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Коды ЭШД

D34 D35 D36

D37

D38 D39 D40

D37

Код энциклопедии шахматных дебютов (ЭШД)

Описание

RU: Ферзевый гамбит. Вариант с 5.Сf4
EN: Queen's Gambit Declined: 5 Bf4

Ходы

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Кc3 Кf6 4. Кf3

Дебюты

Ферзевый гамбит , Отказанный ферзевый гамбит

[Event "Biel 53rd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2020.07.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Studer, Noel"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[Annotator "Adams,M"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 197"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

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-104,-120,-129,-124,-124,-124,-123,-150,-85,-598,-804,-804,-496,-1013,-922,
-1126,-1129] This was actually our sixth over the board game of the year,
which is quite a lot in 2020. Our first, which was drawn, in Gibraltar took
place in a very different world. In our earlier encounters in Biel, I thought
I was doing well in a Fischer Random game, attacking my opponent's king, which
I happily thought was stuck in the centre. He then unexpectedly castled to
safety, incidentally threatening mate in one, which was a decidely unpleasant
surprise, how I won that game remains something of a mystery. I managed to
score more convincingly in the Rapid, although my share of the points in the
blitz was pretty fortuitous. Dies war tatsächlich unsere sechste
Am-Brett-Partie des Jahres, was 2020 eine ganze Menge ist. Unsere erste in
Gibraltar, die Remis ausging, fand in einer ganz anderen Welt statt. In
unseren vorherigen Begegnungen in Biel meinte ich in einer
Fischer-Random-Partie, den gegnerischen König angreifend, welchen ich
fröhlich im Zentrum festzuhalten glaubte, gut zu stehen. Dann rochierte er
unversehens in Sicherheit, nebenbei mit einzügiger Mattdrohung, was eine
ausgesprochen unangenehme Überraschung war; wie ich diese Partie gewann,
bleibt ein gewisses Mysterium. Überzeugender vermochte ich im Rapid zu
punkten, wenngleich meine Ausbeute im Blitz ziemlich glücklich war.} 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 ({My opponent is something of an expert after Mein
Gegner ist eine Art Experte nach} 4. g3 {as occurred in our Blitz game with
the same colours, and I hadn't really considered him entering the QGD instead.
He proved very well informed here too, however. , wie in unserer Blitzpartie
mit den gleichen Farben geschehen, und ich hatte nicht wirklich erwogen, dass
er stattdessen ins Angenommene Damengambit geht. Er erwies sich allerdings
auch hier als ziemlich gut informiert.}) 4... Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5
c6 {After a bad loss the previous day, I settled for a solid line where I have
some experience. Nach einer bösen Schlappe am Vortag wählte ich eine solide
Variante, in der ich einige Erfahrung habe.} 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11.
Qc1 Bb7 12. Be2 Qc8 13. O-O Ba6 14. Qc2 Bxe2 ({I had previously played Zuvor
hatte ich} 14... Qb7 15. Rfc1 {in a game with Ding Liren. gespielt, in einer
Partie mit Ding Liren.}) 15. Qxe2 Qb7 16. Rfb1 {Noel chooses another square
for the rook opposite my queen, facilitating b5 ideas. Noel wählt ein anderes
Feld für den Turm gebenüber meiner Dame, was b5-Ideen erleichtert.} Ra7 $5 ({
It's too early to release the tension: Es ist zu früh, die Spannung
aufzuheben:} 16... axb4 $6 17. axb4 Rxa1 $2 18. Rxa1 Ra8 19. Rxa8+ Qxa8 20. Qa2
Qb7 (20... Qxa2 $2 21. Nxa2 b5 22. Nd2 $1 $18) 21. Qa4 {leaves the c6 pawn
very vulnerable. macht den c6-Bauern sehr anfällig.}) ({The thematic Das
thematische} 16... Rfc8 $5 {was worth considering. kam in Betracht.}) 17. Qc2 (
{It seems more natural to transfer the knight to the queenside immediately,
but this move is necessary as Natürlicher wirkt es, den Springer sofort zum
Damenflügel zu transferieren, aber dieser Zug ist nötig, da} 17. Nd2 $2 axb4
18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Rxa1 bxc5 20. bxc5 Qb2 {is rather embarrassing. My
opponent's moves were coming sufficiently quickly, that I suspected he was
still within preparation. ziemlich peinlich ist. Die Züge meines Gegners
kamen hinreichend schnell, so dass ich vermutete, er noch innerhalb der
Vorbereitung war.}) 17... axb4 (17... Rc8 $5 {was interesting, after war
interessant, nach} 18. Nd2 {the surprising ist das überraschende} Rca8 $1 {
taking the delayed route to a8 is now good as , was die verzögerte Route nach
a8 einschlägt, nunmehr gut, da} 19. b5 $2 {now no longer works, as White's
knight can't come to e5. nicht länger funktioniert, da der weiße Springer
nicht nach a5 kommen kann.} bxc5) ({I didn't like Mir missfiel} 17... Rfa8 18.
b5 $1 a4 19. bxc6 (19. cxb6 Qxb6 20. Nxa4 Rxa4 21. bxc6 Qa6 22. cxd7 Nxd7 $11)
19... Qxc6 20. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 21. Rxb6 Qe8 22. Nb5 $1 (22. Bxe5 Nd7) 22... Nc6 23.
Nxa7 Rxa7 24. Qd3 {looks more pleasant for White. wirkt angenehmer für Weiß.}
) 18. axb4 Rfa8 19. Rxa7 Rxa7 (19... Qxa7 20. b5 {looked worrying. sah
besorgniserregend aus.}) 20. Qc1 ({We both underestimated the dangers after
Wir beide unterschätzten die Gefahren nach} 20. b5 $1 {Black must walk a
tightrope to survive. Es braucht einen Drahtseilakt, damit Schwarz überlebt.}
Ra5 (20... bxc5 $2 {is very dangerous: ist brandgefährlich:} 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22.
Nd4 cxb5 23. Ncxb5 Ra6 24. Nd6 Qa7 25. N4b5 Qd7 26. Qxc5 Ne4 27. Qc8+ Qxc8 28.
Nxc8) 21. bxc6 $1 (21. cxb6 cxb5 22. Nxb5 Ra6 $1 {holds. hält.}) 21... Qxc6
22. cxb6 (22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Rxb6 Qa8 24. Bxe5 Nd7) 22... Ra3 $1 23. b7 g5 $1 {
Hardly an obvious way to play. Kaum eine offensichtliche Spielweise.} 24. b8=Q+
Nxb8 25. Rxb8+ Kg7 26. Be5 (26. Rb3 gxf4 $11) 26... Rxc3 27. Qa2 Bd6 {hangs on.
klammert.}) 20... Qa8 21. Nd2 Ne8 ({I considered the thematic Ich erwogt das
thematische} 21... b5 $5 {which makes sense with my good control of the a-file.
I was worried by , was bei meiner guten Kontrolle über die a-Linie Sinn
ergibt. Sorge machte mir} 22. f3 {aiming to push the e-pawn, although this
strategy has its drawbacks. mit der Absicht, den e-Bauern vorzustoßen,
wenngleich diese Strategie ihre Schattenseiten hat.} ({The best is Am besten
ist} 22. Nb3 $1 Ne4 23. Ne2 $1 (23. Nxe4 dxe4 {with the knight heading to d5
is fine for Black. mit dem Springer nach d5 blickend ist prima für Schwarz.})
23... Ra2 24. Kf1 {followed by f3 and Nc3 expelling the rook. nebst f3 und Sc3
mit Rauswurf des Turms.}) 22... Nf8 23. e4 dxe4 24. fxe4 Ng6 25. Bh2 (25. Bd6
Bxd6 26. cxd6 e5 $1) 25... e5 $1 26. dxe5 Nd7 {With good dark square play. Mit
gutem schwarzfeldrigen Spiel.}) 22. Nb3 Nc7 ({I thought Mir schien} 22... bxc5
23. bxc5 Bf6 24. e4 dxe4 25. Nxe4 Ra4 {too risky with my knight on the back
rank, but the computer sees it as playable. zu riskant mit meinem Springer auf
der Grundreihe, aber Computer sieht es als spielbar an.}) 23. Bg3 ({This move
starts drifting a little, the trickier Dieser Zug geht ein bisschen in die
falsche Richtung, das raffiniertere} 23. Ra1 $5 {requires Black to be alert.
erfordert Wachsamkeit von Schwarz.} bxc5 $1 {The right moment to swap these
pawns. Der richtige Moment für den Tausch dieser Bauern.} (23... Rxa1 24. Qxa1
Qxa1+ 25. Nxa1 {looks dangerous. sieht gefährlich aus.}) 24. Rxa7 (24. Bxc7 c4
$1 $17) 24... Qxa7 25. bxc5 Bf6 {aiming for e5. mit der Absicht e5.}) 23...
bxc5 24. bxc5 Bf6 {If I can play e5 followed by Ne6, life will begin looking
up. Wenn ich zu e5 nebst Se6 komme, macht das Leben langsam wieder Spaß.} 25.
e4 (25. Bd6 Ne8 26. Bg3 {was a sensible bail out, but hardly fits with White's
last move. war eine vernünftige Ausrede, passt aber kaum zu dem letzten
weißen Zug.}) (25. Ra1 $6 Rxa1 26. Qxa1 Qxa1+ 27. Nxa1 Na6 $1 {creates some
problems, the awkward position of the knights mean that the c5 pawn cannot be
easily saved. An unusual occurance with this pawn structure! schafft einige
Probleme; die missliche Position der Springer bedeutet, dass der c5-Bauer
nicht leicht zu retten ist. Ein ungewöhnliches Vorkommnis bei dieser
Bauernstruktur!} 28. Nb3 $1 Ndxc5 $1 29. Na5 $1 Nb4 30. Nxd5 $1 {The knight
interplay succeeds in limiting the damage. Das Springerzwischenspiel schafft
es, den Schaden in Grenzen zu halten.}) 25... dxe4 26. Nxe4 $2 (26. Bxc7 $1 {
removing my strong knight was necessary, mit Beseitigung meines starken
Springers war nötig,} Rxc7 27. Nxe4 Ra7 {the computer regards as equal. I
would still prefer to play Black here. erachtet Computer als ausgeglichen. Ich
würde hier trotzdem lieber Schwarz spielen.}) 26... Nb5 $1 ({Probably my
opponent only considered Wahrscheinlich hatte mein Gegner nur} 26... Nd5 {
although this is also fine for me, but by attacking the pawn on d4 at once,
Black claims a clear edge. It's also handy to block the b-line. erwogen,
obwohl das auch prima für mich ist, aber durch das sofortige Angreifen des
Bauern auf d4 beansprucht Schwarz ein klares Plus. Es ist außerdem nützlich,
die b-Linie zu blockieren.}) 27. Qd2 (27. Qe3 Ra3 {followed by Qa4 is also bad.
nebst Qa4 ist ebenfalls schlecht.}) (27. Nxf6+ Nxf6 {and my other knight will
head to d5. und mein anderer Springer wird nach d5 streben.}) 27... Ra2 (27...
Ra4 28. Nc3 $1) 28. Rb2 Rxb2 (28... Ra3 $5 {is good, but I saw a tactical
chance. ist gut, aber ich sah eine taktische Chance.}) 29. Qxb2 Qa4 30. Nc3 (
30. Nxf6+ Nxf6 {looks too depressing. wirkt zu deprimierend.}) 30... Qb4 $1 (
30... Nxc3 31. Qxc3 {is less impressive. ist weniger beeindruckend.}) 31. Nxb5
Nxc5 $1 {A neat way to exploit the pin. The second time in the game the pawn
on c5 has been unexpectedly targeted. Ein eleganter Weg, die Fesselung
auszunutzen. Zum zweiten Mal in der Partie wird unerwarteterweise der Bauer
auf c5 aufs Korn genommen.} 32. Qa2 $1 Nxb3 33. Qa8+ Kh7 34. Qxc6 Qe1+ 35. Kh2
Nd2 {With little time it is very hard to defend with White here. Mit wenig
Zeit ist es sehr schwer, sich hier mit Weiß zu verteidigen.} ({The most
practical Das sehr pragmatische} 35... Nxd4 $5 36. Nxd4 Bxd4 37. Qf3 f5 38. Qf4
{is probably holdable. ist wahrscheinlich haltbar.}) 36. Qc2+ (36. h4 Qd1 $1
37. Qc7 Nf1+ 38. Kh3 Bxh4 $1 {leads to a dazzling finish. führt zu einem
umwerfenden Finale.} 39. Bxh4 (39. Kxh4 g5+ 40. Kh3 Qh5+) (39. Qxf7 Bxg3 40.
fxg3 Ne3 $19) 39... Qd3+ 40. g3 (40. Bg3 Qf5+) 40... Qf3 $19) 36... g6 37. h4
Qe2 (37... Nf1+ 38. Kh3 Nxg3 39. Kxg3 Kg7 $17 {is also awkward, but the game
move gives real chances of a quick finish. ist auch misslich, aber der
Partiezug gibt reelle Chancen auf ein schnelles Finale.}) 38. Qc6 $2 ({I
thought Ich hielt} 38. Kh1 $5 {a good defence, and at least practically this
is true, the winning für eine gute Verteidigung, und zumindest praktisch
gesehen stimmt das auch; das siegbringende} e5 $1 {is far from obvious. liegt
keineswegs auf der Hand.} (38... Qxb5 39. Qxd2 Qd5 $17) 39. dxe5 (39. d5 e4 40.
Qc7 Qd1+ 41. Kh2 Nf1+ 42. Kh3 Qxd5 $19) (39. Qc7 Qd1+ 40. Kh2 Nf1+ 41. Kh3 Nxg3
42. Qxf7+ Bg7 43. Kxg3 Qd3+ $19) 39... Bxe5 40. Bxe5 Qe1+ 41. Kh2 Qxe5+ 42. Kh3
Qe6+ 43. Kh2 Nf1+ 44. Kg1 Qe1 45. Qc3 Nd2+ 46. Kh2 Qxf2 $19) (38. Kh3 $5 {
is also a sensible move. ist auch ein vernünfiger Zug.} h5 39. Qc1 $1 Qxb5 40.
Qxd2 Qd7 (40... Qf5+ $5 41. Kh2 Qe4) 41. Kh2 Qxd4 {doesn't look easy for White
with the pawn fixed on h4. sieht nicht leicht aus für Weiß mit dem auf h4
festgelegten Bauern.}) 38... h5 $1 39. Nc3 {It took me most of my remaining
time to see this loses in a straightforward way. Ich brauchte den Großteil
meiner verbleibenden Zeit, um zu sehen, dass dies auf direkte Weise verliert} (
39. Qd7 {also falls short: scheitert ebenfalls:} Bg7 $1 (39... Nf1+ {also
works: funktioniert auch:} 40. Kg1 Qe1 41. Qxf7+ Bg7 42. Be5 Ne3+ 43. Kh2 Ng4+
44. Kg3 (44. Kh3 Nxf2+ $19) 44... Nxe5 45. dxe5 Qxe5+ $19) 40. Qxf7 (40. Be5
Qxf2 $1 41. Bxg7 Nf3+ 42. Kh3 Qxh4#) 40... Nf1+ 41. Kg1 Nxg3 42. fxg3 Qxb5 $19)
(39. Qe8 Bg7 $1) 39... Nf1+ 40. Kg1 Qe1 41. Qe4 (41. Be5 Ne3+ 42. Kh2 Ng4+ $19)
41... Ne3+ $1 {This deadly discovered check brings down the curtain. Dieses
tödliche Abzugsschach lässt den Vorhang fallen.} 42. Kh2 Ng4+ 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-42"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.06"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Adhiban, Baskaran"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Adhiban,B"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

{This game will remain memorable for me as I was facing off against one of my
KID idols!} 1. d4 d5 ({After the game I told Radja, "You should play KID more :
), I was inspired to take up the mantle thanks to your spectacular results!"} 
1... Nf6) 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 $5 {An interesting
and safe line, perfect for team events :).} c5 7. dxc5 dxc4 8. e3 (8. Qxd8 Rxd8
{is another line which also should be fine for Black.}) 8... Qxd1+ 9. Rxd1 Bxc5
10. Bxc4 Bb4 $5 {An interesting concept which more or less fixes the line for
Black.} 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 b6 {White can't hope to get an advantage due to
the slightly weakened pawn structure.} 13. Bd6 Re8 14. Bb5 (14. Ne5 Ba6 $11) (
14. Nd4 Ba6 15. Nb5 Rc8 16. Be2 Bxb5 17. Bxb5 Nbd7 $11) 14... Bd7 15. Be2 $1 {
The key idea, now the bishop is misplaced on d7.} Nc6 16. Rc1 $5 {Since the
direct way didn't work I had to switch gear.} ({Another option was} 16. Ne5
Red8 $5 {looked like the simplest.} ({Also possible is} 16... Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bc6
(17... Red8 18. Rd4 Bc6 19. c4 $36) 18. Rd6 Rac8 19. Ba6 Ne4 $1 20. Rd4 Rcd8
$11) 17. Nxd7 (17. Bf3 Rac8) 17... Rxd7 18. Bg3 Na5 $11) (16. c4 Ne4 $11) 16...
Ne4 17. Ba3 (17. Rfd1 {was my first intention but after} Nxd6 18. Rxd6 Re7 $1 {
[%cal Gd7e8,Ge7c7] Black gets fantastic coordination and ideal piece locations
and has chances to take over since White will not be in time to get rid of the
c-pawn.} 19. c4 Na5 $132) 17... Rec8 (17... Rac8 18. Bd3 (18. Rfd1 Nb8 $1 $11)
18... f5 {A necessary evil.} (18... Nf6 19. Ba6) 19. c4 {White's position
looks more comfortable but after} Na5 20. Ne5 Red8 21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. c5 Bb5 23.
Rfe1 Nc6 $11 {Black liquidates.}) 18. Rfd1 Be8 19. Bd3 Nc5 20. Bxc5 bxc5 {
I was under the impression that I had a slight pull but it is really tiny.} 21.
Rb1 (21. Ng5 h6 22. Ne4 Ne5 23. Ba6 Rc7 24. Rb1 Ba4 $1 {Black looked totally
fine here.}) (21. Be4 Rab8 $11) 21... h6 (21... Rab8 {looked much easier.} 22.
Kf1 {and only now} (22. Ba6 Rd8 $11) 22... h6 $11) 22. Ba6 ({White's best
chance lay in} 22. Rb5 $1 Nd8 23. Rb2 {with a slight initiative due to more
active pieces.}) 22... Rd8 23. Nd2 Ne5 24. Ne4 c4 (24... Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Ba4 26.
Rd2 Rb8 27. h3 {looked more comfortable for White, but Black has} Nd7 $1 {
with equality.}) (24... Rab8 25. Nxc5) 25. Nd6 Rab8 $1 {A strong retort,
equalising easily.} (25... Ba4 26. Rd4 Bc2 27. Rb7 Nc6 28. Rd2 $14) 26. Rxb8
Rxb8 27. Nxe8 (27. Nxc4 Ba4 $1 28. Ra1 (28. Rc1 $2 Nd3 {[%csl Ra6]}) 28... Nxc4
29. Bxc4 Rc8 30. Bb3 Bxb3 31. axb3 Rxc3 $11) 27... Rxe8 28. h3 (28. f4 Ng4 29.
e4 e5 $11) 28... Rb8 29. Rd4 (29. f4 Rb6 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Bc8 {This was my
intention but looked little bit risky, I was running bit short of time and we
were already on 2-0 so I decided to stay solid.}) 29... Rb1+ 30. Kh2 Rb2 31.
Kg3 Rxa2 32. Bxc4 Rc2 (32... Ra3 $5 33. f4 (33. Rd8+ Kh7 34. Rc8 g5 {with an
interesting endgame.}) 33... Ng6 (33... Nc6 34. Rd6) 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. f5 $1 (
35. Bd3 Rxc3) 35... exf5 36. Bxf7 h5 $11) 33. Bd3 Nxd3 34. Rxd3 a5 35. Rd8+ Kh7
36. Ra8 Rxc3 37. Rxa5 {Thanks to the stunning victories on Board 1 & 3 by Hari
and Vidit, we won the match convincingly.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 15th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.04.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Alterman, Boris"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Alterman,B"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1999.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nd2 e5 12. Bg5 d4 13. Nb3 Qd8 14. Be2 a5 15. Na4
g6 16. Bxf6 (16. exd4 Bf5 17. Qc1 exd4 18. O-O Re8 19. Rfe1 {N} (19. Bf3) (19.
Bd3 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Ng4 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Rg3 Qh4 23. Rh3 Qf6 24. Nb6 Rad8 25.
Nd5 Qe5 26. Nc5 $16 {Giorgadze,G-Levin,F/Naleczow op 1989/EXT 89op2/1-0 (62)})
19... Rc8 20. Be3 $2 dxe3 21. Rxd8 exf2+ 22. Kxf2 Bxd8 23. Kg1 Ne5 $17 {
0-1 Huebner,R-Short,N/Tilburg 1988/Inf 46}) 16... Bxf6 17. c5 {[%csl Gb6]} (17.
O-O Qc7 (17... Bg7 {N} 18. c5 Qh4 19. e4 Be6 20. Bd3 f5 21. Nd2 Rf7 22. Rde1
Raf8 23. Nc4 fxe4 24. Rxe4 Qg5 25. h4 Qe7 26. Nd6 Rf4 27. Bc4 Bxc4 28. Qxc4+
Kh8 29. g3 Rf3 30. Nb6 Bh6 31. Nd5 Qe6 32. Kg2 b5 $40 {0-1 Shneider,A-Kruppa,Y/
Podolsk GMA-qual 1989/EXT 89 (38)}) 18. c5 Be6 (18... dxe3 $5 $13) 19. e4 Bg5 (
19... Ne7 $8 20. Nd2 (20. Bc4 $5 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Qc6 22. Nb6 Ra6 23. Nd5 Rd8 $8
24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. f4 exf4 26. Nxd4 $14) 20... Bg5 $1 21. Nf3 Bh6 22. Bc4 $6 (
22. Nb6 Rad8 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Kh8 25. h3 $1 {/\ Bc4+/=}) 22... Bg4 $1 23.
Rd3 Kh8 $132 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,L-Kotronias,V/Thessaloniki (ol) 1988/Inf 46/
[Kotronias,V] (30)}) 20. Bc4 Rac8 21. Rfe1 Kh8 22. Nd2 Bxd2 {1/2-1/2 Ftacnik,
L-Ubilava,E/Belgrade GMA 1988/TD 88\07}) 17... Bf5 $6 (17... Be6 18. e4 Qe8 19.
Nb6 a4 20. Nd2 Ra5 21. Bd3 Be7 22. Nxa4 Nb8 23. b3 Bxb3 24. Nxb3 Rxa4 25. Ra1
Qc6 26. O-O Nd7 27. Qe2 Nxc5 28. Rfc1 Ra7 29. Nxc5 Bxc5 30. a4 Qd6 31. Qa2 b6
32. Qb3 $17 {0-1 Alterman,B-Kasparov,G/ISR vs Kasparov sim, Tel Aviv ISR (2.1)
1998 (50)}) (17... Bg7 18. O-O Qh4 19. e4 Be6 20. Nb6 (20. Bd3) (20. Bd3 Bh6
21. Nd2 Bg4 22. Rde1 Bf4 23. g3 Qh5 24. gxf4 Bf3 25. Nxf3 Qg4+ $11 {Shneider,A;
Gurevich,V}) 20... Rad8 21. Bc4 Bh6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Qd3 Rf7 24. Nc4 Rdf8 25.
g3 Qh5 26. Qc2 {[#]} Rxf2 $1 $19 {0-1 Ostenstad,B-Boensch,U/Novi Sad olm 1990/
TD 90\06 (40)}) 18. e4 Be6 19. O-O Qe8 20. Nc1 {[%cal Gc1d3][%mdl 52]} (20. Nb6
a4 21. Nd2 Ra5 22. Ndc4 (22. Nbc4 Bxc4) 22... Bxc4 (22... Rxc5 23. Nxa4) 23.
Bxc4 Nd8 $14) 20... Bd8 (20... d3 21. Qxd3 (21. Bxd3 Nd4) 21... Nd4 22. Nc3 Rd8
$44 {[%csl Gb3][%cal Gd8d1,Ge8c6,Rd4e2]}) 21. Bc4 Bg4 22. Rde1 Bc7 23. Nd3 Kg7
24. Bd5 Rb8 25. Nb6 $1 Qe7 (25... Bxb6 26. cxb6 Rc8 27. Qd2 $16) 26. Qa4 $6 (
26. Qd2 $1 {[%cal Gd2h6,Gd2a5,Rf2f4]} Bxb6 27. cxb6 Bd7 28. f4 $16) 26... Bxb6
27. cxb6 Bd7 28. Bxc6 Bxc6 29. Qxa5 Ra8 $1 30. Qd2 (30. Qxe5+ Qxe5 31. Nxe5 Bb5
32. Rd1 Bxf1 33. Kxf1 $44) 30... Bb5 31. f4 Bxd3 32. Qxd3 Rac8 33. Rc1 Rxc1 34.
Rxc1 Qf6 35. fxe5 Qxb6 36. b4 Rd8 37. h3 Qe6 38. Rc5 b6 39. Rb5 Qc6 40. a4 Rd7
41. a5 (41. Kh2 $14) 41... bxa5 42. bxa5 Qa6 43. Kh2 Rb7 44. Rb3 Qxd3 45. Rxd3
Ra7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund op-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Petrosian, Arshak B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. h3 O-O 8. a3 (
8. cxd5 Nxd5 $1 (8... exd5 9. Bd3 Re8 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. g4 $14) 9. Nxd5 (9. Bh2
Bb4 10. Rc1 Qa5 11. Qb3 c5 $13) 9... exd5 $10) 8... b6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5
exd5 (10... cxd5 $2 11. Rc1 $16) 11. Bd3 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 (12... Nxc5 13. O-O
$36) 13. O-O Qb6 14. b4 $5 {Typical Lputian.} cxb4 15. axb4 Bxb4 16. Nd4 Nc5
17. Bc2 Ba6 18. Rxa6 {Having said A....} Qxa6 (18... Nxa6 $1 19. Nf5 $40) 19.
Qb1 Qb6 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Qf5 Ne4 (21... g6 22. Qg5 Kxh7 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Be5
f6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Nf5 $18) 22. Rc1 g6 23. Qg4 Be7 $1 (23... Kxh7 24. Qh4+
Kg8 25. Rc6 (25. Be5 f6 26. Rc7 Rf7 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Qh7+ Ke8 29. Qh8+ Ke7 30.
Qg7+ $10) 25... Qd8 26. Qh6 Bd6 (26... Be7 $6 27. Be5 (27. Rxg6+ fxg6 28. Qxg6+
Kh8 29. Qh6+ $10 (29. Ne6 Bf6)) 27... Bf6 28. Rxf6 Nxf6 29. Nf5 gxf5 30. Bxf6
Qxf6 31. Qxf6 a5 32. h4 $16) 27. Rxd6 $1 Nxd6 28. Be5 f6 29. Qxg6+ Kh8 30. Qh6+
$10 (30. Qh5+ Kg8 31. Qg4+ Kh7 (31... Kf7 32. Qe6+ $40) 32. Qh4+ Kg8 33. Qg3+
Kf7 34. Bxd6 Rg8 $13)) 24. Nf5 Kxh7 (24... gxf5 25. Bxf5 Rg8 26. Qh5+ Kg7 27.
Rc7 $44) (24... Qe6 $5 25. Nxe7 Qxe7 26. Bxg6 fxg6 27. Qxg6 Rac8 (27... Rg8 28.
Qh5+ Qh7 29. Be5+ $18) (27... Rf6 28. Qh5+ Qh7 29. Qxd5 $44) 28. Qh6+ Kg8 (
28... Qh7 29. Be5+ Kg8 30. Qe6+ Qf7 31. Qg4+ $18) 29. Qg6+ Kh8 $10 (29... Qg7
30. Qe6+ Qf7 31. Qg4+ $10)) 25. Nxe7 Qf6 26. Nxd5 Qf5 27. Qh4+ Qh5 28. Qxh5+
gxh5 29. f3 $44 {Black was also in time trouble here} Nd2 30. Rc6 Rac8 31. Ra6
Rc1+ 32. Kf2 Rc2 33. Kg3 Nf1+ 34. Kh4 Rxg2 35. Nf6+ Kh8 36. Nxh5 Rg6 37. Rxa7
Nd2 38. Be5+ f6 39. Nxf6 Rgxf6 (39... Nxf3+ 40. Kh5 Rgxf6 41. Bxf6+ Rxf6 $10)
40. Bxf6+ Rxf6 {time} (40... Rxf6 41. f4 Re6 $10) 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.25"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Aronian,L"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Before this game, I had only played Giri once. At the European Team
Championship in 2011, I succeeded in winning a good game against him.} d5 {
On the advice of my wise friend Hao, I decided for the time to move into a
Queen's Gambit.} 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 {The line 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4
usually leads to sharper play.} Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 {Recently, a few new
ideas have appeared in this position.} 7. Be2 {The other new line, 7.Qc2 c5 8.
Rd1 also leads to interesting play.} dxc4 8. O-O {This comparatively new idea
was thought up by me, and I used it first against Anand at the Tal Memorial in
2011. It is a bit strange to have to fight against one's own weapons. 
Krasenkow: 'A fashionable line deeply analysed by GM Evgeny Postny in CBM 146.
GM Levon Aronian (who used to play it as White!) now comes up with a fresh
idea.'} Nb6 {I decided to choose a variation that does not look all that great,
hoping that Anish would not be familiar with it.} (8... c5 {(Krasenkow) is
very logical but has not brought Black full equality in recent games:} 9. dxc5
Nxc5 10. Bxc4 a6 (10... Qxd1 11. Rfxd1 b6 12. Nd4 Bb7 13. f3 (13. Rac1 a6 14.
b4 Nce4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. a3 Rfc8 17. f3 Bb7 18. e4 {1/2 Gelfand,B (2744)
-Kramnik,V (2800)/Moscow 2011/CBM 146/[Postny,E] (48)} Kf8 19. Bf1 a5 $11 {
E.Postny}) 13... Rfc8 14. Rac1 a6 15. a3 Nh5 16. Be5 Nf6 17. Bg3 Kf8 18. e4 Ke8
19. Bf1 g6 20. Bf2 (20. Rc2 $142 $14 {E.Postny}) 20... e5 21. Nc2 Nb3 22. Rb1
b5 23. Ne3 Rd8 24. a4 Nd2 25. axb5 Nxb1 26. Rxb1 Bc5 $13 {1/2 Anand,V (2811)
-Kramnik,V (2800)/London 2011/CBM 146/[Postny,E] (39)}) 11. Ne5 (11. Nd4 Bd7
12. a3 Rc8 13. Rc1 Nce4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bd3 Rxc1 16. Qxc1 Nf6 17. Rd1 Qb6 18.
Bc2 Rc8 19. Qb1 h6 $11 {1/2 Aronian,L (2802)-Anand,V (2811)/London 2011/CBM
146/[Postny,E] (25)}) 11... Ncd7 12. Be2 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qa5 14. Bg3 b5 15. Bf3
Ra7 16. Ne2 Bb7 17. Bxb7 Rxb7 18. Nd4 Rd7 19. Qc2 Bd6 20. Nc6 Qb6 21. Bxd6 Rxd6
22. Rac1 $14 {[%csl Gc6] 1/2 Aronian,L (2802)-Gelfand,B (2744)/Moscow 2011/CBM
146/[Postny,E] (40)}) 9. Qc2 {This move followed immediately. In my heart of
hearts, I was hoping to get a variation looked at by Pashikyan, where Black
sacrifices the exchange. Instead of the text move, White has a wide choice.} ({
A complicated battle results from the possible line} 9. e4 c5 (9... Ne8 {
with the idea of strengthening the pawn on c4, also deserves attention.}) 10.
dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qc2) 9... Nh5 {This is the principled move.} ({After} 9... Nfd5
10. Bg3 {White plays Ne5 next move and retains slight pressure.}) 10. Be5 {
Both here and on the next move, Bg3 gives White a solid position, but he
cannot fight for a significant advantage.} f6 11. Ng5 fxg5 12. Bxh5 {By means
of this exchange, White damages the black pawn structure. In compensation,
Black keeps the extra pawn on c4 permanently.} Bd7 ({The possible} 12... Bd6 {
turned out to be extremely modest, in analysis with Arman.}) 13. Bf3 {This
move is important for the assessment of the whole variation with 8...Nb6. A
very complicated battle results from 13.Bg4.} (13. Rad1 $5 {Krasenkow} Bd6 $1)
13... Rxf3 14. gxf3 Bd6 {Analysing this position during the 2011 Tal Memorial,
Arman Pashikyan considered it pleasant for Black to play in practice. His play
is simple, whilst White has to think about how to activate his rooks.} (14...
Bc6 $5 {(Krasenkow) appears good, too.}) 15. Qe4 {It seems to me that the
transfer of the queen to g4 does not improve Black's position, and merely
gives Black a tempo for the development of his initiative. I would prefer to
bring the bishop to g3, put the knight on e4 and exchange the c4-pawn by means
of b3. In this case, White's position would also have its plusses.} (15. Bxd6
$5 {Krasenkow} cxd6 16. Qe4 Qf6 $1 17. Qxb7 Rc8 {[%cal Rd7c6]} 18. Qxa7 Qxf3
19. Qxb6 {, and Black has hardly more than a perpetual.}) 15... Bc6 16. Qg4 Qe7
17. Bxd6 ({On} 17. Ne4 {I was planning to play} h6 {White cannot keep the
bishop on e5, because after ...Be5 dxe5 Nd7, the pawn on e5 becomes very weak.}
) (17. Bg3 $142 {Krasenkow} h6 18. Ne4 $13 Nd5 $140 19. Rfc1) 17... cxd6 18.
Ne4 {It seems to me that White could maintain the dynamic balance with 18.e4,
with the idea of transferring the rook to e3. Not finding this idea, Anish
starts to play without any special plan.} h6 19. Qg3 {It looks as though, with
this plan, White has blunted the bishop on c6, but as Botvinnik showed several
times, this bishop always has its uses.} d5 20. Nc3 {This move shows that my
opponent was already dissatisfied with the course of the game.} ({It looks
very dangerous to play} 20. Nc5 {because the knight is in a very restricted
position, but in this situation, it was already essential. After} Rf8 21. b3 {
White is still in the game.}) 20... Rf8 {Now White's position is devoid of any
active ideas.} 21. Ne2 Rf5 {Preventing the advance f4.} 22. Kg2 ({On} 22. Qb8+
{as well as other moves, Black has the interesting resource} Nc8) 22... Nd7 {
Not the only good move in the position, but the most logical. When the
opponent has a cramped position, prophylaxis is often stronger than direct
tactical blows.} 23. Rh1 {After this mistake, one can boldly say that Black
has a winning position.} (23. b3 {was more stubborn.}) 23... Nf8 {The knight
goes to h4, after which White does not have to suffer much longer.} 24. h4 {
Desperation.} Ng6 {The rest does not require much commentary, of course. The
fact that the game lasted until move 40 only reflects my lack of hurriedness.}
25. f4 Nxh4+ 26. Kf1 {Of course, in this situation, many moves lead to a win,
but I wanted to play without calculating variations.} Qb4 27. Rb1 Be8 {Here, I
decided to transfer the bishop to d3, via g6.} ({A quicker win was} 27... Ba4)
28. Nc3 Qe7 {Tranferring the queen to f6. At the same time, the threat appears
of pushing the queenside pawns with b5.} 29. b4 Rf8 30. Rb2 Bg6 31. Ke1 {
Trying to evacuate the king to the queenside.} Bd3 32. fxg5 Nf3+ 33. Kd1 hxg5 {
Of course, it was also possible to exchange queens, but I wanted to end the
game with an attack.} 34. Qh3 Qf6 35. Kc1 {It might seem that White's position
has improved, but this impression is deceptive. After some thought, I decided
to expose White's weaknesses by means of e5.} Bg6 {It was also possible to
begin with ...Rd8.} 36. a4 {On 36.b5 the reply ...Qe7, with the idea of ...Qa3,
is very unpleasant.} Rd8 37. Ne2 e5 {After the exchange on d4, White has to
take with the pawn, so as not to allow the knight into d3.} 38. Qg4 exd4 39.
exd4 Re8 40. Qd7 {Allowing a beautiful finish.} c3 41. Ra2 ({On} 41. Rc2 {
the simplest win of all is} Rd8) 41... Ne1 42. Rxe1 ({After} 42. Rh3 Qxf2 43.
Nxc3 Qf4+ 44. Kd1 Nc2 {White loses a lot of material.}) 42... Qf4+ 43. Kd1 Qe4
{Since after 44.Qxe8+ Bxe8 White loses at least a rook, whilst other moves
lead to mate, my opponent resigned.} 0-1

[Event "GRE-chT 30th"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2001.07.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Miladinovic, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2532"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2001.07.07"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 c6 $6 {This usually leads to
passive play.} 6. e3 Nbd7 7. h3 {I recommend to keep the bishop in such
positions like this.} dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nb6 9. Bd3 Nbd5 10. Bg3 Qa5 11. Qb3 Qb6 12.
Ke2 Qxb3 13. axb3 $16 {Space advantage.} Nb4 14. Na4 $1 Bd8 (14... Nd7 15. Ne5)
15. Ne5 Nxd3 16. Kxd3 O-O 17. Nc3 Nd5 18. Rhc1 Be7 19. Nc4 Rd8 20. Ke2 {
Not falling into the trap.} (20. Nxd5 exd5 21. Nb6 $2 axb6 22. Rxa8 Bf5+) 20...
f6 21. Na4 $6 {Very tactical,but not the best.} ({I have actually forgotten
what I have planned in this stage of the game.} 21. e4 $1 Nxc3+ (21... Nb4 22.
Nb6 axb6 23. Rxa8 e5 24. dxe5 Bg4+ 25. hxg4 Rxa8 26. Rd1 $16) 22. bxc3 Bd7 23.
Bc7 (23. Bd6 Kf7) (23. Ra2 b5 24. Ne3 b4 25. c4 Be8 26. d5 cxd5 27. cxd5 Bb5+
28. Kf3 exd5 29. exd5 $14) 23... Rdc8 24. Bd6 Kf7 25. Bxe7 Kxe7 26. e5 Be8 27.
Nd6 Rc7 28. Ra5 $16) 21... Bd7 (21... b5 22. Nab6 axb6 23. Rxa8 bxc4 24. bxc4
Nb4 25. Bc7 Re8 26. Bxb6 e5 27. Rca1 $16) 22. e4 ({If white wants he can force
a draw.} 22. Na5 Bc8 23. Nc4 $11) 22... Nb4 (22... b5 $2 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Nab6
axb6 25. Rxa8 Rxa8 26. Nxb6 Ra7 27. Bc7 Be8 28. Nc8 $18) 23. Bd6 {Here
something rare happenned I really became upset with the playing conditions
especially conncted with the cellular phones and decided to finish the game as
a draw.} (23. Nc5 $2 Bc8 24. Ra4 (24. Nb6 $2 axb6 25. Rxa8 bxc5 $17) 24... e5 (
24... Rxd4 25. Nb6 Bxc5 26. Nxa8 b6 $17) 25. Rxb4 Rxd4 $17) (23. Nd6 b6) (23.
Bd6 $1 Bxd6 (23... Kf7 24. Nc5 b5 (24... Bc8 25. Bxe7 Kxe7 26. Ra4 b5 (26... b6
27. Rxb4 bxc5 28. dxc5 Ba6 29. Ra4 $16) 27. Rxb4 a5 28. Ra1 $1 $16) 25. Bc7
Bxc5 26. dxc5 bxc4 27. Bxd8 cxb3 28. Bc7 e5 $16) 24. Nxd6 b6 25. Rc4 Na6 (25...
Nd5 $2 26. exd5 cxd5 27. Nxb6 axb6 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 29. Rc7 Rd8 30. Ke3 Be8 31.
Nxe8 Rxe8 32. Rb7 $18) 26. Nc3 (26. Nc5 bxc5 27. Rxa6 cxd4 28. Rxd4 e5 29. Rd3
Rdb8 $132) (26. Nxb6 $2 axb6 27. Rca4 Nc7) 26... Nc7 27. Ke3 a5 28. f4 $14)
1/2-1/2

[Event "Isthmia op 1st"]
[Site "Vrachati"]
[Date "2011.08.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Jojua, Davit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2011.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 {Alapin's move.} 4. Bf4 ({There are some really
popular lines.} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 (6. Qc2 g6 (6... Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6
8. e3 Ne7 9. Bd3 b6 10. Nf3 Ba6 11. O-O Bxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O 13. e4 Nd7 $132) (
6... Nf6 7. e3 (7. h3 g6 8. e3 Bf5 9. Qd2 h5) 7... Nh5 $1 8. Be5 Nd7 9. Be2
Nxe5 10. dxe5 g6 11. Bxh5 gxh5 $13) 7. e3 Bf5 8. Qd2 Nf6 9. f3) 6... Bf5 7. g4
Be6 8. h4 Nd7 9. g5 h6 10. g6 fxg6 11. Bd3 Nf8 12. Nf3 $44) 4... Nf6 5. e3 c5
$5 {This may be too early.} (5... O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 {scares people.} (6... c5 7.
dxc5 {transposes to the game.})) 6. dxc5 (6. cxd5 $6 Nxd5 7. Bb5+ (7. Bxb8 Rxb8
8. Bb5+ Bd7) 7... Nc6 $1 $17 (7... Bd7 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Ne2 $14))
6... Bxc5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. a3 O-O (8... dxc4 9. Qc2 $5) 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 Be7 (
10... Ne4 11. cxd5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 (12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 exd5 14. Rxd5 $16)
12... exd5 13. Rxd5 Qxa3 14. Ng5 g6 15. Bc4 $40) 11. Be2 dxc4 $5 (11... e5 12.
Bg3 Be6 13. O-O dxc4 14. Ng5 $44) ({Another good move is} 11... Ne4 12. cxd5
Nxc3 13. Qxc3 (13. bxc3 exd5) 13... Qxc3+ 14. bxc3 exd5 15. Rxd5 Bxa3 16. Nd4
Nxd4 17. exd4 b6 18. Kd2 a6 19. Ra1 $36 {I still do believe in White's
position.}) 12. Bxc4 Nh5 $1 (12... e5 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. O-O Rac8 15. Rc1 $1) 13.
O-O $1 {This is first played by Epishin against me.} (13. Bd6 Bxd6 14. Rxd6 Nf6
15. Qd2) 13... Nxf4 14. exf4 g6 15. g3 $1 {Epishin} a6 $146 {So GM Jojua
wanted to include b5 in the game which would have solved his opening problems.}
(15... Bf6 16. Rd3 $1 {is what I have played and never really equalized.}) (
15... Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17. Rd1 Bd7 18. f5 gxf5 19. Qd2 Qb6 20. Qh6 Be8 21.
Ng5 Bxg5 22. Qxg5+ Kf8 23. Rd6 $40 {Kramnik-Carlsen,Dortmund 2009.}) 16. Rfe1 (
16. Be2 Rd8 17. Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. Rd1 Bd7 19. f5 $140 exf5 $1 {is the difference
with Kramnik-Carlsen game.}) 16... Rd8 (16... b5 $2 17. Bd5 $3 (17. Bf1 Bb7 18.
Rd7 Qb6 19. Bg2 Rfd8 20. Red1 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Ne5 Qa8 24.
Nxc6 Bxc6 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26. Qe4 Qxe4 27. Nxe4 $11) (17. Ba2 Qb6) 17... exd5 (
17... Bb7 $2 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxb7 Rab8 20. fxe5 Rxb7 21. Ne4 $16) 18. Nxd5 Bb7
19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Nxe7+ Kg7 21. fxe5 Bf3 (21... Rad8 22. e6) (21... Rfe8 22. Qc5
$16) 22. Rc1 Qd8 23. Qc3 $1 $16) 17. Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. h4 {I started to doubt if
White has anything in this line after this game.} (18. Rd1 Bd7 19. f5 gxf5 20.
Qd2 {just like in Kramnik's game did not appeal to me.}) 18... b5 $5 (18... Bd7
{is also a good move.} 19. Rd1 (19. h5 $6 Be8 20. Bd3 Nd4 21. Nxd4 Qxd4 22.
hxg6 hxg6 23. f5 Rd8 $1 $17) 19... Qc7 20. Bf1 (20. f5 gxf5 21. Qd2 Be8) (20.
Bd3 Be8 21. h5 Rd8) 20... Be8 21. Ne4 $13) 19. Bf1 Bb7 20. Bg2 Rc8 21. Qe2 Rc7
22. h5 Nd4 $2 {An unnecessary mistake.} (22... Rd7 $142 $1 23. Rd1 (23. Ne4 Nd4
24. Nxd4 Rxd4 25. Qe3 $13) 23... Rxd1+ 24. Nxd1 $11) 23. Nxd4 Qxd4 24. Bxb7
Rxb7 25. Qf3 Rb8 26. Rd1 Qc5 $2 $138 {My opponent started to go really low on
time from this moment on.} (26... Qc4 27. Kg2 $40) (26... Qa7 $5 27. Ne4 $16)
27. h6 f5 $2 {One mistake follows the other one.} (27... b4 28. Ne4) 28. b4 $18
{All of a sudden Black is worse because of his exposed King.} Qc7 $2 {The
final mistake which provokes a knight fork.} (28... Qc4 29. Qe3 $1) 29. Nd5 $1
exd5 (29... Qb7 30. Nxe7+ Qxe7 31. Qc6 Rd8 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Qxe6+ Kf8 34. Qe5
$1 $18) (29... Qd8 30. Nf6+ Bxf6 31. Rxd8+ Rxd8 32. Qc6 $18) (29... Qa7 30.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 31. Qc6 $18) 30. Qxd5+ Kf8 31. Qd4 Qc4 (31... Ke8 32. Qg7 $5 $18 {
I have thought that this is the simplest.} (32. Qh8+ Bf8 33. Re1+ Kd7 34. Qxh7+
Kc8 35. Re8+ (35. Qxg6 Kb7 36. h7 Bg7 37. Qxf5 $18) 35... Kb7 36. Rxb8+ Kxb8
37. Qg8 $18)) 32. Qg7+ Ke8 33. Qh8+ (33. Qh8+ Bf8 (33... Kf7 34. Qxh7+ Ke8 35.
Qh8+ $18) 34. Qe5+ $18 {wins the rook and the game.}) 1-0

[Event "BIH-chT 2nd"]
[Site "Jahorina"]
[Date "2003.06.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Maksimenko, Andrei"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2506"]
[BlackElo "2568"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2003.06.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bugojno SK Napredak"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Napredak"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 {Due to the efforts of our big guns
Predrag and Ivan this variation may be named as Bosnian Variation.} 5. Bf4 $5 {
An interesting move which would not appeal to many people.In this line white
may give two bishops and accept a pawn structure with double ones but still he
is in full command.} dxc4 6. e3 Nd5 $5 {Very sharp!} ({The safest among all is
} 6... Nb6 7. Bxc4 Nxc4 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bd6 10. Bg5 $14) 7. Bxc4 Nxf4 8.
exf4 Nb6 9. Bd3 ({After the other retreat} 9. Bb3 Bd6 10. Ne5 O-O 11. O-O Bd7
$13 {Black should aim this type of postions.}) 9... Be7 $6 {I was fixated to
push c5.} 10. O-O Nd5 11. g3 c5 $2 {Very optimistic!} (11... O-O 12. Qe2 c5 13.
Nxd5 exd5 14. Rfe1 Bf6 15. dxc5 (15. Qc2 cxd4 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Bf5 Qb6 $1 $13
{is highly interesting.}) 15... Bg4 16. h3 Bxh3 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Qh5 g6 19.
Qxg5 Qxg5 20. fxg5 Be6 21. b4 Rac8 22. Rac1 Rc7 23. Rc2 Kg7 $14 {Black is
worse but he still has a tenable position.}) 12. Bb5+ Bd7 (12... Kf8 13. dxc5
Nxc3 14. Qxd8+ Bxd8 15. bxc3 $16 {b7 is a big problem.}) 13. Bxd7+ Qxd7 14. Ne5
Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qc7 {This is necessary!} (15... Qb5 $6 16. Rb1 Qa6 17. Qf3 cxd4
18. cxd4 $1 (18. Rxb7 $6 dxc3 19. Rd1 Rc8 $17 {c pawn is very dangerous.})
18... O-O 19. Rxb7 $16 {is preety bad.}) 16. Qa4+ Kf8 17. dxc5 (17. Rfd1 cxd4
18. cxd4 f6 19. Rac1 $16 {Black will badly suffer.}) 17... f6 18. Nf3 $2 {
After alot of thinking Andrei went for some murky line.} ({The winning move
was.} 18. Nd3 $18) 18... Bxc5 19. Rfe1 Kf7 20. Rad1 ({Black does not have big
problems after} 20. f5 e5 (20... exf5 $2 21. Qc4+ Kg6 22. Qe6 $1 (22. Nh4+ $2
Kg5 23. Qe6 g6 $11) 22... Rhe8 (22... Qc8 $2 23. Ne5+ $18) 23. Nh4+ Kh6 24.
Qxf5 $18) 21. Qb3+ Kf8 22. Rad1 g6 $1 23. Qe6 Qb6 24. Qxb6 axb6) 20... Rhd8 21.
f5 {In this very moment he almost have exhausted all of his time.} e5 ({
Now this is much better than one move before.} 21... exf5 $5 22. Qc4+ Kg6 23.
Qe6 $1 h6 24. Ne5+ Kh7 25. Qxf5+ Kh8 $13) 22. Nd2 {Draw offer.} (22. Qc4+ Kf8
23. Qh4 Kg8) 22... Qc6 $1 23. Qxc6 bxc6 24. Ne4 Be7 $1 {By producing some very
accurate moves black takes over the initiative.} (24... Bb6 25. Kf1) 25. Rxd8
Rxd8 26. Rb1 g6 27. g4 $8 {However whites structure is still intact.} (27.
fxg6+ hxg6 28. Rb7 Ke6) 27... gxf5 28. gxf5 Rg8+ 29. Kf1 Rg4 30. f3 Rf4 31. Rb7
$11 {After this the game peters out to be a draw.} Ke8 $6 {A brave but risky
choice.} ({Objectively black should take the draw.} 31... Rxf3+ 32. Kg2 Re3 33.
Nd6+ Kf8 34. Rb8+ Kg7 35. Rb7 Kf8 $11) 32. Kg2 Rxf5 33. Rxa7 Rf4 34. Rc7 $6 {
This loses a tempo.} (34. a4 f5 35. Ng3 e4 36. fxe4 fxe4 37. Rc7 e3 (37... c5
$2 38. a5 e3 39. a6 Rf2+ 40. Kh3 Ra2 41. a7 $18) 38. Rxc6 Rf2+ 39. Kh3 Kd7 40.
Rc4 Ra2 $44) 34... c5 (34... f5 35. Ng3 c5 36. Nh5 Rc4 37. Ng7+ Kd8 38. Ra7
Rxc3 39. Nxf5 Rc2+ 40. Kh3 Bg5 41. Ng7 h6 42. Ne6+ Ke8 $11) 35. Nxc5 $6 (35. a4
$142 Kd8 36. Ra7 f5 37. Nd2 e4 38. fxe4 fxe4 39. Nc4 Rf3 40. Ne5 Rf6 $14) 35...
Bxc5 {I had enough with this knight.} (35... Rc4 $6 36. Ne6 Ra4 37. Ng7+ Kd8
38. Rb7 Rxa2+ 39. Kg3 $16) 36. Rxc5 Ra4 37. Kg3 {He did not cut me from the
7th rank.} (37. Rc7 h5 38. Kg3 Rxa2 $11) 37... Kf7 38. h4 Kg6 39. Rc7 h5 {
Here around I did still have some ambitious to win the ending.} 40. Rc8 f5 (
40... Rxa2 41. f4 e4 42. Rc5 f5 43. Rc6+ Kg7 44. Rc7+ Kf6 45. Rc6+ Ke7 46. Rc5
Ke6 47. Rc6+ $11) 41. Rc6+ Kf7 42. Rh6 Ra3 $1 {The best under the
circumstances.} (42... Rxa2 43. f4 $11) 43. Rxh5 Kg6 44. Rg5+ Kf6 45. Rg8 Rxc3
46. h5 Kf7 (46... e4 {would be a mistake.} 47. h6 Rxf3+ 48. Kg2 $18) 47. Rg5
Kf6 48. Rg6+ Kf7 49. Rg5 ({After the push still nothing changes.} 49. a4 e4 50.
Kf4 Rxf3+ 51. Ke5 e3 52. Rg1 f4 53. a5 Rh3 (53... e2 54. Re1 Ra3 $11) (53...
Rg3 54. Rb1 f3 55. Kf4 Rg5 56. a6 Rxh5 $11) 54. Kxf4 Rxh5 55. Ra1 e2 $11) 49...
Kf6 50. Rg6+ Kf7 51. Rg5 $11 {Another threefold repetition.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Summer GM 1st"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "2018.06.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Djordjevic, Vuk D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2399"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2018.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 d5 $5 {One move too early} 5. Nf3 ({
allowing} 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 O-O 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 c5 9. Ne2 b6 10. O-O Ba6
11. f3 Re8 12. Ng3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nc6 {The Saemisch set up.} 14. Bb2 (14. Ra2
Qd7 15. Re2 Rad8 16. Bb2 h5 $132) 14... h5 $132) 5... O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O Nc6
8. cxd5 exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. h3 Qe7 (10... a6 11. b3 d4 12. exd4 (12. Na4 Ba7
13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Bb2 $14) 12... Nxd4 13. Bb2 $14) 11. b3 Ne5 $6 (11... Rd8 12.
Bb2 Ne4 13. Ne2 $14 (13. Rc1 $5)) 12. Bb2 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Rd8 14. Nd4 Bd6 (14...
Be6 15. Nce2) (14... Ne4 15. Nce2) 15. Ncb5 Be5 (15... Bb8 16. Ba3 Qe5 17. f4
Qe8 18. Rac1 $40) 16. Ba3 Qd7 17. Rad1 $5 {I have found d1 a more useful square
} ({than} 17. Rac1 a6 18. Nc3 Bd6) 17... a6 (17... b6 18. Nc3) 18. Nc3 Bd6 (
18... b5 19. Nce2 Bb7 20. Qf5 $5) 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Rd2 Be6 21. Rc1 Rac8 22.
Rcc2 Nd7 $2 (22... Bd7 23. Nde2 Be6 24. Nf4) (22... h6) 23. Nf5 $18 {wins a
pawn.} Bxf5 (23... Qf8 24. Nxd5 Ne5 25. Qe4) 24. Qxf5 Nb6 25. a4 $5 {I did not
want to go into an ending with only heavy artillery yet.} (25. Nxd5 Rxc2 26.
Qxc2 Nxd5 27. e4 Qc6 28. Qd1 $16) 25... Qe6 26. Qd3 Qe5 27. Nxd5 (27. a5 Nd7)
27... Nxd5 28. Qxd5 Qb8 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 $18 30. Qd6 Qa8 31. Qb6 Qb8 32. f4 Rc7
33. Rd5 h6 34. Kh2 Kh7 35. Qd4 Re7 36. Rd8 Qc7 37. Qd3+ g6 38. Qd4 f6 39. Rd6
$6 (39. b4 $6 {and the pawn moves to b6.}) 39... f5 40. Qf6 Rg7 41. Re6 Qd7 42.
b4 $2 (42. h4 h5 43. e4 Qc7 (43... fxe4 44. f5) 44. e5) (42. a5 Qb5 43. Qe5
Qxb3 44. Re8 {threatening Qb8 was the way to sac the pawn.}) 42... Qxa4 $1 43.
Qf8 (43. Re7 Rxe7 44. Qxe7+ Kg8 45. Qxb7 $16) 43... Qd7 $6 (43... Qa2 $142 44.
Re8 $140 $2 Qg8 $1) (43... Qb3 $142 {even more centralised.}) 44. Re8 g5 45.
Qh8+ Kg6 46. Re5 gxf4 $2 {Iy is better to do the same without an exchange on
f4.} (46... Re7 47. Qg8+ Rg7 48. Qf8 (48. Qe6+ $6 Qxe6 49. Rxe6+ Kh5 50. Rf6
Re7) 48... Rf7 49. Qc5 Qc6) 47. exf4 Re7 (47... Qd4 48. Re6+) 48. Qg8+ Rg7 49.
Qe6+ Qxe6 50. Rxe6+ Kh7 (50... Kh5 $5 51. Rf6) 51. Rf6 Rd7 52. Kg3 $5 (52. Rxf5
Rd4 (52... Kg6 $2 53. g4 Rd4 54. Kg3 (54. b5 Rb4) 54... Rxb4 55. Rd5 $18 {
and White's pawn tandem is faster.} Rb3+ 56. Kh4 Kg7 57. f5 Kf7 58. Rd7+ Kf6 (
58... Kg8 59. Kh5) 59. Rh7) 53. b5 a5 54. b6 Kg6 55. g4 a4 56. Kg3 Rd3+ 57. Kh4
Rf3 58. Rf8 Kg7 59. Rb8 Rxf4 60. Rxb7+ Kg6 61. Ra7 Rb4 $11) 52... Rd3+ 53. Kh4
Rd4 54. Rb6 Rxf4+ 55. Kh5 Rf2 56. Rxb7+ Kg8 57. g3 (57. g4 fxg4 58. hxg4 Rf6
$11) 57... Rf3 58. Kh4 Rb3 (58... f4 59. g4 Rb3) 59. Rb6 Kg7 60. Rxa6 Rxb4+ 61.
Kh5 Rb3 (61... Rb5 62. Rg6+) (61... f4 62. g4 f3) 62. Rg6+ Kf7 63. h4 f4 $1 $11
{The coming R+h,f vs R is a draw due to White's king being squeezed on the
edge.} 64. gxf4 Rb5+ 65. Kxh6 Rf5 66. Rg7+ Kf6 67. Rg4 Kf7 68. h5 Kf6 69. Rh4
Ra5 70. Rg4 Rf5 71. Rg6+ Kf7 72. Rg1 Rxf4 73. Kh7 Rf5 74. h6 Rf2 75. Ra1 Rg2
76. Ra7+ Kf8 77. Rg7 Rf2 78. Kg6 Rg2+ 79. Kf6 Rxg7 80. hxg7+ Kg8 81. Kg6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bratto op 25th"]
[Site "Bratto"]
[Date "2005.08.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.08.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. Rd1 (9. a3 {is another option giving similar positions.} Be7 (9... Bd7
$5)) 9... Qa5 (9... Be7 10. a3) (9... h6 10. cxd5 exd5 (10... Nb4 $2 11. Qd2
Nbxd5 12. e4 $18)) 10. a3 Be7 11. Be2 $5 {This mixture of systems utterly
surprised me.} dxc4 {After a long thought I have decided to resolve the
tension.} (11... Bd7 12. O-O) 12. Bxc4 Nh5 (12... e5 $6 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. O-O
Rac8 {is the historical but bad line.} 15. Rc1 $1 $16 {was later played by me.}
(15. Nd5 $6 b5)) 13. O-O $1 {I have omitted this move in my analysis.} (13. Bd6
$6 Bxd6 14. Rxd6 Nf6 $11) (13. Bg3 Rd8 $11) 13... Nxf4 14. exf4 $14 {Now
black's problem is d line combined with Bc8.} g6 (14... Rd8 15. Rxd8+ Bxd8 16.
Rd1 $16) 15. g3 Bf6 (15... Rb8 16. Bb5 Bf6 17. Ne4 Bg7 18. Nd6 Bd7 {was an
option.}) (15... Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Bxd8 17. Rd1 Bf6 18. Ne4 Bg7 19. Nd6 $16) (15...
a6 16. Ne4 (16. Be2 Bf6 (16... b5 17. Nxb5 axb5 18. Qxc6 b4 19. axb4) 17. Ne4
Bg7 18. Rd6) (16. Bd3) 16... b5 17. Be2 Bb7 18. Rd7 Qb6 19. Qc3 Rac8 20. Nf6+
Bxf6 21. Qxf6 Nb8 22. Rd2 Qc6 23. Rfd1 Qe4 $132) 16. Rd3 $1 (16. Ne4 Bg7 17.
Nd6 Qb6 18. Rd2 Bd7 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. b4 Bc8 $11) 16... Qf5 $6 {A very
provocative move.} (16... Rd8 17. Ne4 Bg7 18. b4 Qc7 19. Rfd1 Rxd3 20. Qxd3 a6
21. Qd6 Qxd6 22. Nxd6 h6 23. h4 Kf8 24. Bd3 Ke7 25. Be4 $16) (16... Bg7 $142 $1
17. Rfd1 (17. Qe2 Qh5 18. Re1 Na5 19. Ba2 b6 $11) 17... Qh5 $1 18. Rd6 e5 $132)
(16... Bxc3 17. Rxc3 (17. Qxc3 Qxc3 18. Rxc3 Rd8) 17... Bd7 18. b4 Qb6 19. Rd1
Rfd8 20. Rcd3 Be8 21. Qc3 $16) 17. Re1 $6 {Epish also played not the best here.
} (17. Nb5 Qh5 18. Nd6 Rd8 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. Rxd8+ Nxd8 21. Be2 $16) 17... Na5 (
17... Nd4 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. b4 (20. Nd6 Qf6 21. b4) 20... a6 $14) (
17... Bxc3 $2 18. Qxc3 b5 19. Ne5 Nxe5 (19... bxc4 $2 20. Nxc6 Qc5 21. Ne5 Rb8
22. b4 Qc7 23. Rd4 $18) 20. Rxe5 Qh3 21. Rxb5 Ba6 22. Rc5 $16) (17... e5 18.
Nd5 (18. fxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Nd5 Kh8 21. Qe2 Bg7 22. Nc7 Rb8 23. Ne8
$16) 18... exf4 19. Nxf4 Bg7 20. b4 $16) 18. Ba2 Bd7 $2 {This tactical attempt
fails big time!} (18... b6 19. Ne4 Ba6 (19... Bb7 $2 20. Nd6 Qc5 (20... Qh3 21.
b4) 21. Qxc5 bxc5 22. Ne5 c4 23. Nxb7 Nxb7 24. Bxc4 $18) 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Rc3
Rac8 (21... Rfc8 22. Ree3 Bb7 (22... Rxc3 23. Rxc3) 23. Ne5 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 Rd8
25. b4 Qf5 26. f3 Qxc2 27. Rxc2 Nc6 28. Nxc6 Bxc6 29. Bxe6 Bxf3 30. Kf2 Be4 $11
) 22. Ree3 Bb7 23. Ne5 Qf5 (23... Rfd8 $2 24. b4 Qf5 25. Red3 Qe4 26. Rxd8+
Rxd8 27. Qxe4 Rd1+ 28. Kg2 Bxe4+ 29. f3 Rd2+ 30. Kh3 Nc6 31. fxe4 Nxe5 32. Bxe6
fxe6 33. fxe5 Re2 34. Rc8+ Kf7 35. Rc7+ Kf8 36. Rxa7 Rxe4 37. Rb7 $18) 24. Qxf5
gxf5 25. f3 (25. b4 Nc6) 25... Rfd8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Kf2 Ba6 $132) 19. Nh4 $3
$18 {I have overlooked this.} (19. Ne4 Bc6 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Ne5 Be8 22. Qc7
Nc6 23. Qxb7 Rb8 24. Qc7 Rxb2 $11 {was my dream!}) 19... Bxh4 20. Re5 Qg4 21.
Rxd7 $1 {Winning apiece is wrong. White increases the pressure now.} (21. f3 $2
Qh3 22. gxh4 Nc6 23. Rxd7 Nxe5 (23... Rad8) 24. fxe5 Rad8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Qe2
Qxh4 27. Qe3 Qd4 $11) (21. h3 $2 Qxh3 22. gxh4 Qg4+ 23. Rg3 Qxh4 24. Rxa5 Bc6
25. Ne4 Rfd8 $44) 21... Nc6 (21... Bd8 22. Kg2) 22. Rb5 $1 (22. Kg2 $2 Nxe5 23.
fxe5 Bd8) 22... Bf6 (22... Rad8 23. Rbxb7 Nd4 24. Qe4 Bf6 25. Kg2 a5 26. Bc4
$18) 23. Kg2 $1 $18 {Now the queen is trapped so black can resign here.} e5 $8
(23... Nd4 24. Rxd4 Bxd4 25. h3 $18) 24. Rbxb7 Nd8 (24... Nd4 25. Qe4) 25. Nd5
Bg7 26. Rxa7 Rxa7 27. Rxa7 exf4 (27... e4 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Qxe4 Bxb2 30. Qf3
Qxf3+ 31. Kxf3 $18) 28. Nxf4 Bh6 (28... Be5 29. h3 Qg5 30. Nd5 Ne6 31. b4 (31.
Ne7+ Kh8 32. Bxe6 fxe6 33. Nc6 Bg7 34. b4 Qd5+ 35. Kg1 Rc8 36. Ra5 Rxc6 37.
Rxd5 Rxc2 38. Rd8+ Bf8 39. Rxf8+ Kg7 40. Ra8 $18) 31... Rd8 32. Ne7+ $18) 29.
h3 Qg5 30. b4 {White is two pawns up without any challenge.} Qe5 31. Ra5 Qb8
32. Qe4 ({Works as well.} 32. Nxg6 $5 hxg6 33. Qxg6+ Bg7 34. Rh5 $1 (34. Rg5 $2
Qb7+ 35. Kg1 Ne6 36. Bxe6 fxe6 37. Qxe6+ Qf7 38. Qxf7+ Rxf7) 34... Re8 35. Rg5
$1 Qb7+ 36. Kh2 Ne6 37. Bxe6 fxe6 38. Qxe8+ $18) 32... Bg7 33. Bd5 Qc7 34. Ra8
{A good game by Volodya!} 1-0

[Event "TUR-ch"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2006.03.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Erturan, Yakup"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2006.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[EventCategory "4"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 Be7 (10... Ne4 $5 {is an underestimated move.} 11. cxd5
$1 (11. Bd3 $2 Bxa3 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Ng5 (13. Nd2 Nb4) 13... Be7 $17) (11. Nd2
Nxc3 (11... Nxd2 12. Qxd2) 12. Nb3 Qa4 13. Qxc3 Be7 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nc5 Bxc5
16. Qxc5 $14) 11... exd5 12. Rxd5 (12. Bd3 Bxa3) 12... Nxc3 13. Qxc3 (13. bxc3
Ne7 (13... Be6 14. Ng5) 14. Rd2 (14. Rh5 g6) 14... Ng6 15. Bg3 Bxa3 16. Bd3 $14
) 13... Qxc3+ 14. bxc3 Bxa3 15. Nd4 $14) (10... Rd8) 11. Be2 $5 {I have tried
to repeat what Epish has played against me last year in Bratto.} dxc4 $6 {
A common mistake in this position.} (11... Ne4 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 14.
bxc3 exd5 15. Rxd5 Bxa3 16. Nd4 $1 (16. Kd2 b6 17. Nd4 Ne7)) 12. Bxc4 e5 (12...
Qh5 $5 13. Be2 (13. O-O e5 14. Bg3 Bg4 15. Be2 $14) 13... Qg6 14. Qxg6 hxg6 15.
Ne5 $14) (12... Bd7 13. O-O Rfd8 14. Qb3 Qc5 15. Be2 Na5 16. Qa2 $14) (12...
Nh5 13. O-O $1 $40) 13. Bg3 (13. Bg5 e4) 13... Bg4 (13... e4 $2 14. Nd2) 14.
O-O Rac8 {We have an historically important position.} 15. Rc1 $1 {I have
found this move after a very long thought.} (15. Nd5 $6 b5 16. Ba2 Nxd5 17.
Bxd5 Nd4 18. Qd3 b4 $1 19. exd4 Qxd5 $44) (15. Qb1 $6 Bxa3 16. Nd5 Nxd5 (16...
Be7 $2 17. Nxe5) (16... Bxf3 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. gxf3) 17. Rxd5 Qb4 18. Ng5 g6
19. Qe4 Ne7 20. Qxg4 Qxc4 21. Qh3 h5 22. Rxe5 Bb4 23. Re4 Qb5 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25.
Qe6+ Kg7 26. Qe5+ Qxe5 27. Bxe5+ Kg8 28. Rxb4 Nc6 29. Rb5 a6 30. Rd5 Rf5 31. f4
Nxe5 32. e4 Rf6 33. Rxe5 Rc2 34. b3 Rc3 35. b4 Rc4 36. b5 axb5 $11) 15... a6
16. Ba2 $5 $16 {With black's overextention in the center white is clearly
better.} (16. Ng5 $16) 16... Bxf3 $2 {A bad exchange.} (16... Bh5 17. Nh4 $16)
17. gxf3 b5 18. Nd5 $18 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Na7 (19... Nd4 20. Qxc8 Ne2+ 21. Kg2 Nxg3
22. Rfd1 Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ Bf8 24. hxg3 b4 25. Bc4 $1 $18) 20. Qe4 $18 (20. Qf5 $6
Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Qd2 22. Rc7 Qxd5 23. Rxa7 Bc5 24. Rxa6 $16) 20... Bd6 21. Bxe5 {
I have finally succeeded to grab a pawn.} Rce8 22. f4 $5 {Maybe not the best.}
(22. Bc3 Qd8 (22... Qxc3 23. Rxc3 Rxe4 24. fxe4 $18) 23. Qg4 Be5 24. Rfd1 Qf6
25. Bb4 $18) 22... Kh8 23. Qf5 $5 {This looked better than to grab a second
pawn.} (23. Bxg7+ Kxg7 24. Qd4+ f6 25. Qxa7+ Re7 26. Qd4 Qd8 27. Kh1 $18) 23...
Bxe5 24. fxe5 b4 25. Rfd1 (25. Bxf7 $2 bxa3 (25... Rxe5 26. Qd7) 26. Qd7 axb2
27. Bxe8 bxc1=Q 28. Rxc1 Qxe5 $132) 25... bxa3 26. bxa3 Qxa3 ({I was more
concerned about} 26... Nb5 $5 27. Rd3 (27. Bxf7 Nc3 28. Rd4 Ne2+ 29. Kg2 Nxd4
30. exd4 $16) (27. Be4 g6 28. Qf6+ Kg8) (27. Rc4 $5 Nc3 28. Bxf7 Rxe5 29. Rc8
$18) 27... f6 28. Be4 g6 29. Qh3 f5 30. Rd7 h5 31. Bf3 $18) 27. Bxf7 (27. Be4
g6 28. Qf6+ Kg8 29. Bd5 $18) 27... Nb5 28. Rc6 {White has the terrible threat
of Rh6.} (28. Rc4 $5 Qe7 29. Rd7 $18) 28... Qe7 (28... Nc3 29. Rh6 $1 $18) 29.
e6 (29. Re6 Qxe6 30. Qxe6 Rxe6 31. Bxe6 $18) 29... Rd8 30. Rdc1 $5 (30. Rxd8
Qxd8 (30... Rxd8 31. Qc5 Qh4 32. Bh5 $18) 31. Rc5 h6 32. Rd5 $18) 30... Nd6 (
30... Rd2 31. Rc8) 31. Qc5 $1 $18 {Now the pin is very nasty.} a5 32. Rd1 Nc8
33. Rxd8 (33. Rd7 $5 Qh4 34. Rd4 Qf6 35. Rc7 $18) 33... Qxd8 34. Kg2 $1 (34.
Rxc8 $4 {would have spoiled everything.} Qd1+ 35. Kg2 Qg4+ $11) (34. h3 $18)
34... Ne7 35. Rc7 Qd1 $2 {Losing at once.} (35... Qa8+ 36. f3 Ng8 37. e4 a4 38.
Ra7 Qd8 39. Rxa4 Qd2+ 40. Qf2 Qg5+ 41. Qg3 Qd2+ 42. Kh3 Qh6+ 43. Qh4 Qe3 44.
Qh5 $18) 36. Qd4 $1 1-0

[Event "Moscow op 01st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2005.02.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Rjabzev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2338"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.02.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 (8... Qa5 9. Be2 (9. Nd2 $5) 9... Nc6 10. Rd1 {transposes to the game.} (
10. O-O $5)) 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. Be2 $5 {I have decided to play Ivan's System.} dxc4
11. Bxc4 a6 12. O-O b5 $2 $146 {My opponent, a civilised one this time, played
this without any necessary preparation.} (12... Be7 13. a3 b5 14. Bd3 Bb7 15.
Ne4 $40 {is seen in some recent games.}) 13. Ne4 $3 {I think we have looked at
this with Alex during the Aeroflot Open in Moscow.} Be7 (13... Nb4 14. Nxf6+
gxf6 15. Qe4 Bb7 (15... bxc4 16. Bh6 $18) 16. Qxb7 bxc4 17. Bh6 Rfb8 18. Qe4
Bf8 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Bxf8 Rxf8 21. Qxc4 $18) (13... bxc4 14. Nfg5 {is the
point of the pseudo combination.} Nxe4 15. Qxe4 g6 16. Qxc6 Qb5 17. Qxa8 Bb7
18. Qd8 $1 Rxd8 19. Rxd8+ Bf8 20. Rfd1 $1 $18 (20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bh6 Kf7 22.
Rxf8+ Ke7 23. Rf4 e5 24. Bg5+ Ke8 25. Rh4 Bd5 26. e4 Bg8 27. Rd1 Qxb2 28. Rh3
$18)) 14. Nxf6+ (14. Nfg5 $6 g6 (14... Nxe4 $2 15. Qxe4 Bxg5 16. Bd3 (16. Qxc6
Bb7) 16... f5 17. Qxc6 Bxf4 18. Qxa8 $18) 15. Bb3 Qb6 (15... Nb4 16. Qc3) 16.
Bd6 Ne8 17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. Qxc5 Qxc5 19. Nxc5 $14) (14. Bd3 Bb7 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6
16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. a3 {transposes to the game.}) 14... Bxf6 15. Bd3 Bb7 (15...
Nb4 $2 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Qc5 $18 (17. Qe4 Nd5 18. Bg5 Qb4 19. Rd4 $1 $18)) 16.
Bxh7+ Kh8 17. a3 $5 {I have thought that I could wait for one more move before
retreating my queen.} (17. Qb1 g6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Qxg6 (19. Rd7 $2 Bc8 20.
Rc7 Ne7) 19... Rad8 (19... Bc8 20. Ng5 Ra7 21. Bd6 Qd8 22. Bc5 Qe8 23. Qh6+ Kg8
24. Bxa7 $18) 20. Bg5 Bxg5 21. Nxg5 Qc7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Nxe6 $18) 17... Rac8 {
After this black does not have Bc8 in case of he forces the sac with g6.} (
17... g6 18. Bxg6 (18. Rd7 Bc8 19. Rc7 (19. Rxf7 Rxf7 20. Qxc6 $18) 19... Ne7
20. Bd6 $18) 18... fxg6 19. Rd7 Bc8 20. Rc7 Ne7 21. Be5 $1 $18) 18. Qb1 $18 {
White has just won a healthy pawn.} Ne7 19. Be4 $1 (19. Ne5 $6 g6 20. Bxg6 Nxg6
21. Nxg6+ fxg6 22. Qxg6 Rcd8 23. b4 Qb6 24. Bh6 Qc7 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Bxf8 Qxf8
$16) 19... Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Nd5 $2 ({Good or bad he had to go for} 20... Bxb2 21.
Bd6 $1 (21. Be5 $2 Rc4 (21... Bxe5 22. Qh4+ Kg8 23. Ng5 Rfd8 $1 $19 (23... Rfe8
$4 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Rd7 $18)) 22. Qb7 Bxa3 23. Rd7 f6 $17) (21. Ng5 $6 Nf5 $1 (
21... Ng6 $2 22. Bd6 Bxa3 23. Qg4 $1 $18 {and white delivers checkmate.}) 22.
Bd6 Rfe8 (22... Bf6 23. Bb4 Qc7 24. Bxf8 Bxg5 25. Bb4 $18) 23. Nxf7+ Kg8 24.
Bb4 Qa4 25. Nd6 Nxd6 26. Rxd6 Bxa3 27. Rxe6 Red8 28. Bxa3 Qxa3 $13 {is not so
simple.}) 21... Nf5 (21... Bxa3 22. Qh4+ Kg8 23. Ng5 $18 {and once again
checkmate is unavoidable.}) 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Ng5 Bf6 (23... Qxa3 24. Rd7 Kg8
25. g4 Bf6 26. gxf5 Bxg5 27. fxe6 fxe6 28. Qxe6+ $18) 24. g4 Bxg5 25. gxf5 Qxa3
26. fxe6 fxe6 27. Qxe6 $18 {with a winning position.}) 21. Be5 {Now white's
job is considerably simple. White is not only a pawn up but he has the upper
hand as well.} Rc4 22. Rd4 Rxd4 (22... Rfc8 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. Rxc4 bxc4 25. Qb7
$18) 23. Qxd4 Qa4 24. Bxf6 Nxf6 25. Rc1 $18 Qxd4 26. Nxd4 {White has also the
control over the only open file now!} Rd8 27. Kf1 Ng4 (27... e5 28. Nf3 Ne4 29.
Nxe5 Rd2 30. f3 $18) 28. Ke2 Ne5 29. b3 Ng6 (29... Kg8 30. Rc7 (30. h4) 30...
Kf8 31. f4 Ng6 32. Nc6 $18) 30. Rc6 e5 (30... Ra8 31. Rc7 Kg8 32. Nc6 $18 {
with a total domination.}) 31. Nf5 Ra8 32. Rc7 Kg8 33. Nd6 {An easy game after
all.} 1-0

[Event "Kuala Lumpur op"]
[Site "Kuala Lumpur"]
[Date "2014.04.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Nolte, Rolando"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2562"]
[BlackElo "2417"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2014.04.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MAS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 ({What can White
do after the rock solid} 6... Nbd7) 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Rd1
Be7 11. Be2 dxc4 (11... Ne4 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 14. bxc3 exd5 15. Rxd5
Bxa3 16. Nd4 (16. O-O $5 a5) 16... Nxd4 17. exd4 b6 18. Kd2 a6 19. Ra1 Be6 20.
Rh5 g6 21. Rxa3 gxh5 22. c4 $44) (11... e5 12. Bg3 $1 dxc4 13. O-O Be6 14. Ng5
b5 15. Bf3 Qb6 16. Nce4 $16 (16. Bg4 $5)) 12. Bxc4 e5 (12... Nh5 13. O-O Nxf4
14. exf4 g6 15. g3 $14) 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. O-O Rac8 15. Rc1 {My trademark!} (15.
Nd5 $5) 15... a6 (15... Bh5 $5 16. Ba2 $5) 16. Ba2 (16. Ng5 Bh5) 16... Bh5 (
16... b5 $2 17. Ng5 (17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 b4 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. axb4 Qxb4 $44)
17... g6 18. Bxf7+ Rxf7 19. Qb3 Rcf8 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. Nxf7 Rxf7 22. Qxd5 Nd8
23. Bxe5 $16) 17. Qb3 (17. Nh4 $5) 17... Qc7 18. Rfd1 {Only after the game did
I realise that I had exactly the same position seven years ago.} (18. Bb1 {
Atalik-Magalashvili, Izmir 2007}) 18... Rcd8 $5 {There is not much difference
between the rooks.} (18... Rfd8 19. h3 $5 (19. Ng5 Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1 Bd6 21. Nc3
h6 22. Nge4 Nxe4 23. Nxe4 Nd4 24. Rxc7 Rxc7 25. Qc4 Ne2+ 26. Kf1 Nxg3+ 27. hxg3
Rxc4 28. Bxc4 Be7 29. Bd5 b6 $11)) 19. h3 Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1 Bd6 21. Nc3 Rd8 (21...
e4 $6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Nh4 (23. Ne1 Ne5 24. Qxb7 Nd3 25. Nxd3 exd3 26. Nd1 d2
27. Rc8 $40) (23. Nh2 Ne5 24. g4 Bg6 25. Qxb7 Nd3 26. Rc2 Rb8 27. Qa7 Nxb2 28.
Nd5 $1 Nxd5 29. Bxd5 Nd3 30. Qc7 Qxc7 31. Rxc7 $13) (23. Ng5 Qc5 24. h4 h6 25.
Nh3 Ne5 $132) 23... Ne5 24. Bb1 Nd3 25. Rf1 Qe5 26. Nxe4 Qxe4 27. g4 Bxg4 28.
Bxd3 Bd1 29. Bxe4 Bxb3 30. Bxb7 $16) 22. Bb1 Na5 23. Qa2 Bg6 24. Bxg6 (24. Ng5
e4 $132) 24... hxg6 25. Qb1 Rc8 26. Na2 Nc6 27. Rd1 (27. Nb4 Bxb4 28. axb4 Re8
29. Nd4 Nd5 30. Nxc6 bxc6 31. Qe4 Qb7 32. Rc4 Re6 $11) 27... Qe7 28. Nc3 Bb8
29. Ne4 (29. Ng5 Na5 $13) 29... Rd8 $2 $138 {Rolando errs in his usual time
trouble.} (29... Nxe4 30. Qxe4 Rd8 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. Kh2 g5 $11) 30. Bh4 Rxd1+
31. Qxd1 Qe6 32. Nfg5 $2 {A terribly bad move!} ({I had to play my original
intention no matter what happened:} 32. Bxf6 $1 gxf6 33. Qd7 $1 f5 34. Qxe6
fxe6 35. Nc5 e4 (35... Nd8 $2 36. Nd7 {I somehow missed this}) 36. Ng5 (36. Nd4
Nxd4 37. exd4 Bf4 $132) 36... Be5 37. b3 Bd6 38. Nxb7 Bxa3 39. Nxe6 Kf7 $16)
32... Qe7 (32... Qc4 $2 33. b3) 33. Nxf6+ gxf6 (33... Qxf6 $2 34. Qd7) 34. Ne4
g5 35. Bg3 (35. Qg4 Kg7) (35. Qh5 Kg7 36. Bg3 (36. Ng3 $2 Qe6 37. e4 Ne7 $19)
36... Qe6 37. Qe2 $11) 35... f5 36. Nc3 Qe6 (36... f4 37. Bh2 fxe3 38. fxe3 Ba7
39. Qd3 $11) 37. f3 (37. Qh5 Qg6) 37... Ba7 38. Bf2 Kg7 39. g4 f4 $1 40. exf4
Bxf2+ 41. Kxf2 exf4 42. Ne4 Qe5 43. Qd2 $11 {After having partially lost my
advantage in the game, I had to settle for this strange ending.} a5 $1 (43...
Na5 $6 44. Qb4) 44. Kg2 {By far the safest considering the alternatives.} (44.
Nd6 $5 Nd4 45. Nxb7 a4 $44) (44. Qc3 $6 Qxc3 $1 45. bxc3 Ne5 $1 46. Nxg5 Nc4
47. a4 Nb2 48. Ke2 Nxa4 49. Ne4 Nb2 50. Nd6 a4 51. Nxb7 a3 52. Nc5 a2 53. Nb3
Kg6 54. h4 Na4 55. Kd2 Nc5 56. Na1 Nd7) 44... Ne7 45. Nd6 b6 46. b4 (46. a4 $5
f6 47. b3) 46... axb4 47. axb4 Ng6 (47... Nd5 48. Nf5+ Kf6 49. h4 gxh4 50. Kh3
Qa1 51. Kh2 Qe5 $11) 48. Nf5+ Kh7 49. Kf2 Qa1 50. Kg2 Qe5 (50... Ne5 51. Qd6
$11) 51. Qc2 b5 52. Qa2 (52. h4 $6 gxh4 53. Nxh4 Qe1 54. Nf5 Qxb4 55. Qc1 Ne5
56. Qh1+ Kg8 $17) 52... Kg8 $1 53. Qa8+ (53. Nh6+ Kg7 54. Nxf7 $140 $2 Qe7 $19)
53... Kh7 54. Qa2 Kg8 55. Kf2 Nh4 $1 $11 {There was nothing left after this
good move. It may actually be White who is supposed to equalise as quick as
possible.} 56. Nxh4 Qd4+ (56... Qe3+ 57. Kg2 gxh4 58. Qf2 $11) 57. Ke2 gxh4 (
57... Qe3+ 58. Kf1 gxh4 59. Qe2 $11) 58. Qd2 Qc4+ 59. Qd3 Qxb4 60. Qd8+ Kg7 61.
Qg5+ Kf8 62. Qd8+ Kg7 63. Qg5+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2568"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 c5 $5 ({He seemingly does not
like} 5... O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11.
Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O $13) 6. dxc5 Na6 7. e3 (7. Bd6 $5 Nxc5 (7... dxc4 8. Qd4 $1 (8.
e4 $2 Nxc5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. e5 Nd5 11. Bxc4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 O-O 13. O-O Bd7 $15)
(8. Qa4+ $2 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bxd6 10. cxd6 Qb6 $15) 8... b6 $1 (8... Nb4 9. O-O-O)
9. Bxe7 Qxd4 10. Nxd4 Kxe7 11. Nc6+ Kf8 12. cxb6 axb6 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Ne5 $16
) 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. g3 Bf5 12. Bg2 O-O (12... Nd3+ $2
13. Kf1) 13. O-O Be4 $11) 7... Nxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ {
I have tried to avoid other capture since he might go for an interesting queen
sac.} (10. Nxd5 exd5 {leads to text but} (10... Bxb5 $5 11. Nc7+ Qxc7 12. Bxc7
Nd3+ 13. Kd2 Bb4+ 14. Kc2 Rc8 15. a3 Rxc7+ 16. Kb1 Be7 $44)) 10... Qxd7 11.
Nxd5 exd5 12. O-O O-O 13. Be5 {All of these were recommended in Mega2003 files.
} (13. Qe2 Bf6 14. Rfd1 Ne4 (14... Qe6 15. Nd4) 15. Nd4 Rac8 $13) 13... Rac8
14. Bd4 (14. Qe2 $5 Qf5 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 $13) (14. Qd4 Rfd8 15. Rac1 a6 (15... Ne4
16. Qxa7 Bc5 17. Qa5 Ra8 18. Qe1 Rxa2 19. Qe2 $14) 16. Rfd1 f6 17. Bg3 Ne4 $13)
14... a6 15. Rc1 {This leads to an equal game but how to proceed is a tough
question.} (15. Qe2 Ne4 16. Rad1 Qa4 17. b3 Qc6 18. Qb2 f6 19. Rc1 Qe6 $11)
15... Ne4 16. Qd3 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Qxc8 19. Qd1 Bf6 $6 ({I would
have preferred this. At least it gives chances for both sides.} 19... f6) 20.
Bxf6 Nxf6 21. Nd4 $14 {White is slightly better. It is always nice to continue
the game when you have no real chances to lose the game and you can push how
you like. However one should not lose his objectivity like it happens with me
in such cases.} Ne4 {Draw offer} 22. f3 Nd6 23. Kf2 g6 {He cuts the legs of my
knight.} 24. Qc2 Qc4 25. b3 Qb4 26. g4 Nb5 $1 27. Ne2 {I have to keep the
knights.} (27. Nxb5 Qxb5 $11 {White has a microscopic advantage after that but
he can not possibly win this.}) 27... Qd6 28. Kg2 (28. Qc8+ Kg7 29. Qxb7 d4 30.
exd4 Nxd4 31. Nxd4 Qxd4+ $11) 28... Qe5 29. a4 Nc7 30. Qc3 $6 {This is not the
moment to exchange queens.} (30. Qd2 Ne6 31. Nd4 $11) 30... Qxc3 31. Nxc3 Kf8
32. Kf2 {I can not block the queenside side and bring the king at the same
time.} (32. a5 $6 Ke7 33. Kf2 Kd6 34. b4 Ne6 35. Ke2 d4 $17) 32... Ke7 33. Ke2
Kd6 34. b4 b6 $1 {Black takes over the initiative.} 35. Kd3 a5 36. bxa5 bxa5
37. f4 $2 {I can not calculate anymore or what?} (37. e4 $1 Kc5 (37... dxe4+
38. Nxe4+ Ke5 39. Ng5 $11) 38. exd5 Nxd5 39. Nxd5 Kxd5 40. g5 $1 Kc5 41. Kc3
Kd5 42. Kd3 Kc5 $11) 37... Kc5 38. f5 gxf5 39. gxf5 Na6 $2 {I do not know if
black can win this with his king at the corner squares but still he is a pawn
up.} ({After} 39... Ne8 $1 40. e4 dxe4+ 41. Nxe4+ Kb4 42. Ng5 Nd6 43. Nxh7 Kxa4
44. Kc3 Nxf5 45. Ng5 Nh6 $17) 40. Nb5 $5 {I have had to gamble.} (40. e4 $2
Nb4+ 41. Kd2 d4 (41... Kd4 42. exd5 Nxd5 43. Nb5+ Ke5 44. Kd3 Nb6 45. Nd4 Nxa4
46. Nc6+ Kxf5 47. Nxa5 Kf4 $17) 42. Nb5 Nc6 $17) 40... Nb4+ 41. Kc3 f6 $2 {
Black swindles himself. This gives white a draw too early.} ({What happened to
Dvoretsky school with all of these formulas for the endgames? Vadim spends f6
move way too early.} 41... Nc6 $1 42. Nd4 Kd6 $1 43. Nf3 $1 (43. Nxc6 $2 Kxc6
44. Kd4 (44. f6 Kc5) 44... f6 $19) 43... h6 44. h3 (44. Nd4 $2 Nxd4 45. Kxd4 f6
46. h3 h5 47. h4 Kc6 $19) 44... Ne7 45. f6 Nf5 46. Kd3 Kc5 $1 (46... Ke6 47.
Nd2 $132) (46... Ng3 47. Kd4 Ne4 48. Nh4 Ke6 49. Nf3 Nxf6 50. Ne5 Ne4 51. Nc6
$132) 47. e4 dxe4+ 48. Kxe4 Nd6+ 49. Ke5 Nc4+ 50. Ke4 Kd6 51. Nd4 Nb2 52. Kf5
$1 Kd5 53. Nb3 Nc4 54. h4 $11) 42. Nd4 Kd6 43. Nb3 Nc6 44. Nd4 $1 {Now it is a
draw.} Nb4 45. Nb3 Nc6 46. Nd4 Nd8 47. Nb3 Nc6 {Game is drawn due to threefold
repetition.} (47... Nb7 48. Kd4 Kc6 49. Kc3 h5 50. Kd4 h4 51. h3 Kd6 52. e4 $1
dxe4 53. Nd2 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Brisbane Gipslis Memorial"]
[Site "Brisbane"]
[Date "2018.05.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Solomon, Stephen J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2343"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2018.05.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 {Back in the Blackburne System.}
O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Nc6 $5 (7... Bxc5 {allowing the Nd5 capture is more
popular these days.} 8. a3 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 $13) 8... Nc6) 8. a3 $5 (
8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Bxc5 10. O-O Be6 11. Rc1 Rc8 {is a tough nut to crack.})
8... Ne4 $5 {A serious alternative} ({to} 8... Bxc5 9. Qc2 Qa5 $13) 9. Rc1 $146
(9. Qc2 $5 Qa5 10. Rc1 Bf6 $132) (9. Nxe4 $2 dxe4 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Nd2 e5 12.
Bg3 f5 $36) 9... Bf6 $5 {Ambitious!} (9... Nxc3 10. Rxc3 Bf6 11. Rc2 e5 12. Bg3
d4 13. Bd3 (13. exd4 e4 14. Ne5 Nxd4 15. Rd2 Qa5 16. b4 Qxa3 17. Rxd4 Qxb4+ 18.
Qd2 Qb1+ 19. Qd1 $11) 13... Qa5+ 14. Qd2 Qxc5 15. Be4 $5 {keeps the game
complicated.}) 10. cxd5 (10. Bd3 $2 Nxc3 $1) 10... Nxc3 $2 {Missing the
correct idea of recapturing the pawn with Nc5 makes Black's game collapse
quickly.} (10... exd5 $142 11. Be2 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxc5 13. O-O $11) (10...
Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 exd5 12. Nd4) 11. bxc3 exd5 12. Bd6 (12. Bd3 $2 Be7 $1) 12...
Qa5 $1 13. Bd3 $1 (13. Bxf8 $2 Bxc3+ 14. Nd2 Kxf8 15. Qc2 d4 $44) 13... Re8 (
13... Bxc3+ 14. Kf1 Rd8 15. Qc2 $16 (15. Bxh7+ $16)) 14. O-O Bg4 $6 (14... Be7
15. c4) (14... Ne5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. c4 {are not brilliant either but possibly
the best under the circumstances.}) 15. Qb3 $1 (15. h3 $6 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Be7)
15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 Ne5 (16... Be7 17. Qxb7 Bxd6 18. cxd6 Ne5 19. Be2) 17. Be2
b6 18. Rfd1 $1 $18 {White is already winning.} (18. Qb4 Nc6 19. Qb5 Rac8 20.
Rfd1) 18... bxc5 19. Rxd5 $2 (19. Qxd5 $142 Rad8 (19... Qxa3 $2 20. Bxe5 Bxe5
21. Bb5) (19... Nd7 20. f4 $18) 20. Qxc5) 19... Qb6 (19... Nd7 $142 $5) 20. Qd1
$1 ({No need to connect the pawns with} 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. f4 Ng6 22. a4 $16)
20... c4 21. f4 Ng6 (21... Nd3 22. Bxd3 cxd3 23. Qxd3 {then the c-pawn walks.
Black has to keep the knight at least to create some play on the kingside.})
22. Bxc4 Ne7 23. Rb5 (23. Rd2 $142 {preparing Be2-f3 is more to the point.})
23... Qc6 24. Rc5 Qe4 25. Qc2 Qxc2 (25... Qf3 26. Be2 Qb7 27. Rb1 {and the
queen is kicked off the dangerous diagonal.}) 26. Rxc2 Rac8 27. Bb5 Red8 28.
Rxc8 Nxc8 29. Be5 (29. Bb4 $5) 29... Nd6 30. c4 Kf8 31. a4 $1 {The simplest.} (
31. Bxf6 gxf6 32. Ba6 Ne8 33. c5 Nc7 34. Bb7) 31... Ke7 32. c5 Ne8 (32... Bxe5
33. fxe5 Nxb5 34. axb5 Rd5 35. f4 $18) 33. Bxe8 Rxe8 34. Bxf6+ gxf6 $5 {
White should be winning with 2 pawns up and the rook behind the passed pawn as
Tarrasch recommended. The only problem is Black's king is in vicinity of the
a-pawn.} (34... Kxf6 35. Kg2) 35. f5 $5 (35. c6 Kd6 36. c7 Rc8 37. Kg2 Rxc7 38.
Rxc7 Kxc7 39. Kh3 Kb6 40. Kg4 Ka5 41. Kf5 Kxa4 42. Kxf6 Kb3 43. Kxf7 a5 44. e4
a4 45. e5 a3 46. e6 a2 47. e7 a1=Q 48. e8=Q {is not methodical.}) 35... Rd8 (
35... Kd7 36. Rd2+ $1 {is the idea behind White's previous move.}) 36. Rb2 Rd1+
37. Kg2 Rc1 38. Rb7+ Kf8 39. Rb5 {Do not hurry! White wants to trade under
better circumstances after advancing his king up to support c5.} (39. Rxa7 Rxc5
40. e4 {and White wins by pushing his pawn to a7 and creating another passed
pawn on the e-file.}) 39... Kg7 40. Ra5 h5 41. h4 Rc4 42. f3 Rc2+ (42... Rxh4
$4 43. e4) 43. Kf1 $5 (43. Kg3 a6 44. e4 Rc1 45. Rxa6 Rxc5 46. Ra8 Rc2 47. a5
Ra2 48. a6 Kh7 49. a7 Kg7 50. f4 {is already mentioned above.}) 43... Kh6 $5 {
Black starts pulling some stalemating tricks} 44. f4 (44. Rxa7 Rxc5 45. e4 $1 {
so care is needed.} (45. Rxf7 $4 Rc1+ 46. Ke2 Rc2+ $11 (46... Re1+ $11))) 44...
Kg7 45. Ke1 Kf8 46. Kd1 Rc4 47. Kd2 Ke8 48. Kd3 Rc1 49. Kd4 Rd1+ 50. Ke4 Rd7 (
50... Rc1 51. Kd5 Rd1+ 52. Kc6 $18) 51. Ra6 Ke7 52. c6 Rc7 53. Kd5 Kd8 54. e4 (
54. Kd6 $6 Rd7+ {does not stalemate this time but White has to rewind it.})
54... Ke7 55. Ra5 Kd8 56. Rb5 Kc8 57. Kd6 a6 58. Rb7 (58. Rb6 Ra7 59. a5 $18)
58... Rxb7 59. cxb7+ Kxb7 60. e5 1-0

[Event "Baden-Baden op"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2003.07.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2003.07.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 $5 {
This should not be the way to beat the ever solid Fabian.} c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9.
Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be2 ({I could have changed the move order.} 11. Be5
Bf6 12. Be2 (12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bd7 15. f3 $14) 12... Bxe5 13.
Nxe5 Re8 (13... Qd6 14. Nd3) 14. Nd3 Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Qf6 16. O-O Qxb2 17. Bf3
$14) 11... Bg4 ({After} 11... Bf6 {anyway I have to go} 12. Be5 {and the games
steers towards what I have mentioned one move before.} (12. Rc1 $6 Ne4 13. Bc7
Qe7 14. Nd4 Be6 15. Ba5 Be5 16. O-O Rfc8 $1 $36)) 12. Be5 Bf6 (12... Ne6 13. h3
) 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qd4 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Bd7 $5 $146 (15... Bxe2 16. Kxe2 $14) 16.
f3 (16. Bf3 Ne4 (16... Be6 $2 17. Ke2 Rfc8 18. Rac1 Kf8 19. Rc2 Ke7 20. Rhc1
$16) 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Kd2 Rfc8 19. Rac1 Kf8 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. Rc1 Rxc1 22.
Kxc1 Ke7 $11 {the position or the possible flow of the game is reminiscent of
Yermolinsky-Blatny,Los Angeles(open)1999.}) 16... Rfc8 $6 {He possibly had a
better alternative.} (16... Ne6 17. Nf5 Rfe8 18. Nd6 Red8 19. Rc1 Bc6 20. Nf5
d4 21. Kd2 Kf8 22. Bc4 g6 $11) 17. Kd2 Kf8 {He prefers to defend in a
classical fashion.} (17... Ne6 $5 18. Nf5 Kf8 19. g4 g6 20. Nd4 $14) 18. Bd3
Ke7 19. Rac1 $6 {The type of position requires very exact play if you show
some inaccuracies in your moves things may go bad and you may draw at the end!}
(19. h4 g6 20. h5 Ne6 21. Nxe6 Bxe6 22. g4 $14) 19... g6 20. h4 Ne6 21. Rxc8
Rxc8 22. Nxe6 Bxe6 23. Rc1 $5 {I have decided to try my chances in the bishops
ending but my expectations from my position turn out to be too high.} Rxc1 24.
Kxc1 h6 $1 25. Kd2 g5 $5 {I was happy at that moment that he did not chose the
other line.} (25... a5 26. Kc3 b6 27. Kd4 Kd6 28. g4 g5 29. h5 f6 $11) 26. hxg5
hxg5 27. Kc3 Kd6 28. b4 Bd7 29. Kd4 f6 {He rightfully waits to move his b pawn.
} (29... b6 30. Ba6) 30. b5 b6 ({A cheapo idea connected with Bh3 seemingly
backfires.} 30... g4 $5 31. f4 g3 32. Be2 b6 33. a4 f5 34. Bh5 Be6 35. Be8 Bg8
36. Bc6 $11) 31. g4 Be8 $1 {The right diagonal.} ({But even in the other case
I could not demonstrate a win for white.} 31... Bc8 32. Bf5 Bb7 33. f4 a6 $1
$11 (33... Ba8 $6 34. fxg5 fxg5 35. e4 Bb7 36. e5+ Ke7 37. a4 Kf7 38. Ke3 Ke7
39. Kd3 Kf7 40. Kd4 Ke7 {and what is next?})) 32. a4 Bf7 33. Bc2 Be6 $5 {
He could achive a draw by another way too.} (33... Bg8 34. Bb1 Bf7 35. Ba2 Bg6
36. Bxd5 Bc2 $11) 34. Bb3 Bf7 35. f4 ({Extra pawn does not bring the desired
result in the following case.} 35. e4 Be6 36. Bxd5 Bc8 $11) 35... Be6 36. f5
Bf7 37. e4 Bg8 38. Ba2 Bf7 39. Bb3 Bg8 40. Bxd5 Bxd5 41. exd5 Kd7 $11 {After
black gets this position,my king can not pass to the other camp.} 42. Kd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "SLO-chT 09th"]
[Site "Bled"]
[Date "1999.11.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1999.11.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tolmin AET"]
[BlackTeam "Ptuj"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 $5 {This "mini move"leads to
more interesting positions than Makagonov's line.} Na6 $5 6. Bg5 O-O 7. cxd5 $1
$146 Nb4 8. Qb1 Nbxd5 9. e4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 c5 11. Bd3 h6 12. Bd2 $1 b6 13. O-O
Bb7 {White seems to have the upper hand.The position looks very similar to
Petrosian System of QID schemata.} 14. a4 $5 (14. Re1 Qc8 15. Bf4 $5 (15. a4
Ba6 16. Bc2 Qc7) (15. e5 Nd5) 15... Ba6 16. Bc2 Rd8 $132) 14... Qc8 15. a5 $6 (
15. Re1 Ba6 16. Bc2 (16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qb5 Qb7 18. Qd3 $11 (18. a5 $2 Nxe4 19.
a6 Qd5 20. c4 Qf5 $19)) 16... Qc7 $132) (15. Rc1 $1 Ba6 16. Bc2 Qc7 17. e5 $14)
15... Ba6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. e5 (17. axb6 Qxb6 18. e5 (18. Qxb6 axb6 19. e5 Nd5
20. c4 Nb4 $13 (20... Nc7 21. Be3)) 18... Nd5 19. c4 Nb4 (19... Qxb1 20. Rfxb1
Nb6 21. dxc5 Nxc4 22. c6 Nxd2 23. Nxd2 a5 24. Rb7 Bb4 25. Nc4 $16) 20. Bxb4 (
20. Qe4 cxd4 21. Nxd4 a5) 20... cxb4 21. c5 Qb5 22. Qb3 a5 23. Qa4 $13) 17...
Nd5 18. axb6 Qxb6 19. Qe4 $5 (19. c4 {would have transposed to the previous
note.}) 19... cxd4 20. Rfb1 Qc7 21. cxd4 Rfc8 ({I was expecting} 21... Rfb8 22.
Rc1 Qd7 23. h4 $5 (23. Qg4 Kf8 24. Qe4 Ke8)) 22. Qg4 Kf8 23. Rc1 (23. Qe4 $2
Qc2) 23... Qd7 24. Rxc8+ Rxc8 25. h4 Bb4 $1 {o^a} 26. Bxb4+ Nxb4 27. Qe4 Kg8
28. Qe2 {White's Qshould occupy some critical squares in queens wing.} (28. Qb1
$2 Nc2) 28... Nc6 29. Qa6 Rc7 {looks like losing a tempo.} (29... Rb8 $142 30.
Ra4 $1 (30. Qc4 Rb6 31. Qc5 (31. Ra6 $2 Rxa6 32. Qxa6 Nxd4 33. Nxd4 Qxd4 34.
Qc8+ Kh7 $19) 31... Nb4 $15) 30... Rb6 31. Qc4 a5 32. Qc5 $3 Rb1+ 33. Kh2 Nxe5
$1 (33... Rb2 34. Rc4) 34. Nxe5 Qxa4 35. Qe7 $1 Kh7 36. Qxf7 Qc2 (36... Rb8 37.
Qg6+ Kg8 38. Qxe6+ Kh8 39. Nf7+ Kh7 40. Qf5+ Kg8 41. Nxh6+ (41. Qg6 $11) 41...
gxh6 42. Qg6+ Kh8 43. Qxh6+ Kg8 44. Qe6+ Kh7 $11) 37. Nd7 $11) 30. Ra4 Rb7 31.
Rc4 Rb6 32. Qa4 Qd5 33. Qc2 g6 $1 {Luft is always good.} (33... Rb2 34. Qc3)
34. Kh2 Kg7 35. Qc3 Ne7 36. Ra4 $1 Rb3 $6 (36... Nf5 $2 37. Rxa7 Rb3 $2 (37...
Qe4 38. Rxf7+ (38. Qc7 Qf4+ 39. Kh3 Nxh4 40. Nxh4 Rb1 41. g3 Qxf2 42. Qc6 Qxd4
43. Rd7 (43. Ra5 $2 Rb3) 43... Qxe5 44. Qc2 Rh1+ 45. Kg2 $18) 38... Kxf7 39.
Qc7+ $18) (37... Rc6 38. Qd3) 38. Qc7 $18) (36... Rb1 $2 37. Rxa7 Nf5 38. Qc7
$18) (36... Rb7 $1 37. Qa3 $1 (37. Qc5 $2 Qe4 38. Rxa7 Qf4+ 39. Kh3 Rb1 $19)
37... Nf5 38. Rxa7 Rb3 39. Qa2 Nxd4 40. Nxd4 Qxe5+ 41. Kg1 Qxd4 42. Rxf7+ Kxf7
43. Qxb3 Qxh4 $15) 37. Qc5 Rb7 $1 (37... Qe4 38. Qxe7 Qf4+ 39. g3 Qxf3 40. Qf6+
Qxf6 41. exf6+ Kxf6 42. Rxa7 $11) 38. Qxd5 Nxd5 39. g4 $1 Kf8 40. Kg3 Kg7 (
40... Ke7 41. Nd2) (40... Ke8 41. Nd2) 41. Ra6 {draw offer.} h5 42. Ng5 $1 hxg4
43. Kxg4 Rd7 44. Nf3 Nb4 45. Ra4 Nc6 46. Rc4 (46. h5 $11) 46... Ne7 47. Ra4 Kh6
48. Ra6 Nf5 49. Ra4 {A position with mutual zugzwang.} Rc7 50. Ra6 Kg7 51. h5
gxh5+ 52. Kxh5 Rc2 53. Rxa7 Rxf2 54. Kg4 $11 Rf1 55. Ra8 Rf2 56. Rd8 Rg2+ 57.
Kf4 Ne7 58. Nh4 $1 Re2 59. Kg3 Re4 60. Rd7 Kf8 (60... Nd5 61. Nf5+ $1) (60...
Kf8 61. Rd8+ Kg7 62. Rd7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Athens Acropolis"]
[Site "Athens"]
[Date "2003.08.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2003.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 {Surprise, the Cypriot does not go for his Kings
Indian. Anyway I was not prepared for the game, he can do whatever he likes,
important is to catch this guy in the later stages of the game.} 3. Nf3 d5 4.
Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 {I have always some doubts about this system. In spite of the
fact that white risks little he also gets little.} O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 {All theory, he has to
indirectly protect h7 .} 12. O-O d4 {The modern approach.} 13. Qc2 {Dreev's
move. It has become very popular recently.} ({The reason for that lies in
white is not getting type of play he aims for after} 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 (
14... Qf6 15. hxg4 (15. Bh2 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxf3 17. gxf3 Na5 $1 $132) 15... Qxf4
16. Nh2 $13) 15. g4 Bg6 16. Nd2 f6 17. Nc4 Bc7 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. f4 $13) 13...
h6 {He played this very quick like a knee jerk.} ({After} 13... dxe3 $2 14.
Bxh7+ Kh8 15. fxe3 g6 16. Ng5 Bf5 17. Qf2 $40) 14. e4 Qf6 $1 $146 {He comes up
with a great novelty. I think this is the best move order for black.  Dautov:
'Eine sehr natьrlich aussehende Neuerung. Bisher hat Schwarz meistens 14...Bg4
fortgesetzt und blieb nach 15.Ne5 leicht unter Druck. Der Textzug verhindert
radikal den Springerabtausch.'} ({He does not allow} 14... Bg4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 (
15... Qf6 $2 16. Nxc6 Qxf4 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. Nd5 $16) 16. Bxe5 $14 Rc8 {Dautov}
(16... Re8 {Dautov} 17. Bg3 {Ftacnik: 'It is not easy to grasp, how white can
possibly play for an advantage in this position. Dreev knows this system
intimately and black has to play well.'} Rc8 18. Qd2 Ba5 19. Qf4 Qg5 20. h4
Qxf4 21. Bxf4 $11 {Dreev,A-Illescas Cordoba,M/Dos Hermanas 2003}) (16... Rc8
17. Qd2 Be6 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. h3 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Qxc8 22. Qf4 Qd8
23. Bd6 Qg5 24. Qxg5 hxg5 25. e5 f5 $14 {Dreev,A-Onischuk,A/Cap d'Agde 2002})
17. Qd2 Be6 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. h3 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Qxc8 22. Qf4 Qd8
23. Bd6 Qg5 24. Qxg5 hxg5 25. e5 f5 $14 {Dreev,A-Onischuk,A/Cap d'Agde 2002})
15. Bg3 {It is a normal move.} (15. Qd2 $6 {is not really working.} Bg4 16. e5
Qe7 17. Be4 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxb7 Rad8 21. Qd3 Bc7 22. g3
Rb8 $17) 15... Bg4 16. Nd2 {'?!' Dautov. Dautov: 'Dies bereitet Schwarz keine
Schwierigkeiten. Allein nach 16.e5! konnte WeiЯ um Erцffnungsvorteil kдmpfen.'}
(16. e5 $1 {Dautov} Qe6 (16... Qe7 17. Qe2 Bxf3 18. gxf3 $1 (18. Qxf3 Nxe5 19.
Qe4 (19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. Qxb7 Rab8 $11)) 18... f5 $5 19. f4 $14) 17. Qe2 Bxf3 (
17... Bf5 18. Bc4 Qe7 19. Nh4 Be6 20. Bd3 $14) 18. gxf3 $13) 16... Rac8 {
'!' Dautov. This is the most critical position for this game.} 17. Qb1 {
I wanted my queen along my own lines. However black has equalised very easily
after that.} ({I do not believe that} 17. Qa4 {provides white with any
advantage neither.} Bd7 (17... Ne5 {'=' Dautov. Dautov: 'fьhrt zu der Partie
Dreev-Short (s.14...Bg4).'} 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Nc4 {'?!' Dautov.} Qf4 {'=!'
Dautov. Dautov: 'Dreev,A-Short,N/Hyderabad 2002' Dreev-Short , Hyderabad 2002.}
20. Nxb6 axb6 21. Rae1 Qd2 $1 (21... Bf3 $2 22. gxf3 Qxf3 (22... Rc5 23. e5 $18
) (22... Rc6 23. Qd1 $18) 23. Qd1 $16) 22. Qb3 Be6 23. Qb5 Rfd8 (23... Rc5 24.
Qxb6 Rg5 25. Qxd4 Bh3 26. Qe3 Qxe3 27. Rxe3 Bxg2 28. h4 Bxf1+ 29. hxg5 Bxd3 30.
Rxd3 hxg5 31. Rd7 $16) 24. Re2 $14) 18. Nc4 (18. f4 $2 Ne5) 18... Bc7 19. Bxc7
Rxc7 20. f4 Qe7 (20... Ne5 21. Qa5 Rxc4 22. fxe5 Ra4 23. Qd5 $14) 21. Qd1 Be6
22. Nd2 f6 $11) 17... Ne5 $1 {I have thought that this was impossible but
tactics work in blacks way to equalize.} 18. Bxe5 (18. f3 $6 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 (19.
fxg4 $2 Qg5 20. Qxd3 Qe3+ 21. Qxe3 dxe3 22. Nf3 e2+ 23. Rf2 Rfd8 $1 (23... Rc2
$2 24. Re1 Rxb2 25. Be5 $16) 24. Re1 Rd1 25. Bf4 $1 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Rd8 27. Be5
Rd1 28. Bc3 Bd4 $1 $19) 19... Be6 $17) 18... Qxe5 19. Nc4 Qe6 $1 {This does
not allow white to kick Bg4 to a worst square. Dautov: 'Solide gespielt, aber
19...Qf4 war zumindest nicht schlechter.'} (19... Qf4 {Dautov} 20. g3 (20. Qc1
Bc7 21. Qxf4 Bxf4 22. g3 Bc7 23. f4 $11) (20. f3 $2 Rxc4 $1 21. Bxc4 d3+ 22.
Kh1 Bc7 $19) (20. Nxb6 axb6 21. Qe1 $2 Bf3 $1 22. gxf3 Rc5 $19) 20... Qf6 $11)
20. Nxb6 $8 {After this forced one the game gets equal.} (20. h3 $2 Bxh3 21.
gxh3 Qxh3 22. Qd1 Bc7 23. e5 b5 24. Nd6 Bxd6 25. exd6 Rc5 $19) (20. f3 $2 Rxc4
{'!?' Dautov.} (20... Bh5 {Dautov}) 21. Bxc4 Qxc4 22. fxg4 d3+ 23. Kh1 Qxe4 24.
Rf3 (24. Qd1 {Dautov} Rd8 $44) 24... Rd8 25. Qf1 d2 $17) 20... Qxb6 21. f3 Be6
$11 {After this black has nothing to worry about. Dautov: 'Die Stellung ist
ausgeglichen, und das Gleichgewicht wird bis zum SchluЯ der Partie ungestцrt
bleiben..'} 22. Rf2 Rc5 23. Qd1 Bb3 24. Qd2 a5 ({Maybe he got worried about} 
24... Rfc8 25. Qb4 (25. g3 Bc2 26. Rc1 Bxd3 27. Rxc5 Qxc5 28. Qxd3 $11) 25...
Rc1+ 26. Rf1 Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 Qxb4 28. axb4 a6 29. Kf2 Kf8 30. Ra1 Ke7 31. Ke2
Kd6 32. Ra5 Rc1 33. b5) 25. g3 Rfc8 26. Kg2 Bc4 $1 {Well timed, before I pull
first Ra1 somewhere like e1 then play Bd3-b1 he forced the exchange.} 27. Rd1 (
27. Rc1 Bxd3 28. Rxc5 Bf1+ $1 29. Kxf1 Qxc5 30. Qd3 $11) 27... Bxd3 {He
rightfully rushes the exchange.} (27... Qb3 28. Bb1 $1 (28. Bxc4 Rxc4 29. Qd3
$11) 28... Rd8 29. Rc1 b6 $13) 28. Qxd3 Rd8 29. Rdd2 Rb5 {Now white has to be
careful not to allow black with Rb3, d4-d3.} 30. Qc2 Rc5 31. Qd1 Rb5 32. Qb1 d3
$1 {Just in time. He prevents me from consolidating with Rd3, Rfd2.} 33. Rxd3
Rxd3 34. Qxd3 Rxb2 {Noone is better in such an ending.} (34... Rxb2 35. Rxb2
Qxb2+ 36. Kh3 b6 37. a4 Qb4 38. Qd7 g6 39. e5 Qc4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "SRB-chT"]
[Site "Ruma"]
[Date "2017.09.04"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2017.09.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paracin OSK"]
[BlackTeam "Valjevo Sveti Nikolaj"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SRB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SRB"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 (6. Qb3 b5 $5 {
I like this crazy looking move for Black.} (6... c6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 Nbd7 9.
Bd3 O-O 10. Qc2 Re8 11. O-O Nf8 {is a regular Karlsbad.})) 6... Be6 7. h3 {
Volkov.} ({The idea is similar to} 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Bd6 (8... h6 9. Bh4 g5 10.
Bg3 Nh5 11. Be5 Ng7 12. h3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bd6 14. O-O c6) 9. Bf4 $5 (9. O-O c6 (
9... O-O 10. Bf4) 10. Bf4 Qc7)) 7... Bd6 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 c6 10. O-O Qc7 11.
Qd2 (11. Nh4 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. f4 O-O-O $1) 11... O-O 12. Rfe1 $5 $146 (12.
Bf4 Rfe8) 12... Rfe8 13. Rac1 Rac8 (13... Nh5 14. e4) 14. Bf4 g6 $5 (14... Qb8
15. Bh2 $5 g6) 15. Bxd6 (15. Bh2) 15... Qxd6 16. Bb1 $5 (16. b4 $6 Qxb4 17. Rb1
Qd6 18. Rxb7 c5 $40) 16... Kg7 17. b3 $1 {Activating the a1-h8 diagonal.} Kg8
$5 (17... Qa3 $5 18. Ne5) 18. Rcd1 Rcd8 19. Nh2 $5 {White is ready to mobilise
his f-pawn.} (19. Ng5 $5 h6 20. Nf3) 19... Nh5 20. Nf1 f6 (20... f5 $5 21. Ne2)
(20... Ng7 21. f3) 21. f3 Bf7 22. g4 (22. e4 $6 dxe4 23. fxe4 c5 $1 24. d5 Ne5
25. Ne3 b5 $36) 22... Ng7 23. Qh2 Qb4 24. Qd2 (24. Ne2) 24... Qd6 (24... Kh8
25. Ng3 {and the queen is misplaced.}) 25. Qh2 Qb4 26. Qd2 Qd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Veliko Gradiste Silver Lake op"]
[Site "Veliko Gradiste"]
[Date "2018.06.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Cvitan, Ognjen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2512"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2018.06.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SRB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 (6... Nbd7 {
is continuing to be the main problem.} 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10.
dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 $14 {is really small.}) 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10.
Rd1 Re8 $5 {Korchnoi-Karpov, Baguio City rerevisited.} 11. Nd2 e5 12. Bg5 Nd4
13. Qc1 (13. Qa4 Qxa4 14. Nxa4 Nc2+ 15. Ke2 Nd4+ 16. Ke1 Nc2+ $11) 13... Bf5
14. Bxf6 Nc2+ 15. Ke2 Nd4+ 16. Ke1 Nc2+ 17. Ke2 Nd4+ 18. Ke1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 (12... d4 13. e4 Bg4
14. h3 Bxf3 $5 15. Qxf3 Bc7 16. Rac1 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Qe7 (17... Qb6 18. b4) 18.
Rfd1 Rad8 19. Bc4 $14 {White has the better piece.}) 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 a6 $5 (
14... d4 15. g4 (15. b5 $6 Na5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 fxg6 $15) 15... Bg6 16. e4
$13 {is one of the critical positions for 5.Bf4 line in Queens Gambit Declined.
}) 15. Rc1 Re8 16. Bxa6 $5 {Dreev's amazing novelty in Sarajevo 2001.I was
lucky to be in that tournament for many reasons.} Rxa6 17. b5 Rxa3 18. bxc6
bxc6 (18... Bxf3 $5 19. Qxf3 (19. gxf3 $6 bxc6 20. Rxc6 Re6 21. Qc1 Rxc6 22.
Qxc6 Ra8 23. Rb1 Ba5 24. Rd1 Rc8 25. Qxd5 Bc7 $1 $11 {is a transposition to
Dreev-Ki.Georgiev ,Sarajevo 2001.}) 19... bxc6 20. Rxc6 Re6 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22.
Be5 $1 (22. Qg4 Qf6 23. Bg5 Qf7 24. Qb4 Qa7 25. Qd6 Kf7 26. Qf4+ $1 Kg8 27. Qe5
Kf7 28. Rc1 Qd7 $14) 22... Qg5 23. Bd6 Ra8 24. Rb1 Ba5 25. Ra1 $1 (25. Rb7 Qf6)
25... Qd8 26. Be5 $16 {Black's pieces are very awkwardly placed.}) 19. Rxc6 Re6
$2 {Since Nigel did not notice the above mentioned game he commits the same
mistake Kiril fell for.} ({Later an improvement came in the same tournament,
which casted doubt if white could get any advantage with16.Ba6.} 19... Ra7 $1
20. Qb3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 (21. Rxb6 Be2 22. Rb8 Qd7 23. Rb1 Bc4 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25.
Qb8 Ra8 $11) 21... Bc7 22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Bxc7 Qxc7 24. Qxd5 Qe5 $11 {
Malahatko-Pigusov,Ohrid 2001.}) 20. Rxe6 $1 $146 fxe6 21. Qc1 Qa8 $2 (21... Ra6
22. Qc6 Qe8 23. Rc1 Qxc6 24. Rxc6 Bxf3 25. gxf3 d4 26. e4 $1 {Actually this is
only move to keep chaces to win.} (26. Kg2 $2 e5 27. Bxe5 dxe3 28. fxe3 Ra2+
29. Kg3 Bxe3 30. Rc8+ Kf7 31. Rc7+ Ke6 32. Bxg7 Kf5 $11) 26... d3 27. Kg2 (27.
Rxe6 $2 Bxf2+) 27... Kf7 28. Rd6 Be3 29. Rxa6 d2 30. Ra7+ Kf6 31. Rd7 Bxf4 32.
Kf1 g5 33. Ke2 h6 (33... h5 34. Rxd2 Bxd2 35. Kxd2 $18) 34. Rxd2 Bxd2 35. Kxd2
Ke5 36. Ke3 h5 37. h4 $1 (37. f4+ $4 gxf4+ 38. Kf3 h4 $19) 37... gxh4 38. f4+
Kf6 39. Kf3 $18) 22. Qb2 $4 (22. Ng5 $1 {wins right away.} h6 (22... e5 23.
Bxe5 Ra6 24. Qb1 Bg6 25. Qb5 $18) (22... Be2 23. Qb1 $1 Bd3 24. Qxb6 Ra6 25.
Qc7 Bxf1 26. Qf7+ Kh8 27. Be5 Qg8 28. Qb7 $18) 23. Nxe6 Ra7 $18) 22... Bxf3 $1
23. Qxb6 Ra6 24. Qc7 Be4 25. Be5 Ra7 26. Qb6 Ra6 27. Qb5 Ra7 $11 {Black still
has to be careful but the worst for him is already behind.} 28. Rc1 h6 29. f3
Bg6 30. Qb6 Re7 31. Ra1 Qc8 32. Qd6 Qd7 33. Ra8+ Kh7 34. Qb8 Qe8 35. Qb4 (35.
Qxe8 Bxe8 36. Bd6 Rd7 $11) 35... Qxa8 36. Qxe7 Qg8 37. h4 Qf7 38. Qxf7 Bxf7 39.
g4 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-ch 57th"]
[Site "Banja Koviljaca"]
[Date "2002.03.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Antic, Dejan"]
[Black "Abramovic, Bosko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2470"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Be7 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Kb1 Rc8 13. Bd3 Be6 14. Ng5 h6
15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. g4 d4 17. Bc4 Nd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Ba2 Kh8 20. Qb3 Bg5 21.
Bg3 dxe3 22. Rxd5 Qe7 23. f3 Rxf3 24. Qd3 e2 $1 {[%csl Re1][%cal Ge2e1,Ge7e1]
This efficient pawn thrust is the most elegant way to conclude the game.} 25.
Qxf3 {[%tqu "En","How would you justify Black's rook sacrifice on a previous
move?","Use the weakness of White's back rank.","Bring your rook into play!",
"c6d4","Excellent! This beautiful knight sacrifice brings Black's rook into
play with decisive effect.",7]} Nd4 $3 {[%csl Rc1][%cal Gc8c1,Gg5c1] This
amazing knight move justifies Black's rook sacrifice. Black effectively
exploits the weakness of White's back rank.} 26. Rxd4 {[%tqu "En","How should
Black continue?","Exploit the bad position of the enemy king and weakness of
White's back rank.","Try to eliminate the last defender of White's back rank.",
"e2e1Q","That's it. Now Black's advantage becomes decisive.",5]} e1=Q+ $1 {
An impressive conclusion of Black's combination. Now White is defenseless.} 27.
Qd1 ({The only move.} 27. Rxe1 {is refuted by} Qxe1+ 28. Bxe1 Rc1#) (27. Rd1
Q1e4+ {is hopeless for White.}) 27... Qxd1+ 28. Rhxd1 Bf6 29. Rc4 Rxc4 30. Bxc4
Qe4+ 31. Bd3 Qxg4 32. Re1 g5 33. Be4 Qd7 34. Bf2 Qd2 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9293"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Bangiev, Alexander J"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Bangiev,A"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "1992.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bielefeld"]
[BlackTeam "Bayern Muenchen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Bd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rd1 (11. Be2 d4 $1 $10) 11... Rc8 (11... Be6
12. Be2 h6 13. O-O Qe7 14. Na4 $14) 12. Be2 (12. Nxd5 $2 Nxd5 13. Rxd5 Nb4 $1
$17) 12... Be6 13. O-O Qe7 (13... Be7 14. Ng5 $14) (13... h6 14. Nxd5 $16) 14.
Bg5 $5 Rfd8 15. Qa4 {/\ Rd1-d2,Rf1-d1; Qa4-h4-> d5} (15. Rd2 h6 16. Bxf6 (16.
Bh4 g5 17. Bg3 d4 $13) 16... Qxf6 17. Rfd1 Ne7 $13) 15... h6 16. Bh4 a6 (16...
g5 $5 17. Bg3 Bf5 $5) 17. Rd2 g5 $8 18. Bg3 (18. Nxg5 $6 hxg5 19. Bxg5 Kg7 $17)
18... Bf5 19. Rfd1 Be4 (19... Qe6 $5 20. b4 Ba7 (20... Be7 21. Qb3 $14) 21. b5
$1 $14) 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Nd2 $5 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Qc2 Qe6
25. Nb3 (25. Nc4 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Nd5 $10) 25... Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Nd7 $5 27. Qc2 (
27. Nd4 Nxd4 28. Qxd4 Nf6 29. Bc4 Qe7 $14) 27... Kg7 28. Qc3+ Qf6 29. Qd2 Qe6
30. Qc3+ Qf6 31. Qd2 Qe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Vrnjacka Banja"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Beliavsky,A"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Nd2 (11. g4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. g5 exf4 14.
gxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Ne7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rhg1+ Kh8 18. Qe4 Ng6 19. Qd4 Qb6 20.
Qxb6 axb6 21. Rd6 Bh3 22. Kb1 fxe3 23. fxe3 Rac8 24. Bd5 Rcd8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26.
Bxf7 Bf5+ 27. Ka2 Be4 $11 {Beliavsky,A-Yusupov,A Dortmund 98.}) 11... e5 (11...
Qb6 12. Bd3 d4 13. Na4 Qa5 14. c5 e5 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Bg3 dxe3 17. fxe3 Bg4 18.
Rd2 Rad8 19. h3 Be6 20. Rhd1 g6 21. Kb1 Rxd3 $2 (21... Nh5 22. Bh2 Bg5 $132)
22. Rxd3 Bf5 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. cxd6 $16 {Kempinski,R-Beliavsky,A Koszalin,98.})
12. Bg5 d4 13. Nb3 Qb6 14. exd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nd5 Qd8
18. Qe4 Be6 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Qxd4 Qg5+ 21. f4 Qa5 22. Be2 Rac8 23. Kb1 Qa4 $6
(23... Rfd8 24. Qe3 Re8 25. Qd2 Qa4 $11) 24. Rc1 b5 25. Qd1 $1 $16 Qa5 (25...
Qxd1 26. Rhxd1 bxc4 27. Rd4 $16) 26. cxb5 Rcd8 27. Qe1 Qa4 (27... Rd2 28. Rd1
Bf5+ (28... Rfd8 29. Rxd2 Rxd2 30. Kc1 $18) 29. Ka1 Rfd8 30. Rxd2 Rxd2 31. Bd3
$16) 28. Qb4 Qxb4 29. axb4 Rd4 30. Rhf1 (30. g3 $142 Rxb4 31. Rc5 Rd8 32. Rd1
$16) 30... Rxb4 31. f5 $2 (31. Rc5 $16) 31... Bd5 32. Rc5 (32. Rf2 Be4+ 33. Ka2
Bd5+ $11) 32... Bxg2 33. Rg1 Be4+ 34. Ka2 Rd4 35. f6 Bg6 36. fxg7 Re8 37. Bc4
Kxg7 $6 (37... Re7 $142 38. Rg2 Kxg7 39. b3 Kh6 40. Ka3 f5 $13) 38. Rc7 Rf4 39.
b3 $16 Ra8 40. Ka3 Kh6 41. Kb4 (41. Ra1 $142 f5 42. Kb4 Rb8 43. Rcxa7 (43.
Raxa7 Re4 44. Re7 f4 45. Kc5 f3 46. Rxe4 Bxe4 $132) 43... Re4 44. Ra8 Rxa8 45.
Rxa8 f4 46. b6 Re7 47. Bd5 $18) 41... a5+ (41... f5 42. Ka5) 42. Ka4 Rf2 43. b6
Rb8 44. Rc6 Rf5 45. Rd1 (45. Rf1 $142 $18) 45... f6 46. Rf1 $1 Rh5 (46... Rxf1
47. Bxf1 Be8 48. Kb5 Rc8 (48... Bxc6+ 49. Kxc6 Rc8+ 50. Kb5 Rc3 51. Bc4 $18)
49. Bg2 Rd8 50. b7 Rd4 51. Kxa5 $18) 47. Rcxf6 Rxh2 48. Kb5 Rd2 49. Rg1 $18 Rd7
50. Kxa5 Kh5 51. Rc6 Rd2 52. Rc7 Be4 53. Re7 Bg6 54. b7 Rd6 55. Kb5 Rf8 56. Kc5
Rdf6 {1:0} 57. Bd5 Rd8 58. Re5+ Kh6 59. Ra1 Rff8 60. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.04.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Smyslov, Vassily V"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "1981.04.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 (10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. e4 Bg4
14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Re1 Kh8 18. Kg2 f6 $10 {Karpov,
An-Beliavsky,A/Tilburg/1993/Inf 59/(442)/}) 10... Bb4+ 11. Ke2 Bd6 (11... Nc6
12. Qc2 h6 13. Rhd1 Qf6 14. Kf1 Ba5 15. Be2 Bb6 16. Qd2 Rd8 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18.
exd4 Bf5 $10 {Quinteros,M-Najdorf,M/Mar del Plata/1982/}) 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Qa4
$5 (13. Qc2 g6 14. Rac1 Bg4 15. Qc5 Qe5 16. Qc3 Qh5 17. Qf6 Nd7 18. Qf4 Rac8
19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Rd1 Ne5 $13 {Petrosian,A-Beliavsky,A/Lvov/1981/}) 13... Nc6
14. Rhd1 Ne5 (14... Qf6 15. Rd2 Be6 16. Kf1 Rfd8 $10) 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Qh4 g6
17. Rd2 d4 (17... Be6 $5) (17... Bf5) 18. e4 $14 (18. Qxd4 Qxh2 $10) 18... Re8
19. Kf1 Be6 20. f4 Qa5 21. Qf2 $1 (21. Rf2 {/\ f5/} f5 22. e5 Rad8 $13) 21...
Rac8 22. Kg1 Red8 23. h3 Rc6 (23... f5 $6 24. exf5 Bxf5 25. Bxf5 Qxf5 26. Rxd4
Rxd4 27. Qxd4 Rc2 28. Re1 $16) 24. f5 $1 Bc4 25. Bxc4 Rxc4 26. b3 $1 Rb4 $8 {
>< d4/} 27. Rf1 $1 Rd7 28. Rd3 $1 Qe5 29. Rf3 Qe7 (29... Qxe4 $2 30. fxg6 fxg6
31. Rf8+ Kg7 32. Rf7+ $1 $18) 30. e5 $16 gxf5 $1 (30... d3 $6 31. e6 fxe6 32.
fxe6 Qxe6 33. Rxd3 $1 Rf7 (33... Rxd3 34. Qf8#) 34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. Qb2+ Kh6 36.
Qd2+ $18) 31. Qg3+ (31. Rxf5 Rb6 $1 {/\ Rg6/}) 31... Kf8 32. Rxf5 Rb6 $1 $14 (
32... d3 $2 33. Rg5) 33. Qd3 (33. Rxf7+ Qxf7 34. Rxf7+ Kxf7 $13) 33... Rg6 34.
R1f4 {>< d4/} Qe6 35. h4 $5 Qd5 36. Re4 Qe6 $6 (36... Rg3 $1 37. Rf3 Rxf3 38.
gxf3 $13) 37. Rff4 Rd5 38. Rxd4 Qxe5 $5 (38... Rxe5 39. Rd7 Rf6 40. Qxh7 $1 $18
) 39. Rxf7+ $1 (39. Rxd5 Qxf4 40. Rd8+ Kg7 $10) 39... Kxf7 40. Rxd5 Qe1+ $8 41.
Qf1+ $8 Qxf1+ 42. Kxf1 Rc6 $5 43. Kg1 $1 (43. Rd7+ Kg6 44. Rxb7 Rc1+ 45. Kf2
Rc2+ 46. Kf3 Rxa2 47. g4 Ra1 $16) 43... Kg6 (43... Rc2 44. Rd7+ Kg6 45. a4) 44.
Kh2 Ra6 (44... Rc2 45. a4 Rc3 46. Rg5+ Kf6 47. Rg3 $16) 45. Rd2 Rb6 46. Kh3 a5
$6 (46... Rb4) 47. Rd5 a4 48. bxa4 Rb4 49. Rg5+ Kh6 50. Rg4 $18 Rb2 51. a3 Rb3+
52. Rg3 Rb1 53. Rd3 Kg6 54. Kg4 Rc1 55. Rd6+ Kg7 56. Rd7+ Kg6 57. h5+ Kh6 58.
Rd6+ Kg7 59. Rd4 $1 Rc3 60. Rb4 Kg8 61. Kf5 (61. Rxb7 $6 Rc4+ 62. Kf5 Rxa4 $16)
61... Rc5+ 62. Ke6 (62. Kf6 $1) 62... Rxh5 63. Rxb7 Rg5 64. Rb2 Rg3 65. a5 $1
Rg5 (65... Rxa3 66. Kf6 $1 h6 67. Kg6 $18) 66. Kf6 $1 Rg6+ 67. Ke7 h5 (67...
Rg5 68. a6 Ra5 69. Rb6 Rxa3 70. Kd7 $18) 68. Kd7 h4 69. Kc7 Kh8 70. Rb4 Rxg2
71. Rxh4+ Kg7 72. a6 Re2 73. Rd4 1-0

[Event "Sochi"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Doroshkievich, Vladimir K"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1993.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 (5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Nb6 (6...
c6 7. Qc2 Bb4 (7... Nh5 8. Bd2 Nb6 9. e4 (9. h3 $5) 9... dxe4 10. Nxe4 Be7 $10
{Bareev,E-Short,N Linares 1992/}) (7... Be7 8. h3 O-O 9. e3 Ne4 10. Bd3 f5 11.
O-O Bf6 12. b4 a6 {Timman,J-Speelman,J Linares 1992 Inf 56/398; 13.Na4+/-
Timman/}) 8. e3 Nh5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. h3 g6 13. Bd3
Ng7 14. g4 Nd7 15. Kb1 O-O 16. Qb3 $1 $14 {Epishin,V-Ivanchuk,V Tilburg 1992
Inf 56/446/}) 7. Qc2 g6 8. h3 $1 Bf5 9. Qb3 c6 10. e3 Bg7 11. Be2 Be4 12. O-O
Bxf3 13. Bxf3 O-O 14. a4 a5 15. Ne2 $14 {Epishin,V-Eingorn,V Bern 1993 Inf 57/
402/}) (5. Qc2 $5 Be7 (5... c6 6. e4 $14) 6. Bf4 O-O 7. e3 a6 8. a3 dxc4 9.
Bxc4 b5 10. Ba2 c5 11. Rd1 c4 12. e4 $16 {Gelfand,B-Nogueiras,J Biel 1993/})
5... dxc4 $5 (5... Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O c4 10. Bc2 Bxc3
11. bxc3 Re8 12. Nd2 Qa5 13. Qc1 $14 {Adorjan,A-Kelesevic,N Sarajevo 1993/}) 6.
e3 c5 $146 (6... Nd5 7. Bxc4 Nxf4 8. exf4 Bd6 9. g3 O-O 10. O-O Nf6 11. Qe2 b6
12. Rfd1 Bb7 13. Rac1 $14 {Botvinnik,M-Menchik,V Hastings 1934/}) (6... Nb6 7.
Bxc4 Nxc4 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bd6 10. Bg5 (10. Bxd6 cxd6 11. d5 e5 12. Qb4 Qb6
$10) 10... h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. O-O O-O 13. e4 Qd8 14. Rfd1 $14 {Blagojevic,
B-Cvetkovic,S JUG 1993 Inf 57/406/}) 7. Bxc4 cxd4 (7... a6 8. a3 (8. a4 Be7 9.
O-O O-O 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. exd4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Bd7 13. Ne5 Bc6 $14) 8... b5 9. Ba2
Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Rfd1 Qb6 $10) 8. Qxd4 Bc5 9. Qd3 a6 10. a3 b5 (
10... O-O 11. O-O Nb6 12. Rfd1 Qxd3 13. Bxd3 $14) 11. Ba2 Bb7 12. Rd1 (12. O-O
O-O 13. Rad1 Qb6 14. e4 $16) 12... Qb6 13. O-O Rd8 $6 (13... O-O $5 14. e4 Rfd8
15. Qe2 Nf8 16. Bg5 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Ng6 $14) 14. e4 O-O 15. Qe2 $16 b4 (15... Nh5
16. Bg5 f6 17. Bc1 g6 18. b4 Be7 19. Nd4 $16) (15... Be7 16. e5 Ne8 17. Ne4 $14
) 16. Na4 Qc6 (16... Qa5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. axb4 Qxb4 19. Bd6 $1 $16) 17. Nxc5
Nxc5 $8 18. e5 b3 $8 19. Bb1 Nfe4 20. Rc1 Qb5 21. Qe3 (21. Rc4 $5 Nd2 22. Bxh7+
Kh8 23. Nxd2 Rxd2 24. Qh5 $18) 21... Nd3 22. Rc7 Ba8 23. a4 Qa5 24. Ra7 Nxf4 $8
25. Qxf4 f5 $8 26. Bxe4 Bxe4 (26... fxe4 27. Qg4 Rf7 28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Ng5+ $18
) 27. Qg5 Rf7 28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Qh5+ Kg8 (29... Ke7 30. Ng5 Rf8 31. Qxh7 $18)
30. Ng5 h6 (30... h6 31. Qf7+ Kh8 32. Nxe6 Rg8 33. Nf4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.04.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "1981.04.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Be7 11. Nd2 e5 12. Bg5 d4 13. Nb3 Qd8 14. Be2 a5 15. exd4
(15. Na4 g6 (15... h6 $5 16. Bh4 Bd7 $10) 16. exd4 Bf5 17. Qc1 Nxd4 18. Nxd4
exd4 19. O-O Rc8 $10) (15. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 16. O-O a4 17. Nc5 Qa5 18. N3xa4 Be7
19. b4 {Korchnoi,V-Huebner,R/Merano (m/6)/1980/0,5 (88) Inf 30/523/} Qc7 $44 {
Beliavsky/}) 15... a4 16. Nxa4 (16. dxe5 $6 Nd7 17. Bxe7 axb3 18. Qxb3 Qxe7 $17
) 16... Nxd4 (16... Rxa4 $6 17. d5 $1 $16) 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. b3 (18. O-O Qa5
19. Bxf6 Bxf6 $10) 18... Qa5+ 19. Bd2 (19. Qd2 Bxa3 (19... Qf5 $5 {Beliavsky/})
20. Qxa5 Rxa5 21. Bxf6 Bb4+ 22. Kf1 gxf6 23. Rxd4 Re5 24. g4 b5 $1 $44 {
Korchnoi,V-Karpov,A/Merano (m/11)/1981/0,5 (35) Inf 32/498/}) 19... Bf5 $1 (
19... Qe5 20. f4 Qe6 21. Bc1 $13) 20. Qb2 Qe5 21. Bb4 (21. Be3 Qa5+ (21... Bxa3
$5 22. Qxd4 Bb4+ 23. Kf1 Qe7 $44) 22. Bd2 Qe5 $10) 21... Bxb4+ 22. axb4 Rfe8
23. Rxd4 Bc2 $1 (23... b5 24. cxb5 Rac8 25. Rd1 $1 $13) 24. Rd2 $1 (24. Qxc2
Qxd4 25. O-O Rad8 26. Bf3 Ne4 27. Bxe4 Rxe4 28. Nc5 Re7 $17) 24... Bxb3 25.
Qxb3 Qa1+ 26. Qd1 (26. Rd1 Qxa4) 26... Qxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Rxa4 28. f3 (28. g3 $5 {
Portisch/}) 28... Rxb4 29. Kf2 Rb2 30. Rhe1 g6 31. Kf1 $6 (31. Rd3 $5 {/\ Re3/}
) 31... Nh5 32. g3 Ng7 $1 33. Rd7 (33. g4 Ne6 {/\ Nf4/}) 33... Ne6 34. Red1 Nd4
$1 $17 (34... Nf4 35. Rd8 $10) (34... Nc5 35. R7d2 $10) 35. R1xd4 (35. Rxb7
Rxb7 36. Rxd4 Rb2 $19) 35... Rexe2 36. Rxb7 Rf2+ $19 37. Kg1 Rg2+ 38. Kh1 Rxh2+
39. Kg1 Rbg2+ 40. Kf1 Rc2 41. Kg1 Rhg2+ 42. Kf1 Rgf2+ (42... Rgf2+ 43. Kg1 Rxf3
44. g4 Ra3 45. Rb1 Ra4) 0-1

[Event "Moscow"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1981.04.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1981.04.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Nc6 (7...
Bxc5 $142 8. cxd5 (8. Be2 $5) 8... Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 $10) 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2
Bxc5 10. O-O Be6 11. Rc1 (11. Ne5 Bd6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Qa4 Bxf4 14. Qxf4 c5
15. b3 $14 {Mikhalchishin,A-Beliavsky,A/URS/1981/1:0 (37) Inf 31/452/}) (11.
Bg5 Be7 12. Nd4 h6 13. Bh4 Rc8 14. Rc1 $14) (11. Nb5 a6 12. Nbd4 Qb6 13. Nxc6
bxc6 14. Qc2 $14 {Meduna,E-Abramovic,B/Moscow/1982/}) 11... Bb6 12. Qa4 $5 (12.
Ne5 d4 $5 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. exd4 Qxd4 15. Qxd4 Bxd4 $10 {Knezevic,M-Rukavina,J/
YUG(ch)/1981/}) 12... Bd7 (12... Qe7 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Rac8 16.
Nb5 $14 {Seirawan,Y-Byrne,R/USA(ch)/1981/}) 13. Rfd1 Nd4 (13... d4 $2 14. exd4
Nxd4 15. Rxd4 $18) 14. Qb4 Nxe2+ (14... a5 15. Qa3 Nxe2+ 16. Nxe2 Bg4 17. Ned4
$14 {Gheorghiu,F-Soylu,S/Athens/1981/1:0 (34) Inf 32/500/}) 15. Nxe2 Bg4 16.
Ned4 Ne4 (16... Bxd4 17. Qxd4 (17. Rxd4) 17... Bxf3 18. gxf3 $16) 17. h3 Be6
18. Rc2 $1 $14 {/\ Rdc1/} Rc8 19. Rdc1 Rxc2 20. Rxc2 h6 $6 (20... Re8 $142) 21.
a4 $1 {>< b7/} Re8 $6 (21... a5 $5 22. Qb5 Nd6 23. Qd3 Ne4 $14) 22. Nxe6 $1
fxe6 (22... Rxe6 23. a5) 23. a5 $1 Bxa5 24. Qxb7 $16 Bb6 25. Ne5 Nd6 (25... Re7
26. Qa6 Rc7 27. Nc6 $18) 26. Qc6 Re7 27. Qa4 $1 Rc7 28. Rxc7 Qxc7 29. Nd3 $1
Qe7 (29... Qc4 30. Qd7 $1 Qxd3 31. Qxe6+ Nf7 32. Qe8+ $18) 30. Bxd6 $1 Qxd6 31.
Qe8+ Kh7 32. Nf4 $18 e5 (32... d4 33. Qg6+ Kg8 34. Nxe6 Qd7 35. Nxd4 $1 Bxd4
36. Qd3 $18) 33. Ne6 Bc5 34. Qf7 (34. Qf7 Qe7 35. Qf5+ Kg8 36. Qxe5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 15th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grachev, Boris V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "237"]
[EventDate "2016.03.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 b5 7. Nxb5 Bb4+ {
Diagramm [#]} 8. Nd2 {Gelfands Neuerung, die es ihm erlaubt, den Lf4 zu
behalten.} ({Bislang wurde nur} 8. Nc3 Nd5 {erprobt.}) 8... Nd5 9. Bg3 N7b6 10.
Qc2 O-O 11. Be2 Ba6 12. Nc3 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Nxd5 {Diagramm [#]} Nxd5 ({
Schaut man sich den Verlauf der Partie an, dann war} 14... exd5 {vielleicht
vorzuziehen. Aber auch dann wären die schwarzen Bauern wohl mehr Schwäche
als Stärke und die Verteidigung entsprechend schwer zu führen. Weiß
hingegen könnte das starke Feld d4 für seine Figuren nutzen und einfach mit
den Schwerfiguren in der c- bzw. d-Linie gegen das schwarze Zentrum drücken.})
15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 Rc8 17. Qb3 Bb4+ 18. Ke2 Qg5 19. Rhc1 h5 20. Ne5 Rxc1 (
20... h4 $2 21. Nf3) 21. Rxc1 Bd6 22. h4 Qd8 23. e4 Bxe5 24. Bxe5 Ne7 25. Rc5
Ng6 26. Bg3 Qd4 27. Rc4 Qd7 28. Rc7 Qd4 29. Qc2 Rd8 30. Rc8 Rxc8 31. Qxc8+ Kh7
32. Qc2 e5 33. Kf1 Qd8 34. Qe2 Kg8 35. Kg1 Nxh4 36. Bxe5 Qa5 37. Bg3 Ng6 38. a3
h4 39. Bd6 Qb6 40. Qd2 Qb3 41. Kh2 h3 42. gxh3 Nh4 43. Qe3 Qd1 44. Bb4 f6 45.
Qg3 Nf3+ 46. Kg2 Ng5 47. Qe3 Qc2 48. h4 Nxe4 49. Qxa7 Qc8 50. Qe3 Qg4+ 51. Kf1
Qxh4 52. Be1 Ng5 53. Ke2 Qg4+ 54. Kd3 Qf5+ 55. Kc4 Qc2+ 56. Bc3 Qa4+ 57. Bb4
Qa6+ 58. Kb3 Ne6 59. Qe4 Qb6 60. Qd5 Qa6 61. a4 Qe2 62. a5 Kh8 63. Bc3 Nf4 64.
Qc4 Qd1+ 65. Kb4 Qd6+ 66. Ka4 Nd5 67. Bd4 Nc7 68. Bb6 Qd1+ 69. Ka3 Qa1+ 70. Kb3
Qd1+ 71. Ka2 Na6 72. b3 Qd2+ 73. Ka3 Qd6+ 74. b4 Qd2 75. b5 Qd6+ 76. Kb3 Qd1+
77. Qc2 Qd5+ 78. Ka4 Qd7 79. f4 f5 80. Qh2+ Kg8 81. Qe2 Kh8 82. Kb3 Qd5+ 83.
Ka4 Qd7 84. Qh2+ Kg8 85. Qa2+ Kh7 86. Qb3 Kh8 87. Be3 Nc7 88. Bc5 Na6 89. Bb6
Kh7 90. Qc2 Kh8 91. Qe2 Kh7 92. Kb3 Qd5+ 93. Kc3 Nc5 94. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 95. Kb3
Qd5+ 96. Kb4 Qd6+ 97. Kc4 Qc7+ 98. Kb3 Qxa5 99. Qh5+ Kg8 100. Qxf5 Qe1 101. Qe5
Qd1+ 102. Kb4 Qd2+ 103. Kc5 Qc1+ 104. Kb6 Kh8 105. Kb7 Qh1+ 106. Kb8 Qb1 107.
Qc5 Qe4 108. Qh5+ Kg8 109. Qe5 Qb4 110. Kb7 Kh7 111. b6 g6 112. Kc7 Qc4+ 113.
Kd8 Qd3+ 114. Kc8 Qh3+ 115. Kb8 Qd3 116. b7 g5 117. Kc7 Qc4+ 118. Kd8 Qd3+ 119.
Ke8 {Diagramm [#] Es ist geschafft! Bewundernswerte Technik und großer
Kampfgeist!} 1-0

[Event "Neckar op-A 12th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2008.03.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bindrich, Falko"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Bindrich,F"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Be6 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. a3 h6 $6 {Meiner Meinung nach
ein schwacher Zug, er schwдcht unnцtig die schwarze Kцnigsstellung.} 13. Nb5 (
13. Bg3 Bb6 14. Ne5 Ne7 15. Na4 Ne4 16. Rxc8 Bxc8 17. Nf3 Bd7 18. Be5 Bxa4 19.
Qxa4 Nc6 20. Bf4 Qf6 21. Bb5 Qxb2 22. Bxc6 Nc3 23. Qb4 Qxb4 24. axb4 bxc6 25.
Be5 Nb5 26. Rc1 Rc8 27. Nd4 f6 28. Bxf6 Bxd4 29. Bxd4 Nxd4 30. exd4 Rb8 31. Kf1
Rxb4 32. Rxc6 Rxd4 33. Ra6 Kf7 34. Rxa7+ Kf6 35. Rd7 h5 36. Ke2 g5 37. Ke3 Re4+
38. Kd3 Ke6 39. Rg7 Kf6 40. Rd7 Ke6 {1/2-1/2 Fischer,R-Spassky,B/Reykjavik
1972/MainBase}) 13... Be7 (13... Qe7 14. b4) (13... Ne4 14. Nd2 Nxd2 (14... Be7
15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nd6 Bxd6 17. Bxd6 Re8 18. Rc5 Qf6 19. Qc2 Bb3 20. Qxb3 Qxd6
21. Rb5 b6 22. Rd1) 15. Qxd2 Be7 16. Rfd1 Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Yrjola,J-Pihlajasalo,A/
Finland 1999/EXT 2001} 17. Nc3 Rfd8 18. Na4 Qb3 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Rxc5 d4 21. e4
$14) (13... Bb6 $2 14. Nd6 (14. Nfd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Rxc1 16. Qxc1 Bxd4 17. exd4
Qb6 {1/2-1/2 O'Kelly de Galway,A-Timman,J/London 1973/MCL})) 14. Nbd4 Qb6 15.
Nxe6 fxe6 16. b4 a6 17. Bd3 Rcd8 $2 (17... Nh5 18. Be5 $14) (17... Ne4 18. h3
$1 $14) (17... Rfd8 18. Qe2 Bd6 19. Qb2 $5 $14) 18. Ne5 $2 (18. Nd4 $3 {
Hдtte auf der Stelle gewonnen!} Kf7 (18... Nxd4 19. Bc7 $3 $18) 19. Nxc6 bxc6
20. Qa4 c5 21. bxc5 Bxc5 22. Rc3 $1 Rc8 23. Rfc1 Kg8 24. Be5 Rf7 25. Bg6 Rb7
26. Qf4 $18) (18. Qe2 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Rxd6 20. Rfd1) 18... Bd6 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20.
Bg3 $5 (20. Bxd6 $142 Rxd6 21. Rc5 $5 Nd7 (21... e5 22. Ra5 e4 23. Be2 $1 $16)
22. Ra5 c5 23. Rxa6 Qc7 24. Rxd6 Qxd6 25. bxc5 Nxc5 26. a4 $16) 20... Bxg3 21.
hxg3 Nd7 22. Be2 $5 Ra8 (22... c5 $1 23. bxc5 Nxc5 24. Qd4 Rc8 25. Rc3 Qd6 26.
Bf3 Rc6 27. Rfc1 Rfc8 {And it is difficult to make progress for either side.})
23. Rc3 $5 (23. Qd4 $1 Qc7 24. Rc3 Qd6 25. Rfc1 Rfc8 26. Qf4 e5 27. Qf5 $1)
23... a5 24. Qc2 Ne5 25. f4 Nd7 26. Kh2 (26. Bg4 Rfe8 27. Rxc6 Qxe3+ 28. Qf2 $1
Qxf2+ 29. Kxf2 axb4 30. axb4 Nf8 31. Rb1 $14) 26... Nf6 27. Bf3 axb4 28. axb4
Qxb4 29. Rxc6 Rae8 30. Rb1 Qa5 $6 {Schwarz verliert durch diesen Zug die
Kontrolle ьber die 7. Reihe.} (30... Qa3 $142 31. Rb7 (31. Qg6 Re7 $1 $14)
31... Rf7 (31... Re7 32. Rcc7 Rff7 $14) 32. Rcc7 Rxc7 33. Qxc7 Qf8 $1 $14) 31.
Rb7 $5 (31. Qg6 $5 Qa7 (31... Rf7 32. f5 $1 $16 {und WeiЯ erhдlt eine
verbesserte Version, im Vergleich zur Partie}) 32. f5 Qf7 33. Qxf7+ Rxf7 34.
fxe6 Rfe7 35. Rbb6 $16 {mit guten Gewinnchancen, aber WeiЯ hat einige
technische Probleme}) 31... Rf7 32. Rxf7 Kxf7 33. f5 $5 Qd8 $1 {Der einzige
Zug, der nicht sofort verliert.} (33... e5 34. Rxf6+ Kxf6 35. Qc6+ Ke7 36. Bxd5
Qa7 37. Bc4 $3 Qd7 38. Qxd7+ Kxd7 39. Bb5+ Ke7 40. Bxe8 Kxe8 $18) (33... Qa1
34. fxe6+ Rxe6 35. Bxd5 $1 Nxd5 36. Qf5+ Qf6 37. Qxd5 Qe5 38. Qxe6+ Qxe6 39.
Rxe6 Kxe6 40. g4 Ke5 41. Kg3 Ke4 42. Kf2 $18 g5 43. Ke2 Kd5 44. Kd3 Ke5 45. e4)
(33... Qb5 {Nach diesem Zug entstehen die schцnsten Varianten.} 34. fxe6+ Rxe6
35. Bh5+ Ke7 36. Rc7+ Kd6 (36... Kf8 37. Rf7+) 37. Rxg7 Qb6 (37... Nxh5 38.
Qc7#) (37... Qc6 38. Qb2 $1) (37... Qc5 38. Qb2 $1) (37... Qc4 38. Qb2 $1 Nxh5
39. Qb8+ Kc5 40. Rc7+ Rc6 41. Rb7 $3 Qa6 42. Rb1 Qa3 43. Qf8+ Rd6 44. Qe8 $1
$18) 38. Qa4 $3 Nxh5 39. Rd7+ Ke5 40. Qg4 $3 $18) 34. Rc7+ Re7 $1 (34... Kg8
35. fxe6 Qd6 36. Rc6 Qe5 37. Qg6 Rxe6 38. Bxd5 Qxd5 39. Rc8+ Re8 40. Rxe8+ Nxe8
41. Qxe8+ Kh7 42. e4 Qd3 43. e5 Qg6 44. Qxg6+ Kxg6 45. g4 $1 Kf7 46. Kg3 $18)
35. fxe6+ Kxe6 36. Rc6+ Kf7 37. Qf5 $6 (37. e4 $142 $1 Rxe4 (37... Nxe4 38.
Bh5+ g6 39. Rxg6 $18) (37... dxe4 38. Qc4+ $18) 38. Bxe4 Nxe4 $14 {WeiЯ steht
besser, hat aber technische Probleme.} (38... dxe4 39. Qc4+)) (37. Qc5 $5 Rd7
$1 $11) 37... Rd7 $8 $11 {Schwarz hat sich perfekt verteidigt.} 38. Bh5+ Kg8
39. Bg6 Rc7 $1 40. Rb6 Kh8 $6 (40... Qc8 $1 $11) 41. Re6 {Stellt die letzte
Falle... ... und Schwarz fдllt hinein.} Ra7 $4 (41... Re7 $4 42. Rxf6 gxf6 43.
Qxf6+ Kg8 44. Bf7+ $1 $18) (41... Qg8 $2 42. Rxf6 gxf6 43. Qxf6+ Rg7 44. Bf5 $1
$18) (41... Kg8 $1 $11) (41... Rc8 $5 42. Re8+ Qxe8 43. Bxe8 Rxe8 $11 {Schwarz
droht mittels Te8-e4 eine Festung aufzubauen, deswegen ist die Stellung remis.}
44. g4 Rxe3 $11) 42. Re8+ $1 $18 Qxe8 43. Bxe8 1-0

[Event "World-ch33-KK4 Kasparov-Karpov +4-4=16"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1987.12.11"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "37"]
[EventDate "1987.10.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Rc1
Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 d4 {N; 10...Be6 - 42/531} 11. exd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4
13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14. Nb5 Bb6 15. O-O (15. Nc7 $2 Bxc7 16. Bxc7 Re8 $17) 15... Be6
16. a3 Rfd8 17. Nd6 Rd7 18. Bb5 Re7 19. Rfe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Lobron, Eric"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Be2 Re8 $5 (9... dxc4) 10. Bg5 $5 (10. O-O e5 11. Bg5 d4 12. Ne4 (12.
Nd5 $6 d3 $1 13. Bxd3 (13. Bxf6 $4 dxe2 $19) (13. Qxd3 e4 14. Qc3 Nxd5 $1 15.
cxd5 Qxd5 16. Bf4 exf3 17. Bxf3 Qf5 18. g4 Qg6 19. Qxc5 Bxg4 $17 {->}) 13... e4
14. Bxe4 Rxe4 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Qxd8+ Nxd8 17. Bxf6 $15) 12... Be7 13. Bxf6
Bxf6 $13) 10... Be7 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bh4 (12. Bxf6 $6 Bxf6 13. cxd5 exd5 {/\ d4|^
}) 12... dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nd5 $1 14. Bxe7 (14. Bxd5 exd5 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 {/\ 16...
d4, 16... Bg4} 16. O-O-O Be6 $13) 14... Ncxe7 15. O-O Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qc7 17. Nd4
(17. Rac1 $142) 17... Bd7 $10 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Qd3 $6 (19. Qb3) 19... Qb6 $6 (
19... Red8) 20. b4 Red8 21. Qe4 Bc6 22. Qe5 Bd5 23. Bxd5 Nxd5 24. Nb3 $1 Nf6 $2
(24... Qa6 $2 25. Nc5 Qxa3 26. Nxe6) (24... Qb5 $13 {/\ 25. e4 Nc3, /\} 25. Nc5
Nf6) 25. h3 $36 {/\ Qa5} Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Rd3 27. Nd4 $2 (27. Rc8+ Kh7 28. Nc5 $1
{><e4} Rxa3 29. Qb8 $16 {->}) 27... Rxa3 28. Rc8+ Kh7 29. Qb8 $2 (29. Rc7 Qxb4
(29... Kg8 30. Rc8+ Kh7 $10) 30. Rxf7 Qe1+ 31. Kh2 Qxf2 32. Qc7 (32. Nf3 $2 Ra2
) 32... Ng4+ $1 33. hxg4 Qh4+ 34. Kg1 Qe1+ 35. Kh2 Qh4+ $10) 29... Ra1+ $2 (
29... Ne4 $1 $17 {/\} 30. f4 $2 Rxe3 31. Rh8+ Kg6 32. Qe5 Re1+ 33. Kh2 Qd6 $19)
30. Kh2 Ne4 31. f4 $1 Nd2 32. h4 $1 $18 Nf1+ 33. Kh3 Nxe3 (33... Ra3 34. h5
Rxe3+ 35. Nf3 g6 (35... g5 36. Rh8+ Kg7 37. fxg5 hxg5 38. Qg8+ Kf6 39. Qxg5#)
36. Rh8+ Kg7 37. Qf8+ Kf6 38. hxg6) 34. Rh8+ Kg6 35. h5+ $1 Kxh5 36. Qe5+ f5
37. Qxe3 Rh1+ 38. Kg3 Rb1 39. Re8 Qxb4 40. Qe2+ Kg6 41. Qxe6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Janjgava, Lasha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Georgia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GEO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Nd2 Bb4 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bd3 h6 14. Rc1 Be7 (
14... Bxd2+ $6 15. Qxd2 $14) 15. O-O Be6 16. Nb3 Qb6 17. Nc5 Bxc5 (17... Rac8
18. Nxe6 fxe6 $14) 18. Qxc5 Qxb2 19. Rb1 Qd2 20. Rfd1 Qa5 21. Rb5 Qa4 22. Ra1
Rfc8 23. Rxb7 Na5 (23... Ne5 $14) 24. Qb5 Qxb5 25. Rxb5 Nc4 26. h4 a6 27. Rb7
Rc5 28. a4 Na5 29. Rb6 Nc4 30. Rb4 Rac8 31. Rb7 h5 32. Kh2 Ra5 33. Rab1 Nd2 (
33... Rxa4 34. Rb8 Ra5 35. Rxc8+ Bxc8 36. Rb8 Rc5 37. Bf5 Nb6 38. e4 $18) 34.
R1b2 (34. R1b4 Ne4 {/\ 35... Nf2, 35... Nc5}) 34... Nc4 35. R2b4 g6 36. Ra7 Kg7
37. Bc7 Rc5 38. Bb6 Nxb6 (38... R5c6 39. a5 $18) 39. Rxb6 Kf6 40. Bxa6 (40.
Rbxa6 $2 d4 41. exd4 Rd5 $10) (40. Raxa6 $1 $16 {/\} d4 41. exd4 Rd5 42. Rd6
Rd8 43. Rxd5 Rxd5 44. Bc4 Rxd4 45. Bxe6 fxe6 46. g3 Kg7 47. a5 Ra4 48. Ra7+ $1
Kf6 49. Ra8 e5 50. Kg2 e4 51. Kf1 $18) 40... Rd8 41. Rab7 d4 42. exd4 Rxd4 43.
Rb4 Rxb4 44. Rxb4 Rc2 45. Kg3 Ra2 46. Bb5 Ke5 (46... g5 $5) 47. Be8 Ra3+ 48. f3
Ra2 49. Rb7 Bc4 (49... Kf6 50. Ra7 g5 51. hxg5+ Kxg5 {/\ h4=}) 50. Rxf7 Bf1 (
50... Bxf7 51. Bxf7 Rxa4 52. Bxg6 $18) 51. f4+ Ke6 52. Rg7 Rxg2+ 53. Kf3 Kf6
54. Rf7+ Ke6 55. Rg7 Kf6 56. Rf7+ Ke6 57. Rb7 Rh2 58. Bxg6 Rxh4 59. a5 Bc4 (
59... Bc4 60. Rb6+ (60. Bf7+ $2 Kf5 $10) 60... Kd7 $1 (60... Ke7 61. f5 {
/\ f6-f7}) 61. Ke4 {/\ Ke5, Be4+/=}) (59... Rh2 $5 60. Rb6+ Kd7 61. f5 Ra2 $10)
1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1992.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EU-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Ne4 11. Nb5 a6 12. Nc7 e5 13. Rxd5 $1 f5 $2 (13... exf4
$2 14. Qxe4 $1) (13... Be6 14. Rxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bf5 16. Bd3) (13... Nf6 $5
14. Rxe5 $1) (13... Bf5 $5 14. Nxa8 Ng3 15. Qd2 Nxh1 16. Qxa5) (13... Nxf2 $5
14. Ng5 Bf5 $1) 14. Rxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Ra7 $2 (15... Rb8 $142 $1 $8) 16. Nd5 $1
b6 (16... Qd8 17. b4 Bd6 18. Bd4 Ra8 19. c5 Be7 20. Bc4 Kh8 21. Nb6 Rb8 22. Rd1
Qe8 23. Be5 $18) 17. Bd3 $18 (17. b4 Qxa3+ 18. Bb2 Qa2 19. bxc5 bxc5 $132)
17... Bd7 18. b4 Qxa3+ 19. Bb2 Qa4 (19... Qa2 20. Nc3 $1) 20. bxc5 bxc5 (20...
Nxc5 21. Qxa4 Bxa4 22. Bc2) 21. Ne5 Qxc2+ 22. Bxc2 Be6 23. Nf4 1-0

[Event "Wichern op 4th"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Teske, Henrik"]
[Black "Martinovsky, Eugene Simeon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1997.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 a6 6. e3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bb3
c5 9. Qe2 Bb7 10. O-O Nc6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Rac1 Qe7 13. e4 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 {
[#] Henrik Teske, gestartet mit zwei Remisen, sagte nach der 4. Runde: "Die
Sonne geht auf!" Sie scheint noch immer ...} 15. Nxb5 axb5 16. Rc7 Qxc7 17.
Bxc7 O-O 18. Rd1 e5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Qxb5 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Bxe4 22. f3 Rab8 23.
Qe2 Bg6 24. Bc4 Rfe8 25. Qd2 Rec8 26. b3 h6 27. a4 Rc7 28. Qf4 Rcb7 29. Rd2 Ra8
30. Qe5 Kh7 31. a5 Be4 32. a6 Rba7 33. b4 Rc8 34. Be2 Bc6 35. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "Goodricke op 03rd"]
[Site "Kolkata"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Ravi, Lanka"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2370"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1992.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Nd2 Bb4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 d4 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Nc4 Qh5 15.
bxc3 dxe3 16. Nxe3 Bd7 17. Rab1 $1 (17. Rfd1 $6 Ne7 $1 18. c4 Rfe8 19. Be2 Qa5
20. Qb2 Ng6 21. Bd6 Bc6 $15 {Dreev,A-Vaganian,R/Moscow/1991/}) 17... Ne5 (17...
Na5 {/\ 18...Bc6}) 18. Be2 $1 (18. Rxb7 $6 Bc6 19. Rb4 a5 20. Rb2 Rfd8 $1 {
With strong pressure for the pawn}) (18. Bxe5 $5 Qxe5 19. Rxb7 Be6 $14 {
Vaganian Inf.51/416}) 18... Neg4 19. Nxg4 Bxg4 20. Rb5 $1 {Already winning} Nd5
(20... Qg6 21. Bd3) (20... Qh4 21. Bg5) 21. Rxd5 Qxd5 22. Bxg4 Rfe8 23. Be3 Qa5
24. Qb3 Rad8 25. c4 b6 26. Bf3 Qe5 27. Bd5 g5 28. Qd1 Rd6 29. Bd4 Qf4 30. g3
Qf5 31. Bc3 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1984.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1984.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Rd2 Ne4 {(! Chandler,M)} 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Qxe4
Rd8 $5 (13... f5) 14. Qc2 $4 (14. c5 $1 Qxc5 (14... Bxc5 $2 15. b4 $18) (14...
f5 15. Qc4 $14) 15. Bd3 f5 16. Qc4 $14) 14... e5 15. Bg3 e4 16. Qxe4 (16. Nd4
Nxd4 17. exd4 Bg5 {Troeger,P}) 16... Bf5 $19 17. Qf4 $8 Rxd2 18. Nxd2 Rd8 19.
e4 Bg4 $3 {/\ Bg5 /\ 20.-Bb4 21.axb4 Qa1+} 20. c5 (20. Qxg4 $2 Qxd2#) 20... Nb4
$1 21. f3 (21. axb4 Qa1+) (21. Qxg4 Nc2+ {Troeger,P}) 21... g5 $1 22. axb4 (22.
Qxg4 Nc2+ 23. Kf2 Bxc5+ 24. Ke2 Rxd2#) 22... Qa1+ 23. Ke2 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Be6 25.
Be5 Qc1 26. Bc3 Bg5 0-1

[Event "World U20-ch23"]
[Site "Kiljava"]
[Date "1984.08.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Thorsteins, Karl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1984.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Be7 11. Nd2 e5 12. Bg5 d4 13. Nb3 Qd8 14. exd4 Nxd4 (
14... exd4) 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Nb5 (16. Be2 $2 Qa5 $1 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. b4 Qe5
19. Nd5 Bf5 20. Qb2 Rfe8 21. f4 Qxd5 $1 22. cxd5 d3 23. Qb3 Rxe2+ 24. Kf1 Rae8
25. Qc4 Bh4 {Schroer-Dolgitser, USA 1984}) 16... Bc5 (16... Bd7 17. Nxd4 Qa5+
18. Qd2 Qb6 19. Be3 {Ivanchuk-Vaganian, Moskau SU ch 1988, 1/2}) (16... Bg4 17.
Rxd4 Re8 18. Be3 (18. Rxd8 $4 Bb4#) (18. f3 Bb4+ 19. Kf2 Be1+) (18. Be2 Qb6 19.
Bxg4 Nxg4 20. O-O Bxg5 21. Rxg4 Bh6 $13) 18... Qb6 19. Bd3 (19. Rxg4 $2 Nxg4 $1
20. Bxb6 Bb4+ 21. Kd1 Re1#) 19... Bc5 {Piket,Je-Van der Sterren,P, Lyon 1990,
1/2}) 17. b4 Qe7+ (17... a6 18. Nxd4 Bxd4 19. Be3 $16) 18. Be2 d3 19. Qxd3
Bxf2+ 20. Kf1 (20. Kxf2 Ne4+ 21. Kg1 Nxg5) 20... Qe5 $1 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Qf3
$14 Bh4 23. g3 Qxf3+ 24. Bxf3 Bf6 25. c5 (25. Kg2 a5 26. Nc7 Ra7 27. b5 b6 28.
Nd5 Bd8 $13) 25... a5 26. Nc7 Rb8 (26... Ra7 27. b5 a4 28. Nd5 $16) 27. Kg2 Be5
28. Nd5 $6 (28. Nb5 {/\ Nd6 +/-}) 28... axb4 29. axb4 Be6 30. Rhe1 f6 31. Nb6
Rfd8 32. Rxd8+ Rxd8 33. Bxb7 Rd2+ 34. Kh1 (34. Kf3 Rxh2 35. b5 Rb2 (35... Rh3
36. Rg1) 36. Bc6 Bf7 37. Nd7 Bc3 38. Rc1 Ba5 39. b6 Bh5+ 40. g4 Bg6 41. b7 Bc7
42. Bd5+ Bf7 43. Bxf7+ Kxf7 44. c6 Ke6) 34... Rb2 $2 35. Bd5 Kf7 36. Bxe6+ Kxe6
37. c6 Rc2 38. b5 h5 39. Nd7 Kd6 40. Rd1+ Kc7 41. Nxe5 fxe5 42. Rd7+ Kb6 43.
Rb7+ Ka5 44. c7 e4 45. Kg1 1-0

[Event "ROM-GER Kings"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2015.11.01"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Wagner, Dennis"]
[Black "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2626"]
[Annotator "Bulmaga,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.10.30"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nd5 7. Bxc4 N7b6 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Bb4+ 10. Nd2 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Qc2 {Die erste
kritische Stellung.[#]} g6 $6 (13... h6 $5) 14. f4 $5 {Eine aggressive
Fortsetzung, mit der Weiß den letzten Zug von Schwarz ausnutzen will.} Nd7 15.
Rac1 c6 16. f5 Nf6 {[#]} 17. Rf3 (17. Nf3 $5 {Behält sich weiter die
Möglichkeit vor, den weißfeldrigen Läufer auf d3 zu opfern und bringt eine
weitere Figur zum Königsflügel.}) (17. fxg6 $6 fxg6 18. Bxg6 $2 Ng4 19. Bxh7+
Kg7 20. Nf3 Nxe3 $17) 17... Kh8 (17... g5 $1 {war die beste
Verteidigungsmöglichkeit für Schwarz!} 18. Rg3 h6 $13) (17... Kg7 $5 18. Rcf1
Bd7 19. Rg3 Nh5 20. Rh3 Nf6 21. Nf3 $13) 18. fxg6 hxg6 $2 (18... fxg6 $5 19.
Bxg6 Bg4 $13) 19. Bxg6 $1 $18 {[#]} Bg4 20. Rf4 Qe7 21. Rcf1 fxg6 22. Qxg6
Qxe3+ 23. R1f2 Nh7 24. Qxg4 Rxf4 25. Qxf4 Re8 26. h4 Qe1+ 27. Rf1 Qe2 28. Nf3
Qe4 29. Ne5 Qxf4 30. Rxf4 c5 31. Nf7+ Kg7 32. Nd6 Re2 33. dxc5 Rxb2 34. Rf7+
Kg6 35. h5+ Kh6 36. Rxb7 Rc2 37. g4 Nf6 38. Nf7+ Kg7 39. c6 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Bykhovsky,Av"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 $6 (6... c5 $5 $13)
7. Bd3 Bb7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O c5 10. Ne5 Na6 $6 (10... Nc6 11. Rc1 c4 12. Bb1
a6 13. Qf3 b5 14. a3 $14 {Malaniuk,V-Arbakov,V/POL/1992/1:0/55/}) (10... a6 11.
Qf3 Ra7 12. Rad1 c4 13. Bc2 b5 14. a3 Nbd7 15. Qh3 Ba8 16. g4 $36 {Minsky,
A-Holosova,T/Caracas/1991/1:0/40/}) 11. Qa4 Qc8 12. Bg5 Nb4 (12... c4 13. Bb1
Re8 14. Qd1 g6 $2 15. Qf3 $18 {Avrukh,B-Flarath,P/Groningen/1995/1:0/32/}) 13.
Be2 Rd8 14. Rac1 a6 15. a3 Nc6 16. Qb3 $1 Qe6 17. Bxf6 (17. Qxb6 $2 Nxd4) 17...
Bxf6 18. Bg4 Qd6 (18... Qe7 19. Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Qxb6 $18) 19. Ne4 $3 Qe7 $2 (
19... dxe4 20. Qxf7+ $6 (20. Nxf7 $1 Qd5 21. Nh6+ Kh8 22. Qxb6 gxh6 23. Qxb7
$16) 20... Kh8 21. Qxb7 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Bxe5 $10) 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Nd7 $1 $18
Qg6 22. Qxb6 Bc8 (22... Qxg4 23. Nxc5 Rdb8 24. Nxb7) 23. Ne5 $1 Qd6 24. Qxc6
Bxg4 25. Qxd6 Rxd6 26. Nxg4 c4 27. e4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.11.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2014.11.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Be2
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 {We have seen this opening too many times in this
tournament for my taste.} 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13. g3 axb4 {Ba6 is the normal
move; if Black can afford to open the a-file so early and still retain equal
chances then White will really have to figure out something against this move
order.} 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 bxc5 16. bxc5 f6 17. Re1 e5 18. Ba6 Rf7 19. Ne2
exd4 20. Nexd4 Nxc5 21. Bxc8 Qxc8 22. Rc1 Bd6 23. Qa5 Nb7 24. Qxd5 cxd5 25.
Rxc8+ Rf8 26. Rc6 Rd8 {The computer prefers White, and it is even possible he
wins the d5 pawn, but winning is a completely different matter.} 27. Ne6 Rd7
28. Nfd4 Kf7 29. Rb6 Be7 30. f5 (30. Rb5 $1 {Kept some advantage, but surely
not as much as the clear advantage the computer claims.}) 30... g6 31. g4 Nd6
32. Kg2 gxf5 33. gxf5 Ra7 34. Nd8+ Ke8 35. N8c6 Rb7 36. Ra6 Kd7 37. Ra8 Nb5 38.
Rh8 Nxd4 39. Nxd4 Rb4 40. Ne6 Rh4 {Now there should be no more progress for
White.} 41. Kg3 Rh5 42. f4 Bd6 43. Rd8+ Ke7 44. h4 Rxf5 45. Rxd6 Kxd6 46. Ng7 {
As clever as this was, it is insufficient to win.} Re5 47. fxe5+ Kxe5 48. Kf3
d4 49. Nh5 d3 50. Nf4 d2 51. Nd3+ Kf5 52. Nf2 Kg6 53. Kg4 f5+ 54. Kf4 Kh5 55.
Kg3 Kh6 56. Nd1 Kh5 57. Kh3 Kh6 58. Kg2 Kh5 59. Kg3 Kh6 60. Ne3 Kg6 61. Kh3 Kh5
62. Nd1 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2014.11.06"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2014.11.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15.
Qe2 Rfa8 16. b5 cxb5 17. c6 (17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Qxe7 Rc8 {led to a Kramnik
victory in a very important game between Ivanchuk-Kramnik, Tromso World Cup
2013.}) 17... Qxc6 18. Nxb5 Rc8 19. Rac1 {A new idea that was certainly
prepared at home. White is trying to prove that the lack of coordination of
the two rooks can lead to problems for Black.} (19. Nd6 Raa8 20. Nb5 {was a
draw in Miton-Doettling, 2008}) 19... Qxc1 20. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 21. Kg2 Ra8 22. f5 {
Of course White has to use the little itme he has before Black consolidates
his position to create serious threats.} Rc6 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Ne1 a4 25. Nd3
Ra5 26. Nf4 Nf8 27. h4 $1 {A strange gridlock. White cannot put further
pressure in the position as his pieces are basically maximized. Black, on the
other hand, cannot improve either.} (27. Nxd5 Bxa3 {looks dangerous for White,
though maybe he has some resources involving Nf4 and d5.}) 27... Bf6 28. Kh3 g6
29. Kg2 Bg7 30. g4 h6 31. g5 h5 32. f3 Kh7 33. Kg3 Kg8 34. Kg2 Kh7 35. Kg3 Kh8
36. Kh3 Kg8 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch (Women) 64th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2014.12.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Black "Pogonina, Natalija"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2014.11.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. b4
Nxf4 9. exf4 c6 10. Bd3 Qc7 11. g3 b6 12. O-O a5 13. a3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15.
Qe2 Ra7 16. f5 e5 17. dxe5 bxc5 18. bxc5 Re8 19. e6 Nxc5 20. exf7+ Kxf7 21.
Rac1 Raa8 $2 ({Der schwarze König musste schleunigst aus der Gefahrenzone
verschwinden:} 21... Kg8 $1) 22. Qd1 $3 {Ein bärenstarker Rückzug. Es droht
das Opfer auf d5, gleichzeitig wird der folgende Springereinsatz vorbereitet.}
Qd6 (22... Kg8 {kommt nun zu spät:} 23. Nxd5 cxd5 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. Ne5 $18)
23. Na4 $1 {Verstärkt entscheidend den Druck. Schwarz hat nichts mehr
entgegenzusetzen - das Leitmotiv für Weiß ist immer der nach e5 kommende
Springer f3.} Nxa4 ({Nach} 23... Nd7 {wird der Punkt e5 ebenfalls im Sturm
erobert:} 24. Nb6 $3 Nxb6 25. Rxc6 Qd8 (25... Qxc6 26. Ne5+) (25... Qxa3 26.
Rxb6 $18) 26. Rxb6 {, und nach} Qxb6 27. Ne5+ $1 {folgt die Gabel auf d7 bzw.}
Kg8 28. Qxd5+ {nebst Matt.}) 24. Rxc6 Qd8 (24... Qxc6 25. Ne5+) 25. Qxa4 $18
Bf6 26. Rd1 Re7 27. Rc5 Qd7 28. Qb3 Qxf5 29. Rdxd5 Qe6 30. Rc6 Rb8 31. Ng5+
Bxg5 32. Qf3+ 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.05.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lenderman, Aleksandr"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2582"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2014.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 {Lenderman was rocked back into his seat by this move, which
completely destroyed his preparation. “Normally Sam plays the Grunfeld,
maybe the Slav - he has never started with this particular move order,”
Lenderman said. “I still had ambitions to maybe outplay my opponent later on,
in an equal position, but he just kept finding all these good moves, creating
problems for me out of nowhere.”} 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7
7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1 {Levon Aronian has played both sides of this position.} cxd4
9. Rxd4 Qa5 10. Rd1 $146 {The novelty, played after considerable thought.} (10.
Bg3 {was played in 29 previous games, with a 62% result for White.}) 10... Nb6
11. Nd2 Bb4 12. a3 (12. Be5 {is the move suggested by experts and all our
engines.}) 12... Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3 14. bxc3 Bd7 15. Be5 Ba4 16. Rb1 Nfd7 17.
Bd6 Rfc8 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Nf3 Rc6 20. Be7 Rxc3 21. Bb4 Rc7 22. Be2 Nc4 23. Nd4
Nf6 24. Rc1 Rac8 25. Nf5 Nd6 $1 {A brave move that needs to be carefully
calculated.} 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Ne7+ Kf8 28. Ng6+ Ke8 29. O-O {Black has
navigated the complications successfully and retained his pawn advantage.} Nde4
30. Ne5 b6 31. Ra1 a5 32. Be1 Nc3 33. Bd3 Nfe4 34. Nf3 Bb5 35. Bxb5+ Nxb5 {
Without his bishop pair White is simply a pawn down.} 36. a4 Nbc3 37. Nd4 Rc4
38. f3 Nc5 39. Bxc3 Rxc3 40. Nb5 Rxe3 41. Nc7+ Kd7 42. Nxd5 Rb3 43. Rd1 Kc6 44.
Ne7+ Kc7 45. Rd4 Ra3 46. Nd5+ Kc6 47. Ne7+ Kb7 48. Rd8 Rxa4 49. Rf8 Rd4 0-1

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2014.08.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "L'Ami, Alina"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2446"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2014.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{A very powerful game by Tatiana Kosintseva! In a complex position she decided
to sacrifice a pawn for pressure on the kingside, which eventually led her to
sacrifice a piece in that flank. l'Ami was forced to accept this greek gift,
but she still had some defensive resources - unfortunately she missed them
with the pressure piling and time trouble looming. One mistake was all it took
and Kosintseva crashed through.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3
c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O Nc6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. h3 Qe7 11. b3 Rd8 12. Bb2
Ne4 13. Ne2 Bd6 14. Rc1 a6 15. Bb1 Be6 16. Ned4 Bd7 17. Qe2 f5 18. Rfe1 Rf8 19.
Bd3 Rae8 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Bxa6 f4 22. exf4 Bxf4 23. Rcd1 Qf7 24. Qf1 Qh5 25.
Be2 Bxh3 $5 {The bishop must be taken.} 26. gxh3 Re6 27. Ne5 Qg5+ 28. Qg2 $2 (
28. Bg4 {was the only way.} Rxe5 (28... Bxe5 29. Rxe4 $1 {This was the key
defensive move.} dxe4 30. Qc4 Bxb2 31. Qxe6+ Kh8 32. Qd6 $1 $14) 29. Qg2 {
and the position is still not clear.}) 28... Qxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Bxe5 30. Bxe5 Rxf2+
31. Kg1 Rxe5 {White's position is just hopeless now.} 32. a4 Rf8 (32... Rg5+ $1
) 33. Rc1 Rg5+ 34. Kh1 Ng3+ 35. Kh2 Rf2+ 0-1

[Event "Biel GM 43rd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2010.07.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Be7 10. Bg3 Ne4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 g6 14. O-O Bf6
15. Rab1 Qa5 16. Rb3 a6 17. c4 Be6 18. Rxb7 Rfc8 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Qd1 Nd4 21.
Rb4 Nxf3+ 22. gxf3 Qxa3 23. Ra4 Qc5 24. e4 Bb7 25. Qb3 Qc3 26. Qxb7 Qxd3 27. e5
Bg7 28. Rf4 Rf8 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Qxa8+ Rf8 31. Qc6 Qxf3 32. Qxa6 Qe4 33. Qa5
h5 34. Re1 Qf5 35. Qa2+ Kh7 36. e6 Re8 37. Qc4 Bf6 38. Kg2 g5 39. Qc6 h4 40.
Qxe8 h3+ 41. Kg1 Qf3 42. Qd7+ Kh6 43. Kf1 Qh1+ 44. Ke2 Qe4+ 45. Kf1 Qh1+ 46.
Ke2 Qe4+ 47. Kd2 Qb4+ 48. Kd3 Qxe1 49. Kc4 Qc3+ 50. Kb5 Qb3+ 51. Kc6 Qc4+ 52.
Kb7 Qb4+ 53. Kc8 Qf8+ 54. Kc7 Qc5+ 55. Qc6 Qe7+ 56. Kc8 Qf8+ 57. Kb7 Qb4+ 58.
Kc7 Qe7+ 59. Kb6 Qb4+ 60. Qb5 Qe4 61. Qb3 Kg6 62. Kc7 Be5+ 63. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 64.
Kc6 Qe4+ ({Better was} 64... Kf6 $1 {after which the e6 pawn must fall, ending
any hopes by White.}) 65. Qd5 Qa4+ 66. Kd6 Qa6+ 67. Qc6 Qa3+ 68. Qc5 Qa6+ 69.
Kd7 Qa4+ 70. Kd8 Qa8+ 71. Kd7 Qa4+ 72. Ke7 g4 73. Kd8 Qd1+ 74. Ke8 Qa4+ 75. Ke7
Qe4 76. Qb5 Kh6 77. Kd6 Qf4+ 78. Qe5 Qxf2 $4 (78... Qb4+ 79. Qc5 Qb8+ 80. Qc7
Qb4+ 81. Ke5 Qb2+ {etc.}) 79. e7 Qb6+ 80. Kd7 Qb7+ 81. Ke6 Qb3+ 82. Kf5 Qc2+
83. Kxg4 Qg2+ 84. Kh4 Qf2+ 85. Kxh3 Qf3+ 86. Kh4 Qf2+ 87. Kg4 Qg2+ 88. Kf5 Qg6+
89. Kf4 Qf7+ 90. Kg3 Qe8 91. h4 Kg6 92. h5+ Kh6 93. Qf6+ Kxh5 94. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2014.10.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 {This strange looking
move actually transposes to a position usually reached with another move order.
} b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. e3 c5 10. Ne5 Bf5 11. Bb5 a6 (11... cxd4 {
Gustafsson-Adams, 2010}) 12. Bc6 Nxc6 13. Nxc6 Qd7 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. dxc5 Qxc5
16. O-O {White has a minimal edge, but with the opposite colored bishops this
is obviously going to a draw.} Rac8 17. Rc1 Qxc1 18. Qxc1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 20.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 21. Kf1 f6 22. Ke2 Bf5 23. Kd2 Kf7 24. Bc7 b5 25. Kc3 Ke6 26. Kd4 h5
27. Kc5 Be4 28. f3 Bd3 29. Kb6 b4 30. axb4 Bf1 31. g3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Cori Tello, Deysi Estella"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2419"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. e3 a6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. g4
{Aggressiv!} h6 9. Rg1 b5 10. Qc2 Bb7 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. Bf5 g6 13. Bxd7+ Nxd7 14.
O-O-O {[#] Nun steht zuviel auf der c-Linie herum} c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Be1 (
16. Kb1 $17) 16... Rc8 17. Kb1 d4 $19 {Damit ist die Partie schon vorbei.} 18.
exd4 (18. Nxd4 b4 19. Nce2 Be4 {das drohte auch noch.}) 18... Bxf3 19. dxc5
Bxd1 20. Qxd1 Rxc5 {Zählen: Schwarz hat eine Qualität mehr.} 21. Qf3 O-O 22.
Ne4 Rc4 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Bd2 Be5 25. g5 hxg5 26. Nh5+ {Weiß hat noch einen
Trick.} Kg8 (26... gxh5 {ging nicht:} 27. Bxg5 Qb4 $11 (27... Qe6 28. Bf4+ Kf6
29. Bxe5+ Kxe5 30. Re1+ Kd6 31. Rxe6+ Kxe6 $11) 28. Bf6+ Kh6 29. Bg5+) 27. Bxg5
Qb4 28. Nf6+ Bxf6 29. Qxf6 {Droht Lh6 mit Matt, aber...} Rg4 30. Rd1 (30. Bh6
Qe4+ 31. Kc1 Rc8+ {nebst Matt.}) 30... Qe4+ 31. Ka1 Qd5 {Das sieht alles so
leicht aus.} 0-1

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2012.07.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Khurtsidze, Nino"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2456"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2012.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Nd2 Bd7 12. g4 e5 $2 {Black has miscalculated
and plays her moves in an incorrect order, resulting in a positional error.} (
12... Rfc8 {has been played by black on different occasions in the games
Kempinski-Lutz, Kempinski-Short and Georgadze-Vaganian.}) 13. g5 Nh5 14. Nb3
Qc7 15. Nxd5 Qd8 16. Bg3 Bxg5 17. Be2 Nxg3 18. hxg3 h6 19. f4 Be7 20. g4 f5 21.
g5 hxg5 22. Bh5 Be8 23. Qh2 exf4 24. exf4 Bf6 25. Bf3 1-0

[Event "ROM-GER Kings"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2015.11.03"]
[Round "5.5"]
[White "Wagner, Dennis"]
[Black "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2586"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.10.30"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Germany"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 (6. e3 {ist die
Hauptfortsetzung, die zu einer bekannten Stellung führt.}) 6... c5 7. dxc5 {
[#]} dxc4 (7... Bxc5 {wird auf hohem Niveau häufiger gespielt und wurde
bereits von Spielern wie Jakovenko, Grischuk, Gelfand und Adams angewandt.} 8.
e3 Nc6 $13) 8. e3 Nd5 9. Bxc4 Nxf4 10. exf4 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 Bxc5 12. Ke2 Nd7 (
12... Nc6 $6 13. Rhd1 {und Schwarz hat Schwierigkeiten, seine Figuren zu
entwickeln.}) 13. Rhd1 {Aus der Eröffnung heraus ist ein Endspiel entstanden,
und ich glaube, dass Weiß hier besser steht. Weiß hat seine Entwicklung
beendet und hat die Feldern und Linien im Zentrum besser unter Kontrolle.
Schwarz hingegen hat Probleme, seine Entwicklung zu beenden.} Nf6 14. Ne5 b6
15. Na4 Be7 16. Nc6 Re8 17. Nxe7+ (17. b4 $6 Bb7 18. b5 Bf8 $15 {Der weiße
Springer auf a4 steht leicht deplatziert.}) 17... Rxe7 18. Rd8+ Re8 19. Rxe8+
Nxe8 20. Bd3 Bb7 {Schwarz ist es gelungen, seine Entwicklung zu beenden und
konnte außerdem ein paar Figuren tauschen. Der natürlichste Plan für ihn
besteht jetzt darin, den König nach e7 zu bringen und gäbe es die
"40-Züge-Regel" nicht, könnte man dann getrost Remis machen.} 21. g3 Kf8 22.
Rc2 Ke7 23. Nc3 Nd6 24. Nb5 Nxb5 25. Bxb5 Rc8 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 27. Ke3 Kd6 28. Kd4
a5 29. a3 f6 30. Bd3 h6 31. h4 Bb7 32. Bc4 Bc6 33. b4 axb4 34. axb4 Bb7 35. Bb3
Ba6 36. Ba2 Be2 37. Bb3 Bf1 38. Ba2 Bg2 39. Bc4 Bf3 40. Bb3 Bb7 41. Bc4 {
Diese Partie war theoretisch interessant. Weiß hat 6.Tc1 versucht und Schwarz
gelang es, diese Variante auf interessante Weise zu neutralisieren.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Tivat"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Be2 a6 10. cxd5 $5 (10. Qc2 $5 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Be7 12. O-O b5 13. Rfd1 Qe8
14. Ba2 Bb7 15. Rac1 Rd8 16. Bb1 $14 {Lechtynsky,J-Tozer,R/Capelle La Grande/
1989/1|0/37/}) 10... exd5 11. O-O d4 12. Na4 Ba7 13. Nxd4 (13. exd4 b5 14. Nc5
Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxc5 16. Nc6 (16. Bf3 Bg4 $1 17. Bxg4 Qxd4) 16... Qxd1 17. Raxd1
Bb7 18. Bf3 Kh8 $10) 13... Bxd4 (13... Nxd4 14. exd4 Bxd4 15. Bf3 Ra7 16. Qd2
b5 17. Rad1 Rd7 18. Nc3 Be5 19. Qc1 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 $14) 14. exd4 Nxd4 15. Bd3
Bg4 16. f3 Be6 (16... Bh5 17. Be3 $16) 17. Nc5 Qd5 18. Rc1 Rac8 (18... Nb3 $5
19. Nxb3 Qxb3 20. Qxb3 Bxb3 21. Rc7 Bd5 22. Rfc1 $14) 19. Be4 $1 (19. Nxe6 Nxe6
20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Be3 Rd8 22. Be2 Qe5 23. Qc1 Nd5) 19... Nxe4 20. fxe4 Qd8 21.
Be3 (21. Nxb7 Rxc1 (21... Qb6 $5) 22. Bxc1 Qb6 23. Be3 Qxb7 24. Qxd4 $16) 21...
Nb3 22. Nxe6 Qxd1 23. Rcxd1 fxe6 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 (24... Rxf8 $2 25. Rd6 Re8 26.
Rd7 b5 27. Rd6 a5 28. Rb6 $16) 25. Rd7 b5 (25... Rc2 26. Rxb7 Rxb2 27. Rb6 $16)
26. Rd6 Rc2 27. Rxa6 Re2 (27... Rxb2 28. Rxe6 Ra2 29. Rb6 Rxa3 30. Rxb5 $16)
28. Bf4 Rxe4 29. Bd6+ Kf7 30. Rb6 $16 Nd4 31. Bc5 e5 32. Kf1 Rf4+ 33. Ke1 Re4+
34. Kf1 Rf4+ 35. Ke1 Re4+ 36. Kd1 Rg4 37. g3 h5 (37... Nf3 38. Rxb5 Nxh2 39.
Bf2 Nf1 40. Rb3 h5 41. Ke2 $18) 38. Bxd4 Rxd4+ 39. Ke2 Rc4 (39... Rd5 40. Ke3
g5 41. Ke4 Rc5 42. b4 Rc3 43. Kxe5 Rxa3 44. Rxb5 Ra2 45. Kd6 Rxh2 46. Rxg5 $18)
40. Kd3 h4 41. Rxb5 $18 hxg3 42. hxg3 Rd4+ 43. Ke3 Kf6 44. Rb4 Rd1 45. a4 Re1+
46. Kd2 Ra1 47. b3 Ke6 48. Rg4 Kf6 49. Kc2 Ra2+ 50. Kc3 g5 51. Re4 Ke6 (51...
Kf5 $5 52. Re3 e4 53. Kd4 Rd2+ 54. Kc4 Rc2+ 55. Kb4 Rd2 56. a5 Rd3 57. Re2 Rxg3
58. a6 $18 Rh3 59. a7 Rh8 60. Kc5 Kf4 61. b4 Kf3 62. Re1 e3 63. b5 $18) 52. g4
Kd5 53. Rb4 Ra1 (53... e4 54. Rb5+ Kd6 55. Kd4 $18) 54. Kb2 Rf1 55. a5 Kc5 56.
Ra4 Rf2+ 57. Kc3 Rf3+ 58. Kc2 Rf2+ 59. Kd1 1-0

[Event "Belgrade"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
(8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Qe2 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Qb6 14.
Bg3 Be7 15. a4 b4 16. a5 Qc5 17. Nb1 Qh5 18. Nbd2 Nc5 19. Bc4 $14 {Gurevich,
M-Geller,E/Helsinki/1992/1-0/34}) (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3
Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 a6 15. Rc1 d4 16. g4 Bg6 17. e4 Re8 18. Nd2
$14 {Beliavsky,A-Georgiev,Kir/Biel/1992/ 0,5 (33) Inf 55/414/}) 8... Nc6 9. Rc1
$5 $146 (9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Ne4 11. Nb5 a6 12. Nc7 e5 13. Nxd5 Nxf2 14. Ng5
Bf5 15. Qxf2 exf4 16. Qxf4 Ne7 $1 17. Nxe7+ Bxe7 18. Rd5 $1 $10 {Gelfand,
B-Yusupov,A/Linares/1992/ 0,5 (21) Inf 54/406/}) (9. Be2 Re8 $5 (9... dxc4 10.
Bxc4 a6 11. Qc2 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Ne4 Qa5+ 14. Ke2 Be7 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.
Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Rac1 $1 Rac8 18. Qb1 b4 19. Be4 $16 {Sokolov,I-Cifuentes Parada,
R/Oviedo/1992/ Inf 56/450/}) 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bh4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nd5
$1 14. Bxe7 Ncxe7 15. O-O Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qc7 17. Nd4 Bd7 $10 {Sokolov,I-Lobron,
E/Debrecen/1992/ 1:0 (41) Inf 56/450/}) 9... d4 10. Nxd4 (10. Na4 $2 Qa5+ 11.
b4 Nxb4 12. axb4 Bxb4+ 13. Ke2 d3+ 14. Kxd3 Rd8+ 15. Nd4 e5) (10. exd4 $5 Nxd4
11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Qxd4 Bxd4 $10) 10... e5 $1 (10... Nxd4 11. b4 $1 Bb6 (11...
Nc6 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. bxc5 $14) 12. exd4 Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14. Nb5 $16) 11.
Nb3 (11. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 exf4 13. Nd4 fxe3 14. fxe3 Re8 $44) 11... Bxa3 (
11... exf4 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Nxc5 fxe3 14. fxe3 Re8 15. Nd5) 12. bxa3 exf4 13.
Qxd8 Rxd8 14. exf4 Be6 15. f3 $14 b6 16. Kf2 Nd4 (16... Rd7 $5) 17. Nxd4 Rxd4
18. Ke3 Rd7 (18... Rad8 19. Nd5 $1) 19. Be2 Re8 20. Kf2 Rc8 21. Rhd1 (21. Ne4
Nxe4+ 22. fxe4 Rdc7 23. Rc3 Bxc4 24. Rhc1 b5 25. Bxc4 bxc4) 21... Rxd1 (21...
Rdc7 22. Nb5 $14) 22. Rxd1 Kf8 23. Rd4 Ke7 24. g4 g6 25. Bd3 Rc5 26. Ke3 Ne8
27. f5 (27. Nd5+ Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. cxd5 Kd6 30. Kd4 Nc7 31. Bc4 $14) 27...
gxf5 28. gxf5 Bxf5 29. Nd5+ Ke6 30. Bxf5+ Kxf5 31. Rf4+ Kg6 (31... Ke6 $2 32.
Re4+ Kd7 33. Re7+ Kd8 34. Rxa7 $18) 32. Kd4 Kg7 33. Rg4+ (33. Rg4+ Kf8 34. Rh4
Kg7 35. Rg4+ $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vienna op"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ibragimov, Ildar"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Be2
dxc4 (8... Nc6 9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxd1 11. Rfxd1 b6 12. Nb5 Bb7 13. Bd6 Bxd6
14. Nxd6 Na5 15. Bb5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 a6 17. Bf1 Nd5 18. Rac1 $14 {Karlsson,
L-Balashov,Y/Helsinki/1983/1|0/33/}) 9. Bxc4 Qxd1+ (9... a6 10. Qe2 b5 11. Bd3
Nbd7 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfd1 Qb6 14. Bg3 (14. Ng5 $6 e5 15. Bg3 b4 16. Nce4 h6 17.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 $15 {Ibragimov,I-Sturua,Z/Peristeri/1993/0,5/24/}) 14... Be7 15. a4
b4 16. a5 Qc5 $132 {Gurevich,M-Geller,E/Helsinki/1992/1|0/34/}) 10. Rxd1 Nc6 (
10... a6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Be2 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 b5 14. Bf3 Ra7 15. Ke2 Bd7 16. Rc1
$14 {Malaniuk,V-Arlandi,E/Forli/1992/1|0/50/}) 11. O-O b6 12. e4 $5 (12. Nb5 $5
Bb7 13. Nd6 (13. Bd6 $5) 13... Bxd6 14. Bxd6 Rfd8 15. Ba3 Rxd1 16. Rxd1 Rd8 17.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 18. Ne5 $14 {Bartelborth,T-Grzesik,F/GER/1983/0,5/36/}) 12... Bb7
13. e5 Na5 $1 14. exf6 Nxc4 15. b3 Bb4 16. Nb5 Na3 17. fxg7 Kxg7 18. Nc7 Bxf3 (
18... Rad8 19. Ne5 Be7 (19... Bd6 20. Nxf7 Bxf4 21. Nxd8 Bxc7 22. Nxe6+ Kf7 23.
Nxc7 $18) 20. Nd7 Rg8 21. Rd3 $36) 19. gxf3 Rad8 20. Bg5 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Kg6 22.
Bh4 Nc2 23. Kf1 Rc8 24. Bg3 h5 25. Rd7 (25. Na6 $5 Bc3 26. Rd7 Nd4 27. Kg2 $36)
25... a5 26. Nb5 Rc5 27. Nd6 h4 (27... Rd5 28. Rc7 Bxd6 (28... Nd4 29. Nxf7 $36
) 29. Rxc2 $10) 28. Bxh4 Rd5 29. Bg3 Rd1+ 30. Kg2 (30. Ke2 Rd2+ 31. Kf1 Rd1+
$10) 30... Ne1+ 31. Kf1 (31. Kh3 Nxf3 32. Rd8 Ng5+ 33. Kg2 Bxd6 34. Rxd6 Rxd6
35. Bxd6 b5 36. a4 bxa4 37. bxa4 Ne4 38. Bc7 Nc3 $10) 31... Nc2+ (31... Nxf3+
32. Ke2 $18) 32. Kg2 Ne1+ 33. Kf1 Nc2+ 34. Kg2 Ne1+ 35. Kh3 Nxf3 36. Rd8 Rd2 (
36... Bxd6 $5 37. Rxd6 Rxd6 38. Bxd6 Ng5+ 39. Kg2 b5 40. a4 bxa4 41. bxa4 Ne4
$10) 37. Kg4 Ng1 38. Rg8+ Kh7 39. Rd8 Kg6 40. Rg8+ Kh7 41. Rd8 Rd4+ $6 (41...
Kg6 $10) 42. Kg5 e5 43. Bxe5 Nf3+ 44. Kf5 Nxe5 45. Kxe5 Rd2 46. f4 Bxd6+ $6 (
46... Rxh2 47. Nxf7 Rxa2 $10) 47. Rxd6 Rxa2 48. Rxb6 Kg7 (48... Rxh2 $1 49. Rb5
(49. Kf6 $4 Rh6+ $19) 49... Rh3 50. Kd4 (50. Kf6 $1 Kg8 51. Rb8+ Kh7 52. f5 (
52. Kxf7 Rf3 $10) 52... Rf3 53. Rb5 Kg8 $22 54. Rxa5 Rxb3 55. Ra8+ Kh7 56. Kxf7
Rb7+ $10) 50... Rf3 51. f5 Kg7 52. Kc4 Kf6 53. Rxa5 Rxf5 $10) 49. h4 a4 (49...
Rh2 50. Rb5 f6+ 51. Ke4 $16) 50. b4 a3 51. Kd5 Rf2 52. Ra6 Rxf4 53. b5 Rxh4 54.
b6 Rb4 55. Kc6 f5 (55... Rb3 56. b7 f5 (56... Rc3+ 57. Kb6 Rb3+ 58. Ka7 f5 59.
b8=Q Rxb8 60. Kxb8 a2 61. Kc7 $18) 57. Rxa3 $18) 56. b7 f4 57. Rxa3 Kf6 58. Ra5
f3 (58... Rb1 59. Kc7 Rc1+ 60. Kb6 Rb1+ 61. Rb5 $18) 59. Ra3 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Black "Korneev, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h4 $5 Rd8 (11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 b6 13. Ng5 Ba6
14. Nce4 g6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Kb1 Qb7 19. h5 $36 {
Kasparov,G-Vaganian,R/Novgorod/1995/1|0/24/}) 12. g4 Bd7 13. Kb1 dxc4 14. Bxc4
Rac8 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bd6 Be8 $5 {/N/} (16... g6 17. Be2 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Ne7 19.
Qb3 Bc6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rd1 Qf5+ 22. Ka1 Rf8 $132 {Kasparov,G-Ehlvest,J/
Novgorod/1995/0,5/43/}) 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rc8 20. Bb3 Nf5 (
20... Bc6 21. Nd4 Bd5 22. e4 Bxb3 23. Qxb3 $36) (20... Qf5 $5 21. Qxf5 Nxf5 22.
e4 Ne7 $132) 21. Qd3 (21. e4 Bc6 $6 (21... Ne7 $5 $132) 22. exf5 Bxf3 23. fxe6
Bxd1 24. exf7+ Kf8 25. Qxd1 $18) 21... g6 22. Nd4 Nxd4 $6 (22... Rd8 $5 23. Qe4
Nxd4 24. Rxd4 Bc6 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qe5 Qd2 $10) 23. exd4 $1 (23. Qxd4 Qf5+
24. e4 Qf4 25. e5 (25. Qxa7 Bc6 26. Qd4 Qxh4 $132) 25... Qxd4 26. Rxd4 Bc6 $132
) 23... Bc6 (23... Nf4 24. Qe3 Nd5 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. h5 $36) (23... Qf5 24.
Qxf5 gxf5 25. d5 $16) 24. d5 Nf4 $4 (24... exd5 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Qxd5 Qxd5 27.
Rxd5 Rc7 28. Rd4 $16) (24... Rd8 25. Qf3 exd5 26. Bxd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28.
Nxd5 $36) 25. Qd2 $1 (25. Qd2 Nxd5 26. Nxd5 Qxd2 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Rxd2 $18) 1-0

[Event "Montreal International"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "1979.04.14"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1979.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Nc6 8. Qc2
Qa5 9. a3 Bxc5 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nd2 Bd7 (11... e5 $13 {main line}) 12. Be2 (12.
Nb3 Qb6 13. cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Rxd5 Be6 (15... Bb4+ 16. Nd2 (16. axb4
Nxb4 17. Qd2 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Be6 $19) 16... Rac8 $13) 16. Rb5) 12... Rfc8 13. O-O
(13. Nb3 Qb6 14. c5 $6 Bxc5 15. Na4 Nb4 $1 (15... Bb4+ 16. Kf1 $1 (16. axb4
Nxb4 17. Nxb6 Nxc2+ 18. Kd2 axb6 $17)) 16. axb4 (16. Qxc5 Bxa4) (16. Nxb6 Nxc2+
17. Kd2 axb6 18. Kxc2 Ba4 $1 19. Rd3 Ne4 $17) 16... Bxa4 $17) 13... Qd8 14.
cxd5 exd5 (14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qb3 Qb6 $6 17. Qxd5 Be6 18. Qb5) 15.
Nf3 $1 h6 16. Ne5 Be6 (16... Qe8 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. Qb3 Rd8 19. Bf3 Ne4 20. Nxd5
{? Tal} Ba4 {-+ Tal} 21. Nxe7+ Kf8 22. Rxd8 Bxb3 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Bxe4 $18)
17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Bf3 Qb6 19. Be5 $1 Ne4 20. Qe2 (20. Bd4 Bc5 21. Bxc5 Rxc5 22.
Bxe4 dxe4 23. Qxe4 Qxb2 24. Na4 Re5 25. Qf4 Qb5) (20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qxe4 Qxb2
22. Nd5 Bxd5) 20... Nxc3 21. Bxc3 Rd8 (21... Bxa3 22. Bxg7 $1) (21... Rxc3 $5
22. bxc3 Qa5) 22. Rd3 $1 Rcd6 23. Rfd1 R6d7 24. R1d2 Qb5 25. Qd1 b6 26. g3 Bf8
27. Bg2 Be7 28. Qh5 $1 a6 29. h3 Qc6 30. Kh2 a5 31. f4 f6 (31... f5 32. Qg6 Bf8
33. Be5 {/\g3-g4}) 32. Qd1 Qb5 33. g4 g5 34. Kh1 Qc6 35. f5 Bf7 36. e4 Kg7 37.
exd5 Qc7 38. Re2 b5 39. Rxe7 Rxe7 40. d6 Qc4 41. b3 1-0

[Event "Salamanca"]
[Site "Salamanca"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Black "Franco Ocampos, Zenon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2490"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "165"]
[EventDate "1989.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Nc6 {
7...Bxc5} 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Bxc5 10. O-O Be6 11. Na4 {N; 11.Ne5; 11.Rc1+/=}
Be7 (11... Bb6 12. Bg5 $14) 12. Ne5 Ne4 (12... Rc8 13. Rc1) 13. Rc1 Nxe5 (13...
Rc8 14. Nxc6 bxc6 $2 15. Ba6 $16) 14. Bxe5 Rc8 15. Rxc8 (15. Nc3 Qa5) 15...
Qxc8 16. Nc3 (16. Qd4 $5 f6 17. Bf4 $14) 16... Qc5 17. Bd3 Nxc3 (17... f5 18.
Ne2 $16) 18. Bxc3 $16 Rc8 19. Qh5 $1 h6 (19... g6 $2 20. Qe5 $18) 20. Bd4 {
>= 20.h3! /\ f2-f4} Qa5 21. f4 $5 Qd2 $1 22. Qd1 $1 (22. f5 Bd7 23. f6 $2 Bxf6
24. Bxf6 Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Qxd3 $17) 22... Qxd1 23. Rxd1 b6 24. Kf2 f6 {24...Bc5}
25. Kf3 Kf7 26. g4 g5 $6 (26... g6 27. a3 {/\ Bd3-b1-a2}) 27. h4 $1 Rg8 (27...
gxh4 $2 28. f5 Bd7 29. Rh1 $16) (27... gxf4 28. exf4) 28. hxg5 hxg5 (28... fxg5
$2 29. f5 Bd7 30. e4 $1 Bc6 31. Rc1 {/\ Rc7+}) 29. f5 $1 Bd7 30. Ba6 {30.e4!?}
Rb8 $8 31. Rg1 Bd6 32. Rh1 Bf8 (32... Kg7 33. Rh5 $16) 33. Kf2 $138 Kg7 (33...
b5 34. Rc1 Bd6 35. b4 $1 $16 {/\ a3 ()}) 34. b3 Be7 35. Rh5 Kg8 $8 (35... Kf7
36. Rh7+ $18) 36. Kg2 Be8 37. Rh1 Kg7 (37... Bd7 $2 38. Rc1 $16) 38. Rc1 Bd6
39. Bc8 $1 Bb5 40. Kf2 $1 (40. Be6 Be2 41. Bxd5 Bxg4 42. Rc6 Rd8) 40... Be8 41.
Kf3 (41. Be6 Bf7) 41... Bb5 42. Kf2 (42. Be6 Rh8 43. Bxd5 Rh3+) (42. a4 $5)
42... Be8 43. a4 a5 (43... Bf7 44. Rc6 $16) 44. Be6 b5 (44... Bf7 45. Bxf7 Kxf7
46. Rc6 $16) 45. Bxd5 bxa4 46. bxa4 Bxa4 47. Ra1 (47. Bc3 $2 Bb3 $1 48. Bxb3
Rxb3 49. Bxa5 Rxe3 $1 $10) 47... Bb3 (47... Rb5 $2 48. Bc6) (47... Rb4 48. Kf3
$1 Bc7 $2 (48... Bc2 49. Rxa5 Bd1+ 50. Kf2 Bxg4 51. Ra7+ Kf8 52. Bxf6 Bxf5 53.
Bc3 {/\ 53.Rf7+}) 49. Bc3 Rb5 50. Bc4 $18) 48. Bxb3 Rxb3 49. Rxa5 Rb7 50. Ra6
Be7 51. Kf3 $18 Kf7 52. Ke4 Rd7 53. Kd3 Rc7 54. Ra8 Rd7 (54... Bc5 55. Bxc5
Rxc5 56. Ra7+ Kf8 57. Kd4 Re5 58. e4 {/\ Rd7-d5, e4-e5 +-}) 55. Kc4 Rc7+ 56.
Kd5 Rd7+ 57. Kc6 Rd8 58. Ra7 (58. Rxd8 $2 Bxd8 $10) 58... Ke8 $1 59. Ra1 Rd6+
60. Kb5 Rd7 61. Rh1 Kf7 62. Kc6 Rd6+ 63. Kc7 Rd5 64. Rh8 Kg7 65. Re8 Kf7 (65...
Bf8 66. Bxf6+ $18) 66. Ra8 Rb5 67. Kc6 Rb1 68. Ra7 Rc1+ 69. Kd5 Ke8 70. e4 Rc2
(70... Kf7 $2 71. Bxf6 Kxf6 72. e5+ Kf7 73. f6 $18) (70... Rc8 71. Bb6) 71. Ra6
Rd2 (71... Kf7 72. e5 $18) 72. e5 fxe5 73. Kxe5 Kf7 74. Ra7 (74. f6 $2 Bf8 75.
Ra7+ Kg6) 74... Re2+ 75. Kd5 Rd2 76. f6 Rxd4+ 77. Kxd4 Kxf6 78. Ra6+ Kf7 79.
Ke5 Bc5 80. Kf5 Be3 81. Rf6+ Kg7 82. Re6 Bf4 83. Re7+ {Zsusa Polgar} (83. Re7+
Kg8 84. Kg6 Kf8 85. Rf7+ Kg8 86. Rf5 $18 Bd2 87. Rd5 {Zsusa Polgar}) 1-0

[Event "Stockholm International Masters"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1930.10.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Kashdan, Isaac"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1930.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nd5 7. Bxc4 Nxf4 8.
exf4 Nb6 9. O-O Be7 10. Bb3 O-O 11. Re1 c5 12. dxc5 Nd7 13. c6 bxc6 14. Nd4 Nb8
15. Na4 Qd6 16. g3 Rd8 17. Nf3 Bb7 $2 18. f5 $1 c5 19. fxe6 $2 (19. Ne5) 19...
c4 $1 20. exf7+ Kf8 21. Bc2 $2 (21. Qe2 $1) 21... Qf6 22. Nd2 Rxd2 23. Qxd2 Qf3
24. Be4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Qxe4 26. Nc3 Qf5 27. Qe2 Nc6 28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Nxd8
30. Qxc4 Nxf7 31. f4 g5 32. fxg5 Bc5+ 33. Kg2 Qf2+ 34. Kh3 Nxg5+ 35. Kg4 Qf3+
36. Kh4 Qf5 37. g4 Bf2+ 0-1

[Event "Stockholm International Masters"]
[Site "Stockholm"]
[Date "1930.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bogoljubow, Efim"]
[Black "Spielmann, Rudolf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1930.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 a6 6. e3 Be7 7. Rc1 c5 8. dxc5
Nxc5 9. a3 O-O 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Qxd5 exd5 13. Be2 Bf5 14. Nd4 $1
Bg6 15. O-O Rfe8 16. Rfd1 h5 17. h3 Rac8 18. g4 $1 h4 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. gxf5 Na4
21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rxd5 Nxb2 23. Rd7 Bxa3 24. Rxb7 Rc1+ 25. Kg2 Rc2 26. Bh5 Nd3
27. Rb8+ Kh7 28. Bxf7 Nxf4+ $1 29. exf4 g6 30. Bxg6+ Kg7 31. Rb7+ Kg8 32. Bf7+
Kf8 33. Bb3 Rc6 $1 34. Rf7+ Ke8 35. Rh7 Rb6 36. Ba4+ Kf8 37. Rxh4 Be7 38. Rh8+
Kg7 39. Ra8 Rb4 40. Rxa6 Rxf4 41. Rg6+ Kh8 $4 (41... Kf8 42. Bc2 Bh4 43. f3 Rd4
44. Rg4 (44. Be4 Rd2+ 45. Kf1 Rf2+ 46. Kg1 Re2 $1) 44... Rd2+ 45. Kf1 Rxc2 46.
Rxh4) 42. Bc2 Bh4 43. f3 Rd4 44. Be4 Rd2+ 45. Kf1 Be7 46. f6 Bc5 47. Rg5 1-0

[Event "Esbjerg North Sea Cup-06"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "1981.07.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Keene, Raymond"]
[Black "Jakobsen, Ole"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2490"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1981.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O c5 10. Ne5 Nc6 (10... Nbd7 11. Qf3 a6 12. Rad1 cxd4 13. exd4 $14)
11. Qf3 $1 cxd4 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. exd4 Qd7 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. Be5 b5 $6 (15...
Qg4 $5 16. Qe3 $14) 16. Bf5 Qb7 17. Re3 b4 (17... Ne4 18. Qh5 g6 19. Qxh7+ $1
Kxh7 20. Rh3+) 18. Ne2 g6 19. Ng3 $1 (19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Qxf6 Rxe3
22. fxe3 Re8 23. Nf4 Qe7 (23... Rxe3 24. Nxg6 $1 fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Qg7 26. Qxc6
Qxd4 27. Qg6+ $16) 24. Qxe7 Rxe7 25. Kf2 $16) 19... Nd7 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Nh5
$1 f5 (21... gxh5 22. Qxh5 f6 23. Rg3+ Kh8 24. Qh6 Rg8 25. Bxf6+ Bxf6 26. Qxf6+
Rg7 27. Rxg7 Qxg7 28. Qxc6 $18) 22. Rae1 Rf8 23. Qf4 (23. Bg7 Rf7 24. Rxe7 $2
Rxe7 25. Nf6+ Kf7 26. Nxd7 Rxe1#) 23... Rf7 24. Rg3 Re8 25. Ree3 (25. Rxg6+
hxg6 26. Qh6 Bf6 $1 27. Qxg6+ Bg7) 25... Qe6 26. h4 (26. Ng7 $5 Rxg7 27. Bxg7
$18) 26... Bf8 27. Ng7 Bxg7 28. Bxg7 Qd7 29. Be5 Re6 30. h5 Qe8 31. hxg6 Rxg6
32. Rxg6+ hxg6 33. Rh3 Rh7 34. Rxh7 Kxh7 35. Qh4+ Kg8 36. Qh8+ Kf7 37. Qf6+ (
37. Qf6+ Kg8 38. Qg7#) 1-0

[Event "Rotterdam Four Masters"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1931.12.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rubinstein, Akiba"]
[Black "Tartakower, Saviely"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1931.12.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. e3 a6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Ne5 Bb4 8.
Bd3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bc5 12. O-O Qe7 13. f4 g6 14. Rb1 (
14. Kh1 Be6) 14... O-O 15. Kh1 b6 16. Bd2 (16. e4) 16... Bb7 17. Rbe1 Rad8 18.
Re2 Qe6 19. Be1 f5 20. exf6 Qxf6 (20... Rxf6 21. Bh4 $16) 21. c4 Rfe8 $6 (21...
d4 $142) 22. Bc3 (22. cxd5 Bxd5 23. e4 Bb7 24. f5 $16) 22... Qf7 $6 (22... d4)
23. cxd5 Bxd5 24. f5 $1 Bxa2 25. Rf3 (25. Bxa6 $16) 25... g5 $2 (25... Qb3 $11)
26. e4 $16 Bb3 27. Qb1 Rxd3 (27... Bd4) (27... Bc4) 28. Qxd3 Bc4 29. Qc2 (29.
Qd2) 29... Bxe2 30. Qxe2 Qd5 31. e5 $16 Bd4 32. Bxd4 Qxd4 33. e6 Qa1+ 34. Rf1
Qf6 35. Qxa6 h5 36. Qb7 Re7 37. g3 Kg7 38. Qc6 Kh6 39. Kg2 g4 40. Rf2 $18 Kg7 {
Time} 1-0

[Event "Sverdlovsk"]
[Site "Sverdlovsk"]
[Date "1943.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kan, Ilia Abramovich"]
[Black "Makogonov, Vladimir Andreevich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1943.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "HCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. b3 Ne4 7. Bb2 f5 8. cxd5
Nxc3 9. Bxc3 exd5 10. Bd3 Be6 11. O-O Nd7 12. Qc2 c6 13. Rad1 Qe8 14. Rfe1 Qf7
15. b4 a6 16. Nd2 g5 17. a4 Bd6 {[#]} 18. b5 $6 {[%mdl 32]} cxb5 19. axb5 Rfc8
(19... a5) 20. Qb2 a5 $15 21. f3 Nb6 22. Rc1 Na4 23. Qa1 Nxc3 24. Rxc3 Bb4 25.
Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. Rd1 f4 27. e4 Bc3 28. Qa4 g4 29. exd5 Bxd5 30. Be4 Bxd2 31. Rxd2
Rc1+ 32. Kf2 Bc4 33. Rd1 Bb3 34. Qxa5 Rxd1 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Qg5+ Kh8 37. Qe5+
Qg7 38. Qb8+ Bg8 39. Qxf4 g3+ 0-1

[Event "Leningrad-ch08 1930/31"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1931.03.??"]
[Round "17"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Ragozin, Viacheslav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1930.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nd5 7. Bxc4 Nxf4 8.
exf4 Bd6 9. g3 Nf6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 a6 12. Rfd1 b6 13. Rac1 Bb7 14. Bd3 Qe7
15. Ne4 Rfd8 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Be4 $1 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 c5 19. Ne5 cxd4 20. Rxd4
Bc5 (20... Bxe5 21. fxe5 Qe7 22. Qc6 Rxd4 23. Qxa8+ Rd8 24. Rc8 Rxc8 25. Qxc8+
Qf8 26. Qxa6) 21. Rd7 $2 Qf5 22. Qb7 Rab8 23. Qf3 f6 (23... Rxd7 $8) 24. g4 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.04.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Girya, Olga"]
[Black "Muminova, Nafisa"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2321"]
[Annotator "ChessBase Website"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nf6 {
[%emt 0:00:17]} 3. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:04:41]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:44]} 6. e3 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 7. c5 {[%emt 0:01:45]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:14]
} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:10:25]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 9. b4 {[%emt 0:00:30]} a5 {
[%emt 0:00:14]} 10. a3 {[%emt 0:01:28]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} (10... Ba6 11.
Bxa6 Rxa6 12. b5 cxb5 13. c6 Qc8 14. c7 b4 15. Nb5 a4 16. Rc1 Ne4 17. Ng5 Ndf6
18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. f3 Ra5 20. Qe2 Qd7 21. fxe4 Rc8 22. exd5 exd5 23. axb4 Rxb5
24. O-O Rxb4 25. Qa6 h6 26. Rc6 Bg5 27. Bxg5 hxg5 28. Rfc1 Rc4 29. R1xc4 dxc4
30. Qxb6 a3 31. Rxc4 a2 32. Qa5 Qe6 33. Qxa2 Rxc7 34. Qa8+ Kh7 35. Rxc7 Qxe3+
36. Kf1 Qf4+ 37. Qf3 Qxc7 38. Qh5+ Kg8 39. Qxg5 Qc4+ 40. Kf2 {Aronian,L (2795)
-Adams,M (2753) Bilbao 2013 1/2-1/2}) 11. O-O {[%emt 0:08:20]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:
15]} 12. h3 {[%emt 0:09:34]} h6 $146 {[%emt 0:01:42]} (12... Ba6 13. Rb1 Bxd3
14. Qxd3 axb4 15. axb4 Re8 16. Rfc1 b5 17. Bh2 Bd8 18. Nd2 e5 19. e4 Ra3 20.
dxe5 Nxe5 21. Qd4 Bc7 22. f4 Nc4 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Nxc4 Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Nxc3 26.
Qxc3 bxc4 27. Qxc4 {1/2-1/2 (27) Iljin,A (2548)-Zhou,W (2530) Moscow 2008}) 13.
Qc2 {[%emt 0:05:15]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 14. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} Rxa6 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} 15. Rab1 {[%emt 0:00:12] White's Opening pressure paid off as
Girya won a pawn, but it was not for free. Black had insufficient compensation
for the missing foot soldier but she retained drawing chances as her pieces
were rather active.} axb4 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 16. axb4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Qb7 {
[%emt 0:00:37]} 17. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:06:37]} Rfa8 {[%emt 0:01:16]} 18. b5 {
[%emt 0:08:08]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:22:56]} 19. bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Qxc6 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} 20. cxb6 {[%emt 0:06:40]} Nxb6 {[%emt 0:10:12]} 21. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:03:
53]} Qxd5 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 22. Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:07:10]} 23.
Rcb1 {[%emt 0:04:33]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:05:48]} 24. Rb8+ {[%emt 0:01:26]} Kh7 {
[%emt 0:00:54]} 25. Qc8 {[%emt 0:02:33]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:05:41]} 26. Rxa8 {
[%emt 0:02:04]} Rxa8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 27. Qc2 {[%emt 0:02:26]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:02:
24]} 28. Rb2 {[%emt 0:01:27]} Ra1+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} 29. Kh2 {[%emt 0:01:27]} f5
{[%emt 0:03:43]} 30. Ne5 {[%emt 0:05:22]} Bh4 {[%emt 0:06:10]} 31. Nd3 {
[%emt 0:00:46]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:08:03]} 32. g3 $2 {[%emt 0:08:13][%csl Rh2] Girya
underestimated her opponent's position with the move 33.g3? with exposed her
king to an unusual tactic that Muminova exploited perfectly. This newfound
counterplay forced a repetition and the game ended in a draw, which is not
what Girya wanted.} (32. Qc6 {[%csl Re6]}) 32... Qa8 {[%emt 0:05:46]} 33. Rb1 {
[%emt 0:04:29]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:05:19]} 34. Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} 35. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 36. Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:59]}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2004.10.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2581"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2004.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5
15. g4 Bg6 16. Nd2 {Der beste Plan, WeiЯ mцchte seinen f-Bauern mцglichst
schnell aktivieren.} f6 (16... Bc7 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. f4 f6 19. h4 Rae8 20. Qf3
h6 21. Rf2 Bh7 22. Raf1 Qe7 23. Qh3 g5 24. fxg5 fxg5 25. Bc4+ Kh8 26. Rf7 $14 {
Krasenkow,M-Skalik,P/Polska 1999}) (16... Re8 17. Bg3 $14) 17. Rc1 ({Mehr
verbreitet ist die Zugreihenfolge} 17. Nc4 Bc7 (17... Re8 18. Nd6 $36) 18. Bxc7
Qxc7 19. f4 Bf7 $1 {Dies scheint das beste Vorgehen fьr Schwarz zu sein, der
mobile Nc4 kann nun jeden Moment abgetauscht werden.} (19... Rac8 $6 20. Rc1
Rfe8 21. Qf3 $5 b5 22. Nd2 Qb6 23. h4 $5 Na5 24. b4 $16 {Gurevich,M-Lutz,C/
Deutschland 2000}) 20. Rc1 Kh8 21. b4 Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Qd6 (22... Qb6 $1 $132 {
/\a5}) 23. Bc2 Rfd8 24. Qd3 g6 25. Rc5 a5 $1 26. Rd5 Qc7 $132 {Pelletier,
Y-Ubilava,E/Espana 2000}) 17... Kh8 18. Nc4 Bc7 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. f4 Rae8 $146
{Der erste neue Zug, mit 20...Bf7 kцnnte Schwarz zu der Partie
Pelletier-Ubilava wechseln.} (20... Bf7 $1) 21. Qf3 Qe7 22. Rce1 Bf7 23. Nd2 $1
{WeiЯ behдlt vernьnftigerweise den Springer, den er auf f3 gut gebrauchen kann.
} g5 $1 {Schwarz kann nicht passiv bleiben und das Aufrollen der gegnerischen
Bauern h4, g5 kampflos erlauben. Der Plan der schwarzfeldrigen Blockade ist
naheligend und richtig.} (23... a6 24. h4 $1 (24. Qg3 g5 $1 $132) 24... h6 25.
g5 $1 fxg5 $2 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. Qh3+ Kg8 28. e5 g6 29. e6 Bxe6 30. Rxe6 $18)
24. Bb5 a6 $2 {Dieser Fehler kostet Schwarz die Partie. Wahrscheinlich hat
Nigel die Gefahren des entstehenden Endspiel nicht rechtzeitig erkannt.
Notwendig war 24...Bg6, wonach die Stellung im dynamischen Gleichgewicht
geblieben wдre.} (24... Bg6 $1 25. Qd3 (25. Qg3 Qc5) (25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. f5 $2
Bf7 27. e5 $2 Bd5 $17) 25... Rd8 $11) 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. fxg5 fxg5 27. Qf6+ $1
Kg8 $2 {Wohl oder ьbel muЯte Schwarz die Damen tauschen. Selbst wenn das
Endspiel nach 27...Qxf6 sehr schlecht fьr ihn ist, war es der
Partiefortsetzung vorzuziehen.} (27... Qxf6 28. Rxf6 c5 29. e5 $1 (29. Ref1 Kg7
30. Rxa6 Rb8 31. Ra7 Kg8 32. e5 $1 $16) 29... Re7 (29... Bg6 30. Rxa6 Rb8 31.
b3 $16) (29... Kg7 30. Rxa6 $16) 30. Nf3 Rfe8 31. Rd6 $1 a5 32. Rc1 $16) 28.
Qxd4 c5 29. Qf6 Qxf6 30. Rxf6 $18 {Jetzt hat WeiЯ einen Mehrbauern und eine
bessere Stellung dazu. Die Partie ist entschieden.} Rb8 31. Nf3 Rxb2 32. Nxg5
Ba2 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Nxh7+ Ke7 35. Ng5 c4 36. Rc1 Rb3 37. Kf2 c3 (37... Rxa3
38. Ra1 c3 39. Ke3 $18) 38. e5 Rxa3 39. Ne4 c2 40. Rxc2 Rxh3 41. Rc7+ Kd8 42.
Ra7 Bc4 43. g5 Rh4 44. Nd6 Be6 45. g6 Rg4 46. g7 a5 47. Kf3 Rg1 48. Nb7+ Ke8
49. Nc5 Bf7 50. Ne4 Rxg7 51. Nd6+ Kf8 52. Ra8+ Ke7 53. Nf5+ Kd7 54. Ra7+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.03.11"]
[Round "11.5"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2000.10.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luebeck"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5
Nxc5 9. O-O-O $6 Bd7 {Die Idee mit der langen Rochade ist fьr WeiЯ in der
Variante 6...Nbd7 weniger attraktiv als in der Hauptvariante 6...c5. Die
Erklдrung dafьr ist einfach, Schwarz kann schnell den Springerabtausch Nc5-a4
vorbereiten und damit die c-Linie rдumen. Angesichts der schwarzen Drohungen
wird dem Anziehenden fьr das geplante Spiel auf dem Kцnigsflьgel keine Zeit
bleiben.} ({Eine gute Alternative stellt das natьrliche} 9... Qa5 {dar, womit
sich Schwarz auch andere Angriffsmцglichkeiten offenlдЯt, z.B. b7-b5.} 10. Kb1
(10. Ng5 $5 g6 11. h4 b5 12. cxb5 Nh5 13. Be2 Nxf4 14. exf4 Bb7 $44 {Notkin,
M-Shur,M/Moscow 1997}) 10... Bd7 11. Ne5 Rac8 (11... Ba4 12. Nxa4 Nxa4 13. cxd5
Nxd5 14. Nc4 Qb4 15. Be5 b5 16. a3 Nac3+ 17. Ka1 Qc5 18. Bxc3 Nxc3 19. Qxc3
bxc4 20. Qxc4 Qf5 $11 {Pelletier,Y-Kramnik,V/Zurich 1999}) 12. Qd2 Qb6 13. f3 (
13. Nxd7 Ncxd7 14. cxd5 Bb4 $40) (13. cxd5 Nce4 $36) 13... Rfd8 14. cxd5 exd5
15. Nxd7 Rxd7 16. Be5 Ne6 $11 {Masic,P-Vujosevic,V/Vrnjacka Banja 1999}) 10.
Ne5 ({WeiЯ verzichtet vernьnftigerweise auf den geschenkten Bauern, nach} 10.
cxd5 exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Rxd5 Rc8 13. Kb1 Ba4 $1 14. Qd2 (14. Qf5 g6 $1 15.
Qe5 (15. Rxd8 Rcxd8 $17) 15... Nd7 16. Qd4 Bc6 $17) 14... Qb6 $40 {entwickelt
Schwarz eine gefдhrliche Initiative.}) 10... Rc8 11. Kb1 (11. Nxd7 $2 Ncxd7 {
|^, <->c}) 11... Qe8 $1 (11... Qa5 12. Qd2 Qb6 {-siehe 9...Qa5.}) 12. f3 {
Nach langem Grьbeln entscheidet Epishin, die gegnerische Initiative durch
Figurentausch einzudдmmen.} ({WeiЯ konnte den Ausgleich auch anders erreichen:
} 12. Nxd7 Ncxd7 13. Qa4 Nb6 14. Qxe8 Rfxe8 15. cxd5 Nfxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 $11
17. Bg3 h5 18. e4 h4 19. exd5 {1/2-1/2 Stohl,I-Lputian,S/Istanbul 2000}) 12...
Ba4 (12... Na4 13. Nxd7 Nxc3+ 14. Qxc3 Nxd7 $1 (14... Qxd7 15. Qb3 $11) 15. Qb3
(15. Qd2 $6 Nb6 16. cxd5 Nxd5 $15) 15... Nc5 16. Qc2 dxc4 17. Bxc4 b5 18. Be2
$11) 13. Nxa4 Nxa4 14. Qd2 Nb6 15. Rc1 Nh5 (15... Qa4 $5) 16. cxd5 Nxf4 (16...
Rxc1+ 17. Qxc1 Nxf4 18. exf4 Nxd5 19. Bc4 $11) 17. exf4 $11 Nxd5 18. Rxc8 Qxc8
19. Bc4 Bb4 20. Qc1 Nb6 21. a3 Bd6 22. Bb3 Qxc1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.02.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2002.02.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 dxc4 6. e4 Nc6 7. e5 Nb4 8. Qb1
Nfd5 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O Bc6 12. Rd1 $1 $146 {Eine gute Neuerung.
WeiЯ wartet auf einen gьnstigen Moment fьr den Springerzug Nc3-e4. Schwarz hat
zwar einen schцnen Vorposten d5 zur Verfьgung, aber solange das Brett voller
Figuren ist, kann der Anziehende an diesem Vorposten "vorbeispielen".} (12. a3
N4d5 13. Ne4 Qd7 $1 (13... a6 14. Re1 h6 15. Bd2 Qd7 16. Qc2 Bb5 $6 (16... g5
$5 {(Ehlvest,J) /\ 0-0-0, Rdg8<=>}) 17. Bd1 Bc6 18. Rc1 Rd8 $6 19. Qb1 Kf8 20.
h4 $1 $16 {Ehlvest,J-Jussupow,A/Wien 1996}) 14. Re1 Bb5 15. Bd1 a5 16. Ng3 h6
17. h4 a4 18. Qe4 O-O-O 19. h5 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Jussupow,A/Bundesliga 1999})
12... h6 ({Nach} 12... Qd7 {kann sich der andere weiЯe Springer auf den Weg
nach e4 machen:} 13. Ng5 $5 {/\Nge4}) 13. a3 N4d5 14. Ne4 a6 ({Hier ist} 14...
Qd7 $6 {nicht erstrebenswert wegen} 15. Nc5 $1 Bxc5 16. dxc5 Na4 17. Qc2 Qe7
18. Rd4 $1 Qxc5 19. Rc4 $16) 15. Ne1 $1 {Ausgezeichnet gespielt! Sobald ein
weiЯer Springer auf c5 erscheint, wird Schwarz unter Druck gesetzt. In jedem
Fall hat er mit der Ausfьhrung der langen Rochade Schwierigkeiten, die
normalerweise auf seinem Plan steht.} Bg5 $2 {Vaganian versucht, seine Lage
durch den Leichtfigurenabtausch zu entlasten, aber ohne Erfolg.} ({Besser war} 
15... O-O 16. Bf3 $14 (16. Nd3 Ne3 $1 17. Bxe3 Bxe4 $11)) 16. Nd3 Bxc1 17. Qxc1
Bb5 (17... Qe7 18. Ndc5 $14) {><b7} 18. Nec5 Rb8 19. a4 Bxd3 (19... Bc6 20. a5
Nd7 21. Nxa6 $16) 20. Rxd3 $16 {Dank diesem aktiven Turm vergrцЯert Jobava
seinen Vorteil.} Nb4 (20... O-O $2 21. Rg3 Kh8 22. Rh3 Kg8 23. Rxh6 $1 gxh6 24.
Qxh6 $18 {/\Ra3-g3}) (20... Qg5 $5) 21. Rg3 g5 $2 ({Zдher war} 21... g6 $16)
22. Bh5 Qd5 23. Qd2 {WeiЯ gewinnt einen Bauern.} a5 (23... Nc6 24. Bf3 Qd8 25.
Nxb7 $18) 24. Bf3 Qd8 25. Nxb7 $18 Qd7 26. Nxa5 Nxa4 27. b3 Nc5 28. Qc3 Ncd3
29. Nc6 O-O 30. Nxb8 Rxb8 31. h4 Nf4 32. hxg5 h5 33. Qd2 Nfd3 34. g6 f5 35.
exf6 Qxd4 36. Bd1 Ne5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2006.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Kf1 $6 {Eine zweifelhafte Idee. Die
taktischen Mцglichkeiten des WeiЯen kцnnen die Nachteile seiner Kцnigsstellung
nicht aufwiegen.} (11. Ke2 Nc6 12. Qc2 g6 (12... h6 $11) 13. Rhd1 (13. a3 Be7
14. h3 Bf6 15. Rac1 a5 16. Rhd1 Be6 17. Kf1 {Sokolov,I-Van der Sterren,P/
Rotterdam 1997} Qb6 $11) 13... Bg4 14. Qb3 $5 Qf6 $1 $11 (14... Re8 $2 15. Kf1
Bxf3 16. gxf3 d4 $2 17. Be4 $16 {Mikhalchishin,A-Zheliandinov,V/Lviv 1999}))
11... Bd6 {Etwas genauer scheint mir 11...Nc6 zu sein.} (11... Nc6 12. Qc2 (12.
h4 Bd6 $1 $11) 12... h6 13. Rd1 Be6 $11) 12. Bg3 Nc6 13. e4 $6 {Die Цffnung
des Zentrums sieht Schwarz natьrlich gern.} (13. Bc2 Be7 14. h4 Bf6 15. Qd2 d4
$11 {Vaisser,A (2490)-Speelman,J (2575)/Sochi 1982}) 13... dxe4 14. Bxe4 Be7
15. Qe2 Be6 $15 16. h4 Re8 $2 {In einer vielversprechenden Stellung wird
Rustemov nachlдssig. Er sollte auf jeden Fall seinen Kцnig mit 16...h6 gegen
den Ausfall Nf3-g5 absichern. Der schwarze Vorteil wдre dann auЯer Frage.} (
16... h6 $1 17. Kg1 (17. Bc2 Nb4 $17) (17. Ng5 $2 Bxg5 18. hxg5 Qxg5 $17) 17...
Bf6 18. Kh2 Qb6 $15) 17. Ng5 $1 {Jobava nimmt die Einladung gern an.} Bxg5 {
[%mdl 64]} 18. Bxh7+ $1 (18. hxg5 $2 Bf5 $17) 18... Kf8 $6 {Riskant gespielt,
denn der schwarze Kцnig wird in akuter Gefahr schweben. Die Annahme des Opfers
sollte zum Remis fьhren.} (18... Kxh7 $1 19. hxg5+ Kg8 20. Qh5 Kf8 21. Rd1 Nd4
22. g6 $1 fxg6 (22... Qb6 23. Qh8+ Ke7 24. Qh4+ f6 25. Qxd4 Qxd4 26. Rxd4 Bxa2
$11) 23. Qc5+ Kg8 24. Rxd4 Qf6 $11) 19. hxg5 g6 {Wohl oder ьbel muЯ Schwarz
den weiЯen Lдufer einsperrren und damit seinen Kцnig weiter schwдchen.} (19...
Bf5 $2 20. Qxe8+ Qxe8 21. Bxf5 $16) 20. Qf3 Nd4 $2 {Das fьhrt bereits zum
Verlust. Die schwarze Stellung lieЯ sich nur mit 20...Qxg5 spielen.} (20...
Qxg5 $1 21. Qc3 Rad8 22. Bh4 Qb5+ 23. Kg1 Nd4 24. Re1 Bc4 25. Re3 $13) 21. Qa3+
Re7 22. Bxg6 $1 $18 {Der eingesperrte Lдufer opfert sich, und mehrere schwarze
Figuren geraten plцtzlich unter Fesslungen.} (22. Bd6 Nb5 23. Bxe7+ Qxe7 24.
Qxe7+ Kxe7 $16) 22... fxg6 23. Rh8+ Bg8 24. Rd1 {/\Bd6} (24. Bd6 Kg7 (24... Nf5
25. Qb3 Kg7 26. Qc3+ Kf8 27. Qf6+ $18) 25. Qc5 Bc4+ 26. Qxc4 Kxh8 27. Bxe7 $18)
24... Kg7 25. Rh4 Bc4+ 26. Kg1 Ne2+ 27. Kh2 Qf8 (27... Qe8 28. Qd6 Kg8 29. Be5
$1 Rxe5 30. Qf6 $18) 28. Qc5 (28. Bd6 $5 Qxf2 29. Qh3 $18) 28... Rae8 (28...
Rc8 29. Be5+ Kf7 30. Rh7+ $18) 29. Qxc4 Qf5 30. Bd6 Re4 31. Rxe4 Rxe4 32. Qc7+
Kg8 33. Qb8+ Kg7 34. Qxb7+ Kg8 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Qxa7+ Kg8 37. Qb8+ Kg7 38. Qc7+
Kg8 39. Bg3 1-0

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2003.08.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dorfman, Josif D"]
[Black "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2607"]
[BlackElo "2571"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2003.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3
Bh5 14. b4 a6 ({Genauer ist hier} 14... Re8) 15. Rc1 ({Mehr verspricht WeiЯ} 
15. Be2 $1) 15... d4 (15... Re8 16. Bxa6 $1) 16. g4 Bg6 17. e4 Re8 18. Re1 (18.
Nd2 $6 Rc8 19. Bg3 f6 $11 {Beliavsky,A-Georgiev,K/Biel 1992}) 18... Rc8 19. e5
$5 $146 {Ein energisches, aber zweischneidiges Vorgehen. Mit 19.Kg2 kann WeiЯ
einen leichten Vorteil behaupten.} (19. Kg2 Bc7 20. Qd2 Bxf4 21. Qxf4 $14 {
Epishin,V-van der Sterren,P/Ter Apel 1992}) 19... Ne7 20. Bc4 Rxc4 $2 {Dieses
Opfer macht keinen guten Eindruck. WeiЯ kann die gegnerische Initiative in
Zaum halten. Besser war 20...Nd5.} (20... Nd5 21. Bg5 Qd7 22. Qb3 (22. Nxd4 h6
$44) 22... Nc3 $1 $13 (22... Nc7 $2 23. e6 $1 $16)) 21. Rxc4 Qd5 22. Nd2 {/\Qf3
} (22. Rc1 $5) 22... Bd3 23. Rc1 Bb5 24. Qb3 Bc6 25. Qxd5 Nxd5 26. Bg3 $16 {
WeiЯ hat eine Mehrqualitдt, und die gegnerische Aktivitдt hдlt sich in Grenzen.
} d3 27. Nc4 Ba4 {/\Bc2 Der Freibauer d3 ist die einzige schwarze
Ьberlebenschance.} 28. Red1 $1 Bc2 (28... Bxd1 29. Rxd1 $16) 29. Rd2 ({Genauer
ist laut FRITZ} 29. Nd6 $1 Nc3 (29... Ra8 30. Rd2 $18) 30. Rd2 Ne2+ 31. Rxe2
dxe2 32. Nxe8 Bd1 33. Rc8 e1=Q+ 34. Kh2 $18 {mit Matt, aber wer will am Brett
solche Varianten berechnen, wenn es nicht nцtig ist?}) 29... Rc8 30. Nb2 Nc3
31. Rcxc2 {Eine natьrliche Entscheidung, aber 31.Nxd3! gewann sofort.} (31.
Nxd3 $1 Bxd3 32. Kh2 $1 {FRITZ} Be4 33. Rd6 $18) 31... dxc2 32. Rxc2 Rc6 33.
Kg2 (33. h4 $5) 33... g5 34. h4 h6 35. hxg5 $2 ({Besser war} 35. f4 $1 gxf4 36.
Bxf4 $16) 35... hxg5 36. f3 Kf8 37. Be1 Bd4 38. Bxc3 $2 {In dem entstehenden
Leichtfigurenendspiel wird WeiЯ mit groЯen technischen Schwierigkeiten
konfrontiert. Besser war wohl 38.Nd3.} (38. Nd3 $142) 38... Rxc3 39. Rxc3 Bxc3
40. Nd3 Ke7 41. f4 gxf4 42. Kf3 b5 $1 43. Kxf4 a5 44. bxa5 (44. Kf5 $5 axb4 45.
axb4 Kd7 (45... Bd2 46. Nf4 $16) 46. Kf6 Ke8 47. g5 Kf8 48. g6 fxg6 49. Kxg6
Ke7 50. Kf5 $16) 44... Bxa5 45. Ke4 f6 46. Nb4 Kf7 47. exf6 $2 {Danach lдЯt
sich das Unentschieden nicht vermeiden, wдhrend WeiЯ mit 47.Nc6! noch gute
Gewinnchancen behielt.} (47. Nc6 $1 Bd2 48. Nd4 fxe5 (48... b4 $2 49. e6+ Ke8
50. a4 $18) 49. Nxb5 Kf6 50. Nd6 $16) 47... Kxf6 48. Kd5 Kg5 $11 49. Kc6 Kxg4
50. Kxb5 Bd8 51. Nc6 Bc7 52. Nd4 Bf4 53. a4 Bd2 54. Kc4 Kf4 55. Kd5 Be1 56. Nc6
Kf5 57. a5 Bxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.09"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Bd6 11. Bxd6 (11. Qa4 $2 Bd7 12. Qd4
Nc6 $17) 11... Qxd6 12. Be2 (12. Bd3 Nc6 13. O-O Qf6 14. Qb3 Rd8 15. Rac1 Rb8
16. Rfd1 Bg4 17. Be2 $14 {Sokolov,A-Mozny,M/Germany 1993}) 12... Nc6 13. O-O
Bg4 14. h3 $1 $146 {Eine Verbesserung des frьheren weiЯen Spiels.} ({Der
Anziehende erreichte nichts nach} 14. Qa4 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ne5 16. Be2 Qb6 17.
Rab1 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Rac8 $11 {Karpov,A-Short,N/Buenos Aires 2001}) (14. Qb3 $6 {
ist verfrьht wegen} d4 $1 15. Rad1 Qe7) 14... Bxf3 ({Nach} 14... Bh5 $6 {ist}
15. Qb3 {bereits stark:} Rab8 (15... d4 $2 16. Rad1 Bxf3 (16... Qe7 17. g4 $16)
17. Bxf3 $16) 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Rd2 $14 {, und der weiЯe Druck gegen den
Isolani d5 nimmt zu.}) 15. Bxf3 Rfd8 16. Qb3 $14 {[%cal Rb3b7,Rb3d5] Wie so
oft in dieser Variante ist das Feld b3 der beste Posten fьr die weiЯe Dame.
Vergleichen Sie mit der Partie Karpov-Short.} Ne5 17. Be2 d4 $1 {Weg mit dem
Isolani!} (17... Rab8 18. Rfd1 $14) 18. exd4 (18. Rfd1 $2 d3 $36) 18... Nc6 $6
{Eine Ungenauigkeit.} ({Nach dem richtigen} 18... Qxd4 19. Qxb7 ({Auch im
Falle von} 19. Rfd1 Qe4 20. Bf1 b6 {gleicht Schwarz allmдhlich aus.)}) 19...
Rab8 20. Qa6 Qxb2 $1 (20... Rxb2 $2 21. Rad1 Qh4 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Rc1 $16)
21. Rfd1 Qb6 {wird Schwarz den Remishafen erreichen kцnnen.}) 19. Qxb7 Rab8 20.
Qa6 Rb6 21. Qa4 Nxd4 22. Rfe1 (22. Bc4 $5) 22... Rxb2 23. Bc4 h6 $2 {Nach
diesem Zug wird Schwarz endgьltig mit dem Rьcken zur Wand stehen.} ({
Christopher sollte} 23... Rf8 $1 {versuchen, z.B.} 24. Qxa7 Qf4 25. Rf1 Nf3+
26. gxf3 Qxc4 {, mit guten Remischancen.}) 24. Re8+ Kh7 25. Bxf7 $2 {Dieser
Fehler lдЯt Schwarz erneut hoffen.} ({Warum nicht} 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Rd1 ({oder
} 26. Qxa7 $18) 26... Qf6 27. Bd3+ g6 28. Qxd4 Qxd4 29. Bxg6+ Kxg6 30. Rxd4 Rb6
31. Ra4 a6 32. Ra5 $18 {, mit einem technisch gewonnenen Turmendspiel?}) 25...
Qf4 $1 26. Bg8+ Kg6 {Plцtzlich hat Schwarz Gegenspiel!} 27. Qa6+ Rd6 28. Qf1
Rf6 29. Qd3+ $2 (29. Rd1 $1 $16) 29... Kh5 30. Bd5 Qxf2+ 31. Kh1 Rd2 32. Qe4
Qf4 33. Re1 Qxe4 34. R8xe4 g5 $2 {Schwarz ist alle seine Sorgen losgeworden
auЯer einer - der Zeitnot.} (34... Nf3 $1 35. gxf3 Rxd5 $11) 35. Re7 Kg6 $2 36.
Rxa7 $16 Ne2 37. Be4+ Kh5 38. Kh2 Nd4 39. Kg3 Ne2+ 40. Kh2 Nd4 41. Rd7 g4 42.
Kg3 $1 Ne2+ 43. Rxe2 Rxd7 44. Rc2 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 14th"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2004.12.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf6 12. Bxf6 (12. Be2 $5) 12... Qxf6
13. Qd4 Qd6 $1 {Dies ist bereits die dritte Partie, die R. Vaganian mit seiner
Erfindung 13..Qd6 mьhelos remisiert Es sieht so aus, als ob Schwarz das
Problem der unangenehmen 7.a3- Variante gelцst hдtte.} (13... Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bd7
15. f3 Rfc8 16. Kd2 Ne6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Bd3 Kf8 19. g4 h6 20. h4 $14 {
Zvjaginsev,V-Vescovi,G/Poikovsky 2003}) 14. Rd1 Rd8 15. b4 $146 (15. Bc4 $6 Bf5
16. O-O Bc2 17. Rc1 dxc4 18. Rxc2 b5 19. Qxd6 Rxd6 $15 {Onischuk,A-Vaganian,R/
Togliatti 2003}) (15. Bd3 Nxd3+ 16. Rxd3 Bf5 17. Rc3 Be4 18. O-O Bxf3 19. gxf3
Qg6+ 20. Kh1 Qf5 $11 {Sokolov,I-Vaganian,R/Mainz 2003}) (15. Be2 Bf5 16. b4 {
Die Drohung 16...Bc2 zwang WeiЯ zu dieser Schwдchung.} (16. O-O $6 Bc2 17. Rde1
Nb3 18. Qh4 d4 19. Bc4 b5 $36) 16... Ne6 17. Qb2 a5 18. O-O axb4 19. axb4 Ra4
20. b5 d4 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. exd4 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Qxd4 24. Qxd4 Rxd4 $11 {Gyimesi,
Z-Nielsen,P/Germany 2004}) 15... Ne6 16. Qh4 (16. Qe5 Qxe5 17. Nxe5 d4 18. Bc4
dxe3 19. fxe3 Rxd1+ 20. Kxd1 a5 $11) (16. Qb2 a5 17. Bd3 axb4 18. axb4 h6 19.
O-O Ra4 $11) 16... a5 17. Bd3 h6 18. O-O axb4 19. axb4 Ra4 20. Rb1 d4 21. Rfd1
Rxb4 22. Rxb4 Qxb4 {Soweit verlief das Spiel forciert. Schwarz ist seinen
Isolani losgeworden und steht nicht schlechter.} 23. Nxd4 (23. exd4 Qb3 24. Rd2
b5 $11) 23... Qa4 24. Rb1 Qa5 25. Qe4 (25. Qe7 Qg5 26. Qxg5 hxg5 $11) 25...
Nxd4 26. Qh7+ (26. exd4 g6 $11) 26... Kf8 27. exd4 Qd5 28. Re1 (28. Qh8+ Ke7
29. Qxg7 Qxd4 30. Qxd4 Rxd4 31. Bf1 $11) (28. Rb4 Qa5 $11) 28... Be6 29. Be4
Qxd4 30. Bxb7 Qb4 31. Qb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.25"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"]
[BlackTeam "Graz Merkur"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 {Ein geradliniger
Versuch auszugleichen. Die anderen plausiblen Fortsetzungen sind 12...Bg4 und
12...Qf6.} 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 ({Nach} 14... Qf6 15. hxg4 Qxf4 16. Nh2 Ne5
17. g3 Qf6 18. f4 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 {erreicht WeiЯ eine angenehm zu spielende
Blockadestellung.} Rac8 20. Kg2 Rfe8 21. Rfe1 Qe6 22. Re2 f6 23. Rd1 h6 24. Kh3
Qc4 25. Nf3 $14 {Van Wely,L-Doettling,F/BL 00/01}) 15. g4 Bg6 16. Nd2 $1 {
Die weiЯen Leichtfiguren rдumen den Weg fьr den f-Bauern.} Re8 (16... Bc7 17.
Bxc7 Qxc7 18. f4 f6 19. h4 Rae8 20. Qf3 $14 {Krasenkow,M-Skalik,P/Suwalki 1999}
) (16... f6 17. Nc4 Bc7 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. f4 Rac8 20. Rc1 Rfe8 21. Qf3 b5 22.
Nd2 Qb6 23. h4 $14 {Gurevich,M-Lutz,C/Forchheim 2000}) 17. Bg3 Kh8 $6 $146 {
Eine Neuerung, die wie ein Tempoverlust aussieht. Auch im weiteren
Spielverlauf handelt Beliavsky sehr zцgernd und lдЯt WeiЯ die
Kцnigsflьgelbauern aufrollen. Besser gefдllt mir die energische
Stellungsbehandlung von Gomez Esteban.} (17... f6 18. f4 Qd7 19. Qf3 Bf7 20.
Kg2 Na5 21. Rac1 Rac8 22. h4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 {/\Qc1} 25. Qd1
Qd7 26. Qe2 Qc6 27. f5 Bc7 $132 {Oms Pallise,J-Gomez Esteban,J/Barcelona 2000})
18. f4 f6 19. Kh2 Rc8 20. Rc1 Bf7 21. Qf3 Bg8 (21... Qd7 $5 {/\Na5}) 22. h4 Rf8
23. Qe2 $1 ({Khalifman ist auf der Hut. Zu frьh wдre} 23. g5 $6 fxg5 24. hxg5
Ne5 25. Qe2 Nxd3 26. Qxd3 Qe8 $5 $132 {, und Schwarz kann mit seinem
Lдuferpaar auf Gegenspiel hoffen.}) 23... Na5 {Diese Aktion kommt um einige
Tempi verspдtet und kann dem Schwarzen bereits zu keinem vollwertigen
Gegenspiel verhelfen.} 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. g5 Nb3 26. Nxb3 Bxb3 27. h5 $1 {/\h6}
fxg5 28. fxg5 Rxf1 29. Qxf1 $16 {/\h6} Bc7 {Trotz des reduzierten Materials
hat Schwarz erhebliche Probleme mit der Verteidigung seines Kцnigs, die weit
vorgerьckten weiЯen Bauern sind sehr gefдhrlich.} (29... Qe8 30. h6 $1 Qh5+ (
30... gxh6 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. gxh6 $16) 31. Kg2 Qxg5 32. Qf8+ Bg8 33. Bc4 Qd2+
34. Kf3 Qd1+ 35. Kf4 $18) 30. h6 $1 (30. e5 Qe8 $132) 30... Bxg3+ 31. Kxg3 Qd8
32. Qf5 $18 {Die schwarze Stellung ist verloren, da alle Lдuferendspiele
hoffnungslos sind.} gxh6 33. Qe5+ Kg8 34. gxh6 Qd7 35. Qf6 Qf7 36. Qd8+ Qf8 37.
Qxf8+ Kxf8 38. Kf4 Bf7 39. e5 b6 40. Bxh7 Bd5 41. Be4 Bc4 42. Bf5 1-0

[Event "Pulvermuehle 6th"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2006.02.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Black "Baramidze, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2006.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c6 {Eine passive
Variante, die Schwarz nicht zu empfehlen ist. Ihr einziger Vorteil besteht
darin, daЯ sie keine Theoriekentnisse erfordert.} 7. a3 b6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. O-O
Bb7 10. cxd5 $1 {Der richtige Zeitpunkt zum Bauernabtausch ist gekommen.} exd5
(10... cxd5 11. Nb5 Ne8 12. Rc1 a6 13. Nc7 $16) 11. Ne5 Re8 (11... c5 12. Qf3
$16) 12. Rc1 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 $1 (13. dxe5 Nd7 14. Qg4 Nc5 $14) 13... Bd6 (13...
Nd7 $5 14. Bg3 Nf8 $14) 14. f4 {Danach entwickelt sich der weiЯe Angriff von
alleine.} Qe7 $6 {Logischer sieht 14...c5 aus, aber auch dann entwickelt sich
das schwarze Gegenspiel im Zenrum zu langsam. In der Partie kommt Schwarz
nicht mehr zu diesem Programmzug.} (14... c5 15. Rf3 Ne4 16. Rh3 h6 17. Qh5 $40
) 15. Rf3 g6 16. Qe1 Nd7 17. Qg3 $1 {Flexibel gespielt. Die Ьberfьhrung des
Turmes nach h3 wird vorerst ad acta gelegt, stattdessen wird der h-Bauer
aufgerollt.} Nf8 18. h4 f6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. h5 Kf7 (20... Re7 21. hxg6 hxg6
22. Bxg6 Rg7 23. f5 Qxg3 24. Rxg3 Nxg6 25. fxg6 Re8 26. Ne2 $16) 21. hxg6+ hxg6
22. Kf2 Re7 23. Rh1 {/\Bxg6} f5 24. Qg5 Bc8 $2 {Der entscheidende Fehler.
Schwarz sollte die Damen tauschen, selbst wenn das entstehende Endspiel fьr
ihn alles andere als angenehm ist.} (24... Qf6 25. g4 Bc8 26. Qxf6+ Kxf6 27.
g5+ Ke6 28. Rfh3 $16) 25. Rh8 Bd7 26. Rfh3 $18 {[%mdl 64]} Qf6 {Erlaubt das
hьbsche Finale, aber guter Rat war schon teuer.} (26... Rae8 27. g4 fxg4 28.
R3h6 $18) 27. R3h7+ $1 Nxh7 28. Rxh7+ Ke6 29. Bxf5+ $1 gxf5 30. Rh6 Rf8 $2 ({
Zдher war} 30... Qxh6 31. Qxh6+ Kf7 {, wonach die Ьberfьhrung des Springers
nach e5 entscheidet:} 32. Ne2 Rg8 33. Ng1 Ke8 34. Nf3 $18) 31. e4 $1 dxe4 32.
Nxe4 Ref7 (32... Qxh6 33. Qxh6+ Kf7 34. Qf6+ $18) 33. Nxf6 Rxf6 34. g4 Rxh6 35.
Qxh6+ Rf6 36. gxf5+ Kf7 37. Qh7+ Ke8 38. Qg8+ Rf8 39. Qg6+ Ke7 40. Qg7+ Rf7 41.
Qe5+ Kf8 42. f6 Be8 43. f5 Rh7 44. a4 Rf7 45. b4 Rh7 46. Kg3 Rf7 47. Qd6+ Kg8
48. Kf4 Rd7 49. Qe6+ Kf8 50. Ke4 Rh7 51. Ke5 Rf7 52. Qd6+ Kg8 53. Qb8 Kf8 54.
b5 cxb5 55. axb5 Rd7 56. d5 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 {Shabalov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6.
e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Nd2 Qd8 $6 {Shabalov: 'Kaidanov's
choice of opening came as a big surprise for me.So i have decided to retort to
a very old move,which i had a chance to analyze some years ago.'  Mit diesem
ungewцhlichen Zug macht Shabalov die gesamte Erцffnungsvorbereitung seines
Gegners zunichte. Der Ьberraschungseffekt ist sehr wichtig wenn man mit der
neuen FIDE-Zeitkontrolle spielt.} ({Most popular answers are} 10... Bb4 {
(Shabalov) lately and}) (10... Be7 {Shabalov}) 11. Rd1 {Shabalov: 'Most
principled answer.It's tough to understand what kind of opening advantage is
white playing for after'} (11. cxd5 {Shabalov} exd5 12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O Rc8)
11... h6 $146 {Shabalov: 'This is a move i paid most of my attention to.Other
moves allowed white to play Bg5 at some point with unpleasant consequencies.'}
(11... Qe7 12. Bg5 Rd8 13. Nb3 dxc4 14. Rxd8+ Nxd8 15. Bxc4 b6 16. Ne4 $16 {
Zara-Bitman,A/Bucuresti 1967}) 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nde4 $1 {Shabalov: 'True to
his style Gregory is trying immedeately punish black.Not everybody would take
a challenge of refutation of computer analysis in the opening game of World
championship.' Zuerst findet Kaidanov den besten Weg, um spдter doch fehl zu
greifen.} Bf5 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Bd3 {Einfach und stark. WeiЯ entwickelt sich
und behдlt dabei den schwachen Bauern d5 im Visier.} (15. Nxd5 $2 Bxc2 16.
Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rc1 Nb4 18. axb4 Bxb4+ 19. Ke2 Rfc8 $15) (15. Qc1 Ne7 16. Nxd5
Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Bb6 $44 (17... Be7 {(Shabalov) promises white the advantage.}))
15... Be6 16. Nxd5 (16. O-O {Shabalov}) 16... Bxd5 17. Qxc5 $2 {Eine falsche
Entscheidung. WeiЯ sollte den Bauern einkassieren.} (17. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 18. Rxd5
Bb4+ $1 19. Ke2 g6 (19... Rac8 20. Qb1 $16) 20. axb4 Nxb4 21. Rd6 $1 Nxc2 22.
Rxf6 Kxh7 23. Rd1 $16) 17... Bxg2 18. Rg1 Bf3 {Der starke Bf3 ist wie ein
Pfeil im Fleisch, die restlichen schwarzen Figuren sind sehr mobil. Der weiЯe
Kцnig findet im Zentrum keine Ruhe. Kein Wunder also, daЯ Kaidanov nach und
nach in Nachteil gerдt.} 19. Rc1 (19. Rd2 $142 $11 {/\Qf5}) 19... Rfe8 20. Qf5
{'?' Shabalov.} (20. Qc3 {Shabalov} Ne5 21. Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Qc8+ Re8 23. Qc3 {
led to a draw.Having two bishops, white decides to play a little on , but it
turns out to be a grave mistake.}) 20... Qxf5 21. Bxf5 Nd4 22. Bd3 Bh5 {
'!' Shabalov. Shabalov: 'Suddenly black pieces activity becomes a dominant
factor in this endgame.'} 23. Kf1 Nf3 $15 24. Rg3 Rad8 25. Bb5 Re6 {Der weiЯe
Turm g3 ist nicht nur miЯplatziert, sondern ernsthaft gefдhrdet.} 26. Rh3 {
'?' Shabalov. Shabalov: 'The final mistake.The rook is forced into an awkward
position after that.White was still barely holding after'} (26. Kg2 g5 27. Bc7
Nh4+ 28. Kf1 Rd2 $17) (26. Kg2 {Shabalov}) 26... Bg4 27. Rg3 Bh5 {Shabalov:
'Final moves were affected by mutual time trouble.'} 28. Rh3 Nd2+ 29. Kg2 (29.
Ke1 $142 $15) 29... Bg6 30. Be2 Bf5 31. Rh5 (31. Rg3 $2 Ne4 32. Rf3 Bg4 $19)
31... g5 32. Bg3 Bg6 $17 33. Rc7 ({Zдher war} 33. Rh3 Be4+ 34. Kg1 $17 (34. f3
$2 g4 $19)) 33... Rf6 {'!' Shabalov.} 34. Rxb7 $2 {'??' Shabalov.} (34. h4 Bxh5
35. Bxh5 Ne4 36. hxg5 hxg5 37. Rxb7 Nxg3 38. Kxg3 a6 $17) 34... Be4+ 35. f3
Bxb7 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.01"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2676"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5
7. e3 O-O 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. Qc2
$1 $146 {Eine wertvolle Neuerung. Ьblich ist hier 13.e4.} (13. e4 Bg4 14. h3
Bh5 (14... Qf6)) 13... h6 ({Schlecht wдre} 13... dxe3 $2 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. fxe3
g6 16. Ng5 Bf5 17. Qf2 Kg7 18. Qh4 Qe7 (18... Rh8 $2 19. g4 Bd7 20. Ne6+ $18)
19. Rf3 $40) 14. e4 Bg4 (14... Be6 $5 {sieht besser aus, da WeiЯ
hцchstwahrscheinlich spдter selbst Nf3-d2 spielen wird.}) 15. Nd2 {WeiЯ
vermied geschickt die Fesselung durch Bg4 und geht zu seinem typischen Plan
ьber, der Vorbereitung von f2-f4.} Rc8 16. Qa4 Be6 17. Bg3 Na5 ({In Frage kam} 
17... Qe7 18. f4 (18. Nc4 Bc7) 18... f5 $5 {In der Hauptvariante 13.e4 Bg4 14.
h3 Bh5 15.g4 Bg6 16.Nd2, wo man дhnliche Stellungsbilder sieht ist f7-f5 nie
mцglich.} 19. Rae1 Qd7 $132) 18. Rac1 Bd7 19. Qb4 Re8 20. f4 Nc6 21. Qb3 Na5
22. Qb4 (22. Qd1 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Qe7 24. b4 Nc6 25. f5 Ne5 26. Bxe5 Qxe5 27. Nc4
$14) 22... Nc6 23. Qd6 Re6 24. Qd5 Ne7 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. Qb3 Rc6 27. Qd1 Bg4
28. Nf3 (28. Qe1 $5 $14) 28... Bxf3 29. Qxf3 Rc1 30. Rd1 Qc6 31. Qf1 Rxd1 32.
Qxd1 $14 {E.Pigusov tauschte eine Figur nach der anderen ab, erzielte aber
dabei keinen Ausgleich. Das weiЯe Lдuferpaar und die mobilen Bauern e4 und f4
sorgen fьr einen langfristigen Stellungsvorteil von WeiЯ.} Bc7 33. Qd2 {/\Bf2}
g5 $2 {Mit diesem Bauernopfer hofft Schwarz eine Blockadestellung mit groЯen
Remischancen zu erreichen.} ({Objektiv gesehen war das passive Ausharren
besser, z.B.} 33... Qd7 34. Bf2 Nc6 35. g3 $14) 34. fxg5 Bxg3 35. hxg3 Qg6 (
35... hxg5 $5 36. Qxg5+ Kf8 37. Kf2 $16) 36. gxh6 Qxg3 {/\Nc6-e5} 37. Bc4 Nc6
38. Kf1 ({Dreev verpaЯt eine gьnstige Gelegenheit zum Damentausch:} 38. Qf2 $1
Qxf2+ (38... Qg6 39. Bd5 $16) 39. Kxf2 Ne5 40. Bd5 b5 $1 (40... Kh7 41. Bxb7
Nd3+ 42. Ke2 Nxb2 43. Bd5 f6 44. Bb3 $18) (40... b6 41. Kg3 Kh7 42. Kf4 Nd3+
43. Kg5 Nxb2 44. Bxf7 d3 45. Bg6+ Kh8 46. e5 d2 47. Bc2 $18) 41. b4 $1 (41. Kg3
Nc4) 41... Kh7 42. Bb7 Nc4 43. Ke2 Kxh6 44. Kd3 $16) 38... Ne5 39. Qxd4 Qf4+
40. Kg1 (40. Ke2 $5) 40... Kh7 41. Be2 b6 42. Qf2 Qc1+ 43. Bf1 Qg5 44. g3 Kxh6
45. Kg2 Kg7 46. Qf4 Qe7 {Pigusov hat sein Ziel erreicht und eine zuverlдssige
Blockade errichtet. Um diese Stellung zu halten darf er nur die Damen nicht
tauschen. An diesen einfachen Grundsatz hдlt er sich lange Zeit...} 47. Be2 Qc5
48. Qg5+ Kf8 49. Qd8+ Kg7 50. Qd5 Qe7 51. b4 Kf6 52. Kf2 Qc7 53. Qd2 Kg6 54.
Qd4 Kf6 55. Qb2 Qd6 56. Ke3 Ke7 57. Qd4 Qc7 58. Kd2 Nc6 59. Qd5 Ne5 60. Qd4 Nc6
61. Qc3 Qd6+ 62. Kc1 Nd4 63. Bc4 Qe5 64. Qd3 Nc6 65. Kb1 Qd4 $2 {Das
Leichtfigurenendspiel ist defenitiv verloren.} ({Wie hoch die Gewinnchancen
von WeiЯ nach z.B.} 65... Qc7 66. Bd5 Ne5 $16 {sind, lдЯt sich nicht leicht
sagen.}) 66. Qxd4 Nxd4 67. Kb2 $18 Nf3 68. Kc3 f6 69. Be2 Ne5 70. Kd4 Kd6 71.
Ke3 Ng6 72. Bh5 Ne5 73. Kf4 Nc4 74. Kf5 Ke7 75. Be2 Nd6+ (75... Nxa3 76. Bd3 a5
(76... b5 77. e5 fxe5 78. Kxe5 $18) 77. b5 $18) 76. Kf4 Nf7 77. g4 a5 78. b5
Ne5 79. Kf5 Nf7 80. e5 $1 {Der entscheidende Durchbruch der Blockade.} Nxe5 81.
g5 Nd7 82. g6 Kf8 83. Ke6 Nc5+ 84. Kxf6 Ne4+ 85. Ke5 Nc3 86. Bd3 Ke7 87. Bc4
Kf8 88. Kd6 Nb1 89. a4 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.12.01"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Nd2 Be7 {Eine logische Reaktion auf die
Drohung Nb3.} ({Dem letzten Stand der Theorie nach, fьhrt das scharfe} 10...
Bb4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 d4 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Nc4 {zu leichtem Vorteil fьr
WeiЯ.}) 11. Bg3 Bd7 12. Be2 Qb6 ({Besser ist m.E.} 12... Rfc8 {,z.B.} 13. O-O
Qd8 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nf3 Be6 16. Rfd1 Nh5 17. Qb3 Na5 $11 {Nielsen,
P-Schandorff,L/Nyborg 2001}) 13. O-O ({Harmlos wirkt} 13. cxd5 exd5 14. O-O
Rac8 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Nb3 a6 17. Rac1 Ne4 $11 {Van Wely,L-San Segundo Carrillo,
P/Buenos Aires 1995}) 13... d4 $6 {Dieser logisch aussehende Zug hat einige
Nachteile. Zwar wird die weiЯe Bauernstruktur etwas verschlechtert, dafьr
bekommt der Anziehende freie Hand im Zentrum und auf dem Damenflьgel.} 14. Na4
Qd8 15. b4 (15. e4 Rc8 16. e5 d3 17. Bxd3 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Bxa4 19. b3 Bc6 20.
Rad1 h6 21. Ne4 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Qa5 $11 {Seul,G-Rabiega,R/Bundesliga 1991}) 15...
dxe3 {Damit leitet Khalifman eine Stellungsvereinfachung ein, erreicht aber
keinen Ausgleich.} ({In Frage kommt deswegen die "Computerfortsetzung"} 15...
Rc8 $5 16. Nb2 (16. b5 Na5 {/\Bb5}) 16... e5 17. Nb3 dxe3 18. fxe3 Qe8 19. Rad1
Ng4 20. Qc3 Bg5 21. Bxg4 Bxg4 $11 {Hansen,L-Comp Deep Blue/Copenhagen 1993})
16. fxe3 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Bxa4 18. Qb2 $14 {WeiЯ hat das leichtere Spiel, seine
Zьge finden sich von selbst: c5, Nc4,Bf3. Schwarz dagegen hat kein aktives
Gegenspiel.} Ne8 19. Bf3 Bc6 (19... Qc8 $5 {/\Bc6}) 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. c5 {
[%csl Rc6] ><c6} Qd3 22. Qd4 Qxd4 (22... Rd8 23. Qxd3 Rxd3 24. Nc4 $14) 23.
Bxd4 Nf6 24. Nc4 Ne4 25. Rad1 Rfc8 $6 ({Vorsichtiger war} 25... f6) 26. Be5 $1
f6 27. Rd7 $1 $16 Kf8 (27... Bxc5 $2 28. bxc5 Nxc5 29. Re7 fxe5 30. Rff7 $18)
28. Rb7 Rd8 29. Bc7 $6 ({Einfacher und besser war} 29. Na5 $16 {, und WeiЯ
gewinnt einen Bauern.}) 29... Rd5 (29... Rd3 $5) 30. Na5 Rd7 $1 31. Nxc6 $2 {
Ein Fehler taktischer Natur.} (31. Rb8+ Rxb8 32. Bxb8 Rd3 33. Bxa7 Rxa3 34.
Nxc6 Rxe3 35. Ra1 $16 {fьhrte immer noch zu einem klaren Vorteil.}) 31... Rc8
32. Nd4 Bxc5 $1 $11 (32... Kf7 $2 33. Nb5 a6 34. c6 $16) 33. bxc5 (33. Nxe6+
Ke7 34. Nxc5 Nxc5 35. bxc5 Rcxc7 36. Rxc7 Rxc7 37. Rc1 Kd7 $11) 33... Nxc5 34.
Bd6+ Rxd6 35. Rxa7 e5 36. Nf5 (36. Nf5 Rd7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.30"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7.
Bd3 {Ohne groЯe Ansprьche gespielt. In einer Schnellschachpartie wollte
Gurevich keine theoretische Diskussion (wie z.B. nach 7.c5) anfangen. Sicherer
und chancenreicher ist es, mit WeiЯ eine ьbersichtliche Stellung mit leichter
Initiative aufs Brett zu bekommen.} a6 8. a4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 ({
Nicht weniger gut sieht fьr Schwarz} 10... Nxc5 {aus, z.B.} 11. Qxd8 (11. Qc2
Qa5 12. O-O Bd7 $11) 11... Rxd8 12. Ke2 Bd7 13. Ne5 Be8 $11) 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2
Bb7 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. h3 ({Vaganian hatte diese Stellung vor nicht einmal zwei
Monaten auf dem Brett. Nach} 14. Nd4 Rfc8 15. Bg3 Nf8 16. Bd3 Bb4 17. Na2 Bd6
18. e4 Bxg3 19. hxg3 N6d7 20. Qe3 Ne5 21. Be2 Nfd7 $11 {glich er mьhelos aus,
Epishin,V-Vaganian,R/BL 2001-2002.}) 14... Rfc8 15. Rac1 Nf8 (15... e5 16. Bg5
$14 h6 $2 17. Rxd7 Qxd7 18. Nxe5 $16) 16. Ne5 Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Be5 {
Das oben genannte Ziel ist erreicht- WeiЯ hat Dank der Schwдche a6 leichten
Druck bekommen.} Nh5 (18... Bb4 $5 19. Bd4 Bc5 $11) 19. Bh2 Qg5 20. Qg4 {
Mit dem Damentausch wird die gegnerische Aktivitдt rechtzeitig eingedдmmt.}
Qxg4 21. hxg4 Nf6 22. Be2 Kf8 23. g5 Nd5 $2 {Gurevichs umsichtige Taktik zahlt
sich aus, Schwarz wдhnt sich in Sicherheit und greift fehl.} ({Notwendig war} 
23... Ne8 $1 24. Rd7 Bc6 $11) 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. a5 $1 $16 {Und plцtzlich
steckt der Nachziehende in groЯen Schwierigkeiten, es droht 26.b4.} Bb3 (25...
Ke7 26. Rc3 $1 $16 {/\Rdc1} (26. b4 Bxb4 27. axb6 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Bd6 $11)) (
25... Ke8 26. b4 Bxb4 27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 28. Bxa6 $16) 26. Rf1 (26. Rd3 $5 Bd5 27.
Rdc3 Re8 28. Bc7 Bb4 29. axb6 Bxc3 30. Rxc3 $16 {/\Bf3}) 26... Ke8 $2 {Danach
wird die schwarze Stellung hoffnungslos.} ({Wohl oder ьbel, muЯte Vaganian} 
26... Bd5 27. b4 (27. Rc3 $5 $16) 27... Bxb4 28. axb6 {zulassen:} Re8 29. Bc7 {
/\Bf3} e5 30. Rfd1 Bb7 31. Rd7 Bc8 32. Rcd1 $1 Bxd7 33. Rxd7 $16) 27. Bf3 $18
Rab8 (27... Bd5 28. Bxd5 exd5 29. b4 Bxb4 30. axb6 $18) 28. Bxb8 Rxb8 29. Rc3 {
Der Rest ist einfach.} Ba4 30. Ra1 Bd7 31. axb6 Bxb6 32. Rxa6 Bd8 33. b3 Bxg5
34. Ra8 Rxa8 35. Bxa8 Kd8 36. Bc6 Bc8 37. b4 Bf6 38. Rc2 Be5 39. b5 Bc7 40. Be8
f6 41. Bxg6 Bd7 42. Bd3 Bb6 43. Kf1 f5 44. Ke2 g5 45. Rc1 g4 46. Rh1 Kc7 47.
Rh7 Kd6 48. Bc4 Bc5 49. Rg7 Bb6 50. Kf1 Bc5 51. e4 Bd4 52. Rg6 Kc5 53. b6 Kxc4
54. b7 Be5 55. exf5 exf5 56. Rg8 f4 57. b8=Q Bxb8 58. Rxb8 Kd5 59. Rb4 Ke5 60.
g3 fxg3 61. fxg3 Kd5 62. Kf2 Kc5 63. Re4 Kd5 64. Ke3 Bf5 65. Re8 Bd7 66. Re7
Kd6 67. Rxd7+ Kxd7 68. Kf4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.15"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7.
c5 c6 8. Bd3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. O-O Qc8 12. h3 Qb7 (12... Bxd3 13. Qxd3
Qb7 14. Rfc1 h6 15. Qc2 Rfc8 16. Rab1 axb4 17. axb4 Ra7 18. Na4 b5 19. Nc3 Rca8
20. Nd2 Bd8 21. Nb3 Bc7 22. Bxc7 Qxc7 23. f4 $2 (23. f3 $142) 23... Ne4 $1 24.
Nxe4 dxe4 25. Qxe4 Nf6 26. Qe5 Nd5 $17 {Dautov,R-Kasimdzhanov,R/Essen2001}) 13.
Qc2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Ra7 15. Rab1 $146 {Lautier versucht, das frьhere Spiel von
WeiЯ zu verbessern.} (15. Rfc1 axb4 16. axb4 Rfa8 17. Rab1 b5 18. Qc2 $6 (18.
Nd2 $1) 18... Bd8 19. Qd1 Bc7 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Ra1 Ne4 $1 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23.
Rxa7 Qxa7 $15 {Galego,L-Vaganian,R/Ohrid 2001}) (15. cxb6 Nxb6 16. bxa5 Rxa5
17. Rfb1 Qa7 18. Ne5 Rc8 $11) 15... axb4 16. axb4 Rfa8 17. Nd2 Ra3 (17... Bd8
$5) 18. Qc2 h6 19. Rb2 Bd8 20. Rc1 bxc5 $6 {Dieser Zug ist die Ursache fьr die
spдteren Probleme von Schwarz. Die Цffnung der b-Linie legt die Schwдche c6
bloЯ und erleichtert das weiЯe Spiel. Besser wдre die SchlieЯung der Stellung
mit b6-b5 mit dem weiteren Lдufertausch von c7, siehe z.B. Dautov-Kasimdzhanov.
} (20... Bc7 $2 21. Ncb1 {><c6} R3a6 22. b5 $16) (20... b5 21. Nb3 R3a7 $11 {
/\Bc7}) 21. bxc5 Qa6 22. Rb3 Ne8 23. Rxa3 Qxa3 24. Nb3 Qb4 25. Rb1 Bf6 ({
Der Lдuferabtausch vermag zwar nicht den weiЯen Druck abschьtteln, hдtte aber
die schwarze Verteidigung einfacher gemacht:} 25... Bc7 $1 26. Bxc7 Nxc7 27.
Nd2 (27. Nc1 $5 Qc4 28. Qd3 $14) 27... Qa5 28. Rb7 Ra7 29. Nb3 Qa6 30. Rxa7
Qxa7 31. Qa2 $1 Qxa2 (31... Qb7 32. Qa4 $14) 32. Nxa2 Na6 33. Na5 Ndb8 $14) 26.
Ne2 h5 (26... e5 27. dxe5 Bxe5 28. Nbd4 $14) 27. Nd2 Qa5 28. Nf3 $14 Bd8 29.
Bg5 Bc7 (29... Bxg5 30. Nxg5 Nef6 31. Nf4 $36 {/\Nxh5}) 30. Bf4 Bd8 31. Nc1 Nc7
32. Rb7 Ra7 33. Rxa7 Qxa7 34. Nd3 Qb7 35. Qa4 Na6 (35... Qb5 36. Qxb5 Nxb5 37.
Nfe5 Nxe5 38. Nxe5 Na7 39. Nd3 $14) 36. Nd2 g5 37. Bd6 h4 38. f3 Kg7 39. Kf2
Kh7 40. e4 Kg8 41. Ke2 Kg7 42. Ke3 Kg8 43. Nb3 $16 {/\Na5 WeiЯ hat seine
Stellung nach und nach verbessern kцnnen. Mit den nдchsten Springermanцvern
zwingt er den Gegner zu nahezu vollstдndiger Passivitдt.} Nab8 44. Nb4 Kg7 45.
Nc1 $1 {/\Nd3-e5} dxe4 46. fxe4 f5 47. e5 g4 $6 {Nun wird f4 zu einem
Einbruchsfeld. Aber guter Rat war Schwarz teuer. So droht die Ьberfьhrung des
c1-Springers auf c4 mit dem folgenden Bxb8 und Nc4-d6.} 48. Ncd3 Bg5+ 49. Ke2
gxh3 (49... g3 50. Kf3 Kf7 51. Nf4 Bxf4 52. Kxf4 $16 Kg6 53. Qb3 Kf7 54. Kg5
Na6 55. Qd1 $18) 50. gxh3 Kh6 $2 (50... Kf7 $16) 51. Qa2 1-0

[Event "Montreal 4th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2003.07.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Barsov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2003.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Bg3 Qb6 12. Be2 d4 13. Na4 Qd8
14. O-O dxe3 15. fxe3 Bd6 16. Bh4 $146 {Onishchuk verbessert seine Partie
gegen Lautier - mit WeiЯ!} (16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. c5 Qc7 18. b4 Ne5 19. h3 Bd7 20.
Nc3 Rad8 21. Rac1 Ng6 22. Nc4 b6 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Bc6 25. cxb6 $6 Qb7 26.
Qg4 axb6 27. Rfd1 Bd5 $15 {Lautier,J-Onischuk,A/Moscow 2002}) (16. Bh4 Qc7 17.
h3 (17. Bxf6 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 gxf6 19. Rxf6 Be5 $15) 17... Be7 $11 {/\Ng4}) 16...
Qc7 17. Kh1 (17. Bxf6 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 gxf6 19. Rxf6 Be5 $15) (17. h3 Be7 $11 {
/\Ng4}) (17. Bxf6 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 gxf6 19. Rxf6 Be5 $15) 17... Be7 {/\Ng4 Barsov
strebt weiterhin den Abtausch der schwarzfeldrigen Lдufer.} ({Die
durchsichtige Falle} 17... Bxh2 $2 18. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 19. g3 $16 {entdeckte
Schwarz ohne Mьhe.}) (17... Nd7 18. Ne4 Bxh2 $2 19. g3 $16) 18. Bg3 ({In Frage
kam} 18. b4 $5 Ng4 19. Bg3 e5 20. Qc3 $13) 18... Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. c5 {
Als Folge seiner Verbesserung gewann WeiЯ ein Tempo fьr das prophylaktische
Kg1-h1. Bei der Einschдtzung der Stellung dьrfte sich dies allerdings kaum
auswirken.} Qc7 21. b4 Ne5 22. Ne4 {Lautier spielte an dieser Stelle h2-h3.}
Neg4 $6 {Nach dieser Ungenauigkeit gerдt Schwarz unter Druck. Agressiver und
besser war 22...Nfg4.} (22... Nfg4 23. Qc3 (23. Ng5 $2 f5 24. Qb3 Nxh2 25. Nxe6
Qf7 $17) 23... Nxh2 24. Rf4 Nhg4 25. Bxg4 Nxg4 26. Rxg4 f5 27. Rf4 fxe4 28.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Rf1+ Kg8 30. Qd4 Bd7 31. Nc3 Bc6 32. Nxe4 Bxe4 33. Qxe4 Qd7 $11)
23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. Nc3 $14 Bd7 25. Rad1 Rfd8 (25... b6 26. Qd2 (26. Bf3 Rac8
$11) 26... Rad8 27. Qd6 Qc8 28. Qg3 $14) 26. Rd6 Bc6 (26... b6 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28.
Qxe4 bxc5 29. bxc5 Be8 30. Rfd1 $16) 27. Rfd1 Rxd6 28. cxd6 Qb6 29. Qd3 a6 {
Der weiЯe Freibauer sieht sehr eindrucksvoll aus, dennoch erweist sich die
schwarze Stellung als recht resistent.} 30. Bf3 $6 {Nach dem Abtausch der
Lдufer errreicht WeiЯ nichts. Stattdessen kцnnte er versuchen, mittels 30.e4!?
neue Schwдchen (e5 und f7) im gegnerischen Lager zu kreieren.} (30. Qd4 Qxd4
31. Rxd4 e5 32. Rd1 Kf8 $11) (30. e4 $5 {/\e5} e5 $2 (30... Rc8 $1 31. Qf3 (31.
e5 Qf2 $132) 31... e5 $1) 31. Qg3 Re8 32. Bc4 Nxe4 33. Nxe4 Bxe4 34. d7 Rd8 35.
Qxe5 $16) 30... Rd8 31. Bxc6 Qxc6 $11 {Der Bauer d6 ist nun sehr schwach.} 32.
b5 $2 axb5 33. Nxb5 Ng4 34. Kg1 Nxe3 35. Qxe3 Qxb5 $15 36. h3 h6 37. Qd4 Rd7
38. Rc1 Qd5 (38... Qg5 $1 39. Rd1 $15) 39. Qxd5 exd5 40. Rc7 Rxd6 41. Rxb7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.02.12"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Kalinitschew, Sergey"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2533"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 {Mit
diesem Abtausch errreicht WeiЯ die s.g. Karsbader Bauernstruktur und geht
gleichzeitig der theoretischen Diskussion nach 7.c5 oder 7.a3 aus dem Weg.}
Nxd5 $1 {Schwarz tauscht gerne ein Springerpaar ab, um seine Verteidigung auf
dem Damenflьgel zu erleichtern.} (7... exd5 8. Bd3 $14) 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c6
{In Frage kommt auch das Schach auf b4.} (9... Bb4+ 10. Nd2 Nf6 11. O-O Bd6 12.
Bxd6 (12. Bg5 $5) 12... Qxd6 13. Qb3 Re8 14. Rfc1 c6 15. Rc3 a5 16. Rb1 g6 17.
Qc2 Kg7 18. a3 a4 $11 {Hansen,C-Spassky,B/Malmo 1998}) 10. O-O Re8 11. Qc2 $6 {
Sergey behandelt die Stellung zu bescheiden. WeiЯ sollte stattdessen schnell
b2-b4 ziehen.} (11. Qb1 Nf8 12. b4 a6 13. Rc1 Bg4 14. Ne5 Be6 $6 (14... Bh5 $1
15. Qb3 f6 16. Nf3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Bd6 18. Bg3 $13) 15. Bg3 f6 16. Nf3 Bf7 17.
Qb3 Bd6 18. a4 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Qb6 20. Rab1 Ne6 21. Qc2 (21. b5 axb5 22. axb5 c5
$11) 21... g6 22. Nd2 $1 Rec8 23. Nb3 $1 Qd8 24. Nc5 $14 {Pirc,V-Vidmar,M/
Opatija 1953}) (11. b4 a6 12. a4 (12. Rb1 Nf8 13. Nd2 Be6 14. a4 Rc8 15. Rb2
Qd7 16. Qb1 b5 17. Rc1 Ra8 18. Qc2 Rec8 19. a5 $14 {Bagheri,A-Delaunay,S/
France 2003}) 12... Qb6 13. Rb1 Nf8 14. Qb3 Be6 15. Ng5 Bg4 $1 16. h3 Bh5 17.
b5 axb5 18. axb5 h6 19. Nf3 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Ra3 21. Qc2 c5 $11 {Ivanov,S-Kalinin,
O/Bydgoszcz 1990}) 11... Nf8 12. Rab1 a5 $1 {[%mdl 32] Aus dem typischen
Minderheitsangriff wird nun nichts.} 13. a3 a4 14. h3 Ng6 15. Bg3 Bd6 16. Bxd6
Qxd6 $11 {Schwarz hat eine bequeme Stellung erreicht.} 17. Bf5 $2 {Der
Abtausch der Lдufer erleichtert Schwarz das Spiel auf dem Kцnigsflьgel. WeiЯ
sollte sich fьr die typische Remisschaukel nach 17.Rfe1 entscheiden.} (17. Rfe1
{/\e4} Qf6 18. Kh2 $1 Qd6+ 19. Kg1 $11) 17... Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Re4 $1 {/\Ne7} 19.
Nd2 Re6 20. Qd3 Rae8 (20... Nh4 21. g3 $1 Rg6 22. e4 Qe6 23. Kh2 dxe4 24. Nxe4
Nf5 $15) 21. b4 $6 (21. Nf3 $5 Rf6 22. Qd1 $15) 21... Nh4 $1 $40 22. Kh1 (22.
g3 $2 Rxe3 $1 $19) 22... Rh6 (22... Rg6 23. Rg1 Qf6 24. Rbf1 Rh6 25. e4 $15)
23. Rg1 $2 {Nach diesem Fehler wird Kalinitschew Material verlieren. Notwendig
war 23.Rbe1, um das Gegenspiel im Zentrum zu starten.} (23. Rbe1 Qf6 24. e4 Qg5
25. Rg1 Rhe6 $15) 23... Qe6 $17 24. Nf1 (24. g4 f5 25. g5 Rh5 $17 {/\Ng6, f4})
24... Nf3 $1 $19 25. Nh2 Nxg1 26. Kxg1 Rg6 {Schwarz steht natьrlich auf Gewinn,
aber die Umsetzung des Vorteils ist wegen des geschlossenen Charakters der
Stellung nicht leicht.} (26... Qe4 $5 27. Qxe4 dxe4 $19) 27. Nf3 Qc8 {In den
nдchsten Zьgen versucht Vaganian, mit dem Angriff auf den weiЯen Kцnig zu
gewinnen, anstatt sich mit der allmдhlichen technischen Realisierung seiner
Mehrqualitдt zu abzufinden.} (27... f6 $5) 28. Rc1 Re4 29. Kf1 h6 30. b5 Rf6
31. Qc2 Qa8 (31... Rxf3 32. gxf3 Qxh3+ 33. Ke2 Re6 34. Qxa4 Rf6 35. f4 $15) 32.
Ne5 {WeiЯ hat bereits Gegenspiel, deswegen opfert Vaganian die Qualitдt zurьck.
} Rxe3 $5 (32... cxb5 33. Qc8+ Qxc8 34. Rxc8+ Kh7 35. Nd7 Rc6 36. Rb8 h5 37.
Rxb7 Rc3 38. Rxb5 Rxa3 39. Rxd5 $17) 33. Ng4 Ree6 34. Nxf6+ Rxf6 35. Re1 Re6 $6
(35... cxb5 $1 36. Qc5 Qa6 $17) 36. Rxe6 fxe6 37. Qg6 Qc8 $6 (37... cxb5 38.
Qxe6+ Kh8 39. Qxd5 b4 40. axb4 a3 41. Qa2 Qa4 $17) 38. b6 $1 Qd8 $2 {Danach
ist das Damenendspiel nicht mehr zu gewinnen, wдhrend 38...Qd7! sie noch
intakt hielt.} (38... Qd7 $1 39. Qg3 Qe7 40. Kg1 (40. Qc7 $2 Qxa3 41. Qxb7 Qc1+
$19) (40. Qb8+ $2 Kh7 41. Kg1 Qxa3 42. Qxb7 Qb2 $19) 40... e5 $1 41. dxe5 Qg5
$17) 39. Qxe6+ Kh8 40. g4 $11 Qxb6 41. Qc8+ Kh7 42. Qf5+ Kg8 43. Qc8+ Kf7 44.
Qf5+ Ke7 45. Qe5+ Kd8 46. Qxg7 Qb1+ 47. Kg2 Qe4+ 48. f3 Qe2+ 49. Kg3 Qe1+ 50.
Kg2 Qe2+ 51. Kg3 Qe1+ 52. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 13th"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2003.08.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "2003.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. Bd3
b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 (10. b5 Bb7 11. bxc6 Bxc6 12. cxb6 Nxb6 13. O-O Nfd7 14. Qc2
h6 15. Nb5 Bxb5 16. Bxb5 $14 {Dreev-Georgiev,Kir/Dubai 2002}) 10... Ba6 11. b5
Bb7 $146 {Der Zug ist neu und nicht schlecht, Schwarz erreicht auf diese Weise
eine ausgeglichene Stellung. Aber auch die Theoriefortsetzung 11...cxb5 gilt
als sehr befriedigend fьr Schwarz.} (11... cxb5 12. c6 Qc8 13. Rc1 (13. Nxb5
Qxc6 14. Rc1 Bxb5 15. Rxc6 Bxc6 16. Qb3 (16. a4 $2 Bb4+ 17. Ke2 Ne4 $15 {
Zschaebitz,K-Stark,W/Berlin 2000}) 16... b5 $11) 13... Qxc6 14. Ne2 Nc5 15.
dxc5 bxc5 16. a4 b4 17. Ned4 Qb7 18. Bxa6 Rxa6 $15 {Sokolov,I-Spassky,B/Malmo
1998}) 12. cxb6 Qxb6 {Besser gefдllt mir 12...Nxb6 analog der Partie Dreev-Kir.
Georgiev (s. 10.b5).} (12... Nxb6 13. bxc6 Bxc6 14. O-O Rc8 $11) 13. O-O (13.
bxc6 Bxc6 $11) 13... a4 $5 {Jobava sichert ein schцnes Feld a5 fьr seine Dame.}
14. Nxa4 Qa5 15. Nc5 $2 {Lputian wдhlt nicht die beste Fortsetzung.} ({Nach} 
15. bxc6 Bxc6 16. Nb2 $1 {hдtte Schwarz sehr genau spielen mьssen, um das
Gleichgewicht zu halten:} Qc3 (16... Qb6 17. Rb1 Bxa3 18. Nc4 Qa7 19. Nxa3 Qxa3
20. Ra1 $14) 17. Qc1 Qxc1 18. Rfxc1 Rxa3 19. Rxa3 Bxa3 20. Rxc6 Bxb2 21. Rc7
$14) 15... Nxc5 16. bxc6 Bxc6 $11 17. dxc5 Ba4 18. Qb1 Rfc8 19. Rc1 Rxc5 20.
Qb7 Qa7 21. Qxa7 Rxa7 22. Rxc5 Bxc5 $15 {Schwarz steht bereits besser. Im
weiteren Partieverlauf kцnnte er risikolos auf Gewinn spielen, allerdings ohne
sich groЯe Hoffnungen zu machen.} 23. Rc1 Nd7 (23... Bxa3 24. Rc8+ Bf8 25. Bd6
Be8 $15) 24. Ne5 Bxa3 25. Ra1 f6 26. Bg3 (26. Rxa3 fxe5 27. Bg3 e4 28. Be2 Ra8
$15 {/\Bc6}) 26... Nc5 (26... Bc5 27. Rxa4 $1 Nxe5 28. Rxa7 Bxa7 29. Bxe5 fxe5
$11) (26... Nc5 27. Rxa3 fxe5 28. Bxe5 Nxd3 29. Rxd3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 4th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2003.07.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Black "Barsov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2509"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2003.07.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Rc1 a6 10. cxd5 {Diese Fortsetzung gilt als recht
harmlos, populдrer ist 10.b4.} exd5 11. Bd3 d4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Ein simpler
Bauerneinsteller. Der beste und sicherste Weg zum Ausgleich ist 11...Ba7!} (
11... Ba7 $1 12. O-O d4 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Be3 Qh4 16. Bxa7 Rxa7
17. Qa4 Qxa4 18. Nxa4 Be6 $1 $11 (18... b5 19. Nc5 Nd7 20. Rfd1 $14 {Ivanchuk,
V-Kasparov,G/Frankfurt 1998}) 19. Be2 Re8 20. Rfe1 Kf8 21. h3 b5 22. Nc5 Bd5 {
1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Kramnik,V/Linares 1999}) 12. Ne2 $16 Qe7 (12... Ba7 13.
Nfxd4 Nxd4 14. exd4 (14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. exd4 Re8+ 16. Be5 Ng4 17. O-O $16) 14...
Re8 15. O-O Bg4 16. f3 $16) 13. Nfxd4 Nxd4 14. exd4 Bxd4 15. Bxh7+ (15. Rc7 $5
Bd7 16. Bxh7+ Kxh7 17. Qxd4 Rfe8 18. Be3 $16) 15... Kxh7 16. Qxd4 Re8 17. Be3
Ng4 $2 {Ein weiterer Patzer, der unbestraft bleibt.} (17... Bf5 $16) 18. Rc3 $2
({Nichts sprach gegen} 18. Rxc8 $1 Raxc8 (18... Nxe3 19. Qd3+ g6 20. Rxa8 Nxg2+
21. Kf1 $18) 19. Qxg4 $18) 18... Bf5 19. O-O Rad8 20. Qf4 Qe5 21. h3 $6 {
Diese technische Nachlдssigkeit erschwert die Umsetzung des Mehrbauern.} (21.
Qxe5 Rxe5 22. Nd4 Be4 23. h3 Nxe3 24. fxe3 $16) (21. Ng3 Qxf4 22. Bxf4 $16)
21... Nxe3 22. Rxe3 Qxf4 23. Nxf4 Rxe3 24. fxe3 Be4 25. h4 Rd2 {Turm und
Lдufer von Schwarz sind aktiv, die Bauernstruktur ist kompakt - somit hat
Barsov einige Voraussetzungen fьr die Rettung der Partie.} 26. Rf2 Rd1+ 27. Kh2
f6 (27... f5 $5 28. Kg3 Kh6 29. Ne6 Kg6 30. Kf4 Kf6 31. Nc5 Bc6 32. e4 $16) 28.
Kg3 g5 $1 {Nutzt die Gelegenheit, um ein paar Bauern abzutauschen.} (28... Kh6
29. Ne2 Bc6 30. Nd4 $16) 29. Nh5 Kg6 30. Nxf6 gxh4+ 31. Kxh4 Bxg2 32. Rxg2+ $2
{Ein grundlegender Fehler. Das entstehende Turmendspiel ist remislicher Natur,
wдhrend die vorhandenen Leichtfiguren die weiЯen Gewinnchancen steigern.} (32.
Ng4 $1 Bh1 33. Rf6+ (33. Ne5+ Kg7 34. Rf7+ Kh6 $1 $16) 33... Kg7 34. Kg5 Rg1
35. Rf2 $16) 32... Kxf6 33. Kg3 Ke5 34. Kf3 Rd3 35. Rg5+ Kd6 36. Rg4 Kc5 37.
Rb4 b5 38. Ke2 Rd6 $14 39. Rf4 a5 40. b4+ Kb6 41. Rd4 Rh6 42. Kd3 Rh1 43. Kc2
Rh2+ 44. Rd2 Rh4 45. Rd6+ Kc7 46. Rd4 Rh2+ 47. Kc3 Ra2 48. Kb3 Re2 49. Rd3 Kb6
50. Kc3 Ra2 51. Kd4 axb4 52. axb4 Rb2 53. Kc3 Re2 54. Rd6+ Kc7 55. Re6 Kd7 56.
Re5 Kc6 57. Kd3 Rb2 58. Rc5+ Kb6 59. Kc3 Re2 60. Re5 Kc6 61. Kd3 Rb2 62. Re4
Kd5 63. Rd4+ Ke5 64. Rh4 Rb3+ 65. Kd2 Kd5 66. Rd4+ Ke5 67. Ke2 Rb1 68. Rh4 Kd5
69. Kf2 Rb2+ 70. Kf3 Rb1 71. Rd4+ Ke5 72. Re4+ Kd5 73. Rh4 Rf1+ 74. Ke2 Rb1 75.
Rf4 Ke5 76. Kd2 Rb2+ 77. Kc3 Re2 78. Kd3 Rb2 79. Rh4 Rb3+ 80. Kd2 Kd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Chartres"]
[Date "2005.08.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.08.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Bg3 {Dieser Zug erfreut sich in letzter Zeit
groЯer Popularitдt.} Bd7 12. Rd1 {Ein seltener Zug. Meiner Meinung nach ist
hier 12.Be2 die beste Fortsetzung.} (12. Be2) 12... Rac8 (12... Rfc8 13. cxd5
exd5 14. Be2 Be6 15. Qd3 Qb6 16. Qb5 Bd8 17. Qxb6 Bxb6 18. Na4 Bc7 19. Nb3 Ne4
20. Bxc7 Rxc7 21. f3 Nf6 22. Rc1 Re7 23. Kf2 $14 {Zhu Chen (2480)-Portisch,L 
(2595)/Roquebrune 1998}) 13. Be2 (13. cxd5 $5) 13... a6 {Keine schlechte Idee,
mit dem VorstoЯ b7-b5 will Vaisser den Abtausch cxd5 erzwingen. In Frage kam
auch der typische Zug 13...Qb6 nebst d5-d4.} (13... Qb6 $5 14. O-O (14. b4 $5)
14... d4 15. Nce4 (15. Na4 $6 Qa5 16. b3 Bxa3 17. Nb1 Bc5 $17) 15... Nxe4 (
15... dxe3 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Ne4 $44) 16. Nxe4 e5 17. c5 Qd8 $13) 14. O-O b5
15. cxd5 exd5 {Der Springertausch nach 15...Nxd5 wдre gut fьr Schwarz, aber
WeiЯ verfьgt ьber eine starke Idee 16.Bf3!} (15... Nxd5 16. Bf3 $1 (16. Nxd5
exd5 17. Qd3 (17. Nf3 Nd4 18. Qd3 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 b4 $11) 17... Be6 18. Nf3 Rfd8
$11) (16. Nde4 Nxc3 17. Nxc3 Rfd8 $11) 16... Nxc3 17. Nb3 $1 Qd8 18. Qxc3 $14)
16. Nf3 (16. Nb3 Qb6 17. Bf3 Be6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Rc4 $132) 16... b4 $6 {
Der gleich auf b4 erscheinende schwarze Springer wird den isolierten Bauern d5
schьtzen. Jedoch war der natьrliche Zug 16...Be6 flexibler und besser.} (16...
Be6 $5 17. Ng5 Rfd8 $11) 17. axb4 Nxb4 18. Qb3 Qb6 19. Be5 Rfd8 20. Nd4 $14 a5
21. h3 Ra8 22. Ndb5 (22. Ra1 $14) 22... Rdc8 ({Gute Ausgleichchencen hatte
Schwarz nach} 22... Bxb5 $1 23. Bxb5 (23. Nxb5 Qe6 24. Bf4 a4 $11) 23... Ne4
24. Bd4 Bc5 $11) 23. Rc1 Bc6 (23... Bxb5 24. Nxb5 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Ne4 26. Bd4 Qh6
27. Nc3 $14) 24. Nd4 Bd7 25. Bf3 a4 $2 {Ein simpler Bauerneinsteller. Nach
einem normalen Zug wie 25...Be6 bliebe die schwarze Stellung etwas schlechter,
aber spielbar.} (25... Be6 $14) 26. Nxa4 $16 Bxa4 27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 28. Qxa4 Nd3
29. Nf5 $1 {Der schnellste Weg der Vorteilsumsetzung, Lautier greift den
gegnerischen Kцnig an.} Bc5 $2 (29... Bf8 $16) 30. Bc3 $18 Nxb2 31. Qh4 d4 (
31... Ne8 32. Nxg7 Nxg7 33. Qg4 $18) (31... Bf8 32. Bd4 Qe6 33. Nh6+ gxh6 34.
Bxf6 Bg7 35. Bxg7 Kxg7 36. Qd4+ Qf6 37. Qg4+ $18) 32. Bxd4 Qe6 33. Qg5 1-0

[Event "Pulvermuehle 6th"]
[Site "Pulvermuehle"]
[Date "2006.03.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Baramidze, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2006.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Qc2 c5 6. cxd5 (6. dxc5 d4 7. Nb5 e5
8. Nxe5 a6 9. Na3 O-O $1 $44) 6... exd5 (6... cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8. Bg5 Nxd5 9.
Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. Nxb3 Nbc6 13. g3 b6 14. Bg2 Ba6 $6 (
14... Bb7) 15. Nd4 Bb7 16. Ndb5 $14 {Bacrot,E (2725)-Lautier,J (2680)/Khanty
Mansiysk 2005}) 7. Bg5 cxd4 (7... Nc6 8. dxc5 O-O (8... Be6 $2 9. e3 Qa5 10.
Bb5 $1 a6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. O-O Qxc5 13. Rac1 $16 {Ponomariov,R (2743)-San
Segundo Carrillo,P (2523)/Benidorm 2002}) (8... Qa5 9. e3 Qxc5 10. Rc1 (10. Bb5
O-O) 10... O-O 11. Qd2 $14) 9. e3 h6 10. Bh4 Qa5 11. Be2 Qxc5 12. Rd1 Be6 13.
O-O Rac8 14. Qa4 Qb6 15. Qb5 Qxb5 16. Bxb5 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2 Eingorn,V (2570)
-Geller,E (2490)/Sochi 1986}) 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. e3 h6 11. Bh4 O-O
12. Be2 Qa5 (12... Be6 13. O-O Qa5 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Rd2 $6 (15. a3 $1 {/\b4}
c5 16. Bf3 Rab8 17. Bg3 $1 Bd6 (17... Rbc8 18. Be5 $14) 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. b4 $1
Qc7 20. Qd3 Rdd8 21. bxc5 Qxc5 22. Ne2 $14) 15... Rd7 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Bf3 $2
c5 $1 $15 {Dautov,R (2636)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2674)/Essen 2002}) 13. O-O Ba6 $2 {
Der Abtausch der Lдufer ist fьr Schwarz ungьnstig, denn er verliert die
Mцglichkeit, sein zentralstes Bauernduo mit c6-c5 aufzurichten. Fьr die
richtige Behandlung dieser Stellung mцchte ich auf die Partie
Dautov-Kasimdzhanov verweisen.} (13... Be6 $1) 14. Rfd1 Rfe8 15. a3 Ne4 16.
Nxe4 {Auch mit 16.b4 kцnnte WeiЯ eine angenehme Stellung erreichen.} (16. b4
Nxc3 (16... Qb6 17. Na4 $14) 17. Qxc3 Qb6 18. Bxe7 Bxe2 19. Bc5 Qd8 20. Rd4 $14
) 16... Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Bxh4 18. Nd6 Re6 19. Nf5 Bf6 20. Nd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 $14 {
WeiЯ steht minimal besser, da er nur einen anfдlligen Bauern hat. Es ist
interessant zu sehen, wie unermьdlich Kortschnoj im weiteren Partieverlauf an
der Verbesserung seiner Stellung arbeitet.} Qb6 22. Qc2 a5 23. b3 Rb8 24. Rd3
Qa6 25. h3 Rb6 26. Rc3 Rb5 27. Rd1 Rg6 28. Rd4 Qb7 29. h4 h5 30. Qd1 Re6 31.
Qc2 g6 32. g3 Rb6 $2 {Schwarz darf das Feld c5 nicht aus den Augen verlieren.
Seine beste Aufstellung ist Qb6,Rb5,Re6. In dieser verharrend, sollte er
lediglich Wartezьge mit dem Kцnig ausfьhren.} (32... Qb6 33. Rd1 Kh7 34. Rdd3 (
34. Rc1 d4 $11) 34... Kg8 $14) 33. Rdd3 Kh7 (33... Rb5 34. Rc5 Rxc5 35. Qxc5
$14) 34. Rc5 Ra6 (34... Rb5 35. Rdc3 Rxc5 36. Rxc5 $16) 35. Qc3 $16 {Der weiЯe
Vorteil hat sich deutlich vergrцЯert.} Qb6 36. Rd4 Re7 {Auch der zweite Turm
verlдЯt seine aktive Stellung, um den wunden Bauern a5 ausreichend zu
verteidigen.} (36... Ra7 37. Rf4 Kg8 $2 38. Ra4 $1 Rb7 39. Raxa5 $18) 37. Rf4
$1 {Es ist immer gut, den gegnerischen Kцnig zu schwдchen.} f5 (37... Qb7 38.
Rf6 $16) 38. Rd4 (38. Ra4 Rea7 $16) 38... Rb7 39. Rd3 Re7 40. Rd1 $1 {Der Turm
wandert auf die 1. Reihe, wo er effektiv eingesetzt werden kann, entweder auf
c1 (><c6) oder auf b1 (VorstoЯ b3-b4).} Rb7 41. Rb1 Rb8 42. Kh2 Rb7 43. b4 $1
axb4 44. axb4 {Der VorstoЯ b4-b5 ist nicht zu stoppen, wonach der Bauer d5
bald fallen wird.} Rg7 ({Zдher war} 44... Rd7 45. b5 cxb5 46. Rbxb5 Qd8 47. Rc6
Rxc6 48. Qxc6 $16) 45. b5 cxb5 46. Rbxb5 Qa7 $2 (46... Qf6 47. Qd2 $16) 47. Rc8
$18 d4 48. exd4 Ra3 49. Qb4 Qe7 50. Rbb8 1-0

[Event "GER CupT final"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2005.04.17"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2005.04.17"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7.
a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be2 (11. Be5 Bf6 12. Bxf6
Qxf6 13. Qd4 {bringt WeiЯ nichts dank Vaganians Erfindung} Qd6 $1 14. Rd1 Rd8
15. b4 Ne6 16. Qh4 a5 17. Bd3 h6 18. O-O axb4 19. axb4 Ra4 20. Rb1 d4 $11 {
Mamedyarov,S-Vaganian,R/Pamplona 2004}) 11... Bf6 12. Be5 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Re8 14.
Nf3 Qb6 15. Rc1 Ne6 $1 {Mit 15...Ne4 kann Schwarz der typischen
Isolani-"Massage" nicht entgehen, deswegen strebt Vaganian den VorstoЯ d5-d4
an.} (15... Ne4 16. Qd4 Qg6 (16... Qa5+ 17. Qb4) 17. O-O Bh3 18. Ne1 Rad8 19.
Kh1 Bf5 20. Nf3 a6 21. Nh4 Qg5 22. Nxf5 Qxf5 23. Kg1 Rc8 24. Bf3 Nf6 25. h3 h6
26. b4 $14 {Gyimesi,Z-Portisch,L/Kazincbarcika 2005}) 16. Qd2 (16. Qa4 Rd8 17.
Qb5 Qxb5 18. Bxb5 d4 $11) (16. b4 $5 {Auf diese Weise kann WeiЯ gegenьber der
Partie ein Tempo b2-b4 gewinnen, was sich jedoch auf die Stellungseinschдtzung
kaum auswirkt.} Rd8 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 (18... Bf5 19. Rc5 $14) 19. exd4
Be6 20. Rc7 Rdc8 21. Rxb7 Rc1+ 22. Bd1 Rc4 23. O-O (23. Ke2 Rxd4 24. Bc2 Re8
$11) 23... Rxd4 24. Bf3 Rd3 $11) 16... Rd8 17. Nd4 (17. O-O d4 18. Rfd1 dxe3
19. Qxe3 Qxe3 20. fxe3 Bd7 $11) (17. Rd1 Bd7 18. O-O Ba4 19. Rc1 d4 $11) 17...
Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. exd4 Be6 20. Rc7 {Der einzig mцgliche Gewinnversuch.} (
20. Kd2 Rac8 $11) 20... Rdc8 $1 (20... Rab8 $2 21. Kd2 Rdc8 22. Rhc1 $16) 21.
Rxb7 Rc1+ 22. Bd1 Rc4 23. O-O (23. Ke2 Rxd4 24. Re1 a5 $11) 23... Rxd4 24. Bf3
a5 25. Rd1 Rc4 {Der Turmtausch war ein einfacherer Weg zum Remis.} (25... Rxd1+
$1 26. Bxd1 Kf8 27. Kf1 Bc8 $1 28. Rc7 (28. Rb6 Ke7 $11) 28... Rb8 $11) 26. h3
(26. Kf1 $5 Rc5 $1 (26... Rd8 27. Bxd5 h6 28. Bf3 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 $16) 27. b4
axb4 28. axb4 Rc2 $11) 26... Rd8 $1 (26... Rc5 $2 27. b4 axb4 28. axb4 Rcc8 29.
Bxd5 $16) 27. Rb5 $1 (27. Bxd5 $2 h6 28. Rb5 Rc7 29. Bf3 $2 Rxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Rc1
$19) 27... a4 28. Be2 Rc2 $1 (28... Rcc8 29. Rd4 $14) 29. Bd3 Rcc8 30. Rb4 Rb8
31. Bb5 Rdc8 32. Rdd4 (32. Bxa4 Rxb4 33. axb4 Rc4 $11) 32... Rc2 $11 {Schwarz
fand all die genauen Zьge, das Unentschieden ist nicht zu vermeiden.} 33. Bxa4
Rxb2 34. Rxb2 Rxb2 35. Rb4 Rxb4 36. axb4 Kf8 37. Kf1 d4 38. Ke2 Bc4+ 39. Kd2
Bf1 40. g3 Ke7 41. h4 h6 42. Bc2 g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. f3 Bb5 45. Bd3 Bc6 46.
Ke2 Kd6 47. Be4 Bb5+ 48. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 13th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2005.04.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Palo, Davor"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2005.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7.
c5 c6 8. h3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ne4 $1 {Eine interessante Alternative zu dem
gelдufigen Plan mit Bc8-(b7)-a6. Schwarz erzwingt den Abtausch der Springer
auf e4 und seine Dame bekommt einen schцnen Posten auf d5.} (10... Ba6) (10...
Bb7 11. Bd3 Qc8) 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ne5 (12. Nd2 $6 f5 (12... e5 $5 13. dxe5
axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 bxc5 16. b5 $11) 13. Nc4 Ba6 14. Nd6 Bxf1 15. Kxf1
Nf6 16. Rb1 Nd5 $17 {Argueso Pascual,J-Alvarez,L/Almeria 1989}) 12... Nxe5 13.
Bxe5 f6 14. Bg3 (14. Bh2 e5 $2 (14... Qd5 $1) 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. O-O (16. dxe5
axb4 17. axb4 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 bxc5 19. bxc5 Bxc5 20. O-O $14) 16... exd4 17. exd4
f5 18. f3 Bf6 19. Bd6 Be7 20. Be5 axb4 21. axb4 Rxa1 22. Qxa1 bxc5 23. dxc5 Bf6
24. Bxf6 gxf6 $16 {Pert,R-Stenersen,G/Oslo 2004}) 14... Qd5 $1 15. Be2 Ba6 16.
O-O axb4 17. axb4 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 b5 $11 (18... bxc5 $5 19. bxc5 (19. dxc5 e5 $11
) 19... e5 20. dxe5 f5 $11) 19. Rfb1 Rfc8 $6 {Die schwarze Stellung sieht sehr
sicher aus, dennoch sollte Iordachescu auf der Hut sein und angesichts der von
WeiЯ geplanten Ьbernahme der a-Linie rechtzeitig fьr Gegenspiel sorgen.} (19...
h5 $5 20. Qd1 Kf7 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Ra1 Rxa1 23. Qxa1 g5 24. Qa7 (24. Bb8 Qd7
$11) 24... e5 25. dxe5 h4 26. e6+ Kxe6 $11) 20. Qd1 Kf7 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Ra1
Rxa1 (22... Qd8 $2 {taugt nichts wegen des Manцvers} 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Qh5+ Kg8
25. Qh4 $1 Qa1+ 26. Kh2 Qb1 27. Qg4 Kf7 28. Qh5+ $16) 23. Qxa1 h6 $2 {Ein
weiterer sorgloser Zug bringt Schwarz in ernsthafte Schwierigkeiten. Notwendig
war 23...Qd7!, um die wichtige 7. Reihe unter Kontrolle zu bringen.} (23... Qd7
24. Qa8 h6 25. Qb8 f5 26. Be5 Bf6 $14 {, und die schwarze Stellung ist zwar
passiv, aber fest.}) 24. Qa7 $16 e5 {Erzwungen, denn anders kann Schwarz das
Eindringen des weiЯen Lдufers auf d6 nicht verhindern.} (24... Qd8 $2 25. Qb7
Qe8 26. Bd6 $18) (24... Ke8 25. Qa8+ Kf7 26. Qb7 Ke8 27. Qc8+ Kf7 28. Qc7 $16 {
/\Bd6}) 25. dxe5 fxe5 26. Qc7 {[%mdl 16]} Ke6 27. Qc8+ Kf7 (27... Kf6 28. Bh4+
g5 29. Bg3 $16) 28. Qf5+ Bf6 29. Bh4 g5 30. Bg3 {Die schwarze Dame ist an die
Schwдchen c6, e4 und e5 gebunden, so daЯ kein Gegenspiel mцglich ist. WeiЯ
kann also in aller Ruhe den Vormarsch seines Kцnigs vorbereiten.} Kg7 31. h4
Qd1+ (31... gxh4 32. Qg4+ Bg5 33. Bxh4 Kg6 34. Kh2 $16) 32. Kh2 Qd5 33. Kg1
Qd1+ 34. Kh2 Qd5 35. Kh3 $18 Kf7 36. Qh7+ Bg7 37. Qf5+ Bf6 38. Qh7+ Bg7 39.
hxg5 hxg5 40. Kg4 Qd1+ 41. Kxg5 Qd8+ 42. Kg4 Qd1+ 43. Kh3 Qh1+ 44. Bh2 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.26"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kruppa, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Skopje Kisela Voda"]
[BlackTeam "Donetsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Bg3 {Eine Modevariante der
letzten Zeit. Onischuk spielt sie erfolgreich mit beiden Farben.} Bd7 12. Be2
Rfc8 13. O-O Qb6 $2 $146 {Ein unlogischer Zug. WeiЯ entfaltet seine Initiative
auf dem Damenflьgel mittels b2-b4, c4-c5, und wird mit dem Angriff auf die
schwarze Dame ein wertvolles Tempo gewinnen. Deutlich besser ist 13...Qd8.} (
13... Qd8 14. Rad1 (14. cxd5 exd5 $1 15. Nf3 Be6 16. Rfd1 Nh5 17. Qb3 Na5 $11 {
Nielsen,P-Schandorff,L/Nyborg 2001}) (14. Qd3 Be8 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 exd5
17. Bf3 Bf6 18. Qb3 d4 19. e4 $2 Ne5 $15 {Palmisano,J-Bronstein,L/Buenos Aires
1994}) 14... Na5 $1 (14... d4 15. Nb5 dxe3 16. fxe3 Qb6 17. Qd3 Be8 18. b4 Rd8
19. Qb3 $16 {Tukmakov,V-Jakob,S/Bern 1991}) 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nde4 Qe8 17. Qd3
Ba4 18. Nxa4 Qxa4 19. Rc1 Qb3 $11 {Lautier,J-Beliavsky,A/BL 2002}) 14. b4 d4 (
14... a6 $5 15. c5 Qd8 16. Na4 Na7 17. Rfc1 Bxa4 18. Qxa4 $14) 15. c5 Qd8 16.
Nb5 e5 (16... dxe3 17. fxe3 a5 18. Nc4 $1 axb4 19. Nb6 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 Ne4 21.
Bc7 $1 Rxc7 22. Qh5 $16) 17. exd4 (17. Nc4 Nxb4 18. axb4 Bxb5 $14) 17... a6 {
Kruppa versucht, seine Probleme mit Hilfe von Taktik zu lцsen, aber ohne
Erfolg.} (17... Nxd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Be5 Bc6 20. Qd3 $16) 18. dxe5 axb5 19.
exf6 Bxf6 20. Rad1 $16 Nd4 (20... Rxa3 21. Ne4 Nd4 22. Qd2 Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2 Be7
24. Rfe1 $16) 21. Qd3 Rxa3 $2 {Das Qualitдtsopfer bringt keine Erleichterung.}
(21... Nxe2+ $142 22. Qxe2 Rxa3 $16) 22. Qxa3 Nxe2+ 23. Kh1 Nc3 24. Rde1 Ra8
25. Qb3 Bc6 26. Bd6 h5 27. Re3 Bd5 28. Qc2 Ra2 29. Qc1 Na4 30. Rfe1 Bc6 31. Ne4
Bd4 32. R3e2 Rxe2 33. Rxe2 $18 Nb2 34. Rd2 Bxe4 35. Rxd4 Nd3 36. Qe3 Qa8 37. h3
f5 38. Rxd3 $2 (38. f3 $1 $18) 38... Qa1+ 39. Kh2 Qf1 40. Qg5 Qxd3 41. Qxh5 Bc6
$16 42. Qg5 Qe4 43. f3 Qe6 44. h4 Kh7 45. Qf4 Bd7 46. Be5 Qh6 47. Qd4 Bc6 48.
Qd8 Qe6 49. Bb2 Qf7 50. Qg5 Be8 51. Kg1 Qg6 52. Qe7 Qf7 53. Qe5 Bc6 54. Kf2 Bd7
55. Bc3 Qf6 56. Qxf6 gxf6 57. Bxf6 $18 Kg6 58. Bg5 Be6 59. Ke3 Bc4 60. Bd8 Bb3
61. Kf4 Bc2 62. Ke5 Kh5 63. Kd6 Bb3 64. Kc7 Bd5 65. Kb6 Bc6 66. Bg5 Kg6 67. g4
fxg4 68. fxg4 Kf7 69. h5 Ke6 70. Bd2 Kf6 71. g5+ 1-0

[Event "Pamplona"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2002.12.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2002.12.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. b4 b6
9. h3 $5 {Ein Vorbereitungszug zu der folgenden taktischen Aktion.} ({Diese
taktische Idee kam bereits nach 9.Bd3 vor:} 9. Bd3 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6
12. b5 cxb5 13. c6 Qc8 14. c7 b4 15. Nb5 Ne4 (15... a4 $1) 16. O-O bxa3 17. Qa4
g5 18. Bg3 g4 19. Ne1 Nd2 20. Qd1 Nxf1 21. Qxg4+ Kh8 22. Kxf1 Ra8 23. Nc2 Qa6
24. Qe2 Rg8 25. Ncxa3 $13 {Karpov,A-Georgiev,K/Dubai 2002}) 9... a5 10. a3 Ba6
11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. b5 cxb5 13. c6 Qc8 14. c7 b4 15. Nb5 a4 $1 $146 {Eine starke
Erwiderung. WeiЯ wird vor die Wahl gestellt- das Rochaderecht zu verlieren
oder dem Gegner einen gedeckten Freibauern b3 zu ьberlassen.} (15... bxa3 16.
O-O a4 (16... Ra8 17. Qc2 Ne4 18. Qc6 h6 19. Rfc1 Bb4 20. Rc2 Kh7 21. Ne1 Ndf6
$2 22. f3 Nd2 23. Rxd2 Bxd2 24. Qc2+ $18 {Gustafsson,J-Oms Pallise,J/Andorra
la Vella 2002}) 17. Qc2 Ne4 18. Rfc1 h6 19. Bh2 g6 20. Ne1 Ra8 21. f3 Qa6 22.
Rab1 Nef6 23. Bd6 Bxd6 24. Nxd6 $16 {Schandorff,L-Iordachescu,V/Bled 2002}) 16.
axb4 (16. O-O b3 $13) (16. Rc1 $5 {/\Bd6} Ne8 (16... Ne4 17. Nd2 $1) 17. axb4
Bxb4+ 18. Ke2 $13) 16... Bxb4+ 17. Ke2 Ra5 18. Qd3 ({Nach} 18. Rxa4 $2 Rxb5 {
endete die Partie Svirin-Bryzgalin/Smolensk 1997 remis. Allerdings sahen die
Anfangszьge der Partie anders aus. In Wirklichkeit steht Schwarz hier auf
Gewinn:} 19. Qd3 Ne4 20. Rc1 Rc5 $1 21. dxc5 Ndxc5 $19) 18... Ne4 {/\Rb5} 19.
Rhc1 Qb7 $2 ({Laut Bologan war hier 19...Qa6! der beste Zug. Nach} 19... Qa6 $1
20. Nd6 Qxd3+ 21. Kxd3 Bxd6 22. c8=Q Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ Bf8 {steht Schwarz dank
der Idee b5-b4 besser im Endspiel.}) 20. Rab1 $13 Be7 21. Nd2 Rc8 22. Nxe4 dxe4
23. Qc4 {/\Qc6, /\Bd6} a3 ({In Frage kam 23...Nf6:} 23... Nf6 $5 {/\Nd5} 24.
Bg5 Qa6 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Kd1 a3 27. Rb3 $13) 24. Rb3 $1 (24. Bd6 a2 25. Ra1
Rxb5 26. Bxe7 (26. Qxb5 Bxd6 27. Qxd7 Qa6+ $19) 26... Rb2+ 27. Kf1 b5 28. Qc3
Rb1 29. Raxb1 axb1=Q 30. Rxb1 Rxc7 31. Qa5 $11) 24... Qd5 (24... Nf6 $5 $13)
25. Qxd5 exd5 26. g4 (26. Bd6 $1 Kf8 $1 (26... Rxb5 27. Rxb5 Bxd6 28. Rxd5 $18)
(26... a2 27. Bxe7 a1=Q 28. Rxa1 Rxa1 29. Rc3 $16) 27. Rxa3 $1 (27. Bxa3 Bxa3
28. Nxa3 Ke7 29. Nb5 Nf6 $11) 27... Rxa3 (27... Rxb5 $2 28. Ra8 $18) 28. Bxa3
Bxa3 29. Nxa3 Nf6 30. Nb5 Ne8 31. Rc6 Ke7 32. Rxb6 Nxc7 33. Rb7 Kd7 $11) 26...
Nf6 27. Bd6 Kf8 28. Bxa3 Bxa3 29. Nxa3 Ke7 $11 30. Rc6 Kd7 31. Rcxb6 Rxc7 32.
Kf1 Rc6 33. Rb8 Rc8 34. Rxc8 Kxc8 35. Nb5 Ne8 36. Rc3+ Kd7 37. Rc5 Nd6 38. Nxd6
Ra1+ 39. Kg2 Kxd6 40. Rc8 Ke6 41. Re8+ Kf6 42. Re5 Ra5 43. h4 h6 44. h5 g5 45.
hxg6 fxg6 46. Kg3 Rb5 47. Re8 Kg5 48. Re6 Ra5 49. f4+ exf3 50. Re5+ Kf6 51.
Kxf3 Rb5 52. Kf4 g5+ 53. Kf3 Kf7 54. Kg3 Ra5 55. Rf5+ Kg6 56. Rf8 Ra3 57. Kf3
h5 58. Rg8+ Kf7 59. Rxg5 hxg4+ 60. Kf4 Ke6 61. Rxg4 Rb3 62. Rg6+ Ke7 63. Ra6
Rc3 64. Ke5 Rxe3+ 65. Kxd5 Rh3 66. Rg6 Ra3 67. Rg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hulak, Krunoslav"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf5 {Mit diesem Zu signalisiert
Schwarz seine Bereitschaft, einen offenen Kampf zu fьhren. Mehr verbreitet ist
11...Bf6, womit der Nachziehende in erster Linie Ausgleich sucht.} (11... Bf6
12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qd4 Qd6 14. Rd1 Rd8 15. Be2 Bf5 16. b4 Ne6 17. Qb2 a5 18. O-O
axb4 19. axb4 Ra4 $11 {Gyimesi,Z (2613)-Nielsen,P (2663)/Deutschland 2004}) 12.
Be2 Qb6 (12... Rc8 13. O-O Be4 14. Rc1 a6 15. b4 Ne6 16. Qb3 Qd7 17. Rfd1 Rxc1
18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Qb2 f6 20. Bg3 Rc6 21. Nd2 $14 {Nielsen,P (2642)-Matros,A 
(2455)/FIDE.com 2002}) (12... a5 13. O-O a4 14. Rc1 Be4 15. Rc3 Bd6 16. Bxd6
Qxd6 17. Nd4 Rfd8 18. f3 Bg6 19. Qd2 h6 20. Rfc1 b6 21. Bf1 Qf6 22. Qf2 Bf5 23.
Bb5 Bd7 $11 {Kohlweyer,B (2399)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2664)/Vlissingen 2003}) 13. O-O
Qg6 $2 {Ein zweifelhaftes Bauernopfer, das ruhig angenommen werden konnte.
Richtig ist das planmдЯige 13...Be4.} (13... Be4 14. b4 Nd7 15. Bd4 Qg6 16. Rc1
Bd6 17. g3 Qe6 (17... h6 $1 $11) 18. Ng5 Qe7 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qc2 a5 21. Rfd1
axb4 22. axb4 Rfd8 23. b5 Ba3 24. Ra1 Rac8 25. Qa4 Bc5 26. Bb2 $14 {Gustafsson,
J (2570)-Zude,A (2382)/Germany 2003}) 14. Nd4 $2 {Das ist zu passiv. Richtig
war die Annahme des Opfers nach dem Zwischenzug 14.b4!} (14. Qxd5 Be4 15. Qa2
a5 16. Rad1 a4 17. Qc4 Rac8 $14) (14. b4 $1 Bc2 (14... Nd7 15. Qxd5 $16) 15.
Qxd5 Be4 16. Qc4 Nd3 17. Bd4 Rac8 18. Qb3 $16) 14... Be4 $11 15. Bg3 (15. f3
Bd3 $11) 15... Bf6 16. Rc1 Nd3 17. Bxd3 Bxd3 18. Re1 h5 $5 {Als Folge des
weiЯen Fehlers im 14. Zug bekam Schart eine Traumstellung mit Isolani. Seine
beiden Lдufer sind sehr mobil, und mit dem Textzug wird das Spiel gegen den
weiЯen Kцnig eingeleitet.} 19. Rc3 $6 {Weiterhin sorglos gespielt. Es war an
der Zeit, einen schwarzen Lдufer abzutauschen.} (19. Ne2 $1 Bxe2 (19... Be4 20.
Nf4 $14) 20. Rxe2 h4 21. Bf4 Rac8 $11) 19... Be4 20. f3 h4 $1 21. Bf2 (21. Bf4
Bxd4 22. exd4 h3 23. g3 Bf5 $132) 21... Bxd4 $1 22. exd4 h3 23. g4 Bf5 24. Re5
Be6 25. Qf1 f5 $1 {In der Stellung mit den ungelichfarbigen Lдufer hat Schwarz
einen sichereren Kцnig und steht damit minimal besser.} 26. Rce3 Rae8 27. Qxh3
fxg4 28. Qg3 Rf6 29. fxg4 $2 {Hulak unterschдtzt die Gefahr. Er hдtte die
f-Linie auf jeden Fall geschlossen halten mьssen.} (29. Be1 Ref8 30. f4 $1 Bd7
31. Bb4 $11) 29... Ref8 $17 30. Be1 $2 {Der entscheidende Fehler, aber die
weiЯe Stellung war bereits дuЯerst unangenehm.} (30. Re2 Bxg4 31. Rd2 Bh3 32.
Qxg6 Rxg6+ 33. Kh1 Bf5 34. Bg3 Be4+ 35. Kg1 Rc6 $17) 30... Bxg4 $19 31. Qg2 (
31. h3 Rf1+ 32. Kh2 Qc2+ 33. Qg2 R1f2 $19) 31... Bh3 $1 0-1

[Event "FRA-chT Gp-A"]
[Site "France"]
[Date "2003.02.02"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 "Clichy"]
[BlackTeam "Gonfreville"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 {Eine
ruhige Gangart gegen 6...Nbd7, WeiЯ begnьgt sich mit einer fast ausgeglichenen
Stellung.} dxc4 8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13.
Rad1 $146 (13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. h3 (14. Nd4 Rfc8 15. Bg3 Nf8 16. Bd3 Bb4 17. Na2
Bd6 18. e4 Bxg3 19. hxg3 N6d7 20. Qe3 Ne5 21. Be2 Nfd7 $11 {Epishin,V-Vaganian,
R/BL 2001-2002.}) 14... Rfc8 15. Rac1 Nf8 16. Ne5 Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Be5 Nh5
19. Bh2 Qg5 20. Qg4 Qxg4 21. hxg4 Nf6 22. Be2 Kf8 23. g5 Nd5 $2 (23... Ne8 $1
24. Rd7 Bc6 $11) 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. a5 $16 {Gurevich,M-Vaganian,R/Moscow 2001})
13... Qc8 ({Nach} 13... Qe7 {wдre wahrscheinlich} 14. e4 $5 {gefolgt.}) 14. Rc1
Bc6 15. e4 (15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Nd7 17. Bg3 Qb7 $11) 15... Qb7 16. Rfd1 Rfe8
{Plant die Ьberfьhrung Nd7-f8-g6.} 17. e5 {Eine prinzipielle Fortsetzung, wie
man es von I.Sokolov gewцhnt ist.} Nd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 {Erzwungen und stark
zugleich.} (18... Bxd5 $2 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Qd3 $16) 19. Ba2 $6 {Im weiteren
Verlauf der Partie wird man sehen, daЯ der Bauer a4 bald schutzbedьrftig wird.
M.E. war hier 19.Bb3 angezeigt.} (19. Bb3 $1 Rad8 20. Qd3 $14) 19... a5 (19...
Rad8 $5 20. Qd2 {/\a4} a5 21. Bg5 Rc8 22. Bxd5 (22. Bf4 Rcd8 $11) 22... Nxe5
$11) 20. Qd3 Rad8 21. Ng5 $6 {Ivan ьberspannt den Bogen. Besser war es, mit 21.
Bb3 den Tempoverlust zuzugeben bzw. mit 21.Bg5 Remis zu forcieren.} (21. Bxd5
$2 Nxe5 $15) (21. Bg5 Rc8 22. Bf4 Rcd8 $11) (21. Bb3 $5) 21... Nf8 22. Bb1 $2 (
22. Bb3 Ng6 23. Qg3 (23. Bc2 h6 24. Nh3 d4 $17) 23... Nxf4 24. Qxf4 h6 25. Nf3
d4 $15) 22... h6 23. Nf3 (23. Nh7 $4 Ng6 $19) 23... Bxa4 24. b3 Bd7 {Der Bauer
ist weg, und die Kompensation ist fraglich.} 25. Nh4 (25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. Rxd5
Bg4 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 $17) 25... Be7 (25... Bg4 $5 26. Re1 g5 $17) 26. e6 $6 {
Nur vorwдrts! Diese nicht ganz korrekte, aber mutige Spielweise bleibt nicht
ohne Wirkung auf den Gegner.} (26. Nf5 Bxf5 27. Qxf5 Qd7 $17) (26. Qg3 $142)
26... Bxe6 27. Rc7 Qa8 28. Qg3 Bxh4 29. Qxh4 Rc8 30. Qg3 Rxc7 31. Bxc7 f6 $2 {
Bisher spielte Bologan vorzьglich, aber hier verliert er (mцglicherweise in
Zeitnot) den Faden. Es gab keinen Grund, einen Bauern zurьckzugeben.} ({Nach} 
31... Qb7 $1 32. Be5 f5 $17 {behielte er ausgezeichnete Gewinnchancen.}) 32.
Bxb6 $15 {Nun sollte WeiЯ nicht mehr verlieren.} a4 33. Bd4 axb3 34. Bxf6 Qb7
35. Bb2 $44 Re7 36. h3 Rf7 37. Rd4 Bf5 38. Bxf5 Rxf5 39. Rb4 Qe7 40. Rxb3 Rg5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 2nd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2000.04.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Bischoff, Klaus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2544"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2000.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 a6 7. Qc2 c6 ({
Die prinzipielle Fortsetzung ist} 7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 {, wonach
WeiЯ nur ьber einen leichten Vorteil verfьgt.} 10. O-O (10. a4 $6 Nc6 $1 {/\Nb4
}) 10... Nbd7 11. Rfd1 (11. Ng5 h6 12. Nh7 Re8 13. Nxf6+ Nxf6 14. Rfd1 Qc8 15.
Rac1 c5 16. dxc5 Qxc5) (11. a4 b4 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxe4 c5 $11)
11... Rc8 $2 (11... Qc8 $5 12. Ne5 c5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. dxc5 Qc6 $11) 12. Ne5
Qe8 13. Ne4 Nd5 14. Nxd7 Nb4 15. Ndf6+ gxf6 16. Qe2 $16 {Kortschnoj,V-Short,N/
Monte Carlo 1993}) 8. Bd3 Nbd7 (8... dxc4 {ist hier weniger ratsam, da Schwarz
die Diagonale fьr seinen Bb7 verstellt hat.} 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 (10... Nbd7
11. Ne5 $1 (11. a4 bxa4 12. Nxa4 Bb4+ 13. Nd2 Qa5 $132) 11... Bb7 (11... c5 12.
Nc6 Qe8 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Ne4 $1 c4 15. Bd6 Qd8 16. Bxf8 cxd3 17. Qc6 $16) 12.
Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Be5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 $16) 11. O-O Nbd7 12. e4 (12. a4 b4
13. Ne4 $14) 12... h6 13. e5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 cxd5 15. Qd2 $1 $14 {/\Bxh6}) 9. cxd5
(9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3 c5 {ist gut spielbar fьr Schwarz.}) 9... exd5
$2 {Schwarz unterschдtzt die Gefдhrlichkeit der folgenden weiЯen Parade.
Vorsichtiger war 9...cxd5.} (9... cxd5 10. O-O b5 $1 (10... b6 $2 11. Na4 b5 (
11... Bb7 12. Bc7 $16) (11... Qe8 12. Ne5 h6 13. Nc6 $16) 12. Nc5 Nxc5 13. dxc5
$16) 11. a4 b4 12. Na2 Bb7 13. Nc1 Rc8 14. Qe2 Qb6 15. a5 Qa7 16. Nb3 $14 {
, und nach dem typischen Springermanцver bekommt WeiЯ eine etwas bessere
Stellung.}) 10. g4 $1 Re8 $2 {Nach reichlichem Nachdenken bevorzugte Klaus ein
inkorrektes Bauernopfer den Gefahren des weiЯen Angriffs.} (10... g6 11. O-O-O
(11. h4 $1 Nxg4 12. h5 {Bischoff} f5 13. hxg6 hxg6 14. O-O-O Ndf6 15. Nh4 $16)
11... b5 (11... Nxg4 $2 12. Rdg1 Nb6 13. h3 Nf6 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16.
Rxg6+ $18) 12. Rhg1 (12. h4 $5) 12... b4 13. Na4 $16 {Disconzi da Silva,
R-Silveira,M/Brasilia 2000}) (10... h6 11. g5 (11. Rg1) 11... hxg5 12. Bxg5 $40
) 11. g5 Ne4 (11... Nh5 12. Bxh7+ Kh8 {sieht natьrlich mehr als verdдchtig aus.
Dennoch ist nicht alles klar.} 13. O-O-O $1 {ist die richtige Lцsung. Anstatt
um den Bh7 bangen, opfert ihn WeiЯ lieber.} (13. Be5 $6 Bxg5 14. Bg6 $1 Bxe3 $1
15. Bxh5 (15. fxe3 fxg6 16. Qxg6 Nhf6 17. Ng5 Qe7 $13) 15... Bxd4 16. Nxd4 Nxe5
$44) (13. g6 $6 {Dies war meine ursprungliche Absicht. Nach den weiteren Zьgen}
f6 (13... Nxf4 $2 14. gxf7 Rf8 15. Bg8 Nf6 16. exf4 Nxg8 17. Ne5 $18) 14. Bg3 (
14. Qf5 Nxf4 15. Qxf4 Qb6 16. Qh4 Nf8 $13 {ץh7}) 14... Nf8 $13 {bekommt
Schwarz gute Gegenchancen, da der weiЯe Bh7 auЯer Spiel ist.}) 13... Nxf4 14.
exf4 g6 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Qxg6 Nf8 (16... Bf8 17. f5 $16) 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Ne5
$16 {mit einem gefдhrlichen Angriff bei materialem Gleichgewicht.}) 12. Nxe4
dxe4 13. Bxe4 Qa5+ 14. Kf1 $16 Nf8 15. h4 Bg4 16. Ne5 Bh5 {WeiЯ hat eine
bessere Stellung und einen Mehrbauern dazu. Nach einem vernьnftigen Zug wie, z.
B. 17.Kg2 wдre sein Gewinn nur die Frage der Zeit. Zu meinem Unglьck begann
ich hier, schablonenhaft zu denken (mit Mehrmaterial ins Endspiel), anstatt
konkret zu berechnen.} 17. Qb3 $2 (17. Kg2 Ng6 (17... Rad8 $2 18. Nc4 Qb5 19.
Bc7 Rd7 20. a4 Qb4 21. Ba5 $18) 18. Bxg6 Bxg6 (18... hxg6 19. Qb3 Qd5+ 20. Qxd5
cxd5 21. f3 $18 {ץh5}) 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Qb3 (20. e4 $16) 20... Qb5 21. h5
Qxb3 22. axb3 Rad8 23. Kf3 $16) 17... Qb5+ 18. Bd3 (18. Qxb5 axb5 $132 {
/\Ra7,Rea8,><a2}) 18... Qxb3 19. axb3 Ne6 $1 20. Bg3 Rad8 $132 {Plцtzlich
erwachen alle schwarzen Figuren zum Leben. Die Drohung, das Zenrum mit dem
Hebel c6-c5 zu цffnen, nimmt konkrete Gestalten an.} 21. Bc4 Bd6 $1 {
Erstaunlich! Trotz des Mehrbauerns und keinerlei Schwдchen hat WeiЯ groЯe Mьhe,
etwas Vorteil zu behalten. Die Drohung c6-c5 ist zu stark.} 22. Kg2 (22. Nd3 $2
Bxg3 23. fxg3 Nxd4 24. exd4 b5 $15) (22. Bxe6 Rxe6 23. Nc4 $2 Bxg3 24. fxg3 b5
25. Ne5 f6 $17) 22... c5 23. Bxe6 ({Der einzige plausible Versuch, um Vorteil
zu kдmpfen, war ein Lдuferopfer, das ich wegen Zeitmangels verworfen habe.} 23.
d5 $1 Nc7 24. Nd3 Bxg3 25. Kxg3 b5 26. Nf4 $1 ({ich sah nur} 26. Nxc5 bxc4 27.
bxc4 Rd6 $13 {/\Rb8}) 26... bxc4 (26... Bg6 $2 27. Be2 $16) 27. bxc4 Bg6 28.
Ra5 Rb8 29. Rxc5 Rb7 30. Rc1 $14 {, und drei weiЯe Bauern mit dem Nf4 sehen
gut aus gegen zwei unglьcklich stehende schwarze Leichtfiguren.} (30. h5 Bc2
31. Rc1 Ba4 $13)) 23... Rxe6 {Mit Remisangebot, das ich akzeptierte. Es
entsteht ein totremisliches Endspiel.} (23... Rxe6 24. Rhc1 (24. Nd3 cxd4 25.
Bxd6 Rexd6 $11) (24. Ra4 Be2 $1 {/\Bb5}) 24... cxd4 25. exd4 Bxe5 26. dxe5 (26.
Bxe5 f6 $11) 26... Rb6 27. Rc3 Bg4 $11 {/\Be6}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Williams, Simon Kim"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nd5 7. Bxc4 Nxf4 8.
exf4 {Diese Variante gilt als etwas besser fьr WeiЯ, der einen starken
Vorposten e5 fьr seine Springer hat.} Bd6 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Qc2 $5 $146 {Eine
neue und interessante Idee, WeiЯ plant u.U. einen Kцnigsangriff mittels h2-h4
und ist bereit, lang zu rochieren. Bisher ist WeiЯ mit 10.0-0 gut gefahren.} (
10. O-O Nb6 (10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bb4 12. Qb3 $14) (10... Nf6 11. Qf3 c6 12.
Rad1 Qc7 13. Rfe1 Bd7 $14 {Shulman,Y (2480)-Cvetkovic,S (2430)/Belgrade 1998})
11. Bb3 Bd7 12. Qg4 Bxe5 (12... Bc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Ne4 g6 15. Qf3 $14) 13.
dxe5 Bc6 14. f5 exf5 15. Qxf5 Qe7 16. Rfe1 Rad8 17. Rad1 g6 18. Qf4 Kg7 $14 {
Ibragimov,I (2610)-Smagin,S (2575)/St Petersburg 1998}) 10... c5 {Ein
logischer Versuch, das Zentrum zu цffnen.} (10... Nb6 11. Bd3 h6 12. Qe2 Nd5
$13) 11. Ne4 $1 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 (12. Qd2 $2 {wдre natьrlich nicht im Sinne des
Erfinders:} Bc7 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Qa3 15. dxc5 Rd8 16. Nd3 e5 $17) 12... Be7
13. h4 $1 {[%mdl 128] Nun muЯ Schwarz sehr aufpassen, denn der weiЯe Angriff
ist gefдhrlich.} cxd4 (13... h6 14. Ng5 Nf6 15. Ng4 Rd8 16. Ne5 Rf8 17. d5 $1
$40) 14. Ng5 Bxg5 $2 {Vorzuziehen war 14...g6, denn jetzt kommt WeiЯ in
Vorteil.} (14... Nf6 15. Bd3 g6 16. h5 $40) (14... g6 15. Nexf7 Rxf7 16. Bxe6
Ne5 17. Nxf7 $1 $14) 15. hxg5 g6 16. Qe4 Nxe5 17. fxe5 $16 Bd7 (17... Rd8 18.
Re1 (18. Qh4 $2 Qxe5 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 $11) 18... Qb4 19. b3 Qd2 20. Qh4 Kf8 21.
Rh3 $40) 18. Re1 $6 {Ein Zeitverlust, der Schwarz erlaubt, seine Stellung zu
konsolidieren.} ({Mit} 18. Qh4 $1 h5 19. gxh6 Qxe5 20. Re1 Qh5 21. Qxh5 gxh5
22. Rxh5 Bc6 23. Bd3 $16 {konnte WeiЯ ein vorteilhaftes Endspiel erreichen.})
18... Rac8 19. Qh4 h5 20. gxh6 Qd8 21. h7+ $2 {Mit einer weiteren
Ungenauigkeit vergibt Williams endgьltig seinen Vorteil. Er sollte seinen
Bauern auf h6 belassen.} (21. Bd3 $1 Qxh4 (21... Kh7) 22. Rxh4 Bc6 23. g4 Rfd8
24. g5 $16) 21... Kh8 22. Bd3 Qxh4 23. Rxh4 Bc6 $11 24. g4 Bf3 25. g5 Kg7 26.
Rf4 Bc6 27. Ke2 Rh8 28. Rxd4 Rxh7 {Ein Remis wдre hier ein logischer
PartieabschluЯ. Im weiteren Partieverlauf wird WeiЯ nach und nach ьberspielt.}
29. Rg1 Rh2 30. Rgg4 Rh1 31. Rh4 Rg1 32. Rdg4 Ra1 33. a3 Bd5 34. Rh3 Ra2 35.
Rb4 a5 36. Rb5 a4 37. Ke3 Rc1 38. Rh4 Re1+ 39. Kd2 Raa1 (39... Rxe5 $2 40. f4
$16) 40. Ra5 $2 (40. Rxa4 $1 Bc6 41. Rab4 Bxb5 42. Rxb5 $11) 40... Rad1+ 41.
Kc2 Bb3+ 42. Kc3 Rg1 43. Be2 Rc1+ $17 44. Kb4 Rc8 45. Bb5 Rxg5 46. Bxa4 Bd5 47.
f4 Rc4+ 48. Kb5 Rxe5 49. Bb3 Bc6+ 50. Kxc4 Rxa5 51. Bc2 Rh5 52. Rg4 f5 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Baramidze, David"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Bg3 {Eine populдre Fortsetzung, eine
prophylaktische MaЯnahme gegen e6-e5. Nach seiner Niederlage gegen Kaidanov
ist Smbat gerne bereit, die Variante als WeiЯer zu spielen.} Bd7 ({Ein anderes
Diskussionsthema ist die Variante} 11... Qb6 12. Be2 d4 13. Na4 Qd8 14. O-O Bd6
{, z.B.} 15. Bh4 Qc7 16. Kh1 dxe3 17. fxe3 Ne8 18. Ne4 Be5 19. Ng5 g6 (19... f5
20. Nf3 $16) 20. Nf3 Bg7 21. Nc3 $1 b6 (21... Nd6 22. Nb5 $16) 22. Rad1 Bb7 23.
Nb5 Qc8 24. b4 $16 {Kaidanov,G (2611)-Lputian,S (2634)/Calvia 2004}) 12. Be2
Rfc8 13. O-O Qd8 14. Qd3 $1 {[%mdl 32] Dieser logische Zug ist ein Favorit von
FRITZ. WeiЯ drьckt sofort gegen d5 und mцchte den Gegner zum Tausch auf c4
zwingen. M.E. wird stellt der Textzug das gesamte Konzept mit 12...Rfc8, 13...
Qd8 in Frage.} (14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nf3 Be6 16. Rfd1 Nh5 17. Qb3 Na5 18. Qa2 Nxg3
19. hxg3 Bf6 20. Nd4 $11 {Nielsen,P (2585)-Schandorff,L (2518)/Danmark 2001}) (
14. Rad1 Na5 $1 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nde4 Qe8 17. Qd3 Ba4 18. Nxa4 Qxa4 19. Rc1
Qb3 $11 {Lautier,J-Beliavsky,A/Germany 2002}) 14... Be8 (14... dxc4 15. Nxc4
Na5 16. Nd6 Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Nc4 18. Qd4 $14) 15. Rfd1 $1 {Dies ist deutlich
stдrker als 15.cxd5.} (15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bf3 (17. Nf3 Bf6 18.
Rab1 $14) 17... Bf6 18. Qb3 d4 19. e4 $2 Ne5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 $11 {Palmisano,
J-Bronstein,L (2380)/Buenos Aires 1994}) 15... d4 {Dies wird von WeiЯ mit
energischem Spiel widerlegt, aber auch 15...dxc4 versprach Schwarz kein
Erleichterung.} (15... dxc4 16. Qc2 $1 Na5 17. Nxc4 Nd5 18. e4 Nxc4 19. exd5
$16) 16. Nb5 $1 dxe3 17. Qxe3 Qb6 18. Nc7 {WeiЯ gewinnt ein Qualitдt.} Bc5 19.
Nxa8 Rxa8 20. Qd3 (20. Qc3 $5 Bd4 21. Qb3 Bxb2 22. Qxb6 axb6 23. Ra2 Bc3 24.
Nb1 $16) 20... Rd8 {Nach der Erцffnungspanne trifft Baramidze die einzig
vernьnftige Entscheidung, er beginnt, im Trьben zu fischen - und hat damit
Erfolg!} (20... Qxb2 21. Rdb1 Qd4 22. Nb3 Qxd3 23. Bxd3 $16) 21. Qb1 a5 22. b3
Nd4 23. Bd3 Bc6 24. Kf1 $2 {Mit zwei aufeinander folgenden Fehlern verspielt
Lputian seinen gesamten Vorteil. Er hдtte mit 24.Ra2 und b3-b4 seinen
Figurenknoten auf dem Damenflьgel auflцsen sollen.} (24. Ra2 h6 25. b4 $1 axb4
26. Rb2 b3 27. Nxb3 Bxa3 28. Ra2 Bc5 29. Nxc5 Qxc5 30. Bc7 $16) 24... h6 25.
Qb2 $2 Nf5 26. Bxf5 {WeiЯ muЯ bereits seine Mehrqualitдt zurьckgeben.} (26. Qc2
$2 Nxg3+ 27. hxg3 Bxf2 $17) 26... Bd4 27. Qc2 Bxa1 28. Bxe6 $2 {Es war an der
Zeit, die Notbremse zu ziehen und mit 28.Rxa1 Ausgleich anzustreben.} (28. Rxa1
exf5 29. Rd1 Qd4 30. f3 $11) 28... fxe6 {Noch energischer und stдrker war 28..
Qd4!} (28... Qd4 $1 29. Bd5 (29. Bf5 Ne4 $17) 29... Nxd5 30. cxd5 Qxd5 $17) 29.
Rxa1 Qd4 30. Ra2 Ne4 31. Nf3 Qd1+ 32. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 33. Ne1 Nxg3+ 34. hxg3 Rb1 {
Das entstandene Endspiel ist sehr unangenehm fьr WeiЯ, und Lputian leistet
keinen zдhen Widerstand.} 35. b4 $2 (35. Ke2 $1 Rxb3 36. Nf3 Rc3 37. Ne5 Bxg2
38. f3 $44) 35... axb4 36. axb4 Rxb4 37. Rc2 Rxc4 $1 38. f3 Kf7 39. Ke2 Rxc2+
40. Nxc2 e5 $19 41. g4 Ke6 42. Ne3 g6 43. g3 b5 44. Nc2 Kd5 45. Ne3+ Kd4 46. f4
b4 47. f5 Be8 48. Kd2 b3 49. f6 Bf7 50. g5 hxg5 51. Ng4 e4 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2002.10.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2002.10.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. Qc2
$5 {Dreev bleibt seinem Zug treu.} ({Die Hauptfortsetzung ist} 13. e4 Bg4 14.
h3) 13... h6 ({Recht riskant ist fьr Schwarz} 13... dxe3 $2 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15.
fxe3 g6 16. Ng5 Bf5 17. Qf2 Kg7 18. Qh4 Qe7 (18... Rh8 $2 19. g4 Bd7 20. Ne6+
$18) 19. Rf3 $40) 14. e4 Bg4 ({Auch} 14... Be6 $5 {kommt in Betracht.}) 15. Nd2
({Neun Tage spдter versuchte Dreev gegen Onischuk} 15. Ne5 $5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Rc8
17. Qd2 Be6 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. h3 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Qxc8 22. Qf4 Qd8
23. Bd6 Qg5 24. Qxg5 hxg5 25. e5 f5 $14 {, konnte jedoch seinen Minivorteil
nicht zum Gewinn umsetzen, Dreev,A-Onischuk,A/Cap d'Agde 2002}) 15... Rc8 16.
Qa4 Qf6 $1 $146 {Nigel demonstriert eine Verbesserung des vorherigen Spiels
von Schwarz. Der Bf4 wird abgetauscht, wonach die dunklen Felder im weiЯen
Lager zu schwдcheln beginnen.} (16... Be6 17. Bg3 Na5 18. Rac1 Bd7 19. Qb4 Re8
20. f4 Nc6 21. Qb3 Na5 22. Qb4 Nc6 23. Qd6 Re6 24. Qd5 Ne7 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26.
Qb3 $14 {Dreev,A-Pigusov,E/Moscow 2001}) 17. Bg3 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Nc4 $6 (
{In Frage kommt} 19. f4 Qc7 {/\Be2} 20. Kh1 $11) 19... Qf4 $1 {Dieser starke
Zug macht deutlich, wie schnell der weiЯe Kцnig in Gefahr geraten kann. Die
Opferidee Bf3 (h3), verbunden mit dem Turmschwenk auf der 6.Reihe hдngt nun in
der Luft.} 20. Rfe1 (20. Nxb6 axb6 21. Qb4 Rc6 22. Qxd4 $2 Rd6 23. Qc3 Rc8 24.
Qb3 Be6 25. Qb5 Bh3 $1 $17 (25... Bd7)) (20. g3 $5 Qf6 21. f4) 20... Rfd8 21.
e5 Qg5 22. Nd6 Bf3 $15 23. g3 Rc7 24. h4 Qh5 ({Wahrscheinlich war} 24... Qg4 $1
{noch besser:} 25. Bf5 Qh5 $15 {/\Bc5}) 25. Qb3 Bc5 26. Ne4 Qg4 (26... Qxe5 $4
27. Nd2 Qf6 28. Nxf3 $18) 27. Kh2 Be7 28. Nd2 Bd5 29. Qd1 {Die weiЯe Dame eilt
ihrem Kцnig zur Hilfe, die Stellung ist ausgeglichen.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpB"]
[Site "Port Barcares"]
[Date "2005.05.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Sharif, Mershad"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2678"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2005.05.04"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 {
Eine seltene und wenig erforschte Fortsetzung.} 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9.
Bd3 Ba6 ({Interessant ist} 9... Qa5+ $5 {, es ist unklar, wie WeiЯ um Vorteil
kдmpfen soll.} 10. Nd2 (10. Ke2 Ba6 $11) 10... Ba6 11. Bxa6 Qxa6 12. Qe2 c5 13.
Bxb8 Qxe2+ 14. Kxe2 Raxb8 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Rac1 Rfc8 $11 {Yakovich,Y-Gelfand,
B/Minsk 1986}) 10. O-O (10. Bxc7 $6 Qa5+ 11. Ke2 $2 (11. Kf1 Bxd3+ 12. Qxd3 Na6
13. Bg3 Nb4 $44) 11... Bxd3+ 12. Qxd3 Na6 13. Bg3 Nb4 14. Qb3 Rac8 $40 {
Legky,N-Tregubov,P/France 2002}) 10... c5 11. e4 (11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Qe2 Qb7 13.
Rfd1 Rfd8 14. e4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Nc5 $11 {Zilberstein,V-Pigusov,E/Irkutsk 1983})
11... Qb7 12. d5 exd5 13. exd5 Nd7 $146 {Dieser logische Zug ist eine Neuerung.
WeiЯ steht dank seines starken Freibauern leicht besser.} (13... Bxd3 14. Qxd3
Na6 15. Rad1 Bf6 16. Ng5 (16. Be5 $5) (16. Rfe1 $5 Bxb2 17. Ng5 g6 18. d6 $44)
16... Bxg5 17. Bxg5 f6 18. Bf4 Rad8 19. a3 Nc7 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. d6 Qc6 22.
Rfe1 c4 23. Qd4 Rf7 24. h4 b5 $11 {Blees,A-Pigusov,E/Paris 1992}) 14. Re1 Rfe8
15. Bxa6 (15. Bf5 $5 $14) 15... Qxa6 16. d6 Bf6 17. Qd5 h6 {Hier und im
nдchsten Zug konnte Schwarz auf b2 zugreifen, was ihm wohl zu gefдhrlich
erschien.} (17... Bxb2 $5 18. Re7 Rf8 19. Rb1 (19. Rae1 Nf6 20. Qb3 Qa3 $13)
19... Qa4 20. Bg5 Bf6 21. Rxf7 Rxf7 22. Qxa8+ Rf8 23. Qd5+ Kh8 24. Re1 $14) 18.
Re4 Rad8 (18... Bxb2 $5) 19. Rae1 Rxe4 20. Rxe4 Nf8 $2 {Diese Ungenauigkeit
ьberlдЯt WeiЯ eine angenehme Wahl zwischen zwei verlockenden Zьgen. Richtig
war 20...Qc8, um die restlichen Tьrme zu tauschen.} (20... Qc8 $1 21. b3 Qa8
22. Qd3 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. h3 $14) 21. Bxh6 $5 {[%mdl 512] Ein
verlockendes und vollkommen korrektes Opfer. In Frage kam auch das ruhige 21.
Ne5.} (21. Ne5 $5 Bxe5 22. Bxe5 $14) 21... gxh6 (21... Qb5 $5) 22. Rg4+ Bg7 23.
Ne5 Ne6 $2 {Es es nicht leicht, solche Stellungen zu verteidigen. Der Textzug
ist ein Fehler, aber er bleibt lдngst nicht der einzige.} (23... Rd7 $1 24.
Nxd7 Nxd7 25. Rf4 Bf6 (25... Qe2 26. Qxf7+ Kh8 27. g3 $40) 26. Qa8+ Kg7 27.
Rg4+ Bg5 28. h4 Qe2 29. Rg3 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Qh5 31. Qe4 Nf6 $13) 24. Nxf7 $1 Qe2 (
24... Kxf7 25. Qf5+ Kg8 26. Qxe6+ Kh8 27. Rxg7 Kxg7 28. Qe7+ $18) 25. Nxh6+ $2
{Mit 25.Qe4! konnte WeiЯ unter gьnstigen Umstдnden die gegnerische Dame
gewinnen.} (25. Re4 $1 Qxe4 26. Qxe4 Kxf7 27. Qb7+ Kf6 28. Qe7+ Ke5 29. f4+ Kd5
30. d7 $16) 25... Kh7 26. Re4 (26. Qf5+ Kh8 27. Nf7+ Kg8 28. h3 Rf8 29. Nh6+
Kh8 30. Nf7+ Kg8 $11) 26... Rxd6 $1 27. Qf5+ Kh8 28. Nf7+ Kg8 29. h4 Qd1+ 30.
Kh2 Rd7 $4 {Das entscheidene Lapsus, nach dem korrekten 30...Nf8! bliebe der
Ausgang der Partie vцllig offen.} (30... Nf8 $1 31. Nxd6 Qxd6+ 32. g3 Bxb2 $13)
31. Nh6+ $1 $18 Bxh6 32. Qxe6+ Kh7 33. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.02.08"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tegernsee"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nb6 7. Bxc4 Nxc4 8.
Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bd6 10. O-O O-O $146 {Mit dieser Neuerung verbessert Artur
sein Spiel gegen Bacrot.} ({Durchaus spielbar erscheint} 10... Bxf4 11. exf4
O-O 12. Ne5 c6 $11 {/\Nd5, f6}) (10... Bc6 $6 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. Bxe5 Nd7 13. Bg3
Nb6 14. Qc5 Nd7 15. Qa5 b6 16. Qa3 $16 {Bacrot,E-Jussupow,A/Germany 2001}) 11.
Ne5 Nh5 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Be5 $1 $14 {[%mdl 32] Dieser feine Zug hilft WeiЯ,
den schwarzen Springer abzuschneiden und einen kleinen Erцffnungsvorteil
festzuhalten.} (13. Bg3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 c6 $11) (13. Bxd6 cxd6 $11) 13... f5 $6 {
Schwarz hatte mehrere Verteidigungsmцglichkeiten, aber ich sehe nur eine, die
chancenreich erscheint.} (13... Bxe5 $6 14. dxe5 {/\g4} g6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Nb5
$16) (13... f6 $2 14. Bxd6 cxd6 15. g4 $18) (13... a6 $6 14. Rac1 Rac8 (14...
f5 15. Na4 $14) 15. Ne4 f6 16. Bxd6 cxd6 17. Qe2 $16) ({Nach} 13... c6 $1 {
kann ich nicht sehen, wie WeiЯ seinen Druck verstдrken kann. Schwarz mцchte
seinen Springer nach Be7 zurьck nach f6 fьhren.} 14. Ne4 (14. g4 Nf6 15. Bxf6
gxf6 16. Ne4 Be7 $11) (14. Qe2 g6 15. g4 (15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ne4 Qd5 $11) (15.
Ne4 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qd5 $11) 15... Ng7 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. Bxf6 Ne8 19.
Be5 f6 20. Bg3 Nd6 $11) 14... Be7 15. Nc5 Qc8 16. Qb3 b6 17. Ne4 Qd7 {, und
Schwarz dьrfte sich behaupten kцnnen.}) 14. Nb5 $1 Bxe5 $2 {Dieser Abtausch
verdeutlicht weiЯen Vorteil. Zдher war 14...Rfc8.} (14... Rfc8 15. Rac1 (15.
Qe2 g6 $14) 15... a6 16. Nc3 $14) 15. dxe5 c6 16. Nd6 $16 {Der Unterschied
zwischen den beiden Springern ist enorm. Wдhrend der weiЯe das Zentrum
beherrscht, muЯ der schwarze um sein Schicksal fьrchten.} f4 (16... Nf6 $2 17.
Nxf5 $16) (16... g6 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Rd4 $16) 17. g4 $1 fxg3 18. hxg3 Nf6 {
Endlich kann der schwarze Springer zurьckkehren, muЯ aber bald erneut eine
passive Position einnehmen.} 19. Rad1 Nd5 20. e4 Nb6 21. Qb3 Qe7 22. Rd3 Kh8 (
22... Rad8 23. Rfd1 Rd7 24. a4 $16) 23. Rfd1 {Die Partie ist strategisch
entschieden, die schwarzen Steine sind durch den ьbermдchtigen Nd6 zu sehr
gelдhmt, um Widerstand zu leisten.} g5 $6 (23... Rab8 $142 $16) 24. R1d2 g4 25.
a4 Rab8 26. a5 Na8 27. Nc4 {/\Rd7} Rf7 28. Qd1 $1 $18 Qg5 29. Rd8+ Rf8 30. Rxb8
Rxb8 31. Rd7 h5 32. Nd6 Kg8 33. Nxb7 Rf8 34. Nd8 Qxe5 35. Nxc6 Qxe4 36. Qd2 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup final"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2002.10.16"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2002.10.15"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7.
e3 Nxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 ({Ein дhnlicher Spielverlauf ergibt sich nach} 8... exd5
9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. Be5 O-O 12. O-O Rfd8 13. Qe2 Rac8 14. Rfd1 $14)
9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bb5+ $1 {Mit dem Abtausch der Lдufer erreicht WeiЯ eine
leicht vorteilhafte Isolani-Stellung. Der Sinn des Abtauschs besteht in der
Anfдlligkeit des Isolani d5, der von Schwarz sonst sicher mit Bc8-e6 geschьtzt
wьrde.} Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. O-O O-O 13. Qe2 (13. Be5 Rac8 14. Rc1 (14. Qd4
f6) 14... Rfd8 15. Qe2 Ne4 16. h3 f6 17. Bd4 Qa4 $1 18. b3 Qa5 $11 {Benko,
P-Nikolac,J/Bad Woerishofen 1992}) 13... Rfd8 (13... Bf6 $6 14. Be5 Bxe5 15.
Nxe5 Qc7 16. Nf3 Rac8 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Nd4 $14 {Bielicki,C-Darga,K/Havana 1964
}) 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. Be5 b5 $2 {Dieser Fehler wird von Dreev brilliant
ausgenutzt.} (15... Qf5 16. Bd4 a6 17. Rac1 Ne4 18. Ne1 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Rc8 $14 {
King,D-Begovac,F/SUI 1997}) ({Richtig war} 15... Ne4 16. Rac1 Qa4 $132) 16. Bc3
$1 {[%csl Ra5] ><a5} Qb7 (16... Ne4 17. Ba5 Re8 18. Qd3 {><d5} Bf6 19. Qxd5
Qxd5 20. Rxd5 Bxb2 21. Rb1 Ba3 22. Rdxb5 Rc2 23. Rb8 $16) 17. Ba5 $1 Rd7 18.
Rac1 Bf6 19. Rc2 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Rd5][%cal Gc1c8] Wдhrend Schwarz mit der
Verteidigung seiner Schwдchen volle Hдnde zu tun hat, ьbernimmt WeiЯ die
offene c-Linie.} Na4 $2 {Diesem Springer steht ein schweres Schicksal bevor.} (
19... Qa6 $142 20. Bb4 $16) 20. Rxc8+ Qxc8 21. b3 Nb2 22. Rf1 $1 {/\Nd4+-} Qa6
23. Bb4 Qxa2 24. Nd4 {/\Bc3} Rc7 25. Qxb5 Rc8 26. Qb7 Re8 27. Qc6 Rd8 28. Qc2
$1 {/\Bc3} Bxd4 29. exd4 Rb8 30. Qc7 $1 Re8 31. Qc6 Rd8 32. Be7 Rb8 33. Bd6 Rd8
34. Bc7 Rf8 35. Bd6 Rd8 36. Bc7 Rf8 37. Qxd5 h6 38. h4 Nd3 39. Bg3 $18 {
Als Folge seines beeindruckenden Spiels gewann WeiЯ einen Bauern. Sein
Freibauer d4 entscheidet die Partie.} Re8 40. Qb5 Qe2 41. Ra1 Qe4 42. d5 Ne1 $2
43. f3 Qd4+ 44. Kh2 Nxf3+ 45. gxf3 Qb2+ 46. Kh3 Re3 47. Re1 Rxe1 48. Bxe1 Qe5
49. Bg3 Qf5+ 50. Kg2 Qc2+ 51. Bf2 Qg6+ 52. Kh2 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Volzhin, Alexander"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Samara Yunilain"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. h3
Ne4 (8... b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6) 9. Qa4 $5 $146 {Eine interessante Neuerung.
Die weiЯe Dame verhindert das Gegenspiel mit b7-b6, so daЯ Schwarz sich
Stonewall-mдЯig entwickeln muЯ.} (9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 b6 11. cxb6 axb6 $11) (
9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Nd2 (10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 f6 12. Bg3 b6 13. b4 a5 14. a3 Ba6
$11) 10... e5 11. Bg3 exd4 12. exd4 Nf6 $11) 9... f5 10. Be2 Bf6 11. O-O Qe8
12. Rac1 (12. Nxe4 fxe4 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. Bxe5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qe7 16. Qd4 Bd7 $11
) 12... g5 $2 {Diese Aktivitдt fьhrt Schwarz lediglich zu der Schwдchung des
eigenen Kцnigs. Vorzuziehen war der VorstoЯ im Zentrum 12...e5, mit ungefдhrem
Ausgleich.} (12... e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Qd4 Qe7 17.
b4 Be6 $11) 13. Bh2 Qg6 14. Nxe4 $1 fxe4 (14... dxe4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 $14)
15. Ne5 Nxe5 (15... Qg7 $2 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. Qxc6 $16) 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 (16... Qg7
17. Bd6 Be7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. f3 exf3 20. Bxf3 e5 21. e4 $1 $14) 17. dxe5 Bd7
18. Qd4 h5 $6 {Rafael hat sicherlich den 20. Zug von WeiЯ unterschдtzt, sonst
hдtte er dem vorsichtigen 18...Rf7 Vorzug gegeben.} (18... Rf7 19. f3 exf3 20.
gxf3 Raf8 $14) 19. f3 exf3 20. gxf3 $1 $16 {Sehr stark! Gegen den Plan Kh2,
Rg1, f4 hat Schwarz keine ausreichende Verteidigung.} Rf7 21. Kh2 Raf8 (21...
Rg7 22. Rg1 Kh8 23. Rg3 $16) 22. f4 Rg7 23. Rg1 g4 (23... Qh6 24. Rxg5 Rxg5 25.
fxg5 Qg7 26. Bxh5 $16) 24. hxg4 hxg4 25. Kg2 $5 {WeiЯ nimmt den Bauern g4
nicht, er nutzt ihn als ein Schutztschild fьr seinen Kцnig.} (25. Bxg4 $16)
25... Qe8 (25... Rf5 26. Bd3 Qh6 27. Rh1 Rh5 28. Rxh5 Qxh5 29. Rh1 $16) 26. Bd3
Kf7 27. Rh1 Rh8 28. Rxh8 Qxh8 29. Rh1 Qg8 30. Rh6 $18 Ke7 31. Qb4 Qb8 32. Qe1
$1 Be8 33. Qh4+ Kd7 34. Rxe6 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2000.02.19"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 {Diese Variante hat sich letzte Zeit als ein gutes Mittel gegen das
klassische Damengambit bewдhrt.} Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12.
O-O Bg4 ({Eine weitere kritische Stellung dieser Variante ergibt sich nach} 
12... d4 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6) 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 Re8 15. Rc1 d4 {
Diese Idee stammt von E.Geller, Schwarz ist bereit, einen Bauern fьr die
Initiative zu opfern.} (15... a5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. b5 Ne7 (18... Na7
19. Qd3 Qd7 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Bg5 f6 22. Qxg6 $1 Qe6 23. Bf4 Nxb5 24. Rb1 $16 {
Lputian,S-Geller,E/New York op/1990}) 19. Be5 Qd7 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Nc8 22.
Qc2 Re7 23. Qc5 Qd8 24. Rfd1 $14 {Tunik,G-Kharitonov,A/Elista 1995}) 16. g4 Bg6
17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. b5 dxe3 $2 {Diese zweifelhafte Abwicklung wird durch die
aktuelle Partie endgьltig widerlegt. Die kritische Stellung kцnnte nach 18...
Ne7 entstehen.} (18... Ne7 19. Nxd4 Nd5 20. Ne2 $2 ({In Frage kommt} 20. Qf3 $5
) 20... g5 21. Bg3 Nxe3 $1 22. Qxd8 Raxd8 23. Rfe1 Nd5 $11 {Dreev,A-Geller,E/
Helsinki 1992}) 19. bxc6 e2 20. Qxd8 exf1=Q+ 21. Kxf1 Raxd8 22. cxb7 {Der
starke Freibauer b7 sichert WeiЯ mindestens den Ausgleich, weswegen Schwarz
diese Variante bisher gemieden hat.} a6 $146 {Ein neuer Versuch. Nielsen
spulte alle Zьge innerhalb von 10 Minuten herunter.} (22... f6 $2 23. Rb1 $1 {
/\a4-a5} g5 24. Bg3 Rd7 (24... Rb8 25. Bxb8 Rxb8 26. a4 Kf7 27. Rb5 $18) 25.
b8=Q Rxb8 26. Bxb8 $18 {Lima,D-Milos,G/Sao Paulo 1993}) 23. Nd2 $1 $18 {
/\Nc4 Ein starker Zug fьr den ich Dreiviertelstunde investierte. Der Springer
strebt nach a5 oder d6. Die Hauptalternative bestand in 23.Ne5.} (23. Ne5 Rb8
24. Nc4 Rxb7 25. Nd6 Rbe7 (25... Ree7 $2 26. Nxb7 Rxb7 27. Rb1 $18) (25... Bc7
$2 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Nxe8 Rc3 28. Bd6 $18) 26. Nxe8 Rxe8 27. Rc6 Re6 28. Rxe6
fxe6 29. Ke2 Kf7 30. Be5 $14 {Ich konnte nicht einschдtzen, wie groЯ hier die
weiЯen Gewinnchancen sind und wдhlte deswegen den Textzug.}) 23... g5 {An
diesem Zug ьberlegte mein Gegner etwas lдnger, genau gesagt 1 Stunde und 30
Minuten.} (23... Ba7 24. Nb3 (24. Nc4) 24... Bb8 (24... Kh7 25. Na5 Rd7 26. Rc8
Ree7 27. b8=Q Bxb8 28. Rxb8 $18) 25. Bxb8 Rxb8 26. Na5 Kf8 27. Rc7 Re6 28. f4
f6 29. Kf2 $22 $18) 24. Nc4 Ba7 25. Bg3 Rd5 $2 {Die schwarze Stellung ist
bereits verloren. Den hartnдckigsten Widerstand kцnnte man durch die Abgabe
des Ba7 gegn den weiЯen Pb7 leisten.} (25... Bb8 26. Bxb8 Rxb8 27. Na5 (27. Nd6
$2 Red8 28. Rc8 Kf8 $17 29. Rxd8+ Rxd8 30. Nc8 Rd1+ 31. Kg2 Rb1 $19) 27... Kf8
28. Rc7 Re6 29. Kg2 g6 30. Kg3 f5 31. gxf5 gxf5 32. Kf3 $22 $18) (25... Rd7
$142 $1 26. Na5 Ree7 27. Rc8+ Kh7 28. b8=Q Bxb8 29. Rxb8 $18) 26. Nb6 $1 Bxb6 (
26... Rd3 27. Rc8 Red8 28. Bc7 Rf8 29. Ra8 $18) 27. Rc8 Rdd8 28. b8=Q Rxc8 29.
Qxb6 Re6 30. Qa5 Rg6 31. a4 Rcc6 32. Qd8+ Kh7 33. Qe8 Rgf6 34. Qe5 Rg6 35. a5
Rce6 36. Qf5 Kg8 37. Bc7 Rc6 38. Qd7 Rgf6 39. Bb6 Kh7 40. Qd3+ Kg8 41. Qxa6
Rfe6 42. Kg2 f6 43. Qb5 Kh8 44. Be3 Kg8 45. Kg3 Kh8 46. h4 gxh4+ 47. Kxh4 Kg8
48. Bc5 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia 9596 38th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1996.01.06"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "1995.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nh5 11. Qxd8 {N} (11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O
Rd8 14. Qe2 Bd7 15. e4 Nf4 16. Qe3 Ng6 17. e5 Nh4 $1 18. Nxh4 Qxh4 19. f4 Ne7
20. Qf2 $2 Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Rac8 22. Bb3 Bc6 23. Rfd1 g5 $1 $15 {Nikolic,
Pr-Georgiev,Kir/Dubai (ol) 1986}) 11... Rxd8 12. Bc7 Rd7 13. Be5 b6 (13... Nxe5
$6 14. Nxe5 Rd8 (14... Rc7 15. Nb5 Re7 16. Be2 Nf6 17. Rc1 Bb6 18. Nd6 $16) 15.
Be2 Nf6 16. Bf3 Rb8 17. Ke2 $14) (13... Rd8 $5 {Beliavsky} 14. Ke2 (14. Ne4 Be7
(14... Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Be7 $10) 15. Bc3 Bd7 16. Ke2 Rac8 $10) 14... Bd7 15. Rhd1
(15. g4 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Nf6 17. g5 Bd6 $10) 15... Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Be8 $10) 14. Ne4
Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Rc7 16. Be2 Nf6 $2 (16... Bb7 17. Nxc5 Rxc5 18. Nd3 Rd5 $1 19.
O-O-O (19. Nb4 Rc5 $10) (19. Bf3 Rxd3 20. Bxb7 Rad8 21. Bf3 Nf6 22. Rd1 $10)
19... Rad8 $10) 17. Nxc5 bxc5 (17... Rxc5 18. Bf3 Nd5 (18... Rb8 $2 19. Nc6 Rb7
20. b4 Rc3 21. Kd2 Rc4 22. Ne5 $18) 19. Nd3 (19. b4 Rc2 20. Be4 Rb2 $13) 19...
Rc2 20. Kd1 Rc7 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Kd2 $14) 18. Bf3 $14 (18. O-O-O Bb7 19. f3
Nd5 $132) 18... Rb8 (18... Bb7 19. Bxb7 Rxb7 20. O-O-O $14) 19. O-O-O Ba6 20.
Rd6 Bb5 21. Rhd1 Ne8 (21... Kf8 22. Rd8+ Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Ke7 24. Rb8 Be8 25. Kc2
$14) 22. Rd8 Rcc8 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. b3 $1 {/\a4} c4 (24... f6 25. a4 $1 (25.
Bg4 Nc7 26. a4 Be8 27. Nc4 Rb8 $132 {><b3}) 25... Bxa4 26. bxa4 fxe5 27. Bg4
Nc7 (27... Rc6 28. Rd8 Kf8 29. Ra8 a6 30. Bf3 Rd6 31. Be2 $16) 28. Rd7 $36) (
24... Nf6 25. Bb7 $5 (25. a4 Be8 26. Kc2 $14) 25... Rb8 26. Nc6 Bxc6 27. Bxc6
Ng4 28. Bf3 Ne5 29. Be2 Kf8 30. Kc2 $14) 25. b4 Kf8 26. Nd7+ $1 (26. Kb2 $2 Ke7
$10 {/\f6}) 26... Ke7 27. Nc5 a5 28. Kb2 Nd6 29. Kc3 Be8 $1 {/\Nb5} (29...
axb4+ $2 30. axb4 $16 {<->a}) 30. Ra1 $1 $8 (30. a4 $2 axb4+ 31. Kxb4 Rb8+ 32.
Kc3 Rc8 33. Kb4 $10) 30... f6 31. a4 (31. Nb7 $1 Nb5+ 32. Kc2 Bg6+ 33. Kc1 axb4
34. axb4 {<->a} c3 (34... Rc7 35. Ra5 Nd6 36. Nxd6 Kxd6 37. Ra6+ Kd7 38. b5 $16
) 35. Ra5 Nd6 36. Nc5 Rc7 37. Ra6 e5 38. Bd5 $16) 31... Bg6 (31... g5 $1 {
Beliavsky} 32. Na6 $2 (32. h3 $142 Bg6 $14) 32... axb4+ 33. Nxb4 g4 $1 34. Bxg4
Ne4+ 35. Kc2 Nxf2 36. Bf3 c3 37. a5 Bg6+ 38. Kb3 c2 39. a6 $2 (39. Rc1 $10)
39... c1=Q 40. Rxc1 Rxc1 41. a7 Rc8 42. Nc6+ Kd6 43. Nb8 Kc7 $19) 32. Na6 axb4+
33. Nxb4 Be8 $2 (33... Be4 $1 34. Be2 (34. a5 Nb5+ 35. Kb2 Bxf3 36. gxf3 Kd6
$10) 34... Bg6 35. f3 Be8 $132) 34. a5 Nb5+ 35. Kb2 $16 Rc7 (35... Kd6 36. Rd1+
Kc5 $4 37. Na6#) (35... Na7 36. Rd1 (36. a6 $2 Kd6 $10) (36. Rc1 Kd6 37. Bb7 $1
(37. Be2 $2 Bb5 38. Kc3 Kc5 39. Rd1 Ba4 {/\Nb5}) 37... Rc7 38. Rd1+ Ke7 39. a6
$16) 36... Nb5 37. a6 Rc7 38. Be2 g5 39. Rc1 Nd6 (39... c3+ $2 40. Kb3 {><c3})
40. Ra1 Nb5 41. Nc2 $1 Kd6 42. Nd4 Nxd4 43. exd4 c3+ 44. Kc2 Bg6+ 45. Bd3 Bxd3+
46. Kxd3 c2 47. Kd2 $1 $16) 36. Rd1 Na7 $2 $138 37. Kc3 $138 (37. Na6 $1 Rc8
38. Bb7 Rd8 39. Rxd8 Kxd8 40. Kc3 Nb5+ 41. Kb4 c3 42. Be4 Bg6 43. Bxg6 hxg6 44.
Kb3 $18) 37... Nb5+ 38. Kb2 Bd7 39. Be2 Na7 $2 (39... Nd6 $142 40. a6 $16) 40.
Rc1 Rb7 (40... Bb5 41. Kc3 Kd6 42. Rd1+ Kc5 43. Rd4 Nc6 44. Nxc6 Rxc6 45. Bxc4
Ra6 46. Bxb5 Kxb5 47. Rd7 $18) 41. Rxc4 $18 g5 (41... Bb5 42. Bf3 $18 (42. Rg4
$18)) (41... Nc6 42. Kc3 Nxa5 43. Rc5 Ra7 44. Ba6 Nb7 45. Rc7 $18) 42. a6 Rb6
43. Kc3 Kd6 44. Rd4+ Kc7 45. Rd2 Bc8 {/\Nc6} 46. Ra2 h6 47. Ra1 Kb8 48. Bf3 Kc7
49. Kc4 Rd6 50. Ra2 Kb6 51. Rb2 Kc7 (51... Bxa6+ $2 52. Nxa6+ Kxa6 53. Kc5 $18)
52. Kc5 Rd8 (52... Bxa6 $2 53. Ra2 $18) 53. h3 $2 (53. Nc6 $1 Nxc6 54. Bxc6
Bxa6 (54... Rd1 55. a7 $18) 55. Ra2 Rd1 (55... Bc8 56. Ra7+ Kb8 57. Kb6 $18)
56. Rxa6 Rc1+ 57. Kb5 Rb1+ 58. Ka5 Ra1+ 59. Ba4 $18) 53... Rd6 54. g3 Rd8 55.
Ra2 Rd6 56. Rb2 Rd8 57. h4 Rd6 58. hxg5 hxg5 59. g4 Rd8 60. Ra2 Rd6 61. Rb2 Rd8
62. Be2 Rd6 63. Ra2 Rd8 64. f4 gxf4 65. exf4 Rh8 66. Bc4 Bd7 67. Re2 Rc8 68.
Bxe6 Kb8+ 69. Kb6 Bxe6 70. Rxe6 Rc4 71. Nc6+ Nxc6 72. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2608"]
[BlackElo "2631"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[BlackTeam "Sverdlovsk Ural region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 dxc4 {
Mit dieser Idee, die er auch gegen 7.Bd3 anwendet, konnte Vaganian einige
Punkte sammeln.} 8. Bxc4 Nb6 9. Bd3 Nbd5 10. Nxd5 (10. Bg3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 b6 12.
e4 Bb7 13. Qc2 Nh5 14. O-O c5 15. d5 Nxg3 16. hxg3 exd5 17. exd5 g6 18. c4 Bf6
19. Rae1 Qd7 $11 {Schandorff,L-Vaganian,R/Germany 2002}) (10. Be5 Nxc3 11. bxc3
c5 12. O-O b6 13. Qb1 Kh8 14. a4 Bb7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Be4 Qe7 $11 {Savchenko,
S-Prusikin,M/Griesheim 2004}) 10... exd5 11. Qc2 Bd6 12. Be5 $5 $146 {Diese
Neuerung ist mit einem agressiven Plan verbunden - WeiЯ will lang rochieren!} (
12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. b4 Re8 14. O-O c6 15. b5 cxb5 16. Bxb5 Bd7 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18.
Ne5 Qe6 19. Qb2 Re7 20. a4 {1/2-1/2 Radjabov,T-Bologan,V/Dortmund 2003}) 12...
h6 (12... Re8 $6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Bd3 Bh3 16. O-O Bg4 17. Be2
$16) 13. h3 Re8 14. O-O-O $5 (14. O-O c6 15. b4 Ne4 $11) 14... Bd7 15. g4 Ne4
$1 {Dieser starke Springer wird den weiЯen Angriff auf dem Kцnigsflьgel
bremsen.} 16. Kb1 Rc8 $1 {Vaganian lдЯt den Bauern auf c7 so lange wie mцglich
stehen, um im Falle von Bxd6 mit dem Bauern zurьcknehmen zu kцnnen.} 17. Rhf1
Re6 $1 {Sehr schцn gespielt! Schwarz bereitet Qe8 nebst Ba4 (b5) auf, auЯerdem
kann der Turm auf der 6. Reihe aktiv werden.} 18. Qb3 {Endlich von der
Verteidigung des Pf2 befreit, geht die weiЯe Dame auf die Jagd - und direkt in
die von Vaganian vorbereitete Falle!} (18. Ka1 Qe8 $1 $15) 18... Bxe5 19. Bxe4
(19. Nxe5 $2 Rb6 20. Qc2 Ba4 $19) 19... Rb6 20. Qxd5 Bd6 21. Ne5 (21. Ka1 $2
Bc6 22. Qf5 g6 $19) 21... Be6 22. Qa5 c5 $1 $15 {Das war die Idee des
Bauernopfers! WeiЯ kann den kommenden Angriff nur durch die Hergabe seiner
Dame bremsen.} 23. Ka1 cxd4 (23... c4 $5 $15 {/\Ba3}) 24. exd4 (24. Rxd4 Qe7
25. Qxa7 Rb3 $1 26. Nd3 Bxa3 $17) 24... Bxa3 $1 25. Qxa3 (25. bxa3 $2 Rb1+ $19)
25... Ra6 26. Qxa6 bxa6 27. d5 Bd7 28. Nc6 (28. Nxd7 $5 Qxd7 29. f3 g6 $15)
28... Qf6 29. f3 Qd6 $17 30. Rc1 $6 {WeiЯ sollte etwas gegen das kommende g6,
f5 unternehmen.} (30. h4 $1 {/\h5} g6 31. g5 $17) 30... g6 $1 {/\f5} 31. f4 (
31. Nd4 Rxc1+ 32. Rxc1 Qh2 $17) (31. Rfd1 $17) 31... Re8 32. Rc4 Kg7 $19 {/\Re4
} 33. Rfc1 Qxf4 34. Bf5 Qd6 35. Bxd7 Qxd7 36. Rd1 Re2 37. d6 Qb7 38. Rb4 (38.
Rb1 Qb5 39. Rd4 Rd2 $1 $19) (38. Nb4 Qb5 $19) 38... Qxc6 39. d7 a5 40. d8=Q (
40. Rbd4 Qb6 $19) 40... axb4 41. Qd4+ Qf6 42. Qxb4 Rf2 43. Rd6 Rf4 44. Rxf6 (
44. Qd2 Qe5 $19) 44... Rxb4 45. Rf3 Rb5 {Das Turmendspiel ist leicht gewonnen
fьr Schwarz, da der weiЯe Kцnig zu weit entfernt ist.} 46. Ka2 h5 47. Ka3 hxg4
48. hxg4 a5 49. Rf4 g5 50. Rc4 f5 51. gxf5 Kf6 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT 12th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2005.04.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Black "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Youth of"]
[BlackTeam "Samara Termosteps"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf6 12. Be2 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Qd6 {Ein
natьrlicher Zug, aber genauer scheint 13...Re8! zu sein.} (13... Be6 14. Nf3 (
14. O-O d4 $2 (14... Qf6 $5) 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. exd4 Nb3 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Bf3
$16 {Dreev,A-Vaganian,R/Sochi rapid 2004}) 14... Qb6 15. Qd4 Nb3 16. Qxb6 axb6
17. Rd1 Rfc8 18. Bd3 Nc5 19. Bc2 b5 20. Nd4 $16 {Gurevich,M-Golod,V/Cappelle
la Grande 1999}) (13... Re8 $1 14. Nf3 Qb6 15. Rc1 Ne6 16. Qd2 Rd8 17. Nd4 Nxd4
18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. exd4 Be6 20. Rc7 Rdc8 21. Rxb7 Rc1+ 22. Bd1 Rc4 $11 {Huebner,
R-Vaganian,R/Baden-Baden 2005}) 14. Nf3 Bg4 15. Nd4 (15. O-O Rad8 (15... Bxf3
16. Bxf3 Rad8 17. Rc1 Ne6 18. Qb3 $14) 16. Nd4 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Ne6 18. Rfd1 $14)
15... Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Rac8 (16... Ne6 17. Rd1 $14) (16... Qb6 $5 17. O-O a5 18.
Rfd1 Rfd8 $14) 17. O-O a6 18. Rfd1 g6 $1 {Mit seinen letzten zwei Zьgen
schrдnkte Rustemov den weiЯen Springer ein und verhinderte dessen Ausfдlle auf
b5 und f5.} 19. h4 Rc7 $6 {Es ist noch kein ernsthafter Fehler, aber
gelдufiger ist die Fixierung 19...h5. Das Vorrьcken des flinken weiЯen
Randbauern bis h6 kann Schwarz leicht Kopfschmerzen verursachen, wie wir es
auch gleich in der Partie sehen werden.} (19... h5 $1 20. Qf3 Ne4 21. Rac1 Kg7
$14) 20. Rac1 Rfc8 21. h5 {[%mdl 32]} Qe5 $6 {Diese Ungenauigkeit erlaubt die
Aktivierung der weiЯen Dame, angezeigt war 21...Ne4.} (21... Ne4 $1 22. Rxc7
Rxc7 23. Qf3 (23. Qg4 $2 Nf6) 23... Qe5 24. h6 Qg5 25. Qh3 Qf6 $13) 22. Qg4 $1
Kg7 (22... Ne4 $6 23. Qxc8+ Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Kg7 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. b4 $16) (22...
Ne6 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Nxe6 Qxe6 25. Qf4 $16) (22... Qxh5 23. Qxh5 gxh5 24. Nf5
$16) 23. Qh4 $1 Kf8 24. h6 $1 $16 {I. Khenkin hat sein Ziel erreicht, der
starke Bauer h6 wird nun fьr verschiedene taktische Motive sorgen.} f6 25. Nf3
$1 Qe6 (25... Qxb2 26. Rb1 Qc3 27. Rdc1 (27. Rxd5 $16) 27... g5 (27... Qxa3 $2
28. Qxf6+ Kg8 29. Ng5 $18) 28. Qg3 Qxa3 29. Qd6+ Kf7 30. Qxd5+ Kg6 31. Qd6 $40)
26. Qf4 $1 {/\Qf4 Die weiЯe Dame nдhert sich leisen, aber kraftvollen
Schrittes. Angesichts der Drohung 27.b4 sieht sich nun Schwarz gezwungen,
einen Bauern abzugeben.} Qe7 (26... Qf7 27. Qd6+) 27. Rxd5 Ne6 28. Rxc7 Rxc7
29. Qe4 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Rc5 $2 {Der falsche Abtausch! Schwarz sollte stattdessen
die Damen tauschen.} (30... Nc7 $1 31. Qxe7+ Kxe7 32. Rd2 $16) 31. g3 Rxd5 32.
Qxd5 $18 Nd8 33. Nd4 Nf7 34. Ne6+ Ke8 35. Ng7+ Kf8 36. Ne6+ Ke8 37. Nc5 Nxh6
38. Nxb7 Nf7 39. Nc5 a5 40. Qc6+ Kf8 41. Ne6+ 1-0

[Event "Aruba"]
[Site "Aruba"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Black "Benko, Pal C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NAU"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Be2
dxc4 (8... Nc6 9. O-O (9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. O-O d4 $2 12. Qc2 Qe7 13.
Ng5 g6 14. Ne4 Bb4 15. a3 Bf5 16. Bd3 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Rfd1
Rac8 20. Qa4 Rfd8 21. Rac1 $16 {Bykhovsky,Av-Geller,E Dortmund(op) 1992}) 9...
dxc4 10. Bxc4 a6 (10... Qxd1 11. Rfxd1 b6 $6 12. Nb5 Bb7 13. Nd6 $14) 11. Rc1
b5 12. Bd3 Nb4 13. Bb1 Qxd1 14. Rfxd1 Be7 15. Ne4 Nbd5 16. Bd6 Bxd6 17. Nxd6
Rd8 18. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 19. e4 $16 {Karlsson-Lechtinsky Kobenhavn,1983}) 9. Bxc4
Qxd1+ (9... a6 10. Qe2 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rfd1 (13. e4 $2 Nh5 $1
14. Bd2 Qc7) 13... h6 (13... Qe7 14. Bg5 Rac8 15. a4 $1 b4 16. Nb1 a5 17. Nbd2
$14 {Gurevich,M-Beliavsky,A Moskva(GMA) 1990}) 14. Bg3 (14. Ne5 $5) 14... Bb4
$1 15. Ne5 Qe7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Bd6 Qh4 19. bxc3 {1/2:1/2,
Gurevich,M-Yusupov,A Munich 1992}) 10. Rxd1 a6 (10... Nc6 11. O-O Bd7 12. Ne4
$1 $16) (10... b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. Nb5 Nc6 13. Nd6 Bxd6 14. Rxd6 $14) 11. O-O (
11. Bd3 Nbd7 12. Rc1 b6 13. Ne4 Bb7 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. Be2 Rfc8 $10 {ECO}) 11...
b5 12. Bb3 Bb7 (12... Nbd7 $142) 13. Ne5 Nc6 14. Nd7 Nxd7 15. Rxd7 Na5 16. Bc2
Bc6 17. Rdd1 (17. Rc7 $2 Bb6 18. Re7 Bd8 $19) 17... Nc4 18. b3 Na3 19. Be4 Rfc8
20. Bd6 Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Bxe4 22. Nxe4 Rc2 (22... Nc2 $1 $10 {/\Nb4-d5}) 23. Rfd1
h6 24. R6d2 (24. g4 Rxa2 25. Rd8+ Rxd8 26. Rxd8+ Kh7 27. Rd7 f5 $13) 24... Rac8
25. g4 b4 $2 (25... Kf8 26. Rd8+ Rxd8 27. Rxd8+ Ke7 28. Ra8 Rxa2 29. Ra7+ $16)
(25... Rxd2 $142 26. Rxd2 f5 27. gxf5 exf5 28. Ng3 Rc5 $10) 26. Rd8+ Rxd8 27.
Rxd8+ Kh7 28. Rd7 $16 Kg8 29. Nd6 Rxa2 30. Nxf7 a5 31. g5 Kh7 (31... hxg5 32.
Nxg5 g6 33. Nxe6 a4 34. Nc5 axb3 35. Nxb3 $16) 32. h4 a4 $6 (32... Kg6 33. Ne5+
Kf5 34. Rxg7 $1 Kxe5 35. gxh6 Kf6 36. Rg8 $18) 33. h5 $18 hxg5 (33... Kg8 34.
g6 Kf8 35. Nd6 axb3 36. Rf7+ Kg8 37. Re7) 34. Rd8 1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski 1st"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "1999.04.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Milov, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1999.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Baburin} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7.
Qc2 Be7 (7... Nh5 $1 8. Bd2 Nb6 (8... Bd6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 $14) 9. O-O-O Be7
10. Ne5 Be6 11. e3 Nf6 12. Bd3 Ng4 13. Be1 $13 {Rustemov,A-Kiriakov,P/Russia 
(ch) 1997}) 8. h3 O-O 9. e3 Nh5 $6 (9... Re8 $142) 10. Bh2 g6 11. Bd3 Ng7 12.
O-O-O Nb6 13. g4 $14 {Baburin: 'The plan with ...g6 and Nf6-h5-g7 is good only
when Black can then play ...Bf5. Once White prevents this move with g2-g4,
Black's construction begin to look rather pointless.'  Selbstverstдndlich
verhindert WeiЯ den Lдufertausch.} Be6 14. Kb1 Rc8 15. Rc1 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17.
Be5 {'!' Baburin.} Qe7 18. Qe2 a6 19. Bd4 Bd7 (19... Nc4 $5) 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21.
Nd4 Ne6 22. f4 Nxd4 $2 {Dies fьhrt zu einem unangenehmen Endspiel. Mit} (22...
Rfc8 {konnte Schwarz die Spannung aufrechterhalten.}) 23. exd4 Qxe2 24. Bxe2
Rcc8 25. Bf3 {Baburin: 'Such endings are better for White as his bishop has
better prospects than its black counterpart.'} Bc6 26. b3 Rfe8 27. Rhe1 f6 28.
Kc2 (28. a4 $1) 28... Kf7 29. a4 $1 $14 {'!?' Baburin. Als erstes wird a6-a5
erzwungen, um die Mцglichkeit Nc3-b5 zur Verfьgung zu haben.} Rxe1 30. Rxe1 a5
31. Kd2 Rd8 32. Rc1 Ke6 (32... Nc8 $6 33. Nb5 $1 Bxb5 (33... Ne7 34. Na7 $1)
34. axb5 $16 {/\Rc7}) 33. Nd1 $1 {Der Springer wird nach e3 ьberfьhrt, um
f4-f5 zu ermцglichen.} Kd6 $2 (33... Nc8 $1 34. Rc5 Kd6 35. Ne3 (35. Rxa5 $4 b6
36. Ra6 Bb7) 35... b6 36. Rc1 Ne7 $14) 34. Ne3 Nc8 35. f5 $16 g5 $6 (35... Ne7
36. fxg6 hxg6 37. h4 $16) 36. Nd1 $1 {Nach getaner Arbeit kehrt der Springer
auf das Schlьsselfeld c3 zurьck, und es wird langsam klar, daЯ der weiЯe Turm
das Feld e6 im Visier hat.} (36. h4 $6 h6 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Rh1 Ne7 39. Rh7 Rf8
$14) 36... Re8 37. Rc5 $1 b6 38. Rc1 {><c6,Nc8} Na7 39. Nc3 Nc8 40. Nd1 Na7 41.
Nc3 Nc8 42. h4 $1 {Der schwarze Turm kьmmert sich um die Schwдche e6, es ist
an der Zeit, ihn abzulenken. Dafьr wird die h-Linie geцffnet.} gxh4 (42... h6
43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Rh1 $22 $18 Ne7 (44... Na7 45. Rh6 Rf8 46. Rh7 Nc8 47. Bxd5
$1 Bxd5 48. Nb5+ Kc6 49. Rc7#) (44... Rf8 45. Re1 Ne7 46. Re6+ Kd7 47. Be2 Rf7
48. Bb5 Bxb5 49. Nxb5 Nc8 50. Nc3 $18) 45. Re1 $1 Bd7 46. Nb5+ Bxb5 47. Re6+
Kd7 48. axb5 $18) 43. Rh1 h6 44. Rxh4 Rh8 45. Rh2 Ne7 (45... Rh7 46. Rh1 $22
Rh8 47. Re1) 46. Re2 Kd7 {Stellt eine Falle auf.} (46... h5 47. Rh2 $1 h4 48.
Ke3 {, und der Bauer h4 geht bald verloren.}) 47. Kd3 $1 (47. Re6 $2 h5 $1 48.
Rxf6 (48. gxh5 Nxf5 49. Rxf6 Nxd4) 48... hxg4 49. Bxg4 Rh4 $132 {Um dieses
Gegenspiel auszuschalten, muЯ der weiЯe Kцnig entweder von d3 die Verteidigung
des Bauern d4 ьbernehmen oder nach f4 wandern.}) 47... Rg8 (47... h5 $2 48.
gxh5 Nxf5 49. Bg4 $18) (47... Rh7 48. Re6 h5 49. gxh5 Nxf5 50. Rxf6 $18) 48.
Rh2 (48. Re6 $2 h5 $132) 48... Rh8 49. Rh1 Rh7 (49... Kd6 50. Re1 $18) 50. Ke3
$1 Kd6 51. Rc1 Ng8 $4 {'?' Baburin.} (51... Rh8 52. Kf4 Bd7 53. Nb5+ Bxb5 54.
axb5 Re8 55. Rc2 $1 Kd7 56. Re2 $18) (51... Rf7 $1 52. Kf4 Ng8 53. Kg3 $1 (53.
Re1 Re7) 53... Re7 54. Nb5+ Kd7 (54... Bxb5 55. axb5 Re3 (55... Rc7 56. Rxc7
Kxc7 57. Kh4 $18) 56. Rc8 Ne7 57. Rf8 $18) 55. Kf4 Re8 56. Nc7 $1 Kxc7 57. Bxd5
Ne7 58. Bxc6 Nxc6 59. d5 $18) (51... h5 {Baburin} 52. Rh1 $5 (52. gxh5 Nxf5+
53. Kd3) 52... h4 53. Kf4) 52. Bxd5 $1 Re7+ (52... Bxd5 53. Nb5+ Ke7 54. Rc7+
$18) 53. Be6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 09th Group1"]
[Site "Ekaterinburg"]
[Date "2002.05.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Black "Nikitin, Andrey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2002.05.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Norilsk Norilsky Nikel"]
[BlackTeam "Novokuznetsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Ra2 {Wie in vielen anderen Abspielen des 5.Bf4-Systems
beabsichtigt WeiЯ das schnelle Abdrдngen der gegnerischen Figuren mit b2-b4.
Der Hauptvorteil dieses Zuges liegt in seiner relativen Seltenheit.} (10. Rd1)
(10. O-O-O) (10. Nd2) 10... Be7 ({Eine gute Alternative bietet} 10... Qd8 11.
b4 Bd6 12. Bg5 (12. Bg3 h6 13. Be2 Bxg3 14. hxg3 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Bd7 16. Qe2 Rc8
17. O-O Ng4 18. Ne4 Nce5 19. Bb3 Bc6 $11 {Avrukh,B-Rizouk,A/Andorra la Vella
2002}) 12... dxc4 13. Bxc4 Ne5 14. Be2 Bd7 15. Ne4 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Bb5 17. Be2
Rc8 18. Qb1 Bxe2 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rd2 Qc7 21. Nxd6 Rcd8 22. Kxe2 Rxd6 $11 {
Palliser,R-Azarov,S/Athens 2001}) 11. b4 Qd8 12. h3 $146 {Rustemov beugt dem
Abtauschmanцver Nf6-h5 vor.} (12. Bd3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nh5 14. O-O Nxf4 15. exf4
Nd4 16. Qe4 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qc7 $11 {Rustemov,A-Pigusov,E/Tomsk 2001}) (12. Qb3
$5 a5 13. b5 a4 14. Qc2 Na5 15. Qxa4 Bd7 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bd3 Be6 18. Nd4 Qb6
19. O-O Nc6 20. Nxe6 Rxa4 21. Nxa4 Qa5 22. Nxf8 $16 {Nikitin,A-Zamruk,A/
Togliatty 2001}) 12... d4 {Die entstehende Bauernstruktur ist zwar fьr WeiЯ
gьnstig, Schwarz wird aber diesen Nachteil durch das aktive Gegenspiel
kompensieren kцnnen.} ({Durchaus der Rede wert ist der Abtausch} 12... Bxb4 $5
13. axb4 Nxb4 14. Qb2 Nxa2 15. Qxa2 dxc4 16. Bxc4 a6 17. O-O Bd7 $13 {nebst
b7-b5 und Qb6.}) 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Be3 (15. Qd2 e5 16. Qxd4 exd4
17. Nb5 a5 18. Nc7 Ra7 $132) 15... Qe5 16. Be2 a5 17. O-O ({In Frage kam} 17.
b5 $5 {, mit der Idee, bald Nc3-a4 folgen zu lassen.}) 17... axb4 18. axb4 Bd7
(18... Bd6 19. g3 $14) 19. Rxa8 Rxa8 20. c5 (20. Qb3 Bd6 21. g3 Qf5 22. Rd1 Bc7
$132) 20... Ra3 21. Rc1 {/\Qd2, Bd4} (21. Nb1 $2 Rxe3 22. fxe3 Qxe3+ $40) 21...
Nd5 $1 {Nach diesem Abtausch braucht Schwarz nichts zu befьrchten.} 22. Nxd5
exd5 23. Qd2 Bf6 $11 24. b5 Ra1 (24... d4 $5 25. Bf4 Qe4 $11 26. Bf3 $2 Rxf3
27. gxf3 Qxf3 $19) 25. Bf1 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 Qc3 27. Qxc3 Bxc3 28. f4 f5 29. Bd3 g6
30. Kf1 Kf7 31. Ke2 Ke7 32. Kd1 Be6 33. Kc2 Bf6 34. Be2 Bd7 35. Kb3 Ke6 36. Kb4
Be7 37. Kc3 Bd8 38. Kb4 Be7 39. Ka4 Bd8 40. Bd4 Bc7 41. Be5 Bxe5 42. fxe5 b6
43. cxb6 Bc8 44. b7 Bxb7 45. Bf3 Kxe5 46. Ka5 Kd6 47. Kb6 Bc8 48. Ka7 Bd7 49.
b6 Bc6 50. g3 g5 51. g4 f4 52. Bh1 Kc5 53. Bg2 Kb5 54. Bf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 22nd"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2005.03.08"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 106"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Nd2 Bb4 {Es ist zu vermuten, daЯ die Anzahl der Anhдnger
dieses Zuges bald schnell abnehmen wird, so ьberzeugend ist Topalovs Sieg
ausgefallen. Eine gute Alternative zum Textzug stellt 10...Be7 dar.} (10... Be7
) 11. cxd5 exd5 (11... Nxd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bd3 g6 14. Rc1 Be7 15. O-O Bf6
16. Nb3 Qb6 17. Nc5 (17. Bd6 $5 $14) 17... Qxb2 18. Qa4 Qb6 19. Bd6 Be7 20.
Bxe7 Nxe7 21. Nd7 (21. Qf4 $5) 21... Bxd7 22. Qxd7 Qb3 $11 {Topalov,V-Kramnik,
V/Wijk aan Zee 2001}) 12. Bd3 d4 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Nc4 Qh5 15. bxc3 Nd5 (15...
dxe3 16. Nxe3 $14) 16. Bg3 dxe3 17. Rae1 Be6 {Bisher hat sich keiner der
Schwarzspieler getraut, den Bauern f2 zu nehmen. Zumindest wьЯte Schwarz
danach , wofьr er gequдlt wird, in der Partie muЯ Rustam dagegen "umsonst"
leiden.} (17... exf2+ $6 18. Rxf2 Be6 19. Nd6 (19. Re4 h6) 19... b6 $44) 18.
fxe3 Nde7 (18... Rad8 19. Nd6 Ne5 $2 (19... b6 20. e4 $14) 20. Bxh7+ Qxh7 21.
Qxh7+ Kxh7 22. Bxe5 f6 23. e4 Nb6 24. Bg3 Na4 25. e5 $16 {Topalov,V-Kramnik,V/
Monte Carlo 2001}) 19. Nd6 b6 20. Rb1 $1 {Nun spielen alle weiЯen Figuren mit,
wдhrend die schwarzen Tьrme bis zum Ende der Partie dem Kampf tatenlos zusehen
werden.} f6 $146 {Eine Neuerung, die aus der Not geboren zu sein scheint. Das
bereits gespielte 20...Nd5 sieht auch nicht vertrauenerweckend aus.} (20... Nd5
21. Rb5 (21. Qd2 $5) 21... Qh6 22. Rxd5 $5 Bxd5 23. Nf5 Qg5 24. Bh4 Qh5 25. Rf4
$2 (25. Qa4 $1 $40) 25... f6 26. Ng3 Qe8 27. Bxh7+ Kh8 $17 {Nadanian,
A-Dervishi,E/Panormo 1998}) 21. Rb5 (21. Rf4 $5) 21... Ne5 22. Rf4 N7g6 23. Rd4
Bd7 $2 {Die Lдuferschaukel sieht einladend aus, und es ist nicht leicht, den
starken weiЯen 25. Zug zu sehen. Besser wдre jedoch 23...Rad8, wonach WeiЯ
eine schцne Stellung, aber keinen direkten Gewinnweg hдtte.} (23... Rad8 $5 24.
Be2 Qh6 25. Bf4 Nxf4 26. exf4 Nc6 $14) 24. Rbd5 Be6 25. Be2 $1 $18 {[%mdl 64]}
Qh6 26. Bf4 $1 Nxf4 27. exf4 g6 {Schwarz ist verloren.} (27... Bxd5 $2 28. Nf5
$18) (27... Nc6 28. Rh5 Qg6 29. f5 Nxd4 30. cxd4 $18) (27... Rad8 28. Qd1 Nc6
29. Nf5 Bxf5 30. Rxd8 Nxd8 31. Rxd8 Be6 32. Qd6 Rxd8 33. Qxd8+ Kf7 34. Bb5 $18)
(27... Kh8 28. Qe4 Bxd5 29. Rxd5 Ng6 (29... Nc6 30. Rd3 $1 $18) (29... Qg6 30.
fxe5 Qxe4 31. Nxe4 Rae8 32. Nd6 $18) 30. g3 $1 Nxf4 31. Qxf4 Qxf4 32. gxf4 $18)
28. Qe4 $1 Bxd5 29. Qxd5+ Kh8 30. Re4 Nd7 31. Nf7+ Rxf7 32. Qxf7 (32. Qxf7 Nc5
33. Re8+ Rxe8 34. Qxe8+ Kg7 35. Qe7+ Kh8 36. Bc4 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.01"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Mchedlishvili, Mikheil"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2005.07.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be2 Bf6 12. Be5 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Re8 14. Nf3
Qb6 15. Rc1 Ne4 {Sicherer ist m. E. 15...Ne6, aber Smbat hat eine Neuerung in
petto.} (15... Ne6 16. Qd2 Rd8 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. exd4 Be6 20. Rc7
Rdc8 21. Rxb7 Rc1+ 22. Bd1 Rc4 23. O-O Rxd4 $11 {Huebner,R-Vaganian,R /
Baden-Baden 2005}) 16. Qd4 Qa5+ $146 (16... Qg6 17. O-O Bh3 18. Ne1 Rad8 19.
Kh1 Bf5 20. Nf3 a6 21. Nh4 Qg5 22. Nxf5 Qxf5 23. Kg1 Rc8 24. Bf3 Nf6 25. h3 h6
26. b4 Qe6 27. Rfd1 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 $14 {Gyimesi,Z-Portisch,L /Kazincbarcika 2005
}) 17. Qb4 Qxb4+ 18. axb4 Re6 $5 {Das ist die Idee hinter dem Damentausch auf
b4. Schwarz stьrzt sich auf den Bauern b4, erzwingt b4-b5 und lцst nach a7-a6
den Damenflьgel auf. Dennoch sollte WeiЯ bei genauem Spiel seinen leichten
Vorteil behalten kцnnen.} 19. Nd4 Rb6 20. b5 Bd7 21. f3 $6 {Dieser Zug ist
unnцtig, da der schwarze Springer selbst nach d6 strebt. Mit 21.Rc7! konnte
WeiЯ gegenьber der Partie ein wichtiges Tempo gewinnen.} (21. Rc7 $1 Rd8 22.
O-O Nd6 (22... a6 23. Ra1 $1 Kf8 24. bxa6 bxa6 25. b3 $14) 23. Rc5 $14) 21...
Nd6 22. Rc5 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ $6 {Der Abtausch des aktiven Turmes kostet WeiЯ
seinen restlichen Vorteil. Angezeigt war 23.b4!} (23. b4 $1 Kf8 (23... a6 $6
24. Kf2 Nxb5 (24... Be6 25. Rhc1 Rd8 26. bxa6 bxa6 27. Ra1 $16) 25. Bxb5 axb5
26. Rxd5 Be8 27. Rc5 $16) 24. Kd2 Be6 25. Ra1 Ra8 26. g4 $5 $14) 23... Nxc8 24.
Kd2 Kf8 25. Ra1 (25. Rc1 Ke7 $11) 25... Ke7 26. Bd3 h5 27. h4 Kd6 $11 28. Rc1 {
Erlaubt das Auflцsen der Damenflьgelbauern. An seine Schwдche b5 gebunden, war
WeiЯ sowieso auЯerstande, Fortschritte zu machen.} (28. b4 g6 $11) 28... a6 29.
bxa6 Rxb2+ 30. Kc3 Rb6 31. axb7 Rxb7 32. Ra1 (32. Ra1 Ra7 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "ARG-ch 72nd"]
[Site "Pinamar"]
[Date "2002.03.14"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Slipak, Sergio"]
[Black "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2002.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. Be2
Re8 15. b4 a6 $6 {Dieser prophylaktische Zug ist bekannterweise ьberflьssig.
Stattdessen sollte Schwarz rechtzeitig die MaЯnahmen gegen das Manцver Ra2-d2
ergreifen.} (15... d4 16. b5 (16. exd4 $2 Rxe2 $1 17. Qxe2 Nxd4 $17) 16... Ne7
17. exd4 Nd5 18. Bd2 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Bxd4 20. Rc1 $14) ({Richtig ist} 15... Bg6
16. Ra2 h6 $1 (16... d4 $6 17. Rd2 $1 Qf6 18. Bg5 $16) 17. Rd2 Be4 18. Qa1 Qe7
19. Rfd1 Rac8 20. Ne1 Ne5 $1 $11 (20... g5 21. Bg3 Ne5 22. Bb5 Nc6 23. Ba4 a5
24. Bb3 $14 {Van Wely,L-Topalov,V/Monte Carlo 2001})) 16. Ra2 $14 f6 $146 {
Die Verteidigung des Isolani vom Feld f7 scheint keine schlechte Idee zu sein.
Dennoch kann WeiЯ seinen Vorteil behaupten.} (16... Qd7 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxh5
Nc4 19. Bf3 Rad8 20. Qb3 Bc7 21. Rd1 Bxf4 22. Rxd5 Qc7 23. Rc5 Na5 24. Rxc7
Nxb3 25. exf4 Nd2 26. Ra1 Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 $14 {Spassov,L-Georgadze,T/Bulgaria
1981}) (16... Bg6 17. Rd2 Be4 18. Ng5 Qf6 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Rd7 $14 {Tregubov,
P-Rustemov,A/New Delhi/Theran 2000}) 17. Nd4 $1 ({Den Damengewinn nach} 17. Rd2
Bf7 18. Bc4 dxc4 19. Rxd8 Raxd8 $11 {braucht Schwarz nicht zu befьrchten.})
17... Bf7 (17... Bxe2 18. Nxe2 Qd7 19. Rd2 Rad8 {><d5} 20. Qb3 $14) 18. Nxc6
bxc6 19. Qa4 {><c6 Es entstand eine neue Schwдche auf c6, die sofort unter
BeschuЯ genommen wird.} a5 20. bxa5 c5 $2 ({Besser war} 20... Rxa5 21. Qxc6 d4
(21... g5 22. Bg3 d4 23. Rd2 $14) 22. Rd2 (22. Bc4 dxe3 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 $11)
22... Rxa3 23. Rb1 $14 {, und der weiЯe Vorteil resultiert aus der
unangenehmen Fesselung in der d-Linie.}) 21. a6 c4 22. Rb2 $16 {Der Freibauer
a6 kann schnell gefдhrlich werden. Im weiteren Partieverlauf gelingt es
Schwarz nicht, die Stellung zu halten.} g5 23. Bg3 f5 24. Rfb1 f4 25. exf4 Bd4
26. Rd2 Bc3 27. Rc2 Ba5 (27... Bg7 {/\Bg6} 28. f5 $16) 28. Rd1 Qb6 $2 29. fxg5
$18 Red8 30. Rcc1 Rxa6 31. Qc2 Bg6 32. Qa2 Raa8 $2 33. Rxd5 $1 1-0

[Event "North Sea Cup 18th"]
[Site "Esbjerg"]
[Date "2003.07.11"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Schandorff, Lars"]
[Black "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2003.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Nbd7 {'Kortschnoj: 'One of the purposes of
this move is to impede 5.Bf4...''} 5. Bf4 {'Kortschnoj: 'Still,white has
played it!''} dxc4 6. e3 Nb6 {'Kortschnoj: 'It was played by the majority of
people, 6...Bd6 or 6...Nd5 were alternatives.''} 7. Bxc4 Nxc4 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9.
Qxc4 Bd6 10. O-O (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfd1 a6 14. Qb3 Rb8
15. Rac1 Nh5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Ne5 $14 {Ibragimov,I-Kiriakov,P/Russia 1998})
10... Bc6 (10... O-O 11. Ne5 Nh5 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Be5 f5 14. Nb5 Bxe5 15. dxe5
c6 16. Nd6 $16 {Ribli,Z-Jussupow,A/Wattenscheid 2003}) 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. Bxe5
O-O $146 {Der erste neue Zug. Trotz der ungleichfarbigen Lдufer wird Schwarz
um Ausgleich kдmpfen mьssen, da sein Bauer c7 schwach ist.} (12... Nd7 13. Bg3
Nb6 14. Qc5 Nd7 15. Qa5 b6 16. Qa3 $16 {Bacrot,E-Jussupow,A/Germany 2001}) 13.
Rac1 (13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. e4 Rac8 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 $11) 13... a6 14. Rfd1 Nd5 $5 {
Das junge Talent aus Indien scheut nicht eine passive, aber feste Stellung.} (
14... Rc8 15. Qe2 Nd5 16. Qg4 $14) 15. Nxd5 {WeiЯ hat nichts Besseres.} (15.
Nb1 f6 (15... Qg5 16. e4 $14) 16. Bg3 f5 $11) 15... exd5 16. Qe2 $14 f6 17. Bg3
Re8 18. Rc3 Re7 19. Rdc1 Qe8 20. b3 Qd7 21. a4 Qe8 22. h3 h6 23. Rc5 Kh8 24.
R1c3 Qg6 25. Qd1 Qe8 26. Qc2 {WeiЯ steht eindeutig angenehmer, aber kann er
die gegnerische Festung einnehmen? In der Partie versucht er ohne Erfolg,
b4-b5 durchzusetzen. Mцglicherweise sollte er stattdessen sein Glьck auf dem
Kцnigsflьgel versuchen und mittels Bf4, h4, g4 einen Angriff vorbereiten.
Zuerst kцnnte er seinen Kцnig zu einem sicheren Platz nach b2 fьhren.} Rc8 27.
Qf5 (27. Kf1 $5 {/\Ke1-d2-c1-b2, Bf4, g4, h4}) 27... Rd8 28. Qc2 Rc8 29. Qb1
Ra8 30. Kh2 Rc8 31. Qc2 Qd7 32. Qd3 Re6 33. Rc1 Qe8 34. Qf5 Re7 35. Qb1 Ra8 36.
Qd3 Kg8 37. Qc2 Kh8 38. Ra1 Rc8 39. Kg1 Ra8 40. Kh2 Rc8 41. b4 Ra8 $1 42. Ra2
Ra7 43. Ra3 (43. b5 axb5 44. axb5 Rxa2 45. Qxa2 Bxb5 46. Qxd5 c6 $11) 43... Ra8
44. Qb3 Rf7 45. Qa2 Kg8 46. Rcc3 Rc8 47. Kg1 Kh8 48. Rc5 b6 49. Rc1 Bb7 50.
Rac3 c6 51. b5 Rf8 (51... axb5 $1 52. axb5 Ra8 53. Qb3 cxb5 54. Rc7 Rxc7 55.
Rxc7 Bc6 $11) 52. Qa3 (52. bxa6 $5 Bxa6 53. Qb2 b5 54. Bd6 Rf7 55. a5 $14)
52... cxb5 53. Rxc8 Bxc8 54. axb5 axb5 55. Bd6 Rg8 56. Rc7 Bf5 57. Kh2 Qg6 58.
Rb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2005.01.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2005.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. Be2 {Eine moderne Nebenvariante. WeiЯ verzichtet auf das
traditionelle Springermanцver Nf3-d2-b3 und setzt auf schnelle Entwicklung.} (
10. a3 Be7 11. Nd2 {fьhrt zu der theoretischen Hauptvariante.}) 10... dxc4 (
10... Nb4 11. Qb3 dxc4 (11... Ne4 12. O-O Nxc3 13. Qxc3 $14) 12. Bxc4 Nbd5 13.
Be5 a6 14. O-O Nxc3 15. Bxc3 $14 {Korobkov,P-Severgin,V/Voronezh 2001}) ({
Logisch sieht} 10... Bb4 $5 {aus, aber dazu gibt es nur wenig Partien.} 11. O-O
Bxc3 12. bxc3 h6 (12... Ne4 $5) 13. Ne5 Re8 14. Bf3 Qc5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nd3
Qe7 17. Nc1 Rd8 18. h3 Ne5 $11 {Stocek,J-Cvek,R/Karlovy Vary 2005}) 11. Bxc4
Be7 (11... b6 $6 {ist verfrьht und bringt die schwarze Dame in Gefahr:} 12. O-O
(12. a3 $1 Ba6 (12... Be7 $2 13. Bb5 Bb7 14. Nd2 $18) 13. Bxa6 Qxa6 14. b4 Nxb4
15. axb4 Bxb4 16. Bd6 Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Rfc8 18. Qa2 $1 Qxa2 19. Nxa2 Ne4 20. Rd4
$16) 12... Ba6 (12... Be7 $1) 13. Bxa6 Qxa6 14. Ne4 Ne7 $2 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16.
Qc3 $16 {Sokolov,I-Onischuk,A/Poikovsky 2004}) (11... a6 12. O-O Be7 13. a3 b5
14. Bd3 Bb7 15. Ne4 h6 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Rd7 Bc8 $2 19. Rc7 Ne7
20. Be4 $16 {Sokolov,I-Bjornsson,S/Izmir 2004}) 12. O-O b6 $1 $146 {Eine
logische Neuerung. Schwarz strebt den fьr ihn gьnstigen Abtausch der
weiЯfeldrigen Lдufer an.} (12... e5 13. Bg5 (13. Bg3 Bg4 14. Nd5 Rac8 15. Nxf6+
Bxf6 16. Qe4 Bh5 17. Rd5 Bg6 18. Qg4 Qb4 19. Rb5 Qe7 20. Nh4 a6 21. Nxg6 hxg6
22. Rd5 $14 {Kazhgaleyev,M-Dutreeuw,M/Gent 2004}) 13... Bg4 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15.
Ne4 Qb4 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. a3 Qb6 18. Rd6 $14 {Dgebuadze,A-Kruppa,Y/Ubeda 1998}
) 13. Qe2 $1 {WeiЯ verhindert den Lдufertausch.} (13. a3 Ba6 14. b4 (14. Bxa6
Qxa6 $11) 14... Qxa3 15. Ra1 Qxa1 16. Rxa1 Bxc4 $11) (13. e4 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Qxa6
15. e5 Nb4 16. Qb1 Nfd5 $11) 13... Bb7 14. e4 {Konsequent gespielt. 14.Nb5
nebst 15.Nd6 wьrde WeiЯ das Lдuferpaar, aber keinen nennenswerten Vorteil
bringen.} (14. a3 Rfd8) (14. Nb5 $5 Rac8 (14... Rfd8 15. Nd6 Bxd6 16. Bxd6 Qh5
$132) 15. Nd6 Bxd6 16. Bxd6 Rfd8 17. e4 Qh5 18. e5 Ne8 $13) 14... Rad8 15. e5
Nd5 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bb5 $6 {Besser war 17.Bd3.} (17. Bd3 $1 Qb4 (17... Qxa2
$2 18. Qc2 $16) 18. Bg3 Qg4 $13) 17... Qb4 (17... Qxa2 $2 18. Ra1 Qb3 19. Bxc6
Bxc6 20. Nd4 $18) 18. Be3 (18. Bg3 Qe4 $11) 18... d4 {Short verteidigt sich
aktiv, er opfert zuerst einen Bauern und dann die Qualitдt. Interessant war
auch die Ьberfьhrung der Dame zum Damenflьgel mit 18...Qg4.} (18... Qg4 $5 19.
h3 Qh5 $132) 19. Bc1 $1 {Bruzon weicht dem remislichen Turmendspiel aus, das
forciert nach 19.Bxc6 entstanden wдre.} (19. Bxc6 d3 $1 20. Rxd3 Bxc6 (20...
Ba6 $2 21. Nd4 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxe2 23. Rxb4 Bxb4 24. Rc1 $16) 21. Nd4 Bb5 22.
Nxb5 Qxb5 23. Rd2 Qxe5 24. Bxb6 Qxe2 25. Rxe2 axb6 26. Rxe7 Rd2 27. b4 Ra8 28.
Rb7 g6 29. Rxb6 Raxa2 $11) 19... Qc5 (19... Na5 20. Bd3 $14) 20. a3 Rd5 21. Bc4
Rxe5 $5 {[%mdl 512]} 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Ba6 (23. Bd3 Qd5 24. f3 Nxd3 25. Qxd3
Bf6 $44) 23... Bc6 {Schwarz hat zweifellos Kompensation fьr die Qualitдt,
obwohl WeiЯ mit seinen mobilen Figuren etwas besser stehen dьrfte.} 24. Bf4 Ng6
25. Bg3 Qd5 26. f3 Ba4 $1 {[%mdl 2048]} (26... b5 27. Qd3 Bf6 28. Rfe1 h5 $44)
27. Rc1 b5 {/\d3 Nun sind die beiden weiЯfeldrigen Lдufer potentiell in Gefahr,
aber der schwarze leistet deutlich mehr.} 28. Qd3 h5 $1 {Short spielt auf dem
ganzen Brett! Sein h-Bauer sollte fьr die Aktivierung des Ng6 sorgen.} 29. f4 (
29. Rfe1 h4 30. Bf2 (30. Bc7 Bg5 $36) 30... Bf6 (30... Nf4 31. Qxd4 Qg5 32. g3
hxg3 33. hxg3 Ne2+ 34. Rxe2 Qxc1+ 35. Re1 $16) 31. Rc8 Rxc8 32. Bxc8 Ne5 $44) (
29. Bc7 Bd8 $1 30. Bxd8 Rxd8 {/\Nf4} 31. f4 Qd6 32. Rc8 Rxc8 33. Bxc8 Nxf4 34.
Qf5 d3 $1 35. Rxf4 Bb3 36. Qd7 Qxd7 37. Bxd7 d2 38. Rd4 d1=Q+ 39. Rxd1 Bxd1 40.
Bxb5 Bb3 $11) 29... Bd6 (29... h4 30. Be1 $13) 30. Qf3 (30. b3 Qxb3 31. Qxb3
Bxb3 32. Bxb5 h4 33. Bf2 Bxf4 $15) 30... Qxf3 31. Rxf3 h4 32. Bf2 Bxf4 $2 {
Wahrscheinlich hat das energische Spiel Nigel zu viel Kraft gekostet, mit dem
Textzug schmeiЯt er die Partie weg. Nach dem naheliegenden 32...Nxf4 hдtte
sich WeiЯ um Ausgleich bemьhen mьssen.} (32... Nxf4 $1 33. Rc6 Bb8 (33... Be5
34. Rc5 f6 35. g3 Ne6 36. Rc1 $11) 34. g3 (34. Bxh4 d3 35. Be1 Ne2+ 36. Kf1 Nd4
$17) 34... d3 35. gxf4 d2 36. Rd3 d1=Q+ 37. Rxd1 Bxd1 38. Bxb5 $11) 33. Rc8 $16
Rxc8 34. Bxc8 {Angesichts der Drohung 35.b3 muЯ Schwarz seinen Stolz, den
Freibauern d4, abgeben und landet danach in einer verlorenen Stellung.} b4 35.
Bxd4 a5 36. Bb7 Bd1 37. Rf1 Bc2 38. Bd5 bxa3 39. bxa3 $18 a4 40. Rf2 Bd1 41.
Rf1 Bc2 42. Rf2 Bd1 43. Bxf7+ Kxf7 44. Be3 Kf6 45. Bxf4 Nxf4 46. Rxf4+ Kg5 47.
Rd4 Bb3 48. Kf2 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 4th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2003.06.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2609"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2003.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O {'Serious
attention deserves an immediate break'} 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. a3 {Krasenkow ist ein
groЯer Spezialist der Petrosian- Variante des Damenindisch, deswegen versucht
er, die Stellung nach deren Muster zu behandeln.} (7. Bd2) 7... c5 $146 {
Ftacnik: 'Iordachescu is trying to radically cope with the modern interesting
system 5.Qc2. '} (7... Nxc3 8. Qxc3 (8. bxc3 {Now the game transposes to
Petrosian system of Queen's Indian.Queen capture doesn't promise anything to
white.} c5 9. e3 Nd7 10. Bd3 h6 11. O-O b6 12. e4 Qc7 13. Qe2 {fьhrt zu der
Petrosian-Variante des Damenindisch.}) (8. Qxc3 Nd7 9. e4 c5 10. Be3 b6 11. Rd1
Qc7 12. dxc5 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Georgiev,K/Stuttgart GER 2002/(12).}) 8... Nd7
9. e4 c5 10. Be3 cxd4 (10... b6 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. dxc5 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,
I-Georgiev,K/Germany 2002}) 11. Bxd4 Nf6 12. Bd3 b6 13. Rd1 Qe8 14. Qc2 Kh8 15.
Ng5 h6 16. h4 e5 17. Bxe5 hxg5 18. hxg5+ Nh7 19. f4 $44 {Izoria,Z-Timoscenko,G/
Ohrid 2001}) 8. dxc5 $1 (8. e4 cxd4 (8... Nxc3 9. bxc3) 9. Nb5 Bd7 10. Nbxd4
Nb6 $11) 8... Bxc5 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Ng5 {Schwдcht den schwarzen Kцnigsflьgel,
verliert aber Zeit. In Frage kam das natьrlich aussehende 10.e4.} (10. e4 Qc6
11. Bd3 $14) 10... g6 11. e4 Qc6 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. O-O ({Vorzuziehen war m.E.} 
13. Nf3 $1 $14) 13... Ne5 14. Qe2 Nxd3 {Nach dem Abtausch dieses wichtigen
Lдufers wird Schwarz bald die weiЯen Felder beherrschen.} 15. Qxd3 Be7 {
Ftacnik: 'Despite a bishop's pair black will have to meet Krasenkow's activity
on the kingside.'} 16. e5 (16. Qh3 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qxe4 $11) 16... b6 17. Qh3 h5
18. Bf4 Bb7 $11 {Langfristig gesehen hat Schwarz mit seinem Lдuferpaar bessere
Aussichten, vorausgesetzt, er kann den gegnerischen Angriff in Zaum halten.}
19. Rac1 Qb5 (19... Qd7 {Ftacnik} 20. Rfd1 Bd5 21. Qg3 $14) 20. Qg3 (20. Nxe6
$2 fxe6 21. Qxe6+ Rf7 22. Qxg6+ Rg7 23. Qe6+ Kh8 $17) 20... Rad8 21. Nxe6 $1 {
Ftacnik: 'White is entering the complicated tactical line with gusto,
unfortunatelly will not be able to bring it to the favourable end. ' Als
Krasenkow diese Kombination berechnete, war ihm der 26. Zug von Schwarz
entgangen.} (21. Rc7 Rd7 22. Nxe6 Rxc7 (22... h4 $5) 23. Nxc7 Qxb2 $13) 21...
Rd3 22. Be3 h4 23. Qg4 (23. Qh3 $2 fxe6 24. Qxe6+ Rf7 25. Qxg6+ Rg7 26. Qe6+
Kh8 $17) 23... Bc8 24. Rxc8 $2 {Ftacnik: 'The home analyses without the
tension of the fight proves, that this move is too ambitious. The defender has
all the chance for complete consolidation with an extra exchange. ' Es war
noch nicht zu spдt, die andere Entscheidung zu treffen und in ein leicht
besseres, hцchstwahrscheinlich remisliches Endspiel abzuwickeln.} (24. Nd4 $1
Bxg4 25. Nxb5 Be2 (25... Rb3 {Ftacnik} 26. Nxa7 Rxb2 27. a4 $16) 26. Bh6 Bxf1
27. Bxf8 Bxf8 28. Kxf1 Rb3 29. Nd6 (29. Nxa7 Rxb2 $11) 29... Rxb2 30. Rc7 a6
$11) 24... Rxc8 25. Nf4 (25. Nd4 Qc4 $1 (25... Qe8 26. Qe2 $16) (25... Rc4 26.
Qe2 $16) 26. b3 Rxb3 27. Qd7 Rxe3 28. fxe3 Bg5 29. Re1 Rd8 $17) 25... Rc4 26.
e6 Rd6 $1 {[%mdl 256] Diesen Zug hat Michal ьbersehen. Kein Wunder, denn die
Kombination war fьnf Zьge lang, und es gab mehrere Nebenvarianten zu
berechnen! Schwarz schlдgt den Angriff ab und behдlt die Mehrqualitдt.} 27.
exf7+ Kxf7 $17 28. Qe2 Qc6 29. Nd3 Re4 30. f3 Ree6 31. Nf4 $2 ({Zдher war} 31.
Nf2 $1 Rd8 {Ftacnik} 32. Ne4 Qd7 $15) 31... Re5 32. Qf2 Qc4 33. g3 Qb3 $19 {
'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Black pieces are fully dominating the battlefield,
white is lost.'} 34. Re1 Rd1 35. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 36. Kg2 g5 37. Bd4 Bc5 0-1

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. Qc2 {
Dreev scheut nicht, immer wieder seinen Zug anzuwenden - und meistens mit
Erfolg.} h6 (13... dxe3 $6 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. fxe3 g6 16. Ng5 Bf5 17. Qf2 Kg7
18. Qh4 Qe7 (18... Rh8 $2 19. g4 Bd7 20. Ne6+ $18) 19. Rf3 $40) 14. e4 Bg4 15.
Ne5 (15. Nd2 Rc8 16. Qa4 Qf6 $1 (16... Be6 17. Bg3 Na5 18. Rac1 Bd7 19. Qb4 Re8
20. f4 Nc6 21. Qb3 Na5 22. Qb4 Nc6 23. Qd6 Re6 24. Qd5 Ne7 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26.
Qb3 $14 {Dreev,A-Pigusov,E/Moscow 2001}) 17. Bg3 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. Nc4 $6
Qf4 $1 $11 {Dreev,A-Short,N/Hyderabad 2002}) 15... Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Re8 $146 (
16... Rc8 17. Qd2 Be6 18. Rac1 Qd7 19. h3 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21. Rxc8+ Qxc8 22.
Qf4 Qd8 23. Bd6 Qg5 24. Qxg5 hxg5 25. e5 f5 $14 {Dreev,A-Onischuk,A/Cap d'Agde
2002}) 17. Bg3 {Ftacnik: 'It is not easy to grasp, how white can possibly play
for an advantage in this position. Dreev knows this system intimately and
black has to play well.'} Rc8 18. Qd2 Ba5 19. Qf4 (19. b4 $2 Bb6 {wьrde
Schwarz in die Hдnde spielen, ><c3.}) 19... Qg5 20. h4 Qxf4 21. Bxf4 Bd8 ({
Mцglicherweise war 21...Bc7 besser:} 21... Bc7 22. Bxc7 Rxc7 23. Rac1 Rec8 24.
Rxc7 Rxc7 25. f3 Be6 $11) 22. f3 Bd7 23. Bg3 {Alexey liegen solche Endspiele.
Selbst wenn die Stellung ausgeglichen ist, ist es eher Schwarz, der vorsichtig
spielen muss, da der Bauer d4 leicht schwach werden kann.} Re6 $6 {Diese
Ьberfьhrung wirkt etwas kьnstlich.} (23... Bc7 $5) 24. Rfc1 Rb6 {'?' Ftacnik.
Ftacnik: 'The chessplayers often fall into the trap of optimism in the
situation, when they do not feel the danger. Illescas is shooting into his own
knee, he will have to defend a slightly worse position.'} (24... Rec6 {Ftacnik}
25. Rxc6 Rxc6 26. Bb5 Rg6 27. Bxd7 Rxg3 28. Rd1 Bf6 $11) 25. Rxc8 Bxc8 26. Rc1
Be6 27. b4 Rc6 28. Rxc6 bxc6 $14 29. Bd6 $6 {Wahrscheinlich hat Dreev den 30.
Zug von Schwarz ьbersehen. WeiЯ hatte sicher etwas Besseres zur Verfьgung als
den Textzug.} (29. Be5 $5 Bb6 30. Bd6 $14) (29. h5 {Ftacnik} a5 30. Bd6 axb4
31. axb4 Bg5 32. f4 $14) 29... Bxh4 30. Bc5 Bb3 $1 $11 {Ftacnik: 'An excellent
defensive move, black has good reasons to worry about white's dangerous a pawn.
' Dies fьhrt zum Ausgleich, da WeiЯ seinen Bauern a3 abgeben muЯ.} 31. Bxa7 (
31. Bxd4 Bg5 32. Bb2 c5 $11) 31... Bg5 32. Bxd4 Bc1 33. e5 Bxa3 34. Bc5 Bd5 35.
f4 Bb2 36. Bf5 g5 $6 {Es gab keinen Grund , eine neue Schwдche auf g5 zu
kreieren. Besser war 36...h5=.} (36... h5 37. g3 (37. Bd6 Bc1 38. g3 g5 $11)
37... g5 $11) 37. fxg5 hxg5 38. Bd6 {Nun steht WeiЯ minimal besser, da sein
Kцnig aktiv wird, wдhrend sein schwarzes Pendant vom Geschehen abgeschnitten
ist.} Be6 39. Be4 Bd7 40. Kf2 Kg7 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'It is not very nice
to criticize exactly 40th move, but black is neglecting the chance to nearly
fully equalize the game by tactical thrust 40...f5!'} (40... f5 $1 {Ftacnik}
41. e6 (41. exf6 Kf7 42. Ke3 Kxf6 $11) 41... Bxe6 42. Bxc6 Bd4+ 43. Ke2 Bc4+
44. Kd2 Kf7 45. Bc7 Ke6 46. b5 Bd5 47. Kd3 Bg1 $11) 41. Ke3 Bc3 (41... f5 42.
e6 Bxe6 43. Bxc6 $14) 42. Kd3 Be1 43. Be7 g4 44. Kc4 Bf2 $1 {Illescas findet
notgedrungenerweise die beste Verteidigungsidee.} 45. Bc5 (45. Kb3 Bd4 46. Bf6+
Kf8 47. Ka4 Ke8 $11) 45... Bh4 46. Kd4 Kg8 47. Ke3 Bg3 48. Kd4 Bh4 49. Bd6 Bf2+
50. Kc4 Bg3 $4 {Dieser schreckliche Einsteller ist wahrscheinlich der Zeitnot
zuzuschreiben.} (50... Kg7 $11) (50... Be6+ 51. Kd3 Bd7 $11) 51. e6 $1 {
Ftacnik: 'This move must have been shocking for the defender, suddenly his
position becomes untenable. '} Bxe6+ (51... Bxd6 52. exd7 Be7 53. Bxc6 $18) 52.
Kc5 Be1 (52... f5 53. Bd3 $1 (53. Bxg3 $2 fxe4 54. Kxc6 e3 55. b5 Bc4 $11)
53... Bxd6+ 54. Kxd6 Bd5 (54... Kf7 55. Ke5 g3 56. Bxf5 Bd5 57. Be4 $18) 55.
Bxf5 Bxg2 56. Bxg4 Kf7 57. Bd7 Kf6 58. Bxc6 Bf1 59. Bd5 Be2 60. Kc5 Ke7 61. Bc4
Bf3 62. b5 Kd8 63. Kb6 $18) 53. Kxc6 $18 f5 54. Bd3 f4 55. b5 f3 56. b6 Bc8 57.
g3 {Ftacnik: 'After this solution the game is in fact over, the rest
represents only inertia of the frustrated Spaniard. '} Kf7 58. b7 Bxb7+ 59.
Kxb7 Ke6 60. Kc6 Bf2 61. Bf4 Bd4 62. Bc4+ Kf5 63. Kd5 Bb6 64. Ba6 Kg6 65. Ke6
f2 66. Bd3+ Kh5 67. Kf7 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.31"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 dxc4 6. e4 Nc6 7. Be3
$5 {Ftacnik: 'This is Epishin's own idea that replaces seemingly compulsory
solution with the advance 7.e5. '  Epishin scheint von den Qualitдten dieses
seltenen Zuges ьberzeugt zu sein, denn er spielt ihn bereits zum zweiten Mal.}
({Die ьbliche Fortsetzung ist} 7. e5 Nb4 8. Qb1 {, z.B.,} Nfd5 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10.
Be2 Bd7 11. O-O Bc6 12. Rd1 a6 13. a3 N4d5 14. Bd2 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qd5 16. Ne1
O-O 17. Bd3 Kh8 18. f3 Qd7 19. Nc2 Bb5 $11 {Radjabov,T-Kasimdzhanov,R/Sarajevo
2003}) 7... Nb4 {Schwarz will keine scharfe Erцffnungsdiskussion fьhren und
findet sich mit einer leicht schlechteren Stellung ab.} (7... Ng4 8. Bxc4 Nb4
9. Qe2 c5 10. a3 Nxe3 11. fxe3 Nc6 12. d5 Na5 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. O-O a6 15. Ba4
b5 16. Bc2 g6 17. Rad1 $40 {Epishin,V-Lalic,B/Port Erin 2002}) 8. Qd1 Nd3+ 9.
Bxd3 cxd3 10. Ne5 (10. Qxd3 $5 O-O 11. O-O c5 12. Rfd1 $14) 10... O-O 11. f3 {
Ftacnik: 'Excellent move, with the help of which white is limiting the scope
of black's active counterplay.'} (11. O-O $5 $14) 11... Bd7 $2 {Passiv
gespielt. Der Lдufer sollte besser auf b7 (a6) entwickelt werden, auf e8 wird
er keine strahlende Zukunft haben.} (11... Nd7 12. Nxd3 b6 13. O-O Bb7 $132 (
13... Ba6 $132)) 12. Rc1 Be8 13. Nxd3 c6 14. O-O $14 Nd7 15. Kh1 Qa5 16. Qb3
Qb6 17. Qc2 Qa6 18. Rfd1 {WeiЯ hat den gegnerischen Befreiungshebel c6-c5
unter Kontrolle und steht dank seiner Ьberlegenheit im Zentrum angenehmer.} f5
$2 {[%mdl 16384] '?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Campora was quite naturally not
satisfied with the passive location of his own pieces, but the fatal weakening
of the e5,e6 squares is not really solving his problems.'  Ein positioneller
Fehler. Im schwarzen Lager entstehen nun zwei bedeutende Schwдchen, das Feld
e5 und - noch schlimmer- der Bauer e6. Die Aktivierung des Be8 und des Rf8
macht diese Schwдchung nicht wett. Richtig war das bescheidene 18...f6 nebst
Bf7.} (18... f6 $1 19. Nf4 Bf7 20. d5 cxd5 21. exd5 e5 $132) (18... Rd8 {
Ftacnik} 19. d5 exd5 20. exd5 Nf6 21. Nc5 Qb6 22. d6 Bxd6 23. Ne6 Qxe3 24. Nxd8
Qf4 25. g3 Qxf3+ 26. Qg2 Qxg2+ 27. Kxg2 Bd7 28. Nxb7 $14) 19. a4 $1 {[%mdl 32]
Ein vielseitiger Zug. Epishin will nach fxe4 mit dem Springer zurьckschlagen
und die e-Linie цffnen (die Schwдche e6!). Deswegen bringt er den Bauern a2 in
Sicherheit und bereitet gleichzeitig den Vormarsch seines b-Bauern (b2-b4-b5)
vor.} (19. Nf4 Bg5 20. Re1 Bxf4 21. Bxf4 $14 {/\Bd6}) 19... Qb6 20. Re1 {/\d5}
fxe4 {'?' Ftacnik.} (20... Bf7 {Ftacnik} 21. exf5 exf5 22. d5 Qa6 23. Nf4 $14)
21. Nxe4 $1 Qc7 22. Bf2 $1 $16 {Der weiЯe Lдufer findet einen ausgezeichneten
Platz auf g3, wдhrend die weiЯen Springer den Vorposten c5 in Angriff nehmen.}
Rf5 23. Bg3 Qb6 24. Nec5 Nxc5 25. dxc5 Qd8 26. Qb3 Qc8 27. Ne5 $1 {Ftacnik:
'The profound move of a true master, Epishin plays for the maximum activity of
his own pieces. Positional advantage can still be enhanced, while in case of
the e6 pawn liquidation black would get a chance to fight. '  Nichts sprach
gegen den Bauerngewinn, aber Epishins Zug ist fьr den Nachziehenden noch
unangenehmer, da er jede Aktivierung der schwarzen Figuren in Keime erstickt.}
Kh8 (27... Bf6 28. Nc4 $16 (28. Rcd1 $16)) 28. h3 h6 29. a5 Rg5 30. Bh2 Rf5 31.
Qc4 Bd8 32. b4 Bc7 33. Qc3 Qb8 $6 (33... Bxe5 34. Bxe5 Qd7 35. Rcd1 Qf7 36. Rd6
$16) 34. Rcd1 b6 $2 {'?!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Nobody was envious about the
black's destiny, but this move only speeds up the innevitable end. '} 35. cxb6
axb6 36. Nd7 $18 Qc8 37. Nxb6 Bxb6 38. axb6 c5 39. Be5 Qb7 40. bxc5 Bc6 41. Rd6
Bxf3 42. c6 Qf7 43. Rd2 Rxe5 44. Qxe5 Bxc6 45. Qc7 Qe8 46. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2003.02.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2003.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Nbd7 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 $6 {Eine
anspruchslose Behandlung der ohnehin recht harmlosen Variante. Kein Wunder,
daЯ Schwarz die Stellung mьhelos ausgleicht.} ({Logischer erscheint} 6. b3)
6... dxc4 7. a4 ({Nach} 7. Bxc4 $6 b5 8. Bd3 c5 {spielt Schwarz die
Meraner-Variante mit einem Mehrtempo.}) 7... b6 8. e4 (8. Bxc4 Bb7 9. O-O Bd6
$11) 8... Bb7 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bxc4 Be7 11. h4 $2 {In der Hoffnung auf einen
Kцnigsangriff vernachlдssigt Zvjaginsev vollends das Zentrum.} ({Den
Anforderungen der Stellung mehr entsprach} 11. Nxd5 exd5 (11... Bxd5 12. Bxd5
exd5 13. O-O O-O 14. Qb3 c6 15. Be3 $11) 12. Bd3 c5 13. O-O O-O $11) 11... c5
12. Ng5 $2 {vollzieht konsequent das Harakiri.} Nxc3 13. bxc3 cxd4 14. cxd4 (
14. Qxd4 Qc7 15. Bf4 Bc5 16. Qd2 Nxe5 $19) 14... Qc7 $19 15. Qd3 {Die Strafe
fьr das falsche Spiel kommt auf schnellen FьЯen, plцtzlich gibt es keine
Rettung fьr WeiЯ.} (15. Be2 Qc3+ 16. Bd2 Qxd4 $19) (15. Qe2 Rc8 $19) (15. Bxe6
fxe6 16. Nxe6 Qc6 17. Nxg7+ Kf8 18. Nf5 Bb4+ 19. Bd2 Qe4+ 20. Ne3 Qxd4 $19)
15... Nxe5 $1 16. dxe5 Qxe5+ 17. Qe3 Qxa1 18. Nxf7 O-O 19. Bxe6 Bc5 20. Ne5+
Kh8 0-1

[Event "Subotica TS03 GM"]
[Site "Subotica"]
[Date "2003.03.26"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Markus, Robert"]
[Black "Benkovic, Petar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2481"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2003.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 c5 6. dxc5 d4 7. Nb5 e5 8. Nxe5
a6 9. Na3 O-O $1 {Auf den Spuren der Partie Khalifman-Topalov/Dubai 2002
bringt Schwarz ein vielversprechendes Bauernopfer.} (9... Bxc5 10. Nd3 Bxa3 11.
bxa3 O-O 12. g3 Re8 13. Bg2 Bg4 14. O-O Bxe2 15. Re1 Bxd3 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17.
Qxd3 Qe1+ $2 18. Qf1 Qc3 19. Rb1 $16 {Dreev,A-Vaganian,R/Budapest 1996}) 10. g3
(10. Nd3 $5 Bf5 $44 {/\Nbd7}) 10... Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxc5 12. Nd3 ({Sicherer war} 
12. Nf3 Bf5 13. Qb3 Nc6 14. Bg2 Ne4 15. O-O Rac8 $44 {, wonach Schwarz "nur"
ьber eine ausreichende Kompensation verfьgt.}) 12... Qc6 13. Rg1 Bf5 $44 {
Der weiЯe Monarch wird nun im Zentrum bleiben mьssen, denn die lange Rochade
wдre fьr ihn дuЯerst riskant.} 14. Bg2 Qc8 15. Qb3 $146 {Diese Neuerung ist
zwar besser als Khalifmans 15.c5, vermag aber die Stellungseinschдtzung nicht
zu verдndern - Schwarz hat ausreichende Kompensation fьr den Bauern.} (15. c5
$2 Nbd7 16. c6 Bxa3 17. bxa3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxc2 19. cxb7 Qe6 20. bxa8=Q Rxa8 21.
Bxa8 Qxe5 22. Bf4 $2 Qa5+ $17 {Khalifman,A-Topalov,V/Dubai 2002}) 15... Nc6 16.
c5 (16. O-O-O $2 b5 $1 $40) 16... Re8 17. Rc1 Bf8 18. Kf1 (18. Nc4 $2 Bxd3 19.
Qxd3 Bxc5 $15) 18... Ne4 19. Be1 Qd7 20. Bf3 Bh3+ 21. Bg2 Bf5 22. Bf3 {WeiЯ
ist kleinlaut mit der Zugwiederholung zufrieden, aber Schwarz will mehr. In
der Tat, seine Angriffschancen sind recht gut, selbst wenn die weiЯe Stellung
sehr fest erscheint.} Ng5 23. Bg2 Qe7 ({In Frage kam} 23... Ne6 $5 {mit der
Zurьckeroberung des Bauern nach Bxd3.}) 24. Qd1 Rad8 25. Nc4 Qf6 (25... Bxd3 $2
26. exd3 Qxc5 27. h4 Ne6 28. Na5 $16) 26. b4 Nh3 ({Interessant war die Idee} 
26... Ne4 $5 27. Qb3 g6 $44 {nebst Bg7 und Ne4-c3.}) 27. Rh1 Re6 28. Rc2 Rde8
29. a3 g5 (29... Bg4 $5 30. Bf3 Bxf3 31. exf3 Qf5 32. Kg2 Rf6 $44) 30. Rd2 (30.
Bd5 Be4 $1 31. Bxe6 Rxe6 32. f3 g4 33. Nd2 gxf3 34. Nxf3 Ng5 35. Kg2 Qf5 $40)
30... Qg6 31. Ncb2 Bg4 32. Bf3 (32. f3 $5) 32... Qh5 33. Bxg4 Qxg4 34. f3 Qh5
35. g4 $2 (35. Kg2 $5) 35... Qh6 36. Kg2 Ne5 $2 {Bisher hat Schwarz mehr oder
weniger gut gespielt, aber nun ьbersieht er eine wichtige Feinheit. Der
Springer sollte via e7 nach g6 ьberfьhrt werden!} (36... Ne7 $1 {/\Nd5-e3 (c3)}
37. Qb3 (37. Bg3 Nd5 38. Nc4 Nc3 $17) 37... Ng6 38. Bg3 Rxe2+ 39. Rxe2 Rxe2+
40. Kf1 Re3 $15) 37. Bg3 Ng6 38. Rf1 $16 {Das Blatt wendet sich - WeiЯ bringt
seinen Turm ohne Materialverluste ins Spiel, und sein Mehrbauer macht sich
schnell bemerkbar.} Nh4+ 39. Bxh4 Qxh4 40. Qe1 Qh6 41. Nd1 b6 42. N1f2 Nxf2 43.
Qxf2 Qf6 44. cxb6 Rxb6 45. Rc1 Bd6 46. Rc4 Re3 47. a4 $18 Bb8 48. Kf1 Kg7 49.
Nc5 Rc3 50. Nd7 Qf4 51. Qxd4+ Qxd4 52. Rdxd4 Rxc4 53. Rxc4 Rb7 54. Nxb8 Rxb8
55. Ke1 Rd8 56. b5 axb5 57. axb5 Rb8 58. Rb4 Rb6 59. Kd2 Kf6 60. Kc3 Ke5 61.
Kc4 Kd6 62. Ra4 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas-A"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.04.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2003.03.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5
Nxc5 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 a6 11. a4 Bd7 {Schwarz hat eine aussichtsreiche
Stellung. Neben dem Textzug verfьgt er ьber weitere gute Mцglichkeiten.} (11...
Nd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. O-O Be6 14. b4 (14. Be5 $5) 14... Nd7 15. Rab1 Rc8 16.
Qd3 $2 d4 17. Nxd4 Bc4 $17 {Vescovi,G-Dorfman,J/Elista 1998}) (11... b6 12. b4
Ncd7 13. b5 axb5 14. Nxb5 $6 Bb4+ 15. Ke2 Bb7 16. Rhd1 Qe7 17. Qb3 Nd5 18. Bg5
f6 19. Bh4 Nc5 20. Qc2 Rfc8 $17 {Tregubov,P-Serafimov,T/Cergy Pontoise 2003})
12. O-O Qa5 {Der beste Platz fьr die schwarze Dame. Wegen der chronischen
Schwдche des Bauern a4 sollte WeiЯ umsichtig spielen.} (12... Rc8 13. a5 Qe8
14. Nd2 Bc6 15. b4 Ncd7 16. Qb3 Nh5 17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Bf6 $11 {Van Wely,
L-Sokolov,I/Elista 1998}) 13. Ne5 $146 (13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Bf1 Be8 15. Rxd8 Rxd8
16. Ne5 Qb4 17. Nc4 Nd5 $15 {Miralles,G-Spassky,B/FRA 1991}) (13. e4 Bc6 14.
Rfe1 Rfd8 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. Rac1 Qd7 17. a5 Rac8 18. Bf4 Qe8 19. b3 Bb5 20. Red1
Bxc4 21. bxc4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 $15 {Romanova,I-Krivonosov,O/Birstonas 2002})
13... Rac8 14. Qe2 Rfd8 15. Rfb1 Nce4 $1 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bd3 Qb4 $15 {
Schwarz ьbernimmt die Initiative.} 18. Qf3 Nf6 19. b3 (19. Nxd7 Rxd7 $15) 19...
Be8 20. Bc4 Nd5 21. Nd3 Qa5 22. Be5 f6 23. b4 $2 (23. Bd4 Bf7 $15) 23... Qb6 $6
{Laut FRITZ konnte Schwarz den Bauern nehmen, aus menschlicher Sicht ist die
Vallejos Entscheidung verstдndlich.} (23... Bxb4 $1 24. Rxb4 (24. Bxf6 Rxc4 25.
Bxd8 Qxd8 26. e4 Bc3 27. exd5 Bxa1 28. Rxa1 Qxd5 $17) (24. Bxd5 Qxd5 $17) (24.
Qg4 h5 25. Qxe6+ Bf7 26. Bxd5 Bxe6 27. Bxe6+ Kh8 28. Bxc8 fxe5 $17) 24... fxe5
$1 25. e4 Bg6 26. exd5 exd5 27. Nxe5 dxc4 $17) 24. Bd4 Qc6 25. Bc5 Bf7 26. Bxd5
(26. e4 Bxc5 27. bxc5 Nc3 28. Rb6 Qxe4 29. Qxe4 Nxe4 30. Rxb7 a5 $11) (26. a5
$5 $11) 26... Qxd5 27. Qxd5 Rxd5 28. Bxe7 Rxd3 $15 {Trotz der ungleichfarbigen
Lдufer steht Schwarz im Endspiel besser, da seine Tьrme deutlich aktiver sind.}
29. Rc1 Rxc1+ 30. Rxc1 Be8 31. a5 Kf7 32. Bc5 e5 33. h4 Bc6 34. f3 f5 35. Rc2
Kg6 36. Kf2 h6 37. Kg3 Kh5 38. Bb6 g5 39. hxg5 hxg5 40. Rc5 $6 (40. Kf2 $11)
40... f4+ 41. exf4 exf4+ 42. Kh2 Rd2 43. Kh3 (43. Kg1 Kh4 44. Rf5 Bd7 45. Rc5
g4 46. fxg4 Bc6 $15) 43... Bb5 44. Rc1 Be2 45. Bc5 Kg6 (45... g4+ 46. fxg4+
Bxg4+ 47. Kh2 Bf3 48. Rf1 $1 (48. Rg1 $2 Kg4 $16) 48... Rxg2+ 49. Kh3 Rg3+ 50.
Kh2 Kg4 51. Rg1 $11) 46. Bb6 Bd3 47. Bc5 Bb5 48. Re1 Bd7+ 49. Kh2 g4 50. fxg4
f3 51. Rf1 $1 Rxg2+ (51... fxg2 52. Rf2 $11) 52. Kh3 Bc6 (52... Rxg4 53. Rxf3
Rxb4+ 54. Kg3 $11) (52... Bxg4+ 53. Kh4 $11 {/\Rg1}) 53. Rf2 Rg1 54. Rd2 Re1
55. Kg3 Kg5 56. Rh2 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 04th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2003.04.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2003.04.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 {
Beim Turnier im sibirischen Poikovsky wдhlte Vadim Zvjaginsev diesen Zug
zweimal. WeiЯ will gegen den gegnerischen Isolani spielen und gibt sich mit
einem minimalen Vorteil zufrieden.} c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5
11. Be5 Bf6 (11... Bg4 12. Be2 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qd4 Ne4 15. Qxf6 Nxf6 16.
Nd4 Bxe2 17. Kxe2 Rfc8 18. Rac1 a6 19. f3 Kf8 20. g4 g6 21. Rhd1 $14 {Leitao,
R-Bruzon,L/Havana 2003}) 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qd4 (13. Rc1 Ne6 $11 {/\Rd8,d4})
13... Qxd4 (13... Qd6 $5 14. Rd1 Rd8 15. Bc4 Bf5 16. O-O Bc2 17. Rc1 dxc4 18.
Rxc2 b5 $11 {Onischuk,A-Vaganian,R/Togliatti 2003}) 14. Nxd4 Bd7 $1 ({Ungenau
ist} 14... Ne6 $6 15. Be2 (15. Rd1 $14) 15... Nxd4 16. exd4 Be6 17. Kd2 $14 {
/\Bf3, Rc1}) 15. f3 (15. Be2 Rac8 16. O-O Ne6 $11) (15. Kd2 Ne4+ $11) 15...
Rac8 $6 $146 {Ftacnik: 'White has in the whole system only minimal advantage,
but the endgame with the isolated pawn can be quite unpleasant.'} ({Logischer
und besser ist} 15... Rfc8 $1 {, was zwei Runden spдter Vescovi gegen Vadim
spielte. Der schwarze Kцnig bekommt einen freien Zugang zum Zentrum.} 16. Kd2
Ne6 17. Nxe6 $1 {Ein neuer Versuch.} (17. Bd3 Nxd4 $11 18. exd4 f6 19. h4 g6
20. Rac1 Kf7 21. Rc5 b6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. h5 Kg7 24. f4 Bf5 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,
G-Kramnik,V/Moscow 2001}) 17... Bxe6 18. Bd3 Kf8 19. g4 h6 20. h4 Ke7 21. g5
Rh8 22. Kc3 $14 g6 23. Kd4 Kd6 24. f4 hxg5 25. hxg5 Rxh1 26. Rxh1 Rc8 {WeiЯ
steht besser, aber wie kann er diese Stellung gewinnen?} 27. b4 Bd7 28. b5 b6
29. a4 Bf5 $11 {Zvjaginsev,V-Vescovi,G/Poikovsky 2003}) 16. Kd2 g6 (16... Ne6
17. Nf5 $1 $14 Kh8 {Ftacnik} 18. Bd3 Nc5 19. Nd4 Ne6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Rac1 e5
22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. f4 $14) 17. Rc1 Ne6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 $6 {Obwohl Schwarz mit dem
Textzug seine Bauern verbindet, war 18...Bxe6 vorzuziehen. Frьher oder spдter
wird der Nachziehende nдmlich zu e6-e5 greifen mьssen, was WeiЯ nach f3-f4 die
Bauernmajoritдt auf dem Kцnigsflьgel gibt.} (18... Bxe6 $1 19. Bd3 $14) 19.
Rxc8 Rxc8 (19... Bxc8 {Ftacnik} 20. Bd3 e5 21. Rc1 Be6 22. e4 $14) 20. Bd3 e5 (
20... Kf7 21. h4 (21. f4 $14) 21... e5 22. h5 Bf5 23. hxg6+ Bxg6 24. f4 $14)
21. f4 $14 {'!' Ftacnik.} Bc6 {'?' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Lputian has found it
hard to believe, that black could face real problems. The way in which he
solves the problems of the center is unfortunate, since white activates all
his pieces. '} (21... Kf7 22. fxe5 Ke6 (22... Bf5 23. Rf1 Ke6 24. Bxf5+ gxf5
25. Rf4 Kxe5 26. Rh4 Rc7 27. Kd3 $14) 23. Rf1 $14 {, und der weiЯe Turm wird
bald in das gegnerische Lager eindringen.}) (21... e4 {Ftacnik} 22. Be2 Kf7 23.
Rc1 Rxc1 24. Kxc1 h6 25. h4 Kf6 26. Kd2 g5 27. g3 $14) (21... exf4 {Ftacnik}
22. exf4 Kf7 23. Re1 Be6 24. h3 d4 25. g4 $14) (21... d4 {Ftacnik} 22. fxe5
dxe3+ 23. Kxe3 Bc6 24. Rg1 Re8 25. Kf4 Rd8 26. Bc4+ Kf8 27. Ke3 $16) 22. fxe5
Re8 (22... Kf7 {Ftacnik} 23. h4 $1 Ke6 24. h5 $16) 23. Kc3 Rxe5 24. Kd4 Rg5 $2
{Hier steht der Turm sehr schlecht. Angezeigt war 24...Re8.} (24... Re8 $1 25.
Rf1 $14 {/\b4-b5}) (24... Re7 {Ftacnik} 25. Rc1 Kf7 26. b4 $16) 25. g3 $16 Rg4+
(25... Kf7 26. Rf1+ Ke7 27. Rf4 $16) 26. Ke5 Kf7 27. Kd6 $1 Kf6 {Mit einer
Reihe ungenauer Zьge hat sich Lputian in eine aьЯerst unangenehme Stellung
hineinmanцvriert.} (27... d4 $2 28. Rf1+ Kg7 29. Rf4 Rxf4 30. exf4 $18) 28.
Rf1+ Kg5 29. Ke5 Ra4 30. Rf4 {Ftacnik: 'This modest move effectively finishes
the fight, since all white pieces (including pawns on the dark squares) occupy
better squares than the opponent's.'} Rxf4 31. exf4+ Kg4 32. f5 $18 Be8 (32...
gxf5 33. Bxf5+ Kf3 34. Bxh7 Ke3 35. h4 d4 36. h5 d3 37. Bxd3 Kxd3 38. g4 $18)
33. f6 Bf7 (33... Kh3 34. Ke6 g5 35. Ke7 Bh5 36. g4 $1 $18) 34. Bc2 Kh5 35. Bb3
g5 1-0

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "2005.05.22"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2561"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2005.02.27"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Luzern"]
[BlackTeam "Reichenstein"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 {Der Zug ist ein sehr seltener Gast in den
Partien von Andrei, der meistens Damenindisch bevorzugt.} 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O
6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Be7 12. O-O
Bf6 13. Qb3 g6 14. Rab1 $5 $146 {Natьrlicher sieht 14.Rac1 aus, aber ich
wollte 14...Qe7 verhindern.} (14. Rac1 Qe7 $5 (14... Qb6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Rc2
Bg4 17. Bc7 Bd8 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Nd2 $14) (14... a6 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. h3 Be6 17.
Qb6 Rfd8 18. Bc2 Rac8 (18... a5 19. Ba4 Ra6 20. Qb5 Bf5 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. exd4
Re6 23. Bc7 Rc8 24. Qxb7 Re2 $44 {Wu Shaobin-Dervishi,E/Bled 2002}) 19. Ba4 Bf5
20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. b4 $16 {Schlosser,P-Chiburdanidze,M/Lippstadt 2000}) 15. h3
Be6 16. Qb5 Rac8 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 $14) 14... Na5 {Die weiЯe Dame auf b3 ist
lдstig, deswegen opfert Schwarz zwei Tempi, um sie loszuwerden.} (14... d4 15.
e4 Qe7 16. h3 $14) 15. Qc2 Nc6 16. b4 a6 (16... Bg4 $2 17. b5 Ne7 18. Be5 $16)
17. h3 Be6 18. Rfd1 Rc8 19. Qd2 (19. Qa4 $5 Bd7 20. Qb3 Be6 21. b5 $14) 19...
Re8 {Es entstand eine typische Stellung. WeiЯ steht leicht besser, er
befьrchtet zu keinem Zeitpunkt den VorstoЯ d5-d4, dem er stets mit e3-e4
begegnen will.} (19... Qe7 20. a4 $14) 20. Rbc1 {Selbstverstдndlich kam auch
b4-b5 in Frage, mit oder ohne Vorbereitung mittels a4. Auf dieser Weise konnte
ich meinen 14. Zug rechtfertigen. Ich beschloЯ jedoch, zu einem anderen Plan
zu wechseln und den Isolani unter BeschuЯ zu nehmen.} (20. a4 $5 a5 21. bxa5
Nxa5 22. Qb4 $14) (20. b5 $5 axb5 21. Rxb5 Qe7 22. a4 Ra8 23. Bc2 $14) 20...
Bg7 21. Rc5 Bf8 22. Rcc1 Bg7 23. Bb1 $1 {Das war meine Idee.} Qf6 {Andrei
plant einen Gegenangriff. Das Halten des Isolani war bereits mit positionellen
EinbuЯen verbunden.} (23... d4 $2 24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. exd4 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 $16) (
23... Qe7 24. Ba2 Red8 25. Bg5 $1 Bf6 (25... f6 26. Bf4 $14) 26. Bxf6 {Dieser
Abtausch ist natьrlich gьnstig fьr WeiЯ.} Qxf6 27. Nd4 (27. Kh2 $14) 27... Nxd4
28. exd4 $14) 24. Ba2 Qb2 25. Bxd5 Qxd2 {Im Endspiel wird Schwarz hart ums
Remis kдmpfen mьssen, aber auch die anderen Fortsetzungen versprachen ihm kein
leichtes Leben.} (25... Bxd5 $2 26. Qxd5 Qxa3 27. Ng5 $36) (25... Red8 26. e4
Qxa3 27. Bg5 Rd7 28. Qe1 $14) (25... Rcd8 26. Qxb2 (26. e4 Qxa3 27. Rb1 Bc3 $11
) 26... Bxb2 27. Bxc6 Bxc1 28. Rxc1 bxc6 29. Nd4 $1 (29. Rxc6 Bd5 30. Rxa6 Ra8
$11) 29... Bd5 30. Rc5 $14) 26. Rxd2 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Bb2 28. Rb1 Bxa3 29. b5 axb5
30. Rbxb5 (30. Rdxb5 $5 Nd8 31. g4 Bc5 32. Bg3 $14) 30... Nd8 (30... Re7 31.
Rb3 Ra8 32. Rdb5 Ra7 33. g4 $14) 31. Nd4 {WeiЯ steht sehr aktiv, und der
Gewinn des Bauern b7 stellt fьr ihn kein groЯes Problem dar. Fьr das Endspiel
4 gegen 3 stьnde jedoch sein Bauer auf g4 nicht schlecht...} (31. g4 $5 Ne6 $5
32. Rxb7 Nxf4 33. exf4 Re7 34. Rxe7 Bxe7 35. Rd7 Kf8 $16) 31... Be7 $6 {
Es war fьr Schwarz der richtige Zeitpunkt, um 31...h5! zu spielen.} (31... h5
$1) 32. g4 $1 $16 Bf6 33. Bg3 Re7 34. Rd6 Bg7 $6 $138 {Andrei war bereits in
Zeitnot und konnte sich zum Tausch auf d4 nicht entschlieЯen.} (34... Bxd4 35.
exd4 Ne6 36. Kg2 $16) 35. Bh4 $1 Re8 36. Rd7 f6 $2 {Dieser weitere
Zeitnotfehler bringt Schwarz in eine schwierige Lage, sein Bauer f6 wird nun
sehr schwach und der Bg7 passiv. Dazu kommt, daЯ Andrei nur 10 Sekunden bis
zur Zeitkontrolle blieben.} 37. Rb6 Rf8 38. Rbd6 Nf7 $2 {Dies sollte sofort
zum Verlust fьhren, aber das Glьck stand Sokolov zur Seite.} (38... b5 39. Nxb5
Nf7 40. Bxf6 Nxd6 41. Rxg7+ Kh8 42. Be5 $18) (38... Bh8 39. f4 Nf7 40. Rb6 Nd8
41. f5 $16) 39. Re6 $2 {Mit ьber einer Minute fьr zwei Zьge sah ich das
naheliegende 39.Bxf6! nicht!} (39. Bxf6 $1 $18) 39... Nd8 40. Ree7 $2 {Klьger
wдre es, mit 40.Red6! die Zьge zu wiederholen und die Zeitkontrolle zu
erreichen, denn die Wahscheinlichkeit von 40...Nf7? war enorm hoch.} Rf7 41.
Rxf7 Nxf7 42. Rxb7 f5 $1 43. gxf5 $2 {In der folgenden forcierten Variante
kann sich Schwarz retten. Dagegen hielt das richtige 43.Ne6! die weiЯen
Gewinnchancen intakt.} (43. Ne6 $1 Bc3 44. Kg2 $16) 43... Bxd4 44. fxg6 $6 ({
Nach} 44. exd4 Nd6 45. Rd7 Nxf5 46. Bf6 Rf8 47. Be5 Rf7 48. Rd8+ Rf8 49. Rd5
Rf7 50. Kg2 Ra7 $16 {dьrfte sich Schwarz retten kцnnen.}) 44... Nd6 45. gxh7+
Kh8 46. Rd7 Be5 $1 $11 (46... Nf5 $2 47. Rxd4 Nxd4 48. Bf6+ Kxh7 49. Bxd4 $18)
47. f4 Nf5 48. Bg5 (48. Bf2 Bg7 49. e4 Nh6 $11) 48... Bg7 49. e4 Ng3 $1 50. e5
Kxh7 51. Kg2 Nf5 52. h4 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI-ch"]
[Site "Leukerbad"]
[Date "2002.07.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Gerber, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2419"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2002.07.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Rc1 {WeiЯ
bereitet das Spiel gegen die s.g. "hдngenden Bauern" c5 und d5 vor.} (7. Qc2 c5
8. dxc5 bxc5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. Rd2 Qb6 13. cxd5 exd5 14.
Ne5 Rfd8 15. Bf3 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 d4 17. Bxb7 dxc3 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Bf3 $14 {
Gurevich,M-Dolmatov,S/Marseille 1988}) 7... c5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9. Be2 Bb7 10. cxd5
exd5 11. O-O Nbd7 12. h3 ({Ьblich ist das direkte Vorgehen 12.Ne5:} 12. Ne5
Nxe5 $1 (12... Nb6 13. a4 a6 (13... a5 14. Bf3 Re8 15. Nb5 $14 {Yusupov,
A-Ljubojevic,L/Tilburg 1987}) 14. Bf3 Ra7 15. a5 Nbd7 16. Qa4 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Qa8
18. Rfd1 Bc6 19. Qc2 Rd8 20. Na4 Nd7 21. Bg3 Qb7 22. Rd2 Qb4 23. Nc3 Nf6 $11 {
Malaniuk,V-Ehlvest,J/Tallinn 1999/}) 13. Bxe5 Nd7 14. Bg3 Nb6 15. Bf3 Qd7 16.
Qb3 Rad8 17. Rfd1 d4 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. exd4 Rxd4 20. Ne2 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bf6 $11
{Malaniuk,V-Ovsejevitsch,S/Donetsk 1998}) 12... h6 13. Rc2 {Pelletier
verzichtet erneut auf Nf3-e5 und wechselt zu der Schwerfigurenaufstellung Qc2,
Rd2,Rd1 wie in der Partie Gurevich-Dolmatov, jedoch mit einem Tempo weniger.}
Qb6 14. Rd2 Rfd8 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Nf8 $11 17. Be5 N8d7 18. Bg3 Nf8 19. Qb1
(19. Nh4 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Bf3 Qe5 $11) 19... Qe6 {Die Stellung befindet
sich in dynamischem Gleichgewicht. Schwarz konnte soeben mit 19...Ne6
Vereinfachungen anstreben.} (19... Ne6 20. Be5 d4 21. exd4 Bxf3 22. Bxf6 (22.
Bxf3 Nxd4 23. Be2 Qe6 $11) 22... Bxf6 23. dxc5 Qxc5 24. Bxf3 Rxd2 25. Rxd2 Bxc3
26. bxc3 Qxc3 $11) 20. a3 Ng6 21. Qa2 Bf8 $6 {Schwarz unterschдtzt die
gegnerische Absicht Qb3. Umsichtiger wдre es, die schwarzfeldrigen Lдufer
abzutauschen.} (21... Bd6 22. Bxd6 Rxd6 $11) 22. Qb3 Bc6 (22... Qb6 23. Qxb6
axb6 24. Bc4 d4 25. exd4 cxd4 26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. Rxd4 Bc5 28. Rd3 $16) (22...
Ba8 23. Qa4 Qb6 24. Ne5 $14) 23. Ba6 Ra8 24. Bb5 Rab8 $1 {Diese hьbsche
taktische Tauschaktion verдndert das Stellungsbild vollkommen.} (24... Bb7 $2
25. Bc4 Bc6 26. Nxd5 $16) (24... Ne7 $5 $14) 25. Bxb8 Rxb8 26. Qa4 Rxb5 27.
Nxb5 Qe8 28. Qxa7 Bxb5 29. Rc1 $14 {Da die schwarzen Leichtfiguren schnell
gefдhrlich werden kцnnen, sucht WeiЯ nach weiteren Vereinfachungen, z.B. Rxc5.}
Bd7 30. Rdd1 Qe4 (30... Ne5 $5 $14) (30... c4 $5) 31. Nd2 Qh4 32. Qc7 Qh5 33.
Nf1 Nh4 34. Ng3 Qg6 35. Rxc5 $1 Bxc5 36. Qxc5 Ne4 $2 (36... Nf5 37. Nxf5 Bxf5
$14) 37. Qc7 (37. Qxd5 $1 Nxg3 38. Qxd7 $18) 37... Be6 $4 38. Qd8+ Kh7 39. Qxh4
Nxf2 40. Kxf2 Qc2+ 41. Ke1 Qxg2 42. Ne2 Bf5 43. Qg3 Qh1+ 44. Kd2 1-0

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 8th"]
[Site "Qingdao"]
[Date "2002.07.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2638"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2002.07.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Bg3 Qb6 (11... Bd7) 12. b4 $1 $146 {Eine starke
Gegenneuerung. Erst vor kurzem ьberzeugte Onischuk mit seiner neuen Idee 11...
Qb6 gegen Lautier, aber Kaidanov zeigt, daЯ hier das letzte Wort noch lдngst
nicht gesprochen ist.} (12. Be2 d4 13. Na4 Qd8 14. O-O dxe3 15. fxe3 Bd6 $1 16.
Bxd6 Qxd6 17. c5 Qc7 18. b4 Ne5 19. h3 Bd7 20. Nc3 Rad8 21. Rac1 Ng6 22. Nc4 b6
23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Bc6 $15 {Lautier,J-Onischuk,A/Moscow2002}) 12... d4 13.
c5 Qd8 14. Nce4 ({Falsch wдre} 14. exd4 $6 a5 $1 $36) 14... e5 (14... dxe3 15.
fxe3 Nd5 16. Qb3 Bg5 $5) 15. Nxf6+ {Kaidanov steuert ruhiges Gewдsser an. In
Frage kam das scharfe Vorgehen 15.b5.} (15. b5 $5 Nxe4 (15... Na5 16. Bxe5 dxe3
17. fxe3 $16) 16. Qxe4 (16. Nxe4 $2 Qa5+ 17. Nd2 (17. Qd2 dxe3 18. fxe3 Rd8 $36
) 17... dxe3 18. fxe3 Nd8 19. Bxe5 Ne6 $44) 16... dxe3 17. fxe3 Na5 18. Rc1 $13
) (15. Bd3 Nd5 $132) 15... Bxf6 16. e4 Bh4 $6 ({Besser gefдllt mir die
Lдuferentwicklung 16...Be6.} 16... Be6 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Nxc4 (18. Qxc4 b6 $11)
18... b5 19. Nd6 a5 $36) 17. Bc4 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Qe7 19. Nf3 Bg4 (19... Be6 $2
20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Rxh7 $16) 20. Bd5 a5 21. b5 Nd8 22. Rc1 Rc8 $11 {Schwarz hat
eine Schwдche kreiert (c5) und nimmt sie ins Visier.} 23. a4 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Ne6
25. Bxe6 (25. c6 bxc6 26. bxc6 Qb4+ 27. Kf1 Nc7 28. Kg2 Rfd8 $11) 25... Qxe6
26. Qc4 $1 (26. O-O $2 Rc7 $15 {><c5}) 26... Rc7 $2 {Schwarz sollte die Damen
auf dem Brett behalten.} ({Richtig war} 26... Qe7 27. O-O Rfd8 $11) 27. c6 (27.
Ke2 $2 Rfc8 $15) ({Die andere gute Mцglichkeit war} 27. Qxe6 $1 fxe6 28. Rh5
Rxf3 29. Rxe5 Kf7 (29... Ra3 30. Rc4 $14) 30. c6 $14) 27... Qxc4 (27... bxc6
28. Qxe6 fxe6 29. Rh5 $14) 28. Rxc4 bxc6 29. Ke2 Rfc8 30. Rhc1 Kf8 31. Rc5 (31.
Kd3 c5 32. b6 Rb7 33. Rxc5 Rxc5 34. Rxc5 Rxb6 35. Rxe5 Rb3+ $11) 31... f6 32.
b6 ({Chancenreicher war} 32. f4 $1 {, z.B.} exf4 33. gxf4 Ke7 34. bxc6 Kd6 35.
Rd5+ Ke7 36. Rxa5 Rxc6 37. Rxc6 Rxc6 38. Kd3 $14) 32... Rb7 33. Rb1 Rcb8 34.
Rxc6 (34. Rxc6 Ke7 35. f4 Kd7 36. Rc5 exf4 37. gxf4 Rxb6 38. Rxb6 Rxb6 39. Rxa5
Rb2+ $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2001.10.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2573"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2001.10.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7.
c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 c6 10. Qc2 h6 11. O-O b6 12. b4 bxc5 13. bxc5 Qa5
14. Rab1 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. Rb3 $5 $146 {In der Vorahnung des
Turmabtausches gespielt, WeiЯ will dabei auf b3 mit dem Bauern schlagen.} (16.
Rb4 {Diese Turmentwicklung bescherte WeiЯ bisher keinen Erцffnungsvorteil:}
Rfb8 17. Rfb1 Bd8 (17... Rxb4 18. Rxb4 Rb8 19. Ra4 Qb7 20. g3 g6 21. Kg2 Kg7
22. Qd1 Bd8 23. Nd2 a5 24. Nb3 Qa6 25. Qd2 Rb4 $15 {Gonzalez Rodriguez,
J-Meneses,D/Bogota 1990}) 18. g3 Rxb4 19. Rxb4 Rb8 20. Rxb8 Nxb8 21. Kg2 Nd7
22. Qa4 Qxa4 23. Nxa4 g5 $11 {Schandorff,L-Vaganian,R/BL 2001}) 16... Rfb8 17.
Rfb1 Bd8 (17... Qc4 $4 18. Ne5 $18) 18. Ne2 Bc7 19. Ne1 $1 {Der Springer wird
in die optimale Position, auf d3, gebracht..} Rxb3 {Natьrlich konnte Schwarz
diesen Abtausch hinauszцgern, er wollte aber damit sein Spiel vereinfachen.} (
19... Qc4 $2 20. Qxc4 dxc4 21. Rxb8+ Rxb8 22. Rxb8+ Bxb8 23. Nc2 Nf6 24. Ne3
$14) 20. axb3 Qb7 21. b4 a6 (21... a5 $2 22. b5 $16) 22. Nd3 Re8 ({In Frage kam
} 22... Qb5 $5 {mit der Idee} 23. Nc3 $2 Qc4) 23. Nc3 Qc8 24. g3 Nb8 (24... f6
25. Qa4 Bb8 (25... Nb8 26. Re1) 26. Ra1 e5 27. dxe5 fxe5 28. Qxa6 $14) 25. h4
f6 26. Re1 Qd7 27. Qa4 Qf7 28. Kg2 $14 {WeiЯ steht besser: er ist imstande,
den befreienden VortoЯ e6-e5 langfristig zu verhindern. Die andere Frage ist,
wie er seine Stellung verbessern kann?} Kf8 29. Re3 Bd8 30. Qa2 (30. Nb1 {
/\Nd2-f3} Qb7 31. Nd2 Qb5 $132) 30... Bc7 31. Qe2 Nd7 32. Nc1 Nb8 33. h5 Kg8
34. Nb3 Qd7 35. Nb1 {Der Springer strebt ьber f3 nach h4. Bruzon nimmt die
Mцglichkeit zu e6-e5 wahr.} e5 36. fxe5 fxe5 37. dxe5 Qf5 38. Nc3 Rxe5 39. Nd4
Rxe3 (39... Qxh5 $2 40. Qxh5 Rxh5 41. Re8+ Kf7 42. Rc8 Be5 43. Nce2 $16) 40.
Qxe3 Qe5 41. Qxe5 Bxe5 42. Nce2 {Trotz der Spielbefreiung sind die Probleme
des Nachziehenden eher grцЯer geworden ,die Schwдchen c6 und a6 und der
passive Springer sind ihm erhalten geblieben, dazu kommt die weiЯe
Bauernmajoritдt auf dem Kцnigsflьgel.} Kf7 43. f4 Bc7 {/\a5} 44. Nb3 Nd7 45.
Ned4 Nf6 (45... Nb8 46. Kf3 $16) 46. Nxc6 Nxh5 47. Nbd4 g5 (47... Nf6 48. Ne5+
Bxe5 $5 49. fxe5 Ne4 50. c6 $16) 48. Ne5+ ({Die Stellung nach} 48. b5 axb5 49.
Nxb5 Bxf4 50. gxf4 Nxf4+ 51. Kf3 Nd3 52. Nd8+ Ke7 53. Nb7 Nxc5 54. Nxc5 {
dьrfte fьr WeiЯ gewonnen sein, aber wer lдЯt sich schon gern auf ein solches
Endspiel ein?}) 48... Kf6 49. Ng4+ Ke7 50. Ne3 Nf6 51. Nef5+ Kd7 52. c6+ Kc8
53. Nxh6 gxf4 54. g4 $18 Bd6 55. g5 Ne8 56. b5 Kc7 (56... axb5 57. Nxb5 Be5 58.
Kf3 Nc7 59. Nf7 $18) 57. bxa6 Kb6 58. Nhf5 Be5 59. Nf3 Bb2 60. Ne7 Nc7 61. Ne1
Ne6 62. g6 Kxa6 63. Nd3 Bd4 64. Nb4+ Kb5 65. Nbxd5 Kc5 66. c7 Nxc7 67. Nxc7 Be5
68. Ne8 1-0

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2001.02.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2432"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2001.02.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h4 {Diese Alternative zu der Hauptvariante 11.
g4 erfreute sich nur sehr kurzer Popularitдt nachdem sie zweimal von Kasparov
gespielt wurde. Schwarz fand ziemlich bald einige sichere Mцglichkeiten und
die Variante wurde ad acta gelegt.} Rd8 {Die sicherste Entgegnung.} ({Laut
Theorie ist} 11... a6 {ebenfalls gut genug.}) 12. cxd5 $5 $146 (12. g4 Bd7 (
12... dxc4 13. Bxc4 Bd7 14. g5 Nh5 15. Bd6 Rac8 16. Be2 Be8 $11 {Rustemov,
A-Kharitonov,A/Russia 1996}) 13. Kb1 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Rac8 (14... Be8 $5) 15. g5
Nh5 16. Bd6 g6 (16... Be8 $5 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Rxd8 Rxd8 $11) 17. Be2 Bxd6 18.
Rxd6 Ne7 19. Qb3 Bc6 $11 {Kasparov-Ehlvest/Novgorod 1995}) (12. Nd2 e5 13. Bg5
d4 14. Nb3 Qb6 15. c5 (15. Bxf6 dxc3 $15) 15... Qc7 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. exd4 a6 18.
Nd6 Bxd6 19. cxd6 Qxd6 20. dxe5 Qxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Nxe5 23. Bxf6
gxf6 24. Nd4 Bd7 $11 {Cifuentes Parada,R-Van der Sterren,P/NLD-ch 1995}) 12...
Nxd5 $6 {Trotz des fьr Schwarz glьcklichen Ausgangs der Partie kann man diesen
Zug nicht ruhigen Gewissens empfehlen, da der schwarze Kцnig danach ohne
ausreichende Deckung bleibt.} ({Wesentlich sicherer scheint} 12... exd5 $1 13.
Nb5 (13. Ng5 $6 d4) (13. Bd3 Bg4 $15) 13... Ne8 $1 (13... Rd7 $6 14. Ne5 Nxe5
15. Bxe5 $14) 14. Ng5 g6 {, und nach der baldigen Verdrдngung des Nb5 gleicht
Schwarz mit d5-d4 aus:} 15. Kb1 (15. h5 $2 Bf5 16. Bd3 Rac8 17. Bxf5 gxf5 $17)
15... a6 16. Nc3 Bf5 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 d4 $11) 13. Ng5 g6 14. Nxd5 exd5 (
14... Rxd5 15. Bc4 Rxd1+ $6 (15... Rd8) 16. Rxd1 $14) 15. Kb1 Bf5 16. Bd3 Bxd3
17. Qxd3 Bf6 (17... d4 18. e4 {/\Qb3} Rd7 19. Bd2 Qb6 20. f4 $14) 18. h5 {
Der weiЯe Angriff sieht auf den ersten Blick vernichtend aus. Michalevski
trifft die richtige Entscheidung: ohne Rьcksicht auf materielle Verluste
startet er einen Gegenangriff.} Qb6 $1 19. Rd2 Na5 $1 (19... Ne5 $2 20. Bxe5
Bxe5 21. Nxh7 $1 Kxh7 22. hxg6+ Kg8 23. gxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qh7+ Bg7 25. Rh5 Rd6 26.
Rf5+ Rf6 27. Rdxd5 $18) 20. hxg6 (20. Nxh7 Bg7 $1) 20... fxg6 (20... hxg6 $2
21. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 22. Rh7+ Bg7 (22... Ke6 23. Qxg6 $18) 23. Bh6 Rg8 24. Qxd5+
$18) 21. Nxh7 ({In Frage kommt das prophylaktische} 21. Rc2 $5 Nc4 22. Ka2 $14)
21... Bg7 22. Bg5 Nc4 $1 {Nur vorwдrts! Fьr die Verteidigung war es zu spдt.} (
22... Rd6 $2 23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. Qxg6+ Bg7 25. Qh7+ Kf8 (25... Kf7 26. Rh3 $18)
26. Be7+ $18) 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Ka2 Nxd2 25. Qxd2 d4 {Dank seinem starken
Lдufer g7 erhдlt Schwarz genug Kompensation fьr den fehlenden Bauern.} 26. Qd3
Qe6+ 27. Kb1 Re8 28. Ng5 (28. Ng5 Qf5 $8 29. Qxf5 gxf5 30. Rh3 (30. exd4 Bxd4
31. Nf3 Bxf2 $11) 30... d3 $44) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tel Aviv"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "2001.02.26"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2001.02.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5
15. Rc1 $6 {Ьblicherweise wird diese Stellung anders erreicht: 12...Bg4 13.h3
Bh5 14.Rc1 d4 15.e4. Bei der gegebenen Zugreihenfolge hat WeiЯ etwas Besseres
als den "automatischen" Textzug.} ({In letzter Zeit kдmpft WeiЯ erfolgreich um
Erцffnungsvorteil mittels} 15. g4 $1 Bg6 16. Nd2 {, z.B.} Re8 17. Bg3 Kh8 $6
18. f4 f6 19. Kh2 Rc8 20. Rc1 Bf7 21. Qf3 Bg8 22. h4 $14 {Khalifman-Beliavsky/
Neum 2000}) 15... Rc8 (15... Re8 16. g4 (16. Re1 f6 $2 (16... Rc8) 17. Bc4+ Kh8
18. Bd5 Qd7 19. b4 Ne7 20. Bc4 Ng6 21. Bg3 Rad8 22. Qd3 a6 23. Nd2 Ne5 24. Bxe5
Rxe5 25. Bd5 Bg6 26. Qb3 $14 {Schlosser,P-Lutz,C/Germany 2000}) 16... Bg6 17.
Re1 Rc8 18. e5 (18. Kg2 Bc7 19. Qd2 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Qe7 21. b4 f6 22. Bc4+ Kh8
23. Bd5 Ne5 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rd1 Nxf3 26. Qxf3 Rc3 $132 {Piket-Kramnik/
Amber-rapid 1998}) 18... Qd5 19. b4 $6 (19. Bg3 $142) 19... Ne7 20. Nh4 Rxc1
21. Bxc1 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Ng6 23. Nxg6 hxg6 $17 {Gurevich,M-Georgiev,K/Sarajevo
2000}) 16. Re1 Re8 17. Bh2 $6 {Nach diesem passiven Zug erreicht WeiЯ nichts.
Die kritische Stellung entsteht nach 17. g4 Bg6.} (17. g4 Bg6 {-siehe 15...Re8.
}) 17... Bc7 18. Bxc7 Rxc7 19. Bb5 Bxf3 $11 20. Qxf3 a6 $1 {Dieser Zug ist
etwas genauer als 20...Qg5, was ein paar Wochen frьher Akesson gegen Gyimesi
spielte.} (20... Qg5 21. Bxc6 Rxc6 22. Rcd1 Qe5 23. Qd3 Rd8 24. g3 g6 25. Kg2
Rb6 26. Re2 a5 27. Qc4 (27. f4 Qe6 $11) 27... Rc6 28. Qb3 Qc7 29. h4 Rc4 30.
Qf3 Qe5 31. Qd3 b5 $11 {Gyimesi,Z-Akesson,R/Stockholm 2001}) 21. Bxc6 Rxc6 22.
Qd3 (22. Rxc6 bxc6 23. Qd3 Qb6 24. b4 a5 $11) 22... Qb6 {Die Stellung ist
vollkommen ausgeglichen.} 23. Rc2 Rxc2 24. Qxc2 g6 25. Rd1 d3 (25... d3 26.
Qxd3 Qxb2 27. Rb1 Qe5 28. Rxb7 Qxe4 29. Qxa6 Qe1+ 30. Qf1 Qc3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.22"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Khenkin, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Istanbul"]
[BlackTeam "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf5 ({Populдrer ist} 11... Bf6) 12. Be2
a5 (12... Qb6 13. O-O Be4 14. b4 Nd7 15. Bd4 Qg6 16. Rc1 Bd6 17. g3 Qe6 (17...
h6 $1 $11) 18. Ng5 Qe7 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qc2 a5 21. Rfd1 axb4 22. axb4 Rfd8 23.
b5 Ba3 24. Ra1 Rac8 25. Qa4 Bc5 26. Bb2 $14 {Gustafsson,J (2570)-Zude,A (2382)/
Germany 2003}) 13. O-O a4 14. Rc1 Be4 15. Nd4 $146 (15. Rc3 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6
17. Nd4 Rfd8 18. f3 Bg6 19. Qd2 h6 20. Rfc1 b6 21. Bf1 Qf6 22. Qf2 Bf5 23. Bb5
Bd7 $11 {Kohlweyer,B (2399)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2664)/Vlissingen 2003}) 15... Bd6
16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Qd2 b6 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. Rc3 Qf6 20. f3 Bg6 $11 {Schwarz hat
eine typische Verteidigungsaufstellung eingenommen, sein Nc5 ist nicht weniger
stark als der weiЯe Springer. Es beginnt das Lavieren, beide Gegner suchen die
besten Plдtze fьr ihre Figuren.} 21. Qe1 $1 {Die weiЯe Dame strebt nach g3,
denn auf d2 hat sie wenig Perspektiven.} Bf5 $1 22. Qg3 Bd7 {Hier steht der
schwarze Lдufer am besten: er verhindert Be2-b5 und schьtzt den Bauern a4.} 23.
Bd3 $1 {Auch Mamedyarov ьberfьhrt seinen Lдufer auf die bessere Position, auf
a2.} Re8 24. Bb1 Re5 $6 {Eine Ungenauigkeit mit weitgehenden Folgen. Das
Gleichgewicht lieЯ sich halten mit 24...Qh6!} (24... Qh6 $1 25. Qf4 (25. Re1
Rad8 26. Ba2 Bc8 $11) 25... Qxf4 26. exf4 Rad8 27. Ba2 Ne6 $11) 25. Qf4 $1 Qe7
(25... Qxf4 26. exf4 Re7 27. Ba2 $16) 26. Ne2 $2 {Genauer war 26.Ba2! - siehe
die Stellung nach dem 29.Zug von WeiЯ.} (26. Ba2 $1 Rd8 (26... Re8 27. Nc2 $14)
27. Nc2 Bc6 28. Nb4 Bb7 $14) 26... Re8 27. Ba2 Bf5 $2 {I. Khenkin lдЯt eine
gьnstige Mцglichkeit aus - es war die richtige Zeit fьr den Abtausch im
Zentrum. Spдter geschieht dieser Abtausch in der schlechteren Version fьr
Schwarz.} (27... Rxe3 28. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 29. Qxe3 Rxe3 30. Nc3 Rd3 $11) (27... g5
28. Qd4 Rxe3 29. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 30. Qxe3 Rxe3 31. Nc3 Be6 $11) 28. Nd4 Bd7 29. Nc2
$1 Bf5 30. Nb4 g5 31. Qd4 Rxe3 32. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 33. Qxe3 Rxe3 34. Nxd5 $1 $14 {
Mцglicherweise hat Schwarz diesen Zug unterschдtzt - WeiЯ bekommt ein besseres
Endspiel.} (34. Rxd5 $6 Nd3 $1 35. Nxd3 (35. h4 Re1+ 36. Kh2 Nxb4 37. axb4 Be6
38. Rxg5+ Kf8 39. Bxe6 Rxe6 $11) 35... Bxd3 36. Rxg5+ Kf8 $11) 34... Re6 (34...
Re2 $2 35. Bc4 Re6 36. Nxb6 Rxb6 37. Rd5 Bg6 38. Rxc5 Rxb2 39. Ra5 $16) 35. Nc3
Re5 36. Bc4 Be6 37. Bb5 Bb3 38. Rd2 {WeiЯ plant Kf2 nebst Rd4 - und es ist
nicht leicht, eine Verteidigung dagegen zu finden.} Kg7 (38... Kf8 39. Kf2 Ke7
40. Rd4 $16) (38... Re1+ $1 39. Kf2 Rc1 40. Kg3 $14) 39. Kf2 h5 40. Rd6 $1 $16
Re6 41. Rd4 h4 $2 ({Genauer war} 41... f5 $1 42. Nxa4 Bxa4 43. Bxa4 Nxa4 44.
Rxa4 Rc6 45. Rb4 {WeiЯ hat hier nicht 45.Re4 zur Verfьgung.} h4 46. h3 f4 47.
Rb5 Kg6 48. a4 Kh5 {mit guten Remischancen.}) 42. Nxa4 Bxa4 43. Bxa4 Nxa4 44.
Rxa4 Rc6 45. Re4 $1 f5 46. Re2 f4 47. Ke1 $18 {/\h3} h3 48. gxh3 Rh6 49. Kf2
Rxh3 50. Kg2 g4 (50... Rh6 51. Re5 Rg6 52. Kh3 $18) 51. Rf2 Rh4 52. fxg4 Rxg4+
53. Kh3 1-0

[Event "Belfort Masters 6th"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2003.12.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Hamdouchi, Hicham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2003.12.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 Ne4 {Diese Variante hat in der Theorie keinen guten Ruf.
} 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rxd5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qxa3 (13... Ne7 14. Rd1 Bf5 15. Bd3 Bxa3
16. O-O Bxd3 17. Rxd3 $16 {Nepomnishay,M-Marciano,D/St. Petersburg 1996}) 14.
Bc4 $6 $146 {Mцglicherweise befьrchtete Tregubov die Vorbereitung seines
Gegners, sonst kann man schwer erklдren, warum er die starke theoretische
Fortsetzung 14.Ng5! verwarf. Der Textzug ist ebenfalls spielbar wenn auch
schwдcher.} (14. Ng5 $1 g6 15. Bc4 Bf5 16. Rxf5 $1 gxf5 17. O-O Ne7 18. Be5 {
, und der weiЯe Angriff ist sehr gefдhrlich:} Bd6 (18... Qa5 19. Qe2 Qb6 20.
Be6 $3 $18) 19. Qe2 Bxe5 20. Qh5 Kg7 21. Qxh7+ Kf6 22. f4 $40 {Chekhov,
V-Azmaiparashvili,Z/URS 1981}) 14... Be7 15. O-O Be6 $1 {Zwingt WeiЯ zu
Qualitдtsabgabe.} 16. Rh5 g6 17. Bxe6 gxh5 (17... fxe6 $2 18. Rb5 $14) 18. Ba2
$13 {Die Stellung ist unklar, denn im Vergleich zu 14. Ng5 kann Schwarz den
gegnerischen Angriff in Zaum halten. Dennoch verfьgt WeiЯ ьber eine
langfristige Initiative.} (18. Bf5 Kg7 19. Rb1 $44) 18... Kg7 19. Bb1 f5 20.
Nd4 Nxd4 21. exd4 Bd6 {Verhindert das unangenehme Schachgebot 22. Be5.} 22. Bc1
$1 Qa6 23. Qd1 Bc7 24. Qxh5 Qg6 25. Qf3 {Schwarz konnte durch die Rьckgabe
eines Bauern seinen Kцnig etwas absichern und die erste Welle des Angriffs
abschlagen. WeiЯ ist jedoch imstande, sein mobiles Bauernzentrum einzusetzen
und seine Krдfte erneut zu aktivieren.} Kh8 26. c4 Rae8 $6 {In Frage kam 26...
Qd6! mit etwa gleichen Chancen. Im weiteren Verlauf der Partie beschrдnkt sich
Schwarz auf Verteidigungszьge und gerдt bald unter die Rдder.} (26... Qd6 $5
27. g3 Qxd4 28. Bh6 (28. Qxb7 Rab8 29. Qxc7 Rxb1 $11) 28... Rf7 29. Qxb7 $44)
27. Bb2 h5 $6 28. h3 Rf7 29. Rd1 (29. c5 $5 $16) 29... Rfe7 $6 ({Besser war} 
29... b6 $1) 30. Bc3 Rf7 31. c5 $16 {Nun kann Schwarz den Vormarsch des
d-Bauern nicht verhindern.} Kh7 32. Bc2 Qg5 33. Bb3 Rg7 34. Bc2 Kh6 (34... Rf7
35. d5 $16) 35. d5 Be5 36. Bxe5 $2 {Die nдchsten Zьge wurden
hцchstwahrscheinlich in Zeitnot ausgefьhrt. WeiЯ lдЯt seinen Gegner fast
entwischen.} ({Deutlich besser war} 36. Bd2 $1 f4 37. Re1 $18 {mit der Drohung
Rxe5.}) 36... Rxe5 37. d6 Rxc5 $2 (37... Rd7 38. Ba4 Rd8 $16) 38. d7 Rg8 39.
Rd6+ $2 (39. d8=Q $1 Rxd8 40. Rxd8 Qxd8 41. Qe3+ $18) 39... Kh7 40. Qxb7 Rxc2
$4 {Dieser Zug lдЯt sich mit keiner Zeitnot erklдren.} ({Nach} 40... Rd8 $1 {
sollte Schwarz nicht verlieren.}) (40... Rxc2 41. d8=Q+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Belfort Masters 6th"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2003.12.21"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Le Roux, Jean Pierre"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2003.12.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 {Ein seltener und recht harmloser Zug. Durch
das Einsparen des Zuges 10.a3 kann WeiЯ kein Tempo gewinnen, denn sein
Springer wird gleich auf d2 ziehen mьssen.} (10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3) 10... Bb4+ 11.
Nd2 d4 $6 $146 {Eine Neuerung von zweifelhaftem Wert. Schlecht bei dem
schwarzen Isolani auf d5, wird die Position des weiЯen Springer auf d2 nach
dem Textzug durchaus sinnvoll. Einen problemlosen Ausgleich verspricht Schwarz
dagegen 11...Nc6 nebst dem Rьckzug des Lдufers nach e7.} (11... Nc6 12. O-O Be7
13. a3 (13. Nb3 Bf6 14. Qd2 Be6 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Nc5 Qe7 17. Rc2 Ne5 $11 {
Lputian,S-Timoscenko,G/Irkutsk 1983}) 13... Bf6 14. Qc2 g6 15. Rac1 Be6 16. Nb3
Rc8 17. Nc5 Ne5 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 $11 {Kortschnoj,V-Kasimdzhanov,R/Bled 2002}) 12.
e4 Nc6 13. O-O f5 {Tregubov versucht, die Stellung zu цffnen. Andernfalls
behielt WeiЯ einen leichten Druck.} (13... Qf6 14. Bg3 Ne5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. f4
$14) (13... Be6 14. a3 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. f4 f6 17. Qh5 $14) 14. a3 Bxd2 $6
(14... Be7 $2 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Bxf5 Rxf5 18. Qxb7 $1 Na5 19. Qe4
Rxf4 20. Qxf4 Bg5 21. Qe4 Bxd2 22. Rad1 $16) ({Etwas besser war} 14... fxe4 15.
Nxe4 Rxf4 16. axb4 Bf5 17. Re1 Kh8 {mit ungefдhrem Ausgleich.}) 15. Qxd2 $14 {
Dank den aktiven Lдufern und dem sicheren Kцnig sind die weiЯen Chancen hцher
zu bewerten. Der isolierte Bauer ist hier eher schwach als stark.} Qf6 16. Rfe1
h6 17. exf5 {Auch mit 17.e5 kцnnte WeiЯ einen leichten Vorteil behaupten.} (17.
e5 $5 Qf7 {/\g5} 18. h4 Be6 19. Rac1 Rad8 20. b4 $14) 17... Bxf5 18. Bg3 Rfe8
19. b4 a6 20. a4 $5 {Dieses geradlinige Vorgehen mag nicht am stдrksten sein,
ist jedoch unangenehm fьr Schwarz. Der Springer wird von seinem guten Posten
vertrieben, und der Isolani beginnt zu schwдcheln.} (20. Rad1 $5) 20... Bxd3
21. Qxd3 Kh8 22. b5 (22. Qd2 Qf8 23. b5 Qb4 $11) 22... Nb4 (22... axb5 23. axb5
(23. Qxb5 $11) 23... Rxa1 $1 (23... Nb4 24. Rxa8 $1 Nxd3 (24... Rxa8 $2 25. Qd2
Nd5 26. Be5 $16) 25. Rexe8+ Kh7 26. h4 $14) 24. Rxa1 Nb4 25. Qc4 (25. Qd2 Nd5
$11) 25... d3 26. Rf1 $1 (26. Rd1 d2 27. Qxb4 $4 Qb2 $19) 26... Qe7 27. Bf4 Qe4
$11) 23. Qd2 a5 $6 {Wahrscheinlich hat Tregubov den folgenden Zug von WeiЯ
ьbersehen, sonst hдtte er sicher 23...Nd5 gespielt.} (23... Nd5 $1 $11) 24. Bc7
$1 {Droht gleichzeitig Bxa5 und f4 nebst Be5.} d3 $2 {Dieser Fehler kostet
Schwarz einen Bauern.} (24... b6 25. f4 d3 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Be5 Qg6 28. Rf1
$36 {/\Rf3-g3}) 25. Bxa5 $1 $16 Nc2 26. Bc3 Qg6 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Rd1 Rd8 29.
h3 (29. a5 $5 $16) 29... Nd4 30. Bxd4 Rxd4 31. a5 (31. Qe3 $1 Rd5 32. b6 $16)
31... Rd5 32. b6 $6 (32. Qc3 $1 $16) 32... Qc6 33. Rc1 Qb5 $14 34. Rd1 $6 Qa4
35. Rc1 $6 {WeiЯ hat bereits vorher nicht optimal gespielt, mit dem Textzug
verdirbt er die Partie zum Remis.} Qxa5 $11 36. Qxa5 Rxa5 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Rd8
Ra1+ 39. Kh2 Ra3 40. Rd6 Rb3 41. f3 Kg8 42. Kg3 Kf7 43. Kf4 Ke7 44. Rd4 Rxb6
45. Rxd3 Rf6+ 46. Ke5 Re6+ 47. Kf5 Rf6+ 48. Ke5 Rg6 49. g4 Re6+ 50. Kf5 g6+ 51.
Kf4 g5+ 52. Kg3 b5 53. h4 b4 54. hxg5 hxg5 55. Rd5 Rb6 56. Rxg5 b3 57. Re5+ Kf6
58. Re1 b2 59. Rb1 Ke5 60. f4+ Ke4 61. f5 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lippstadt 12th"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "2004.07.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Schenk, Andreas"]
[Black "Jakubowski, Krzysztof"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nd5
7. Bxc4 Nxf4 8. exf4 Nb6 (8... Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. O-O Nb6 11. Bb3 c6 12. Rfe1
Nd5 13. g3 Bb4 14. Rac1 a5 15. Red1 Bxc3 16. bxc3 a4 17. Bc4 Qa5 18. Qb2 Rd8
19. Be2 Bd7 20. c4 Nf6 21. Ne5 $16 {Schenk,A-Rabiega,R/Jenbach 2004}) (8... Bd6
9. g3 O-O 10. O-O b6 $5 11. Qe2 {1/2-1/2 Goldin,A-Bruzon Bautista,L/Buenos
Aires 2003} Bb7 12. Rfe1 Nf6 $11) 9. Bb3 Bd6 10. g3 O-O 11. O-O Bd7 {Alle Zьge
von Schwarz sehen sehr natьrlich aus, dennoch ist der Ausgleich nicht leicht
zu erzielen.} 12. Qe2 (12. Qd3 g6 (12... Bc6 $1 13. Ng5 g6 $11) 13. Rad1 Bc6
14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Qxd5 Qf6 18. b3 Rab8 19. Ng5 Rfe8
20. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 21. Rxe1 $14 {Stern,R-Stanke,J/Hoeckendorf 2004}) 12... Bc6 13.
Rad1 Nd5 $6 {Weiterhin geradlinig gespielt. In Frage kam auЯer dem Tausch auf
f3 auch das abwartende 13...Qe7.} (13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 c6 15. f5 exf5 16. Qxf5
Qc8 17. Qf3 Qd7 $14 {, und Schwarz dьrfte nach und nach ausgleichen.}) (13...
Qe7 14. Rfe1 Rfe8 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Rad8 $14) 14. Nxd5 exd5 (14... Bxd5 $2
15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Qb5 $16) 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. fxe5 $14 Qd7 17. Bc2 $2 {WeiЯ
steht deutlich angenehmer, aber mit dem Abtausch der Lдufer wird er ein Stьck
seines Vorteils verlieren. Vorzuziehen war 17.Rfe1+/=.} (17. Rfe1 Ba4 (17...
Rae8 18. Qf3 f6 19. exf6 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Rxf6 21. Qe4 $14) 18. e6 fxe6 19. Bxa4
Qxa4 20. Qxe6+ Kh8 21. Qxd5 $16) 17... Bb5 18. Bd3 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Rac8 20. f4
Qf5 $2 {Schwarz provoziert das Vorrьcken der weiЯen Bauern, ein riskantes
Unterfangen. Sicherer und besser war 20...c5.} (20... c5 $1 21. f5 (21. dxc5
Rxc5 22. Rfd1 Qc6 23. Qf3 Rd8 $11) 21... cxd4 22. Rxd4 Rfe8 23. f6 Qe6 $11) 21.
g4 Qg6 22. f5 Qh6 23. f6 c5 24. fxg7 (24. e6 gxf6 (24... fxe6 $2 25. Qxe6+ Kh8
26. dxc5) 25. e7 Rfe8 26. dxc5 Rxc5 27. Rdf3 Rc7 $11) (24. g5 $1 Qg6 25. e6 (
25. fxg7 $5 Qxg7 26. h4 $14) 25... fxe6 26. Qxe6+ Qf7 27. Qg4 $14) 24... Kxg7 (
24... Qxg7 $142 $1) 25. dxc5 Rxc5 26. Qf2 Rc4 (26... b6 $142) 27. h3 Re4 $2 (
27... Qe6 28. Rf3 Rc7 29. Rf5 $14) 28. Rxd5 $2 {Erzwingt das Unentschieden.
Gut mцglich war der kaltblьtige Bauerngewinn 28.Qxa7.} (28. Qxa7 $1 Rxe5 29.
Qxb7 $16) 28... Qxh3 29. Qf6+ Kg8 30. Qg5+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lippstadt 12th"]
[Site "Lippstadt"]
[Date "2004.07.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Jakubowski, Krzysztof"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2004.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 {Diese Variante
ist ziemlich harmlos. Im Vergleich dazu bieten dem Anziehenden die
Fortsetzungen 5.cxd5 und 5.Bf4 bessere Aussichten.} (5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5) (5.
Bf4 dxc4 6. e3) 5... dxc4 6. e4 Nb6 {Eine gute Alternative zum Textzug ist 5...
c5!.} (6... c5 $1 7. dxc5 (7. d5 exd5 8. exd5 $13) 7... Bxc5 8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4
Qc7 10. O-O Ng4 (10... Bxf2+ $6 11. Qxf2 Qxc4 12. e5 $40) 11. h3 Nge5 $1 (11...
Nxf2 $6 12. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 13. Qxf2 Qxc4 14. Qg3 $44 {Kasparov,G-Seirawan,Y/
Amsterdam 1996}) 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Be2 O-O $11) 7. Bxc4 Nxc4 8. Qa4+ c6 (8...
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 a6 12. Bf4 Rc8 13. b4 c6 14. Rab1 Nh5 15.
Bd2 $14 {Degerman,L-Sokolov,I/Stockholm 1998}) 9. Qxc4 b5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]
Eine starke Neuerung.} (9... Be7 10. a4 a5 11. O-O O-O 12. Re1 Bd7 13. Bg5 h6
14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. Ne5 Be8 17. Rad1 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Qb8 19. Qe2 Kg7 20.
Ng4 $16 {Malykin,V-Kveinys,A/Riga 2004}) 10. Qd3 {Das Schlagen auf c6 bringt
WeiЯ nicht mehr als Ausgleich.} (10. Qxc6+ Bd7 11. Qa6 (11. Qb7 Rb8 12. Qxa7
Ra8 $11) 11... b4 12. Ne2 Nxe4 $11) 10... b4 {Auch die natьrliche Entwicklung
im Stile der Meraner Variante war gut mцglich.} (10... Bb7 $5 11. O-O Be7 (
11... h6 $5) 12. Bg5 O-O 13. e5 Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Ne4 (15. a3 c5 $1) 15...
c5 16. Neg5 f5 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Ne4 c4 $132) 11. Ne2 Qb6 12. O-O Ba6 13. Qc2
Rc8 $6 {Dieser Zug ist ьberflьssig. Genauerer war das sofortige 13...c5!.} (
13... c5 $1 14. e5 (14. Bg5 cxd4 15. Nfxd4 Bc5 $15) (14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Be7
16. Bg5 O-O 17. Rad1 Rfd8 $15) 14... Nd5 $11) 14. Bg5 Be7 (14... c5 15. d5 $1
exd5 16. exd5 Be7 (16... Nxd5 $2 17. Rfe1 Be7 $2 18. Nf4 $18) 17. Rfe1 O-O 18.
Rad1 Rfd8 19. Ng3 $16) 15. Rfc1 $6 (15. e5 $1 Nd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Rfc1 $14)
15... h6 16. Bh4 Qb5 $1 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ng3 O-O 19. a3 b3 $2 {Zu langsam.
Mit 19...c5! konnte Schwarz die Initiative ьbernehmen.} (19... c5 $1 20. d5
exd5 21. Nh5 Bd4 22. exd5 Rfd8 $17) 20. Qc5 Rfd8 21. e5 $1 Qxc5 22. Rxc5 Be7
23. Ra5 Bd3 (23... Bc4 $5 24. Rc1 Bd5 25. Rxa7 Kf8 $44 {/\c5}) 24. Rxa7 Bf8 25.
Rb7 Bc2 {WeiЯ gewann einen Bauern, aber das schwarze Lдuferpaar und die
Schwдche des Bauern d4 erschweren seine Verwertung erheblich.} 26. Nd2 $2 {
Der nach diesem Fehler entstehende schwarze Freibauer wird sehr gefдhrlich
sein.} (26. Nf1 c5 27. dxc5 Bxc5 28. N1d2 $16) 26... c5 $1 27. Nxb3 cxd4 28.
Nd2 Rb8 29. Rxb8 Rxb8 30. b4 Ra8 31. b5 f5 $1 {Schwarz beginnt, auf Gewinn zu
spielen.} 32. Ne2 $2 (32. Ngf1 $142 $1) 32... d3 33. Nd4 Bb4 34. N4f3 Bc3 $17
35. Ra2 g5 36. b6 Rb8 37. a4 Rxb6 38. a5 Ra6 $19 39. Nc4 Bb3 40. Ra3 Bxc4 41.
Rxc3 Rxa5 42. h4 Ba6 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. Kh2 g4 45. Nd2 Ra2 46. Nb3 Rxf2 47. Kg3
Rc2 48. Rxc2 dxc2 49. Kf4 Kf7 50. g3 Kg6 51. Ke3 Bc4 52. Nc1 Kg5 53. Kd4 f4 54.
gxf4+ Kxf4 55. Kxc4 Ke3 0-1

[Event "UKR-ch 73rd"]
[Site "Kharkov"]
[Date "2004.08.26"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuzmin, Gennadi P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2004.08.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nb6
7. Bxc4 Nxc4 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 $2 {Ein krasser Erцffnungsfehler,
wahrscheinlich verwechselte G. Kuzmin die Zugreihenfolge. Nur mit 9...Bd6 kann
Schwarz um den Ausgleich kдmpfen.} (9... Bd6 10. O-O O-O (10... Bc6 $6 11. Ne5
Bxe5 12. Bxe5 Nd7 13. Bg3 Nb6 14. Qc5 Nd7 15. Qa5 b6 16. Qa3 $16 {Bacrot,
E-Jussupow,A/Germany 2001}) 11. Ne5 Nh5 12. Nxd7 Qxd7 13. Be5 $1 $14 f5 $6 (
13... c6 $1) 14. Nb5 Bxe5 $2 15. dxe5 c6 16. Nd6 $16 {Ribli,Z-Jussupow,A/
Germany 2003}) 10. Ne5 $1 {Eine simple Widerlegung. Nach 10...Bxg2 wird der
schwarze Lдufer gejagt und der wichtige Bauer b7 geht verloren.} Bd7 {Schweren
Herzens gespielt. Schwarz verliert dennoch einen Bauern und landet in einem
verlusttrдchtigen Endspiel.} (10... Bxg2 11. Rg1 Bd5 12. Qb5+ Nd7 (12... c6 13.
Qxb7 $18) 13. e4 Bc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qxc6 $16) 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Qxc7 Qxc7
13. Bxc7 Bb4 14. Ke2 Rc8 15. Be5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nd7 {Zдher war 15...Nd5 oder 15.
..Ne4.} (16... Rxc3 17. Rhc1 Rxc1 18. Rxc1 O-O 19. Rc7 Rb8 20. Rxf7 $18) (16...
Ne4 17. Rhc1 f6 18. Bg3 Rxc3 19. Rxc3 Nxc3+ 20. Kd3 Nd5 21. Rb1 b6 22. e4 Ne7
23. Rc1 O-O 24. Rc7 Nc8 25. d5 $16) (16... Nd5 17. Rhc1 f6 18. Bg3 b5 19. Rab1
a6 20. c4 bxc4 21. e4 Ne7 22. Rb7 $16) 17. Bg3 Ke7 (17... Rxc3 18. Rhc1 Rxc1
19. Rxc1 $18) 18. Kd3 $1 {Genau gespielt, die Blockade auf c4 wird nicht
erlaubt.} (18. Rhc1 Rc4 19. Rab1 b6 20. Rb4 $16) 18... Rhd8 19. Rhc1 Nc5+ 20.
Ke2 Ne4 21. c4 $18 {WeiЯ hat eine intakte Bauernstruktur und einen gesunden
Mehrbauern. Der Rest ist eine Frage der Technik.} Rc6 22. Rab1 Rd7 23. f3 Nxg3+
24. hxg3 Ra6 25. Rc2 Rc7 (25... h5 $1 26. Rb5 g6) 26. g4 $1 Ra5 27. Kd3 b6 28.
Rb5 Ra3+ 29. Rb3 Ra5 30. f4 h6 31. e4 Kd6 32. a3 Rc8 33. Ra2 $1 {Ohne Eile
verbessert Moiseenko seine Stellung.} f6 34. a4 e5 35. Rb5 $1 Rxb5 36. axb5 Rc7
37. c5+ $1 bxc5 38. fxe5+ fxe5 39. Ra6+ Kd7 40. d5 c4+ 41. Kc3 Kd8 42. Rd6+ Ke8
43. Re6+ Kd8 44. Rxe5 Rc5 45. Rf5 Rxb5 46. Kxc4 Rb1 47. Rf7 a5 48. d6 1-0

[Event "Corus-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2571"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. Bd3
b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. O-O Qc8 12. h3 Qb7 13. Qc2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Ra7 {
Die Erцffnungstheorie ist heutzutage sehr weit entwickelt, und die Gegner
folgen lange Zeit der Partie Lautier-Lutz/Leon 2001.} 15. Nd2 (15. cxb6 Qxb6
16. b5 cxb5 17. Nxb5 Raa8 18. Rab1 Qa6 $11) (15. Rfc1 axb4 16. axb4 Rfa8 17.
Rab1 b5 18. Qc2 $6 (18. Nd2 $1) 18... Bd8 19. Qd1 Bc7 $11 {Galego,L-Vaganian,R/
Ohrid 2001}) ({Wenig verspricht WeiЯ die Linienцffnung} 15. cxb6 Nxb6 (15...
Qxb6 16. b5 cxb5 17. Nxb5 Raa8 18. Rab1 Qa6 $11) 16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. Rfb1 Qa7 18.
Ne5 Rc8 $11) 15... Rfa8 16. Rab1 axb4 17. axb4 Ra3 (17... Bd8 $5 18. Nb3 b5 $11
) 18. Qc2 Bd8 {Zu 18...h6 siehe meine Kommentare zu der o.g. Partie
Lautier-Lutz.} (18... h6 19. Rb2 Bd8 20. Rc1 bxc5 $6 (20... b5 21. Nb3 R3a7 $11
{/\Bc7}) 21. bxc5 Qa6 22. Rb3 Ne8 23. Rxa3 Qxa3 24. Nb3 Qb4 25. Rb1 Bf6 26. Ne2
h5 27. Nd2 Qa5 28. Nf3 $14 {Lautier,J-Lutz,C/Leon 2001/CBM}) 19. Nb3 {Erst
dieser Zug ist eine Neuerung, den die gleiche Stellung entstand bereits mit
Zugumstellung in der Partie Cyborowski-Ostrowski.} (19. Rfc1 bxc5 20. dxc5 Bc7
21. Bxc7 Qxc7 22. Nf3 Rb8 $2 23. Nd4 Raa8 24. b5 $1 Ne5 25. Na4 Nc4 26. Nb6 $1
Nxb6 27. cxb6 Rxb6 28. bxc6 $16 {Cyborowski,L-Ostrowski,L/Lubniewice 2002 Hier
sieht man, daЯ der Freibauer "c" gefдhrlich werden kann. Auch in der
Textpartie bedient sich WeiЯ der gleichen Strategie.}) 19... Bc7 $2 {Dieser
natьrliche Zug erlaubt WeiЯ den Beginn eines gefдhrlichen strategischen Planes.
In Frage kam deswegen die SchlieЯung der Stellung mit 19...b5, allerdings kann
sich dabei das Einschieben von Ra7-a3 als nachteilig fьr Schwarz erweisen.} (
19... b5 20. f3 $5 R3a7 $1 (20... Bc7 $2 21. Bxc7 Qxc7 22. Na5 e5 23. Qb2 $16)
21. g4 Bc7 $13) 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. b5 $1 {[%mdl 32] Stark gespielt! WeiЯ wil in
den nдchsten Zьgen den Druck auf der c-Linie verstдrken und den Gegner zum
Schlagen b6xc5 zwingen, was ihm einen Freibauern einbringen wьrde. Die
schwarzen Tьrme auf der a-Linie erweisen sich als miЯplatziert, sie werden den
Rьckzug antreten mьssen.} Rc8 22. Rfc1 Raa8 23. Qe2 Qd8 (23... bxc5 $2 24. dxc5
e5 25. b6 Qb7 26. Ra1 $16) 24. bxc6 Rxc6 25. Qb5 $16 {Das weiЯe Spiel ist
verblьffend einfach und effektiv.} Rcc8 $2 {Der Zug ist sicherlich nicht gut,
aber die Alternativen waren fьr Schwarz ebenfalls kein Zuckerschlecken.} (25...
Rac8 26. Na2 bxc5 27. dxc5 Ne4 28. Nb4 R6c7 29. Na6 Qh4 30. Rc2 Ra7 31. c6 Ne5
32. c7 $16) (25... Qc7 26. Ra1 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 bxc5 28. Ra8+ Nf8 29. dxc5 N6d7
30. Na2 $16) 26. c6 Nb8 27. Na4 Ra6 28. Nd2 $18 {Schwarz wird schlichtweg
ьberrollt.} Qc7 (28... Ne8 {rettet auch nicht:} 29. Nxb6 Nd6 30. c7 $1 Rxc7 31.
Rxc7 Qxc7 (31... Nxb5 32. Rc8 Qxc8 33. Nxc8 Ra5 34. Nd6 $18) 32. Nxd5 $18) 29.
Nxb6 {Der Rest ist einfach.} Rd8 30. Nf3 Ne4 31. Ne5 Nd6 32. Qb3 f6 33. Nd3 Ne4
34. Nf4 Nd2 35. Nxe6 Nxb3 36. Nxc7 Rxb6 37. Nxd5 (37. Nxd5 Nxc1 38. c7 Rc8 39.
Rxb6 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.18"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Halkias, Stelios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "Greece"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GRE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6
9. b4 a5 10. a3 Bb7 (10... Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. O-O Qa8 13. Rb1 Qb7 14. Qc2
axb4 15. axb4 Rfa8 16. Ne1 b5 17. Nd3 Bd8 18. f3 Bc7 19. g4 Qb8 20. Bxc7 Qxc7
21. Qh2 Qd8 22. Qg3 Ra3 23. Rfc1 Ne8 24. h4 Qe7 25. Kf2 f6 26. g5 Qf7 $11 {
Ponomariov-Vallejo Pons/Leon rapid 2003}) 11. Bd3 Qc8 12. O-O Ba6 13. Rb1 Bxd3
14. Qxd3 axb4 15. axb4 Qb7 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 $6 {Ein unnцtiger Tempoverlust,
genauer ist das sofortige 16...Ra6.} (16... Ra6 17. b5 cxb5 18. Qxb5 Qa8 $11
19. c6 $2 Ra5) 17. Qc2 h6 18. Ne1 $1 {Van Wely folgt dem bekannten Plan, der
zuletzt in der Partie Ponomariov-Vallejo Pons demonstriert wurde.} Bd8 19. Nd3
b5 20. g4 Ra6 21. f3 Rca8 (21... Bc7 $5) 22. h4 Nh7 23. Qh2 Ndf8 24. Bg3 $1 {
Van Wely plant den VorstoЯ g4-g5, deswegen will er sich nicht zum frьhzeitigen
h4-h5 provozieren lassen.} (24. Bd6 Ng6 25. h5 Ngf8 $11) 24... Ra3 25. Kh1 R8a7
26. Qe2 Bc7 {Schwarz kцnnte auch abwarten, denn ohne den Lдuferabtausch sieht
f3-f4 nicht verlockend aus.} (26... Ng6 $5 27. Qf2 Ngf8 $11) 27. Bxc7 Qxc7 28.
f4 Ng6 29. h5 {Mit diesem Zug erleichtert WeiЯ sein Spiel, erschwert aber die
Durchsetzung von g4-g5. In Frage kam das flexible 29.Qh2.} (29. Qh2 $5 Nf6 30.
Nf2 $13) 29... Ngf8 {Nun beginnt eine lдngere Phase des Manцvrierens, dabei
verдndert sich die Stellung kaum.} 30. Kg2 Nd7 31. Kh3 R7a6 32. Rc2 Ndf6 33.
Nf2 Nd7 34. Kg2 Ndf8 35. Rcc1 Qd8 36. Qc2 Qd7 37. Rb3 $1 {Der Turmtausch ist
nьtzlich fьr WeiЯ, der seinen Kцnig auf dem Damenflьgel verstecken will.} Rxb3
38. Qxb3 Qe8 39. Qc2 Qa8 40. Qb2 Nf6 (40... f6 $5) 41. Kf3 Ra3 42. Qb1 Qa7 43.
Ke2 Qa8 44. Kd2 N8d7 45. Rh1 $2 {WeiЯ will endlich die Drohung g4-g5
aufstellen, sucht sich aber dafьr den falschen Moment aus. Besser war das
geduldige 45.Qb2.} (45. Qb2 $1 {/\Rh1}) 45... Ne4+ $1 {Halkias nutzt sofort
seine Chance und startet einen Kцnigsangriff. Das Ende der Partie ist typisch
fьr die neue Zeitkontrolle der FIDE. Nur mit 30 Sekunden pro Zug ausgestattet,
produzieren die Spieler Fehler am laufenden Band.} 46. Nfxe4 dxe4 47. g5 hxg5
48. fxg5 Qd8 (48... Ne5 $5 49. dxe5 (49. Qxe4 $2 Nc4+ 50. Kc2 Rxc3+ $19) 49...
Qd8+ 50. Ke2 Rxc3 51. Qxe4 Ra3 $13 (51... Rc4 $5 $13)) 49. Nxe4 $2 (49. Rg1 Ne5
50. Qxe4 Nc4+ 51. Kd3 Qa8 $40) 49... Ne5 50. Ke2 Nc4 $2 {Deutlich besser war
50...Ng4!} (50... Ng4 $1 51. Rh3 Qd5 $19) 51. h6 $4 (51. Rh3 $1 Qd5 52. h6 Qf5
53. Rg3 $13) 51... g6 $4 {Der entscheidende Fehler.} (51... Rxe3+ 52. Kf2 Qxd4
$19) 52. Rh3 $18 {Nun fдhrt WeiЯ den Punkt sicher ein.} Qa8 53. Qf1 Ra2+ 54.
Kf3 Ra1 55. Qg2 Qd8 56. Kg4 Rb1 57. h7+ Kh8 (57... Kh8 58. Qf2 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.12.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Lautier, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2005.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Qc2 c5 {Ein gutes System gegen 5.
Qc2.} 6. cxd5 {Im Falle von 6.dxc5 hat Schwarz ein starkes Bauernopfer parat.}
(6. dxc5 d4 7. Nb5 e5 8. Nxe5 a6 9. Na3 O-O $1 10. g3 (10. Nd3 $5 Bf5 $44 {
/\Nbd7}) (10. Bd2 Bxc5 11. b4 Re8 12. Nd3 Bf8 $15 {Bosboom,M (2440)-Dutreeuw,M
(2315)/Germany 2003}) 10... Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxc5 12. Nd3 Qc6 13. Rg1 Bf5 14. Bg2
Qc8 {Khalifman,A (2688)-Topalov,V (2739)/Dubai 2002}) 6... cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.
Bg5 Nxd5 {In Frage kommt der Einschub von 8...h6, denn der Tausch auf f6 ist
fьr Schwarz gьnstig.} (8... h6 $5 9. Bxf6 (9. Bh4 Nxd5) 9... Bxf6 10. e3 exd5
11. Bb5 a6 12. Be2 Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. O-O Be5 $11 {Azmaiparashvili,Z (2666)
-Miladinovic,I (2518)/Athens 2002}) 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 10. Rd1 Qb6 11. Qb3 {WeiЯ
hofft auf einen Minivorteil im Endspiel.} (11. e3 e5 12. Nf3 Nbc6 13. Bc4 Bf5
14. Qb3 Qxb3 15. Bxb3 {Miles,A (2565)-Van der Sterren,P (2525)/London 1993}
Rfd8 $11) 11... Qxb3 12. Nxb3 Nbc6 $146 (12... Bd7 13. e3 b6 14. Be2 a6 15. Rd6
Bc6 16. O-O Ra7 17. Rfd1 Nc8 18. R6d2 Rc7 19. e4 b5 20. a3 Nb6 21. f3 $14 {
Chuchelov,V (2608)-Arduman,C (2336)/Rethymnon 2003}) 13. g3 b6 14. Bg2 Ba6 $6 {
Eine Ungenauigkeit. Es macht wenig Sinn, das Eindringen des Springers nach d6
zu provozieren, mit 14...Bb7 kцnnte Schwarz nach und nach ausgleichen.} (14...
Bb7 15. Rd7 Rab8 16. O-O Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Kf8 18. Nb5 a5 $1 $11) 15. Nd4 Bb7 (
15... Rac8 $2 16. Nxc6 Nxc6 17. Rd7 $16) 16. Ndb5 $14 Rab8 17. O-O a6 18. Nd6
Ba8 19. Rd2 Rfd8 20. Rfd1 Kf8 21. f4 Nc8 22. Nc4 $6 {Bisher hat Etienne alles
richtig gemacht, aber hier sollte er die Springer abtauschen.} (22. Nxc8 Rdxc8
(22... Rbxc8 23. Na4 $16) (22... Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Rxc8 24. Na4 $16) 23. Na4 $14 {
mit anhaltendem weiЯem Druck.}) 22... Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Ke7 $11 {Schwarz plant
b6-b5 mit Ausgleich.} 24. Na4 (24. Kf2 b5 25. Bxc6 Bxc6 26. Ne5 Be8 $11) (24.
e4 b5 25. Ne3 f6 $11) 24... Nb4 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. a3 (26. Ncxb6 Nxb6 27. Nxb6
Rb8 28. Nc4 Nxa2 29. Ne5 Rb7 30. Nc6+ Kf6 $11) 26... b5 $1 {Nun verflacht die
Stellung ziemlich schnell.} 27. Nc5 bxc4 28. Rd7+ Ke8 29. axb4 a5 30. Rc7 axb4
31. Ne4 c3 32. bxc3 bxc3 33. Rxc3 Ne7 34. Rc7 Rd8 35. Rb7 h6 36. Kf2 Nf5 37.
Nc5 Nd6 38. Ra7 Nb5 39. Ra5 Nd4 40. Nd3 Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.02"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bg3
$6 {Aussichtsreicher ist 8.Bd3, siehe z.B. die erste Partie des Matches. Der
Unterschied besteht darin, daЯ Schwarz nach dem Tausch auf g3 viel leichter
den VorstoЯ e6-e5 durchsetzen kann.} c6 9. Bd3 g6 (9... f5 $6 10. Be5 $14 (10.
Ng5 $2 Nxc5 $1 11. dxc5 Nxg3 12. Nxe6 Bxe6 13. hxg3 Bxc5 $17)) 10. b4 b6 11.
O-O bxc5 12. bxc5 Nxg3 13. hxg3 e5 $1 $11 {Schwarz hat keinerlei Probleme.} 14.
Qa4 Qc7 (14... e4 $6 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 $14 {wдre nicht im Sinne des
Nachziehenden.}) 15. Be2 exd4 16. exd4 Bf6 {/\Nxc5} 17. Rac1 Rb8 {Durch die
gegenseitigen Schwдchen d4 und c6 bleibt die Stellung im Gleichgewicht.} 18.
Bd3 Kg7 (18... Re8 $5 {/\Re7, Nf8} 19. Rb1 $6 (19. Ne2 $142) 19... Rxb1 20.
Rxb1 Nxc5 21. Nxd5 Nxa4 22. Nxc7 Re7 $15) 19. Rfe1 h5 20. Ne2 Rh8 21. Rb1 Rxb1
22. Rxb1 Nf8 ({In Frage kam} 22... h4 $5 23. gxh4 (23. g4 h3 $13) 23... Bxh4
24. Nxh4 (24. Ba6 Bf6 $11) 24... Rxh4 25. g3 Rh8 26. Kg2 Nf6 27. Rh1 Rxh1 28.
Kxh1 Bg4 $11 {, aber Vaganian will mehr als einen Ausgleich.}) 23. Ba6 Ne6 24.
Bxc8 Rxc8 25. Qa6 Nd8 26. Nf4 Rb8 27. Qd3 Rxb1+ 28. Qxb1 h4 $1 {Schwarz
schafft dem Gegner eine Schwдche auf g3 und ьbernimmt die Initiative.} 29. Kh2
hxg3+ 30. fxg3 Qc8 31. Qe1 Ne6 $6 {Dieser Springertausch kommt zu frьh.} ({
Chancenreicher war} 31... Kf8 $1 {/\Qf5} 32. Qa5 Qb8 33. Qa6 Kg7 $15 {/\Qc7,Ne6
}) 32. Qe3 Nxf4 33. Qxf4 $2 (33. gxf4 $1 Qf5 34. Kg3 $11) 33... Qh8+ $1 (33...
Qe8 34. g4 Qe4 35. Kg3 $11) 34. Kg1 Qe8 35. Kf2 (35. Qc7 $5) 35... Qe4 $1 36.
Qxe4 dxe4 37. Ne5 Bxe5 38. dxe5 {Das Bauernendspiel ist remislich, aber WeiЯ
muЯ noch einige Klippen umschiffen.} f5 39. Ke3 Kf7 40. g4 Ke6 41. Kd4 $2 {
Es handelt sich um eine Schnellschachpartie, und die Gegner hatten mit
Sicherheit sehr wenig Zeit. Der Zwischentausch auf f5 war unentbehrlich.} (41.
gxf5+ gxf5 (41... Kxf5 $2 42. e6 $11) 42. Kd4 Kf7 43. Ke3 Ke7 44. a3 a6 45. a4
a5 46. Kd4 Ke6 47. g3 Ke7 48. Kc4 $1 (48. Ke3 $2 Kd7 $19) 48... Kd7 49. Kc3 Ke6
50. Kd4 e3 51. Kxe3 Kxe5 52. Kf3 Kd5 53. Kf4 Kxc5 54. Kxf5 Kb4 55. g4 c5 56. g5
c4 57. Ke4 c3 58. Kd3 Kb3 59. g6 c2 60. g7 c1=Q 61. g8=Q+ Kxa4 62. Qc4+ $11)
41... e3 $17 42. Kxe3 Kxe5 43. gxf5 Kxf5 $1 44. Kf3 a5 45. a4 Ke5 46. Kg4 Kd5
47. Kg5 Kxc5 48. Kxg6 Kd4 $2 {Ein Gegenfehler. Schwarz konnte ein
Damenendspiel mit dem a-Bauern erreichen.} (48... Kb4 $1 49. g4 c5 50. Kf5 c4
51. g5 c3 52. g6 c2 53. g7 c1=Q 54. g8=Q Kxa4 $17) 49. g4 $11 c5 50. g5 c4 51.
Kf6 c3 52. g6 c2 53. g7 c1=Q 54. g8=Q Qf4+ 55. Ke6 Kc5 56. Qg1+ Kb4 57. Qd1
Qe3+ 58. Kd5 Qc5+ 59. Ke4 Qc6+ 60. Ke3 Qe6+ (60... Qxa4 61. Qd4+ Kb5 62. Qd7+
$11) 61. Kd2 Qa2+ 62. Ke3 Qa3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.12.02"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 b6 $6 {
Eine passive Fortsetzung. Vaganian muЯte diese Partie unbedingt gewinnen, um
das Match weiterspielen zu kцnnen, deswegen wohl die Entscheidung, forcierte
Wege zu vermeiden.} ({Die beste Reaktion auf 7.Qc2 ist 7...c5, z.B,} 7... c5 8.
dxc5 (8. cxd5 cxd4 9. exd4 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13.
Qxd2 Nf6 $11 {Van Wely,L-Asrian,K/New Delhi/Theran 2000}) 8... Nxc5 9. O-O-O
Bd7 10. Ne5 Rc8 11. Kb1 Qe8 12. Nxd7 Ncxd7 13. Qa4 Nb6 14. Qxe8 Rfxe8 15. cxd5
Nfxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 $11 {Stohl,I-Lputian,S/Istanbul 2000}) 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3
Bb7 10. O-O c5 11. Rad1 ({Zu frьh ist} 11. dxc5 $6 {, vor 112 Jahren wuЯte man
das noch nicht.} bxc5 12. Rad1 h6 13. Bf5 Nh5 $2 (13... Nb6 $1 $11) 14. Nxd5
$18 {Blackburne,J-Taubenhaus,J/New York 1889}) (11. Rac1 h6 12. h3 Rc8 13. Bf5
Re8 14. Ne5 Bf8 15. Qa4 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Bc6 17. Qd1 Nd7 18. Nxd5 $16 {Ausmins,
E-Danieli,E/Jesolo 1999}) 11... c4 $5 12. Bf5 g6 13. Bh3 a6 14. a4 (14. Ne5 b5
15. a3 $14) 14... Nh5 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Ne5 $2 {Ein fьr Schnellschach typischer
Einsteller.} (16. b3 $5 $14) 16... Nf8 $2 {Schwarz glaubt dem Gegner aufs Wort
und verpaЯt eine gute Mцglichkeit, auf Gewinn zu spielen.} (16... Nxe5 17. dxe5
Bc5 $1 18. Nxd5 (18. Ne4 Rxe5 19. Nxc5 bxc5 $15) 18... Bxd5 19. e4 Rxe5 20.
Rxd5 Rxd5 21. exd5 Qxd5 22. Rd1 Re8 $1 $15) 17. f4 Ng7 $2 (17... f6 $1 {
war ein absolutes MuЯ. Es konnte folgen:} 18. Bxf8 $1 Bxf8 19. Nxg6 Rxe3 (19...
hxg6 20. Qxg6+ Ng7 21. Bf5 $40) 20. Nxf8 Qxf8 $14) 18. f5 $1 $16 g5 $2 (18...
f6 19. fxg6 fxe5 20. gxh7+ Kh8 (20... Nxh7 21. Qg6 Bf6 22. Bxg7 Bxg7 23. Rf7
$18) 21. Rf7 $18) (18... Bf6 $8 19. fxg6 hxg6 $1 20. Qf2 (20. e4 $16) 20... Nh7
21. Nd7 Nh5 $16) 19. f6 $1 $18 Bxf6 20. Qf2 (20. Qf2 Nh5 21. Bg4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2001.09.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2558"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2001.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. b4 $5 {Nach diesem seltenen Zug entwickelt
sich die Partie etwas ungewцhnlich. Ьblich ist 11.Bd3.} Bb6 (11... Bd6 $5) 12.
Bd3 a6 {Auch Short ist nicht abgeneigt, neue Wege auszuprobieren und vermeidet
das theoretische 12...Bg4.} (12... Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. O-O Re8) 13. h3 $5 {
Vermeidet die lдstige Fesselung.} d4 14. e4 Ne7 $5 {Mit dieser
Springerьberfьhrung rдumt Schwarz die c-Linie fьr den kommenden Turmabtausch.}
({Vorzuziehen waren jedoch die normalen Entwicklungszьge:} 14... h6 15. O-O Be6
16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Qe2 Qd7 $11 {mit bequemem Spiel fьr Schwarz.}) 15. O-O Ng6 16.
Bg3 Be6 17. Qd2 h6 18. Rfd1 Rc8 19. Rac1 Qd7 20. Qb2 {WeiЯ behдlt einen
leichten Druck dank der Idee Nd2 mit dem folgenden f2-f4.} Rfd8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8
22. Rc1 Rd8 (22... Rxc1+ 23. Qxc1 $14 {[%cal Rf3d2] /\Nd2}) 23. Nd2 (23. b5
axb5 24. Bxb5 Qe7 $11) 23... f6 24. Nb3 $6 {Das entlastende Ng6-e5 sollte
verhindert werden.} (24. Nc4 Bc7 $11) ({Nur mittels} 24. f4 $1 Ne7 (24... Bf7
25. Nf3 Bc7 26. e5 fxe5 27. fxe5 $14) 25. Nf3 Nc6 26. b5 axb5 27. Qxb5 Ba7 28.
Rb1 $14 {konnte Radjabov seinen leichten Vorteil behaupten.}) 24... Ne5 25.
Bxe5 fxe5 $11 26. Nc5 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Qd6 28. Qc1 Rf8 29. a4 Kh8 30. a5 Rf7 31.
Qc2 Rf8 32. Qc1 Rf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.21"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Pantsulaia, Levan"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tbilisi"]
[BlackTeam "Cheliabinsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

{[%mdl 8192]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 c6 {Eine passive
Variante, die fьr WeiЯ leicht zu spielen ist.} 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Rd1 a6
9. a3 dxc4 (9... Re8 10. h3 Nf8 11. e4 (11. Bh2 $14) 11... Ng6 12. Be3 dxe4 13.
Nxe4 Qc7 14. Bd3 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Be4 Nxf3+
19. Bxf3 $14 {Muse,M (2445)-Brumen,D (2335)/Medulin 1997}) 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Bd3
Bb7 12. e4 $6 {Eine Ungenauigkeit, besser ist 12.b4.} (12. b4 $1 a5 13. Rb1 Re8
14. e4 Nf8 15. O-O Ng6 16. Be3 axb4 17. axb4 e5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Ng4 20.
e6 fxe6 21. e5 h6 22. Bf4 $16 {Psakhis,L (2605)-King,D (2495)/London 1994})
12... h6 $6 {Schwarz nutzt nicht die Mцglichkeit, das Spiel mit dem VorstoЯ
c6-c5 auszugleichen.} (12... c5 $1 13. d5 (13. e5 $2 c4 14. exf6 cxd3 15. Qxd3
Nxf6 $15) (13. dxc5 $2 Nxc5 14. Bxb5 $2 Qa5 $17) 13... exd5 (13... c4 14. Bxc4
$1 bxc4 15. d6 $14) 14. exd5 (14. e5 Nh5 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Bg3 d4 17. Bf5 Bxf3
18. gxf3 g6 19. Bg4 Nxg3 20. hxg3+ Kg7 $15) 14... c4 15. Bf5 g6 16. Bxd7 Qxd7
17. Ne5 Qd8 18. O-O Bd6 $11) 13. O-O Re8 (13... c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 $2 (14... Bxc5
15. e5 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nh5 17. Bc1 $14) 15. Bxb5 Qb6 16. Bd3 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 $16)
14. Qe2 $6 {Erneut war der typische Zug 14.b4! am besten, um Schwarz mit dem
passiven Bb7 und dem rьckstдndigen Bauern c6 zu lassen.} (14. b4 $1 a5 15. Rb1
$16) 14... c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bb1 (16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. b4 Bb6 19.
Rfe1 Rc8 20. Be4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 $14) 16... Nh5 $5 (16... Rc8 $14) 17. Be3 Bxe3
18. fxe3 $1 {/\e5 Ein etwas ьberraschender und starker Zug, auf den Vaganian
sofort falsch reagiert.} (18. Qxe3 Qc7 19. Rfe1 Ne5 $11) 18... e5 $4 {
Angezeigt war 18...Nhf6. Der Textzug erweist sich ьberraschenderweise als
entscheidender Fehler.} (18... Nhf6 $1 19. e5 Ng4 20. Ne4 (20. Qd3 Nf8 $1 $11)
(20. Qc2 g6) (20. Rd4 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Ngxe5 22. Rfd1 Ra7 23. f4 $44) 20... Bd5
21. Nd6 Rf8 22. Qd3 g6 $13) 19. Ba2 $18 Nhf6 (19... Qe7 20. Bxf7+ Qxf7 21. Nxe5
$18) 20. Nh4 $1 {Plцtzlich kann Schwarz den gegnerischen Angriff nicht
abwehren - es drohen Einschlдge auf f6 und d7 sowie Nf5 nebst Qf3-g3.} Rc8 $2 {
Am zдhesten war 20...Bc6, aber auch das half nicht mehr.} (20... Qc7 $2 21.
Rxd7 $1 Qxd7 22. Rxf6 gxf6 23. Nf5 $18) (20... Bc6 21. Nf5 Qc7 22. Qf3 $18) 21.
Rxf6 Qxf6 22. Rxd7 Re7 23. Rxe7 Qxe7 24. Nf5 Qf6 25. Qg4 Kh7 26. Bd5 Bxd5 27.
exd5 {Der Rest bedarf keiner Kommentare.} Rc4 28. Ne4 Qg6 29. Qxg6+ fxg6 30.
Nfd6 Rc7 31. Nc3 Kg8 32. Kf2 Kf8 33. Kf3 Ke7 34. Nde4 Rc4 35. Ke2 b4 36. b3 Rc8
37. axb4 Rb8 38. d6+ Ke6 39. Na4 Rxb4 40. Nac5+ Kf7 41. d7 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2849"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 Re8
15. Rc1 a6 $1 {In letzter Zeit hatte Schwarz einige Probleme in dieser
populдren Variante, deswegen war es besonders interessant zu erfahren, welchen
Weg zum Ausgleich Kasparov gefunden hatte. Schwarz sichert zuerst seinen
Springer auf c6 und bereitet den thematischen VorstoЯ d5-d4 vor.
Interessanterweise wurde der Textzug bisher nur in zwei Partien gespielt.
Weder 15..a5 noch 15...d4 konnte bisher ьberzeugen.} (15... a5 16. g4 Bg6 17.
Bxg6 hxg6 18. b5 Na7 (18... Ne7 19. a4 $14) 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Bg5
f6 22. Qxg6 Qe6 23. Bf4 Nxb5 24. Rb1 Nc3 25. Rxb6 Qxb6 26. Ng5 $18 {Lputian,
S-Geller,E/New York 1990}) (15... d4 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. b5 dxe3 $2 (
18... Ne7 $142 19. exd4 $14) 19. bxc6 e2 20. Qxd8 exf1=Q+ 21. Kxf1 Raxd8 22.
cxb7 a6 23. Nd2 $1 $18 {Dautov,R-Nielsen, P_H/BL 9900}) 16. g4 {Prinzipiell
gespielt.} ({Wenig erfolgversprechend sieht das verhaltene} 16. Rc2 {aus. 
(WeiЯ plant 17.Be2 und 18.Rd2).} d4 $1 17. e4 Bc7 (17... Qf6 18. Bh2 $13) 18.
Bxc7 Qxc7 19. Rc5 {, und jetzt nicht der Verlustzug 19...Re5?, sondern} Bxf3 $1
(19... Re5 $2 20. Rxc6 bxc6 21. g4 $16 {Lugovoi,A-Klimov,S/St Petersburg 1995})
20. Qxf3 Qe7 $132 {, und dank der Drohungen 20...Ne5 und 20...a5 gleicht der
Schwarze mьhelos aus.}) 16... Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Rc3 $146 {Ein neuer
Versuch.} ({M.E. steht WeiЯ nach} 18. Qd3 d4 19. e4 {(1/2-1/2 Speelman,
J-Geller,E/London 1982) immer noch einen Tick besser.}) 18... d4 $1 {
Selbstverstдndlich opfert Kasparov gerne den Isolani fьr Initiative.} (18...
Qd7 19. Rd3 Rad8 20. Qb3 $14) 19. Rd3 (19. exd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Qxd4
Bxd4 22. Rc7 b5 $11) 19... Qd5 $1 (19... Re4 20. Nd2 Re6 21. Nc4 $14) 20. exd4
(20. Nxd4 Bxd4 (20... Nxd4 21. exd4 Rad8 22. Be3 $14) 21. exd4 Re4 22. Be3 Rd8
$44 {/\Ne5}) 20... Re4 (20... Rad8 $5 21. Re1 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Bxd4 {/\Bxf2} (
22... Nxd4 $2 23. Nxd4 Bxd4 24. Be3 $18) 23. Kg2 (23. Kh2 f6) 23... f6 24. Qd1
Qe4 25. Be3 Bb6 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $11) 21. Be3 Rd8 22. Re1 f6 {Schwarz hat eine
hervorragende Kompensation fьr den Bauern. Angesicht der weiteren Ressource
f6-f5-f4 sollte WeiЯ vorsichtig agieren.} 23. Kg2 (23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. Rxb3 Bxd4
$11) 23... f5 24. gxf5 gxf5 25. Qb3 Qxb3 26. Rxb3 f4 27. d5 $1 (27. Bd2 Rxe1
28. Bxe1 Nxd4 29. Nxd4 (29. Rd3 Nc2 $15) 29... Rxd4 $15) 27... fxe3 28. dxc6
Re6 $1 29. fxe3 (29. cxb7 $2 Rg6+ 30. Kh1 exf2 $15 31. Rc1 Rb8 32. Rc8+ $2 Kh7
33. Rxb8 $2 Rg1+ 34. Kh2 f1=N#) 29... Rxc6 30. Kf2 (30. Ne5 Rc2+ 31. Kf3 Rf8+
32. Ke4 Re8 $44) 30... Rf8 {Die schwarzen Tьrme sind zu aktiv, als daЯ WeiЯ
seine Stellung konsolidieren konnte.} 31. Ke2 Rc2+ 32. Nd2 Rd8 33. Rd3 Ra2 34.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 35. Rc1 Bf6 36. Rc7 $11 b5 37. Rc6 Rxa3 38. Ne4 Be7 39. Nc5 a5 40.
Rb6 axb4 41. Rxb5 Ra2+ 42. Kd3 Rh2 43. Na6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Najdorf Memorial 12th"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "2001.09.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2001.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Bd6 $5 {Fast eine Neuerung- dieser Zug wurde
bisher nur einmal gespielt. Short vermeidet damit die Variante 10...Nc6 11.Bd3
Bd6 12.Qa4!, die in seiner Partie gegen Dreev vorkam.} (10... Nc6 11. Bd3 Bd6
12. Qa4 h6 13. O-O Be6 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. Rd2 Bxf4 16. Qxf4 g5 $132 {Dreev,
A-Short,N/Beijing 2000}) 11. Bxd6 ({Harmlos wirkt} 11. Bg3 Bg4 12. Bd3 h6 13.
Qa4 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nc6 15. Rg1 Qf6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Rg3 Ne5 $13 {Arencibia,
W-Diaz,J/Holguin 1991}) (11. Qa4 $2 {wдre hier ein Fehler.} Bd7 12. Qd4 Nc6 13.
Qxd5 Bxf4 14. exf4 Re8+ 15. Be2 Qe7 $17) 11... Qxd6 12. Be2 {Als eine kleine
Entschдdigung kann WeiЯ seinen Lдufer auf e2 entwickeln. Aber steht er dort
wirklich besser?} (12. Bd3 {fьhrte mit Zugumstellung zu bekannten
Stellungsbildern :} Nc6 13. O-O Qf6 (13... Bg4 $2 14. Bxh7+) 14. Qb3 Rd8 15.
Rac1 Rb8 16. Rfd1 Bg4 17. Be2 $14 {Sokolov,A-Mozny,M/Germany 1993}) 12... Nc6
13. O-O Bg4 {Nun ist dieser Zug ohne Vorbereitung mцglich.} 14. Qa4 (14. Qb3 $6
{bringt WeiЯ nichts wegen} d4 $1 15. Rad1 Qe7) 14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Ne5 16. Be2
Qb6 17. Rab1 {Zu passiv gespielt. Schwarz gleicht nun mьhelos aus.} ({In Frage
kam} 17. Qb4 $5 Qe6 (17... Qxb4 18. axb4 a6 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Ra5 $16) 18. Rfd1
$14) 17... Rfd8 18. Rfd1 Rac8 19. h3 g6 20. Rd2 Nc4 21. Rd3 (21. Bxc4 dxc4 (
21... Rxc4 22. Qd1 Qc6 $14) 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Qxa7 Qd3 24. Rf1 b5 $44) 21...
Nxb2 $11 22. Qd4 Rc2 23. Bf3 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 b6 25. Bxd5 Rdc8 26. g4 h6 27. h4
Kg7 28. g5 hxg5 29. hxg5 R8c5 30. Be4 Rc1+ 31. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 32. Kg2 Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 6th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "2005.11.03"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2637"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 {Eine solide
Variante, die bisher noch nicht sehr viel Theorie einschlieЯt.} 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. e3 Nxc5 10. Bb5+ (10. Be5 $5 O-O 11. Be2 Be6 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rc1
Qd7 14. Nd4 a6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Qd4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Rfd1 Nd7 19. Rxc8
Rxc8 20. e4 $14 {Ftacnik,L-Boensch,U/Jenbach 2004}) 10... Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7
12. O-O O-O 13. Qe2 {Die Praxis hat gezeigt, dass WeiЯ sich hier schwer tut,
aus dem gegnerischen Isolani Kapital zu schlagen.} (13. Be5 Rac8 14. Rc1 (14.
Bd4 a6 15. Rc1 Ne4 16. Qd3 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Qxc8 19. Qd1 {Atalik,
S-Zvjaginsev,V/Istanbul 2003} f6 $11) 14... a6 15. h3 Rfd8 16. Qe2 Ne4 17. Rfd1
Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Rc8 $11 {Aleksandrov,A (2679)-Zvjaginsev,V (2654)/Poikovsky 2004}
) 13... Rac8 (13... Rfd8 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. Be5 Ne4 $1 16. Rac1 Qa4 $132) (13...
Bf6 $6 14. Be5 Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Qc7 16. Nf3 Rac8 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Nd4 $14 {
Bielicki,C-Darga,K/Havana 1964}) 14. Be5 a6 15. Bd4 Ne4 16. Ne5 Qf5 17. Rac1
Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Rxc8+ Qxc8 20. Nd3 Bf6 {Bruzon setzt die Abtauschaktion
fort. Nach dem Lдufertausch wird sein Isolani gut geschьtzt sein, andererseits
wird Schwarz kein aktives Gegenspiel haben. In Frage kam deswegen 20...Bd6, um
das Springermanцver Ne4-g5-e6 vorzubereiten.} (20... Bd6 $5) 21. Bxf6 (21. f3
Bxd4 22. exd4 Nf6 23. Nc5 h5 $11) 21... Nxf6 22. Qd2 h6 ({Besser war es, sofort
} 22... h5 $1 {zu ziehen.}) 23. f3 Qc4 24. b3 Qc7 25. Nf4 Qe5 $6 {Es wдre
besser, die Dame auf c5 zu platzieren, um die c-Linie dauerhaft unter
Kontrolle zu haben.} (25... Qc5 $5 26. Kf2 h5) 26. h3 Qa1+ 27. Kf2 Qb1 $6 {
Hier kann die schwarze Dame nichts angreifen, dafьr wird WeiЯ bald die c-Linie
ьbernehmen.} (27... Qe5 $14) 28. Ne2 h5 29. h4 Qh1 30. Kg3 Qb1 31. Nd4 $1 Nd7
32. Qc3 $1 Nf8 $2 {Der Springer wird hier passiv.} (32... Qxa2 $4 33. Nf5 Nf6
34. Qc8+ Kh7 35. Qf8 $18) (32... Kh7 $1 33. a4 Ne5 $14) 33. Kh2 g6 34. a4 $16 {
WeiЯ kann nun die gegnerischen Bauern b7 und d5 angreifen, ohne dabei seine
Schwдchen e3 und h4 aus den Augen zu verlieren.} Qa2 35. Kg3 Qa3 36. Qc7 Qa1
37. Qe7 Qe1+ $2 {Dieses Schach kommt WeiЯ sehr gelegen, aber die schwarze
Stellung war ohnehin kritisch.} (37... Ne6 $1 38. Qe8+ (38. Nxe6 Qe5+ $11)
38... Kg7 39. Nxe6+ fxe6 40. Qe7+ Kh6 41. Kf4 $16) 38. Kf4 $1 Qd2 $2 39. Kg5
$18 Qxg2+ (39... Kg7 40. Qf6+ Kg8 41. Kh6 Qxe3+ 42. f4 $18) 40. Kh6 Qb2 41. f4
1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.12.10"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Gyimesi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[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 "Eppingen"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5
(14... Qf6 15. Bh2 (15. hxg4 $1 Qxf4 16. Nh2 $14) 15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxf3 17.
gxf3 Na5 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. Bd6 Nb3 20. Rcd1 Rfd8 21. e5 Nc5 22. Bf5 Ne6 23. Rc1
g6 24. Bxe6 (24. Be4 Nf4 25. Kh2 d3 $1) 24... fxe6 25. Rfd1 Rxc1 $1 26. Rxc1 d3
$11 {Yermolinsky,A (2571)-Onischuk,A (2667)/Reno 2001}) 15. Rc1 (15. g4 Bg6 16.
Nd2 {ist hier die Hauptfortsetzung.}) 15... Rc8 16. Re1 {Gyimesi spielt diese
Vorbereitungszьge nicht zum ersten Mal, aber sie scheinen etwas langsam zu
sein.} Qf6 $5 {Auf diese Weise wickelt Artur in ein bekanntes Endspiel ab, daЯ
etwa ausgeglichen ist. Die andere logische Fortsetzung ist 16...Re8.} (16...
Re8 17. Bh2 $6 (17. g4 $1) 17... Bc7 18. Bxc7 Rxc7 19. Bb5 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 a6 $1
21. Bxc6 Rxc6 22. Qd3 Qb6 $11 {Gyimesi,Z (2564)-Doettling,F (2509)/Tel Aviv
2001}) (16... Bc7 $2 17. e5 Bg6 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qb3 Bb6 20. e6 $16 {Ribli,Z 
(2603)-Baramidze,D (2550)/Austria 2005}) 17. Bh2 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxf3 19. gxf3
Na5 20. Bd6 Nb3 21. Rcd1 Rfd8 22. e5 {Die entstandene Stellung ist mehr oder
weniger bekannt.} Nc5 $1 {Artur folgt der o.g. Partie von Onischuk, allerdings
stand der weiЯe Turm in dieser Partie noch auf f1.} ({Weniger uberzeugend ist} 
22... Ba5 23. Bb4 Bxb4 24. axb4 g6 25. f4 a5 26. bxa5 Nxa5 27. Kg2 Rc6 28. f5
Nc4 29. Re2 gxf5 30. Bxf5 $14 {Dreev,A (2680)-Beliavsky,A (2640)/Essen 2000})
23. Bf5 Ne6 24. b4 $5 {Der weiЯe Kцnig ist einen Schritt nдher zum Zentrum,
aber der Anziehende kann daraus kein Kapital schlagen.} (24. Kf1 g6 25. Bxe6 (
25. Be4 Bc7 $1 $11) 25... fxe6 26. Rc1 d3 27. Red1 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Bd4 29. b3 g5
$11) (24. Rc1 Rxc1 $5 (24... g6) 25. Rxc1 Nf4 26. Kf1 d3 27. Ke1 g6 28. Be4 f6
$11) 24... Rc3 25. a4 Bc7 ({Energischer war} 25... Ng5 $1 26. Be4 Nxe4 27. Rxe4
a6 $11) 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Rxd4 Rxf3 28. Kg2 Rf7 29. Rc1 (29. f4 $1 Bb6 30. Rc4
a5 31. Rb1 h6 32. Kf3 $14) 29... Bb6 30. Rd2 a5 31. bxa5 Bxa5 {Nach den
erfolgten Abtauschaktionen ist die Stellung ungefдhr ausgeglichen. WeiЯ hat
zwar einen schцneren Lдufer, aber es reicht nicht zu einem greifbaren Vorteil.}
32. Rb2 h5 33. Rc5 Ra8 34. Kg3 (34. Rcb5 Bc3 35. Rc2 (35. R2b3 Be1) 35... Ba5
36. Rbc5 Kh7 $11) 34... Kh7 $11 35. Rc4 g5 36. Re2 Kg6 37. Rb2 Rd8 38. Rc5 Ra8
39. Rc4 Rd8 40. Rc5 Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 02nd"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2001.05.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.05.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Qf6
$6 {Die Ergebnisse der letzten Partien sprechen eine klare Sprache - auf diese
Weise erreicht Schwarz keinen Ausgleich.} ({Besser ist} 14... Bh5 15. g4 Bg6)
15. hxg4 Qxf4 16. Nh2 $1 {Dieser starke Zug bereitet Schwarz Schwierigkeiten.
Die Blockadestrategie des WeiЯen ist einfach, aber sehr effektiv: seine Lдufer
und Dame blockieren den Bauern d4, der f-Bauer auf f4 verhindert die
Aktivierung des schwarzen Lдufers, und das Einbruchsfeld c2 wird von dem Rf2
kontrolliert.} Rac8 $146 {Eine Neuerung, aber keine Verbesserung.} ({
Natьrlicher sieht} 16... Ne5 17. g3 Qf6 {aus:} 18. f4 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Rac8 20.
Rf2 Rfe8 21. Rd1 Qe6 22. Re2 f6 23. Kg2 $14 {Van Wely,L-Doettling,F/Germany
2000}) 17. g3 Qb8 18. g5 $5 (18. f4 $14) 18... Ne5 19. Kg2 Rfd8 20. f4 Nc4 21.
Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Qd3 Qc8 23. Nf3 $14 {Die weiЯen Figuren bewegen sich langsam,
aber unaufhaltsam nach vorne. Der gegnerische Lдufer ist sehr passiv, und die
schwarze Kontrolle ьber die c-Linie spielt kaum eine Rolle. Man merke, wie
wichtig fьr die Blockade die Position des weiЯen Bauern auf b2 ist.} Rc2+ 24.
Rf2 Rxf2+ 25. Kxf2 Qh3 $1 ({Der taktische Trick} 25... Qc2+ $2 26. Qxc2 d3+ {
fьhrte lediglich zum Verlust des schwarzen Freibauern:} 27. Kg2 dxc2 28. Rc1
Rc8 29. Ne1 Bd4 30. b3 $16) 26. Rc1 h6 $2 {Schwarz beginnt, an seinem
Untergang zu basteln.} ({Wesentlich stдrker war} 26... Rc8 27. Rxc8+ Qxc8 28.
Kg2 Qc1 {, und Schwarz bekommt Gegenspiel:} 29. Qb3 $1 (29. b4 Qc3 $132) 29...
d3 30. Qxd3 Qxb2+ 31. Kh3 $14) 27. gxh6 Qxh6 28. Kg2 $1 Qg6 29. Ne5 Qe6 30. Kf3
f6 $2 {Eine derart krasse Schwдchung der weiЯen Felder vertrдgt die schwarze
Stellung nicht mehr.} (30... Rc8 $142 31. Rxc8+ Qxc8 32. Qc4 Qe8 33. Qd5 $16)
31. Ng6 Qh3 32. f5 $18 Qh5+ $2 (32... Qh2 33. Nf4 $18) 33. Kg2 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.14"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Arlandi, Ennio"]
[Black "Dervishi, Erald"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2423"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Be7 12. O-O Bf6 13. Rc1 {Diese
Entwicklungsmethode ist fьr Schwarz ungefдhrlich.} ({Die beste Fortsetzung fьr
WeiЯ in diesem Abspiel ist} 13. Qb3 $1 {[%cal Rb3b7,Rb3d5] Hier steht die Dame
am besten. Der Druck gegen b7 und d5 behindert die natьrliche Entwicklung von
Schwarz (Be6,Qe7).} g6 (13... Qb6 $6 14. Qxd5 $1 Rd8 15. Qe4 g6 16. Bg5 $1 Qxb2
17. Bc4 Kg7 18. Qh4 h5 19. Bxf7 $1 $16 {Kramnik,V-Short,N/Wijk aan Zee 2000}) (
13... Qe7 $6 14. Qxd5 Rd8 15. Qb3 Be6 16. Qc2 g6 {Gomez Esteban,J-Lopez
Martinez,J/Elgoibar 2000} 17. Rad1 Rac8 18. Qb1 $16) 14. Rac1 a6 15. Rfd1 Qe7
16. h3 Be6 17. Qb6 $1 {[%csl Rb6] ><b6} Rfd8 18. Bc2 Rac8 19. Ba4 $14 {
Schlosser,P-Chiburdanidze,M/Lippstadt 2000}) 13... a6 (13... Be6 14. b4 a6 15.
h3 Rc8 $6 (15... Qe7 $1) 16. Rc5 Be7 17. Rc2 Bf6 18. Qb1 g6 19. Rfc1 Qe7 20.
Rc5 Ra8 21. Qc2 Rfc8 22. Qd2 Qd8 23. Bb1 Be7 24. R5c3 Bf6 $11 {Ortega,
L-Timoscenko,G/Padova 1999}) 14. b4 Qe7 15. h3 Be6 {Schwarz entwickelt sich
harmonisch, vor allem seine Lдufer stehen sehr gut.} 16. Re1 g6 $2 {Genauer
war sofort 16...Rfc8.} (16... Rfc8 $1) 17. Re2 ({WeiЯ verpaЯt eine gьnstige
Mцglichkeit, das Zentrum zu цffnen:} 17. e4 $1 dxe4 ({Oder} 17... Rfd8 18. e5
Bg7 19. Bg5 f6 20. exf6 Bxf6 21. Qd2 $14) 18. Bxe4 {(Es droht Bd6)} Rfd8 (18...
Rfc8 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxc6 bxc6 21. Nd4 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 $16) 19. Qa4 $14 a5 $2
20. b5 Nd4 21. Rc7 Qe8 (21... Rd7 22. Bxb7 $18) 22. Bxb7 Nxf3+ 23. Bxf3 Rd4 24.
Qc2 $18) 17... Rfc8 18. Bb1 $6 ({Besser war} 18. Rec2 Qd8 $11) 18... Na7 $1 {
[%csl Ra3][%cal Ra7b5]} 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Rc2 Rxc2 21. Qxc2 $6 {Nach dieser
zweiten Ungenauigkeit ьbernimmt Schwarz endgьltig die Initiative. Richtig war
21.Bxc2.} (21. Bxc2 Nb5 22. Qc1 $11 {/\Bd3}) 21... Bf5 22. Qc1 Bxb1 23. Qxb1
Nb5 $15 24. Qc2 $6 (24. Qb3 Qe6 25. a4 Nc3 $15) 24... Nxa3 25. Qd3 Nb5 $6 {
Schwarz geht auf Nummer sicher und verschmдht den Bauern b4.} (25... Qxb4 $1
26. Qxd5 Nc4 27. Ng5 Bxg5 28. Bxg5 h5 $17) 26. Qxd5 Nc3 27. Qc4 Qe6 $15 28. Qc7
(28. Qxe6 fxe6 29. Be5 Kg7 $15) 28... Ne2+ 29. Kh2 Nxf4 30. Qxf4 Kg7 31. g3 Qf5
$1 $17 32. Qxf5 gxf5 33. Ne1 Be7 34. Nd3 Kf6 35. Kg2 Ke6 36. Kf3 Kd5 37. Kf4
Kc4 38. Ne5+ Kxb4 39. Nxf7 a5 40. Kxf5 a4 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Tripoli"]
[Date "2004.06.20"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Barsov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2507"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2004.06.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LBY"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Rc1 a6 10. cxd5 {Das sonst so beliebte 10.b4 erlebt nach der Partie
Nielsen-Kasparov eine kleine Krise.} (10. b4 Bd6 11. Bg5 a5 12. b5 Ne7 $1 13.
Bxf6 gxf6 14. a4 Bb4 $1 15. Be2 dxc4 16. O-O Nd5 17. Na2 Nb6 18. Qc2 e5 19.
Nxb4 axb4 20. Bxc4 Nxc4 21. Qxc4 Rxa4 22. Rfd1 Qb6 $15 {Nielsen,P-Kasparov,G/
Reykjavik rapid 2004}) 10... exd5 11. Bd3 (11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Rxc5 Nxf4 13. Qxd8
(13. exf4 $2 Qe7+) 13... Nxd8 14. exf4 Ne6 15. Rc4 b5 16. Rb4 Re8 $44) (11. Bg5
$6 d4 $1 12. Nb5 $2 dxe3 13. Qxd8 exf2+ 14. Ke2 Rxd8 $19 {Dreev,A-Short,N/
Linares 1995}) 11... Ba7 (11... d4 $2 12. Ne2 $16 {kostet Schwarz einen Bauern.
}) 12. Ne2 $146 {Diese Neuerung bringt Schwarz nicht in Verlegenheit.} (12. O-O
d4 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Be3 Qh4 16. Bxa7 Rxa7 17. Qa4 Qxa4 18. Nxa4
Be6 $1 19. Be2 Re8 20. Rfe1 Kf8 $11 {Ivanchuk,V-Kramnik,V/Linares 1999}) 12...
Bg4 13. Qb3 (13. O-O Bxf3 14. gxf3 Bb8 15. Bg3 Qb6 $11) 13... Qa5+ $1 {[%mdl 4]
Gut gespielt! Barsov hat gemerkt, dass er nicht zu frьh auf f3 tauschen soll,
was dem weiЯen Kцnig den Weg auf g2 ermцglicht.} (13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qa5+ 15.
Kf1 Qb6 (15... Bb8 16. Bg5 $1 $16) 16. Qxb6 Bxb6 17. Ng3 $14) 14. Kf1 (14. Nd2
d4 $1 15. Qxb7 (15. e4 Bxe2 16. Kxe2 Bb8 $11) 15... dxe3 16. fxe3 Ne5 $40) (14.
Qc3 Qxc3+ 15. Rxc3 Bxf3 16. gxf3 d4 $11) 14... Bb8 $1 15. h3 {Recht riskant
war die Einnahme des geopferten Bauern, Beliavsky spielt lieber auf Nummer
sicher.} (15. Qxb7 Bxf4 16. Rxc6 (16. Nxf4 Rfb8 17. Qxc6 Rc8 18. Qxc8+ Rxc8 19.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 $15) 16... Rfb8 17. Qe7 Bh6 $44) (15. Bg5 {Dieser Zug war stark
beim eingeschalteten Abtausch auf f3 (siehe 13...Bxf3), hier hat Schwarz eine
gute Erwiderung.} Ne4 $1 16. Qxb7 Ne5 $36) 15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 Bxf4 17. Nxf4
Ne5 18. Kg2 d4 $1 19. exd4 Ng6 {Auf diese Weise erzwingt Schwarz Remis. Mit 19.
..Nxd3 kцnnte er sogar nach mehr streben.} (19... Nxd3 $5 20. Nxd3 Qg5+ 21. Kh2
Rad8 22. Rhg1 Qf5 $44) 20. Nxg6 Qg5+ 21. Kh2 hxg6 22. Rhg1 (22. Rhd1 Qf4+ 23.
Kg2 Qg5+ 24. Kh2 (24. Kf1 Qh4 $40) (24. Kh1 Qh4 25. Kg2 Nh5 $40) 24... Qf4+ $11
) 22... Qf4+ 23. Kg2 Qg5+ 24. Kh1 Qh6 $1 (24... Qh4 $6 25. Rg3 Qxd4 26. Bxg6
$14) 25. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 3rd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2001.05.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2631"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2001.05.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Qf6 13. b4 Bf5 14. Bxf5 (
{Auf das meistgespielte} 14. b5 Nd4 15. Bxf5 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Qxf5 {war
Christopher mit Sicherheit gut vorbereitet.}) 14... Qxf5 15. Qb1 {Dies ist
eine alte Empfehlung von Lputian, die bisher in der Turnierpraxis nicht vorkam.
} Qxb1 (15... Qe6 16. a4 a5 17. bxa5 Nxa5 18. Rd1 Rfd8 19. Be5 $14 {Lputian})
16. Raxb1 {Hier erlaubte ich mir, von Lputians Empfehlung abzuweichen. Der
weiЯe Turm f1 wird auf den Linien "c" oder "d" Anwendung finden.} (16. Rfxb1
$14 {Lputian}) 16... Rfd8 ({In Frage kam auch} 16... Rac8 $5) 17. a4 $1 $14 {
Plцtzlich ist der schwarze Lдufer in Gefahr.} Rac8 ({In Frage kam} 17... a6 18.
b5 Na5 $1 (18... axb5 19. Rxb5 Ra6 20. Rfb1 Ba7 21. Rxb7 Rxa4 22. Ng5 $16) 19.
bxa6 Rxa6 $14) 18. a5 Bc7 19. Bxc7 Rxc7 20. Rfc1 Rdc8 21. Kf1 g6 $1 22. Rc5 Ne7
23. Nd4 $1 {Betont die Nutzlichkeit des Turms b1. WeiЯ soll die offene Linie
"c" nicht aufgeben.} (23. Rxc7 $6 Rxc7 24. Nd4 Rc4 $11) 23... Rxc5 (23... a6
24. Ke2 $14) 24. bxc5 Rc7 {Die gegenseitigen Schwдchen c5 und b7 prдgen das
weitere Geschehen.} 25. Ke2 ({Nichts brachte} 25. a6 $2 bxa6 26. c6 Rc8 $1 27.
Rc1 Kf8 $11) 25... Kf8 {Schwarz bereitet das Schlagen auf c5 vor...} (25... Nf5
$2 26. a6 $1 (26. Nxf5 gxf5 27. Rc1 b6 28. c6 Kf8 $11) 26... bxa6 27. Nxf5 gxf5
28. Rc1 Kg7 29. Kd3 Kf6 30. Kd4 Ke6 31. Ra1 Rc6 $16 {, und Schwarz werden bald
die Zьge ausgehen.}) (25... Nc6 $2 26. Nxc6 bxc6 27. a6 $16) 26. Kf3 $1 {
, und WeiЯ verhindert es erneut!} ({Falsch wдre die natьrliche Zentralisierung
des Kцnigs} 26. Kd3 $2 Rxc5 27. Rxb7 Rxa5 {, und es geht nicht} 28. Rxe7 $4 {
wegen} Ra3+ {Dagegen ist direkt nach dem Textzug und auch spдter die
analogische Variante fьr Schwarz nicht spielbar.}) 26... Kg7 $6 {Dieser Zug,
nach langem Nachdenken gespielt, sieht nicht ьberzeugend aus. Schwarz versucht,
dem weiЯen Kцnig zu opponieren, anstatt seinen Kцnigsmarsch zum Damenflьgel
fortzusetzen.} (26... Nc6 27. Nxc6 bxc6 28. g4 $14) (26... Ke8 27. g4 $1 (27.
Kf4 f6 28. Ne6 Rc6 29. Ng7+ $2 Kf7 30. Rxb7 a6 $1 $17 {/\Rc5}) 27... f6 28. h4
$14) ({Die beste Verteidigungsmцglichkeit war} 26... a6 $1 27. g4 Nc6 $1 28.
Nxc6 Rxc6 29. Rc1 Ke7 30. Ke2 $14 {, und das Turmendspiel hat eine remisliche
Tendenz.}) 27. h4 (27. g4 $5 $14) 27... h5 $138 28. Kf4 Nf5 $5 {Dieser Zug war
eine Ьberraschung fьr mich. Schwarz strebt den Ьbergang in das Turmendspiel
mit dem "Holz" h5, f5, f7 und d5!} ({Ich rechnete eher mit} 28... Kf6 29. Rb5
$1 {/\a6} Nc6 (29... Nf5 30. a6 $1 bxa6 31. Ra5 Nxd4 32. exd4 Rc6 33. Ra2 Re6
34. f3 Ke7 35. Rb2 $14) 30. Nxc6 bxc6 31. Rb8 $16) 29. Nxf5+ gxf5 30. c6 $1 {
Die einzige Mцglichkeit, auf Gewinn zu spielen.} (30. Rc1 Kf6 $11) 30... bxc6 (
30... Rxc6 $2 31. Rxb7 Ra6 32. Rb5 $18) 31. Kxf5 c5 $6 ({In Frage kam} 31...
Re7 $5 32. a6 ({Besser ist} 32. Rc1 $5 Re6 33. Rc2 $14) 32... Re6 33. Rb7 c5 $1
(33... Rf6+ $2 34. Ke5 $16) 34. Rxa7 d4 35. exd4 cxd4 36. Ra8 d3 37. a7 Ra6 {
, und Schwarz hдlt das Unentschieden.}) 32. Ke5 d4 33. Kd6 $1 $16 {Vor dem
Bauerngewinn wird der schwarze Turm abgedrдngt.} (33. exd4 $2 cxd4 34. Kxd4 Rc2
$14) 33... Rc8 34. Kd7 $1 Rg8 35. exd4 cxd4 36. Rb5 Kf6 (36... Kh6 $2 37. g3
Rg4 38. Rd5 $16) 37. g3 Rg4 38. Rxh5 d3 39. Rd5 Ra4 40. Kc6 Ke6 41. Rxd3 Rxa5 {
Nach dem Erreichen der Zeitkontrolle behielt WeiЯ gute Gewinnchancen.} 42. Re3+
Kf6 43. Rf3+ Kg6 44. Rf4 f5 45. Rf3 Ra2 $2 {M.E. sollte Schwarz versuchen, den
weiЯen Monarchen vom Kцnigsflьgel abgeschnitten zu halten.} (45... Kh5 $1 46.
Kd6 Kg6 47. Ke6 Rb5 $16) 46. Kd5 Ra4 (46... a5 47. Kc4 Rb2 (47... a4 48. Kb4 a3
49. Kb3 Ra1 50. Rf4 $18) 48. Kc3 Rb6 49. Rf4 Ra6 50. Ra4 Rc6+ 51. Kd4 Ra6 52.
Ke3 Kf6 53. Kf4 Kg6 54. h5+ Kxh5 55. Kxf5 $18) 47. Kc5 Ra2 48. Kc4 Ra4+ 49. Kb3
Rd4 50. Kc3 $18 {Nach der Rьckkehr des weiЯen Kцnigs ist die Stellung
technisch gewonnen.} Ra4 51. Kb3 Rd4 52. Kc3 Ra4 {Die einzige Rettungschance
von Schwarz besteht im Abtausch der f-Bauern, deswegen kontrolliert er die 4.
Reihe.} 53. Kd2 ({Leicht gewann} 53. Rd3 $1 Ra2 (53... f4 54. Rd4 $18) 54. Rd2
Ra4 55. Rd6+ Kh5 56. Rd4 Ra2 57. Rf4 Kg6 58. Kd3 a5 59. Ke3 a4 60. Kf3 Ra1 61.
Rb4 a3 62. Ra4 $18) 53... a5 54. Rd3 f4 55. Ke2 $2 {Dies erschwert die
Gewinnfьhrung.} ({In der 2. Zeitnot ьbersah ich die simple Mцglichkeit, das
Bauernpaar "f" und "g" zu behalten.} 55. g4 $1 f3 56. Rd6+ Kg7 57. Rd7+ $1 Kg8
(57... Kg6 58. h5+ Kg5 59. Rg7+ Kf4 60. h6 Ra2+ 61. Kd3 Rxf2 62. h7 Rh2 63. g5
$18) 58. g5 $1 Rxh4 59. Ke3 Rg4 60. Rd5 $18) 55... fxg3 56. fxg3 Re4+ 57. Re3
Rb4 58. Re5 Rb3 $1 59. Kf2 a4 60. Ra5 Ra3 $1 61. Kg2 Ra1 62. Kh3 $6 {Dieser
falsche Plan kostet WeiЯ endgьltig den Sieg. Der beste Platz fьr den Kцnig war
das Feld h2, und das Bauernpaar solte sich in Bewegung setzen.} (62. g4 $1 {
Ich sah diesen Gewinnplan, verwarf ihn aber, weil er mir "zu kompliziert"
erschien.} a3 63. Ra6+ Kg7 64. g5 a2 (64... Ra2+ $2 65. Kg3 Ra1 66. Kg4 a2 67.
Kh5 $18) 65. Kh2 $1 (65. h5 $2 Rb1 66. Rxa2 Rb5 67. Ra7+ Kg8 68. Ra8+ Kh7 $1
69. g6+ Kg7 70. Ra7+ Kg8 71. Rh7 Rb3 72. Kf2 Rh3 $1 $11 {fьhrt zu einer
bekannten remislichen Stellung von Kasparian.}) 65... Rb1 (65... Kh7 66. h5 Rb1
(66... Kg8 67. Ra8+ Kg7 68. Ra7+ Kg8 69. h6 Rb1 70. Rxa2 Rb5 71. Rg2 $18) 67.
Rxa2 Rb5 68. Rg2 $18 {, deswegen muЯ der weiЯe Kцnig auf h2!}) 66. Rxa2 Kg6 67.
Ra6+ Kf5 68. Kg3 Rb3+ 69. Kf2 $18 {mit einer theoretisch gewonnenen Stellung.})
62... a3 63. Kg4 $2 (63. g4 $1 a2 64. Ra6+ Kg7 65. Kh2 $18) 63... a2 $11 64.
Ra7 $1 (64. h5+ Kg7 65. Kg5 Rg1 $11) 64... Kf6 65. h5 {Ich war mir sicher, auf
diese Art "einfacher" zu gewinnen, doch Schwarz kann sich retten.} Ke6 $1 (
65... Ke5 $2 66. Ra6 $1 $18) 66. h6 Kf6 $1 67. h7 Rh1 68. Rxa2 Kg7 69. Ra5 (69.
Kg5 Rb1 $1 (69... Kxh7 $2 70. Ra7+ Kg8 71. Kg6 $18) 70. Rh2 (70. Ra7+ Kh8 $11)
70... Kh8 71. g4 Rb5+ 72. Kf4 Rb7 $11) 69... Rb1 $1 {Diese einfache
Verteidigungsidee ьbersah ich in meinen Vorausberechnungen. Schwarz nimmt
nicht den Bauern h7!} 70. Rh5 Kh8 71. Kh4 (71. Rh6 Rb4+ 72. Kg5 Rb5+ 73. Kh4
Rb1 $11) 71... Rb6 72. g4 Ra6 73. Kg3 Ra3+ 74. Kh4 Ra6 75. g5 Ra4+ 76. Kg3 Ra5
77. Kf4 Ra4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 31st"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2001.05.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2685"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2001.05.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 Re8
15. Rc1 a6 16. Bxa6 $5 $146 {Ein neuer Versuch von WeiЯ. Innerhalb von vier
Zьgen verschwinden alle Damenflьgelbauern vom Brett. WeiЯ gewinnt dann
meistens den Isolani d5, aber nicht die Partie - zu begrenzt ist das restliche
Material. Bei der Europa-Meisterschaft in Ohrid kam der Textzug dreimal vor,
das Ergebnis war jedesmal das gleiche - Remis.} (16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18.
Rc3 d4 19. Rd3 Qd5 20. exd4 Re4 $44 {Van Wely,L-Kasparov,G/Wijk aan Zee 2001})
(16. Rc2 d4 17. e4 Bc7 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. Rc5 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qe7 $11) 16... Rxa6
17. b5 Rxa3 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Rxc6 Re6 ({Eine andere Mцglichkeit ist} 19... Ra7
20. Qb3 ({besser war} 20. Rd6 $1 Rd7 21. Qxd5 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rxd6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6
24. Bxd6 $14) 20... Bxf3 21. gxf3 Bc7 22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Bxc7 Qxc7 24. Qxd5 Qe5
25. Rd1 Qxd5 26. Rxd5 g6 $14 {, und WeiЯ kann das Endspiel nicht gewinnen,
Malakhatko,V-Pigusov,E/Ohrid 2001}) 20. Qc1 ({Wenig Gewinnaussichten bietet
WeiЯ} 20. Rxe6 $6 fxe6 21. Qc1 Qa8 22. Qb2 Bxf3 23. Qxb6 Ra6 24. Qc7 Be4 25.
Be5 Ra7 26. Qb6 Ra6 27. Qb5 Ra7 28. Rc1 h6 $11 {Atalik,S-Short,N/Ohrid 2001})
20... Rxc6 ({Sehr schlecht wдre} 20... Ra8 $2 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Qc6 Bf7 23. Ng5
$16) 21. Qxc6 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Ra8 ({Das Eindringen des weiЯen Turms zuzulassen
wдre fьr Schwarz gefдhrlich:} 22... h6 23. Rb1 Ba7 24. Rb5 (24. Rb7 $14) 24...
d4 25. Rd5 $36) 23. Rb1 Ba5 24. Rd1 ({Genauer war} 24. Rb5 $1 Rc8 (24... d4 $4
25. Rd5 Qf8 26. Bd6 $18) 25. Qxd5 Bc7 26. Qxd8+ Bxd8 $14 {, und Schwarz konnte
die Lдufer nicht tauschen. Dennoch sollte fьr ihn das Endspiel problemlos
haltbar sein.}) 24... Rc8 25. Qxd5 Bc7 $1 26. Qb3 (26. Qxd8+ $2 Rxd8 27. Rxd8+
Bxd8 $11) 26... Qe8 27. Bg3 Bxg3 28. fxg3 g6 29. Kf2 Qc6 {Schwarz tauscht die
Damen und erreicht eine theoretisch remisliche Stellung.} 30. g4 h6 31. Qb4
Qc2+ 32. Qd2 g5 33. Qxc2 Rxc2+ 34. Kg3 Rc3 35. Rd8+ Kg7 36. Re8 Kg6 37. h4 Kg7
38. Re5 Kf6 39. Rf5+ Kg6 40. h5+ Kg7 41. Kf2 Rc2+ 42. Ke1 Ra2 43. Rd5 Rb2 44.
Rd2 Rb3 45. Ke2 Ra3 46. Rc2 Rb3 47. Kd2 Ra3 48. Rc3 Ra6 49. Kd3 Rf6 50. Ke4
Re6+ 51. Kd5 Rf6 52. e4 Ra6 53. e5 Rb6 54. Rc7 Ra6 55. Rd7 Rb6 56. Ke4 Rb4+ 57.
Rd4 Rb1 58. f4 gxf4 59. Kxf4 Rf1+ 60. Ke4 Re1+ 61. Kd5 Ra1 62. Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Chuchelov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 64]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 dxc4 6. e4 Nc6 7. e5
Nb4 8. Qb1 Nd7 $6 {Diese Fortsetzung hat keinen guten Ruf. Sicherer und besser
ist 8...Nfd5.} (8... Nfd5 $1) 9. Bxc4 c5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 $6 $146 (10... Qc7 11.
Bf4 $1 (11. a3 $6 Qxc5 12. Bb3 $6 Nc6 13. Bf4 Ndxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Qe4 Nd7
$13 {Itkis,B-Kruppa,Y/Nikolaev 1995}) 11... Qxc5 12. Be2 $1 (12. Bb3 $6 Nc6 13.
Qe4 Qb4 $11) 12... Nc6 (12... Nd5 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. O-O $16) 13. O-O {/\} Ndxe5
14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Nb5 $16 {Kruppa}) 11. O-O a6 12. a3 Nc6 13. b4 Nd7 14. Qe4
Qc7 15. Bf4 $16 {Mit spielerischer Leichtigkeit erreichte WeiЯ einen
deutlichen Vorteil. Schwarz steht sehr eingeengt und hat groЯe Schwierigkeiten
mit der weiteren Entwicklung.} b5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Ein Zug, der zum Verlust
fьhren sollte.} (15... g5 16. Bg3 $1 (16. Nxg5 $2 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Ncxe5 $19)
16... h5 17. h3 g4 18. hxg4 hxg4 19. Qxg4 Ncxe5 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. Qg7 $16) (
15... b6 16. b5 $1 axb5 17. Nxb5 Qb7 18. Rfd1 $16) (15... Nb6 16. Rfc1 (16. Bd3
Nxb4 17. axb4 Qxc3 18. Bd2 Qc6 19. Qg4 $36) 16... Nxc4 17. Qxc4 b5 18. Qd3 Bb7
19. Ne4 $16) 16. Nxb5 $3 {Eine schцne Widerlegung. WeiЯ gewinnt mindestens
zwei Bauern.} axb5 17. Bxb5 $18 Bb7 18. Rfc1 {[%cal Rc1c7]} Rc8 (18... Ndb8 19.
Nd4 $18) 19. Nd4 Ndb8 20. Bxc6+ Nxc6 21. b5 Qa5 22. bxc6 Ba8 23. a4 O-O 24. Rc4
Rb8 25. Rac1 $2 {Die Aktivierung des Turms war unnцtig und kostete Chuchelov
nur wertvolle Bedenkzeit.} ({Am einfachsten gewann} 25. Qc2 Rfc8 26. h3 $18)
25... Ba3 26. R1c3 Bb2 27. Rh3 g6 28. Nb5 Rfc8 (28... Rxb5 $2 29. axb5 Qa1+ 30.
Bc1 Bxc1 31. Qe1 Bb2 32. Qxa1 Bxa1 33. f4 $18) 29. g4 $4 $138 {[%mdl 8192] In
der beginnenden Zeitnot unterlдuft WeiЯ ein furchtbarer Fehler.} ({Leicht
gewann} 29. Rb3 $1 Ba1 30. h3 Rb6 31. Nd6 $1 Rcxc6 (31... Rxb3 32. Nxc8 Qc7 33.
Nd6 $18) 32. Rxc6 Bxc6 33. Qxc6 $1 Rxc6 34. Rb8+ Kg7 35. Ne8+ Kf8 36. Nf6+ Ke7
37. Re8#) 29... Rb6 $5 {Vaganian wittert sofort seine Chance und verzichtet
auf die Vereinfachung} (29... Rxc6 30. Rxc6 Bxc6 31. Qxc6 Qxa4 32. Qc7 Qxb5 $11
) 30. Qe2 $2 (30. Nd6 $142 Bxc6 31. Re3 $1 $16) 30... Rbxc6 31. Bd2 $2 (31.
Rxc6 Bxc6 $36) 31... Qxd2 $1 32. Qxd2 Rxc4 $19 33. f3 Rc1+ {Eine tragische
Partie!} 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.04"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 Re8
15. Rc1 a6 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qd3 {Eine prophylaktische
Herangehensweise. WeiЯ versucht nicht, den Isolani d5 zu gewinnen, sondern
kьmmert sich in erster Linie um seine Blockade.} (18. Rc3 d4 19. Rd3 Qd5 20.
exd4 Re4 $44 {Van Wely,L-Kasparov,G/Wijk aan Zee 2001}) 18... d4 19. e4 Bc7 20.
Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Rfe1 Qf4 22. Kg2 Rad8 $146 (22... Re7 23. Rc2 Rae8 24. Rce2 Kh8
$2 (24... Qf6 $11) 25. Nxd4 Ne5 26. Qe3 Qxe3 27. Rxe3 Nc4 28. Rc3 b5 29. f3 $16
{Gyimesi,Z-Van den Doel,E/Tel Aviv 2001}) 23. Rc2 Kh7 24. Qd2 $1 {Im Endspiel
hat WeiЯ die besten Chancen, die Isolanischwдche auszunutzen.} Qxd2 (24... Qf6
25. Ng5+ Kg8 26. f4 $14) 25. Nxd2 g5 $1 {Sonst folgt 26.f2-f4.} 26. Rc5 f6 (
26... Kg6 $5) 27. h4 Ne5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Danach wird der Bauer g5 zu einer
Schwдche.} ({Korrekt war} 27... gxh4 $1 28. Rh5+ Kg6 29. Rxh4 d3 30. f4 Nd4 $11
) 28. hxg5 fxg5 (28... Nxg4 29. gxf6 Nxf6 30. f4 $14) 29. Rd1 $14 Kg6 30. Nf3
$1 Nxf3 31. Kxf3 {Das Turmendspiel ist deutlich besser fьr den Anziehenden,
die Schwдche der Bauern d4 und g5 fдllt sofort ins Auge.} Re6 32. Rd5 Rf8+ 33.
Rf5 Rh8 (33... Rd8 $14) 34. Rxd4 Rh3+ 35. Kg2 Rxa3 36. f3 Rb3 37. Rdd5 Rxb4 38.
Rxg5+ Kh7 (38... Kh6 $5) 39. Rd7 Rg6 40. Rh5+ Rh6 41. Re5 $1 {Schwarz ist
seine Schwдchen losgeworden, kann aber trotzdem nicht erleichtert aufatmen:
die weiЯen Tьrme auf der siebten Reihe und die mobilen weiЯen Bauern wiegen
mehr als seine Freibauern auf dem Damenflьgel.} b5 42. g5 Rg6 43. Kg3 Rb1 44.
f4 $16 Rg1+ (44... a5 45. Re8 $1 (45. Rb7 $2 a4 46. Rexb5 Rxb5 47. Rxb5 Ra6 48.
f5 g6 $1 $14) 45... Rc6 46. f5 $16) 45. Kf2 Rc1 46. Kf3 Rcc6 47. Ree7 b4 48.
Rb7 a5 49. Kg4 Rc1 50. Re8 $18 Rgc6 51. f5 Rg1+ 52. Kf4 Rf1+ 53. Kg4 Rg1+ 54.
Kf4 Rf1+ 55. Ke5 Rd1 56. Rbb8 Rc5+ 57. Kf4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Galego, Luis"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "187"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. Bd3
b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. O-O Qc8 {Diese Variante genieЯt in letzter Zeit
groЯe Popularitдt. WeiЯ hofft, aus seinem Raumvorteil Kapital zu schlagen,
aber die schwarze Stellung ist sehr solide.} 12. h3 Qb7 $1 ({Weniger genau ist
} 12... Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qb7 {, obwohl dieser Tempoverlust kaum von Bedeutung ist.
Der weitere Spielverlauf ist interessant, da sich Vaganian in der Textpartie
derselben Idee (Nf6-e4) bedient.} 14. Rfc1 h6 15. Qc2 Rfc8 16. Rab1 axb4 17.
axb4 Ra7 18. Na4 b5 19. Nc3 Rca8 20. Nd2 Bd8 21. Nb3 Bc7 22. Bxc7 Qxc7 23. f4
$2 (23. f3 $142) 23... Ne4 $1 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Qxe4 Nf6 26. Qe5 Nd5 $17 {
Dautov,R-Kasimdzhanov,R/Essen2001}) 13. Qc2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Ra7 $1 $146 {Eine
gute Neuerung. Schwarz verdoppelt seine Tьrme, um die a-Linie sicher zu
kontrollieren.} (14... axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Rxa1 Ra8 17. Qb1 Bd8 18. Nd2 h6
19. Ra2 bxc5 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. bxc5 Qa3 22. Nb3 Qb4 23. Qc2 Ne8 $11 {Van Wely,
L-Karpov,A/Monaco 2001}) 15. Rfc1 ({Wenig verspricht WeiЯ die Linienцffnung} 
15. cxb6 Nxb6 (15... Qxb6 16. b5 cxb5 17. Nxb5 Raa8 18. Rab1 Qa6 $11) 16. bxa5
Rxa5 17. Rfb1 Qa7 18. Ne5 Rc8 $11) 15... axb4 16. axb4 Rfa8 $11 17. Rab1 b5 18.
Qc2 $6 {Hier und im nдchsten Zug verliert WeiЯ kostbare Zeit. Er sollte seinen
Springer sofort auf b3 ьberfьhren, um die a-Linie notfalls mit Nb3-a5
schlieЯen zu kцnnen.} (18. Nd2 $1 Bd8 19. Nb3 Bc7 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Na5 e5 22.
f3 $11 {/\} Re8 23. Nxc6 $1 Qxc6 24. Nxb5 $44) 18... Bd8 19. Qd1 Bc7 20. Bxc7
Qxc7 21. Ra1 Ne4 $1 {(Vergleiche mit der Partie Dautov-Kasimdzhanov). Schwarz
ьbernimmt die Initiative.} 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Rxa7 Qxa7 {[%cal Ra7a2]} 24. Nd2 (
24. Ne5 $6 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Qa3 26. Rb1 Qa2 $17) 24... Nf6 25. Nb3 Nd5 {[%csl Rb4]
><b4} 26. Ra1 Qb8 27. Na5 {Dies kommt zu spдt, Schwarz steht bereits besser.}
Ra6 $15 28. Qb1 f5 29. Ra3 Qa8 30. Qb2 g5 31. Qb1 Kg7 32. Qb2 h5 33. Qb1 Kh6
34. Qe1 h4 35. Ra2 Qb8 36. Ra3 Qc7 37. Kh1 Ra8 38. Ra1 Ra6 39. Qb1 Qa7 40. Qe1
Qg7 {/\g4} 41. Nb3 $1 {Dieses Bauernopfer kommt gerade rechzeitig, um das
Schlimmste fьr WeiЯ zu verhindern. Mit seiner aktiven Dame bekommt Galego
Gegenspiel.} Rxa1 42. Qxa1 Nxb4 43. Qa8 $132 Qf6 44. Kg1 f4 45. Nd2 fxe3 46.
fxe3 Kg7 47. Nxe4 Qf8 48. Qxf8+ Kxf8 49. Kf2 Nd5 50. Ke2 b4 51. Kd3 b3 52. Nxg5
Nxe3 53. Kc3 Ke7 54. Nf3 Nxg2 55. Ne5 Kf6 56. Kxb3 Nf4 57. Nxc6 Nxh3 58. Ne5
Nf4 59. c6 Nd5 60. Kc4 Kf5 61. Kc5 h3 62. Nf3 Kf4 63. Nh2 Kg3 64. Nf1+ Kf2 65.
Nh2 Kg2 66. Ng4 Kg3 67. Ne3 Nxe3 68. c7 h2 69. c8=Q h1=Q 70. Qxe6 Qc1+ 71. Kd6
Qa3+ 72. Kd7 Qa7+ 73. Kc6 Qa6+ 74. Kd7 Qb7+ 75. Kd6 Kf4 76. Qh6+ Kf3 77. Qh1+
Ng2 78. Qh5+ Ke4 79. Qe5+ Kd3 80. Qf5+ Kd2 81. Qa5+ Ke2 82. Qh5+ Kf2 83. Qf5+
Kg1 84. d5 Ne3 85. Qf3 Qb6+ 86. Ke7 Qc5+ 87. Ke6 Nc4 88. Qg3+ Kf1 89. Qf3+ Ke1
90. Qg3+ Kd2 91. d6 Nb6 92. Qf4+ Kd1 93. Qf3+ Kc1 94. Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Malakhatko, Vadim"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2524"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 {Eine seltene
Fortsetzung. Schwarz wьnscht sich, wie in der Variante 5...0-0 6.e3 Nbd7, eine
Isolani-Stellung mit dem Springer auf c5. WeiЯ hat eine breite Palette
verschiedener Mцglichkeiten.} 7. e3 (7. g3 O-O 8. cxd5 Nxd5 $1 9. Nxd5 exd5 10.
Bg2 Nxc5 11. O-O Bf5 $1 12. Rc1 (12. Nd4 Be4 13. Bh3 Qb6 14. b3 Ne6 $11 {
Krasenkow,M-Zontakh,A/Cutro 1999}) 12... Be4 13. Be3 Ne6 14. Nd4 Bxg2 15. Kxg2
Bf6 $11 {Epishin,V-Short,N/Deutschland 1998}) (7. Bd6 dxc4 (7... O-O 8. cxd5
exd5 9. e3 Bxd6 10. cxd6 Qxd6 11. Be2 $14) (7... Nxc5 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 exd5
10. e3 O-O 11. Be2 $14) 8. Qd4 O-O 9. e4 Nd7 10. Bxc4 Naxc5 11. Rd1 Bxd6 12.
Qxd6 Qb6 13. Bb5 a6 14. Qxb6 Nxb6 15. Be2 Nba4 $11 {Portisch,L-Ivkov,B/Prague
1970}) (7. cxd5 $1 {M.E. das Beste.} exd5 (7... Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. e4 $1 dxe4
10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. Bb5+ $36) 8. g3 (8. e3 Nxc5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Rc1
Be6 12. Nd4 Rc8 $11 {Yakovich,Y-Zvjaginsev,V/Samara 1998}) ({aussichtreicher
scheint mir} 8. Bd6 $5) 8... Nxc5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3
d4 13. Nb5 Ne6 14. Be5 Qa5 $11 {Van Wely,L-Van der Sterren,P/Rotterdam 1999})
7... Nxc5 8. Be2 {Sehr vorsichtig gespielt. Offensichtlich verfolgte WeiЯ das
einzige Ziel - nicht zu verlieren.} ({Etwas mehr verspricht} 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9.
Nxd5 exd5 10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. O-O {mit einer typischen
"Etwas-Besser-Aber-Nicht-Zu-Gewinnen" - Isoliani-Stellung.}) 8... O-O 9. O-O (
9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. O-O Qb6 $11) 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 a6 11. Ne5 Ncd7
$1 $11 {Der einfachste Weg zum Ausgleich, nach dem Abtausch des Ne5 kann
Schwarz seine Entwicklung problemlos beenden.} 12. Be2 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Qa5 14.
Bg3 b5 15. Bf3 Ra7 16. a3 Rd8 17. Qe2 Rad7 18. Rfd1 Qb6 19. Rxd7 Rxd7 20. Rd1
Bb7 21. Be5 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Qc6 {Schwarz hegt die Hoffnung, mit
Nf6-d7 die lange schwarze Diagonale zu ьbernehmen, aber WeiЯ ist auf der Hut.}
24. Ne2 $1 Nd7 25. Bc3 Nb6 26. h3 Nd5 (26... Na4 27. Bd4 f6 28. b3 Nc5 29. Bxc5
Bxc5 30. Qc2 $11) 27. Bd4 Bf8 28. Nc3 f6 29. Nxd5 Qxd5 30. Qc2 e5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.10.22"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Graf, Alexander"]
[Black "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2005.10.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Tegernsee"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 Qxd5 {Vor 4 Jahren empfahl ich diesen Zug in meiner CD D37. A.Graf findet
eine Verstдrkung des weiЯen Spiels.} 9. Bd3 Qa5+ 10. Kf1 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]
Eine wichtige Neuerung. Der weiЯe Kцnig macht sich auf den Weg nach h2. Ich
analysierte nur 10.Nd2 und 10.Ke2, mit gutem Spiel fьr Schwarz in beiden
Fдllen.} (10. Nd2 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Qxa6 12. Qe2 c5 13. Bxb8 Qxe2+ 14. Kxe2 Raxb8
15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Rac1 Rfc8 $11 {Yakovich,Y-Gelfand,B/Minsk 1986}) (10. Ke2 Ba6
11. a3 (11. Bxc7 Bxd3+ 12. Qxd3 Na6 13. Bg3 Nb4 14. Qb3 Qa6+ 15. Kd2 Rfc8 $40)
11... c5 12. b4 (12. dxc5 bxc5 $11) 12... Bxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Qa4 14. Rhc1 (14. bxc5
bxc5 15. Rhc1 Rd8 16. Qc4 Qxc4+ 17. Rxc4 Nd7 $11) 14... Nd7 15. dxc5 bxc5 16.
Bd6 Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Rac8 18. bxc5 Qb5+ 19. Qd3 Qxd3+ 20. Kxd3 Nxc5+ $11 {Esen,B 
(2301)-Boensch,U (2547)/Saint Vincent 2005}) 10... Ba6 11. Bxc7 Bxd3+ 12. Qxd3
Na6 13. Bg3 Nb4 $1 {Ungenauer ist 13...Rac8, da in einigen Varianten der Bauer
a7 ungedeckt bleibt.} (13... Rac8 $6 14. h3 Nb4 15. Qb3 Rc2 16. Kg1 Rfc8 (16...
Qd5 17. Kh2 Qxb3 18. axb3 a5 19. Ne5 $14) 17. Kh2 Qb5 18. a3 Qd5 19. Qxd5 Nxd5
20. Rhb1 Nf6 21. Ne1 R2c6 22. Rd1 $16 {Levin,F (2506)-Beckhuis,G (2328)/
Katernberg 2005}) 14. Qb3 Rfc8 15. h3 {Der weiЯe Kцnig kann nicht daran
gehindert werden, den sicheren Platz auf h2 zu erreichen. Andererseits
beherrscht Schwarz die einzige offene Linie, was ihm ein langfristiges
Gegenspiel sichert.} Rc2 16. Ne1 $1 {Genau gespielt! Im Falle von 16.Kg1 war
16...Qd5! stark (vgl. mit 13...Rac8?!).} (16. Kg1 Qd5 $1 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. a3
Nd3 $11) 16... Rc6 {Vorzuziehen war das freche 16...Rd2!, und der aktive
schwarze Turm sorgt fьr ausreichend Gegenspiel.} (16... Rd2 $1 17. Kg1 (17. Qc3
Qb5+ 18. Kg1 Qe2 $11) (17. a3 Rc8 (17... Qd5 $4 18. Qc3 $18) 18. Kg1 Qd5 19.
Qxd5 Nxd5 20. Rb1 h5 $44) 17... Rc8 18. Kh2 h5 19. h4 Qd5 $44) 17. Kg1 h5 $6 (
17... Rac8 $5) 18. Nf3 $6 ({Mit} 18. a3 $1 {kцnnte Alexander unter gьnstigen
Umstдnden den schwarzen Springer vertreiben.} Rac8 (18... Qd5 19. Qd1 $1 $16)
19. Rd1 Qd5 (19... Nd5 20. e4 Nf6 21. Qe3 $16) (19... Nc2 20. Nf3 $16) 20. Qxd5
Nxd5 21. e4 Nf6 22. f3 $16) 18... Qf5 (18... Rc2 $1 19. Kh2 Qd5 $44) 19. Kh2 {
WeiЯ hat sein Ziel erreicht und kann endlich seine Tьrme verbinden.} Rac8 20.
a3 Nd5 21. Rhe1 Nf6 22. Rad1 Qd5 23. Qxd5 (23. Qd3 Ne4 $14) 23... exd5 24. Ne5
$1 {Der Springer wird auf das Traumfeld d3 ьberfьhrt.} Rc2 25. Nd3 Ne4 26. h4
g5 $1 {Unter praktischen Aspekten die richtige Entscheidung. Statt passiv
abzuwarten sucht Uwe nach aktivem Gegenspiel - und kann dadurch die Partie
retten.} 27. hxg5 Bxg5 {/\h4} 28. f3 Nd2 $2 ({Genauer war der Gegenangriff} 
28... h4 $1 29. Bf4 (29. Be5 Nf2 30. Nxf2 Rxf2 $44) (29. fxe4 hxg3+ 30. Kxg3
dxe4 $11) 29... Bxf4+ 30. Nxf4 Ng5 31. Re2 Rxe2 32. Nxe2 Rc2 33. Nf4 Rxb2 $14)
29. Kh3 Nc4 30. Bf4 Bxf4 31. Nxf4 $16 Nxb2 32. Ra1 Kf8 (32... Rd8 33. Ra2 $1
$16) 33. Nxd5 Nd3 34. Reb1 Rd8 35. Nf6 $2 {Offensichtlich in Zeitnot, greift
WeiЯ fehl.} (35. e4 Rc4 36. Kh4 Rxd4 37. Kxh5 Kg7 38. Kg5 $16) (35. Rb5 a6 36.
Nb4 $16) 35... Re2 $1 36. Nxh5 Rxe3 $11 37. Ng3 Nf4+ 38. Kh2 Ne6 39. Nf5 Re2
40. Rb5 Nxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 05th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2004.03.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. e3 Nxc5 10. Bb5+ {WeiЯ tauscht die Lдufer und erreicht eine
komfortable Stellung. Dennoch hat Zvjaginsev bereits in mehreren Partien
bewiesen, daЯ Schwarz mit seinem Isolani nichts zu befьrchten hat. Vielleicht
sollten sich diejenigen, die ein inhaltsreicheres Spiel suchen, Ftacniks Zug
10.Be5!? anschauen.} (10. Be5 $5 O-O 11. Be2 Be6 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rc1 Qd7 14.
Nd4 a6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Qd4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Rfd1 Nd7 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20.
e4 $14 {Ftacnik,L-Boensch,U/Jenbach 2004}) 10... Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. O-O O-O
13. Be5 (13. Qe2 Rfd8 (13... Bf6 $6 14. Be5 Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Qc7 16. Nf3 Rac8 17.
Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Nd4 $14 {Bielicki,C-Darga,K/Havana 1964}) 14. Rfd1 Rac8 15. Be5
b5 $2 (15... Ne4 $1 16. Rac1 Qa4 $132) 16. Bc3 $1 {><a5} Qb7 17. Ba5 $1 Rd7 18.
Rac1 Bf6 19. Rc2 $16 {Dreev,A-Short,N/Hyderabad 2002}) 13... Rac8 14. Rc1 (14.
Bd4 a6 15. Rc1 Ne4 16. Qd3 Rxc1 17. Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Qxc8 19. Qd1 {Atalik,
S-Zvjaginsev,V/Istanbul 2003} f6 $11) 14... a6 15. h3 Rfd8 16. Qe2 Ne4 17. Rfd1
Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Rc8 19. Rd1 $5 {Aleksandrov will mehr als ein Remis und gibt die
offene c-Linie freiwillig ab. Ein chancenreiches aber riskantes Unterfangen!} (
19. Rxc8+ Qxc8 20. Qd1 Qc5 $11) 19... f6 20. Bd4 $2 {Befreit die gegnerische
Dame von der lдstigen Aufgabe, den Bauern d5 zu verteidigen. Richtig war 20.
Bf4.} (20. Bf4 $1 Bf8 $1 (20... Qa4 21. Nd4 $1 Qxa2 22. Qg4 $40) (20... g5 $6
21. Bh2 Qb5 $2 22. Qxb5 axb5 23. Nd4 b4 24. Nf5 Bf8 25. f3 $16) 21. Nd4 $13)
20... Qb5 {Der Damentausch fьhrt zu einem interessanten und ausgeglichenen
Endspiel, aber mit dem Zwischenzug 20...Qa4 kцnnte Zvjaginsev mehr erreichen.}
(20... Qa4 $1 21. b3 (21. Ne1 Qxa2 22. Qg4 Rc7 23. Qe6+ Kf8 $15) 21... Qb5 $1
22. Qxb5 (22. Qb2 Bb4 $36) 22... axb5 23. Ne1 b4 24. f3 Nc3 25. Rd2 Ra8 26. a4
b5 $15) 21. Qxb5 axb5 {/\Rc2} 22. Ne1 $1 b4 $1 {[%csl Ra2] ><a2} 23. f3 Nd6 24.
Nd3 Nb5 25. Rc1 (25. Nf4 Rc2 26. Nxd5 Bf8 27. Rb1 Rd2 $15) 25... Rc4 $1 {
Stark aber auch erzwungen. Wegen der Drohung 26...Nxd4 wird der weiЯe Lдufer
auf b6 verdrдngt.} 26. Bb6 (26. Rxc4 dxc4 $17) 26... Kf7 27. Kf2 (27. b3 $5 Rc3
(27... Rc6 $11) 28. Rxc3 Nxc3 (28... bxc3 $2 29. Kf2 c2 30. Ke2 Bb4 31. Nc1 Ke6
32. Kd3 Na3 33. Bd4 $16 {/\Bb2}) 29. Nc1 $11) 27... Ke6 28. Ba5 $5 (28. Nf4+
Kd7) (28. b3 Rc6 (28... Rc3) 29. Bd4 $11) (28. Ke2 Kd7 $11) 28... g5 29. g4 $6
{Wie immer ehrgeizig spielend, gerдt Aleksandrov nach und nach in Gefahr. Es
war langsam Zeit, nach 29.b3 Remis zu forcieren.} (29. b3 Rxc1 (29... Rc3 $2
30. Rxc3 Nxc3 31. a4 $1 $14) 30. Nxc1 Na7 $1 (30... d4 $2 31. e4 f5 32. exf5+
Kxf5 33. Nd3 $16) 31. Nd3 Nc6 32. Bb6 f5 $11) 29... Bd6 30. Ke2 f5 31. Kd1 h5
32. gxh5 $6 ({Es war noch nicht zu spдt fьr} 32. b3 $1 $11) 32... Rh4 33. Nc5+
$2 Bxc5 34. Rxc5 Nd6 $17 {Dank seinem aktiven Turm bekommt Schwarz nun gute
Gewinnchancen.} 35. Ke2 Rxh5 36. Bxb4 Rxh3 37. Rc2 $2 (37. Rc7 $142 $1 Rh2+ 38.
Kd3 Rxb2 39. Bxd6 Kxd6 40. Rg7 $17) 37... Nc4 $1 38. Bc3 g4 39. fxg4 fxg4 $19
40. Rc1 Rxe3+ 41. Kf2 Rf3+ 42. Kg1 Kf5 43. b3 Ne5 44. Bd4 Rd3 45. Bxe5 Kxe5 46.
Rc7 Rd2 47. a4 b6 48. Rc6 (48. Rc6 d4 49. Rxb6 d3 $19 {/\Rb2, d2}) 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.12.10"]
[Round "5.8"]
[White "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Black "Senff, Martin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2542"]
[BlackElo "2469"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "144"]
[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 "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Katernberg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qd4 Qd6 (13...
Qxd4 14. Nxd4 Bd7 15. f3 Rfc8 16. Kd2 Ne6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Bd3 Kf8 19. g4 h6
20. h4 $14 {Zvjaginsev,V-Vescovi,G/Poikovsky 2003}) 14. Bd3 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]
Bravo, Fabian! In dieser Vaganian-geprдgten, fast-schon-remis-Stellung hat er
ein wichtiges Wцrtchen mitzureden!} ({Bisher hat man erfolglos 14.Rd1 versucht.
} 14. Rd1 Rd8 15. b4 (15. Bc4 $6 Bf5 16. O-O Bc2 17. Rc1 dxc4 18. Rxc2 b5 19.
Qxd6 Rxd6 $15 {Onischuk,A-Vaganian,R/Togliatti 2003}) (15. Bd3 Nxd3+ 16. Rxd3
Bf5 17. Rc3 Be4 18. O-O Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qg6+ 20. Kh1 Qf5 $11 {Sokolov,I-Vaganian,
R/Mainz 2003}) (15. Be2 Bf5 16. b4 Ne6 17. Qb2 a5 18. O-O axb4 19. axb4 Ra4 20.
b5 d4 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. exd4 Rxd4 23. Rxd4 Qxd4 24. Qxd4 Rxd4 $11 {Gyimesi,
Z-Nielsen,P/Germany 2004}) 15... Ne6 16. Qh4 a5 17. Bd3 h6 18. O-O axb4 19.
axb4 Ra4 20. Rb1 d4 $11 {Mamedyarov,S (2660)-Vaganian,R (2640)/Pamplona 2004})
14... Rd8 (14... Nb3 15. Qh4 h6 16. Rd1 $14) (14... Nxd3+ 15. Qxd3 Bg4 16. Nd4
Rac8 17. O-O $14) (14... Bg4 $5 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qxg4 Nd3+ 17. Kf1 Nxb2 18.
h4 $14) 15. Bc2 Ne6 16. Qh4 $1 {Die Idee der Neuerung, durch den Angriff auf
h7 gewinnt WeiЯ ein wichtiges Tempo fьr seine Entwicklung.} h6 17. O-O b6 {
Der typische VorstoЯ d5-d4 verbietet sich hier, und Schwarz muss sich auf die
Isolani-Verteidigung einstellen.} (17... d4 $2 18. Rad1 Qb6 19. Nxd4 Qxb2 20.
Nxe6 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 $18) 18. Rfd1 Bb7 19. Rd2 Rac8 20. Rad1 Kf8 $1 {/\Qe7} 21.
h3 {In Frage kam 21.Bf5, um den Springer abzutauschen und die schwarzen Felder
zu blockieren.} (21. Bf5 $5 Qe7 22. Qh3 Qf6 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Qg3 Kg8 25. Ne5
$14) 21... Qe7 22. Qxe7+ {Das Endspiel verspricht WeiЯ nicht viel, denn die
schwarzen Figuren stehen optimal, und das Gegenspiel in der c-Linie ist intakt.
} Kxe7 23. Bb3 Rc5 24. Ne1 a5 25. Nd3 Rc7 26. Nc1 Nc5 27. Bc2 Ba6 $1 28. Rxd5
$6 {WeiЯ hдtte sich mit 28.Na2 mit Ausgleich zufriedengeben sollen.} (28. Na2
Bc4 29. Nc3 Rcd7 $11) 28... Rxd5 29. Rxd5 Nd3 $2 {Es gab keinen Grund, das
unangenehme Turmendspiel anzustreben, mit 29...Nb7 kцnnte Schwarz in Vorteil
kommen!} (29... Nb7 $1 30. Rd2 Nd6 31. b3 Nb5 $15 {, und Schwarz bekommt den
geopferten Bauern mit Zinsen zurьck.}) 30. Bxd3 Rxc1+ 31. Kh2 Bxd3 32. Rxd3 Rc2
33. Rb3 Rxf2 34. Rxb6 Re2 35. Rb5 Ke6 36. a4 g5 $2 {Ein Zeitnotfehler.} (36...
g6 $1 37. Rxa5 Rxb2 38. Kg3 Ra2 $14) 37. Rxa5 Rxb2 38. Ra6+ Kf5 39. Rxh6 $16
Ra2 40. Ra6 Ra3 41. Ra5+ Kg6 42. e4 f6 43. Ra6 Re3 44. Re6 Kf7 45. Rb6 Rxe4 46.
a5 Ra4 47. a6 Kg6 48. Kg3 Ra3+ 49. Kf2 Kf5 50. Ke2 Ke5 51. g4 $2 {Einen
Schritt vor dem Ziel greift Fabian fehl. Der Marsch des Kцnigs zum Bauern a6
hдtte die Partie entschieden.} (51. Kd2 $1 f5 (51... Ra2+ 52. Kc3 Rxg2 53. Rb5+
Kf4 54. Kb3 Rg3+ 55. Ka2 $18) 52. Kc2 Kf4 53. Kb2 Ra5 54. Rg6 $1 $18) 51... f5
52. gxf5 (52. Rb5+ Kf6 53. Rxf5+ Kg6 $11) 52... Kxf5 53. Rh6 (53. Kd2 Rxh3 $11)
53... g4 54. hxg4+ Kxg4 $11 55. Kd2 Kg5 56. Rb6 Kf5 57. Kc2 Ke5 58. Kb2 Ra5 59.
Rh6 Kd4 60. Kb3 Ra1 61. Kb2 (61. Kb4 Rb1+ 62. Ka5 Kc5 $11) 61... Ra5 62. Rh4+
Kd3 63. Rh3+ Kc4 64. Ra3 Rb5+ 65. Kc2 Rb8 66. Rc3+ Kd5 67. a7 Ra8 68. Rc7 Kd6
69. Rh7 Kc6 70. Kc3 Kb6 71. Kb4 Rxa7 72. Rxa7 Kxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.10.09"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. e4 Bc7 $146 {Typisch
Morozevich! Er bringt eine Neuerung in einer bekannten theoretischen Stellung,
in der alle Welt 14...Bg4 spielt.} 14. Bxc7 Qxc7 15. h3 Qb6 16. b4 Be6 17. Rc1
h6 18. Qd2 $14 {WeiЯ hat einen langfristigen Vorteil, da die gegnerischen
Figuren an die Schwдche d4 gebunden und dementsprechend passiv sind.} Rfd8 19.
Qf4 Ne7 20. Rc5 (20. e5 $5 $14) 20... Ng6 21. Qg3 $6 ({Besser scheint mir} 21.
Qd2 $1 $14 {zu sein, was den folgenden VorstoЯ verhindert hдtte.}) 21... a5 $1
{Der richtige Zeitpunkt fьr das Gegenspiel ist gekommen, Schwarz darf nicht
auf Rfc1 warten.} (21... Rac8 $2 22. Rfc1 Rxc5 23. Rxc5 $16) 22. Rb5 Qc6 23. e5
(23. bxa5 Qc3 24. Rd1 Rxa5 $132) 23... b6 (23... axb4 24. Rxb4 Rxa3 25. Bxg6
fxg6 26. Nxd4 $16) (23... Bf5 $5 24. Rc5 Qd7 25. Bxf5 Qxf5 26. bxa5 Nf4 $44)
24. bxa5 bxa5 25. Rfb1 Nf8 26. Nd2 Bd5 ({Besser war} 26... Qc3 $1 27. Nb3 (27.
Ne4 Qxa3) 27... a4 28. Nc5 Bd5 $13) 27. f4 $5 {Risikofreudig und energisch
gespielt. Fьr das Traumbauernduo e5, f5 ist Topalov ist gerne bereit, den
Bauern a3 zu opfern und verschmдht den sicheren Weg 27.Nb3.} (27. Nb3 $1 Ne6
28. Rc1 Qd7 29. Nc5 Qe7 30. Nxe6 Bxe6 31. Rc6 $1 $14) 27... Qc3 28. R1b2 (28.
Rxd5 Qxd2 $1 $11) 28... Qc1+ (28... Ng6 29. Rc2 $1 (29. f5 $2 Nf4 30. Qxf4 Qxd3
$15) 29... Qxa3 30. Kh2 a4 31. Rc7 $40) 29. Kh2 Rac8 30. f5 Rc3 $2 {Angesichts
des vermeidlich drohenden f5-f6 ein verstдndlicher Zug, es ist dennoch ein
Fehler. Besser war das kaltblьtige 30...a4!, um fьr den schwarzen Turm das
Abzugsfeld b3 vorzubereiten.} (30... a4 $1 31. f6 g6 {/\Rc3} 32. Qf4 Kh7 $15)
31. Nb1 $1 Rc5 $6 (31... Rxd3 $5 32. Qxd3 Qf4+ 33. Qg3 Qxf5 $44) 32. Rxc5 Qxc5
33. Rc2 Qb6 34. Nd2 $16 {Der Fehler im 30. Zug kam Schwarz teuer zu stehen -
seine Dame wurde zurьckgeworfen, vom Gegenspiel blieb keine Spur.} Re8 35. e6
$1 Nh7 36. Rc7 Rf8 37. Nc4 Bxc4 38. Bxc4 $18 Nf6 39. Qe5 d3 40. exf7+ (40. e7
Re8 41. Bxd3 $18) 40... Kh7 41. Bxd3 Qb3 42. Qd6 Qb8 43. Bc4 Ne4 44. Qe5 Nd2
45. Ba2 Qb6 46. Rc2 $2 {In einer total gewonnnenen Stellung lдЯt Topalov die
Genauigkeit vermissen.} (46. Qc5 $1 Qb8 47. Qd6 Ne4 48. Qe5 Nd2 49. Re7 $18)
46... Qf2 $1 {Diesen Zug hat er wahrscheinlich ьbersehen. WeiЯ muЯ die
Qualitдt geben, wonach sein Gewinn in Frage gestellt wird.} 47. Rxd2 Qxd2 48.
Bd5 $16 Qg5 49. Qd6 Qd8 50. Qxd8 Rxd8 51. Bc6 g6 $1 $11 52. Be8 Kg7 53. fxg6 h5
$1 54. a4 h4 55. Kg1 Rd2 56. g3 hxg3 57. h4 Rh2 58. h5 Kf8 $1 (58... Rxh5 $4
59. f8=Q+ Kxf8 60. g7+ $18) 59. Kf1 Kg7 60. Kg1 Kf8 61. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 05th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2004.03.25"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2004.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. Be2 $5 {Eine bemerkenswerte Idee, die erstaunlich selten in
der Praxis vorkam. WeiЯ beschleunigt seine Entwicklung indem er auf den
ьblichen Zug a2-a3 verzichtet.} (10. a3 Be7 {/\Ne4} 11. Nd2 {ist die
theoretische Hauptvariante.}) 10... dxc4 {Eine logische Fortsetzung, denn der
weiЯe Lдufer wird erneut ziehen mьssen. In Frage kam 10...Bb4!?} (10... Nb4 11.
Qb3 dxc4 (11... Ne4 12. O-O Nxc3 13. Qxc3 $14) 12. Bxc4 Nbd5 13. Be5 a6 14. O-O
Nxc3 15. Bxc3 $14 {Korobkov,P-Severgin,V/Voronezh 2001}) (10... Ne4 11. cxd5
exd5 12. Rxd5 $14) (10... Bb4 $5 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Ne4 $5 (12... Qc5 $5))
11. Bxc4 b6 $2 {Mit der Idee 12...Ba6. Der Zug ist riskant, denn die schwarze
Dame wird eingeklemmt. Solider war 11...Be7.} (11... a6 12. Nd2 $5 (12. O-O $5)
12... Be7 13. Nb3 Qh5 14. Be2 Nb4 15. Qb1 Qg6 16. Qxg6 hxg6 17. Bd6 Re8 18. Bf3
$14 {Portisch,L-Ostojic,P/Monte Carlo 1969}) (11... Be7 12. O-O e5 13. Bg5 Bg4
14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Qb4 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. a3 Qb6 18. Rd6 $14 {Dgebuadze,
A-Kruppa,Y/Ubeda 1998}) 12. O-O {12.a3! versprach WeiЯ Materialgewinn,
allerdings auf Kosten der Sicherheit des weiЯen Kцnigs. Es ist nicht leicht,
am Brett die Verwicklungen einzuschдtzen, deswegen ist Sokolovs Entscheidung
verstдndlich.} (12. a3 $1 Ba6 (12... Be7 13. Bb5 Bb7 14. Nd2 $16) 13. Bxa6 Qxa6
14. b4 Nxb4 15. axb4 Bxb4 16. Bd6 Bxd6 (16... Ba5 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Nd4 Nd5 19.
Nde2 Nxc3 20. Nxc3 Qc4 21. Rd3 $18) 17. Rxd6 Rfc8 18. Qa2 $1 Qxa2 19. Nxa2 Ne4
20. Rd4 $16) 12... Ba6 13. Bxa6 Qxa6 14. Ne4 Ne7 $2 {Onischuk sollte sich wohl
oder ьbel auf das gefдhrlich aussehende, aber spielbare 14...Nxe4 einlassen,
der Textzug fьhrt forciert zum Bauernverlust.} (14... Nd5 15. Nxc5 bxc5 16. Ng5
g6 17. Qxc5 $16) (14... Nxe4 $1 15. Qxe4 Rac8 16. Ng5 g6 17. Rd7 $1 (17. Bd6
Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Qb5 19. Qh4 h5 20. b3 Rcd8 $11) 17... Be7 $1 (17... Qxa2 18. Bc7
Ne7 19. Qh4 h5 20. Ne4 $16) 18. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Rf7 20. Bc7 Qb7 (20...
Qb5 21. Rd5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Rxc7 $13) 21. Bd6 Qa8 22. Bxe7 Re8 23. Rc7 Nxe7 24.
Rd1 $44) 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Qc3 $16 e5 (16... Nd5 $2 17. Rxd5 exd5 18. Qxf6 $18
) 17. Bh6 Rfd8 (17... Rfc8 18. Nxe5 $1 Bd6 19. Qd3 $16) 18. Nxe5 $1 Rxd1 19.
Rxd1 Qa4 20. b3 Qh4 21. Nd7 Qxh6 22. b4 Bxe3 23. Nxf6+ Kh8 24. Ng4+ {Die weiЯe
Kцnigsstellung ist sicherer, weswegen Sokolov die Damen auf dem Brett behalten
sollte. Vorzuziehen war 24.fxe3.} (24. fxe3 $1 Qg7 25. e4 $16) 24... Qg7 25.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 26. Nxe3 b5 27. g4 $2 {Dieser hastige Zug gibt Schwarz die
Mцglichkeit, das Material zu reduzieren. Besser war 27.g3.} (27. g3 a5 28. bxa5
Rxa5 29. Rd2 $16) 27... a5 28. bxa5 Rxa5 29. Rd2 h5 $1 30. Rd7 (30. gxh5 b4 31.
Rd4 Rxa2 32. Rxb4 Ra5 33. Rb7 Nf5 $14) 30... Ng6 31. gxh5 Nh4 32. h6+ Kxh6 33.
Rxf7 Rxa2 $14 {Nun hat Onischuk gute Rettungschancen, die er im Folgenden
nicht nutzen kann.} 34. h3 Kg6 (34... Rb2 $142 $1 $14 {/\b4-b3}) 35. Rf4 Ra4
36. Rf8 Kg5 37. Kh2 Rf4 38. Rg8+ Kh5 39. Ng4 b4 40. Rb8 Nf5 41. Rb5 Kg6 42. Kg2
Re4 (42... Kg7 43. Ne5 Nd6 44. Rb8 $16) 43. Ne5+ Kf6 44. Nd7+ Ke7 45. Nb8 Kf6
46. Nc6 $18 Nh4+ 47. Kh2 Re2 48. Rxb4 Kg5 49. Rg4+ Kh5 50. Rf4 Kg5 51. Rf7 Re4
52. Rg7+ Kh5 53. Re7 Rf4 54. Re5+ Kg6 55. Re2 Kg5 56. Nd8 Kf5 57. Ne6 Rb4 58.
Kg3 1-0

[Event "Clichy"]
[Site "Clichy"]
[Date "2001.07.03"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Renet, Olivier"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2001.06.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O Be6 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. Bg5 {Ein natьrlicher Versuch
- die Fesselung erzwingt 12...Be7, und der VorstoЯ d5-d4 wird erschwert.
Andererseits bekommt Schwarz die Mцglichkeit, sich mittels Nf6-e4 zu entlasten.
Die anderen logischen Zьge sind 12.a3, 12.Nb5 und 12.Qa4.} Be7 13. a3 {Mit
diesem Zug bereitet sich WeiЯ auf den Ausfall der schwarzen Dame vor,
vernachlдssigt aber die andere gegnerische Mцglichkeit.} (13. Qa4 h6 14. Bh4
Qb6 15. Qb5 Qxb5 16. Nxb5 g5 17. Bg3 Ne4 18. Nfd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Nxg3 20. hxg3
Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 $11 {Mititelu,G-Grabczewski,R/Warsaw 1961}) (13. Nd4 a6 (
13... Qb6 $5) 14. Na4 Ne5 15. Nb3 $6 Nc4 16. Qd4 h6 17. Bh4 g5 18. Bg3 Ne4 $132
{Komarov,D-Khenkin,I/Borzhomi 1988}) (13. Nb5 $5) 13... h6 (13... Qa5 14. Na4
Ne4 15. b4 Qd8 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. bxc5 Qa5 20. Qb3 b6
21. cxb6 axb6 $14 {Petrosian,T-Filip,M/Buenos Aires 1964}) 14. Bh4 Ne4 $1 15.
Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Qd4 $146 {Eine Neuerung, die sich als recht harmlos erweist.} (
16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Nd4 Bd5 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Qd2 Rd8 20. Rc1 Qb8 21. h3 Nc6 22.
Nxc6 Bxc6 23. Qc3 Rd5 24. Bc4 Rd7 25. b4 Qd8 26. Qe5 {, und WeiЯ hatte einen
leichten Druck in der Partie Gligoric,S-Spassky,B/Hastings 1965.}) 16... Nc6
17. Qd3 Qf6 $1 (17... Qb6 18. Qb5 $14) 18. Nxd5 {Dieser Abtausch fьhrt zu
gleichem Spiel, aber es fдllt mir schwer, etwas Besseres vorzuschlagen.} (18.
Rc2 Nd6 $1 (18... Rfd8 $5 19. Rfc1 Nc5 20. Qb5 b6 $132) 19. Rcc1 (19. Nxd5 $2
Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Nb4 $19) 19... Ne4) (18. Qb5 Nd6 19. Qa4 Nc4 $132) 18... Bxd5 19.
Qxd5 Qxb2 20. Qxe4 (20. Bc4 Nf6 21. Qb5 Qxb5 22. Bxb5 Rfd8 $11) 20... Qxe2 $11
21. Qa4 Rfd8 22. h3 Qa2 23. Rfd1 Qe6 24. Qb5 Qe7 25. a4 Rc7 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27.
Qc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sigeman & Co 12th"]
[Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"]
[Date "2004.05.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2004.04.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Rc1 d4 $6 {Mцglicherweise wird Schwarz nach der dieser Partie zu 10...
a6 greifen mьssen, denn Nielsen hat eine wichtige Neuerung parat.} (9... a6)
10. exd4 Nxd4 11. b4 $1 (11. Be2 Qe7 12. b4 Rd8 13. Bd2 Bb6 $1 14. Nxd4 Bxd4
15. Qc2 b6 16. O-O Bb7 17. Rcd1 Bc6 $1 $11 {Epishin,V-Beliavsky,A/Deutschland
1999}) 11... Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Bd4 (12... e5 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Rd1 Qe8 15. Bxf6 Bxf6
16. Bd3 Bd8 17. Be4 Rb8 18. Qe3 b6 19. Qd3 Bg4 {Gausel,E-Ostenstad,B/Oslo 1998}
20. Bxh7+ $1 Kh8 21. Bf5 $16) 13. Nb5 $1 $146 {Die besagte Neuerung. WeiЯ will
den starken Bd4 sofort abtauschen.} (13. Be2 e5 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16.
Qxf6 gxf6 17. O-O (17. Nb5 Rd8 18. c5 a5 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Bd3 axb4 21. axb4
Ra2 22. O-O Be6 23. f3 f5 $11 {Zlochevskij,A-Kruppa,Y/Ohrid 2001}) 17... a5 18.
Bf3 axb4 19. axb4 Kg7 20. Rfd1 Rd8 21. c5 Bd7 $11 {Kobalija,M-Neverov,V/Dubai
2001}) 13... e5 14. Bg5 e4 {LдЯt den Lдufer ohne ausreichenden Schutz, aber es
fдllt mir schwer, etwas Besseres vorzuschlagen.} (14... a5 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16.
Qxf6 gxf6 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. b5 Be6 19. Kd2 $16 {fьhrt zu einem klaren
Endspielvorteil von WeiЯ.}) ({Auch das trickreiche 14...Qd7 kann die Probleme
von Schwarz nicht lцsen:} 14... Qd7 15. Be2 (15. Bxf6 $2 e4 $11) (15. Nxd4 exd4
16. Bxf6 Re8+ 17. Kd2 gxf6 18. Bd3 Qa4 19. Rhe1 Be6 $14) 15... Ng4 16. Nxd4
exd4 17. O-O Ne5 18. Qg3 $16) 15. Qg3 h6 (15... a6 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Be2 a5 (
17... Qb2 18. Qc3 Qxc3+ 19. Rxc3 $16) 18. O-O axb4 19. axb4 Qb2 20. Rfe1 $16)
16. Rd1 $1 ({Selbstverstдndlich nicht} 16. Bxh6 $2 Bxf2+ $1 17. Qxf2 Ng4 18.
Qg3 Nxh6 $13) 16... hxg5 17. Rxd4 Bd7 18. Be2 (18. Qxg5 $2 a5 $132) 18... a5
19. O-O axb4 20. axb4 $16 {WeiЯ hat seine Entwicklung rechtzeitig beendet und
genieЯt einen klaren Vorteil. Die Bauern e4 und g5 sind schwach, und auf dem
Damenflьgel wird bald ein weiЯer Freibauer entstehen.} Ra2 21. Qb3 $1 Qa8 (
21... Rxe2 22. Nc3 Ba4 23. Rxd8 Bxb3 24. Rxf8+ Kxf8 25. Nxe2 Bxc4 26. Re1 $16)
22. Nc3 Ra3 23. Qb2 Re8 24. Rfd1 Bf5 25. Qc1 e3 $5 {Beliavsky sucht nach
Gegenspiel, bevor seine Stellung nach und nach zerdrьckt wird.} 26. fxe3 Rb3
27. Rf1 Bg6 28. c5 Qa3 29. Qxa3 Rxa3 30. Nb5 $1 {Nielsen gibt den Bauern gerne
zurьck und stьrzt sich auf die Schwдche b7.} Raxe3 31. Bf3 Ne4 (31... Be4 32.
Nd6 $18) (31... R8e7 32. Nd6 $18) 32. Rd7 Rb3 33. Rxb7 Rxb4 34. c6 $18 {
Schwarz kann diesen Bauern nur mit groЯen materiellen Verlusten aufhalten. Die
Partie ist entschieden.} Nc5 35. Nd6 $1 Nxb7 36. Nxe8 Na5 37. c7 Rc4 38. Ra1
Kf8 39. Nd6 Rxc7 40. Rxa5 Ke7 41. Nf5+ Bxf5 42. Rxf5 f6 43. Rb5 Rc1+ 44. Kf2 g6
45. Rb7+ Kf8 46. Ke3 Kg8 47. Bd5+ Kh8 48. Kd4 g4 49. Rf7 Rf1 50. Kc5 f5 51. Kd6
f4 52. Ke5 f3 53. g3 Rd1 54. Be6 Re1+ 55. Kd6 Rd1+ 56. Kc5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2001.04.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Karasev, Vladimir I"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2547"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2001.04.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bd6 12. Qa4 Qf6 $146 {Eine Neuerung.
Schwarz investiert ein Tempo, um den Lдuferabtausch zu erzwingen.} (12... h6
13. O-O Be6 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. Rd2 Bxf4 16. Qxf4 g5 17. Qa4 Qa5 18. Qd1 Rfd8 19.
h3 d4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. exd4 Bb3 $11 {Dreev,A-Short,N/Beijing 2000}) (12...
Bxf4 13. Qxf4 d4 14. Nxd4 Qa5+ 15. Ke2 Nxd4+ 16. Qxd4 Rd8 17. Qb4 Qg5 18. Rhd1
Bg4+ 19. f3 Bf5 20. Bxf5 Qxg2+ $11 {Gavrikov,V-Beliavsky,A/Kiev 1986}) 13. Bxd6
Qxd6 14. O-O Qf6 15. Qb5 $14 {Die weiЯe Dame steht sehr aktiv auf der b-Linie,
durch den Druck gegen b7 wird die gegnerische Entwicklung erschwert.} (15. Qb3
$5 Rd8 16. Rac1 Rb8 (16... d4 17. Be4 dxe3 18. fxe3 $40) 17. Rfd1 Bg4 18. Be2
$14 {fьhrte mit Zugumstellung zu der Partie Sokolov,A-Mozny,M/BL 1993}) 15...
Rd8 ({Ungesund wдre} 15... d4 $2 16. Nxd4 Nxd4 17. exd4 Qxd4 18. Rfd1 $16 {
, und der schwarze Entwicklungsnachteil ist gravierend.}) 16. Rad1 ({Besser
gefдllt mir} 16. Rac1 {/\Rfd1 , z.B,} d4 $2 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. exd4 Qxd4 19.
Rfd1 Qf6 20. Be4 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 $16) 16... a6 $1 17. Qb6 Bg4 18. Be2 d4 $2 {
Schwarz lдЯt sich auf eine taktische Abwicklung ein und verliert dabei einen
Bauern.} ({Mit} 18... Rd6 $1 {/\Bf3,Ne5 konnte er die Stellung ausgleichen.}
19. Qxb7 Rb8 20. Qc7 Rc8 21. Qb7 Rb8 $11) 19. Qxb7 (19. exd4 $4 Nxd4 $19) 19...
Rdb8 20. Qc7 Rxb2 21. Nxd4 Bxe2 (21... Rc8 22. Qg3 Bxe2 23. Nxe2 $16 Rxe2 $2
24. Qg4 $18) (21... Nxd4 22. Bxg4 $16) 22. Nxe2 Rxe2 23. Rd6 Qc3 24. Qb7 $1 ({
Remistrдchtig ist} 24. Qxc6 Qxc6 25. Rxc6 Ra2 26. Rc3 g6 $14 {/\Rb8-b2}) 24...
Rf8 25. Rxc6 Qxa3 26. Rxa6 Qc3 27. g3 g6 28. h4 h5 29. Qd5 $16 {Die weiЯen
Gewinnaussichten konnte man auf etwa 50:50 beziffern. In der Folge gelingt es
Schwarz, durch zдhe Verteidigung Remis zu halten.} Kg7 30. Rc6 Qb2 31. Qe4 Rd2
32. Rb1 Re8 33. Rxb2 Rd1+ 34. Kg2 Rxe4 35. Rb7 Rd5 36. Kf3 Re8 37. e4 Rde5 38.
Rcc7 Rf8 39. Kf4 Ra5 40. e5 Ra4+ 41. Kf3 Kg8 42. Kg2 Re4 43. Re7 Re1 44. Ra7
Re4 45. Kf1 Kg7 46. f3 Re3 47. Kf2 Rb3 48. e6 Kf6 49. exf7 Kg7 50. Kg2 Rb2+ 51.
Kh3 Rb3 52. Re6 Rxf3 53. Raa6 Kxf7 54. Rxg6 Rf5 55. Rh6 Kg7 56. Rag6+ Kf7 57.
g4 Rf3+ 58. Kg2 hxg4 59. h5 Ke7 60. Rxg4 Rf2+ 61. Kg3 R8f3+ 62. Kh4 Rf4 63.
Rhg6 Rh2+ 64. Kg5 Rxg4+ 65. Kxg4 Kf7 66. Kg5 Rf2 67. Kh6 Rf5 68. Rg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Enghien les Bains 4th"]
[Site "Enghien les Bains"]
[Date "2001.04.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2001.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 083"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 {Die Hauptidee dieses etwas
merkwьrdig anmutenden Zuges ist der Ьbergang in die Abtauschvariante nach 5...
0-0 6.cxd5 exd5 7.Bg5.} ({Bekannterweise ergibt} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c6 7. Qc2
g6 $1 8. e3 Bf5 $11 {eine fьr Schwarz sehr gьnstige Version der
Abtauschvariante.}) 5... dxc4 6. e4 ({Das bescheidene} 6. e3 a6 7. a4 c5 {
wird von WeiЯspielern selten versucht.}) 6... Nc6 7. e5 Nb4 8. Qb1 Nfd5 9. Bxc4
Nxc3 $6 {Ein seltener Zug. Schwarz verhilft dem Gegner zur Befestigung seines
Bauernzentrums.} ({Einen soliden Eindruck hinterlдЯt der schwarze Aufbau nach} 
9... Nb6 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O Bc6 12. a3 N4d5 13. Ne4 Qd7 $1 (13... a6 14. Re1
h6 15. Bd2 Qd7 16. Qc2 Bb5 17. Bd1 Bc6 18. Rc1 Rd8 19. Qb1 Kf8 20. h4 $16 {
Ehlvest-Jussupow/Wien 1996}) 14. Re1 Bb5 15. Bd1 a5 16. Ng3 h6 17. h4 a4 18.
Qe4 O-O-O 19. h5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Jussupow,A/BL 1999}) ({Ebenfalls
besser als der Textzug sieht eine weitere Alternative aus:} 9... c5 10. dxc5
Qa5 11. O-O Qxc5 12. Qe4 (12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Qe4 Bd7 14. Qg4 $5) 12... Nxc3 13.
bxc3 Nd5 14. Qg4 g6 15. Bg5 Bxg5 (15... Bd7 $142) 16. Nxg5 Nb6 17. Qf4 O-O 18.
Bb3 Nd7 19. Rfe1 h6 20. Nf3 Kg7 21. h4 Qe7 22. Rad1 Nc5 23. h5 $40 {Ivanov,
S-Berg,E/Stockholm 2000}) 10. bxc3 Nd5 11. Bd2 c5 12. O-O ({Stдrker ist
wahrscheinlich} 12. Qe4 $5 Bd7 13. O-O Bc6 14. Qg4 $14 {, z.B} g6 15. a4 Qc7
16. Ng5 a6 17. Rfe1 Rd8 18. Qf3 Bxg5 19. Bxg5 Rd7 20. dxc5 $16 {Georgiev,
K-Zvjaginsev,V/Poikovsky2001}) 12... Qc7 $1 {Schwarz verhindert die weiЯe
Batterie Qe4+Bd3 und bereitet die lange Rochade vor.} (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 O-O
14. Qe4 Bd7 15. h4 (15. Bd3 $14) 15... Bc6 16. Ng5 $6 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qd7 18. Qg4
Kh8 $11 {Lazarev,V-Korneev,O/Werfen 1993}) 13. Bd3 Bd7 $2 {Ein dubioser Zug.} (
13... h6 $142 $13) 14. Bxh7 c4 $1 {Lieber ein Bauernopfer als ein heftiger
gegnerischer Angriff!} (14... cxd4 15. cxd4 g6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kd8 18.
Ng5 $16) (14... g6 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kd8 17. c4 (17. Bg5 $5) (17. Ng5 $5)
17... Nb6 18. Bg5 $40) 15. Be4 Bc6 16. Bxd5 {WeiЯ strebt ein Endspiel an und
tauscht dafьr seinen starken Lдufer ab.} (16. Qc2 $5 $16) 16... Bxd5 17. Qb5+
Qd7 18. a4 a6 19. Qxd7+ Kxd7 20. a5 $14 b5 21. axb6 Rhb8 22. Rfb1 Kc6 23. Ng5
f6 24. exf6 gxf6 25. Nh3 a5 26. Nf4 a4 27. h4 $16 {Im Laufe der letzten Zьge
hat WeiЯ seinen Vorteil vergrцЯert.} Rxb6 28. Rxb6+ Kxb6 29. h5 a3 30. h6 Be4 (
30... Bd6 31. f3 Bxf4 32. Bxf4 $16) 31. f3 Bh7 32. Nxe6 a2 33. d5 Bb1 34. Be3+
Ka5 35. Bc5 $1 Bxc5+ 36. Nxc5 $18 f5 37. Ne6 Kb6 38. g4 fxg4 39. fxg4 Rg8 40.
g5 Bf5 41. Rxa2 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be2 Bf5 $146 {V. Zvjaginsev ist bekannt
fьr seine originellen theoretischen Ideen. Auch hier bringt er eine
interessante Neuerung. Bisher wurde meistens 11...Bg4 gespielt, und Schwarz
muЯte hart um den Ausgleich kдmpfen.} (11... Bg4 12. Be5 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14.
Qd4 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxe2 16. Kxe2 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Ne6 18. Nf5 Kf8 19. Rhd1 g6 20.
Nd6 $14 {Ponomariov,R-Vallejo Pons,F/Leon (m) 2003}) (11... Bf6 12. Be5 Bxe5
13. Nxe5 Be6 14. Nf3 Qb6 15. Qd4 Nb3 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Rd1 Rfc8 18. Bd3 $14 {
Gurevich,M-Golod,V/Cappelle la Grande 1999}) (11... a5 $5 12. O-O a4 13. Rc1
Bf5 14. Bg5 Nb3 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Rc3 Be4 17. Nd4 Nc5 18. Qd2 Kh8 19. Rcc1 b6
$11 {Kallai,G-Kasimdzhanov,R/Belfort 2004}) 12. Nd4 (12. Be5 $5) 12... Be4 {
Das ist die Idee des Zuges 11...Bf5, der schwarze Lдufer hat eine schцne
Position eingenommen. Seine Vertreibung mittels f2-f3 wьrde den Bauern e3
empfindlich schwдchen.} 13. O-O Bf6 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. b4 {Praktisch erzwungen,
denn sonst sichert Schwarz die Position seines Springers mit 15...a5 ab.} (15.
Rc3 $6 a5 (15... Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxb2 17. Bg4 Na4 18. Rc7 Qxd4 19. exd4 $44) 16.
a4 Rac8 $11 17. f3 $6 Bg6 $15) 15... Bxd4 $1 16. exd4 (16. Qxd4 $2 Qg6 17. f3
Nb3 $17 {kostet WeiЯ die Qualitдt.}) 16... Ne6 17. Be3 Rfc8 $11 {In der
entstandenen Stellung kann WeiЯ die Stдrke seines Lдuferpaares nicht zur
Geltung bringen, da das Zentrum durch die Bauern d4 und d5 geschlossen ist,
und der schwarze Springer hervorragend postiert ist.} 18. Qd2 Qd8 $1 {Die
schwarze Dame hat ihre Aufgabe auf dem Damenflьgel erfьllt und wird nun den
gegnerischen Kцnig ins Visier nehmen.} 19. Bg4 (19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Rc1 h6 $11)
19... Qf6 $1 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. Rc1 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 h6 23. Qc8+ Kh7 {WeiЯ hat
das Geschehen forciert, erreichte aber nichts. Die konsequente Fortsetzung 24.
Qxb7 wдre fьr ihn zu riskant, so beschlieЯt er, lieber ins Remis abzuwickeln.}
24. Bxe6 (24. Qxb7 Nxd4 25. Qxa7 Nc2 $1 26. h4 $8 (26. h3 $2 Qa1+ 27. Kh2 Qf1
28. f3 Ne1 $19) 26... Qa1+ 27. Kh2 Qe5+ 28. Kg1 $11 (28. g3 $6 f5 29. Bh3 Ne1
$40)) (24. Qc3 $6 Qg6 25. f3 Bf5 26. Bxf5 Qxf5 $15) 24... Qxe6 25. Qxe6 fxe6
26. f3 Bd3 27. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.05"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[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 "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. h3 {Ein
weiterer Versuch, die 6...Nbd7- Verteidigung zu bekдmpfen. WeiЯ schaut weit
voraus und verhindert die spдter mцgliche Fesselung durch Bc8-g4.} c5 8. dxc5 (
8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Be2 {bringt dem WeiЯen nichts wegen} (10. Bd3
Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 c4 13. Bc2 b5 14. O-O-O Nb6 15. e4 Be6 $11 {
Hansen,C-Zvjaginsev,V/Essen 2000}) (10. dxc5 Nxc5 {-s.Partie.}) 10... c4 $1 11.
O-O b5 {, und Schwarz behauptet seine Damenflьgelьberlegenheit:} 12. Qc2 Bb7
13. Rad1 Rc8 14. Ne5 f6 15. Nf3 Nb6 $11 {Piket,J-Kramnik,V/Monaco 2000}) 8...
Nxc5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 {Mit der Idee, 11...Ne6 und 12..Bb4+ folgen zu
lassen.} (10... Qxd5 11. Qxd5 exd5 12. Rc1 $14 {fьhrt zu einem leichten weiЯen
Endspielvorteil.}) 11. Be5 $1 (11. Be2 Ne6 12. Be5 Bb4+ 13. Bc3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3
b6 $11) 11... Ne4 12. a3 ({Nach} 12. Bd3 $6 Qa5+ 13. Ke2 Bd7 $36 {Postniy,
E-Golod,V/Tel Aviv 1999 bekommt WeiЯ bereits Probleme wegen der unsicheren
Lage seines Kцnigs.}) 12... Bh4 $1 {Brilliant gespielt. Vaganian nuzt seinen
Entwicklungsvorteil um den weiЯen Kцnigsflьgel anzugreifen.} 13. Nxh4 (13. g3
Bf6 14. Bg2 (14. Bxf6 Qxf6 $36) 14... Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Qf6 16. Nd3 b6 $36 {/\Ba6})
13... Qxh4 14. g3 ({Mit} 14. Qf3 {bringt sich WeiЯ in Gefahr:} Re8 $1 ({
Weniger klar ist das spektakulдre} 14... Bg4 $5 {wegen} 15. Qf4) 15. g3 (15.
Bd4 $2 Nxf2 $19) 15... Qe7 16. Bd4 Ng5 $36 {, und Schwarz entwickelt eine
gefдhrliche Initiative.}) 14... Qg5 15. Bd4 (15. Qxd5 $2 Bd7 {/\Bc6} 16. Rc1 (
16. Qxd7 Qxe5 $36) 16... Qf5 $36) 15... Qf5 16. Qe2 (16. Rh2 $6 {
Selbstverstдndlich hat WeiЯ keine Lust, ohne Rochade zu spielen:} Qg6 17. Bd3
Bf5 $11) 16... Bd7 {/\Bb5 Gegen die Drohung Bb5 hat WeiЯ nichts Besseres als
den Ьbergang in ein ausgeglichenes Endspiel.} 17. h4 {/\Bh3} (17. Bg2 $6 Bb5 $1
18. g4 Qd7 $36) 17... Bb5 18. g4 (18. Bh3 $6 Qxh3 19. Rxh3 Bxe2 20. Kxe2 Rfc8
$36) 18... Bxe2 19. gxf5 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 f6 $11 21. Rd1 Rfd8 {/\Nd6} 22. Rg1 Kf7
23. Rg4 b6 24. f3 Nd6 25. Rf4 Rac8 26. Bc3 Nc4 27. Rd3 Ne5 28. Rd1 Nc4 29. Rd3
Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch sf 58th"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2005.09.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Smirnov, Pavel"]
[Black "Bezgodov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2005.09.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Bg3 Bd7 12. Be2 Qb6 ({Nach} 12... Rfc8 13. O-O
Qd8 14. Qd3 $1 {bekommt Schwarz Schwierigkeiten, z.B.} Be8 15. Rfd1 d4 16. Nb5
dxe3 17. Qxe3 Qb6 18. Nc7 $16 {Lputian,S-Baramidze,D /Warsaw 2005}) 13. b4 d4
14. Na4 Qd8 {Diese Variante wurde von Schwarzspielern nach der Partie
Sokolov-Short ad acta gelegt.} 15. O-O $5 $146 {Eine gute Neuerung, wenngleich
Sokolovs 15.e4! auch sehr ьberzeugend aussieht.} (15. e4 $1 Be8 16. Nb2 Nd7 17.
Nd3 Bh4 18. c5 Bxg3 19. hxg3 Nde5 20. f4 Nxd3+ 21. Bxd3 h6 22. Nc4 $16 {
Sokolov,I-Short,N /Bled 2002}) 15... Rc8 16. b5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Und das ist
ein strategischer Fehler. WeiЯ schwдcht seine Bauernstruktur und ьberlдЯt dem
gegnerischen Springer ein schцnes Feld a5.} ({Nach} 16. Nb3 $1 {streben die
weiЯen Springer nach c5, wдhrend die schwarze Stellung zusammengedrьckt bleibt.
Z.B.} e5 (16... dxe3 17. fxe3 Ne5 (17... b5 18. Nac5 bxc4 19. Qxc4 $16) 18.
Nac5 $16) 17. Nac5 $14) 16... Na5 17. Qd3 $2 ({Besser war} 17. Qb2 $1 dxe3 18.
fxe3 b6 (18... a6 19. Be5 axb5 20. cxb5 Ne8 21. Bd4 $16) 19. Rad1 $14) 17...
dxe3 18. Qxe3 (18. fxe3 Be8 $11) 18... a6 19. Rac1 $2 {Zu den strategischen
Fehlern gesellt sich ein taktischer. Smirnov ьbersieht die gegnerische Drohung.
} ({Deutlich stдrker war} 19. Be5 $1 axb5 20. Nb6 Nxc4 (20... Bc5 $2 21. Bxf6
Qxf6 22. Ne4 Bxe3 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Nxd7 $16) 21. Ndxc4 bxc4 22. Nxc8 Qxc8 $11
) 19... Nxc4 $1 20. Nxc4 axb5 21. Nab6 Bc5 $17 {Schwarz gewinnt zwei Bauern.}
22. Qg5 h6 23. Qh4 Bxb6 24. Nxb6 Qxb6 25. Be5 Nd5 26. Qg3 f6 27. Bd6 Rxc1 28.
Rxc1 Rc8 29. Rxc8+ Bxc8 30. Bf3 Qd4 31. h3 g5 32. Bxd5 Qxd5 33. Be7 Kf7 34. Qc7
Qd7 35. Qxd7 Bxd7 36. Bd8 h5 37. f3 e5 38. Kf2 Kg6 39. Bc7 Bc6 40. Bd8 f5 41.
Bc7 e4 42. fxe4 fxe4 43. Bb6 Kf5 44. Be3 Bd5 45. Bd2 Bc4 46. Be3 h4 47. Bd2 g4
48. hxg4+ Kxg4 49. Bb4 Bd5 50. Bd6 e3+ 51. Kxe3 Bxg2 52. Kf2 h3 53. Kg1 Kf3 54.
Kh2 Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belarus"]
[BlackTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UZB"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5
15. Re1 $5 $146 {Alexandrov verzichtet auf die gдngige Fortsetzung 15.g4 und
bringt stattdessen eine interessante Neuerung. WeiЯ plant 16.e5 nebst 17.g4
oder evtl. 17.Be4.} (15. g4 Bg6 16. Nd2 (16. Rc1 Rc8 17. Re1 f6 18. Bc4+ Bf7
19. Qd3 Bc7 20. Bxf7+ Rxf7 $11 {Navara,D-Kasimdzhanov,R/Calvia 2004})) 15...
Rc8 $6 {Dieser Zug unternimmt nichts gegen den weiЯen Plan, es ist aber nicht
leicht zu sagen, wie Schwarz fortsetzen soll. Mцglicherweise war 15...f6 am
besten.} (15... Qf6 16. Bg3 Rfe8 (16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Qxf3 18. gxf3 {fьhrt zu
einer bekannten Stellung mit Mehrtempo (Rf1-e1) fьr WeiЯ.}) 17. e5 Qh6 18. Qd2
Qxd2 19. Nxd2 $14) (15... Bc7 16. e5 Re8 17. g4 Bg6 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Qb3 $14)
(15... f6 $5 16. Bc4+ Kh8 17. Bd5 Qd7 $13) 16. e5 Bg6 17. Bxg6 fxg6 ({Nach} 
17... hxg6 $2 {entwickelt WeiЯ aus dem Stegreif einen starken Angriff:} 18. Ng5
$1 Qd7 19. e6 fxe6 20. Qg4 d3 21. Re4 $1 (21. Qh4 $2 Bxf2+ 22. Qxf2 e5 23. Qh4
Rxf4 24. Qh7+ $40) 21... Rf5 22. Qh4 Rxg5 23. Bxg5 $16) 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Bg3 {
Kein schlechter Zug, aber mit 19.Re4! kцnnte WeiЯ ohne Risiko einen klaren
Vorteil erlangen.} (19. Re4 $1 Na5 (19... d3 $2 20. Rd1 $18) 20. Qd3 Qd5 21. e6
Nc6 22. Rae1 $16) 19... d3 $6 {Kasimdzhanov startet eine Rettungskombination,
die sich als inkorrekt herausstellt. Andererseits war die schwarze Stellung
bei ruhigem Spiel alles andere als beneidenswert.} (19... Na5 20. Qd3 Nc4 21.
e6 $1 $16) 20. Red1 $1 (20. Rad1 $2 Rxf3 21. gxf3 d2 22. Re4 (22. Rf1 Nxe5 23.
Bxe5 Qg5+ 24. Kh1 Qxe5 $17) 22... Nd4 $40) 20... Rxf3 $1 21. gxf3 Nxe5 $1 22.
Kg2 $1 $16 (22. Bxe5 $2 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Qxe5 24. Qxd3 (24. Rxd3 Bc7 25. f4 Qxf4
26. Rg3 Qf5 27. Rg2 Bb6 $44) 24... Qxb2 $44) 22... Bxf2 $5 {Die Pointe der
Kombination. Der weiЯe Kцnig wird entblцЯt, und das Dauerschach scheint sehr
nah zu sein...} (22... Qf6 23. Qd5 $16) 23. Bxe5 $2 {Alexandrov greift fehl.
Die Widerlegung war allerdings nicht leicht zu finden.} (23. Bxf2 $1 Qg5+ 24.
Bg3 $8 (24. Kf1 $4 Qf5 $19) (24. Kh1 $4 Qf5 $19) 24... Rc2+ 25. Kf1 $1 {
, und WeiЯ gewinnt dank der Schwдche der 8. Reihe, z.B.,} (25. Kh1 $1 $18)
25... Qxg3 (25... h6 26. Rxd3 Nxd3 27. Qxc2 $18) 26. Qxc2 Qxf3+ 27. Kg1 Qxh3
28. Rf1 $18) 23... Qg5+ 24. Kxf2 Qxe5 $11 {Das Dauerschach ist nicht zu
vermeiden.} 25. Qxd3 Qh2+ 26. Kf1 Qxh3+ 27. Kg1 Qg3+ 28. Kh1 Qh3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.11.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1996.11.21"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kazan TatTransGaz-Itil"]
[BlackTeam "Yerevan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 c5 6. dxc5 d4 7. Nb5 e5 $5 {N} (
7... Nc6 8. Bf4 O-O 9. O-O-O $16) (7... Bxc5 8. Bf4 e5 (8... O-O 9. O-O-O Qa5
10. a3 Nc6 11. b4 Bxb4 12. axb4 Nxb4 13. Bd2 $18 {Eingorn,V-Vaganian,R/URS (ch)
1988}) (8... Qa5+ 9. Bd2 Qb6 10. b4 Be7 11. a3 e5 12. Nxe5 g6 13. c5 $14 {
Eingorn,V-Beliavsky,A/URS (ch) 1987}) (8... Na6 9. a3 Ng4 10. Qd2 O-O 11. b4
$16) 9. Bxe5 Bb4+ 10. Nd2 Nc6 11. Bxd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. e3 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2
Ne4 15. Qb4 Qf6 16. Nf3 Bg4 17. Be2 Rad8 18. c5 Rfe8 19. Rd1 $16 {
Galliamova_Ivanchuk,A-Geller,E/ Vienna 1993}) 8. Nxe5 a6 9. Na3 Bxc5 10. Nd3
Bxa3 11. bxa3 O-O 12. g3 $1 Re8 13. Bg2 Bg4 14. O-O $1 (14. f3 $6 Bf5 15. O-O
Nc6 $44) 14... Bxe2 (14... Rxe2 15. Qb3 $16) 15. Re1 Bxd3 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17.
Qxd3 Qe1+ $2 (17... Nc6 18. Rb1 $14 (18. Bf4 $14)) 18. Qf1 Qc3 19. Rb1 Nc6 20.
Rb3 $2 (20. Rxb7 $1 Na5 $8 (20... Ne5 $2 21. Rb3 $18) 21. Bb2 Qd2 22. Rb4 Re8
23. c5 $1 Re1 (23... d3 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. Re4 Rd8 26. Qa1 Qg5 27. Bf3 f5 28.
Ra4 $18) 24. Rxd4 Qe2 (24... Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 $18) 25. Rd8+ Ne8 26. Bc3 Rxf1+ 27.
Bxf1 Qe6 28. Bxa5 h6 29. Bg2 Kh7 30. c6 $18) 20... Qa5 21. Rxb7 Nd8 22. Rb1 (
22. Rxf7 Nxf7 (22... Rb8 23. Re7 Rb1 24. Qe1 $18) 23. Bxa8 Qc3 24. Bd5 d3 $132)
22... Rc8 23. Bb2 Ne6 24. Bh3 Rd8 25. Qe1 (25. Rd1 $5 Qb6 26. Ba1 $16 {><d4})
25... Qb6 26. c5 Qc6 (26... Qxc5 27. Bxe6 fxe6 28. Qxe6+ Kh8 29. Rc1 Qd6 30.
Qxd6 Rxd6 31. f3 $16) 27. Bxe6 fxe6 (27... Qxe6 28. Qxe6 fxe6 29. c6 {/\} e5 $2
30. c7 Rc8 31. Bxd4 $18) 28. Rd1 Ne4 $1 (28... d3 29. Qe3 Qd5 30. c6 Qxc6 31.
Rxd3 Rxd3 32. Qxd3 $16) 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30. Bxd4 Ng5 31. Qe3 Nf3+ 32. Kf1 Qd5 33.
Bc3 e5 $2 (33... Nxh2+ 34. Ke2 (34. Ke1 e5 $10) (34. Kg1 Nf3+ 35. Kg2 Nd4+ 36.
f3 Qxa2+ 37. Kh3 Nc6 38. Qe4 Qd5 $10) 34... Qxa2+ 35. Qd2 Qc4+ 36. Qd3 Qxc5 (
36... Qg4+ 37. f3 Qxg3 38. Qd8+ Kf7 39. Qd7+ Kf8 40. Qd6+ Qxd6 41. cxd6 $18 {
/\Be5}) (36... Qa2+ 37. Ke1 $16) 37. Qd8+ Qf8 38. Qxf8+ Kxf8 39. f3 g5 $8 40.
g4 h5 41. gxh5 g4 42. f4 g3 43. Be1 Ng4 44. Bxg3 Nf6 45. h6 Ng4 46. h7 Kg7 $10)
34. Kg2 $1 Nd4+ (34... Ne1+ 35. Kh3 Qe6+ 36. g4 h5 37. f3 $18) 35. f3 Qxa2+ (
35... Qxc5 36. Bxd4 exd4 37. Qe8+ Qf8 38. Qxf8+ Kxf8 39. Kf2 Ke7 40. Ke2 Kd6
41. Kd3 Kd5 (41... Kc5 42. h4 Kd5 43. h5 $18) 42. f4 h5 43. h3 a5 44. a4 g6 45.
g4 hxg4 46. hxg4 Kc5 47. g5 Kd5 48. a3 $18) 36. Qd2 Qxd2+ (36... Qd5 {>=} 37.
Bxd4 exd4 38. c6 Qxc6 39. Qxd4 Qc2+ 40. Kh3 Qf5+ 41. Qg4 $16) 37. Bxd2 Kf7 38.
Bc3 Nc6 39. Kh3 g5 (39... Ke6 40. Kg4 Kd5 41. f4 exf4 42. Kxf4 g6 43. Kg5 $18)
40. Kg4 Kg6 41. f4 h5+ (41... exf4 42. gxf4 gxf4 43. Kxf4 Kf7 44. Kf5 Ke7 45.
Bf6+ Kf7 46. Bg5 $18) 42. Kf3 exf4 43. gxf4 g4+ 44. Ke4 h4 45. f5+ Kg5 46. f6
Kg6 47. Kf4 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.02"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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 "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Rc1 a6 (9... d4) 10. b4 (10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 (11. b4 Ba7 12. Be2 d4
13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Be3 Qxd1+ 16. Nxd1 Bd7 $11 {Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,
V/New York 1994}) (11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Rxc5 Nxf4 13. Qxd8 Nxg2+ 14. Bxg2 Rxd8 15.
O-O h6 {/\ Be6=}) 11... Bg4 12. O-O d4 13. Ne2 Ba7 14. Nfxd4 Bxd4 15. exd4 $11
{1/2-1/2 Horvath,C-Lutz,C/Elista 1998}) 10... Bd6 $1 {Christophers Patent.} (
10... Be7 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Be2 $14) (10... Ba7 11. c5 h6 12. Be2 Bb8 13. O-O
e5 14. Bg3 $14 Be6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Nxg5 hxg5 17. Bxg5 $40 {Gelfand,B-Topalov,V/
Monte Carlo 1999}) 11. Bg5 $1 $146 (11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Be2 Rd8 13. cxd5 exd5 $11
14. O-O {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P-Lutz,C/BL9900}) 11... Be7 (11... a5 $5) 12. c5 {
Der Plan von WeiЯ in dieser Variante besteht in der Bauernexpansion am
Damenflьgel. Schwarz hat dagegen kaum eine Mцglichkeit, bereits in der
Erцffnung seine Zentrumsbauern in Bewegung zu bringen und muЯ deswegen zu
GegenmaЯnahmen am Damenflьgel greifen (b7-b6).} (12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxe7 Ncxe7
$11) 12... h6 13. Bh4 Nd7 $1 (13... b6 $2 {wдre verfrьht:} 14. cxb6 Qxb6 15.
Na4 $16) 14. Bg3 (14. Bxe7 Qxe7 $132 {/\b6,/\a5}) 14... b6 15. cxb6 Nxb6 16.
Be2 (16. Nxd5 $6 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxc6 a5 $11) 16... Bb7 17. O-O {
Die Erцffnung ist beendet, und WeiЯ hat einen leichten Vorteil. Sein Plan
besteht in der Bildung eines Freibauern. Die Schwierigkeit ist dabei die
Durchsetzung von a3-a4, da Schwarz den Bauern b4 ununterbrochen unter
Kontrolle hat.} Qd7 18. Na4 ({Natьrlicher sieht zwar} 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 {
aus, WeiЯ kommt aber nach} Rfc8 $1 {zu keinem Vorteil. Die folgende hьbsche
Variante wurde beim Abendessen nach der Partie gefunden:} 20. Qd4 f6 21. Qxb6
fxe5 {/\Bd8-+} 22. Na4 Bd8 23. Nc5 Rxc5 $1 {(Th. Pдhtz)} 24. Qxc5 Rc8 25. Qa7
Ra8 $11) 18... Nxa4 19. Qxa4 Rfc8 20. Qb3 Qd8 $1 {/\Qb6} (20... Bf6 $6 21. Rfd1
{/\a4, b5}) 21. Ne5 $6 {Zu geradlinig gespielt. M.E. konnte sich WeiЯ mit dem
Springertausch etwas Zeit lassen.} ({Nach} 21. Rfd1 $5 Bf6 (21... Qb6 22. Ne5
Nxe5 23. Bxe5 $14 {/\} Rxc1 $6 24. Rxc1 Rc8 $2 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Qc3 $16) 22.
a4 Qb6 23. b5 axb5 24. axb5 $14 {behдlt WeiЯ nach wie vor etwas Vorteil, z.B}
Na5 25. Qb4) 21... Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Rxc1 $1 {Nach dem Abtausch aller
Schwerfiguren kann Schwarz das Vierlдuferendspiel problemlos halten.} 23. Rxc1
Rc8 24. Rxc8 Qxc8 25. Qc3 f6 26. Qxc8+ Bxc8 27. Bc7 Kf7 $11 {Der Kцnig eilt
zum Damenflьgel.} 28. Kf1 Ke8 29. Ke1 Kd7 30. Ba5 Kc6 31. a4 Kb7 32. b5 axb5
33. Bxb5 Bd6 34. g3 Bc5 35. Kd2 e5 36. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogeveen Essent Crown"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2004.10.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2004.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6
9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. O-O {I. Sokolov verzichtet auf die
scharfe Variante 12.b5 und zieht das ruhige Fahrwasser vor.} (12. b5 cxb5 13.
c6 Qc8 14. c7) 12... Qa8 13. Nd2 $146 {Sokolov weicht vom Plan mit der
Ьberfьhrung Ne1-d3, der in der letzten Zeit recht populдr geworden ist.} (13.
Rb1 Qb7 14. Qc2 axb4 15. axb4 Rfa8 16. Ne1 b5 17. Nd3 Bd8 18. f3 Bc7 19. g4 Qb8
20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Qh2 Qd8 $1 $11 {Ponomariov,R-Vallejo Pons,F/Leon 2003}) 13...
Qb7 14. Rb1 axb4 15. axb4 Ra3 (15... Rfa8 16. Qc2 b5 $11) 16. Qc2 Rfa8 17. Rfc1
bxc5 $2 {Die Цffnung der b-Linie kommt nur WeiЯ zugute, der die Schwдche c6
angreifen kann. Ein typisches Vorgehen in solchen Stellungen ist die
SchlieЯung des Damenflьgels mit 17...b5, gefolgt von der Ьberfьhrung des
Lдufers nach c7, siehe z. B. Dautov-Kasimdzhanov/2002.} (17... b5 $1 18. Nb3
Bd8 $11) 18. bxc5 Qa6 19. Nb3 Bd8 20. Qb2 Qc4 21. Nd2 Qa6 22. Nf3 $1 {[%cal
Rf3e1,Re1c2,Rc2b4] WeiЯ findet den richtigen Plan - sein Springer strebt nach
b4.} h6 $6 {Carlsen verliert nur die kostbare Zeit, energischer war das
sofortige 22...Ne4. Carlsen verliert nur die kostbare Yeit.} (22... Ne4 $1 23.
Nxe4 dxe4 24. Ne1 Ra2 25. Qb7 (25. Qb3 Nf6 $11 {/\Nd5}) 25... Qxb7 26. Rxb7 Nf6
27. Bc7 Nd5 28. Bxd8 Rxd8 $11) 23. Ne1 $1 $14 Ne4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Nc2 Ra2 26.
Qb3 $1 {Nun ist Nc2-b4 nicht zu vermeiden, und Schwarz muЯ sich auf eine lange
Verteidigung einstellen...} (26. Qb7 Qxb7 27. Rxb7 Nf6 $11) 26... Qe2 $2 {
Aber das will er nicht! Carlsen stьrmt stattdessen nach vorn, aber sein
Angriff misslingt. Besser war das passive 26...Qc8.} (26... Qc8 27. Nb4 R2a4
$14 {/\Nf6-d5}) 27. Bg3 $1 Nf6 ({Nach} 27... h5 {hat WeiЯ sogar zwei gute
Mцglichkeiten:} 28. Qb7 (28. Nb4 h4 29. Re1 Qd2 30. Red1 Qe2 31. Nxa2 hxg3 32.
Nc3 $16) 28... h4 29. Bd6 Nf6 (29... Rxc2 30. Rxc2 Qxc2 31. Qxa8 Qxb1+ 32. Kh2
$18) 30. Qxc6 $16) 28. Nb4 R2a3 29. Qc4 $1 {Hat Schwarz diesen Zug ьbersehen?
WeiЯ tauscht die Damen und gewinnt anschlieЯend den Bauern c6. Die Partie ist
entschieden.} Qxc4 30. Rxc4 $18 Ra1 (30... Rc8 31. Nxc6 $1 $18) 31. Rcc1 Rxb1
32. Rxb1 Rc8 33. Nxc6 $1 Rxc6 34. Rb8 Kh7 35. Rxd8 Nd5 36. Rd7 Kg6 37. Ra7 Rc8
38. Kf1 Nb4 39. f3 Nc6 40. Rb7 f5 41. Bd6 Na5 42. Rd7 Nc4 43. Kf2 Ra8 44. fxe4
fxe4 45. Bf4 Kf6 46. c6 g5 47. Bg3 Ra2+ 48. Kg1 Ra1+ 49. Kh2 Kg6 50. c7 Nxe3
51. c8=Q 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.11.24"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2653"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Solingen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 {Kortschnoj: 'One of the
purposes of this move is to impede 5.Bf4...'} 5. Bf4 {'!?' Kortschnoj.
Kortschnoj: 'Still,white has played it!'} dxc4 6. e3 Nb6 {Kortschnoj: 'It was
played by the majority of people, 6...Bd6 or 6...Nd5 were alternatives.'} ({
Gut spielbar ist fьr Schwarz} 6... Nd5 7. Bxc4 Nxf4 8. exf4 Bd6 9. Ne5 O-O 10.
O-O Nb6 11. Bb3 Bd7 12. Qg4 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Bc6 14. f5 exf5 15. Qxf5 Qe7 16. Rfe1
Rad8 17. Rad1 g6 18. Qf4 Kg7 $11 {Ibragimov,I-Smagin,S/Saint Petersburg 1998})
7. Bxc4 Nxc4 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bd6 10. O-O $146 {'!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj:
'It seems it is a novelty! 10.Bg5, Bg3or Bd6 have been played instead.' Eine
interessante Neuerung, Bacrot scheut nicht die Verschlechterung seiner
Bauernstruktur.} ({Auch mit} 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 {behдlt WeiЯ einen leichten
Druck:} Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfd1 a6 14. Qb3 Rb8 15. Rac1 Nh5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17.
Ne5 $14 {Ibragimov,I-Kiriakov,P/Russia 1998}) (10. Bxd6 cxd6 $11) 10... Bc6 {
'?!' Kortschnoj.} ({Die Stellung nach} 10... Bxf4 11. exf4 O-O 12. Ne5 {
(Kortschnoj) white has somewhat better prospects. Still, it was better than
the move made by black.  behagte Artur nicht, sein Lдufer ist recht passiv.
Dennoch dьrfte Schwarz nach 12...c6,13...Nd5 und spдter eventuell f7-f6 und
Be8-f7 keine ernsthaften Sorgen haben.}) 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. Bxe5 Nd7 (12... O-O
13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. e4 Rac8 $14) 13. Bg3 Nb6 $6 {'?' Kortschnoj. Es war an der
Zeit zu rochieren.} (13... O-O {was called for (Kortschnoj)} 14. e4 Nb6 15. Qc5
$14) 14. Qc5 Nd7 $2 ({Notwendig war} 14... Rc8 $14 {/\Qe7} 15. a4) 15. Qa5 $1 {
'+/-' Kortschnoj.} b6 (15... Rc8 $5 {Kortschnoj}) 16. Qa3 $16 {Nun steckt
Schwarz in ernsthaften Schwierigkeiten: die Rochade ist unmцglich und der
Bauer c7 empfindlich schwach. AuЯerdem droht WeiЯ mit baldiger Zentrumsцffnung
nach e4 und d5.} {Dieser Versuch des Gegenspiels bleibt erfolglos.} h5 {
Kortschnoj: 'Despair'} 17. Rac1 Rc8 (17... h4 $2 18. Bxc7 $1 Qxc7 19. Nb5 $18)
18. e4 h4 19. Bf4 Qe7 (19... Qf6 20. Bxc7 $1 h3 (20... Rxc7 21. Nb5 Bxb5 22.
Rxc7 $18) 21. Bg3 $16) 20. Qxe7+ Kxe7 21. d5 Bb7 22. Bxc7 $1 $18 Ba6 (22...
Rxc7 23. d6+ Kxd6 24. Nb5+ $18) 23. Rfd1 e5 24. b4 Bc4 25. a4 a6 26. a5 b5 27.
d6+ Kf6 28. h3 Ra8 29. Na4 {Kortschnoj: 'The shortest way to win!'} Bb3 30. Nb6
Nxb6 31. axb6 Bxd1 32. b7 Rab8 33. Bxb8 Rxb8 34. d7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "US of America"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "USA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Bg3 Qb6 {Es folgt also die Fortsetzung der
theoretischen Diskussion in dieser Nebenvariante. Die Hauptfortsetzung ist
hier 11...Bd7.} (11... Bd7) 12. Be2 d4 13. Na4 Qd8 14. O-O Bd6 (14... dxe3 15.
fxe3 Bd6 16. Bxd6 (16. Bh4 Qc7 17. Kh1 {fьhrt mit Zugumstellung zur Partie.})
16... Qxd6 17. c5 Qc7 18. b4 Ne5 {/\Ng4} 19. h3 Bd7 20. Nc3 Rad8 21. Rac1 Ng6
$11 {Lautier,J-Onischuk,A/Moscow 2002}) 15. Bh4 Qc7 16. Kh1 $1 dxe3 17. fxe3
Ne8 $2 $146 {Es drohte 18.Bxf6 nebst 19.Ne4, und der Springer tritt den
Rьckzug an. Wie die Partie zeigen wird, hдtte er auf d7 weit bessere
Aussichten.} (17... Bxh2 $2 18. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 19. g3 $16) (17... Be7 18. Bg3 (
18. b4 $5 Ng4 19. Bg3 e5 20. Qc3 $14) 18... Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. c5 Qc7 21. b4
Ne5 22. Ne4 Nfg4 (22... Neg4 $6 23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. Nc3 $14 {Onischuk,A-Barsov,
A/Montreal 2003}) 23. Qc3 Nxh2 24. Rf4 Nhg4 25. Bxg4 Nxg4 26. Rxg4 f5 $11) (
17... Nd7 $5 18. Ne4 Be5 19. Ng5 g6 20. Nf3 Bg7 21. Nc3 $14) 18. Ne4 Be5 19.
Ng5 $14 g6 {Die Analysemodule schlagen den unschцnen Zug 19...f5!? vor, der
von einem Menschen kaum in Betracht gezogen wьrde.} (19... f5 20. c5 $1 {
Um die Schwдche e6 angreifen zu kцnnen.} (20. Nf3 Nf6 21. Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Nc3
Neg4 $132) 20... Nf6 21. Nc3 Nd5 (21... Bxh2 22. Bc4 $14) 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Nf3
$14) 20. Nf3 Bg7 21. Nc3 {WeiЯ kam mit Vorteil aus der Erцffung, seine
Initiative auf dem Damenflьgel entwickelt sich rasch, wдhrend Schwarz aus
seiner besseren Bauernstruktur und dem Vorposten e5 kaum Kapital schlagen kann.
} b6 (21... Nd6 22. Nb5 Qb8 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. c5 Qc7 25. Rad1 $16) 22. Rad1 Bb7
23. Nb5 $16 Qc8 24. b4 a6 (24... a5 25. Qb3 axb4 26. axb4 $16) 25. Nc3 {><b6}
a5 $2 (25... Nf6 $2 26. Na4 Qc7 27. b5 Na5 28. Bg3 $18) (25... Qc7 $16) 26. Qb3
{Noch stдrker war der direkte Angriff auf b6, Schwarz wдre dagegen ziemlich
hilflos.} (26. Na4 Qc7 27. b5 Ne5 28. Nxe5 Bxe5 29. c5 $18) (26. b5 Ne5 27.
Nxe5 Bxe5 28. Na4 $18) 26... axb4 27. axb4 Nf6 {Ein klares Eingestдndnis des
Fehlers im 17. Zug. Schwarz bleibt stark unter Druck.} 28. Nd2 $1 {Visiert das
Feld d6 an.} Nd7 29. Nde4 Qc7 $2 {Der entscheidende Fehler, Schwarz verliert
Material. Nur mit 29...Nce5 konnte man Widerstand leisten.} (29... Nce5 30. Nd6
Qc6 31. Nxb7 Qxb7 32. Nb5 $16) 30. Nb5 $18 Qe5 (30... Qc8 31. Ned6 Qb8 32. Nxf7
$18) 31. Ned6 Rab8 32. Bg3 Qg5 33. Nxb7 Rxb7 34. Bf3 Nde5 35. Bxe5 Bxe5 36.
Bxc6 Qh4 37. g3 Bxg3 38. Qc2 Rbb8 39. Qg2 Be5 40. Nd4 Qh6 41. Bf3 Rbd8 42. Qe2
1-0

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp2 49th"]
[Site "Sant Lluis"]
[Date "2005.09.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2005.08.31"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 Be7 (10... Ne4 $6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Rxd5 Nxc3 13. bxc3
Qxa3 14. Ng5 $1 $40) 11. Be2 {Mamedyarovs Lieblingszug. Bisher galt diese
Fortsetzung als ziemlich harmlos.} (11. Nd2 {ist hier die Hauptfortsetzung.})
11... Ne4 {Diese Antwort hat sich bisher bewдhrt, aber mцglicherweise ist P.-H.
Nielsens Neuerung 11...e5!? der beste Weg zum Ausgleich.} (11... dxc4 12. Bxc4
e5 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. O-O Rac8 15. Nd5 b5 16. Ba2 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 $14 {Mamedyarov,
S-Moradiabadi,E /Abu Dhabi 2005}) (11... e5 $5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 dxc4 14.
Bd4 Bf5 15. Qc1 Rac8 16. O-O Rfd8 17. Rd2 Ne4 $11 {Mamedyarov,S-Nielsen,P /
Sant Lluis 2005}) 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 exd5 14. O-O Be6 15. a4 (15. Rb1 Qxa3
16. Rxb7 Rfc8 17. Rc1 $6 Bf5 18. Qd1 a5 19. Bb5 Nd8 20. Rc7 Rxc7 21. Bxc7 Ne6
$11 {Miles,A-Van der Sterren,P /Wijk aan Zee 1984}) 15... Bf6 16. Rb1 (16. Nd4
Ne5 17. Rb1 Qc7 $13) 16... Rfc8 17. Rxb7 Qxc3 18. Qxc3 Bxc3 19. Rc1 Bf6 20. h3
h6 {Mehr oder weniger forciert ist ein Endspiel entstanden, in dem WeiЯ dank
seiner aktiven Figuren besser steht, Schwarz aber sehr nah am Ausgleich ist.}
21. Ba6 Na5 22. Rbc7 Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Bd8 24. Rc3 $146 {Eine Neuerung nach 20
Jahren! Natьrlicher sieht jedoch 24.Rc1 aus.} (24. Rc1 Bb6 (24... Bd7 25. Bb5
Rc8 26. Rd1 Be6 27. Nd4 $14) 25. Nd4 Bd7 26. Bb5 Bxb5 (26... Rc8 $1 $14) 27.
Nxb5 Nc4 $2 28. Nc3 Rd8 29. Nxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxc4 $16 {Conquest,S-Greenfeld,A /
Hastings 1985}) 24... Bd7 25. Bc7 $6 {Nach der Abgabe des Bauern a4 kann WeiЯ
nicht mehr als Unentschieden erreichen. Im Sinne des Spiels auf Gewinn war 25.
Bb5 eher geeignet.} (25. Bb5 Rc8 26. Rd3 Be6 27. Nd4 Rc1+ 28. Kh2 Bb6 $11)
25... Bxc7 26. Rxc7 Bxa4 $11 27. Nd4 Rd8 (27... Nb3 28. Nf5 Kf8 $11) 28. Bd3
Nb3 29. Nf5 d4 (29... a5 $6 30. Bc2 $1 $44) (29... Bd7 30. Nd6 Be6 31. Rxa7 Kf8
$11) 30. exd4 Bd7 31. d5 Bxf5 32. Bxf5 Kf8 33. Bd7 Nc5 34. Bc6 Nd3 35. Rxa7 Nb4
36. Ra1 Nxc6 37. dxc6 Rc8 38. Ra6 Ke7 {Das Turmendspiel ist remislich.} 39. Kh2
Kd6 40. Kg3 (40. c7+ Kd7 $11) 40... Rxc6 41. Rxc6+ Kxc6 42. Kf4 Kd5 43. Kf5 Kd4
44. h4 Kd5 45. h5 Kd6 46. g4 Ke7 47. Ke5 f6+ 48. Kf5 Kf7 49. f3 Ke7 50. Kg6 Kf8
51. f4 Kg8 52. g5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2002.04.27"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Gabriel, Christian"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2650"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 089"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Stuttgart"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7.
h3 c5 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Be5 (11. Be2 Ne6 12. Be5 Bb4+
13. Bc3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 b6 $11) 11... Ne4 12. a3 (12. Bd3 $6 Qa5+ 13. Ke2 Bd7
$36 {Postniy,E-Golod,V/Tel Aviv 1999}) 12... Bh4 13. g3 {Ch. Gabriel versucht,
das Spiel von Kortschnoj zu verbessern, leider ohne Erfolg.} (13. Nxh4 Qxh4 14.
g3 Qg5 15. Bd4 Qf5 16. Qe2 Bd7 17. h4 Bb5 18. g4 Bxe2 19. gxf5 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 f6
$11 {Kortschnoj,V-Vaganian,R/Istanbul 2000}) 13... Bf6 14. Bd4 $6 ({
Natьrlicher sieht} 14. Bg2 {aus, selbst wenn es Schwarz keine Probleme
bereitet:} Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Qf6 16. Nd3 b6 $132 {/\Ba6} (16... Bf5 17. O-O d4 18.
exd4 Qxd4 19. Nf4 $14)) 14... Bd7 15. Be2 (15. Bg2 $6 Bb5) 15... Rc8 16. h4 Re8
17. O-O {Nach grьndlicher Vorbereitung kann WeiЯ rochieren, nur um in einen
gefдhrlichen Angriff zu geraten.} Bh3 18. Re1 Rc6 $1 {Sehr stark gespielt!
Ohne Wenn und Aber wird der schwarze Turm auf den Kцnigsflьgel ьberfьhrt.} 19.
Bb5 $6 {Ein Tempoverlust, da WeiЯ der Qualitдtsgewinn nicht bekommt.} Bg4 20.
Be2 (20. Bxc6 $2 bxc6 21. b4 Re6 22. Kg2 Bxh4 $1 23. gxh4 Rg6 $19) 20... Bxf3
21. Bxf3 Bxh4 $5 {Ein chancenreiches Figurenopfer. Schwarz hat ein sicheres
Remis, kann aber einige Gewinnversuche unternehmen.} 22. Bxe4 (22. gxh4 Qxh4
23. Qe2 $2 (23. Bxe4 $142) 23... Rg6+ 24. Bg2 Rxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Re6 $19) 22...
dxe4 23. gxh4 Qxh4 24. Rc1 Rd6 {/\Qh3} (24... Rh6 25. Kf1 Qh3+ 26. Ke2 Qf3+ 27.
Kd2 Qxf2+ 28. Qe2 $14) 25. Kf1 Red8 $5 {Schwarz bereitet den Einschlag auf d4
vor.} (25... Qh3+ 26. Ke2 Qf3+ 27. Kf1 $11) 26. Rc4 ({Zum Remis fьhrte} 26. Ke2
{/\Rg1} Qg4+ 27. Kf1 Qh3+ 28. Ke2 Qf3+ 29. Kf1 $11) 26... Rd5 {/\Rf5} (26... b5
27. Rc5 Qh3+ $11) 27. a4 (27. Ke2 b5 28. Rc6 Qg4+ 29. Kf1 Qh3+ 30. Ke2 $11)
27... Rf5 28. Qc2 h5 {WeiЯ hatte zu diesem Zeitpunkt nur wenige Minuten auf
der Uhr, wдhrend Vaganian bei weitem ьber mehr Zeit verfьgte. Letzten Endes
konnte Christian diesem Zeitdruck nicht standhalten.} (28... Qh3+ $1 29. Ke2
Qg4+ 30. f3 (30. Kf1 $2 Rh5 $19) 30... exf3+ 31. Kd2 h5 $13) 29. Rd1 Qg4 30.
Qe2 Rf3 31. Ke1 h4 32. Kd2 Qg2 33. Rf1 h3 34. Rc5 g6 35. Qe1 h2 36. Ke2 $4 (36.
Rc3 f6 $13 {/\Rd5-h5}) 36... Rxd4 $1 37. exd4 Rd3 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 19th"]
[Site "Rethymno"]
[Date "2003.10.02"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2003.09.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer Sheva"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Qf6
15. Bg3 {Als recht aussichtsreich fьr WeiЯ gilt 15.hxg4.} (15. hxg4 Qxf4 16.
Nh2 $1 Rac8 (16... Ne5 17. g3 Qf6 18. f4 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Rac8 20. Rf2 Rfe8 21.
Rd1 $14 {Van Wely,L-Doettling,F/BL 2000}) 17. g3 Qd6 18. Kg2 Ne5 19. f4 Nc4 20.
Bxc4 Rxc4 21. Qd3 Rfc8 22. Rf2 Qc6 23. Nf3 $14 {Ruck,R-Beliavsky,A/Celje 2003})
15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxf3 17. gxf3 Na5 18. Rac1 Rfc8 $6 {Natьrlicher und besser
ist 18...Rac8, aber wahrscheinlich befьrchtete Onischuk eine Verbesserung
seiner Partie gegen Yermolinsky (dort wurde nicht 15.Bg3, sondern 15.Bh2
gespielt).} (18... Rac8 19. Bd6 (19. Rfd1 Nb3 20. Rc2 Rfd8 $11) 19... Nb3 20.
Rcd1 Rfd8 21. e5 Nc5 22. Bf5 Ne6 23. Rc1 g6 24. Bxe6 fxe6 $11 {
Yermolinsky-Onischuk/Reno 2001}) 19. Rfd1 Nb3 20. Rc2 $1 Rxc2 {Gespielt um den
eingeklemmten Turm a8 zu befreien, aber Greenfeld beweist nun sehr geschickt,
dass dieser Turmtausch fьr WeiЯ ausgesprochen gьnstig ist.} (20... Nc5 21. Bc4
$14) 21. Bxc2 Na5 22. e5 $14 Rc8 {Die Nachteile von 22...Nc4 kцnnten von WeiЯ
sehr elegant bewiesen werden.} (22... Nc4 $2 23. Bb3 $1 Na5 (23... Nxb2 $4 24.
Rd2 $18) (23... Rc8 $2 24. e6 $1 fxe6 $2 25. Rc1 $18) 24. Ba2 $1 Rd8 (24... Rc8
$2 25. e6 $16) 25. Kf1 $14 {, und der weiЯe Kцnig erreicht das schцne Feld d3.}
) 23. Be4 Kf8 24. f4 Nc4 $2 {Besser war 24...Nb3.} (24... Nb3 25. Kf1 $14) 25.
Rc1 $1 {Erneut sieht man, wie negativ fьr Schwarz der Turmtausch war, der
Springer gerдt dadurch immer wieder in eine Fesselung.} Rc7 26. Rc2 Na5 27.
Rxc7 Bxc7 28. Bd5 $1 $16 {In dem entstandenen Leichtfigurenendspiel hat WeiЯ
einen klaren Vorteil, nicht zuletzt wegen der schlechten Position des
schwarzen Springers.} d3 (28... b5 29. b3 Bd8 30. f3 d3 31. Kf1 $16) (28... Nc6
29. Kf1 $16) 29. Kf1 Bb6 30. b4 Nc6 31. Ke1 a5 {Dieser verzweifelte Versuch
eines Gegenspiels miЯlingt, aber Onischuks Lage war ohnehin nicht
beneidenswert.} 32. b5 Nd4 33. a4 Bc5 34. Bxb7 $18 Bb4+ 35. Kd1 Ne2 36. Bf3
Nc3+ 37. Kd2 Nxa4+ 38. Kxd3 Nb6 39. f5 a4 40. Bd1 Bc5 41. f4 Ke7 42. Be1 Kd7
43. Ba5 Bf2 44. Bxb6 Bxb6 45. Bxa4 {Das Endspiel mit ungleichfarbigen Lдufer
ist leicht gewonnen fьr WeiЯ.} f6 46. Bb3 Ba5 47. Bg8 h6 48. Bf7 Ke7 49. Bg6
Be1 50. Ke4 Bd2 51. Kd5 Bxf4 52. e6 Be3 53. Kc6 Kd8 54. b6 Bd4 55. e7+ Kxe7 56.
Kc7 Be5+ 57. Kc8 h5 58. Bxh5 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0102"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.11.25"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Kallai, Gabor"]
[Black "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2001.10.06"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Neukoelln"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. h3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 {Schlдgt WeiЯ diesen Bauern nicht, folgt mit groЯer
Kraft c5-c4.} (10. Be2 c4 $1 11. O-O b5 12. Qc2 Bb7 13. Rad1 Rc8 14. Ne5 f6 15.
Nf3 Nb6 $11 {Piket,J-Kramnik,V/Monaco 2000}) (10. Bd3 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12.
Nxd2 c4 13. Bc2 b5 14. O-O-O Nb6 15. e4 Be6 $11 {Hansen,C-Zvjaginsev,V/Essen
2000}) 10... Nxc5 11. Be5 (11. Be2 Ne6 12. Be5 Bb4+ 13. Bc3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 b6
$11) 11... Ne4 12. Bd3 {WeiЯ verliert selbstverstдndlich nicht gern das
Rochaderecht, aber nach 12.a3 hat Schwarz einen schцnen Ausfall 12...Bh4! zur
Verfьgung.} (12. a3 Bh4 $1 13. Nxh4 Qxh4 14. g3 Qg5 15. Bd4 Qf5 16. Qe2 Bd7 17.
h4 Bb5 18. g4 Bxe2 19. gxf5 Bxf1 20. Rxf1 f6 $11 {Kortschnoj,V-Vaganian,R/
Istanbul 2000}) 12... Qa5+ 13. Ke2 Be6 $6 ({Agressiver und wohl besser ist} 
13... Bd7 14. Bd4 Ba4 $1 15. Qb1 Rac8 16. Rc1 Bb5 {, und Schwarz bekam recht
schnell einen starken Angriff:} 17. Rd1 Rc6 18. Ne5 $2 Rc7 19. a4 $6 Bxd3+ 20.
Nxd3 Rfc8 21. b4 Rc2+ $1 22. Ke1 Qa6 $17 {Postny,E-Golod,V/Israel 1999}) 14. a3
Rfc8 15. Re1 Qd8 16. Kf1 Bf6 17. Bd4 $14 {Rustemov hat die Stellung recht
passiv behandelt, und WeiЯ kann nach der kьnstlichen Rochade einen leichten
Vorteil konstatieren.} Nc5 18. Rc1 $2 {Nach dem folgenden Abtausch wird WeiЯ
gegen das gegnerische Lдuferpaar kaum Fortschritte machen kцnnen.} (18. Bxf6
Qxf6 19. Nd4 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 $11) ({Richtig war} 18. Be2 $1 $14 {, gefolgt
von Rc1, Bxf6 und N(Q)d4.}) 18... Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Be7 20. Rc3 (20. Rxc8 Qxc8 (
20... Rxc8 $2 21. Bxa7 b6 22. Qb5 $16) 21. Qd2 a6 22. Rc1 Qd8 {/\Rc8}) 20... a6
21. Rec1 Rc4 22. Ne5 Rxc3 23. Rxc3 f6 24. Nf3 Rc8 $11 25. Qc2 Rc4 26. Nd2 Rxc3
27. Qxc3 Qc8 28. Qxc8+ Bxc8 29. Ke2 Bd7 30. Nb3 Bb5+ 31. Ke1 Bd8 32. Nc5 Bc6
33. Ne6 Be7 34. Bc5 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2004.10.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "India"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "IND"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 (7. a3
dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nb6 9. Bd3 Nbd5 10. Bg3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 b6 12. e4 Bb7 13. Qc2 Nh5
14. O-O c5 15. d5 Nxg3 16. hxg3 exd5 17. exd5 g6 18. c4 Bf6 19. Rae1 Qd7 $11 {
Schandorff,L-Vaganian,R/Germany 2002}) 7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 Nb6 {Vaganians
Lieblingsvariante, die er auch gegen 7.a3 anwendet.} 9. Bd3 Nbd5 10. Bg3 (10.
Be5 b6 11. O-O Nxc3 (11... Bb7 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. a3 Rc8 14. Qa4 a6 15. Rad1 $14
{Forintos,G-Sapi,L/Budapest 1964}) 12. bxc3 Bb7 13. a4 Bd6 14. Bxd6 cxd6 15. a5
bxa5 16. Qa4 Rc8 17. Rfc1 e5 18. Be2 Nd5 19. c4 Nb6 20. Qxa5 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 exd4
22. exd4 Nxc4 $11 {Huebner,R-Vaganian,R/Germany 2003}) 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 b6
12. e4 Bb7 13. Qe2 c5 14. O-O Nh5 $1 {Der Tausch des Bg3 ist fьr Schwarz
erstrebenswert weil 1) nach d4-d5 der weiЯe Freibauer leicht von d6 blockiert
werden kann;  2) im Endspiel ist der Be7 wichtiger als der Nf3.} 15. Be5 cxd4
16. cxd4 Rc8 (16... f6 $5 17. Bg3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Rc8 $11) 17. Rfd1 {Alle
Versuche, den Be5 vor dem Abtausch zu retten, bringen WeiЯ keinen Vorteil.} (
17. h3 f6 18. Bh2 Bd6 19. Qe3 Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Qd6+ 21. g3 $13) (17. Ne1 g6 18.
Nc2 f6 19. Bg3 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Rc3 $15) (17. Nd2 g6 18. g4 f6 19. gxh5 fxe5 20.
hxg6 hxg6 21. dxe5 Bc5 $44) 17... f6 18. Bg3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 Qc7 20. a4 Kh8 $6 {
Dieser prophylaktische Zug war unnцtig, 20...Rfd8 gab Schwarz ein gutes Spiel.}
(20... Rfd8 21. Ba6 (21. a5 bxa5 22. Qa2 Rd6 23. Qxa5 Qxa5 24. Rxa5 a6 $11)
21... Bb4 $1 22. Rab1 Bxa6 23. Qxa6 Ba5 24. d5 exd5 25. exd5 Qc4 $1 $15) 21.
Ba6 Bb4 $6 (21... Rfd8 22. a5 Bxa6 23. Qxa6 Bb4 24. axb6 axb6 25. Rab1 Ba5 $11)
22. Rab1 Bxa6 23. Qxa6 Ba5 (23... Bd6 24. d5 exd5 25. Nd4 Qd7 26. exd5 $14) 24.
d5 exd5 25. exd5 Rfd8 {Vgl. mit 20...Rfd8.} 26. Qd3 $2 {Sasikiran nutzt seine
Chance nicht, mit 26.d6! kцnnte er seinen Vorteil vergrцЯern.} (26. d6 $1 Qd7 (
26... Qc4 $2 27. Qxa7 Qxa4 28. d7 $16) 27. Rd4 Rc5 (27... Bc3 28. Rc4 Rxc4 29.
Qxc4 $16) 28. Rbd1 Re8 29. Qd3 $16 {Der Freibauer d6 ist sehr stark, und
Schwarz wird es schwer haben, seine Blockade zu halten.}) 26... Qc4 27. Qxc4 $6
(27. Qd4 $1 $11) 27... Rxc4 $15 28. Rbc1 $2 Rxd5 $19 29. Rxc4 {Nach drei
Fehlern in Folge und bereits in einer verlorenen Stellung beginnt Sasikiran
eine heldenhafte Verteidigung, die am Ende von Erfolg gekrцnt wird.} Rxd1+ 30.
Kh2 h5 31. Nd4 Be1 32. f4 Bf2 33. Nf3 a5 34. f5 Kh7 35. Rh4 Kh6 36. Re4 Rb1 37.
Re2 Bc5 38. Re8 Kh7 39. Nh4 Bg1+ 40. Kh3 Bf2 41. Kh2 Rb3 42. Nf3 Rb4 43. Nh4
Rxa4 44. Ng6 Kh6 45. Nf4 g6 $2 (45... Bc5 $1 46. Ne6 Kh7 $19) 46. fxg6 Rxf4 47.
gxf4 Kxg6 48. g3 Bc5 49. Ra8 Kf5 50. Kh3 Ke4 51. Kh4 Bf2 52. Ra6 Kd5 53. Kxh5
Kc6 54. Ra7 Bxg3 55. Kg4 Be1 56. Kf5 Kb5 $2 (56... Bc3 57. Ke4 b5 58. Kd3 $17)
57. Kxf6 $11 Kb4 58. f5 a4 59. Ke6 Bc3 60. f6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.05"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Hracek, Zbynek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[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 "Bosnia&Herzegovina"]
[BlackTeam "Czech Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 {Diese
Nebenvariante erfreut sich in letzter Zeit groЯer Beliebtheit. In den
entstehenden Isolani-Stellungen entwickelt Schwarz dank seinem Springer c5 ein
aktives Gegenspiel.} 7. a3 c5 8. dxc5 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 (8... exd5 9. Be2 $14) 9.
Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 (11. Be2 Bf6 12. Be5 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Be6 14. Nf3
Qb6 15. Qd4 $14 {Gurevich,M-Golod,V/Cappelle la Grande 1999}) 11... Qb6 (11...
Bf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Rc1 $14) 12. Bd4 a5 13. Be2 Bf5 14. O-O Rfc8 15. Rc1 Qd8
16. Ne5 a4 $11 {Dautov,R-Zvjaginsev,V/Essen 2000}) 8... Nxc5 9. Rc1 $146 {
Ein Verbesserungsversuch. WeiЯ entwickelt seinen Turm und bereitet den
Abtausch auf d5 vor.} (9. cxd5 {ist voreilig und verhilft nur dem Gegner zu
gutem Spiel:} Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 $1 11. Qxd5 exd5 12. Be5 Bf5 13. Rd1 Rac8 14.
Nd4 Bg6 15. Be2 f6 16. Bg3 Na4 $15 {Krasenkow,M-Zvjaginsev,V/Las Vegas 1999})
9... Nfe4 {Der kritische Moment. Mit dem Textzug erreicht Schwarz keinen
vollstдndigen Ausgleich.} ({Als eine gute Alternative kam} 9... Nce4 $5 {
in Betracht. Damit entkrдftet Schwarz die Idee 10.cxd5 und bereitet den
Ausfall seiner Dame auf a5 vor. Z.B.,} 10. Be5 (10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. cxd5 Qa5+
$132) 10... Ng4 (10... Qa5 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. O-O $14)
11. Bg3 Ngf6 {/\Qa5} 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 Nxd5 14. Rd3 Qb6 $132) 10. cxd5
Nxc3 11. Rxc3 exd5 (11... Qxd5 12. Qxd5 exd5 13. Be2 $14) 12. Be2 Ne4 13. Rd3 (
13. Rc2 $6 Qa5+ 14. Nd2 Be6) 13... Qb6 (13... Qa5+ 14. b4 $14) 14. Be5 Qg6 15.
O-O $14 {WeiЯ hat einen leichten Vorteil.} Bh3 16. Bg3 Be6 17. Nd4 Rac8 18. Bh5
Qf6 19. Bf3 Ng5 20. Bg4 g6 21. Nxe6 {Danach behдlt WeiЯ zwar einen dauerhaften
Vorteil, kann aber die entstehende Stellung mit ungleichfarbigen Lдufern kaum
gewinnen.} ({Mit} 21. Bh4 $1 {konnte er den lдstigen gegnerischen Springer
abtauschen, um anschlieЯend mit der Belagerung des Isolanis fortzufahren.} Bxg4
22. Qxg4 $14) 21... fxe6 22. Bh4 Qf7 23. Bxg5 Bxg5 24. Qe2 Rc4 25. b3 Rc6 26.
e4 Rd8 27. Rfd1 Kg7 28. g3 Bf6 29. h4 Qc7 $5 {Schwarz opfert einen Bauern, um
die Stellung zu vereinfachen.} 30. exd5 exd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Rxd5 Rd6 33.
Rxd6 Qxd6 34. a4 Bd4 35. Qf3 Qc6 36. Qf4 Qf6 37. Qc7+ Qf7 38. Qc2 {Die
weiteren Gewinnversuche von WeiЯ bringen erwartungsgemдЯ nichts ein.} a5 39.
Kg2 b6 40. Bf3 Bc5 41. Be4 Qf6 42. Qe2 Qe5 43. Qc2 Qf6 44. Bd5 Qf5 45. Qb2+ Qf6
46. Qe2 Qd4 47. Bc4 Qf6 48. f4 Qd4 49. Kh3 h5 50. Qe6 Kh6 51. Bd5 Qd3 52. Be4
Qf1+ 53. Bg2 Qd3 54. Qg8 Qd7+ 55. Kh2 Qg7 56. Qe8 Qf8 57. Qe5 Qe7 58. Qh8+ Qh7
59. Qe8 Qe7 60. Be4 Kg7 61. Qc6 Qf6 62. Qd7+ Qe7 63. Qd3 Qf6 64. Kh3 Qd6 65.
Qc2 Qf6 66. f5 g5 67. hxg5 Qxg5 68. Qc3+ Qf6 69. Qd2 Be7 70. Qf4 Qg5 71. Qe5+
Qf6 72. Qxf6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2003.10.13"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Graf, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2003.10.10"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 098"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 a6 {In der Variante
6...Nb6 hat Schwarz in der letzten Zeit eine schlechte Statistik.} (6... Nb6 7.
Bxc4 Nxc4 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qxc4 $14) 7. a4 $1 {Dies ist deutlich stдrker als das
automatische Schlagen auf c4.} (7. Bxc4 b5 8. Be2 (8. Bb3 $1) 8... Bb7 9. O-O
c5 10. a4 b4 11. Nb1 Rc8 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. a5 Nbd5 15. Bg3 Bd6 $11
{Saemisch,F-Sprecher,L/Berlin 1920}) 7... Nb6 $2 {Eine falsche Entscheidung,
denn die entstehende Stellung ist sehr unangenehm fьr Schwarz. Gut spielbar
war dagegen 7...c5.} (7... c5 8. Bxc4 cxd4 9. exd4 Nb6 10. Bb3 Nbd5 (10... Be7
$1) 11. Be5 $1 Be7 (11... Bb4 12. Qd3 $14) 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 $2 13. Bxg7 Rg8 14.
Be5 Rxg2 15. Bg3 $16) 8. a5 Nbd5 9. Bxc4 Nxf4 10. exf4 Be7 (10... Bd6 11. Ne5
O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Qf3 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Nxe5 15. fxe5 Bb4 16. Re3 Bxc3 17. bxc3
$16 {Alekhine,A-Lancel,E/France 1923}) 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne5 {WeiЯ steht besser:
sein Springer e5 dominiert die Stellung, die halboffene e-Linie kann von
Tьrmen genutzt werden, und die Gefahr des VorstoЯes f4-f5 hдngt in der Luft.
Schwarz sollte die Aufstellung Qd6, Rd8, Bd7-e8 anstreben.} Qd6 (12... c6 $5
13. Re1 (13. f5 exf5 14. Qb3 Qxd4 15. Nxf7 Qh4 $13) 13... g6 $1 (13... Nd5 14.
f5 $1 exf5 15. Qb3 $16) 14. g3 Qd6 (14... Nd5 15. Qb3 $14 {/\h4-h5}) 15. Ne4
Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Rd8 $14) 13. Re1 c6 $2 {[%mdl 128] Alexander unterschдtzte die
Gefдhrlichkeit des weiЯen Angriffs. Notwendig war 13...g6.} (13... g6 $1 14.
Re3 $5 (14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Qxd5 17. Bxd5 c6 18. Bc4 Bd6 $11)
14... Rd8 15. Rd3 c6 16. Qf3 $14) 14. f5 $1 exf5 $6 {Die schwarze Stellung ist
in Gefahr, aber 14...Nd5 ermцglichte eine zдhere Verteidigung.} (14... Nd5 15.
Qb3 Qb4 16. Qc2 Re8 17. Ne4 $36 {/\Nd3}) 15. Nxf7 $1 {Dieser Einschlag ist
deutlich effektiver als das naheliegende 15.Qb3.} (15. Qb3 Be6 16. Qxb7 Ng4 17.
Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qxc6 Nxe5 19. Qxd6 Bxd6 20. dxe5 Bb4 $14) 15... Rxf7 16. Qb3 $16
Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Bxd5 Qf6 19. Rac1 Bd7 {Der einzige Zug, es drohte Rc7.}
20. Rc7 $5 {Schwer zu sagen, ob das einfache 20.Bxf7+ besser war. Der Textzug
war fьr Alexander sicherlich unangenehmer, denn er befand sich bereits in
Zeitnot.} (20. Bxf7+ Qxf7 21. Qxb7 Rd8 22. Qxa6 $16) 20... Rd8 21. Rxb7 Kf8 (
21... Bd6 $2 22. Rb6 Bb5 23. Rxd6 $1 Rxd6 24. Qxb5 $1 axb5 25. Re8#) 22. Rb6
Qxd4 23. Bxf7 Bc5 24. Rd1 Qxf2+ 25. Kh1 Be8 $1 {Eine schцne Resource, aber sie
reicht leider nicht aus, um die Partie zu retten.} (25... Bxb6 26. axb6 $18)
26. Bd5 $1 {Gelfand ist auf der Hut und findet den besten Weg.} (26. Bxe8 $2
Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 Bxb6 28. axb6 Kxe8 $15) 26... Bh5 27. Ra1 $1 $18 {Dieser starke
Rьckzug entscheidet die Partie.} Qf4 (27... Bxb6 28. axb6 Qc5 29. b7 Rb8 30.
Qg3 $18) 28. Rxa6 Bd6 29. Rxd6 (29. Qg3 $5 $18) 29... Rxd6 30. Qa3 Qe5 31. a6
Qxd5 32. a7 Kf7 33. Qxd6 Qxd6 34. a8=Q Be2 35. Qa7+ Kf6 36. Qa3 Qd5 37. Qe3 Bb5
38. Re1 Bc6 39. Qe7+ Kg6 40. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 {In dieser Variante hat WeiЯ Raumvorteil und den
schцnen Vorposten e5 fьr seine Springer. Deswegen hat er nichts gegen
Leichtfigurenendspiele, wo diese Faktoren am ehesten zur Geltung kommen.} a5 ({
Zwei Monate spдter bevorzugte Vaganian das Feld a5 fьr seine Dame:} 10... c6
11. O-O bxc5 12. bxc5 Qa5 13. Qc2 h6 (13... g6 14. Rab1 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16.
Nd1 Rab8 17. Ne3 Rxb1 18. Rxb1 Rb8 19. Rxb8+ Nxb8 20. Qb3 Qb5 21. Nd2 Kg7 22.
a4 Qxb3 23. Nxb3 Bd8 24. g3 Bc7 25. Kf1 $11 {Skalik,P-Ostrowski,L/Zakopane 2000
}) 14. Rab1 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. Rb4 (16. Nd1 $5) 16... Rfb8 17. Rfb1 Bd8 18.
g3 Rxb4 19. Rxb4 Rb8 20. Rxb8 Nxb8 21. Kg2 Nd7 22. Qa4 Qxa4 23. Nxa4 g5 $11 {
Schandorff,L-Vaganian,R/BL 00/01}) 11. a3 c6 (11... bxc5 12. bxc5 Ba6 13. Bxa6
Rxa6 14. O-O g6 15. Qe2 Ra8 16. Rab1 Bf6 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. fxe5 Nb8 19. Qb5 Qe8
20. Qd3 Nc6 21. Rb7 Qd7 22. Rfb1 Rfb8 23. f4 $14 {Forintos,G-Kristiansen,E/La
Habana 1966}) 12. O-O Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Qc2 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Rfb8 16. Rfc1 Qb7
17. Kg2 g6 18. Qc2 b5 {Letzten Endes entscheidet sich Schwarz fьr diese
geschlossene Struktur, die ihm so gut wie gar keine aktiven Mцglichkeiten
ьbriglдЯt.} (18... axb4 19. axb4 bxc5 (19... Rxa1 $5 20. Rxa1 Ra8) 20. bxc5 {
hдtte ihm zwar etwas mehr Gegenspielmцglichkeiten eingerдumt, wьrde aber die
Schwдche c6 bloЯlegen.}) 19. Rcb1 axb4 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Ra8 22. Qb2 Ra6
23. Rxa6 Qxa6 24. Ne5 $1 $14 Nb8 $1 ({Natьrlich nicht} 24... Nxe5 $2 25. dxe5
$1 {, und nach der Ьberfьhrung Ne2-d4 wird die schwarze Dame zum Bodyguard des
Bauern c6 degradiert.}) 25. g4 Bf6 (25... f6 26. Nf3 Nd7 27. g5 $14) 26. Kg3 {
WeiЯ verbessert Zug um Zug seine Stellung, wдhrend Schwarz Wasser treten muЯ.}
Bg7 {/\f6, Nd7} 27. g5 $1 h6 28. gxh6 $1 {Es ist Zeit, die Stellung etwas zu
цffnen.} ({Nach} 28. h4 $2 h5 {wдre die schwarze Festung undurchdringbar
geworden.}) 28... Bxh6 29. Qa2 $1 {Gerade rechtzeitig! Nach dem Damentausch
droht die Ьberfьhrung eines Springers auf a5.} Qxa2 30. Nxa2 {/\Nc1-b3-a5} Bf8
$6 ({Besser war} 30... Bg7 31. Kg4 (31. Nc1 Bxe5 32. fxe5 Na6 33. Nd3 Kg7 34.
Kg4 Kh6 $11) 31... Bf6 (31... Bxe5 32. fxe5 Kg7 33. Kg5 $14) 32. Nc1 Kg7 33.
Nf3 $1 (33. Ncd3 Bxe5 34. Nxe5 f6 35. Nd3 Na6 $11) 33... Na6 34. Nd3 Nb8 35. h4
$14) 31. Nc1 Kg7 32. Nb3 f6 33. Nd3 Be7 34. Na5 Kf7 35. h4 Kg7 (35... Bd8 36.
Nb7 Bc7 37. Kg4 $14) 36. Nb7 Kh6 37. Nd6 Nd7 38. Kh3 Nb8 39. Nc8 Bd8 $2 (39...
Bf8 $8) 40. Nd6 Be7 41. Nc8 Bd8 $2 42. f5 $3 $18 e5 (42... exf5 43. Nf4 Na6 44.
Ne6 Bc7 45. Ne7 $18) (42... gxf5 43. Nf4 e5 44. Ne6 exd4 45. Kg2 $18) 43. dxe5
fxe5 44. Nxe5 Bf6 45. Ng4+ Kg7 46. fxg6 Kxg6 47. h5+ Kg7 48. h6+ Kg6 49. Nxf6
Kxf6 50. Ne7 d4 51. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-32"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1996.09.17"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1996.09.15"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Slovenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SLO"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 a6 $5 (12... e5 13. g5 exf4
14. gxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Ne7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rhg1+ Kh8 18. Nd4 Bf5 19. Nxf5
Qxf5 20. Bd3 Qe5 21. Kb1 fxe3 22. fxe3 f5 $13 {Akopian,V-Pigusov,E/Tilburg/
1994/}) 13. g5 Nh5 14. Bd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Ne5 16. Be2 Nxf3 17. Bxf3 Qxg5 18. Ne4
Qf5 19. Bxh5 Qxh5 20. Rg1 (20. Rg1 {Gelfand,B-Beliavsky,A/URS/1989/0,5/35/})
20... f5 (20... Kh8 21. Qc3 Qh6 (21... f6 22. Nxf6 gxf6 23. Qxf6+ $18) 22. Ng5
$40) 21. Nf6+ Rxf6 22. Qc7 Qh6 23. Rd8+ Rf8 24. Rxf8+ (24. Rgd1 Bd7) 24... Kxf8
25. Rd1 Bd7 26. Rxd7 (26. Qxb7 $2 Rd8 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Qxd7 Qxh2 $10) 26... b5
27. Kb1 Re8 28. Qe5 $2 (28. Rf7+ Kg8 29. Qd7 Rf8 (29... Rd8 $2 30. Rxg7+ Qxg7
31. Qxd8+ $16) 30. Re7 $40) 28... Re7 29. Rd6 $6 (29. Qd6 Qh4 $1 (29... Qf6 30.
Ra7 e5 31. Rxa6 $16) 30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. Qxa6 Qd7 $10) 29... Qh4 $1 30. Rxe6 (30.
f4 Qe1+ 31. Ka2 Qe2 $10) 30... Rxe6 31. Qxe6 Qxf2 $10 32. Qxa6 Qf1+ 33. Ka2
Qc4+ 34. Ka1 Kf7 35. Qb7+ Kg6 36. Qe7 Qd5 37. h4 Qd3 38. Qe8+ Kh6 39. Qe7 Qf1+
40. Ka2 Qc4+ 41. Ka1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1986.07.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Miles, Anthony John"]
[Black "Greenfeld, Alon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "29"]
[EventDate "1986.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 c5 6. dxc5 d4 (6... Na6 7. Bg5
Qa5 8. e3 Nxc5 9. Nd2 dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nd3+ 11. Bxd3 $14 {Eingorn,V-Smyslov,V/
Sochi/1986/}) 7. Na4 (7. Nb5 $2 Bxc5 8. Bf4 O-O 9. Nc7 Nh5 $40) 7... Nc6 8. a3
(8. Bd2 $5 e5 9. e4 dxe3 10. Bxe3 $14) (8. e3 $5 e5 9. exd4 e4 10. d5 exf3 11.
dxc6 $14) 8... e5 9. e4 Nxe4 $1 10. Qxe4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa4 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13.
Qxe5 O-O 14. Bd3 Bf6 15. Qh5 (15. Qh5 g6 16. Qf3 Re8+ 17. Kf1 Qb3 $44) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1995.06.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Dolmatov,S"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {King} e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5
8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h4 (11. g4 Rd8 (11... dxc4 $5) 12. h3
Bd7 13. Nd2 a6 14. Be2 $132 {Gurevich,M-Kharitonov,A/URS/1988/}) 11... Rd8 {
King Ehlvest's reply is more solid than Vaganian's. I have a feeling that the
popularity of Kasparov's 11.h4 is going to be short-lived.} (11... dxc4 12.
Bxc4 b6 13. Ng5 $40 {Kasparov,G-Vaganian,R/Novgorod super(05)/1995/}) 12. g4
Bd7 13. Kb1 (13. g5 $6 Nh5 (13... Ne4 {King} 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Bxa3 $1)
14. cxd5 Nxf4 15. exf4 exd5 16. Rxd5 Qc7 $44) 13... dxc4 (13... Rac8 $5 14. g5
Nh5 15. cxd5 Nxf4 16. exf4 exd5 17. Rxd5 Qc7 18. f5 $40) 14. Bxc4 Rac8 (14...
Be8 $5 15. g5 Nh5 (15... Nd5 $2 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bd3 g6 18. h5 $16) 16. Bh2 a6
) (14... Nxg4 $6 15. Rhg1 Nf6 16. Rg5 $1 $40) 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bd6 g6 (16... Bxd6
$5 17. Rxd6 Ne5 (17... Qc5 $2 18. Ne4) 18. Nxe5 (18. Be2 $6 Bc6 19. Nxe5 Bxh1
20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Nc4 Qc7 $17) 18... Qxe5 19. Rd4 (19. Rhd1 Rxc4 20. Rxd7 Rxd7
21. Rxd7 g6 $132) 19... Be8 20. Rhd1 $14) 17. Be2 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Ne7 19. Qb3 (
19. Rhd1 $2 Nd5) 19... Bc6 20. Rxd8+ (20. Rhd1 $2 Rxd6 21. Rxd6 Qf5+ 22. Qc2
Bxf3 $19) 20... Rxd8 21. Rd1 Qf5+ 22. Ka1 Rf8 (22... Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 $16) 23. e4
Qc5 (23... Bxe4 $2 24. Nd4 Qe5 (24... Qf4 25. Bxh5 gxh5 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Qxe6+
$16) 25. Bxh5 gxh5 26. Re1 Qxd4 27. Nxe4 $40) 24. Qb4 $1 Qxb4 25. axb4 Nf4 26.
Bf1 $16 (26. b5 $2 Nxe2 27. bxc6 Nxc3 $15) 26... a6 27. Ne5 Rc8 28. Ka2 Kg7 29.
Kb3 Be8 {/\30...h6} 30. Ng4 Ng8 31. Rd4 Bc6 (31... h6 32. e5 hxg5 33. hxg5 $16)
(31... h5 32. e5 $16) 32. b5 axb5 33. Bxb5 h5 34. Bxc6 (34. Ne5 $2 f6 35. gxf6+
Kxf6) 34... Rxc6 35. Ne5 Rc7 36. Kb4 (36. Nb5 $2 Rc5) 36... Ne7 37. Nb5 Rc2 38.
Rd7 Nc6+ 39. Nxc6 bxc6 40. Nd6 Nd3+ 41. Ka5 $2 (41. Kb3 Nc5+ (41... Rxf2 $5)
42. Kxc2 Nxd7 43. Kc3 Kf8 44. f4) (41. Ka3 $1 $16 Ne5 42. Rd8 Nc4+ 43. Kb3 $18)
41... Ne5 42. Rd8 Nc4+ $10 43. Nxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Manhattan March Int"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1999.03.06"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Black "Shliperman, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1999.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. Ne5 c5 10. Rc1 ({Interessant ist folgender Plan mit dem GM Dautov
schnell Vorteil bekommen hat:} 10. O-O $5 a6 11. Qf3 $1 Nc6 12. dxc5 bxc5 13.
Rad1 Qb6 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Nxe5 16. Qxe5 Qc6 17. f3 Bf6 18. Qd6 Bxb2 19.
Be4 Qxd6 20. Bxd6 Bxe4 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. fxe4 c4 23. Rd7 c3 24. Rc7 f6 25. Rd1
Kh8 26. Rd6 h6 27. Kf2 a5 28. Rdc6 a4 29. Rc8 Rxc8 30. Rxc8+ Kh7 31. Ke2 h5 32.
Kd3 a3 33. Rxc3 Bxc3 34. Kxc3 h4 35. h3 Kg6 36. Kb3 Kf7 37. Kxa3 Ke6 38. Kb4
Ke5 39. a4 {1-0 Dautov,R-Roeder,M/BL2-W9596 1996/GER-chT2 (39)}) 10... Nbd7 11.
O-O a6 12. Qf3 Re8 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. exd4 Nf8 15. Ne2 Bd6 16. Bg5 $5 {WeiЯ
opfert einen zentralen Bauer, bekommt dafьr aber das Lдuferpaar und starke
Initiative.} Bxe5 17. dxe5 Rxe5 18. Bf4 Re7 19. Nd4 {[%cal Yd4f5] Jetzt sind
alle weiЯen Figuren im Zentrum harmonisch plaziert. Der Springer auf d4
blockiert den schwarzen Freibauern und schaut Richtung Kцnigsflьgel.} Rc8 20.
Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Bg5 N8d7 22. Nf5 Re6 23. Qg3 $1 {[%cal Yg3d6,Yg3g7] Hier hat die
weiЯe Dame 2 wichtige Funktionen: a) sie kontrolliert das Feld d6, damit in
einem passenden Moment der weiЯe Springer dort hinspringen kann, b) sie schaut
zum schwarzen Monarchen und stellt eine Drohung auf.} g6 24. h3 (24. Rc1 $5 Qe8
(24... Qxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Re1+ 26. Bf1 Rxc1 27. Nd6 $16) 25. Qc7 gxf5 (25... Re1+
26. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 27. Bf1 gxf5 (27... Ba8 28. Nh6+ Kg7 29. Bxf6+ Nxf6 30. Qxf7+
Kxh6 31. Qxf6 $16) 28. Qxb7 $14) 26. Bxf6 Nxf6 27. Qxb7 Re1+ 28. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 29.
Bf1 $44) 24... Qe8 25. Nd6 Qb8 26. Nxb7 Qxb7 27. Bf5 Nh5 28. Qh4 Re5 29. Bxd7
Qxd7 30. Be3 Re4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Schwarz ьbersieht, dass der d5-Bauer
gefesselt ist und nach 31.Qxe4! dxe4 die Dame auf d7 ungedeckt ist. Schade,
dass in dieser spielbaren Stellung der Nachziehende einen groben Fehler macht;
danach muss er sofort aufgeben.} (30... Re6 $142 31. Qd4 Nf6 32. Bg5 Ne8 $13)
1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5
Nxc5 9. Be2 a6 ({GroЯe Ausgleichschancen erhдlt Schwarz mit:} 9... dxc4 $5 10.
Bxc4 a6 11. a4 Bd7 12. O-O Qa5 13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Bf1 Be8 15. Rxd8 Rxd8 16. Ne5
Qb4 17. Nc4 Nd5 18. Be5 f6 19. Bd4 Qb3 $1 $17 20. Qc1 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Bg6 22. Ra3
Qc2 23. Qxc2 Bxc2 24. Ra2 Bb3 25. Ra3 Bc2 26. Ra2 Bb3 27. Ra3 {1/2-1/2
Miralles,G-Spassky,B/FRA-ch 1991/CBM 27 (27)}) 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O Be6 (11...
Bg4 12. Nd4 Ne6 13. Be5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nd7 15. Bg3 Nxd4 16. exd4 Nf6 17. Qf3 Bb4
18. Bh4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rc8 20. Rae1 Rc6 21. Re5 Qa5 22. c4 Qxa2 23. Bxf6 Rxf6
24. Qxd5 h6 25. c5 Qd2 26. Re7 Rf4 27. Rd7 Re8 28. g3 Re1 29. gxf4 Rxf1+ 30.
Kxf1 Qd1+ 31. Kg2 Qg4+ 32. Kh1 Qd1+ {1/2-1/2 Parker,J-Hunt,H/Dundee 1993/TD 
(32)}) 12. Nd4 ({Zum Ausgleich fьhrt:} 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. Qb1 b5 14. a3 Qb6 15.
Bg5 Ncd7 16. Nd4 b4 $1 17. axb4 Bxb4 18. Bxf6 Nxf6 $11 {0-1 Stohl,I-Zvjaginsev,
V/Portoroz 1999/CBM 72 (55)}) 12... Rc8 13. Rfc1 $1 Qd7 14. Qd1 b5 15. a3 Nfe4
16. Bf3 Rfd8 17. Nce2 Bf6 18. Rc2 {Offensichtlich bereitet WeiЯ mit diesem Zug
die Verdoppelung der Tьrme auf der offenen c-Linie vor. Was soll der
Nachziehende dagegen unternehmen? Interessant wдre die Mцglichkeit 18...Na4 um
Spiel am Damenflьgel zu suchen.} Bf5 $2 {Nach diesem Fehler bekommt der
Nachziehende groЯe Schwierigkeiten.} (18... Na4 $5 19. Rac1 Rxc2 20. Qxc2 Rc8
21. Qxc8+ Qxc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 $14) (18... g5 19. Nxe6 (19. Bg3 g4 20. Bxe4 (20.
Nxe6 gxf3 21. Nxd8 fxe2 22. Qxe2 Rxd8 $44) 20... dxe4 {/\Bb3} 21. Rd2 Nd3 $15)
19... fxe6 20. Bg3 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Na4 $13) {[%tqu "De","Wie kann der Anziehende
Vorteil bekommen?","","","d4f5","",7]} 19. Nxf5 $1 Qxf5 {[%tqu "De","Und jetzt
den Schlьsselzug bitte!","","","e2g3","",10]} 20. Ng3 $1 {[%cal Yd1f3,Yf3g4]
Der Springer rдumt mit Tempo die Diagonale d1- h5. Jetzt plцtzlich ist die
schwarze Dame in groЯer Gefahr.} Nxg3 $8 (20... Qg6 21. Bh5 $18 {Die Dame ist
gefangen.}) (20... Qe6 21. Bg4 $18) 21. Bg4 $1 {Diesen Zwischenzug hatte
Schwarz zu spдt gesehen. Jetzt muss er die Dame geben.} Qxc2 {Erzwungen .} (
21... Qg6 22. Bxc8 $18) 22. Qxc2 Ne6 23. Qd1 Ne4 $16 24. Rb1 Rc4 25. Bxe6 fxe6
26. Qg4 Re8 27. f3 Nc5 28. b3 Rc3 29. Bg5 Bxg5 30. Qxg5 Nxb3 31. Qe5 Rd3 32.
Qc7 $6 ({Ganz leicht gewonnen hдtte:} 32. Qd6 $1 Rxe3 (32... Na5 33. Qxa6 Nc4
34. Qxb5 $18) (32... Nd2 33. Qc6 Rd8 34. Qc2 $18) 33. Qb4 $18) 32... Rxe3 33.
Qc6 Rf8 34. Qxa6 $2 (34. Qb6 $1 {[%cal Ye3b3,Ye3e6] Wдre fьr den ganzen Punkt
gut genug gewesen.} {Jetzt ist der Turm e3 ьberlastet. Er muss gleichzeitig
der Springer und das Bauer e6 decken.} Rd3 (34... d4 35. Rxb3 $1 Rxb3 36. Qxe6+
$18 {[%cal Ye6g8,Ye6b3]}) 35. Qxe6+ Kh8 36. Qxa6 $18) 34... Nd4 35. Qb6 Rd3 36.
Re1 h6 37. h4 Ra8 38. Kh2 Raxa3 39. h5 Ra2 40. Kh3 Kh7 {Offensichtlich ist die
Zeitnotphase vorbei und Van Wely muss sich schnellstens um das Remis bemьhen.
Die schwarzen Figuren stehen im Zentrum sehr gut und die Drohung Rd3-d2 ist
unangenehm.} 41. Rxe6 $1 Nxe6 42. Qxe6 Rdd2 43. Qg6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER-ch 70th"]
[Site "Bremen"]
[Date "1998.11.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sielecki, Christof"]
[Black "Kargoll, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 $6 {Eine
Abweichung zur Hauptvariante 6...c7-c5. Der Vorteil dieser Fortsetzung ist,
das es zu weniger erforschten Stellungen fьhrt.} 7. Bd3 dxc4 (7... c5 $5) 8.
Bxc4 Nd5 ({Die Praxis hat gezeigt, daЯ bei der Hauptfortsetzung :} 8... Bb7 {
WeiЯ einen kleinen aber dauerhaften Vorteil bekommt.}) (8... Bb7 9. Qe2 Nd5 10.
Bg3 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. exd4 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Nd7 14. Bd3 Nf6 15. Rad1 Nh5 16. Be5
Rc8 17. c4 Bd6 18. Qe3 g6 19. Be2 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Ng7 21. c5 Nf5 22. Qe4 Bxe5 23.
dxe5 Qg5 24. c6 Ne7 25. Rd6 Rc7 26. h4 Qf5 27. Qe2 Qf4 28. g3 Qa4 29. Rc1 Nf5
30. Rc4 Qa3 31. Rd3 Qa5 32. h5 b5 33. Rc1 Qb6 34. Be4 Ne7 35. Qf3 f5 36. exf6
Nf5 37. Bxf5 gxf5 38. Qf4 Rxf6 39. Qg5+ Kf7 40. Rd8 {1-0 Gavrikov,V-Ciric,D/
Brocco 1991/EXT 97 (40)}) 9. O-O Nxf4 10. exf4 Ba6 (10... Bb7 $5) 11. Qe2 Bxc4
12. Qxc4 c6 13. Rfd1 Qd6 14. Ne5 b5 (14... Rc8 15. d5 $1 exd5 16. Nxd5 $16) 15.
Qe2 a5 16. Rac1 Ra6 17. a4 bxa4 18. Nxa4 Rd8 19. Nc5 Ra7 20. Qh5 g6 21. Qg4 Qd5
22. g3 Kg7 23. h4 h5 24. Qe2 a4 25. Ra1 f6 (25... a3 26. bxa3 Bxc5 27. dxc5
Rxa3 28. Rxd5 Rxa1+ 29. Kg2 cxd5 30. Qb2 $1 $18 {[%cal Yb2a1,Yb2g7]}) 26. Nc4
Kf7 27. Ne3 Qd6 {[%mdl 128]} {[%tqu "De","Wie wьrden Sie fortsetzen?","","",
"f4f5","",10]} 28. f5 $1 {Mittels dieses Durchbruches wird der schwarze
Kцnigsflьgel geschwдcht.} gxf5 (28... exf5 29. Qc4+ Kg7 (29... Ke8 30. Qg8+ Bf8
31. Re1 $18) 30. Ne6+ Kh7 31. Nxd8 Qxd8 32. Rxa4 $18) 29. Qxh5+ Kg7 30. Re1 Ra5
(30... Na6 31. Nxe6+ Qxe6 32. Nxf5+ $18) 31. Nc4 1-0

[Event "Lee Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1997.08.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 061"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {King,D} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Kb1 {King: Currently quite a
trendy move, though probably not as good as the more standard 11 g4.} a6 12.
Nd2 Qb6 13. Nb3 Na5 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. cxd5 exd5 {Die Stellungen mit Isolierte
Damenbauer sind sehr hдufige Gast beim verschiedene Varianten in Damengambit.}
16. Be5 $1 {[%cal Ye5f6,Ye5d4]} Be6 17. Bd3 (17. Qd2 Qb6 (17... Rfd8 18. Bd3
Rac8 $14) 18. Bd4 Qb3 19. Qc2 Qxc2+ 20. Kxc2 Ne4 $10) 17... Rac8 18. Qd2 ({
WeiЯ darf nicht den Bauern h7 gewinnen, weil der schwarze Angriff am
Damenflьgel wird sehr gefдhrlich.} 18. Bxf6 $2 Bxf6 {[%cal Rf6c3,Rc8c3,Ra5c3]}
19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Bd3 Bxc3 $19) 18... Kh8 19. f3 (19. Bd4 b5 20. Ne4 Qxd2 21.
Nxd2 Ng4 22. Rdf1 f6 $10) (19. Ne4 {King,D} Qxd2 20. Nxd2 Nd7 21. Bd4 f6 22.
Nf3 Nc5 23. Bxc5 Bxc5 24. Bc2 Rfd8 25. Nd4 Bf7 26. Bf5 Rc7 27. Rd2 g6 28. Bh3
f5 29. Rc1 Kg7 30. g3 Bb6 31. Rxc7 Bxc7 32. Bg2 Kf6 33. Ne2 Ba5 34. Rd1 g5 35.
b4 Bb6 36. Rd2 h6 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Short,N/Novgorod 1996/CBM 54.}) 19... Nd7
(19... b5 $132 20. Ne4 (20. Bd4 Rc6 (20... b4 21. Na2) 21. Na2 Qxd2 22. Rxd2
Rfc8 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Nxc1 Nd7 $14) 20... Qxd2 21. Nxd2 Nd7 22. Bd4 Nb8 $11 {
/\Nc6}) 20. Bd4 f6 21. Qc2 Bg8 22. Bf5 Rc7 23. Qc1 Ne5 24. b4 Bxb4 {King: 
(Piece versus pawns) Although Black only gets two pawns for his piece, he has
tremendous long-term compensation, because (1) White's king is so exposed (2)
Black's position is so compact that White is unable to develop counterplay.}
25. axb4 Qxb4+ 26. Qb2 Qe7 (26... Qxb2+ 27. Kxb2 $16) 27. Na2 a5 28. Ka1 Nc4
29. Qb5 Nd6 {[%cal Rd6f5,Rd6b5]} 30. Qb1 b5 31. Rc1 b4 32. Rxc7 Qxc7 33. Bc2
Nc4 34. Ba4 Nxe3 $1 35. Bxe3 Qe5+ {[%cal Re5a1,Re5e3]} 36. Qb2 Qxe3 37. Rd1 Rc8
38. Bb3 a4 39. Bxa4 d4 40. Nc1 Rc3 $15 (40... Ra8 41. Qxb4 Qc3+ 42. Qxc3 Rxa4+
43. Kb2 dxc3+ 44. Kxc3 Ra1 45. Kb2 $11) 41. Bc2 Bc4 42. Be4 Ra3+ 43. Kb1 Ba2+
44. Nxa2 Rb3 45. Rc1 g6 46. Rc8+ Kg7 47. Nc1 Rxb2+ 48. Kxb2 f5 49. Bd3 (49.
Rc7+ Kf6 50. Bd3 h5 51. Rc2 h4 52. h3 $11 (52. Kb3 h3 53. g3 Qxf3 $15)) 49...
Qg1 50. Rc2 Qxh2 51. Na2 Qd6 52. Kb3 h5 53. Nxb4 h4 54. Kc4 Qc7+ 55. Kxd4
1/2-1/2

[Event "NED-ch52"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1997.06.30"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1997.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 Nc6 12. Qc2 g6 13. a3 (13. Ne5 Nxe5
14. Bxe5 Bg4+ 15. f3 Bd7 {[%csl Rd5,Re3]}) 13... Be7 14. h3 Bf6 15. Rac1 a5 (
15... Re8 16. Rhd1 d4 17. e4 Be6 $14) 16. Rhd1 $14 Be6 17. Kf1 a4 $6 (17... Qb6
$142 $1) 18. Bb5 $1 Qb6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 (19... Qxc6 20. Qxc6 bxc6 21. Be5 $1 $16)
20. Be5 Bxe5 (20... Be7 21. Qxc6 $18) 21. Nxe5 Rfc8 22. Qc5 (22. Nd3 Bf5 $11) (
22. Nxc6 Rc7 $1 (22... Kg7 23. Qc5 Qxb2 24. Qd4+ Qxd4 25. Nxd4 $14)) 22... Qxb2
23. Nxc6 Kg7 24. Qd4+ Qxd4 25. Nxd4 $14 {WeiЯ verfьgt ьber kleinen aber
soliden positionellen Vorteil, weil der Nd4 im Vergleich mit dem schwarzen Be6
ein Riese ist.} Bd7 (25... Kf6 $5) 26. Ke1 Rab8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. Kd2 {Falls
es dem Anziehenden gelingt, die Tьrme zu tauschen, bekommt er ein gewonenes
Endspiel. Der Gewinnplan ist einfach: der weiЯe Kцnig marschiert ьber die
geschwдchten schwarzen Felder zum Pa4 oder Pd5, gefolgt von einem
Springermanцver z.B. Nd4-Ne2-Nc3. Es ist eine Selbstverstдndlichkeit, daЯ GM
Van der Sterren um jeden Preis den Turmtausch vermeiden will.} Rb8 29. Rc1 Rb2+
30. Rc2 Rb1 31. Rc1 Rb2+ 32. Rc2 Rb1 33. Rc7 Be8 34. Rc1 Rb2+ 35. Rc2 Rb1 36.
Rc1 Rb2+ 37. Rc2 Rb1 38. Rc8 Kf8 39. Rd8 Rf1 40. Ke2 Rc1 $1 {Der Nachziehende
will den Bauern a3 angreifen. Es droht Rc3.} ({Dieser Zug greift auch den
schwachen Pa3 an, jedoch von der falschen Seite.} 40... Ra1 $6 41. Nc2 Ra2 42.
Kd2 Ke7 (42... Rb2 43. f3 $16) 43. Rb8 $16 {/\Kc1}) 41. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Escaldes zt"]
[Site "Escaldes"]
[Date "1998.11.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Gurevich,M} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 {Auf dem Brett steht eine sehr
moderne Mittelspielstellung zum Thema "Der isolierte Damenbauer". Aber mit
einem wichtigen Unterschied: Die Springer c3 und f6 sind abgetauscht. - Das
vermindert die mцgliche schwarze Initiative im Mittelspiel. Der Isolani
beherrscht die weiЯen Felder e4 (z.B. Bc8-f5-e4) und c4, die mehr Raum und
eine etwas schnellere Entwicklung sichern. In dieser Partie versucht der
Nachziehende mittels Vorrьcken im passenden Augenblick den Isolani
abzutauschen.} 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. e4 $1 {Natьrlich will WeiЯ den
Isolani nicht tauschen, weil der Nachziehende dadurch leicht ausgleichen kann.}
(13. exd4 Nxd4 $11) 13... Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 (14... Bxf3 $5 15. Qxf3 Qf6 (15... Bc7
$13)) 15. g4 Bg6 16. Rc1 Re8 $6 $146 {Eine fragwьrdige Neuerung. Besser wдre
die klassische Fortsetzung:} (16... Rc8 $142 17. Re1 Kh8 (17... Re8 {Gurevich,M
} 18. Kg2 Bc7 19. Qd2 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 Qe7 21. b4 f6 22. Bc4+ Kh8 23. Bd5 Ne5 $132
{0-1 Piket,J-Kramnik,V/Amber Rapid, Monte Carlo MON 1998 (67)}) 18. Kg2 f6 19.
Nh4 Bc7 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Bb5 Qb6 22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Rxc6 bxc6 24. Nxg6+ hxg6
25. b4 c5 26. bxc5 Qxc5 27. Qd3 Qe5 28. Rb1 Re8 29. Rb7 Qxe4+ 30. Qxe4 Rxe4 31.
Rxa7 Re1 32. Ra4 d3 33. Rd4 Rd1 34. Kf3 d2 35. a4 Ra1 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,
A-Beliavsky,A/Tilburg 1993/CBM 39 (35)}) 17. Re1 {Jetzt sind alle weiЯen
Figuren optimal plaziert. Der weiЯe Vorteil wird immer grцЯer.} Kh8 {Gurevich,
M: '[/\18...f6, 19...Ne5]'} (17... Rc8) (17... f6 $5 {Gurevich,M} 18. Bc4+ Kh8
19. Bd5 Qd7 $13 {(/\20...Bf7)}) 18. e5 $1 $14 Qd5 {Gurevich,M: '[ /\19...Bc7;'}
(18... Bxd3 $6 {Gurevich,M} 19. Qxd3 Qd5 20. Ng5 g6 21. Qg3 $40) 19. b4 {
'!?' Gurevich,M.} (19. Bxg6 {Gurevich,M} fxg6 $5 20. Qd3 Nd8 $5 $132 {(/\21...
Ne6)}) 19... a5 {'?' Gurevich,M.} (19... Nd8 {Gurevich,M} 20. Bc4 Qd7 21. Nh4
Ne6 22. Nxg6+ hxg6 23. Bg3 $14) 20. Bc4 Qd7 {[%tqu "De","Wie soll WeiЯ
fortsetzen?","","","e5e6","",5]} 21. e6 $1 fxe6 22. b5 Ne7 (22... Nd8 {
Gurevich,M} 23. Ne5 Qe7 24. Nxg6+ hxg6 25. Qd3 $36) 23. Rxe6 {'+/-!' Gurevich,
M.} (23. Ne5 {Gurevich,M} Qd8 24. Bxe6 d3 $5 $132) 23... Nd5 $4 {[%mdl 8192]
'?' Gurevich,M. Die schwarze Stellung ist sowieso sehr schlecht, aber nach
diesem letzten Fehler macht WeiЯ kurzen ProzeЯ.} (23... Bc7 $142 24. Bxc7 Qxc7
25. Qxd4 $16) (23... Bc5 {Gurevich,M} 24. Ne5 Qd8 25. Rxg6 $1 $18) 24. Rd6 (24.
Rd6 {Gurevich,M} Qf7 25. Bxd5 Qxf4 26. Rxb6) 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Svirin, Oleg"]
[Black "Akhmadeev, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2368"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Smolensk TsEM"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan Sberbank-Tatarstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Rc1
Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 d4 {[%mdl 16] In dieser Stellung mit Isolani stellt
der Bauernzug einen der typischen Plдne dar - Bauerndurchbruch im Zentrum.
Durch vermehrten Abtausch der Figuren im Zentrum erfolgt eine Vereinfachung
der Stellung. Damit nдhert sich Schwarz dem Ausgleich.} 11. exd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4
Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14. Nb5 Bb6 15. O-O (15. Nc7 $6 Bxc7 16. Bxc7 Re8 $11) 15...
Be6 16. a3 Nd5 $6 {Ich denke, dass hier vernьnftiger wдre sofort die d- Linie
zu besetzen:} (16... Rfd8 17. Nd6 Rd7 18. Bb5 Re7 19. Rfe1 {1/2-1/2 Falck,
W-Arnold,G/Hessen-ch qual-A 1988/GER (19)}) (16... Rad8 $142 $5 17. Nd6 Bd5 {
1/2-1/2 Svirin,O-Kharitonov,A/Podolsk 1992/EXT 97 (17)}) (16... Rac8 17. Nd6
Rxc1 18. Rxc1 Bd5 19. Nc8 $1 $14) 17. Bg3 a6 $6 $146 {Eine sehr fragliche
Neuerung. Jetzt bekommt Weiss einen dauerhaften Vorteil. Besser wдre die
Fortsetzung von Van der Sterren Rfd8 mit dem er Ausgleich erreicht hat.} (17...
Rfd8 $142 18. Nd6 Rd7 19. Bb5 Re7 20. Rfd1 Rd8 21. h3 h6 22. b4 Nf6 23. Kf1 a6
24. Be2 Ne8 25. Nc4 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Bc7 27. Na5 Bxg3 28. fxg3 Nf6 29. Bf3 b6 30.
Nc6 Bc4+ 31. Kf2 Re6 32. Rd4 Bb5 33. Rd8+ Re8 34. Rxe8+ Nxe8 35. Ne7+ Kf8 36.
Nc8 a5 37. Nxb6 axb4 38. axb4 Nc7 39. Ke3 Ke7 40. Kd4 Ne6+ 41. Kd5 Ba6 42. h4
g5 43. hxg5 hxg5 44. g4 Bf1 45. Ke5 f6+ 46. Ke4 Nf8 47. Kf5 Kf7 48. Nd5 Ba6 49.
Nc7 Bc8+ 50. Ke4 Ng6 51. Nb5 Ke7 52. Na7 Be6 53. b5 Kd6 54. b6 Bd7 55. Be2 Ne5
56. Kd4 Nxg4 57. Bb5 Bxb5 58. Nxb5+ Kc6 59. Ke4 Kxb6 60. Nc3 Kc5 61. Kf5 Ne3+ {
1/2-1/2 Ye Rongguang-Van der Sterren,P/Antwerp 1997/CBM 61 (61)}) 18. Nd6 Bc7 (
18... Bd4 19. Rc2 $16) 19. Nxb7 $16 {WeiЯ hat einen Bauern am Damenflьgel
erobern kцnnen, fьr den Schwarz, keine Kompensation hat. Der Rest ist nur noch
Technik.} Bxg3 20. hxg3 Rfb8 21. Nc5 Rxb2 (21... a5 22. Bf3 Rxb2 23. Rfd1 Rd8
24. Bxd5 Bxd5 (24... Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Bxd5 26. Rd1 $18) 25. Na6 $1 {/\Rd5} g6 26.
Nc7 $18) 22. Bxa6 Kf8 $6 (22... Nc7 $142 $5 23. Nxe6 (23. Na4 Rbb8 24. Rxc7
Rxa6 25. Nc5 Rxa3 26. Nxe6 fxe6 27. Rd1 Ra5 $14) 23... Nxe6 24. Rc8+ Rxc8 25.
Bxc8 Ra2 $16) 23. a4 Nc7 24. Bb7 Ra5 25. Bf3 {/\Nb7} Na6 (25... Ra7 $5 $16) 26.
Nxe6+ fxe6 27. Bc6 $18 Nc5 28. Rc4 Ra2 29. Rd1 Ke7 30. Rdd4 Nb3 31. Rd7+ Kf6
32. Bb5 g5 33. Rc6 Nd2 $6 (33... g4 $142 34. Rdd6 Ra1+ 35. Kh2 Re1) 34. Rdd6
Ra1+ 35. Kh2 Rxb5 {Schwarz verkьrzt seine Leiden} 36. axb5 {nun ist alles klar.
} Nf1+ 37. Kh3 h5 {Die letzte Hoffnung des Nachziehenden besteht darin ein
Mattnetz gegen den weiЯen Monarchen zu bilden.} 38. Rxe6+ Kf7 39. Rf6+ Ke7 (
39... Kg7 {дndert nichts mehr} 40. Rfd6 Kf8 41. Rc7 $18) 40. Ra6 Ne3 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 06th"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1999.05.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2649"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1999.05.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sankt Petersburg Lentransgaz"]
[BlackTeam "Belorechensk Khimik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 (8. Bg3 $5 c5 9. Bd3 cxd4 10. exd4 Bb7 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Re1
Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bf6 15. Nd2 Na5 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Qe2 Qd5 18. f3 Nc4 19. Bf4 Rfe8
20. Nf2 Nd6 21. Ng4 Qh5 22. Qf2 f5 23. Ne5 Bf6 24. c4 Nf7 25. c5 Bd5 26. Ba6
Bxe5 27. Bxe5 Nxe5 28. Rxe5 Rc7 29. Qb2 {1/2-1/2 Bisguier,A-Donner,J/San Juan
1969/EXT 99 (29)}) {[%tqu "De","Wie wьrden Sie auf d5 schlagen?","","","d8d5",
"",10]} 8... Qxd5 {Normalerweise ist es in der Erцffnung nicht gьnstig, die
Dame zu frьh ins Zentrum zu bringen, aber hier haben wir eine Ausnahme. Die
Qd5 kann nicht leicht angegriffen werden und so bleibt die grosse Diagonale
h1-a8 fьr den Bb7 offen.} 9. Bd3 c5 $6 {Ich denke, dass dieser Zug der Grund
fьr die folgenden Schwierigkeiten des Nachziehenden ist.} (9... Qa5+ $5 10. Ke2
Ba6 11. Bxc7 Bxd3+ 12. Qxd3 Na6 $1 $44 {[%cal Ya6b4,Ya6c7]}) (9... Ba6 $142 10.
O-O c5 11. Bxa6 {1/2-1/2 Bagaturov,G-Faibisovich,V/Brno 1991/CBM 24 ext (11)})
10. Qc2 $1 {[%cal Yd3e4,Ye4d5,Ye4h7]} Bb7 11. Bxh7+ (11. O-O cxd4 12. Bxh7+ Kh8
13. Bd3 dxe3 14. fxe3 Na6 15. Rad1 Nb4 16. Qc7 Bf6 17. Bb1 Qc6 18. Qxc6 Nxc6
19. Rd7 Ba6 20. Rfd1 Rac8 21. Be4 Bxb2 22. Bd6 Be2 23. Bxf8 {1-0 Dreev,
A-Doroshkievich,V/Rostov 1993/TD (23)}) 11... Kh8 12. Bd3 (12. dxc5 $5 Qxc5 (
12... g6 13. Bxg6 fxg6 14. Qxg6 $40 {/\Be5}) 13. Qxc5 Bxc5 14. Bd3 $16) 12...
Na6 {[%cal Ya6b4,Yb4c2,Yb4d3] /\Nb4} 13. a3 {Vermeidet Nb4.} cxd4 14. exd4 {
Auf den Brett entsteht eine hдufig im Mittelspiel vorkommende Stellung der
Isolierte Damenbauer. Schwarz droht Rac8 nebst Rfd8 und alle Figuren (ausser
Na6) sind gut plaziert. Wenn die Bauern ausgeglichen wдren, kцnnte Schwarz
besser stehen.} Qa5+ 15. Ke2 (15. Bd2 {[%tqu "De","Schwarz am Zug!","","",
"a6b4","",9]} Nb4 $3 16. Bxb4 (16. Qb1 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 Qh5 $13) 16... Bxb4+ 17.
Ke2 Rac8 $44) 15... Rac8 16. Qd2 Qh5 17. Rhc1 e5 $2 $18 {Vernьnftiger wдre es
gewesen, den schwachen Isolani unter Beschuss zu nehmen.} (17... Rcd8 $142 $5 {
sieht noch spielbar aus} 18. Kf1 Bxf3 19. Bxa6 e5 20. Bxe5 Bg5 $11) (17... Bf6)
18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Qe3 (19. Bxe5 Nc5 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. dxc5 Rxc5 22. Qf4 $16)
19... f6 (19... e4 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Qb5+ 22. Ke1 Qxb2 23. Rd1 Qxa3 24.
Qb7 $16) 20. Kf1 exf4 21. Qxe7 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qxf3 23. Qe4 $1 {[%cal Ye4f3,
Ye4h7] Es droht Matt} Qxe4 24. Bxe4 Nb8 25. Ke2 Nc6 26. Rd1 g5 27. Kf3 Kg7 28.
h4 $1 $16 {Das Endspiel ist klar fьr WeiЯ besser.} Nd8 29. Bf5 Rc6 30. Re1 Kf7
31. Kg4 gxh4 32. Kxf4 $2 (32. d5 $142 $1 {Die richtige Fortsetzung, um den
Vorteil festzuhalten.} Rc5 33. Rd1 $16 {/\Kh4}) 32... Rd6 33. Ke4 Ne6 $14 {
[%cal Rd6d4,Re6d4,Ge4d4]} 34. Rd1 Ng5+ 35. Ke3 Rd5 36. Bg4 f5 37. Be2 Kf6 (
37... Rd7 $142 $5 38. Rh1 Re7+ $11) 38. Rh1 h3 39. f4 Ne6 40. Rxh3 Nxd4 41. Bc4
Nc2+ 42. Ke2 Rd4 $2 $18 (42... Nd4+ $5 43. Kf2 Rd7 $14) (42... Rd7 $142 $14)
43. Bd3 $1 Na1 (43... Nxa3 44. Ke3 Ra4 45. bxa3 Rxa3 46. Rh6+ $18) 44. Ke3 Rd8
45. Rh5 Re8+ 46. Kf3 Nb3 47. Rxf5+ Kg7 48. Rg5+ Kf6 49. Rg6+ Kf7 50. Rd6 Nc5
51. Bc4+ 1-0

[Event "Rubinstein Memorial 35th"]
[Site "Polanica Zdroj"]
[Date "1998.08.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2655"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1998.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Krasenkow (Schach 10/98). Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5.
Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. b4 Be7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 $5 {Rдumt das
Feld f6 fьr den Lдufer.} 11. Nxd5 exd5 {[%csl Rd5][%mdl 16] Auf dem Brett
ensteht eine von den populдrsten Mittelspiel Bauernstrukturen - Der isolierte
Damenbauer! Es ist bemerkennswert zu sehen wie der Anziehende seine Figuren
umgruppiert um die schwдche des Isolani auszunьtzen.} 12. Bd3 Bf6 (12... Bg4 {
Ftacnik} 13. O-O Bf6 14. Ra2 Re8 15. Rd2 Qb6 16. Be2 Ne7 17. Nd4 Bxe2 18. Qxe2
Ng6 19. Qd3 Nxf4 20. exf4 a5 21. g3 axb4 22. axb4 Qxb4 23. Rb1 Qe7 24. Nf5 {
Halldorsson,B-Schmidt Schaeffer,S/Hellir op/1997/1-0 (61)}) 13. Rc1 Bg4 $1 (
13... Re8 {Ftacnik} 14. O-O Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. Rfd1
Qd6 19. Bc4 Rd8 20. Bb3 b6 21. Rd3 a5 22. Rcd1 Qf8 23. Bxd5 {1-0 Mikhalchishin,
A-Nielsen,P/Copenhagen op/1991/ (29)}) (13... a6 {Ftacnik} 14. O-O g6 (14...
Be6 15. Bb1 Qe7 16. e4 Qd7 (16... Qd8 17. Qd3 dxe4 18. Qxe4 g6 19. Rfd1 Qb6 20.
Be3 Qc7 21. Ng5 Rfe8 22. Qh4 h5 23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. Qc4 Qe7 25. Ba2 {1-0
Krasenkow,M-Van der Sterren,P/WCh FIDE k.o./1997 (43)}) 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5
d4 19. Rc5 f6 20. Bf4 b6 21. Rc1 Ne5 22. Bxe5 fxe5 23. Qh5 Qd6 24. Bd3 Bf7 {
0-1 Dreev,A-Lutz,C/Dortmund/1994/ (42)}) (14... Re8 15. Bb1 g6 16. Ba2 Be6 17.
Qd3 d4 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. e4 Qe7 20. Nd2 Be5 21. Bg3 Bxg3 22. hxg3 Ne5 23. Qb3
Rd8 24. Rc5 d3 {Beliavsky,A-Short,N/WCh FIDE k.o./1997/0-1 (53)}) 15. h3 Qe7
16. Qd2 Be6 17. Rc2 Qd7 18. Rd1 d4 19. Rcc1 dxe3 20. Qxe3 Rfd8 21. Bg5 Qe7 22.
Be4 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Nxd8 25. Qf4 {1-0 Nielsen,P-Barkhagen,J/
WchJM-U18/1991/ (37)}) 14. O-O (14. b5 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 (15. Ke2 Ne5) (15. Kf1 Bxf3
16. Qxf3 Qxa3) 15... Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 (16. Nxd2 Ne5) 16... Na5 $132) 14... Qe7 {
Der Nachziehende will einen Turm auf d8 plazieren.} 15. h3 Bxf3 (15... Bh5 {
Ftacnik} 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qxd5 $16) 16. Qxf3 {Ftacnik: 'White
enjoys pleasant plus with bishops pair and only one weakness of his own-a3
pawn.'} Rfd8 17. Rfd1 g6 (17... Bb2 $2 18. Rc2 Bxa3 19. b5 Nb4 (19... Ne5 {
[%tqu "De","Mit welche Kombination bekommt WeiЯ Vorteil?","","","d3h7","",10]}
20. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Bxe5 $16) 20. Rc7 Qf6 (20... Rd7 {Ftacnik}
21. Bg5 Qe6 22. Bf5 Rxc7 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. e4 $16) 21. Rxb7 $14) 18. Bb1 $1 {
[%cal Yb1a2,Ya2d5] Ftacnik: 'There is no satisfactory solution for the weak d5
pawn.'} Ne5 $6 (18... Bb2 $142 19. Rc2 Bxa3 20. b5 Ne5 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Ba2
Qe7 (22... Qe4 {Ftacnik} 23. Rc7 Qxf3 24. gxf3 $16) 23. Bxd5 Rd7 $11 {/\Rad8})
(18... d4 {Ftacnik} 19. Be4 dxe3 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Qxe3 $14) 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20.
Ba2 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Yd1d5,Yf3d5,Ya2d5] Die schwarze Stellung hat sich nachdem
Leichtfigurenabtausch im Mittelspiel verschlechtert. Jetzt kann Schwarz seinen
schwachen Zentralbauer nicht mehr retten.} a5 {Karpov entschlieЯt sich den
isolierte Pd5 kampflos preiszugeben und цffnet dem Nachziehenden die a-Linie,
um Gegenspiel aufziehen zu kцnnen.} (20... Bb2 21. Rb1 Bxa3 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23.
Qxd5 Rc8 (23... Bxb4 $2 24. Rxb4 Qxb4 25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. Qf6#) 24. Qa5 Rc1+ 25.
Rxc1 Bxc1 26. Qxa7 Qxb4 27. Qb8+ Qf8 $14) (20... d4 21. exd4 Rxd4 (21... Bxd4
22. Bd5 $16 {[%cal Yd5b7,Yd1d4] ><b7} (22. Bd5 {Ftacnik} Bb2 23. Re1 Qf6 24.
Qxf6 Bxf6 25. Bxb7 $16)) 22. Re1 Rf8 23. Rc5 $1 $16) 21. Bxd5 {Der Verlust
eines Bauern hдtte bei Karpov in frьheren Jahren wegen der ungleichfarbigen
Lдufer und der Mцglichkeit von Gegenspiel kaum Probleme ausgelцst.} Rd7 (21...
axb4 {Ftacnik} 22. axb4 Rd7 23. Rc4 $16) 22. Rc4 {Ftacnik: 'Krasenkow has won
a pawn and the bishop on d5 is a dominating piece.'} (22. bxa5 Kg7 $1 $14 (
22... Rxa5 $2 23. Bxf7+ $1 Kg7 $16 (23... Qxf7 24. Rc8+ Kg7 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26.
Qf8#)) (22... Qxa3 {Ftacnik} 23. Bxb7 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxa5 $14)) 22... axb4 23.
axb4 Kg7 (23... b5 $2 {Ftacnik} 24. Bxf7+ $18) 24. b5 Rad8 25. e4 (25. Rd3 Bb8
26. g3 f5 27. e4 Qe5 $1 {die Fesselung auf der d-Linie ist unangenehm fьr WeiЯ.
}) 25... h5 $1 {Die Idee dieses Zuges ist einfach. Nach h5-h4 will Karpov die
Stellung schwarzfeldrig blockieren.} 26. Qe3 (26. Rdc1 {Ftacnik} Ra8 $14) 26...
Qf6 (26... Qh4 $5 {Ftacnik} 27. b6 $14) 27. g3 h4 $1 {Ftacnik: 'Karpov has to
fight against the march of white pawns along the dark squares.' Karpov
versucht die weiЯe Kцnigsstellung abzuschwдchen um Gegenspiel am Kцnigsflьgel
zu bekommen.} (27... g5 {Ftacnik} 28. Rf1 Qg6 29. Kh1 g4 30. Kg2 $14) 28. Rf1
hxg3 (28... g5 {Ftacnik} 29. f4 Bb8 (29... gxf4 30. gxf4 Bc7 31. Kh1 $16) 30.
fxg5 Qe5 31. Rf3 hxg3 32. Rc3 (32. Rc1 $2 Rxd5 33. exd5 Qxe3+ 34. Rxe3 Ba7 $19)
32... Re8 33. h4 $16) 29. f4 (29. fxg3 {Ftacnik} Qd6 $14) 29... Bc7 30. Qxg3
Qb6+ $6 (30... Bb6+ $142 31. Kh1 Rxd5 $1 32. exd5 Rxd5 33. Rb4 Qf5 {[%cal
Yd5d3,Yd5b5] Schwarz hat gute Remis Chancen.}) (30... Rh8 $5 {Ftacnik}) 31. Kg2
Qf6 32. Qc3 {Nach dem Damentausch hat Schwarz keine Drohungen mehr gegen den
weiЯen Monarchen, sondern ein schwer zu verteidigendes Endspiel.} (32. Bxb7 $2
{Ftacnik} Rd2+ 33. Kh1 R8d3 $19) 32... Qxc3 33. Rxc3 {Ftacnik: 'The endgame is
very unpleasant for black, but opposite coloured bishops are an important
drawing factor.'} Bb6 34. Rfc1 Ra8 35. Kf3 (35. Rc8 {Ftacnik} Ra5 36. Rb1 f5
$14) 35... Ra5 36. Rb1 Ra4 37. h4 f5 {'?!' Ftacnik.} (37... Bd8 {Ftacnik} 38.
Kg3 Kh6 39. Rd3 $14) 38. Rd3 (38. Rbc1 {Ftacnik} Bd8 39. Rh1 Bf6 40. Re3 $14)
38... fxe4+ 39. Bxe4 Rxd3+ $2 {Ein Zeitnotfehler, der die schlechte Verfassung
des Fide-Weltmeisters zeigt. Gut genug fьr den halben Punkt war:} (39... Re7 $1
40. Re1 (40. Bxg6 Kxg6 41. Rd6+ Kf5 42. Rxb6 Rxf4+ 43. Kg3 Rg7+ 44. Kh3 Rh7 {
Und nach dem unvermeidlichen Th4 ist das Remis gesichert.}) 40... Bc7 {/\Rf7} (
40... Bc5 {Ftacnik} 41. Re2 Rb4 42. Rd5 Rxb5 43. Rg5 $16) 41. b6 Bxb6 42. Rd6
Ra3+ 43. Kg2 Ra2+ 44. Kf3 (44. Kh1 Bf2 45. Rxg6+ Kf8 46. Rf6+ Kg7 47. Rg6+ $11)
44... Ra3+ $11) 40. Bxd3 {Krasenkow (Schach 10/98): '[#] '} Bc7 $6 {'?'
Krasenkow (Schach 10/98). Krasenkow (Schach 10/98): 'Erlaubt es WeiЯ, seinen
Lдufer zu aktivieren. Richtig war:'} (40... Ra3 41. Rd1 Kf6 42. Kg4 Bf2 43. h5
gxh5+ 44. Kxh5 Rc3 $14 {Krasenkow (Schach 10/98): 'und WeiЯ kommt nicht weiter.
'}) 41. Be4 Ra3+ $2 {Krasenkow (Schach 10/98): 'Ein zu schneller Zug in
vermeintlicher Zeitnot, der den weiЯen Kцnig zum Leben verhilft und Schwarz
auf Verlust stellt. '} (41... Kf6 42. Rd1 (42. b6 Bd6 43. Rd1 {'+/-' Ftacnik.}
Ke7) 42... Ke6 43. Rg1 Ra3+ 44. Kg4 Ra4 $14 {Krasenkow (Schach 10/98): 'war
vermutlich immer noch remis.'}) 42. Kg4 Ra4 43. Rd1 $1 {'+-!' Krasenkow 
(Schach 10/98). Ftacnik: 'At long last white rook can penetrate into black's
camp with a decisive effect.'} (43. Rc1 Ba5 $1 44. Bxb7 Rxf4+ $1 {'=!'
Krasenkow (Schach 10/98).} 45. Kxf4 Bd2+ $11 {[%cal Yd2f4,Yd2c1]}) 43... Rc4 (
43... Kf6 44. Rd7 Bb8 45. Rxb7 Bd6 46. Rb6 Ke6 47. Bxg6 $18 (47. Bxg6 {
Krasenkow (Schach 10/98)} Rxf4+ 48. Kg5 Rf8 49. h5 Rb8 50. Rxb8 Bxb8 51. h6 Be5
52. h7 Z0 53. Bh5 Z0 54. Kg6 Z0 55. b6 Z0 56. b7 $18)) ({auch} 43... Kh6 {
rettet die Partie nicht, wegen:} 44. Rd7 $1 Be5 45. Kf3 Ra3+ 46. Bd3 Bg7 47.
Kg4 $1 $18) (43... Rxe4 {Ftacnik} 44. Rd7+ Kf6 45. Rxc7 Re1 46. Rxb7 Rg1+ 47.
Kf3 $18) 44. Rd7+ Kf8 (44... Kf6 45. b6 $1 Bb8 (45... Bxb6 46. Bd5 $1 Rc7 47.
Rd6+ {'+-' Krasenkow (Schach 10/98).}) (45... Rxe4 46. Rxc7 $18) 46. Rd8 $1 (
46. Rxb7 {Ftacnik} Bd6 47. Rf7+ Kxf7 48. Bd5+ Kf6 49. Bxc4 Bc5 50. b7 Bd6 51.
Bd3 Bc7 52. Bxg6 Kxg6 53. h5+ Kf6 54. f5 Kg7 55. Kg5 Kf7 (55... Bd8+ 56. f6+
Bxf6+ 57. Kf5 $18) 56. h6 $18) 46... Rxe4 47. Rf8+ $1 Kg7 48. Rxb8 Re7 49. Rc8
$18 {/\50.Rc7}) 45. Bxg6 Rxf4+ 46. Kg5 Rc4 (46... Be5 {Ftacnik} 47. Rd5 Bc7 48.
b6 $18) 47. h5 Bf4+ (47... Rc5+ {Krasenkow (Schach 10/98)} 48. Kf6 Be5+ 49. Ke6
Rxb5 50. h6 Rb6+ 51. Kxe5 Rxg6 52. Rd8+ Ke7 53. h7 $18) 48. Kf6 Rc8 49. h6 $1
Kg8 (49... Bxh6 50. Rh7 $18 (50. Rh7 {Ftacnik} Kg8 51. Rxh6 $18)) 50. Bf5 $1
Re8 (50... Bxh6 {Ftacnik} 51. Be6+ Kh8 52. Kg6 $18) 51. Be6+ {Krasenkow 
(Schach 10/98): 'komplizierter und mit Fallenspiel verbunden wдre:'} (51. Rg7+
Kh8 52. Kf7 Rf8+ $1 53. Kg6 $1 Rg8 54. Be6 $1 $18) 51... Kh8 52. Bc4 {/\53.Kg6}
(52. Bc4 Re4 (52... Bxh6 53. Kg6 $18) (52... Re3 {Ftacnik} 53. Rd8+ Kh7 54.
Bd3+ Rxd3 (54... Kxh6 {Krasenkow (Schach 10/98)} 55. Rh8#) 55. Rxd3 $18) 53.
Be6 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch m3-4"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1997.05.21"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Ivanov, Sergey"]
[Black "Bezgodov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1997.04.19"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bf4 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nh5 {Eine seltene
Variante.Ьblich ist 6...c7-c5.Die Idee des frьhere Springer Zug ist den
Abtasch fьr den weiЯe Lдufer, um den Nachziehenden das Lдuferpaar Vorteil zu
bekommen.} 7. Bg3 g6 {Schwarz muЯ mit dem Abtausch nicht eilen , weil nach 7...
Ng3 8.hg3 wird den h-Linie geцfnet.In diesem Fall kann der Anziehenden die
lange Rochade vorbereiten mit starke Kцnigsangrif.} 8. Qc2 b6 9. Rd1 (9. cxd5
exd5 10. Nb5 Nxg3 11. hxg3 c5) 9... Bb7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O Re8
13. a3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 {Jetzt fьr den Nachziehenden auf die Halboffene h-Linie
keine gefahr besteht..} c6 15. b4 {Der so genante Minderheitsangrif.} Rc8 16.
Qa4 a6 17. Qb3 Bd6 18. Rfe1 Kg7 19. Bd3 f5 {Vermeidet den Цffnung des Zentrum
mittels e3-e4.} 20. a4 b5 $1 {[%csl Gc4][%cal Yd7b6,Yb6c4] Eine klassische
Positionelle Plan gerichtet gegen den weiЯe Minderheitsangrif. Die Idee ist
enfach.Schwarz bildet den schwache c6 Bauern aber, dafьr ist auch den schwache
weiЯe b4-Bauern auch blockiert.Optimal ist wen der Nachziehenden den Springer
auf den starke Vorposten c4 ьberfьhren kann.} 21. axb5 (21. a5 Qe7 22. Rb1 Nf6
$11) 21... axb5 {[%csl Rb4,Rc6]} 22. Ra1 Ra8 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Qb2 Qd8 25. Ra1
Bb8 26. Ne2 Qf6 27. Nf4 Nb6 28. Bc2 Re7 29. Qc3 Nc4 30. Nd3 h5 {Jetzt kann der
Nachziehende seine Angriffsapetite am Kцnigsflьgel zeigen.} 31. Nc5 Bd6 32. Bd3
Bc8 33. Ra8 Rc7 34. Bxc4 bxc4 35. Ne5 h4 36. gxh4 Qxh4 37. g3 Qh3 38. Qa1 c3
39. Ra7 (39. Qxc3 Kf6 $1 {[%cal Yc7h7] Die Idee Rh7 ist unangenehm!}) 39... c2
40. Rxc7+ Bxc7 41. Qc1 f4 $1 42. exf4 Bf5 $2 {Im Rapid Schach oft Passiert
solche Fдlle. Eine Seite hat Positionelle Vorteil bekommen, dafьr aber viel
Zeit verbraucht, und schlieЯlich in der Zeitnot seine Vorteil verpatzt.} (42...
Bxe5 $1 43. fxe5 (43. dxe5 Bf5 44. e6 (44. Ne6+ Kh6 $1 45. Ng5 Qg4 $19) 44...
Qg4 45. e7 Qd1+ $19) 43... Bg4 44. Ne6+ Bxe6 45. Qxc2 Bd7 $19) 43. Ned3 Bd6 44.
Qxc2 Bxc5 45. Qxc5 Bxd3 46. Qe7+ Kg8 47. Qe8+ Kg7 48. Qe7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dos Hermanas 10th"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1999.04.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1999.04.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Qc2 Na6 (5... Nc6 6. cxd5 exd5 7.
Bg5 Be6 8. e3 a6 9. a3 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Bd3 O-O 12. O-O Ne7 13. Rac1 c6 14.
Na4 Qd6 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. Rfe1 b6 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Qf4 19. Bc4 Ra7 20. Re3
Rc7 21. Ba2 Rd7 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Rce1 Nf5 24. Re8 Nxd4 25. Nxd4 Rxd4 26.
Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Qh7 Be6 28. Qh8+ Ke7 29. Qb8 Rd2 30. Qxb6 Qxb2 31. Qc5+ Kd7 32.
Bxe6+ fxe6 33. Qa7+ Kd6 34. h3 Qd4 35. Qb8+ Ke7 36. Qc7+ Kf6 37. Qg3 Rd3 38.
Qb8 Rd1 39. Qf8+ Kg6 40. Qe8+ Kh7 41. Qxe6 Rxe1+ 42. Qxe1 Qd3 43. Qc1 Qb5 44.
Qc2+ Kh8 45. Qe4 c5 46. a4 Qb4 47. Qa8+ Kh7 48. Qxa6 c4 49. a5 Qb1+ 50. Kh2 c3
51. Qc4 {1/2-1/2 Miles,A-Barua,D/New York 1987/CBM 02 (51)}) 6. a3 (6. Bg5 Nb4
7. Qb1 c5 8. dxc5 d4 9. a3 Nc6 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qxe4 Qxc5 13. e3
dxe3 14. fxe3 O-O 15. b4 Qe7 16. Be2 f5 17. Qc2 e5 18. O-O e4 19. Nd2 Be6 20.
Qc3 Qc7 21. Rac1 Rad8 22. Nb3 Qe5 23. b5 Qxc3 24. Rxc3 Ne5 25. Nd4 Bc8 26. c5
g5 27. c6 f4 28. Rc5 Rfe8 29. cxb7 Bxb7 30. Nc6 f3 31. Nxd8 fxe2 32. Nxb7
exf1=Q+ 33. Kxf1 h6 34. Nd6 Re6 35. Rc8+ Kh7 36. Rc7+ Kg8 37. Nxe4 Ng4 38. Nc5
Nxe3+ 39. Ke2 Re8 40. Rxa7 Nxg2+ 41. Kf2 Nh4 42. b6 Rf8+ 43. Ke2 Re8+ 44. Kd1 {
1-0 Ivanov,S-Bezgodov,A/Elista 1997/CBM 59 (44)}) 6... c5 7. e3 cxd4 8. exd4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nc7 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Yc7d5] Der schlecht am Rand stehende
Springer strebt zum wichtigen Zentralfeld d5.} 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 {Das
einzige Problem des Nachziehenden ist, die Entwicklung des Lдufers c8. Karpov
findet ganz einfach die Lцsung, die zum Ausgleich genьgend.} b6 12. Ne5 Bb7 13.
Rd3 $5 {[%cal Yd3h3,Yc1g5,Yg5f6,Yc2d3] Der junge bulgarische SupergroЯmeister
zeigt seine Ambitionen die Partie mittels Angriff am Kцnigsflьgel zu gewinnen.
Sein Plan ist Bg5, Rh3 nebst Bxf6 und damit starke Drohungen gegen den
schwarzen Monarchen.} (13. Ba2 Ncd5 14. Qd3 Rc8 15. Qh3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 b5 17. a4
bxa4 18. Bd2 Bd5 19. c4 Be4 20. Bf4 Qa5 21. Bg5 Rfd8 22. d5 Bf5 23. Qh4 h6 24.
Bd2 Qc7 25. Nc6 Nxd5 26. Nxe7+ Nxe7 27. Bf4 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Rd8 29. Rc1 Qd7 30.
Qh5 Ng6 31. Be3 Ne5 32. h3 Nd3 33. Rd1 Qc7 34. c5 Rc8 35. Qh4 Qa5 36. Qe7 Nb4
37. Rd7 Rf8 38. Bd2 Qb5 39. Rb7 Qe2 40. Bxb4 a5 41. Ba3 Qxa2 42. c6 Qa1+ 43.
Kh2 Qe5+ 44. Kg1 Qe1+ {1/2-1/2 Wallace,J-Saw,G/Gold Coast 1999/CBM 69 ext (44)}
) 13... b5 {Karpov sucht Gegenspiel am Damenflьgel.} 14. Ba2 a5 15. Bg5 b4 {
Raumgewinn} 16. Rh3 {[%cal Yh3h7,Yc2h7]} Nce8 17. Nb5 (17. Ng4 g6 (17... h6 18.
Bxf6 Nxf6 19. Bb1 Re8 20. Ne2) 18. Nxf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Ne2 $15) 17...
Rc8 18. Qe2 (18. Qa4 $5) 18... Ne4 (18... Nd6 $5 {bedarf nдherer Analyse}) 19.
Bxe7 Qxe7 {Nach jedem Abtausch werden die weissen Angriffschancen vermindert.
Dies wьrde im Endspiel zu einer besseren Stellung des Nachziehenden fьhren.
Jetzt schon steht die weisse Stellung schlechter (Schauen sie wie die Figuren
vereinzelt stehen Ra1, Rh3, Nb5, Ba2...). Es ist keine Ьberraschung, dass
Topalov sofort mit folgender Zugwiederholung Remis erzwingt.} 20. Na7 Rc7 (
20... Ra8 $2 21. Nac6 Bxc6 22. Nxc6 Qd6 23. Qxe4 $18) 21. Nb5 Rc8 22. Na7 Rc7
23. Nb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Escaldes zt"]
[Site "Escaldes"]
[Date "1998.11.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. b4 Be7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Bf6 13. Rc1 Bg4 14. O-O Qe7
15. h3 $146 {Eine sehr interessante Neuerung, die wahrscheinlich Vorteil fьr
WeiЯ bringt. Jetzt muЯ Schwarz entscheiden, wohin er mit seinem Lдufer g4
gehen muЯ. Entweder tauscht er den Lдufer fьr den Springer oder er geht zurьck
und verliert dadurch ein Tempo.} (15. Rc5 Rfd8 16. Qc2 Bxf3 17. gxf3 g6 18. Kh1
Be5 19. Bg3 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Rxd6 21. f4 Rad8 22. Rg1 Qf6 23. Qc1 Ne7 24. Rg5 Rc6
25. Rxc6 bxc6 26. Qc5 Rd7 27. Kg2 h6 28. Re5 Qh4 29. h3 d4 30. exd4 Kg7 {
1/2-1/2 Lipinsky,F-Doettling,F/Schierke 1998/EXT 99 (43)}) 15... Bxf3 (15...
Bh5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Rc5 Rad8 18. Bxg6 fxg6 (18... hxg6 19. g5) 19. Rxd5 Qe4 20.
Rd2 $16) 16. Qxf3 Rfd8 17. Rc5 a5 18. Bb5 axb4 19. axb4 Nxb4 20. Rc7 Qe6 21.
Rxb7 Na2 22. Bc7 Rdc8 23. Qg4 Qxg4 24. hxg4 Nc3 25. Bd3 Ne4 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27.
Bf4 Re8 28. g5 Be5 29. Rfb1 g6 30. R1b3 Kg7 31. g3 Kg8 32. R3b4 Bxf4 33. gxf4 {
[%mdl 4096]} {Es ist beispielhaft, wie der Anziehende den minimalen weiЯen
Vorteil in einen vollen Punkt umwandelt.} Kg7 $14 34. R4b6 Kf8 35. Kg2 $1 {
[%cal Yg2g3,Yg3g4] Zuerst will WeiЯ seinen Kцnig optimal aktivieren.} Rad8 36.
Kg3 Ra8 {Schwarz kann praktisch nur Abwarten und hat nur noch Chancen auf
Remis.} 37. Kg4 {Das Hauptproblem des Nachziehenden in dieser Stellung ist der
abgeschnittene schwache e4 Bauer, der frьher oder spдter Beute der weiЯen
Figuren werden kann. In einem reinen Bauernendspiel wдre die Stellung fьr WeiЯ
gewonnen, weil der Plan f4-f5 nebst Kf4 und Eroberung des Bauern e4
unvermeidlich ist.} Rad8 38. Rb5 $1 {Bereitet Re5 vor.} Re7 39. Rxe7 Kxe7 40.
Re5+ $16 Kf8 41. Rxe4 h5+ 42. Kg3 Rd1 43. Ra4 Rd5 44. Ra6 Kg7 45. f3 Rb5 46. e4
Rc5 47. Ra7 Rb5 48. Re7 Ra5 49. Re5 Ra1 50. Rb5 Rc1 51. f5 Rg1+ 52. Kf4 gxf5
53. Kxf5 h4 54. Rb6 h3 55. Rh6 Rh1 56. f4 h2 57. e5 Kg8 58. g6 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup9"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1997.06.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Razuvaev, Yuri S"]
[Black "Asrian, Karen"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1997.06.11"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 {Der schwarze Plan
ist ein wenig passiv aber sehr solide und weniger erforscht als die klassische
Fortsetzung 6...c5.} c6 7. h3 Nbd7 {In dieser Variante ist es wichtig zu
beachten, in welcher Zugfolge beide Seiten ihre Figurenentwicklung in der
Errцffnung beenden. WeiЯ versucht, alle nьtzliche Zьge auszufьhren, bevor der
Bf1 entwickelt wird. Auf der Gegenseite hдlt Schwarz die Spannung im Zentrum
so lange aufrecht, bis der weiЯe Bf1 gezogen worden ist.} 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Rd1 Nf8
{WeiЯ hat nun keine weitere nьtzliche Zьge mehr.} 10. Bd3 dxc4 $1 {Lцst die
Zentrumsspannung im richtigen Moment.} 11. Bxc4 {Auf dem Brett entsteht die
Bauernstruktur: WeiЯer Pd4 mit Raumvortiel gegen schwarze Pe6 und Pc6. Der
Hauptplan des Nachziehenden besteht darin, den Pd4 mittels e6-e5 oder c6-c5 zu
untergraben.} Nd5 12. Bg3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 ({Die andere Alternative ist:} 13. Qxc3
Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. O-O b6 16. Rc1 Bb7 17. Be2 Nd7 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. Ne1 e5
20. dxe5 Nxe5 {mit spдtere 1/2-1/2 Kobalija,M-Asrian,K/RUS-Cup2 1996/EXP 56})
13... Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. O-O (15. Bd3 f6 (15... b6 16. Ng5 f5 17. e4 Bb7 18.
O-O c5 19. exf5 cxd4 20. cxd4 Qxd4 $16) 16. e4 b6 17. O-O Bb7 18. e5 $14) 15...
b6 16. Bd3 Qc7 (16... Bb7 17. Ng5 g6 18. f4 c5 19. Qf2 Qe7 $11) (16... f6 17.
e4 $14) 17. c4 c5 $1 18. Ng5 h6 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 Rb8 (20... Bb7 21. Bxb7
Qxb7 22. Ne4 Qc7 $14) 21. Nf3 Bb7 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. d5 exd5 24. Rxd5 Nd7 25.
Rfd1 Nf6 26. Rd6 Qe4 27. Qb3 Kg8 28. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2000.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Lunev, Andrey"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2491"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2000.02.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Nd2 Be7 11. O-O-O (11. Bg3 d4 12. Nb3 Qd8 13. exd4 Nxd4 14.
Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Rd1 Qg4 16. Be2 Qg5 17. O-O Bd7 18. Bf3 Bc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Ne4
Qa5 21. Bd6 Bxd6 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Rxd6 Rad8 24. Rxc6 Rd2 25. Qb3 Rfd8 26. h3
Qe5 27. Qa4 Rxb2 28. Qxa7 Qe2 29. g3 Rd1 30. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 31. Kg2 Rb1 32. Rc8+
Kg7 33. g4 Qh1+ 34. Kg3 Rb3+ {0-1 Seul,G-Federau,J/Germany 1986/GER-chT (34)})
11... Bd7 $1 (11... e5 12. Nb3 Qb6 13. Bg5 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Na5 15. Bxf6 Nxb3+ 16.
Bxb3 Bxf6 17. Nd5 $1 $16 Qa5 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Kb1 Rd8 20. Qe4 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1
Qc7 22. Rc1 Qd8 23. Bc2 $18 {0-1 Berezin,O-Harasta,V/Kosice 1997/EXT 99 (58)})
12. Kb1 Rfc8 13. Be2 Qd8 14. cxd5 Nxd5 $1 {Der Springerabtausch ist fьr den
Nachziehenden gьnstiger, weil so das Feld f6 fьr den schwarzen Lдufer e7
gerдumt und die c-Linie geцffnet wird.} 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qd3 g6 {bereitet Bf5
vor.} 17. g4 b5 $1 {[%mdl 128] Jetzt beginnt der Nachziehende einen Angriff
gegen den weiЯen Monarchen, der zu interessanten taktischen Verwicklungen
fьhrt.} 18. Nb3 b4 19. a4 Na5 20. Qxd5 Nxb3 21. Qxd7 (21. Qxb3 $142 $1 Qe8 {
[%cal Yd7a4]} 22. Rxd7 Qxd7 23. Bf3) 21... Rc1+ $1 22. Ka2 Rxd1 (22... Qxd7 23.
Rxd7 Rxh1 24. Kxb3 Re8 25. Rxa7 $18 {/\Bb5}) 23. Qxd1 Nd2 24. e4 {[%cal Yf4d2]}
b3+ $1 {Wichtiger Zwischenzug, nach dem die Lage des weiЯen Monarchen noch
schwieriger wird.} 25. Ka1 Qa5 26. Bb5 Rd8 27. Bxd2 Rxd2 28. Qxb3 Bf6 29. Rb1
Rxf2 {Alle schwarzen Figuren sind sehr aktiv platziert und das kompensiert
vollauf den Bauernnachteil.} 30. h3 Qd2 31. Ka2 Qd4 32. Bc6 Kg7 33. Bd5 Be5 {
[%cal Yf2f7,Yd5f7,Yb3d5]} 34. h4 Rf6 {Hier steht der Turm optimal. Auf der
einen Seite deckt er den schwachen f7-Bauern, auf der anderen ist er bereit
auf b6 oder f2 zu landen und wieder den schwachen b2-Bauern anzugreifen.} 35.
Rd1 Qf2 36. h5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] verliert sofort.} (36. Rc1 $142 $15 {, um nach
36...Rb6 mittels 37.Rc2 verteidigen zu kцnnen.}) 36... Rb6 0-1

[Event "Dresden zt 1.2"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "1998.05.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1998.04.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Nd2 {Ich denke, dass dieser Zug dem Nachziehenden weniger
Sorgen macht als die populдren Fortsetzungen 10.0-0-0 oder 10.R d1.} (10. O-O-O
) (10. Rd1) 10... Bb4 $1 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nb3 (12. Rc1 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3 14.
Rxc3 d4 15. Rc5 (15. exd4 Nd5 $1 $17) 15... dxe3 16. Bxe3 $14) 12... Bxc3+ 13.
bxc3 {Um eine bessere Bauernstruktur zu bekommen hat der Nachziehende das
Lдuferpaar aufgeben mьssen.} Qa4 14. Bd3 b6 15. Nd4 (15. f3 Ba6 $1 16. Nd4 Qxc2
17. Bxc2 Na5 $13) 15... Qxc2 16. Bxc2 Bd7 (16... Na5 $6 17. Bd6 Rd8 18. Be7 Rd7
19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Bd3 $16 {nebst Kd2 mit klarem weiЯen positionellen Vorteil.})
17. f3 $14 Rac8 18. Kd2 Na5 19. Bd3 Ba4 20. Rhb1 Nc4+ 21. Bxc4 Rxc4 22. Rb4 g6
{Verhindert den Zug ...Nf5.} 23. Rxc4 dxc4 24. Rb1 Rc8 25. e4 Nd7 26. Ke3 Nc5
27. Be5 (27. g4 $142) 27... Re8 28. Bf6 Nd7 29. Bh4 (29. Bh4 {Das
Lдufermanцver Be5-Bf6-Bh4 war unangebracht. Jetzt kцnnte der Nachziehende
einen Vorteil bekommen:} f5 $1 30. Rb4 Nc5 31. Rxc4 fxe4 32. f4 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 15th final"]
[Site "Bugojno"]
[Date "1999.10.31"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Landa, Konstantin"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2591"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1999.10.29"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tomsk Siberia"]
[BlackTeam "Breda Panfox"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
({Die andere Alternative ist:} 8. Be2 {aber das bringt der Anziehenden keinen
Vorteil.} dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Qe2 Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14.
Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Rac8 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Rfd8 18. Rac1 Bb6 19. a4 Qb4 20.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rc6 Qxb2 25. Qf1 Ra8
26. Rc1 b4 27. Rb1 Qc3 28. Qd1 b3 29. Rxb3 Qxb3 {0-1 Danailov,S-Donev,I/Ruse
1989 (29)}) 8... Nc6 9. Rc1 d4 10. exd4 ({Zu ausgeglichener Stellung f�hrt
das Nehmen mit dem Springer auf d4:} 10. Nxd4 e5 11. Nb3 Bxa3 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13.
bxa3 exf4 14. exf4 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Relange,E-Marciano,D/Belfort 1997/CBM 62 (14)})
10... Nxd4 11. Be2 (11. Ne5 b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O h6 14. Re1 Nc6 15. Rc2 Qc8
16. Ng4 Be7 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Qh5 Rd8 20. Rc3 f5 21. Ng3 Bf6 22.
Nxf5 Bxc3 23. Nxh6+ gxh6 24. Qg6+ Bg7 25. Bxh6 Rd7 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27. Rxe6 Re7
28. Rf6+ Ke8 29. Qg8+ {1-0 Petrosian,T-Bykhovsky,A/Moscow 1968/EXT 99 (29)})
11... Qe7 ({Ein aktuelles Beispiel, wo Vaganian die gleiche Variante gespielt
hat, aber eine schlechte Stellung bekommen hat. Offensichtlich hat er die
Stellung analysiert und entschieden, nicht mehr diese Gambit Variante mit
Bauernopfer zu spielen.} 11... e5 $6 12. Nxe5 Re8 13. O-O Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2 Bd4
15. Qd2 Be6 16. Nf3 Bb6 17. Qxd8 Raxd8 18. Nb5 {+/- 1/2-1/2 Gurevich,
M-Vaganian,R/Vlissingen 1999/EXT 2000 (60)}) 12. Nxd4 $5 ({Zu einer v�llig
ausgeglichenen Stellung f�hrt:} 12. b4 Rd8 13. Bd2 Bb6 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Qc2
b6 16. O-O Bb7 17. Rcd1 {= 1/2-1/2 Epishin,V-Beliavsky,A/Germany 1999/EXT 2000
(49)}) 12... Rd8 13. Qc2 Bxd4 14. Nb5 e5 (14... Bb6 15. c5 Ba5+ 16. b4 {+/-})
15. Nxd4 exf4 {Schwarz hat die schlechtere Bauernstruktur am Damenfl�gel
bekommen, aber daf�r einen kleinen Entwicklungsvorsprung und die Initiative
gegen den unrochierten wei�en K�nig. Es ist klar, dass wenn Wei� das
Mittelspiel �berlebt, bekommt er ein besseres Endspiel. Darum ist jeder
Abtausch g�nstig f�r Wei�.} (15... exd4 16. O-O Bf5 $1 17. Qxf5 (17. Bd3
Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Qe4 {=}) 17... Qxe2 {~}) 16. Rd1 Qe5 17. Nf3 Bf5 (17... Qa5+ 18.
b4 Bf5 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Qc1 {+= /\0-0}) 18. Nxe5 Bxc2 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Nf3
(20. O-O Rd2 (20... Re8 21. Bd3 Bb3 22. Nf3 Rd8 23. Be2 {=}) 21. Re1 Bb3 {~})
20... Re8 21. Kd2 {Wei� braucht nicht mehr die Rochade zu machen. Im
Endspiel ist der K�nig eine wichtige Figur.} Bg6 22. Rd1 Bh5 23. Bd3 Ng4 24.
Rf1 Kf8 25. h3 Nf6 26. Re1 {Wei� hat die Probleme im Mittelspiel erfolgreich
gel�st und strebt ein besseres Endspiel an.} Bxf3 27. Rxe8+ Kxe8 28. gxf3 b6
29. Kc3 Kd7 30. Kd4 {+= Der Anziehende hat einen kleinen aber dauerhaften
Vorteil: Bessere Leichtfigur, Bauernmehrheit am Damenfl�gel und ein aktiver
K�nig im Zentrum. Trotzdem mit genauem Spiel kann Schwarz das Remis halten.}
Kd6 31. b4 Nd7 32. h4 (32. Ke4 $5 g5 33. Kf5 $36) 32... Ne5 33. c5+ bxc5+ 34.
bxc5+ Ke6 35. Be4 f6 36. h5 a5 37. Bd5+ Ke7 38. Ke4 Nd7 39. Kd4 (39. c6 Ne5 {
nebst Kd6}) 39... Ne5 40. Ke4 Nd7 41. Kd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Donev, Ivo Hristov"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 a6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Rd1
c6 9. h3 b5 10. c5 b4 11. Na4 a5 12. a3 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. O-O Qa8 15. Ne1
Qb7 16. b3 Rfa8 (16... Qb5 17. axb4 axb4 18. Nd3 Ra7 19. Ra1 (19. Qd2 Rb7 20.
Ra1 Ne4 21. Qc2)) 17. Nd3 bxa3 18. Ra1 Bd8 (18... Ne8 19. Rxa3 Nc7 20. Bxc7
Qxc7 21. Rfa1 e5 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. Nb6 Rxb6 25. cxb6 Bxa3 26.
Rxa3 Qd6 27. b7 Rb8 28. Rxa5 $16) 19. Rxa3 Bc7 20. Bxc7 (20. Bd6 Bxd6 21. cxd6
Qb8 22. Nac5 Qxd6 23. Rfa1 Nxc5 24. Nxc5) 20... Qxc7 21. Rfa1 e5 $2 (21... R6a7
$142) (21... R8a7 22. Qa2 h6 23. Nab2 Ne4 24. Nd1 Nb8 25. b4 $18) 22. dxe5 Nxe5
23. Nb6 (23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. Nb6 Re8 25. b4 d4 26. Qc4 $18) 23... R8a7 24. Nb4 (
24. Nxe5 Qxe5 25. b4 a4) 24... Rxb6 25. cxb6 Qxb6 26. Nd3 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 h6 28.
Qf5 Ra8 29. Qe5 Ne4 30. Qd4 Qxd4 31. exd4 Rb8 32. Rc1 (32. Rxa5 Rxb3 33. Rc1
Rb6 34. f3 Nd6 35. Rac5 Nc4) 32... Nd2 33. Rxa5 (33. Rxc6 Nxb3 34. Rc2 (34. Rd6
Rb5 35. Rd8+ Kh7 36. Ra2 Kg6) 34... Rb4) 33... Rxb3 34. Ra4 (34. Rac5 Rb4 35.
Rxc6 Rxd4 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. Rd8 Nc4 $16) 34... Nc4 35. Rd1 Rb6 36. Ra7 Nd6 37.
Rd7 Nb5 38. Re1 Rb8 39. Ree7 Rf8 40. g4 Nxd4 (40... g5) 41. Rc7 g5 42. Kg2 Kg7
43. Red7 Kf6 44. Rd6+ Ke5 (44... Kg7 45. Rdd7 (45. Rb7 Rc8 46. Rdd7 Rf8) 45...
Kf6) 45. Rxh6 f6 (45... Ne6 46. Rxc6 d4 (46... Rb8 47. h4 Nf4+ 48. Kh2 Rb2 49.
hxg5 Rxf2+ 50. Kg3 Rd2 (50... Rb2 51. Rb6) (50... Rg2+ 51. Kf3) 51. Rhf6) 47.
h4 $18) 46. Rhh7 (46. Re7+ Kf4) (46. h4 Kf4 (46... Kd6 47. Ra7 gxh4 48. g5 Ke5
49. g6 Nf5)) 46... Rd8 47. Rhf7 Rd6 48. Rce7+ Re6 (48... Ne6 49. h4 $1 (49. f4+
$2 gxf4 (49... Kxf4 50. Rxf6+ Ke5 51. Rf5+ Kd4) 50. h4 d4 (50... c5 51. h5 c4
52. h6 c3 (52... Rd8 53. h7 c3 54. Ra7 f3+ 55. Kf2 c2 56. Ra1 Ng5) 53. Re8) 51.
Kf2 d3 52. Rd7 Rxd7 53. Rxd7 Nd4 54. Re7+ Kd5 55. Re1 c5 56. h5 Ne6 57. h6 Ng5
58. Rh1 c4 59. h7 Nxh7 60. Rxh7 c3 61. Rd7+ Kc4 62. Ke1 f3) 49... gxh4 50. f4+
Kxf4 51. Rxf6+ Ke5 52. Rf5+ (52. g5 d4 53. Rf1) 52... Ke4 53. Rf6 Ke5 $10) (
48... Kf4 49. Kf1 (49. Rd7 Rxd7 50. Rxd7 Ke5 51. h4 gxh4 52. Rh7 c5 53. Rxh4 c4
54. f4+ Kxf4 55. g5+ Ke5 56. gxf6 Nf5 57. Rh5 Kxf6 58. Kf3 Ke5 59. Kg4 d4 60.
Rxf5+ Ke4 61. Rc5 c3 62. Kg3 Ke3 63. Kg2 Ke2 $10) 49... c5 50. Rd7 Rxd7 51.
Rxd7 Ke5 (51... Ke4 52. Re7+ Kd3 53. f4 c4 54. h4 gxh4 55. g5 fxg5 56. fxg5 c3
$19) 52. Ke1 Ne6 53. Kd2 d4 54. Kd3) 49. f4+ Kxf4 50. Rxe6 Nxe6 51. Rxf6+ Ke5
52. Rh6 $8 (52. Rf1 d4 $1 53. Re1+ Kd5 $19) 52... c5 53. Kf3 c4 54. h4 c3 55.
hxg5 c2 56. Rh1 d4 (56... Kd4 57. Ke2 Kc3 58. g6 (58. Rh3+ Kb2 59. Rh1 c1=Q (
59... Nxg5 60. Kd3 Nf3 61. g5 Nxg5 62. Rh2 $10) 60. Rxc1 Kxc1 61. Kd3) 58...
Nf4+) (56... Nd4+ 57. Ke3 Nb3 58. g6 Kf6 59. Kd3 c1=Q 60. Rxc1 Nxc1+ 61. Kd4)
57. Rc1 d3 58. Ke3 Nc5 59. Rxc2 dxc2 60. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 14th final"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1999.01.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Golod, Vitali"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1999.01.11"]
[EventType "team-k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beer-Sheva Chess Club"]
[BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
(8. Be2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Qe2 Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14.
Bg5 h6 15. Bh4 Rac8 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Rfd8 18. Rac1 Bb6 19. a4 Qb4 20.
Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rc6 Qxb2 25. Qf1 Ra8
26. Rc1 b4 27. Rb1 Qc3 28. Qd1 b3 29. Rxb3 Qxb3 {0-1 Danailov,S-Donev,I/Ruse
1989 (29)}) 8... Nc6 9. b4 Be7 10. cxd5 exd5 {[%mdl 16] Auf dem Brett entsteht
die berьhmte ,,Isolanistellung",. Ich denke, daЯ das Schlagen mit dem Bauern
besser ist, denn durch den Springertausch (Fьr die Seite die gegen den Isolani
kдmpft ist sowieso besser mehr Figuren zu tauschen) bekommt WeiЯ eine bessere
Stellung:} (10... Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Bf6 13. Rc1 Bg4 14. O-O Qe7 15. h3
$14 {1-0 Van Wely,L-Van der Sterren,P/Escaldes 1998/CBM 68/[Donev] (58) Eine
sehr interessante Neuerung, die wahrscheinlich Vorteil fьr WeiЯ bringt. Jetzt
muЯ Schwarz entscheiden, wohin er mit seinem Lдufer g4 gehen muЯ. Entweder
tauscht er den Lдufer fьr den Springer oder er geht zurьck und verliert
dadurch ein Tempo.}) 11. Be2 Be6 {Dieser Zug hat zwei wichtige Funktionen:
Erstens deckt er den d5-Bauern und ermцglicht somit den Zug Ne4, zweitens
rдumt er das Feld c8 fьr den schwarzen Turm.} 12. Nd4 {Ein gute Idee. WeiЯ
eilt es nicht mit der Rochade, sondern verstдrkt seine Stellung im Zentrum.} (
12. O-O Ne4 $1 $11) 12... a5 {Der Nachziehende hat einen kleinen
Entwicklungsvorsprung und versucht Spiel am geschwдchten weissen Damenflьgel
zu bekommen.} ({Die andere Alternative die zum Ausgleich fьhren kann ist:} 
12... Rc8 13. O-O a5 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V-Jussupow,A/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (61)}
(13... Nxb4 14. axb4 Rxc3 15. Rxa7 $14)) ({Jetzt ist der geplante:} 12... Ne4 {
ungьnstig, weil nach dem Tausch} 13. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 14. Nxe4 {Schwarz doppelte
e-Bauern bekommt.} dxe4 {[%csl Re4,Re6] und WeiЯ bekommt einen klaren
positionellen Vorteil.} 15. Qb3 $16) 13. Nxe6 (13. b5 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Rc8 $11) (
13. bxa5 $2 Qxa5 $1 $17 {[%csl Ra3,Rc3]}) 13... fxe6 {[%mdl 16] Nach diesem
Abtausch ist die Schwдche vom schwarzen Isolani auf d5 auf den Bauer e6
umgezogen. Aber der letztgenannte Bauer ist schwer anzugreifen, weil die e-
Linie versperrt ist.} 14. b5 Nb8 15. Bg4 {[%csl Re6][%cal Yg4e6]} Nxg4 16. Qxg4
Rf6 17. O-O {Endlich hat der Anziehende Zeit gefunden um, seinen Kцnig zu
verstecken. Es gibt viele Varianten in der modernen Erцffnungstheorie, in
denen eine Seite oft erst im Mittelspiel und manchmal sogar im Endspiel
rochieren muЯ.} Nd7 18. Rfd1 Nb6 19. Ne2 Rg6 20. Qh3 Bd6 (20... Rc8 $5 21. Nd4
Qd7 22. Nf3 Bf6 $11) 21. e4 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Rc1 Re8 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Be6 (11... d4 12. Nb5 $1 {[%cal Yc1c5,
Yb5d4]} (12. Na4 Bb6 13. Nxb6 Qxb6 14. Nxd4 Qxb2 $13) 12... Nd5 13. Rxc5 Nxf4
14. exf4 d3 15. Ne5 dxe2 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Kxe2 $16) 12. O-O Be7 (12... Bd6 13.
Bxd6 (13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Rc8 15. b4 g5 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. hxg3 $14) 13... Qxd6
14. Qd3 Rac8 15. Rfd1 a6 16. b4 b5 $14) (12... Bb6 13. Na4 (13. Qc2 Bc7 14.
Bxc7 Qxc7 15. Rfd1 Rac8 16. Qd3 Qd8 $14) 13... Bc7 14. Nc5 Bxf4 15. exf4 $14 (
15. exf4 Re7 16. Re1 $14)) 13. Nd4 Rc8 $2 {Ein Schablonenzug, der auf den
ersten Blick zwar logisch erscheint, da er die letzte schwarze Figur ins Spiel
einbezieht, aber doch ein Fehler ist. Leider haben Fehler dieser Art schon
viele Partien gekostet. Ihre Erklдrung ist einfach: Schwarz hat nicht tief
genug in die Stellung hineingedacht und einfach eine taktische Operation
ьbersehen. Man sieht, daЯ selbst GroЯmeister vor solchen elementaren Fehler
nicht gefeit sind.} (13... Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Qa5 $14) (13... Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15.
Ncb5 Qe5 $1 $14) (13... Qd7 14. Bb5 Rac8 15. Qa4 $16) 14. Nxc6 (14. Nxc6 bxc6 (
14... Rxc6 15. Bb5 $18) 15. Ba6 Ra8 16. Bb7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Escaldes zt"]
[Site "Escaldes"]
[Date "1998.11.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Lautier, Joel"]
[Black "Arlandi, Ennio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1998.11.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 068"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. b4 Be7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Bf6 13. Rc1 Bg4 14. O-O g6 (
14... Re8 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. Rfd1 $14 {/\Bc4 und
Schwarz kann seinen Zentralbauer nicht auf Dauer verteidigen.}) 15. h3 Bxf3 16.
Qxf3 Bb2 {WeiЯ ist praktisch gezwungen, den Bauern a3 fьr den Isolani
abzutauschen. Aber fьr WeiЯ bringt diese Zugfolge eine sehr starke Initiative.
AuЯerdem besitzt WeiЯ den Lдuferpaarvorteil und leichten Entwicklungsvorsprung.
(Tc1 ist besser plaziert als sein Kollege auf a8).} 17. Rc5 (17. b5 Ne5 (17...
Bxc1 {18.Lxe5 1.04} 18. bxc6 $1 Bxa3 19. cxb7 $18) (17... Ne7 18. Rc7 Bxa3 19.
Rxb7 $16) 18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. Rc5 $16) 17... Bxa3 18. Rxd5 Qf6 19. b5 Na5 20. Rd1
{Jetzt stehen alle weiЯen Figuren klar ьberlegen und harmonisch, im Gegensatz
dazu sind die schwarzen Figuren vereinzelt und passiv.} b6 (20... Nb3 21. Bc4
Nc5 22. Bd6 Qxf3 23. gxf3 Rfc8 24. Bxc5 Rxc5 25. Rxc5 Bxc5 26. Rd7 Rf8 27. Rxb7
$16) 21. Rd7 Nb3 $2 ({Mit} 21... Qe6 {22.Lc4 5.90} 22. Be2 Rfc8 $16 {wдre noch
Widerstand mцglich gewesen.}) 22. Bc4 {[%cal Yc4b3,Yc4f7]} Nc5 {[%tqu "De",
"Wie kann WeiЯ die Partie sofort entscheiden?","","","d7f7","",5]} 23. Rxf7 $1
1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 2nd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2000.05.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Huebner, Robert"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2000.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Qf6 13. b4 a6 $6 {Beliavsky
spielt diese Variante oft und jetzt versucht er abzuweichen von seiner Partie
gegen Jussupow. Leider, wie der Partieverlauf zeigt, bekommt der Anziehende
nach 13...a6 eine gefдhrliche Initiative} (13... Bg4 14. h3 Bf5 15. b5 Nd4 16.
Bxf5 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qxf5 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. Rac1 d4 20. Bc7 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Rd5
22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Rxd4 Rxb5 24. Rc7 Ra5 25. Rd3 h6 26. e4 Raa8 27. Rxb7 Rfb8
28. Rxb8+ Rxb8 29. Rb3 Ra8 30. Kf1 Kf8 31. Ke2 Ke7 32. f4 g6 33. f3 Ra4 34. Kf2
Kf8 35. Kg3 Kg7 36. Rxb6 Rxa3 37. Rb5 Ra1 38. h4 Rh1 39. h5 g5 40. fxg5 Rxh5
41. Kg4 Rh1 42. gxh6+ Rxh6 43. f4 Ra6 44. Rg5+ Kf8 45. e5 Ra4 46. Rh5 Kg7 47.
Rg5+ Kf8 48. Rf5 Kg7 49. Rf6 Ra5 50. Rd6 Rb5 51. Rd7 Kf8 52. Kg5 Kg7 53. Kf5
Ra5 54. Ke4 Ra1 55. f5 Re1+ 56. Kd5 Rf1 57. f6+ Kg6 58. Kd6 Ra1 59. Rc7 Ra6+
60. Rc6 Ra1 61. Rc8 Ra6+ 62. Kd7 Ra7+ {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Beliavsky,A/Linares
1990/CBM 17 (62)}) 14. Qb1 $1 {[%cal Yb1d3,Yd3h7,Yb2b4,Yb4b5][%mdl 8] Ein sehr
gute neue Idee. Bereitet mit Kraft den VorstoЯ b4-b5 vor.} (14. Bg5 Qd6 15. Ra2
h6 16. Bh4 g5 17. Bg3 Qf6 18. Rd2 Rd8 19. Bb1 d4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. exd4 Rxd4
22. Rxd4 Bxd4 23. Qd3 Bg4 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Qe4 h5 26. Qxb7 Re8 27. Qc7 Kg7 28.
Qd6 Re6 29. Qd5 h4 30. Bc7 {0-1 Arlandi,E-Van Dongen,P/Cannes 1993/TD (30)})
14... h6 15. b5 $1 Nd4 $2 ({Auch} 15... axb5 16. Qxb5 Qd8 17. Bc2 $16 {nebst
Qd3 war nicht gut fьr Schwarz.}) (15... Ne7 $142 16. Be5 Qe6 17. Qb2 f6 18. Bd4
$14) 16. exd4 Qxf4 17. bxa6 Qf6 18. Qb4 $1 {Droht nicht nur 19.Bh7+ sondern
auch19. Rb1.} bxa6 {[%tqu "De","WeiЯ am Zug hat einfache Kombination.","Thema:
Ablenkung!","","d3h7","Ablenkung!",2]} 19. Bh7+ $1 {Ablenkung!} Kxh7 20. Qxf8
$18 {Musterhaft hat GM Hьbner zwischen dem 14. und 20. Zug seine Stellung
verstдrkt und den positionellen Erцffnungsvorteil in materiellen Vorteil
umgewandelt.} Bb7 21. Qb4 {Der Rest ist nur Technik.} a5 22. Qb5 Rd8 23. Rab1
Rd6 24. Qd3+ g6 25. Rfc1 Kg7 26. h3 Qd8 27. Ne5 Qe8 28. Qe3 Ba6 29. Nc6 Re6 30.
Qc3 Bc7 31. Ne5 Bb6 32. Rxb6 ({Gewinnt auch:} 32. Nc6 Bc7 33. Nxa5 Bf4 34. Re1
$18) 32... Rxb6 33. Qxa5 Rf6 ({Das Endspiel nach:} 33... Qe6 34. Rc7 Rb7 35.
Rxb7 Bxb7 36. Qc7 Ba6 37. a4 $18 {ist dьr Schwarz verloren.}) 34. Qxd5 Qe7 35.
Qa5 Qb7 36. Ng4 Rf5 37. Qc3 Rd5 38. Ne3 Rd6 39. d5+ Kh7 40. Qe5 Qd7 41. Ng4 {
Ein sehr wichtige Partie mit theoretischer Bedeutung. Der deutsche GroЯmeister
zeigt auf musterhafte Weise, wie man kleine Erцffnungsvorteile realisieren
kann!} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch51"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1998.08.07"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Black "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "30"]
[EventDate "1998.07.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Rc1 d4 10. Nxd4 (10. exd4 Nxd4 11. Ne5 b6 $1 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O h6 14.
Re1 a5 $14) 10... Nxd4 (10... e5 $1 11. Nb3 Bxa3 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. bxa3 exf4
14. exf4 Be6 15. f3 b6 (15... Rac8 16. Nc5 Na5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 $11) 16. Kf2 Nd4
17. Nxd4 Rxd4 18. Ke3 Rd7 19. Be2 Re8 20. Kf2 Rc8 21. Rhd1 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Kf8
23. Rd4 Ke7 24. g4 g6 25. Bd3 Rc5 26. Ke3 Ne8 27. f5 gxf5 28. gxf5 Bxf5 29.
Nd5+ Ke6 30. Bxf5+ Kxf5 31. Rf4+ Kg6 32. Kd4 Kg7 33. Rg4+ {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,
V-Beliavsky,A/Belgrade 1993 (33)}) 11. b4 Bb6 (11... Nc6 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. bxc5
e5 14. Bg5 Be6 15. e4 Rd4 16. Be3 Rd7 17. f3 Rc8 18. Nd5 Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20.
Rd1 Rxc5 21. Rxd4 b5 22. Kf2 Kf8 23. cxb5 Nxd5 24. exd5 Rdxd5 25. Rxd5 Rc2+ 26.
Be2 Bxd5 27. Ke3 Ra2 28. Rd1 Rxa3+ 29. Rd3 Rxd3+ 30. Bxd3 h6 31. Kd4 Bb7 32.
Be4 Bc8 {1/2-1/2 Knezevic,M-Szabo/Belgrade 1977 (32)}) (11... Bxb4 12. axb4 Nc6
13. Bd6 Re8 14. Nb5 $16) 12. exd4 (12. c5 Bxc5 13. bxc5 Nc6 14. Qa4 e5 15. Bg5
$14) 12... Bxd4 {Schwarz kann zufrieden mit seiner Erцffnung sein. Seine
Figuren sind gut entwickelt und nach dem offensichtlichen e6-e5 wird der
starke Lдufer d4 befestigt und Lдufer c8 kommt auch gut ins Spiel.} 13. Bd3 e5
14. Bg5 h6 {[%mdl 8192]} 15. Bh4 $4 {Ein schrecklicher Fehler, der seltene
Gast bei Partien mit solchem Niveau. Jetzt verliert WeiЯ durch eine kleine
Kombination Material.} (15. Bxf6 $142 Qxf6 16. Qd2 $13 {/\0-0} (16. O-O $2 Bxc3
17. Rxc3 e4 $1 $19 {[%cal Yf6c3,Ye4d3]})) 15... Bxc3+ (15... Bxc3+ {Hinlenkung.
} 16. Rxc3 Qd4 $19 {[%cal Yd4c3,Yd4h4] Doppelangriff.}) 0-1

[Event "ROM-ch"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "1998.12.14"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Navrotescu, Catalin"]
[Black "Negulescu, Adrian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "1998.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 069"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 a6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 {Ein feiner
Erцffnungszug der dem Anziehenden viele Optionen offenlдЯt. Einerseits wartet
WeiЯ mit der Entwicklung seines weiЯfarbigen Lдufers ab, um nach dxc4 kein
Tempo zu verlieren. Andererseits steht die Dame auf c2 gut, von wo sie Druck
auf die c-Linie ausьbt und gleichzeitig rдumt sie die erste Reihe fьr die
Tьrme.} dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 {Mit diesem Zug entscheidet sich Schwarz dafьr, den
schlechten Damenlдufer zu fianchettieren. Diese Entscheidung hat aber auch
negative Seiten: Der Bauer auf c7 bleibt rьckstдndig und das Feld c5 schwach.
In einer solchen Bauernstruktur muЯ der Nachziehende sich in einem gьnstigen
Moment von seinem rьckstдndigen Bauern c7 mittels des typischen VorstoЯes c5
befreien.} (8... c5 $5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 $14) 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O h6 (10... Nbd7 11.
Rfd1 Rc8 12. Ne5 Qe8 13. Ne4 Nd5 14. Nxd7 Nb4 15. Ndf6+ gxf6 16. Qe2 Nxd3 17.
Qxd3 Kh8 18. Rac1 Rg8 19. Bg3 Bd5 20. f3 c6 21. Nc5 Bc4 22. Qc3 h5 23. b3 Be2
24. Rd2 Bxf3 25. gxf3 h4 26. Rg2 hxg3 27. hxg3 Rg6 28. Rh2+ Kg7 29. Kf2 Bd6 30.
f4 Qe7 31. Rch1 Rg8 32. Nxa6 Qd7 33. Nc5 Qa7 34. Nxe6+ {1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Short,
N/Monaco 1993/CBM 34 ext (34)}) 11. a4 c6 (11... b4 12. Ne4 $16 {[%cal Yf4c7,
Yc2c7,Ye4c5]}) 12. e4 $14 {WeiЯ muЯ zufrieden mit der Erцffnung sein. Seine
Figuren sind besser entwickelt und zusдtzlich hat er auch ein ideales
Bauernzentrum.} b4 13. Na2 (13. Ne2 {/\Nc1-Nb3}) 13... Nbd7 14. Qe2 c5 {
Es scheint, als ob die schwarzen Schwierigkeiten vorbei sind.} 15. e5 $1 Nh5 (
15... Bxf3 $2 16. Qxf3 Nd5 17. Qe4 $16) (15... Ne8 $5 16. Rfd1 Qa5 $14) (15...
Nd5 $2 16. Qe4 f5 17. exf6 N7xf6 (17... Rxf6 18. Qh7+ $16) 18. Qxe6+ $16) 16.
Bd2 cxd4 (16... Nb6) 17. Be4 Bxe4 {Dieser Abtausch bringt die weiЯe Dame in
eine ausgezeichnete Stellung. Bald wird Sie starke Drohungen am Kцnigsflьgel
aufstellen. Vielleicht sollte der Nachziehende 17.Qb8 versuchen.} 18. Qxe4 Nc5
19. Qg4 $1 $16 g6 20. Nxb4 (20. Bxh6 Re8 21. Nxb4) 20... Nb3 21. Nc6 Qd7 22.
Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Bxh6 Nxa1 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Rxa1 Rd8 26. Rd1 Qc5 27. g3 (27. Qg5
) 27... d3 28. Qe4 d2 29. Kg2 Qc1 30. Qe2 Qxb2 31. Rxd2 Rxd2 32. Qxd2 Qb7 33.
g4 $6 (33. Qd3 $16) 33... Qe4 $1 34. gxh5 Qg4+ 35. Kf1 Qxf3 36. hxg6 Qh1+ 37.
Ke2 Qe4+ 38. Qe3 Qxa4 39. gxf7+ Kxf7 40. Qf3+ Ke8 41. Qh5+ Kd8 42. Qg5+ Kd7 43.
Qd2+ Ke8 44. Qd3 Qf4 45. Qc3 (45. Qxa6 Qxe5+ 46. Kf1 Qxh2 47. Qxe6+ Kf8 $11 {
Fьhrt mit Zugumstellung zur Partievariante.}) 45... Qe4+ 46. Qe3 Qc4+ 47. Qd3
Qf4 48. Qxa6 Qxe5+ 49. Kf1 Qxh2 50. Qxe6+ {Das Damenendspiel ist theoretisch
Remis.} Kf8 51. Ke2 Qh5+ 52. Ke3 Qc5+ 53. Kf3 Kg7 54. Kg3 Qg5+ 55. Qg4 Kf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "1999.08.06"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2647"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1999.07.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 {
Kortschnoj: 'Deviating from the main lines, beginning with 6...c5'} 7. a3 ({
After} 7. cxd5 {Kortschnoj} Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Bb4+ {white has"next to
nothing".}) ({But} 7. Bd3 {Kortschnoj} c5 8. cxd5 {is something to talk about..
.}) 7... c5 8. dxc5 {'?!' Kortschnoj.} (8. cxd5 $11 {Kortschnoj}) 8... Nxc5 9.
cxd5 ({Or} 9. Be2 {Kortschnoj} Nfe4 {and black has a "convenient equilibrium".}
) 9... Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 {'!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'Unexpected and strong!'
} 11. Qxd5 (11. Be2 $1 {Kortschnoj was more subtle.}) 11... exd5 {[%mdl 16] '-/
+' Kortschnoj. Es sind nur 11 Zьge vorbei, aber die Stellung hat sich schon
charakterisiert - Isolierter Damenbauer mit abgetauschten Damen. WeiЯ kann
Zufrieden von seiner Stellung sein. Sein Springer kontrolliert den starken
Zentralpunkt d4 und alle weissen Figuren kцnnen leicht entwickelt werden. Mit
jedem Abtausch nдhert sich die Partie dem Endspiel zu, dies wiederum
ermцglicht es dem Anziehenden die Schwдche des Isolani auszunьtzen.} 12. Be5 {
Kortschnoj: 'It is hard to believe, that white's position is lost, but black
enjoys a big lead in development. White could castle long because of Bf5 and
disliked 12.Nd4 in regard to 12...Bf6. The best move, I think, was 12.Be2
where white could, after all, complete his development. ' Hier steht der weiЯe
Lдufer noch besser - einerseits vermeidet er Lf6 andererseits kontrolliert er
selber das Schlьsselfeld d4 und deckt den eigenen schwachen Bauer b2.} (12. Rd1
Be6 (12... Rd8 $6 13. Bc7 Rd7 14. Be5 Rd8 $14)) 12... Bf5 13. Rd1 Rac8 {
'!' Kortschnoj.} 14. Nd4 (14. Rxd5 Be6 15. Rd1 (15. Rd4 Nd7 $1) 15... Bb3 16.
Ra1 Rfd8 $44 {Kortschnoj: 'Well,it is better not to get passive positions,
like this one, but if it nonetheless happens - to grab a material is the only
consolation...'} (16... Bc2 {Kortschnoj Well,it is better not to get passive
positions, like this one, but if it nonetheless happens - to grab a material
is the only consolation...})) 14... Bg6 15. Be2 f6 16. Bg3 Na4 17. b3 (17. Ne6
Rfe8 18. Bb5 Nxb2 19. Bxe8 Bxe8 20. Ra1 $13) 17... Nc3 (17... Nb2 18. Ra1 Bxa3
19. Rxa3 (19. O-O $14) 19... Rc1+ 20. Kd2 Rxh1 21. Rxa7 $14 (21. Ra2 $6 Rb1 22.
Bd6 Rc8 23. Ba3 {Der schwarze Springer ist gefangen.} Nc4+ 24. bxc4 dxc4 {
Mit sehr gefдhrlicher Initiative des Nachziehenden am Damenflьgel.})) 18. Ra1
Bc5 {'!' Kortschnoj.} (18... Nxe2 $5 19. Kxe2 (19. Nxe2 Rfe8 $1 20. b4 a5 21.
bxa5 Bd8 $15) 19... Rc3 20. Rhd1 Rfc8 $15 {Die Beherrschung der einzig offenen
Linie und des Lдuferpaares, sind mehr als genug Kompensation fьr den schwachen
Isolani auf d5.}) 19. Ne6 Rfe8 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. Rc1 $2 {Dieser auf den ersten
Blick logische Zug (fesselt den Springer) ist nicht gut. Besser wдre:} (21. b4
$5 Rc6 22. Bg4 {[%cal Yg4d7]} (22. Bf3 Be4 23. O-O Bxf3 24. gxf3 d4 $15) 22...
Rc4 23. Bf3 Be4 $15) {[%tqu "De","Wie setzen Sie die schwarze Initiative
fort?","","","d5d4","Richtig! Eine von der Plдne mit Isolani ist der
BauernvorstoЯ im Zentrum.WeiЯ hat keine Zeit gefunden zu rochieren und jetzt
muss seine Kцnig unter BeschuЯ die schwarze Figuren im Zentrum leiden.",5]}
21... d4 $1 {Richtig! Einer von den Plдnen mit Isolani ist der BauernvorstoЯ
im Zentrum. WeiЯ hat keine Zeit gefunden zu rouchieren dadurch muss jetzt sein
Kцnig im Zentrum unter BeschuЯ von schwarzen Figuren leiden.} 22. Bd6 (22. exd4
$2 Rxe2+ 23. Kf1 Bd3 $1 $19) 22... Rcc8 23. Bb4 $2 $17 {Nach diesem Fehler
verliert WeiЯ einen Bauer am Damenflьgel. Trotz ungleichfarbiger Lдufer kцnnte
er seine Stellung nicht mehr retten.} (23. Bf4 Nxe2 24. Kxe2 Rc2+ 25. Rxc2 d3+
26. Kd1 dxc2+ 27. Kc1 Rd8 28. Re1 Rd3 $17) (23. Bg4 f5 24. Bf3 Ne4 {[%cal
Ye4d6,Yc8c1]} 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Bxe4 Rc1+ 27. Kd2 Rxh1 28. Bxb7 $15) 23... Nxe2
24. Kxe2 {Kortschnoj: 'Throughout many moves white has defended the best
possible way, but here he had to exchange a pair of rooks. He would lose a
pawn anyway, but still had some drawing chances.'} Bc2 {[%csl Rb3] '!'
Kortschnoj.} 25. Rhe1 dxe3 26. fxe3 Bxb3 27. Bc5 Bd5 {[%cal Yc5a7,Yd5g2]} 28.
Bxa7 Bxg2 {[%mdl 4096] Jetzt kann Schwarz noch zufriedener sein. AuЯer der
Bauernmehrheit hat er die viel bessere Bauernstruktur. Den Abtausch des Bauern
a7 fьr g2 kann nur fьr Schwarz vorteilhaft sein, weil jetzt der richtige Plan
auf der Hand liegt: a) Ein Turm zu tauschen b) Die Bauern am Kцnigsflьgel in
Bewegung zu setzen. Es ist musterhaft wie der GM Zwjaginzev seinen
Endspielvorteil realisiert.} 29. Bd4 Bc6 30. Rg1 {/\Bf6} Kf7 31. Rg3 Be4 (31...
Bf3+ 32. Kd2 Rxc1 33. Kxc1 Be4 {Fьhrt zur Hauptvariante der Partie.}) 32. Rgg1
Bc6 {Der Nachziehende wiederholt die Stellung um vermutlich Zeit zu gewinnen..}
33. Rg3 Bf3+ $1 {[%cal Yf3e2,Yc8c1]} 34. Kd2 Rxc1 35. Kxc1 Bc6 36. Rg4 {
Um zu gewinnen muss der Nachziehende seine Bauernmehrheit am Kцnigsflьgel in
Bewegung setzen.} g5 {Kortschnoj: 'White position is bad. Black will soon
create a passed bpawn on the king side. White has no counterplay and he will
never be able to change rooks.'} 37. Rg1 Kg6 38. Rf1 Re6 39. Kd2 h5 40. Ke1 Be4
41. Rf2 h4 42. Rb2 Rc6 43. Ba7 g4 $1 {Jetzt stehen die schwarzen Bauern
optimal. Der Lдufer auf e4 kontrolliert einerseits zwei groЯe Diagonalen und
andererseits blockiert er den Bauer e3, dadurch wird der weiЯe Lдufer vom Feld
g1 abgeschnitten. Der Vorstoss g3 -g4 hдngt in der Luft.} 44. Rb4 ({Auf
lehrreiche Weise gewinnt Schwarz falls der weiЯe Turm den Bauern auf b7 nimmt:
} 44. Rxb7 Rc1+ 45. Kd2 Rc2+ 46. Kd1 Bxb7 47. Kxc2 Be4+ 48. Kd2 g3 49. hxg3 h3
$19) 44... Bf3 45. Kd2 {Kortschnoj: 'Desperately looking for counterplay,
white loses the second pawn.'} Rd6+ 46. Kc2 Ra6 {[%cal Ya6a7,Ya6a3]} 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 26th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1998.07.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "1998.06.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. g5 exf4 14. gxf6 Bxf6
15. Nd5 Ne7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rhg1+ (17. Nd4 Qe5 18. Rhg1+ Kh8 19. exf4 Qxf4+
20. Kb1 Rd8 $15) 17... Kh8 18. Qe4 Ng6 19. Qd4 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Rd6 Bh3
22. Bd5 (22. Kb1 Bf5+ 23. Ka1 Be4 24. Nd2 Bc6 $13) (22. Rxb6 $6 Rfc8 23. b3 (
23. Nd2 fxe3 24. fxe3 Be6 25. b3 Rxa3 $15) 23... Rxa3 24. Kb2 $15) 22... fxe3
$146 (22... Rac8+ 23. Kb1 Rcd8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Bxb7 Bf5+ 26. Ka1 fxe3 27.
fxe3 Rd3 28. Nd4 Bd7 29. Re1 f5 30. Ba6 Rd2 31. Nf3 Rf2 32. Rf1 {Vera,
R-Lputian,S/Luzern WchT (CUB-ARM) 1993/[Ftacnik]/1-0 (51)}) 23. fxe3 Rac8+ 24.
Kb1 Rcd8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Bxf7 Bf5+ 27. Ka2 Be4 28. Nd4 Ne5 29. Be6 Re8 30.
Bb3 Nc6 31. Nb5 Bg6 32. Re1 Na5 33. Bd5 Re5 34. Nc3 f5 35. b4 Nc6 36. Kb2 (36.
Re2 Rxd5 37. Nxd5 Bf7 {[%cal Yf7a2] Der Springer ist toedlich gefesselt.} 38.
Rd2 Ne7 $19) 36... f4 $1 37. e4 Rh5 38. Bxc6 $2 {In Zeitnotphase macht der
Anziehende schwere strategische Fehler. Einerseits tauscht er seinen starken
Lдufer fuer den gegnerischen Springer, andererseits verbessert er die
gegnerische Bauernstruktur am Damenfluegel.} (38. Re2 $142 Ne5 39. Kb3 Ng4 40.
Rg2 Nxh2 41. Rf2 f3 42. Bxb7 Rh3 43. Bc8 $1 $14 {Vermeidet Ng4.}) 38... Rxh2+
39. Kb3 bxc6 $19 {Es ist offensichtlich, dass die schwarzen Figuren viel
aktiver als die Weissen sind. Ausserdem ist der f-Freibauer viel gefдhrlicher
als der weisse e-Bauer.} 40. Kc4 Bf7+ 41. Kd3 Rh3+ 42. Kd2 (42. Kd4 $4 c5+ 43.
bxc5 bxc5+ $19 {und der Springer ist verloren.}) 42... Bc4 43. Na4 Rd3+ 44. Kc2
Rxa3 45. Nxb6 Bb5 {[%csl Rb6] der f- Freibauer entscheidet das Spiel.} 0-1

[Event "RUS-Cup03 Geller Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1999.02.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kiriakov, Petr"]
[Black "Akhmadeev, Vadim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2467"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1999.02.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 {Diese Fortsetzung war aktuell
in mehreren Partien des WM Matches Karpov-Kasparov und hat gezeigt, dass der
Nachziehende genug Gegenspiel hat.} O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Be2 {Nach
solch einem ruhigen Entwicklungszug kann der Anziehende kaum auf Vorteil
hoffen. Die Praxis hat gezeigt, dass hier am besten 8.Qc2 ist.} dxc4 (8... Nc6
9. O-O dxc4 10. Bxc4 a6 11. Qe2 $5 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 (12... Nb4 $5) 13. Rac1 Qb6
14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Be7 16. Qc2 Nb4 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Qb1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 f5
20. Bg6 e5 21. Bxf5 exf4 {0-1 Cvetkov,I-Donev,I/Vidin 1989}) 9. Bxc4 a6 ({nach:
} 9... Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 a6 11. Bd3 Nbd7 {hat WeiЯ einen kleinen aber dauerhaften
Vorteil.}) 10. Qe2 {WeiЯ kцnnte die Aktivitдten des Nachziehenden am
Damenflьgel durch a2-a4 vermeiden, aber in diesem Fall, hдtte er den Punkt b4
geschwдcht.} b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rfd1 (13. e4 {Dieser verlockende
Zug ist wegen der folgenden Musterpartie nicht zu empfehlen:} Nh5 14. Bd2 Qc7
15. g3 Rad8 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Qc5 18. Rfe1 Nhf6 19. a3 Ng4 20. Qxc5 Nxc5
21. Bc2 f5 22. Ng5 f4 23. Rad1 Rxd1 24. Bxd1 Ne5 25. gxf4 Ned3 26. b4 h6 27.
bxc5 hxg5 28. Re3 Nxf4 29. a4 b4 30. Ne2 Rc8 31. Bb3 Rxc5 32. Nxf4 gxf4 33.
Bxe6+ Kf8 34. Re1 Re5 35. Bb3 Rxe4 36. Rd1 Ke7 37. Rc1 Kf6 38. Kf1 a5 39. h3 g5
40. Rc7 Re7 41. Rc5 Re5 {0-1 Smyslov,V-Kasparov,G/Vilnius 1984/Candidates (41)}
) 13... Qe7 ({Mir scheint die Entwicklung der schwarzen Dame am Damenflьgel
zum Ausgleich ausreichend.} 13... Qb6 14. Rac1 Rac8 $11) 14. Bg5 h6 (14... Rac8
15. a4 b4 16. Nb1 a5 $13) 15. Bh4 Qe8 ({Gegen Topalovs Manager - IM Danailov,
habe ich eine logische Fortsetzung ausprobiert:} 15... Rac8 16. Be4 Bxe4 17.
Nxe4 Rfd8 18. Rac1 Bb6 19. a4 Qb4 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bxf6 gxf6
23. axb5 axb5 24. Rc6 Qxb2 $1 25. Qf1 Ra8 26. Rc1 b4 27. Rb1 Qc3 28. Qd1 b3 29.
Rxb3 Qxb3 $1 {0-1 Danailov,S-Donev,I/Ruse 1989 (29)}) 16. Rac1 Be7 (16... Rc8
17. a4 $1 e5 18. Bf5 g6 19. Bxd7 Nxd7 20. axb5 $16 {1-0 Kaidanov,G-Kolev,A/
Sofia 1989/EXT 97 (32)}) 17. Bb1 Rc8 18. a3 g6 $6 $146 (18... Nc5 $142 19. Ne5
Nd5 20. Qc2 g6 21. Bxe7 {1/2-1/2 Kaidanov,G-Van der Sterren,P/Budapest 1989/TD
(21)}) 19. Bg3 Nh5 20. Bd6 Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Qe7 22. Rcd1 Nhf6 $6 (22... Bxf3 23.
Qxf3 Ne5 24. Qe2 Nc4 25. Rd7 (25. Rxa6 $2 Qb7) 25... Qf6 $14) 23. e4 $1 {
Droht unangenehm e4-e5.} e5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Entscheidender Fehler, der die
Partie verliert, weil der Nachziehende den nдchsten Doppelangriff ьbersieht.} (
23... Rc7 $142 24. Qd2 Kg7 25. Qf4 (25. e5 Nd5 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27. Qe3 $14 (27.
Rxa6 $2 Bxf3 28. gxf3 Nxe5 $17)) 25... Rfc8 $14) 24. Qd2 {[%cal Yd2d7,Yd2h6]}
Kg7 (24... Rfd8 25. Qxh6 $18) 25. Rxd7 $1 Nxd7 26. Qxd7 $18 {[%csl Yd5]
Schwarz hat keine Kompensation fьr das verlorene Material. Die schwarzen Tьrme
kцnnen nicht in das weiЯe Lager eindringen; die weiЯen Springer haben
ausgezeichnete Vorposten (d5) im Zentrum. Der Rest ist reine Technik.} Rc7 27.
Qd2 Qc5 28. h3 Re8 29. Nh2 {[%cal Yh2f1,Yf1e3,Ye3d5] Der Springer strebt nach
d5 an.} h5 30. Nf1 Rcc8 31. Ne3 Red8 32. Ncd5 Bxd5 33. Nxd5 Qd6 34. Ba2 Qc6 35.
Bb3 Rd6 36. Kh2 Qe8 {[%tqu "De","WeiЯ am Zug gewinnt.","","","d5c7","",10] Am
SchluЯ ein kleiner taktischer Trick, der sofort die Partie entscheidet.} 37.
Nc7 $1 {[%cal Yc7e8,Yd2d6]} Rxd2 (37... Rxc7 38. Qxd6 $18) 38. Nxe8+ 1-0

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Caruana"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2018.11.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[Annotator "Duda,Jan Krzysztof"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2018.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 {The ever solid Queen's Gambit
Declined. Even though the challenger recently played a lot of games in the
Vienna Game, the QGD must have been one of the top piorities of Magnus' team.}
5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 {This is a small surprise. It's the first time, when
Fabiano chooses this line in his life. In that way Nakamura drew quite
recently 2 games against Carlsen, so it was kind of expected though. The real
surprise will come later.} (6... Nbd7 {is the most common move, and the way
Caruana played before this game. Perhaps he wasn't keen facing} 7. c5 {where
White is enjoying some space advantage, and it might be kind of Carlsen-type
position. Of course it's just a beginning of far-advanced theory.}) 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. Qc2 {This is the main move, but White also may wish to play against
the isolani with} (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 Nc6 {This is
one of the tabiyas in the QGD with 6...c5. Usually Black gets enough
counterplay for his isolani, for example Vishy Anand drew all three of his
games with Black in this position in the Sinquefield Cup this year. In 2017,
Carlsen was about outplaying Nakamura in this line, but the American managed
to save himself. Now it's obvious to everyone that Caruana had some
improvements, awaiting their hour.}) 8... Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Rd1 {Again, one of
the tabiyas, known since the infamous '78 Karpov-Korchnoi match. In contrast
to the} (10. O-O-O {line which is slightly more popular, but can lead to an
amazing mess, where either side can collapse easily, White is playing purely
positionally. He just wants to develop with Be2 and 0-0, and is asking Black
what he is going to do with his poor c8-bishop. Now Black has many choices,
but what Caruana played was hardly predictible.}) 10... Rd8 $5 {Some time ago,
this was considered dubious, because it isn't in any way preparing the freeing
move e5. But of course computers change modern opening theory, also the effect
of surprise these days is something everyone is trying for. The other lines
are:} (10... Re8 $5 {is having a boost of popularity, the position can quickly
become quite complicated:} 11. Nd2 e5 12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 (13. Qc1 {was
basically a draw offer:} Bf5 14. Bxf6 Nc2+ 15. Ke2 Nd4+ 16. Ke1 Nc2+ 17. Ke2
Nd4+ 18. Ke1 Nc2+ {1/2 (18) Carlsen,M (2827)-Nakamura,H (2781) Douglas ENG 2017
}) 13... Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 (14... e4 $2 {was played in the famous 21st game in
aforementioned K-K match. White is better after both} 15. Bc2 {(the game
continuation. Even stronger is} (15. Bf1 $1 {where objectively Black is lost.})
15... Nxc2+ 16. Qxc2 Qa6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nb3 Bd6 19. Rxd5 $1 $16 {1-0 (60)
Kortschnoj,V (2665)-Karpov,A (2725) Baguio City 1978}) 15. Qxd3 Ne4 {where as
far as I am concerned Black is doing fine after both} 16. Nxd5 ({and} 16. Ncxe4
)) (10... Ne4 $6 {is probably wrong. After} 11. cxd5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 exd5 13. Ng5
$1 g6 14. Rxd5 Qxa3 15. Bc4 $36 {White develops dangerous initiative}) (10...
Be7 {is the classical main line. After} 11. Be2 Ne4 (11... dxc4) 12. cxd5 Nxc3
13. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 14. bxc3 exd5 15. Rxd5 Bxa3 16. Nd4 $36 {White has initiative 1/
2 (95) Carlsen,M (2853)-Nakamura,H (2814) Saint Louis USA 2015}) 11. Be2 (11.
Nd2 {is the most popular, with the idea to harass Black's queen. But this is
the first thing Fabiano's team had a look at, so the Norwegian decides to
deviate.} d4 {might be something like what the American prepared. The position
is a mess after} (11... dxc4 12. Nxc4 Rxd1+ 13. Qxd1 Qd8 14. Qxd8+ Nxd8 15. Be2
$14) 12. Nb3 Qb6 13. Na4 Bb4+ 14. axb4 Qxb4+ 15. Nd2 $13 {but the computer not
surprisingly is keen on White.}) 11... Ne4 {Now, where the d5-pawn is not
hanging, this exchange maneouvre should gradually equalise the position} 12.
O-O (12. Nd2 $5 Nxc3 13. Nb3 Qa4 14. Qxc3 Be7 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17.
Qxc5 Be6 18. O-O Rac8) 12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 h6 {Defending against any Ng5.} 14.
a4 Ne7 $11 {I think Black equalised. Now not to become worse with his shaky
queenside, the World Champion has to play actively.} 15. Ne5 Bd6 (15... f6 16.
Ng6 e5 17. Bg3 Be6 {is one of the favourites of the engine, but in such cases,
when the game is at stake, players tend to avoid such committal decisions. The
move Caruana played is fine.}) 16. cxd5 {From now on, there will be many
exchanges, when Black gets developed finally, but White is too active to have
any real issues} Nxd5 17. Bf3 {White goes the route of an interesting
possibility, which looks risky but gets my approval.} (17. Nxf7 $5 Kxf7 18.
Bxd6 (18. Bh5+ Kg8 19. Bxd6 Rxd6 {is the same thing}) 18... Rxd6 19. Bh5+ Kg8
20. e4 (20. c4 {It seems that White has to play precisely to hold the position.
} Bd7 (20... Rc6) (20... Nb4) (20... Qc7) 21. cxd5 Bxa4 22. Qa2 $8 Rxd5 23. Bg4
Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Qb4 25. Bxe6+ Kh8 26. Rb1 Rd8 $13) 20... Bd7 (20... Nf4 $5 {
is a winning try.} 21. Rxd6 Qxh5 22. Rd8+ Kf7 23. Rfd1 e5 $13 {with an unclear,
but roughly equal position.}) 21. exd5 Qxa4 {One of many possibilities.} 22.
Qb1 Rxd5 23. Qxb7 Qc6 $11) 17... Nxf4 {The simplest.} (17... Qc7 18. c4 Nxf4
19. exf4 {can only create difficulties for Black.}) 18. exf4 Bxe5 19. Rxd8+
Qxd8 20. fxe5 Qc7 (20... Bd7 $5 {Black has the luxury of not being afraid of
losing the b7-pawn.} 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22. Bf3 Qa5 {and Black recaptures the
missing pawn with equality.}) 21. Rb1 Rb8 22. Qd3 Bd7 (22... b6 $5 {was a nice
try for Black, I think.} 23. a5 $1 {otherwise White may be worse with his bad
pawn structure.} Bb7 (23... Qxe5 24. a6 $1 $44 {is a key White must have
foreseen beforehand.}) 24. axb6 axb6 25. Bxb7 Rxb7 26. Qd4 $11 {with a drawn
position.}) 23. a5 Bc6 24. Qd6 {White knows that the best he can do is
exchange everything and make a draw - not very pleasing when the onus is on
White to score, but that's life.} Qxd6 25. exd6 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Kf8 27. c4 Ke8
28. a6 $1 {From the human viewpoint the simplest. White exchanges all pawns on
the queenside, and defends in a 3 vs 4 on the same wing rook endgame.} b6 29.
c5 Kd7 30. cxb6 axb6 31. a7 Ra8 32. Rxb6 Rxa7 33. Kg2 e5 34. Rb4 f5 35. Rb6 Ke6
36. d7+ Kxd7 37. Rb5 $11 {The endgame is dead drawn. The doubled pawns are
actually a strengh here, because Black is unable to create a passed pawn. Now
White can just do nothing and marks time. Black has no meaningful plan
available.} Ke6 38. Rb6+ Kf7 39. Rb5 Kf6 40. Rb6+ Kg5 41. Rb5 Kf4 42. Rb4+ e4
43. fxe4 fxe4 44. h3 {Funny, another 3 vs 2 rook endgame, but now Fabiano is
the one with the pawn up. This means the game will last 60 moves shorter :)}
Ra5 45. Rb7 Rg5+ 46. Kf1 Rg6 47. Rb4 Rg5 48. Rb7 Rg6 49. Rb4 {So, a relatively
easy draw today by Fabiano Caruana. Perhaps the World Champion was frustrated
a bit with yesterday's game, and decided to play a simple game today. My guess
is that the day after tomorrow we will have quite a tense game in the 'Spanish
torture', unless the challenger changes his first move. Of course, it's just a
shot in the dark, but sometimes you are happy when you guess the right opening.
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 11th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2019.12.04"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 194"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O {The best move order.} a6 (8... c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bxc4 Qxd1 11. Rfxd1 b6
12. Bd6 Bxd6 13. Rxd6 Bb7 14. Rad1 $36 {1-0 (67) Ding Liren (2811)-Firouzja,A 
(2702) Khanty-Mansiysk 2019}) (8... Nb6 9. Ne5 (9. e4 $5) 9... Nfd5 10. Bg3 $14
) 9. a4 Nd5 (9... c5 10. d5 $1 {This explains why White starts with 8.0-0.}
exd5 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Nf6 13. Qxd8 (13. Qe5 $5) 13... Rxd8 14. Bc7 Rd7
15. Ba5 {That endgame is known to be a little unpleasant for Black.} Rd6 (15...
b5 16. Ne5 Rd5 17. Bf3 Be6 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Nc6 Bf8 20. axb5 axb5 21. Rfd1 $16
{0-1 (37) Jumabayev,R (2630)-Andreikin,D (2741) Khanty-Mansiysk 2019}) (15...
Bd8 $5 $146 {might be a good novelty.}) 16. Ne5 b6 17. Bc3 Bb7 18. Nxc4 Re6 19.
Rfd1 Ne4 20. Be1 Nf6 21. Bc3 Ne4 22. Be5 $1 b5 23. Bg4 Rg6 24. Rd7 Rxg4 25.
Rxb7 bxc4 26. Rxe7 $16 {1-0 (31) Cheparinov,I (2670)-Bacrot,E (2671) Linares
2019}) 10. Bxc4 Nxf4 11. exf4 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 (12... Nxc5 13. Ne5 (13. Qe2 $5)
13... Nd7 14. Nxf7 $1 $146 (14. Qe2 Nxe5 15. fxe5 Bd7 16. Bd3 Bc6 17. Rfd1 Qc7
18. Be4 Rfd8 19. Bxc6 {½-½ (19) Fedorovsky,M (2478)-Feldmann,J (2208) Munich
2017}) 14... Rxf7 (14... Kxf7 $2 15. Bxe6+ $1 Kxe6 16. Qd5+ Kf6 17. Qh5 $3 $18
{Without this last move, Black wins!}) 15. Bxe6 Nf6 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. Qb3+ Be6
18. Qxb7 {and Black's position is unpleasant.}) 13. Qe2 b6 14. Rad1 Qe7 15.
Rfe1 g6 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Ng5 $1 {How inspired!} exd5 $5 (17... Nf6 $1 {was the
best and most solid option. For example:} 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. g3 Bb7 20. Rd7 Bc6
21. Rc7 Bxa4 22. b3 Bb5 23. Bxb5 axb5 24. Ne4 Qg7 25. Nxc5 bxc5 26. Rxc5 b4 {
and Black is close to making a draw.}) 18. Bxd5 Ra7 $2 {Tough decision - wrong
choice!} (18... Rb8 $1 19. b4 $1 Bxb4 20. Bxf7+ Rxf7 21. Nxf7 Qf8 22. Ng5 ({If
} 22. Nd6 {as in the game, after} Bxe1 {the c8-bishop is no longer hanging!
And this makes all the difference.}) 22... Bxe1 23. Qe6+ Kh8 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25.
Qe5+ ({Funnily,} 25. Qxd7 {also holds:} Bxf2+ 26. Kf1 $8 (26. Kh1 $4 Qg7 27.
Nf7+ Kg8 28. Nh6+ Kf8 $1 29. Qd6+ Qe7 30. Qxb8+ Kg7 $19) 26... Qg7 27. Nf7+ Kg8
28. Nh6+ Qxh6 29. Qe6+ Kh8 30. Qe5+ $11) 25... Kg8 26. Qd5+ {and White has a
perpetual check.}) 19. b4 $1 Bxb4 20. Bxf7+ Rxf7 21. Nxf7 Qf8 (21... Kxf7 22.
Qc4+ $18) 22. Nd6 $3 {Pure brillancy.} (22. Qc4 {would allow} b5 $1 $13) (22.
Ng5 $2 Bxe1 23. Qc4+ Kh8 $17) 22... Bxd6 $2 (22... Bxe1 {was necessary:} 23.
Qc4+ Kg7 24. Nxc8 Bxf2+ ({or} 24... Ne5 25. Qd4 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 {transposing})
25. Kxf2 Ne5 26. Qd4 Qxc8 27. Qxe5+ Kh6 $1 {and Black may survive.}) 23. Qe6+
Kg7 $6 (23... Qf7 24. Qxd6 Nf8 25. Qxb6 $16) 24. Rxd6 Rc7 25. g3 $5 (25. Rc6
Rxc6 26. Qxc6 Nf6 27. Qxb6 $16) 25... Qf7 $4 (25... b5 $1 26. axb5 axb5 27. Rc6
Rxc6 28. Qxc6 Nf6 29. Qxb5 {and Black will suffer but does have drawing
chances.}) 26. Rc6 $1 {Cool, beautiful and brilliant! White wins.} Rxc6 (26...
Qxe6 27. Rexe6 Rxc6 28. Rxc6 Bb7 29. Rc7 $18) 27. Qxc6 Qf8 28. Rc1 Nc5 29. Qxb6
Ne6 30. Qc6 Nd4 31. Qc7+ (31. Qxc8 Ne2+ 32. Kf1 {would also win, but Ding's
move is stronger.}) 31... Kh6 (31... Qf7 32. Qe5+ $18) 32. Qxc8 Qe7 33. Rd1
Nf3+ 34. Kg2 Qe4 35. Kh3 Nd4 ({Black lost on time playing his last move, but
it's mate in two anyway:} 35... Nd4 36. Qf8+ Kh5 37. g4#) 1-0

[Event "BCF-chTa 1920 (4NCL)"]
[Site "Daventry"]
[Date "2020.02.08"]
[Round "5.14"]
[White "Edouard, Romain"]
[Black "Ashton, Adam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[Annotator "Edouard,R"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2019.11.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 195 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Guildford"]
[BlackTeam "3CS Oldham"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Qc2 {I had
beaten GM Van der Wiel playing 7.Qc2 in almost the same setup - but with 6.a3
played and not 6.e3. I tried to play that game in the same style but it didn't
work too well.} ({The main line is} 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 {and here Black can go
8...Ba6 or 8...Bb7.}) 7... Ba6 8. Rd1 (8. O-O-O $5 {is definitely the move to
investigate, as it led to a masterpiece by GM Dubov:} dxc4 9. Ng5 $1 Nc6 10. a3
g6 (10... h6 $2 11. h4 $1 $40) 11. h4 Bd6 $6 (11... Nd5 {looked natural,
although after} 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Be2 {Black would still be under heavy
pressure.} (13. Nxh7 $2 Kxh7 14. h5 Kg7 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. Bh6+ Kf7 17. Bxf8
Bxf8 $17)) 12. g3 $5 {Keeping the tension.} Qe7 13. h5 e5 14. hxg6 $5 (14. Nxh7
$1 {worked as well:} Nxh7 15. hxg6 fxg6 16. Bg2 $1 exf4 17. Bxc6 Qg7 18. Bd5+
Kh8 19. Rxh7+ Qxh7 20. Rh1 {and White wins - a computer line obviously!}) 14...
hxg6 15. Bg2 $1 exf4 16. Bxc6 (16. gxf4 {was also good. A few nice lines are:}
Bb7 (16... Qd7 17. Nce4 $1 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Rae8 19. f3 $1 {/\Qh2}) (16... Qe8 17.
f5 $1 Ne7 18. Nge4 $1 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 $18) 17. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Qf6 19. Nh7
Qg7 20. Rdg1 $18) 16... fxg3 17. Kb1 $5 Rad8 18. f4 $2 {This move isn't best
objectively, but it's a great one in practice.} (18. fxg3 {(/\Qh2)} Bxg3 (18...
Kg7 19. e4 $40) 19. Nge4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Kg7 21. Rdg1 $18) 18... Bc8 $1 (18...
Qxe3 19. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Kg7 {alors} 21. Bxf7 Rxf7 22. Rh7+ $18) 19. Rde1
Kg7 20. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 21. Rh7+ Kg8 22. Rxf7 $1 {The "Dubov Festival".} (22. Bxd5
$2 Bf5 $1 {works for Black:} 23. e4 Bxf4 $1 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. Rxf7 Qxg5 26.
Qxc4 Rxd4 $1 27. Qxd4 Kxf7 28. exf5 Qxf5+ 29. Ka1 Bd6 $17) 22... Rxf7 $6 (22...
Nc3+ $3 23. bxc3 Rxf7 24. Qxg6+ Kf8 25. Qh6+ Rg7 26. Bd5 Ke8 27. Qh5+ Kd7 {
and the position is a draw, as after} 28. Be6+ $2 Kc6 29. Qh1+ Kb5 30. Bxc4+
Ka5 $1 31. Qd5+ c5 {White no longer has b4+ as in the game. Incredible, isn't
it?}) 23. Qxg6+ Kf8 24. Qh6+ Rg7 25. Bxd5 Ke8 $2 (25... Bf5+ $3 26. e4 Ke8 {
was saving the game, according to the engine...}) 26. Qh5+ Kd7 27. Qh3+ Ke8 28.
Qh5+ Kd7 29. Be6+ $1 Kc6 30. Qf3+ Kb5 31. Bxc4+ $3 Ka5 (31... Kxc4 32. Qc6+ Bc5
33. Rc1+ Kd3 34. Rc3+ Ke2 35. Qg2+ Kd1 36. Rc1#) 32. Qd5+ Bc5 33. b4+ Ka4 34.
Qg2 $1 Bxb4 (34... Kxa3 35. Qb2+ Ka4 36. Qb3#) 35. Qc6+ $1 Kxa3 36. Bb3 $1 Bd7
(36... Kxb3 37. Qc2+ Ka3 38. Qa2#) 37. Qc1+ $1 Kxb3 38. Qc2+ Ka3 39. Qa2# {
1-0 (39) Dubov,D (2699)-Svane,R (2592) Batumi 2019. What a game! Definitely
reminding me of Kasparov-Topalov, Linares 1999.}) (8. Ne5 {is the most natural
move, but it shouldn't bring White much advantage:} dxc4 (8... Bb7 $5 9. Be2
dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. O-O c5 12. Rad1 Qc8 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Be2 cxd4 15. Rxd4
Qc6 16. Bf3 Qc8 {and Black almost equalized in Li Chao2 (2732)-Zhao Jun (2604)
China 2017, 1-0 (60).}) 9. Bxc4 (9. Be2 $5 Qc8 10. Nxc4 Nd5 11. O-O c5 12. Nd6
Bxd6 13. Bxd6 Nxc3 $2 (13... Rd8 {should be close to equal}) 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 15.
Bxf8 Ne2+ 16. Kh1 cxd4 17. Qe4 Nc6 18. Bxg7 {1-0 Dragnev,V (2521)-Stella,A 
(2511) Radenci 2019}) 9... Bxc4 10. Nxc4 Nd5 11. Nxd5 (11. Bg3 $5 c5 (11...
Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Qd5 13. O-O c5 {should probably be played.}) 12. dxc5 Nxc3 13.
cxb6 Qd5 14. Qxc3 Bf6 15. Be5 Bxe5 16. Nxe5 Qxg2 17. Ke2 $14 {0-1 (37) Fier,A 
(2543)-Anuj,S (2336) Taleigao 2019}) 11... Qxd5 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14.
Rac1 Nd7 {Again, Black almost equalized. ½-½ (36) Inarkiev,E (2693)
-Kryvoruchko,Y (2669) Mali Losinj 2019}) (8. cxd5 Nxd5 (8... Bxf1 $5 9. Kxf1
Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. e4 Qh5 $1 12. h3 c5 {looks OK for Black as well.}) 9.
Bxa6 Nxa6 10. O-O (10. Rd1 Nab4 11. Qb3 a5 12. O-O a4 13. Nxa4 Qd7 14. Nc3 Nxc3
15. bxc3 Nxa2 16. Ne5 Qa4 $11 {1-0 (51) L'Ami,E (2645)-Haslinger,S (2543)
Germany 2014}) 10... c5 11. Rfd1 Nab4 12. Qb3 Nxf4 13. exf4 Qc7 14. dxc5 Bxc5
15. Ne5 Rad8 16. a3 Nc6 17. Nb5 Qc8 18. Qf3 Nxe5 19. fxe5 f6 $11 {½-½ (59)
L'Ami,E (2628)-Bruzon Batista,L (2666) Merida 2015}) 8... dxc4 9. e4 c5 $6 {
If Black keeps the pawn instead, he should be at least fine.} (9... b5 $5) (
9... Nc6 $5 10. a3 b5) 10. dxc5 Qc8 11. Bd6 Bxd6 12. cxd6 Nbd7 $6 {This
natural move allows e4-e5... a chance I didn't take!} (12... Qc5 $1 13. e5 Ng4
14. Ne4 Qa5+ 15. Qd2 Nxe5 16. Qxa5 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 bxa5 18. Nc5 Bb5 $11) 13. Be2
$6 (13. e5 $1 Ng4 (13... Nd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Be2 $16) 14. Qe4 f5 15. exf6
Ndxf6 16. d7 Qc5 17. Qd4 $16) 13... Qc5 14. O-O Bb7 15. Rfe1 b5 16. Bf1 e5 17.
b4 $6 {Right after playing this move, I realized my (d6) pawn was actually
hanging:} (17. b3 $142) (17. a3 $142) 17... cxb3 (17... Qxb4 18. Rb1 Qxd6 19.
Nxb5 {and White should make a draw, but no more.}) 18. Qxb3 a6 19. h3 Rac8 20.
Re3 b4 $6 21. Na4 Qc2 $5 (21... Qa5 $5 {led to unclear territories:} 22. Nd2
Bc6 23. Nb2 Nc5 24. Qc2 Qxa2 25. Qxc5 Qxb2 26. Rb3 Ba4 27. Rxb2 Rxc5 28. Ra1
Bb5 $11) 22. Nd2 Qxb3 23. axb3 Rc2 24. Bd3 (24. f3 Bc6 25. Bxa6 Ra2 $11) 24...
Ra2 25. Nc4 Bc6 26. Ncb2 $6 (26. Nab2 {was definitely a better move.}) 26...
Bb5 27. Bc4 $6 Rc8 {Suddenly I realized about ...Bxa4/Nxa4 Rxa4 threats.} 28.
Bd3 {What a poor game!} Bxd3 (28... Rc6 $17) 29. Nxd3 a5 30. Ree1 g6 31. g4 Rc6
$2 {My opponent falls for the only trick.} (31... Rcc2 32. g5 Ne8 33. Nxe5 Nxe5
34. d7 Nxd7 35. Rxd7 Rxf2 {and I should be lucky if I manage to make a draw.})
32. g5 Nh5 $2 (32... Ne8 $1 {was still completely fine:} 33. Nxe5 (33. Ndc5
Nxc5 34. Nxc5 Nxd6 $15) 33... Nxe5 34. d7 Nxd7 35. Rxd7 Nc7 $44) 33. Ndc5 $1
Rxc5 34. Nxc5 Nxc5 35. d7 Nxd7 (35... Ne6 36. d8=Q+ Nxd8 37. Rxd8+ Kg7 {
was better, it seems!}) 36. Rxd7 Nf4 37. h4 Nh3+ 38. Kg2 Nxf2 $2 (38... Nf4+ {
was required.}) 39. Kf3 Nh3 40. Rc1 $18 {The black king can't escape!} Rb2 41.
Rc8+ Kg7 42. Rdd8 Rxb3+ 43. Ke2 Nf4+ 44. Kd2 {A poor game, but a win is a win.}
1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 50th"]
[Site "Havana"]
[Date "2015.06.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[Annotator "Eljanov,P"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2015.06.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Ne4 $5 {
In this particular game it was a surprise for me as Dmitry had previously
played 7...Nh5 only.} 8. Nxe4 $5 {I had some analysis and some choice as well
in this very important theoretical line and decided to stick to a more quiet
line with a space advantage on the queenside.} dxe4 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Bd7
11. Bc4 {Before and during this game I thought that it's a novelty. But now I
found the game from 2013 between little-known German players. Not a big
surprise as it's very well known that German chessplayers (including amateurs)
are very thorough and very well prepared mostly.} ({The idea of move 11.Bc4 is
quite obvious: to fight for the very important d5-square. In the only top game
in this position White continued} 11. Be2 {but didn't achieve anything at all}
Bc6 12. O-O Bf6 13. Bg3 Bh4 14. Be5 Bf6 15. b4 Bxe5 16. dxe5 a6 17. a4 Qg5 18.
b5 axb5 19. axb5 Bd5 20. Qd4 f6 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. Qxf6 gxf6 23. Rfc1 Kf7 24.
Kf1 Ke7 25. Ke1 b6 26. Ra6 bxc5 27. Rxc5 Kd7 28. Bd1 f5 29. Ba4 Bb7 30. b6+ c6
31. Raa5 Kd6 32. Kd2 Rfb8 33. Kc3 h6 34. h4 {1/2 (34) Giri,A (2745)
-Kasimdzhanov,R (2700) Tromso 2014}) 11... Bc6 12. Qe2 $5 $146 {And this is a
real novelty. The main idea is to interfere with the b5 move.} ({The move} 12.
Qb3 $5 {which was played by a German player is also not without venom although
I can't say that the queen is so well placed on b3 as it's interfering with
the advance of the b-pawn.} Qd7 (12... Bf6 $5) 13. O-O b6 14. cxb6 (14. Rac1 $5
) 14... cxb6 15. Rfc1 b5 16. Be2 Rac8 17. a3 a6 18. Qd1 Qb7 19. Bf1 {1/2 (19)
Floeter,F (2173)-Poenisch,E (2205) Germany 2013}) ({After the most obvious} 12.
O-O {black has} b5 $1 13. Bb3 Bf6 {with very solid position}) 12... Bf6 13. Bg3
Rc8 $6 {This is clearly the wrong way.} (13... Qd7 {was the most logical way
to renew the b5 idea.} 14. Rc1 b5 15. cxb6 axb6 (15... cxb6 16. Ba6 $14) 16.
O-O Bb7 17. a3 {and White has some minimal pressure due to the better pawn
structure on the queenside but it's hardly sufficient for something real.}) 14.
b4 Qd7 {Too late now.} 15. a4 $1 $14 Rfd8 16. O-O Bd5 17. Rfc1 c6 18. Bd6 Bxc4
19. Qxc4 Be7 20. Be5 $6 {My idea was to force ...f6 and to not let Black's
bishop to occupy this square. But it turns out that it's just too subtle and a
waste of tempo objectively.} (20. Bg3 $1 {it looks like Black is unable to
push ...e5 anyway and his position becomes rather unpleasant.} Qd5 (20... a6
21. Rab1 Ra8 22. h3 $36) 21. Rab1 Bf6 22. Bd6 $1 (22. b5 e5) 22... Rd7 23. Qxd5
exd5 24. b5 $36) 20... Qd5 21. Rab1 f6 22. Bg3 Qxc4 23. Rxc4 Kf7 24. Kf1 e5 $5
{A very strong idea.} (24... Rd7 $5 {it could be even better to double rooks
on the d-file first:} 25. Ke2 Rcd8 26. Rc2 e5 $1 27. dxe5 f5 {and Black has
enough compensation}) 25. dxe5 f5 26. Ke2 Ke6 27. f3 Rd3 28. fxe4 fxe4 29. Rxe4
Rcd8 30. b5 $5 {I decided to force matters. Objectively it wouldn't be the
strongest continuation but I didn't believe that I could win such a position
with quiet play.} (30. Rb2 {my engine gives about 0.50 here but I believe that
Black should hold this one surely} Ra3 31. a5 a6 32. Be1 (32. Rd4 Rxd4 $5 33.
exd4 Bg5 $44) 32... h5 33. Rd2 Rxd2+ 34. Bxd2 Ra2 {very close to a draw.})
30... Rd2+ 31. Kf3 g5 $1 {Very strong and also contains a very nice trick.} 32.
bxc6 bxc6 33. Reb4 (33. Rb7 {could lead to a very nice and aesthetic draw by
perpetual:} Rf8+ 34. Kg4 h5+ $1 35. Kxh5 Kf5 36. Kh6 $8 Rh8+ 37. Kg7 Rdd8 38.
Rxe7 Rdg8+ 39. Kf7 Rf8+ $11) 33... h5 34. R4b2 Kf5 35. e4+ Ke6 36. Rxd2 Rxd2
37. Rb7 g4+ 38. Ke3 {I decided to simplify matters.} ({It was not easy to
calculate the more complicated lines after} 38. Kf4 {with a few minutes left
on the clock. Objectively it should be drawn anyway} h4 39. Be1 Re2 40. Ba5
Rxg2 (40... Rf2+ $5 {the same} 41. Kxg4 Rxg2+ 42. Kf3 Rxh2 43. Rc7 Rh3+ 44. Kf4
Rg3 45. Rxc6+) 41. Rc7 g3 42. Rxc6+ Kd7 43. Rc7+ Ke6 44. hxg3 Rxg3 45. Rc6+ Kd7
46. Ra6 Bxc5 $11) 38... Rxg2 (38... Bg5+ $5 39. Bf4 Bxf4+ 40. Kxf4 Rxg2 41.
Rxa7 (41. Rc7 Rf2+ 42. Kg3 Rf3+ 43. Kg2 Kxe5 44. Rxc6 $11) 41... Rxh2 42. Rc7
Rf2+ 43. Ke3 Rf1 44. Rxc6+ Kxe5 45. Rh6 $11) 39. Rc7 h4 40. Bf4 Bxc5+ 41. Kd3
Rf2 42. Rxc6+ Kd7 43. Rf6 Rf3+ 44. Kc4 Bg1 45. Rf7+ (45. Rd6+ Kc7 46. Bg5 Bxh2
47. Bd8+ Kb7 48. Bxh4 Rf4 (48... Bxe5 49. Rg6 Ra3 $11) 49. Kd5 g3 50. Bxg3 Bxg3
51. Rd7+ Kc8 52. Rxa7 Rf1 $11) 45... Ke6 46. Rf6+ Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-Cup02"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1998.01.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Black "Kholmov, Ratmir D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Epishin,V"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1998.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Rc1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 a6 12. Bd3 Rd8 13. Na4 $5
$146 Ba7 14. Bc7 Rd7 15. Bb6 Nd5 16. Bxa7 Rxa7 17. Bc4 b5 18. Bxd5 Rxd5 19.
Rxd5 exd5 20. Nc3 Be6 21. Nd4 $1 $14 Nxd4 22. exd4 {[#] Hecht: Systematische
Verschlechterung des Lдufers bis hin zum Pattlдufer.} a5 (22... Rc7 23. Kd2 Rc4
24. Ne2 a5 25. b3 Rc8 26. Rc1 Rxc1 27. Nxc1 Kf8 28. Na2 Bd7 29. b4 a4 30. Nc3
Bc6 $14) (22... Kf8 $142 {Hecht} 23. Kd2 Ke7 24. Na2 Kd6 25. Nb4 a5 26. Nd3 Rc7
) 23. Kd2 b4 $2 (23... Kf8 24. Rc1 Rb7 25. b4 axb4 26. axb4 Rc7 27. Nxb5 Rb7
28. Rc5 Bd7 29. Rc7 Rxb5 30. Rxd7 Rxb4 31. Rxd5 Rb2+ 32. Ke3 Rb3+ 33. Kf4 Rb2
34. Kg3 Ke7 $14) 24. Na4 $16 bxa3 25. bxa3 Rb7 26. Kc3 Kf8 27. Nc5 Rb5 28. Nb3
$1 Ke7 29. Ra1 $18 Kd6 30. a4 Rb7 31. Nxa5 Rc7+ 32. Kd2 Bd7 33. Nb3 Rc4 34. a5
Bc6 (34... Ba4 35. a6 $18) 35. a6 Rb4 36. Na5 Ba8 37. Kc3 Rb8 38. Nb3 Re8 39.
Kd2 Rb8 40. Kc3 Re8 41. Kd3 Kc7 42. Nc5 Kb6 43. Rb1+ Ka7 44. Kd2 Bc6 45. Rb3
Re7 46. Re3 Rc7 47. Rg3 g6 48. Rb3 h5 49. h4 Re7 50. Re3 Rc7 51. Kc3 Bb5 52.
Kb4 Kb6 53. Rf3 Bc6 54. Rf6 Ka7 55. Ka5 Ba8 56. Kb5 Kb8 57. Rd6 Kc8 58. Na4 Re7
59. Nb6+ Kc7 60. Rf6 Kb8 61. g3 Re2 62. Nxa8 Kxa8 63. Rxf7 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 6th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.26"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 {Caruana decides that Wesley's opening choice
against Anand was the right one, and deviates from that round 6 game only now.}
Bb4+ 11. Nd2 (11. Ke2 $5 {deserves attention, and something tells me this
would be Carlsen's choice.}) 11... Nc6 ({Anand does not feel like seeing where
Caruana has improved upon his previous attempt to topple this system.} 11... d4
12. e4 Na6 13. O-O Nc5 14. Nb3 Be6 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 $14 {Caruana,F-Nakamura,H
Saint Louis 2018; White was a little better, though he eventually lost.}) 12.
O-O Be7 13. a3 ({Likewise, Caruana does not follow someone else's previous
choice against Anand:} 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. Nb3 g6 15. Qd2 Be6 $11 {Caruana,
F-Nakamura,H Saint Louis 2018; and the pieces were swiftly vacuumed off.})
13... g6 {This move is primarily useful to cut out ideas of Qh5, especially in
instances where this move meaningfully hits the d5-pawn.} 14. Rc1 Bf6 (14... a5
$5 {could be considered, but in general it isn't so good to commit pawns like
this, and it could be that after} 15. Qa4 {and Rc2, Nf3, Rfc1, Qb5 etc, White
stands a little better.}) 15. b4 Qe7 16. Nf3 (16. e4 Be6 $1 {Black is solid as
a rock.}) 16... Rd8 {Maybe this is not most accurate, for instance if Black
has no idea of playing ...d4 in the near future.} (16... a5 $5 17. b5 Nd8 $132)
17. h3 (17. Qd2 Bg4 18. b5 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. h3 Bd7 $14 {
White should have a little something here, for instance with Be2-f3.}) 17...
Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Qd2 a5 {A reasonable attempt to liquidate as many pawns
as possible, however maybe White achieved some advantage after this.} (19...
Bxf4 20. exf4 Bd7 21. Rfe1 Qd6 $11) 20. bxa5 Bxf4 21. exf4 Qxa3 22. Ra1 Qd6 23.
Rfb1 $1 Qf6 24. Ra2 Rd6 25. Rc2 Rc6 26. Rxc6 $2 (26. Rb5 $1 $14 {This move
gave White a little something to play with. Consider the line:} Be6 (26... Qd4
27. Qe3 Qxe3 28. fxe3 Be6 29. g4 $14) 27. Rxb7 Rxc2 28. Bxc2 Qa1+ 29. Kh2 {
and now it is absolutely critical that Black can't take on a5.} Qa2 (29... Qxa5
$6 30. Rb8+ Kg7 31. Qd4+ f6 32. Rb7+ Bf7 33. g4 $3 $16) 30. g4 Rc8 31. f5 Bxf5
$1 (31... Rxc2 32. f6 $18) (31... Qxc2 32. Qxc2 Rxc2 33. fxe6 fxe6 34. a6 $18)
32. gxf5 Qxc2 33. Qe3 Qa2 $8 34. Qf3 {White has very real, continuing threats
against Black's king, and the a-pawn isn't getting any less far advanced.})
26... bxc6 27. Qb4 Qd8 $1 {This move neutralises all White's ideas because of
the reach of the black queen from this square.} 28. Ra1 Ba6 $1 {Now commentary
isn't really required.} 29. Bxa6 Rxa6 30. f5 d4 31. fxg6 hxg6 32. Rd1 Rxa5 33.
Rxd4 Rd5 34. Re4 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Qd6+ 36. Qxd6 Rxd6 37. Re7 Rd2 38. Rc7 Rxf2 39.
Rxc6 Ra2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.28"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be7
{[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:09]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:06] Black is fine to take a bit of risk, knowing that
White will probably not want to do the same.} 7. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Bxc5 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} 8. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 9. Rd1 {[%emt 0:
00:10]} (9. a3 {is slightly more popular.} Qa5 10. O-O-O (10. Ra2 $5 {was the
move chosen in a recent, random game.} Be7 11. b4 Qd8 12. h3 b6 (12... d4 $1
$11) 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Be2 Be6 15. Ng5 Rc8 $6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Ba6 $14 {
Topalov,V-Nakamura,H Saint Louis 2017}) (10. Nd2 Bb4 $5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nb3
Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qd8 $132 {Topalov,V-Nakamura,H Paris 2017, could have been a
decent try for an edge, notwithstanding that it ultimately failed}) 10... Ne4
$5 11. Nb5 (11. Nxe4 {leads to a long forced line:} dxe4 12. Qxe4 Bxa3 13. bxa3
Qxa3+ 14. Kd2 Rd8+ 15. Ke2 Qb2+ 16. Rd2 Rxd2+ 17. Nxd2 e5 18. Bg3 Bg4+ $3 19.
f3 (19. Qxg4 Rd8 20. Kf3 Qxd2 21. Bh4 f5 22. Qg5 Rd4 $1 $11 {with perpetual
check soon}) 19... Rd8 20. Be1 Bh5 $13 {The mess continues, and White has a
few moves now, but I don't think there will be any way found for him to keep
an edge.}) 11... a6 12. Nc7 e5 $1 {Not a new idea from Karjakin, merely an old
one which had been forgotten.} 13. Rxd5 $1 (13. Nxd5 Nxf2 $1 (13... exf4 14.
Qxe4 fxe3 15. fxe3 h6 16. Nd4 $16 {Ivanchuk,V-Karjakin, S Medias 2017}) 14. Ng5
$1 (14. Qxf2 exf4 15. Nxf4 b5 $40) 14... Bf5 $1 15. Qxf2 (15. Qxf5 g6 $17)
15... f6 16. Nh3 exf4 17. Nhxf4 Ne5 $44 {Black has full compensation for the
pawn.}) 13... exf4 (13... Nxf2 14. Qxf2 Qxc7 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Qc6 17. Bd4
$1 $14) (13... f5 $2 14. Rxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Ra7 16. Nd5 $16 {Kasparov,
G-Vaganian,R Debrecen 1992}) 14. Qxe4 Qxc7 15. Rxc5 fxe3 16. Bd3 $5 (16. Qxe3
b6 17. Rh5 Bg4 18. Rg5 Rfe8 $1 $11) 16... g6 17. Qxe3 b6 18. Rg5 (18. Rh5 Bg4
19. Rh4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Ne5 $132) 18... Na5 $13 {From a brief investigation it
doesn't seem like White has a convincing follow-up here, though there are, as
usual, many complicated lines ending in perpetual check.}) 9... Qa5 {[%emt 0:
00:30]} 10. a3 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:34] Treading another of the
hallowed paths of chess history.} (10... Be7 {is more common now, and then} 11.
Be2 {has a huge score for White; indeed I suspect White is probably slightly
better following} Ne4 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 exd5 14. O-O Be6 15. a4 $14 {
Mamedyarov,S-Graf,A Sant Lluis 2005, played by the same White player as the
present encounter.}) 11. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:31]} (11. Be2 e5 $15 {is the point.})
11... e5 {[%emt 0:01:32]} 12. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 13. Qb1
{[%emt 0:00:10]} (13. Qc1 Bf5 {is liable to lead to a forced draw; two of the
world's top players chose this route recently.} 14. Bxf6 Nc2+ 15. Ke2 Nd4+ $11
{Carlsen,M-Nakamura,H Douglas 2017} (15... gxf6 $6 {gets neutralised
effortlessly:} 16. Nxd5 Qa6 17. g4 $1 Bg6 18. Bg2 $16)) 13... Bf5 {[%emt 0:00:
32]} 14. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Bxd3 {[%emt 0:00:24]} (14... e4 $6 {is well met
by} 15. Bf1 $1 {giving up a queen for three pieces.} (15. Bc2 {was
nevertheless enough for a slight edge in one of the classics.} Nxc2+ 16. Qxc2
Qa6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nb3 $14 {Kortschnoj,V-Karpov,A Baguio City 1978}) 15...
Ng4 16. cxd5 $1 Ne5 17. exd4 Nf3+ 18. gxf3 exf3+ 19. Be3 Bxb1 20. Nc4 $1 Qc7
21. dxc5 $16) 15. Qxd3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 16. Ndxe4 {
[%emt 0:00:07] Maybe not the most precise, but safe enough.} (16. cxd5 Nxc3 17.
Qxc3 Qxc3 18. bxc3 Nc2+ 19. Ke2 f6 20. Bh4 Nxa3 21. Ne4 Rac8 $11) (16. Ncxe4
dxe4 17. Qxe4 $14 {seems to me to get an advantage.}) 16... dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:
47]} 17. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:05:12]} 18. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} (
18. Nxe4 Qxd2+ 19. Rxd2 f5 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 $13 {leads to an imbalance and likely
quite a good one for Black, who is likely to recover the c4-pawn quite soon.})
18... Qa6 {[%emt 0:09:59]} 19. Qe2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:07:46]} 20.
O-O {[%emt 0:00:21]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:05:53]} 21. Qg4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Qxc4 {
[%emt 0:17:32]} (21... Rxc4 $11 {equalised more reliably.}) 22. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:
00:27]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 23. h3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nc5 {[%emt 0:06:46]} 24.
Nxc5 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Qxg4 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 25. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rxc5 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} 26. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:14] Now White could potentially have a
small something again.} Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 27. b4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} f6 {
[%emt 0:00:28]} 28. g5 {[%emt 0:04:10]} fxg5 {[%emt 0:04:10]} 29. Bxg5 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 30. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:05:
05]} 31. Bd8 {[%emt 0:00:21]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 32. a4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Rc5
{[%emt 0:00:09]} 33. Rxb7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:14]} 34. Ba5 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:05:26]} 35. Rd5 {[%emt 0:12:43]} b3 {[%emt 0:06:
35]} (35... Re6 $11 {is a hard move to make perhaps, but it gets Black some
badly needed counterplay. For instance:} 36. Rb8 Rc1+ 37. Kh2 Rh6+ 38. Kg3 Rg6+
39. Kf3 Rf6+ 40. Ke4 Rxf2 41. Kxe5 Rc4 $132) 36. Rxb3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rxa4 {
[%emt 0:00:16]} 37. Bc3 {[%emt 0:01:15]} e4 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 38. Rb7 {[%emt 0:
00:19]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:02:04]} 39. Rdd7 $14 {[%emt 0:06:17] The position looks
threatening, but it is not clear to me how White makes progress, and
apparently it was not clear to Mamedyarov either. There are little things to
try, but they end up being neutralised.} Rg6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 40. g3 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 41. Bd4 {[%emt 0:02:22]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 42.
Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:03:12]} 43. Kh3 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Re8 {
[%emt 0:04:40]} 44. Rf7 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:04:07]} 45. Rf4 {[%emt 0:
05:45]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 46. Bc3 {[%emt 0:02:00]} (46. Rg4 Rxg4 47. Kxg4 g6
{is still very passive for Black, but this is probably a draw even without the
rooks and e-pawn.}) 46... Rge6 {[%emt 0:07:24]} 47. Rff7 {[%emt 0:03:13]} Rg6 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 48. Rfc7 {[%emt 0:01:51]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 49. Kg2 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 50. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:
33]} 51. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Re8 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 52. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Rg5
{[%emt 0:00:46]} 53. Kc2 {[%emt 0:02:08]} Rf5 {[%emt 0:03:59]} 54. Bxg7 {
[%emt 0:00:27]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:02:26]} 55. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Rxf2+ {[%emt 0:
00:12]} 56. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Bxg3 {[%emt 0:00:43]} 57. Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:34]}
Be5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 58. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:01:56]} Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:08] Soon White
will run out of little things to try and the +/= will collapse to =.} 59. Rg7+
{[%emt 0:00:05]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 60. Rxh7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 61. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rg2 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 62. Rhe7 {[%emt 0:00:36]}
Rxe7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 63. Rxe7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 64. Rxe4 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} Rg5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 65. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Kf7 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} 66. Re5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 6th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2018.06.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2018.05.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Re8 11. Nd2 e5 12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 Bf5 14. Bd3 {So far,
nothing that interesting has happened. We have covered many of the subtleties
in the annotated games Karjakin-Anand (this page) and Mamedyarov-Anand (Tata
Steel 2018 round 13.) I believe White is slightly better in this position, but
it is of course non-trivial to prove.} Bxd3 $1 (14... e4 $6 {is well met by}
15. Bf1 $1 {giving up a queen for three pieces.} (15. Bc2 {was nevertheless
enough for a slight edge in one of the classics.} Nxc2+ 16. Qxc2 Qa6 17. Bxf6
Qxf6 18. Nb3 $14 {Kortschnoj,V-Karpov,A Baguio City 1978}) 15... Ng4 16. cxd5
$1 Ne5 17. exd4 Nf3+ 18. gxf3 exf3+ 19. Be3 Bxb1 20. Nc4 $1 Qc7 21. dxc5 $16)
15. Qxd3 Ne4 16. Nxd5 (16. Ndxe4 {Maybe not the most precise, but safe enough.}
dxe4 17. Qd2 Ne6 18. Bh4 (18. Nxe4 Qxd2+ 19. Rxd2 f5 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 $13 {
leads to an imbalance and likely quite a good one for Black, who is likely to
recover the c4-pawn quite soon.}) 18... Qa6 19. Qe2 Rac8 20. O-O Bf8 21. Qg4
Qxc4 (21... Rxc4 $11 {equalised more reliably}) 22. Nxe4 Kh8 23. h3 Nc5 24.
Nxc5 Qxg4 25. hxg4 Rxc5 26. Rd7 $14 {Mamedyarov,S-Anand,V Tata Steel Masters
2018. Now White could potentially have a small something again.}) (16. cxd5
Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxc3 18. bxc3 Nc2+ 19. Ke2 f6 20. Bh4 Nxa3 21. Ne4 Rac8 $11) (16.
Ncxe4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 Qb6 {could well become another theoretical battleground,
because I believe White is probably a bit better.} 18. O-O (18. Qb1 Ne6 $1 19.
Bh4 Bxe3 {Tarjan,J -Zumsande,M Douglas 2015. is a very dangerous sacrifice and
indeed Black soon triumphed}) (18. Rb1 $5 h6 19. Bh4 g5 20. b4 Bf8 21. Bg3 Rad8
$1 22. exd4 (22. Rd1 f5 23. Qb1 f4 $11) 22... exd4 23. Be5 Bg7 24. O-O Rxe5 25.
Qd3 Qg6 26. Rb3 g4 $132 {Ding, L-Nakamura,H Sharjah 2017, We had a three
result positio though soon the players agreed a draw.}) 18... Ne2+ 19. Kh1 Qxb2
{Black lacks real alternatives. Now the hard move is:} 20. Nb1 $1 Nc3 21. Nxc3
Qxc3 22. Rd7 Bxa3 23. Qd5 Rf8 24. Rxb7 {White has extremely good compensation,
probably more than is needed.}) 16... Nxg5 17. b4 Qd8 18. bxc5 Nde6 19. O-O
Nxc5 20. Qb1 Nge6 (20... Qd6 {might improve slightly, but it is much of a
muchness.}) 21. Nf3 Nf8 {In spite of White's activity, there isn't an
advantage for him here, because of Black's amazing outpost on c5 for one or
other knight.} 22. Rd2 Rc8 23. Rfd1 Qd6 (23... e4 24. Nd4 Ng6 {is ambitious,
but this could just as easily backfire.}) 24. Nc3 Qg6 25. Rd5 Qxb1 26. Rxb1 f6
27. Nb5 Ne4 (27... Red8 $5 28. Nxa7 Rxd5 29. cxd5 Rd8 30. Rd1 Na4 $132 {
is actually ambitious for Black, based on White's bad knights (especially f3)
but I'm not sure how successful he will be.}) 28. Nd2 Nxd2 29. Rxd2 Re7 $11 {
It is already clear that the game will be drawn, now it is just a question of
how!} 30. Nxa7 Rxc4 31. Nb5 Rd7 32. Rxd7 Nxd7 33. Nd6 Rc3 34. Nxb7 Rxa3 35. h3
Ra8 36. Rd1 Nf8 37. Nc5 Rc8 38. Ne4 Rc7 39. Kf1 Ne6 40. Rd6 Kf7 41. Rb6 Nc5 42.
Nxc5 Rxc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 6th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2768"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 ({It barely needs stating that after} 8. Qc2 Nc6 {and either a3 or Rd1,
we enter a theoretical battlefield in which I have annotated many games on
this site, many of which featured either Anand or Nakamura.}) 8... Nxd5 (8...
exd5 9. Rc1 {might be a marginally better version than the game for White,
because the c3-knight often has chances to annoy the black dark-squared bishop.
}) 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 {Wesley fancies his chances of
impersonating Magnus today, and turning the IQP into (say) a bishop pair, and
slowly constricting his opponent to death.} Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 (12... Qf6 13. b4
Bf5 {might seem principled, but actually any exchanges at all favour the side
battling the IQP.} 14. Bxf5 Qxf5 15. Qb1 $14) 13. h3 Bh5 14. Bb1 {Clearly,
Wesley would like the option to force the d-pawn forward with Ba2, but this
may not be one that he actually wants. The position is now totally equal,
because when Black ventures ...d4 there will be mass liquidations.} (14. b4 $5
a6 15. Re1 {is the most maximalist way to play the position, with e4 being the
response to ...d4.}) 14... d4 15. Qd3 (15. e4 {would be the main way to try
and claim an advantage, if this were appropriate; however it turns out not to
be after} Bc7 $1 16. Bxc7 Qxc7 {and only Black can be better.}) 15... Bg6 (
15... f5 $5 $11) 16. e4 Re8 17. Re1 Qe7 {Keeping the f3-knight and b1-bishop
at home while preparing ...Rad8. As ...Bc7 is firmly within Black's territory,
White will find himself unable to stop it in the long run.} (17... Bc7 $11) 18.
Qb5 f6 $6 {Black strives a little too hard for control.} (18... Bc7 19. Qxb7
Bxf4 20. Qxc6 Rab8 $44 {makes considerable sense to me as a pawn sacrifice.}) (
18... Rac8 {is the machine suggestion, preparing ...Bc7 yet again.}) 19. Nh4 (
19. e5 $1 Bxb1 20. Raxb1 fxe5 21. Bxe5 $14 {gives White an advantage based on
better co-ordination.}) 19... Bf7 20. Nf5 Qc5 21. Qe2 Ne5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Bd3
{The position is now level again, but as is often the way with the bishop pair,
if Black can avoid making big concessions in the next 10 moves he has good
chances of being better.} Bg6 (23... Kh8 24. Rac1 Bb3 25. Qf1 g6 26. f4 Qe6 27.
Nh4 Rac8 28. Nf3 Ba5 {might be one sequence of moves after which Black begins
taking more control of the game}) 24. Qd2 Bxf5 {Indicating contentment with a
draw, but quite often playing too hard for a draw has adverse results.} (24...
Rac8 $11) 25. exf5 Qd5 26. Qc2 (26. Re2 $14) 26... Kf8 27. Re6 Rxe6 28. fxe6 g6
29. Re1 Re8 $1 {The situation is back under control, and even though Black
needs to sacrifice a pawn to get the queens off on the next move, there isn't
such a big risk of losing anymore.} 30. Bc4 ({Having said that, something like
} 30. h4 Qc5 31. Qe2 $14 {'hinting' at h5, was interesting from a practical
perspective.}) 30... d3 31. Qxd3 Qxd3 32. Bxd3 Ke7 33. Bc4 Rd8 34. Re2 Ba5 35.
b4 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Bc7+ 37. g3 Rc1 38. Ba2 Rc3 39. a4 Bd6 $11 40. b5 Ra3 41. Bd5
b6 {Black is active enough that if the rooks stay on, all three results might
occur. Therefore White bailed out, but played on, as is the way with such
things:} 42. Ra2 Rxa2 43. Bxa2 f5 44. Kg2 Be5 45. g4 fxg4 46. hxg4 h5 47. gxh5
gxh5 48. Kh3 Bf6 49. Bc4 Kd6 50. Kg3 Ke7 {A interesting choice, but not a
mistake. Black can defend actively, which is preferable to allowing a raid by
White's king.} (50... Ke5 $1 51. f4+ Kf5 $11 {and neither of White's pieces
has any prospects at all.}) 51. Kf4 h4 52. Kg4 Kd6 53. f3 Ke7 54. f4 Kd6 55.
Kf5 Ke7 56. Bf1 Ba1 57. Bh3 Bf6 58. Bg4 Ba1 59. Ke4 Kd6 60. Bh3 (60. Kf5 Ke7
61. Kg5 Bf6+ 62. Kh5 Kd6 {The fortress holds firm.}) 60... Bb2 61. Kd3 Bf6 62.
Kc4 Be7 63. Kd4 Bf6+ 64. Kc4 Be7 65. Kd4 Bf6+ 66. Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 9th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2017.12.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2017.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 (6... Nbd7 {
is of course also played...}) 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 {
Today will be one of those days: no massively special preparation, just a
brief attempt to prove a static-based plus and if it doesn't work then agree a
draw.} Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Qf6 (12... Bg4 {has been Nakamura's previous
choice in this position.} 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 a6 15. Be2 $1 {The move the
engines want, with the visually appealing idea of Ra2-d2. It also ties down
the Qd8 and prevents d4. It is not unreasonable to suspect that this may have
been a wrinkle Karjakin had in mind. It has been played in a smattering of
2500 or low 2600 games but no elite ones.} (15. Rc1 d4 16. g4 Bg6 17. e4 $13 {
White eventually prevailed in a strategically extremely murky game in Svidler,
P (2741)-Harikrishna,P (2758) Shenzhen 2017. At one point Black channelled his
inner Petrosian and actively sacrificed an exchange on e6...}) (15. Rb1 d4 {
was seen in the previous Nakamura game. This move initiates simplifications
and equalises.} 16. b5 axb5 17. Rxb5 Bxf3 18. Qb1 Bc7 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. gxf3
Bxf4 21. exf4 Ne7 22. Rh5 Ra5 23. Bf5+ {1/2-1/2 Inarkiev,E-Nakamura,H Moscow
2017}) 15... d4 $6 16. exd4 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Qxd4 18. Be3 {Maximalism, trying to
get the position with the weakened Black queenside structure without allowing .
..Qxf4.} ({If we're honest about it, even} 18. Bxc6 {leads to a slight plus.}
Qxf4 (18... bxc6 19. Qxd4 Bxd4 20. Rac1 Rac8 21. Rfd1 $16) 19. Bxb7 Rad8 20.
Qg4 $14 {and Black may have something for the pawn but 1) it's not enough and
2) a6 is also under attack.}) 18... Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 Bxe3 20. fxe3 Rfe8 (20...
Rfd8 $14) 21. Kf2 Re7 (21... Kf8 $14) 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rd6 $16 {Dreev,A
-Chandler,M, Hastings 2000}) 13. b4 h6 (13... Bf5 {seems a bit more natural to
me}) 14. b5 Nd4 {Notwithstanding the very last note, it is clear that this
visually impressive move was preparation. I suspect from the reaction that
White was not still in his preparation.} 15. h3 (15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Rc1 {
Critical.} Bb2 $8 (16... Bb6 17. Bb1 d4 18. Qd3 {and Black drops a pawn}) (
16... Be5 17. Qa4 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Qxf4 19. exf4 $14 {and Black's position looks
nasty to have to defend in an actual game}) 17. Rc7 Bxa3 18. Bb1 (18. Qa4 $5
Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Rfc1 $14 {Personally, I think White's compensation here
is more than adequate, and so this ...Nd4 idea is not an equaliser. There is
of course room for debate.}) 18... Bd6 19. Qc2 g6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Ba2 Bf5 22.
Qc5 Qxc5 23. Rxc5 $11 {Flores,D-Onischuk,A Khanty-Mansiysk 2009}) 15... g5 (
15... Be6 $11) 16. Nxd4 {Notwithstanding minor evaluation shifts later, the
game was now essentially guaranteed to be drawn. The weakness of the Black
pawn structure is mitigated by ...Bxd4 and then fully compensated for by the
open g-file.} gxf4 17. Qf3 Bxd4 18. exd4 Be6 $11 19. Rfe1 Kh8 20. Re5 Rg8 (
20... Rac8 21. Bf5 $14 {was the wrinkle White intended, but at 2700 level this
is essentially a cheapo.}) 21. Rae1 Rg7 22. g4 Rag8 23. Kf1 Rg5 24. Bc2 Rc8 25.
Qd3 Kg8 26. Bd1 Kg7 27. Bf3 b6 28. Kg2 Rh8 29. Qd2 Rc8 30. Qd3 Rh8 31. Qd2 Rc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 81st"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2019.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2019.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 {The main
interesting thing about this move is that it isn't ...c5.} 7. Bd3 (7. cxd5 {
This appears natural, but it transpires that ...b6 isn't that much of a
concession in and of itself.} Nxd5 (7... exd5 {is also played, but I believe
the knight on c3 to do more work than its equivalent on f6, not least because
of the a5-e1 diagonal.} 8. Ne5 $14) 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 ({Perhaps cleaner than} 8...
exd5 9. Bd3 c5 {when White can choose his structure: sensible seems} 10. Ne5 {
with slightly better co-ordination.}) 9. a3 Bd6 10. Bxd6 cxd6 11. Rc1 $11) 7...
dxc4 8. Bxc4 Ba6 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 10. Qa4 {At this point, White decided to control
c6 rather than e4 with the queen- it isn't feasible to do both.} (10. Qe2 $5
Qc8 11. O-O c5 12. e4 cxd4 13. Nxd4 {probably peters out after a timely
minor-piece exchange from Black, but he has to set it up first.} Qb7 $6 (13...
Rd8 {seems a better way to prepare ...Nd5}) 14. Rad1 (14. e5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5
16. Nb5 $14) 14... Rfd8 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Rd7 17. Ndb5 Rad8 18. Rxd7 Rxd7 19.
e5 Ne8 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 $11 {Kuljasevic,D-Dragnev,V Le Castella 2018}) 10... Qc8 (
10... Nb4 11. O-O Qe8 $1 $11 {is the computer's suggestion, when it is
plausible that Black is trying to be better as well.}) 11. O-O c5 12. Rac1 Qb7
13. a3 {Preparing to restrict the a6-knight further.} Rfc8 (13... Nd5 14. Nxd5
exd5 15. Qb5 $14 {isn't the minor-piece trade Black is looking for: the
hanging pawns are a little clunky right now.}) (13... Nc7 $5 {seems a good bet
for equality, setting up ...Ncd5 unless White ventures} 14. e4 $5 a6 $1 {
when White's centre is under enough pressure from ...b5-b4 and ...Nb5 ideas to
nearly necessitate} 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Bxc7 Qxc7 $132) 14. Nb5 {Now it seems to
me that White has a small something.} Nb8 15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Ne5 (16. Nd6 Bxd6
17. Bxd6 Nbd7 18. Ne5 {White's bishop is, by a small margin, the best minor
piece on the board; it seems to me that he can probably press.}) 16... Nbd7 17.
Nxd7 ({Now on} 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. Nxd7 {there follows} Bxf4 (18... Be7 $6 19. Bg5
Qxb2 20. Bxf6 $14) 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Qxf4 Qxb2 $1 {and White has no more than
a draw.}) 17... Qxd7 18. Rfd1 Qc6 $6 (18... Qb7 {maintained equality because
after} 19. Bd6 $2 {there is} a6 $1 $17) 19. Bd6 Qb7 (19... a6 20. Rxc5 $1 axb5
21. Rxc6 bxa4 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Bxe7 Nd5 24. Bd6 $14 {is an unlosable endgame
for White, and a slightly treacherous one for Black.}) 20. Be5 (20. Bxe7 Qxe7
21. h3 $14 {kept a slight plus due to pawn structure.}) 20... Nd5 21. Qg4 g6
22. e4 {Now the pieces are sucked off the board as if by magic.} Qxb5 (22...
Ne3 23. fxe3 Qxb5 {was mildly ambitious and maybe worth a punt if Black was
very keen to play a game.}) 23. exd5 exd5 24. Rxd5 Rd8 25. Rcd1 Rxd5 26. Rxd5
Qc6 27. Qd1 Re8 28. Bc3 Bf6 29. Rd6 Qxd6 30. Qxd6 Rd8 31. Qa6 (31. Qxd8+ Bxd8
32. Kf1 {is only optically better: with the king on c6 Black holds with ease.})
31... Rd1+ 32. Qf1 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 Bxc3 34. bxc3 Kf8 35. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2018.03.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nihal, Sarin"]
[Black "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2534"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventDate "2018.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 {This might be the
order that gives White the greatest latitude later on.} b6 (6... c5 {is of
course playable.} 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 {Now we reach a four-way
split for White.} 10. Ra2 (10. O-O-O Ne4 $5 11. Nb5 ({In my notes to
Mamedyarov-Anand below, I noted that Black was fine after} 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12.
Qxe4 Bxa3 $1 $40) 11... a6 12. Nc7 e5 $1 13. Nxd5 ({I also considered} 13. Rxd5
{but accurate play is enough to deal with this too:} exf4 14. Qxe4 Qxc7 15.
Rxc5 fxe3 16. Bd3 $5 (16. Qxe3 b6 17. Rh5 Bg4 18. Rg5 Rfe8 $1 $11) 16... g6 17.
Qxe3 b6 $11) 13... Nxf2 $1 14. Ng5 $1 (14. Qxf2 exf4 15. Nxf4 b5 $40) 14... Bf5
$1 15. Qxf2 (15. Qxf5 g6 $17) 15... exf4 (15... f6 {may also keep compensation,
but White's knight is being driven exactly where it would like to go, i.e.} 16.
Nh3 exf4 17. Nhxf4 Ne5 18. Nd3 $44) 16. Qxf4 Ne7 $1 $11) (10. Nd2 {is probably
the most promising:} Bb4 $5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nb3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qa4 $5 $132) (
10. Rd1 Re8 {is another of the hallowed paths of chess history.} 11. Nd2 (11.
Be2 e5 $15 {is the point}) 11... e5 12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 (13. Qc1 Bf5 $11 {
was a Carlsen last-round game once}) 13... Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 (14... e4 $6 15.
Bf1 $1 $18) 15. Qxd3 Ne4 $132 {See Mamedyarov,S-Anand,V Tata Steel Masters
2018, also analysed by me for this site.}) 10... Be7 11. b4 Qd8 12. h3 d4 $1
$11 (12... b6 $143 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Be2 Be6 15. Ng5 Rc8 $6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17.
Ba6 $14 {Topalov,V-Nakamura,H Saint Louis 2017})) 7. e3 Ba6 {A minor move that
nevertheless seems to also attain equality.} (7... c5 {is most common. Of
course, this leads to the common 'hanging pawns' structure, e.g.} 8. dxc5 bxc5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Rc1 Nb6 12. cxd5 Nbxd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Qc2 Rc8
$132 {Edouard,R-Hawkins,J London 2015}) (7... Bb7 {is also played, but it is a
bit stodgy and Black has to be careful not to be worse, e.g.} 8. cxd5 exd5 9.
Bd3 $32) 8. Nb5 (8. Qb3 {is arguably more critical.} c6 9. Rd1 Nbd7 10. h3 Qc8
11. Be2 (11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Rd8 $11 {Dreev,A-Bocharov,D Sochi 2017}) 11...
Bxc4 $1 $146 12. Bxc4 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Qb7 $11 {Next there will follow ...b5, ...
a6, ...c5 in the best Catalan style.}) 8... Ne8 (8... Bd6 $5 {is a paradoxical
move, which meets an even more paradoxical reply.} 9. Bg5 $1 (9. Nxd6 cxd6 10.
Rc1 Qe7 $11) 9... Be7 $1 {White now needs to find something to do that isn't
Bf4 or a waste of time. Play could continue:} 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12.
Rc1 {when White has strained himself to the maximum but it is not clear what
he's achieved from the opening following} c6 13. Nc3 Bxf1 14. Kxf1 Nd7 $11) 9.
cxd5 Qxd5 {Continuing the original manner of play.} 10. Nc3 Qb7 11. Bxa6 Nxa6
12. O-O c5 13. Nb5 (13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. b4 Nd7 15. Qb3 {is tempting, but Black
can make up for his lack of co-ordination by controlling squares:} Rc8 $11)
13... Rd8 (13... Nac7 $5 {seems to be the way to make this ...Ba6 line work.}
14. Nxc7 Nxc7 15. dxc5 Rfd8 16. Qc2 bxc5 $11) 14. Qa4 $1 {Now White has
something.} Bd6 (14... Nf6 15. Rac1 $14) (14... cxd4 15. Nbxd4 $1 $14 {
exploits the weakness of the c6-square.}) 15. dxc5 Bxf4 16. c6 Qxc6 17. Qxa6
Bb8 (17... Nc7 18. Nxc7 Bxc7 19. Rac1 Qd7 20. g3 $1 Bb8 21. Kg2 $14 {is not a
great improvement.}) 18. Rac1 Qd5 19. Nbd4 Nf6 20. Nc6 Rd7 21. Qa4 {The queen
having done its work on a6, it returns to threaten Rfd1.} b5 22. Qc2 Qd3 23.
Nfd4 (23. Nxb8 Rxb8 24. Ne5 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 $14 {gets a fairly clean edge too.})
23... Qxc2 24. Rxc2 Rb7 25. Na5 Rb6 26. Ndc6 Re8 27. Rd1 Kf8 28. f3 Nd5 29. Kf2
f5 (29... Rc8 30. Rcd2 $1 {ensures that White will be in a favourable position
to play e4 next.}) 30. Nxb8 Rbxb8 31. Nc6 Rb7 32. Nd4 {Now that e6 is weak,
White's knight does its best work from here. The threat is to take on e6/f5
and then d5.} Nf6 33. b4 Rb6 34. Rdc1 $1 {Now this position is probably
technically winning. White's skill in getting to this position should not be
underestimated.} e5 35. Nxf5 Ra6 36. e4 $6 (36. Rc7 {is more direct:} Rxa3 37.
Rxg7 Ra2+ 38. Kg1 $18 {and White will follow up with h3 and Rcc7.}) 36... Rxa3
37. Nd6 Rd8 (37... Rb8 {just defends the b5-pawn and it is not totally clear
what White had in mind. Maybe} 38. Rc8+ Rxc8 39. Rxc8+ Ke7 40. Nxb5 Ra2+ 41.
Ke3 Rxg2 42. Rc7+ Ke6 43. Rxa7 $14 {but this is already a lot less clear than
his early endgame play merited.}) 38. Nxb5 Ra4 39. Rc8 {Now White gets back on
track.} Ke7 $6 (39... Rxc8 $1 {was the best chance.} 40. Rxc8+ Kf7 41. Rc7+ Ke6
$1 (41... Kg6 42. Nd6 Rxb4 43. Nf5 $16) 42. Nxa7 Rxb4 43. Rxg7 Rb2+ 44. Ke1 Nh5
$16 {Black will be down three pawns on the next move, but White's pieces are
all misplaced and poorly co-ordinated, so there are drawing chances.}) 40.
R1c7+ Nd7 41. Rxd8 (41. Rxa7 $1 Rxb4 42. Rc5 $1 {was a hard continuation to
spot, but it won immediately.}) 41... Kxd8 42. Rxa7 Rxb4 43. Nc3 Rb2+ 44. Kg3
Ke7 45. Ra2 $5 {Played based on the rule that 'if the pawn ending is winning,
then so is the position with an extra pair of knights on the board.'} (45. Nd5+
Ke6 46. Ra6+ Kf7 47. Ne3 $18 {is technically winning after some further
investigation.}) 45... Rxa2 {Indeed, I think the knight ending is a win for
White, so probably Black should have kept the rooks on, even though his life
feels more difficult that way.} (45... Rb7 $16) 46. Nxa2 Nc5 47. Nb4 Kd6 48. h4
Ne6 49. Nd3 (49. Kg4 Nf4 {must have been what White wanted to avoid.}) 49...
Nf8 50. Kg4 Ke6 51. h5 Nd7 (51... h6 52. f4 $18) 52. Kg5 Nb6 53. h6 g6 54. f4
Nc4 55. fxe5 Kf7 {Instead of playing on in such positions one can also just
resign. However, one last wrinkle deserves to be pointed out.} (55... Nxe5 56.
Nxe5 Kxe5 {leads to an interesting tempo battle:} 57. g4 $3 (57. g3 Kxe4 58.
Kf6 Kd5 59. g4 g5 $1 {is only a draw!}) 57... Kxe4 58. Kf6 Kd5 59. Kg7 Ke6 60.
Kxh7 Kf7 61. g5 $1 $18 {The point. White needs Black to not have a pawn move
here.}) 56. Kf4 Ke7 57. Nf2 g5+ 58. Kxg5 Nxe5 59. Ng4 Nf7+ 60. Kf4 Ke6 61. e5
Nh8 62. Nf6 Ng6+ 63. Kg5 Nxe5 64. Nxh7 Kf7 65. Kf5 Nc4 66. Ng5+ Kg8 67. Kf6 Ne3
68. h7+ 1-0

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Caruana"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2018.11.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2832"]
[Annotator "Fernandez,D"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2018.11.09"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 {Straight into one
of the thematic battlegrounds of the world champions! This is an opening that
seems to be very much beloved by Nakamura, Anand, and more recently Caruana
himself.} 7. dxc5 (7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 {holds less venom and was the
battleground for an encounter between a Topalov second and a Carlsen second...
Edouard,R -Hammer,J Drancy 2016}) 7... Bxc5 8. Qc2 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5
10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 {To be honest, I am a little surprised Carlsen didn't
choose this. He tends to like playing against the IQP, and while it might
appear that Black can play ...d4, this is a mirage: either there will be some
trick yielding an edge (like exd4 followed by Be3) or else White will simply
push past with e4. The textbook encounter features a commentator from this
match:} Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 a6 15. Rc1 d4 16. g4 Bg6 17. e4 Re8
18. Re1 Rc8 19. Bc4 $1 $14 {Svidler,P-Harikrishna,P Shenzhen 2017}) 8... Nc6 9.
a3 {During Norway Chess 2018, when I last looked at this variation, I
commented that I did not believe the present move to be White's most critical,
but I am now revising this assessment.} Qa5 10. Nd2 {On this move, my only
earlier comment was that it "might be an interesting try for an advantage, but
that it ultimately fails"- giving 10...Bb4. The challenger, however, did not
play that move, indicating that neither player reads the details on chessbase.
com!} (10. O-O-O $5 {See my detailed notes on this in Karjakin-Anand, Norway
Chess 2018.} Ne4 $1 11. Nxe4 (11. Nb5 a6 12. Nc7 e5 $1 $40 {Originally played
by Karjakin, but ultimately used against him by Anand in the above-mentioned
encounter.}) 11... dxe4 12. Qxe4 Bxa3 $1 {There follows a forced line.} 13.
bxa3 Qxa3+ 14. Kd2 Rd8+ 15. Ke2 Qb2+ 16. Rd2 Rxd2+ 17. Nxd2 e5 18. Bg3 Bg4+ $3
{New and detailed analysis now reveals that White needs to accept first the
bishop and then the perpetual check which results after best play.}) ({Of
course,} 10. Rd1 {is also possible. It is impossible to annotate the present
game without paying attention to what occurred in the 2nd match game, and also
more generally one of the defining decisions White faces in such games is the
choice between long-castling and playing Rd1.} Re8 $1 (10... Be7 {is more
common, but mistaken. In January 2018 I wrote that White has an edge after} 11.
Be2 Ne4 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 exd5 14. O-O $14 {and I see no reason to change
this verdict.}) (10... Rd8 {was what happened in the 2nd game. I wonder what
Fabi has in mind following 11.Nd2 here?} 11. Nd2 $5 (11. Be2 Ne4 12. O-O Nxc3
13. bxc3 h6 14. a4 Ne7 15. Ne5 Bd6 $1 $11 {Carlsen, M-Caruana,F London WC (2)
2018}) 11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 (12. Nxc4 $5 Rxd1+ 13. Qxd1 Qd8 14. Qxd8+ Nxd8 $14 {
Caruana might have intended to defend this position, or a similar one, and
make the structure into 'his Berlin'. Certainly, with the centre nearly bereft
of pawns, it is difficult to turn the engine's '0.4' into something a human
would recognise as a clear and lasting plus.}) 12... Be7 13. O-O Qh5 14. Nde4
Rxd1 15. Qxd1 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 e5 $1 $11 {Roiz,M-Khamrakulov,D
Tashkent 2011}) 11. Nd2 (11. Be2 e5 $15 {is the point}) 11... e5 12. Bg5 Nd4
13. Qb1 $1 (13. Qc1 Bf5 {is liable to lead to a forced draw.} 14. Bxf6 Nc2+ 15.
Ke2 Nd4+ $11 {Carlsen, M-Nakamura,H Douglas 2017}) 13... Bf5 14. Bd3 {White
might have had a tiny something in Mamedyarov-Anand, Tata Steel 2018, but this
was ultimately neutralised.}) (10. Ra2 $5 {This move is nice and experimental,
but after the accurate retreats} Be7 11. b4 Qd8 12. h3 {Black should deviate
from a Topalov game and play} d4 $1 $11) 10... Qd8 {Perhaps Caruana is getting
some kind of thrill out of playing this kind of thing: personally I don't
consider Nd2 anywhere near the size of concession Black needs to extract to
merit the 2 tempi. 10.Ra2, on the other hand, would do. The question was asked
by a perplexed Anna Rudolf of exactly what Black has gained by these
perambulations, as White always seems to win at least one tempo during them.} (
10... Bb4 $5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nb3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qd8 $132 {This continuation
was seen in Topalov,V-Nakamura,H Paris 2017, and perhaps slightly biased by
the fact that Black won the game, I concluded it was unlikely anyone would
play 10.Nd2 for an advantage. To be honest, I still don't know what White
would do here.}) (10... Be7 {This move was the majority choice in the 'live
commentary' room helmed by GM Judit Polgar, as well as among grandmasters who
have reached this position.} 11. Rd1 {is main and now England's fast-rising
talent Shreyas Royal opined, completely correctly, that Black has to go ...e5!
and let the pawns take care of themselves!} (11. Bg3 $5 {is an interesting
idea that may give chances}) 11... e5 12. Bg5 (12. Nb3 Qb6 {gives White an
extra tempo, but there is still nothing after} 13. Bg5 d4 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5
Qd8 $11) 12... d4 $8 13. Nb3 Qd8 14. exd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Nb5 {Now, in
my considered opinion, Black has to know about, and play, the ultra-precise}
Bd7 $1 {and only then does he stand equal.}) 11. Nb3 Bb6 (11... Be7 {is maybe
just a little bit too easy for White to play, as there isn't any idea of ...d4
left.} 12. cxd5 (12. Rd1 e5 {should again be fine}) 12... Nxd5 13. Rd1 $14) 12.
Be2 {Giving up on an opening advantage.} (12. Rd1 {This move springs to mind
immediately for anyone with even a passing knowledge of the structure, and
doesn't run the risks of castling. A process of logical elimination tells us
that Carlsen must have seen, and disliked, the Black idea of} a5 $5 13. Bg5 a4
14. Nd2 d4 $5 $14 {when the battle for loss of frivolous tempi might actually
be won by White. Certainly, over the board this could be difficult to assess.})
({In this position, after} 12. O-O-O Bd7 $1 13. g4 $1 {the incredibly messy
complications can be analysed almost to a forced draw.}) 12... Qe7 $11 {
One last time: are you SURE you don't want me to have an IQP?} 13. Bg5 (13.
cxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 $11 {is nothing though; White's pieces are poorly
placed to cope with Black's forthcoming ideas like ...Be6, ...Rac8, ...Rfd8.})
13... dxc4 {This exchange made sense on the previous turn too, but here it is
close to being forced.} 14. Nd2 ({Carlsen thought for some time about} 14. Bxc4
{,clearly wondering whether it was actually such an amazing idea to move the
knight another 2 times. A bit of analysis, though, indicates that it is with
the direct recapture that White risks becoming worse.} Bd7 15. O-O Ne5 16. Be2
Rfc8 $5 {Here, in a bizarre echo of the 6.Be3 Najdorf, Black is intending to
put his opponent in a highly annoying double-pin with ...Ba4.} 17. Nd4 h6 $1
18. Bxf6 gxf6 $5 {and play is for 3 results.}) 14... Ne5 15. O-O (15. Nxc4 $2
Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Qc5 $1 $17 {simply gains the bishop pair for nothing.}) (15. Nce4
$5 {is a meaningful alternative, and Magnus said it was his 'main chance to
play dynamically' but, as above, Black doesn't need to tremble in fear at the
prospect of being left with doubled f-pawns. Indeed, neither player
particularly believed it.} Bd7 16. Nxc4 (16. Qc3 $5 {was the move both players
suggested in the press conference.} Nxe4 $1 17. Nxe4 f6 18. Qxe5 fxg5 19. Bxc4
Rac8 20. Bb3 h6 $132 {with a dynamically balanced game.}) 16... Nxc4 17. Bxc4
Rac8 18. O-O Bc6 $11 {The tactical issues faced by each side more or less
balance each other out, and the most likely scenario is that all the pieces,
save either 1 or 2 pairs of rooks, will be vacuumed off the board quite soon,
leaving a draw.}) 15... Bd7 $1 16. Bf4 $1 {White should hurry to take back the
pawn, in whichever way he chooses to do that.} (16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Nde4 {
is plausible, but without the engine around we don't actually know whether
White will regain the pawn or not.} Bc6 (17... Bc7 $5 18. Bxc4 $1 Bc6 19. Bb5
Bxe4 20. Qxe4 a6 21. Be2 Nxe4 22. Bxe7 Nxc3 23. bxc3 Rfe8 $11 {and both sides
play for a win. The position is reminiscent of my game against Gawain Jones in
the British Championships 2018.}) 18. Nd6 Rcd8 19. Nce4 (19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Bxc4
Qc5 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Bd3 f5 $11 {Now White has to trade off light-squared
bishops with some urgency, or else simply stand worse.}) 19... h6 $1 20. Bh4 g5
21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Bg3 Bc7 23. Nxc4 Nxc4 $1 24. Bxc7 Rc8 25. Bxc4 Rxc7 $11 {
The position is ever so slightly more comfortable for Black, but is still well
within the 'equal' band in objective terms.}) (16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Qc5 18.
Bxf6 Qxc4 19. Rfd1 Bc6 20. Bd4 $1 $11) 16... Ng6 $1 (16... Qc5 {is a hard move
to make, because of all White's Ne4/b4 tactical ideas. Nevertheless, the
computer sees it as best, and then obliges White to take the pawn back
immediately:} 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Nxc4 Qc7 19. b4 $5 (19. Rac1 Bc5 20. b4 Be7 $11
{is an equal position where Black might stand better after a few moves}) 19...
Rac8 20. Rac1 Rfd8 21. Nxb6 Qxb6 22. Rfd1 $11) 17. Bg3 $1 {With their last
moves, both players have shown that they appreciate the full value of the
bishop pair in this position- even where the two flanks are largely distinct
from each other and the engine doesn't mind White giving it up.} Bc6 {A
correct response from Caruana, who understands that White's dark-squared
bishop is better than his own, and takes steps to trade them off.} 18. Nxc4 Bc7
19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+ {This move smacks of boredom; surely normally Magnus
would ask himself whether it's impossible to gain some other minor edge while
Black is troubling himself with the exact mechanics of the double-rook trade?}
Rxd8 21. Rd1 {Possibly, somewhere at the back of Magnus' mind, there might
have been an idea of eventually making an edge like 'slightly better
light-squared bishop' or 'slightly better knight' count; however, as it turned
out there wasn't a concrete opportunity to play for a win. From this point
onwards, the objective evaluation never veered from complete equality, but I
have tried to point out marginally more ambitious ideas for each side.} Rxd1+
22. Qxd1 Nd5 23. Qd4 Nxc3 24. Qxc3 Bxg3 {My own personal feeling about this
move was that it gives White unnecessary chances. After all, White's pawn
structure is improved and furthermore there's a possibility that Black's
kingside could become very cramped indeed. The engine, of course, doesn't
think this is a problem.} (24... Bb5 {seemed a lot more normal to me.}) 25.
hxg3 Qd7 26. Bd3 {At this point, White decided his plan, which was to make it
inconvenient for Black to play ...f6/...e5, and to go for Bxg6, f3, e4 himself.
} ({Otherwise there is a chance he might have seen the idea of} 26. f4 {
followed by g4-g5 (if allowed) as being more auspicious.}) 26... b6 ({This was
Black's chance to play} 26... f6 {but possibly he just found ideas like} 27.
Qc2 Kf7 28. Na5 {to be a little annoying.}) 27. f3 Bb7 (27... f6 $5 28. g4 Kf7
29. g5 Bd5 $11 {Black's construction looks a little loose, but there is
nothing objectively wrong with it. I would personally think of it as a
reasonable choice if Black wanted to retain the possibility of perhaps one day
winning the game.}) 28. Bxg6 $5 {This had been coming for a while- White was
hardly going to play e4 without it- but I do wonder if maybe it could have
been delayed a further move.} (28. g4 Qc7 29. f4 $11 {is quite ambitious.})
28... hxg6 29. e4 Qc7 $1 {From a human perspective, this looks clearly correct.
Black needs to make the queen trade White seeks as inefficient as possible.} (
29... f6 30. e5 $1 {has become, practically speaking, a little difficult.}) 30.
e5 Qc5+ 31. Kh2 (31. Ne3 Qxc3 32. bxc3 Ba6 $11 {One of the hardest things for
a human player to realise in this position (and related ones which we shall
come to) is that if Black can come with his king to c6, then in spite of his
awful bishop, which possesses a grand total of no targets to aim at, he is the
one playing for a win!}) 31... Ba6 (31... f6 $5 {leads to the same thing:} 32.
Nd6 Qxc3 33. bxc3 Ba6) 32. Nd6 Qxc3 33. bxc3 f6 34. f4 ({The next note is the
move suggested by a friend with whom I was watching the games, live and in
person. Around this time, we made a bet (which I won) about the sequence of
moves that would finish the game...} 34. Kh3 $6 fxe5 35. Kg4 Kf8 36. Kg5 Bd3 {
It is White treading on thin ice here (though the position is still a draw.)
It is not clear to me how White regains a pawn without suffocating his own
knight, and g2 is also weak.}) 34... Kf8 35. Kg1 Ke7 36. Kf2 Kd7 {With Black's
king active, it is difficult to be ambitious.} 37. Ke3 Bf1 ({I did wonder
whether Black could play for a win:} 37... fxe5 $5 38. fxe5 Kc6 39. c4 Kc5 40.
Kd3 b5 41. Ne4+ Kc6 {Now White has a choice of ways to draw, which differ only
in the multiplicity of the choice that he has thereafter.} 42. Kd4 $1 (42.
cxb5+ Bxb5+ 43. Kd4 Be2 (43... Bf1) 44. Nc5 Bg4 $11 {Both sides have
fortresses, despite the World Champion's skepticism about the concept, but it
is still easier for White to go wrong.}) 42... bxc4 43. g4 c3 44. Nxc3 g5 45.
g3 Bf1 46. Ne4 Be2 47. Nxg5 Bxg4 48. a4 $11) 38. Kf2 Ba6 39. Ke3 Bf1 40. Kf2 {
Here Caruana claimed a draw, by the approved method.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. g4 Rfc8 12. Kb1 Bf8 {N} (12... dxc4 13. Nd2 Ne7
14. Nxc4 Qd8 15. e4 Ng6 16. Bg3 Qe7 17. h4 h5 18. g5 Ne8 19. e5 Bc6 $13 {
Khalifman,A-Kotronias,V/Sochi-A/1989/ ->CBM 16}) 13. g5 Nh5 14. Bg3 (14. cxd5
Nxf4 15. exf4 Ne7 $132) 14... Ne7 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Be2 f6 $1 17. gxf6 gxf6 18.
Nf3 Bg6 19. e4 (19. Bd3 $2 Rxc4 $17) 19... dxe4 (19... dxc4 20. Nh4 $40) 20.
Nh4 Nxg3 21. hxg3 f5 22. g4 $1 Bg7 23. gxf5 exf5 24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Nb5 Qb6 26.
Qb3 Kf8 (26... Qc5 27. Rd7) 27. Rh7 Rd8 28. Rdh1 Qf6 (28... Rd2 $2 29. Rxg7
Kxg7 30. Qc3+) 29. c5 Rd2 30. Rxg7 Kxg7 (30... Qxg7 31. Nc7 Qg8 32. Ne6+ $40)
31. Nc7 Qe5 (31... Rxe2 32. Ne6+ Kg8 33. Ng5+ Kg7 34. Rh7+ Kf8 35. Rf7+ $18)
32. Nxa8 Rxe2 33. Nc7 Qxc7 34. Qc3+ Kf7 (34... Kf8 35. Qf6+ Ke8 36. Rh8+ Kd7
37. Qd4+ Kc6 38. Rd8 $40) 35. Qc4+ Kf6 36. Qxe2 Qxc5 37. Rc1 $16 Qd5 38. Rd1
Qc5 39. Rd7 Qc6 40. Qd1 Ke6 41. Rd8 Nd5 42. Qb3 a5 43. Qg3 Ne7 44. Qb8 Qb6 45.
Rd2 Qc6 46. Qd8 b6 47. a4 g5 48. Qd4 g4 49. Rd1 Qc5 50. Qd7+ Ke5 51. Qe8 Kf4
52. Qb8+ Kg5 53. Qd8 Kf4 54. Rc1 Qb4 55. Rc3 Ng6 56. Qf6 Ne7 57. Qe6 Kg5 58.
Rc7 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Women-Veterans"]
[Site "Aruba"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Polgar, Zsuzsa"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2540"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NAU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 033"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Be2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Qe2 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Qb6 (13... h6 14.
Bg3 Bb4 15. Ne5 Qe7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Bd6 Qh4 {Gurevich,M-Yusupov,
A/Munich/1992/1/2-1/2/}) (13... Qe7 14. Bg5 h6 (14... Rac8 15. a4 b4 16. Nb1 a5
17. Nbd2 h6 18. Bh4 Bb6 19. Be4 Nc5 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Nd4 Rfd8
23. Nc4 f5 24. Nb5 $14 {Gurevich,M-Beliavsky,A/Moscow Final GMA (9)/1990/}) 15.
Bh4 Qe8 (15... Rfc8 16. Be4 Nb6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Nd4 f5 19. Bxb7 Qxb7 20. Qh5
Bf8 21. Nce2 Nc4 22. b3 Ne5 23. h3 Bg7 24. Rac1 {Gomez Esteban,J-Hoffman,A/
Salamanca (1)/1991/}) 16. Rac1 Be7 (16... Rc8 17. a4 e5 18. Bf5 g6 19. Bxd7
Nxd7 20. axb5 a5 21. e4 Nb6 22. Ra1 f5 23. exf5 e4 24. Nd4 $36 {Kaidanov,
G-Kolev,A/EU-CupT ZSKA-Sofia/1989/}) 17. Bb1 Rc8 18. a3 Nc5 19. Ne5 Nd5 20. Qc2
g6 {Kaidanov,G-Van der Sterren,P/Budapest Perenyi/1989/1/2-1/2/}) 14. Bg3 (14.
a4 b4 15. Nb1 Rfe8 16. Bg3 e5 17. Bc4 h6 18. a5 Qa7 19. Nbd2 e4 20. Ne1 Ne5 21.
Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Nb3 Bf8 23. Nc2 Qb8 24. Rd4 $14 {Cifuentes Parada,R-Van der
Sterren,P/NLD-ch/1992/}) 14... Be7 15. a4 b4 16. a5 Qc6 (16... Qc5 17. Nb1 Qh5
18. Nbd2 Nc5 19. Bc4 Rfc8 20. Nd4 Qg6 21. f3 Nfd7 22. e4 h5 23. Bf4 h4 24. h3
$13 {Gurevich,M-Geller,E/Helsinki op (08)/1992/}) 17. Na4 Rfc8 18. e4 Nh5 $6 (
18... Nxe4 $2 19. Bxe4 Qxe4 20. Qxe4 Bxe4 21. Rxd7 $18) 19. Be5 Bf6 $2 (19...
Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Nf4 21. Nxc6 Nxe2+ 22. Bxe2 Bxc6 (22... Rxc6 23. Rd7 $18) 23. Nb6
Bxe4 24. Nxc8 Rxc8 25. Bxa6 $18) 20. Nd4 Nxe5 (20... Nf4 21. Qe3 Nxe5 22. Nxc6
Nexd3 23. e5) 21. Nxc6 Nf4 $8 22. Qe3 Nexd3 (22... Nfxd3 23. Nxe5 Nxe5 24. Nb6
Nc4 25. Qe2 $18) 23. e5 $1 (23. e5 $1 Bxc6 24. exf6 Bxa4 25. Rxa4 Nxb2 26. Qxf4
Nxd1 27. Qg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "URS-ch U26"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Kruppa, Yuri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1990.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. g5 exf4 14. gxf6 Bxf6
15. Nd5 Ne7 16. Nxf6+ (16. Rhg1 Kh8 17. Nxf6 gxf6 18. Qe4 Qc5 19. Qxf4 Bf5 20.
b4 Qc6 21. Rd6 Qa4 22. Bd3 Qxa3+ 23. Kd1 Rfd8 $19 {Ambarcumjan,A-Magomedov,M/
Frunze op/1989/}) 16... gxf6 17. Nd4 $1 {N; /\ Qe4} Qe5 18. Kb1 b5 19. Bd3 Bb7
20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. exf4 Qh5 (21... Qxf4 22. Rhe1 {/\ Re3-h3->}) 22. Be4 Rac8 23.
Qd3 Bxe4 (23... Nd5 $5) 24. Qxe4 Ng6 25. f5 Ne5 26. Nxb5 Rc4 27. Rd4 Nf3 28.
Qe7 (28. Rxc4 $4 Nd2+) 28... Qxf5+ 29. Ka1 Rcc8 30. Nd6 Qe6 (30... Qe5 31. Nxc8
(31. Qxe5 fxe5 32. Rd3 Rc6) 31... Qxe7 32. Nxe7 Nxd4 33. Rd1 $18) 31. Qxe6 fxe6
32. Rf4 Rcd8 33. Rxf3 {Ftacnik,L} (33. Rxf3 Rxd6 34. Rh3+ Kg7 35. Rg1+ Kf7 36.
Rh7+ Ke8 37. Rxa7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Chalkidiki"]
[Site "Chalkidiki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Be2 dxc4 (9... a6 10. Qc2 Bd6 11. Bg5 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Ne5 13. Be2 Qc7 14.
Rc1 Ned7 15. O-O h6 16. Bh4 Ng4 17. h3 Ngf6 18. Rfd1 Qb8 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4
Ne5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22. Be7 {0,5/Ivkov,B-Gligoric,S/JUG-ch/1982/}) 10. Bxc4 a6
11. Qc2 Be7 (11... b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Ne4 Qa5+ 14. Ke2 Be7 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16.
Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Qb1 b4 19. Be4 Rfd8 20. Rhd1 Qb5+ 21. Bd3 Qh5 22.
Kf1 e5 23. Bg3 Ne7 24. Be4 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Bxe4 26. Qxe4 $16 {Sokolov,
I-Cifuentes,R/Principe op/1992/}) (11... Qe7 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Qc7 14. O-O Bd6
(14... Bd7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Rad1 Rfd8 17. Ba2 Bf8 18. Bb1 Bg7 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20.
Ne2 Ne5 21. Ng3 f5 22. Nh5 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Bxb2 24. Qxh6+ Ke8 25. Rd2 Qe5 26.
Qg5 $13 {Stohl,I-Sinkovics,P/Biel op/1989/}) 15. Be2 Ne5 16. Bg3 Bd7 17. Rac1
Rac8 18. Qb3 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bxg3 20. hxg3 b5 21. Rfd1 Qb8 22. Rc2 Bc6 23. Bxc6
Rxc6 24. Ne4 Rxc2 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Qxc2 $10 {Yakovich-Lputian,Sm/Kiev ch-SU/
1986/}) (11... Bd7 12. O-O Nh5 (12... Rc8 13. Rfd1 Be7 14. Bd3 h6 15. e4 Nh5
16. Be3 e5 17. Qe2 Nf6 18. Nd5 Qe8 19. Rac1 Bg4 20. h3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Nd7 22.
Qg4 Kh7 23. Bxa6 f5 24. exf5 bxa6 25. Qg6+ Qxg6 26. fxg6+ $16 {Bareev-Ubilava/
Kharkov 1L/1985/}) 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Rad1 h6 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Ba2 {0,5/Stohl,
I-Ubilava,E/TrenTep ch-CS/1985/}) 12. O-O (12. Rd1 Qa5 13. O-O e5 (13... h6 14.
e4 (14. h3 Rd8 15. Ba2 Bd7 16. Nd2 Be8 17. Bb1 Qh5 18. Nce4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 e5
20. Nc3 Qg6 21. Qxg6 fxg6 22. Bg3 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Bxd8 25. Be4 Bc7
26. Nd5 $14 {Stohl,I-Gavrilakis,N/Haifa ETC/1989/}) (14. Ba2 Bd7 15. Nd2 $16 {
Miles,A-Ivkov,B/Vrbas/1980/}) 14... Ng4 15. Ba2 Bf6 16. h3 Nge5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5
18. Be3 b5 19. Bc5 {0,5/Stohl,I-Kotronias,V/Chalkidiki/1992/}) (13... Bd7 14.
e4 Be8 15. Rfe1 b5 16. Ba2 Rc8 17. Bb1 Nh5 18. e5 g6 19. Bh6 b4 20. Bxf8 bxc3
21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Ba2 {0,5/Pekarek,A-Geller,E/Dortmund op-A/1992/}) 14. Bg5 Bg4
15. Bxf6 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Bxf6 17. Rd7 e4 18. Qxe4 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Rac8 20. Bd5 Qxa3
21. Bxf7+ Kh8 22. c4 Qc3 23. f4 b5 24. cxb5 axb5 25. Bd5 Rfe8 26. Qb1 $16 {
Stohl,I-Dobrovolsky,L/Gemer/1990/}) 12... b5 13. Bd3 (13. Rfd1 Qe8 14. Ba2 Bb7
15. Rac1 Rd8 16. Bb1 Rxd1+ 17. Rxd1 Qc8 18. Ng5 g6 19. Nce4 Na5 20. Bd6 Nxe4
21. Bxe7 Qxc2 22. Bxc2 Nxg5 23. Bxg5 f6 24. Bh6 Rc8 25. Bb1 Kf7 26. e4 $14 {
Lechtynsky,J-Tozer,R/Cappelle op/1989/}) 13... Bb7 14. Rad1 Qe8 15. e4 (15. b4
$5 Rc8 16. Qb3 Nh5 17. Ne4 Nxf4 18. exf4 Rd8 19. Bb1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Qb8 21. Qc2
g6 $14) 15... b4 (15... Nh5 16. Be3 Qb8 17. Rfe1 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Be2 Nf4
20. Bxf4 Qxf4 21. Rd7 Bc8 $1 22. Rxe7 $2 Qd6) 16. e5 Nh5 17. Ne2 (17. Bxh7+ Kh8
18. Ne2 g6) 17... Rc8 18. Qb1 Kh8 (18... Nxf4 19. Nxf4 g6 20. h4 $40) 19. Bd2
f5 (19... bxa3 20. bxa3 Rb8 21. Qa2 $36) 20. exf6 gxf6 (20... Nxf6 21. Nf4 $40)
21. Ng3 Qf7 (21... Nxg3 22. hxg3 Qf7 23. Rfe1 $14) 22. Rfe1 Rg8 23. Be4 Nxg3
24. hxg3 bxa3 25. bxa3 Bc5 (25... Bxa3 26. Ng5 $5 fxg5 27. Qa1+ $16) 26. Be3
Bxe3 27. Rxe3 Rgd8 28. Rde1 Rd6 29. Rb3 Rd7 30. Rb6 Rcc7 (30... Nd8 $16) 31.
Qa1 Kg8 32. Rxb7 $1 1-0

[Event "Linares 08th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Qf6 {N} (12... Bg4 13. h3
Bh5 14. b4) 13. b4 Bg4 14. h3 Bf5 $5 (14... Bh5) 15. b5 Nd4 $3 16. Bxf5 (16.
Nxd4 Bxd4 17. exd4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Qxf4 $10) 16... Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qxf5 18. Rfd1
Rad8 19. Rac1 d4 $1 20. Bc7 (20. Qxb7 dxe3 21. Bxe3 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qxb5 $10)
20... Qxf3 21. gxf3 Rd5 $1 (21... Bxc7 22. Rxc7 dxe3 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 (23... exf2+
24. Kxf2 Rxd8 25. Rxb7 $16) 24. fxe3 $16) 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Rxd4 Rxb5 24. Rc7
Ra5 25. Rd3 h6 26. e4 Raa8 (26... Rfa8 27. Rdd7) 27. Rxb7 Rfb8 28. Rxb8+ Rxb8
$14 29. Rb3 Ra8 30. Kf1 Kf8 31. Ke2 Ke7 32. f4 g6 33. f3 Ra4 34. Kf2 Kf8 35.
Kg3 Kg7 36. Rxb6 Rxa3 37. Rb5 Ra1 38. h4 Rh1 39. h5 g5 $1 40. fxg5 Rxh5 41. Kg4
Rh1 42. gxh6+ Rxh6 43. f4 Ra6 44. Rg5+ Kf8 45. e5 Ra4 46. Rh5 Kg7 47. Rg5+ Kf8
48. Rf5 Kg7 49. Rf6 Ra5 50. Rd6 Rb5 51. Rd7 Kf8 52. Kg5 Kg7 53. Kf5 Ra5 54. Ke4
Ra1 55. f5 Re1+ 56. Kd5 Rf1 57. f6+ Kg6 58. Kd6 Ra1 59. Rc7 Ra6+ 60. Rc6 Ra1
61. Rc8 Ra6+ 62. Kd7 Ra7+ {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Interzonal-15"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "1990.06.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. a3 Bd7 11. g4 Rfc8 12. Kb1 Bf8 13. Ng5 $5 {N} (13. g5 Nh5
14. Bg3 Ne7 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Be2 f6 17. gxf6 gxf6 18. Nf3 Bg6 19. e4 $14 {
Gelfand,B-Beliavsky,A/Linares/1990/}) 13... Ne7 (13... h6 14. h4 g6 (14... hxg5
15. hxg5 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Rxd7) 15. Nf3 $40) 14. h4 (14. Be5 Ng6 15. Bxf6
gxf6 16. Nf3 Bc6 $132) 14... g6 (14... Ng6 15. Bg3 dxc4 16. Nxh7 $5 Kxh7 17. h5
$40) (14... h6 15. Nf3 $22 (15. Bd3 g6 $1 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. g5 Nh5 $17) 15...
dxc4 16. g5 Nfd5 17. gxh6 $40) 15. h5 Bg7 (15... dxc4 $2 16. Nge4 $1 Nxe4 (
16... Nfd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 exd5 19. Nf6+ $18) 17. Nxe4 Bc6 18. hxg6 Nxg6
19. Nf6+ Kg7 20. Rxh7+ Kxf6 21. g5+ Ke7 22. Qxg6) (15... h6 16. Nf3 (16. hxg6
hxg5 17. Bxg5 Bg7 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. gxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qh7+ Bg7 $17) 16... g5 17.
Nxg5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Nh7 19. Bf4 $40) 16. Bd6 (16. Be5 Bc6 (16... dxc4 17. Bxf6
Bxf6 18. Nce4 Bxg5 19. Rxd7 $36) 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxh7 Bxc3 $1 19. bxc3 Ba4
20. Nf6+ Kg7 21. h6+ Kxf6 22. g5+ Ke5 $1 $19 (22... Kxg5 23. f4+ Kf6 24. Qg2))
(16. hxg6 hxg6 17. f3 dxc4 18. Qh2 $13) 16... Qd8 (16... Nc6 17. hxg6 hxg6 18.
f3 $40) 17. hxg6 hxg6 18. Be5 (18. f3 Ba4 $1 19. Qxa4 Qxd6 $15) 18... Nc6 $1 (
18... Nxg4 $2 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rh7+ Kf6 21. Nce4+ dxe4 22. Nxe4+ $18) (18...
Bc6 19. f3) 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 (19... Bxf6 20. f4 $22 (20. Nh7 $5 Bg7 21. cxd5 exd5
22. Rxd5) 20... Bxg5 21. fxg5 Qxg5 22. Qh2 $40) 20. f4 (20. Nh7 Qf3 (20... Qe5
21. g5 (21. cxd5 Ne7 22. dxe6 Bxe6 23. g5 Nd5 $132) 21... Ne7 22. f4 Qxe3 23.
Qh2 $40) 21. Rh3 (21. Be2 Qxf2 22. g5 Ne5 23. Rdf1 Qxe3 $13) 21... Qxg4 22.
cxd5 (22. f3 Qf5 23. e4 Qf4 $13) 22... Ne7 $132) 20... Na5 $1 (20... Ne7 $6 21.
Nce4 dxe4 22. Rxd7 $16) 21. Nce4 $2 (21. cxd5 Ba4 $5 (21... exd5 22. Nxd5) 22.
Qxa4 Rxc3 23. Rh2 $1 (23. bxc3 Qxc3 24. Rh2 (24. Qb4 Qa1+ 25. Kc2 Rc8+ 26. Kd2
Bc3+ $19) 24... Rc8 25. Rd4 (25. Ra2 Nb3 26. dxe6 Qc1+) 25... Nb3 26. Rb2 Nxd4
27. exd4 Bxd4 $19) 23... Rb3 24. Rdd2 (24. Ne4 Rxb2+ 25. Ka1 Rxh2+ 26. Nxf6+
Bxf6+ 27. Rd4 Rc8 28. Kb1 Bxd4 29. exd4 Rh1 $17) 24... Rxe3 25. Qxa5 Re1+ 26.
Ka2 Rxf1 27. dxe6 fxe6 28. Rhf2 $14) 21... Qe7 (21... dxe4 $2 22. Rxd7 Nxc4 23.
Bxc4 Rxc4 24. Qh2 $18) 22. Rh7 dxe4 (22... Nxc4 $2 23. Bxc4 Rxc4 24. Qh2 f6 $8
25. Rh1 fxg5 26. fxg5 $1 Rf8 (26... Rxe4 27. Rh8+ Kf7 28. Rf1+) 27. Nd6 {
/\ Rh8+-}) 23. Qh2 f6 (23... Qe8 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Qh6+ Ke7 27.
Nh7 Rc5 (27... Qh8 28. Qg5+ f6 29. Nxf6 $40) 28. Qh4+ g5 29. fxg5 Qh8 30. g6+
f6 31. Qh2 Rc6 (31... Re5 32. g5 f5 33. Nf6 $1 Qxh2 34. Rxd7+ Kf8 35. g7#) (
31... Qb8 32. Qh6 Qg8 33. g7 Qf7 34. Nf8 $1 $18) 32. Qd2 Rd8 33. g5 fxg5 34.
Qxa5 $18) 24. Nxe4 Bc6 25. Nd6 $6 (25. Bd3 Rd8 26. Rh1 Rxd3 27. Rh8+ Kf7 28.
Rxa8 Bxe4 $19) (25. Bg2 $5 Nxc4 26. Rh1 Nxe3 27. Bf3 (27. Rh8+ Kf7) 27... Nxg4
$19) 25... Rd8 26. c5 Be4+ $1 27. Bd3 (27. Ka2 Bd5+ 28. Kb1 Nb3 29. Bd3 Nxc5
30. Bxg6 Rxd6 $19) 27... Rxd6 $1 28. cxd6 Qxd6 29. Qc2 Rd8 {Ftacnik,L} (29...
Rd8 30. Bxe4 Qxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 32. Kc2 Kxh7 $19) 0-1

[Event "NED-ch45"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "1990.06.16"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Blees, Albert"]
[Black "Pliester, Leon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1990.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 Rd8 (11... Be7 12. g4 Rd8) 12. Nd2 Be7
13. Nb3 Rxd1+ 14. Rxd1 Qh5 15. f3 Na5 16. g4 Nxb3+ 17. Qxb3 Qc5 18. Kb1 h6 19.
e4 Qc6 20. Ka2 $14 a6 21. Be2 b5 22. e5 Nd7 23. Ne4 Nb6 24. Nd6 Nd5 25. Rc1 Qd7
26. Nxc8 $6 (26. Bg3 $5) 26... Rxc8 27. Rxc8+ Qxc8 28. Bg3 Qc1 29. Bd3 Bc5 30.
Qc2 Qe3 31. Be4 g5 $1 {x f3, e5} 32. Bxd5 exd5 33. e6 $1 fxe6 34. Qg6+ Kf8 35.
Qxh6+ Kf7 36. Qh7+ Ke8 37. Qg8+ Kd7 38. Qb8 Qd4 39. Qc7+ Ke8 40. Qc8+ Kf7 41.
Qc7+ $6 (41. Qd7+ $1 Be7 42. Bd6 Qc4+ 43. Kb1 Qd3+ $10) 41... Be7 42. Bd6 Qc4+
43. b3 (43. Qxc4 bxc4 $17) 43... Qxc7 44. Bxc7 Bf6 45. Kb1 e5 46. Kc2 e4 47.
Kd2 Ke6 48. Ke2 Kd7 49. Ba5 Kc6 50. Bb4 Bd8 51. h3 a5 52. Bf8 a4 53. bxa4 bxa4
54. fxe4 dxe4 55. Bb4 Kd5 56. Ke3 Bb6+ 57. Ke2 Bc5 $1 58. Bd2 Bxa3 59. Bxg5 Bc5
(59... Bb2 $1 60. Kd2 a3 61. Kc2 Kc4 62. Be7 e3 $19) 60. Kd2 e3+ (60... Kc4 61.
Bf6 a3 62. g5 e3+ 63. Kc2 e2 64. Kd2 Bd4 65. Bxd4 Kxd4 66. g6 a2 67. g7 e1=Q+
$19) 61. Kc3 e2 $1 62. Bd2 (62. Bh4 Be7 $1 63. Be1 Bd8 $1 64. Kb2 Kc4 65. h4
Be7 66. g5 Bb4 $19) 62... Bb6 63. Kb2 (63. Kb4 Ba5+ 64. Kxa5 a3) 63... Kc4 64.
Ka2 Bf2 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Linares zt"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Sharif, Mershad"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h4 {Last word of a theory, since 11.g4 is a
bit worn out.} a6 (11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 b6 (12... a6 13. Ng5 b5 14. Nce4 g6 15.
Bb3 Bb7 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Ne4 Be7 18. Rd7 e5 19. Rxb7 Rac8 20. Bh6 Nb4 21.
Qxc8 Rxc8+ 22. Kb1 Nc6 23. Rc1 b4 24. Rxc6 Rxc6 25. Rxe7 {1-0 Schandorff,
L-Olesen,M/Copenhagen Sommerskak (03) 1995}) (12... e5 13. Bg5 Bg4 14. Nd5 $14)
13. Ng5 Ba6 14. Nce4 g6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Kb1 Rac8
19. Bh6 {1/2-1/2 De Boer,G-Tondivar,B/NLD-chT 9596/1995 (31)}) (11... Rd8 12.
g4 (12. Nd2 e5 13. Bg5 d4 14. Nb3 Qb6 15. c5 Qc7 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. exd4 a6 18.
Nd6 Bxd6 19. cxd6 Qxd6 20. dxe5 Qxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Nxe5 23. Bxf6
gxf6 24. Nd4 {1/2-1/2 Cifuentes Parada,R-Van der Sterren,P/NLD-ch (10)/1995 
(50)}) 12... Bd7 13. Kb1 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Rac8 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bd6 Be8 $5 (16... g6
17. Be2 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Ne7 19. Qb3 Bc6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rd1 Qf5+ 22. Ka1 Rf8
23. e4 {1/2-1/2 Kasparov,G-Ehlvest,J/Novgorod (07)/1995 (43)}) 17. Bxe7 Nxe7
18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rc8 20. Bb3 Nf5 {1-0 Lugovoi,A-Korneev,O/RUS-ch Elista 
(05)/1995 (25)}) 12. cxd5 (12. Ng5 Rd8 13. Kb1 h6 14. f3 (14. g4 b5 15. cxd5
exd5 16. Nxd5 Bxg4 17. Bg2 Bxd1 18. Qxc6 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 hxg5 20. hxg5 Rxd5 21.
Qxd5 Rd8 22. Qe4 Bxa3 23. g6 Bxb2 {0-1 Bauer,C-Marciano,D/FRA-ch Toulouse (09)
1995}) 14... d4 15. exd4 Nxd4 16. Rxd4 Rxd4 17. Be3 Rd8 18. g4 Bd7 19. Nxf7
Kxf7 20. g5 Bc6 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. Rg1 Qf5 23. Ne4 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Qe5 {0-1
Arkhangelsky,B-Unzicker,W/WchS Bad Liebenzell (07 1995 (45)}) (12. Kb1 dxc4 13.
Ng5 Qf5 14. Qxf5 exf5 15. Bxc4 h6 16. Nf3 Be6 17. Ba2 Rfd8 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19.
Bxe5 Rac8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Rc7 {1/2-1/2 Chernin,
A-Chernuschevich,A/Osterskars op (05) ;EXT 95op 1995 (27)}) 12... exd5 13. Ng5
Rd8 14. Kb1 (14. Bd3 h6 15. Nf3 Bg4 $15) 14... h6 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. Be2 Rac8 {
Black doesn't have any problems, it is white who has to wory about the safety
of his K.} 17. Nd2 (17. Rhe1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 d4 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. Rxd4 Nd5 21.
Nxd5 Rxc2 22. Nxe7+ Kf8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Kxc2 Qxe7 $17) 17... Bxe2 18. Nxe2
d4 (18... Nd4 19. Qd3 Nxe2 20. Qxe2 d4 21. Nb3 Qf5+ 22. Qd3 Qxd3+ 23. Rxd3 Ng4
$15) 19. Qb3 (19. Nc4 Qb5 $17) 19... Nd5 (19... Qf5+ 20. Ka2 d3 21. Ng3 Qd5 $17
) 20. e4 d3 (20... Nxf4 21. Nxf4 b5 22. Nd5 b4 $15) 21. Nf3 (21. exd5 dxe2 22.
Rde1 Nd4 23. Qxb7 Bf8 $15) 21... dxe2 (21... Nf6 22. Rxd3 Nxe4 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8
$15) 22. Rxd5 Nd4 23. Qxb7 $1 {White is lucky with this spectacular saving of
the day, black already has a P on e2!} (23. Nxd4 $2 e1=Q+ 24. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 25.
Ka2 Qxe4 $19) 23... Qa4 (23... Rxd5 24. exd5 Re8 25. Qd7 Qd8 26. Qxd8 Bxd8 27.
Ne1 $10) 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. Nxd4 (25. Qxc8+ Rd8 26. Qb7 Rd1+ $19) 25... Qd1+ 26.
Ka2 Re8 (26... Qxh1 $2 27. Qxc8+ Kh7 28. Qf5+ Kg8 29. Nxe2 $18) 27. Qd7 Rd8 (
27... Kf8 $2 28. Rxd1 exd1=Q 29. Ne6+ fxe6 30. Qxd1 $18) 28. Qxe7 Rxd4 29. Qe8+
Kh7 30. Qxf7 (30. Rxd1 exd1=Q 31. Qxf7 Qg4 $1 32. Be5 Rd7 $14) 30... Qxh1 31.
Qf5+ Kg8 32. Qc8+ Kh7 (32... Kf7 33. Qf5+ Ke8 34. Qe6+ Kd8 35. Qg8+ Kd7 36.
Qxg7+) 33. Qf5+ Kg8 34. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Groningen"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1992.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 b5 12. Bd3 Qb6 13. O-O h6 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15.
Bxe5 Ng4 16. Ne4 $1 Nxe5 (16... Bxe3 $2 17. Bc7 $1 $16) 17. Qxc5 Qxc5 18. Nxc5
Ra7 19. b4 Nd7 20. Nxd7 $6 (20. Nb3 $142 $14) 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Vera Gonzalez Quevedo, Reynaldo"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. g5 exf4 14. gxf6 Bxf6
15. Nd5 (15. Ne4 Bf5 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. e4 Bg6 18. Rd5 Qc7 19. h4 Rac8 20. Nd2
Ne5 21. b3 a6 22. h5 b5 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. Qc3 $13 {Agrest,E-Cherepkov,A/St.
Petersburg2/1992/0-1 (38)}) (15. Rd5 $5 Qc7 16. Ne4 (16. Rh5 g6 17. Nd5 Qd6 (
17... Qd8 18. Rg1 Be6 19. Ng5 Bxg5 20. Rhxg5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 Kg7 22. e4 Rc8 23.
Kb1 Qb6 24. Qd2 $10 {Libeau,R-Hoffman,A/Biel op (07)/1993/0.5 (45)}) 18. Rg1
Bg7 19. Nxf4 Ne7 20. Nh4 Be6 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Rd1 Qc6 23. Rc5 Qb6 24. Rb5 $10
{Farago,I-Schroll,G/STL 9293/1993/0.5 (26)}) 16... Qe7 $1 17. h4 g6 $1 18. h5
Bf5 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. e4 Be6 $2 (20... Bg4 $1 $17) 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Rd6 Rfe8
23. Bxe6 Rxe6 24. Rxe6 $15 {Nasybullin,V-Klovan,Y/corr/1988/0-1 (34)}) 15...
Ne7 (15... Be6 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Rd7 Ne7 19. Rg1+ Kh8 {
Georgadze,G-Stern,R/Baden Baden op (05)/1991/1-0 (20)}) 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17.
Rhg1+ (17. Nd4 Qe5 18. Kb1 b5 19. Bd3 Bb7 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. exf4 Qh5 22. Be4
Rac8 23. Qd3 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 $14 {Shabalov,A-Kruppa,Y/Minsk/1990/1-0 (33)}) 17...
Kh8 18. Qe4 Ng6 19. Qd4 (19. Rd5 Qc7 20. Qd4 Be6 $1 21. Rc5 $15 {Shabalov,
A-Kruppa,Y/USSR/1988/}) 19... Qb6 20. Qxb6 (20. exf4 Qxd4 21. Rxd4 Bf5 22. Kd2
Rac8 23. Rc1 Bg4 24. Rc3 $10 {Gulko,B-Rodriguez Talavera,JC/Sevilla op (3)/
1992/0.5 (33)}) 20... axb6 21. Rd6 Bh3 (21... fxe3 22. fxe3 Ra5 $1 23. Kd2 Rf5
(23... Rc5 24. Bd5 {Lputian,S-Van der Sterren,P/Wijk op (01)/1993/0-1 (39)})
24. Rf1 {Kasparov,G-Khalifman,A/Reggio Emilia/1991/0.5 (33)}) 22. Bd5 (22. Kb1
Bf5+ $1 23. Ka1 Be4 24. Nd4 $1 $10 {Gelfand,B-Yusupov,A/Linares/1993/0.5 (55)})
22... Rac8+ 23. Kb1 Rcd8 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Bxb7 Bf5+ (25... fxe3 26. fxe3 $10 {
Yusupov}) 26. Ka1 fxe3 27. fxe3 Rd3 28. Nd4 Bd7 29. Re1 f5 30. Ba6 Rd2 31. Nf3
Rf2 32. Rf1 Rg2 (32... Rxf1+ 33. Bxf1 f4 34. exf4 Nxf4 35. b4 Kg7 36. Kb2 $14)
33. Bd3 Kg7 (33... f4 34. Bxg6 hxg6 35. exf4 $14) 34. Kb1 h5 (34... Bc6 35. Nd4
$16) 35. Rg1 Rxg1+ (35... Rf2 $5 36. Ne5 Be6 37. h3 Kf6 38. Nc4 f4 $132) 36.
Nxg1 Ne5 37. Be2 Kh6 38. Kc2 Ng4 39. Nf3 Bc6 $6 (39... Nxe3+ 40. Kd3 Ng4 41.
Kd4 $13) 40. Kd3 Be4+ (40... Bxf3 $2 41. Bxf3 Ne5+ 42. Ke2 Nxf3 43. Kxf3 $18)
41. Kd4 Bxf3 42. Bxf3 Nxh2 43. Bg2 Kg5 44. a4 f4 45. exf4+ Kxf4 46. b4 Kg3 (
46... Nf3+ 47. Bxf3 Kxf3 48. a5 bxa5 49. bxa5 h4 50. a6 $18) 47. Bc6 Ng4 48. a5
bxa5 49. bxa5 f6 50. a6 Ne5 51. Bb7 (51. Bb7 Nd7 52. a7 Nb6 53. Kc5 Nd7+ 54.
Kb5 $18) 1-0

[Event "USA-ch m"]
[Site "Jacksonville"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Browne, Walter Shawn"]
[Black "Christiansen, Larry Mark"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1990.08.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. Bg5 $5 (11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O dxc4 13. Bxc4 Qb6 $14
{Ruban,V-Geller,E/Sochi A/1989/ ->CBM 16}) 11... Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. cxd5
exd5 14. Rxd5 Qe7 15. Bd3 g6 16. O-O Be6 17. Rb5 Rfd8 $1 18. Be4 a6 19. Rb6 (
19. Nd5 Rxd5 $1 20. Rxd5 Nb4 $1 21. Qb3 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5 Bxb2) 19...
Na5 20. Qa4 Qc5 21. Rb4 Qc7 $1 22. Nd4 Bc4 23. Rxc4 $1 Nxc4 24. Nd5 Qd6 25.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. Bxb7 Rc7 27. Qxa6 Qxa6 28. Bxa6 Nxb2 29. Bb5 Ra8 30. Rb1 Rxa3 $1
31. Rxb2 Ra1+ 32. Bf1 Rcc1 33. g3 Rxf1+ 34. Kg2 Rfb1 35. Rc2 Rc1 36. Rb2 Rcb1
37. Rd2 Rd1 $10 38. Rc2 $138 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "OHRA-A"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1990.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Nd2 Bb4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 $1 {N} (12. Nb3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3
Qa4 14. Bd3 b6 15. f3 Ba6 $10) 12... d4 13. O-O Bxc3 (13... dxc3 14. axb4 Qxb4
15. bxc3 $16) 14. Nc4 Qh5 15. bxc3 dxe3 (15... dxc3 16. e4 Nd4 17. Qxc3 Ne2+
18. Bxe2 Qxe2 19. f3 Be6 20. Nd6 $16) 16. Nxe3 Be6 17. Rab1 Nd5 18. Rb5 $1 Rfd8
(18... Nxe3 19. Rxh5 Nxc2 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Bxc2+ Kg8 22. Bh7+ Kh8 23. Bf5+ Kg8
24. Bxe6 fxe6 25. Be3 $18) 19. c4 Nd4 (19... Nxe3 20. fxe3 Qh4 21. Rxb7 $16)
20. Qb2 Nxb5 21. cxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxb5 (22. Qxb5 a6 23. Qc5 b6 24. Qxb6 Bxg2 $132)
22... Be4 23. Bc7 Rdc8 24. Rc1 Qg6 25. Bd7 Rf8 26. h4 $1 Kh8 27. Bf4 Rad8 28.
Rc7 f6 29. Qb4 Rf7 30. h5 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Be7 12. O-O Bf6 13. Qb3 Qb6 $6 14.
Qxd5 $1 {White opens up an attacking plan against black king in which both
white bishops play a prominent role.} Rd8 (14... Qxb2 15. Rab1 Qc3 16. Rfc1
Qxa3 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Bd6 $18) 15. Qe4 g6 (15... h6 16. Qh7+ Kf8 17. Rab1 $16
) 16. Bg5 $1 Qxb2 (16... Bf5 $2 17. Qh4 Bxd3 (17... Bxg5 18. Nxg5 $18) 18. Bxf6
Rd6 19. Rfd1 $18) 17. Bc4 Kg7 (17... Bf5 $2 18. Qh4 Rd6 (18... Kg7 19. e4 $18)
19. e4 Bc8 20. Rab1 $18) 18. Qh4 h5 (18... Rd6 19. Qf4 Rd7 20. Bh6+ Kg8 21.
Rab1 $18) 19. Bxf7 $1 {[%mdl 128] It is no secret, that f7 square is rather
vulnerable for black. White's combination is rather refreshing, black defences
are falling to pieces.} Bxg5 (19... Kxf7 20. Rab1 Qxa3 21. Bxf6 Rd6 22. Be5 $18
) 20. Nxg5 Qf6 (20... Ne5 21. Be6 $18) 21. e4 Rd4 (21... Nd4 22. f4 Nc2 23. e5
Qf5 24. Ra2 Ne3 25. Re1 $18) 22. Rae1 (22. f4 $2 Rxe4 $1) 22... Bd7 (22... Bf5
23. Qg3 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 Qxf7 25. Ng5 $18) 23. f4 Rf8 24. Ba2 (24. e5 Qe7 25. e6
Bc8 $18) 24... Qd6 (24... Rd2 25. Bd5 $18) 25. Kh1 (25. Bd5 Qxa3 26. f5 Qd6 $16
) 25... Qxa3 26. Bb1 Qe7 27. Qg3 Kh6 (27... Rh8 28. e5 h4 29. Qe3 $16) 28. Nf3
Rb4 29. Nh4 $1 {Despite Short's best efforts kingside structure remains as
weak as ever. Black king is very insecure and black has no defense.} Be8 (29...
Qf7 30. e5 $18) (29... Rg8 30. Nf5+ Bxf5 31. exf5 $18) 30. e5 Rxb1 31. Rxb1 Nd4
32. Qg5+ $1 (32. Qg5+ $1 Qxg5 33. fxg5+ Kg7 34. Rxb7+ Kg8 35. Rf6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-41"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2014.08.08"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[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 "Uzbekistan"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UZB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 {Korchnoi has once remarked,
that 4...Nbd7 move is played partly with an idea to take the sting from the
Bf4 move. Kasimdzhanov plays it anyway as it has become quite popular in
recent years.} dxc4 6. e3 {White sensibly decides, that 6.e4 exposes him too
much and that Black will find a way to prove it. The modest move from the game
introduces a moment of critical decision for Black, since the defender can
choose between a plethora of ideas.} (6. e4 Bb4 7. Qc2 (7. e5 Nd5 8. Bd2 Bxc3
9. bxc3 b5) (7. Bxc4 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 9. bxc3 Bd6 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bd2 O-O 12.
Qe2 c5 13. Rfd1 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nf6 15. Ne5 Nd5 16. Qh5 Bd7 17. Rdb1 Bc6 $11 {
1/2 (50) Vescovi,G (2465)-Krasenkow,M (2575) Malmo 1995}) 7... b5 (7... Nb6 $5
8. Be2 (8. Bxc4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nxc4 10. Qa4+ c6 11. Qxc4 Nxe4 $17)) 8. e5 (8. a4
$6 Bb7 9. e5 Bxf3) (8. Nd2 c6 9. a3 Ba5 10. Bd6 Bc7 11. Bxc7 Qxc7 12. b3 e5 13.
d5 cxd5 14. Nxb5 Qc6 15. a4 a6 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Qxc4 Bb7 18. Qxc6 Bxc6 19.
Nd6+ Ke7 20. Nf5+ Kf6 21. Rc1 Nb4 $11 {1-0 (46) Boruchovsky,A (2472)-Brkic,A 
(2580) Warsaw 2013}) 8... Nd5 9. Bg5 f6 10. exf6 N7xf6 (10... gxf6 11. Bh6 Bb7
12. Be2 (12. Bg7 Rg8 13. Qxh7 Rxg7 $1 14. Qxg7 Nxc3 $17) 12... Qe7 13. O-O Bxc3
14. bxc3 $15) 11. a4 Bb7 $1 12. Be2 (12. axb5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qxd4
$17) 12... a6 13. O-O c6 14. Ne5 O-O 15. Bg4 $5 {xe6} Qd6 16. Bh3 Bxc3 17. bxc3
c5 $1 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nf3 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Nf4 (20... cxd4 21. Nxd4 $132) 21.
Bxf4 Qxf4 $15 {0-1 (32) Van Wely,L (2560)-Sokolov,I (2625) Tilburg 1994}) 6...
Bd6 {The theory of the whole line is still in flux and comparison between
different ideas is complicated enough. Kramnik shows respect for his opponent
in the form of a solid, well referenced choice of move.} (6... Nd5 7. Bxc4 Nxf4
(7... Bb4 8. O-O Nxf4 9. exf4 Bxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. Qc2 Nf6 12. Ne5 b6 13. Rfe1
g6 14. Re3 Bb7 15. Rae1 Kg7 16. Rh3 c5 17. Qd2 Bd5 18. Ba6 Qc7 19. c4 Bb7 20.
Bxb7 Qxb7 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Rb3 $14 {0-1 (68) Aronian,L (2803)-Dominguez Perez,
L (2754) Beijing 2013}) 8. exf4 Bd6 (8... Nb6 9. Bb3 Bd6 10. g3 Bd7 11. O-O (
11. Qd3 Bc6 12. O-O-O $5 Bxf3 (12... O-O 13. Ng5 g6 14. d5) 13. Qxf3 c6 14. Kb1
(14. f5 Qg5+) 14... g6 (14... O-O 15. f5 exf5 16. Qxf5 $14) 15. f5 $1 exf5 16.
Rhe1+ Kf8 17. g4 $40) 11... O-O 12. Qd3 Bc6 13. Rad1 Qf6 14. Ng5 g6 15. Nge4
Qf5 (15... Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Qe7 17. Rfe1 (17. d5 e5 18. f5 (18. Rfe1 exf4 19. Qc3
Nd7 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Re6 Qc5 $11) 18... Nd7 $14) 17... c6 18. h4 a5 19. a3 a4
20. Ba2 Nd5 21. h5 $11) 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxd5
20. Rxd5 $14 {1-0 (77) Gelfand,B (2739)-Adams,M (2727) Paris/St Petersburg 2013
}) 9. Qd2 (9. g3 O-O 10. O-O Nf6 11. Qe2 b6 12. Rfd1 Bb7 13. Rac1 Qe7 14. a3
Rfd8 15. Ne5 c5 16. Nb5 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Qd6 19. Bb3 Qxe5 20. fxe5
$11 {1-0 (25) Botvinnik,M-Menchik,V/Hastings 1934/HCL}) (9. Ne5 O-O 10. O-O Nb6
11. Bb3 Bd7 12. Qg4 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Bc6 14. f5 exf5 15. Qxf5 Qe7 16. Rfe1 Rad8
17. Rad1 g6 18. Qf4 Kg7 $11 {Ibragimov,I-Smagin,S/Saint Petersburg 1998})) (
6... a6 7. a4 (7. Bxc4 b5 8. Be2 (8. Bb3 $1) 8... Bb7 9. O-O c5 10. a4 b4 11.
Nb1 Rc8 12. Nbd2 cxd4 13. exd4 Nb6 14. a5 Nbd5 15. Bg3 Bd6 $11 {Saemisch,
F-Sprecher,L/Berlin 1920}) 7... Bd6 (7... Nb6 $6 8. a5 Nbd5 9. Bxc4 Nxf4 10.
exf4 Be7 (10... Bd6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Qf3 Qe7 14. Rfe1 Nxe5 15. fxe5
Bb4 16. Re3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 $16 {Alekhine,A-Lancel,E/France 1923}) 11. O-O O-O
12. Ne5 Qd6 (12... c6 13. f5 $1 exf5 14. Qb3 Qxd4 (14... Qe8 15. Rfe1 $14) 15.
Nxf7 Qh4 16. g3 Qh5 17. Rae1 $16) 13. Re1 c6 (13... g6 $1 14. Re3 $5 Rd8 15.
Rd3 c6 16. Qf3 $14) 14. f5 $1 exf5 (14... Nd5 15. Qb3 Qb4 16. Qc2 Re8 17. Ne4
$36 {/\Nd3}) 15. Nxf7 $1 (15. Qb3 Be6 16. Qxb7 Ng4 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Qxc6 Nxe5
19. Qxd6 Bxd6 20. dxe5 Bb4 $14) 15... Rxf7 16. Qb3 Nd5 17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Bxd5
Qf6 19. Rac1 Bd7 20. Rc7 $5 (20. Bxf7+ Qxf7 21. Qxb7 Rd8 22. Qxa6 $16) 20...
Rd8 21. Rxb7 Kf8 22. Rb6 Qxd4 23. Bxf7 Bc5 24. Rd1 Qxf2+ 25. Kh1 Be8 $1 (25...
Bxb6 26. axb6 $18) 26. Bd5 $1 {1-0 (40) Gelfand,B (2703)-Graf,A (2646) Plovdiv
2003}) (7... c5 8. Bxc4 cxd4 9. exd4 Nb6 10. Bb3 Nbd5 11. Be5 $1 Be7 (11... Bb4
12. Qd3 $14) 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 $2 13. Bxg7 Rg8 14. Be5 Rxg2 15. Bg3 $16) 8. Bg3 (8.
Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 c5 (9... b6 10. Bxc4 (10. e4 Be7 11. Bxc4 Bb7 12. e5 Ne4 13. Nxe4
Bxe4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. O-O O-O 16. Re1 Bb7 17. Bd3 Rfd8 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4
c5 20. Qe2 cxd4 21. Rxd4 {1/2 (21) Adhiban,B (2610)-Roiz,M (2572) Biel 2014})
10... Bb7 11. O-O Qe7 12. d5 e5 13. Qe2 g5 14. Bg3 Nf8 15. Nd2 Ng6 16. f3 h5
17. Nde4 Nxe4 18. fxe4 Bc8 19. Be1 g4 20. Qd3 Qg5 {1/2 (32) Ding,L (2695)
-Ipatov,A (2577) Athens 2012}) 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. O-O cxd4 12. exd4 Qc7 13. Bb3
b6 14. Rc1 Qb8 (14... Bf4 15. Rc2 Qd6 $5 (15... Qb8 16. d5) 16. Ne2 (16. d5 Nc5
17. Bxf6 Nxb3 18. Bh4 Bb7 19. g3 exd5 20. gxf4 d4 $132) 16... Bb7 17. Nxf4 Qxf4
18. Bg3 Qf5 19. Rc7 Be4 $11) 15. d5 $1 e5 16. Nd2 $1 e4 $2 (16... Bb7 17. Nde4
Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Kh8 (18... Nc5 19. Rxc5 $1 bxc5 20. Nf6+ Kh8 21. Qd3 e4 (21... g6
22. Qe3 Kg7 23. Ng4 $18) 22. Qxe4 g6 23. Bg3 $16) 19. Rc6 $1 Bxc6 20. dxc6 Nc5
21. Nxd6 Nxb3 22. Be7 Nd4 23. f4 $1 Qc7 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. fxe5 Nxc6 $14) 17.
Ncxe4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Qf4 20. Be7 $1 Qxe4 21. Re1 Qf4 22. Rc4 $1
Qxf2 23. Kxh2 Bb7 24. Bc2 $1 {1-0 (97) Gelfand,B (2764)-Dominguez Perez,L 
(2757) Elancourt 2013}) 8... b6 (8... Bxg3 9. hxg3 c5 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Bb3 cxd4
12. exd4 Bd7 (12... Qd6 13. a5 Nbd5 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Qh5 g6 17.
Qf3 Qe7 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. O-O $14) 13. a5 Nbd5 14. Bxd5 (14. Ne5 Bc6 15. g4
Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bxg2 17. Rh2 Bc6) 14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qe2+ Be6 {1/2 (86)
Grischuk,A (2785)-Ponomariov,R (2756) Elancourt 2013} (16... Qe7 17. Rh5 Qxe2+
18. Kxe2 Be6 19. Kd2 $14)) 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. Bh4 (10. O-O Bxg3 11. hxg3 c5 12. d5
exd5 13. Nxd5 O-O 14. Nf4 Qe7 15. Qc2 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Rfd1 Bc6 18. Qe2 g5
19. Nd3 Qe4 20. Ne1 $11 {1/2 (84) Fressinet,L (2710)-L'Ami,E (2645) Germany
2013}) 10... O-O 11. O-O Qb8 12. d5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Ne5 15. Rc1
Bxd5 16. Qxd5 c6 17. Qe4 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Be5 20. Rxc6 b5 21. axb5
Qxb5 {1/2 (58) Carlsen,M (2786)-Ivanchuk,V (2786) Cap d'Agde 2008}) (6... Nb6
7. Bxc4 Nxc4 (7... Nfd5 8. O-O Nxf4 9. exf4 Bd6 10. Ne5 Bxe5 11. fxe5 Bd7 12.
Bb3 Bc6 13. Qg4 g6 14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. Rac1 h5 16. Qh3 Rd8 17. Qe3 Bd5 18. Nb5 Rd7
19. Qc3 O-O {0-1 (50) Giri,A (2734)-Dominguez Perez,L (2754) Beijing 2013}) 8.
Qa4+ Bd7 (8... c6 9. Qxc4 Nd5 10. Be5 f6 11. Bg3 Qb6 12. O-O Qxb2 13. Ne4 Nb6
14. Qd3 Qb5 15. Qc2 Qa4 16. Qd3 Qb5 17. Qc2 Qa4 18. Qd3 Qb5 {1/2 (18) Potkin,V
(2626)-Zvjaginsev,V (2656) Irkutsk 2010}) 9. Qxc4 Bd6 10. Bg5 (10. O-O Bc6 11.
Ne5 Bxe5 12. Bxe5 Nd7 (12... O-O 13. Bxf6 (13. Rac1 a6 14. Rfd1 Nd5 $5 15. Nxd5
exd5 16. Qe2 f6 17. Bg3 Re8 18. Rc3 Re7 19. Rdc1 Qe8 $11 {1/2 Schandorff,L 
(2563)-Koneru,H (2496)/Esbjerg 2003/ (58)}) 13... Qxf6 14. e4 Rac8 $14) 13. Bg3
Nb6 $6 (13... O-O 14. e4 Nb6 15. Qc5 $14) 14. Qc5 Nd7 $2 15. Qa5 $1 b6 16. Qa3
$16 {1-0 (34) Bacrot,E (2653)-Jussupow,A (2633) Germany 2001}) (10. Bxd6 cxd6
11. d5 e5 12. Qb4 Qb6 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. Ke2 Ke7 15. Nd2 Rhc8 16. Rhc1 Rc5 17.
e4 g6 18. f3 Nh5 19. Ke3 f5 {1/2 Nikolic,P (2635)-Andersson,U (2605)/Debrecen
1992/EU-chT}) (10. Bg3 Bc6 11. O-O Bxf3 12. gxf3 O-O 13. Nb5 Qd7 14. Rfc1 Rfc8
$11 {1/2 Gurevich,M (2625)-Andersson,U (2605)/Madrid 1988/EXT 1997 (80)})) (
6... b5 7. Nxb5 Nd5 8. Bxc4 (8. Bg3 Bb4+ 9. Nd2 N7b6 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Be2 Ba6
12. Nc3 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. a3 Rc8 15. Nde4 Be7 16. Be5 f5 17. Nd2 Bf6 18.
Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rc1 Nxc3 20. Qxc3 Qxc3 21. Rxc3 $11 {1-0 (43) Lenic,L (2634)
-Stern,R (2513) Germany 2014}) 8... Bb4+ 9. Kf1 Nxf4 10. exf4 O-O 11. g3 a6 12.
Nc3 Bb7 13. Be2 Qe7 14. Kg2 c5 15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nf6 18. Re1
Rfc8 19. Kg1 Ne4 $11 {1-0 (41) L'Ami,E (2645)-Rabiega,R (2507) Germany 2013})
7. Bxd6 (7. Bg5 a6 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Be7 11. Qc2 c5 12. Bxf6 gxf6
13. Be4 Bxe4 14. Nxe4 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Rc8 16. Qe2 f5 17. Ng3 O-O 18. a4 bxa4 19.
Rxa4 Nc5 20. Rc4 a5 21. Rfc1 $14 {1/2 (49) Schandorff,L (2519)-Berkes,F (2619)
Gothenburg 2005}) 7... cxd6 8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4 d5 {A move like this deserves
some explanation. Black is concerned about White's ability to expand in the
centre with his pawns. In order to prevent it the defender is ready to live
with a second-rate bishop on b7.} (9... Qa5 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd2 b6 12. Rab1 Qb4
13. Be2 Bb7 14. Ne1 Qa5 $11 {1/2 (14) Ruck,R (2540)-Portisch,L (2533)
Szekesfehervar 2006}) 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O O-O 12. Qb3 Qe7 {In this battle
between two former world champions Kramnik would like to play close to
perfection. With his timely control of the a3-f8 diagonal he is avoiding
annoying moves like Qb4.} (12... Bb7 13. Qb4 Rc8 14. Rfc1 h6 15. Rc2 Rc6 16.
Rac1 Qb8 17. Na2 Rxc2 18. Rxc2 Rc8 19. Qb3 Rxc2 20. Qxc2 Qc8 21. Qxc8+ Bxc8 22.
Nb4 Nb8 {1/2 (27) Bluebaum,M (2519)-Mirzoev,A (2550) Lueneburg 2014}) 13. Rac1
Bb7 14. Rc2 Rfc8 15. Rfc1 Qd6 16. Ne5 $5 $146 {Kasimdzhanov surprises his
adversary with a novelty which might hurt a bit. The current world champion
had to face a challenge of more modest proportions in 16.Na2 move.} (16. Na2
Rxc2 17. Rxc2 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Qc3 Bb7 20. b4 Ne4 21. Qc1 h6 22. h3 Kf8
23. b5 a5 24. Nc3 Qc7 25. Qa3+ Qd6 26. Qc1 Qc7 27. Qa3+ {1/2 (55) Gelfand,B 
(2755)-Carlsen,M (2864) Moscow 2013}) 16... Nxe5 {It might have been
attractive to avoid complications, but the natural move 16...Rc7 is fraught
with some dangers.} (16... Rc7 17. Nxd7 (17. f4 Rac8 $11) 17... Rxd7 (17...
Nxd7 18. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 19. Nb5 axb5 20. Rxc7 Nc5 21. R7xc5 bxc5 22. dxc5 Qb8
23. axb5 $14) 18. Na2 $14) 17. dxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxb6 Rcb8 {The choice of
continuation was suddenly quite difficult, as many lines would simply fail to
pass muster. The Russian star tries to minimise the danger.} (18... Ng4 $2 19.
Qxb7 Qxh2+ 20. Kf1 Qh1+ 21. Ke2 Qxg2 22. Nd1 $18) (18... Rab8 19. Ne4 $5 (19.
f4 Qh5 (19... Nd7 20. Qd4 (20. Qa7 Qd6 21. Qd4 f6 $11) 20... Qf6 21. b4 e5 22.
fxe5 Qe6 23. Qf4 g6 24. b5 Nxe5 $11) 20. h3 $14) 19... Rxc2 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21.
Rxc2 d4 22. Qxd4 Qxd4 23. exd4 Rd8 24. Rc7 Rxd4 25. Rxb7 Rxd3 26. g3 $14) (
18... Qb8 $2 19. Nxd5 Rxc2 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Rxc2 $16) 19. Ne2 Nd7 (19... Ng4
$2 20. Qxb7 $1 Qxh2+ 21. Kf1 Qh1+ 22. Ng1 g6 23. Qc7 Nh2+ 24. Ke2 Qxg2 25. Qg3
$16) (19... d4 20. Qxd4 Qg5 21. Ng3 Rd8 22. Qb4 Rab8 (22... Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Rxd3
24. Rc5 Qg4 25. Rc8+ Rd8 26. Qb7 Raxc8 27. Rxc8 Rf8 28. Qxa6 $16) 23. Be2 Nd5
24. Qa5 f5 25. Rd2 $14) (19... Ne8 20. b4 Bc8 21. Qd8 Bb7 22. Qe7 Qd6 23. Qxd6
Nxd6 24. Nd4 $14) 20. Qd4 {In the era before computers it might have been
quite difficult to find out, that the 20.Qb4!? retreat was probably more exact.
Black could not have claimed full equality in that case.} (20. Qb4 $5 Bc8 21.
Qa3 Nf8 22. Nd4 $14) 20... Qd6 (20... Qxd4 21. Nxd4 Rc8 22. Rc7 Rab8 23. Nf3
Nb6 24. a5 Na8 25. R7c3 Rxc3 26. Rxc3 Rc8 27. Rb3 Rc7 28. Nd4 h6 29. f4 $14)
21. f4 (21. Rc7 e5 22. Qh4 e4 23. Bb1 Nf6 24. Qg3 Qb4 25. Qe5 a5 $11) 21... e5
{Those players who have not been world champions might have been scared to
show activity for Black, when his pieces are so passive in the corner of the
queenside. Kramnik knows better and it seems as if the equilibrium was not yet
truly broken.} (21... Rc8 $1 22. b4 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 g6 $11) (21... f6 22. Rc7 $1
g6 (22... e5 23. fxe5 Nxe5 24. Ng3 Bc8 25. Be4 Be6 26. Nf5 Bxf5 27. Bxd5+ Kh8
28. Bxa8 $18) 23. a5 e5 24. Qa4 $16) 22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Qf4 Qe7 $2 {It is
painful to admit, but tactics decide too many games even on the highest level.
One weaker moment can send any decent position into a tailspin and turn it
into a difficult one. Black should have found the 24...g6! defence in the
critical line with the promise of full equality.} (23... Rc8 $1 24. Qf5 g6 $1 (
24... Nxd3 25. Rxc8+ Rxc8 26. Rxc8+ Bxc8 27. Qxc8+ Qf8 28. Qxa6 Nxb2 29. Qb5
Nc4 30. Qxd5 Qc8 (30... Nxe3 31. Qe4 Nd1 32. Qd4 $18) 31. Kf2 $16) 25. Rxc8+
Bxc8 26. Rxc8+ Kg7 27. Ng3 Rxc8 28. Qxc8 Nxd3 29. Qc3+ Ne5 30. Qd4 f6 31. e4
Kf7 32. exd5 Nc6 $11) 24. Rc7 $1 Qe8 (24... Nxd3 25. Rxe7 Nxf4 26. Nxf4 $18) (
24... Qe6 25. Bf5 Qf6 26. Nd4 h6 (26... g6 27. Be6 $18) 27. b3 $16) 25. Bf5 Nc4
{[%mdl 2048] The defender is unable to untangle his bundle of paasive pieces
on the a- and b-files. It has to be admitted that White is playing with five
pieces against Black's two.} (25... g6 26. Nd4 gxf5 27. Nxf5 Rc8 28. Qg5+ Ng6
29. Qf6 Qf8 30. Rxf7 $3 Rxc1+ 31. Kf2 Rc2+ 32. Kf1 Rc1+ 33. Ke2 Nf4+ 34. exf4
Re8+ 35. Kf2 Rc2+ 36. Kg3 Rxg2+ 37. Kxg2 d4+ 38. Kf2 $18) (25... Bc6 26. R1xc6
Nxc6 27. Bd7 Qe5 28. Bxc6 Qxf4 29. Nxf4 Rc8 30. Bxa8 Rxc7 31. b4 $18) (25...
Ng6 26. Bxg6 hxg6 27. Rf1 f6 28. Nd4 $18) 26. Bd7 $1 Qf8 {The tragedy is
complete since grabbing the e3-pawn leaves Black in a completely hopeless
position.} (26... Qxe3+ 27. Qxe3 Nxe3 28. Nd4 h5 (28... a5 29. b3 h5 30. h3 f5
31. Be6+ Kh7 32. Kf2 f4 33. g3 $18) 29. b3 g6 30. Re1 Ng4 31. Bxg4 hxg4 32.
Ree7 Bc8 33. Rxf7 $18) 27. b3 Nb6 (27... Nd6 28. Nd4 $18) 28. Bf5 d4 (28... Bc8
29. Rxf7 $1 (29. a5 Bxf5 30. axb6 Bd3 31. Nc3 Rxb6 32. Qd4 Rxb3 33. Qxd3 $18)
29... Kxf7 30. Bxh7+ Ke7 31. Qb4+ Ke8 32. Bg6+ $18) 29. Rxf7 $1 {The final
combination is a fine example of using huge superiority in numbers for a very
swift and efficient attack. Please note, that four black pieces are very close
to the edge of the board far away from their own king.} Kxf7 (29... Qxf7 30.
Bxh7+ Kxh7 (30... Kf8 31. Qd6+ Ke8 32. Bg6 $18) 31. Qxf7 Bd5 32. Qf5+ Kg8 33.
a5 Rf8 34. Qe5 $18) 30. Bxh7+ (30. Bxh7+ Ke8 (30... Ke6 31. Nxd4+ Kd5 32. Be4#)
(30... Ke7 31. Qe5+ Kd7 32. Bf5+ Kd8 (32... Qxf5 33. Rc7+ Kd8 34. Qe7#) 33.
Qc7+ Ke8 34. Bg6+ $18) 31. Bg6+ Kd7 32. Qc7+ Ke6 33. Qxb6+ Qd6 34. Nf4+ Ke7 35.
Rc7+ Qxc7 36. Qxc7+ $18) 1-0

[Event "WchT 3rd"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1993.10.24"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 e6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 Be7 (5... a6 6. cxd5 exd5 7.
Bf4 (7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O c6 11. Rab1 h6 12. Bf4 c5 13. Be2
b5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Rbd1 Bb7 16. Be5 Rc8 17. Qf5 Qb6 18. Bd4 Qe6 19. Qb1 b4
20. Bxc5 Bxc5 21. Na4 Bxe3 22. Bd3 Qc6 23. fxe3 Qxa4 24. Nd4 $15 {Skembris,
S-Raicevic,V/Athens Akropolis (2)/1992/0.5 (61)}) 7... Be7 8. e3 c6 9. h3 Nf8
10. Bd3 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Ne5 N6d7 13. f4 Qe7 14. Qf2 f6 15. Nf3 Ng6 16.
O-O O-O 17. f5 Nh8 18. Rfe1 Nb6 19. Qg3 Nf7 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Qd8 22. Nc5
Ng5 23. Nb3 a5 24. Nxg5 $14 {Ljubojevic,L-Smagin,S/Moscow 25'/1992/0.5 (59)}) (
5... c6 6. e4 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8. Qxe4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 O-O 11. Bd3
Nf6 12. Qh4 e5 13. Nb3 exd4 14. O-O-O {Ivanchuk,V-Akopian,V/Moscow Final GMA 
(7)/1990/0.5 (14)}) (5... Bb4 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Ne4 8. Qc2 O-O (8... a5 9.
Nd2 Nxd2 10. Bxd2 O-O 11. e3 e5 12. cxd5 exd4 13. e4 Re8 14. O-O-O c6 15. f4
cxd5 16. e5 Qb6 17. Bd3 Nf8 18. Kb1 Bd7 19. Rc1 Rac8 20. Qd1 Ne6 21. Bf5 Rc5
22. Rxc5 Qxc5 23. Qb3 Bc6 24. Rc1 $13 {Agrest,E-Orlov,V/St.Petersburg-chop/
1992/0.5 (37)}) 9. g3 c6 10. Bg2 b6 11. O-O Ba6 12. b3 Rc8 13. Rd1 Qf6 14. Bb2
Qf5 15. Rac1 Rfd8 16. e3 Nd6 17. Qxf5 Nxf5 18. Nd2 Nf6 19. e4 dxe4 20. Nxe4
Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Nd6 22. Bg2 f6 23. Bh3 Nf5 24. Re1 $13 {Miralles,G-Rogers,I/
Geneva (09)/1990/0-1 (66)}) 6. Bf4 (6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 dxc4 8. e4 a6 9. a4 c5 10.
dxc5 Qc7 11. Bxc4 Bxc5 12. Qe2 Nh5 13. O-O-O O-O 14. e5 Nb6 15. Bb3 Bd7 16. Kb1
Nf4 17. Qc2 Bb4 18. Qe4 Bxc3 19. Qxf4 Ba5 20. Bf6 Rfc8 21. Qg4 g6 22. Qf4 g5
23. Nxg5 Bxa4 24. Nxe6 $18 {Savchenko,S-Smagin,S/Moscow Tal/1992/1-0 (27)})
6... dxc4 (6... O-O 7. e3 a6 8. a3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Ba2 c5 11. Rd1 c4 12. e4
Bb7 13. Bb1 g6 14. O-O Qb6 15. d5 exd5 16. e5 Nh5 17. Bh6 d4 18. Nxd4 Nxe5 19.
Bxf8 Bxf8 20. Nce2 Rd8 21. Qc3 Bc5 22. Kh1 Qf6 23. f3 Bd6 24. Be4 $16 {Gelfand,
B-Nogueiras,J/Biel izt (02)/1993/1-0 (32)}) 7. e4 a6 8. a4 (8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3
c5 $10) 8... c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bxc4 Nh5 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. Ne2 (12. O-O Bxf2+
13. Rxf2 Qxc4 $15) 12... b6 13. b4 Bd6 14. Rc1 O-O 15. O-O Nhf6 (15... Bb7 16.
Ned4 (16. e5 Nxe5 17. Ng5 Nf6 18. Nxe6 Qc6 $1) (16. Qd3 Qb8 $13) 16... Nhf6 $6
17. Nxe6 $1 $16) 16. Ned4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Nf3 Bf4 (18... Bb7 19. Nxe5
Qxe5 20. f3 $14) 19. Rfe1 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 Qe7 21. e5 Nd7 22. Nd4 Nb8 (22... Bb7
23. Nf5 (23. Re3 $5 Qg5 24. f4 Qxf4 25. Nxe6 $1) 23... exf5 24. e6 Ne5 25. Rxe5
Kh8 26. Ree1 $14) 23. Re3 Rd8 24. Bd3 $1 Bb7 25. Bb1 g6 (25... Qd7 26. Qc2 g6
27. Nf3 $14) 26. Rh3 Qf8 27. Rd3 Bd5 (27... Be4 28. Nxe6 Rxd3 29. Bxd3 fxe6 30.
Bxe4 $18) 28. Ba2 Ra7 (28... Be4 29. Nxe6 $1 Rxd3 30. Qh6 $3) 29. Nf5 $1 Rad7 (
29... gxf5 30. Qg5+ Kh8 31. Qf6+) 30. Nd6 Bxa2 31. Qxa2 Qh6 32. Qb2 Qg7 33. Qe2
Qh6 34. Rdc3 Qh4 35. Rc4 Qe7 36. g3 b5 37. axb5 axb5 38. Rf4 f6 39. Ne4 $1 fxe5
40. Nf6+ Kh8 41. Nxd7 exf4 42. Nxb8 Qd6 (42... Rxb8 43. Qe5+ $18) 43. Nc6 Rc8
44. Qxb5 1-0

[Event "Helsinki op"]
[Site "Helsinki"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FIN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Be2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Qe2 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Qb6 14. Bg3 Be7
15. a4 b4 16. a5 Qc5 $5 (16... Qc6 $2 17. Na4 Rfc8 18. e4 $1 $16 {Polgar,
Zsu-Geller,E/Aruba/1992/}) 17. Nb1 Qh5 (17... Qa7 18. Nbd2 Nc5 19. Bc2 $14) 18.
Nbd2 Nc5 19. Bc4 Rfc8 $5 (19... Nfe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Rd7 Nxg3 22. hxg3 Bxf3
23. gxf3 Bf6 24. Bxa6 $14) 20. Nd4 Qg6 (20... Qxe2 21. Bxe2 Nfe4 22. Nc4 Nxg3
23. hxg3 Rd8 24. Rac1 $14) 21. f3 Nfd7 22. e4 h5 $5 23. Bf4 h4 (23... e5 24.
Nf5 $16) 24. h3 Bg5 (24... Qf6 25. Be3 Ne5 26. Rac1 Ng6 $132) 25. Bxg5 Qxg5 26.
Qf2 Nf6 27. Bf1 Nh5 28. Nc4 Nf4 29. Kh1 Rd8 (29... Ncd3 30. Rxd3 Rxc4 31. Rb3
$16) 30. Nc2 Nxe4 $6 (30... Ncd3 $5 31. Bxd3 Nxd3 32. Qf1 Nf4 $132) 31. fxe4
Bxe4 32. Nxb4 (32. N2e3 Nxh3 33. Qe1 Nf4 $40) 32... Nxh3 33. Qe3 Qxe3 $2 (33...
Qf5 34. Rd4 Rxd4 35. Qxd4 Nf2+ 36. Kg1 Ng4 37. Be2 $16) (33... Rxd1 34. Rxd1
Qxe3 35. Nxe3 Nf2+ 36. Kg1 Nxd1 37. Nxd1 Bb7 38. Nc3 $14) 34. Rxd8+ 1-0

[Event "Lyon zt"]
[Site "Lyon"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Piket, Jeroen"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nd2 e5 12. Bg5 d4 13. Nb3 Qd8 14. exd4 Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 exd4 16. Nb5 Bg4 $5 {N} (16... Bd7 17. Nxd4 Qa5+ 18. Qd2 Qb6 19. Be3 {
1/4-1/4/Ivanchuk,V-Vaganian,R/USSR ch/1988/ ->CBM 09} Ba4 20. b3 Bxb3 21. Rb1
Ne4 22. Rxb3 Nxd2 23. Rxb6 Nxf1 24. Rxb7 Nxe3 25. fxe3 $16 {Ivanchuk,V}) 17.
Rxd4 (17. f3 Bd7) 17... Re8 $1 18. Be3 (18. Rxd8 $2 Bb4#) (18. f3 Bb4+ 19. Kf2
Be1+) (18. Be2 Qb6 19. Bxg4 Nxg4) 18... Qb6 19. Bd3 (19. Rxg4 $2 Nxg4 20. Bxb6
Bb4+ 21. Kd1 Re1#) 19... Bc5 20. O-O (20. Bxh7+ Nxh7 21. Rxg4 Bxe3 $19) 20...
Bxd4 21. Bxd4 Qd8 22. Bxf6 gxf6 (22... Qxf6 23. Nc7) 23. h3 Bh5 24. Bxh7+ Kg7
25. Be4 a6 $1 26. Nc3 Bg6 27. Bxg6 (27. Rd1 Qe7 28. Bxg6 fxg6 29. Nd5 Qe4 $132)
27... fxg6 28. Nd5 Qd6 29. a4 b5 $1 30. axb5 axb5 31. b3 bxc4 32. bxc4 Qe5 33.
Qb1 Reb8 34. Qd1 Re8 35. Qb1 Rab8 36. Qa2 Qd4 (36... Rb2 37. Qa7+ $36) 37. Qa4
$1 Red8 38. Rd1 Ra8 $1 39. Qb3 Ra1 40. Rxa1 Qxa1+ 41. Kh2 Qe5+ 42. g3 {Ftacnik,
L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Isle of Lewis"]
[Site "Isle of Lewis"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h4 $5 {Kasparov} Rd8 (11...
dxc4 12. Bxc4 b6 (12... e5 {Kortschnoj} 13. Bg5 Bg4 $13) 13. Ng5 Ba6 14. Nce4
$1 g6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Kb1 Qb7 19. h5 $40 {
Kasparov,G-Vaganian,R/Novgorod/1995/1-0/ CBM 48}) 12. Nd2 (12. g4 Bd7 13. Kb1
dxc4 14. Bxc4 Rac8 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bd6 g6 17. Be2 {Kasparov,G-Ehlvest,J/
Novgorod/1995/1-0( CBM48}) 12... Rd7 $5 {? Kortschnoj} (12... dxc4 13. Nxc4
Rxd1+ 14. Qxd1 Qc5) (12... e5 {>= Kortschnoj} 13. Bg5 (13. Nb3 {Kortschnoj} Qb6
$13) 13... d4 14. Nb3 Qb6 15. c5 Qc7 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. exd4 a6 18. Nd6 Bxd6 19.
cxd6 Qxd6 20. dxe5 Qxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 22. Kxd1 Nxe5 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Nd4 Bd7
{Cifuentes Parada,R-Van der Sterren,P/NLD-ch ;CBM 48 1995/1/2-1/2 (50)}) 13.
Bd3 Qd8 (13... d4 14. Nb3 Qd8 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. exd4 Rxd4 17. Be5 $36) 14. cxd5
exd5 (14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Rxd5 16. Bxh7+ $16) 15. Nf3 (15. Bf5 d4 16. Bxd7 dxc3
(16... Bxd7 17. exd4 Nxd4 18. Qd3 Bf5 $132) 17. Bxc6 cxb2+ 18. Qxb2 bxc6 19.
Nc4 $16) 15... Qf8 16. g4 Ne4 (16... Nxg4 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Bf5 Rd8 19. Bxg4
Bxg4 20. Ng5 Qg8 21. Rxd5 $16) (16... g6 17. g5 Nh5 18. Bh2) 17. Ne5 (17. Nxd5
$2 Rxd5 18. Bxe4 Rc5 $19) (17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Bxg4 20. Bxh7+
Kh8 21. Be4 Rc8) 17... Nxe5 (17... Rd8 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 $16
) (17... Nxc3 {Kortschnoj} 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. Qxc3 Bxg4 20. Rdg1 Rc8 $132) 18.
Bxe5 f6 $2 {/^b1-h7} (18... g6 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Bxa3 $1
22. bxa3 $140 Qc5+) 19. Bd4 Rc7 (19... g6 20. Nxd5 $1 Rxd5 21. Bc4 (21. Bxe4
Rd8 22. Qb3+ Kh8 23. h5 $16) 21... Be6 22. Qxe4 Qc8 23. Kb1 Qxc4 24. Qxe6+ $16)
20. f3 $1 Nxc3 21. Bxh7+ Kh8 22. Bxc3 Bxa3 {?! Kortschnoj} (22... Bc5 23. Rhe1
Qe7 24. Kb1 $16) (22... Be6 $5 {Kortschnoj}) 23. Rxd5 (23. bxa3 Bxg4 $1 (23...
Qxa3+ $2 24. Kd2 Bxg4 (24... Rxc3 25. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 26. Kxc3 Kxh7 27. Rxd5 $18)
25. fxg4 (25. Ra1 Qe7 26. fxg4 Rac8 $132) 25... Rac8 26. Rc1 Rxc3 27. Qxc3 Rxc3
28. Rxc3 Qb4 29. Bf5 $18) 24. fxg4 Rxc3 25. Qxc3 Rc8 $132) 23... Bxg4 24. fxg4
Rxc3 25. Qxc3 Rc8 26. Qxc8 Qxc8+ 27. Bc2 Be7 (27... Qc3 $2 28. Rd8+) 28. Rhd1
Kg8 29. Rd7 Kf8 30. Kb1 a5 (30... Qc6 31. Bf5 $18) 31. h5 Qc6 32. Bf5 a4 (32...
Qb6 33. R1d4 $18) 33. Rc1 $1 (33. Rc1 $1 Qb6 (33... Bc5 34. Rd8+ Kf7 35. Rc8
$18) 34. Rc8+ Kf7 35. Rcc7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Vienna Millenium"]
[Site "Vienna"]
[Date "1996.08.10"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1996.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 dxc4 6. e4 (6. e3 a6 (6... c5 7.
dxc5 Qa5 8. Bxc4 Qxc5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. a3 b5 12. b4 Qb6 13. a4 Bb7 14.
axb5 axb5 15. Rxa8 Bxa8 16. Nxb5 Na6 17. Bb2 Be4 18. Qb3 Bd5 19. Qc2 Nxb4 {
1/2-1/2 Kolev,At-Georgiev,Ki/Budapest zt-A (02)/1993/ (25)}) 7. a4 c5 (7...
Nbd7 8. Bxc4 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O b6 11. Ne4 Bb7 $5 (11... Be7 12. Rd1 {><d6
}) 12. Nxc5 Nxc5 13. b4 Ncd7 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Qd2 Rfc8 17. Rac1 Rc7
18. Be2 Rac8 19. Rxc7 Rxc7 20. Qd4 {Miles,A-Ubilava,E/Roma/1990/1-0 (51)}) 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bxc4 Qc7 (9... Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 Qe7 12. Ne4 Nb4 13. Nxf6+
Qxf6 14. Qe4 Qf5 15. Qxf5 exf5 16. Bd2 b6 17. Ne5 Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Nd7
Rfd8 20. Nxb6 Rab8 21. Nc4 Nd5 22. Kf1 Rdc8 23. Rac1 {Miles,A-Dutreeuw,M/Forli
op (09)/1991/1-0 (57)}) 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Nd7 12. Bd2 Nf6 13. Qh4 Bd7 14.
Rc1 Qd6 15. O-O Bxa4 16. Bxe6 Bc6 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qc4+ Bd5 19. Qxc5 Qxc5 20.
Rxc5 Rhc8 21. Rfc1 Rxc5 22. Rxc5 Bxf3 23. Rc7+ Ke6 24. gxf3 Rd8 {Miles,
A-Vaganian,R/Wijk/1989/1-0 (45)}) 6... Nc6 (6... a6 7. e5 Nfd7 8. Bxc4 c5 9. d5
b5 10. dxe6 bxc4 11. exd7+ Qxd7 12. Qe4 Bb7 13. Qxc4 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Nc6 15. Be3
O-O 16. Rd1 Qf5 17. Qe4 Qxe4 18. fxe4 Rfb8 19. Bc1 Nxe5 20. Nd5 Bg5 {1/2-1/2
Aseev,K-Kruppa,Y/Frunze/1988/ (24)}) 7. e5 (7. Bxc4 $6 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 Qxd4 9. Nb5
Qe5 10. g3 O-O 11. Bf4 Qc5 $15) 7... Nb4 8. Qb1 Nfd5 (8... Nd7 9. Bxc4 c5 10.
dxc5 Qc7 11. a3 $6 Qxc5 12. Bb3 $6 Nc6 13. Bf4 Ndxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Qe4 Nd7
16. O-O O-O 17. Rac1 Nf6 $2 (17... Qb6 18. Bc2 Nf6 $15) 18. Qf3 $44 {Itkis,
B-Kruppa,Y/Nikolaev zt/1995/}) 9. Bxc4 Nb6 (9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nd5 11. Bd2 c5
12. O-O cxd4 13. cxd4 O-O 14. Qe4 Bd7 15. h4 Bc6 16. Ng5 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qd7 18.
Qg4 Kh8 19. Rfe1 Nb6 20. Bb3 Bd5 {Lazarev,V-Korneev,O/Werfen op (08)/1993/1/
2-1/2 (74)}) 10. Be2 Bd7 11. O-O Bc6 (11... c5 12. Ne4 $40) 12. a3 N4d5 13. Ne4
a6 $5 (13... O-O 14. Neg5 g6 15. Ne4 $14) 14. Re1 h6 15. Bd2 Qd7 16. Qc2 Bb5 (
16... O-O $5) 17. Bd1 $1 (17. Bxb5 axb5 $13) 17... Bc6 18. Rc1 Rd8 19. Qb1 Kf8
$6 (19... O-O $5 20. h4 f5) 20. h4 g6 21. h5 $1 Kg7 (21... gxh5 22. Nh2 h4 23.
Qd3 $40) 22. Nh2 Bb5 23. Ng4 g5 $2 {xg6} (23... gxh5 $5 24. Nh2 (24. Ngf6 Nxf6
25. exf6+ Bxf6 26. Nxf6 Kxf6 27. Qe4 Nd5 $13) 24... h4 25. Bb3 $40) 24. Bb3
Rdf8 25. Nef6 $1 Qd8 (25... Nxf6 26. exf6+ Bxf6 27. Bxe6 Qd8 28. Bxf7 Rxf7 29.
Qg6+ Kf8 30. Bb4+ Be7 31. Bxe7+ Rxe7 32. Qf6+ $18) (25... Bxf6 26. exf6+ Kg8
27. Re5 Rd8 28. Nxh6+ Rxh6 29. Rxg5+ Kh8 30. Rxd5 Nxd5 31. Bxh6 $18) 26. Bxd5
Nxd5 (26... exd5 27. Bxg5 hxg5 28. h6+ Rxh6 29. Nxh6 Bxf6 30. Nf5+ $18) 27.
Nxd5 exd5 28. Bb4 $1 Bxb4 (28... b6 29. Bxe7 Qxe7 30. Ne3 Qd8 31. e6 $18) 29.
axb4 Re8 30. e6 Qd6 (30... fxe6 31. Qg6+ Kf8 32. Nxh6 Qe7 33. Rxc7 $1 $18) (
30... Rxe6 31. Rxe6 fxe6 32. Qg6+ Kf8 33. Rc3 Be2 34. Nxh6 Qe7 35. Rxc7 Qxc7
36. Qf6+ Ke8 37. Qxh8+ $18) 31. Qf5 Rxe6 32. Rxe6 Qxe6 (32... fxe6 33. Qf6+ Kg8
34. Nxh6+ Rxh6 35. Qxh6 $18) 33. Qxe6 fxe6 34. Rxc7+ Kf8 35. Nf6 (35. Nf6 Bc6
36. Kh2 $22 $18) 1-0

[Event "New York Manhattan"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kaidanov, Gregory S"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 019"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O a6 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 a6) 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 Ba7 12. Ne5 $1 Ne7
(12... Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Re8 $2 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Nxd5 Qxb2 16. Nc7 $18) (12... d4
13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. exd4 $14) 13. Qb3 d4 (13... Ng6 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Rfd1 $16) (
13... b5 14. Rfd1 Be6 15. Qa3) 14. Rfd1 Be6 $6 (14... Nf5 $5 15. Bc4 Qe7) 15.
Qxb7 $1 Nfd5 16. Nxd5 Bxd5 (16... Nxd5 17. Nc6 Qb6 18. Qxb6 Bxb6 19. Nxd4 $18)
17. Qb4 (17. Qxa6 $2 dxe3 18. Bxe3 Bxe3 $19) 17... dxe3 (17... Rb8 18. Qa3 $16)
18. Bxe3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 a5 20. Qa3 Ra7 21. Bf3 (21. e4 Qb6+) 21... Rc7 22. Rc5
$1 (22. Rxc7 Qxc7 23. Bxd5 Qxe5 24. Qxa5 Qxe3+) (22. Bxd5 Qxd5 (22... Rxc1 23.
Bxf7+ $1 Rxf7 24. Rxc1 $18) 23. Rxd5 Rxc1+ 24. Kf2 Nxd5 $16) 22... Qd6 23.
Rcxd5 Qxa3 24. bxa3 Nxd5 25. Bxd5 g6 26. Nxf7 Rc3 (26... Rfxf7 27. Rf1 Kg7 28.
Rxf7+ $18) 27. e4 Kg7 28. Ng5 Re8 29. a4 h6 30. Nf3 g5 31. h3 Rb8 32. Bb3 Rb7
33. Nd4 Kf6 34. Rf1+ Ke5 35. Nb5 Rc6 36. Bd5 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Zlin"]
[Site "Zlin"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kogan, Artur"]
[Black "Haba, Petr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1995.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Bf4 Nd7 5. e3 Ngf6 6. Nf3 Qa5 (6... Nh5 7. Bg5
Be7 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Bd3 Nhf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qc2 O-O 12. O-O Re8 13. Rae1 Ne4
14. Nd2 Ndf6 15. f3 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 c5 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Qd8 20.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. dxc5 {Serebrjanik,A-Shalimov,V/Ukraina-chT Simferopol 1991/1-0 
(56)}) (6... Be7 7. h3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rc1 Rc8 12.
Ne5 a6 {0-1 Zaitshik,G-Ivanchuk,V/URS-FL Lvov 1987 (41)}) 7. Nd2 Bb4 8. Rc1
Bxc3 9. Rxc3 Qxa2 10. Bd6 $5 (10. Qc1 Qa5 11. Bd6 $44) 10... Qa5 (10... Qxb2
11. Rb3 Qa2 12. Ba3 (12. Ra3 Qb2 13. Rb3 $10) 12... Nb6 13. Bd3 $13) 11. Bd3
Qd8 12. O-O Ne4 (12... Nb6 13. Ba3 $16) 13. Bxe4 (13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 $2 Nf6
) 13... Nf6 $1 (13... dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nf6 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. c5 $16) 14. c5 $1 (
14. Be5 dxe4 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nxe4 Qe7 $14) 14... Nxe4 (14... dxe4 15. Ra3 $16
) 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. f3 $1 (16. Qg4 Qf6 17. Qxe4 Qg6 18. Qh4 $16) 16... exf3 17.
Qxf3 Qf6 (17... Qd7 18. e4 f6 19. d5 $40) 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Rxf6 h5 (19... Bd7
20. e4 Rg8 21. Rh6 Rg7 22. Be5 $16) 20. e4 h4 21. Rf4 $1 (21. Rcf3 Rh7) 21...
e5 (21... h3 22. Be5 Rh7 23. Rg3 $16) (21... Bd7 22. Rh3 e5 23. Rhxh4 $18) 22.
Bxe5 Rh7 23. Bf6 h3 24. Rg3 b6 (24... hxg2 25. Rg8+ Kd7 26. Rd8+ Kc7 27. Rf8
$18) 25. Rg8+ Kd7 26. Rd8+ Kc7 27. d5 $1 cxd5 (27... bxc5 28. d6+ Kb7 29. d7
$18) 28. exd5 Bb7 (28... bxc5 29. d6+ Kc6 30. d7 $18) 29. Rxa8 Bxa8 30. Be5+
Kc8 31. c6 Rh5 32. Re4 f6 33. Bd6 (33. Bd6 Rh8 34. Re7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens op"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1995.01.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1995.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Be2
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. Qe2 b5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rfd1 Qb6 14. Bg3 Be7
15. a4 b4 16. a5 Qd8 $5 (16... Qc5) 17. Nb1 Nh5 18. Nbd2 (18. Bxh7+ $2 Kxh7 19.
Qd3+ Kg8 20. Qxd7 Qxd7 21. Rxd7 Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Nbd2 Bf6 24. Nc4 Nxg3
25. hxg3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Rc8 $17) 18... Nxg3 19. hxg3 Nc5 20. Nc4 Nxd3 $2 (20...
Qc7 21. Nb6 Rad8 22. Rac1 Qb8 23. Nd4 $14) (20... Qe8 $5) 21. Nb6 $1 Be4 (21...
Rb8 22. Rxd3 $16) 22. Ne1 Qe8 23. Nxd3 (23. Nxa8 Nxe1 24. Nb6 Nc2 25. Rac1 Qc6
$17) 23... Rd8 24. Ne5 Bd6 25. Ned7 $1 Rxd7 26. Nxd7 Qxd7 27. Qxa6 Rd8 28. Rd4
$2 (28. f3 $2 Bd5 29. e4 Bb3) (28. Qb6 Bd5 29. a6 Rb8 30. Qa5 Qa7 31. Rac1 Bf8
32. Rc7 Qa8 33. a7 Re8 34. f3 $16) 28... f5 29. Qb6 Bd5 30. a6 Rb8 31. Qa5 Qc6
32. Rdd1 Qc4 $5 33. a7 Ra8 34. Qb6 (34. Qa6 $2 Qe4 35. Qf1 Be5 $17) 34... Qe4 (
34... Bc7 $5 35. Qd4 Qxd4 36. Rxd4 Bd6 37. Ra5 Kf7 $17) 35. f3 Qe5 36. Ra6 (36.
e4 fxe4 37. f4 Bc7 $1 (37... Qxb2 38. Qxd6 e3 39. Rxd5 Qxa1+ 40. Kh2 Qxa7 41.
Qxe6+ Kh8 42. Re5 $132) 38. Qxb4 Qd6 $17) 36... Bf8 (36... Bc7 37. Rxd5 $1 exd5
38. Qb7 Qxe3+ 39. Kh2 Bxg3+ 40. Kh3 $1 $18) (36... Be7 37. Kh2 $13 (37. e4 fxe4
38. f4 Qh5 39. Qb8+ Kf7 40. g4 Bc5+ 41. Kf1 Qh1+ $19)) 37. Ra5 $1 Qd6 $4 (37...
Kh8 38. Rdxd5 exd5 39. Qb7 Qxe3+ 40. Kh2 Qh6+ 41. Kg1 Re8 $19) 38. Qxd6 Bxd6
39. e4 fxe4 40. fxe4 Bc7 (40... Bxe4 41. Rxd6 $18) 41. Rb5 Bc6 42. Rb8+ $1 Kf7
(42... Bxb8 43. Rd8+ Kf7 44. axb8=Q $18) 43. Rd7+ $5 (43. Rxa8 Bb6+ 44. Kh2
Bxa8 45. Rc1 Bxe4 46. Rc8 b3 47. a8=Q Bxa8 48. Rxa8 Bd4 49. Ra3 Bxb2 50. Rxb3
Bf6 $10) 43... Bxd7 44. Rxa8 Bb6+ 45. Kh2 Bc6 46. Rc8 Bxe4 47. a8=Q Bxa8 48.
Rxa8 Bd4 (48... b3 49. Rb8 $18) 49. b3 h5 50. Rb8 (50. g4 h4 51. Kh3 g5 52. g3
hxg3 53. Kxg3 $18) 50... Bc3 51. Rb5 $2 (51. Kh3 e5 52. g4 e4 53. Rb7+ Ke6 54.
Kg3 $18) 51... g6 $2 (51... e5 52. g4 h4 $5 53. g3 e4 54. Kg2 h3+) 52. g4 hxg4
53. Kg3 Kf6 54. Kxg4 Bd2 55. Kf3 Bc3 56. Ke4 e5 57. Rb6+ Kg5 58. Rc6 Bb2 59.
Rc4 Bc3 60. Kd3 Be1 61. Ke2 Bc3 62. Rxc3 bxc3 63. b4 e4 (63... Kf5 64. b5 Ke6
65. Kd3 Kd5 66. Kxc3 Kc5 67. Kd3 Kxb5 68. Ke4 Kc4 69. Kxe5 Kd3 70. Kf6 Ke3 71.
g4 Kf4 72. g5 $18) 64. b5 Kf4 65. b6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 19th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2012.04.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2012.04.09"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg Chess Fed"]
[BlackTeam "Khanty Mansyisk Yugra"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 {The early queen move is
nothing special in different openings after 1.d4. In the Queen's Gambit it
means the investment of a vital tempo and it gives Black the chance to try
pointing out its drawbacks.} c5 6. dxc5 d4 7. Nb5 e5 $1 {Without the witty
move 7..e5! the whole black setup would be rather pointless. The defender is
ready to sacrifice some material in order to lure White's pieces on to
unnatural squares.} (7... Nc6 8. Bf4 O-O 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Nbxd4 Qa5 11. a3 Nxd4
12. Nxd4 Qxc5 13. b4 Qc8 14. e4 a5 15. b5 Qc5 16. e5 Nh5 17. Be3 Qxe5 $15 {
1-0 Vera Gonzalez Quevedo,R (2470)-Boensch,U (2530)/Portoroz 1987 (39)}) (7...
Bxc5 8. Bf4 Qa5+ (8... e5 9. Bxe5 Bb4+ 10. Nd2 Nc6 11. Bxd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 O-O
13. e3 Bxd2+ 14. Qxd2 Ne4 15. Qb4 Qf6 16. Nf3 Bg4 17. Be2 Rad8 18. c5 Rfe8 19.
Rd1 $16 {0-1 Galliamova,A (2445)-Geller,E (2515)/Vienna 1993 (30)}) (8... Na6
9. a3 Ng4 10. Qd2 O-O 11. b4 $16 Bb6 12. Bd6 Qf6 13. c5 Bd7 14. Nbxd4 Rfd8 15.
h3 e5 16. hxg4 exd4 17. Be5 Qe6 18. cxb6 Bc6 19. Bxd4 $18 {1-0 Miles,A (2565)
-Noble,M (2320)/Auckland 1992 (27)}) (8... O-O 9. O-O-O Qa5 10. a3 Nc6 11. b4
Bxb4 12. axb4 Nxb4 13. Bd2 $18 {Eingorn,V-Vaganian,R/URS (ch) 1988}) 9. Bd2 Qb6
10. b4 Be7 11. a3 e5 12. Nxe5 g6 13. c5 Qd8 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. cxd6 O-O 16. Rc1
Qxd6 17. Qxc8 Qxe5 18. Qxb7 $16 {0-1 Eingorn,V (2545)-Beliavsky,A (2630)/Minsk
1987 (35)}) 8. e3 {It is quite possible that this important game will trigger
the reevaluation of the whole system with the move 5.Qc2. The developing idea
8.e3 will not bring White much satisfaction, so it might be necessary to turn
the attention towards the more courageous 8.Nxe5.} (8. Nxe5 a6 9. Na3 (9. Nd6+
$2 Bxd6 10. cxd6 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxe5 12. Qf4 Qc5 13. e3 Nc6 14. exd4 Nxd4 15. Bd3
Ne6 16. Qg3 Nh5 17. Qf3 Qxd6 $17 {1/2-1/2 Zhu Chen (2485)-Zatonskih,A (2522)/
Hangzhou 2011 (53)}) (9. Qa4 O-O 10. Nd6 Bxd6 11. cxd6 Qxd6 12. Nd3 Bf5 13. Bf4
Qe6 14. Qa3 Qxc4 {1/2-1/2 Bogner,S (2522)-Naumann,A (2528)/Bad Liebenzell 2010}
) 9... O-O $1 (9... Bxc5 10. Nd3 Bxa3 11. bxa3 O-O 12. g3 Re8 13. Bg2 Bg4 14.
O-O (14. f3 $6 Bf5 15. O-O Nc6 $44) 14... Bxe2 (14... Rxe2 15. Qb3 $16) 15. Re1
Bxd3 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Qxd3 Qe1+ $2 (17... Nc6 18. Rb1 $14 (18. Bf4 $14)) 18.
Qf1 Qc3 19. Rb1 $16 {1-0 Dreev,A (2645)-Vaganian,R (2595)/Budapest 1996 (47)})
10. g3 (10. Nd3 $5 Bf5 $44 {/\Nbd7}) 10... Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxc5 12. Nd3 (12. Nf3
Bf5 13. Qb3 Nc6 14. Bg2 Ne4 15. O-O Rac8 $44) 12... Qc6 13. Rg1 (13. f3 $6 Bxa3
14. bxa3 Re8 $36) 13... Bf5 14. Bg2 Qc8 15. c5 $2 (15. Qb3 Nc6 $44 {/\} 16.
O-O-O $2 (16. c5 Re8 17. Rc1 Bf8 18. Kf1 (18. Nc4 $2 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Bxc5 $15)
18... Ne4 19. Be1 Qd7 20. Bf3 Bh3+ 21. Bg2 Bf5 22. Bf3 {1-0 Markus,R (2481)
-Benkovic,P (2469)/Subotica 2003 (62)}) 16... b5 $1 $40) 15... Nbd7 16. c6 (16.
b4 a5 $36) 16... Bxa3 17. bxa3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 Bxc2 19. cxb7 Qe6 20. bxa8=Q Rxa8
21. Bxa8 Qxe5 22. Bf4 $2 (22. Rc1 d3 23. e3 Ne4 $40) (22. f4 $1 {/\Bf3,Kf2})
22... Qa5+ $17 {0-1 Khalifman,A (2688)-Topalov,V (2739)/Dubai 2002 (32)}) 8...
Nc6 {Jakovenko does not see the need to kick the knight from b5 and uses the
tempo more usefully.} (8... a6 9. Nd6+ Bxd6 10. cxd6 Qxd6 11. exd4 exd4 12. Bd3
O-O 13. O-O Nc6 14. h3 Nb4 15. Qd1 Rd8 16. Re1 b5 17. Ne5 Bb7 18. Bf4 Nxd3 19.
Qxd3 bxc4 20. Qxc4 Qd5 21. Qxd5 Nxd5 22. Bd2 $11 {1-0 Ovsejevitsch,S (2597)
-Krivoborodov,E (2499)/Bad Wiessee 2010 (53)}) 9. exd4 exd4 10. Bf4 O-O 11. Bc7
{[%mdl 4] Svidler would badly need some success based on the control of the
b8-h2 diagonal. Objectively his situation complicates the vulnerable position
of his king.} (11. Nc7 Bxc5 (11... Nh5 12. Bd6 Bxd6 13. cxd6 Qxd6 14. Nxa8 Re8+
15. Kd1 Bg4 $11) 12. Bd3 (12. Nxa8 $2 Re8+ 13. Kd2 Nb4 14. Qb3 Ne4+ 15. Kc1 Bd6
16. Bd2 Bf5 17. a3 (17. Bxb4 Bf4+ $19) 17... Nxd2 18. Kxd2 Qa5 19. Kd1 Bd7 $19)
12... Nb4 13. Qb1 Rb8 14. O-O Bg4 $15) 11... Qd7 (11... Qe8 12. O-O-O Bxc5 13.
Bd6 Bxd6 14. Nxd6 Qe6 15. Nb5 $14) 12. Ne5 (12. Bd6 Bxd6 13. Nxd6 (13. cxd6
Re8+ 14. Kd1 Ne4 $17) 13... b6 14. O-O-O bxc5 $17) (12. O-O-O a6 $17) 12... Qe6
13. O-O-O Ne8 $1 {Jakovenko's modest move indicates, that White has exposed
himself to the maximum without really gaining anything tangible.} (13... Nxe5
$2 14. Nxd4 Qa6 15. Bxe5 $16) 14. f4 (14. Re1 a6 15. Nd3 Qf6 16. Bg3 axb5 17.
cxb5 Nd8 $17) 14... Qh6 {It would have been nearly unjust to criticise the
unpleasant move by the black queen. The second player had to forego the
tempting possibility of kicking the opponent away with the immediate blow 14...
a6!?} (14... a6 $5 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Nxd4 Qe3+ 17. Qd2 Qxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Nxc7 $17)
15. Nxc6 (15. Qd2 Bxc5 16. Nd3 a6 17. Nxc5 axb5 $17) 15... bxc6 16. Qe4 Bxc5
17. Be5 $2 {The white position was not healthy any more, but the bishop
centralisation will lead to utter catastrophe. His opponent's task would have
been much more difficult after the clever retreat of the bishop 17.Ba5!} (17.
Ba5 $1 Bg4 18. Rd2 Bb6 (18... f5 $2 19. Qe5 $14) 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. a3 Rd8 21.
Nxd4 Nf6 22. Qe5 Rde8 23. Qg5 (23. Qd6 c5 24. Nc6 Re1+ 25. Kc2 Rfe8 $17) 23...
Qxg5 24. fxg5 Re1+ 25. Kc2 Ne4 $17) 17... Bg4 $1 18. b4 (18. Be2 $2 Bxe2 19.
Qxe2 cxb5 $19) (18. Rd2 f5 19. Qc2 cxb5 $19) 18... Bxb4 19. Rxd4 f6 {A very
rare situation as White is only seldom burdened with so many exposed pieces in
the centre that are under fire.} (19... f5 20. Qc2 (20. Qb1 Bc5 $19) 20... Bc5
21. Rd3 cxb5 22. cxb5 Bb6 $19) 20. Bd6 (20. Qxc6 Rc8 21. Qa6 (21. Qd5+ Rf7 22.
Bd6 Nxd6 23. Nxd6 Bxd6 24. Qxd6 Rd7 $19) 21... fxe5 $19) 20... Nxd6 21. Nxd6
Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Rae8 {The decisive motif turns out to be quite simple. Black
will very elegantly prove that his opponent has not managed to complete his
piece development. The consequences are usually quite painful...} 23. Qd4 (23.
Qd3 Qxf4+ 24. Qd2 Re1+ 25. Kc2 Qe5 $19) (23. Qxc6 Qxf4+ 24. Kc2 Bf5+ 25. Kd1
Rb8 26. Bd3 Bg4+ $19) 23... Re1+ 24. Kc2 (24. Kb2 Rd1 25. Qc5 Qxf4 26. Rxd1
Bxd1 $19) 24... Rd1 $1 25. Qc5 Qxf4 {The charming piece sacrifice decides a
briskly played game. Svidler does not lose with the white pieces in 25 moves
all that often.} (25... Qxf4 26. Rxd1 Bxd1+ 27. Kxd1 Rd8+ 28. Kc2 (28. Bd3
Rxd3+ 29. Kc2 Qe4 $19) 28... Qd2+ 29. Kb3 Rb8+ 30. Ka4 Qc2+ 31. Ka3 Qb2+ 32.
Ka4 a5 $19) 0-1

[Event "URS-chT Republics 19th final A"]
[Site "Azov"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2570"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1991.??.??"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Qf6 13. b4 Bf5 (13... Bg4
14. h3 Bf5 15. b5 Nd4 16. Bxf5 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qxf5 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. Rac1 d4
20. Bc7 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Rd5 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Rxd4 Rxb5 24. Rc7 $14 {Yusupov,
A-Beliavsky,A/Linares/1990/ ->CBM 17}) 14. b5 Nd4 15. Ne5 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Rfd8 (
16... Ne6 17. Nd7 $18) 17. a4 Ne6 18. a5 Bc7 (18... Nxf4 19. exf4 Bc7 20. Qd4
$14) 19. Ng4 Qe7 (19... Qg6 $5 20. Qxg6 hxg6 21. Bxc7 Nxc7 $10) 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 (
20... Nxc7 21. b6 axb6 22. axb6 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Na6 24. Qd4 $14) 21. Rfc1 Qd6 22.
Qf5 d4 (22... Nc7 23. Rab1 (23. Ne5 f6 $1)) 23. Ne5 Qe7 (23... f6 24. Nc4 (24.
Nc6 Rd7 25. Nxd4 Nxd4 26. exd4 Qxd4 27. Qe6+ Kh8 $14) 24... Qd5 25. Qxd5 Rxd5
26. b6 $36) 24. a6 $1 dxe3 25. fxe3 Rac8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. axb7 Qxb7 28. Nc6
Ra8 29. Qf3 Kf8 (29... Nc5 30. Qd5 $18) 30. Qe4 g6 (30... Qxb5 31. Nd4 Qb8 32.
Nxe6+ fxe6 33. Qxh7 $18) 31. Qe5 Kg8 32. h4 a6 33. Qf6 a5 (33... Qxb5 34. Ne7+
Kf8 35. Qh8+ Kxe7 36. Qxa8 $18) 34. Ne7+ Kf8 35. Rf1 Nd8 $8 36. h5 $1 Ke8 37.
Nc6 Ne6 38. Qh8+ Nf8 39. Qe5+ Ne6 40. Qh8+ Nf8 41. Ne5 Qe4 42. Qf6 Ra7 (42...
Qxe3+ 43. Kh1 Qa7 44. Qc6+ $18) 43. Nxf7 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Buenos Aires Najdorf"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1993.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 Nc6 (11... Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13.
Qa4 Nc6 14. Rhd1 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Qh4 g6 17. Rd2 d4 18. e4 Re8 19. Kf1 Be6
20. f4 Qa5 21. Qf2 Rac8 22. Kg1 Red8 23. h3 Rc6 24. f5 $14 {Smyslov,
V-Beliavsky,A/Moskva/1981/}) 12. Qb1 $5 (12. Qc2 h6 (12... g6 13. Rhd1 Bg4 14.
Qa4 (14. Kf1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Qf6 16. a3 Ba5 17. Kg2 Bb6 $15 {Petrosian,A-Lputian,
S/Erevan/1982/}) 14... Qe7 15. Bb5 Rfd8 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. h3 Bxf3+ 18. gxf3 Bd6
19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Rd2 Rd7 21. Rc1 c5 22. Qb5 d4 23. b4 Rad8 24. Rcd1 $14 {
Gurevich,D-Rechlis,G/Beersheva/1987/}) 13. Rhd1 (13. h3 Be6 14. Rhd1 Rc8 15.
Qa4 Qf6 16. Rab1 d4 17. Rbc1 {0,5/Knezevic,M-Meyer,P/Wuppertal/1986/}) 13...
Be6 14. Kf1 Rc8 15. Qa4 Bd6 16. a3 Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Qc7 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19. Rac1
Rfc8 20. Rc3 Na5 21. Rxc7 Rxc7 22. Nd4 a6 23. Ke2 Bg4+ 24. f3 $14 {Gomez
Esteban,JM-Arlandi,E/Lisboa zt (06)/1993/}) (12. h3 Bd6 13. Qa4 Nb4 14. Bxd6
Qxd6 15. Qa3 Qb6 16. Rhd1 Bd7 17. Nd4 a5 18. Kf1 f5 19. Ne2 Bb5 20. Bxb5 Qxb5
21. Rd2 Rac8 22. Rad1 a4 23. Kg1 Nc2 24. Qd6 $16 {De Firmian,N-Handoko,E/Dubai
olm (5)/1986/}) 12... h6 13. Rd1 Re8 14. Kf1 (14. h3 Be6) 14... Bg4 15. Be2 Qd7
16. a3 Bf8 (16... Be7 17. b4 Bf6 18. Ra2 Rad8 19. Rad2 Bf5 $13) 17. b4 a6 (
17... Rad8 18. h3 Be6 19. b5 $14) 18. Ra2 Rad8 19. Rad2 Qe6 20. Qa2 Qf6 $1 21.
Nd4 (21. Rxd5 Be6 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 $1 (22... Bxa2 23. Rxe8 {/\ Bd6}) 23. Qc2 Rxd1+
24. Bxd1 Qa1 $132) 21... Bxe2+ 22. Nxe2 (22. Rxe2 Bd6 $10) 22... g5 23. Bc7 Rd7
24. Bg3 (24. Bb6 $2 Nxb4 25. axb4 Qxb6 $17) 24... Rxe3 25. Rxd5 Rxd5 26. Rxd5 (
26. Qxd5 Rxa3 $17) 26... Bxb4 $1 27. axb4 (27. Kg1 Rxa3 $19) 27... Nxb4 28. Rd6
(28. Qd2 Nxd5 29. Qxd5 Qa1+ $19) 28... Rd3 $3 29. Qa4 $8 (29. Rxf6 Rd1#) (29.
Rxd3 Nxa2 $19) 29... Rxd6 30. Bxd6 Qxd6 $19 31. Qe8+ Kg7 32. g3 Qd1+ 33. Kg2
Qd5+ 34. Kf1 Nc2 35. h3 Qd1+ 36. Kg2 Ne1+ 37. Kf1 Nf3+ 38. Kg2 Qd5 39. Kf1 Nd2+
40. Kg1 Qe6 0-1

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Bd7 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. Be2 (11. cxd5 exd5 12. Be2 Be6 13. O-O) 11... Be7
12. O-O dxc4 13. Bxc4 Qb6 {N} (13... Qa5 14. Qb3 Rfd8 15. Qxb7 e5 16. Bg3 Rb8
17. Qa6 Qxa6 18. Bxa6 e4 19. Ne5 $16 {Portisch,L-Westerinen,H/Nice ol/1974/1/
4-1/4/35/}) 14. Ng5 (14. Ba2 $5 Rfd8 15. Nd2 $14) 14... h6 15. Nge4 Na5 (15...
Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Na5 $1 17. Rxd7 Rxc4 18. Qf3 Bf6 $13) 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Ba2 Bb5
(17... Bxc3 $5 18. Bb1 f5 19. bxc3 Bb5 $13) 18. Bb1 g6 19. Rd6 Qc5 20. Rxe6 (
20. Nxb5 Qxb5 21. Qd1 Bg7 22. b4 Nc4 23. Bd3 $14) 20... Qc4 21. Nxb5 Qxc2 (
21... Qxe6 $5 22. Qa4 $13) 22. Bxc2 fxe6 23. Bxg6 Kg7 $13 {Ftacnik} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. g5 exf4 14. gxf6 Bxf6
15. Nd5 Ne7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rhg1+ Kh8 18. Nd4 $5 $146 (18. Qe4) 18... fxe3 (
18... Bf5 19. Nxf5 Qxf5 20. Qxf5 Nxf5 21. Bd3 $14) 19. fxe3 Bf5 20. Nxf5 Qxf5 (
20... Nxf5 21. Rd5 Qb6 22. Kb1 Qxe3 (22... Nxe3 $2 23. Qxh7+ Kxh7 24. Rh5#) 23.
Rg4 $40) 21. Bd3 Qe5 (21... Qc8 22. Bxh7 f5 23. Rd4 $1) 22. Kb1 f5 23. Qb3 Rac8
(23... Nd5 $5 24. Rg3 Nxe3 25. Re1 f4 26. Rh3 f5 27. Qxb7 Qg7 $13) 24. Bc2 Qf6
$2 (24... Rc6 $2 25. Qxf7 $1) (24... b5 25. Rd7 a5 $13) 25. Rd7 Nc6 (25... Rc6
26. Rxb7 $16) 26. Rf1 (26. Qd5 Rcd8 27. Qxf5 Qxf5 28. Bxf5 Rxd7 29. Bxd7 Ne5
$14) 26... Ne5 27. Rxf5 Qg7 (27... Nxd7 28. Rxf6 Nxf6 29. Qxb7 $16) 28. Rd4 $1
(28. Rxb7 Nc4 $132) 28... Rc6 29. Rh5 h6 30. Be4 (30. Ka2 $5) 30... Re6 31. Ka2
Ng4 (31... Qg4 32. Rf5 Nc6 33. Qxe6 $1 fxe6 34. Rxf8+ Kg7 35. Rg8+ Kxg8 36.
Bh7+ Kxh7 37. Rxg4 $18) 32. Rh4 $2 (32. Bf5 Nxe3 (32... Rxe3 33. Rxg4 $18) 33.
Bxe6 Qxd4 34. Bxf7 Kg7 35. Be6 b6 36. Rh3 Nf5 37. Rd3 $18) 32... Rb6 (32...
Nxe3 $1 33. Qxe3 f5 34. Qb3 Rxe4 35. Rhxe4 fxe4 36. Rxe4 $16) 33. Qc3 f5 $2 34.
Bxf5 $1 Rxf5 35. Rhxg4 Qf7+ 36. Ka1 Kh7 37. Qd3 Rg6 $138 (37... Rg6 38. Rd7
Rf1+ 39. Qxf1 Qxd7 40. Rd4 Qe6 41. Qd3 Kg7 $16) 1-0

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qxc5 {N} 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. g4 Rfc8 12. Kb1 Be8 13. Nd2 Bf8 14. g5 Nh5
15. cxd5 (15. Nb3 Qb6 16. cxd5 Nxf4 17. exf4 Ne7 $132) 15... Nxf4 16. exf4 Nd4
17. Qd3 Nf5 (17... exd5 18. Bg2 Bc6 19. Rc1 $1) 18. Bh3 b5 19. Bxf5 exf5 20.
Nb3 Qb6 (20... Qxf2 21. Nd4 $40) 21. Qe3 $1 b4 22. Qxb6 axb6 23. axb4 Bxb4 24.
Rd3 $16 Rc4 25. d6 Bxc3 26. Rxc3 Rxf4 27. Rhc1 Bd7 28. Rc7 Be6 29. d7 Rf8 30.
Rd1 Bxd7 (30... Rd8 31. Rc8 $1) 31. Rdxd7 Rxf2 32. h4 {Ftacnik} 1-0

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Bd7 {N} 11. g4 Rfc8 12. Kb1 dxc4 13. Nd2 (13. g5 Nd5
14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Rxd5 Be6) 13... Ne7 (13... e5 14. Nxc4 Qc7 15. g5 $40) 14.
Nxc4 Qd8 15. e4 (15. Bg2 Nfd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 $132) 15... Ng6 16. Bg3 Qe7 17. h4
h5 $1 18. g5 Ne8 19. e5 (19. Bg2 b5 $132) 19... Bc6 20. Rg1 b5 21. Nd6 Nxd6 22.
exd6 Qd7 23. Bd3 b4 $1 24. axb4 Bxb4 25. Bxg6 Bxc3 26. Bh7+ Kh8 27. Qxc3 (27.
bxc3 Ba4 $19) 27... Kxh7 (27... Be4+ $2 28. Bxe4 Rxc3 29. Bxa8 $18) 28. g6+
fxg6 29. Qd3 Qb7 $19 30. Rde1 Bb5 31. Qb3 Qa6 32. Re3 Rc4 33. Be5 Ra4 34. Kc2
Rc8+ 35. Kd2 Bc4 36. Qc3 Rc5 37. Rxg6 Rd5+ 38. Kc2 Kxg6 39. Rg3+ Kf7 40. Qf3+
Ke8 41. Qxh5+ g6 42. Qxg6+ Kd7 43. Qf7+ Kc6 44. Qc7+ Kb5 45. f4 Bd3+ $2 (45...
Ra1 $5) 46. Rxd3 Rc4+ 47. Qxc4+ Kxc4 48. Ra3 $1 Ra5 49. d7 $1 Rxa3 50. d8=Q Rh3
51. Qd7 Rh2+ 52. Kb1 Qb6 53. Qd1 {Ftacnik} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[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. Nf3 {Anand} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. g4 Rfc8 12. Kb1 b5 $5 {N} (12...
dxc4 13. Nd2 Ne7 14. Nxc4 $14 {Khalifman,A-Kotronias/Sochi/1989/ ->CBM 16}) (
12... Bf8 13. g5 Nh5 14. Bg3 Ne7 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Be2 f6 $14 {Gelfand,
B-Beliavsky,A/Linares/1990/ ->CBM 17}) 13. cxb5 $5 (13. cxd5 b4 $1 14. dxc6
Bxc6 15. axb4 Bxb4 16. Be2 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Be4 18. Rd3 Rab8+ $19) (13. b4 Bxb4
14. axb4 Nxb4 15. Qb2 bxc4 $19) (13. Nxb5 Ne7 $1) 13... Ne7 14. Nd2 (14. h3 {
Anand} Bxa3) 14... Qd8 (14... Bxa3 $2 15. g5 Ng4 16. Nc4 $1 dxc4 17. Rxd7 Bb4
18. Bg2 $16) 15. Nb3 $2 (15. Be2 $5 $13) (15. Be2 {Anand} d4 $132) 15... Ne4 $1
16. Nxc5 (16. Nxe4 Bxe3 17. Nec5 Bxf4 $17) 16... Rxc5 17. Be5 Nxc3+ 18. Bxc3
Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Rxb5 20. h4 Rc8 21. h5 (21. Rc1 $5 $17) 21... Qd6 $1 22. Qa4 (22.
Ka1 $13 {Anand}) 22... Qb8 23. Be5 Qb7 24. g5 (24. Rc1 $1 {Anand} Nc6 25. Rc2
$13) 24... Nc6 25. Rc1 (25. Bc3 {Anand}) 25... d4 $1 26. Bxd4 Rb8 $1 27. Bc3
Rxb2+ 28. Ka1 Rb6 29. g6 Ra6 30. gxf7+ Kxf7 (30... Kh8 31. h6) 31. Qf4+ Kg8 32.
Qd6 Nd4 $1 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Abramovic, Bosko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 Nh5 (7...
Qa5 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bg3 N7b6 11. Bb3 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc3 13. cxb6 Ne4+
14. Kf1 Nc5 15. Ne5 axb6 16. Kg1 O-O 17. h3 h5 18. Kh2 Bf6 19. Nc4 Qb5 20. Rhd1
Bd7 21. h4 Bc6 22. f3 Nxb3 23. axb3 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 $10 {List-Soultanbeieff/
Zaanstreek (08)/1946/}) (7... O-O 8. h3 Re8 9. O-O-O (9. Bd3 Nf8 10. g4 Bd6 11.
Ne5 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd5 13. O-O-O Nxf4 14. exf4 b5 15. Bd3 f6 16. Be4 Bb7 17. Nd3
Qb6 18. Kb1 a5 19. Nc5 Rad8 20. Ne2 Bc8 21. Rc1 e5 22. dxe5 fxe5 23. f5 Re7 24.
Rhd1 $16 {Sezedenko,V-Mainapalert,T/Manila olm/1992/}) 9... Qa5 10. cxd5 exd5
11. Kb1 Bb4 12. Rc1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng5 Nb6 15. f3 h6 16. Nxe4 Be6 17. a3
Qd5 18. Nc3 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Bf5 20. e4 Rxe4 21. fxe4 Bxe4 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. Qxd3
Qb3+ {0,5/Ostenstad,B-Lein,A/Gausdal Int (6)/1990/}) 8. Bg3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 g6 $6
(9... h6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O-O $14) 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O-O dxc4 (11... b6 12.
cxd5 exd5 13. Rh6 Bb7 14. Rdh1 Nf6 15. Ne5 $16) 12. Bxc4 b5 13. Bd3 Qa5 (13...
Bb7 14. Rh6 Nf6 15. Rdh1 $16) 14. Kb1 Ba6 (14... b4 15. Ne4 c5 16. Nfd2 cxd4
17. exd4 Qb6 18. Nb3 Bb7 19. Qc1 {/\ Qh6}) 15. Ne4 Rfc8 16. Neg5 $1 Nf8 (16...
h5 $2 17. Bxg6 $18) 17. Nxh7 $1 c5 (17... Nxh7 18. Bxg6 Nf8 (18... Nf6 19. Ne5
Rf8 20. Rh6 $18) 19. Bh7+ Kg7 20. Qe4 Bf6 21. Qg4+ Ng6 22. Qh5 Kf8 23. Bxg6
fxg6 24. Qxg6 $18) 18. Nxf8 cxd4 (18... Bxf8 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qxg6+ Bg7 21.
Ng5 Rc7 22. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 23. Qh7#) 19. Qb3 Bxf8 (19... Kxf8 20. Nxd4 Qb6 21.
Bxg6 $1 $18) 20. Bxg6 $1 b4 (20... fxg6 21. Qxe6+ Kg7 22. Rh7+ Kxh7 23. Qf7+
$18) (20... dxe3 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Ng5+ Kg7 23. Rh7+ $18) 21. Bh7+ Kg7 22.
Rxd4 Bc5 (22... Kf6 23. Rf4+ Ke7 24. Bg8 $18) 23. Rd7 Be7 24. Bd3 (24. Rxe7 Bc4
25. Ne5 Qxe5 (25... Bxb3 26. Rxf7+ Kh8 27. Ng6#) 26. Qxb4 Rab8 $16) 24... Rd8 (
24... Bxd3+ 25. Qxd3 Rh8 26. Qd4+ Bf6 27. Qg4+ Kf8 28. Rxh8+ Bxh8 29. Ng5 Qe5
30. Rxf7+ Ke8 31. Qxb4 $18) 25. Rd4 Bxd3+ (25... Rxd4 26. Nxd4 $18) 26. Qxd3
Bf6 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Rf4 Ke7 (28... Bg7 29. Nh4 f6 30. Rg4 Qc7 31. Ng6+ Kf7 32.
Nf4 $18) 29. Rxf6 (29. Rxf6 Kxf6 30. Qh4+ Kg6 31. Qh6+ Kf5 32. Qf4+ Kg6 33.
Rh6+ Kg7 34. Qf6+) 1-0

[Event "Altensteig"]
[Site "Altensteig"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Muse, Mladen"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1991.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 025"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Be2 Ne4 {N} (9... Be7) (9... Re8) (9... dxc4) 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ne5 (11.
Nd2 e5 12. Bg3 f5 13. b4 Bd6 $36) (11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Ne5 Ne7 $5) 11... Qf6 $1
12. Nxc6 (12. Nd7 $2 Bxd7 13. Qxd7 Qxb2 $17) 12... bxc6 13. Qc2 (13. b4 Qc3+
14. Kf1 Be7) 13... a5 14. O-O (14. Qxe4 Qxb2 15. Rb1 Qc3+ $17) 14... e5 15. Bg3
Re8 16. b3 (16. Qxe4 $2 Bf5 17. Qf3 e4 18. Qf4 g5 19. Qc7 Ra7 $19) 16... Bf5
17. Qb2 Qe7 18. Rfb1 f6 19. Bd1 (19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Qxa1 Bxb4 $17)
19... Red8 20. Bc2 Rd2 21. Qc3 Rad8 22. Rd1 $2 (22. b4 $5 axb4 23. axb4 Bxb4
24. Qxb4 Qxb4 25. Rxb4 Rxc2 $17) 22... Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 24. Bxd1 Qd8 $1 25.
Bc2 Bxa3 $19 26. h3 Bb4 27. Qb2 Qd2 28. Kh2 Bg6 29. Qb1 Qe1 30. Qb2 Kf7 31. h4
Ke6 32. h5 Bf5 33. Qa2 Qe2 34. h6 gxh6 35. Qb1 Qe1 36. Qa2 Qc1 37. Bb1 h5 38.
Qa4 Qxb1 39. Qxc6+ Kf7 40. c5 Qxb3 41. Qb7+ Kg6 42. c6 Qe6 43. c7 Qd7 44. Qb6
Kf7 45. Bh4 Be6 46. Qb8 Qc8 47. Qb6 Be7 48. Qxa5 Bd6 49. Qa4 Qxc7 50. Qxe4 f5 {
Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1996.03.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1996.03.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Seirawan Kasparov Fritz} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 dxc4
6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 (7. d5 $5 exd5 8. e5 (8. exd5 $5 a6 9. a4 Bd6 10. Bxc4 O-O (
10... Qe7+ $5) 11. O-O h6 $10) 8... Nxe5 $5 9. Nxe5 Bd6 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11. Nxd7
Qxd7 12. Qxd7+ Kxd7 13. Bg5 Rhe8+ 14. Kd2 Ne4+ $44) 7... Bxc5 8. Bxc4 a6 (8...
Ng4 9. O-O a6 10. Bf4 Qf6 11. Qd2 Nge5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Be2 O-O 14. Bg5 Qg6
15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 Bd7 17. f4 Ng4 18. Qg3 Nh6 19. Qxg6 hxg6 20. Rad1 Rfd8
21. Rd2 Bc6 {1/2-1/2 Gulko,B-Ivanov,IV/New York op (08)/1994/ (26)}) 9. a4 Qc7
10. O-O Ng4 (10... Bxf2+ 11. Rxf2 (11. Qxf2 Qxc4 12. e5 Ng4 13. Nd2 Qc5 $1 14.
Qxc5 Nxc5 15. Nc4 f6 $1) 11... Qxc4 12. b3 Qc6 13. Ba3 Ng4 14. Rd2 $40) 11. h3
$5 (11. Ne2 {Seirawan} Bd6 $5 12. h3 Nge5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. b3 $17) 11... Nxf2
(11... Nge5 $142 $1 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Be2 b6 (13... O-O $15) 14. Bf4 Bb7 $17 {
Kasparov}) (11... h5 $5 {Seirawan} 12. b3 $2 Qg3 13. Ba3 $2 Nde5 $19) 12. Rxf2
Bxf2+ 13. Qxf2 Qxc4 14. Qg3 f6 (14... O-O 15. Bh6 g6 16. Bxf8 (16. Rd1 {
Seirawan} Rd8 17. Rd4 Qc5 18. e5 $1 Nf8 (18... Nxe5 $2 19. Qxe5) 19. Ne4 $40)
16... Nxf8 17. e5 $44) (14... Rg8 $5 15. Be3 $13) (14... Qc5+ 15. Kh1 Qf8 16.
e5 $1 (16. Bf4 $2 f6 17. Bd6 Qf7 18. Rf1 Qg6 19. Qf4 b6 $17) 16... f5 17. exf6
gxf6 18. Ne4 Rg8 19. Qc7 Kf7 20. Bg5 $5 fxg5 21. Nfxg5+ $40) 15. Qxg7 Qc5+ 16.
Kh1 Qf8 17. Qg4 Qf7 (17... Nc5 $6 18. Qh5+ Kd8 19. Be3 $40) 18. e5 Rg8 (18...
Nxe5 19. Nxe5 fxe5 20. Ne4 Qg6 (20... Qf1+ 21. Kh2 Rf8 22. Qg7 Qd3 23. Bg5 Qd7
24. Qxe5 $18) 21. Nd6+ Kf8 (21... Kd7 22. Bg5 $1 Kc7 (22... Rg8 23. Qd1 $16) (
22... Kxd6 23. Qb4+ Kc7 24. Qc5+ $18) 23. Rc1+ Kb8 24. Qb4 $18) 22. Qh4 $40)
19. Qc4 {/\ Nc3-e4-d6} f5 (19... Nxe5 20. Nxe5 fxe5 21. Ne4 Qg6 22. Bg5 $40)
20. Bg5 h6 21. Bh4 (21. Bxh6 Qg6 22. Bg5 Nxe5 23. Qc5 Nc6 24. Re1 $40) 21...
Qg6 $6 (21... Nf8 $5 {Kasparov} 22. Qb4 $44 (22. Rd1 Bd7 23. Qc7 $1 Ng6 24. Bf6
)) (21... Kf8 $8 22. Ne2 Kg7 23. Nf4 Nf8 24. Rd1 b5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Qxb5 $44)
22. Rg1 Nf8 (22... Rg7 23. a5 Nf8 24. Na4 Bd7 25. Nb6 Bc6 26. Nxa8 Bxf3 27. Nb6
Bc6 28. Nc8 $40) (22... b5 23. Qc6 Rb8 24. Nd5 $1 exd5 25. e6 $18) 23. Qb4 Rg7
24. Ne2 b5 (24... a5 25. Qb5+ Rd7 26. Nf4 Qf7 27. Nd2 Ng6 28. Nc4 Ra6 29. Nd6+
Raxd6 30. exd6 Nxf4 31. Rc1 $18) (24... Bd7 25. Qxb7 Rc8 26. Nf4 Qf7 27. Rd1
$18) 25. axb5 (25. Nf4 $1 Qf7 26. Bf6 Rg8 27. axb5 $18) 25... Rd7 26. Nf4 Qf7 (
26... Qg8 27. Nh5) 27. Rc1 Bb7 (27... axb5 28. Qxb5 Bb7 29. Rc7 Ra7 30. Kh2 $16
) 28. bxa6 Bxf3 (28... Rxa6 29. Qb5 (29. Nd4 $2 Ng6 30. Nh5 $2 Nxh4 31. Nf6+
Kd8 32. Nxe6+ Rxe6 $1 33. Qa5+ Rc7) 29... Ra8 $1 (29... Ra7 30. Rc7 $16) 30.
Rc7 Bxf3 31. gxf3 Qg8 $1 32. Kh2 Ra1 33. Bf2 Rad1 $1 34. Rc8+ $1 {Fritz} (34.
Nh5 $5 {Seirawan} Kf7 $1 35. Nf6 Rxc7 36. Nxg8 Kxg8 $14) 34... Kf7 35. Nxe6 $1
Nxe6 (35... Kxe6 $2 36. Qb6+) 36. Rxg8 Kxg8 $16) (28... Bxa6 29. Ra1 (29. Qa4
Bb7 $4 30. Qxa8+) 29... Rb7 (29... Rda7 30. Bf2) 30. Qd6 Rba7 31. Bf2 $18) 29.
gxf3 Rda7 30. Rg1 (30. Rc6 Qd7 31. Rd6 $18 (31. Rd6 Qc8 32. Rd8+ Qxd8 33. Bxd8
Rxd8 34. Qb6 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Rg7 $132)) 30... Rxa6 (30... Qd7 31. Nh5 Qc6 32. Nf6+
Kf7 33. Qf4 Ng6 34. Qg3 $18) 31. Nh5 Qc7 (31... Qxh5 $2 32. Qe7#) 32. Rg7 Ra1+
33. Kg2 Qc2+ 34. Bf2 (34. Bf2 R1a7 35. Nf6+ Kd8 36. Qxf8#) 1-0

[Event "Beersheba"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1996.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O c5 10. Ne5 (10. Rc1 Na6 11. Ne5 Nc7 12. Bf5 Nce8 13. dxc5 bxc5 14.
Qb3 Nd6 15. Rfd1 Rb8 16. Qc2 Nxf5 17. Qxf5 Qc8 18. Qxc8 Rbxc8 19. g4 h6 {
1/2-1/2 Hein,C-Ahmels,V/GER-CupT 9091/1991/ (43)}) 10... Na6 11. Qa4 (11. Qf3
Nc7 12. Rad1 Ne6 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Bb1 Qc8 15. Qe2 Re8 16. Rfe1 Bd6 17. Nd3
Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Bxf4 19. exf4 h5 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. Ne2 Qa4 22. Nd4 Re8 23. Qd2
Bc8 24. f3 Ba6 {1/2-1/2 Bagirov,V-Lputian,S/Erevan/1982/}) 11... Qc8 12. Bb5 (
12. Bg5 Nb4 (12... c4 13. Bb1 Re8 14. Qd1 g6 15. Qf3 Qe6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxc4
Rac8 18. Nd2 {1-0 Avrukh,B-Florath,P/Groningen op/1995/ (32)}) 13. Be2 Rd8 14.
Rac1 a6 15. a3 Nc6 16. Qb3 Qe6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bg4 Qd6 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. Nxf6+
Qxf6 21. Nd7 Qg6 22. Qxb6 Bc8 23. Ne5 {1-0 Avrukh,B-Mikhalevski,A/Beersheba 
(06)/1996/ (27)}) 12... Nb4 (12... Nc7 13. Nc6 Qd7 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. Bc6 $14)
13. a3 cxd4 14. exd4 (14. Rac1 dxc3 15. Rxc3 Qe6 16. axb4 a5 (16... d4 17. Rc7
Bd6 18. Rxb7 Bxe5 19. Rxa7 $16) 17. Rc7 axb4 18. Qb3 Ra5 $13) 14... Qf5 (14...
a6 15. Bd7 Nxd7 16. Qxd7 Qxd7 17. Nxd7 Nc2 18. Rad1 $16) 15. Bg3 a5 (15... a6
16. Bd7 (16. axb4 axb5 17. Qxb5 Qe6 18. Rfe1 $14) 16... Nxd7 17. Qxd7 Qxd7 18.
Nxd7 $16) 16. Bd7 Qh5 (16... Nxd7 17. Qxd7 $16) 17. Qb3 Nd3 (17... Na6 18. Qxb6
Rfb8 19. Nc6 $18) 18. Qxb6 (18. Nxd3 Nxd7 19. Nf4 Qh6 20. Nfxd5 $16) 18... Ba6
(18... Rfb8 19. Nxd3 Nxd7 20. Qb5 $18) 19. Bb5 Rfb8 20. Qc6 Rc8 (20... Bxb5 21.
Nxb5 Nxb2 22. Rfc1 $16) 21. Qxa6 $1 Rxa6 22. Bxa6 Rxc3 (22... Ra8 23. Bxd3 $18)
(22... Nxe5 23. Bxc8 $1 (23. dxe5 Rxc3 24. exf6 (24. bxc3 Ne4 $13) 24... Rxg3
25. fxe7 Rxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Qg4+ $10) 23... Nd3 24. b3 $16) 23. bxc3 Nxe5 24. Bxe5
(24. dxe5 Ne4 $13) 24... Ne4 (24... Ng4 25. Bg3 Qg6 26. Rfe1 Qxa6 27. Rxe7 h6
28. Rae1 $18) 25. Rab1 f6 (25... Bxa3 26. Rb8+ Bf8 27. f3 Qh6 (27... Ng5 28.
Bd6 Ne6 29. Re1 h6 30. Bxf8 Nxf8 31. Ree8 $18) 28. fxe4 Qxa6 29. exd5 a4 30. d6
Qc6 31. c4 a3 32. c5 $18) 26. Rb8+ Bf8 $6 (26... Kf7 27. Bc7 (27. Bb5 g6) 27...
Nxc3 28. Bxa5 Bd6 29. Rb7+ $18) 27. f3 $1 Ng5 (27... fxe5 28. fxe4 $18) 28. Bd6
Ne6 29. Bc8 (29. Bc8 Kf7 (29... Nd8 30. Bd7 Bxd6 31. Rxd8+ Kf7 32. Be8+ $18) (
29... Bxd6 30. Bxe6#) 30. Bxe6+ Kxe6 31. Bxf8 $18) 1-0

[Event "GER-ch"]
[Site "Bad Neuenahr"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Muse, Mladen"]
[Black "Boensch, Uwe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2460"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1991.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 024"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. Bxc4 Rd8 12. O-O Bd6 $6 (12... h6) 13. Bg5 h6
14. Bh4 Ne5 15. Ne4 $1 Ng6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rfd1 Bc7 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Rd1
Nf8 (19... Bd7 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Rxd7 $16) 20. Nd6 Bc7 21. Nb5 Bb8 22. Qe4 f5
23. Qd4 Bd7 24. e4 Bxb5 25. Bxb5 a6 26. exf5 $1 axb5 27. f6 Qc7 (27... Qe8 $5
$13) 28. Qg4+ Ng6 29. h4 Ra4 (29... Qf4 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Ng5+ $1 hxg5 32. Qh5#)
30. b4 Rxa3 31. g3 $1 (31. h5 Rd3 $1) 31... h5 32. Qxh5 Ba7 33. Kg2 Ra2 34. Qh6
Rxf2+ 35. Kh3 Nf4+ 36. Kg4 $1 Nh5 37. Kxh5 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Seville op"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Black "Rodriguez Talavera, Juan Carlos"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2375"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[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. d4 {Bulletin} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. g5 exf4 14.
gxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Ne7 (15... Be6 {Bulletin} 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rhg1+ Kh8 18.
Bxe6 fxe6 19. Rd7 $18) 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rhg1+ (17. Nd4 Qe5 18. Kb1 b5 19. Bd3
Bb7 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. exf4 Qh5 22. Be4 Rac8 23. Qd3 $16 {Shabalov,A-Kruppa,Y/
Minsk/1990/}) 17... Kh8 18. Qe4 Ng6 19. Qd4 (19. Rd5 Qc7 20. Qd4 Be6 21. Rc5
Qe7 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Kb1 e5 $17 {Shabalov,A-Kruppa,Y/Nab.Chelni/1988/}) 19...
Qb6 20. exf4 {N} (20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Rd6 fxe3 22. fxe3 Ra5 23. Kd2 Rf5 24. Rf1
Rc5 25. Bd3 Rc6 $10 {Kasparov,G-Khalifman,A/Reggio Emilia/1992/}) 20... Qxd4
21. Rxd4 Bf5 22. Kd2 Rac8 23. Rc1 Bg4 24. Rc3 Rcd8 (24... b5 25. Be2 Rxc3 26.
Kxc3 Re8 27. Bd1 $10) 25. Rcd3 Rxd4 26. Nxd4 Nxf4 27. Re3 Ng6 (27... Rd8 28.
Re4 Ne6 29. Rxg4 Nxd4 30. Kc3 $10) 28. Rc3 Ne5 29. Bb3 Rd8 30. Ke3 Re8 31. Kf4
Rd8 32. Ke4 Re8 33. Kf4 Rd8 {Ftacnik,L} (33... Bh5 $15) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.13"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5
Nxc5 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bd7 {The immediate development of the bishop is rare.
Players nearly automatically play 10...a6 11.a4 weakening White's pawn
structure.} (10... a6 11. a4 Bd7 (11... Nd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. O-O Be6 14. b4 (
14. Be5 $5) 14... Nd7 15. Rab1 Rc8 16. Qd3 $2 d4 17. Nxd4 Bc4 $17 {Vescovi,
G-Dorfman,J/Elista 1998}) (11... b6 12. b4 (12. O-O Bb7 13. Ne5 Qc8 14. Rac1
Nh5 15. Rfd1 Bf6 16. Bf1 Nxf4 17. exf4 Rd8 18. a5 Bxe5 19. fxe5 bxa5 20. Rd6
Qb8 21. Rcd1 Rc8 22. R1d4 Bc6 {0-1 Svetushkin,D (2546)-Georgiev,K (2626)/Aghia
Pelagia 2004/}) 12... Ncd7 13. b5 axb5 14. Nxb5 $6 Bb4+ 15. Ke2 Bb7 16. Rhd1
Qe7 17. Qb3 Nd5 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bh4 Nc5 20. Qc2 Rfc8 $17 {Tregubov,P-Serafimov,
T/Cergy Pontoise 2003}) 12. O-O Rc8 (12... Qa5 13. Ne5 (13. Rfd1 Rfd8 14. Bf1
Be8 15. Rxd8 Rxd8 16. Ne5 Qb4 17. Nc4 Nd5 $15 {Miralles,G-Spassky,B/FRA 1991})
(13. e4 Bc6 14. Rfe1 Rfd8 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. Rac1 Qd7 17. a5 Rac8 18. Bf4 Qe8 19.
b3 Bb5 20. Red1 Bxc4 21. bxc4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 $15 {Romanova,I-Krivonosov,O/
Birstonas 2002}) 13... Rac8 14. Qe2 Rfd8 15. Rfb1 Nce4 $1 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bd3
Qb4 $15 18. Qf3 Nf6 19. b3 (19. Nxd7 Rxd7 $15) 19... Be8 20. Bc4 Nd5 21. Nd3
Qa5 22. Be5 f6 {1/2 Illescas Cordoba,M (2595)-Vallejo Pons,F (2629)/Dos
Hermanas 2003/ (56)}) 13. a5 Qe8 14. Nd2 Bc6 15. b4 Ncd7 16. Qb3 Nh5 17. Bg3
Nxg3 18. hxg3 Bf6 19. Rac1 Qe7 20. Be2 Rfd8 {1/2 Van Wely,L (2635)-Sokolov,I 
(2620)/Elista 1998/ (35)}) 11. O-O Qb6 (11... Nh5 12. Be5 Rc8 13. Rfd1 Qb6 14.
Bd4 $14) 12. Rfd1 (12. a3 Rfc8 13. Rad1 Be8 14. Rd4 a6 15. Rfd1 Qa7 16. Ba2 b5
17. Be5 Na4 18. Rh4 Nxc3 19. Bxc3 g6 20. Ng5 a5 21. Qe2 b4 {0-1 Suba,M (2530)
-Krogius,N (2475)/Berlin 1997 (37)}) 12... Rfd8 13. Be2 {In this symmetrical
position Svidler's chances of getting a distinct advantage are rather modest.}
(13. a3 Bc6 14. Nd4 Nce4 $11) 13... Be8 (13... Bc6 14. Ne5 Nd5 15. Nxc6 bxc6
16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Rac1 Rac8 $11) 14. Nd2 Nd5 15. Nc4 Nb4 $2 {Jakovenko guessed
correctly which was the critical square, but he failed to choose the proper
piece.} (15... Qb4 $1 16. Nxd5 (16. Be5 f6 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bc3 Qa4 19. b3 Qc6
20. Nd2 Bg6 21. Qb2 Nd3 22. Bxd3 Bxd3 $11) 16... exd5 17. Ne5 Rac8 18. Rac1 (
18. Nd3 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Bf6 $11) 18... f6 19. Nd3 (19. Nf3 Bg6 20. Qc3 Qxc3 21.
Rxc3 Na4 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rxd5 Nxb2 $11) 19... Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Rxc1 21. Rxc1
Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qxa2 23. Rxb7 Bg6 24. Qd1 Bc5 $11) 16. Nxb6 Nxc2 17. Nxa8 Nxa1 18.
Rxd8 (18. Nc7 $2 Rxd1+ 19. Bxd1 Bd7 $11) 18... Bxd8 {This position must have
been evaluated by Black when playing the 15th move. White's chances are
distinctly better due to his more active pieces.} 19. Bd6 (19. Nc7 $5 Bd7 (
19... Bxc7 20. Bxc7 Nc2 21. Bb8 a5 22. Bc7 $16) 20. N7b5 a6 21. Nd4 Bf6 22. Bc7
$16) 19... Na4 20. Nd1 $6 (20. Nxa4 Bxa4 21. Nc7 Bc2 (21... Bc6 22. Bd3 Bf6 23.
b3 $16) 22. Nb5 Bb1 23. Nc3 Bg6 24. Bf3 b6 25. Kf1 Nc2 26. Ke2 a5 27. Bc6 Nb4
28. Bb5 $16) 20... Bf6 $2 {The phase of weaker moves ends with Black's mistake.
Better chances of eliminating his opponent's initiative were promised by the
mirror move of the other bishop.} (20... Bc6 $1 21. b3 b6 22. Nc7 Nc5 23. Nb5
Bxb5 24. Bxb5 Nc2 25. Nc3 Nb4 $14) 21. b3 Nc3 22. Nxc3 Bxc3 23. Bf3 Bc6 (23...
b5 24. Nc7 Bd7 25. Be2 b4 26. Bd3 a5 27. Nb5 $16) 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Bc5 {
The very impressive location of both knights at the corners of the board
differs by the potential each has to attack the enemy's pawns.} a6 (25... a5
26. Nb6 Nc2 27. Nc4 $16) 26. Nc7 a5 27. Na6 Nc2 28. Nb8 Nb4 (28... Bb4 29. Bb6
Bd6 30. Nxc6 Nb4 31. Nxb4 axb4 32. f4 $16) 29. Bxb4 axb4 30. Nxc6 {[%mdl 4096]
Svidler has won a whole pawn; what is more the weakness on b4 promises success.
} Kf8 31. Kf1 e5 (31... Ke8 32. Ke2 Kd7 33. Nd4 $18) 32. e4 Ke8 33. Ke2 Kd7 34.
Na5 Bd4 35. f3 Bb6 36. Nc4 Bc7 37. Ne3 Kc6 38. Nf5 g6 39. Nh6 f6 40. Kd3 Kc5
41. Nf7 Bb6 42. h4 $1 {Black will have to passively watch White's attempts to
weaken the pawn structure on the kingside.} (42. g4 g5) 42... Kb5 43. h5 $1 Bc5
(43... gxh5 44. Nd6+ Kc5 45. Ne8 Bd8 46. Ng7 Kb5 47. Nxh5 $18) 44. hxg6 hxg6
45. Nh8 $1 g5 46. Nf7 Bb6 47. Nd6+ Kc5 48. Nf5 Kb5 49. g3 $1 {This deep move
is preparing the trip for the white king towards the h7-square.} Bc5 50. Kd2
Bf8 51. Ke2 Bc5 52. Kf1 Kc6 53. Kg2 Kd7 54. Kh3 Ke6 55. Kg4 Kf7 56. Kh5 Bf8 57.
g4 Be7 58. Kh6 (58. Nxe7 $4 Kxe7 59. Kh6 Kd6 $1 $11) 58... Bc5 59. Kh7 Bf8 60.
Kh8 Bc5 {Jakovenko has lost the right to offer the exchange of the bishop,
since the pawn endgame would have been hopeless.} (60... Be7 $2 61. Nxe7 Kxe7
62. Kg7 Ke6 63. Kf8 $18) 61. Nh6+ Kg6 62. Nf5 Kf7 63. Kh7 Bf8 64. Ne3 Bc5 65.
Nc4 Bf8 66. Na5 Bd6 67. Nc6 Bc5 68. Nd8+ Ke7 69. Nb7 $1 Bb6 70. Kg7 {The
converting of the advantage took a long time. White was even forced to
sacrifice the life of his knight for his opponent's pawns.} Ke6 (70... Be3 71.
Na5 Bc5 72. Nc6+ Ke6 73. Nd8+ Ke7 74. Nf7 Ke6 75. Nh6 Be7 76. Ng8 Bd8 77. Kg6
$18) 71. Kf8 Kd7 72. Kf7 Kc7 73. Kxf6 Kxb7 74. Kxg5 {The tragedy for Black
lies in the fact, that it is impossible to stop the advance of the g-pawn
without the sacrifice of the bishop.} Kc6 75. Kf6 Kd6 76. g5 Bd8+ 77. Kf5 Bb6 (
77... Kd7 78. g6 Ke7 79. Kxe5 $18) 78. Kg6 Bd8 79. Kh6 Ke7 80. Kg7 1-0

[Event "Oslo Cup"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Tisdall, Jonathan D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2505"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1991.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 023"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. g4 Rfc8 12. h4 $6 {N} (12. Kb1 b5 13. cxb5 Ne7
14. Nd2 Qd8 15. Nb3 $2 Ne4 $1 16. Nxc5 Rxc5 17. Be5 Nxc3+ 18. Bxc3 Bxb5 19.
Bxb5 Rxb5 20. h4 Rc8 $17 {Gelfand,B-Beliavsky,A/Linares/1991/ ->CBM 22}) 12...
b5 $1 13. cxb5 Ne7 14. Kb1 (14. Nd2 Bxa3 15. Nb3 Qxc3 $1) 14... Bxa3 15. Qa4 (
15. Be5 Ne4 $40) 15... Bb4 16. Qxa5 Bxa5 17. Bd6 (17. g5 Bxc3 18. gxf6 Bxf6 $19
) 17... Bxc3 18. Bxe7 Nxg4 $1 19. bxc3 Nxf2 20. Be2 Nxh1 21. Rxh1 Rxc3 22. Rh2
(22. Bg5 Bxb5 23. Kb2 Bxe2 24. Kxc3 Bxf3 $19) 22... Bxb5 $1 23. Bxb5 Rb3+ 24.
Kc2 Rxb5 25. Nd4 Rc8+ 26. Kd3 Rb7 $19 27. Bd6 Rb6 28. Bg3 f6 29. Ra2 e5 30. Nf5
Rc7 31. Ra5 Rd7 32. Rc5 Kf7 33. Be1 Ke6 34. Ng3 f5 35. Rc8 Rb3+ 36. Kd2 g6 37.
Rc6+ Rd6 38. Rc7 Rd7 39. Rc6+ Kf7 40. Ne2 Rb6 41. Rc8 a5 42. Kd3 Ra6 43. Bc3
Re7 44. Bb2 a4 45. Ba3 Rb7 46. Nc1 f4 47. exf4 exf4 48. Kd4 Rf6 49. Nd3 f3 50.
Rc2 Rb3 51. Bc5 a3 52. Rf2 h6 53. Rd2 f2 {Ftacnik,L} (53... f2 54. Nxf2 Rb2 $19
) 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Bb4+ $1 {An important move, that lures the white knight on to
the lesser square d2.} 10. Nd2 Nf6 11. O-O Bd6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 c6 14. Qc2
Re8 (14... g6 15. f3 Bf5 16. e4 g5 17. Bf2 Bg6 18. Bd3 dxe4 19. fxe4 Ng4 20.
Nf3 Nxf2 21. Rxf2 Bf4 22. Kh1 Be3 23. Re2 Bxd4 24. e5 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 c5 26. e6
Bg7 27. Qc4 {1/2 Tregubov,P (2609)-Gonzalez Garcia,J (2541)/Merida 2007}) 15.
Rab1 g6 16. Bxf6 $6 {The eternal optimism of youth! The exchange of the bishop
for the knight f6 is typical for this pawn structure, but usually White has
more minor pieces left supporting the queenside attack.} (16. Bd3 Kg7 17. Bg3
Bxg3 18. hxg3 $11) 16... Qxf6 17. b4 a6 18. a4 h5 19. b5 (19. Bd3 Kg7 20. Qc3
h4 21. h3 Bc7 $15) 19... Bf5 20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 cxb5 $1 {Brave, but
absolutely the correct solution. The passed pawn on the a-file is strong and
the d5 weakness defendable.} (21... axb5 22. axb5 Ra3 23. Rb3 Rea8 24. Nf3 $11)
22. axb5 a5 23. Qb3 Qf5 (23... a4 $2 24. Qxd5 Qe7 25. Nc4 $14) 24. Qa4 Rec8 (
24... Qd3 25. Nf3 (25. Rfd1 Rec8 26. b6 Qc2 27. Qd7 Qc6 28. Qxc6 Rxc6 29. e4
$15) 25... Qc4 26. Qxc4 dxc4 27. Rfc1 Rec8 28. e4 a4 $15) 25. b6 Qc2 26. Nb3 $1
{Carlsen deserves full praise for composing his mind enough for the difficult
defensive task.} (26. Qxc2 Rxc2 27. Nb3 a4 $17) 26... Qc6 (26... Qc4 $5 27. Qa1
(27. Ra1 $6 Qxa4 28. Rxa4 Bb4 29. Rfa1 Rc4 30. g3 Bc3 31. R1a2 Rxa4 32. Rxa4
Ra6 $17) 27... Qa6 (27... a4 28. Rfc1 axb3 29. Rxc4 dxc4 30. Qc3 Ra2 31. g3 Bf8
$15) 28. Qa4 Rc6 29. g3 Bb4 (29... Qc4 30. Qa1 Rxb6 31. Rfc1 Qe2 32. Nc5 $13)
30. Rfc1 Rxb6 31. Nc5 Bxc5 32. dxc5 Rxb1 33. Rxb1 Qc6 $17) 27. Qa1 Bb4 (27...
a4 28. Rfc1 Bxh2+ 29. Kxh2 Qd6+ 30. Kg1 axb3 31. Rxc8+ Rxc8 32. Rxb3 Rc2 $15)
28. Nc5 $5 Qxb6 (28... Bxc5 29. dxc5 a4 (29... Qxc5 30. Rfc1 Qd6 31. Rxc8+ Rxc8
32. Qxa5 $11) 30. Rfc1 Re8 31. Qa3 Re4 $17) 29. Nd3 Qd6 {Alekseev must have
been satisfied with the progress he has made. A better position and an extra
pawn promise him fair winning chances.} 30. Qa2 Ra6 31. g3 Rc3 32. Rb3 $1 (32.
Nf4 Rc4 33. Qa4 Qc6 $17) 32... Rxb3 33. Qxb3 Rc6 34. Qa4 (34. Nf4 Rc4 35. Ra1
Qc6 $17) 34... Kg7 (34... Rc4 35. Nxb4 axb4 36. Qa8+ Kg7 37. Qxb7 $15) 35. Rb1
{[%mdl 256] Amazingly enough White has managed to organize his resistance on
the queenside so flexibly, that Black will find it very challenging to make
progress.} Rc4 (35... Rb6 36. Rc1 f6 37. Rc8 Rc6 38. Ra8 $15) 36. Ne5 Rc7 (
36... Rc3 37. Qb5 Rc7 38. Qa4 $1 (38. Kg2 f6 39. Nd3 Qc6 40. Qxc6 bxc6 $17)
38... f6 39. Nd3 $14) 37. Nd3 Qc6 38. Qa2 {White's queen has to stay on the
board to create tension against the black pawns.} (38. Qxc6 bxc6 $17) 38... Qb5
(38... Qc4 39. Nxb4 axb4 40. Qa5 $11) 39. Qb3 Rc6 (39... Rc4 40. Ne5 Rc7 41.
Nd3) 40. Kg2 (40. Nxb4 axb4 41. Qxb4 $2 Rc1+ $19) 40... Qc4 41. Qd1 {White is
not dreaming about activity, as his defensive set up is ideal.} (41. Nxb4 Qxb3
42. Rxb3 Rb6 43. Rc3 axb4 44. Rb3 Kf6 $17) 41... Qb5 (41... Rb6 42. Ne5 Qa2 43.
Nd3 Rf6 44. Rb2) 42. Qb3 Rc4 43. Ne5 Rc7 44. Nd3 Rc4 45. Ne5 Rc7 {Frustrating
for Alekseev, but ideas for improvement are simply lacking.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1995.05.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Baburin King Dolmatov} e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6.
e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O {[%csl Ya3] Well established
line, but with pawn on a3 defender can reasonably hope to strike back.} Be7 11.
h4 $5 (11. Nd2 e5 12. Bg3 $5 d4 13. Nb3 Qb6 14. c5 Qd8 15. exd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4
exd4 17. Nb5 Bd7 $1 18. Rxd4 Rc8 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. Bxd6 Re8 21. Bc4 b6 22. b4
bxc5 23. Bxc5 Qc7 24. Rhd1 {Ftacnik,L-Klovans,J/Erfurt/1993/1-0 (34)}) (11. Nb5
dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bd7 13. Bc7 b6 14. Rxd7 Nxd7 15. Qe4 a6 16. Qxc6 axb5 17. Qxd7
Bxa3 18. Qxb5 Rfc8 19. bxa3 Rxc7 20. Kb1 Qxa3 21. Rc1 Rac8 22. Nd2 Qd6 23. Nb3
{Deak,S-Bauer,T/HUN-chT 9293/1993/0-1 (23)}) (11. Bg5 Rd8 12. Bd3 dxc4 13. Bxc4
Bd7 14. Kb1 Rac8 15. h4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. Rd4 Bc6 18. Rhd1 Rxd4 19. exd4
Qc7 20. Bd3 h6 21. Be3 Nd5 22. Nxd5 Bxd5 23. Qxc7 Rxc7 {Kveinis,A-Klovan,Y/
Groningen op (3)/1991/0.5 (24)}) (11. g4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 (12... a6 {Dolmatov}
13. Bd3 Kh8 14. g5 {Ivanchuk,V-Ehlvest,J/Novgorod super(05)/1995/}) 13. g5)
11... dxc4 (11... Rd8 12. g4 Bd7 13. Kb1 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Rac8 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bd6
g6 17. Be2 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Ne7 19. Qb3 Bc6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rd1 Qf5+ 22. Ka1
Rf8 23. e4 Qc5 24. Qb4 $14 {Kasparov,G-Ehlvest,J/Novgorod PCA (7)/1995/0.5 (43)
}) 12. Bxc4 b6 (12... e5 13. Bg5 Bg4 14. Nd5 $14) 13. Ng5 Ba6 (13... h6 14.
Nge4 $36) 14. Nce4 g6 (14... Nxe4 15. Qxe4 g6 (15... Bxg5 $2 16. hxg5 g6 17.
Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Qxc6 Rac8 19. Bc7 Rxc7 20. Qxc7 Rc8 21. Rd8+ $18) 16. Nxf7 $5 (
16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qxc6 Rac8 18. Bc7 Rxc7 19. Qxc7 Rc8) (16. Bxe6 {Dolmatov}
fxe6 17. Qxe6+ Kh8 18. Rd5 Qa4 19. Be5+ Nxe5 20. Qxe7 $40) 16... Rxf7 (16...
Bxc4 17. Nh6+ Kg7 18. Qxc4 e5 19. Bg5 $16) (16... Qc5 17. Nd6 Bxc4 18. b4 Bd5+
19. bxc5 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 $16) 17. Qxe6 Bxc4 18. Qxc6 $18) 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Ne4
(16. Bxa6 Qxa6 17. Qxc6 Rac8 18. Bc7 Rxc7 19. Qxc7 Rc8 20. Qxc8+ Qxc8+ 21. Kb1
$13) 16... Be7 (16... Bg7 17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Qxc6 e5 (18... Rac8 19. Bc7 $18 (
19. Bc7 Rxc7 20. Qxc7 Rc8 21. Rd8+ $18)) 19. Bxe5 (19. Nf6+ $16 {Dolmatov})
19... Bxe5 20. Kb1 $16) 17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Kb1 (18. Qxc6 Rfc8 19. Bc7 Rxc7 20.
Qxc7 Rc8 $13) 18... Qb7 $6 {Baburin The g6P invites White to open the h-file
by h4-h5xg6, while the same idea of a pawn storm is not that easy for Black.
White starts first, which is very important in such situations.} (18... Rac8
19. h5 (19. Qc3 {Dolmatov} Na5 20. Nf6+ Kh8 21. Qe5 Nc6) (19. Bd6 Na5 $132)
19... Nb4 (19... Nd4 20. Qd2 Nb5 $132) 20. Qb3 Nd5 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Be5 $16)
19. h5 $1 {King Kasparov's strategy has worked perfectly. A target was created
(...g6) which enables a file to be opened. Compare with Ivanchuk - Ehlvest
where Black refused to commit the kingside pawns. Ftacnik K on the opposite
sides force both players into resolute actions.} Rac8 (19... e5 20. hxg6 hxg6
21. Rh6 $40) 20. hxg6 Nb4 $2 (20... hxg6 21. Qc3 f6 22. Qb3 Nd8 23. f3 $16) 21.
gxh7+ Kh8 (21... Kg7 22. Be5+ f6 (22... Kg6 23. Nc5+ Nxc2 24. Nxb7 $18) 23.
Nxf6 Nxc2 (23... Bxf6 24. Bxf6+ Rxf6 25. Qxc8 $1 Qxc8 26. h8=Q+ Qxh8 27. Rd7+
$18) (23... Rxf6 24. axb4 $18) 24. Rd7 Qxg2 25. Ng8+ Kg6 26. h8=Q $18) 22. Be5+
f6 23. Nxf6 $1 {[%csl Yd8,Ye8,Yf8,Yg8,Yh8] Combination, that pleases the eye,
is based on the weakness of the back rank.} Bxf6 (23... Nxc2 24. Nd5+ Bf6 (
24... Rf6 25. Nxf6 $18) 25. Nxf6 Qg7 26. Ng4 $18) (23... Rxf6 {Dolmatov} 24.
Qg6 $18) 24. Bxf6+ (24. Bxf6+ Rxf6 25. axb4 $18 (25. Qc3 $3 {Dolmatov} Qe4+ 26.
Ka1 Nc2+ 27. Ka2 $18)) 1-0

[Event "Biel"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1992.07.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 a6
15. Rc1 (15. Ra2 d4 16. e4 Bc7 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. g4 $2 Bg6 19. Re2 Rfe8 20. Qd2
Rad8 $15 {Seirawan,Y-Georgiev,Kir/Dubai ol/1986/}) 15... d4 16. g4 Bg6 17. e4
Re8 18. Nd2 Rc8 19. Bg3 f6 20. b5 $6 (20. f4 Bc7 21. h4 $13) 20... axb5 21.
Qb3+ Kh8 22. Qxb5 Bc7 $1 23. Qxb7 (23. f4 Rb8 $1 $132) 23... Bxg3 24. Rxc6 $1 (
24. fxg3 Ne5 $15) 24... Rb8 25. Qa7 Bf4 26. Nf3 Bxe4 $1 (26... Rb3 27. Rd1 Rxd3
28. Rxd3 Bxe4 29. Rxd4 Bxf3 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. Qd4 $3 $18) 27. Bxe4 Rxe4 28. Rd1
Qe8 (28... d3 $2 29. Rxd3 $1 Rb1+ 30. Kg2 $16) 29. Rc4 d3 $1 30. Rd4 $1 Ra8 31.
Qc5 d2 32. Nxd2 Rxd4 33. Qxd4 Bxd2 {Ftacnik,L} (33... Bxd2 34. Qxd2 Rxa3 35.
Qd8 Ra8 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Barcelona Casino"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "2007.10.20"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Black "Narciso Dublan, Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2007.10.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 121"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 {
Narciso Dublan specializes in this line. Black wants to avoid well known
positions after the most common recapturing with the bishop.} 8. Nd2 Qxc5 9. a3
Nc6 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 (10. Nxc4 Rd8 11. Qc2 Nd5 12. Be5 f6 $13) 10... Rd8 11.
Rc1 Nc6 (11... Rxd2 $2 12. Qxd2 Qxc4 13. Ne2) 12. b4 Qf5 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Bc7
Rd7 15. g4 Qf6 16. b5 Rxc7 17. bxc6 Rxc6 18. Ncb1 b5 19. Bxb5 Rxc1 20. Qxc1 Bb7
21. Rf1 Qe5 22. Qc4 Rc8 23. Qd3 Rc1+ 24. Ke2 Nf4# {0-1 Benko,P (2515)-Ivkov,B 
(2520)/Tel Aviv 1964}) 10. b4 Qb6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 {Objectively more challenging
for White would have been to keep all the minor pieces on the board. The party
with an isolated pawn should hope for piece play...} (11... exd5 $5 12. Nf3 (
12. Nb3 Bg4 13. Be2 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 (14. Nxe2 a5 $17) 14... Rfc8 $15) (12. Bd3 d4
13. Na4 Qd8 $15) 12... Bg4 (12... a5 $6 13. b5 $15) 13. Be2 (13. Nxd5 $2 Nxd5
14. Qxd5 Nxb4 $19) 13... Bxf3 (13... Nxb4 14. Na4 $1 Qa5 15. axb4 Qxb4+ 16. Qd2
$16) (13... Rfd8 $2 14. Na4 Bxb4+ 15. Kf1 Qa5 16. axb4 Qxb4 17. Rb1 $16) (13...
a6 14. O-O Rfd8 $13) 14. Bxf3 d4 15. exd4 Nxd4 $11) 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bd3 g6 (
13... d4 $6 14. O-O $36) (13... Rd8 14. O-O Bf6 15. Rc1 g6 (15... Be6 $2 16. b5
Ne5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Qxe5 Qxb5 21. Ne4 $16) 16.
Rc5 Ne5 $13) 14. O-O Bf6 15. Rc1 Ne5 (15... Bb2 $6 16. Rc5 Bxa3 $2 (16... Be6
17. Rb5 Qa6 18. a4 $16) 17. Rb5 Qd8 18. Qb3 Bxb4 19. Rxb4 Nxb4 20. Qxb4 $16) (
15... Re8 16. Nf3 (16. Qf3 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 $11) 16... a6 $14) 16. Nb3 (16.
Nf3 Bg4 (16... Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Be6 (17... Bf5 18. Qxd5 Rfd8 19. Qa2 $16) 18. Bc7
Qa6 19. Qxa6 bxa6 20. Be5 $16) 17. Be2 Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qe6 (19...
Bb2 20. Rb1 Bxa3 $2 21. Bh6 Rfc8 22. e4 $1 Bxb4 23. Rxb4 Qxb4 24. Qf6 Qc3 25.
e5 $18) 20. Rc7 $16) 16... Bg4 (16... Be6 17. Be2 Nc4 18. Nc5 Nxa3 19. Qb3 $13)
(16... Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Bf5 18. Qxd5 Bb2 $13) 17. Be2 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Nc4 {Black is
dancing with his knight in order to grab the vulnerable a3 pawn.} (18... Rfc8
19. Nc5 $14) 19. Nc5 Rfd8 (19... Rfe8 20. Nd7 Qc6 21. Nxf6+ Qxf6 22. Qd3 $14) (
19... Rad8 20. e4 Nxa3 21. exd5 Qxb4 22. Qf3 Bd4 23. Nb3 $14) 20. e4 $1 Nxa3
21. exd5 Qxb4 (21... Rxd5 $2 22. Qf3 (22. Qa2 Rf5) 22... Rf5 (22... Rd4 23. Be3
$16) 23. g4 $16) 22. Qf3 Nb5 $2 {The retreat of the knight is objectively a
second rate move. The most exact bishop move to e7 would have limited the
damage and secured equality.} (22... Bd4 23. Be3 Bxe3 24. fxe3 f5 25. Ne6 Rd7
26. e4 $1 $36) (22... Nc4 23. Ne4 Bg7 24. d6 $44) (22... Be7 $1 23. Be3 (23. d6
Bxd6 24. Bxd6 Rxd6 25. Nxb7 Rb6 26. Nd6 Rf8 $11) 23... Rac8 24. d6 Bxd6 25.
Nxb7 Re8 $11) 23. Be3 Bg7 (23... Be5 $5 24. Nxb7 (24. Rb1 $2 Qh4 25. g3 Qc4 26.
Nxb7 Qxd5 $17) 24... Re8 25. Rb1 Qa4 26. Nc5 $14) 24. Rb1 Qc4 25. Nxb7 Rf8 $6 (
25... Rd7 26. Na5 Qa4 (26... Qxd5 $2 27. Rxb5 $18) 27. Nb3 $16) 26. Na5 Qa4 27.
Nc6 Nc3 (27... a5 28. Bc5 Rfe8 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Qxf7 $16) 28. Rb4 Qc2 (28...
Qa6 29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Rh4 Ne2+ (30... Qe2 31. Qh3 h5 32. g4 $1 $18) 31. Kh1 Nf4
$1 32. Rd1 Qf6 33. Qxf4 Qxe7 34. Bd4 $16) 29. d6 $6 {In a complex position
even two strong grandmasters find it pretty challenging to play the most exact
moves. Illescas could have eliminated Black's counterplay with the move 29.
Bxa7!} (29. Ne7+ Kh8 30. Rh4 h5 31. Re1 $16) (29. Bxa7 $1 Rae8 30. d6 $16)
29... a5 $1 (29... Qd3 30. Bc5 Qxf3 31. gxf3 Nd5 32. Ra4 $16) 30. Rh4 (30. Rb7
a4 31. Rxf7 Ne2+ 32. Kh1 Qc4 33. Rxf8+ Rxf8 34. Ne7+ (34. Qd5+ Qxd5 35. Ne7+
Kf7 36. Nxd5 a3 $17) 34... Kh8 35. Qd5 Ng3+ $1 (35... Qxd5 $2 36. Nxd5 Rd8 37.
Bc5 $16) 36. hxg3 Qxf1+ 37. Kh2 Qe2 $13) 30... h5 (30... a4 31. Ne7+ Kh8 32.
Rxh7+ $1 Kxh7 33. Qh3+ Bh6 34. Qxh6#) 31. d7 $2 {The straightforward way might
not been the best. Much more unpleasant for Black was the attacking move on
the kingside 31.Bg5!?} (31. Bg5 $5 Ra6 (31... Qe2 32. d7 f6 33. Qxc3 fxg5 34.
Qb3+ Kh7 35. Rh3 $16) 32. Ne7+ Kh8 33. g4 Ne2+ (33... Qe2 34. gxh5 Qxf3 35.
hxg6+ Bh6 36. Rxh6+ Kg7 37. Rh7#) 34. Kh1 Qc5 35. Qe3 Qxe3 36. fxe3 $18) 31...
a4 (31... Rad8 $1 32. Nxd8 Rxd8 $14) 32. Bb6 (32. Bg5 a3 $1 $13) 32... a3 $1 (
32... Qe2 33. d8=Q Rfxd8 34. Bxd8 Qxf3 35. gxf3 a3 36. Ba5 a2 37. Kg2 $16) 33.
d8=Q Raxd8 34. Bxd8 a2 {White has won the pawn, but not the game. The
counterplay with the mighty a-pawn should be sufficient for the draw.} 35. Bf6
(35. g3 Qe2 $1 (35... Ne2+ $2 36. Kg2 a1=Q 37. Ne7+ Kh7 (37... Kh8 38. Rxa1
Bxa1 39. Nxg6+ $1 Qxg6 40. Rxh5+ Kg7 41. Rg5 $18) 38. Rxa1 Bxa1 39. Rxh5+ $1
Kg7 (39... gxh5 40. Qxh5+ Kg7 41. Nf5+) 40. Nf5+ $1 Kg8 41. Nh6+ Kg7 42. Be7
$18) (35... Qb1 36. Bg5 Qxf1+ 37. Kxf1 a1=Q+ 38. Kg2 Qd1 (38... Qb1 39. Ne7+
Kh8 40. g4 Qb5 41. Bf6 $18) 39. Qxd1 Nxd1 40. Ne7+ Kh7 41. g4 $1 Bh6 42. Bf6
Rd8 43. gxh5 g5 44. Rd4 Rxd4 45. Bxd4 Bg7 $14) 36. Qxe2 Nxe2+ $11) 35... Bxf6
36. Qxf6 Qb2 $1 37. Ne7+ Kh7 38. Qa6 {[%mdl 64] Illescas is a brave man and he
tries to play for win in a precarious position. Objectively speaking taking a
draw with perpetual was the best solution.} (38. Rxh5+ $1 gxh5 39. Qf5+ Kh6 40.
Qf6+ $11) 38... Ne2+ (38... Qe2 $1 39. Ra4 $1 (39. Qa5 $2 Rb8 $1 40. Qxc3 Rb1
$19) (39. Qxe2 $2 Nxe2+ 40. Kh1 Rb8 $19) 39... Qxf1+ $3 (39... Rb8 40. Rxa2
Qxa2 41. Qxa2 Nxa2 $11) (39... Qxe7 40. Ra3 Qb4 41. Rxc3 Qxc3 42. Qxa2 $11) 40.
Kxf1 (40. Qxf1 Nxa4 41. Nc6 (41. Qa1 Rd8 42. Nc6 Rd2 43. Nb4 Nc3 44. Nxa2 Rd1+
45. Qxd1 Nxd1 $11) 41... Nc3 42. Qa1 Ra8 43. h3 Ra6 $1 44. Nb4 Rd6 45. Nxa2
Rd1+ $11) 40... Rb8 $1 41. Re4 $3 Nxe4 (41... Rb1+ $2 42. Re1 $18) 42. Qxa2
Rb1+ $1 43. Qxb1 (43. Ke2 $4 Nc3+ $19) 43... Nd2+ 44. Ke2 Nxb1 45. Kd3 Na3 $11)
39. Kh1 Qb1 40. Rxh5+ $1 gxh5 (40... Kg7 $4 41. Nf5+ Kg8 (41... gxf5 42. Qh6+
Kg8 43. Rg5#) 42. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 43. Qf6+ Kg8 44. Qg7#) 41. Qxe2 Qxf1+ $4 {
Narciso spoils the fascinating game with a terrible blunder. After 41...Rb8!
it was White who had to look for draw with perpetual check.} (41... Rb8 $1 42.
Qxh5+ Kg7 43. Qe5+ Kf8 (43... f6 44. Nf5+ Kg6 45. Nh4+) 44. Qh8+ Kxe7 45. Qe5+
$11) 42. Qxf1 Rb8 43. Qd3+ Kg7 (43... Kh6 44. Qd2+ $18) (43... Kh8 44. Qc3+ Kh7
45. Qc2+) 44. Nf5+ Kh7 (44... Kg8 45. Qg3+ $18) 45. Nh6+ $1 Kg7 (45... Kxh6 46.
Qd2+ $18) 46. Qc3+ f6 47. Nf5+ {The coordinated effort of the queen and knight
will be sucessful and with the fall of the a2-pawn the game is over.} (47. Qg3+
$2 Kxh6 48. Qe3+ Kg6 49. Qd3+ Kg7 $11) 47... Kg6 48. Nh4+ Kg7 49. Qg3+ Kh7 (
49... Kf7 50. Qc7+ Ke6 51. Qc4+) 50. Qg6+ Kh8 51. Qxf6+ 1-0

[Event "Sao Paulo zt"]
[Site "Sao Paulo"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lima, Darcy Gustavo Macha"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 Re8
(14... a6 15. Rc1 (15. Ra2 d4 16. e4 Bc7 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. g4 Bg6 19. Re2 Rfe8
20. Qd2 Rad8 21. Nh4 Qe7 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. exf5 Qd6 24. Be4 $10 {Seirawan,
Y-Georgiev,Kir/Dubai ol/1986/0-1 (76)}) 15... d4 16. g4 Bg6 17. e4 Re8 $5 (
17... Rc8 18. Re1 Re8 19. Kg2 Bc7 20. Qd2 Bxf4 $14 {Epishin,V-Van der Sterren,
P/Ter Apel/1992/}) 18. Nd2 Rc8 19. Bg3 f6 20. b5 axb5 21. Qb3+ Kh8 22. Qxb5 Bc7
$1 23. Qxb7 Bxg3 24. Rxc6 $10 {Beliavsky,A-Georgiev,Ki/Biel/1992/0.5 (33)}) 15.
Rc1 (15. g4 Bg6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. b5 Na5 18. Qd3 Nc4 19. Qb3 Qf6 20. Rad1 Rad8
21. Kg2 Qe7 22. Rd3 Qe4 23. Kg3 Nb2 24. Rd2 $10 {Chiburdanidze,M-Geller,E/
Aruba Tumba (01)/1992/0.5 (26)}) (15. Ra2 d4 16. b5 (16. e4 Bc7 17. Bxc7 Qxc7
18. g4 Bg6 19. Qc1 Qd6 20. Re1 Nd8 21. Nh4 Ne6 22. Ng2 Rac8 23. Qd2 f6 24. h4
$10 {Tunik,G-Kharitonov,A/URS-sf Russia-ch Gorky/1989/0.5 (46)}) 16... Na5 (
16... Bxf3 $5 17. Qxf3 dxe3 $4 18. bxc6 Qxd3 19. cxb7 exf2+ 20. Kh2 $1 $18 {
Gavrikov,V-Kharitonov,A/USSR ch/1988/0.5 (35)}) (16... Ne5 17. Bxe5 Bxf3 18.
Qxf3 Rxe5 19. exd4 Qxd4 20. Qxb7 Rd8 21. Rd2 Qc3 22. Re2 g6 23. Rxe5 Qxe5 24.
Qf3 {Tunik,G-Korneev,O/Smolensk cup/1991/0.5 (41)}) 17. g4 Bg6 18. exd4 Qd5 19.
Re2 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Rxe2 21. Qxe2 h6 22. Rd1 Nc4 23. a4 Rd8 24. Kg2 $13 {
Gavrikov,V-Gurevich,M/Vilnius/1985/0.5 (36)}) 15... d4 $2 (15... a5 $2 16. g4
$1 $14 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. b5 Na7 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. Rfd1 Rad8 21. Bg5 f6 22.
Qxg6 Qe6 23. Bf4 Nxb5 24. Rb1 $40 {Lputian,S-Geller,E/New York op/1990/1-0 (37)
}) (15... a6 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qd3 d4 {0,5/Speelman-Geller,E/London/
1982/}) 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. b5 (18. b5 {Dreev,A-Geller,E/Helsinki/
1992/}) 18... dxe3 19. bxc6 e2 20. Qxd8 exf1=Q+ 21. Kxf1 Raxd8 22. cxb7 f6 $2 {
= Dreev} (22... a6 23. Ne5 Rb8 24. Nc4 Rxb7 25. Nd6 Rbe7 (25... Ree7 26. Nxb7
Rxb7 27. Rb1 $18) (25... Bc7 $5 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Nxe8 Rc3 $14) 26. Nxe8 Rxe8
27. Rc6 Re6 28. Rxe6 fxe6 29. Ke2 $16) 23. Rb1 $1 g5 24. Bg3 Rd7 (24... Rb8 25.
Bxb8 Rxb8 26. a4 Kf7 27. Rb5 Ke6 28. a5 Bc7 29. Nd4+ Kd6 30. a6 $18) (24... Rd3
25. Kg2 Rxa3 26. b8=Q Rxb8 27. Bxb8 Ra2 28. Bg3 $18) 25. b8=Q Rxb8 26. Bxb8 Rd3
27. Ke2 Rxa3 28. Rb2 Rc3 29. Bd6 Kf7 30. Bb4 Rc1 31. Bd2 Rc7 32. Be3 Bxe3 33.
Kxe3 $18 Ke6 34. Ke4 Re7 35. Nd4+ Kd6+ 36. Kd3 Rd7 37. Rb5 $1 Kc7 38. Kc4 a6
39. Rc5+ Kb7 40. Rf5 Kb6 41. Rc5 Kb7 42. Rd5 Re7 43. Rd6 Rc7+ 44. Kd5 Re7 45.
Ne6 a5 46. Kc4 Kc8 47. Kb5 Rb7+ 48. Kc6 (48. Kxa5 Rb2 49. Ka6 Ra2+ 50. Kb6 Rb2+
51. Kc6 Rc2+ 52. Nc5 Rxf2 53. Re6 $18) 48... Kb8 49. Nc5 Rb2 50. Rd8+ Ka7 51.
Rd7+ Kb8 52. f3 g6 53. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1991.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nd2 e5 12. Nb3 Qb6 13. Bg5 Bg4 14. f3 dxc4 15.
Bxc4 Be6 16. Bxe6 {N} (16. Na4 Qc7 $2 (16... Nb4 17. Qc3 (17. axb4 Qxb4+ 18.
Nd2 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Qxc4 20. Nxc4 b5 $10) 17... Na2 18. Qc2 Nb4 19. Qe2 Bxc4 20.
Qxc4 Qa6 $1 $10) 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Bxf6 $1 Rxf6 19. O-O Rh6 20. Nac5 Bg5 21.
Qc3 $2 (21. Qe2 $1 $16) 21... Nd4 $3 $13 {Gulko,B-Yusupov,A/Novi Sad ol/1990/})
16... fxe6 17. Nd2 $6 (17. Bxf6 Qxe3+) (17. Na4 Qb5 18. Nac5 Nd5 $1 $13) 17...
Nd5 $1 18. Nc4 (18. Bxe7 $2 Nxe3 $19) (18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Bxe7 Qxe3+ $19) 18...
Qc7 (18... Qc5 19. Ne4) 19. Nb5 (19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Bxe7 Nxe7 $19) (19. Bxe7
Ncxe7 $17) 19... Qd7 20. Bxe7 (20. h4 Ncb4 21. axb4 Qxb5 $17) 20... Qxe7 21.
O-O Rad8 (21... Qc5 22. Qb3 a6 23. Nc3 Nxe3 (23... b5 24. Nxd5 exd5 25. Nd2)
24. Nxe3 Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Nd4 26. Qb4 $15) 22. Qb3 Qc5 23. Nc3 (23. Rfe1 a6 24.
Nc3 b5 25. Nxd5 bxc4 26. Qb6 Rxd5 $19) 23... Nxe3 24. Nxe3 (24. Ne4 Qxc4 25.
Qxe3 $17) 24... Qxe3+ 25. Kh1 Nd4 26. Qb4 (26. Qxb7 Rb8 27. Qe4 Qxe4 28. Nxe4
Rxb2 $17) 26... Nf5 27. Qxb7 $2 (27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Qxb7 $15) 27... Rb8 28. Qd7
(28. Qc7 Rxb2 29. Rde1 Qg5 $19) 28... Ng3+ $1 29. hxg3 Rf6 30. Qe7 $8 Rh6+ 31.
Qh4 Rxb2 32. Ne4 (32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. Rd7+ Kg6 $19) 32... Rxh4+ 33. gxh4 Qxa3 34.
Rd7 (34. Rd8+ Kf7 35. Ng5+ Kg6 36. Nxe6 Qe7 37. Nf8+ Kh6 $19) 34... Qa2 (34...
Rb8) 35. Ng5 Rb8 (35... g6 $2 36. Rfd1) 36. Rfd1 Rf8 37. Ne4 (37. Re7 Qa4 38.
Rdd7 Qxh4+ 39. Nh3 Qf6 40. Rxa7 $17) 37... h6 38. Rc1 Qe2 39. Rcc7 Qe1+ 40. Kh2
Qxh4+ 41. Kg1 Qe1+ 42. Kh2 Rf4 43. Rxg7+ Kf8 44. Rg3 (44. g3 Qe2+ 45. Kh3 Qf1+
46. Kh2 Rxf3 $19) 44... Rh4+ 45. Rh3 a5 $1 46. Ra7 h5 47. Ng3 Qb4 48. Ne4 Rxh3+
49. Kxh3 a4 50. Kh4 a3 51. Kg5 Ke8 (51... Qb2 52. Kf6 $132) 52. Kxh5 (52. Kf6
Kd8) 52... Kd8 53. g4 Qb2 54. g5 a2 55. Ra8+ (55. g6 Qh2+ 56. Kg5 Qf4+ 57. Kh5
Qxf3+ $19) 55... Kc7 56. Kg6 a1=Q 57. Rxa1 Qxa1 58. Kf7 Kd8 59. g6 Qa7+ 60. Kg8
Qe7 61. g7 Qe8+ 62. Kh7 Qh5+ 63. Kg8 Ke7 {Ftacnik,L} (63... Ke7 64. Nd2 Kf6 65.
Ne4+ Kg6 66. Kf8 Qxf3+ $19) 0-1

[Event "Amsterdam Euwe Memorial"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Seirawan, Yasser"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1992.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nd2 e5 12. Nb3 Qb6 13. Bg5 Be6 $6 (
13... Bg4 14. f3 Be6 $5 (14... dxc4 {Dautov} 15. Bxc4 Be6 16. Bxe6 (16. Na4 Nb4
$1 17. Qc3 Na2 18. Qc2 Nb4 19. Qe2 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 Qa6 $10 {Gulko}) 16... fxe6
17. Nd2 Nd5 18. Nc4 Qc7 19. Nb5 Qd7 $10 {Kamsky,G-Short,N Tilburg,1991,Inf.53/
395}) (14... Be6 $1 {Dautov} 15. c5 (15. Bxf6 dxc4 $1) (15. Na4 Qc7 16. Bxf6
dxc4 17. Bxc4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Bxf6 19. O-O Bg5 20. e4 Rac8 $10 {ECO}) 15... Qd8
16. Bd3 d4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. exd4 exd4 19. Ne4 Bh4+ 20. g3 Be7 21. O-O Qd5 $15
{Yurtaev,L-Lputjan,S Tbilisi,1980})) (13... d4 {Dautov} 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5
Qd8 16. Bd3 g6 17. exd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. O-O Bg4 21. f3
Be6 22. f4 Bd7 23. Be4 Bc6 $13 {Hansen,Cu-Yusupov,A Reykjavik,1985}) 14. Na4 $1
(14. Bxf6 dxc4 15. Bxe7 (15. Nd2 Bxf6 16. Bxc4 $14) 15... cxb3 16. Qe4 Nxe7 17.
Qxe5 $14) (14. cxd5 $142 {Dautov} Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Rxd5 Bxg5 $10) 14...
Qa6 $1 (14... Qc7 15. Bxf6 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Bxf6 18. Nc3 $14) 15.
cxd5 $4 (15. Nac5 $1 Bxc5 16. cxd5 $1 (16. Nxc5 {Dautov} Qa5+ 17. b4 Nxb4 $17)
16... Bb4+ (16... Qa4 17. dxe6 Bb4+ 18. axb4 Nxb4 19. exf7+ Kh8 20. Qf5 Qxb3
21. Bxf6 Qxf7 22. Bxg7+ Qxg7 23. Qe4 $16) 17. Nd2 Bxd2+ 18. Rxd2 Qa5 19. dxe6
Rad8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. exf7+ Kg7 22. Bc4 $18) (15. Bxf6 {Dautov} Qxa4 16. Bxe7
Nxe7 $17) 15... Qxa4 16. Bxf6 (16. dxe6 {Dautov} Nb4 $1 17. exf7+ Kh8 18. axb4
Bxb4+ 19. Ke2 Rac8 20. Qd3 e4 21. Qd4 Qxb3 $19) 16... Nb4 $3 (16... Bxd5 17.
Rxd5 Bxf6 18. Bd3 g6 19. O-O $16) 17. Qe4 $2 (17. axb4 Bxb4+ 18. Ke2 Rac8 19.
Qd3 e4 $1 (19... Bd7 20. Ra1 $1 (20. Kf3 {Dautov} Be7 $17)) 20. Qxe4 Qxb3 21.
Rd4 $5 $13 (21. dxe6 fxe6 $40)) 17... Rac8 $1 (17... Qxb3 $2 {Dautov} 18. Bxe7
Nc2+ 19. Kd2 $16) 18. axb4 $2 (18. Bd3 Nxd3+ (18... g6 $2 19. Bxe7 $18) 19.
Qxd3 Bxf6 20. dxe6 Rfd8 $19) (18. f3 $8) 18... Bxb4+ 19. Ke2 Qxb3 20. Bxe5 (20.
dxe6 fxe6 $1 $19) 20... Rc4 $1 21. Rd4 (21. Bd4 {Dautov} Bxd5 $19) 21... Rxd4
22. Qxd4 Bxd5 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.10.14"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6
9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. b5 cxb5 13. c6 Qc8 14. c7 b4 15. Nb5 a4 {
The fight in this sharp variation is dancing around the question, which
advancing pawn is a heavier burden for the opponent. The praxis shows, that
black must immediatelly activate his pieces.} (15... bxa3 16. O-O a4 (16... Ra8
17. Qc2 Ne4 18. Qc6 h6 19. Rfc1 Bb4 20. Rc2 Kh7 21. Ne1 Ndf6 $2 22. f3 Nd2 23.
Rxd2 Bxd2 24. Qc2+ $18 {Gustafsson,J-Oms Pallise,J/Andorra 2002}) 17. Qc2 Ne4
18. Rfc1 h6 19. Bh2 g6 20. Ne1 Ra8 21. f3 Qa6 22. Rab1 Nef6 23. Bd6 {1-0
Schandorff,L (2546)-Iordachescu,V (2567)/Bled 2002 (67)}) 16. Rc1 (16. axb4
Bxb4+ 17. Ke2 Ra5 18. Qd3 Ne4 19. Rhc1 Qa6 $1 (19... Qb7 $2 20. Rab1 Be7 21.
Nd2 Rc8 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Qc4 $44 {Sokolov,I-Bologan,V/Pamplona 2002}) 20. Nd6
Qxd3+ 21. Kxd3 Bxd6 22. c8=Q Rxc8 23. Rxc8+ Bf8 $11) 16... Ne4 (16... Ne8 17.
Qc2 b3 18. Qc6 Nc5 19. Ne5 Nf6 20. O-O Nb7 21. f3 Re8 22. Bg5 Na5 23. Qc3 Bf8
24. e4 Ra8 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Ng4 {1-0 Farago,I (2504)-Cigan,S (2367)/Austria
2007 (40)}) (16... b3 $2 17. Bd6 $16) 17. Nd2 Ndf6 {Due to the failure of the
black's defense in this game it can be presumed, that the future will belong
to the knight jump to c3.} (17... Nc3 $5 18. Nxc3 bxc3 19. Rxc3 b5 20. Qe2 Qb7
(20... b4 21. axb4 Bxb4 22. Rc2 Nb6 (22... Ra7 23. O-O e5 24. dxe5 Rxc7 25.
Rxc7 Qxc7 26. e6 Ne5 27. exf7+ Rxf7 28. Rb1 $14) 23. O-O {1-0 Miton,K (2530)
-Vaganian,R (2623)/Belgium 2004 (51)}) 21. O-O Rc8 22. Rb1 Rb6 23. Nf3 b4 24.
axb4 Bxb4 25. Rc2 Bd6 26. Rxb6 Qxb6 27. Bxd6 Qxd6 28. Qb5 Rxc7 29. Qxa4 {
1/2 Van Wely,L (2676)-Jussupow,A (2600)/Wolvega 2006}) 18. f3 Ra5 19. Nxe4 $1 {
Very important moment for the result of the fight. Tomashevsky sees the
importance of changing all knights, as then the difference in impact of
darksquared bishops can become visible.} (19. fxe4 $2 Rxb5 20. Bg5 b3 $1 (20...
dxe4 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Nxe4 b3 $17) 21. e5 b2 $4 (21... Bxa3 $1 22. Ra1 (22.
exf6 Bxc1 23. Qxc1 b2 $19) (22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. exf6 Kh8 $19) 22... Ne4 23. Nxe4
Bb4+ 24. Nd2 a3 $19) 22. Rc2 $18 {1-0 Leitao,R (2573)-Milos,G (2601)/Sao Paulo
2004/ (30)}) 19... Nxe4 20. fxe4 (20. Qe2 Bh4+ (20... Qd7 21. fxe4 Rc8 22. exd5
exd5 23. Nc3 bxc3 24. Rxc3 $11) 21. Kf1 Ng3+ 22. Bxg3 Bxg3 23. axb4 Ra8 24. f4
a3 25. h4 $11) 20... Rxb5 21. Qxa4 Ra5 22. Qc6 bxa3 (22... dxe4 23. a4 f5 24.
O-O $16) 23. exd5 Rxd5 (23... exd5 24. O-O a2 25. Qxb6 Ra6 26. Qb3 Qe6 27. Ra1
$16) 24. Qxb6 Qd7 25. O-O Rc8 26. Rc6 $1 {[%mdl 4] White is improving on the
Bundesliga game, which saw black's win after the less precise play by white.
Now black pieces are failing to cope with enemy's activity, since the pawn on
c7 is very restrictive.} (26. Qa6 Rb5 27. Rb1 Rb2 28. Rxb2 axb2 29. Qb7 Ba3 30.
Rd1 g5 31. Bg3 Kg7 {0-1 Gyimesi,Z (2616)-Vaganian,R (2587)/Germany 2006 (78)})
26... h6 (26... Bf6 27. Rfc1 e5 (27... Rxd4 28. Qa6 Rb4 29. Qxa3 $16) 28. dxe5
Rd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 30. Kh2 Be7 31. Rd6 $1 Bxd6 32. exd6 Qa4 33. Qb7 Qd7 34.
Qa6 $18) 27. Rfc1 Kh7 28. Qa6 Rf5 (28... g6 29. R1c4 h5 30. Be5 $16) 29. Bd6 $1
{It seems the moment is perfect for elimination of the bishops and thus also
dangerous a3 pawn.} Bh4 (29... Bxd6 30. Rxd6 Qe8 31. Qxc8 Qxc8 32. Rd8 $18) 30.
Qxa3 Bf2+ 31. Kh1 Rd5 32. Bf4 f5 33. Qc3 {Riazantsev has no counterplay for
the pawn c7, which the enemy now sports for free. After the transfer of the
white rook to b8 the defense will simply collapse.} Bh4 (33... g5 34. Bh2 g4
35. hxg4 $18) 34. Rb6 Bg5 35. Be5 (35. Bxg5 hxg5 36. Rb8 Rb5 37. Rxc8 Qxc8 38.
Qa3 $18) 35... Bd8 36. Rb8 1-0

[Event "Hilversum KRO m"]
[Site "Hilversum"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kortschnoj} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Bd7 11. g4 Rfc8 12. h3 {N} (12. Kb1 b5
$1 13. cxb5 Ne7 14. Nd2 Qd8 15. Nb3 $6 Ne4 $1 16. Nxc5 Rxc5 17. Be5 Nxc3+ 18.
Bxc3 Bxb5 19. Bxb5 Rxb5 20. h4 {Gelfand,B-Beliavsky,A/Linares/1991/} Nc8 $1 $17
{Mikhailchishin,A}) (12. g5 $2 {Kortschnoj} Nh5 $1) (12. Kb1 $1 {Kortschnoj})
12... Be8 (12... b5 $5 13. cxb5 (13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nxd5 $2 Nxd5 15. Rxd5 Nb4
16. axb4 Bxb4 $19) 13... Ne7 14. Be5 $13) 13. Nd2 Bf8 14. Be2 Ne7 15. h4 $6 (
15. g5 $5 Nd7 16. Nb3 Qd8 $13) (15. Kb1 $5) (15. Kb1 $1 {Kortschnoj more solid}
) 15... b5 $1 16. g5 (16. cxb5 $2 Ng6 17. Bg3 Bxa3 $17) 16... Ne4 (16... Nd7 $5
17. Nb3 (17. cxb5 Rxc3 18. bxc3 Ng6 $1) 17... Qd8 18. cxb5 Nb6 $40) 17. Ncxe4
$6 (17. Ndxe4 $5 dxe4 18. Bd6 bxc4 19. Bb4 Qb6 20. Nxe4 a5 $1 $40 (20... Nd5
21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Nc3 $15)) (17. Nb3 Qb6 18. Nxe4 bxc4 (18... dxe4 19. c5) 19.
Nbd2 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nd5 $17) 17... dxe4 18. Bd6 (18. Nxe4 Nd5 $1 $40) 18... Nd5
19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Nxe4 (20. Qxe4 bxc4 21. Nxc4 (21. Qxh7 c3 $19) 21... Bb5 22.
Rd4 Qa6 $17 (22... Nb6 $2 23. Rd8+ $1 Ke7 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Qb7+ Kf8 26. Qxc8+
Nxc8 27. Nxa5 $18)) (20. Kb1 Rab8 $40) (20. Nb3 Qa4) 20... bxc4 21. Rxd5 $6 (
21. Nc3 Nxc3 (21... Rab8 22. Rxd5 $1 exd5 23. Rd1 $132) 22. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 23. bxc3
Rab8 24. e4 $1 (24. Rd4 Rb3 25. Kc2 Rxa3 (25... Ba4 $5 26. Bxc4 Rb4+ 27. Kd3
Rbxc4 28. Rxc4 Bb5 $19) 26. Rxc4 (26. Bxc4 e5 27. Rg4 Bd7 $19) 26... Ba4+ 27.
Kb2 Rb3+ 28. Ka1 Rxc4 29. Bxc4 Rxc3 $19) 24... Rb3 25. Kd2 Rxa3 26. Rc1 $17) (
21. Nd6 c3 $1) 21... Qxd5 22. f3 (22. Rd1 Ba4 $1) 22... Rab8 23. Rd1 c3 $5 (
23... Qe5 24. Qc3 Qh2 $5) 24. b4 $6 (24. Nxc3 Qe5 25. Qd2 (25. e4 {Kortschnoj}
Ba4 $1 26. Qxa4 Rxc3+ $19) 25... Rd8 26. Qxd8 Rxd8 27. Rxd8 Qxe3+ 28. Kc2 $17)
24... Qf5 (24... Ba4 $1 25. Rxd5 (25. Qxa4 Qa2 26. Qc2 Qxa3+ 27. Kb1 Rxb4+)
25... Bxc2 26. Ra5 Bxe4 27. fxe4 Rc7 $19) 25. Rd4 a5 26. Nd6 Qxc2+ 27. Kxc2
axb4 28. axb4 (28. Nxc8 bxa3 $1 $19 (28... b3+ 29. Kxc3 b2 30. Bd3)) (28. Nxe8
{Kortschnoj} bxa3 $19) 28... Ba4+ 29. Kc1 e5 $1 30. Re4 Rd8 31. b5 Rxd6 32.
Rxa4 Rd2 33. Bc4 Rc8 34. Ba2 (34. b6 Rb2 35. b7 Rxb7 36. Ba6 Ra8 $19) 34... Rb8
(34... c2 35. Bc4 $1) 35. Bc4 Rb2 36. Ra7 Rc8 37. Rxf7+ $2 (37. Ba2) 37... Ke8
38. Be6 Ra8 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Rc1 a6 (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 11. Kxd1 b6 12. Ke2 Bb7 13. Rhd1 Rfd8
14. Nb5 Ne8 15. Bd3 a5 16. Ng5 Nf6 17. Bg3 Ba6 18. a4 Nb4 19. Bc4 h6 20. Nf3
Ne4 21. Bc7 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Rc8 23. Rd8+ {Dreev,A-Vaganian,R (3)/Tilburg (4) 20'/
1993/0.5 (23)}) (9... Be7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Be6 12. Nd4 Rc8 13. O-O a6 14.
Nxc6 Rxc6 15. Be5 Nd7 16. Bd4 Nb6 17. Bd3 Bf6 18. Bb1 g6 19. b3 Qe7 20. Bxf6
Qxf6 21. Ne2 Rxc1 22. Qxc1 Rc8 23. Qd2 Bf5 24. Bxf5 {Ehlvest,J-Short,N (1)/
Moscow PCA 25' (01)/1994/0.5 (47)}) (9... d4 10. Nxd4 e5 $1 11. Nb3 Bxa3 12.
bxa3 exf4 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. exf4 Be6 15. f3 b6 $2 16. Kf2 $1 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Rxd4
18. Ke3 Rd7 19. Be2 Re8 20. Kf2 Rc8 21. Rhd1 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 $6 Kf8 23. Rd4 Ke7
24. g4 $14 {Kramnik,V-Beliavsky,A/Beograd/1993/0.5 (33)}) 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bg5
(11. b4 Ba7 12. Be2 d4 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Be3 Qxd1+ 16. Nxd1 Bd7
17. Bf3 a5 18. Bxb7 Bxe3 19. Nxe3 Rab8 {Kramnik,V-Ivanchuk,V (02)/New York PCA
25' (3)/1994/0.5 (20)}) (11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Rxc5 Nxf4 13. Qxd8 (13. exf4 $2 Qe7+
$19) 13... Nxg2+ 14. Bxg2 Rxd8 $10) 11... d4 $1 $146 (11... Be7 12. Be2 Be6 13.
O-O h6 14. Bh4 Rc8 15. Nd4 Ne5 16. Qb3 Qd7 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bg3
Nf7 20. e4 Kf8 21. e5 Ng8 22. Bh5 Nh8 23. Na4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 $16 {Hamann,
S-Filip,M/Lugano olm/1968/1-0 (37)}) 12. Nb5 $6 (12. Ne4 Qa5+ 13. b4 Nxb4 14.
axb4 Bxb4+ 15. Ned2 Ne4 16. Bf4 dxe3 17. Bxe3 Rd8 $40) (12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Ne4
Bb6 $36) (12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Ne4 Bb6) 12... dxe3 $1 13. Qxd8 (13. Rxc5 exf2+ 14.
Ke2 Qe7+ $19) 13... exf2+ 14. Ke2 Rxd8 15. Bxf6 (15. Rxc5 $5 Re8+ 16. Kd1 axb5
17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bxb5 Bg4 $17) 15... Re8+ 16. Kd1 gxf6 17. Rxc5 Bg4 $1 (17...
axb5 18. Bxb5 Bg4) 18. Nc3 (18. Nd6 Rad8 19. Rd5 Re6 $19) (18. Nc7 Rad8+ 19.
Rd5 (19. Kc2 Re1 $1 (19... Bxf3 20. gxf3 Nd4+ 21. Kc3 Re3+ 22. Kb4 $13 (22. Kd2
Re1 $19)) 20. Nd5 Bf5+ 21. Kd2 (21. Kb3 Be6 $19) 21... b6 22. Nxe1 bxc5 23. Bc4
Be4 $19) 19... Rxd5+ 20. Nxd5 Rd8 21. Bc4 Ne5 22. Ke2 Bxf3+ 23. gxf3 Nxc4 24.
Nxf6+ (24. Rd1 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 f1=Q+ 26. Kxf1 Ne3+ $19) 24... Kg7 25. Ne4 f5 26.
Nxf2 Rd2+ 27. Ke1 Rxb2 $17) 18... Nd4 19. Bc4 (19. h3 Bxf3+ 20. gxf3 Re1+ 21.
Kd2 Nb3+ $19) (19. Be2 Nxe2 20. Nxe2 Rad8+ 21. Ned4 Bxf3+ 22. gxf3 Rxd4+ 23.
Kc2 Re1 $19) (19. Rc4 Re1+ 20. Kd2 Nxf3+ 21. gxf3 Bxf3 $19) 19... Nxf3 20. Kc2
(20. Be2 Ng1 $1 $19) 20... Bf5+ 21. Kb3 (21. Rxf5 Nd4+ $19) 21... Nd2+ 22. Ka2
Be6 $1 (22... Be6 $1 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Bxd5 Re1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Linares 10th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Ne4 {N} 11. Nb5 (11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 Bxa3 13. bxa3
Qxa3+ 14. Kd2 Rd8+ $22 15. Bd3 f5 $19) 11... a6 12. Nc7 (12. Bc7 b6 $13) 12...
e5 13. Nxd5 $1 (13. Nxa8 exf4 14. cxd5 Nxf2 $40) (13. Bxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxa8 Ng4
$17) 13... Nxf2 $1 (13... exf4 14. Qxe4 $36) 14. Ng5 (14. Qxf2 exf4 15. Nxf4
Re8 $40) 14... Bf5 $1 15. Qxf2 (15. Qxf5 g6 16. Qc2 Nxd1 $17) 15... exf4 16.
Qxf4 Ne7 $1 17. Nxe7+ Bxe7 18. Rd5 Qe1+ 19. Rd1 Qa5 20. Rd5 Qe1+ 21. Rd1 {
Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sochi-A"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ruban, Vadim"]
[Black "Kotronias, Vasilios"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "1989.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 a6 {N} 12. Ng5 Be7 (12... b5 $2 13. Nce4
$18) 13. h4 h6 14. g4 (14. Nce4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Qf5) 14... b5 (14... Ne5 15. Rd5
exd5 16. Bxe5 Rd8 17. Ba2 Bxg4 18. Rg1 Rac8 19. Rxg4 hxg5 20. Rxg5 Qb6 $17 {
Ruvan,V-Maric,A/Palma GMA-op/1989/1/4-1/4/35/ -> TD 1989/12}) 15. Nce4 g6 16.
Nxf6+ (16. Bb3 $5) 16... Bxf6 17. Bd3 (17. Bb3 b4 18. a4 hxg5 19. hxg5 Bxg5 20.
Qxc6 $40) (17. Nxf7 $5 Rxf7 (17... bxc4 18. Qxg6+ Bg7 19. Nxh6+ Kh8 20. Nf7+
Rxf7 21. Qxf7 $40) 18. Qxg6+ Bg7 19. Bd3 $40) 17... b4 18. Bxg6 hxg5 19. hxg5
Be5 20. Bxf7+ $4 (20. Rh7 $5 Bg7 21. Rdh1 Ne5 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 23. Bxe5+ Qxe5 24.
Rh7+ Kg8 25. Bxf7+ Rxf7 26. Qg6+ Rg7 27. Qe8+ Kxh7 28. Qh5+ $10 {Ruban}) (20.
Be4 $1 bxa3 21. Bxe5 Qxe5 22. Bxc6 Qxb2+ 23. Qxb2 axb2+ 24. Kb1 Ra7 25. Rh6 Rc7
26. Be4 Bd7 27. Rdh1 Rc1+ 28. Kxb2 $16 {Ruban}) 20... Rxf7 21. Qg6+ Kf8 22.
Qh6+ Bg7 23. Bd6+ Ne7 24. Qh2 bxa3 25. Bxa3 Bb7 26. g6 Be4 $1 27. Rd4 Rc8+ 28.
Kd1 Bf3# {Ftacnik} 0-1

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e4 $146 (6. e3) 6...
Bb4 7. Qc2 b5 (7... Nb6 $5 8. Be2 (8. Bxc4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nxc4 10. Qa4+ c6 11.
Qxc4 Nxe4 $17)) 8. e5 (8. a4 $6 Bb7 9. e5 Bxf3) 8... Nd5 9. Bg5 f6 10. exf6
N7xf6 (10... gxf6 11. Bh6 Bb7 12. Be2 (12. Bg7 Rg8 13. Qxh7 Rxg7 $1 14. Qxg7
Nxc3 $17) 12... Qe7 13. O-O Bxc3 14. bxc3 $15) 11. a4 Bb7 $1 12. Be2 (12. axb5
Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 (14. cxb4 Qxd4 15. Rc1 Qe5+ 16. Be3 Bd5 $17) 14...
Qxd4 $17) 12... a6 13. O-O c6 14. Ne5 O-O 15. Bg4 $5 {xe6} Qd6 16. Bh3 Bxc3 (
16... c5 $6 17. axb5 cxd4 18. Nxc4) 17. bxc3 c5 $1 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nf3 Rxa1
20. Rxa1 Nf4 (20... cxd4 21. Nxd4 $132) 21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Bxe6+ Kh8 23. dxc5 (
23. Ne5 $2 cxd4 24. Nf7+ Rxf7 25. Bxf7 Ng4 26. g3 Qf3 $19) 23... Bxf3 24. gxf3
Qg5+ (24... Qxf3 25. Rb1 $15) 25. Kf1 Qxc5 26. Re1 Nh5 27. Qe4 Nf4 28. Bf5 Nd3
29. Re3 h6 (29... Qa3 30. Qe7 Qc1+ 31. Kg2 Nf4+ 32. Kg3 $132) 30. Bg6 Nf4 (
30... Qa3 $1 $19) 31. Qe8 Qd6 32. Bf7 $4 (32. Bc2 $1 $17) 32... Rxe8 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia-A 9192 34th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1991.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. g5 exf4 14. gxf6 Bxf6
15. Nd5 Ne7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rhg1+ Kh8 18. Qe4 Ng6 (18... Qc5 19. Qxf4 Bf5
20. b4 Qc6 21. Rd6 Qa4 22. Bd3 Qxa3+ 23. Kd1 Rfd8 $17 {Ambarcumjan-Magomedov/
Frunze op/1989/}) 19. Qd4 $5 {N} (19. Rd5 Qc7 20. Qd4 Be6 21. Rc5 Qe7 22. Bxe6
fxe6 23. Kb1 e5 $15 {Shabalov-Kruppa/Nabereznie Chelni/1988/}) 19... Qb6 $1 20.
Qxb6 axb6 21. Rd6 fxe3 22. fxe3 Ra5 $1 23. Kd2 (23. Rxb6 Rc5 24. b3 Be6 $10)
23... Rf5 (23... Rc5 24. Bd3 Rc6 $10) 24. Rf1 Rc5 25. Bd3 Rc6 26. Rxc6 bxc6 27.
b4 Rd8 28. Rc1 Ne5 (28... Bf5 29. Nd4 Bxd3 30. Kxd3 Ne5+ 31. Ke4 $10) 29. Nd4
Nxd3 30. Kxd3 Bd7 31. Ke4 Re8+ 32. Kf4 Rc8 33. Nf5 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Ter Apel"]
[Site "Ter Apel"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1992.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 a6
15. Rc1 (15. Ra2 d4 16. e4 Bc7 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. g4 $6 (18. Rc2 $1 Rad8 $5 (
18... Qf4 19. Rc5 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxf3 21. gxf3 $14)) 18... Bg6 19. Re2 Rfe8 20.
Qd2 Rad8 $15 {Seirawan,Y-Georgiev,Kir/Dubai ol/1986/}) 15... d4 (15... Re8 16.
g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qd3 d4 19. e4 {Speelman,J-Geller,E/London/1982/}) 16.
g4 Bg6 17. e4 Rc8 (17... Bc7 18. Qd2 Bxf4 19. Qxf4 $14) 18. Re1 Re8 19. Kg2 Bc7
20. Qd2 Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Na7 22. Rxc8 Nxc8 (22... Qxc8 23. Rc1 Qe6 24. Rc7 $16)
23. Rd1 Na7 (23... Ne7 24. Bc4 Nc6 25. e5 Qe7 26. e6 $1 $16) 24. Bc4 Rxe4 25.
Bxf7+ Kf8 (25... Kh8 26. Qg5 Qxg5 27. Nxg5 Rf4 28. Bxg6 hxg6 29. Ne6 $18) 26.
Qg5 Qd6 (26... Qxg5 27. Nxg5 Re5 28. Bxg6 Rxg5 29. Be4 Nc6 30. Bxc6 bxc6 31.
Rxd4 $16) 27. Qd5 (27. Bxg6 hxg6 28. Qd2 Nc6 $13) 27... Nb5 (27... Qxd5 28.
Bxd5 Re7 29. Nxd4 $16) 28. a4 (28. Qxd6+ Nxd6 29. Bd5 Re7 30. Nxd4 Be4+ 31.
Bxe4 Nxe4 32. Nf5 $16) 28... Qxd5 (28... Bxf7 29. Qxe4 Nc3 30. Qxd4 $18) 29.
Bxd5 Nc3 30. Bxe4 Nxd1 31. Bxb7 d3 (31... Nc3 32. Nxd4 Nxa4 33. Bxa6 $18) 32.
a5 Nc3 33. Nd2 {Ftacnik,L} (33. Nd2 Na2 34. b5 axb5 35. a6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Nogueiras Santiago, Jesus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1993.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 037"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ambroz} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 Be7 6. Bf4 O-O 7. e3
a6 8. a3 $5 $146 (8. Rd1 {Ambroz} c6 9. Be2 b5 10. c5 b4 11. Na4 a5 12. Ne5 $5
{Gelfand-King, Haifa 1989}) 8... dxc4 $1 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Ba2 c5 11. Rd1 (11. d5
exd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 (12... Bb7 $5 13. Nxe7+ (13. Rd1 {Ambroz} Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd5
15. Rxd5 Qc8 16. O-O Nf6 $10) 13... Qxe7 $13) 13. Bxd5 Ra7 14. Rd1 Qa5+ $132)
11... c4 12. e4 Bb7 13. Bb1 (13. O-O $5 Re8 $1 (13... Qb6 14. d5 exd5 15. e5) (
13... h6 {Ambroz} 14. d5 exd5 15. e5 (15. exd5 Re8 16. d6 Bf8 $13 17. Bb1 g6)
15... Nh5 (15... Ne4 16. Nxd5) 16. Bb1 $40) 14. Bb1 g6 $132) 13... g6 14. O-O
Qb6 (14... Re8 $5 {/\ Bf8}) 15. d5 $2 (15. Bg5 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 $13 (16. e5 $5 Nd5
17. Ne4 $13) (16. Qe2 {Ambroz} a5 17. e5 $36)) 15... exd5 16. e5 (16. exd5 {
Ambroz} Rfe8 $13) 16... Nh5 17. Bh6 d4 $1 (17... Rfd8 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5
Nc5 $10 (19... Nc5 {Ambroz} 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Be3 Qc7 $15)) 18. Nxd4 (18. Bxf8
$2 d3 (18... d3 $1 {Ambroz} 19. Qd2 Bxf8 $19 {>< Bb1, /^ a8-h1})) 18... Nxe5 (
18... Rfd8 {Ambroz} 19. Qe2 Nxe5 20. Ndxb5 axb5 (20... Bf6 21. Be3 $1) 21. Qxe5
Bc5 22. Nd5 $13) 19. Bxf8 (19. Rfe1 Bf6 20. Bxf8 Nd3 $1) 19... Bxf8 20. Nce2
Rd8 21. Qc3 Bc5 $1 $17 (21... Bg7 $15) 22. Kh1 Qf6 $2 (22... Nf4 23. Nxf4 (23.
Nc6 Ned3) (23. Nf3 Ned3) 23... Bxd4 24. Qb4 (24. Qg3 Bxb2) (24. Qd2 Ng4 25. Qe2
(25. h3 Bf6 $19) 25... Nxf2+ $5 26. Rxf2 Bxf2 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Qxf2 Qd1+ 29.
Qg1 Qd2 $36) (24. Qc2 {Ambroz} Qf6 25. Ne2 Bxg2+ (25... Ng4 26. Nxd4 (26. Rxd4
$2 Rxd4 27. Nxd4 Qf4 28. Nf3 Bxf3) 26... Qh4 (26... Qf4 27. Nf3 Rxd1 28. Rxd1
Bxf3 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. Qc3+ f6 31. Rd7+ Kg8 32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. Rd7+ Ke6 (33... Kg8
34. Rd8+ $10) 34. Rxh7 Bxg2+ 35. Kxg2 Qxf2+ 36. Kh3 Ne3 $19) 27. Nf3 Rxd1 28.
Qxd1 (28. Rxd1 Bxf3 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. Qc3+ f6 $19 31. Rd7+ $140 Kg8 32. Rd8+ Kf7
33. Rd7+ Ke6) 28... Bxf3 29. Qd6 Be2 30. Rc1 Nxf2+ 31. Kg1 Nh3+ $17) 26. Kxg2
Qf3+ 27. Kg1 Qg4+ 28. Kh1 (28. Ng3 Nf3+ 29. Kg2 Nh4+ 30. Kg1 Qf3 (30... Nf3+
$10) 31. Qe4 Bxf2+ 32. Rxf2 Rxd1+ $13) 28... Qf3+ $10) 24... Ng4 $17) 23. f3
$13 Bd6 (23... Nf4 {Ambroz} 24. Nxf4 Qxf4 25. Ne2 $14) 24. Be4 Bxe4 25. fxe4
Qh4 $6 (25... Qe7 $142) (25... Qe7 $5 {Ambroz}) 26. Nf5 $1 gxf5 27. Rxd6 Rxd6
28. Qxe5 Re6 $2 $138 (28... Qf6 29. Qc5 (29. Qe8+ Kg7 30. e5 (30. g4 $2 Rd8) (
30. Rxf5 $2 Rd1+ 31. Ng1 Ng3+ $19) 30... Qd8 $1 $15) 29... Rc6 (29... Rd2 $5
30. Rxf5 Qd8) 30. Qa7 $5 f4 $13) 29. Qb8+ Kg7 30. Nd4 Ng3+ $4 (30... Qxe4 $142
$8 31. Nxe6+ (31. Nxf5+ $2 Qxf5) 31... Qxe6 {/\ Nh5-f6-e4+/-} (31... Qxe6 {
Ambroz} 32. Qa7 $14)) 31. Qxg3+ Qxg3 32. Nxe6+ 1-0

[Event "Alekhine Memorial"]
[Site "Paris/St Petersburg"]
[Date "2013.04.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2013.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{It was an honour and pleasure for me to play in the Alekhine Memorial, which
was held in the Louvre in Paris and the Russian Museum in St Petersburg. The
event was perfectly organized and in the very centre of Paris people were
standing in line to be able to watch chess games! Michael had started
excellently, beating both Anand and Svidler in great style. So, this game was
important from a sporting point of view. Es war eine Ehre und ein Vergnьgen
fьr mich, beim Aljechin-Memorial mitzuspielen, welches im Louvre in Paris und
im Russischen Museum in St. Petersburg abgehalten wurde. Die Veranstaltung war
perfekt organisiert, und mitten im Zentrum von Paris standen die Leute
Schlange, um Schachpartien verfolgen zu kцnnen! Michael hatte ausgezeichnet
begonnen und Anand wie auch Svidler in groЯem Stil geschlagen. Daher war diese
Partie in sportlicher Sicht wichtig.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7
(4... Be7 5. Bg5 (5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. h3 O-O 8. Qc2 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10.
Bb3 Nfd5 11. O-O Nxf4 12. exf4 Nd5 13. g3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Qd6 15. Rac1 Bd7 16.
Ne5 Rad8 17. Rfd1 Bc8 18. a3 Bf6 19. Qe3 Qe7 20. h4 Rd6 21. h5 Rfd8 22. Rc3 g6
23. Bc2 Qf8 24. hxg6 hxg6 25. g4 Qe8 26. g5 Bg7 27. Be4 {1-0 Rubinstein,
A-Canal,E/Rogaska Slatina 1929/EXT 1999 (53)}) 5... Nbd7 6. e3 O-O 7. Rc1 c6 8.
Qc2 a6 9. a4 Re8 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. Bf4 Nxf4 13. exf4 c5 14. dxc5
Qc7 15. O-O Qxf4 16. Ne4 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Bd3 b6 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Be4
Ra7 21. b4 {1-0 Alekhine,A-Rubinstein,A/Karlsbad 1923/HCL/[Kasparov] (32)}) 5.
Bf4 {For some reason this move is not very popular and we can see 5.Bg5 more
often. Aus irgendeinem Grund ist dieser Zug nicht sehr beliebt, und wir sehen
5.Bg5 hдufiger.} dxc4 ({If Falls} 5... Be7 $6 {now, then jetzt, so ist} 6. Nb5
{is very unpleasant. sehr unangenehm.}) 6. e3 Nd5 {Black is taking the
opportunity to exchange the f4-bishop, but as the above mentioned games
Alekhine-Rubinstein and Rubinstein-Canal show, it is not always in Black's
favour. Schwarz nutzt die Gelegenheit, den f4-Lдufer zu tauschen, aber wie die
oben erwдhnten Partien Aljechin-Rubinstein und Rubinstein-Canal zeigen, ist
dies nicht immer zugunsten von Schwarz.} ({Ivanchuk had managed to equalise
after Ivanchuk hatte ausgleichen kцnnen nach} 6... a6 7. a4 Bd6 (7... Nb6 $6 8.
a5 Nbd5 9. Bxc4 Nxf4 10. exf4 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne5 Qd6 13. Re1 c6 14. f5 $1
exf5 15. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 16. Qb3 {1-0 Gelfand,B (2703)-Graf,A (2646)/Plovdiv 2003/
CBM 098/[Dautov] (40)}) 8. Bg3 b6 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. Bh4 O-O 11. O-O Qb8 12. d5
exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Ne5 15. Rc1 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 c6 17. Qe4 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3
Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Be5 20. Rxc6 b5 21. axb5 Qxb5 {1/2 Carlsen,M (2786)-Ivanchuk,V 
(2786)/Cap d'Agde 2008/EXT 2009 (58)}) (6... Nb6 7. Bxc4 Nxc4 8. Qa4+ Bd7 9.
Qxc4 $14 {also gives Black the pair of bishops, but White still holds some
advantage according to modern theory. gibt Schwarz ebenfalls das Lдuferpaar,
aber dennoch hдlt WeiЯ laut moderner Theorie etwas Vorteil fest.}) 7. Bxc4 Nxf4
8. exf4 Nb6 ({Mikhail Botvinnik had also won games vs Ragozin and Menchik in
this system: Mikhail Botwinnik hatte in diesem System auch Partien gegen
Ragosin und Menchik gewonnen:} 8... Bd6 9. g3 O-O 10. O-O Nf6 11. Qe2 b6 12.
Rfd1 Bb7 13. Rac1 Qe7 14. a3 Rfd8 15. Ne5 c5 16. Nb5 cxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxe5 18.
Qxe5 Qd6 19. Bb3 Qxe5 20. fxe5 Ne8 21. f4 a6 22. Kf2 Kf8 23. f5 Bd5 24. fxe6
Bxb3 25. e7+ {1-0 Botvinnik,M-Menchik,V/Hastings 1934/HCL}) 9. Bb3 Bd6 10. g3
Bd7 {Black wants to exchange his light-squared bishop via c6, then play ...c6
and ...g6 and get a defendable position.  Schwarz will seinen weiЯfeldrigen
Lдufer ьber c6 tauschen, dann ...c6 und ...g6 spielen und eine
verteidigungsfдhige Stellung erhalten.} 11. O-O ({Serious attention should be
paid to the more ambitious Ernste Aufmerksamkeit zu zollen ist dem
ehrgeizigeren} 11. Qd3 Bc6 12. O-O-O $5 Bxf3 (12... O-O 13. Ng5 g6 14. d5) 13.
Qxf3 c6 14. Kb1 (14. f5 Qg5+) 14... g6 (14... O-O 15. f5 exf5 16. Qxf5 {
gives White a pleasant edge due to his strong bishop on b3. gibt WeiЯ ein
angenehmes Plus aufgrund seines starken Lдufers auf b3.}) 15. f5 $1 {White had
to foresee this move. Diesen Zug musste WeiЯ voraussehen.} (15. Rhe1 O-O 16. h4
Nd5 17. h5 Nxc3+ 18. bxc3 Qf6 {leaves Black with a solid position. ьberlдsst
Schwarz eine solide Position.}) (15. h4 Qd7 16. h5 O-O-O) 15... exf5 (15...
gxf5 16. Rhe1 O-O (16... Kf8 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Rxe6 $18) 17. g4) 16. Rhe1+ Kf8
17. g4 $40 {with a strong attack. mit starkem Angriff.}) 11... O-O 12. Qd3 Bc6
13. Rad1 Qf6 (13... Bxf3 14. Qxf3 c6 15. f5 exf5 (15... Qf6 $140 $2 16. Ne4)
16. Qxf5 $14) 14. Ng5 (14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Qe7 {doesn't offer much. bietet
nicht viel.}) ({Probably a stronger move was Ein stдrkerer Zug war
wahrscheinlich} 14. d5 $5 exd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 ({or or} 16... Qxb2
17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Rd2) 17. Qxd5 b6 18. Rd2 $14 {and the bishop on d6 is
passive. und der Lдufer auf d6 ist passiv.}) 14... g6 ({The engine's
suggestion Der Engine-Vorschlag} 14... Qf5 15. Qe2 Qa5 (15... h6 16. Nxe6 Rfe8
17. d5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Qxe6 20. Qd3) 16. Rfe1 h6 {seems to be a
good way to equalise. scheint ein guter Weg zum Ausgleich zu sein.}) 15. Nge4 (
15. d5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Bxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxb2 (17... Nxd5 18. Qxd5) 18. Rd2 Qg7 19.
Ne4 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 b6 {would leave White with full compensation for the pawn,
but it is unlikely that White would have any realistic winning chances. gдbe
WeiЯ volle Kompensation fьr den Bauern, aber es ist unwahrscheinlich, dass er
irgendwelche realistischen Gewinnchancen hдtte.}) (15. Rfe1 Qf5 16. Qd2 Nd5)
15... Qf5 ({I was more worried about GrцЯere Sorgen machte ich mir wegen} 15...
Bxe4 16. Nxe4 Qe7 {So, I would have to make a choice. Also hatte ich eine Wahl
treffen mьssen.} 17. Rfe1 (17. d5 e5 18. f5 (18. Rfe1 exf4 19. Qc3 Nd7 20. Nxd6
(20. Ba4 Bb4 21. d6 Qxe4 22. Rxe4 Bxc3 23. Bxd7 Ba5 $11) 20... Qxd6 21. Re6 Qc5
{This is a line I couldn't make work. Dies ist ein Abspiel, das ich nicht zum
Funktionieren bringen konnte.}) (18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Rd2 Qf5) 18... Nd7 {and
Black's position looks solid. und die schwarze Stellung wirkt fest.}) 17... c6
18. h4 a5 19. a3 a4 20. Ba2 Nd5 21. h5 {with some pressure. mit einigem Druck.}
) 16. d5 {This is White's main idea, so I didn't hesitate much. Dies ist die
Hauptidee von WeiЯ, daher zцgerte ich nicht lange.} exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5
Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxd5 20. Rxd5 {White has doubled pawns and the bishop is
theoretically better than the knight. However, the strong pressure along open
lines gives an advantage to White and forces Black to defend precisely. WeiЯ
hat Doppelbauern, und der Lдufer ist theoretisch stдrker als der Springer.
Doch der starke Druck auf den offenen Linien gibt WeiЯ Vorteil und zwingt
Schwarz, sich genau zu verteidigen.} Rfd8 {Black had a tough choice to make.
Schwarz musste eine schwierige Entscheidung treffen.} ({Probably stronger was
Stдrker war wahrscheinlich} 20... Rad8 $5 21. Nxd6 (21. Rc1 f5 $1 {A key move.
Ein Schlьsselzug.} 22. Nxd6 cxd6 {and Black is doing well. und Schwarz geht es
gut.}) (21. f5 gxf5 22. Rxf5 Be7) 21... cxd6 (21... Rxd6 22. Rxd6 cxd6 23. Re1
(23. Rc1 f5 24. Kf1 Kg7 25. Ke2 Re8+ 26. Kd3 Re7) 23... Rc8 24. Re7 {leaves
White with winning chances. belдsst WeiЯ mit Gewinnchancen.}) 22. Rfd1 Rfe8 23.
Kf1 Re6 24. f5 {and despite some edge, I do believe that the drawing
tendencies of the double rook ending would prevail. , und einigem Vorteil zum
Trotz glaube ich doch, dass die Remistendenzen des Doppelturmendspiels
ьberwiegen wьrden.}) 21. Rc1 Rac8 22. Rc3 {White had a lot of choices, and I
decided to improve the rook position. WeiЯ hatte eine Reihe von Mцglichkeiten,
und ich beschloss, die Turmstellung zu verbessern.} (22. Kg2 Kg7) ({Also
deserving attention is a great suggestion of an engine (I failed to notice the
line): Aufmerksamkeit verdient auch ein groЯartiger Vorschlag einer Engine 
(das Abspiel war mir entgangen):} 22. Ra5 $5 a6 23. Rd5 $1 {Despite losing 2
tempi, it is very important to get Black's pawn to a6, as after Ungeachtet des
Verlustes zweier Tempi ist es sehr wichtig, den schwarzen Bauern nach a6 zu
locken, denn nach} Be7 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Nc5 b6 (25... Rb8 26. Re1) 26. Nxa6 {
White is winning a pawn and keeping good winning chances. gewinnt WeiЯ einen
Bauern und wahrt gute Gewinnchancen.} Ra8 (26... c5 27. Nb4 Ra8 28. Nc6 {
is the same. ist dasselbe.}) 27. Nb4 c5 28. Nc6 Bf6 29. b4 Rxa2 30. bxc5 bxc5
31. Rxc5 Rd2 32. Rc4 {and Black should hold most probably, but White retains
certain winning chances. und Schwarz sollte sich hцchst wahrscheinlich halten,
aber WeiЯ wahrt gewisse Gewinnchancen.}) (22. f5 gxf5 23. Rxf5 Be7) 22... Be7 (
22... Kg7 23. f5 gxf5 24. Rxf5 Be7 25. Rcf3 {That's why I had put my R on c3!
Deshalb hatte ich meinen R nach c3 gestellt!} Rd1+ 26. Kg2 Rf8 27. Ng5 Bxg5 28.
Rxg5+ Kh8 29. Ra5 a6 30. Rb3 {winning a pawn. mit Bauerngewinn.}) 23. Rxd8+
Bxd8 24. f5 Kg7 {It was not easy to make the right choice. Es war nicht leicht,
die richtige Wahl zu treffen.} (24... gxf5 25. Nd6 Rb8 26. Nxf5 {also doesn't
solve Black's problems lцst die Probleme von Schwarz auch nicht}) ({The
engine's suggestion looks strange, but probably is sufficient for a draw: Der
Engine-Vorschlag sieht seltsam aus, reicht aber wahrscheinlich zum Remis:} 
24... c6 25. Rd3 Bb6 $1 (25... b5 26. f6 (26. Rd7 Bb6 27. f6 Rd8) 26... Bb6 27.
Kf1 h6 28. h4 {and Black's problems are not solved completely. und die
Probleme von Schwarz sind nicht vollstдndig gelцst.}) 26. Rd7 Rd8 27. fxg6 Rxd7
({also good enough is gut genug ist auch} 27... hxg6 28. Rxb7 Rd4 29. Nf6+ Kg7
30. Nd7 Rd2 31. Nxb6 Rxb2 32. Rxa7 Rxb6 {and soon we'll get a totally drawn
R+3 vs R+2 pawn ending und bald erhalten wir ein total remises Endspiel R+3 vs
R+2 Bauern.}) 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Nxd7 Bd4 $1 (29... fxg6 $2 30. Nxb6 axb6 31. Kg2
{The pawn ending seems to be lost: Das Bauernendspiel scheint verloren zu sein:
} Kf6 32. f4 b5 33. a3 Kf5 34. Kf3 h5 35. h3 Ke6 36. Ke4 Kf6 37. g4 hxg4 38.
hxg4 Ke6 39. f5+) 30. gxh7 Bxb2 {and Black should be able to hold. und Schwarz
sollte sich halten kцnnen.}) (24... Be7 25. f6 Bf8 26. Kg2 {is pretty
dangerous as the king cannot join the game. ist ziemlich gefдhrlich, da der
Kцnig nicht ins Spiel eingreifen kann.}) 25. Nd6 Rb8 26. Ne8+ Kf8 27. fxg6 {
I was not sure if I have to include this exchange or not, but probably it
doesn't change the evaluation of the position, for example Ich war nicht
sicher, ob ich diesen Tausch einschalten muss oder nicht, aber wahrscheinlich
дndert er nichts an der Einschдtzung der Stellung, zum Beispiel} (27. Nxc7 Bf6
28. Rb3 Rd8 $1 29. Rxb7 Rd2 30. Rxa7 Bd4 31. Ra8+ Kg7 32. Kh1 Rxf2 33. Ne8+ Kh6
34. Nd6 Kh5 $1 {retaining good drawing chances. mit guten Remischancen.}) 27...
hxg6 (27... Kxe8 28. g7) 28. Nxc7 Bf6 29. Rb3 (29. Rc2 Rd8 30. Nb5 a6 31. Nc3
Bxc3 32. Rxc3 Rd2 {would soon transpose into R+3vs R+2. wьrde bald zu R+3 vs
R+2 Bauern ьberleiten.}) 29... Be5 $2 {This is the decisive mistake. Black had
to keep the Nc7 out of play by any means. Dies ist der entscheidende Fehler.
Schwarz musste unbedingt den Nc7 aus dem Spiel halten.} (29... Rd8 $1 30. Kf1 (
30. Rxb7 Rd2 31. Rb8+ Ke7 32. Kf1 Bxb2 {and Black's activity should be enough
to hold. und die Aktivitдt von Schwarz sollte ausreichen, um sich zu halten.})
30... Rd2 (30... b6 31. Ke1 Be5 32. Nb5 a6 33. Nc3 b5 34. h4 {/\Nd1, Ke2, Rd3})
31. Rxb7 Bxb2 (31... Bd4 32. Ke1 Rxf2 33. Rb4 Bc5 34. Na6 Be3 35. Re4 Bb6 36.
Re2 $16) 32. Nb5 a6 33. Nd6 Ba1 (33... Rxd6 34. Rxb2 {retains winning chances.
wahrt Gewinnchancen.}) 34. Rxf7+ Kg8 35. Ne4 Rxa2 36. Ra7 a5 {and it is hard
to say if the extra pawn should be enough for victory. und es ist schwer zu
sagen, ob der Mehrbauer zum Sieg reichen sollte.}) 30. Nd5 {Now White has to
consolidate - bringing the N to d3 to defend the b2 and f2-pawns and bringing
the king into the centre. Nun muss sich WeiЯ konsolidieren - den N nach d3
bringen, um die Bauern b2 und f2 zu verteidigen, und den Kцnig ins Zentrum
fьhren.} b6 (30... Rd8 31. Ne3 Rd7 32. Kf1 {and White consolidates as well.
und WeiЯ konsolidiert sich ebenfalls.}) 31. Nb4 Rc8 32. Nd3 Bf6 33. h4 Rc2 34.
Kf1 Ke7 35. Ke1 Kd6 36. Rb4 Bg7 37. Kd1 Rc7 {Sooner or later White has to
decide what to do with the extra pawn on the kingside - either play g4, h5 and
get a passed pawn or to exchange it like I did in the game. I do believe I had
made the right choice as both the h5 and f5-squares are very important for
White's R. Frьher oder spдter muss WeiЯ entscheiden, was er mit dem
Extrabauern am Kцnigsflьgel tun will - entweder g4, h5 spielen und einen
Freibauern bilden, oder ihn tauschen, wie ich es in der Partie tat. Ich glaube
schon, dass ich die richtige Wahl traf, denn beide Felder h5 und f5 sind sehr
wichtig fьr den weiЯen R.} 38. h5 $5 gxh5 39. Rb5 $6 (39. Rh4 $1 {was more
precise, avoiding the possibility of h5-h4, however, I was reluctant to allow
the activation of Black's king. war genauer, was die Mцglichkeit h5-h4
vermeidet, aber es widerstrebte mir, die Aktivierung des schwarzen Kцnigs zu
erlauben.} Kd5 40. f3 (40. Rxh5+ Ke4) 40... Rd7 41. Rxh5+ Kc4 42. Kc2) 39...
Rd7 ({A better chance was Eine bessere Chance war} 39... h4 $1 40. gxh4 Rc4 41.
h5 Rh4 42. Ke2 Bh6 {and it is very difficult for White to advance. und es
fдllt WeiЯ sehr schwer, Fortschritte zu machen.}) 40. Rxh5 {Now White has a
clear plan - to put the R on b5 and advance the king and the kingside pawns,
while paying attention so that Black doesn't get any counterplay. Nun hat WeiЯ
einen klaren Plan - den R nach b5 stellen und den Kцnig und die
Kцnigsflьgelbauern vorrьcken, wobei er aufpasst, dass Schwarz keinerlei
Gegenspiel bekommt.} Ke7 41. Ke2 Rc7 42. Rb5 Rc4 43. Kf3 Ra4 44. a3 Rd4 45. Ke3
Rc4 46. b3 Rc2 47. a4 Rc6 (47... Bc3 48. g4) 48. g4 Re6+ 49. Kf3 Rc6 (49... Rd6
50. Nf4) 50. Ke4 Re6+ 51. Kf3 Rc6 52. Nb4 (52. Nf4 Bd4) 52... Rc1 53. Ke4 Kd6
54. Nd3 Rg1 (54... Rc2 55. Rd5+ Ke7 56. f4) 55. Kf5 {White has almost
completed his plan, which was described in the comment after move 40. WeiЯ hat
seinen Plan, welcher in dem Kommentar nach dem 40. Zug beschrieben wurde, fast
vollendet.} Bc3 (55... Bd4 56. f4 (56. Rb4 Bg7 57. g5 Rd1)) 56. f4 ({I was not
afraid of the following change of course of the game, but a simpler plan was
Ich hatte keine Angst vor der folgenden Дnderung des Partieverlaufs, aber ein
einfacherer Plan war} 56. g5 Rd1 57. Ne5) 56... f6 57. Nf2 Kc6 {Now the R is
trapped, but White is sacrificing an exchange and the pawns are marching to
the 8th rank.  Nun ist der R gefangen, aber WeiЯ opfert eine Qualitдt, und die
Bauern marschieren zur 8. Reihe.} 58. Ne4 a6 59. Nxc3 ({For some reason the
computer prefers Aus irgendeinem Grund bevorzugt der Computer} 59. Rxb6+ Kxb6
60. Nxc3 Kc6 61. Ne4) 59... axb5 60. axb5+ Kd6 ({The best practical chance was
Die beste praktische Chance war} 60... Kc5 61. Ne4+ Kxb5 62. Nxf6 Kc5 63. g5
Kd6 64. Kg6 Rb1 65. f5 Rxb3 {when White has to choose between , wonach WeiЯ
wдhlen muss zwischen} 66. Nh7 ({and the beautiful und dem schцnen} 66. Ne4+ Ke5
67. f6 Kxe4 68. f7 Rf3 69. Kg7 b5 70. g6 b4 71. f8=Q Rxf8 72. Kxf8 b3 73. g7 b2
74. g8=Q b1=Q 75. Qg6+) 66... b5 67. f6 Rf3 68. f7 Ke7 (68... b4 69. Nf6) 69.
f8=Q+ Rxf8 70. Nxf8 b4 (70... Kxf8 71. Kh7) 71. Nh7 b3 72. Nf6 b2 73. Nd5+ Kd6
74. Nc3) (60... Kd7 61. Nd5 (61. Ne4 Rb1 62. Nxf6+ Ke7 63. Kg6)) 61. Ne4+ Ke7
62. Nxf6 Rd1 (62... Kf7 63. Nd5) 63. Kg6 Rd3 64. f5 Rd6 65. g5 Kf8 66. b4 {
This is a kind of mutual zugzwang. Dies ist eine Art beiderseitiger Zugzwang.}
Rd4 67. Kh6 ({Or Oder} 67. Nh5 Rxb4 68. Ng7 Rxb5 69. Ne6+ Ke7 70. Nd4) 67...
Rh4+ (67... Rd6 {was trickier: war trickreicher:} 68. Kh7 Rxf6 (68... Rd1 69.
Nh5) 69. gxf6 Kf7 70. Kh8 Kf8 71. f7 $1 Kxf7 72. Kh7 Kf6 73. Kg8 Kxf5 74. Kf7)
68. Nh5 Rxb4 69. g6 Rg4 70. f6 Rg1 71. Nf4 Re1 72. Nd5 Rf1 73. Kg5 Rg1+ 74. Kf5
Rf1+ 75. Ke6 Re1+ 76. Kd6 Rf1 77. Kc6 {I was awarded the prize for the best
technique in Alekhine's style for this game. Fьr diese Partie wurde mir der
Preis fьr die beste Technik in Aljechins Stil verliehen.} 1-0

[Event "Linares 09th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "1991.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Bd7 $6 10. Rd1 Rc8 11. Be2 (11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. cxd5 exd5
14. Rxd5 Qe7 {Browne - Christiansen,L USA(ch)1990}) 11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 Qa5 13.
O-O Rfd8 14. e4 $5 (14. Ne4 Be7 15. Nd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 b5 17. Ba2 Nd4 18. Qd2
Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Bc6 $10) 14... Nh5 15. Bc1 (15. Bg5 Be7 $1 $10 {}
16. Nd5 $2 exd5 17. exd5 (17. Rxd5 Qc7) 17... Ne5 18. Bxe7 Rxc4 19. Bxd8 Qxd8
20. Qe2 Nxf3+ $17) 15... Qc7 $6 (15... Be7 16. Qe2 $14 {} Bxa3 $6 17. Nd5 $1
Bb4 18. Bg5 $5 $40 (18. Ng5 $6 g6 $2 (18... Nf6 $1 $13) 19. g4 $16)) 16. Nb5
Qb8 $8 17. Bxe6 $1 Bxf2+ (17... Bxe6 $2 18. Qxc5 $18) 18. Qxf2 Bxe6 19. Rxd8+ (
19. Qh4 $5 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 g6 (20... Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Qxd8+ Nxd8 23. Nxa7
Bd7 24. Ne5 $18) 21. g4 $1 Ng7 (21... Ne5 $2 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. gxh5 Qxb5 24.
Rd8+ Rxd8 25. Qxd8+ Kg7 26. h6#) 22. Ng5 h5 23. gxh5 Nxh5 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Qg4
$16) 19... Nxd8 (19... Rxd8 20. Qh4 Nf6 21. Bf4 Qc8 22. Bg5 Bc4 23. Bxf6 gxf6 (
23... Bxf1 24. Qg5 $18) 24. Nd6 $1 Rxd6 25. Qg3+ Kh8 26. Qxd6 Bxf1 27. Qxf6+
Kg8 28. Kxf1 $16) 20. Nxa7 Rc4 $8 21. Ng5 Nf6 22. Bf4 Qa8 23. Nb5 $6 (23. b3 $1
Rc3 (23... Nxe4 24. Qb6 $18) 24. e5 (24. Qd4 Rxb3 25. Rd1 Nd7) 24... Ng4 (24...
Nd5 25. Bd2 $16) 25. Qd4 h6 (25... Nc6 26. Nxc6 Rxc6 27. Nxe6 Rxe6 28. h3 $18)
26. Nxe6 Nxe6 27. Qxc3 Qxa7+ 28. Kh1 Nf2+ 29. Rxf2 Qxf2 30. Be3 $16) 23... Nxe4
24. Nxe4 Rxe4 25. Nd6 (25. Nc7 Qc8 26. Nxe6 Nxe6 $10) 25... Ra4 26. Be5 Qa7 $10
27. Qxa7 Rxa7 28. Rd1 Nc6 29. Bc3 b6 30. Ne4 Rd7 31. Rxd7 Bxd7 32. Nd6 Kf8 33.
Nc4 b5 34. Nd6 Ne7 35. Bb4 Nd5 36. Bc5 Kg8 37. g3 f5 38. Kf2 g5 39. Ke2 Kg7 40.
Kd3 f4 41. Kd4 fxg3 42. hxg3 Ne7 43. Ne4 (43. Nxb5 Nf5+ 44. Ke5 Nxg3 $132)
43... Nf5+ 44. Ke5 Kg6 45. Bf2 h5 46. Nf6 Bc8 47. Nd5 Bd7 48. Nc7 h4 49. gxh4
gxh4 50. Bxh4 $5 Nxh4 51. Kd6 Bf5 52. Nxb5 Bc2 $1 53. b4 Nf5+ 54. Kc7 Kf6 55.
Nc3 Ne3 56. b5 Nc4 57. a4 Ke5 58. b6 Nxb6 59. a5 Nd5+ 60. Nxd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod 3rd"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1996.07.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "1996.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Kb1 a6 12. Nd2 Qb6 $1 $146 (12... b5 13. Nb3
Qb6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bg5 Be6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rac8 {
van Wely-Khuzman,95,Amsterdam,Donner mem}) 13. Nb3 Na5 $1 (13... dxc4 14. Bxc4
Qa7 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 g6 17. Bd6 $16 (17. Ka1)) (13... Bd7 14. g4) 14. Nxa5
Qxa5 15. cxd5 (15. Qa4 Qb6 (15... Qxa4 16. Nxa4 Ne4)) 15... exd5 (15... Nxd5 $2
16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bc7 b6 18. Qc6) 16. Be5 Be6 {So,there is typical position
with isolated pawn on the board.It is easier to play it with White,but Black
has enough counterchances} 17. Bd3 (17. Qd2 Qb6 18. Bd4 Qb3 19. Qc2 Qxc2+ 20.
Kxc2 Ne4 $10) 17... Rac8 18. Qd2 Kh8 (18... Rfd8 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Ne4 Qb6 21.
Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Bc2 $5 $13 (22. Qb4 Qxb4 23. axb4 d4 24. exd4 Rc6 $10)) (18...
d4 $5 $13 19. Bxd4 Rfd8 20. Rc1) 19. Ne4 (19. Bd4 b5 20. Ne4 Qxd2 21. Nxd2 Ng4
22. Rdf1 f6 $10) (19. f3 b5 $132) 19... Qxd2 20. Nxd2 Nd7 21. Bd4 f6 22. Nf3
Nc5 (22... Bd6 $5) 23. Bxc5 $1 $14 {It is very useful to exchange Black s
Knight and leave my opponent without counterplay} Bxc5 24. Bc2 Rfd8 25. Nd4 Bf7
26. Bf5 (26. g4 Rd6 $1) 26... Rc7 27. Rd2 (27. Rc1 $5 g6 28. Be6 Kg7 29. Rc2
Bb6 30. Rxc7 Bxc7 31. Rc1 Bb6 32. Rc8 Rd6 33. Bxf7 Kxf7 34. Rh8 Bxd4 35. exd4
Kg7 36. Rb8 Rd7 37. Kc2 $14) 27... g6 28. Bh3 f5 29. Rc1 Kg7 30. g3 $6 (30.
Rdc2 Rdc8 31. g4 $5 (31. Nxf5+ $4 gxf5 32. Bxf5 Bg6 33. Bxc8 Rxc8 34. b4 Bd6
$19) 31... Bd6 $1 32. gxf5 (32. f4 Rxc2 33. Rxc2 Rxc2 34. Kxc2 fxg4 35. Bxg4 b6
$10) 32... Rxc2 33. Nxc2 Re8 $14) 30... Bb6 31. Rxc7 Bxc7 32. Bg2 Kf6 $10 33.
Ne2 Ba5 (33... Bb6) 34. Rd1 (34. Rd3 g5 (34... Be1 $5)) 34... g5 35. b4 Bb6 36.
Rd2 h6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Gelfand/Huzman"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 {I had to face this system for the
4th time this year.} 5. Bf4 (5. Bg5 c6 {was my choice against Magnus Carlsen
in the candidates tournament in London.}) 5... dxc4 6. e3 a6 (6... Nd5 7. Bxc4
Nxf4 8. exf4 {was played by Michael Adams in the Alekhine memorial in April.})
7. a4 Bd6 8. Bg5 {After some thoughts I decided to deviate from my game vs
Carlsen in the Tal memorial, where I got a small but pleasant edge after 8.
Bxd6. Curiously, on the next board we had the same position in
Grischuk-Ponomariov and Alexander had chosen the third path, but failed to get
anything substantial.} (8. Bg3 Bxg3 9. hxg3 c5 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Bb3 cxd4 12.
exd4 Bd7 13. a5 Nbd5 14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qe2+ Be6 {1/2 Grischuk,A 
(2785)-Ponomariov,R (2756)/Elancourt FRA 2013 (86)}) (8. Bxd6 cxd6 9. Bxc4 O-O
10. O-O d5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Rfc1 Bb7 14. Rc2 Rfc8 15. Rac1 Qd6 16.
Na2 Rxc2 17. Rxc2 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. Qc3 Bb7 20. b4 $14 {1/2 Gelfand,B 
(2755)-Carlsen,M (2864)/Moscow RUS 2013 (55)}) 8... h6 9. Bh4 c5 ({In practice
} 9... b6 {has also been seen:} 10. Bxc4 Bb7 11. O-O Qe7 12. d5 e5 13. Qe2 g5
14. Bg3 Nf8 15. Nd2 Ng6 16. f3 h5 17. Nde4 Nxe4 18. fxe4 Bc8 19. Be1 g4 20. Qd3
Qg5 {Ding Liren-Ipatov,A/Athens GRE 2012}) 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. O-O cxd4 12. exd4 {
White has got a position with an isolated pawn, as he intended. If the black
bishop were on e7 it would be a position from the Queen's Gambit, while if on
b4 from the Nimzo-Indian. But the bishop is on d6 and it gives White more
chances for the breakthrough d4-d5. Note that White's loss of tempo Bf4-g5 is
compensated for by their direct capture on c4, while in the Nimzo-Indian and
Queen's Gambit White does it in 2 moves Bd3xc4. Moreover, White must do it, as
otherwise Black would have good play.} Qc7 13. Bb3 {The right idea,} ({Butan
even more precise move was} 13. Ba2 $5 Qb8 (13... b6 14. Rc1 Bf4 15. Rc2 Qd6
16. Bxf6 $5 (16. d5 $36) 16... Nxf6 17. g3 Bb7 18. d5 $16) 14. d5 e5 15. Nd2 b5
{I had preferred 13.Bb3 in order to prevent b7-b5 in such a position, but here
White is better after} 16. Qc2 $5 ({or} 16. Re1 $14 bxa4 17. Nc4 $36) 16...
bxa4 17. Bb1 $36) ({Probably Lenier was counting on} 13. Qe2 b6 14. d5 exd5 15.
Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Bb7 {when he is in time to equalise.}) 13... b6 14. Rc1 Qb8
{Black is following a setup with the queen on b8 which was successfully used
by Vladimir Kramnik against myself in the London Candidates. However here
Black still didn't have time to develop his bishop on b7...} ({Black could
minimise White's edge with the risky} 14... Bf4 15. Rc2 Qd6 $5 (15... Qb8 16.
d5) 16. Ne2 (16. d5 Nc5 17. Bxf6 Nxb3 18. Bh4 Bb7 19. g3 exd5 20. gxf4 d4 $132)
(16. g3 Qb4 {Here we note that the bishop would be better placed on a2}) 16...
Bb7 17. Nxf4 Qxf4 18. Bg3 Qf5 19. Rc7 Be4) 15. d5 $1 {Just in time before
Black developed his bishop.} e5 (15... exd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Ra7 18. Nd4
$18) 16. Nd2 $1 {Another energetic move.} e4 $2 {An attempt to get counterplay,
but it is refuted by White's series of strong 20-22nd moves.} ({I spent a lot
of time trying to choose the best reply against the most natural move} 16...
Bb7 17. Nde4 ({I also considered the introductory move} 17. a5 $5 {with the
idea to to away the c5-square from Black's knight} bxa5 (17... e4 18. Kh1 Bf4
19. axb6 $14) (17... b5 18. Nde4 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Kh8 20. g4 $1 {and White's
attack seems unstoppable}) 18. Nde4 (18. Nce4 $5) 18... Be7 (18... Ne8 19. Ba4
$1 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Ne4) (18... Nxe4 19. Nxe4) 19. Re1 $5 {/\ Bg3, Ba4}
Bd8 (19... Ra7 20. Ba4 Bd8 21. Bg3 $14 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 {cf7}) 20. Bg3 (20. Bxf6
$5 Nxf6 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Ne4 Qd8 23. Rc3 $36) 20... Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Ra7 22. d6
{and Black's position looks horrible, but of course it is not easy to prove
that to a computer.}) 17... Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Kh8 (18... Nc5 {is bad because of}
19. Rxc5 $1 bxc5 20. Nf6+ Kh8 21. Qd3 e4 (21... g6 22. Qe3 Kg7 23. Ng4 $18) 22.
Qxe4 g6 23. Bg3 $16) 19. Rc6 $1 (19. g4 Nc5 20. Bc2 {with some initiative} (20.
Rxc5 Bxc5 21. g5 Qd8 22. Qh5 Bxd5 {is ok for Black})) (19. a5 f5 20. Nxd6 Qxd6)
19... Bxc6 20. dxc6 Nc5 21. Nxd6 Nxb3 22. Be7 Nd4 23. f4 $1 Qc7 24. Bxf8 Rxf8
25. fxe5 Nxc6 {and Black's position looks dubious, but he has defensive chances
} 26. Qc2 (26. Qd5 Nd8 $14) (26. e6 $5) 26... Qd7 27. Nxf7+ Rxf7 28. Rxf7 Qxf7
29. Qxc6 Qf4 30. Qxb6 (30. e6 Qd4+ 31. Kf1 Qf6+ 32. Ke2 Qxb2+ 33. Kd3 $14)
30... Qxe5 31. Qd8+ Kh7 32. Qd3+ Kh8 33. Qc3 $16 {with an extra pawn in the
ending}) (16... Kh8 {is too provoctaive:} 17. Re1 (17. Nce4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Nc5
19. f3 f5 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. a5 $140 bxa5 {looks defendable}) (17. g4 Bb7 18. g5
hxg5 19. Bxg5 Nh7 {is not very impressive}) 17... Bb7 (17... b5 18. Nce4 Nxe4
19. Nxe4 Bb4 20. Re3 f5 21. Rg3) (17... Ng8 18. Nc4) 18. a5 b5 19. Nde4 Nxe4
20. Nxe4 Bb4 21. Re3 f5 22. Rg3 {and the black king is in danger}) (16... Ra7
$5 17. Nc4 Bb4 18. Ne3 $36) 17. Ncxe4 Nxe4 (17... Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Be5 19. Re1 $16
) 18. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Qf4 {Other moves are also bad.} (19... Bf4 20. Rc3 $18
) (19... Nc5 20. Nxc5 (20. Ng3 Bxg3 21. Bxg3 $16) 20... bxc5 21. Be7 $16) 20.
Be7 $1 Qxe4 (20... Re8 21. d6 Bb7 (21... Rxe7 22. dxe7 Qh4 23. e8=Q+ Kh7 24.
Ng5+) 22. Ng3 Bxg3 23. fxg3 Qxg3 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 25. Bd5 $18) (20... Ne5 21. Bxf8
Qh4 (21... Kxf8 22. Qh5) 22. Be7 f6 (22... Qxe7 23. Kxh2 Qh4+ 24. Kg1 Ng4 25.
Re1) 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Qh5) 21. Re1 Qf4 22. Rc4 $1 Qxf2 ({Hopeless is} 22...
Qb8 23. d6 Be5 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 25. Rc7) 23. Kxh2 Bb7 (23... Re8 24. Re2 Qf5 25.
Bc2 Qh5+ 26. Rh4 $18) ({In case of} 23... Nf6 {I intended} 24. Rf1 $1 Qxb2 (
24... Ng4+ 25. Rxg4 Bxg4 26. Rxf2 Bxd1 27. Bxd1 $18) 25. Bxf6 gxf6 26. Rf3 {
with a mating attack} Kh8 27. Rh4 Rg8 28. Rxh6+ Kg7 29. Rhxf6 Qxf6 (29... Ra7
30. d6 $18) 30. Rxf6 Kxf6 31. Qd4+ $18) 24. Bc2 $1 {I had spent a lot of time
on this move. I felt that White has a clear cut win and tried hard to find it.
Of course I had realised that} (24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Re7 Nc5 26. Bc2 $16 {is also
good enough, but here White still has to show some technique}) (24. Re2 $5 Qf5
25. Bc2 Qxd5 26. Rd4 Qh5+ 27. Kg1 $18 {was also winning, as the computer
indicates, but during the game it was not so obvious to me} Bc6 (27... Ne5 28.
Rh4 $18 Nf3+ 29. gxf3 Qxf3 30. Qd3 $18) (27... Nf6 28. Bxf6 gxf6 29. Qd3 f5 30.
Re3 $1 $18) 28. Qd3) ({Also good enough was} 24. Rg4 $5 {/\ Re2, Qd4} Rae8 25.
Re2 Qf5 26. Qd4 f6 27. d6+ Kh8 28. Bc2 $18 Qh5+ 29. Kg1) 24... b5 {Otherwise
the queen would be trapped.} 25. Re2 Qb6 (25... Qxe2 26. Qxe2 bxc4 27. Qe4 (27.
Bf5) 27... g6 28. Qg4 Bc8 29. Bxf8 Nxf8 30. Qxc4 $18) 26. a5 $1 {A very
stylish move in my opinion. White is winning another important tempo.} (26. Qd3
f5 27. Rf4 $18) 26... Qxa5 27. Qd3 f5 (27... g6 28. Rg4 $18) 28. Rf4 {I think
I had played well so far and my friend Jacob Aagaard can include this piece of
the game in his next "Attacking Manual" book!} Rf7 29. Rxf5 {I hurried up a
bit.} ({A more precise move was} 29. d6 $1 $18 {and the queen cannot join the
battle.}) 29... Qc7+ 30. d6 Qc4 {Here both of us were already in severe time
trouble .} 31. Qe3 ({More practical was} 31. Rxf7 Qxd3 32. Bxd3 Kxf7 33. Bf5
Bc8 (33... Bc6 34. Be6+ Kg6 35. Rc2 $18) 34. Bh4 g5 35. Be1) 31... Bd5 32. b3 (
{Or} 32. Bd3 Rxf5 (32... Qc6 33. Rc2 $18) 33. Bxf5 Nf8 34. Rc2 Qf1 35. Rf2 Qc4
36. Bxf8 Rxf8 37. Rf4 Qb3 38. Qxb3 Bxb3 39. Bh7+ $18) 32... Qxc2 33. Rxc2 Rxf5
34. Qd3 (34. Rc7 Ne5 35. Kg1 $1 $18) 34... Rh5+ 35. Kg1 Re5 36. Re2 (36. Rc7
$18) 36... Rh5 37. Qg6 Bf7 38. Qg4 Ne5 39. Qe4 $2 {With seconds left I lost
control of the situation and almost spoiled such a game.} (39. Rxe5 $1 Rxe5 40.
Bf6 $18 {would win immediately}) ({But the simplest was to repeat moves twice
and easily find a win after the time control} 39. Qg3 Nd7 40. Qg4 (40. Rf2 $18)
40... Ne5) 39... Rc8 40. Rc2 $4 ({But} 40. Re1 $18 {was simple and strong}) ({
It was impossible to calculate} 40. g4 Rc1+ 41. Kg2 Rd1 42. gxh5 Bd5 43. Qxd5+
Rxd5 44. Rxe5 Rxe5 45. d7 Rd5 46. d8=Q+ Rxd8 47. Bxd8 $18 {with seconds
remaining.}) 40... Rxc2 41. Qxc2 Be6 {Now the fight starts again. I assessed
my winning chances as 50%.} 42. Qe4 {I had decided for the following plan -
activate my queen, transfer the bishop to the big diagonal and combine mating
threats with attack on a6- and b5-pawns.} (42. Qa2 Ng4 43. Qxa6 Rc5 44. Kf1
Rf5+) ({It was possible to fix the pawn on a6 now or in the next move, but it
would allow Black to regroup his pieces.} 42. b4 Kf7 43. Qc7 Nd7 44. Qb7 Rd5
45. Qxa6 Ne5) 42... Kf7 43. Bh4 Nd7 44. Qf3+ {An important intermediate check.}
Kg6 ({The black pieces would be more compact after} 44... Rf5 45. Qa8 Rc5 (
45... Bxb3 $140 $4 46. Qd8 $18) (45... Rd5 46. Qd8) 46. Qd8 $1 {at least
separating Black's king from other pieces} (46. Bf2 Rd5 47. Qxa6 Nf6 48. Bd4
Bd7) 46... Bf5 47. Qe7+ Kg8 48. Qe8+ Kh7 49. Qf7 Re5 50. Bf2 Be6 51. Qe8 {
with good winning chances.}) 45. Be1 Rd5 46. Bc3 h5 $2 {A serious mistake.} ({
I was expecting} 46... Rg5 47. Qa8 Kf7 {when the strongest is} 48. b4 $1 {
trying to win a tempo due to zugzwang} (48. Qd8 Nf8 49. Bb4 Bd7 50. Qa8 $16)
48... Rd5 49. Qxa6 Rd1+ 50. Kf2 Rd3 51. Qc6 {and Black is in trouble.}) (46...
a5 47. Qg3+ Rg5 48. Qe3 Kf7 49. Bxa5) 47. Qe4+ {I jumped on the occasion to
win the pawn on g7, but even stronger was} (47. b4 $1 {and Black is in
zugzwang!} h4 $8 (47... Rg5 48. Qe3 {/\Bg7}) (47... Nf6 48. Bxf6 gxf6 49. Qxd5
$18) 48. Qe4+ Kf7 49. Bxg7 Kxg7 (49... Rxd6 50. Qf4+ Ke7 51. Qxh4+ $18) 50.
Qxe6 Rd1+ 51. Kh2 Nf6 52. Qe2 Rd5 53. Qe7+ Kg6 54. Kh3 $18) 47... Kf7 48. Bxg7
Nf6 $1 {I had missed this resource.} (48... Rxd6 49. Qf4+ Ke7 50. Bc3 $18) (
48... Kxg7 49. Qxe6 Rd1+ 50. Kf2 Nf6 51. Ke2 Rd4 52. g3 Kg6 53. b4 Kg7 54. Qe5
$18) 49. Bxf6 Kxf6 50. Qf4+ Bf5 51. Qh4+ Ke5 52. Qxh5 Kxd6 53. b4 Be6 54. Qh8
Kc7 55. Qg7+ ({White could easily fall into a nice trap} 55. Qc3+ Kb7 56. Qe3
Rd6 57. g4 Bxg4 $1 58. Qe4+ Rc6 59. Qxg4 Rc4 {with a fortress. As we'll learn
later, this ending is won if White's king had passed the 4th rank.}) 55... Rd7
56. Qe5+ Rd6 57. Kf2 Kc6 58. g4 (58. Ke3 $5) 58... Bc4 ({As I had discovered
while doing this commentary, Black had a good practical chance} 58... Bxg4 59.
Qe4+ Kc7 60. Qxg4 Rc6 61. Qd4 Kb7 62. Qd5 Kb6 63. Ke3 Rc4 {Black just needs
one move to put his king on a7-b8 with a draw, but} 64. Qd7 Rc7 (64... Rxb4 65.
Qd6+ Ka5 66. Qd2 Ka4 67. Qa2#) 65. Qd6+ Kb7 66. Kd4 Rc4+ 67. Kd5 Ka7 68. Ke6
Kb7 69. Kd7 Ka7 {and finally a triangular} 70. Qe7 Kb6 71. Qf8 Ka7 72. Qf2+ Kb7
73. Qc5 $1 {and White is winning.}) 59. Qe8+ Kc7 60. Qe7+ Rd7 ({Black could
try to run with his king to f7, but it would hardly save him} 60... Kc6 61. Qa7
Kd5 62. Qc5+ Ke6 63. Ke3 Kd7 64. Qa7+ Ke8 65. Qb8+ Kd7 66. Qb7+ Ke8 67. Qc8+
Ke7 68. Qc7+ Rd7 69. Qe5+ Kf7 70. Qf5+ Ke8 71. g5) 61. Qe5+ $6 {An inaccurate
move, which allows counterplay.} ({White could prevent it by} 61. Qc5+ Kb7 62.
g5) 61... Kb7 62. g5 a5 $1 {Of course, Black is jumping at his chance.} 63.
bxa5 Ka6 64. Qc3 (64. Qa1 Rf7+ 65. Ke3 Re7+ 66. Kf4 Re6 67. Qc3 {would make
White's task simpler.}) 64... Rd3 65. Qb4 (65. Qa1 $5) 65... Rb3 66. Qe1 Ra3
67. g6 Rxa5 68. g7 (68. Ke3 Ra3+ 69. Kd4 $5) 68... Ra2+ 69. Kf3 Ra4 70. Qd2 (
70. Kf4 {would allow the king to cross the 5th rank.}) 70... Kb6 ({Black could
try his chance by} 70... Ba2 71. Qd6+ (71. Qxa2 Rxa2 72. g8=Q Ra4 {is a
theoretical draw, as I was told}) 71... Kb7 72. Qc5 Ka6 73. Ke3 Ka5 74. Kd3 $1
Ka6 75. Qc6+ Ka5 76. Qb7 Bc4+ 77. Kd4 Kb4 78. Qh1) 71. Ke4 Ra8 72. Qd6+ Kb7 73.
Qd7+ Kb6 74. Kd4 {The king has joined the action and Black is hopeless.} Ra4 (
74... Rg8 75. Qd6+ Kb7 76. Qf8) (74... Ra6 75. Qe8 Kb7 76. Kc5) (74... Rb8 75.
Ke5 Ra8 76. Kd6) 75. Qd6+ Kb7 76. Kc5 Ra6 77. Qe7+ Kb8 78. Qd7 Ka8 79. Qxb5
Bxb5 80. g8=Q+ Kb7 81. Qf7+ Kc8 82. Kxb5 {Now I kind of got nervous. Of course
I was familiar with ideas of the Q vs R ending, but in the 8th hour of play
and with a lot of emotions involved it is possible to go wrong.} Rd6 83. Kc5
Ra6 84. Qe7 Kb8 85. Kb5 Ra7 86. Qf8+ (86. Qd8+ Kb7 87. Qd4 $1) 86... Kc7 87.
Qf4+ Kc8 88. Kb6 Re7 89. Qf5+ Kd8 90. Kc5 Kc7 91. Qd5 Rd7 92. Qe5+ Kb7 93. Kb5
Rc7 94. Qd5+ Ka7 (94... Kc8 $1) 95. Ka5 Rb7 (95... Rh7 $1) 96. Qd4+ Kb8 97. Ka6
1-0

[Event "Voskresensk"]
[Site "Voskresensk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Black "Danielian, Oganes"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2530"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Glatman,V"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O (5... a6 $5 6. e3 dxc4 7.
Bxc4 (7. a4 $5) 7... b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O (9. Qe2 $5 Nbd7 10. e4 c5 11. d5 exd5
12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. O-O-O $44) 9... O-O 10. e4 $5 (10. Qe2 c5 $10)
10... b4 11. Na4 Nxe4 12. Qc2 Nd6 13. Ne5 $44 {Ivanov,S-Nikolaev,S Russia 1992
Inf 55/410/}) 6. e3 dxc4 (6... c5 $5) 7. Bxc4 a6 8. Ne5 $5 $146 (8. Bd3 Nbd7 9.
e4 c5 10. e5 Nh5 11. Be3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 g6 13. Be2 Nxe5 14. f4 Nc6 15. Bxh5 gxh5
16. Qxh5 $1 Nxd4 17. O-O-O Bf6 18. Rd3 $1 Nb3+ $1 19. Kc2 Qa5 $13 {Dreev,
A-Nenashev,A Manila 1992 Inf 55/411/}) (8. a4 c5 9. O-O cxd4 10. Nxd4 Bd7 11.
e4 Nc6 12. e5 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 Nh5 14. Be3 Bc6 $10 {Aleksandrov,A-Danielian,O
Voskresensk A 1993/}) 8... b5 (8... c5 $5 9. a4 (9. dxc5 Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 Bxc5
11. O-O b5 12. Be2 Bb7 $10) 9... cxd4 10. exd4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. O-O a5 $14
) 9. Qf3 Ra7 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Qh3 Nbd7 12. Rd1 g6 13. O-O Qa8 $6 (13... Qc8 $5)
14. Bg5 $1 Re8 (14... Nxe5 $2 15. dxe5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 Bxg5 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. exf6
Kh8 (18... h5 19. Qg3 Kh7 20. Qg5 $18) 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Rd7 h5 21. Qg3 Qe8 22.
Qxc7 $18) 15. Qh4 Bd8 $8 16. f3 $16 Bd5 $6 (16... Qc8 $5) 17. e4 Bb7 18. Bc2 $1
Qc8 19. Nd3 Ra8 20. Bb3 Nh5 (20... c5 $2 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Bxf6 $18) 21. Bxd8
Rxd8 $6 (21... Qxd8 $5 22. Qxd8 Rexd8 23. Ne2 Rac8 24. Rc1 $16) 22. Qf2 Ng7 23.
Ne2 Ne8 $6 (23... Re8 24. Rc1 Qd8 25. Rc2 c6 26. Rfc1 Qe7 $14) 24. Rc1 Nb6 25.
Nef4 Rb8 26. Ne5 $1 Ng7 27. Rfd1 Rd6 28. Qh4 c6 29. Ng4 $18 Kh8 (29... h5 30.
Nh6+ Kf8 31. Qf6 $18) 30. Nf6 h5 31. Qg5 1-0

[Event "ISR-ch op"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1999.03.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Postny, Evgeny"]
[Black "Golod, Vitali"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2360"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1999.03.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 $5 {[%cal Gc7c5]}
7. h3 $6 {Besides,white has several options:} (7. a3 $5) (7. Rc1 $5) (7. Be2) (
7. Bd3) 7... c5 $5 {This move is better than:} (7... c6) (7... dxc4) (7... b6)
(7... a6) ({and} 7... Ne4) 8. dxc5 $5 ({Also possibly:} 8. cxd5 $5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5
exd5 10. Be2 (10. dxc5 $5 Nxc5 {-see 8.dxc5}) 10... cxd4 $5 11. exd4 Qa5+ 12.
Bd2 Qb6 13. Qb3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Agrest,E-Gavrilov,A/St.Petersburg 1993/CBM 34 (44)
}) 8... Nxc5 9. cxd5 $5 ({Dubious:} 9. Be2 $6 {in view of:} Nfe4 $1 (9... Nce4
$143) (9... Qb6 $143 10. Qc2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Rd8 12. O-O Bd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Klebel,
M-Rother,C/Bayern 1987/EXT 97 (21)}) 10. Nxe4 $140 dxe4 11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Nd4
f6 $36 {[%csl Rd4,Rf4][%cal Ge6e5]}) 9... Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Be5 $5 $146 {
[%csl Ye5][%cal Ye5c3]} (11. Be2 $6 {[Henley,R-Andersson,U/Indonesia,1983(1/
2-1/2)(11)]} Ne6 $5 12. Be5 Bb4+ $11) 11... Ne4 {[%csl Re1][%cal Ge7b4]} 12.
Bd3 $6 ({In my opinion good enough:} 12. a3 Qa5+ $6 (12... Re8 $5 {/\Bf6}) 13.
b4 $140 Qd8 {[%csl Ra3,Rb4][%cal Ga7a5]} (13... Bxb4+ $2 14. axb4 Qxb4+ 15. Nd2
(15. Ke2 $2 Bd7 $40) 15... Re8 16. Bd4 Ng3 $140 {[%csl Rd4,Re1,Ge8,Gg3,Rh1]
[%cal Gb4d4]} 17. Ra4 $1 $18) 14. Rc1 $14 {[%cal Ge5c7]}) 12... Qa5+ 13. Ke2 ({
Slightly better is:} 13. Kf1 {with the idea Kg1,Qe2,Kh2,Re1 or g3,Kg2~~}) 13...
Bd7 {[%csl Re2][%cal Gd7b5]} 14. Bd4 Ba4 $1 {[%mdl 2048]} 15. Qb1 ({Can be
recommended:} 15. Qe1 Bb4 $140 16. Qb1 $13) 15... Rac8 16. Rc1 ({Loses right
away:} 16. Bxe4 $4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 {because of:} Qa6+ $1 18. Ke1 $8 Rc2 {[%csl
Re1][%cal Ga6e2]} 19. Nd2 $8 Bb4 20. Bc3 (20. Rd1 $4 Bxd2+ 21. Rxd2 Rc1+ 22.
Rd1 Rxd1#) 20... Bxc3 21. bxc3 Rd8 $19) 16... Bb5 $1 ({Dubious:} 16... Rxc1 17.
Qxc1 Bb5 18. Qc2 {and white has a slight positional advantage.}) 17. Rd1 Rc6 {
[%csl Rc2,Gc6,Gf8][%cal Gf8c8]} 18. Ne5 $2 ({It is necessary:} 18. Kf1 Ba4 $5 (
18... Rfc8 $143 19. Kg1 $140 Ba4 $2 20. b3 Bb5 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Qxe4 $16) 19.
b3 Bb5 20. Kg1 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Rfc8 $11) 18... Rc7 $40 {[%csl Gc7,Re2,Gf8][%cal
Gf8c8]} 19. a4 $6 ({Slightly better is:} 19. f3 Rfc8 $1 {[%csl Re2][%cal Gc7c2]
} (19... Bh4 $5 20. Bxb5 $8 (20. fxe4 $2 dxe4 21. Bxb5 Qxb5+ 22. Kd2 (22. Nd3
$2 Rfc8 $17 {[%csl Re2][%cal Gc7c2]}) 22... Rd8 $1 $40 {[%csl Rd2,Re5]} (22...
Qb4+ $143 23. Ke2 (23. Bc3 $2 Rd8+ $1 (23... Qd6+ $2 24. Bd4 (24. Kc2 $2 Qxe5
$19) (24. Ke2 $2 Qa6+ 25. Kd2 Rd8+ $17) 24... Qb4+ 25. Ke2 Qb5+ $11) 24. Kc2
Rdc8 $19 {[%csl Rc2][%cal Gc7c3]}) 23... Qb5+ 24. Kd2 {[%csl Re4]} Rd8 $5 $40 (
24... Qb4+ $6 $11))) 20... Qxb5+ 21. Qd3 Rc2+ 22. Kf1 Ng3+ 23. Kg1 Ne2+ 24. Kh1
Qxd3 25. Nxd3 Nxd4 26. exd4 Rfc8 $15 {_|_}) 20. fxe4 dxe4 $1 (20... Rc2+ $2 21.
Kf3 $1 (21. Kf1 $5 dxe4 22. Bc3 (22. Bxb5 $4 Qxb5+ 23. Kg1 Qe2 $19 {[%csl Rg2]}
) 22... R2xc3 23. bxc3 exd3 $13) 21... dxe4+ 22. Bxe4 (22. Kxe4 $4 Rf2 $1 {
[%csl Re4] and mate in 6 moves}) 22... Be2+ 23. Kg3 Bxd1 24. Qxd1 $16) 21. Bc4
(21. Bxb5 $2 Rc2+ $1 22. Kf1 Qxb5+ 23. Nd3 (23. Kg1 $143 Qe2 $19 {[%csl Rg2]})
23... exd3 $19) 21... Bxc4+ 22. Nxc4 Rxc4 23. Qxe4 Qb5 $17 {[%csl Re2]}) 19...
Bxd3+ 20. Nxd3 (20. Qxd3 $143 Rfc8 $17 {[%csl Rf2][%cal Gc7c2]}) 20... Rfc8 21.
b4 {[%cal Ga1a2,Ya2c2]} Rc2+ $1 22. Ke1 ({Badly:} 22. Kf1 $2 {in view of:} Qa6
{[%csl Gc2,Ge4,Rf2][%cal Gc2f2,Ge4d2]} 23. b5 (23. Ra2 Nd2+ $1 24. Rxd2 $140
Rc1+ {[%csl Ga6,Rb1,Rf1]} 25. Qxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Ke2 Bxb4 $19) (23. Kg1 Nd2 24. Nc5
Qe2 $1 25. Qxc2 Nf3+ 26. gxf3 Qxc2 $19) 23... Qa5 {[%cal Ge4d2]} 24. Kg1 Nd2 {
[%csl Rb1]} 25. Rxd2 Qxd2 $19) 22... Qa6 23. Bc5 $8 (23. Ra2 $2 Bxb4+ $1 24.
Qxb4 (24. Nxb4 $4 Qe2#) 24... Rxa2 $19) (23. b5 $2 Qa5+ 24. Kf1 Nd2+ 25. Rxd2
Qxd2 $19) 23... Re2+ $3 {[%mdl 64] After this tactical blow I have a winning
position.} 24. Kxe2 ({Worse is:} 24. Kf1 Bxc5 25. bxc5 (25. Nxc5 $4 Rxf2+ 26.
Kg1 Rxg2+ $1 27. Kxg2 Qe2+ 28. Kh1 Qf3+ 29. Kg1 Qf2+ 30. Kh1 Ng3#) 25... Rxf2+
26. Kg1 Nc3 27. Qb3 Nxd1 28. Rxd1 (28. Nxf2 $2 Nxf2 29. Kxf2 $140 Qf6+ {
[%csl Ra1]}) 28... Rf5 $19) 24... Nc3+ 25. Ke1 Nxb1 26. Raxb1 (26. Bxe7 $143
Nc3 27. Rd2 Ne4 $19) 26... Bf6 $1 $19 27. Rbc1 b6 $5 ({Slightly worse is:} 
27... Qxa4 {in view of:} 28. Bd4 Qe8 (28... Rxc1 $143 29. Rxc1 Bd8 $2 (29... h5
$5) 30. Rc8 Qd7 31. Ra8 $15 {[%csl Ga8,Rd8]}) 29. Bxf6 gxf6 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 $17)
28. Bd6 (28. Bd4 $2 Bxd4 29. exd4 (29. Rxc8+ Qxc8 30. exd4 Qc3+ 31. Ke2 Qc2+
32. Rd2 Qxa4 $19) 29... Re8+ 30. Kd2 Qxa4 $19) 28... Re8 29. Kf1 d4 $2 ({After:
} 29... Qxa4 30. Nf4 Bb2 $5 31. Rb1 d4 32. exd4 Qc2 {[%csl Gc2,Rf1] I have a
decisive advantage.}) 30. e4 $1 $17 (30. exd4 $2 Bxd4 $19 {[%csl Ra4]}) 30...
Qxa4 (30... Rxe4 $143 31. b5 Qb7 32. Rc7 Qa8 33. Rdc1 Re8 $17) 31. e5 Be7 32.
Bxe7 Rxe7 33. Rc8+ Re8 34. Rdc1 g5 $1 {[%csl Re5][%cal Yg5f4]} 35. R8c7 Qb5 {
[%csl Rd3]} 36. R1c4 Re7 $1 {[%csl Rc4,Rc7,Rd3]} 37. Rc8+ Kg7 38. Kg1 Qd5 $5 {
[%csl Rd3][%cal Gd5e4]} 39. f3 b5 {[%csl Rd3]} 40. Rc2 $8 {[%csl Yc2,Rd3][%cal
Yc2d2]} Qb3 41. Rd2 {[%csl Yd2][%cal Yd2d3]} a5 $1 42. bxa5 $140 Ra7 43. Kh2 $6
{Besides,white has two options:} (43. Nf2 $143 Qe3 44. Ra2 Rxa5 45. Rxa5 Qe1+
46. Kh2 Qxa5 $19) (43. Rcc2 $142 Rxa5 44. Rb2 Qd5 {-/+/-+}) 43... Rxa5 44. Rc7
Ra2 $1 $19 45. Rxa2 (45. Nc1 {is refuted by:} Qe3 $1 {[%csl Rc7,Rh2][%cal
Ge3e5]} 46. Rxa2 Qxe5+ 47. Kg1 Qxc7 $19) ({Also senseless:} 45. Nc5 {because
of:} Qd5 $1 {[%csl Rc7,Rh2][%cal Gd5e5]} (45... Qe3 $4 46. Ne6+ {[%cal Ye6c7]}
Kh6 47. Rxa2 Qxe5+ 48. Kh1 fxe6 49. Rc1 $15 {_|_}) 46. Rxa2 Qxe5+ 47. Kg1 Qxc7
$19) 45... Qxa2 46. Nc5 Qd5 47. f4 $8 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Ge5e6]} (47. e6 $4 Qd6+
{[%csl Rc7]}) 47... Kg6 $5 48. e6 fxe6 49. Nd3 Kf6 $5 50. Rc5 (50. fxg5+ $144
Qxg5 51. Rc5 Qd2 $19 {[%csl Rd3,Gd4]}) (50. Ne5 $144 gxf4 51. Nd7+ Kf5 $1 52.
Rc5 $140 d3 53. Rxd5+ exd5 $19 {[%csl Gd3]}) 50... Qe4 51. fxg5+ Ke7 52. Nf2 ({
Also loses:} 52. Ne5 d3 (52... Kd6 $5 53. Rxb5 $140 Qxe5+ $1 54. Rxe5 Kxe5 55.
Kg3 Kf5 56. h4 e5 57. Kf3 e4+ 58. Kf2 Kf4 59. g3+ Kg4 60. Ke2 e3 $19) 53. Nf3
Qf4+ 54. Kh1 b4 $19 {[%csl Gb4,Gd3]}) 52... Qe2 $1 {[%csl Rf2]} 53. Ng4 (53.
Kg1 Qe1+ {[%csl Rf2]}) (53. Kg3 Qe3+ {[%csl Rf2]}) 53... d3 {[%csl Gd3]} 0-1

[Event "Vlissingen HZ op 04th"]
[Site "Vlissingen"]
[Date "2000.08.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Golod, Vitali"]
[Black "Barsov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2000.07.29"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. b4 Be7 10. cxd5 exd5 $5 ({Another line is:} 10... Nxd5 $5 {See comments
to next games: Krasenkow,M-Karpov,A/Polanica Zdroj, 1998/CBM 67(1-0)(Donev,I)
(52); Van Wely,L-Van der Sterren,P/ Escaldes,1998/CBM 68(1-0)(Donev,I)(58);
Lautier,J-Arlandi,E/Escaldes,1998/CBM 68 (1-0)(Donev,I)(23).}) 11. Be2 Be6 12.
Nd4 Rc8 $5 (12... a5 $5 {and also 12...Ne4? you can see comments to Golod,
V-Lputian,S/Belgrade,1999/CBM 69 (1/2-1/2)(Donev,I)(21)}) 13. O-O a5 $5 ({
Probably pretty dubious:} 13... Nxb4 {in view of:} 14. axb4 Rxc3 15. Rxa7 Qb6
16. Nb5 (16. Ra4 $6 Bd7 17. b5 Ne4 $13) 16... Rc4 $6 (16... Rcc8 $142 17. Be5
$1 Bxb4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Ra4 Be7 20. Bd3 $40) 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Qa4 $1 (18.
Ra5 $2 Bxb4 $19) 18... Bd7 (18... Nd5 $6 19. Qa5 Qxa5 20. bxa5 Nxf4 21. exf4
Rb8 22. a6 bxa6 23. Nc7 $16) 19. Qa5 $1 (19. Ra5 $2 Nd5 $17) 19... Qc6 $2 (
19... Qxb5 $142 20. Qxb5 Bxb5 21. Rxb7 Bd7 22. Bg5 Bd8 $1 23. Bxf6 $140 Bc6 24.
Bxd8 Bxb7 25. Bb6 (25. Be7 $142 $16 {Polgar,Zsu}) 25... Be4 26. Rc1 Bd3 27. Bd4
Ra8 $14 {Schafranietz,S-Zumsande,M/Neumuenster, 1999(1/2-1/2)(46)}) 20. Nd4 $18
{See comments to Polgar,Z-Geller,E/Wien,1993/Inf 58/446 (1-0)(Polgar,Zsu)(28)})
(13... Nxd4 $6 {Polgar,Zsu} 14. Qxd4 Qb6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Nb5 $16) 14. Nxc6 $5
({In my opinion leads to approximately equal position:} 14. bxa5 $6 Nxd4 15.
Qxd4 Qxa5 16. Nb5 Ne4 $11 {Cifuentes Parada,R-Barsov,A/Hoogeveen, 1999(1/2-1/2)
(39)}) 14... bxc6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Logical novelty of Alexei Barsov.} (14...
Rxc6 $143 {was chesked in the two previous games:} 15. Qd4 Ne8 (15... axb4 16.
axb4 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. h3 {+/=/= See comments to Topalov,V-Jussupow,A/
Elista,1998/Inf73/468 (1/2-1/2)(Jussupow,A)(61)}) 16. Rfd1 Bf6 17. Be5 Bxe5 18.
Qxe5 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 20. Nb5 {+/=/= Ribli,Z-Portisch,L/HUN,1999(1/2-1/2)(41)}
) {Now I have a forced way to slight better position:} 15. Ba6 Ra8 $8 16. Bb7
Ra7 $8 17. Bxc6 axb4 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Bxb4 20. Rd1 {+/=/= This move was
mentioned by Fritz 6, before the game.} ({Senselessly:} 20. Be5 $2 {because of:
} Ng4 21. Bg3 (21. Bd4 $4 Qd6 $19) (21. Bxg7 $2 Qd6 $1 22. g3 Qxc6 23. Bxf8
Bxc3 24. Qa3 d4 $1 $17) 21... Bd6 $11) 20... Bxc3 $1 ({After:} 20... Bg4 21.
Rb1 Bd6 22. Qa4 $1 {white save a positional advantage.}) 21. Qxc3 Qb6 {[%csl
Rc6][%cal Gf8c8] /\Rc8;ץc6} 22. Ba4 Ne4 ({After:} 22... Rc8 {can be
recommended:} 23. Qe1) 23. Qe1 $1 ({Leads to easy draw:} 23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4
(24. exd4 $2 Nc3 {[%csl Ra4,Rd1,Rf4,Rg1][%cal Gc3e2]}) 24... Nc3 $11 {[%cal
Gc3e2,Gc3a4]}) 23... Qb2 24. Rb1 Qf6 {/\Nc3} 25. Bc2 Rc8 26. Rb8 ({Absolute
equality after:} 26. Bd3 Bf5 $5 (26... g5 $5 27. Bxe4 dxe4 (27... gxf4 $5 $13)
28. Bd6 (28. Bg3 h5 $132) 28... Ba2 29. Rd1 Bb3 30. Rd4 Rc4 $11) 27. Rb8 $140
Rxb8 28. Bxb8 Nxf2 $1 29. Qxf2 (29. Bxf5 $2 Qxf5 30. Qxf2 Qb1+ $15 {[%csl Rb8,
Rg1]}) 29... Bxd3 30. Qxf6 gxf6 $11) 26... Rxb8 27. Bxb8 Qb2 ({Impossibly:} 
27... Nxf2 $4 {because of:} 28. Qxf2 Qa1+ (28... Qb2 $2 29. Bxh7+) 29. Qf1 Qb2
30. Qb1 $18) 28. Qb1 Qxb1+ 29. Bxb1 {[%mdl 4096] +/=/=} Nd2 30. Bc2 Nc4 31. Ba7
f6 32. f3 ({Another possibilities is:} 32. Kf1 $5 {/\Ke2-d3-d4(without advance:
f3).}) 32... Kf7 33. g4 {[%csl Yg4][%cal Yg4h5,Yg4f5]} g6 34. Kf2 Bd7 35. Bc5
Bb5 36. Bd4 Na3 37. Bb3 Bc4 38. Ba4 Bb5 39. Bd1 Bd3 40. h4 $6 (40. Kg3 $142 {
save a point h4 for my king.}) 40... h5 $1 (40... Nc2 $2 41. Bc5 {[%csl Rc2,
Yc5][%cal Gd1e2]}) 41. gxh5 ({Unsuccessful attempt struggle behind advantage:} 
41. Kg3 Nb5 42. Bb2 Nc7 {[%csl Ye6][%cal Yc7e6]}) 41... gxh5 42. f4 Kg6 43. Bf3
Be4 44. f5+ {Only chance play to win!} Bxf5 45. Bxd5 Nb5 46. Kg3 Nxd4 $5 (46...
Nd6 $5 47. Kf4 Bd3 48. e4 Nf7 $11) 47. exd4 Kg7 $11 48. Kf4 Bg4 49. Bf3 ({
Also draw after:} 49. Ke4 Kf8 $140 50. Bc6 Ke7 51. Kd5 Bf3+ 52. Kc5 Bxc6 53.
Kxc6 f5 54. Kc7 Ke6 55. Kc6 $11) 49... Bxf3 50. Kxf3 Kf7 51. Kf4 Ke6 52. Ke4
Kd6 53. Kf5 Kd5 54. Kg6 (54. Kxf6 $144 Kxd4 55. Kg5 Ke5 56. Kxh5 Kf6 $11) 54...
f5 55. Kxf5 (55. Kxh5 f4 56. Kg4 Ke4 57. d5 (57. h5 $4 f3 58. h6 f2 59. h7 f1=Q
60. h8=Q Qg1+ 61. Kh5 Qh1+ $19) 57... f3 58. d6 f2 59. d7 f1=Q 60. d8=Q Qf5+
61. Kg3 Qf3+ 62. Kh2 Qf2+ $11) (55. Kxf5 Kxd4 56. Kg5 Ke5 57. Kxh5 Kf6 $11)
1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Israel"]
[Date "2006.01.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Golod, Vitali"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Golod,V"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. Nd2 $5 {I prepared this variation especially for this game,
as I was 99% sure, that this position would occur on our board.} Be7 ({Another
main alternative for Black was:} 10... Bb4 $5) 11. Bg3 Qb6 $5 ({This was more
common:} 11... Bd7 {with the idea Rfc8 (Rac8) and then Qd8.}) 12. Be2 $5 {
I decided to prevent the black knight from getting to "h5".} ({This also
deserves a lot of attention:} 12. b4 $5 {which was checked more than once in
practice.}) 12... d4 13. Na4 Qd8 (13... Qa5 $5 14. b4 $140 Qf5 (14... Bxb4 $2 {
This losing idea was shown by Alexander Mikhalevski during the analysis of the
game.} 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. Qb2 d3 17. Bd1 $18 {[%cal Ga4c3]}) 15. Bd3 (15. Qxf5
exf5 $13) 15... Qh5 $13) 14. e4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] White's idea: close the
center, and as a result get his knight to "d3" square (b4,Nb2-d3).} ({This was
checked a couple of times beforehand:} 14. O-O Bd6 (14... dxe3 15. fxe3 Bd6 $1
16. Bh4 $5 (16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. c5 Qc7 18. b4 Ne5 {[%csl Re3,Rh2][%cal Ge5g4]}
19. h3 Bd7 20. Nc3 Rad8 21. Rac1 Ng6 $11 {Onischuk,A/Moscow,2002(0-1)(36)})
16... Qc7 17. h3 (17. Bxf6 $6 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 gxf6 19. Rxf6 Be5 $15) 17... Be7
$11) 15. Bh4 Qc7 16. Kh1 dxe3 17. fxe3 $13 {This position was achieved in two
other games, with rearrangement of moves: Kaidanov,G-Lputian,S/Mallorca,2004/
CBM 104(1-0)(Dautov,R)(42) and Onischuk,A-Barsov,A/Montreal,2003/CBM 097(1/2-1/
2)(Dautov,R)(41)}) 14... e5 ({This was a bit dubious:} 14... a5 $6 {in view of:
} 15. c5 {/\Nc4 ><b6 +/=}) (14... Bd6 $5) (14... Nd7 $5 {/\Nde5 and d3}) 15. b4
d3 $5 {A very interesting pawn sacrifice, which I haven't seriously thought of.
If I had only known what the future held for me...} (15... Nd7 $6 16. c5 {()})
(15... Bg4 $5 {with the idea to exchange the lightsquared bishops, or make
Black weakening his kingside pawns.}) 16. Qxd3 (16. Bxd3 $4 Bxb4 $17 {[%csl
Rc2,Rd3,Re1][%cal Gc6b4]} 17. Nc3 $140 Qd4 {and so on.}) 16... Nxb4 $2 {
This was a bit too much :)} (16... Qxd3 $5 17. Bxd3 Rd8 18. Nb2 Nh5 $44) 17.
axb4 Bxb4 18. Ra2 $6 {I got a bit disoriented, and chose not the best
continuation by far, as I didn't see my opponent's reply on it.} ({This was a
simple win:} 18. Bxe5 $1 Nxe4 $8 19. Qxe4 Qxd2+ (19... Bxd2+ 20. Kf1 Re8 21.
Qd4 $18) 20. Kf1 Re8 21. Qd4 $5 Qc2 22. Qb2 $18) ({Also this was stronger:} 18.
Rb1 $5 {Mikhalevski,A} Qa5 $140 (18... a5 19. Rb2 $18) 19. Rxb4 Qxb4 20. Nc3 {
[%csl Re5][%cal Gg3e5,Yc3d5] +/-/+-}) 18... b5 $1 19. Qb1 {This is the best
square for the queen.} (19. Qb3 $2 Bxd2+ 20. Rxd2 bxa4 21. Qxa4 Qc7 $11) (19.
Qxd8 $2 Rxd8 20. cxb5 (20. Nb6 $4 Rxd2 21. Rxd2 axb6 $19 {[%csl Rd2,Re1][%cal
Gf6e4,Ga8a2]}) 20... Nxe4 21. Bf3 Be6 22. Rb2 Bxd2+ 23. Rxd2 Rxd2 24. Bxe4 Rad8
25. Nc3 $13) (19. cxb5 $6 Be6 $140 20. Qxd8 (20. Rb2 $143 Qa5 {/\Rfd8 פd2,Na4}
21. Rxb4 Qxb4 22. Nc3 Rfd8 $132) 20... Rfxd8 21. Rb2 Ba5 {/\22...Nxe4 or /\22..
.Rxd2 23.Rxd2 Rd8} 22. Nc5 Rac8 23. Nxe6 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Nxe4 25. O-O Nxd2 26.
Rd1 fxe6 27. Bxe5 $14) 19... a5 ({This was hardly better:} 19... Qe7 $6 20.
cxb5 Rd8 21. Bd3 $16) 20. cxb5 Be6 21. Rb2 Qd4 $8 {[%csl Ra4,Rd2,Gd4,Re1] (1/
2?)} 22. f3 $1 $16 {I wasn't planning on any draws that day :)} Ba3 $4 {
Painful blunder leading to immediate loss.} (22... Nd7 $2 23. Qd1 $1 {/\Bf2} (
23. Bf2 $2 Bxd2+ 24. Rxd2 Qxa4 25. O-O Qb4 $1 26. Rb2 Qe7 $14) 23... Nc5 24.
Bf2 (24. Nxc5 $2 Qxb2 25. Nd3 Bxd2+ 26. Qxd2 Qxb5 27. Bxe5 a4 $132) 24... Nd3+
25. Bxd3 $1 Qxd3 26. Nc5 Qa3 27. Rc2 Rfd8 28. O-O Rxd2 (28... Bxc5 29. Bxc5 Qd3
30. b6 $18 {/\Qc1}) 29. Rxd2 Bxc5 30. Rd8+ Rxd8 31. Qxd8+ Bf8 32. b6 $18) (
22... Bxd2+ 23. Rxd2 Qxa4 24. Bxe5 {+/-/+-}) (22... Rfd8 $5 {was necessary:}
23. Qd1 {/\Bf2} Qe3 $1 {We didn't see this option, in the analysis!} (23...
Rac8 $2 24. Bf2 Bxd2+ 25. Rxd2 Qb4 26. Nc5 $1 $18) 24. Bf2 $140 Qa3 25. O-O
Bxd2 26. Rxd2 Rxd2 27. Qxd2 Qxa4 28. Rb1 $16) {[%tqu "En","Find the killer
move!","","","g3f2","",10]} 23. Bf2 $1 Qxa4 $140 24. Bd1 {[%csl Ra4,Gd1,Yf2]
Now Black can't avoid severe material loss.} Bb3 25. Bxb3 {We won this match
with a great score of 5:1(+4=2-0) and became leaders.} ({After:} 25. Bxb3 {
it is pointless to continue the game:} Qb4 26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 27. Rxb4 Bxb4 28. Ke2
{with a very big material advantage.}) 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2018.01.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[Annotator "Golubev,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2018.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 183"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} a6
$5 {[%emt 0:00:06] Until recently, it was not possible to see this move in top
level chess (with several notable exceptions such as Staunton's 1843 game).
But times change! Today's top guys can play, generally, just anything that is
not refuted by their computers during home preparation.} 5. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:
22]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 6. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 7. e3 {
[%emt 0:01:02]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 8. Bd3 {[%emt 0:07:37]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:
27]} 9. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:52]} g5 {[%emt 0:00:06] This is a topical line, first
played with Black by GM Fedoseev in 2016.} 10. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nh5 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 11. Be5 {[%emt 0:01:22] But now Caruana comes up with
something unusual.} Nhf6 $5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} ({Instead,} 11... Ng7 {was tested
in many games last year.}) 12. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} ({White also had more
active moves around here. After} 12. Qb3 {curious is} g4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Ne5
Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. Qxb7 Rd8 17. Qc6+ Ke7 18. O-O {where Black can even
consider} Kf6 $5 {planning to hide his king on g7.}) 12... Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:19]}
13. Nd2 {[%emt 0:20:30]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:00:57]} 14. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nb6 {
[%emt 0:20:31]} ({Other ideas were} 14... c5 $5 {and 14...c6.}) 15. Qc2 {
[%emt 0:05:08]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:14:55]} ({Better could have been} 15... c6 {
after which} 16. e4 {is premature because of} dxe4 {and the d4-pawn falls.})
16. e4 $1 {[%emt 0:11:05] Now White develops the initiative.} dxe4 {[%emt 0:00:
54]} ({Possibly preferable was} 16... Qd7 $5 {, and if} 17. e5 Be7 {.}) 17.
Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qe7 $2 {[%emt 0:04:29]} ({Black had to play} 17... c6 {
with a surely somewhat worse position. (Karjakin intended to continue} 18.
O-O-O $1 {). But instead Caruana blunders a pawn.}) 18. Bxb7 $3 {[%emt 0:02:14]
} Rb8 {[%emt 0:05:46]} ({It turns that all discovered checks lead Black
nowhere. For example,} 18... Bd5+ 19. Kf1 Bxb7 20. Re1 $18) 19. Bc6+ {[%emt 0:
12:46]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 20. O-O {[%emt 0:12:31]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:03:57]} 21.
Nf3 {[%emt 0:03:09]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:05:45]} 22. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Rhd8 {
[%emt 0:12:10]} 23. Ne4 {[%emt 0:06:35]} Qg6 {[%emt 0:04:09]} 24. d5 $1 {
[%emt 0:02:23] An energetic way of converting the advantage. White gives his
extra pawn back, but prevents ...Nd5 and develops a crushing intiative.} Nxd5 {
[%emt 0:00:28]} 25. Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 26. Qc3+ {
[%emt 0:00:05]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 27. Nxd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} cxd6 {[%emt 0:00:
03]} 28. Nd4 $1 $18 {[%emt 0:03:20] Black simply has too many weaknesses,
including the vulnerable king.} Rd7 {[%emt 0:11:57]} 29. Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:24]}
Bf7 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 30. b3 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:02:13]} 31. Rac1 {
[%emt 0:01:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:02:59]} 32. Rc7 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Rxc7 {[%emt 0:02:
52]} 33. Qxc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Qd3 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 34. Ne6+ {[%emt 0:01:39]}
Kg6 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 35. Nd8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:01:09]} 36. Qxd8 {
[%emt 0:00:05] And White converts his extra exchange.} Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 37.
Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Qxa2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 38. Re3 {[%emt 0:11:52]} Qb1+ {
[%emt 0:05:44]} 39. Kh2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 40. Qc7 {[%emt 0:
00:00]} d4 {[%emt 0:05:22]} 41. Re7 {[%emt 0:04:14]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 42.
b4 {[%emt 0:02:43]} Be6 {[%emt 0:12:48]} 43. Qb6 {[%emt 0:15:35]} Bf7 {[%emt 0:
23:00]} 44. Qxa6 {[%emt 0:00:59]} d3 {[%emt 0:03:42]} 45. Re3 {[%emt 0:00:10]}
Qc4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 46. Qa3 {[%emt 0:00:08] Black's d3-pawn falls; there's
nothing to play for anymore.} 1-0

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1991.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Qf6 13. b4 Bf5 14. b5 Nd4
15. Bxf5 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Qxf5 17. a4 $1 {TN} (17. Rfd1 d4 $1 18. exd4 Qxb5 19.
Qxb7 Rad8 $10) 17... Rfd8 $6 (17... Rac8 $32 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. a5 Bc5 20. Rac1
$14) 18. a5 Bc5 19. Bc7 $1 Qxf3 20. gxf3 Rd7 21. b6 $16 {[/\ 22.a6]} a6 (21...
axb6 22. axb6 Rc8 (22... Rxa1 23. Rxa1 d4 24. Ra8+ Bf8 25. Kf1 $1 $16) 23. Rfc1
$16 {/\24.Ra7}) 22. Rfd1 f5 $1 {[/\Kg8-f7-e6]} 23. Rac1 Be7 (23... Bb4 $2 24.
Rd4 Bxa5 $2 25. Rc5 Be1 26. Kf1 $18) 24. Rd3 Kf7 25. e4 $6 (25. Rcd1 Ke6 26. e4
d4 27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Rf8 29. Kg2 $16) 25... d4 26. Rc4 Bf6 $1 27. Rc5 (27.
e5 Be7 28. Rdxd4 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Ke6 $10) 27... g6 $1 28. Bf4 {[/\29.ef]} (28.
exf5 gxf5 29. Rxf5 Rg8+ 30. Kf1 Rg5 31. Rxg5 Bxg5 32. Be5 Bf6 $10) 28... Re8
29. exf5 Red8 $1 {[/\30...Rd5<=>]} 30. Bc7 Re8 (30... Rd5 31. Bxd8 Rxc5 32.
Bxf6 Kxf6 33. fxg6 hxg6 34. Rxd4 Rxa5 35. Rd7 Rb5 36. Rxb7 a5 37. Kg2 $14) 31.
f4 $5 {[/\Kg1-g2-f3,Be5+/-]} Be7 $1 $10 32. fxg6+ hxg6 33. Rc4 Bf6 {[/\34...
Rd5<=>]} 34. Be5 Bxe5 35. fxe5 Rxe5 36. Rdxd4 Rxd4 37. Rxd4 Rxa5 38. Rd7+ Kf6
39. Rxb7 Rb5 40. Kg2 a5 41. Rb8 a4 42. b7 Kg7 43. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares zt"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Fernandes, Antonio ETG"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[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. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. a3
Nh5 $6 {N} (8... h6 9. h3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 b5 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O a6 13. Rfd1 $14
{Tisdall,J-Lyrberg,P Oslo op 1994}) (8... Re8 9. h3 Nf8 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4
Nd5 12. Bg3 $14 {Savon,V-Gerbich,V Vladivostok op 1995}) 9. Be5 $1 (9. Bd3 Nxf4
10. exf4 (10. Bxh7+ Kh8 11. exf4 dxc4 $132 (11... g6 $5))) (9. Bg3 Nxg3 10.
hxg3 h6 $13) 9... f6 (9... Nxe5 10. dxe5 {(פh5)} g6 11. O-O-O $5 Qa5 12. g4
Ng7 13. h4 $40) 10. Bg3 f5 {[/\11...Nxg3]} (10... Nxg3 11. hxg3 f5 12. g4 $1
Nf6 13. gxf5 exf5 14. Bd3 $36) 11. Be5 $1 (11. Be2 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Nf6 $13) 11...
Nhf6 {[/\12...Nxe5]} (11... Nxe5 12. dxe5 $14 {(/\13.Be2,14.0-0-><<)}) 12. Bf4
$1 (12. Be2 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 $132) 12... Ne4 (12... Nh5 13. Bd3 Nxf4 14. exf4
$16 {[><e6]}) 13. h3 Ndf6 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. O-O Be8 16. Bh2 (16. Ne5 $5 $14 {
(/\17.f3)}) 16... Bh5 17. Ne5 Nd7 18. f3 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Nxc3 20. bxc3 $5 (20.
Qxc3 Bd6 $10) 20... Bd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. c5 Qc7 (22... Qe7 23. Rab1 Rad8 24.
Rb2 Rd7 $14) 23. c4 (23. e4 fxe4 24. fxe4 Bg6 $1 $10) 23... Bg6 24. Rab1 b6 25.
Rfc1 $1 $36 Rf6 $6 {[/\26...f4<=>>>]} (25... bxc5 26. cxd5 cxd5 27. Qxc5 $14)
26. f4 bxc5 27. cxd5 exd5 (27... cxd5 28. Qxc5 $16) 28. Qxc5 $16 {[><c6,f5]}
Re8 29. Kf2 (29. Qxd5+ $6 cxd5 30. Rxc7 Rxe3 $132) 29... Qd7 (29... Rfe6 30.
Re1 $16) 30. Ba6 Rfe6 31. Rc3 Qd8 {[/\32...Qh4<=>]} 32. g3 R8e7 33. Rcb3 Be8
34. Rb8 Qd6 35. Bc8 $1 $18 Rh6 (35... Qxc5 36. Bxe6+) 36. Qxd6 Rxd6 37. Bxf5 g6
38. Bg4 h5 39. Bf3 Rde6 40. R1b3 Kf7 41. a4 Kf6 42. a5 g5 43. R8b7 Bg6 44. Rxe7
Rxe7 45. a6 h4 46. fxg5+ Kxg5 47. gxh4+ Kf6 (47... Kxh4 48. Rb7 Rf7 49. Rxf7
Bxf7 50. Bg4 $18) 48. Rb7 Bd3 49. Be2 Bf5 50. Rxe7 Kxe7 51. Kg3 Kf6 52. h5 Kg5
53. h4+ Kf6 54. Kf4 Be4 55. Bg4 Bd3 56. Bc8 Be2 57. Bb7 Bb5 58. h6 Kg6 59. Ke5
Kxh6 60. Kd6 Kh5 61. Kc7 Kxh4 62. Kb8 Kg3 63. Kxa7 Kf3 64. Kb6 Bxa6 65. Bxa6 (
65. Bxa6 Kxe3 66. Kc5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Neuchatel op"]
[Site "Neuchatel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Ekstroem, Roland"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1996.05.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 a6 (11... b6 {-64/(377)}) 12. Be2 $5 {
TN} (12. Bd3 Rd8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 e5 15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Nh4 Be6 $132 {Polgar,
Zs-Gomes,M Pamplona 1991}) 12... Rd8 (12... b5 $6 13. Rc1 $1 $16 {(/\14.Nxb5)})
13. Rxd8+ (13. O-O Bd7 {(/\14...Be8)} 14. Nd2 e5 15. Bg5 Be6 $10) 13... Nxd8
14. O-O Bd7 (14... b5 $5 {(/\15...Bb7)}) 15. Rd1 {[/\16.Ne4]} Be8 (15... Bc6
16. Ne5 $14) 16. Nd2 $1 {[/\Nd2-e4-d6]} Nc6 17. Nde4 Nxe4 (17... Be7 18. Nd6
Bxd6 (18... b5 19. Bf3 $16) 19. Bxd6 $14) 18. Nxe4 Be7 19. Nd6 Bxd6 $8 20. Bxd6
$14 Rd8 21. Kf1 f6 22. Ke1 e5 23. Bc5 Rxd1+ 24. Kxd1 f5 (24... Bf7 25. Bg4 {
(/\26.Bc8)}) (24... Kf7 25. Bc4+ Kg6 26. Be6 $14) 25. Kd2 Bf7 26. Kc3 Be6 (
26... Bd5 27. Bc4 $1 Bxc4 28. Kxc4 Kf7 29. Kd5 $16) 27. f4 $1 {[><d4]} exf4 28.
exf4 Kf7 29. Bf3 Ke8 30. b4 {[/\31.a4,32.b5]} Kd7 31. a4 Kc7 32. b5 axb5 33.
axb5 Nd8 $2 (33... b6 $5 $8 34. Bxb6+ (34. Bf8 Na7 {(35...g6,36...Bd7)<=>})
34... Kxb6 35. bxc6 (35. Bxc6 Kc5 $14) 35... Kc5 36. g3 h6 37. h3 Bc8 $14) 34.
b6+ Kc8 35. Bf8 $1 $16 g6 36. Kd4 Nf7 (36... Nc6+ 37. Kc5 {(/\38.Kd6)} Kd7 38.
Bg7 $16 {(/\39.Be5,40.Bxc6)} (38. Bxc6+ $2 bxc6 39. Bd6 Kc8 40. Kxc6 Bd7+ 41.
Kc5 Kb7 42. g3 h5 43. Bc7 Bc6 44. Kd6 Bf3 45. Ke6 h4 46. gxh4 (46. Kf6 hxg3 47.
hxg3 Bh5 $10) 46... Bh5 $10)) 37. g3 Bb3 38. Kc5 Ba2 39. Bg7 Bb3 40. Bf6 Be6
41. Bb2 Ba2 42. Ba1 Be6 43. Bg7 Ba2 44. g4 $1 Be6 (44... fxg4 45. Bxg4+ Kd8 46.
f5 $16) 45. gxf5 gxf5 (45... Bxf5 46. Bd5 Nd8 47. Kd6 $18 {(><h7,g6)}) 46. Bc3
Ba2 47. h3 Bb3 48. Bf6 Ba2 49. Bg2 Bb3 50. Bg7 Ba2 51. Bh1 $1 {[/\52.Kd4,
Bg7-f8-a3,Bh1-d5]} (51. Kd4 Bb3 52. Bf8 Nh8 $1 {(/\53...Ng6)} 53. Ke5 $2 Ng6+)
(51. Bb2 Bb3 52. Kd4 Nh8 $1 53. Ke5 Ng6+ $10 54. Kxf5 $2 Nh4+) 51... Bb3 52.
Bc3 Ba2 53. Kd4 Bb3 (53... Nh8 $2 54. Ke5 Ng6+ 55. Kxf5 $18) 54. Bb4 Ba2 55.
Bd5 $1 $18 Bxd5 56. Kxd5 Kd7 57. Ba3 h6 (57... Ke8 58. Ke6 $18) (57... Nd8 58.
Ke5 Kc6 59. Be7 Nf7+ 60. Ke6 Nh8 61. Bd8 $18) 58. Bc5 h5 59. Ba3 Nh8 60. Ke5
Kc6 61. Kxf5 Kxb6 62. Kf6 Kc6 63. Kg7 Kd5 64. Kxh8 Ke4 65. Bc1 1-0

[Event "Lost Boys op"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1998.08.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Barsov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Rc1 d4 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. Ne5 $5 b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O h6 14. b4 Be7 15.
Nb5 $5 Nc6 (15... Nxb5 16. cxb5 Nd5 17. Bg3 Bg5 18. Rc4 a6 $5 $13) 16. Nxc6 (
16. Re1 $5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 a5 18. Nd6 $14) 16... Bxc6 17. Nd6 Ne8 (17... Ba4 $1
18. Qxa4 (18. Qd2 Nh5 $1 19. c5 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 bxc5 21. bxc5 Qd7 $13) 18... Bxd6
19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Rfd1 Qe5 $13) 18. c5 bxc5 19. bxc5 Bd5 $1 (19... Nxd6 20.
cxd6 Bxd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Bh7+ $18) 20. Nb5 (20. Qg4 $5 Nxd6 21. cxd6 Bxd6
22. Bxh6 Qf6 23. Bg5 Qe5 24. Qh4 f5 25. Rfe1 Qb2 26. Be7 $14) 20... Rc8 21. Be3
(21. Nxa7 Rxc5 22. Nb5 Rxc1 23. Bxc1 Qa8 $11) 21... Qd7 22. Nd4 Nc7 (22... Qb7
$6 23. c6 Bxc6 24. Rxc6 Rxc6 25. Be4 $18) (22... Bxc5 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Bxc5
$14) (22... Rxc5 23. Rxc5 Bxc5 24. Nxe6 Qxe6 25. Bxc5 Bxg2 26. Re1 $1 $16) 23.
Bc2 Rcd8 (23... Bxc5 24. Qd3 (24. Ba4 Qd6 25. Rxc5 Qxc5 26. Nxe6 Qc4 $1 27.
Nxf8 Qe4 28. Qf3 Qxa4 $19) 24... f5 25. Nxf5 Rxf5 26. Bxc5 Qc6 27. Qe3 $13) 24.
Ba4 Qc8 25. Qe2 e5 (25... Na6 $5 26. c6 Bxa3 27. Ra1 Bc5 28. Rfc1 $44) 26. Nc6
Bxc6 27. Bxc6 Ne6 28. Bf3 (28. Be4 f5 29. Bb1 f4 30. Qc2 Rf6 $13) 28... Qc7 29.
Qc4 Nd4 30. Be4 Kh8 31. a4 f5 32. Bb1 Rf6 33. Rfe1 Rc6 $11 34. Bxd4 Rxd4 35.
Qf7 Rf6 36. Qb3 e4 37. Kh1 Rd8 $6 $138 38. f3 Rc6 39. fxe4 fxe4 40. Qb4 $2 (40.
Qc2 Bxc5 (40... Qe5 41. Rxe4 Qf5 (41... Qxc5 42. Rc4 $18) 42. Rxe7 Rxc5 43. Rd1
$1 Rxc2 44. Rxd8+ Kh7 45. Rd1 Qg6 46. Rg1 $16) 41. Qxe4 $16) 40... Qe5 41. Rc4
$2 (41. Qxe4 Qxe4 42. Bxe4 $11) 41... e3 $17 42. Re4 Bxc5 43. Qc4 Qf6 44. R4xe3
$1 Bxe3 45. Qe4 g6 46. Qxe3 $17 Qg5 47. Qf2 (47. Qxa7 Rc1 48. Qg1 Rxe1 49. Qxe1
Rc8 $19) 47... a5 $2 (47... a6 $17) 48. h3 $15 Rcd6 49. Qf3 Qf6 50. Qe3 Qg7 51.
Bc2 Rd2 52. Qb6 Rg8 53. Be4 Qc3 54. Rf1 Qd4 55. Qxa5 Ra2 56. Bc6 $11 Ra1 57.
Rxa1 Qxa1+ 58. Kh2 Qf6 59. Qc7 Rg7 60. Qb8+ Kh7 61. Bf3 Qa6 62. Qf4 Ra7 63. Bd1
Qd3 64. Qb8 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lost Boys op"]
[Site "Antwerp"]
[Date "1998.08.01"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Dutreeuw, Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. a3 Nc6 8. e3
a6 9. Rc1 (9. Qc2 dxc4 10. Rd1 Bd7 11. Bxc4 Rc8 12. O-O Be7 13. e4 b5 14. Be2
b4 15. axb4 Nxb4 16. Qb3 O-O 17. Bd6 $14 {1-0 Wagner,C-McDonald,N/London 1994/
EXP 45 (35)}) 9... d4 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. Ne5 $5 O-O 12. Bd3 (12. b4 Be7 13. Bd3
a5 $1 $132) 12... b6 13. b4 $1 (13. O-O Bb7 14. b4 Be7 {With idea 15...a5 with
counterplay}) 13... Be7 14. Be3 $1 Nf5 15. Bxf5 exf5 16. Nc6 Qe8 (16... Qxd1+
17. Rxd1 Re8 18. Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Rd8+ $18) 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. O-O $14 Be6 (18...
Bb7 19. Bxb6 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qb7+ 21. Qf3 Qxb6 22. c5 $16) 19. Bxb6 Bxc4 20. Re1
$5 (20. Bc5 Qb7 21. Bxf8 Bxf1 22. Qxf1 Rxf8 23. Na4 Ne4 24. Nc5 Nxc5 25. bxc5
Rc8 26. Qd3 g6 $14) 20... Qb7 21. Qd6 {idea 22.Bd4} Rfe8 22. Bd4 Nd7 $2 (22...
Nd5 23. Qg3 f6 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. Bxf6 f4 26. Qg5 Bxg2 27. Bxg7 $18) (22... Qd7
$142 23. Qxd7 Nxd7 24. Ne4 $5 fxe4 25. Rxc4 $16) 23. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 24. Qd4+ Nf6
25. Qxc4 $18 Qb6 26. Qf4 Rac8 27. Qg5+ Kh8 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Qxf5 Qd4 30. h3
Re6 31. Qf3 Kg7 32. Qg3+ Kh8 33. Rd1 Qb6 34. Na4 Qc6 35. Nc5 1-0

[Event "NED-chT playoff"]
[Site "Breda"]
[Date "1998.05.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1998.05.21"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Qc2 a6 $5 {TN} (
7... Bb7 8. a3 c5 9. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Fridman,D-Klovans,J/Open, Cappelle la Grande
FRA 1998}) 8. Rd1 Bb7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bd6 12. Qf5 $5 g6 13.
Qh3 Qe7 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Qg3 Bxf4 16. Qxf4 Nf6 17. O-O Rad8 18. Rd2 Rd6 19.
Rc1 Ne8 $1 {/\ 20...f5,21...g5 <=> >>} (19... Rc8 20. b4 c5 21. dxc5 bxc5 22.
bxc5 Rxc5 23. Rdc2 Rdc6 24. Bd3 $14) 20. Bf3 g5 21. Qe5 Qd8 22. e4 $6 (22. Ne2
f6 23. Qg3 Ng7 24. Rdc2 Rf7 25. b4 $14) 22... Re6 23. Qg3 dxe4 24. d5 $2 (24.
Bd1 Nd6 25. d5 Rg6 $17) 24... exf3 25. dxe6 Qxd2 26. Rd1 Qxb2 $19 27. Qxg5+ $5
(27. e7 Qxc3 28. Qxg5+ Qg7 $19) 27... Kh8 $6 (27... Ng7 28. e7 (28. exf7+ Rxf7
29. Rd8+ Rf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Qd8+ Kf7 33. Qxc7+ Ke6 $19) 28...
Re8 29. Rd8 Qa1+ 30. Nd1 Bc6 $19) 28. Qh6 $1 (28. Qe7 Rg8 $1 29. exf7 Rxg2+ 30.
Kh1 Rxh2+ 31. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 32. Kh3 Bc8+ 33. Rd7 Bxd7+ 34. Qxd7 Qg2+ 35. Kh4 Qh2+
36. Kg5 (36. Qh3 Qf4+ 37. Qg4 Qxf7 $19) (36. Kg4 Nf6+ $19) 36... Qg3+ 37. Kf5
Nd6+ $19) 28... Qa3 $6 (28... Ng7 29. Qf6 $1 fxg2 30. Rd8 $40) (28... Rg8 29.
exf7 Qxc3 (29... Rxg2+ 30. Kh1 Rxh2+ 31. Qxh2 $18) 30. f8=Q $18) (28... Kg8 29.
e7 $18) (28... Qa3 {[#]}) 29. Rd4 $3 {/\30.Rh4} Qe7 $8 (29... fxe6 30. Rd7 $18)
(29... fxg2 30. Rh4 Be4 31. Nxe4 $18) 30. Rd7 $1 Qc5 (30... Qa3 $142 31. Rxf7
Rxf7 32. exf7 Ng7 33. h4 $1 fxg2 34. Qf4 $1 Qf8 35. Qf6 $1 Bc8 36. Ne4 Bg4 37.
Ng5 Bh5 38. Kxg2 $18 {/\f2-f4-f5, Qh6}) 31. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7 32. exf7 Ng7 33. Qf6
Qf8 34. h4 $1 $18 Bc8 (34... fxg2 35. h5 $18) (34... Bc6 35. h5 Be8 36. fxe8=Q
Qxe8 37. h6 $18) 35. Ne4 $1 Bf5 (35... Bg4 36. gxf3 $1 Bh5 37. Ng5 c5 38. f4 c4
39. f5 c3 40. Qh6 $18) 36. Ng5 $138 (36. h5 $18) 36... Bg6 37. g4 $18 1-0

[Event "Metz op 23rd"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2005.04.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Barsov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2005.04.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. Be2 Nb4 11. Qb3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nbd5 13. Be5 Bb4 $5 {TN} (
13... Ng4 14. Bxd5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 exd5 16. O-O $16 Re8 17. Qxd5 Be6 18. Qxb7
Rab8 19. Qe4 Rxb2 20. Nc4 Qxc3 21. Nxb2 Bf8 (21... Qxb2 22. Qc6) 22. Nd3 $18 {
1-0 Ibragimov,I-Onischuk,A/Lindsborg 2004/CBM 103 ext (27)}) 14. O-O Nxc3 15.
bxc3 Be7 16. Bb5 $1 a6 (16... b6 17. Nd2 Ba6 18. a4 Bxb5 19. axb5 a6 20. Rb1
Nd7 21. Nc4 Qxb5 22. Qxb5 axb5 23. Rxb5 Nxe5 24. Nxe5 Rfc8 25. Rxb6 Rxc3 {
1/2-1/2 Brodsky,M-Onischuk,A/Sochi RUS 2005/The Week in Chess 547 (25)}) 17.
Be2 Nd7 $5 (17... b5 18. Ng5 $5 Nd5 (18... Bb7 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Rf7 21.
Bxf6 Bxf6 (21... gxf6 22. Rd7 Bc8 23. Bh5 Bxd7 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Qxe7) 22. Rd7
Raf8 23. Rxb7 Qxc3 24. Bf3 $18) (18... h6 19. Bf3 Ra7 20. Ne4 $36) (18... b4
19. Nf3 $14) 19. c4 $1 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Bxg5 (20... Nb6 21. Bc7 Qxg5 22. Qxb6 $16)
21. Bxd5 Ra7 (21... exd5 22. Rxd5 Be6 23. Rxa5 Bxb3 24. axb3 $16) 22. Bd4 $18)
18. Bd6 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Nc5 20. Qb4 Qxb4 (20... Qc7 21. Rfd1 b5 22. Ne5 (22. c4
Bb7 23. cxb5 axb5 $11) 22... Bb7 23. Nd7 $1 $36) 21. cxb4 Ne4 22. Rd4 Nc3 23.
Bc4 b5 24. Rc1 Na4 $6 (24... a5 $1 25. Rxc3 (25. bxa5 bxc4 26. Rxc3 Rxa5 $132)
25... axb4 26. Rc2 bxc4 27. Rdxc4 Bb7 28. Rxb4 $14) 25. Bb3 $16 Bb7 26. Ne5
Rac8 27. Rxc8 Rxc8 28. f3 $5 {[/\29.e4; xBb7]} Bd5 (28... Nb6 29. Rd6 (29. e4
Kf8 30. Nd7+ $16) 29... Nd5 30. e4 Nxb4 31. Rd7 Ba8 32. Nxf7 $16) 29. Bxd5 exd5
30. Rxd5 f6 31. Nd3 $1 Rc2 (31... Rc3 32. e4 Nb6 33. Rd8+ Kf7 34. Nc5 Rc1+ 35.
Kf2 Rc2+ 36. Kg3 Rxa2 37. Rd6 $16) (31... Nc3 32. Rc5 Rxc5 33. Nxc5 Nxa2 34.
Nxa6 $16) 32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. Rd7+ Kf8 34. Nf4 Nc3 {[/\Nc3-a2-b4<=>]} (34... Rxa2
35. Ne6+ Ke8 36. Rxg7 $18) 35. Ne6+ Ke8 36. Rc7 $1 $18 (36. Rxg7 Nxa2 37. Rxh7
Nxb4 $132) 36... g5 37. a3 h5 (37... Rc1+ 38. Kf2 h5 39. e4 (39. h3 h4 40. f4
$18) 39... Rc2+ 40. Ke1 $18) 38. h4 $6 $138 (38. h3 h4 39. Kh2 $18) 38... gxh4
$2 (38... Ne2+ 39. Kh2 Rc4 $1 40. f4 gxh4 41. Ng7+ Kd8 42. Ra7 Rc3 43. Rxa6
Rxe3 44. Rxf6 Ng3 45. Nf5 $16) 39. Kh2 $18 Rc1 40. Ng7+ Kd8 41. Ne6+ Ke8 42.
Nd4 $1 {[/\43.Nb3]} h3 43. Nb3 Kd8 44. Rc5 (44. Rc5 Rc2 45. Kxh3 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.11.13"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Reuss, Andreas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2644"]
[BlackElo "2356"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "25"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Stuttgart"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bf4 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Nf3 Qa5 7. Bd3 (7. Nd2 Be7
8. Bd3 Qd8 9. O-O dxc4 10. Nxc4 Nb6 11. Rc1 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd5 13. Be5 Bd6 14.
Bxd6 Qxd6 15. e4 Nxc3 16. Rxc3 Bd7 17. Re1 O-O 18. e5 $14 {1-0 Eljanov,
P-Kaliuzhny,A/Alushta 2001/EXT 2002 (35)}) 7... Ne4 $2 {N} (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nd5 9. O-O Nxf4 10. exf4 Bb4 11. Rc1 {1/2-1/2 Alonso,R-Perez Candelario,M/
Campillos ESP 2004/The Week in Chess 486 (11)}) 8. Bxe4 dxe4 9. Ng5 $1 e5 (9...
Nf6 10. O-O Qf5 11. f3 $5 $36) 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. O-O $5 (11. Bxe5 Qxe5 12. Qd8+
Kxd8 13. Nxf7+ Ke8 14. Nxe5 Bd6 15. f4 exf3 16. Nxf3 Be6 $44) (11. Ngxe4 Nxc4
12. O-O Be6 $132) 11... f5 (11... Nxc4 12. Qc2 $5 (12. Qd4 Qc5 13. Qxe4+ Be7
$15) 12... Be7 13. Ncxe4 $36 Ne5 14. b4 $1 Qc7 $8 15. Qc3 $16) (11... Bf5 12.
Qb3 b6 13. Rad1 $5 $16) (11... f5 {Diagram}) 12. Nb5 $3 h6 $6 (12... cxb5 13.
Bxe5 Qb6 (13... bxc4 14. Bxg7 $1 Bxg7 15. Qh5+ Kd8 16. Qf7 $18) 14. Qd5 Qg6 15.
Qxb5+ Qc6 16. Qd5 $16) 13. Qd4 $1 (13. Qd4 hxg5 14. Qxe5+ Kf7 (14... Be7 15.
Nd6+) 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. Qxa5 gxf4 17. exf4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Vlissingen HZ op 03rd"]
[Site "Vlissingen"]
[Date "1999.08.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1999.08.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hansen,LB} e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Rc1 d4 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. Be2 (11. Ne5 b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O
h6 14. b4 Be7 15. Nb5 Nc6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Gurevich,M-Barsov,A/Antwerp BEL 1998 
(64)}) 11... e5 {TN} (11... Qe7 {Hansen,LB} 12. b4 Rd8 13. Bd2 (13. bxc5 $4 {
Hansen,LB} Nxf3+ $19) 13... Nxf3+ (13... Nxe2 {Hansen,LB} 14. Qxe2 $14) 14.
Bxf3 Bd4 15. O-O e5 16. Qc2 Be6 17. c5 $14 {1-0 Epishin,V-Ziatdinov,R/New York
1998/CBM 64/[Hansen,LB] (45)}) 12. Nxe5 (12. Bxe5 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Qxd1+ (13...
Qe7 14. Qe2 $14) 14. Kxd1 Ng4 $132) 12... Re8 13. O-O Nxe2+ (13... Nd7 14. Nd3
$16) 14. Qxe2 Bd4 (14... Ng4 15. Ne4 Nxe5 16. Nxc5 Nd7 17. Qh5 Qa5 18. Bd6 $14)
(14... Bg4 15. Qc2 Nh5 16. Nxg4 Nxf4 17. Qf5 $36) 15. Qd2 $1 (15. Rcd1 Bg4 16.
Nxg4 Rxe2 17. Nxe2 Nxg4 18. Rxd4 Qb6 $13) 15... Be6 16. Nf3 (16. Rfd1 Bxe5 17.
Qxd8 (17. Bxe5 Qxd2 18. Rxd2 Bxc4 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Rd7 $14) 17... Raxd8 18.
Bxe5 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Bxc4 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. f3 $14) 16... Bb6 17. Qxd8 Raxd8 18.
Nb5 $1 {[/\19.Bc7, 19.Nd6, 19.c5]} Ne4 19. Bc7 Rd3 (19... Bxc7 20. Nxc7 Re7 21.
Rfd1 $16) 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. Nc7 Rc8 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Rfe1 Nc5 $1 24. Rc2 (24.
b4 Rxf3 $1 25. gxf3 Nd3 $14) (24. Rcd1 Rb3 25. Re2 Nd3 $14) 24... Nb3 $1 25. h3
(25. Rxe6 Nd4 $17) (25. Rce2 Rxf3 26. gxf3 Nd4 27. Re3 Nc2 $14) 25... b5 26.
Ne5 Rd4 27. Rc3 bxc4 28. Nxc4 Nd2 $1 (28... Rdxc4 29. Rxb3 Rc1 30. Rxc1 Rxc1+
31. Kh2 Rc7 32. Rb6 $16) 29. Nxd2 Rxc3 30. bxc3 Rxd2 31. Rxe6 {[#]} b5 $1 (
31... Rc2 32. Re8+ Kf7 33. Rb8 Rb2 34. a4 $18) 32. Re5 (32. Rb6 Rd5 {(/\33...
Rc5)} 33. Rc6 Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Ra1) (32. Kf1 Ra2 33. Ra6 Rc2 34. Ra5 Rxc3 35. Ke2
Rb3 $13) 32... Rd1+ 33. Kh2 Rb1 34. Rc5 Rb3 35. Kg3 $5 Rxa3 36. Kf4 Ra4+ 37.
Ke3 (37. Ke5 b4 38. c4 b3 $11 39. Kd4 $2 Rb4 $19) 37... b4 38. c4 b3 39. Kd3 (
39. Rb5 Rxc4 40. Rxb3 $11) 39... Ra2 40. Rb5 (40. Rf5 g6 41. Rf6 (41. Rf3 Ra4
42. Kc3 b2 $11) 41... Kg7 42. Rb6 Rxf2 43. Rxb3 Rxg2 $11) 40... Rxf2 41. Rxb3
Rxg2 42. Kd4 (42. c5 Rg3+ 43. Kc4 Rxb3 44. Kxb3 Kf7 $11) 42... Kf7 43. Re3 (43.
c5 Ke6 $11) 43... Rd2+ $1 44. Ke5 Ke7 $11 45. Ra3 Re2+ 46. Kd5 Rd2+ 47. Kc6 h5
48. c5 g5 49. Rb3 g4 50. Kb6 Rd8 (50... gxh3 51. Rxh3 Kd7 52. Rb3 h4 53. Kb7
Rc2 54. Rd3+ Ke6 $11) 51. Kb7 Rd7+ 52. Ka6 Rc7 53. Kb6 Rc8 54. Rd3 Kf6 55. hxg4
hxg4 56. Rd5 Rb8+ 57. Ka7 Rb1 58. c6 g3 59. Rd2 Rc1 60. Kb7 Kf5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GER CupT"]
[Site "Forchheim"]
[Date "2000.03.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Lutz, Christopher"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2694"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2000.03.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15.
g4 Bg6 16. Nd2 f6 $5 {TN [/\17...Ne5]} (16... Bc7 $6 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. f4 f6
19. h4 Rae8 20. Qf3 h6 21. Rf2 Bh7 22. Raf1 Qe7 23. Qh3 g5 24. fxg5 fxg5 25.
Bc4+ Kh8 26. Rf7 Rxf7 27. Rxf7 Qe5 28. Nf3 Qxe4 29. hxg5 Nd8 30. Qxh6 Qxg4+ 31.
Kf1 {1-0 Krasenkow,M-Skalik,P/Suwalki POL 1999 (31)}) 17. Nc4 Bc7 (17... Re8
18. Nd6 $36) 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. f4 Rac8 $6 (19... Bf7 $5 {(/\20...g5<=>>>)}) 20.
Rc1 Rfe8 21. Qf3 $5 (21. Nd2 $5 Qb6 22. b4 {(/\23.Qf3, 24.Nc4)} a5 23. Nc4 Qd8
24. b5 $36) 21... b5 (21... Na5 22. e5 $1 (22. Nxa5 Qxa5 $13) 22... Bxd3 (22...
Nxc4 23. Rxc4 Qb6 24. f5 Bf7 25. e6 $18) (22... fxe5 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Qd5+ Kh8
25. Qxa5 $18) 23. Nd6 $1 Bc4 (23... Qxc1 24. Qd5+ $18) 24. b3 fxe5 25. Nxe8
Rxe8 26. fxe5 $16) 22. Nd2 Qb6 23. h4 $5 {[/\24.g5; 24.h5 Bf7 25.e5->>>]} Na5
24. b4 $1 Nc4 (24... Nb7 25. h5 Rxc1 (25... Bf7 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. e5 $40) 26.
Rxc1 Bf7 27. e5 fxe5 28. Rc6 Qd8 29. Qe4 $40) 25. Nxc4 bxc4 26. Rxc4 Rxc4 27.
Bxc4+ Bf7 28. Bd3 $1 $16 {[/\29.e5; 29.g5|^]} Qc6 29. g5 f5 (29... fxg5 30.
hxg5 $16) 30. e5 $1 (30. exf5 $2 Bd5 31. Qf2 Re3 $17) 30... Bd5 (30... Qd7 31.
Rd1 $16) 31. Qf2 Qc3 32. Bxf5 Rf8 33. Bg4 Bc4 (33... Qxa3 34. Rd1 d3 (34...
Qxb4 35. Qxd4 $18) 35. Qd4 Qb3 (35... Qa2 36. Bh3 $18) 36. Rd2 Qb1+ 37. Bd1 $18
) 34. Rd1 d3 35. e6 Bb3 36. Rd2 Qc1+ 37. Kh2 $18 Bd5 38. Kg3 Qc4 (38... Qxa3
39. Qd4 Qc1 40. Qxd5 Qg1+ (40... Qxd2 41. e7+) 41. Kh3 Qe3+ 42. Bf3 $18) 39.
Qe3 Be4 40. Bf3 Bf5 41. e7 Re8 42. Qe5 Qc8 43. Bd5+ Kh8 44. Bf7 Qc1 45. Bxe8
Qxd2 46. Bf7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-37"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Dervishi, Erald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Turkey"]
[BlackTeam "Albania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ALB"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Be7 12. O-O Bf6 13. Qb3 g6 14. Rab1 a5
$1 {TN} (14... Na5 15. Qc2 Nc6 16. b4 a6 17. h3 Be6 18. Rfd1 Rc8 19. Qd2 Re8
20. Rbc1 Bg7 21. Rc5 Bf8 22. Rcc1 Bg7 23. Bb1 Qf6 24. Ba2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Dautov,
R-Sokolov,A/Switzerland 2005/Mega2006 (52)}) 15. Rfd1 (15. a4 Nb4 16. Be2 Qe7
17. Rbc1 Bd7 18. Rc7 Rfc8 $132 19. Rxb7 $2 Bxa4 20. Rxe7 Bxb3 $17) (15. Bb5 Be6
$132) 15... a4 16. Qc2 Qe7 {[/\17...Bg4]} (16... Bg4 $5 17. b4 (17. Be4 $6 Nd4
$1 18. Rxd4 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 Rc8 $1 (19... dxe4 20. Qxe4 $44) 20. Qxa4 dxe4 $15) (
17. b3 Qe7 $5 18. bxa4 Ne5 $36) 17... Qe7 (17... Bxf3 18. gxf3 $14) 18. Qc5 $14
) 17. h3 Be6 18. b4 $5 {[xb2]} axb3 (18... Rfc8 19. Qd2 d4 20. e4 Bb3 21. Re1
Bg7 (21... Ne5 22. Nxd4 $16) 22. e5 $36) (18... d4 $5 19. Qc5 $1 Qxc5 20. bxc5
Bb3 21. Rdc1 dxe3 22. Bxe3 Rad8 23. Bc4 Na5 $13) 19. Qxb3 Ra7 $5 (19... Rxa3
20. Qxb7 Qxb7 21. Rxb7 Rfa8 $11) 20. a4 d4 $6 (20... Rfa8 21. Qb6 (21. Bb5 d4
$15) 21... Rxa4 22. Qxb7 Qxb7 23. Rxb7 $11) 21. Qb5 Rd8 (21... dxe3 22. Bxe3
Ra5 23. Qxb7 Qxb7 24. Rxb7 Rxa4 25. Bb5 Na5 26. Rxf7 $1 $16) 22. e4 $14 Rd7 23.
Ra1 $5 {[/\24.Qb2,25.Bb5]} (23. Ng5 $2 Ra5 $19) 23... Qd8 (23... Ra5 24. Qb2
$14 Qb4 $2 25. Qxb4 Nxb4 26. Bd2 $16) 24. Ng5 $5 Bxg5 25. Bxg5 f6 26. Bf4 Kg7
27. Qb2 Ra8 28. Bb5 Qb6 29. Rab1 Bf7 30. Qc1 Re8 31. Rb2 (31. Bh6+ Kg8 32. Qf4
Qd8 $14) 31... Qa7 (31... Rxe4 $2 32. Bh6+ Kg8 33. Bd3 $18) 32. Qb1 (32. Bxc6
$5 bxc6 33. Qxc6 Re6 34. Qb5 $1 $16 {(/\35.Bb8)}) 32... Ree7 33. Re1 g5 34. Bg3
d3 $5 35. Rd2 $138 (35. Bxd3 Qxa4 36. e5 $5 $36) 35... Qa5 36. Rxd3 Rxd3 37.
Bxd3 Qxa4 38. Bb5 Qd4 39. Kh2 (39. h4 gxh4 40. Bxh4 Bg6 $132) 39... h5 $6 (
39... Ne5 40. Rd1 Qb6 41. Qb4 Nc6 42. Qa4 Ne5 $14) 40. Bxc6 $5 (40. h4 gxh4 41.
Bxh4 Ne5 42. f3 $14 Ng6 43. Rd1 $1 (43. Bg3 h4 44. Bb8 Qd8 $1 45. Ba7 b6 $19)
43... Qe3 44. Bg3 h4 45. Bd6 $14) 40... bxc6 41. h4 g4 $138 (41... gxh4 42.
Bxh4 $14) 42. e5 $1 $40 Bg6 (42... fxe5 43. Qf5 e4 44. Qg5+ Kf8 45. Rb1 $40)
43. Qb8 $1 Be4 (43... Kh7 $142 44. e6 $16) 44. Qd6 $1 (44. Qd6 Qxd6 45. exd6
Re6 46. d7) 1-0

[Event "NED-chT"]
[Site "Netherlands"]
[Date "1998.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Peelen, Piet"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[Annotator "Gurevich,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1998.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Rc1 Be7 $5 {TN} (9... Re8 {TN} 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Be6 (11... d4 12.
Nb5 Qa5+ 13. b4 Nxb4 14. axb4 Qxb4+ 15. Kf1 dxe3 16. Nc7 $1 $18) 12. O-O (12.
Nb5 $1 Bb6 13. Nd6 Re7 14. Nxb7 $1 Rxb7 15. Rxc6 d4 16. Rd6 $1 $16) 12... Be7
13. Nd4 Rc8 $2 14. Nxc6 {1-0 Gurevich,M-San Segundo,P/NY Open, New York USA
1998} (14. Nxc6 bxc6 (14... Rxc6 15. Bb5 $18) 15. Ba6 Ra8 16. Bb7 $18)) 10.
cxd5 Nxd5 (10... exd5 11. Bb5 $5 $14) 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Bf6 13. O-O Be6 (
13... Bxb2 $6 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (14... Kh8 15. Rc2 $1 Bxa3 16. Ng5 Qd7 (16... f6
17. Qh5 $18) (16... g6 17. Qa1+ f6 18. Bxg6 $16) 17. h3 $1 $18) 15. Qc2+ Kg8
16. Qxb2 $16) (13... Bg4 14. b4 Rc8 15. h3 $14) 14. b4 a6 15. Rc5 $1 {With
idea 16.Qb1, 17.Rfc1, a3-a4, b4-b5 initiative on the Q-side} g6 (15... Be7 16.
Rc2 Rc8 17. Ne5 $14) 16. Qb1 Qe7 (16... Bg4 17. Rd1 $1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Be7 19.
Rc2 Bd6 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Be4 $16) 17. Rfc1 Rfd8 $6 (17... Rfc8 $142 {With
idea 18...Qd8,19...Be7(or 19...Ne7)}) 18. h3 Kg7 (18... d4 19. e4 $36) 19. a4
h5 (19... Rac8 20. Kh1 $1 {With idea 21.b5} (20. b5 Ne5 $13)) 20. b5 axb5 21.
Bxb5 (21. axb5 $2 Ra1 22. Qxa1 Bxa1 23. bxc6 bxc6 $13) 21... Bf5 22. Qa2 Nb4 (
22... d4 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Nxd4 $18) 23. Qd2 Na6 24. Rxd5 $16 Rxd5 25. Qxd5 Be6
(25... Rd8 26. Qb3 $16) 26. Qd6 Qxd6 27. Bxd6 Rd8 28. Be5 Bxe5 29. Nxe5 Kf6 30.
Nf3 Bd5 (30... Rc8 $142) 31. Nd4 $16 {Time} 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 30th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2000.05.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2000.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. Rc1 d4
15. e4 Re8 16. g4 Bg6 17. Re1 Rc8 18. e5 Qd5 19. b4 Ne7 20. Nh4 Rxc1 21. Bxc1
Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Ng6 23. Nxg6 hxg6 24. Bf4 a5 25. bxa5 Bxa5 26. Rb1 b6 27. Qb5 Qe6
28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Kg2 Rd5 30. Qd3 Bc3 31. Bd2 Kh7 32. f4 Rc5 33. Bc1 Ba5 34. Bd2
Qa2 35. Kg3 Bc3 36. h4 Qb3 37. Rb1 Qd5 38. h5 Bxd2 39. hxg6+ fxg6 40. Qxd2 Rc3+
41. Kh4 {I find the the last part of this game remarkable. Partly because
black does not win, but especially because he is not playing very practical in
my opinion. Clearly whites K is in a mess on h4. At the moment however it can
in principle escape both by running back - if black tries to attack by moving
his R to the first or second rank - and forward - to g5. In the game black
attacks whites K from behind and always has to watch out that it does not run
to g5. Now why not close the door to g5 and then attack from behind, in that
case the white K is trapped on h4:} Rxa3 (41... Qd8+ 42. g5 Qh8 {[%cal Rh7g8]}
43. Qa2 $8 {and now that Kh4 cannot run forward black can choose between
different ways to attack the white K:} Qa8 {[%cal Ra8e4,Ra8f3]} 44. Qf2 (44.
Qe2 Re3 45. Qf1 Qe4 $19) 44... Qe4 45. Re1 Re3 $1 {and white is helpless}) 42.
Qh2 Kg8 (42... Qd8+ $1) 43. Qc2 Qe6 44. Qc7 Qa2 45. Rh1 Qd5 46. Qc8+ Kh7 47.
Rh2 Ra2 48. Rh3 Qg2 49. Qc1 g5+ 50. fxg5 Qf2+ 51. Rg3 Qh2+ 52. Rh3 Qf2+ 53. Rg3
Re2 54. Qb1+ Kh8 55. Qxb6 Re3 56. Qd8+ Kh7 57. g6+ Kxg6 58. Qe8+ Kh7 59. Qh5+
Kg8 60. Qe8+ Kh7 61. Qh5+ Kg8 62. Qe8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.20"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Ziatdinov, Raset"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Rc1 $5 {An interesting alternative to the more common 9. Qc2.} d4 (9...
dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 a6 12. Bd3 Rd8 13. Na4 Ba7 14. Bc7 Rd7 15. Bb6 Nd5
16. Bxa7 Rxa7 17. Bc4 b5 18. Bxd5 Rxd5 19. Rxd5 exd5 20. Nc3 $14 {Sakaev,
K-Kholmov,R/Moscow/1998/}) (9... Re8 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Be6 12. O-O Be7 13.
Nd4 $14 Rc8 $4 14. Nxc6 {1-0, Gurevich,M-San Segundo,P/New York open/1998/})
10. exd4 (10. Nxd4 $6 e5 $1 11. Nb3 (11. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 12. Rxd1 exf4 $132) 11...
Bxa3 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. bxa3 exf4 14. exf4 Be6 $13 {1/2-1/2, Relange,E-Marciano,
D/Belfort/1997/}) 10... Nxd4 11. Be2 Qe7 (11... Nxe2 12. Qxe2 $14) 12. b4 Rd8
13. Bd2 (13. bxc5 $4 Nxf3+ $19) 13... Nxf3+ (13... Nxe2 14. Qxe2 $14) 14. Bxf3
Bd4 15. O-O e5 16. Qc2 Be6 17. c5 $14 Bg4 $6 {I don't like this, as it allowes
the white N access to d6.} (17... a6 $5) 18. Bxg4 Nxg4 19. Ne4 $1 h6 20. h3 Nf6
21. Nd6 Qd7 22. Be3 $1 Ne8 23. Nc4 Qc6 24. Rfe1 b6 $2 {Must be a
miscalculation.} (24... Rac8 $16) 25. Bxd4 exd4 26. Ne5 $1 Qd5 $2 (26... Qf6
$142 $16) 27. cxb6 $18 {[%cal Ye5c6,Yc6e7]} d3 (27... axb6 28. Nc6 Rd7 29. Ne7+
$18) 28. Qd2 Nd6 (28... axb6 29. Nc6 $18) 29. Nc6 Nc4 30. Ne7+ Kf8 31. Qf4 $1
Qg5 32. Rxc4 d2 33. Rd1 Qxf4 34. Rxf4 Kxe7 35. Re4+ Kf6 36. bxa7 Rxa7 37. Re3
$18 Rc7 38. Kf1 Rc2 39. Ke2 Ra2 40. Rf3+ Kg6 41. Rd3 Re8+ (41... Rxd3 42. Kxd3
Rxa3+ 43. Kc4 Ra2 44. Kb3 $18) 42. Kf3 Ra8 43. Ke3 Re8+ (43... R8xa3 44. Rxa3
Rxa3+ 45. Kd4 Ra2 (45... Rb3 46. Kc4 Rb2 47. Kc3 $18) 46. Kc3 $18) 44. Kd4 Re2
45. Kc4 {>< Ra2} 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Hansen,LB"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Nd2 $5 Bb4 $1 (10... Be7 $6 11. Bg3 $1 Bd7 12.
Be2 Rac8 (12... Rfd8 $6 13. O-O a6 14. b4 Qb6 15. c5 Qa7 16. Na4 $16 {Hansen,
LB -Andersen,P/Denmark/1993/}) (12... Qb6 13. O-O d4 14. Na4 Qd8 15. b4 Rc8 16.
Nb2 $16 {Hansen,LB -"Deep Blue"/Copenhagen/1993/}) (12... Rfc8 13. O-O Qd8 14.
Rad1 d4 15. Nb5 dxe3 16. fxe3 Qb6 17. Qd3 Be8 18. b4 $16 {Tukmakov,V - Simon,
RA/Bern/1991/})) 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 (12. Rc1 $5 {Ftacnik}) 12... d4 13. O-O
$1 Bxc3 14. Nc4 Qh5 15. bxc3 Nd5 $5 $146 (15... dxe3 16. Nxe3 Bd7 (16... Be6
17. Rab1 Nd5 18. Rb5 $1 Rfd8 19. c4 Nd4 20. Qb2 Nxb5 21. cxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxb5 $16
{Kortchnoi,V -Beliavsky,A/Amsterdam/1990/}) 17. Rab1 $1 Ne5 $2 18. Be2 Neg4 19.
Nxg4 Bxg4 20. Rb5 $1 Nd5 21. Rxd5 Qxd5 22. Bxg4 $18 {Dreev,A -Ravi,L/Calcutta/
1992/}) 16. Bg3 (16. Bd6 $2 Rd8 17. cxd4 b5 18. Ne5 Rxd6 19. Nxc6 Rh6 $17 {
Lputian}) 16... dxe3 17. Rae1 $1 Be6 (17... exf2+ 18. Rxf2 $44) 18. fxe3 (18.
Nxe3 $5 $146 h6 $1 19. Nc4 Rad8 20. Nd6 b6 $13 {Hansen,LB -Lalic,B/Moskva OL/
1994/}) 18... Rad8 19. Nd6 (19. e4 {Ftacnik} Nde7 $13) 19... Ne5 $1 (19... b6)
20. Bf5 (20. Nxb7 $5) (20. Nxb7 $1 {Ftacnik} Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Rd7 22. Qb5 (22. Nc5
Nf4 23. Qb5 Nd3 $19) 22... Qg4 $1 $132) 20... Rxd6 21. Bxe5 Rdd8 (21... Rc6 {
Ftacnik} 22. e4 $14) 22. e4 Ne7 23. Bd4 (23. Bxe6 $6 Qxe5 $1 $17) (23. Re3 {
Ftacnik} Ng6 24. Bd4 b6 $13) 23... Bxf5 24. exf5 Nc6 25. Qf2 (25. f6 $5) 25...
Nxd4 26. cxd4 Qg5 (26... f6 $5) 27. Re5 (27. f6 $6 $15 {Ftacnik}) 27... Rd7 28.
Rfe1 h6 29. h3 Rfd8 $15 30. Re8+ (30. Qe3 {Ftacnik} Qxe3+ 31. R1xe3 Rxd4 32.
Re8+ Kh7 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34. Re7 $10) 30... Rxe8 31. Rxe8+ Kh7 32. Kh2 Qf6 33.
Re5 $2 (33. Re4) (33. Re4 {Ftacnik}) 33... Qd6 $1 34. Qg3 Qxd4 $17 35. Re8 Qf6
36. Re5 b6 37. a4 Rd3 $1 38. Qf4 (38. Qxd3 {Ftacnik} Qxe5+ 39. Kh1 Qa1+ 40. Kh2
Qxa4 $19) 38... Qd6 39. f6 (39. Re4 {Ftacnik} Qxf4+ 40. Rxf4 $17) 39... gxf6
40. Qf5+ Kh8 41. Qc8+ Kg7 42. Qg4+ Kf8 43. Qc8+ Qd8 $19 44. Qxd8+ Rxd8 45. Rh5
Re8 46. Rxh6 (46. a5 $2 {Ftacnik} Re5 $19) 46... Re4 47. Rxf6 (47. a5 $2 {
Ftacnik} Kg7 48. Rh5 Re5 $19) 47... Rxa4 48. Kg3 (48. g4 {Ftacnik} b5 $19)
48... b5 49. Kf3 b4 50. Ke3 Ra3+ 51. Kd4 (51. Kd2 {Ftacnik} Ra2+ 52. Kc1 Rxg2
53. Ra6 Rh2 $19) 51... a5 52. Rb6 b3 53. Kc3 a4 54. Rb4 Ra2 55. h4 f5 56. g3
Rc2+ 57. Kd3 Rc1 58. Kd2 Rg1 0-1

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1997.01.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "1997.01.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. g5 exf4 14. gxf6 Bxf6
15. Nd5 Ne7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rhg1+ Kh8 18. e4 b5 19. Bd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 b4 21.
axb4 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Qa6 23. Qc6 Rd8 24. Kc3 Bb7 25. Qxa6 Bxa6 26. Rd4 Rac8+ 27.
Kd2 Bb7 28. Rc1 Rxc1 29. Kxc1 Kg7 30. Ne1 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Bxd5 {[#] Doppel-
gegen Tripelbauer; starker Lдufer bei offener Stellung; unklarer Spielverlauf.
Analyse erforderlich.  Interssantes SchluЯspiel mit S+B gegen L+B Deshalb eine
Endspielmedaille} 32. Nd3 f3 33. Kd2 Bc6 34. Nf4 f5 35. h4 Kf6 36. Ke3 Ke5 37.
Nd3+ Kd5 38. Kf4 Ba4 39. Ne5 f6 40. Nxf3 Bc2 41. Nd2 Bd3 (41... Kd4 $5) 42. Ke3
Bc2 43. f3 Ke5 44. Nc4+ Kd5 45. Na5 (45. Nd2) 45... Ba4 46. b3 Bb5 47. Kf4 Kd4
48. Kxf5 Kc3 49. f4 Kxb4 50. Nb7 Bc6 51. Nd8 Bd5 52. Kxf6 Kxb3 53. Ke5 Kc4 54.
f5 a5 55. f6 a4 56. Nc6 (56. Ne6 a3 57. f7 a2 58. f8=Q a1=Q+ 59. Kf5 (59. Kd6
Qa6+ $19) 59... Qb1+ 60. Kf6 Qg6+ $19) 56... Bg8 57. Ne7 Bf7 58. Nf5 a3 59.
Nd6+ Kc5 60. Nxf7 a2 61. Ng5 a1=Q+ 62. Ke6 Qa6+ 63. Ke7 Qb7+ 64. Ke6 h6 65. f7
Qc8+ 66. Ke7 hxg5 67. hxg5 Qb7+ 68. Kf8 (68. Kf6 Qb2+ (68... Qb8 $2 69. Kg7
Qe5+ 70. Kg8 Qxg5+ 71. Kh8 Qh6+ 72. Kg8 Qg6+ 73. Kh8 $11) 69. Ke7 Qg7 70. g6
Kd5 71. Ke8 Ke6 $19) 68... Kd6 69. Kg8 Qd5 70. g6 Ke7 71. Kh7 Qd8 0-1

[Event "Schuhplattler Veterans-Ladies"]
[Site "Munich"]
[Date "2000.07.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Black "Bouwmeester, Hans"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2526"]
[BlackElo "2414"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2000.07.04"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 h6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Qa4 Be6 14. Rfd1 a6
15. Rac1 b5 16. Qc2 Rc8 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qd2 Ne5 19. Be2 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Rd8 21.
Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Rc6 Bc8 23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. exd4 Kf8 25. Bf3 Ke7 26. Rc7+ Ke6 27.
Kf1 a5 28. Ke1 Bd7 29. Ra7 a4 30. Ra6+ Ke7 31. Ra7 Kd6 32. Kd2 Kc6 33. Ra6+ Kc7
34. Bxd5 Be8 35. Bxf7 Kb7 36. Re6 Bxf7 37. Re7+ Kc6 38. Rxf7 Rxd4+ {Thema:
gegenseitige Behinderung von schwarzem Turm und Zentralkцnig. Leichte
Realisierung des weiЯen Mehrbauern.} 39. Kc3 Rc4+ 40. Kd3 Rg4 41. g3 Kc5 42. f4
Rg6 43. f5 Rd6+ 44. Kc3 g6 45. g4 Rc6 46. h4 Kd5+ 47. Kd3 Rb6 (47... Rd6 48.
fxg6 Rxg6 49. Rf5+ Ke6 50. Rxb5 Rxg4 51. Rb4 Rg3+ 52. Kc4 $18 {[%csl Ra4][%cal
Rc4b5]}) 48. g5 hxg5 49. hxg5 Ke5 (49... gxf5 50. Rxf5+ $18 {[%csl Rb6][%cal
Rf5f6]}) 50. fxg6 b4 (50... Rxg6 51. Rb7 $18 {[%csl Rb5,Gg5]}) 51. g7 Rg6 52.
axb4 Rxg5 53. b5 1-0

[Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"]
[Site "Koszalin"]
[Date "1999.08.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Slobodjan, Roman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1999.08.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 073"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Rc1 Bd6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Be2 Be6 13. O-O Rfd8 14. Nb5 Qe7
15. Nbd4 Rdc8 16. h3 a6 17. Qa4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Rc7 19. Rxc7 Qxc7 20. Bd3 Rc8 21.
Rd1 h6 22. Nd2 Qc5 23. Qxc5 Rxc5 24. Nb1 Ne4 25. f3 Nd6 26. Kf2 Rc8 27. Nc3 Nc4
28. Bxc4 dxc4 29. Rd6 Kf8 30. e4 Ke7 31. Rb6 Rc7 32. f4 f6 33. Ke3 Rd7 34. f5
Rd3+ 35. Kf4 Bc8 36. a4 a5 37. Nd5+ Ke8 38. Rb5 Rd2 39. Ne3 Rd4 40. Rxa5 Bd7
41. Rd5 Rxd5 42. exd5 {[#] Der aktive weiЯe Kцnig entscheidet.} Bxa4 43. Ke4
Kd7 44. Kd4 Bb3 (44... b5 45. Kc5 $18 {gestaltet das Ganze zu einem
Bauernendspiel, da der Lдufer ьber keinen vernьnftigen Zug verfьgt.}) 45. Nxc4
Bc2 46. Ne3 Bb1 47. g4 Kc7 48. b4 Kd6 49. b5 Kc7 50. Nc4 Bc2 (50... b6 51. d6+
Kd7 52. Nxb6+ Kxd6 53. Nd5 Bc2 54. Nf4 $18 {[%csl Rg7][%cal Rf4h5]}) 51. b6+
Kd7 52. Na5 Kc8 53. Kc5 Be4 54. Kd6 Bg2 55. Ke6 h5 (55... Bxh3 56. d6 Bg2 57.
Ke7 $18) (55... Bf3 56. d6 Kd8 57. d7 Bg2 58. Kd6 Bf3 59. Nb3 $18 {[%cal Rb3c5,
Rc5e6]}) 56. gxh5 1-0

[Event "Rostock GM"]
[Site "Rostock"]
[Date "2002.08.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Naumann, Alexander"]
[Black "Baramidze, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2507"]
[BlackElo "2351"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2002.08.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O
Nc6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. a3 a6 11. b4 Be7 12. Qe2 Nh5 13. Rac1 b5 14. Bd3 Nxf4 15.
exf4 g6 16. Be4 Bb7 17. Rfd1 Qe8 18. Ne5 Rd8 19. Rxd8 Nxd8 20. Rd1 Bf6 21. Bxb7
Nxb7 22. Nd7 Bxc3 23. Nxf8 Qxf8 24. Qf3 Bb2 25. Qxb7 Bxa3 26. Qxa6 Qxb4 27. g3
Qb3 28. Qa8+ Kg7 29. Rd7 Bf8 30. Qa1+ Kg8 31. h3 Bg7 32. Qa7 Qb1+ 33. Kh2 Qc2
34. Rc7 Bc3 35. Qc5 h5 36. Rb7 Qd2 37. Qe3 b4 38. Qxd2 Bxd2 39. Kg2 Kg7 40. Kf3
Bc3 41. Ke4 Be1 42. Ke3 Kf6 43. Ke2 Bc3 44. f3 e5 45. Rb6+ Ke7 46. fxe5 Bxe5
47. f4 Bc3 48. Kf3 Be1 49. Rb5 Kf6 50. Rc5 Bc3 51. Ke4 Be1 52. Rc6+ Ke7 53. g4
hxg4 54. hxg4 {[#] Schwarz sollte seine Bauern am Kцnigsflьgel konsequent auf
den weiЯen Feldern halten und tauschen, wenn es WeiЯ anbietet. Der Lдufer
steht je nach Bedarf auf c3 oder d2.} f6 $5 55. Rb6 Bd2 56. Rb7+ Ke6 57. Rb6+
Ke7 58. Ra6 Kf7 59. Ra2 Bc3 60. Kd5 f5 $2 (60... Kg7 $1 61. Ke6 Kg8 (61... b3
$2 62. Ra7+ Kg8 63. Rb7 b2 64. Kd5 Bd2 65. Ke4 Bc1 66. f5 $18) (61... Kh6 $2
62. Kf7 $18)) 61. Ra7+ $1 Ke8 (61... Kf6 $4 62. g5#) (61... Kg8 62. gxf5 gxf5
63. Ke6 b3 64. Kxf5 b2 65. Rb7 $18 {[%cal Rf5e6,Rf4f5,Rf5f6]}) 62. Ke6 Kd8 63.
g5 Kc8 64. Kf7 Kb8 65. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Cutro 05th"]
[Site "Cutro"]
[Date "1999.04.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Zontakh, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2643"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "1999.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. g3 O-O 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bg2 Nxc5 11. O-O Bf5 12. Nd4 Be4 13. Bh3 Qb6 14. b3 Ne6
15. Be3 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Rc1 Qa5 19. Ra1 Qb6 20. e3 Rfd8 21.
Qd4 Qxd4 22. exd4 a5 23. Rac1 Rd6 24. Rc7 Rb6 25. f3 Bg6 26. Bd7 Kf8 27. Kf2 f6
28. Rfc1 Rd8 29. f4 Rd6 30. Bc8 b6 31. Ra7 Be8 32. Rcc7 Rc6 33. Rxc6 Bxc6 {
[#] passive schwarze Figuren, schlechte schwarze Kцnigsposition,
Bauernschwдchen. Finale: aufregendes Freibauernrennen} 34. Be6 Be8 35. f5 h5
36. h3 g6 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 gxf5 39. gxf5 Rd6 40. Ke3 Bh5 41. Kd3 Be8 42.
Ke3 Bh5 43. Kf4 Be8 44. a3 Bh5 45. b4 axb4 46. axb4 b5 47. Rc7 Be8 48. Rc5 Ra6
49. Rxd5 Ra4 50. Rd6 Rxb4 51. Ke4 Ra4 52. Bb3 Ra3 53. Bd5 Kg7 54. Rd8 Bh5 55.
Be6 Bf3+ 56. Kf4 b4 57. d5 Rd3 58. d6 b3 59. d7 b2 {[#]} 60. Ba2 {[%cal Rd8g8]}
(60. Rb8 Bc6 $11) 60... Bd5 (60... Kh7 61. Rb8 Rxd7 62. Kxf3 Rd2 63. Ke3 Rh2
64. Be6 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Re3d3,Rd3c3]}) 61. Bb1 Rf3+ 62. Kg4 Rf1 63. Rb8 Rxb1
64. d8=Q {[%csl Rd5][%cal Rd8h8]} 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Black "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1995.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 Re8
15. Rc1 a5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. b5 Ne7 19. Be5 Qd7 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21.
Nxd4 Nc8 22. Qc2 Re7 23. Qc5 Qd8 24. Rfd1 Nb6 25. Nf3 Re8 26. Qc7 Re7 27. Qxd8+
Rxd8 28. Rc5 f6 29. Rd4 Rdd7 30. Rd3 Rc7 31. Rdc3 Rxc5 32. Rxc5 Kf7 33. Nd4 Rd7
34. Rc3 Ke7 35. h4 Kd6 36. Kg2 Nc4 37. Kg3 Kc5 38. Rb3 Kb6 39. a4 Re7 40. Ne2
Kc5 41. b6 Nd6 42. Nd4 Kc4 43. Kf3 Kc5 44. Rb1 Re4 45. h5 gxh5 46. gxh5 Re5 47.
Ke2 Rxh5 48. Ne6+ Kc6 49. Nxg7 Rh4 50. Ra1 Kxb6 51. Ne6 Rc4 52. Nf4 Kc6 53. Kf3
Ne4 54. Nd3 Nc5 55. Nxc5 Kxc5 {T-T Motive: 1 schwarzer Mehrbauer, aktive sK+T,
passiver wT, ausgesperrter wK ===> Gewinn} 56. Kg3 d4 57. exd4+ Rxd4 58. Kf3 f5
59. Ke3 f4+ 60. Kf3 b5 61. axb5 Kxb5 62. Kg4 a4 63. f3 Kb4 64. Kf5 Kb3 65. Ke5
Rb4 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"]
[Site "Pula"]
[Date "1997.05.??"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Hellsten, Johan"]
[Black "San Segundo Carrillo, Pablo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "1997.05.05"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sweden"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 a6 11. O-O b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Qc2 Be7 14. Rad1 Qb6 15.
e4 Nh5 16. Be3 Qc7 17. e5 Nxe5 18. Nd5 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Qd6 20. Nb6 Qc6 21. Bxh7+
Kh8 22. Qxc6 Bxc6 23. Be4 Bxe4 24. fxe4 Rad8 25. b4 f5 26. Bc5 Rf7 27. Bxe7
Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Rxe7 {[#] Eine Medaille fьr einen taktischen Patzer 
(Springergabel) in einer ansonsten ganz normalen Bauernabholzerei. Kurz vor
dem Remisziel strauchelt Schwarz} 29. Rd7 Re8 30. Ra7 fxe4 31. Rxa6 Kh7 32. Ra7
Rf8 33. Nd7 Rf3 34. Nc5 e3 35. fxe3 Rxe3 36. Kf2 Rh3 37. Nxe6 Rxh2+ 38. Kf3 Kg6
39. Nd4 Rh3+ 40. Kf2 Nf6 41. Nxb5 Ne4+ 42. Ke2 Kf6 43. Ra6+ Kf5 44. Nc7 Ke5 45.
Ra5+ Kd4 46. Ne6+ Kc4 47. Re5 Nc3+ 48. Kf1 {[#]} Nd5 $4 (48... Kb3 $11) 49.
Rxd5 $1 Rxa3 50. Rd4+ Kb5 51. Ke2 Rc3 52. Nc5 Rc2+ 53. Ke3 Rh2 54. Nd3 1-0

[Event "Beersheba 16th"]
[Site "Beersheba"]
[Date "1997.03.02"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kantsler, Boris"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2495"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "209"]
[EventDate "1997.02.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Endspiel-CD} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7.
Bd3 Bb7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. O-O c5 10. Ne5 Nc6 11. Qf3 Qc8 12. Rac1 Qe6 13. Nxc6
Bxc6 14. Rfd1 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qg3 Rfd8 17. Bc7 Rd7 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Rxd7
Qxd7 20. Rd1 Qf5 21. h3 h5 22. Rd2 h4 23. Qf4 Qxf4 24. Bxf4 a5 25. Nd5 Bd8 26.
Bd6 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 c4 28. Be5 Bb6 29. Rb5 Ra6 30. Bc3 f6 31. Rd5 Ra7 32. Rd6 Bc7
33. Rc6 a4 34. Rxc4 a3 35. bxa3 f5 36. a4 Kf7 37. Rc5 g6 38. Rc6 Bd8 39. a5
Bxa5 40. Bd4 Rb7 41. f3 Rb1+ 42. Kf2 Be1+ 43. Ke2 Bg3 44. fxe4 fxe4 45. Rf6+
Ke7 46. Rf1 Rb8 47. a4 Ra8 48. Ra1 Bc7 49. Rc1 Kd7 50. Rc4 Rf8 51. Bc3 Bg3 52.
Be1 Bxe1 53. Kxe1 {[#] WeiЯ gibt richtigerweise seinen starken a-Bauern fьr
zwei schwarze Bauern am Kцnigsflьgel, hat aber einige technische
Schwierigkeiten in dem Endspiel T+e+g vs T. Auch in dem elementar gewonnenen
Turmendspiel T+g vs T findet WeiЯ nicht sofort den richtigen Weg.} Re8 54. a5
Re5 55. a6 $1 (55. Ra4 $5 Kc7 56. a6 Kb8 57. a7+ Ka8 58. Ra6 g5 59. Ra4 Re7 $16
{erlaubt Schwarz Gegenspiel. Ich finde auf die Schnelle keinen Gewinn.} 60. Kd2
$6 (60. Ra5 $5 Rg7 (60... Rxa7 61. Rxg5 $18 {[%csl Re4,Rh4][%cal Rg5g4]}) 61.
Re5 g4 62. Rxe4 gxh3 63. gxh3 Rg3 64. Rxh4 Rxe3+ 65. Kf2 Ra3 66. Rh8+ (66. Rh7
Rf3+ $11) 66... Kxa7 {und remis lt. ENDSPIEL-CD, z.B.:} 67. h4 Kb6 68. Rc8 Rh3
69. Rc4 Kb5 70. Re4 Kc5 71. Kg2 Rc3 72. h5 Kd5 73. Re1 Kc6 74. Rh1 Ra3 75. h6
Ra8 76. Kg3 Kd6 77. Kg4 Ke6 78. Kg5 Kf7 $11) 60... Rd7+ 61. Kc2 Rf7 62. Ra2
Rc7+ {[%csl Re3]}) 55... Ra5 56. Rxe4 g5 57. a7 Rxa7 58. Re5 g4 59. hxg4 Ra4
60. g5 Kd6 61. Rf5 Rg4 62. Kf2 Ke6 63. Rf4 Rxg5 64. Rxh4 $18 Rg8 65. Kf3 {
Der klare Weg war:} (65. Rf4 $1 Ra8 66. g4 Ra1 (66... Rg8 67. Kf3 Ke5 68. Rf5+
Ke6 69. e4 {[%cal Rg4g5,Rf3f4,Rf5f6] und weiterem systematischen Vormarsch
aller Steine um je eine Reihe.}) 67. Kg3 {[%cal Rg4g5] und Vormarsch des
g-Bauern mit K-Unterstьtzung unter Aufgabe des e-Bauern. Z.B:} Rg1+ 68. Kh4
Rh1+ 69. Kg5 $18 {Diese Position ist auch ohne den Be3 leicht gewonnen. Grund:
die vertikale Absperrung des schwarzen Kцnigs.}) 65... Ra8 66. Rh6+ Kf5 67.
Rh5+ Kg6 68. Re5 Ra1 69. g3 Kf6 70. Re8 Kf5 71. Rf8+ Kg5 72. Rg8+ Kf5 73. g4+
Kf6 74. Rf8+ Kg6 75. Rh8 Kg5 76. Rh5+ Kf6 77. Rf5+ Kg6 78. Rb5 Kf6 79. Rf5+ Kg6
80. Kf4 Rf1+ 81. Ke5 Ra1 82. e4 Ra5+ 83. Kf4 Ra1 84. Rg5+ Kf7 85. Rb5 Rf1+ 86.
Kg5 Re1 87. Rb4 Re2 88. Kf5 Rf2+ 89. Kg5 Re2 90. Ra4 Re1 91. Ra7+ Kf8 92. Kf6
Rf1+ (92... Kg8 93. Kg6 Kf8 94. g5 Rxe4 95. Ra8+ Ke7 96. Kg7 $18) 93. Kg5 (93.
Kg6 $142) 93... Re1 94. Kg6 Rxe4 95. g5 Rg4 (95... Re6+ 96. Kh7 Re1 97. Ra8+
Kf7 98. g6+ Kf6 99. Rf8+ $18) 96. Ra8+ Ke7 97. Kh6 $6 (97. Rg8 $142 {
Endspiel-CD}) 97... Kf7 98. Ra7+ (98. Z0 {Endspiel-CD} Rh4# $140) 98... Kg8 99.
Kg6 Kf8 100. Ra8+ Ke7 101. Rg8 $8 $18 Rg2 102. Kh7 Kf7 103. g6+ Kf6 104. Rf8+
Ke7 105. Rf4 {und gewinnt mit dem bekannten Brьckenbau. Etwa so:} (105. Rf4
Rh2+ 106. Kg8 Rh1 107. g7 Rh2 108. Re4+ Kd7 109. Kf7 Rf2+ 110. Kg6 Rg2+ 111.
Kf6 Rf2+ (111... Rg1 112. Re5 {[%cal Re5g5]}) 112. Kg5 Rg2+ 113. Rg4) 1-0

[Event "Politiken zt"]
[Site "Munkebo"]
[Date "1998.09.10"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Pihlajasalo, Antti"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1998.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 067"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 Nc6 8. a3
Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Nd2 f5 12. Bd6 Bxd6 13. cxd6 b6 14. Rc1 Ba6
15. f4 exf3 16. Nxf3 Rxd6 17. c5 Bxf1 18. cxd6 Bxg2 19. Rf1 Bxf3 20. Rxf3 Ne5
21. Ke2 Rd8 22. Rf4 Rxd6 23. Rd4 Rxd4 24. exd4 Ng4 {[#] Freibauernrennen} 25.
Rc7 (25. h3 $5 Nf6 26. Rc8+ Kf7 27. Rc7+ Kf8 28. Rxa7) 25... Nxh2 26. Rxa7 g5
27. a4 f4 28. b4 g4 29. a5 bxa5 30. b5 g3 31. b6 f3+ 32. Kd2 f2 33. b7 f1=Q 34.
b8=Q+ Qf8 35. Qxg3+ {Es paЯt alles haargenau!} Kh8 36. Qe5+ Kg8 37. Qxe6+ Kh8
38. Qe5+ Kg8 39. Qd5+ {nebst Ta8} 1-0

[Event "Winterthur"]
[Site "Winterthur"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "King, Daniel J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Hjartarson,J"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1996.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 a6 13. Ng5 b5 (13... h6 14.
Nce4 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Qf5 16. Qxf5 exf5 17. Nf3 Bf6 18. Kb1 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20.
Bd6 Rfd8 {1/2-1/2, Sokolov,I 2670-Beljavskij,A 2620, Erevan (ol) 1996}) 14.
Nce4 g6 15. Bb3 (15. Bd6 $5) 15... Bb7 16. Nxf6+ (16. h5 $2 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Rac8
$132) 16... Bxf6 17. Ne4 (17. Rd7 $2 Rac8 18. Rxb7 Ne5 $17) (17. Nxh7 $5 Kxh7
18. h5 $40) 17... Be5 $1 $146 (17... Be7 $2 18. Rd7 e5 $2 (18... Nb4 $5 19. Bc7
$1 (19. axb4 $2 Qa1+ 20. Kd2 Bxb4+ 21. Ke2 Qxh1 22. Rxb7 Qxh4 $13) 19... Nxc2
20. Bxa5 Bxe4 21. Rxe7 Rfc8 22. Kd2 $16) (18... Rac8 19. Rxb7 Nb4 20. Bc7 Nxc2
21. Bxa5 Na1+ 22. Bc2 $1 Rxc2+ 23. Kb1 $18) 19. Rxb7 $18 {Inf/65/(402)}) (17...
Bg7 18. Nc5 Rac8 19. Nxb7 Qb6 20. Nd6 Ne7 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Rd6 Rxc2+ 23. Bxc2
Qa5 24. Bg5 $16) 18. Nc5 (18. h5 $6 Bxf4 19. exf4 Rac8 20. hxg6 hxg6 $13 (20...
Nb4 21. Nf6+ Kg7 22. Nh5+ Kg8 23. Nf6+ $10)) 18... Bxf4 19. exf4 Qc7 20. Kb1
Rad8 21. Nxb7 Qxb7 22. Qe4 b4 23. a4 (23. axb4 $5 Qxb4 24. Qxb4 Nxb4 25. Bc4
$14) 23... Qb6 $2 (23... Na5 $1 24. Qxb7 (24. Bc2 Qxe4 25. Bxe4 Nb3 $1) 24...
Nxb7 25. Bc4 Nc5 $10) 24. h5 Na5 (24... Rd4 25. Rxd4 Nxd4 26. Bc4 $16) 25. Rxd8
$1 Qxd8 (25... Rxd8 $2 26. hxg6 Nxb3 27. gxh7+ Kg7 28. Qd3 $1 Qd4 (28... Nd4
29. h8=Q+ Rxh8 30. Qg3+ $16) 29. Qxb3 $18) 26. Bc2 Qf6 $2 $138 (26... Qd6 27.
hxg6 hxg6 28. Rd1 Qb6 29. Qd4 $16) 27. Qxb4 $18 Nc6 28. Qc3 Nd4 29. Rd1 Rd8 30.
hxg6 hxg6 31. Be4 (31. Qc7 $1) 31... Rd6 $2 (31... e5 32. g3 $1 exf4 33. gxf4
$18) 32. Qc7 e5 33. Qb8+ $1 Kg7 34. Rh1 $138 1-0

[Event "Winterthur"]
[Site "Winterthur"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Kelecevic, Nedeljko"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Hjartarson,J"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "1996.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 $5 8.
a3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qxc5 10. Qe2 Nd5 $146 (10... a6 11. b4 Qh5 12. O-O b5 13. Bd3
Bb7 14. e4 Nbd7 15. h3 Rac8 16. Rac1 Nb6 $2 (16... Rfd8 17. Rfd1 $14) 17. Qe3
Nfd7 18. Ne2 f6 19. Bc7 $1 Na8 20. Ba5 $16 {Tal,M-Zuidema,C/Wijk aan Zee/1973/
Inf/15/488}) (10... Nc6 11. b4 Qh5 12. O-O (12. h3 Nd5 13. Nxd5 (13. Bxd5 $5
exd5 14. Rd1 $14) 13... exd5 14. Bd3 Bf6 15. Rc1 Bf5 16. O-O Be4 $10 {
Pelletier,Y-Kelecevic,N/SWZ-chT ;EXT 94ch 1994}) (12. e4 $6 Qg4 $1 13. g3 (13.
Bg3 Nh5 $10) 13... Rd8 14. Qe3 Nh5 $1 $10 {Farago,I-Kovacs,M/Magyarorszag/1969/
Inf/7/478/0-1(31)}) 12... Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bb3 Be6 $2 (14... Bg4 15. h3
Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxf3 17. gxf3 $14) 15. Qb5 $1 $16 {Hoeksema,E-Konings,L/NLD-ch
sf Enschede (01) ;EXT 92ch 1992/1-0 (42)}) 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Qa5+ $1 13.
Qd2 (13. Nd2 $5 $14) 13... Qxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Nc6 15. b4 Bf6 16. Rab1 Bg4 17. Rhc1
Rac8 18. Rc5 Rfd8 19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 h6 21. h3 hxg5 $2 (21... Bh5 $1 22. Nf3
$5 (22. g4 hxg5 23. gxh5 b6 24. Rc3 (24. Rc2 Ne5 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26. Bf5 Rc7 $10)
24... Ne5 $10) 22... Bxf3 23. gxf3 b6 24. Rc2 Ne5 25. Rbc1 Rxc2+ 26. Rxc2 Nxf3+
27. Ke2 Ng1+ (27... Ne5 28. Rc7 $44) 28. Kf1 Nxh3 29. Rc7 $44) 22. hxg4 b6 23.
Rc3 $1 $16 Ne5 24. Be2 d4 (24... Nc4+ 25. Ke1 b5 26. Rd1 $16) (24... Rxc3 25.
Kxc3 Rc8+ 26. Kd4 $16 Rc2 $140 27. Bd1 $1 Nc6+ 28. Kxd5 Ne7+ 29. Kd6 Nc8+ 30.
Kd7 $18) 25. exd4 Rxd4+ 26. Ke3 Rxc3+ $2 (26... Rcd8 27. f3 Kf8 28. Rc7 R4d7
29. Rbc1 $16) 27. Kxd4 Rc7 28. Kxe5 Re7+ 29. Kd6 Rxe2 30. Kc6 $1 Rxf2 31. Kb7
Rxg2 32. Kxa7 Rxg4 33. Kxb6 $18 f5 34. a4 f4 35. a5 f3 36. a6 Rf4 37. a7 Rf8
38. Rf1 g4 39. b5 Kh7 40. Kb7 $4 {A matter of sheer carelessness, with 3
minutes remaining I thought everything was winning, not paying attetion to
Black s devious trick.} (40. Kc5 $1 Rc8+ (40... g3 41. Rxf3 Rxf3 42. a8=Q g2
43. Qe4+ Kg8 44. Qg4 $18) 41. Kb4 $18) 40... g3 $1 41. Rxf3 $8 Rxf3 42. a8=Q g2
43. Qe8 $1 Rg3 (43... g1=Q 44. Qh5+ Kg8 45. Qxf3 $16) 44. Qh5+ Kg8 45. Qd5+ Kh7
46. Qf5+ Kh8 47. Qh5+ Kg8 48. Qe8+ Kh7 49. Qe4+ Rg6 50. Qh4+ Kg8 51. Qd8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Interpolis"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1992.10.12"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1992.10.08"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 032"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Qf6 13. b4 Bf5 (13... Bg4
$6 14. h3 Bf5 15. b5 Nd4 16. Bxf5 Nxf3+ 17. Qxf3 Qxf5 18. Rfd1 Rad8 $2 (18...
Rfd8 $142) 19. Rac1 d4 20. Bc7 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Rd5 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Rxd4 Rxb5
24. Rc7 $16 {Yusupov,A-Beliavsky,A/Linares/1990/}) 14. b5 Nd4 $1 (14... Na5 15.
Be5 Qe6 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. Bd4 Rfc8 18. Ra2 h6 (18... Rc7 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. Rd2
Rd8 21. e4 $1 $16) 19. Rd2 $14) 15. Bxf5 (15. Ne5 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Rfd8 (16... Qf5
$2 17. Qxf5 Nxf5 18. Nd7 Rfc8 19. Rfd1 $16) 17. a4 (17. Ng4 Qg6 18. Qxg6 Ne2+
$15 {Lputian}) (17. Bg3 Ne6 {/\d4=/+ Lputian}) (17. exd4 Qxf4 $15 {Lputian})
17... Ne6 18. a5 Bc7 (18... Bc5 19. Bg3 d4 20. Qe4 $14 {Lputian}) (18... Nxf4
19. exf4 Bc7 20. Qd4 $14 {Lputian}) 19. Ng4 Qg6 (19... Qe7 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 $10 {
Lputian,S-Beliavsky,A/USSR/1991/ 52/407} (20... Nxc7 21. f3 $10 {Lputian})) 20.
Qxg6 hxg6 21. Bxc7 Nxc7 22. Rfb1 $14 {Brenninkmeijer,J-Van der Sterren,P/
Nederland-ch/1992/}) (15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Rc1 Bb6 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Bc7 Qe4 19.
Qc2 (19. Qf3 $14 {Seirawan}) 19... Qxc2 20. Rxc2 d4 $10 {Seirawan,Y-Beliavsky,
A/Belgrade/1991/}) 15... Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Qxf5 17. Rfd1 (17. a4 Rfd8 $6 (17...
Rac8 $142 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. a5 Bc5 20. Rac1 $14 {Gurevich}) 18. a5 Bc5 19. Bc7
Qxf3 20. gxf3 Rd7 21. b6 $14 {Gurevich,M-Beliavsky,A/Belgrade/1991/ 53/392})
17... Rfd8 (17... d4 18. exd4 Qxb5 19. Qxb7 Rad8 20. Be3 $16) 18. a4 Rac8 $1
19. h3 $6 (19. a5 Bc7 (19... Bc5 20. Rac1 $14) 20. Bxc7 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Rxc7 22.
Rac1 $14) 19... h6 20. a5 Bc7 $1 21. Bxc7 Qxf3 22. gxf3 Rxc7 23. Rac1 Rxc1 24.
Rxc1 d4 $10 25. exd4 Rxd4 26. Rc8+ Kh7 27. Rc7 Ra4 28. Rxf7 Rxa5 29. Rxb7 a6
30. b6 Rb5 31. Kg2 a5 32. f4 a4 33. Kf3 a3 34. Ra7 Rxb6 35. Rxa3 Kg6 36. Ra5
Kf6 37. Kg4 Rc6 38. Rf5+ Ke6 39. h4 Ra6 40. Rf8 Ke7 41. Rb8 Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 25th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1997.07.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1997.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 060"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Ftacnik Stohl} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 ({Stohl: Two
years ago in Dortmund Kramnik was successfull with} 5. Qc2 $5 {(wins against
Beliavsky and Short).} O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Rd1 c5 $1 (8... g6 9. e3
c6 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd7 12. h4 Bg7 13. a3 Qe7 14. Ba2 b6 15. Bb1 h5 16.
O-O Bb7 17. Ng5 Rfd8 18. Ba2 Nf6 19. e4 Ng4 20. e5 Rd7 21. Ne2 Rad8 22. Bxe6
fxe6 23. Qxg6 Nxe5 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Nf4 {1-0,Kramnik,V-Short,N/Dortmund/1995/})
9. dxc5 Qa5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qd2 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 Na6 14. e3 Nxc5
15. Rxd5 b6 16. Rd4 Bb7 17. Bc4 Rac8 18. Ne5 Bxg2 19. Rg1 Bh3 20. Ng6 Rfe8 21.
Nf4 Be6 22. Nxe6 Nxe6 23. Bxe6 Rxe6 $17 {San Segundo,P-Van der Sterren,P/
Linares zt/1995/}) 5... O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 {Stohl: The main move.
} (8. a3 {Stohl} Nc6 {Earlier Kramnik experimented with} 9. Rc1 (9. Be2 dxc4
10. Bxc4 Nh5 $1 (10... Qxd1+ $6 11. Rxd1 b6 12. e4 Bb7 13. e5 Ng4 14. Ne4 Rfd8
15. O-O Na5 16. Nxc5 Bxf3 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Nxe6 $1 Re8 19. Nc7 Rc8 20. e6
Nxc4 21. e7 Bc6 22. Rd1 Re8 23. Nxe8 Bxe8 24. Rd8 Nf6 25. Bg5 {1-0,Kramnik,
V-Yusupov,A/Moscow PCA-Intel GP 25'/1995/}) 11. Bg5 Be7 $11 {equalizes
reliably.}) 9... d4 $1 10. Nxd4 e5 11. Nb3 Bxa3 $1 12. bxa3 exf4 13. Qxd8 Rxd8
14. exf4 Be6 15. f3 b6 16. Kf2 Nd4 17. Nxd4 Rxd4 18. Ke3 Rd7 19. Be2 Re8 20.
Kf2 Rc8 $44 {Kramnik,V-Beliavsky,A/Belgrade/1993/}) 8... Nc6 9. a3 Bd7 {
Stohl: Yusupov's specialty, but it's dubious if this move is better than the
ordinary} (9... Qa5 {Stohl} {once he already played} 10. Nd2 ({Kramnik is no
fan of the sharp lines after} 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 (11. h4 $5)) 10... Bb4 (
10... Be7 $5) 11. cxd5 Nxd5 (11... exd5 $142) 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bd3 h6 14. Rc1
Be7 15. O-O Be6 16. Nb3 Qb6 17. Nc5 Rac8 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qe2 Bf6 20. Qh5 Ne7
21. b4 $36 {Kramnik,V-Huebner,R/BL/1993/}) 10. Rd1 (10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 (11.
Rd1 Be6 12. Be2 h6 (12... Rc8 $5 13. O-O Qe7 {-10.Rd1}) 13. O-O Qe7 14. Na4 $14
) 11... d4 $1 $10) 10... Rc8 11. Be2 {Stohl: The exchange on d5 gives Black
space and eases the defence:} (11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rxd5
Qe7 (14... Ne7 15. Rd2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qc7 17. Bd3 g6 18. O-O Qxc3 19. Bxg6 $1
Qg7 20. Qb1 Bh3 21. gxh3 Nxg6 22. Kh1 $16 {1-0 Forintos,G-Averkin,O/Hungary
1969 (37)}) 15. Bd3 g6 $44 16. O-O Be6 17. Rb5 Rfd8 18. Be4 a6 19. Rb6 Na5 20.
Qa4 Qc5 21. Rb4 Qc7 22. Nd4 Bc4 $17 {0-1 Browne,W-Christiansen,L/Jacksonville
ch-US m 1990 (37)}) (11. cxd5 exd5 12. Be2 (12. Nxd5 $2 Nxd5 13. Rxd5 (13. Qxc5
Ncb4 $40) 13... Nb4 $1 $17) 12... Qe7 (12... Be7 13. O-O Qb6 14. Qb1 Be6 15.
Bd3 Na5 16. Be5 g6 17. Bd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Yrjola,J-Dutreeuw,M/Debrecen EU-tch
FIN-BEL 1992 (42)}) (12... Be6 13. O-O Be7 (13... h6 14. Nxd5 $16 Nxd5 15. Qxc5
Nxf4 16. exf4 Qf6 17. Qb5) 14. Ng5 $14) 13. O-O Be6 14. Rd2 (14. Ne5 Bd6 15.
Nxc6 bxc6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Rd2 Qe5 18. Qa4 Rc7 19. Rc1 Rb8 20. Bf3 $14 {
Van Der Sterren,P-Martens,M/Nederland ch 1993/1-0 (73)}) (14. Bg5 $5 Rfd8 15.
Qa4 {/\ Rd1-d2,Rf1-d1; Qa4-h4-> d5} (15. Rd2 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Rfd1 Ne7 $13)
15... h6 16. Bh4 a6 (16... g5 $5 17. Bg3 Bf5 $5) 17. Rd2 g5 $8 18. Bg3 (18.
Nxg5 $6 hxg5 19. Bxg5 Kg7 $17) 18... Bf5 19. Rfd1 Be4 (19... Qe6 $5 20. b4 Ba7
21. b5 $1 $14) 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Nd2 $5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Banguiev,
A-Jussupow,A/BL 1993 (31)} (22. Nd2 {Stohl} Bd6 $11 {Bangiev,A-Yusupov,A/BL/
1993/})) 14... Rfd8 15. Rfd1 h6 16. Ne5 Bd6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. Bf3
Rcd8 20. Ne2 Ne4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Nd4 Qg5 23. Nxe6 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Rxd2 25. Qxd2
fxe6 $14 {Martin-Dutreeuw/Haringey 1988/0-1 (68)}) 11... dxc4 (11... Be7 $5 {
Stohl}) (11... Be7 {Ftacnik} 12. cxd5 (12. O-O Na5 $6 13. Ne5 $16) 12... Nxd5
$5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Qb3 Qa5+ $13) 12. O-O $5 {Stohl: Black's main problem in
this line is to escape from the dangerous X-ray on the d-file and find a good
square for his Q.} (12. Bxc4 Qa5 13. O-O Rfd8 14. e4 $5 (14. Ne4 Be7 15. Nd6
Bxd6 16. Bxd6 b5 17. Ba2 Nd4 18. Qd2 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Bc6 $10 {
Gelfand, Kapengut}) (14. Qb3 Bb6) (14. b4 Nxb4 15. axb4 Bxb4 16. Ne4 b5) 14...
Nh5 15. Bc1 (15. Bg5 Be7 $1 $10 {/\} 16. Nd5 $2 exd5 17. exd5 Ne5 18. Bxe7 Rxc4
19. Bxd8 Qxd8 20. Qe2 Nxf3+ $17 {Gelfand, Kapengut}) 15... Qc7 $6 (15... Be7
$142 16. Qe2 $14 {Gelfand, Kapengut} (16. Qe2 {Stohl} Ne5 $5 $132)) 16. Nb5 Qb8
17. Bxe6 $1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Jussupow,A/Linares 1991 (59)} (17. Bxe6 $1 {
Ftacnik} Bxf2+ 18. Qxf2 Bxe6 19. Rxd8+ Nxd8 20. Nxa7 {Gelfand,B-Yusupov,A/
Linares (11)/1991/1/2-1/2 (60)})) 12... a6 $2 {Stohl: Now Black gets under
strong pressure, which Kramnik will relentlessly increase.} (12... Be7 $142 13.
Bxc4 Qb6 (13... Qa5 14. Qb3 Rfd8 15. Qxb7 e5 16. Bg3 Rb8 17. Qa6 Qxa6 18. Bxa6
e4 19. Ne5 Rxb2 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21. Nxc6 $16 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Westerinen,H/
Nice ol 1974 (34)} (21. Nxc6 {Ftacnik} Bxa3 22. Ne5 Re7 23. Rd1 h5 {1/2-1/2
Portisch,L-Westerinen,H/Nice olm/1974 (35)})) (13... Nh5 14. Bd3 $5 g6 15. Bh6
$16) 14. Ng5 (14. Ba2 $5 Rfd8 15. Nd2 {/\ Nc4+/=}) 14... h6 (14... Rfd8 $6 15.
Nce4 $16) 15. Nge4 (15. Rxd7 $2 hxg5 $19) 15... Na5 (15... Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Na5 $5
17. Rxd7 $1 Rxc4 18. Qf3 Bf6 19. Bd6 Rd8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Bb4 $14) 16. Nxf6+
Bxf6 17. Ba2 Bb5 (17... Bxc3 $5 18. Bb1 f5 $1 19. bxc3 Bb5 20. Rd6 $13) 18. Bb1
g6 19. Rd6 Qc5 20. Rxe6 Qc4 21. Nxb5 Qxc2 22. Bxc2 fxe6 23. Bxg6 Kg7 {1/2-1/2
Ruban,V-Geller,E/Sochi 1989}) (12... h6 $5 {Kramnik}) (12... Na5 $6 {Stohl} 13.
Ne5 (13. Bg5 Qc7 $5) 13... Qe7 14. Ne4 $40) 13. Bxc4 Nh5 {Stohl: Confirms,
that 12...a6?! was a loss of time.} (13... b5 {Stohl} 14. Bd3 Be7 15. Ne5 $36 (
15. Ne4 $5 $36)) (13... Be7 {Ftacnik} 14. Bd3 $14) 14. Ng5 (14. Bg5 {Ftacnik}
Be7) 14... g6 15. Nge4 $1 Be7 (15... Nxf4 $4 16. Rxd7 $1 $18 (16. Rxd7 $1 {
Ftacnik} Nh3+ 17. gxh3 Qh4 18. Nxc5 $18)) 16. Bd6 $6 {Stohl: White avoids all
the other tempting continuations} (16. Bh6 $142 Ng7 (16... Re8 $143 17. Nd6 $16
) 17. Be2 (17. Rd2 {Stohl} Ne5 18. Ba2 Qc7 $132 {[%cal Rf8d8] /\Rfd8}) 17...
Qc7 18. Bf4 $16 {Kramnik}) (16. Nd6 {Stohl} Rc7 17. Bh6 Ng7 $13 {and follows a
clear strategical plan, typical for this variation-play on the d-file,
utilizing the d6 outpost (all White's pieces, except the Q, will find their
way here!)}) 16... Bxd6 (16... f5 {Ftacnik} 17. Nc5 $18) 17. Rxd6 (17. Nxd6 {
Ftacnik} Rc7 18. Rd2 $14) 17... Nb8 $1 (17... Ne5 $5 18. Be2 f5 19. Bxh5 gxh5
20. Ng3 $14) (17... Qe7 $143 $6 {Stohl} 18. Be2 (18. Rxd7 $2 Qxd7 19. g4 Ne5
20. gxh5 f5 $1 $15) 18... f5 19. Bxh5 gxh5 20. Rfd1 $16 {[%csl Rf5,Rg8,Rh5,Rh7]
׻}) 18. Be2 Ng7 (18... Nf6 $143 {Stohl} 19. Rfd1 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Qc7 21. Qd4 {
[%csl Rf6,Rg7,Rh6][%cal Gd1d7] <->d,׻}) 19. Rd3 (19. Rd2 $14 {/\b4, Qb2
Kramnik}) (19. Rfd1 {Stohl} Ne8 20. R6d3 $36 {is similar to the game.}) 19...
Qe7 (19... f5 $2 {Ftacnik} 20. Nd6 $16) 20. Qd2 Bc6 (20... Rfd8 $2 {Stohl} 21.
Rd1 $18 {with a deadly pin, so Black must cede the d-file.}) 21. Rd1 Rc7 (21...
Bxe4 $5 {Stohl} 22. Nxe4 Rc7 23. Nd6 Nc6 24. f4 $5 $36) (21... Nf5 {Ftacnik}
22. Bg4 $14) 22. Nd6 Nd7 {/\Ne5,Nc5,Nf5} (22... Rd8 $2 {Stohl} 23. Nf5 $18) (
22... Rd7 $5 {Stohl} 23. e4 e5 {/\} 24. Bg4 f5) 23. e4 $1 Ne8 (23... Ne5 24.
Rh3 {/\Qh6} (24. Rd4 {[%cal Rf2f4,Re4e5] Stohl /\f4,e5()}) (24. Rd4 $14 {
Ftacnik})) (23... Nc5 {Stohl} 24. Rh3 {[%cal Rd2h6,Ye4e5] /\Qh6,e5}) (23... e5
$142 $5 {Stohl} 24. Nc4 Nf6 $14) 24. Nxe8 Rxe8 25. Rd6 Rec8 $2 $138 (25... Nf6
$142 {/\Rd7} 26. e5 (26. Qf4 Rd7 27. e5 Nd5 $11) 26... Ne4 $11) (25... Ne5 {
Ftacnik} 26. f4 $14) 26. Qf4 $1 $14 (26. f4 $5 $36 {Stohl}) 26... Qf6 $6 {
Stohl: Black to his own disadvantage consistently ignores the e6-e5 advance.
Now it was his last chance:} (26... Nf6 $142 {Kramnik}) (26... Nf8 $142 {
Kramnik}) (26... e5 $1 {Stohl} 27. Qe3 Nf6 {with a playable position.}) 27. Qg3
$16 Nf8 {Stohl: Passive, but Black must take care of tactics:} (27... Qe5 $4
28. Rxd7 Qxg3 29. Rd8+ $18) (27... Qg7 $2 {Stohl} 28. Rxc6 $1 bxc6 29. Bxa6 {
costs a pawn.}) 28. h4 $1 Rd7 $6 (28... b5 $142 $16) 29. e5 {Stohl: Crowns
White's strategy.} Qg7 30. Bf3 $1 {[%csl Ge4]} Rxd6 $6 (30... Bxf3 $142 31.
Qxf3 Rdc7 $16 (31... Rcc7 {Stohl} 32. Ne4 $16) (31... Rdc7 {Ftacnik} 32. Qe4
Rc6 33. g3 $14)) (30... Rdc7 {Stohl} 31. Bxc6 Rxc6 32. Rd8 $1 {[%cal Rc3e4,
Re4f6] /\Ne4-f6-> paralyzes Black completely.} (32. Ne4 $143 Rxd6 33. exd6 Nd7)
) 31. exd6 Nd7 32. Bxc6 Rxc6 (32... bxc6 {Ftacnik} 33. Qd3 $16) 33. Qg5 $1 Qf8
(33... f6 34. Qe3 $1 Qf7 (34... e5 {Ftacnik} 35. Ne4 $14) 35. Qa7 $18 (35. Ne4
$16 {Stohl}) (35. Qa7 Nb6 $2 36. Qxb6 $1 Rxb6 37. d7 $18)) 34. Qe7 $18 {
Stohl: The decisive penetration. Kramnik now prepares an invasion by his R.}
Qc8 (34... Qxe7 {Ftacnik} 35. dxe7 Nf6 36. Ne4 $18) 35. Rd4 {/\Ne4,Qd7!} (35.
h5 $1 $18) (35. Ne4 $143 $2 {Stohl} Rc1 $132) 35... Rc5 (35... h6 {Ftacnik} 36.
h5 $40) 36. Ne4 Rf5 (36... Rc1+ {Ftacnik} 37. Kh2 e5 38. Rb4 Kh8 39. Ng5 $18)
37. Kh2 h5 $6 (37... Qc6 $142 $16) 38. f3 {Stohl: Useful prophylaxis before
taking the R to the c-file.} Qc6 (38... Kg7 {Ftacnik} 39. b3 b5 40. Rd3 $16)
39. Rd3 $1 Kg7 (39... Qb5 $142 40. Rc3 $40) (39... Rd5 {Ftacnik} 40. Rc3 Qb5
41. Rc8+ (41. Qxd7 Qxd7 42. Nf6+ Kg7 43. Nxd7 Rxd6 44. Rc7 $18) 41... Kg7 42.
Qd8 $18) 40. Rc3 Qb5 41. Rc8 $18 {/\Qd8-h8# /\Qe8(d8)->} Qxb2 (41... Qe5+ {
Stohl} 42. Kh1 (42. Kh3 {Ftacnik} Rf4 43. Qd8 Kh6 44. Ng5 $18) 42... Rf4 (42...
Qf4 43. Qd8) 43. Rd8 $18) 42. Qxd7 (42. Qd8 {Stohl} Kh6 43. Nc3 $1 Nf6 44. Qf8+
$18) 42... Rxf3 43. Qd8 Qe5+ 44. g3 (44. Kg1 {Ftacnik} Qd4+) 1-0

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Jussupow,A"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. g5 exf4 14. gxf6 Bxf6
15. Nd5 Ne7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rhg1+ (17. Nd4 Bf5 (17... Bd7 18. Nb3 Qa4 19.
Rhg1+ Kh8 20. Qc3 $13) (17... Qe5 18. Kb1 fxe3 $142 (18... b5 $2 19. Bd3 $16 {
Shabalov-Kruppa, Minsk 1990}) 19. fxe3 Kh8) 18. Nxf5 Qxf5 $13) 17... Kh8 18.
Qe4 Ng6 (18... Qc5 $6 19. Qxf4 Bf5 20. b4 Qc6 {Ambarcumjan-Magomedov, Frunze
1989} 21. Kb2 $1 $16 {Khalifman}) 19. Qd4 $5 (19. Rd5 $6 Qc7 20. Qd4 Be6 $1 21.
Rc5 Qe7 $17 {Shabalov - Kruppa, Nab.Chelni 1988}) 19... Qb6 20. Qxb6 (20. exf4
$6 {Gulko-J.Rodriguez, Sevilla 1992}) 20... axb6 21. Rd6 Bh3 $5 $146 (21...
fxe3 22. fxe3 Ra5 $1 (22... Ne5 $6 23. Nxe5 fxe5 24. Rxb6 $16 {S.Ivanov-I.
Alexandrov, Leningrad 1989}) (22... Bf5 23. Rxf6 $1 Rac8 24. Rxf5 Rxc4+ 25. Kd2
$14 {Khalifman}) (22... Ra4 23. Bd3 $1 {Gelfand,Kapengut NIC YB/26-93}) 23. Kd2
(23. Bd5 b5 $1 24. Kd2 (24. Rxf6 b4 $15 {Khalifman}) (24. Nd4 b4 25. Nb3 Rxd5
$1 $15 {Khalifman}) 24... Ra6 $1 $10 {Khalifman}) (23. Rxb6 Rc5 24. b3 Be6 25.
Nd2 Ne5 $10 {Khalifman}) 23... Rf5 (23... Rc5 24. Bd5 $14 (24. Bd3 {Ftacnik}
Rc6 $10) 24... Kg7 (24... Ne7 $6 25. Bxf7 $1 $16 {Khalifman}) 25. Nd4 Re8 26.
e4 Re5 27. Rf1 Ne7 28. Rdxf6 $14 {Lputian - Van der Sterren, Wijk an Zee 1993})
24. Rf1 (24. Be2 Ne5 25. Nxe5 Rxe5 $10 {Khalifman}) (24. Bd5 Ne5 $1 (24... Ne7
25. Be4 Rb5 26. b4 f5 27. Nd4 Re5 28. Bf3 $16 {Khalifman}) 25. Nxe5 (25. Rg3 b5
$10) 25... fxe5 (25... Rxe5 26. Bxf7 $1 $16) 26. Rxb6 Rf2+ 27. Kc3 Rxh2 28.
Bxb7 f5 $1 $13 {Khalifman}) (24. Rg3 Rc5 $1 25. Bd5 Ne7 26. Bxf7 $2 Nf5 {
Khalifman}) 24... Rc5 $1 25. Bd3 (25. Bd5 Ne7 $10 {Khalifman}) 25... Rc6 $1 $10
{Kasparov - Khalifman, Reggio Emilia 1991 -53/394}) 22. Kb1 (22. Bd5 $5 Rac8+
23. Kb1 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Bxb7 fxe3 26. fxe3 $10) 22... Bf5+ $1 (22...
fxe3 $6 23. fxe3 Rae8 24. Rxf6 Rxe3 $14) 23. Ka1 (23. Bd3 Bxd3+ 24. Rxd3 Rfd8
$15) 23... Be4 24. Nd4 $1 (24. Nd2 Bc6 25. Rxf6 b5 $17 {/\b4}) 24... Ne5 25.
Bb5 $5 (25. Bb3 Rg8 $17) 25... fxe3 (25... f3 26. Rxf6 Rg8 27. Rg3 Rac8 28. b4
$13) 26. fxe3 Rg8 $15 27. Rf1 Rg6 28. Rdxf6 (28. Rxb6 $2 f5 $17) 28... Rxf6 29.
Rxf6 Rg8 30. Bf1 Rg6 31. Rf4 Rg4 32. Nb5 f5 33. Nd6 Rxf4 34. exf4 Ng6 $2 (34...
Ng4 $15) 35. Bh3 Nh4 36. b4 $14 Nf3 37. Nxf5 Nxh2 38. Nd6 Bf3 39. Kb2 h5 40.
Kc3 Ng4 41. Kd4 Kg7 42. Nf5+ Kf6 43. Nh4 Bc6 44. Bf1 Ke6 45. Bc4+ Kf6 46. Bd3
Ke6 47. Bf5+ Kd6 (47... Kf6 $2 48. Bg6) 48. Bg6 Nf6 49. Nf5+ Kd7 50. Ke5 Ng4+
$1 51. Kd4 Nf6 52. Bf7 Kc7 53. Ke5 Ng4+ 54. Kd4 (54. Ke6 $4 Bd7+ $19) 54... Nf6
$10 55. Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch29 Karpov-Kortschnoj +6-2=10"]
[Site "Merano"]
[Date "1981.10.31"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Kavalek,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1981.10.01"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 {Plцtzlich kehrt Kortschnoj zu
seiner Lieblingsfortsetzung zurьck. Diese ist weniger als ьblich analysiert
worden, auch das ist etwas wert.} O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 {Der Zug 8.
c4xd5 kann als eine rein positionelle Fortsetzung betrachtet werden, die ein
Manцvergefecht einleitet (Karpov-Beliavski Moskau 1981), wдhrend 8.Dc2 der
Partie mehr taktischen Charakter verleiht.} Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Be7 11. Nd2
e5 12. Bg5 d4 13. Nb3 {Alles schon dagewesen in Baguio 1978.} Qd8 {Der Rьckzug
13...Db6 gibt Schwarz nicht so viele Mцglichkeiten zum Gegenspiel.} 14. Be2 {
WeiЯ droht nun mit 15.ed4: ed4: 16.Le3 den Bd4 zu gewinnen.} (14. exd4 Nxd4 15.
Nxd4 exd4 16. Nb5 Bc5 17. Be3 dxe3 $5 18. Rxd8 exf2+ 19. Kd1 Rxd8+ 20. Kc1 Be3+
21. Kb1 Rd7 {Mit guter Kompensation.}) (14. exd4 exd4 15. Be3 Qe8 16. Nxd4 Nxd4
17. Rxd4 (17. Bxd4 {Scheint besser zu sein.}) 17... Bc5 18. Rd3 $2 Bf5) 14...
a5 {Gellers Idee, um die Kontrolle ьber das Feld d4 durch Angriff auf den Sb3
mittels a5-a4 zu behaupten.} 15. exd4 (15. O-O a4 16. Nc1 Be6 {Faragу-Geller,
Novi Sad 1979, Schwarz hatte keine Probleme .}) (15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. O-O a4 17.
Nc5 Qa5 18. N3xa4 Be7 19. b4 Qc7 {Schwarz gewann den Bauern bald zurьck 
(Kortschnoj-Hыebner Meran (6) 1980/81).}) 15... a4 $5 {Dieser Bauer wird
geopfert, um das Zusammenspiel der weiЯen Figuren zu stцren.} 16. Nxa4 {
Portischs Verbesserung von Gellers Analyse, der nur die Fortsetzung 16.de5: s.
Var. angab.} (16. dxe5 axb3 17. Rxd8 (17. Qxb3 $2 Nd7 {Mit Figurengewinn.})
17... bxc2 {Mit gutem Spiel fьr Schwarz.}) 16... Nxd4 {Erzwungen, denn nach 16.
..Ta4: s. Var. steht WeiЯ klar besser.} (16... Rxa4 17. d5 $1 Nb8 (17... Na5
18. d6 Bxd6 19. Nc5) 18. d6 Bxd6 19. c5) 17. Nxd4 exd4 18. b3 {Kдmpft um die
Initiative.} (18. Nc3 Qa5 {Greift den Sc3 und den Lg5 gleichzeitig an.} 19.
Bxf6 Bxf6 20. b4 Qe5 21. Nd5 Bf5 {Gefolgt von 22...d4-d3, jetzt gewinnt
Schwarz Material.}) (18. O-O Qa5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. b3 Bd7 {Schwarz hat keine
Probleme.}) 18... Qa5+ 19. Qd2 (19. Bd2 $5 Bf5 $1 20. Qb2 Qe5 21. Bb4 Bxb4+ 22.
axb4 Rfe8 23. Rxd4 Bc2 $1 {Portisch-Beljawski, Moskau 1981, Schwarz hat die
besseren Aussichten. Auf 19.Dd2 wollte Beljawski 19...Df5 spielen...}) 19...
Bxa3 {Aber dies war der Zug den Portisch fьrchtete.} 20. Qxa5 (20. Bxf6 Bb4 $1)
20... Rxa5 21. Bxf6 Bb4+ {Dieser Zwischenzug ist sehr wichtig: Schwarz
verlangsamt die Koordination der weiЯen Figuren am Kцnigsflьgel.} 22. Kf1 gxf6
23. Rxd4 Re5 $1 24. g4 b5 $1 25. cxb5 Bb7 26. f3 (26. Rg1 $2 Rfe8) 26... Rfe8
27. Bd1 Rxb5 28. Kg2 Kg7 29. Kf2 Ba5 30. Rf1 Re7 31. h3 h6 32. Bc2 Rc7 33. Rc4
Rxc4 34. bxc4 Rb4 35. c5 Bc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h4 a6 12. Ng5 Rd8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e4 Nxe4
15. Ngxe4 dxe4 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17. Qxe4 g6 18. Bc4 Bf5 19. Qe3 Qd4 {Etwas
дngstlich gespielt.} ({Kritisch war} 19... Bxh4 $5 {und nun ist nicht klar, ob
WeiЯ genug Kompensation fьr den Bauern hat.}) 20. Qxd4 Nxd4 21. Rd1 Ne6 22.
Bxe6 Bxe6 23. g3 Rc8 24. Kb1 f6 25. Nd5 Bd8 26. Be3 Bg4 27. Rd2 Bf5+ 28. Ka2
Rc2 29. Rd1 Kf7 30. Nc3 Ba5 31. Kb3 Bxc3 32. bxc3 Re2 33. Rd6 g5 34. hxg5 Be6+
35. c4 fxg5 36. Rb6 Bc8 37. a4 Kg7 38. c5 h5 39. c6 bxc6 40. Rxc6 Bf5 41. Bxg5
Rxf2 42. Kb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Khalifman,A"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Kramnik's zweite Niederlage.} 1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3
Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Kb1
a6 12. Nd2 Qb6 (12... b5 13. Nb3 Qb6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bg5 Be6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6
17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rac8 19. Bd3 Nb4 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. axb4 Rxc2 22. Bxc2
Rd8 23. Rhd1 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 {0-1 Van Wely,L-Huzman,A/NLD-ch op 1994/EXT 94ch 
(50)}) 13. Nb3 Na5 (13... dxc4 14. Bxc4 Qa7 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 g6 17. Bd6
$16 {Gelfand}) (13... Bd7 14. g4 {Gelfand}) 14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. cxd5 (15. Qa4 Qb6
{Gelfand}) 15... exd5 (15... Nxd5 $2 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bc7 b6 18. Qc6 {Gelfand}
) 16. Be5 Be6 17. Bd3 (17. Qd2 Qb6 18. Bd4 Qb3 19. Qc2 Qxc2+ 20. Kxc2 Ne4 $10 {
Gelfand}) 17... Rac8 18. Qd2 d4 $6 {Ftacnik: !? Very interesting novelty, that
gives air to the Be6 on the diagonal a2-g8. White will have to defend very
carefully. Dieses Bauernopfer ьberzeugt mich nicht. Schwarz bekommt Spiel,
aber ist es wirklich genug?} (18... Kh8 19. Ne4 (19. Bd4 b5 20. Ne4 Qxd2 21.
Nxd2 Ng4 22. Rdf1 f6 $10) (19. f3 b5 $132 (19... Nd7 {Ftacnik} 20. Bd4 f6 21.
Qc2 Bg8 22. Bf5 Rc7 23. Qc1 Ne5 24. b4 Bxb4 25. axb4 Qxb4+ 26. Qb2 Qe7 {
Van Wely,L-Pigusov,E/ST Lee Cup 4th 1997/1/2-1/2 (55)})) 19... Qxd2 20. Nxd2
Nd7 21. Bd4 f6 22. Nf3 Nc5 (22... Bd6 $5) (22... Bd6 $5 {Ftacnik}) 23. Bxc5 $1
$14 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Short,N/Novgorod 1996/CBM 54/[Gelfand] (36)}) (18...
Rfd8 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Ne4 Qb6 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Bc2 $5 $13 {Gelfand}) (18...
Nd7 {Ftacnik} 19. Bd4 Nb8 20. Ne2 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 Nc6 22. Bc3 Rfd8 23. Rhd1 b5
24. Nf4 Bg5 25. Bc2 Bxf4 26. exf4 g6 27. Bb3 {1-0 Van Wely,L-Van der Sterren,P/
Lost Boys 1997/(64)}) 19. Bxd4 Rfd8 20. Rc1 (20. f3 {Ftacnik} Ne8 (20... g6 $6
21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Ne4 Qxd2 23. Nxf6+ $16) 21. Qc2 g6 $13) 20... g6 21. Rhd1 Ne8
22. f3 (22. Ne2 $6 {Ftacnik} Qd5 $11) 22... Nd6 23. e4 Nc4 24. Bxc4 (24. Qf2 {
Ftacnik} Nxa3+ 25. bxa3 Bxa3 26. Nd5 Rxc1+ 27. Rxc1 Bxd5 $19) 24... Rxc4 25.
Qf2 (25. Ne2 Qxd2 26. Rxd2 Bg5 27. f4 Bxf4 28. Nxf4 Rcxd4 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 30.
Nxe6 fxe6 $13) 25... Rdxd4 (25... Rdc8 $1 {Ftacnik} 26. Ne2 (26. f4 Bxa3 27.
bxa3 Qxa3 28. Rc2 (28. Rd2 $2 Rb4+ 29. Rb2 Rcc4 30. Bc5 (30. Ne2 Qd3+) 30...
Rxc3 31. Bxb4 Ba2+ $1 $19) 28... Qb3+ 29. Kc1 (29. Rb2 Qxd1+ 30. Nxd1 Rc1#)
29... Qa3+ 30. Kd2 Rd8 $14) 26... Qa4 27. Rxc4 Bxc4 28. Nc3 Qb3 $14) 26. Rxd4
Bc5 27. Ne2 (27. Rcd1 {Ftacnik} Rxd4 28. Rxd4 Qb6 29. Rd8+ (29. Ne2 Bc4 $1 $19)
29... Qxd8 30. Qxc5 Qd3+ 31. Kc1 Qf1+ 32. Nd1 Qxg2 33. Qf2 $11) 27... Qb6 {
Ftacnik: Even a brilliant player like Kramnik could not guess, that his attack
will whiter away and white king could march to b6!} ({Vielleicht muЯ Schwarz
dem Vorschlag von Fritz folgen:} 27... Bxd4 28. Nxd4 Rxc1+ 29. Kxc1 Qc7+ 30.
Kd2 (30. Qc2 {Ftacnik} Qxh2 31. Nxe6 Qg1+ 32. Qd1 Qe3+ 33. Qd2 Qg1+ 34. Kc2
fxe6 $11) 30... Qxh2 $11 {WeiЯ steht minimal besser, aber die Partie sollte
Remis enden.}) 28. Rcd1 (28. Rcxc4 $2 {Ftacnik} Bxc4 29. f4 Bxe2 $19) 28... Qb3
29. R1d2 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 {Ftacnik: White is fighting for the control of the
center, the queen on d4 would be quite dominating.} (30. Nxd4 {Ftacnik} Qa2+
31. Kc2 (31. Kc1 Bb3 32. Rd3 Qa1+ 33. Kd2 Qxb2+ 34. Ke3 Qxa3 $15) 31... Bxa3
32. Kd3 Bc4+ (32... Qc4+ 33. Ke3 Bc5 34. Qe2 $16) 33. Ke3 Bc5 $14) 30... Kg7 (
30... Bxd4 {Ftacnik} 31. Qxd4 Qa2+ 32. Kc1 $16) 31. Nf4 (31. Kc1 $5 {Ftacnik}
Qa2 32. Nc3 Qa1+ 33. Kc2 Qh1 34. Rd1 Qxd1+ 35. Nxd1 Bxf2 36. Nxf2 $18) 31...
Qa2+ 32. Kc2 (32. Kc1 $5 {Ftacnik} Bb3 33. Nh5+ $3 (33. Nd3 Bb6 $1 34. f4 Ba5
35. Rb4 $13) 33... Kh6 (33... gxh5 34. Qg3+ Kf8 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Qe5+ $18) 34.
Qd2+ g5 (34... Kxh5 35. g4+ Kh4 36. Qh6#) 35. Rd6+ Bxd6 36. Qxd6+ Be6 37. g4
$18) 32... Bb3+ 33. Kc3 Be6 {Ftacnik: It is a pitty for black, that his king
can be attacked too. The danger lurking severely restrains his attacking
potential.} (33... Ba4 {Ftacnik} 34. Nh5+ $1 gxh5 35. Qg3+ Kf8 36. Rxa4 $18) (
33... Bb6 {Ftacnik} 34. Nd5 Ba5+ 35. Rb4 $1 (35. Nb4 Ba4 $17) 35... Bxd5 36.
Qd4+ f6 37. Qxd5 Bxb4+ 38. axb4 $18) 34. Qc2 (34. Nxe6+ {Ftacnik} Qxe6 35. b4
$16) 34... Bxd4+ 35. Kxd4 Bd7 36. Kc5 $18 {Ftacnik: A horrific picture for
black, his queen is trapped on a2 and the king is marching towards black pawns.
Jetzt ist die Partie verloren.} Qa1 (36... f6 {Ftacnik} 37. Nd5 $16) 37. Nd5
Be6 (37... Qg1+ {Ftacnik} 38. Kd6 Bc6 39. Qc3+ Kh6 40. Qe3+ Qxe3 41. Nxe3 $18)
38. Qc3+ Kh6 (38... Kg8 {Ftacnik} 39. Ne7+ $1 Kf8 40. Kd6 Qd1+ 41. Nd5 Kg8 42.
Ke7 Bxd5 43. Qc8+ $18) 39. Qe3+ Kg7 40. Qd4+ Kh6 41. Kb6 Qf1 (41... Bxd5 {
Ftacnik} 42. exd5 Qf1 43. Qd2+ Kg7 44. d6 Qb5+ 45. Ka7 Qd7 46. Qc3+ Kg8 47. Qc7
$18) (41... Bc8 {Ftacnik} 42. Qd2+ g5 43. Qc3 $18) 42. Qd2+ Kg7 (42... g5 {
Ftacnik} 43. Nc7 Kg6 44. Kxb7 $18) 43. Kxb7 {Ftacnik: White's triumph is
complete, his king has done the "impossible".} (43. Nc7 {Ftacnik} Bc8 44. Ne8+
Kg8 45. Ka7 $19) 43... Qb5+ (43... Bxd5+ {Ftacnik} 44. exd5 Qb5+ 45. Ka7 $18)
44. Nb6 f6 45. Qd6 Bf7 46. b4 g5 47. a4 (47. a4 {Ftacnik} Qf1 48. Nd7 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-Cup2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Black "Kharitonov, Andrei Y"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Kharitonov,A"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1996.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h4 dxc4 (11... a6 $5 12. cxd5 $2 (12. Kb1 dxc4
13. Ng5 Qf5 14. Qxf5 exf5 15. Bxc4 h6 16. Nf3 Be6 17. Ba2 Rfd8 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19.
Bxe5 Rac8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 Rc7 $10 {Chernin,
A-Chernuschevich,A/Osterscar/1995/}) 12... exd5 13. Ng5 Rd8 14. Kb1 h6 15. Nf3
Bg4 16. Be2 Rac8 $17 {Van Wely,L-Sharif,M/Linares/1995/}) (11... Rd8 12. g4 (
12. Nd2 $5 Rd7 $2 (12... dxc4 $5 13. Bxc4 (13. Nxc4 Rxd1+ 14. Qxd1 Qd8 15.
Qxd8+ Nxd8 16. Be2 $14) 13... Ne5 $13) 13. Bd3 Qd8 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Nf3 Qf8
16. g4 $16 {Agdestein,S-Short,N/Stornoway/1995/1:0/33/}) 12... Bd7 (12... dxc4
$5 {N/} 13. Bxc4 Bd7 14. g5 Nh5 15. Bd6 (15. Bh2 Be8 $13) 15... Rac8 16. Be2
Be8 17. Bxe7 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 (18. Qxd1 Nxe7 19. Nd4 Nd5 $1 20. Bxh5 Nxc3 21.
bxc3 Rxc3+ 22. Kb1 Rxa3 23. Nb3 Qb4 24. Kb2 a5 $19) 18... Nxe7 $13 {Rustemov,
A-Kharitonov,A/Spasskoje/1996/0.5/} 19. Nd4 $2 (19. Kb1 Nd5 20. Rxd5 exd5 21.
Nd4 f6 22. Qd1 g6 23. Bxh5 gxh5 24. gxf6 $44) (19. Qe4 $5 Nd5 20. Qe5 Qb6 $13)
19... Ba4) 13. Kb1 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Rac8 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bd6 g6 $13 {Kasparov,
G-Ehlvest,Y/Novgorod/1995/}) 12. Bxc4 Rd8 $5 {N/} (12... b6 13. Ng5 Ba6 14.
Nce4 g6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Ne4 Be7 17. Bxa6 Qxa6 18. Kb1 $14 {Kasparov,
G-Vaganian,R/Novgorod/1995/1:0/24/}) (12... a6 13. Ng5 $13) 13. Kb1 (13. Rxd8+
Bxd8 {/\Bd7-e8,Rc8}) 13... Bd7 14. Ng5 h6 (14... Ne5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. f4 $1
Qxe3 17. f5 $36) (14... Be8 $5 15. Nce4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qf5 17. g4 (17. Qxf5 exf5
$14) 17... Qxe4+ 18. Nxe4 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8 Nxd8 $14) 15. Nd5 $5 (15.
g4 Be8 $13) (15. Nge4 Ne5 {/\Bc6}) 15... exd5 16. Rxd5 Qb6 $8 (16... Bc5 $2 17.
Rxc5 $18) (16... Qxd5 $2 17. Bxd5 hxg5 18. hxg5 $18) 17. Nxf7 $1 (17. Rb5 $2
Nd4 18. Rxb6 Nxc2 19. Rxb7 (19. Rxf6 gxf6 20. Nxf7 Rdc8 21. Nd6+ Rxc4 22. Nxc4
Rc8 $17) 19... hxg5 20. hxg5 Nxa3+ 21. bxa3 Ne4 $19 {/\Nd2,/\Ng5}) 17... Kf8 $5
(17... Nxd5 $5 18. Nxh6+ (18. Bxd5 $5 Kf8 19. Qh7 Bxa3 20. Qh8+ Ke7 21. Qxg7
Rg8 22. Qc3 Bb4 23. Qc2 {/\24.Qe4;/\Qh7}) 18... Kf8 19. Qh7 Bf5+ $8 20. Nxf5
Bf6 21. Qh8+ Kf7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Bxd5+ Rxd5 24. Nh6+ gxh6 25. Qxd5+ Kh8 26.
Qd2 Rd8 27. Qc2 Bg7 $13) 18. Rdd1 $2 (18. Nxd8 $2 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd8 20. Qh7
Be6 $17) (18. Rb5 $5 Nd4 (18... Qxb5 19. Bxb5 Kxf7 $14) 19. Rxb6 Nxc2 20. Rxb7
Bf5 (20... Rdc8 $2 21. Ne5 Bf5 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. Nxd3 $16) 21. Nxd8 Nxe3+ 22.
Ka2 Nxc4 23. Nc6 Be4 24. Rxe7 Bxc6 25. Rc7 Bd5 $13 {/\26.b3 Na5 27.Rc5 Nb7 28.
Rc7 Ne8! 29.Rd7 Bg2}) 18... Bxa3 $5 $17 19. Nxd8 Rxd8 {/\Bf5-+} 20. Bb3 Be7 21.
f3 (21. Bd6 Rc8 $17) 21... Na5 22. Ba2 Rc8 23. Qf2 $2 (23. Qd3 Be6 24. Bxe6
Qxe6 {/\Nc4-/+}) 23... Bf5+ (23... Bf5+ 24. Ka1 Rc2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1995.05.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "King,D"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "1995.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 048"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 a6 13. Bd3 (13. g5 Nh5 14.
Bd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Ne5 16. Be2 Nxf3 17. Bxf3 Qxg5 18. Ne4 Qf5 19. Bxh5 Qxh5 20.
Rg1 {draw agreed, Gelfand,B-Beliavsky,A/URS-ch/1989/}) 13... Kh8 {Instead of
playing a pawn forward to defend against the threat to h7, which could create
a target for White, Black nudges the K to the side.} 14. g5 {The position is
completely unclear. If 14...Nh5 15.Bh7 Black has a choice between 15...g6 16.
Bg6 (which I'm not so keen on); or 15...Ba3!?} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow International"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1982.05.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tal, Mihail"]
[Black "Abramovic, Bosko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1982.05.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 b6 {
Dieser Aufbau wird hier eindeutig widerlegt.} ({Normal ist} 7... c6) (7... c5 {
ist nicht jedermanns Sache.}) 8. Nf3 c5 9. Ne5 $1 Bb7 10. Qf3 $1 Nbd7 11. O-O
a6 $6 12. Qh3 $3 {Der folgende schwarze Zug ist nun erzwungen.} g6 (12... Nxe5
13. dxe5 Bc8 14. Qf3 $18) (12... Bc8 13. Nxd5 $1 $18) (12... h6 13. Bxh6 $1
gxh6 14. f4 {(!!) So habe ich es fьr Schach analysiert; das war vielleicht
damals eine Analyse nach der Partie, die ich beobachtet habe.} (14. Qxh6 $1
Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ne4 16. f4 $18) 14... Kg7 15. Rf3 Rh8 (15... h5 16. Rg3+ Kh8 17.
Rg5 $18) 16. Rg3+ Kf8 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Bg6+ Kg7 $1 {(Fritz)} (18... Kf8 19.
Qe6 $18 {soweit meine Analyse fьr 'Schach'}) 19. Qe6 Rf8 20. Bc2+ (20. Bf5+ Kh8
21. Rg6 Nh7 22. Qxd7) 20... Kh8 21. Rg6 (21. Qh3) 21... Rg8 22. Rxh6+ Kg7) 13.
Bh6 Re8 14. f4 {Дhnliche Stellungen hat WeiЯ auch im Nimzoinder, allerdings
mit dem Lдufer auf c1 statt auf h6.} Bd6 15. Bg5 Be7 16. f5 cxd4 17. fxg6 Nxe5
$6 ({Nach der Partie entbrannte noch eine Diskussion, ob Schwarz mit} 17...
hxg6 {Haltechancen hдtte.} 18. Nxf7 (18. exd4 {ist einfach und gut.}) ({
Fritz favorisiert} 18. Bxf6 $1 Bxf6 (18... Nxf6 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qe6+ Kh8 21.
Rf3 $18) 19. Nxd7 Bg7 20. Na4 Rxe3 21. Rf3 Rxf3 22. Qxf3) 18... Kxf7 19. Qh7+
Ke6 20. Qxg6 dxc3 21. Bf4 Bf8 22. Bf5+ Ke7 $13) 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20.
exd4 Nxg6 21. Bxg6 fxg6 22. Rf3 Re6 23. Raf1 Rc8 24. Qxb7 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "1999.11.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Frois, Antonio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2397"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "1999.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "Portugal"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Nc6 8. a3
Bxc5 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. Nd2 {Donev: 'King: Currently quite a trendy
move, though probably not as good as the more standard 11 g4.'} (11. Kb1 {
King: Currently quite a trendy move, though probably not as good as the more
standard 11 g4.} a6 $5 {/\b7-b5<=>} (11... Rd8 12. Nd2 dxc4 (12... Qb6 13. c5
Qxc5 14. Nb3 Nb4 15. axb4 Qxb4 16. Rd4 Qb6 17. Nb5 Ne8 18. Nc7 e5 19. Bxe5 Bf5
20. Bd3 Bxd3 21. Rxd3 Rac8 22. Rc3 Bb4 23. Nxd5 Rxc3 24. Nxc3 Qe6 25. Bg3 Bxc3
26. Qxc3 Qe4+ 27. Qc2 Qxg2 28. Rd1 $18 {Topalov,V-Karpov,A/Monte Carlo 1998/})
13. Bxc4 Qf5 14. Nde4 Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Nxe4 16. Nxe4 e5 17. Bg3 Be6 18. f3 h5 19.
Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. Qxc5 f6 22. Be1 Qb3 23. Qd5+ Qxd5 24. Rxd5 Rd8 $11 {
Ekstroem,R-Arlandi,E/Elista 1998/})) 11... Bd7 (11... Qb6 12. Bd3 (12. Nb3 Na5
13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. e4 (14. g4 $5) 14... dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bxa3 17.
bxa3 Qc3+ 18. Qc2 Qa1+ 19. Qb1 Qc3+ 20. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Gabriel,C-Lutz,C/Bad
Homburg 1997/}) 12... d4 13. Na4 (13. c5 Qxc5 14. Nb3 Qb6 15. exd4 Bd7 16. Be3
Qd8 17. Nc5 Rc8 18. Nxb7 Qc7 19. Nc5 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxc5 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Bxh7+
Nxh7 23. Rxd7 Qg5+ 24. f4 Qxf4+ 25. Qd2 Qb8 {1/2-1/2 Kempinski,R-Sapis,W/
Krynica 1997/}) 13... Qa5 14. c5 e5 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Bg3 dxe3 17. fxe3 Bg4 18.
Rd2 Rad8 19. h3 Be6 20. Rhd1 g6 21. Kb1 Rxd3 22. Rxd3 Bf5 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. cxd6
Qa5 25. Nc3 Rd8 26. Qe2 Ne4 27. Nxe4 Bxe4 28. Ka1 Bxd3 29. Qxd3 $14 {Kempinski,
R-Beliavsky,A/Koszalin 1998/}) 12. g4 Rfc8 13. Be2 (13. g5 Nh5 $11) 13... e5
14. g5 exf4 $2 (14... Ng4 $5) (14... Ne8 $5 15. Bg3 d4 16. Nb3 Qd8 17. exd4
exd4 (17... Bxg5+ $5) 18. Nxd4 Bxg5+ 19. Kb1 Nxd4 20. Rxd4 Bf6 21. Rdd1 Bxc3
22. Qxc3 Qe7 (22... Bf5+ $142 23. Ka1 Qb6 24. Rhe1 Be6 $132) 23. Rhe1 Be6 24.
Bf3 a5 25. Qb3 Qc5 26. Qb5 Qxc4 27. Qxc4 Rxc4 28. Bxb7 Ra7 29. Rd8 {1-0
Kempinski,R-Lutz,C/Groningen 1995/}) 15. gxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxd5 Be6 17. Ne4 (17.
Nxf6+ $5 gxf6 18. Rhg1+ Kh8 19. Qe4 fxe3 20. fxe3 (20. Qxe3 $5) 20... Qe5 21.
Qh4 Rg8 22. Bd3 $40) 17... Bh4 18. Rhg1 (18. exf4 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Qxd5 20. cxd5
Nd4 21. Qxc8+ Rxc8+ 22. Kd2 Rc2+ 23. Kd3 Rxe2 $11) (18. Nxf4 $6 Qe5 19. Nxe6
Qxe6 $16) 18... Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Qc7 20. Rh5 Be7 21. Rxh7 $1 (21. Ng5 $5 g6 22.
Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Rxh7+ Ke8 24. Qxg6+ Kd8 25. Qg8+ Kd7 26. Bg4+ Kd6 27. Qd5#) 21...
g6 (21... Kxh7 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Qh7#) 22. Rh5 {[%cal Rc2c3] /\Qc2-c3} f3 23.
Qc3 f6 (23... Ne5 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. Rxe5 fxe2 26. Rxe7 Rxc4+ 27. Nc3 $18) 24.
Nxf6+ (24. Nxf6+ Kf8 25. Rh8+ Kf7 26. Rh7+ Ke6 27. c5 (27. Rxg6 $5 Ne5 28. Bf1
Qxc4 29. Ng8+ Nxg6 30. Bxc4+ $18) 27... Ne5 28. Bc4+ Nxc4 29. Qxc4+ Kxf6 30.
Rxg6+ $1 Kxg6 31. Qf7+ Kg5 32. h4+ Kg4 33. Qe6#) (24. Rxg6+ $5 Kf7 25. Rxf6+
Ke8 26. Rh8+ Kd7 27. Qd3+ Bd6 28. Nc5+ Ke7 29. Re6+ Kf7 30. Qg6#) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 21st"]
[Site "Saint Vincent"]
[Date "2005.09.18"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Ogaard, Leif"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2005.09.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Warsaw Polonia"]
[BlackTeam "Oslo"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. e4 Nb6 13. Qe2 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (
13. Re1 Be6 14. Qb1 Kh8 15. Be5 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. e5 Qh6 18. Re3 b4 19. Qe1
a5 20. g3 Nc8 21. Nh4 Ne7 22. f4 g6 23. Qd2 Rfb8 24. Ba4 Rb7 25. Nf3 Rc8 26.
Ng5 Qf8 27. Rf1 Nf5 28. Ref3 c3 29. Qf2 Ne7 30. Nxe6 fxe6 31. g4 Rbc7 32. bxc3
Rxc3 33. Bd7 Rxf3 34. Qxf3 Rc3 35. Qe2 Nc6 36. Bxc6 Rxc6 37. Qb5 Rc4 38. Qd7
Rxd4 39. Qxe6 Rxf4 40. Rc1 Kg7 41. g5 Qf7 42. Qc8 Qa7+ $17 {Kortschnoj,V (2659)
-Lputian,S (2605)/Wijk aan Zee 2000/}) (13. e5 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16.
Bxg6 fxg6 17. Be3 Qd7 18. Nh2 g5 19. f4 gxf4 20. Rxf4 Rxf4 21. Bxf4 b4 22. Qe2
Qe6 23. Qe3 Rc8 24. Rc1 Na4 25. Rc2 Qg6 26. Qe2 Rf8 27. Bg3 Bg5 $19 {Tisdall,J
(2491)-Johannessen,L (2452)/Oslo 2002/}) 13... Bg4 14. Qe3 Bh5 15. Ne5 f6 (
15... Rc8 $142) 16. Nc6 Qd7 17. exd5 (17. Nxe7+ $142 $5 Qxe7 18. Qg3 Rad8 19.
e5 $16) 17... Nxd5 18. Qe4 Nxf4 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (18... Kf7 $142 19. Nxe7 Nxe7
$11) 19. Nxe7+ $18 Kf7 20. Qxf4 Qxe7 21. Rfe1 Qb4 22. Qf5 g6 23. Qd7+ (23. Qd7+
Kg8 24. Re7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund op-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bykhovsky, Avigdor"]
[Black "Geller, Efim P"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Be2
{White is not going to follow theoretical prescriptions and is ready to be sa-
tisfied with a minimal positional advantage after 8...dc 9.Lc4.} Nc6 9. cxd5
Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. O-O $1 {Ealier white,being afraid of a break-through
d5-d4,played here 11.a3,or 11.Ld3 But castling,of course,is much stronger.
Especially,because...} d4 {...this move turns out to be a mistake.11...h6,
followed by 12...Le6 was to be preferred} 12. Qc2 $1 Qe7 {The only move-after
12...Dd5 13.e4 black loses some material,if 12...Lb6 -13. Tfd1 is annoying.}
13. Ng5 g6 {Or 13...f5 14.Lc4 Kh8 15.Sf7 with clear white`s advantage.} 14. Ne4
Bb4 {14...de 15.Dc5(15.Lg5!?) ef 16.Df2 De4 17.Lh6-white wins an exchange.Or
15... De4 16.Le3 with a considerable positional advantage.} 15. a3 Bf5 {
After 15...de 16.Lg5! De6 17.Sf6 Kg7 18.ab h6 19.Dc3! white was winning.} 16.
Bd3 Bxe4 17. Bxe4 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Rfd1 Rac8 20. Qa4 {In spite of his
tactical craftiness,black is inavoidably losing a pawn.} Rfd8 21. Rac1 Qf6 22.
Bxc6 dxe3 {The best practical chance.} 23. Bf3 exf2+ 24. Kf1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Qxb2
26. Rd1 {26.Dc2 was better.} Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 Qxa3 28. Qd8+ {28.Lb7 was the best
here.} Kg7 29. Qd4+ f6 $6 {Black had to play back to g8.} 30. Bxb7 $4 {White
had to play 30.Dd7 Kh6 31.Dd2 g5 32.Lb7,winning.} Qc1+ 31. Kxf2 Qc2+ 32. Kg3
Qb3+ $4 {32...Dc7 -and black would win.} 33. Bf3 a5 34. Qa7+ Kh6 35. Qxa5 Qb8+
36. Kh3 Qf4 37. Qc5 g5 38. Qf8+ Kg6 39. Qe8+ Kg7 40. Qd7+ Kg6 41. Qg4 Qxg4+ 42.
Bxg4 f5 43. Bd1 h5 44. Kg3 f4+ 45. Kf3 Kf5 46. Bc2+ Ke5 47. h3 Kf6 48. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2000.01.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 (7. h3) (
7. a3) 7... Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O (10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. O-O $14)
10... c4 11. Bc2 b5 (11... Nf6 12. Ne5 $14) 12. e4 Nb6 (12... Bb7 13. e5 $14)
13. Re1 Be6 (13... Bg4 {with an idea to place the bishop to g6 was interesting.
But black's plan is clear - first to force white to play e4-e5 and then to
blocade white's king-side pawns.}) 14. Qb1 Kh8 15. Be5 Bf6 $1 {Remarkable: it
is impossible to force black to move any pawn on the king side!} 16. Bxf6 Qxf6
17. e5 Qh6 18. Re3 $132 {Due to the awkward location of white pieces he has
problems - how to create threats on the king side?} b4 19. Qe1 a5 20. g3 {
20.h4!? with an idea Ng5.} Nc8 $6 ({Black could play now} 20... c3 21. bxc3 Nc4
22. Rd3 Bf5 23. cxb4 axb4 24. Qxb4 Bxd3 (24... Rfb8 $5 25. Qxb8+ $1 Rxb8 26.
Rb3 Rxb3 27. axb3 {also with roughly equal chances.}) 25. Bxd3 {with about
equal play.}) 21. Nh4 Ne7 22. f4 g6 23. Qd2 Rfb8 24. Ba4 $1 {Black will also
have difficulties to carry out his plan!} Rb7 25. Nf3 Rc8 26. Ng5 Qf8 27. Rf1
Nf5 28. Ref3 c3 29. Qf2 Ne7 (29... Rc4 30. bxc3 bxc3 31. Bb3 Rxd4 32. Rxc3 $14)
30. Nxe6 (30. f5 $2 gxf5 31. g4 Qg7 $17) 30... fxe6 31. g4 Rbc7 32. bxc3 Rxc3
33. Bd7 Rxf3 34. Qxf3 Rc3 35. Qe2 (35. Qf2 $6 Qf7 36. Qh4 Kg7 $15) 35... Nc6 $1
$11 36. Bxc6 Rxc6 37. Qb5 Rc4 38. Qd7 $2 $138 (38. Qxa5 Rxd4 39. Qb6 $11) 38...
Rxd4 39. Qxe6 Rxf4 40. Rc1 $4 (40. Rxf4 Qxf4 41. Qe8+ Kg7 42. Qe7+ Qf7 43. Qd6
$11) 40... Kg7 41. g5 Qf7 $1 42. Qc8 {After exchange of queens black could
take back either way with a good advantage. Still, it was a lesser evil.} Qa7+
43. Kh1 Qf2 $19 44. Qd7+ Rf7 45. Qxd5 Qe2 46. h4 Qg4 47. e6 Qh3+ 0-1

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 38th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2010.07.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2010.07.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g4 {g2-g4 has been apparently tried
in every possible opening, in every possible position. But here it is still
relatively new, especially at the top GM level!} O-O {Alternatives seen in
practice:} (5... h6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. h3 c6 (7... c5 $5 {looks more logical}) 8.
Ne5 Nfd7 9. Nd3 Nf8 10. Bg2 Ng6 11. Rg1 Nd7 12. Qc2 h5 13. Nf4 Nxf4 14. Bxf4
hxg4 15. hxg4 Nf8 16. O-O-O Ng6 17. Bd2 Bf6 18. e4 Bxg4 19. Rde1 Bxd4 20. exd5+
Kf8 21. Qe4 $44 {1-0 Tikkanen,H (2417)-Grabarczyk,M (2510)/Borup 2008/CBM 126
Extra (37)}) (5... dxc4 6. e4 Bb4 7. Qc2 c5 8. a3 Qa5 9. axb4 $1 Qxa1 10. Bxc4
Nc6 11. bxc5 Nb4 12. Qd1 O-O 13. g5 Nd7 14. O-O Qa5 15. e5 $44 {1-0 Eklund,L 
(2434)-Walker,G (2384)/ICCF Email 2003/ICCF CBM 120 (57)}) (5... c5 $5 {
(a very logical counter-attack in the centre)} 6. g5 (6. dxc5 $5) 6... Ne4 7.
cxd5 Nxc3 (7... exd5 $5) 8. bxc3 Qxd5 9. Rg1 $6 (9. Bg2) 9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6
11. Bg2 O-O 12. h4 Rd8 13. e3 Qf5 14. Qe2 Nb4 $17 {0-1 Rosenberg,E (2182)
-Gaillard,E (2153)/New York 2008/EXT 2010 (40)}) 6. g5 (6. Rg1 $6 c5 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. e3 Ne4 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. a3 exf3 {0-1 Eklund,L (2434)
-Cranbourne,C (2455)/ICCF Email 2003/ICCF CBM 120}) (6. Qc2 $6 dxc4 $1 (6...
Nc6 7. g5 Nh5 8. e3 Bxg5 9. Rg1 Be7 10. a3 Kh8 11. Bd2 f5 12. O-O-O Nf6 13. Ng5
a6 14. f4 $44 {1-0 Quaranta,C-Bellanger,M/LSS 2007/Telechess CBM 129 (36)}) (
6... Nxg4 7. Rg1 f5 8. h3 Nf6 9. Bh6 Nh5 10. e3 Kh8 11. Bg5 Nf6 12. O-O-O Nc6
13. Ne5 Ne4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. f4 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 $44 {1/2 Richard,
A (1149)-Helfrich,C (1707)/IECC 2009/Telechess CBM 133 (30)}) 7. e4 Nc6 8. g5
Nd7 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Ne2 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Nxd4 13. Nexd4 e5 14. Bd3
exd4 15. Rag1 Qe7 16. h4 c5 17. e5 g6 18. h5 c4 $19 {1/2 Bergez,L (2413)
-Shchekachev,A (2503)/Creon 2000/EXT 2001 (34)}) 6... Ne4 7. Qc2 $5 $146 {
[%mdl 512] White just sacrifices the pawn to open up the g-file! Was the idea
evoked by computer-GM games with pawn odds?} (7. h4 c5 $1 8. Qc2 Nxc3 9. bxc3
Nc6 10. e3 f5 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Bg2 cxd4 13. exd4 e5 14. Qb3 Be6 15. Qxd5 Bxd5
16. O-O {1/2 Thier,J (2058)-Strzelczyk,A (1819)/Liberec 2009/EXT 2010}) 7...
Nxg5 8. Bxg5 Bxg5 9. h4 $5 {White even leaves this bishop alive!} (9. Nxg5 $5
Qxg5 10. h4) 9... Bh6 {It is hard to say whether} (9... Be7 {or}) (9... Bf6 {
is better. White's plan is the same: queenside castling and attack along the
g- and h-files, with the main idea Nf3-g5. If Black chooses the same plan as
in the game (...f7-f5) then the bishop would better stay on e7.}) (9... Be7 10.
Ng5 f5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. e4 $6 fxe4 13. Nxd5 Kh8 $1 {is favourable for Black.})
10. e3 c6 11. Ng5 $1 f5 {It is now rather impossible for White to break
through on the kingside but the position is closed, which makes it very
difficult for Black to convert his extra pawn, too.} (11... g6 $5 12. f4 Nd7 {
[%cal Yd7f6]}) 12. Rg1 Qe7 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. f3 Nf6 15. Kb1 Kh8 16. Bd3 e5 $6 {
Rather unfortunate as Black is still underdeveloped.} (16... Bd7 $142 $5 17. e4
$140 fxe4 18. fxe4 dxc4 19. Bxc4 b5 20. Bb3 e5 $1 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22. Nf7+ Rxf7
23. Bxf7 Bg4 {Black gives back material but obtains a positional advantage.})
17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Qc5 Be6 21. f4 Qf6 22. Nxe6 Qxe6
23. Bc2 {[%csl Rd5]} b6 24. Qxd5 (24. Qd4 $142 Rae8 25. Rd3 {, and the d5-pawn
will finally fall.}) 24... Qxe3 25. Bxf5 Qc5 {In the resulting endgame Black's
chances to win are slim due to the opposite-coloured bishops and active
position of White's pieces. Besides, the black king gets trapped on h8.} (25...
Qxf4 26. Bc2 Rac8 27. Qd3 g6 28. h5 $132) (25... Rae8 $5 $15) 26. Qxc5 bxc5 27.
Rd5 Bxf4 28. Rg4 (28. h5 Be3 29. Rf1 $5) 28... Be3 29. h5 Bd4 30. Kc2 a5 31. a4
Rf6 32. Rg2 Raf8 33. Bd3 g6 {Black has no other way to make progress but this
leads to further simplifications.} 34. hxg6 Rf2+ 35. Rxf2 Rxf2+ 36. Kd1 hxg6
37. Bxg6 Kg7 (37... Rxb2 38. Rd7) 38. Bc2 Kf6 39. b3 Rf1+ 40. Ke2 Rf2+ 41. Kd1
Rf1+ 42. Ke2 Rf2+ 43. Kd1 {White had to fight for a draw without any prospects
for more. Therefore I don't see any room for further development of this
bizarre line.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2019.04.06"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2019.03.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 190"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.06.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,103,40,11,23,0,-3,-3,1,-6,24,20,6,12,46,51,60,11,17,9,31,11,52,42,82,
84,134,134,134,92,92,135,131,135,114,147,109,103,93,48,42,70,56,57,57,47,26,22,
34,29,32,16,16,-7,29,37,61,53,72,70,72,66,96,73,78,71,60,67,79,70,46,63,53,55,
68,36,76,69,72,51,71,70,103,86,84,97,88,93,98,107,111,115,115,54,102,101,144,
129,150,136,150,150,144,145,137,137]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7
5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Rd8 {One of the
lines which became popular after the World Championship match Carlsen-Caruana.}
11. Nd2 {A principled reply.} (11. Be2 {(played by Carlsen) is rather harmless.
}) 11... d4 (11... e5 12. Bg5 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Be7 14. O-O Bg4 15. f3 Bh5 16. Bxf6
Bxf6 {0-1 (38) Chekhov,V (2520)-Bondar,I (2280) Orel 1997} 17. Nde4 $16 Be7
$140 18. Nd5) (11... dxc4 12. Nxc4 (12. Bxc4 Be7 13. O-O Qf5 $1 (13... Qh5 14.
Bc7 (14. Nde4 Rxd1 15. Qxd1 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 e5 18. Bg3 Kf8 19. f3
Bf5 20. Nc3 Rd8 21. Bd5 Bc5 $11 {1/2 (36) Roiz,M (2661)-Khamrakulov,D (2479)
Tashkent 2011}) 14... Rd7 (14... Rf8 15. Be2 Qg6 16. Qxg6 hxg6 17. Bf3 Bd8 18.
Bg3 Nh5 19. Bd6 Be7 20. Nc4 $16 {1-0 (30) Forintos,G (2435)-Schneider,L (2430)
Esbjerg 1978}) 15. Bg3 Qg6 16. Qa4 Nh5 17. Bb5 Nxg3 18. hxg3 e5 19. Nc4 $16 {
1-0 (25) Doroshkievich,V-Kozlov,V Briansk 1975}) 14. Nde4 Nd5 15. Bg3 (15. Qc1
Nxf4 16. exf4 Bd7 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Be8 19. Rfd1 Rxd6 20. Rxd6 Rd8 $11 {
1/2 (23) Raznikov,D (2494)-Nakar,E (2456) Dallas 2018}) 15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 Ne5
$6 (16... b6 $1 $11) 17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 18. Qd1 $1 Bb6 19. Nd6 Qf6 20. Bb5 $16 {
1-0 (34) Graf,A (2610)-Dobrev,N (2440) Leipzig 2007}) 12... Rxd1+ 13. Qxd1 Qd8
14. Qxd8+ Nxd8 15. Be2 (15. Na4 Bf8 16. Nab6 axb6 17. Nxb6 Ra5 18. Nxc8 Rc5 19.
Nb6 Rc2 $44 {1/2 (57) Euwe,M-Kupper,J Zuerich 1954}) 15... Nd5 (15... Nc6 16.
Bf3 Bd7 17. Ne5 $14 {1-0 (53) Serper,G (2507)-Bruno,R (2219) Las Vegas 2007})
16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bd6 (17. Nd6 $14) 17... b6 18. Bxc5 (18. b4 $5 {[%csl Rc8,
Rd5]} Bxb4+ 19. Bxb4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 $14 {[%csl Gb4,Gc4]}) 18... bxc5 $11 {
1/2 (27) Bagirov,V-Matanovic,A Yerevan 1971}) 12. Nb3 Qb6 13. Na4 $1 Bb4+ 14.
axb4 (14. Ke2 Qa6 15. Nxd4 Be7 16. Nxc6 Qxc6 17. Rxd8+ Bxd8 18. Kd1 b6 19. Nc3
Ba6 $44 {1/2 (22) Petrosian,T-Lutikov,A Moscow 1966}) 14... Qxb4+ 15. Nd2 e5 (
15... Qa5 $5 16. b3 (16. Qb3 $5) 16... Nb4 17. Qb1 b5 (17... d3 18. f3 Nh5 19.
Bg3 Qg5 20. Kf2 $16 {1-0 (32) Gheorghiu,F-Ostojic,P Monte Carlo 1969}) (17...
e5 $1 18. Bg5 Bf5 $1 19. e4 $8 (19. Qxf5 $4 e4 $3 20. Qxa5 Nc2+ 21. Ke2 d3#)
19... Nxe4 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. Nxe4 Nc2+ 22. Ke2 Bxe4 23. f3 Bg6 24. Kf2 d3 $44)
18. Nb2 Bb7 19. f3 e5 20. Bg5 dxe3 21. Bxe3 e4 22. Be2 {1-0 (57) Doroshkievich,
V-Gipslis,A Tbilisi 1967} Na2 $1 $44) 16. Bg5 Qa5 17. Qb3 $1 (17. Bxf6 gxf6 18.
b3 Nb4 19. Qb1 e4 $44 {1/2 (19) Ivkov,B-Musil,V Maribor 1967}) 17... Nb4 $1 18.
Bxf6 gxf6 19. Be2 Bd7 20. Ra1 dxe3 21. fxe3 b5 22. O-O $1 (22. cxb5 $2 Be6 {
[%cal Ya8c8]}) 22... bxa4 23. Qc3 $44 {The outcome of complications is rather
favorable for White as Black's king is unsafe.} f5 24. Nf3 f6 25. Nh4 $36 {>>}
Nc6 26. Qa3 $1 (26. Qxa5 Nxa5 27. Nxf5 Nb3 $132) 26... e4 {Perhaps it was
better not to put this pawn on a square of the bishop's colour.} (26... Qd2 $5
27. Rf2 Rab8 28. Bf1 Qb4 29. Qxa4 Qxa4 30. Rxa4 Kf7 31. Ra6 Rb6 32. Rxb6 axb6
33. Nxf5 Be6 34. g4 Na5 35. Rc2 h5 $14 {1/2 (50) Janosi,E (2042)-Koehler,J 
(1966) Lechenicher SchachServer 2011}) 27. Bd1 Ne5 28. Bxa4 Qxa4 29. Qxa4 Bxa4
30. Rxa4 f4 31. c5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] It is only here that the game deviates
from the following predecessor:} (31. Rxf4 Rd1+ 32. Rf1 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 Rb8 34.
b4 Nxc4 35. Nf5 Rb5 36. g4 h5 37. h3 hxg4 38. hxg4 Ne5 39. Rxa7 Rxb4 $11 {
1/2 (46) Aronian,L (2765)-Caruana,F (2832) London 2018}) 31... fxe3 32. Rxe4
Rab8 33. Rxe3 Rxb2 34. h3 Rc2 35. Rxf6 Rxc5 {The position looks drawish but in
fact, Black should defend accurately as his king is exposed.} 36. Ra6 Nc6 37.
Nf3 Rc8 38. Re6 Rc7 39. Kh2 Kg7 40. Ra4 h5 $6 {Rather a bad idea. This pawn
becomes vulnerable.} (40... Kf7 41. Rd6 $5) 41. Ra6 Ne7 42. Nd4 Nf5 43. Ne2 Rc4
$6 (43... h4 $142 {but Black is under strong pressure anyway.}) 44. Rg6+ Kf8
45. Rg5 Ng7 46. Rf6+ $1 Rf7 47. Rh6 Ke7 $2 (47... Rfc7 {was more stubborn but
the h5 pawn is doomed anyway.}) 48. Ra5 Ke8 49. Rh8+ Rf8 50. Rh7 Rf7 51. Re5+
Kd8 52. Rexh5 {Vishy Anand (a bit surprisingly) decided not to continue
resistance.} (52. Rexh5 Nxh5 53. Rxf7 a6 {- White is yet to display winning
technique.}) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Aleksandrov, Aleksej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2670"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 {The main idea of
this move was explained by GM G. Meier in annotations to his game against LD.
Nisipeanu (see CBM 133). That is - to prevent 6...Nbd7.} Nbd7 {And still!} (
6... c5) (6... c6) (6... b6 {are more common options.}) ({Meier himself
prefered} 6... dxc4) 7. Nb5 $1 Ne8 8. e3 Ndf6 $146 {Practice has seen:} (8...
a6 9. Nc3 c6 10. Qc2 b5 11. c5 g5 12. Bg3 f5 13. Bd3 Rf7 14. h4 g4 15. Ng5 Bxg5
16. hxg5 Qxg5 17. Ne2 $16 {1-0 Williams,S (2550)-Addison,B (2258)/Hastings ENG
2009/The Week in Chess 790 (35)}) (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd6 10. Rc1 a6 11. Nxd6
cxd6 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. e4 Bd7 14. O-O Bb5 15. Bxb5 axb5 16. Qd3 Qd7 17. Nd2 Rfc8
18. f3 d5 19. e5 Ne8 20. Be3 b4 21. axb4 Bxb4 22. Nb3 $14 {1-0 Riazantsev,A 
(2647)-Nezad,H (2406)/Biel 2009/CBM 131 Extra (34)}) (8... c6 9. Nc3 Nef6 10.
Qc2 b6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O Re8 14. Ne5 Nf8 15. Bg3 Nh5 16. e4
Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bf6 18. Nf3 g6 19. e5 Bg7 20. Ne2 Rc8 21. Nf4 $14 {1/2 Bartel,M 
(2634)-Lekic,D (2396)/Rijeka CRO 2010/The Week in Chess 801 (50)}) 9. Rc1 Nh5
10. Bg3 g6 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nd6 13. Qe2 Bd7 14. O-O a6 15. Nc3 Rc8 16. b4
Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Qe8 18. Rfd1 $14 {White finally keeps a small positional
advantage due to his greater space. Black's bishop pair doesn't fully
compensate for that.} f6 19. Ne4 Nxg3 20. hxg3 Qf7 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. Qxc5 Ba4
23. Rd2 Rfd8 24. e4 g5 $6 {Just weakening his kingside. It was definitely
better to remain patient:} (24... Bc6) 25. Nh2 h5 26. Nf1 Qh7 27. f3 Qd7 28. d5
$1 {Breaking down Black's centre.} Qe8 (28... e5 29. Ne3 {[%csl Gf5] - the
consequence of 24...g5.}) (28... Qd6 29. Qf2 $5 {[%cal Yf1e3]} c6 30. dxe6 Qxe6
31. Ne3 $16) 29. Ne3 Kg7 30. Qc3 exd5 31. Rxd5 Bc6 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} ({The
endgame after} 31... Rxd5 32. Nxd5 Qe6 33. Nxc7 Qb6+ 34. Qc5 {was hopeless
enough.}) 32. Rxg5+ Kh7 33. Qxf6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 72nd"]
[Site "Izhevsk"]
[Date "2019.08.22"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2671"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2019.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 192"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%evp 0,101,16,17,17,4,11,9,9,10,13,21,26,16,46,34,24,29,39,23,52,28,32,15,63,
60,66,35,66,44,44,22,18,23,23,19,18,9,8,8,5,8,20,-3,7,0,0,-1,0,4,8,4,8,10,17,
17,8,20,37,45,63,50,62,56,69,26,36,36,16,31,34,34,39,44,40,45,172,153,168,145,
146,173,185,176,167,170,170,170,170,170,272,284,301,296,297,266,336,297,414,
329,340,375,403,399]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3
Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4 c5 10. dxc5 {A quiet continuation leading to
a simple position. However, this game shows that there is still a lot of fight
ahead.} (10. O-O {is more popular.}) 10... Nxc5 (10... Bxc5 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2
(12. Qd2 Bb7 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Rfd8 16. Qe2 a5 17. h3 h6 18.
Qc2 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 {1/2 (19) Korobov,A (2656)-Jakovenko,D (2712) Poikovsky 2016
}) 12... Bb7 13. Rad1 $1 {[%cal Ye3e4]} (13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. Rac1 (14. h3 Rfc8 15.
Rac1 Nf8 $11 {1-0 (68) Gurevich,M (2605)-Vaganian,R (2650) Moscow 2001 CBM 086
[Dautov,R]}) (14. Nd4 Rfc8 15. Bg3 Nf8 $11 {0-1 (39) Epishin,V (2583)-Vaganian,
R (2650) Germany 2001}) 14... h6 15. h3 Rfc8 16. Bg3 Qe8 17. Bd6 Bxd6 18. Rxd6
Rc5 $11 {1/2 (42) Gagunashvili,M (2547)-Karthikeyan,M (2472) New Delhi 2014})
13... Qc8 14. Rc1 Bc6 15. e4 Qb7 16. Rfd1 Rfe8 17. e5 Nd5 18. Nxd5 exd5 $14 {
1/2 (40) Sokolov,I (2688)-Bologan,V (2630) France 2003 CBM 094 [Dautov,R]}) 11.
O-O (11. Qc2 Qa5 $11 {R.Dautov}) 11... Qxd1 (11... Qa5 $5 12. Qb1 Qb4 13. Qa2
Bd7 14. Rfd1 Nxa4 15. Nxa4 Bxa4 16. Qxa4 Qxa4 17. Rxa4 b5 18. Bxb5 {1/2 (18)
Papin,V (2466)-Cheng,B (2446) Melbourne 2016}) 12. Rfxd1 Rd8 (12... Bd7 13. Ne5
Rfc8 14. Be2 Bc6 15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. Rab1 Nb3 17. Bf3 Rb6 {1/2 (27) Iturrizaga
Bonelli,E (2658)-Fridman,D (2626) Germany 2018} 18. Be5 $14) 13. Ne5 Ncd7 (
13... Nh5 $6 14. Rxd8+ Bxd8 15. b4 Nd7 16. Rd1 g5 17. Be2 $1 gxf4 18. Bxh5 Nxe5
19. Rxd8+ Kg7 20. exf4 Nc6 21. Re8 Nxb4 22. Re7 $18 {1-0 (35) Sokolov,I (2645)
-Le Roux,J (2523) Mulhouse 2011}) 14. Be2 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bd7 16. Bf3 Bc6 17.
Bxc6 bxc6 $11 {Both sides have weaknesses: White's b2 pawn vs Black's c6 pawn.
Therefore the position is roughly equal.} 18. Kf1 Nd5 (18... Rxd1+ $5 19. Rxd1
Ra7 {[%cal Ya7b7]}) 19. e4 Nxc3 20. bxc3 {And now the position is almost
symmetrical. However, the struggle continues. White's bishop is more active so
he keeps some initiative.} f6 21. Bf4 Kf7 22. Ke2 e5 23. Be3 Rab8 24. Rdb1 {
[%mdl 32] White's king controls the d-file; therefore White concentrates on
the fight for the b-file.} Ke6 25. Ba7 Ra8 26. Bb6 (26. Rb7 Rd7 27. Rxd7 Kxd7
$11) 26... Rd7 (26... Rdb8 27. Bc7 $1 Rc8 28. Rb7) (26... Rdc8 {is too passive.
}) 27. Be3 {A typical trick securing the b-file for White. However, Black has
enough counterplay.} Bd8 28. Rb3 Rc8 $6 {An obvious but wrong move!} (28... Ba5
29. Rab1 Rad8 {was correct, and it is difficult for White to make progress. If}
30. Bb6 (30. R1b2 {[%cal Ye3b6]} Rd3 31. Rc2 R3d7) {then} 30... Rd2+ 31. Ke1
Bxb6 32. Rxb6 Ra2 33. Rxc6+ Kf7 {[%cal Rd8d2]} 34. Rc7+ Kg6 35. Rbb7 Kg5 36.
Rxg7+ Kf4 $11 {[%cal Ya2a1]}) 29. Rab1 c5 (29... Ba5 {is now ineffective due to
} 30. Bb6 Bxb6 31. Rxb6 Ra7 32. Kd3 {etc.}) 30. Rb8 Rc6 31. c4 Ba5 32. Rh8 h6
33. Rbb8 {Activating another rook.} Bc3 34. h4 Bd4 35. Bd2 Rcc7 {A desperate
attempt to activate Black's rooks (...Rc7-b7).} ({If} 35... Bxf2 {then} 36.
Rbe8+ $1 Kf7 37. h5 g5 $8 38. Ra8 Kg7 ({or} 38... Ke6 39. Rxh6) 39. Rag8+ Kf7
40. Rg6 Rcd6 41. Bc1 Bg3 42. Rh7+ Kf8 43. Rhxh6 {, and the h5 pawn decides the
game}) 36. Rb6+ Kf7 (36... Rd6 37. a5 $5) 37. Be1 f5 {A senseless sacrifice
but what to do?} (37... Rb7 38. a5 {followed by Rh8-a8xa6}) 38. exf5 e4 39.
Rbb8 Kf6 40. g4 Rb7 41. f3 exf3+ 42. Kxf3 Ba1 43. Bf2 Rxb8 44. Rxb8 Rd1 45.
Bxc5 Rc1 46. Ke4 $5 g5 (46... Rxc4+ 47. Kd5 $18) 47. hxg5+ hxg5 48. Rb4 Rh1 49.
Bf2 a5 50. Rb6+ Kf7 51. c5 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.09"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Baburin} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. b4 Be7 (9... Bd6 {deserves attention to exchange the white
strong bishop.}) 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 {[%csl Rd5]} Bf6 13. Rc1
a6 14. O-O Be6 15. Bb1 Qe7 $6 {This allows a tactical trick enabling White to
improve his position.} (15... g6 $142) ({Baburin: Here Black had to limit
White's light-squared bishop at once, playing} 15... g6) 16. e4 {Baburin: A
very interesting idea! We hear all about the isolated pawn being blockaded,
attacked, etc, but rarely we see such a pawn simply being exchanged. Of course,
this move has become possible due to Black's mistake on the previous move. Now
16...dxe4 is bad because of 17 Bd6, yet Black's dark-squared bishop is in
danger in view of the e4-e5 threat.} Qd8 $146 (16... Qd7 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5
d4 {Dreev,A-Lutz,C/Dortmund 1994/CBM 42 (42)}) 17. Qd3 $1 (17. e5 Be7 18. Nd4 (
18. Qd3 g6 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Nd4 $2 Nxe5) 18... Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Qd7 20. Qd3 g6 21.
Bh6 Rfc8 $10 {White has no time to prepare f2-f4-f5 and he has no knight to
occupy the d4 square!}) 17... dxe4 18. Qxe4 g6 19. Rfd1 {The position is open
and the white pieces are very active. Baburin: In this pawn free centre White
has a big advantage, due to his far superior development.} Qb6 20. Be3 Qc7 {
Black decides on passive defence. More interesting is} (20... Qb5 21. Qf4 $1 {
[%cal Yf4h6]} Bg7 (21... Bb2 22. Qh6 $1 {[%cal Yf3g5] Speelman} Bg7 (22... Bxc1
23. Ng5 Rfd8 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. Nxe6+ fxe6 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Qxg6+ Kf8 28. Qh6+
Kg8 29. Bh7+ Kf7 30. Qg6+ $18) 23. Qh4 Bf5 24. Bc5 $16 {[%cal Yb1f5]}) 22. Ng5
Bb3 23. Rd3 $36) 21. Ng5 Rfe8 (21... Bf5 $2 {Baburin,A} 22. Qh4 Bxg5 23. Bxg5
Bxb1 24. Bf6 $18) 22. Qh4 h5 23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. Qc4 $16 {^^ White has a pair of
bishops in an open position. Baburin: White has converted his better
development into possession of the bishop pair, which in this open position
counts for a lot.} Qe7 25. Ba2 {[%cal Rc4c2,Rc2g6]} Bg5 26. Bxg5 $6 {It's too
early to give up this bishop!} (26. Bc5 $1 Qf6 27. Rb1 Rae8 28. Qf1 $16 {
[%cal Ya2d5] Speelman}) 26... Qxg5 27. f4 Qf6 $2 {[#] A tactical error.} (27...
Qe7 28. Qc5 (28. f5 gxf5 29. Qf4 Re2) 28... Qxc5+ 29. Rxc5 Re7 $14) 28. Qc5 $1
Re7 $2 (28... Re2 29. Rd6 Qg7 (29... Qh4 30. Rxg6+ Kh8 (30... Kh7 31. Rg3) 31.
Rg3 Rxa2 32. Rh3 $18) 30. Bc4 Re4 31. Rd7 Rxf4 32. Rxb7 Ne5 33. Bf1 $16 {
[%csl Ga3,Ra6,Gb4][%cal Ya3a4,Yb4b5]}) 29. Rd6 Qxf4 30. Rf1 Qe4 31. Bd5 Qd4+
32. Qxd4 Nxd4 33. Rxg6+ Kh7 (33... Kf8 34. Rgf6) 34. Rb6 f5 35. Rxb7 Rxb7 36.
Bxb7 Ra7 37. Bc8 f4 (37... Kg6 38. Rd1) 38. Rd1 Ne2+ 39. Kf2 Nc3 40. Rd7+ Rxd7
41. Bxd7 Kg6 42. Bc8 Nb5 43. Bxa6 Nxa3 44. Bd3+ 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 39th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2011.07.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2011.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bg4 12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Bf6 14. Bxf6
Qxf6 {This line was examined in CBM 138, annotations to Mamedyarov-Kramnik by
GM M.Marin.} 15. Qc2 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] This simple idea - just to capture the
d5 pawn avoiding the pin along the d-file - is surprisingly new!} (15. O-O {
was usually played:} Rfd8 $5 (15... Qxb2 16. Qxd5 Rac8 17. Rfd1 Qf6 18. Qd4 Qe7
19. Qb4 Rfd8 20. h3 (20. Rd4 $5) (20. a4 $5) 20... b6 21. a4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8
23. Rd4 {1/2 Erdos,V (2591)-Nielsen,P (2687)/Germany 2009/CBM 133 Extra.}) (
15... Rad8 16. Rc1 $1 (16. Qd4 $6 Qxd4 17. exd4 Ne4 18. Rfd1 f5 {1/2 Kunte,A 
(2513)-Mas,H (2421)/Parramatta 2009/CBM 129 Extra}) 16... Ne6 17. Qb3 d4 18.
Qxb7 $14 {M.Marin}) 16. Rc1 Ne6 17. Qb3 d4 18. Qxb7 Rab8 19. Qxa7 Rxb2 20. Qa6
g6 21. a4 Kg7 $44 {1/2 Mamedyarov,S (2761)-Kramnik,V (2790)/Dortmund 2010/CBM
138/[Marin,M] (31)}) ({The other moves are harmless:} 15. Rc1 Rac8 16. Rc2 Ne4
17. O-O Qe5 18. Qc1 Rxc2 19. Qxc2 Ng5 20. Be2 Ne6 21. Bd3 g6 22. Rc1 Rd8 $11 {
1/2 Vorobiov,E (2592)-Grover,S (2411)/Kavala 2010/CBM 137 Extra (33)}) (15. Rb1
Rad8 16. O-O d4 17. Qc2 b6 18. exd4 Rxd4 19. Rbd1 Rfd8 20. Rxd4 Rxd4 21. Rd1 g6
{1/2 Kunte,A (2527)-Maheswaran,P (2297)/Gurgon 2009/CBM 128 Extra}) 15... Rac8
(15... Qxb2 $6 16. Qxb2 Nd3+ 17. Ke2 Nxb2 18. Bxd5 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Gd5]}) 16.
Bxd5 Rfd8 {After this White eventually keeps his extra pawn.} (16... Ne6 17.
Qa4 $1 (17. Qe2 $6 Nd4 $1 18. exd4 Rfe8 19. Be4 Qxd4 20. f3 f5) (17. Qd2 Rfd8
18. O-O Nc7 19. e4 Nxd5 20. exd5 Rc5 21. Rad1 Qd6 22. Rfe1 g6 $11 {[%cal Yc5d5]
}) 17... Nc5 18. Qb5 Qf5 19. Rd1 Rfd8 20. e4 Nxe4 21. O-O $14) 17. Rd1 Qe5 18.
Qc4 b5 (18... Qxb2 19. Bxf7+ Kh8 20. O-O Qxa3 21. Ra1 $16) (18... Ne6 19. Qb3
Nc5 20. Qa2) 19. Qa2 Rd7 20. O-O Na4 21. Bb3 (21. Be6 $1 {was probably even
better as after} Rxd1 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Rxd1 Nxb2 24. Rb1 Na4 25. Qe6 {White's
kingside two-pawn advantage increases the importance of his bishop and
therefore his winning chances.}) 21... Rdc7 {Of course, evading} (21... Rxd1
22. Rxd1 Nxb2 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 {, which leads to the line from the previous
annotation.}) 22. Rd4 (22. Rd5 $143 Qxb2 23. Qxb2 Nxb2 24. Rxb5 Nc4) 22... Nb6
23. Rfd1 g6 24. Qb1 Kg7 25. g3 Nc4 26. Kg2 Qf6 27. Bxc4 {Of course, is it
difficult to convert White's extra pawn without minor pieces on the board but
Black's knight was too strong.} bxc4 28. Qe4 Re7 29. Qd5 c3 30. bxc3 Rxc3 31.
Rf4 Qc6 32. Qxc6 Rxc6 {[%mdl 4096]} 33. Rdd4 Rc2 34. Rd5 h5 35. Ra5 Rb7 36. h3
Ra2 37. Rfa4 Rbb2 38. Rf4 Rb7 39. g4 hxg4 40. hxg4 Rc7 41. Kg3 Rb2 42. g5 Rb1
43. Kg2 Rb2 44. Rfa4 Rcc2 45. Rf4 Rb7 46. Kg3 Rc1 47. Rd4 Rb2 48. Rf4 Rb7 49.
Rd4 Rb2 50. f3 a6 {Black must use tactical means to stay in the game.} (50...
Rb7 $5 51. Rda4 Rg1+ 52. Kf4 Rb2 53. Rb4 $1 (53. Rxa7 Rf2 {[%cal Yg1f1]}) 53...
Rh2 54. Ke4 Rc2) 51. Rxa6 Rb5 $2 (51... Rg1+ $8 52. Kf4 Rb5 {regaining the
g5-pawn and keeping some chances to survive, e.g.} 53. e4 Rgxg5 54. Ra7 Rg2 $1
55. Rdd7 $140 g5+ 56. Ke3 Rb3+) 52. f4 Rb3 53. Re4 Rcc3 54. a4 Rxe3+ 55. Rxe3
Rxe3+ {This way Black has regained one of the missing pawns as well but the
resulting endgame is lost for him as his king is caged in the corner.} 56. Kf2
Ra3 57. Ra7 Kf8 58. a5 Ke8 59. a6 Kf8 60. Ke2 Ke8 (60... Kg7 61. Kd2 Ra4 62.
Kc3 Rxf4 63. Rd7 Ra4 64. a7 $18 {- Black has no moves on the kingside, and
White's king goes forward.}) 61. Ra8+ Kd7 62. a7 Kc6 63. Rc8+ Kb7 64. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 5th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.08.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2822"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "188"]
[EventDate "2017.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 {This doesn't look like a
dangerous continuation. The knight will return to f3 losing precious time.
Still, Black's isolated d5 pawn requires accurate play from him.} (11. Ke2 {
is the main line.}) 11... Nc6 12. O-O Be7 (12... Be6 13. Nf3 (13. Nb3 Qf6 14.
a3 Be7 15. Qd2 Rfd8 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. exd4 Bf5 $11 {1/2 (21) Yu,Y (2738)
-Nakamura,H (2785) Caleta 2017}) 13... Be7 (13... Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Be2 Re8
16. Rc1 Be7 17. Ne5 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qb6 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Qc2 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Rd7
22. Rd3 $14 {1-0 (54) Gabriel,R (2255)-Klovans,J (2440) Schwaebisch Gmuend 1993
}) 14. Rc1 Bf6 15. a3 Qe7 16. b4 a6 17. h3 Rac8 18. Rc5 a5 19. Qb1 axb4 20.
axb4 {1-0 (33) Nepomniachtchi,I (2742)-Nakamura,H (2792) Saint Louis 2017} h6
$11) 13. Rc1 (13. Nb3 Bf6 14. Qd2 Be6 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Nc5 Qe7 17. Rc2 Ne5 18.
Nxe6 Qxe6 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Rfc1 Rxc2 21. Qxc2 g6 $11 {1/2 (34) Lputian,S 
(2495)-Timoscenko,G (2440) Irkutsk 1983}) (13. a3 Bf6 14. Nf3 (14. Rc1 g6 15.
b4 a5 16. b5 Ne5 17. Be2 Be6 18. Nb3 Qe7 19. a4 Rfd8 20. Nd4 Nc4 21. b6 {
1/2 (41) Kalinitschew,S (2426)-Meier,G (2644) Apolda 2017} Nb2 22. Qb3 Bxd4 23.
exd4 Nc4 $11) (14. Qc2 g6 (14... h6 15. Nb3 Re8 16. Rab1 Qe7 17. Qc5 Ne5 18.
Qxe7 Rxe7 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Rfc1 Be6 $11 {1/2 (24) Blagojevic,N (2300)
-Abramovic,B (2500) Niksic 1997}) 15. Rac1 Be6 16. Nb3 Rc8 17. Nc5 Ne5 18. Bxe5
Bxe5 19. f4 Bg7 20. Nxe6 {1/2 (20) Korchnoi V (2634)-Kasimdzhanov R (2653)
Bled (ol) 2002 2003}) 14... Qe7 15. h3 g6 16. Qd2 Be6 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. b4 a6
19. Rc2 Qd7 20. Rfc1 Bf5 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 22. Bc7 Rd7 23. Bb6 Qe4 24. Rd1 Bd8 25.
Bc5 Bc7 26. Qd3 Rad8 27. Rcd2 Qxd3 28. Rxd3 f6 $11 {1/2 (76) Giri,A (2771)
-Karjakin,S (2781) Stavanger 2017}) 13... Bf6 14. Nf3 (14. Qb3 Qb6 15. Qxd5 Nb4
16. Qe4 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Rd8 18. Qc2 Qxb2 19. Ne4 Qxc2 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Rxc2 Be6
22. Rfc1 {1/2 (22) Nyback,T (2639)-Solozhenkin,E (2511) Finland 2009}) 14...
Qe7 (14... Bxb2 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qc2+ Kg8 17. Qxb2 {is favourable for White:
the isolani is still on the board, and the position of Black's king is now
weak.}) ({but} 14... Re8 15. h3 Qb6 {was probably more active.}) (14... Be6 $5
{transposes to Nepomniachtchi - Nakamura (see above).}) 15. h3 g6 16. Bb5 $5
Bd7 (16... Bxb2 17. Bxc6 Bxc1 (17... bxc6 18. Rxc6 $14) 18. Bxd5 {[%cal Rd1c1,
Rf4d6]} Ba3 19. Bh6 {[%cal Rd1d4]} Be6 20. Qd4 f6 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 22. Bxe6 Qxe6
23. Rd1 $14 {[%csl Rf8]}) 17. Qxd5 Be6 (17... Bxb2 18. Rb1 Be6 19. Qd2 Ba3 20.
Bh6 Rfc8 21. Ng5 $36) 18. Qe4 (18. Qc5 $5 Qxc5 19. Rxc5 Bxa2 (19... Bxb2 20.
Ng5) 20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Rxc6 $14 {, and Black should hold this ending with
accurate defence.}) 18... Bxb2 (18... Bxa2 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qxe7 Bxe7 21. Nd4
$16) 19. Bxc6 f5 $1 {An excellent defence.} (19... Bxc1 $2 20. Bxb7 $16) (19...
bxc6 20. Rxc6 $16) 20. Bg5 (20. Qb1 Bxc1 21. Qxb7 (21. Bxb7 Bxe3 $1 22. fxe3
Rab8 $11) 21... Qxb7 22. Bxb7 Rac8 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 {, and Black should not lose.}
) 20... fxe4 21. Bxe7 Bxc1 22. Bxb7 (22. Bxf8 bxc6 23. Nd4 Bxa2 24. Rxc1 Kxf8
25. Nxc6 Bd5 26. Nb4 Be6 27. Na6 Rc8 28. Rxc8+ Bxc8 29. Nc5 a5 $11) 22... Bxe3
$1 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. fxe3 exf3 25. Bxf3 Rb8 $14 {[%mdl 4096] White's extra
e3-pawn (rather weak than passed) can hardly be converted but the World
Champion manages to create good chances from nothing.} 26. a4 Rb4 27. Bc6 Rc4
28. Bb5 Re4 29. Rd1 a6 30. Bxa6 Rxa4 31. Bb7 Kf7 32. Kf2 Kf6 33. Bd5 Bf5 34. g4
Be6 35. Kf3 Ra5 36. Bxe6 Kxe6 37. h4 Ra2 (37... h5 $5 38. g5 Ra2 {[%cal Ya2h2]}
) 38. Rb1 Ra7 39. Kf4 Ra4+ $2 {It was necessary to prevent the invasion of
White's king:} (39... h6) 40. e4 Ra7 (40... h6 {is too late now:} 41. Rb6+ Kf7
42. h5 gxh5 43. gxh5 Kg7 44. Rg6+ Kh7 45. Kf5 $18) 41. Rb6+ $2 {The time
control is over so Magnus Carlsen's indecision is strange.} (41. Kg5 $1 Ke5 42.
Rf1 $1 Kxe4 43. Kh6 $18 {[%cal Yg4g5,Yf1f8,Yf8h8] (indicated by GM Sergey
Grigoriants)}) 41... Kf7 42. Rc6 Rd7 43. g5 $2 {Closing the way for his own
king, after which Black successfully defends without major problems.} ({
According to various commentators,} 43. h5 $1 {was still winning - in a much
more complicated way, though.}) 43... Ra7 44. Ke5 Re7+ 45. Kd5 Rd7+ 46. Rd6 Ra7
47. Rf6+ Ke7 48. Rc6 Rd7+ 49. Ke5 Ra7 50. Rc5 Rd7 51. Ra5 Kf7 52. Ra1 Re7+ 53.
Kf4 Rb7 54. Ra6 Rc7 55. Kg4 Re7 56. Rf6+ Ke8 57. Kf4 Ra7 58. Rb6 Kf7 59. Ke5
Re7+ 60. Kd5 Rd7+ 61. Rd6 Ra7 62. Rd8 Ra5+ 63. Kd4 Ra4+ 64. Ke5 Ra5+ 65. Kf4
Ra7 66. Rd4 Ke6 67. Rb4 Rf7+ 68. Ke3 Ra7 69. Rb8 Re7 70. Rh8 Ra7 71. Re8+ Kf7
72. Rb8 Ke6 73. Rb6+ Kf7 74. Kf4 Re7 75. Rf6+ Ke8 76. h5 {The last attempt.}
gxh5 77. e5 Rf7 $1 78. Ke4 (78. Kg3 Re7 79. e6 Ra7 80. Kh4 Ra1 81. Kxh5 Rh1+
82. Kg4 Ke7 $11) 78... Rg7 79. Kf5 Rf7 80. Kf4 h4 81. Kg4 Re7 82. e6 Ra7 83.
Rh6 (83. Kxh4 Ra1) 83... Kf8 84. Kxh4 Ra4+ 85. Kh5 (85. Kg3 Ke7) 85... Re4 86.
Rf6+ Kg7 87. Rf7+ Kg8 88. Re7 Kf8 89. Rxh7 Rxe6 90. Rh6 Re1 91. Ra6 Kg7 92.
Ra7+ Kg8 93. Kh6 Re6+ 94. g6 Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.09.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 {A rare move order.
Now we have an "unusual Catalan" with 5...Nbd7?! 6.Nc3?!} Rb8 {[%cal Yb7b5]} 7.
a4 (7. Qa4 a6 {leads to a harmless line of the Catalan (with 5.Qa4+).}) 7...
Bb4 (7... b6 8. Nd2 Bb7 9. Bxb7 Rxb7 10. Nxc4 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. e4 $14 {
1-0 (41) Kallio,H (2410)-Berkes,F (2393) Budapest 2001}) (7... a6 8. O-O (8. e4
Bb4 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bd2 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be7 12. O-O b5 13. axb5 axb5 14. d5 $6 exd5
15. e6 fxe6 16. Nd4 Rb6 $17 {0-1 (30) Sokolsky,A-Goldberg,G Kiev 1957}) 8...
Be7 9. Nd2 (9. e4 O-O {again leads to a theoretical Catalan position}) 9... b5
10. axb5 axb5 11. Bc6 b4 12. Nb5 Rb6 13. Ra8 Rxc6 14. Na7 Nb6 15. Nxc6 Qd5 {
1/2 (15) Razuvaev,Y (2570)-Cvetkovic,S (2430) Stary Smokovec 1990} 16. Rxc8+
Nxc8 17. Nxb4 $11) 8. O-O O-O 9. Nd2 e5 $1 {This break solves Black's problems.
} 10. Nxc4 exd4 11. Qxd4 Nc5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Bf4 Ne6 (13... Be6 {was even
simpler:} 14. Na2 Bxc4 15. Nxb4 Ne6 {[%cal Rc4e2] , and White must play} 16.
Bxc7 Nxc7 17. Rfc1 Bxe2 18. Rxc7 a5 19. Nc2 Rd2 $11) 14. Be3 $6 (14. Rfd1 $5
Rxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Bd7 $11) 14... a6 ({Black could have seized the initiative by
means of} 14... Nd4 $5 {, although White should hold his ground after} 15. Rfd1
Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nxe2+ 17. Kf1 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Be6 19. Kxe2 Bxc4+ 20. Ke1 Bb3 21.
Rb1 Bxa4 22. Rxb7 Rxb7 23. Bxb7 {Levon Aronian is playing too cautiously and
misses a lot of chances.}) 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. Nc4 Bb4 17. Rfc1 $6 (17. Rfd1 $11)
17... Nd4 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 19. b3 $6 (19. Na2 $142 Be7 20. e3 {M.Notkin}) 19... c6
20. h3 $6 (20. Na2 {[%cal Yc1d1]}) 20... Be6 {Black has already obtained
serious pressure.} 21. e3 $6 (21. Na2 $5 Be7 22. Nc3) 21... Rdd8 $6 {Another
excessive "accuracy", instead of just winning a pawn:} (21... Rd3 22. Na2 (22.
Ne2 Rxb3 23. Nd4 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Ra3 {was probably what Black missed}) 22... Rxb3
23. Nxb4 Rxb4 $17) 22. Ne2 g6 23. Nd4 {Black is still slightly better but
White defends tenaciously.} Bd5 24. a5 h5 25. Ra4 Bc5 26. Bxd5 Rxd5 27. Ne2 Be7
28. Nc3 Rb5 $5 (28... Rd3 29. Ne5 Rd2 30. Nc4) 29. Nd2 Rb4 30. Rxb4 Bxb4 31.
Nc4 Rd8 32. Na2 Be7 33. Nc3 Nd5 34. Na4 Nb4 35. Kf1 Rd3 36. Rb1 Na2 37. Ra1 Nb4
38. Rb1 Na2 39. Ra1 Nb4 40. Rb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-43"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.09.28"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 187"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poland"]
[BlackTeam "France"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 c6 {
This continuation is obviously less logical than the normal} (7... dxc4 {
, gaining a tempo.}) 8. O-O Nh5 9. Rc1 {A typical idea: White allows Black to
double his pawns but obtains the open e-file and control of the e5 square.} (9.
Bg3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 {is harmless}) ({or} 9. Be5 f6 10. Bg3 Nxg3 ({simpler than} 
10... f5 11. Be5 Nhf6 12. h3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Nd7 14. f4 Nxe5 15. fxe5 Bg5 16. Qd2
Bd7 $11 {1-0 (60) Gelfand,B (2740)-Aronian,L (2809) London 2013}) 11. hxg3 f5
12. Rb1 Rf6 13. b4 a6 14. a4 Rh6 15. b5 g5 $132 {1/2 (59) Svane,R (2555)
-Merriman,J (2243) London 2016}) (9. Qc2 $5 Nxf4 10. exf4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nb6 (
11... Nf6 12. Rad1 (12. Qe2 Nd5 13. g3 Bf6 14. Ne4 b6 15. Rfd1 Bb7 16. Ne5 Rc8
17. Rac1 Rc7 18. Bd3 {1/2 (76) Deac,B (2543)-Radjabov,T (2710) Bastia 2016})
12... Qc7 13. g3 c5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Ne5 a6 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 $14 {
1-0 (53) Artemiev,V (2650)-Golubov,S (2347) Baku 2014}) (11... b6 $5 12. Rfe1
g6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. g3 $6 (14. Ne4 $5) 14... Qc7 15. Ng5 Nf6 16. Qb3 Kh8 17. h4
Rad8 $132 {1/2 (39) Mchedlishvili,M (2619)-Nigalidze,G (2458) Tbilisi 2009})
12. Bd3 g6 13. g3 Nd5 14. a3 Nxc3 (14... Bd7 15. Ne4 Rc8 16. Rac1 b6 17. Qe2
Rc7 18. Ne5 Be8 19. Rc2 f6 20. Nf3 Bf7 21. Rfc1 Qa8 22. h4 $14 {1/2 (53)
Dorfman,J (2580)-Ivkov,B (2505) France 1993}) 15. Qxc3 Qd6 16. Rac1 Rd8 17. Be4
Bd7 18. Rfd1 Be8 19. Ne5 Bf8 20. Qb3 Qe7 21. Rd3 Bg7 22. Rcd1 Rac8 23. Bg2 Rc7
24. h4 $36 {1/2 (62) Tari,A (2450)-Oparin,G (2552) Pune 2014}) 9... Nxf4 10.
exf4 b6 (10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 b6 {allows White to harmoniously arrange his
pieces:} 12. Qe2 (12. Re1 Bb7 13. Qb3 Bd6 14. g3 Nf6 15. Ne5 Nd5 16. f5 Nxc3
17. bxc3 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 exf5 19. Rce1 c5 20. dxc5 Be4 21. Bd5 Rc8 22. cxb6 Qxb6
23. Qxb6 axb6 24. c4 Rc5 $11 {1/2 (39) Sebenik,M (2549)-Spalir,J (2342)
Maribor 2017}) 12... Bb7 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Ne5 Nf6 15. a3 Bd6 16. Ba6 Bxa6 17.
Qxa6 Rc7 18. g3 Qc8 19. Qe2 $14 {1-0 (61) Gelfand,B (2731)-Oparin,G (2563)
Moscow 2015}) 11. cxd5 {A common reaction to ...b7-b6.} cxd5 {This gives White
a stable plus as he has initiative on both sides.} (11... exd5 {[%csl Rc6]} 12.
Re1 Bb7 13. g3 $14 {etc. - White doesn't hurry with Nf3-e5 but is ready to
play it at an appropriate moment.} f6 $6 14. Bd3 {is clearly favorable for
White.}) 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Qe2 a6 14. Rfe1 Bd6 15. Ne5 b5 $6 {Probably a poor
idea: White is able to use the weakness of dark squares in Black's position.} (
15... g6 $142 $14) 16. Nb1 $1 {[%mdl 32]} Nf6 17. Nd2 {[%csl Gd2] From here
White's knight is able to go to f3 (to support White's kingside attack) or to
b3 to control and possibly invade c5 or a5.} Qb6 18. Ndf3 Rac8 19. Rxc8 Bxc8
20. Qe3 h6 $6 {A weakening move, making White's task easier.} (20... Qc7 $142 {
[%cal Yc7e7]}) 21. h4 $6 {An unnecessary "subtlety".} (21. g4 {[%cal Yg4g5]
was quite possible. If} Ne4 {then} 22. Rc1 {etc.}) 21... Ne4 22. Rc1 {Of
course, White ignores Black's e4 knight. He can take it at any appropriate
moment.} f6 $6 (22... Qa5 $142 $1 23. a3 Bb7 {[%cal Yf8c8] with stubborn
defense.}) 23. Ng6 Re8 24. Nd2 $1 f5 {[%csl Re5] Black must weaken his
position even further.} (24... Nxd2 $2 25. Rxc8 $1 $18) 25. Nb3 (25. f3 $5 {
was quite possible. If} Nxd2 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Qxe6+ Kh7 {then} 28. Qxf5 $1 {
, e.g.} Qxd4+ 29. Kh2 Nf1+ 30. Kh3 Ne3 31. Nf8+ Kg8 32. Qe6+ Kxf8 (32... Kh8
33. Ng6+ Kh7 34. Ne5+ $18) 33. Qxd6+ Kg8 34. Qe6+ $18) {However, even after
the text move White keeps a decisive positional advantage.} 25... Qd8 26. h5
Bb7 27. Ne5 Qe7 28. Be2 Rc8 29. g3 Qe8 30. Kg2 {White is not hurrying.} Nf6 31.
Nd3 Rxc1 32. Qxc1 Kh7 (32... Nxh5 $2 33. Na5 $18) 33. Qd1 Ne4 34. Ne5 Nf6 35.
Nc5 Qc8 36. b4 Bc6 37. g4 $1 {Starting a final assault.} Be8 38. Bd3 Kh8 39. f3
a5 40. bxa5 Bxc5 41. Qc2 Qa8 42. Qxc5 Qxa5 43. Qf8+ Kh7 44. gxf5 Qd2+ 45. Kh3
Qe1 46. fxe6+ Ne4 47. Bxe4+ dxe4 48. Qxe8 1-0

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.25"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1
{Grischuk played this rare move against Kramnik but didn't get any advantage.}
(8. cxd5) (8. dxc5) 8... cxd4 (8... Qa5 9. Nd2 (9. a3 Ne4 10. Bd3 cxd4 11. exd4
Ndf6 12. O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bd7 14. Rb1 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Bc6 $11 {1-0 Shulman,Y 
(2568)-Saidy,A (2374)/Las Vegas 2001/EXT 2002 (35)}) 9... cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4
11. Nxc4 Qd8 12. Bd3 Nb6 13. O-O Bd7 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15. d5 Kh8 16. dxe6 {
1/2 Grischuk,A (2747)-Kramnik,V (2785)/Kazan 2011/CBM 143/[Marin]}) 9. Rxd4 (9.
exd4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Bd3 (11. Bb3 Nbd5 12. Bg5 b6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Ne5 Rc8
15. Qd3 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Ne4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. c4 Rfd8 $11 {1/2 Caoili,A (2309)
-Mkrtchian,L (2409)/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (42)}) 11... Nbd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Ne5
Bb4+ 14. Bd2 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Bg4 16. f3 Bh5 17. O-O Qb6 18. Bf5 Rfe8 19. Rfe1
Bg6 $11 {1/2 Bromberger,S (2491)-Heinzel,O (2401)/Augsburg 2007/CBM 122 Extra 
(43)}) 9... Qa5 10. Bg3 (10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Ra4 Qc5 12. Rc4 Qa5 13. Ra4 Qc5 $11
14. Bg5 $6 f6 15. Bh4 N7b6 $17 {0-1 Vanderhallen,N (2225)-Baert,A (2194)/
Belgium 2007/CBM 120 ext (54)}) 10... Nb6 11. Nd2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nxc4 (12...
Nfd5 13. O-O (13. Bd3 $5) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bf6 15. Nb3 Qh5 16. Be2 Qg6 17.
Bd3 Qh6 18. Re4 Bd7 19. c4 Rac8 20. c5 Nd5 $11 {0-1 Kovacevic,A (2558)-Kovacs,
A (2348)/Lechenicher SchachServer 2009/Telechess CBM 139 (38)}) 13. Nxc4 Qa6
14. O-O {White keeps some pressure in the centre so Black should play
accurately.} Bd7 (14... Nd5 $5 15. e4 (15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Ne5 Be6 {[%csl Rd4]})
(15. Rxd5 exd5 16. Nxd5 Bd8) 15... Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qxa2 (16... f6 17. Qb3 $1) 17.
b4 Qa6 18. Rfd1 $44 {Black's extra pawn should enable him to equalise despite
White's obvious compensation.}) 15. Rfd1 (15. Bd6 $142 Bxd6 16. Nxd6 Bc6 17. e4
$1 {[%csl Rc6]} Qb6 18. Rfd1 $14 {- game}) 15... Bc6 (15... Nd5 $6 {is dubious
now due to} 16. Rxd5 $1 exd5 17. Nxd5 {e.g.} Bd8 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Nb4 Bf5 $1 (
19... Qb5 $2 20. Rd5) 20. Qb3 Qb5 21. Rd5 Qd7 22. Bc5 Qe6 23. Nd6 a5 $1 24. Re5
$1 (24. Nxe8 $143 axb4 25. Nd6 Bc2 $1 26. Qc4 b3 $1) 24... axb4 $1 (24... Qxe5
25. Qxf7+ Kh8 26. Nxe8 $18) 25. Rxe6 Bxe6 26. Qxb4 Rxa2 27. f4 Re7 28. Nxb7 $16
) 16. Bd6 Bxd6 17. Nxd6 Bd5 $1 ({If now} 17... Nd5 {then} 18. a3 $1 Rad8 (18...
Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Bd5 20. Nf5) 19. Nce4 {, and White maintains the pressure.}) 18.
Ndb5 Qb6 19. e4 $6 (19. Nxd5 $142 Nxd5 20. Nc3 $11) 19... Bc6 $6 {Missing} (
19... Bxe4 $1 20. Rxe4 (20. Nxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 (21. Nc7 Rac8) 21... Qxb5 22.
Rb4 Rfd8 $1) 20... Nxe4 21. Qxe4 Rfd8 {, and it is White who must fight for
equality.}) 20. Nd6 (20. e5 $5 Nd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Nc7 Rac8 23. Nxd5 Rxc2 (
23... exd5 24. Qd2 {[%csl Rd5]}) 24. Nxb6 axb6 25. Rb4 $14 {_|_}) 20... e5 (
20... Rfd8 $5 {[%cal Yf6e8]}) 21. R4d3 Rad8 22. h3 Rd7 23. Qd2 (23. Na4 $142 $1
Bxa4 24. Qxa4 Rfd8 25. Nc4 $1 Qe6 26. Nxe5 $1 Rxd3 27. Rxd3 {winning a pawn
although it is not easy to convert.}) 23... h6 $6 (23... Rfd8 $142 24. Qg5 Bxe4
$1) 24. Nf5 Rfd8 25. Nd5 Bxd5 26. exd5 $14 {[%csl Gd5]} Ne4 27. Qe2 $1 (27. Qe3
Nd6 28. Nxd6 Qxe3 29. Rxe3 Rxd6 30. Rxe5 Kf8 $11 {[%cal Yg7g6,Yf7f6]}) 27...
Nd6 28. Nxh6+ {[%mdl 640] This sacrifice is only enough for a draw.} (28. Qxe5
Nxf5 29. Qxf5 Qxb2 $11) (28. Rb3 $1 {was a useful intermediate move to push
Black's queen from b6:} Qa5 (28... Qc5 $143 29. Nxh6+ gxh6 30. Rg3+ Kf8 31.
Qxe5 Re8 32. Qf6 Re2 33. Qxh6+ Ke7 34. Qh4+ Kf8 35. Rc3 $1 $40) (28... Qc7 29.
Nxh6+ gxh6 30. Rg3+ Kf8 31. Qxe5) (28... Qa6 29. Nxh6+ gxh6 30. Rg3+ Kf8 31.
Qxe5 Re8 32. Qg7+ Ke7 33. Rc1 $40 Kd8 34. Qf6+ Rde7 (34... Ree7 35. Rg8+ Ne8
36. Rxe8+ Kxe8 37. Qh8#) 35. Rgc3 $18 {[%cal Rc3c6]}) 29. Nxh6+ $1 (29. Nxd6
Rxd6 30. Ra3 Qc5 31. Qxe5 Rxd5 32. Rxd5 Rxd5 33. Qe8+ Kh7 34. Qxf7 Rf5 35. Qxb7
Qxf2+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ 37. Rg3 Rg5 38. Qf3 Qb8 {should be a draw}) 29... gxh6 30.
Rg3+ Kf8 31. Qxe5 Re8 32. Qf6 $40) 28... gxh6 29. Rg3+ Kf8 30. Qxe5 Re8 31. Qf6
(31. Qg7+ Ke7 32. Rb3 (32. Rc1 Rc7) 32... Qa6 {[%cal Ye7d8]} 33. Rc1 Kd8 34.
Qf6+ Ree7 {, and Black holds on}) (31. Qf4 $6 Ne4) 31... Ne4 $1 {That's the
difference! The h6-pawn is protected, and White must give a perpetual.} 32.
Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qe5+ Kd8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 79th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2017.01.20"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2017.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Nc3 d5 {This leads to a Queen's Gambit side
line.} (4... c5 5. d5 b5 {is the original idea of 3...a6 introduced by the
Georgian GM Bukhuti Gurgenidze back in the 80s.}) 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 {
A relatively new attempt to justify 3...a6. Black wants to do without ...c7-c6
in order to play ...c7-c5 at a later stage; ...a7-a6 is useful in that case.
Still, it is quite an artificial setup.} 7. e3 (7. Qb3 {hardly makes sense due
to} b5 $5) 7... Nbd7 8. Bd3 h6 {Black ousts White's bishop immediately but it
is hardly the best idea.} ({In the event of} 8... Bd6 {White's bishop can
later retreat to f4, and after the exchange ...Bd6xf4 e3xf4 he will get
formidable pressure on the kingside due to the ideas Nf3-e5 or f4-f5. However,
Black is not forced to take on f4. Here are some examples:} 9. O-O (9. Bf4 {
is too early:} Bxf4 10. exf4 Bg4 11. Qe2+ Kf8 12. O-O-O Qe8 13. Qd2 Bxf3 14.
gxf3 Qe7 15. Ne2 c5 16. Ng3 g6 $13 {1/2 (27) Schlotterbeck,P (2152)-Jarabinsky,
M (2152) Lechenicher SchachServer 2012}) (9. h3 $5 O-O 10. O-O h6 $6 (10... c6
$5 11. Bf4 Qc7) 11. Bf4 $1 (11. Bh4 Re8 12. Ne2 c6 13. Bg3 Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4
15. Nd2 Bxg3 16. Nxg3 f5 $11 {1/2 (47) Grischuk,A (2754)-Carlsen,M (2857)
chess.com INT 2016}) 11... Qe7 12. Re1 Rac8 13. Ne5 c5 14. Qf3 $14 b5 $6 15.
Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Bxh6 $16 {0-1 (49) Ragger,M (2672)-Nabaty,T (2580) Warsaw 2013})
9... O-O (9... h6 10. Bf4 Qe7 11. Ne5 $14 (11. a3 $143 O-O 12. Re1 Bg4 13. Bg3
c6 14. Qc2 Rfe8 $11 {1/2 (75) Riazantsev,A (2651)-Rakhmanov,A (2662) Sochi RUS
2016})) (9... c6 $5 {[%cal Yd8c7]} 10. Bf4 $5 (10. h3 Qc7 11. Qd2 Nh5 12. e4 h6
13. Be3 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Ndf6 15. Bc2 O-O-O 16. Qe2 {1/2 (16) Mekhitarian,K (2570)
-Slipak,S (2433) Buenos Aires 2015}) (10. Qc2 Qc7 11. Bf5 Bxf5 12. Qxf5 O-O 13.
h3 Rae8 $11 {1/2 (27) Nagy,G (2403)-Pap,G (2551) Hastings 2016}) 10... Qc7 {
1/2 (10) Mareco,S (2581)-Flores,D (2567) Montevideo 2015} (10... Qc7 11. Bxd6
Qxd6 $11)) 10. Qc2 (10. h3 c6 $1 {- see above}) 10... h6 11. Bf4 Qe7 12. Bxd6
Qxd6 13. a3 Bg4 14. Nd2 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. h3 Bd7 17. Nf3 Rac8 18. Rac1 Qb6
19. b4 Nce4 20. Qb2 Nxc3 21. Rxc3 Rxc3 22. Qxc3 Rc8 23. Qa1 Qc7 $11 {0-1 (62)
Riazantsev,A (2671)-Carlsen,M (2840) Doha 2016}) 9. Bh4 (9. Bf4 {looks more
accurate since it doesn't allow 9.Bh4 Bd6.} Be7 $5 (9... Nh5 10. O-O $5) (9...
g5 10. Bg3 {- see game}) 10. O-O O-O {[%cal Yc7c5]} 11. Ne5 $14 {[%cal Yd1f3]})
9... g5 (9... Bd6 $142 {, and Black gets quite a comfortable position; the
exchange of the bishops on g3 is not dangerous for him:} 10. O-O (10. Qc2 c6
11. Bg3 Qe7 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. O-O O-O 14. Na4 Bg4 15. Nd2 a5 16. h3 Be6 17. f4
b5 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. Qxc5 Qxc5 20. dxc5 Rfe8 $11 {1/2 (37) Smirnov,P (2595)
-Timofeev,A (2584) Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2016}) (10. Rc1 c6 11. Bg3 Bxg3 12. hxg3
O-O 13. O-O Qc7 14. Qc2 Rfe8 15. Rfe1 Qd6 16. Na4 Rac8 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Qxc5
Qc7 19. Ne5 Nd7 $11 {1/2 (91) Guo,Q (2447)-Ju,W (2559) Yangzhou 2016}) 10...
O-O (10... c6 11. Qc2 O-O 12. Na4 Qc7 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. hxg3 Rfe8 15. b4 Ne4 16.
Nc5 Bf5 $11 {0-1 (49) Nguyen,T (2282)-Ni,H (2691) Ho Chi Minh City 2016}) 11.
Rc1 Re8 (11... c6 12. h3 Re8 13. Ne2 Qb6 14. Qc2 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 Bd5
17. Nc3 $14 {0-1 (80) Grischuk,A (2754)-Carlsen,M (2857) chess.com INT 2016})
12. Qc2 c6 13. a3 Qb8 14. Bg3 Bxg3 15. hxg3 a5 16. Rfe1 Qd6 17. Rb1 Bg4 18. Nd2
Nb6 $11 {1/2 (24) Bu,X (2705)-Riazantsev,A (2671) Doha 2016}) 10. Bg3 Nh5 11.
Be5 {The right course: it is better for White to keep his kingside pawn
structure intact.} (11. Qc2 Nxg3 (11... c6 12. Be5 $5 (12. Bf5 Bxf5 13. Qxf5
Nxg3 14. hxg3 Bg7 15. O-O-O Qe7 16. e4 Qe6 17. g4 Nf6 18. exd5 Qxf5 19. gxf5
cxd5 20. Rde1+ Kf8 21. Ne5 g4 22. a4 h5 $11 {0-1 (51) Dreev,A (2652)-Fedoseev,
V (2667) Moscow RUS 2016})) 12. hxg3 c6 13. O-O-O Bg7 14. Kb1 Qe7 15. Nd2 O-O-O
16. Na4 Kb8 17. Rc1 Ka7 18. Qc3 Rc8 19. Nb3 Qd8 20. Nbc5 Bf8 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22.
Nc5 Qc7 $14 {/= 1/2 (40) Jakovenko,D (2714)-Fedoseev,V (2665) Novosibirsk 2016}
) 11... Ng7 12. h3 ({A number of games ended in a draw after} 12. Bg3 Nh5 {
etc. but Loek van Wely rightly plays for a win.}) 12... Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bd6 14.
O-O {[%cal Yf2f4]} h5 $6 {Instead of this pawn advance, Black should have
rather prepared long castling:} (14... c6 $5 15. Rc1 $5 (15. f4 gxf4 16. exf4
Qb6 17. Bc2 O-O-O $13) 15... h5 $5 {is already possible} 16. f4 gxf4 17. exf4
Qb6 $13) 15. f4 $1 g4 (15... c6 {was still relatively better}) 16. f5 Bc8 17.
f6 $6 (17. Qa4+ $1 Kf8 (17... c6 18. Nxc6 $1) (17... Bd7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19.
Qxd7+ Kxd7 20. Nxd5 $18) 18. Qa5 $1 $18 {[%csl Rd5]}) 17... Ne6 18. Bf5 $6 {
Now it was time to take the pawn.} (18. hxg4 hxg4 19. Qxg4 $16) 18... c6 19.
hxg4 Qc7 $6 (19... Bxe5 20. dxe5 Qb6 $1 $132) 20. gxh5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22.
Qe2 $6 (22. e4 $1 d4 23. Na4 Qc7 24. Qf3 $36) 22... Nc5 $1 23. Bxc8 $6 {
After this passive move Black seizes the initiative. White's pawn will be
rather weak in a simplified position.} (23. e4 $1 d4 24. Bxc8 $13 {[%cal Yf1f5]
lead to big complications.}) 23... Rxc8 24. g4 $6 (24. e4 $142 Rxh5 25. exd5
Qxe2 26. Nxe2 Rxd5 $15) 24... Rg8 25. Kh1 (25. Qg2 Qg5 26. Rf4 $140 Nd3) 25...
Ne4 26. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 27. Qf3 Qxg4 28. Qxg4 Rxg4 $17 {[%csl Re3,Rf6,Rh5][%mdl
4096]} 29. Rf4 Rg5 30. Rh4 Kd7 31. Rg1 Rcg8 $6 {This move just wastes time.} (
31... Rxg1+ $142 32. Kxg1 Ke6) 32. Rxg5 Rxg5 33. h6 Rg8 34. e4 (34. h7 $5 Rh8
35. Kg2 Ke6 36. Rb4 $1 b5 37. Rh4 Kf5 38. Rh1 {[%cal Yh1c1]}) 34... Ke6 35.
exd5+ Kxd5 36. a4 $6 (36. h7 Rh8 37. Kg2 Ke5 38. Rh3 Kxf6 39. Rb3 $1 $11) 36...
Ke6 37. a5 Kxf6 38. h7 Rh8 39. Rb4 Rxh7+ 40. Kg2 Rh5 41. Rxb7 Rxa5 42. Rb6 Rc5
43. Rxa6 Ke5 44. b4 Rc3 45. Rb6 f5 46. Rb8 (46. Rb7 $142 Kf4 47. b5 c5 48. Rc7)
46... Kf4 47. b5 Rc2+ 48. Kg1 Rb2 49. b6 Kg3 $1 50. Kf1 (50. Rg8+ Kf3 51. Rb8
f4 52. b7 Rg2+ $1 53. Kf1 Rg7 54. Ke1 Rd7 $19) 50... Kf3 51. Ke1 c5 $1 {
White can't trade the queenside pawns as his king has been pushed to the
"wrong" side of Black's f-pawn.} 52. Kd1 (52. Rc8 Rb1+ 53. Kd2 Rxb6 54. Rxc5 f4
$19) 52... c4 53. Kc1 c3 54. Rb7 f4 55. Rb8 $2 (55. Kd1 $1 Kf2 56. Rf7 f3 57.
b7 {may be still enough for a draw. It is important for White's rook to stay
on the 7th rank.}) 55... Kg3 $2 {Black returns the favour.} (55... Kf2 {
Surprisingly, this is a reciprocal zugzwang!} 56. Rf8 (56. b7 f3 $22 57. Kd1
Rd2+ $1 58. Kc1 Rd7 59. Kc2 Rg7 $19 {[%cal Yf2g2]}) (56. Rb7 f3 57. Kd1 Kf1 $19
) 56... f3 57. Rf6 Kg2 58. Rg6+ Kf1 59. Rf6 f2 60. Re6 Kg2 61. Rg6+ Kf3 62.
Rf6+ Ke2 $1 63. Re6+ Kf1 $22 64. Rf6 Ke1 65. Re6+ Re2 $19) 56. Rg8+ $2 (56. b7
$2 Kf3 57. Kd1 Rd2+ 58. Kc1 Rd7 59. Kc2 Rc7 60. Kd1 c2+ 61. Kc1 Re7 62. Kxc2
Ke2 63. Rf8 Rc7+ $19) (56. Rb7 $1 {was right.} Kf2 (56... Kf3 57. Kd1 $1) (
56... f3 57. Rg7+ {[%cal Yb6b7]}) 57. Rb8) 56... Kf2 $2 (56... Kf3 57. Rb8 (57.
Rg6 Kf2 $19) 57... Kf2) 57. Rb8 Kf3 (57... f3 58. b7 $22) (57... Ke3 58. Rb7 $1
) 58. b7 $22 Kf2 59. Rf8 Rxb7 60. Rxf4+ Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.25"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2802"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "169"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1
{This line was examined in CBM 144, annotations to Aronian - Radjabov. GM
Levon Aronian now tries it as Black.} (8. cxd5 {and}) (8. dxc5 {are more
popular.}) 8... Qa5 (8... cxd4 {is another option - see the above-mentioned
game.}) 9. Nd2 (9. a3 Ne4 10. Bd3 cxd4 11. exd4 Ndf6 12. O-O Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bd7
14. Rb1 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Bc6 16. Ne5 Be4 $11 {1-0 Shulman,Y (2568)-Saidy,A (2374)/
Las Vegas 2001/EXT 2002 (35)}) 9... cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 (10... Nh5 $6 11. Be3
Ndf6 12. Be2 g6 13. O-O Ng7 14. Bf4 dxc4 15. Nxc4 Qf5 16. Qc1 Nd5 17. Be5 Qg5
18. f4 Qh6 19. Rd3 $16 {1/2 Kovalenko,I (2584)-Zvjaginsev,V (2680)/
Magnitogorsk RUS 2011/The Week in Chess 889 (77)}) 11. Nxc4 Qd8 12. Bd3 Nb6 13.
O-O Bd7 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15. d5 Rfd8 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (15... Kh8 16. Qe2 Rae8 $1 (
16... Rfe8 17. Be5 $1 exd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qe4 f5 (19... Qh6 20. Qxd5 Bc6 21.
Qxf7) 20. Qxd5 Rad8 21. Qf7 Qg6 (21... Bf6 $142 $14) 22. Qxg6 hxg6 23. Bc4 Ba4
24. b3 Bc6 25. Bf7 Rf8 26. Bxg6 $16 {1-0 Sargissian,G (2658)-Dambacher,M (2496)
/Rogaska Slatina SLO 2011/The Week in Chess 822 (38)}) 17. d6 {1/2 Svidler,P 
(2755)-Giri,A (2714)/Porto Carras 2011} (17. Be5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qe4 Qh6
20. Qxd5 Bc6 $132 {- the f7-pawn is not hanging!})) 16. Qe2 (16. d6 Bf8 {
is double-edged as the d6-pawn can become weak. A possible line is:} 17. Be5
Bc6 18. Rfe1 Qc5 $1 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Bxh7+ Kg7 21. Be4 Bxd6 $11) (16. Be5 $5 {
[%cal Yd5d6]} Kh8 $5) 16... Rac8 17. Bb1 Bb4 $1 18. Be3 (18. Be5 $6 Bxc3 $1 19.
bxc3 exd5 (19... Bb5 20. Qc2 Bxf1 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Bg6 $1 fxg6
24. dxe6 $1 Qxe6 25. Qh6+ Ke8 26. Qh8+ Ke7 27. Qg7+ Ke8 28. Qh8+ Kf7 29. Qh7+
Kf8 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. Qxg6+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ $11) 20. Qc2 g6 $15) 18... Qc7 19. Bd4
Bxc3 20. Bxc3 (20. d6 $5 Qc4 21. Qxc4 Rxc4 22. Bxc3 Nd5 $11) 20... Nxd5 21.
Rxd5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} (21. Qh5 $6 g6 22. Rxd5 Qxc3 $1 23. bxc3 gxh5 $15 {
K.Sakaev}) 21... exd5 22. Qd3 f5 23. Qxd5+ Kh8 24. Qf7 Rg8 25. Rd1 Be8 26. Qxc7
Rxc7 27. Bxf5 {White's compensation for the exchange should only be enough for
equality.} Bg6 28. Bg4 Re8 29. h4 Kg8 30. Bd7 Re7 31. Ba4 h6 32. f3 Kh7 33. Kf2
a6 34. Rd6 $11 b5 35. Bb3 Bf7 36. Bc2+ {White rightly evades the bishop
exchange keeping his bishop pair and tension in the position.} (36. Bxf7 Rxf7
37. Rxa6 b4 38. Bxb4 Rc2+ 39. Kg3 Rxb2 40. a3 Rc7 {[%cal Rc7c2]}) 36... Kg8 37.
Bf5 (37. a3 Re6) 37... Ra7 $6 {A passive move, after which White seizes the
initiative.} (37... Bxa2 38. Rxa6 (38. Rd8+ $6 Kf7 39. Bb4 (39. h5 Rxc3 $1 40.
bxc3 Ra7) 39... g6 $1 40. Be4 Red7) 38... Bf7 $11) 38. a3 Re8 39. g4 Bc4 (39...
a5 $1 {K.Sakaev}) 40. g5 (40. Bd4 $1 Rae7 (40... Raa8 41. Rd7 Bf7 42. Bg6 $1
Rf8 43. Kg3 $16 {K.Sakaev}) 41. Rxa6 Rd8 $1 42. Be3 $16) 40... hxg5 41. hxg5
Rf8 42. Bg4 a5 $1 {Black finally gets rid of this weakness.} 43. Kg3 Re8 44.
Bd7 Rea8 45. Be5 Kf8 46. Bg4 (46. f4 $36 {K.Sakaev} Rd8 $2 47. Bxb5 $1) 46...
Re7 47. Bd4 Ke8 $2 (47... a4 48. f4 $36) 48. Rg6 Bd3 49. Rb6 $2 {Strange
indecision.} (49. Rxg7 $1 Rxg7 50. Bxg7 Kf7 51. Bc3 Kg6 52. f4 {[%cal Ye3d4,
Yd4c5,Yg3f2,Yf2e3] , and White keeps good winning chances despite Black's
kingside blockade.}) 49... Rd8 50. Bc3 Rd5 51. Bh5+ (51. Be6 $5 Rxg5+ 52. Kf4
Rxe6 53. Rxe6+ Kd7 54. Re3 {, and White wins the a5-pawn (although hardly the
game, due to the opposite-coloured bishops).}) 51... Kd8 52. Kh4 (52. Bxa5
Rxg5+ 53. Kh4 Rxh5+ 54. Kxh5 Kc8 {with a similar outcome.}) (52. f4 $5 {
K.Sakaev}) 52... b4 (52... a4 $5 53. Rb8+ Kc7 54. Rg8 Rdd7 55. Bg4 Bc4 56. Bxd7
(56. Ra8 Kb7) 56... Kxd7 (56... Bxg8 57. Bxb5 Bb3 58. Bd3) 57. Rxg7 Rxg7 58.
Bxg7 Bd3 59. Kh5 Be2 60. Kg4 Bd3 {, and White can't win.}) {However, Black
confidently holds the position after the text move, too.} 53. axb4 axb4 54.
Rxb4 Kc7 55. f4 g6 56. Bf3 Rb5 57. Ra4 Re6 58. Kg3 Bf5 59. Ra7+ Kd8 60. Ra4 Ke8
61. Rd4 Rb8 62. Kf2 Reb6 63. Rd2 Rc8 64. Bd5 Rd6 65. Re2+ Kd7 66. Bb3 Ra6 67.
Rd2+ Ke8 68. Ke3 Rb6 69. Ba4+ Kf7 70. Bd7 Bxd7 71. Rxd7+ Ke8 72. Rh7 Rc4 73.
Rh6 Re6+ 74. Be5 Rb4 75. Kd3 Kd7 76. Rh7+ Kc6 77. Kc3 Re4 78. Rc7+ Kd5 79. Kd3
R6xe5 80. fxe5 Rxe5 81. Ra7 Ke6 82. Ra6+ Kf5 83. b4 Kxg5 84. Ra5 Kf4 85. Rxe5
1/2-1/2

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2844"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 {
Black can't take with the knight - that's the idea of White's move order.
However, c1 is not the appropriate place for White's rook in the resulting
so-called Karlsbad structure.} 8. e3 c6 9. h3 ({After} 9. Bd3 {Black can play}
Nh5 {getting rid of White's dark-squared bishop.} 10. Qc2 Nxf4 11. Bxh7+ $6 {
doesn't work:} Kh8 12. exf4 Bd6 (12... g6 13. Bxg6 fxg6 14. Qxg6 Rf6 {is
possible, too, albeit it looks more risky}) 13. Ne5 Qh4 14. Bf5 Nxe5 15. fxe5
Qxd4 16. exd6 Qe5+ 17. Be4 f5 $17 {0-1 (37) Jorgensen,B (2248)-Antonsen,M 
(2456) Horsens 2013}) 9... Ne4 (9... Re8 10. Bd3 Nf8 11. O-O {leads to a
position arising from various move orders. It was examined by GM Igor Stohl in
his annotations to the blitz game Kasparov-Karpov (CBM 147). Here are some
more recent examples:} Ng6 (11... Bd6 $5 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Qc2 Qe7 14. Rb1 a5
15. a3 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 f5 18. Nc4 Be6 19. Ne5 Ng6 $11 {0-1 (52)
Colpe,M (2343)-Grabarczyk,M (2476) Lueneburg 2014}) 12. Bh2 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6
14. Qc2 Qe7 (14... Bd7 15. b4 $1 b6 16. b5 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Rfd1 Rac8 19.
Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Bc4 Be6 21. e4 Qf4 22. Bxd5 Bxh3 23. Ne1 Be6 24. Bc6 Re7 25. Nd3
Qf6 26. Nxc5 $16 {1/2 (40) Molner,M (2528)-Aravindh,C (2395) Reykjavik 2014}) (
14... Re7 15. Rb1 Bd7 16. b4 b6 17. b5 cxb5 18. Bxb5 Bc8 19. Bd3 Bb7 20. Rfc1
Ne4 21. Qa4 f5 22. Nb5 Qd8 23. g3 a6 24. Nc3 b5 25. Qb3 Rc8 26. Ne2 Rc4 $5 27.
h4 Rec7 $13 {1/2 (54) Giri,A (2701)-Nakamura,H (2770) Dortmund 2011}) 15. Rfe1
(15. a3 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 f5 18. Ne2 Be6 19. Qc5 Qh4 20. Qd6 Rad8 21.
Qg3 Qh6 22. Nc4 Rf8 23. Ne5 f4 24. exf4 Nxf4 25. Nxf4 Rxf4 $132 {1/2 (37)
Bischoff,K (2547)-Baramidze,D (2591) Germany 2011}) (15. Rb1 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4
17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f4 h5 19. b4 Rad8 20. b5 Nh4 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Kh2 Be6 $1 $132
{[%cal Yh4f5,Yc6c5]} (22... Qe6 23. Nb3 Rb8 24. Qf2 Qf6 25. Nc5 $16 {0-1 (47)
Dragun,K (2546)-Narayanan,S (2420) Pune IND 2014})) 15... Ne4 16. b4 a6 17. a4
Nh4 18. Nxh4 Qxh4 19. Bf1 Bf5 20. Nxe4 Bxe4 21. Qd2 Re6 22. f3 Bf5 23. Qf2 {
1/2 (23) Banikas,H (2609)-Rychagov,A (2544) Paleochora 2013}) {You see that
Black obtains quite decent play after 9...Re8; however, the text move is even
simpler.} 10. Bd3 (10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Nd2 Nf6 {[%cal Yc8e6]} 12. Bc4 Bf5 {
also looks comfortable for Black}) 10... Ndf6 (10... f5 $6 {weakens the dark
squares too much:} 11. O-O Ndf6 12. Ne5 Nd6 13. b4 Nfe4 14. a4 Nxc3 15. Rxc3 a5
16. b5 cxb5 17. axb5 Be6 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. Rxc8 Nxc8 20. Rc1 Bd6 21. Nf3 $14 {
1-0 (30) Krajic,K (2072)-Stastny,P (2072) Czechia 2011}) 11. O-O Bf5 {[%mdl 4]
An important development: Black has solved the problem of his light-squared
bishop, which is his common headache in the Karlsbad structure.} 12. Ne2 {
[%mdl 32] An attempt to apply the concept of "excessive piece", formulated by
Mark Dvoretzky (too many black pieces control the e4-square and get in each
other's way when White removes his pieces).} Nd7 {Fabiano Caruana has also
read Dvoretzky's books so he removes his "excessive" knight :-). Besides, his
knight now controls the e5-square.} 13. Qb3 Qb6 14. Qc2 {A small trick:
Black's queen is a bit misplaced on b6. However, it doesn't change the
evaluation: the position remains equal.} Bg6 15. Bh2 Rfe8 (15... Ng5 $5 {
(M.Notkin) allows} 16. Nxg5 Bxg5 17. b4 $5) 16. Nf4 Bd6 17. Nxg6 Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2
hxg6 19. g3 Qd8 20. Kg2 ({IM Maxim Notkin recommends} 20. h4 {, preventing ...
g6-g5. Then White could try Kh2-g2, Rf1-h1 and h4-h5, although Black could
reply ...g6-g5 at the end. The position remained equal.}) 20... g5 $1 21. Rh1
Qe7 22. b4 {This allows Black to sharpen the game.} (22. h4 g4 23. Ng5 {
is harmless due to} Ndf6 {(S.Zagrebelny)}) (22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Nd2 Rad8 $11)
22... a5 $5 {Still, this plan is a bit risky since White's position in the
centre is quite strong.} (22... a6 {is more solid}) 23. b5 c5 24. h4 $5 {
An unusual example: a flank action in reply to an attack in the centre! Quite
a possible strategy when your centre is solid!} (24. dxc5 Ndxc5 $132) 24... g4
25. Ng5 Rac8 (25... cxd4 26. exd4 Ndf6 27. Qc7 $14 {S.Zagrebelny}) 26. Bxe4
dxe4 27. Qb3 (27. Rhd1 {, recommended by various commentators, is more
appropriate. After, say,} Qf6 (27... g6 28. dxc5 Nxc5 29. Rd4 {threatening 30.
Nxe4 Nxe4 31.Rxe4! Rxc2 32.Rxe7}) 28. a4 g6 29. Qb3 {White keeps some
initiative.}) 27... g6 {Black has noticed an idea of trapping White's
g5-knight by means of ...f7-f6. However,} (27... a4 {is premature due to} 28.
Qd5 c4 $2 29. Qxb7 f6 $2 30. Qd5+) (27... cxd4 28. exd4 Nb6 $11 {S.Zagrebelny}
29. Rc5 a4 $1) 28. Rc4 (28. Rhd1 a4 $1 29. Qxa4 $140 ({or} 29. Qd5 c4 $1 {
[%cal Rd7b6]} 30. Qxb7 f6 31. Qd5+ Kg7) 29... f6 {winning the g5-knight}) (28.
a4 $5 Kg7 {[%cal Rf7f6]} 29. Qc3 f6 30. d5 Nf8 31. Rhd1 Rcd8 32. b6 $1 Qe5 $1
33. Ne6+ Nxe6 34. Qxe5 fxe5 35. dxe6 $11 {_|_}) 28... b6 (28... a4 $5 {(S.
Zagrebelny)} 29. Rxa4 Nb6 30. Ra7 c4 31. Qc2 f6 32. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 33. Qxe4 Rxe4
34. Rxb7 Re6 $15) 29. Rhc1 Rcd8 30. dxc5 Nxc5 31. Rxc5 {White must sacrifice
the exchange to save his knight. His active position and passed pawn give him
decent compensation, though.} bxc5 32. Rxc5 Rc8 33. Re5 Qf6 34. Rd5 (34. Rxe8+
$142 Rxe8 35. Qd1 Qf5 36. a4 $44 {[%csl Gb5]}) 34... Red8 35. a4 $4 {[%mdl
8192] A terrible blunder.} ({However, after} 35. Rxd8+ Rxd8 36. Qc2 a4 $5 {
it is Black who can play for a win.}) 35... Rxd5 36. Qxd5 Rc2 37. Kh1 (37. Nxe4
Qf3+ $19 {was what White had overlooked}) 37... Rxf2 0-1

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h4 Rd8 12. Nd2 a6 $6 {[%cal Yb7b5] An
interesting idea but still it appears too slow.} (12... dxc4 {- see CBM 117,
annotations to Topalov-Kramnik.}) 13. Be2 $2 {Too passive. Two other moves
seen in practice are more logical:} (13. Nb3 $5 Qb6 14. c5 Qa7 15. Bc7 {
and Black didn't manage to consolidate his position in the following game:} Rf8
(15... Rd7 $5 16. Bb6 Qb8 {[%cal Ye7d8,Ye6e5]}) 16. Na4 Ne8 17. Bh2 Bd8 18. Bd3
h6 19. g4 e5 20. g5 h5 21. g6 (21. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 22. Bf5 {[%csl Rd5]} Be6 23.
Bxe6 fxe6 24. Qg6 $18) 21... f5 22. Be2 Nf6 23. Rhg1 $6 Be6 24. Rg5 $2 Ng4 {
0-1 Arnold,J (2320)-Ganaus,H (2340)/Austria 2000/EXT 2001 (53)}) (13. g4 $5
dxc4 (13... b5 14. g5 $1 Nh5 $140 15. cxd5) (13... Nxg4 $5 $13) 14. Nxc4 Rxd1+
15. Qxd1 Qd8 16. Qxd8+ Bxd8 17. Bg2 e5 (17... Nxg4 18. Rd1 $1 Bxh4 19. Bxc6
bxc6 20. Nb6) 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Nxg4 20. Bg3 $16 {1-0 Nielsen,P (2625)
-Glud,J (2486)/Silkeborg 2008/CBM 123 Extra (40)}) 13... b5 $1 {[%mdl 128]
Black now seizes the initiative.} 14. cxd5 (14. cxb5 axb5 15. Bxb5 (15. Nxb5 e5
) 15... Bd7 $40) 14... exd5 15. g4 Be6 16. Nb3 Qb6 17. g5 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19.
Rxd8+ Nxd8 20. Kb1 Rc8 21. Qd1 Nc6 22. h5 a5 {Black's attack comes first.} 23.
g6 $6 (23. h6 $142 a4 24. Nd4 Rd8 (24... Nxd4 25. Qxd4) 25. hxg7 Nxd4 (25... b4
26. axb4 Qxb4 27. Nxc6 Rxd1+ 28. Bxd1 {may be difficult to win}) 26. exd4 Rxd4
27. Qc1 {keeping chances for counterplay.}) 23... a4 24. Nd2 (24. Nd4 Nxd4 25.
Qxd4 (25. exd4 Bb3) 25... Qc6 26. Qd2 Rd8 27. Qc2 Qd5 $19) 24... b4 {White's
king is helpless.} 25. gxf7+ Bxf7 26. Nc4 Qb7 27. Qxa4 (27. Nd6 Bxd6 28. Qxd6 (
28. Bxd6 Rd8 $19) 28... bxa3 29. Qxa3 Nb4 $19) 27... bxa3 28. Nxa3 Bxa3 29.
Qxa3 Nb4 30. b3 Nd3 31. Bxd3 exd3 32. Rc1 d2 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.10"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3
Nc6 9. a3 a6 (9... d4 {- see Grischuk-Gelfand in CBM 143.}) 10. cxd5 (10. b4 {
is another option.}) 10... exd5 11. Be2 {An absolutely harmless move. Other
possibilities:} (11. Bg5) (11. b4) (11. Bd3 {is probably the most appropriate}
d4 $140 12. Ne2) 11... d4 {A typical equalising break.} (11... Ba7 $5 12. O-O
d4 13. exd4 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Bf3 Re8 16. h3 h6 17. Be3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Qd3
19. Na4 Bf5 20. Rfd1 Qe4 21. Qxe4 Bxe4 22. Nc5 Bc6 23. Bd4 {1/2 Kallai,G (2495)
-Kovacs,G (2447)/Hungary 2007/EXT 2008}) 12. Na4 (12. exd4 Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 (
13... Qxd4 $144 14. Qxd4 Bxd4 15. O-O Bg4 16. Bxg4 Nxg4 17. h3 Nf6 18. Rfd1
Rfd8 $11 {1/2 Julia,E (2387)-Strayer,G (2317)/Dos Hermanas 2004/CBM 099 ext 
(73)}) 14. O-O Be6 15. Bf3 (15. Qd2 Qb6 16. Na4 Qa7 17. Rcd1 Rad8 18. Be3 Bxe3
19. Qxd8 Bb3 $1 20. Qd3 Bxd1 21. Bxd1 Bd4 $15 {0-1 Botvinnik,M (2274)
-Mikhalevski,A (2479)/Tel Aviv 2000/CBM 077 (60)}) 15... Qd7 {1/2 Bodiroga,P 
(2439)-Petronijevic,Z (2387)/Yugoslavia 2000/EXT 2005}) (12. Nb5 axb5 13. Rxc5
b4 (13... dxe3 14. Bxe3 b4 15. O-O bxa3 16. bxa3 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Rxa3 18. Nd4 Ne4
19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Rxc6 Nc3 21. Re1 {1/2 Banikas,H (2526)-San Segundo Carrillo,
P (2528)/Leon 2001/CBM 086}) 14. Nxd4 bxa3 15. bxa3 Ne4 16. Rc1 Qa5+ 17. Kf1
Nxd4 18. exd4 Qxa3 19. Qd3 Qe7 20. f3 Nf6 $11 {1-0 Barsov,A (2509)-Gerzhoy,L 
(2485)/Khanty Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139 (78)}) 12... Ba7 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4
Qxd4 15. Qxd4 Bxd4 $11 16. O-O Bd7 17. b3 Bb5 $6 {Underestimating the danger.}
(17... Bc6 $1 $11 18. Rfd1 Rad8 19. Bc7 Rd7 20. Bb6 Bxa4 21. Rxd4 Bxb3 22. Rxd7
Nxd7 {In this typical position White has a full compensation for the pawn but
it should be only enough for a draw.}) 18. Rfd1 Bxe2 19. Rxd4 Bb5 (19... Rfe8
$5) 20. Nc3 Bc6 {If Black allows Nc3xb5, White will keep up the pressure as
his bishop will be stronger than Black's knight but now White destroys Black's
pawn structure, and then his knight will be stronger than Black's bishop
despite the fact that the position is quite open!} 21. Bg5 $1 {[%mdl 32]} Rfe8
(21... Nh5 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 $16 {[%csl Rh5]}) 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. f3 {
[%csl Rf6,Rf7] Black fails to organise his defence and is gradually outplayed.}
Re5 24. Kf2 Rae8 25. b4 Kg7 26. Rc2 a5 27. Rcd2 Rc8 28. Rd8 Rxd8 29. Rxd8 {
[%mdl 4096]} axb4 30. axb4 f5 31. Ne2 Rb5 32. Rd4 Kf6 33. Nc3 Re5 34. Rh4 Kg7
35. Kg3 Re1 36. Rd4 Rc1 37. Nd1 Kf6 38. Kf4 {[%cal Rd1e3]} Ke7 39. Kxf5 (39.
Ne3 $143 Bd7 {aiming for a rook ending}) 39... Bd7+ 40. Kf4 Be6 41. g4 h6 42.
h4 Rb1 43. Nc3 Rb2 44. h5 Rc2 45. Ne4 Rc6 46. b5 Rc2 47. Rd6 Rb2 48. Rb6 Bd5
49. Ke5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Overlooking Black's reply and letting the victory slip.
} (49. Nc3 Rb4+ (49... Bc6 50. bxc6 Rxb6 51. Nd5+) 50. Kg3 $18) 49... Bc6 $1
50. g5 {The last attempt} Rxb5+ 51. Rxb5 Bxb5 52. g6 $6 (52. gxh6 $142 {
but after} Kf8 53. Nf6 Be2 54. f4 b5 {White has no way to win.}) (52. Nd6 $145
$5 Be2 $1 (52... Bc6 53. Nf5+ Kf8 54. f4 hxg5 (54... Bf3 55. g6 $18) 55. fxg5
Bf3 56. h6 Kg8 57. Kf6 Bh5 58. Nd6 b6 59. Nxf7 $18) 53. g6 $1 f6+ 54. Kd4 Bd1
$1 (54... Kf8 55. Ke3 Ba6 56. Nf5 b5 57. Nxh6 Bc8 58. Nf7 Kg7 59. Nd6 Bd7 60.
f4 $18) 55. Nf5+ Kf8 56. Ke3 Bc2 57. Nxh6 b5 58. Kd2 Bb1 59. Ng4 Kg7 60. Kc3
Ba2 $11) 52... fxg6 53. hxg6 Bd3 54. Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amsterdam NH Hotels 5th"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "2010.08.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2010.08.12"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 {
This move lost a lot of its popularity after the famous game Bareev - Vaganian
(2000) but now has almost regained it.} 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3
c6 12. O-O Qc7 {More flexible than the immediate} (12... Ba6 {, which is,
however, not bad either as the following examples show:} 13. Bxa6 (13. Re1 Bxd3
14. Qxd3 g6 15. g3 Qc7 16. h4 Ra7 17. Rab1 axb4 18. axb4 Rfa8 19. h5 Ra3 20.
hxg6 hxg6 21. Qc2 Kg7 22. Kg2 Bf6 $11 {1/2 Brodsky,M (2564)-Konopka,M (2489)/
Germany 2005/EXT 2007 (40)}) (13. g3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 b5 15. h4 Re8 16. Kg2 Qc7
17. Rfb1 Bf8 18. Ng5 Nf6 19. Nd1 h6 20. Nf3 axb4 21. axb4 Nd7 22. Ne3 Qb7 $11 {
1/2 Vasiukov,E (2490)-Barua,D (2455)/Coimbatore 1987/EXT 1997 (61)}) (13. Ne5
Nxe5 14. fxe5 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 axb4 16. axb4 bxc5 17. bxc5 f6 18. Qh3 f5 19. Na4
Qa5 20. Qc3 Rfb8 21. Qxa5 Rxa5 22. Nb6 Rb5 23. Rfb1 {1/2 Edouard,R (2597)
-Mirzoev,A (2559)/Pamplona 2009/CBM 131 Extra}) 13... Rxa6 14. Qd3 Qa8 15. b5
Ra7 16. cxb6 Nxb6 17. Ne5 cxb5 18. Nxb5 Rb7 19. Rfc1 Nc4 20. a4 Nd6 21. Nc6 Nc4
22. f5 Bf6 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Rxc4 dxc4 25. Qxc4 Rb6 $13 {1/2 Akobian,V (2533)
-Ambartsoumian,A (2424)/Los Angeles 2003/CBM 097 (37)}) 13. g3 (13. Qc2 g6 14.
g3 Bb7 (14... Ba6 $142) 15. h4 axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Ra8 18. Rxa8+ Bxa8
19. h5 Kg7 20. Qa2 Qb8 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. fxe5 bxc5 23. bxc5 Bb7 24. Ne2 Bc8 25.
Qa3 Bd7 26. Kg2 Be8 27. Nf4 $14 {1-0 Melkumyan,H (2519)-Delgado Ramirez,N 
(2550)/ICC INT 2009/CBM 129 Extra (58)}) (13. Qd2 Ba6 14. Ne1 Bf6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6
16. Nc2 Rfa8 17. Rab1 axb4 18. axb4 R6a7 19. g3 g6 20. Qd3 Rb7 $11 {1-0 Gupta,
A (2578)-Sengupta,D (2488)/Mumbai 2009/CBM 133 Extra (36)}) 13... Ba6 $1 {
The typical bishop exchange. Black can't equalise without it:} (13... axb4 14.
axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 Bb7 16. Qb2 Ra8 17. Ra1 Rxa1+ 18. Qxa1 g6 19. Ne5 Bf8 20.
Bf1 bxc5 21. bxc5 f6 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Na4 Qe7 24. Nb6 Kf7 25. Qa7 h6 26. Be2
Bg7 27. Ba6 $16 {1-0 Deforel,J (2375)-Lopez Ruiz,R (2435)/ICCF Email 2005/ICCF
CBM 126 (41)}) (13... Bb7 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. Qc2 g6 16. h4 Ba6 $1 17. Bxa6 Rxa6
18. Rab1 axb4 19. axb4 b5 20. Kg2 Kg7 21. h5 Bf6 22. Rh1 Raa8 23. Qd2 $14 {
1/2 Shchekachev,A (2561)-Feller,S (2424)/Bethune 2006/CBM 116 ext (63)}) 14.
Re1 (14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2 Rfa8 (15... Ra7 16. Rab1 axb4 17. axb4 Bf6 18. Rb3 {
1/2 Rychagov,A (2538)-Bakre,T (2509)/Kavala GRE 2010/The Week in Chess 822})
16. b5 cxb5 17. Nxd5 (17. c6 Qxc6 18. Nxb5 Rc8 19. Nd6 Rca8 20. Nb5 Rc8 21. Nd6
{1/2 Miton,K (2620)-Doettling,F (2544)/Evry 2008/CBM 124 Extra}) 17... exd5 18.
Qxe7 Rc8 19. c6 Nf6 20. Qxc7 Rxc7 21. Rfb1 Rxc6 22. Rxb5 a4 23. Ne5 Rc3 24.
Rab1 h6 25. Rxb6 Rxb6 26. Rxb6 Rxa3 27. f5 Ne8 28. Rb8 Kf8 29. Rb7 Nd6 30. Rd7
Nb5 31. Rxd5 Rb3 32. Nc6 f6 33. Rd8+ Kf7 34. Rd7+ Kf8 35. Rd8+ Kf7 36. Rd7+ Kf8
37. Rd8+ {1/2 Rychagov,A (2528)-Azarov,S (2586)/Serpukhov 2007/EXT 2008}) (14.
Qc2 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Ra7 $1 (15... Rfb8 16. Rfc1 Qb7 17. Kg2 g6 18. Qc2 b5 {
Letzten Endes entscheidet sich Schwarz fьr diese geschlossene Struktur, die
ihm so gut wie gar keine aktiven Mцglichkeiten ьbriglдЯt.} (18... Ra7 $5 19.
Ne5 Nxe5 20. fxe5 $11 {Dautov}) 19. Rcb1 axb4 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 Ra8 22.
Qb2 Ra6 23. Rxa6 Qxa6 24. Ne5 $1 $14 {1-0 Bareev,E (2702)-Vaganian,R (2623)/
New Delhi/Teheran 2000/CBM 081/[Dautov] (51)}) 16. Qc2 Rfa8 17. Qb2 Qb7 18.
Rfb1 axb4 19. axb4 bxc5 20. Rxa7 Rxa7 21. bxc5 Qxb2 22. Rxb2 Ra3 23. Rc2 Bf6
24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. fxe5 Bd8 26. Ne2 Bc7 27. Rb2 Ra7 28. g4 {1/2 Fier,A (2653)
-Khalifman,A (2612)/Khanty Mansiysk 2009/EXT 2010}) 14... Bf6 (14... Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 Ra7 16. Rac1 axb4 17. axb4 Bf6 18. h4 bxc5 19. bxc5 Rb8 $132 {1/2
Ivanchuk,V (2741)-Bruzon Batista,L (2668)/Havana CUB 2010/The Week in Chess
814 (34)}) 15. Bc2 $6 $146 {[%mdl 8] A dubious novelty as the black bishop now
becomes extremely strong. However, White hopes to outplay his opponent in the
resulting complex position.} (15. Ne5 $142 Bxd3 (15... Bxe5 $5 16. fxe5 Bxd3
17. Qxd3 Ra7 18. Reb1 b5 19. a4 axb4 20. Rxb4 f6 $1 21. exf6 Nxf6 22. Qe2 Re8
23. Re1 (23. f4 $142) 23... bxa4 24. Rxa4 Rxa4 25. Nxa4 Qa5 $132 {1/2
Krasenkow,M (2620)-Riazantsev,A (2634)/France 2009/CBM 129 Extra (32)}) 16.
Qxd3 Rfb8 $6 (16... b5 $1 $11) 17. Nxd7 $1 Qxd7 18. Na4 Bd8 19. f5 b5 20. Nb2
$1 Bf6 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Qe3 Re8 23. Nd3 $14 {1-0 Pogorelov R (2401)-Bruzon L 
(2573)/Mondariz Balneario 2001//Inf 82/372[Pogorelov,R] (71)}) 15... Bc4 (15...
bxc5 $5 16. bxc5 Nxc5 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. dxc5 Rab8 $132 {Black has swapped his
h-pawn for White's central pawn and stands well.}) 16. Qd2 Ra7 17. Ne5 axb4 18.
axb4 bxc5 19. bxc5 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Be7 21. Rab1 Rfa8 22. Rb4 Bd8 23. Ne4 Qe7 24.
Nc3 Ra3 $6 {Too aggressive.} (24... Ba5 $11 25. Rb2 f5 $5) 25. Reb1 g6 $6 {
Perhaps it was better for Black to admit his inaccuracy and bring his rook
back to the 7th rank:} (25... R3a7) 26. Ne4 $1 {[%cal Re4f6]} dxe4 {This pawn
will now be simply lost but} (26... Qf8 27. Nf6+ Bxf6 28. exf6 Bb5 29. Qf4 {
is quite unpleasant, too.}) 27. Rxc4 e3 $1 {Fortunately, Black obtains
counterplay against the white king.} 28. fxe3 Qg5 29. Bd3 (29. Bb3 Qg4 $132 {
[%cal Yd8g5]}) 29... h5 (29... Qh6 $142 $132 {[%cal Yd8g5]}) 30. Rcb4 $6 (30.
Qe2 $142 h4 31. Kg2 $14) 30... h4 31. Kg2 Kg7 $2 {Missing the last, really
study-like chance to escape:} (31... Ba5 $1 32. Rb8+ Rxb8 33. Rxb8+ Kg7 34. Qe2
hxg3 (34... Be1 $5 35. Qxe1 (35. g4 h3+ $1 36. Kf3 Bh4 {[%csl Rf3]}) 35... Rxd3
36. Qf2 Rxe3 37. Rb7 h3+ $1 38. Kg1 Kh6 39. Rxf7 Rd3 $1 $132) 35. hxg3 Be1 $1
36. Qxe1 Ra2+ $1 37. Kf1 $1 Qh6 38. Be2 Ra1 39. Qxa1 Qh1+ 40. Kf2 Qxa1 41. Rb6
Qa4 $11) 32. Rb7 Ra2 33. R1b2 Ba5 $6 (33... Rxb2 34. Rxb2 Ra3 35. Qe2 $16) 34.
Qf2 Rxb2 35. Rxb2 Ra7 36. Qf4 Bd8 37. Be4 $18 {White has consolidated his
position and should win easily.} h3+ $6 {Desperation.} 38. Kxh3 Qh5+ 39. Kg2
Qd1 40. Rf2 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Ne4 {
Not the most common move here but still seen in dozens of games and recently
gaining popularity. It was examined in detail in my annotations to
Topalov-Giri (CBM 151) but a number of games have been played and annotated
since then.} 8. a3 $146 {This new move is hardly dangerous for Black but at
least spoils his preparation.} (8. Nxe4 {- see Eljanov-Andreikin in CBM 167}) (
8. Rc1 {- Giri-Caruana, CBM 166}) (8. Qc2 f5 {- Sjugirov-Jojua, CBM 166} {
It is essential that} 9. Nb5 c6 10. Nc7 $2 {doesn't work due to} e5 $1 11. Ne6
Qa5+) 8... Nxc3 {An obvious exchange, after which 8.a3 is just a loss of a
tempo. However, White's b-pawn moves towards the centre, ready to undermine it
with c3-c4.} ({White's main idea is that after} 8... f5 9. Nb5 c6 10. Nc7 {
is quite possible as} e5 {doesn't work due to} 11. Ne6 Qa5+ 12. b4) ({Black
has a lot of other moves, which may be tested in future:} 8... b6) (8... c6 {
etc.}) 9. bxc3 c6 (9... b6 10. c6 Nb8 (10... Nf6 {is hardly good as White's c6
pawn can't be easily eliminated after, say,} 11. Bd3) 11. Qa4 Bd6 {deserves
attention, with mutual chances, e.g.} 12. Bg3 Bxg3 13. hxg3 Qd6 14. Bd3 h6 15.
g4 Nxc6 16. g5 $44) 10. Qa4 {Preventing 10...b6.} g5 $1 {White's queen has
moved to the queenside so Black starts counterplay on the kingside and in the
centre.} 11. Bg3 f5 12. h3 f4 13. Bh2 e5 $1 14. Be2 e4 15. Nd2 Nxc5 $1 {
[%mdl 512]} 16. dxc5 Bxc5 $44 {Black has sacrificed a piece to support his
pawn avalanche. However, the main drawback of his position is poor development
(Ra8 and Bc8).} 17. O-O $6 {This is risky but awkward moves like} (17. Bg1 {
are hardly promising.}) 17... b5 $2 (17... fxe3 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qb3+ (19.
Qc4+ Qd5) 19... Kg7 20. Be5+ Kg6 {, and White's compensation for the material
advantage is under doubt. It is unclear what Alexander Grischuk had in mind in
that case.}) 18. Qb3 Qe7 (18... fxe3 19. Nxe4 $16) 19. Kh1 $16 {[%csl Rg8]
[%mdl 32] Black's king is weak so he has no sufficient compensation for the
piece.} Be6 (19... fxe3 20. fxe3 Be6 $1 (20... Bxe3 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 (21... Qxf8
22. Nxe4) 22. Rf1+ Kg8 23. c4 $1 Bxd2 24. cxd5 $18 {->}) 21. a4 $16 {- below})
20. a4 (20. exf4 $5 gxf4 21. Qb2 {[%cal Yd2b3]}) 20... d4 (20... fxe3 21. fxe3
Bxe3 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Nf1 {[%cal Rf1e3,Ra4b5]} bxa4 (23... d4 24. Qd1 Bf2 25.
cxd4) 24. Qxa4 Bb6 25. Qxc6 Rc8 26. Qb5 Rxc3 27. Rd1 $16 {[%cal Ye2g4] Due to
the unsafe position of his king, Black can't make use of his central pawns.})
21. Qd1 (21. Qb2 d3 22. Bh5 {[%cal Rd2e4,Ra4b5] was even stronger.}) 21... d3
22. Bg4 Bd5 (22... Bxg4 23. Qxg4 fxe3 24. fxe3 Bxe3 25. Qxe4 Qxe4 26. Nxe4
Rxf1+ 27. Rxf1 bxa4 28. Rd1 a3 29. Rxd3 Rf8 30. Rd1 $18) 23. axb5 cxb5 24. Nb3
fxe3 (24... Bb6 25. Nd4) 25. Nxc5 Qxc5 {^^} 26. fxe3 Qxe3 27. Re1 ({Of course,
finding something like} 27. Bd6 Rf2 28. Bc8 $3 Rxc8 (28... Rxf1+ 29. Qxf1 Rxc8
30. Qf5) 29. Rxf2 Qxf2 30. Qg4 {is impossible over the board but the line
brilliantly demonstrates the strength of White's bishops.}) 27... Qf2 28. Bg1
Qf7 (28... Qf6 29. Bc5 $1) 29. Qd2 Qg6 (29... h6 30. Ra6 Kh7 {is hopeless
enough but the text move allows a nice finale.}) 30. Ra6 $1 Rf6 (30... Qxa6 31.
Qxg5+ Qg6 32. Qxd5+ Kg7 33. Bd4+ Kh6 34. Rxe4 $18) 31. Rea1 {It is a pity that
White misses} (31. Rxf6 Qxf6 32. Rf1 $1 ({or} 32. Rxe4 $1 Bxe4 33. Qa2+ Kf8 34.
Bc5+ Kg7 35. Bd4 $18) 32... Qxf1 {(to queen retreats White plays 33.Rf5)} 33.
Qxg5+ Kf8 34. Qxd5 Re8 35. Bh5 {with a decisive attack. The text move doesn't
spoil anything, though.}) 31... Re8 (31... h6 32. Rxa7 Rxa7 33. Rxa7 $18) 32.
Rxf6 Qxf6 33. Rxa7 h6 34. Be3 Qe5 35. Qe1 Bc4 36. Bd4 Qf4 37. Be3 Qe5 38. Bd4
Qf4 39. Rg7+ Kf8 40. Qa1 b4 (40... b4 41. cxb4 $18 {[%cal Rd4c5]}) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 19th"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.03.26"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Black "Nabaty, Tamir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 {This line has recently gained some
popularity.} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be6 7. e3 h6 (7... Nbd7 {is played more often,
and only after} 8. Bd3 h6 {- see, e.g. Van Wely - Andreikin in CBM 177.}) 8.
Bxf6 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Black must now recapture with his queen, which is not
very comfortable.} (8. Bh4 Nbd7 {etc. leads to positions usually arising after
7...Nbd7.}) 8... Qxf6 9. Qb3 Ra7 10. Bd3 ({Fortunately for Black,} 10. Nxd5 {
is not so dangerous due to} Qd8 11. Bc4 b5 12. Nxc7+ Rxc7 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14.
Qxe6+ Qe7 {but even here Black is on the defensive after, say,} 15. Qg6+ Qf7
16. Qe4+ Be7 17. Ne5 {. Maxim Matlakov prefers to continue development
assuming that the poor position of Black's rook on a7 will play its role.})
10... Nd7 11. O-O (11. Nxd5 Qd8 {[%cal Rc7c6]}) 11... Bd6 12. Rae1 (12. Nxd5 {
is possible now, with the idea} Qd8 13. Qc3 $5 Bxd5 14. e4 {Still, Black
survives after} Bc6 15. d5 Bb5 16. Bxb5 axb5 17. Qxg7 Qf6 18. Qxf6 Nxf6 19. e5
Bxe5 20. Nxe5 Nxd5) 12... O-O 13. Bb1 $1 {[%mdl 160] White prepares Qb3-c2 and
e3-e4. A logical plan when one of Black's pieces (Ra7) is stuck on the other
flank.} Qd8 14. Qc2 g6 (14... f5 {weakens the light squares and allows} 15. Ne2
$36 {[%cal Ye2f4,Yh2h4]}) 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Bd5 17. Qc3 a5 (17... Re8 18. h4
$5) 18. Qe3 Kg7 19. Ne5 $1 Ra6 (19... b6 $5 20. Rd1 $5 {[%cal Ye4c3]} (20. f4
f5 $1 21. Nc3 Nxe5 22. fxe5 Be7 $13)) 20. f4 $40 {>>} Bb4 (20... f5 21. Nc3
Nxe5 {doesn't work now due to} 22. dxe5) 21. Nc3 Re8 (21... Bxc3 $5 22. bxc3
Nxe5 {(getting rid of White's dangerous knights)} 23. dxe5 $14) 22. Qg3 Nf8 $2
{Wrong! Black renounces simplifications, and White obtains a decisive attack.
However, Black's position remained difficult in any case, e.g.} (22... Bxc3 23.
bxc3 Nxe5 24. dxe5 Qe7 25. f5 Qg5 26. Qf2) ({or} 22... Nxe5 23. dxe5 Bc4 24.
Rf3) 23. f5 g5 24. f6+ $1 Rxf6 25. Rxf6 Bxc3 26. Rxf7+ Bxf7 27. bxc3 $16 {
[%csl Ge5] Black has survived the first assault but White's knight dominates
the board.} Ng6 28. Qd3 Re6 (28... Qd6 $5 29. Rf1 Rxe5 30. dxe5 Qxd3 31. Bxd3
Nxe5 {but after} 32. Bc2 {[%cal Yc2b3] White should win in the long term.}) 29.
Rf1 Be8 30. Ng4 $1 {[%cal Rd4d5]} Qe7 (30... Rd6 31. h4 $5 gxh4 $140 32. Qe3 {
[%csl Rh6]}) 31. d5 Qc5+ $2 {This leads to a prompt defeat but after the
relatively best} (31... Re1 32. Qd4+ Kg8 $1 33. Nxh6+ Kh7 34. Nf5 {White
should convert his extra pawn without major problems.}) 32. Kh1 Re7 33. c4 $1
Kh8 34. Qc3+ Rg7 35. Nxh6 Qb4 36. Qd4 Qb6 37. Qc3 {White misses a simple
tactical trick:} (37. Qe5 $1 $18 {[%cal Re5e8,Re5g5]}) 37... Qb4 38. Qh3 (38.
Qa1 $5 {[%cal Rh6f5]} Kh7 (38... Qxc4 39. Bxg6 Bxg6 40. Rf7 $1 Bxf7 41. Nf5 $18
) 39. Ng4 {[%cal Rg4f6]} Qe7 40. Qc3 $18) 38... Qxc4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Black
blunders a nice mate.} (38... Nf4 {is the only way to continue resistance but
White's position is winning anyway.} 39. d6 $1 {is the most beautiful
continuation, e.g.} Qxc4 (39... Qxd6 40. Nf7+ Kg8 41. Nxd6 Nxh3 42. Nxe8) (
39... cxd6 40. Qc8 Qa4 41. Qf5 Bg6 42. Qf8+ Kh7 43. Nf5 Rf7 44. Qh6+ Kg8 45.
Qxg5 $18) 40. Re1 $1 Nxh3 41. Rxe8+ Rg8 42. Rxg8+ Qxg8 43. Nxg8 $18) 39. Nf7+
Kg8 40. Qh8+ $1 (40. Qh8+ Nxh8 41. Nh6#) 1-0

[Event "Shenzhen Du Te Cup"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2017.03.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2017.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. e3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 a6
15. Rc1 d4 (15... Re8 {is more accurate, and a forced line} 16. Bxa6 (16. g4
Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qd3 d4 19. e4 Bc7 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Kg2 Qf4 $11 {1-0 (44)
Gyimesi,Z (2571)-Van den Doel,E (2574) Tel Aviv 2001}) 16... Rxa6 17. b5 Rxa3
18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Rxc6 {, seen in a number of games, leads to a position close
to drawish, although Black needs to display accuracy.} Qh4) 16. g4 $1 Bg6 17.
e4 {A well-known old line, rather pleasant for White.} Re8 (17... Rc8 $144 18.
Re1 Re8) 18. Re1 (18. Nd2 $5 Rc8 (18... Bc7 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. f4 f6 21. Qf3 $14
{1/2 (42) Kveinys,A (2600)-Ogaard,L (2372) Norway 2008}) 19. Bg3 (19. Qb3 $5 {
L.Ftacnik}) 19... f6 (19... Qd7 20. f4 f6 21. Qf3 Bf7 22. Kg2 Ne7 23. Bc4 Bxc4
24. Nxc4 Bc7 25. Qd3 $14 {0-1 (33) Sakalauskas,V (2423)-Vouldis,A (2528)
Plovdiv 2003}) 20. b5 $6 (20. f4 $5 {A.Beliavsky}) (20. Bc4+ $5 Kh8 21. Bd5 $14
{L.Ftacnik}) 20... axb5 21. Qb3+ Kh8 22. Qxb5 Bc7 $1 23. Qxb7 Bxg3 24. Rxc6 $1
Rb8 25. Qa7 Bf4 26. Nf3 Bxe4 $1 27. Bxe4 Rxe4 28. Rd1 Qe8 $132 {1/2 (33)
Beliavsky,A (2595)-Georgiev,K (2610) Biel 1992 CBM 031 [Ftacnik,L]}) 18... Rc8
19. Bc4 $146 {A new continuation, which is hardly better than the others.} (19.
e5 $5 Ne7 20. Bc4 Nd5 (20... Rxc4 $2 21. Rxc4 Qd5 22. Nd2 Bd3 23. Rc1 Bb5 24.
Qb3 Bc6 25. Qxd5 Nxd5 26. Bg3 $16 {1/2 (57) Dorfman,J (2607)-Vaisser,A (2571)
Aix les Bains 2003 CBM 097 [Dautov]}) 21. Bg5 Qd7 {[%cal Yd5c3]} 22. e6 $1 fxe6
23. Ne5 Qd6 24. Bh4 Rf8 25. Nxg6 hxg6 26. Bg3 Qd7 27. Qe2 Kh7 28. Qe4 Qf7 29.
Bd3 $44 {1-0 (55) Lima,D (2486)-Hobaica,J (2405) Brasilia 2010}) (19. Kg2 {
is even more solid:} Bc7 20. Qd2 Bxf4 21. Qxf4 $14 Na7 $6 22. Rxc8 Nxc8 23. Rd1
Na7 24. Bc4 Rxe4 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Qg5 $1 $16 {1-0 (33) Epishin,V (2620)-Van
der Sterren,P (2535) Ter Apel 1992 CBM 030 [Ftacnik,L]}) 19... Qf6 $6 (19...
Bxe4 $1 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Ng5+ Kg8 22. Rxe4 Qd5 23. Qd3 Rxe4 24. Qxe4 Qxe4 25.
Nxe4 Rf8 {, and Black should not lose.}) 20. Bg5 Qd6 21. e5 $1 {Probably
missed by Black.} Qd7 (21... Qf8 {is too ugly.}) 22. Qb3 {[%cal Re5e6]} h6 (
22... Nd8 23. Bxd8 $1 Qxd8 24. e6 $16) 23. Bh4 (23. Bf4 $142 $1 Re6 $140 (23...
Nd8 $2 24. e6 Nxe6 25. Ne5) 24. Nh4 Bh7 25. Nf5 $16) 23... Re6 $1 {[%mdl 768]
An excellent defence. If White accepts this exchange sacrifice Black obtains
an excellent blockading position.} 24. Rcd1 Bh7 25. Rd2 g5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] An
unnecessary weakening; besides, White's bishop is pushed to a better square.} (
25... Ba7 $142 {[%cal Yb7b5]}) 26. Bg3 {[%cal Yh3h4]} Nd8 27. Red1 Qc7 28. Bd3
Bxd3 29. Rxd3 Nc6 30. a4 Qe7 31. b5 axb5 32. axb5 Nxe5 (32... Na5 33. Qa2 {
[%cal Rf3d4]}) (32... Nb4 33. Rxd4 $1 Bxd4 34. Nxd4 Rd8 35. Kg2 $1 $16) 33.
Nxe5 Rxe5 34. Bxe5 Qxe5 {White has won the exchange in a much better version
and gradually brings his advantage home.} 35. Rf3 Qe7 36. Kg2 Rc7 37. Qd5 Kg7
38. Rh1 $1 {[%cal Yh3h4]} Rd7 39. Re1 $1 Qd8 40. Qe5+ f6 41. Qf5 Bc7 42. Re6
Rf7 43. h4 $1 gxh4 44. Kh3 $18 Be5 $4 (44... Be5 $4 45. Rxe5) 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge 4th"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2015.02.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2015.02.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Re1 (14. Bxa6
Rxa6 15. Qe2 {, with ideas f4-f5 and b4-b5 c6xb5 Nc3xd5, is more common. The
text move, renouncing tactical chances, leads to a standard position,
generally considered satisfactory for Black.}) {The whole system was examined
in CBM 138, annotations to Nakamura - Nielsen.} 14... Bf6 (14... Rfb8 15. h4
Bxd3 16. Qxd3 axb4 17. axb4 bxc5 18. bxc5 g6 19. h5 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Rb2 21. Ne5
Nxe5 22. fxe5 $36 Qb7 $6 {1/2 (53) Malakhatko,V (2558)-Socko,B (2619) St
Petersburg 2012} 23. Na4 $1 Qa7 24. Qf1 $16 {[%cal Ya4b6]}) (14... Bxd3 15.
Qxd3 g6 (15... Ra7 16. Rac1 axb4 17. axb4 Bf6 18. h4 bxc5 19. bxc5 Rb8 $132 {
1/2 (34) Ivanchuk,V (2741)-Bruzon Batista,L (2668) Havana 2010}) 16. h4 Kg7 $11
17. Ng5 Bf6 18. h5 $6 axb4 19. axb4 bxc5 20. bxc5 Rxa1 21. Rxa1 {1-0 (59)
Andreikin,D (2700)-Radjabov,T (2788) Astana 2012} e5 $3 $17) 15. Kg2 (15. Bc2
Bc4 16. Qd2 Ra7 17. Ne5 axb4 18. axb4 bxc5 19. bxc5 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Be7 21. Rab1
Rfa8 22. Rb4 Bd8 23. Ne4 Qe7 $132 {1-0 (40) Nakamura,H (2729)-Nielsen,P (2700)
Amsterdam 2010 CBM 138 [Krasenkow,M]}) (15. h4 Qa7 16. b5 Bb7 17. cxb6 Nxb6 18.
Ne5 Rac8 19. f5 exf5 20. Bxf5 Rc7 21. bxc6 {1/2 (21) Fier,A (2571)-So,W (2673)
Moscow 2011}) (15. Ne5 Bxe5 $5 {(probably the simplest way to equality)} (15...
Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Rfb8 $6 17. Nxd7 $1 Qxd7 18. Na4 Bd8 19. f5 b5 20. Nb2 $1 Bf6 21.
fxe6 fxe6 22. Qe3 Re8 23. Nd3 $14 {1-0 (71) Pogorelov R (2401)-Bruzon L (2573)
Mondariz Balneario 2001 Inf 82/372 [Pogorelov,R]}) 16. fxe5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qb7 (
17... Ra7 18. Reb1 b5 19. a4 axb4 20. Rxb4 f6 $1 21. exf6 Nxf6 22. Qe2 Re8 23.
Re1 (23. f4 $142) 23... bxa4 24. Rxa4 Rxa4 25. Nxa4 Qa5 $132 {1/2 (32)
Krasenkow,M (2620)-Riazantsev,A (2634) France 2009}) 18. Reb1 (18. cxb6 axb4
19. axb4 Nxb6 20. b5 Nc4 21. bxc6 Qxc6 $11 {1/2 (54) Getz,N (2391)-Azarov,S 
(2648) Rogaska Slatina 2011}) (18. h4 $5) 18... axb4 19. axb4 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 Ra8
21. Qd1 Rxa1 {1/2 (21) Michalik,P (2511)-Azarov,S (2648) Czechia 2012}) 15...
Bxd3 (15... bxc5 $6 16. bxc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Bxc3 18. Bxh7+ $1 Kh8 (18... Kxh7
19. Qc2+ Kg8 20. Ng5 Rfe8 21. Qxc3) 19. Nh4 g6 (19... Kxh7 20. Qc2+ Kg8 21.
Qxc3 {- in both bracketed lines White's knight is stronger than Black's bishop}
) 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Nxg6+ Kg8 22. Nxf8 Rxf8 23. Rxe6 Bxa1 24. Qxa1 {, and
White keeps a strong attack without material deficit.}) 16. Qxd3 Rfb8 {[%mdl
32]} (16... Ra7 $1 {[%cal Yf8a8] is a typical and quite appropriate plan in
this kind of positions. Instead, Black starts an unusual and slightly dubious
plan.}) 17. h4 Qa7 18. Ne2 $5 (18. Rab1 axb4 19. axb4 bxc5 20. bxc5 Qa3 {
[%cal Rd7c5]}) 18... g6 $6 ({Black rejected} 18... axb4 19. axb4 Qxa1 20. Rxa1
Rxa1 {in view of} 21. b5 {but it was bearable:} bxc5 $1 (21... cxb5 22. Qxb5
Ra7 23. c6 Nf8 24. Ne5 Rc7 25. f5 $1 $36 {D.Kryakvin}) 22. bxc6 Nf8 23. dxc5
Ra5 $1 {, and Black must capture White's passed pawns, even at the cost of an
exchange, e.g.} 24. Qe3 Rc8 25. Ned4 Rxc5 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. Qxe5 R5xc6 28. Nxc6
Rxc6 {with a probable draw. After the text move White avoids simplifications
and continues his kingside attack; meanwhile the invasion of Black's queen is
harmless.}) 19. Rab1 axb4 20. axb4 Qa2 21. Rec1 bxc5 22. bxc5 h5 $6 {This is a
loss of a crucial tempo. Preventing h4-h5 was not Black's top priority in this
position.} (22... Ra3 {was probably insufficient for equality in view of} 23.
Rxb8+ (23. Nc3 Rbb3 $1) 23... Nxb8 24. Qd1 $1 (24. Nc3 Qb2 25. Rb1 Rxc3 26.
Rxb2 Rxd3 27. Rxb8+ Kg7 28. Rb6 Bxd4 29. Rxc6 h5 $1 {is satisfactory for Black}
) 24... Na6 (24... Qb3 25. Qxb3 Rxb3 26. Ra1 $14 {[%csl Rb8]}) 25. Rb1 Qc4 26.
f5 $3 (26. Rb6 Ra2) 26... exf5 27. Rb6 Ra2 (27... Nb4 28. h5 $40) 28. Nf4 Nxc5
29. Rb8+ Kg7 30. dxc5 Qxc5 31. Nd3 $16) (22... Rxb1 23. Rxb1 Rb8 24. Rxb8+ Nxb8
{was possible but even then the initiative belongs to White: Black has a weak
c6-pawn and kingside and no objects of counterplay.}) 23. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 (23...
Bxe5 24. fxe5 {was not pleasant either as White's knight was much more active
than Black's, e.g.} Rxb1 25. Rxb1 Rb8 26. Rxb8+ Nxb8 27. Nf4 {etc.}) 24. fxe5
Bg7 $2 {An obvious mistake, after which Black's position becomes really grim.}
(24... Bd8 $8 {covering the b6-square. Black's bishop doesn't protect his king
anymore but that is a lesser evil. After} 25. Nf4 Kg7 26. Qd1 {[%cal Yf4d3,
Yd3b4] White is clearly better but what he has is far from a decisive
advantage.}) 25. Rb6 $1 {[%csl Rc6]} Rc8 26. Nc3 Qa7 27. Rcb1 Qd7 28. R1b4 Bh6
29. Na4 Qd8 30. Ra6 Kg7 $2 (30... Rc7 {, preventing Rb4-b7, was more stubborn.}
) 31. Rb7 Rxa6 32. Qxa6 g5 {Desperation.} 33. Qe2 $1 {[%csl Rh5]} g4 34. Qa6
Qg8 (34... Rc7 35. Qb6 Rc8 36. Qa7 Ra8 37. Rxf7+ Kg6 38. Qb7 {[%cal Rf7f6]} Rb8
39. Qe7 Qxe7 40. Rxe7 Kf5 41. Nc3 $1 {, and White should win.}) 35. Nb6 Rf8 36.
Nd7 Qh7 (36... Ra8 37. Ra7 $1 $18 ({but not} 37. Qxc6 $4 Ra2 $1 {[%cal Rh6e3]
V.Anand})) 37. Nxf8 Qe4+ 38. Kh2 Kxf8 39. Rb8+ Kg7 40. Qc8 Kg6 41. Qh8 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 11th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2013.01.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2013.01.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 Na6 $5 {
This system was examined in annotations to Karjakin - Kramnik by GM I.Stohl 
(see CBM 147). The development of the knight to c5 looks quite appropriate.} 8.
e3 Nxc5 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 a6 11. a4 Bd7 (11... b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfd1 Qc8
14. Qe2 (14. Ne5 Ncd7 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Be2 Rd8 17. Rac1 Nf6 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19.
Qb3 Nd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Qc3 Qe8 $11 {Rychagov,A (2556)-Azarov,S (2648)/St
Petersburg/2011/}) 14... Qc6 15. Qf1 Rfc8 16. Ne5 Qe8 17. h3 Ncd7 18. Nxd7 Nxd7
{1/2 (27) Karjakin,S (2706)-Kramnik,V (2759) Nice 2009}) (11... Nd5 $5 12. Bxd5
exd5 13. O-O Be6 14. b4 Nd7 $5 15. Rab1 Rc8 $132 {Vescovi,G (2525)-Dorfman,J 
(2585)/Elista olm/1998/}) 12. O-O Bc6 (12... Rc8 13. a5 b5 14. axb6 Qxb6 15.
Qe2 {Shahade,G (2463)-Collins,S (2426)/Freemont/2012/} Bc6 {[%cal Yc6b7]} 16.
Bxa6 Nxa6 17. Rxa6 Qb7 $44) (12... Qa5 $5 13. Rfb1 Qb4 14. Ne5 {0-1 (101)
Kovalenko,I (2586)-Ehlvest,J (2613) Jurmala LAT 2013} Rfd8 $11) 13. Rfd1 Qa5
14. Nd4 Rfc8 15. Nxc6 Rxc6 $11 {Black's good development and the weakness of
the b4 square in White's camp compensate for White's bishop pair.} 16. h3 $6 {
A passive move, after which Black seizes the initiative.} (16. Be2 Nce4 17. Bf3
Nxc3 18. bxc3 Nd5 $11) 16... Rac8 17. Bb5 $5 Rb6 18. Be2 (18. Rab1 $1 axb5 19.
b4 Qa8 20. bxc5 Rxc5 21. axb5 Qc8 22. Rdc1 $11) 18... Nce4 19. Bf3 Nxc3 20.
bxc3 g5 21. Bg3 Rxc3 22. Qd2 Rbb3 {Black has won a pawn although he faces
serious technical problems converting it.} 23. Rac1 b6 24. Rxc3 $6 (24. Bc7 $1
Nd5 25. Be5 Rxc1 26. Qxa5 Rxd1+ (26... bxa5 27. Rxc1 f6 28. Bd4) 27. Bxd1 bxa5
28. Bxb3 {with a probable draw}) 24... Qxc3 25. Qxc3 Rxc3 26. Be5 $6 (26. Be2
$5 {trying to force ...a6-a5}) 26... Rc4 27. Rd4 Rc5 28. Bxf6 Bxf6 $17 {
[%mdl 4096] As a result of inaccurate play, White is just a pawn down without
compensation, and even opposite-coloured bishops won't save him after all.} 29.
Rd7 Kf8 30. Ra7 a5 31. Bh5 $6 (31. g3 $142 Rc4 32. Ra8+ Kg7 33. Ra7 Kg6 (33...
Be5 34. Bh5 Bc7 35. Be2) 34. Bd1 Rc1 35. Rd7 b5 36. axb5 Rb1 (36... a4 37. Kg2
a3 38. Bb3 Rc3 39. Ba2 Rc2 $4 40. Bb1) 37. Kg2 Rxb5 38. Bc2+ Kg7 39. Bd1 Kf8
40. Ra7 {keeping drawing chances.}) 31... Be7 32. Ra8+ Kg7 33. Ra7 Kf6 34. g3
Rc4 35. Rb7 (35. Bd1 {doesn't help anymore:} Rc1 36. Rd7 b5 37. axb5 a4 38. Kg2
a3 39. Bb3 Rc3 40. Ba2 Rc2 41. Bb3 Rb2 42. Bc4 Bc5 $19 {[%cal Rc5e3,Ra3a2]})
35... Rxa4 36. Rxb6 Rc4 37. Ra6 a4 38. Kg2 a3 {With his pawn on the 3rd rank,
Black wins quite easily.} 39. Be2 Rc3 40. Bf3 Bc5 41. Be4 h5 42. Kf3 Ke5 43.
Bh7 Rb3 44. g4 h4 45. Ra4 Rb2 46. Ra5 Kd6 47. Bd3 Kd5 48. Bf1 a2 49. Bd3 Rd2
50. Ba6 e5 51. Bb7+ Kc4 52. Ke4 Kb3 53. Bd5+ Rxd5 $1 54. Rxa2 Rd6 55. Ra5 Kb4
56. Ra2 f6 57. Kf5 Kc4 58. Rc2+ Kb5 59. Rb2+ Kc6 60. Rc2 Kb6 61. Ke4 Kb5 62.
Kf5 Bb4 63. Kg6 Be1 64. Kf5 Kb4 65. Re2 Bd2 66. f3 Kc3 67. Ke4 Rd3 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.27"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h4 Rd8 12. Nd2 (12. g4 {is more popular in
this position.}) 12... dxc4 $5 {The simplest course. Black simplifies the game.
The endgame is slightly inferior for him due to White's space advantage but
quite defendable.} 13. Nxc4 (13. Bxc4 Ne5 14. Nb3 Qc7 15. Rxd8+ Bxd8 16. Rd1
Bd7 $11) 13... Rxd1+ 14. Qxd1 Qd8 15. Qxd8+ Nxd8 {[%mdl 4096]} (15... Bxd8 $5
16. Be2 Nd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Nd6 Bc7 19. Rd1 Bxd6 20. Bxd6 Be6 21. b4 f6 22.
Kb2 Rd8 23. Bc5 b6 24. Bd4 Ne5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Peng,Z-Maric,A/Groningen 1997/CBM
062 ext (48)}) 16. Be2 Bd7 17. e4 {Similar positions, arising from Queen's
Gambit Accepted, were often played by Kramnik as White (e.g. in his match vs.
Kasparov). Here Black has an additional problem - his poorly placed Nd8} Bc6
18. f3 Nh5 19. Bc7 Rc8 20. Be5 (20. Bd6 $142) 20... Bf6 (20... f5 $3 {is a
nice computer suggestion. After} 21. exf5 Nf7 $1 22. fxe6 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Bd5 24.
Kb1 Bxe6 {Black gets rid of his passive knight and obtains a good compensation
for the missing pawn, due to his bishop pair.}) 21. Nd6 Ra8 $6 (21... Rc7 {
was quite possible}) 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Rd1 $14 {[%csl Rd8] Black has not
solved his main problem (Nd8), so he is worse.} Kf8 (23... Ne8 $5 24. Nc4 Nc7)
24. Kd2 (24. b4 $142 $1 {|^<<, K.Sakaev}) 24... Ne8 25. Nc4 {Of course, a
knight exchange would make Black's defense easier.} f6 26. Ke3 b6 27. f4 Nf7 {
Uff... But the knight is still quite passive.} 28. g4 h6 29. g5 hxg5 30. hxg5
Ke7 31. gxf6+ Nxf6 {Black's pawn structure is now less compact but the f6
knight is active.} (31... gxf6 $143 32. Rh1) 32. Rg1 Rg8 33. Rg6 Bb7 ({An
immediate} 33... Nh8 {was less accurate due to} 34. Rg5 $1 {(suggested by GM K.
Sakaev)} (34. Rg3 $143 Nf7 {[%cal Yg7g5]}) 34... Nf7 35. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 36. Rxe5 (
36. fxe5 $6) 36... Rh8 37. Rg5 Kf7 38. f5 (38. Bc4 Rh4 $1 39. f5 Nxe4) 38...
exf5 39. Bc4+ Ke8 40. Rxf5 $36 {[%csl Ge4]}) 34. a4 Nh8 35. Rg1 Nf7 36. a5 g5
$1 {Getting rid of his main weakness, Black equalizes the game.} 37. fxg5 Rxg5
38. Rxg5 Nxg5 {[%csl Re4]} 39. e5 Nd7 40. Nd6 Bf3 $1 {The last accuracy.} (
40... Bh1 41. a6 $1 {[%csl Ga6] was dangerous for Black.}) 41. axb6 (41. a6
Bxe2 42. Kxe2 Nc5 $11) (41. Bxf3 Nxf3 42. a6 Nfxe5 43. Nc8+ Kd8 44. Nxa7 Nc5
$11) 41... axb6 42. Bxf3 Nxf3 43. Nc8+ Kd8 44. Kxf3 Nxe5+ 45. Ke4 Nc4 46. Kd4
Nxb2 47. Nxb6 Kc7 48. Nc4 Nxc4 49. Kxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2009.12.12"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2009.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bg4 (11... Bf6 {is the main move
examined in some of the previous CBM issues by GM Rustem Dautov - most
recently in CBM 111, annotations to Doettling - Senff. The text continuation
starts a different plan.}) 12. Be2 Ne6 (12... Bf6 {transposes to 11...Bf6.}) (
12... Bxf3 $5 13. Bxf3 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 {deserves attention. Black easily
equalised in the following games:} 15. O-O (15. Rb1 Rad8 16. O-O d4 17. Qc2 b6
18. exd4 Rxd4 19. Rbd1 Rfd8 20. Rxd4 Rxd4 21. Rd1 g6 {1/2 Kunte,A (2527)
-Maheswaran,P (2297)/Gurgon 2009/CBM 128 Extra}) 15... Rad8 ({or} 15... Qxb2
16. Qxd5 Rac8 17. Rfd1 Qf6 18. Qd4 Qe7 19. Qb4 Rfd8 20. h3 b6 21. a4 Rxd1+ 22.
Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rd4 {1/2 Erdos,V (2591)-Nielsen,P (2687)/Heidelberg GER 2009/The
Week in Chess 788}) 16. Qd4 Qxd4 17. exd4 Ne4 18. Rfd1 f5 {1/2 Kunte,A (2513)
-Mas,H (2421)/Parramatta 2009/CBM 129 Extra}) 13. h3 (13. O-O Bf6 $5 14. Bxf6
Qxf6 15. Qxd5 Qxb2 16. Ra2 Qb6 17. h3 Rad8 18. Qe5 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qc5 20. Qxc5
Nxc5 21. Rb1 b6 22. a4 Rd6 23. a5 Rfd8 24. axb6 axb6 25. Rb5 Kf8 26. Rab2 Nd7
27. Bg4 Nf6 28. Rxb6 Nxg4 29. hxg4 Rxb6 30. Rxb6 g5 {1/2 Ibrahimov,R (2541)
-Dambacher,M (2429)/Hoogeveen 2006/EXT 2007 (61) - Black confidently hold this
ending.}) 13... Bxf3 14. Bxf3 d4 $5 {[%mdl 512]} (14... Bf6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16.
Bxd5 Qxb2 17. O-O Rad8 {etc. was possible here, too.}) 15. Bxd4 (15. exd4 Bf6
$1 16. O-O (16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. d5 Nd4 $44) (16. Bxb7 $6 Bxe5 17. Bxa8 (17. dxe5
Qa5+ 18. Qd2 Qxe5+) 17... Qxa8 18. dxe5 Qxg2 19. Rf1 Rd8 $44) 16... Nxd4 17.
Bxd4 Qxd4 18. Bxb7 Rab8 $11) 15... Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Qxd4 17. exd4 Rac8 18. O-O (
18. Bxb7 Rb8 19. Bf3 Rxb2 {is hardly more favourable for White.}) 18... Rc7 {
A well-known kind of position has arisen. White has kept his extra pawn but it
is impossible to convert due to the opposite-coloured bishops. Black forces
its advance to d5, then safely blockades it.} 19. Rad1 Rd8 20. Rfe1 Kf8 21. Re2
g6 22. g3 Bf6 23. d5 Be7 24. Kg2 Bd6 25. Rde1 Rc5 26. Be4 Rdc8 27. f4 Rc1 28.
Kf3 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Rc5 30. g4 a5 31. a4 Rc4 32. b3 Rc3+ 33. Re3 Rxe3+ 34. Kxe3
h6 35. f5 gxf5 36. Bxf5 Ke7 37. h4 f6 38. Bc8 b6 39. Ke4 Bg3 40. h5 Bh4 41. Kf5
Bg5 42. Kg6 Kd6 43. Be6 Ke7 44. Bc8 Kd6 45. Be6 Ke7 46. Bc8 Kd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.19"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Rc1 {Evading the main
discussion after} (6. e3 Nbd7 {, which was yet to appear on the stage in the
fifth game of the match.}) 6... c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3 Nc6 9. a3 d4 {
Alternatives:} (9... dxc4) (9... a6) 10. exd4 (10. Nxd4 e5 $1 (10... Nxd4 $143
11. b4) 11. Nb3 Bxa3 $1 12. bxa3 exf4 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. exf4 Be6 15. f3 {
1/2 Kramnik,V (2710)-Beliavsky,A (2635)/Belgrade 1993/CBM 039/[Chekhov](33)}
Nd4 16. Nc5 Rac8 17. Nxe6 Nxe6 18. g3 g6 $44) 10... Nxd4 11. b4 (11. Ne5 {
is harmless, e.g.} b6 (11... Nc6 $5) 12. b4 Be7 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. O-O a5 15. Be3
axb4 16. axb4 Nc6 17. Nxc6 Bxc6 18. b5 Bb7 19. Bc2 Qc7 20. Na4 Nd7 21. Qe2 Nc5
$11 {1-0 Agrest,E (2554)-Berg,E (2348)/Stockholm 2000/CBM 074 ext (56)}) (11.
Be2 Qe7 $1 12. b4 (12. Nxd4 Rd8 13. Qc2 Bxd4 14. Nb5 e5 15. Nxd4 exf4 16. Rd1
Qe5 17. Nf3 Bf5 18. Nxe5 Bxc2 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Nf3 {1/2 Landa,K (2591)
-Vaganian,R (2617)/Bugojno 1999/CBM 074/[Donev] (41)} Ne4 $132) 12... Rd8 13.
Bd2 Bb6 $1 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Qc2 b6 16. O-O Bb7 17. Rcd1 Bc6 $11 {1/2 Epishin,
V (2657)-Beliavsky,A (2618)/Germany 1999/EXT 2000 (49)}) 11... Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3
Bd4 (12... e5 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Rd1 Qe8 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Bd3 Bd8 17. Be4 $14 {
0-1 Gausel,E (2555)-Ostenstad,B (2460)/Oslo 1998/EXT 1999 (31)}) 13. Nb5 (13.
Be2 e5 (13... a5 $5 14. Nb5 (14. O-O e5 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6
$11) 14... e5 15. Bg5 axb4 16. axb4 Ra2 17. Bxf6 {1/2 Shulman,Y (2566)
-Onischuk,Al (2649)/USA 2002/[Onischuk,Al; Shulman,Y]}) 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6
Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Nb5 Rd8 18. c5 a5 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Bd3 (20. b5 d3 21.
Rd1 Bf5 22. Bf3 Rac8 23. c6 bxc6 24. Bxc6 Bd7 25. Rxd3 Re8+ $11) 20... axb4 21.
axb4 Ra2 22. O-O Be6 23. f3 f5 24. Rf2 Rda8 $11 {1/2 Zlochevskij,A (2469)
-Kruppa,Y (2572)/Ohrid 2001/CBM 084 (31)}) 13... e5 (13... Re8 $5 {needs
further tests:} 14. Bc7 {1/2 Steingrimsson,H (2569)-Meier,G (2650)/Baden Baden
GER 2011/The Week in Chess 863}) 14. Bg5 Re8 $146 {This novelty doesn't solve
all the problems.} (14... e4 15. Qg3 h6 (15... Nh5 16. Bxd8 $1 (16. Qh4 Bf6 17.
Bxf6 Nxf6 18. c5 $14) 16... Nxg3 17. Bg5 $1 Nxh1 18. Nxd4 $16 {[%csl Rh1] S.
Zagrebelny}) 16. Rd1 $1 hxg5 17. Rxd4 Bd7 18. Be2 a5 19. O-O $16 {1-0 Nielsen,
P (2628)-Beliavsky,A (2667)/Malmo/Copenhagen 2004/CBM 101/[Dautov] (56)}) 15.
Bxf6 e4 $1 {The point but the resulting ending is favourable for White.} 16.
Bxd8 exf3+ 17. Kd2 Rxd8 18. Nxd4 Rxd4+ 19. Kc3 ({White rejected} 19. Ke3 {
due to} Rd6 (19... fxg2 20. Bxg2 $14) {. Still, after} 20. c5 $1 {his chances
are preferable. His king finally finds a safe haven, and his queenside pawn
advantage becomes the main factor, e.g.} Rg6 (20... Re6+ 21. Kxf3 Rf6+ (21...
Bd7 22. Bd3 Bc6+ 23. Kg3) 22. Ke3 Re6+ 23. Kd4 $16) (20... Rf6 21. g3 $1 Bd7
22. Bc4 $14) 21. g3 Bg4 22. Bd3 $14) 19... fxg2 20. Bxg2 Rg4 21. Rhd1 (21. Bf3
Rf4 {- that's the difference!}) 21... Be6 22. Bxb7 Rxc4+ 23. Kb2 Rxc1 24. Rxc1
{[%mdl 4096]} (24. Kxc1 Rb8 25. Rd6 Kf8 26. Bg2 Ke7 27. Ra6 Rc8+ 28. Kd2 Rc7 {
, and Black should hold on.}) 24... Rd8 25. Kc3 (25. Rc5 $5 Kf8 (25... Rd2+ $6
26. Kc3 Rxf2 27. Ra5 Rxh2 28. Rxa7 {, and White's pawns are stronger}) 26. Kc3
$14 {[%cal Yc5a5] was a better but hardly sufficient attempt.}) 25... Kf8 26.
b5 Ke7 27. a4 Rd6 28. a5 Kd8 29. b6 Bc8 $1 30. Bxc8 Kxc8 31. Kb4+ Kb8 32. bxa7+
Ka8 33. Rc8+ Kxa7 34. Rc7+ Ka6 35. Rxf7 {Despite White's extra pawn, the
endgame is drawn.} Rg6 (35... g5 {was even simpler} 36. Rxh7 $140 Rf6) 36. h3
Rg2 37. f4 Rg3 38. f5 h5 39. h4 Rg4+ 40. Kc5 Rxh4 41. Rxg7 Rf4 42. Rg6+ (42.
Rg5 $144 h4 43. Kd6 h3 44. Rh5 h2 45. Ke6 Rf2 {. It is essential that Black's
pawn reaches h2.}) 42... Kxa5 43. Rg5 h4 44. Rh5 h3 45. Kd6 h2 46. f6+ Kb6 47.
Ke6 Rf2 48. f7 Re2+ 49. Kf6 (49. Kf6 Rf2+ 50. Kg7 Rg2+ 51. Kh7 Rf2 $11 {
- White's rook, tied to Black's h2-pawn, can't help his king.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 1st"]
[Site "Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2013.02.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2013.02.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. h3 Qe7 (10... a6 {was examined in CBM 149, annotations
to Lahno - T.Kosintseva by GM A.Mikhalchishin. The text move, starting
counterplay in the centre at once, is quite possible, too.}) 11. b3 (11. a3 Rd8
12. b4 Bb6 13. Na4 Bc7 14. Bb2 Ne5 15. Rc1 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Be5 17. Bd4 b6 18.
Nc3 Bxd4 19. exd4 a5 $132 {1/2 (98) Dimakiling,O (2453)-Vignesh,N (2230)
Chennai IND 2012}) 11... Rd8 12. Bb2 Ne4 {[%cal Yc8f5] The most appropriate
and active continuation.} (12... d4 {is a bit premature due to Black's
insufficient development:} 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Na4 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Bd4 16. Bxd4
Rxd4 17. Rad1 g6 18. Rfe1 Be6 19. Bc4 Rxd1 20. Qxd1 Rd8 21. Qf3 b6 22. Bxe6
fxe6 $14 {1/2 (79) Salem,A (2546)-Wei Yi (2418) Athens GRE 2012}) (12... a6 {
is too slow:} 13. Ne2 Be6 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Rc1 Bb6 17. Bb1 Qd6 18.
Qd3 Bc7 19. g3 Qe7 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Nd4 Be5 23. Nf5 Ne7 24. f4
$36 {1/2 (56) Eljanov,P (2683)-Leko,P (2728) Saratov 2011}) (12... Be6 13. Ne2
Rac8 14. Nfd4 Ne4 {0-1 (63) Demianjuk,A (2324)-Smirnov,P (2599) Vladivostok
RUS 2012} 15. Nxe6 Qxe6 16. Nf4 $14) 13. Rc1 (13. Ne2 Nb4 14. Bb1 (14. Nfd4 Bd6
15. Nf4 Bxf4 16. exf4 {1/2 (37) Wojtaszek,R (2734)-Sasikiran,K (2676) New
Delhi IND 2012} Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Qf6 $132) 14... Bf5 15. Nfd4 (15. Ned4 Bg6 16. a3
Nc6 17. b4 Bb6 18. Ba2 a5 $132 {0-1 (39) Mkrtchian,L (2450)-Hou Yifan (2617)
Jermuk ARM 2012}) 15... Bg6 16. Nf4 Rac8 17. Qg4 Nf6 18. Qg5 Bxb1 19. Raxb1 h6
20. Qh4 Ne4 21. Qxe7 Bxe7 22. a3 {1/2 (22) Roiz,M (2651)-Fressinet,L (2700)
Porto Carras 2011}) (13. Qe2 Bf5 14. Rad1 a6 15. Na4 Ba7 16. Nd4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4
Qg5 18. f4 Nxd4 19. exd4 Qg6 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Nc5 Re8 22. Qg4 b6 23. Qxg6 hxg6
24. Na4 Re6 25. Rc1 Rae8 {1/2 (25) Ghaem Maghami,E (2583)-Fressinet,L (2696)
Germany 2011}) 13... Bf5 14. Ne2 {[%cal Yf3d4,Ye2f4][%mdl 32]} Rac8 (14... Nxf2
15. Rxf2 Bxd3 {1/2 (52) Aleksandrov,A (2602)-Kravtsiv,M (2592) Nagpur IND 2012}
{runs into a nice exchange sacrifice:} 16. Rxc5 $1 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Qxc5 18. Ng5 {
[%cal Re2h5]} d4 $8 (18... h6 $2 19. Rxf7 $1 d4 20. Rxg7+ $1) (18... f6 $2 19.
Qh5 $1) 19. Qh5 h6 20. Qxf7+ Kh8 21. Ne6 Qe5 22. Nxd8 Rxd8 23. exd4 Nxd4 24.
Qxb7 $16 {- White ends up with an extra pawn}) 15. Nf4 (15. Bb1 $5 Bg6 (15...
Ba3 16. Bxa3 Qxa3 17. Nfd4 Bg6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Nf4 $14 {1-0 (40) Salem,A 
(2546)-Gundavaa,B (2519) Istanbul TUR 2012}) (15... h6 $5) (15... Bb6 $5) 16.
Nf4 Ba3 17. Bxa3 Qxa3 18. Nd4 Qb2 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Bxe4 Bxe4 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22.
exd4 $14 {1/2 (44) Nisipeanu,L (2647)-Grigoriants,S (2570) Moscow RUS 2012})
15... Ba3 {I don't like this bishop exchange. Of course, the rule that the
side with the isolated central pawn should not simplify the position has a lot
of exceptions but I don't believe this is the case.} (15... Bb6 $142 16. Qe2 h6
) 16. Qe2 Bg6 17. Rfd1 a6 18. Bb1 Bxb2 19. Qxb2 Nf6 20. Bxg6 hxg6 21. Rc2 {
The isolani on d5 is becoming weaker with every exchange.} Rc7 22. Rcd2 (22. b4
$142 $1 {[%cal Ya2a3]}) 22... Qc5 23. Nd3 {White aims to exchange another pair
of minor pieces but this time it is not the best solution as he trades his
active knight.} (23. Rc2 Qe7 24. b4 $36) 23... Qb6 24. Nde5 Nxe5 25. Qxe5 Re8
26. Qf4 Re4 $6 {But Black just blunders a pawn! On recapturing it, he will
come under attack.} (26... Qc5 $142 $1 {If} 27. g4 {then Black holds his
ground by means of} Qe7 {e.g.} 28. Kg2 (28. g5 $2 Ne4 29. Rxd5 $2 Nc3 {[%cal
Rc3e2]}) 28... Ne4 29. Rxd5 Rc2 30. Re5 Rxf2+ 31. Kg1 Qxe5 32. Qxe5 Rxe5 33.
Nxe5 Rxa2 34. Rd8+ Kh7 35. Nxf7 g5 $11) 27. Rxd5 $1 {[%mdl 64]} Rc8 $8 (27...
Rxf4 $2 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. Ng5+ Kh6 30. exf4 {, and Black's king is in a mating
net!}) 28. Rd6 $1 Qa5 29. Qg3 Ree8 30. Ng5 Qxa2 31. Qh4 $6 {White sacrifices
his b3 pawn. It was probably better to keep it by means of} (31. b4 $36) 31...
Qxb3 32. R1d3 Qc4 33. R3d4 Qc1+ 34. Kh2 Qc7 35. Kg1 Qc1+ 36. Rd1 Qc4 37. e4 $5
{White takes a risk playing for a win.} Rc5 38. Rd8 Rc8 (38... Rce5 $5 39. R8d4
Qe2 40. f4 Rc5 41. e5 Rc2 42. Qg3 Nh5 43. Qg4 $13) 39. R8d6 Rc5 40. Rd8 Rc8 41.
R8d4 Qe2 42. Kh2 Rc5 43. Rd8 Rce5 44. f4 Rxd8 45. Rxd8+ Re8 46. Rd4 Qe3 {
Black has simplified the game but White keeps initiative for the pawn anyway.}
47. Rb4 Nh5 (47... b5 48. e5 Nh5 49. Nf3 $13 {[%cal Yf4f5]}) 48. e5 f6 (48...
a5 49. Re4 Qd2 50. f5 $44) 49. Nf3 a5 50. Rd4 fxe5 (50... b5 $5 51. Qg4 $132)
51. fxe5 Rf8 52. Re4 Qb6 53. Qg4 Qc6 54. Rd4 Qe8 55. Qg5 Kh7 56. Qe3 Rxf3 $2 {
Black loses patience. After} (56... a4 {the position remained unclear.} 57.
Ng5+ (57. g4 $4 Rxf3 58. Qxf3 Qxe5+) 57... Kg8 58. g4 {was not killing because
of} Nf6) 57. gxf3 {The fight is still very tense but finally White's rook
prevails over Black's knight:} Qe6 58. Rd6 Qa2+ 59. Rd2 Qe6 60. Rd6 Qa2+ 61.
Qd2 Qb3 (61... Qf7 $5) 62. e6 $6 (62. Kg2) 62... Qxf3 63. Rd3 Qc6 64. Qe3 a4
65. e7 Nf6 66. Kg1 b5 67. Rd4 Ne8 (67... Kg8 $142 68. Rd8+ Ne8) 68. Rf4 Qd5 69.
Kf2 Qc6 70. Ke1 Qh1+ 71. Kd2 Qd5+ 72. Kc1 Qg5 73. h4 Qd5 74. Kb2 Nd6 75. h5 $1
Qxh5 76. Rd4 Ne8 77. Rf4 Qh2+ 78. Qf2 a3+ 79. Ka2 {The general impression is
that Black has no safe equalising way in this line after all.} 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 6th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2018.06.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2018.05.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 185"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Fernandez,D} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 (8. cxd5 {Fernandez,D} Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 {
seems to me a completely logical question: Black has an IQP, and probably will
do so for the rest of the game. It is a difficult problem to resolve by
dynamic means, as White will simply meet ...d4 with e4 (even if there is no
trick such as taking and then Be3.) For instance, White was successful in the
following encounter:} Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 a6 15. Rc1 d4 16. g4
Bg6 17. e4 Re8 18. Re1 Rc8 19. Bc4 $1 $14 {Svidler,P-Harikrishna,P Shenzhen
2017}) 8... Nc6 9. a3 {Fernandez,D: 'I do not believe that this move (if
followed by the next) is White's most critical idea.'} ({Previously I
commentated on a Tata Steel game for this site:} 9. Rd1 {Fernandez,D} Qa5 10.
a3 Re8 (10... Be7 {is more common now, and then} 11. Be2 {has a huge score for
White; indeed I suspect White is probably slightly better following} Ne4 12.
cxd5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 exd5 14. O-O $14) 11. Nd2 (11. Be2 e5 $15 {is the point})
11... e5 12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 $1 (13. Qc1 Bf5 {is liable to lead to a forced
draw.} 14. Bxf6 Nc2+ 15. Ke2 Nd4+ $11 {Carlsen, M-Nakamura,H Douglas 2017})
13... Bf5 14. Bd3 $14 {Mamedyarov,S-Anand,V Wijk aan Zee 2018}) 9... Qa5 10.
O-O-O (10. Ra2 $5 {(Fernandez,D) was the move chosen in a Topalov game, and it
might be a good try for an edge.} Be7 11. b4 Qd8 12. h3 b6 (12... d4 $1 $11)
13. cxd5 exd5 14. Be2 Be6 15. Ng5 Rc8 $6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Ba6 $14 {Topalov,
V-Nakamura,H Saint Louis 2017}) (10. Nd2 {Fernandez,D} Bb4 $5 11. cxd5 exd5 12.
Nb3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Qd8 $132 {Topalov,V-Nakamura, H Paris 2017, could have been
a decent try for an edge, notwithstanding that it ultimately failed}) 10... Ne4
$5 {A curious pawn sacrifice.} (10... Be7 {is the main move.}) 11. Nb5 {
This move became topical after two important games played in 1992.
Subsequently, it was considered nearly a refutation of 10...Ne4 but the
present game will certainly change that verdict.} (11. cxd5 $6 {is absolutely
harmless:} Nxc3 12. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 13. bxc3 Bxa3+ 14. Kc2 exd5 15. Rxd5 Be6 16. Rb5
{1-0 (43) Zoler,D (2548)-Kobrin,M (2291) Israel 2013} b6 $11) (11. Nb1 $6 {
is dubious:} f5 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Bxe4 fxe4 14. Nfd2 Rxf4 $1 15. Nb3 Rxf2 16.
Qxf2 Qb6 17. Nxc5 Qxc5 18. Nc3 Rf8 19. Qe2 Ne5 20. cxd5 Nd3+ 21. Rxd3 Bb5 22.
Qg4 Bxd3 23. Qxe6+ Kh8 24. Re1 h6 25. d6 Rd8 $17 {1/2 (41) Farago,I (2533)
-Sibarevic,M (2363) Ljubljana 1999}) (11. Nxe4 {is the most principled
continuation, of course, but after} dxe4 12. Qxe4 (12. Nd2 e5 13. Nb3 Qb6 $13 {
Spasov S-Sergiev corr 1991}) 12... Bxa3 13. bxa3 Qxa3+ {it turns out that
White can't successfully avoid the perpetual check:} 14. Kd2 Rd8+ 15. Ke2 (15.
Bd3 $4 f5 $19) 15... Qb2+ 16. Rd2 (16. Ke1 Qc3+ 17. Ke2 (17. Nd2 $6 e5 18. Bg3
g6 {[%cal Yc8f5,Yc6b4] is unpleasant for White}) 17... Qb2+ 18. Ke1 Qc3+ {
1/2 (18) Quinn,M (2381)-Bruzon Batista,L (2534) Istanbul 2000}) 16... Rxd2+ 17.
Nxd2 e5 18. Bg3 (18. Bg5 {1-0 (34) Timoscenko,G (2510)-Mateus,M (2255)
Cappelle-la-Grande 1992} h6 19. Bh4 g5 20. Bg3 Bg4+ $1 21. Qxg4 Rd8 {is
favorable for Black}) 18... Bg4+ $1 19. Qxg4 Rd8 20. Kf3 Qxd2 21. Bh4 $8 f5 $1
22. Qg5 $1 ({the rest loses, e.g.} 22. Qh5 Qd1+ 23. Be2 Nd4+ 24. exd4 Qb3+)
22... Rd4 $1 23. g3 (23. exd4 Qc3+ 24. Ke2 Nxd4+ 25. Kd1 Qc2+ 26. Ke1 Qb1+ $11)
23... Qc2 $1 24. Kg2 Qe4+ (24... Rd2 $5) 25. Kh3 Qxh1 26. Bg2 Rxh4+ $1 27. gxh4
Qb1 28. h5 (28. Bxc6 bxc6 29. Qd8+ $11) 28... h6 29. Qg6 Kf8 30. Qd6+ (30. Bd5
Qf1+) 30... Ne7 {, and White has nothing better than} 31. Qd8+ (31. Qxe5 Qd1 {
, and Black is not worse}) 31... Kf7 32. Bd5+ Nxd5 33. Qxd5+ $11) 11... a6 $1 (
11... e5 $6 12. Rxd5 $5) 12. Nc7 e5 $1 13. Rxd5 $1 {Garry Kasparov's
improvement.} (13. Nxd5 {is met with} Nxf2 $1 {with a nearly forced draw:} (
13... exf4 $6 14. Qxe4 {is favorable for White, e.g.} fxe3 15. fxe3 h6 16. Nd4
Qd8 17. Bd3 f5 18. Qf4 Bd6 19. Qf2 Be5 20. Bc2 $16 {1-0 (47) Ivanchuk,V (2729)
-Karjakin,S (2760) Medias 2017}) (13... Bf5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Ng3 16. Bd3
Bxd3 17. Rxd3 Nxh1 18. b4 Qd8 19. Nf6+ gxf6 20. Rxd8 Rfxd8 21. Bxf6 Rd6 22. Be7
$18) 14. Ng5 Bf5 $1 15. Qxf2 (15. Qxf5 g6 $17) 15... exf4 16. Qxf4 Ne7 $1 17.
Nxe7+ Bxe7 18. Rd5 $1 Qe1+ 19. Rd1 Qa5 20. Rd5 Qe1+ 21. Rd1 {1/2 (21) Gelfand
Boris (2665)-Jussupow Artur (2655) Linares 1992 [Jussupow,A]}) 13... exf4 $146
{[%mdl 8] Wrong according to Kasparov but Anand has a different opinion, as we
see - and he is probably right! Other options for Black:} (13... f5 $2 14. Rxe5
$1 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Ra7 $2 (15... Rb8 $142 $1 {G.Kasparov} 16. Nd5 Bd6 17. b4 $1
Qd8 18. c5 $16) 16. Nd5 $1 b6 17. Bd3 Bd7 18. b4 Qxa3+ 19. Bb2 Qa4 20. bxc5
bxc5 21. Ne5 Qxc2+ 22. Bxc2 Be6 23. Nf4 {1-0 (23) Kasparov,G (2780)-Vaganian,R
(2590) Debrecen 1992 EU-chT [Bulletin]}) (13... Bf5 $6 14. Nxa8 Ng3 15. e4 $1
Bxe4 16. Bd2 $18) (13... Qxc7 14. Qxe4 f5 15. Bxe5 $1 fxe4 16. Bxc7 Ba7 17. Ng5
$16 {0-1 (60) Alonso Garcia,R (2380)-Diaz,J (2445) Cuba 1993}) (13... Nf6 $5
14. Rxe5 $1 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 $16 {G.Kasparov}) (13... Nxf2 {G.Kasparov} 14. Qxf2 (
14. Ng5 $4 Qe1+) 14... Qxc7 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Qb6 17. Bd4 (17. Rxc5 $143
Qxc5 18. Qg3 g6 19. Bd6 Qc6 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 $44 {1-0 (51) Turzo,A (2300)-Zymberi,
A (2150) Budapest 1996}) 17... Bxd4 18. Rxd4 $16) 14. Qxe4 Qxc7 15. Rxc5 fxe3
16. Bd3 g6 17. fxe3 ({Or} 17. Qxe3 b6 18. Rh5 $5 (18. Rg5 Be6 {, and White's
rook is placed awkwardly;} 19. h4 {is too slow due to} Rfe8 {[%cal Re6c4]})
18... Bg4 $1 19. Rh4 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 (20. gxf3 Ne5 $132) 20... Rad8 $132) 17...
Be6 $44 {White's extra pawn is not very important here. His pieces (especially
the c5 rook) are not placed well, and his king is more vulnerable than Black's.
} 18. Qh4 (18. Ng5 Qe7 19. Qh4 f5 {[%csl Rc5]} 20. Rd1 Rf7 $1 {, and Black
wins an exchange since} 21. b4 $2 a5 $1 {is clearly bad for White.}) 18... Rae8
(18... Qd6 $5 19. Ng5 h5 20. Qe4 $1 (20. Nxe6 $2 Qxd3 {[%cal Rd3e3]}) 20...
Rae8 21. Nxe6 Rxe6 22. Rd5 Qe7 23. Qf4 Rxe3 $11) 19. Be4 (19. Rd1 $5 $13) 19...
Qb6 20. Qh6 $1 f5 21. Ng5 Rf7 $1 22. Bd5 $1 (22. Nxf7 $2 Qxc5 23. Ng5 Re7 $17)
22... Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Qxe3+ 24. Kb1 Rfe7 $11 {As a result of complications,
Black has regained the pawn, and the position is roughly balanced.} 25. Rhd1
Qe2 26. h4 $4 {[%mdl 16384] A crazy decision. Black has strong centralisation
so such a flank "attack" has no chances of succeeding.} (26. Rd6 $5 Qxc4 27.
Rxg6+ hxg6 28. Qxg6+ {with perpetual check would be a logical outcome.}) 26...
Ne5 {[%cal Re5g4]} 27. Nf3 Qe4+ 28. Ka2 (28. Ka1 Ng4 29. Qc1 Ne3 $19) 28...
Qxc4+ 29. Ka1 Ng4 30. Qc1 Qxc1+ 31. Rxc1 Kg7 32. h5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Blundering
a second pawn but Black is winning anyway, of course.} Nf6 0-1

[Event "Malmo"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Ahlander, Bjorn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1994.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Nd2 e5 12. Bg5 d4 13. Nb3 Qd8 14. exd4 exd4 15.
Be2 Ng4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 $2 (17... Qh4 18. g3 Qh3 19. Qe4 Bd7 20.
Nf3 Qg2 21. Rf1 Rae8 22. Qf4 Nce5 $40 {Dreev,A-Kruppa,Yu/URS/1986/}) 18. Rxd4
Nxf2 $2 19. Kxf2 Qf6+ 20. Ke3 Bf5 21. Qd2 $1 $18 {/\ Bf3, Kf2} Rad8 22. Nd5
Rfe8+ 23. Kf2 Rxd5 24. Rxd5 Bd3+ 25. Bf3 Re2+ 26. Qxe2 Bxe2 27. Re1 $1 g5 28.
Kxe2 Qf4 29. Kd3 h6 30. h3 Qf6 31. Kc2 a6 32. Kb1 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.16"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Armenia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ARM"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6
9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 {An interesting idea. Black waits for Bf1-d3 in order to
play ...Bc8-a6; in that case, if White takes on a6, Bf1-d3 will be just a
wasted tempo. Meanwhile Black makes a useful move (an airhole for his king).} (
10... Ba6) ({or} 10... Bb7 {[%cal Yd8c8] are more "conventional" continuations.
}) 11. Qc1 {White doesn't want to waste a tempo. He would like to take on a6
in one go.} (11. Bd3 Ba6 12. Bxa6 (12. O-O $5 Qc8 13. Rb1 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 axb4
15. axb4 {1-0 (62) Kunte,A (2561)-Kayumov,S (2400) Dubai 2005} Qb7 $11) 12...
Rxa6 13. b5 (13. O-O Qa8 14. Qb1 axb4 15. axb4 Rxa1 16. Qxa1 Qb7 17. Rb1 Ra8
18. Qb2 Bd8 19. Ra1 bxc5 20. Rxa8 Qxa8 21. bxc5 Qa6 $11 {1/2 (44) Moiseenko,A 
(2709)-Sargissian,G (2676) Warsaw POL 2013}) 13... cxb5 14. c6 Qc8 15. c7 b4 (
15... Bxa3 $5 16. Nxb5 Bb4+ 17. Ke2 Ra8 18. Qd3 (18. Qa4 $5) 18... Ne4 19. Rhc1
Qa6 $132 {[%cal Ye4c5] 1/2 (72) Edouard,R (2620)-Ekstroem,R (2488) Novi Sad
2009}) 16. Nb5 a4 17. axb4 (17. Rc1 $5 {deserves attention, like in the 10...
Ba6 line, when Black's pawn is on h7; the difference is, however, in Black's
favour}) 17... Bxb4+ 18. Ke2 Ra5 19. Qd3 Ne4 20. Rhc1 Qa8 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5
Rc8 $15 {0-1 (46) Svetushkin, D (2571)-Kayumov, S (2479) Abu Dhabi 2003}) 11...
Bb7 (11... Ba6 $6 12. Bxa6 Rxa6 13. b5 cxb5 14. c6 {is now clearly favourable
for White.}) 12. Bd3 (12. Be2 Qc8 13. O-O Ba6 14. Re1 Qb7 15. Rb1 axb4 16. axb4
Rfc8 17. Nd2 Bxe2 18. Rxe2 Qa6 19. Qc2 Bd8 20. Ree1 Bc7 $11 {1/2 (28) Berkes,F
(2679)-Adams,M (2720) Schwetzingen GER 2013}) 12... Qc8 13. O-O Ba6 14. Bxa6
Rxa6 15. Qc2 Qb7 16. Rab1 {An attempt to avoid exchanges on the a-file and
complicate matters; however, Black gets good counterplay.} axb4 17. axb4 Ra3
18. Rfc1 bxc5 $6 {[%mdl 32]} (18... b5 {makes Black's counterplay more
difficult as he has no squares for invasion on the a-file. A practical example:
} 19. Nd2 Rfa8 20. Nb3 Bd8 {(a typical manoeuvre)} 21. Qb2 R3a6 22. Ra1 Ne8 (
22... Bc7 {is more logical}) 23. Rxa6 Rxa6 24. Ra1 Qa8 25. Rxa6 Qxa6 26. g4 f6
27. Bg3 Kf7 28. Kg2 Qa7 29. Nc1 Bc7 30. Bxc7 Nxc7 31. Nb3 Nb8 32. Na5 $36 {
1-0 (44) Stocek,J (2584)-Konopka,M (2447) Havlickuv Brod 2008}) ({But after
the text move White obtains the b-file for his play. Perhaps the most accurate
course was not to change the pawn structure at the moment:} 18... Rfa8) 19.
bxc5 Qa6 20. Ne1 Ra8 21. Qb2 (21. Nd3 $5 Bd8 22. Nb4 Qc8 23. e4 $36) 21... Qc8
22. Qb7 (22. Nc2 $5 R3a7 23. Nb4 Bd8 24. f3 {[%cal Ye3e4]}) 22... Qxb7 23. Rxb7
Bd8 24. Bc7 $1 Bxc7 25. Rxc7 R8a6 26. Nd3 {[%cal Rd3b4]} Rb3 27. Ne5 $1 Nxe5
28. dxe5 Raa3 29. Ne2 $2 (29. exf6 Rxc3 30. Rxc3 Rxc3 31. Rc8+ Kh7 32. fxg7
Kxg7 33. Rxc6 Kf6 {is hardly winning but}) (29. Nd1 $1 Ne4 30. Rxc6 {gave
White good chances to convert his extra pawn.}) 29... Ne4 $1 30. Rxc6 Rb2 {
Everything is turned around - Black suddenly obtains strong counterplay.} 31.
Rc8+ Kh7 32. Re1 Raa2 33. Kf1 $2 {After this self-paralysing move White's
position becomes just bad.} (33. Nc1 $8 Ra5 (33... Ra1 34. f3 Ng3 35. Nd3 {
holding on}) 34. c6 $1 Rxf2 (34... Nxf2 $2 35. c7 {[%cal Rc8b8]}) 35. Re2 $1
Rxe2 36. Nxe2 {, and White should not lose. Well, it was far from easy to find
this escape over the board.}) 33... Rc2 34. c6 $2 {This pawn doesn't help
White.} (34. Rc7 Nxc5 {[%cal Rc5d3]} 35. f4 {was the only chance to put up
resistance.}) 34... Nc5 $1 35. c7 Nd3 36. Rd1 Rxe2 $1 37. Rh8+ Kxh8 38. c8=Q+
Kh7 {White is a queen up but his position is hopeless!} 39. Rxd3 Rxf2+ 40. Ke1
Rxg2 41. Kf1 Rgc2 {Regaining the queen with a decisive material advantage.} 0-1

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.19"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Nbd7 5. Qc2 $5 dxc4 6. e4 a6 $5 {After 6
moves we have an almost fresh position!} (6... Nb6 {and}) (6... c5 {have been
played several times here.}) 7. e5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (7. Bxc4 c5 $132 ({or} 
7... b5 8. Bd3 c5)) (7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 Be7 9. Bxc4 b5 10. Be2 b4 11. Na4 Bb7 12.
e5 Nd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nc5 Nxc5 15. dxc5 a5 16. c6 Ba6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Kuzmin,
G-Terentiev,V/Voronezh 2000/EXT 2001 (26)}) 7... Nd5 8. Bxc4 Nxc3 (8... N7b6 9.
Bg5 $1 {doesn't change much.}) 9. Qxc3 (9. bxc3 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 {[%cal Yb7f3]})
9... Nb6 (9... c5 $6 10. d5) (9... b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Bg5 $1 Be7 $140 12. Bxe7
Qxe7 13. Qxc7) 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bb3 Nd5 $6 {This move will be
necessary but Black should prevent the closure of the queenside:} (12... a5 13.
a3 Nd5) 13. Bxd5 exd5 14. O-O O-O $6 (14... a5 $1) 15. b4 {[%mdl 32]} Bf5 16.
a4 c6 17. a5 $1 {Black's queenside pawn majority is now neutralized and White
will start exploiting his kingside pawn majority.} Bg4 18. Nd2 Be2 $6 19. Rfe1
Bc4 $6 {A wrong manoeuvre. This bishop will be completely out of play here.}
20. h3 (20. Nxc4 $143 dxc4 21. Qxc4 Rad8 {and weaknesses on d4 and b4 make the
conversion of White's extra pawn extremely difficult.}) 20... Rfd8 21. f4 Rab8
22. Kh2 Qe6 23. Rac1 h6 24. Re3 Qf5 25. Rf3 b6 {Black has no other counterplay
but...} 26. Nxc4 {It's time to take the pawn now as Black has his own
weaknesses on the queenside.} dxc4 27. Qxc4 bxa5 28. bxa5 Rb5 29. Qxc6 Rxa5 30.
g4 Qd7 31. Qxd7 Rxd7 {[%mdl 4096]} 32. Rd3 {White's pawn chain guarantees him
a decisive advantage.} g5 (32... Ra4 33. Rcd1 {[%cal Yh2g3,Yg3f3,Yf3e4]} (33.
Rc8+ $143 Kh7 34. d5 Rxf4 35. d6 a5)) 33. Kg3 Rad5 34. Rc4 a5 35. Kf3 Kf8 (
35... gxf4 36. Kxf4 {[%cal Yh3h4,Yh4h5] was hardly better.}) 36. fxg5 hxg5 37.
Ke4 Ke7 38. Rc6 $1 (38. Rb3 $143 f6) 38... Rb5 $6 {Allowing the d4 pawn to
move forward. However, Black hardly had a satisfactory defence anyway:} (38...
Ke8 39. Rc8+ Ke7 40. Rg8) (38... Kf8 39. Rc8+ Kg7 40. Rc4 Kf8 (40... f6 41. e6
R7d6 42. Rc8 $18) 41. Rb3 $18) 39. d5 Ra7 40. Rdc3 (40. Rc8 $1 a4 $140 41. d6+
Kd7 42. Rf8 $18) 40... Rbb7 (40... Rd7 41. Rd3 (41. R3c5 $6 Rxc5 42. Rxc5 Ra7)
41... Ra7 42. Rc8 $1 $18) 41. R6c4 (41. Rc8 $1 $18) 41... f6 {This leads to a
hopeless pawn endgame.} (41... Rb4 {looks more stubborn but it was also lost
for Black:} 42. Rxb4 axb4 43. Rb3 Rb7 44. Kd4 (44. Kf5 Rb5 45. Kxg5 Rxd5 46.
Rxb4 Rxe5+ 47. Kh6 {is probably winning, too.}) 44... f6 $8 45. exf6+ Kxf6 46.
d6 (46. Kc5 $143 Rc7+ 47. Kd6 Rc4 48. Kd7 {is also good}) 46... Ke6 47. Kc5 Kd7
48. Re3 $1 Kd8 (48... Rb8 49. Re7+ Kd8 50. Rg7 $18) 49. Kc6 Ra7 50. Re4 $1 Ra6+
(50... Ra4 51. Kc5 Ra5+ 52. Kxb4 Rd5 53. Kc4 Rxd6 54. Rd4 $18) (50... b3 51.
Rb4 Ra6+ 52. Kd5 $18) 51. Kd5 $1 (51. Kc5 $143 b3 52. Rb4 Kd7 53. Rb7+ Ke6 $1
54. Re7+ Kf6) 51... Kd7 (51... Ra5+ 52. Ke6 Rb5 53. Re1 Rb6 54. Rf1 Ke8 55. Ra1
Rb8 56. Ra7 $18) 52. Re7+ Kc8 53. Rc7+ Kd8 54. Rb7 Ra3 55. Rxb4 Rxh3 56. Rb8+
Kd7 57. Rb7+ Kd8 58. Rg7 Ra3 59. Ke6 Re3+ 60. Kf6 Rd3 61. Kxg5 Rxd6 62. Rf7 $18
) 42. Rc7+ $1 Rxc7 43. d6+ Kd8 44. dxc7+ Rxc7 45. Rxc7 Kxc7 46. exf6 Kd7 47.
Kf5 Ke8 (47... a4 48. Kg6 $18) 48. Kxg5 a4 49. Kh6 (49. Kg6 $144 Kf8 50. g5 a3
51. Kh7 a2 52. g6 a1=Q 53. g7+) 49... a3 (49... Kf7 50. g5 $18) (49... Kf8 50.
g5 a3 51. g6 a2 52. g7+ Kf7 53. Kh7 $18) 50. Kg7 a2 51. f7+ Kd7 52. f8=Q a1=Q+
53. Qf6 Qh1 54. h4 Qh3 55. Qd4+ Ke6 56. g5 Qh1 57. Qf6+ Kd5 58. h5 Kc5 59. h6
Qb7+ 60. Kg6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 10th"]
[Site "Budva"]
[Date "2009.03.15"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Black "Meier, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2657"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2009.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 130"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Be7 11. Be2 Ne4 {This continuation was examined in CBM
109, annotations to Mamedyarov-Graf by GM R.Dautov. A lot of interesting games
have been played since but Black has apparently failed to find equality so far.
} (11... dxc4 {is the main line}) 12. cxd5 $8 (12. O-O $6 Nxc3 13. bxc3 dxc4
14. Bxc4 Bf6 15. Bd6 Rd8 16. Bd3 g6 17. Bb4 Nxb4 {1/2 Kargoll,B-Gschwendtner,M/
Germany 1991/TD}) (12. Nd2 $2 Nxc3 13. Nb3 Qa4 14. Qxc3 Bf6 15. Qc2 Na5 16. Nd4
Qxc2 17. Nxc2 Nxc4 $19 {0-1 Elschner,A (2040)-Chuchelov,V (2490)/Dresden 1996/
CBM 053 ext (25)}) 12... Nxc3 13. Qxc3 $1 (13. bxc3 exd5 14. O-O Be6 15. a4 (
15. Rb1 Qxa3 16. Rxb7 Rfc8 17. Rc1 Bf5 18. Qd1 a5 19. Bb5 Nd8 20. Rc7 Rxc7 21.
Bxc7 Ne6 {1/2 Miles,A (2610)-Van der Sterren,P (2475)/Wijk aan Zee 1984/MCL 
(74)}) 15... Rfc8 (15... Rac8 16. Rb1 Bf6 17. Rxb7 d4 18. exd4 (18. c4 $1 $14 {
Atalik,S}) 18... Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. Rb5 Qxc3 21. Qxc3 Rxc3 22. Rd1 Rc2 23.
Rxd4 Rxe2 24. h4 a6 25. Rb6 Bc8 26. Rc4 Re6 27. Rb8 Bd7 28. Rb7 Rc6 29. Rd4 Be6
30. a5 h6 {1/2 Vorobiov,E (2572)-Mikhalevski,A (2441)/Pardubice 2007/CBM 119
ext}) (15... Bf6 16. Rb1 Rfc8 {- transposition} (16... Rac8)) 16. Rb1 Bf6 (
16... Nd8 17. Be5 Nc6 18. Rb5 Qd8 19. Bf4 b6 20. Qd2 Na5 21. Nd4 Nc4 22. Qa2
Nd6 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Bxd6 Bxd6 25. c4 Kh8 26. cxd5 $16 {1/2 Maiorov,N (2481)
-Aveskulov,V (2495)/Lvov 2006/CBM 114 ext (116)}) 17. Rxb7 Qxc3 18. Qxc3 Bxc3
19. Rc1 Bf6 20. h3 h6 21. Rc7 Na5 22. Ba6 Rxc7 23. Rxc7 Bd8 24. Rc1 (24. Rc3
Bd7 25. Bc7 (25. Bb5 Rc8 26. Rd3 Be6 27. Nd4 Rc1+ 28. Kh2 Bb6 $11) 25... Bxc7
26. Rxc7 Bxa4 27. Nd4 Rd8 28. Bd3 Nb3 $11 {1/2 Mamedyarov,S (2646)-Graf,A 
(2605)/Sant Lluis 2005/CBM 109/[Dautov] (52)}) 24... Bb6 (24... Bd7 25. Bb5 Rc8
26. Rd1 Be6 27. Nd4 $14 {Dautov}) 25. Nd4 Bd7 26. Bb5 Bxb5 (26... Rc8 $1 $14)
27. Nxb5 Nc4 $2 28. Nc3 Rd8 29. Nxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxc4 $16 {1-0 Conquest,S (2350)
-Greenfeld,A (2490)/Hastings 1985/EXT 1999 (42)}) 13... Qxc3+ 14. bxc3 exd5 15.
Rxd5 Bxa3 16. Nd4 $1 {[%mdl 4] It turns out that White's advantage in the
centre is more important than Black's outside passed pawn.} a5 (16... Nxd4 17.
exd4 b6 (17... a5 18. Kd2 a4 19. Rb5 Be7 20. Bf3 Ra7 21. Re1 a3 22. Kc2 $16 {
Atalik,S}) 18. Kd2 Be6 (18... Bb7 19. Rd7 {Atalik,S}) 19. Rb5 Bd7 20. Rb3 Be7
21. Bf3 Rae8 $2 (21... Ba4 22. Rb2 Rac8 23. Ra1 b5 24. Bb7 Rcd8 25. Bc6 a6 26.
Kd3 $16 {Atalik,S}) 22. Ra1 g5 23. Bg3 f5 24. Bd5+ Kh8 25. Rxa7 Rd8 26. Rxb6
$18 {1-0 Atalik,S (2584)-Lekic,D (2340)/Vogosca 2007/CBM 118 ext (28)}) (16...
Be7 17. Kd2 Rd8 18. Bf3 Nxd4 19. cxd4 Bb4+ 20. Kd3 Rxd5 21. Bxd5 Kf8 22. Rc1
Ba5 23. e4 Ke7 24. Bc7 Bb4 25. Be5 Ba5 26. Bxg7 $18 {1-0 Nyback,T (2655)
-Dobrev,N (2366)/Chalons en Champagne FRA 2009/The Week in Chess 756 (31)}) 17.
Rb5 {[%csl Gb5,Rb7][%cal Gb5b7]} a4 18. Kd2 Be7 19. Ra1 Ra7 (19... a3 20. Kc2)
20. Bg5 $5 {It is not easy to correctly judge here, which pieces to trade and
which to leave on the board. Finally, as you will see, White will echange his
knight for Black's light-squared bishop (with an excellent result); it was
possible to do it at once:} (20. Nf5 Rd8+ 21. Kc2 Bxf5+ 22. Rxf5 {but then
Black obtained counterplay:} Rc8 23. Rb5 Nb4+ 24. Kb2 a3+ 25. Kb3 Na6 {etc.
Therefore White offers another favorable exchange: without dark-squared
bishops he will get outposts on b6 and possibly c5; his king will be safer and
Black's a-pawn weaker.}) 20... f6 $6 {Avoiding theexchange of bishops but
weakening the light squares.} (20... Bd7 $5 21. Rd5 $5 (21. Bxe7 Nxe7 22. Rc5
$14)) 21. Bf4 (21. Bc4+ $5 Kh8 22. Bf4) 21... Rd8 {Just losing time as the
white bishop is aiming for b6 anyway.} (21... g5 $5 22. Bc4+ Kg7 23. Bc7 Re8
24. Bb6 Ra8 25. Ne6+ Bxe6 26. Bxe6 Bd6 {is a slightly better version as White
will need more time to prepare the advance of his kingside pawns.}) 22. Bc7 Re8
23. Bb6 Ra8 24. Bc4+ Kf8 25. Ne6+ {This exchange comes up in a favorable
version for White - Black has no counterplay anymore.} Bxe6 26. Bxe6 Bd6 27.
Bd5 Re7 28. Kc2 Rd7 29. Be6 Re7 30. Bd5 Rd7 31. f4 $1 {According to the
principle of two weaknesses, White must open up a second front.} g6 32. g3 Ke8
33. e4 Re7 34. h4 $1 Rg7 {Black is absolutely passive and has to wait, and
White needn't hurry.} 35. Kb2 Ra6 36. Ka2 {Safely blocking the a-pawn.} h6 37.
Rd1 {[%csl Gd1]} g5 {Desperation.} 38. hxg5 hxg5 39. Bc4 Bb8 $2 (39... Bc7 40.
Bxc7 Rxc7 41. Rxb7 Rxb7 42. Bxa6 {loses a pawn but the text move is even worse.
}) 40. Rbb1 (40. Rh1 $5) 40... Ra8 (40... gxf4 $142 {, however, hopeless enough
}) 41. Rh1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 18th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2017.06.10"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2690"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2017.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 {A very simple system; however, Black must know how
to equalise.} h6 (10... Qa5+ 11. Nd2 h6 12. O-O cxd4 (12... c4 13. Be2 Nf6 14.
h3 b5 15. Bf3 Bb7 $6 16. a4 $36 {1-0 (112) Ushenina,A (2474)-Mkrtchian,L (2413)
Plovdiv 2008}) 13. Nb3 Qb6 14. Nxd4 Nc5 15. Rfc1 (15. Be5 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Bd7 17.
Nf5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Qe6 19. Qxe6 {1/2 (19) Roeder,M (2478)-Timoscenko,G (2513)
Saint Vincent 2002}) 15... Nxd3 16. Qxd3 $14 Qxb2 $140 $6 17. Rcb1 Qa3 18. Qxa3
Bxa3 19. Nb5 Bc5 20. Nc7) (10... g6 {is probably the easiest way:} 11. dxc5
Qa5+ $1 12. Nd2 Nxc5 13. Bh6 $6 (13. O-O $11) 13... Rd8 14. O-O Qb6 15. Nf3 Bd7
16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Qe2 Bg4 $36 {1/2 (86) Galliamova,A (2556)-Spassky,B (2549)
Marbella 1999}) 11. dxc5 Nxc5 $6 ({Here, too,} 11... Qa5+ $1 12. Nd2 Nxc5 {
is more accurate although lack of the idea ...Nc5xd3 Qc2xd3 Bc8-f5 (possible
in the 10...g6 line) diminishes Black's possibilities.}) 12. O-O Bg4 (12... b6
13. Nd4 Bb7 14. Bf5 Bg5 15. Bxg5 Qxg5 16. b4 Ne4 17. Qc7 Bc8 18. f4 Qf6 19.
Bxe4 dxe4 20. Rfc1 $16 {1-0 (33) Ftacnik,L (2544)-De Nacimiento Montano,A 
(2099) Evora 2008}) (12... Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Be6 14. Be5 $14) 13. Bf5 $5 {
Interesting. White allows Black to double his pawns but obtains the advantage
of the bishop pair.} ({It is not quite clear whether} 13. Bh7+ Kh8 14. Bf5 {
is more accurate.}) 13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 Ne6 15. Bg3 Qb6 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Be5
Rac8 18. Qe2 Rc6 (18... g6 $5 19. Bh3 Bf8 {[%cal Yf8g7]}) 19. f4 Nc7 $6 {
[%mdl 32] This passive move marks the beginning of Black's problems.} (19...
Nc5 $142 {[%cal Ye7f6] Black was certainly concerned about his d5-pawn but it
was a perfect occasion to sacrifice it:} 20. Qf3 Bf6 $1 21. Rxd5 Bxe5 22. Rxd8+
Qxd8 23. fxe5 g6 24. Bc2 Qc7 $132 25. Qg3 $6 Qb6 $36) 20. Rd3 $1 {[%cal Rd3b3]}
Bf6 {Alas, at this moment the exchange of bishops doesn't quite work.} (20...
Qa6 {was relatively better but White kept an edge after} 21. Qg4 $36 {>>}) 21.
Rb3 Qa6 {Black must damage his pawn structure or just lose his b7-pawn.} 22.
Qxa6 bxa6 23. Rb7 Nb5 24. Rd7 Rxd7 25. Bxd7 Rc5 (25... Rc2 26. Bf5 $16 Rd2 $2
27. Rc1) 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. Rd1 $16 {[%csl Ra6,Ra7,Rf6,Rf7][%mdl 4096]} Nc7 28.
Ba4 a5 29. Rd2 Kf8 30. Kg2 Ke7 31. Kf3 f5 32. Kg3 Rc1 33. Bb3 Ke6 34. Kh4 Rg1
35. h3 Rg2 36. Bd1 Kd6 37. Bf3 Rg6 38. Rc2 Rg1 39. Bh5 Rg7 40. Be2 Ne6 41. Bd3
d4 42. Bxf5 dxe3 43. fxe3 Nc5 44. Rd2+ Kc6 45. e4 1-0

[Event "London Classic 10th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2018.12.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2018.12.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 188"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Qc2 {Not the
most popular continuation here. This queen development is considered
appropriate after Black's ...c7-c6. However, White tries to leave main
theoretical roads as soon as possible.} Bb7 8. Rd1 Bd6 (8... Nbd7 {is more
natural but White obtained an edge in the following game:} 9. cxd5 (9. Be2 dxc4
10. Bxc4 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. O-O a6 13. Ne5 Qc8 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Be2 Be7 16.
Qb1 Nf6 17. Rc1 Qe8 18. e4 b5 $11 {1-0 (43) Zoler,D (2498)-Griffith,K (2320)
Biel 2015}) 9... exd5 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O Rc8 12. dxc5 Rxc5 13. Nd4 {[%csl Rb7,
Gd4,Rd5]} g6 14. Qa4 (14. Qe2 $5) 14... a6 15. Bxa6 Ra5 16. Bxb7 (16. Qxa5 $1
bxa5 17. Bxb7 $16 {[%csl Rd5]}) 16... Rxa4 17. Nc6 Qe8 18. Nxa4 Nc5 19. Nxe7+
Qxe7 20. Nxc5 Qxc5 21. Bg5 $14 {1/2 (68) Zherebukh,Y (2614)-Goldin,A (2553)
Fort Myers 2016}) (8... Na6 9. Be2 $6 (9. a3 $5) 9... Nb4 10. Qb1 dxc4 11. Bxc4
Nbd5 $11 12. Bg5 $6 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Ne4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Rc1 Ng5 16. Be2 Nxf3+
17. Bxf3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 c5 $15 {1/2 (39) Edouard,R (2680)-Fressinet,L (2708)
Nimes 2014}) (8... a6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 (10. Bd3 c5 $5) 10... Nbd7 11. Ne5 (
11. O-O Re8 12. h3 {1/2 (33) Goldin,A (2585)-Meijers,V (2418) Geneve 1999} c5
$5) 11... Bd6 12. Qf5 g6 13. Qg5 Ne4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qg3 $14 {1-0 (34)
Bindrich,F (2605)-Mohota,N (2269) Caleta 2018}) (8... c5 {may be possible but
needs more tests:} 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. Be2 Nbd7 11. O-O Qb6 12. Ne5 Rfd8 13. b3
Bd6 $6 (13... Rac8 $5) (13... Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd7 $5 15. Bf4 Nf6) 14. Nxd7 Rxd7
15. Na4 Qc7 16. Bxd6 Rxd6 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxc5 $16 {1/2 (44) Toolin,C (2220)
-Morrison,W (2281) Philadelphia 2016}) 9. Bg3 (9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11.
Bd3 h6 12. Bh4 a6 13. Bf5 Qe8 14. Qb3 b5 $6 (14... g6 $5 15. Bxd7 (15. Bh3 Ne4
16. Nxd5 $140 $2 g5 17. Bg3 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Ndf6 19. Qf5 Bb4+ 20. Ke2 Qa4 $40)
15... Nxd7 16. Nxd5 Qe6 17. Nc3 Qxb3 18. axb3 f5 $44) 15. O-O Be7 16. Rfe1 Nb6
17. e4 dxe4 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Bxe4 Qc8 20. Ne5 Bxe4 21. Nxe4 $14 {1/2 (98)
Kveinys,A (2545)-Xu,Y (2518) Reykjavik 2017}) 9... Nbd7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. e4
Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxg3 $6 {Risky and at least premature: White can now create an
attack along the h-file.} (12... h6 $5) (12... Rc8 $5) 13. hxg3 e5 $6 {
Preparation of ...c7-c5 was a better plan.} ({And now the prophylactical} 13...
h6 {was the most appropriate. If} 14. g4 {then} Nf6 $5 {[%cal Rf6g4,Rb7e4]})
14. Bb5 c6 15. Be2 Qc7 16. g4 (16. Nh4 $5 $36 {[%cal Yh4f5] was probably a
better plan here.} g6 {is poor due to} 17. Qc1 $1 {[%cal Yc1h6]}) 16... Rfe8
17. g5 Rad8 18. Kf1 b5 (18... exd4 19. cxd4 Nf8 {was possible, with a solid
position.}) 19. Rh4 a6 20. a4 Qa5 21. g6 $5 {White has no other ways to
destroy Black's kingside; however, the position is far from clear.} hxg6 22.
Ng5 Nf8 (22... c5 $1 {was correct. If} 23. Qd3 (23. Rd3 f6 {is even worse}) {
then} 23... f6 24. Qh3 fxg5 25. Rh8+ Kf7 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 $1 (26... Kxe8 $2 27.
Qe6+ Kf8 28. Rd3) 27. Qxd7+ Re7 28. Qd6 cxd4 29. cxd4 Bxe4 {, and Black holds
on.}) 23. Rd3 Bc8 24. Qb3 Qc7 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rf3 $6 {White fails to find
the right way:} (26. g4 $1 {[%cal Rd3h3]} Ne6 $8 27. Rdh3 Kf8 28. Nxe6+ Rxe6 (
28... Bxe6 29. d5 $1 cxd5 30. Bxb5 $16) (28... fxe6 29. Rh7 $16) 29. Qa3+ Qd6 (
29... c5 30. Bxb5 $16) 30. Qa7 Qd7 31. Qb6 $16) 26... Be6 27. d5 cxd5 28. exd5
Rxd5 $1 29. Nxe6 fxe6 {Black's pawn structure is destroyed but he is two pawns
up! Giving up his material advantage, Black parries White's attack and
equalizes the game.} 30. Rfh3 e4 31. Rxe4 Ra8 32. g3 (32. Bxb5 $142 Ra1+ 33.
Re1 $11) 32... Qc5 33. Re3 Ra3 34. Qb2 Qd6 (34... g5 $5) 35. Rh4 Ra4 36. Rhe4
Qa3 37. Qxa3 Rxa3 38. Bg4 Rc5 39. Bxe6+ Nxe6 40. Rxe6 Raxc3 41. Rxc3 Rxc3 42.
Rxg6 b4 43. Rb6 b3 44. Kg2 Kf7 45. f4 g5 46. fxg5 Rc2+ 47. Kf3 b2 48. Kg4 Kg7
49. Rb7+ Kg6 50. Rb6+ Kg7 51. Rb7+ Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Anand +3-1=7"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:08]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be7
{[%emt 0:00:07]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:18]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 7. c5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:48]} 8. Bd3
{[%emt 0:00:27]} (8. h3 {has gone out of fashion recently as after} b6 9. b4 a5
10. a3 {Black can play} Bb7 ({or even} 10... h6) ({instead of the direct} 10...
Ba6 {, which allows White to save a tempo by taking on a6 in one go}) 11. Bd3
Qc8 {- see Kasimdzhanov-Jakovenko in CBM 132 and Grischuk-Wang Hao in CBM 139.}
) 8... b6 {[%emt 0:00:15]} 9. b4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} a5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 10. a3 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:03:31]} 11. Bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:41] A principled
continuation although the quiet} (11. O-O {is more common.}) 11... Rxa6 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} 12. b5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:34]} cxb5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 13. c6 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Qc8 $1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} (13... b4 $2 14. Nb5 bxa3 15. cxd7 Bb4+
16. Ke2 Qxd7 17. Qd3 $16 {1-0 (33) Olafsson,H (2521)-Al Tamimi,H (2290) Turin
2006}) 14. c7 {[%emt 0:00:06]} (14. Nxb5 Qxc6 15. Nc7 Ra7 16. Rc1 Qb7 17. Qa4 (
17. a4 Bb4+ 18. Ke2 Rc8 19. Qd3 Nh5 20. Nb5 Nxf4+ 21. exf4 Raa8 $17 {1-0 (47)
Efimov,I (2520)-Costantini,R (2233) Reggio Emilia 2000}) 17... b5 (17... Rc8 $5
18. O-O Nf8 {[%cal Yf8g6]}) 18. Nxb5 Nb6 19. Qb3 Nc4 20. a4 Bb4+ 21. Ke2 Raa8
22. Ne5 Rfc8 23. f3 Nxe5 24. Bxe5 Ne8 $11 {1/2 (29) Rojas Keim,L (2408)-Ryan,J
(2263) Montcada i Reixac ESP 2014}) 14... b4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 15. Nb5 {
[%emt 0:00:28] This sequence of moves has been analysed more deeply with
White's pawn on h3 (8.h3 instead of 8.Bd3), which is considered more
favourable for White as his bishop can retreat to h2, avoiding an exchange if
necessary. However, Vishy Anand and his team have proven that this version is
not so harmless either.} a4 {[%emt 0:02:57]} (15... bxa3 16. O-O Nh5 (16... a4
17. Qc2 Ra5 $6 {1/2 (26) Kveinys,A (2510)-Halkias,S (2548) Gothenburg 2005} 18.
Bd6 $1 Rxb5 19. Bxe7 Re8 20. Bxa3 $36 {[%csl Gc7]}) 17. Qc2 Nxf4 18. exf4 Qb7
19. Ne5 $36 Nc5 20. dxc5 bxc5 21. Rfb1 (21. Nd7 $5 Re8 22. Qa4 $16) 21... c4
22. Nd7 Rfa8 23. Qa4 h6 24. h3 Qc8 25. Nb8 Rb6 $13 {1/2 (32) Sedlak,N (2557)
-Pavlovic,M (2534) Vrnjacka Banja 2010}) (15... Ne4 16. O-O (16. a4 Nc3 17. Qd3
Ra8 18. Nxc3 bxc3 19. O-O Bb4 20. Qb5 Ra7 21. Ne1 Nf6 22. Nd3 Nh5 $13 {1/2 (48)
Rusev,K (2543)-Stoinev,M (2295) Albena 2010}) 16... bxa3 17. Qa4 (17. Qc2 $44
a4 $5 {/\Ra5, R.Dautov}) 17... g5 18. Bg3 g4 $1 19. Ne1 Nd2 20. Qd1 Nxf1 21.
Qxg4+ Kh8 22. Kxf1 Ra8 (22... a4 {[%cal Ya6a5] R.Dautov} 23. Qe2 Ra5 24. Nd6
Bxd6 25. Bxd6 Rg8 26. Nd3 $44) 23. Nc2 Qa6 24. Qe2 Rg8 25. Ncxa3 $44 {1-0 (50)
Karpov,A (2693)-Georgiev,K (2655) Dubai 2002 CBM 089 [Dautov]}) 16. Rc1 {
[%emt 0:06:00]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 17. Ng5 $5 {[%emt 0:01:47] This tactical
trick restricts Black's possibilities compared to} (17. Nd2 e5 (17... Nc3 18.
Nxc3 bxc3 19. Rxc3 b5 20. O-O Nb6 {1/2 (67) Villuendas Valero,A (2176)-Labena
Bernal,A (2003) Pamplona 2006} 21. Qg4 $5 $36) 18. Nxe4 (18. dxe5 Ndc5 {
[%cal Rc5d3]}) 18... dxe4 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Bc5 21. Qd5 bxa3 22. O-O {
0-1 (36) Jendrichovsky,P (2147)-Goumas,G (2315) Fermo 2009} Ra5 $13) 17... Ndf6
{[%emt 0:32:33]} ({Here} 17... e5 18. dxe5 {is obviously senseless}) (17...
Nxg5 $6 18. Bd6 $1 Ra5 $8 19. Bxe7 Rxb5 20. axb4 Re8 21. Qxa4 Rxe7 22. Qxb5 $16
{[%csl Gc7]}) (17... Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Ra5 {is a better version of the previous
line for Black but White keeps the initiative anyway:} 19. Be7 Rxb5 20. Bxf8
Kxf8 21. Qxa4 Ra5 22. Qxb4+ Ke8 23. O-O Ra7 24. f3 Nef6 25. Qd6 $14 {[%csl Gc7]
A.Korotylev}) 18. Nxe4 {[%emt 0:06:58]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} (18... dxe4 $142
$1 19. Nd6 Bxd6 20. Bxd6 b3 21. Bxf8 Kxf8 $44 {(A.Korotylev) , which is about
to be the subject of further research.}) 19. f3 {[%emt 0:05:40]} Ra5 {[%emt 0:
12:38]} 20. fxe4 $146 {[%emt 0:02:08][%mdl 8] This improvement on the
following game is quite obvious, especially as it had been already played in
the similar position of the 8.h3 line (with White's pawn on h3), e.g. in
Gyimesi-Vaganian (Germany 2006).} (20. Qe2 $6 Qd7 21. fxe4 Rc8 22. exd5 exd5
23. axb4 Rxb5 24. O-O Rxb4 25. Qa6 h6 26. Rc6 Bg5 27. Bxg5 hxg5 28. Rfc1 Rc4
29. R1xc4 dxc4 30. Qxb6 a3 31. Rxc4 a2 32. Qa5 Qe6 33. Qxa2 Rxc7 34. Qa8+ Kh7
35. Rxc7 Qxe3+ 36. Kf1 Qf4+ 37. Qf3 Qxc7 $11 {1/2 (40) Aronian,L (2795)-Adams,
M (2753) Bilbao 2013}) 20... Rxb5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 21. Qxa4 {[%emt 0:00:56]}
Ra5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 22. Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} bxa3 {[%emt 0:09:32] Black's
a3-pawn looks formidable but it is far less dangerous than White's c7-pawn.} (
22... dxe4 23. a4 $16 {[%csl Gc7]}) 23. exd5 {[%emt 0:03:43]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:10:
57]} (23... exd5 24. O-O {is hardly better. In some situations White can break
in the centre by means of e3-e4.}) 24. Qxb6 {[%emt 0:08:48]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:06:
37]} 25. O-O {[%emt 0:15:23]} (25. Qa6 $5 Qc8 (25... Rc8 26. Rb1 Rxc7 $8 27.
Rb8+ Bd8 28. Bxc7 Qxc7 29. Rc8 Qe7 30. O-O $16) 26. Qc4 {A.Korotylev}) 25...
Rc8 {[%emt 0:05:01] Black has blockaded White's passed pawn with a more
appropriate piece but eliminating the "nail" is impossible.} 26. Rc6 $1 {
[%emt 0:08:36]} g5 {[%emt 0:09:41] Perhaps it was better to do without this
move:} (26... Bb4 27. Ra1 h6) 27. Bg3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} (27. Be5 $5 {A.Korotylev
} {e.g.} Bb4 28. Qxb4 $5 Qxc6 29. Qe7 Rxe5 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. dxe5
(32. Qxe5 $5 h6 33. Qf6 Rxc7 34. Qf8+ Kh7 35. Qxa3 {, and White should
gradually win}) 32... Qxc7 33. Qxe6+ Kh8 34. Qf6+ Qg7 35. Qa6 Rg8 (35... Re8
36. Qxa3 Qxe5 37. Rf8+ Kg7 38. Rxe8 Qxe8) 36. Qxa3 Qxe5 37. h3 {, and Black is
helpless as the queen endgame after the eventual exchange of rooks is winning
for White.}) 27... Bb4 {[%emt 0:06:25]} 28. Ra1 {[%emt 0:13:45]} Ba5 $2 {
[%emt 0:07:45] Black tries to get rid of the c7-pawn after all but this
attempt fails. It was better to wait:} (28... g4 {In that case White could
have continued weakening Black's position exploiting the e3-e4 threat, e.g.}
29. Be5 {etc. but his victory was still far away.}) 29. Qa6 {[%emt 0:01:23]}
Bxc7 {[%emt 0:01:22]} (29... Bb4 $2 {was now hopeless due to} 30. Rb6 {[%cal
Rb6b4,Ra6c8] , and otherwise Black just loses his a3-pawn.}) 30. Qc4 $1 {
[%emt 0:04:21] A decisive pin.} e5 {[%emt 0:01:59]} 31. Bxe5 {[%emt 0:00:19]}
Rxe5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 32. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:39]} 33. e6 {
[%emt 0:06:09]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:12]} 34. Rc1 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.07"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2684"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Uzbekistan"]
[BlackTeam "Bulgaria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UZB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BUL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O {For this line - see the survey by GM E.Postny in CBM 146 and annotations
to Giri - Aronian in CBM 147.} c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bxc4 Bd7 $146 {This novelty
didn't work well in the present game.} ({GM Veselin Topalov did better in two
later games, in which he played} 10... Qxd1 11. Rfxd1 b6 12. Nd4 Bb7 13. Rac1 (
13. Be2 a6 14. Bf3 Bxf3 15. Nxf3 b5 16. Rd4 Rfd8 17. Rad1 Rxd4 18. Rxd4 Rc8 $11
{1/2 Grachev,B (2672)-Harikrishna,P (2688)/Muelheim GER 2012/The Week in Chess
937 (24)}) 13... a6 14. b4 Nce4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. a3 a5 (16... Rfc8 17. f3 Bd5
18. Be2 Bb7 19. e4 h6 20. Be3 a5 21. Rxc8+ Rxc8 22. bxa5 bxa5 23. Rb1 Ba8 24.
a4 Bb4 25. Kf1 e5 26. Nb3 Nd7 27. Rd1 Bc6 28. Rc1 Kf8 29. Ba6 Rc7 30. Bb7 Bb5+
31. axb5 Rxb7 $11 {1/2 Gelfand,B (2738)-Topalov,V (2752)/London ENG 2012/The
Week in Chess 933 (36)}) 17. f3 Bd5 18. e4 Bxc4 19. Rxc4 axb4 20. axb4 Rfc8 21.
Rdc1 Rxc4 22. Rxc4 h6 23. Kf1 Kf8 24. Nc6 b5 25. Rd4 Ra6 26. Nxe7 Kxe7 $11 {
0-1 Giri,A (2730)-Topalov,V (2752)/London ENG 2012/The Week in Chess 935 (52)})
(10... a6 {continues to be an important topic. White apparently keeps some
pressure. Here are some of this year's games:} 11. Ne5 (11. Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Bc7
Re8 13. b4 Nce4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bd3 Nc3 16. a3 Nd5 17. Rac1 Nxc7 18. Rxc7 Bd6
19. Rc3 Rd8 20. Rd1 Kf8 21. Bc2 Ke7 $11 {1/2 Rajlich,I (2412)-Pokorna,R (2353)/
Istanbul TUR 2012/The Week in Chess 930 (52)}) 11... Ncd7 (11... Qxd1 12. Rfxd1
Rd8 13. Be2 Nd5 14. Nxd5 exd5 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. Bc7 Rdc8 17. Be5 f6 18. Bd4 Ne4
19. h3 Bh5 20. g4 Bf7 21. Ne1 Rc6 22. Rac1 Rac8 23. Rxc6 Rxc6 24. Bd3 h5 25.
Bb1 hxg4 26. hxg4 Nd6 27. a3 Nb5 $11 {1/2 Mista,A (2538)-Grabarczyk,M (2445)/
Warsaw POL 2012/The Week in Chess 913 (54)}) 12. Be2 Nxe5 13. Qxd8 (13. Bxe5
Qa5 14. Bg3 Bd7 15. Bf3 Rad8 16. Qb3 b5 17. Rfc1 Rc8 18. Ne2 Rxc1+ 19. Rxc1 Rc8
$11 {1/2 Fressinet,L (2693)-Matlakov,M (2632)/Plovdiv 2012/CBM 148 (60)}) 13...
Rxd8 14. Bxe5 Nd5 (14... b5 $5 15. Bf3 Ra7) 15. Bf3 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 a5 17. Rfd1
f6 18. Rxd8+ Bxd8 19. Rd1 Bc7 20. h4 Kf8 21. h5 $14 {1-0 Wojtaszek,R (2706)
-Mista,A (2587)/Warsaw POL 2012/The Week in Chess 902 (46)}) 11. Ne5 Be8 12.
Be2 {[%cal Ye2f3][%mdl 32]} Rc8 (12... Nfe4 $5 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qc2 Nd6 15.
Rfd1 Qb6) 13. Rc1 h6 $6 ({Here, too, Black should have tried to release
pressure by means of} 13... Nce4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 {as} 15. Rxc8 Qxc8 16. Qd4 f5
17. Qxa7 $2 {doesn't work due to} g5 18. Bg3 Bc5 19. Rc1 f4) 14. h3 Qxd1 {
In the endgame Black quickly gets out of moves but it is hard to give him good
advice.} ({in the event of} 14... Nce4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxc8 Qxc8 17. Qd4 {
is already strong for White.}) 15. Rfxd1 g5 16. Bg3 Kg7 17. Bf3 b6 ({Maybe
something like} 17... h5 {but after} 18. Ne2 (18. b4 {is not deadly yet due to}
Na4 19. Nxa4 Bxa4 20. Bxb7 $2 Rb8) 18... h4 19. Bh2 Bb5 20. Nd4 a6 21. b3 {
Black's position is quite poor.}) 18. Ne2 $1 {[%cal Ye2d4,Rb2b4]} Rd8 (18...
Bb5 {now allows an invasion of c6:} 19. Nd4 a6 20. Nxb5 axb5 21. Nc6) (18... h5
{was equally hopeless due to} 19. b4 (19. Nd4 g4 20. hxg4 hxg4 21. Bxg4 Nxg4
22. Nxg4 a5 23. Ne5) 19... Ba4 20. bxc5 Bxd1 21. Rxd1 Rxc5 22. Nd4) 19. Nd4 a5
20. Nc4 $1 {[%csl Rb6,Gc4,Gd4]} Nfe4 21. Be5+ Bf6 (21... Kg8 22. Bc7) 22. Bxe4
Nxe4 23. Nxe6+ {A classic positional game by Rustam Kasimdzhanov!} 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.10.01"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. b4 b6
9. h3 a5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Bd3 Qc8 {This line has gained popularity. It was
examined in CBM 132, annotations to Kasimdzhanov - Jakovenko; a good deal of
games played after that will be quoted here. Black doesn't hurry with ...Ba6,
first protecting the important c6 square and thus avoiding b4-b5 and c5-c6.}
12. O-O (12. Na4 $5 axb4 13. axb4 Ba6 14. O-O Qb7 15. cxb6 Bxd3 (15... Bxb4 16.
Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Qb3 Be7 18. Ne5 Rfa8 19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. Bc7 Ra5 21. Rfc1 Bd8 $2 (
21... g6 {looks safe}) 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Qc3 Rb5 24. Nc5 $16 {1-0 Edouard,R 
(2608)-Lemos,D (2556)/Cappelle la Grande FRA 2010/The Week in Chess 798 (33)})
16. Qxd3 Nxb6 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. bxc5 Nc4 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Nd7 21. Bd6 Rxa1
22. Rxa1 Ra8 23. Rb1 Qc8 {, and White failed to find a breakthrough:} 24. Kh2
h6 25. Rb2 Ra7 26. f3 Qa8 27. Rb3 Qc8 28. e4 Qa6 29. exd5 exd5 30. Qe3 Qc8 31.
Qe7 Ra8 32. Re3 Nf8 33. Qxf8+ {1/2 Riazantsev,A (2660)-Bologan,V (2684)/France
2010/CBM 135 Extra}) 12... Ba6 13. Rb1 {Avoiding simplifications.} (13. Bh2 Qb7
(13... Bxd3 14. Qxd3 axb4 15. axb4 Qb7 16. Rfb1 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Ra8 18. Qb1 Bd8
19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. Qa2 Qxa2 {1/2 Gagunashvili,M (2564)-Moradiabadi,E (2547)/
Ravana 2009/EXT 2010}) 14. Qc2 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 {1-0 Evdokimov,A (2564)-Lekic,D 
(2396)/Rijeka 2010/CBM 136 (33)} axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Ra8 $11) (13. Bxa6
Qxa6 14. Rb1 Rfc8 15. Qc2 Bd8 16. Rfc1 axb4 17. axb4 Qb7 18. Nd2 Bc7 19. Bxc7
Qxc7 20. cxb6 Nxb6 21. Ne2 Ne8 22. Ra1 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Nd6 $11 {1/2 Delchev,A 
(2625)-Svetushkin,D (2554)/Rijeka 2010/CBM 136 (54)}) (13. Qe2 Bxd3 (13... Ne4
14. Qc2 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 {1/2 Panarin,M (2532)-Elizarov,D (2341)/
Armavir 2010/CBM 135 Extra}) 14. Qxd3 Qb7 15. Rfb1 (15. Nd2 axb4 (15... Ra7 16.
Rab1 axb4 17. axb4 Rfa8 18. Nb3 Ra3 19. Qc2 Bd8 20. b5 Be7 21. Rfc1 h6 22. Qd1
bxc5 23. Nxc5 Nxc5 24. dxc5 R3a5 $11 {1/2 Eljanov,P (2751)-Jakovenko,D (2725)/
Odessa 2010/CBM 136 Extra (50)}) 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Ra8 18. Qb1 Rxa1 19.
Qxa1 bxc5 20. bxc5 e5 $1 21. dxe5 Ne8 22. e4 Nxc5 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Nf3 Nc7 25.
Be3 N5e6 $11 {1/2 Fier,A (2601)-Onischuk,A (2670)/Bursa 2010/CBM 134 (31)}) (
15. Rfc1 Rfc8 16. Nd2 h6 17. Rcb1 axb4 18. axb4 Bd8 19. Na4 Bc7 20. Bxc7 Qxc7
21. cxb6 Nxb6 22. Nc5 Ne8 23. b5 Nd6 24. bxc6 Qxc6 $11 {1/2 Mozharov,M (2474)
-Rychagov,A (2551)/Moscow 2010/CBM 137 (33)}) 15... axb4 (15... Ra7 16. Nd2
Rfa8 17. Qf1 h6 18. Qc1 Bd8 19. Nb3 axb4 20. axb4 Rxa1 21. Nxa1 Ne8 22. Nc2 Bc7
23. Bxc7 Nxc7 24. Ra1 Rxa1 25. Qxa1 bxc5 26. bxc5 e5 $11 {1/2 Riazantsev,A 
(2661)-Jakovenko,D (2736)/Moscow 2009/CBM 134 (30)}) 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Ra8
18. Qb1 Bd8 (18... Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Ne4 $6 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Nd2 f5 22. Qa2 Kf7
23. f3 exf3 24. Nxf3 bxc5 25. bxc5 h6 26. g4 $36 {1-0 Postny,E (2595)-Hracek,Z
(2633)/Sibenik CRO 2010/The Week in Chess 827 (51)}) 19. Ra2 Ne8 20. Qa1 Rxa2
21. Qxa2 Bc7 22. Bxc7 Nxc7 23. Qa4 {1/2 Khalifman,A (2612)-Karpov,A (2644)/
Zuerich 2009/CBM 131 Extra}) 13... Bxd3 (13... Bd8 14. Bxa6 Qxa6 $6 15. b5 Qc8
16. bxc6 Qxc6 17. Qa4 Rc8 18. Bd6 Re8 19. Rfc1 bxc5 20. dxc5 Be7 21. Qxc6 Rxc6
22. Nd4 Rcc8 23. Ncb5 $16 Ne4 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. Nd6 $1 {1-0 Dreev,A (2649)
-Kovachev,D (2305)/Plovdiv BUL 2010/The Week in Chess 833}) 14. Qxd3 Qb7 15.
Qc2 {White choses to bring his knight to d3. The other plan was to bring it to
b3:} (15. Nd2 Ra7 16. Rfc1 axb4 17. axb4 Rfa8 18. Nb3 b5 $6 (18... Bd8) (18...
Ra3) 19. Na5 $1 Qc8 20. Nxc6 $1 {A typical piece sacrifice in this structure.}
Qxc6 21. Nxb5 Rb7 22. Nc7 Rxc7 23. b5 Qb7 24. c6 Qc8 25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26. cxd7
Qxd7 27. b6 $16 {1-0 Zhou Weiqi (2563)-Ji Dan (2342)/Xinghua Jiangsu 2009/CBM
131 (32)}) 15... axb4 16. axb4 h6 17. Rfc1 Rfc8 18. Ne1 Ra3 (18... Bd8 19. Nd3
b5 20. g4 Ra6 21. f3 Rca8 (21... Bc7 $5) 22. h4 Nh7 23. Qh2 Ndf8 24. Bg3 {
Van Wely is planning the advance g4-g5 and so he does not want to be provoked
into the premature h4-h5. Van Wely plant den VorstoЯ g4-g5, deswegen will er
sich nicht zum frьhzeitigen h4-h5 provozieren lassen.} Ra3 $11 {1-0 Van Wely,L
(2654)-Halkias,S (2546)/Plovdiv 2003/CBM 098/[Dautov] (57)}) 19. Nd3 Qa8 $6 {
A strange move, after which White can regain the a-file.} (19... Rca8 $142) 20.
Qb2 {[%cal Rb1a1]} Ne4 21. Ra1 $6 (21. Nxe4 $142 dxe4 22. Ne5 Nxe5 (22... Ra2
23. Qc3 Ra3 (23... Nf6 24. cxb6 Nd5 25. Qb3 Nxb6 26. Rxc6) 24. Qc2) 23. Bxe5 {
[%csl Re4] , and the pawn structure changes in White's favour.}) 21... Rxa1 22.
Rxa1 Qb7 23. Nd1 (23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 f6 26. Bg3 bxc5 27. dxc5
Bxc5 28. Qa2 Bxb4 29. Qxe6+ Kh8 30. Qxe4 Qe7 {, and Black should hold on.}) (
23. cxb6 $5 Qxb6 24. Qa3 Nxc3 25. Qxc3 $14 {[%csl Rc6,Gd3]}) 23... Ra8 24. Ra2
Rxa2 25. Qxa2 bxc5 26. bxc5 Qb5 27. Qc2 {A typical position. It looks like
Black has no problems but still he should be accurate in view of the potential
weakness of his c6-pawn.} Bd8 $6 {Careless!} ({The curious tactical trick} 
27... e5 $5 28. Nxe5 (28. Bxe5 Qc4 $1 29. Qxc4 dxc4 30. Nb4 Nxe5 31. dxe5 Bxc5
32. Nc2 $13) 28... Nxe5 29. Bxe5 Qa5 30. Qd3 (30. Qe2 Qa1 {[%cal Re4c3,Re4c5]})
30... Qe1+ 31. Qf1 Qd2 $44 {is probably beyond human imagination.}) (27... Bh4
$5 28. f3 (28. g3 Bf6 {[%csl Rf4]}) 28... Ng3) 28. f3 Nef6 29. N1b2 Ba5 30. Qa4
$1 {White's plan is to exchange queens and bishops. In the knight endgame the
weakness on c6 will become visible.} Qxa4 31. Nxa4 {[%mdl 4096]} Kf8 32. Nc1
Ne8 33. Nb3 Bc7 (33... Bd8 34. Nb2 {[%cal Yb2d3,Yd3b4] - Black will not be
able to avoid the bishop exchange anyway.}) (33... Bb4 34. Nb6 $1 Ndf6 35. Kf2
$16 {[%cal Yb3c1,Yc1d3,Yd3e5]}) 34. Bxc7 Nxc7 35. Na5 Nb8 36. Nb2 Ke7 37. Nd3
f6 38. Kf2 {White is now ready to open the "second front" in the centre and on
the kingside. As Black's king and Nb8 are tied to the c6-pawn, and his only
"free" piece (Nc7) is badly restricted, it turns out that his defence is not
so easy.} Kd7 39. e4 Nb5 40. Ke3 Na6 41. e5 $1 f5 42. g4 $1 fxg4 (42... g5 $5
43. f4 $5 (43. gxf5 exf5 44. e6+ Kxe6 45. Nxc6 $14 {[%csl Gc5]}) 43... gxf4+
44. Nxf4 fxg4 45. hxg4 Nb4 $132) 43. hxg4 g5 44. Nb3 Na3 45. f4 Nc4+ $6 {
The knight has nothing to do here.} (45... gxf4+ 46. Kxf4 Nc2 $1 {is
apparently enough for a draw as after} 47. Kg3 Ke7 48. Kh4 Kf7 49. Kh5 Kg7 50.
g5 hxg5 51. Kxg5 Kf7 52. Kh6 {Black is not in zugzwang:} Nc7) 46. Kf3 gxf4 47.
Kxf4 Ke7 48. Kg3 Kf7 $6 {And now it's a different story. Now Black's Nc4 is a
mere defender of the a5-square, and zugzwang is a real threat. The reciprocal
zugzwang arises with Kh5 - Kg7, and, taking into account the other factors,
h4-f7 is a pair of "mined" squares, too...} (48... Kf8 $1 {was right:} 49. Kh4
Kf7 $1 50. Kh5 Kg7 $22 51. Nf4 (51. g5 hxg5 52. Kxg5 Kf7 53. Kh6 Ne3 $1 54. Kh7
$6 Nf5) 51... Nc7 52. Ng6 Nb5 53. Ne7 Na7 {, and White can't make any progress}
) (48... Ke8 $144 $1) 49. Kh4 Kg6 $2 (49... Kg7 50. Kh5 $22 Kh7 51. Nf4 Nc7 52.
Ng6 $1 {[%cal Rg6e7]} Nb5 53. Nf8+ $18 {[%csl Rh7]}) (49... Kg8 $1 {still gave
Black drawing chances:} 50. Nf4 Nc7 51. Ng6 $1 {[%cal Rg6e7]} (51. Kh5 $4 Kg7
$22) 51... Kf7 52. Kh5 Ne3 53. Na5 Nb5 (53... Nxg4 $5 54. Nh8+ (54. Nxc6 Nh2
55. Kxh6 Nf3) 54... Kg7 55. Kxg4 Kxh8 56. Nxc6 Kg7 {is not that clear, too.})
54. Nxc6 Ke8 55. Kxh6 Nxg4+ 56. Kg5 Ne3 57. Kf6 Kd7 58. Nb4 Nxd4 59. Kf7 {
- Black may manage to give up his two knights for the white pawns and avoid
the "Troitzky line" in the resulting 2N vs P ending.}) (49... Kf8 $144 $1 50.
Nf4 Nc7 51. Ng6+ $1) 50. Nf4+ Kf7 51. Nd3 $2 (51. Kh5) 51... Kg6 $2 (51... Kg8
$1) 52. Nf4+ Kf7 53. Kh5 Ne3 $8 54. Nd3 $1 Nb8 (54... Kg7 55. Na5 Nb8 56. Nb4
$18) 55. Na5 {[%cal Rd3b4]} Nc2 $8 56. Nb3 (56. Kxh6 $5 Nxd4 57. Nb4 $22 {
but White finds a more convincing way.}) 56... Ne3 57. Nb4 $1 {[%cal Rb3a5]}
Ke7 58. Na5 Kd7 59. Nd3 $1 Ke7 60. Nb4 Kd7 61. Nd3 Ke7 62. Nf2 $1 {The h6-pawn
falls, and the g4-pawn moves forward.} 1-0

[Event "Reggio Emilia 54th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2011.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[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. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 {A
harmless continuation.} c5 (7... dxc4 {(the most common move) looks more
logical to me. There is no need for Black to suffer with an isolated pawn.}) 8.
cxd5 (8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 {gives Black an additional option of}
Qxd5 $5 11. Qxd5 exd5 {, e.g.} 12. O-O Be6 13. Be5 Rac8 14. Rfc1 Ne4 15. Nd4
Nd6 16. b3 a6 17. Bf3 Ne4 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. g4 Ba3 21. Rxc8 Rxc8
22. Rd1 Rc1 $11 {1/2 Malakhatko,V (2557)-Del Rio Angelis,S (2489)/Leon 2001/
CBM 086 (54)}) 8... Nxd5 (8... exd5 9. O-O a6 10. Ne5 cxd4 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12.
Qxd4 Be6 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. a3 Qd7 15. Be5 Rfd8 16. h3 b5 17. Qf4 Qb7 18. Qg3 $14
{1/2 Ibragimov,I (2554)-Shabalov,A (2566)/Bad Wiessee 1999/EXT 2001 (36)}) 9.
Nxd5 exd5 10. O-O (10. dxc5 $142 Nxc5 11. Be5 {This position usually arises in
the 5...c5 6.dxc5 Na6 7.e3 Nxc5 line. White keeps a small plus. Here is a
recent example:} Be6 12. O-O Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qd4 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Rfc8 16.
Rad1 Kf8 17. g4 a6 18. f3 Rc7 19. Rd2 Rac8 20. Bd1 Bd7 21. Re1 g6 22. Kf2 a5
23. h3 Na4 24. Be2 Nb6 25. b3 a4 26. Red1 axb3 27. axb3 Ra8 28. f4 Nc8 29. Bf3
Ne7 30. Rb2 Ra6 31. Rdd2 Rb6 32. Ra2 Rc3 33. Ra8+ Kg7 34. Rd8 Be6 35. Re8 Rc7
36. Ra2 $14 {1/2 Nisipeanu,L (2659)-Le Roux,J (2523)/Mulhouse FRA 2011/The
Week in Chess 864 (65)}) 10... c4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Black immediately takes a
chance to avoid the position with the isolated pawn.} (10... Qb6 11. Qc2 Nf6
12. Rfc1 c4 13. b3 cxb3 14. Qxb3 Qxb3 15. axb3 Ne4 16. Bd3 f6 17. Rc7 (17. Bxe4
dxe4 18. Nd2 $14 Bf5 $140 19. Rc7 Bb4 20. Nc4) 17... Bd8 18. Rc2 Be6 19. b4 g5
20. Bc7 Be7 21. b5 Rfc8 $132 {0-1 Diamant,A (2497)-Akobian,V (2628)/Bursa 2010/
CBM 134 (38)}) (10... a6 11. dxc5 (11. Qc2 c4 12. a4 Bb4 13. Ng5 Nf6 14. Be5 g6
15. e4 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Nf3 Be6 18. Ne5 Rfd8 $11 {1/2 Yermolinsky,A (2617)
-Zilberstein,D (2424)/Reno 2004/EXT 2009 (51)}) 11... Nxc5 12. Nd4 (12. Be5
$142) 12... Bf6 13. Bf3 Ne6 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15. Qb3 Qd7 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Rac1
Rac8 18. h3 Rc6 19. Rxc6 Qxc6 $11 {1/2 Tregubov,P (2620)-Karpov,A (2699)/Cap
d'Agde 2000/CBM 080 (29)}) 11. b3 Nb6 12. bxc4 dxc4 {[%mdl 32] A typical
question in such positions: is the c4-pawn strong or weak? I think, rather
strong as it is not being successfully blockaded.} 13. Qc2 Be6 14. Rab1 Rc8 15.
a4 a5 16. Ng5 $1 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 f6 18. Bh4 c3 19. Bd3 h6 20. Bb5 $2 {White
underestimates the danger created by Black's passed pawn. Black now prepares
its further advance, with great effect.} (20. Rfc1 $142 {although Black has
good counterchances after, say,} Nd5 (20... Rf7 $5) 21. Rxb7 Nb4 22. Qb1 Qd5
23. Be4 Qa2) 20... Nd5 {[%cal Yd5b4,Yc3c2]} 21. Qe4 Qd6 {This strange loss of
a tempo doesn't harm Black too much.} (21... Qe7 $142 $17 {[%cal Yd5b4]}) 22.
Bg3 Qe7 23. Rbc1 Nb4 24. d5 {White tries to activate his rooks at the cost of
this pawn.} Nxd5 25. Rfd1 Rfd8 26. Rd4 f5 27. Qe5 Qf6 28. Qxf6 gxf6 29. h3 Kf7
30. Bc4 Ke7 31. e4 $6 {Leads to a hopeless endgame but Black should win anyway,
e.g.} (31. Kh2 c2 $1 32. Rxc2 Nb4 33. Rxd8 Rxd8 34. Bxe6 Nxc2 35. Bxf5 Rd2 36.
Be4 Nb4 37. Bxb7 Ra2 {etc.}) 31... Nf4 $1 {[%mdl 64]} 32. Rxd8 Rxc4 $1 {
[%cal Rf4e2,Re7d8]} 33. Bxf4 Kxd8 34. exf5 Bxf5 35. Be3 (35. Bxh6 c2 {[%cal
Yc4a4] , and Black's queenside pawns decide the game.}) 35... c2 36. g4 Be4 37.
Bb6+ Kd7 38. Bxa5 Rd4 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.10"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Armenia"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ARM"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 {For this line -
see CBM 138, annotations to Nakamura - Nielsen. However, a lot of games have
been played since then.} 14. Bxa6 (14. Re1 Bf6 15. Ne5 (15. h4 Qa7 16. b5 Bb7
17. cxb6 Nxb6 18. Ne5 Rac8 19. f5 exf5 20. Bxf5 Rc7 21. bxc6 {1/2 Fier,A (2571)
-So,W (2673)/Moscow 2011/CBM 141}) 15... Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Bxe5 17. fxe5 Qb7 18.
cxb6 axb4 19. axb4 Nxb6 20. b5 Nc4 21. bxc6 Qxc6 $11 {1/2 Getz,N (2391)-Azarov,
S (2648)/Rogaska Slatina SLO 2011/The Week in Chess 882 (54)}) (14. Rb1 Bxd3
15. Qxd3 axb4 16. axb4 {1/2 Ding,L (2654)-Wang Yue (2709)/Hefei 2011/CBM 143
Extra}) (14. Qc2 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Bf6 16. Rfc1 axb4 17. axb4 bxc5 18. bxc5 Rfb8
19. Kg2 h6 20. h4 h5 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Rb1 Ra3 23. Nxd5 Rxd3 24. Nxc7 Bxd4 25.
Na6 Bxc5 26. Nxc5 Nxc5 27. Rb8+ Kh7 28. Rc8 Ne4 29. Rxc6 Rc3 $11 {1/2 Gonzalez
Garcia,J (2522)-Ryan,J (2267)/Barbera del Valles 2011/CBM 143 Extra (46)}) (14.
Kg2 Bf6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Qc2 Rfa8 17. Rab1 axb4 18. axb4 Ra3 19. Rb3 Rxb3 20.
Qxb3 Qb7 21. Rb1 h6 22. h4 h5 23. Ne5 {1/2 Radjabov,T (2744)-Kramnik,V (2790)/
Kazan 2011/CBM 143}) 14... Rxa6 15. Qe2 (15. Qd3 Rfa8 16. Rab1 axb4 17. axb4
Ra3 18. Rfc1 Bf6 19. h4 h6 20. Kg2 bxc5 21. bxc5 Qa5 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. fxe5 Bd8
24. Rb2 Bc7 25. Qc2 Rb8 26. Rxb8+ Bxb8 27. Qb2 Bc7 28. Rc2 Qa6 29. Rc1 Qa5 30.
Rc2 Qa6 31. Rc1 {1/2 Henrichs,T (2469)-Doettling,F (2585)/Baden Baden GER 2011/
The Week in Chess 863}) 15... Rfa8 $6 {This move is put under doubt in the
present game.} (15... Ra7 16. f5 e5 17. dxe5 bxc5 18. bxc5 Re8 (18... Bxc5 19.
Na4 Re8 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21. Qe3 d4 $2 (21... Ne4 22. Nd4 $13) 22. Qxd4 Nb3 23.
Qg4 Qc8 (23... Nxa1 24. f6 g6 25. Qg5 $18) 24. Rad1 $18 {1-0 Adhiban,B (2530)
-Kjartansson,G (2379)/Chennai 2011/CBM 140 Extra (29)}) 19. Qc2 $6 (19. e6 $13)
19... Bxc5 20. Na4 Bf8 21. e6 fxe6 22. fxe6 Rxe6 23. Ng5 Rg6 24. h4 Ne5 $17 {
0-1 Fier,A (2583)-Ganguly,S (2631)/Jakarta INA 2011/The Week in Chess 885 (31)}
) (15... Raa8 16. Rfc1 axb4 17. axb4 Bf6 18. Rab1 bxc5 19. bxc5 Ra3 20. Qb2
Rfa8 21. Kg2 g6 22. Ra1 Qa5 23. Rxa3 Qxa3 24. Qxa3 Rxa3 25. Ne2 Kf8 $11 {
1/2 Dearing,E (2412)-Berry,N (2346)/Daventry ENG 2011/The Week in Chess 855 
(48)}) 16. b5 (16. Rab1 axb4 17. axb4 Bf6 18. Rfc1 Ra3 19. Qe1 bxc5 20. bxc5
Qa5 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. fxe5 Bg5 23. Rc2 Bd8 $11 {1/2 Radjabov,T (2744)-Kramnik,V
(2785)/Kazan 2011/CBM 143/[Marin] (39)}) 16... cxb5 17. Nxd5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (
17. c6 Qxc6 18. Nxb5 Qb7 19. Rfc1 Rc8 20. Rxc8+ Qxc8 21. Qb2 Ra8 22. Rc1 Qd8
23. Qc2 a4 24. Qc6 Nf8 25. Ne5 f6 26. Nd3 Ra5 27. Rb1 Ra8 28. Rc1 Ra5 29. Rb1
Ra8 30. Rc1 {1/2 Paikidze,N (2416)-Bulmaga,I (2293)/Chennai 2011/CBM 143 Extra}
) 17... exd5 18. Qxe7 Rc8 19. Rfb1 (19. c6 Nf6 $1 (19... Qxc6 $2 20. Rac1 $18)
20. Qxc7 Rxc7 21. Rfc1 Ne4 $11 {[%cal Ye4d6,Yd6c4]}) 19... bxc5 20. Rxb5 $14 {
[%mdl 32] It looks like Black should not have any problems due to his "better"
pawn structure; however, it is not better as his pawns are weak! White retains
unpleasant pressure.} Re6 21. Qg5 Rb6 22. a4 $1 Rxb5 23. axb5 Nf6 24. Qf5 Ra8
25. Qb1 Qb6 (25... c4 {[%csl Gc4] may be the right option.}) 26. dxc5 Qxc5 27.
Qb2 Qb6 28. Nd4 Rc8 {It was better to keep the rook on a8, behind the a-pawn.}
(28... h5 $5) 29. Ra2 $1 Rc4 (29... Ra8 $142 {"taking the wrong move back"})
30. Nc6 a4 31. Ne5 Re4 32. Kg2 Qc5 (32... h5 33. f3 $1 Re1 34. Qf2 Qxf2+ 35.
Kxf2 Rb1 36. Rxa4 Rxb5 37. Ra8+ Kh7 38. Nxf7 $16) 33. Qb1 Rb4 $6 {Surprisingly,
a losing move but, even more surprisingly, Black had no good defence anyway, e.
g.} (33... h6 34. Rc2 Rb4 35. Qc1 Qxb5 36. Rc8+ Kh7 37. Qc2+ Re4 38. Nxf7 Ne8
$8 39. Ne5 Nf6 40. Rc7 $18 {[%csl Rh7]}) 34. Qf5 {[%cal Ra2c2]} Qe7 (34... Rxb5
35. Rc2 Qe7 36. Rc8+ Ne8 37. Nc6 Qe1 38. Ne5 $18) (34... Rb3 35. Rc2 Rc3 36.
Rxc3 Qxc3 37. b6 $18) 35. Nc6 Qe4+ 36. Qxe4 Rxe4 37. b6 Nd7 38. b7 f6 39. b8=Q+
Nxb8 40. Nxb8 Rb4 41. Nd7 Rb5 42. Rxa4 Kf7 43. Ra6 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Kryvoruchko, Yuriy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2611"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nb6 7. Bxc4 Nxc4 8.
Qa4+ Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bd6 {This line, in which White gives up his light-squared
bishop for a knight, should not be dangerous for Black.} 10. Bg5 (10. O-O {
was analysed by GM Rustem Dautov in several CBM issues in 2001-2003. Black
apparently has no problems after} Bc6 (10... Bxf4 11. exf4 O-O 12. Ne5 Be8 13.
Rac1 c6 14. Rfe1 Nd5 15. g3 f6 16. Nf3 Bf7 17. Ne4 a5 18. Nc5 Qc8 $11 {0-1
Feletar,D (2402)-Blagojevic,D (2527)/Zadar 2004/CBM 103 ext (36)}) 11. Ne5 Bxe5
12. Bxe5 O-O 13. Rac1 a6 14. Rfd1 Nd5 $5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qe2 f6 17. Bg3 Re8
18. Rc3 Re7 19. Rdc1 Qe8 $11 {1/2 Schandorff,L (2563)-Koneru,H (2496)/Esbjerg
2003/CBM 096/[Dautov] (58)}) ({The other moves are absolutely harmless:} 10.
Bxd6 cxd6 11. d5 e5 12. Qb4 Qb6 13. Qxb6 axb6 14. Ke2 Ke7 15. Nd2 Rhc8 16. Rhc1
Rc5 17. e4 g6 18. f3 Nh5 19. Ke3 f5 {1/2 Nikolic,P (2635)-Andersson,U (2605)/
Debrecen 1992/EU-chT}) (10. Bg3 Bc6 11. O-O Bxf3 12. gxf3 O-O 13. Nb5 Qd7 14.
Rfc1 Rfc8 $11 {1/2 Gurevich,M (2625)-Andersson,U (2605)/Madrid 1988/EXT 1997 
(80)}) 10... h6 (10... O-O $6 11. Ne5) (10... Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfd1 (12. Ne5
$14) 12... Rc8 13. e4 h6 14. Bh4 Nh5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. b4 Rfd8 17. Qc5 {
1/2 Agrest,E (2465)-Balashov,Y (2520)/Pinsk 1993/CBM 038}) 11. Bh4 (11. Bxf6
Qxf6 12. e4 Qd8 13. O-O O-O 14. Rad1 c6 15. e5 Be7 16. Ne4 b6 17. Qc3 Qc7 18.
Nfd2 Bc8 19. Rfe1 Ba6 20. Re3 Rad8 21. Rg3 Kh8 22. Re1 Qd7 23. Nb3 Qd5 24. Qe3
{1-0 Ruban,V (2560)-Kiriakov,P (2475)/Elista 1994/CBM 044 (39)} f6 $13) 11...
g5 {The most energetic, although risky response. Other moves don't guarantee
Black equal chances.} (11... Be7 {is very passive:} 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfd1 (13.
Rac1 Rc8 14. Rfd1 c6 15. e4 b6 16. e5 Nd5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Ne4 Rc7 19. a3 a5
20. Qe2 Rb8 21. Nfd2 $14 {1/2 Korotylev,A (2415)-Balashov,Y (2510)/St
Petersburg 1994/CBM 041 (36)}) (13. Ne5 c6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Ne4 Be8 16. Nxf6+
Qxf6 17. Qb4 Rb8 18. Qa5 a6 19. Rac1 $14 {1/2 Nikcevic,N (2401)-Blagojevic,D 
(2519)/Herceg Novi 2008/CBM 126 Extra (77)}) 13... a6 14. Ne5 (14. Qb3 Rb8 15.
Rac1 Nh5 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Ne5 Nf6 18. Ne2 Rfc8 19. Nf4 Qe8 20. Qa3 $14 {
1-0 Ibragimov,I (2590)-Kiriakov,P (2495)/Maikop 1998/CBM 066 (41)}) 14... Rc8
15. Rac1 Qe8 (15... Ne8 $142 $14) 16. Qb3 Rb8 17. d5 $1 Bd6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19.
Nxd7 Qxd7 20. Ne4 $16 {1/2 Iskusnyh,S (2478)-Kiriakov,P (2545)/Novokuznetsk
2008/CBM 123 Extra (81)}) (11... a6 12. Qe2 (12. Ne5 $14) 12... c5 $6 13. dxc5
Bxc5 14. O-O Qb8 15. Rfd1 Bc6 {1/2 Bogdanovski,V (2435)-Jovicic,M (2385)/Tivat
1995/EXT 2002 (25)} 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nd4 $16) (11... Rc8 12. O-O O-O 13. Ne5
Be7 14. Rfd1 c6 15. Rac1 $14 {1-0 Malek,D (2193)-Brecht,A (2269)/Germany 2002/
EXT 2004 (39)}) (11... Bc6 12. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 13. dxe5 g5 14. exf6 gxh4 15. Qxh4 (
15. Nb5 Rb8 16. Qc5 Bxb5 17. Qxb5+ c6 18. Qe5 Rc8 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. Qc5 Rg8 21.
O-O Rg6 22. Qxa7 h3 23. g3 c5 24. Qa4+ Qc6 25. Qxc6+ Rxc6 26. f4 Rxf6 27. Kf2
e5 $14 {1-0 Roiz,M (2658)-Blagojevic,D (2546)/Novi Sad 2009/CBM 133 (73)})
15... Qd6 (15... Qd3 16. Rd1 Qg6 17. Rg1 $16) 16. Rd1 Qe5 17. e4 Qg5 18. Qxg5
hxg5 19. O-O $16 {1-0 Mamedyarov,S (2699)-Miroshnichenko,E (2608)/Baku 2006/
CBM 112 ext (41)}) 12. Bg3 Bc6 13. O-O (13. Ne5 Bxg2 14. Rg1 Bd5 15. Nxd5 exd5
16. Qb5+ Kf8 17. O-O-O Qc8 18. h4 c6 (18... a6 $5 19. Qd3 Qe6) 19. Qe2 Qe6 20.
hxg5 hxg5 21. Nf3 Bxg3 22. Rxg3 g4 23. Ne5 c5 $132 {1/2 Wang Lei (2498)
-Ioseliani,N (2499)/Shanghai 2001/CBM 082 ext (47)}) 13... Bxf3 14. gxf3 O-O (
14... c6 $5 15. e4 Bf4) 15. Rac1 Qe7 (15... c6 $142 16. Ne4 (16. e4 Nh5) 16...
Be7 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Qxc5 (18. dxc5 Qd5 $11) 18... Qb6 19. Qe5 Nd7 20. Qd6 Nf6
$11 {[%cal Yf8d8]}) 16. Ne4 (16. e4 $1 Bxg3 (16... e5 17. Nb5) 17. fxg3 $36 {
[%cal Yf3f4]}) 16... Nd5 $1 17. Nc5 (17. Nxd6 cxd6 18. e4 Nf4 19. Bxf4 gxf4 20.
Kh1 Qh4 $132) 17... Bxc5 18. Qxc5 Qf6 19. Kg2 c6 $11 {[%csl Gd5]} 20. Qc2 Rad8
21. Rh1 Nf4+ $6 {A bit premature.} (21... Qf5 $5 22. Qb3 Rd7) 22. exf4 gxf4 23.
Qc5 $6 {Unnecessarily giving up the d4-pawn.} (23. Qb3 $1 Rd7 24. Rc4 {[%cal
Rd4d5]} fxg3 25. hxg3 $36 {[%csl Rg8]}) 23... fxg3 24. hxg3 Qxd4 $6 {Losing
time as this queen will be pushed away.} (24... Rxd4 $142 $13) 25. Qa3 $1 {
[%cal Rh1h4]} Qf6 26. Rc4 Rd5 27. Qxa7 b5 28. Rxc6 $6 (28. Rch4 $40 Kg7 29.
Rxh6 Qxh6 30. Rxh6 Kxh6 31. Qb7 {gave White some winning chances. After the
text move Black obtains strong counterplay.}) 28... Rd3 29. f4 Qf5 30. Qc5 $4 {
[%mdl 8192] A terrible blunder.} (30. Rhc1 Qd5+ (30... Rfd8 31. Rc8 Qd5+ 32.
Kh2 $11) 31. Kg1 (31. Kh2 $144) {, and Black has hardly anything better than a
draw after} 31... Rd1+ 32. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 33. Kh2 Qh5+ 34. Kg1) 30... Qe4+ 31. Kh2
Rd5 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 4th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.08.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "173"]
[EventDate "2016.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Bd3
{A seemingly harmless continuation leading to simplifications. However, White
keeps a small development advantage, and Black should be very careful.} dxc4 (
8... Nc6 9. O-O a6 10. Rc1 Ba7 11. Bg5 (11. a3 $5) 11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 b5 13.
Bd3 Bb7 14. Qe2 h6 15. Bh4 $14 {1/2 (26) Karlsson,L (2505)-Rantanen,Y (2420)
Stockholm 1983}) 9. Bxc4 {This position often arises when White plays 8.Be2.}
a6 10. Bd3 {Other options:} (10. Qe2) (10. O-O) 10... Nc6 (10... b5 {is a bit
premature due to} 11. a4 (11. O-O Bb7 12. Qe2 b4 13. Na4 Be7 14. Rac1 Nd5 15.
Bg3 Qa5 16. b3 Nd7 17. Rc4 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 $14 {0-1 (32) Wedberg,T (2475)-Van
der Wiel,J (2550) Stockholm 1987}) 11... bxa4 (11... Bb7 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8
Bxa8 14. Bxb5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. O-O Qb6 17. Qe2 $16 {1-0 (32) Tregubov,P 
(2556)-Kujovic,M (2344) Reykjavik 2006}) (11... b4 12. Ne4 Nbd7 13. Rc1 $36)
12. O-O $1 (12. Rxa4 Nbd7 13. O-O Bb7 14. Qe2 a5 15. Rd1 h6 16. Ne5 Qe7 17.
Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Bc2 Nf6 19. Be5 Bb4 $11 {1/2 (30) De Firmian,N (2520)-Hansen,C 
(2510) Reykjavik 1986}) 12... Bb7 13. Nxa4 Bb4 14. Rc1 Nc6 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16.
Rxc5 Qb6 17. Rc3 Rac8 18. Rb3 Qa7 19. Qe2 a5 20. Ra1 $14 {1-0 (41) Efimov,I 
(2460)-Lanzani,M (2330) Formia 1995}) (10... Nbd7 {is probably more solid than
the text move:} 11. O-O (11. Qc2 b5 12. Rd1 Qe7 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 h6 15.
O-O Bb7 16. a4 bxa4 17. Nxa4 {1-0 (18) Janosi,E (2138)-Zielinski,S (2147)
Lechenicher SchachServer 2012} Rfc8 $11) 11... b5 (11... Qe7 12. Rc1 b6 13. Ne4
e5 14. Nxf6+ Qxf6 15. Bg5 Qe6 16. Qc2 $16 {1-0 (33) Roiz,M (2600)-Babula,V 
(2554) Skopje 2015}) 12. a4 (12. Ne4 Bb7 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. Be2 Nd5 15. Be5 f6
16. Bd4 Na4 17. b3 Nac3 $132 {1/2 (32) Tregubov,P (2620)-Rustemov,A (2534) New
Delhi/Teheran 2000}) (12. Ne5 Bb7 13. Be4 Bxe4 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. Nxe4 Be7 16.
Qf3 Rc8 $11 {1/2 (33) Khan,V (2131)-Sacerdotali,S (2100) Lechenicher
SchachServer 2013}) (12. e4 Nh5 13. Bg5 Be7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. e5 Nc5 16. Ne4
Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Nf4 18. Qd6 Qa7 $11 {1/2 (25) Sargissian,G (2679)-Hess,R (2635)
Wheeling 2012}) 12... b4 13. Ne4 Bb7 $1 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Qe2 Qe7 16. Rac1
Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Bd6 18. Ne5 g6 $11 {1/2 (28) Keevil,P (2136)-Koehler,J (2132)
Lechenicher SchachServer 2012}) 11. O-O (11. a3 h6 12. Qc2 Qe7 13. Rd1 Rd8 14.
Na4 Ba7 15. O-O Nd5 16. Bg3 Bd7 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 Rac8 19. Bd6 Qf6 $11 {
1/2 (22) Gildred,T (2300)-Kovacs,A (2443) Lechenicher SchachServer 2010}) 11...
Nb4 (11... Qe7 12. Bg5 $5) 12. Bb1 (12. Be2 $5 {may be good, too:} Qe7 (12...
Qxd1 13. Rfxd1 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Be5 b6 16. Nd2 $14) (12... Nbd5 $5) 13.
Bg5 Rd8 14. Qb3 e5 $6 15. Qc4 Bf5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nh4 Bg6 18. a3 Nc6 19. Rfd1
$16 {1-0 (42) Bichik,A (2035)-Van Rooijen,P (1708) Lechenicher SchachServer
2012}) 12... Qxd1 (12... b5 $5 13. Ne4 (13. a4 $5) (13. Qe2 $5 {[%cal Ye3e4]})
13... Be7 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bd6 Be7 16. Be4 Ra7 17. Bxb4 Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 Bxb4
19. Rac1 Rd7 20. Rxd7 Bxd7 21. Kf1 Rd8 22. Bb7 a5 23. Ne5 Be8 $11 {1/2 (28)
Buzas,G (2196)-Girardot,P (2251) Lechenicher SchachServer 2010}) 13. Rxd1 Nbd5
14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Be4 $5 Nf6 $2 {This obvious move turns out to be a serious
mistake.} (15... Nxf4 16. exf4 Ra7 {[%cal Yb7b6,Ya6a5] should be enough for
equality.}) 16. Nd2 $1 {[%mdl 32] Now it is difficult for Black to complete
his development.} Re8 (16... Nxe4 17. Nxe4 $16 {[%cal Ya1c1]}) 17. Bf3 e5 18.
Bg3 (18. Bg5 $5) 18... Ra7 (18... Bg4 {loses a pawn after} 19. Bxb7 Rab8 20.
Bf3 Rxb2 21. Nc4 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Rc2 23. Nxe5) 19. Rac1 b6 20. a3 (20. Nb3 $5)
20... Bd7 (20... a5 21. Nb3 $1 e4 22. Be2 Bf8 23. Rc6 $16) 21. Nc4 e4 22. Be2
a5 23. Nd6 Re7 24. Nb5 Bxb5 25. Bxb5 $16 {White's strong bishop pair
guarantees him a clear advantage.} Ra8 26. Kf1 Re6 27. Ke2 g5 28. Bc4 Ree8 29.
h4 {It turned out later that the opening of the h-file was not helpful for
White.} (29. Bd6 $142 $1 Kg7 30. Bxc5 bxc5 31. Bb5 $16) 29... h6 30. hxg5 hxg5
31. Bd6 Kg7 32. Bb5 (32. Bxc5 bxc5 33. Bb5 Re5 34. Rd6 Ng4 $5 $132) 32... Bxd6
33. Rxd6 Re5 34. Rxb6 {White has won a pawn but still faces some technical
difficulties.} Rh8 $1 35. Rb7 Rf5 36. Rf1 Rh2 (36... Rc5 $1 37. Ba4 Rh2 {
is more stubborn although White keeps good winning chances after} 38. Rg1 $16 (
{but not} 38. Bb3 Rxg2 39. Bxf7 Rc2+)) 37. Bc4 Ne8 (37... Rxg2 38. Bxf7 $1 Rc5
39. Bc4+ Kh6 40. Rh1+ $1 Kg6 41. Rc1 $18 {[%cal Ye2f1]}) 38. Rb5 Rxb5 39. Bxb5
{[%mdl 4096]} Nd6 40. Bd7 Kf6 41. Rc1 Rh8 42. b3 Ke7 43. Rc7 Rh1 44. Ra7 Ra1
45. g4 {Creating a safeheaven for the king on g2.} Rxa3 46. Ba4+ Kf8 47. Rxa5
Ra2+ 48. Kf1 f6 49. Ra8+ Ke7 50. Bc6 Rb2 51. Ra7+ Ke6 52. Bd7+ Ke7 53. Bf5+ Ke8
54. Be6 Rb1+ 55. Kg2 Rb2 56. Bd5 Rb1 (56... Rc2 $142 {preventing Bd5-c6+. In
that case White can play} 57. Ra4 {[%cal Ya4d4,Yb3b4]}) 57. Bc6+ Kf8 58. Rd7
Nf7 59. Bxe4 {White's task becomes easier with two extra pawns.} Rb2 (59...
Rxb3 $2 60. Rxf7+) 60. Rb7 (60. Kg3 $142 $22 Ne5 61. Rb7) 60... Nd6 61. Rb8+
Kg7 (61... Ke7 $142) 62. Bd5 {[%csl Rg7]} Rd2 63. e4 f5 {Desperation.} 64. gxf5
Nxf5 65. Rb7+ Kh6 66. Rb6+ Kh7 67. Rb7+ Kh6 68. exf5 Rxd5 69. f6 Rd4 70. Kg3
Kg6 71. f7 Kg7 72. b4 Kf8 73. b5 Rb4 74. b6 Kg7 75. f3 Kf8 76. Kf2 Rb3 77. Ke2
Kg7 78. Kd2 Kf8 (78... Rxf3 79. Rc7 $18 {[%cal Yb6b7,Yf7f8]}) 79. Kc2 Rb5 80.
Kc3 Kg7 81. Kc4 Rb1 82. Kc5 Rc1+ 83. Kd6 Rb1 84. Ke7 Re1+ 85. Kd8 Re6 86. Kc7
Re3 87. Ra7 1-0

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2672"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6
9. b4 a5 10. a3 Bb7 {[%mdl 32] A quiet continuation, instead of} (10... Ba6 {
. which after} 11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. b5 $1 {leads to very complicated, deeply
analysed variations.}) 11. Bd3 Qc8 ({The straightforward} 11... axb4 12. axb4
Rxa1 13. Qxa1 Qa8 14. O-O Qxa1 15. Rxa1 Ra8 {runs into} 16. Rxa8+ Bxa8 17. Ba6
$1 {paralysing the black bishop, e.g.} Bd8 18. Bc8 Kf8 19. Na4 bxc5 20. dxc5
Ke8 21. Ne5 g6 22. Kf1 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Nd7 24. Bd6 {1-0 Burnier,D (2320)
-Vuilleumier,A (2402)/Lausanne 2006/CBM 114 ext - a picturesque zugzwang!}) 12.
O-O (12. Rc1 {, renewing the possibility of b4-b5 and c5-c6 (in the event of ..
.Bb7-a6), is an interesting but insufficient alternative as Black gives up a
piece for 3 pawns and obtains an excellent position:} axb4 (12... Ba6 $5 13. b5
cxb5 14. c6 Qxc6 $1 15. Ne4 (15. Ne2 Nc5 $13) 15... dxe4 16. Rxc6 exd3 $44 {
G.Vescovi}) 13. axb4 Ba6 $1 (13... bxc5 14. bxc5 Ra3 15. O-O Ba6 16. Bxa6 Qxa6
17. Qc2 Ra8 18. Qb2 Ra7 19. Rb1 h6 20. Rfc1 Bd8 21. Ne1 Ne4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23.
Nc2 Ra2 24. Qb3 Qe2 25. Bg3 $14 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2543)-Ostenstad,B (2488)/Moss
2005/EXT 2007 (32)}) (13... Ra3 14. Qe2 Qa8 15. Qb2 Ra7 16. O-O Rc8 17. Ra1 Ba6
18. b5 cxb5 19. c6 Qxc6 20. Nxb5 Raa8 21. Rfc1 $16 {1-0 Flumbort,A (2467)-Buss,
R (2267)/Zug 2003/CBM 096 ext (31)}) 14. b5 cxb5 $1 15. c6 Qxc6 16. Ne4 Nc5 (
16... dxe4 {is now less favourable than without ...axb4 axb4}) 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6
18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Ne5 (19. Qc2 b4 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 21. Ne5 Qb7 $1 $36 {[%csl Gb4,
Gc5,Re1]}) 19... Qc7 20. Ng4 Qa5+ 21. Qd2 Qxd2+ 22. Kxd2 Be7 23. Ne5 c4 24. Be2
Bb7 25. Ra1 Rfd8 26. Nf3 f6 27. Bc7 Rdc8 $17 {0-1 Milos,G (2563)-Vescovi,G 
(2619)/Sao Paulo 2006/CBM 114 ext (34)}) 12... Ba6 13. Qc2 (13. Rb1 Bxd3 14.
Qxd3 axb4 15. axb4 Qb7 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 {An unnecessary loss of tempo. The
immediate 16...Ra6 is more exact. Ein unnцtiger Tempoverlust, genauer ist das
sofortige 16...Ra6.} (16... Ra6 17. b5 cxb5 18. Qxb5 Qa8 $11 19. c6 $140 $2 Ra5
{R.Dautov}) 17. Qc2 h6 18. Ne1 $1 {Van Wely follows the well-known plan,
recently demonstrated in the game Ponomariov-Vallejo Pons. Van Wely folgt dem
bekannten Plan, der zuletzt in der Partie Ponomariov-Vallejo Pons demonstriert
wurde.} Bd8 19. Nd3 b5 20. g4 Ra6 21. f3 Rca8 (21... Bc7 $5) 22. h4 Nh7 23. Qh2
Ndf8 $13 {1-0 Van Wely,L (2654)-Halkias,S (2546)/Plovdiv 2003/CBM 098/[Dautov]
(57)}) (13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Nd7 15. Bg3 f5 16. Ne2 Re8 17. Nf4 Bf6 (17... Bd8
$5 {[%cal Yd8c7]}) 18. Qc2 axb4 19. axb4 Bxd3 20. Nxd3 Qb7 21. Bd6 g6 22. Ne5
b5 23. f3 Rec8 $6 (23... Nxe5 24. dxe5 Bg5 $13 25. e4 $140 $6 dxe4 26. fxe4
Be3+ 27. Kh2 f4) 24. e4 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Bd8 $6 (25... Bg5) 26. Qd2 $36 {1-0
Krasenkow,M (2661)-Granda Zuniga,J (2612)/Lugo 2007/CBM 119 (36)}) 13... Bxd3
14. Qxd3 Qb7 15. Rfc1 (15. Rab1 $5 axb4 16. axb4 Ra3 17. Qc2 b5 {led to a
typical position, in which Black's queenside counterplay is contained, and
White can develop an initiative in the centre and on the kingside; however, it
is not an easy task. In the following game White finally outplayed a weaker
opponent but the position was not clear:} 18. Nd2 Rfa8 19. Nb3 Bd8 20. f3 Nf8
21. g4 Ng6 22. Bg3 Nd7 23. Qh2 e5 24. f4 exd4 25. exd4 f5 26. g5 Bc7 27. Qe2
Ngf8 28. Rfe1 Qb8 29. Qf3 Ng6 30. Ne2 R3a4 31. Nbc1 Ra3 32. Nd3 Ndf8 $13 {
1-0 Shengelia,D (2421)-Ataman,A (2156)/Kocaeli 2002/CBM 089 ext (44)}) {
In the present game White leaves his rook on a1 and agrees to exchange both
pairs of rooks. This restricts both Black's counterplay along the a-file and
White's attacking possibilities. However, practice has seen several remarkable
victories of White in such positions (which arise in different lines of this
system).} 15... axb4 16. axb4 Rxa1 17. Rxa1 Ra8 18. Qb1 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 Bd8 20.
Qa4 b5 21. Qa2 Ne8 22. Ne1 g5 23. Bh2 Bc7 {A typical exchange of White's
active bishop.} 24. Nd3 Bxh2+ 25. Kxh2 f6 26. Kg1 Kf7 27. e4 $1 {White must
open up the position.} dxe4 28. Nxe4 Nf8 29. f4 $1 gxf4 30. Nxf4 Ke7 31. Nh5
Nd7 32. Nf4 Nf8 33. Nh5 Nd7 34. g4 $1 {Another pawn joins the attack.} Qb8 35.
Kg2 Nc7 36. Nc3 $6 {A bit too passive. It was better to bring the h5- knight
to control the d5-square:} (36. Nf4 $1 Qa8 37. Qf2 $36 {[%cal Yf2h4,Yg4g5]})
36... Qa8 37. Qc2 Qg8 38. Nf4 f5 $1 39. Qe2 fxg4 40. d5 {This break doesn't
bring White any real benefit.} cxd5 41. Ncxd5+ Nxd5 42. Nxd5+ Kf7 ({Or} 42...
Kf8 43. Nc7 gxh3+ 44. Kxh3 e5 45. Nxb5 Qd5 $132) 43. Qf2+ (43. Qxb5 {was more
active but hardly enough for a real advantage, e.g.} Qd8 44. Nf4 (44. Ne3 gxh3+
45. Kxh3 Nf6 {[%cal Yd8d2]} 46. Qb7+ Ke8 $1) 44... Ne5 45. Qb7+ Ke8 $1 46. Kg3
$1 gxh3 {[%cal Rd8g5]} 47. Qg7 Nf7 48. Qg8+ Ke7 49. Qxh7 Qd4 50. Ng6+ Kf6 51.
Qh4+ Qxh4+ 52. Nxh4 Ke5 $11) 43... Ke8 44. Nc7+ Kd8 45. Nxb5 gxh3+ 46. Kxh3 Qg5
47. Qh4 {White could hardly avoid the exchange of queens anyway, and the
knight endgame is drawn despite White's connected passed pawns.} (47. Qd4 Qe5
$1) 47... Qxh4+ 48. Kxh4 Ne5 49. Nd4 Nd3 50. Nxe6+ Ke7 51. Ng5 Nxb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Ne4 {
This rare continuation will hardly gain new adherents.} 8. Qc2 (8. Bd3 f5 9.
Bxe4 (9. Ne5 Bf6 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. O-O g5 12. Bxe4 gxf4 13. Bd3 fxe3 14. fxe3
Kh8 15. Ne2 c6 16. Kh1 Qe7 17. Qb3 Rab8 18. Qa4 a6 19. Qa5 Bg5 20. Qc7 Rfc8 21.
Qg3 Rg8 $132 {0-1 Amanov,M (2516)-Topalov,V (2752)/Istanbul TUR 2012/The Week
in Chess 931 (56)}) 9... fxe4 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 b6 12. b4 a5 13. a3 bxc5
14. bxc5 Rf5 15. Bg3 Bh4 16. Qa4 Bd7 17. Qc2 Qg5 $13 {1/2 Esen,B (2587)
-Ganguly,S (2629)/Vlissingen NED 2012/The Week in Chess 927 (27)}) (8. Nxe4
dxe4 9. Ne5 (9. Nd2 e5 10. Bxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qd5 12. Qc2 Rd8 13. Bc4 Qxe5 14.
Rc1 Bf5 $15 {1/2 Socko,M (2490)-Halkias,S (2600)/Kavala 2011/CBM 143 Extra (27)
}) 9... Nxe5 10. Bxe5 b6 11. b4 f6 12. Bg3 a5 13. a3 axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15.
Qxa1 Qd5 16. Be2 bxc5 17. bxc5 e5 18. dxe5 f5 19. O-O Be6 20. Rc1 Ra8 21. Qc3 (
21. Qb1 Qd2 22. Bc4 Bxc4 23. Rxc4 Qd3 24. Rc1 Qxb1 25. Rxb1 Bxc5 $11 {1/2
Lenic,L (2633)-Grachev,B (2672)/Muelheim GER 2012/The Week in Chess 937 (28)})
21... Ra2 22. Bf1 Rd2 23. h3 Rd1 {1/2 Gagunashvili,M (2577)-Halkias,S (2593)/
Porto Carras 2011/EXT 2012}) (8. Rc1 c6 9. Nxe4 dxe4 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 b6
12. Qa4 bxc5 13. dxc5 Qd5 14. Bd4 Bd7 15. Be2 Qf5 16. O-O e5 17. Bc3 Bxc5 18.
Qa5 Bb6 19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxe5 Rfe8 21. Rfd1 Be6 22. Rxc6 Bxa2 $11 {1/2 Ding
Liren (2702)-So,W (2677)/St Louis USA 2012/The Week in Chess 936 (46)}) (8. h4
$5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 c6 10. Bd3 f5 11. g4 fxg4 12. Ng5 Nf6 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bh7+ Kh8
15. Bg6 {1-0 Bellaiche,A (2435)-Reshetov,V (2126)/St Petersburg 2009/CBM 132
Extra (24)} b6 $132) 8... f5 (8... g5 {is crucial:} 9. Bg3 f5 10. Nxe4 (10. h3
$6 Nxg3 11. fxg3 Nf6 12. Bd3 (12. Nxg5 Nh5 $1) 12... Ne4 13. g4 Ng3 14. Rh2 c6
$15 {1-0 Forintos Gy-Csom I/Magyarorszag Inf.7/479 1969/[Florian,T] (39)}) (10.
Bd3 $5) 10... dxe4 11. Nd2 f4 12. Bc4 (12. Nxe4 Rf7 13. O-O-O Nf8 14. Be2 fxg3
15. hxg3 Bd7 16. d5 exd5 17. Rxd5 c6 $13 {1/2 Lenderman,A (2525)-Sarkar,J 
(2376)/Orlando 2011/CBM 143 Extra (38)}) 12... fxg3 13. hxg3 Qe8 $1 (13... Rf6
14. Qxe4 Nf8 15. Nf3 Rg6 16. Ne5 Rg7 17. O-O-O $16 {1-0 Ehlvest,J (2627)-Saidy,
A (2376)/Los Angeles 2000/EXT 2001 (25)}) 14. Nxe4 Qg6 15. Bd3 Qg7 16. f4 $44)
9. Bd3 (9. Ne5 Bf6 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. f3 Ng5 12. Bxg5 Bxg5 13. f4 Bf6 14. b4 g5
15. g3 Kh8 16. Be2 Rg8 $11 {1/2 Fressinet,L (2714)-Ponomariov,R (2734)/
Istanbul TUR 2012/The Week in Chess 931 (30)}) (9. h3 {is too slow:} c6 10. Bd3
(10. Be2 Bf6 11. g4 $6 b6 12. cxb6 axb6 13. Rg1 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 $15 {0-1
Kazimova,N (2209)-Batsiashvili,N (2434)/Baku AZE 2012 (28)}) 10... Bf6 11. g4
b6 12. cxb6 Qxb6 13. g5 Be7 14. g6 hxg6 15. Rg1 Kh7 16. h4 c5 17. Qe2 a5 18. h5
gxh5 19. Ne5 Ndf6 $17 {0-1 Blanco Gramajo,C (2577)-Gerbich,V (2477)/Rochade
5171-Jub15 bd03 2005/CBM 118 (50)}) 9... c6 (9... g5 $5 10. Bg3 c6 {needs
checking, e.g.} 11. Ne2 $5) 10. Ne5 Bf6 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. f3 Ng5 13. Bxg5 {
White leads to a closed setup like in Fressinet-Ponomariov.} (13. Bd6 Re8 14.
f4 Nf7 15. Be5 Bxe5 16. fxe5 b6 $132 {0-1 Krivobokov,S-Goltsov,D/Tula 2002/EXT
2010 (30)}) 13... Bxg5 14. f4 Be7 15. a3 b6 16. b4 g5 17. g3 Kh8 18. Be2 gxf4 {
There was no need to open the g-file at once.} (18... Rg8 $11) 19. gxf4 Rg8 20.
Kd2 Qf8 21. Rag1 bxc5 $6 {And the opening of the b-file is wrong. It will
serve White.} (21... Rg6 $5) 22. bxc5 Rb8 23. Rb1 $6 {It was probably better
to trade both pairs of rooks:} (23. Rxg8+ Qxg8 24. Rb1 {Still, breaking down
Black's defence would be very difficult for White.}) 23... Rxb1 24. Rxb1 e5 $1
{The right reaction.} (24... Rg2 {is senseless. White's queenside attack after}
25. Qa4 {comes first.}) 25. dxe5 $6 (25. fxe5 f4 $1 $40) (25. Rb7 {was logical.
The position remained dynamically balanced.}) 25... Bxc5 26. Rb7 Bc8 27. Rb8 d4
$6 (27... Bb6 $142 {[%cal Yb6c7,Yf8h6] with an excellent position for Black})
28. exd4 Qh6 (28... Bxd4 $142 29. Ba6 Be3+ $3 (29... Qh6 30. Rxc8 Qxf4+ 31. Kd3
Qe3+ 32. Kc4 {, and White's king escapes}) 30. Kxe3 Qc5+ 31. Kf3 Bxa6 32. Rxg8+
Kxg8 33. Qd2 $14) 29. Qa4 $1 {[%mdl 64] Black probably missed this strong move.
} (29. dxc5 $4 Qxf4+ $19) 29... Bb6 (29... Qxf4+ 30. Kc2 Qxd4 (30... Bxd4 31.
Qxc6 $18) 31. Qxc6 $18) 30. Kc2 Be6 31. Rb7 (31. Rxg8+ Bxg8 32. h3 $1 $18)
31... Qxf4 32. Rxb6 $1 axb6 33. Qxc6 Rg6 34. d5 Bg8 $6 (34... Qxe5 {may be a
relatively better choice. White's strong connected pawns are quite worth a
piece.}) 35. e6 Qe5 36. Qxb6 Rg2 37. Kd3 $1 Rxh2 38. Qd4 {The endgame is
clearly winning for White. His king will support his pawns.} Rh3+ 39. Kc4 Qxd4+
40. Kxd4 {[%mdl 4096]} Kg7 41. e7 Bf7 42. d6 Rh4+ (42... Be8 43. Bb5) 43. Ke5
Be8 44. Bb5 Bxb5 45. Nxb5 Kf7 46. Nc7 Re4+ 47. Kxf5 Re1 48. a4 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O ({M.Marin: The idea of the last move is to avoid exposing the king's
bishop to ...Nb6 in view of White's intention to meet ...c5 with d4-d5:} 8.
Bxc4 a6 9. a4 c5 10. d5 $2 ({of course, White has other options like} 10. O-O)
({or} 10. dxc5 {- MK}) 10... Nb6) 8... a6 (8... c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bxc4 {
- see Kasimdzhanov-Topalov in CBM 151.}) 9. a4 Nh5 $146 {Hardly a good novelty.
} (9... c5 {is quite possible:} 10. d5 $5 {(a relatively new idea but not too
dangerous)} (10. Bxc4 cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd7 14. a5 Nbd5
15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bg3 Bf6 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. e4 Nb4 19. Bc7 Rdc8 20. Bb6 Be8 21.
Nxe6 fxe6 22. Bxe6+ Kf8 23. Bxc8 Rxc8 $13 {0-1 (42) Tregubov,P (2608)-Fridman,
D (2629) Baden-Baden 2013}) (10. dxc5 {is less dangerous for Black than in the
position without ...a7-a6 a2-a4 as he has the perfect b4-square at his
disposal:} Nxc5 11. Bxc4 Bd7 (11... Nce4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. Rfd1 Qa5
{1/2 (43) Smirnov,A (2440)-Solomon,S (2365) Cammeray 2015} 15. Qb3 $14) (11...
Qa5 $5 12. Qe2 Bd7 $1 (12... Rd8 13. e4 Bd7 14. Rfb1 Qb4 15. Bd2 Be8 16. e5
Rxd2 17. Nxd2 Nfd7 18. a5 {1-0 (18) Kveinys,A (2512)-Kalvaitis,S (2258)
Vilnius 2012}) 13. e4 $140 Bc6 $132) 12. Ne5 (12. Qc2 $5 {[%cal Rb2b4,Yf3e5,
Ye5f3]}) 12... Rc8 13. Nxd7 Ncxd7 14. Be2 Qb6 15. Qb1 Bb4 16. Bf3 Rfe8 17. Bg3
Nc5 $11 {1-0 (72) Atalik,E (2458)-Zatonskih,A (2512) Mamaia 2012}) 10... Nxd5
11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Qxd5 Nf6 (12... Nb6 $2 13. Qxd8 Bxd8 (13... Rxd8 $2 14. Bc7 {
, exploiting the insertion of ...a7-a6 a2-a4}) 14. Bd6 Re8 15. Bxc5 $16) 13.
Qe5 $5 (13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Bxc4 Nd5 15. Be5 Be6 16. Rfc1 f6 17. Bg3 Kf7 18. Kf1
Nb4 19. Ke2 Bxc4+ 20. Rxc4 b5 21. Rc3 c4 $36 {0-1 (54) Pashikian,A (2618)
-Kanmazalp,O (2389) Plovdiv 2012}) (13. Qxc4 Be6 14. Qc2 Qb6 15. a5 Qb3 16.
Qxb3 Bxb3 17. Nd2 Be6 18. e4 Rad8 19. Rfc1 {1/2 (56) Vachier Lagrave,M (2722)
-Jakovenko,D (2734) Loo 2013} Rd4 20. f3 Rfd8 $132) 13... Re8 (13... Ng4 14.
Qc3 Be6 15. Bxc4 Bf6 16. Qb3 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 Qe7 18. Rad1 $14 {1/2 (34) Gupta,A 
(2606)-Neverov,V (2519) New Delhi 2014}) (13... Qe8 14. Bxc4 Bd7 15. a5 Bc6 16.
b3 Ne4 17. Qb2 Nd6 18. Bd3 Bb5 19. Rfd1 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Nb5 21. Rad1 Rd8 22. Qc2
$14 {1/2 (67) Gelfand,B (2748)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2706) Baku 2014 CBM 163 [Marin,
M]}) (13... Bd7 {(recommended by M.Marin)} 14. Rfd1 Qe8 15. Nd2 $5) (13... Be6
$5 14. Ng5 Bd7 15. Bxc4 {1-0 (48) Gonzalez Garcia,J (2497)-Capo Vidal,U (2319)
Mexico City 2012} Bc6 $13) 14. Bxc4 Bf8 15. Qc3 Be6 16. Rfd1 (16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17.
Rfd1 Qe7) 16... Qe7 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Ng5 Qc6 19. Qc4 Re7 20. Rd6 Qe8 $13 {
[%cal Rh7h6]} 21. Qc2 $2 Rxe3 $1 $17 {1/2 (67) Grandelius,N (2628)-Kravtsiv,M 
(2599) Abu Dhabi UAE 2015}) ({Other options:} 9... Bd6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 b6
12. Bxc4 (12. Nd2 $5 {[%cal Yd2c4]}) 12... Bb7 13. Qe2 c5 14. d5 exd5 15. Nxd5
g5 $1 16. Bg3 Bxg3 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. hxg3 Rfd8 19. Rad1 Kg7 20. Bd5 Bxd5 21.
Rxd5 Nf8 22. Rfd1 Ne6 23. e4 $14 {1/2 (33) So,W (2755)-Zhou,J (2580) Las Vegas
2014}) (9... b6 $5 10. Nd2 ({with Black's bishop on e7 and not on d6,} 10. Bxc4
Bb7 11. Qe2 {looks more sensful}) 10... Bb7 11. Nxc4 Nd5 12. Bg3 N7f6 13. Qb3
Nxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Bf4 g5 16. Be5 f6 17. Bg3 Qd5 18. f3 Nxg3 19. hxg3 b5 20.
Na5 Qxb3 21. Nxb3 Bc6 $11 {1/2 (180) Gupta,A (2662)-Vaibhav,S (2494) Kolkata
2012}) (9... Nd5 10. Bxc4 (10. Bg3 b6 11. Bxc4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bb7 13. Bd3 Bd6
14. Qc2 h6 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18. Qd3 Bxg3 19. hxg3 c5 $11
{1/2 (65) Navara,D (2734)-Ivanchuk,V (2726) Berlin GER 2015}) 10... Nxf4 11.
exf4 {- game}) 10. Bxc4 Nxf4 11. exf4 {[%mdl 32] This is a typical position in
which White has a damaged pawn structure but controls the e-file and the
e5-square; moreover, undermining with f4-f5 becomes a potential threat.
Practice, since the classic games Alekhine - Rubinstein and Rubinstein - Canal,
has proven that Black's task is not easy.} c6 (11... c5 12. d5 Nb6 13. Ba2 {
keeping pressure.}) 12. Qe2 Qa5 13. Bb3 Rd8 14. Rfd1 g6 {Eliminating the f4-f5
threat but inviting h2-h4-h5.} 15. Ne4 Nf6 16. Neg5 Nd5 17. g3 Bd7 18. h4 $1 {
[%mdl 128]} h5 $6 {The weakening of dark squares boosts White's attack.} (18...
f6 {is realatively better but doesn't solve Black's problems after} 19. Ne4 {
[%cal Yh4h5]} ({but not} 19. Nxe6 $2 Re8)) 19. Ne5 Be8 20. Qf3 Bf8 21. g4 $5
hxg4 22. Nxg4 Bg7 $6 (22... Be7 $5 {was more stubborn but hardly helpful, too,
after} 23. Ne5 {[%cal Yh4h5]} ({rather than} 23. h5 Nxf4) {e.g.} 23... Nf6 24.
f5 gxf5 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Qxf5) 23. h5 $1 gxh5 24. Ne5 {Black is helpless. If
necessary, White's rook will join his attack via d3.} Nf6 25. f5 $1 Rxd4 26.
Rxd4 $2 {After this obvious but wrong move the position becomes less clear
although White keeps an attack.} (26. fxe6 $1 Qxe5 27. exf7+ Bxf7 28. Nxf7 Qf4
$1 29. Ne5+ Kh7 30. Rxd4 Qxe5 $8 31. Rad1 $18) 26... Qxe5 27. Rad1 Nd5 (27...
Kf8 28. Rf4 $1 Bh6 29. Qg3 $36) 28. Bc2 exf5 (28... Bh6 $5 {forcing} 29. Nh3 (
29. Qxh5 Qg7)) 29. Qxh5 Nf4 $2 {This nervous move helps White to break through.
} (29... Qf6 $142 $1 30. Qh7+ (30. Bb3 Qg6 31. Qxg6 fxg6 {with good drawing
chances in the endgame.}) 30... Kf8 31. Qh4 Kg8 32. R4d3 Bd7 33. Rg3 Re8 {
tenaciously defending.}) 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Nf3 $1 Qe2 $2 (31... Qc7 $8 {
although after} 32. R4d2 {Black's position is very bad.}) 32. Rxf4 Qxc2 33. Rd2
Qb1+ (33... Qc1+ 34. Kg2 Rd8 35. Rxd8 Qxf4 36. Rxe8+ Kxe8 37. Qxg7 {, and
White should win.}) 34. Kg2 c5 35. Rxf5 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-40"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.07"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2666"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 b6 7. Be2 {This quiet
continuation should not be dangerous for Black.} (7. cxd5 {is the main move})
7... Bb7 8. O-O c5 {Very aggressive.} (8... Nbd7 {is a good alternative}) 9.
dxc5 (9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Bxd5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 {should be OK for Black, e.g.}
12. Rc1 Nc6 13. a3 a5 14. Qc2 Qf6 15. Rfd1 h6) (9. Nb5 {is harmless due to} Nc6
) (9. Rc1 Nbd7 $11 {leads to the 8...Nbd7 line, e.g.} 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5
Bxd5 12. Bc4 Bxc4 13. Rxc4 b5 14. Rc2 c4 15. d5 exd5 16. Qxd5 a6 17. a4 Nf6 18.
Qb7 Qd3 19. Rfc1 Rfd8 20. h3 Qe4 {1/2 Stocek,J (2567)-Azarov,S (2601)/Slovakia
2011/EXT 2012}) 9... bxc5 {More active and risky than} (9... Bxc5 10. a3 $5 (
10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 {- see above}) 10... dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qxd1 12. Rfxd1
Nbd7 13. Nb5 {1-0 Donchenko,A (2401)-Kiese,M (2246)/Griesheim 2003/EXT 2004 
(37)} Rfc8 14. Bf1 (14. Nc7 $6 Bxf3 15. gxf3 e5) 14... Bf8 {. White keeps some
pressure but Black should hold on.}) 10. Qb3 (10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rfd1 Qb6 12. Rd2
Rac8 13. Rad1 Rfd8 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Ne5 {1-0 Feletar,D (2441)-Orgovan,S (2318)
/Hungary 2002/EXT 2004 (34)} Nf8 $132 {[%cal Yf8e6]}) (10. Ne5 $5 Nc6 11. Bf3
Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nd7 13. Bg3 Nb6 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qb3 {1-0 Shemeakin,A (2373)
-Vdovichenko,V/Alushta 2004/CBM 100 ext (40)} Bd6 $5 16. Rfd1 Rb8 17. Nxd5 Bxg3
18. hxg3 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Qxd5 21. Rxd5 Rxb2 22. Rxc5 g6 {[%cal
Yf8d8,Yd8d2]}) 10... Qb6 (10... Qc8 11. Rfd1 $5 $14) 11. Ne5 Nc6 12. Bf3 Qxb3 (
12... Nxe5 $142 13. Bxe5 Ba6 $1 14. cxd5 Bxf1 15. d6 Bxd6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17.
Bxd6 Bd3 18. Bxf8 Rxf8 $11) 13. axb3 Nb4 14. Ra5 $14 Rfc8 (14... a6 $142 15.
Na4 Rac8) 15. Rfa1 a6 16. Na4 Nc6 $6 (16... Ra7 {looks ugly but that move
allowed Black to firmly defend. After the text continuation he suffers
material losses although a draw is still attainable.}) 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Bg5 $1
Rc7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. cxd5 Bxd5 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Nb6 Rd8 23. Rxa6 {A pawn is
a pawn although it looks rather useless at the moment.} Rc6 24. g3 Kg7 (24...
Bf8 $5 25. Ra8 Rxa8 26. Nxa8 f5) 25. Kf1 Rdd6 $6 {This leads to a difficult
rook ending.} (25... h5 $5 26. h3 (26. Na8 Rxa6 27. Rxa6 Rc8 28. Ke2 Bd8) 26...
Re6 {, and White can hardly make progress.}) 26. Ra7 Rxb6 27. Rxe7 {[%mdl 4096]
} Rxb3 28. Raa7 Kg6 29. Rxf7 h5 30. Rfb7 $6 (30. Rh7 $5 Rxb2 31. Rag7+ Kf5 32.
Rxh5+ Ke4 33. Rc7) (30. Rg7+ $1 Kf5 31. Rgb7 Rdb6 32. Rxb6 Rxb6 33. Ra5 {
, and Black can't exchange pawns by means of} d4) 30... Rdb6 31. Rxb6 Rxb6 32.
Rc7 (32. Ra5 $5 d4 33. e4 c4 34. Ra4 Rc6 35. Ke2 h4 $1 {, and Black should
survive} ({or} 35... f5 $5)) 32... Rb5 33. b3 Kf5 34. Ke2 d4 35. exd4 cxd4 36.
Rc4 Rxb3 37. Rxd4 {This endgame is an easy technical draw but...} Ra3 38. Kf1
Kg6 39. Kg2 Rb3 40. Kh3 Rb2 41. Kg2 Rb3 42. Re4 Ra3 43. Re3 Ra4 44. Kf3 Kg5 45.
h3 Kg6 46. Re4 Ra3+ 47. Re3 Ra4 48. h4 Kf5 49. Rb3 Kg6 50. Ke3 Rc4 51. Rd3 Ra4
52. Rd4 Ra2 53. f3 Ra5 54. g4 Ra1 $6 (54... hxg4 {is good enough.}) 55. g5 $1 {
A move missed by Black. In panic he commits a real mistake.} Rh1 $4 (55... fxg5
56. Rd6+ Kf5 57. Rd5+ Kg6 58. hxg5 h4 {, and this passed pawn saves Black:} 59.
f4 h3 60. Rd6+ Kf5 61. Rf6+ Kg4 62. g6 {, and now even} Kh5 63. g7 Rg1 $11) 56.
Rd6 Rxh4 57. f4 $1 {, and White's connected passed pawns decide the game:} Rh1
58. Rxf6+ Kg7 59. Rh6 Re1+ 60. Kf2 Rh1 61. Kg2 Rh4 62. Kf3 Rh1 63. Ke4 h4 64.
Kf5 h3 65. Kg4 h2 66. Kg3 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 16th"]
[Site "Neum"]
[Date "2000.09.29"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Gurevich, Mikhail"]
[Black "Kruppa, Yuri"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[Annotator "Kruppa,Y"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2000.09.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 080"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Breda"]
[BlackTeam "Donetsk"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 Re8
15. Rc1 a6 $5 (15... d4) 16. Rc2 d4 17. g4 $146 (17. e4) 17... Bg6 18. Bxg6
hxg6 19. exd4 (19. Rd2 Qd5 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. exd4 Re4 22. Be3 Rae8 $44) 19...
Nxd4 (19... Qd5 $5) 20. Rd2 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Qe7 22. Rfd1 Rad8 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Nf3
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 a6 12. Ng5 Be7 13. h4 h6 14. Kb1 b5 $2 (
14... Ne5 15. Bb3 Ng6 $11) 15. Nce4 $18 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Bxg5 17. Bd3 f5 18. Qxc6
Bxf4 19. Qxa8 Qb6 20. Qf3 Be5 21. Qe2 Bb7 22. f3 Rb8 23. Rc1 b4 24. a4 b3 25.
Bc4 Kh8 26. Rhd1 Bc6 $2 (26... Qa5 27. Bxb3 Bxf3 $16) 27. Bxe6 $18 Bxa4 28.
Rc8+ Rxc8 29. Bxc8 Bf6 30. Qc4 Be8 31. Be6 Qa5 32. Qxb3 Ba4 33. Qb8+ Kh7 34.
Qg8+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grandelius, Nils"]
[Black "Melkumyan, Hrant"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 c6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Qc2
b6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Re8 11. Nb5 $1 cxb5 12. Bc7 Bb4+ 13. axb4 Qe7 14. Qb3
Bb7 15. Bxb5 Rec8 16. Bg3 a6 17. Bd3 b5 18. O-O Ne4 19. Rfc1 Nb6 20. Bh4 f6 21.
Ne1 Nc4 22. Be2 g5 23. Bg3 Qf7 24. Nc2 h5 25. f3 Nxg3 26. hxg3 Qc7 27. Kf2 h4
28. gxh4 gxh4 29. f4 Qg7 30. Rh1 $2 (30. Qd3 Qg3+ 31. Kg1 $11) 30... Nd2 $19
31. Qd3 Ne4+ $4 (31... Rxc2 $1 32. Kg1 Nc4 $3 $19) 32. Kg1 $14 Kf7 33. Ne1 Qg3
34. Rh3 Qf2+ 35. Kh2 Rh8 $1 (35... Ng3 $2) 36. Bg4 $6 (36. Qd1 Ng3 37. Bg4 $11)
36... Rag8 $6 (36... Qg3+ $3 37. Rxg3 hxg3+ $19) 37. Qe2 Rxg4 $6 (37... Qxe2
38. Bxe2 Bc8 $17) 38. Qxg4 $11 Bc8 39. Qf3 Qxb2 40. Rd1 Qxb4 41. Rc1 Bf5 42.
Rc7+ Kg6 43. Nd3 (43. Qf1 a5 44. Qe2 $17) 43... Qd6 $2 (43... Qb1 44. Nc1 b4
$19) 44. Ra7 $15 Qb6 45. Ra8 $6 (45. Re7 Qd8 46. Ra7 $15) 45... Rxa8 $17 46.
Rxh4 Kg7 47. Qh5 Qe6 48. g4 Bg6 49. Qh6+ Kf7 50. f5 Bxf5 $1 51. Nf4 $2 (51.
gxf5 Qxf5 52. Rf4 $19) 51... Qc8 $19 52. Qh5+ Ke7 53. gxf5 Qc2+ 54. Kh3 Ng5+
55. Kg3 Qxf5 56. Qd1 Rg8 57. Qc1 $6 (57. Rh5 Ne4+ 58. Kh2 $19) 57... Rc8 $4 (
57... Kd7 58. Kf2 a5 $19) 58. Qa3+ $17 Kf7 $2 (58... Kd7 59. Qxa6 Ne4+ $19) 59.
Qxa6 $11 Ne4+ 60. Kf3 Ng5+ 61. Kg3 Qd7 62. Rh6 Ne4+ 63. Kf3 Rg8 64. Ne6 $4 (64.
Rh7+ Rg7 65. Rxg7+ $11) 64... Qxe6 $19 65. Qa7+ (65. Rh7+ Kg6 66. Qxe6 Ng5+ $19
) 65... Kf8 66. Rh7 Qg4# 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 10th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2012.01.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Black "Molina, Roberto Junio Brito"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2617"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Let's Check Training"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2012.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1
cxd4 9. Rxd4 Qa5 10. Bg3 Nb6 11. Nd2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Qa6 14. O-O
Bd7 15. Rfd1 Bc6 16. Bd6 Bxd6 17. Nxd6 Bd5 18. Ndb5 Rac8 19. Qd2 Qb6 20. Na3
Qc5 21. e4 Bc6 22. b4 Qe7 23. e5 Nd5 24. Ne4 Nb6 25. Nd6 Rb8 26. Nac4 Nxc4 27.
Rxc4 Bd5 28. Rd4 f6 29. f4 h6 30. Rxd5 exd5 31. Qxd5+ Kh7 32. e6 f5 33. Nxf5
Qf6 34. Nd6 Rbd8 35. Qe4+ Kg8 36. f5 Qe7 37. Qe5 g6 38. Rd3 Rf6 $2 (38... gxf5
39. h3 f4) 39. g4 $18 Rff8 {[%tqu "En","","","","d6f7","",10]} 40. Nf7 $1 Rxf7
41. exf7+ 1-0

[Event "URS Army Team-ch"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "1980.09.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Lputian/Legky"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "1980.09.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Be7 11. Nd2 e5 12. Nb3 Qc7 $6 13. Bg3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bg4
$2 (14... Nd8 $1 15. Nb5 Qc6 16. O-O Be6 17. Rc1 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Qxc4 19. Rxc4
Nc6 $11) 15. f3 Bd7 16. O-O Rad8 (16... Qc8 17. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 18. fxe4) 17. Nd5 (
17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 (18. fxe4 Qb6 $1 19. Rd3 Be6 20. Bd5 Bg5 $1) 18... Bd6
19. Rc1 Qc8 20. Bd5 Be6 21. Na5 $2 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Bb4 $1) 17... Nxd5 18. Bxd5
Qc8 19. e4 $16 {(INF)} (19. Qc4 Be6 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Qxe6 fxe6) 19... Be6 20.
Qc4 $2 (20. Bxc6 $1 Qxc6 (20... Bxb3 21. Qxb3 Qxc6 22. Rc1 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 Rfe8
24. Bf2 $1 (24. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Qb6 $1 26. Qd5 Rd8 $1) 24... b6 25. Qc4 Qb7
26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Rc2) 21. Qxc6 bxc6 22. Na5 Bc5+ 23. Bf2 Bxf2+ 24. Rxf2 Rb8 $1
25. b4 Rfc8) 20... Rd6 $1 (20... Bxd5 21. exd5 Nd4 22. Qxc8 Rxc8 23. Nxd4 exd4
24. Bf2 $1) 21. Bf2 (21. Nc5 $5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Rfd8 $1 23. b4 (23. dxc6 $2) (23.
Ne4 R6d7 24. d6 Bxd6 25. Nxd6 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Rxd6 27. Bxe5) 23... Bf8 $1 {
/\24..Nc6e7}) 21... Rfd8 (21... b6 $1) 22. Bc5 Bxd5 23. exd5 R6d7 $2 (23... b5
$1 24. Qe4 f5) 24. Qe4 $2 (24. dxc6 $1 Bxc5+ 25. Nxc5 Rxd1 26. cxb7) 24... Qc7
25. Be3 b6 26. Rd3 {[#]} Nd4 $1 27. Bxd4 exd4 28. Rxd4 g6 $44 29. Rc1 Qb8 30.
Rcd1 Bd6 31. Qh4 Be5 32. R4d2 Bf4 33. Rd3 Qe5 (33... g5 $6 34. Qg4 $1 Bxh2+ 35.
Kf2 Bf4 36. Nd4 Qe5 37. Ne2 $1) 34. g3 $1 Be3+ 35. Kf1 Rxd5 36. Qxd8+ Rxd8 37.
Rxd8+ Kg7 38. R8d3 Qe6 39. Kg2 Bg5 40. Nd4 Qc4 41. b3 Qc5 42. a4 a6 43. h4 Bf6
44. Ne2 Be5 45. Ng1 Qc7 46. f4 Bf6 47. Nf3 Qc6 48. Kh2 Qe4 49. R1d2 h6 50. Nd4
Qd5 51. Nb5 $5 Qh5 $1 (51... Qc6 52. Nd6) 52. Nd6 Bxh4 $1 53. gxh4 Qxh4+ 54.
Kg2 Qg4+ 55. Kf1 Qxf4+ 56. Rf2 Qc1+ 57. Kg2 f5 58. Ne8+ Kf7 59. Re2 Qg5+ 60.
Kf1 Qf4+ 61. Ke1 Qc1+ 62. Kf2 g5 63. Rd6 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Kramnik-Leko +2-2=10"]
[Site "Brissago"]
[Date "2004.10.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Lukacs,P"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2004.09.25"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 103"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 $1 {This is the first time that Leko plays 1.d4 and c4 in his life! His
preparation for the match deserves credit.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7
5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3
Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 Re8 15. Rc1 a6 $142 {This is the main line
these days.} (15... d4 $6 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. b5 $1 Ne7 (18... dxe3 $2
{The tactical skirmish leads to White's favour:} 19. bxc6 e2 20. Qxd8 exf1=Q+
21. Kxf1 Raxd8 22. cxb7 a6 (22... f6 $2 23. Rb1 $1 {/\a4-a5} g5 24. Bg3 Rd7 (
24... Rb8 25. Bxb8 Rxb8 26. a4 Kf7 27. Rb5 $18) 25. b8=Q Rxb8 26. Bxb8 $18 {
Lima-Milos, Sao Paulo 1993 CBM 36}) 23. Nd2 $1 $16 {/\ Nc4 Dautov-P.Nielsen,
GER-chT 2000}) 19. exd4 (19. Nxd4 Nd5 20. Qf3 $5 $14 {holding the extra P.} (
20. Ne2 $2 {runs into the tactical blow} g5 21. Bg3 Nxe3 $1 {and Black has
solved all of his problems.} 22. Qxd8 Raxd8 23. Rfe1 (23. fxe3 $6 Rxe3 $36)
23... Nd5 $11 {Dreev-Geller, Helsinki 1992})) 19... Qd5 20. a4 (20. Qd3) 20...
a6 21. Re1 $14 {and although Black successfully blockades the d o^, it is
still an extra one, Gagunashvili-Sammalvuo, Plovdiv 2003.}) (15... a5 $6 16. g4
Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. b5 Ne7 (18... Na7 19. Qd3 Qd7 20. Rfd1 {and the isolated
P is in a big worry.} Rad8 21. Bg5 f6 22. Qxg6 $1 Qe6 23. Bf4 Nxb5 24. Rb1 $16
{Lputian-Geller, New York op 1990}) 19. Be5 Qd7 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 {White
has blockaded the isolani, and has a small but durable advantage.} Nc8 22. Qc2
Re7 23. Qc5 Qd8 24. Rfd1 $14 {Tunik-Kharitonov, Elista 1995}) 16. Bxa6 $1 {
This variation leads to a slightly better _|_.} (16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18.
Qd3 (18. Rc3 d4 19. Rd3 Qd5 20. exd4 Re4 $44 {and Black has a good
compensation because of the weakened light squares, Van Wely-Kasparov, Wijk
aan Zee 2001.}) 18... d4 19. e4 Bc7 (19... Qf6 20. Bg3 Rac8 21. Rfe1 {The d4
o^ is blockaded by the Q, but still it is a good blockade.} Ba7 22. Kg2 Bb8 23.
Bxb8 Rxb8 24. Rc5 Rbd8 25. e5 Qe7 26. e6 $14 {Timoshenko-Vanderstricht, Metz
op 2002}) 20. Bxc7 Qxc7 21. Rfe1 Qf4 22. Kg2 Rad8 (22... Re7 23. Rc2 Rae8 24.
Rce2 Qf6 $11 (24... Kh8 $2 {simply loses a P after} 25. Nxd4 Ne5 26. Qe3 Qxe3
27. Rxe3 Nc4 28. Rc3 b5 29. f3 $16 {Gyimesi-Van den Doel, Tel Aviv 2001})) 23.
Rc2 Kh7 24. Qd2 $1 {White still has some slight edge in the _|_ because of the
blockade of the o^ d4.} Qxd2 (24... Qf6 25. Ng5+ Kg8 26. f4 $14) 25. Nxd2 g5 $1
26. Rc5 f6 27. h4 {(Tregubov-San Segundo, Ohrid 2001 CBM 84)} gxh4 $1 28. Rh5+
Kg6 29. Rxh4 d3 30. f4 Nd4 $11 {Dautov}) (16. Rc2 d4 17. e4 (17. g4 Bg6 18.
Bxg6 hxg6 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20. exd4 Qxd4 $11 {is completely equal,
Gyimesi-Lechtynsky, Pardubice op 2002.}) 17... Bc7 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. Rc5 Bxf3
20. Qxf3 Qe7 $11) 16... Rxa6 17. b5 Rxa3 18. bxc6 bxc6 (18... Bxf3 19. Qxf3 (
19. gxf3 $6 bxc6 20. Rxc6 Re6 21. Qc1 Rxc6 22. Qxc6 Ra8 23. Rb1 Ba5 24. Rd1 Rc8
25. Qxd5 Bc7 $11) 19... bxc6 20. Rxc6 Re6 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Be5 $14) 19. Rxc6
Ra7 $1 {Black has to sacrifice the d5 P.} (19... Re6 $2 20. Rxe6 $1 (20. Qc1 $5
Rxc6 (20... Ra8 $2 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Qc6 Bf7 23. Ng5 $16) 21. Qxc6 Bxf3 22.
gxf3 Ra8 (22... h6 23. Rb1 Ba7 24. Rb5 (24. Rb7 $14) 24... d4 25. Rd5 $36) 23.
Rb1 Ba5 24. Rb5 $1 (24. Rd1 Rc8 25. Qxd5 Bc7 $1 26. Qb3 (26. Qxd8+ $2 Rxd8 27.
Rxd8+ Bxd8 $11) 26... Qe8 27. Bg3 Bxg3 28. fxg3 g6 $14 {Dreev-Kir.Georgiev,
Sarajevo 2001 CBM 84}) 24... Rc8 (24... d4 $4 25. Rd5 Qf8 26. Bd6 $18) 25. Qxd5
{and White has finally won the d P reaching the critical _|_.} Bc7 26. Qxd8+
Bxd8 $14 {Dautov}) 20... fxe6 21. Qc1 Ra6 (21... Qa8 $2 {founders on} 22. Ng5
$1 $16 {Atalik} (22. Qb2 Bxf3 23. Qxb6 Ra6 24. Qc7 Be4 25. Be5 Ra7 {and Black
has parried all the threats.} 26. Qb6 Ra6 27. Qb5 Ra7 28. Rc1 h6 $11 {
Atalik-Short, Ohrid 2001})) 22. Qc6 Qe8 23. Rc1 Qxc6 24. Rxc6 Bxf3 25. gxf3 d4
26. e4 $1 $16 {Atalik}) 20. Rd6 $1 (20. Qb3 {gives Black an easier play.} Bxf3
21. gxf3 (21. Rxb6 Be2 22. Rb8 Qd7 23. Rb1 Bc4 24. Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Qb8 Ra8 $11)
21... Bc7 22. Rxc7 Rxc7 23. Bxc7 Qxc7 24. Qxd5 Qe5 25. Rd1 Qxd5 26. Rxd5 g6 {
with a theoretically drawish R _|_ 4 versus 3 on the same flank,
Malakhatko-Pigusov, Ohrid 2001.}) 20... Rd7 21. Qxd5 Rxd6 $1 (21... Bxf3 22.
gxf3 Rxd6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Bxd6 $14) 22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Bxd6 Bxf3 {Black gives
up the ^^ in order to worsen White's P formation.} (23... Rd8 {looks also
possible defending the position with the ^^.} 24. Bf4 (24. Bg3 Bc5 25. Rc1 Bf8
26. Nd4 Bg6 27. Rc7 h6 28. h4 Re8 29. Nb5 Rb8 30. Nc3 Re8 31. Kh2 Bf5 32. Nb5
Rc8 33. Ra7 Bc5 $14 {Karpov-Anand, Moscow rapid 2002 CBM 91}) 24... Bg6 25. Rc1
Be4 26. Rc4 Bd5 27. Rb4 Bc5 28. Rb5 Rc8 29. Nd2 Be6 30. Ne4 Bf8 31. Bd6 $1 {
and White has exchanged the ^^, after which his advantage became real.} f5 32.
Bxf8 fxe4 33. Bc5 $16 {Istratescu-Malakhatko, Patras op 2002}) 24. gxf3 Bd8 {
/\ Bf6 reaching the long /^.} 25. Rb1 Bf6 {[%mdl 4096]} 26. Kg2 $14 {Kramnik
believed his technique will be enough to hold this position, but his nerves
were not strong enough...By the way this is the first new move in the game!} (
26. Rb5 g6 27. f4 Rd8 28. Bb4 h5 29. Kg2 Rd1 30. Ba5 Kg7 31. f5 gxf5 32. Rxf5
Kg6 33. e4 Bd8 34. Bc3 Rd3 35. Be5 Bh4 36. Bf4 $14 {Gritsak-Kruppa, UKR-chT
Alushta 2002}) 26... g6 27. f4 Kg7 28. Rb7 Re6 29. Rd7 Re8 30. Ra7 (30. Kf3 Rd8
) 30... Re6 31. Bc5 Rc6 32. Ra5 Bc3 33. Rb5 Ra6 $6 (33... Rc8 {was easier.})
34. Rb3 $1 {Leko's _|_ technique is excellent, as usual.} Bf6 35. Rb8 $1 (35.
e4 Rc6) 35... h5 (35... Bc3 36. Bf8+ Kf6 37. e4 $16) 36. Rb5 Bc3 (36... Ra8)
37. Rb3 Bf6 38. e4 Ra5 (38... Rc6) 39. Be3 Ra4 (39... Ra8 40. e5 Be7 41. Rb7
Kf8 42. Kf3 $16 {/\ f5,Kf4}) 40. e5 Be7 41. Rb7 Kf8 42. Rb8+ Kg7 43. Kf3 Rc4
44. Ke2 Ra4 45. Kd3 Bh4 46. Bd4 $1 Ra3+ 47. Kc2 Ra2+ 48. Kd3 Ra3+ 49. Kc4 Ra4+
50. Kd5 Ra5+ 51. Kc6 Ra4 52. Kc5 Be7+ 53. Kd5 Ra5+ 54. Ke4 Ra4 55. Rc8 {
Finally all the white pieces have reached their best position. Now comes the
breakthrough.} Bh4 56. e6+ Bf6 {[#]} (56... Rxd4+ 57. Kxd4 Bxf2+ 58. Ke5 fxe6
59. Kxe6 Bd4 60. f5 $18) 57. e7 $1 Rxd4+ 58. Ke3 Bxe7 (58... Rd1 $4 59. e8=N+
$18) 59. Kxd4 {White has won the exchange by a brilliant _|_ play, but the
position is still not winning.} Bh4 $6 {The is the first step on the road for
decline.} (59... f5 $1 {was the clear-cut solution and Black can build up an
unbreakable wall.} 60. Rc7 (60. Ke5 Bf6+ 61. Ke6 Bb2 $11) 60... Kf6 $1 ({
but not} 60... Kf7 $2 61. Ke5 $1 Kf8 62. Ke6 $18) 61. Rc6+ (61. Kd5 Bf8 62. f3
Be7 63. Rc6+ (63. Ra7 Bb4) (63. Rb7 Bf8) 63... Kf7 64. Ke5 Bd8 $11) (61. Rxe7
Kxe7 62. h4 (62. Ke5 h4) 62... Kd6 63. f3 Ke6 64. Kc5 Ke7 65. Kc6 Ke6) 61...
Kf7 62. Ke5 Bd8 (62... Bf8 $4 63. Rf6+ Kg7 64. Rxf8 $1 $18) 63. f3 (63. Rd6 Bc7
$1 (63... Be7 64. Rd7 Kf8 65. Rxe7 Kxe7 66. h4 $1 Kf7 67. Kd6 Kf6 68. Kd7 Kf7
69. f3 $18) 64. Kd5 (64. h4 $4 Ke7) 64... Bxd6 65. Kxd6 h4 $1 66. Kd7 Kf6 $11 {
/\ g5}) 63... h4 (63... Ba5 $11 {- 59...Bh4}) 64. Kd6 Be7+ 65. Kd7 (65. Ke5 Bd8
$11) 65... Bf6 $11) 60. f3 f5 $1 (60... Bf6+ $2 61. Kd5 Bb2 62. Rc2 Ba1 63. f5
$1 gxf5 64. f4 $1 Kf6 65. Ra2 Bc3 66. Kc4 Be1 67. Kd4 Kg6 68. Rg2+ Kf6 69. Rc2
Kg6 70. Ke5 $18) 61. Rc7+ Kf6 (61... Kf8 $2 62. Ke5 $1 (62. Kd5 Bf6 63. Ke6 Bb2
) 62... Kg8 (62... Be7 63. Ke6) 63. Ke6 Kf8 64. Rc8+ Kg7 65. Re8 $1 $18) 62.
Kd5 Bg3 $4 {This is the losing move!} (62... Be1 $1 {was still enough for a
draw, because the B can reach the long /^ again.} 63. Rc6+ Kf7 64. Ke5 Ba5 $1
65. Rf6+ (65. Rc8 Bb6) 65... Kg7 66. Ke6 Bc3 $1 (66... Bd8 67. Rf7+ Kg8 68. Rd7
Bh4) 67. Rf7+ Kg8 68. Rd7 (68. Ke7 Bb2 $11) (68. h4 Bd4 69. Rd7 Bc3 $11 (69...
Bg7 $4 70. Rxg7+ $1 $18)) 68... Bb2 $11) 63. Rc6+ $18 Kg7 64. Ke5 h4 (64... Bh4
65. Ke6 $18) 65. Rc7+ Kh6 66. Rc4 $1 Kg7 67. Ke6 Bh2 68. Rc7+ Kh6 69. Kf7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Vaisser, Anatoli"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2688"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[Annotator "Marchand,A/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 {92} b6 {86} 7. cxd5
exd5 8. Bd3 c5 (8... Bb7 {La grande ligne}) 9. O-O Nc6 10. Ne5 Bb7 11. Qf3 cxd4
12. Nxc6 $1 Bxc6 13. exd4 $14 {[%csl Rc6]} Qd7 14. Be5 (14. h3 Rfe8 {Tal,M 
(2555)-Averbakh,Y (2490) Moscow-4teams 1981 (4.5) 1/2}) (14. Rfe1) 14... Qg4 {
47} (14... b5) 15. Qe3 Qe6 16. Rae1 (16. Rfe1) 16... Ne4 $6 {35} (16... Rae8)
17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rfd8 20. Bxg7 $1 {Probablement oubliй par
le franзais lorsqu'il a jouй Ne4} Kxg7 21. Qb7 {[%csl Re6,Re7] La pointe qui
permet une liquidation favorable aux Blancs} Qd7 22. Rxe7 Qxb7 23. Rxb7 Rxd4
24. g3 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Ra8,Gb7,Rf7,Rh7] Les Blancs ont des bonnes chances de
gain surtout en cas d'йchange d'une paire de R} Rd2 25. Rc1 $1 Rxb2 26. Rcc7
$36 Rxa2 (26... Rf8 27. Rxa7) 27. Rxf7+ {[%csl Gf2][%cal Gf2f8]} Kg6 28. Rg7+
Kf5 29. Rxh7 Ke4 30. h4 Rf8 31. Rhf7 $1 {[%csl Gh4]} Rxf7 $2 {Les maigres
chances de nulle des Noirs йtaient subordonnйes а la conservation des deux R}
32. Rxf7 {[%csl Re4] Le K Noir est coupй et le P passй "h4" sera plus rapide
que le P"b6"} b5 33. h5 Ra6 34. Rb7 $1 Kf3 35. Rxb5 Ra1+ 36. Kh2 Rd1 37. h6 Rd7
38. Kh3 Rh7 39. Rh5 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.03.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:20/3600:900+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:26:36"]
[BlackClock "1:03:45"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Be7
{[%emt 0:00:21]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:11]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. c5 {[%emt 0:00:04] A very direct approach and
the most popular one.} Nh5 {[%emt 0:00:14] The most principled way to question
the effectiveness of the last move. Both players had had this position before,
so they must have both known what they were doing.} (7... c6 8. h3 {0-1 (41)
Bacrot,E (2749)-Aronian,L (2801) Warsaw 2013 CBM 158 [Krasenkow,M]}) (7... Ne4
8. Qc2 f5 {1-0 (48) Topalov,V (2752)-Giri,A (2711) Istanbul 2012 CBM 151 
[Krasenkow,M]}) 8. Be5 $5 {[%emt 0:00:04] Following his own path and deviating
from that which was supposedly the most familiar to Kramnik.} (8. Bd3 Nxf4 9.
exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2 Rfa8
16. b5 $1 (16. Rab1 {Radjabov,T (2744)-Kramnik,V (2785) Kazan 2011 CBM 143 
[Marin,M] (1/2-1/2, 39)}) 16... cxb5 17. Nxd5 $1 {Aronian,L (2802)-Giri,A 
(2714) Porto Carras 2011 CBM 146 [Krasenkow,M] (1-0, 43)}) 8... c6 {[%emt 0:01:
01]} 9. Bd3 {[%emt 0:02:09] Clearly the most active developing move.} (9. Be2 {
is a bit too passive.} f6 10. Bg3 g6 ({The knight did not really need
defending yet. Black should have started his counterplay without delay:} 10...
e5 $1 11. b4 e4) 11. b4 e5 12. Qb3 Kh8 {Savchenko,B (2569)-Azarov,S (2585)
Voronezh 2008 (0-1, 36)} 13. b5 $5) (9. h3 {simply gives away a tempo, since
Black was going to take on e5 at some point anyway.} Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Nf6 11. Bd3
Nd7 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. O-O e5 $5 $132 {Krush,I (2472)-Zatonskih,A (2499) Saint
Louis 2011 (1-0, 37)}) 9... g6 {[%emt 0:03:43]} ({An old game by Topalov saw
the too straightforward} 9... f5 $6 10. b4 a6 11. h3 Nxe5 12. dxe5 f4 13. e4
$14 {Topalov,V (2707)-Campora,D (2526) Barcelona 2000 (1-0, 40)}) (9... f6 {
was played in a historic match, a long, long time ago, but deserves closer
investigation.} 10. Bg3 (10. Ng5 {is interesting but may well lead only to a
draw:} fxe5 11. Qxh5 Bxg5 12. Qxh7+ Kf7 13. Qh5+ (13. Bg6+ Kf6 14. Bh5 Bh6 15.
g4 Ke7 16. g5 Rh8 17. Qg6 Qf8 {parries the attack.}) 13... Kg8 $11 14. Bh7+ $2
Kh8 15. Bg6+ Bh6 $19) 10... f5 {In a way, Black won a tempo over
Topalov-Camora above. But it could well turn that he has actually lost a tempo,
depending on the ulterior course of the game.} 11. Ng5 $2 {Steinitz,W-Chigorin,
M Nuremberg 1896 (1-0, 33)} (11. Be5 $5 {would really throw away a tempo.}) (
11. b4 $5 Nxg3 12. hxg3 g6 {[%cal Ge7f6,Ge6e5]} 13. b5 e5 $1) 11... Nxc5 $1 12.
dxc5 Nxg3 13. Nxe6 Bxe6 14. hxg3 Bxc5 $17) (9... Nxe5 10. Nxe5 g6 ({If} 10...
Nf6 11. Qc2 $14 {Black cannot free himself easily, since ...Nd7 would require
weakening the kingside with either ...h6 ot ...g6. This would be at least
risky given that White can still castle long.}) 11. h4 $36 Bxh4 $2 12. Qg4 Bf6
13. Rxh5 $18) 10. h4 {[%emt 0:00:07] In some cases, this could prove an useful
move for the attack, but clearing the h2-square for the bishop is at least as
important.} f5 $6 {[%emt 0:13:01] Allowing White to keep his bishop is
strategically risky.} ({True, embarking the following line against Topalov
would imply risks of a different nature.} 10... Nxe5 11. Nxe5 f6 12. Nxg6 hxg6
13. Qg4 f5 14. Qxg6+ Ng7 15. h5 {The engines are sceptical about this whole
plan, but Topalov has more than once proven he deals well with positions
offering unclear compensation. It was precisely this kind of anti-computer
chess that, basically avoiding his opponent's preparation, yielded him the
supreme crown in 2005.} Rf6 (15... Kh8 $5) 16. Qg5 Kf7 17. Ne2 Qh8 18. Nf4 Qh6
19. Qg3 Ke8 20. Be2 b6 21. Ng6 Bd7 22. b4 $44 {Black is under no immediate
threats, but freeing himself is almost impossible.}) 11. Bh2 $1 $14 {[%emt 0:
07:01]} b6 {[%emt 0:08:01]} (11... Bxh4 {is another form of risky material
grabbing.} 12. Nxh4 Qxh4 13. Qd2 e5 14. O-O-O $36 {[%csl Gg8]}) 12. b4 {
[%emt 0:04:03]} f4 {[%emt 0:03:44] Kramnik must have relied on this way of
neutralising the bishop, but since the h5-knight is doomed to defend the
f4-pawn, Black cannot really hope to be a piece up for practical reasons in
any other area of the board.} 13. O-O {[%emt 0:11:15]} a5 $2 {[%emt 0:31:37]
Playing with fire.} (13... bxc5 14. bxc5 e5 15. Qa4 Qc7 (15... Bb7 16. Rab1)
16. Rab1 $32 e4 $6 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 $16) (13... Bb7 $5 $14) 14. b5 $1 $16
{[%emt 0:04:22] Kramnik surely saw this (it is just too thematic), but he must
have overlooked something at a slightly later moment.} (14. a3 axb4 15. axb4
Rxa1 16. Qxa1 bxc5 17. bxc5 e5 $11) 14... bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} (14... Bb7 15.
bxc6 Bxc6 16. cxb6 Qxb6 17. Qe2 $16 {[%cal Ga1b1,Gf1c1]}) 15. bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:
07]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:03:05]} 16. Bb5 {[%emt 0:04:10]} Ba6 {[%emt 0:07:48]} 17. a4
$16 {[%emt 0:05:06] Kramnik must have thought he would get the c6-pawn without
any problems, underestimating White's dynamic potential.} Qc8 {[%emt 0:00:31]}
(17... c4 18. exf4 Nxf4 19. Ne2 {[%cal Gc6c7,Gh2c7]} Bd6 20. Nxf4 Bxf4 21. Bxf4
Rxf4 22. h5 gxh5 23. Ne5 $18 {[%csl Ga8,Gb8,Rg8]}) 18. dxc5 {[%emt 0:02:29]}
Nxc6 {[%emt 0:13:23]} 19. Nxd5 $1 {[%emt 0:08:20] The point.} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:
47]} 20. Qxd5+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:01:51]} 21. Qxc6 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
Qxc6 {[%emt 0:01:58]} 22. Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rac8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. Bb5 {
[%emt 0:03:33]} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 24. axb5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} 25. Rxa5 {[%emt 0:04:01]} fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 26. fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} Bxe3+ {[%emt 0:00:18]} 27. Kh1 $16 {[%emt 0:00:05] Black has limited the
damage to the loss of just one pawn. Still, that pawn is quite dangerous.} Rc2
$2 {[%emt 0:11:36] This counterplay will fail.} ({It would have made sense to
stop the pawn somehow.} 27... Nf6 28. Rb1 Nd5 $16) 28. Rb1 $18 {[%emt 0:05:31]}
Rfc8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 29. Raa1 {[%emt 0:05:52]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 30. Be5+ {
[%emt 0:05:35]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 31. Ra6 $18 {[%emt 0:00:19] There is no
way to stop the pawn now.} Be3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 32. b6 {[%emt 0:04:22]} Rc1+ {
[%emt 0:00:09]} 33. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rxc1+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 34. Kh2 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 35. g4 $1 {[%emt 0:03:42] The start of a
well-calculated execution.} Bf4+ {[%emt 0:03:10]} 36. Kg2 {[%emt 0:02:04]} Bxe5
{[%emt 0:00:49]} 37. Nxe5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nf4+ {[%emt 0:01:21]} 38. Kf3 {
[%emt 0:00:20]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:02:29]} (38... Nd5 39. Ra8+ Kg7 40. Ra7+ Kf6 41.
Nd7+ Ke6 42. b7 $18) 39. b7 {[%emt 0:05:20]} Rb3+ {[%emt 0:01:23]} 40. Kf2 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Rb2+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Ke3 {[%emt 0:02:01]} 1-0

[Event "ROM-chT"]
[Site "Calimanesti"]
[Date "2014.11.10"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Jianu, Vlad Cristian"]
[Black "Marin, Mihail"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2588"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Timisoara Medicina"]
[BlackTeam "Bucharest Apa Nova"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

{As curious as this might sound, this was my first classical game against Vlad.
I had managed to defeat him in an official blitz and a rapid game before, but
these were more of a tricky old man's swindles. We have a very friendly
relation, but when I shook his hand I felt he was very determined - no smiles
nor little jokes before the game this time. This suited me perfectly well as
the best way I could prove the Olympic team captain wrong for not including me
in the team for Tromso was by playing a good game against one of the players
selected.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nb6 7.
Bxc4 Nxc4 8. Qa4+ c6 9. Qxc4 Nd5 {I examined this position in my article
published with CBM 155. Even though I did not expect 5.Bf4 and had not
prepared against it, I felt confident I could remember the main points.} 10.
Bg3 {The strongest move.} ({If} 10. O-O Nxf4 11. exf4 {Black's bishop pair and
his more compact structure compensate for White's better development.}) (10.
Be5 {only helps Black increase his control in the centre with} f6) 10... Qb6
11. Qe2 Bb4 12. O-O $5 {Even though this was played only once before, I
consider it the critical test to Black's setup.} (12. Qc2 Qa6 $132 {[%csl Ge1]}
) (12. Rc1 Qb5 $11) 12... Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc3 14. Rab1 $146 {It suddenly became
clear that I would not have to force my memory anymore since I had never
considered this move seriously. I was not sure what my young opponent had in
mind as I did not feel any serious danger for Black, but played slowly in the
next phase in order to avoid any possible bolt from the blue.} (14. Ng5 Qb5 15.
Qxb5 cxb5 16. Rab1 {1/2-1/2 Greenfeld,A (2568)-Zvjaginsev,V (2664) Plovdiv 2010
}) 14... Qd8 {I decided upon a massive retreat of my pieces. Even though this
will obviously result in a delay in development, Black's lack of weaknesses
should allow him to catch up with the piece mobilisation in the early
middlegame.} 15. Ne5 Ba5 16. Qb2 O-O 17. Rfc1 $44 {Judging from his composure,
Vlad had analysed this position thoroughly. I had little doubt that White has
compensation for the pawn, but was encouraged by the fact that he was not
heading for any concrete refutation of my setup.} Bc7 18. Nc4 {This retreat
surprised me as I did not have the remotest intention of taking on e5. I
thought that White's only constructive plan was bringing his a-pawn into the
attack.} ({I had forseen such a course of events:} 18. a4 $5 f6 (18... Bxe5 $2
19. dxe5 $36 {/\Rd1-d6, e3-e4, f2-f4-f5}) 19. Nc4 Rf7 20. a5 Rd7 {[%csl Ga5]
[%cal Gd7d5]}) 18... Bxg3 19. hxg3 b6 $1 {Now is agood moment to return the
pawn for completing the development.} (19... f6 $6 {would only lose time now:}
20. Qa3 Rf7 21. Nb6 $1) 20. Qa3 $6 {White cannot resist the temptation to
create concrete threats, but his last move has the drawback of blocking the
a-pawn. Without its help, White cannot claim full compensation.} ({I considered
} 20. a4 {to be the critical line:} Ba6 21. a5 (21. Ne5 Rc8 22. Nxc6 Qd7 $15)
21... Bxc4 (21... Bb5 $5 {is also possible}) 22. Rxc4 Qd5 {and evaluated that
the game might end in a draw with correct play from both sides.}) ({I did not
mind losing my extra pawn as after} 20. Ne5 Bb7 21. Nxc6 Qd7 22. Ne5 Qd6 $11 {
/=/+ Black could dream of pleasant Grьnfeld like endings.}) 20... Bb7 21. Nd6
Qd7 {Slightly inaccurate.} (21... Qe7 $1 22. e4 Rab8 {would have won a tempo
over the game continuation, but this would not have made such a big difference
as in principle Black can play at his own leisure anyway.}) 22. e4 {White will
consolidate his knight on d6 but his stability on the dark squares will be
more fragile than he might have hoped for. I knew that if everything else
failed I still could sacrifice the exchange on d6, but this would not have
offered realistic winning chances.} Rab8 $3 $15 {The most difficult move in
the game, preparing the bishop retreat to a8.} (22... Rad8 23. Qxa7 Qxd6 24.
Qxb7 Qxd4 25. Qxc6 $11) 23. e5 (23. Qxa7 Qxd6 24. Rxb6 {/\R1b1} Ba8 $19) 23...
Ba8 {Black has completed his development and is ready to start undermining the
white centre from both sides.} 24. Rb3 f6 $1 {Sounding the attack.} 25. f4 Qe7
{Slightly careless.} 26. Nc4 Qd7 $1 {[%csl Gg2] I wanted to keep the queens on
the board in order to be able to create decisive threats against g2.} 27. Nd6 (
27. Qd6 Qf7 {/\...Rbd8}) 27... Rbd8 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Gd7e7] No draw by
repetition, of course.} 28. Qa4 Qe7 29. Ra3 Rd7 30. Qc4 Kh8 31. Rcc3 g5 $1 $36
32. Qe2 (32. Ne4 fxe5 33. fxe5 c5 ({I was disappointed when noticing that} 
33... b5 $2 34. Qc5 b4 {does not work due to} 35. Rf3 $3 {but then found the
simpler continuation from the main line.}) 34. Nd6 Qg7 $36 {[%cal Ga8d5]})
32... Qg7 33. Re3 c5 $1 $40 {The white centre is shaking from the basement up.
If we add the constant pressure against g2, we can evaluate his position as
critical.} 34. dxc5 bxc5 35. Rac3 Bd5 {My opponent was in slight time trouble
already, but I did not have too much time left. My last move is not bad,
inviting the rook to abandon the third rank, but there were more
straightforward continuations.} (35... gxf4 36. gxf4 Qh6 $17) 36. Rxc5 $138
gxf4 37. gxf4 Qh6 {This looks like a decisive blow, but White has a hidden
saving possibility.} (37... fxe5 $1 38. fxe5 Qg5 $17 {[%csl Ge3][%cal Gd5g2,
Rf8g8] /\...Bxg2, ...Rg7}) 38. Ne4 (38. Rec3 $3 Qxf4 39. Rc8 Qd4+ 40. Kh2 Qf4+
41. Kg1 $11) 38... fxe5 (38... Rb7 $17) 39. Qb2 {A tricky move in mutual time
trouble.} (39. fxe5 Rg7 (39... Rb7 $19 40. Rc1 Bxe4) 40. Rg3 Rxg3 41. Nxg3 Rg8
42. Rc3 Qf4 $17) 39... Rg7 $1 $138 40. Ng5 (40. Qxe5 Qxf4 $17) 40... Rxg5 $1 {
The time trouble was over so I went out for a cigarette with the thought that
the job was done already. While smoking, I realised that the next move would
still maintain some uncertainty.} 41. Rxd5 (41. fxg5 Rf1+ $1 42. Kxf1 Qh1+ 43.
Ke2 Qxg2+ 44. Kd3 Qxb2 $19) 41... Rxg2+ $1 ({My other candidate was} 41... Rh5
$1 42. Rdxe5 Rh1+ 43. Kf2 Qxf4+ 44. Rf3 {and I could not see how to deliver
mate, facing the permanent threat of a discovered check. I can only speculate
whether I would have discovered the winning} Qxf3+ $1 45. gxf3 Rh2+ {if I had
not found a worthy alternative in the game move.}) 42. Qxg2 exd5 43. Rxe5 $6 (
43. Qxd5 Rg8+ 44. Kf1 Qxf4+ 45. Ke2 $19) 43... Qxf4 44. Rg5 Qxg5 45. Qxg5 Rg8
0-1

[Event "Bucharest m"]
[Site "Bucharest"]
[Date "2006.04.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2006.04.06"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 {Nisipeanu refrains from his main weapon against
3.Nf3, the Queen's Indian, probably finding himself under the impression of
Topalov's brilliant achievements in this opening during the past years.} 4. Nc3
Be7 {But only this was meant to be the real surprise for Topalov. Prior to
this game, Nisipeanu had played the Orthodox Queen's Gambit only once in his
life, at the youth Balkaniad back in 1993. As a coincidence, his opponent in
that game was also Bulgarian: Vladimir Georgiev. Topalov might have expected
the Vienna variation (4...dxc4) or the Semi-Slav (4...c6), which occured
occasionally in the European Champion's games along the past years. For
instance, he defeated Topalov's second, Silvio Danailov, in the Meran in the
B-group of the Wijk aan Zee festival in 2000.} 5. Bf4 ({From strict strategic
point of view, the classical} 5. Bg5 {might seem sounder, because it increases
the pressure over the d5-square. By choosing 5.Bf4, White usually gives up any
ambitions regarding the influence over the centre and aims for animated minor
piece play instead. We can draw a similar parallel in the open games, between
the Ruy Lopez and the Italian Game. The modern history of 5.Bf4 started in
1978, when Kortschnoj repeatedly employed it during his World Championship
match against Karpov. In spite of the fact that Karpov generally managed to
hold his own, it could be felt that there was a lot of potential behind
White's setup.}) 5... c5 ({The counter-attack in the centre based on the
advance of the c-pawn is a logical consequence of the lack of pressure against
the d5-pawn. However, Black usually inserts the moves} 5... O-O 6. e3 {and
only now plays} c5 {. Topalov had some recent experience against it:} 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. cxd5 $5 ({He also used the classical move} 9. Qc2 {,
Kortschnoj's favourite, but after} Qa5 {he chose the modern} 10. Nd2 {instead
of the more established 10.Rd1. The game soon took a very interesting course:}
Bb4 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 d4 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Nc4 Qh5 15. bxc3 Nd5 16. Bg3 dxe3
17. Rae1 Be6 18. fxe3 Nde7 19. Nd6 b6 20. Rb1 {and White's numerous pawn
weaknesses were compensated by his hyper-activity in Topalov-Kasimdzhanov,
Linares 2005. Black's queen soon got into big trouble, causing him decisive
material losses.}) 9... Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. e4 Bc7
14. Bxc7 Qxc7 15. h3 Qb6 16. b4 Be6 17. Rc1 h6 18. Qd2 {with a more pleasant
position for White in Topalov-Morozevich, San Luis 2005. The early attack of
the centre by means of 5...c5 chosen by Nisipeanu has never made part of the
main stream of theory, but suddenly became popular in 2005. The European
Champion might have relied on the fact that his mighty opponent had awarded
this variation less time during his home preparation than to the main lines.})
6. dxc5 Na6 {Black intends to capture the c-pawn without the loss of tempo
implied by Be7xc5.} 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. e4 $5 ({It appears that it is
not so easy to surprise the World Champion in the opening! Topalov played this
new move relatively quickly, leaving little doubt about the fact that he had
prepared it at home. Previously,} 9. e3 {had been played, when after} Nxc5 10.
Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. O-O O-O {White retains the more pleasant but not
necessarily better position.}) 9... O-O {However, Nisipeanu had done his
homework properly, too, since he played this move rather quickly. We could
hardly dream for a more promising start of the game.} 10. exd5 Bxc5 {This
looks like a deviation from Black's initial intentions, but, given the new
circumstances, the capture with the knight might have put less pressure on
White, allowing him to keep his strong central pawn without having to make any
major concessions. After the text move, the white king is vulnerable along the
e-file and the e1-a5 diagonal. White has to act carefully.} 11. Be2 ({Played
solidly. The attempt to accelerate the rhythm of his development with} 11. Bxa6
$6 {would be a typical mistake, allowing} Qa5+ $1 12. Nd2 Qxa6 {when White
would have serious problems getting castled, while his d5-pawn would lack
satisfactory defence. In caseof} 13. Qe2 {, Black could maintain the tension
with} b6 $5) ({The consolidation of the d5-pawn by means of} 11. Bc4 {would
have allowed Black deprive his opponent from the right to castle in more
economic way than in the game with} Re8+ {. After the apparently modest
development of the bishop to e2, it is obvious that Black has compensation for
the pawn in view of his slight lead in development. However, finding the right
path through the jungle of variations is far from easy for both sides.}) 11...
Bb4+ ({Instead of trying to win his pawn back, Nisipeanu forces White to give
up the idea of castling, hoping that this would ensure him long term
compensation. Black had several ways of striving for material equality, but
apparently only one of them would have been satisfactory. In case of} 11... Nc7
$6 {White could safely give up his active bishop with} 12. Bxc7 (12. d6 {
would not save the pawn after} Ne6 13. Bg3 Qa5+ 14. Nd2 Qb4 {eventually
followed by ...Rd8 if for any reasons ...Bxd6 would not work.}) 12... Bb4+ 13.
Nd2 Qxc7 14. O-O {and although Black can hope to hold on because of his firm
blockade on d6, this looks like a rather one-sided affair.}) ({Going for the
b2-pawn with} 11... Qb6 $6 12. O-O Qxb2 {looks pretty risky in view of} 13. Be5
{when the black king side starts looking vulnerable, while the d5-pawn
considerably restricts Black's activity.}) ({The attempt to improve upon this
last line with} 11... Qa5+ $6 12. Bd2 Qb6 13. O-O Qxb2 {would be refuted by}
14. Rc1 {followed by Bc3, with similar consequences.}) ({However, the simple} 
11... Nb4 12. d6 Be6 {suggested by IM Mircea Pavlov looks a satisfactory way
of solving the opening problems. Black threatens ...Nd5 followed by the
capture on d6. It is not very clear whether White could retain even some
symbolic advantage in the symmetrical ensuing position. IM Francisc Nemeth
suggested} 13. Ng5 {as a possible refutation of Black's plan, but after} Qf6 {
White risks losing stability. In a brief statement for the Radio made after
the game, Nisipeanu mentioned that at some moment he deviated from his initial
analysis because he thought that there would be a better possibility for him.
Judging from the fact that he invested some time in taking the decision of
giving check, we could assume that this was the moment he referred to.}) 12.
Kf1 Bd6 {This pawn has to be safely blocked. Besides, the bishop was obviously
misplaced on b4. White needs three whole tempi in order to get castled in
artificial way, for instance h4, Kg1-h2. This strongly suggests that Black has
at least adequate compensation for the sacrificed pawn. However, things are
not that simple. First of all, White can do perfectly well without connecting
his rooks yet, since he has the plan based on the advance of the h-pawn at his
disposal. This could lead to the activation of the rook either directly (after
h4-h5 and Rh4) or indirectly (in case of Black's ...h6, there would always be
a possibility of a knight jump to g5 sustained by the h4-pawn, when the
opening of the h-file would be dangerous for Black. Besides, Black's
development is not that impressive yet, while his king's position is quite
vulnerable. All these aspects make the position quite difficult to evaluate
and, more important, to play over-the-board.} 13. Bg5 $5 ({White cannot afford
to allow Black to develop naturally. With his last move, Topalov underlines
the fact that the enemy queen has problems finding adequate squares. The
neutral retreat} 13. Be3 {would have offered Black a good position after} Bf5 {
followed by ...Rac8.}) 13... Qa5 ({Only ulterior analysis will reveal the
objective merits of this move, but my personal feeling in this moment is that
it is one of the main reasons for Black's ulterior problems. The queen will be
very exposed on the queen side, allowing White the radical activation of his
forces without loss of time. We can see a similar picture after} 13... Qb6 14.
Nd2 Qxb2 15. Nc4 Qb4 16. Rc1 {eventually followed by Bd3 and Bd2-c3, when the
black king would start feeling unsafe, while some of the other pieces are
hanging.}) (13... f6 $6 {is hardly a solution either. The weakness of the
e6-square would leave White with a permanent advantage in case of returning
the pawn by means of Nd4-e6, followed by g3 and Kg2.}) ({However, the
awkwardly looking} 13... Qd7 $5 {deserves serious attention. Black plans to
concentrate his forces against the d5-pawn with ...b6, ...Bb7, ...Nc7 and, if
allowed, ...Rad8. This looks like a rather slow course of events, but we
should not forget that White is also several tempi away from completing his
development.}) 14. a3 Nc7 ({With the queen on a5, this move has obvious
drawbacks, by cutting HerMajesty's retreat. In the press centre the normal
developing move} 14... Bd7 {suggested b y IM Andrei Cioara was considered to
be a satisfactory continuation, and if} 15. b4 {then} Qa4 {followed by the
occupation of the c-file. Abstractly speaking, this looks very logical. Indeed,
Black intends to take advantage by the passivity of the h1-rook by initiating
active operation on the opposite wing. However, after} 16. Nd2 {followed by
Nc4 or Ne4 Black would face concrete problems because of his lack of stability
on d6.}) 15. Bc4 b5 16. b4 Qb6 17. Bb3 {Generally speaking, Black should be
content with the fact that White has made absolutely no progress with the
development of his king side yet. However, the quality of development of all
his other pieces is better than Black's. For instance, the g5-bishop denies
the rooks access to d8, while his colleague exterts some potential pressure
along the a2-g8 diagonal, which could count in certain tactical lines.
Comparing with the similar position that could have arisen after 13...Qd7,
Black's position looks less harmonious. His queen is vulnerable and actually
not so active on the left wing.} a5 {A logical move, activating the a8-rook.}
18. Be3 ({Now that there is a point of tension on b4, White decides to
transfer his bishop to the queen side. In the press centre, the main worries
were connected with} 18. Rc1 {when after} Bb7 19. Be3 Qa6 20. Ng5 {the threat
Qd3 with a strong attack would be very unpleasant. In case of} h6 {, besides
jumping with the knight to e4, White could renew his initial threat with} 21.
h4 {when Black's position looks critical. In certain cases, the intrusion of
the rook to c6 would reveal the hidden force of the b3-bishop.}) 18... Qb7 19.
Bc5 ({Topalov chooses a safe continuation, increasing his domination in the
centre. The alternative would have been} 19. Ng5 {with the threat Qd3, when
after} Bf5 20. g4 Bg6 21. h4 {Black could survive with} Rfe8 22. h5 Be4 {
although after} 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 {White should be better. The only trap he has to
avoid is} 24. Qf3 $2 Nxd5 25. Qxe4 Nxe3+ {winning tones of material for Black.}
) 19... Bxc5 $3 ({Nisipeanu pl ayed this completely unexpected move after long
thinking. The objective merits of the exchange on c5 are hard to judge without
thorough analysis, but the double exclaim mark attached to the move refers to
Black's courage of changing the generally unfavourable course of events by
radical and apparently highly risky means. Consolidating the d6-square would
leave White free hands on the opposite wing, for instance} 19... Rd8 20. Ng5
Bf5 21. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 22. Qf3 g6 23. g4 {and Black is in dire straits. The
careless} Bxc5 $2 {only makes things worse because of the discovered check} 24.
d6+ {, winning the queen.}) ({Or, similarly,} 19... Ra6 20. Qd3 h6 21. h4 axb4
22. Ng5 f5 23. Bxb4 Bxb4 24. d6+ Kh8 25. d7 Bxd7 26. Qxd7 {and now, in view of
the threat Nf7+ followed by Qxf5+, Black has to play} Qc8 {defending the
f5-square and hoping for survival, although his position still looks
precarious because of the weakness of the light squares around his king.}) 20.
bxc5 a4 21. Ba2 b4 22. axb4 Qxb4 {This is the position Nisipeanu was aiming
for. White's pawns look impressive, but because of his delay in development
they could become vulnerable, too. In the following phase of the game, the
World Champion proved his ability of adapting himself to the new circumstances
by returning one of the pawns at the right moment in order to complete his
development and maintain an edge.} 23. Qd4 Na6 24. c6 Qxd4 25. Nxd4 Nb4 26. Ke2
$3 ({Even though we cannot draw any definitive conclusion about the concrete
position on the board, I believe that it is safe to consider this to be the
key move of the game. The d5-pawn will be lost, but for the first time in the
game it will be White who will enjoy the better development, because of his
more active king. Finding himself in slight time trouble already, Nisipeanu
will fail to find satisfactory ways in what could be a defensible position.
One of the merits of White's last move is that it refrains from "winning" a
piece with} 26. d6 Rd8 27. d7 {. Indeed, after} Bxd7 28. cxd7 Rxd7 29. Nf3 Nxa2
30. Rxa2 Rd1+ 31. Ne1 Re8 32. Re2 Ra8 {White's devel oping problems would
persist and Black would have little trouble forcing a draw, for instance} 33.
f3 Ra1 34. Kf2 a3 35. Rf1 a2 36. Nc2 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 a1=Q+ {with complete
equality.}) 26... Nxa2 27. Rxa2 Ba6+ 28. Kd2 Bc4 29. Ra3 Bxd5 30. c7 $1 {
White needs to keep the d8-square under control, preventing Rfd8 in order to
ensure the knight's stability in the centre. Besides, this pawn will be a
permanent threat for Black. If White will manage to install his knight on d6,
Black would be completely paralysed.} Be6 ({The regrouping initiated by this
move fails to solve all Black's problems. Capturing the g2 pawn with} 30...
Bxg2 {would have made some sense. Black would probably not be able to
sacrifice the exchange for the c-pawn, but in certain cases giving up his
bishop and starting a king side counter-attack might be just sufficient for a
draw. The presence of the a-pawn would also cause White some loss of time
during the process of defending his other wing. However, from a practical
point of view it is rather difficult to take such a decision.}) 31. Nb5 Bd7 ({
This move does not really cross White's plans. More stubborn seems to have been
} 31... Ra5 32. Rb1 Bd7 33. Nd6 Ra6 {when the white king would be too far from
the centre yet to ensure the stability of his knight.}) 32. Nd6 g6 ({Black
deci des to activate his king and avoid any back rank problems at the same
time. The counterplay initiated by} 32... Ra6 33. Rd3 a3 {would fail to the
simple} 34. Nc4 Be6 35. Nxa3) 33. Rc1 Kg7 34. Rc4 $5 ({White intends to keep
both wings under control. Just as after the opening, Black has to permanently
watch the possibility of possible rapid king side attacks. However, the
immediate activation of the white king was also possible, for instance} 34. Ke3
{(Avoiding the d-file in order to prevent ...Ra6, which could be answered now
by the simple c8=Q)} Kf6 35. Kd4 Ke7 36. Kc5 Ra6 {and now the simple} 37. Re1+
{reduces Black's previous efforts of centralisation to nothing.}) 34... Ra6 35.
Rd4 $5 ({Another interesting moment. Topalov probably rejected} 35. c8=N {
because of} Rd8 {when Black could hope to give up one of his rooks for the
enemy knights at the right moment and then defend his a4-pawn by placing his
bishop on b3, which would lead to a draw.}) 35... Ra7 36. Ne8+ $1 {A simple
tactical operation, leading to a very promising double-rook ending.} Rxe8 37.
Rxd7 {With the simple threat of Rd8} Raa8 ({The most stubborn answer. In case
of} 37... Rc8 {White would launch an irresistible attack with} 38. Rf3 a3 39.
Rdxf7+ Kh6 (39... Kg8 {allows} 40. Rf8+ {when the c-pawn would promote.}) 40.
Rh3+ Kg5 {and now} 41. f4+ Kg4 42. Rg3+ {followed by Rxh7 leads to mate.}) 38.
Kc3 {The decisive centralisation.} Kf6 39. Kb4 Ke6 40. Rd4 ({From practical
point of view, this looks like the safest method. White threatens Re3+,
followed by the exchange on e8 and Rd8, ensuring the promotion of the pawn.
However, the apparently double edged} 40. Rad3 {would have been sufficient for
a win, too after} a3 41. Rd8 a2 42. Rxe8+ Rxe8 43. Re3+ Kf6 44. Rxe8 a1=Q 45.
c8=Q {and the white king will hide from checks on the eighth or seventh rank
of the queen side.}) 40... Ke5 $6 ({This last mov e in time trouble makes
things easier for White. At some moment, it was considered to be the decisive
mistake in a difficult position, but apparently other moves did not save the
game either.} 40... Rec8 {would have given White the possibility of displaying
impressive rook activity with} 41. Re3+ Kf6 42. Rf4+ Kg7 43. Re7 a3 ({or} 43...
Rf8 44. Ka3 {followed by Rxa4, with a winning rook ending. Black's king would
be just one step too far.}) 44. Rfxf7+ Kg8 (44... Kh6 {leads to a curious
mating attack after} 45. Rxh7+ Kg5 46. h4+ Kg4 47. Re4+ Kf5 48. Rhe7 $3 {
threatening g4 followed by R4e6 mate.}) 45. Rg7+ Kf8 46. Rxh7 Kg8 47. Reg7+ Kf8
48. Rd7 Kg8 49. Rhe7 a2 50. Re1 {when the least White will obtain would be a
winning rook ending with two extra pawns.}) ({Or if} 40... f5 {, clearing the
f7-square for the king, then} 41. Re3+ Kf7 42. Rd7+ Kf8 43. Rxe8+ Kxe8 44. Rxh7
{again with an obvious win.}) 41. Rc4 Rec8 ({IM Mircea Pavlov suggested} 41...
Ke6 42. Kc5 Kd7 43. Kb6 Kc8 {in order to block the pawn with the king, as
generally recommended in the endgame. However, this method would not have
saved the game here because of Black's complete passivity. After} 44. Re3 $1 {
suggested by IM Nemeth, Black cannot avoid mate on the eighth rank (either on
e8 or d8). Remarkably, Black would have maintained chances to save the game in
case of the absence of his a-pawn, which would have allowed starting efficient
counterplay based on ...Ra1.}) 42. Kb5 Kd5 43. Rc2 {being reduced to complete
passivity, Black resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Baku FIDE GP"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2014.10.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2014.10.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O ({The idea of the last move is to avoid exposing the king's bishop to ...
Nb6 in view of White's intention to meet ...c5 with d4-d5:} 8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4 c5
10. d5 $2 Nb6) 8... a6 9. a4 c5 10. d5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Qxd5 Nf6 13. Qe5
Qe8 $146 (13... Ng4 14. Qc3 Be6 15. Bxc4 Bf6 16. Qb3 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 {Gupta,A 
(2606)-Neverov,V (2519) New Delhi 2014 (1/2-1/2, 34)}) ({Frankly speaking, I
do not understand why Black started with the queen move since his intention
was to play ...Bd7 anyway.} 13... Bd7 {looks more natural and only if} 14. Rfd1
{then} Qe8) 14. Bxc4 Bd7 15. a5 Bc6 16. b3 Ne4 17. Qb2 Nd6 18. Bd3 Bb5 19. Rfd1
Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Nb5 21. Rad1 Rd8 22. Qc2 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Bd8 24. Qd2 Bf6 25. Bg5
Bxg5 26. Nxg5 h6 27. Nf3 Qe6 28. Qc2 Rc8 29. Nd2 Nd6 30. g3 g6 31. Nc4 Nxc4 32.
Qxc4 Qxc4 33. bxc4 Rc6 34. Rb3 Rd6 35. Rxb7 Rd1+ 36. Kg2 Ra1 37. Kf3 Rxa5 38.
Rc7 Kf8 39. Ke4 Ra2 40. f4 Rxh2 41. Ke5 Kg7 42. Rxc5 Rg2 43. Rd5 Rxg3 44. c5
Rxe3+ 45. Kd6 Re6+ 46. Kd7 Re4 47. f5 g5 48. c6 Rc4 49. c7 g4 50. Rd6 g3 51.
Rd3 Kf6 52. Rxg3 Kxf5 53. Rf3+ Kg4 54. Rxf7 h5 55. Rg7+ Kf3 56. Rh7 Kg4 57. Rh6
Rxc7+ 58. Kxc7 h4 59. Kd6 h3 60. Ke5 Kg3 61. Ke4 h2 62. Ke3 Kg2 63. Rg6+ Kf1
64. Rxa6 h1=Q 65. Ra1+ Kg2 66. Rxh1 Kxh1 67. Ke4 1/2-1/2

[Event "London Classic 8th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2016.12.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2016.12.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 {Back to the
classical main line.} ({One round earlier Topalov managed to get one of his
not so numerous half points with the modern} 6... Nbd7 7. c5 c6 {Giri,A (2771)
-Topalov,V (2760) London 2016 (1/2-1/2, 67)}) 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 {White is
also returning to the classical approach. This was the move order advocated by
Korchnoi in his 1978 match with Karpov, setting the fashion for many decades.}
({In the same tournament the rare} 8. Bd3 {was tried in Aronian,L (2785)-Anand,
V (2779) London 2016 (½-½, 30)}) ({For quite some time Black's biggest
headaches were caused by} 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 {
but here, too, there seem to be a new trend:} Bg4 ({The old line went} 11...
Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 {where White had worked out almost forced
ways to a small but annoying advantage, for instance:} Re8 15. Rc1 a6 16. Bxa6
Rxa6 17. b5 Rxa3 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Rxc6 Ra7 20. Rd6 Rd7 21. Qxd5 Rxd6 22. Qxd6
Qxd6 23. Bxd6 Bxf3 24. gxf3 {Leko,P (2741)-Kramnik,V (2770) Brissago 2004 CBM
103 [Lukacs] (1-0, 69)}) 12. Bxh7+ {This looks critical, but in a recent game
Black proved it is not dangerous.} (12. O-O Bd6 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Bxg6
hxg6 16. Qxd5 Bxf4 17. Qxd8 Nxd8 18. exf4 Ne6 {Potkin,V (2669)-Radulski,J 
(2552) Plovdiv 2012 (½-½, 36), and Black seems to be close to a draw despite
the missing pawn.}) 12... Kxh7 13. Qc2+ Kg8 14. Qxc5 Rc8 15. Qb5 d4 16. O-O
Bxf3 17. gxf3 dxe3 18. fxe3 Nd4 $36 {Ruck,R (2565)-Saric,A (2597) Germany 2016
(0-1, 35)}) 8... Nc6 9. Qc2 Re8 $5 {This came into the limelight during the
second Carlsen-Anand match.} ({The old main line goes} 9... Qa5 {- Carlsen,M 
(2853)-Nakamura,H (2814) Saint Louis 2015 CBM 168 [Wagner,D] (½-½, 95)}) 10.
O-O-O {The sharpest continuation. White speeds up his development, putting
pressure on the d-file but also somewhat exposing his king.} (10. Rd1 {is less
ambitious} e5 11. Bg5 d4 {Forintos,G (2425)-Sisniega,M (2390) Cienfuegos 1979
MCL [Notkin] (1/2-1/2, 41)}) ({In the aforementioned match White reacted with} 
10. Bg5 Be7 {Anand,V (2792)-Carlsen,M (2863) Sochi 2014 CBM 164 [Postny,E] (1/
2-1/2, 41)}) 10... e5 11. Bg5 (11. cxd5 {does not promise much:} exf4 12. dxc6
Qe7 $2 (12... Qc7 $1 {[%csl Gc6,Gf4]} 13. exf4 Qxf4+ 14. Kb1 bxc6 $15 {[%csl
Rb1,Gc5,Gc8]}) 13. exf4 Bg4 14. Bb5 $16 {Murariu,A (2513)-Tomici,S (2259)
Eforie Nord 2014 (1-0, 44)}) 11... d4 12. Nd5 b5 $5 $146 {Quite a puzzling
novelty. The move is logical, as it is aimed at questioning the stability of
the d5-knight and opening the c-file for the attack, but concretely it seems
that it is mainly Black who must act accurately to maintain the equality. And
still, as a surprize novelty it surely looks perfect, as White's play is not
very obvious in the first phase.} ({By the way, Korchnoi's setup from the 1978
and Carlsen's 9...Re8 are not really brand new. Have a look at this game and
check the year carefully:} 12... Be6 13. e4 $2 ({Actually} 13. Bd3 $5 {[%csl
Gh7] seems to cause problems.}) 13... Rc8 14. Kb1 Be7 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qa4 h6
17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. h3 a6 19. Bd3 Nb8 20. Rc1 Nd7 21. Qd1 Nc5 $17 {Showalter,
J-Janowski,D New York,NY 1898 !! (0-1, 32). Actually, ...Rf8-e8 was a common
move in the Bg5 Queen's Gambit in those remote years, so 9...Re8 must not have
caused such a sensation as it did in 2014.}) (12... Be7 {looks quite solid and
even if it seems that White has some initiative Black seems to be holding his
own:} 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. exd4 Bg4 15. d5 Nd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd1 17. Nf5 Bxc2 18.
Nxe7+ Rxe7 19. Kxc2 Rc7 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. b4 $44 {Gagare,S (2486)-Arjun,K 
(2292) Noida 2016 (1-0, 38)}) 13. Bxf6 $6 {This is a typical move when the
stability of the d5-knight is ensured, but this is not the case here. White
should have kept Bxf6 in reserve, avoiding later problems of coordination.} (
13. cxb5 {is critical.} {Anand might have planned} Na5 {similary with the game
continuation.} (13... Qxd5 {does not seem to offer enough play:} 14. Bc4 $1 (
14. Bxf6 $2 Na5 15. Bh4 Bb6 $5 $19 {[%cal Gc8e6,Ga8c8,Gd5a2,Ga5b3]}) (14. bxc6
Ne4 15. Bd3 Nxf2 $1 {[%cal Ge5e4]} 16. Bc4 Qxc6 17. Qxf2 Bf5 $36) 14... Qd6 15.
bxc6 Qxc6 (15... Rb8 {[%cal Gc5a3] looks very nice but it runs into a
unexpected blow} 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Bf4 Re5 18. exd4 Bxd4 19. b4 {White will
soon have a slight material advantage and his far advanced c-pawn will be very
annoying.}) 16. exd4 exd4 17. b4 Bf5 18. Qxf5 Bxb4 19. Rxd4 Bxa3+ 20. Kd2 {
and Black does not seem to have enough attack for the piece.}) 14. exd4 exd4
15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Kb1 {[%cal Gc2c5] White should first take preventive
measures before moving away with the bishop.} (16. b4 Bd6 17. Bh6 Be6 $44) (16.
Bh6 $2 Be6 $19) (16. Bd2 $6 Be6 17. Bxa5 Qxa5 18. Bc4 Bxa3 $132 {[%cal Ga8c8]})
16... Qd5 (16... fxg5 $2 17. Qxc5) 17. b4 (17. Bxf6 Be6 18. b3 (18. b4 Rac8
$132) 18... Qxb3+ 19. Qxb3 Bxb3 $13 {Black is a pawn down but his minor pieces
have invaded the enemy queenside. He might retrieve the pawn soon.}) 17... Bb6
18. Bd3 fxg5 19. bxa5 g4 20. Bc4 Qh5 21. axb6 Bf5 22. Bd3 Rac8 23. Qa4 gxf3 24.
b7 $1 (24. gxf3 Bxd3+ 25. Rxd3 Qg6 26. Rhd1 Re1 $1 $132) 24... Rb8 25. gxf3
Bxd3+ 26. Rxd3 Qg6 27. Qc4 Rxb7 {White's extra pawn is not too relevant and
his king is somewhat exposed. The game could well simplify to a drawn rook
ending.}) ({Another interesting but possibly not so challenging possibility is
} 13. Bd3 bxc4 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Be4 Qd6 16. Nxf6 (16. exd4 Nxd4 17. Nxf6 gxf6
18. Bxa8 fxg5 $44) 16... gxf6 17. Qxc4 Re6 $1 {[%csl Gc6,Gf6,Gf7]} 18. b4 (18.
Rd2 Bxa3 19. bxa3 Rb8 20. Kd1 Na5 21. Qa2 Nb3 $40) 18... Bxb4 19. axb4 Rb8 $13
20. Qxc6 $2 Qxb4 $19) (13. b4 {is as risky as it looks} bxc4 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15.
bxc5 {and now the strongest may be} Be6 $1 {White is allowed to save his piece,
but the strong central pawns would create unpleasant pressure against the
enemy king.}) 13... gxf6 14. cxb5 Na5 15. exd4 exd4 {The position has calmed
down slightly and White needs to find a good path for his knight.} 16. Nb4 $6 (
16. Ne3 {may have been more solid even though over the board it may not be
clear if the following fortress on the light squares is reliable enough:} Be6
17. Nc4 Rc8 18. Kb1 Bb6 19. Nfd2 $13) 16... Bxb4 17. axb4 Be6 18. Nxd4 $6 {
In vain hoping to defend the c-file using the outpost on c6.} ({Once again
White should have looked for some sort of fortress:} 18. Kb1 Qd5 19. Qa4 Nb3
20. Bd3 $15 {Black is very active but it is questionable whether he can make
progress.}) 18... Rc8 19. Nc6 Nxc6 20. bxc6 Qb6 21. Qa4 ({Unfortunately} 21. b5
{fails to keep the queenside closed after} a6 22. Rd6 axb5 23. Bd3 Ra8 $19)
21... Rxc6+ $6 {Not a bad move but there is a much stronger one.} (21... Bg4 $1
{more or less wins an exchange as White cannot quit the first rank nor weaken
the e3-square either:} 22. f3 (22. b5 Bxd1 23. Qxd1 a6 24. Bd3 axb5 25. Qg4+
Kf8 {does not offer compensation for the exchange.}) 22... Bf5 $19 {[%cal
Gc8c6,Gb6e3]} 23. Bd3 Qe3+ 24. Kc2 Qe2+ 25. Kc3 Re3 26. Qb5 Bxd3 27. Rxd3 Rxd3+
28. Qxd3 Rxc6+) 22. Kb1 Rd8 {Black has "only" excellent attacking chances now.}
23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Be2 (24. Qxc6 $2 Qd1+ 25. Qc1 Bf5+ 26. Bd3 Bxd3+ 27. Ka2
Qa4#) 24... Bf5+ 25. Ka2 Rc2 26. Rd1 Qb6 27. Bg4 Qe6+ (27... Bg6 28. Rd8+ Kg7
29. Qe8 Qxb4 30. Qg8+ Kh6 31. Qf8+ Qxf8 32. Rxf8 $15) 28. Ka3 Qe5 29. Qb3 Bg6
30. Bf3 Rxf2 31. h4 $6 {Wasting a tempo in a dangerous position.} (31. Qc3 $5)
(31. Rd5 $5 Rf1 32. Rd1 $1) 31... Bc2 (31... a5 $5) 32. Rd8+ Kg7 33. Qc3 $2 {
Topalov probably wanted to keep the third rank defended, overlooking that
controlling b5 was more important.} ({True, his position would be anything
other than milk and honey after} 33. Qc4 Qe3+ 34. Ka2 (34. Qc3 Rf1 $1 $19)
34... Bf5 $5 {[%cal Gf5e6]}) 33... Qb5 34. Qc6 Rxf3+ $1 {An elegant, though
not complicated, final trick.} (34... Rxf3+ 35. Qxf3 Qa4#) 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.12"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 b5 $5 {This seems
to be the latest trend. In my article for CBM 155 I only examined three other
continuations:} (6... Nd5) (6... Nb6) (6... a6) 7. Nxb5 {White has to pick up
the gauntlet. Even though in most of the lines Black will manage to keep
material equality, the control over the c3-square and the relative
vulnerability of the c4-pawn offer him at least a theoretical advantage. But
in practice Black has usually managed to neutralise the slight pressure.} Bb4+
(7... Nd5 {sacrifices a pawn for certain compensation:} 8. Bxc4 Bb4+ 9. Kf1
Nxf4 10. exf4 O-O {White has lost the right to castle and his structure is
imperfect. But as long as he does not lose his extra pawn, he can hope for a
global regrouping leading to an advantage.} 11. g3 a6 12. Nc3 Bb7 (12... c5 13.
a3 $6 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Bb7 15. Kg2 Qa5 $44) 13. Be2 Qe7 {Defining the queen's
intentions a bit too early.} (13... c5 $5) 14. Kg2 c5 15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 cxd4
17. cxd4 Nf6 18. Re1 Rfc8 19. Kg1 Ne4 20. Bf1 Rc3 21. Bg2 $14 {L'Ami,E (2645)
-Rabiega,R (2507) Germany 2013 (1-0, 41), White has completed his regrouping
and can hope to convert his extra pawn.}) 8. Nd2 ({The main alternative is} 8.
Nc3 Nd5 9. Qc2 (9. Rc1 N7b6 10. Bg3 O-O 11. Be2 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bb7
14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Bf3 Qd7 {Wojtaszek,R (2727)-Grandelius,N (2635) Gibraltar
2016 (1/2-1/2, 30)}) (9. a3 Nxc3 10. Qd2 Nd5 11. axb4 Nxf4 12. exf4 Bb7 13. Be2
Nb6 14. O-O Qd6 15. Rfc1 O-O 16. Ne5 Rfd8 $132 {Gustafsson,J (2630)-Naiditsch,
A (2685) Linares 2015 (1/2-1/2, 47)}) 9... N7b6 $6 (9... Nxf4 10. exf4 Bb7 11.
Be2 Nb6 12. O-O O-O 13. Ng5 g6 14. Rad1 Qf6 15. g3 Qf5 $132) 10. Bg3 O-O 11.
Be2 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. Bf3 Qd7 {1/2-1/2 Karjakin,S (2762)
-Mamedyarov,S (2736) Baku 2015. The draw agreement is premature as White keeps
strong pressure with, say,} 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. a4 a5 17. Ndb5 $16) 8... Nd5 9.
Bg3 (9. a3 {wastes an important tempo:} Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Nxf4 11. exf4 Nb6 12. a4
Qd7 $1 {[%csl Ga4,Gb5]} (12... a6 $2 {This returns the offered tempo and loses
the c4-pawn.} 13. Na3 a5 14. Nxc4 Nxc4 15. Bxc4 $16 {Andersen,M (2504)
-Thorsteinsson,T (2258) Reykjavik 2016 (1-0, 34)}) 13. Be2 Bb7 14. O-O O-O 15.
Na3 a5 16. Rfd1 (16. Nxc4 $2 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Qc6 $19) 16... Bd5 {[%csl Ga4]})
9... N7b6 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Be2 Ba6 {A solid move consolidating the c4-pawn but
dooming the bishop to at least temporary passivity.} ({The more active
alternative is} 11... Bd7 12. Nc3 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Ba4 15. Qb2 Bxc5
16. O-O (16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 h5 $5) 16... Qe7 17. Nxc4 Rfd8 {[%cal Ga8c8]
Black's activity, combined with the weakness of the c3- and a2-pawns and the
relative uselessnes of the g3-bishop leave White without an obvious plan of
converting his minimal material advantage.}) 12. Nc3 c5 13. dxc5 Nxc3 $146 (
13... Bxc5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 Rc8 (16... Bb4+ 17. Ke2 Rc8 {
looks like a better or at least more restrictive move order}) 17. Qb3 (17. O-O
$5 {could have led to a position with a curious material balance:} Bxe3 18.
fxe3 Nxe3 19. Nxe3 Rxc2 20. Nxc2 Qb6+ 21. Bf2 Qxb2 22. Nd4 {Strictly speaking
the material is equal, but the position remains very interesting. Even though
they do not have active squares defended by pawns, White's well coordinated
pieces may cause Black some problems.}) 17... Bb4+ 18. Ke2 Qg5 19. Rhc1 h5 20.
Ne5 Rxc1 (20... h4 {is a better try, weakening White's structure:} 21. Nf3 Qg4
22. Bxh4 Qxg2 23. Bg3 $14) 21. Rxc1 Bd6 22. h4 Qd8 23. e4 $16 {Gelfand,B (2735)
-Grachev,B (2639) Moscow 2016 (1-0, 119)}) 14. bxc3 Bxc5 15. O-O Rc8 16. Rfd1
Qg5 {Both sides have completed their development but despite his space
advantage Black has some problems of coordination as his minor pieces are far
from optimally placed.} 17. Nf3 $6 {This defines the knight's intentions too
early. White should have kept the possibility of invading the d6-square.} ({
True,} 17. Ne4 Qg6 18. Rd2 Ba3 {looks alright for Black}) ({but} 17. a4 {
would have gained the control over the a4- and a3-squares with chances for
retaining some initiative:} Qg6 (17... Be7 18. a5 Nd5 19. Nf3 $36) (17... Nd5
18. Ne4 Qg6 19. Rd2 Be7 20. Nd6 Qxc2 21. Rxc2 Rc5 22. e4 $14) 18. Qxg6 hxg6 19.
Ne4 Be7 20. Bd6 $14) 17... Qg6 $11 {Black will manage now to either weaken the
defence of the c3-pawn or get the control over a4.} 18. Qd2 (18. Qxg6 hxg6 19.
a4 Nd5 20. Rac1 Rfd8 21. Ne5 Bb6 $11 {[%csl Rc3][%cal Gb6a5]}) (18. Qb2 Na4 19.
Qd2 f6 {[%csl Gf3]}) 18... Bb5 19. Qe1 Ba4 {The character of the position has
changed a lot and White has very little space left for his pieces. But since
he does not have any significant weakness, the position remains within the
drawing zone.} 20. Ne5 (20. Rd2 f6 21. Bd6 Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Qf7 23. Rb1 (23. Nd4
Bd7 24. Rd1 Qe7 25. Nf3 Ba4 26. R1d2 Nd5 {wins an exchange}) 23... Qe7 24. Rd2
e5 {[%csl Gf3]}) 20... Qg5 (20... Qe4 $5 {[%csl Gc4]} 21. Bf3 Qf5 22. Rd2 Rcd8)
21. Rd2 Rfd8 {This leads to global exchanges and an obvious draw.} 22. Rxd8+
Qxd8 23. Nxc4 Nxc4 24. Bxc4 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Rxc4 26. Rb1 Rc8 27. h3 a6 28. c4
Rxc4 29. Rb8 Rc8 30. Qb6 Rxb8 31. Qxb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Anand-Kramnik +3-1=8"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "2008.10.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2008.10.14"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 {In the late '70s, Korchnoi
frequently resorted to this "rare" variation. He managed to put Karpov under
serious pressure during their match in Baguio 1978 and even won a crucial game
towards the end of the match. Nowadays, this has become White's main weapon
against the Queen's Gambit Declined, at least in top level events.} O-O 6. e3
Nbd7 ({Kramnik had played several games with} 6... c5 {, two of them against
Anand himself.} 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 (8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 {Leko,P 
(2741)-Kramnik,V (2770)/Brissago 2004/CBM 103/[Lukacs] (1-0, 69). This must
have been a very painful defeat, in an "almost" drawn ending.}) 8... Nc6 9. Rc1
{1/2 Kramnik,V (2809)-Anand,V (2752)/Leon 2002/CBM 090/[Dautov] (33)} (9. Qc2 {
1/2 Anand,V (2752)-Kramnik,V (2809)/Leon 2002/CBM 090/[Dautov] (48)})) 7. a3 {
A generally useful move, inviting Black to capture on c4.} ({Another important
line is} 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O ({With the bishop on d3
already,} 10. dxc5 Nxc5 {is less appealing already.}) 10... c4 11. Bc2 b5 {
with a very complicated position, offering chances for both sides.} 12. e4 Nb6
13. Re1 (13. Qe2 {Kempinski,R (2619)-Ogaard,L (2379)/Saint Vincent 2005/CBM
110/[Konikowski] (1-0, 23)}) 13... Be6 14. Qb1 Kh8 15. Be5 Bf6 $1 16. Bxf6 Qxf6
17. e5 Qh6 18. Re3 $132 {Kortschnoj,V (2659)-Lputian,S (2605)/Wijk aan Zee
2000/CBM 075/[Kortschnoj] (0-1, 47)}) 7... c5 {I have the feeling that part of
the initial spirit of the Queen's Gambit has been lost. Our forefathers tried
to maintain the tension in the centre for as long as possible, making a lot of
useful moves in the meanwhile.} ({Even in the '60s, there was some theoretical
dispute after} 7... c6 8. h3 {Not the only move, of course.} (8. Rc1) (8. Qc2)
8... a6 9. c5 b6 10. b4 a5 ({In a recent game, Black chose a much simpler plan
and obtained full success, true, against a much weaker opponent.} 10... bxc5
11. bxc5 Ne4 12. Rc1 Qa5 13. Bd3 Nxc3 14. Qd2 f6 15. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 16. Rxc3 e5 $1
$19 {Simeonidis,I (2268)-Shneider,A (2543)/Corfu 2007/CBM 120 ext (0-1, 18)})
11. Bd3 (11. b5 {Larsen,B} Bb7 $15) 11... Ba6 12. b5 $1 (12. O-O Qc8 13. Qc2
Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Qb7 15. Rfb1 axb4 {1/2 Larsen,B-Spassky,B/Palma de Mallorca 1968/
MCD}) (12. Bxa6 $2 {Larsen,B} Rxa6 13. b5 cxb5 14. c6 Qc8) 12... cxb5 (12...
Bb7 {simply loses a tempo over Larsen's comment.} 13. cxb6 Qxb6 14. O-O c5 15.
Na4 Qa7 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. Be5 $14 {Portisch,L-Hartoch,R/
Amsterdam 1969/MCL (1-0, 89)}) 13. c6 {Now, Black will have to sacrifice
either an exchange or the queen, with unclear compensation.} Rc8 ({Maybe} 13...
Qc8 14. Nxb5 Qxc6 15. Rc1 Bxb5 16. Rxc6 Bxc6 $44 {is slightly better.}) 14.
Bxb5 Rxc6 $5 (14... Bxb5 15. c7 $1 $14) 15. Bxc6 Qc8 16. Qa4 Bb7 17. O-O Bxc6
$14) 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 {To me, this does not look like a
reason not to play the Bf4 line. White has a comfortable form of the isolani
and, at least for the time being, play is rather one-sided. True, in practice
Black has lost relatively rarely and Kramnik himself had held this position
against none other than Kasparov.} 11. Be5 {Otherwise, the bishop may well
remain out of play and White may risk losing control of the d4-square.} Bf5 {
Not a very frequent move. Before starting the fight for the d4-square, Black
makes a natural developing move. Its concrete meaning will become clear later.}
({Kramnik did not seem keen to repeat the line he had employed in a blitz game
at the highest thinkable level.} 11... Bf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qd4 Qxd4 14. Nxd4
Bd7 15. f3 Rfc8 (15... Rac8 {is less acurate because after} 16. Kd2 {
Zvjaginsev,V (2664)-Lputian,S (2638)/Poikovsky 2003/CBM 095/[Dautov] (1-0, 35)}
Ne6 17. Nf5 $14 {Black cannot play ...Kf8.}) 16. Kd2 Ne6 17. Nxe6 $5 ({A
better chance for an advantage than} 17. Bd3 Nxd4 18. exd4 $11 {Kasparov,G 
(2838)-Kramnik,V (2802)/Moscow 2001/CBM 087/[Dautov] (1/2, 24)}) 17... Bxe6 18.
Bd3 Kf8 19. g4 h6 20. h4 Ke7 21. g5 Rh8 22. Kc3 $14 {Zvjaginsev,V-Vescovi,G/
Poikovsky 2003 (1/2, 29)}) 12. Be2 Bf6 13. Bxf6 {The most logical continuation.
In this case, White does not get anything by maintaining the tension.} (13. O-O
Be4 $6 ({It looks more natural to drive the enemy knight away from the
d4-square with} 13... Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Qd6 {, winning time for the development at
the same time.}) 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qd4 Qd6 16. Nd2 Rfd8 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Qxd6
Rxd6 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Rxd6 Rxd6 21. Rc1 $14 {Tregubov,P (2609)-Goloshchapov,A
(2563)/Germany 2008/CBM 123 (1-0, 60)}) 13... Qxf6 14. Nd4 ({The bishop proves
useful on f5 in case of} 14. Qd4 Qc6 15. Rd1 $2 Bc2 $1 {[%cal Gc5b3] and Black
wins an exchange.}) (14. Qxd5 Qxb2 15. O-O Rac8 {is entirely acceptable for
Black.}) 14... Ne6 $146 {At first sight, this looks like a risky novelty.
Black immediately puts the enemy knight under pressure, without preserving his
bishop from exchange.} ({Previously} 14... Be4 15. Rc1 Ne6 {had been played
and Black did not face problems achieving a draw.} 16. f3 Bg6 17. O-O Rac8 18.
Qd2 Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. exd4 Bc2 21. Kf2 Rc7 {1/2 Flumbort,A (2516)
-Goloshchapov,A (2555)/Germany 2007/CBM 123. Kramnik must have found a reason
to deviate from this game, since his move really implies a high degree of
responsibility.}) 15. Nxf5 (15. Nxe6 fxe6 $1 $36 {[%cal Ga8d8,Ge6e5,Gd5d4]})
15... Qxf5 16. O-O Rfd8 {The opening has come to an end and time has come to
draw the first conclusions. Black's position looks very harmonious and his
piece activity seems to compensate for the relatively weak d5-pawn. Botvinnik
once wrote that if you have pawn weaknesses, you should keep at least one
knight on board. However, the central break ...d4 will not be easy to carry
out and the bishop's pressure will prove slightly more disturbing that Kramnik
may have expected.} 17. Bg4 Qe5 18. Qb3 (18. Bxe6 fxe6 (18... Qxe6 {would lead
to a typical isolani position without minor pieces, where Black is in great
danger. One should study Karpov's games in order to get a full picture,
especially Kortschnoj,V (2695)-Karpov,A (2700)/Merano m/9 1981/MainBase/[Hecht]
(0-1, 43), where White had the isolani.}) 19. Qb3 {and the safer position of
the white king is compensated for by Black's possibility of creating a passed
pawn in the centre.}) 18... Nc5 ({Kramnik did not feel prepared to embark on
such a sharp line as} 18... d4 19. Qxb7 (19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Qxe6 fxe6 21. exd4
Rxd4 22. Rfd1 Rad8 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 $11) 19... d3 {, where Black has to prove
still that his far advanced pawn is strong enough to compensate for the
material deficit.}) 19. Qb5 b6 {The knight enjoys some stability now, because
b4 can be met by ...Ne4, with further occupation of the c3-square. However,
the pressure against the d4-square has been somewhat released.} 20. Rfd1 ({
In many of his games, Karpov placed the queen's rook on d1 in such positions.
Here, after} 20. Rad1 Rd6 21. Rd4 a6 {White can play the flexible} 22. Qe2)
20... Rd6 21. Rd4 (21. Rac1 {seems like a more logical complement of the
previous move. After} Rad8 22. b4 Ne4 (22... Ne6 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Rc7 $16) 23.
Rd4 {White has better chances to maintain the tension for a longer time.})
21... a6 $1 22. Qb4 {Because of the exposed position of the a1-rook, the queen
has to retreat to this square, preventing a further b4, which increases the
stability of the knight on c5.} (22. Qe2 Nb3 $17) 22... h5 23. Bh3 ({If Anand
had foreseen Kramnik's plan, he may have preferred} 23. Be2 {However, after}
Rad8 {followed by ...a5 and ...Ne6, Blacks position looks entirely viable.})
23... Rad8 24. g3 g5 $5 {Black decides to win space on the kingside massively,
making the white king feel a bit insecure.} 25. Rad1 {Curiously, this strong
concentration of forces around the d4-square does not prevent the thematic
pawn break, because the bishop does not participate.} ({The only way to
maintain the structure intact would have been} 25. Re1 g4 26. Bg2 Ne6 27. Rdd1
{, when ...d4 is impossible because of exd4, with a double attack against the
queen. However, after a neutral move such as} Kg7 {White would have problems
increasing his pressure, partly because his rooks are bound to stay on d1 and
e1.}) 25... g4 26. Bg2 Ne6 27. R4d3 d4 $11 {The position simplifies now. The
theoretical superiority of the bishop over the knight is compensated for by
Black's advantage in space and his stability on the dark squares.} 28. exd4
Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2695"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 dxc4 ({To tell the
truth, once White has spent a tempo on a2-a3,} 6... b6 {may become the safest
answer, transposing to a 5.a3 Queen's Indian, where (after cxd5, ...exd5)
White usually prefers the development based on g3 and Bg2, rather than Bf4 or
Bg5.}) 7. e3 a6 $146 {Black chooses a system that is similar to the so-called
extended fianchetto from the lines with Bg5. The lack of pressure along the
h4-d8 diagonal makes Black's life somewhat easier here, but I cannot help
thinking that allowing Bxc4 without loss of time is a small concession. As for
the move a2-a3, it tends to be useful in these structures anyway.} (7... Nd5 {
Nisipeanu,L (2664)-Meier,G (2664)/Novi Sad 2009/CBM 133/[Meier,G] (1/2, 40)})
8. Bxc4 b5 9. Bd3 ({I would be more worried about} 9. Ba2 $5 {, taking full
advantage of the move a2-a3.} Bb7 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 $40 {[%cal Ga2b1,Gf3g5,
Gh2h4,Gf4e5]}) 9... Bb7 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 h6 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14.
Ne5 Rc8 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Qe7 19. Qf3 Nf6 20.
Be5 Rfd8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qc6 Qa7 23. Bxf6 gxf6 {We have reached a structure
that is characteristic for certain lines of the Catalan (the fact that the
g-pawn is on the initial square is not relevant). White has the better
structure, but the control of the d-file offers Black chances to keep the
balance even.} 24. Ne4 Be7 25. g4 Qb8 26. Rc1 Qe5 27. Qb7 Qxb2 28. Rc7 Qe2 29.
Ng3 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Bxa3 31. Qxa6 Bd6 32. Rxf7 Bxg3 33. Qa7 Bc7 34. Qxc7 Qxg4+ 35.
Qg3 Qe4+ 36. f3 Qc2+ 37. Kh3 Qf5+ 38. Kh4 Rg8 39. Qf4 Qxf4+ 40. exf4 Rb8
1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris FIDE GP"]
[Site "Elancourt"]
[Date "2013.09.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "171"]
[EventDate "2013.09.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 {I examined this line in
my recent article published with CBM 155. Therefore, I will not mention the
early deviations now.} 6. e3 a6 7. a4 Bd6 8. Bg3 {Grischuk confessed that
choosing this move was a bit casual.} ({Slightly earlier, while walking
through the playing hall, he noticed that} 8. Bg5 {was played in the other
game of the same round with this variation, Gelfand,B (2764)-Dominguez Perez,L
(2757) Elancourt 2013 (1-0, 97) [Gelfand] Grischuk jokingly said that he did
not wish to feel like playing against two players at the same time, so he
decided to deviate.}) 8... Bxg3 $146 {Black releases the tension at once, in
order to sped up his counterplay with ...c7-c5.} (8... b6 9. Bxc4 Bb7 {Carlsen,
M (2786)-Ivanchuk,V (2786) Cap d'Agde 2008 EXT 2009 [Marin] (1/2, 58)}) 9. hxg3
c5 10. Bxc4 Nb6 11. Bb3 cxd4 12. exd4 {A typical isolani position, but with
some small particularities. The dark-squared bishops are off the board,
somewhat reducing White's attacking potential. But if Black later has to
capture on d5 with the pawn, his other bishop may become "bad". At the same
time, the early opening of the h-file offers White additional attacking ideas.
Ponomariov must have taken all these aspects into account when choosing his
next move.} Bd7 ({In principle, it would be desirable to maintain the complete
control over the d5-square with} 12... Qd6 {, but it seems that it does not
work properly, partly because of Black's delay in development.} 13. a5 Nbd5 14.
Ne5 Bd7 (14... O-O {runs into} 15. g4 $36 Qb4 $6 16. Kf1 $16 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Qxc3
18. Rh3 Qb4 19. g5 $18) 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 (15... exd5 16. g4 $36) 16. Qh5 g6 17.
Qf3 Qe7 ({Black has to give up the piece control over d5, since} 17... O-O 18.
g4 $36 {would be too dangerous.}) 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. O-O $14 {This is an
improved version of the game continuation from White's point of view, since
Black has played the strategically undesirable move ...g7-g6, weakening the
dark squares even more.}) 13. a5 Nbd5 14. Bxd5 {Grischuk settles for a minimal
but stable advantage, hoping to get an ending with a good knight versus a bad
bishop.} ({The similar plan to that from the previous comment does not work
out so well:} 14. Ne5 Bc6 15. g4 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bxg2 17. Rh2 Bc6 {White
certainly has compensation for the pawn, but the position remains double-edged.
}) 14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qe2+ Be6 {Now and later when given a choice,
Ponomariov decides to keep the queens on board. I assume he was right, after
the queen exchange, the rooks would most surely disappear, too, leaving Black
in a dangerous endgame, where the white king and knight could walk and jump
freely on the dark squares.} (16... Qe7 17. Rh5 Qxe2+ 18. Kxe2 Be6 19. Kd2 $14)
17. Qd3 h6 18. Qa3 f6 $1 {Ever since Philidor, it has been known that this is
the way to place the pawns: on squares of opposite colour with respect to the
bishop's. Besides, the last move has the concrete purpose of connecting rooks
without exchanging queens.} (18... Qe7 19. Ne5 Rc8 20. Kd2 $14) 19. O-O Kf7 20.
Nd2 Bd7 21. Nb3 Re8 22. Nc5 Bc6 {White has obtained stable domination, but
howcan he make progress? Grischuk could not answer this question within the
next few moves, which he rightly called a waste of time.} 23. Qf3 (23. Rfe1 $5)
23... Kg8 24. Qg4 Qe7 25. Qf3 Qe2 $6 {Ponomariov offers the queen exchange
under what would be favourable circumstances: the occupation of the second
rank. White does not have to cooperate, though.} ({Grischuk recommended} 25...
Qc7 {followed by ...Re7 and ...Rae8.}) 26. Qc3 Qb5 {Ponomariov admitted that
at first he did not realise that the queen does not feel comfortable here.} ({
However, after} 26... Qg4 27. Rfe1 {Her Majesty would also be somewhat out of
play. However, the important thing is that queens are still on the board,
preventing the radical activation of the white king.}) 27. Rfe1 Kf7 28. b3 Rac8
29. Qd2 Bd7 30. Rac1 Kg8 31. f3 {In the absence of an immediate active plan,
White starts restricting the enemy bishop even more.} Rcd8 32. g4 Bc8 33. Qc3
Rxe1+ 34. Rxe1 Re8 35. Rxe8+ Qxe8 {The ending looks pleasant for White, but
little more than that. Black should have no problems holding it.} 36. Kf2 Kf7
37. Qb4 Qc6 38. Qe1 b6 {Getting rid of one of the weaknesses.} 39. axb6 Qxb6
40. Qc3 Qc7 41. Qb4 a5 {Ponomariov was not sure whether this was a good idea.
Optically, the pawn belongs on a5, but in the long run it could also become a
weakness. Intuitively, I believe his last move is correct.} 42. Qc3 Bd7 43. Qe1
Bc8 44. Qc3 Bd7 45. Qd2 Bb5 46. Qe1 Qb6 47. Qh1 Kf8 48. Qh5 Qc6 49. Qf5 Kf7 50.
Qh5+ Kf8 51. Qf5 Kf7 52. f4 {Not much has happened over the past ten moves.
Still, White's pressure remains unpleasant and Ponomariov confessed that he
started fearing that he would blunder because of tiredness if he did not force
the events a bit.} g6 53. Qc2 Qc7 54. Qd2 g5 55. g3 gxf4 56. gxf4 f5 57. Qe3
Qe7 58. Qxe7+ Kxe7 59. g5 Kf7 $6 {Grischuk praised this move and confessed
that he had overlooked it. The idea is correct, but its execution imperfect,
though.} ({Clearing the f4-square with} 59... hxg5 $2 60. fxg5 Kf7 {would lead
to disaster:} 61. Kg3 Kg6 62. Kf4 Bc6 (62... Be2 63. Nb7 $18 {[%cal Gb7a5]})
63. Nd3 Bb5 64. Ne5+ Kg7 65. Kxf5 $18) ({The correct way to reach a similar
position as in the game was} 59... Bc6 $1 {, controlling b7, for instance} 60.
Kg3 Kf7 61. Nd3 Be8 62. Kh4 Kg7 {and the fortress resists.}) 60. Nb7 Kg6 61.
gxh6 $6 ({Black would have faced bigger practical difficulties after} 61. Nxa5
hxg5 62. fxg5 Kxg5 63. Nb7 Kf6 64. Ke3 Ke7 65. Kf4 Kf6 66. b4 $14 {There
probably is no forced win here, but Ponomariov would have faced the worst of
his fears: an unpleasant position in which he could easily blunder when
confronted with real and illusory threats.}) 61... a4 62. bxa4 Bxa4 63. Nd6 Bd7
64. Kg3 Kxh6 $11 {White cannot force his way through now and a draw is
inevitable.} 65. Nf7+ Kh5 66. Ne5 Bb5 67. Nf3 Bd3 68. Ng5 Bb5 69. Ne6 Bd7 70.
Nc7 Bc6 71. Kh3 Bb7 72. Nb5 Bc6 73. Nc3 Bb7 74. Nd1 Bc6 75. Ne3 Kg6 76. Kh4 Bb7
77. Nc2 Bc8 78. Nb4 Bb7 79. Nd3 Kh6 80. Ne5 Ba8 81. Nf7+ Kg6 82. Nd6 Bc6 83.
Nc8 Bb7 ({Grischuk said that he actually lost the knight with the previous
move. Luckily for him, Black can only lose if he tries to get the knight:} 
83... Kf6 84. Kh5 Ke6 85. Kg6 Kd7 86. Na7 Ba4 87. Kxf5 Kc7 88. Ke5 Kb7 89. f5
Kxa7 90. f6 Be8 91. Kxd5 $18) 84. Na7 Kh6 85. Nb5 Kg6 86. Nc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.12"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "31"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1
{A relatively rare move.} (8. cxd5 {and}) (8. dxc5 {are more popular.}) 8...
Qa5 9. Nd2 cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 $146 (10... Bb4 {Weiss,A (2318)-Ivanov,V (2447)/
IECG Email 2000/Corr 2002 (1-0, 45)}) 11. Nxc4 Qd8 12. Bd3 Nb6 13. O-O Bd7 14.
Nxb6 Qxb6 15. d5 Kh8 16. dxe6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.08"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Be7 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 {In order to get a stable blockade on
d4 White needs to spend time on relocating his bishop.} Bf6 12. Be2 Bxe5 13.
Nxe5 Be6 14. Nf3 Qb6 15. Qd4 Rfc8 16. O-O $146 (16. Rd1 Rc6 $5 (16... Nb3 17.
Qxb6 axb6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Rc1+ 20. Bd1 $14 {Wojtaszek,R (2721)-Berkes,F 
(2693)/Paks 2011/ (1-0, 39)}) 17. O-O Nb3 18. Qh4 (18. Qxb6 Rxb6 $132) 18... h6
19. Bd3 Rac8 20. h3 a5 $11 {Georgiev,K (2672)-Meier,G (2653)/Pamplona 2009/CBM
134 (1/2, 25)}) 16... Nb3 (16... Rc6 17. Rac1 Nb3 18. Qxb6 axb6 (18... Rxb6 $6
19. Rc7 $14) 19. Rb1 Rac8 $132) 17. Qxb6 axb6 {In view of the unstoppable
invasion on c2, Black has entirely adequate counterplay, compensating for the
structural defects.} 18. Rab1 (18. Rad1 Rc2) 18... Bf5 19. Rbd1 Rc2 20. Rxd5
Rxb2 21. Re1 Be6 22. Rb5 Rxa3 23. Rxb6 Raa2 24. Rxb7 g5 25. Bf1 h6 26. Nd4 Nxd4
27. Rxb2 Rxb2 28. exd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.19"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2692"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. Bd3
b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. O-O Qc8 12. h3 h6 $5 {A rare continuation. Black
makes a useful move, taking advantage of the fact that White is busy with the
tension between the bishops.} (12... Qb7 {Nakamura,H (2571)-Bruzon Bautista,L 
(2603)/Wijk aan Zee 2004/CBM 099/[Dautov] (1-0, 37)}) (12... Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qb7
{Kasimdzhanov,R (2672)-Jakovenko,D (2760)/Jermuk 2009/CBM 132/[Krasenkow] (1/2,
50)}) 13. Rb1 (13. Qc2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Qb7 15. Nd2 Rfc8 16. Rfc1 Bd8 17. Rab1
axb4 18. axb4 Bc7 {Van Wely,L (2697)-Topalov,V (2739)/Monaco 2002/CBM 087 ext 
(0-1, 76). In this position, we see that White cannot avoid the bishop
exchange with Bg5, only because of Black's extra move ...h6.}) 13... axb4 14.
axb4 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qb7 16. Rfc1 Ra3 17. Qc2 Rfa8 $146 ({Blocking the position
is likely to offer White chances for an advantage:} 17... b5 18. Nd2 Rfa8 19.
Nb3 Bd8 20. Qb2 R3a6 21. Ra1 $14 {Stocek,J (2584)-Konopka,M (2447)/Havlickuv
Brod 2008/CBM 123 (1-0, 44)}) 18. Nd2 bxc5 19. bxc5 Qc8 20. Rb3 Rxb3 21. Nxb3
Bd8 22. Rb1 Bc7 $11 23. Bxc7 Qxc7 24. Ra1 Rxa1+ 25. Nxa1 Qa5 26. Nb3 Qb4 27.
Nc1 e5 28. Nd3 Qc4 29. Nb2 Qb4 30. Nd3 Qc4 31. Nb2 Qb4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2012.01.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2012.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 b6 $5 {This actually
transposes to the 5.a3 Queen's Indian.} 7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1 (8. e3 Bb7 9. dxc5
bxc5 10. O-O-O Nbd7 11. h4 Qb6 12. Ng5 d4 $36 {Williams,S (2504)-Adams,M (2724)
/Bunratty 2012/ (0-1, 24)}) 8... Nc6 $146 (8... Bb7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. e3 Nbd7
11. Bd3 a6 12. O-O Re8 {Grandelius,N (2536)-Goloshchapov,A (2580)/Remagen 2012
(1/2, 44)}) 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. e3 ({Aronian carried out several
positional sacrifices in this tournament, so I assume that he was not afraid of
} 11. e4 Nxf4 12. Rxd8 Rxd8 {with nice control on dark squares.}) 11... Qa5 12.
Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Rd8 14. Bd3 Ba6 15. O-O (15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Rxd3
c4 18. Rd4 Nxe3 $1) 15... Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nxc3 17. Qxc3 Qxc3 18. Bxc3 Kf8 $11 19.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rc1 g6 21. Kf1 Ke8 22. Ke2 a6 23. g4 Rd6 24. Be5 Rd5 25. f4 f6
26. Bc3 f5 27. h3 Kd7 28. a4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 38th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2010.07.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2761"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2010.07.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 {At the present
state of theory, the most reliable continuation.} ({Practice of the past years,
partly based on Kramnik's games, has proved that after} 6... c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 {
Black faces an unpleasant fight for equality. By dveeloping the knight, Black
does not discard his intentions yet and certainly avoids losing a tempo with ..
.Be7xc5, at a moment when his dveelopment is incomplete yet.}) 7. a3 {This is
considered the most refined continuation.} ({The apparently more refined} 7.
Rc1 {leaves the a5-e1 diagonal and the a2-pawn poorly defended after} c5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 {The threat of ...Qa5+ forces White to
spend a tempo on} 11. a3 {anyway. Compared with the main game, the move Rc1
may be regarded as a relative loss of tempo, which delays castling. In the
following game, Black managed to take advantage of the king's delayed presence
in the centre.} Bg4 12. Be2 Ne6 13. Be5 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. Qd2 Rad8 16. Nd4
Bxe2 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Qxe2 Rfe8 19. O-O d4 20. Rfd1 Qb6 21. Rd3 dxe3 22. Rxe3
Rxe3 23. fxe3 g6 $15 {Acs,P (2544)-Berkes,F (2645)/Paks 2008/CBM 126 (0-1, 58)}
) (7. Bd3 {has the drawback of defining the bishop's position too soon. Apart
from the natural capture on c4, which wins a tempo for Black, there also is
the ambitious continuation} c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. O-O ({White has
nothing better than allowing Black build up a dangerous queenside majority,
since after} 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. O-O Bg4 {he practically would have to lose a
tempo with} 12. Be2) 10... c4 11. Bc2 b5 12. e4 Nb6 13. Re1 Be6 {Kortschnoj,V 
(2659)-Lputian,S (2605)/Wijk aan Zee 2000/CBM 075/[Kortschnoj] (0-1, 47). The
whole line based on 6...Nbd7 started becoming popular after this game.}) 7...
c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 {We can see that Black has opened
the centre without losing time with his bishop. The knight manoeuvre has not
been completed yet. The plan involves ...Bg4 followed by ...Ne6, depriving
White of the control of the important d4-square.} 11. Be5 Bg4 ({During his
match against Anand, Kramnik preferred} 11... Bf5 {, which eventually led to
the exchange of the light-squared bishop for the white knight under slightly
different circumstances:} 12. Be2 Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nd4 Ne6 15. Nxf5 Qxf5
16. O-O Rfd8 17. Bg4 Qe5 18. Qb3 Nc5 19. Qb5 b6 20. Rfd1 Rd6 21. Rd4 a6 22. Qb4
h5 23. Bh3 Rad8 {Anand,V (2783)-Kramnik,V (2772)/Bonn 2008/CBM 127/[Marin,M] 
(1/2, 29). With a comfortable regrouping for Black.}) 12. Be2 Bxf3 $5 {The
latest trend. Giving up the bishop without being forced to is justified by a
series of concrete details.} ({The natural} 12... Ne6 {is met by} 13. h3 Bxf3
14. Bxf3 {, forcing Black to give up a pawn with} d4 15. Bxd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4
Qxd4 17. exd4 Rac8 18. O-O Rc7 19. Rad1 Rd8 {Kramnik,V (2772)-Adams,M (2698)/
London 2009/CBM 134/[Krasenkow] (1/2, 46). True, this ending looks very
difficult if not impossible to win.}) ({After} 12... Bf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 {
White can take advantage of the presence of his knight on board with} 14. Qd4
$1 $14 {, maintaining chances for a small advantage, see for instance Atalik,S
(2599)-Doettling,F (2503)/Baden-Baden 2003/CBM 096/[Atalik] (1/2, 42)}) 13.
Bxf3 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. O-O {After the white castle, the threat of
capturing on d5 becomes real.} Rfd8 $5 $146 (15... Qxb2 {offers White some
initiative.} 16. Qxd5 Rac8 17. Rfd1 Qf6 18. Qd4 Qe7 19. Qb4 Rfd8 20. h3 b6 21.
a4 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Rd8 23. Rd4 {1/2 Erdos,V (2591)-Nielsen,P (2687)/Germany
2009/CBM 133 Extra. This game is only partly rleevant. Maybe White can find a
form of speeding up a4-a5, weakening the enemy queenside and keeping a
dangerous kingside majority.}) (15... Rad8 {is inferior to the text move.} 16.
Rc1 $1 (16. Qd4 $6 Qxd4 17. exd4 Ne4 18. Rfd1 f5 {1/2 Kunte,A (2513)-Mas,H 
(2421)/Parramatta 2009/CBM 129 Extra}) 16... Ne6 17. Qb3 d4 18. Qxb7 {If
compared to the game, Black does not have the move ...Rab8.}) 16. Rc1 Ne6 17.
Qb3 d4 18. Qxb7 Rab8 19. Qxa7 Rxb2 {We have reached an interesting situation.
White has a potentially dangerous passed pawn, but his coordination is far
from perfect. Black has strong pressure in the centre, keeping two main
positional threats in reserve: ...d3 or ...dxe3. The latter should be handled
with care, because the f-file is opened for the f1-rook. At the same time,
White cannot think seriously about releasing the tension, because after ed4, ..
.Nxd4, the black knight would ensure Black at least equal play.} 20. Qa6 (20.
exd4 Nxd4 21. Bg4 g6 $44) 20... g6 {Kramnik decides to improve his position
systematically, maintaining the tension in the centre.} (20... dxe3 $5 21. fxe3
Qe5 $132) 21. a4 Kg7 22. a5 $6 {Too optimistic. White spends two whole tempos
on pawn moves, without improving the coordination of his pieces in any way.} (
22. Qc4 $1 {looks like the critical continuation, returning with the queen
into the game.}) 22... Qe5 $1 {After this accurate move, the white queen is
tied up to the defence of the a-pawn.} 23. Qa7 {Who said "A"...} (23. exd4 Nxd4
24. Bd1 Rd5 25. Ra1 Rbb5 $15 {or}) (23. Qc4 Qxa5 $15 {leave Black with the
more active piece placement in conditions of material equality.}) 23... d3 24.
Rb1 $6 {This attempt to easen the position by simplifications will be crowned
by success, but only with Black's cooperation.} ({The consequent continuation
would have been} 24. Ra1 {, sustaining the passed pawn. Black would have
maintained excellent play, nevertheless.} Ng5 25. Bd1 Ne4 {/\...Nxf2, /\...Rxf2
} 26. f4 $8 Qf6 $44) 24... Rxb1 $6 (24... Ra2 $1 {would have put White in an
unpleasant situation.} 25. a6 ({The countreplay based on} 25. Rb7 {fails to}
Ng5) 25... Rd6 26. Bb7 Nc5 $15 {There is no way to save the a6-pawn. For
instance:} 27. h3 (27. Qa8 Nxa6) (27. Rfd1 $6 Nxb7 28. Rxb7 Rdxa6 29. Rxf7+ Kg8
30. Qc7 Ra1 $19) 27... Nxb7 28. Rxb7 (28. axb7 Rxa7 29. b8=Q Ra2 $17) 28... Qf6
$15) 25. Rxb1 Ng5 26. Qb6 (26. Bd1 Ne4) 26... Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Qd5 28. Qd4+ {
Not a nice move to make with White, just few moves away from the opening, but
a draw is a draw irrespective of the way it is achieved.} Qxd4 29. exd4 Rxd4
30. Rd1 Ra4 31. Rxd3 Rxa5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.08"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kuzubov, Yuriy"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2797"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 181"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 b5 {This looks like
the most aggressive answer, but in fact it leads to a position where Black is
just suffering a pawn down in the hope Black's imperfect structure will
prevent him from finding a winning plan.} 7. Nxb5 Bb4+ 8. Nc3 ({By far more
popular than} 8. Nd2 Nd5 9. Bg3 N7b6 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Be2 Ba6 12. Nc3 c5 13.
dxc5 Bxc5 (13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bxc5 {Aronian,L (2786)-Anand,V (2762) Moscow
2016 CBM 172 [Marin,M] (½-½, 31)}) 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Nxc4 Rc8 {
Gelfand,B (2735)-Grachev,B (2639) Moscow 2016 CBM 171 [Besenthal,K] (1-0, 119)}
) 8... Nd5 9. a3 $5 {This simple move forces Black into releasing the tension
without having beneffited from the pin too much.} (9. Rc1 {offers Black the
time to get coordinated.} N7b6 (9... Nxf4 $6 10. exf4 Nb6 11. Bxc4 $1 {This is
why the exchange is premature! The black bishop is hanging to Qa4+.} O-O 12.
Be2 {Mamedyarov,S (2761)-Aronian,L (2795) Moscow 2016 (1-0, 61)}) {But now the
threat ...Nxf4 is real.} 10. Bg3 (10. Bg5 f6 11. Bh4 O-O 12. Nd2 Ba6 13. Be2 c5
$132 {Kempinski,R (2615)-Kryvoruchko,Y (2682) Poland 2016 (0-1, 38)}) 10... O-O
11. Be2 c5 $11 {Wojtaszek,R (2727)-Grandelius,N (2635) Gibraltar 2016 (½-½,
30)}) 9... Nxc3 10. Qd2 $1 Nd5 11. axb4 Nxf4 12. exf4 Bb7 13. Be2 Nb6 ({
It makes sense to delay castling, in order to place the other pieces on
optiimal positions. If} 13... O-O 14. O-O Nb6 15. Ne5 Qd6 16. Rfd1 Rfb8 17.
Rac1 Qd5 18. Bf1 h6 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Rxc4 $16 {Nakamura,H (2787)-Carlsen,M 
(2855) Paris (blitz) 2016 CBM 173 [Besenthal,K] (0-1, 59)}) 14. O-O Qd6 15. Ra5
(15. Rfc1 O-O 16. Ne5 Rfd8 17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Qxd4 19. Qxd4 Rxd4 20. f5 Bc8
(20... exf5 21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Rxc7+ Kf6 23. Rxb7 Rad8 24. g3 Rd1+ 25. Rxd1
Rxd1+ 26. Kg2 Rd4 27. h4 $14) 21. fxe6 Bxe6 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Rxc7 Rxb4 24. Rd1
Rxb2 25. f3 Kh8 26. Rdd7 Rb1+ 27. Kf2 Rb2+ 28. Kg3 Rg8 29. Rxa7 Rbb8 30. h4 h6
31. Re7 Rbe8 {Gustafsson,J (2630)-Naiditsch,A (2685) Linares 2015 (½-½, 47)
with a drawn ending.}) ({One important point is that with Black's pieces well
placed already} 15. Ne5 {is premature due to} f6 16. Nxc4 $2 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 Qc6
$19) 15... O-O 16. Rc5 (16. Ne5 {is still premature due to} f6) 16... Rfd8 ({
Another game on the same theme went} 16... Rfb8 17. Ne5 Bd5 18. Bxc4 Nxc4 19.
Nxc4 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Rb7 21. Rfc1 Rab8 22. g3 h5 23. Qd1 g6 {Rambaldi,F (2544)
-Studer,N (2462) Biel 2016 (½-½, 41)}) 17. Rd1 Na4 {Offering a draw by
repetition. This does not really lose two tempi, as the rook also returns to
a5, but under the new circumstances Ne5 will be possible and good.} ({Therefore
} 17... f6 $5 {deserves mentioning} 18. Ne1 Bd5 19. Ra1 {[%cal Ge1c2,Gg2g3,
Gc2e3]}) 18. Ra5 Nb6 19. Ne5 Bd5 (19... f6 $6 {weakens the kingside without
preventing the pawn capture:} 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21. Bxc4 Qc6 22. Bf1 $1) 20. Rc5
Rab8 21. Ra1 Rb7 22. h4 {White can win the pawn whenever he wants, but this
does not guarantee a win. Mamedyarov decides on gaining kingside space first,
but this is not one-sided.} (22. Nxc4 $6 Bxc4 23. Bxc4 Qxd4 $11) (22. Bxc4 Nxc4
(22... Bxc4 23. Nxc4 Qxd4 $2 24. Qxd4 Rxd4 25. Na5 Rb8 26. Nc6 $18) 23. Nxc4
Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Rdb8 25. Ra4 h6 26. g3 Rb6 27. Qc3 (27. Rxa7 Rxb4 28. Rxb4 Qxb4
29. Qxb4 Rxb4 30. Rxc7 Rxb2 31. Kg2 Rb4 32. Rd7 Kf8 33. d5 exd5 34. Rxd5 {
is just drawn.}) 27... R8b7 28. h4 a6 $14 {The typical position where playing
with Black is not fun, but it may bring half a point home...}) 22... h6 23. Ra6
Qe7 24. h5 Nd7 25. Nxd7 Rxd7 26. Ra3 ({The h5-pawn can easily turn into a
weakness after, for instance,} 26. Bxc4 Bxc4 27. Rxc4 Rd5 28. Ra5 Qh4 29. Rxd5
exd5 30. Rc5 Qxh5 31. b5 Qf5 $14 {White still has has the more pleasant
position, but this time with equal pawns.}) 26... Rd6 (26... Qd8 $5 $11 {
seems to solve all Black's problems at once.} 27. Bxc4 $2 Be4 $15) 27. Bxc4
Bxc4 28. Rxc4 Rdb6 29. Ra4 Qd7 {Finally the typical major piece position with
an extra pawn has arisen.} 30. Ra5 Rb5 31. Qc3 $6 {Typical rapid chess
carelessness.} (31. g3 Qd6 32. Rxb5 Rxb5 33. Rc5 $14) 31... Qd6 $1 {[%csl Gb4,
Gf4]} 32. Rxb5 (32. g3 Rxb4) 32... Rxb5 33. Rxc7 Qxf4 34. Rc5 Rb8 {The worst
is behind already for Black.} 35. b5 (35. d5 {is a better try, but Black has a
foced draw after the accurate} Rd8 $1 (35... exd5 36. Rxd5 Re8 37. g3 $14) 36.
Rc8 Rxc8 37. Qxc8+ Kh7 38. dxe6 Qxb4 39. Qc2+ Kh8 40. exf7 Qe1+ 41. Kh2 Qe5+
42. g3 Qxh5+ 43. Kg1 Qxf7 $11) 35... Qe4 36. Re5 Qb1+ 37. Kh2 Qf1 (37... Qd1
$11) 38. Qc2 Rxb5 $4 (38... Rd8 $5) 39. Rc5 $4 (39. Qc8+ $1 Kh7 40. Qa6 {
pins and wins the rook!!}) 39... Rb8 40. d5 exd5 41. Rxd5 $11 {As sometimes
happens, insisting on playing for a win in a dead draw position will backfire
painfully.} Re8 42. Qf5 Qe2 43. g3 (43. b4 Qe4 $11) 43... Qxb2 {Why not?? It
is for free!!} (43... Qe4 $11) 44. Rd7 Qa2 45. Kg2 a6 46. Rd6 Qc4 47. Kh2 Qb5
48. Qf3 (48. Qxb5 axb5 49. Rb6 Re5 50. g4 Kf8 51. Rb7 $15 {should draw.}) 48...
a5 49. Rd5 Qc6 50. Qd3 a4 51. Rd6 $2 Qc5 $1 {A decisive double attack, winning
the second pawn.} 52. Kg2 Qxh5 53. Ra6 Qg4 54. Qb5 Qe4+ 55. Kg1 Ra8 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-38"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Bluvshtein, Mark"]
[Black "Meier, Georg"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2557"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "Meier,Georg"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Canada"]
[BlackTeam "Germany II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 (12... d4 13. e4 Bg4 14.
h3 Qf6 {ist die Alternative.}) 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 (14. Rc1) (14. Be2) 14... d4
$5 {Ich dachte, wenn Nielsen schon so gespielt hat, ist es einen Versuch wert..
.} 15. b5 (15. g4 Bg6 16. e4 Rc8 17. Rc1 f6 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Be6 Ra8 20. Bd5
Qd7 21. Qb3 Rae8 22. Nd2 d3 (22... Ne5 $142 23. Bg3 Bf7 $11 {Krasenkow}) 23.
Qxd3 Nd4 24. Bc4 $16 {1-0 Krasenkow,M (2660)-Nielsen,P (2638)/Copenhagen 2007/
CBM 119 ext (43)}) 15... Na5 16. exd4 {[%csl Gb6,Rd4,Rf2] Der Bb6 wurde durch
das Bauernopfer besonders belebt, beiЯt er in diesem System doch gewцhnlich
auf Granit in Form des Pe3.} Qd5 $1 $146 (16... Bxd4 $2 17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qd3+
Bg6 19. Qxd4 Nb3 20. Qxd8 Rfxd8 21. Ra2 Bd3 22. Re1 Bxb5 23. Rb2 Bc4 24. Reb1
Na5 25. Bc7 Rd5 26. Bxa5 Rxa5 27. Rxb7 $14 {1-0 Ruck,R (2569)-Farago,I (2506)/
Balatonlelle 2002/CBM 090 (90)}) 17. Be2 (17. Re1 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxf3 19. gxf3
Nb3 $11) 17... Rad8 18. Rb1 (18. Rc1 Nb3 19. Bc4 Qe4 20. Qxb3 Qxf4 $44) 18...
Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qxd4 20. Qxd4 Rxd4 {[%csl Ga5,Gb6][%cal Rb6g1] Schwarz hat eine
stabile Kontrolle auf den dunklen Feldern und einen aktiven Turm, wдhrend dem
weiЯen Lдuferpaar ein Ziel fehlt. Die Stellung befindet sich im Gleichgewicht.}
21. Be5 Rd3 $6 {Ein sinnloser Zug, da der Pa3 nicht hдngt.} (21... Rd2 $142 {
[%csl Gb6,Gd2,Rf2][%cal Rd2f2,Rb6f2] Der Druck gg. f2 verhindert den in der
Partie mцglichen Abtausch.}) 22. Be4 $2 (22. Rfd1 $142 Rfd8 23. Rxd3 Rxd3 24.
Rc1 {gibt WeiЯ einen symbolischen Vorteil.}) 22... Rd7 23. Bc3 Rfd8 {Die
d-Linie ist fest in schwarzer Hand. Das nцtige Einbruchsfeld wird durch das
Eindringen des Springers erkдmpft.} 24. Bb4 Nc4 25. a4 Nd2 26. Bxd2 Rxd2 27.
Bxb7 Ra2 {WeiЯ hat einen belanglosen Mehrbauern und muss angesichts des Drucks
gg. f2 bereits um den Ausgleich kдmpfen.} 28. Rb4 $2 {Nun behдlt Schwarz 2
дuЯerst aktive Tьrme, wдhrend WeiЯ keinerlei Koordination herstellen kann.} ({
Mit} 28. Ra1 {lieЯ sich der Druck reduzieren.}) 28... g6 29. Rf4 Rdd2 30. Bc6
Kg7 31. h4 $6 {mit Remisangebot! Nach meinem nдchsten Zug schien meinem Gegner
jedoch allmдhlich klar zu werden, dass er ernste Schwierigkeiten zu ьberwinden
hat.} (31. g4 $1 {war vorzuziehen, um die schwarze Expansion mit f5 zu
unterbinden. Eine meiner Ideen bestand darin nach} f6 32. Kg2 Be3 33. Rf3 Bd4
34. Rf4 Be5 {mit dem Kцnig nach b6 zu marschieren, a7-a5 zu spielen und dann
den a-Bauern zu schlagen, wonach WeiЯ vor neuen Problemen stьnde.}) 31... f5
32. h5 $2 (32. g3 {war zдher, denn nach} Kf6 33. Kg2 h6 34. g4 $1 {kommt WeiЯ
zu Gegenspiel:} Ke5 35. Rf3 Rxa4 36. Re1+ Kf6 37. gxf5 gxf5 38. Re8) 32... Kf6
33. hxg6 hxg6 34. Rf3 (34. g4 $2 Kg5 $19) 34... Rxa4 35. g3 Rc4 {Droht im
geeigneten Moment mit a5 einen Freibauern ins Rennen zu schicken.} 36. Bb7 g5 {
WeiЯ kann den Verlust eines Bauern nicht vermeiden und verbleibt mit der
Schwдche f2.} 37. Kg2 g4 38. Rf4 Rxf4 ({Das subtile} 38... Rc5 $1 39. Bc6 (39.
Rb4 Rcc2 40. Rf4 Be3) 39... Kg5 {gewinnt viel einfacher, denn WeiЯ gerдt
allmдhlich in Zugzwang!}) 39. gxf4 Bc7 40. Re1 (40. Kg3 Rd4) 40... Bxf4 41. Kf1
Rc2 (41... Bc7 {wдre zielstrebiger.}) 42. Re2 Rc1+ 43. Re1 Rc5 44. Bc6 Be5 45.
Bd7 Rd5 46. Bc6 Rd6 47. Bb7 Rd4 48. Bc8 $6 {Jetzt gerдt auch noch der Lдufer
ins Abseits, wonach die Verwertung des Ьbergewichts leicht fдllt.} Rd5 49. Rb1
Bc7 50. Rb2 Kg5 51. Kg2 f4 52. f3 g3 53. Be6 Rc5 54. Rd2 Rxb5 55. Bc4 Rc5 56.
Be2 Bb6 57. Rb2 Rc1 58. Bf1 Be3 59. Ra2 Rd1 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 17th"]
[Site "Novi Sad"]
[Date "2009.10.30"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"]
[Black "Meier, Georg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2664"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Meier,Georg"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2009.10.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Romania"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{For some time the tournament seemed to be screwed up for us and we were
playing in the "wrong" half of the arena against Italy. But after fighting our
way back upwards with two victories, we were actually in with a chance of a
top placing. "All" we had to do was to overcome the resistance of the
Romanians. My thought was that if I could hold Nisipeanu in check, then
victory would be assured by a win on one of the other boards... 
Zwischenzeitlich schien das Turnier schon verkorkst, als wir auf der
"falschen" Seite der Halle gegen Italien spielten, aber nachdem wir uns mit
zwei Siegen wieder hochgearbeitet hatten, bekamen wir tatsдchlich die Chance
auf eine vordere Platzierung. Es galt "nur noch" den Widerstand der Rumдnen zu
ьberwinden. Sollte ich Nisipeanu bдndigen, wьrde der Sieg schon an einem der
anderen Bretter klappen, war meine Ьberlegung...} 1. d4 {Nisipeanu is a 1.e4
player, but the prospect of a Rubinstein French is encouraging more of my
opponents to try something else. Nisipeanu ist 1.e4 -Spieler,aber die Aussicht
auf Rubinstein-Franzцsisch animiert immer mehr meiner Gegner etwas Anderes zu
probieren.} e6 {Quite simply, I always offer a second chance for e4...  Aus
purer Naivitдt gebe ich gerne noch eine Chance zu e4...} 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 d5 4.
Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 {Those who want to prevent ...Nbd7, turn to this move.
Wer ...Nbd7 verhindern will, greift zu diesem Zug.} dxc4 $5 {Since Nisipeanu
would not be all that well prepared, I decided on a provocative, little-known
variation. To tell the truth, I sometimes get tired with playing the role of a
"goalkeeper". A little more excitement does no harm! Da Nisipeanu nicht allzu
gut vorbereitet sein sollte, entschied ich mich fьr eine provokative, kaum
bekannte Variante. Ehrlich gesagt, werde ich der Rolle des "Torwarts" mit
Schwarz auch manchmal mьde. Etwas mehr Spannung schadet da nicht!} (6... Nbd7
7. Nb5 $1 Ne8 8. e3 $14) (6... b6 {is the best. ist am besten.}) 7. e3 Nd5 8.
Bxc4 Nxf4 9. exf4 Bf6 10. Qd3 $6 {Very obvious, but above all White had to be
careful to render difficult the move ...c7-c5. Sehr naheliegend, aber WeiЯ
musste in erster Linie darauf achten, c7-c5 zu erschweren.} (10. Qd2 $1 $14 c5
$6 11. dxc5 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2) 10... c5 11. Ne4 {Very speculative play, because
otherwise the game would rapidly get bogged down in a level endgame.  Sehr
spekulativ gespielt, denn sonst wьrde die Partie schnell in einem gleichen
Endspiel versanden.} (11. dxc5 Qxd3 12. Bxd3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Nd7 14. c6 $11)
11... Nc6 $5 {There was nothing wrong with 11...Bxd4, but I wanted to get on
with my development quickly and fight for the initiative. Nichts sprach gegen
11...Bxd4, aber ich wollte schnell mit der Entwicklung fortfahren und um die
Initiative kдmpfen.} (11... cxd4 $2 12. Nfg5 g6 13. h4 $36 {In practice, the
d4-pawn closes off the centre and so makes possible White's attack on the wing.
Der Bauer d4 schlieЯt praktisch das Zentrum und ermцglicht damit den weiЯen
Flьgelangriff.}) 12. Nfg5 {Finally burning his bridges. Bricht die Brьcken
endgьltig hinter sich ab.} (12. Nxf6+ {is objectively correct, but that is not
why he played Ne4... ist objektiv richtig, aber dafьr hat er nicht Ne4
gespielt...} Qxf6 13. dxc5 Qxf4 14. O-O b6 (14... e5 $6 {Nisipeanu thought he
was somewhat worse off here. Nisipeanu glaubte hier eher schlechter zu stehen.}
15. Bd5 Rd8 16. Qb3 $1 {allows White strong pressure, however. gibt aber dem
WeiЯen starken Druck.} e4 $140 17. Rad1 $1 exf3 18. Bxc6 $18) 15. Bb5 Bb7 {
with approximate equality, would have been my choice. mit ungefдhrem Ausgleich,
wдre meine Wahl gewesen.}) 12... g6 13. O-O-O Nxd4 14. h4 b5 $1 {Black seizes
the initiative.  Schwarz ergreift die Initiative.} 15. Bxb5 {Accompanied with
the offer of a draw. On the neighbouring boards, things already looked very
good for Daniel and Arkadij, but you can't give up a position like this as a
draw! Mit Remisangebot. An den Nebenbrettern sah es bereits sehr gut fьr
Daniel und Arkadij aus, aber so eine Stellung kann man nicht remis geben!} (15.
h5 bxc4 16. Qh3 Bg7 17. hxg6 h6 18. gxf7+ Rxf7 19. Nxf7 Kxf7 $19) (15. Nxh7
Kxh7 16. h5 Kg7 $1 $19 (16... bxc4 $2 17. hxg6+ Kg7 18. Rh7+ Kg8 19. Qh3 fxg6
20. Qh6 Nb3+ 21. Kc2 Na1+ 22. Kc1 Nb3+ $11)) 15... Rb8 16. Bc4 Bg7 $17 {
The bishop on g7 firms up Black's king position and decisively supports the
queenside attack. Together with the dominating knight on d4 that should be
enough for victory for a good player...  Der Lдufer g7 betoniert die schwarze
Kцnigsstellung und unterstьtzt maЯgeblich den Angriff am Damenflьgel. Zusammen
mit dem dominierenden Springer d4 sollte das fьr einen guten Spieler zum Sieg
reichen...} 17. Rd2 Qc7 18. h5 Rd8 (18... h6 {seemed more pragmatic to
Nisipeanu, since it deprives White of any attacking chances. After, for
example, erschien Nisipeanu pragmatischer, da WeiЯ jegliche Angriffschancen
genommen werden. Nach beispielsweise} 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Nf3 Rxf4 21. Nxd4 cxd4
22. Rc2 {White would however achieve some stability. wьrde WeiЯ aber etwas
Stabilitдt erlangen.}) 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Qh3 {I had played a series of natural
moves to continue with my development. Now it seemed to me that the moment had
come to look for a concrete solution. In fact, however, all Black should now
be concerned with is smothering any counterplay for White. Then White's king
position can no longer be held. Ich hatte eine Reihe natьrlicher Zьge
ausgefьhrt, um die Entwicklung fortzusetzen. Jetzt schien mir der Moment
gekommen, eine konkrete Lцsung zu suchen. Tatsдchlich soll sich Schwarz jedoch
nur darum bemьhen, das weiЯe Gegenspiel zu ersticken. Die weiЯe Kцnigsstellung
ist dann nicht mehr zu halten.} Ba6 $4 {This is what my hand itched to play,
convinced that it was now time to finish things off. At this moment, I
especially overlooked that in the follow-up the bishop on a6 would be left
hanging. So I missed the chance to dig deeper into the position... Meine Hand
wollte einfach so spielen, vom Gefьhl geleitet, dass es jetzt Zeit wдre,
"Schluss zu machen". Insbesondere ьbersah ich in diesem Moment, dass der
Lдufer auf a6 im weiteren Verlauf hдngen wird. So versдumte ich es, mich
weiter in die Stellung zu vertiefen...} ({...and to understand how helpless
White would be after ...und zu begreifen, wie hilflos WeiЯ nach} 20... Bb7 $1 {
. wдre} 21. Nxf7 (21. Qh7+ Kf8 22. Qh4 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Nf5 $19) (21. f5 gxf5)
21... Qxf7 22. Rxd4 (22. Ng5 Qxf4 23. Bxe6+ Kf8) 22... Rxd4 23. Bxe6 Bxe4 $19)
(20... Qxf4 {need not be rejected either, but it prolongs the game: war
natьrlich auch nicht von der Hand zu weisen, verlдngert aber die Partie:} 21.
Qh7+ (21. g3 Qf5 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qh4 Bb7) 21... Kf8 22. Qh4 (22. Rh4 Ne2+ 23.
Bxe2 Bxb2+) 22... Qxh4 23. Rxh4 Kg8 24. Nxc5 Rd6 25. b4 a5 $17) 21. Bxe6 {
Nisipeanu had only 6 minutes left compared to my 26, so he quickly played Bxe6
and neither of us noticed that Nisipeanu hatte nur noch 6 min gegen meine 26,
sodass er schnell Bxe6 ausfьhrte und wir beide nicht bemerkten, dass} (21. Qh7+
Kf8 22. Qh4 $1 {is an immediate draw: sofort remis wird} Bxc4 23. Nh7+ Ke8 24.
Nhf6+ $11) (21. Bxa6 $4 Nb3+ $19) 21... Nxe6 {I let my time run down quite a
bit till I had come to terms with the fact that I now had to liquidate to a
level endgame. Ich lieЯ meine Zeit ziemlich weit ablaufen, bis ich mich damit
abgefunden hatte, dass ich nun in ein ausgeglichenes Endspiel abwickeln muss.}
({Fortunately, I began to pay a bit more attention and noticed that
Glьcklicherweise fing ich an wieder aufzupassen und merkte, dass} 21... fxe6 $4
{is not a transposition of moves... keine Zugumstellung ist...} 22. Qh7+ Kf8
23. Qh8+ $1 Bxh8 24. Rxh8+ Kg7 25. Rh7+) 22. Nxe6 ({The striking Das
effektvolle} 22. Nf6+ Kf8 23. Qxe6 fxe6 24. Nxe6+ Kf7 25. Nxc7 Rxd2 26. Kxd2
Rxb2+ 27. Kc1 Rxf2 28. Nxa6 Bxf6 29. Nxc5 Rxg2 $15 {is really not the sort of
line to embark on in time trouble! ist wirklich keine Variante, auf die man
sich in Zeitnot einlдsst!}) 22... fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Qf7 (23... Kf8 24. Qxa6 Rxd2
25. Nxd2 Bxb2+ 26. Kc2 Qxf4 27. Rh4) 24. Qxa6 Rxd2 (24... Qa2 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8
26. Nf6+ Kf7 27. Qxa7+ Kxf6 28. Qb6+ Kf5 $11) 25. Nxd2 Bxb2+ 26. Kc2 {From
here on we were both in time trouble and playing essentially by instinct. Von
nun an waren wir beide in Zeitnot und spielten ьberwiegend "mit der Hand".} Bg7
$5 (26... Bd4 {would allow relief with wьrde die Entlastung mit} 27. Rb1 Qa2+
28. Kd3 {. erlauben} Rxb1 29. Qc8+ Kh7 30. Qh3+ $11) 27. Qc4 $2 {Nisipeanu was
too afraid about his king. Nisipeanu hatte zuviel Angst um seinen Kцnig.} ({
After Nach} 27. Rh3 $1 {White would have everything under control. hдtte WeiЯ
alles unter Kontrolle.}) 27... Rb2+ 28. Kc1 Qxc4+ 29. Nxc4 Rxf2 30. g3 Rf3 31.
Kd2 Rxg3 {Once more I have excellent winning chances, but instinct led me
astray again.  Wieder habe ich vorzьgliche Gewinnchancen, aber die "Hand" wird
wieder daneben greifen.} 32. Rb1 (32. a4 $5) 32... Rc3 $2 {Very obvious, but
at the same time not very easy to see one's way through in time trouble, to
the fact that the ensuing rook ending is a dead draw. Sehr naheliegend, zumal
man in Zeitnot nicht so schnell durschaut, dass das entstehende Turm-Endspiel
tot remis ist.} (32... Bh6 $1 {is something which I also looked quickly, of
course, but it did not seem certain to me because of the heavy reduction in
material whether it was sufficient. betrachtete ich natьrlich auch kurz, war
mir angesichts des sich reduzierenden Materials aber nicht ganz sicher, ob das
ausreicht.} 33. Rb5 (33. Rb8+ Kf7 34. Rb7+ Ke6 35. Rxa7 Bxf4+ 36. Kc2 Kd5)
33... Bxf4+ 34. Kc2 g5 35. Rxc5 g4 36. Rc8+ Kf7 37. Ra8 Ke6 38. Rxa7 Rf3 39.
Rg7 g3 $19 {On this subject, after the game Igor told me that "in the endgame
a rook and bishop are better than a rook and a knight"... :) Passend dazu
belehrte mich Igor nach der Partie, dass "Lдufer und Turm im Endspiel besser
sind als Turm und Springer"... :)}) 33. Ne5 Bxe5 $6 (33... Rxa3 34. Nxg6 Kf7
35. Ne5+ Ke6 36. Nc4 {looks defensible. erscheint haltbar.}) 34. fxe5 Rxa3 35.
Rc1 $1 Ra5 {Other attempts certainly promised better chances, unfortunately I
was not ashamed enough about this move not to play it. Andere Versuche
versprachen sicherlich bessere praktische Chancen, leider schдmte ich mich
nicht genug bei diesem Zug, um ihn mir zu verbieten.} (35... g5 36. Rf1 Ra6 37.
Rf5 $11) (35... Kf8 $5 36. Rxc5 g5 37. Ke2 g4 38. Kf2 a5 39. Kg2 $11) (35...
Ra6 36. Rxc5 Kf7 37. Ke3 Ke6 38. Kf4 Ra4+ 39. Kg5 Re4 40. Rc6+ Kxe5 41. Ra6 $11
) 36. Kd3 Kf7 37. Kc4 Ke6 38. Rg1 Kf5 39. Re1 Ke6 40. Rg1 Kf5 {In the
tournament my performance had almost as many ups and downs as it had in this
game. Embarrassingly bad time management led me to throw away half points in
the very first two games. Two good victories which followed meant that I had
an acceptable result, but on the whole I cannot be satisfied with my
performance.  On the other hand, the team results were good enough, because we
were fortunate enough to have an effective distibution of our points... Meine
Leistung bei diesem Turnier war fast so durchwachsen wie diese Partie.
Peinlich schlechte Zeiteinteilung fьhrte dazu, dass ich schon in den ersten
beiden Partien halbe Punkte wegwarf. Zwei gute Gewinnpartien, die spдter
folgten, fьhrten zwar zu einem akzeptablen Resultat, aber insgesamt kann ich
nicht mit mir zufrieden sein. Im Gegensatz dazu kann das Abschneiden der
Mannschaft nur erfreuen, auch weil wir das Glьck hatten, unsere Punkte denkbar
effizient zu verteilen...} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Grenke Chess Classic 4th"]
[Site "Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden"]
[Date "2017.04.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2774"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2017.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 {One of the many possible moves in
this position. It has a solid reputation and was used repeatedly last year by
Vishy Anand.} 5. Qc2 {White may play almost any move here, like Bf4, Bg5, cxd5,
e3, g3. Levon chooses a flexible Qc2, keeping all the possible developments
available.} ({For example} 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 (6. Bf4 $5 {also possible}) 6...
c6 7. e3 Be7 {transposes to a standard QGD} 8. Qc2 Nh5 {this idea, forcing the
exchange of the bishops, and preparing a further O-O-O for Black (after ...Nb6)
, has acquired a good reputation. It's playable in many similar positions} (
8... O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. h3 Nf8 11. g4 $5 a5 12. O-O-O $40 {1-0 (41) Yu,Y (2738)
-Wang,Y (2718) China 2016}) 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Kb1 g6 12. Bd3 Be6 {
is the classical setup} (12... Bg4 $5 {Ivanchuk proves in every game why he's
known as one of the most creative players in the world} 13. Rc1 Bxf3 14. gxf3
Qh4 15. Ka1 f5 16. Rhg1 Nf6 17. f4 Kf7 18. Rg2 Rae8 $13 {0-1 (40) Buhmann,R 
(2633)-Ivanchuk,V (2722) Germany 2016}) 13. h3 O-O-O 14. Na4 Ng7 15. Rc1 Kb8
$13 {1/2-1/2 (78) Tomashevsky,E (2722)-Inarkiev,E (2686) Sochi 2016, with a
balanced position.}) 5... dxc4 $5 (5... c6 {was more solid, inviting White
once again to take on d5 and enter typical QGD positions.}) 6. e4 c5 7. Bxc4 a6
$146 (7... cxd4 {until now they were following a recent Giri-Anand game from
the Tal Memorial, in last October. White managed to keep a very small
advantage in that game, but it wasn't enough for much:} 8. Nxd4 Bc5 9. Nb3 Bb6
10. O-O (10. Bf4 $5 O-O 11. Rd1 {was another way to try something}) 10... O-O
11. Be2 Qc7 12. Bg5 Ne5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Rac1 Rd8 15. Na4 Qxc2 16. Rxc2 Bd7
17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Rd1 Kf8 19. a3 {=/+/=, 1/2-1/2 (52) Giri,A (2755)-Anand,V 
(2776) Moscow 2016}) 8. d5 $1 Nb6 9. Be2 exd5 10. e5 $1 {A very energetic way
to try to punish Black's 7...a6.} Ne4 (10... Ng8 $5 {mentioned in the
post-mortem, was the critical move. It is very counter-intuitive, but Black
tries to keep his pawn up, hold his centre and doesn't concede an advantage to
White right away (as in the game, after 10...Ne4)} 11. a4 $1 Be6 (11... a5 $2
12. Nb5 $1 $16 {and Black has trouble developing his knight to e7 (because of
Nd6+)}) 12. Ng5 (12. a5 Nd7 13. O-O Ne7 $13) 12... Ne7 13. O-O Nc6 $13 {
White's position is attractive, but the outcome remains unclear, ...Nd4 is
coming}) 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 $14 Qd5 (12... Be7 {standard development for
Black is not enough anymore, White has real pressure on the kingside} 13. O-O
O-O $2 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. Bxg5 $16 {it will be hard to defend
against Bd3 (forcing g6, to weaken the dark squares).}) 13. Qf4 Be7 14. O-O O-O
15. Rd1 Qe6 16. Ng5 Qf5 17. Bf3 $5 {The bishop stands well in this diagonal
when Black has already moved the pawn to c5.} (17. Ne4 $5 {was another option}
Qxf4 18. Bxf4 Be6 19. Be3 $16 {followed by Rac1.}) 17... Qxf4 18. Bxf4 Nc4 $1 {
Hou finds a good way to defend actively - she will give away the bishop pair
to win a pawn.} 19. b3 Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Nxe5 21. Be4 $44 Re8 22. f3 h6 23. Bh4 c4
24. bxc4 $6 (24. Bg3 $1 {threatening Bxe5 and Rd8 with mate} Nd3 25. bxc4 Nc5
26. Bd5 Be6 {White keeps the advantage, but Black develops all his pieces at
least} 27. Rab1 $14) 24... Nxc4 25. Rac1 Be6 $6 (25... Ne3 $1 {as mentioned by
Aronian in the post-mortem, was a great chance for Black} 26. Rd2 (26. Re1 Nf5
27. Rxc8 {is not something Black should be scared of:} (27. Bf2 Nd6 $1 $15 {
Black solves the b7 problem and could even claim an advantage after ...Be6 or .
..Bf5}) 27... Raxc8 28. Bxf5 Rxe1+ 29. Bxe1 Rc1 30. Kf1 Ra1 31. Be4 {
threatening Bd5 to hold the a2-pawn} Rxa2 32. Bxb7 a5 $11 {which should be a
draw}) 26... f5 $1 {followed by ...Be6.}) 26. Bxb7 Ra7 27. Be4 $16 {With the
bishop pair in this open position, White is guaranteed a big advantage. Black
also has a problem on where to place his knight.} a5 28. Rd4 Ne5 29. Bg3 f6 30.
a3 {Threatening moves like Rc5.} Rd7 $2 {Makes it easier for White, but the
position was very unpleasant already.} (30... Bf7 31. Rc5 $16 {and most likely
the a5-pawn will fall.}) 31. Bxe5 $1 {This is one of the advantages of having
the bishop pair - normally you can choose the right time to give the pair away
in exchange for some other strategic advantage (in this case, the creation of
a serious weakness on e5).} fxe5 32. Rxd7 Bxd7 33. Rc7 Bb5 34. Rc5 Rb8 35. Rxe5
$18 {This should be hopeless, because Black's a-pawn is also problematic.} a4
36. h4 Kf7 37. Rc5 Be8 38. Bc2 Rb2 {in time trouble, Hou loses the a4-pawn,
but it doesn't make much of a difference.} (38... Ra8 {is needed to defend the
pawn, but it is too passive, and after slowly improving his king, White should
easily win the endgame.}) 39. Rc4 Ra2 40. Bxa4 Ra1+ 41. Kh2 Bxa4 42. Rxa4 {
Another great win by Levon Aronian, that guarantees him the title of the
Grenke Chess Classic 2017, since he goes into the last round 1.5 points ahead
of the 2nd place! He has scored two draws followed by an amazing sequence of
four wins to reach 1st!} 1-0

[Event "Metz op 31th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2013.04.21"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Manolache, Marius"]
[Black "Klek, Hanna Marie"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2501"]
[BlackElo "2332"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2013.04.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Ne5 $6 {[%cal Gf2f4]
Rarement joué aussi tôt} (6. Bd3 $142 c6 7. O-O (7. Qc2)) (6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2
b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O c5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5
14. Bc4 Bf6 15. Rfd1 Qd7 16. Nf5 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 exf5 18. Rxd5 Qc8 19. Rc1 g6 20.
b4 Ne4 21. f3 Ng5 22. e4 Qe8 23. Qd2 Nxe4 24. fxe4 Qxe4 25. Rd4 Qe7 26. Re1 Qc7
27. Rh4 h5 28. Rd4 Rad8 29. Rd1 Rxd4 30. Qxd4 Qe7 31. a3 Rc8 32. h3 h4 33. Bd5
Qg5 34. Bxf7+ {1-0 (34) Radjabov,T (2713)-Wang,H (2735) Beijing 2013}) 6... c5
(6... c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. f4) (6... b6 7. Be2 Bb7) 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O
h6 $146 (9... Qc7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. b3 Ng4 12. g3 Re8 13. Qc2 h6 14. Ne2 cxd4
15. exd4 Nf6 16. Bf4 Qd7 17. Rac1 Qh3 18. f3 Ba3 19. Rce1 Qd7 20. Be5 Be7 21.
g4 a5 22. Ng3 Ba6 23. Bxa6 Rxa6 24. Nf5 Bb4 25. Bxf6 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Bxe1 27.
Bxg7 Qe6 28. Bxh6 Bb4 29. Bf4 Ra8 30. Be5 Bf8 31. Ng3 Qg6 32. Qc1 Bh6 33. Qd1
Bg7 34. Nf5 Bf8 35. h4 Qe6 36. h5 f6 37. Bf4 Re8 38. Be3 Bd6 39. Kg2 {Georgiev,
V (2535)-Goletiani,R (2371) Schaumburg 2006 1-0}) 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. b3 {
L'ouverture des Blancs n'est pas trés ambitieuse mais le GMI a probablement
voulu sortir rapidement de la théorie sa jeune adversaire qui est souvent
bien préparée.} Nd7 $5 {[%cal Ge7f6]} (11... a5 12. Bb2 Ba6 {[%csl Rb2]}) (
11... Be6 12. Bb2 c4 $1 {[%cal Ga8b8]} 13. Bc2 Rb8 $132) 12. Ne2 Re8 (12... Qb6
$1 {Profitant du fait que le Ne2 ne menace plus un coup intermédiaire Na4} 13.
Qc2 Ba6 $11 {[%csl Rc1]}) 13. Qc2 Qb6 14. Bb2 cxd4 (14... Rb8 $5 {[%cal Gc5c4]}
) 15. Bxd4 c5 $1 {Profitant du gain de temps pour mettre les P pendants sur
les cases optimales} 16. Bc3 Bb7 $11 17. Rfd1 Bf6 18. Bf5 Nf8 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20.
Ng3 {[%cal Gg3h5,Gh5f6,Gh5g7,Gg3f5]} Re5 21. Bh3 Bc8 $1 {Rentre dans une
préfinale égale} 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Rac1 h5 $1 {[%csl Rg3]} 24. h3 h4 25. Nf1
{[%cal Gf1d2,Gd2f3]} Qe6 (25... Ne6 $5 {[%cal Ge6c5,Ge6g5,Gg5f3]} 26. Nd2 Rg5
27. Qd3 (27. Nf3 Qxf3) 27... Rd8) 26. Nd2 Nd7 27. Nf3 Rh5 28. Rd4 $1 Ne5 29.
Nxe5 (29. Nxh4 g6 30. Rf4 g5 31. Qf5 $13) 29... Qxe5 {Sans pièces légéres,
la finale sera difficile à gagner pour le GMI} 30. Qd1 g6 31. Rf4 Rc7 32. Qd2
Qe7 33. Qa5 Re5 (33... Kg7) 34. Rxh4 Rd7 35. Qc3 d4 $1 36. exd4 Red5 37. g3
cxd4 38. Qd3 Rc5 39. Rc4 Qe1+ 40. Kg2 Rf5 41. Rc2 Qe5 42. Re4 Qf6 43. b4 $1 {
[%csl Gb4]} Kg7 44. b5 Qb6 45. a4 Rc5 46. Ree2 Qb7+ 47. Kg1 (47. Kh2) 47... Rh5
48. h4 Qd5 (48... g5 $2 49. Rc6 $1) 49. f4 Qd6 50. Rc6 $1 Qb4 51. Rc4 Qd6 52.
Re4 $36 {[%csl Rd4] Les Blancs ont progressé en mobilisant l'aile-dame et en
faisant le siège de la faiblesse "d4" mais il sera difficile d'échanger une
R et une Q pour avoir une finale gagnante} Rd5 53. Kg2 Qf6 54. Re2 $1 {[%cal
Ge2d2]} (54. Rc6 $143 Qf5 $1 {[%cal Gf5d3]}) 54... Qd6 55. Rd2 Qf6 56. Rc6 Qe7
57. Kf3 Qb4 (57... Qe1) 58. Rc4 Qe7 59. Re2 Qf6 60. Rc8 Rd8 61. Rc7 (61. Rxd8
Qxd8 62. Rc2 Qe7 63. Rc6) 61... R8d7 62. Rc8 Rd8 63. Rc6 R8d6 64. Rec2 Qe7 65.
a5 Qe1 $1 $132 {[%csl Ra5,Rf3][%cal Ge1a5,Ge1h1]} 66. a6 {[%csl Ra7][%cal
Gc6c7] La majorité perd sa mobilité mais les Blancs ont crée une faiblesse
"a7" et ils menacent maintenant Rc7 avec pression} (66. Rxd6 Rxd6 67. Rc7 (67.
a6 Qh1+ 68. Kg4 Kh6 {[%cal Gf7f5]} 69. f5) 67... Qxa5 68. Qc4 Rf6 69. Rd7 Qe1
70. Qxd4 {[%csl Rf6]}) 66... Qh1+ 67. Kf2 Qh2+ 68. Kf1 Qh1+ 69. Kf2 Qh2+ 70.
Kf3 Qh1+ 71. Rg2 Rd7 72. Qd2 Qf1+ 73. Rf2 Qxb5 {Retour de baton pour les
Blancs qui ont voulu forcer le gain} 74. Qc2 Re7 75. Kg2 Re3 76. Rc7 Rd7 77.
Rxd7 Qxd7 78. Qc5 Rc3 79. Qe5+ f6 80. Qe1 Qc6+ 81. Kh2 Rc1 82. Qe7+ Kg8 83. Rg2
Rc2 84. Rxc2 Qxc2+ 85. Kh3 Qc8+ 86. Kh2 Qxa6 87. f5 $1 gxf5 88. Qe8+ Kg7 89.
Qe7+ Kg8 90. Qe8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Metz op 31th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2013.07.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shchekachev, Andrei"]
[Black "Sanikidze, Tornike"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2559"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2013.04.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 c5 (5... O-O 6. a3 (6. e3 b6 (
6... Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O c5 (8... Nb6 9. e4 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5) 9. dxc5 Nxc5
10. Bxc4 a6 11. Ne5 Ncd7 12. Be2 Nxe5 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Bxe5 $14 {Wojtaszek,R 
(2706)-Mista,A (2587) POL-ch Warsaw 2012 (2) 1-0}) 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9.
Bd3 Qa5+ $1 10. Ke2 Ba6 11. a3 c5 $11) 6... b6 7. e3 c5 (7... Bb7) 8. Qc2 cxd4
9. Nxd4 Bb7 10. Rd1 Nbd7 {Andreikin,D (2716)-Kramnik,V (2784) FIDE World Cup
2013 (7.2) 1/2} (10... Qc8 11. Ndb5 Nbd7 12. Bd6 {Paunovic})) 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7.
e3 Nc6 8. a3 {[%cal Gb2b4]} (8. Qc2) 8... O-O 9. Qc2 (9. Be2 dxc4 {Les Blancs
veulent éviter cette perte de temps et il vont jouer une série de coups
souples dans ce but}) (9. Rc1) 9... Qa5 10. Rd1 (10. O-O-O $5 {[%cal Gb2b4]}
Be7 11. g4 $13) (10. Nd2 Be7 11. Bg3 (11. Rd1)) 10... Be7 11. Be2 (11. Nd2)
11... Ne4 (11... dxc4 {La partie de référence} 12. Bxc4 Nh5 {Kramnik,V (2759)
-Carlsen,M (2772) Dortmund SuperGM 2009 (8) 1-0} (12... e5)) 12. cxd5 Nxc3 {
[%csl Ra3]} 13. bxc3 (13. Qxc3) 13... exd5 14. O-O Be6 {[%csl Ra3]} (14... Qxa3
$143 15. Rxd5) (14... Bf6) 15. Rb1 (15. a4 {Il y a davantage de parties avec
ce coup a4} Bf6 {Mamedyarov,S (2646)-Graf,A (2605) ESP-chT Honor Gp2 49th 2005
(4) 1/2-1/2}) 15... Qxa3 16. Ra1 $146 (16. Rxb7 Rfc8 {Miles,A (2610)-Van der
Sterren,P (2475) Hoogovens Wijk aan Zee 1984 (7) 1/2-1/2}) 16... Qc5 17. Rfb1
$44 {[%csl Rb7]} Nd8 18. Be5 {[%cal Ge5g7,Ge5d4,Ge5c3]} Qc8 {La position Noire
est solide mais un peu passive} 19. Bd3 {[%cal Gd3h7,Ge5g7]} g6 20. Nd4 Nc6 $1
21. Nxc6 Qxc6 (21... bxc6 22. c4 dxc4 23. Bxc4 Bd5) 22. Qb3 b6 23. Bb5 Qc5 24.
Qa4 Bd6 25. Bf6 $1 {[%cal Gh2h4,Gh4h5,Ga4h4]} Qc7 $1 {[%cal Gd6e5] Le Bf6
devient trop actif et il vaut mieux l'échanger} 26. h3 (26. h4 Be5) 26... Bh2+
{Un coup intermédiaire pour placer le K sur une case moins bonne} 27. Kh1 Be5
28. Bxe5 Qxe5 29. Ba6 {[%csl Gc8]} Bc8 30. Qd4 $1 Qf5 (30... Qxd4 31. cxd4 Bxa6
32. Rxa6 {[%csl Ra7,Ra8]} Rfc8 33. Rb5 $132 {[%cal Gh1h2,Gh2g3,Gg3f4,Gf4e5]})
31. Rb2 Bxa6 32. Rxa6 Rfc8 {[%cal Gc8c4]} 33. Ra4 Rc6 34. Kg1 Qe6 35. Ra6 Rc4
36. Qd2 Qc6 37. Rb3 {[%cal Gb3c3,Gb3a3] Malgré un P de plus, il n'est pas
facile pour les Noirs de progresser dans cette finale de pièces lourdes} h5 $1
{Un coup qui a été utile dans la finale de R intervenue dans la partie.} 38.
Rba3 Qb7 39. Qa2 Kg7 40. Rxa7 Rxa7 41. Rxa7 Qc6 42. Qb2 Rxc3 {[%cal Gb2g7]
Gagne un P mais le clouage est assez pénible} 43. Ra6 Qc7 44. g3 d4 $1 45.
Qxb6 (45. exd4 Rc1+ 46. Kh2 Rc2) 45... Qxb6 46. Rxb6 dxe3 47. fxe3 Rxe3 48. Kf2
{La finale de R avec 03 P contre 2 sur la même aile est très difficile à
gagner mais les Noirs ne risquent rien à tenter leur chance} Re6 49. Rb5 Kf6
50. h4 $1 {Très souvent le meilleur moyen dans ce genre de structure de
limiter les chances de gain de la majorité adverse.} Re5 51. Rb7 Ke6 52. Kf3
Ra5 53. Rb6+ Kf5 54. Rb4 (54. Rb7 Ra3+ 55. Kg2 f6 56. Rb5+) 54... Ra3+ 55. Kf2
f6 56. Rf4+ Ke5 57. Rb4 Rd3 58. Ra4 Rd4 59. Ra6 Kf5 60. Kf3 (60. Ra5+ $2 Kg4 {
[%cal Gd4d2]}) 60... Rd3+ 61. Kf2 {La feuille du géorgien mentionne un = mais
pas celle du français et j'ignore s'il s'agit réellement d'une proposition
de nulle.} g5 62. hxg5 {Illustrant l'intérêt d'avoir joué h4 car les
échanges favorisent les chances d'annuler} fxg5 {[%cal Gf5g4]} 63. Ra4 Rb3 64.
Rc4 Rb2+ 65. Kf3 g4+ {Gagne un tempo pour fixer la faiblesse "g3" mais en
contrepartie, la majorité commence à manquer de souplesse.} 66. Ke3 Rb3+ 67.
Kf2 Kg5 68. Ra4 (68. Rc5+) 68... Rb2+ 69. Ke3 Rb3+ 70. Kf2 Rf3+ {Evite la
répétition de coups mais la R Noire est trop proche du K Blanc pour avoir
des menaces réelles.} 71. Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Metz op 30th"]
[Site "Metz"]
[Date "2012.04.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Manolache, Marius"]
[Black "Vaibhav, Suri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2561"]
[BlackElo "2494"]
[Annotator "Metz Alekhine/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2012.04.14"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 {01h30} 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5
Na6 8. e3 Nxc5 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 {81} a6 {80} 11. Rd1 (11. a4 Bd7 12. O-O
Bc6 13. Rfd1 Qa5 14. Nd4 Rfc8 15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. h3 Rac8 17. Bb5 Rb6 18. Be2
Nce4 19. Bf3 Nxc3 20. bxc3 g5 21. Bg3 Rxc3 22. Qd2 Rbb3 23. Rac1 b6 24. Rxc3
Qxc3 25. Qxc3 Rxc3 26. Be5 Rc4 27. Rd4 Rc5 28. Bxf6 Bxf6 29. Rd7 Kf8 30. Ra7 a5
31. Bh5 Be7 32. Ra8+ Kg7 33. Ra7 Kf6 34. g3 Rc4 35. Rb7 Rxa4 36. Rxb6 Rc4 37.
Ra6 a4 38. Kg2 a3 39. Be2 Rc3 40. Bf3 Bc5 {Le Quang,L (2705)-Short,N (2690)
Caleta 2013 0-1 (67)}) 11... Qa5 12. Rd4 Ncd7 $146 (12... b5 13. b4 Qxb4 14.
Bxb5 Qa5 15. Bc6 Bb7 16. Ne5 Qb6 17. Bxb7 Qxb7 18. O-O Rac8 19. Rb1 Qa7 20. Qd1
Rfe8 21. h3 Bf8 22. Qf3 Qa8 23. Qxa8 Rxa8 24. g4 Red8 25. Rbd1 Rxd4 26. Rxd4
Rc8 27. Rc4 Rd8 28. e4 Nd3 29. Nxd3 Rxd3 30. Rc8 Nd7 31. Be3 f5 32. exf5 exf5
33. gxf5 Kf7 34. Ne4 h6 35. Rc7 Ke8 36. Rc8+ Kf7 37. Rc7 Ke8 38. Kg2 Ra3 39.
Rc8+ Kf7 40. Rc7 Ke8 41. f6 gxf6 42. Nxf6+ {Manolache,M (2545)-Papp,G (2552)
Baia Sprie 2012 1-0 (68)}) 13. Bd3 (13. O-O e5 14. Nd5 exd4 15. Nxe7+ Kh8 16.
exd4 $13) 13... Nc5 (13... e5 14. Ra4 Qc7 15. Bg3 b5 $1 16. Bxb5 axb5 17. Rxa8
b4 18. O-O Qb7 $132) 14. Ne5 $1 {Jouй aprиs 20 mns de rйflexion mais
l'alternative Bh7 ne donnait rien.} (14. Bxh7+ Nxh7 15. b4) 14... Nxd3+ 15.
Qxd3 {45} Nd5 $6 {32} (15... Rd8 16. Nc4) 16. O-O Nxf4 $6 (16... Nxc3 $142 {
Un moindre mal} 17. Nc4 Qf5 18. Qxc3 Bf6 (18... b5 19. Nb6)) 17. exf4 Rd8 $6 (
17... Bf6 $142 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 18. Rd1 Qc7 {[%cal Gf6e5]}) 18. Rd1 $1 $32 {
[%csl Ra8,Rc8,Ge5]} Re8 (18... Rxd4 19. Qxd4 Qc7) 19. Ne4 $36 {Les piиces
Blanches sont maintenant trйs actives et il est difficile pour les Noirs de
terminer le dйveloppement de l'aile-dame} Qxa2 (19... Rf8 20. Ng5 Bxg5 21. Nc4
Qxa2 22. fxg5 b5 23. Rh4 g6 24. Nd6 Qxb2 25. Ne4 $18 {[%cal Ge4f6]}) 20. Ng5 {
20} f5 $2 {13} (20... Bxg5) 21. Qh3 Bxg5 22. Qh5 $1 Rf8 23. Qxg5 h6 24. Qe7 Qa5
25. Nd7 1-0

[Event "BEL-ch"]
[Site "Geel"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mohandesi, Shahin"]
[Black "Dutreeuw, Marc"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2355"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Meulders,R"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "3"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 d4 $6 10. O-O-O e5 11. Nxe5 $1 $18 Qe8 12. Na4 Nxe5 13. Nxc5 dxe3 14.
Bxe3 Qc6 15. h3 Re8 16. Nb3 Bd7 17. Nd4 Qc7 18. Kb1 Rac8 19. Rc1 Qb8 20. Be2
Nd5 $5 21. Qd2 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Rc5 23. Rhf1 Qc7 24. b3 a6 25. Kb2 Qd6 26. Bf3 Bf5
$1 27. Rc3 $14 Bg6 (27... Nxf3 $1) 28. Rd1 Qe7 29. a4 Rd8 (29... Nxf3) 30. Bd5
$16 h6 31. e4 Rc7 32. Qf4 Kh8 33. g4 Rb8 34. h4 Re8 35. h5 Bh7 36. Rg1 Qg5 37.
Qxg5 hxg5 38. Nf3 f6 39. Nxe5 Rxe5 40. Re3 Rce7 41. Rge1 b6 42. a5 $1 bxa5 43.
Kc3 f5 44. gxf5 Bxf5 45. Ra1 Bc8 (45... Bxe4 $2 46. Rae1 $18) 46. Rxa5 g4 47.
Rc5 Re8 48. Bf7 $1 Rxc5 49. Bxe8 Kh7 50. e5 $2 {[#]Weiss hatte bisher seinen
Vorteil ziemlich gut festgehalten. Nach dem Mittelspiel haben die Goetter aber
leider (oder gluecklicherweise ) das Endspiel gesetzt. Dutreeuw fuehlt sich
jetzt in seinem Element, indessen Mohandesi die Fruechte seiner Arbeit nicht
ernten kann.} (50. Kd4 $1 Rc7 (50... Rg5 51. Rg3 a5 52. Bg6+ Kh6 53. Bf5 Bxf5
54. exf5 Kxh5 55. Ke4 Kh4 56. Rg1 g3 57. c5 g6 58. fxg6 Rxc5 (58... Rxg6 59.
Kd5 g2 60. c6 Kg3 61. c7 Rg8 62. Kc6 Kf2 63. Rxg2+ Kxg2 64. Kb7 Kf3 65. c8=Q
Rxc8 66. Kxc8 Ke4 67. Kb7 Kd4 68. Ka6 Kc3 69. Kxa5 Kxb3 $10) 59. Kf4 Kh5 60.
Rxg3 Rc8 61. g7 Rg8 62. Ke5 Kh6 63. Kd5 Rxg7 64. Rxg7 Kxg7 65. Kc5 Kf7 66. Kb5
Ke7 67. Kxa5 Kd7 68. Kb6 Kc8 69. Ka7 Kc7 70. b4 Kc6 71. Ka6 Kc7 72. b5 Kb8 73.
Kb6 $18) 51. b4 Re7 52. Bg6+ Kh6 53. b5 axb5 54. cxb5 Rb7 55. Kc5 Rc7+ 56. Kb4
Rb7 57. e5 Be6 58. Be4 Rb8 59. Kc5 Kxh5 60. b6 Bd7 61. Bd5 Kh4 62. e6 Be8 63.
b7 g3 64. Kb6 Rd8 65. Kc7 $18) 50... Be6 51. Kd4 Rc8 52. Bg6+ Kh6 53. Ke4 $2 (
53. Rc3) 53... Kg5 54. Re1 Rf8 55. Kd4 {Es ist klar dass Weiss ohne Plan
spielt.} Rb8 56. Kc5 $4 (56. Kc3 $1 a5 57. Be4 g3 58. Bd5 Bd7 59. e6 Be8 60. c5
{ist noch immer sehr gut; jetzt geht es schnell bergab mit Weiss.}) 56... Rxb3
57. Kd6 Bxc4 58. Rc1 Bb5 59. e6 g3 60. e7 Re3 61. Bf7 Kf6 $1 62. Bc4 Bxc4 63.
Rxc4 Rd3+ 64. Kc5 Kxe7 65. Rg4 Kf7 66. Kb4 Rf3 67. Rg5 Re3 68. Kc4 Kf6 69. Rg6+
Kf5 $1 70. Rxg7 Kf4 71. h6 Re6 72. h7 Rh6 73. Kd3 Kf3 74. Rf7+ Kg2 75. Ke2 Kh1
76. Rg7 g2 77. Kf2 {[#] Also kommt Weiss doch noch rechtzeitig?} Rh2 $1 {
78.h8D g1D mit Doppelschach.} 0-1

[Event "Dilijan FIDE GP (Women)"]
[Site "Dilijan"]
[Date "2013.06.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Koneru, Humpy"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2013.06.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Qc2 {This is a slightly
different approach. The usual move is 6.e3.} c5 7. dxc5 Na6 8. e3 ({Another
option is} 8. cxd5 Nxd5 ({Better is} 8... Nb4) 9. Nxd5 (9. Rd1 $14) 9... Qxd5
10. a3 Qxc5 11. Rc1 Bd7 12. Qd2 Qd5 13. Qxd5 exd5 14. g3 Rac8 15. Bg2 Rxc1+ 16.
Bxc1 Bf6 17. O-O Rc8 $11 {Dreev,A (2606)-Ponomariov,R (2706)/Villarrobledo 2007
}) 8... dxc4 ({A more logical try seems to be} 8... Nxc5 9. Be2 dxc4 (9... b6
10. O-O Bb7 11. Rfd1 Rc8 12. Ne5 $14 {Atalik,S}) 10. Bxc4 a6 11. Rd1 (11. a4
Bd7 (11... b6 12. O-O Bb7 13. Rfd1 (13. Ne5) 13... Qc8 14. Qe2 Qc6 15. b4 $146
(15. h3) (15. Qf1) 15... Nb3 16. b5 Qc5 17. Bxb3 Qxc3 18. Nd4 Rfc8 19. Rab1
axb5 20. Nxb5 Qc6 21. f3 Nd5 22. Be5 Bc5 23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Nc3 25. Nxc3
Qxc3 26. Qd2 Qxd2 27. Rxd2 g6 28. Bd1 Bc6 29. Rxb6 {1/2 Sokolov,I (2654)
-Onischuk,A (2699)/Poikovsky 109/240 2010}) 12. O-O Bc6 13. Rfd1 Qa5 14. Nd4
Rfc8 15. Nxc6 Rxc6 16. h3 $2 (16. Be2 Nce4 17. Bf3) 16... Rac8 17. Bb5 Rb6 18.
Be2 Nce4 {Le Quang,L (2705)-Short,N (2690)/Caleta 2013; with a very
comfortable play.}) 11... Qa5 12. Ne5 Nce4 13. O-O Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qc5 15. Be2
Nd5 16. c4 Nxf4 17. exf4 b6 18. Qb3 Bd6 19. Bf3 Ra7 20. Rfe1 Rc7 {Mamedyarov,S
(2766)-Ponomariov,R (2733)/Zug 2013. Black has no problem.}) 9. Bxc4 Nb4 {
This is more logical than} (9... Nxc5 10. Rd1 Qa5 11. O-O a6 12. a3 b5 13. Be2
b4 14. axb4 (14. Ne5 $1) 14... Qxb4 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Rd4 Qb3 17. Qb1 Nd5 18.
Nxd5 Bxd5 19. e4 {Quintiliano Pinto,R (2243)-Pereira,A (1991)/Sao Jose dos
Campos 2012. White kept strong pressure.} Bb7 20. Rc1) 10. Qb3 (10. Qe2 {
was possible.}) 10... Bxc5 ({Black would have serious development problems
after} 10... Nd3+ 11. Bxd3 Qxd3 12. Rd1 Qg6 (12... Qa6 13. Bd6) 13. O-O Bxc5
14. Ne5) 11. O-O Qe7 ({White would have long standing pressure in the ending
after} 11... Nbd5 12. Be5 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Qe7 14. Rad1 b6 15. a3 a5 16. Qd3 Bb7
17. Bd6 Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6) 12. Rfd1 Nc6 ({It was possibly better to
sacrifice a pawn for the bishop pair, which Muzychuk did successfully against
Koneru.} 12... b6 13. a3 Nbd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Qxd5 Bb7 17. Qf5
Rad8) 13. Qc2 ({Here a more dynamic option was} 13. Bg5 Na5 14. Qa4 Nxc4 15.
Qxc4 b6 16. Ne4) 13... Bd7 ({It was better to try to exchange one of the
opponent's bishops:} 13... Nh5 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bh4 g5 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bb6
18. Rac1 Bd7) 14. Bg5 (14. a3 {was not bad:} Rfd8 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. Qxe4) 14...
Rfd8 15. Ne4 Bb6 ({White kept a huge advantage after} 15... Nb4 16. Qe2 Ba4 17.
Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Ne5) 16. Bh4 $1 h6 17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Nd2 $1 {Koneru simply
transfers the knight to the attack. Black is helpless.} Nb4 19. Qc3 Ba4 20. Ne4
$1 {The exchange is not important - White's attack is unstoppable.} Rxd1+ 21.
Rxd1 Bxd1 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 ({Or} 22... Kh8 23. Nd7+ Kg8 24. Bxe7) 23. Bxf6 Nc6
24. e4 Kh7 25. Qd3 Bh5 26. Bxe6 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch (Women) 65th"]
[Site "Chita"]
[Date "2015.08.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Savina, Anastasia"]
[Black "Bodnaruk, Anastasia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2429"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[Annotator "Mokal,A"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2015.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. h3 Qe7 11. Nb5 (11. b3 {is the main move here.}) 11...
Ne4 12. Nbd4 Bd6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qc2 Bd7 15. b3 f5 (15... Ng5 $2 {would not
work} 16. Nxg5 Qe5 (16... Qxg5 17. Bxh7+ $14) 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. f4 $1 Qxa1 19.
Bb2 Qxa2 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. Qxa2 $18) 16. Bb2 f4 (16... Rae8 {would have been
better.}) 17. Bxe4 (17. Rfe1 $142 $1 {a calm little move which helps White to
fight for an advantage.} Rae8 18. Rad1 fxe3 19. Rxe3 Bc5 20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Nxd4
Qf6 22. Bxe4 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 dxe4 24. b4 $14) 17... dxe4 18. Nd2 {With two
bishops aiming towards the white king and the queen and rook ready to join in
the battle, Black has dangerous attacking possibilities.} Bxh3 $1 (18... f3 $5
{looked tempting too.} 19. Nxe4 (19. Qxe4 fxg2 20. Kxg2 $2 (20. Qxg2 Rf5 $44 {
with a very complicated game}) 20... Qg5+ 21. Kh1 Qh6 22. h4 Rae8 {The queen
has no good square from where h4 could be protected.} 23. Qd4 Be5 $19 {[%csl
Rb2]}) 19... fxg2 20. Rfd1 Bc7 (20... Bf5 $2 21. Qc4+ {[%csl Rd6]} Be6 22. Qxc6
$16) 21. Ng5 {[%csl Gb2,Gc2,Gg5,Rg7,Rh7]} Bf5 22. Qxc6 $14 {And White manages
to survive and can claim a small edge.}) 19. gxh3 (19. Nxe4 {was possible and
maybe the best.} Bxg2 $5 20. Kxg2 $2 (20. Qc4+ $142 Kh8 21. Kxg2 f3+ 22. Kh3
Qd7+ 23. Kh4 {would convert in the game}) 20... f3+ 21. Kh3 (21. Kg1 Bh2+ 22.
Kh1 Qh4 $19) 21... Qe6+ (21... Rf5 $4 22. Nxd6 Rh5+ 23. Kg4 {[%cal Gg4f3,Gg4h5]
} Rg5+ 24. Kxf3 $18) 22. Kh4 Qh6+ 23. Kg4 Qg6+ 24. Kh4 Be7+ 25. Kh3 Qg2#) (19.
Qxe4 $6 Qg5 20. Qf3 $8 fxe3 21. Qxh3 exf2+ 22. Rxf2 (22. Kh1 Qxd2 $19) 22...
Bc5 23. Qe6+ Kh8 24. Ne4 Bxf2+ 25. Nxf2 Rxf2 26. Kxf2 Qd2+ 27. Kg1 (27. Qe2 $4
Rf8+ $19) 27... Qxb2 $15 {With better chances for Black because of White's
vulnerable king.}) 19... Qg5+ 20. Kh1 Qf5 $1 (20... f3 $4 {Black cannot forget
his own weaknesses while attacking.} 21. Rg1 $1 Qh4 22. Rxg7+ $18) (20... Qh4
$4 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Qe6 $1 $18 {And White is able to defend her weaknesses.}) (
20... Qh6 $17 {keeping control of the e6 square is equally good.}) 21. Qc4+ (
21. Nxe4 {is maybe the best practical try where Black needs to be accurate.}
Qxh3+ 22. Kg1 Qg4+ $1 (22... f3 $2 {doesnt work as White has a beautiful
problem-like draw.} 23. Qc4+ Kh8 24. Bxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qd4+ Kg8 (25... Kf7 26.
Ng5+ $18) 26. Qc4+ Kg7 (26... Rf7 $4 27. Qxf7+ Kxf7 28. Ng5+ $18) 27. Qd4+ $11)
23. Ng3 (23. Kh1 Qh5+ 24. Kg1 f3 25. Qc4+ Rf7 $19) 23... fxg3 24. Qc4+ Qxc4 25.
bxc4 gxf2+ 26. Rxf2 Rad8 $17) 21... Rf7 $2 (21... Kh8 $142 22. Kg1 Qxh3 23.
Nxe4 Rae8 (23... f3 $2 24. Bxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qd4+ Kg8 $11 {converts to the same
idea that we have seen before.}) 24. Nxd6 Re6 $19) 22. Nxe4 Re8 (22... Qxh3+
23. Kg1 {[%cal Ge4g5,Ge4d6,Gc4f7]} Raf8 24. f3 $14) 23. Nxd6 Qxh3+ 24. Kg1 Qg4+
(24... Re6 25. Qxe6 Qxe6 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. exf4 Qg4+ 28. Kh1 Qh3+ $11) 25. Kh2
Qh5+ 26. Kg2 (26. Kg1 Qg4+ $11) 26... f3+ 27. Kg3 Qg6+ 28. Qg4 $4 (28. Kh4 $8 {
was the only move to stay in the game. Surprisingly there is no way for Black
to mate the daring king.} Qxd6 29. Kh3 Re6 {Diagram [#]} 30. Bxg7 $1 {An
important resource taking control of the h6 square.} Kxg7 (30... Rxg7 31. Rad1
Qe5 32. Rd8+ Kf7 33. Rd7+ Kf8 34. Rxg7 Rh6+ 35. Kg4 Kxg7 36. Kxf3 $14) 31. Qd4+
Qxd4 32. Rg1+ $1 (32. exd4 $4 Rh6+ 33. Kg3 Rg6+ 34. Kh4 Rf4+ 35. Kh3 Rf5 36.
Kh4 Kh6 $19 {followed by mate on the next move is a very nice variation.})
32... Kf8 33. exd4 $11 {Only after extremely accurate play could White have
held the game.}) 28... Qxd6+ 29. Kh3 Re6 $1 {it's all over now.} 30. Rad1 Rh6+
31. Qh4 Rxh4+ 32. Kxh4 Qh2+ {A game filled with many inaccuracies but that is
what makes chess interesting. When your opponent makes a practical sacrifice
and you have the clock running on the side it is extremely difficult to show
computer like accuracy.} 0-1

[Event "WchT 10th"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor"]
[Date "2015.04.19"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2661"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 {This popular variation has
been in the news during the last few months due to Vishy Anand's exploits at
the highest level. His convincing victiories against Carlsen and Nakamura have
left a strong impression on the mind.} O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 (6... c5 {is the other
main line.}) 7. c5 Nh5 8. b4 ({Another move order to reach the popular
position in the game is} 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 c6 {and so on.}) 8...
Nxf4 9. exf4 c6 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O a5 12. a3 Ba6 13. Bxa6 ({A top level game
continued} 13. Na4 Bf6 14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. fxe5 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 axb4 17. axb4 bxc5
18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. bxc5 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 f6 21. Qe3 fxe5 22. Qxe5 Qf6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Aronian,L vs Kramnik, Moscow 2014; and after all the simplifications White's
advantage was too slight to bring the full point.}) 13... Rxa6 14. Qe2 Ra8 15.
Ne5 $146 (15. g3 Bf6 16. Qc2 Qc8 17. Rfc1 Qa6 18. Rab1 axb4 19. axb4 Qc4 20.
Nd2 (20. Qd1 $5) 20... Qa6 21. Nf3 bxc5 22. bxc5 Rfb8 23. Ne2 g6 $11 {1-0
Bryzgalin vs Schroeder, Dresden GER 2013}) 15... Nxe5 16. fxe5 b5 17. Rab1 {
An interesting subtlety. Convincingly provoking Black to take ...axb4.} (17.
Rfb1 $5 {may not be that effective as a provocation. For example} Qc7 18. a4
axb4 19. Rxb4 bxa4 20. Nxa4 (20. Raxa4 Rxa4 21. Rxa4 (21. Nxa4 Qa5 $11) 21...
Rb8 $11) 20... Rfb8 $11 {[%cal Ga8a1]}) 17... axb4 ({White has a nice idea up
his sleeve if Black does not take} 17... Qc7 18. a4 $1 axb4 19. Rxb4 bxa4 20.
Nxa4 $14 {[%csl Gb6][%cal Ga4b6]}) 18. axb4 Qd7 19. Ra1 Ra7 20. Ra2 Rfa8 21.
Rfa1 Qb7 22. Qb2 Ra6 23. g3 f5 {It would be interesting to see how the play
would have developed without this move.} ({For example} 23... R8a7 24. Rxa6 (
24. Kg2 Qa8 25. Rxa6 Rxa6 26. Rxa6 Qxa6 27. Ne2 Qa4 28. Ng1 Qd1 29. Nf3 h6 30.
Qa3 Qa4 $11) 24... Rxa6 25. Rxa6 Qxa6 26. f4 g6 27. Qa2 Qxa2 28. Nxa2 g5 29.
Nc1 Kf8 30. Nb3 Ke8 (30... Bd8 $4 31. Na5 $18) 31. fxg5 (31. Na5 Kd7 32. Nb7 f5
33. Kg2 (33. fxg5 Bxg5 {[%csl Rb4,Rd4][%cal Gg5e3,Ge3d2]}) 33... g4 34. h3 h5
35. h4 Bd8 36. Nd6 Be7 37. Nf7 Bd8 38. Ng5 Be7 39. Nh7 Ke8 $11) 31... Bxg5 32.
h4 Be3+ 33. Kg2 Kd7 34. Kf3 Bg1 $11 {White has too many pawns fixed on the
dark squares.}) 24. exf6 Bxf6 ({It was worth considering to take on a2 first
so that the White N's route gets predefined.} 24... Rxa2 25. Rxa2 Rxa2 26. Nxa2
(26. Qxa2 Bxf6 27. Ne2 e5 $11) 26... Bxf6 27. Nc1 {[%cal Gc1b3] Instead of f3
as in the game, the White N now has to come to b3. But still White has some
chances to exert pressure, due to the possibility of a N move to a5.}) 25. Rxa6
Rxa6 26. Ne2 Qa8 (26... Ra4 $6 {allows White to redirect his R with} 27. Re1 $1
$14 {[%cal Ge1e6]} (27. Rxa4 $6 bxa4 $15)) 27. Rxa6 Qxa6 28. Kg2 $1 {[%cal
Ge2g1,Gg1f3] /\Ng1-f3. White finds a nice way to improve the N. Black must
also beware the famous Q+N combination .} Qa8 ({Black cannot prevent the N
manoeuvre. For example} 28... g5 29. Ng1 g4 $2 30. Qe2 $18 {[%csl Re6,Rg4]})
29. Ng1 $1 (29. Nf4 {allows Black to achieve the only respectable counterplay
left for him} Qe8 {[%cal Ge6e5] /\...e5.} 30. Qa1 (30. Qe2 Bxd4 31. Nxe6 (31.
Qxe6+ Qxe6 32. Nxe6 Bc3 33. Nd8 Bxb4 34. Nxc6 Bxc5 $19) 31... Bc3 $17) 30... e5
31. dxe5 Bxe5 $36) 29... Qa4 30. Nf3 g5 $2 {This move is bad although it was
hard to suggest anything for Black.} (30... Qd1 $2 31. Qa3 Qa4 32. Qe3 Kf7 33.
Qf4 {[%cal Gf3g5,Gf4c7]} Qa7 34. Ne5+ $18) ({If Black plays passive waiting
moves, White does have constructive plans to push home his slight advantage.
For example, let us have a look at an unforced variation} 30... Qa8 31. Qe2 Kf7
32. Qe3 Qb8 (32... h6 33. h4 Qc8 34. Ne5+ (34. g4 $2 e5) 34... Bxe5 35. Qxe5
$14) 33. g4 g6 (33... h6 $6 34. h4 {[%csl Ge5]} Qe8 35. g5 hxg5 36. hxg5 Bd8
37. Ne5+ Kg8 38. g6 Bf6 39. Qh3 Kf8 40. Qh8+ Ke7 41. Qxe8+ Kxe8 42. Nxc6 $18)
34. h4 Qc8 35. Qf4 $14) 31. Qe2 Kf7 32. Qd3 $6 {White misses a great
opportunity.} (32. Ne5+ $142 Bxe5 (32... Kg7 33. Nxc6 $18) 33. dxe5 {[%cal
Ge2h5]} Qxb4 (33... Kg6 34. Qg4 $18 {[%cal Gg4e6]}) 34. Qh5+ Kg7 (34... Kf8 35.
Qh6+ $18 {[%cal Gh6e6,Gh6h7,Gh6g5] White will decide which pawn to take first
depending on where the Black K moves.}) 35. Qxg5+ Kf8 36. Qf6+ Kg8 37. Qxe6+
Kf8 38. Qf6+ Ke8 (38... Kg8 39. e6 Qe4+ 40. Kh3 {The position somehow reminds
me of the famous Botvinnik vs Capablanca duel from the year 1938.} Qg6 41. Qd8+
Kg7 42. Qd7+ Kf6 43. e7 $18) 39. Qxc6+ $18) 32... Kg7 33. Qe3 ({Ding Liren
could have returned to the previous variation after} 33. Qe2 Kf7 (33... Qxb4
34. Qxe6 Qb1 35. Qxc6 $18) 34. Ne5+ $18) 33... Kf7 34. Nxg5+ Bxg5 35. Qxg5 $14
{White still holds an advantage but things are now much more complicated.} Qxb4
36. Qh5+ Kg7 37. Qe5+ Kf7 38. Qc7+ Kf6 39. Qe5+ (39. Qxc6 Qxd4 40. Qxb5 h6 41.
h4 (41. c6 Qe4+ 42. Kg1 Qe1+ 43. Qf1 Qc3 $11) 41... Qe4+ 42. Kh2 Qc2 43. Kg1 d4
$11) 39... Kf7 40. g4 Qb1 41. Qc7+ Kf6 42. Qd8+ Kf7 43. Qd7+ Kf6 44. h4 Qe4+
45. Kg3 h6 46. Qe8 Kg7 47. Qe7+ (47. Qxc6 Qd3+ 48. f3 Qxd4 49. Qxe6 Qg1+ 50.
Kf4 Qxc5 $11) 47... Kg8 48. h5 b4 $2 (48... Qd3+ 49. Kh4 Qe4 50. Qe8+ Kg7 51.
Qxc6 Qf4 $11 {[%cal Gf4f2,Gf4h2]}) 49. Qd8+ Kg7 50. Qc7+ Kf6 51. Qb8 $1 {
[%cal Gb8b4,Gb8h8,Gh8d4]} Qd3+ 52. Kh4 ({A simpler way was} 52. f3 $142 {
[%cal Gb8f8] /\Qf8+ Kg5, Qe7#} Kg7 53. Qc7+ Kf6 (53... Kf8 54. Qd8+ Kf7 55.
Qd7+ Kf8 (55... Kf6 56. g5+ $1 hxg5 57. h6 $18) 56. Qxe6 Qxd4 57. Qxh6+ Kf7 58.
Qg6+ Ke7 59. Qd6+ Kf7 60. Qc7+ Kf8 61. h6 $18) 54. g5+ $1 {This is the key
move.} hxg5 (54... Kxg5 55. Qg7+ Kxh5 (55... Kf5 56. Qg6#) 56. Qg4#) 55. h6 $1
$18) 52... Kg7 53. Qb7+ Kf6 54. Qb8 Kg7 55. Qxb4 {A safer try especially when
one is short of time.} (55. Qc7+ Kf6 (55... Kf8 56. Qd8+ {is similar}) 56. Qd8+
Kf7 57. Qd7+ Kf6 (57... Kf8 58. Qxe6 Qxd4 59. Qxh6+ Ke7 60. Qd6+ Kf7 61. h6
Qxf2+ 62. Kh5 b3 63. h7 b2 64. Qd7+ $18 {[%cal Gh7h8]}) 58. Qe8 $1 Kg7 59. Qe7+
Kh8 60. Qxe6 Qxd4 61. Qxh6+ Kg8 62. f4 $18 {Of course all this can be found in
post-mortem analysis, but is not easy to see at the board. Black's main move
does not work here so White is winning.} b3 $2 63. Qe6+ Kh8 64. Qc8+ Kg7 65.
Qb7+ Kg8 66. Qb8+ Kg7 67. Qxb3 Qxf4 68. Qb7+ Kg8 69. Qxc6 d4 70. Qe8+ Kg7 71.
Qd7+ Kh8 72. c6 Qf6+ 73. Kg3 Qe5+ 74. Kh3 Qe3+ 75. Kh4 Qe1+ 76. Kg5 Qe3+ 77.
Kg6 Qe4+ 78. Kh6 Qf4+ 79. g5 Qf8+ 80. Kg6 Qg8+ 81. Kf5 Qf8+ 82. Ke4 $18) 55...
Qe4 56. Kg3 Qd3+ 57. f3 Qe3 58. Qb1 Kf6 59. Qg6+ Ke7 60. Qg7+ Ke8 61. Qg8+ Ke7
62. Qg7+ Ke8 63. Qe5 Qg1+ 64. Kh3 Qh1+ 65. Kg3 Qg1+ 66. Kf4 Qh2+ (66... Qc1+
67. Qe3 e5+ (67... Qxe3+ 68. Kxe3 Ke7 69. f4 $18) 68. dxe5 Qc2 (68... Qc4+ 69.
Kf5 d4 70. Qxh6 $18) 69. g5 Qh2+ 70. Kg4 Qg2+ 71. Kf5 d4 72. Qf4 d3 (72... hxg5
73. Qe4 Ke7 74. Qxc6 Qc2+ 75. Kxg5 Qg2+ 76. Kh6 Qd2+ 77. Kh7 Qc2+ 78. Kg7 Qg2+
79. Kh8 Qh2 80. Qd6+ Ke8 81. h6 Qh3 82. c6 Qf5 83. c7 $18) 73. e6 d2 74. Qb8+
Ke7 75. Qc7+ Ke8 76. Qd7+ Kf8 77. Qf7#) 67. Ke3 Qg1+ 68. Kd2 Qf2+ 69. Kc3 Qxf3+
$6 {If Black had not taken the pawn then the White K would not have moved
forward easily.} (69... Kf7 $142 70. Qc7+ (70. Kb4 Qb2+ 71. Ka4 Qa2+ $11) (70.
f4 Qf1 71. Qc7+ Kf8 72. Qxc6 Qc4+ 73. Kb2 Qxd4+ $11) 70... Kf6 71. Qf4+ Kg7 72.
Kb3 Qg1 $14) 70. Kb4 Qxg4 (70... Kf7 71. Ka5 Qb3 72. Ka6 Qb1 (72... Qb4 73. g5
hxg5 74. h6 $18) (72... Qb5+ 73. Ka7 Qa5+ 74. Kb7 Qd8 75. Kxc6 Qa8+ 76. Kc7
Qa7+ 77. Kc8 Qa8+ 78. Qb8 Qc6+ 79. Qc7+ $18) 73. Qc7+ Kf6 74. Qxc6 Qa1+ 75. Kb7
Qxd4 76. Qb5 Qe4 77. c6 d4 78. Kb8 d3 79. c7 d2 80. Qf1+ Kg5 81. c8=Q $18) 71.
Ka5 Qf5 72. Qc7 Qxh5 73. Qxc6+ Ke7 74. Qd6+ Kf6 75. c6 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.24"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {After two timid days, our deserved finalists decided to show us some
aspects of their strength! This game is a very rich positional game and
contains everything one would expect of a high-level game.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
d5 4. Nc3 {Alas! We will never know what Gelfand had in mind against the
Catalan!} Be7 {The QGD seems to be one of Gelfand's main black weapons
prepared for this event. A very classical approach which is mostly explored in
the 1927 WC match between legendary Capablanca and Alekhine. Funnily enough,
Grischuk has not had enough of it in this cycle!} 5. Bf4 {An interesting
choice which one would expect from Grischuk. The question many asked
themselves here is how many moves it would take before he offered a draw! At
least the previous ones were not very combative except his first game against
Gelfand.} (5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 O-O 9. g3 b5 $1 $146 10.
Qxb5 Nd7 11. Bg2 c5 12. O-O Rb8 13. Qa4 a5 14. dxc5 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A (2747)
-Gelfand,B (2733)/Kazan RUS 2011}) 5... O-O 6. e3 (6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3
Nc6 9. a3 d4 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. b4 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Bd4 13. Nb5 e5 14. Bg5 Re8 15.
Bxf6 e4 16. Bxd8 exf3+ 17. Kd2 Rxd8 18. Nxd4 Rxd4+ 19. Kc3 fxg2 20. Bxg2 Rg4
21. Rhd1 Be6 22. Bxb7 Rxc4+ 23. Kb2 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A (2747)
-Gelfand,B (2733)/Kazan RUS 2011 (49)}) 6... Nbd7 {This move skips the
activity with 6..c5 in favor of a rock solid but slightly cramped position for
Black.} 7. c5 {This is the most radical approach. White neutralises the
tension in the centre in order to obtain a spatial advantage on the queenside.}
(7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1 Qa5 9. Nd2 cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Qd8 12. Bd3 Nb6 13.
O-O Bd7 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15. d5 Kh8 16. dxe6 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A (2747)-Kramnik,V
(2785)/Kazan 2011/CB19_2011}) 7... Nh5 8. Be2 $5 $146 {No more draw offers! A
good sign for me and the spectators!} (8. Bd3 {used to be the "Tabiya" in this
line, which has been played thousands of times. Did Grsichuk have something
special up his sleeves? The continuation proved that he did!}) (8. b4 Nxf4 9.
exf4 c6 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O a5 12. a3 Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,
A (2747)-Kramnik,V (2785)/Kazan 2011/CB19_2011}) 8... c6 9. O-O Nxf4 10. exf4 {
To be perfectly honest, I have trouble seeing the special appeal of Grischuk's
idea. The bishop on d3 seemed more appealing to me!} f6 {The right decision at
the wrong time. Gelfand believes that he can play e5, and he is right, except
that...this is exactly what Grischuk is waiting for!} 11. b4 Qc7 12. Qd2 Rf7 $6
{Why does Gelfand avoid e5 and instead accept a slightly worse position? Let
us examine the following lines:} ({For better or for worse Black had to go for
} 12... e5 $1 13. Rfd1 $2 (13. Rfe1 $1 {is a good move, because it keeps both
Bf1 and Bd3 as possible choices.} Kh8 14. Bf1 {was the alternative.} (14. Bd3
a5 $1 (14... e4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 Bd8 17. Rae1 a5 18. Re8 $1 axb4 19.
Rxf8+ Nxf8 20. Re8 g6 21. Rxf8+ Kg7 22. Re8 {and White is clearly better.}) 15.
b5 e4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Nxc5 $1 18. dxc5 cxb5 19. Nd4 Bxc5 20. Nxb5 Qf7 {
The dust has settled and Black seems to have the better prospects.}) 14... a5 (
14... e4 $2 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 Bd8 17. Rae1 $36) 15. b5 (15. fxe5 $2 fxe5
16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 axb4 $17) 15... e4 16. Qe3 (16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Nxc5
18. dxc5 Bxc5 $15) 16... Bd8 17. b6 Qb8 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 f5 20. Qe3 Nf6
21. Ne5 g6 22. Bc4 Kg7 23. Rad1 $44 {and White enjoys fine compensation. This
is probably what Gelfand tried to avoid, but instead he ended up in a clearly
worse position!}) (13. Rae1 $5 {This or the other rook to e1 is probably what
Grischuk had in mind.} Kh8 $1 {A very strong prophylactic move confirmed by
the silicon mind!} (13... e4 $2 14. Nxe4 $1 dxe4 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Rxe4 $14 {
[%csl Re7]}) 14. Bd3 $1 {What is this? A blunder?} a5 $1 ({Hardly. If} 14... e4
$2 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 {White obtains a strong initiative! Deep preparation
by Grischuk?!}) 15. fxe5 axb4 $1 (15... fxe5 16. b5 e4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Rxe4
Bf6 19. Rfe1 Qd8 20. h4 $1 {and once again White has a dangerous initiative.})
16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Nd1 {with unclear play.}) (13. fxe5 $2 fxe5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15.
Nxd5 $4 Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 cxd5 $19) 13... a5 $1 14. a3 Re8 {and Black is very
well prepared to open up the game after which he can enjoy his pair of bishops.
}) 13. Rae1 Nf8 14. Bd3 {This is the right moment for the bishop to come to d3.
..Do you understand? Yes Mr. Grischuk! We understand!} Bd7 15. g3 Re8 16. Re3
Bd8 17. Rfe1 {White is clearly better at this point, however Gelfand stays
calm and prepares a trap.} Qb8 18. Na4 $1 Bc7 19. Nb2 {A typical manoeuvre for
the knight!} Rfe7 20. Qc3 Rd8 $1 {Gelfand is trying to get free his bishop
from the pawn chain via e8-h5.} 21. Bf5 {This is too hasty, yet it does not
harm White. He remains in full control! Still, he should go for} (21. a4 $5 Be8
22. a5 Bh5 23. Nh4 $1 {Black has just one weakness but is left with no counter
play and is running out of space!} Qc8 (23... g5 $6 24. fxg5 fxg5 25. Nf5 Ree8
26. Nd6 $1 {Black's position is becoming like Swiss cheese on the dark squares!
} Bxd6 27. cxd6 Qxd6 28. Qd2 Qe7 29. a6 b6 30. Bc2 $1 {White's knight will
head to e5 and Black has to defence against an annoying attack despite his
material advantage.}) 24. Be2 Bf7 25. Nf3 Bh5 (25... Rde8 26. b5 $16) (25...
Ng6 26. Bf1 Rde8 27. Nd3 a6 28. h4 Qd7 29. Bh3 Nh8 $1 {This is a position rich
in strong positional manoeuvres...Black has to bring his knight to d8.} 30. Qd2
Bh5 31. Qe2 Kf8 32. Nb2 Nf7 33. Kg2 Nd8 34. Na4 Bg6 {White is better,
nevertheless it is not easy to crack Black's position. White has to exploit a
drastic plan sooner or later.}) 26. Nd3 Rde8 27. Nh4 Bf7 28. Qb2 a6 29. Bg4 {
and White is clearly better.}) 21... Rf7 $5 {This is the trap Gelfand had
prepared!} 22. Bg4 $6 {Grischuk goes astray. He had to retreat the bishop back
to d3.} e5 $1 {Well calculated by Gelfand!} 23. Bxd7 exf4 24. Be8 fxe3 25. Qxe3
Ng6 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qe6+ Kf8 28. Qh3 (28. Nd1 Re8 29. Qf5 {is also equal.})
28... Qc8 $1 {This strong move seals the game's fate. Grischuk has to concede
a draw!} 29. Qxc8 (29. Qxh7 $2 {loses an exchange to} Kf7 30. Qh5 Rh8 31. Re7+
Kxe7 32. Qxg6 Kf8) 29... Rxc8 30. Kf1 Re8 31. Rb1 Ke7 32. Nd3 a6 33. a4 Kd7 34.
b5 axb5 35. axb5 cxb5 36. Rxb5 Rb8 37. Nb4 Ne7 38. Ne1 Nc6 39. Nxc6 {A nice
fighting game! I believe that all the spectators must have enjoyed it a lot!}
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Williams, Simon Kim"]
[Black "Lanzani, Mario"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2466"]
[BlackElo "2356"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 32768]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bd6 12. Qa4 Bxf4 13.
Qxf4 d4 14. O-O dxe3 15. Rad1 Qf6 16. fxe3 Qxf4 17. exf4 Bg4 18. Bc4 Bxf3 19.
Rxf3 Rfd8 20. Bd5 Kf8 21. Rfd3 Rac8 22. b4 b6 23. Kf2 a5 24. b5 Nb8 25. Kf3 Ke7
26. g4 Rd6 27. g5 Nd7 28. Bc6 Rxd3+ 29. Rxd3 Nc5 30. Re3+ Kd6 31. h4 Rf8 32. f5
f6 33. Kg4 Rf7 34. g6 hxg6 35. fxg6 f5+ 36. Kg5 Rf8 37. h5 f4 38. Re1 f3 39. h6
Ne6+ 40. Rxe6+ Kxe6 41. hxg7 Rg8 42. Bxf3 Rxg7 43. Bd1 Ke7 44. Bb3 Kf8 45. Kf6
{[%tqu "De","Schwarz steht mit dem Rьcken zur Wand. Kann er noch
entschlьpfen?","","","a5a4","",5]} a4 $3 (45... Rf7+ $2 46. Bxf7 (46. gxf7 $4
a4 $11) 46... a4 47. g7#) 46. Bxa4 (46. Bc4 Rf7+ $11) 46... Rf7+ 47. Ke6 (47.
gxf7 {stalemate Patt}) 47... Ra7 48. Bc2 Rxa3 49. Kd6 Rc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2003.04.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Praslov, Andrey"]
[Black "Lugovoi, Aleksei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2417"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2003.04.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. b4 b6
9. Bd3 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. O-O Qc8 12. h3 Qb7 13. Qc2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Ra6 15. b5
Raa8 16. bxc6 Qxc6 17. cxb6 Rac8 18. Rfc1 Nxb6 19. Ne5 Qa8 20. Ne2 Rxc1+ 21.
Rxc1 Rc8 22. Qb5 Nc4 23. a4 Rb8 24. Qc6 Ba3 25. Qxa8 Rxa8 26. Rc2 Rc8 27. f3 h6
28. Nxc4 dxc4 29. e4 Nd7 30. Bd2 Bb4 31. Bc3 Nb6 32. Ra2 Rd8 33. Kf2 Bxc3 34.
Nxc3 Rxd4 35. Rb2 Nd7 36. Rb5 Rd2+ 37. Ne2 Ra2 38. Rxa5 Nb6 39. Rc5 Rxa4 40.
Nc3 Ra3 41. Rc6 Rxc3 42. Rxb6 Rc2+ 43. Kg3 e5 44. Rb8+ Kh7 45. h4 h5 46. Rb7 f6
47. Rb8 c3 48. Rc8 Rc1 49. Rf8 c2 50. Rc8 g6 51. Rc7+ Kg8 52. Kh2 Kf8 53. Rc8+
Ke7 54. Rc3 g5 55. hxg5 fxg5 56. Kg3 g4 $1 {[%mdl 4096]} 57. fxg4 h4+ 58. Kh2 (
58. Kf2 Kf6 59. Rc5 Kg5 (59... h3 $2 60. Kg3 hxg2 61. Kxg2 $11) 60. Rxe5+ Kf4
61. Rc5 (61. Rf5+ Kxe4 62. Rc5 Kd3 63. Rd5+ Kc4 $19) 61... h3 62. gxh3 Rh1 63.
Rxc2 Rh2+ $19) 58... Kf6 59. Rc5 Kg6 60. g5 Kh5 61. g4+ hxg3+ 62. Kg2 {[%tqu
"En","Black to move and win","","","h5g6","",6,"De","Schwarz zieht und
gewinnt","","","h5g6","",6,"Fr","Les Noirs jouent et gagnent","","","h5g6","",
6]} Kg6 (62... Kxg5 $2 63. Rxe5+ Kf4 64. Rc5 Kxe4 65. Rc8 $11) 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.31"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[Annotator "Negi,P"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{As in the previous rounds, Andreikin avoided mainstream theory - and it can
be said successfully, but then he failed to make a tough decision that could
have put the Kramnik under pressure.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 {
Kramnik sticks to his favourite Queen's Gambit Declined.} 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 $5 {
Much less played than the ultra theoretical 6.e3, this move has been gaining
popularity recently as it 'avoids' the typical solid lines with Nbd7-c5 that
black employs after e3.} b6 {Andreikin spent some time trying to choose
between going into a typical structure with cxd5-Nxd5-Nxd5-exd5, or continue
to try and maintain the tension in the centre.} (6... Nbd7 7. Nb5 $1 {is the
point - and now the use of a3, preventing ...Bb4+ is clear.}) ({In the
previous game Kramnik had continued:} 6... dxc4 {which is probably what
Andreikin had mainly prepared against.}) 7. e3 {Eventually Dmitry avoids the
typical Queen's Gambit Declined structure, possiby because of Kramnik's vast
experience in such structures.} c5 {Instant reply, and once again Andreikin is
in a difficult situation: how to avoid the former World Champion's impressive
preparation, and yet maintain tension in the game.} 8. Qc2 {An offbeat move. I
believe Andreikin had some idea about it, but considering the amount of time
he took, he had definitely not prepared it for this game. But he achieved his
aim of avoiding any forcing preparation - and now an interesting battle over
the board begins.} cxd4 {Black decides against maintaining the tension in the
centre, and bringing more tactical options into focus.} 9. Nxd4 (9. exd4 {
will just leave White with an eventual isolated pawn.}) 9... Bb7 10. Rd1 Nbd7
11. cxd5 {A critical moment. Black can just make the obivious recapture with ..
.Nxd5, and hope to equalise in the ensuing symmetrical position. Or, he could
try to win a piece with the pawn fork - e5.} e5 {Kramnik chooses to take the
challenge! Unfortunately things aren't as easy for Black - and he possibly
underestimated either White's 14th or 15th move.} (11... Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13.
Bb5 $1 {Despite the drawish nature of such structures, White's considerably
more active pieces, along with a glaring weakeness on c6, and uncomfortable
Qd8, don't make Black's life easy yet.}) 12. Nc6 (12. Nf5 exf4 13. d6 Bxd6 14.
Nxd6 Qc7 15. exf4 {White wins a pawn, but the king stuck on e1 makes it look
only dangerous for him.}) 12... Bxc6 13. dxc6 exf4 14. exf4 $1 {A nice
intermediate move! At first sight the suddenly naked king on e1, along with
the tantalizing possibility of checks on the e file make it look dangerous for
White. But there is no clear way to make use of this temporary weakeness,
while White wins back his piece in the next move, followed by a quick
consolidation with Be2 and 0-0.} Bxa3 $5 {A nice tactical idea - which can
explain Kramnik's e5. Now White needs to make an important decision.} (14...
Bd6 15. cxd7 Qxd7 16. Be2 Qc7 17. g3 $14) 15. bxa3 $2 {Andreikin may have
missed the nice equalising trick 18...Nce4 - or perhaps he wanted to avoid the
murky looking complications after cxd7.} (15. cxd7 $1 {Having computers
assisting us, it's easy to point out cxd7 as a much stronger move - but during
a tense match, it's not that easy to understand that the dangerous looking
pawn on d7 will not actually fall!} Bb4 (15... Bd6 16. Bb5 $1 {is an important
resource!}) 16. Be2 Qc7 17. Qb3 $1 {A typical, highly effective move of the
machine that is hard to find a few moves before. With the concrete trick of
0-0, Nd5 White manages to keep his formidable pawn, and maintain serious
winning chances.} ({An obvious} 17. O-O {simply drops the pawn.} Rad8) 17... a5
18. O-O Rad8 19. Nd5 $1 $16) 15... Qe8+ 16. Be2 Nc5 17. O-O Qxc6 18. Bf3 Nce4
$1 {A nice little tactic that saves Black by a Whisker. Despite an ominous pin
along f3-a8 diagonal, white is unable to avoid the threatened simplifications.}
19. Rc1 (19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 Qxc3 $11 {was the key point.}) 19... Qxc3 20.
Qxc3 Nxc3 21. Rxc3 Rac8 {Now the game enters much calmer waters, and Kramnik
easily steers his position to safety.} 22. Rfc1 Rxc3 23. Rxc3 Re8 24. g4 Kf8
25. g5 Ng8 {Despite the temporary passivity of Black's pieces, he is in no
real danger. The knight will soon regroup to f5.} 26. Kg2 g6 27. h4 Ne7 28. Rc7
Nf5 29. h5 Re7 30. Rc8+ Re8 31. Rc7 Re7 32. Rc8+ Re8 33. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad-ch56"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1983.01.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Yuneev, Alexey"]
[Black "Polovodin, Igor A"]
[Result "*"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2335"]
[BlackElo "2435"]
[Annotator "Nesis,G/Fedorov,VI"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "1983.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2006"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Be7 11. Rd2 $5 Rd8 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Rxd5 $5 14. Bd3
e5 $1 15. Bg3 h6 (15... Bg4 $5 16. O-O $6 Rxd3 $1 17. Rxd3 e4 18. Rd4 Nxd4 19.
Nxd4 Qd5 20. h3 Bd7 {Agzamov-Ubilava 1982}) 16. Bc4 (16. O-O Be6 $11) 16...
Rxd2 17. Nxd2 Bd7 18. O-O Be8 (18... Rc8 $5) 19. Ba2 Rd8 20. Nc4 Qb5 $11 (20...
Qd5 21. Ra1 $14) 21. Qf5 Bf6 *

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 6th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2018.08.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2842"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[Annotator "Nielsen,Peter Heine"]
[PlyCount "193"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 186"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 {A surprise.
Nakamura was favouring 6...Nbd7 until the candidates tournament of 2016 when
he introduced 6...c5 into his repertoire and now in this game he gives Black's
3rd alternative a go.} 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Ba6 $5 {A popular move of recent,
which I very much would like to criticise on general grounds. Why try
exchanging pieces and leaving the c6-square weak, when putting the bishop on
the beautiful long diagonal at b7 instead is possible? However the game-move
was actually introduced by Magnus himself! Against Ding in Wijk 2015 leading
to a not too eventful draw.} 9. Qe2 Bxc4 $5 {Magnus played 9...Qc8, but
Nakamura tries a more active approach.} 10. Qxc4 c5 11. dxc5 bxc5 $5 {An
interesting and principled decision. Instead of accepting to be slightly worse
in a symmetrical position, Black makes the bold statement: Sure I do have an
isolated pawn and give you the c4-square, but my position is so robust that
it's of insignificant value. To an extent the game confirms Nakamura's
statement.} 12. O-O Nc6 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Ne5 Qb6 15. Nxc6 (15. Na4 Qb7 16. Nxc6
Qxc6 17. Bg5 {followed by 18.Bxf6 would lead to a very typical position very
much in the spirit of this line. White will claim a strategic edge, Black that
it is not relevant!}) 15... Rxc6 16. b3 h6 17. Rfd1 Qb7 (17... Qa6 {also was
interesting, as while endgames in principle favour White due to his better
structure, Black in most likelihood will manage to force through ...c4,
equalising.}) 18. h3 Rfc8 19. Na4 Nd7 $6 {Somewhat too cautious.
Overprotecting the c5-pawn really is unneccesary so using the more active
d5-square en route to eventually b6 only has upsides compared to the game.} 20.
Rd2 Nb6 21. Nxb6 Rxb6 22. Rcd1 {Very tempting, attacking as quickly as
possible in the d-file, but as Black seems to have sufficient defensive
resources the more positional 22.Be5!? might have been the better way of
keeping long-term pressure.} Bf6 23. Rd7 Qa6 24. Qe4 {Playing for an attack.} (
{If} 24. Qc2 {then} c4 {and Black starts liquidating his only weakness,
equalising the position.}) 24... e5 $5 {At first looking like a tactical
blunder, but in reality just a well-calculated sequence.} ({So would have been
} 24... Qxa2 $5 25. Be5 Rb4 $1 26. Qf3 Bxe5 27. Qxf7+ Kh7 28. Qxe6 Rf8 $1 29.
Qxe5 Qxf2+ {with a drawish position.}) 25. Bxh6 Re8 $5 (25... gxh6 $2 26. Rxf7
$1 {wins, as} Kxf7 27. Qh7+ {mates on the 7th rank.}) ({Not taking the bishop,
but only a pawn however works, as after} 25... Qxa2 $5 26. Qg4 Qxb3 27. R7d6 {
White does look winning, threatening to take on c8 and f6, but:} Rcb8 $1 {
defends due to} 28. Rxf6 $2 Qxd1+ $1 29. Qxd1 Rb1 $1 $17) 26. Qg4 Qxa2 27. e4
Qxb3 28. Be3 Rb7 $1 {White's initiative is fading, Black is managing well to
neutralise to a draw.} 29. R7d6 Be7 30. R6d5 Bf8 31. Bxc5 Bxc5 32. Rxc5 Qe6 33.
Qe2 Rd7 34. Rxd7 Qxd7 35. Rd5 Qc7 {A good time to agree to a draw, was it not
for the fact that Magnus desperately needed to win in order to catch up with
the leaders, as well as the tournament is played after Corsican rules, meaning
no draw-offers were allowed.} 36. Qd2 Ra8 37. Rd7 Qc4 38. f3 Qc5+ 39. Kh2 Qc6 (
{A computer would happily have pushed} 39... a5 $1 {as after} 40. Qa2 Qf8 41.
Qd5 a4 $1 42. Rxf7 Qxf7 43. Qxa8+ Kh7 44. Qxa4 Qf4+ $1 {Black gives perpetual
check.}) 40. Rd6 Qc5 41. Ra6 Qe7 42. Qe3 Kh7 43. Kg3 Qb7 44. Qa3 f6 45. Kh2 $1
{Walking up the board with the king, or starting to push the pawns is only an
attempt to lose, so magnus shows dicipline and retracts his steps.} Qc7 46. Qa1
Qb7 47. Qa5 Qd7 48. Qa2 Qe7 49. Qf2 Qb7 50. Qa2 Qe7 51. Qd5 $5 {An interesting
idea. At first it looks like it allows black just to activate his passive rook,
but it does have some hidden point.} Rb8 52. Qa5 Rb7 ({Nothing was wrong with} 
52... Ra8 {but Nakamura wants to "punish" White's seeming inaccuracy.}) 53. Qe1
Qd7 54. Qh4+ Kg8 55. Qf2 Qf7 $6 56. Qa2 $5 {An interesting idea only made
possible as the rook is now on b7 and not a8. At first it seems absurd to
offer the trade of queens, but that does however allow White more freedom in
activating his king as well as starting to push his kingside pawns. Having
said that, even without the a7-pawn the ensuing ending would be considered a
trivial draw.} Qxa2 57. Rxa2 {Had Black's rook been on a8, then...a5! would
have been possible.} Kh7 58. Ra6 Kg6 59. h4 Kh5 60. Kh3 Rf7 61. g4+ Kh6 62. Kg3
{White has made some progress and starts "threatening" g5+. What should Black
do about it?} g5 $6 ({The answer is: Absolutely nothing!, after} 62... Kg6 63.
g5 {the threat of 64.Kg4 is easily parried by} Kh5 $1 {when White can make no
progress, meaning a trivial draw.}) 63. h5 Kg7 64. Kf2 Rb7 65. Ra3 Kh6 66. Ke3
{Nakamura starts feeling the pressure, as the draw no longer is as trivial as
expected. Black's idea of a fortress just blocking the d-line, does not work,
as due to the protected passed pawn on h5, a rook-exchange leads to a
trivially won pawn ending for White.} a5 $4 (66... Rd7 $1 67. Rd3 Rb7 $1 {
is still a relatively easy and concrete draw. If} 68. Kd2 a5 {Similarly} 69.
Ra3 (69. Kc3 a4 70. Kc4 Kg7 71. Ra3 {then} Rd7 $1 {is a key point, as} 72. Rxa4
Rd4+ $1 {allows 73...Rd3 next with an instant draw.}) 69... Rb5 70. Kc3 Kh7 71.
Kc4 Rb4+ 72. Kc5 Rd4 $1 73. Rxa5 Rd3 74. Ra7+ Kh6 75. Rf7 Rxf3 76. Kd5 Rf4 $1 {
is just in time to secure the draw.  Still now we are analysing concrete
varations with Black drawing by a tempo. Not what Black was expecting just a
few moves back, and Nakamura has not made the mental shift yet, and still is
under the impression he has an impregnable fortress.}) 67. Rxa5 {The idea of
annotating this game, was to write a detailed analysis of the ensuing ending.
However, all there is to say is that White is winning! Unknown to most of us,
including me, but the plan was demonstrated already in the game Gajewski (who
was present in St. Louis as Anands second) vs MVL (who sat next to this game,
still playing vs. Karjakin!).} Rb3+ 68. Kf2 Rb2+ 69. Kg3 Kg7 {The intended
fortress. But as all pawn endings are won for White, offering continuous
rook-swaps will break down the black fortress.} 70. Ra7+ $6 {In principle
perfectionism. As 70...Kh6 71Rf7! wins immediately, White now forces the black
king to lose a tempo. However, much more relevantly Black gets 1 move closer
to a draw by 50 moves without a pawn-push!} Kg8 71. Ra1 Kg7 72. Rf1 Ra2 73. Rf2
$1 {The principal idea, offering an exchange of rook to gain acces for White's
king.} Ra3 74. Rd2 Ra7 75. Kf2 Kf7 76. Ke2 Rb7 77. Rd3 Ra7 78. Kd2 Ke6 79. Kc3
Ke7 80. Kc4 Rc7+ 81. Kb5 Rc1 82. Rb3 Kf7 83. Kb6 Rc2 84. Kb7 Rc1 85. Kb8 $1 {
The target position. Now Rb7-c7 is the way of bridging the way for White's
king.} Kg8 $5 86. Rb6 $1 {Forcing the king to defend the f-pawn, thus ensuring
Rb7 will be with check.} Kg7 87. Rb7+ Kg8 ({If} 87... Kh6 {then} 88. Rf7 $1 Rc6
89. Kb7 {is a trivial win.}) 88. Rc7 $1 Rb1+ 89. Kc8 Rb3 90. Kd7 $1 {The only
slightly complex moment, in an else very mechanical way to win this endgame.
Black will win a couple of pawns but White's king will take a dominat position
combining mating threats with creating another decisive passed pawn.} Rxf3 91.
Ke6 Rf4 92. h6 Kh8 93. Rb7 Kg8 94. Rg7+ $1 {As 94...Kf8 95.Rg6+! followed by
96.h7 mates instantly, Black now has to allow the white king to access the
g6-square.} Kh8 95. Kf7 Rxe4 96. Kg6 Ra4 97. Rh7+ {97.Re7 also was sufficient,
but this makes sure that an eventual h7 will be with check and thus win a
tempo in the ensuing positions where White has taken the f- and g-pawn with
his king and will start advancing his own pawns. Nakamura had seen enough and
resigned.} 1-0

[Event "Linares 13th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1995.03.11"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1995.03.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Be2 Ne4 $6 (9... Re8 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bh4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nd5
14. Bxe7 Ncxe7 15. O-O Nxc3 16. Qxc3 Qc7 17. Nd4 Bd7 $10 {Sokolov,I-Lobron,E/
Debrecen/1992/1:0/41/}) (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nh5 (10... Qxd1+ 11. Rxd1 b6 12. e4
Rd8 13. Rxd8+ Nxd8 14. e5 Ne8 15. Ke2 Bb7 16. Rd1 h6 17. Be3 Bxe3 18. Kxe3 Kf8
$10 {Dreev,A-Vaganian,R/Tilburg/1993/0,5/34/}) 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Bxe7 (12. Qxd8
Rxd8 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Ke2 Bd7 15. Ne5 Be8 16. Rhd1 Nf6 $10 {Agzamov,G-Zaitsev,
I/Erevan(zt)/1982/0,5/46/}) 12... Qxe7 13. O-O Rd8 14. Qe2 Bd7 $10 {Nikolic,
P-Georgiev,Kir/Dubai(ol)/1986/0:1/32/}) 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Ne5 Qf6 12. Nxc6 bxc6
13. Qc2 e5 (13... a5 14. O-O $2 (14. Qxe4 Qxb2 15. Be5 $16) 14... e5 15. Bg3
Re8 $1 16. b3 (16. Qxe4 Bf5 17. Qf3 $2 (17. Qh4 Qe6 $15) 17... e4 18. Qf4 g5
19. Qc7 Re7 $19) 16... Bf5 17. Qb2 Qe7 18. Rfb1 f6 $15 {Muse,M-Van der Sterren,
P/Altensteig/1991/0:1/50/}) 14. Bg3 Bf5 15. O-O $16 Qe7 (15... a5 16. Qc3 Rfe8
17. b4 $16) 16. b4 Bb6 17. c5 Bc7 18. Rfd1 Bg6 (18... Rfd8 19. a4 Bg6 20. b5 f5
(20... cxb5 21. axb5 f5 22. b6 axb6 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. cxb6 Bd6 25. Qc6 Rd8 26.
Bh4 $18) 21. b6 axb6 22. cxb6 Bd6 23. a5 $1 f4 24. a6 fxg3 25. hxg3 $16) 19.
Qa4 $1 Qe8 (19... Rad8 20. Qxc6 f5 21. Bh4 $18) 20. b5 f5 (20... cxb5 $32 21.
Bxb5 Qe7 22. c6 $16) 21. bxc6 f4 22. Bh4 Bf5 23. Rd7 $1 Bxd7 24. cxd7 Qg6 25.
Be7 Kh8 (25... Rfb8 26. Bc4+ Kh8 27. Bd5) 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. Qb3 Bd8 (27... f3
28. Bf1 fxg2 29. Bxg2 Qf5 30. Kh1 $18) (27... Qc6 28. Qb5) 28. Rd1 h6 29. Rd6
Qg5 30. Re6 f3 31. Bf1 fxg2 32. Bxg2 Qf5 33. Qa2 Qg4 34. Rd6 Rf5 35. Qe6 Kh7
36. h3 Qg5 37. Kf1 $1 Rf8 38. Bxe4+ Kh8 39. Qe8 Be7 (39... Qe7 40. Qg6) 40.
Qxf8+ $1 1-0

[Event "Capablanca Memorial-15"]
[Site "Cienfuegos"]
[Date "1979.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Forintos, Gyozo Victor"]
[Black "Sisniega, Marcel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1979.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "CUB"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 c5 5. dxc5 O-O 6. a3 Bxc5 7. Bf4 d5 8. e3
Nc6 9. Nf3 Re8 (9... Qa5 $5) 10. Rd1 (10. O-O-O $5 e5 (10... Qa5 11. Nd2 Be7
12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nb3 Qd8 $14 {Doroshkievich,V-Popov,N/Rostov/1976/0,5/46/})
11. Bg5 d4 12. Nd5 Be6 $6 (12... Be7) 13. Bd3 $1 Bxd5 14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Bxf6
gxf6 16. Bxh7+ Kf8 17. Be4 $16 {Forintos,G-Vaiser,A/Tallinn/1986/1:0/51/})
10... e5 11. Bg5 d4 12. Nd5 Be6 $2 (12... Be7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Bd3 g6 15.
Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. O-O Bg4 17. Be4 $14 {Vaiser,A/Semkov,S/Sochi/1982/1:0/44/}) 13.
Bxf6 gxf6 14. Bd3 $16 Rc8 $5 15. O-O b5 16. b3 bxc4 17. bxc4 Bxa3 18. Bxh7+ Kg7
19. exd4 $6 (19. Bf5 $5 {/\Qe4/} Qd7 (19... Bxd5 20. cxd5 $16) 20. Nh4 $14)
19... Bxd5 20. cxd5 Nxd4 21. Qe4 (21. Qd3 Rc3 $1) 21... Rc4 $1 22. Nxd4 (22.
Bf5 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 Bd6 $14) 22... exd4 $6 (22... Rxd4 23. Rxd4 exd4 24. Qxd4
Kxh7 25. Qd3+ Kg7 26. Qxa3 Qxd5 27. Qxa7 $14) 23. Qf3 $1 Bd6 (23... Kxh7 24.
Qd3+ $18) 24. Bd3 Rc5 25. g3 (25. Qg4+ Kf8 26. Qxd4 Rxd5 $1 27. Qxa7 Rxd3 28.
Rxd3 Bxh2+ $10) 25... Re5 26. Be4 Rc3 27. Qg4+ Rg5 28. Qh4 Bc5 29. Rfe1 $2 (29.
Qh7+ Kf8 30. Rfe1 $16) 29... Qh8 $10 30. Qf4 Re5 31. Qg4+ Rg5 32. Qf4 Re5 33.
Bf3 Qe8 34. Re4 d3 35. Qg4+ Kf8 36. Qh4 Rxe4 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qxe8+ Kxe8 39.
Bxe4 Rc2 40. Bxd3 Rxf2 41. Kh1 Kd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Basel Hilton op 12th"]
[Site "Basel"]
[Date "2010.01.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Mirzoev, Azer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2602"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2010.01.01"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 {Dieser Zug ist gegen
die Variante 6.e3 Nbd7 gerichtet, erlaubt aber andere vernьnftige
Mцglichkeiten.} dxc4 (6... Nbd7 $6 7. Nb5 {und dank a3 verfьgt Schwarz nicht
ьber das Schach auf b4.}) (6... b6 {ist aber auch ganz gut.}) ({wдhrend} 6...
c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3 {zur alten Hauptvariante ьbergeht.}) 7. e3 a6 8. Bxc4 b5
9. Bd3 Bb7 10. b4 ({Will WeiЯ c5 mittels b4 verhindern, bekommt Schwarz
Gegenspiel dank a5. Nach dem besseren} 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Rd1 {hat Schwarz noch
einige Schwierigkeiten zu ьberwinden.}) 10... c6 $6 ({Mein Gegner fьhrte
diesen logischen Zug fast sofort aus. Aber mich stцrte vor allem} 10... a5 $1
11. bxa5 (11. Rb1 $6 axb4 12. axb4 Na6 $15) (11. Nxb5 Nd5 $5) 11... c6 12. O-O
Qxa5 13. Qc2 Nbd7 {mit gutem Spiel.}) 11. Bxb8 $5 ({Nach} 11. O-O a5 {[%cal
Gb8a6] will Schwarz Na6 spielen, und im Fall von} 12. Bxb8 {gibt es den
Zwischenzug} axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 Qxb8 {[%cal Gf6d5,Gb8d6] Schwarz
steht befriedigend.}) (11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nd7 {[%cal Gd7f6,Gf6d5,Ga6a5]})
11... Qxb8 12. O-O (12. Ne4 {ist zu langsam:} Nxe4 13. Bxe4 a5 14. Rb1 axb4 15.
axb4 Ra4 16. Qd2 Qd6) 12... a5 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Bd6 ({Schwarz konnte
mittels} 14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 {ausgleichen, da der weiЯe Springer nicht
rechtzeitig nach c5 kommt.}) 15. Qc2 h6 16. Rfc1 Rc8 ({Ich hielt die
Ьberfьhrung der Dame nach e7 fьr besser, aber WeiЯ behдlt etwas Vorteil nach} 
16... Qd8 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Qe7 19. Ne5 Rfc8 20. Qd2 Ra4 21. Nd3 $14) 17.
Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 e5 $6 (18... Qc7 {Nach diesem aktiven Zug kann WeiЯ einen
klaren Plan fassen. Richtig war} 19. h3 Ra4 $132) 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. Qc5 Bf6 $2
({Die schwarze Kцnigsstellung ist verteidigungsfдhig nach} 20... Bd6 21. Qf5 (
21. Qh5 $5) 21... g6 22. Qf6 (22. Qh3 Kg7 23. Nd4 c5 $1 $13) 22... Bf8 (22...
Qc7 23. Bxg6 (23. Bd5 $5) 23... fxg6 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 25. Qxh6+ Kg8 26. Qg6+ Kh8
27. Rd1 $18) 23. Ne5 Rc7 $13 {Nach dem Textzug geht es hingegen abwдrts.}) 21.
Qf5 Kf8 22. h3 $5 ({In den meisten konkreten Varianten braucht WeiЯ ein
Luftloch. Gut war aber auch} 22. Qh7 Qc7 23. Nd4 $16) 22... Qc7 (22... Ra2 23.
Qh7 Qc7 (23... Ke7 24. Bd3 $40) 24. Nd4 $40) 23. Nd4 Bxd4 $6 {Eine
zweifelhafte Entscheidung, da der Lдufer eine wichtige Abwehrfigur ist.} 24.
exd4 Qd6 25. Qh7 Qf6 26. Rb3 $1 ({Der Turm wird ins Spiel gebracht. Wenig
ьberzeugend ist} 26. Bf5 $6 Rd8 $13) ({aber} 26. Re1 g5 27. Bc2 $5 {war auch
vorteilhaft:} Rd8 28. Bb3 Bc8 29. Bxf7 (29. Rbc1 Bf5 30. Rxc6 Bxh7 31. Rxf6 Bg6
32. d5 $14) 29... Qg7 30. Qxg7+ Kxg7 31. Bh5 $36) 26... Ke7 $6 ({Nach} 26... g5
{kommt jetzt} 27. Rf3 Qg7 28. Qf5 Kg8 29. h4 Rd8 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. Qc5 $18 {
Aber der Kцnigsausflug erweist sich als hoffnungslos.}) 27. Bb1 $5 Rh8 28. Re3+
Kd7 29. Qc2 Rhe8 30. Rf3 Qe7 31. d5 Ra6 32. Qd2 (32. Re3 Qg5 (32... Qd6 $2 33.
Qf5+ Kd8 34. Rxe8+ Kxe8 35. Re1+ Kd8 (35... Kf8 36. Qh7 $18) 36. Qxf7 $18) 33.
h4 Qf6 34. Qd3 $18) 32... cxd5 33. Qf4 $2 $138 ({In Zeitnot ьbersah ich den
leichten Gewinn} 33. Bf5+ Kd8 (33... Kd6 34. Qd4 $18) 34. Qxd5+ $1 Rd6 35. Qxb5
$18) 33... Rd6 (33... Qe5 34. Qg4+ $1 Rae6 35. Bf5 $18) ({Hartnдckiger war aber
} 33... Qd6 34. Qxf7+ Re7 35. Bf5+ Kd8 36. Qf8+ Re8 37. Qxg7 $18) 34. Bd3 Bc6
35. Qd4 (35. Bf5+ Kc7 (35... Kd8 36. Rxc6 $1 $18) 36. Re3 Qd8 37. Qd4 $18)
35... Kd8 36. Qxg7 {Es fьhren mehrere Wege nach Rom.} (36. Re3 Qb7 37. Qxg7 $18
) 36... f6 (36... Qg5 37. Qa1 $1 $18) 37. Qxh6 d4 38. Rg3 Re6 39. Kh2 ({
Ich hatte das richtige Gefьhl, dass} 39. Rxc6 {gewinnen sollte, war mir aber
wegen Zeitnot nicht sicher. Man sehe} Rxc6 40. Bxb5 Re6 (40... Qe1+ 41. Kh2 Rc1
42. Qxf6+ $18) 41. Bxe8 Qxe8 42. Ra3 $18) 39... Qxb4 40. Bf5 Rd6 $2 41. Rg7
Ree6 42. Rxc6 1-0

[Event "FRA-chT Top 12"]
[Site "Mulhouse"]
[Date "2011.05.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Avrukh, Boris"]
[Black "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2603"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2011.05.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Lutece"]
[BlackTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FRA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 b6 {Wenige Zьge
wurden gespielt, und schon haben wir uns gegenseitig ьberrascht!} 7. cxd5 Nxd5
8. Nxd5 Qxd5 ({Der Hauptzug ist hier} 8... exd5 {, aber das Bauernopfer schien
mir interessant zu sein. Das Stellungstyp ist einer populдren Variante der
Nimzoindischen Verteidigung sehr дhnlich: 4.Qc2 0-0 5.a3 Bxc3 6.Qxc3 d5.}) 9.
Bxc7 Ba6 (9... Nc6 {wurde in einer frьheren GM Partie versucht, aber WeiЯ
sollte nach} 10. e3 Bb7 11. Bd3 $5 $146 {besser stehen.}) 10. Bxb8 $5 {
Vermutlich der beste Versuch, auch wenn Schwarz genug Gegenspiel haben sollte.}
({Hier sind einige vernьnftige Alternativen:} 10. e3 Bxf1 11. Rxf1 Nd7 $5 ({
logischer sieht} 11... Nc6 12. Qd3 Rac8 13. Bg3 Na5 $44 {aus, aber die
Entwicklung nach d7 ist ebenfalls stark)}) 12. Rc1 Rfc8 13. Rc2 Qa5+ 14. Ke2
Nc5 15. dxc5 Rxc7 16. cxb6 Qa6+ 17. Ke1 Rxc2 18. Qxc2 Rc8 $44) (10. Bg3 Nc6 11.
e3 Qa5+ ({oder} 11... Bxf1 12. Kxf1 Rac8 13. h3 Na5 $44) 12. Nd2 Bxf1 13. Rxf1
Rac8 14. b4 Qb5 15. Qe2 Qa4 16. Qd1 Qb5 $11) 10... Raxb8 11. e3 Bxf1 ({
Vorzuziehen ist wohl das weniger natьrliche} 11... Rbc8 12. Bxa6 Qa5+ {wonach
Schwarz ausgleichen sollte. Man sehe} 13. Qd2 (13. Nd2 Qxa6 14. Qe2 Qa5 15. O-O
Rc2 16. b4 Qf5 $44) 13... Qxa6 14. Rd1 Qa4 15. Qd3 Rc2 16. b3 Qa5+ 17. b4 Qa4
18. O-O Rfc8 $44) 12. Kxf1 Qb5+ ({Im Falle von} 12... Rbc8 13. Qd3 {kann WeiЯ
seine Figuren koordinieren:} Rc7 14. Ke2 Rfc8 15. Rhd1 $14) 13. Qe2 Qb3 14. h4
({Der Computer gibt hier} 14. g3 $1 {als besser an. Aber fьr einen Menschen
ist es schwer zu ahnen, dass WeiЯ nach} Rbc8 15. Ne1 $1 {in der Tat besser
stehen soll!}) 14... Rbc8 15. Ne1 e5 $6 {Ein optimistischer Zug, der auch
nicht unlogisch ist. Schwarz цffnet mehr Linien, um zu versuchen, die wenig
harmonierenden weiЯen Figuren auszunьtzen.} ({Vorzuziehen war aber} 15... Rfd8
16. Rh3 h6 $13 {wonach sich WeiЯ ebenfalls schwer tut, um seine Krдfte zu
koordinieren.}) 16. dxe5 ({Auf} 16. Rh3 {sind beide Reaktionen gut:} exd4 ({
und auch} 16... e4 $5 {, damit der Rh3 auЯer Spiel bleibt}) 17. e4 (17. exd4
Qc4 $11) 17... Qe6 18. Nd3 Rfe8 $13) 16... f6 17. e6 $6 ({Hier hдtte WeiЯ in
Vorteil kommen kцnnen. Aber der Bauer e5 dьrfte sich in dieser Hinsicht nicht
bewegen. Nach} 17. exf6 $6 Bxf6 18. Rh3 Rfd8 {besitzt Schwarz sichtlich tolle
Kompensation.}) ({Richtig war aber} 17. Rh3 $1 fxe5 18. e4 {Somit spielt der
Rh3 nun eine aktive Rolle:} Qa4 (18... Qe6 19. Rd1 Rc4 20. h5 $14) 19. h5 Rf4
20. b4 Qc6 21. Re3 $14) 17... Rfd8 18. Rh3 Qxe6 {Schwarz wird nun f5 und Be6
folgen lassen, und genug Spiel fьr den Bauern erhalten.} 19. Rf3 (19. Nf3 f5
20. Nd4 Qe4 $44 {[%cal Ge7f6]}) 19... f5 20. Rf4 Bf6 21. Nf3 g6 22. g3 ({
Die Fortsetzung} 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Bxb2 24. Ng5 {fьhrt nur zum Ausgleich:}
Qa2 25. Qd7 Qb1+ 26. Ke2 Qc2+ $11) 22... a5 {Das Feld b4 muss unter Kontrolle
gehalten werden, um den nдchsten Zug vorzubereiten.} (22... Qb3 $2 23. Rb4) 23.
Rd1 Qb3 24. Nd4 (24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. e4 Re8 26. e5 Bxe5 $1 $11) 24... Qd5 ({
Gut mцglich war auch} 24... Qc4 25. Qxc4+ Rxc4 26. Kg2 Rc5 $11 (26... Be5 $2
27. Nxf5)) 25. Kg1 ({In kleiner Zeitnot haben wir die Fortsetzung} 25. e4 {
schlecht berechnet.} Qc4 $1 ({Ich hatte vor,} 25... Qb7 $6 {zu spielen,
ьbersah aber} 26. Nf3 $1) 26. exf5 gxf5 27. Rd3 Kh8 $1 $11 ({Wer diesen Zug im
voraus sehen kann ...! Falsch ist aber} 27... Bxd4 28. Rfxd4 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Qxd4
30. Qe6+ Kg7 31. Qxc8 Qxb2 32. Qxf5 $16)) 25... Be5 26. Rf3 {Dieser Turm wird
weiterhin zum Sorgenkind, Schwarz hat keine Probleme.} a4 27. Kg2 Qc4 {(=)} ({
Nicht aber} 27... Rc4 $4 28. Nxf5 $18) (27... Qc4 28. Qxc4+ (28. Qe1 b5 $11)
28... Rxc4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "2002.04.21"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Jussupow, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2002.03.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Biel"]
[BlackTeam "Luzern"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 {Einige Monate zuvor gewann
Etienne Bacrot eine Partie gegen Jussupow in der Bundesliga. Ich entschied, in
seine FuЯstapfen zu treten.} dxc4 6. e3 Nb6 7. Bxc4 Nxc4 8. Qa4+ c6 ({In der
erwдhnten Begegnung geschah} 8... Bd7) 9. Qxc4 Nd5 10. O-O (10. Bg3 Qb6 11. Qe2
Bb4 12. Rc1 {war auch mцglich, aber mir gefдllt eigentlich die Bauernstruktur
in der Partie.}) 10... Nxf4 11. exf4 {[%csl Rd4,Ge5][%cal Ge1e8] Weiss hat
zwar seine Struktur verschlechtert, aber dafьr erhдlt er aktives Figurenspiel.
Dazu wird der weissfeldrige Lдufer bald zum Sorgenkind des Nachziehenden.} Be7
(11... Bd6 12. Ne5 O-O 13. Rad1 Qe7 14. Ne4 Bc7 15. Rfe1 $14) 12. Rfe1 O-O 13.
Rad1 a5 ({Besser war} 13... Qb6 {mit der Idee Bd7, Rfd8 und Be8.}) 14. Ne5 (14.
Re3 $142 Qb6 $140 15. Qe2) 14... a4 (14... Qb6 $142) 15. a3 Qa5 16. Re3 Qa6 ({
Schwarz kann sich nicht gut befreien, auf} 16... c5 {kommt} 17. d5) ({, wдhrend
} 16... Rd8 {(/\c5) mit} 17. f5 {begegnet wird.}) 17. Qa2 b5 {Jussupow
versucht, am Damenflьgel Gegenspiel zu erhalten, aber die zentrale Ьbermacht
des Anziehenden verhindert dies.} (17... c5 18. d5) 18. Ne4 {[%csl Gc5,Rc6,Ge5]
} b4 19. axb4 Bxb4 20. Qb1 $5 {Nach diesem Zug muss Schwarz den Wundepunkt h7
im Auge behalten.} f5 ({Nach} 20... Qb5 {provoziert Weiss ebenfalls eine
Schwдchung mittels} 21. Ng5 {und kontrolliert nach} f5 22. Nd3 Bd6 23. Nxe6
Bxe6 24. Rxe6 Qd5 25. Re2 $16 {das Geschehen.}) (20... Be7 21. Qc2 Bb7 22. Rh3
h6 $140 23. Ng5 $1 $18) 21. Nc5 Qb5 ({Eine bessere Verteidigung stellte} 21...
Bxc5 22. dxc5 Rb8 {[%csl Rb2][%cal Gb8b2,Gd1d6] dar. Zwar trennt sich Schwarz
von seinem besseren Lдufer, aber nach dem Abtausch auf c5 ьbt Weiss kaum mehr
Druck auf den Bauern c6 aus.}) 22. Qc1 $1 {Ein schwieriger Augenblick in
dieser Partie. Weiss muss sehr genau spielen, um seinen Vorteil zu behalten.
Die Alternativen} (22. Qa2 Bxc5 23. dxc5 Qxc5 24. Rc3 Qb4 25. Rc4 Qb3 $13 {und}
) (22. Ned3 Rd8 23. Nxb4 Qxb4 24. Red3 Rb8 $132 {[%csl Rb2,Rd4] erlauben
zuviel Gegenspiel.}) 22... Rd8 23. Ncd3 $1 Bd6 ({Auf d4 zu schlagen, erweist
sich als zu gefдhrlich, z.B:} 23... Rxd4 24. Nxb4 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Qxb4 26. Rd3
Ba6 27. Rd8+ Rxd8 28. Qxd8+ Qf8 29. Qd7 Qc8 30. Qf7+ Kh8 31. h4 {[%csl Ge5,Rh8]
[%cal Yh4h5] und trotz des Minusbauern steht Weiss praktisch auf Gewinn. Sein
Angriff sollte in der Tat entscheiden.}) ({Etwas prдziser war aber} 23... Bf8 {
, auch wenn die Bewertung der Stellung kaum geдndert wird.} 24. Nc5 Rd5 25. Rc3
Rb8 26. Rd2 $16 Bxc5 $140 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. dxc5 Ba6 29. h4 $40) 24. Nc5 {
[%cal Rd6b4]} Be7 25. Rc3 Rd5 26. g3 Bd6 27. Nf3 h6 28. h4 Rb8 29. Rd2 {
Weiss hat einige Konsolidierungszьge ausgefьhrt, wдhrend Schwarz nichts
Besonderes machen konnte. Oft gerдt in solchen Situationen der Verteidiger in
solche Not, dass er sich zu hoffnungslosen Taten gedrдngt fьhlt. So auch hier
opfert Jussupow einen Bauern.} Ba6 $6 (29... Kh7 30. Kg2 $16) 30. Nxa6 Qxa6 31.
Rxc6 Qb7 32. Qc4 {Schwarz hat mehr Luft als frьher, aber es fehtl ihm einen
Bauern!} Kh7 $6 $138 ({Die Abwicklung ins Endspiel war ein geringeres Ьbel,
obwohl Weiss nach} 32... Qb3 33. Qxb3 Rxb3 34. Kg2 a3 35. bxa3 Rxa3 36. Rb2 {
problemlos gewinnen sollte.}) 33. Re2 (33. Qxa4 Ra5 34. Qxa5 Qxc6 $16) 33...
Qd7 34. Qxa4 Rdb5 35. Qa6 Bc7 36. Rexe6 Rxb2 37. Rxh6+ $1 {Die entscheidende
kleine Kombination in leichter beidseitiger Zeitnot.} gxh6 (37... Kg8 38. Qc4+)
38. Rxh6+ Kg8 39. Qg6+ Qg7 (39... Kf8 40. Rh8+ Ke7 41. Rh7+ Kd8 42. Rxd7+ Kxd7
43. Qxf5+ $18) 40. Qe6+ Qf7 (40... Kf8 41. Rf6+ Qxf6 42. Qxf6+ Ke8 43. h5 $18)
41. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "2009.10.18"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2009.02.22"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zuerich"]
[BlackTeam "Reichenstein"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Be7 10. Rd1 Qa5 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nh5 ({Einige Monate zuvor an
der franzцsischen Einzelmeisterschaft verlor Andrei Sokolov eine unterhaltsame
Partie gegen Tkachiev nach} 12... e5 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. O-O {Diesmal entscheidet
er sich fьr Carlsens Zug.}) 13. O-O Nxf4 14. exf4 g6 15. Bb5 ({Eine
interessante Neuerung gegenьber der Dortmunder Begegnung Kramnik-Carlsen, die
nach} 15. g3 {zum ungefдhren Gleichgewicht gefьhrt hatte. Indem er den Nc6
eliminiert, pocht Weiss auf die Passivitдt des gegnerischen Lдuferpaars und
auf seinen Vorposten e5.}) 15... Qc7 16. Bxc6 bxc6 ({Die weiЯe Initiative nach
} 16... Qxc6 17. Ne5 {ist gefдhrlich, z.B.:} Qc7 (17... Qb6 18. Ne4) (17... Qc5
18. Rd2) 18. Rd2 {[%cal Gc3d5]} Bd6 19. Re1 $36) 17. Ne5 c5 (17... Bd6 18. Rfe1
) (17... f6 $2 18. Nxg6 $18) 18. Rd2 (18. Nb5 $6 Qb6 19. Nd6 Ba6 20. Nd7 $140
Qc6 21. Nxf8 $2 Bxf1 $19) 18... Rb8 19. Rfd1 Rb7 {Traurige Zьge, aber Schwarz
kann seine Entwicklung nicht vollenden.} (19... Bf6 20. Rd6 Qb7 21. Ne4 (21.
R1d2 Qb3 22. Qe4) 21... Bxe5 22. fxe5 Qxb2 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Qe4 Rb6 25. R6d2
Qxa3 26. Qh4 h5 27. Nxh5+ $18) 20. Qa4 Bf6 (20... a6 {war vermutlich
vorzuziehen, um den folgenden Zug zu verhindern, und somit Bf6 zu planen. Aber
WeiЯ behдlt Vorteil mittels} 21. g3 Bf6 22. Qe4 {[%cal Gh2h4,Gh4h5]}) 21. Nb5
Qb8 (21... Qb6 22. Nd6) 22. Nc6 Qa8 23. Nd6 Rc7 (23... Rxb2 $6 24. Rxb2 Bxb2
25. Rb1 Bb7 26. Nxb7 Qxb7 27. Na5 $18) (23... Rb6 24. Ne5 $16) 24. Ne5 Bb7 25.
Qa5 $1 (25. Nd7 $2 {ist natьrlich schlecht wegen} Rxd7 26. Qxd7 Bxg2 $40 {
, wдhrend}) (25. Nxb7 Bxe5 26. fxe5 Rxb7 {nur einen leichten Vorteil
verspricht.}) 25... Re7 $138 ({Kostet einen Bauern, aber} 25... Qb8 26. Nb5
Bxe5 27. fxe5 Re7 28. Nd6 $16 {war auch nicht schцn.}) 26. Nxb7 Bxe5 27. fxe5
Rxb7 28. Qxc5 ({Nach} 28. Rd8 Rb8 29. Rxf8+ Rxf8 30. Qxc5 a5 31. h3 {ist die
Realisierung des Vorteils technisch nicht einfach.}) 28... Qb8 29. b4 {Hier
entschied ich mich fьr die Rьckgabe des Bauern, und hoffte in gegnerischer
Zeitnot auf Angriffsmцglichkeiten.} ({Mittels} 29. Qd4 Rb5 30. f4 {konnte ich
zwar den Bauern retten. Prinzipiell rьhre ich aber meinen f-Bauern in solchen
Stellungen nicht gern an.}) 29... Rb5 30. Qe7 Rxe5 31. g3 $2 (31. Rd8 {geht
natьrlich nicht wegen} Qxd8 $1 $11) ({Der Textzug zeigt aber
Unentschlossenheit. Am besten hдtte WeiЯ mit} 31. Rd7 Re2 (31... a5 32. bxa5
Qb5 33. h3 Qxa5 34. Rd8 Rxd8 35. Rxd8+ Kg7 36. Qf8+ Kf6 37. Rd7 $18) 32. Qf6
$16 {fortgesetzt.} (32. Rxa7 $2 Qe5 $11)) 31... Kg7 32. Rd7 (32. Rd8 Rxd8 33.
Rxd8 $2 Re1+ 34. Kg2 Qb5 $17) 32... a5 33. Rb7 Qc8 34. b5 Qc3 35. Rf1 $6 $138 (
35. Kg2 $2 Rf5) ({In Zeitnot konnte ich mich nicht von meinem Bauern a3
trennen, aber darin lag meine beste Chance:} 35. Qd6 $1 Re1+ 36. Kg2 Rxd1 37.
Qxd1 Qxa3 38. Qd4+ Kg8 39. Ra7 $36) 35... a4 $6 (35... Re1 $11) 36. Qd6 $6 (36.
b6 $14) 36... Qc5 $6 $138 (36... Rd5 $11) 37. Qxc5 (37. Rd1 $1 $14) 37... Rxc5
38. Re1 Kf6 39. Re4 Ra8 40. Rf4+ $2 $138 ({Ich zweifle daran, dass WeiЯ bei
bester gegnerischer Verteidigung hдtte nach} 40. b6 {gewinnen kцnnen. Aber
viel grцЯere Probleme wдren damit gestellt worden.}) 40... Rf5 41. Rxf5+ gxf5
42. Kf1 Rc8 43. Ra7 Rc5 44. b6 Rb5 45. b7 Rb2 46. Ke1 (46. f4 Kg6 47. Ke1 f6
48. Kd1 e5 $11) 46... e5 47. Kd1 e4 48. Kc1 Rb3 49. Kd2 (49. h4 Kg6 50. Kd2 Kh5
51. Ke2 Kg4) 49... Kg5 50. Ke2 Kg4 51. Rxa4 Rxb7 52. Rb4 Ra7 53. f3+ Kh3 54.
fxe4 Kxh2 55. Kf2 Rxa3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lausanne YM Pool B"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "1999.05.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Asrian, Karen"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2483"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "1999.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 071"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 {Obwohl 6...c5 der
Hauptzug ist, kam es als Ueberraschung; Asrian hatte bisher nur 6...Sbd7 oder
6...c6 vertraut, was sicher nicht so gut ist, wie der Textzug.} 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
a3 Nc6 9. cxd5 {Ich entschied, die Variante 9.Qc2 Qa5 10.0-0-0 nicht zu
spielen, da ich spьrte, dass mein Gegner darauf vorbereitet sein musste.
Spielbar ist ьbrigens auch 9.b4.} Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Rc1 ({Prдziser ist
eigentlich} 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O d4 13. e4 Bg4 {mit wahrscheinlichem Uebergang
zur Partie.}) 11... Bb6 12. Bd3 d4 (12... Qf6 {war die interessante
Alternative.}) 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. g4 Bg6 16. O-O Rc8 {Eine interessante
strategische Stellung ist entstanden. Der ganze Kampf dreht sich um den Bauern
d4, der als stark/schwach bezeichnet werden kann. Schwach, weil er im Moment
vernьnftig blockiert ist, stark, weil er dem Nachziehenden gute dynamische
Mцglichkeiten einrдumt.} 17. Bg3 ({In der Stammpartie Karpov-Beliavsky 
(Tilburg 1993) wurde} 17. Re1 Kh8 18. Kg2 f6 19. Nh4 Bc7 {mit Ausgleich
gespielt.}) ({Meiner Meinung nach hat Mikhail Gurevich in seiner Begegnung mit
Paul Van den Sterren (Andorra zt 1998) den richtigen Plan gezeigt:} 17. Re1 Kh8
18. e5 $1 {(in dieser Partie stand kein R auf c8, sondern ein auf e8; das
дndert aber nicht so viel zur Tatsache, dass e4-e5 richtig ist.)}) {Meine Idee
war es, neben Nh4 auch den Vormarsch des f-Bauern zu erlauben. Karen Asrian
findet aber nach langem Nachdenken einen interessanten Antwort.} 17... f6 $5 (
17... Bc7 18. Bxc7 (18. e5 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qd5 20. Ng5 (20. Rfe1 f6 $5) 20... g6
(20... f5 $5) 21. f4 f6 22. exf6 Rxf6 $13) 18... Rxc7 19. Nd2 Ne5 20. Rxc7 (20.
Qe2 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Qf6) 20... Qxc7 21. Qc2 Qd7 (21... Rc8 22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. Bb1
$14) 22. f4 Rc8 23. Qb1 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 f6 25. Nb3 {hatte ich bei 17.Bg3 eher
erwartet. Ich war mir nicht sicher, ob ich hier einen Vorteil hatte, dachte
aber, dass ich auf keinen Fall schlechter stehen konnte.}) 18. Nh4 Bf7 ({
Schwarz befьrchtet den auf f5 auftauchenden Springer nicht. Wenn man denkt,
dass dieser in ein paar Zьgen sogar verloren geht, kann man nur ьber die
Kaltblьtigkeit von Schwarz staunen.} 18... Ne5 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21.
Bb1 $5 {hдtte Weiss bessere Chancen gelassen.}) 19. Nf5 Bc7 20. f4 $2 {Nach
diesem Zug stehen die weissen Figuren eher ungeschickt.} ({Nach der Partie
berьcksichtigten wir} 20. Bxc7 Rxc7 21. Bb5 $1 Ne5 22. f4 Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Ng6 24.
Qc5 {und mцglicherweise steht Weiss etwas besser.}) 20... Be6 21. h4 $4 {
[%csl Ye3,Rf5,Yg3,Yh4] Ein katastrophaler Schnitzer.} (21. Bh4 $6 {ist auch
wegen des typischen Gegenschlags} g5 $1 {[%csl Ge5] ungenьgend.}) (21. Bb5 {
war der einzige Zug. Die Stellung bliebe aber nach} Bb6 {fьr Schwarz angenehm.}
) 21... g6 22. Nh6+ Kg7 23. e5 ({Ein verzweifelter Versuch; die taktische
Pointe} 23. g5 fxg5 24. hxg5 Bxf4 $1 25. Bxf4 Rxf4 26. Rxf4 Qxg5+ {hatte ich
bei 21.h4 ьbersehen.}) 23... fxe5 24. f5 e4 $5 ({Auch} 24... Bd5 {war gut
genug.}) 25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26. Bxe4 Qg3+ 27. Kh1 (27. Bg2 Bd5) 27... Qh3+ {Ich gab
wegen 28.Kg1 Qe3 natьrlich auf.} 0-1

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "2008.09.06"]
[Round "6.3"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Sutter, Oliver"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2569"]
[BlackElo "2380"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2008.03.02"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zuerich"]
[BlackTeam "Winterthur"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 exd5 9. Be2 (9. Bd3 {wurde viel цfter gespielt, aber ich erkenne dessen
Vorteile gegenьber dem Textzug nicht. Im Gegenteil, falls Schwarz c5 spielt,
stцrt er einen weiЯen Turm entlang der d-Linie.}) 9... Bb4+ (9... c5 10. O-O
$14) 10. Nd2 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Rc1 Bf5 ({Auf} 12... Ba6 {hatte ich geplant:
} 13. Bxa6 (13. O-O Bxe2 14. Qxe2 $14 {ist auch gut mцglich}) 13... Nxa6 14.
Qa4 Nb4 15. O-O c5 16. dxc5 (16. a3 Nd3 17. Rc2 Rac8 (17... a6 18. Qb3 c4 19.
Nxc4 $1 dxc4 20. Qxc4 Nxb2 21. Rxb2 $16) 18. Qa6 Qg6 19. Rc3 Nxb2 20. Qb5 Nc4
21. Nxc4 dxc4 22. Rxc4 cxd4 23. Rxd4 $11) 16... bxc5 17. Rc3 $14) (12... Be6
13. O-O Nd7 14. Qa4 c5 15. Ba6 $14) 13. O-O Nd7 14. Qa4 c5 15. Rfd1 a6 (15...
Rfc8 16. Bf3 $14) 16. dxc5 (16. Qa3 Qg6) 16... Nxc5 (16... bxc5 17. e4 dxe4 18.
Nxe4 Qe7 19. Ng3 $5 Be6 20. Qa5 $14) 17. Qa3 Qg6 18. Nf1 $5 (18. Nb3 Bc2 (18...
Ne4 19. f3 $16) 19. Rd2 Nxb3 20. axb3 Rac8 $132) ({Zu einer angenehmeren
Stellung fьhrt auch} 18. Nf3 Be4 19. b4 Nd7 (19... Ne6 20. Rc6 a5 21. b5 $16)
20. Qc3 a5 21. Qc7 Rfd8 22. bxa5 bxa5 23. g3 $14 {Aber der Textzug gefдllt mir
besser}) 18... a5 (18... Ne4 19. f3 (19. Rxd5 $2 Nc3 $1) 19... Nf6 20. Rc6 $36)
19. Ng3 Be6 20. Bf3 Rfd8 21. Qc3 ({Ich ьbersah einfach die gegnerische Antwort.
Schwarz gleicht zwar damit nicht aus, aber dem Lдufertausch wдre ich lieber
entgangen. Genauer war} 21. Ne2 $14) 21... Bg4 $5 22. Bxg4 (22. Bxd5 Bxd1 23.
Bxa8 Bg4 24. Bf3 Bxf3 25. gxf3 Qc6 $132) ({Ich verzichtete auf den Bauergewinn
} 22. Rxd5 Bxf3 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. gxf3 {, da ich meinen Kцnig nicht schwдchen
wollte. Einen konkreten Plan fьr die Weiterfьhrung der weiЯen Stellung sehe
ich zudem auch nicht.}) 22... Qxg4 23. Rd4 Qg5 24. Rcd1 Ne6 (24... Rd7 25. h4
Qe5 26. e4 Rad8 27. exd5 $16) 25. R4d2 (25. f4 $6 Qg4) (25. h4 Qf6 (25... Qe5
26. f4 Qf6 27. Rxd5 Qxh4 28. Nf5 $36) 26. Rxd5 Qxh4 27. Nf5 Rxd5 28. Rxd5 Qb4
29. Qc6 $36) 25... Qg4 $6 (25... Nc5 26. Qd4 Rd7 27. h4 Qg6 28. Qf4 $14) 26.
Qe5 Rac8 (26... f6 27. Qf5 Qxf5 28. Nxf5 $16) (26... g6 27. h3 Qa4 28. Ne2 $16)
27. h3 (27. Nf5 Rc5 28. h3 Qa4 {- 27.h3}) 27... Qa4 (27... f6 28. hxg4 fxe5 29.
Nf5 $5 (29. Rxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Rc2 32. Rxe5 Nc5 $132) 29... Kf7
30. Rxd5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Rc2 33. Rb5 Rxf2 34. Nd6+ Ke7 35. Nc4 $16)
28. Nf5 Rc5 29. b3 Qa3 30. Ne7+ {Viele andere Zьge fьhren zum Vorteil:} (30.
Rxd5 Rcxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Qxd5 g6 33. Nd4 $16) (30. Kh2 d4 31. Qe4 Rcd5 32.
exd4 Qb4 (32... g6 33. Ne3 Qd6+ 34. Kh1) 33. Ne3 Rxd4 34. Rxd4 Rxd4 35. Rxd4
Qxd4 36. Qxd4 Nxd4 37. Nc4 $16) (30. Rd4 Qb2 31. e4 $16) 30... Kf8 31. Nxd5 Rc1
32. Qf5 (32. Rf1 $5) (32. f4 Qxa2 33. Rxa2 Rxd1+ 34. Kh2 R1xd5 35. Qe4 $16)
32... Rxd1+ 33. Rxd1 Nc7 34. e4 Qxa2 35. Qxh7 Nxd5 36. exd5 Qe2 (36... Qxb3 $2
37. Re1 $18) 37. Rc1 $6 ({Sicherer war wohl} 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qh4+ f6 39. Qd4
$16) 37... Rxd5 $6 (37... Qe5 38. Qh4 Ke8 39. Kf1 Qxd5 40. Qh8+ Ke7 41. Qxg7
$14) (37... Qd2 38. Qh8+ Ke7 39. Rc7+ Rd7 40. Qh4+ g5 41. Qe4+ Kd8 42. Rxd7+ (
42. Rc6) 42... Kxd7 43. Qf5+ Ke7 44. g3 {WeiЯ sollte dieses Endspiel gewinnen
kцnnen, aber es wьrde noch harte Arbeit bevorstehen.}) 38. Rc8+ Ke7 39. Qxg7
Qe1+ 40. Kh2 Qxf2 $2 ({Einzig im Turmendspiel konnte Schwarz Rettung suchen.
Nach} 40... Qe5+ 41. Qxe5+ Rxe5 42. Rc6 Rb5 43. Rc3 Rb4 44. g4 f5 45. Kg3 fxg4
46. hxg4 Kf6 47. f4 Kg6 (47... b5 48. g5+) 48. Rd3 {wьrden aber die weiЯen
Freibauern das Rennen entscheiden.}) 41. Qf8+ Kf6 (41... Ke6 42. Re8+ Kf6 (
42... Kd7 43. Qe7+ Kc6 44. Rc8+ Kb5 45. Qe8+) 43. Qh6+) 42. Rc6+ Ke5 43. Qe7+
Kd4 44. Rc4+ Kd3 45. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.10.31"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Arlandi, Ennio"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2474"]
[BlackElo "2437"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[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 "Switzerland"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 Re8
(14... a6 {scheint mir eine vernьnftige Alternative zu sein, obwohl Weiss in
der Begegnung Dreev-Chandler, Hastings 1999/2000, das Gegenteil bewies.}) (
14... d4 {ist ein Bauernopfer, aber Schwarz verbleibt nicht ohne Ersatz:} 15.
b5 Na5 16. exd4 Qf6 (16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxd4 18. Rad1 {ьberlдsst das
Lдuferpaar}) 17. Be3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxf3 19. gxf3 $14) 15. Ra2 Ne5 $5 ({nach} 
15... d4 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. b5 Qd5 19. Rb2 Na5 20. Nxd4 {steht
Schwarz mit einem Bauern in Rьckstand, aber wieder gibt es nach} Nc4 21. Rb3 {
sichtliche Kompensation.}) 16. Be2 $146 (16. Bxe5 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 (17. Qa1 Qg5
18. Bg3 Be4) 17... Rxe5 18. Rd1 Qg5 {[%csl Yb6,Yd3] war ungefдhr ausgeglichen
in Ehlvest-Kotronias, Reykjavik 1994}) 16... Nc4 (16... Nxf3+ $5 17. Bxf3 Bxf3
18. Qxf3 d4 $1 {war die von mir befьrchtete Linie. Ich hatte vor, mit} 19. Qxb7
(19. exd4 $5 Qxd4 20. Rd2 Qe4 (20... Qf6 21. Rd7 $14 g5 $140 22. Bxg5 $1) 21.
Rd7 Qxf3 22. gxf3 $14 Rad8 $140 23. Rxb7 Rd3 24. Kg2 Rxa3 25. Re1 $36) 19...
dxe3 20. Bxe3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Re7 22. Qf3 {weiterzugehen. Schwarz hat aber genug
nach} Qe8 23. Re2 Rd8 24. e4 Re5 $44 {Aussichstreicher kцnnte deshalb 19.exd4
sein.}) 17. Qb3 Bc7 $5 ({Den taktischen Trick} 17... Bxf3 $6 18. Bxf3 g5 {
hдtte man vor 17.Qb3 sehen sollen. Das war nicht der Fall! Nun ich hatte Glьck,
dass Weiss nach} 19. Bg3 Nxe3 20. Re1 $1 Nf5 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Qxd5 Nxg3 $140
23. Qxg5+ {klar besser steht.}) (17... Rc8 18. Rd1 $14) 18. Rd1 (18. Bxc4 dxc4
(18... Bxf3 $2 19. Bb5) 19. Qxc4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 (20. Bxc7 Qg5 {[%csl Rg2][%cal
Gf3d5]}) (20. Qxc7 Qd5 $1 {[%csl Ra2,Rg2]}) 20... Bxf4 21. Qxf4 Re6 $44 {
[%csl Rg1]}) ({oder} 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. Rd1 Rad8 {sind fьr Schwarz in Ordnung.})
18... Rc8 $2 ({Die Ressource} 18... Bxf4 19. exf4 Bg6 $1 {entging dem
Italiener. Weiss hat dann die Wahl zwischen den Fortsetzungen} 20. Bxc4 ({und} 
20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. Rxd5 Qf6 (21... Nd7 22. Qd1 $16) 22. fxe5 Rxe5 23. Rxe5 Qxe5
24. Bf3 {[%csl Rb7]}) 20... dxc4 21. Rxd8 cxb3 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Rb2 Bc2 24.
Nd4 Rc8 25. Nxb3 {, wobei sein Vorteil in beiden Fдllen gering ist.}) 19. Bxc7
Rxc7 20. Qa4 $1 {[%csl Ra7,Rd5,Re8][%cal Gd1d5,Ga4e8] Nun muss Schwarz, um
einen Bauernverlust zu vermeiden, zur passiven Verteidigung schreiten.} Qb8 21.
Qb5 f6 ({Ennio Arlandi entscheidet sich fьr ein Bauernopfer. Nach} 21... Nb6
22. a4 f6 23. a5 Na8 24. Nd4 {ist seine Stellung in der Tat nicht besonders
attraktiv.}) 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Qxd5+ Bf7 24. Qb5 $2 (24. Qd2 Qc7 25. Nd4 $16)
24... a6 $2 ({In der Variante} 24... Rxb4 25. axb4 $6 (25. Qxb4 Bxa2 26. Rd7 b6
27. Nd4 $14 {[%csl Gd4][%cal Ga7h7,Gh7a7]}) 25... Bxa2 26. Rd7 {ьbersah ich,
dass} Rc8 {auf c1 Matt droht!}) 25. Qa5 Rc7 26. Raa1 (26. Rad2 Bb3 27. Rd7 b6
28. Qh5 Rec8 {war mir unter leichtem Zeitdruck nicht klar}) 26... Bc4 $138 27.
Rac1 b6 28. Qf5 Be6 29. Qd3 a5 30. Qb5 $138 (30. Nd4 $5) 30... Rec8 31. Rxc7
Qxc7 32. Nd4 Bd7 $6 (32... Bc4 33. Qf5 $16) 33. Qd5+ Kh8 34. bxa5 bxa5 35. Rb1
Be8 36. Rb7 $5 {Fьr die Rьckgabe des Bauern erhдlt Weiss gefдhrliche Drohungen
gegen den gegnerischen Kцnig.} Qc1+ 37. Kh2 Qxa3 38. Nf5 (38. Rxg7 Kxg7 39.
Qb7+ Kh8 40. Qxc8 Qe7 41. Nf5 $18) 38... Bc6 $4 (38... Bg6 39. Nxg7 $18) 39.
Qxc6 1-0

[Event "Julian Borowski-B 2nd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2000.05.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Pelletier, Yannick"]
[Black "Doettling, Fabian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[Annotator "Pelletier,Y"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2000.04.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h4 a6 12. Ng5 Rd8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e4 dxe4 $6
({Besser ist bekanntlich} 14... Nxe4 15. Ngxe4 (15. Ncxe4 dxe4 16. Rxd8+ Nxd8
17. Qxe4 Qc5+ $1 $17) (15. Bc4 dxc4 (15... Bf5 $5) 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17. Rd1 Qa5)
15... dxe4 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17. Qxe4 g6 $11 {Gelfand-Karpov, Wijk aan Zee 1998})
15. Bc4 Nd4 16. Rxd4 {Zusammen mit 16.Bxf7 der einzige Zug.} Rxd4 17. Qb3 $2 {
[%cal Rc4b3,Rb3c4]} ({Der natьrliche und unverzьgliche} 17. Bxf7+ {musste
geschehen, da} Kf8 $6 (17... Kh8 {ist дhnlich zur Partie}) {wegen} 18. Ba2 $1 {
[%cal Gc2b3,Ga2g8] nicht sehr gut ist:} Qf5 (18... Rd3 19. Ncxe4) 19. Be3 Rd3
20. Ngxe4 Rxc3 21. Nxc3 Qxc2+ 22. Kxc2 $14) 17... Bf5 $2 ({Nach} 17... Kf8 {
ist der Unterschied zur vorigen Variante sichtlich. Die weisse Dame kann sich
nicht mehr vor ihrem Lдufer stellen.} 18. Bxf7 (18. Be3 Rd6 $1) (18. Bxa6 Be6 (
18... Nd5 $5) 19. Nxe6+ fxe6 20. Bxb7 Rad8 21. Be3 Rd3 $17) 18... Qf5 (18...
Rd3 19. Bd2 $1) 19. Be3 Rd6 20. Bc4 h6 {und Schwarz steht auf Gewinn.}) 18.
Bxf7+ Kh8 (18... Kf8 $2 {ist nun wegen} 19. Bg6 Bxg6 20. Ne6+ Kg8 21. Nxd4+ Kh8
22. Qxb7 Re8 23. Nc6 {nicht zu empfehlen.}) 19. Be6 {[%csl Rc8]} (19. Qxb7 $2
Rc8 {[%csl Ra3,Rb2,Rc1,Rc3][%cal Gc8c1,Ge7a3,Ga5a3,Ga5c3]} 20. Qxe7 Rxc3+ $19)
19... Bg6 $6 ({Man musste etwas Material zurьckgeben, um den Druck zu
vermindern. Nach} 19... Rf8 {(19...h6?! 20.Be5!)} 20. Nf7+ Rxf7 21. Bxf7 {
ist die Stellung unklar.}) 20. Qxb7 $1 Re8 $2 {Uebersieht den folgenden Zug.} (
{Im Fall von} 20... Qd8 21. Bf7 ({oder} 21. Be5 Rd3 (21... Rd2 $2 22. Bc7) 22.
Bf5 Qe8 23. Bxg6 hxg6) 21... Rd7 22. Qb3 {wдre die Lage immer noch ungeklдrt
geblieben.}) 21. Bc7 $1 {[%csl Ra5]} Qc5 22. Bb6 Qd6 23. Bxd4 Qxd4 24. Nf7+ $1
Kg8 (24... Bxf7 25. Bxf7 Bxa3 26. Bxe8 $1 Qxc3+ 27. Kb1 Qd3+ 28. Ka2 Nxe8 (
28... Qc4+ 29. Kxa3) 29. bxa3 {mit klarem Vorteil.}) 25. Nd6+ Kf8 26. Nxe8 e3 (
26... Nxe8 27. h5 $1 (27. Qd5) 27... Bf7 (27... Bg5+ 28. Kb1) 28. Bxf7 Kxf7 29.
Qxe4 $18) ({und} 26... Bxa3 27. Qc8 {bringen auch nichts ein.}) 27. Rd1 e2 (
27... exf2 28. Qf3 $18) 28. Rxd4 e1=Q+ 29. Rd1 (29. Nd1 $1 Qxe6 30. Nxf6 Bxf6
31. Qb8+ Kf7 32. Qc7+ Kg8 33. Rc4 $18) 29... Qxf2 (29... Qxe6 30. Nxf6 gxf6 31.
Qd5 $18) 30. Bb3 Nxe8 31. Qf3+ Qxf3 32. gxf3 $18 Bxh4 $138 33. Bc2 Bh5 34. Ne4
(34. Bxh7 $6 g6) 34... g5 35. Bd3 a5 36. Be2 $138 Bg6 37. Rd5 g4 38. Kd1 (38.
Rxa5 $142) 38... h5 39. Rxa5 Be7 40. Re5 Bxe4 41. Rxe4 g3 42. Bf1 Nf6 43. Rd4
Bc5 44. Rc4 Bf2 (44... Bd6 45. f4 {[%cal Gd1f3]}) (44... Bb6 45. Ke2 Nd5 46. f4
$18) 45. Ke2 Nd5 46. Re4 Kf7 47. Bh3 Kf6 48. f4 h4 49. Kf3 Ba7 50. Re6+ Kg7 (
50... Kf7 51. Rh6) 51. Re5 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2811"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Surprisingly, this hasn't appeared before. I wouldn't
claim that this novelty is overwhelming, but it definitely expands the room
for theoretical discussion in this topical line.} (8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4 c5 10. O-O
cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nb6 12. Bb3 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd7 14. Bc7 Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5
exd5 17. Rfd1 Bf6 18. Ba5 Rfc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Short,N (2658)-Fridman,D (2655)/
Caleta 2011/CB05_2011 (32)}) 8... Nd5 $6 (8... a6 $5 {is worth being checked
in practice.} 9. a4 c5 10. d5 {The best way to fight for an initiative.} (10.
dxc5 Nh5 11. Bd6 Nxc5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Ne5 Nf6 14. Nxc4 a5 $11) 10... exd5 11.
Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Nf6 13. Qe5 $1 (13. Qxc4 Be6 14. Qc2 Qb6 $11) 13... Qe8 (
13... Be6 14. Ng5 $14) 14. Bxc4 $14) (8... c5 {is the best continuation, Anand
adopted this as well in the London Chess Classic.}) 9. Bxc4 $1 {White doesn't
mind exchanging his bishop and spoiling the pawn structure. The advantage in
development and space will yield him a long-lasting initiative.} Nxf4 10. exf4
c5 (10... Nb6 11. Bb3 c6 {would be too passive. The control over the square d5
is Black's only trump. All his pieces are on last three ranks and the
light-squared bishop has no prospects.}) 11. dxc5 (11. d5 $6 Nb6 12. b3 exd5
13. Nxd5 Nxc4 14. bxc4 Be6 $11) 11... Qc7 {[%csl Rf4]} (11... Nxc5 12. Qe2 Bd7
13. Rfd1 Qb6 14. Ne5 $14) (11... Bxc5 12. Bd3 b6 13. Qc2 (13. Bxh7+ $2 {
doesn't work} Kxh7 14. Ng5+ Kg8 {and the knight will cover from f6.}) 13... g6
14. Be4 Rb8 15. Rfd1 Qe7 16. Rd2 Nf6 17. Ne5 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Rad1 $14)
12. g3 Qxc5 13. Qe2 Nb6 (13... a6 14. Rac1 b5 15. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Rf7
17. Nd5 Qd6 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Qc6 Rb8 20. Rfe1 Qf6 21. Re6 Qd8 22. Ng5 Bb7 23.
Nxf7 Kxf7 24. Qd6 Nf8 25. Qxd8 Rxd8 {Black holds, but the whole variation is
frightening for him along the way.}) 14. Bd3 Qh5 (14... Bd7 15. Ne5 Bc6 16.
Rac1 $16 {Black's queen is vulnerable.}) 15. Qe3 Bf6 16. Ng5 $1 Bxc3 {This is
a human decision. An engine prefers the other knight.} (16... Bxg5 $5 17. fxg5
Bd7 18. Be2 Qg6 19. Rad1 Bc6 20. Rd4 {Threatening 21.Bd3 Qh5 22.Rh4.} h6 21. f4
Rfd8 22. Bd3 Qh5 23. Bh7+ $1 (23. g6 fxg6 24. Qxe6+ Kh7 25. g4 Qh3 26. Qxg6+
Kg8 27. Qh7+ Kf8 (27... Kf7 $4 28. Bg6+ Kf6 29. g5+ Ke6 30. Re1+ {mating.}) 28.
Qf5+ Kg8 $11) 23... Kh8 (23... Kxh7 24. Qd3+ $16 {[%csl Rd8,Rh7]}) 24. Be4 $14)
17. bxc3 h6 18. Be2 Qg6 19. Nf3 Qf6 20. Ne5 Bd7 21. c4 Qe7 {Finally the queen
has found a safe shelter.} 22. Qe4 Bc6 $5 {Anand is ready to sacrifice a pawn
to release the pressure and complete the development.} (22... Rab8 23. Bd3 g6
24. h4 Na4 25. h5 Nc5 26. Qf3 $16) 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Qxc6 Rac8 25. Qe4 Rc7 26.
Rfd1 Rfc8 27. Rd4 g6 {Black has a good blockade against the c-pawn. However,
the evaluation is clear - White is much better, the only question is whether
he can win it or not.} 28. Rad1 Qf6 29. Qc2 Rc5 30. Qb3 Qe7 31. Bf1 R5c7 32.
Qb5 Rc5 33. Qb4 R5c7 $6 {I don't think that Black should allow the exchange of
queens, at least under these circumstances.} (33... Kg7 {was a good stand-by
move.} {If White insists on a queen swap by} 34. Rd8 R8c7 35. Qc3+ e5 36. fxe5
Qxe5 37. Qxe5+ Rxe5 {then the c-pawn will never go forward.}) 34. Qxe7 Rxe7 35.
Rd8+ Rxd8 36. Rxd8+ Kg7 37. c5 {Now the passed pawn becomes dangerous.} Nd5 38.
Bc4 Nf6 39. Rc8 Rd7 40. Bb5 $2 {Wasting time.} (40. c6 Rd1+ 41. Kg2 Rc1 42. Bb5
Nd5 43. a4 Nb4 44. Ra8 {White can't promote the c-passer, so has to exchange
it for the a-pawn.} a5 45. Rxa5 Nxc6 46. Ra8 Nd4 47. Be8 {This must be winning
for White. Black's knight on d4 is harmless.}) 40... Rd1+ 41. Kg2 Ra1 42. a4 a6
43. Bc6 (43. Bxa6 Rxa4 44. Bb7 Rc4 {makes Black's defensive task easier.})
43... Rc1 44. Ra8 Rxc5 45. Rxa6 Rc2 46. a5 (46. h3 Nd5 47. Bxd5 exd5 {This
endgame would end in a draw as the a- and d-pawns will be exchanged.}) (46. Bf3
{will be met by the same idea} Nd5) 46... Ng4 47. Be8 Kf8 48. Ra8 Rxf2+ 49. Kg1
Ra2 50. Bb5+ Kg7 51. a6 Nxh2 52. Rc8 Nf3+ 53. Kf1 Nd4 54. Bc4 Ra3 55. Rc7 Nf5 {
[%cal Gf5e3]} 56. Bxe6 {Admitting that the all the advantage faded away.} Rxa6
57. Bxf7 Kf6 58. Bc4 Ne3+ 59. Kf2 Nxc4 60. Rxc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Anand +3-1=7"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2014.11.18"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2014.11.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Be7
{[%emt 0:00:39]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:13] Anand doesn't mind to repeat the same
line that brought him success in game three.} O-O {[%emt 0:00:14]} 6. e3 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:13] This used to be the main line years ago,
but nowadays is out of fashion.} ({In game three there followed} 6... Nbd7 7.
c5 {which is the main line nowadays.}) 7. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:
00:16]} 8. a3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 9. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:54]} Re8
$5 {[%emt 0:00:12] Here is what Magnus and his team unleashed. Black's idea is
to prepare e6-e5. However, as long as Black's queen stays on d8, this gives
White numerous options to press on the Pd5. The quiet rook move is very rare
and has never really appeared on the top level so far. During and after the
game there were speculations as to whether the idea 9...Re8 was a one-shot
affair, or whether it may find followers and even become a new trend in the
Queen's Gambit!? Hard to say. After a certain analysis I can conclude that
White definitely can't refute Black's setup by force, but does have chances
for a slight advantage.} (9... Qa5 {is the main move.}) 10. Bg5 $6 {[%emt 0:11:
18] White has many logical options to consider. Anand's choice is one of them,
but unfortunately for him, is not the most challenging. In future games White
needs to seek for an advantage after 10.0-0-0 or 10.b4.} (10. b4 Bd6 ({A real
mess may arise after} 10... e5 $6 11. Bg5 d4 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nd5 e4 14. bxc5
exf3 15. O-O-O {which seems to be in White's favour.}) 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. c5 (
12. Be2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 $140 Ne5 $1 $11) 12... Qe7 13. Rd1 Rd8 14. Be2 e5 15. O-O
Bg4 16. Rfe1 {This position is slightly easier to handle as White.}) (10. O-O-O
e5 (10... h6 $5 {This prophylaxics deserves more atttention. Before developing
his counterplay on the queenside, Black covers the g5-square.} 11. Bg3 (11. Kb1
e5 12. cxd5 exf4 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Qxc5 Nf6 16. exf4 Bg4 $132) (11.
Nb5 e5 12. Bg3 a6 13. cxd5 Na5 $1 14. Nc3 Bg4 $44 {and now} 15. b4 $2 Bd6 16.
bxa5 $2 Qxa5 {[%csl Rc1] leads to a disaster for White.}) 11... a6 $1 {Another
useful prophylactic move.} ({After} 11... Qa5 $6 12. Nb5 {is unpleasant.}) 12.
Kb1 Be7 13. Bh4 Bd7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. cxd5 Na5 $1 16. dxe6 Rxe6 17. Rd5 Rc8 18.
Nd4 Re5 19. Rxe5 Bxe5 {with decent compensation.}) 11. Bg5 (11. cxd5 $6 exf4
12. dxc6 Qc7 {is fine for Black.}) 11... d4 12. Nd5 Be7 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. exd4
Nxd4 (14... Bg4 15. dxe5 (15. d5 $6 Nd4 16. Qd3 Bxf3 17. gxf3 b5 $1 $44) 15...
Nxe5 16. Be2 b5 $5 (16... h6 17. Be3 $14) 17. Rhe1 bxc4 18. Bxc4 Bxf3 19. gxf3
Qc7 20. Be2 $14) 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Rxd4 (16. Kb1 h6 17. Bh4 $14) 16... Qe5 17.
Be3 b5 18. c5 Bf5 19. Bd3 Rac8 20. b4 Bxd3 21. Rxd3 $14 {1-0 (39) Lalith,B 
(2569)-Thejkumar,M (2452) Jalgaon 2013}) (10. Rd1 e5 11. Bg5 d4 12. Nd5 Be7 13.
Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Bd3 g6 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. O-O Bg4 $11 {1/2-1/2 (30) Romanov,S 
(2535)-Dibley,E (2463) ICCF email 2010}) ({In case of} 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 {
Black can equalise by} d4 12. Rd1 Bg4 13. O-O Qe7 14. Na4 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 dxe3 $1
16. Nxc5 e2 17. Bxe2 Qxe2 $11) 10... Be7 $1 {[%emt 0:02:07] Magnus answered
quickly, clearly showing that Anand's reply had also been under thorough
investigation.} (10... d4 11. O-O-O e5 {would transpose to the line 10.0-0-0
e5 11.Bg5 d4 mentioned above.}) 11. Rd1 {[%emt 0:07:43]} (11. cxd5 Nxd5 12.
Bxe7 Qxe7 $11) (11. O-O-O Bd7 {is also perfectly playable for Black.} (11...
Qa5 $6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. cxd5 {Here White's knight is not pinned, so White
wins a pawn.}) {It is now very risky for White to grab the pawn:} 12. Bxf6 $6
Bxf6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rxd5 Rc8 $36) 11... Qa5 {[%emt 0:01:00] Pinning the
knight, so now the Pd5 is protected.} 12. Bd3 {[%emt 0:06:50] Officially, only
this is a novelty. At first sight it looks like an improvement, but Carlsen
proves that Black has good grounds for keeping the balance.} (12. Be2 Ne4 13.
cxd5 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 15. bxc3 exd5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Nd4 Bd7 $11 {0-1 (66)
Correa de Almeida,C (1742)-Manheimer,G (1967) Lechenicher SchachServer 2010})
12... h6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 13. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:24]} dxc4 {[%emt 0:02:23]} (13...
a6 {was also possible and after} 14. O-O (14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Bxe7 Ncxe7 $11)
14... dxc4 15. Bxc4 {could lead to the same position by a different order of
moves.}) 14. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:14]} a6 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 15. O-O {[%emt 0:07:30]}
b5 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 16. Ba2 {[%emt 0:07:59]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:53]} 17. Bb1 {
[%emt 0:03:35]} (17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne4 (18. Rd7 Re7 $11) 18... Be7 19. Rd7 (19.
Nc5 Bxc5 20. Qxc5 Red8 $11) 19... Qb6 20. Bb1 g6 {White doesn't have enough
resources to create serious threats, his activity is temporary. For instance:
after} 21. h4 Rac8 {Black has no problems.}) 17... Rad8 $1 {[%emt 0:01:09] A
cold-blooded reply, showing that White's battery along the diagonal b1-h7 is
not so frightening.} 18. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:09:36]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 19. Ne4 {
[%emt 0:04:31]} (19. Qh7+ $6 {is just a single check.} Kf8 {Black's king has a
safe shelter on e7. Meanwhile, White's queenside is under pressure.}) 19... Be7
{[%emt 0:00:10]} 20. Nc5 {[%emt 0:08:02]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 21. Qxc5 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} b4 $1 {[%emt 0:05:00] After the exchange of queens the game
peters out.} 22. Rc1 {[%emt 0:05:11]} (22. Qxa5 Nxa5 23. axb4 Nc4 24. b3 Bxf3
25. Rxd8 (25. gxf3 $4 Nd2 $19) 25... Rxd8 26. bxc4 Be2 27. Rc1 Bxc4 $11) 22...
bxa3 {[%emt 0:03:27]} 23. bxa3 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Qxc5 {[%emt 0:01:36]} 24. Rxc5
{[%emt 0:00:14]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:01:56]} 25. Rfc1 {[%emt 0:03:42]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:
00:28]} (25... Bxf3 {is possible, but I wouldn't recommend it.} {After} 26.
gxf3 {White's bishop is slightly superior to the knight and the Pa6 may become
a target.}) 26. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:57]} Red8 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 27. Rxc8 {[%emt 0:
02:28]} Rxc8 {[%emt 0:01:53]} 28. Rxc8+ {[%emt 0:04:58]} Nxc8 {[%emt 0:00:02]}
29. Nd2 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} 30. Nb3 {[%emt 0:02:03]} Nd7 {
[%emt 0:00:14] Covering the c5-square and parrying White's last attempt to
squeeze something out of nothing.} 31. Na5 {[%emt 0:02:28]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:35]
} 32. Kf1 {[%emt 0:01:27]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 33. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Ke7 {
[%emt 0:06:03]} 34. Kd2 {[%emt 0:01:31]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:03:16]} 35. Kc3 {[%emt 0:
00:30]} Ne5 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 36. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:32]} Kc5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 37.
f4 {[%emt 0:02:25]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 38. Nxc6 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Kxc6 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} 39. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:37] Black has a safe
fortress.} 40. e4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. e5+ {[%emt 0:01:07]
A success for Magnus neutralising one of Anand's last games as White in the
match.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2800"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O {This is already the third game in the current tournament in which this
position has appeared.} (8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nb6 {
proved to be okay for Black.}) 8... c5 ({Anand vs Aronian tried} 8... Nd5 {
but after} 9. Bxc4 Nxf4 10. exf4 {found himself in certain difficulties.}) 9.
dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bxc4 Qxd1 $146 {Kramnik continues to develop modern theory.} ({
In the previous round Gelfand chose} 10... a6 {being on the black side against
Aronian.}) 11. Rfxd1 b6 (11... a6 $6 12. Ne5 $14 b5 $2 13. Nc6 {[%csl Re7]})
12. Nd4 (12. Bd6 Bxd6 13. Rxd6 Bb7 14. Ne5 Rfd8 15. Rad1 Rxd6 16. Rxd6 Kf8 17.
b4 Nce4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 $11 {[%cal Gf8e7]}) 12... Bb7 13. Rac1 (13. Ndb5 a6 14.
Nd6 Bc6 $11) 13... a6 {Covering the b5-square.} 14. b4 {White has to play
actively if he wants to make something out of his temporary advantage in
development.} Nce4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 (15... Nxe4 $4 16. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 17. Bxe6+ Kh8
18. Rd7 $18 {[%csl Rb7,Re7]}) 16. a3 Rfc8 17. f3 (17. Nxe6 $2 b5 18. Nc7 bxc4
19. Nxa8 Bxa8 $15) 17... Bb7 18. e4 {[%csl Yb7,Ge4,Gf3] Creating a barrier
against the black light-squared bishop, as well as covering the important
square d5.} (18. Nxe6 b5 19. Nc7 bxc4 20. Nxa8 Bxa8 21. e4 {is a better
version than on the previous move, and actually very similar to what occurred
in the game later.}) 18... a5 $5 {Somewhat provocative.} ({After} 18... Kf8 19.
Bf1 a5 {Black is very close to full equality.}) 19. Nxe6 $1 {Accepting the
challenge.} (19. Nb5 axb4 20. Bd6 Kf8 21. axb4 Bc6 22. e5 Ne8 23. Bf1 Bd5 $11)
19... axb4 20. axb4 (20. Nc7 Rxa3 (20... Ra5 $2 21. Bd5 $1 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Bc5+
23. Rxc5 Raxc5 24. Ne7+ Kf8 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. axb4 $16) 21. Nb5 Bc5+ 22. Kh1
Ra5 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 g5 (24... Rac5 25. Rxb6 Rxc4 26. Rxc4 Rxc4 27. Rxb7
h6 28. h3 Nd5 $1 29. Bxh6 gxh6 30. exd5 Rd4 31. d6 Rxd6 32. Rxb4 {leads to a
drawish endame through some suffering for Black.}) 25. Be3 Ba6 26. Bxa6 Rxc1+
27. Bxc1 Rxa6 28. Rd8+ Kg7 29. Bb2 b5 $8 30. Rd5 Kg6 31. Rxb5 Rd6 32. h3 $14)
20... b5 $1 {Distracting the bishop.} 21. Nc7 (21. Bb3 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 fxe6 23.
Rc7 Bxe4 $1 24. Bxe6+ Kf8 25. fxe4 Ra1+ 26. Kf2 Nxe4+ 27. Kf3 Rf1+ $1 28. Kxe4
Rxf4+ 29. Kxf4 (29. Ke5 g5 $11) 29... Bd6+ 30. Ke4 Bxc7 $11) 21... bxc4 22.
Nxa8 Bxa8 23. Bd6 {The exchange of bishops favours White.} Kf8 24. Bxe7+ Kxe7
25. Rd4 c3 26. Rd3 c2 27. Rd2 {It looks like Black loses his passed pawn
without any compensation, but...} Nxe4 $1 {The key idea of Black's defence.}
28. Rdxc2 (28. fxe4 $6 Bxe4 29. Rd4 f5 {Only Black can be better here.}) 28...
Rxc2 29. Rxc2 Nd6 30. Kf2 {There is a sort of dynamic equality in this endgame.
White's passed pawn will be safely blocked.} Kd7 31. Ke3 Nb5 32. Rc5 Bc6 33.
Kd3 f6 {This is the right way to place pawns so that they cover dark squares,
while the bishop covers the light squares.} 34. Rh5 h6 35. Kc4 Nc7 36. Ra5 Kd6
37. Kd4 g5 38. Ra1 {Neither side can make any progress.} f5 39. h4 f4 40. hxg5
hxg5 41. Rh1 g4 {Massive pawn exchanges lead to a simple draw.} 42. fxg4 Bxg2
43. Rh6+ Ne6+ 44. Kd3 Bf3 45. Rf6 Bxg4 46. Ke4 f3 47. Ke3 Ke5 48. Rxf3 Bxf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O {Levon repeats his idea that he performed against Anand few rounds ago.} (
8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4 c5 10. O-O cxd4 11. Qxd4 Nb6 {and Black equalised in all
games that were played on the theme.}) 8... c5 $1 $146 {Boris comes up with an
improvement.} ({In the afore-mentioned game Aronian-Anand after} 8... Nd5 9.
Bxc4 Nxf4 10. exf4 c5 11. dxc5 Qc7 12. g3 Qxc5 13. Qe2 {White achieved a
long-term initiative.}) 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bxc4 a6 {In the next round the same
position arose with Gelfand on the white side against Kramnik. Vladimir chose
to swap queens by 10...Qxd1.} 11. Ne5 Ncd7 (11... Qxd1 {is worth checking.} 12.
Rfxd1 Rd8 (12... b5 $2 13. Nc6 bxc4 14. Nxe7+ Kh8 15. Bd6 $18) 13. Rxd8+ Bxd8
14. Rd1 Be7 15. a3 (15. b4 Nfe4 $1 16. bxc5 Nxc3 17. Rd4 Kf8) 15... b5 16. Nc6
Bf8 17. Bf1 Bb7 18. Na5 Nd5 19. Nxb7 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Nxb7 $11 {White's pair of
bishops is compensated for by his pawn weaknesses on the queenside.}) 12. Be2
$1 {The bishop is going to f3 to put pressure on Black's queenside.} Nxe5 13.
Bxe5 Qa5 14. Bg3 b5 (14... Bd7 15. Bf3 Bc6 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Qa4 $14) 15. Bf3
Ra7 {We reached a position that in fact has already appeared in practice
through different move orders.} 16. Ne2 $1 {An improvement over the previous
games. The knight is heading to c6.} (16. a3 Rd8 (16... Rd7 17. Qc2 Qb6 18.
Rfd1 Rxd1+ 19. Nxd1 Bb7 20. Bxb7 {1/2-1/2 Flores,D (2628)-Leitao,R (2609)/
Campinas 2011/Mega2011 Update 06}) 17. Qe2 Rad7 18. Rfd1 Qb6 19. Rxd7 Rxd7 20.
Rd1 Bb7 21. Be5 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Qc6 24. Ne2 Nd7 25. Bc3 Nb6 26. h3
Nd5 27. Bd4 Bf8 28. Nc3 f6 29. Nxd5 Qxd5 30. Qc2 e5 {1/2-1/2 Malakhatko,V 
(2524)-Short,N (2676)/Ohrid 2001/CBM 084}) 16... Bb7 17. Bxb7 ({Black would be
happy to save his light-squared bishop from the exchange after} 17. Nd4 Nd5 {
as now the c6-square is covered.}) 17... Rxb7 18. Nd4 {[%csl Gc6]} Rd7 19. Qc2
Bd6 20. Nc6 Qb6 21. Bxd6 Rxd6 22. Rac1 Kh8 {Moving the king away from the
check on e7.} 23. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 24. Qxd1 {White has a slight, but long lasting
pressure thanks to the mighty knight on c6.} h6 (24... Rc8 25. Ne5 Rxc1 26.
Qxc1 Qb7 27. Qc5 Kg8 28. Qd6 $14) 25. g3 ({Perhaps} 25. h3 {was more precise
to cover the g4-square against a possible knight move.} Rc8 26. Ne5 Rxc1 27.
Qxc1 Qb8 28. Qc5 (28. Nxf7+ $2 Kg8 {[%csl Rf7]}) 28... Kg8 29. Kf1 $14) 25...
Qc7 26. Rc2 Rc8 27. Qd3 Ng4 28. Rc3 Qb7 29. Qd6 Qa8 30. e4 $6 {Wasting time
and creating a target for Black's knight.} (30. Rc5 Nf6 31. Ne5 {The main
target is Pf7!} Rxc5 32. Qxc5 {White has winning chances thanks to more active
pieces. The following fascinating lines show that Black should hold with
precise play.} Kg8 33. Qe7 Qd5 (33... Qf8 34. Qa7 $16) (33... Qe8 34. Qa7 $16)
(33... Qe4 34. Qxf7+ Kh7 35. Qxe6 Qb1+ 36. Kg2 Qe4+ 37. Kh3 Qb1 38. g4 $1 {
The duo queen + knight is dangerous for both sides. If White wants to get
winning chances, he has to risk a bit!} Qf1+ 39. Kg3 Ne4+ 40. Kf4 Nxf2 41. Qf5+
Kg8 42. Kg3 Qg1+ 43. Kf3 Qf1 $1 44. Qc8+ Kh7 45. Qc2+ Nd3+ 46. Kg3 Qg1+ 47. Kh4
Qf2+ 48. Qxf2 Nxf2 49. Kg3 Nd1 {Black returns the pawn, but even here White
retains winning chances, as his king is more active.}) 34. Qxf7+ Kh7 35. Qg6+
Kg8 36. Nf7 Ne4 $1 37. Nxh6+ Kh8 38. Nf7+ Kg8 39. Kg2 $1 Ng5+ (39... Nd2+ 40.
Kh3 Nf3 41. e4 Qc4 $8 42. Kg4 $1 Qe2 43. Kf4 $1 Qxf2 44. Nh6+ Kh8 45. Ng4 e5+
$1 46. Kf5 Nh4+ 47. Kg5 Nf3+ 48. Kh5 Qe2 $1 49. h4 Nh2 {White can't win here
because of the pin.}) 40. e4 Nxe4 41. f3 Qd2+ 42. Kh3 Nf2+ 43. Kh4 {[%tqu "En",
"It won't be easy to spot the right move. You are invited to try.","","",
"f2h1","",10]} Nh1 $3 44. h3 (44. Ng5 Qxh2+ 45. Nh3 Nf2 46. Qxe6+ Kh7 $11)
44... Qd4+ 45. f4 Nxg3 $1 46. Nh6+ Kh8 47. Qxg3 Qf6+ 48. Qg5 Qxh6+ 49. Kg4 Qf6
$11 {Of course, all these lines can't be calculated by a human player, but
show the potential of this seemingly calm position.}) 30... Nf6 {Now White has
to protect the pawn and weaken the residence of his king.} 31. f3 a5 32. Qc5 b4
33. Rc4 Qa6 {Threatening 34...Nd7. Black is okay.} 34. b3 $8 Kh7 35. Qd6 a4 36.
Rc2 axb3 37. axb3 Qa1+ 38. Kg2 Qb1 39. Qd2 Qxb3 40. Nxb4 Rb8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leningrad Masters"]
[Site "Leningrad"]
[Date "1933.04.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Botvinnik, Mikhail"]
[Black "Romanovsky, Peter Arsenievich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1933.03.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 (4... c6) (4... Be7) 5. Bf4 $5 {
L'alternative principale au systиme Bg5} (5. cxd5 $1 {Malgrй le fait que les
blancs aient jouй rapidement Nf3, Nbd7 permet de rentrer dans une bonne
variante d'йchange du gambit-dame car les noirs n'ont plus le coup йgalisateur
Bf5 empйchant Qc2} exd5 6. Bg5 c6 7. e3 Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 (9... h6 $143
10. h4 $5 $36 {[%cal Ge1c1];Korody Keresztely,I-Znosko Borovsky,E Tatatovaros
1935 (2) 1/2}) 10. O-O (10. h3 $5 {[%cal Gg2g4] peut-кtre le plus souple car
h3 permet au choix de soutenir g4 aprиs le 000 ou de jouer plus tranquillement
le OO avec une case de retrait pour le Bg5f4} Nf8 11. Bf4 $1 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6
13. O-O-O Be6 14. g4)) (5. Bg5 {La ligne principale suivie notamment lors du
match de Suresnes entre JANOVSKY et MARSHALL} Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 {
Marshall,F-Janowski,D Suresnes m 1908 (3) 1/2}) 5... c6 6. e3 (6. Qb3 $5 Be7 (
6... dxc4 7. Qxc4) 7. h3) 6... dxc4 $6 {il faut attendre Bd3 avant de prendre
pour gagner un tempo} (6... Be7 $142 {la grande ligne} 7. h3 $1 {Un coup
multifonction trйs utile: les blancs йvitent les йchanges aprиs Nh5 et h3
permet de gagner un tempo dans la lutte pour forcer les noirs а jouer dc4
avant que les blancs aient jouй Bd3} O-O 8. Qc2 Re8 (8... dxc4 $6 {les noirs
doivent attendre Bd3 avant de prendre} 9. Bxc4 $16 {Rubinstein,A-Canal,E
Rogaska Slatina 1929 (12) 1-0}) 9. Rd1 Nf8 10. a3 Ng6 11. Bh2 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6
13. Bd3 (13. c5 $5 Qe7)) (6... Qa5 $5 {Janowski,D-Maroczy,G Budapest 1896 (12)
1-0}) (6... Bb4 $5 {En l'absence de clouage par Bg5, Bb4 est l'alternative la
plus active qui donne un contre-jeu raisonnable pour les noirs.} 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3) (6... Nh5 7. Bg5) 7. Bxc4 Nb6 {[%cal Gb6c4,Gb6d5] C'est l'idйe de dc4
mais les blancs ont le centre et le plan des noirs est assez artificiel} 8. Bb3
Nbd5 9. O-O $5 {Une conception trйs moderne de la position, les blancs
abandonnent la paire de B mais ils obtiennent un fort contrфle de la case "e5"}
(9. Bg5) 9... Nxf4 10. exf4 {[%csl Ge5]} Bd6 $146 ({RR} 10... Be7 11. Qe2 O-O
12. Rad1 Re8 13. g3 Bf8 14. Ne5 Qa5 15. Qf3 Nd7 16. Ne4 f6 17. Nc4 Qc7 18. f5
Nb6 19. Qh5 Bd7 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. Rde1 Qc8 22. fxe6 Bxe6 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24.
Rxe6 Rxe6 25. Re1 {Flohr,S-Joss,H/Zuerich 1934/HCL/1-0}) 11. Ne5 {[%csl Ge5]
[%cal Gd1e2,Ga1d1]} O-O 12. Qe2 $14 {[%cal Ge2e5]} (12. Qd3 {[%cal Gb3c2]} Nd5
(12... c5 13. Rad1 $14) 13. g3 f6 14. Nc4 $14) (12. Qf3 $5 {[%csl Rh7][%cal
Gf3h3,Gb3c2]} Nd5 13. Ne4 (13. Rfe1 Qc7 14. Ne4) 13... Be7 14. Rfe1 $14) 12...
Nd5 13. g3 f6 14. Nf3 (14. Nc4 $142 {[%csl Re6][%cal Gc4d6] Semblait plus
naturel}) 14... Kh8 (14... Re8) (14... Bd7) 15. Ne4 Be7 16. Rad1 {[%cal Gd1d4]
Un coup naturel pour surprotйger le P isolй et centraliser la R} (16. Nc5 $5 {
[%csl Re6]}) (16. Rfe1 Bb4 $5) 16... b6 17. a3 {[%cal Gd5b4,Gc8a6]} (17. Kg2
Nb4 $5 {[%cal Gc8a6,Ga6f1]}) 17... Bd7 18. Rfe1 Qe8 {[%cal Ge8e6,Ge8g6,Ge8h5]
La position noire est passive mais trйs solide et la meilleure structure noire
compense l'avantage d'espace des blancs.} 19. Nh4 $1 {[%cal Gf4f5] Empкche le
clouage Qh5 tout en gardant l'option f4f5} (19. Kg2 $143 Qh5 $1 $11 {[%csl Rf3]
[%cal Gh5e2] Le clouage est assez pйnible pour les blancs car un йventuel
йchange des Q donnerait une bonne finale aux noirs.}) 19... Qf7 $11 {La
faiblesse "e6" est bien protйgйe et les noirs ont йgalisй} 20. Qf3 g6 {[%csl
Gf5] affaiblit un peu les cases noires mais en contrepartie, les blancs n'ont
plus la possibilitй de jouer f4f5} (20... a5 21. f5 a4 22. Bc4) 21. Ng2 (21.
Nc3 Rad8 $1 (21... Rfe8 $2 22. f5 $1 gxf5 23. Nxf5 $1 (23. Nxd5) 23... Bf8 (
23... exf5 24. Nxd5 Be6 (24... cxd5 $4 25. Bxd5) 25. Rxe6 $1) 24. Ne3 $16))
21... Qg7 22. Nc3 {les blancs ont un bon avantage d'espace mais il est assez
difficile d'amйliorer la position et BOTVINNIK va d'ailleurs hйsiter pendant
plusieurs coups avant de choisir un plan.} (22. Ne3 $5) 22... Rad8 23. Ne4 {
[%cal Gd1c1]} (23. Ne3 $143 {Le plan de faire sauter le dйfenseur de la case
"d5" ne donne rien aux blancs} Rfe8 24. Nexd5 exd5 $132) 23... Rfe8 24. Re2 $1
{Un coup souple qui permet de doubler les R sur la colonne "e" pour attaquer
"e6" ou encore sur la colonne "c"} Bf8 25. Ne3 Qf7 26. Rc2 {[%csl Rc6][%cal
Gd1c1,Gb3a4] changement de plan pour les blancs qui vont essayer d'attaquer la
faiblesse "c6"} (26. Kg2) 26... Qg7 27. Ba4 Rc8 (27... f5 {[%csl Ge5]} 28. Nc3)
28. Qe2 Rc7 29. Rdc1 Rec8 {la position noire est passive mais йtonnament solide
} 30. Qd3 (30. Bb3 {[%cal Gb3d5,Gc2c7]} Qf7 {[%cal Gf7d5]} (30... a5 $4 31.
Bxd5 exd5 32. Nxd5) 31. Nc4 {[%cal Gc4d6]} Rd8 (31... f5 $2 32. Ned6) 32. Ncd6
Qg7 33. Nb5 Rb7 {[%csl Rb7]} (33... Rcc8 34. Nxa7) 34. Nbc3 $14 {les blancs
ont progressй un peu en dйsorganisant la position des R noires}) 30... Be8 31.
Nc3 (31. b4 $5 {[%csl Gc5] BOTVINNIK a renoncй а jouer cette poussйe naturelle
qui fixe la faiblesse "c6" car il craignait peut-кtre les complications de la
rйaction "a7a5"} Qe7 (31... b5 32. Bb3 a5 33. bxa5 Bxa3 34. Bxd5 $1 (34. Ra1
Nb4) 34... Bxc1 35. Bxe6 Bxe3 36. Bxc8 Bxf4 37. Bh3 $16) 32. Kg2) 31... Qf7 32.
Ne4 a5 $5 {[%csl Gb4] Stoppant toute possibilitй de jouer b2b4} 33. Bb3 Rd8 34.
Qe2 (34. Qa6 {[%csl Rb6]} Ra7) 34... Bg7 35. Ba4 b5 $6 {[%csl Rc5] Les noirs
perdent patience les premiers} 36. Bb3 a4 37. Ba2 $14 {ROMANOVSKY a
sйrieusement affaiblit son aile-dame en particulier les cases noires et les
blancs commencent а кtre mieux} Bd7 $6 38. Nc5 $5 {une position critique car
les blancs ont plusieurs alternatives intйressantes} (38. f5 $5 gxf5 39. Bxd5
fxe4 40. Bxe4 f5 41. Bxc6 Bxc6 42. Rxc6 Rxc6 43. Rxc6 Bxd4 44. Qxb5 f4 $1 {
[%csl Gd4] La force du B doit donner assez de compensations aux noirs}) (38.
Bxd5 $5 exd5 39. Nd6 Qe6 40. Nxb5 {[%csl Rc7]} Rcc8 41. Nc3 {[%csl Ra4]} c5 $1
42. f5 $3 {[%csl Rg7] l'idйe du sacrifice est d'empкcher les noirs de jouer
eux-mкme f6f5 libйrant la force du Bg7} (42. Nexd5 cxd4 $132) 42... gxf5 43.
Qd3 {[%cal Gd3d4]} f4 $1 44. Nexd5 cxd4 45. Qxd4 fxg3 46. hxg3 f5 47. Qh4 $15 {
[%cal Gd5f4,Gc3d5]} Bh6 $2 {[%cal Gh6c1]} (47... Qh6 48. Qxh6 Bxh6 49. Re1 f4
$1 50. Nb6 {[%cal Gb6d7,Gb6c8]} Bf5 $1 {la position s'est ouverte et la paire
de B offre assez de compensations aux noirs.}) 48. Nf6 $1 {[%csl Rh7]} Kg7 49.
Ncd5 $1 Rxc2 50. Rxc2 $40) (38. Nd6 $142 $1 {Probablement le plus simple car
les blancs vont gagner un P sans laisser autant de contre-jeu aux noirs que
dans les autres lignes.} Qf8 39. Nxd5 exd5 40. Nxb5 Rb7 41. Nc3 Ra8 (41... Ra7)
42. Re1 $36) 38... Bc8 39. Bxd5 $5 {Eliminant le principal dйfenseur des noirs.
} exd5 40. Nd3 $16 {[%csl Rc6][%cal Gd3b4]} Bb7 {[%csl Rb7]} 41. Nb4 $36 {
[%cal Gb4d5,Gc2c7,Ge3d5] Les blancs ont progressй et ils ont maintenant des
bonnes chances de gain car les N dominent les B et paradoxalement, les noirs
ont presque ... deux mauvais B!} Rd6 {[%cal Gd6c6]} (41... Qe8 42. Nexd5 (42.
f5 $143 $5 Bh6 43. Qf3 (43. Nbxd5 $6 Rf7 44. Nb4 Rxd4) 43... Re7 {[%csl Re3]}
44. Re2 Bxe3 45. fxe3 Kg7 {[%csl Re3]}) 42... Rcd7 43. Ne3 f5 (43... Rxd4 44.
Nxc6) 44. Nxc6 Bxc6 45. Rxc6 Bxd4 {[%csl Gd4] le B s'est ranimй et les noirs
ont assez de compensations}) 42. f5 $1 {[%csl Rf6,Rg7]} Bf8 (42... Bh6 43. f4
Rc8 (43... Re7 44. Nxc6)) 43. Qd3 $1 {[%csl Rd4][%cal Gd3f5,Gd3d4] Un trйs
fort coup multifonction: la Qd3 soutient la poussйe f5 tout en protйgeant "d4"
afin de pouvoir jouer Nd5 sans craindre la rйaction des noirs sur la faiblesse
"d4"} Kg7 44. h4 $1 {[%csl Rf6,Gg5,Rg6][%cal Gg1g2,Gc1h1,Gh4h5] Les blancs ont
fixй les faiblesses а l'ailde-dame et le centre est bloquй. Conformйment au
principe des deux faiblesses, comme les noirs arrivent а dйfendre "c6", il
faut profiter de la meilleur mobilitй des piиces blanches pour trouver une
autre cible et il est donc logique d'attaquer maintenant а l'aile-roi} Kg8 45.
fxg6 hxg6 46. h5 $1 $36 gxh5 47. Nf5 $40 {[%csl Gf5][%cal Gf5d6] Installant un
monstre en f5 avec gain de temps et les noirs ne peuvent pas contester ce N
par Bc8 sans sacrifier "c6". les chances de gain des blancs deviennent
probables.} Re6 {[%csl Re6] Il y aura ensuite un thиme amusant dans plusieurs
variantes de la partie avec cette R qui sera sans cesse harcelйe par les N} 48.
Nxd5 {Sans surprise, le P a fini par tomber} Rd7 49. Nb6 $2 (49. Nf4 $142 {
[%cal Gf4e6]} Re5 50. Ng6 $3 Rdd5 51. Nxe5 fxe5 52. Rc5 $1 (52. Qe4 $2 c5 $1)
52... Bc8 53. Nh6+ $3 Bxh6 54. Rxd5 Bxc1 (54... Qxd5 55. Qg6+) 55. Rd8+ Kg7 56.
Rxc8 Qd7 57. Rb8 exd4 58. Qf3 $18 {[%cal Gf3h5,Gf3f8]}) 49... Rd8 50. d5 $1 {
une nouvelle attaque de la malheureuse Re6!} Qe8 $6 {Redonnant une seconde
chance aux blancs!} (50... Qh7 $142 $1 {[%cal Gh7d3]} 51. Re2 (51. Qf3 $4 c5 $1
) 51... Rxe2 52. Qxe2 Qxf5 53. dxc6) 51. Nd4 {[%cal Gd4e6]} Red6 52. Nxc6 Bxc6
53. Rxc6 Rxc6 54. Rxc6 Bd6 55. Qf5 $4 {Je ne connais pas la cadence mais elle
йtait trйs lente а l'йpoque Par exemple au Championnat d'URSS 1933, elle йtait
de 36 coups а jouer en 2h15, puis ajournement. En consйquence, un ajournement
avait probablement eu lieu dans cette partie et la gaffe st un peu surprenante
mais l'hypothиse d'un second contrфle de temps vers le 60иme coup йtait aussi
probable.} (55. Nc8 $3 Rxc8 56. Rxc8 Qxc8 57. Qg6+ Kf8 58. Qxf6+ Ke8 59. Qxd6
$18) 55... Kg7 56. Nc8 (56. Rc8 $142) 56... Be5 $1 {[%csl Rd5]} 57. Nb6 $6 (57.
Re6 Qg6 58. Rxe5 $1 fxe5 59. Qxe5+ Qf6 60. Qxh5 {[%cal Gh5g4,Gg4c8]} Rh8 61.
Qg4+ Kh6 62. Na7 Qxb2 63. Nc6 $13) (57. Rc5 $5) 57... Rxd5 $1 58. Rc8 (58. Rc7+
Bxc7 59. Nxd5 Be5 $11) 58... Rd1+ 59. Kh2 Rd8 60. Rxd8 Qxd8 61. Nd7 Bxb2 62.
Qxb5 {[%mdl 2048] Une superbe partie mais BOTVINNIK mйritait de la gagner.}
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch17"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1937.11.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kan, Ilia Abramovich"]
[Black "Kotov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1937.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. b3 Bb4 $5 7. Bd2 c5 $146 (
7... Qe7 {Konstantinopolsky,A-Rauzer,V All-Union YM 1936 (6) 1/2}) 8. a3 Bxc3
9. Bxc3 Ne4 10. Qc2 (10. Bb2 $143 Qa5+ 11. Nd2 Nc6 (11... Rd8 $132 {[%cal
Gd8d1]})) 10... Nxc3 11. Qxc3 cxd4 12. exd4 dxc4 13. bxc4 {[%csl Gc4,Rc8,Gd4]}
Nc6 {Dйbut d'un milieu de jeu intйressant ou les noirs vont faire pression sur
les P pendants} 14. Be2 (14. Rd1) 14... b6 (14... Re8 {[%cal Ge6e5]} 15. O-O e5
16. d5 Nd4 $5 {[%cal Ge8e2]}) 15. O-O Ba6 {[%csl Rc4][%cal Gc6a5,Ga8c8,Ga6c4,
Ga5c4]} 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Rc2 Qf6 18. Rd1 Rfd8 $132 19. Qe3 Rd7 20. h3 g6 $6 {
[%csl Rh6]} 21. Kh2 (21. d5 $5 exd5 22. cxd5 Ne7 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Bc4 Bb7 $2
(24... Rd8) 25. Ne5 $36) 21... Kg7 22. Ne5 $5 {[%cal Gd1d7] Les blancs vont
essayer de profiter de la position non protйgйe de la Rd7 pour tenter une
attaque sur cases noires mais intrinsйquement c'est risquй car le centre blanc
va exploser et le P"c4a sera faible} Nxe5 23. dxe5 Qe7 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Rd2
Qe7 26. Qf4 {[%csl Rf6][%cal Gf4c4]} Rc5 27. Rd6 (27. h4 {[%cal Gh4h5]} h5 (
27... Ra5 28. Rd3 $1 (28. h5 g5) 28... h5 (28... Rxa3 $4 29. Qf6+) 29. Bxh5 $1
gxh5 30. Rd7 Qxd7 31. Qg5+ Kf8 32. Qh6+ Ke7 33. Qf6+ Ke8 34. Qh8+) 28. g3)
27... Ra5 28. Qd4 Qc7 29. Qf4 Qe7 30. Qd4 Qc7 31. Qf4 Qe7 32. Qe3 Bb7 33. Bf1
Rc5 34. Qd4 {[%cal Gd4g7,Gd6d7] Les blancs dominent la colonne "d" et ils
gardent l'initiative} Ba8 $6 (34... Bc6 {[%csl Gd7]}) 35. Rd8 $2 (35. Rd7 $142
{[%csl Re7]} Qg5 36. f4 $16) 35... Bc6 36. Rd6 Qg5 37. f4 $1 Qe7 38. Qe3 h6 39.
Qd4 Qh4 40. Qe3 (40. g3 $143 Qh5 41. Rxc6 Rxc6 42. Qd8 {[%cal Gd8f6]} Qf3 43.
Qf6+ Kg8 $11) 40... g5 {trop risquй car aprиs l'ouverture de la colonne "g",
le K noir est trйs exposй} 41. g3 gxf4 42. gxf4 Qh5 43. Rd8 (43. Be2 Qg6 {
[%cal Gg6g2]}) 43... Qg6 44. Qf2 $1 {[%cal Gf2g3] les blancs ont un bon
avantage d'espace et l'йchange des Q permettrait а KAN de faire monter son K
au centre} Qe4 45. Qg3+ {[%csl Rg7]} Qg6 46. Qh4 Qc2+ 47. Kg1 $16 Qg6+ 48. Kf2
f5 (48... Qc2+ $4 49. Be2) 49. Qe7+ Qf7 50. Qd6 $40 Be8 51. Ra8 Ra5 $2 (51...
Bc6) 52. Qd8 Kf8 53. Be2 Rxa3 54. Qd6+ Qe7 55. Bh5 1-0

[Event "SUI-chT"]
[Site "Switzerland"]
[Date "2017.09.03"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Prusikin, Michael"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2521"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[Annotator "Prusikin,M"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2017.03.19"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wollishofen"]
[BlackTeam "Geneve"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SUI"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SUI"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. Nf3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. cxd5
exd5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. h3 Qe7 11. b3 Rd8 12. Bb2 Ne4 13. Ne2 Bf5 14. Rc1 Rac8 (
14... Nxf2 15. Rxf2 Bxd3 16. Rxc5 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Qxc5 18. Ng5 d4 19. Qh5 h6 20.
Qxf7+ Kh8 21. Ne6 Qe5 22. exd4 Nxd4 23. Nxd8 Rxd8 24. Qc4 (24. Qxb7 $1) 24...
Qe3 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Qc8+ Kh7 27. Qf5+ Kh8 28. Qc8+ Kh7 29. Qf5+ {1/2-1/2 (29)
Tomashevsky,E (2695)-Radjabov,T (2724) Dubai 2014}) 15. Ned4 $6 (15. Nf4 $1 {
1-0 (79) Naiditsch,A (2716)-Adams,M (2725) Baden-Baden 2013 CBM 153 [Krasenkow,
M]}) 15... Bg6 $6 (15... Nxd4 16. Bxd4 (16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxd4 Rxc1 18. Qxc1
Ng3 $11) 16... Bb4 17. Rxc8 Rxc8 18. Qa1 Rc6 19. Bxa7 Bc3 20. Qd1 Rg6 21. Kh1
Qe6 22. Nh4 Bxh3 23. Nxg6 Bxg2+ 24. Kxg2 Qxg6+ 25. Kh3 Qh6+ 26. Kg2 {½-½ (26)
Schulze,G (1938)-Noeth,D (2198) GER email 2014}) 16. Qe2 (16. Nxc6 $5) 16...
Nxd4 (16... Bd6 $1) 17. Nxd4 Ba3 $2 {[#]} 18. Rxc8 $1 Rxc8 19. Qg4 $1 (19. Bxe4
$5 dxe4 20. Bxa3 Qxa3 21. Qd2 $14) 19... Rd8 20. Nf5 $1 Qe6 $2 (20... Qd7 21.
Bxa3 (21. Nh6+ gxh6 22. Qxd7 Rxd7 23. Bxa3 Rc7 24. Rd1 Nc3 25. Rd2 $14) 21...
Bxf5 22. Qf4 $14) 21. Qh4 $1 Nf6 $8 22. Nh6+ $1 gxh6 (22... Kh8 23. Bxg6 fxg6
24. Bxa3 gxh6 25. Rc1 $18) 23. Bxf6 Rd6 {[#]} 24. Ba1 $1 Bxd3 25. Qd4 f6 26.
Qxd3 a6 27. Rd1 Rc6 $1 28. Qd4 (28. Kh2 $1) 28... Be7 29. Qf4 Kg7 30. Qg3+ Kf7
31. Qf3 Kg6 $2 (31... Rc5) 32. Qg3+ $2 (32. Rxd5 $18) 32... Kf7 33. Bd4 Qf5 34.
a4 (34. Qb8 $5) 34... Qc2 $2 {Mit Remisangebot.} (34... Rc2 35. Rf1 Rc8 36. Qg4
Qxg4 37. hxg4 $14) 35. Qf3 $18 Qxb3 36. a5 Rc2 37. Rf1 (37. Qh5+ $18) 37... Qc4
38. Qf5 Rc1 (38... Kg7 39. Qe6 Qc7 40. Bb6 Qd6 41. Qg4+ Kh8 42. Qh5 $18) 39.
Qxh7+ Ke6 40. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 41. Kh2 Bd6+ 42. g3 (42. f4 $4 Bxf4+) 42... Qc7 43.
Qg8+ $1 (43. Qxh6 Bxg3+ $1) 43... Qf7 44. Qc8+ Qd7 45. Qg8+ Qf7 46. Qc8+ Qd7
47. Qh8 $1 Be5 48. Bxe5 Kxe5 (48... fxe5 49. Qxh6+ Kf7 (49... Kf5 50. f3 $18)
50. Qh7+ Ke6 51. Qxd7+ Kxd7 52. h4 $18) 49. Qxh6 Ke6 50. Qf4 Kf7 51. g4 Qd8 52.
g5 (52. Qb4 $1) 52... Qxa5 (52... b5 53. axb6 Qxb6 54. Kg3 $18) 53. Qxf6+ Kg8
54. Qe6+ Kg7 55. Qe7+ 1-0

[Event "Hawaii op"]
[Site "Honolulu"]
[Date "1997.04.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Psakhis, Lev"]
[Black "Saidy, Anthony Fred"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Psakhis,L"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1997.04.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. h3 dxc4 $5 (
7... c6 $5 8. a3 a6 9. Rc1) 8. Bxc4 c5 9. dxc5 (9. O-O $5 cxd4 10. exd4 Nb6 11.
Bb3 Nbd5 12. Be5) 9... Bxc5 10. O-O Qe7 11. e4 (11. Rc1 e5 12. Bg5) 11... e5
12. Bg5 Nb6 (12... h6 $5 13. Nd5 (13. Bh4) 13... Qd8 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Qxd8
Rxd8 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Rac1 Bb6 18. Bd5 Rb8 $13) 13. Bb3 Rd8 14. Qe2 h6 (14...
Be6 $5) 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Rfd1 Bd7 (16... Be6 $1 17. Bxe6 Qxe6 18. Qb5 Bd4 $1
$11) 17. Rd3 Bc6 18. Rad1 Be7 19. Nh2 Be8 20. Ng4 Qg5 21. Rf3 (21. h4 $142 $5
Qxh4 22. Rh3 (22. Nxe5 Rxd3 23. Rxd3 Qg5 $11) 22... Qg5 23. Nxh6+ gxh6 24. Rg3
Qxg3 25. fxg3 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Rd8 27. Qg4+ Bg5 28. Qf5) 21... Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Rd8
23. Nd5 (23. Qe1 Qd2) 23... Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Bc6 $5 (24... h5 25. Ne3 (25. Rf5
Rxd5 $1 26. Qxd5 Qc1+ 27. Kh2 hxg4 28. Qxe5 Bd7 29. Qxe7 Bxf5 30. exf5 Qf4+ $11
) 25... Qg6 26. Rf5) 25. Bxf7+ Kh8 26. Qe1 (26. Bd5 $5 Bxd5 27. exd5 e4 28. Re3
Qxd5 29. Qxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxe4 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 Bd6+ 32. f4) (26. Qb1 $6 Rd4 27. Rf5
Bxe4 $1 28. Rxg5 $140 Bxb1 29. Rxe5 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Bd6 $17) 26... Qd2 (26... Rd4
27. Bd5 Bxd5 28. exd5 e4 29. Rc3 Qxd5 30. Ne3 Qxa2 31. Nf5 $36) 27. Qxd2 Rxd2
28. Bg6 $1 (28. Nxe5 $2 Rd1+ 29. Kh2 Bd6 30. Rf5 Bxe4) 28... Bd6 (28... Rxb2
29. Nxe5 $1 Bd6 30. g3) 29. Ne3 (29. g3 Kg8 $1) 29... Rd4 (29... b5 30. Nf1
Rxb2 31. Rc3 Bb7 32. Rd3 Bf8 33. Rd8 Kg8 34. Bf5 $18) 30. g3 Bxe4 (30... Bc5
31. Rf7) 31. Bxe4 Rxe4 32. Rf7 Bc5 33. Rxb7 a6 (33... Bxe3 34. fxe3 Rxe3 35.
Rxa7 (35. Kf2 Rd3 36. a4 a6) 35... Rxg3+ 36. Kh2 (36. Kf2 $2 Rxh3 37. b4 Rh2+
38. Ke3 Rb2) 36... Rd3 37. b4 Rd2+ 38. Kg3 Rb2 39. a3 Kh7 40. Kg4 $1) 34. Kg2 (
34. Rb3 $5 $16) 34... Bxe3 35. Kf3 Ra4 36. fxe3 $1 Rxa2 37. Ke4 Ra5 38. h4 $1 {
Very unpleasant move for a Black.Their King now can't escape from the cage.}
Kh7 (38... g6 39. b4 (39. g4 Ra4+) 39... Ra3 40. g4 Rb3 (40... a5 41. b5 Ra4+
42. Kxe5 Rxg4 43. b6 $18) 41. h5 $5 (41. Kxe5 Rxe3+ 42. Kf6 Re4 43. g5 hxg5 44.
hxg5 Kg8 45. Kxg6 Kf8 46. Kf5 Re1 47. g6 Rf1+ 48. Ke5 Re1+ 49. Kd5 Rg1 50. g7+
Kg8 51. Kc4) 41... a5 (41... gxh5 42. gxh5 a5 43. b5 a4 44. Kd5 Rxe3 45. Ra7
Rb3 46. Kc5) 42. b5 Rb4+ 43. Kxe5 Rxg4 44. b6 Rb4 45. hxg6 $18) 39. h5 Rc5 (
39... Ra1 40. g4 Rg1 41. Kf5) 40. g4 (40. Kf5 $2 e4+ $1) 40... a5 41. Kf5 a4
42. Ra7 Rb5 43. Rxa4 Rxb2 44. Kxe5 Rg2 45. Rf4 Ra2 46. e4 Ra5+ (46... g5 $1 47.
Rf7+ Kg8 48. Rb7 Rf2) 47. Ke6 Ra6+ 48. Kf5 Rf6+ 49. Ke5 Ra6 50. Rf8 Ra5+ 51.
Kf4 Ra1 52. Rb8 Rf1+ 53. Ke3 Rg1 54. e5 $1 $18 Re1+ (54... Rxg4 55. e6 Rg5 56.
Kf4 Rg1 57. e7) 55. Kd4 Rd1+ 56. Kc5 Rc1+ 57. Kd6 Rd1+ 58. Ke7 Rg1 59. e6 Rxg4
60. Kd6 Rd4+ 61. Ke5 Rd1 62. e7 Re1+ 63. Kd6 Rd1+ 64. Kc5 Rc1+ 65. Kd4 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"]
[Site "Heraklion"]
[Date "2017.11.04"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Bosiocic, Marin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Quintiliano,R"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2017.10.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Croatia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 {Despite many efforts by White, this
variation is establishing itself as a reliable option for Black.} 5. cxd5 (5.
Bg5 $5 {is one sharp idea that White has tried in a couple of games, but the
complicated positions arising from} dxc4 6. e4 b5 {are not clear yet. Other
options for White were briefly shown in my annotations to the game
Karjakin-Adams, Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017 for CBM 178.}) 5... exd5 6. Bg5 (6. Bf4
{Karjakin,S (2783)-Adams,M (2761) Vugar Gashimov Mem 2017 (3.5) 0-1 was the
move that I' analysed in CBM 178, and didn't bring any advantage for White -})
6... Be6 {With this exotic move, Black is actually solving his problem of
development.} 7. e3 (7. Qb3 $6 {is a typical reply when the bishop leaves c8
in QGD positions, but now} b5 $1 {proves how useful 4...a6 can be} 8. e3 (8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nxd5 $2 Qd8 {[%csl Rd5]}) 8... Nbd7 9. Be2 c5 $36) 7... Nbd7 8. h3
$146 {This move has been played in some positions after Bd3 and 0-0, but by
playing it now White keeps some ideas in mind which will be clear soon.} (8.
Bd3 {isn't giving good results for White:} Bd6 (8... h6 9. Bf4 g5 $6 {Vitiugov
played this risky continuation with Black recently} 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Be5 Ng7 12.
h3 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 c6 14. O-O Bd6 15. Rc1 h5 $6 {too risky, as Black is still
too undeveloped to launch an attack on the kingside} 16. e4 $1 (16. f4 $5 {
deseves attention also}) 16... g4 17. exd5 cxd5 18. g3 h4 $6 19. hxg4 hxg3 20.
fxg3 Qg5 21. Qf3 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Qxe5 23. Qf4 $5 {White could had kept pieces on
board, but instead he is aiming for an easier endgame} (23. Ne2 $1 {[%cal
Ge2f4]}) 23... Qxf4 24. gxf4 $6 {but this makes Black's life easier too} (24.
Rxf4 $142 {[%cal Yf4d4,Yd4b4]}) 24... Rh4 $1 25. Be2 Bxg4 26. Nxd5 Bxe2 27.
Rfe1 Kf8 $15 {Bluebaum,M (2643)-Vitiugov,N (2728) 21st European Teams 2017 (9.
2) 0-1}) 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bf4 $1 (11. Bh4 Re8 12. Rad1 c6 13. Bh7+ Kh8
14. Bf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 g6 16. Qc2 Qe7 $11 {Quintiliano Pinto,R (2491)-Carneiro,
V (2426) 83rd ch-BRA 2017 (9.2) 1/2}) 11... Qe7 {and Black is fine.} (11...
Bxf4 12. exf4 {[%cal Gf4f5] is very annoying for Black})) 8... c6 $6 {A bit
careless.} ({This position was reached by transposition in another game and
things continued} 8... h6 9. Bf4 Bb4 10. Bd3 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 {Volkov,S (2637)
-Ponomariov,R (2692) ch-ESP Rapid 2017 (7.2) 1/2} (11... Bxc3+) 12. Rc1 Nfe4
13. Be5 $1 {[%csl Yd5]}) (8... Bd6 {looks safer} 9. Bd3 c6 {Transposing to
common positions of this variation, I'm not sure how White can try to obtain
an edge as Black's setup is very solid} (9... O-O)) 9. Bf4 $1 {[%csl Gd6]
Vitiugov immediately shows the drawbacks of Black's last move.} Bf5 $1 (9...
Be7 10. Bd3 {would leave Black in a passive situation}) 10. g4 $5 Bg6 11. Nh4 {
White aims for the bishop pair and changes in the pawn structure, which
creates an interesting position.} Ne4 {A better option for Black was to keep
both knights on the board.} (11... Bb4 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 (14.
Qxc3 Ne4 $1 15. Nxg6 fxg6 $1 {[%cal Gg6g5]}) 14... b5 15. a4 O-O {[%cal Gd7b6,
Gb6c4] Despite the weaknesses on the dark squares, Black is ok.}) 12. Nxg6 hxg6
13. Qb3 {White missed a good chance to get a favourable position, although the
complications that arise are difficult to calculate.} (13. Nxe4 $1 {would have
created a target on e4:} dxe4 14. Qb3 Qa5+ (14... b5 $2 15. Bg2 Nf6 16. O-O Bd6
17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Qc2 $16 {[%csl Gc6,Ge4]}) 15. Ke2 $1 {[%csl Re4][%cal Yf1g2]
The king is not disrupting White's development here, as the bishop belongs on
g2} Qb5+ (15... O-O-O $5 {is an attempt to create some complications, probably
Black's best practical option} 16. Bg2 f5 17. f3 $1 {opening the position in
White's favour} exf3+ (17... Nf6 18. fxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 fxe4 20. Qe6+ Rd7 21.
Qe8+ $1 Qd8 (21... Rd8 22. Qxe4 Qb5+ 23. Kf3 $1) 22. Qxg6 $14) 18. Bxf3 {
[%csl Yf3,Yf4][%cal Yf3a8,Yf4b8]} g5 $5 (18... Qb5+ {is much worse now} 19.
Qxb5 axb5 20. gxf5 gxf5 21. Rag1 $16 {[%cal Gg1g5]}) 19. Bxg5 fxg4 {[%cal
Ra5g5,Rg4f3]} 20. Bd5 $3 (20. Bxc6 $5 {is a human idea} bxc6 21. Bxd8 Kxd8 22.
hxg4 Rxh1 23. Rxh1 Qg5 24. Qe6 $40) 20... Nf6 (20... cxd5 $2 21. Rac1+ Kb8 22.
Bf4+ $1 Ka7 23. Bc7 {[%csl Ra5,Rd8]}) 21. Be6+ Kb8 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. hxg4 {
and White is a pawn up in this complicated position}) 16. Qxb5 axb5 17. Bg2 f5
18. f3 $1 {again the same ideas give a better endgame for White} exf3+ 19. Bxf3
Nf6 (19... fxg4 20. Bxg4 $16 {White has a clear advantage due to the bishop
pair, the central passed pawn and the weak pawns in the g-file}) 20. a3 $14 {
[%cal Ya1f1,Ya1g1,Gf4e5] White has the bishop pair and more than one
possibility to exert pressure in this endgame, which gives him a much easier
life.}) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 b5 {White's play now is directed to opening the
centre and using the bishop pair, but Black's position is still solid.} 15. Bg2
Nb6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Bxe4 Rc8 18. Kf1 {[%cal Ga1e1] The best way to finish the
development quickly and keep the bishop pair, while leaving the rook on h1,
White can consider ideas with h4-h5 on the kingside.} Bd6 19. Re1 O-O 20. Bc1 {
Of course, to trade this bishop is a bad deal for White.} Nc4 {Black starts a
plan to reorganise his pieces.} (20... Nd5 21. Kg2 Qa5 {was also good} 22. Bxd5
(22. Bd2 Bf4 $1) 22... cxd5 23. Qxd5 Rfd8 $11 {[%csl Rc3]}) 21. Kg2 Be7 {
Bosiocic is trying to bring the knight closer to the kingside and deal with
the potential threat of h4.} 22. Qd1 {Vitiugov's pieces are almost ready to
start operations on the kingside.} Nd6 (22... c5 23. h4 $1 cxd4 (23... Bxh4 24.
Rh3 {[%cal Ye1h1] looks dangerous} Qf6 {[%cal Gf6f2]} 25. Qf3 $1) 24. h5 $1 {
and, despite the fact that Black has enough resources, this position looks
pretty dangerous over the board} dxc3 $1 (24... g5 25. Qf3 $36) 25. hxg6 $1 (
25. Qf3 Nd2 $1 26. Bxd2 cxd2 27. Rd1 gxh5 28. Rxh5 g6 $15) 25... Qxd1 26. Rxd1
Rfd8 27. gxf7+ Kxf7 28. Bd5+ Kf6 29. Rh5 $13 {the position remains unclear,
but Black is at least ok.}) 23. Bf3 {Keeping the bishop on a good diagonal.} (
23. Bd3 {follows the same idea} Bh4 (23... c5 $5)) 23... Bh4 {This way, Black
stops the potential threats on the kingside, but at the price of getting his
development slightly disturbed.} 24. Re5 $1 {[%cal Ge5c5] Skillfully, Vitiugov
now changes his focus to the other side of the board.} Nc4 {Passive defence
would allow White to get a very comfortable position.} (24... Qd7 25. Ba3 Rfd8
26. Bc5 $1 Bf6 27. Re2 Nb7 28. Bb6 Re8 29. Rhe1 $14) 25. Rc5 Qd6 26. Be4 $1 {
Tying Black's pieces to the defence of the c6-pawn.} Rfe8 27. Qf3 Re6 28. Bf4 (
28. g5 $1 {[%csl Rh4] also looks very dangerous for Black, as now White has
many tactical ideas and the best option is} Nb6 (28... f5 $2 29. Bd5 $1) ({
all White's ideas work perfectly in the amazing variation} 28... Qe7 29. Bd5 $1
Re2 30. Bxf7+ $1 Kh8 31. Rf1 Rf8 32. Rf5 $3 Nd6 33. Ba3 $1 {and White is
winning} Rxf7 34. Rxf7 Qxg5+ 35. Kh1 Nxf7 36. Qxe2 $18) 29. Qg4 Nd7 30. Qxh4
Nxc5 31. dxc5 Qxc5 32. Bf3 Qxc3 33. Qf4 $14 {[%cal Gh3h5] although of course
Black should have practical chances in this position.}) 28... Qe7 29. Bd3 $6 {
White had a good idea.} (29. Bd5 $1 Re2 (29... Rf6 30. Bxc4 bxc4 31. g5 Rf5 32.
Re5 $1 Rxe5 33. dxe5 Bxg5 34. Qg4 $1 {[%csl Rc8,Rg5]}) 30. Rf1 Nd2 (30... Rxa2
31. g5 $1 {[%csl Rh4]}) 31. Bxd2 Rxd2 32. Bb3 {[%csl Yc6,Yf7] and White is
still pressing, for example} a5 33. Qf4 Re2 34. Bd5 $1) 29... Nb2 {Not the
best, but Black wants to invade the second rank.} (29... Nb6 $142 $1 {[%cal
Yb6d5] would leave Black with an advantage.}) 30. Bc2 Re2 31. Re5 $1 {
Exchanging Black's only active piece.} Rxe5 32. dxe5 $1 {The best recapture,
keeping some problems for Black to solve.} Nc4 33. Re1 $14 Nb6 {The threat of
g5 is pretty annoying.} ({For example} 33... Kh8 $4 34. g5 $1 Bxg5 35. Qg4 {
[%csl Rc8,Rg5] The rook hanging on c8 is the problem.}) (33... Bg5 {is also bad
} 34. Bxg5 Qxg5 35. e6 $1 {and White takes a strong initiative.}) 34. Bb3 {
[%cal Ye5e6] Black's decisions become more and more difficult.} c5 {Black
rushes to close the diagonal to the light-squared bishop, but then another
ideas are possible} (34... Nd5 {would had offered more chances} 35. Bc1 Rd8 36.
c4 $1 bxc4 37. Bxc4 a5 $14) 35. Rd1 $1 {Now Black is unable to block the
d-file.} c4 36. Bc2 Rd8 (36... Nd7 37. Qb7 Rd8 38. Rd6 $14) 37. Rd6 $1 {
[%csl Gd6] Sooner or later Black should trade rooks on d6, and this will leave
White with a powerful passed pawn.} Nd7 38. Qd5 Nf8 39. Be3 Rxd6 40. exd6 Qe6
41. Be4 {Vitiugov is ready to take all the pawns on the queenside, and
material losses are unavoidable for Black.} Bf6 42. Qxe6 Nxe6 43. Bb7 Bxc3 44.
Bxa6 Bb4 45. Bxb5 c3 (45... Bxd6 46. Bxc4 Nc5 47. Bb5 $18 {[%csl Ga2] and the
distant passed pawn is decisive.}) 46. d7 Kf8 47. Ba4 Ke7 48. Bb6 $1 {A good
preventive move. Now Black's pieces are paralysed.} (48. Kf3 $2 Nc5 $1) 48...
g5 (48... Bc5 $2 49. d8=Q+ $18) 49. Kf3 f6 50. Ke2 c2 $8 {If the king comes to
c2, it's over.} (50... Nf4+ 51. Kd1 Ne6 52. Kc2 Nd8 53. Bb5 Ne6 54. a4 $18) 51.
d8=Q+ $1 {Vitiugov plays precisely to avoid any chances for Black.} (51. Bxc2
$2 Nf4+ $1 52. Kd1 Kxd7 {[%cal Gf4h3]}) 51... Nxd8 52. Bxc2 {Despite the
technical task, White is winning.} Ba3 53. Kd3 Ne6 54. Ke4 Kd6 (54... Nf4 55.
h4 $1) 55. Bb3 Nf8 56. Kf5 {White should of course advance the a-pawn in order
to win, but first he threats an invasion on the kingside to keep Black's
pieces as passive as possible, making any chance of counterplay very difficult.
} Kc6 57. Bd4 Kd6 58. f3 Kc6 59. Bf2 Kd6 60. Bg3+ Kc6 61. Bf7 Kd7 62. Bd5 Ke7
63. Bb3 {Do not hurry! The golden rule in such endgames, White has abusolutely
no reason to rush.} Kd7 64. Be1 Kd6 65. h4 (65. f4 {was also strong, as after}
gxf4 66. Kxf4 Ng6+ 67. Ke4 {[%cal Gh3h5] in some positions White can create a
distant passed pawn on the kingside also.}) 65... gxh4 66. Bxh4 Ke7 67. Ke4 Kd6
68. Bg3+ Kc6 69. Kd4 Kd7 70. Bd5 Ng6 71. Be4 Ne7 72. Kc4 g6 73. Kb3 Bc5 74. a4
{Finally, Vitiugov starts decisive action on the queenside.} f5 75. Bd3 fxg4
76. fxg4 g5 {Despite the simplifications, the remaining material is still
enough to decide the game in favour of White.} 77. Bb5+ Ke6 78. Bc4+ Kd7 79.
Bb5+ Ke6 80. Kc4 Bb6 81. Be8 $1 {[%cal Yc4b5] The bishops are doing a good job
keeping the Black's king and knight under control.} Bd8 82. Kc5 Nc8 83. Kc6 Ba5
$4 {Losing on the spot, but even the best defence would only prolong the game.}
(83... Ne7+ 84. Kb7 Nd5 85. Bb5 Nf4 86. Be1 {[%cal Ga4a5]} Ke5 87. a5 Bxa5 (
87... Ne6 88. a6 Nc5+ 89. Kc8 Bb6 90. Bf2 Kd5 91. Bxc5 Kxc5 92. Bd7 $18 {
[%cal Gc8b7]}) 88. Bxa5 Ke4 89. Bc6+ Ke3 90. Bb6+ Ke2 91. Kc7 $18) 84. Bd7+ 1-0

[Event "Gashimov Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2017.04.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Quintiliano,R"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2017.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 a6 {This interesting variation is being
played by many grandmasters, like Carlsen, Nakamura, Andreikin, and now Adams,
among others. It is not exactly a new move, but just now Black is paying it
serious attention. I faced this position three times recently, and couldn't
get any advantage with White.} 5. cxd5 {The main move, trying to explore ...a6
in a traditional Queen's Gambit Exchange Variation, but Black has an
interesting and original plan to develop his pieces and keep a solid position.
White has a lot of options, and the practice of this variation in high-level
games will show more to us, but for now is safe to say Black is ok.} (5. c5 $5
{was played recently, and I tried this in my third game against 4... a6} b6 6.
cxb6 cxb6 7. Bf4 {White has transposed to a Slav Exchange structure, and this
promises a long-term tiny advantage, and an easier position, but objectively
speaking Black has a solid position also} Bd6 8. Ne5 (8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. e3 O-O 10.
Bd3 Bb7 11. O-O Qb8 $5 {[%cal Yf8c8,Yf6e4];Quintiliano Pinto,R (2494)-Gauche,C
(2197) Florianopolis zt 2.4 2017 (5) 1/2}) (8. Bg3 Bb7 9. e3 O-O 10. Rc1 Nc6
11. Bd3 Rc8 12. O-O b5 $11 {Maghsoodloo,P (2576)-Mareco,S (2664) Sharjah
Masters 1st 2017 (8) 1/2}) 8... Bb7 9. e3 Nc6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Bd3 Bxe5 $1 12.
Bxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ne4 $11 {Jobava,B (2701)-Khismatullin,D (2639) Moscow
Aeroflot op-A 16th 2017 (8) 1/2}) (5. g3 {is interesting, but White now has to
analyse the typical ideas of the Catalan.}) (5. e3 dxc4 (5... c5 {is a very
popular line in the Tarrasch Variation}) 6. Bxc4 b5 {[%cal Yc8b7,Yc7c5] Black
is developing very quickly with Bb7 and c5, in a sort of improved Queen's
Gambit Accepted, and scores really well here}) (5. a4 {doesn't seems a good
option, compared with Black's 4... a6, White just seriously weakens the
b4-square} Nbd7 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O Bd6 10. b3 Qe7 $1 {
Kantorik,M (2359)-Likavsky,T (2485) Liechtenstein op 25th 2007 (7) 0-1
avoiding Ba3, and Black is fine, but looks equal. Still, Black has a clear
plan here (c5 and play with hanging pawns), and we cannot say the same for
White -}) 5... exd5 6. Bf4 (6. Bg5 {is the main move, and now Black plays} Be6
$5 {which should look strange, but it works very well} 7. e3 (7. Qb3 $6 {
is tempting at first sight, but now Black shows how useful the move 4... a6
can be} b5 $1 {and Nbd7 is coming with a good position for Black} 8. e3 (8.
Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Nxd5 $2 Qd8 $19 {[%csl Rd5]}) 8... Nbd7 9. Be2 c5 $1) 7... Nbd7 8.
Bd3 h6 (8... Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bf4 $1 (11. Bh4 Re8 12. Rad1 c6 13.
Bh7+ Kh8 14. Bf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 g6 16. Qc2 Qe7 $11 {Quintiliano Pinto,R (2491)
-Carneiro,V (2426) BRA-ch 83rd Rio de Janeiro 2017 (9) 1/2}) 11... Qe7 $1 (
11... Bxf4 12. exf4 {[%cal Gf4f5] is very annoying for Black}) 12. Bxd6 Qxd6
13. a3 Bg4 14. Nd2 c5 $5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. h3 Bd7 17. Nf3 Rac8 {Riazantsev,A 
(2671)-Carlsen,M (2840) Wch Rapid Doha 2016 (13) 0-1 with enough activity for
Black in return for the isolated pawn; he even managed to win -}) 9. Bh4 g5 $5
{this is probably the most risky option for Black, but still some strong
players have played this} 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Be5 Ng7 12. h3 (12. Bg3 {leads to a
repetition, and Black tried to change with} c6 13. h3 Nf5 14. Bh2 Bg7 15. Qc2
Ne7 {Quintiliano Pinto,R (2484)-Riazantsev,A (2671) Wch Blitz Doha 2016 (4) 0-1
} 16. O-O $16) (12. O-O g4 13. Bxg7 $1 Bxg7 14. Ne1 h5 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. a4 $1 a5
17. Bf5 Qe7 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Nd3 O-O 20. Ne2 $14 {[%csl Gc5,Ge5,Gf4];Kuzubov,
Y (2643)-Santos Ruiz,M (2480) Sharjah Masters 1st 2017 (8) 1-0}) 12... Nxe5 13.
Nxe5 Bd6 14. O-O h5 $2 15. f4 $1 $36 {Van Wely,L (2695)-Andreikin,D (2736)
Tata Steel-A 79th 2017 (6) 1/2 this strange line with 9... g5?! needs more
tests, but Black has enough solid options to play like this -}) 6... Bd6 7. Bg3
O-O ({Earlier this year, Adams played} 7... Bf5 {but after} 8. e3 (8. Qb3 Nc6
$1 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. Qxb7 $2 O-O $19) 8... O-O 9. Qb3 Bxg3 10. hxg3 Nc6 {
Anton Guijarro,D (2650)-Adams,M (2751) Gibraltar Masters 15th 2017 (10) 1/2
the game merely transposed -}) 8. e3 ({Knowing how Black wants develop the
pieces, the move} 8. Qc2 $146 {comes to mind, but after} Nc6 9. a3 Ne7 $1 {
the bishop is coming anyway}) 8... Bf5 9. Qb3 Bxg3 10. hxg3 Nc6 {This is
reminiscent of some of Ragozin's positions, where Black develops this N to c6.
The computer claims an advantage for White, but Black is developing all his
pieces without making serious concessions, he only must be careful to not play
c6, weakening the dark squares on the queenside.} (10... b6 $2 11. Be2 Qd6 12.
Ne5 $1 {[%cal Yg3g4,Yg4g5]} h6 13. g4 Bh7 14. Bf3 Rd8 15. g5 $1 hxg5 16. Rxh7
$1 $18 {Bu,X (2705)-Vitiugov,N (2726) Wch Blitz Doha 2016 (20) 1-0}) (10... Qd6
{was also played, for example} 11. Nh4 Bc8 $6 (11... Bg4 $142) 12. Bd3 g6 13.
Nf3 Nc6 14. Rc1 Ne7 15. Na4 b6 {even in this position, we can see a little
pressure for White, but there's no clear way to increase this advantage, as
Black has a solid position} 16. Ne5 Be6 17. O-O Rfc8 $14 {Vitiugov,N (2724)
-Deac,B (2572) Gibraltar Masters 15th 2017 (9) 1/2 Black defended very well
and White's advantage never was enough to win -}) 11. Be2 (11. Qxb7 $2 Qd6 12.
Qb3 Rab8 13. Qd1 Rxb2 $17) 11... Qd6 12. O-O Ne7 {As in the Ragozin, Black
struggles a little bit to find a good place for this knight.} 13. Ne5 h5 $1 {
I like this move. Ok, Black is giving up some dark squares on the kingside,
but on the other hand, if White is allowed to play g4, then he achieves a
space advantage and can work with this. This sort of advantage is one of the
main weapons of technical players like Carlsen, Karjakin, and also Adams! From
a practical point of view, avoiding this plan was a good decision. Black has
another interesting idea also, which is to disturb the strong white Ne5.} (
13... b6 14. g4 Be6 15. Rac1 Nd7 (15... c5 16. Qa3 $1 Rfd8 17. f4 cxd4 18. Qxd6
Rxd6 19. exd4 $14 {with an easier endgame}) 16. f4 f6 17. Nd3 $1 {to keep
pieces and avoid unecessary exchanges is a basic way to manage a space
advantage. In general White has a slight advantage and an easier game, slowly
improving his posicion. Black has to be careful, because in such positions
active ideas are always dangerous, for example} c5 $2 18. Qa3 $1 Rfc8 19. Na4 {
[%csl Rc5] just winning a pawn.}) 14. Rfc1 Ng4 $1 {[%csl Ge5] This was the
other idea behind Black's h5. White has a slight advantage here, but Black is
playing very well to fight against his opponent's positional advantage.} 15.
Na4 $1 {White also plays to support his knight on e5.} (15. Nxg4 hxg4 {only
helps Black}) (15. Bf3 $5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Qxe5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Rab8 $11)
15... b6 16. Qc3 {[%csl Ya4,Ge5] Protecting one of the knights, but the other
can be misplaced for while.} ({but nowit could be interesting to change
direction and play for the centre} 16. Nd3 Rfc8 17. Nf4 g6 18. Bf3 Nf6 19. Nc3
Rd8 20. Re1 {[%cal Ya1d1,Ye3e4] Black's position is still solid, but after
correct preparation, e4 can give some pressure for White.}) 16... Rfc8 17. Nd3
Bd7 18. b3 (18. Qb3 {seems better, keeping the possibility to play Nc3 and
back to the right plan, playing in the centre.}) 18... Ng6 {Slowly, Black is
transferring his pieces to the kingside and preparing an assault there with ...
h4.} (18... Bxa4 $2 19. bxa4 a5 20. Bf3 {is simply better for White, as the
doubled pawns never would be a weakness in this position.}) 19. Qb4 $1 {
This move forces Black to abandon the d6-square, which is ideal for the queen.}
(19. Nab2 a5 $1 (19... Nxe3 $2 {is too hasty} 20. fxe3 Qxg3 21. Qd2 Nh4 22.
Bxh5 $18) 20. Nf4 Nxf4 21. exf4 c5 $5 {with a complicated position, for example
} 22. Nd3 c4 23. Ne5 b5 24. bxc4 bxc4 (24... dxc4 $2 25. a4 $1) 25. Rab1 $13)
19... Qf6 20. Nc3 {Karjakin is a great defender, and probably everything is ok
with White's position, but to leave the queen some moves away from the
kingside looks dangerous, at least during the game.} (20. Qe1 {looks good,
bringing the queen to help the defence of the kingside} Qg5 (20... h4 21. Bxg4
Bxg4 22. gxh4 Nxh4 23. Ne5 $11) 21. Nf4 $1 Nxf4 22. exf4 Qf6 23. Nc3 $1 {
keeping White's position under control.}) 20... Qf5 (20... a5 21. Qa3 c6 {
it was good to keep the queen on f6} 22. Bxg4 Bxg4 23. Qb2 h4 24. gxh4 Qxh4 25.
Qd2 (25. Na4 Rab8) (25. f3 Bf5 26. Ne1) 25... f6 $1 $40 {[%cal Gg8f7,Yc8h8]})
21. a4 a5 (21... h4 22. gxh4 Nxh4 23. Nf4 g5 $2 24. Ncxd5 $1 {[%cal Yd5e7]})
22. Qa3 Nf6 $6 {This retreat enables White to have time to take the initiative
on the queenside.} (22... Qg5 {it's not especially dangerous for White} 23.
Bxg4 Bxg4 24. Nf4 c6 25. Nce2 h4 26. gxh4 Nxh4 27. Ng3 $11) ({but} 22... h4 {
was principled} 23. gxh4 Nxh4 24. Nf4 Nf6 25. b4 g5 {leads to a funny
repetition} 26. Bd3 (26. Nd3 Kg7 {[%cal Gc8h8]}) 26... Qg4 27. Be2 Qf5 28. Bd3
$11) 23. Ra2 $6 {White is trying to set up a solid defence, but here it was
about counterplay!} (23. Nb5 $1 Ne8 (23... h4 24. gxh4 Nxh4 25. Nxc7 Nxg2 $1
26. Qd6 $1 {[%cal Yd6g3] this move is the difficult one} Qg5 27. Qg3 Qxg3 28.
fxg3 Ra7 29. Nb5 Rxc1+ 30. Rxc1 Bxb5 31. Kxg2 Bd7 32. Ne5 $14 {and I'm sure
that Karjakin would enjoy playing this endgame}) 24. Ra2 {and now White is
more active than in the game, not allowing active ideas for Black, for example}
Qg5 (24... h4 $2 25. gxh4 Nxh4 26. Ne5 $1 Bxb5 27. axb5 $14) 25. Nf4 $1 Nxf4
26. gxf4 Qh4 27. Bf3 c6 28. Nd6 Rd8 29. Nxe8 Rxe8 30. b4 $11) 23... Qg5 24. Ne1
(24. Nb5 {now could be more dangerous} h4 25. gxh4 (25. Nxc7 hxg3 26. Nxa8
gxf2+ 27. Nxf2 Rxa8 $44 {[%cal Gg5e3,Gg6h4]}) 25... Nxh4 26. Nf4 Bf5 $5 {
[%cal Yf5e4]} 27. Nxc7 Rab8 {the fact that in this position the computer gives
Rac2 as one serious option, says a lot about the White's risks here: the
bishop coming to e4 is a very annoying threat.}) 24... c5 $1 {This eliminates
White's counterplay with Nb5, the Qd6-g3 manouvres, and Black starts to play
actively also on the queenside, taking advantage of his better piece
coordination.} 25. Nf3 Qh6 {It's a funny picture that both queens were pushed
to a3 and h6.} 26. dxc5 Rxc5 (26... bxc5 $5 {would be interesting, but this
pawn becomes a target now} 27. Nd1 {[%csl Gc5]}) 27. Nb5 (27. b4 $142 axb4 28.
Qxb4 {[%cal Yb4h4]} Rac8 (28... Ne4 29. Rac2 Rac8 30. Bd3 Nxg3 $2 31. Qxb6 $18)
29. a5 $1 bxa5 30. Rxa5 Rxa5 31. Qxa5 h4 32. gxh4 Nxh4 33. Nxh4 Qxh4 34. Rd1
$11) 27... Rac8 28. Rxc5 Rxc5 29. b4 $1 axb4 30. Qxb4 {Now the position is
equal, and the game looks more calm and going for a draw, but Black still can
try a little bit.} Ne4 (30... Rc1+ 31. Bf1 h4 $5 32. gxh4 (32. Nxh4 $4 Ng4 33.
Nf3 Bxb5 $1 34. Qxb5 N6e5 $19) 32... Ng4 33. Qd6 $1 Nxh4 34. Qxh6 Nxf3+ 35.
gxf3 Nxh6 36. Kg2 Nf5 $11) 31. Bf1 (31. Qe1 {for the second time in this game,
this move was safer} h4 32. Nxh4 Nxh4 33. gxh4 Qxh4 34. Nd4 $11) 31... h4 $1 {
Finally!} 32. gxh4 Bxb5 $6 {But this move helps White.} (32... Nxh4 33. Nxh4 (
33. Nbd4 {is probably the move that Black wanted to avoid, but there now
follows a very elegant attacking idea} Nxf3+ 34. Nxf3 d4 $3 {[%cal Gc5h5]} 35.
g3 Bh3 {[%cal Gc5c1]} 36. Bxh3 Qxh3 37. Qe1 {too late!} Rh5 38. Nh4 Ng5 $19)
33... Qxh4 34. f3 Qg5 $1 35. Qe1 (35. fxe4 Qxe3+ 36. Rf2 Bxb5 {[%cal Yc5c2]})
35... Ng3 36. Nd4 Qh4 {probably White can hold, but not without a bit of a
struggle.}) 33. axb5 Nxh4 34. Nxh4 Qxh4 35. Qd4 (35. f3 Qh6 $1) 35... Rc1 36.
Qe5 (36. Qxd5 $2 Rxf1+ $1 37. Kxf1 Qh1+ 38. Ke2 Nc3+ $19) 36... Qd8 37. Qf5 $6
(37. Ra1 $11) 37... g6 38. Qe5 Qc8 39. g3 $4 {After have defended very well,
with one move to complete the time control, White blunders.} (39. Ra1 Rxa1 (
39... Nd2 40. Qb2 Rxa1 41. Qxa1 Nxf1 42. Qxf1 Qc4 43. g3 $11) 40. Qxa1 Qc2 41.
Qe1 $15) 39... Rxf1+ $1 ({After} 39... Rxf1+ 40. Kxf1 Qc4+ 41. Re2 Nd2+ {
White loses the queen or the rook by force.}) 0-1

[Event "Sautron op 15th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Colin, Vincent"]
[Black "Koziak, Vitali"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2399"]
[BlackElo "2472"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2015.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:01:04"]
[BlackClock "0:01:02"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:13]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:01:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:09]}
Be7 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:02:10]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:13]} 6. e3 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:00:30]} (6... c6 $143 7. Qc2 Nbd7 (7... Nh5 $6 8.
Bd3 (8. Be5) 8... Nxf4 9. Bxh7+ Kh8 10. exf4 g6 11. Bxg6 fxg6 12. Ne5 $36) 8.
h3 a6 9. Rd1 h6 (9... b5 10. c5 $14 a5 11. Bd3 b4 12. Na4 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14.
O-O Qc8 15. Ne1 Bd8 16. Nd3 Bc7 17. a3 bxa3 18. bxa3 Re8 19. Bxc7 Qxc7 20. Rb1
e5 21. Rb6 $36 {Kramnik,V (2715)-Zude,A (2430) Bundesliga 9495 1994 [1] 1-0})
10. a3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. O-O Nxf4 13. exf4 Qc7 14. Ne5 Nf6 15. Ba2 {
[%csl Rg8][%cal Ga2b1,Ge5g4,Gg4f6]} Bd7 16. Bb1 Be8 17. d5 $40 {[%csl Rf6,Rg8]
[%cal Gc3d5,Gc2c7];Kramnik,V (2590)-Lputian,S (2560) EU-chT (Men) 10th 1992 (6.
3) 1-0}) 7. cxd5 $5 {[%emt 0:09:11]} (7. c5) (7. Qc2 {[%cal Ga1d1]}) 7... Nxd5
{[%emt 0:03:52]} 8. Bg3 {[%emt 0:01:30]} (8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O b6 11.
dxc5 bxc5 12. e4 d4 13. Rc1 Nb6 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Qg4 Qc8 16. Qxc8 Rfxc8 17. Nc4
Nxc4 18. Bxc4 a5 19. f3 a4 20. Kf2 Ba6 21. Ke2 Rc6 22. Kd3 Rb6 23. Rf2 Kf8 24.
Bxa6 Raxa6 25. Rc4 Ke8 26. Rfc2 Kd7 27. Bc1 g6 28. f4 f5 29. Re2 Re6 30. e5 h5
31. g3 Kc6 32. h3 Kd5 33. Rg2 Reb6 34. h4 Rb5 35. Rgc2 Bd8 36. Bd2 Bb6 37. Bc1
Bd8 {Shirov,A (2696)-Radjabov,T (2733) Riga 2013 1/2-1/2}) 8... c5 {[%emt 0:03:
39]} 9. Bd3 {[%emt 0:01:20]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:06:26]} 10. exd4 {[%emt 0:03:20]}
N7f6 {[%emt 0:05:04]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:01:57]} Nxc3 $146 {[%emt 0:06:19]} (
11... b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rac1 Rc8 14. Ne5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Qd5 16. Nf3 Ne4 17. c4
Nxg3 18. hxg3 Qd6 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. Be4 Bxe4 21. Qxe4 Bf6 22. g4 h6 23. Qe3 Qe7
24. Rc2 Rc7 25. Qb3 Qd7 26. Rdd2 Rdc8 27. a4 Qc6 28. Re2 Qd6 29. Re4 Qc6 30.
Ree2 Qd6 31. Re4 Rc6 32. a5 Qc7 33. axb6 axb6 34. Re3 Qf4 35. g5 hxg5 36. Qd3
g4 37. Ne5 Rd6 38. Re4 Qf5 39. Qe2 Rcd8 40. Rd2 g3 41. fxg3 {Korobov,A (2678)
-Macieja,B (2614) Lublin 2012 0-1 (99)}) 12. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} b6 {[%emt 0:
00:41]} 13. Qe2 {[%emt 0:05:34]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:04:19]} 14. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:02:07]}
g6 {[%emt 0:22:28]} (14... Rc8) 15. Rac1 {[%emt 0:21:30]} Nh5 {[%emt 0:11:35]}
16. c4 {[%emt 0:07:43]} Nxg3 {[%emt 0:03:53]} 17. hxg3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Rc8 $15
{[%emt 0:04:42][%cal Gb7a6,Gc8c7,Gd8a8,Gf8c8] La paire de B est forte dans
cette position ouverte mais les P pendants ont un potentiel dynamique} 18. Be4
{[%emt 0:04:56]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:02:17]} 19. Qxe4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bf6 {[%emt 0:
00:40]} 20. g4 {[%emt 0:11:59]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:03:15]} (20... Qc7 {[%cal Gf8d8]})
21. Qf4 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:01:20]} 22. g3 {[%emt 0:02:39]} Bg7 {
[%emt 0:00:47]} 23. g5 {[%emt 0:00:20][%cal Gf3d2,Gd2e4,Ge4f6]} Qa3 {[%emt 0:
05:22]} 24. Kg2 $1 {[%emt 0:04:29] Jouant la contre-attaque plustôt que de
défendre la faiblesse "a2"} (24. Nd2 $5 Qxa2 25. Ne4 Rxc4 26. Nf6+ $44) 24...
Qxa2 {[%emt 0:03:21]} 25. Rh1 {[%emt 0:01:03][%csl Rh7][%cal Gf4h4]} Rxc4 {
[%emt 0:05:23]} 26. Ra1 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Qc2 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 27. Rxh7 $3 {
[%emt 0:00:41]} Qf5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:21]} (27... Kxh7 28. Qxf7 $18 {[%cal Ga1h1]}
) 28. Qh4 {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rc3 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 29. Ne5 {[%emt 0:06:37]} Bxe5 {
[%emt 0:00:37]} 30. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxg3+ $3 {[%emt 0:01:26]} 31. Qxg3 {
[%emt 0:07:06]} (31. fxg3 Rd2+ 32. Kh1 Qe4+ 33. Kg1 Qg2#) 31... Kxh7 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} 32. Rxa7 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 33. Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:45]}
Rd4 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 34. Kf1 {[%emt 0:04:02]} Rg4 {[%emt 0:02:00] Une belle
partie!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sautron op 15th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2015.10.24"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Swayams, Mishra"]
[Black "Ider, Borya"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2444"]
[BlackElo "2464"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2015.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.12.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 b5 {Une ligne
secondaire} (6... Nd5) 7. Nxb5 Nd5 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. Rc1 (9. Qc2 N7b6 10. Bg3 O-O
11. Be2 c5 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Bb7 14. Bf3 Qd7 {1/2-1/2 (14) Karjakin,S 
(2762)-Mamedyarov,S (2736) Baku 2015}) 9... N7b6 $146 (9... Nxf4 10. exf4 Qf6
11. g3 Bb7 12. Bg2 O-O 13. O-O Rfd8 14. Qc2 Rab8 15. Rfd1 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Bd5 17.
Ne5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qe7 20. Qxc4 Rxd1 21. Rxd1 Rxb2 22. Qc6 h5 23.
Qa8+ Kh7 24. Rd8 Qb4 25. Kh3 Rxf2 26. Rh8+ Kg6 27. Qd8 f6 28. f5+ {1-0 (28) Bu,
X (2668)-Wang,C (2490) Xinghua 2012}) 10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O Nxf4 $132 12. exf4
Qf6 {[%csl Rd4,Rf4]} 13. g3 Rd8 (13... O-O) 14. a3 Be7 15. Na4 h5 $5 16. Nxb6
axb6 17. Rxc4 h4 18. Rxc7 (18. Nxh4 $6 Rxh4) 18... Bd5 19. Ne5 Qh6 $36 20. Ng4
Qh7 21. Qc2 Be4 22. Qa4+ Kf8 23. Rxe7 $1 hxg3 (23... Kxe7 24. Qb4+ Kd7 25. Bb5+
$40) 24. fxg3 Qh3 25. Kf2 Kxe7 $13 {[%csl Re7,Rf2] Les deux K sont exposés}
26. Rc1 $6 (26. Qb4+ $142 $1 {[%csl Re7] Plus précis pour éviter de laisser
le temps au K Noir de fuir à l'aile-roi} Rd6 (26... Ke8 27. Bb5+) 27. Rc1 {
[%cal Gc1c7]}) 26... Kf8 27. Rc7 Qg2+ 28. Ke3 Bg6 29. Rd7 Rc8 30. Qa6 Qg1+ 31.
Kf3 (31. Kd2 Qc1#) 31... Qh1+ 32. Kf2 Qc6 33. Qb7 Qxb7 34. Rxb7 f5 35. Ne5
Rxh2+ 36. Ke3 Be8 37. Rxb6 {[%csl Ga3]} Rc2 38. Bc4 Rcg2 39. d5 (39. Bxe6 Rxg3+
40. Nf3 Rhh3 41. Bd5) 39... Rxg3+ 40. Kd4 exd5 41. Kxd5 $1 Rd2+ 42. Ke6 {
[%csl Ge6,Rf8][%cal Ge6f5,Gb6b8]} Rd8 43. Kxf5 Rh3 44. b3 Rh6 45. Rxh6 gxh6 46.
a4 Ra8 47. Kf6 $1 {[%csl Gf6]} h5 48. Kg5 Ra7 49. f5 Rg7+ 50. Ng6+ Bxg6 51.
fxg6 h4 52. Kxh4 (52. Bf7 Rxf7 $1) 52... Rxg6 53. a5 Ke8 54. a6 Rg7 55. Kh5 Kd8
56. Kh6 Rd7 57. Kg5 Kc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Vandoeuvre op 11th"]
[Site "Vandoeuvre"]
[Date "2014.12.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Joie, Sebastien"]
[Black "Gharamian, Tigran"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2389"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2014.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {90} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 {86} 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 Nd5 7.
Bxc4 Nxf4 8. exf4 Bd6 {70} 9. Ne5 (9. g3 O-O 10. O-O) 9... O-O 10. Qf3 $146 {
[%cal Ge1c1] Un plan assez risqué} (10. Qc2 c5 {Williams,S (2466)-Lputian,S 
(2640) EU-ch 6th Warsaw 2005 (9) 0-1}) (10. O-O $142 Nb6 11. Bb3 Bd7 12. Qg4 {
Ibragimov,I (2610)-Smagin,S (2575) RUS-ch51 St Petersburg 1998 (5) 1/2}) 10...
c5 $1 {52 Anticipe le 000} 11. O-O-O cxd4 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. Rxd4 Bc5 $132 {
[%csl Gc5] La paire de B est très forte} 14. Rd2 Qc7 {[%cal Gb7b5]} 15. Bb5 $2
Bxb5 16. Nxb5 Qa5 17. Nc3 Bb4 $15 {[%csl Ra2,Rc1,Rc3]} 18. Kb1 Bxc3 19. bxc3
Rac8 $40 20. Rb2 Rxc3 21. Qxb7 Qf5+ 22. Ka1 Qxf4 23. Qxa7 Rc1+ 24. Rxc1 Qxc1+
25. Rb1 Qc3+ 26. Rb2 Rd8 27. Qa4 Qe1+ 28. Rb1 Qxf2 {[%csl Ge6]} 29. Qb4 Qf6+
30. Qb2 Qxb2+ 31. Kxb2 Rb8+ 32. Kc2 Rxb1 33. Kxb1 Kf8 $19 34. Kc2 Ke7 35. Kd3
Kd6 36. Kc4 f5 37. h4 g6 0-1

[Event "Cappelle op 31st"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2015.03.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sumets, Andrey"]
[Black "Lalic, Bogdan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2574"]
[BlackElo "2483"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2015.02.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 (8. O-O c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Bxc4 Qxd1 11. Rfxd1 b6 12. Bd6 Bxd6 13. Rxd6
Bb7 14. Rad1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Rfc8 16. Bf1 g6 17. Bg2 Rab8 18. f4 b5 19. Ne2 Nce4
20. R6d4 Nc5 21. Bf3 Kf8 22. Kg2 h6 23. b3 a6 24. h3 Ke7 25. e4 Kf8 26. Ng3 Ng8
27. Rd6 a5 28. f5 gxf5 29. exf5 Ne7 30. Bg4 Nd5 31. fxe6 Nf4+ 32. Kf3 Ncxe6 33.
Ne4 a4 34. Rd7 Rb6 35. Bxe6 Nxe6 36. h4 axb3 37. axb3 Nc5 {So,W (2762)
-Radjabov,T (2734) Wijk aan Zee 2015 1/2-1/2}) 8... c5 9. O-O a6 10. a4 cxd4
11. Qxd4 Nb6 12. Be2 $146 (12. Bb3 $142 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Bd7 14. a5 Nbd5 15. Nxd5
Nxd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Rfc1 Rac8 18. Bc7 Bf6 19. Bd6 Rxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Rc8 21.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 22. f3 h5 23. Kf2 g5 24. b3 Bxd4 25. exd4 Kg7 26. Be7 f6 27. g3 Bf5
28. h4 gxh4 29. gxh4 Bc2 30. b4 Kf7 31. Bd8 Ke6 32. Ke3 Kf5 {1/2-1/2 (32)
Georgiev,K (2671)-Berkes,F (2682) Skopje 2012}) 12... Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Nbd5 14.
Nxd5 Nxd5 $11 15. Bg3 Bd7 16. Rfd1 (16. Bf3) 16... Rfd8 17. Bf3 Be8 18. b3 Rac8
19. Rac1 Ba3 20. Rxc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cappelle op 31st"]
[Site "Cappelle la Grande"]
[Date "2015.03.02"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bachmann, Axel"]
[Black "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2015.02.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 (7. c5 {
La grande ligne}) 7... Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Bb4+ $5 {Malgré la perte
d'une tempo, les Noirs ont du contre-jeu} (9... c5 10. O-O b6 11. dxc5 bxc5 12.
e4 d4 13. Rc1 Nb6 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Qg4 Qc8 16. Qxc8 Rfxc8 17. Nc4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4
a5 19. f3 a4 20. Kf2 Ba6 21. Ke2 Rc6 22. Kd3 Rb6 23. Rf2 Kf8 24. Bxa6 Raxa6 25.
Rc4 Ke8 26. Rfc2 Kd7 27. Bc1 g6 28. f4 f5 29. Re2 Re6 30. e5 h5 31. g3 Kc6 32.
h3 Kd5 33. Rg2 Reb6 34. h4 Rb5 35. Rgc2 Bd8 36. Bd2 Bb6 37. Bc1 Bd8 38. Re2 Ke6
39. Rec2 {Shirov,A (2696)-Radjabov,T (2733) Riga 2013 1/2-1/2}) 10. Nd2 c5 $1
11. a3 (11. O-O c4 12. Bc2 Nf6 13. b3 b5 $132 {Dreev,A (2655)-Ginsburg,G (2506)
ACP Blitz playchess.com INT 2006 (2) 1-0}) 11... Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 cxd4 13. exd4
Re8+ 14. Be3 Nb6 15. b3 Qf6 16. O-O $146 (16. Qc2 Qxd4 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. O-O
Qh4 19. Bf5 d4 20. Bd2 Re5 21. Bxc8 Rxc8 22. Qd3 Nd7 23. Rac1 Rec5 24. Rxc5
Nxc5 25. Qf5 Rc7 26. Bf4 Rc6 27. Qxf7 Qf6 28. Qe8+ Kh7 29. Be5 Qh4 30. Qf7 Rg6
31. Qf5 Nxb3 32. Qd3 Qg5 33. Bg3 Qd5 34. a4 a5 35. Rd1 Nc5 36. Qxd4 Qxd4 37.
Rxd4 Rb6 38. Kf1 Rb4 39. Rxb4 axb4 40. Ke2 Nxa4 41. Kd3 b3 42. f3 Kg6 43. Be5
b5 44. Bd4 b4 45. g3 Kh6 {Macieja,B (2616)-Hernandez Carmenates,H (2564)
Merida 2011 1/2-1/2}) 16... Bf5 $11 17. Bxf5 Qxf5 18. Rac1 Rec8 (18... Rac8)
19. Rxc8+ Nxc8 20. Rc1 Ne7 (20... Nd6 $5 {[%cal Gd6e4]} 21. Rc7 Qb1+ 22. Rc1
Qxb3) 21. Qa5 Nc6 22. Qc7 Qc8 23. Qg3 Qf5 24. b4 Rc8 (24... Re8 25. h3 a6) 25.
h3 a6 26. Rc5 b6 (26... Qe6) 27. Bh6 g6 28. Rc3 $1 Ne7 $4 {La ronde du matin...
} (28... Qe6 29. Re3 Qd7 30. Qf4 $16 {[%cal Gf4f6]}) 29. Qd6 1-0

[Event "RUS Cup final"]
[Site "Magnitogorsk"]
[Date "2011.11.17"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2011.11.13"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1
Qa5 9. Nd2 cxd4 10. exd4 Nh5 11. Be3 Ndf6 12. Be2 g6 13. O-O Ng7 14. Bf4 dxc4
15. Nxc4 Qf5 16. Qc1 Nd5 17. Be5 Qg5 18. f4 Qh6 19. Rd3 b5 $6 (19... f6 20. Rh3
Nh5 $16) 20. Ne3 Nxe3 21. Rxe3 f6 22. Bc7 $6 (22. Rh3 Nh5 23. Bc7 $18) 22...
Nf5 $16 23. Rh3 Qg7 24. Bf3 Ba6 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Ne2 Bb7 27. Ba5 Bd6 28. Qd2
Re8 29. Bb4 Bb8 30. Nc3 Qd7 31. Rd3 Bc7 32. a3 Nxd4 33. Bc5 e5 34. fxe5 fxe5
35. Qh6 Bd6 36. Bxd6 Qxd6 37. Rh3 Qe7 38. Rg3 Qg7 39. Qxg7+ Kxg7 40. Re3 Nf5
41. Re2 Nd4 42. Rd2 Re7 43. Re1 Kf6 44. Rf2+ Kg7 45. Rf4 e4 46. Nd1 Nc2 47. Re2
Nd4 48. Re1 Nc2 49. Re2 Nd4 50. Rd2 Nf5 51. Nc3 a6 52. Kf1 h5 53. g3 Ne3+ 54.
Ke2 Nc4 55. Rc2 Nd6 56. Rd2 Nc4 57. Rc2 Nd6 58. Nd1 g5 59. Rf1 e3 60. Rc3 Bd5
61. b3 Ne4 62. Rxe3 Bxb3 63. Rxb3 Nxg3+ 64. Kf2 Nxf1 65. Kxf1 Rc7 66. Ne3 Rc1+
67. Kf2 Ra1 68. Rc3 a5 69. Rb3 Kg6 70. Kf3 Ra2 71. Kg3 a4 72. Rc3 Rb2 73. Rc6+
Kf7 74. Nc2 Rb3+ 75. Kf2 g4 76. Rc5 h4 77. Nd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sautron op 14th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2014.10.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Lagarde, Maxime"]
[Black "Terrieux, Kevin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2566"]
[BlackElo "2409"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2014.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "0:28:24"]
[BlackClock "0:09:09"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:28]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:
00:22]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:01:08]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Be7
{[%emt 0:00:24]} 5. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:54]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:57]} 6. e3 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:03:24]} 7. dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 8.
Qc2 {[%emt 0:02:10]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:10:54]} 9. Rd1 {[%emt 0:06:20]} (9. a3 Qa5
10. O-O-O $13) 9... Qa5 {[%emt 0:08:23]} 10. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:36]} (10. a3 $5 {
[%cal Gb2b4] Un coup d'attente utile} Be7 11. Be2) 10... dxc4 {[%emt 0:09:03]}
(10... Bb4 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 $14 {Gupta,A (2625)-Negi,P (2631) IND-chA
49th 2011 (13) 1/2}) 11. Bxc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} a6 {[%emt 0:02:51][%cal Gb7b5]}
(11... Be7 12. O-O a6 13. a3 Nh5 14. Bd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17.
Rd1 Qe7 18. Ne4 Nf6 19. Bd3 h6 20. Nd6 Nd5 21. Qc5 Qc7 22. Bb1 b6 23. Qc2 Qxd6
24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qxg7 Bb7 27. e4 Qf4 28. exd5 Rd8 29. Ba2 exd5 30.
h3 Rd7 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 32. Bxd5 Nd8 33. Bxb7 Nxb7 34. Qc3 Nc5 35. Nd2 Qf6 36. Qb4
a5 37. Qb5 Kf8 38. Nc4 Qd4 39. Ne3 Ne6 40. Qe2 a4 41. Nf5 {Kovalenko,I (2650)
-Short,N (2665) Tromsoe 2014 1-0 (61)}) 12. O-O {[%emt 0:02:53]} b5 {[%emt 0:
02:21]} 13. Be2 {[%emt 0:07:56]} Nb4 {[%emt 0:11:12]} 14. Qb1 {[%emt 0:19:30]
Les Blancs sont sortis de la préparation} Nbd5 $146 {[%emt 0:04:44]} (14...
Qb6 15. Ng5 h6 16. Nge4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Nd5 18. Nxc5 Nxf4 19. exf4 Qxc5 20. Qe4
Rb8 21. Bd3 g6 22. Rc1 Qd5 23. Qxd5 exd5 24. Rfe1 Kg7 25. Rc7 Rb6 26. Ree7 Re6
27. f3 Kf6 28. Rxe6+ Kxe6 29. Kf2 Kd6 30. Ra7 Kc6 31. Re7 Kd6 32. Ra7 Kc6 33.
Re7 Bd7 34. b4 Kd6 35. Re2 a5 36. bxa5 Ra8 37. Bc2 Rxa5 38. Bb3 b4 39. Ke3 Ba4
40. Kd4 Bxb3 41. axb3 Ra1 42. Rc2 Rd1+ 43. Ke3 Rb1 44. Rc8 {Brondum,E (2175)
-Glud,J (2418) Obro 2006 0-1}) 15. Nxd5 {[%emt 0:03:48]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
16. Ng5 $36 {[%emt 0:00:40]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:23][%csl Rf6,Rh6]} (16... Nf6 17.
Be5) 17. Bg3 {[%emt 0:02:13]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:04:42]} 18. Bf3 {[%emt 0:09:35]}
Rfd8 {[%emt 0:05:26] Les pièces Noires sont maintenant assez mal placées
pour défendre l'aile-roi} (18... Rac8 19. Ne4) 19. Rc1 {[%emt 0:11:06]} (19.
Qe4 {[%cal Ge4h4]}) 19... Qb6 {[%emt 0:17:20]} 20. Qe4 {[%emt 0:01:38]} Bf8 $2
{[%emt 0:05:30]} (20... Rd7 {[%cal Gd7f7,Ga8d8]}) 21. Bc7 $1 {[%emt 0:02:21]}
1-0

[Event "Sautron op 14th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2014.11.01"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Barbot, Pierre"]
[Black "Ider, Borya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2446"]
[BlackElo "2392"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2014.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 dxc4 6. e3 a6 {Changeant le
premier par rapport à la partie de la ronde 7} (6... Nb6 {Peric,S (2188)-Ider,
B (2394) Sautron op 14th 2014 (7.8) 0-1}) 7. Bxc4 (7. a4 Bd6 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4
b6 10. Bxc4 Bb7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe2 Be7 13. Rfd1 Ne4 14. Nxe4 Bxh4 15. d5 e5
16. Nxh4 Qxh4 17. Ng3 g6 18. Rac1 Kg7 19. Bd3 Qd8 20. a5 Nf6 21. axb6 cxb6 22.
e4 Qd6 23. Nf1 b5 24. Nd2 Rfc8 25. Bb1 Nd7 26. Qe3 a5 27. g3 a4 28. h4 h5 29.
Nf3 b4 30. Bd3 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 a3 32. bxa3 bxa3 33. Ra1 Qb4 34. Qd2 Qb3 35. Rb1
Qa4 36. Qa2 Ba6 {Aronian,L (2797)-Wang,H (2710) Beijing 2014 1-0 (76)}) 7...
Bd6 $6 $146 (7... b5 8. Bb3 Bb7 9. O-O Be7 10. Qe2 c5 11. Rfd1 Qb6 12. e4 b4
13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Na4 Qb5 15. Qxb5+ axb5 16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. Rac1 Nxe4 18. Nd4
O-O 19. f3 Rfd8 20. Be5 Bxd4+ 21. Bxd4 Nf6 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Rc5
Bd5 {1/2-1/2 (24) Marin,M (2549)-Rowson,J (2574) Porto Mannu 2013}) 8. Ne5 O-O
9. O-O b5 10. Qf3 $1 Nb6 11. Bb3 $14 Bd7 12. Rac1 b4 13. Ne4 Bb5 $2 (13... Nxe4
) 14. Bg5 $1 $40 Be7 (14... Bxf1 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Bxf6 {[%cal Gf3g3]}) 15.
Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nc6 Bxc6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Rxc6 $16 {[%csl Rb6,
Rc7,Gd4] La finale est difficile pour les Noirs} a5 20. a4 bxa3 21. bxa3 Rfc8
22. Rfc1 Rab8 (22... Ra7 23. Rxb6) 23. g3 Na8 24. Bd1 Rb5 25. Ra6 Nb6 26. a4
Rb2 $22 27. Rxa5 Nd5 28. Rb5 Rxb5 29. axb5 f5 30. Bf3 Rd8 31. Rc5 Rd7 32. Bxd5
Rxd5 33. Rxd5 1-0

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2724"]
[Annotator "Radjabov,T"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Who would have thought that out of a so-called boring opening, we would get
into very sharp play at some point, I managed to outcalculate my opponent in
the sharp struggle. Anyway, let's look at the game!} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 c6 $5 {
Not the most usual way to play this position, Black normally starts with ...b6.
Here Anish started to think longer, remembering what was the difference and he
remembered it right, but we considered the ensuing position as normal for
Black.} 10. Qc2 {Came after a long think.} h6 11. O-O Qc7 12. Ne5 {This idea
makes all the difference, otherwise the game would follow the normal path by
g3.} Nxe5 13. fxe5 Bd7 (13... b6 {instead of the text move deserves attention,
but we thought that it's a possible way for Black, not showing his cards
earlier than needed.}) 14. a3 {White can start with f4, b4 and so on.} b6 15.
b4 bxc5 16. bxc5 f6 17. f4 Rab8 {This was all going by my notes, Black should
not rush with ...f5 or ...f6xe5 and keep the tension in the centre as much as
he can. ...Qa5 comes next and White should decide what he is doing, Anish
spent a lot of time here, maybe around an hour!} 18. g3 Qa5 19. Ne2 {Here
Anish offered a draw, which in normal circumstances and normal time, I would
probably accept, but in these conditions where he had less time and probably
felt uncomfortable playing this position, I decided that it was my chance and
that I had to play on.} Be8 (19... Bc8 $5 {The computer's suggestion is
probably even easier, Black goes for ...Ba6 and the position is always good
for Black.}) 20. Bg6 $2 {This is already a real mistake, which came quite fast
from Giri, I did not expect this move. White should probably play calmly or go
for exf6} (20. h3 {I was expecting this more, but maybe exf6 is the right way
for White,}) (20. exf6 $1 Bxf6 21. g4 $1 {and even although the position is
unclear of course, White is by no means worse.}) 20... Bxg6 21. Qxg6 Qd2 $1 {
An important manoeuvre, the queen is very annoying on e3. Now Black has the
upper hand: around 1 hour more on the clock and all the pleasures of deciding
between the middlegame or pleasant endgames with the b-file occupied.} 22. Rf2
Qe3 {White is already in serious trouble practically; the centre is hanging
totally.} 23. Qg4 {I would call it a mistake if practically this would be easy
to face. I saw ...Kf7 here as well as ...Rf7, but I concentrated my
calculations on ...Kh8 and ...Kh7 somehow. I was sure I had to keep the queens
on, which is a mistake, but in the game it proved to be a crucial decision!} (
23. Rc1 {Practically maybe the way, but a very hard move to play, a3 is
hanging and even ...Qe4 secures a stable advantage for Black.} Qe4 $1 $15 (
23... Qxa3 24. Kg2 {with chances to save the game.})) 23... Kh7 $2 {This
played out nicely in the game but objectively it's a mistake.} ({I
miscalculated the line after} 23... Kf7 $5 {The most simple to play the
position without risk and just press for the rest of the game with easy plans
like ...Rb2-Rfb8 and Bd8-a5} 24. f5 (24. Qh5+ g6 $1 $17) (24. Qf3 Qxf3 25. Rxf3
Rb2 26. Nc1 Rfb8 $15) 24... fxe5 25. Qg6+ Kg8 $19) (23... Rf7 $5 {could have
been even stronger, but when I saw the line over the board, I could not
somehow believe it works. But it does!} 24. Qxe6 Rb2 25. Re1 Bd8 $1 {and here
I told my self why? Why go for this when I am not sure if it works or not, if
I have a stable advantage with ...Kh7 and ...Kf7.}) 24. Qxe6 Rbe8 25. a4 $4 {
Blunder. This came as a complete surprise, but in time pressure it's not easy
to make the right decisions. Anish probably missed the queen move that came
later.} (25. Qxc6 fxe5 26. Qxd5 exd4 27. Rd1 {Here in my calculations I saw
that I have ...Rd8 but thought that ...d3 was good, when White can just take
with the rook!!! and avoid the pin on the g1-a7 diagonal by ...Bxc5!} Rd8 (
27... d3 28. Rxd3 $1 {Of course!} (28. Qxd3+ Qxd3 29. Rxd3 Bxc5 $19)) 28. Qe5
Qxe5 29. fxe5 Bxc5 30. Rxf8 Bxf8 {Slightly better still, but it's not the kind
of convertible advantage.}) (25. Qf5+ {was also much better than the move in
the game:} Kh8 {I was planning this. I thought I was slightly better. But in
fact I have to make a draw.} (25... g6 26. Qd7 fxe5 27. Raf1 exd4 28. f5 {
and it ends in a draw, but Black should be accurate}) 26. e6 Bd8 27. Rd1 Rxe6
28. Rd3 Qe4 29. Qxe4 dxe4 30. Rb3 f5 $11) 25... fxe5 26. Qxe5 Qd3 $1 $19 {
Now the white queen is trapped and the position is hopeless due to the fact
that the knight on e2 and the d4-pawn together with White's king are extremely
weak and impossible to defend. Also the queen is almost trapped.} 27. Qh5 Bf6
28. Raf1 {Here it was maybe easier to play simple moves, but I thought I was
winning by force, which proved to be correct, otherwise ...Kg8 or ...Re3 or
some other move putting more pressure on White to make decisions, would be
just winning calmly.} g6 29. Qg4 h5 30. Qd7+ Re7 31. Qd6 {This is all forced!}
Kg7 $1 32. Nc1 Qf5 $1 {An important move, I was playing to trap the white
queen, which in the end was not successful, but White had to weaken his king
in order to protect the queen on d6.} 33. Rd1 {To play Re2 next and try to
rescue the queen.} Rfe8 $5 {But I was very excited by the idea of ...Bxd4!!} (
33... h4 $3 {The computer suggests this as easier, but probably any black move
is enough to win the game. It is impossible to play this position as White, d4
hanging, the king weak, the queen almost trapped and the knight is completely
out of play. There is nothing to do here with White, ...hxg3, ...Qh3 are
threatening.}) 34. Qxc6 Re1+ 35. Rf1 Bxd4+ $3 (35... Rxd1 36. Rxd1 Qc2 {
Possible but hard to know if it's completely winning.}) (35... Rxf1+ $5 36.
Rxf1 Bxd4+ 37. Kg2 Qe4+ 38. Kh3 Kh6 $3 $19 {and Black goes for ...Qf5, ...Re3
and ...h4 with a winning position.}) 36. Rxd4 Rxf1+ 37. Kxf1 (37. Kg2 Ree1 $19
(37... Qc2+ 38. Kh3 (38. Kxf1 Qxc1+ 39. Kg2 Re2+ 40. Kh3 Kh6 $19) 38... Rh1 $19
)) 37... Qh3+ 38. Kf2 Qxh2+ 39. Kf1 Qh1+ 40. Kf2 Re1 {White can't escape with
the king, ...Qf1 is threatening mate, or ...Qg1, ...Re3. I was very happy
about this game. Starting the tournament with a win is a great pleasure and
for a long time I had not had such a start! It proved to be important for my
overall result I think!} 0-1

[Event "Hoogeveen Unive Crown 17th"]
[Site "Hoogeveen"]
[Date "2013.10.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Van Kampen, Robin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 {completely playable, but definitely
not fashionable. Defining the knight so early in the opening has lost ground
to the other Black options, mainly playing a quicker Be7, playing a Semi-Slav
with c6 or a Ragozin with Bb4.} 5. e3 {So chooses a line that is not the most
topical, but simply wants to play chess. With the knight on d7 certain c5
breaks are not as strong, and White retains some pressure in most lines.} Be7
6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 b6 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. Qc2 c5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O {This position
is more commonly reached with Black to play in White to play in Semi-Slav
formations with a quick c6-c5. However Black didn't have to waste time on the
c6 move first.} Rc8 12. Rac1 Bd6 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. Ba6 Bxa6 15. Qxa6 {it's not
entirely clear that the queen wants to be on a6. After all, a7 is untouchable.}
Nb8 (15... Qe6 16. Rfd1 (16. Qxa7 $4 Ra8 17. Qb7 Rfb8 18. Qc6 Bxh2+ {is the
point of Qe6.}) 16... Rfe8 $11) 16. Qd3 Rfd8 17. Nb5 {This truly exploits the
awkwardness of Nb7. With the dark squared bishop captured it will be easy for
White to determine a good time to liquidate the center and force favorable
trades.} Nc6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Bxf6 {White exploits the fact
that the queen es tied down to the defense of the c5 pawn.} gxf6 (20... Qxf6
21. Qb5 $1 {wins a pawn.} (21. Rxc5 $2 Ne5 22. Qd4 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Qxf3 $11 {
and Black has nothing to fear.})) 21. Rfd1 Ne5 22. Qe2 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 {Black's
position is probably acceptable if his pawns on the kingside weren't crippled,
but as it stands his king is too weak. White will use a combination of threats
on the pawns and threats against the king to make progress.} Qe6 24. g3 Kg7 25.
Rd3 d4 26. Rc4 dxe3 27. Rxe3 Qd6 28. b4 $1 {A timely transition.} Qd1+ (28...
cxb4 $2 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Qg4+ {picks up the rook on c8.}) 29. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 30.
Kg2 Rd4 31. Rxc5 Rxc5 32. bxc5 Rc4 33. Ra3 Rxc5 34. Rxa7 {This endgame should
be a draw in most scenarios, but with Black's pawans being crippled the draw
is at least harder to achieve.} Rc2 35. Kf3 Kg6 36. a4 Ra2 37. a5 h6 38. a6 Kf5
39. Ra8 Kg6 40. Ke4 Kg7 41. Kd5 {beautiful timing.} Rxf2 42. Rb8 Ra2 43. Rb6 {
The king simply marches to b7 and pushes the pawn forward. Black's crippled
pawns means that there is no hope for counterplay in the other wing. A clean
game by Wesley So.} 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 43rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2015.06.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,A"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2015.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. e3 Be7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 b6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. Qc2 c5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. O-O a6 12. Rfd1 Re8 13. Rac1 Bd6 14. Bf5 Rc8
15. dxc5 bxc5 16. Qd3 Rc7 17. Na4 Qe7 18. Qc3 d4 19. exd4 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 cxd4
21. Ra1 $2 {A move that is too mysterious to understand. So clearly is being
ambitious and wants to take on d4, but he grossly underestimates Black's
initiative.} (21. Rxc7 Qe1+ {is not playable either.}) (21. g3 Rxc1 22. Bxc1
Ne5 23. Qg2 $11 {is still rather unclear.}) 21... Ne5 22. Qh3 g6 $1 23. Bd3 Nd5
$1 {Black's knights start swarming the position. So regrets having such
inactive pieces, like the knight on a4 and the rook on a1. Naiditschs's attack
strikes at the right time.} 24. Bxd4 $2 {A clear oversight.} (24. Bf1 {is
passive, ugly, but holds for now.}) 24... Nxd3 $2 (24... Nf4 {seems to simply
win material.} 25. Qh6 Qf6 $1 {A very difficult move to find, but one that
would have ended the game immediately. The point is that Bf8 is a very
difficult move to defend against!} (25... Nfxd3 $4 26. Rxd3 $14) 26. Bxe5 (26.
h4 Bf8 27. Qg5 Qxg5 28. hxg5 Nexd3 {is over.}) 26... Rxe5 $19 {Bf8, Rh5... too
many threats.}) 25. Qxd3 Nf4 {Black's attack is strong regardless.} 26. Qxa6 $2
{Grabbing this pawn seems suicidal, though. A hard move to understand.} (26.
Qf3 Ne2+ 27. Kf1 Nxd4 28. Rxd4 Be5 29. Re4 {is ugly for White, but was best
case scenario.}) 26... Qg5 27. g3 Ne2+ 28. Kf1 Qg4 29. Be3 Rxe3 {Other moves
also won.} 30. Qa8+ Kg7 31. Rxd6 Re4 {White's king is simply getting mated
here. Qh3 is a big threat.} 32. Kg2 Nf4+ 33. Kg1 Nh3+ 34. Kg2 Rc2 35. Rf1 Nf4+
36. Kg1 Qf3 {A very bad game from So, who completely underestimated his
opponent's chances.} 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Becker, Martin Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2330"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2007.04.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Qc2 Nc6 7. e3 Nb4 8. Qd1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 a6 10. O-O b5 11. Be2 Nbd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Be5 c5 {Natural, but
now White gets to occupy the central files (13...Bb7!?). Natьrlich, doch nun
kommt WeiЯ dazu, die Zentrallinien zu besetzen (13...Bb7!?).} 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15.
e4 Nf6 16. Qc2 Qb6 17. Rac1 Nd7 18. Bg3 Be7 19. Rfd1 $16 Nf6 20. Ne5 Rd8 21.
Rxd8+ (21. Nc6 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qb7 23. Nxe7+ Qxe7 24. Bd6 {followed by 25.e5
would have left White with a clear positional plus, but he has greater things
in mind... nebst 25.e5 hдtte WeiЯ ein klares positionelles Plus beschert, doch
er hat GrцЯeres im Sinn...}) 21... Bxd8 {[%tqu "En","How would you continue
with White?","Black's back rank is weak and there is a very tempting
continuation, but not all that glitters is gold...","","c2c8","Looks very
tempting, but there is a catch.  Still, 1 consolation point.",1,"e5c6","Cool! 
You resisted the temptation. After this White is still slightly better.",15,
"De","Wie wьrden Sie mit WeiЯ fortsetzen?","Die schwarze Grundreihe ist
schwach und es gibt eine sehr verlockende Fortsetzung, aber es ist nicht alles
Gold was glдnzt...","","c2c8","Sieht sehr verlockend aus, hat aber einen Haken.
Trotzdem, 1 Trostpunkt.",1,"e5c6","Cool!   Sie haben der Versuchung
widerstanden. Danach steht WeiЯ noch immer leicht besser.",15]} 22. Qxc8 $6 {
Looks very tempting, but there is a catch. Sieht sehr verlockend aus, hat aber
einen Haken.} (22. Nc6 {was still slightly better for White. war noch immer
leicht besser fьr WeiЯ.}) 22... Rxc8 23. Rxc8 {How can Black defend now
against the threat 24.Nc6? Wie soll sich Schwarz nun gegen 24.Nc6 verteidigen?}
Nxe4 $4 {Throwing the game away. Wirft die Partie weg.} ({After Nach} 23... g5
$1 24. Nc6 Nxe4 25. Nxd8 (25. Rxd8+ $2 Kg7 26. Rc8 Nxg3 27. hxg3 Qb7 $19) 25...
Kg7 {the position would be anything but clear since the white pieces lack
cooperation. wдre die Stellung alles andere als klar, da die weiЯen Figuren
nicht zusammenwirken.}) {[%tqu "En","Okay, here is your second chance to gain
points in this game. White to play and win!","White can attack the bishop d8 -
but maybe there's something better...?","Choose the right knight move!","e5d7",
"and Black resigned, since after 24...Qa5 25.b4! his queen can't protect the
bishop on d8 anymore.",10,"e5c6","This allows Black to escape with 24...g5!",0,
"De","Okay, hier ist Ihre zweite Chance, in dieser Partie Punkte zu erzielen.
WeiЯ zieht und gewinnt!","WeiЯ kann den Lдufer d8 angreifen - aber vielleicht
gibt es ja etwas Besseres...?","Wдhlen Sie den richtigen Springerzug!","e5d7",
"und Schwarz gab auf, denn nach 24...Da5 25.b4! kann seine Dame den Lдufer auf
d8 nicht mehr decken.",10,"e5c6","Dies erlaubt Schwarz wieder, mit 24...g5! zu
entschlьpfen.",0]} 24. Nd7 $1 {and Black resigned, since after 24...Qa5 25.b4!
his queen can't protect the bishop on d8 anymore. und Schwarz gab auf, denn
nach 24...Qa5 25.b4! kann seine Dame den Lдufer auf d8 nicht mehr decken.} (24.
Nc6 $2 {would have allowed Black to escape with hдtte Schwarz dagegen erlaubt,
mit} g5 $1 {zu entschlьpfen.}) 1-0

[Event "Auckland"]
[Site "Auckland"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Martin, Benjamin"]
[Black "Sarfati, Jonathan D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2320"]
[BlackElo "2305"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NZL"]
[EventCategory "5"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 029 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. e3 $5 O-O 6. Bd3 $5 {At first
glance this is a rather wimpish way to play the opening - why not 5.Bg5, for
example? - but Martin knows Sarfati well and feels that he will be
uncomfortable in a Queen's Gambit Accepted opening to which the game now
transposes.} dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O a6 9. Qe2 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rd1 $6 {
This is taking psychology too far.} (11. dxc5 {/\12.Rd1 was correct.}) 11...
cxd4 12. exd4 b4 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Nd7 16. Bf4 Nf6 17. Qe2
Nd5 18. Be5 Qa5 19. Rd3 Rfc8 20. h4 $1 Rc6 {At first sight Black seems to have
complete control of the game and is ready to begin an invasion down the c file.
Now, however, Martin's tactical flair comes to the fore and he manages to
create counterplay out of thin air.} 21. Bxg7 $3 Kxg7 $2 {Played after long
thought.} ({Sarfati simply refused to believe in the soundness of White's
attack and therefore could not bring himself to play} 21... Nf4 $1 22. Qe4 Nxd3
23. Qxc6 Qd5 $1 {with a slight endgame advantage.}) 22. Ne5 Rc7 $2 {The
decisive error in a difficult position.} (22... Qc7 {was necessary, although
White keeps an edge after} 23. Rg3+ Kf8 24. Qg4 Ke8 25. Qg8+ Bf8 26. Nxc6 Qxc6
27. Qxh7) 23. Rg3+ Kf8 24. Qg4 Ke8 25. Nxf7 $3 Kxf7 26. Qh5+ Kf8 27. Rf3+ Bf6 (
{Unfortunately,} 27... Kg8 {loses to} 28. Rf7 {and if} Nf6 29. Qxa5 {wins.
After the text move the pin along the fifth rank is again decisive.}) 28. Rxf6+
$1 Kg8 29. Rxe6 Qb5 30. Re5 Rd7 31. Rae1 Qc6 32. Rg5+ $1 Kf8 33. Qf3+ $1 Rf7
34. Qxd5 Qxd5 35. Rxd5 Rc8 36. Rc5 Rd8 37. Re4 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2815"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 {This continuation
is less popular than 6...c5 and 6...Nbd7.} 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Bd3
Qa5+ 10. Ke2 (10. Nd2 Ba6 {is equal.}) 10... Ba6 11. a3 c5 12. b4 Bxd3+ 13.
Qxd3 Qa4 (13... cxb4 14. axb4 Qd5 (14... Qxb4 $2 15. Rhb1) 15. b5 {gives White
an advantage.}) 14. bxc5 (14. Rhc1 {has been played before. Then Black keeps
equal chances with 14...Nd7, but not} cxb4 $2 15. axb4 Qxb4 $2 16. Rcb1 {
and White traps the queen.}) ({At the press conference Radjabov revealed that
during the game he was calculating sharp variations starting with} 14. h4 Nd7
15. Ng5 Nf6 16. Be5 c4 17. Qb1 g6 18. h5 Nd5 19. hxg6 {when Black should
continue} f6 {and now probably the strongest move for White is} (19... Nc3+ {
can lead to a nice mate:} 20. Kf1 Nxb1 21. gxh7#) 20. Kf1 {defending from the
fork on c3. My computer says the position is .... equal. Here is why:} fxe5 21.
Nf7 Bf6 22. Qe4 Bg7 23. Nh6+ Kh8 24. Nf7+ Kg8 {with a draw by repetition. When
seeing such variations one can hardly avoid thinking about the draw death for
chess.}) 14... bxc5 15. Rhc1 Nd7 16. Qc4 Qa5 {Carlsen keeps the queens on,
trying to exploit the fact that the opponent's king is in the centre. But the
position is very close to equal anyway.} (16... Qxc4+ 17. Rxc4 Nb6 18. Rc2 Rfc8
19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Rxc5 Bxc5 {is equal.}) 17. dxc5 ({After} 17. Qc3 Qa6+ 18. Qc4
{Black might consider} Qc6) 17... Nxc5 18. Nd4 Rac8 19. Qb5 ({Another
possibility was} 19. Kf1 Rfd8 {and only now} 20. Qb5 {when Black cannot avoid
the exchange of queens, with an equal endgame.}) 19... Qd8 (19... Qxb5+ 20.
Nxb5 a6 {would be just bad in view of} 21. Na7 Ra8 22. Nc6 Bf6 23. Rab1 {
and White is clearly better.}) 20. Nc6 Qd7 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Be5 (22. Rc4 {
is somewhat better, preparing to double the rooks on the c-file.}) 22... Ne4 $1
23. f3 (23. Qb4 Qh4 24. Bg3 Qg4+ 25. Kf1 {is also about equal.}) 23... Qg5 24.
fxe4 {Black has many ways to force a draw.} Rcd8 (24... f6 25. Rxc8 Rxc8 26.
Qd7 Qxg2+ 27. Ke1 Qg1+ 28. Ke2 Qg2+ $11) (24... Qxg2+ 25. Ke1 (25. Kd3 $2 Rfd8+
26. Bd4 Rb8 {leads to troubles for White.}) 25... Qg1+ 26. Kd2 Rfd8+ 27. Bd4
Rxd4+ 28. exd4 Qf2+ 29. Qe2 Qxd4+ 30. Qd3 Qf2+ 31. Kd1 Qg1+ $11) (24... Rxc1
25. Rxc1 f6 26. Qd7 Qxe5 27. Rc7 f5 28. exf5 Rxf5 29. Rc8+ Rf8 30. Rxf8+ Kxf8
$11) 25. Qb2 Qxg2+ 26. Ke1 Qg1+ 27. Ke2 Qg2+ 28. Ke1 Qg1+ ({Both players came
to the conclusion that} 28... Qxe4 {does not offer Black real winning chances.}
) 29. Ke2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 5th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2011.06.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[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 e6 {After the first round loss in the King's Indian Radjabov decides the
change openings in favour of the solid Queen's Gambit Declined.} 2. Nc3 d5 3.
d4 Be7 4. Nf3 {Carlsen also changes the variation he used in the first round.}
({Against Nakamura Magnus played} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4) 4... Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6.
e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf6 12. Bxf6 (
{One month ago Kramnik didn't achieve much against Radjabov either:} 12. Be2
Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Be6 14. Nf3 Qb6 15. Qd4 Rfc8 16. O-O Nb3 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Rab1
Bf5 19. Rbd1 Rc2 20. Rxd5 Rxb2 21. Re1 Be6 22. Rb5 Rxa3 23. Rxb6 Raa2 24. Rxb7
g5 25. Bf1 h6 26. Nd4 Nxd4 27. Rxb2 Rxb2 28. exd4 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V (2788)
-Radjabov,T (2744)/Kazan 2011.}) 12... Qxf6 13. Qd4 Qe7 {Possibly this caught
Magnus a bit by surprise.} ({More often Black continues} 13... Qd6) 14. Qf4 Qe4
15. Qxe4 dxe4 16. Nd4 {White's dominating knight looks very strong, but Black
will quickly develop pieces and then either exchange White's knight, or drive
it away from d4. Radjabov shows that Black can achieve a draw without many
difficulties.} Be6 {A new move. Radjabov prepares to exchange knights via b3.}
(16... Bd7 17. Bc4 Rac8 {has been played before.}) 17. Be2 Rfd8 18. O-O Nb3 $1
19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rad1 Kf7 {White cannot exploit the isolated doubled pawns,
which means that the better pawn structure is not an important factor in the
evaluation of the position. What matters is that the knight on b3 is very
annoying for White, while the black king is more active.} 21. f4 $5 {An
interesting attempt to gain more space and change the pawn structure.} ({
The alternative was} 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Rd1) 21... Kf6 22. Kf2 ({Radjabov was
concerned about} 22. g4 {but Black has sufficient counterplay after} Rac8 23.
g5+ Ke7 24. f5 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Nd2) 22... Nd2 23. Rfe1 Rac8 24. Rc1 Nb3 25. Rc4
Rxc4 26. Bxc4 Nc5 27. Ke2 (27. b4 Nd3+) 27... b5 $5 28. Ba2 ({After} 28. Bxb5
Rb8 29. a4 a6 {it is rather White who must play precisely to achieve a draw.})
28... Nd3 {Black's domination forces White to play accurately to maintain the
balance.} 29. Rd1 (29. Rb1 Rc8 30. Kd2 Rd8 31. Ke2 {was a reasonable
alternative} ({but not} 31. Kc3 Rc8+ 32. Kd4 Nc1 $1 33. Ra1 Nxa2 34. Rxa2 Rc4#
{with a sudden mate})) 29... Rc8 30. Bb1 Nxb2 31. Rd7 Na4 32. Bxe4 ({Ater the
game both players established that after} 32. Kd2 a5 33. g4 Nc5 34. Ra7 b4 35.
axb4 axb4 36. g5+ Kg6 {Black has strong counterplay.}) 32... Nc5 33. Rd4 Nxe4
34. Rxe4 Rc2+ 35. Kf3 Ra2 36. Rb4 a6 37. Rb3 Ke7 38. Rd3 Rb2 39. h3 a5 40. g4
a4 41. Ke4 b4 42. Rd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 {Magnus shows a mature approach: considering the
tournament situation, the Norwegian chooses the solid Queen's Gambit Accepted.}
4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Nf3 Nbd7 {One of the main moves. Nevertheless the main
theoretical direction is 6...c5.} 7. c5 c6 8. Bd3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. b5 Bb7 ({
After} 10... cxb5 11. c6 {White gets a strong passed pawn. In this concrete
situation Black can use the fact that the white king is on e1 and continue} Bb4
12. Rc1 Ne4 {but still the strong c-pawn should secure White better chances
after} 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2) 11. cxb6 Qxb6 12. O-O Rfc8 13. bxc6 Bxc6 14. Rb1
Qd8 15. Qe2 Ne4 16. Rfc1 {It seems that the game will reach a draw without any
complications.} Ndf6 {This move invites Gelfand to start a forced play.} (16...
Bb4 {was objectively better, with equality.}) 17. Ba6 Ba3 (17... Bb7 18. Bxb7
Nxc3 19. Qc2 {favours White.}) ({A possible alternative to the game was} 17...
Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Bb7 19. Rxc8 Bxc8 20. Bd3 Bd7 {and Black is only slightly worse.}
) 18. Rc2 Rxa6 19. Qxa6 Ba4 20. Nxa4 Rxc2 {After a more or less forced
sequence of moves we reach the critical position where in spite of multiple
attractive possibilities, there is no clear way for White to achieve advantage.
} 21. h3 ({The alternatives were:} 21. Qd3 Rc1+ 22. Rxc1 Bxc1 {with a small
plus for White}) ({Or} 21. Ne1 Rc8 22. Nb6 Rc3 23. Qxa5 Bf8 {and Black has
compensation due to the lack of coordination between white pieces.}) 21... Bf8
22. Nc5 h6 (22... Rxf2 {loses due to} 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Rb8) 23.
Qa7 (23. a4 Qe7 24. Qxa5 Nxc5 25. dxc5 Qxc5 26. Qxc5 Bxc5 {is also not
problematic for Black.}) 23... Bxc5 $1 ({Both players came to the conclusion
that after} 23... Nxc5 24. Rb8 Qd7 25. Qa8 Qe7 ({Not} 25... Nce4 $2 26. Rxf8+
Kh7 27. Ne5) 26. dxc5 Qxc5 27. Ne5 {White's initiative is worth more than a
pawn.}) 24. dxc5 Rxc5 25. Rb8 Rc8 26. Bc7 ({Here White had a nice way to make
a draw, which was objectively the best continuation:} 26. Ne5 Rxb8 27. Qxf7+
Kh8 ({or} 27... Kh7 28. Qg6+) 28. Ng6+ Kh7 29. Bxb8 Qxb8 30. Nf8+ Kh8 31. Ng6+
Kh7 $11) 26... Qe8 27. Rxc8 Qxc8 28. Bxa5 (28. Qxa5 Ne8 {is also slightly
better for Black}) 28... Qc1+ 29. Be1 Nd2 $1 ({Gelfand considered only} 29...
Ng5 {which is equal after} 30. Qb8+ Kh7 31. Nxg5+ hxg5 32. Qb4) 30. Nxd2 Qxe1+
31. Nf1 Ne4 32. Qb8+ Kh7 33. Qb2 ({In fact Carlsen could have continued the
game with} 33. Qb2 Qd1 {and White still must play accurately before reaching
the draw. But Carlsen didn't think that Black has any advantage and therefore
after a relatively long thought he accepted the draw offer.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2018.03.22"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[Annotator "Sadorra,J"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2018.03.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 184"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Be2 $5 {During the interview, Ding said he had studied this move
a few years ago while Wesley struggled to recall his lines.} ({More common
moves are} 9. Bd3) ({And} 9. a3) 9... Bb7 ({Another possible move here is} 9...
Bb4+ 10. Nd2 $1 (10. Kf1 Bd6 11. Ne5 (11. Bg3 Bb7 $36) 11... Ba6 12. Bxa6 Nxa6
13. Qa4 Nb4 {and Black has a strong initiative.} 14. a3 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Nd3 16.
Bxc7 Nxb2 17. Qa6 {In the game (42) Kozul,Z (2590)-Babula,V (2584) Austria
2013, Black should've continued simply with the natural} Rac8 $1 18. Bf4 (18.
Bg3 Rc2) (18. Qxa7 Qc4+) 18... Rc2 $19 {followed by opening up lines with
f6-e5!}) 10... Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Qxg2 12. O-O-O Ba6 13. Rhg1 Qc6+ 14. Kb1 {
White clearly has compensation for the pawn but there is a dynamic struggle
ahead. Recent games have shown that it is easier to play White.} Bxe2 15. Qxe2
f6 (15... g6 $6 16. Ka1 Rc8 17. h4 Qe8 18. h5 $40 Nd7 19. Qf3 (19. Qg4 Nf6 20.
Qg5 Ne4 21. Qg2 $16) 19... a5 20. Rh1 Qe7 21. Bxc7 $14 {0-1 (24) Davtyan,A 
(2298)-Andersen,M (2586) Abu Dhabi 2017}) 16. e4 (16. Rc1 Qe4+ 17. Ka1 Rf7 18.
Bxc7 Nc6 19. Bg3 Rd8 $11 (19... Nxd4 $4 20. Qc4)) 16... Qd7 17. Qc4 (17. d5 $5
e5 18. Be3 (18. Bh6 Rf7) 18... a5 19. Rc1 Na6 20. f3 $14) 17... Qc6 18. Qe2 Qd7
19. Rg3 Nc6 20. Qc4 Ne5 21. Qc2 Rad8 22. Rd2 Nc6 23. Qc4 {1/2-1/2 (23)
Martinovic,S (2563)-Vetoshko,V (2485) Slovakia 2017}) 10. Bxc7 Qa5+ (10... Bb4+
$6 11. Kf1 {now the bishop on b4 looks silly.} Nc6 12. Bf4 Rac8 13. h4 $14 {
Black has a worse version of what happened in the game.}) 11. Kf1 Nd7 12. h4
Rac8 13. Bf4 (13. Bg3 Nf6 14. Bd3 Ne4 15. Bf4 f6 $1 $36 {[%csl Rf1][%cal Ge6e5,
Rf8f2]}) 13... Rfd8 14. Kg1 {This allows Black to clarify the situation and
equalise without problems.} ({During the game, Wes was worried about} 14. a3 $1
{which makes it difficult for Black to break in the centre after} Bxf3 ({
Black will have to content himself with manoeuvring and preparing the break at
the right time with:} 14... Nf6 15. Kg1 Ne4 16. Bd3 (16. Ne1 Ba6 17. Bf3 Nd2
$44) 16... f6 17. Qe2 {and the dynamic battle goes on.}) 15. gxf3 $1 (15. Bxf3
e5 16. Bg3 exd4 17. b4 Qa6+ 18. Be2 b5 19. exd4 Bf6 $36) 15... e5 16. b4 Qd5
17. dxe5 {and Black will have to go into the ending a pawn down.}) 14... Bxf3
$1 15. Bxf3 e5 16. Bg5 Bxg5 ({Wes also considered} 16... f6 17. Qb3+ Kh8 18.
Qf7 {and thought it might be too risky.} Qb4 (18... Bf8 19. Bd5) 19. Be4 $1 {
indeed after} exd4 (19... Nf8 20. h5 fxg5 21. h6 $40 {White will have at least
a draw somewhere e.g.} Bf6 22. hxg7+ Bxg7 23. Bxh7 Nxh7 24. Qf5 Kg8 25. Qxh7+
Kf8 26. Qf5+) 20. exd4 $1 {White has unpleasant pressure} Qxd4 21. Bh6 Bf8 (
21... f5 22. Bxf5 $36) 22. Bd5) 17. hxg5 exd4 18. Qxd4 (18. g6 $5 hxg6 $1 19.
Qxd4 Qg5 20. Qh4 Qxh4 21. Rxh4 Ne5 $15) 18... Qxg5 ({During one live game
commentary, I remember there was a suggestion to keep the game alive and
fighting after} 18... Nf8 $5 19. Qe4 $1 (19. Qh4 Rd2 $1 20. b4 (20. b3 Qe5)
20... Qe5 $1 21. Rf1 Rxa2 {and White has an unpleasant defence ahead.}) 19...
Rd2 $13 {with a complex game, but it's still not clear whether Black has
enough to give White real problems.} (19... Qxg5 20. Rh5 Qf6 21. Rb1 {there's
still not so much pressure from Black to work with.})) (18... Ne5 19. Qh4 Nxf3+
20. gxf3 Qf5 $11) 19. Rh5 Qf6 20. Rd5 Qxd4 21. Rxd4 {Equilibrium is reached as
Black gains back his pawn and White gains coordination among his pieces.} Ne5
22. Bd5 ({An attempt to create imbalance is} 22. Bb7 Rxd4 23. exd4 Rc7 24. Ba6
Ng4 $1 25. d5 Nf6 (25... Kf8 $2 26. d6 Rd7 27. Bc8 $18) 26. Rd1 (26. d6 Rd7)
26... Ne8 $11 {and it may be easier for Black to play this due to a blockade
on d6 and a potential outside passed h-pawn.} (26... Rd7 $5)) 22... Nc6 23.
Rdd1 Kf8 {Since neither side has any weaknesses and Black has a more active
king, White cannot exploit his superior minor piece, Ding decides to simplify
and the game inevitably fizzles out to a draw.} 24. Bxc6 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rxc6
26. Rd7 Rc2 27. Rxa7 Rxb2 28. a4 Ra2 29. Rb7 Ra1+ 30. Kh2 Rxa4 31. Rxb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2793"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{In this game I will avoid commenting too much about the opening as it is all
well known and many games have been played in this line. But the middlegame
and the late endgame are particularly interesting.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. h3 (8. Bd3 {is the other main
move in this position.}) 8... b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 {Just to give you an
example of what quick learners these top players are: in Zurich Chess
Challenge just a month before this game, Nakamura played this move against
Aronian. Now Aronian tries the same idea with the black pieces.} 11. Bd3 Ba6
12. O-O Qc8 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Qb7 {This position had been
reached, just 15 days previously in the game of Sargissian with the black
pieces against Ding Liren. Sargissian is one of Levon's seconds and there is a
high possibility that Aronian and Sarigissian worked on this line together.}
16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Ne1 $146 {Giri's novelty, not an earth shattering one but
just improving his f3-knight.} (17. Nd2 {Aronian with the white pieces tried
to put his knight on b3 and it wasn't too successful. Giri aims for the
d3-square.}) 17... Bd8 18. Qd1 Bc7 {Black tries to exchange a few pieces,
which is the right thing to do when you are short of space.} 19. Nd3 Bxf4 20.
exf4 Ne4 21. Ne2 (21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Ne5 b5 $1 {with Nf6-d5 coming up, Black
shouldn't have any problems.}) 21... Ra2 22. Rc2 {As Anish mentioned after the
game, Black is comfortable here. He should only be careful not to allow b4-b5.
Aronian misses this threat and ends up with a very difficult position.} Rca8 $6
(22... Rxc2 23. Qxc2 Nef6 (23... Ra8 $6 24. b5 $1) (23... b5 24. Ra1 Ra8 25.
Ra5 Rxa5 26. bxa5 b4 27. Qa4 b3 28. a6 b2 29. axb7 b1=Q+ 30. Kh2 Qxb7 {is just
an illustrative variation of how complicated things can get.}) 24. Ra1 Ra8 25.
Rxa8+ Qxa8 {also seems pretty fine until you notice the queenside breakthrough!
} 26. b5 $1 cxb5 27. c6 Nf8 28. c7 Qc8 29. Nb4 Ne8 30. Na6 Ng6 31. Qc6 {
White is dominating and Black will have to be extremely accurate if he wants
to hold this position.}) (22... Ra4 {it seems better if you keep the rooks on
the board.} 23. Rcb2 b5 {Followed by Rca8 and Black should be completely fine.}
) 23. f3 Rxc2 (23... Nef6 {is also met with} 24. b5 $1 bxc5 25. dxc5 cxb5 26.
Nd4 $1 {White has quite some pressure.} (26. c6 Qb6+ $13)) 24. Qxc2 Nef6 25. b5
$1 {Aronian is now under a lot of pressure.} Rc8 (25... bxc5 26. dxc5 cxb5 27.
Nd4 $36 (27. c6 Qb6+ $11)) 26. Qa4 $1 {An extremely strong move by Anish who
threatens to play his queen to a6 here. This idea was missed by Levon. Anish
mentions that he found this idea after much deliberation and his thoughts were
mainly concerned with breaking on the kingside with f5. But when that didn't
work he turned his attention on the other wing and found this idea.} Qc7 (26...
bxc5 27. dxc5 cxb5 28. Rxb5 Qc7 29. Nd4 $16) (26... cxb5 27. Qxb5 $16 {it is
not at all easy for Black to untangle.}) 27. bxc6 Qxc6 28. Qxc6 Rxc6 29. Rc1 {
While this move isn't bad, White had a way to increase the pressure with Nb4.}
(29. Nb4 $1 Rc7 30. c6 Nb8 31. Nc3 $1 {The absolute star move and hats off to
Aronian for having seen this for his opponent. It just shows how good these
guys are, always looking out for opponent's threats.} (31. Ra1 Nxc6 32. Rc1
Nxd4 33. Rxc7 Nxe2+ 34. Kf2 Nxf4 $11) (31. Rc1 Ne8 32. Nc3 Nd6 {Stopping Nb5.}
33. Ncxd5 exd5 34. Nxd5 Na6 $1 35. Nxc7 (35. Ra1 Ra7 36. Nb4 Nxb4 37. Rxa7 Nxc6
$11) 35... Nxc7 36. Ra1 Kf8 37. Ra7 Nde8 $1 38. d5 Ke7 $17) 31... Nxc6 32. Nb5
Rc8 33. Nd6 Rd8 (33... Rc7 34. Rc1 $18) 34. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 35. Nxc6 $16 {The
knight comes to e5. The position might not be 100% lost, but it is really
unpleasant to be Black here.}) 29... Rc7 (29... Rc8 30. c6 Nb8 31. Nb4 Ne8 32.
f5 $1 {Once again Aronian suggested this move. One gets the feeling that the
Armenian wanted to get up from the board and switch sides! He was seeing some
really excellent winning resources for his opponent.} Nd6 33. fxe6 fxe6 34. Nf4
$16 Kf7 $2 35. c7 $1 Nd7 36. Rc6 $18) 30. Nc3 bxc5 31. dxc5 Ne8 (31... Nxc5 32.
Nb5 {Anish thought that he was winning at this point, but the computer shows
an excellent defensive resource for Black.} Nfd7 $3 {Even 2800 players can
miss such moves!} (32... Nxd3 33. Rxc7 Nxf4 34. Nd6 d4 35. Rc8+ Kh7 36. Nxf7 d3
37. Rh8+ Kg6 38. Ne5+ Kf5 39. Nc4 $18 {The pawn is caught.}) 33. Nxc7 Nxd3 $11
{The f4-pawn is lost and the rook cannot enter with the same force as it did
in the previous variation.}) 32. Nb5 Rc8 33. Kf2 $1 {Giri brings his last
resource into the game.} Nc7 34. Nxc7 (34. Nd6 Rd8 {threatening ...Nxc5 if the
rook moves from c1.}) 34... Rxc7 35. Ke3 {White is better here, but Black can
cling on by quickly bringing his king to the centre.} Kf8 36. Kd4 {Optically
White's position looks completely dominating but Levon's next move is pretty
strong.} (36. f5 $5 Ke7 (36... e5 $2 37. f4 $1 e4 38. Ne5 $1 Nxc5 39. Rxc5 Rxc5
40. Nd7+ $18) 37. fxe6 fxe6 38. Kd4 Nb8 39. Ne5 Nd7 40. c6 Nxe5 41. Kxe5 d4 $1
42. Kxd4 Kd6 $11) 36... Nb8 $1 {A nice move! Knights are always the best
blockaders of passed pawns. Suddenly it is not easy to make progress.} 37. Nb4
Rb7 (37... Nc6+ 38. Nxc6 Rxc6 39. f5 $16) 38. Kc3 Ke7 39. Ra1 Kd7 40. Nd3 f6 {
Aronian offered a draw at this point, but Giri saw that he will always have
some chances with the f5-break or the kingside pawn storm and hence decided to
continue the battle.} 41. Ra8 Kc6 42. h4 Kb5 43. Ra1 Nc6 44. Rb1+ Ka6 45. Re1
Re7 46. Ra1+ Kb7 47. Nb4 {The knight exchange would give White some chances in
the rook endgame because his king is active and he has a passed pawn on c5.} g5
$5 {Aronian defends actively in this position.} (47... Nxb4 $6 48. Kxb4 e5 {
Trying to create counterplay.} 49. fxe5 Rxe5 50. Kb5 d4 51. Rd1 Rd5 52. Rb1 Kc7
53. Kc4 Rh5 54. Ra1 {White has some chances in this position but with accurate
defence it should end in a draw.}) 48. fxg5 fxg5 49. h5 Rf7 {Trying to fix the
h6-weakness.} ({A very interesting variation showed by both the players was} 
49... Re8 50. Ra6 Nxb4 51. Rb6+ Kc7 52. Kxb4 Rb8 53. Kb5 {Both the players
thought this was lost for Black, but as always the computer begs to differ!}
Kc8 $1 {A passive, backward retreat and a difficult move for humans to see.} (
53... e5 {Aronian and Giri showed this line and this is really nice.} 54. Rxb8
Kxb8 55. Kc6 $1 d4 56. Kd7 d3 57. c6 d2 58. c7+ Ka7 59. c8=Q d1=Q+ 60. Ke7 {
and this endgame is completely winning for White}) 54. Rxb8+ (54. Kc6 $2 Rxb6+
55. cxb6 d4 $19) 54... Kxb8 55. Kc6 Kc8 $11 {and miraculously Black holds the
draw.}) 50. Ra6 (50. Nxc6 Kxc6 51. Ra6+ (51. Kd4 Rf4+ 52. Ke5 Kxc5 53. Kxe6 d4
$17 {starts to become risky for White.}) 51... Kxc5 52. Rxe6 g4 $1 {A key
point that had to be seen beforehand.} 53. fxg4 Rf2 $11) 50... Nxb4 51. Rb6+
Kc8 (51... Kc7 $2 {is losing. The point is that Black doesn't have ...Rb7 now.}
52. Kxb4 $1 g4 53. fxg4 Rf4+ 54. Kb5 Rxg4 55. Rxe6 Rxg2 56. Re7+ Kd8 57. Rh7
$18 {[%cal Gh7h6,Gc5c6]}) 52. Rxb4 (52. Kxb4 Rb7 $1 {This pawn ending is drawn.
} 53. Kb5 Rxb6+ 54. cxb6 d4 55. Kc4 e5 56. g3 Kb7 57. f4 exf4 58. gxf4 gxf4 59.
Kxd4 $11) 52... Rf4 $1 {The king and pawn ending is drawn. But it is not so
trivial. Aronian calculated all the details pretty well.} 53. Rxf4 gxf4 54. Kd4
Kd7 55. Ke5 Kc6 56. Kxf4 Kxc5 57. g4 {Threatening g5.} (57. Ke5 $2 d4 58. Ke4
Kc4 $19) 57... Kd6 $1 {The king rushes back to take measures against the
g5-break. Aronian knows that g6-h5 versus h6 is a theoretical draw. Hence all
he has to do is exchange his e6- and d5-pawns for the guy on f3.} 58. Ke3 (58.
g5 hxg5+ (58... Ke7 {is also a draw.}) 59. Kxg5 Ke7 (59... d4 $2 60. h6 d3 61.
h7 d2 62. h8=Q d1=Q 63. Qd8+ $18) 60. h6 Kf8 61. Kg6 Kg8 $11) 58... e5 $1 (
58... Ke7 $2 59. Kd4 $1 Kf6 60. f4 Kg7 61. Ke5 Kf7 62. f5 exf5 63. gxf5 $1 $18
(63. Kxf5 $2 d4 64. Ke4 Kf6 65. Kxd4 Kg5 $11)) 59. g5 Ke7 $1 60. g6 Kf6 61. Kd3
e4+ $1 {Aronian knows his endgame fortresses!} (61... Kg7 {was the less
dramatic way to draw.}) 62. fxe4 dxe4+ 63. Kxe4 Kg7 64. Kf5 Kg8 65. Kf6 Kf8 {
A superb game with some very nice resources found by both players. An entire
chapter on how to keep pressing your opponent and finding small nuances in
simplified positions can be written on this very game.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 {Such is Anand's faith on his opening,
... he tried it against Aronian, then against Giri and now once again against
Topalov. That's the thing with Anand: once he believes in his opening
preparation he is not afraid of his opponents' novelties.} 5. Qc2 {Topalov
made this move that was played by Giri as well. He got up from his chair and
Anand replied instantly.} Bb4 {A combination of QGD, Ragozin and Nimzo Indian.}
6. cxd5 (6. a3 {was Anish's choice.}) 6... exd5 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 Ne4 9. Qc2
{Up till here the players have been following the game between Sakaev and
Eljanov from Dagomys 2009. But now Anand deviates.} O-O (9... Ndf6 10. Ne5 Bf5
11. f3 Nd6 12. Qc3 Nd7 13. Bf4 O-O 14. g4 Be6 15. e3 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 h5 17. gxh5
Qh4+ 18. Bg3 Qxh5 $11 {0-1 (50) Sakaev,K (2627)-Eljanov,P (2693) Dagomys 2009})
10. e3 Re8 11. b3 $5 {[%cal Gb2b3] This doesn't seem to be too ambitious.
After that Black can equalise without too many difficulties.} (11. b4 {If you
wanted to develop the bishop on b2 then why not b4? Well, then the b4-pawn
could become a weakness after} a5 12. Bb2 axb4 13. axb4 Rxa1+ 14. Bxa1 Qe7 $15)
11... c6 12. Bd3 Nf8 13. Bb2 Bf5 14. O-O (14. Nd2 Qg5 $15) 14... Qf6 15. Ne5
Nd6 {By exchanging the light-squared bishops, Vishy is mainly aiming for a
position where he would have a knight against the b2-bishop. That would give
Black an excellent position.} 16. Rae1 Bxd3 17. Nxd3 Qg6 18. f3 $5 {The thing
about Topalov is that he always likes to play actively. Here he is looking for
the right moment when he can break in the centre with e4 and at the same time
take that square away from the d6-knight. But Black is just too solid and well
developed.} f6 19. a4 Ne6 20. Qd2 (20. Ba3 Nf5 $11) 20... h5 $5 {In some ways
securing the f5-square for the knight.} 21. Ba3 Nf5 22. Nf4 $6 {This move is
completely illogical. White exchanges the knights and leaves himself with some
weaknesses. Why would White voluntarily want to defend an inferior endgame
when he has an equal position?} Nxf4 23. exf4 {The resulting position looks
mildly in Black's favour. The main reason being that the knight is better than
the bishop and Black's pawn structure is better than White's.} Rxe1 (23... h4
$1 {Securing the f5-knight was also possible.}) 24. Rxe1 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Qxe8 26.
Kf2 {Anand with his micro edge has the right to keep trying.} Nh6 27. Qd3 b6 {
This is a very responsible decision. On one hand Black is weakening the c6
pawn but on the other he is preventing the move a5 followed by Bc5 which would
paralyse his queenside majority. It is always a trade-off and Vishy chose the
move b6. It turns out that the c6-pawn was the reason why he couldn't really
make much progress. What would have happened if Vishy had not played b6 is a
completely different story.} 28. Bb4 Qe6 29. Qc2 Kf7 30. Ba3 Qd7 31. Bb4 Nf5
32. Qd3 g6 33. g3 Ng7 {White doesn't have too many active possibilities. Black
on the other hand can try to use his queenside majority by having the knight
on e6 at some point. Right now it doesn't seem possible because Ne6 is met
with f4-f5, but whether Black can prepare it is the question.} 34. Qe3 Kg8 (
34... h4 35. g4 $11) (34... Qe6 {might have been the best move.} 35. Qxe6+ (35.
Qc3 h4 $17 36. g4 f5 37. g5 Qd7 {and the position has changed in Black's
favour.}) 35... Nxe6 36. Ke3 c5 37. dxc5 bxc5 38. Ba3 f5 $15) (34... Ne6) 35.
Qd3 Kh7 36. Kg2 Qf5 37. Qc3 (37. Qxf5 Nxf5 {would definitely be some progress
for Black.}) 37... Qe6 (37... Qb1 {was possible, but as Vishy said in the
press conference with three moves to go until the time control he didn't want
to let things spiral out of control. In any case it was just a draw.} 38. Qxc6
Qb2+ 39. Kh3 Qxb3 40. Bf8 Qxf3 41. Qxf6 (41. Qc7 $2 Qf1+ 42. Kh4 g5+ $1 43.
fxg5 fxg5+ 44. Kxg5 Qf5+ 45. Kh4 Qg4#) 41... Nf5 42. Qf7+ Kh8 43. Qf6+ $11) 38.
Qd3 a5 39. Bd2 Qf5 40. Qc3 Qe6 41. Qd3 Qf5 42. Qc3 h4 {Vishy shuns the draw
and tries to play for a win.} 43. g4 Qb1 {The queen has made its way into the
enemy camp, but without the knight it cannot do much.} 44. Be3 (44. Qxc6 Qd3
$19 {The bishop on d2 will drop.}) 44... Qd1 45. Bf2 Qe2 46. Qe3 Qxe3 47. Bxe3
Ne6 48. Kh3 g5 49. f5 $1 (49. fxg5 fxg5 {might be a tad better for Black,
although a draw here looks most likely.}) 49... Nf4+ (49... Nc7 {being
over-ambitious might make things completely bad for Black.} 50. f4 $1 $16 {
It's White who has the chances to play for a win now.}) 50. Bxf4 gxf4 51. Kg2 {
There is no way to break through and hence the players agreed to a draw.} (51.
Kxh4 $2 c5 52. dxc5 bxc5 53. Kh3 c4 $19) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.03.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Gretarsson, Hjorvar Steinn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2554"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2015.03.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{With this win, Mamedyarov became the sole leader of the Reykjavik Open with 5/
5. The thing that is most impressive about this game is not just the fact that
Mamedyarov beat a strong 2554 opponent in just 26 moves but that all his moves
were just so precise. His opponent did make mistakes but there was not even
one sub-optimal move from Mamedyarov's end. All of them were the engine's
first choice.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 {The Bf4
variation in QGD was always popular and its occurrence has increased after
Vishy Anand used it successfully in the World Championship 2014 against Magnus
Carlsen.} O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 (6... c5 {is the other main line.}) 7. Qc2 {This is
not as popular as 7.c5 but is an important alternative and leads to a much
more fluid positions in the centre.} (7. c5 {gaining space was Anand's choice.}
) 7... c5 8. Rd1 Qa5 (8... cxd4 {is the other option and White replies with} 9.
Rxd4 $1 {It's not often that you see a rook standing on such a central square
after just nine moves of the opening.} Qa5 10. Bg3 Nb6 11. Nd2 dxc4 12. Bxc4
Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Qa6 14. O-O $14 {White's superior development gives him an edge
over Black's double bishop advantage.}) 9. Nd2 {This move is quite common in
the Cambridge Springs variation of the QGD. But there the pawn is on c6 and
here the Black pawn is on c5. The fluidity of the central pawn structure
somehow makes me feel that moving the same piece again in the opening might
not be such a great idea but White would like to break the pin on the
c3-knight, at the same time he is ready to take on c4 with his knight and Nb3
could be possible in some cases.} cxd4 10. exd4 {Black is ahead in development.
White has his pieces clumsily placed. What exactly is the rook doing on d1?
But praxis and experience has shown that slowly White will unwind and he will
find his pieces on exactly the squares he wanted them to be on. Precisely what
happens in this game but I have come up with an improvement for the black side.
} dxc4 {Just about everyone has taken on c4. The question to be asked is, Why
should one take on c4 and speed up White's development? Let's have a look at
the other options.} (10... b6 $2 11. Nb3 Qa6 12. cxd5 $16 {is no good.}) (10...
Nb6 $2 11. Nb3 {leads to huge material losses or traps the queen.} Qa6 12. cxd5
Nc4 13. d6 $18) (10... Bb4 $6 11. Bd3 $14) (10... Nb8 $5 $146 {is the
improvement that I suggest. The knight is relocated to the ideal c6-square.}
11. Nb3 (11. Bd3 Nc6 {developing with a tempo and attacking the d4-pawn.} 12.
Nb3 (12. cxd5 Nb4 $17) 12... Qd8 13. a3 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bd3
g6 $11) 11... Qd8 12. c5 b6 $132 {Black seems to be doing fine! We might see
this move 10...Nb8 in some top level game pretty soon! :)}) 11. Nxc4 Qd8 (11...
Qf5 12. Qxf5 exf5 13. Be2 $14 {gives White a very strong central passer.}) 12.
Bd3 Nb6 13. O-O Nxc4 $6 (13... Nbd5 {would be ideal but there are some issues
with the h7-pawn.} 14. Nxd5 exd5 (14... Nxd5 $2 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Be5 $16) 15.
Ne3 $14 {with a very pleasant position for White.}) (13... Bd7 {simply
developing would be a good choice.} 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Qe2 Nbd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 $11
{Black looks pretty comfortable.}) 14. Bxc4 $14 {[%csl Gc2,Gc3,Gc4,Gd1,Gf4] A
few moves ago we said that the white pieces looked pretty disorganised. Have a
look at them now. They are all so perfectly placed. White has a very pleasant
advantage.} Qb6 {From this point onwards, Mamedyarov's play is worth studying.}
15. Rfe1 $1 {Bringing the last undeveloped piece into the game.} Re8 (15... Rd8
16. d5 $36 {with a clear initiative thanks to the central breakthrough.}) (
15... Bd7 {was the last chance to somehow finish the development but it would
also be met with} 16. d5 $1 $36) 16. Nb5 $1 {A fork on c7 is threatened.} Nd5 (
16... Bd8 17. Re3 a6 18. Nd6 Rf8 19. Rb3 $16 {Look at how the white pieces are
simply crawling over the black position.}) 17. Bxd5 Qxb5 (17... exd5 18. Nc7
$18) 18. Be4 $1 {A threat to the h7-pawn.} g6 (18... f5 19. Bd3 $18 {[%csl Re6]
The e6-pawn would be very weak.}) (18... h6 19. Re3 $40 {would launch a strong
attack on the black king.}) 19. Re3 $1 {Fantastic move! The rook is perfect on
the third rank. Not only can it go to the kingside but it can also swing over
to the queenside and create quite some damage.} a5 {Not seeing anything good
that can be done, Gretarsson comes up with the idea of playing a5-a4 in order
to take away the b3-square from the rook. He can then develop his bishop to d7.
But this is just too slow.} (19... Bd7 20. Rb3 $16 {loses a pawn.}) 20. Be5 {
Trying to probe the Black kingside.} a4 (20... f6 21. Bxg6 $1 fxe5 22. Bxh7+
Kh8 23. Rh3 $18) 21. Rg3 {The threat now is to sacrifice a few things on g6!}
f5 {This is sort of forced but now the e5-bishop can never be dislodged.} 22.
Bd3 Qd7 (22... Qc6 23. Qd2 $18 {[%cal Gd2h6]}) 23. Qe2 {Threatening Bb5.} Bh4 (
23... Ra5 24. Qd2 {[%cal Gd2a5,Gd2h6]} Bd8 25. h4 $18 {with a powerful attack.}
) 24. Bb5 Qe7 25. Rc3 $1 {The rook is threatening to infiltrate on c7.} Bd7 26.
Bxd7 {After Black takes the bishop, the rook comes in on c7 and combined with
the bishop, it will soon end in mate. I agree that Gretarsson's play was not
the best, yet the simplicity with which Mamedyarov played and won this game
was amazing. His moves were such that they could be easily understood but they
are extremely difficult to imitate. This is the sign of a true genius!} 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.03.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2790"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah/CB Website"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2016.03.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 {The idea of playing
a3 before e3 is to discourage the Nbd7 move. Nbd7 now can be met with Nb5.} c5
7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3 Nc6 9. cxd5 (9. Qc2 {is the main line of this variation.})
9... exd5 (9... Nxd5 {is played more often by Black. Play might continue
something like} 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 {which has already been played by
Topalov against Morozevich in San Luis 2005.}) 10. b4 (10. Be2 {looks normal
but allows Black to break in the centre with} d4 11. Na4 Bb6 12. exd4 (12. Nxb6
Qxb6 $11) 12... Bxd4 {This might not be such a huge edge for White.}) 10... d4
$1 {Nakamura is extremely alert and breaks right away in the centre.} 11. exd4
Bxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Be3 Nf5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 $15 {Even though White has the
bishop pair, this position is completely favourable for Black thanks to his
developmental advantage. a7-a5 break looks strong and also Be6 followed by
Rac8 is not so easy to meet.} 15. Be2 Nxe3 16. fxe3 {Hikaru sank into deep
thought as to how he should use this small advantage that he has got out of
the opening. It is definitely an edge but not so huge and hence accurate play
is of paramount importance.} Ng4 $5 17. e4 (17. Bxg4 Bxg4 {is a pretty sad
position. The bishop is definitely superior to the knight and 0-0 is met with
Rd3.} 18. O-O Rd3 $17) 17... Be6 (17... Ne3 18. Kf2 $11) 18. O-O Ne3 19. Rfc1
Rd2 20. Bf3 (20. Kf2 Nc4 21. Ke1 Rd4 $15) 20... Rad8 21. e5 b6 22. Ne4 Rb2 23.
Re1 Nc4 (23... Nc2 24. Re2 $13) (23... Rb3 $5 {renewing the threat of Nc2 is
pretty strong.} 24. Re2 g6 $17) 24. Ng5 h6 25. Nxe6 fxe6 {Once the e6 bishop
is exchanged Black doesn't really have so much of an edge.} 26. Rac1 Rd4 27. h3
b5 28. Rc3 Rdd2 29. a4 a6 30. Bb7 Nb6 31. axb5 axb5 32. Be4 Nc4 33. Rg3 Re2 $15
34. Ra1 $2 (34. Rxe2 Rxe2 35. Bc6 Rxe5 36. Rc3 {Black has better defensive
chances here.}) 34... Nxe5 35. Ra8+ Kf7 36. Bh7 g5 37. Bg8+ Kf6 38. Rf8+ Kg7
39. Re8 Ng6 40. Bxe6 Nf4 {The bad tournament for Veselin continues.} 0-1

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah/CB Website"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 c6 8. h3 b6
9. b4 a5 10. a3 h6 11. Bd3 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Rxa6 13. O-O Qc8 14. Rb1 axb4 15. axb4
Qb7 16. Ne1 Rfa8 17. Nc2 R6a7 18. f3 Qc8 19. Qd3 bxc5 20. bxc5 e5 21. dxe5 Nxc5
22. Qd2 Nfd7 23. Nd4 Ne6 24. Rfc1 Nxf4 25. exf4 Bc5 26. Kh2 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Nf8
28. Qd2 Ng6 29. Rb2 Qd7 30. Ne2 Ra4 31. Rbc2 R8a6 32. Nd4 {White already has
the much more pleasant position here. He is attacking the c6-pawn and Black
doesn't have many ways to defend it.} Ne7 $2 {Adams forgot about the move Nb3
here: it sets up a deadly threat of a Nc5 fork and this cannot be stopped.} (
32... Rc4 {was relatively best giving up a pawn but retaining decent chances.}
33. Rxc4 dxc4 34. Rxc4 c5 35. Rxc5 Ra4 36. Nb3 Qxd2 37. Nxd2 Nxf4 $16 {It will
be touch and go between White winning this one and a draw.}) 33. Nb3 $1 Qf5 34.
Nc5 Ra8 35. Nxa4 Rxa4 {White can win in a variety of ways from here and that
could well be the reason why Topalov went wrong after a few moves. Maybe he
thought he could play the way he liked.} 36. g3 (36. g4 $5 Qxf4+ 37. Qxf4 Rxf4
38. Kg3 g5 39. Ra2 $18 {would have lead to a winning position for White.})
36... g5 37. fxg5 hxg5 38. Re1 $6 Ng6 39. e6 $6 {At this point Topalov thought
that he could play just about anything and win the game. However that is not
the case as we shall see in the game.} fxe6 40. Rxc6 Ne5 41. Rc8+ Kf7 42. Rf1
Nxf3+ 43. Rxf3 Qxf3 44. Qc2 {This looks extremely dangerous for Black but
surprisingly he can defend the position with the only move here.} Kg7 $1 45.
Qxa4 (45. Rc7+ Kf6 $11) 45... Qf2+ 46. Kh1 Qf1+ 47. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Solin 7th"]
[Site "Solin"]
[Date "1999.12.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nikolac, Juraj"]
[Black "Dizdarevic, Emir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2527"]
[Annotator "Schluricke,R"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1999.12.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 075"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 c6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. Bf4 Ngf6 6. e3 Bb4 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Qa5 9. Qb3 O-O 10. Bd6 Re8 11. Bd3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Ne4 13. Bb4 Qc7 14. Bd3
Nef6 15. a4 c5 16. Ba3 b6 17. O-O Bb7 18. Rfe1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 e5 20. Bc4 Re7 21.
d5 Ne8 22. e4 Nf8 23. Bc1 Nd6 24. Kh1 Ng6 25. Rg1 Rf8 26. Ra2 f5 27. Bf1 Ref7
28. Bh3 Kh8 29. exf5 Nxf5 30. Qd1 Qd6 31. a5 Nfh4 32. axb6 axb6 33. Be3 Rxf3 (
33... Nxf3 34. Rg3 e4) 34. Be6 R3f6 35. c4 $2 (35. Qg4 $142) 35... Nf3 36. Rg3
Nd4 37. Bh3 Nf4 38. Ra7 Rg6 39. Rd7 Qf6 40. Bf1 Qf5 41. Re7 $4 (41. Rxg6) 41...
Rxg3 $2 (41... Qe4+ $1 42. Kg1 Nf3+ 43. Kh1 Ng5+ 44. Bg2 Nxg2 45. Rxg2 Nh3 46.
f3 (46. Qf1 Qf3 {[%cal Yf3d1,Rg6g2]} 47. Rxe5 Rxg2 48. Qxg2 Qd1+) 46... Qxe3
$18) 42. hxg3 Ng6 43. Rb7 Nf3 $19 {[%cal Rf5h5]} 0-1

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 4th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2016.08.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2016.08.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Qc2 {Den Zug sieht man
an dieser Stelle nicht so oft.} ({Beim Kandidatenturnier in Moskau geschah mit
vertauschten Farben.} 6. a3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3 Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. b4 d4
11. exd4 Bxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Be3 Nf5 14. Qxd8 Rxd8 15. Be2 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Ng4
17. e4 Be6 18. O-O Ne3 19. Rfc1 Rd2 20. Bf3 Rad8 21. e5 b6 22. Ne4 Rb2 23. Re1
Nc4 24. Ng5 h6 25. Nxe6 fxe6 26. Rac1 Rd4 27. h3 b5 28. Rc3 Rdd2 29. a4 a6 30.
Bb7 Nb6 31. axb5 axb5 32. Be4 Nc4 33. Rg3 Re2 34. Ra1 Nxe5 35. Ra8+ Kf7 36. Bh7
g5 37. Bg8+ Kf6 38. Rf8+ Kg7 39. Re8 Ng6 40. Bxe6 Nf4 {0-1 (40) Topalov,V 
(2780)-Nakamura,H (2790) Moscow 2016}) ({Die Hauptvariante beginnt mit} 6. e3)
6... c5 7. dxc5 Na6 {Danach erhält die Partie einen eigenen Charakter.} ({Nach
} 7... Bxc5 8. e3 Nc6 {wäre durch Zugumstellung wieder die Hauptvariante auf
dem Brett.}) 8. Rd1 Nxc5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 $5 {(#) Einladung zu einer
Tauschoperation.} (9... exd5 10. e3 {mit einer typischen Isolanistellung.}) 10.
e4 {Nimmt die Einladung an.} ({Im Falle von} 10. Nxd5 exd5 {wäre} 11. e3 $2 {
nicht so gut:} (11. a3 Be6 12. e3 Rc8 {mit deutlichem schwarzem
Entwicklungsvorsprung.}) 11... Qa5+ {und falls} 12. Qd2 $2 {so} (12. Nd2 Bg4
$17) 12... Nd3+ 13. Bxd3 (13. Ke2 Nxf4+ 14. exf4 Bb4 $19) 13... Bb4 $19) 10...
Nxf4 11. Rxd8 Rxd8 {Schwarz hat Läufer und Turm für die Dame bekommen und
steht mit seinen Springern recht aktiv.} 12. Ne5 (12. g3 Nfd3+ 13. Bxd3 Nxd3+
14. Kf1 b6 15. Kg2 Bb7 16. Rd1 Nc5 {kam ebenfalls in Betracht.}) 12... Bf6 13.
Nb5 b6 14. b4 (14. Nc6 Rd7 15. e5 {funktioniert nicht wegen} Bb7 (15... Bd8 $2
16. Nd6 {wäre natürlich schön für Weiß.})) 14... Bxe5 ({Nicht} 14... Na6
$2 15. Nc6 Rf8 16. e5 Bd8 17. Nd6 {mit unangenehmen weißen Vorposten.}) 15.
bxc5 a6 (15... bxc5 16. g3 Ng6 17. f4 a6 $11) 16. Nd6 bxc5 (16... Bd4 $5 {
mit der Idee} 17. Nxc8 Bxc5) 17. Nc4 Bd4 {Mit diesem Anker erhält die
schwarze Stellung große Stabilität, während Weiß seine Entwicklung immer
noch nicht abgeschlossen hat.} 18. g3 Ng6 19. Be2 Bd7 20. O-O Bb5 21. Na5 Ne5
22. Rd1 Rab8 23. Kg2 Bxe2 24. Qxe2 Rb5 25. Nb3 h6 26. Rd2 Nc6 27. Qc4 e5 28. a4
Rb4 29. Qxa6 {Ein kleiner, aber sehr flüchtiger Erfolg. Der weiße
a-Freibauer wird durch den schwarzen c-Bauern neutralisiert.} Rxb3 30. Qxc6 Ra3
31. Qa6 Rb8 32. a5 c4 33. Qxc4 Rxa5 34. Kh3 Rc5 35. Qe2 Rcb5 36. f4 Rb4 37. Qd1
Rb1 38. Qh5 R1b5 39. Qe2 Rb4 40. Qd1 Rb1 41. Qh5 R1b5 42. Qd1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1516"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2015.09.20"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Black "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2554"]
[BlackElo "2452"]
[Annotator "Schulz,Andre"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2015.09.18"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[BlackTeam "Dresden TU"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 Bb4 6. e3 c5 7. Be2 Ne4 8. Rc1
O-O 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nb6 11. Qc2 Bd7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. c4 Ba4 14. Qb1 Rc8
15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. Bb5 Bxb5 19. Nxb5 {[#]} Ne6 (19...
Ne4 20. Nxa7 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Qe6 {ist nicht schön, war aber das kleinere Übel.}
) 20. Rcd1 Nd5 21. Bd6 (21. Bd6 a6 22. Bxf8 {und falls} axb5 {dann nicht} 23.
e4 ({Einfacher ist} 23. Ba3) 23... Nef4 24. Qb2 {sondern} ({um mit} 24. exd5 $2
{noch auf einen Schwindel reinzufallen:} Qg4 25. g3 Ne2+ 26. Kg2 (26. Kh1 Qf3#)
26... Nf4+ 27. Kg1 $11) 24... Rxf8 25. exd5 $18) 1-0

[Event "IND-ch 52nd"]
[Site "Kottayam"]
[Date "2014.12.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sethuraman, SP."]
[Black "Sengupta, Deep"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Sethuraman,SP"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2014.12.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Before this round my friend Deep was leading the Indian Premier championship,
so this game was very crucial for both of us.} 1. c4 e6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4.
Nc3 Be7 {The QGD was unexpected. Since we have more or less worked together
for quite some time it was never easy to anticipate the opening choice of my
opponent!} 5. Qc2 $5 {An interesting choice inspired by the game Kramnik-
Inarkiev from the Petrosian Memorial 2014.} c5 (5... O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. dxc5 dxc4
8. e4 Nfd7 9. Bf4 b5 10. cxb6 Nxb6 11. Rd1 Qe8 12. Be2 Na6 13. Ne5 Nb4 14. Qc1
Ba6 15. a3 Nc6 16. b4 Bf6 17. Nf3 Bxc3+ 18. Qxc3 Qc8 19. O-O Bb5 20. Bd6 Rd8
21. e5 h6 22. Nd4 a6 23. Bf3 $16 {1-0 (40) Kramnik,V (2760)-Inarkiev,E (2688)
Moscow RUS 2014}) 6. cxd5 (6. dxc5 {is the way to fight for something} d4 7.
Nb5 e5 {with total chaos all over the board.}) 6... exd5 (6... cxd4 $1 {
was the right way to equalise} 7. Nxd4 (7. Qa4+ {During the game I thought I
had this extra option like in the Tarrasch with 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.
Nc3 c5 5.cxd5 cxd4 6.Qa4+ Bd7 7.Qxd4, but here it is completely different and
Black has good compensation after} Bd7 8. Qxd4 exd5 9. Nxd5 Qa5+ 10. Nc3 Nc6
11. Qd1 O-O 12. Bd2 Rfd8 $36) 7... O-O $1 8. Bg5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Nxe7 $11) 7. dxc5
d4 8. Na4 (8. Ne4 O-O 9. Nxf6+ Bxf6 10. e4 Nc6 $36) 8... Nd5 $6 (8... Nc6 9. e3
O-O 10. a3 Re8 11. Be2 {with a normal game.}) 9. a3 Bf6 10. e4 dxe3 11. fxe3
Bd7 12. Bc4 (12. e4 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Ne3 $1 14. Qb3 Nxg2+ 15. Bxg2 Qxa4 16. Qxb7
O-O {was not so clear.}) (12. Bd2 O-O 13. Bc4 Qe8) 12... Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qxa4 14.
Qxa4 Bxa4 15. Bxd5 Bc6 16. e4 (16. Bxc6+ {was much simpler:} Nxc6 17. O-O-O
O-O-O 18. Kc2 $14) 16... Nd7 (16... Bxb2 17. Rb1 Bxa3 18. Rxb7 Bxd5 (18... O-O
19. Be3 {[%csl Ra3,Gc5]} (19. Bxc6 Nxc6 20. Rb3 Rfb8 $1)) 19. exd5 Bxc5 20. Ng5
Na6 $1 {[%cal Ge8c8] I completely missed this move in my calculations with the
idea of long castling. I would have been in a complete panic if my opponent
had played 16...Bb2, cursing myself for not going 16.Bxc6 which was much
simpler, with an extra pawn.} (20... O-O 21. Rf1 Na6 22. Rfxf7) 21. Rf1 O-O-O
22. Rfxf7 Rxd5) 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. O-O-O Nxc5 19. Bb4 $14 Ne6 (19... Be7 20. Ne5
Rc8 21. Rhe1 Rc7 (21... O-O 22. Bxc5 Bxc5 23. Nd7) (21... f6 22. Nc4) 22. Kc2)
20. Bd6 {[%csl Re8] Although White has no clear plan to convert his advantage,
practically it is very unpleasant for Black to play this position with his
king stuck in the centre and with the pawn on c6.} h5 21. Rd3 {The doubling of
rooks on the d-file was unnecessary since it leads nowhere.} (21. Rhe1 $142 {
[%cal Ge1e3,Ge3b3,Gb3b7]} Rh6 22. Re3 Rg6 23. g3 Rg4 (23... Rd8 24. e5 Be7 25.
Rb3) 24. h3 Rg6 25. Rb3) 21... Rh6 22. Rhd1 Rg6 23. g3 Rg4 24. e5 (24. Re1 {
maintaining the tension. Maybe not hurrying with e5} Rd8 25. Kc2) (24. Nd2 Bg5)
24... Bd8 25. Kb1 {This is the move you play if you don't know what to do:)}
Bb6 26. Nh4 $6 (26. Nd2 $142 Rd4 27. Rxd4 Bxd4 28. Nc4) 26... Nd4 $6 (26... Re4
27. Nf5 Rd8 (27... g6 28. Ne7 $1 c5 (28... Nd4 29. Ng8 $1 {beautiful!}) 29. Nd5
)) (26... g6 27. Rc1 (27. Nf3 O-O-O) 27... c5) 27. Re1 $1 {[%csl Rg4]
Restricting the rook on g4.} c5 28. h3 Rg5 29. Re4 Nf5 30. Nxf5 Rxf5 31. g4
hxg4 32. hxg4 Rf1+ 33. Ka2 g5 $2 {A fatal mistake in time trouble after which
the game ends.} (33... O-O-O 34. Rc3 Kb7 35. Bxc5 $16) (33... Rc8 $142 $14) 34.
e6 $1 fxe6 35. Rxe6+ Kf7 (35... Kd7 36. Rg6 $16) 36. Re7+ Kg8 37. Rd5 Rd8 38.
Rxg5+ Kf8 39. Rd7+ Ke8 40. Re7+ Kf8 41. Re1+ Rxd6 42. Rxf1+ Ke8 43. Rg8+ Kd7
44. g5 Rd2 45. g6 Rg2 46. Rf7+ Kd6 47. g7 c4 48. Rb8 {I took over the lead and
held on to it till the last round.} 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2019.10.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Seyb,A"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "IOM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Nh5 8. Bd3
Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 {So far, both sides played an opening known to be really solid.
Now comes the move you should pay attention to:} 10. c6 $5 {Technically
speaking not a new move, but connected with a new concept. White spent about
two minutes for that, so it was clearly no over-the-board improvement.} (10. b4
a5 11. a3 c6 {is the "normal way of life". Both sides continue to play solidly.
You may say it is curious that the young Russian didn't choose this line as he
shouldn't lose with normal play out of this position. But he clearly saw the
chance to surprise his top-class opponent and smelled blood.} 12. O-O Qc7 13.
g3 Ba6 14. Kg2 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Ra7 16. Rfc1 Rfa8 17. Qd1 b5 18. Rab1 axb4 19.
axb4 $11 {has been a recent draw from two of the world's most solid players.}
Ra3 20. Rb3 R3a7 21. Qe2 Bf6 22. h4 h5 23. Rc2 g6 24. Ra2 Rxa2 25. Nxa2 Qa7 26.
Rb2 Qa3 27. Qd2 Qa6 28. Nc1 Qb7 29. Nd3 Ra7 30. Nde5 Qa8 31. Qe3 Kg7 32. Rb3
Kg8 33. Ng5 Nxe5 34. fxe5 Bxg5 35. Qxg5 Ra3 36. Rxa3 Qxa3 37. Qd8+ Kg7 38. Qf6+
Kg8 39. Qd8+ Kg7 40. Qf6+ Kg8 {1/2-1/2 Giri,A (2797)-Radjabov,T (2756)/Shamkir
2019/CBM 190}) 10... Nb8 11. Ne5 (11. Qa4 $6 Qe8 (11... Qd6 $1 12. Ne5 f6 $17)
12. Rc1 Qxc6 13. Qc2 h6 14. Ne5 Qb7 (14... Qe8 $142) 15. Bh7+ Kh8 16. Bg6 Kg8
17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Bg6 Kg8 {1/2-1/2 Delithanasis,D (2211)-Tassopoulos,M (2238)/
Heraklio 2007/EXT 2008}) (11. Qc2 {was seen in a game from another creative
player. But the result was bad and no one has been following his footsteps so
far.} g6 (11... Nxc6 {looks easier and more promising for Black} 12. Bxh7+ Kh8
{Now White has to justify his attack.} 13. h4 $1 {connected with some nasty
mating threats, Ng5, Qe2-h5} (13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 (14. fxe5 c5 $17) 14... g6
15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Qxg6 Qe8 $19 {and Black's defense is in time.} 17. Qh6+ Kg8
18. h4 Qf7 19. Rh3 Qh7) (13. a3 g6 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. Qxg6 Rf6 $19) (13. Bd3 {
This is computer's first choice, but no human would play this way.} Nb4 14. Qe2
c5 $15 (14... Nxd3+ $15)) 13... Bd6 {Eyeing e5 and preparing f5.} (13... Nb4
14. Qb1 c5 (14... f5 15. Bg6) 15. a3 cxd4 16. Ne2 Nc6 17. Ng5 $40) (13... f5
14. Bg6) 14. a3 (14. Ne2 Nb4 15. Qb1 c5) (14. O-O-O $4 Nb4) 14... f5 $1 (14...
Bxf4 $4 15. Ne2 $16) 15. Ne2 (15. Bg6 Qf6 16. h5 Nxd4 $19) 15... Nxd4 16. Nexd4
Kxh7 $17) 12. Ne2 a5 13. Rc1 $6 {Not going for it!} (13. h4 $1 {and White
should have good attacking perspectives.}) 13... Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. a4 Qd6
16. O-O Ra8 17. Ne5 Bf6 18. Qd1 Qb4 19. Rc3 Bg7 20. Qc2 Qd6 21. Rc1 Na6 22. Qb1
Nb4 23. h4 f6 24. Nd7 Rf7 25. g3 e5 26. f5 gxf5 27. Qxf5 Na2 28. f4 Nxc3 29.
Rxc3 Re8 30. Qh5 Qb4 31. Re3 Qxa4 32. dxe5 Qxc6 33. Nd4 Qc1+ 34. Kf2 Qxb2+ 35.
Ne2 fxe5 36. Nxe5 Rxe5 37. Rxe5 Bxe5 38. Qg5+ Bg7 {0-1 Adhiban,B (2627)
-Fridman,D (2639)/Biel 2015/CBM 167 Extra}) 11... Bd6 (11... f6 12. Qh5 g6 $2 (
12... f5 $16) 13. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 14. Qxg6+ Kh8 15. O-O-O Ba6 16. Rhe1 $18 {
and the deadly rook shift is about to come.}) (11... Qe8 $2 12. Nb5 Bd8 13. Qc2
a6 14. Bxh7+ Kh8 15. Na3 Bf6 16. Bd3 Bxe5 17. fxe5 Nxc6 18. Rc1 Bb7 (18... Nxd4
19. Qxc7 $16) 19. Qe2 $16 {and White is clearly better. He will protect his
d4-pawn with Na3-c2. Black will suffer from his "French" bishop.}) 12. a3 $1 {
The really mysterious move, blitzed out by Esipenko! After examining it with
the help of the computer for some time, I will try a first explanation: White
will loose his c6-pawn, so it is obvious that he has to prove his compensation.
But all of the "normal" attacking moves seem to backfire. White needs Black's
exchange on e5 for setting out his attack in the perfect way. On the other
hand he has to make sure that Black has no waiting move on his own.} (12. Qc2
Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nxc6 14. Bxh7+ (14. a3 $2 {Now the queen is on the wrong square.}
) 14... Kh8 $15 {White won back his sacrificed pawn, but has to allow the
exchange of his proud bishop.}) (12. Qh5 $5 {would have been the "human"
attacking move} g6 $1 (12... h6 $6 13. O-O-O Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nxc6 (14... Qe7 15.
g4) 15. g4 $40 {is exactly the kind of compensation White is aiming for.}) 13.
Qh6 f6 {and it becomes clear that White would have done much better if Black
had exchanged on e5 already.} 14. Nxg6 (14. Bxg6 Qe7 $19) (14. h4 fxe5 15. fxe5
Bxe5 16. dxe5 Nxc6 17. f4 (17. h5 Nxe5 18. hxg6 (18. Bc2 Ng4 $19) 18... Nxd3+
19. Kd2 Qe7 $19) 17... Qe7 18. h5 g5 19. O-O-O (19. fxg5 Nxe5 $19) 19... Qg7
$17) 14... Rf7) (12. Rc1 {At first sight seems to be a better "waiting" move.}
Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nxc6 14. Qh5 h6 15. g4 Nb4 $1 {But now it becomes clear that
Black gets counterplay very soon, connected with d5-d4-d3. Also White lost the
possibility of castling to the queenside.} 16. Bb1 d4) (12. h4 Bxe5 13. dxe5
Nxc6 14. Qh5 h6 15. g4 Nb4 16. Bb1 d4 17. Ne4 d3 18. Nf6+ Kh8 $19) 12... Bxe5 {
Picking up the gauntlet.} (12... Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. b4 $1 {The point of
a2-a3 comes clear: White will establish b4-b5 and technically be a piece up} (
14. Rc1) 14... Nb8 15. b5 a6 16. a4 Bxe5 17. fxe5 f6 {is rated as equal by the
computer. Ridiculous...}) (12... Qe8 $5 {is maybe an easier way to solve the
problems:} 13. Rc1 Nxc6 14. Nb5 Bd7 15. Nxd6 cxd6 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Qa4 Rfc8
18. Bb5 (18. O-O a6 19. Bxa6 Qe8 $1 20. Rfd1 Nxd4 $11) 18... Ne7 $1 {and due
to this nice litte trick Black is absolutely fine.}) 13. dxe5 Nxc6 (13... Ba6
$2 14. Bxa6 Nxa6 15. Nb5 Nc5 16. b4 Ne4 17. O-O $16) 14. Qh5 g6 (14... h6 15.
g4 {looks way to dangerous.}) 15. Qh6 {This is the point where Black has to
show the best way of defence. Not an easy task if you don't know what the
computer knows.} f5 $5 (15... Ne7 {seems also a reasonable defence:} 16. h4 (
16. g4 f5) 16... Kh8 {threatening Ng8, after which White would be forced to
exchange queens.} (16... Nf5 17. Bxf5 gxf5 (17... exf5 $4 18. h5 $18) 18. O-O-O
Kh8 19. g4 $40) 17. h5 Nf5 (17... Ng8 $4 18. Qxh7+ Kxh7 19. hxg6+ Kg7 20. Rh7#)
18. Bxf5 gxf5 19. Nb5 (19. O-O-O f6) 19... Bd7 (19... Rg8 20. Nxc7 $1) (19...
c5 {is the favourite move of the computer, but I believe White has always
enough compensation establishing his knight on d6.}) 20. Nd4 (20. Nxc7 $2 Rc8
$1 (20... Qxc7 $4 21. Qf6+ Kg8 22. h6 $18)) 20... Rg8 (20... c5 21. Nf3) 21.
Nf3 Qf8 22. Qf6+ Qg7 23. Qe7 f6 (23... Bb5 24. h6 Qg6 25. Ng5 $16) 24. Qxf6 $11
) (15... Kh8 16. h4 Ne7 {is of course the same story.}) 16. h4 $1 Rf7 {The
move that made Esipenko to start thinking on his own.} (16... Bd7 {is the
first choice of my computer.}) (16... Qd7 {the idea of a queen shift looks
normal.} 17. h5 (17. Bb5 $5 Bb7 18. Ne2 Rf7 $13 (18... Qg7 $2 19. Qxg7+ Kxg7
20. Rc1 $16)) 17... Qg7 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. O-O-O $44 {and White seems to have
long-term compensation.}) 17. h5 (17. Ne2 Qf8 18. Qxf8+ Kxf8 19. Rc1 Nd8 20. h5
c5 $15) (17. O-O-O Qf8) 17... g5 $1 {This has been Aronian's idea.} 18. g4 $5 (
18. fxg5 Nxe5 19. Be2 Qf8) (18. O-O-O gxf4 19. Qxf4 Qf8 $15 {and the attack
also seems to be over.}) 18... Qf8 $6 (18... fxg4 19. O-O-O Qe7 {, and now
there is an incredible strong move:} (19... gxf4 20. Bg6 Rg7 21. Ne4 $44) 20.
Bg6 $3 {Pushing away the rook from the 7th rank.} (20. Rdg1 gxf4 21. Rxg4+ Kh8
22. Nxd5 (22. Rhg1 Bd7) 22... exd5 23. Qxc6 Qc5+ 24. Qxc5 bxc5 25. Rg5 $15)
20... Rf8 (20... Rg7 {to be fair I have to confess that Black also seems to
hold after this. But he has to find some only-moves.} 21. f5 $1 (21. Rdg1 gxf4
22. Rxg4 Kh8 23. Rxf4 Bd7) 21... Nxe5 $8 22. Rhe1 d4 $8 (22... Nf3 23. f6 Qxf6
24. Nxd5) (22... hxg6 23. Rxe5 c6 24. hxg6 Qf6 25. Rh1 $40) 23. Rxd4 Nf3 $8 24.
Nd5 Qc5+ 25. Kb1 hxg6 $8 26. f6 Qf8 27. Ne7+ (27. fxg7 Qxg7 28. Ne7+ Qxe7 29.
Rd8+ Qxd8 30. Qxg6+ $11) 27... Rxe7 28. fxe7 Qxh6 (28... Qxe7 29. Rd8+ Qxd8 30.
Qxg6+ Kh8 31. Qh6+ Kg8 $11)) 21. Rdg1 Qg7 (21... hxg6 22. hxg6 Qg7 23. Qxg5 $18
) 22. Qxg5 $13) ({After} 18... gxf4 $1 {I wasn't able to make the story go on.
Black's defence seems to hold:} 19. gxf5 (19. Qxf4 fxg4 20. Qxg4+ Rg7 $17)
19... Nxe5 20. fxe6 (20. O-O-O Nxd3+ 21. Rxd3 Qf6) 20... Qe7 $1 (20... Nxd3+
21. Kd2 Rg7 22. Rag1 Qf8 23. Nxd5 $18) (20... Nf3+ 21. Kf1 Rg7 22. Qxf4 Qf8 23.
Nxd5 Qxf4 24. Nxf4 Bb7 $15) 21. O-O-O Bxe6 22. Rhe1 Bd7 $17) 19. Qxg5+ Rg7 20.
Qh4 $2 {After this, the game has gone. White will find himself in a passive
position.} (20. Qf6 Qxf6 (20... Rf7 21. Qg5+ Rg7 22. Qf6 $11) 21. exf6 Rxg4 22.
Ne2 {would have been far from clear as White manages to penetrate via the
c-file.} Kf7 (22... Nd8 23. f3 Rg2 24. Kf1 {and suddenly Blacks rook is
trapped on an open file!} Rxe2 25. Kxe2 $14) 23. Rc1 Bb7 24. Bb5 Nd8 25. Rxc7+
Kxf6 26. Kd2 $13) 20... Rxg4 21. Qh2 Qh6 22. Ne2 Bb7 $17 {The rest is a matter
of technique. So you can trust Aronian} 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. b4 Kh8 25. f3 Rgg8 26.
Kf2 Qf8 27. Bb5 Nb8 28. Nd4 c5 29. Nxe6 Qe7 30. Ng5 h6 31. e6 hxg5 32. fxg5
Qxg5 33. Qe5+ Qg7 34. Rhe1 Nc6 35. Bxc6 Rxc6 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Rg1+ Kh7 38.
Rxg8 Kxg8 39. Rg1+ Kh7 {In summary, it can be said that the idea Esipenko
showed on the tenth move will certainly not lead to a reassessment of the
variation. Objectively, Black should even be better. White must be prepared to
prove a somewhat dubious compensation. However, the variation is a
comprehensible choice if you want to surprise your opponent and are willing to
take risks. If you want to play with Black like this, you have to be prepared
for 10.c6 in any case.} 0-1

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2001.11.30"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Shabalov,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2001.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O {Serious attention deserves
an immediate break} (5... c5 6. dxc5 ({Much safer is} 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 Nc6
8. Rd1 Bg4 9. dxc5 Qa5 10. e3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qxc5 12. Qa4 $11 {0-1 Dreev,
A-Onischuk,A/Moscow RUS 2002/(62)}) 6... d4 7. Nb5 e5 8. Nxe5 a6 9. Na3 O-O 10.
g3 $6 {This is too careless.Black gets strong attack now.} Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxc5
12. Nd3 Qc6 13. Rg1 Bf5 $40 {0-1 Khalifman,A-Topalov,V/Dubai UAE 2002/(32)}) 6.
cxd5 Nxd5 (6... exd5 7. Bg5) 7. a3 {White has plenty of other choices in this
position.} (7. Bd2 Nd7 (7... Nb4 8. Qb1 c5 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. g3 Nd7 11. Bg2 Nf6
12. O-O Bd7 13. Ne5 Bc6 14. Nxc6 Qxd2 15. Nxb4 Bxb4 16. Rd1 Qg5 17. Qd3 Rab8
18. Rac1 Rfc8 19. a3 Be7 20. e3 g6 {1/2-1/2 Dreev,A-Georgiev,K/Sarajevo BIH
2002/(20).}) (7... c5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. dxc5 Na6 10. e3 Nxc5 11. Bd3 Nxd3+ 12.
Qxd3 Bg4 13. Nd4 Qc7 14. Rc1 Qe5 15. f3 Bd7 16. f4 Qd6 17. O-O Qb6 18. Bc3 Rfe8
19. Rf3 Bf8 {1/2-1/2 Eljanov,P-Onischuk,A/Moscow RUS 2002/(19).}) 8. g3 Nxc3 9.
Bxc3 b6 10. Bg2 Rb8 11. h4 Bb7 12. Ng5 Nf6 13. d5 g6 14. O-O-O Nxd5 15. e4
Bxg5+ 16. hxg5 Qxg5+ 17. Bd2 Qf6 18. exd5 Qxf2 19. Rxh7 Kxh7 20. Rh1+ Kg8 21.
Rh8+ Kxh8 22. Bc3+ e5 23. Qxf2 f6 24. g4 g5 25. Qf5 {1-0 Dreev,A-Georgiev,K/
Moscow RUS 2002/(25).}) (7. g3 Nc6 8. Bg2 Ndb4 9. Qb3 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Qxd4 11.
Be3 Qe5 12. Rd1 c6 13. Bf4 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qa6 15. O-O e5 16. a3 Be6 17. Qa4 Qxa4
18. Nxa4 Nd5 19. Rc1 Rad8 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. b4 f5 22. e4 Nf6 23. Bg5 fxe4 24.
Bxf6 gxf6 25. Bxe4 Rd4 26. Rfe1 Bxc5 27. Rxc5 Rfd8 28. Kg2 Be6 29. Bf3 Bd5 30.
Re3 Kf7 31. Rcc3 Ke6 32. Kh3 f5 33. Be2 f4 34. Bg4+ Kd6 35. Re1 Rf8 36. f3 Rf6
37. gxf4 Rdxf4 38. Kh4 Rh6+ 39. Kg5 Rg6+ 40. Kh5 e4 41. Rd1 Ke5 42. fxe4 Rgxg4
43. Rh1 {0-1 Kortschnoj,V-Beliavsky,A/Frankfurt 1998/CBM 65 ext (43).}) (7. e4
Nb4 8. Qb3 c5 9. a3 N4c6 10. dxc5 Nd7 11. Be2 Nxc5 12. Qc2 e5 13. Nd5 Bg4 14.
Be3 Ne6 15. O-O Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Ned4 17. Qd1 Bg5 18. Bg4 g6 19. f4 Bh6 20. Bxd4
exd4 21. Qf3 Bg7 22. e5 Ne7 23. Nb4 Qb6 24. Kh1 Rad8 25. Qe4 a5 26. Nd3 Rfe8
27. f5 Qc6 28. Qxc6 Nxc6 29. f6 Bh6 30. e6 Rxe6 31. Bxe6 fxe6 32. f7+ Kf8 33.
Rae1 Be3 34. Nc5 Rd6 35. h4 Nd8 36. Ne4 Rd5 37. Nf6 Rf5 38. Nxh7+ Kxf7 39. g4
Rxf1+ 40. Rxf1+ Kg7 41. Nf6 d3 42. Ne4 Nf7 43. Re1 d2 44. Rd1 Ne5 45. Kg2 Nxg4
46. Kf3 {1-0 Kortschnoj,V-Portisch,L/Frankfurt 1998/(46).}) 7... Nxc3 8. bxc3 {
Now the game transposes to Petrosian system of Queen's Indian.Queen capture
doesn't promise anything to white.} (8. Qxc3 Nd7 9. e4 c5 10. Be3 b6 11. Rd1
Qc7 12. dxc5 {1/2-1/2 Khenkin,I-Georgiev,K/Stuttgart GER 2002/(12).}) 8... c5
9. e3 Nd7 10. Bd3 h6 11. O-O b6 12. e4 Qc7 13. Qe2 Bb7 14. a4 $146 {A
beginning of a new plan.White is trying to defend it's center Be3 and Nd2,then
choose if to play Qside with Nc4 and a5 or try to attack with Qg4.} (14. Bb2) (
14. Re1 {were tested before.}) 14... a6 15. Be3 b5 $1 {Very energetic reaction.
} 16. Rfb1 (16. Nd2 $5) 16... Bc6 17. Nd2 bxa4 {Excellent practical decision.
The threat now is 18...cd4 19.cd4 Bb5 20.Bb5 ab5 and a pawn becomes a passer.}
18. e5 (18. Rc1 $5 {with similar ideas.}) 18... cxd4 19. cxd4 Bb5 20. Nc4 {
White did count on this move very much.He only needs a one tempo break to
launch a very strong assault starting with Qg4.} Rfc8 $1 {But he doesn't get
one! Black sac his queen for an excellent positional compensation and position
is totally equalizes.} 21. Rc1 Nb6 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. Rxc7 Bxc7 24. Bxb5 axb5 25.
Qxb5 Rcb8 26. Qc6 Nd5 27. Bc1 Rc8 28. Qd7 $11 1/2-1/2

[Event "Syre Memorial op 36th"]
[Site "Issy les Moulineaux"]
[Date "2013.05.12"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Nguyen, Chi Minh"]
[Black "Shirazi, Kamran"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2365"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[Annotator "Shirazi,K/Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1200+30"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 h6 {Une ligne secondaire} 5. a3 (5. Bf4
dxc4 (5... c6) (5... Be7 6. e3 c6 7. h3 Nbd7) 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bxc4 Bxf4 8. exf4
O-O 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. O-O Qd6 12. Qd2 c5 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. Nb5 Qc6
15. Qa5 Bb7 16. Bf1 Nd5 17. Qd2 a6 18. Nc3 Ne7 19. Ne2 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Qb6 21.
Qc3 Nd5 22. Qc1 c5 23. Nf3 Qb4 24. a3 Qxf4 25. Rxd5 {1-0 (25) Van Wely,L (2650)
-Epishin,V (2590) Ourense 2009}) (5. e3 c6 6. Bd3) 5... c5 (5... c6 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Qc2 Bd6 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. h3 Nbd7 11. O-O Qe7 12. Nd2 Nf8 13. e4
Ne6 14. e5 Nxd4 15. exd6 Nxc2 16. dxe7 Nxa1 17. b4 Ne4 18. Ndxe4 dxe4 19. Bxe4
Be6 20. Be3 {Alanic,X (2284)-Legky,N (2473) France 2008 1/2-1/2 (82)}) 6. dxc5
{[%cal Gb2b4,Gc1b2]} Bxc5 7. b4 $146 (7. e3 O-O 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Be2 Nc6 10. O-O
a6 11. b4 Ba7 12. b5 d4 13. bxc6 dxc3 14. Qb3 Qc7 15. Qxc3 Qxc6 16. Qxc6 bxc6
17. Bb2 Ne4 18. Rac1 c5 19. Rfd1 Bb6 20. Ne5 Re8 21. Bf3 Bf5 22. g4 Bh7 23. Rd7
Ra7 24. Rcd1 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 f6 26. Nc4 Re6 27. Rb7 Bd8 28. Rb8 Re8 29. Bxe4 {
1/2-1/2 (29) Magnier,H (2195)-Yacob,F (2270) France 1998}) 7... Bd6 8. Bb2 O-O
9. c5 Bc7 10. Nb5 Nbd7 11. e3 Bb8 {[%csl Ra8] Le manque de coordination entre
les R Noires va jouer ensuite un rôle dans la partie} 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. Be2 Rd8
14. O-O Nf8 15. Qc2 {44} e5 {54} 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Bf5 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 $11
19. Qc3 Ne6 (19... Bc7) 20. Bc4 Nf4 21. Rfd1 $32 (21. Qe3 {[%cal Ge3f4,Gb2f6]}
Bg4 {Shirazi}) 21... Bd3 22. Kh1 Qg6 $6 (22... Bxc4 {Plus simple}) 23. Nh4 Qh7
{[%csl Rh7]} 24. g3 Bc7 $13 {[%cal Ga8d8]} 25. gxf4 (25. Bxf7+ $5 {Aurait
évité la perte d'un P 2 coups plus tard}) 25... Qe4+ 26. f3 Qxc4 27. Qxc4
Bxc4 28. Bxe5 Rxd1+ (28... Bxe5 29. fxe5 Rxd1+ 30. Rxd1) 29. Rxd1 Rd8 30. Rxd8+
Bxd8 31. Nf5 f6 32. Bd6 a6 33. Kg2 Bd3 34. Nd4 {[%csl Rd8][%cal Gd4e6,Ge6d8]}
g5 $4 $138 (34... f5 $8 35. Ne6 Bf6) 35. Ne6 Bc4 36. Nxd8 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1997.12.19"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[Annotator "Short,N"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "1997.12.09"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Donev} e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 {In the first game of the
match I had been somewhat over-exuberant in my choice of opening. Although my
defeat in that wild encounter was not directly attributable to the initial
moves, I was unable to solve the difficult problems which my opponent
continually threw in my direction. Fortunately, my victory in the second game
had given me another breath. It was natural, therefore, that here I should
prefer something more solid and familiar.} 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
a3 Nc6 9. b4 Be7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 {Donev: Auf dem Brett ensteht
eine von die Populerste Mittelspiel Bauernstrukturen - Der Isolierte
Damenbauer! Die dynamische Kraft des isolierten Damenbauern besteht aus
folgenden Faktoren: a) Die offenen oder halboffenen Linien c und e und die
Beherrschung der Zentralfelder und (c4 und e4 fьr Schwarz) sichern mehr Raum
und eine bequemere und etwas schnellere Entwicklung. (WeiЯ hat noch nicht
rochiert) b) Kontrolle ьber das starke Feld e4, daЯ von einem Springer besetzt
werden kann, und das Raumьbergewicht schaffen gute Kцnigsangriffsmцglichkeiten
im Mittelspiel. c) Der Isolani hat eine innere >>Expansionslust<< (Nimzowitsch)
. Sein Vorrьcken im passenden Augenblick kann sehr gьnstige taktische
Mцglichkeiten schaffen,oder eine Freibauern besorgen.Genau diese Plan wird von
Short in dieser Partie Musterhaft benьtzt.} 12. Bd3 {Beliavsky is aiming for a
pull. Black's main difficulty is to decide where to put his pieces and in
particular what to do with the potentially vulnerable d-pawn. I think that I
found a satisfactory set-up.} Bf6 13. Rc1 a6 {b5 must be prevented. Donev:
Verhindert b4-b5 und befestigt damit den Nc6.} 14. O-O Re8 {Flexible,
preserving the option the bishop on g4 or e6. Schwarz spielt sehr schlau. Der
Turm ist sowieso auf der e Linie nьtzlich, und fьr den Lдufer c8 sind noch
offen die Optionen Bg4 oder Be6.} 15. Bb1 g6 16. Ba2 Be6 17. Qd3 {Donev:
Bereitet Rfd1 vor.} d4 {Equalising comfortably.} 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. e4 {The
only way to keep some tension in the position. Donev: Die einzige Mцglichkeit,
daЯ die Stellung nicht zu verflachen droht. Die anderen Fortsetzungen fьhren
glatt zu Ausgleich.} (19. Rfd1 {Donev} dxe3 20. Bxe3 $11) (19. exd4 {Donev}
Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Qxd4 Bxd4 $11) 19... Qe7 20. Nd2 {White's plan is 21.
Bg3 followed by f4. Had I been more ambitiously inclined I would have given
greater consideration here to 20...g5!? After 21.Bg3 Rd8 black is nicely
situated. Donev: Der Plan des Anziehenden besteht nun in Bg3 nebst f2-f4 um
seine Bauernmehrheit am Kцnigsflьgel auszunьtzen.} Be5 21. Bg3 (21. Bxe5 Nxe5
22. Qxd4 Rd8 23. Qe3 Rd3 {Only led to dull equality which Beliavsky was
striving to avoid. White must be careful not to fall for} 24. Qh6 $4 (24. Qe2 {
Donev} Rxa3 $11) 24... g5 $1 {after which he loses a piece.}) 21... Bxg3 22.
hxg3 Ne5 23. Qb3 $2 {[%csl Yd4] A very risky decision. It should be remembered
that the d-pawn can be immensely strong when supported by active black pieces.
Donev: Ein sehr riskanter Zug. Besser wдre den gefдhrlichen d-Bauern zu nehmen,
wir werden spдter sehen, was fьr eine wichtige Rolle der d4 Bauer in dieser
Partie spielen wird.} (23. Qxd4 $142 {Donev} Rd8 24. Qc3 Rc6 25. Qe3 Rd3 $11)
23... Rd8 24. Rc5 d3 25. Rfc1 Nc6 26. Kf1 {Avoiding a potentially nasty fork
on e2.} Red6 27. Qc3 R6d7 28. Re1 Qe6 29. Qc4 {Heading for an endgame which I
could have avoided had I chose (29...Qg4 30.e5 Rd4). However black has no need
to fear anything due to the presence of rooks.} Qxc4 30. Rxc4 Nd4 {Donev: Die
beiden Springer haben unterschiedliche Bedeutungen. Der WeiЯe steht passiv und
muЯ den starken d3 Bauer blockieren, der Schwarze ist ausgezeichnet im Zentrum
plaziert und droht mit Nc2.} 31. Rb1 ({Donev: WeiЯ hat keine Zeit fьr} 31. g4 {
Donev weil nach} Nc2 32. Rc1 Nxa3 $19 {einen Bauer ohne Kompensation verlieren
wьrde.}) 31... h5 $1 32. a4 b5 33. axb5 axb5 34. Rc3 Nc2 {The knight proves to
be a real nuisance on this square.} 35. f3 Rd4 $6 (35... Ra7 $1 {was probably
already decisive. The penetration down on a2 is impossible to prevent.}) 36.
Kf2 Ra8 37. Rb2 Ra4 $6 (37... Ra1 $1) 38. Rc5 Ra1 $1 (38... Raxb4 {Donev} 39.
Rxb5 Rxb2 40. Rxb2 Kg7 $11) 39. Rd5 (39. Rxb5 Re1 {is crushing.}) 39... Rd1 $2
(39... Re1 $1 40. Rxd4 Re2+ 41. Kg1 Nxd4 {would have left white without hope
of survival.} (41... Nxd4 {Donev} 42. Ra2 Kg7 $19)) 40. Nb1 $1 Rxb4 {[#]} 41.
Rxb4 $2 {The final mistake. White had to play} (41. Rxb5 $1 {when} d2 {is met
strongly by} 42. Nc3 $1 {A draw would then be in prospect.} ({not} 42. Ke2 $2
Rxb1) (42. Nc3 $1 {Donev} Rxb5 43. Rxb5 Rc1 44. Rb8+ Kg7 45. Ke2 Rg1 $15))
41... Nxb4 42. Rd8+ (42. Nc3 {Donev} Rd2+ 43. Ke3 Rxg2 44. Rxb5 Nc2+ 45. Kxd3 (
45. Kf4 d2 $19) 45... Ne1+ 46. Ke3 Rxg3 $19) 42... Kg7 43. Nc3 Rd2+ 44. Ke3 (
44. Kg1 Nc2 45. Nxb5 Ne3 $19 {[%csl Yg2] would not have helped.}) 44... Rxg2
45. Nxb5 Rxg3 46. Nd6 Nc6 $6 (46... Rg2 {would have ended the excitement.}) 47.
Ne8+ Kf8 48. Rc8 Ne5 49. Kf4 $6 (49. Nc7+ $1 Kg7 50. Kf4 {[%csl Ye5,Yg3]} Rg1 (
50... Rxf3+ $3 {Donev} 51. Kxe5 h4 $19) 51. Ne8+ $1 Kh6 52. Rd8 {and the
resistence continues.}) 49... d2 50. Rd8 d1=Q 51. Rxd1 Rxf3+ 52. Kxe5 Kxe8 53.
Ra1 Kf8 0-1

[Event "New York op"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1998.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Shulman, Yuri"]
[Black "Goldin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Shulman/Kapengut"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "1998.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 064"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.06.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h4 Rd8 12. g4 Bd7 (12... dxc4 $146 13. Bxc4 Bd7
14. g5 Nh5 15. Bd6 Rac8 16. Be2 Be8 17. Bxe7 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Nxe7 $13 {1/2-1/2
Rustemov,A-Kharitonov,A/Russia ;Inf 68 1996}) 13. Kb1 (13. g5 $6 Nh5 (13... Ne4
14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Bxa3 $1) 14. cxd5 Nxf4 15. exf4 exd5 16. Rxd5 Qc7 $44)
13... Be8 $5 $146 (13... dxc4 14. Bxc4 Rac8 (14... Be8 $5 15. g5 Nh5 (15... Nd5
$2 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bd3 g6 18. h5 $16) 16. Bh2 a6) (14... Nxg4 $6 15. Rhg1 Nf6
16. Rg5 $1 $40) 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bd6 Be8 $5 (16... Bxd6 $5 17. Rxd6 Ne5 18. Nxe5
Qxe5 19. Rd4 (19. Rhd1 Rxc4 20. Rxd7 Rxd7 21. Rxd7 g6 $132) 19... Be8 20. Rhd1
$14) (16... g6 17. Be2 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Ne7 19. Qb3 (19. Rhd1 $2 Nd5) 19... Bc6
20. Rxd8+ (20. Rhd1 $2 Rxd6 21. Rxd6 Qf5+ 22. Qc2 Bxf3 $19) 20... Rxd8 21. Rd1
Qf5+ 22. Ka1 Rf8 (22... Rxd1+ 23. Qxd1 $16) 23. e4 Qc5 24. Qb4 $1 Qxb4 25. axb4
Nf4 26. Bf1 $16 {Kasparov,G-Ehlvest,J/Novgorod CBM 48 1995}) 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18.
Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rc8 20. Bb3 Nf5 (20... Qf5 $5 21. Qxf5 Nxf5 22. e4 Ne7 $132)
21. Qd3 (21. e4 Ne7 $5 $132) 21... g6 22. Nd4 Nxd4 $6 (22... Rd8 $5 23. Qe4
Nxd4 24. Rxd4 Bc6 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qe5 Qd2 $11) 23. exd4 $1 Bc6 (23... Nf4
24. Qe3 Nd5 25. Nxd5 exd5 26. h5 $36) (23... Qf5 24. Qxf5 gxf5 25. d5 $16) 24.
d5 Nf4 $4 (24... exd5 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Qxd5 Qxd5 27. Rxd5 Rc7 28. Rd4 $16) (
24... Rd8 25. Qf3 exd5 26. Bxd5 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. Nxd5 $36) 25. Qd2 $1 {
1-0 Lugovoi,A-Korneev,O/RUS-ch Elista (05) ;CBM 50 1995} (25. Qd2 Nxd5 26. Nxd5
Qxd2 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Rxd2 $18)) (13... Rac8 $5 14. g5 Nh5 15. cxd5 Nxf4 16.
exf4 exd5 17. Rxd5 Qc7 18. f5 $40) 14. g5 (14. cxd5 exd5 $5 $132 (14... Nxd5
15. Nxd5 Rxd5 16. Bd3 $14)) 14... Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 (16. Nd4 $6 Nxd4
17. exd4 Ba4 18. b3 Bc6 $15) 16... Qb6 17. Ka1 (17. Bg2 Bxa3 18. Bxe4 g6 (18...
Be7 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. Be4 Nb4 21. Qb3 Qa5 22. Qa3 Qb6 $44) 19. h5 Bf8 20. hxg6
fxg6 21. Bxc6 Bxc6 22. Ne4 Bg7 $13) 17... Na5 18. Be2 (18. Bg2 $6 Rac8 19. Bxe4
Rxd2 $1) 18... Rxd2 $8 19. Rxd2 Nb3+ 20. Ka2 Nxd2 (20... Ba4 $6 21. Rhd1 Nc5
22. Qc3 Bb3+ 23. Kb1 Bxd1 24. Bxd1 $16) 21. Qxd2 a5 (21... Ba4 22. Qc3 a5 23.
b3 Bc6 24. Be5 $14) 22. Be5 $14 (22. b3 e5 $5 23. Bxe5 Bxa3 24. Bxg7 (24. Kxa3
$6 Qc5+ 25. Kb2 Qxe5+ 26. Qd4 Qf5 $1 $36) 24... a4 25. b4 Bxb4 26. Qd4 Bc5 27.
Qb2 Qb3+ 28. Kb1 Qxb2+ 29. Bxb2 Rd8 30. Bc3 Bc6 31. h5 Rd6 $11) (22. Qc2 $5)
22... Ba4 23. Bd4 $6 (23. Qc3 Bb4 24. Bd4 $1 (24. Qc1 Bb3+ $1) 24... Qc7 25.
Qc1 e5 26. Bc3 Be7 27. b3 $14) 23... Bb3+ 24. Kb1 Bc5 25. Qc3 Bxd4 26. exd4 a4
27. Bd1 Bxd1 $6 (27... Rd8 $1 28. Bxb3 axb3 29. Rd1 e5 30. d5 Qxf2 31. Qxb3
$132) 28. Rxd1 Rd8 29. Qb4 Qc6 30. h5 Rc8 {[#] [#]} 31. d5 $1 $16 Qd7 (31...
Qxc4 $6 32. Qxc4 Rxc4 33. dxe6 (33. d6 $6 Rc8 34. Rc1 Rd8 35. Rc7 Kf8) 33...
fxe6 34. Rd8+ Kf7 35. Rd7+ Kf8 (35... Kg8 36. g6 $16) 36. h6 $16) 32. Rd2 $6 (
32. h6 $1 $16) 32... h6 $5 33. gxh6 gxh6 34. Qc3 Kf8 $4 $138 (34... exd5 35.
Qg3+ (35. Rxd5 Qxd5 36. cxd5 Rxc3 37. bxc3 b5 $1 $11) 35... Kh7 36. Rxd5 Qe6
$132) 35. Qf6 exd5 36. Qxh6+ Ke8 37. Rxd5 Qc6 38. Qxc6+ (38. Re5+ $1 Kd7 39.
Qxc6+ Rxc6 40. Rxe4 $18) 38... Rxc6 39. Re5+ Kf8 40. Rxe4 Rc5 41. Rh4 Rf5 42.
f4 (42. c5 Rxc5 43. h6 Kg8 44. Rxa4 Rf5 $1 $16) 42... Rc5 43. h6 Kg8 44. Rg4+
Kh8 45. Rg7 Rf5 46. Kc2 Rxf4 47. Kc3 Rf2 48. Kb4 Rxb2+ 49. Kxa4 Rf2 50. Kb5 f5
51. Kc5 Rb2 52. Rf7 b6+ 53. Kd4 (53. Kc6 $1 Rc2 54. Kxb6 Rxc4 55. Kb5 $18)
53... Rd2+ 54. Kc3 Rf2 55. Rf6 Rf3+ 56. Kd4 Rxa3 57. Rxb6 Ra1 58. Rf6 Rd1+ 59.
Ke5 Rc1 60. Rc6 Rf1 61. Rc7 f4 62. c5 f3 63. Kf4 f2 64. Kf3 Rh1 65. Kxf2 Rxh6
66. Ke3 Kg8 67. Kd4 Kf8 68. c6 Ke8 69. Rc8+ Ke7 70. Kc5 Rh1 71. Kb6 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."]
[Site "New Delhi/Teheran"]
[Date "2000.11.29"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Rustemov, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2534"]
[Annotator "Solozhenkin,E"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2000.11.27"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5
Bxc5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5
14. b4 a6 {Dautov: 'Genauer ist wahrscheinlich 14...Re8.'} ({This move is
probably an inaccuacy in comparison with regular} 14... Re8 {The point is that
now after} 15. Be2 {[%cal Gd5d4] Black realizes the standard} d4 16. b5 (16.
Nxd4 $2 Bxd4) (16. g4 Bg6 17. b5 $2 d3) (16. exd4 Rxe2 17. Qxe2 Nxd4 18. Qe4 f5
19. Qxb7 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Ne2+ $19) 16... Ne7 (16... dxe3 $5 {deservs serious
attention because after} 17. bxc6 exf2+ 18. Kh1 bxc6 19. Bg3 Qf6 20. Ra2 (20.
Bxf2 $2 Rad8 21. Qe1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qe6 23. Bxb6 Qxh3+ 24. Kg1 Rd6 $19) 20...
Rad8 21. Rd2 Rxd2 22. Qxd2 Qe6 23. Nd4 (23. Bd1 Qc4) 23... Qe3 24. Qxe3 Rxe3
25. Bxh5 Rxg3 {[%csl Gf2] Black keeps the dangerous f2-pawn which
discoordinates white pieces.}) 17. exd4 Nd5 18. Bg5 Qd6 19. Qd2 Rac8 {. Black
shoud have the complete compensation for the blocked pawn here.}) 15. Be2 $1 {
'!?' Dautov. This move was introduced by Alexei Dreev against Murrey Chandler
in Hastings-2000. Also it is necessary to point out that the main idea
concerning with the manouver Ra1-a2-d2 occured one year before in
Dziuba-Dubiel (POL-tch), where White developed his bishop on e2 in one go. 
Dautov: 'Eine Idee von A.Dreev. WeiЯ wappnet sich gegen den VorstoЯ d5-d4.'}
Re8 $2 {Passive play in this variation should inexorably lead to the difficult
boaring defence. The only way to have a reasonable game consists in pawn sac
d5-d4.} (15... d4 16. exd4 Qd5 $1 (16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Qxd4 18. Be3 $1 Qxd1 19.
Rfxd1 Bxe3 20. fxe3 $14 {Dreev-Chandler} (20. fxe3 {Dautov} Rfe8 21. Kf2 Re7
22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Rd6 Rc8 24. Rc1 Rec7 25. Rc5 Kf8 26. e4 $16 {Dreev,
A-Chandler,M/Hastings 2000})) 17. Be3 Rad8 $44) 16. Ra2 {'!' Dautov.} (16. Rb1
$6 {Dautov} Bg6 17. Rc1 d4 18. exd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Qxd4 20. Qxd4 Bxd4 21. Bf3
Be4 $11 {Tregubov,P-Rustemov,A/New Delhi 2000}) 16... Bg6 {'?!' Dautov. Dautov:
'Im weiteren Verlauf der Partie wird Schwarz mit dem Rьcken zur Wand stehen
mьssen, deswegen soll man sich die Alternative 16...Qd7 nдher anschauen.'} (
16... d4 {does not work now, because after} 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 {White's rook is not
more hanging.}) (16... Qd7 {Dautov} 17. Ne5 (17. Rd2 Rad8 $11) 17... Nxe5 18.
Bxh5 Nc4 19. Bf3 Rad8 20. Qb3 Bc7 21. Rd1 Bxf4 22. Rxd5 Qc7 23. Rc5 Na5 24.
Rxc7 Nxb3 25. exf4 Nd2 26. Ra1 Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Spassov,L-Georgadze,
T/Bulgaria 1981}) 17. Rd2 Be4 (17... Ne7 $5 18. Ne5 Be4 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3
f6 21. Nd3 Rc8 22. Bh2 Rc3 23. Nf4 $14) 18. Ng5 $1 Qf6 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Rd7
$14 {If heavy pieces are off the board, the endgame is clearly better for
White. Besides the advantage of two bishops White has a chance to profit the
the potential weakness of the e4-pawn, so the evaluation of this position will
raise from +/= to +/-.  Dautov: 'Zwei aktive weiЯe Lдufer, der schwache Bauer
e4 sprechen hier eine klare Sprache. Es gehr nur darum, ob Schwarz Remis
halten kann.'} Re7 (20... Rad8 {Dautov} 21. Qd5 Rxd7 22. Qxd7 Qe7 23. Rd1 $14)
21. Bc4 Rae8 (21... Ne5 $2 22. Rd6 $18) (21... Rd8 $6 {Dautov} 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8
23. Qg4 $16 {><c8}) 22. Qd5 Rxd7 $6 ({I think} 22... h6 $5 {keeping queens and
the pair of rooks was better practical chance as if White must count the
counterplay based on the black queen's penetration at c3 or b2.}) 23. Qxd7 Qe7
24. Qxe7 (24. Rd1 $5 Rd8 25. Qg4) 24... Rxe7 $2 (24... Nxe7 $1 {controlling
the key d5-square embarrassed the task of White. Here are approximate
variations:} 25. Rd1 (25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Bd6 Nf5) (25. Bd6 g6 (25... Nf5 26. Bc5
Bxc5 27. bxc5 $16)) 25... Rd8 (25... Rc8 $2 {Dautov} 26. Rd7 $16) 26. Rxd8+
Bxd8 27. g4 {'+/=' Dautov. Dautov: '><e4'} (27. Bg5 Kf8 28. Bxe7+ Bxe7 29. Bd5
b6 30. Bxe4 a5 $11) 27... a5 28. bxa5 Bxa5 29. a4 (29. Bb3 b5) 29... Kf8 30.
Bb3 Ke8 31. Bc2 Nd5) 25. Rd1 $16 {Now Black is paralised for free.} h6 (25...
Nd8 26. Bg5 $18) (25... Bc7 26. Bg5 $18) (25... g6 $5) 26. Kf1 g5 $2 {It is
simple to understand the wish of Black to improve the position of his king,
but after the retreat of the bishop following by g2-g4 the e4-pawn is cut off
the black's pawn chain and the position becomes undefendable.} ({The last
chance was to play terribly worse but not lost position after} 26... a5 $16) (
26... Re8 27. Bd5 $16) (26... Bc7 {Dautov} 27. Bxc7 Rxc7 28. Bd5 Rd7 29. Ke2
$16) 27. Bh2 Kg7 28. g4 $1 {[%csl Ge4] Dautov: 'Fixiert die Schwдche auf e4.'}
Bc7 $2 {loses the unhappy e4-pawn, but it is difficult to give an advice.} ({If
} 28... Nd8 {than} 29. Ke2 Ne6 30. Bd6 Re8 31. Be5+ {and 32.Rd7.}) ({In case of
} 28... Kg6 29. Ke2 {there is no} Nd8 {because of} 30. Rd6+) 29. Bxc7 Rxc7 30.
Bd5 $18 {'+/-' Dautov.} Ne5 (30... Re7 31. Bxc6 bxc6 32. Rc1 $18 {'+/-' Dautov.
}) 31. Bxe4 Nc4 32. Rd3 b5 33. Ke2 Ra7 34. Bd5 Ne5 35. Rc3 Rd7 36. Bb3 {
'+-' Dautov.} Rd6 37. Rc5 Nc6 38. Rf5 Rd7 39. Rd5 $1 Ra7 40. Rc5 Ne7 41. f4
gxf4 42. exf4 Ng6 43. Kf3 a5 44. bxa5 Rxa5 45. a4 Ra7 46. Rxb5 Ne7 47. Ke4 Rc7
48. a5 Ra7 49. Rc5 Rb7 50. Bc4 f5+ 51. gxf5 Rb1 52. a6 Ra1 53. Ke5 Re1+ 54. Kd6
Kf6 55. a7 Ra1 56. Rc7 Rxa7 57. Rxa7 Nc8+ 58. Kc5 Nxa7 59. Be6 {White's
technique was perfect in the final stage.} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT 22nd"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2019.10.31"]
[Round "7.4"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Svane, Rasmus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2592"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2019.10.24"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 193"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Germany"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 ({Recently I had a
personal experience with} 6... Nbd7 7. a3 ({I don't like Sunday morning games,
so I couldn't force myself to play the more principled} 7. c5 {Here after} Nh5
8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 {Black needn't worry about} 10. c6 $6 (10. b4 a5 11. a3
c6 {leads to a manoeuvring struggle, Black is somewhat passive, but it's very
difficult to take his fortress.}) 10... Nb8 11. Ne5 Bd6 12. Qc2 $5 {might be
better, but Black is still OK after} (12. a3 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nxc6 14. Qh5 g6 15.
Qh6 f5 16. h4 Rf7 17. h5 g5 18. g4 Qf8 $6 (18... gxf4 $142 19. gxf5 (19. Qxf4
fxg4 20. Qxg4+ Rg7 $17) 19... Nxe5 20. fxe6 Qe7 $1 $17) 19. Qxg5+ Rg7 20. Qh4
$2 (20. Qf6 $1 Qxf6 (20... Rxg4 $2 21. Nxd5 $1 $16) 21. exf6 Rxg4 22. Ne2 $13 {
[%csl Rg4][%cal Ya1c1]}) 20... Rxg4 21. Qh2 {Esipenko,A (2624)-Aronian,L (2758)
Douglas 2019} Nd4 $1 22. O-O-O Qh6 $17) 12... Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nxc6 14. Bxh7+ Kh8
15. Bd3 Nb4 16. Qd2 Nxd3+ 17. Qxd3 Qh4 18. Qg3 Qh7 19. O-O-O Ba6 20. h4 c5 21.
h5 Qh6 22. Qg5 Bb7 $13 {/=/+, Cornes,D-Stukalov,M (1918) email 2013}) 7... c5
8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be2 ({More usual is} 11. Be5) 11...
Bf6 12. Be5 Re8 ({This is not ideal, Black is closer to full equality after} 
12... Bg4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qd4 Qxd4 15. Nxd4 Bxe2 16. Kxe2 Rfc8 {or}) (12...
Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Bf5) 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qd4 Qc6 (14... Qxd4 $142 15. Nxd4 Bd7 $14
{is objectively better, but it admits Black is playing only for a draw.}) 15.
Rd1 Be6 16. O-O Rac8 17. Qb4 Bd7 18. Rc1 (18. Nd4 $14 {/+/- is more natural})
18... b6 19. Rfd1 Qf6 20. Qd4 Qxd4 21. Nxd4 Ba4 22. Bb5 $1 Bxd1 23. Bxe8 $14 {
Stohl,I (2487)-Malinovsky,K (2478) Slovakia 2019}) (6... c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3
({After} 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Bb4+ 11. Nd2 {Nakamura lost twice
with Nepo, but already in 2017 Hikaru showed, that Black has the interesting}
d4 (11... Nc6 {is the more popular move}) 12. e4 (12. Qc2 Nc6 13. O-O dxe3 14.
Bxe3 h6 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. Bh7+ Kh8 17. Be4 Rc8 18. Bf5 Bxf5 19. Qxf5 Qa5 20. Qd7
Rc7 21. Qh3 Re8 22. Rad1 Bf8 23. Bf4 Rce7 $11 {Radjabov,T (2759)-Nakamura,H 
(2761) Moscow 2019}) 12... Na6 $1 13. O-O Nc5 14. Nb3 (14. Nf3 Bg4 15. a3 Ba5
16. b4 Ne6 17. Bg3 Bc7 18. e5 Ng5 19. h4 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Be6 21. Re1 Qd7 22. f4
Bb6 23. Qh5 g6 24. Qh6 Bf5 $17 {Sargissian,G (2652)-Nakamura,H (2781) Douglas
2017}) 14... Qf6 $5 (14... Be6 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Rc1 Rc8 17. a3 a5 18. h3 Qb6
19. Qe2 Be7 20. Be5 Rfe8 21. Qd2 Bf8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Bg3 Bd7 24. e5 g6 25. f4
$14 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2773)-Nakamura,H (2761) Abidjan blitz 2019}) 15. Bg3
Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Rd8 17. Rfd1 Bg4 18. f3 Be6 19. Qb5 a5 20. Rac1 $2 (20. e5 Qg6
21. Nxd4 Rd5 $44) 20... d3 $1 21. Be5 Qh6 $17 {[%csl Gd3] Moiseenko,A (2635)
-Alekseenko,K (2674) Douglas 2019}) 8... Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 {After} Re8 (
10... Be7 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bd7 ({The older treatment, which was connected
mainly with} 12... e5 {or}) (12... Nh5) 13. O-O Rfd8 14. Qb3 Qc5 15. Be2 Na5
16. Qa2 Nc6 17. Rc1 a6 18. b4 Qa7 19. Qb1 Rac8 20. Ne4 (20. Rfd1 $14) (20. e4
$5) 20... Nd5 21. Bg5 Qb8 22. Bxe7 Ncxe7 23. Nc5 Be8 $14 {/=, Tomashevsky,E 
(2718)-Georgiev,K (2581) Mali Losinj 2019 Black gradually managed to equalize.}
) 11. Nd2 e5 12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Ne4 16. Ndxe4 dxe4
17. Qd2 Ne6 {a new attempt is} 18. Nxe4 (18. Bh4 Qa6 19. Qe2 Rac8 20. O-O Bf8
$11) 18... Qxd2+ (18... Qa6 19. O-O Qxc4 20. Qd5 Qxd5 21. Rxd5 Bf8 22. Bf6 $1
Rac8 23. Bxe5 Nc7 24. Bxc7 Rxc7 25. Nd2 Rc2 26. Rb1 Re6 27. Kf1 Rb6 28. b4 a5
29. Nf3 axb4 30. axb4 Be7 31. b5 $16 {Karjakin,S (2752)-Anand,V (2774) Cupar
2019}) 19. Rxd2 f5 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21. f3 Rac8 22. O-O e4 (22... Ne6 $5 23. Bh4
Rxc4 $11) 23. Rd5 Ne6 24. Rxf5 exf3 25. R1xf3 Nxg5 26. Rxg5 Rxc4 27. h3 Rc1+
28. Kh2 Rc2 29. Rb5 $11 {/+/=, Karjakin,S (2748)-Nakamura,H (2754) Zagreb 2019}
) 7. Qc2 {One of the rare reactions, we will see it's connected with a very
sharp idea.} (7. a3 Bb7 (7... c5 $5 8. cxd5 (8. dxc5 bxc5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Rd1 {
is perhaps a better chance to fight for an opening edge.}) 8... Nxd5 9. Nxd5
exd5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Rc1 Be6 12. Be2 Qa5+ 13. Kf1 $6 Nd7 14. h4 Rfc8 15. Ng5
Nf8 16. Be5 Qb6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qd2 Nd7 19. Bc3 a5 20. Rd1 Bf6 $15 {Atalik,E
(2464)-Kovalev,V (2661) Douglas 2019}) 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 Bxd5 10. Bd3 c5 11.
dxc5 bxc5 (11... Bxc5 $2 12. Bxh7+ Kxh7 13. Ng5+ $16) 12. O-O (12. Qc2 $142 $5)
12... Nd7 13. Nd2 Nb6 14. Qc2 h6 15. Rac1 Qd7 16. Rfd1 Qb7 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Be4
Rac8 19. Be5 Kg8 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Be4 Kg8 22. h3 Rfd8 23. Bc3 Rd7 24. Bxd5 exd5
25. Nf3 Rdd8 $132 {Lupulescu,C (2643)-Solomon,K (2382) Douglas 2019}) (7. cxd5
Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Bd3 (9. Bxc7 Bb4+ 10. Nd2 Nc6 $5 11. a3 Bxd2+ 12. Qxd2 Na5
13. Qd3 Bd7 $32) 9... Qa5+ 10. Kf1 (10. Nd2 Ba6 11. Bxa6 (11. Be4 Nd7 $1) 11...
Nxa6 12. O-O {Nasledovalo} c5 13. Be5 cxd4 14. Bxd4 Qf5 15. Nf3 Nb4 16. Qa4
Rfd8 17. Rac1 Bd6 18. Rfd1 Nd3 19. Rc6 e5 20. Qb5 {Adhiban,B (2689)-Zherebukh,
Y (2612) Atlantic City 2016} Nc5 $1 21. Bc3 Bf8 22. Rc1 f6 $11 {/=/+}) 10...
Ba6 11. Bxc7 $5 {is principled, but Black can improve on Caruana-Nakamura,
London rpd 2018:} Bxd3+ 12. Qxd3 Na6 13. Bg3 Rac8 $5 (13... Nb4 14. Qb3 (14.
Qe2 Rac8 $142 (14... Rfc8 15. a3 Qa4 16. Kg1 Na2 (16... Nd5 17. Ne1 Bb4 18. Nd3
Rc2 19. Qf3 $14) 17. h3 Nc1 18. Qf1 Qc2 19. Kh2 Ne2 20. Be5 Qxb2 21. d5 Nc3 22.
dxe6 fxe6 {Caruana,F (2832)-Nakamura,H (2746) London rpd 2018} 23. Nd4 $36) 15.
a3 Qa4 16. Kg1 Nd5 $44 {We will check this below in more detail.}) 14... Rfc8
15. h3 Rc2 16. Ne1 Rd2 $1 17. Kg1 Rc8 18. Kh2 h5 19. h4 Qd5 {and according to
Dautov Black has suffcient compensation:} 20. Nf3 Rdc2 21. Rhd1 a5 22. Rab1 Qe4
23. Qa4 Nd5 24. Qd7 Kf8 $44 {Pheby,I (2341)-Fuzishawa,R (2281) email 2014}) 14.
a3 (14. h3 Nb4 15. Qb3 Rc2 16. Kg1 Qd5 $5 (16... Rfc8 17. Kh2 Qb5 18. a3 Qd5
19. Qxd5 Nxd5 20. Rhb1 Nf6 21. Ne1 R2c6 22. Rd1 $16 {Levin,F (2506)-Beckhuis,G
(2328) Germany 2005}) 17. Kh2 Qxb3 18. axb3 a6 $44) 14... Nb4 15. Qe2 Qa4 16.
Kg1 Nd5 17. Ne1 (17. h3 Rc2 18. Qd1 b5 19. e4 Nf6 20. Bh4 Re8 21. d5 $6 (21.
Kh2 $15) 21... Qxe4 22. d6 {Kowalski,I (2344)-Shpanko,N (2233) Suwalki 2019}
Bf8 $17) 17... Bb4 $1 18. Nd3 Rc2 19. Qf3 Bd2 $1 $132 {In top games nobody has
ventured 11.Bxc7 since London 2018, so the elite has almost certainly worked
out a reliable way to hold the balance.}) 7... Ba6 {The modern treatment of
the 6...b6 line. We'll also check the alternatives:} (7... c5 8. dxc5 bxc5 9.
Rd1 Nc6 $5 {is interesting:} ({More common is} 9... Bb7 10. Be2 Nbd7 {, but
Black wants to develop his forces differently.}) 10. Be2 Qa5 11. O-O Ba6 12.
cxd5 (12. Nd2 $5 Nb4 13. Qb3 Qb6 $132) 12... Nb4 13. Qb3 Nfxd5 14. Bxa6 Qxa6
15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Ne5 {½, Ramirez Alvarez,A (2593)-Friedel,J (2499) Wheeling
2012} Rfb8 $11) ({Black more often than not plays} 7... Bb7 8. cxd5 $5 {
causes Black more problems:} (8. Rd1 Bd6 9. Bg3 (9. Bg5 $5) 9... Nbd7 10. cxd5
Nxd5 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxg3 $6 (12... h6 $5) 13. hxg3 e5 $6 (13... h6 $142)
14. Bb5 c6 15. Be2 Qc7 16. g4 $6 (16. Nh4 $1 $36) 16... Rfe8 17. g5 Rad8 18.
Kf1 b5 19. Rh4 a6 20. a4 Qa5 21. g6 $5 hxg6 22. Ng5 {Caruana,F (2832)-Nakamura,
H (2746) London 2018} c5 $1 23. Qd3 (23. d5 c4 $13) 23... f6 24. Qh3 fxg5 25.
Rh8+ Kf7 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 $1 27. Qxd7+ Re7 $11 {For details see the notes to this
game in CBM 188 by Krasenkow.}) 8... Nxd5 (8... exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. O-O Nc6 11.
a3 c4 12. Bf5 a6 13. Rad1 b5 14. e4 dxe4 15. d5 Na5 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 g6
18. d6 Bf6 19. d7 $16 {[%csl Gd7] Gupta,A (2637)-Murali Krishnan,B (2320) New
Delhi 2013}) 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Bd3 c5 (10... h6 11. Qxc7 $1 Bb4+ 12. Ke2 Nc6 13.
e4 Nxd4+ 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Be5 $1 (15. Qxb7 Qxb2+ 16. Kf3 {Hertneck,G (2526)
-Singer,C (2327) Bayern 2011} Rad8 17. Rad1 Qc3 18. Qa6 f5 $1 $44) 15... Rac8
16. Qxf7+ $1 Kxf7 17. Bxd4 $16 {with a healthy extra pawn.}) (10... Bb4+ 11.
Ke2 Ba6 12. Rhc1 Bxd3+ 13. Qxd3 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 {Bewersdorff,O (2320)-Rybak,
R Prague 1989} 15. Qe4 $36) {Possibly more convincing is} 11. dxc5 $5 (11.
Bxh7+ Kh8 12. Bd3 (12. dxc5 $5) 12... Na6 (12... cxd4 13. O-O dxe3 14. fxe3 Na6
15. Rad1 Nb4 16. Qc7 Bf6 17. Bb1 Qc6 18. Qxc6 Nxc6 19. Rd7 {White has some
initiative, but it's certainly not necessary to lose in 4 moves after} Ba6 (
19... Bc8 $5) 20. Rfd1 (20. Rc1 $1) 20... Rac8 $6 (20... Be2 21. Rc1 Bxf3 22.
gxf3 Ne5 $132) 21. Be4 Bxb2 22. Bd6 Be2 $2 23. Bxf8 {1-0 (23) Dreev,A (2560)
-Doroshkievich,V (2425) Rostov on Don 1993}) 13. a3 cxd4 14. exd4 Qa5+ 15. Ke2
Rac8 16. Qd2 Qh5 17. Rhc1 e5 $2 (17... Rcd8 $142 18. Qe3 Bf6 19. Be5 Nc5 $5
$132) 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19. Qe3 $1 f6 20. Kf1 exf4 21. Qxe7 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Qxf3 23.
Qe4 Qxe4 24. Bxe4 Nb8 25. Ke2 Nc6 26. Rd1 g5 27. Kf3 Kg7 28. h4 $16 {Sakaev,K 
(2649)-Tregubov,P (2570) St Petersburg 1999}) 11... Na6 12. O-O Nb4 13. Bxh7+
Kh8 14. Qb1 g6 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Qxg6 Qf5 17. Ne5 Nc6 18. Qxf5 Rxf5 19. Ng6+
Kg8 20. Nxe7+ Nxe7 21. cxb6 axb6 22. Rfd1 Kf7 23. Rd7 Bc6 24. Rc7 e5 25. Bg3
$14 {Lucki,S (2362)-Andersen,J (2331) email 2013}) 8. O-O-O $5 $146 {[%mdl 128]
An enterprising novelty, typical for Dubov's style.} (8. cxd5 Bxf1 ({Fully
playable is also} 8... Nxd5 $5 9. Bxa6 Nxa6 {, po} 10. O-O c5 11. Rfd1 Nab4 12.
Qb3 Nxf4 13. exf4 Qc7 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Ne5 Rad8 16. a3 Nc6 $11 {/=/+, L'Ami,E
(2628)-Bruzon Batista,L (2666) Merida 2015}) 9. Kxf1 (9. Rxf1 Nxd5 10. Ke2 (10.
O-O-O Nxc3 11. Qxc3 Qd5 $132) 10... Nxf4+ (10... c5 $11) 11. exf4 Nc6 12. Qe4
Nb4 13. Rfd1 c6 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. Rac1 Rc7 16. g3 Qc8 17. a3 Nd5 18. Kf1 Rd8 19.
Kg2 Bf8 20. Qf3 f6 21. Ng4 Qd7 22. Ne3 Ne7 23. h4 Qe8 24. Qe4 Qf7 25. Rd3 Rcd7
$132 {Deac,B (2440)-Iordachescu,V (2581) Reykjavik 2015}) 9... Nxd5 10. Nxd5 (
10. Rd1 $5) 10... Qxd5 11. e4 Qb5+ 12. Qe2 Qxe2+ 13. Kxe2 Na6 14. Rhd1 Rfd8 15.
Ne5 Bd6 16. f3 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 f6 18. Bf4 c5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Rac1 e5 21. Be3
Ne6 22. g3 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Rc8 24. Rd2 Rc7 $11 {Kosic,D (2509)-Vaibhav,A (1957)
Backi Petrovac 2016}) ({Until now White mostly tried} 8. Ne5 {, but here Black
can achieve sterile symmetry after} dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bxc4 10. Nxc4 Nd5 11. Nxd5 (
11. Bg3 Nxc3 (11... c5 12. dxc5 Nxc3 13. cxb6 $1 $14 {Fier,A (2543)-Anuj,S 
(2336) Taleigao 2019}) (11... Nd7 $5 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 Nxc5 $11
) 12. Qxc3 Qd5 13. O-O c5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Rac1 {Shishkin,V (2428)-Sahil,T 
(2167) Alba Iulia 2019} Nc6 $11) (11. Rd1 Nc6 $1 (11... Nxf4 12. exf4 Bd6 13.
O-O Nd7 14. g3 Nf6 15. Ne5 Qc8 16. Nc6 Nd5 17. Ne4 h6 18. Rc1 Qb7 19. Rfe1 Rac8
20. a3 a5 21. Qb3 Qa6 22. f5 $16 {Kveinys,A (2512)-Cummings,D (2341) Reykjavik
2012}) 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. O-O Nb4 $132) 11... Qxd5 12. O-O c5 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14.
Rac1 Nd7 (14... Nc6 15. Qe4 Nb4 16. Nd6 Qa5 17. a3 Nd5 18. Bg3 Qa6 19. Rfd1
Bxd6 20. Bxd6 Rfc8 21. h3 {½, Khalifman,A (2545)-Pigusov,E (2560) Sochi 1989}
Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Rc8 $11) 15. a3 Rfd8 16. Qb1 Qb5 17. Bd6 Bf8 (17... Bxd6 $5 18.
Nxd6 Qe5 19. Rfd1 Nf6 $11) 18. Rfd1 Rac8 $11 {Inarkiev,E (2693)-Kryvoruchko,Y 
(2669) Mali Losinj 2019}) 8... dxc4 {An ambitious reaction.} ({After} 8... Bxc4
9. Bxc4 dxc4 {White can change his mind and regain the pawn with} 10. Ne5 ({or
} 10. Qe2 {I doubt this gives him an advantage, but Svane reminds his opponent
he is playing a real gambit.})) 9. Ng5 {[%cal Rd4d5,Ye3e5] Canadian icehockey
- puck into the attacking zone!} Nc6 {[%cal Rc6b4]} (9... h6 10. h4 {[%csl Gg5,
Rg8] and the Ng5 remains on its outpost, while Black has weakened his >>.}) ({
Black's move is connected with an active idea, but the knight will be a
liability later on. Standard development with} 9... Nbd7 $5 {is more
harmonious and deserves attention.}) 10. a3 {Renews the threat.} (10. d5 $2 Nb4
11. Qa4 Nfxd5 $17) 10... g6 $1 {A strong and concrete reaction. This weakens
the kingside less, than advancing the Ph7.} 11. h4 Bd6 $2 ({However, this is a
serious error, Black had to fight against the h5 advance more forcefully. The
engines consider} 11... Nd5 $1 {to be practically the only playable move!} {
A complex position arises after} 12. Nxd5 (12. g3 {gives Black a choice:} Bb7
$15 (12... Nxc3 13. Qxc3 b5 $5)) 12... exd5 13. Be2 (13. Nxh7 Kxh7 14. h5 Kg7
$1 15. hxg6 fxg6 $17) 13... Bc8 14. g4 $5 $13 {/\} h6 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. h5 Rg8
17. Bxh6 $44) 12. g3 $1 {A strong multipurpose move. The B aims for g2,
moreover the h5 advance is unstoppable.} Qe7 (12... Bb7 $5 {activates the B,
but White remains on top after} 13. h5 (13. Rh3 $5 $36) 13... Nxd4 14. Rxd4
Bxh1 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Nxe6 Qe7 17. Nxf8 $16) 13. h5 $1 e5 {Desperately
striving for counterplay.} (13... Nxh5 $2 14. Rxh5 $18) (13... Rad8 14. hxg6
hxg6 15. Nce4 $40 {[%cal Yf2f3,Yc2h2,Gh1h8] gives White a raging attack.}) 14.
hxg6 ({White can even go for fireworks as} 14. Nxh7 $5 {A sample line is} Nxh7
15. hxg6 fxg6 16. Bg2 $1 exf4 17. Bxc6 fxg3 18. Qxg6+ Qg7 19. Bd5+ Kh8 20.
Rxh7+ Qxh7 21. Rh1 $18) 14... hxg6 (14... exf4 15. g7 Kxg7 16. Rxh7+ Kg8 17.
Nd5 $1 Qd8 (17... Nxd5 18. Rh8+ Kg7 19. Qh7+ Kf6 20. Qh6+ Kf5 21. Bh3#) 18.
Nxf7 $1 $18) 15. Bg2 ({A good alternative is} 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nd5 $1 Nxd5 17.
Rxd5 $40 {[%cal Yf2f3,Yc2h2] /\} Bb7 18. Rxe5 $1 Bxe5 19. Bxc4 Qf6 20. Rh6 $18
{[%csl Rg6] and g6 collapses}) 15... exf4 16. Bxc6 {A human solution, Dubov
probably already saw his following move.} ({However, the engines praise even
the piece sacrifice} 16. gxf4 $5 {[%cal Rh1h6,Rc3d5] Black must lose a tempo
to protect the Nc6 and he can hardly withstand the concentrated assault of
White's attacking forces.}) 16... fxg3 (16... fxe3 17. Rde1 Ng4 18. f4 $18 {
[%cal Rc3d5,Yc2g2,Yg2h3] and Black has no plausible defence.}) 17. Kb1 $1 {
[%csl Ra8,Gc6] White would like to take on g3, but that's not immediately
possible. Safeguarding the white K is an important attacking move!} (17. Bxa8
Rxa8 18. Qd2 $14 {might also keep an advantage, but the text is much stronger
- the Bc6 is more potent, than the Ra8.}) 17... Rad8 (17... Kg7 {loses
material after} 18. Qa4 $18 (18. Rdf1 $5 $18 {->})) 18. f4 $2 {After a series
of strong moves White commits an error, which allows Black to get back into
the game.} (18. fxg3 $142 $1 {The Q aims for h2, Nd5 is already a direct
threat:} Bxg3 (18... Kg7 19. Nd5 (19. e4 $5 $18) 19... Nxd5 20. Rh7+ Kg8 21.
Qxg6+ $1 fxg6 22. Bxd5+ $18) (18... Qxe3 19. Nge4 $18 Nxe4 20. Qh2 Nxc3+ 21.
bxc3 Kg7 22. Qh7+ Kf6 23. Rdf1+ $1 (23. Rhf1+ Bf4 24. Rxf4+ $2 Qxf4 25. gxf4
Rh8 $19) 23... Ke7 24. Re1 Qxe1+ 25. Rxe1+ Kf6 26. Rf1+ Ke7 27. Qg7 $18) 19.
Rdg1 (19. Rh3 {or}) (19. Nge4 $5 $40 {are also strong}) 19... Qxe3 20. Nce4
Nxe4 21. Nxe4 {wins the Bg3. Even simplification} Qd3 22. Rxg3 Qxc2+ 23. Kxc2 {
[%cal Rg3h3]} Kg7 24. Rgh3 Rh8 25. Rxh8 Rxh8 26. Rxh8 Kxh8 27. Nf6 $16 {
[%cal Rf6e8] /+- doesn't help, as the important Pc7 falls.}) 18... Bc8 $1 {
Rerouting the B complicates matters.} (18... Qxe3 $2 19. Nd5 $18 ({or} 19. Rh6
$18 {loses quickly.})) 19. Rde1 (19. Qc1 $5 {protects f4 and is directed
against} Kg7 $6 20. e4 $16 {, but on the other hand from c1 it takes the Q
longer to join the attack.}) 19... Kg7 {[%cal Yf8h8]} (19... Bf5 20. e4 Bd7 21.
Bxd7 Bxf4 22. Nh3 $18 {wins a piece. With the text move Black prepares Rh8, so
Dubov starts a new wave of the attack, connected with sacrifices.}) 20. Nd5 $5
{[%mdl 64]} (20. Qc1 Rh8 21. e4 Bd7 22. Bxd7 Qxd7 23. e5 Qf5+ {is at best
unclear after} 24. Ka2 Rxh1 25. Rxh1 Nh5 $13) 20... Nxd5 (20... Bf5 $2 21. e4
Nxd5 22. exf5 $1 Ne3 23. Rh7+ Kg8 24. Rxe3 Qxe3 25. fxg6 $18) 21. Rh7+ $1 (21.
Bxd5 $2 Bf5 22. e4 Bxf4 {and the attack is over:} 23. Rh7+ Kg8 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7
25. Rxf7 Qxg5 26. Qxc4 Rxd4 $1 27. Qxd4 Kxf7 28. exf5 Qxf5+ $19) 21... Kg8 22.
Rxf7 $1 {The forcing play continues.} (22. Bxd5 $2 Bf5 23. e4 Bxf4 {transposes
into the above line.}) 22... Rxf7 23. Qxg6+ Kf8 {[%cal Rc8f5] Now White has to
postpone taking the Nd5.} (23... Rg7 $2 24. Bxd5+ Kf8 25. Nh7+ Rxh7 26. Qg8# $1
) 24. Qh6+ Rg7 25. Bxd5 {[%cal Rh6h8]} Ke8 (25... Bf5+ $142 26. e4 Ke8 $1 27.
exf5 (27. Bc6+ Bd7 28. Qh5+ Kf8 29. Bd5 Qf6 30. Qh4 Ke8 31. e5 Qg6+ 32. Ka2 {
is also a plausible continuation, but White doesn't seem to have more than a
draw after} Bxa3 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qh4 $11 {After all, he is a R down already
for a while!}) 27... Qxe1+ 28. Ka2 Rxg5 $5 29. Qxg5 Rd7 30. Be6 $11 {and the
best White can hope for is a perpetual.}) 26. Qh5+ Kd7 27. Qh3+ Ke8 28. Qh5+
Kd7 {Is this also a draw?} 29. Be6+ $1 {After repeating the position White
continues the fight. His decision is based on evalutaion and precise
calculation...} Kc6 $2 {Now we will witness the second case.} ({The correct
reaction was} 29... Qxe6 $1 30. Nxe6 Kxe6 {, leading to a position which Dubov
had to evaluate. After} 31. f5+ Ke7 32. e4 $36 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4,Re7,Gf5,Gg3]
White is the active side - his pawns are mobile and strong and the Ke7 is
permanently exposed. However, the Pg3 gives Black counterchances and the final
outcome is still open.}) 30. Qf3+ Kb5 31. Bxc4+ $1 Ka5 (31... Kxc4 32. Qc6+ Bc5
33. Rc1+ Kd3 34. Rc3+ Ke2 35. Qg2+ Kd1 36. Rc1#) 32. Qd5+ Bc5 (32... c5 33. b4+
Ka4 34. Ka2 {[%cal Rd5c6]} Qe8 (34... Bd7 35. Qb7 a5 36. Qxb6 $18 {mates}) 35.
Ne4 $1 $18 {[%cal Re4c3]}) 33. b4+ Ka4 34. Qg2 $1 {[%cal Rg2c2] Relentlessly
continues the king-hunt.} Bxb4 (34... Bf5+ 35. Ka2 {[%cal Rg2c6]} Rg6 36. Qb7
$18) 35. Qc6+ Kxa3 (35... b5 36. Qxb5+ Kxa3 37. e4 $18 {[%cal Re1e3]}) 36. Bb3
$1 {[%cal Rc6a4] [] This beautiful move is the only way to force mate and win!}
(36. Re2 $2 Bd2 $1 37. Rxd2 Qb4+ 38. Kc2 Bf5+ $19 {completely turns the tables.
}) 36... Bd7 (36... Kxb3 37. Qc2+ Ka3 38. Qa2#) (36... Bf5+ {is a Rachesschach,
which only postpones the inevitable after} 37. e4 $18) 37. Qc1+ Kxb3 38. Qc2+
Ka3 39. Qa2# {A fitting end to a great game.} 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 ({After the move-order} 1... d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3
O-O {, White has the tricky attempt} 6. a3 $5 {Maybe the best way to meet
White's idea is} b6 $5 (6... Nbd7 7. Nb5 $1 Ne8 8. Nf3 $14 {Gelfand,B (2739)
-Aronian,L (2805) Wijk aan Zee 2012/ Practice has proven this is pleasant for
White, despite the result of the game - see the notes by Marin in CBM 147.}) ({
The idea is to induce Black to go for the older} 6... c5 {line, which is
nowadays under a cloud.} {A recent example:} 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5
10. Rd1 Be7 11. Be2 Ne4 (11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nh5 13. O-O Nxf4 14. exf4 g6 15.
g3 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17. Rd1 $14 {Kramnik,V (2759)-Carlsen,M (2772) Dortmund
2009/ This was one of the most important games to cause the turn away from the
...c5 lines - for more detail see the notes in CBM 131.}) 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13.
Qxc3 (13. bxc3 {also deserves attention:} exd5 14. O-O Be6 (14... Bf6 15. c4 $5
$32 Be6 16. Bg5 dxc4 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bxc4 Qc5 19. Rc1 Qxc4 20. Qxc4 Bxc4 21.
Rxc4 Rfd8 22. Rb1 Rd7 23. g3 a6 24. Kg2 $36 {[%csl Rf6,Rf7,Rh7] Giri,A (2752)
-Kasimdzhanov,R (2700) Rosmalen rpd 2014}) 15. a4 b6 16. Bd3 g6 (16... h6 $142
$5 17. Rb1 $14 {/<=>}) 17. Qe2 Bf6 18. Bb5 Rac8 19. Ng5 $1 Bf5 20. g4 Be6 21.
Nxe6 fxe6 22. Bd6 Rfd8 23. Ba6 Rxd6 24. Bxc8 Qxa4 25. e4 Ne7 26. f4 $16 {
Paredes,C (2252)-Sage,F (2339) email 2011}) 13... Qxc3+ 14. bxc3 exd5 15. Rxd5
Bxa3 16. Nd4 Nxd4 (16... a5 $5 17. Kd2 a4 $132 {might well be better, in mail
games Black has successfully defended this position.}) 17. exd4 b6 18. Kd2 Be6
$6 {is weaker, as now} (18... a6 $142 19. Bf3 (19. Ra1 Be6 20. Re5 Bd6 21. Re4
Bxf4+ 22. Rxf4 b5 23. Bf3 Ra7 24. d5 Bc8 25. c4 bxc4 26. Ra5 Bd7 27. Rxc4 Bb5
28. Rc5 Rd7 29. Ke3 $14 {/=, Bodiroga,P (2410)-Miranovic,R (2385) Sombor 2009})
19... Be6 (19... Bb7 20. Rd7 Bxf3 21. gxf3 $14) 20. Rh5 Rac8 21. Rb1 (21. Bb7
$1 Bb2 22. Bxc8 Rxc8 23. Rb1 Bxc3+ 24. Kd3 $14) 21... g6 22. Rg5 Be7 23. Rg3 b5
24. Bb7 Rcd8 25. Rd3 b4 $1 $11 {Klemettinen,P (2428)-Glorstad,T (2362) email
2011}) 19. Rb5 Bd7 20. Rb3 Be7 21. Bf3 $36 {puts Black's queenside under heavy
pressure:} Ba4 22. Rb2 Rad8 23. Ra1 b5 24. Bc6 a6 25. Bb7 Bd6 26. Be3 a5 27.
Bc6 Rb8 28. d5 Rfd8 29. Kd3 Bf8 30. Bd4 f6 31. Ke4 Bd6 32. c4 Bb4 33. Ba7 (33.
g4 $5 $16) 33... f5+ 34. Kf3 Rbc8 35. cxb5 Bxb5 36. Bxb5 Bc3 37. Rab1 Bxb2 38.
Rxb2 Rxd5 {Carlsen,M (2853)-Nakamura,H (2814) Saint Louis 2015} 39. g3 $16) 7.
Nb5 (7. g4 c5 $5 $146 8. dxc5 Bb7 9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. cxd5 bxc5 11. Nge2 Nb6 12.
O-O Nfxd5 $132 13. Qc2 {½, Ivanchuk,V (2731)-Sargissian,G (2668) WChT
Tsaghkadzor 2015}) 7... Na6 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. Qc2 c6 10. Nc3 c5 11. Rd1 cxd4 12.
Nxd4 Nc5 13. Be2 Qc8 14. O-O dxc4 15. Bxc4 a6 16. Rc1 b5 17. Ba2 Qe8 18. f3 Rc8
19. e4 Nfd7 20. Be3 Ne5 $11 {Jobava,B (2664)-Swiercz,D (2617) Abu Dhabi 2015})
2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 Ne4 {This knight
sortie has gradually become topical, not least due to Caruana's efforts. The
former more popular alternatives are currently facing some problems:} (7... Nh5
8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 (12... Ba6 13. Bxa6 Rxa6
14. Qe2 Ra8 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. fxe5 b5 17. Rab1 axb4 18. axb4 Qd7 19. Ra1 Ra7 20.
Ra2 Rfa8 21. Rfa1 Qb7 22. Qb2 Ra6 23. g3 f5 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Rxa6 Rxa6 26. Ne2
Qa8 27. Rxa6 Qxa6 28. Kg2 Qa8 29. Ng1 Qa4 30. Nf3 $14 {Ding Liren (2755)
-Shankland,S (2661) WChT Tsaghkadzor 2015 See the notes to this game by Mokal
in CBM 166.}) 13. g3 Ba6 14. Re1 (14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qe2 Rfa8 16. b5 cxb5 17.
Nxd5 exd5 18. Qxe7 Rc8 (18... R6a7 19. Rfb1 bxc5 20. Rxb5 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Nf6 22.
Qxc7 Rxc7 23. a4 Rc4 24. Nb3 h6 25. Nxa5 Rd4 26. f5 Kh7 27. f3 Ne8 28. Nc6
Rdxa4 29. Rxa4 Rxa4 30. Rxd5 Nf6 $14 {Bacrot,E (2694)-Istratescu,A (2619)
Saint Quentin 2015/ White has some practical winning chances, but Black held
the endgame with patient defence.}) 19. Rab1 (19. c6 Nf6 20. Qxc7 Rxc7 21. Rfb1
Ne4 22. Rxb5 Nc3 23. Rb2 {Maksimenko,A (2492)-Salvetti,A (2239) Lugano 2015}
Rxc6 $11) 19... bxc5 20. Rxb5 Re6 21. Qg5 h6 22. Qxd5 Rd6 $132 {Ivanchuk,V 
(2731)-Kramnik,V (2784) WCup Tromsoe 2013}) 14... Bf6 15. Kg2 Rfb8 $5 (15...
Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Rfb8 17. h4 Qa7 18. Ne2 g6 19. Rab1 axb4 20. axb4 Qa2 21. Rec1
bxc5 22. bxc5 h5 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. fxe5 Bg7 25. Rb6 $16 {Anand,V (2797)
-Nakamura,H (2776) Zuerich 2015 This was a big win for White, which negatively
influenced the reputation of 7...Nh5. Possibly undeservedly, as the notes by
Krasenkow in CBM 165 indicate.}) 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Qd3 Ra7 $1 18. Rab1 axb4 19.
axb4 Rba8 20. Rb3 Rb7 21. Reb1 h6 $132 {/+/=, Sasikiran,K (2642)-Riazantsev,A 
(2671) Montpellier 2015}) ({Another big point for White was} 7... c6 8. Bd3 b6
(8... Nh5 $5 {can still transpose into the above line.}) 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6
11. Bxa6 Rxa6 12. b5 $1 cxb5 13. c6 Qc8 14. c7 b4 15. Nb5 a4 16. Rc1 Ne4 17.
Ng5 Ndf6 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. f3 Ra5 20. fxe4 Rxb5 21. Qxa4 Ra5 22. Qc6 bxa3 23.
exd5 Rxd5 24. Qxb6 $16 {Anand,V (2792)-Carlsen,M (2863) WCh Sochi 2014/ In his
notes in CBM 164 Krasenkow explains the details of this complex line.}) 8. Rc1
{The text move scores well, but we'll check the alternatives as well:} (8. Nb5
$2 c6 9. Bc7 Qe8 10. Nd6 Nxd6 11. cxd6 Bd8 {[%csl Rd6] doesn't make much sense
- the advanced pawn will fall in due course.}) (8. a3 $146 {is a profound
novelty, but the point remains unclear:} Nxc3 9. bxc3 c6 $5 {[%cal Yb7b6]} (
9... b6 10. c6 Nb8 11. Qa4 (11. Bb5 a6 12. Qa4 Bd6 13. Bg3 Ra7 $1 {[%cal Ra6b5]
}) 11... a6 12. c4 Ra7 {[%cal Yb8c6] liquidates the advanced Pc6, but White
has fair compensation after} 13. Bd3 Nxc6 14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. O-O $44) 10. Qa4 $8
g5 11. Bg3 f5 12. h3 f4 13. Bh2 e5 14. Be2 e4 15. Nd2 Nxc5 $1 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17.
O-O {Here Grischuk was allegedly still following his preparation, this
position is critical:} (17. exf4 gxf4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Qg5 $5 $13 {/=/+}
(19... Bf5 20. Qc4+ Qd5 21. Qxd5+ cxd5 22. Bxf4 Be4 23. Be3 $11)) 17... b5 $2 (
17... fxe3 $142 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. fxe3 (19. Qb3+ Kg7 20. Be5+ Kg6 21. fxe3 Qd5
$17) 19... Be6 20. Rxf8+ Qxf8 21. Rf1 Qe7 (21... Qe8 $5) 22. Qxe4 Re8 $36 {
Black's activity fully compensates for the weakened g5.}) 18. Qb3 Qe7 19. Kh1
Be6 20. a4 d4 21. Qd1 d3 22. Bg4 Bd5 23. axb5 cxb5 24. Nb3 fxe3 25. Nxc5 Qxc5
26. fxe3 Qxe3 27. Re1 Qf2 28. Bg1 $40 {Grischuk,A (2771)-Caruana,F (2808)
Saint Louis 2015/ Black's pawns are stopped and White's extra piece will tell,
as the Kg8 is terminally vulnerable.}) (8. Qc2 f5 (8... g5 $143 9. Bg3 f5 10.
Nxe4 $1 dxe4 11. Nd2 f4 12. Bc4 fxg3 13. hxg3 Rf6 14. Qxe4 Nf8 15. Nf3 Rg6 16.
Ne5 Rg7 17. O-O-O Qe8 18. Rh6 Ng6 19. Rdh1 $40 {Steinitz,W-Lasker,E St
Petersburg 1895/96 (4.2) 1-0 Ehlvest,J (2627)-Saidy,A (2376) Los Angeles 2000/
For a similar piece sacrifice see already}) 9. Bd3 (9. h4 c6 10. O-O-O ({
Very optimistic, solid is} 10. a3 $13) 10... Nxc3 11. Qxc3 b6 12. Ng5 (12. h5
$142 $5 bxc5 13. h6) 12... Rf6 13. b4 $2 a5 14. a3 axb4 15. axb4 bxc5 16. bxc5
Ra5 17. Kd2 e5 18. dxe5 Rg6 19. Bd3 Ra2+ 20. Ke1 Nxc5 $40 {[%csl Re1] Markos,J
(2590)-Cvek,R (2520) Slovakia 2014}) (9. Ne5 Bf6 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. f3 Ng5 12.
Bxg5 Bxg5 13. f4 Bf6 14. b4 g5 15. g3 Kh8 16. Be2 Rg8 17. O-O-O b6 18. Ba6 Rb8
19. Rhg1 Qe7 20. a3 Qg7 21. Ne2 c6 22. Qc3 gxf4 23. exf4 Bc8 $15 {Fressinet,L 
(2714)-Ponomariov,R (2734) Istanbul olm 2012}) (9. h3 c6 10. Be2 b6 11. cxb6
axb6 12. O-O Ba6 13. Rfc1 Nxc3 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Qxc3 c5 16. a4 Qa8 17. b3 Rc8
18. Qb2 Qb7 19. Bg5 Bd6 20. Bf4 Be7 21. Bg5 Bd6 22. Bf4 Be7 {½, Khismatullin,
D (2640)-Matlakov,M (2653) Loo 2013}) 9... c6 (9... g5 $5 10. Bg3 c6 11. Ne2 b6
12. b4 a5 13. b5 Bb7 14. bxc6 Bxc6 15. cxb6 Bb4+ 16. Kf1 Qxb6 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18.
Nxg5 Rac8 19. Kg1 Bb5 20. Qd1 Bd3 21. Nf4 Bc3 22. Rc1 Bb2 23. Nxd3 Bxc1 24. Nc5
Bxe3 25. fxe3 Nxc5 26. dxc5 Rfd8 27. Qa1 Qxc5 {1/2-1/2, Lehnhoff,H (2174)
-Harding,A (2143) email 2013} 28. h4 Qxe3+ 29. Kh2 Qc3 $11 (29... Rc3 $5)) 10.
Ne5 Bf6 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. f3 Ng5 13. Bxg5 Bxg5 14. f4 Be7 15. a3 b6 16. b4 g5
17. g3 Kh8 $11 {/<=>, Topalov,V (2752)-Giri,A (2711) Istanbul olm 2012 The
position is very similar to Fressinet-Ponomariov above. Krasenkow's notes in
CBM 151 show Black has nothing to complain about.}) ({Perhaps the simplest and
risk-free solution is} 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Ne5 (9. Nd2 $6 e5 10. Bxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5
Qd5 12. Qc2 Qxe5 13. Rc1 Bf5 14. Be2 b6 15. Nb3 a5 $36 {Volodin,A (2506)
-Ehlvest,J (2605) Tallinn rpd 2013}) 9... Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Bd7 11. Bc4 (11. Be2
Bc6 12. O-O Bf6 13. Bg3 Bh4 14. Be5 Bf6 15. b4 Bxe5 16. dxe5 a6 17. a4 Qg5 18.
b5 axb5 19. axb5 Bd5 20. Qd4 f6 21. exf6 Qxf6 22. Qxf6 gxf6 $11 {Giri,A (2745)
-Kasimdzhanov,R (2700) Tromso olm 2014}) 11... Bc6 (11... Bf6 12. Bg3 Bc6 13.
O-O (13. Qe2 $142 {transposes to Eljanov's game below.}) 13... Bh4 (13... b5 $5
14. Bb3 a5 $11) 14. Qh5 Bxg3 15. fxg3 Bd5 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 exd5 18. g4 f6
19. b4 a6 20. a4 Kf7 21. Kf2 Ke6 22. Kg3 Rf7 $11 {Salem,A (2595)-Harika,D 
(2509) Abu Dhabi 2015}) 12. Qe2 Bf6 13. Bg3 Rc8 (13... Qd7 $142 14. Rc1 b5 15.
cxb6 axb6 16. O-O $11 {/+/=}) 14. b4 Qd7 15. a4 Rfd8 16. O-O Bd5 17. Rfc1 c6
18. Bd6 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Be7 {Eljanov,P (2718)-Andreikin,D (2718) Havana 2015} 20.
Bg3 $14 {For more details see the notes by Eljanov in CBM 167.}) (8. Bd3 f5 9.
h3 (9. Ne5 Bf6 10. Nxd7 Bxd7 11. O-O g5 12. Bxe4 gxf4 13. Bd3 fxe3 14. fxe3 Kh8
15. Ne2 c6 16. Kh1 Qe7 17. Qb3 Rab8 18. Qa4 a6 19. Qa5 Bg5 20. Qc7 Rfc8 21. Qg3
Rg8 $11 {Amanov,M (2516)-Topalov,V (2752) Istanbul olm 2012}) (9. Bxe4 $6 fxe4
10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 b6 12. b4 a5 13. a3 bxc5 14. bxc5 {Esen,B (2587)-Ganguly,
S (2629) Vlissingen 2012} Bf6 $1 $40 {[%cal Rc8a6]}) 9... c6 10. O-O (10. Qa4
Bf6 11. Ne2 Nexc5 12. dxc5 e5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. O-O-O Qe7 15. Qc2 a5 (15... b6
$5 $36) 16. Nd4 g6 17. Kb1 a4 18. Rc1 Bd7 19. g4 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Qe4 $15 {
Inarkiev,E (2672)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2706) Germany 2014}) 10... b6 11. cxb6 axb6
12. a4 Ba6 13. Rc1 Nxc3 14. Rxc3 c5 15. b3 Qc8 16. Ne5 Bf6 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18.
Bxa6 Rxa6 $11 {Gajewski,G (2653)-Swiercz,D (2622) Chorzow 2013}) 8... Nxc3 9.
Rxc3 b6 10. c6 {The principled push. In the first game White bailed out with} (
10. b4 a5 11. a3 axb4 12. axb4 bxc5 13. bxc5 Nf6 14. Nd2 Nd7 {[%cal Ye6e5]} 15.
Nf3 Nf6 16. Nd2 Nd7 17. Nf3 {1/2-1/2, Anand,V (2793)-Caruana,F (2829) London
2014}) 10... Nf6 11. a3 a5 12. Bd3 (12. Rc1 Ne4 13. Qc2 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15.
O-O Bd6 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. Bxe5 Ra8 18. a4 Nd6 19. h3 Rc8 20. b3 Nf5 21. Bf4 Qe7
22. Qd3 Rfd8 23. Rfd1 Re8 24. Rc3 Rcd8 25. Qc2 f6 26. e4 dxe4 27. Qxe4 Rd5 28.
Rcd3 Nh4 29. Bh2 Ng6 $11 {Salzmann,S (2103)-Sacerdotali,S (2056) email 2014
Although White has more space, Black's set-up is very solid.}) (12. Rc2 Ba6 $6
(12... Ne4 $1 {transposes to the game, as White hardly has anything better than
} 13. Bd3 {-12.Bd3}) 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. Ne5 a4 15. g4 $1 Ne4 16. Nd7 Re8 17. Qd3
Ra5 18. O-O Nd6 19. Bxd6 Bxd6 20. f4 $36 {()} Re7 21. f5 e5 22. f6 Rxd7 23. Qf5
$1 $18 {Vitiugov,N (2735)-Raznikov,D (2494) Caleta 2015}) 12... Ne4 13. Rc2 f6
(13... Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. Nd7 Bxf4 (16... Re8 $5) 17. Nxf8 Bxe3
18. Nd7 Bg5 19. Qd3 Ra8 20. a4 Nf6 21. h4 Bh6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. h5 Bg5 24. O-O
Qf4 25. Rd1 Bf6 26. g3 Qg4 27. Qe2 Qh3 28. Rc3 Be7 29. g4 Qh4 30. f4 $14 {
/=, Giri,A (2784)-Caruana,F (2820) Wijk aan Zee 2015/ White's material
advantage is minimal amd it's difficult to effectively open the position, see
the notes by Sumets in CBM 165. In the end Caruana held a draw, but after
almost 100 moves! It's not surprising he intends to deviate earlier.}) 14. Qe2
{Aronian naturally prevents Ba6, so now Black's hope to develop his Bc8 lies
with the e5 push.} Bd6 15. O-O g5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An double-edged push.
Although Black will later pay for the weakening of his >>, we can't judge it
solely by the result, as his play could have been improved upon (also Fabiano
repeated 7...Ne4 in Round 6 against Grischuk).} ({A less committal alternative
is} 15... Qe7 {[%cal Ye6e5]} 16. Bxd6 (16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Bxd6 (17. Rxd2 e5 $132)
17... Qxd6 18. Rxd2 $5 (18. Qxd2 Ba6 $11 (18... e5 $5 $11)) 18... Qxc6 19. Rc2
Qd7 20. Rfc1 Ra7 21. Rc6 $44 {, but is this more than just compensation?}) ({
It's not so easy to find an alternative to the simple swap on d6, perhaps} 16.
h3 $5 e5 17. Bh2 $13 {is worth considering, Black's centre may come under
pressure.}) 16... Nxd6 17. e4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Nxe4 ({I don't like this swap, a
more natural way seems to be} 18... Ba6 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Qf7 $14 {/<=>})
19. Qxe4 Rd8 20. Re1 Qf7 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Ra4 23. Rb2 Rd5 24. Qc2 Ra3 25.
Ra2 Rxa2 26. Qxa2 Rd6 27. Qa8 Qe8 28. b5 $36 {Petrosyan,T (2441)-Johannessen,L
(2517) Sitges 2015/ This game was played roughly one month earlier, with some
help from the opponent White managed to realise his plan in an ideal form -
the Bc8 remains hemmed in.}) ({This is also why Black spurns} 15... Bxf4 $2 16.
exf4 $16 {[%csl Ge5][%cal Ge1e6] - a major positional concession, which
greatly increases White's control of the centre in general, particularly the
vital e5-square.}) 16. Bxd6 (16. Bg3 e5 $5 (16... Nxg3 17. fxg3 $5 f5 18. g4
Qf6 $132) 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Qc4+ Rf7 $8 19. dxe5 fxe5 20. Qxe4 (20. Nd2 $5 Ba6
21. Qxe4 $44) 20... Bf5 21. Qc4 Bxc2 22. Qxc2 Qf6 $13) 16... Nxd6 17. Re1 $5 (
17. e4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Ba6 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 g4 21. Ne1 (21. Nh4 f5 22. g3
Ne4 $13 {/=/+}) 21... Nf5 22. Qe4 Kh8 $132) (17. Nd2 e5 18. e4 f5 $132 {
Aronian makes a useful preparatory move before the central confrontation.})
17... a4 {Strategically useful in the long run, as it stops the b4-b5 squeeze.
However, with a storm brewing in the centre this is hardly a critical
consideration, moreover the follow-up in move 21 will cost Black the game.} ({
Possible improvements are} 17... Re8 18. Nd2 e5 $132) ({, as well as} 17... g4
$5 18. Nd2 e5) 18. Nd2 {[%cal Ye3e4,Yf2f4]} e5 {White is ready to expand in
the centre, so Black should act first.} (18... f5 $2 19. f4 $16 {[%csl Rc8] is
too static.}) 19. e4 f5 $5 {Increasing the tension.} (19... exd4 {Aronian
intended} 20. Rcc1 $5 {and this deserves attention. A sample line is} (20. exd5
Re8 21. Qd1 Bf5 (21... Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Ra5 23. Nc4 Rxd5 24. Nxd6 Rxd6 25. f4 $1
gxf4 26. Re2 $44) 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Nf3 Qf7 24. Bxf5 Nxf5 25. h4 $1 h6 (25...
Qxd5 26. hxg5 fxg5 27. Nxg5 Ng7 $5 $13) 26. g4 Nd6 27. Re2 (27. Qxd4 Re8 $44)
27... Qxd5 28. Qd3 Re8 $5 {and Black should hold - for example} 29. Qg6+ Kf8
30. Qxf6+ Nf7 31. Rxe8+ Kxe8 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Nxd4 Ne5 34. Qe6+ Qxe6 35. Nxe6
Ke7 36. Nxg5 Nxg4 37. Ne4 Ne5 38. Nc3 Nc4 39. Nxa4 Kd6 40. f4 Kxc6 $11 {
[%cal Rb6b5]}) (20. e5 fxe5 21. Qxe5 Qf6 22. Nf3 Qxe5 23. Rxe5 Bf5 $132) 20...
Re8 21. Qf3 Qe7 22. h3 Kg7 23. exd5 Qxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 25. Kh2 $32 {/+/=})
20. f3 {As the struggle heats up, Aronian holds on to the centre.} (20. exd5 $6
e4 21. Bc4 Qf6 $36) (20. dxe5 Nxe4 (20... fxe4 21. exd6 exd3 22. Qxd3 Qxd6 23.
Qe3 h6 24. Nf3 $36) 21. Nb1 (21. f3 Nc5 $132) 21... Be6 $13) 20... dxe4 $2 {
Releasing the tension is a concession, in such a volatile situation this has
dire consequences.} (20... Re8 $142 $1 21. Qf2 Ra5 (21... dxe4 22. fxe4 f4 23.
Nf3 (23. dxe5 Nf7 24. Bc4 Be6 $11) 23... exd4 24. e5 Nf5 25. Rd2 $13 {/+/=})
22. exf5 Bxf5 (22... exd4 23. g4 $16 {[%csl Rc8]}) 23. Bxf5 Nxf5 24. dxe5 d4
25. f4 gxf4 (25... Ne3 26. Ne4 $1 $14) 26. Nc4 Rc5 27. Qxf4 Qh4 {Black swaps
queens and he should survive the resulting endgame after} 28. Qxh4 Nxh4 29. Re4
Ng6 30. Rxd4 Rxc6) 21. fxe4 Ra5 $6 {This is not ideal, but White already has
an advantage:} (21... Re8 22. exf5 exd4 23. Qf2 $36) ({More testing was} 21...
exd4 22. e5 Re8 23. Qh5 Nf7 24. Nf3 g4 {, when White has a choice:} {Perhaps
even more promising is} 25. Bc4 (25. Nh4 Qg5 26. Qxg5+ Nxg5 27. Nxf5 (27. Rc4
$5) 27... Bxf5 28. Bxf5 Ra5 29. Rce2 g3 30. hxg3 Rd5 $14) 25... Be6 26. Bxe6
Rxe6 27. Qxf5 Rg6 28. e6 $1 (28. Nd2 Qh4 $132) 28... Nh6 29. Qe4 gxf3 30. e7
Qe8 31. Qxf3 $44 {[%csl Ge7] /+/- The powerful o^e7 paralyzes Black and even
the engines are not too optimistic about his defensive prospects, with the
evaluation gradually growing in White's favour. However, writing this sitting
by the monitor and deciding for the piece sacrifice over the board are two
very different things!}) 22. exf5 Nxf5 (22... exd4 23. g4 $16) 23. Bc4+ $1 (23.
dxe5 $6 Nd4 24. Qh5 Bf5 {perhaps keeps an edge, but is definitely far less
convincing.} 25. Rc3) 23... Kg7 24. d5 {[%csl Ra5,Re5,Rg7][%mdl 128] Shuts off
the hapless rook and proceeds with his attack.} Re8 (24... Nd6 25. Qxe5+ Kh6 (
25... Qf6 26. Qxf6+ Rxf6 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. Rxe4 Bf5 29. Re7+ Kf8 30. Rce2 $16)
26. h4 $16 {is maybe more resilient, but still dreary enough.}) 25. Ne4 $1 $18
{[%mdl 512] The positionally desirable moves very often work even tactically!
This sacrifice is fully correct and decides the game.} Nd4 (25... Nd6 26. Rf1
Rf8 (26... Nxc4 27. Qh5 $18) 27. Nxd6 Rxf1+ (27... Qxd6 28. Rxf8 Kxf8 29. Qf3+
Kg7 30. Rf2 $18) 28. Qxf1 cxd6 (28... Qxd6 29. Rf2 Qe7 30. d6 Qxd6 31. Rf7+ Kg6
32. Rf8 $18) 29. Rf2 $18 (29. Bd3 $5 {/\} Rxd5 30. Rf2 $18 {[%cal Rf2f7,Rd3c4]}
)) 26. Qh5 Nxc2 (26... Bf5 27. Rf2 Bg6 28. Qg4 $1 $40 (28. Qxg5 $2 Qxg5 29.
Nxg5 Rc5 $132) 28... h6 (28... h5 29. Qg3 Bxe4 30. Rxe4 $18) 29. Nf6 $18 {
is simply hopeless, therefore Caruana accepts the challenge and takes the rook.
}) 27. Nxg5 Bf5 (27... Nxe1 28. Qxh7+ Kf6 29. Ne4#) (27... Rh8 28. Rf1 $18) 28.
Rf1 $1 {Caruana possibly overlooked/underestimated this quiet move.} (28. Qf7+
$2 Kh6 29. Qxf5 Qxg5 30. Qxc2 Rf8 $13) 28... Qf6 (28... Bg6 29. Rf7+ $1 Bxf7 (
29... Kh8 30. Rxh7+ $18) (29... Kg8 30. Qh6 $18 {[%cal Rh6g7]}) 30. Qxh7+ Kf6
31. Ne4+ Ke7 32. d6+ $18) 29. Ne6+ ({White has already more than one way, even
more incisive was} 29. Rxf5 $1 Qxf5 (29... Qg6 30. Rf7+ Kg8 31. Qh3 $18 {
[%cal Rd5d6,Rc4d3]}) 30. Ne6+ Rxe6 (30... Qxe6 31. dxe6 $18 {[%cal Rh5f7,Rf7e8]
}) (30... Kf6 31. Qxe8 e4 32. Qd8+ Kg6 (32... Ke5 33. Qxc7+ Kf6 34. Qg7#) 33.
Qg8+ Kh6 34. Qg7+ Kh5 35. Be2+ $18) 31. Qxf5 $18 {[%csl Rc2,Re6]}) 29... Rxe6
30. Rxf5 Qg6 31. dxe6 ({Levon goes for the won endgame, but there was the even
more powerful} 31. Rg5 $1 Re7 32. Bd3 $18) 31... Qxh5 32. Rxh5 Nd4 33. e7 Ra8
34. Rxe5 Re8 35. Re4 Nf5 (35... Nxc6 36. Bb5 Rxe7 37. Bxc6) 36. Be6 $1 Nd6 (
36... Nxe7 37. Bd7 $18) 37. Bd7 Nxe4 38. Bxe8 Kf6 39. Bg6 {The final touch,
winning a piece.} 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 37th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2009.07.10"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2009.07.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 {Again no Catalan from Kramnik, just as in
the previous rounds.} Be7 5. Bf4 {Kramnik plays this slightly more often than
the other bishop move, Carlsen with White also alternates between the two main
lines.} ({Currently the theoretical reputation of the solid line} 5. Bg5 h6 6.
Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 {remains intact. Although in a recent high-level game White
was successful, this was not due to the opening itself:} 8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bxf6
Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c5 12. bxc5 bxc5 13. Rb1 Bc6 14. O-O Nd7 15. Bb5 Qc7
16. Qd3 Rfc8 17. Rfd1 Rab8 18. a4 cxd4 19. exd4 Ba8 $6 (19... Bxb5 $142 $11 {
Gelfand} 20. Nxb5 $140 Qa5 $1 21. Qf5 Qxa4 22. Qxd7 a6 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. dxe5
Rd8 25. Qc6 Rxb5 26. e6 $1 $11) 20. Qf5 Qxc3 (20... Rd8 $5 21. Rbc1 $14) 21.
Qxd7 Qc7 22. Qf5 Rb6 23. Ne5 $36 {Grischuk,A (2748)-Gelfand,B (2733)/Nalchik/
2009/ Krasenkow's notes in CBM 130 show that White's minor pieces are stronger
than Black's bishop pair, especially the ץa8.}) 5... O-O 6. e3 c5 ({The last
time Kramnik had to face this line with Black, he opted for} 6... Nbd7 7. a3 ({
More ambitious is} 7. c5 {, but even here Black can hold his own:} Nh5 (7... c6
8. Bd3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. O-O Qc8 12. h3 Qb7 13. Rb1 Bxd3 (13... axb4
14. axb4 Rfc8 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. Qc2 Bd8 17. Rb2 Qb7 18. Ne1 Bc7 19. Nd3 Ne8 20.
Rc1 b5 21. Nb1 f6 22. Bxc7 Nxc7 23. Nd2 Ra6 24. e4 Nf8 25. e5 f5 26. Nb3 Ne8
27. Na5 Qf7 28. Qd2 h6 29. h4 $14 {(),Cheparinov,I (2679)-L'Ami,E (2603)/EU-ch
Budva/2009/}) 14. Qxd3 axb4 15. axb4 Ra3 16. Qc2 Rfa8 17. Rfc1 b5 18. Nd2 Bd8
19. Nb3 Ne4 $1 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Qxe4 Nf6 22. Qf3 Nd5 $132 {/=/+,Lysyj,I (2593)
-Zvjaginsev,V (2677)/Moscow op/2008/}) 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4 b6 (9... c6 10. O-O
b6 11. b4 bxc5 12. bxc5 Qa5 13. Qc2 h6 14. Rfb1 Ba6 15. Bxa6 Qxa6 16. Ne2 Rfb8
17. Ne1 Bf6 18. Nd3 Qa5 19. g3 Bd8 20. Kg2 Bc7 21. Ng1 Rxb1 22. Rxb1 Rb8 23.
Rxb8+ Nxb8 24. Nf3 Nd7 25. h4 Qb5 26. Nde5 {Sargissian,G (2678)-Ehlvest,J 
(2595)/Moscow Aeroflot op/2009/} Bxe5 $11) 10. b4 a5 11. a3 c6 12. O-O Qc7 13.
g3 Ba6 14. Re1 Bf6 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. fxe5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Ra7 18. Reb1 b5 19. a4
axb4 20. Rxb4 f6 21. exf6 Nxf6 22. Qe2 Re8 23. Re1 bxa4 24. Rxa4 Rxa4 25. Nxa4
Qa5 26. Nb6 e5 $1 $11 {Krasenkow,M (2620)-Riazantsev,A (2634)/Metz op/2009/})
7... c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bf5 $5 (11... Bf6 {
is played more often, but Kramnik's choice is no less natural.}) 12. Be2 Bf6
13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nd4 Ne6 15. Nxf5 Qxf5 16. O-O Rfd8 17. Bg4 Qe5 18. Qb3 Nc5
19. Qb5 b6 20. Rfd1 Rd6 21. Rd4 a6 22. Qb4 h5 23. Bh3 Rad8 24. g3 g5 $5 25.
Rad1 g4 26. Bg2 Ne6 27. R4d3 d4 28. exd4 Rxd4 29. Rxd4 Rxd4 $11 {1/2,Anand,V 
(2783)-Kramnik,V (2772)/WCh Bonn/ 2008/}) 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 {
Aims for a more complex struggle.} ({The other topical continuation is} 9. cxd5
Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O {, here Black has to make an important
choice:} {More enterprising is} d4 (12... Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 Re8 15. Rc1 a6
16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. b5 Rxa3 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Rxc6 Ra7 20. Rd6 Rd7 21. Qxd5 Rxd6
22. Qxd6 Qxd6 23. Bxd6 $11 {/+/= leads to an _|_, in which White has at best
only practical winning chances. Although he can push on without risk,
ultimately he was successful only in the Leko-Kramnik game from WCh 2004.} Rd8
$5 (23... Bxf3 24. gxf3 Bd8 25. Rb1 Bf6 26. Kg2 g6 27. f4 Kg7 28. Rb7 Re6 29.
Rd7 Re8 30. Ra7 Re6 31. Bc5 Rc6 32. Ra5 $14 {Leko,P (2741)-Kramnik,V (2770)/
WCh Brissago/2004/}) 24. Bg3 Bc5 25. Rc1 Bf8 26. Nd4 Bg6 27. Rc7 h6 28. h4 Re8
29. Nb5 Rb8 30. Nc3 Re8 31. Kh2 Bf5 32. Nb5 Rc8 33. Ra7 Bc5 34. Ra1 Rd8 {
<=>^^,Karpov,A (2687)-Anand,V (2755)/Moscow rpd/2002/}) 13. e4 Bg4 14. h3 Qf6 (
14... Bh5 $5 15. g4 Bg6 16. Nd2 f6 $13 {is also playable}) 15. Bh2 (15. Bg3 Bh5
$1 16. Re1 Rfe8 17. Rc1 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Ne5 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21. g3
Rac8 22. Kg2 Kg7 23. Kf3 Kf6 24. h4 Rg8 25. Ke2 Ke7 $11 {Christiansen,L (2524)
-Onischuk,A (2638)/Minneapolis/2005/}) (15. hxg4 Qxf4 16. g5 Nd8 17. g3 Qg4 18.
Kg2 Ne6 19. Rh1 Nf4+ 20. Kf1 Nh3 21. Qd2 Bd8 22. e5 g6 23. Be2 {Beliavsky,A 
(2641)-Meier,G (2560)/EU-ch Plovdiv/2008/} Nxg5 24. Kg2 Qe4 25. Rae1 Rc8 26.
Bd1 Qc6 27. Qxd4 Ne6 28. Qg4 $13 {Beliavsky}) 15... Bxf3 {Here the swap is
more justified, as the B on h2 is placed worse, than on g3.} 16. Qxf3 Qxf3 17.
gxf3 Na5 18. Rac1 Nb3 19. Rc2 Rac8 20. Rd1 Nc5 21. Bb5 Rfd8 22. Kg2 Ne6 23.
Rxc8 Rxc8 24. f4 Rc2 25. f5 Nc5 26. Rxd4 g6 27. Be5 Rxb2 28. Bc4 Rc2 29. Bd5
Kf8 30. Bg3 Ke7 31. Bh4+ f6 32. fxg6 hxg6 33. e5 g5 34. exf6+ Kxf6 35. Bg3 Ne6
36. Rc4 Nf4+ $11 {1/2,Portisch,L (2512)-Beliavsky,A (2648)/Bazna/2007/}) ({
Too sterile is} 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 {due to} Nh5 $1 11. Qxd8 (11. Bg5 Be7 12.
Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O Rd8 14. Qe2 Bd7 15. e4 Nf4 16. Qe3 Ng6 17. e5 Nh4 $1 18. Nxh4
Qxh4 $11 {Nikolic,P (2600)-Georgiev,K (2535)/Dubai olm/1986/}) 11... Rxd8 12.
Bc7 Rd7 13. Be5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Rd8 15. O-O Nf6 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 18.
Rxd7 Nxd7 19. Rd1 Nf6 20. Kf1 $11 {1/2,Topalov,V (2750)-Gelfand,B (2665)/
Vienna/1996/}) ({After} 9. b4 {White must reckon with the sharp sacrifice} Nxb4
$5 (9... Be7 $132 {is fully playable as well.}) 10. axb4 Bxb4 11. Qb3 a5 12.
O-O-O Bd7 13. Ne5 (13. Rd4 $2 Qe7 14. Be5 Rfc8 15. Kb1 b5 16. Nxb5 a4 17. Qa2
Bxb5 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. cxb5 Rc3 20. Rd3 Rac8 $19 {->,Epishin,V (2606)-Short,N 
(2673)/Malmo/2002/}) (13. Kb1 $5 $13) 13... Rc8 14. Nxd7 (14. Kb1 $5) 14...
Qxd7 15. Qc2 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Ne4 17. Qb2 b5 18. f3 Nd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Qxb5
Qa3+ 21. Qb2 Qxe3+ $44 {|^, Denayer,W (2255)-Shishkin,V (2135)/corr/2007/})
9... Qa5 10. Rd1 {The attention has again focused upon this older move.} ({
Black has found means to disarm the sharp attempt} 10. O-O-O Be7 11. h4 (11. g4
dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. g5 exf4 14. gxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Ne7 $1 $132 {and the
defence holds.}) 11... Rd8 12. Nd2 dxc4 (12... a6 $6 13. g4 $1 dxc4 14. Nxc4
Rxd1+ 15. Qxd1 Qd8 16. Qxd8+ Bxd8 17. Bg2 e5 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Nxg4 20.
Bg3 Kf8 21. Rd1 Ke8 22. Na4 $16 {1-0 Nielsen,P (2625)-Glud,J (2486)/Silkeborg
2008/CBM 123 Extra (40)}) 13. Nxc4 Rxd1+ 14. Qxd1 Qd8 15. Qxd8+ Nxd8 (15...
Bxd8 16. Be2 Nd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Nd6 Bc7 19. Rd1 Bxd6 20. Bxd6 $14 {Peng,Z 
(2400)-Maric,A (2460)/Groningen/1997/}) 16. Be2 Bd7 17. e4 Bc6 18. f3 Nh5 19.
Bc7 Rc8 20. Be5 Bf6 21. Nd6 Ra8 (21... Rc7 $5 {Kramnik}) 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. Rd1
Kf8 24. Kd2 Ne8 25. Nc4 f6 26. Ke3 b6 27. f4 Nf7 28. g4 h6 $14 {/=,Topalov,V 
(2783)-Kramnik,V (2766)/Wijk aan Zee/2007/ In the resulting _|_ White has
slight edge due to his space advantage, but the position is symmetrical and in
the course of the game Black neutralized any winning attempts with careful
defence.}) ({Some years ago Black faced a few problems after} 10. Nd2 {However,
then Anand and Nielsen came up with the convincing} Bb4 (10... Be7 11. Bg3 Bd7
12. Be2 Rfc8 13. O-O (13. Rd1 Qd8 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Qb1 d4 17.
O-O $5 $36 {is Agrest's untested suggestion, which also deserves attention.})
13... Qd8 14. b4 $14 {()}) 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Nh5 $1 13. Bg3 (13. Nb3 Bxc3+
14. bxc3 Qd8 $11) (13. Bxh7+ Kh8 14. Bd3 Nxf4 15. exf4 Re8+ $36) 13... h6 (
13... d4 $5 14. Nb3 Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Qxc3+ 16. Qxc3 dxc3 17. Rc1 Nxg3 18. hxg3 h6
19. Rxc3 Be6 20. Nc5 Ne5 {Jankovic,A (2532)-Saravanan,V (2405)/Kalamaria/2008/
is also good enough, here White should have played the modest} 21. Nxe6 Nxd3+
22. Rxd3 fxe6 23. Ke2 $11) 14. O-O Bxc3 15. Nb3 Qb6 16. Qxc3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Rd8
18. Nc5 d4 19. exd4 Nxd4 20. Rfe1 Be6 21. Nxe6 Nxe6 22. Rac1 Rd6 23. b4 Rad8
24. Be4 Ng5 25. Bb1 Rc6 26. Qb2 Rxc1 27. Qxc1 g6 28. Qc3 Qd4 29. Qxd4 $11 {
1/2,Gelfand,B (2727)-Nielsen,P (2646)/Turin olm/2006/}) 10... Be7 {The
standard reaction, tested already in the Karpov-Korchnoi matches.} (10... Re8
$6 11. Nd2 e5 12. Bg5 Nd4 13. Qb1 Bf5 14. Bd3 e4 15. Bc2 (15. Bf1 $5 {is risky,
but objectively even stronger.}) 15... Nxc2+ 16. Qxc2 Qa6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nb3
Bd6 19. Rxd5 $16 {Kortschnoj,V (2665)-Karpov,A (2725)/WCh Baguio City/1978/})
11. Be2 {Currently White's main try.} ({The older continuation} 11. Nd2 e5 12.
Bg5 d4 13. Nb3 {doesn't promise too much and Black even has a choice:} Qd8 (
13... Qb6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Bd3 g6 17. exd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19.
Nxf6+ (19. O-O Bg7 $1 20. Rde1 Be6 21. Nf4 Bd7 22. Be4 Rb8 23. Nd3 Qc7 24. b3
Rfe8 25. Qd2 a5 $132 {Gelfand,B (2691)-Kramnik,V (2751)/Dos Hermanas/1999/})
19... Qxf6 20. O-O Bg4 21. f3 Be6 22. f4 Bd7 23. Be4 Bc6 24. Bd5 Rfe8 25. Qd3
Bxd5 26. cxd5 Rac8 27. g3 Kf8 28. Rf2 Re3 29. Qxd4 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 Ke7 $44 {
Hansen,C (2505)-Jussupow,A (2590)/Reykjavik/1985/}) 14. Be2 a5 15. Na4 g6 16.
Bxf6 Bxf6 17. O-O (17. c5 Be6 18. e4 Qe8 19. Nb6 a4 20. Nd2 Ra5 21. Bd3 Be7 22.
Nxa4 $2 (22. Ndc4 $142) 22... Nb8 23. b3 Bxb3 24. Nxb3 Rxa4 25. Ra1 Qc6 26. O-O
Nd7 27. Qe2 Nxc5 28. Rfc1 Ra7 29. Nxc5 Bxc5 $17 {Alterman,B (2615)-Kasparov,G 
(2825)/Tel Aviv sim/1998/}) 17... Qc7 (17... Bg7 $5 18. c5 Qh4 19. e4 Be6 20.
Bd3 f5 $13 {Shneider,A (2495)-Kruppa,Y (2440)/Podolsk/1989/}) 18. c5 Be6 19. e4
Ne7 20. Nd2 Bg5 21. Nf3 Bh6 22. Bc4 Bg4 23. Rd3 Kh8 24. h3 f5 25. Rb3 d3 $1 26.
Qxd3 Rad8 $44 {Ftacnik,L (2590)-Kotronias,V (2550)/Thessaloniki olm/1988/})
11... dxc4 ({Inferior is} 11... Ne4 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 $5 (13. bxc3 exd5
14. O-O Be6 15. a4 Rac8 16. Rb1 Bf6 17. Rxb7 d4 18. exd4 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Bxd4 20.
Rb5 Qxc3 21. Qxc3 Rxc3 22. Rd1 Rc2 23. Rxd4 Rxe2 $11 {Vorobiov,E (2572)
-Mikhalevski,A (2441)/Pardubice/2007/}) 13... Qxc3+ 14. bxc3 exd5 15. Rxd5 Bxa3
16. Nd4 a5 (16... Be7 17. Kd2 Rd8 18. Bf3 $14 Nxd4 $2 19. cxd4 Bb4+ 20. Kd3
Rxd5 21. Bxd5 Kf8 22. Rc1 Ba5 23. e4 Ke7 24. Bc7 $18 {Nyback,T (2655)-Dobrev,N
(2366)/FRA-chT Chalons en Champagne/2009/}) 17. Rb5 a4 18. Kd2 Be7 19. Ra1 Ra7
20. Bg5 f6 21. Bf4 Rd8 22. Bc7 Re8 23. Bb6 Ra8 24. Bc4+ Kf8 25. Ne6+ Bxe6 26.
Bxe6 Bd6 27. Bd5 Re7 28. Kc2 Rd7 29. Be6 Re7 30. Bd5 Rd7 31. f4 $36 {[%csl Gb6,
Gd5] ^^,Sokolov,I (2657)-Meier,G (2608)/EU-ch Budva/2009/}) ({However, a
possibly viable idea is} 11... e5 $5 12. Nxe5 (12. Bxe5 $5 dxc4 13. Bxf6 Bxf6
14. Bxc4 Bf5 15. Qb3 $14) 12... Nxe5 13. Bxe5 dxc4 14. Bd4 Bf5 15. Qc1 Rac8 16.
O-O Rfd8 17. Rd2 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. f3 Bf5 20. Rfd1 b5 21. Bc3 Qc7 22. Rxd8+
Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 24. Bd4 a6 25. Qc3 Bf8 26. e4 Be6 27. f4 f6 $11 {
Mamedyarov,S (2646)-Nielsen,P (2668)/ESP-chT Sant Lluis/2005/}) 12. Bxc4 $32 {
White had to invest a tempo with his B, but Black still has some problems with
his << development.} Nh5 {A rare move.} ({However, even the more usual
reaction isn't quite ideal:} 12... e5 13. Bg3 Bg4 14. O-O Rac8 15. Nd5 (15. Rc1
$5 a6 16. Ng5 Bh5 17. Nd5 Bg6 18. Nxe7+ Nxe7 19. Qb3 b5 20. Be6 Rxc1 21. Rxc1
Ne4 22. Nxe4 Bxe4 23. f3 Bb7 24. Bh3 Bd5 25. Qc3 Qxc3 26. Rxc3 f6 27. e4 $16 {
Rychagov,A (2575)-Aveskulov,V (2495)/Saratov/2006/}) 15... b5 (15... Nxd5 16.
Rxd5 (16. Bxd5 $142 $1 $14) 16... Qc7 17. Qe4 Be6 18. Rd2 Bxc4 19. Qxc4 Bf6 20.
Rfd1 Rfd8 21. h3 {Werner,D (2376)-Porat,D (2199)/Budapest/2005/} Qe7 $11) 16.
Ba2 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Nd4 18. Qb1 b4 19. Qe4 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Ne2+ 21. Kg2 Nxg3 $2 (
21... bxa3 22. Qxe5 $14) 22. hxg3 bxa3 23. Rh1 g6 24. Rxh7 $1 Kxh7 25. Qxe5 Kg8
26. Rh1 {1-0,Mamedyarov,S (2646)-Moradiabadi,E (2485)/Abu Dhabi op/2005/}) 13.
O-O (13. Bd3 g6 14. Bh6 Rd8 15. O-O Bd7 16. Be2 a6 17. Nd2 Nf6 18. Bf4 e5 19.
Bg5 Be6 20. h3 Rac8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Bg4 {Vallejo Pons,F (2702)-Short,N (2663)
/Wijk aan Zee/2009/} Nd4 $5 $132 {/\} 23. exd4 Bxg4 24. hxg4 exd4 25. Nde4 Bg7
26. Qa4 Qe5 27. f4 Qe7 28. f5 dxc3 29. f6 Qc7 $1 30. fxg7 c2 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32.
Nc3 Qd2 $17) ({White can aspire for a minimal advantage with} 13. Bd6 Bxd6 14.
Rxd6 Nf6 15. Qd2 $5 (15. Rd2 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17. O-O Bd7 18. Rd1 Qe7 19. h3
Rd8 20. Rd2 Be8 21. Rxd8 Qxd8 22. Qd2 Qxd2 23. Nxd2 Kf8 24. f4 Ke7 $11 {
Mecking,H (2567)-Short,N (2663)/Wijk aan Zee/2009/}) 15... Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8
17. Qxd8+ Nxd8 18. Ke2 Kf8 19. e4 Bd7 20. e5 Ne8 21. Rd1 Ke7 22. Ng5 Rc8 23.
Ba2 h6 24. Nge4 b6 25. f4 Nb7 26. Nd2 Nc5 27. Nc4 Bc6 28. g3 $14 {(),Eljanov,P
(2693)-Chadaev,N (2557)/RUS-chT Dagomys/2009/}) 13... Nxf4 14. exf4 g6 {
Frees g7 for the Be7.} ({Another purpose for the text-move can be seen from
the following example:} 14... Rd8 $6 15. Rxd8+ Qxd8 16. Rd1 Bd7 17. f5 $1 Qc8 (
17... exf5 18. Qb3 $40) 18. Qd3 Be8 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. Qe2 $18 {
Gupta,A (2569)-Kjartansson,G (2365)/Reykjavik/2009/}) 15. g3 {White makes a
useful move and waits to see, how Black intends to unravel his <<forces.} Rd8
$146 {[%mdl 8] A reasonable novelty.} (15... Bf6 16. Rd3 Qf5 (16... Bg7 $142)
17. Re1 (17. Nb5 $1) 17... Na5 18. Ba2 Bd7 $2 (18... b6 19. Ne4 Ba6 $14) 19.
Nh4 $1 Bxh4 20. Re5 Qg4 21. Rxd7 Nc6 22. Rb5 Bf6 23. Kg2 $1 $18 {Epishin,V 
(2600)-Atalik,S (2561)/Bratto /2005/}) ({Atalik suggests the interesting} 15...
a6 $5 16. Be2 $5 (16. Ne4 b5 17. Be2 Bb7 18. Rd7 Qb6 19. Qc3 Rac8 20. Nf6+ Bxf6
21. Qxf6 Nb8 22. Rd2 Qc6 23. Rfd1 Qe4 $132 {Atalik}) (16. Bd3 Rd8 $11) (16. Ba2
Rd8 $132 {and compared with the game, the extra a6 move is useful for Black.} (
16... b5 $6 17. f5 $1 gxf5 18. Nd5 exd5 19. Bxd5 $36)) 16... Rd8 (16... b5 17.
Nxb5 axb5 18. Qxc6 b4 19. axb4 $14) (16... Bf6 17. Ne4 Bg7 18. Nd6 $36) 17.
Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. Rd1 Bd7 {is similar to the game - White has a slight initiative,
but Black retains chances to eventually achieve full equality.} (18... Qc7 19.
Ne4 Bd7 20. Ne5 $36)) 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 (16... Bxd8 $6 17. Rd1 Bf6 18. Ne4 Bg7 19.
Nd6 $16 {Atalik}) 17. Rd1 Bd7 {Seemingly risky, but White has no immediate
forcing way to exploit the pin on the <->d.} 18. f5 {[%mdl 512] An interesting
pawn sacrifice, but for the time being Carlsen finds the way to hold the
balance.} ({Possibly more promising was Shipov's suggestion} 18. Ng5 $5 Qc8
$142 (18... Rc8 $2 19. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 20. f5 gxf5 21. Qxf5+ Kg7 22. Qg4+ Kf7 23.
Qe4 $1 Kg7 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Bxe6 {/\Qg4+-}) (18... Qe8 19. Nb5 Rd8 20. Nc7 (
20. Nd6 Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Qe7 $14) 20... Qf8 21. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 22. Ncxe6 Qh6 23. Kg2
$1 $40) 19. h4 $36) 18... gxf5 (18... exf5 $6 19. Qb3 Rb8 (19... Qe8 20. Bxf7+
Qxf7 21. Qxb7 Rb8 22. Qxd7 $18) 20. Bxf7+ Kg7 21. Kg2 $5 (21. Be6 Bxe6 22. Qxe6
Qg8 $14) 21... Qc8 22. Ne2 {[%csl Re6][%cal Ye2f4] /\Nf4|^,><e6}) 19. Qd2 Qb6
$5 {This tricky move is not forced.} (19... Be8 20. Qh6 Qa5 (20... Qb6 {
-19...Qb6!?}) 21. Nd5 $5 (21. Ng5 Qe5 $1 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Nf3 Qg7 $11) 21...
exd5 22. Rxd5 Qa4 $1 (22... Qc7 23. Rxf5 $40 Qd7 24. Rf4 Bd6 25. Qg5+ Kf8 $8
26. Re4 $1 {[%cal Rg5h6,Rh2h3] /\Qh6,h3+-}) {and it seems that White doesn't
have more than a perpetual with} 23. Ng5 Bxg5 24. Qxg5+ Kf8 $8 (24... Kh8 $2
25. Qxf5 $18 Qxc4 26. Qf6+ Kg8 27. Rg5+ Kf8 28. Qd6+ Ne7 29. Qh6#) 25. Qh6+ Kg8
26. Qg5+ $11) (19... Bc8 20. Qf4 $5 (20. Qh6 Qf8) 20... Bd7 (20... Qf8 21. Bb5
$32) 21. Qd2 (21. Qh6 a6 $5 {[%cal Ya8c8,Yc8c7,Yd8f8] /\Rc8-c7, Qf8}) 21... Bc8
$11) 20. Qh6 {White avoids the traps.} (20. Qxd7 $2 Rd8 $19) (20. Na4 $6 Ne5 $1
(20... Nd4 $1 {can lead to the same position}) 21. Nxb6 (21. Nxe5 Bxa4 $17)
21... Nxf3+ 22. Kf1 (22. Kg2 $2 Nxd2 23. Nxa8 Bc6+ $19) 22... Nxd2+ 23. Rxd2
axb6 24. Rxd7 Bf6 $15 {/=}) 20... Be8 (20... Rd8 21. Ng5 (21. Rxd7 $6 Rxd7 22.
Bxe6 Nd4 $1 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 $15) 21... Bxg5 $8 22. Qxg5+ Kf8 23. Qf6 Bc8 (23...
Qxb2 $4 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Nd5+ $18) 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qh8+ Ke7 26. Qxh7 Qd4
$132 {is also possible, but the text-move is more solid.}) 21. Ng5 Bxg5 $8 22.
Qxg5+ Kf8 (22... Kh8 $2 23. Rd6 {[%cal Rd6e6,Rg5f6] ->,/\Qf6,Re6} Qc7 24. Qf6+
Kg8 25. Rxe6 Qd8 $8 26. Qxf5 (26. Rd6 $16) 26... fxe6 27. Qxe6+ Bf7 (27... Kg7
28. Qg8+ Kh6 29. Qf8+ Kg6 30. Nd5 $18) 28. Qxf7+ Kh8 29. Qxb7 Na5 30. Qb5 $16)
23. Qh6+ {White repeats moves to gain time before the control.} (23. Rd6 {
-25.Rd6}) 23... Kg8 24. Qg5+ Kf8 25. Rd6 Qc7 $2 {[%mdl 8256] A serious error,
which White exploits with a decisive piece of tactics.} (25... Rd8 26. Rxe6 $5
Qd4 $142 $1 (26... fxe6 $2 27. Qh6+ Kg8 (27... Ke7 $2 28. Qxe6+ Kf8 29. Qf6+)
28. Qxe6+ Kg7 29. Qg8+ Kf6 30. Qf8+ Ke5 (30... Kg6 31. Ne2 $1 $18) (30... Kg5
31. Ne4+ fxe4 32. h4+ Kg6 33. Qg8+ Kf5 34. Qg5#) 31. Nb5 $1 {[%cal Rf8g7] /
\Qg7+-}) 27. Rf6 (27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Rf6 Qxc4 29. Qg5+ {-27.Rf6}) 27... Qxc4 28.
Rxc6 Qd4 29. Rc4 Qd2 30. Qxf5 Bc6 31. Rxc6 $5 (31. Ne4 Qd1+ 32. Kg2 Qd5 33.
Qxd5 Bxd5 34. Rd4 f5 35. f3 fxe4 36. fxe4 Bxe4+ 37. Rxe4 Rd2+ $11) 31... bxc6
32. Qxh7 Rd6 $14 {White is somewhat better (safer K), but the result of the
game is far from decided.}) (25... Qc5 $5 {is safer and holds the balance:} 26.
Ne4 $5 (26. Qh6+ Kg8 (26... Ke7 $2 27. Nd5+ $1 exd5 (27... Kxd6 28. Qf8+ $18)
28. Rxd5 $18 {/\} Qxc4 29. Qd6#) 27. Rxe6 fxe6 (27... Qxc4 28. Qg5+ $11) 28.
Bxe6+ Bf7 29. Nd5 Bxe6 30. Qxe6+ Kg7 $11) 26... Qxc4 27. Nf6 Ke7 $8 28. Rd1 (
28. Ne4+ Kf8 $11) 28... Nd4 $8 29. Nxe8+ Kxe8 $1 (29... Kf8 30. Qg7+ Kxe8 31.
Rxd4 Qc1+ 32. Kg2 Rc8 33. Rh4 $36) 30. Qg8+ Ke7 31. Qxa8 Ne2+ $5 (31... Qd5 32.
Rxd4 Qxd4 33. Qxb7+ Kf6 34. Kg2 $11 {/+/=}) 32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33. f3 Nf4+ 34. gxf4
Qe2+ 35. Kg3 Qxd1 36. Qxb7+ Qd7 $11) (25... Qxb2 $2 26. Qf6 Qc1+ (26... Kg8 27.
Rxe6 $18) 27. Rd1 Qxa3 28. Bxe6 Kg8 29. Bxf5 Qf8 30. Ne4 $18 {->}) 26. Qh6+ Ke7
$8 (26... Kg8 27. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 28. Bxe6+ Bf7 29. Nd5 $18 {[%cal Rd5f6] /\Nf6})
27. Qh4+ {White again repeats moves, here he wants to accurately calculate the
winning line.} (27. Nb5 $1 {-29.Nb5!}) 27... Kf8 (27... Kxd6 28. Nb5+ Kd7 29.
Nxc7 $18 (29. Bxe6+ $5 fxe6 30. Qxh7+ $18)) 28. Qh6+ Ke7 29. Nb5 $1 Qa5 (29...
Qxd6 30. Nxd6 Kxd6 31. Qxh7 Ne5 {was more resilient, but equally hopeless in
the long run - the o^h2 will decide after} 32. Be2 $18 {[%csl Gh2]}) (29... Qc8
30. Qxh7 Nd8 (30... Kf8 31. Qh6+ Ke7 32. Qg5+ Kf8 33. Nd4 $1 Nxd4 34. Rxd4 $18)
31. Qh4+ f6 32. Rd1 Qc5 33. Nd4 $1 Bf7 34. Re1 {and White's -> will eventually
break thorugh. A nice sample line is} Kd7 35. Bb5+ Ke7 $2 36. Nxf5+ $1 Qxf5 37.
Qb4+ Qc5 38. Qxc5#) 30. b4 ({Similar is} 30. Rxe6+ $1 fxe6 31. Qxe6+ Kd8 32. b4
$18) 30... Nxb4 {The only reasonable way to postpone mate, but even now the ->
breaks through.} (30... Qb6 31. Rxe6+ $1 fxe6 32. Qxe6+ Kd8 (32... Kf8 33. Qh6+
Ke7 34. Qd6#) 33. Qd6+ Bd7 34. Be6 Nb8 35. Qf8+ Be8 36. Qf6#) 31. Rxe6+ $1 (31.
axb4 $2 Qa1+ 32. Kg2 Bxb5 33. Rxe6+ fxe6 34. Qxe6+ Kd8 35. Bxb5 Qd4 36. Qe8+
Kc7 37. Qxa8 Qd5+ $13) 31... fxe6 32. Qxe6+ Kd8 33. Qf6+ {An important move,
protecting the a1-square.} Kc8 34. Qxf5+ $5 {Before taking the N, White grabs
a P.} (34. axb4 $18) 34... Kd8 (34... Bd7 35. Nd6+ $18) (34... Kb8 35. Qe5+ $18
) 35. Qf6+ Kc8 36. axb4 $1 {Now Black faces a quick mate, or immense material
losses.} (36. axb4 Qd8 (36... Qxb4 37. Be6+ Bd7 38. Qh8+ {mates immediately.})
37. Be6+ Bd7 38. Qc3+ Kb8 39. Qe5+ Kc8 40. Qc5+ Kb8 41. Bxd7 b6 42. Qd6+ Kb7
43. Bc6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Sigeman & Co 10th"]
[Site "Malmo"]
[Date "2002.06.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Epishin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2606"]
[BlackElo "2673"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2002.06.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Dautov. McShane} e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 {
The most usual continuation. But recently especially due to Lputian and
Vaganian another move has become popular:} (6... Nbd7 $5 {Black's idea is to
play c5 and retake more actively with the N, this works well after most
neutral moves.} {The space advantage also doesn't promise White anything
concrete:} 7. c5 (7. Bd3 {or}) (7. Be2 {allows Black to win a tempo with} dxc4
({deserving attention is also} 7... c5 $5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. O-O a6
$1 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Nd4 Bf6 13. Bf3 Ne6 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15. Qb3 Qd7 16. Rfd1
Rfd8 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. h3 Rc6 19. Rxc6 Qxc6 20. Rd2 Qc1+ 21. Rd1 Qxb2 22. Qxb2
Bxb2 23. Rb1 Bf6 24. Rxb7 g5 25. Bc7 Rd7 26. Rb8+ Kg7 27. Bb6 d4 28. exd4 Bxa2
29. Ra8 $11 {1/2,Tregubov,P-Karpov,A/Cap d'Agde/2000/}) 8. Bxc4 a6 9. a4 c5 10.
dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Rfd1 Qe7 14. h3 (14. Nd4 Rfc8 15. Bg3 Nf8
16. Bd3 Bb4 17. Na2 Bd6 18. e4 Bxg3 19. hxg3 N6d7 20. Qe3 Ne5 21. Be2 Nfd7 $11
{Epishin,V-Vaganian,R/BL 0102/2001/}) 14... Rfc8 15. Rac1 Bb4 $5 (15... Nf8 16.
Ne5 Ng6 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. Be5 Nh5 19. Bh2 Qg5 20. Qg4 Qxg4 21. hxg4 Nf6 22. Be2
Kf8 23. g5 Nd5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 25. a5 $1 $36 {Gurevich,M-Vaganian,R/FIDE WCh
Moscow/2001/}) 16. Na2 Bc5 $11) 7... c6 8. Bd3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. O-O
Qc8 12. h3 Qb7 13. Qc2 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Ra7 $1 15. Rab1 axb4 16. axb4 Rfa8 17. Nd2
Ra3 18. Qc2 {Lautier,J-Lutz,C/EU-chT Leon/2001/} Bd8 $1 {/\Bc7= Lautier}) 7.
dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 {The key position in this line, White's next move will
decide the character of the game.} 9. b4 $5 {'?!' McShane. '?' Dautov. McShane:
'This move has been played numerous times before, and Black normally just
retreats the bishop. Short tries an interesting sacrifice, which puts the
status of 9.b4 in doubt.'  Dautov: 'Die Turnierpraxis liefert uns den besten
Beweis fьr die extreme Gefдhrlichkeit des folgenden Springeropfers. Ohne eine
klare Widerlegung dessen sollte WeiЯ lieber die anderen Optionen wдhlen.'} ({
Sharp, but balanced is} 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 $5 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13.
g5 exf4 14. gxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Ne7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rhg1+ Kh8 18. e4 b5 19.
Bd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 b4 21. axb4 Qa1+ 22. Kd2 Qa6 23. Qc6 Rd8 $1 24. Kc3 (24. Qxa8
$2 Qc4 $19) 24... Bb7 25. Qxa6 Bxa6 26. Rd4 Rac8+ 27. Kd2 Bb7 28. Rc1 $11 {
Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Advanced Chess Leon/2002/}) ({On the other hand} 9. cxd5 Nxd5
10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 Re8 15. Rc1 a6 {
leads to very sedate positions. Although now White can win a pawn with} 16.
Bxa6 Rxa6 17. b5 Rxa3 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Rxc6 Ra7 $5 20. Rd6 Rd7 21. Qxd5 Bxf3
22. gxf3 Rxd6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Bxd6 $11 {/+/= he will hardly be able to win
this _|_. Epishin wants to achieve a similar position, but plays b4 at a
moment when the retreat to b6 is not ideal. However, due to Short's sharp
reaction such positional considerations will soon be redundant.}) (9. Be2 dxc4
10. Bxc4 Nh5 $1 $11 {is harmless.}) ({Another sideline is} 9. Rc1 {Black's
best reaction is probably} a6 $5 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Ba7 12. O-O d4 13. exd4
Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Qxd4 15. Be3 Qh4 16. Bxa7 Rxa7 17. Qa4 Qxa4 18. Nxa4 Be6 19. Be2
Re8 20. Rfe1 Kf8 21. h3 b5 22. Nc5 Bd5 {1/2,Ivanchuk,V-Kramnik,V/Linares/1999/}
) 9... Nxb4 $5 {[%mdl 512] '!' McShane. '!' Dautov. Definitely home
preparation, as Epishin has already played 9.b4 a few times in the past. Short
completely chnges the character of the position, the sacrifice gives Black
excellent practical chances.} ({We have mentioned} 9... Bb6 {is not ideal,
White maintains the central tension and some initiative after} 10. Ra2 {or even
} (10. Qc2) (10. Bg5 $5 $14)) ({Somewhat better is} 9... Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 {
Although the exchange of dark-squared B favours White, Black still has
sufficient <=> after} 11. cxd5 (11. Be2 Rd8 $5 $11) 11... exd5 12. Be2 Bg4 13.
O-O Rfd8 14. Rc1 a5 15. Nb5 Qe7 16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. Qb3 Ne5 18. Rfd1 Bxf3 19.
Bxf3 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 h6 21. a4 Ra6 22. Kg2 Qe5 23. Nd4 Re8 24. Qxb7 Rxa4 $11 {
Georgiev,K-Short,N/Sarajevo/2000/}) ({But more often than not Black has played
} 9... Be7 10. Qb3 $5 (10. cxd5 exd5 $5 11. Be2 Be6 12. Nd4 (12. O-O Nh5 $1 $11
) 12... Rc8 13. O-O a5 14. Nxc6 Rxc6 15. Qd4 Ne8 16. Rfd1 Bf6 17. Be5 Bxe5 18.
Qxe5 Qf6 19. Qxf6 Nxf6 20. Nb5 Ra8 21. Nd4 Rc3 22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. a4 h6 24. Rdb1
Bd7 $132 {Ribli,Z-Portisch,L/HUN-chT/1999/}) ({Thus White should look for an
advantage by trying some of the less tested alternatives as} 10. Ra2 {or})) 10.
axb4 Bxb4 11. Qb3 {Natural, White meets the threat with tempo.} (11. Be5 $143 {
More dangerous is} Ne4 $142 $1 (11... Nd7 $6 12. Bd4 Re8 {is analogous to one
of the examples below, but instead of 13.Qb3 White can play better:} (12... f6
13. Qb1 a5 14. Bd3 e5 15. O-O $1 $16 {->}) 13. Qa4 $1 (13. Ra4 $6 a5 14. Qa1
Nb6 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 $44) 13... a5 14. Rb1 {[%cal Rb1b4] /\Rb4} Rb8 (14... b5 15.
cxb5 Bb7 16. Be2 e5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. O-O $36) (14... e5 $2 15. Rxb4 exd4 16.
Nxd5 $16) 15. Ne5 f6 16. Rxb4 $5 axb4 (16... fxe5 17. Bb6 $1 $18 {retains the
extra piece.}) 17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18. Qxb4 b6 19. Nb5 $14 {/+/-}) 12. Qb3 a5 {/\}
13. cxd5 f6 $5 14. Bd4 (14. dxe6 Qe7 15. Bd4 Bxe6 {/\Rfc8-/+} (15... Rd8 $6 16.
Bc4 Rxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxc3+ 18. Ke2 $14)) 14... e5 15. Ke2 $8 {Otherwise Black
wins the piece back immediately.} Bf5 $5 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 $44 {[%csl Re2] ->עe2})
11... a5 {McShane: 'The pin is surprisingly awkward after this calm move.'} 12.
O-O-O $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] A logical novelty. Although the << certainly isn't an
ideal place for the K, in the [+] he fared even worse:  Dautov: 'Eine Neuerung.
Der weiЯe Kцnig entgeht der unangenehmen Fesselung, um den anderen Gefahren
entgegenzusteuern. Der schwarze Angriff wird sich recht mьhelos entwickeln.'} (
12. Be5 $6 Nd7 13. Bd4 (13. Rc1 $2 f6 14. Bg3 Nc5 15. Qc2 Ne4 16. Qb2 e5 17.
Ke2 Nxc3+ 18. Rxc3 Bg4 19. h3 Bh5 20. Rd3 Qc8 21. Qa2 dxc4 22. e4 Bf7 $19 {
Lautier,J-Topalov,V/Monte Carlo blindfold/1999/}) 13... Re8 14. cxd5 e5 15.
Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bb5 Nc6 $1 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. dxc6 Qd4 19. Rc1 Rxe3+ $1 20. fxe3
Qxe3+ 21. Kd1 Be6 22. Qb2 Rd8+ 23. Nd5+ Kg8 {0-1,Gretarsson,H-Ehlvest,J/
Reykjavik op/2002/}) (12. Nd2 d4 $1 13. Ncb1 Ne4 $36 14. Qxb4 axb4 15. Rxa8 e5
16. Bg3 Nc3 17. e4 f5 18. Bxe5 fxe4 19. c5 Nxb1 20. Bc4+ Kh8 $19 {Sulypa,
A-Heinis,V/FRA-chT/1999/}) (12. Bd3 $2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 b5 $1 14. Be2 (14. Bxb5
Qb6 $17 {/\Nd5,Ne4}) 14... Nd5 15. Be5 a4 16. Qb2 {Van Wely,L-Vaganian,R/
Dordrecht 5'/2000/} a3 (16... Qa5 {Dautov} 17. Rc1 a3 $17 {Van Wely,L-Vaganian,
R/Dordrecht 2000}) 17. Qb3 Qa5 18. Kd2 f6 19. Bd4 Rd8 $19) (12. Be2 {McShane}
Ne4 13. Rc1 Bxc3+ 14. Rxc3 a4 15. Qb4 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 {[%csl Ga4] is hard to
assess, but the a-pawn is a definite strength.}) 12... Bd7 {McShane: 'White's
king is a long way from safety, so Short takes time to build up an attack.' 
Dautov: 'Mit der Absicht Rc8 nebst b7-b5.'} 13. Rd4 $2 {This mistake gives
Short's attack a strong impulse, as not only it fails to evacuate the K on
time, but also the R is exposed on d4.  Dautov: 'Diese Verteidigung auf der 4.
Reihe kann den gewaltigen schwarzen Angriff nicht stoppen. '} ({Intuitively
one feels White should try} 13. Kb1 {/\cd5 after} Rc8 (13... Qe7 $44 {Dautov})
14. Rc1 $13 {[%cal Gc1c8] White fights for the crucial <->c and the position
remains unclear.}) (13. Be2 $6 Rc8 14. Kb1 dxc4 $17 {also isn't good, as
recapturing on c4 costs a piece.}) ({Possibly} 13. Be5 {(McShane) immediately
was more to the point.}) 13... Qe7 $40 {[%cal Rf8c8][%mdl 128] Black now
deploys his forces ideally, the Rf8 comes to c8 and soon the attack will be
irresistible.} 14. Be5 (14. Kb1 Rfc8 $17 (14... a4 $5 15. Qb2 Rfc8 $40) 15. Na2
Bc5 16. Rd2 Ne4 $40) (14. cxd5 Rfc8 15. d6 Qe8 16. Rc4 Rxc4 $1 (16... b5 $143
17. Rc7) 17. Bxc4 b5 $17 {/-+} (17... Rc8 $17)) (14. Ne5 Rfc8 15. Kb1 b5 $1 $17
{-> is very similar to the game.}) 14... Rfc8 {'-/+' Dautov.} 15. Kb1 b5 $1 $17
{'!' McShane. McShane: 'Opening more files in front of White's king.'} 16. Nxb5
a4 17. Qa2 (17. Bxf6 {Dautov} gxf6 18. Qc2 (18. Qb2 {Dautov} a3 19. Qa2 Rab8
$19 {/\dxc4}) 18... Bxb5 19. Rg4+ Kh8 20. Rh4 f5 21. Qb2+ Kg8 22. cxb5 Ba3 23.
Qe5 Rc1+ 24. Ka2 Qc5 $19) 17... Bxb5 $1 {Removes an important defender.} (17...
Ne4 $6 18. cxd5 (18. Rd1 $2 dxc4 19. Bxc4 Bxb5 20. Bxb5 Bc3 $19 {je beznadejne}
) 18... exd5 (18... Bxb5 $2 19. Rxe4 Qc5 20. Bxb5 Qxb5 21. Ka1 exd5 22. Rg4 $16
) 19. Qxd5 Bc6 20. Qc4 $13) 18. Bxf6 $8 (18. cxb5 $2 Ne4 19. Rd1 Bc3 $19) 18...
gxf6 {Black needs his Q on the <<} (18... Qxf6 $143 19. cxb5 Bc3 (19... Qg6+ $6
20. Bd3 Qxg2 21. Rg1 Qxf3 22. Rxb4 $14) 20. Rxa4 Qg6+ 21. e4 Rxa4 22. Qxa4 dxe4
23. Qc2 $1 $132 {is less convincing.}) 19. cxb5 Rc3 {[%cal Rc3b3,Rb3a3] /\Rb3,
Ra3} 20. Rd3 (20. Rg4+ Kh8 21. Nd4 Ba3 $1 (21... Ra3 $2 22. Nc6) 22. Ne2 (22.
Nc2 Rb3+ 23. Ka1 Qc7 24. Bc4 Qa5 $1 $19) 22... Rb3+ 23. Ka1 Bd6 $1 {[%cal
Rb3a3] and Ra3 can't be met satisfactorily.}) (20. Bd3 Ra3 {/\Bc3} 21. Bxh7+
Kh8 $19) 20... Rac8 {'-+' Dautov. Dautov: 'Die Entscheidung.'} 21. Be2 (21.
Rxc3 Rxc3 22. Qxa4 Ra3 {costs White the Q, as after} 23. Qd1 $2 Bc3 24. Kc2
Ra2+ $1 25. Kd3 Qb4 $19 {Black mates.}) (21. Qxa4 Rc1+ 22. Kb2 (22. Ka2 $2
R8c2+ 23. Kb3 Qc5 $19) 22... e5 $1 {paralyses White, his N can't go to d4
anymore and} (22... Qc5 {Dautov} 23. Nd4 Qc4 $19) 23. Nd2 e4 24. Rxd5 Ba3+ $1
25. Ka2 R8c2+ $19 {loses quickly.}) 21... Ba3 22. Qd2 $2 {Now Black wins by
force, necessary was} (22. Rxc3 $8 Rxc3 (22... Qb4+ $2 23. Qb3 $1 axb3 24.
Rxc8+ Kg7 25. Rd1 $16) 23. Ka1 $142 (23. Qd2 {But simpler is} Rb3+ (23... Qb4+
24. Ka1 Qc5 $1 (24... Bc1 25. Rxc1 Ra3+ 26. Qa2 Rxa2+ 27. Kxa2 Qb3+ 28. Ka1 a3
29. Rb1 Qc3+ 30. Ka2 Qc2+ 31. Ka1 Qxe2 32. b6 $11) (24... Bb2+ 25. Qxb2 Ra3+
26. Kb1 (26. Qxa3 Qxa3+ 27. Kb1 Qb3+ 28. Ka1 {leads to the same position})
26... Rb3 27. Qxb3 Qxb3+ 28. Ka1 Qc3+ 29. Ka2 Qc2+ 30. Ka1 Qxe2 31. Rb1 Qxf2
32. b6 Qxe3 33. Ka2 $132 {[%csl Gb6] o^b is not an ideal solution.}) 25. Nd4 (
25. Rb1 Bc1 $19) (25. b6 Bc1 $19 26. b7 Ra3+ 27. Kb1 Rb3+ $19) 25... e5 (25...
Bc1 $6 26. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 27. Kb2 a3+ 28. Ka2 e5 29. Bd3 $1 exd4 30. exd4 {/\Qh6<=>
}) 26. b6 (26. Bd3 Bb4 $1 27. Kb1 exd4 28. exd4 Rb3+ 29. Ka2 Qf8 $19) 26... Bc1
27. b7 Ra3+ 28. Kb1 Qb6+ 29. Kxc1 Ra1+ 30. Kc2 Ra2+ $19 {and Black should win,
a nice finish would be} 31. Kc1 Rxd2 32. Kxd2 exd4 33. Ba6 Kg7 $1 34. Ra1 Qb2+
35. Kd3 Qxa1 36. b8=Q Qd1#) 24. Ka2 Bb4 25. Qc1 Ra3+ {winning the Q, or mating
after} 26. Kb1 (26. Kb2 Ba5 $1 27. Qc8+ Kg7 28. Rb1 Qb4+ $19) 26... Bc3 27. Kc2
Qc5 $19) (23. Nd4 $6 Qb4+ 24. Ka1 Rb3 $1 {[%cal Rb4c3] /\Qc3} 25. Nxb3 axb3 $19
) 23... Bb4 $1 (23... Qb4 $6 24. Rb1 (24. Nd2 $2 Rb3 $1 25. Qc2 Bb2+ 26. Kb1
Bc3+ 27. Nxb3 axb3 28. Qd3 Qa5 $19) 24... Rb3 25. Rxb3 axb3 26. Qd2 Qa4 27. Kb1
Bc1 28. Qc3 $1 b2 29. Nd2 $1 $11) 24. Qxa4 (24. Kb1 Rb3+ $19) 24... Ra3+ 25.
Qxa3 Bxa3 $17 {/-+ and Black should gradually win, e.g.,} 26. Rb1 Qa7 $5 27. b6
Qb7 28. Rb5 Be7 {and the Pb6 falls.}) 22... Qb4+ 23. Ka1 Rc1+ 24. Rxc1 Rxc1+
25. Ka2 (25. Qxc1 Bxc1 {[%cal Rb4b2] /\Qb2#}) 25... Qc4+ $1 26. Kxa3 Ra1+ 27.
Kb2 Qa2+ 28. Kc3 Qb3+ (28... Qb3+ 29. Kd4 Qc4#) 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2820"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. c5 {A few
month ago I read "New in Chess" magazine #8 and enjoyed Anish Giri's
annotations to the game Anand-Carlsen, Wch 2014 game #3.} Ne4 {According to
Anish, this is an ultra-modern way of playing this position. Yes, at least
here you can hope to make a novelty earlier than on the 20th move.} ({Here is
the aforementioned game:} 7... c6 {A. Giri confessed that he had nevertheless
played this particular position.} 8. Bd3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Rxa6
12. b5 cxb5 13. c6 Qc8 14. c7 b4 15. Nb5 a4 16. Rc1 Ne4 17. Ng5 Ndf6 18. Nxe4
Nxe4 19. f3 Ra5 $2 20. fxe4 $1 $146 (20. Qe2 $6 Qd7 21. fxe4 Rc8 22. exd5 exd5
23. axb4 Rxb5 24. O-O Rxb4 $15 {Aronian,L (2795)-Adams,M (2753) Bilbao 2013 1/
2-1/2 (40). Due to the strong c7-pawn White has some compensation, but Black
has the upper hand.}) 20... Rxb5 21. Qxa4 Ra5 22. Qc6 bxa3 23. exd5 Rxd5 24.
Qxb6 Qd7 25. O-O Rc8 26. Rc6 $16 {1-0 (34) Anand,V (2792)-Carlsen,M (2863)
Sochi RUS 2014}) 8. Rc1 ({Anish tried} 8. Nxe4 {but he didn't get an advantage
after} dxe4 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. Bxe5 Bd7 $146 (10... b6 11. b4 f6 12. Bg3 a5 13. a3
axb4 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 Qd5 $1 16. Be2 bxc5 17. bxc5 e5 18. O-O (18. dxe5
f5) 18... Be6 19. dxe5 f5 $44 {Lenic,L (2633)-Grachev,B (2672) Germany 2012 1/
2-1/2 (28)}) 11. Be2 (11. Bc4 $5 {could be recommended as an improvement} Bf6
12. Qh5 g6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qg4 {with some pressure}) 11... Bc6 12. O-O Bf6
13. Bg3 Bh4 14. Be5 Bf6 15. b4 Bxe5 16. dxe5 a6 $11 {Giri,A (2745)
-Kasimdzhanov,R (2700) Tromso NOR 2014 1/2-1/2 (34)}) (8. Qc2 {See the game
Topalov,V-Giri,A/Istanbul ol 2012. The game is annotated by M. Krasenkow, who
dislikes 7...Ne4: 'This rare continuation will hardly gain new adherents'.})
8... Nxc3 9. Rxc3 b6 10. c6 ({Anand has got nothing after} 10. b4 a5 11. a3
axb4 12. axb4 bxc5 13. bxc5 Nf6 14. Nd2 Nd7 {intending to play ...e5} 15. Nf3 {
draw offer} Nf6 16. Nd2 Nd7 17. Nf3 {1/2-1/2 (17) Anand,V (2793)-Caruana,F 
(2829) London ENG 2014}) 10... Nf6 11. a3 a5 12. Rc2 Ne4 (12... Ba6 $6 $146 {
Black needs to trade light-squared bishops but he should wait till after White
has played Bd3.} 13. Bxa6 Rxa6 14. Ne5 a4 {It is not clear if Black really
needs to play a4} 15. g4 $5 (15. f3 Re8 16. Bg3 Ra8 17. O-O $14) 15... Ne4 16.
Nd7 Re8 17. Qd3 Ra5 18. O-O Nd6 19. Bxd6 Bxd6 20. f4 $14 {Vitiugov,N (2735)
-Raznikov,D (2494) Caleta ENG 2015 1-0 (32)}) 13. Bd3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 Rxa6 15. Ne5
Bd6 16. Nd7 Bxf4 $5 {It wasn't necessary to sacrifice an exchange.} (16... Re8
17. O-O Bxf4 18. exf4 a4 19. Qe2 Ra8 20. g3 {Black's position is very solid.})
17. Nxf8 Bxe3 {Due to the closed character of the position and the potential
weakness of the d4-pawn, Black has some compensation for the exchange but it
seems to me that 16...Re8 was stronger then 16...Bf4.} 18. Nd7 Bg5 (18... Bh6 {
intending ...g6, ...Bg7} 19. Qh5) 19. Qd3 Ra8 20. a4 {I don't like this move.
White could have tried to prepare b4, or if Black plays ...a4, then after b4
axb3 Qxb3 White could push his a-pawn. Another drawback of 20.a4 is the weak
b4-square.} Nf6 21. h4 ({It would be good for White if he managed to open the
e-file after f4, f5 but it is not obvious how to realise this plan.} 21. Nxf6+
Bxf6 22. O-O g6 23. Rd1 (23. f4 Qd6 24. g4 $2 Qb4 $15) 23... Qd6 24. g3 h5)
21... Bh6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. h5 {Intending g3, f4.} Bg5 24. O-O (24. g3 $1)
24... Qf4 $1 25. Rd1 Bf6 {Black's position is solid and it is not clear how
White wants to profit from his extra exchange.} 26. g3 Qg4 27. Qe2 Qh3 $5 {
Did Fabiano try to win the game?!} ({After} 27... Qxe2 28. Rxe2 Kf8 29. f4 Ke7
30. Kf2 Kd6 31. Rc2 g6 $5 {the position which has arisen is roughly equal.})
28. Rc3 Be7 29. g4 Qh4 30. f4 Bd6 31. Rf1 Qf6 32. Qf2 Rb8 {Intending ...b5.}
33. Rb3 g6 {Black lacks space. That's why he opens the h-file.} 34. hxg6 hxg6
35. Kg2 {Anish prepares some activities on the h-file.} Kf8 $6 (35... Kg7 $5
36. Rh3 Rh8 37. Rxh8 Kxh8 {and due to the weak pawns White can't organise an
invasion on the h-file.}) 36. Rh3 Ke7 37. b3 Rh8 38. g5 $5 {Anish gains space
but he can't play f4-f5 anymore.} Qg7 39. Rxh8 Qxh8 40. Rh1 $14 Qg8 41. Rh3 (
41. Kf3 Qa8 42. Qc2 Qg8 {and it is not obvious if White has something.}) 41...
Qg7 42. Kf3 Qg8 43. Kg2 Kd8 44. Qh4 Qe8 45. Rc3 (45. Qh8 Qxh8 46. Rxh8+ Ke7 {
is a draw because White needs to protect the f4-pawn. If he had the king on f3
then after ...Rc8 White wins due to Zugzwang.}) 45... Kc8 46. Kf3 Kb8 47. Qh7
Qf8 48. Kg4 Ka7 49. Rf3 Qe8 50. Qg7 Qxc6 $11 51. Qxf7 Qc1 52. Qxe6 Qg1+ 53. Rg3
Qxd4 $5 {Fabiano doesn't want to finish the game.} (53... Qd1+ 54. Rf3 Qg1+ $11
) 54. Qe3 Qh8 55. Rh3 Qc8+ 56. Kh4 Qf8 57. Rf3 Qh8+ 58. Kg3 Qh5 59. Kg2 $8 Qg4+
60. Kf1 Bc5 61. Qd3 Qg1+ 62. Ke2 Bb4 63. Rf1 Qg4+ (63... Qg2+ 64. Rf2 Qh1 65.
Qxg6 Qe1+ 66. Kf3 Qd1+ 67. Kg3 Qg1+ 68. Kf3 Qd1+ $11) 64. Qf3 Qf5 65. Rd1 c6 $8
{Fabiano protects the pawn however after 66.Rh1 his king will be in danger.}
66. Rh1 $1 Bc5 67. Kf1 ({It is worth considering playing} 67. Rh7+ Ka8 68. Kf1
$1 {White wants to continue Kg2 and Qe2.} Bd6 69. Kg2 Bxf4 70. Qe2 Qc8 $8 (
70... Qxg5+ 71. Kh1 $18) 71. Kf3 Bxg5 72. Qd3 Qf5+ $11) 67... Bd6 68. Rh7+ Kb8
69. Qe3 Qxf4+ 70. Qxf4 Bxf4 71. Rg7 Bxg5 72. Rxg6 Be7 73. Rxc6 Bc5 $11 {
Black still has to play precisely but it is a fortress.} 74. Ke2 Kb7 75. Rg6
Kc7 76. Kf3 Kd7 77. Kf4 Bd4 $1 78. Kf5 Ke7 79. Rg4 Bc3 80. Rg3 Bb2 81. Rg2 Bc3
82. Rc2 Ba1 83. Rc6 Bd4 84. Rh6 Kd7 85. Re6 Kc7 86. Kf4 Kd7 87. Rh6 Kc7 88. Kf3
Kd7 89. Ke2 Bc5 90. Kf3 Bd4 91. Rh4 Bc5 92. Rg4 Kd6 93. Rg6+ Kd7 94. Rh6 Bd4
95. Kf4 Kc7 96. Kf5 Kd7 97. Rh4 Bc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 5th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.08.05"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2017.08.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 (10. a3 {is the main line, but nowadays it is
considered as the drawish line. For instance this game} Nc6 11. Bd3 Bb6 12. O-O
Bg4 13. h3 Bh5 14. b4 a6 (14... d4 $5 15. b5 Na5 16. exd4 Qd5 17. Re1 Rfe8 $6 (
17... Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qxf3 19. gxf3 Nb3 20. Rad1 Nxd4 21. Kg2 Rad8 {Black should
equalise}) 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Rc1 (19. Rb1 $1 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Bxd4
22. Be4 $14) 19... Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Qxf3 21. gxf3 Nb3 22. Rc3 Nxd4 $11 {Huebner,R
(2583)-Prusikin,M (2528) Switzerland SUI 2016 1-0 (70)}) 15. Rb1 d4 16. b5 (16.
exd4 Nxd4 17. g4 Bg6 18. Bxg6 hxg6 $11) (16. e4 Bc7 17. Bxc7 Qxc7 18. Rc1 Qe7
$11) 16... axb5 17. Rxb5 Bxf3 18. Qb1 $1 Bc7 $1 19. Bxh7+ Kh8 20. gxf3 Bxf4 21.
exf4 Ne7 22. Rh5 (22. Be4 f5 23. Bxf5 (23. Bxb7 Rb8 24. Rd1 Ng6 25. Rxf5 Nxf4
26. Qe4 Qh4 27. a4 d3 $1 (27... Nxh3+ $6 28. Kg2 Nf4+ 29. Qxf4 Qxf4 30. Rxf4
Rxf4 31. Rh1+ Kg8 32. Bd5+ Rf7 (32... Kf8 $4 33. Rh8+ $18) 33. Ra1 $16) 28. Bc6
Rxf5 29. Qxf5 Nxh3+ 30. Kg2 Nf4+ 31. Kg1 $11) 23... Nd5 24. Rxb7 Nxf4 25. Kh2
Qf6 $11) 22... Ra5 23. Bf5+ (23. Rxa5 Qxa5 24. Re1 Qxa3 25. Qxb7 Kxh7 26. Qxe7
Qxe7 27. Rxe7 Rd8 28. Kf1 d3 29. Ke1 d2+ 30. Kd1 Kg6 $11) 23... Kg8 24. Bh7+
Kh8 25. Bf5+ Kg8 26. Bh7+ {1/2 (26) Inarkiev,E (2727) -Nakamura,H (2786)
Moscow RUS 2017}) 10... Bb4+ 11. Nd2 (11. Ke2 Nc6 12. Qc2 h6 13. Rhd1 Be6 14.
Kf1 Rc8 15. Qe2 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Kg1 Ne5 18. Nd4 Ng4 19. Nf3 Ne5 {Bacrot,
E (2700)-Sokolov,A (2594) 1/2 (42) France 2008. Black has got a slightly worse
but very solid position.}) (11. Kf1 {This is a risky continuation. White wants
to play h4, Ng5 and if Black plays ...h6 to prevent Ng5 then he will play Bc2,
Qd3. You can find more about this line if you check the game Jobava,B
-Rustemov Aeroflot op, which is annotated by Rustam Dautov.} Nc6 12. h4 Bd6 13.
Bxd6 Qxd6 14. h5 Qf6 15. Rh4 Qxb2 16. Rb1 Qf6 17. Rf4 Qe7 18. h6 $6 g5 19. Ra4
(19. Rf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Qf6 21. g4 Ne7 22. Nd4 Qxh6 $19 {Adianto,U (2615)
-Mikhalevski,A (2485) Biel 1998 1/2 (57)}) 19... Qf6 20. Bb5 Rd8 {Black will
gain the h6-pawn and White should try to prove that he has enough compensation
for 2 pawns to equalise the game.}) 11... Nc6 12. O-O Be6 {I don't think that
Black should hurry with ...Be6. After Nf3 he could have played ...Bg4. Let's
examine other continuations:} (12... Bd6 {leads to passive and worse positions.
For example} 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Nb3 (14. Nf3 Ne5 (14... Bg4 $2 15. Bxh7+ $16)
15. Be2 Bd7 16. Qd4 Nc6 17. Qd2 Bg4 18. Rfd1 Rfd8 19. h3) 14... Be6 15. Bb5 Ne5
16. Be2 Rfd8 17. Nd4 Rac8 18. Qb3 b6 19. Rfd1 $14 {Pechac,J (2441) -Nowak,K 
(2318) Rymanow-Zdroj POL 2017 1-0 (49)}) (12... Be7 {I think that this is the
strongest move. The bishop can achieve nothing on b4 and when compared with 12.
..Be6 13.Nf3 Be7 Black can meet Nf3 with ...Bg4. Hikaru played 12...Be7 in his
next game against Magnus Carlsen.} 13. Rc1 (13. a3 Bf6 14. Nf3 (14. Qc2 g6 (
14... h6 {is possible as well}) 15. Rac1 Be6 16. Nb3 Rc8 17. Nc5 Ne5 18. Bxe5
Bxe5 19. f4 Bg7 20. Nxe6 $11 {1/2 (20) Kortschnoj,V (2634)-Kasimdzhanov,R 
(2653) Bled 2002}) 14... Qe7 15. h3 g6 16. Qd2 Be6 17. Rac1 Rfd8 18. b4 a6 19.
Rc2 Qd7 20. Rfc1 Bf5 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 22. Bc7 Rd7 23. Bb6 Qe4 24. Rd1 $14 {
Giri,A (2771) -Karjakin,S (2781) Stavanger NOR 2017 1/2 (76)}) 13... Bf6 14.
Nf3 Qe7 15. h3 g6 (15... Be6 $5 16. Qe2 Rac8) 16. Bb5 Bd7 17. Qxd5 Be6 18. Qe4
Bxb2 19. Bxc6 f5 20. Bg5 fxe4 21. Bxe7 Bxc1 22. Bxb7 Bxe3 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24.
fxe3 exf3 25. Bxf3 $14 {Carlsen, M (2822)-Nakamura,H (2792) Saint Louis USA
2017 1/2 (94)}) 13. Nf3 Be7 $146 (13... Bg4 {Black can play ...Be6 and ...Bg4,
but everyone would try to play ...Bg4 in one move.} 14. h3 Bh5 15. Be2 Re8 16.
Rc1 Be7 17. Ne5 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qb6 19. Rfd1 Rad8 20. Qc2 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 $14 {
Gabriel, R (2255)-Klovans,J (2440) Schwaebisch Gmuend 1993 1-0 (54)}) 14. Rc1
Bf6 15. a3 $5 (15. Qd2 {White could have finished the developing of his pieces
after Qd2, Rd1:} a6 16. h3 Rc8 17. b4 Qe7 (17... d4 18. Rfd1 $1 (18. e4 Be7 19.
a3 Qd7 20. Rfd1 $14) 18... dxe3 (18... Qd5 19. a3 Rfd8 20. exd4 Nxd4 21. Nxd4
Qxd4 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 24. Qxd4 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 {Black has good
chances to make a draw.}) 19. Qxe3 Qe8 20. Qb6 Bd5 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 $16)
18. a3 Rfd8 (18... d4 $2 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. exd4 Bxd4 21. Bxh7+ $16) 19. Rfe1 h6
20. Bb1 {White is slightly better.}) 15... Qe7 ({Of course Black shouldn't play
} 15... d4 $6 {due to} 16. e4 Re8 17. e5 Be7 18. Nd2 $14) 16. b4 a6 17. h3 {
Now Black is OK.} ({I'm not sure if Black can equalise after} 17. Nd4 $5 Nxd4 (
17... Bxd4 18. exd4 Qf6 (18... Nxd4 $6 19. Be3 Nc6 20. Bc5 $16) 19. Be3 Bf5 20.
Be2 Rfe8 21. Rc5 Rad8 22. Qd2 h6 23. Rfc1 $14) 18. Rc7 Qd8 19. exd4 b5 (19...
Bxd4 $6 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qxd4 b5 22. Rfc1 $16) 20. Qa1 Rc8 21. Rfc1 $14)
17... Rac8 18. Rc5 $5 {After 18.Qd2 the most likely result is a draw. So Ian
chose another move that provokes ...a5.} (18. Qd2 Rfd8 19. Rfd1 h6 {White is
better but Black's position is very solid.}) 18... a5 $5 (18... h6 {was
possible as well:} 19. Qd2 Rfd8 20. Rfc1 Qe8 21. Bb1 Be7 22. Qd3 $1 g6 (22...
Bxc5 $6 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. bxc5 f6 25. Bd6+ Ne7 26. Rd1 $16) 23. Bxh6 d4 24. exd4
Bxc5 25. bxc5 Bd5 26. Nd2 $13) 19. Qb1 axb4 20. axb4 b6 $2 {It is not easy to
understand why Hikaru didn't play 20...h6:} (20... h6 21. Rfc1 Ra8 {Black's
position is not worse, he is threatening ...Ra1} 22. Qb3 (22. b5 Ra1 23. Qxa1 (
23. Qc2 $4 Nb4 $19) 23... Bxa1 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Rxc6 Bb2 26. Bd6 Qb7 27. Bxf8
Bxc1 28. Rxc1 Kxf8 {White should make a draw.}) 22... d4 23. Bc4 dxe3 24. Bxe3
Bxc4 25. Qxc4 $11) 21. Rcc1 g6 $2 (21... Nxb4 22. Bxh7+ Kh8 23. Bf5 Rc4 24. Ne5
Bxe5 25. Bxe5 $14 {It is obvious that White's position is better but Black's
position is not hopeless.}) 22. Ba6 {White wins an exchange and game is over.}
Nxb4 (22... Bf5 23. Qb3 Ne5 24. Bxc8 Nxf3+ 25. gxf3 Bxc8 26. Qxd5 $18) (22...
Ra8 23. Rxc6 Rxa6 24. Bd6 Qd7 25. Bxf8 Kxf8 (25... Qxc6 26. b5 $18) 26. b5 $18)
23. Bxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Rc1 $18 ({or} 25. Be5 Bxe5 26. Nxe5 $18) 25...
Bf5 26. Qb3 Nd3 27. Rc7 Qd8 28. Bg3 h5 29. Qxb6 h4 30. Bd6 Be4 31. Qc6 Kg7 32.
Rc8 d4 33. Qxe4 1-0

[Event "Geneva FIDE GP"]
[Site "Geneva"]
[Date "2017.07.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.07.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 c5 8. cxd5
({Another interesting continuation is} 8. Rd1 cxd4 9. Rxd4 Qa5 10. Bg3 b5 $5 {
Levon has found an interesting pawn sacrifice.} ({I don't think that White has
any advantage after} 10... Nb6 11. Nd2 dxc4 12. Bxc4 (12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4
Bd7 14. O-O Rfd8 $11) 12... Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Qa6 14. O-O Rd8 15. Rxd8+ Bxd8 16.
Ne5 Bd7 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Rd1 Nf6 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2686)-Adams,M (2722)
Istanbul 2012 1/2 (36), White's advantage is negligeable and Michael easily
made a draw.}) 11. cxb5 Bb7 12. Bd3 (12. Be2 Rfc8 13. O-O Bb4 14. Qb1 Bxc3 15.
bxc3 Ne4 16. c4 Nc3 17. Qc2 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Rxc4 19. Rxc4 dxc4 20. Qxc4 Nb6 $11)
12... Nc5 13. Ne5 (13. O-O {and the opponents agreed to a draw in Bacrot,
E-Aronian,L 2011.}) 13... Rfc8 14. O-O Nxd3 15. Qxd3 a6 16. a4 Nh5 17. Bh4 Bc5
18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Qxa4 20. Rd8+ Rxd8 21. Bxd8 Qxb5 22. Qxb5 axb5 $11 {
Inarkiev,E (2660)-Aronian,L (2784) Skopje MKD 2015 1/2 (58)}) 8... Nxd5 ({
It would be interesting to know what Peter had in mind after} 8... cxd4 {
I believe that it is the most reliable continuation and Black can easily get
an equal position.} 9. exd4 (9. d6 {was played once. Despite the fact, that
White won this game, I think that Black's chances are not worse.} dxc3 10. bxc3
(10. Rd1 Nd5 11. dxe7 Qxe7 12. Bg3 Qb4 13. bxc3 Qxc3+ 14. Qxc3 Nxc3 15. Rd4 Nb6
16. Kd2 Nxa2 17. Be2 a5 $15) 10... e5 11. dxe7 Qxe7 12. Bg3 Qc5 $6 (12... b6 $1
13. Be2 Bb7 14. O-O Ne4 $15) 13. Rb1 a6 14. Be2 b6 15. O-O Bb7 16. Qa4 Rfe8 $11
{Kempinski, R (2528)-Krainski,A (2271) Bydgoszcz 2000 1-0 (39)}) (9. Nxd4 $2 e5
10. Nf5 exf4 11. d6 Bxd6 12. Nxd6 fxe3 13. fxe3 Ng4 $17) (9. dxe6 $6 {My
computer and I don't see full compensation for the sacrificed piece.} dxc3 10.
exf7+ Rxf7 (10... Kh8 $5 11. bxc3 Nd5 12. Bg3 Qa5 {seems to be good for Black
as well.}) 11. bxc3 Nd5 12. Bc4 N7b6 13. Bb3 Be6 14. Rd1 Qc8 15. Be5 Nc4 16.
O-O Ndb6 17. Nd4 Bg4 18. f3 Bd7 $17 {Isigkeit,H (2421)-Sawiniec,D (2411) ICCF
2008 0-1 (61)}) 9... Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Nf6
14. O-O $11 {1/2 (14) Van Wely,L (2643)-Asrian,K (2566) New Delhi/ Teheran 2000
} Bg4 15. Rfe1 Rc8 16. Ne5 Ne4 17. Qb4 Bxe2 18. Rxe2 Qc7 19. Rae1 Rfd8 20. Qb3
h6 21. h3 Ng5 22. f3 Ne4 {1/2 (22) Maiwald,J (2471)-Cyborowski,L (2510)
Germany 2015}) 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Qa5+ (10... h6 11. dxc5 {This seems to be
the strongest continuation} ({After} 11. O-O {Black could play} c4 $5 12. Be2
b5 13. Rad1 Bb7 $132) 11... Nxc5 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bf5 ({Vladimir could have
played} 13. Bh7+ Kh8 14. Bf5 {probably he wants to win a tempo after possible
moves ...Bxf3 gxf3 and then Kh1, Rg1 attacking the h6-pawn}) 13... Bxf3 14.
gxf3 Ne6 15. Bg3 Qb6 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Be5 Rac8 18. Qe2 Rc6 19. f4 Nc7 $6 (
19... Nc5 20. Bh3 Bf6 21. Bxf6 Rxf6 22. Rd4 Ne6 $11) 20. Rd3 Bf6 21. Rb3 $14 {
Fedoseev,V (2690)-Jakovenko,D (2718) Minsk BLR 2017 1-0 (45)}) 11. Qc3 Qb6 ({
It seems to me that Black could equalise after} 11... Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nf6 (12...
c4 $6 13. Bc2 f5 14. a4 Nf6 15. Ne5 Ne4 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Ke2 {White has
better chances}) 13. O-O Ne4 14. Rfc1 Be6 15. Rab1 b6 16. h3 f6 17. a4 Bd6 $6 (
17... g5 $5 18. Bh2 c4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Nd2 Bd5 21. a5 Kf7 22. axb6 axb6 23.
Rxb6 Ra2 24. Nf1 Rd8 $44) 18. Bxe4 Bxf4 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. exf4 $14 {Bruzon
Batista,L (2643)-Oparin,G (2609) Linares ESP 2017 1/2 (38). Black has some
small compensation for the sacrificed pawn.}) 12. a3 $146 {Now if Black plays .
..c4 then White can answer Bc2.} (12. O-O c4 {Since Black traded knights and
White doesn't have a plan, which is connected with Ne5, Bg5, f4, etc, Black
can play ...c4.} 13. Be2 $6 (13. Bc2 $2 Bb4 14. Bc7 Bxc3 15. Bxb6 Bxb2 $17) (
13. Bb1 $142) 13... Nf6 14. Qc2 g6 15. b3 Bf5 16. Qd1 Rac8 17. bxc4 dxc4 18.
Rc1 c3 $17 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Nd5 21. Bh6 Rfd8 22. Ne1 $2 g5 {0-1 (22)
Mihajlov,S (2185)-Houska,J (2414) Caleta 2014}) 12... cxd4 ({Even here the
computer recommends} 12... c4 13. Bc2 {It 's obvious that White's bishop
should be placed on c2, but it is not clear if White has chances to get an
advantage.} Nf6 14. O-O Be6 15. Ng5 (15. Ne5 Nh5 16. Bg3 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Rfd8 18.
Rae1 Rac8 $11) 15... Bd7 16. Be5 (16. Rae1 Rfe8 17. Be5 h6 18. Nf3 Rac8 {
Black has a plan connected with ...b5, ...a5, ...b4 and it is not easy to
recommend a plan for White.}) 16... h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nh7 Rfe8 19. Nxf6+
Qxf6 $11) 13. Qxd4 Nc5 14. Bc2 Qb5 (14... Qa6 15. Be5 f6 16. Bg3 Rd8 17. Bc7
Ne6 18. Qh4 Nxc7 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 (19... Kf7 $4 20. Rc1 Qb6 21. Bg6+ Ke6 22. Rxc7
Qxc7 23. Nd4+ Kd6 24. Nb5+ $18) 20. Qh8+ Kf7 21. Qh5+ Kf8 $11) 15. Be5 f6 16.
Bg3 Qc4 $2 {After this mistake Black is in big danger.} ({I think that Black
should have played} 16... Rd8 {and the position which has arisen is rather
equal.} 17. Rd1 (17. Bc7 Rd7 18. Bg3 Rd8 $11) (17. Qd2 $6 Qxb2 18. Bxh7+ $4 (
18. O-O Ne4 19. Bxe4 (19. Qc1 $142 Qxc1 20. Rfxc1 Bd7 21. Bb3 Bc6 $17) 19...
Qxd2 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Nxd2 d4 $17) 18... Kxh7 19. Qxb2 Nd3+ $19) (17. b4 Ne6
18. Qd2 a5 19. Bd3 Qb6 20. Rb1 axb4 21. axb4 d4 $11) 17... g6 18. h4 (18. b4 $6
Ne6 19. Qd3 Qxd3 20. Bxd3 a5 $15 {and White has some problems}) 18... Be6 19.
h5 Ne4) 17. Rc1 Qxd4 {This leads to a difficult endgame with an isolated pawn.
I think that Michael should have kept queens on the board.} (17... g6 $5 18.
Qd2 Qa6 19. Nd4 (19. Qxd5+ $2 Be6 20. Qd1 Bc4 21. b4 Rfd8 $17) 19... Bd7 20. f3
Rfe8 21. Kf2 $14) 18. Nxd4 a5 {Black prevents b4, but now White can play Nb5.}
(18... a6 19. b4 Ne4 20. Bb3 Rd8 21. Bc7 $1 (21. Rc7 Kf8 22. Bf4 Nd6 23. Ke2
$16) 21... Rd7 22. Ba5 Bd8 23. f3 Ng5 24. Bxd8 Rxd8 25. Kf2 Kf8 26. Rc5 {
White should win this endgame.}) 19. Nb5 Rd8 ({Probably Michael evaluated the
position after} 19... Be6 $5 20. Nc7 Rac8 21. b4 Rxc7 22. Bxc7 Rc8 23. bxc5
Rxc7 24. Bb3 $16 {as hopeless but it seems to me that other continuations are
even worse.}) 20. Nc7 Ra7 21. Rd1 Kf7 22. Nxd5 {White just won a pawn without
any compensation.} b5 {In searching for counterplay.} 23. O-O Bf8 $6 (23... g6
24. Nxe7 Kxe7 25. Rxd8 Kxd8 {White should easily win it.}) 24. Bxh7 {White has
gained a second pawn, Black's position is hopeless.} g5 ({Of course Black
can't win the bishop due to} 24... g6 25. Bxg6+ Kxg6 26. Nf4+ $18) 25. h4 Be6
26. e4 gxh4 27. Bxh4 Bxd5 28. Rxd5 Rxd5 29. exd5 $18 {White has 2 extra pawns
and the bishop pair and despite the weakness of his b2-pawn, Peter easily won
the game.} Na4 30. Rc1 Rd7 $1 {This is Black's best chance. Michael found a
way to win the d5-pawn, but his position is still hopeless.} (30... Nxb2 31.
Rc6 Bxa3 32. Bxf6 Nc4 33. Bd4 Rb7 34. g4 {Black can't stop the g4-pawn.}) 31.
Rc6 $1 Rxd5 32. Rxf6+ Kg7 33. Bc2 $1 Nxb2 34. Rg6+ Kf7 35. Rf6+ Kg7 36. Rb6 $1
Bc5 (36... Bd6 37. Rb7+ Kf8 38. g3 Bxa3 39. Bf6 Nd3 40. Bb3 $18) (36... Bxa3 {
Black can't take on a3 due to} 37. Bf6+ Kf8 38. Rb8+ Kf7 39. Bxb2 Bxb2 40. Bb3)
37. Rb7+ Kf8 38. Bg6 Bd4 39. Be7+ Kg8 40. Bf6 1-0

[Event "Match/Nation DDR-POL U26"]
[Site "Zinnowitz"]
[Date "1979.10.27"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Tischbierek, Raj"]
[Black "Borkowski, Franciszek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2315"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[Annotator "Tischbierek,R"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "1979.10.26"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{SCHACH 12/1979 Seiten 542-543} 1. c4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4
O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Rc1 ({Stдrker ist} 8. Qc2 {Allerdings waren meine
Theoriekenntnisse in dieser Variante nicht allzu gut, so dass ich mich zu
einem selten gespielten Zug entschloЯ.}) 8... Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Be2 Be6 $2 {
Falsche Stellungseinschдtzung! Zwar bekommt Schwarz keine Sorgen mit seinem
Isolani, aber die weiЯen Figuren erhalten hervorragende Stьtzpunkte.} ({
Ausgeglichen hдtte hier} 10... d4 11. exd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14.
O-O Bxc3) 11. O-O Rc8 12. Nb5 $1 Ne4 13. Nfd4 {Der weiЯe Angriff ist jetzt
offensichtlich.} (13. Nd2 $1) 13... a6 14. Nxc6 Rxc6 15. Nd4 Rc8 16. Qd3 Qf6 $6
{[#]Leicht ist es, diesen Zug zu tadeln, schwieriger, einen besseren zu finden.
Es drohte 17. Sb3 mit weiterer Verstдrkung der Stellung.} 17. f3 $1 Bxd4 ({
Da nun} 17... Ng5 {an} 18. h4 $1 {scheitert, ist Schwarz gezwungen, in ein
schwieriges Endspiel einzulenken.}) 18. Qxd4 ({Unklar ist} 18. Rxc8 Rxc8 19.
fxe4 Bxb2 20. exd5 Bf5 $1) 18... Qxd4 19. exd4 Nf6 20. Bd3 g6 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22.
Rc1 Rxc1+ 23. Bxc1 {Es ist klar, dass es Schwarz gegen das weiЯe Lдuferpaar
schwer haben wird.} Ne8 24. Kf2 Nd6 25. g4 Bd7 26. Bf4 Nb5 27. Ke3 f6 $2 {
Danach geht plцtzlich der Springer verloren.} ({Allerdings wird WeiЯ auch nach
} 27... Kf8 28. h4 {nebst h4-h5-h6 auf die Dauer gewinnen.}) 28. Bb8 $1 f5 29.
gxf5 gxf5 30. f4 $1 Kf7 31. a4 Nd6 32. Bxd6 Ke6 33. Be5 Bxa4 34. Kf3 Bb3 35.
Kg3 Bc4 36. Bc2 b5 37. b4 Be2 38. Kh4 h6 39. Bg7 h5 40. Be5 Bf3 41. h3 Be4 42.
Bd1 Bd3 43. Kxh5 {2:08-1:56} 1-0

[Event "Nottingham International Masters"]
[Site "Nottingham"]
[Date "1936.08.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fine, Reuben"]
[Black "Lasker, Emanuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Annotator "Van Reek,J"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1936.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 c5 8. O-O
a6 9. Qe2 b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. e4 Nbd7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 b4 15.
Na4 Be7 16. Rfd1 Nh5 $5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Rac1 Ndf6 $4 {Lasker makes a grave
positional error.} ({Correct is} 18... Nf4 19. Qe3 Nxd3 20. Rc7 $1 Bc6 $1 21.
Rxc6 N7e5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 {(Alekhine).}) 19. g3 $1 a5 20. Nc5 Rfc8 21. Nxb7 Qxb7
22. Ne5 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 25. Qc2 Qb7 26. Qc6 Qa7 27. Qc8+ Kh7
28. Nc6 Qc5 29. e5+ g6 30. exf6 Nxf6 31. Qb7 Kg8 32. Be2 Nd5 33. Ne5 1-0

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 3rd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2015.08.31"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2814"]
[Annotator "Wagner,D"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2015.08.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"]

{The day before Carlsen had lost an unbelievable game against Grischuk. After
losing his objectivity in a completely equal position he had to suffer for a
long time in an ending a pawn down. Nakamura on the other hand was outplayed
by Aronian after unconvincing preparation in a Spanish line.} 1. d4 {[%emt 0:
00:03]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:10] I was following the live commentary where former
World Champion Garry Kasparov joined Yasser Seirawan and Jennifer Shahade in
the commentary room. When asked which opening he would have recommended
Nakamura against Carlsen he immediately responded: King's Indian, of course!} (
1... Nf6 $1 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 $1) 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:03]}
3. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:04] But instead Nakamura goes for the
solid Queen's Gambit, a decent opening of course, but in the specific
tournament situation I would tend to agree with Kasparov. After his loss on
the previous day it would have been more unpleasant for Carlsen to face
concrete problems in a sharp line, where on top of that it's easier for
Nakamura to unfold his full potential.} 4. Bf4 {[%emt 0:01:23]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:
00:16]} 5. e3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:29]} 6. a3 $5 {[%emt 0:00:22]
The main point of this line is to prevent 6...Nbd7, so 6...b6 is considered
the right reply now, because a3 is not that useful in the b6-setup.} c5 {
[%emt 0:08:20] A risky choice, because Carlsen has lots of experience in this
line with both colours.} (6... b6 $1) (6... Nbd7 $6 7. Nb5 $1) 7. dxc5 {
[%emt 0:00:11]} Bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:
56]} 9. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Qa5 {[%emt 0:21:02]} (9... Re8 {was played by
Carlsen himself in his last World Championship match with Anand.} 10. Bg5 Be7
11. Rd1 Qa5 12. Bd3 h6 13. Bh4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 a6 15. O-O b5 16. Ba2 Bb7 17. Bb1
Rad8 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Nc5 Bxc5 21. Qxc5 b4 $11 {1/2 (41)-1/2 (41)
Anand, V (2792)-Carlsen,M (2863) Sochi 2014}) 10. Rd1 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Be7 {
[%emt 0:01:43]} 11. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:02:11] I wonder what
went wrong with Nakamura's preparation, because this line is considered
dubious already for quite a long time.} (11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nh5 {is another
line, where White gets a small plus.}) 12. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:
00:16]} 13. Qxc3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} (13. bxc3 $5 {seems also pleasant for White.}
exd5 14. O-O Bf6 15. c4 Be6 16. Bg5 dxc4 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bxc4 Qc5 19. Rc1
Qxc4 20. Qxc4 Bxc4 21. Rxc4 $16 {1-0 (37) Giri,A (2752)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2700)
Rosmalen 2014}) 13... Qxc3+ {[%emt 0:00:15]} 14. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} exd5 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} 15. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Bxa3 {[%emt 0:04:29]} 16. Nd4 $1 {
[%emt 0:00:52] A strong centralization move} Nxd4 {[%emt 0:03:50]} (16... a5 {
is the other move that has been played here.} 17. Rb5 (17. Kd2 $5 a4 18. Kc2
Be7 19. Bf3 $14) 17... a4 18. Kd2 Be7 19. Ra1 Ra7 20. Bg5 f6 21. Bf4 Rd8 22.
Bc7 Re8 23. Bb6 Ra8 24. Bc4+ Kf8 25. Ne6+ Bxe6 26. Bxe6 Bd6 27. Bd5 $16 {
1-0 (41) Sokolov,I (2657)-Meier,G (2608) Budva 2009}) 17. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:13]}
b6 {[%emt 0:05:32]} 18. Kd2 $14 {[%emt 0:03:18] It's time to make a cut and
evaluate the position that has arisen. White has a protected passed pawn in
the centre, while Black has one on the a-file. The White king is centralized
and his other pieces are also active. Black on the other hand has an awkward
piece placement. Especially his bishops are struggling to find good spots, as
will also be demonstrated by the game later on. All in all White has a pretty
decent and riskfree advantage, normally a dream position for our World
Champion.} Be6 {[%emt 0:10:29]} 19. Rb5 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:11]}
20. Rb3 {[%emt 0:03:19]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 21. Bf3 {[%emt 0:05:04]} Ba4 {
[%emt 0:06:33] The other bishop has emerged to the edge of the board.} (21...
Rac8 22. Ra1 $18 {loses already a pawn!}) 22. Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:49]} Rad8 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 23. Ra1 {[%emt 0:07:42]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:06] The only way to
prevent losing material, but now Black has built a cage for his own bishop.}
24. Bc6 {[%emt 0:12:46]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 25. Bb7 {[%emt 0:09:42]} Bd6 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} 26. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:23]} a5 {[%emt 0:01:30]} 27. Bc6 {[%emt 0:
00:37] logical and efficient play so far. The weak pawns are attacked and
become even weaker by advancing.} Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 28. d5 $18 {[%emt 0:00:
44]} Rfd8 {[%emt 0:07:30]} (28... Be5 {[%cal Gb5b4]} 29. f4 Bf6 30. Kd3 $18 {
is no better.}) 29. Kd3 {[%emt 0:00:34] White is in full control!} Bf8 {
[%emt 0:03:41]} 30. Bd4 {[%emt 0:01:35]} f6 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 31. Ke4 {[%emt 0:
07:14]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:09:18]} 32. c4 $6 {[%emt 0:01:49] This is not the kind of
technical play to which we are accustomed from Magnus. Although this is
winning there was no need to hurry.} ({Instead the position could have been
improved slowly but surely with e.g.} 32. g3 $5 $18 {[%cal Gf2f4] intending to
improve the position to the maximum, before c4 is carried out. Black can't do
anything.}) 32... Bb4 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 33. Ba7 {[%emt 0:04:40]} f5+ $1 {
[%emt 0:06:37] Nakamura is always capable of finding some tricks to create
problems for his opponent.} 34. Kf3 {[%emt 0:01:41]} Rbc8 {[%emt 0:02:42]} 35.
cxb5 {[%emt 0:05:04]} Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 36. Bxb5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bc3 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 37. Rab1 {[%emt 0:01:20]} (37. Rba2 Bxa1 38. Rxa1 Rxd5 39. Rxa5
$1 Kf8 40. Bb6 Rb8 41. Bc4 Rxa5 42. Bxa5 $18 {should be winning for White, but
there is still some technical work ahead of him. I give a sample line to
illustrate how play may continue. White has to display some accuracy to break
down Black's defence.} g6 43. Bd2 Kg7 44. Bc3+ Kf8 45. Ke3 Rc8 46. Kd4 Re8 47.
g3 Kg7 48. h4 Kh6 49. Bb5 Re6 50. Kd5 Re7 51. Kd6 Rb7 (51... Re4 52. f3 $1 $18
{pretty domination!}) 52. Be2 Ra7 53. Bd4 Ra4 54. Be3+ Kg7 55. Bb5 Re4 56. Bc6
Rb4 57. Ke7 Rc4 58. Bd5 Ra4 59. Bd2 Ra3 60. Bb4 Ra7+ 61. Ke8 h5 (61... Ra6 62.
Bc3+ Kh6 63. Kf8 $18) 62. Bc3+ Kh6 63. Kf8 Rc7 64. Bd4 Rc8+ 65. Kf7 Kh7 66. Be3
Rc3 67. Kf6 Ra3 68. Kg5 Ra6 69. Bf4 Rb6 70. Bf7 Kg7 71. Bc4 Kh7 72. Be5 Rb7 73.
f3 Ra7 74. Kf6 Kh6 (74... Rb7 75. Bf7 Rb6+ 76. Kg5 $18) 75. Bc3 Rc7 76. Bd2+
Kh7 77. Bf7 Rc6+ 78. Kg5 Kg7 (78... f4 79. Bxf4 (79. g4 $5 $18) 79... Kg7 80.
Bxg6 Rxg6+ 81. Kxh5 $18) 79. Be8 $18 Ra6 80. Bc3+ Kh7 81. Bf6 $18) 37... Bxb2 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 38. Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Rxd5 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 39. Be3 $2 {
[%emt 0:00:40] This doesn't make any sense. Maybe Magnus just blundered 39...
Rb8, because afterwards I saw him shaking his head in frustration on the
livestream.} (39. Ba4 $1 $18 {It's obvious that White should prevent a rook
exchange.} Rc3+ 40. Ke2 Re5+ 41. Kd2 Rc8 42. Rb7 Kf8 43. Be3 Rc4 44. Bb3 Rb4
45. Rxb4 axb4 46. Kd3 $18) 39... Rb8 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 40. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:00]}
Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Bxd5+ {[%emt 0:00:12]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:00] White
could have achieved the same position without the black a-pawn! Although he
has still winning chances this makes quite a huge difference. Especially from
a psychological point of view White's chances of success have dramatically
decreased.} 42. Bd4 {[%emt 0:05:06]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:05:54]} 43. Ke2 {[%emt 0:12:
22]} a4 {[%emt 0:02:20]} 44. g3 {[%emt 0:00:56]} a3 {[%emt 0:08:56]} 45. Kd2 {
[%emt 0:01:21]} h5 {[%emt 0:02:29]} 46. h4 {[%emt 0:06:57]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:01:18]
} 47. Bc4 {[%emt 0:09:31]} g6 {[%emt 0:09:32]} 48. Kc2 {[%emt 0:04:30]} Re1 {
[%emt 0:05:08]} (48... Rb8 $5 {It's not clear how White makes progress against
this setup either. The rook cuts the king from the a-pawn.}) 49. Be3 {[%emt 0:
02:43]} (49. Kb3 $2 a2 $19) (49. Bc5 f4 $1 50. Bxa3 (50. gxf4 Re4) 50... fxg3
51. fxg3 Re8 {is like the game.}) 49... f4 $1 {[%emt 0:00:33] a good pawn
exchange!} 50. Bxf4 {[%emt 0:07:23]} (50. gxf4 Rh1 $132) 50... a2 {[%emt 0:00:
06]} 51. Bxa2 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Re2+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 52. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:26]}
Rxf2 {[%emt 0:00:04] This is already a convincing fortress! A major problem
for White is that Black sometimes has the possibility to sacfrice his rook for
the dark-squared bishop if he manages to exchange g-pawns afterwards.} 53. Bb1
{[%emt 0:00:07]} Re2 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 54. Kc4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:
27]} 55. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Re1 {[%emt 0:04:59]} 56. Bc2 {[%emt 0:01:14]} Re2
{[%emt 0:01:53]} 57. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:46]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 58. Be4 {
[%emt 0:02:03]} (58. Be5+ Kh7 59. Ke6 {White cannot make progress this way,
because Black can solve his problems radically:} Kh6 $1 60. Kf6 Rxe5 $1 61.
Kxe5 g5 $1 $11 62. hxg5+ Kxg5 63. Be2 h4 64. g4 h3 $11) 58... Rd1+ {[%emt 0:01:
31]} 59. Ke5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 60. Bd2 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Re2
{[%emt 0:02:01]} 61. Bc3 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:01:01]} 62. Bb4 {
[%emt 0:01:57]} Rf2 {[%emt 0:01:25] White is unable to cross the f-file.} 63.
Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 64. Bb4 {[%emt 0:01:29]} Rf2 {
[%emt 0:01:16]} 65. Be7 {[%emt 0:02:02]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 66. Bf6 {[%emt 0:
04:15]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:01:52]} 67. Bg5+ {[%emt 0:02:29]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 68.
Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 69. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rd1+ {
[%emt 0:01:22]} 70. Ke6 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Re1 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 71. Ke5 {[%emt 0:
00:07] I think about here Nakamura claimed a draw on a three-fold-repetition.
The position has indeed been reached for a third time, but while now it's
Blackґs turn to move, in the earlier versions it was White to move. So after
adding some extra time to Magnus' clock the game continued.} Re2 {[%emt 0:00:
33]} 72. Kd5 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Re1 {[%emt 0:01:02]} 73. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kh7
{[%emt 0:02:41]} 74. Kd4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 75. Be3 {
[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra1 {[%emt 0:03:14]} 76. Ke4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ra4+ {[%emt 0:03:
16]} 77. Kf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Ra3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 78. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} Rb3
{[%emt 0:00:23]} 79. Be8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 80. Bc6 {
[%emt 0:02:12]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 81. Bd2 {[%emt 0:02:24]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:
24]} 82. Bc3+ {[%emt 0:00:20]} Kh6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} 83. Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:58]} 84. Kf4 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Rf1+ {[%emt 0:02:44]} 85. Ke5 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} Rg1 {[%emt 0:04:57]} 86. Bd2+ {[%emt 0:04:47]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:
01]} 87. Bf4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Re1+ {[%emt 0:00:23]} 88. Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:20]}
Kf6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 89. Bf3 {[%emt 0:04:34] This allows Black to end his
suffering:} (89. Bc6 Rd1+ $11) 89... Kf5 $1 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 90. Kd5 {[%emt 0:
00:08]} Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 91. Be4+ {[%emt 0:01:04]} Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 92.
Bxg6 {[%emt 0:00:35]} Rxf4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 93. gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kxf4 {
[%emt 0:00:03]} 94. Bxh5 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 95. Bd1 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Kxh4 {Very tenacious defence by Nakamura and another
disappointment for Carlsen. In my opinion it's only a matter of time, till
Carlsen finds back his form. In an interview during this game Garry Kasparov
was asked whom he saw as the biggest threat to Carlsen recently. His answer
was telling: Magnus Carlsen!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 5th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2017.06.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 {It seems White has totally hit
the wall in this line.} ({Perhaps, it's time to switch back to} 5. Bg5 {
particularly with the idea of meeting the popular Lasker Defence,} O-O 6. e3 h6
7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 {with} 10. g4 $1 ({or} 10. h4 {first}) 10...
Nd7 11. h4 {- Aronian-Harikrishna, 2011, and Matlakov-Howell, Euro Individual
Ch 2017}) 5... O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 $1 {It's mainly about this move.} 7. a3 ({
The only way to stop c7-c5 is, well,} 7. c5 {which brought Anand success in a
World Championship match game against Carlsen in 2014, but since then White
has had precious little success with it. Wesley himself scored only 0.5-1.5 in
two tries against Nakamura a year ago.} c6) 7... c5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5
10. dxc5 Nxc5 {The point of Black's play. Instead of directly challenging
White's stronghold on d4, the black knight prefers to stay active.} 11. Be5 Bf6
{The simplest.} (11... Bf5 {Mamedyarov-Kramnik, 2016, is a nice developing
move, but the game showed us how White benefits from his own complete
development more than Black. After} 12. Be2 Bf6 13. O-O $5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Qf6 {
Shak played the energetic} 15. b4 $1 {and was able to obtain something of an
edge.}) 12. Bxf6 (12. Be2 Bxe5 13. Nxe5 Qd6 14. Nf3 Bd7 $1 {is very similar to
the game.} 15. O-O (15. Nd4 Ba4 16. Qd2 Nb3 17. Nxb3 Bxb3 18. Rc1 Rfd8) 15...
Ba4 16. Qd4 Rac8 {The black bishop deprives the white rooks of their
birthright d1-square, effectively neutralising the pressure against the
isolated pawn.}) 12... Qxf6 13. Qd4 Qe7 14. Rd1 Rd8 15. Be2 Bf5 16. Qb4 a5 17.
Qc3 Ne4 18. Qd4 Nc5 19. Qc3 Ne4 20. Qe5 Qxe5 21. Nxe5 Rac8 22. Nf3 Nc5 23. Nd4
Bd7 $1 {The key manoeuvre.} 24. f3 Ba4 25. Rd2 Nb3 26. Nxb3 Bxb3 27. Kf2 Rd6
28. f4 g6 {If White could only airlift his Rh1 to d4, then the pressure on d5
would give him fair chances. In the real world, it is not going to happen.} 29.
e4 {Wesley knows it and decides to change the pawn structure.} Rf6 30. exd5
Rxf4+ 31. Bf3 Rd8 32. Kg3 Rf6 33. Rc1 Rfd6 {Rock solid again, and I will leave
the rest of the game without notes.} 34. Rd4 a4 35. h4 Kg7 36. Rc3 h6 37. Rc7
Bxd5 38. Rxa4 Bxf3 39. gxf3 b5 40. Rf4 R8d7 41. Rxd7 Rxd7 42. Rb4 Rd5 43. Kf4
f5 44. Ke3 Kf6 45. Rd4 Rxd4 46. Kxd4 g5 47. hxg5+ hxg5 48. b3 Ke6 49. a4 bxa4
50. bxa4 Kd6 51. a5 g4 52. fxg4 fxg4 53. a6 Kc7 54. a7 Kb7 55. a8=Q+ Kxa8 56.
Kd3 g3 57. Ke2 g2 58. Kf2 g1=Q+ 59. Kxg1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Palma de Mallorca FIDE GP"]
[Site "Palma de Mallorca"]
[Date "2017.11.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2683"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2017.11.16"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 182"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2
Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Re8 11. Nd2 e5 12. Bg5 Nd4 {This whole line has been
known since Korchnoi-Karpov, World Championship Match (21) Baguio City 1978}
13. Qb1 (13. Qc1 Bf5 14. Bxf6 Nc2+ 15. Ke2 Nd4+ {Carlsen-Nakamura, Isle of Man
2017, is a forced draw. White would pay dearly for his king's irresponsible
walk in the event of} 16. exd4 exd4+ 17. Kf3 dxc3 18. Qxc3 (18. Bxc3 Qb6) 18...
Qa4 19. b3 Qc6 $19) 13... Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 ({In the above mentioned stem game
Karpov reacted with} 14... e4 {and here, according to modern computer research
White can win after} 15. Bf1 (15. Bc2 {was Victor's choice and he won anyway!})
15... Ng4 16. cxd5 Ne5 17. exd4 Nf3+ 18. gxf3 exf3+ 19. Be3 Bxb1 20. Nc4 {
He just has too much for the queen, and Black's attack is petering out soon.})
15. Qxd3 Ne4 {All book up to this point, and we were all wondering why Levon
Aronian would enter this seemingly exhausted line.} 16. Nxd5 $5 {That's why.} (
{Previously known moves were} 16. Ncxe4 dxe4 17. Qxe4 Qb6) ({and} 16. cxd5 Nxc3
17. bxc3 Nb5 18. Ne4 Nd6 19. Nxd6 Bxd6 20. e4 Rec8 {In both case Black
equalises.}) 16... Nxg5 17. b4 Qa6 {Facing new problems at the board Inarkiev
opts to keep his queen on the queenside.} ({Actually,} 17... Qd8 18. bxc5 Nde6
{made sense, just to keep the other knight safe against harassment from the
white queen.}) (17... Qxa3) 18. bxc5 Rad8 $1 {Hitting the knight thanks to the
pin on the a6-f1 diagonal.} (18... Nde6 {was no longer sufficient, as} 19. Qf5
$1 h6 20. O-O Qc6 21. h4 Nh7 22. f4 $1 {gives White a powerful initiative.} ({
Not too bad either is to snatch a pawn:} 22. Qxe5 Nxc5 23. Qb2) 22... exf4 23.
Ne4 $1 fxe3 24. Rde1 f6 25. Rxe3 Kh8 26. Nd6 {etc.}) 19. Nb4 Qa4 20. Qb1 {
White is operating strictly with 'only moves', which speaks highly of the
quality of Aronian's preparation or the high level of confidence Levon has
these days. No matter how you look at it, Levon is just playing great chess
now.} a5 $6 {Very tempting. Who would resist a chance to send the white king
on a journey away from home?} ({Objectively speaking, Black's best was} 20...
Nc6 21. Qb3 Qa5 22. O-O Qxc5 23. h4 Ne6 24. Ne4 Qe7 $14) 21. Nd5 Nc2+ 22. Ke2
Ne4 (22... Ne6 23. Nb6) 23. Nxe4 Qxc4+ 24. Kf3 Rxd5 {A quick look at this
position may be deceptive. No, Black has no attack, and his knight is stuck on
c2. The picture became clear after Levon's next move.} 25. g4 $3 {It's amazing
to see a standard positional move like this be more than sufficient to secure
White's large advantage. It's all about stopping f7-f5.} f5 $2 {I think
Ernesto was unable to come to terms with his failure to trouble Aronian's king.
This nervous attempt only speeds up Black's demise.} (25... Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rf8
27. Qxb7 $16) ({The most challenging try is} 25... h5 $5 26. h3 Rxc5 27. Nxc5
Qxc5 {[#] Now White has to be extra careful.} (27... e4+ {is also there.}) 28.
Qb3 $1 (28. Qxb7 $2 {suddenly loses to} e4+ 29. Kg2 Nxe3+ $1 30. fxe3 Qc2+ 31.
Kg3 h4+ $1 32. Kxh4 Qf2+ 33. Kh5 g6+ 34. Kg5 Re5+ 35. Kh6 Qh4#) 28... e4+ 29.
Kg2 Nxa3 30. Qxb7 {Now everything has calmed down, and White should be able to
convert.}) 26. gxf5 Rf8 27. Qxb7 Rxf5+ 28. Kg3 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 $18 Nd4 {Nothing
helps.} ({White wins everywhere:} 29... h6 30. Rd7 Rf7 31. Nd6) ({or} 29... Rf7
30. Rd8+ Rf8 31. Qe7 Qf7 32. Qxf7+ Kxf7 33. Nd6+ Ke7 34. Rxf8 Kxf8 35. c6) 30.
exd4 Rf7 31. Qb1 Rf4 32. f3 Qe6 33. Ng5 Qh6 34. Qb8+ {How does Levon do this?}
1-0

[Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.02.25"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2785"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2017.02.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 {An old Karpov
line.} ({Nakamura used to uphold Black's colours in the closed formation of the
} 6... Nbd7 7. c5 {line.}) 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 {The most
popular these days.} ({The last word hasn't been spoken yet on Kasparov's
favourite} 10. O-O-O) 10... Re8 ({Hikaru had a hard time defending a worse
endgame after} 10... Be7 11. Be2 Ne4 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 14. bxc3 exd5
15. Rxd5 Bxa3 16. Nd4 Nxd4 17. exd4 {against Carlsen in the Sinquefield Cup,
2015.}) 11. Nd2 e5 12. Bg5 Nd4 $1 {First played in Game 21 of the
Korchnoi-Karpov World Championship Match in 1978.} 13. Qb1 $1 ({The knight
cannot be taken:} 13. exd4 exd4+ 14. Ne2 Ng4 {and Black wins.}) ({The panicky} 
13. Qa4 {led to a quick draw in Karjakin-Nakamura, Bilbao 2016:} Qxa4 14. Nxa4
Nc2+ 15. Ke2 Nd4+ 16. Ke1 (16. exd4 exd4+ 17. Kd3 Bf5+) 16... Nc2+ {etc.})
13... Bf5 14. Bd3 Bxd3 {This improvement came up a couple of years ago to
rehabilitate the entire line.} ({The stem game Korchnoi-Karpov game went} 14...
e4 15. Bc2 ({Possibly, even} 15. Bf1 $5 {can be tried. Facing a total collapse
of his position due to the threats to the Nd4, the Bc5 and the d5-pawn, Black
has no choice but to push forward. However, after} Ng4 16. cxd5 Ne5 {White has
a defence} 17. exd4 $1 Nf3+ 18. gxf3 exf3+ 19. Nde4 Bxe4 (19... Rxe4+ 20. Qxe4
Bxe4 21. dxc5 Re8 22. Bb5) 20. Qc1 Bxd5+ 21. Be3 {and the extra piece should
prevail.}) 15... Nxc2+ 16. Qxc2 Qa6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nb3 Bd6 19. Rxd5 {
White emerged with a solid extra pawn, which Korchnoi successfully converted
into a win.}) 15. Qxd3 Ne4 16. Ncxe4 ({The American star of the 1980's GM
James Tarjan picked up this line after suffering a quick defeat as White (game
mentioned later), but his opponent, GM Lalith (Isle of Man, 2016) surprised
him with a new move,} 16. cxd5 Nxc3 ({The point is, Black loses a piece after} 
16... Nxg5 17. b4 Bxb4 18. axb4 Qxb4 19. h4 $1) 17. bxc3 Nb5 18. Ne4 Nd6 19.
Nxd6 Bxd6 20. e4 {and White retained something of an edge.}) ({But} 16. Ndxe4 {
is insufficient:} dxe4 17. Qxe4 Bxa3 $1 18. O-O Bxb2 19. Nd5 Ne2+ 20. Kh1 Nc3
21. Nxc3 Qxc3 22. Rd7 {although Babula-Sebenik, 2016 went 1-0.}) 16... dxe4 17.
Qxe4 Qb6 (17... Nb3 {leads nowhere after} 18. Qc2) 18. Rb1 (18. Qb1 {was seen
in Tarjan-Zumsande, 2015:} Ne6 19. Bh4 Bxe3 20. fxe3 Qxe3+ 21. Kf1 Qf4+ 22. Bf2
Rad8 {Black has massive compensation, and it took only one error from Tarjan
to lose the game:} 23. g3 Qh6 24. Ne4 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 $4 Nf4 $1) 18... h6 ({
The same player, unfortunately unknown to me, had another game worthy of
mention:} 18... f6 $1 19. O-O (19. b4 Bf8 20. Bh4 Rad8 {may improve on
Nakamura's idea of trapping the white bishop, e.g.} 21. Rb2 g5 22. Qg4 h5 23.
Qxh5 gxh4 24. exd4 exd4+ 25. Kd1 Qe6 $13) 19... Ne2+ 20. Kh1 fxg5 21. Qd3 Nf4
22. exf4 Rad8 23. Qc2 exf4 {Ruecker-Zumsande, Rilton Cup 2016-17, evaluation
<unclear>.}) 19. Bh4 g5 20. b4 Bf8 21. Bg3 Rad8 $1 {Now the threat of f5-f4
forces White's hand.} 22. exd4 exd4 23. Be5 Bg7 24. O-O ({The same result
would seem inevitable after} 24. Nf3 Bxe5 25. Nxe5 Qc7 {e.g.} 26. f4 gxf4 27.
O-O Qxe5 28. Qxf4 Qxf4 29. Rxf4 d3 30. Rd1 Re2 31. Rf3 d2 32. Rf2 Re1+ 33. Rf1
Re2 34. Rf2 $11) 24... Rxe5 25. Qd3 Qg6 $1 26. Rb3 g4 27. c5 b6 28. cxb6 (28.
Nc4 Re6 29. Qxg6 fxg6 30. Nb2 {is hardly worth bothering with.}) 1/2-1/2