisive mistake.} (50... Kc8 $1 {It is
complicated to see, but this is the only way for black to survive.} 51. Qe8+
Kb7 52. Qb8+ Ka6 $11) 51. Qxe6 Nxf4 52. Qd6 {Mate is inevitable.} Ne2+ (52...
Kb7 53. Qb8+ (53. Qxb6+ $2 Kc8 54. Nc5 $2 Qa8 $1) 53... Kc6 54. Ne5+ Kb5 55.
Qe8+ Kc5 56. Qe7+ Kb5 57. Qd7+ Kc5 (57... Ka6 58. Nc6) 58. Bf8#) 53. Kh1 Qa7
54. Qf8+ Kb7 55. Qf3+ {And white wins the black queen.} 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas-C"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2005.04.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Barrero Garcia, Carlos"]
[Black "Komljenovic, Davorin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2337"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2005.04.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a4 b6 8. Be3
Bb7 9. f3 d6 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Be7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. b4 Rfe8 14. Kh1 Rac8 15.
Nb3 Qb8 16. Qd2 Bd8 17. Rfd1 Bc7 18. Bg1 Rcd8 {Diagrama #} 19. Bf1 $6 (19. Qc2)
19... d5 20. cxd5 $6 (20. Qe1) 20... exd5 21. exd5 $6 Bf4 22. Qb2 Bxc1 23. Qxc1
Qe5 24. Bd4 Qh5 25. d6 Re6 26. Qf4 Nd5 0-1

[Event "Buenos Aires"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1980.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Quinteros, Miguel Angel"]
[Black "Giardelli, Sergio Carlos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2300"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[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 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. e4 a6 7. Be2 b6 8. f4
Bb7 9. Bf3 Qc7 $6 (9... Nbd7 10. e5 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 dxe5 12. fxe5 Ng4 13. Bf4 (
13. Qd4 h5 {/\ Bc5}) 13... Qc7 14. Qe2 Rc8 15. h3 Nh6 $13) 10. Qe2 Nc6 $2 (
10... Be7 $5 {/\ Nbd7}) 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Nd5 $1 $16 Qb7 13. O-O (13. a4 $1)
13... Rc8 $6 (13... b5 14. b3 $1 bxc4 15. bxc4 {/\ Bb2,Ba3}) (13... Be7 $5) 14.
Re1 (14. b3 $5) 14... Be7 15. Nxe7 Qxe7 16. b3 O-O 17. Ba3 e5 (17... Rfd8 $5
18. e5 Ne8 19. f5 $1) 18. Rad1 Rfd8 19. Qd2 Ne8 20. fxe5 Qxe5 21. Bb2 Qe7 22.
a4 Qb7 23. Kh1 (23. Bd4 $1 b5 $140 24. cxb5 axb5 25. a5 b4 (25... Rd7 26. b4)
26. Bb6) 23... b5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. a5 b4 26. Bd4 f5 (26... d5 27. e5 {/\ Bb6})
27. Bb6 Rd7 (27... fxe4 28. Bg4) 28. Qf4 (28. Qxb4 Nf6) 28... Nf6 (28... fxe4
29. Bxe4 Bxe4 30. Qxe4 Qxe4 31. Rxe4 $18) (28... Rf7 29. exf5 Bxf3 30. Qxf3
Qxf3 31. gxf3 Rxf5 32. Rc1 Ra8 (32... Rxc1 33. Rxc1 Rxf3 34. a6 $18) 33. Rc4
Rxf3 (33... Rb5 34. Ree4 d5 35. Rxb4 Rxb6 36. Rxe8+ Rxe8 37. Rxb6 $18) 34. Rxb4
$16) 29. exf5 Bxf3 30. Qxf3 $18 d5 31. Rd4 Re7 32. Rf1 (32. Qd1 Ne4 $1) 32...
Rc3 33. Qd1 Qa6 34. Rxb4 Rd3 35. Qc1 Rc3 (35... Ne4 $5) 36. Qd1 Re2 (36... Rd3
37. Qb1) 37. Bd4 (37. Rbf4 $18) 37... Rd2 38. Qe1 (38. Bxc3 Rxd1 39. Rxd1 Ne4
40. Bd4 $18) 38... Rcc2 39. Bxf6 Re2 40. Qd1 Rcd2 41. Qc1 Rc2 (41... Qxf6 42.
Qc8+ Qf8 43. Qxf8+ Kxf8 44. Rg4 d4 45. h4 d3 46. Rf3 Rd1+ 47. Kh2 d2 48. Rd3
Ra1 49. Rgd4 Rxa5 50. Rxd2 Rxd2 51. Rxd2 Rxf5 52. Re2 (52. b4 $2 Rf4 $5) (52.
Rb2 Rf4 53. g3 Rb4 54. Kg2 Ke7 55. Kf3 Kd6 56. Ke3 Rg4 $1) 52... Rb5 53. Re3 {
/\ g3,Kg2-f3-e2-d2-c3}) (41... Rc2 42. Qg5 Rxg2 (42... Qxf6 43. Qxf6 gxf6 44.
Rg4+ Kf7 45. h4 $18) 43. Rb8+ Kf7 44. Qh5+ Kxf6 45. Rb6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Berliner Sommer 06th"]
[Site "Berlin West"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Stohl, Igor"]
[Black "Forintos, Gyozo Victor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1988.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. e4 Qc7 7. Be3 e6 8. a3
Ne5 9. Rc1 Neg4 10. Bg5 Bc5 11. Bh4 b5 12. b4 Ba7 13. h3 Ne5 14. cxb5 Qb6 15.
Nb3 axb5 16. Bxb5 O-O 17. Qe2 Ng6 18. Bg3 Bb8 19. Na4 Rxa4 20. Bxa4 Bxg3 21.
fxg3 Qa7 22. Na5 Ba6 23. Qf2 Qa8 24. Qe3 Ne5 25. Bc2 Rc8 26. Bb1 Rxc1+ 27. Qxc1
Bd3 28. Kf2 Nxe4+ 29. Kg1 Bxb1 30. Qxb1 Nxg3 $4 (30... Qa7+ 31. Kh2 Nf3+) 31.
Qe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "OHRA Crown Group"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1985.07.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Martinovic, Slobodan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2430"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[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. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Nc3 c5 5. e4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bb4 7. Bd3 Qc7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Qe2 d6 11. Kh1 Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. c5 d5 14. e5 Ne8 15.
Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Na4 Ra7 17. Nb6 Nc7 18. Rac1 g6 19. Qg4 a5 20. Qa4 Bb7 21. f4 Na8
22. b4 Qc7 23. Nxa8 Rfxa8 24. b5 cxb5 25. Bxb5 Ba6 26. c6 Bxb5 27. Qxb5 a4 28.
Rc2 Ra5 29. Qb4 R5a6 30. Qd6 Rc8 31. Rfc1 Rb6 32. g4 Qa7 33. f5 exf5 34. gxf5
Qc7 35. Qxd5 Rd8 36. Qe4 Re8 37. e6 fxe6 38. fxg6 h6 39. Qe3 Rb5 40. Qxh6 Re7
41. Rf2 Qd8 42. g7 Rxg7 43. Qxe6+ Kh7 {[#]} 44. c7 $2 Rxc7 $2 (44... Qa8+ 45.
Qc6 Qxc6+ 46. Rxc6 Rb1+ $19) 45. Rxc7+ $18 (45. Rxc7+ Qxc7 46. Rf7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares Anibal op 03rd"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Cifuentes Parada,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1996.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. e4 Nc6 (4... d5 5. exd5 exd5 6. d4 Nc6 7. dxc5
d4 8. Na4 $13) 5. Be2 a6 (5... d5 6. exd5 exd5 7. d4 Be6 $1 (7... Bg4 8. O-O
Be7 9. dxc5 dxc4 10. Be3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 O-O 12. Qa4 Qc8 13. Bxc6 $1 Qxc6 14.
Qxc4 $16 {Cifuentes,R-Kohlweyer,B /Groningen 1990}) (7... Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3
dxc4 10. dxc5 Ng4 11. Bf4 Bxc5 12. Ne4 Be7 13. Bxc4 $14 {0-1 Cifuentes,
R-Rodriguez,Am /Dieren open 1989}) 8. Bg5 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 dxc4 11.
Qh4 Be7 12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Qa5 $1 $10 {Cifuentes,R-Kohlweyer,B /Groningen
Open 1992}) (5... b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd3 Qc7
11. Be3 O-O 12. Rfd1 Rfd8 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. a3 Qe5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Bf3 Ba6
17. b3 {1/2-1/2 Cifuentes,R-Piket,Jeroen/Eindhoven ch-NL (01) 1992}) (5... Qc7
6. O-O Ng4 7. g3 Nge5 8. Nxe5 Qxe5 9. d3 Qc7 10. Nb5 Qb8 11. b3 a6 12. Na3 Be7
13. Bb2 Bf6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nc2 Qd6 16. Qd2 h5 17. h4 b6 18. Rfd1 Bb7 19. d4
cxd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. Qxd4 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Ke7 23. f3 Ra7 {1/2-1/2 Savon,
V-Fominyh,A / Alushta 1993}) 6. O-O Qc7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bb4 (8... h5 $6 9.
g3 h4 10. Be3 hxg3 11. hxg3 Bb4 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qd3 $1 $14 (13. Bf3 Bxc3 14.
bxc3 d5 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Bf4 Qc4 19. Re1+ Be6 20.
Qd4 Qxd4 21. cxd4 {1/2-1/2 Cifuentes,R-Bischoff,K/ Groningen 1990})) 9. Nxc6
dxc6 10. Be3 $5 (10. Qc2 Bc5 $5 $10) 10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 c5 $5 (11... Nxe4 12.
Qd4 Nf6 (12... f5 13. Bh5+ Kf8 14. Rad1 $18) 13. Bf4 $16) (11... Qe5 $5 12. f3
Qxc3 13. Bc5 $44) 12. Qc2 e5 (12... O-O $2 13. f4 $16) 13. f4 Bg4 (13... Ng4
14. Bxg4 Bxg4 15. f5 f6 16. h3 Bh5 17. Qa4+ $16) 14. fxe5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Qxe5
16. Bf4 $1 Qe6 $1 (16... Qxe4 $2 17. Rae1 $1 Qxe2 18. Rxe2+ Kf8 19. Bd6+ Kg8
20. Bxc5 $16) (16... Qxc3 17. Rad1 $1 (17. e5 Qd4+ 18. Kh1 Ne4 $13) 17... O-O
18. Rf3 Qa5 19. Bg5 $16) 17. e5 O-O 18. Rad1 Rae8 19. Rfe1 Qf5 $1 20. Qf3 Nh5
$1 21. Bc1 $1 Qxf3 (21... Rxe5 $2 22. Qxf5 Rxf5 23. g4 $18) 22. gxf3 Re6 $10
23. Rd5 b6 24. a4 a5 25. Kf2 Rfe8 26. Bd2 h6 27. f4 f6 28. Kf3 fxe5 29. fxe5
Kf7 30. Kg4 Kg6 31. Rd6 Rxd6 32. exd6 Nf6+ 33. Kf4 Kf7 34. Rxe8 Kxe8 35. Kf5
Kf7 36. h4 Nd7 37. Bf4 g6+ 38. Ke4 Ke6 39. Bxh6 Ne5 40. d7 Nxd7 41. Bg7 Kd6 42.
Kf4 Ke6 43. Ke4 (43. Bh8 Kf7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-4teams"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.02.24"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Black "Suetin, Alexey S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 U26"]
[BlackTeam "Soviet Union Seniors"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 $6 (6... Bb4 7.
Bd3 Nc6 $13) 7. Bd3 (7. a3 $5 $14) 7... Nc6 8. Nde2 Bc5 9. O-O (9. h3 d6 10.
O-O O-O 11. Bg5 Nd7 $10 {Nei,I-Kholmov,R/URS/1964/}) 9... Ne5 (9... Ng4 10. Bf4
Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Ng3 h5 13. Be2 $1 $14) 10. h3 (10. Bf4 $6 Nh5 $132) 10...
d6 11. Bg5 Nfd7 12. Rc1 h6 (12... Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Ne5 14. Qg3 Nxc4 $2 15. Nb1 b5
16. b3 $16) 13. Bf4 g5 14. Bh2 Nxd3 (14... Nf8 15. a3 Nfg6 16. b4 Ba7 $14) 15.
Qxd3 Ne5 16. Qb1 Bd7 17. b4 Ba7 18. Rfd1 f6 (18... Nxc4 $2 19. Bxd6 Nxd6 20.
Nd5 Qd8 21. Qb2 $40) 19. Nd4 Kf7 20. Nce2 Rac8 21. Qb3 Rhd8 22. Kh1 {/\ f4}
Nxc4 23. f4 b5 24. Qf3 Rf8 25. e5 $1 Kg7 (25... fxe5 26. fxe5+ Kg7 27. exd6 $16
) (25... dxe5 26. fxe5 f5 27. Nxf5 exf5 28. e6+ $18) 26. exd6 Qd8 27. f5 exf5
28. Nxf5+ Bxf5 29. Qxf5 Rc6 30. Ng3 $18 Rf7 31. Qd5 Qd7 32. Nf5+ Kh7 33. Ne7
1-0

[Event "BIH-chT 6th"]
[Site "Vogosca"]
[Date "2007.06.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2642"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2007.06.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.07.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sokolac Glasinac"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 b6 8. Be3
Bb7 9. f3 Be7 10. Be2 d6 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Qd2 Rac8 14. b4 Qb8 15.
Rc2 Bd8 16. Kh1 Bc7 17. Bg1 Kh8 {In this topical variation both sides are
trying to cover the weak spots and wait for the appropriate moment to lash out.
} (17... Rfe8 18. Rb1 Qa8 19. Na4 Ne5 20. Bf1 (20. Nb3 b5 21. cxb5 axb5 22. Nc3
d5 23. Nxb5 dxe4 24. Nxc7 exf3 25. Bf1 Rxc7 26. Rxc7 $18 {1/2 Swinkels,R (2228)
-Smeets,J (2545)/Amsterdam 2004 (60)}) 20... Nxe4 21. fxe4 Bxe4 22. Re1 Bxc2
23. Nxc2 Qb7 24. Qd4 {1-0 Balogh,C (2537)-Mogranzini,R (2363)/Gothenburg 2005 
(40)}) (17... Rfd8 18. Rb1 Ne5 19. Qc1 Ng6 20. a4 d5 21. exd5 exd5 22. c5 Bf4
23. Qb2 Qe5 24. c6 Bxc6 25. Bxa6 Rc7 26. Nce2 Bxa4 27. Rxc7 Qxc7 28. Nxf4 Nxf4
{0-1 Bortoloso,M (2228)-Bachmann Schiavo,A (2470)/Guarapari 2007 (54)}) 18. Rb1
Qa8 (18... Rg8 19. Na4 Qa8 20. Qc1 Bd8 21. Nb3 Bc6 22. Nb2 g5 23. Qe3 g4 24.
Nd4 Bb7 25. fxg4 Nxg4 26. Qc3 Bxe4 27. Bf3 Bf6 {0-1 Galliamova,A (2502)
-Kosintseva,T (2451)/Kazan 2004 (43)}) (18... Ne5 19. Qc1 Ng6 20. a4 Rfe8 21.
Nb3 Nd7 22. a5 bxa5 23. Nxa5 Bxa5 24. bxa5 Nc5 25. Rcb2 {1-0 Yakovich,Y (2577)
-Tunik,G (2475)/Moscow 2007 (39)}) 19. Bf1 (19. Nb3 Rg8 20. c5 dxc5 21. bxc5
bxc5 22. Na4 Rgd8 23. Qe3 c4 24. Bxc4 Ne5 25. Bf1 Bc6 26. Nbc5 Bb5 27. Bxb5
axb5 28. Rxb5 Rd1 {1/2 Recuero Guerra,D (2396)-Flores,D (2514)/Andorra 2006 
(66)}) (19. a4 Rg8 20. Nb3 Rgd8 21. Qc1 h6 22. Ra1 Ne5 23. a5 bxa5 24. b5 Nfd7
25. bxa6 Bxa6 26. Nb5 Nc6 27. Nxc7 Rxc7 28. Nxa5 Nxa5 29. Rxa5 Qc8 {1/2
Zambrana,O (2427)-Soto Paez,O (2315)/Havana 2006 (61)}) 19... Rg8 20. Na4 Rgd8
{Movsesian sees no need to try his luck with the well known plan connected
with the g7-g5 advance.} (20... Bc6 21. Nxc6 Qxc6 22. Nc3 $14) 21. Qe3 h6 (
21... Ne5 22. c5 dxc5 23. bxc5 b5 24. Nb6 Bxb6 25. cxb6 Rxc2 26. Nxc2 $14) 22.
c5 b5 $2 {[%mdl 64] This greedy reaction was most likely connected with the
oversight. Black had no problems with keeping the balance in the position with
the natural reaction of exchanges on c5.} (22... dxc5 $1 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. Nxc5
Nxc5 25. Rxc5 Nd7 26. Rc4 Bd6 $11) 23. c6 $1 bxa4 24. cxb7 Qxb7 25. Nc6 $1 Bb6
{A rude awakening for the second player, but it was too late to weep. Black
will most likely have missed the 26.Qa7! shot after the natural retreat of the
d8 rook.} (25... Re8 26. Qa7 $1 Rb8 27. Qxb7 Rxb7 28. Bxa6 $18) 26. Nxd8 Rxd8 (
26... Bxe3 $2 27. Nxb7 Rxc2 28. Bxe3 $18) 27. Qd3 Bxg1 28. Kxg1 Qb6+ 29. Kh1
Ra8 (29... a5 30. Qb5 $16) 30. Qc3 (30. Rd1 d5 31. exd5 Nxd5 32. Rdc1 $16)
30... d5 (30... Ne5 31. Qc7 Qxc7 32. Rxc7 d5 33. f4 $16) 31. Qc6 Qa7 (31...
Qxc6 32. Rxc6 dxe4 33. fxe4 Nxe4 34. Rxa6 $16) 32. exd5 Nxd5 33. Bxa6 {
Kovacevic was spoiled for choice, many tempting ways to realize the advantage
may sometimes be misleading.} (33. Qxa4 Ne5 34. Rc5 $16) 33... Rd8 (33... Qxa6
34. Qxd7 Qd3 35. Rcc1 Qxa3 36. Qxf7 $16) 34. Qb7 Qe3 (34... Qxb7 35. Bxb7 Ne5
36. Rd1 $18) 35. Rc8 $1 {White's attack is more efficient than Black's
counterplay; the game is effectively over.} Rxc8 (35... Qg5 36. Qxd7 $18) 36.
Qxc8+ Kh7 37. Qxd7 $18 Qxa3 38. Qxf7 Qe3 39. Bc4 Nf4 40. Qb7 Qd2 41. Qe4+ Kh8
42. Bf1 1-0

[Event "Rostock-08 IM Group"]
[Site "Rostock"]
[Date "1982.08.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Neukirch, Detlef"]
[Black "Heinig, Wolfram"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2355"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1982.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 (6... Qc7) 7. Bd3
Nc6 (7... Qc7) 8. Nxc6 dxc6 (8... bxc6 9. O-O $1 e5 10. Na4 d6 11. c5 d5 12.
exd5 Nxd5 13. Qh5 $16) 9. e5 Qa5 10. exf6 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Bd2 (12. Qd2
$5) 12... Qxd3 13. fxg7 Rg8 (13... Qe4+ 14. Kf1 Rg8 15. Bg5 Qxc4+ 16. Kg1 Qd5
17. Bf6 $14) 14. Bh6 Qc3+ 15. Kf1 Qf6 $1 (15... Qxc4+ 16. Kg1 Qd5 17. Qe2) 16.
Qc1 e5 17. Rb1 $2 (17. c5 Be6 18. h4 $10) 17... Be6 18. Rxb7 O-O-O $15 19. Ra7
Qg6 $2 (19... Qh4 $1) 20. h3 Qd3+ 21. Kg1 Qxc4 22. Qa3 Qb5 23. Ra8+ Kd7 24.
Ra7+ Kc8 25. Kh2 e4 26. Bf4 Rxg7 27. Rc7+ 1-0

[Event "Match/Nation URS-YUG 42-22"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1957.07.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Matanovic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Taimanov, Mark E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1957.07.03"]
[EventType "team-schev"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd2 O-O 8. e5
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 d5 11. exd6 Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxd6 13. O-O-O Qf4+ 14. Qe3
Qc7 15. f4 b5 16. Kb1 bxc4 17. Rc1 Qb6 18. Bxc4 Bb7 19. Rhd1 Nd7 20. f5 exf5
21. Nxf5 Qxe3 22. Nxe3 Ne5 23. Bd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 f6 25. b4 Ra7 26. Kb2 Kf7 27.
Kb3 Ke6 28. Rcd1 Rd7 29. Rxd7 Nxd7 30. Nc4 Rb8 31. Rd6+ Ke7 32. Rc6 Kd8 33. a4
$2 (33. Rxa6 $4 Nc5+ $19) (33. Kc3 $142 $1 Rc8 (33... Ra8 34. Rd6 Ra7 35. Nb6
$18) 34. Rxa6 Ne5 35. Rd6+ Ke7 36. Rd4 $18) 33... Rb7 34. a5 Nb8 35. Rc5 Rc7
36. Rh5 Nc6 37. Rxh7 Nd4+ 38. Kc3 Ne2+ 39. Kd2 Rxc4 40. Kxe2 Rxb4 41. Rxg7 Rb5
42. Rf7 f5 43. Kf3 Rxa5 44. Rh7 Ra4 45. g3 a5 46. Rh8+ Ke7 47. Ra8 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-B"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.02.02"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Fontaine, Robert"]
[Black "Banikas, Hristos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2529"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Gofshtein,L"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.01.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cannes"]
[BlackTeam "Nice"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

{[%mdl 4]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qc7 5. c4 {Another
possibility is the Maroczy System: 5.Nb5 as shown in the following game.} (5.
Nb5 Qb8 6. c4 b6 $1 7. Be3 $5 Nf6 8. Nd2 g6 $1 9. Be2 Bg7 10. O-O O-O $14 {
Judasin - J.Polgar, Mьnchen 1991.}) 5... e6 6. Nc3 Nf6 {Other variations have
been encountered in this position: 7.Nbd5 and 7.Be2} 7. Be3 (7. Ndb5 Qb8 8. Be3
a6 9. Nd4 Bb4 $132 {0-1 Garcia del Blanco,I-Medina Fuentes,S/Oropesa del Mar
1996/EXT 98 (21)}) (7. Be2 $5 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Bc5 9. Qd3 O-O 10. Bg5 b6 11. Rd1
Ba6 12. Bh4 $14 {1-0 Bacrot,E-Almasi,Z/Szeged 2000/CBM 78 (41)}) 7... a6 {
Another possible continuation in this position is 7.b6} (7... b6 8. Rc1 Bb7 9.
f3 Be7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Be2 Rac8 12. O-O Qb8 13. Rfd1 Bd6 14. g3 Bc5 15. a3 Rfd8
16. b4 Be7 17. Nxc6 $14 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Kamsky,G/Dortmund 1992/CBM 29/[Ernst] 
(88)}) 8. Rc1 (8. a3 $5 d6 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O O-O $14 {0-1 Kristjansson,
S-Jakobsen,O/Copenhagen 1997/EXT 2000 (36)}) 8... Bb4 {Another attempt at
countergame: 8...Ne5 doesen't promise much.} (8... Ne5 9. f3 b6 10. Be2 Ng6 11.
Qd2 Bb7 12. Na4 Rb8 13. Nb3 Bc6 14. Nc3 Bd6 15. g3 O-O 16. c5 bxc5 17. Nxc5 $16
{1-0 Kotronias,V-Miladinovic,I/Karditsa 1995/CBM 47 ext (71)}) 9. Bd3 (9. f3 d5
$5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qa4 $14 {0-1 Kotronias,V-Rahman,Z/Yerevan 1996/EXT 97 (46)
}) 9... h5 {Typical Sicilian move-black moves towards complication.} 10. h3 {
Prevents eventual Ng4.} b6 11. a3 Bc5 12. Be2 {12...Bb7 leads to a moves
interchange.} Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Bb7 14. b4 Bxd4 {Unexpected 14...e5 deserves
attention. In this case black gets fair counterplay} (14... e5 $5 15. bxc5 (15.
Bxc5 bxc5 16. Qd3 cxb4 17. axb4 O-O) (15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Bxc5 bxc5 17. cxd5 Qb6
18. bxc5 Qa5+ 19. Qd2 Qxa3) 15... exd4 16. cxb6 Qxb6 17. c5 Qb2 $132) 15. Qxd4
Qf4 {Black is trying to find counterplay but 15...d6 seems to be more stable,
guaranteeing a passive game.} (15... d6 $5) 16. O-O Bxe4 17. Qxb6 Bc6 18. b5 {
White is trying to displace the black bishop and advance his pawns, attacking
on the queenside.} axb5 19. cxb5 Rb8 20. Qa7 Ra8 21. Qb6 Rb8 22. Qa7 Ra8 23.
Qc5 {White isn't content with a draw since his position is more promising.} Bb7
24. g3 {Unexpected move; white uncovers a dangerous diagonal. 24.Rfd1 and 24.
a4 deserve attention.} (24. Rfd1 $5) (24. a4 $5) 24... Ne4 $2 {Probably the
decisive mistake. Natural 24.Qb8 leads to an unclear position.} (24... Qb8 $5
25. Rfd1 h4 26. g4 Qf4) 25. Qb6 $1 Qb8 (25... Nxg3 26. Qxb7) 26. Nxe4 Bxe4 27.
Qd4 $1 $16 {Centralization of white's queen leads to a clear advantage.} Bg6
28. Qxg7 Ke7 29. Qc3 Qd6 30. Rfd1 {White's last innactive piece is menacingly
transferred into the field of battle.} Qxa3 31. Qc7 Ra7 32. Rxd7+ Kf8 33. Qb8+
Kg7 34. Qe5+ Kh7 35. Rxa7 Qxc1+ 36. Kh2 Qd2 $18 {Passing pawn and a highly
active position entitle white to a winning position.} 37. b6 h4 38. Ra4 hxg3+
39. Kxg3 f6 40. Rh4+ 1-0

[Event "Dresden ZMD op-A 21st"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2012.08.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Szabo, Krisztian"]
[Black "Strunski, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2548"]
[BlackElo "2366"]
[Annotator "Gutman,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[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. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 (6... Bb4 $5 7.
Qf3 Qc7 8. a3 Bd6 $5 9. Bg5 Nc6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 {ist zu beachten, Ni Hua-Miezis,
Biel 2011}) 7. a3 b6 8. Be3 Bb7 9. f3 d6 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Be7 12. Qd2 O-O
13. b4 ({Heute ist meist} 13. Rfc1) ({oder} 13. Rac1 {anzutreffen}) 13... Rac8
14. Rac1 Qb8 15. Kh1 Rfe8 16. Rc2 Bd8 17. Na4 Be7 (17... Bc7 18. Bg1 Rcd8 {
kam in Kasparov-Kramnik, Moskau 2001.}) 18. Bg1 Kh8 19. Rb1 Qa8 $2 ({Besser
war es mit} 19... Ba8 20. Qc1 Qc7 $11 {abzuwarten.}) 20. Qc1 $6 ({Vorteil
versprach} 20. Nb3 Qb8 21. c5 b5 22. Na5 dxc5 23. bxc5 Bd8 24. Nb6 $16) 20...
Bd8 21. Be3 ({Und hier war} 21. c5 $5 bxc5 22. bxc5 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 dxc5 24. Rxc5
{interessant, etwa} Be7 25. Rc7 Bd6 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Qb2 Rb8 28. Qd2 Rd8 29.
Qa5 Be7 30. Qb6 Rd7 31. Nc2) 21... Be7 22. Nb3 Nxe4 $2 ({Vorzuziehen war} 22...
Bd8 {um} 23. c5 bxc5 24. bxc5 {mit} Nxe4 25. fxe4 Bxe4 {zu beantworten.}) 23.
Nxb6 Nxb6 24. Bxb6 Nf6 25. Na5 Bd8 26. Nxb7 Qxb7 27. Bf2 Nd7 28. Qd2 Bb6 29.
Bg3 d5 30. Rd1 Qc6 31. Rdc1 ({Vielleicht war} 31. Rcc1 Qb7 32. Qd3 $16 {
etwas genauer.}) 31... Qa4 $6 ({Schwarz sucht nach Koplikationen, um das
Endspiel nach} 31... dxc4 32. Rxc4 Qb7 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34. Rxc8+ Qxc8 35. Be1 Nf6
36. Qc3 Qxc3 37. Bxc3 Nd5 38. Be1 Nc7 39. a4 {zu vermeiden.}) 32. cxd5 Rxc2 33.
Qxc2 Qxa3 34. dxe6 Nf8 $2 ({Das kleinere Ьbel wдre} 34... fxe6 35. Rb1 Nf6 36.
Qc6 Qa2 37. Re1 $16) 35. Qc3 ({Schnell gewann} 35. Rb1 Rxe6 36. Qc8 Kg8 37. Bc4
$18) 35... Qxc3 36. Rxc3 a5 37. exf7 Ra8 38. bxa5 Rxa5 39. h4 g6 40. Rc8 Kg7
41. Bd6 Bf2 42. Rxf8 Bg3 43. Rg8+ 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Hou, Yifan"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2014.04.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 {Black doesn't
want to play Bb4. She wants to play the Hedgehog.} (6... Bb4 {is another main
line.}) 7. Be2 {This move is the another possibility instead of 7.a3. White is
going to play Qd3 and f4. On the other hand, the most challenging move should
be 7...Bb4, exploiting the absence of a3.} (7. a3 {is the other main line in
order to avoid ...Bb4.}) 7... b6 {Black is ready to employ the Hedgehog.} (7...
Bb4 {is the other fighting option for Black.}) 8. O-O Bb7 9. Qd3 $5 {However,
White plays a slightly rare line. 9.Qd3 is an interesting move. White doesn't
play the usual plans against the Hedgehog. White is going to play f4 and she
will try to attack on the kingside.} (9. f3 d6 10. Be3 Be7 {is one of the main
positions of the Hedgehog.}) 9... Nc6 (9... d6 $5) (9... Be7 {is the
''traditional'' Hedgehog move.} 10. Be3 d6 11. b4 $1 Nbd7 12. f4 $1 O-O 13.
Rac1 Rac8 $5 {is my recommendation over 13...Rad8 and Black has a good
position.} (13... Rad8 14. Nd5 $1 exd5 15. cxd5 Nc5 16. bxc5 bxc5 17. Nb3 Rfe8
18. Bd2 $1 $16 {Khalifman-Akopian, Minsk 2014})) 10. Nxc6 $1 {White has to
take the knight on c6, because she can't improve the position with the knights.
} dxc6 $146 {This is a novelty. This move seems to be better than Bxc6,
because she will be able to improve the structure with c5.} (10... Bxc6 11. Be3
Bb4 12. f3 O-O 13. a3 Bc5 14. b4 Bxe3+ 15. Qxe3 {When the dark-squared bishops
have been exchanged, White's position should be better. Black's bishop on e7
is slightly passive, but a very useful piece which defends Black's most
important pawn.} d6 16. Rac1 Rfb8 17. Rfd1 Be8 18. Rd2 Rd8 19. Rcd1 $14 {
Konnyu-Bromberger, Austria 2009}) 11. f4 $1 {Hou Yifan's move is the most
logical. She hopes for a promising attack on the kingside.} (11. Be3 $5 {
seems to be good also, but} Rd8 12. Qc2 Nd7 $1 {and Black isn't worse, because
she has avoided c5.}) 11... Bc5+ (11... Nd7 12. Qg3 $36) (11... Rd8 12. Qg3
Bc5+ 13. Be3 $36 (13. Kh1 O-O 14. e5 {transposes to 11...Bc5})) 12. Kh1 O-O 13.
e5 Rad8 (13... Nd7 14. Ne4 $14 {The plan is Bf3, Be3 and improving the
position with Rad1 and Qc2 in order to go out of the d-file.}) 14. Qh3 {
This is a very good move. White is going to play Bd3, Ne4 and the pieces are
attacking the king.} (14. Qg3 {is also possible and if} Nd7 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Be3
c5 17. Bf3 $14 {and White must be slightly better.}) 14... Nd7 15. Ne4 Be7 16.
Bd3 $1 g6 $2 (16... h6 $1 17. Bc2 $1 {This move avoids ...Nc5.} (17. f5 $143 $2
Nxe5 $17) (17. b3 Nc5 $1 {Black exchanges a piece and escapes in a draw.} 18.
Nxc5 Bxc5 19. f5 Qxe5 20. f6 $1 Rxd3 $1 21. Qxd3 Qxa1 22. Bxh6 $1 Qd4 23. Qg3
g6 24. Bg7 g5 $11) 17... c5 (17... Nc5 $2 18. Nf6+ $3 $18) 18. Be3 $14 {
This is slightly better, but it's far from losing.} (18. a4 $5 {The plan is
Ra3-g3 with a very dangerous attack.})) 17. b3 $1 {I could give 2 !s, because
practically Black hasn't got any defence. White plans Bb2 and his attack is
winning.} c5 18. Bb2 $36 {White's position is very dangerous. He has an active
bishop pair and f5 is in the air.} Bxe4 19. Bxe4 b5 $2 {This move allows a
nice finishing combination.} (19... f5 {was the only defence. However, White
simply wins a pawn after} 20. exf6 $16) 20. f5 $3 exf5 21. Rxf5 $1 Qb6 $4 (
21... f6 22. Raf1 $3 {This is the only move which gives a winning advantage:}
gxf5 23. Bxf5 Rf7 24. e6 Rg7 25. exd7 $18) 22. Qh6 $1 gxf5 23. e6 Nf6 24. Qg5+
{A nice victory by the World Champion.} 1-0

[Event "Elgoibar 09th"]
[Site "Elgoibar"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gomez Esteban, Juan Mario"]
[Black "Sanz Alonso, Francisco Javier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1999.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 a6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e4 d6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 e6 7. Be2 Be7 8. Be3
Qc7 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. Rc1 Bd7 11. f3 Ne5 12. b3 Rc8 13. O-O O-O 14. Kh1 Qb8 15. f4
Nc6 16. Nf3 b6 17. Bg1 Be8 18. f5 Bd7 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Qe3 Bd8 21. c5 dxc5 22.
Bxa6 Bc7 23. Bxc8 Bxc8 24. Qe2 Qa8 25. e5 Ba6 26. Nb5 Nd5 27. a4 Rf5 28. Qe4
Bxe5 29. Nxe5 Rxe5 30. Qf3 Rf5 31. Qg3 Qf8 32. Rxf5 Qxf5 33. Re1 e5 34. Nd6 Qe6
35. Ne4 h6 36. Rb1 Nd4 37. a5 Nf4 38. axb6 Qxb6 39. Nxc5 Qxc5 40. Bxd4 Qc2 41.
Rg1 Bb7 42. Be3 Qe4 43. Bxf4 exf4 44. Qg4 Qc2 45. h4 Qxb3 46. Qxf4 Qh3+ 47. Qh2
Qg4 48. Rf1 Kh7 49. Rf4 Qg6 50. Qh3 Bd5 51. Kh2 Be6 52. Qf3 Qc2 53. Qe4+ Qxe4
54. Rxe4 Bf5 55. Rb4 {[#] Mit dem dunkelfarbigen Lдufer (etwa auf f6) wьrde h5
gefolgt von g6 eine uneinnehmbare Festung aufbauen, selbst wenn der Kцnig auf
die letzte Reihe abgeschnitten ist. Der Lдufer bliebe stur auf der groЯen
Diagonalen. Im vorliegenden Fall bleiben die schwarzen Bauern auf den dunklen
Feldern. Die Frage ist nur, ob man sich g5 leisten kann. Stьnde der weiЯe
h-Bauer noch auf h3 wьrde dieser Zug sofort zum Remis fьhren. Hier aber kann
WeiЯ h5 antworten.} Kg6 (55... g5 56. g4 Bc2 (56... Be6 57. h5 Kg7 58. Kg3 Kf6
59. Rb6 Kf7 60. Kf3 Kf6 61. Ke4 Kf7 62. Ke5 Bxg4 63. Rxh6 Kg7 64. Rg6+ Kh7 65.
Rxg5 Kh6 66. Kf6 Bxh5 67. Rg7 $18 {z.B.} Bd1 68. Rg1 Bf3 69. Rg3 Bd1 70. Rh3+
Bh5 71. Rh4) 57. h5 Bd1 58. Kg3 Kg7 59. Rd4 Bb3 60. Rd6 Bc4 61. Kf3 Bb5 62. Ke4
Be2 63. Kf5 Bb5 64. Rg6+ Kh7 65. Rb6 Be2 66. Rb7+ Kg8 67. Kg6 Kf8 68. Rb8+ Ke7
69. Kxh6 Bxg4 70. Kxg5 Bd1 71. h6 Bc2 72. h7 $18) 56. g4 Bd3 57. Kg3 Kf6 58.
Rb6+ Ke5 $2 {Trennt sich freiwillig und ohne Not von seinen getreuen Vasallen.
Der Kцnig musste hinten bleiben.} (58... Kf7 59. g5 (59. Kf4 Bc2 60. g5 hxg5+
61. Kxg5 Bd3 62. Rb7+ Kg8 $11) (59. h5 Bc2 60. Kf4 Bd3 61. Ke5 Bc2 62. Rb7+ Kg8
63. Ke6 Bd1 64. Rb4 Be2 65. Ke7 Bd1 66. Rb8+ Kh7 67. Kf8 Bxg4 68. Rb7 Bxh5 69.
Rxg7+ Kh8 $11) 59... hxg5 60. hxg5 Bc2 61. Kf4 Bd3 62. Ke5 Bc2 $11) 59. h5 Bc2
60. Kh4 Kf4 (60... Kf4 61. Rb7 g5+ 62. hxg6 Bxg6 63. Rb6 Be4 64. Rxh6 Bd3 65.
g5 Ke5 66. Rb6 Be2 67. g6 Bc4 68. Kg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Anand +3-1=7"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Kasimdzhanov,R"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This game has already entered chess history, and not in a good way. Hardly
any other game caused so much astonishment, and left even experts so perplexed.
Mutual blunders shocked the public at large; a strange opening choice from
Vishy left me, amongst others, struggling for an explanation.} 1. e4 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:06] The
same opening choice from Anand as in game 4, but...} 3. d4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:15]
This time Magnus is prepared!} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
a6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. c4 {[%emt 0:00:43] A very popular move these days,
alternatives are 5.Bd3 and 5.Nc3.} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]}
Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:08] Quite natural, but in fact not the most solid continuation.
} (6... Qc7 7. a3 b6 {leads to pretty normal Hedgehog positions} (7... Nxe4 8.
Nxe4 Qe5 {is very risky for Black})) 7. Qd3 {[%emt 0:01:34]} Nc6 $6 {[%emt 0:
00:15] Vishy choosing this line is rather odd - Black gets a passive position
without any counterplay.} (7... Qc7 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Nxe4 10. Nb5 $1 {
is just bad for Black: 1-0 (31) Nepomniachtchi,I (2730)-Svidler,P (2753) Dubai
2014}) ({But} 7... d5 {is a pretty good move, with decent chances to equalize.}
) 8. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:02:24]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 9. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:03:23]} Kxd8
{[%emt 0:00:41]} 10. e5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:28]} (10... Ne4 {
looks more active: after} 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 b6 13. Be3 Kc7 14. Bd3 Nc5 (
14... Nxc3 15. a4 b5 {feels quite risky too}) 15. Bc2 a5 16. O-O-O Ba6 17. Rd4
{isn't as bad for Black as the game, but still kind of sad.}) 11. Bf4 {[%emt 0:
02:58]} (11. f4 {gives Black counterplay} f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 (12... gxf6 $5))
11... Bxc3+ {[%emt 0:09:17]} 12. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Kc7 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 13.
h4 {[%emt 0:03:55]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:21]} (13... h5 14. Rh3 {and maybe Black is
just no longer in time to defend f7.}) 14. h5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} h6 $6 {[%emt 0:
07:45] Very understandable, but in fact a rather risky approach.} ({Letting
the white pawn get to h6 after} 14... Bb7 15. h6 g6 {does not look great, but
in fact Black has only one weakness to defend now, the pawn on f7, and he
might be able to do it.} 16. O-O-O c5 17. Rh4 Rhf8 18. Bg3 Rae8 {and I don't
see how White should progress here.}) 15. O-O-O {[%emt 0:03:58]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:
01:18]} 16. Rd3 {[%emt 0:02:04]} c5 {[%emt 0:07:41]} 17. Rg3 {[%emt 0:01:41]}
Rag8 {[%emt 0:01:39]} 18. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Nf8 {[%emt 0:04:29] Now we can
take stock of what has happened - Black is passive and worse; or, as Kramnik
nicely put it, the starting position in chess is not so bad for Black that he
should go for something like this :)} 19. Be3 {[%emt 0:01:26]} g6 {[%emt 0:10:
20] Black just can't allow Rh4-g4.} (19... Nd7 20. Rh4 Nxe5 21. Bf4 f6 22. Rhg4
{is no improvement.}) 20. hxg6 {[%emt 0:02:49]} Nxg6 {[%emt 0:03:20]} 21. Rh5 {
[%emt 0:00:34]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:06:24]} 22. Bc2 {[%emt 0:02:55]} Kb7 {[%emt 0:04:
17] So far White has played immaculately, but around here strange things start
happening.} 23. Rg4 {[%emt 0:08:35] In fact the rook is pretty vulnarable here,
and does not do very much at all.} (23. Kd2 Ne7 $1 24. Rxg8 Rxg8 25. g3 Bf3 26.
Rxh6 Rd8+ 27. Kc1 {Black is still fighting here, but White should convert in
the long run} (27. Ke1 Nc6)) 23... a5 {[%emt 0:05:45]} (23... Ne7 24. Rxg8 Rxg8
25. g3 Bf3 26. Rxh6 Ng6 {is similar to the previous line.}) 24. Bd1 {[%emt 0:
01:37]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:05:17]} 25. Bc2 {[%emt 0:03:46]} Rdg8 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 26.
Kd2 $4 {[%emt 0:01:03] A move that should have changed modern chess history.
White really needs to centralise his king, but it would be nice to achieve it
without blundering all his pawns.} (26. Kd1 Nf8 $1 27. Rf4 Be8 {is suddenly
awkward for White}) (26. Rg3 $5 {might be the best; although it becomes clear,
that White lost a lot of time, shuffling his pieces around.}) 26... a4 $4 {
[%emt 0:01:00] As they say, "returning the favour". I can't think of any other
example, where Vishy with loads of time on his clock had failed to spot
tactics that simple.} (26... Nxe5 $1 27. Rxg8 Nxc4+ 28. Ke2 Rxg8 29. g3 Nxe3
30. Kxe3 Bd5 {with a reasonably simple techical task.}) 27. Ke2 {[%emt 0:01:31]
Back in control.} a3 {[%emt 0:02:42]} 28. f3 {[%emt 0:01:20]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:09:
34]} 29. Ke1 {[%emt 0:08:04]} (29. Bxg6 fxg6 30. Rxg6 Ba4 31. Rxe6 Bc2 {
feels less clear than White would ideally like.}) 29... Rd7 {[%emt 0:01:18]}
30. Bc1 {[%emt 0:01:58]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:03:54]} 31. Ke2 {[%emt 0:08:42]} Ba4 {
[%emt 0:00:25]} 32. Be4+ {[%emt 0:02:26]} Bc6 $2 {[%emt 0:00:09] The last of
so many mistakes in this game.} ({After} 32... Ka7 $1 33. Bxa8 Kxa8 34. Bxa3 (
34. Rh1 Bc2) 34... Rd1 35. Rxh6 Ra1 {Black gets a surprising ammount of
counterplay} 36. Ke3 $1 {perhaps the best, but far from simple} (36. Rh7 Rxa2+
$13) (36. Rg5 Rxa2+ 37. Ke1 Nf4 (37... Rxa3 38. Rh7 $16) 38. Bc1 Nd3+ 39. Kf1
Bb3 (39... Nxc1 40. Rg7) 40. Rg7 Bxc4 41. Kg1 Kb7 42. Rxf7+ Kc6 43. Bg5 Rc2 {
is a mess}) 36... Nxe5 37. Rg7 Nxc4+ 38. Kf4 Nd6 39. Ke5 Rd1 40. Bc1 {and
White will prevail, probably :)}) 33. Bxg6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} fxg6 {[%emt 0:00:
19]} 34. Rxg6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Ba4 {[%emt 0:05:18]} 35. Rxe6 {[%emt 0:03:43]}
Rd1 {[%emt 0:04:02]} 36. Bxa3 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 37. Ke3 {
[%emt 0:01:55]} Bc2 {[%emt 0:03:43]} 38. Re7+ {[%emt 0:00:36] Luck always
favours the winner.} Ka6 39. Rxh6 Rxa2 40. Bxc5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.12.13"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Votava, Jan"]
[Black "Markowski, Tomasz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2518"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[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 "Erfurt"]
[BlackTeam "Plauen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qc2 O-O (7...
Qc7 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 (9. bxc3 d6 (9... b6 $5) 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. f3 O-O 12.
O-O b6 13. Kh1 Bb7 14. Bg5 Rac8 15. Rfb1 d5 16. exd5 exd5 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18.
cxd5 Nxd5 19. c4 Nf4 20. Bf1 Rfd8 21. Nf5 Qc5 22. Re1 Ne6 23. Ne3 Nd4 $17 {
Silberschlag,J-Farago,I/Bad Zwesten 2002/}) 9... O-O (9... b6 10. f3 Bb7 11.
Be2 d6 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Rfc1 Rac8 15. Qd2 Ne5 16. a4 Qe7 17. a5
bxa5 18. Nb3 Rfd8 19. Nxa5 Ba8 20. Bd4 Rb8 21. Qe3 Ned7 22. Rab1 h6 23. b4 $16
{Kovacevic,A-Votava,J/Leon 2001/}) 10. f3 d6 11. Be2 e5 12. Nc2 Be6 13. Bg5
Nbd7 14. Ne3 Rfc8 15. O-O (15. Qd2 $5) 15... b5 16. Rac1 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Qa7 18.
Kh1 Nb6 19. Qd3 Nxc4 20. Nxc4 Qb8 21. Nxd6 Rd8 22. Rc6 $16 {Luther,T-Markowski,
T/Bled SLO 2002/}) 8. Be2 d6 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (8... e5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O Bc5
11. a3 d6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Be6 14. Rfd1 Rc8 15. Nd5 g5 16. Bg3 Nd4 17. Qd3
Nxe4 18. Qxe4 f5 $2 (18... Bxd5 $142 19. cxd5 f5 $17) 19. Nxd4 fxe4 20. Nxe6
Qe8 21. Nxf8 Qxf8 22. b3 Qf7 23. Bh5 $18 {Naes,F-Nicholson,J/Port Erin 1999/})
(8... d5 9. e5 Nfd7 10. cxd5 Nxe5 11. O-O exd5 12. f4 Ng4 13. Bxg4 Bxg4 14. Kh1
Nc6 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qa4 Qd6 17. f5 f6 18. a3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Be2 20. Rf2 Rae8
21. Bf4 Qe7 22. Qc2 Bc4 $17 {Lugo,R-Agayer,N/Oropesa del Mar 2000/}) 9. O-O Qc7
10. Bd2 Nc6 11. Nxc6 Qxc6 12. f3 d5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Qxc2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 5th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2009.05.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2009.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 {Dieser Zug ist in der heutigen
Praxis eher selten anzutreffen, obwohl er zu einer interessanten Stellung
fьhrt, in der WeiЯ um Vorteil kдmpfen kann. Das liegt wohl daran, dass die
Alternative 5.Bd3 Schwarz in Erцffnungsschwiriegkeiten bringt.} (5. Bd3 {
Ist heute der am meisten gespielte Zug.} Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 (6... Ba7 7. Qe2 Nc6 8.
Be3 d6 9. O-O $14 {Mit angenehmen Spiel fьr WeiЯ. Das grцЯte Problem fьr
Schwarz ist die Schwдche des Bauern d6, der ohne seinen Hauptverteidiger - den
schwarzfeldrigen Lдufer - geblieben ist.}) 7. O-O d6 8. Qg4 g6 9. Qe2 $14 {
Die theoretischen Varianten in dieser Stellung sind sehr lang und kompliziert,
doch es sieht so aus, dass WeiЯ am Drьcker ist.}) (5. Nc3 {ist der
zweitpopulдrste Zug. Auch hier erreicht WeiЯ aussichtsreiche Stellungen,
obwohl Schwarz eher zum Kontern kommt als nach 5.Bd3.} b5 (5... Nc6 {Leitet zu
der anderen Paulsen-Variante ьber, die als sehr solide gilt.} 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7.
Bd3 d5 8. O-O Nf6 $132 {WeiЯ hat Entwicklungsvorsprung, Schwarz dafьr ein
starkes Zentrum und keine Schwдchen im eigenen Lager.}) (5... Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7.
Nxc6 dxc6 8. O-O e5 9. f4 $14) 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nb3 d6 8. Be3 Qc7 9. O-O Nf6 10.
f4 Be7 11. Qf3 Bb7 $132) 5... Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 (6... Qc7 {ist eine alternative
Fortsetzung.} 7. a3 {Prophylaxe gegen 7....Bb4.} b6 8. Be3 (8. Be2 Bb7 9. f3 d6
{fьhrt nur zu Zugumstellung.}) 8... Bb7 {Die nдchsten Zьge fьr beide Seiten
sind mehr oder weniger erzwungen - beide streben eine Igelstellung an und
mьssen die Entwicklung beenden. Die Zugfolge spielt dabei keine groЯe Rolle.}
9. f3 d6 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O O-O $132 {Radjabov - Kamsky (Baku,
2008). Es entsteht eine Igelstellung mit Chancen fьr beide Seiten.}) 7. Qf3 {
Dies wurde auf hohem Niveau noch nicht ausprobiert.} ({Kramnik hat in dieser
Stellung mehrmals und mit Erfolg} 7. Bd3 {gespielt. Nach} Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9.
bxc3 d6 10. O-O Ne5 11. f4 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4
exd4 16. e5 dxc3 17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. exf6 $14 {bekam WeiЯ ein besseres Endspiel
aufgrund des schlechten schwarzen Kцnigs in Kramnik - Svidler (Wijk aan Zee,
2005).}) 7... Qc7 8. a3 Be7 (8... Bxc3+ {leitet in die Variante ьber, die fьr
Schwarz als ungьnstig gilt.} 9. Qxc3 Nxe4 10. Nb5 $3 axb5 11. Qxg7 Rf8 12. Bh6
Qd6 (12... Qc5 13. f3 $3 bxc4 (13... Qf2+ 14. Kd1 $18) 14. Bxc4 $1 Ng5 (14...
Nf6 15. Qxf6 Qxc4 16. Rc1 $18) 15. Qxf8+ Qxf8 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. h4 $18) 13.
cxb5 $1 {WeiЯ hat's nicht eilig, der Turm f8 lдuft nicht weg.} b6 14. f3 Nc5
15. b4 Na4 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. Rc7 Ra7 18. Bd3 f5 19. Kf2 Qe7 20. Qxe7+ Kxe7 21.
Bxf8+ Kxf8 22. Bc2 Nb2 23. Rb1 $18 {Ob man es glaubt oder nicht, aber das
Spiel verlдuft bis hierher forciert - angefangen mit 10.Nb5!}) 9. Qg3 d6 $5 {
Es ist immer die Frage, um was man eigentlich spielen will. Schwarz kann die
Damen tauschen und ein passives Endspiel spielen, das er vielleicht Remis
halten kцnnen wird, aber wo er keine Chancen auf Gewinn hat. Ivanchuk
bevorzugt, den Bauer zu opfern und Kompensation dafьr zu suchen.} (9... Qxg3
10. hxg3 d6 (10... Nc6 11. Nxc6 dxc6 (11... bxc6 12. e5 $16) 12. e5 Nd7 13. f4
$14) 11. Be2 (11. Be3 Ng4 12. Bd2 Nc6 $11) 11... Nc6 12. Be3 Bd7 13. O-O-O $14)
10. Qxg7 {WeiЯ muss den Bauern nehmen.} Rg8 11. Qh6 Nbd7 (11... Qb6 {ist nicht
im Sinne der Stellung} 12. Qd2 $16) (11... Nc6 {Auch der Figurentausch kann
nicht gut sein, wenn Schwarz Initiative entwickeln will.} 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. f3
$16) (11... b6 {ist etwas zu langsam, WeiЯ schafft es, seinerseits Initiative
zu ergreifen.} 12. f3 Bb7 13. g4 $1 $16 {/\g5}) 12. Qe3 (12. f3 $2 Ne5 $1 {
Deswegen ist der Springerzug im 11. die beste Fortsetzung - Schwarz greift
sofort an.} 13. b3 b5 $1 $17) 12... b6 {Jetzt muss Schwarz die Entwicklung
vollenden, und auf eine Dauerkompensation hoffen.} (12... Ne5 13. Qe2 b6 14. f4
Ned7 15. g3 Bb7 16. Bg2 Rc8 17. b3 b5 18. O-O bxc4 19. Rb1 cxb3 20. Rxb3 Nc5
21. Rb4 $14 {WeiЯ hat den Bauer zurьckgegeben, dafьr bleibt der schwarze Kцnig
im Zentrum und der Turm g8 ist aus dem Spiel.}) 13. Bd2 ({Verlockend sieht der
Versuch aus, den Lдufer zu fianchettieren.} 13. g3 Bb7 14. Bg2 Qxc4 15. b3 Qc5
$1 {Doch bekommt Schwarz starke Initiative in diesem Fall.} 16. O-O Ng4 17. Qd2
Bg5 18. f4 Bf6 $36) 13... Bb7 14. f3 {Was WeiЯ da macht, sieht logisch aus -
er verteidigt systematisch alle Schwachpunkte seiner Stellung, zuerst c3,
jetzt auch e4.} Ne5 {Schwarz muss Druck machen.} 15. b3 O-O-O 16. Rc1 (16.
O-O-O $2 d5 $15 {Der Bauer a3 hдngt.}) 16... Kb8 {Die weiЯe Stellung ist nicht
leicht zu spielen, denn alle schwarzen Figuren stehen ideal. AuЯerdem hat WeiЯ
momentan keinen konkreten Plan. Er wьrde gerne seine Entwicklung vollenden,
aber das lдsst der schwarze Turm auf g8 nicht zu.} 17. b4 {Deckt das Feld c5,
so dass der schwarze Lдufer nach dem VorstoЯ d5 nicht zu aktiv wird.} (17. g3
$6 {ist zu gefaehrlich.} d5 $1 {Schwarz nutzt die neu entstandenen Schwдchen
im weiЯen Lager aus.} 18. cxd5 Bc5 19. Na4 Bxd4 20. Rxc7 Bxe3 21. Rxb7+ (21.
Bxe3 Kxc7 22. Bxb6+ Kb8 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 $19) 21... Kxb7 22. Bxe3 exd5 23. Bxb6
Rc8 $17) 17... Rc8 {Schwarz lдsst sich Zeit.} 18. Na4 (18. g3 h5 $1 $36 {
Schwarz braucht sich keine Sorgen mehr um das Lдuferfianchetto zu machen - der
Lдufer ist an den Bauern c4 gebunden.}) 18... Nfd7 19. g3 $1 {Frьher oder
spдter, das ist der einzige Weg, sich zu befreien.} Nc6 $2 ({Verrьckte
Varianten beginnen nach} 19... h5 $5 20. Be2 h4 21. g4 (21. Kf2 Bg5 22. f4 Nf6
$1 23. Ke1 Bh6 $17) 21... Bg5 22. Qf2 Bxd2+ 23. Kxd2 Nc5 $3 24. bxc5 dxc5 25.
Ke1 (25. Nb3 Qd7+ $19) 25... cxd4 26. Qxd4 b5 $132 {Intuitiv kann man sagen,
dass die schwarze Kompensation den weiЯen Bauern ьberwiegt.}) 20. Nb3 $2 (20.
Nxc6+ {Es ist nicht zu sehen, wie Schwarz sich halten kann.} Bxc6 21. b5 Bb7 (
21... Ba8 22. bxa6 f5 23. Rb1 $18) 22. bxa6 Bxa6 (22... Bc6 23. Nc3 $16) 23. c5
$3 $16) 20... f5 $1 {Schwarz muss die Stellung цffnen, um den weiЯen Kцnig
anzugreifen.} 21. f4 (21. exf5 Bg5 22. Qf2 Nce5 $40) 21... e5 $1 (21... fxe4
22. Bh3 $1 Nd8 23. O-O h5 24. Nd4 $16 {Plцtzlich ist es WeiЯ, der hier
angreift.}) 22. Bg2 exf4 23. Qxf4 Bg5 $6 (23... fxe4 $1 {Nichts spricht gegen
das einfache Nehmen.} 24. O-O (24. Qxe4 Nxb4 25. Qxb7+ Qxb7 26. Bxb7 Nd3+ 27.
Kf1 Rcf8+ 28. Kg2 Rf2+ 29. Kg1 Kxb7 $19) 24... Nce5 25. c5 (25. Bxe4 Rg4 $19)
25... dxc5 26. bxc5 bxc5 27. Ba5 Qd6 28. Rcd1 Rcf8 29. Rxd6 Rxf4 30. Re6 Rxf1+
31. Kxf1 Rf8+ 32. Ke2 Rf7 $15 {Am Ende dieser nicht forcierten Variante ist es
Schwarz, der auf Gewinn spielen kann.}) 24. Qxf5 Rcf8 25. Qh3 Bxd2+ 26. Nxd2
Nde5 27. Rc3 (27. Ke2 Nd4+ $19) 27... Bc8 $2 (27... Nd4 $1 {wьrde die Partie
wahrscheinlich entscheiden.} 28. Rf1 Bc6 29. Nb2 Qg7 $1 $17 {Die weiЯen
Figuren auf der langen Diagonale kommen in Schwierigkeiten.}) 28. Qh4 b5 29.
Nb2 (29. cxb5 axb5 30. Nb2 Qg7 $17) 29... Qg7 $19 {Die Stellung ist objektiv
gewonnen fьr Schwarz. Vermutlich waren beide Spieler zu diesem Zeitpunkt in
starker Zeitnot.} 30. g4 Qa7 $2 {Schwarz wollte es wohl zu schцn machen. Das
einfache ...Ng4 wьrde den vollen Punkt bringen.} (30... Nxg4 31. Qg3 Qd4 {
WeiЯ kann nichts machen, alle seine Figuren stehen schlecht.} 32. Nb3 Qf2+ 33.
Qxf2 Rxf2 34. cxb5 Rxg2 35. bxc6 Rxb2 $19) 31. h3 Bxg4 $2 {Wieder nicht die
beste Fortsetzung.} (31... Qd4 $1 32. Qg3 Bxg4 $1 33. Qe3 (33. hxg4 Rxg4 34.
Qe3 Rxg2 35. Qxd4 Nxd4 $19) 33... Be6 34. Qxd4 Nxd4 35. Bf1 Rc8 $17) 32. c5 $2
{Ein Gegenfehler. Der einzige Zug war 32.Rf1.} (32. Rf1 Be6 33. Rxf8+ Rxf8 34.
Qg3 a5 $1 $15) 32... Be2 $1 33. Rg3 (33. Kxe2 Rxg2+ 34. Kd1 Rff2 $19) 33... Nd4
$2 {Schon wieder lдsst Schwarz den sofortigen Gewinn aus!} (33... Qf7 $1 34.
Kxe2 (34. Rxg8 Qxg8 $1 35. Bf1 Nd4 36. Bxe2 Qg2 $19) 34... Nd4+ 35. Kd1 Qa2 $1
$19 {WeiЯ kann aufgeben!}) 34. Rxg8 Rxg8 35. Qf6 Qc7 $6 {Wieder gab es eine
stдrkere Fortsetzung!} (35... Rxg2 $1 36. Qxd6+ Qc7 37. Qxd4 Nc6 $3 38. Qe3 (
38. Qh8+ Ka7 39. Nf1 Qf7 $19) 38... Nd4 $3 $19) 36. Bf1 {WeiЯ verteidigt sich
mit einzigen Zьgen.} Bf3 $6 (36... Bxf1 {gewinnt sofort.} 37. Kxf1 (37. Rxf1
dxc5 38. bxc5 Qxc5 $19) 37... dxc5 38. Rg1 Ng6 $19) 37. Nxf3 Nexf3+ $4 {
Der letzte groЯe Fehler! Hдtte Schwarz mit dem anderen Springer genommen,
hдtte er die Partie noch fьr sich entscheiden kцnnen.} (37... Ndxf3+ $1 38. Kd1
dxc5 $19 {Mit der geцffneten d-Linie ist WeiЯ verloren.}) 38. Kd1 Rd8 39. Nd3 {
Der Springer d4 stцrt den schwarzen Angriff.} dxc5 40. bxc5 Re8 {Nachdem die
Zeitnot vorbei war, landete Schwarz in einer verlorenen Stellung. Doch lieЯ
WeiЯ den Gewinn mit seinem 41. Zug aus.} 41. Nb4 $2 (41. Be2 $1 Qd8 (41... Ne5
42. Nb4 $16) 42. Qxd8+ Rxd8 43. Bxf3 Nxf3 44. Kc2 $16) 41... Qd8 42. Nxa6+ Kb7
43. Qxd8 Rxd8 44. Nb4 Ra8 {Schwarz gewinnt den weiЯen Mehrbauern zurьck und
die Stellung endet in einem remislichen Endspiel.} 45. Nc2 Kc6 46. Bd3 Kxc5 47.
Rf1 Ne5 48. Nxd4 Kxd4 49. Bxb5 Rxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 46th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2011.05.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

[Event "Biel GM 43rd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2010.07.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2010.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 (5. Bd3 {ist der am meisten
gespielte Zug heute.}) (5. Nc3 {ist der zweitpopulдrste Zug. Auch hier
erreicht WeiЯ aussichtsreiche Stellungen, obwohl Schwarz eher zum Kontern
kommt als nach 5.Bd3.}) 5... Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qd3 $6 {Sieht nicht gut aus,
und ist auch nicht gut. Schwarz kann mittels 7...d5 sofort ausgleichen.} ({
Kramnik hat in dieser Stellung mehrmals und mit Erfolg} 7. Bd3 {gespielt. Nach}
Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 d6 10. O-O Ne5 11. f4 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5
14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 exd4 16. e5 dxc3 17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. exf6 $14 {bekam WeiЯ
ein besseres Endspiel aufgrund des schlechten schwarzen Kцnigs in Kramnik -
Svidler (Wijk aan Zee, 2005).}) ({Auch gut ist} 7. Qc2 Qc7 8. a3 {Nun verliert
die lange und forcierte Variante} Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Nxe4 $2 10. Nb5 $1 axb5 11.
Qxg7 Rf8 12. Bh6 Qc5 13. cxb5 Qxf2+ 14. Kd1 $18 {Schwarz kann aufgeben.}) 7...
d6 $2 {Die schlechteste Reaktion von allen mцglichen. Mit dem Zug ...d6 muss
man im Paulsen so lange wie mцglich abwarten.} (7... d5 $1 {ist der einfachste
Weg zum Ausgleich.} 8. exd5 exd5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bg5
h6 (12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Be6 14. Rfd1 $36 {Anand - Svidler (Monte Carlo, 2005)})
13. Bh4 a5 14. Rfd1 Ba6 $132 {Kramnik - Van Wely (Dortmund, 2005)}) 8. Nc2 $1 {
WeiЯ nutzt den Fehler von Schwarz aus und kommt in Vorteil, obwohl seine Dame
auf d3 ihn doch stцren wird.} Ba5 (8... Bxc3+ $2 {funktioniert nicht, weil der
Bauer auf g7 hдngt:} 9. Qxc3 Nxe4 10. Qxg7 $16) 9. b4 Bc7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Be2
Nbd7 12. O-O b6 {Eine interessante Igel-Version ist auf dem Brett. Einerseits
steht der Lдufer auf c7 schlecht, andererseits, falls WeiЯ f3 spielt, wird
Schwarz schneller zum Gegenspiel mittels Qb8-d5 kommen kцnnen. WeiЯ muss sich
etwas einfallen lassen, um den VorstoЯ d5 zu verhindern. Eine scheinbar gute
Mцglichkeit ist f4-Bf3.} 13. Qh3 $2 {Wohin? Was die Dame auf h3 soll, ist
schwer zu verstehen.} (13. f4 $1 Bb7 14. g3 {Zuerst wird die h2-b8 Diagonale
zugemacht. Danach kommt der weiЯe Lдufer auf f3 und der Springer nach e3. Die
Tьrme auf c1 und d1, und dann wird Schwarz irgendwann keine Zьge mehr haben -
solch ein Igel ist der Alptraum jedes Igelspielers.}) 13... Bb7 14. f3 {
Das war schon erzwungen. In nur zwei Zьgen hat WeiЯ von selbst eine sehr gute
Stellung verdorben. Schwarz lдsst sich die Chance natьrlich nicht zwei Mal
bieten.} d5 $1 {Die Dame auf h3 sieht wirklich unglьcklich aus.} 15. cxd5 exd5
16. Nxd5 {Macht die Aufgabe von Schwarz ganz einfach.} (16. exd5 $5 Re8 17.
Rad1 Be5 18. Nd4 Qc7 $1 $44 {Typische Kompensationsstellung fьr Schwarz. Seine
Idee ist b5-Nb6-Rad8. Die Aktivitдt der schwarzen Figuren kompensiert den
weiЯen Mehrbauern vцllig.}) 16... Nxd5 17. exd5 Nf6 18. Rad1 Re8 19. Bd3 (19.
Rfe1 Nxd5 20. Bd3 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 g6 $1 22. Qh6 Qf8 $11 {Auf den schwarzen
Feldern ist unmittelbar nichts los, und im langfristigen Spiel wird Schwarz
zumindest Bd8-Bf6 spielen kцnnen.}) 19... Be5 {Eine ganz konkrete Entscheidung
- der d-Bauer geht in allen Varianten verloren.} 20. Bxe5 (20. Nd4 $2 Qxd5 $15)
20... Rxe5 21. d6 Rd5 $2 (21... Bd5 $1 {lцst sofort alle Probleme.} 22. Qg3
Qxd6 23. Ne3 Qe6 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 $11) 22. d7 $2 ({WeiЯ hatte nun eine gute
Chance:} 22. Qg3 $1 Nh5 (22... g6 23. Be4 $1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Nxe4 25. fxe4 Bxe4
26. Ne3 $14) (22... Qxd6 23. Qxd6 Rxd6 24. Bxh7+ $18) 23. Qg4 g6 24. Be4 Rg5
25. Bxb7 (25. Qh3 Nf4 $15) 25... Rxg4 26. fxg4 Ra7 27. Bc6 Nf6 28. g5 Nd7 29.
Rfe1 $16) 22... g6 {Der Bauer d7 fдllt.} 23. Be4 $6 ({WeiЯ hдtte noch was im
Endspiel versuchen kцnnen.} 23. Bc4 $1 Rxd7 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Qxd7 Nxd7 26. Rd1
$1 Ne5 (26... Nf6 27. Rd6 b5 28. Bb3 $14) 27. Be2 Rc8 28. Ne3 Rc3 29. Kf2 Ra3
30. Rd2 $14) 23... Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Bxe4 25. fxe4 Ra7 26. e5 Rxd7 27. Rf1 Rd3 28.
Qh4 {Der schwarze Springer muss zurьck na e8, wonach Qf2 folgt und WeiЯ wird
doch nicht schlechter stehen.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2008.04.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2008.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 $5 {Dieser Zug ist in der
heutigen Praxis eher selten zu treffen, obwohl er zu einer interessanten
Stellung fьhrt, in der WeiЯ um Vorteil kдmpfen kann. Das liegt wohl daran,
dass die Alternative 5.Bd3 Schwarz in Erцffnungsschwierigkeiten bringt.} (5.
Bd3 {Ist der am meisten gespielte Zug heute.} Bc5 6. Nb3 Be7 (6... Ba7 7. Qe2
Nc6 8. Be3 d6 9. O-O $14 {Mit angenehmen Spiel fьr WeiЯ. Das grцЯte Problem
fьr Schwarz ist die Schwдche des Bauern d6, der ohne seinen Hauptverteidiger -
der schwarzfeldrige Lдufer - geblieben ist.}) 7. O-O d6 8. Qg4 g6 9. Qe2 $14 {
Die theoretischen Varianten in dieser Stellung sind sehr lang und kompliziert,
doch es sieht so aus, als ob WeiЯ am Drьcker ist.}) (5. Nc3 {ist der
zweitpopulдrste Zug. Auch hier erreicht WeiЯ aussichtsreiche Stellungen,
obwohl Schwarz eher zum Kontern kommt als nach 5.Bd3} b5 (5... Nc6 {fьhrt zu
der anderen Paulsen-Variante, die als sehr solide gilt.} 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5
8. O-O Nf6 $132 {WeiЯ hat Entwicklungsvorsprung, Schwarz dafьr ein starkes
Zentrum und keine Schwдchen im eigenen Lager.}) (5... Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6
dxc6 8. O-O e5 9. f4 $14) 6. Bd3 Qb6 7. Nb3 d6 8. Be3 Qc7 9. O-O Nf6 10. f4 Be7
11. Qf3 Bb7 $132) 5... Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 (6... Bb4 7. Qc2 ({Kramnik hat in dieser
Stellung mehrmals und mit Erfolg} 7. Bd3 {gespielt. Nach} Nc6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9.
bxc3 d6 10. O-O Ne5 11. f4 Nxd3 12. Qxd3 e5 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4
exd4 16. e5 dxc3 17. Qxd8+ Kxd8 18. exf6 $14 {bekam WeiЯ ein besseres Endspiel
aufgrund des schlechten Schwarzen Kцnigs in Kramnik - Svidler (Wijk aan Zee,
2005)}) 7... Qc7 8. a3 Bxc3+ (8... Bc5 9. Nb3 Be7 10. f4 d6 11. Be2 Nbd7 12.
Be3 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Rac1 $14 {Schlosser - Siebrecht (Leoben, 2007)}) 9. Qxc3
Nxe4 10. Nb5 $1 axb5 11. Qxg7 Rf8 12. Bh6 Qd6 (12... Qc5 13. f3 bxc4 (13...
Qf2+ 14. Kd1 $18) 14. Bxc4 $1 Ng5 (14... Nf6 15. Qxf6 Qxc4 16. Rc1 $18) 15.
Qxf8+ Qxf8 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 17. h4 $18) 13. cxb5 $1 {WeiЯ hat's nicht eilig, der
Turm f8 lдuft nicht weg.} b6 14. f3 Nc5 15. b4 Na4 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. Rc7 $1 Ra7
18. Bd3 f5 19. Kf2 Qe7 20. Qxe7+ Kxe7 21. Bxf8+ Kxf8 22. Bc2 Nb2 23. Rb1 $18)
7. a3 {Prophylaxe gegen 7....Bb4.} (7. Be2 $6 Bb4 8. Qd3 Nc6 $36) (7. Bd3 Nc6
8. Nxc6 (8. Be3 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. O-O d6 $11) 8... dxc6 9. O-O
e5 10. h3 (10. Be3 Ng4 11. Bd2 Bc5 $132) 10... Bc5 $132) 7... b6 8. Be3 (8. Be2
Bb7 9. f3 d6 {fьhrt zur Partiefortsetzung.}) 8... Bb7 {Die nдchsten Zьge fьr
beide Seiten sind mehr oder weniger erzwungen - beide streben eine
Igelstellung an und mьssen die Entwicklung beenden. Die Zugfolge spielt dabei
keine groЯe Rolle.} 9. f3 d6 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O O-O {Der Igel
ist auf dem Brett. Jetzt mьssen sich beide Spieler entscheiden, welchen Plan
sie wдhlen. Als Bestes fьr WeiЯ gilt die Idee b4-Nb3 und dann zu versuchen c5
vorzubereiten. Das beste Gegenspiel fьr Schwarz besteht darin, auf der
geschwдchten Diagonale h2-b8 zu spielen. Er erreicht sein Spiel mittels
Rac8-Qb8-Bd8-Bc7.} 13. b4 Rac8 14. Nb3 $5 {Dieser Zug wurde bis jetzt auf
hohem Niveau noch nicht ausprobiert. Frьher hat WeiЯ versucht, sich mittels
Qd2-Rfd1 (oder Rc2-Rfc1)-Bf1-Qf2 aufzustellen und erst dann Nb3-c5 zu spielen.
Die Erfahrung hat gezeigt, dass Schwarz schnell genug sein Gegenspiel aufbaut
und damit gleiche Chancen hat.} (14. Qd2 Qb8 15. Rc2 (15. Rfd1 Bd8 16. Kh1 Re8
17. Nb3 Bc7 $132 {/\d5}) 15... Bd8 16. Kh1 Bc7 $132 {/\d5}) 14... Qb8 (14...
Ne5 $2 15. Na4 Ned7 16. Qd4 $16 {Schwarz verliert sehr viel Zeit wдhrend WeiЯ
seine Stellung verbessert.}) 15. Kh1 {Frьher oder spдter muss WeiЯ Kh1 spielen,
um das Feld g1 fьr den Lдufer (oder manchmal sogar die Dame) zu rдumen, um das
Feld h2 zu verteidigen.} Rfe8 16. Na4 Bd8 {Wenn der weiЯe Springer das Feld c3
verlдsst und damit die Kontrolle ьber das Feld d5 geschwдcht wird, muss man
immer den VorstoЯ d5 in Betracht ziehen. Leider klappt es in dieser Stellung
nicht:} (16... d5 $5 17. exd5 (17. cxd5 exd5 18. Nxb6 (18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Rxc8
Qxc8 20. Bd4 Qc6 $15) 18... Nxb6 19. Bxb6 dxe4 20. Bd4 Rxc1 21. Qxc1 Qd6 $36)
17... exd5 18. c5 $1 (18. Nxb6 Nxb6 19. Bxb6 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Bxf3 $1 21. Qxf3
Qxb6 $11) 18... bxc5 (18... b5 19. Nc3 Ne5 20. Bf2 Nc4 21. Re1 $1 Nxa3 22. Ra1
Nc4 23. Bg3 Qa8 24. Nxb5 $16) 19. Naxc5 Nxc5 20. Bxc5 $14 {Der schwarze Bb7
hat auf Dauer keine guten Perspektiven, so dass der weiЯe Vorteil unumstritten
ist.}) 17. Bg1 $14 {WeiЯ steht etwas besser. Die Schwдche h2 hat er momentan
sicher verteidigt. Auf dem Damenflьgel steht alles bereit und der Angriff kann
jeder Zeit mittels c5 losgehen.} h5 18. Bf2 Bc7 19. Nd4 Ne5 20. c5 dxc5 21.
bxc5 b5 22. c6 Nxc6 23. Nxc6 Bxc6 24. Rxc6 bxa4 25. Bg1 Be5 26. Qxa4 Rxc6 27.
Qxc6 Rc8 28. Qxa6 Rc2 29. Bd3 Rd2 30. Rc1 Qb2 31. Qc8+ Kh7 32. Rc2 Rxc2 33.
Qxc2 Qxa3 34. f4 Bxf4 35. e5+ g6 36. exf6 Qd6 37. Qc5 Qxc5 38. Bxc5 Be5 39. Be7
h4 40. Bc4 g5 41. Bxe6 Kg6 42. Bc8 Bxf6 43. Bxf6 Kxf6 44. g4 hxg3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch U20"]
[Site "Cheboksary"]
[Date "2006.03.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Geller, Jakov"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2006.03.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. c4 {Dieser Zug scheint
mir etwas zu frьh zu kommen. Es ist besser, erst dann c4 zu spielen, wenn der
schwarze Bauer schon auf d6 steht:} (6. O-O Nf6 7. Qe2 d6 8. c4 $14) (6. Nc3 {
ist ebenfalls eine der Hauptfortsetzungen} Nf6 (6... Nc6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. O-O e5
9. f4 $14) 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nxc6 (8. Be3 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 $11) 8... bxc6 (8...
dxc6 9. f4 $14) 9. Qe2 $14 {diese Stellung spielt man mit anderer Zugfolge und
erreicht sie mit dem Zug d5 statt Qc7. Der Zug Qc7 erweist sich als unnцtiger
Zeitverlust.}) 6... Nf6 (6... Nc6 $5 {scheint logisch zu sein - nach dem WeiЯ
die schwarzen Felder geschwдcht hat, versucht Schwarz diese Schwдche
auszunutzen.} 7. Nxc6 (7. Be3 Nf6 8. O-O Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. Nc3
d6 12. Kh1 e5 13. f4 O-O $11) 7... dxc6 8. Be3 (8. O-O Bc5 9. Qg4 Bd4 $15) 8...
e5 9. O-O Nf6 $11) 7. Nc3 Be7 ({Hier konnte man wieder} 7... Nc6 {spielen.} 8.
Nxc6 (8. Be3 Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 $11) 8... dxc6 9. Be3 e5 $11) 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3
d6 10. f4 Nbd7 (10... Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 (11... Qxc6 12. Rc1 $14 {/\g4}) 12. g4
$40) 11. g4 {Schwarz hat sich ziemlich passiv aufgebaut und erlaubt es dem
WeiЯen, seinen Angriff sofort zu starten.} Nc5 (11... g6 12. g5 Nh5 (12... Ne8
13. f5 $16) 13. Be2 Ng7 (13... Nxf4 $2 14. Rxf4 e5 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Rxf7 $3 exd4
(16... Rxf7 17. Ne6 Qa5 (17... Qe8 18. Ndc7 $18) 18. Bd2 $18) (16... Kxf7 17.
Ne6 $3 Kxe6 18. Nc7+ $1 Kf7 19. Qd5+ Kg7 20. Ne6+ $18) 17. Rxe7 dxe3 18. Qd4
Rf7 19. Rxf7 Kxf7 (19... Qxg5+ 20. Kh1 Kxf7 21. Qh8 $1 $18) 20. Rf1+ Kg8 21.
Qxe3 $18) 14. f5 Bd8 $16) 12. g5 (12. Bc2 $5 e5 (12... g6 $2 13. g5 Nh5 14. f5
Re8 15. b4 Nd7 16. fxe6 fxe6 17. Nxe6 Qxc4 18. Bb3 $18) (12... d5 $6 13. exd5
exd5 14. g5 Ng4 15. Nxd5 Nxe3 $2 (15... Qd8 16. Bc1 $16) 16. Bxh7+ $3 $18 {
Macieja - Gratka (Koszalin, 1997)}) 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 exf4 15. Rxf4 h6 $16)
12... Nxd3 (12... Ng4 13. Qxg4 Nxd3 14. Qe2 Nb4 15. f5 Kh8 16. Kh1 $1 (16. f6
gxf6 17. gxf6 Rg8+ 18. Kh1 Bf8 19. Rg1 Rg6 $13) 16... Re8 17. f6 $16) (12...
Nfd7 13. Bc2 Nb6 14. b3 f6 $1 15. Qh5 g6 16. Qh6 e5 17. f5 $3 exd4 18. fxg6 Bd8
19. e5 hxg6 20. Qxg6+ Qg7 21. Qxg7+ Kxg7 22. exf6+ Kg8 23. Bxd4 $18) 13. gxf6
Nxb2 14. Qe2 Bxf6 15. Qxb2 Qxc4 16. Rfd1 $16 {Trotz des materiellen
Gleichgewichts ist die schwarze Stellung kaum haltbar, da WeiЯ einen groЯen
Entwicklungsvorsprung hat.} Qc5 17. e5 dxe5 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. Nc6 bxc6 20. Bc5
Qe8 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Qa3 Bb7 23. Kf2 h6 24. Rab1 Rd8 25. Bxf8 Qxf8 26. Qxf8+
Rxf8 27. Rxb7 exf4 28. Rg1+ Kh7 29. Kf3 e5 30. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 46th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2011.05.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Kritz,L"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2011.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd2 Qc7 8. a3
Be7 9. Be3 d6 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Qd2 Bb7 13. f3 Nbd7 $132 {Es ist eine
typische Igelstellung entstanden, in der beiden Seiten ihre Chancen haben.} 14.
Rfc1 (14. Rac1 Rac8 15. Rfd1 {Das ist eine Standardaufstellung fьr WeiЯ.} Qb8
16. Bf1 Rfe8 17. Kh1 Bd8 18. Bg1 h5 19. Qf2 Ne5 $132 {Topalov - Kasimdzhanov 
(Tripoli, 2004). Die Stellung ist ungefдhr ausgeglichen.}) 14... Rac8 (14...
Ne5 15. b4 {Der Bauer c4 hдngt niemals in solch einer Stellung, weil die
schwarze Dame gefangen wird.} Nxc4 $2 16. Bxc4 Qxc4 17. Na4 $18) 15. a4 ({
Eine alternative Spielweise, die mir besser zu sein scheint, ist} 15. b4 $5 Qb8
16. Kh1 Bd8 17. Bg1 Bc7 18. Rc2 Rfd8 19. Rb1 $14 {Huerga Leache - Vidal Zamora
(Figueres, 2010)}) 15... a5 $5 {Interessant! Schwarz gibt das Feld b5 auf,
stoppt dafьr das weiЯe Spiel mit a4-a5. Wenn er den Bauer d6 halten kann, dann
ist seine Stellung gar nicht so schlecht.} (15... Qb8 16. a5 bxa5 17. Rxa5 Bd8
18. Raa1 Bc7 19. Kh1 Rfe8 20. b4 $16 {Dominguez Perez - Lorenzana (Santiago de
los Caballeros, 2011)}) 16. Ndb5 Qb8 17. Bf4 (17. Rd1 Rc6 $1 (17... Nc5 $2 18.
Nxd6 Rcd8 (18... Nb3 19. Nxc8 Nxd2 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Rxd2 Qc7 22. e5 Ne8 23.
Rad1 Qxe7 24. Rd7 $18) 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. e5 $18) 18. Bf4 Ne5 {WeiЯ kann
forciert nichts gewinnen, das heiЯt, dass Schwarz demnдchst Rd8 spielt, den
Bauern d6 verteidigt und danach versucht sein Spiel zu organisieren.}) 17...
Ne5 18. b3 Rfd8 $11 {Zumindest hat Schwarz Ausgleich erreicht.} 19. Kh1 h5 {
Das ist immer ein zweischneidiges Unternehmen. Schwarz will eine Initiative am
Kцnigsflьgel entwickeln, doch WeiЯ bekommt dafьr Felder, das erste Feld ist g5.
} 20. Bf1 (20. Rd1 $5 h4 (20... Ng6 21. Be3 $16) 21. Bg5 h3 22. gxh3 $14) 20...
h4 21. Qf2 Rc5 22. Be3 d5 $1 {Den Turm kann man nicht nehmen, die entstehende
Stellung ist kaum zu halten.} 23. exd5 (23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. Qxh4 dxe4 25. fxe4
Neg4 $17) 23... exd5 24. cxd5 (24. Bxc5 Bxc5 25. Qxh4 dxc4 26. bxc4 Nxf3 27.
gxf3 Bxf3+ 28. Bg2 Bxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Rd2+ 30. Kf1 Rxh2 $19) 24... h3 $1 {Die
schwarze Initiative ist sehr gefдhrlich!} 25. Rd1 (25. Bxc5 Bxc5 26. Qg3 hxg2+
27. Bxg2 Nxd5 28. Nxd5 Bxd5 $44) (25. d6 $5 {Das kцnnte die stдrkste
Fortsetzung gewesen sein.} Bxd6 26. Nxd6 hxg2+ 27. Bxg2 Nd3 $1 28. Qf1 Qxd6 29.
Bxc5 Qxc5 30. Rc2 Nh5 $44 {Schwarz hat trotzdem superstarke Kompensation.})
25... Nxd5 26. Bxc5 (26. Nxd5 Rcxd5 27. Rxd5 Bxd5 $17 {Schwarz hat Initiative
fьr nichts.}) 26... Bxc5 27. Qg3 {Verliert.} (27. Qh4 $1 {, um den Turm d8
unter Beschuss zu halten, so dass das Nehmen auf c3 nicht mцglich ist.} hxg2+
28. Bxg2 Ng6 29. Qg3 Ngf4 30. Nxd5 Bxd5 31. Nc3 $132) 27... Nxc3 28. Rxd8+ (28.
Nxc3 Bd4 29. Rac1 hxg2+ 30. Bxg2 Bxc3 $19) 28... Qxd8 29. Qxe5 (29. Nxc3 Qd4
$19) 29... Nd1 $1 $19 {WeiЯ kann aufgeben.} 30. Ra2 (30. gxh3 Bxf3+ 31. Bg2 Qd3
$19) 30... Ne3 (30... Nf2+ $2 31. Rxf2 Bxf2 32. Nd6 Ba8 33. Nf5 $11) 31. Nc3 (
31. Qa1 Qg5 $19) 31... Nxf1 32. Re2 Nd2 33. Qg3 hxg2+ 34. Rxg2 g6 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.25"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Alsina Leal, Daniel"]
[Black "Khairullin, Ildar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 $1 {[%csl Re4]} (
6... Qc7 {L'alternative} 7. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4] Lles Blancs jouent le plus
souvent ce coup modeste pour empкcher le clouage Bb4 qui est trйs pйnible pour
les Blancs} (7. Be2 Bb4 $5 (7... b6 8. O-O Bb7 9. f3 d6 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. Rc1
Be7) 8. Qd3 (8. Nc2 Be7 $5 9. O-O d6 10. Be3 b6 11. f3 Nbd7 12. Qe1 Bb7 13. Qf2
) (8. f3 O-O 9. O-O d6 10. Kh1 Bxc3 11. bxc3 e5 12. Nc2 Be6 13. Ne3 Nc6 14. Qd3
Na5) (8. O-O O-O 9. f3) 8... b6 9. f4 d6 10. Bf3 Bb7 11. f5 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 e5
13. Nb3 Nbd7 14. g4 h6 15. O-O O-O-O 16. Rb1 a5 {Sax,G (2576)-Fogarasi,T (2449)
HUN-chT 0102 2001 (4) 1/2} (16... Nc5 17. Nxc5 dxc5 18. Qe2 Rd6 $15 {Fogarasi})
) (7. Be3 Bb4 8. Qb3 $5 Bc5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Rac1 Bb7 $11) (7. Bd3 Nc6
8. Nxc6 dxc6)) 7. Bd2 {Une ligne secondaire} (7. Bd3 Nc6 $11 {[%csl Rd4]}) (7.
Qc2 $5 {Une variante trйs compliquйe} Nc6 (7... Qc7 8. a3 $1 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Nxe4
10. Nb5 $40 {[%csl Re8,Rg7,Rh8][%cal Gc3g7];Ninov,N (2454)-Pikula,D (2480)
Lazarevac 28th 1999 (9) 1-0}) 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. e5) 7... O-O (7... Qc7 8. Bd3 Nc6
9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. O-O) 8. e5 Ne8 (8... Bxc3 $142 9. Bxc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 Nxc3 (10...
d5) 11. Qxc3 d5 {[%emt 0:33:31] Dominguez Perez,L (2726)-Ivanchuk,V (2776)/
Capablanca Memorial Elite 46th (7)/ 1/2-1/2} (11... f6 $5 $32 {[%csl Re1]} 12.
exf6 Qxf6 $36 {[%csl Re1,Rf2]})) 9. Bd3 $146 (9. Nc2 Be7 10. Bd3 Nc6 {[%cal
Gc6e5]} 11. Qe2 Qc7 $1 12. f4 f6 {[%emt 0:32:37] Stoliar,E-Tal, M/URS-ch24
Moscow (14)/1/2-1/2} (12... d6 13. exd6 Nxd6 $11)) (9. Qg4 {[%cal Gd2h6]} d6
$11) 9... d6 $1 {[%csl Rd3,Rd4][%cal Gd8d4] Les Blancs seront contraints
d'йchanger le P"e5" et d'abandonner le centre} 10. Nc2 {[%cal Gc2b4,Gc2e3]} (
10. Qc2 $5 dxe5 (10... h6 11. exd6 (11. Nf3 Nc6 12. O-O) 11... e5 12. Nf3 Nc6
13. O-O Bg4 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Be4 Bxd6 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nd4 18. Qd3 f5 $11)
11. Bxh7+ Kh8 12. Nf3 {[%cal Gf3g5,Gf3e5]} Nc6 13. Ng5 Nd4 14. Qd3 {[%cal
Gd3h3,Gh3h8]}) 10... Nc6 $1 (10... Bc5) (10... Ba5 11. exd6 Nxd6 12. O-O Nc6
13. Qe2 e5 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Gc8e6]} 14. Rad1 {[%cal Gd1d8]} Be6 $132) 11. Nxb4
Nxb4 {[%csl Rd3,Re5]} 12. Bf4 (12. Be4 dxe5 13. O-O Nf6 14. Bg5 Qxd1 15. Raxd1
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 f6 17. Bd2 Nc6 18. Bc3 $44 {[%csl Ra8,Rc8]}) 12... Qa5 $1 $132 {
[%csl Re1][%cal Ga5e1,Gd6e5,Gb4d3]} 13. exd6 (13. O-O dxe5 14. Bg3 Nxd3 15.
Qxd3 f6 16. f4 (16. Rad1 b5 {[%cal Ga5a2]}) 16... exf4 17. Rxf4 e5 18. Rh4 g6
19. Nd5 Ng7 (19... Bf5 20. Ne7+) 20. Bf2 {[%cal Gf2b6]} Nf5 21. Rh3 (21. Bb6
Qa4 22. b3)) 13... e5 $1 {[%csl Gc8] Un gain de temps important car aprиs la
chute du Pe5, les Noirs auront le centre.} 14. Be3 Nxd6 15. O-O Bf5 (15... Rd8
$1 {[%cal Gd8d1]} 16. Qe2 (16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Bf5 18. Be2 (18. Bxf5 Nxf5)
18... Be4 $36) 16... Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Bf5 $15) 16. Bxf5 Nxf5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5
Qxd5 19. cxd5 Rfd8 (19... Rac8) 20. Rfd1 Rac8 21. Rd2 (21. Rac1 Rxc1) (21. Bb6)
21... f6 $1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gg8f7,Gf7e7,Ge7d6] La finale est difficile pour
les Blancs} 22. Rad1 {[%cal Gd5d6]} h5 $1 {[%csl Gg4]} (22... Nd6 {[%csl Gd6]})
23. b4 {[%cal Ge3c5]} Nd6 $1 {[%csl Gd6][%cal Gd6c4,Gd6b5,Gd6f5]} 24. f3 Nc4 (
24... Kf7 $17) 25. Re2 Rd7 26. Rc2 b5 $17 {[%csl Gc4,Rd5] Malgrй les P sur les
deux ailes et le centre ouvert, le N domine le B} 27. a4 Rcd8 28. Bc5 Rxd5 29.
Rxd5 Rxd5 30. axb5 axb5 31. Ra2 f5 {[%csl Ge5,Gf5]} (31... Rd7 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33.
Rb8 Na3 {[%cal Ga3b5]} 34. Ra8 Nb1 {[%cal Gb1c3]} 35. Ra1 Nc3 {[%cal Gc3b5]}) (
31... Kh7 {[%cal Gh7g6]}) (31... Rd8 32. Ra7 {[%cal Ga7b7]}) 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33.
Rb8 e4 34. fxe4 (34. Re8 exf3) 34... fxe4 35. Rxb5 (35. Re8 Re5) 35... e3 {
[%csl Ge3,Rg1][%cal Gd5d1]} 36. Kf1 Rd1+ 37. Ke2 Rd2+ 38. Kf3 Rf2+ 39. Kg3 $2
h4+ $4 {Rate le gain} (39... Rf5 $8 {[%csl Rb5,Rc5,Gf5,Rg3][%cal Gf5b5,Gf5h5,
Ge3e2,Ge3e1]} 40. Rb7 e2 $19 41. Re7 Ne5) 40. Kxh4 Rxg2 41. Rb7 Rxh2+ {Le coup
rйellement jouй et la variante principale Rf2 qui a йtй sauvegardйe doit
provenir du plateau DGT} (41... Rf2 42. Rb5 Rf5 43. Rb7 e2 44. Rb8 Ne5 45. Re8
Nd3 46. Bf2 {la partie donnйe par TWIC!}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.30"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Ganbold, Odondoo"]
[Black "Banikas, Hristos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2405"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "McShane,L"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2000.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Mongolia"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MGL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

{Every little while somebody produces one of those sacrifices that knocks you
off your chair, a sacrifice so bold that it deserves to work, even if
objectively it probably shouldn't. Bankias must have felt quite confident once
he had settled down to life a rook up, only to be bowled over by a stunning
piece of brute force tactics.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4
Qc7 6. Nc3 a6 7. Be2 Nf6 8. O-O Bb4 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qc2 Bc5 11. Kh1 Bd4 12.
Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 g5 14. Bg3 e5 15. Rad1 {The game has already begun rather
idiosyncratically, with the White lead in development apparently offset by
Black's control of the key central squares and the break f2-f4. However,
Ganbold barely seems to notice the fact that in a few moves time he will be a
rook down.} d6 16. Rxd4 $5 {A sacrifice so bold that it deserves to work, even
if it shouldn't. Banikas must have felt quite confident once he had settled
down to life a rook up, only to be bowled over by a stunning piece of brute
force tactics. Seriously considering such a brave course of action during a
game deserves rewards in itself. Most players wouldn't consider a move like
this even during analysis!} exd4 17. c5 dxc3 18. Bxd6 Qd8 (18... Qa5 19. f4 {
and the magnitude of the attack is debatable.}) 19. Qxc3 Rg8 {White has a
mighty bishop on d6, untouchable for the moment at least, but it cannot give
mate on its own. The black king is caught in the centre and White controls all
the dark squares, but something must be done before these advantages wane.} 20.
f4 $1 {Opening lines.} gxf4 21. Rxf4 Rg6 ({Given White's thunderous refutation
of the move played} 21... Nh7 {is necessary.}) 22. Bh5 $3 Rg5 (22... Nxh5 23.
Qh8+ Kd7 24. Rxf7+ Ke6 25. Qxd8 Kxf7 26. Qf8+ Ke6 27. Qe7#) 23. Rxf6 Rxh5 24.
Rg6 $3 Rg5 (24... fxg6 25. Qh8+ Kd7 (25... Kf7 26. Qxd8 {simply wins}) 26. Qh7+
Ke6 27. Qxg6+ Qf6 (27... Kd7 28. Qf7+ Qe7 29. Qxe7#) 28. Qe8+ Qe7 29. Qxe7#) (
24... Kd7 25. Qg7 Qe8 26. Rf6) 25. Qh8+ Kd7 26. Qh7 Qe8 27. Rf6 Kd8 28. Rxf7 {
After a fantastic forcing sequence, the threats are unanswerable.} Bd7 {
To prevent Bc7 mate.} 29. Re7 Re5 (29... Qf8 30. Rxd7+) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 23rd"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2018.10.18"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2018.10.12"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Monte Carlo (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Nona (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MNC"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qd3 O-O ({
The main move here is} 7... d5 $5 8. exd5 exd5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 (10...
Re8 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Bf3 Qd6 14. Be3 Nd7 15. Qb3 Ne5 16. Bd5 Rd8
17. Rad1 Bg4 18. Nf3 Qe7 19. Bb6 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Rxd5 21. Qxd5 Bh3 22. a3 Qf6
23. Bd8 Qg6+ 24. Qg5 Bxf1 25. Qxg6 {Popov,I (2613)-Andreikin,D (2686)/Olginka
2011/Mega2011 Update 18/1/2-1/2}) (10... dxc4 $6 11. Qxc4 Ba5 12. Rd1 $16 {
Kramnik,V (2754)-Ivanchuk,V (2711) Amber-blindfold 14th rapid 2005 (1) 1-0})
11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bg5 a5 {[%cal Gc8a6,Ga6d3]} (12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Be6 14. Rfd1
h6 15. Bh4 dxc4 16. Qg3 Qb8 17. Bxf6 Qxg3 18. hxg3 gxf6 19. Rd4 Rfd8 20. Rf4 {
1/2-1/2 Anand,V (2786)-Svidler,P (2735)/Monte Carlo 2005/CBM 105 ext}) 13. cxd5
cxd5 14. Rfd1 h6 (14... Ba6) 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Bf3 (16. Nxd5 Qxb2) 16... Rb8
17. Qd4 {with the better end, Muzychuk,A (2528)-Rublevsky,S (2678), Aix les
Bains 2011.}) ({Once Anna caught a strong player with a famous opening trick
after} 7... Qc7 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Nxe4 10. Nb5 axb5 11. Qxg7 Rf8 12. Bh6 Qc5
13. f3 bxc4 14. Bxc4 Nf6 15. Qxf6 Rg8 16. Bd3 Qe7 17. Bg7 Qxf6 18. Bxf6 Rxg2
19. O-O-O $16 {Muzychuk,A (2576)-Peptan,C (2399) Medias ROU 2017}) 8. e5 {
Such a move is usually very strong as it drives the knight out of the centre.}
Ne8 9. Be2 {A funny situation when practically every move promises White
comfortable chances.} (9. a3 Ba5 10. Be2 Bc7 11. Bf4 d6 12. exd6 Bxd6 13. Bxd6
Qxd6 14. Qe3 Qc7 15. O-O b6 16. Rfd1 Bb7 17. Qg3 Qe7 18. Na4 Nd7 19. Bf3 Bxf3
20. Qxf3 Nef6 21. Nc6 $16 {Smeets,J (2657)-Caruana,F (2675) Wijk aan Zee 2010})
(9. Bf4 Nc6 10. a3 Be7 11. Be2 f6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Bg3 d5 15.
O-O Ra7 16. Bg4 a5 17. Rfe1 Re7 18. Rad1 Nd6 19. b3 Nf7 20. Na4 $14 {Boros,D 
(2498)-Mamedov,N (2602) Teplice 2013}) (9. Nc2 Nc6 10. Bf4 Qa5 11. Be2 Bxc3+
12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 d6 14. exd6 e5 15. Be3 Nxd6 16. O-O-O Ne4 17. Kb2 Be6
18. Nb4 Rac8 19. Nd5 $14 {Fedorchuk,S (2642)-Ramiro Ovejero,J (2374) La Roda
ESP 2018}) 9... Qc7 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Ng5 {[#]} ({A very promising pawn sac was
possible here:} 11. a3 Bc5 12. Ne4 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Nxc5 Qxc5 15. Be3 Qc7
16. c5) 11... f5 ({A better try was} 11... g6 12. f4 d6) 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. O-O
d6 ({It was more logical to open the centre with} 13... d5 14. cxd5 Rd8 15. Bh5
Ne5) 14. a3 ({Another logical option was not to exchange the knight:} 14. Nce4
e5 15. Be3 Bf5 16. Bf3) 14... Bxc3 15. Qxc3 e5 16. Be3 h6 17. Nf3 Be6 18. Rac1
Ng4 ({This knight could also have been activated differently:} 18... Rac8 19.
Rfd1 Ne7 20. Qe1 Nf5) 19. Bd2 d5 $6 ({Why not prepare central activity with} 
19... Rad8 {?}) 20. cxd5 e4 $2 ({Much more stubborn would be} 20... Bxd5 21. h3
Nf6 22. Be3 Rfe8) 21. Ne5 $1 {This smart move destroys Black's complete
attacking set-up.} Ngxe5 (21... Qxe5 22. Qxe5 Ngxe5 23. dxe6 Rae8 24. Bc3 Rxe6
25. Bd1 Re7 26. Bb3+ Kh8 27. Rce1 $14) 22. dxe6 Qd6 ({White would have a
comfortable bishop pair advantage after} 22... Rf6 23. Qe3 Rxe6 24. Qxe4 Rae8
25. Be3) 23. Qe3 Rae8 ({Black's suffering in the endgame would have been a bit
smaller after} 23... Qd4 24. Bd1 Qxe3 25. Bxe3 Nd3 26. Rc3 Rac8 27. f3) 24.
Rfd1 Qd4 ({A difficult defence with a pawn down awaited Black after} 24... Nd3
25. Bc3 Qxe6 26. Bxd3 exd3 27. Qxe6+ Rxe6 28. Rxd3) 25. Qg3 Qxb2 26. Rb1 Qa2
27. Rxb7 g6 28. Qc3 ({Very good was} 28. Bxa6 Qxe6 29. Bxh6 Nd4 30. Rxd4 Qxa6
31. Rb1) 28... Qxe6 ({Even after the better} 28... h5 29. Rb6 Qxe6 30. Be3 {
Black could not awoid losing a pawn.}) 29. Bxh6 Rf7 30. Rxf7 Kxf7 31. Bxa6 g5 {
The last tactical chance, but it doesn't help.} 32. Bxg5 Qg4 33. Qb3+ Kg7 34.
Be3 Rb8 35. Qc2 Nf3+ {[#]} 36. Kh1 Rh8 37. gxf3 $1 {Muzychuk has calculated
the defence very precisely.} Qxf3+ 38. Kg1 Qg4+ 39. Kf1 Rxh2 40. Ke1 Rh1+ 41.
Kd2 Qd7+ 42. Kc1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Romanov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2018.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qd3 $1 {
This is the modern way, stronger than the older} (7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nc2 Bxc3+ 9.
bxc3) ({Some players try the same idea a bit differently:} 7. Qf3 Nc6) 7... d5
({The main idea of the inventors of this line is} 7... Qc7 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3
Nxe4 10. Nb5 axb5 11. Qxg7 Rf8 12. Bh6 Qc5 13. f3 Nf2 14. b4 $18) 8. exd5 exd5
9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 11. Nxc6 ({Another option is to keep the pressure and
not to change the structure:} 11. Rd1 Ne5 12. Qg3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Re8 14. Bg5 Ne4
(14... h6) 15. Bxd8 Nxg3 16. hxg3 Rxd8 17. Nf3 Bg4 18. cxd5 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rac8
20. f4 Nc4 21. Rd4 Nd6 {Piorun,K (2609)-Van Wely,L (2632) Berlin 2015. Black
tries to blockade the power of White's extra pawn.}) 11... bxc6 12. Bg5 ({
After the exchange White gets a slughtly too simple position} 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13.
Nxd5 (13. Rd1 Be6 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. Bd2 a5 16. Bc3 Qg5 17. Bf3 Rfd8 18. Bxd5
cxd5 19. h3 Rac8 20. Rac1 h6 21. Bd2 Bxd2 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Qxd2 Rc5 {1/2 (23)
Svane,R (2543)-Van Wely,L (2632) Berlin 2015}) 13... Qxd5 14. Qxd5 cxd5 15. Bf3
Be6 16. Be3 a5 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Rac1 a4 19. a3 Be7 20. g3 Rab8 21. Bd4 Rb3 {
1/2 (26) Shirov,A (2689)-Van Wely,L (2632) Puhajarve 2015}) 12... a5 ({An
interesting try was} 12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Be6 14. Rfd1 h6 15. Bh4 dxc4 16. Qg3
Qb8 17. Bxf6 Qxg3 18. hxg3 gxf6 19. Rd4 Rfd8 20. Rf4 {1/2 (20) Anand,V (2786)
-Svidler,P (2735) Monte Carlo 2005}) 13. Rfd1 (13. Rad1 Re8 14. cxd5 Bxc3 15.
Qxc3 $6 (15. bxc3 Qxd5 16. Bxf6 Qxd3 17. Bxd3 gxf6 18. Bc4 Be6) 15... Rxe2 16.
dxc6 Qe7 17. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 Be6 {Jakubowski,K (2560)-Zubov,A (2611)
Krakow 2015, and White's attack is over.}) 13... h6 14. Bh4 Re8 ({I think that
a better try would be the direct} 14... Ba6 15. Qf3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qe7 17. Bf1
Bxc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. Qxf6 gxf6 21. Rd4 Rfd8 22. Rxc4 Rd2 23. a4
{Kramnik,V (2744)-Van Wely,L (2655) Dortmund 2005, with a slightly better
ending.}) 15. Qc2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qe7 ({Things were very comfortable after} 16...
g5 17. Bg3 Ne4 18. cxd5 Bf5 19. Bd3 Qxd5 $11) 17. Bf1 dxc4 ({Still better was} 
17... g5 18. Bg3 Ba6) 18. Qa4 Be6 19. Qxc6 Rec8 20. Qb6 a4 ({Also after} 20...
Nd7 21. Qd4 Qe8 22. Re1 {White would keep some pressure.}) 21. Rab1 {The
position seems to be equal, but with the bishop pair White is increasing the
pressure slowly - Black has no real counterplay.} g5 22. Bg3 Ne4 23. Be5 Bg4 ({
The queen swap would not reduce White's advantage:} 23... Qc5 24. Bd4 Qxb6 25.
Rxb6 Rd8 26. Be2 $16) 24. Rd5 Be6 25. Rdd1 Bg4 26. Bd4 $1 {Finally, after a
repetition, White found the correct way.} Be6 (26... Bxd1 27. Qxh6 f6 28. Qg6+
Qg7 29. Qxe4 Bh5 30. Rb6 $18 {with very strong increasing threats.}) 27. Be2 (
27. g3 {was even more precise.}) 27... Qa3 28. Bg4 $1 Re8 (28... Bxg4 {loses
immediately:} 29. Qxh6 f6 30. Rb7) 29. Re1 {Good enough - White did not want
to calculate sharper lines} (29. Qc6 Nxc3 30. Bxe6 Ne2+ 31. Kh1 Nxd4 32. Bxf7+
Kxf7 33. Rb7+ $18) 29... Nd6 30. Bxe6 Rxe6 31. Rxe6 fxe6 32. Bc5 Qxa2 33. Bxd6
a3 34. Be5 Re8 35. h4 gxh4 36. Qb7 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch 57th"]
[Site "Banja Koviljaca"]
[Date "2002.03.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kovacevic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Milov,V"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2002.03.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 {A bit passive but reliable move.
Black is trying to avoid the Keres attack by delaying the development of the
g8-knight. Now White should define a plan of his development.} 5. c4 {The plan
of Marozi} Nf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Be2 a6 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 b6 10. f4 Bb7 11. Bf3 Qc7
12. f5 $5 {[%csl Re6] Taking advantage of the fact that the bishop c8 left the
c8-h3 diagonal, White makes the following advance attacking the critical
e6-square.} ({usually White played} 12. Rc1 Nbd7 13. Qe2 Rfe8 (13... Rac8) 14.
g4 Nc5 15. Bf2 e5 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Nf5 Bd8 18. g5 Nfd7 19. Nd5 Qb8 20. Bg2 Ne6
$13 {0-1 Sokolov,A-Lutikov,A/Beltsy 1981/EXT 2002 (46)}) 12... e5 (12... Qxc4
$6 13. Rc1 e5 14. Na4 Qxa2 15. Ra1 Qxa1 16. Qxa1 exd4 17. Bxd4 $16) 13. Nb3
Nbd7 14. Nd2 {White is trying to save a tempo on Rc1, and possibly, sometimes
to have an opportunity to advance his pawns on the queenside. In this case the
rook might be more useful on a1 rather than on c1.} Rfc8 {Black is going to
prepare b6-b5.} 15. Qe2 Qd8 {Now, if White tries to develop an initiative on
the kingside by advancing his pawns g2-g4-g5, h2-h4, Black might block them by
h7-h6, Nf6-h7.} 16. g3 $6 {White probably wanted to prevent the black bishop
from coming to g5 by the means of 16.... Nf6-e8 and 17., B e7-g5. Now, if 16. .
..Ne8 then White could play 17.h4.} (16. Rfd1 $142 $14) 16... b5 $1 {Making
this program move Black is taking over the initiative.} 17. Rfc1 (17. cxb5 $6
axb5 18. a3 (18. Nxb5 $6 Rc2 19. Nc3 Ba6 20. Qd1 Rxb2 21. Be2 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Qa5
$17) 18... Ba6 19. Nxb5 $2 Rc2 20. b4 Rxd2 21. Qxd2 (21. Bxd2 Qb6+) 21... Bxb5
$17) 17... bxc4 $6 (17... b4 $142 $5 {should`ve been played, preparing the
nice c5-square for the knight.}) 18. Nxc4 $14 {The white knights are placed
very harmoniously and it`s quite difficult to restrict their activity.} a5 19.
b3 Ba6 20. Rc2 Rab8 21. Na4 Rc6 22. Rac1 {White mobilized all his pieces.} Rbc8
23. Qd1 Bxc4 {White was already threatening with Na4-b6. Therefore this
exchange is forced.} 24. Rxc4 Rxc4 25. Rxc4 Rxc4 26. bxc4 Qc7 27. Qb3 h5 (27...
Bd8 $6 28. Qb5) 28. Kf1 Ng4 29. Bg1 {White does not want to give up his two
Bishops, though the exchange on g4 would`ve given serious chances to win the
game.} (29. Bxg4 $5 hxg4 30. Nc3 $16) 29... Bg5 30. Ke2 (30. Bxg4 hxg4 31. Nc3
Nf6) (30. Nc3 $5 Nc5 31. Qb5 Nf6 32. Nd5 Nxd5 33. cxd5 $14) 30... Ngf6 31. Qb5
Bc1 32. c5 (32. Nb6 Ba3 33. Nxd7 (33. Kf1 Bc5 34. Nxd7 Nxd7 35. Bxh5) 33...
Nxd7 34. Bxh5 Bc5 35. Kf1 Nf6 36. Bf3 Bxg1 37. Kxg1 Qc5+ 38. Qxc5 dxc5 $11)
32... dxc5 33. Nxc5 h4 $2 {There was no necessity to give this pawn. Deserved
attention transferring the knight via b8 to the better position.} (33... Nb8
$142 $1 $11) 34. gxh4 $16 Qd6 $2 (34... Bf4) 35. Nd3 $6 (35. Qxa5 $18) 35...
Qc7 36. Nc5 Qd6 37. Qd3 $6 (37. Qxa5 $18 {was more precise}) 37... Qc6 38. Qc3
Bh6 1-0

[Event "October Revolution 60years"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1977.06.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mariotti, Sergio"]
[Black "Gheorghiu, Florin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Moiseev,V"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1977.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Be7 8. g4
$5 (8. O-O O-O 9. f4 (9. b3) (9. Be3) 9... Qc7 10. Be3 Re8 (10... b6 $5 11. Rc1
Bb7 12. f5 e5 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Nc2 Nbd7 $1 15. Bf3 Nxd5 16. cxd5 Bg5 {Nunn,
J-Diker,M/London/1983/1:0 (40) Inf 36/222/} 17. Qd2 Bxe3+ 18. Qxe3 $14 {Nunn,J}
) 11. Qe1 Nbd7 (11... Bf8 12. Qh4 $5 b6 13. Rae1 Nbd7 14. Bd3 Bb7 15. Bc2 g6
16. e5 Nh5 17. exd6 Bxd6 18. f5 $1 $40 {Nunn,J-Gheorghiy,F/London/1980/1:0/ 
(34) Inf 30/323/}) 12. Qg3 Rb8 (12... b6 13. Bf3 Bb7 14. e5 dxe5 15. fxe5 Bxf3
16. exf6 Qxg3 17. hxg3 $18 {Nunn/}) (12... Nc5 13. e5 Nfe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15.
Qf3 dxe5 16. fxe5 Ng5 17. Qf2 $16 {Nunn/}) 13. Kh1 b6 14. Rad1 Nc5 15. e5 Nfe4
16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qh3 $1 $16 {Nunn,J-Sunie Neto,J/Wijk aan Zee/1982/1:0/ (33)
Inf 33/279/}) 8... h6 (8... d5 $5 9. cxd5 exd5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12.
Bf3 $13) 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Nc2 (10. Qd2 $2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 e5 $17) (10. Nb3 $5)
10... g5 11. h4 Rg8 (11... gxh4 12. Qd2 Ne5 13. f3 $16) 12. hxg5 hxg5 13. Qd2
Qa5 14. f3 Ne5 (14... Bd7 15. b4 $1 Nxb4 16. Nxb4 Qxb4 17. Rb1 Qa5 18. Rxb7 $16
Bc6 $4 19. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 20. Nd5+ $18) 15. Rc1 Bd7 16. b4 Qc7 17. Nd4 d5 $1 $8
18. cxd5 $2 (18. exd5 Bxb4 19. dxe6 fxe6 $132) 18... Bxb4 19. Bxg5 Nexg4 $1 $17
20. fxg4 (20. Bf4 e5 21. Bg3 Rc8 22. fxg4 Nxe4 $19) 20... Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Qxc1+ (
21... Bxd2+ $2 22. Kxd2 Qa5+ 23. Ke3 $18 Rxg5 $2 24. Rh8+ Ke7 25. d6#) 22. Kf2
Bxd2 23. Rxc1 Bxg5 $19 24. Rc7 exd5 25. Nd6+ Kd8 26. Rxb7 Bf4 27. N4f5 Bxd6 28.
Nxd6 Rg6 29. Nxf7+ Kc8 30. Rb3 (30. Rxd7 Rf6+) 30... Bxg4 31. Ne5 Rf6+ 32. Nf3
Kc7 33. Rc3+ Kd6 34. Ra3 a5 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.12.10"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Nataf, Igor Alexandre"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Neukoelln"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Nc2 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Qa5 9. Qd3 Nc6 10. Be2 d5 11. exd5 exd5 12. Qg3 O-O 13. Bh6 Ne8 14. O-O
dxc4 15. Bxc4 Qh5 16. Bf4 b5 17. Bb3 Na5 18. Rfe1 Nxb3 19. axb3 Qg6 20. Nd4 Bb7
21. Re7 Bd5 22. Re5 Qxg3 23. hxg3 Nf6 24. Bg5 Rfd8 25. b4 Ng4 26. Ree1 f6 27.
Bf4 g5 28. Bd2 Nh6 29. f3 Bc4 30. Be3 Re8 31. g4 Bd3 32. Kf2 Nf7 33. Nb3 Bc4
34. Nc5 Ne5 35. Bd4 Kf7 36. Bxe5 fxe5 37. Nd7 e4 38. Rxe4 Rxe4 39. fxe4 Be6 40.
Nc5 Bxg4 41. Rxa6 $6 {[%mdl 4096] Zu gierig. Der aktive Turm wird WeiЯ fehlen.}
(41. Ke3 $1 {stellte Schwarz vor wesentlich grцЯere Probleme, z.B.} h5 (41...
Bc8 42. Rf1+ Kg7 43. Rd1 $36) 42. Nxa6 (42. Ra5 $5) 42... Bc8 43. Rf1+ Ke7 44.
Nc7 Ra2 45. Nd5+ Kd6 46. Rf6+ Be6 47. g3 $36) 41... Rxa6 42. Nxa6 h5 43. Nb8
Kf6 44. Nc6 Bd7 45. Nd4 h4 46. Ke3 Be8 47. Nf3 Bh5 48. e5+ Kf5 49. Nd4+ Kxe5
50. Nxb5 g4 51. Nd4 h3 52. gxh3 gxh3 53. Nf3+ (53. Kf2 Kd5 54. Kg3 Kc4 55. b5
Bg4 56. b6 Bc8 $11) 53... Kd5 54. Kf2 Kc4 55. Ne5+ (55. Ng5 Kxc3 56. b5 h2 57.
Kg2 Be8 58. b6 Bc6+ 59. Kxh2 Kb4 $11) 55... Kxc3 56. b5 h2 57. Kg2 Kd4 58. b6
Kxe5 59. b7 h1=B+ (59... h1=B+ 60. Kxh1 Bf3+ 61. Kh2 Bxb7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Women) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.11"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Black "Bojkovic, Natasa"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2396"]
[Annotator "Muzychuk,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Slovenia (W)"]
[BlackTeam "Serbia (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Bc5 {This came as a surprise to
me as in all previous games Bojkovic played 5...Qc7.} 6. Nc3 d6 (6... Qb6 {
is not good in view of} 7. Na4 Bb4+ 8. Bd2 Qa5 9. Nc3 {and Black did not
achieve anything}) (6... Nc6 $5 {was an interesting option} 7. Be3 (7. Nxc6
bxc6 $11) (7. Nb3 Be7 8. Qg4 g6 {with a playable position}) 7... Qb6 8. Na4
Qa5+ (8... Bb4+ 9. Ke2 $1 Qd8 (9... Qc7 10. c5 (10. Nxc6 Qxc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12.
Qd4 Nf6 13. c5 Qxe4 14. Qxe4 Nxe4 15. f3 Nf6 16. a3 Ba5 17. Bf4 Bxb6 18. Bxb8
Bd8 19. Be5 $16) 10... Ba5 11. Nb3 Rb8 12. Nxa5 Qxa5 13. f3 Nge7 14. Kf2 f5 15.
Nb6 f4 16. Bxf4 Qxc5+ 17. Be3 $16) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. c5 (11. Qd4 Nf6 12. e5 Ng8
13. Rd1 Ne7 14. Qb6 Ba5 15. Qxd8+ Bxd8 16. b3 $14) 11... Nf6 12. f3 O-O (12...
Ba5 13. Bf4 O-O 14. Bd6 Re8 15. Kf2 Bc7 16. Bxc7 Qxc7 17. Qd6 Qa7 18. Bc4 $16)
13. Kf2 (13. Qd6 Ne8 14. Qd4 Ba5 15. Nb6 Bxb6 16. cxb6 d6 17. b4 e5 18. Qc3 Rb8
19. Qxc6 f5 $13) 13... Ba5 14. Qc2 Rb8 15. Be2 $16) 9. Bd2 Bb4 10. Nxc6 dxc6 (
10... bxc6 11. Nc3 Qc7 12. Qg4 $14) (10... Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 dxc6
13. c5 Nf6 14. f3 $14) 11. a3 $1 (11. Nc3 Qc7 (11... Nf6 12. a3) 12. Qg4 f5 $1
13. Qh5+ Qf7 $11) 11... Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Qxd2+ (12... Qxa4 13. Qc3 Nf6 14. b3
Nxe4 15. Qxg7 Qxb3 16. Qxh8+ Ke7 17. Be2 Bd7 18. Qd4 c5 19. Qd3 $16) 13. Kxd2
Nf6 14. Nb6 (14. Ke3 e5 $11) 14... Rb8 15. e5 Nd7 16. Nxd7 Bxd7 17. c5 $14) 7.
Be3 (7. Nb3 $5 {is a better possibility for White. And after} Ba7 {White has
some choice: to play 8.Bd3 and transpose to the variation with 5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3
Ba7. I used to play many games with Black in such a structure. Or it is also
possible to put the bishop on e2 and then continue with the plan: Be2, 0-0,
Qd3, Rd1.}) 7... Ne7 $6 (7... e5 $5 {It seems that sooner or later Black has
to play e5, so maybe it was reasonable to start with e5 in this position and
then develop the knights} 8. Nc2 Bxe3 9. Nxe3 Nc6 10. Qd2 {trying to put the
pressure on the d6-pawn but as the variations show, Black has time to create
counterplay} (10. c5 dxc5 11. Qxd8+ Nxd8 12. Na4 Nf6 13. Nxc5 Ne6 $11) 10...
Nge7 (10... Nd4 11. Ne2 $14) 11. O-O-O (11. Rd1 Nd4 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Be6 14.
Ne2 Nec6 $11) 11... Nd4 (11... O-O 12. Qxd6 Qa5 13. Ncd5 $16) 12. Nc2 Nec6 (
12... Nxc2 13. Kxc2 Nc6 14. Qxd6 Nd4+ 15. Rxd4 exd4 16. Qe5+ Kf8 17. Qc5+ Qe7
18. Qxd4 $14) 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Ne2 Nxe2+ 15. Bxe2 O-O 16. Kb1 (16. Qxd6 Qg5+
17. Qd2 Qxg2 18. Qe3 Qg6 $11) 16... Qb6 $1 (16... Qf6 17. f3 Rd8 18. c5 Be6 19.
cxd6 Rd7 20. Qb4 $14) 17. f4 (17. Qxd6 Qxf2 18. Bf3 Be6 $11) 17... exf4 18.
Qxf4 Rd8 19. Rd2 Be6 20. Rhd1 h6 $11 21. Rxd6 Rxd6 22. Qxd6 Qf2 $44) (7... Nf6
$2 {is bad because of} 8. e5 $1 dxe5 (8... Nfd7 9. exd6 Qb6 10. a3 $16) 9. Nxe6
Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 Bxe6 11. Bxc5 $14 Nbd7 12. Bd6 (12. Bb4 $1) 12... Rc8 13. b3 b5
14. Be2 bxc4 15. b4 e4 16. O-O Nb6 17. Rd4 Nbd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rc1 Kd7 20.
Be5 Ke6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rcd1 c3 23. Rxd5 {1-0 Svidler,P (2733)-Epishin,V 
(2610)/playchess.com INT 2004/CBM 099 ext}) 8. Qd2 $1 {I did not want to
finish my development by playing 8.Be2 as I still thought that Black might
play ...e5 and then Nbc6-Nd4. For that eventuality I wanted to leave the
e2-square empty so that in the event of ...Nd4 I would be able to play Ne2.
One more point is that if Black plays ...e5 now there is one more option for
White: to play Nc2 or Nb3 and take on e3 with the queen.} (8. Be2 e5 9. Nc2
Bxe3 10. Nxe3 Nbc6 $11) 8... O-O {From this moment on my opponent started to
spend a lot of time over every move, so after a few moves I had a better
position and also an advantage in time.} (8... e5 9. Nc2 (9. Nb3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3
O-O 11. Rd1 Be6 12. Be2 Qc7 13. O-O Nd7 $11) 9... Bxe3 10. Qxe3 (10. Nxe3 {
will lead to the variations with 7...e5.}) 10... O-O 11. Be2 $14) 9. Rd1 Qc7
10. Be2 Rd8 11. O-O Nbc6 12. Nc2 e5 $2 {Now it was too late to play ...e5 and
after this move Black is in trouble. It was better to continue with ...b6, ...
Bb7, ...Rac8} (12... b6 13. f4 $14 (13. a3 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 e5 $1)) 13. Nd5 {
Now some moves are forced more or less} Nxd5 14. cxd5 Bxe3 (14... Ne7 15. Bxc5
(15. Rc1 $5) 15... Qxc5 16. Rc1 $14) 15. Qxe3 Ne7 16. Rc1 $16 Qa5 ({The other
moves did not solve the problems either} 16... Rf8 17. Na3 Qd8 18. Nc4 f5 (
18... b5 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. Nxc8 Rxc8 21. Rxc8 Nxc8 22. Rc1 $16) 19. Qb6 (19. Nb6
Rb8 20. f3 $14) (19. Qa3 Rf6) 19... fxe4 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. Nb6 Rb8 22. Rc7 Ng6
23. g3 Bh3 24. Rfc1 Nf8 25. Bf1 Bf5 26. h3 $1 h5 27. h4 Nd7 28. Nc8 $16) (16...
Ng6 17. Na3 Qe7 18. Nc4 b5 19. Nb6 Rb8 20. Rc6 $16) 17. b4 $1 (17. Qa3 Qxa3 18.
Nxa3 b5 19. Rc7 Rd7 20. Rfc1 Rxc7 21. Rxc7 Kf8 $11) 17... Qxa2 18. Na3 Qb2 19.
Nc4 Qxb4 20. Nb6 Rb8 {Finally we came up to the position which I wanted to get
when playing 13.Nd5. White has sacrificed 2 pawns but has got a very good
initiative and active pieces, while at the same time Black's pieces are just
defending and are completely out of play.} 21. Rc4 $6 (21. Rc7 $1 {would have
been even stronger but during the game all my next moves were concentrated
just on the queenside and I did not consider any ideas of attacking Black's
king.} Re8 (21... Kf8 22. Bh5 $1 {After this move the computer shows that
White has a winning attack in all lines.} f6 (22... Qd4 23. Rxe7 $18) (22... h6
23. f4 Qd4 24. Qxd4 exd4 25. f5 $18) (22... Re8 23. Qf3 $18) 23. Qg3 g6 (23...
Qxb6 24. Rxe7 $18) 24. Qe3 Re8 (24... Ng8 25. Rxh7 gxh5 26. Nxc8 Rbxc8 27. Qg3
$18) 25. Bd1 $18) 22. Bh5 $1 {the same idea} g6 (22... Ng6 23. Rfc1 $18) 23.
Bd1 $18) 21... Qb2 22. Rfc1 $6 (22. Rc7 $1 Ng6 (22... Kf8 23. Bh5 $18 {as in
the line with 21.Rc7}) 23. Rfc1 Nf4 {Now Black has this possibility, that's
why it was more precise to play 21.Rc7. Even though 23...Nf4 is not so much
helpful} 24. Bf1 (24. Bd1 Nd3) (24. Bf3 Nd3) 24... Bg4 25. h3 Bh5 26. R7c2 Qd4
{(Qb4)} 27. g3 $18 {winning a piece}) 22... Kf8 23. Rc7 h6 $6 (23... Qd4 {
was the most stubborn if we look from the point of view that in a moment White
will find the idea with Bh5} 24. Qg5 (24. Qxd4 exd4 25. R1c4 $16) 24... f6 25.
Qg3 Qb2 $8 26. Bh5 Bd7 27. Qe3 Bb5 28. Rd1 Ng6 29. Qh3 Kg8 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Nc8
Bd7 32. Qf7 Rdxc8 33. Rxd7 Rg8 34. Bxg6 hxg6 35. Qxg6 Qe2 36. Rf1 Qd2 37. Rxd6
a5 38. Qh5+ Qh6 39. Qxh6+ gxh6 40. Rxf6 Kg7 41. Rb6 Rgc8 42. Ra1 Rc4 43. f3 a4
44. Kf2 $18) (23... f6 24. Bh5 a5 25. h3 a4 {It is just difficult to find any
other move} (25... Qd4 26. Qg3 $146 g6 27. Bxg6 $18) 26. Nxa4 Qd4 27. Qxd4 exd4
28. Nb6 f5 29. Rd1 fxe4 30. Rxd4 Bf5 31. Bg4 $18) (23... h6 24. Bh5 a5 25. h3
a4 26. Nc4 $1 Qb3 27. Qa7 Bxh3 28. Nxd6 Ra8 29. Qxb7 Rdb8 30. Rxe7 $1 Rxb7 31.
Rxb7 $18) 24. Bd1 $6 (24. Bh5 $1 {Again the best choice in the same direction}
Qd4 25. Qf3 f6 26. Rb1 $18) 24... Qd4 (24... f5 {probably the best practical
move} 25. f3 (25. exf5 {is probably stronger but during the game it could be
difficult to give such a good square to the c8-bishop} Bxf5 (25... Nxf5 26. Qh3
Qxb6 27. Rxc8 Nd4 28. R8c7 $18) 26. g4 Bg6 27. h4 $16) 25... f4 26. Qf2 Qxf2+
27. Kxf2 {a slightly strange position. Black can hardly improve it and White
must be winning. Just some time is needed to find with which plan White wins
exactly.}) 25. Qxd4 exd4 26. f4 $2 {A serious mistake which could have cost me
half a point. My idea was to play f5 on the next move and then Black has no
moves at all. Or if Black plays ...g6, then I have a plan of taking the
d4-pawn with the king. At the same time I did not want Black to play ...f5 and
thought that now after f4 I would meet the move ...f5 with e5. But I
underestimated a piece sacrifice.} (26. Ba4 $2 Bg4 27. f3 Nc8 {the only trick
which should not be missed}) (26. f3 $5 f5 27. R1c4) (26. R1c4 $1 $16 {just
taking one pawn back and continuing the pressure.}) 26... f5 (26... g6 27. Kf2
$16) 27. e5 dxe5 28. fxe5 Nxd5 29. Nxd5 Be6 $4 (29... Rxd5 {Surprisingly the
fact is that Black is saving the game in this line} 30. Rxc8+ Rxc8 31. Rxc8+
Ke7 32. Rc7+ Rd7 33. Rxd7+ Kxd7 34. Bb3 a5 35. Bd5 b5 36. Kf2 a4 37. Ke2 b4 38.
Kd3 b3 39. Kxd4 g5 40. Bc4 (40. Kc3 h5 41. Kb2 h4 42. Ka3 h3 43. g3 f4 44. g4
f3 45. Bxf3 Ke6 $11) 40... Ke7 41. Kc3 h5 42. Bb5 a3 43. Kxb3 Ke6 44. Kxa3 Kxe5
45. Kb4 Kd4 $11) 30. Nf4 {Now it is all over.} Re8 31. Bh5 1-0

[Event "Syre Memorial op 34th"]
[Site "Issy les Moulineaux"]
[Date "2011.06.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karim, Ismael"]
[Black "Monroy, Charles"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2011.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 (6... d6 $143 {
Karim,I (2389)-Gravier,L (2086) Syre Memorial op 34th 2011 (2.5) 1-0}) 7. a3 {
[%cal Gb2b4] Evite le clouage Bb4 tout en prйparant l'expansion а l'aile-dame
par la poussйe b2b4 mais avec ce coup, les Blancs se privent de la possibilitй
du plan a4a5} (7. Bd3 $143 Nc6 $11 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. O-O e5 {[%csl Gd4]} 10. h3 (
10. Na4 $6 Be6 11. c5 Be7 12. Qc2 O-O 13. f3 Rad8 14. Be3 Nh5 {[%cal Gh5f4]}
15. Rfd1 Nf4 $15 {Bryzgalin,K (2480)-Primel,D (2113) Champions Challenge 106th
blitz 2005 (1.1) 1-0})) (7. Be2 Bb4 $11 {[%cal Gf6e4]}) 7... b6 {[%csl Re4]
[%cal Gc8b7]} (7... Nc6 $143 {Souvent une mauvaise case pour le N dans une
structure hйrisson}) (7... Nxe4 $5 {Les Noirs peuvent pкcher en eaux troubles
avec cette ligne secondaire} 8. Nxe4 Qe5 $13 {[%csl Re4][%cal Ge5e1,Gf7f5];
Moal,A (2224)-Pantsulaia,L (2595) EU-ch 12th Aix-les-Bains 2011 (1) 0-1}) (7...
d6 {Jouable mais il vaut mieux retarder cette poussйe pour garder l'option de
jouer Bd6 attaquant les cases noires}) 8. Be3 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gc3a4]} Bb7 9.
f3 {Renforce le P central mais au dйtriment d'un lйger affaiblissement des
cases noires} d6 (9... Be7 {Une simple interversion de coups}) 10. Be2 Nbd7 11.
O-O Be7 12. b4 {[%cal Gc4c5] La suite logique de lq variante a3 pour prendre
de l'espace а l'aile-dame et prйparer la percйe thйmatique c4c5 mais
l'inconvйnient est la faiblesse du Pc4 aprиs Ne5} O-O 13. Qd2 (13. Rc1 {
La grande ligne mais c'est une simple interversion de coups}) 13... Rac8 (13...
Rfc8 $5 $146 {[%cal Gc7d8] Une nouveautй dans cet ordre de coups mais qui va
retomber sur des lignes connues} 14. Rac1 Qd8 15. Rfd1 Kh8 (15... Rab8) 16. Bf1
Rab8 17. Na4 Ba8 18. Nb2 Qg8 $1 {[%cal Gg7g5,Gg5g4] L'idйe du plan original
est de lier les R et de jouer le plan Fischer mais avec la Q au lieu de la R
sur la colonne "g". La Q doit mieux dйfendre les faiblesses de l'aile-roi.} 19.
Nb3 g5 $132 {Balogh,C (2468)-Portisch,L (2573) Zalaegerszeg 2004 (7) 1/2}) (
13... Ne5 $5 $146 {[%csl Rc4] Mйriterait un essai pratique car malgrй la perte
de temps, les Noirs ont un bon contre-jeu} 14. Rac1 {[%cal Gc1c7,Gc3d5]} Rfc8
$5 {[%cal Gc7d8] Continuant de jouer de maniиre originale car le plan habituel
est plutфt Rfe8 et Rac8,Qb8} (14... Nxc4 $4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Nd5) (14... Rac8
15. Rfd1 Rfe8 16. Bf1 Qb8 (16... h5 {[%cal Gh5h4,Gh4h3]} 17. Qf2 Nfd7 $132 (
17... h4 18. Na4 Nfd7)) 17. Na4 {[%csl Rb6]}) 15. Rfd1 Qd8 16. Na4 {[%cal
Ge2c4,Ga4b6]} Rab8 {[%cal Gb8b6]} 17. Bf1 h5 $5 {[%cal Gh5h4,Gh4h3]} 18. Qf2
Ba8 (18... h4 {[%cal Ge7h4,Gf6e4]} 19. Nb3) 19. Nb3 {[%csl Rb6]} Nfd7 (19... b5
)) 14. Rac1 Qb8 {[%cal Ge7d8,Gd8c7] En gйnйral, ce genre d'ouverture est jouйe
trиs rapidement des deux cotйs et Qb8 est jouйe non seulement pour йviter le
vis-а-vis avec la Rc1 mais aussi pour йvacuer la case pour un rempli Be7d8c7}
15. Rfd1 ({RR} 15. Kh1 $5 Rfe8 16. Rc2 Ba8 17. Rb1 h5 18. Nd1 Ne5 19. Rcc1 Rc7
20. Qe1 d5 21. exd5 exd5 22. c5 bxc5 23. bxc5 {1/2-1/2 Hracek,Z (2615)-Markus,
R (2618)/Rijeka 2010/CBM 136}) 15... Rfe8 $1 {[%csl Re3][%cal Gd6d5,Ge8e3]} (
15... Rfd8 $6 {[%csl Rd8] Une trйs mauvaise case pour la R dans une structure
hйrisson notamment car elle prive le B d'une case de repli et la Rd8 ne sert а
rien alors qu'en e8 aprиs l'ouverture du centre par la percйe thйmatique d6d5,
elle attaquera le Be3 mal dйfendu} 16. Bf1 $14) (15... Kh8 {[%cal Gf8g8,Gg7g5,
Gg5g4] L'autre plan est beaucoup plus risquй} 16. Nb3 Rg8 17. Qe1 g5 18. Qf2
Ba8 19. Na4 g4 (19... b5) 20. fxg4 Nxg4 21. Bxg4 Rxg4 $13) (15... Ne5 16. Na4
$14 {[%cal Ge2c4,Ga4b6]}) 16. Bf1 {[%cal Gd2f2,Ge3b6]} (16. Kh1 Bd8 17. Nb3 {
[%csl Rb6,Rd6]} Bc7 {[%cal Gc7h2,Gd6d5]} 18. Bf4 Ne5 19. Bxe5 {Un peu douteux
de donner le bon B pour pouvoir pousser c4c5} dxe5 {[%csl Gd4,Re2,Gf4]} 20. Qe3
$6 (20. c5 $142 {[%csl Gc5]} Red8 {Eljanov,P (2663)-Kudrin,S (2551) FIDE World
Cup 2005 (1.3) 1-0} (20... b5 21. a4 $1)) 20... h6 21. a4 Bd6 22. Na2 Bc7 23.
Nc3 a5 24. bxa5 bxa5 25. c5 Red8 26. Nb5 Bc6 27. Qc3 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Be8 29. Rc1
Bd8 30. Nd6 Rc7 {Karim,I (2288)-Guliyev,N (2543)/Paris 2006/EXT 2007/1/2-1/2 
(56)}) (16. Nb3 $5 {[%cal Gc4c5,Ge3b6,Gc3a4]}) 16... h5 $5 {[%cal Gh5h4,Gh4h3]
Une nouveautй jouйe quelques semaines auparavant!} (16... Bd8 {[%cal Gd8c7,
Gd6h2] La grande ligne} 17. Nb3 (17. Kh1 Bc7 18. Bg1 {[%cal Gg1h2]} (18. Nde2 {
[%csl Rd6]} Ne5 $132 {[%csl Rc4]}) 18... d5 $1 19. cxd5 Bf4 20. Be3 Bxe3 21.
Qxe3 exd5 22. Nf5 dxe4 {Sheremetieva,M (2285)-Chiburdanidze,M (2505) Moscow ol
(Women) 1994 (8) 0-1} (22... g6 $142 23. Qg5 Re5 $15 {Shipov})) 17... Bc7 {
[%cal Gd6d5,Gc7h2]} 18. g3 (18. Kh1 $5) 18... Ne5 {[%csl Rf3][%cal Ge5c4,Ge5f3]
}) 17. Qf2 $5 $146 {[%cal Ge3b6,Gf2h4] La partie prйcйdente s'йtait soldйe par
une nulle rapide au 17иme coup avec h3 qui affaiblit les cases noires mais en
ayant le mйrite de stopper l'attaque du P"h" tout en surcontrolant la case "g4"
} (17. h3 $5 {[%csl Rg3,Gg4,Rh4];Hera,I (2565)-Markus,R (2625) Skopje Karposh
op 2011 (9) 1/2}) 17... Bd8 (17... h4 {[%cal Ge7h4,Gf6e4]} 18. Na4 {[%csl Rb6]}
Bd8 19. Nb3 Ba8 20. Bf4 {[%csl Rd6]} (20. Bg5 $2 {[%cal Gg5h4]} Nxe4) 20... Ne5
21. c5 $1) (17... Ne5 $5 {[%csl Rc4]} 18. Na4 {[%cal Gf1c4,Ga4b6]} Bd8 19. Nb3
d5 $1 $132) 18. Nb3 {[%csl Rb6]} Bc7 {[%cal Gd6d5,Gc7h2]} (18... Ba8) 19. Bf4
Red8 $6 {[%csl Rd8]} (19... Ne5 $142 $5 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. c5 bxc5 22. Nxc5 Bb6
$1 {[%csl Rf2,Rg1] Illustrant le danger d'йchanger le bon B des Blancs}) 20.
Kh1 $1 {Ce coup phrophylactique ne vise pas а йviter un йchec intermйdiaire
sur la diagonale a7g1 mais plutфt la combinaison thйmatique d6d5 avec Bh2 qui
prendrait sur йchec} Nf8 $1 {[%cal Gf8g6,Gh5h4,Gg6f4]} 21. Be2 Re8 (21... Ng6
22. Bg5) 22. Be3 d5 $1 {La percйe thйmatique} 23. Bxb6 Bxh2 {[%csl Rh1][%cal
Gb8f4,Gf4h4]} 24. Ba7 $8 (24. cxd5 $2 Bg3 25. Qg1 Qf4 $40 {[%csl Rh1]}) 24...
Bg3 25. Bxb8 Bxf2 26. Be5 Be3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vaujany op 5th"]
[Site "Vaujany"]
[Date "2014.07.16"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kantans, Toms"]
[Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2458"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2014.07.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. Be3 a6 8. a3
{[%cal Gb2b4]} Nxd4 {Un choix discutable} (8... Ne5 9. f3 Be7 10. Rc1 O-O 11.
Be2 Ng6 12. Qd2 b6 13. b4 Bb7 14. Na4 Rfb8 15. c5 bxc5 16. Nxc5 Qd8 17. O-O Bf8
18. Rfd1 d5 19. Nxb7 Rxb7 20. Nc6 Qe8 21. e5 Rc7 22. b5 Nd7 23. Ne7+ Nxe7 24.
Rxc7 axb5 25. Bxb5 Qb8 26. Rxd7 Qxb5 27. Rc7 Ng6 28. Bd4 h6 29. h3 Rxa3 30. Rc8
Kh7 31. Qc2 Be7 32. Rc7 Kg8 33. Rb1 Qd3 34. Qxd3 Rxd3 35. Bf2 Bg5 36. Bg3 h5
37. Rb8+ Kh7 38. h4 {Dominguez Perez,L (2734)-Svidler,P (2747) St Petersburg
2012 1/2-1/2}) (8... Be7 $142 {La grande ligne} 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O) 9. Bxd4 d6
10. Be2 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rc1 b6 13. b4 Bb7 14. f3 Rfd8 (14... Rfe8 15. Qe1
Rab8 16. Qf2 Nd7 17. Na4 Ba8) 15. Qe1 $146 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Ge1f2] Par rapport
à la grande ligne de la Maroczy où les Noirs jouent Nbd7, le Pb6 est plus
faible après l'échange Nd4} (15. Qd2 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Nd7 17. Bf1 Bf8 18. Qf2
Ba8 19. Rc2 Qb8 20. Rdc1 Rc6 21. Nd1 Rdc8 22. Ne3 Ne5 23. f4 Nd7 24. Bb2 b5 25.
Bd3 bxc4 26. Nxc4 e5 27. fxe5 Nxe5 28. Nxe5 dxe5 29. Rxc6 Rxc6 30. Rxc6 Bxc6
31. Bxa6 Bxe4 32. Bc4 Bg6 33. Bb3 h5 34. h3 Kh7 35. Bxf7 Qd6 36. Bxg6+ Kxg6 37.
Qe3 Kf5 38. Bc3 Qd1+ 39. Kh2 Bd6 40. Qf3+ Qxf3 41. gxf3 e4+ 42. Kg2 exf3+ 43.
Kxf3 g5 44. a4 g4+ {Ivanchuk,V (2720)-Christiansen,L (2595) Roquebrune 1992 1/
2-1/2}) 15... Rab8 {[%cal Gb8b6]} 16. Qf2 Ba8 17. Rfd1 Nd7 18. Bf1 Re8 19. Qg3
$14 Bf8 20. Kh1 Rbc8 21. Be3 Bb7 22. Qf2 Rb8 23. Rc2 Ba8 24. Na4 Red8 25. Bf4
Bc6 26. Nc3 Ne5 27. h3 (27. Bxe5 $5 dxe5 28. Rcd2 $16 {Malgré le contrôle de
la case "d4", la position Noire est passive}) 27... Ba8 28. Na4 Be7 29. Be3 Nd7
30. Nb2 Ne5 31. Nd3 $1 {Le Ne5 est la seule pièce active des Noirs} Nxd3 32.
Bxd3 Rd7 33. Bd4 Qd8 34. Qg3 g6 35. Bf1 Bc6 36. b5 $1 {Sans N, les Noirs ne
peuvent pas profiter de l'affaiblissement de la case "c5"} axb5 37. cxb5 $36
Ba8 38. a4 d5 39. Qe5 $40 {[%cal Ge5d4,Ge5h8]} f6 40. Qxe6+ Kf8 41. e5 f5 42.
Bd3 Bg5 43. a5 $1 bxa5 44. b6 $18 Bf4 45. Ra1 Rf7 46. Rxa5 Qh4 47. Bf2 Bg3 48.
Bxg3 Qxg3 49. Qd6+ Kg7 50. Qxb8 Qe1+ 51. Kh2 Qxa5 52. e6 Rf8 53. Qd6 Qe1 54.
Rc7+ Kg8 55. b7 f4 56. Rc8 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch"]
[Site "Podgorica"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Black "Pikula, Dejan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
Nxc6 (8. Nc2 $5) 8... dxc6 9. e5 {Velimirovic war vor guten 20-25 Jahren eine
der gefaehrlisten Angreiffer in der Welt: siehe z.B. "Velimirovic Attack" in
Sizilian. Natuerlich versucht er die scharfaeste Variante zu waehlen, ob sie
gut oder nicht, ist eine andere Frage.} Qa5 $1 (9... Nd7 10. f4 Nc5 11. Bc2 $14
) 10. exf6 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Qd2 {Weiss folgt die Partie kompromisslos
in seinem Stil.} (12. Bd2 Qxd3 13. fxg7 Rg8 14. Qg4 e5 15. Qg5 Bf5 16. Qf6 Rd8
17. Qxe5+ Kd7 18. Rd1 Kc8 $15 {Almasi,I-Farago,I/Budapest FS06 GM/1994/EXP41/})
12... Qxa1 (12... Qe5+ $5 {Dieser Zug hat die folgende Idee: Schwarz denkt,
dass Laeufer auf-e2 schlechter steht als auf-d3.} 13. Be2 Qxa1 14. O-O (14.
fxg7 $5) 14... Qxf6 15. Bb2 (15. Ba3 $5) 15... e5 16. f4 O-O 17. fxe5 Qd8 18.
Bd3 Be6 $17 {Delay,F-Novoselski,Z/Zuerich op/1988/}) 13. O-O (13. fxg7 Qxg7 14.
O-O e5 15. f4 Bg4 $1 16. Bb2 O-O-O $17 {Tal}) 13... Qxf6 14. Bb2 $146 (14. Ba3
b6 15. Rb1 Qd8 16. Qc3 f6 17. Be4 Bb7 18. Qe3 Kf7 $17 {Tompa,J-Honfi,K/
Budapest/1973/INF16,289/}) 14... e5 15. Re1 (15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Re1 Qxe1+ 17.
Qxe1+ Be6 $17) 15... O-O 16. Rxe5 {/\ Rh5 ><h7} Qh6 (16... Qd8 17. Qe3 {
Weiss hat einige Kompensation fuer das geopferten Material, weil alle seine
Figuren den schwarzen Koenigsfluegel anschauen.}) 17. Qd1 $1 {Wieder droht /\
Rh5} g6 {Weiss hat schon etwas erreicht: der b2-Laeufer herrscht die grosse
Diagonale.} 18. h3 $5 {Ein kalbluetiger Zug, der Anziehende hat Qualitaet und
Bauer weniger und er sichert jetzt noch seine Grundlinie.} f6 {Schwarz hat die
b2-h8 Diagonale vorlaeufig gesperrt, aber jetzt bleibt der f6-Bauer fuer ewig
schwach.} (18... Bd7 19. Re7 Rad8 20. Qe1 $13) 19. Re3 $5 (19. Re7 Qg5 20. Qf3
Bf5 21. Bf1 Rf7 $17) 19... Bf5 (19... Qg5 $2 20. Rg3 $44 {>< g6}) 20. Bf1 Rad8
21. Qb3 Bc8 (21... Rf7 22. c5 Kg7 23. g4 (23. Bc4 $5) 23... Bc8 24. Bc4 Rfd7
25. Be6 Rd1+ 26. Kg2 Bxe6 27. Qxe6 $44) 22. c5+ Kh8 (22... Rf7 23. Bc4 $16) 23.
Re7 $1 {[#] In dieser Moment hat Weiss schon genuegend Kompensation fuer das
geopferten Material: 1.Die weisse Figuren sind sehr aktiv z.B. Re7, Bb2 und
Qb3. 2. Schwarze Figuren verteidigen sich nur ihre Stellung und sie stehen auf
der achten Reihe sehr passiv. 3. Der schwarze Koenig ist auch gefaehrdet.} Qd2
24. Rc7 $1 {[#] Ein sehr schlauer und starker Zug. Jetzt steht der
Nachziehende trotz seines Materialvorteils ein schweriges Problem vor.} a5 (
24... Qf4 25. Rf7 $44 {>< f6}) (24... Rd7 $2 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Bxf6+ Rg7 27.
Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Qxb7+ $18) 25. Bc3 a4 26. Qc4 Qd5 27. Qh4 $1 {[#] Hier wird
eigentlich klar, dass die Partie fuer Schwarz schiefgelaufen ist. Er kann den
Materialverlust nicht mehr verhinden.} Rd7 28. Rxc8 $1 Rxc8 29. Qxf6+ Kg8 30.
Qh8+ Kf7 31. Qxc8 Re7 32. Qg4 Re4 33. Qf3+ Ke8 34. Bd3 Re6 35. Qxd5 $1 {
Der einfachste Weg.} cxd5 36. Bb5+ Ke7 37. Bxa4 d4 38. Bb4 (38. Bxd4 $2 Re4 $10
) 38... Kf6 39. Kf1 Ra6 40. Bb3 Ke5 41. Ke2 h5 42. h4 Rf6 43. f3 {Ribli} 1-0

[Event "Dortmunder Schachtage-B 18th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1990.04.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Stein, Bernd"]
[Black "Polgar, Sofia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "1990.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Qb6 6. Nc2 e6 7. e3 Be7 8.
Be2 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. e4 Qc7 {10...d6 11.Be3, Qa5 Geller,E-Khalifman,A Sochi-A
1989 CBM/16} 11. Be3 b6 12. f3 Ne5 13. b3 d6 14. Qd2 Bb7 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Nd4
Qb8 17. Rfd1 Rfe8 18. Kh1 Ned7 19. Bf1 Bd8 20. Nde2 Bc7 21. Bf4 {21.Bg1!?} Ne5
22. Bg5 Nfd7 23. Ng3 Ng6 24. Nh5 Kh8 25. Qf2 Bc6 26. a4 Nc5 27. Qa2 a5 28. Nb5
{28.h3} Bxb5 29. axb5 d5 30. cxd5 exd5 31. Rxd5 Bxh2 32. Rf5 $6 Rf8 33. Bc4 f6
34. Be3 Ne7 35. g4 Nxf5 36. gxf5 g6 37. Nxf6 Be5 38. Ng4 gxf5 39. Nxe5 Qxe5 40.
Qf2 Rcd8 41. Bd5 Nd3 42. Qg1 Rf6 43. Rc6 fxe4 44. Rxf6 Qxf6 45. Bd4 Ne5 46.
fxe4 Rc8 47. Qa1 Qh6+ 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.10.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Belov} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nf6 (4... g5 {Belov} 5. d3 h6 6.
Be3 d6 7. h3 e5 8. Nd5 Bg7 9. a3 Nge7 10. b4 b6 11. Be2 Nxd5 12. cxd5 Nd4 13.
bxc5 dxc5 14. Nd2 $14 {Rublevsky,S-Mochalov,E/Kurgan/1994/1:0/37/}) (4... e5 {
Belov} 5. d3 (5. Be2 d6 6. O-O g6 7. Nd5 Bg7 8. Rb1 Nge7 9. a3 a5 10. d3 O-O
$10 {Kengis,E-Cvitan,O/Tilburg/1994/0:1/35/}) 5... d6 6. Nd5 g6 7. b4 cxb4 8.
a3 bxa3 9. Rxa3 Bg7 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Qa1 $1 Be6 13. Bxd4 Bxd4 14.
Qxd4 $16 {Maljutin,E-Magerramov,E/Moscow op/1992/1:0/27/}) (4... Nge7 {Belov}
5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8. Qe3 b6 (8... Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Qc7
11. b3 a6 12. Bb2 b6 13. Rac1 Bc5 14. Qd2 Qb8 15. Kh1 d6 16. f4 $14 {Malakhov,
V-Epishin,V/RUS-ch/1995/0:1/60/}) 9. Be2 (9. Bd3 Ne5 10. Be2 Ba6 11. Qg3 Ng6
12. O-O Rc8 13. b3 Qh4 14. Qxh4 Nxh4 15. Be3 $14 {Rublevsky,S-Pugachev,A/
Kurgan/1994/1:0/45/}) 9... Bc5 10. Qg3 O-O 11. O-O Nd4 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Be3 f5
$10 {Malakhov,V-Rublevsky,S/RUS-ch/1995/0,5/32/}) 5. Be2 Qc7 {Die prinzipielle
Antwort lautet hier 5...d5 (Hauptvariante).Ribli.} (5... b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. d4 $5
(7. Re1 $6 Qb8 $1 8. h3 Bd6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bh2+ 11. Kh1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Be5
13. Qd3 O-O $15 {Ruck,R-Ribli,Z/tt_HUN 9596/}) 7... Nxd4 8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. Qxd4
Bc5 10. Qd3 Qb8 11. Be3 O-O 12. Bxc5 bxc5 13. f4 d6 14. Rad1 Rd8 15. Bf3 a6 16.
Qe3 $36 {Smirin,I-Hansen,Cu/EU-ch Rapid/EXP55/}) (5... d5 {Belov} 6. exd5 exd5
7. d4 Be6 (7... Be7 8. Be3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 dxc4 11. Qxd8+ Bxd8 12.
Bxc4 $14 {Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/Manila olm/1992/0,5/43/}) 8. O-O dxc4 9. Be3 cxd4
10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Be7 (11... Qa5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Re1 Rd8 14. Qc2 Be7 15.
Qe4 Qc5 16. Qxb7 $14 {Oratovsky,M-Har Zvi,R/ISR/1993/}) 12. Qa4+ Kf8 $5 (12...
Qd7 13. Qxd7+ Kxd7 14. f4 $16) 13. Bxf6 gxf6 {(Adorjan,A-Horvath,Jozsef/HUN/
1995/)} 14. Rac1 Qe8 15. Qa5 $36) 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 {Mit dieser Zugfolge
vermeidet WeiЯ die Variante mit sofortigem Bb4. Jetzt ist 7...Bb4 natьrlich
schwach wegen 8.Nb5.Ribli.} a6 {-B41/} 8. O-O Bb4 {Wir haben eigentlich eine
Sizilianische Verteidigung auf dem Brett,Paulsen-Variante.Ribli.} 9. Bg5 $5
$146 (9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. Be3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 c5 12. Qc2 e5 13. f4 Bg4 $13 {
Cifuentes Parada,R-Lobron,E/Groningen op/1996/CBM51/}) 9... Qd6 (9... Bxc3 10.
Bxf6 Bxb2 (10... gxf6 11. bxc3 b6 (11... Ne7)) (10... Bxd4 11. Bxd4 Nxd4 12.
Qxd4 f6 13. c5 $14) 11. Bxg7 (11. Nxe6 {Belov} dxe6 12. Bxb2 O-O 13. Qd2 e5 $10
) 11... Bxa1 (11... Rg8 12. Nxe6 dxe6 13. Bxb2 $16) 12. Bxh8 Bxd4 13. Bxd4 Nxd4
14. Qxd4 (14. Qxd4 d6 15. Qh8+ Ke7 16. Qxh7 $16)) 10. Nxc6 (10. Bxf6 {Belov}
gxf6 11. Nb3 Qxd1 12. Nxd1 b6 $10) 10... Qxd1 (10... dxc6 11. Qb3 Bxc3 12. Qxc3
Nxe4 13. Qxg7) 11. Nxd1 (11. Raxd1 {Belov} Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nxe4 $16) 11... dxc6 (
11... Nxe4 {Belov} 12. Nxb4 $18) 12. e5 $14 {Ohne Damen hat WeiЯ die
Initiative. Schwarz hat Probleme mit der Entwicklung seines Damenflьgels, sein
Bc8 hat keine Zukunft.Ribli.} Nd7 (12... Ne4 13. Be3 (13. a3 Bxa3 14. Rxa3 Nxg5
15. Rg3 h6 16. h4 Nh7 17. Rxg7) (13. Bf4 $5 Nd2 14. a3 Nxf1 15. axb4 $18) 13...
Nd2 14. Re1 $2 (14. Bxd2 $10) 14... Nf3+) 13. Bf4 Bc5 14. Re1 Bd4 15. Bf3 c5
16. Nc3 Ke7 (16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 {In diesem Fall besetzen die beiden weiЯen
Tьrme die b und d-Linie, sodaЯ Schwarz kaum hoffen darf, seinen Lдufer
befreien zu kцnnen.Ribli.} (17. bxc3 {Belov} Rb8 18. Rab1 b6 (18... b5 19. cxb5
axb5 (19... Rxb5 20. Bc6 Rxb1 21. Rxb1 Ke7 22. Kf1 h6 23. h4 $16) 20. a4 b4 21.
cxb4 cxb4 22. Bc6 Ke7 23. Bb5 $16) 19. Bc6 Ke7 20. Bg5+ $16)) 17. Rad1 Ra7 18.
Rd2 Nb6 $6 (18... b6 19. Bc6 Bb7 (19... Nb8) 20. Bxd7 Kxd7 21. Be3 $16) (18...
b6 $5 {Belov}) 19. Be2 Bd7 (19... h6 $5 {Belov}) 20. Ne4 Bc6 (20... h6 $1 {
Belov} 21. b4 Na4 $13) 21. Bg5+ Kf8 (21... f6 22. exf6+ gxf6 23. Rxd4 $18) 22.
b4 $1 $16 h6 (22... Bxe4 23. bxc5 Bxc5 (23... h6 {Belov} 24. Rxd4 hxg5 25. cxb6
$18) 24. Rd8#) 23. Nxc5 (23. bxc5 {Belov} hxg5 24. Rxd4 Nd7 25. Nxg5 Ke7 26. f4
Nxc5 $16) 23... Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 hxg5 25. Rd8+ Be8 26. Red1 {WeiЯ hat groЯen
positionellen Vorteil, alle schwarzen Figuren stehen schlecht.Ribli.} Rh4 (
26... Ra8 27. Nd7+ Ke7 28. Rxe8+) (26... Rxh2 27. Rb8) 27. Rb8 Ra8 (27... Nxc4
{Belov} 28. Rdd8 $18) 28. Rxa8 (28. Nd7+ Ke7 (28... Nxd7 29. Rxa8 Nxe5 (29...
Ke7 30. Ra7 {Das ist auch vorteilhaft fьr WeiЯ, aber die Partiefortsetzung
scheint mir besser.Ribli.}) 30. Rdd8) 29. Rxe8+) 28... Nxa8 29. Nxb7 Nb6 30.
Nd6 Bc6 31. Nc8 $1 (31. b5 {Belov} axb5 32. cxb5 Bd5 $16) 31... Rf4+ 32. Kg3
Nd7 (32... Nxc8 {Belov} 33. Rd8+ Ke7 34. Rxc8 Be4 35. Rc7+ Kd8 36. Ra7 $18) (
32... Nxc4 {Belov} 33. Rd8+ Be8 34. Bxc4 Rxc4 35. Nd6 $18 (35. Rxe8+ Kxe8 36.
Nd6+ Ke7 37. Nxc4 $18)) 33. b5 axb5 34. cxb5 Bd5 35. Bf3 Nc5 36. Nd6 (36. Bxd5
$2 {Belov} exd5 37. Rxd5 $4 Ne4+ 38. Kh3 Rh4#) 36... Bxa2 {Jetzt hat der
Nachziehende nur materielles Gleichgewicht erreicht. Das weiЯe Figurenspiel
und der b-Freibauer entscheiden die Partie.Ribli.} 37. Rc1 Nd3 (37... Nd7 $2
38. Rc8+ Ke7 39. Re8#) 38. Rc8+ Ke7 39. Rc7+ Kd8 (39... Kf8 {Belov} 40. b6 Rb4
41. b7 $18) 40. Ra7 (40. Rxf7 {Belov} Nxe5 41. Rxf4 gxf4+ 42. Kxf4 Nxf3 43.
gxf3 Kd7 $16) 40... Bd5 41. Nxf7+ {Schwarz gab auf, er verliert einen weiteren
Bauern auf g5 und behдlt eine hoffnungslose Stellung.Ribli.} (41. Nxf7+ {Belov}
Kc8 42. Nxg5 Rb4 43. Bxd5 exd5 44. e6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Linares 19th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2002.03.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 {Eine kleine Ьberraschung - Vallejo spielt gewцhnlich die
Berliner Variante der Spanischen Verteidigung.} 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6
5. c4 {Das ist interessant: Kasparov spielt diese - ein wegen in
Vergesseinheit geratene - Variante anstelle von 5.Bd3 oder 5.Nc3.} Nf6 6. Nc3
Qc7 (6... Bb4 $5 {Das wдre der eigentliche Prьfstein fьr die Variante mit 5.c4.
Ich habe den Eindruck, dass der junge spanische GM hier den theoretischen
Hauptvarianten aus dem Wege gehen wollte.}) 7. a3 b6 8. Be3 Bb7 9. f3 Nc6 (9...
d5 {Ftacnik} 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Qe7 12. Qa4+ b5 13. Bxb5+ axb5 14. Qxb5+ Qd7
15. e5 $40) 10. Be2 Rb8 (10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bd6 (11... e5 {Ftacnik} 12. Be3
Bc5 13. Qd2 $14) 12. Qb3 Bc5 13. Rd1 Rb8 14. O-O O-O 15. Kh1 Nh5 16. Qc2 Bc6
17. Qd2 Nf4 18. Be3 {1/2-1/2 Sedina,E-Movsesian,S/Groningen 1998/EXT 2000 (34)}
) (10... Bd6 $2 11. Ndb5 $18) 11. b4 $1 {Ein nьtzlicher Wartezug. Die
sofortige Rochade wдre weniger stark, denn sie wьrde Schwarz erlauben, seinen
Lдufer nach d6 zu entwickeln.} (11. O-O Bd6 $1 {Dieser Lдuferzug ist jetzt
mцglich, denn nach 12.Ndb5 kдme 12...axb5 13.Nxb5 und 13...Bxh2+.} 12. f4 Nxd4
13. Qxd4 Bc5 $11) 11... Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rc1 {[%cal Gc1c7] Wir haben eine
typische Igelstellung vor uns - WeiЯ hat die Initiative und kontrolliert mehr
Raum. Die schwarze Stellung hingegen ist ein wenig passiv, aber auch solide.
WeiЯ droht jetzt 14.Nd5.} Ne5 {Es ist klar, dass Schwarz das Motiv 14.Nd5
vermeiden muss. Ich mцchte darauf hinweisen, dass der Springer in solchen
Stellungen fьr gewцhnlich viel besser auf d7 als auf c6 steht.} (13... Nxd4 14.
Qxd4 d6 (14... Bd6 15. f4 e5 16. Qxb6) 15. Qxb6 Qxb6 16. Bxb6 Bxe4 17. Bc7 {
'!' Ftacnik.} Rbc8 18. Bxd6 Bxd6 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. fxe4 $16) 14. f4 $14 {
'!' Ftacnik. WeiЯ kьmmert sich nicht um seinen Pc4. Er ьbt spьrbar
positionellen Druck aus. Die schwarzen Figuren stehen etwas unglьcklich - vor
allem der Ne5 findet keinen rechten Platz.} Ng6 (14... Nxc4 $4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4
16. Nb1 Qa2 17. Rf2 $18) 15. Bd3 $1 {Ftacnik: 'Vallejo Pons has not managed
the defense perfectly, the knights f6, g6 are not making natural impression.  '
} (15. e5 Ne4 $132) 15... Ba8 (15... d6 $6 {Dieser auf den ersten Blick
normale erscheinende Zug schwдcht den Punkt e6.} 16. f5 $16 exf5 17. Nxf5 $16)
16. Qe2 (16. e5 Ne8 17. Qh5 f5 $13 18. g4 $2 (18. Rfe1 {Ftacnik} Qc8 $14) 18...
Qb7 19. Nf3 Nh4 $15 20. Be4 fxe4 21. Nxh4 $11) 16... Kh8 $1 {[%cal Gf6g8]
Schwarz verteidigt sich gut - er plant Ng8.} 17. e5 Ng8 $1 {[%mdl 256]} (17...
Ne8 {Ftacnik} 18. c5 $1 bxc5 19. Na4 $16) 18. Qh5 (18. c5 $5 bxc5 19. Na4 Nh4
20. Nxc5 Bxg2 21. Rfd1 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Qd8 23. Bxa6 $36) (18. f5 {Ftacnik} Nxe5
19. Bf4 Bd6 $17) 18... a5 $5 {'!' Ftacnik. Dieser Zug schwдcht das Feld b5,
aber Schwarz mцchte etwas Gegenspiel finden.} (18... d6 $2 19. Nxe6 {'!'
Ftacnik.} fxe6 20. Bxg6 $18 Nh6 21. Bd3 $16) 19. Ndb5 $2 {Ftacnik: 'Kasparov
is chronically optimistic, the defense of the attacked b4 pawn would have been
the most natural act for most players.' Mit diesem Zug opfert Kasparov einen
Bauern. Meiner Meinung nach wдre es besser, den Pb4 mit einem ruhigen Turmzug
zu verteidigen.} (19. Rb1 $14 axb4 20. axb4) 19... Qc6 20. Rc2 (20. Be4 Qxc4
21. Bxa8 Rxa8 $15) (20. Rf3 {Ftacnik} axb4 21. axb4 Bxb4 22. Rg3 Bc5 $13) 20...
axb4 21. axb4 Bxb4 $13 {WeiЯ ьbt zwar in der Tat spьrbaren Druck aus, aber
angesichts seines Mehrbauern sollte Schwarz nicht Bange sein.} 22. Ne4 f5 $1
23. Ng5 (23. exf6 Nxf6 24. Nxf6 Rxf6 25. Bd4 Bc5) (23. Ned6 $5 $13 Bc5 24. Qh3
N8e7) 23... Nh6 {WeiЯ steht zwar aktiv am Kцnigsflьgel, es ist aber nicht klar,
wie er seinen Angriff jetzt fortsetzen soll.} 24. Kh1 Bc5 25. Bc1 Qc8 $6 (25...
Bb7 $142 $17 {[%cal Gb8a8,Ga8a1]} 26. h3 Ra8) 26. h3 Kg8 27. Kh2 Ne7 $1 28. Nd6
(28. Bb2 Qe8) 28... Bxd6 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'The young Spaniard has
decided to play for a win, but the opening of the a1-h8 diagonal boarders on a
teasing of a devil. '} (28... Qc6 $5 29. Nb5 Qc8 (29... Bb7 $13 {Ftacnik}) 30.
Nd6) 29. exd6 Nc6 30. Bb2 {[%csl Gb2][%cal Gb2g7]} Nb4 31. Rd2 (31. Rc3 $2 {
Ftacnik} Qc6 32. Rf2 Qc5 $17) 31... b5 {'!?' Ftacnik.} (31... Nxd3 {Ftacnik}
32. Rxd3 Qxc4 33. Nxh7 $3 (33. Rg3 {Ftacnik} Qxf1 34. Nxh7 Ng4+ 35. hxg4 Bxg2
36. Rxg2 Qxf4+ $11) 33... Qxd3 (33... Kxh7 {Ftacnik} 34. Rg3 Rf7 35. Qg6+ Kg8
36. Qxh6 $18) (33... Qc2 {Ftacnik} 34. Rg3 Qxb2 35. Qxh6 Qxg2+ 36. Rxg2 Bxg2
37. Qg6 Bxf1 38. Ng5 $18) 34. Qg6 e5 35. Bxe5 Rf7 36. Ng5 $18) 32. Rc1 $1 {
[%cal Gc1c8]} (32. cxb5 $2 Nxd3 33. Rxd3 (33. Bxg7 Kxg7 34. Rxd3 Rf6 35. Rg3
Rg6 $19) 33... Qc2 $19 {[%cal Rc2g2,Rc2b2,Rc2d3]}) 32... Qe8 (32... Nxd3 $2 33.
Rxd3 bxc4 34. Bxg7 {'!' Ftacnik.} Kxg7 35. Rg3 Rf6 36. Nf7+ Ng4+ 37. hxg4 Rxf7
38. gxf5+ $18 Kf8 39. Qh6+ $18) 33. Qe2 Nxd3 $2 {Ftacnik: 'Only this illogical
swap will catapult white's rook to the third rank and send black's chances for
the fruitful defense to the land of dreams. '} (33... bxc4 $142 34. Bxc4 (34.
Rxc4 {Ftacnik} Nd5 $15) 34... Nd5) 34. Rxd3 Nf7 (34... bxc4 35. Rg3 Rb3 36. Bc3
(36. Rcc3 Qg6 37. Rxb3 cxb3 38. Qb5 (38. Qe5 $18 {Ftacnik}) 38... Bc6 39. Qxb3
$16) 36... Rf6 $5) 35. Rg3 Nxg5 (35... e5 {Ftacnik} 36. Nxf7 Rxf7 37. Bxe5 Bc6
38. cxb5 Rxb5 39. Re1 $16) 36. Rxg5 Rf7 37. Qe5 {[%csl Gb2,Ge5][%cal Rb2g7,
Rg5g7][%mdl 128] Ungleichfarbige Lдufer stellen in der Regel einen Vorteil fьr
den Angreifer dar.} (37. cxb5 {Ftacnik} h6 38. Rg3 Kh7 39. Qh5 $18) 37... Qf8
38. cxb5 $16 {Die Stellung ist materiell ausgeglichen, aber Schwarz verfьgt
ьber keinerlei Gegenspiel. Er kann praktisch nur abwarten.} h6 39. Rg3 Kh7 40.
Bd4 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Gb5b6] Der schwarzfeldrige Lдufer von WeiЯ ist die
Schlьsselfigur dieser Partie - jetzt droht 41.b6.} Bd5 41. b6 {[%csl Gb6]} Rf6
(41... Bc6 42. Rxc6 dxc6 43. Qxe6 $18 Re8 44. Qg6+ Kg8 45. Qxh6 $18) 42. Rcc3
Rf7 43. Rc7 Be4 44. Rb3 Bd5 45. Rb5 {Droht 46.Rxd5.} Bb7 46. Ra5 {[%cal Ra5a7,
Ra7h7]} Qd8 47. Ra7 Be4 $2 (47... Bd5 $142 $16 48. Qe2 Qh4 49. g3 Qd8 50. Qb5)
{[#]} 48. Qxe6 Qh4 49. Qxf7 Qxf4+ 50. Kg1 1-0

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Shaked, Tal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. e4 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 {Heutzutage wird dieser Zug
selten gespielt. WeiЯ kontrolliert zwar viel Raum, verliert jedoch Zeit. Die
Alternativen 5.Nc3 und 5.Bd3 werden hдufiger angewendet. Ribli.} Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4
7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nde2 (8. Nc2) 8... d6 (8... Qc7 9. O-O Ng4 (9... Ne5 10. f4 Nxc4
11. Kh1 Be7 12. b3 Nb6 13. e5 Nfd5 14. Ne4 f5 15. exf6 Nxf6 {Olafsson,F-Tal,M/
JUG ct 1959/0-1 (71)}) 10. Bf4 Nge5 11. Kh1 O-O 12. Rc1 b6 13. Bb1 Bb7 14. a3
Bd6 {Quinones,O-Portisch,L/Amsterdam izt 1964/0-1 (56)}) (8... d5 $5 {Meines
Erachtens fьhrt dieser Zug zu sofortigem Ausgleich.} 9. exd5 exd5 10. cxd5 Nxd5
11. O-O Nxc3 12. Nxc3 O-O 13. Nd5 Bd6 14. Qh5 g6 15. Qg5 Be5 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17.
Be4 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Rxd5 19. Be4 Rb5 20. Rb1 Rd8 21. b3 {1/2-1/2 Smailbegovic,
H-Bukic,E/JUG-ch 1962}) (8... Ne5 9. a3 Be7 10. Bf4 {1/2-1/2 Somlai,L-Zemerov,
V/Budapest FS03 IM-A 1997}) (8... Bc5 $5 9. O-O (9. h3 d6 (9... d5) 10. O-O Ne5
$11) 9... Ng4 $1) 9. O-O Bd7 (9... Bc5 10. h3 h6 (10... Ne5 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4
Ng6 $1) 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Bd7 13. Kh1 Ne5 14. Ng3 Nfg4 15. Kg1 Qh4 16. Nh1 Bc6
17. Bc2 Nf6 18. Re1 Nh5 19. Ne2 f5 20. exf5 Qg5 21. Neg3 Nxg3 {0-1 Ehlvest,
J-Ivanchuk,V/Tallinn rapid 1996}) (9... O-O) 10. h3 {WeiЯ bereitet den Zug 11.
f4, auf den nicht 11...Ng4 geschehen soll, vor.} (10. f4 Qb6+ (10... Bc5+ 11.
Kh1 Ng4) 11. Kh1 Ng4 {[%csl Rh1][%cal Gb6g1,Rg4f2]}) 10... Ne5 11. Bf4 (11. f4
{Wenn sich der schwarze Springer auf d3 tauschen kann, ist dieser Zug weniger
effektiv.} Nxd3 (11... Bc5+ 12. Kh1 Neg4 $2 13. hxg4 Nxg4 14. Qe1 $18) 12. Qxd3
Bc6 $11 {[%cal Gc6h1]}) 11... Bc5 (11... Nxd3 12. Qxd3 $14 {[%csl Rd6]}) 12. a3
{WeiЯ bereitet den spдteren VorstoЯ b2-b4 vor.} (12. Qd2 Rc8 (12... Bc6 $1 {
Farago,I}) 13. b3 (13. a3 $1 {/\ b4+/=}) 13... Bc6 14. Be3 O-O 15. Rad1 Bb4 16.
f4 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 b5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. Bd4 Ra8 20. Ng3 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Nxe4 22.
Nxe4 Bxe4 23. Bxg7 Rxa2 24. Rf2 Rxf2 25. Kxf2 Qh4+ 26. g3 Qxh3 27. Bxf8 Qg2+
28. Ke1 Kxf8 29. Rxd6 {1-0 Konikowski,J-Farago,I/Dortmund-B 1988 (44)}) (12.
Bxe5 $2 {Schwarz hat starke Kontrolle ьber die schwarzen Felder.} dxe5 $15 {
[%csl Gc5]}) 12... Ng6 (12... O-O 13. b4 Ba7 14. Bxe5 (14. c5 $2 Nxd3 15. Qxd3
dxc5 16. Bd6 $13) 14... dxe5 15. c5 b6 $132) 13. Bh2 e5 {[%csl Yd5] Das ist
wegen des schwachen Bauern auf d6 erzwungen. Jetzt ist der Lдufer auf h2
eingeschlossen, so daЯ WeiЯ f2-f4 spielen muЯ.} 14. Kh1 $14 O-O 15. f4 (15. Qd2
) 15... exf4 16. Nxf4 Bd4 (16... Nxf4 17. Bxf4 $14 {[%csl Rd5,Rd6][%cal Gf4g5,
Gg5d8]}) 17. Nfd5 Nxd5 18. exd5 {[%cal Gd3h7]} Bxc3 (18... Ne5 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7
20. Qxd4 $16) (18... Be5 19. Bxg6 hxg6 (19... Bxh2 20. Bxh7+ $16) 20. Bxe5 dxe5
21. c5 $36 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5]}) 19. bxc3 Ne5 $2 (19... Qc7 $5 $13 {[%csl Rc3,Rc4]
WeiЯ hat zwar das Lдuferpaar, aber seine Bauernstellung am Damenflьgel ist
schwach.}) (19... Qc7 {Bangiev} 20. Qh5 b5 21. Rf4 $1 {/\Rh4} Rfe8 22. Rxf7 $1
Kxf7 23. Qxh7 $18) 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Qh5 $16 {[%csl Rg8,Gh5][%cal Rh5e5,Rh5h7]}
f5 $6 (21... g6 22. Qxe5 Re8 23. Qd4 $16) (21... h6 {Bangiev} 22. Qxe5 $16) 22.
Bxf5 $1 g6 {Dieses konsequente schwarze Spiel verliert sofort.} (22... Rxf5 23.
Rxf5 g6 24. Rg5 $18) (22... Bxf5 {Bangiev} 23. Rxf5 Rxf5 24. Qxf5 Qd6 25. Re1
Re8 $16) 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Qh6+ Kg8 26. Rf3 $1 $18 {[%cal Rf3g3,
Rg3g8] Um den schwarzen Kцnig wird ein Mattnetz gestrickt. Es droht 27.Rg3 Kf7
28.Rg7 Ke8 29.Qg6.} Rxf3 27. gxf3 {[%cal Ra1g1,Rg1g8] Jetzt kommt der andere
Turm ins Spiel.} Kf7 28. Qh7+ {Aus Hilflosigkeit gegen die vielfдltigen weiЯen
Drohungen gab Schwarz auf.} (28. Qh7+ Kf6 29. Rg1 {[%csl Rf6]} Qf8 30. Rg6+ Kf5
31. Rg8+ Kf4 32. Qe4#) 1-0

[Event "Bad Homburg"]
[Site "Bad Homburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Bezold, Michael"]
[Black "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1996.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Alterman} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 a6 (5... d5 {Alterman
} 6. exd5 exd5 7. d4 Be6 $1 8. Bg5 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 dxc4 11. Qh4 Be7
12. Bxc4 Bxc4 13. Qxc4 Qa5 $1 $10 {Cifuentes,R-Kohlweyer,B /Groningen op/1992/}
) (5... b6 {Alterman} 6. O-O Bb7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd3
Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rfd1 Rfd8 13. Rac1 Rac8 14. a3 Qe5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Bf3
Ba6 17. b3 {Cifuentes,R-Piket,J/Eindhoven (ch-NL)/1992/0,5/}) 6. O-O Qc7 {
Ribli. Wenn wir die Kennzeichnung dieser Eroeffnung betrachten, finden wir A34,
das ist die Englische Eroeffnung. Aber in Wirklichkeit - wenn Weiss wie in
unserer Partie 7.d4 spielt - dann haben wir eine echte Sizilianische
Verteidigung. Und doch gibt es auch Unterschiede zur normalen sizilianischen
Zugfolge.} 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bd6 {Ribli.Heutzutage ist diese Variante nicht
mehr so populaer wie frueher. Weiss spielt gegen Paulsen-Aufbau - nach 1.e4 c5
2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cd 4.Nd4 a6 lieber 5,Bd3. Und anderseits spielt Schwarz nach 5.
c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 das sofortige 6...Bb4.} (8... Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Kh1
Rd8 12. Bg5 Be7 13. f4 $16) (8... Bb4 9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. Qc2 (10. Be3 Bxc3 11.
bxc3 c5 (11... Nxe4 12. Qd4 Nf6 13. Bf4 $16) (11... Qe5 $5 12. f3 Qxc3 13. Bc5
$44) 12. Qc2 e5 (12... O-O $2 13. f4 $16) 13. f4 Bg4 (13... Ng4 14. Bxg4 Bxg4
15. f5 f6 16. h3 Bh5 17. Qa4+ $16) 14. fxe5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Qxe5 16. Bf4 Qe6 (
16... Qxe4 $2 17. Rae1 $1 Qxe2 18. Rxe2+ Kf8 19. Bd6+ Kg8 20. Bxc5 $16) (16...
Qxc3 17. Rad1 $1 O-O 18. Rf3 Qa5 19. Bg5 $16) 17. e5 O-O 18. Rad1 Rae8 19. Rfe1
Qf5 $13 {Cifuentes Parada,R-Lobron,E/Linares op/1996/CBM51/} (19... Qf5 $1 {
Alterman} 20. Qf3 Nh5 $1 21. Bc1 $1 Qxf3 (21... Rxe5 $2 22. Qxf5 Rxf5 23. g4
$18) 22. gxf3 Re6 $10 23. Rd5 b6 24. a4 a5 25. Kf2 Rfe8 26. Bd2 h6 27. f4 f6
28. Kf3 fxe5 29. fxe5 Kf7 30. Kg4 Kg6 31. Rd6 Rxd6 32. exd6 Nf6+ 33. Kf4 {
Cifuentes Parada,R-Lobron,E/Linares op/1996/0,5/43/CBM_51/})) 10... e5 (10...
Bc5 $5 $10) 11. Na4 Be6 12. c5 Qe7 13. f4 exf4 {Radulov-Ostojic,Kikinda 1976.}
(13... Bg4 {Radulov-Janosevic,1976 Vrbas.})) (8... Be7 9. Be3 d6 10. Rc1 Rb8
11. Nd5 $1 {Iordachescu,V-Szuk,B/WchJM-U18/1994/}) (8... h5 $6 9. g3 h4 10. Be3
hxg3 11. hxg3 Bb4 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qd3 $1 $14) 9. g3 Be5 (9... O-O $4 10. Ndb5
$18) (9... Be7 10. Be3 d6 11. Rc1 Ne5 12. f4 Ned7 13. Bf3 g6 14. Bg2 O-O 15. g4
e5 16. g5 Ne8 17. Nd5 $36 {Gubanov,A-Lugovoi,A/St.Petersburg Chigorin/1995/}) (
9... Be7) 10. Be3 $14 {Ribli. Die scheinbare Schwaechung des Koenigsfluegels
mit 9.g3 hat keine Bedeutung, Weiss hat viel mehr Raum.} Nxd4 (10... b6 11. f4
Bxd4 12. Bxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Bb7 14. e5 $16) 11. Bxd4 {Ribli.Schwarz hat
Schwierigkeiten auf den schwarzen Feldern und zudem Entwicklungsrueckstand.} d6
(11... Bxd4 12. Qxd4 e5 13. Qd2 (13. Qe3) 13... d6 14. Rad1 Ke7 15. f4) 12. f4
(12. Qd2 {Alterman} Bxd4 13. Qxd4 e5 (13... O-O $2 14. Rad1 Rd8 15. e5 $16) 14.
Qd3 Be6 15. Rad1 Rd8 (15... Ke7 16. f4 $16) 16. b4 O-O 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 a5
19. a3 axb4 20. axb4 Ra8 $10) (12. Bxe5 {Alterman} dxe5 13. Qd2 O-O 14. Qe3 b6
$10) 12... Bxd4+ 13. Qxd4 e5 (13... Bd7 14. Rad1 (14. e5 $1) 14... Bc6) (13...
O-O 14. Rad1 (14. Rfd1 Rd8 15. e5 Ne8 16. Ne4 $16) 14... Qc5 15. Qxc5 dxc5 16.
e5 Nd7 17. Bf3 $18) 14. Qe3 exf4 (14... O-O 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Rxf6 $40) (14...
Be6 {Ribli.Mit der Idee eventuell 15...o-o-o.}) (14... Qc5 $2 {Alterman} 15.
Qxc5 dxc5 16. fxe5 Nd7 17. Nd5 $6 (17. Na4 $1 b6 (17... Ke7 18. Rad1 $16) (
17... Nxe5 18. Nxc5 b6 19. Na4) 18. Bg4 Rb8 19. Rad1 Ke7 20. Rxf7+ Kxf7 21. e6+
Ke7 22. exd7 Bb7 23. Nxb6 (23. e5 $1 Bc6 24. Nc3 $18) 23... Bxe4 $14) 17... Rb8
) (14... Bh3 $5 {Alterman} 15. Rfd1 $2 (15. Rf2 $1 O-O $140 16. fxe5 dxe5 17.
Rxf6 gxf6 18. Nd5 Qd6 19. Qh6 $18) 15... O-O $14) 15. gxf4 O-O 16. Kh1 $16 {
Ribli. Das grosse Problem von Schwarz ist, dass er keinen Angriffspunkt hat,
und Weiss kommt langsam und sicher auf der g-Linie.} Bg4 (16... b6 {Alterman}
17. Rg1 Bb7 18. Qd4 Qe7 19. Bd3 Rfe8 20. Rae1 $36) (16... Bd7 $1 {Alterman})
17. Bd3 (17. Bxg4 Nxg4 18. Qg3 (18. Qf3 {Alterman} Nf6 $13)) 17... Rfe8 18.
Rae1 Bd7 19. Rg1 Bc6 (19... Qc5 $5) 20. Qd4 {Ribli.Im letzten Zug verpasste
Schwarz seine einzige Hoffnung mit 19...Qc5. Jetzt beherrscht die weisse Dame
das ganze Brett.} Qe7 (20... Kh8 {Alterman} 21. Rxg7 Kxg7 22. Rg1+ Kf8 23. Qxf6
Rac8 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. exd5 $18) 21. b4 b5 $5 (21... Rad8 22. b5 axb5 23. cxb5
Bd7 24. Nd5 $18) (21... Kh8 22. b5 axb5 23. cxb5 Bd7 24. Nd5 Qd8 25. Rxg7 $18)
22. cxb5 axb5 23. Bxb5 $18 Bb7 {Der Textzug bietet fuer Schwarz sehr geringe
Chancen in einer praktischen Partie - vielleicht ьbersieht sein Gegner etwas
im grossen Kampf. Aber normaleweise ist Schwarz verloren.} (23... Bxb5 24. Nd5
$18) 24. Bxe8 Nxe8 25. Nd5 Qh4 26. Re2 f5 27. Reg2 g6 (27... Qh6 28. Ne7+ Kf8
29. Nxf5 Qxf4 30. Nxg7 Qxe4 31. Qf2+ Qf3 32. Qxf3+ Bxf3 33. Rf1 $18) (27... Kf8
{Alterman} 28. Rxg7 Rxa2 29. Rg8+ Kf7 30. R1g7+ Nxg7 31. Qxg7+ Ke6 32. Re8+)
28. exf5 Kf7 29. fxg6+ hxg6 30. Qe4 {Ribli. In dieser Partie ist es Schwarz
nicht gelungen, heil aus der Eroeffnung herauszukommen.} 1-0

[Event "Budapest FS12 GM-A"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2001.12.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bokros, Albert"]
[Black "Horvath, Adam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.11.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 16512]} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 {WeiЯ will der Paulsen-Variante
ausweichen.} a6 (3... Nc6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2) 4. Nc3 (4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6.
Nc3 Bb4 $13 {Siehe B41} (6... Qc7)) 4... Nc6 5. Be2 Nf6 6. O-O (6. d4 cxd4 7.
Nxd4 Bb4 $11) 6... Qc7 (6... d6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 $14 {WeiЯ hat mit dem
"Maroczy" - e4, c4- klaren Raumvorteil.}) (6... d5 $6 7. cxd5 (7. exd5 exd5 8.
d4 $14) 7... exd5 8. e5 $14) 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bb4 (8... Bd6 9. Kh1 Be5 (9...
Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be5 11. Qd3 $14 {Droht f4}) 10. Nxc6 Qxc6 (10... bxc6 11. f4 $1
Bxc3 12. bxc3 c5 (12... Nxe4 13. Qd4 Nf6 14. Ba3 $16 {[%csl Ga3,Rb4,Rc5,Rd6,
Re7]}) 13. Bf3 (13. e5 Ne4) 13... Bb7 14. Qd3 $14) (10... dxc6 11. f4 $1 Bxc3
12. bxc3 Nxe4 13. Qd4 Nf6 (13... f5 14. Bh5+ Kf8 15. Ba3+ c5 16. Rad1 $18) 14.
Ba3 $44 {[%csl Ga3,Rb4,Rc5,Rd6,Re7]}) 11. f4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nxe4 13. Ba3 Nxc3
14. Qd4 Nxe2 15. Qxg7 $18) 9. Qd3 (9. Nxc6 dxc6 $5 (9... bxc6 10. Qd3 O-O 11.
f4 d5 12. e5 Nd7 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Rac1 Qb8 15. Na4 Rd8 16. c5 $14 {[%csl Rc5,
Re5] WeiЯ steht klar besser, weil fьr Schwarz sehr schwer Gegenspiel zu finden
ist.}) 10. Be3 Bxc3 (10... O-O 11. Qc2 e5 12. Na4 Be7 13. Nb6 (13. Bb6 Qb8 14.
c5 Be6 15. Rfd1 Qe8 16. Bc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 $14 {[%csl Gb6,Rc7,Gd1,Rd2,Rd3,Rd4,
Rd5,Rd6,Rd7,Rd8]}) 13... Rb8 14. Nxc8 Rbxc8 15. c5 $14) 11. bxc3 c5 12. Qc2 e5
13. f4 Bg4 14. fxe5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Qxe5 16. Bf4 Qe6 $13 {[%csl Rb7,Rc3,Rc4,Re4]
Die Stellung ist sehr unklar, WeiЯ kann die offenen und halboffenen Linien
besetzen, aber seine Baurnstruktur ist sehr schlecht.}) (9. Na4 Bd6 10. Nxc6
bxc6 11. g3 Nxe4 12. Qd4 Nf6 13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Nxc8 Be5 $15) (9. Bg5 $5 {Dieser
Zug kommt auch in Frage.} Bxc3 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. bxc3 d6 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Rb1
Ke7 14. Qd4 Bd7 15. Rfd1 Qc7 16. f4 Rad8 17. Bf3 $36 {[%csl Gb1,Rb7,Rd6,Gf3]
WeiЯ hat eine sehr gefдhrliche Initiative.}) 9... O-O (9... Ne5 10. Qg3 {
[%csl Yc7,Yd6,Ye5,Yf4]}) 10. Bg5 Bxc3 $6 (10... Qd6 $5 {Ich meine, Schwarz
sollte hier die Dame tauschen und die weiЯe Initiative neutralisieren.} 11.
Rad1 (11. Nxc6 dxc6 (11... Qxd3 12. Bxd3 dxc6 13. e5 $14 (13. Na4 e5 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. a3 Be7 16. c5 Be6 $13)) 12. Qxd6 Bxd6 13. Rad1 Be5 $5 (13... Bb4 14.
e5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Ne4 16. Be7 Re8 (16... Nxc3 17. Rd2 Nxe2+ 18. Rxe2 Re8 19. Rd1
{[%csl Gd1]}) 17. Rd3 Nxc3 18. Bf3 $44 {WeiЯ hat mehr als genug Kompensation..}
) 14. Na4 Nxe4 15. Be7 Re8 16. Nb6 Rb8 $13) 11... Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Rxd4
e5 $11) 11. bxc3 Ne5 (11... Qe5 $6 12. Bxf6 (12. f4 Qxe4 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 (13...
dxc6 14. Qg3) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qg3+ Kh8 16. Qh4 $40) 12... Qxf6 13. f4 $36)
12. Qe3 d6 (12... Neg4) 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. f4 Nxc4 (14... Ng6 15. f5 Ne5 16. Qh6
$18) 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 16. Qg3+ Kh8 17. Qh4 Rg8 (17... Kg7 18. Rf3 $18) 18. Qxf6+
Rg7 19. Rf3 $1 $18 {[%csl Gf6,Rg7] Schwarz ist wegen der Fesselung hilflos.}
Bd7 (19... Kg8 20. Qd8#) 20. Rg3 Rag8 21. Rxg7 Rxg7 22. Qd8+ Rg8 23. Qxd7 Qxc3
24. Rd1 Qe3+ 25. Kh1 Qxf4 26. Nf3 Qg4 (26... Qxe4 27. Qxf7 $18 (27. Qxd6 $18))
27. Rg1 Qf4 28. Qxb7 Rg4 29. Qb2+ (29. Qxa6 $18) 29... f6 30. Qb8+ Rg8 31. Qb7
f5 32. exf5 Qxf5 33. Qxa6 1-0

[Event "YUG-ch 55th"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "2000.03.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Black "Pavlovic, Milos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2000.03.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 {Das ist Velomirovics
Lieblingsfortsetzung. In letzter Zeit spielt man in der Regel entweder 5.Bd3
oder 5.Nc3.} Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 (6... Bb4 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. e5 Qa5 {
Das wдre die Hauuptvariante gegen das System mit 5.c4.}) 7. f4 $6 {Eine fьr
Velimirovic typisch agressive Fortsetzung. Besser wдre es, das unangenehme
Fesslungsmotiv durch 7.a3 zu verhindern.} (7. a3) 7... Bb4 {Nach diesem Zug
bekommt WeiЯ Probleme mit seinem breiten Zentrum. Ich mцchte anmerken, dass
Schwarz auch nach 7.Be3, oder 7.Be2 so spielen muss.} 8. Bd3 (8. e5 Ne4 9. Qc2
Nxc3 (9... f5 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Bd2 Nc6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. a3 Bc5 14. Ne4 Nxe4
15. Qxe4 d5 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Qe5 Qxe5+ 18. fxe5 O-O 19. Bd3 Bd7 {1/2-1/2
Velarde,R-Rodriguez,A/Pinamar 1975/EXT 99 (62)}) 10. bxc3 Be7 11. Bd3 d6 {
Schwarz sprengt das zuvor so stolze weiЯe Zentrum.} 12. O-O dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd7
14. Bf4 Nxe5 15. Bxh7 Bd6 {0-1 Papaioannou,I-Ward,C/Thessaloniki 1996/EXT 98 
(70)}) 8... b5 $5 {Das ist die prinzipielle Erwiderung! WeiЯ hat (einige)
Probleme am Damenflьgel.} (8... d6) (8... Nc6 9. Nxc6 Qxc6 10. Qe2) 9. e5 {
WeiЯ muss die Flucht nach vorne antreten. Nach ein paar Verteidigungszьgen
bekommt Schwarz eine sehr angenehme Stellung.} (9. Qe2 d5 $17) 9... bxc4 10.
Bc2 $5 {Velimirovic opfert gern etwas Material, um den weiЯfeldrigen Lдufer
auf dem Brett zu halten. Nach 10.exf6 cxd3 ist das strategische Hauptproblem
von WeiЯ, dass der weiЯfeldrige Lдufer von Schwarz - nach der Entwicklung auf
die Diagonale a8-h1 - keinen Gegenspieler mehr hat.} (10. exf6 cxd3 11. fxg7
Rg8 12. Qxd3 Rxg7 13. O-O Bb7 {[%csl Gb7,Gg7][%cal Rg7g2,Rb7g2]} 14. Rf2 Nc6
15. Be3 Kf8 16. Rc1 Be7 17. Na4 Qa5 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 Qe1+ 20. Rf1 Rxg2+ $1
21. Kxg2 Nb4+ 22. Kh3 Nxd3 {0-1 Einarsson,H-Quinteros,M/Reykjavik 1986/EXT
2000 (34)}) 10... Nd5 $15 11. Bd2 Bxc3 12. bxc3 (12. Bxc3 Bb7 $17 (12... Nxf4
13. O-O $44)) 12... Nc6 (12... Bb7 $15) 13. Be4 (13. Nxc6 Qxc6 $15) 13... Nxd4
14. Bxd5 (14. cxd4 $2 c3 15. Bc1 Bb7 $17) 14... Nc6 {Schwarz steht so gut,
dass es schwer fдllt, sich zwischen den vielen guten Fortsetzungen zu
entscheiden.} (14... exd5 15. cxd4 c3 16. Be3 $15) 15. Be4 Bb7 16. Rb1 (16. O-O
Ne7 $15 (16... d5 $6 17. exd6 Qxd6 18. Rb1 $132)) 16... Rb8 17. O-O Ne7 $1 {
[%mdl 32] Das ist eine strategisch richtige Idee - Schwarz mцchte den Lдufer
auf der groЯen Diagonale tauschen und das Feld d5 mit dem Springer besetzen.}
18. Bxb7 (18. Bc2 O-O $17) 18... Rxb7 19. Rxb7 Qxb7 $17 {[%csl Yd5][%cal Ge7d5]
Schwarz hat einen gesunden Mehrbauern, und der Springer ist gut postiert auf
d5. WeiЯ verfьgt ьber keine Kompensation fьr den Bauern.} 20. Bc1 $5 {[%cal
Gc1a3,Ga3f8] WeiЯ plant, die Stellung seines Lдufers zu verbessern. Und iIn
der Tat wird der Lдufer auf a3 unangenehm fьr Schwarz.} Nf5 (20... Nd5) (20...
Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Qc5 {Die Dame verhindert den Zug 22.Ba3.} 22. Qa4 $132) (20... O-O
21. Ba3 Re8 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Qd4 $44) 21. Ba3 $8 {[%csl Ga3][%cal Ga3f8] Gut
oder schlecht, WeiЯ muss so spielen, sonst bekommt Schwarz nach der Rochade
eine ьberlegene Stellung.} Ne3 {[%cal Re3d1,Re3f1]} (21... Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Ne3 23.
Qb1 $44) 22. Qf3 Qxf3 (22... Nd5 $6 23. f5 $44) 23. Rxf3 Nd5 {[%csl Gd5] Nach
dem Damentausch kann Schwarz zufrieden sein - sein Springer steht
ausgezeichnet auf d5, das potentielle weiЯe Gegenspiel ist - ohne Damen -
weniger stark. Schwarz muss "nur noch" seinen Turm aktivieren.} 24. f5 (24. Bd6
f5 $17 {AnschlieЯend kann Schwarz Kf7 spielen und den Turm ins Spiel bringen 
(z.B.mit Rc8-Rc6-Rb6).} (24... f6)) 24... f6 (24... exf5 25. Rxf5 Nxc3 26. Rf2
$17) 25. g4 (25. fxe6 dxe6 $17 {Schwarz kann Rd7 spielen und den Turm befreien.
}) 25... Kf7 {[%cal Gh8b8,Gb8b1]} 26. Bd6 $8 h5 $1 (26... Re8 $17) 27. Rh3 (27.
h3 hxg4 28. hxg4 Rh4 29. Rg3 exf5 30. gxf5 Re4 31. exf6 Kxf6 32. Bf8 Kxf5 33.
Bxg7 Re1+ 34. Kf2 Ra1 $19) 27... Nf4 (27... Re8 $17) 28. Rf3 (28. Rh4 Ne2+ $19
{[%cal Re2g1,Re2c3]}) (28. Re3 hxg4) 28... Ne2+ 29. Kf1 hxg4 $19 {Schwarz hat
schon zwei Mehrbauern - und WeiЯ keine Kompensation.} 30. Re3 Nc1 (30... Nf4)
31. exf6 gxf6 32. fxe6+ dxe6 33. Re4 {[%cal Re4c4,Re4g4]} e5 (33... Rd8 $1 34.
Bg3 (34. Bf4 Rd1+ 35. Kg2 Nxa2 36. Rxc4 e5 $19) 34... Rd1+ 35. Kf2 f5 36. Rxc4
Rd2+ 37. Kf1 Rxa2 $17 {Mit zwei Mehrbauern muss Schwarz gewinnen.}) 34. Kg2 (
34. Rxg4 Rxh2 35. a4 Ke6 36. Ba3 Nb3 $19) 34... Ke6 (34... Rc8 35. Rxg4 Nxa2
$19) 35. Ba3 Kf5 (35... Kd5 36. Rxg4 Nxa2 $19) 36. Rxc4 Nd3 {Unglaublich, dass
Schwarz diese Stellung nicht gewinnen kann.} (36... Nxa2 37. Rc6 a5 38. c4 Nc3
$19) 37. Rc6 Nf4+ {Jetzt hat Schwarz nur noch einen Mehrbauern, aber seine
Figuren stehen sehr aktiv.} 38. Kg1 Rd8 39. Be7 {[%cal Re7d8,Re7f6]} (39. Rxa6
Rd1+ 40. Kf2 Rd2+ 41. Kg1 Nh3+ 42. Kf1 (42. Kh1 Rd1+ 43. Kg2 Rg1#) 42... Rf2+
43. Ke1 Rxa2 $19) 39... Rd1+ 40. Kf2 Nd5 (40... Rd2+ 41. Kf1 Rxh2 $19) 41. Rd6
Nxc3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Ich vermute, dass dieser Zug noch in der Zeitnotphase
gespielt wurde.} (41... Rd2+ $1 42. Ke1 Rxa2 43. Rxd5 Ke6 $19 {[%cal Re6e7,
Re6d5] Schwarz gewinnt eine ganze Figur - und mit zwei Bauern mehr gewinnt er
leicht.}) 42. Rxf6+ Ke4 43. Rxa6 $15 Rd2+ $6 (43... Nd5 44. Bg5 $15 (44. Ra4+
Kf5)) 44. Kg3 $11 {WeiЯ hat - dank groЯer Hilfe des Gegners - das materielle
Gleichgewicht wiederhergestellt. Die Bauern a2 und g4 sind gleichermaЯen
schwach.} Nxa2 (44... Rxa2 45. Rxa2 Nxa2 46. Kxg4 $11) 45. Rc6 (45. Rd6 $15)
45... Kf5 (45... Rd7 46. Bh4 Nb4 47. Rc4+ Rd4 48. Rxd4+ $11) 46. Rf6+ Ke4 47.
Rh6 (47. Rg6 $11) 47... Nc3 48. Bb4 Kf5 (48... Rd3+ 49. Kxg4 $11) 49. Rh5+ {
Und hier wurde- in Remisstellung - Remis gegeben.} (49. Rh5+ Ke6 (49... Kg6 50.
Rxe5) 50. Bxc3 Rd3+ {[%cal Rd3g3,Rd3c3]} 51. Kxg4 Rxc3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares zt"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van der Wiel, John"]
[Black "Cacho Reigadas, Sergio"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 $6 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. e5 $6 {
Hochwahrscheinlich hat der Hollander seinen Gegner (-145 ELO) unterschaetzt
und deswegen waehlte er diese nicht ganz korrekte Variante.} (7. Bd3 Nc6 $10)
7... Ne4 $1 8. Qg4 Nxc3 9. a3 Bf8 10. bxc3 d6 $5 11. exd6 e5 12. Nf5 g6 13. Qg3
Nc6 14. Nh6 Qxd6 $1 {Der Spanier kennt diese Variante herrvoragend.} (14...
Bxd6 15. c5 Bxc5 16. Bc4 Rf8 17. O-O $44 {Boleslavsky}) 15. Be2 $146 {Die
weissen Bauern sehen am Damenfluegel sehr tragisch aus, dafuer hat er einige
Kompensation wegen seines aktiven Springers auf h6.} (15. Qf3 Qe6 16. Bg5 Be7
17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. h4 f5 19. g4 Qg7 20. g5 Be6 21. O-O-O Qe7 22. Kb2 Bd7 $17 {
Geenen,M-Gheorghiu,F/Ostende/1987/INF46,(222)/}) 15... f5 $1 16. Bg5 Be7 17.
O-O Bxg5 18. Qxg5 Qe7 $1 19. h4 (19. Qe3 Kf8 {/\ Kg7,f4 ><h6}) 19... Qxg5 20.
hxg5 Be6 21. Rfe1 O-O-O $1 {Schwarz steht wegen seiner guenstigen
Bauernstruktur eindeutig besser, und jetzt ist der h6-Springer seine Bedeutung
schon verloren.} 22. g4 Rhf8 (22... f4 $2 23. Bf3 $13 {><e5}) 23. gxf5 gxf5 24.
Rad1 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rd8 $1 {Natuerlich will Schwarz dieser Turm auch tauschen
und dann kassiert er den weissen Damenfluegel.} 26. Re1 Rd7 $1 {/\ Rg7 ><g7}
27. f4 (27. Bf1 Rg7 28. f4 Kd7 29. fxe5 Rxg5+ 30. Kf2 Rh5 $19) (27. Kh2 $5)
27... exf4 28. Bf1 Nd8 29. Kf2 Rg7 30. Bd3 Rxg5 31. Re5 Rh5 $1 32. Nxf5 Kd7 33.
Kf3 (33. a4 Rh2+ $5 (33... Nc6 $2 34. Rxe6 $1 Kxe6 35. Ng7+) 34. Kf3 Rh3+ $19)
33... Rh3+ 34. Ke4 Nc6 35. Rc5 b6 36. Rxc6 Kxc6 37. Nd4+ Kd7 38. Bf1 Rh5 (38...
Rxc3 $19) 39. Kxf4 Ra5 40. Bd3 h5 41. Bg6 Rxa3 42. Ke5 Bxc4 43. Bxh5 Ra5+ {
Man muss schon alle Spieler sehr serious nehmen. Wenn jemand zu Hause ein
Computer und dazu natuerlich das CHESS BASE hat, dann kann er mindestens die
Eroffnungen so gut spielen wie ein Grossmeister. Ribli} 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Morovic Fernandez, Ivan"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1994.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 a6 6. O-O Qc7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bb4 (8... h5 $5 {Cifuentes Parada,R-Bischoff,K/Groningen op/1990/CBM22/}) 9.
Na4 (9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 e5 $13 {Cifuentes Parada,R-Yudasin,L/
Oviedo 25`/1993/EXP38/}) 9... Bd6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. g3 (11. f4 Nxe4 12. Qd4 Nf6
13. c5 Be7 14. Nb6 Rb8 15. Nc4 O-O $13) 11... Nxe4 12. Qd4 Nf6 13. Nb6 (13. c5
Be5 14. Qd3 Nd5 $15) 13... Rb8 14. Nxc8 Be5 $1 (14... Rxc8 15. c5 Be5 16. Qa4
$13) 15. Qc5 Rxc8 16. Rd1 Rb8 17. Qa3 c5 18. Rb1 Bd4 (18... O-O $1 $15) 19. Bf3
Rb6 (19... Qb6 $5) 20. Bd2 Qb8 21. Ba5 (21. b3 O-O (21... Qa7 22. Ba5 Rb8 23.
Rxd4 cxd4 24. Qd6 $44) 22. Ba5 Rd6 23. b4 Qa7 24. b5 $13) 21... Rxb2 22. Rxb2
Qxb2 23. Qxb2 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Be5 25. Bc3 $1 Bc7 (25... Bd6 $5 26. Rb6 Ke7 27.
Rxa6 Rb8 $13) 26. Rb7 Bd8 (26... Bd6 $5) 27. Be5 Ke7 28. Bc6 Ba5 29. Ra7 Rd8
30. Rxa6 dxc6 31. Rxa5 Rd1+ 32. Kg2 Nd7 33. Bxg7 Rc1 34. Ra4 e5 35. Bh6 Rc2 36.
Be3 Kd6 37. Bh6 f5 38. Kf3 Ke6 39. Ra6 e4+ 40. Kg2 Ne5 41. Kf1 Rxc4 (41... Ng4
$5) 42. Bf4 Rc2 43. Bxe5 Kxe5 44. Rxc6 c4 45. a4 c3 46. a5 Kd5 47. Rc7 Kd4 48.
a6 Ra2 49. a7 h5 50. h4 Kd3 51. Rd7+ Kc2 52. Ke1 Kc1 53. Rc7 c2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Salou-A"]
[Site "Salou"]
[Date "2000.10.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Oratovsky, Michael"]
[Black "Miladinovic, Igor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2486"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2000.10.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 {Das ist eine Lieblingsvariante von Oratovsky.} Nc6 4.
Nc3 Qc7 (4... Nf6) 5. Be2 a6 6. d4 (6. O-O Nf6) 6... cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. a3 {
Dieser Zug ist gegen Bb4 gerichtet.} (8. O-O Bb4 9. Qd3) 8... Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bd6
{[%cal Gd6e5,Ge5c3] Der Lдufer steht - auf den ersten Blick - unnatuerlich auf
d6, aber das ist typisch fьr diese Variante. Schwarz mцchte in der Folge Be5
spielen. Ich mцchte darauf hinweisen, dass Oratovsky spдter im selben Turnier-
mit Schwarz - auch diese Variante spielte.} 10. Be3 (10. Bd2 b6 11. Na4 Rb8 12.
Rc1 Bb7 13. c5 Be5 14. Qe3 b5 15. Nc3 O-O {1/2-1/2 Kogan,A-Oratovsky,M/Salou
2000/CBM 80_02 (15)}) (10. Bg5 Be5 11. Qe3 h6 12. Bh4 Qc6 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Qxc3
Qxe4 15. Bxf6 Qxe2 16. Bxg7 Rg8 17. f3 $1 d5 18. cxd5 Qb5 19. Rfe1 Qxd5 20. Bf6
Bd7 21. Qb4 {1-0 Penrose,J-Franklin,M/Rhyl 1969/MCL (21)}) 10... Be5 11. Qd2
O-O $11 {[%csl Ge5] Der Be5 steht stark und dominiert das Brett. Der Bc8 steht
noch passiv, aber in der Folge kann Schwarz entweder b6-Bb7 oder d6-Bd7
spielen. Andererseits verfьgt WeiЯ ьber ein starkes Bauernzentrum. Aber
aufgrund des Be5 kann er nicht kurz rochieren, und angesichts der
c4-Bauernstellung scheint die lange Rochade mehr als gefдhrlich.} 12. Bd4 {
Es ist logisch, dass WeiЯ den starken Be5 abtauschen mцchte.} d6 13. Rd1 (13.
O-O $11) 13... Bd7 {[%cal Gd7c6]} 14. f4 {Der Textzug ist zu agressiv und
schwдcht den Pe4. Zwar steht WeiЯ ьberlegen im Zentrum, aber sein Kцnig
befindet sich noch in der Mitte. Spдter in diesem Turnier zeigte sich
Oratovsky mit dieser Fortsetzung nicht zufrieden und gab 14.Bxe5 - mit
gleichen Chancen - den Vorzug.} (14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Qd6 Qa5 16. Qb4 Qc7 17. Qd6
{1/2-1/2 Oratovsky,M-Hamdouchi,H/Salou 2000/CBM 80_02 (17)}) 14... Bxd4 15.
Qxd4 Bc6 16. Qxd6 (16. O-O Rfd8 $11) 16... Qb6 $5 {[%mdl 64]} (16... Qxd6 17.
Rxd6 Nxe4 (17... Bxe4 18. Kf2 $14 (18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Rd4 f5 20. O-O $14 (20.
Bf3 Rfd8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxe4 fxe4 23. Ke2 Rd3 $11))) 18. Rxc6 Nxc3 19. Rb6
Nxe2 20. Kxe2 Rac8 21. b3 Rc7 22. Rd1 $14) 17. e5 Rfd8 $2 {Dieser Zug ist
scheinbar sehr stark, und Schwarz gewinnt unserer Partie auch problemlos. In
Wirklichkeit aber ist die Fortsetzung 17.Qxb2 stдrker.} (17... Qxb2 $1 18. Qb4
Qc2 $5 (18... Qxb4 19. axb4 Ne4 $11 (19... Bxg2 20. Rg1 Ne4 21. Nb1 Bh3 22. Bf3
Bf5 (22... f5 23. Rd3 {[%cal Gd3h3]} Bg4 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. Rdg3 $16) 23. Ke2
$16)) 19. Rd2 (19. exf6 a5 $1 $17 {[%csl Rb4,Rc3] Die weiЯe Dame muss weichen,
anschlieЯend nimmt Schwarz den Nc3 mit Schach.}) 19... Qc1+ 20. Rd1 (20. Nd1
Ne4 $19) (20. Bd1 Rad8 $17) 20... Qc2 $11) 18. Qb4 Qe3 19. Rxd8+ $2 (19. exf6
Bxg2 20. Qa5 $3 {Das ist eine sehr unerwartete und starke Fortsetzung, es
droht 21.Qg5 und es hдngt der Rd8. Ich mцchte anmerken, dass dieser Zug sehr
schwer zu finden - besonders in einer praktischen Partie.} Rxd1+ (20... b6 21.
Qg5 g6 22. Qh6 $18) 21. Nxd1 Qxf4 (21... Qd4 22. Qg5 $18 {[%cal Rg5g7,Rg5g2]})
22. Rg1 Qh4+ (22... Qxh2 23. Qb6 $18 (23. Qc5 $18)) 23. Kd2 Qd4+ {[%cal Rd4d2,
Rd4g1]} 24. Kc1 Qxg1 25. Qg5 Kf8 (25... g6 26. Qh6 $18) 26. Qxg7+ Ke8 27. Qg8+
Kd7 28. Qxa8 $18) 19... Rxd8 $17 20. Nd1 (20. exf6 Qd2+ 21. Kf2 Qxf4+ 22. Bf3
Rd2+ 23. Ne2 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Qd4+ 25. Kf1 Qe3 $19 {[%csl Re2,Rf1]}) {[#]} 20...
Rxd1+ $1 {[%mdl 512]} 21. Kxd1 Ne4 $19 {[%csl Rd1,Ge4] WeiЯ hat zwar
Materialvorteil - Mehrqualitдt und -bauer - aber das hat gar keine Bedeutung.
Der weiЯe Kцnig befindet sich in Mattnetz.} 22. Ke1 (22. Kc2 Qxe2+ $19) 22...
Qc1+ 23. Bd1 Qxf4 24. Rf1 (24. Bf3 Qc1+ 25. Bd1 Qe3+ 26. Be2 b6 $1 $19 {
WeiЯ hat keine Verteidigung gegen 27...a5 - die weiЯe Dame muss die
Verteidigung des Feldes d2 aufgeben.}) 24... Qe3+ 25. Be2 Ba4 $1 {Droht 26...
Qc1 mit Matt. WeiЯ hat keine Verteidigung.} 0-1

[Event "Groningen op"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Cifuentes Parada, Roberto"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e4 Nc6 5. Be2 a6 6. O-O Qc7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
h5 $1 9. g3 h4 10. Be3 hxg3 11. hxg3 Bb4 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bf3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 d5
$1 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Bf4 Qc4 19. Re1+ Be6 20. Qd4
Qxd4 21. cxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-ch 55th"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "2000.03.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"]
[Black "Mijailovic, Zoran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2394"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2000.03.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 {Dank Grossmeister Velimirovic
haben wir hier ein weiteres Beispiel fьr diese auf GroЯmeisterebene selten
gespielte Variante.} Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 7. a3 $5 {In seiner Partie gegen Pavlovic 
(erste Runde im selben Turnier) spielte Velimirovic 7.f4, aber nach 7...Bb4
bekam WeiЯ Erцffnungsprobleme. Dieser Zug verliert Zeit, aber WeiЯ unterbindet
die drohende Fesslung 7...Bb4.} b6 (7... d6) 8. g3 Bb7 9. Bg2 {WeiЯ hat keine
Angst vor 9..Qxc4, denn darauf kann er 10.Be3 und 11.Rc1 mit gefдhrlicher
Initiative spielen.} Nc6 $6 {Die alternative Entwicklung des Springers -
mittels 9...d6 und 10...Nbd7 gefдllt mir besser. Gewцhnlich steht der Springer
in Igelstellungen - wie der Leser spдter selbst prьfen kann - auf d7
elastischer.} (9... d6 10. Be3 (10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. O-O Be7 13. Bxf6
Nxf6 14. f4 O-O 15. f5 e5 16. Nb3 b5 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Bg5 {
1/2-1/2 Velimirovic,D-Dizdarevic,E/Bor 1986/EXT 97 (39)}) 10... Nbd7 11. O-O
Rc8 12. Rc1 Qb8 13. f4 Qa8 (13... Rxc4 14. Qe2 Rc8 15. g4 Nc5 16. Bd2 e5 17.
Nf5 Ne6 18. Nd5 Nd7 19. Rxc8+ Qxc8 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. b4 $16 {Velimirovic,
D-Cabrilo,G/Stara Pazova 1988/Inf 46 (21)}) 14. f5 e5 15. Ne6 fxe6 16. fxe6 Nc5
17. Rxf6 gxf6 18. Qh5+ Kd8 19. b4 Rc7 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. Bd2 $44 {1/2-1/2
Plachetka,J-Kovacevic,S/Belgrade 1988/TD (41)}) 10. O-O Bc5 (10... Nxd4 $5 {
Nach 9...Nc6 wдre diese Fortsetzung logisch.} 11. Qxd4 Bc5 12. Qd3 $14) (10...
Ne5 11. Bf4 d6 12. Rc1 $14) 11. Nb3 Be7 {Das ist ein typisches Manцver -
Schwarz hat durch 10...Bc5, 11... Be7 ein Tempo verloren, aber der Springer
steht auf b3 schlechter als auf f3.} 12. Be3 {[%cal Ge3b6,Gc3a4,Ga4b6] Droht
eventuell Angriff au den Pb6.} Ne5 13. Rc1 d6 (13... Nxc4 14. Qe2 Rc8 15. Na4
$44 {[%cal Gc1c8]}) 14. f4 Ned7 {Endlich steht der schwarze Springer steht auf
d7, aber hat dafьr zwei Tempi verloren (statt d6-Nd7 spielte er vier Zьge:
Nc6-d6-Ne5-Nd7).} (14... Nxc4 15. Qe2 $44) 15. g4 $5 $13 {Velimirovic liebt
aktives Spiel. Durch diesen sofortigen BauernvorstoЯ verschafft er sich
Initiative am Kцnigsflьgel, dafьr fьhrt dieser Zug aber auch zu groЯen
Komplikationen.} (15. Nd4 $14) 15... h5 (15... Nc5 $5 16. Nxc5 (16. Nd2 h5 $15)
16... bxc5 17. g5 Nd7 $13) 16. g5 {[%mdl 128]} Ng4 17. Bd4 {Gut oder nicht gut
- WeiЯ muss so spielen.} (17. Bd2 b5 $36 {[%cal Rc7b6,Rb6g1]}) 17... e5 {
Dieser Zug schwдcht das Feld d5, aber der Pg7 und der Ng4 muss sich befreien,
da in einigen Varianten h2-h3 droht .} 18. Nd5 Bxd5 (18... Qd8 $2 19. h3 exd4
20. hxg4 $16) 19. cxd5 Qa7 {[%cal Ga7g1]} 20. h3 (20. fxe5 Bxg5 (20... dxe5 21.
Qf3 O-O (21... exd4 22. Qxf7+ Kd8 23. Qxg7 Re8 24. Nxd4 $18) 22. Be3 $13) 21.
e6 fxe6 22. dxe6 $36) 20... exd4 21. hxg4 hxg4 22. Qxd4 (22. Nxd4 b5 23. Rf2 g3
$13 {[%cal Ge7d8,Gd8b6,Ga7g1]}) 22... O-O {Nach groЯen Komplikationen ist eine
Stellung entstanden, in der WeiЯ deutlichen Raumvorteil besitzt und seine
Figuren besser zu harmonieren scheinen. Der Pg4 ist schwach, das Feld c6 ist
ein positionelles Loch. Dennoch hat Schwarz aufgrund des geschwдchten weiЯen
Kцnigsflьgels Gegenspiel.} 23. Qf2 $6 (23. Qd1 $5 b5+ 24. Kh2 $16) 23... Nc5 {
[%cal Rc5d3,Rd3f2,Rd3c1] Droht 24...Nd3. WeiЯ muss dehslab den Springer
tauschen und kommt ncht mehr zu Nd4-c6.} 24. Nxc5 bxc5 {[%cal Ga8b8,Gb8b2]} 25.
Qh4 $14 {Der Pg4 ist unrettbar schwach. Andererseits besitzt Schwarz
Gegenchancen am Damenflьgel.} c4+ (25... Qd7 $6 26. f5 $40) 26. Kh2 Qe3 (26...
Rab8 27. Rxc4 Rxb2 28. Qxg4 $14) 27. Rc3 Qd2 28. Rf2 Qe1 29. Kg3 $5 {[%csl Gg3]
Das ist Interessant, der Kцnig steht ausgezeichnet auf g3. Es hдngt der Pg4,
und - das ist noch wichtiger - WeiЯ kann die Damen tauschen.} (29. Rcc2 $16)
29... Rab8 30. Qh1 $1 {Damit tauscht WeiЯ die einzige aktive schwarze Figur.}
Qxh1 31. Bxh1 $16 {[%mdl 4096] Die Stellung ist materiell ausgeglichen, aber
die Bauern c4 und g4 sind nicht zu halten. Zudem steht der schwarze Lдufer -
wie schon wдhrend der ganzen Partie - passiv.} Rb3 (31... f6 32. g6 $16) 32.
Rfc2 {WeiЯ mцchte 33.Rxb3 cxb3 34.Rc7 oder 34.Rc3 spielen.} (32. Rxb3 cxb3 33.
Kxg4 Rc8 34. Rf3 Rc1 $132) 32... Rxc3+ 33. Rxc3 Rb8 34. Rxc4 (34. Rc2 Rb3+ 35.
Kxg4 c3 $14) 34... Rxb2 35. Rc8+ Bf8 (35... Kh7 36. Rc7 $16) 36. Kxg4 Rb3 37.
e5 {Nach diesem Durchbruch hat WeiЯ deutlichen Vorteil.} dxe5 38. d6 {[%cal
Rd6d7,Rd7d8]} Rd3 39. fxe5 {[%csl Gd6,Ge5] Die verbundenen weiЯen Bauern sind
so stark, dass Schwarz - om Prinzip - nichts machen kann. Der Turm muss immer
auf der d-Linie bleiben.} Rd4+ 40. Kg3 g6 41. Re8 Kg7 42. Bf3 $18 {WeiЯ
beraubt den schwarzen Turm des Feldes d1 und droht Kf2(Kf4)-Ke3.} f6 {Dieser
Zug zieht die Partie lediglich in die Lдnge.} (42... Rd2 43. Kf4 Rd4+ 44. Ke3
$18 {[%csl Rd4]}) 43. gxf6+ Kf7 44. e6+ $1 {Das ist ein schцner Zug, aber es
gibt viele alternative Lцsungen.} Kxf6 (44... Kxe8 45. Bc6+ Kd8 46. e7+ $18)
45. Rxf8+ Kxe6 46. Bg4+ Kxd6 47. Rf6+ Kc7 48. Rxa6 {WeisЯ steht auf Gewinn, er
hat groЯen Materialvorteil. Ich mцchte aber anmerken, dass die Stellung ohne
den a-Bauern theoretisch Remis wдre.} Kb7 49. Rf6 (49. Rxg6 $5 Rd3+ 50. Bf3+
Ka7 51. a4 $18) (49. Rf6 Rd3+ 50. Rf3 $18) 1-0

[Event "CZE-ch"]
[Site "Zlin"]
[Date "1998.06.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Velicka, Petr"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2430"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1998.06.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 {Diese Variante ist heutzutage sehr populдr. Wir
befinden uns im Grenzbereich zwischen Sizilianischer Verteidigung und
Englischer Erцffnung. Ribli.} Nc6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 a6 $5 {Schwarz muЯ eine
Igelstellung aufbauen. Die direkte Antwort 5...d5 erscheint fьr WeiЯ
vorteilhaft nach 6.cxd5 exd5 7.e5 oder sofort 6.e5.} (5... b6 6. b3 (6. O-O Bb7
7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Bc5 10. Qd3 Qc7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Rfd1 Rfd8 13.
Rac1 Rac8 14. a3 Qe5 15. Bxc5 bxc5 16. Bf3 Ba6 17. b3 {1/2-1/2 Cifuentes,
R-Piket,Jeroen/Eindhoven ch-NL (01) 1992}) 6... Bb7 7. Bb2 Qb8 8. d3 Be7 9. Qd2
O-O 10. O-O Ng4 11. h3 Nge5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Rae1 Nc6 14. Bd1 Bf6 {Krasenkow,
M-Adams,M/It, Madrid ESP 1998/1/2-1/2 (51)}) (5... Qc7 6. O-O Ng4 7. g3 Nge5 8.
Nxe5 Qxe5 9. d3 Qc7 10. Nb5 Qb8 11. b3 a6 12. Na3 Be7 13. Bb2 Bf6 14. Bxf6 gxf6
15. Nc2 Qd6 16. Qd2 h5 17. h4 b6 18. Rfd1 Bb7 19. d4 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21.
Qxd4 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Ke7 23. f3 Ra7 {1/2-1/2 Savon,V-Fominyh,A / Alushta 1993})
6. O-O Qc7 {Natьrlich legt sich Schwarz bezьglich der Entwicklung des
Kцnigslдufers noch nicht fest, denn in einigen Varianten (wie in der Partie)
kann er nach b4 entwickelt werden. Die schwarze Dame steht fьr gewцhnlich gut
auf c7.} (6... Be7 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 $14) 7. d4 (7. d3 b6 8. Ne1 d6 9. f4 g6
10. f5 Bg7 11. Nc2 O-O 12. g4 Nd7 13. g5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 exf5 15. exf5 Ne7 16. f6
Nf5 17. Bf3 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Qg4 Rfe8 20. Qh3 Nf8 21. Ne3 Nxe3 22. Bxe3 h5
23. gxh6 Kh7 $15 {0-1 Krasenkow,M-Van Wely,L/BL9798 Bochum-Porz 1997 (57)})
7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bb4 {[%csl Gb4,Rc3]} 9. Nxc6 (9. Na4 Bd6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. g3
Nxe4 12. Qd4 Nf6 13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Nxc8 Be5 $1 15. Qc5 Rxc8 16. Rd1 Rb8 17. Qa3
c5 18. Rb1 Bd4 (18... O-O $1 $15) 19. Bf3 Rb6 {1/2-1/2 Morovic Fernandez,
I-Polgar,J/Dos Hermanas 1994 (53)}) (9. Kh1 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nxe4 11. Nxc6 Qxc6
12. Ba3 d6 13. Bf3 O-O 14. Bxe4 {1/2-1/2 Bezold,M-Rotstein,A/Bled op18th 1997})
9... bxc6 (9... dxc6 10. Be3 $5 (10. Qc2 Bc5 11. Bg5 e5 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Nb1
Bd4 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Kh1 Ng4 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. f3 Be6 18. Nb3 c5 19. Nc1 f6 {
Bravo,N-Castro,M/Barbera del Valles op 1995/0-1 (76)}) (10. Qb3 Bd6 11. h3 e5
12. Be3 Be6 13. Qc2 Nd7 14. a3 O-O 15. b4 b6 16. Na4 c5 17. b5 Rfd8 18. Nc3 Nf8
19. a4 a5 20. Rad1 Qb8 21. Rd2 f6 22. Nd5 Ra7 23. Rfd1 Rad7 24. Bg4 {Klinova,
M-Koskoska,G/Zonal 1.1 Women 1998/1-0 (47)}) 10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 c5 $5 12. Qc2
e5 13. f4 Bg4 14. fxe5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Qxe5 16. Bf4 $1 Qe6 $1 17. e5 O-O 18. Rad1
Rae8 19. Rfe1 Qf5 $1 {1/2-1/2 Cifuentes Parada,R-Lobron,E/Linares op 1996 (42)}
) 10. Qc2 $6 {Der Textzug scheint mir etwas passiv zu sein. Seine Alternative
10.Qd3 bietet hingegen Aussichten auf Erцffnungsvorteil.} (10. Qd3 O-O 11. f4 (
11. Bd2 Be7 12. Rac1 d6 13. Kh1 Bb7 14. Qg3 Rfd8 15. Bh6 Ne8 16. Be3 c5 17.
Rfd1 Bf6 18. f3 Bc6 19. Rd2 Rab8 $13 {1-0 Sheremetieva,M-Umanskaya,I/Moscow-W
1990 (46)}) 11... d5 12. e5 Nd7 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Rac1 Qb8 15. Na4 Rd8 16. c5 Ba5
17. Rf3 Bc8 18. Rh3 g6 19. a3 Re8 20. Bd4 Bd8 21. Rc3 Ra7 22. Qc2 a5 23. Rb3
Qc7 24. Nb6 Ba6 25. Bxa6 Rxa6 26. Nxd7 Qxd7 27. Rh6 Kg7 28. Rbh3 Rh8 29. f5 {
1-0 Popa,V-Barbero,G/Belgrade GMA 1988 (39)}) 10... Bc5 {[%csl Gc5,Yd4][%cal
Gc5g1] Schwarz stellt den Lдufer zwar mit Tempoverlust nach c5, kontrolliert
jetzt aber das Zentralfeld d4 und die Diagonale a7-g1.} 11. Na4 (11. Qd3 {
WeiЯ kann so den Lдufertausch mit 12.Be3 vorbereiten, wenngleich dies unter
Tempoverlust geschieht.}) (11. Rd1 Qa7 {[%cal Ra7f2]} (11... e5 {[%csl Yd4]}))
11... Bd4 $13 (11... Ba7 $2 12. c5 $16 {[%csl Ra7]}) 12. c5 {[%csl Rc8,Gd4]
WeiЯ gewinnt Raum am Damenflьgel, bereitet Na4-b6 vor und verhindert ...c6-c5.
Der schwarze Lдufer auf c8, der hдufig der Schwachpunkt der Variante ist,
steht schlecht.} O-O 13. g3 (13. Rd1 e5 14. Bg5 $5) (13. Rb1 d5 14. cxd6 Qxd6 {
[%csl Gd4] und Schwarz lдЯt ...e6-e5 oder ...c6-c5 folgen, um den starken
Lдufer auf d4 zu stьtzen.}) (13. Nb6 Rb8 14. Nxc8 Rfxc8 15. Bxa6 Re8 $44 {
Dies ist die Partiestellung ohne das Zugpaar g3/...e5.}) 13... e5 {[%csl Gd4]}
14. Nb6 {Es erscheint mir nicht logisch, den Springer gegen den unentwickelten
schwarzen Damenlдufer zu tauschen.} (14. Rb1 d5 (14... a5 $6 {[%cal Gc8a6,
Ga6e2] Schwarz plant den Abtausch seines Damenlдufers.} 15. b3 Ba6 16. Bb2 Bxe2
17. Qxe2 $14) 15. cxd6 Qxd6 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Gc8h3]}) 14... Rb8 15. Nxc8 Rfxc8
$5 (15... Qxc8 {Und Schwarz hat keine groЯen Probleme. Der Partiezug ist aber
ambitionierter.}) 16. Bxa6 Re8 $44 {Diese Stellung дhnelt der Paulsen Variante
der Sizilianischen Verteidigung nach den Zьgen: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.
Nxd4 Qc7 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be2 a6 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Be3 Bb4 9.Na4 0-0 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Nb6
Rb8 12.Nxc8 Rfxc8 13.Bxa6 Rf8.  Der Verlust des Bauern a6 ist in unserer
Partie nicht von groЯer Bedeutung, denn Schwarz hat Spiel in der b-Linie und
der weiЯe Bauer c5 ist schwach.} 17. Bd3 {[%csl Rb2,Gb8,Rc1,Gd4] Wegen der
Schwдche des Bauern b2 hat WeiЯ Probleme mit der Entwicklung des Damenlдufers.}
Qa7 {[%csl Rc5]} 18. a3 {WeiЯ plant, seinen Damenflьgel mit b2-b4 zu befreien.}
(18. Rd1 Qxc5 19. Qxc5 Bxc5 $11 {[%cal Gb8b2]}) 18... h6 {Die Eroberung des
Bauern c5 hat keine Eile. Zunдchst sichert sich Schwarz gegen 19.Bg5 ab.} 19.
Ra2 $6 {Dieser schrдge Zug gefдllt mir nicht. Der Turm steht auf a2
unnatьrlich.} (19. Rb1 Bxc5 20. b4 Bd4 21. Rb3 $11) 19... Bxc5 20. b4 Bd4 {
[%csl Gd4]} 21. Kg2 {Es ist notwendig, die Diagonale a7-g1 zu verlassen.} d5
$15 {[%csl Gd5,Ge5] WeiЯ besitzt zwar das Lдuferpaar, es strahlt aber wenig
Aktivitдt aus, wдhrend Schwarz das Zentrum beherrscht.} 22. Qe2 (22. exd5 cxd5
$15 {[%csl Ge5] Die schwarze Bauernmasse ist gefдhrlich.}) 22... Qa8 {[%cal
Ga8g2]} 23. exd5 $2 (23. f3 $15 {Meines Erachtens muЯ WeiЯ seinen
e4-Zentrumsbauern um jeden Preis decken.}) 23... cxd5 24. Bb5 {[%csl Ga8,Gd5,
Ge5,Rg2][%cal Rb5e8,Ga8g2]} Re6 25. Rc2 e4 {Dank seines Zentrumsьbergewichtes
hat Schwarz ein ledendiges Figurenspiel. WeiЯ hat Probleme, Gegenspiel zu
organisieren.} 26. Bf4 {[%cal Rf4b8]} Be5 {Schwarz macht seinem d-Bauern den
Weg frei.} 27. Bxe5 Rxe5 {[%csl Ra3][%cal Ra8a3]} 28. a4 d4 $17 {[%cal Ga8g2,
Rd4d3,Rd3e2,Rd3c2] Die schwarzen Zentrumsbauern sind leicht zu mobilisieren,
wдhrend der WeiЯe am Damenflьgel kaum vorankommt.} 29. Bc6 Qa7 30. Rc4 Rd8 {
[%csl Ga7,Gd4,Gd8,Ge4,Ge5,Gf6] Die schwarzen Figuren harmonieren gut.} 31. h3 {
WeiЯ verteidigt sich gegen ...Ng4, schwдcht aber die Kцnigsstellung.} e3 32.
Qd3 {Der weiЯe Wunsch nach Blockade des d-Buern ist verstдndlich.} (32. Rd1 $5)
(32. fxe3 Rxe3 33. Qf2 Qe7 $40 {[%cal Re7e2,Re2g2]}) (32. f4 $2 d3 $17 {
[%csl Gd3,Ge3]}) 32... exf2 33. Rxf2 Re3 {[%csl Rd3,Ge3,Rg2]} 34. Qd2 Nh5 {
[%csl Ge3,Rg2,Rg3,Gh5][%cal Re3g3]} 35. Rf3 (35. g4 $5 Nf6 $17 {Die weiЯe
Kцnigsstellung ist schwach.} (35... Qc7 36. gxh5 Qg3+ 37. Kf1 {Schwarz hat
Angriffschancen, aber ich bin nicht ьberzeugt, daЯ sein Angriff entscheidend
ist.}) (35... Rg3+ 36. Kf1 (36. Kh2 Qb8 {[%csl Rh2][%cal Gb8h2]} 37. gxh5 Rc3+
$19) 36... Nf6 $40)) 35... Qe7 {[%csl Rg2][%cal Re7e2,Re2g2,Re2d2]} 36. Rc2 Rd6
{[%csl Gd6,Ge3,Ge7,Rg2,Gh5][%cal Gd6g6,Gg6g2] Alle vier schwarzen Figuren
nehmen am Angriff teil.} 37. g4 $4 {Ein grober Fehler in schwieriger Lage. Ich
glaube, hier spielte auch die Zeitnot eine Rolle.} (37. Rxe3 dxe3 38. Qe2 Qe5 {
[%csl Ge5,Rg2,Rg3]} 39. Qg4 Nxg3 $17 40. Qxg3 $2 Rg6 $19 {[%cal Gg6g2]}) 37...
Rxc6 {und WeiЯ gab auf. Er verliert Material.} (37... Rxc6 38. Rxc6 Re2+ $19 {
[%cal Re2g2,Re2d2]}) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Black "Shipov, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 320]} 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e4 {Das ist eine relativ neue
Fortsetzung. Die Stellung ist im Grenzbereich zwischen der Englischen
Erцffnung und der Sizilianischen Verteidigung. Es sei angemerkt, daЯ dieselbe
Stellung auch mit der Zugfolge 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Nf6 4.Nc3 erreicht werden
kann. Ribli.} Nc6 5. Be2 Qc7 (5... b6 6. O-O Bb7 7. Re1 Qb8 8. d3 (8. h3 Bd6 9.
d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bh2+ 11. Kh1 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Be5 13. Qd3 O-O $15 {Ruck,R-Ribli,
Z/HUN-chT 1996}) 8... Bd6 9. h3 Ne5 10. Nxe5 Bxe5 11. Be3 O-O 12. Qd2 d5 13.
exd5 exd5 14. d4 cxd4 15. Bxd4 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qc7 18. Bf1 Rad8 {
1/2-1/2 Mohr,G-Ribli,Z/IV CUP BiH 1998}) 6. d4 (6. O-O a6 7. d4 (7. d3 b6 8.
Ne1 d6 9. f4 g6 10. f5 Bg7 11. Nc2 O-O 12. g4 Nd7 13. g5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 exf5 15.
exf5 Ne7 16. f6 Nf5 17. Bf3 Bb7 {0-1 Krasenkov,M-van Wely,L/BL 1997 (57)}) 7...
cxd4 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nc2 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Bh4 Bd6 12. Bg3 Bxg3 13. hxg3 O-O
14. Rc1 d6 {1/2-1/2 Berezjuk,S-Fominyh,A/Bela Crkva 1990 (41)}) 6... cxd4 7.
Nxd4 Nxd4 $5 $146 {Durch diesen Abtausch gewinnt Schwarz ein Tempo fьr die
Entwicklung seines Kцnigslдufers.} (7... a6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O
Bxc3 11. bxc3 c5 12. f3 d6 13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Qa3 e5 15. Rad1 h6 16. Rd2 a5 17.
Rb1 O-O 18. Qc1 Rfb8 {1/2-1/2 Komliakov,V-Nenashev,A/Calcutta 1997 (63)}) 8.
Qxd4 Bc5 {Das ist eine Hauptidee in der Paulsen-Variante. Schwarz kann seinen
Lдufer nach c5 oder in anderen Varianten nach b4 entwickeln.} 9. Qd3 a6 10. O-O
Be7 11. f4 $14 {WeiЯ kontrolliert mehr Raum und hat Entwicklungsvorsprung. Die
schwarze Stellung ist zwar ein wenig passiv, aber elastisch.} d6 12. b3 Bd7 13.
Qg3 O-O 14. Kh1 {Ein nьtzlicher Prophylaxezug in solchen Stellungen.} Bc6 15.
Bb2 Rad8 (15... Rac8 16. Rad1) (15... Nxe4 $4 {Das ist ein wohlbekannter
Fehler.} 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Qxg7#) 16. Rae1 (16. Rac1 $5 {[%cal Gc1c7]}) 16...
b6 $5 {Schwarz rдumt das Feld b7 fьr die Dame.} 17. Bd3 (17. Bf3 Qb7 $11) 17...
Qb7 $13 18. Qh3 {[%cal Gh3h7,Gd3h7] WeiЯ hat eine potentielle Angriffsstellung.
} h6 $5 {Es ist notwendig, daЯ Schwarz den Drohungen gegen h7 begegnet.} (18...
b5 19. Nd5 (19. e5 $2 dxe5 20. fxe5 Rxd3 21. Qxd3 Bxg2+ 22. Kg1 Bxf1) 19...
exd5 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. cxd5 (21. Bxf6 Bxg2+ 22. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Bxf6) 21...
g6 22. f5 $16) 19. Re3 {[%cal Ge3g3,Gg3g8]} Kh8 20. Rg3 Rg8 {Schwarz muЯ
angesichts des kraftvollen weiЯen Spiels am Kцnigsflьgel vorsichtig sein.} 21.
e5 $6 {Normalerweise sollte dieser Themazug fьr Schwarz gefдhrlich sein, ist
es aber in dieser konkreten Steluung nicht. WeiЯ muЯ sich allerdings beeilen,
sonst kommt Schwarz zu Gegenspiel mit ...b6-b5.} (21. f5 e5) 21... Nh7 {[#]} (
21... dxe5 $2 22. fxe5 {[%cal Rf1f7]} Nd7 23. Rxf7 Nxe5 {[#]} 24. Qxh6+ gxh6
25. Rh7#) 22. Qh5 {[%cal Rh5f7]} (22. f5 Ng5 23. Qg4 exf5 24. Qxf5 (24. Rxf5
dxe5) 24... dxe5 25. Rxg5 Rxd3) 22... dxe5 $1 (22... Rgf8 {WeiЯ hat mindestens
Zugwiederholung mit 23.Qg4 Rg8 24.Qh5.}) 23. Bxh7 (23. Qxf7 $2 Rxd3 24. Rxd3
Bxg2+ 25. Kg1 Bc5+ $19 {[%cal Rb7f7]}) (23. fxe5 $2 Rxd3 24. Rxd3 Bxg2+ $19)
23... Kxh7 24. Qxf7 Bf6 25. Qg6+ (25. Qxb7 Bxb7 26. fxe5 Bxe5 $15 {[%csl Rb2,
Gb7,Gd8,Ge5] Schwarz kann wegen des Lдuferpaares zufrieden sein.}) 25... Kh8
26. Rh3 Rgf8 {Schwarz muЯ den Lдufer decken.} (26... exf4 $2 27. Rxh6+ gxh6 28.
Qxh6+ Qh7 29. Qxf6+ Qg7 (29... Rg7 30. Qxd8+) 30. Qh4+ Qh7 31. Nd5+ $18 {
[%cal Rb2h8]}) 27. fxe5 $4 (27. Ba3 {[%cal Ra3f8]} Be7 28. Rxh6+ gxh6 29. Qxh6+
Kg8 30. Qg6+ $11 {Und WeiЯ hat Dauerschach.} (30. Qxe6+ $2 Rf7)) 27... Bg5 $1
$19 {[%csl Rh1] Plцtzlich steht WeiЯ auf Verlust! Sein Kцnig kann nicht mehr
verteidigt werden.} 28. Rg1 (28. Rxf8+ Rxf8 $19 {[%csl Rh1]}) 28... Bxg2+ {
WeiЯ gab auf. Er wird Matt.} (28... Bxg2+ 29. Rxg2 Rf1#) 0-1

[Event "Mitropa Cup 21st"]
[Site "Leipzig"]
[Date "2002.05.03"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Golubovic, Boris"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2462"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Ribli,Z"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[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 "Croatia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 {Diese Fortsetzung ist in letzter Zeit sehr beliebt.
WeiЯ vermeidet die Hauptvarianten (3.d4) und mцchte erst spдter d2-d4 ziehen.}
Nc6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Be2 Qc7 (5... Qb6) (5... d5) 6. O-O (6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4) 6...
a6 7. d4 (7. d3) 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 {Durch Zugumstellung haben wir eigentlich
eine Stellung der Paulsen-Variante erreicht.} Nxd4 (8... Bd6 9. Kh1 $1 Bf4 10.
b3 $1 Bxc1 11. Rxc1 O-O 12. Qd2 $1 $14 Ne7 13. Nf3 d6 14. Rfd1 Ne8 15. Kg1 b6
16. Qe3 Bb7 $6 (16... Rb8) 17. Na4 $16 Nc8 18. e5 $1 {1-0 Qin,
K-Arakhamia-Grant,K/New Delhi (m/1) 80/159 2000/[Peng,Xiaomin; Qin,Kanying] 
(46)}) (8... Bb4 9. Bg5 Bxc3 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. bxc3 d6 (11... Na5 12. Qd2 h5
13. Rab1 d6 14. Rb4 $14) 12. Qd2 Bd7 13. Rab1 Ke7 14. Qh6 Rag8 15. f4 Na5 16.
Qh4 $14 {1-0 Zvjaginsev,V-Malakhatko,V/Herceg Novi 2001/CBM 82 ext (51)}) (8...
Bc5 9. Be3 d6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. h3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 e5 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qd2 Qc6 17. Qe3 Qc5 18. Qd2 Qc6 19. Qe3 {1/2-1/2 Golubovic,
B-Sermek,D/Pula 1999/CBM 70 ext (19)}) 9. Qxd4 {WeiЯ hat Raumvorteil und
Entwicklungsvorsprung, das ist typisch fьr die Paulsen-Variante. Dafьr besitzt
Schwarz eine solide Stellung.} Bd6 {Der Lдufer wirkt etwas unnatьrlich auf d6,
aber das ist ein fьr diese Variante typischer Zug. Momentan hдngt der Ph2, und
Schwarz kann die Stellung seines Lufers anschlieЯend mit Be5 verbessern.} (9...
Bc5 10. Qd3 O-O 11. Bg5 d6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Kh1 Kh8 14. f4 Bd7 15. f5 Rae8 16.
Rf4 $36 {1-0 Rublevsky,S-Taimanov,M/St Petersburg 2001/CBM 82 (34)}) 10. Kh1 (
10. h3 O-O 11. Be3 Bh2+ 12. Kh1 Be5 13. Qd3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 b5 15. c5 Bb7 16. Bf3
Qe5 {1/2-1/2 Cifuentes Parada,R-Suba,M/Cala Galdana 2001/CBM 84 ext (16)})
10... Be5 (10... b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. f3 Bxh2 13. Qxb6 Qxb6 14. Bxb6 Be5 15. Rfd1
Nh5 16. Kg1 f6 17. Bc5 g5 18. Bd6 Nf4 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Kf2 {1/2-1/2 Borgo,
G-Miladinovic,I/Cutro 2000/CBM 77 (53)}) 11. Qd3 O-O 12. f4 (12. Bd2) 12...
Bxc3 13. bxc3 $14 {[%cal Gc1a3,Ga3f8] WeiЯ hat das Lдuferpaar und groЯen
Raumvorteil und Entwicklungsvorsprung. Besonders sein schwarzfeldriger Lдufer
ist stark.} b5 (13... d6 14. Ba3 Rd8 15. Rad1 d5 (15... Ne8 16. e5 d5 17. Bf3
$16) 16. e5 Ne4 17. Bf3 $14) 14. e5 (14. Ba3 bxc4 15. Qd4 $16) 14... bxc4 (
14... Ne8 $2 15. Ba3 $18) 15. Qd4 Nd5 16. f5 $1 $36 (16. Ba3 Re8 17. Bd6 Qc6
18. Bxc4 Bb7 19. Rf3 Rec8 $132) 16... Ne7 (16... d6 17. exd6 Qxd6 18. Bxc4 $14)
17. f6 $16 Ng6 18. Ba3 (18. fxg7 $5 Kxg7 (18... Re8 19. Bf4 Bb7 20. Bg3 $16)
19. Bg5 $16 {[%cal Rg5f6,Rf6g7]}) 18... Qxe5 {Schwarz kьmmert sich nicht um
den Rf8 - Turm, sondern gibt das Material her.} (18... Re8 19. Bd6 $18) 19.
Qxe5 Nxe5 20. Bd6 (20. Bxf8 Kxf8 $13 {[%cal Gd7d5]}) 20... Nc6 21. Rab1 (21.
Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Bxc4 d5 $14) 21... Re8 22. fxg7 Ra7 (22... Kxg7 $142 23. Bxc4 $14
) 23. Bh5 Kxg7 24. Rxf7+ Kh8 25. Rbf1 {[%csl Gd6,Gf1,Gf7,Gh5,Rh8][%mdl 2048]}
Rb7 26. h3 $2 (26. Bf8 $1 Rb8 27. Bg7+ Kg8 28. Bh6 Bb7 29. Rg7+ Kh8 30. Bxe8 (
30. Rff7) 30... Rxe8 31. Rff7 $18) 26... Rb5 27. Bf3 $2 (27. Be2 Rd5 28. Bg3
Kg8 29. Bxc4 $16) 27... Ne5 $132 28. Rf4 (28. Bxe5+ Rxe5 $15) 28... Nxf3 29.
R1xf3 Rd5 (29... Bb7 30. Rg3 Rg8 $15) 30. Rf8+ (30. Ba3 Bb7 31. Rg3 Rd3 $17)
30... Rxf8 31. Rxf8+ Kg7 32. Rxc8 (32. Ba3 Bb7 $17) 32... Rxd6 33. Rxc4 {
[%mdl 4096]} h5 (33... Rc6 $2 34. Rg4+ (34. Rxc6 $1 dxc6 35. g4 Kf6 36. Kg2 $14
{Und anschlieЯend kann WeiЯ sich evtl. mit h3-h4 einen entfernten Freibauern
bilden.}) 34... Kf6 35. c4 $15) 34. Kh2 Rd3 $1 {[%csl Gd3]} (34... Rc6 $2 35.
Rxc6 dxc6 36. g4 hxg4 (36... h4 37. Kg2 $18 {[%csl Gg4]}) 37. hxg4 Kg6 38. Kg3
Kg5 39. Kf3 $18) 35. Rd4 Rxc3 (35... Rxd4 36. cxd4 Kf6 37. g4 (37. Kg3) 37...
hxg4 38. hxg4 e5 39. dxe5+ Kxe5 40. Kg3 Ke4 41. Kh4 d5 42. Kg3 d4 43. g5 Kf5
44. Kf3 Kxg5 45. Ke4 Kf6 46. Kxd4 Ke6 $11) 36. Rxd7+ Kf6 $15 {[%csl Gc3,Gf6]
In diesem Turmendspiel hat Schwarz eine aktive Turm und Kцnigsstellung und
einen - allerdings noch nicht so gefдhrlichen - Freibauern auf e6.} 37. Rh7 Rc5
38. Rd7 (38. g4 hxg4 39. hxg4 Rc2+ 40. Kg3 Rxa2 $17) 38... Ra5 39. Rd2 Kg5 {
[%csl Ra5,Gd2,Rg5,Gh2] Hier kann man schцn den Unterschied zwischen den
schwarzen und den weiЯen Figuren sehen.} 40. g3 e5 {[%csl Ge5]} 41. Kg2 Kf5 42.
Rf2+ Ke4 {[%csl Ge4]} 43. g4 h4 $1 {[%csl Gh4] Dieser Zug ist stark - der Pg4
wдre in einem Bauernendspiel sehr stark, aber hier - in unserem Turmendspiel -
kann Schwarz den g-Bauern gut in Schach halten.} (43... hxg4 44. hxg4 $11) 44.
Kh2 Rc5 {[%cal Gc5c6,Gc6g6]} 45. g5 Rc6 46. Rg2 Rg6 $5 (46... Kf5 47. Rg4 Rc2+
48. Kg1 Kg6 49. a4 $15) 47. Rg4+ Kf3 48. Rg1 (48. Rxh4 Rxg5 {[%cal Rg5g2,Rg2a2,
Rg2h2]} 49. Ra4 Rg2+ 50. Kh1 Rg6 $19 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Re5e4,Re4e3]}) 48... e4
49. Rf1+ Ke2 50. Rf5 e3 $17 {Der schwarze Freibauer auf e3 ist sehr stark -
WeiЯ kann kein Gegenspiel entwickeln.} 51. Kg2 Re6 52. Rf6 Re5 53. g6 (53. Rxa6
Rxg5+ 54. Kh2 Ke1 $19) 53... Rg5+ 54. Kh2 a5 55. a4 Kd3 $5 (55... Ke1 56. Rb6
e2 57. Rd6 Rg3 58. Rf6 Kd2 59. Rd6+ Ke3 60. Re6+ Kf2 61. Rf6+ Rf3 62. Rxf3+
Kxf3 63. g7 e1=Q 64. g8=Q Qe2+ 65. Kh1 Qd1+ 66. Kh2 Qxa4 $17) 56. Rd6+ Ke4 57.
Re6+ Kf4 58. Kh1 $2 (58. Rf6+ $8 Ke5 59. Ra6 e2 $2 (59... Kd4) (59... Kf4) 60.
Rxa5+ Kf4 61. Rxg5 e1=Q 62. g7 Ke4 $1 63. g8=Q Qf2+ 64. Rg2 Qf4+ 65. Kg1 Qc1+
$11) 58... Rg3 $1 {[%csl Gg3]} 59. Kh2 Kf5 $19 {[%cal Rf5e6,Rf5g6] Alles in
der schwarzen Stellung ist verteidigt, jetzt gewinnt er einen Bauern.} 60. Re8
Kxg6 0-1

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2011.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. e4 Qc7 {This position
can also arise via the following move order: 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4
a6 5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Qc7.} 7. a3 b6 8. Be3 Bb7 9. f3 Nc6 10. Be2 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bd6
12. Qd2 $5 {Ivanchuk offers the h2-pawn in order to quickly complete
development, but Nisipeanu decides not to accept "the gift". Soon the Romanian
GM will sacrifice a pawn himself.} (12. g3) 12... O-O ({Nisipeanu didn't like
his king after} 12... Bxh2 13. O-O-O Bf4 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 {and there is
no place on the board where the black monarch won't be in danger. White's plan
here is to advance the g-pawn and increase pressure in the centre and on the
kingside.}) 13. Na4 b5 $1 (13... Bxh2 {is not a kind of move to consider after
just having castling short.}) 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Bxb5 {White has to accept the
challenge.} Bf4 16. Qc3 (16. Be3 {runs into} Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Rxa4 $1 18. Bxa4
Qa5+) 16... Qb8 $1 17. Nb6 ({After} 17. Bxf6 gxf6 ({Black can also consider} 
17... Rc8 {and if} 18. Nc5 {then} gxf6 19. Bxd7 Be5 {with advantage}) 18. Qxf6
Be5 19. Qg5+ Kh8 {Black has compensation for the two sacrificed pawns.}) 17...
Ba6 $1 {Very inspired play by Nisipeanu. Black's main purpose is to keep the
white king on e1.} 18. Qa5 ({An interesting alternative was} 18. Bc4 Ra7 ({
Perhaps Black can consider} 18... Bxc4 19. Nxa8 Ba6 20. Nb6 d5) 19. g3 {
with the idea} Bc7 20. Bxf6 $1 Bxb6 (20... gxf6 21. Nxd7 Bxg3+ 22. hxg3 Rxd7
23. Bxa6) 21. Bxg7) ({After} 18. Ba4 {Black has the very sharp idea} Qb7 (18...
Ra7 {might be an option as well.}) 19. Nxa8 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Qxe4+ 21. Kf2 Bb7 {
and in spite of being a knight and a rook up (!) White's position is extremely
dangerous. For instance:} 22. Rhg1 Rc8 23. Rae1 Qf5 24. g4 Bg3+ $1 25. Kxg3
Rxc3+ 26. bxc3 Qf3+ 27. Kh4 f6 28. Rg3 Qf4 {and Black wins.}) 18... Bxb5 19.
Qxb5 (19. Nxa8 Nxe4 20. fxe4 Qb7 {offers Black a powerful initiative.}) 19...
d5 {Nisipeanu opens the position as much as possible.} ({After} 19... Qb7 20.
a4 {White consolidates.}) 20. Qe2 Be5 $1 {Again a very precise move from the
Romanian grandmaster. After other moves White defends and remains with extra
material.} (20... dxe4 21. Nxa8) (20... Ra7 21. e5 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Rxd7 23. g3 Bg5
24. O-O) 21. Bxe5 {Ivanchuk also chooses the best continuation.} (21. Bc5 Qc7
$1 22. Rc1 Rab8 23. Rc2 Rfe8 24. Bd4 Qxc2 25. Qxc2 Bxd4 26. Na4 Rec8 27. Qb1
dxe4 {is again in Black's favour.}) 21... Qxb6 {White is still a pawn up, but
his king is still in the centre. The position is one of dynamic equality.} 22.
Rd1 {With the intention to play 23.Bd4.} (22. Qf2 Qb5 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qe2 Qb6
{brings White nowhere.}) 22... Ra4 $5 {Very creative, preventing White's
intention.} ({After} 22... dxe4 23. Bd4 exf3 ({or} 23... Qa5+ 24. Bc3 Qb6 25.
fxe4 Rfd8 26. Rf1) 24. Qxf3 Qa5+ 25. Bc3 (25. Kf2 {is doubtful, handing Black
the initiative:} e5 $1) 25... Qb6 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Qd4 Qxd4 29.
Rxd4 Rfb8 30. Rd2 {White can claim an edge.}) 23. Qf2 (23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. exd5
exd5 25. Rxd5 {is asking for troubles:} Rc8 {and White is defenceless against
Black's activity.}) 23... Qb5 24. Qe2 Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Hansen, Eric"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Roiz,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2014.08.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qd3 {A
considerable alternative to the main 7.Bd3. White is not only protecting the
Pe4, but also preparing to seize a lot of space by means of a2-a3 and b2-b4.}
d6 {This continuation is solid, but rather passive.} ({The alternatives are:} 
7... Nc6 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. e5 {gives White a small but stable edge in the
endgame.}) (7... Qc7 8. a3 {doesn't promise Black full equality either:} Be7 (
8... Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 Nxe4 $6 (9... O-O 10. f3 $14) 10. Nb5 axb5 11. Qxg7 Rf8 12.
Bh6 Qc5 13. f3 $16 {1-0 Nepomniachtchi,I (2730)-Svidler,P (2753)/Dubai UAE
2014 (31)}) 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O O-O (10... Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bd6 12. Kh1 Be5 13. Qe3
O-O 14. Na4 $14 {1-0 Leko,P (2732)-Bologan,V (2681)/Beijing CHN 2012 (50)}) 11.
Kh1 Rd8 12. f4 $14) (7... d5 8. exd5 exd5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nc6 {is another
main way to meet White's plan, but it looks inferior after} 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12.
cxd5 Qxd5 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Be3 $14) 8. Nc2 Ba5 (8... Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 O-O 10. f3
d5 11. e5 Nfd7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Be3 Re8 14. f4 f6 15. e6 Rxe6 16. O-O-O $36)
9. b4 Bb6 {The most natural retreat, but now Black can hardly avoid the
exchange of his dark-squared bishop.} (9... Bc7 {looks a bit passive. In fact,
after} 10. Bb2 (10. Be2 $5) 10... O-O 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O {which was seen in}
b6 {Negi,P (2615)-Andreikin,D (2650)/Biel 2010)} 13. f4 Bb7 14. Bf3 $14 {
Black is suffering from a lack from space.}) 10. Be2 {This position had been
seen only once before. A draw was agreed in Quesada-Smirin, but this time Ilya
had to continue...} Nc6 $146 11. Be3 Ne5 {This move is double-edged, since
White is going to push the knight away soon. On the other hand, that helps
Black to protect the Pd6.} ({The alternative is:} 11... O-O 12. Bxb6 (12. Rd1
$5 {looks promising too.}) 12... Qxb6 13. Qxd6 Rd8 14. Qg3 Nxb4 15. Nxb4 Qxb4
16. O-O $14) 12. Qd2 Bxe3 13. Nxe3 $14 {White is clearly better here due to a
space advantage and pressure along the d-file.} Qb6 ({Black would have a
passive position also after} 13... O-O 14. Rd1 Ne8 15. f4 Ng6 16. O-O Qc7 17.
a3 $14) 14. a3 a5 15. b5 $1 {Eric correctly deviates from forcing matters and
seizes even more space. The weakness of the c5-square doesn't compensate for
the drawbacks of Black's setup.} (15. c5 dxc5 16. bxc5 Qxc5 17. f4 Nc6 18. e5
Nd5 19. Nexd5 exd5 $11) 15... Ned7 {Ilya is spending a lot of time on
regrouping his pieces.} ({Worth attention is:} 15... O-O 16. Rd1 Ne8 17. f4 Nd7
18. Na4 Qc7 19. O-O b6 $14 {keeping a passive but solid position.}) 16. Rd1 Nc5
17. Bf3 Ke7 $6 {Playing with fire! In addition to the above-mentioned problems,
Ilya has to take care of his king now.} ({It was a right moment to give up a
pawn and get definite drawish chances in the following endgame:} 17... e5 $1
18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Be6 20. O-O Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $14) 18. g4 $1 {
Admitting the drawback of Smirin's last move. This energetic plan is the most
unpleasant for Black, since his q-side pieces are still not developed.} h6 19.
h4 $16 Qd8 $2 {A decisive mistake. Black cannot afford to spend one more tempo
in such a position.} ({The only way to continue the fight was:} 19... Kf8 20.
Qxd6+ (20. g5 hxg5 21. hxg5 Rxh1+ 22. Bxh1 Ne8 23. f4 Qc7 $14) 20... Qxd6 21.
Rxd6 Nfd7 22. Bg2 Ke7 23. Rd4 b6 24. e5 Bb7 25. Bxb7 Nxb7 $16) 20. g5 hxg5 ({Or
} 20... Ne8 21. e5 Kf8 22. exd6 hxg5 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Nf6 25. hxg5 Rxh1+
26. Bxh1 $18) 21. hxg5 Rxh1+ 22. Bxh1 Ne8 (22... Nh5 23. e5 Kf8 24. Nc2 $1 Kg8
25. Bf3 $18) 23. e5 $18 {White is just dominating now.} a4 {A desperate
attempt to get some space for the pieces.} (23... Kf8 24. f4 Rb8 25. exd6 b6
26. Qh2 Kg8 27. Ne4 $18) 24. Ke2 {Eric had several ways to win.} (24. Ng4 Qc7
25. exd6+ Nxd6 26. Qf4 Ne8 27. Ne5 $18) (24. f4 Nb3 25. Qd3 g6 26. Ng4 Qb6 27.
Kf1 Bd7 28. exd6+ Qxd6 29. Qe3 Qxa3 30. Nd5+ Kf8 31. Nb6 $18) 24... Kf8 25. f4
(25. Ng4 Nb3 26. Qf4 $18) 25... Bd7 26. Ne4 {Exchanging Black's most active
piece.} ({Nor is there is anything wrong with} 26. exd6 $18) 26... Nxe4 27.
Bxe4 d5 28. Rh1 {Black is helpless against the direct attack now.} (28. cxd5
Bxb5+ 29. Kf3 $18) 28... Qa5 (28... Kg8 29. cxd5 Bxb5+ 30. Kf3 $18) 29. Qd4 Rc8
30. Rh8+ Ke7 31. Bxd5 ({Or} 31. f5 $18) 31... b6 32. f5 exf5 33. g6 {[%cal
Gd4h4] The resignation comes in time.} 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup (Women) 20th"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.21"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Ovod, Evgenija"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2328"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "SHSM Legacy (W)"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg (W)"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. e4 Qc7 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. f4 d6 10. Be3 b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Bf3 Nbd7 {[#] Die Position ist aus der
Englischen Eröffnung entstanden, erinnert aber natürlich stark an
Sizilianisch. Weiß geht nun schwungvoll zu Werke. Der schwächste Punkt im
schwarzen Lager ist e6.} 13. g4 h6 ({Besser ist} 13... Nc5 {Nach} 14. Qc2 h6
15. g5 hxg5 16. fxg5 Nh7 17. Qg2 Rac8 18. Be2 {hat Weiß aber auch das bessere
Spiel.}) 14. g5 hxg5 15. fxg5 Ne8 (15... Nh7 16. g6 $18) 16. Bg4 Ne5 17. g6 {
Entwurzelt den Bauern e6.} Bc8 (17... Nxg4 18. Qxg4 Nf6 19. Qh4 $16 {ändert
nicht viel.}) (17... Nxg6 {scheitert an} 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bxe6+ Kh8 20. Qh5#)
18. gxf7+ Rxf7 19. Rxf7 Kxf7 {[#]} 20. Nxe6 {Die schwarze Position macht ihrer
Besitzerin keine Freude. Allerdings war sie noch nicht völlig verloren.} Qxc4
$2 {Jetzt ist sie völlig verloren.} (20... Qb7 21. Bh5+ Kg8 22. Nf4 Bg5 23. b3
{Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr, aber es geht weiter.}) 21. Nd5 Qd3 22. Bh5+ g6 {
[#]} 23. Bxg6+ Nxg6 (23... Kxg6 24. Nef4+) (23... Kg8 24. Nxe7+ Kh8 25. Qh5#)
24. Qxd3 Bxe6 25. Rf1+ Kg7 26. Bd4+ Kh7 27. Nxe7 Nxe7 28. e5+ Ng6 29. exd6 Nxd6
30. Rf6 Bf5 31. Rxf5 Nxf5 32. Qxf5 1-0

[Event "Wch U20 41st"]
[Site "Goa"]
[Date "2002.12.20"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Simutowe, Amon"]
[Black "Asauskas, Henrikas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2383"]
[BlackElo "2351"]
[Annotator "Simutowe,A"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2002.12.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.01.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.01.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e6 {A similar position was reached though under
different moves in Simutowe-Carlson Athens 2001 and the game continued} (3...
b6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb7 6. f3 d6 7. e4 e6 8. Be3 a6 9. Qd2 Be7 10. Be2 O-O
11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rac1 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Qc7 14. Bf1 Qb8 15. b4 Rfe8 16. a3 Bd8 17.
Nb3 Bc7 18. g3 Ne5 19. Qf2 d5 20. cxd5 exd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Neg4 23.
fxg4 Nxg4 24. Qf3 $1 Nxe3 (24... Rxe3 25. Qxg4 Rxb3 26. d6 Bxd6 27. Rxc8+) 25.
d6 $1 {Diagram #} Nxd1 26. d7 $1 Ne3 27. Bxa6 {Diagram #} Rcd8 28. dxe8=Q+ Rxe8
29. Bb5 Re7 30. Rc3 {Diagram #} g6 31. Rxe3 {1-0}) 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. e4
d6 7. Be2 Qc7 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Be3 b6 10. f3 Bb7 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Kh1 Be7 13. b4
O-O 14. a3 Qb8 15. Re1 Rc7 16. Bf1 Rfc8 17. Na4 Ba8 18. Qd2 Ne5 {Up to this
stage I had only used 25 minutes} 19. Nxb6 $1 {Diagram #} Qxb6 20. Nxe6 {
Diagram #} Qb7 21. Nxc7 Rxc7 22. c5 {The move that unsettles Black further as
this move does not allow him to consolidate.} (22. Red1 {Is also good}) 22...
Rd7 23. cxd6 Bxd6 24. Qc3 Nc6 25. Qc4 a5 26. f4 {Diagram #} Bf8 {Incase of} (
26... Ng4 {White still stands better after} 27. e5 Bf8 28. e6 Nxe3 (28... Re7
29. Bc5 Re8 (29... Rxe6 30. Rxe6 fxe6 31. Qxe6+) 30. exf7+ Qxf7 31. Rxe8) 29.
Qxc6 $1 Qxc6 30. Rxc6 Re7 (30... Rd8 31. Rc7 Nxf1 32. exf7+ Kh8 33. Re8) 31.
Rc8 Bb7 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Rxe3 axb4 34. axb4 Rxe6 35. Rxe6 fxe6 36. Bd3 {
with a better technical ending for White}) 27. bxa5 Na7 28. e5 Nd5 29. a6 Qb8
30. Bf2 Bxa3 31. Qa4 {Diagram # Resigns} 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia 54th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2012.01.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Vitiugov was in miserable form in Reggio and his opponents tried to
exploit this in a sharp struggle - he had to face 1.e4 3x in the second half
of the tournament.} c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 ({Earlier Vitiugov used
to prefer} 4... Nc6 {, but this didn't necessarily always lead to a Paulsen in
his practice:} 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. f4 d6 {leads to
a Scheveningen without a6.} 10. Ndb5 (10. Kh1 a6 11. a4 {is the main line.})
10... Qb8 11. a4 Rd8 12. Bf3 Bd7 13. Kh1 {1/2,Wang Hao (2715)-Vitiugov,N (2710)
/RUS-chT Dagomys/2010/} (13. Qd2 Be8 14. Rad1 a6 15. Nd4 Qc7 16. Nb3 Rab8 17.
a5 Nxa5 $5 18. Nxa5 Qxa5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Qxa5 Nxe3 21. Qa3 Nxf1 22. Kxf1 Bb5+
23. Be2 Bxe2+ 24. Kxe2 Rbc8 $44 {Larsen,B (2610)-Kortschnoj,V (2650)/Lone Pine/
1981/}) (13. g4 $5 Be8 14. g5 Nd7 15. Bg2 a6 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Qc7 18. Be3
b6 19. Kh1 Rac8 20. f5 Ne5 21. f6 Bf8 22. Qh5 g6 23. Qh3 {Barskij,A (1993)
-Sokalsky,A (2199)/Ruhrgebiet/2007/} Nc4 $13)) 5. Be2 {A rare move order.} ({
The most usual and about equally popular continuations are} 5. Nc3) ({and} 5.
Bd3) (5. c4 {is a distant third.}) 5... Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 {An enterprising, but
risky line.} ({One round later Vitiugov opted for the safer, but still
sufficiently complex} 6... Qc7 7. O-O Bb4 ({Black obviously relies on the
quick bishop sortie and spurns one of the Paulsen main lines} 7... Nc6 8. Be3
Bb4 9. Na4) 8. Bg5 $5 (8. Qd3 Nc6 9. Kh1 ({A more usual move is} 9. Nxc6 bxc6
10. f4 d5 11. e5 Nd7 12. Bd2 Rb8 13. Kh1 O-O 14. Na4 f6 15. Bg4 f5 16. Be2 c5
17. c3 c4 18. Qc2 Be7 19. b4 g5 $132 {Filippov,A (2502)-Fedorov,A (2607)/
Tashkent/2008/}) 9... Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bc5 11. Qd2 h6 $5 12. f4 d6 13. Qe1 (13.
Qd3 Nd7 14. a3 b5 15. b4 Ba7 16. a4 bxa4 17. Bb2 Bb7 18. Rxa4 O-O 19. Qg3 e5
20. Bxa6 Bxa6 21. Rxa6 Bd4 $44 {Vukovic,Z (2475)-Ionescu,C (2446)/Bucharest/
2000/}) 13... Bd7 14. Qg3 Bd4 15. Bf3 Qc4 16. Bd2 Bc6 17. Rae1 O-O-O 18. Be2
Qc5 (18... Qb4 $5) 19. Bd3 g5 $1 20. Qf3 Rhg8 21. Na4 $5 g4 (21... Bxa4 22. c3
g4 23. Qe2 Bf2 24. Qxf2 Qxf2 25. Rxf2 $14) 22. Qe2 Qh5 23. Bc3 Bxc3 24. Nxc3 {
Caruana,F (2727)-Vitiugov,N (2729)/Reggio Emilia/2012/} Kb8 (24... g3 25. Qxh5
Nxh5 $13) {/\} 25. b4 Rc8 $132) 8... Bxc3 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. bxc3 Qxc3 11. Rb1
$44 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 13. Qd4 e5 (13... Rg8 $142 $5) 14. Qe3 d6 15. Rb6 Qc5 16.
Qxc5 dxc5 17. Bc4 $36 {Balogh,C (2463)-Teitelbaums,A (2171)/Budva/2003/}) (6...
d6 {-B8 once again leads to a Scheveningen.}) 7. e5 (7. Qd3 Qc7 {transposes
into the above note.}) ({The P-sacrifice} 7. O-O {is not too clear either:}
Bxc3 (7... Qc7 {once again transposes to 6...Qc7.}) ({Possibly the simplest
choice is} 7... d6 $5 8. Qd3 Nbd7 9. Qg3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nxe4 11. Qxg7 Qf6 12.
Qxf6 Ndxf6 13. c4 e5 14. Nb3 Be6 15. Bb2 Rc8 16. f3 Nc5 17. f4 Na4 18. Ba3 e4
19. Bxd6 Nc3 20. Rfe1 Nxe2+ 21. Rxe2 Bxc4 22. Ree1 Rg8 $11 {Arizmendi Martinez,
J (2510)-Vallejo Pons,F (2635)/Ayamonte/2002/ - see notes to this game in CBM
92}) 8. bxc3 Nxe4 (8... Qc7 9. Qd3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bf3 (11. Ba3 $5 $44)
11... Qxc3 12. Qxc3 Nxc3 13. Bb2 Nb5 14. Nxb5 axb5 15. Bxg7 Rg8 16. Bf6 Rg6 17.
Bb2 Ra4 18. Rfe1 $14 f5 $4 19. Bh5 $18 {Moreno Carnero,J (2514)-Cacho Reigadas,
S (2463)/Cala Mendia/2001/}) 9. Bf3 $5 (9. Bd3 Nf6 10. Re1 (10. Ba3 d6 $13)
10... O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Nc6 (12... d6 {/\Nbd7=/+}) 13. Qf3 d5 14. Nb3 e5
15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Qxd5 Bf5 17. Qf3 Bxd3 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. cxd3 Rfd8 20. Red1
Rd5 21. Kf1 Rad8 22. Ke2 f5 23. a4 $11 {Ricardi,P (2483)-Smirin,I (2666)/ICC /
2000/}) (9. Ba3 Nxc3 10. Qd3 $5 (10. Qe1 $2 Qa5 11. Bd6 Nxe2+ 12. Qxe2 {
Kocur,A (2260)-Boehm,S (1980)/Leverkusen/1997/} Qd5 $17) 10... Nxe2+ 11. Qxe2 {
[%csl Ga3][%cal Ra3f8] ^-} d6 12. Nf5 O-O 13. Nxd6 Qc7 14. Rad1 $44) (9. Qd3
Nc5 $142 (9... d5 10. Ba3 Qc7 (10... Qa5 11. Bb4 Qa4 12. f3 Nf6 13. Qe3 Nc6 14.
Nxc6 Qxc6 15. f4 a5 16. Ba3 Bd7 17. Rab1 Rc8 18. c4 dxc4 19. Bf3 Nd5 20. Bxd5
Qxd5 21. Rfd1 Qc6 22. f5 $40 {[%csl Re8] +-,עe8,Del Rio Angelis,S (2495)
-Djuric,S (2489)/Cutro/2002/}) 11. c4 Nc5 12. Qe3 O-O {Kayumov,S (2479)-Kotsur,
P (2586)/Doha/2003/} 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nb5 $1 axb5 15. Bxc5 $36) 10. Qg3 O-O
11. Ba3 d6 12. Rfd1 Qe7 13. Nb3 e5 14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. Rd5 Nd7 16. Rad1 b6 17.
Bc1 Re8 18. Rd6 Kh8 19. Bc4 (19. Rc6 $5 $44) 19... b5 20. Bf1 Nf8 21. Be3 c4
22. h4 Bf5 $15 {Gonzalez de la Torre,S (2352)-Mirzoev,A (2520)/Elgoibar/2005/})
9... d5 (9... Nc5 10. Ba3 d6 11. Nb3 Qc7 12. Qd2 Nbd7 13. Rad1 Ne5 14. Be2 $1
$44 (14. Nxc5 Nxf3+ 15. gxf3 dxc5 16. Bxc5 f6 17. Qe3 Kf7 18. Rd6 Rd8 $15 {
Balogh,C (2432)-Anka,E (2462)/Budapest/2002/})) 10. Bxe4 dxe4 11. Ba3 e5 12.
Qh5 (12. Qe2 exd4 13. Qxe4+ Be6 14. Qxb7 Nd7 15. Rfe1 Rb8 16. Qxa6 Qb6 17. Qa4
Kd8 18. cxd4 Qb5 19. Qa7 Qb6 20. Qa4 Qb5 21. Qa7 Qb6 22. Qa4 {1/2,Gutierrez
Castillo,J (2304)-Urday Caceres,H (2486)/Cali/2000/}) 12... exd4 (12... Qf6 13.
Nb3 Bf5 14. Rad1 Qg6 {Zelcic,R (2500)-Martorelli,A (2255)/Formia/1995/} 15. Qh4
f6 16. Nc5 $36) 13. Rfe1 Be6 14. Rxe4 Qf6 15. Rae1 Kd8 16. Rxd4+ Nd7 17. Qc5
$44) 7... Nd5 (7... Qa5 $2 8. exf6 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qxc3+ 10. Qd2 $1 Qxa1 11. O-O
Nc6 12. c3 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Qxa2 14. fxg7 Rg8 15. Bg5 d5 16. Qf6 Kd7 17. Qxf7+ Kc6
18. Qxg8 {Loef,D (2175)-Stoeckl,N (2106)/Schwarzach/2002/}) (7... Ne4 8. O-O $5
(8. Qd3 Qa5 9. O-O (9. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Qxc3+ 11. Bd2 Qxa1+ 12. Bd1 Nc6 13.
Nxc6 bxc6 14. O-O Rb8 $1 15. Qg4 O-O 16. Bh6 Qxe5 17. Bf4 Qb2 18. Qg3 Rb5 $19 {
Jolly,J (2369)-Genov,P (2437)/Guingamp/2011/}) 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Bxc3 11. Rb1
Nc6 (11... Bxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc6 13. Qd3 O-O (13... Qxe5 14. Bb2 $44) 14. f4 $44 {
()}) 12. Nxc6 dxc6 (12... bxc6 13. f4 Bb4 14. f5 g6 15. fxe6 dxe6 16. Bh6 Bf8
17. Qf3 Qc7 18. Be3 Bb7 19. Kh1 Rb8 20. Bxa6 {1-0,Ward,R-Higgs/corr/1984/}) 13.
f4 O-O 14. Rd1 $1 $44 (14. Rf3 Bb4 15. Rxb4 Qxb4 16. Ba3 Qb6+ 17. Kh1 Rd8 $17 {
Heuer,V (2200)-Poutiainen,P (2430)/Tallinn/1977/})) 8... Nxc3 {leads to the
game position.}) 8. O-O $1 {[%mdl 512] Even now White sacrifices, and it won't
be just a P. Otherwise he risks running into a strategically inferior position:
} (8. Bd2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 10. Bd3 (10. O-O d6 11. Bf4 (11. exd6 Qxd6 12. f4
Nc6 13. Nxc6 Qxc6 14. Bf3 Qc7 15. Rb1 O-O 16. Qe1 Rb8 $15 {Hendriks,T-Doggers,
P (2189)/Vlissingen/2003/}) 11... dxe5 12. Bxe5 O-O 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. Nxe6 fxe6
15. Qh5 Rf5 16. Bxf5 exf5 17. Rad1 Qf8 18. Bd4 Qf7 19. Qe2 Nf8 20. Rfe1 Be6 $17
{Asrian,K (2566)-Yegiazarian,A (2527)/Yerevan/2000/}) 10... d6 11. f4 Qc7 12.
Qh5 g6 13. Qh6 Bf8 14. exd6 Qxd6 15. Qh4 Bg7 16. O-O Nc6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. Rf3
Qc5+ (18... O-O $15) 19. Kh1 Bd7 20. f5 $5 exf5 21. Re1+ Be6 22. Bc4 O-O 23.
Rxe6 {1/2,Kotronias,V (2510)-Gheorghiu,F (2500)/Kavala/1990/} fxe6 24. Bxe6+
Rf7 $1 25. Rd3 Re8 $15) 8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bxc3 (9... Be7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Qd3
Bg5 12. Bxg5 Qxg5 13. f4 Qe7 14. f5 (14. c4 $14 {/\} d6 $2 15. Qa3 Rd8 16. Nb5)
14... f6 15. Qh3 (15. Qe4 $5) 15... Nc6 16. fxe6 $6 (16. exf6 $13) 16... Nxe5
17. Bd3 Nxd3 18. exd7 Bxd7 19. Qxd3 Rfe8 20. Rf3 Rac8 21. Rg3 Rc5 22. Rd1 Re5
23. h3 Re3 24. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 h6 26. Qc4+ Kh7 $36 27. Rf1 $2 Bxh3 28. gxh3
Qxh3+ 29. Kg1 Qg3+ 30. Kh1 Qh3+ 31. Kg1 Qg3+ 32. Kh1 Qh4+ 33. Kg1 Re3 34. Rf2
Re1+ 35. Rf1 Re3 36. Rf2 Re1+ 37. Rf1 Qg3+ 38. Kh1 {Negi,P (2621)-Muzychuk,A 
(2523)/Wijk aan Zee/2010/} b5 $1 $19) 10. Ba3 $5 {Throws in the exchange and
Increases the tension by trapping the K in the [+].} (10. Rb1 Qc7 ({Critical is
} 10... Nc6 $142 $1 11. Nxc6 dxc6 $13) 11. Rb3 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 O-O $2 (12... Nc6
13. Qg4 Qxe5 14. Bb2 $36) 13. Rh3 $40 Qd8 14. Bd3 g6 15. Bh6 Nc6 16. Qe3 b5 {
Zelic,M-Jerkovic,B/Bela Crkva/1983/} 17. Bg7 $1 $18) 10... Qa5 (10... Bxa1 11.
Qxa1 $44 {-> is less flexible}) 11. Bd6 Nc6 (11... Bb4 12. Nf3 (12. Nb3 Qb6 13.
Nd2 $1 $40) 12... Nc6 13. Rb1 Bxd6 14. Qxd6 Qd8 15. c4 Qe7 16. c5 f6 17. Rb6
fxe5 18. Bd3 Qxd6 19. cxd6 O-O 20. Be4 a5 21. a4 $16 {[%csl Rc8]
Anagnostopoulos,D (2495)-Tringov,G (2405)/Athens/1997/ Although Black managed
to save the game, it's highly unlikely anybody would voluntarily repeat this
line with the incarcerated Bc8.}) 12. Nxc6 {Makes it easier for the Bc8.
Interesting, but what is hardly fully clear is} (12. Nb3 Qd8 13. f4 Bxa1 14.
Qxa1 b6 $5 $13 (14... Ne7 15. Nd4 O-O 16. Bf3 Re8 17. c4 $44)) 12... dxc6 13.
f4 Bxa1 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Accepting the offered exchange is admittedly risky,
but otherwise the price for which Black suffers is too small.} (13... Bb4 14.
Qd4 Bxd6 15. exd6 f6 16. c4 c5 17. Qd3 Bd7 18. Bh5+ Kf8 (18... Kd8 $142 $16)
19. f5 $1 exf5 20. Rae1 g6 21. Re7 Bc6 22. Qe3 h6 23. Qe6 {1-0,Civric,Z (2206)
-Mikavica,D (2034)/EU-ch Budva/2009/}) 14. Qxa1 Qd2 15. Bd3 Qe3+ 16. Kh1 Bd7
17. Qb2 (17. Rf3 Qb6 $13 {[%cal Yc6c5,Yd7c6] /\c5, Bc6} (17... Qd2 $6 18. Qb1
$36 {[%cal Rb1b7,Rd6b4]})) 17... b5 ({The K has to stay in the [+]:} 17...
O-O-O $2 18. Bxa6 $1 Qa7 19. Qxb7+ $1 Qxb7 20. Rb1 Be8 (20... Qxa6 21. Rb8#)
21. Bxb7+ Kd7 22. Rb6 $18) 18. a4 Rc8 19. f5 exf5 $6 {Until now Black defended
well, but here he prematurely tries to resolve the tension. The text move is
extremely risky and possibly connected with a miscalculation.} (19... Qh6 20.
fxe6 Bxe6 21. Qd4 $44) (19... h6 20. Rd1 {/\c4~~}) (19... h5 $5 {[%cal Yh8h6,
Ye6f5] /\Rh6, ef5} 20. axb5 axb5 (20... cxb5 $143 21. Qa3 Qb6 22. Qc1 Rc6 (
22... Qd8 23. f6 $40 {[%csl Rh8] צh8}) 23. Qg5 Rxd6 24. exd6 Qxd6 25. fxe6
Bxe6 26. Qxg7 $36) 21. Qc3 (21. Qa1 exf5 22. e6 Bxe6 23. Bf4 (23. Qxg7 Qh6 $15)
23... Qc5 24. Qxg7 Rf8 $15 {/~~}) 21... h4 (21... exf5 $2 22. e6 Bxe6 23. Bf4
$1 Qb6 24. Qxg7 $40) 22. h3 Rh6 $13) 20. e6 Qxe6 $6 (20... fxe6 $4 21. Qxg7 $18
) ({Vitiugov probably intended to play the text move all along, but it leads
to a difficult position. It seems that Black has more counterchances after} 
20... Bxe6 $5 21. Qxg7 Kd7 22. Bf4 Rcg8 $8 (22... Rhg8 23. Qxg8 $18) (22... Qc5
23. Rd1 $18 {->}) 23. Qc3 (23. Qxg8 $2 Qxd3 $19) (23. Qa1 Qb6 24. Be5 Rxg2 $11
{is similar to 23.Qc3}) (23. Qb2 Qb6 24. Be5 Qe3 25. Bxh8 Rxg2 26. Qe5 $8 Qxe5
27. Bxe5 Bd5 28. c4 $1 bxc4 29. Bxc4 Rf2+ (29... Be4 30. Bd3 Rf2+ 31. Kg1 $11)
30. Kg1 (30. Bxd5 Rxf1+ 31. Kg2 Re1 32. Bg3 Ra1 $17) 30... Rg2+ $11) 23... Qb6
(23... Qh3 24. Qd4+ $18) 24. a5 $5 (24. Be5 b4 25. Qa1 Rxg2 (25... f6 26. Bd4
c5 27. Bxf6 Rxg2 28. Kxg2 Rg8+ 29. Kf2 c4+ 30. Bd4 Qd8 31. Bf6 Qb6+ $11) 26.
Kxg2 (26. Bxh8 $2 Rf2 $19) 26... Bd5+ 27. Kh3 Qe3+ 28. Bg3 Qh6+ 29. Bh4 Qe3+
$11 (29... Rg8 $2 30. Bxf5+ Kc7 31. Qe5+ Kb7 32. Rf2 $18)) 24... Qb7 $1 (24...
Qd8 $6 25. Bxf5 $40) 25. Be5 (25. Qc5 Kc8 26. Be5 Rd8 27. Bxh8 Rxh8 28. Bxf5
Qc7 $13 {/<=>}) 25... c5 26. Rf3 (26. Rf2 f6 $1 (26... Rxg2 27. Rxg2 Rg8 28.
Bg3 f4 29. Qd2 $1 $16) 27. Bxf6 Rxg2 28. Rxg2 Rg8 29. Bf1 (29. Qd2 Bd5 30.
Bxf5+ Kc6 31. Bh3 Qf7 32. Kg1 Qxf6 33. Bd7+ (33. Rxg8 Qa1+ 34. Kf2 Qf6+ $11)
33... Kc7 34. Qxd5 Rxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Qg7+ 36. Kf2 Qxd7 37. Qxc5+ Qc6 $11) 29...
Bd5 30. Qd2 Ke6 31. Bb2 Qd7 $13 (31... Qc6 32. Kg1 Bxg2 33. Bxg2 Qd6 $132))
26... c4 $142 (26... f6 $6 27. Bxf6 c4 28. Be2 Qe4 29. Rf2 b4 30. Qd2+ Kc7 (
30... Qd5 31. Bxc4 $18) (30... Kc8 31. Qd6 $40) (30... Bd5 $2 31. Bf3 $18) 31.
Qxb4 $5 Bd5 32. Bf1 $40) 27. Bf1 $5 (27. Qd4+ Qd5 28. Qa7+ Ke8 29. Bf6 Qd7 30.
Qxa6 Rg6 31. Bxc4 (31. Bxh8 Bd5 $1 32. Bxf5 Rxa6 33. Bxd7+ Kxd7 34. Rf5 Kc6 35.
Bc3 $11) 31... bxc4 32. Qa8+ Qc8 33. Qxc8+ Bxc8 34. Bxh8 Bb7 35. Rg3 $11) (27.
Be2 Qe4 28. Rd3+ (28. Rf2 b4 $1 29. Qa1 (29. Qd2+ Bd5 {/\} 30. Bxh8 $2 Rxg2 $19
) 29... c3 $15)) 27... Bd5 28. Rf2 Qa8 (28... b4 $6 29. Qd2 c3 30. Qd3 $40) 29.
Rd2 $1 (29. Bxh8 Rxh8 30. Rxf5 Rd8 $132) 29... Ke6 30. Qe3 f6 31. Bc3+ Be4 (
31... Kf7 32. Qd4 Qc6 33. Qxd5+ Qxd5 34. Rxd5 $14 {leads to the same position})
32. Qd4 Qd8 33. Qc5 Bd5 34. Qe3+ Kf7 35. Qa7+ Qe7 36. Qxe7+ Kxe7 37. Rxd5 Ke6
38. Rd2 $13 {/+/=}) 21. Qxg7 Qxd6 22. Qxh8+ Qf8 (22... Ke7 $4 23. Re1+ Be6 24.
Qxc8 $19) 23. Qxh7 $36 {[%mdl 128] Material is equal again and White retains a
lasting attack against Black's exposed K.} Kd8 (23... bxa4 24. Bxf5 Rc7 25.
Re1+ Kd8 26. Qh4+ Kc8 27. Bxd7+ Rxd7 28. Qxa4 $16) (23... Rd8 $5 24. Re1+ (24.
Bxf5 Bxf5 25. Qxf5 Qe7 $132) 24... Be6 25. Bxf5 Rd6 $14) 24. Bxf5 Bxf5 (24...
Rc7 $5 25. Qh4+ (25. Rd1 Kc8 $14) 25... Kc8 26. Bd3 $36) 25. Qxf5 Kc7 26. c4 $1
{[%csl Rc7][%mdl 4096] In a major piece _|_ K safety plays a crucial role -
Giri makes the most of the עc7.} (26. Qxf7+ $6 Qxf7 27. Rxf7+ Kb6 $44 {<=>}) (
26. axb5 axb5 (26... cxb5 27. Qe5+ Kb6 28. Rf6+ Rc6 29. h4 $1 $16) 27. c4 $1
$36) 26... Kb6 (26... bxc4 $2 27. Qe5+ Kb6 28. Rb1+ Ka7 29. Qd4+ Ka8 30. Qb6
$18) 27. Rb1 (27. Qf2+ Kb7 (27... Qc5 $4 28. a5+) 28. axb5 cxb5 29. cxb5 axb5
30. Ra1 Qc5 31. Qxf7+ Rc7 $14) 27... b4 28. a5+ Kc7 (28... Ka7 $142 $5 29. Qf2+
Ka8 (29... c5 30. Rxb4) 30. Qb6 c5 31. Qxa6+ Kb8 $14 {[%csl Gb4] /+/- was more
resilient, the o^b4 promises Black at least some <=>.}) 29. c5 $1 $16 Rb8 (
29... Qe7 30. Qf4+ Kb7 31. Qxb4+ Ka8 32. h3 $18) 30. Qe5+ Kc8 31. Qf5+ Kc7 32.
Qf4+ Kc8 33. Rxb4 Rxb4 (33... Rb5 $5 $16) 34. Qxb4 {[%csl Ra6,Rc6,Rc8] The
Q_|_ is very tough for Black - both his P and K are vulnerable. White should
gradually win even against the best defence.} Qh6 35. Qc4 Kd8 36. h4 f5 (36...
Qe3 $5 37. Kh2 $16) 37. Qd4+ Kc8 38. Qc4 Kd8 39. Kh2 Ke7 40. Qd4 Qh5 41. Kh3
Qg6 42. Qe3+ (42. Qd6+ $2 Qxd6 43. cxd6+ Kxd6 44. Kg3 Ke5 45. Kf3 c5 46. g3 c4
47. Ke3 Kf6 48. Kd4 Kg6 49. Kxc4 Kh5 $11 {/+/= gives White only practical
chances in a better, but theoretically drawn Q_|_ after} 50. Kc5 Kg4 51. Kb6
Kxg3 52. h5 f4 53. h6 f3 54. h7 f2 55. h8=Q f1=Q) 42... Kd7 43. Qd2+ Ke8 (43...
Kc7 44. Qg5 $18) 44. Qf4 Qf6 (44... Kd7 45. g4 $1 $18) (44... Ke7 45. Qg5+ $18)
45. Qd6 $1 $18 {[%csl Rc6] Black must avoid a P_|_ and this costs him the ><c6.
} Qc3+ 46. Kh2 Qxa5 (46... Qc4 {is equally hopeless.} 47. Qe5+ (47. Qxc6+ Ke7
48. g3 Qe2+ (48... Qc2+ 49. Kh3 $18) 49. Qg2 (49. Kh3 Qg4+)) 47... Kd8 48. g3
$5 Qc2+ (48... Qf1 49. Qd6+) 49. Kh3 Qc1 50. Qd6+ $18) 47. Qxc6+ Kf7 (47... Ke7
48. Qb7+ Ke8 (48... Ke6 49. Qb6+) 49. Qc8+ Ke7 50. Qxf5 $18 (50. h5 $5)) 48.
Qd5+ (48. h5 $5 Qe1 49. Qg6+ Ke7 50. Qg5+ $18) (48. Qb7+ $18 {transposes to
the game.}) 48... Kf6 49. Qd6+ Kf7 50. Qd7+ (50. h5 $5 Qb4 (50... Qe1 51. Qg6+
{-48.h5!?}) 51. Qg6+ Ke7 (51... Kf8 52. Qxf5+ $18) 52. Qg5+ Ke6 53. h6 Qxc5 54.
Qg8+ Kd7 55. Qg7+ Kc6 56. h7 Qd6+ 57. g3 Qd2+ 58. Kh3 Qe1 59. Kh4 $18 {was
even quicker, the K comfortably hides from the checks.}) 50... Kf6 51. Qc6+ Kf7
52. Qb7+ Kg8 53. Qc8+ Kg7 54. Qxf5 {[%cal Rh4h5,Rf5g5,Rh4h6] /\h5, Qg5, h6} (
54. Qxf5 Qc7+ 55. g3 a5 56. Qg4+ Kf6 57. Qf3+ Kg7 (57... Ke7 58. Qe4+ Kf6 59.
c6 $18) 58. c6 $18 {/\} a4 59. Qg4+) 1-0

[Event "Botvinnik Memorial m"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2001.12.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 {The first surprise, Kramnik used to play different
Sicilians earlier (Sveshnikov, Rauzer).} 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 {Also
Kasparov avoids his usual repertoire. Until now he played exclusively} (5. Nc3
Qc7 {and only now chose between} 6. Be2 {and} (6. Bd3)) 5... Nf6 6. Nc3 Qc7 {
Black is not interested in the unclear complications after} (6... Bb4 7. Bd3
Nc6 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. e5 Qa5 $5 10. exf6 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Bd2 Qxd3 13.
fxg7 Rg8 $13) 7. a3 d6 $6 {Rare and rather passive. Black voluntarily limits
his Bf8, which still could have found scope on c5 or even d6. Therefore more
flexible is} (7... Nc6 {or}) (7... b6) ({Also interesting is} 7... Nxe4 $5 8.
Nxe4 (8. Nxe6 dxe6 9. Nxe4 Be7 $11) 8... Qe5 9. Bd3 $5 (9. Qd3 d5 $11) 9...
Qxd4 10. O-O $44 {when White's lead in development gives him the initiative.})
8. Be3 b6 9. Rc1 Nbd7 10. Be2 Bb7 11. f3 Be7 12. O-O O-O $14 {Kasparov,G (2838)
-Kramnik,V (2809) Botvinnik mem 5' Match blitz 2001 (6) 1-0 A typical Hedgehog
position, which until now occured in Kramnik's practice mostly with White.
White has the usual () and can prepare advances on both flanks, but Black is
not devoid of <=> and his position has no obvious >< points. These positions
can arise also from different openings-the English or the Nimzoindian-see the
6-th blitz game of the match.} 13. Kh1 Rac8 14. b4 {[%mdl 4] |^<< White sets
his sights on Black's << and shows why this version of the Hedgehog is not too
fashionable nowadays-Kasparov demonstrates White's ideal plan.} Qb8 15. Qd2 Bd8
{[%cal Yd8c7,Yd6d5] /\Bc7,d5 A typical manoeuvre, Black still can't play d5
due to the ><a6 and intends to enhance the strength of the central break. But
after the game Kasparov criticised the whole concept.} 16. Rc2 Re8 {More
consistent was} (16... Bc7 17. Bg1 Kh8 $5 {[%cal Yf8g8,Yg7g4] /\Rg8, g5-g4<=>
This idea has been introduced already by Fischer in 1970.}) 17. Na4 Bc7 18. Bg1
{Protects h2.} Rcd8 19. Rb1 $1 $36 Ba8 {Black must defend against c5 and
postpone any active intentions.} (19... d5 20. exd5 exd5 21. c5 b5 22. c6 $5 (
22. Nb2 Ne5 $132) 22... Bf4 23. Qd3 bxa4 24. cxb7 $16) 20. Qc1 h6 21. Nb2 (21.
c5 b5 $1 22. c6 Ne5 $13 {therefore White first improves his pieces.}) 21... Nf8
22. Nd3 Ng6 23. a4 Qc8 24. b5 {Tempting, but probably not the best.} ({
Kasparov afterwards indicated} 24. a5 $1 bxa5 25. b5 $36 {/\} Bb6 $2 26. Nxe6
$1 $16) 24... a5 25. Nc6 (25. e5 Nxe5 26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. Nc6 (27. c5 $5 $13)
27... Bxc6 28. bxc6 e4 $132) 25... Bxc6 26. bxc6 e5 $1 {[%mdl 256] Good
defence, maybe Garri relied upon} (26... Ne7 27. e5 $1 dxe5 28. c5 $16 {
and the whole << is in White's hands. Kramnik realizes he must keep the
position closed.}) 27. Bxb6 Ne7 28. c5 ({More circumspect and without any risk
was} 28. Be3 $5 Nxc6 29. Rcb2 $36) 28... d5 29. Bxc7 Qxc7 30. Rb7 Qxc6 31. Rb5
Ng6 32. exd5 Nxd5 33. Nf2 $6 (33. Rxa5 $142 e4 $5 34. fxe4 Rxe4 35. Bf3 Rxa4
36. Rxa4 Qxa4 37. c6 $14 {still forces Black to fight for equality.}) 33...
Ngf4 34. Bf1 (34. Rxa5 Qc7 35. Rb5 Nc3 $1 $13 {also costs White an exchange
and leads to a similar position as in the game.}) 34... Ne6 35. Rxa5 Qc7 $1 36.
Rb5 (36. Ra6 $143 Nb4 $17) (36. Qe1 $143 Ne3 $1 $17) 36... Nd4 37. Rc4 (37.
Rcb2 $5 Nxb5 38. axb5 $44) 37... Nxb5 38. axb5 Rb8 {The o^ are too dangerous
and Kramnik is more than willing to give his N for the, which leads to an
approximately equal _|_.} 39. b6 (39. Ng4 Rxb5 40. Nxh6+ Kf8 41. Nf5 $44) (39.
Rc2 $5 $13 {keeps the tension, but can hardly aspire for an advantage.}) 39...
Nxb6 40. cxb6 Qxb6 41. Qe1 Rec8 42. Rxc8+ Rxc8 43. Ng4 Re8 44. Bd3 $2 {Weakens
the back rank and causes problems.} (44. g3 $11) (44. h3 $11) 44... Qd4 45. Be4
(45. Qe4 Qa1+ 46. Bb1 Rd8 $36) 45... f5 $1 {The visibly disconcerted Kasparov
overlooked this tactical thrust, which enables Black's R toi reach the <->a
after all.} 46. Bxf5 Ra8 47. Bb1 Qb2 48. h4 Ra1 49. Kh2 Qxb1 (49... Rxb1 50.
Qxe5 $15 {is similar.}) 50. Qxe5 Qh1+ 51. Kg3 Qe1+ 52. Qxe1 Rxe1 $15 {[%mdl
4096] Black had to exchange Q, otherwise he couldn't avoid a perpetual. The
resulting _|_ gives him some winning chances, e.g., in the game
Vidmar-Alekhine, Sam Remo 1930 the World Champion realized his advantage.
Kasparov defends more actively, but also slips at a crucial moment.} 53. Kf4
Re2 54. Ne3 g6 55. g4 Kf7 56. h5 $5 g5+ (56... gxh5 57. gxh5 Rh2 58. Kg4 $11 {
[%csl Rh6][%cal Re3f5] /\Nf5 will tie down at least one piece to the defence
of the ><h6.}) 57. Ke4 Ke6 (57... Kf6 58. f4 gxf4 (58... Rf2 59. Nd5+ $132 {
is the important difference.}) 59. Kxf4 Rf2+ 60. Kg3 Ra2 61. Nf5 Kg5 62. Nd4 {
is insufficient to win.}) 58. f4 $6 (58. Kd4 $5 $15 {[%cal Re3f5] /\Nf5}) 58...
Rf2 $1 59. Nd5 (59. f5+ $142 Kd6 $15 {/-/+}) 59... gxf4 60. Nxf4+ Kf6 61. Ke3
Ra2 62. Nd3 Ra3 {Here already Black probably spurns his first chance:} (62...
Kg5 63. Ne5 (63. Nf2 Kh4 $19) 63... Ra6 64. Kf3 Re6 65. Nc4 Re1 $1 (65... Kh4
66. Ne3 Rf6+ 67. Nf5+ Kg5 68. Kg3 Ra6 69. Nh4 {/\Nf3=}) 66. Ne3 Rb1 67. Ke4
Rb4+ 68. Ke5 (68. Kf3 Ra4 69. Kg3 Rf4 70. Kg2 Kh4 71. Nf5+ Kxg4 72. Nxh6+ Kxh5
73. Kg3 Rf8 $19) 68... Ra4 69. Kd5 Kf4 70. Nf5 Ra6 $19) 63. Ke4 Ra1 ({And now} 
63... Kg5 $1 64. Ne5 Ra7 65. Kf3 Re7 66. Nc4 Re1 {transposes to the above note.
}) 64. Kf4 Ra4+ 65. Kf3 Ra3 66. Ke4 Rb3 $2 (66... Kg5 $1 $19) 67. Nc5 Rb4+ 68.
Kf3 Rb5 ({White saves the game even after} 68... Kg5 69. Ne4+ Kh4 70. Kf4 $1 (
70. Nf6 $2 Ra4 71. Ne4 Ra1 72. Nf2 Ra3+ 73. Kf4 Ra7 $19) 70... Rb1 71. Ng3 $11)
69. Ne4+ Ke5 70. g5 $1 $11 Rb4 (70... Rb3+ 71. Kg4 Kxe4 72. gxh6 Ke5 73. h7 Rb8
74. Kg5 $11) 71. Nf2 {/\Nd3} (71. g6 $2 Rb3+ $19) 71... Rf4+ 72. Kg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This was the last blitz game between Radjabov and Artemiev in the FIDE World
Cup.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Qc7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. Be3 (7.
a3 {is the other main move.}) 7... b6 8. Rc1 Bb7 9. f3 Bd6 10. g3 (10. Ndb5 $2
{is not working, because of} axb5 11. Nxb5 Bb4+ $19 {and White has lost a
piece.}) 10... h5 $5 {The most ambitious reply! Black wants to create a
weakness on g3.} (10... Be7 {has also been tried,} 11. Qb3 Bc5 (11... d6 $5)
12. Na4 d6 13. Qc3 Bc6 14. Nxc5 bxc5 15. Nc2 O-O 16. Be2 Nbd7 17. O-O $14 {
Ajrapetjan-Miroshnichenko, Alushta 2007, and White has a comfortable position.}
) 11. Qd2 {Threatening with Ndb5!} Be7 $2 {A logical move, but here this is a
mistake.} (11... Be5 12. Bg2 $14 {followed by f4, it looks also fine for White.
}) 12. Be2 $2 {An error in reply!} ({The fantastic} 12. Nd5 $1 {was working
now,} exd5 13. cxd5 Qd8 ({or} 13... Qe5 14. Nf5 $1 $16) 14. Nf5 $1 $16 {
with a very strong attack!}) 12... d6 13. O-O Nbd7 {This is a normal Hedgehog
system, where White has played g3.} 14. Qe1 {White wants to put his bishop on
f2.} (14. Rfd1 {would be the natural continuation.}) 14... O-O 15. Qf2 Ne5 16.
Rfd1 Rac8 17. b3 (17. b4 $5 {is the typical plan,} Qb8 (17... Nxc4 $2 {is bad,
because of} 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Qb2 $1 $16 {followed by Nd5.}) 18. Na4 Nfd7 $13 {
with an unclear middlegame.}) 17... Qb8 18. Rc2 Rc7 19. Rdc1 Rfc8 20. h3 d5 $5
{This is the typical break-through in the centre, however it is not sure this
was the best moment.} ({The solid} 20... Ned7 {was also possible.}) 21. f4 $1 {
The right reply! White gains some space with f4, e5.} Ned7 22. e5 Ne4 23. Nxe4
dxe4 24. Bxh5 Nc5 {Of course Black has compensation for the pawn. However
White should continue the pressure.} 25. Qe2 (25. f5 $1 {was the best reply,}
Rf8 $1 {Nice defensive move!} (25... exf5 $2 26. Qxf5 $18 {is hopeless for
Black.}) ({or} 25... Nd3 $2 {could have been met by} 26. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 27.
fxe6+ Kg8 28. Qf7+ Kh7 29. Nf5 Bf8 30. e7 $18 {is also winning for White.}) 26.
f6 Nd3 27. fxe7 $1 Rxe7 (27... Nxf2 $2 28. exf8=Q+ Qxf8 29. Rxf2 $18 {and
White has too many pieces for the queen.}) 28. Qh2 $1 {A very deep move!} Qxe5
29. Be2 Rd7 (29... Nxc1 30. Rxc1 $16) 30. g4 $1 {This is the point of 28.Qh2!}
Qxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Nxc1 32. Rxc1 Rfd8 33. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 34. Bxb6 $14 {and White is
slightly better.}) 25... Nd3 (25... Bf8 $5 {is safer.}) 26. Rf1 ({The brilliant
} 26. Nxe6 $3 {worked here,} Nxc1 (26... fxe6 27. Bg6 $1 $16 {followed by Qh5.}
) 27. Qg4 $1 fxe6 28. Bg6 $1 $18 {with a decisive attack! What a wonderful
tactical blow!}) 26... Bc5 27. Rd2 Rd7 28. Nc2 b5 29. Bxc5 Rxc5 30. Ne3 Qd8 31.
Rdd1 Qb6 32. Kh2 Rc8 33. h4 (33. f5 $1 {was strong to create an attack on the
kingside.}) 33... Rcd8 34. Bg4 Qa5 {Threatening with ...Nxe5 followed by ...
Rd2.} 35. Kg1 Qc3 36. h5 bxc4 37. bxc4 $6 (37. Nxc4 {was more accurate.}) 37...
Nc5 38. Rxd7 Rxd7 39. Rd1 $2 {A logical move, but this is the decisive mistake!
} (39. Qe1 {was the only move,} Qa3 40. Qf2 Rd3 $15 {and Black also continues
the pressure.}) 39... Rxd1+ 40. Nxd1 Qxg3+ $19 41. Qg2 Qxf4 42. Be2 Qxe5 43.
Ne3 Qf4 44. Ng4 Kh7 45. h6 gxh6 46. Qh3 Qg5 47. Kf1 Qf4+ 48. Kg1 Qg5 49. Kf1
Qf4+ {and the draw was agreed, because Black won the match.} (49... f5 $19)
1/2-1/2

[Event "World Women-ch k.o."]
[Site "Teheran"]
[Date "2017.02.22"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Harika, Dronavalli"]
[Black "Dzagnidze, Nana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2539"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Vijayalakshmi,S"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2017.02.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IRI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Harika! Harika! Harika all the way... After playing a not so good game with
the black pieces in the previous game, Harika came back pretty strongly in the
tiebreak. She kept her cool throughout and waited patiently for her opponent
Nana to go wrong. And Nana did go wrong with Ra8 and Harika lost no time
capitalising on it. Needless to say, with the amount of pressure every player
goes through at this stage, it was very essential to keep cool and play your
best and Harika did just that.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 {
Sicilian Kan Variation} 5. c4 ({Although} 5. Bd3 {and}) (5. Nc3 {are the more
played variations, c4 is no less popular}) 5... Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 {Harika chooses
the slightly lesser known Qd3 instead of the more popular Bd3.} (6... Qc7 {
is possible too.}) 7. Qd3 ({Although} 7. Bd3 {is the most played here.}) ({
Svidler's latest game in this variation played last month looks very promising
} 7. Qf3) 7... Qc7 (7... Nc6) (7... d6) (7... d5) (7... O-O {have all been
tried at the highest level.}) 8. a3 Bxc3+ (8... Be7 {Although this is possible,
is definitely not in sync with the position} 9. Be2 $14) 9. Qxc3 O-O ({Of
course} 9... Nxe4 {leads to} 10. Nb5 axb5 11. Qxg7 Rf8 12. Bh6 Qc5 13. f3 $16)
10. Bd3 $142 (10. f3 d5 11. cxd5 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 exd5 {leaves White with a very
minimal advantage.}) 10... d5 {Although d6 is more appropriate Nana chooses d5
which gives a slightly better endgame for White with the 2 bishops.} 11. cxd5
$6 (11. exd5 $1 {is preferable since after} exd5 12. O-O dxc4 (12... Nbd7 13.
Re1 Nc5 (13... Ne5 14. Bf4 Nf3+ 15. Nxf3 Qxf4 16. c5 $16 {and White plays
against the IQP and also has total control of the dark squares.})) 13. Qxc4
Qxc4 14. Bxc4 $14 {White retains a small but long lasting advantage.}) 11...
Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 exd5 13. e5 Ne4 14. Be3 (14. c4 {must be played here to
eliminate the weak pawn on c3.}) 14... Nd7 $11 15. f4 Ndc5 (15... Nxc3 $2 16.
Rc1 Na4 17. Nf5 $16) 16. Bc2 Nxc3 $6 (16... Bd7 $1 {is much stronger after
which Black's position is better} 17. Ne2 Rac8 $15) 17. Nb5 $5 (17. Rc1 $11)
17... Nxb5 (17... axb5 18. Bxc5 Rd8 19. Bb6 Re8 20. Bd4 Ne4 {and Black's
position is preferable, courtesy the beautiful knight placed on e4.}) 18. Bxc5
Re8 19. Kd2 Bd7 20. Rhc1 Bc6 21. Bb6 Rac8 22. Bf5 $14 {The bishop pair.} Ra8
23. a4 Na7 24. Bd4 g6 25. Bd3 Nc8 26. g4 Ne7 27. h3 $6 (27. f5 $1 $16 {and it
becomes pretty difficult to find the right moves and especially in Rapid Time
Control, its all the more in White's favour. I really liked the way Harika
played the last ten moves.}) 27... Rac8 28. Rab1 Bxa4 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Rxb7
Nc6 31. Ke3 Bb5 32. f5 Nxd4 $2 (32... Bxd3 $1 33. Kxd3 gxf5 34. gxf5 Re8 35. e6
fxe6 36. fxe6 Nxd4 37. Kxd4 Rxe6 $15) 33. Kxd4 $14 Bxd3 34. Kxd3 gxf5 35. gxf5
h6 36. Kd4 $16 Ra8 $4 {Nana cracks in pressure and blunders with ...Ra8 and
Harika plays with absolute perfection to finish off the game in style.} (36...
Kf8 37. e6 fxe6 38. fxe6 Rc1 39. Ke5 d4 40. Kd6 Re1 41. Rb8+ Kg7 42. Rb3 $18) (
36... Rc1 37. Kxd5 Rd1+ 38. Kc6 $16) 37. e6 $1 fxe6 38. fxe6 a5 39. Ke5 a4 40.
Kf6 a3 41. Rg7+ Kh8 42. Rg1 Rf8+ 43. Ke7 Rg8 44. Ra1 Rg3 45. Kd7 Rxh3 46. e7
Re3 47. Rxa3 Re4 48. Ra6 Rxe7+ 49. Kxe7 Kg7 50. Rd6 h5 51. Rxd5 Kg6 52. Ke6 h4
53. Ra5 {A fantastic and crucial win by Harika. Indian flag flying high yet
again...} 1-0