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Главная страница Справка Коды ЭШД D76

Коды ЭШД

D73 D74 D75

D76

D77 D78 D79

D76

Код энциклопедии шахматных дебютов (ЭШД)

Описание

RU: Защита Грюнфельда (3 g3): с 7...Кb6
EN: Fianchetto Grünfeld: Main Line with 7...Nb6

Ходы

1. d4 Кf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 d5 4. Сg2 Сg7 5. Кf3 0-0 6. c:d5 К:d5 7. 0-0 Кb6

Дебюты

Защита Грюнфельда

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Cyborowski, Lukasz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2537"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[Annotator "Atalik,S"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Nc6 8. e3
O-O (8... e5 9. Nc3 exd4 (9... Bg4 10. h3 $5) 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. exd4 O-O 12. d5
$13) 9. Nc3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. b3 cxd5 14. exd5 Rc8 {
This is considered to be the best since exchanging on e6 creates problems for
black.} (14... e6 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Be3 Nd5 (16... Bd5 17. Rc1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2
Nd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5+ 20. Nf3 $1 Qe4 (20... Qxd1 21. Rfxd1 Re7 22. b4 Nc6 23. b5
Ne5 24. a4 $16 {Cvitan-Huzman,Moskva 1989.}) (20... Qb5 21. Rc5 Qa6 22. Rc7
Rad8 23. Qc2 $14 {C.Hansen-Halifman,Wijk Aan Zee 1991.}) 21. Qd7 $5) 17. Nxe6
Nxe3 18. Qxd8 Rexd8 19. Nxd8 Nxf1 (19... Bxc3 $2 20. fxe3 $1 $18) 20. Rd1 Bxc3
21. Kxf1 Bf6 22. Nxb7 Nxb7 23. Bxb7 $14 {Pigusov-Yermolinsky,Sverdlovsk 1987.})
15. Bb2 Nbc4 {The right knight.} (15... Nac4 16. bxc4 Nxc4 17. Bc1 Qb6 18. Nde2
$16) 16. bxc4 Qb6 17. Ne6 $1 Nxc4 {My opponent played this rather fast but I
like the other move more for black.} (17... fxe6 $1 18. Rb1 Qa6 19. c5 (19. Re1
Nxc4 20. Ba1 Red8 21. Qe2 $44) 19... Nc4 (19... Rxc5 20. Na4 Rc4 21. Nc5 Rxc5
22. Bxg7 exd5 23. Bxd5+ Be6 24. Bxe6+ Qxe6 25. Ba1 $44) (19... exd5 20. Nxd5
Bf5 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 (21... Bxb1 22. Ba1) 22. Rb4 $13 {Junior 6.0-Shredder,
Computers 2000.}) 20. Ba1 (20. dxe6 $2 Bxe6 21. Ba1 Red8 22. Bxb7 Rxd1 23. Bxa6
Rxf1+ 24. Rxf1 Rxc5 25. Ne4 Ra5 26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Bxc4 Bxc4 $17) (20. Qe2 $2
Nxb2 21. Qxa6 bxa6 22. Rxb2 Bxc3 $17) 20... Rxc5 21. dxe6 Bc6 22. Bxc6 (22. Nd5
$6 Bxd5 23. Bxd5 Bxa1 24. Rxa1 Rd8 25. Bxc4 Rxd1 26. Bxa6 Rxa1 27. Rxa1 bxa6
$15) 22... Qxc6 23. Qd7 $13) 18. Nxg7 Nxb2 19. Qe2 (19. Qe1 $6 Kxg7 20. Rb1 Qb4
) 19... Kxg7 20. Rab1 Rxc3 21. Rxb2 Bg4 $1 $146 {This natural move is a
novelty.} (21... Qf6 22. Rxb7 Bf5 23. Qb2 a5 24. h3 Rc2 25. Qxf6+ exf6 (25...
Kxf6 26. Re1 Rxa2 27. d6 e6 28. g4 Bd3 29. Re3 Be2 30. g5+ Kxg5 31. Rxf7 a4 32.
d7 Rd8 33. f4+ Kh6 34. Rxe6 Bc4 35. Re8 Bxf7 36. Rxd8 Be6 37. Bd5 $1 Ra1+ 38.
Kh2 Bf5 39. Bc6 Ra2+ 40. Kg3 Ra3+ 41. Kf2 Bxh3 42. Ra8 Ra2+ 43. Ke3 Bxd7 44.
Bxd7 a3 45. Be6 Ra1 46. Bc4 $14) 26. g4 Bc8 27. Ra7 Rxa2 28. Rc1 $14 {
Bacrot-Gustafsson,Bundesliga 2000-2001.}) 22. Qe5+ $5 (22. Qd2 Rd3 $1 23. Qxd3
Qxb2 24. Rb1 Qxa2 (24... Bf5 $4 25. Qxf5) 25. Qd4+ Kg8 26. Rxb7 $14) 22... Qf6
23. Qxf6+ Kxf6 24. Rxb7 Ra3 25. h3 Bc8 (25... Bf3 {looks like an immediate
draw but} 26. Bxf3 Rxf3 27. Rxa7 Rd3 28. Rd7 Ra3 29. Ra1 e6 (29... Rea8 30. Re1
$16) 30. dxe6 Rxe6 $14) 26. Rc7 Bf5 (26... Rxa2 27. Rfc1 (27. d6 $6 exd6 28.
Bd5 Ra5 (28... Be6 29. Bxa2 Bxa2 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Rxa7 Be6 32. h4 d5 $14) 29.
Rxf7+ Kg5 30. Bc6 Rh8 31. h4+ Kh6 $15) 27... Bf5 28. Re1 $14) 27. Rfc1 (27. g4
Bd3 (27... Rc8 $6 28. Rb7 Bd3 29. Re1 $16) 28. Re1 Bb5 $11) 27... Rd8 {Draw
offer} 28. g4 Bd7 29. Re1 h6 30. f4 Rxa2 31. Rb1 $6 {White is risking too much
by blindly overpressing.} (31. h4 g5 32. fxg5+ hxg5 33. hxg5+ Kxg5 34. Rxe7
Ra1+ $11) 31... a5 32. Rbb7 (32. Rb6+ {does not give any damage either.} e6 $15
(32... Kg7 $6 33. Rbb7 $1 (33. d6 $2 Rd2 34. dxe7 Re8 $17))) 32... Be8 33. Rxe7
Ra4 $6 {Black tries to equalize instead of taking over the initiative.Actually
the a pawn may become very strong.} (33... a4 $142 $1 $15) 34. Be4 Rd7 35. d6
$1 Rd4 $1 {Found with 3 seconds on the clock.} 36. g5+ hxg5 37. fxg5+ Kxg5 {
The game peters out to be a draw.} (37... Kg7 38. Rxe8 Rxe4 39. Rg8+ Kxg8 40.
Rxd7 $11) 38. Rxe8 Rxe4 39. Rxd7 Rxe8 40. Rxf7 Rd8 (40... Ra8 41. d7 a4 42. Kf2
a3 43. Rf3 $11) 41. Ra7 Rxd6 42. Rxa5+ Kf6 (42... Kh4 43. Ra3 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0304"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.02.15"]
[Round "9.6"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Brendel, Oliver"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2623"]
[BlackElo "2311"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2003.11.01"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Hofheim"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c5 13. Nf3 Bg4 14. Qc2 Qd7 15. b3
f5 16. Bb2 e5 $2 (16... e6 {deserved attention. verdiente Aufmerksamkeit.}) 17.
Ng5 $1 {[%cal Gg5e6] After this move White gets a large advantage. Nach diesem
Zug erhдlt WeiЯ groЯen Vorteil.} fxe4 $2 (17... f4 18. f3 Qe7 {was more
stubborn. war hartnдckiger.}) 18. Ncxe4 Nxd5 19. Qxc5 b6 {[%tqu "En","How can
White use the disharmony in the placement of Black's pieces?","Exploit the
shaky position of the d5-knight.","Sacrifice your queen!","c5d5","This
powerful blow decides the game for White.",4,"De","Wie kann WeiЯ die
Disharmonie in der schwarzen Figurenstellung ausnutzen?","Der schwarze
Springer auf d5 hдngt etwas in der Luft.","Opfern Sie die Dame!","c5d5",
"Dieser Kraftzug entscheidet die Partie fьr WeiЯ.",4]} 20. Qxd5+ $1 {[%csl Gd5,
Rd7,Ge4,Gg2,Rg8][%cal Gg2a8] An impressive sacrifice, disclosing inner defects
in Black's fragile defensive construction. Dieses prдchtige Opfer offenbart
innere Defekte in der zerbrechlichen schwarzen Defensivkonstruktion.} Qxd5 21.
Nf6+ $1 {[%csl Rd5,Rg8][%cal Gg2d5]} Bxf6 22. Bxd5+ Kg7 23. Bxa8 Rxa8 (23...
Bxg5 24. Bd5 {is equally hopeless for Black. ist ebenfalls hoffnungslos fьr
Schwarz.}) 24. f4 $1 {The simplest way to convert White's advantage. Der
einfachste Weg, den weiЯen Vorteil zu verwerten.} exf4 25. Bxf6+ Kxf6 26. Nxh7+
Kg7 27. Rxf4 Bf5 28. Ng5 Re8 29. g4 1-0

[Event "UKR-ch KO 74th"]
[Site "Rivne"]
[Date "2005.08.25"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Borovikov, Vladislav"]
[Black "Burlai, Oleg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2344"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.08.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. Bf4 e5
15. Be3 Bf5 16. Qc5 Nc8 17. Ng5 a6 18. Nc3 N8e7 $6 (18... Nd4 {was a better
option.}) 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Nd8 $2 (20... h6 21. Ne4 Nd4 {was to be
preferred.}) 21. Rac1 h6 22. Ne4 Be6 23. Qb6 $1 {After this move White gets a
durable advantage.} Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Ne6 25. Rd7 Rc8 $2 ({The final mistake. More
tenacious was} 25... Qe8 26. Rxb7 Nd4) 26. Rxc8+ Qxc8 {[%tqu "En","All White's
pieces are superbly placed. How should he continue?","Exploit an unfortunate
placement of the black king and watch out for geometrical motifs!","Sacrifice
your rook!","d7f7","This powerful blow shatters Black's last illusions.",4,
"d7b7","",0,"b6b7","",0]} 27. Rxf7 $1 {[%csl Rc8,Ge4,Gf7,Rg8][%cal Ge4d6]} ({
Black was probably expecting} 27. Rxb7 Qc2) (27. Qxb7 {or} Qxb7 28. Rxb7 f5 {
, with some counterchanes. The text move yields White a decisive advantage.})
27... Rb8 ({The rook is invulnerable:} 27... Kxf7 28. Nd6+ {, winning the
queen.}) 28. Re7 Nf8 29. Qb3+ Kh8 30. Qf7 1-0

[Event "UKR-ch KO 74th"]
[Site "Rivne"]
[Date "2005.08.31"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Borovikov, Vladislav"]
[Black "Areshchenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[Annotator "Atlas,V"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2005.08.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 Rc8 13. Bf4 c5 14. Nf3 e5 15. Bg5
f6 16. Bc1 Nbc4 17. b3 Nd6 18. a4 $2 ({After this move Black develops a
dangerous initiative on the queenside. Better was} 18. Be3) 18... c4 $1 19. Ba3
(19. b4 {is strongly met by} Nb3) 19... Bf8 20. b4 Nb3 21. Ra2 b5 22. axb5 Nxb5
23. Nxb5 Bxb5 24. Bc1 Nxc1 25. Qxc1 c3 {Black got a large advantage, yet, he
still need to overcome some techical difficulties.} 26. Re1 Qb6 27. Qa3 a6 28.
Rc1 Bc4 29. Rxc3 Bxa2 30. Rxc8 Rxc8 31. Qxa2 Bd6 (31... Bxb4 {was much simpler}
) 32. Bf1 Qxb4 33. Qxa6 Rc2 34. Bd3 Rb2 35. Qc8+ Kg7 36. Qd7+ Be7 37. Kg2 Qd6
38. Qe8 Qc5 39. Kh3 Rxf2 40. Nh4 Rb2 (40... f5 $1 {was very strong here:} 41.
Qd7 ({Of course, not} 41. exf5 Bxh4 42. gxh4 (42. Kxh4 Rxh2+ 43. Kg4 Qd4+ {
, with mate in two}) 42... Qe3+ 43. Kg4 h5#) 41... Kh6 $1 {, and White's
position is defenseless.}) 41. Bc4 Bd6 42. Qd7+ Kh6 43. Qe6 Kg7 (43... Qg1 {
was one of the many winning continuations:} 44. Qxf6 Rxh2+ 45. Kg4 Rf2 46. Nf5+
Rxf5 47. exf5 Qd1+ 48. Kh3 Qh1+ 49. Kg4 Qh5#) (43... Qxc4 44. Qxf6 Qxe4 45.
Qxd6 Rf2 {was winning too:}) 44. Qd7+ Kh6 45. Bf1 Rb8 46. Qe6 Qc8 $4 {Terrible
blunder, elegantly refuted by White.} ({After} 46... Be7 {Black would retain
the decisive advantage.}) {[%tqu "En","Black's last move seems to be the
shortes way to the victory, but in fact it's a very bad slip. How should White
continue?","Go after the enemy king!","Sacrifice your knight!","h4f5","This
unexpected blow dicloses the weakness of the black king and decides the game
for White.",5]} 47. Nf5+ $1 {[%csl Rd6,Ge6,Gf1,Gf5,Rf6,Rg6,Rh6][%cal Ge6h6,
Gf1e2] Severe punishment of Black's careless play in a winning position!} Kg5 (
{The knight is invulnerable:} 47... gxf5 48. Qxf6+ Kh5 49. Be2#) 48. Nxd6 Qxe6+
49. dxe6 {Now the march of White's e6-pawn decides the game.} f5 50. e7 fxe4
51. e8=Q Rxe8 52. Nxe8 h5 1-0

[Event "YUG-chT"]
[Site "Igalo"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Itkis, Boris"]
[Black "Popovic, Petar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 (10. Re1 e5 11. d5 Na5 12. e4 c6 13. a4 cxd5 14. exd5 Bg4
15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 f5 $10 {Lesiege,A-Wolff,P/Montreal(m/2)/1993/0:1 (33)}) (
10. Ne1 e5 11. d5 Na5 12. Nc2 e4 $1 13. Nxe4 Nxd5 14. Nd4 Nc4 15. b3 Ne5 $10 {
Mikhalchishin,A-Kozul,Z/JUG/1993/0:1 (34)}) 10... Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 (12.
Nb3 Nxb3 13. Qxb3 e6 14. e4 a5 15. a4 Qe7 $1 $10 {Ross,D-Stohl,I/New
Westmister/1993/0,5/ (26)}) (12. b3 Rc8 13. Bb2 c6 14. e4 cxd5 15. exd5 Nac4 (
15... Nbc4 $1 16. bxc4 Qb6) 16. bxc4 Nxc4 17. Bc1 Qb6 18. Nce2 Bg4 19. f3 e5 $1
$13 {Kamshonkov,S-Belov,I/Podolsk/1993/0:1 (58)}) 12... c5 (12... c6 13. b3
cxd5 14. exd5 Rc8 $1 15. Bb2 e5 $1 16. Nde2 e4 $10 {Ilincic,Z-Kozul,Z/JUG(ch)/
1991/ Inf 55/453/}) 13. Nde2 (13. Nb3 Na4 $1 14. Qc2 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Ba4 16. Qb2
Qb6 17. Rb1 Nc4 18. Qa1 Qc7 $10 {Ribli,Z-Wolff,P/Groningen/1993/}) 13... e6 14.
Bf4 (14. Be3 exd5 15. exd5 Nac4 16. Bxc5 Nxb2 17. Qc2 N2a4 $10) (14. b3 exd5
15. exd5 Bb5 (15... Bg4 16. f3 $8 Bf5 17. Bb2) 16. Nxb5 Bxa1 17. Bd2 Nd7 18.
Qxa1 Rxe2 19. Bh6 $44) 14... exd5 15. exd5 g5 $1 (15... Nac4 16. b3 $16) 16.
Bc1 Bf5 (16... Nac4 $5) 17. h3 $6 (17. b3 Nc8 (17... Rxe2 $2 18. Nxe2 Bxa1 19.
Bd2 $16) 18. Bd2 Nd6 19. Re1 $10) 17... Nac4 18. g4 Bg6 19. Ng3 (19. f4 gxf4
20. Nxf4 Ne3 21. Bxe3 Rxe3 $17) 19... Nd6 $17 20. Re1 (20. f4 gxf4 21. Bxf4
Nbc4 $17) 20... Nbc4 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Qf1 Qe7 23. Nge4 Bxe4 $1 24. Nxe4 (24.
Bxe4 Bxc3 $19) 24... Nxe4 25. Qxc4 Nxf2 $1 26. d6 (26. Kxf2 Bd4+ 27. Kf1 Qf6+
$19) 26... Qxd6 (26... Qe1+ 27. Qf1 Qxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Nd3 29. Bxg5 $13) 27. Kxf2 (
27. Bxg5 Nxh3+ $1 28. Bxh3 Qg3+ 29. Bg2 Bd4+ 30. Kh1 Qxg4 $19) 27... Bd4+ 28.
Kf3 Qf6+ 29. Ke4 Re8+ 30. Kd3 Qf2 $19 31. Qc2 c4+ $1 32. Qxc4 Bxb2 33. Bxb2
Re3+ (33... Re3+ 34. Kd4 Rb3+ 35. Kd5 Qxg2+ 36. Kd6 Rb6+ 37. Kd7 Qxb2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Wolff, Patrick G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3
Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c5 (12... c6 $5 13. b3
cxd5 (13... Rc8 14. Bb2 (14. Be3 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Nc6 16. Rc1 Nxd4 17. Rxc8 Bxc8
18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Qxd4 Be6 $10 {Kinsman,A-De Boer,G/Dieren/1990/}) 14... cxd5
15. exd5 Nbc4 $5 (15... Nac4 16. bxc4 Nxc4 17. Bc1 Qb6 18. Nce2 Bg4 19. f3 e5
20. dxe6 Bxe6 $44 {Kamshonkov,S-Belov,I/Podolsk/1991/0:1 (58) Inf 52/451/}) 16.
bxc4 Qb6 $15 {Kabatjanski,A-Utemov,V/SSSR/1990/}) 14. exd5 e6 (14... Rc8 15.
Qd2 e5 (15... e6 {Ftacnik} 16. Rb1 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 exd5 18. Bb2 Nc6 19. Bxd5 Bh3
20. Bxc6 bxc6 21. Rfd1 Qd5 22. f4 Rcd8 23. b4 Qxa2 24. Ra1 {Ilincic,Z-Makarov,
M/Arandjelovac (13)/1993/0-1 (25)}) 16. Nde2 e4 17. Bb2 Nac4 18. bxc4 Nxc4 19.
Qc2 Bg4 20. Rac1 Nxb2 21. Qxb2 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Rxc3 $10 {Ilincic,Z-Kozul,Z/JUG/
1991/}) 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Be3 Bd5 17. Rc1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5+ 20.
Nf3 $14) 13. Nb3 $1 (13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qb3 Qd3 16. Be3 Rac8 17.
Rfd1 Qa6 $10 {Hjartarson,J-Kasparov,G/Barselona/1989/}) 13... Na4 $5 $146 (
13... Nxb3 14. Qxb3 c4 15. Qd1 (15. Qc2 {Ftacnik} e6 16. dxe6 Bxe6 {Kharitonov,
A-Podgaets,M/USSR/1985/0.5 (16)}) 15... e6 16. Bf4 exd5 17. exd5 Bf5 18. Qd2
Bd3 19. Rfe1 Qd7 20. Bh6 $14 {Jukic,M-Vukanovic,S/Sibenik/1989; 14.ab!?/}) 14.
Qc2 $8 (14. Nxa4 $6 Bxa4 $17) (14. Nxa5 Qxa5 (14... Nxc3 {Ftacnik} 15. Nxb7
Nxd1 16. Nxd8 Nxb2 17. Nc6 Nd3 18. Rb1 Bxc6 19. dxc6 Rac8 20. Rd1 Nxc1 21.
Rdxc1 Rxc6 22. Bf1 Rec8 23. Bc4 Rb6 24. Rxb6 $15 {Silman,J-Ftacnik,L/Los
Angeles Am-op (8)/1991/0.5 (47)}) 15. Nxa4 Bxa4 16. Bd2 Qa6 $17) 14... Nxc3 (
14... Rc8 15. Nxa5 Qxa5 16. Bd2 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Bxc3 18. bxc3 e5 19. f4 $16) 15.
bxc3 Ba4 16. Qb2 Qb6 (16... Rc8 17. Nxa5 (17. Qa3 b5 18. Nxa5 (18. Nxc5 $2 Nc4
19. Qb4 a5 $19) 18... Qxa5 19. Bd2) 17... Qxa5 18. Bd2 $14) 17. Rb1 (17. Nxa5
Qxa5 18. Bd2 $14) 17... Nc4 18. Qa1 $5 (18. Qe2 Nd6 19. c4 e6 20. Be3 Bxb3 $8
21. Rxb3 Qc7 $13) 18... Qc7 (18... Rac8 {Ftacnik} 19. Nd2 Qa6 20. Nxc4 Qxc4 21.
Rxb7 Bxc3 $36) (18... Bb5 $5 {Ftacnik}) 19. Bf4 Qc8 20. Rfe1 b6 (20... e6 21.
dxe6 Rxe6 22. Bh3 $16) 21. Rbd1 e6 (21... e5 $5 22. Bc1 Nd6 $13) 22. Qc1 exd5 (
22... e5 $5) 23. exd5 Qd7 24. h4 $14 Rxe1+ (24... Nd6 $5 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Re1
h5 $10) 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27. h5 $5 Qe7 (27... gxh5 $5) 28. Nd2 Nxd2
$2 (28... Nd6 $5 29. Nf1 Bd7 $10) 29. Qxd2 $16 Bd7 30. Bb8 (30. h6 $5 Bf8 31.
d6 $16) 30... Qd8 31. Bf4 (31. Bxa7 Qc7 $19) 31... Qf6 32. h6 $1 Bf8 (32... Bh8
33. c4 Qd4 34. Qe2 $16) 33. d6 g5 $8 34. Bxg5 Qxd6 35. Bd5 $1 (35. Qxd6 $6 Bxd6
36. Bd5 Be6 $13) 35... Qg6 (35... Be6 36. c4) 36. Bf4 Qb1+ (36... Be6 $5) (
36... Bg4 $5) 37. Kh2 Qf5 38. c4 Be7 39. f3 $1 Bf6 $2 (39... Be6 $5 40. g4 Qb1
$16) 40. g4 $18 Qg6 (40... Qb1 41. Bxf7+ Kxf7 42. Qxd7+ $18) 41. Be4 1-0

[Event "Bishkek zt"]
[Site "Bishkek"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Serper, Grigory"]
[Black "Safin, Shukhrat"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2455"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "KGZ"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d4 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 (7...
Nb6) 8. e4 Nb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 (10. Qe1 Nac4 11. Nc3 c6 12. b3 cxd5 $5 13.
bxc4 dxe4 14. Ng5 f5 15. c5 Na4 16. Bd2 Nxc5 17. Be3 Nd3 18. Qd2 h6 19. Nh3 g5
$15 {Wojtkiewicz-Bonin/New York/1989/}) 10... c6 11. Re1 Re8 12. Bf4 $146 (12.
Bg5 h6 13. Bf4 Nac4 14. Qe2 g5 $1 15. Bc1 cxd5 16. exd5 Bg4 17. Qe4 Qd7 $10)
12... Nac4 13. Qc2 (13. Qb3 e5 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Qc2 Bg4 $10) (13. Qe2 $5 cxd5
14. exd5 Bg4 $13) 13... cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Nd6 (15... Nxb2 $2 16. Be5
$18) 16. Be5 Bf5 17. Qe2 (17. Qd1 Bg4 18. Bxg7 Bxf3 $1 $10) 17... Be4 18. Bxg7
Kxg7 19. Ng5 $6 (19. Rad1 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 $10) 19... Bxg2 20. Kxg2 (20. Qe5+ $2
Kg8 21. Kxg2 f6 $19) 20... e5 $1 $17 21. Nf3 e4 22. Ng1 (22. Nd4 $2 Qa5) 22...
Qa5 23. Red1 Re5 (23... Rac8 $5) 24. a3 $1 Rc8 (24... Rxd5 $2 25. b4 Rxd1 26.
bxa5 Rxa1 27. Qb2+ $18) 25. b4 Qb6 26. Qb2 Nc4 27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. Rxd4 Nd6 29.
Ra2 Re7 30. Ne2 Rec7 31. Rdd2 Kf6 32. Nd4 Rc3 33. Ne2 R3c4 34. Nd4 Ke5 35. Nc2
f5 36. h4 Rc3 37. Ne3 Nc4 $6 (37... h6 38. Nc2 g5 39. hxg5 hxg5 40. Ne3 f4 $19)
(37... h5 38. Nc2 f4 {/\ 39...Nf5-+}) 38. Nxc4+ R3xc4 39. d6 Rd8 40. Rac2 $1
Rxc2 41. Rxc2 Kxd6 (41... Rxd6 42. Rc7) 42. Kf1 Rd7 43. Ke2 Rc7 $2 (43... Ke6
$142 {/\ b6,h6,g5-/+}) 44. Rxc7 $1 $10 Kxc7 45. Ke3 Kd6 46. Kf4 b6 (46... Ke6
47. Kg5 Kf7 48. Kh6 Kg8 49. h5 $1 $10) 47. Kg5 Ke6 48. Kh6 b5 49. Kxh7 Kf7 50.
Kh8 Kf8 51. Kh7 Kf7 52. Kh8 Kf8 53. Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Podolsk"]
[Site "Podolsk"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "1993.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Donev} Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nc6 7. e4
Nb6 8. d5 Na5 9. O-O O-O 10. Nc3 c6 11. Bf4 $5 cxd5 (11... Nac4 12. Qe2 e5 13.
dxe6 Bxe6 14. Rac1 $14) (11... Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 cxd5 14. exd5 Nac4 15.
b3 Nd6 16. Rac1 Rc8 17. Rfe1 $14 {Ilic,Z-Nestorovic,D /Svetozarevo/1990/}) (
11... h6 $6 12. Qc1 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 g5 15. Be5 f6 16. Bc7 Qxd5 17.
Rd1 Qb5 18. Nd4 Qb4 19. a3 Qa4 20. b3 $18 {Ilic,Z-Georges,S /Lenk/1991/}) (
11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 cxd5 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Qd4 f6 15. Rad1 $16) 12. exd5 Nac4 (
12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qxd5 (13... Nxd5 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Qd4 Nf6 16. Ne5 $44) 14.
Re1 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 $44) 13. Qe2 Bf5 $146 (13... Bd7 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. b3 Nd6 16.
Ne5 Rxc3 17. Rxc3 Bb5 18. Rc4 $13 {Jansa,V-Scholl,E /Amsterdam/1973/}) (13...
Re8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Qxe5 Nc4 17. Qe2 Nd6 $10 {Ilic,Z-Ilincic,Z /
Zlatibor/1989/}) (13... e5 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15. Rfd1 Qc8 16. Rac1 Re8 17. b3 $14)
(13... Bg4 14. Rac1 (14. h3 {Donev} Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Rc8 16. Rac1 Nxb2 17. Qxb2
Na4 18. Qxb7 Rxc3 $13) 14... Rc8 15. b3 Nd6 16. Be5 $14 (16. Be5 $1 {Donev}
Bxe5 17. Qxe5 $14)) 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. b3 (15. Rfd1 $6 Nxb2 16. Qxb2 Rxc3 17.
Rxc3 Na4 18. Qb3 (18. Qxb7 {Donev} Nxc3 19. Rd2 Ne4 20. Re2 Nc3 21. Rd2 Ne4 22.
Rd1 Nc3 23. Rd2 Ne4 $10) 18... Nxc3 $17) 15... Nd6 16. Be5 Bh6 $5 (16... Bxe5
17. Nxe5 Nd7 18. Rfe1 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Re8 20. h3 $14) (16... e6 {Donev} 17. Bxg7
Kxg7 18. dxe6 Bxe6 19. Rfd1 Qf6 $1 $13) 17. Rcd1 $8 Qd7 (17... Nd7 $6 18. Bd4
Re8 19. h3 $14 (19. Rfe1 {Donev} Qa5 $10)) 18. Bd4 Bg4 19. h3 $1 Nf5 $6 (19...
Bxf3 $5 20. Bxf3 Nf5 21. Bxb6 $8 (21. Bg4 $2 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 f5 $19) 21... axb6 (
21... Rxc3 $5 22. Bxa7 (22. Ba5 {Donev} Rcc8 $13) 22... Rfc8 $44 (22... Ra8 23.
Bb6 Qd6 24. Bd4 Nxd4 25. Rxd4 Qf6 $44)) 22. Na4 Qd6 23. Bg4 $14) 20. hxg4 Nxd4
21. Nxd4 Rxc3 22. Rfe1 $1 Nc8 $6 (22... Re8 $5 23. Nb5 Rc5 24. a4 a6 25. Na3
Bg7 $14) 23. Bh3 $1 $14 (23. Nb5 $5 Rc5 24. a4 a5 25. f4 Re8 26. g5 Bg7 $16 {
Krasenkov/}) 23... Rc5 $2 (23... Bg7 $5 24. Kh2 Re8 (24... Rd8 {Donev} 25. g5
Qe8 $14) 25. g5 Qd8 $16) 24. Ne6 $1 (24. Ne6 fxe6 25. g5 Qd6 26. Bxe6+ Kh8 27.
gxh6 $18) 24... fxe6 (24... Rxd5 {Donev} 25. g5 $1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Nd6 27. gxh6
Re8 28. Qe5 f6 $8 29. Qd5 $18) 25. g5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Black "Gorbatov, Alexej"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2610"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 Nc6 $5 3. d4 (3. c4 e5 (3... d5)) 3... d5 4. Bg2 g6 (4... Bg4
$6 5. Ne5 $16) 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 O-O (6... dxc4 7. Na3 O-O 8. Nxc4 Be6 9. b3 $14
) 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nc3 (8. e4 Nb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qe1 (10. Nc3 c6 $10) 10... Nac4
11. Nc3 e6 12. b3 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bb2 Qe7 $10 {Pigusov,E-Epishin,V/Biel
(izt)/1993/0:1/63/}) 8... Nb6 9. e3 Re8 10. Ne1 (10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 $10)
10... e5 11. d5 Na5 12. e4 (12. Nc2 e4 13. Nxe4 Nxd5 14. Nd4 Nc4 $10 {
Mikhalchishin,A-Kozul,Z/JUG/1993/0:1/34/}) 12... c6 13. a4 $5 $146 (13. Nc2
cxd5 14. exd5 f5 (14... Nac4 15. b3 Nd6 16. Be3 f5 17. Rc1 $14 {Pigusov,
E-Belov,I/Moscow-2/1987/0,5/31/}) 15. Qe2 Nac4 16. b3 Nd6 17. Rd1 Bd7 $10 {
Dizdarevic,E-Rogers,I/Biel(op)/1987/0:1/42/}) 13... cxd5 14. exd5 Bf5 (14... f5
$5 15. b4 $140 $2 e4 16. bxa5 Bxc3 17. axb6 Bxa1 18. bxa7 Bg7 19. Be3 b6 $17) (
14... Nac4 15. a5 Nd7 $13) 15. g4 Bd7 (15... Bc8 16. h3 $14) 16. Ne4 h6 (16...
f5 17. Bg5 Qb8 18. Nc5 $16) 17. h3 Nc8 (17... Nac4 $32) 18. g5 $5 (18. Qc2 f5
19. gxf5 gxf5 20. Nc5 Nd6 $13) 18... hxg5 19. Qc2 {/\ 20.b4 f5 21.Bg5+-} (19.
Bxg5 f6 20. Be3 Nc4 $13) 19... Ne7 $5 20. Bxg5 (20. Nd6 Bf5 21. Qc5 b6 22. Qa3
Rf8 23. Bxg5 Qd7 $10) (20. b4 Rc8 21. Qd3 Nc4 22. Bxg5 Bf5 $13) 20... Rc8 21.
Qd1 Qb6 $8 22. Be3 Qa6 (22... Qd8 23. Nd6 (23. d6 Nf5 24. Bg5 Qb6 $13) 23...
Bg4 24. hxg4 Qxd6 $13) 23. Nd3 $1 (23. Nc5 Qd6) 23... Nxd5 $1 (23... b6 24. Nd6
) (23... Bf5 24. Ndc5 Qb6 25. d6 $18) 24. Ndc5 Qc6 25. Nxd7 Qxd7 (25... Nxe3
26. fxe3 Red8 27. Nef6+ $18) 26. Nc5 Rxc5 $8 27. Bxc5 e4 $1 28. Rc1 (28. Re1
Qf5 29. Qc2 Nf4 $132) 28... Nc6 (28... Qf5 $5) 29. Re1 f5 (29... b6 $2 30. Rxe4
$1 $18) (29... Qf5 30. Rc4 Nf4 31. Qg4 $16) 30. Qb3 b6 $1 (30... Qe6 31. Red1
Nf4 32. Qxe6+ Rxe6 33. Bf1 $16) 31. Red1 bxc5 32. Qxd5+ (32. Rxd5 Qf7 $1 33.
Rcxc5 Ne7 $19) 32... Qxd5 33. Rxd5 Bd4 34. Rd6 Ne5 35. Rc2 $6 (35. b4 Nd3 36.
Rb1 $14) 35... Rb8 $44 36. Bf1 Rb4 37. Bb5 (37. Ra6 c4 38. Rd6 Bxb2 $17) 37...
Nf3+ (37... Kg7 $32) 38. Kf1 Ne5 39. h4 $6 Kg7 40. Ke2 (40. Rd8 a6 41. Bxa6 (
41. Be8 Kf6) 41... Rxa4 $132) 40... Kh6 41. Rd8 Kh5 $1 42. Rh8+ Kg4 43. Kf1 Kf4
44. h5 gxh5 45. Rxh5 c4 {/\ Bb2} 46. Rh7 a6 47. Bxa6 (47. Be8 Bxb2 48. Ra7 Bd4
49. Rxa6 Rb1+ 50. Kg2 Nf3 $17) 47... Rxa4 48. Bc8 Ra1+ 49. Kg2 Nf3 50. Rh1 $8
Ne1+ 51. Rxe1 Rxe1 52. Be6 $2 (52. Rxc4 Bxb2 53. Rc5 Be5 54. Bd7 $44) 52... Ke5
53. Bxc4 f4 $17 54. Rd2 f3+ 55. Kh2 Ra1 56. b4 (56. b3 $32) 56... Ra4 57. Kg3
Rxb4 58. Bf1 (58. Ba6 Rb1 59. Bc4 Rg1+ 60. Kh2 Re1 61. Bb5 Bc5 62. Bc4 Kf4 63.
Bb5 Bxf2 64. Rxf2 e3 65. Ra2 e2 $19) 58... Rb1 59. Bh3 Rg1+ 60. Kh2 Re1 $1 61.
Ra2 Kf4 62. Rd2 Bxf2 $1 0-1

[Event "Alushta3"]
[Site "Alushta"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Fominyh, Alexander"]
[Black "Beshukov, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. Bg5 $5 $146 (10. e4) (10. Qc2) (10. Bf4) (10. Be3 Bxc3 $5
(10... Nac4 11. Bd4 Nxb2 12. Qb3 $44) 11. Bxb6 axb6 12. bxc3 c6 13. e4 Bg4 $10
{Phominyh,A-Stohl,I/Rimavska Sobota/1991/}) (10. Ng5 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Nge4
Bf5 (12... h6 13. Nc5 Nd7 14. Nd3 Nde5 15. Nxe5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Nxe5 17. b3 $14 {
Bagirov,V-Szymczak,Z/Kirovakan/1978/0,5 (75)/}) 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Qc1 Nd4 15. Re1
Rd8 $10 {Stangl,M-Mohr,S/Altensteig/1989/1:0 (46)/}) (10. Nd4 e5 11. Nb3 Nac4
12. e4 Qe7 13. Qe2 Bd7 14. Nd2 Nd6 15. a4 f5 $13 {Birnboim,N-Rechlis,G/ISR/
1987/}) 10... Nac4 (10... h6 11. Be3 Nac4 (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qxd5 13. Bxh6
$16) 12. Bd4 Nxb2 13. Qb3 N2c4 14. Rfd1 $44) (10... c6 $5 11. dxc6 Qxd1 (11...
Nxc6 12. Qc1 Re8 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bh6 $14) 12. Rfxd1 Nxc6 13. Rac1 Bg4 $10) 11.
Nd2 $5 (11. Qc2 Nxb2 12. Qxb2 Na4 13. Nxa4 (13. Qc2 Nxc3 14. e4 $13) 13... Bxb2
14. Nxb2 Qxd5 $13) 11... h6 (11... Nxb2 $6 12. Qb3 Bxc3 13. Qxc3 N2a4 14. Qa3
$16) 12. Nxc4 (12. Bf4 e5 13. Nxc4 Nxc4) 12... Nxc4 13. Bf4 e5 14. Bc1 Nd6 15.
e4 (15. Qc2 $5) 15... c5 (15... Bd7 16. b3 c6 17. Ba3 $16) 16. dxc6 bxc6 17.
Qa4 (17. Be3 $5 Nb5 (17... Nc4 18. Bc5 Re8 19. b3 $14) 18. Na4 Nd4 19. Nc5 $14)
17... Bd7 18. Be3 Nb5 $1 19. Bc5 (19. Nxb5 cxb5 20. Qa6 $14) 19... Re8 20. Rfd1
$6 (20. Nxb5 cxb5 21. Qb3 $10) 20... Nd4 21. Rd2 (21. Bxd4 exd4 22. Ne2 c5 $15)
21... Bg4 $1 22. Kh1 (22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Ne2 Bxe2 24. Rxe2 Qb6 $15) 22... Qg5
23. Rd3 Qh5 $15 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Rxd4 $1 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 $44 Bf3 27. Re1 Bxg2+ (
27... Red8 $5 28. Qe3 Bxg2+ 29. Kxg2 Rd7 $15) 28. Kxg2 Qe5 29. Qe3 Kg7 30. f4
Qe6 31. Qd4+ Kh7 32. e5 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Site "Odorheiu Secuiesc"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Rogozenco, Dorian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1993.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 036"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Wells} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 O-O 7. O-O
Nc6 8. d4 Nb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 c6 (10... Nxd5 11. Rd1 c6 12. Ne1 $1 $16) (
10... Bf5 11. e4 Bg4 12. Bf4 {Stange,M-Ftacnik,L Brno 1992 Inf 55/452/} Bxf3
13. Bxf3 c6 $14 {Ftacnik/}) 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Rd1 Bf5 (12... Bd7 13. Be3 Nc4
14. Bc5 Qc8 (14... b6 $5 15. Nd4 Nxd4 $1 16. Bxd4 e5 17. Nd5 $13) 15. Rac1 Re8
16. b3 b6 $10 {Dolezal,M-Bretsnajdr,V Praha 1987/}) (12... Qc7 13. Nb5 Qb8 14.
Bf4 e5 15. Be3 Bf5 16. Qc5 Rc8 17. Nxa7 $5 Na4 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. Qc1 Qxb2 $13 {
Beil,Z-David,P Olomouc 1988/}) (12... Qe8 $6 13. Qe4 $1 h6 14. Qh4 g5 15. Bxg5
hxg5 16. Nxg5 Bf5 17. Be4 Qc8 18. g4 Bxe4 19. Ncxe4 Rd8 20. Ng3 $1 $44 {
Sulava,N-Anic,D Budapest 1990/}) 13. e4 Bd7 14. Nd5 $1 $146 (14. Bf4 Rc8 15.
Qe2 Qe8 16. Nd5 Bg4 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. e5 Rd8 19. Qe3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qa8 $10 {
Schlosser,P-Leko,P Netteral 1992/}) 14... Nxd5 (14... Rc8 15. Qe2 Qe8 (15...
Nxd5 16. exd5 Na5 17. Ne5 $16) 16. Nxb6 axb6 17. Be3 $16) 15. exd5 Na5 $6 (
15... Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qc3+ Kg8 20. Qb4 $14) (
15... Nb4 16. Qb3 a5 17. a3 Na6 18. Be3 $16) 16. Qe2 $1 (16. Nd4 Rc8 17. Qe2
Nc4 18. b3 Nd6 $10) 16... Ba4 {'!?' Wells.} (16... Rc8 17. Ne5 Bf5 18. Bf4 $14)
17. Rd4 $1 {'!!' Wells. Wells: 'Two points worth making here: 1) OK, it has to
be admitted that black's ambitious 16th move limited white's options. Moreover,
it would be reckless to try and claim that the removal of a fianchettoed
bishop around the king is 'normally' worth the exchange - this is not so I
would say. Still, at the same time it is the off-side nature of black's minor
pieces ( far away from defending the king-side ) that helps to justify the
sacrifice. White will also get a useful be tempo later. 2) Again the specifics
of the position which decide. However, I would make the claim that without 18..
.e5 the quality of white's minor pieces and his attacking chances are very
good value. '} (17. Re1 Qxd5 18. Ng5 Qb5 $13) (17. Rd2 $6 Rc8 18. Ne5 Qc7 $15)
17... Bxd4 18. Nxd4 e5 (18... Rc8 19. Bh6 Bd7 (19... Re8 $2 20. Qe5 f6 21. Qe6+
Kh8 22. Qf7 Rg8 23. Ne6 $18) 20. Bxf8 Qxf8 21. b3 $16) 19. Qxe5 Re8 $6 {
Wells: 'A plausible attempt to seize back the initiative. White apparently has
back rank difficulties.'} (19... Nc4 $5 20. Qe2 Nd6 21. b3 Re8 22. Qd2 Bd7 23.
Bb2 $14) 20. Ne6 $1 $18 {'!!' Wells.} fxe6 21. b3 {'!' Wells. Wells: 'What is
so pleasing is that BOTH of the bishops play a critical role in the attack!'}
Re7 (21... exd5 22. Bxd5+ Kf8 23. Bh6#) 22. Bb2 Qf8 23. d6 Qg7 (23... Rd7 24.
Qxe6+ Qf7 (24... Rf7 25. Bd5 Re8 26. Qf6 $18) 25. Qe5 Qg7 26. Bd5+ Kh8 (26...
Kf8 27. Qf4+ Rf7 28. Bxg7+ $18) 27. Qe2 $18) 24. Qe2 e5 25. dxe7 Bc6 26. Bh3
Qxe7 27. b4 $1 {Wells: 'A nice deflection, and also a reminder of the dismal
role of black's off-side minor bits.'} Qxb4 28. Qxe5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg op2"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kochyev, Alexander"]
[Black "Turov, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Belov,I"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "1994.10.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. Bf4 Be6 (9... Nxd4 10. Nxd4 e5 $1 11. Nc6 Qxd1 12. Ne7+ Kh8 13.
Rfxd1 exf4 14. Nxc8 Raxc8 15. Bxb7 Rb8 16. Ba6 $10 {Ermenkov,E-Jansa,V/Sombor/
1972/}) 10. Rc1 $1 (10. Qc1 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Bxb7 (12. Rd1 Qc4 13. Bxb7
Rad8 $10 {Donchev,D-Ftacnik,L/Prague/1985/}) 12... Rab8 13. Rd1 Qb4 14. Bf3 Na4
15. Nxa4 Qxa4 16. b3 Qa6 $10 {Lechtynsky,J-Stohl,I/Trencianske Teplice/1975/})
10... h6 (10... Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Qxd4 12. Bxb7 $14) (10... Nd5 $5) 11. b3 a6 (
11... Nd5 $32) 12. Qd2 Kh7 13. Rfd1 $14 Nd5 14. Ne5 $1 (14. Nxd5 Bxd5 $10)
14... Nxe5 (14... Nxf4 15. gxf4) 15. Bxe5 c6 (15... Bxe5 $6 16. dxe5 Nxc3 17.
Qxc3 $16) 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nxd5 (17. e4 Nf6 $1 18. d5 cxd5 19. exd5 Bf5 $10) (
17. Na4 $1 Nf6 18. Nc5 Bc8 19. e4 $16) 17... cxd5 (17... Bxd5 18. e4 Be6 19. d5
Bd7 20. e5 $16) 18. Rc5 $1 Qd7 (18... b6 19. Rc6 Bd7 20. Rc2 e6 21. Rdc1 Rc8
22. Qb4 $16) 19. Qf4 $1 g5 (19... Rac8 20. Bxd5 $1 Bxd5 21. Qe5+ f6 22. Rxd5 $1
$16) 20. Qe5+ f6 21. Qc7 $16 Rfd8 22. Rdc1 Rab8 23. Qb6 Qd6 24. Qxd6 Rxd6 25.
Kf1 Kf8 26. Ke1 Ke8 27. Kd2 Kd8 28. e3 Rc8 29. b4 b6 (29... Rxc5 30. bxc5 Rc6
31. Rb1 Kc7 $6 32. e4 $1) 30. Rxc8+ Bxc8 31. a4 $1 Bb7 (31... a5 32. bxa5 bxa5
33. Rc5 $18) 32. a5 Kd7 (32... e6 $5) 33. Bh3+ e6 34. f4 f5 $6 (34... h5 35.
fxg5 (35. f5 g4 36. fxe6+ Rxe6) 35... fxg5 36. Bf1 Ke7 37. Be2 $16) 35. g4 $1
fxg4 36. Bxg4 gxf4 37. exf4 b5 38. f5 exf5 39. Bxf5+ Kd8 40. Ke3 $18 Bc6 41.
Kf4 h5 $8 42. Ke5 Rh6 43. Rg1 Be8 44. Be6 Rh7 45. Kxd5 Bd7 46. Rg8+ Kc7 47.
Bxd7 Rxd7+ 48. Kc5 Kb7 49. d5 Rc7+ 50. Kd6 Rc2 51. Rg7+ Kb8 52. Rh7 $1 Rxh2 53.
Kc6 Rh4 (53... Rc2+ 54. Kb6 Kc8 55. Kxa6 $18) 54. Rh8+ Ka7 55. d6 Rh1 56. d7
1-0

[Event "Wch U20 55th"]
[Site "Bhubaneswar"]
[Date "2016.08.18"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Nasuta, Grzegorz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2633"]
[BlackElo "2442"]
[Annotator "Besenthal,K"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2016.08.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. a3 Bd7 11. Nd2 Qc8 12. Nde4 Bh3 13. Bxh3 Qxh3 14. Nc5 Qc8
15. b4 Nd7 16. Nb3 e6 17. Bd2 Ne7 18. Rc1 c6 19. e4 Qc7 20. Bg5 Rad8 21. Qe2
Qb8 22. Rfd1 h6 23. Be3 e5 24. d5 cxd5 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Nf6 27. Rxd8 Rxd8
28. f3 b6 29. Rc6 Rd6 30. b5 Qd8 31. Kf2 Qe7 32. Qc4 Rd7 33. a4 Qa3 34. Nd2 Kh7
35. Rc7 Rxc7 36. Qxc7 Qxa4 37. Qxf7 Qxb5 38. Qxa7 Nd7 39. Qa2 Qc6 40. Qc4 {
Diagramm [#] Die schwarze Stellung ist ohne Zweifel verteidigungsfähig;
betrachtet man den Bb6 als Schwäche, dann wäre es aber sicher sinnvoll
gewesen, die Damen auf dem Brett zu lassen. Nach dem Damentausch gerät
Schwarz zunehmend in die Defensive - und die Verteidigung ist schwieriger als
der Angriff zu führen.} Qxc4 ({Nach} 40... Nc5 $1 {wäre es Weiß schwer
gefallen, eine gute aktive Idee zu entwickeln.}) 41. Nxc4 b5 42. Nd6 b4 43. Ke2
Bf8 44. Nc4 Kg7 45. Kd3 Kf6 46. Nb2 Bc5 47. Nd1 Bxe3 48. Nxe3 Ke6 49. Kc4 Nb8
50. Kb5 b3 51. Nc4 Kf6 {Diagramm [#]} 52. Nd2 $1 (52. Kb4 Nc6+ 53. Kxb3 Nd4+ {
wäre natürlich nicht das gewesen, was Weiß sich vorgestellt hatte.}) 52...
b2 53. Kc4 Nc6 54. Kc3 Nd4 $6 ({Es sprach nichts gegen das sofortige} 54... h5)
55. Kxb2 g5 56. Kc3 h5 57. Kc4 Nc6 $6 (57... Nc2 {war stärker, weil aktiver.})
58. Kd5 Nb4+ $2 {Diagramm [#] Das verliert - Schwarz gerät in Zugzwang und
büßt den Be5 ein.} (58... Ne7+ 59. Kd6 Nc8+ 60. Kc5 Ke6 {war viel besser.})
59. Kd6 Nd3 60. Nc4 g4 61. fxg4 hxg4 62. Ne3 Kg5 63. Ke6 Ne1 64. Kxe5 Nf3+ 65.
Kd6 Nxh2 66. e5 Nf3 67. e6 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 10th"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1992.11.??"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Yrjola, Jouni"]
[Black "Rytshagov, Mikhail"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2385"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[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 "Finland"]
[BlackTeam "Estonia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FIN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EST"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 cxd5 13. exd5 Nac4 14. Qe2 e5
15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Rfd1 Qf6 $5 (16... Qc8) 17. Nd4 Rae8 18. Ne4 Qe7 19. b3 Bd5
20. bxc4 Bxe4 21. Rac1 Bxg2 22. Qxe7 Rxe7 23. Kxg2 Rd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "NOR-ch"]
[Site "Norway"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ogaard, Leif"]
[Black "Ostenstad, Berge"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2415"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. e4 Bg4 12. a4 c6 13. a5 Nc4 14. Qb3 Nxa5 15.
Qa2 b6 16. b4 Nb7 17. Bg5 h6 (17... c5 18. d6 Qxd6 (18... Nxd6 19. Nd5 Ndc8 20.
Rfd1 Be6 21. Nxe7+ Nxe7 22. Rxd8 Bxa2 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Rxa2) 19. Rfd1 Qc7 20.
Nb5 Qc6 21. Bxe7 Qxb5 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Qd5 Rb8 24. Rxa7 Be6 25. Rxb7 $1 Bxd5
26. Rxb8+ Ke7 27. exd5 $18) 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. dxc6 Nd6 20. Nd5 Qe6 21. Nc7 Qxa2
22. Rxa2 Rad8 23. h3 Bc8 24. Re1 a6 25. Nd5 Nc4 26. Bf1 b5 27. Bxc4 bxc4 28.
Ne7+ Kh8 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 30. Rxa6 Rb8 31. Rc1 Rxb4 32. Nd2 f5 33. Nxc4 1-0

[Event "URS-ch46 First League"]
[Site "Ashkhabad"]
[Date "1978.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Timoscenko, Gennadij A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1978.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. e4 Bg4 12. h3 $6 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 c6 14. Rd1 cxd5
15. Nxd5 Nbxd5 16. Bg5 $1 h6 (16... f6 $5 17. Be3 Qe8 18. exd5 Nf5) 17. Rxd5
Qe8 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Bf1 Rfd8 20. Bc4 Rxd5 21. Bxd5 Rc8 22. Qg4 Rc5 23. Bb3 (
23. Qxg6 $4 Rxd5 $19) 23... Kh7 24. Rd1 Rc7 25. h4 h5 26. Qf3 Qf6 27. Qe3 Bf8
$1 $10 28. Rd5 b6 29. Kg2 Bc5 30. Qd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Barcelona"]
[Date "1989.03.??"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 012"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nc6 8.
d4 Nb6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. e4 c6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 cxd5 14. exd5 Bg4 (
14... Rf7 15. Bc5 f5 16. Nd2 e4 17. Nb3 Nac4 18. Qe2 Ne5 19. Rad1 Nbc4 20. Nd4
b6 {Gligoric,S-Gavrikov,V/Moscow GMA-op/1989/remis/}) 15. Bc5 Rf7 16. b3 f5 17.
Bb4 Nac4 {'!?' Bulletin.} (17... Nc8 18. Qe1 $1 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nd6 20. Be2 b6
21. Ba6 Nab7 22. Rc1 h5 23. Qe2 h4 24. Rfd1 Kh7 25. Bxb7 Rxb7 26. Bxd6 Qxd6 27.
Nb5 Qd8 28. d6 Rd7 29. Nc7 Rb8 30. Ne6 $16 {Vaganian,R-Thorsteins,K/Copenhagen
op/1988/1-0/}) 18. bxc4 e4 19. Rc1 Qd7 (19... Nxc4 20. Nxe4 fxe4 21. Rxc4 Bxf3
$13) (19... exf3 20. Bxf3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Nxc4 22. Ne2 $14 Ne5 23. Qb3 a5 24. Bc3
a4 25. Qb5) 20. Nb1 {'!' Bulletin.} exf3 21. Bxf3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 f4 23. g4 Qa4
24. Qb3 (24. Bc3 Bxc3 25. Nxc3 Qxc4 $15) 24... Qd7 {'?' Bulletin.} (24... f3 $1
) 25. f3 h5 26. h3 Re8 27. Qd3 (27. Bc5 $1 Qc7 28. Bf2 Re3 29. Qd1 $1 $14 (29.
Bxe3 $2 fxe3 30. Kg2 Qf4 31. Rce1 Be5)) 27... hxg4 28. hxg4 Re3 29. Qxg6 Rf6
30. Qg5 Qf7 31. Bc3 Rg6 32. Qd8+ Re8 33. Qh4 Bxc3 34. Rxc3 Qg7 35. Re1 Qd4+ 36.
Kg2 Rxe1 37. Qxe1 Nxc4 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Qe7+ Kh6 40. Qh4+ Kg7 41. Qe7+ Kh6 42.
Qf8+ Kh7 43. Qf7+ Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.07.31"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Janjgava, Lasha"]
[Black "Sakalauskas, Vaidas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2472"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[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 "Lithuania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "LTU"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. e4 c6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 cxd5 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15.
Nxd5 Qd8 16. Rc1 Nc6 17. Qb3 Rf7 18. Rfd1 Be6 19. h4 Kh8 20. Kh2 Rd7 21. Bh3
Bxh3 22. Kxh3 Ne7 $2 23. Nxf6 $3 {A wonderful combination.} Bxf6 (23... Rxd1
24. Rxd1 Qc8+ 25. Nd7 $1 {also wins for White.}) 24. Qe6 Rxd1 25. Qxf6+ Kg8 26.
Qe6+ Kg7 (26... Kh8 27. Ng5 $1 {changes nothing.}) 27. Ng5 (27. Qxe5+ {also
works.}) 27... Qd7 28. Rxd1 Qxe6+ 29. Nxe6+ Kf6 30. Nc7 Rc8 31. Rd6+ Kf7 32.
Rd7 Kf6 33. g4 {On top of everything, White now wins a piece.} 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 7th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2010.08.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2626"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2010.08.05"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. Qe2 e5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. f4 Bxc3
15. bxc3 Bf5 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bg2 Bd3 18. Qf2 Be4 19. Bf1 Qe7 20. a4 Qe6 21.
Bb5 Red8 22. Qa2 Bd5 23. Qc2 c6 24. Bf1 Be4 25. Qa2 Qg4 26. Qf2 Qe6 27. Qa2 Qg4
28. Qf2 Nd5 29. Bb2 Rd7 30. h3 Qf3 31. Qxf3 Bxf3 32. Ba3 Nxc3 33. e4 Nxe4 34.
Re3 Nd2 35. Ba6 f5 36. Kf2 Bd5 37. Be2 Ne4+ 38. Ke1 Rdb7 39. Bd3 Rb3 40. Ke2
Re8 41. Ke1 c5 42. Bc1 c4 43. Bxe4 Rxe4 44. Rxe4 Bxe4 45. Ra3 Rb1 46. Kd2 Kf7
47. Re3 Ke6 48. Ba3 Kd5 49. Be7 Rb2+ 50. Kc1 Ra2 51. Ra3 Rxa3 52. Bxa3 c3 53.
Be7 Kc4 54. h4 Kb3 55. Bf6 c2 56. Bd8 Kxa4 57. Kd2 Kb4 58. Bc7 a4 59. Be5 Kb3
60. Bf6 a3 {#White is helpless as he needs both pieces to cover the promotion
squares.} 61. Bg7 ({For example, if White played} 61. Kc1 {Black would just
bring his king around and capture the kingside pawns.} a2 62. Ba1 Kc4 63. Kd2
Kd5 64. Bb2 Bd3 65. Ba1 (65. Kxd3 $4 c1=Q 66. Bxc1 a1=Q) 65... Ke4 66. Bb2 Kf3
{etc.}) 61... a2 62. Bh8 a1=Q ({White resigned after} 62... a1=Q {because of}
63. Bxa1 Ka2 64. Be5 Kb1 $18) 0-1

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.30"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[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 "Brazil"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a5 {This variation of the Grьnfeld was very popular
during the Olympiad. This position alone was played over 10 times during the
course of the tournament! Anyway, the idea behind 10...a5 is clear: Black
wants to gain space on the queenside and achieve ...e5 under better
circumstances.} ({White has recently shown good results after} 10... e5 11. d5
Na5 12. e4 c6 13. b3) 11. Qe2 {My opponent goes straight for the main line.} ({
Also possible is} 11. Qc2 $5 {, which led to an advantage for White in the
following game and may become more popular in the future.} Bf5 12. e4 Bg4 13.
d5 Nb4 14. Qb1 e6 15. a3 Na6 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Bg5 Qc8 18. Qc2 Nc5 19. Nd5 Bxd5
20. exd5 Na6 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. d6 Qd7 23. dxc7 Qxc7 24. Rc1 Qxc2 25. Rxc2 Rc8
26. Rxc8+ Nxc8 27. Nd2 Nc5 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 Ne6 30. Be3 Bc3 31. b5 Bxd2 32.
Bxd2 Nd6 33. Bb4 Nxb5 34. Bxb7 Nbd4 35. Kg2 h5 36. Be4 Kg7 37. Bc3 Kg8 38. f3
Kh7 39. Kf2 Nf5 40. Bf6 Kg8 41. Ke2 Kh7 42. Be5 Kg8 43. Kd2 Ng5 44. Bd5 Ne7 45.
Bb7 Ne6 46. Be4 Nf5 47. Kc3 Ne3 48. Kd3 Nf5 49. Bc6 Nc5+ 50. Kc4 Ne6 51. Bf6
Kf8 52. Kd3 Nc5+ 53. Ke2 Ne6 54. Kf2 Kg8 55. h3 Kf8 56. g4 hxg4 57. fxg4 Ne7
58. Be4 Ng8 59. Bb2 g5 60. Kf3 Ke7 61. Ba3+ Kf6 62. Bb1 Nh6 63. Bb2+ Ke7 64.
Ba3+ Kf6 65. Bc1 Kg7 66. Ke4 f6 67. Ba2 Nf4 68. Bxf4 gxf4 69. Kxf4 Kg6 70. Be6
Kg7 71. Bc4 Kg6 72. Bb5 Kg7 73. Be8 Kf8 74. Bh5 Kg7 75. Ke3 Ng8 76. Kd4 f5 77.
g5 Nf6 78. Ke5 Nxh5 79. Kxf5 Ng3+ 80. Kg4 {1/2-1/2 Rombaldoni,D (2501)-Li Chao
(2633)/Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2010/The Week in Chess 830}) 11... Be6 12. Rd1 (12.
Nd2 {is another interesting alternative.}) 12... Bc4 13. Qc2 Nb4 14. Qb1 e5 $1
{This is the move I had prepared before the game. It had been played only two
days before this game, but every day I would go through all the games in the
tournament, so I didn't miss any theoretically important games! And it served
me well, as I had a chance to use this move, while my opponent probably wasn't
aware of its existence.} ({A long time ago I had analysed} 14... a4 15. e4 Qd7
16. Be3 Red8 17. Qc1 $1 {, and White slowly unravels, with an advantage.}) 15.
a3 {Only this is a new move. Previously 15.b3 had been played.} (15. b3 exd4 $1
{is the main point behind 14...e5.} 16. bxc4 (16. exd4 Be6 17. Bf4 Bf5 18. Qb2
Nd3 19. Qd2 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 a4 {gave Black a clear advantage in McNab-Djukic,
Khanty Mansiysk 2010.}) (16. Nxd4 Bd3 17. Rxd3 (17. Qb2 c5 18. Nde2 Qf6 $19)
17... Nxd3 18. Qxd3 c5 $17) 16... dxc3 17. Rxd8 Raxd8 18. Nd4 Rxd4 $1 {Another
really great move, sacrificing even more material to keep the bishop alive!} ({
Not} 18... Bxd4 $2 19. exd4 Re1+ 20. Bf1 Rxd4 $2 ({Black still has a draw after
} 20... Nxc4 21. Qb3 Nd2 22. Bxd2 cxd2 23. Rd1 Rxd1 (23... Rxd4 $2 24. Qb2 $1)
24. Qxd1 Rxd4 25. Be2 Nxa2 26. Qc2 Nb4 27. Qxc7 d1=Q+ 28. Bxd1 Rxd1+ 29. Kg2
Rd5 $11) 21. Qb3 Rdd1 22. Bh6 Rxf1+ 23. Kg2 Rxa1 24. Qxc3 $18) 19. exd4 Re1+
20. Bf1 Bxd4 {White is up a queen for just a knight, but Black coordinates so
well, that White will have to fight for a draw!} 21. Qb3 (21. Bh6 Rxb1 22. Rxb1
Bg7 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 {Black has an advantage in this endgame, but it may not be
enough to win.}) 21... c2 22. a3 Bxa1 23. Bh6 Bg7 24. axb4 Bxh6 25. Qxc2 axb4
26. c5 Nd5 {, and Black is better because of the passed b-pawn.}) ({White has
a decent alternative in} 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. b3 $1 (16. dxe5 Qxd1+ 17. Nxd1 Bd3
$17) (16. a3 Bb3 17. Rd2 Nc4 $17) 16... Bd3 ({Now the queen sacrifice doesn't
work as well:} 16... Bxd4 $2 17. bxc4 Bxc3 18. Rxd8 Raxd8 19. Bb2 Bxb2 20. Qxb2
Nxc4 21. Qc3 b5 22. Bf1 $16) 17. Rxd3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 {White has compensation
for the exchange, which is probably enough to hold the balance, but not for an
advantage.} c5 {This is the active approach, enterprising but riskier than 18..
.c6.} (18... c6 19. Ne4 Bg7 20. Ba3 Bf8 {is safer for Black.}) 19. Nb5 Qd7 20.
a4 (20. Ba3 cxd4 21. exd4 Rad8 22. Rd1 Nc8 23. Bf3 Bb8 {, and Black will
blockade the d-pawn, with an unclear position.}) 20... Bg7 21. Bd2 Red8 ({
Also possible is} 21... cxd4 22. exd4 (22. e4 {is now met by} Qd8 $1 23. f4 Nd7
{, with ...Nc5 to come.} 24. e5 Nc5 25. Qc4 Bf8 $15) 22... Nd5 {, but after}
23. Qf3 Red8 24. Bg5 ({Or} 24. Re1) 24... f6 25. Bd2 {, this looks slightly
better for White.}) 22. Re1 (22. Bc3 cxd4 23. exd4 Nd5 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Nc7
Qxb3 26. Nxa8 Rxa8 {is at least not worse for Black.}) (22. f4 {is still too
early:} cxd4 23. e4 Qe7 24. e5 Nd5) 22... h5 {Waiting for Bc3 before taking on
d4.} 23. f4 $1 {This is the only testing move.} (23. Bc3 cxd4 24. exd4 Nd5 25.
Bd2 (25. Bxd5 Qxd5 26. Nc7 Qxb3 27. Nxa8 Rxa8) 25... Nb4 26. Bxb4 axb4 27. d5
Bf8 {, with an unclear position.} 28. d6 Bxd6 29. Rd1 Ra6 {is ok for Black.})
23... cxd4 ({Black can also try} 23... h4 $5 24. gxh4 cxd4 25. e4 Qg4) 24. e4
Qe7 25. e5 Nd5 (25... Nd7 26. Nd6 Nc5 27. Qc4 Rxd6 28. exd6 Qxd6 29. Bd5 {
, with an initiative.}) 26. Nd6 Rxd6 27. exd6 Qxd6 28. f5 gxf5 29. Qxf5 Ne3 30.
Qxh5 Nxg2 31. Kxg2 Qc6+ {, with unclear play.}) 15... exd4 16. axb4 (16. exd4
$6 N4d5 $15 {is hardly what White wants.}) (16. Nxd4 Bd3 17. Rxd3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3
c5 $17) 16... dxc3 (16... axb4 {is far too risky for Black:} 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18.
Ne4 Qa4 19. b3 $1 (19. Re1 Ba2 20. Qd3 Bc4 $11) 19... Qxb3 20. Bb2 dxe3 $2 {
This is a mistake, while Black has two moves (20...Qa2 and especially 20...Be2)
which may be sufficient for a draw, but this only becomes clear after a long
analysis. Practically speaking, Black should not go for these variations when
he has an adequate alternative in 16...dxc3.} 21. Bxg7 Rxe4 ({Or} 21... exf2+
22. Kxf2 Kxg7 23. Qa1+ Kh6 24. Nfd2 Qa2 25. Qd4 $40 {, with a strong attack.})
22. Rd8+ Kxg7 23. Qxe4 e2 24. Qd4+ (24. Qe5+ Kh6 {is surprisingly not so clear!
}) 24... f6 25. Ne1 Qb1 26. Qd2 b3 27. h4 $1 ({Not} 27. Qb4 $2 c5) 27... b2 28.
Qb4 c5 29. Qxc5 Qxe1+ 30. Kh2 {, and although Black can potentially make two
more queens, he will be mated.}) 17. Rxd8 Raxd8 18. Qc2 $6 {Natural, but it
leads to difficulties for White. White could have made a draw with 18.bxc3.} (
18. bxc3 Rd1+ 19. Bf1 {I'm not sure if my opponent considered this. At first
sight it looks extremely dangerous for White, but Black has no advantage.} Bxf1
(19... Bxc3 20. Rxa5 {changes nothing:} Bxf1 21. Qc2 Be2+ ({Again:} 21... Red8
22. Nd4) 22. Kg2 Bf1+ $11) 20. Qc2 {And here Black has nothing better than to
take the draw.} Be2+ ({Because} 20... Red8 {is met by} 21. Nd4) 21. Kg2 Bf1+
$11) 18... axb4 {An incredible position! Black has only a rook for the queen,
but he coordinates so well that White has to return material to avoid losing
immediately!} 19. Nd2 {There was nothing else.} (19. bxc3 $2 b3 20. Qb2 Rd1+
$19 {is the end.}) 19... cxd2 ({Black should avoid} 19... b3 $6 20. Nxb3 Bd3
21. Qd1 cxb2 22. Bxb2 Bxb2 23. Ra7) ({There was a decent alternative in} 19...
Bd3 $5 20. Qb3 cxd2 21. Bxd2 c5 22. Bxb7 Re7 23. Bf3 Nc4 24. Bc1 Red7 {, with
very good compensation. However, my continuation is even more convincing.}) 20.
Bxd2 Ra8 $1 {A very good move, taking over the a-file and the initiative.
Other moves would leave White with the advantage.} 21. Rxa8 {Probably best.} (
21. Rc1 $2 Ra2 {wins the b-pawn.}) (21. Rb1 b3 22. Qd1 {Here I like the patient
} c6 $1 {, with advantage for Black.} (22... Bd3 23. Rc1 Bxb2 24. Qxb3 Bxc1 25.
Bxc1 {is much more complicated, because Black's king is very weak (which will
become clear after Bb2 and Qc3).})) (21. Qc1 Rxa1 22. Qxa1 Ra8 23. Qb1 Ra2 24.
Bc1 {is obviously too passive to be good:} b3 25. Bxb7 (25. Bf1 Be6 26. Qd3 h5
27. Qd8+ Kh7 28. Qxc7 Ra1 $1 $19 {, and the b2-pawn will inevitably fall,
leaving White with a lost position.}) 25... Nd7 $1 {A nice move. The knight is
going to c5.} (25... Be6 {is less convincing:} 26. e4 Nc4 27. Bd5 Bxd5 28. exd5
Bxb2 29. Bxb2 Rxb2 30. Qd3 $11) 26. Qe4 (26. Be4 Nc5) 26... Be6 27. Kg2 Bxb2
28. Bxb2 Rxb2 {, and Black's queenside pawns are very strong.}) 21... Rxa8 22.
Bxb7 $2 {The decisive mistake. The position was still far from clear after 22.
h4!.} ({Of course White should not play} 22. h3 $6 {, since in many variations
he will need to play h4-h5.}) (22. h4 $1 {was the last chance, promising White,
if not equality, then at least complicated play.} {I would probably have
played the safe} Ra2 (22... Ra1+ {is principled but risky. After} 23. Kh2 b3
24. Qe4 Bxb2 {, Black has won an important pawn, but White's pieces are very
active and Black's king is vulnerable. Practically speaking I think Black
should play 22...Ra2. Just out of interest, the main line is} 25. Qe8+ Kg7 26.
h5 {, when Black has many possible moves, in all cases with extremely
complicated play.}) 23. Bc1 b3 24. Qd2 (24. Qd1 Ra1 25. Kh2 h5 $1 {This is
always a nice move. Black has plenty of time, so securing the kingside is
priority number one.} 26. e4 Na4 27. Qd2 Nc5 {, and White is still far from
achieving a draw.}) 24... h5 {I always like this move, but here White can
still open up the kingside with g4. Perhaps other moves should be investigated.
} (24... Bf6 $5 {is a possible alternative.}) 25. g4 $1 {Opening lines. Other
moves promise Black an advantage.} (25. Qd8+ $2 Kh7 26. Qxc7 Ra1 27. Qxb6 Rxc1+
28. Kh2 Bxb2) (25. e4 Na4) (25. Bxb7 Be6 $44) 25... hxg4 26. h5 {, with a
complicated position, but White should have enough counterplay to make a draw.}
) 22... Ra1+ {Now it's over. I suppose my opponent's initial intention was to
play 23.Kg2, but then he noticed the refutation.} 23. Bc1 (23. Kg2 Bf1+ 24. Kf3
Nc4 $1 {is the only way to win, but convincing enough!} 25. Bxb4 (25. b3 Bd3
$19) 25... Ne5+ 26. Kf4 Rc1 ({I was calculating the less convincing} 26... Nd3+
27. Kf3 Nxb4 28. Qxc7 {, although Black should still win this position.}) 27.
Qa4 Rc4+ 28. e4 Nd3+ 29. Kf3 Nxb4 $19) 23... b3 24. Qd1 $2 {A strange blunder,
but it didn't matter anymore.} (24. Qd2 Be6 {, and White cannot save his
bishop.} 25. Kg2 (25. Qd8+ Bf8 26. Qxc7 Nc4 $19) 25... Nc4 26. Qd1 (26. Qd8+
Bf8 27. Qd1 Nxb2 $19) 26... Nd6 $19 {For some reason I missed this simple move
during the game, and was calculating the more complicated 26...Bf6.} (26... Bf6
{also wins:} 27. e4 Nxb2 28. Qd2 Nc4 $19)) 24... Bxb2 {I took only five
minutes for the entire game!} 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 51st"]
[Site "Lubniewice"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Schmidt, Wlodzimierz"]
[Black "Jasnikowski, Zbigniew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2425"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1995.09.14"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poznan Pocztowiec"]
[BlackTeam "Wroclaw Hetman"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O e5 10. d5 Na5 11. e4 c6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 cxd5 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15.
Nxd5 Qd8 16. Rc1 Nc6 17. b4 (17. Qb3 $5 Rf7 18. Rfd1 Be6 19. h4 Bh6 20. Rc3 Kh8
21. Kh2 Qe8 22. Bh3 Bxh3 23. Kxh3 Qe6+ 24. Kg2 Re8 25. Qc2 $14 {Hansen,
C-Korchnoi,V/Biel/1992/0,5/66/}) 17... a6 $6 (17... Bg4 $1 18. Qb3 Bxf3 $1 (
18... Kh8 19. b5 Bxf3 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Rxc6 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 $14 {Jasnikowski,
Z-Wegener,D/Cuxhaven/1993/0,5/49/}) 19. Ne7+ Kh8 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Bxf3 Qb6 22.
Qc3 a5 $10 {Teske,H-Tolnai,T/Voronezh/1987/0,5/25/}) 18. a4 $1 (18. Qb3 $5 Kh8
19. Qe3 f5 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. Rfd1 Qe7 22. Nxc8 Rbxc8 23. a3 Rce8 24. Rd5 Nd4 25.
exf5 $14 {Hulak,K-Popovic,D/Zlotibor/1989/1|0/41/}) 18... f5 (18... Be6 19. b5
axb5 20. axb5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Ne7 22. d6 Nf5 23. Qd5+ Kh8 24. Rfd1 Qb6 25. Bh3
Nh6 26. Rc7 $16 {Csom,I-Djuric,S/Jarvenpaa/1985/1|0/43/}) (18... Bg4 19. Qb3
Bxf3 20. Ne7+ Kh8 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Bxf3 Qb6 23. a5 $14) 19. exf5 gxf5 {/N/} (
19... e4 20. f6 Bh6 21. Rxc6 exf3 22. Rd6 fxg2 23. Kxg2 (23. Re1 $1 Qxd6 24.
Ne7+ Qxe7 25. fxe7 Re8 26. g4 $16) 23... Qxd6 24. Ne7+ Qxe7 25. fxe7 Re8 26.
Qd5+ Kh8 27. g4 Bxg4 28. Qd4+ Bg7 29. Qxg4 Rxe7 30. Rd1 $16 {Cvitan,O-Gavrikov,
V/Switzerland/1994/0,5/66/}) 20. b5 axb5 21. axb5 Ne7 22. Ng5 e4 (22... h6 23.
Nc7 Qxd1 24. Rfxd1 Ra5 25. Nge6 Bxe6 26. Nxe6 Re8 27. Rd7 $18) 23. Qh5 (23. Nc7
Qxd1 24. Rfxd1 Rb8 25. Nge6 Bxe6 26. Nxe6 Rfc8 27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 28. Rd7 Rc1+ 29.
Bf1 Bf6 30. Rxb7 Nd5 $44) 23... h6 24. Nc7 Ra3 (24... Ra4 $2 25. Rfd1 Rd4 26.
Nge6 Bxe6 27. Nxe6 Rxd1+ 28. Rxd1 Qe8 29. Qxe8 Rxe8 30. Rd7 $16) 25. Rfd1 (25.
Nge6 Bxe6 26. Nxe6 Qe8 27. Qxe8 Rxe8 28. Rc7 b6) 25... Rd3 26. Nge6 Bxe6 27.
Nxe6 Qe8 28. Qe2 Rf6 (28... Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Rf6 30. Rd8 $18) 29. Nxg7 (29. Rxd3
$5 exd3 30. Nxg7 Qd8 (30... Qd7 $4 31. Nh5 $1) 31. Qe5 (31. Qe3 $5 Kxg7 32. Rd1
Rd6 33. Bxb7 $16) 31... d2 32. Rd1 Kxg7 33. Bxb7 Kf7 34. Qe3 Rd6 35. Bf3 $16)
29... Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Kxg7 31. Rc7 b6 32. Qd4 Kg6 (32... Kf7 33. Bf1 $40) 33.
Bf1 (33. Qe5 $5 Kf7 34. Bf1 $18) 33... Ng8 34. Bc4 h5 35. Rb7 $18 h4 36. Kg2 (
36. Bxg8 $5 Qxg8 37. Rxb6 Rxb6 38. Qxb6+ Kh5 39. Qf6 $18) 36... f4 37. Bxg8 f3+
38. Kg1 Qxg8 39. Qxe4+ 1-0

[Event "ARM-ch"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2625"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Chekhov,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "1995.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nc6 8. e4
Nb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 c6 11. Bg5 Nac4 12. Qe2 h6 13. Bf4 g5 (13... cxd5 $5 14.
exd5 Bg4 (14... g5 15. Bc1 Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. Rd1 Rc8 18. g4 Bg6 19. Nd4 Qd7
20. b3 Nd6 21. Bb2 Rfe8 22. a4 $14 {Stangl,M-Lucke,N/Altensteig/1989/1|0/26/})
15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Rc8 17. Rac1 g5 18. Be3 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Nc4 20. Qe2 Qa5 21.
d6 $132 {Alieva,E-Gaffney,M/Moscow/1991/0,5/50/}) (13... e5 $5 14. dxe6 (14.
Bc1 $6 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nd6 17. Rd1 Bg4 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Rc8 $15
{Stempin,A-Aagaard,J/Lyngby/1990/0,5/42/}) 14... Bxe6 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Nd4 Bd7
17. h3 Rad8 $10 {Baburin,A-Belov,I/Andropov/1986/0,5/33/}) 14. Bc1 cxd5 15.
Nxd5 Bg4 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Rc8 18. Rb1 e6 (18... Nxd5 19. exd5 Nd6 20. Be3
$14) 19. Ne3 (19. Nxb6 $5 Qxb6 20. b3 Qb4 $6 (20... Ne5 21. Bg2 Rfd8 22. Be3
$14) 21. Bxg5 hxg5 22. bxc4 Qxc4 23. Qxc4 Rxc4 24. Rxb7 Ra4 25. Rd1 Rxa2 26.
Rdd7 a5 27. Bh5 $16) 19... Qe7 20. Rd1 Rc7 21. b3 (21. Nxc4 Nxc4 22. b3 Na3 23.
Bxa3 Qxa3 $15) 21... Na3 22. Bxa3 Qxa3 23. e5 $1 Nd7 (23... Bxe5 24. Nf5 exf5
25. Qxe5 Qc5 26. Qf6 $36) 24. Ng4 Rfc8 25. Rd2 Rc1+ 26. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 27. Kg2 Qc7
28. Qb5 Nxe5 29. Nxe5 Qxe5 (29... Bxe5 30. Rd7 Qc5 31. Qxb7 Rc7 32. Rd8+ Kg7
33. Qa8 $36) 30. Qxb7 Qc7 31. Rd7 Qxb7 32. Bxb7 (32. Rxb7 Bd4 33. Bh5 Rc2 34.
Bxf7+ Kf8 35. Bxe6 Rxf2+ $10) 32... Rc2 33. Bf3 Bf8 (33... Rxa2 $6 34. Bh5 f5
35. Bf7+ Kh8 36. Bxe6 Bf8 37. Rf7 Bc5 38. Rxf5) 34. Bh5 Bc5 35. Bxf7+ Kf8 36.
Bxe6 Rxf2+ 37. Kh1 Rf1+ 38. Kg2 Rf2+ 39. Kh1 $138 {Time, The position is equal.
} (39. Kh1 Rf1+ 40. Kg2 Rf2+ $10) 1-0

[Event "Dortmund-A"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "King, Daniel J"]
[Black "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2500"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1989.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. e4 c6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 Bg4 $5 {Ftacnik; N} (
13... cxd5 14. exd5 Bg4 15. Bc5 {Vaganian,R-Kasparov,G/Barcelona WCup/1989/1/
2-1/2/43/ -> CBM 12/S.77}) 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Nac4 17. Nxb6
Nxe3 18. Nxa8 Nxf1 19. Bxf1 Qxa8 $14 20. Rc1 Rc8 21. Rd1 Rc7 22. Rd6 Qf8 23.
Qd1 Qe7 24. b3 Bf8 25. Rd8 Kg7 26. Bc4 b5 $1 27. Bxb5 Rc1 $1 $10 28. Qxc1 Qxd8
29. Qe3 Qb6 30. Qxb6 axb6 31. Kf1 Bc5 32. Ke2 Kf7 33. Bc4+ Ke7 34. Bg8 h6 35.
h4 Kf8 36. Bd5 Ke7 37. a4 Bb4 38. Bb7 Bc5 39. Bc8 Kd8 40. Ba6 Ke7 41. Kf3 Kf7
42. Kg2 Ke7 43. f3 Bb4 44. Kh3 Be1 45. Kg4 Ke8 46. f4 Ke7 47. fxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Passau op 2nd"]
[Site "Passau"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Jasnikowski, Zbigniew"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. Re1 $6 (10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4) 10... a5 $1 (10... e5 11. d5)
11. Nd2 $6 (11. h3) 11... e5 12. d5 Nb4 13. e4 c6 14. Nf1 cxd5 15. exd5 Bd7 16.
a3 Na6 17. Ne4 Bf5 18. Ne3 $2 (18. Bg5 f6 19. Bd2 Nxd5 20. Qb3) 18... Bxe4 $1
19. Bxe4 Nc5 20. f3 $2 (20. Bg2 e4 (20... a4) 21. f3) 20... f5 21. Bb1 e4 22.
fxe4 Nxe4 23. Ba2 Qd6 24. Ng2 Nd7 25. Rb1 Ne5 26. Nf4 $2 (26. Ne3) (26. Bf4)
26... Ng4 $1 27. Re2 g5 $1 28. Nh5 Bh8 29. Kg2 Rac8 30. Bd2 Kf7 $1 31. h3 (31.
Bxa5 Kg6 32. Bb4 Qb6) 31... Ngf6 32. Rxe4 Nxe4 33. Bxa5 Kg6 34. g4 Qc5 35.
gxf5+ Kh6 0-1

[Event "URS-ch FL56"]
[Site "Simferopol"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Malaniuk, Vladimir P"]
[Black "Dvoirys, Semen I"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2520"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1988.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Nc3 Na6 $6 {ьblich ist 8...Nc6} 9. Bf4 c5 10. d5 $1 c4 $6 (10... Bxc3 $6 11.
bxc3 Qxd5 12. Qc1 $132) 11. Qd2 $1 (11. e4 Bg4 12. Qd2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nc5 14.
Rad1 Nbd7 15. Be2 Rc8 16. Be3 {Vorbereitete Neuerung gegenьber der frьheren
Partie Yurtaev-Dvoirys (16.Bh6), die ein vorlдufiges Bauernopfer einschliesst.}
(16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Qb6 18. Rd2 Ne5 19. Kg2 Ncd3 $13 {Yurtaev,L-Dvoirys,S/
URS-FL56 Simferool/1988/remis/112/ ->}) 16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nxe4 18. Qd4 Ndf6
19. Bxc4 $5 (19. Bh6 $5 Re8 20. g4 Qa5 $3 $13) 19... b5 $1 20. Bxb5 Nxc3 $17 {
Savcenko,S-Dvoirys,S/URS-FL56 Simferopol/1988/0-1/42/ ->}) 11... Bxc3 12. bxc3
$5 (12. Qxc3 $5 Nxd5 13. Qxc4 Nxf4 14. Qxf4 $14) 12... Qxd5 13. Nd4 Qa5 14.
Rab1 Bd7 15. Bxb7 $14 Rad8 16. Bh6 Rfe8 17. Qe3 Nc7 18. Nc6 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Ncd5
20. Qg5 f6 21. Qg4 f5 22. Qh4 Nxc3 23. Rxb6 $1 Rd4 24. Qg5 axb6 25. Bxe8 Nxe2+
26. Kg2 $16 Qa8+ 27. f3 Nf4+ 28. gxf4 Qxe8 29. Re1 Rd2+ 30. Kg1 Kf7 31. Bg7 Qd7
32. Bc3 Rd1 33. Qh4 Rxe1+ 34. Qxe1 b5 35. Kg2 Qa7 36. Qd2 Qa8 37. Bb4 Qc6 38.
a3 Qe6 39. Kg3 h6 40. Kf2 Qc6 41. Qd4 1-0

[Event "Vrsac"]
[Site "Vrsac"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Miralles, Gilles"]
[Black "Damljanovic, Branko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "1989.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nc6 8.
d4 Nb6 9. Bf4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Ne5 Bf5 12. e4 Bc8 13. Nd3 c6 14. Rc1 e6 15.
dxe6 Bxe6 16. Nc5 Qc8 17. b3 Bh3 18. e5 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 Rd8 20. Qe1 Nd5 21. Nxd5
Rxd5 22. e6 b6 23. exf7+ Kxf7 24. Ne4 Qd7 25. Qe2 h6 26. b4 Nb7 27. Qc4 g5 28.
Be3 Re8 29. Nc3 Bxc3 30. Rxc3 Re6 31. f4 Rf6 32. Bd4 $2 (32. fxg5 $18 Rxf1 33.
Qxf1+ Rf5 34. Qc4+ $18) 32... Nd6 $1 33. Qb3 Rff5 34. g4 $2 Rxf4 35. Rxf4+ gxf4
36. h3 Qe6 37. Bf2 Qe4+ $19 38. Rf3 h5 39. gxh5 Ke7 40. Qc3 Rg5+ 41. Kh2 Rxh5
42. Qg7+ Ke6 43. Qg4+ Rf5 44. a3 Nf7 45. Re3 Qxe3 46. Bxe3 fxe3 47. Qc4+ Ke7
48. Qxc6 Re5 49. Qc7+ Kf8 50. Qc8+ Re8 51. Qc3 e2 52. Qe1 Re4 0-1

[Event "Bundesliga 9900"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.11.07"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2597"]
[BlackElo "2628"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1999.10.09"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Godesberg"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. Bf4 $146 {Ein neuer
Versuch, in der Hauptvariante 13.b3 hat Schwarz einen sicheren Weg zum
Ausgleich.} (13. b3 cxd5 14. exd5 Rc8 15. Bb2 Nbc4 $1 16. bxc4 Qb6 17. Ne6 Nxc4
18. Nxg7 Nxb2 $11 {Kharitonov-Makarov/Russia (ch) 1994}) 13... Qc8 {Mit einer
Ьberraschung konfrontiert, findet der Weltmeister eine gute Fortsetzung.
Schwarz plant den Abtausch der weiЯfeldrigen Lдufer.} (13... e5 14. dxe6 Bxe6
15. Nxe6 Rxe6 16. Qxd8+ Rxd8 17. Rad1 $14) (13... cxd5 14. exd5 Rc8 15. Rc1 $14
) (13... Bc8 $1 {Eine spдtere Verbesserung von Khalifman, dieser erstaunlicher
Zug lцst alle schwarzen Erцffnungsprobleme. Die Drohung e7-e5 zwingt die
weiЯen Leichtfiguren zum Rьckzug.} 14. Nb3 (14. Nde2 cxd5 15. exd5 e5 16. Bc1
Nac4 17. b3 Nd6 18. a4 Bg4 19. Ba3 Nbc8 20. h3 Bxe2 21. Qxe2 a6 22. Rfd1 f5 $11
{1/2-1/2 Smejkal,J-Khalifman,A/BL9900}) 14... Nac4 15. Qc1 cxd5 16. exd5 Bf5
$11) 14. dxc6 (14. Rc1 Bh3 $132) (14. Re1 $5) 14... bxc6 ({Schwarz kцnnte auch
ohne Schwдchungen auskommen:} 14... Nxc6 15. Nxc6 (15. Ndb5 Bh3 $11) 15... Bxc6
16. Qb3 Qg4 $1 17. h3 (17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Qe2 $11) (17. Rad1 Rad8) 17... Qh5
$11) 15. e5 $2 {WeiЯ versperrt zwar den gegnerischen Lдufer, schwдcht aber zu
sehr die weiЯen Felder in seinem Lager. Gegen den schwarzen Isolani c6 sollte
man mit mehr Gefьhl vorgehen.} (15. Nde2 $142 e5 16. Be3 $1 Nac4 17. Bc1 $14 {
/\b3}) 15... Bh3 16. Qe2 (16. Bxh3 Qxh3 17. b4 Nac4 18. Nxc6 h6 $44 {/\g5})
16... Bxg2 17. Kxg2 c5 18. Nf3 Nc6 $1 $11 {/\c4, Nb4-d3 Die richtige
Behandlung der Stellung, der Springer strebt nach d3. Schwarz hat vollen
Ausgleich.} 19. Rac1 (19. Qe4 c4 20. Rfd1 Nb4 21. Ne1 Qe6 22. a3 Na6 $1 {/\Nc5}
) (19. b3 c4 20. bxc4 Na5 $11) (19. Rad1 $142) 19... c4 20. a3 Na5 21. Nd4 Qb7+
(21... Rd8 22. Rcd1 Nb3 (22... Nd5 $2 23. Nxd5 Rxd5 24. Nf5 $1 Rd7 25. Nxg7
Kxg7 26. e6 $14) 23. Nxb3 cxb3 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qb5 Qd4 26. Qxb3 Bxe5 $11)
22. Kg1 (22. Qf3 {wьrde zu einem ausgeglichenen Endspiel fьhren.} Qxf3+ (22...
Rac8 23. Qxb7 Nxb7 24. Ndb5 a6 25. Na7 Ra8 26. Nc6 Nc5 27. Be3 Rac8 28. Bxc5
Rxc6 29. Bd4 $11) 23. Kxf3 Red8 (23... Nb3 $6 24. Nxb3 cxb3 25. Nb5) 24. Rcd1
Rd7 25. Rd2 Rad8 26. Rfd1 $11) 22... Red8 23. Rcd1 {Mit einem Remisangebot.
Schwarz war auch nicht bereit, bei knapper Zeit Gewinnversuche zu unternehmen.}
(23. Rcd1 Nd5 24. Nxd5 Rxd5 25. Rd2 Rad8 26. Rfd1 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Julian Borowski 1st"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "1999.03.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Dautov, Rustem"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2598"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[Annotator "Dautov,R"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 {Der Zug war als eine Ьberraschung
geplant, bisher wдhlte Sutovskij in dieser Stellung den kцnigsindischen Aufbau.
Zum Glьck vermutete ich, daЯ mein Gegner nach der misslungenen Erцffnung in
unserer letzten Partie keine Lust auf eine Wiederholung hatte. Die besagte
Partie Dautov-Sutovskij, Bad Homburg 1997 begann ziemlich amateurverdдchtig} 5.
cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12.
e4 c5 (12... c6 13. b3 cxd5 14. exd5 Rc8 (14... e6 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Be3 $14)
15. Bb2 Nbc4 $1 16. bxc4 Qb6 17. Ne6 $1 Nxc4 18. Nxg7 Nxb2 19. Qc2 {Remis,
Kharitonov,A-Makarov,M/RUS-ch 1994} Kxg7 20. Rab1 Qf6 $11) 13. Nf3 $1 $146 {
Erstaunlicherweiser stellt dieser natьrliche Zug eine Neuerung dar. Die Idee
besteht in der Mцglichkeit, nach dem eventuellen VorstoЯ e7-e6 den Tempozug
Bg5 zur Verfьgung zu haben.} (13. Nb3 Na4 $1 14. Qc2 (14. Qf3 $11) 14... Nxc3
15. bxc3 Ba4 16. Qb2 Qb6 $15 {Ribli,Z-Wolff,P/Groningen 1993}) (13. Nde2 e6 14.
Bf4 exd5 15. exd5 g5 16. Bc1 Bf5 $11 {Itkis,B-Popovic,P/Igalo 1994}) 13... Nbc4
$1 (13... e6 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bf4 g5 16. Be3 $14) (13... Nac4 14. Qc2 e6 15. Bg5
f6 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Bf4 $14) {/\b3} 14. Qc2 (14. Qe2 $2 b5 15. e5
b4 16. Ne4 Bg4 $1 {, und die exponierten weiЯen Bauern sind unter starkem
BeschuЯ.}) 14... b5 15. b3 $1 (15. Bf4 $2 b4 16. Nd1 e6 17. dxe6 Bxe6 $15)
15... b4 (15... Nb6 16. Bb2 b4 17. Nd1 Bb5 18. Re1 Bxb2 19. Nxb2 $14) 16. bxc4
Bxc3 17. Bb2 (17. Bd2 $5 Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Nb7 (18... e5 $2 19. a3 $1) 19. e5 Bf5
20. Qb2 $44) 17... Bxb2 (17... Ba4 18. Qc1) 18. Qxb2 Nxc4 19. Qc1 Bb5 ({
Nach der Einladung} 19... Nd6 $2 {kann WeiЯ die Kraft seines Kцnigsangriffs
unter Beweis stellen:} 20. e5 Ne4 (20... Nb7 21. e6 $1 fxe6 22. Qh6 $18) (20...
Nf5 21. Qxc5 $16) 21. Re1 Nc3 (21... f5 22. Qh6 e6 23. d6 Bc6 24. Ng5 $16) 22.
e6 $1 fxe6 23. Qh6 Nxd5 24. Ng5 Nf6 25. Rxe6 $1 $18) 20. Qh6 f6 21. Rfc1 $1 {
Die erste kritische Stellung der Partie. Fьr einen Bauern bekam WeiЯ eine
aussichtsreiche Angriffsstellung. Seine Hauptdrohung besteht in Bh3-e6+ mit
dem weiteren Nh4 oder Bf7.} Nd6 $1 (21... Rc8 $2 22. Bh3 Rc7 23. Be6+ Kh8 24.
Bf7 $16) (21... Qb6 $2 22. Bh3 Nd6 23. Be6+ Kh8 24. Nh4 Rg8 25. Bxg8 $16) (
21... Qd6 22. Bf1 $1 (22. Bh3 e5) 22... Na3 23. Bh3 e5 (23... Bd7 24. Bxd7 Qxd7
25. Rxc5 Rac8 26. Nd4 $1 $16) 24. dxe6 $40) 22. Rxc5 Qb6 23. Qe3 $1 (23. Nd4 e5
$1 (23... Bd7 $2 24. Rac1 Rac8 25. Nc6 $16) (23... Nf7 $6 24. Qc1 Ne5 25. Nxb5
$1 (25. Rxb5 Qxd4) (25. Qh6 Nf7) 25... Nd3 26. Qc4 Nxc5 27. Nc7 $1 Kh8 (27...
Rac8 28. Nxe8 Rxe8 29. Rc1 $16) 28. Nxa8 Rxa8 29. e5 $1 fxe5 30. d6 Re8 31. Qf7
Qd8 32. Bc6 $18) 24. Nb3 a5 25. Rac1 Ra7 $1 $11) 23... Nc4 ({Als Alternative
standen Schwarz viele verschiedene mehr oder minder schlechtere Endspiele zu
Verfьgung. Z.B.} 23... Rac8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 (24... Nxc8 25. Qxb6 Nxb6 26. Nd4 $14
) 25. Qxb6 axb6 26. Nd4 $1 (26. e5 $2 fxe5 27. Nxe5 Ra8 {/\b3}) 26... Bd3 (
26... Ra8 27. f4 {/\e5}) 27. Nc6 $1 (27. f3 Ra8 $11) 27... Ra8 28. Nxb4 Bxe4
29. Bxe4 Nxe4 30. Re1 $14) (23... Nb7 24. Rcc1 Qxe3 25. fxe3 Rac8 (25... e5 $2
26. dxe6 Rxe6 27. e5 $1 fxe5 28. Rc7 $16) 26. e5 $14) 24. Qd4 Rac8 25. Rxc8
Rxc8 26. Rc1 Qxd4 $2 (26... Qa6 27. Bf1 $1 (27. Bh3 $2 Ne5 $1 28. Rxc8+ Qxc8
$15 {Dieses Motiv kommt in vielen Varianten vor.}) 27... Nd6 (27... Qxa2 $2 28.
d6 $1 $18) 28. Rxc8+ Nxc8 29. Bxb5 (29. Bh3 $2 Qxa2) 29... Qxb5 30. e5 fxe5 (
30... Qe2 $2 31. d6 $1 exd6 32. Qd5+ Kf8 33. exf6 $18) 31. Qxe5 $16) (26... Ba6
$1 27. Bf1 (27. Qxb6 Nxb6 28. Rxc8+ Nxc8 $11) 27... Ne5 $1 28. Qxb6 Nxf3+ 29.
Kg2 Ne1+ $1 (29... Bxf1+ $4 30. Kxf3) (29... Nh4+ $2 30. gxh4 axb6 (30... Bxf1+
$4 31. Kg3 $18) 31. Rxc8+ Bxc8 32. Bc4 $16) 30. Rxe1 Bxf1+ 31. Rxf1 (31. Kxf1
axb6 32. Rb1 Rc4 33. f3 g5 $11) 31... axb6 32. Rb1 Rc4 33. Kf3 g5 $11) 27. Nxd4
Bd7 28. Nc6 Bxc6 29. Bh3 $1 (29. Rxc4 $2 Bb7 30. Rxc8+ (30. Rxb4 $4 Rc1+ 31.
Bf1 Ba6) 30... Bxc8) (29. dxc6 Nd6 $14) 29... f5 30. Rxc4 Bb7 31. Rxb4 Ba6 32.
Kg2 {Jetzt ist dieses Feld frei fьr den weiЯen Kцnig. Schwarz verliert einen
Bauern, und sein Gegenspiel ist fьr Remis nicht ausreichend.} (32. Rb1 $2 Bd3
$11) 32... Rc1 33. Kf3 Rc3+ 34. Kf4 Rc2 35. Ke3 fxe4 (35... Rc3+ 36. Kd4 Rf3
37. Rb2 $18) 36. Rxe4 Rxa2 37. Be6+ Kg7 38. Rf4 {Der Bauer e7 geht verloren.
Schwarz opfert auch einen zweiten und versucht vergebens ein Spiel gegen den
weiЯen Kцnig.} Re2+ (38... Ra3+ 39. Kd2 Ra2+ 40. Kc3 $18) 39. Kf3 Re1 40. Rf7+
Kh6 41. Rxe7 Bd3 42. Rxa7 g5 {/\Kg6,h5} 43. h4 $1 Kg6 44. hxg5 Kxg5 45. Ra4
Be2+ 46. Kg2 Bf1+ 47. Kh2 Rd1 48. f4+ Kh5 49. Re4 Rd2+ 50. Kg1 Bg2 51. Re5+ Kg6
52. g4 Bf3 53. g5 Rd4 54. f5+ $1 Kg7 (54... Kxg5 55. f6+ Kh6 (55... Kf4 56. f7
Rd1+ 57. Kf2 Rd2+ 58. Kf1 $18) 56. f7 Rf4 57. d6 Bc6 58. Rc5 Ba4 59. Rc4 $18)
55. f6+ Kf8 56. Kf2 Bh1 57. Ke3 Rd1 58. Kf4 Rd4+ 59. Kg3 Be4 60. Kf2 Bg6 61.
Re1 h6 62. Rh1 1-0

[Event "Volgograd"]
[Site "Volgograd"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ayapbergenov, A."]
[Black "Shmuter, Leonid"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Rd1 Bf5 13. e4 Bd7 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. exd5 Ne5 (15... Na5 $6 16. Qe2 $1 Ba4 17. Rd4 $1 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 e5 19. Qxe5
Re8 $6 (19... Nc4 $5 20. Qe2 Nd6 21. b3 Re8 22. Qd2 Bd7 23. Bb2 $14) 20. Ne6 $1
$18 {Ribli,Z-Rogozenko,D/Odorheiu Secuiesc (07)/1993/1-0 (28)}) 16. Nd4 (16.
Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qc3+ Kg8 20. Qb4 $14) 16... Rc8 17. Qe4
(17. Qb3 Qa5 18. Bd2 Qa6 $132) 17... Rc4 18. Bg5 (18. b3 Bf5 19. Qh4 Rxd4 20.
Rxd4 Nc6 21. Rd2 Bxa1 22. dxc6 Qc7) 18... Bf5 19. Nxf5 $1 (19. Qe2 Bg4) 19...
Rxe4 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Nxg6+ fxg6 22. Bxd8 Re2 23. f4 (23. Be7 Rfxf2 24. Bh1
Rxh2 (24... Bh6 25. Bc5 Rxh2 26. d6) 25. Rac1 h5 26. Bd6 (26. d6 $2 Rxh1+ $1
27. Kxh1 Nf3 $19) 26... Ng4 $132) 23... Rxd8 24. fxe5 Bxe5 25. Rab1 Rd6 (25...
Bxb2 26. d6 $14) 26. Re1 Rxe1+ 27. Rxe1 Bxb2 28. Re8+ Kg7 29. Re7+ Kh6 30. h4 (
30. Rxb7 Bd4+ 31. Kh1 Ra6 $10) 30... g5 (30... Rb6 31. Be4) 31. Kh2 (31. Be4
gxh4 32. Rxh7+ Kg5 33. Rxb7 Bd4+ 34. Kg2 hxg3 $10) 31... gxh4 32. gxh4 Bf6 33.
Rxb7 Ra6 $1 34. Be4 (34. Be4 Bxh4 35. Rxh7+ Kg5 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Belgrade Investbank"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1989.11.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Hjartarson, Johann"]
[Black "Popovic, Petar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1989.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 cxd5 13. exd5 Nac4 14. Qe2 g5
15. Bc1 e6 $5 {N} 16. dxe6 (16. Rd1 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxc4 Nb6 19. Qb3 Qf6
$15) (16. h4 $5) (16. a4 $5) 16... Bxe6 17. Rd1 (17. h4 g4 18. Nh2 Qc8 $13)
17... Qc8 18. Nd4 $6 (18. h4 Bg4 19. hxg5 Ne5 $132) 18... Bg4 19. Bf3 (19. f3
Bh5 20. Qf2 Rd8 $17) 19... Bh3 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Rd8 22. Nc6 $5 (22. Qxc4
Qxc4 23. Bxc4 Bxd4 $17) 22... bxc6 23. Bxc4 Qf5 24. Bd3 Qe5 25. Qxe5 Bxe5 26.
Bc2 c5 27. Re1 Bd4 28. Rb1 Rab8 29. b3 $2 (29. Be3 $5 Bxe3 30. Rxe3 Rb6 $17)
29... Rb6 30. Bb2 Bxb2 31. Rxb2 Kg7 32. Be4 c4 33. Rbb1 Rd4 34. Bg2 Bf5 35. Ra1
c3 36. Rac1 c2 37. Bf1 Rbd6 38. f3 Rd2 39. Be2 Re6 40. Kf1 Rexe2 {Ftacnik} 0-1

[Event "Elenite"]
[Site "Elenite"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2600"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1995.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nc3 Nb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 Nxd5 11. Rd1 c6 12. Ne1 (12. e4 Nb4 13. Qa4 (13. Qe2
Qc7 14. a3 Na6 15. Bf4 e5 16. Be3 Nb3 17. Rab1 h6 18. Qc2 Be6 19. Bf1 Nac5 20.
Bxc5 Nxc5 21. b4 Bg4 22. bxc5 Bxf3 {Tukmakov,V-Sanchez Almeyra,J/Zaragoza op ;
EXT 93op 1993/1-0 (38)}) 13... Qb6 (13... b5 14. Qxb4 (14. Rxd8 bxa4 15. Rxf8+
Kxf8 16. Nxa4 Nc4 17. Bf1 Bg4 18. Kg2 Bxf3+ 19. Kxf3 Ne5+ 20. Kg2 Rd8 21. Bf4
Ned3 22. Bxd3 Nxd3 23. Be3 Nxb2 24. Nxb2 Bxb2 25. Rb1 {1/2-1/2 Litinskaya Shul,
M-Qin Kanying/Subotica iztW (02) ;TD 93\02 1991 (30)}) 14... Bxc3 15. Rxd8 (15.
Qxc3 Qxd1+ 16. Ne1 Qd8 17. Bh6 f6 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Nd3 Be6 20. Nc5 Bf7 21. e5
Nc4 22. exf6 exf6 23. b3 Nb6 24. Nb7 Qe7 25. Qxc6 {Foisor,O-Kleinplatz,S/
Hyeres op ;TD 92\11 1992/1-0 (59)}) 15... Bxb4 16. Rxf8+ Kxf8 17. Bh6+ Kg8 18.
e5 e6 19. Rd1 Bf8 20. Bxf8 Kxf8 21. Ng5 {1/2-1/2 Matthaei,A-Leissner,J/Porz op
(01) ;EXT 93op 1993 (28)}) 14. Bg5 (14. Be3 c5 15. a3 Nbc6 16. b4 Bxc3 17. Bxc5
Qc7 18. Rac1 Nc4 19. Rxc3 Nb2 20. Qc2 Nxd1 21. Qxd1 Rd8 22. Qc1 Bg4 23. h3 Bxf3
24. Bxf3 {Barbero,G-Banas,J/Belgrade GMA ;TD 88\07 1988/0-1 (64)}) 14... Na6
15. Bxe7 Re8 16. Nd5 Qxb2 17. Rab1 Nc4 18. Rxb2 Nxb2 19. Qb3 cxd5 20. Rxd5 Nc7
21. Ba3 Nxd5 22. exd5 {Grabarczyk,M-Babula,V/Pardubice op ;EXT 95op 1995/1-0 
(44)}) (12. Ng5 e6 13. e4 Nb4 14. Qa4 Qb6 15. Bf4 Nc4 16. Qb3 Na5 17. Qa4 Nc4
18. Qb3 Na5 {1/2-1/2 Beil,Z-Stohl,I/Stary Smokovec ;EXT 87 1987}) 12... Bd7 (
12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qc7 14. c4 Nf6 15. Bf4 e5 16. Bg5 Kg7 17. Qc1 Ng8 18. Nd3
Bg4 19. f3 Be6 20. Nc5 Rae8 21. Rb1 Bc8 22. Rb2 h6 23. Bd2 Rd8 {Lalic,B-Stone,
R/Groningen op (05) ;EXP 26 1991/1-0 (37)}) (12... Qe8 13. Bxd5 cxd5 14. Nxd5
Bf5 15. e4 Rc8 16. Qd2 Nc4 17. Qb4 Bxe4 18. Nxe7+ Kh8 19. Nxc8 Qxc8 20. Bg5 $16
{Sulava,N-Popovic,P/Jugoslavija/1990/}) (12... Be6 13. e4 Bg4 {Sulava,
N-Peshina,G/Budapest op/1990/} 14. Rd3 $18) 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Rxd5 e6 15. Rd3 (
15. Rd6 Qc8 16. Qxc8 Bxc8 17. Rd1 e5 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Bc3 Ba6 21.
Rd2 Rfd8 22. Rad1 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Bc4 {1/2-1/2 Jurka,M-Daniliuk,S/Pardubice op 
(03) ;EXT 94op 1994 (31)}) (15. Bg5 f6 16. Rd3 fxg5 17. Rad1 Qb6 $13) 15... Rc8
(15... Qc8 16. Qxc8 (16. Bd2 Nc6 17. Bc3 e5 18. Rd2 Be6 19. Nd3 Bf5 20. Qb3 Qc7
21. Nb4 Nxb4 22. Qxb4 Rab8 23. Rad1 b6 24. a4 Rfe8 25. Bd5 {1-0 Mandel,
A-Trettin,U/BL2-S 9192 (1991) ;BL2 1992 (35)}) 16... Bxc8 17. Rb1 Nc6 18. Bd2
e5 19. Rd6 Bf5 20. Rc1 Rfd8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bg5 Rc8 23. h3 Nd4 24. Kf1 b6
25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 {Korpics,Z-Banas,J/HUN-chT1 9495 (09) ;EXT 95ch 1995/0-1 (47)})
16. Qd1 (16. Qd2 Nc4) 16... Rc7 17. Bf4 e5 18. Bg5 (18. Rc1 Nc6 19. Bd2 Qe7 20.
Be3 b6 21. Be4 Rfc8 22. Rdc3 f5 23. Bd5+ Kh8 24. Nf3 h6 25. h4 Be8 26. Qd2 Kh7
27. h5 gxh5 28. Nh4 f4 29. Qd3+ Kh8 30. Bxc6 {Schlosser,P-Fogarasi,T/Budapest
Elekes (07) ;EXT 92 1992/1-0 (41)}) 18... Qe8 (18... Qxg5 19. Rxd7 Rfc8 20.
Rxc7 Rxc7 21. Nd3 Bf8 22. Qa4 Nc4 23. Qxa7 Qd2 24. Qb8 Re7 25. b3 {1-0
Schlosser,P-Herbrechtsmeier,C/BL 9293 (1993) ;BL 90 1993 (34)}) 19. Rc1 (19. e4
h6 (19... Be6 $2 20. Bd8 $1 Rc5 21. b4 $18) 20. Bd2 Nc6 21. Nc2 Be6 $10) 19...
Rxc1 20. Bxc1 Bf5 $1 {Important improvement over the known forced line. Black
balances on tiny rope, but the positional rewards are worth it.} (20... Be6 21.
b3 e4 22. Bxe4 Bxb3 23. axb3 Qxe4 24. Ba3 (24. Nf3 h6 25. Be3 Nc6 26. Rd7 b6
27. Qc1 $5 Na5 28. Nd2 $6 (28. Bxh6 $1 Nxb3 29. Qg5 Nc5 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Re7
Ne6 32. Qd2 $36) 28... Qe6 29. Rxa7 Nxb3 30. Nxb3 Qxb3 31. Qc6 Qd1+ 32. Kg2
Qxe2 {1/2-1/2 Ribli,Z-Ftacnik,L/Tilburg (01)/1994/}) 24... Re8 25. Qd2 b6 26.
Bb4 Qc6 27. Bxa5 bxa5 28. Rd8 Bf6 29. Qc2 Qe6 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $14 {Konopka,
M-Ftacnik,L/CSR chT/1994/}) (20... Bc6 21. e4 {xa5}) 21. e4 Be6 22. b3 Qb5 23.
Ba3 Re8 24. Rd8 Bf6 $1 (24... Bf8 $6 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27. Qd6+ Kg7
28. Bf1 $16) 25. Qd3 Qc6 26. Rxe8+ (26. Rd6 Qc7) 26... Qxe8 27. Nc2 Be7 28. Bc1
{White has little ground to believe, that his chances are better, since d5
weakness is fully compensated with character of the d4 spot.} (28. Bb2 Nc6 29.
Ne3) 28... Qc8 29. Be3 (29. Bd2 Nc6 30. Ne3 Bb4 $1 $10) 29... b6 30. Bf1 h5 31.
h4 Qc7 32. Kh2 f6 33. Bd2 Qc5 34. Ne3 (34. Be3 Qc6) 34... Nc6 35. Bh3 Bf7 36.
Qd7 Kg7 (36... Qd6 37. Qxd6 Bxd6 $10) 37. Kg2 Qd6 38. Nd5 $6 (38. Qxd6 Bxd6 $10
) 38... f5 39. Qxd6 Bxd6 40. Kf1 $6 (40. Nc3 Nd4 $15) 40... Bxd5 41. exd5 Ne7
42. Bg2 e4 43. f3 exf3 44. Bxf3 Bxg3 45. Bg5 Nc8 46. Ke2 $5 (46. Kg2 Be5 47.
Be3 $15) 46... Nd6 47. Kd3 (47. Ke3 Nf7 48. Be7 Bd6 49. Bxd6 Nxd6 50. Kf4 Kf6
51. Bg2 Nf7 $17) 47... Nf7 48. Be7 Ne5+ 49. Ke3 Nxf3 $1 50. Kxf3 Be5 51. Bb4
Kf7 52. a4 a6 (52... Bf6 53. Kg3 f4+ 54. Kxf4 Bxh4 55. a5 b5 56. a6 $1) 53. Bd2
Ke7 54. Be3 b5 55. axb5 axb5 56. Bc5+ Kd7 57. Bb4 Bf6 58. Kg3 f4+ $1 59. Kxf4 (
59. Kh3 f3 60. Kg3 Bxh4+ $19) 59... Bxh4 60. Ke4 Be7 61. Bd2 (61. Bxe7 Kxe7 $19
) 61... g5 62. Kf5 g4 63. Kf4 Bd6+ 64. Kg5 g3 65. Be3 Be5 66. Kxh5 g2 67. Bg1 (
67. Kg4 Bh2 $19) 67... Kd6 (67... Kd6 68. Kg4 Kxd5 69. Kf3 Bd4 70. Kxg2 Bxg1
71. Kxg1 Kc5 72. Kf2 Kb4 $19) 0-1

[Event "Bern op"]
[Site "Bern"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Foisor, Ovidiu Doru"]
[Black "Ragozin, Evgeni"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2425"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "1992.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 028"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d4 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 Nac4 13. Qe2 e5 14. dxe6 Bxe6
15. Rad1 {N} (15. Rfd1 Qc8 (15... Qe7 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. b3 Ne5 18. h3 g5 {
0,5/Krisko-Slapak/CSFR ch-corr/1988/}) 16. Nd4 Bh3 17. Rac1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Rd8
19. Nf3 Rxd1 20. Qxd1 Nxb2 $17 {Bjarnason,S-Ostenstad,B/Gausdal zt/1987/})
15... Qe7 16. Nd4 Rad8 (16... Bd7 17. b3 Ne5 18. Bxe5 $5 Bxe5 19. f4 $14) 17.
Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Bc1 (18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1 $10) 18... Qe7 19. Nb1
Nd6 (19... Rfe8 20. b3 Nd6 21. Ba3) 20. Na3 (20. b3 Nb5 $1) 20... Qe6 21. b3
Nd5 $1 22. Bd2 f5 (22... Nc3 23. Bxc3 Bxc3 24. f4 $10) 23. e5 (23. Rfe1 fxe4
24. Bxe4 $2 Qxe4 25. Qxe4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Nc3 $19) 23... Bxe5 24. Bxd5 (24. Bxh6
Nc3 25. Qe1 Rfe8 $36) 24... cxd5 25. Bxh6 Rfe8 26. Be3 (26. Nb5 Ne4 $22 27.
Nxa7 Nc3 $17) 26... Ne4 27. Nb5 a6 28. Nd4 Nc3 (28... Qf6 29. Qd3 $15) 29. Qc2
Bxd4 30. Rxd4 Nb5 31. Rd3 d4 32. Bg5 Rd7 33. h4 $6 (33. Rfd1 $15) 33... Nc3 34.
Qd2 f4 $1 35. Bxf4 Qh3 36. Re1 Rde7 37. Rxe7 Rxe7 38. Rxc3 (38. Be3 dxe3 39.
Qxc3 e2 40. Qc4+ Kh7 $19) 38... dxc3 39. Qxc3 (39. Qd8+ Kf7 40. Qd5+ Qe6 $19)
39... Re2 40. Be3 (40. Qc4+ Qe6 $17) 40... b5 41. a4 Qe6 42. a5 Kf7 43. Kh2 (
43. Kf1 Ra2 $17) 43... Ke8 44. b4 Ra2 45. Bb6 Kf7 (45... Re2 46. Qh8+ Kd7 $2
47. Qd8+ Kc6 48. Qc7+ Kd5 49. Qc5+ Ke4 50. Qd4+ Kf5 51. g4#) 46. Qf3+ Qf5 47.
Qb7+ Ke8 48. Kg2 (48. Qb8+ Kf7 49. Qb7+ Kg8 50. Qb8+ Kh7 51. Qb7+ Kh6 52. Be3+
Kh5 $17) 48... Rd2 49. Qxa6 Qd5+ 50. Kh2 Rd1 51. Qc8+ Kf7 52. Qc7+ Ke8 53. Qb8+
Kf7 54. Qf4+ (54. Qc7+ Kf6 55. Qf4+ Ke6 56. Qg4+ Kf7 57. Qf4+) 54... Kg8 55. f3
$2 (55. Qb8+ Kh7 56. Qc7+ Kh6 57. Qf4+ Kh5 58. g4+ Kxh4 59. Qg3+ Kg5 60. f4+
Kf6 61. Qh4+ Kg7 62. Qe7+ Qf7 $15) 55... Qa2+ 56. Kh3 Rh1+ 57. Kg4 Qe6+ 58. Kg5
Rd1 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Hastings 9495"]
[Site "Hastings"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Maric, Alisa"]
[Black "Howell, James C"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2505"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1994.12.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 045"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 e5 (9... Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Qe2 c6 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14.
Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rd1 Qc8 17. e4 {Arakhamia,K-Howell,J/ Hastings
9495 (02) 1994/ 1/2-1/2 (45)}) 10. d5 Na5 11. e4 c6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 cxd5 14.
Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Nxd5 Qd8 (15... Qxb2 $2 16. Nc7 Rb8 17. Qd5+ {and the Na5 falls.}
) 16. Rc1 Nc6 (16... Bg4 17. Rc7 Rf7 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. Nxe5+ fxe5 20. Qxg4 Kg8
21. h4 Nc6 22. h5 gxh5 23. Qxh5 h6 24. Bh3 Qg5 25. Be6+ Kh8 26. Qxg5 hxg5 27.
Kg2 Bf8 28. Rh1+ Kg7 29. Bf5 Kf7 30. Nc7 Rb8 31. Rh7+ Kg8 32. Nd5 Bg7 33. Rh5 {
1-0 Cvitan,O-Sanchez Almeyra,J/ Biel op 1992}) 17. b4 $1 (17. Qb3 Rf7 18. Rfd1
Be6 19. h4 Bh6 20. Rc3 Kh8 21. Kh2 Qe8 22. Bh3 Bxh3 23. Kxh3 Qe6+ 24. Kg2 Re8 {
Hansen,Cu-Kortschnoj,V/ Biel 1992/ 1/2-1/2 (66)}) 17... f5 $2 {This move will
be refuted in this game. So Black has to look for other moves.} (17... Rf7 $2
18. b5 Na5 19. Nc7 $1 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Rb8 21. Rd8+ Rf8 22. Ne8 $1 {and the Bc8
falls.}) (17... a6 $6 {is recommendet by ECO, but even this move seems to be
dubious.} 18. Qb3 $1 {Not mentioned in ECO.} (18. a4 f5 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5
fxe4 21. bxc6 bxc6 $1 22. Nxe5 cxd5 23. Nc6 Qd7 24. Qxd5+ Qxd5 25. Ne7+ {
Majorovas,V-Gavrikov,V/ URS-chYM Jurmala 1983/ 0-1 (40)}) 18... Rf7 (18... Kh8
19. Qe3 f5 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. Rfd1 $16 {Hulak-Popovich/ JUG 1989}) 19. Qe3 Be6 20.
a3 Qf8 21. Qb6 Qd8 22. Qe3 Bxd5 23. exd5 Ne7 24. Qb3 Nf5 25. Bh3 Bh6 26. Rc2
Rc8 27. Bxf5 gxf5 28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. d6 Qd7 30. Rd1 Kh8 31. Qxf7 {1-0 Garcia,
Rau-Santos,A/ Lisboa zt (05) 1993}) (17... Bg4 $5 {Seemes to be best by test:}
18. Qb3 (18. h3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 f5 20. h4 f4 21. Qg4 fxg3 22. fxg3 Nxb4 23. Rxf8+
Qxf8 24. Rc7 b5 25. h5 gxh5 26. Qxh5 Nxd5 27. exd5 {King,D-Hoffmann,M/BL2-W
8990 (1989) ;BL2 1990/1/2-1/2 (45)}) 18... Bxf3 (18... Kh8 19. b5 Bxf3 $2 (
19... Na5 $5 20. Qa4 Rf7) 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Rxc6 {The powerful Nd5 gives white
a firm grip on the position.} Be2 $1 {To weaken the f2 square.} 22. Re1 Bh5 23.
Rc7 f5 24. Qb7 Rb8 25. Qxa7 {Berg,K-Tisdall,J/ Skei (07) 1994/ 0-1 (39)}) 19.
Ne7+ Kh8 20. Nxc6 bxc6 21. Qxf3 Qb6 22. Qc3 a5 23. a3 axb4 24. Qxb4 Rab8 {
1/2-1/2 Janjgava,L-Giorgadze,G/ URS-FL56 Simferopol 1988}) 18. exf5 $1 (18. b5
fxe4 19. bxc6 {Maric,A-Joachim/ Bad Ragaz op 1994/ 1/2-1/2}) 18... e4 (18...
gxf5 19. b5 $1 $16) 19. f6 Bh6 (19... Bxf6 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Nd2 $16) 20. Rxc6
$1 exf3 (20... bxc6 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Qxd8 Rxd8 23. Ne5 Be6 24. Bxe4 $16) 21.
Rd6 $1 {The Qd8 is trapped!} fxg2 22. Re1 $1 (22. Rxd8 $2 gxf1=Q+ 23. Kxf1 Bh3+
$19) 22... Qxd6 23. Ne7+ Qxe7 24. fxe7 $18 {The black pieces are very passive,
and the white Pe7 is very strong!} Re8 25. g4 {Makes life for Bc8 very hard.}
Bg7 26. Qd5+ Kh8 27. h3 a6 28. b5 Rb8 29. Qd6 Ra8 30. bxa6 b6 31. Qc6 Bxa6 32.
Qxa8 1-0

[Event "NED-ch53"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1998.07.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Nijboer, Friso"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1998.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. d4 Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. b3 e5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Qxd1 13. Nxd1 (13. Rxd1 Bxe5
14. Bb2 c6 (14... a5 15. Rd2 c6 16. Rad1 a4 17. Ne4 Bg4 18. Bxe5 {1-0 Popov,
A-Shilov,Y/Voroshilovgrad op/1989/}) 15. Rd2 f5 (15... Bg4 16. Ne4 Bxb2 17.
Rxb2 Nd5 18. Rd2 Kf8 19. Nd6 Re7 20. e4 Rd7 21. Nxb7 Rxb7 22. exd5 {1-0
Paunovic,D-Gonzalez Diaz,J/La Coruna op/1996/ (33)}) 16. Re1 (16. Rad1 Be6 17.
Na4 (17. h3 Bg7 18. Ne2 a5 19. Nf4 Bxb2 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. Rxb2 Kf7 22. Rd4 Re7
23. Rbd2 Ke8 24. g4 {Gufeld,E-Rogers,I/Wellington/1988/1/2-1/2 (55)}) 17...
Bxb2 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. Rxb2 Kf7 20. Kf1 Ra5 21. Ke1 Kf6 22. Rdd2 {1/2-1/2
Andersson,U-Jansa,V/Sombor/1970/}) 16... Be6 17. f4 Bg7 18. e4 Rad8 19. Red1
Rxd2 20. Rxd2 Bxc3 21. Bxc3 fxe4 22. Bxe4 Bxb3 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. axb3 Re3 25.
Rc2 Nd5 26. Bd4 Rxb3 27. Rxc6 Rb7 {1/2-1/2 Damljanovic,B-Kozul,Z/JUG-chT
Cetinje/1991/ (40)}) 13... Bxe5 14. Bb2 c6 (14... a5 15. Rc1 c6 16. Bxe5 Rxe5
17. Nc3 a4 18. b4 Be6 19. Rfd1 Bc4 20. Rd4 a3 21. Rc2 Kg7 22. h4 Be6 23. Ne4
Bb3 24. Re2 {1/2-1/2 Afifi,A-Ftacnik,L/Novi Sad olm/1990/ (29)}) (14... Bxb2
15. Nxb2 Rd8 16. Rfd1 Bg4 17. f3 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Be6 19. Kf2 {1/2-1/2 Nikolic,
P-Azmaiparashvili,Z/EU-chTM/1997/}) 15. Bxe5 Rxe5 16. Nb2 {Nikolic is ready to
play the position with chances for the tiny endgame advantage with no risk.}
Bf5 (16... Re8 17. Rfd1 Be6 18. Nd3 $14) 17. Rfd1 a5 18. Rd4 Rc5 (18... Rae8
19. Rad1 $14) 19. e4 Be6 20. Nd3 Rc2 (20... Rb5 21. Bf1 $1 (21. Rc1 a4 22. Nc5
$2 axb3 23. axb3 Rxc5 24. Rxc5 Ra1+ 25. Bf1 Bh3 $19) 21... a4 22. b4 Bc4 23.
Nc5 $16) 21. Nf4 a4 (21... Bd7 22. Rad1 Bc8 23. a4 $14) 22. Nxe6 axb3 $5 {
Nijboer plays with lot of phantasy in order to avoid suffering in a worse
endgame. Unfortnatelly for him Nikolic is in classical frame of mind so the
pain will be duly coming.} (22... fxe6 23. Bh3 $1 (23. Rb4 Nd7 24. Rxa4 Rxa4
25. bxa4 Nc5 26. a5 g5 $13) 23... Kf7 24. Rb4 $16) 23. Rad1 (23. Nf4 b2 24. Rb1
Rxa2 $13) (23. Rb4 Nc4 $5 (23... Raxa2 24. Rf1 Nc4 25. Nd4 c5 26. Nxc2 cxb4 27.
Nxb4 Rd2 28. Nd5 b2 29. Nc3 $16) 24. Nd4 Rcxa2 25. Rf1 (25. Rc1 b2 26. Rcxc4
Ra1+ 27. Bf1 b1=Q 28. Rxb1 Rxb1 $13) 25... Nd2 26. Rxb7 b2 27. Nxc6 $14) 23...
fxe6 (23... bxa2 $2 24. Rd8+ $18) 24. axb3 Rca2 (24... Raa2 25. Rb4 Rxf2 26.
Bh3 Rxh2 27. Bf1 Nd5 28. Rxb7 $18) 25. Bh3 Kf7 26. Rb4 {Suddenly the position
becomes critical, since b6,b7 and e6 are all under serious fire.} R8a6 27. e5
$6 (27. Bf1 $1 c5 28. Rb5 R2a5 (28... Ke7 29. Rxc5 Nd7 30. Rc7 Rd6 31. Rxd6
Kxd6 32. Rxb7 $18) 29. b4 $1 Rxb5 30. Bxb5 cxb4 31. Bxa6 bxa6 32. Rd6 $18)
27... c5 (27... Ra1 28. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 29. Kg2 Ra6 30. Rh4 h5 31. Rf4+ Ke7 32. Rf6
$18) 28. Rb5 Ra1 29. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 30. Bf1 (30. Kg2 Nd7 31. Rxb7 Ke7 32. Bg4 $16)
30... Nd7 31. Rxb7 Ke8 32. Kg2 $1 (32. f4 Kd8 33. Kf2 Kc8) 32... Nxe5 33. Rxh7
{Any assymetry must be in favour of the player with the bishop.} Rb1 (33... Ra2
34. h3 $1 Rb2 35. Rc7 Rxb3 36. Rxc5 Nf7) 34. Rc7 Rxb3 35. Rxc5 Nf7 (35... Ng4
36. Rg5 $18) (35... Nd7 36. Bb5 Ke7 37. Bxd7 Kxd7 38. Rg5 $18) 36. Bc4 Rb6 37.
Bd3 e5 (37... g5 38. Bg6 Kf8 39. Bxf7 Kxf7 40. Rxg5 $18) 38. Bc4 {The game was
not quite over after the 38...e4!, so black probably lost on time.} (38. Bc4 e4
$1 39. Bd5 Rb4 $16) 1-0

[Event "Toronto1"]
[Site "Toronto"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2575"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1990.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 O-O 6. Nc3 Nxd5 7. O-O Nc6 8.
d4 Nb6 9. e3 Re8 10. Ne1 e5 11. d5 Na5 12. Nc2 c6 13. b4 $5 {N} Nac4 14. dxc6
e4 $1 15. Nd4 (15. Nxe4 Bxa1 16. Nxa1 bxc6 $15) 15... f5 16. Qb3 bxc6 17. Rd1
Qf6 18. Bf1 Qf7 (18... Be6 $2 19. Nxe6 Qxc3 20. Nxg7 $18) 19. Na4 (19. Nxc6 $6
Be6 20. Qc2 Rac8 21. b5 Ne5 $17) 19... Ne5 20. Bb2 Rb8 21. Qc2 Nxa4 22. Qxa4
Bd7 (22... c5 $5 23. Nc6 Bd7 (23... Nxc6 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qxc6 cxb4 26. Rac1
$146) 24. Bxe5 Bxe5 25. b5 Bxa1 26. Nxb8 Rxb8 27. Rxa1 $14) 23. Qxa7 Rxb4 24.
Ba3 Rbb8 25. Bd6 Ra8 26. Qc5 Ra4 27. Rab1 Qd5 $2 (27... Nd3 $1 28. Bxd3 exd3
29. Rxd3 Qxa2 $10) 28. Qxd5+ cxd5 29. Rb7 Rd8 30. Be7 $2 (30. Bc7 $1 $18) 30...
Rda8 31. Bd6 Rd8 $2 (31... R4a7 $10) 32. Bc7 $1 Bc8 33. Rb8 Rf8 34. Bd6 $2 (34.
Bb5 $18) 34... Nd7 35. Bb5 $2 (35. Bxf8 Nxb8 36. Bxg7 Kxg7 37. Rc1 $14) 35...
Nxb8 $2 (35... Rxd4 $1 36. exd4 Nxb8 37. Bxb8 Ba6 38. Bxa6 Rxb8 $15) 36. Bxa4
Bd7 37. Bxd7 Nxd7 38. Bxf8 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Tan Chin Nam Cup 7th"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2001.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2001.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 Rc8 13. Re1 c6 14. Bf4 (14. dxc6
Nxc6 $11) 14... cxd5 15. exd5 Nac4 16. b3 Nd6 (16... Nb2 $6 17. Qd2 Bf5 18.
Ncb5 $1 Nd3 19. Nxf5 Nxe1 (19... Bxa1 20. Nh6+ Kg7 21. Qxd3 $18) 20. Nxg7 Nxg2
21. Be5 Rf8 22. Kxg2 a6 23. Nc3 $16) 17. Qd2 Na8 {If white managed to put
pressure against the e7 pawn his space advantage will guarrantee him solid
advantage. Black his rushing to create enough counterplay on the queenside.} (
17... Nf5 18. Be3 (18. Nce2 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Bg4 20. h3 e5 21. hxg4 exf4 22. Rxe8+
Qxe8 23. Qxf4 Rd8 $15) 18... Nxd4 19. Bxd4 e5 20. Be3 $14) 18. Be5 (18. Rac1
Qa5) 18... Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Qa5 20. Re3 (20. Rc1 Nb6 21. Re2 Qb4 $132) 20... Nc7
21. a4 (21. Rae1 Ncb5 22. Ndxb5 Nxb5 23. Ne4 Qxd2 24. Nxd2 Kf8 25. Nc4 $14)
21... Na6 (21... b5 22. Rae1 $1 b4 23. Na2 Nxd5 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Nxb4 Qb7 26.
Rxe7 $16) 22. Rae1 Qb4 23. R1e2 (23. Bf1 Nc5 24. Rxe7 Nxb3 25. Nxb3 Qxc3 26.
Qf4 $14) 23... Bg4 24. Re1 (24. f3 Bd7 25. Rxe7 Rxe7 26. Rxe7 Bxa4 27. bxa4
Rxc3 28. Rd7 $14) 24... Bd7 25. h4 Nc5 26. Qd1 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Tkachiev was
struggling to get advantage, but it was not necessary to fall behind in piece
coordination.} (26. Rxe7 Nxb3 27. Nxb3 Qxc3 $11) 26... Nxb3 $1 27. Nc2 (27.
Nxb3 Rxc3 28. Rxc3 Qxc3 $17) (27. Qxb3 Qxd4 28. Rd1 Qf6 $17) 27... Qa5 28. Rxe7
Rxe7 29. Rxe7 Bf5 $1 30. Ne4 (30. Na1 Rxc3 31. Nxb3 Qxa4 $19) 30... Bxe4 31.
Bxe4 Qd8 32. Re5 Qf6 (32... f6 33. Re6 Nc5 34. Bg2 Nxe6 35. dxe6 Qe7 $17) 33.
f4 Nc4 34. Rg5 (34. Qg4 Rd8 35. Rh5 Nd4 36. Qg5 Qb6 37. Nxd4 Qxd4+ $19) 34...
Ne3 $5 {Ye Jiangchuan had a difficult choice of good ways to fight
uncoordinated white pieces.} (34... h6 35. Rg4 Ncd2 36. Bd3 Rc3 $19) 35. Nxe3 (
35. Qb1 Nxc2 36. Bxc2 Qd4+ 37. Kh1 Qd2 $19) 35... Rc1 36. Qxc1 (36. Re5 Rxd1+
37. Nxd1 Qa6 $19) 36... Nxc1 37. Re5 Qb6 (37... Qa6 38. Bc2 Ne2+ 39. Kg2 Nc3
$17) 38. Bc2 Ne2+ 39. Kg2 Nd4 40. Nc4 (40. Bd1 f6 $17) 40... Qd8 41. Bd3 f6 42.
Re4 (42. Re3 Qxd5+ 43. Kf2 a6 44. a5 Nc6 $19) 42... Qxd5 43. Ne3 Qc5 44. Re8+
Kf7 45. Rd8 Ke7 46. Rh8 (46. Rd5 Qc3 47. Re5+ Kf8 $19) 46... Qc6+ 47. Kh2 Nf3+
48. Kh3 Qe6+ (48... Qe6+ 49. Ng4 h5 $19) 0-1

[Event "ARG-ch"]
[Site "Buenos Aires"]
[Date "1998.04.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Szmetan, Jorge"]
[Black "Alonso, Salvador"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2420"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "1998.04.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 4164]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. d4 Nb6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. e4 c6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 cxd5 14.
Bxb6 axb6 $6 {A minor weakness on b6 is not disasterous, but black central
squares are poorly covered with pieces. White has good chances to create lot
of problems.} (14... Qxb6 15. Nxd5 Qd8) 15. Qxd5+ Kh8 (15... Qxd5 16. Nxd5 Bg4
(16... Nc4 17. b3 Nd6 18. Nxb6 Ra6 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Rfd1 Bf8 21. a4 Nxe4 22.
Nxe5 f5 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Rac1 {1-0 Skomorokhin,R-Pribyl,M/Mlada Boleslav op/
1992/ (55)}) 17. Nxb6 Ra6 18. Nd5 Nc4 19. Rfc1 Nxb2 20. Rab1 Ra3 21. Rxb2 Bxf3
22. Bxf3 Rxf3 23. Rxb7 {Ross,D-Savereide,D/Saint John op-1/1988/1-0 (51)}) 16.
Qxd8 (16. Rfd1 Qe7 17. Qb5 Qc5 18. Rd5 Qc6 (18... Qxb5 19. Rxb5 Bd7 20. Rxb6
Bc6 21. Bf1 f5 22. Ng5 Rf6 23. Re1 h6 24. Nf3 fxe4 25. Nd2 {1-0 Quinteros,
M-Bronstein,L/Sao Paulo/1977/ (31)}) (18... Qc7 19. Rad1 Nc6 20. h3 Ra5 21. Qe2
Nb4 22. Rb5 Rxb5 23. Qxb5 Qc5 24. a3 Nc6 25. Rd5 Qe7 26. Qxb6 {1-0 Smejkal,
J-Lombardy,W/Siegen olm/1970/ (38)}) 19. Rad1 Be6 20. Rd6 Qxb5 21. Nxb5 Bxa2
22. Rxb6 Bb3 23. Rd7 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Nc3 Rb8 26. Bf1 {Kristiansen,
T-Heggheim,B/Kringsja/1978/1-0 (51)}) 16... Rxd8 17. Nd5 Rd6 (17... Nc4 18. b3
Nd6 19. Nxb6 Ra6 20. Nxc8 Rxc8 21. Rfd1 Nxe4 22. Nxe5 $16) (17... b5 18. Nc7
Rb8 19. Nxb5 $16) 18. b4 Nc4 (18... Nc6 19. Nxb6 Rb8 20. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1
Bg4 22. a3 Nd4 23. Rd3 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Rd8 25. Kg2 $16) 19. Rfc1 Na3 (19... b5
20. a4 Bh6 21. axb5 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Kg7 23. h4 $14) 20. Rc7 Nb5 (20... Bh6 21. h4
$14) 21. Re7 Re6 (21... h5 22. Re8+ Kh7 23. Ne7 Rc6 24. Nxc6 bxc6 25. a4 $16)
22. Nxb6 $1 {Small combination with an unusual idea, white clears the b6 pawn
without activating Bc8 first.} (22. Rxe6 Bxe6 23. Nxb6 Rxa2 $15) 22... Rxb6 (
22... Rxe7 23. Nxa8 Nc3 24. Nb6 Be6 25. a4 $14) 23. Re8+ Bf8 24. Rxf8+ Kg7 25.
Rd8 Rd6 (25... Nc3 $5 26. Bh3 Bxh3 27. Rxa8 Rxb4 28. Re1 $14) 26. Rxd6 Nxd6 27.
a4 Kf7 (27... Nxe4 28. Nxe5 Nxf2 29. Nxg6 $1 $16) 28. a5 b6 (28... Nxe4 $2 29.
Nxe5+ fxe5 30. Bxe4 $18) 29. Nd2 {Szmetan ended with an extra passed pawn, in
case it will not get eaten black chances are rather poor.} bxa5 30. bxa5 Nb7 (
30... Bb7 31. f4 $16) 31. Nc4 Be6 32. Bf1 Bxc4 (32... Nc5 33. f3 Nb3 34. Ra3
Nc5 35. a6 Ra7 (35... Nxa6 36. Nb6) 36. Ra5 Nb3 37. Rb5 $18) 33. Bxc4+ Ke7 34.
a6 (34. Bd5 $6 Rxa5 35. Rxa5 Nxa5 36. h4 $14) 34... Nd6 35. Bd3 (35. Bd5 Ra7
36. f4 Ne8 37. Kf2 Nc7 38. Bc4 $18) 35... Ra7 36. f4 {White has too many clear
pluses in the position, black stands no chance.} Kd7 (36... exf4 37. gxf4 Ke6
38. Kf2 g5 39. fxg5 fxg5 40. Ra5 $18) 37. fxe5 fxe5 38. Ra5 Ke6 (38... Nf7 39.
h4 Ke7 40. Kf2 $18) 39. h4 h6 40. Kf2 g5 (40... Kf6 41. Ke3 Ke6 42. Rc5 Kf6 43.
Rc6 Ke7 44. g4 Kd7 45. Rc5 Ke6 46. Be2 $18) 41. hxg5 hxg5 42. Kf3 Kf6 43. Kg4
Nf7 44. Rc5 Nd6 (44... Nh6+ 45. Kh5 Nf7 46. Rc6+ Ke7 47. Bc4 Nd6 48. Bd5 $18)
45. Rc6 Ke6 46. Bc4+ Kd7 47. Bd5 Nb5 48. Rb6 (48. Rb6 Nc3 49. Rb7+ Rxb7 50.
axb7 Kc7 51. Kxg5 $18) 1-0

[Event "Hamburg-ch int"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1999.05.29"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "Loeffler, Stefan"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2385"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1999.05.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 072"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Nb3 Nbc4 (12... Nxb3 13. Qxb3 (13.
axb3 c6 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. e4 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Rad8 17. Be3 Nc8 18. f3 f5 (18... a6
19. Kf2 Nd6 20. Bf1 Nb5 21. Bxb5 axb5 22. Bb6 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Ra8
25. Bc5 Kf8 {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Stohl,I/BL9596/1996/ (65)}) 19. exf5 gxf5 20.
Kf2 a6 21. Bf1 e6 22. Bc5 {1/2-1/2 Jussupow,A-Kasparov,G/Belgrade 1989/ (22)})
13... e6 (13... c6 14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Rd1 Qc8 16. e4 Bd7 17. Bf4 Bg4 (17... Bxc3
$1 18. Rdc1 Na4 19. bxc3 Nc5 20. Qc2 Bc6 $11) 18. Rdc1 Qc4 19. e5 Be6 20. Qa3
Rab8 21. Bf1 {1/2-1/2 Maric,A-Xie Jun/Groningen/1997/ (40)}) 14. e4 a5 15. Be3
(15. a4 Qe7 $1 {/\ Qb4<=>} 16. Nb5 Bxb5 17. axb5 $2 (17. Qxb5 Qb4 18. Qxb4 axb4
19. a5 Nc4 20. Ra4 $10) 17... a4 $1 $36 18. Qd3 $8 Qb4 {/\ Bb2} 19. Rb1 exd5 {
1/2-1/2 Ross,D-Stohl,I/New Westminster/1993/ (26)}) 15... a4 16. Qb4 Bf8 17.
Bc5 Bxc5 18. Qxc5 e5 (18... exd5 19. exd5 Nc8 $13) 19. Rac1 Qf6 20. Nb1 Rec8
21. Nd2 Qd6 {1/2-1/2 Cvitan,O-Azmaiparashvili,Z/Pula 1997/ (31)}) (12... Nac4
13. Nd4 Rc8 14. b3 Na5 15. Bb2 c5 16. Nde2 e6 17. Qd2 exd5 18. Nxd5 Bxb2 19.
Qxb2 Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Qe7 21. Nf4 Rcd8 22. Bg2 Bc6 {0-1 Volodin-Turov/Decin/1998/
(51)}) 13. Nc5 Rc8 14. Qe2 b5 15. a4 b4 16. Nb5 c6 $3 {[%mdl 64] Phantastic
idea, that contradicts the usual logic. Black badly wants to benefit from
underdevelopment of white queenside.} 17. Nxa7 (17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Rd1 Qb6 19.
Nd7 Bxd7 20. Rxd7 Nb3 21. Rb1 Nca5 $1 $17) 17... Qb6 $1 18. dxc6 (18. Nxd7 Qxa7
19. dxc6 Nd6 20. f4 (20. Qc2 Red8 21. Nc5 Nxc6 22. Nb3 (22. Ne4 Na5 23. Qd3
Ndc4 $15) 22... Na5 23. Qd3 Nf5 24. Nd4 Nxd4 25. exd4 Bxd4 $17) 20... Nxc6 21.
Bxc6 Rxc6 22. Ne5 Rc7 $44) (18. Nxc8 Qxc5 19. Na7 Qxa7 20. dxc6 Be6 $17) 18...
Bxc6 (18... Qxa7 $2 19. cxd7 $18) 19. Nxc6 (19. Bxc6 Nxc6 20. Nxc6 (20. Qxc4 $2
Nxa7 21. Nd7 Qd8 22. Qd5 Rc6 $19) 20... Qxc5 21. Nd4 Red8 $44) (19. Nxc8 $2
Qxc5 $17) 19... Qxc5 20. Nd4 $6 (20. Nxa5 Nxa5 (20... Qxa5 21. Rd1 b3 22. Rd5
Qa7 23. Rb5 Nxb2 24. Rb7 Qa5 25. Rxb3 Nd3 26. Bd2 $16) 21. Rb1 Nb3 22. Qd1 Qc2
$132) 20... e5 (20... Bxd4 21. exd4 Qxd4 22. Rd1 Qf6 $13) 21. Nb5 (21. Nf3 Nb3
22. Rb1 e4 23. Nd4 Bxd4 24. exd4 Nxd4 25. Qd1 Rcd8 $15) 21... Nb3 22. Rb1 Nca5
$1 {White finds out, that it is very difficult for him to develop his piece.} (
22... Nb6 23. Qd1 $1 Qc2 (23... Nxc1 24. Rxc1 Qxc1 25. Qxc1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Nxa4
27. b3 $14) 24. Qxc2 Rxc2 25. Be4 Rc5 $15) 23. h4 (23. Rd1 Red8 $1 $19 (23...
Nxc1 24. Rbxc1 Qxc1 25. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bf1 Rd8 27. Kg2 Rdd1 (27... Nb3 28. Qg4
e4 29. Qxe4 Rxf1 30. Qxb4 Nd2 31. Qe7 $13) 28. Qf3 Rxf1 29. Qa8+ Bf8 30. Qxa5
Rg1+ 31. Kf3 Rc2 $17)) (23. e4 $2 Nxc1 24. Rbxc1 Qxc1 25. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bf1
Rd8 27. Kg2 Rdd1 $19) 23... Red8 24. Kh2 h5 (24... Qc2 25. Qxc2 Rxc2 26. Be4
Rc4 27. Bg2 Rdc8 28. Nd6 Rxc1 29. Nxc8 Rxc8 $15) 25. g4 (25. e4 Qc2 26. Qxc2
Rxc2 27. Bg5 f6 28. Be3 Nc4 29. Rfd1 Rxd1 (29... Ra8 30. Rd3 Nxe3 31. Rxb3 (31.
Rxe3 Nd2 32. Re2 Rxa4 33. Rd1 Bh6 $17) 31... Ng4+ 32. Kg1 Rxa4 $17) 30. Rxd1
Nxe3 31. fxe3 Rxb2 32. Rd8+ Bf8 33. Nc7 Nc5 34. a5 Kf7 $17) (25. Bh3 Qc2 26.
Qxc2 Rxc2 27. e4 Nc4 $15) 25... hxg4 $6 (25... Qc4 $1 26. Qxc4 Rxc4 27. gxh5
Rxh4+ (27... Rdc8 28. hxg6 Rxc1 29. Rbxc1 Rxc1 30. Rxc1 Nxc1 31. Bd5 $13) 28.
Kg1 Rxh5 $17) (25... Qc2 26. Qxc2 Rxc2 27. gxh5 Rdc8 28. Nd6 R8c5 29. hxg6 fxg6
30. Be4 Rxc1 31. Rbxc1 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Nxc1 33. Bxg6 $15) 26. Qxg4 Qc2 (26... Qc4
27. e4 $1 $14) 27. Be4 Qc4 28. Rg1 (28. Qg2 $2 f5 $19) 28... Nc5 $2 (28... Rb8
$1 29. Bf5 (29. h5 $2 Nc5 30. hxg6 Nxe4 31. gxf7+ Qxf7 32. Qxe4 Qh5+ 33. Kg2
Rb6 $19) 29... Qxg4 30. Bxg4 e4 $13) 29. Nd6 $1 (29. Bf5 Qxg4 30. Bxg4 Rc6 31.
e4 Nab3 $13) 29... Rxd6 30. Qxc8+ Kh7 (30... Bf8 $5 31. Rg4 (31. f3 Rd1 $1 (
31... Qa2 32. Qxc5 Rd2+ 33. Bxd2 Bxc5 34. h5 $16) 32. Qg4 Rxg1 33. Kxg1 Nab3
$13) 31... Qe2 32. Qf5 Nab3 33. Qf3 Qxf3 34. Bxf3 Nd3 35. Rg1 $16) 31. Rg4 $2 {
[%mdl 8192] In time trouble white misses the best line, he admitted his
calculation had a hole.} (31. f3 $1 Rd1 (31... f5 32. Bxf5 $1 gxf5 33. Qxf5+
Kh8 34. e4 $18) (31... Nxe4 32. Qxc4 Nxc4 33. fxe4 $16) (31... Qe2+ 32. Rg2 Qe1
33. Bd2 Qxh4+ 34. Qh3 Qxh3+ 35. Kxh3 Nxe4 36. Bxb4 $18) 32. h5 (32. Rxd1 Qe2+
33. Kg3 Qxd1 $11) 32... Rxg1 33. Kxg1 Qe2 34. hxg6+ fxg6 35. Qh3+ Bh6 36. Qf1
$18) 31... Qe2 32. Qxc5 $138 (32. Bg2 Nab3 33. h5 (33. Rxb4 e4 $19) 33... Qc2
34. Be4 Qxf2+ 35. Bg2 Qc2 $19) 32... Qxg4 33. Qxd6 (33. Bd5 Qxh4+ 34. Kg2 Nb7
35. Qc4 (35. Bxb7 Rd1 $19) 35... e4 36. Bxe4 Qg4+ 37. Kh2 Rd1 $19) 33... Qxh4+
34. Kg1 Qxe4 35. Bd2 Qxb1+ 0-1

[Event "Brno"]
[Site "Brno"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Stangl, Markus"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1992.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 Bf5 $6 {N} (10... Bd7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 c6 13. d6
Nac4 14. dxe7 Qxe7 $10 {Adrian,C-Kjeldsen,J/Lyngby op/1989/}) (10... Nxd5 11.
Rd1 c6 12. Ne1 $1 Bd7 (12... Qe8 13. Bxd5 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Bf5 15. e4 Rc8 16. Qd2
Nc4 17. Qb4 Bxe4 18. Nxe7+ Kh8 19. Nxc8 Qxc8 20. Bg5 $16 {Sulava,N-Popovic,P/
Jugoslavija/1990/}) (12... Be6 13. e4 Bg4 {Sulava,N-Peshina,G/Budapest op/1990/
} 14. Rd3 $18) 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Rxd5 e6 15. Bg5 f6 16. Rd3 fxg5 17. Rad1 Qb6
$13) 11. e4 Bg4 12. Bf4 c6 (12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 c6 14. b4 Nac4 15. dxc6 bxc6
16. Rad1 Qc8 $14) 13. Ne5 $1 Qc8 (13... Bxe5 14. Bxe5 cxd5 15. exd5 $16) (13...
Bc8 14. b4 Nac4 15. Nxc4 Nxc4 16. Rad1 $16) (13... g5 14. Nxg4 gxf4 15. gxf4
cxd5 16. exd5 Qc8 17. Bh3 $16) 14. Nxg4 Qxg4 15. Rad1 Rfe8 $6 (15... cxd5 16.
Nxd5 Nc6 17. h3 Qc8 18. Qxc6 $1 $18) (15... Rac8 16. d6 exd6 17. Bxd6 Rfe8 18.
b3 $16) (15... Qc8 $5) 16. b3 $1 cxd5 17. exd5 Rac8 18. Rd3 (18. Qe2 Qxe2 19.
Nxe2 Rc2 20. Rd2 Rec8 21. Rfd1 $16) 18... e5 19. dxe6 (19. Bd2 e4 20. Re3 Nxd5)
19... Qxe6 (19... fxe6 20. Qd2 e5 21. Be3 Nc6 22. Ne4 $16) 20. Qd2 (20. Re3 Qd7
21. Rd1 Rxe3 22. Rxd7 Re1+ 23. Bf1 Nxd7 $132) 20... Nc6 21. Nb5 $1 Re7 22. Rc1
Be5 (22... a6 23. Nd6 Rd8 24. Nxb7 Rxd3 25. Qxd3 Rxb7 26. Bxc6 $18) 23. Nd6 $2
(23. Bxe5 Qxe5 (23... Nxe5 24. Rxc8+ Nxc8 25. Rd8+ Kg7 26. Nd4 $18) 24. Nd6 Rd8
25. Nxb7 Rxd3 26. Qxd3 Nd4 27. Kh1 $18) 23... Bxf4 24. gxf4 Rd8 25. Nxb7 Rxd3
26. Qxd3 Nb4 27. Qd4 N4d5 $2 (27... Nxa2 $1 28. Ra1 Rd7 29. Qb2 Nb4 30. Nc5 Nd3
$1) 28. Nc5 Qg4 29. Nd3 Re2 30. h3 Qe6 (30... Qf5 31. Bxd5 $1 Nxd5 (31... Qxd5
32. Rc8+ Nxc8 33. Qxd5 $18) 32. Rc5 Qxh3 33. Rxd5 $18) 31. Rc5 Ne7 32. Re5 Rxe5
33. Nxe5 (33. fxe5 $18) 33... Nf5 34. Qd8+ Kg7 35. Qc7 Nd4 36. Qxa7 Ne2+ 37.
Kh2 Nxf4 38. Nxf7 $1 Nd7 (38... Qxf7 39. Qxb6 Ne2 40. Qb7 $18) 39. Qd4+ Kxf7
40. Qxf4+ Ke7 41. Qe4 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.13"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2503"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. Nc3 Re8 10. Qe2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. e4 c6 15.
Be3 Be6 16. f4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 f5 18. e5 (18. exf5 Bc4 $19) (18. Qf2 fxe4 19.
Bxb6 axb6 20. Bxe4 b5 21. Re1 $11) 18... Qa3 $1 {Sutovsky plays actively to
compensate for the white's bishops pair.} (18... Nd5 19. Rd3 $14) 19. Bd4 (19.
Qf2 Qxc3 (19... Na4 20. Rdb1 Re7 21. Bxa7 Qxc3 22. Bd4 $14) 20. Bxb6 axb6 21.
Qxb6 Re7 (21... Rxa2 22. Rxa2 Bxa2 23. Qxb7 Qe3+ 24. Kh1 c5 $11) 22. a4 Qa5 $11
) 19... Rad8 20. Qf2 $6 (20. Bxb6 axb6 21. Rd3 Bc4 22. Rxd8 Qc5+ 23. Qf2 Qxf2+
24. Kxf2 Rxd8 25. a4 $11) 20... Na4 21. Bxa7 (21. c4 c5 (21... Bxc4 22. Qc2 Bd5
23. Bxd5+ Rxd5 24. Qb3 Qxb3 25. axb3 Nb6 26. Bxb6 axb6 27. Rxd5 cxd5 28. Ra7
Rb8 29. Kf2 $11) 22. Be3 b6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Bf1 Qb2 $15) 21... Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1
Nxc3 23. Ra1 (23. Re1 Qxa2 24. Qxa2 Bxa2 25. Bd4 Nb5 $15) 23... Rd8 24. Kh1 $2
{Wrong moment for hesiatition, as white was already fighting with problems.} (
24. Bb6 Ra8 25. Qc2 Bd5 $15) 24... Ne4 25. Qe3 (25. Bxe4 fxe4 26. Bb6 Qc3 $1
27. Re1 (27. Bxd8 Qxa1+ 28. Qg1 Qxa2 $19) 27... Rd2 28. Re2 e3 29. Qxe3 Bd5+
30. Kg1 Rd3 $19) (25. Qg1 Rd2 $17) 25... Qb2 26. Qc1 (26. Qg1 Bd5 27. Re1 c5
$19) 26... Qxc1+ 27. Rxc1 Ra8 28. Bb6 (28. Bd4 Rxa2 29. Kg1 Bd5 $17) 28... Rxa2
{It becomes obvious, that white has lost the strategical fight and faces
gradual annihilation.} 29. Kg1 (29. Bxe4 fxe4 30. Kg1 Kf7 31. Re1 Bd5 32. Re3
Ke6 33. h3 g5 $19) 29... Bd5 30. g4 (30. Bxe4 Bxe4 31. e6 Rg2+ 32. Kf1 Rxh2 $19
) 30... Nf6 (30... fxg4 31. Re1 Nc3 $19) 31. exf6 Rxg2+ 32. Kf1 fxg4 33. Ra1
Rxh2 34. Ra8+ Kf7 35. Bd4 g3 36. Rb8 (36. Rc8 g2+ 37. Ke1 Rh1+ $19) 36... c5
0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2004.02.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Kudrin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2642"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.02.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 100"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. d5 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nxd5 {Kudrin doesn't believe,
that white has more than pale compensation for the sacrificed pawn.} (12...
Qxd5 13. Nd4 Qc4 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Qd4 Rb8 16. Ba3 e5 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. Bxc5 e4
19. Red1 Na4 20. Ba7 Rb7 21. Bd4 f5 {1/2-1/2 Jobava,B-Timofeev,A/Dubai 2003/ 
(61)}) 13. Qb3 (13. Nd4 $5 Ne5 (13... Nxc3 $2 14. Qb3 Nxd4 15. exd4 Qxd4 16.
Bb2 $16) 14. Qb3 Nb6 15. Rd1 $13) 13... a4 14. Qc2 Nb6 (14... e5 15. e4 Nb6 $13
) 15. c4 Bf5 (15... e5 16. c5 Nd7 17. e4 Qe7 18. Be3 Ra5 19. Rac1 $13) 16. e4 (
16. Qc3 Qd3 $15) 16... Bg4 17. c5 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 (18. cxb6 Bxg2 19. bxc7 Qxc7
20. Kxg2 b5 $17) 18... Nd4 19. Qc3 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Nd7 21. Qc3 (21. Rd1 Qc8 22.
Bb2 Ra6 23. Qd3 $13) 21... Nb8 (21... e5 22. Rd1 Qe7 23. c6 bxc6 24. Qxc6 Nb6
25. Be3 $11) 22. Rb1 Ra7 (22... Qc8 23. Bh6 e5 24. Qf3 Nd7 25. Be3 $15) 23. c6
$5 {[%mdl 1024] Tkachiev uses every trick in the book to get some activity.}
bxc6 (23... Nxc6 24. Be3 Ra6 25. Rxb7 Qd6 26. a3 $11) (23... b6 24. Bf4 Qc8 25.
Rbc1 $15) 24. Be3 Ra8 25. e5 $6 {Not a nice move, since white pawn lands on
the same colour as his bishop.} (25. Red1 Qc8 26. Rb4 $44) 25... Qd5 $1 26. e6
(26. a3 Nd7 $17) 26... f6 (26... fxe6 27. Rbd1 $1 (27. Bh6 e5 28. Rxe5 Qxa2 29.
Rbe1 Qf7 30. R5e4 Nd7 31. Qxc6 Nb6 $17) 27... Qf3 28. Rd3 Qf7 29. Bh6 Qf6 30.
Qc4 Ra5 31. Rxe6 Qf7 32. Rf3 Rf5 33. Rxf5 gxf5 34. g4 $14) (26... Qxa2 27. Bh6
f6 28. Rb4) 27. Bh6 Qxa2 28. Rb4 Qd5 (28... c5 29. Rf4 Nc6 30. Qxc5 (30. Rxf6
exf6 31. Qxf6 Re7 $19) 30... Ne5 31. Re3 Qxe6 $19) 29. Rf4 Qh5 {White's
activity is not very pleasant, but black has many extra pawns and enough
defensive resources.} (29... Qa5 $5 30. Qa1 a3 31. Rxf6 Qxe1+ 32. Qxe1 exf6 33.
Bc1 a2 34. Bb2 c5 35. Bxf6 Nc6 $19) 30. Rh4 Qa5 31. Qc1 g5 $6 (31... a3 32. Bd2
(32. Bg7 g5 $19) 32... Qd5 33. Bc3 Qg5 34. Qc2 c5 35. Ra4 Nc6 36. Qe4 Rxa4 37.
Qxa4 Qd5 38. Qxa3 Nd4 $19) 32. Rc4 Qf5 (32... Rd8 33. Rc5 Qd2 34. Qa1 Rd5 35.
Rxd5 cxd5 36. h4 Nc6 37. Rd1 Qc2 38. Rxd5 Ne5 $19) 33. h4 Ra5 (33... a3 34.
hxg5 a2 35. Qa1 Qg6 36. Rg4 f5 37. Rc4 $11) 34. hxg5 fxg5 $2 {The final
mistake, as now the exchange is gone and black is simply lost.} (34... Qg6 35.
gxf6 exf6 36. Bf4 $11) 35. Qc3 Qg6 36. Qxa5 Qxh6 37. Rg4 1-0

[Event "Warsaw zt-playoff"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Black "Stohl, Igor"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 cxd5 13. exd5 Nac4 14. Qe2 g5 (
14... e5 {N} 15. dxe6 Bxe6 {1/4-1/4/Wojtkiewicz,A-Stohl,I/Stara Zagora zt-B/
1990/ -> CBM 17}) 15. Bc1 e6 (15... Bg4 16. h3 Bh5 17. Rd1 $1 {N} Rc8 18. g4
Bg6 19. Nd4 Qd7 20. b3 Nd6 21. Bb2 Rfe8 22. a4 a5 23. Rac1 $16 {Stangl,
M-Luecke,N/Altensteig/1989/ -> CBM 14}) 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Rd1 (17. h4 g4 18.
Nh2 Qc8 $13) 17... Qc8 18. h4 {N} (18. Nd4 $6 Bg4 19. Bf3 Bh3 $1 20. Nd5 Nxd5
21. Bxd5 Rd8 22. Nc6 bxc6 23. Bxc4 Qf5 $17 {Hjartarson,J-Popovic,P/Beograd/
1989/ -> CBM 16}) 18... Re8 (18... Bg4 19. hxg5 Ne5 $44 {Popovic,P}) 19. hxg5
hxg5 20. Bxg5 Nxb2 $1 21. Qxb2 Qxc3 22. Qxc3 Bxc3 23. Rac1 Rac8 24. Nd4 Bg4 25.
Rd3 Bxd4 26. Rxc8 Bxf2+ {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jakarta"]
[Site "Jakarta"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2510"]
[BlackElo "2515"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1994.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 041"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. d4 Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. h3 a5 (10... e5 11. d5 Na5 12. e4 c6 13. Re1 cxd5 14.
Nxd5 (14. exd5 f5 $6 15. Bg5 Qd6 16. Rc1 Bd7 17. b3 Rac8 18. Qd2 e4 19. Nd4
Nac4 $2 20. bxc4 Nxc4 21. Qd1 $1 Nb2 22. Qb3 Nd3 23. Ncb5 $1 Qb6 24. d6+ $16 {
Greenfeld,A-Mestel,AJ/Beer-Sheva/1988/1-0 (34)}) 14... Nxd5 15. exd5 e4 16. Ng5
f5 17. d6 Be6 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Qd5 Kf7 20. g4 Be5 21. gxf5 gxf5 22. f4 Bf6 23.
Qxf5 Rxd6 24. Qxh7+ $16 {Voiska,M-Falkos,A/Katerini GP (06)/1993/1-0 (32)}) 11.
d5 (11. Rb1 a4 12. Ne1 Bf5 13. e4 Bd7 14. Nc2 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. f4 Nec4 17.
Qf3 Qe7 18. b3 axb3 19. axb3 Qc5+ 20. Kh2 Nd6 21. e5 Nb5 22. Nxb5 Bxb5 23. Rf2
Bc6 $1 24. Qe3 $10 {Speelman,J-Short,N (10)/London cm/1991/0-1 (59)}) 11... Nb4
12. e4 c6 (12... e6 13. a3 Na6 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. Re1 h6 16. Bf4 e5 17. Be3 Nc4
18. Bc1 Nc5 19. b3 Nd6 20. Bb2 f5 21. Nh4 Qf7 22. exf5 g5 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4
$17 {Prakken-Khalifman,A/Sevilla op (2)/1993/0-1 (32)}) 13. a3 Na6 14. dxc6 (
14. Be3 Nc4 15. Bd4 e5 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qe2 Nc5 19. Rad1 Qb6 20.
Ng5 Ne5 21. Nxe6+ Nxe6 22. Kh1 Nd4 23. Qe3 Rad8 24. Na4 $13 {Farago,S-Fogarasi,
T/Budapest ExpFS AugGM (09)/1993/0-1 (54)}) 14... Qxd1 (14... bxc6 15. Qc2 (15.
Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Bg5 Nc4 $1 $132 17. Rad1) 15... Rb8 16. Rd1 $14) 15. Rxd1 bxc6
16. Rb1 Rb8 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. b3 $14 e5 (18... c5 19. Nde2 Red8 20. Bg5 $14) 19.
Nf3 Be6 (19... Red8 20. Be3) 20. Be3 Na8 (20... Nc8 21. Bf1 Nc7 22. Bc4 Bxh3
23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Ng5+ $14) 21. Rd6 Rxb3 (21... Rec8 22. Bf1 N6c7 23. Rxc6 $14
) 22. Rxc6 (22. Rxb3 Bxb3 23. Rxc6 N6c7) 22... Nb8 23. Rc5 a4 (23... Rxa3 $5
24. Nb5 Rd3 $1 (24... Rb3 25. Rxb3 Bxb3 26. Nd6 Rd8 27. Nb7 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Be6
29. Rxa5 Nc7 30. Nxe5 $16) 25. Bf1 Rdd8 26. Nc3 $10) 24. Rb5 Nc7 (24... Rxc3
25. Rxb8 Rf8 26. R1b4 $16) 25. R5xb3 axb3 (25... Bxb3 26. Nd2 $16) 26. Ng5 Bc4
27. Bf1 Bxf1 28. Kxf1 h6 29. Nf3 Ne6 30. Nd2 Nc6 (30... Nd4 31. Nxb3 $16) 31.
Nxb3 Bf8 32. a4 Ra8 33. Ra1 Nb4 (33... Ned4 34. Bxd4 exd4 35. Nd5 d3 36. Ke1
$16) 34. Bb6 Nc2 35. Ra2 Nb4 36. Rb2 Nc6 37. a5 Ned4 (37... Bb4 38. Nd5 Bxa5
$140 $2 39. Nxa5 Nxa5 40. Ra2 $18) 38. Nxd4 exd4 39. Nd5 d3 40. Ke1 f5 41. exf5
Bg7 42. Rb5 (42. f6 $16) 42... Ne5 (42... gxf5 43. Kd2 $16) 43. Kd2 gxf5 44.
Bc7 Kf7 45. Bxe5 Bxe5 46. Nb6 (46. Nb6 Re8 47. Nc4 Bc7 48. Rxf5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Abu Dhabi op 13th"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi"]
[Date "2003.08.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Vakhidov, Tahir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2596"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Rd1 Bf5 13. e4 Bd7 14. Be3 Qc8
15. Rac1 Nc4 16. Bc5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Jobava is trying to prove some advantage
in the well known line, that was seen as not so dangerous for black.} b6 17.
Bd4 Nxd4 (17... e5 18. Nd5 exd4 19. Qxc4 Qd8 20. b4 $14) 18. Nxd4 Bg4 (18...
Qe8 19. b3 e5 20. Nde2 Na5 21. Nd5 $14) 19. Nce2 (19. Rd3 Ne5 20. Rd2 Rd8 21.
Nd5 Qxc2 22. Rcxc2 e6 23. f4 $11) 19... Bxd4 (19... Rd8 20. e5 (20. f3 Be6 21.
Nxe6 Rxd1+ 22. Qxd1 Qxe6 23. Nf4 Qd6 24. Qxd6 Nxd6 $11) 20... Nxe5 21. Qb1 Qa6
22. Bxa8 Rxa8 23. Qe4 $14) 20. Rxd4 Ne5 21. Nc3 (21. Qa4 Qb8 22. Nc3 Rc8 $13)
21... Qc5 $2 {This obvious provocation comes in a wrong moment, white pieces
are preapred to use their attacking potential.} (21... Rd8 22. Rd5 (22. Nd5
Qxc2 23. Rxc2 e6 24. f4 exd5 25. fxe5 dxe4 $11) 22... Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 Bxf3 24.
Qd3 Rxd5 25. exd5 $14) 22. Rd5 Qc7 23. f4 Nf3+ (23... Nd7 24. Rd2 Qc5+ 25. Kh1
Qh5 26. Nd5 e5 27. Qc7 $16) 24. Kh1 (24. Bxf3 Bxf3 25. Rd3 Bg4 (25... Qc5+ 26.
Qf2 Qxf2+ 27. Kxf2 Bg4 28. Nd5 Kg7 29. Nxe7 $16) 26. Nd5 Qxc2 27. Nxe7+ Kg7 28.
Rxc2 Rfe8 29. Rc7 Kf8 30. Nd5 $16) 24... e5 (24... Rfd8 25. Qf2 $18) 25. Qf2
Nd4 26. Rxe5 $6 {Positionally very good move, but in this very moment 26.fxe5!
was nearly winning for white.} (26. fxe5 $1 Nc6 (26... Ne6 27. h3 $18) 27. Nb5
Qb7 28. Nd6 Qc7 29. Qc2 Bd7 30. Nb5 Qb7 31. Rxd7 Qxd7 32. Qxc6 $18) 26... Rad8
27. Qe3 f6 28. Rd5 Nc6 (28... Ne6 29. h3 $18) 29. e5 (29. Nb5 Qb7 30. e5 Bh3
31. Bxh3 Ne7 32. Be6+ Kh8 33. Nd6 Nxd5 34. Qe4 $18) 29... fxe5 (29... Ne7 30.
Nb5 Qb8 31. Rxd8 Qxd8 32. Nxa7 $18) 30. Rxd8 (30. Nb5 Qf7 31. Nd6 exf4 32. Nxf7
fxe3 33. Rxd8 Nxd8 34. Nh6+ Kg7 35. Nxg4 $18) 30... Nxd8 31. Nd5 Qg7 (31...
exf4 $2 32. Ne7+ Kf7 33. Qb3+ Be6 34. Rxc7 Bxb3 35. axb3 $18) 32. fxe5 {
Black has not a trace of compensation for his suffering in worse position
without a pwn.} Be6 33. Nf6+ Kh8 34. h4 Qe7 (34... Bf5 35. b4 $16) (34... Bxa2
35. b3 Nf7 36. Rc7 $18) 35. Qh6 Qg7 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. a3 h6 38. Kg1 g5 39.
hxg5 hxg5 40. Kf2 Kg6 41. Ke3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 8th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2007.04.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2652"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d4 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 e5 11. d5 Na5 12. e4 c6 13. b3 cxd5 14. exd5 Bg4 {
White's concept in the opening is risky, but also very unpleasant for the
opponent. Tkachiev is not afraid of the problems along the a1-h8 diagonal as
Black struggles to achieve full coordination of his pieces due to the
mislocated knight on a5.} (14... e4 $5 15. Nxe4 Nxd5 (15... Rxe4 16. Rxe4 Bxa1
17. Bd2 Bf5 18. Re1 Bf6 19. Bxa5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21. Nd2 Bc3 22. Bxc3 Nxc3
23. Nc4 Nxa2 24. Nd6 Be6 25. Nxb7 Rc8 {1/2 Gagunashvili,M (2591)-Sutovsky,E 
(2607)/Rishon Le Ziyyon 2006/ (32)}) 16. Bg5 f6 17. Ne5 fxg5 18. Nxg5 Rxe5 19.
Rxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxd5+ {1/2 Adly,A (2503)-Lohou,S (2144)/Port Erin 2005/}) 15. Ba3
$5 (15. Bg5 f6 (15... Qxg5 16. Nxg5 Bxd1 17. Raxd1 Rac8 $13) 16. Bd2 f5 $15)
15... e4 (15... Rc8 16. Ne4 Nxd5 17. h3 (17. Nd6 Nc3) 17... Be6 18. Nd6 e4 $11)
16. Nxe4 Qxd5 (16... Bxa1 $2 17. Qxa1 Nxd5 18. Ne5 Be6 19. Nd6 $18) 17. Qxd5
Nxd5 18. Rac1 {The result of the crossfire in the centre is this symmetrical
position in which White enjoys the advantage of the development of his pieces.
Iordaschescu is still fighting to put his house in order.} Nc6 (18... Rac8 19.
Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Nd6 $16) 19. Nd6 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Ndb4 (20... Bc3 21. Re4 (21. Rd1
Ndb4 22. h3 Be6 23. Nxb7 $14) 21... Bd7 22. Ng5 Bf6 23. Re1 $16) 21. Bxb4 Nxb4
22. Ng5 f6 (22... Nxa2 23. Bxb7 Rb8 24. Bd5 Bf6 25. Ngxf7 Kf8 26. Bc4 Nb4 27.
Ne4 $16) 23. Bxb7 Rb8 24. Ngf7 $2 {For sure, Tkachiev was nearly carried away
by the impressive combination on the 26th move. The trojan horse on f7 is a
part of the massive invasion of White's forces into the heart of the enemy's
position.} (24. Re4 $1 fxg5 25. Rxb4 Rd8 (25... Be6 26. Re4 Bh3 27. Re7 Bf8 28.
Bd5+ Kh8 29. Nf7+ Kg7 30. Rc7 $16) 26. Rxg4 Rxd6 27. Rxg5 Rd2 28. Rd5 Rxa2 29.
Rd7 $16) 24... Nxa2 $1 (24... Rxb7 25. Re8+ Bf8 26. Nh6+ Kg7 27. Nxb7 Bd7 28.
Rd8 Be6 29. h3 $16) 25. Re7 (25. f3 Bh3 26. Bd5 Nb4 27. Bc4 Kf8 $11) 25... Bf8
$2 {The defender was living under the impression, that the worst was over and
the retreat of the light-squared bishop to e6 would solve all his problems.
After the correct move of the king, White's dreams would have had to give way
to reality.} (25... Kf8 $1 26. Re3 (26. Rc7 Be6 27. Ba6 Bxb3 $15) 26... Bd7 27.
Bd5 Nb4 $11) 26. Nh6+ $1 Kh8 (26... Bxh6 27. Bd5+ Kh8 (27... Kf8 28. Rf7+ Kg8
29. Rxa7+ Kf8 30. Rf7+ Kg8 31. Rb7+ $18) 28. Rxa7 $1 Nb4 29. Nf7+ Kg7 30. Ng5+
Kf8 31. Nxh7+ Ke8 32. Nxf6+ Kd8 33. Nxg4 $18) 27. Ndf7+ Kg7 28. Rc7 {The
picture on the board has altered completely; the black forces are constrained
as if in a straitjacket.} Be6 (28... Bd1 29. h4 $1 Nb4 30. Ng5+ $18) 29. Ng5+
Kxh6 30. Nxe6 Bd6 (30... Bb4 31. Rc4 g5 32. Be4 Re8 33. Bf5 a5 34. h4 $16) 31.
Rd7 Nc3 (31... Bf8 32. Ba6 Nc1 33. Bc4 Ba3 34. g4 $16) 32. h4 $1 {[%mdl 2048]
White's pieces are working in perfect harmony so the black king on h6 becomes
the perfect target of an attack.} Ba3 33. g4 Bc1 (33... g5 34. Ba6 $1 Re8 (
34... gxh4 35. Bd3 Rh8 36. Rf7 Nd5 37. Be4 $18) 35. Ng7 Re5 36. Nf5+ Rxf5 37.
Bd3 Ne2+ 38. Kf1 $18) 34. Kf1 (34. Rf7 Ne2+ 35. Kf1 Nf4 36. Nf8 Rxf8 37. Rxf8
$18) 34... Re8 (34... a5 35. Rf7 a4 36. bxa4 Nxa4 37. Bf3 Re8 38. Rxf6 $18) 35.
Nd8 $1 Rf8 36. Ba6 {Iordaschescu resigned since he could not find any way to
avert the decisive check of white knight on the square f7. A very impressive
win by the new champion of Europe!} (36. Ba6 Na2 37. Nf7+ Kg7 38. Ng5+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Biel GM"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2003.07.28"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2656"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2003.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 097"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 e5 11. d5 Na5 12. e4 c6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 cxd5 15. Bxb6
axb6 16. Nxd5 Be6 17. h4 Bxd5 $1 18. exd5 $6 {Kortschnoj is forever optimistic
and it is a bit unfair to criticize him for the ambitious continuation.
Objectively his move leads to problems and worse position.} (18. Qxd5+ Qxd5 19.
exd5 e4 20. Nd4 f5 21. Ne6 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Be5 23. Bf1 Rec8 24. Rxb6 Rc2 $11)
18... e4 19. Nd2 (19. Nh2 f5 20. d6 Bxb2 21. Rb1 Be5 22. Qd5+ Kg7 $17) 19... f5
20. b4 (20. Bf1 Qxd5 21. Nc4 Qe6 22. Qd6 b5 23. Qxe6+ Rxe6 24. Nxa5 Rxa5 $17)
20... Bxa1 21. Qxa1 Qxd5 22. Rd1 (22. Re2 Nc6 $19) 22... Rad8 (22... Nc6 23.
Nxe4 Qxa2 24. Nf6+ Kf7 25. Qxa2+ Rxa2 26. Nxe8 Kxe8 27. b5 $11) 23. bxa5 Qd4 $1
{[%mdl 32] Smirin demonstrates the strength of the pin along the d file, white
is in trouble.} 24. Qc1 (24. Qxd4 Rxd4 25. Kf1 bxa5 26. Ke2 Ra4 27. Ra1 b5 $17)
24... e3 $1 25. fxe3 Rxe3 26. Kh2 (26. Kf1 bxa5 27. Qc7 Rd3 28. Bxb7 Rxd2 29.
Rxd2 Qxd2 $19) 26... Re2 27. axb6 Qd5 (27... Qf2 28. Qc4+ Kf8 29. Rg1 Rexd2 $19
) 28. Ne4 (28. Rg1 Rxd2 29. Qc7 Rxa2 30. Kh1 Qd4 31. Qxb7 Rb2 $19) 28... Qxd1
29. Qc4+ Kh8 30. Qf7 (30. Qb5 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Qd5 $19) 30... Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Qd5
{The last pin by the queen in this game, white has no reason to carry on.} 0-1

[Event "RSFSR-ch"]
[Site "Kuibyshev"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Makarov, Marat"]
[Black "Tunik, Gennady"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2475"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1990.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 g5 {N}
(14... cxd5 15. exd5 Rc8 16. Rad1 $1 Nac4 17. Bc1 $14 {Ehlvest-Ftacnik/Haninge/
1990/ ->CBM 18}) 15. Bc1 (15. Bd2 Nac4) 15... cxd5 16. exd5 Qd7 (16... Rc8 $5)
17. b3 Rac8 18. Bd2 (18. Bb2 Nac4 19. bxc4 Nxc4 20. Bc1 Ne5 21. Qe3 Rxc3 22.
Qxc3 Ng6 23. Qb3 Bxa1 24. Bxg5 hxg5 25. Rxa1 $13) 18... Nc6 19. dxc6 Qxd2 20.
Ne4 (20. cxb7 $2 Rxc3) 20... Qa5 21. cxb7 Rb8 22. Rac1 Qxa2 (22... Rxb7 23.
Nf6+ $16) 23. Rc7 Qa3 24. Nc5 (24. Qf5 e6 25. Nf6+ Bxf6 26. Qxf6 Qd6 $13) 24...
Be5 25. Qf5 $1 (25. Rxe7 $2 Qxc5 26. Qf5 Qxe7 27. Be4 f6 $19) 25... Bf6 (25...
Bxc7 26. Be4 Kg7 27. Ne6+ $1 fxe6 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Qh7#) 26. Rxe7 $1 (26. Be4
Rfe8 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28. Bd5 Bg7 $16) (26. Rxe7 $1 Bxe7 27. Be4 Kg7 28. Ne6+ fxe6
29. Qg6+ Kh8 30. Qh7#) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ribli, Zoltan"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2605"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[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. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 Nxd5 11. Rd1 c6 12. Ne1 Bd7 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Rxd5 e6
15. Rd3 Rc8 16. Qd1 (16. Qd2 Nc4) 16... Rc7 17. Bf4 e5 18. Bg5 Qe8 $5 $146 (
18... Qxg5 19. Rxd7 $14) 19. Rc1 (19. e4 h6 (19... Be6 $2 20. Bd8 $1 Rc5 21. b4
$18) 20. Bd2 Nc6 21. Nc2 Be6 $10) 19... Rxc1 20. Bxc1 Be6 (20... Bc6 21. e4 {
xa5}) 21. b3 (21. Ra3 b6 22. b4 Nc6 23. Bxc6 Qxc6 24. Rxa7 Bc4 $44) 21... e4 $1
22. Bxe4 (22. Re3 $6 f5 23. f3 Qd8 $1 $17) (22. Rd6 f5 23. Qd2 b6 24. Bb2 Nb7
25. Bxg7 Nxd6 26. Bxf8 Qxf8 $10) 22... Bxb3 23. axb3 Qxe4 24. Nf3 (24. Ba3 Re8
25. Qd2 b6 26. Bb4 Qc6 27. Bxa5 bxa5 28. Rd8 Bf6 29. Qc2 Qe6 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $14
{Konopka,M-Ftacnik,L/CSR chT/1994/}) 24... h6 (24... Re8 25. Bd2 b6 26. Bxa5
bxa5 27. Re3 Qc6 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $14) 25. Be3 Nc6 (25... b6 26. Bd4 $14) 26. Rd7
b6 27. Qc1 $5 (27. Rc7 $14) 27... Na5 28. Nd2 $6 (28. Bxh6 $1 Nxb3 29. Qg5 Nc5
30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Re7 Ne6 32. Qd2 $36) 28... Qe6 29. Rxa7 Nxb3 30. Nxb3 Qxb3
31. Qc6 Qd1+ 32. Kg2 Qxe2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Luzern"]
[Site "Luzern"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Landenbergue, Claude"]
[Black "Miralles, Gilles"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1989.10.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. c4 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 Nb6 7. d4 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. b3 c5 {N} (13... cxd5
14. exd5 e6 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Be3 Bd5 17. Rc1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5+
20. Nf3 Qxd1 21. Rfxd1 $16 {Cvitan,O-Huzman,A/Moscow GMA-op/1-0/45/ -> TD 1989/
02}) 14. Nde2 e6 15. Bb2 (15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Bb2 Nc6 $10) 15... exd5 16. exd5
Bg4 17. Qd2 $2 (17. f3) 17... Nac4 18. bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qc2 Bxe2 20. Nxe2 Nxb2 21.
Rab1 Qf6 22. Nf4 c4 23. d6 Rad8 24. Nd5 Qd4 25. Nc7 Rf8 26. Rfe1 (26. Nb5 Qe5
27. Nxa7 Rxd6 $17) 26... Qxd6 27. Nd5 Rfe8 $1 28. h4 (28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Rxb2
Re1+) 28... Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Nd3 30. Re7 b5 31. Qe2 Bd4 32. Qf3 Rf8 33. Kh2 Nxf2
34. Rc7 Kg7 35. h5 Qe6 36. Nf4 Qf5 37. a4 a6 38. Qe2 Kg8 39. Rb7 Ng4+ 40. Kh1
Qb1+ 41. Qf1 {Ftacnik} 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[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 {Wells} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O
Nc6 8. e3 e5 9. Nc3 O-O 10. d5 Ne7 11. e4 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 {Wells: 'This
position is in fact considered in my book piece power. There I pointed out
that white's recapture with the bishop was incorrect, because it enabled black
to implement his plan of isolating and then blockading the white d-pawn with a
really text-book clarity. This example merits another look.'} 13. Qxf3 {
'!' Wells.} (13. Bxf3 $6 {Wells} c6 14. a4 cxd5 15. exd5 Nc4 16. b3 Nd6 {
[%csl Rd5,Gd6][%cal Gd6e4,Gd6c4,Gd6f5] The classic blockader! As the textbooks
are keen to tell you the knight is happy here because he can best combine this
defensive function with a continued offensive influence on the position. Its
all true! Here black also has chances of a dark-square bind ( we shall see
several cases later of where giving up a bishop on one coloured square
promotes the chances of creating play on the others .) Its implimentation
turns out to be almost eerily smooth. Black is even able to exchange
dark-squared bishops and end up with the 'dream' good knight v. genuinely
fumbling bishop ending.} 17. Ba3 Nef5 18. Ne4 Re8 19. Rc1 Bf8 $1 20. Bb2 Nxe4
21. Bxe4 Nd6 {Changing of the guard.} 22. Bg2 Bg7 {Still chasing that exchange!
} 23. h4 e4 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 $17 {[%csl Rd5,Gd6,Rg2][%cal Gf7f5] Keene - Uhlmann,
Hastings 1970.}) 13... c6 14. Rd1 cxd5 15. exd5 Nf5 {Wells: 'Still aspiring
after the 'classic blockade' but white is ready, and strikes first.'} 16. d6 {
'!' Wells.} Rb8 ({The fact that} 16... Nxd6 {Wells fails tactically to} 17. Ne4
Nbc4 18. Nxd6 Nxd6 19. Qa3 {is not the clever bit. It would be remarkable if
it didn't.}) 17. Qd3 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] '!' Wells. A serious novelty, black has
to be precise in order to solve mounting problems. Wells: 'This I like though
it looks as if black, frustrated by his inability to blockade on d6 would land
a compensatory square on d4. However, white prepares that knights immediate
exchange, and althougj there will be a 'contest' of passed d-pawns, white's
bishop pair will come into its own again.'} (17. Be3 Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Nb5
Nc4 20. Qb3 Nxd6 21. Nxa7 Qa5 {0-1 Zakharevich,I-Karavaev,V/Saratov 1999/ (21)}
) 17... Nd4 18. Nb5 Nd7 $6 (18... Qd7 $1 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Bf4 (20. b3 Nc8 21.
Bb2 Rd8) 20... Nc8 21. Qa3 Rd8 22. Re1 (22. Bg5 Re8 23. Bf4 Rd8) 22... b5 23.
Rac1 (23. Re7 $5 Nxe7 24. dxe7 Re8 25. Bxb8 Rxb8 26. Re1 Re8 27. Qc5 d3 28. Bc6
d2 29. Rd1 Qxe7 30. Qxe7 Rxe7 31. Rxd2 b4 $11) 23... b4 24. Qb3 Nxd6 25. Rc6
Bf8 (25... Rb6 26. Rxb6 axb6 27. Qxb4 $14) 26. Qd3 Rbc8 27. Bg5 Re8 28. Rxe8
Qxe8 $11) 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Bd2 Re8 (20... Ne5 21. Qb5 Re8 22. Bb4 $14) (20...
Nc5 21. Qb5 b6 22. b4 $14) 21. Rac1 Qf6 (21... Ne5 22. Qa3 $14) (21... Qb6 22.
Qa3 Rbc8 23. Ba5 $16) 22. Bb4 Ne5 (22... Qe6 23. Rc7 (23. Qa3 a6 24. Rc7 $16)
23... Qxa2 24. Rxd7 Qa4 25. Rxf7 Qxb4 26. Bd5 Kh8 27. d7 Red8 28. Qe2 $16) 23.
Qxd4 $1 {This excellent exchange sacrifice will be immediatelly decisive,
since black will be unable to fight against white d7 pawn.} (23. Qa3 Qe6 24.
Bc5 $16) 23... Nf3+ 24. Bxf3 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 Bxd4 26. d7 Red8 27. Bd6 Ra8 28. Rc7
Bb6 29. Rxb7 Kg7 30. Rxb6 axb6 31. Bxa8 Rxd7 32. Be5+ 1-0

[Event "Nordic zt"]
[Site "Ostersund"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Agdestein, Simen"]
[Black "Yrjola, Jouni"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "1992.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O e5 10. d5 Na5 11. e4 c6 12. Nd2 cxd5 13. exd5 f5 14. Nb3 Nac4 15. a4
(15. Qe2 e4 16. Rd1 Bd7 17. Nd4 Rc8 18. a4 Ne5 19. a5 Nbc4 20. a6 Qb6 21. Ne6
Bxe6 22. dxe6 bxa6 23. e7 Rfe8 24. Nd5 Qe6 $17 {Farago,S-Krasenkov,M/
Lillafured/1989/}) 15... e4 (15... Nd6 16. Nc5 $14) 16. a5 Nd7 17. f3 $1 exf3 (
17... e3 18. Qe2 Qc7 19. Ra4 Nd6 20. Bxe3 $16) 18. Rxf3 Nde5 19. Rf2 Kh8 (19...
Ng4 20. Re2) 20. h3 Qe7 (20... Nd6 21. Nd4 $14) 21. Re2 Bd7 22. Kh1 Rae8 23.
Nd4 Qb4 (23... a6 24. b3 Nd6 25. Ba3 Qf6 26. Ne6 $1 $16) 24. a6 Nd6 (24... bxa6
25. Rxa6 $36) 25. Ne6 $1 Bxe6 26. dxe6 Rxe6 (26... bxa6 27. e7 $1) 27. Ra4 Qb6
28. Be3 Qc7 29. axb7 Nxb7 (29... Nec4 30. Bd4 $18) 30. Rxa7 Rd6 (30... Nc6 31.
Bf4 $18) 31. Qb3 Nc5 32. Qa3 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0

[Event "Bad Endbach"]
[Site "Bad Endbach"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1995.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Baburin} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O
Nb6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Nac4 (13...
Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nc4 17. Qb3 Nd6 18. Rfe1 Qd7 19. h4 Rfc8
20. Rad1 b5 21. Be5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Nc4 23. Re2 Rab8 24. Qf3 {Adorjan,A-Milos,G/
Szirak izt (17)/1987/1-0 (34)}) 14. Qe2 (14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15. Qc1 Be6 16. Bxh6
Bxb2 17. Qf4 Bxa1 18. Bxf8 Bf6 19. Bh6 Rd8 20. Bg5 Qb2 21. h4 Ne5 22. Bxf6
Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 exf6 24. h5 {Helmers,K-Yrjola,J/Helsinki/1984/0.5 (44)}) (14.
Nc7 Rb8 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Rad1 Bg4 17. Nd5 e5 18. Nxb6 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Nxb2 20.
Rd2 exf4 21. e5 axb6 22. Rxb2 Rc8 23. h3 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 {Pastircak,M-Hort,V/
CSR-ch (17)/1984/0-1 (40)}) 14... e5 15. Nxb6 Qxb6 16. Bxh6 Bxh6 17. Qxc4 Qxb2
18. Rab1 Qa3 19. Nxe5 Be6 20. Qb5 (20. Qb4 Qxb4 21. Rxb4 Bg7 22. Nf3 a5 23.
Rxb7 Bxa2 24. e5 a4 $17 {Shpilker,B-Krasenkov,M/URS/1987/0-1 (53)}) 20... Bg7 (
20... b6 21. Nc6 $13) 21. Nf3 (21. Nc4 $5 Qxa2 22. Nd6 Rfb8 23. f4 $132) 21...
Bxa2 22. Rbc1 (22. Rb4 Rfb8 $17) 22... Qe7 23. h4 Qxe4 24. Ng5 Qe5 25. Qxb7 (
25. Qxe5 Bxe5 26. Bxb7 Rab8 27. Be4 Rfc8 $17) 25... a5 {Baburin: Two powerful
Bishops and the passed a5-pawn determine Black's advantage. Romanishin uses
his probably best chance (takes on a8 later), but doesn't save the game anyway.
} 26. Rfe1 Qd4 27. Qxa8 (27. Qc7 Ra7 $17) 27... Rxa8 28. Bxa8 Bf6 29. Ne4 (29.
Nf3 Qa7 30. Re8+ Kg7 $17) 29... Be7 30. Rcd1 Qa7 31. Bc6 (31. Bd5 Bxd5 32. Rxd5
a4 $17) 31... Be6 32. Ng5 Bxg5 33. hxg5 Qc5 (33... a4 $2 34. Rd8+ $1 (34. Rxe6
$2 fxe6 35. Rd8+ Kf7 36. Rd7+ Qxd7 37. Bxd7 a3 $19) 34... Kg7 35. Rxe6 fxe6 36.
Rd7+ Qxd7 37. Bxd7 a3 38. Bxe6 $18) 34. Bd7 Bb3 {Black should not swap Bishops.
} 35. Rd3 a4 36. Ra1 Qc2 37. Re3 (37. Bb5 a3 $19) 37... a3 38. Bg4 (38. Rxa3
Qc1+) 38... a2 39. Ree1 Qb2 $138 (39... Qb2 40. Bf3 Bc2 41. Bd5 Bb1 $19) 0-1

[Event "Stara Zagora zt-A"]
[Site "Stara Zagora"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ninov, Kiril"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1990.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nc6 8.
d4 Nb6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. a4 (12. Nb3 Nxb3 13. axb3 c6 14.
dxc6 Bxc6 15. e4 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Rad8 17. Be3 Nc8 $10 {Yusupov,A-Kasparov,G/
Beograd/1989/}) 12... Rc8 13. Nb3 $6 {N} Nbc4 $1 (13... Nxb3 $6 14. Qxb3 a5 15.
Rd1) 14. Nc5 (14. e4 c6 15. Nc5 cxd5 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Nxd5 Red8 $17) (14. Nxa5
Nxa5 15. e4 c6) 14... c6 15. Nxd7 (15. dxc6 Bxc6 16. e4 Qb6 $17) 15... Qxd7 16.
dxc6 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 bxc6 $5 (17... Nxc6 18. Rd7 Red8 19. Rxb7 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Rd1+
21. Bf1 Rcd8 $17) 18. Bf1 (18. e4 Nb3 (18... Red8 $1) 19. Rb1 Nxc1 20. Rbxc1 (
20. Rdxc1 Nd2 21. Ra1 Nb3 $19) 20... Nxb2 21. Rd7 $132) 18... Red8 19. Ra2 $5 (
19. Be2 $5 Nb3 20. Rb1 Rxd1+ 21. Nxd1 (21. Bxd1 Nxc1 22. Rxc1 Nxb2 23. Bb3 $17)
21... Nb6 22. e4 {/\ Be3}) 19... Bxc3 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. bxc3 Rd1 22. Rc2 (22.
Ba3 Nd2 $19) 22... e5 (22... Nb3 23. Kg2 $8 Rxc1 (23... Na1 $1 24. Ra2 Rxc1 25.
Bxc4 Kg7 $17) 24. Rxc1 Nxe3+ 25. fxe3 (25. Kf3 Nxc1 26. Kxe3 Nb3 27. Kd3 $40)
25... Nxc1 26. Bc4 e5 27. e4 Kg7 28. Kf3 f5 29. exf5 gxf5 30. Ke3 e4 31. Kd2
Nd3 32. Bxd3 exd3 33. Kxd3) (22... f5 23. Kg2 e5 (23... Re1 24. Bd3 e5 25. e4
fxe4 26. Be2 {/\ Bg6}) 24. e4 $1 fxe4 25. Be2 Rd7 26. Bh6 $132) 23. e4 $5 (23.
Kg2 e4 24. Be2 Rd7 (24... Rd3 $5) 25. f3 f5 {/\ Rb7-b1-a1-/+}) 23... Nb3 24.
Kg2 $8 Na1 $1 25. Be2 Re1 26. Ra2 Rxc1 27. Bxc4 Kg7 $1 28. Ra3 $2 (28. Be2 Nb3
29. Ra3 Nd2 $1 (29... Nc5 30. Kf3 g5 31. Ke3 Rh1) 30. Bd3 Re1 $17) (28. a5 Nc2
$1 29. Kf3 (29. Kh3 Ne1 30. Ra3 Rc2 31. Rb3 Rxf2) 29... Ne1+ 30. Ke2 Rxc3 31.
Bxf7 Nf3 $1 $17) 28... Nc2 29. Rb3 (29. Ra2 Ne1+ 30. Kf1 Nf3+ 31. Ke2 Rxc3 $19)
29... Ne1+ 30. Kh3 (30. Kf1 Nd3+ 31. Ke2 Nc5 32. Ra3 Nxe4 $17) 30... Rc2 $1 (
30... Nf3 31. Rb7 Ng5+ 32. Kg2 Rxc3 33. Bb3 {/\ h4}) 31. Rb7 (31. f4 Nf3 32.
Rb7 Ng1+ $1 33. Kg4 h5+) 31... Rxf2 32. Rxa7 h5 33. a5 (33. g4 Rf3+ 34. Kh4 Kh6
35. g5+ (35. gxh5 gxh5) 35... Kg7 36. Rxf7+ Rxf7 37. Bxf7 Kxf7 38. a5 Nf3+ 39.
Kg3 Nxg5 40. a6 Ne6 41. a7 Nc7) 33... g5 (33... Nf3 34. g4 h4 35. g5 $1) (33...
Kh6 $1 34. Rxf7 (34. a6 Nf3 35. g4 h4 36. g5+ Kxg5) 34... Nf3 35. Rxf3 Rxf3 36.
a6 Rxc3 $19) 34. Rxf7+ $8 Rxf7 35. Bxf7 Kxf7 36. g4 (36. a6 g4+ 37. Kh4 Kg6)
36... h4 $8 37. a6 Nd3 38. Kg2 $8 Nf4+ 39. Kf3 Ne6 40. a7 Nc7 41. Ke3 Ke6 42.
Kd3 Kd6 43. Kc4 c5 44. Kb3 Kc6 {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "FRA-ch"]
[Site "Montpellier"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anic, Darko"]
[Black "Kouatly, Bachar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2485"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "1991.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "8"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 027"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. d4 Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 Nac4 13. Qe2 g5 14. Bc1 cxd5 15.
exd5 Bg4 16. Qe4 $6 (16. h3 Bh5 17. Rd1 (17. g4 Bg6 18. Rd1 Qc7 $1 19. Nd4 Qe5
20. b3 Qxe2 {0,5/De Boer,G-Van Mil,J/NLD-ch/1991/}) 17... Rc8 18. g4 Bg6 19.
Nd4 Qd7 20. b3 Nd6 21. Bb2 $16 {Stangl,M-Luecke,N/Altensteig/1989/}) 16... Qd7
17. Re1 Rfe8 18. h4 Bf5 19. Qe2 e6 $1 20. d6 (20. dxe6 Rxe6 21. Qd1 Rxe1+ 22.
Qxe1 Re8 $17) (20. hxg5 exd5 21. Qd1 d4 $17) 20... g4 21. Nh2 (21. Nd2 Nxd6 $17
) 21... h5 22. Rd1 Nxd6 23. Be3 (23. Bf4 e5 24. Be3 $17) 23... Rad8 24. a4 (24.
Ne4 Nd5 25. Nxd6 Qxd6 26. Bxa7 b6 $17) 24... Qc7 25. a5 Nbc4 26. Bd4 (26. Bxa7
Nxb2 27. Qxb2 Bxc3 28. Qc1 Rc8 $17) 26... Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Nxa5 28. Qe3 Nb3 $19
29. Nd5 exd5 30. Qxb3 Be4 31. Rxa7 Qc5 32. Raa4 b5 33. Rab4 Bxg2 34. Kxg2 Nc4
35. Qc3 Re2 36. Nxg4 Rd6 (36... hxg4 37. Rxg4+ Kf8 38. Qg7+ Ke7 39. Rf4 $40)
37. Nh2 Rf6 38. Rg4+ (38. Rf4 Qxf2+ 39. Rxf2 Rfxf2+ 40. Kg1 Rg2+ 41. Kf1 Nd2+
42. Qxd2 Rxd2 $19) 38... hxg4 39. Qxf6 Ne3+ 40. Kg1 Qc1+ {Ftacnik,L} 0-1

[Event "Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Black "Orlov, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "1996.02.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nc3 Nb6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. e4 c6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 cxd5 14. exd5 Nac4 15.
Bc5 Rf7 16. b3 (16. Nd2 Bg4 (16... Bf8 17. Bxf8 Qxf8 18. b3 Nd6 19. a4 Bf5 20.
a5 Nd7 21. b4 Bd3 22. Re1 f5 23. Nf3 e4 24. Ng5 Re7 25. Ne6 Qf6 {1/2-1/2
Gligoric,S-Savon,V/Skopje-Ohrid/1968/ (42)}) (16... f5 17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Qe2
Nd6 19. Rac1 Qf6 20. Nb5 Nxb5 21. Qxb5 b6 22. Qe8+ Bf8 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 24. Qc6
Ba6 25. Rfe1 e4 26. Qxf6 Rxf6 27. f3 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Lalic,B/Sochi/1987/ 
(50)}) 17. Qxg4 Nxd2 18. Rfd1 f5 19. Qb4 Nbc4 20. Nb1 e4 21. Rxd2 Nxd2 22. Qxd2
Rc8 23. Be3 b5 24. Nc3 Qa5 25. Bf1 a6 26. Bd4 {1-0 Schoebel,W-Roeschlau,B/
BL2-W 9293/1993/ (51)}) 16... Nd6 (16... Rc7 17. Bb4 e4 18. Nxe4 Bf5 19. Nd4 a5
20. Nxf5 gxf5 21. Nc5 Qc8 22. Ne6 Nb2 23. Qd4 axb4 24. Nxc7 Qxc7 25. d6 Qd8 26.
Qxb2 Qxd6 27. Bxb7 {1-0 Toshkov,T-Chabanon,J/Geneve YM/1989/ (41)}) 17. Nd2 (
17. a4 Bg4 18. a5 Nbc8 19. Qd2 Bf8 (19... Bxf3 20. Bxf3 f5 21. Bg2 Rd7 22. Rfd1
Rb8 23. Bb4 Bf8 24. Na4 b6 25. axb6 axb6 26. Rac1 Nf7 27. Bxf8 Qxf8 28. Rc6 e4
{1/2-1/2 Pigusov,E-Conquest,S/Dordrecht/1988/ (63)}) 20. b4 (20. Ne1 Bf5 21.
Be3 Bd7 22. Nd3 Nf5 23. Nc5 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Nd6 25. Ne6 Qe7 {1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,
V-Gavrikov,V/URS-ch52 Riga (18)/1985/ (44)}) 20... Rc7 21. Qd3 Bxf3 22. Bxf3
Rb8 23. Rfd1 b6 24. axb6 axb6 25. Be3 f5 26. Be2 Bg7 27. Rac1 Qf6 {0-1 Griffin,
D-Frois,A/EU-chT Haifa (05)/1989/ (40)}) 17... f5 18. Rc1 Ne8 (18... e4 19.
Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Nc4 (20. Nb5 Qd7 $17) 20... Nxc4 21. bxc4 Rd7 $15) 19. d6 $1 Be6
(19... Nxd6 20. Nde4 $1 fxe4 21. Nxe4 Bg4 22. Qxg4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 $14) 20. Nb5
a6 (20... Nc8 $5 21. Nc4 a6 22. Nc3 Bxc4 23. bxc4 e4 24. f3 $13) 21. Nc7 Nxc7
22. Bxb6 Qxd6 23. Nc4 $1 (23. Bc5 Qd3 24. Bxb7 Rd8) 23... Qxd1 24. Rfxd1 Ne8 (
24... Nb5 $5 25. Nxe5 (25. a4 Nd4 26. Nxe5 (26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Nd6 Rd7 $17)
26... Ne2+ 27. Kf1 Bxe5 28. Kxe2 Bxb3 $17) (25. Nd6 Nxd6 26. Rxd6 Re8 27. Rcd1
e4 $15) 25... Bxe5 26. Re1 Nc3 27. Rxe5 Nxa2 28. Rb1 $13) 25. Nxe5 $1 Bxe5 26.
Re1 Bc7 (26... Bxg3 27. hxg3 Ng7 28. Re3 $44) 27. Rxe6 Ng7 (27... Bxb6 28. Rxb6
Rd8 29. Bxb7 $16) 28. Bxb7 $1 Nxe6 (28... Rb8 29. Bxc7 Rxb7 30. Rec6 $18) 29.
Bxa8 Bxb6 30. Bd5 Nd4 (30... Re7 31. Rc6 $18) (30... Nc5 31. Kg2 Kg7 32. Bxf7
Kxf7 33. b4 Nd3 34. Rc6) 31. Rc8+ Kg7 32. Bxf7 Kxf7 {Black's problem is the
potential weakness of pawns on both sides of the board.} 33. b4 $1 (33. Ra8 a5)
33... Ke6 (33... a5 $2 34. Rb8 Bc7 35. Rb7 Ne6 36. bxa5 $18) 34. Ra8 Kd5 35.
Rxa6 Kc6 36. Ra8 Nf3+ {The knight will try to save the day with many jumps,
but black is in trouble because of the kingside pawn weakness.} (36... Kb5 37.
Rb8) 37. Kg2 (37. Kh1 Kb5) 37... Ne1+ 38. Kf1 Nd3 39. Rh8 Nxf2 $6 (39... Nxb4
40. Rxh7 Nxa2 41. Rg7 Kd5 42. Rxg6 $16) 40. a4 $1 Ng4 (40... Nd3 41. a5 Bc7 42.
a6 Bb6 43. Rxh7 Nxb4 44. a7 Bxa7 45. Rxa7 $18) 41. Rxh7 Bd4 (41... Ne3+ 42. Ke2
Nd5 43. Rg7 Nxb4 44. Rxg6+ $16) 42. Ke2 Ne5 43. h4 Ng4 (43... Bc3 44. a5 Bxb4
45. a6 Nc4 46. a7 Nb6 47. Rg7 Bc5 48. Kf3 $16) 44. h5 $1 g5 (44... gxh5 45.
Rxh5 Ne3 46. Kd3 Kd5 47. Rh7 $18) 45. h6 Be5 46. a5 $1 (46. Kf3 Kd5 47. a5 Nf6
48. a6 $18) 46... Bxg3 (46... Kb5 47. Rb7+ Ka6 48. Rb6+ Ka7 49. h7 $18) 47. a6
Bf2 48. a7 Bxa7 49. Rxa7 Nxh6 50. Ra6+ 1-0

[Event "ISR-chT"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "2000.03.10"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Zifroni, Dov"]
[Black "Gofshtein, Leonid D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2531"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2000.01.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 077"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Herzliya"]
[BlackTeam "Tel Aviv Ironi"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. c4 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 Bd7 11. Rd1 c6 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Rac1 Bf5
15. Qb3 Be6 16. Qb5 (16. Qc2 Bf5) 16... Rd8 17. Qc5 (17. Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. Rd1 Qc8
$13) 17... Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 h6 $5 {[%mdl 32] A fine move, that is taking away
from white an access to important square g5.} (18... Nc4 19. Bc1 b6 20. Qg5 $13
) 19. h4 (19. e4 Nc4 20. Nd5 Nxb2 21. Rd2 g5 $15) 19... Nc4 $1 20. Nd5 (20. Bc1
b6 21. Qb5 a6 22. Qa4 b5 23. Qc2 Ra7 $15) 20... Nxb2 21. Rc1 (21. Rb1 Bxd5 22.
Qxd5 Na4 $17) 21... Qd7 (21... Bxd5 $6 22. Qxd5 e6 23. Qb5 a6 24. Qb6 $11) 22.
Nc7 (22. Nc3 Rd8 23. Qb5 Nc4 24. Rd1 Nd6 $17) 22... Rd8 23. Qb5 (23. Nxe6 Qxe6
24. Qb5 Rd7 $17) 23... Bc4 $1 {Due to the strayed white knight on c7 the
tactics works fine for black, all his pieces are very active.} 24. Qxb7 (24.
Rxc4 Nxc4 25. Qxc4 e5 $19) 24... e5 $1 (24... Rb8 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. Qxc6 Qxc6
27. Bxc6 Bxf4 28. gxf4 Rc8 29. a4 Rxc7 30. Bb5 a6 31. Bxa6 Rc6 32. Bb7 Re6 $19)
25. Nd2 (25. Qxb2 exf4 26. Qa3 Bxe2 27. Na6 fxg3 28. fxg3 Nd4 $19) (25. Be3 Rb8
26. Nxe5 Rxb7 27. Nxd7 Rxc7 $19) (25. Nxe5 Nxe5 26. Qxb2 Nf3+ $19) 25... Na5 (
25... Na5 26. Qxb2 (26. Qxa7 exf4 27. Nf1 Nc6 28. Qc5 Qxc7 $19) 26... exf4 27.
Qb4 Qxd2 $19) 0-1

[Event "Interzonal-16"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[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 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 (10. e4) 10... c6 (10... Nxd5 11. Rd1 c6 $13) 11.
dxc6 Nxc6 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. Bf4 e5 15. Be3 Bf5 16. Qc5 Rc8 (16... Nd7
17. Qa3 $14) 17. Nd6 $1 Bf8 18. Ng5 (18. Nxe5 $2 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Nxe5 20. Qxe5
Nc4 $19) 18... Bxd6 (18... f6 19. Bd5+ Kg7 20. Ngf7 $16) (18... Be6 19. Nxe6
fxe6 20. f4 $16) 19. Rxd6 $1 Nd4 20. Qxe5 Nxe2+ 21. Kf1 Nc4 22. Qf6 Nxd6 23.
Rd1 $1 (23. Kxe2 $2 Rc2+ 24. Ke1 Qd8 $19) 23... h6 $8 (23... Qc7 24. Rxd6 Qc4
25. Bd5 Nxg3+ 26. Kg2 Qf1+ 27. Kxg3 Qg1+ 28. Bg2 $18) 24. Nxf7 $1 (24. Rxd6
hxg5 25. Bxg5 (25. Kxe2 Re8 {/\ Re3}) 25... Rc1+ $1) 24... Nxf7 25. Bd5 Qc7 26.
Bxh6 Bh3+ 27. Ke1 (27. Kxe2 $2 Qc2+ 28. Rd2 Re8+ 29. Be3 Rxe3+ $1 $19) 27...
Qa5+ 28. b4 $1 Qxb4+ 29. Bd2 Qf8 (29... Qg4 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 31. Qf6+ Kh7 32. Qe7+
Kh8 33. Bh6 Rg8 (33... Qd7 34. Bg7+ Kh7 35. Bg8+ $18) 34. Bxg8 Rxg8 35. Rd8 $18
) 30. Qxg6+ Qg7 31. Bxf7+ Kh8 32. Qh5+ Qh7 33. Qe5+ Qg7 34. Qh5+ Qh7 35. Bh6 $3
$18 Qf5 (35... Bf5 36. Rd7 $1 {/\ Bg7} Rg8 37. Be6 $1 Qxd7 38. Bxd7 Bxd7 39.
Bf8#) 36. Rd5 $1 Qxh5 37. Rxh5 Bg4 38. Rh4 Bf5 39. Kxe2 Bh7 40. Rg4 (40. Bb3
$142) 40... Bg8 41. Bxg8 Rxg8 42. Rh4 Rgc8 43. Be3+ Kg7 44. Kd3 $6 (44. Rb4 $18
) 44... b5 45. Bd4+ Kg6 46. Rg4+ Kh6 47. h4 $2 (47. f4) 47... a5 48. Rg5 b4 49.
g4 a4 50. f4 Rd8 $1 $10 51. Rh5+ (51. f5 Rxd4+ $1 52. Kxd4 b3 53. Kc3 Rc8+ 54.
Kb2 Rc2+ 55. Kb1 Rxa2 $10) 51... Kg6 52. f5+ Kf7 53. Rh7+ Kg8 54. Rh8+ Kf7 55.
Rh7+ Kg8 56. Rh8+ Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens-B"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1977.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Szmetan, Jorge"]
[Black "Van der Vliet, Fredrik"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2435"]
[BlackElo "2340"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1977.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. d4 Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. e4 c6 12. Bg5 f6 (12... Qd7) 13. Be3 cxd5 14.
Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Nxd5 Qd8 16. Rc1 (16. b4 $5 Nc6 17. Qb3 Be6 $1 18. Rfd1 $15)
16... Nc6 17. Qb3 Rf7 18. Rfd1 Be6 19. h4 $5 (19. Qa4) 19... Kh8 $5 20. Bf1 $5
Rd7 21. Bb5 Rd6 22. Qa4 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Rxd5 24. exd5 Ne7 $1 25. Qb3 Nf5 (25...
Qxd5 26. Rc7) 26. Bf1 e4 27. Ne1 b6 28. Bg2 Nd4 29. Qc4 f5 $17 30. Kf1 Qd7 31.
f3 Re8 32. Rd1 b5 33. Qb4 Qxd5 34. f4 a5 $1 35. Qxa5 Qc4+ 36. Kg1 Qe2 37. Qd2 {
Time} 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2003.02.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gagunashvili, Merab"]
[Black "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2563"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[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 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 e5 11. d5 Ne7 12. e4 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 c6 {
The inserted moves Re1,Re8 in the famous line could well be in the black's
benefit.} 15. Bg5 (15. a4 cxd5 16. exd5 Nf5 $11) (15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Bg2 Nd4 $11
) 15... h6 16. Bxe7 (16. Be3 cxd5 17. exd5 (17. Bxb6 Qxb6 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19.
exd5 f5 $15) 17... Nf5 $11) 16... Qxe7 17. Qb3 (17. dxc6 bxc6 $11) 17... cxd5
18. exd5 (18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 $11) 18... Qd7 19. h4 (19. d6 Qxd6 20. Bxb7
Rab8 21. Bg2 $11) 19... f5 20. Be2 $6 {Gagunashvili is probably missing the
chance to fight for some advantage with the daring 20.d6+!?} (20. d6+ $5 Kh7
21. Rad1 Rad8 22. h5 $14) 20... Red8 21. a4 (21. h5 g5 22. d6+ Qf7 $11) 21...
Nc8 22. a5 (22. Nb5 Nd6 (22... Kh7 23. Rac1 Ne7 24. d6 Nc6 25. h5 $13) (22...
a6 23. Nc7 Ra7 24. Ne6 $16) 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Qxb7 e4 $11) 22... Nd6 23. Na4 (
23. Nb5 e4 24. Red1 $11) 23... Rac8 24. Qe3 (24. Rac1 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 e4 $15)
24... f4 $1 {[%mdl 16] Excellent counterplay against the exposed kingside, the
knight on a4 is not a great piece at the moment.} (24... Qf7 25. Qxa7 Ra8 26.
Qb6 Qxd5 27. Red1 Qe6 28. Nc5 Qe7 29. Rd5 $14) 25. gxf4 (25. Qxa7 Qf5 26. Qb6
e4 $15) 25... exf4 (25... Nf5 26. Qxa7 Nxh4 27. Qe3 Nf5 28. Qe4 Rc7 29. Nb6 Qe8
30. fxe5 Qxe5 31. Qxe5 Bxe5 32. Nc4 Bd4 $14) 26. Qxf4 (26. Qxa7 Qh3 27. Ra3 f3
28. Rxf3 (28. Bxf3 Qxh4 29. Rd1 (29. Nb6 Bd4 30. Rf1 Rc2 $19) 29... Nb5 30. Qe3
Nxa3 $19) 28... Qg4+ 29. Rg3 Qxa4 $17) 26... Rf8 27. Qe3 (27. Qg4 Qxg4+ 28.
Bxg4 Rc4 29. Be6+ Kh7 30. Re2 Rxh4 $11) (27. Qg3 Qf7 28. Bg4 Nf5 29. Bxf5 Qxf5
30. Re6 Kh7 31. Nc3 Rc4 32. Ra4 Rxa4 33. Nxa4 Bd4 $15) 27... Rce8 28. Nc5 (28.
Qg3 Bd4 29. Qxg6+ Qg7 30. Qxg7+ Kxg7 31. Kh1 Bxf2 32. Rg1+ Bxg1 33. Rxg1+ Kf6
$15) 28... Qf5 29. Ne6 (29. Qg3 Bd4 30. Qxd6 Bxf2+ 31. Kg2 Bxe1 $19) 29... Qxd5
30. Nc7 $2 {Nervous decision in a dangerous position, white was still able to
hold balance with the move 30.Bg4!} (30. Bg4 $1 Qc4 (30... Nf5 31. Qf3 Qxf3 32.
Bxf3 Nxh4 33. Bxb7 Rb8 34. a6 Nf3+ 35. Bxf3 Rxf3 36. Nxg7 Kxg7 37. Re7+ Rf7 38.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 39. Rc1 $11) 31. Qg3 Ne4 32. Qc7 Qxc7 33. Nxc7 Re5 34. Ne6 Re8 35.
Re2 $11) 30... Rxe3 31. Nxd5 Re4 32. f3 (32. Bd3 Rg4+ (32... Rxh4 33. Ne7+ Kf7
34. Bxg6+ Kf6 35. Rad1 $11) 33. Kf1 Bd4 34. Re2 Rxh4 $17) 32... Bd4+ (32...
Rxh4 33. Rad1 Kh7 $17) 33. Kg2 Re5 (33... Rxh4 34. Rad1 Kh8 35. Ne7 (35. f4
Bxb2 36. Bd3 $17) 35... Kg7 36. Bd3 Rh5 $19) 34. Nc3 (34. Nc7 Bxb2 $19) 34...
Nf5 35. Bc4+ (35. h5 $2 Ne3+ 36. Kg3 Rg5+ 37. Kh3 Rxh5+ 38. Kg3 Nc2 $19) (35.
Kh3 Ne3 $17) 35... Kg7 36. Rxe5 Bxe5 (36... Nxh4+ 37. Kh1 Bxe5 38. Rd1 Rxf3 $17
) 37. Kh3 Nxh4 $1 {Now it is obvious, that white will have to pay for his sins
in a tactical endgame.} 38. Bd5 (38. Kxh4 Rf4+ 39. Kh3 Rxc4 $19) 38... Nxf3 39.
Bxb7 (39. Rf1 Ng5+ 40. Kg2 Rxf1 41. Kxf1 Bxc3 42. bxc3 b6 $19) 39... g5 (39...
Rf5 40. Bxf3 Rxf3+ 41. Kg2 Rg3+ $19) 40. Rd1 h5 41. Rd7+ Kh6 42. Ne4 (42. Be4
g4+ 43. Kg2 h4 $19) 42... g4+ 43. Kg2 h4 44. Nf2 h3+ 45. Kh1 (45. Nxh3 Ne1+ 46.
Kg1 gxh3 $19) 45... Nh2 46. Rd2 Kh5 47. b4 (47. Rd5 Rxf2 48. Rxe5+ Kh4 49. Re1
g3 $19) 47... Kh4 {Sutovsky plays with an honest ambition to win in mating
attack.} 48. b5 Nf1 49. Ra2 Ng3+ 50. Kg1 Bd4 51. b6 Re8 52. Kh2 Nf1+ 53. Kh1
Re1 0-1

[Event "Czerniak Memorial 13th"]
[Site "Tel Aviv"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Rotstein, Arkadij"]
[Black "Manor, Ilan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2455"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1997.04.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. d4 Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 Nac4 13. Qe2 e5 14. dxe6 Bxe6
15. Rfd1 (15. Rad1 Qe7 (15... Qc8 16. Nd4 (16. Qc2 g5 17. Bc1 Bg4 18. Rd3 Rd8
19. Rfd1 Qc7 20. b3 Ne5 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 {1/2-1/2
Akopian,V-Yermolinsky,A/Glendale USA-ARM (01)/ 1994 (33)}) 16... Bh3 17. b3 Ne5
18. Bxe5 Bxe5 19. f4 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Bg7 21. e5 Re8 22. Qf3 {Wockenfuss,K-Stangl,
M/Munich op9192 (09)/1992/1/2-1/2 (50)}) 16. Nd4 Bd7 (16... Rad8 17. Nxe6 Qxe6
18. Bc1 (18. Rxd8 Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rxd1+ 20. Nxd1 $11) 18... Qe7 19. Nb1 Nd6 (19...
Rfe8 20. b3 Nd6 21. Ba3) 20. Na3 (20. b3 Nb5 $1) 20... Qe6 21. b3 Nd5 $1 22.
Bd2 f5 (22... Nc3 23. Bxc3 Bxc3 24. f4 $11) 23. e5 (23. Rfe1 fxe4 24. Bxe4 $2
Qxe4 25. Qxe4 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Nc3 $19) 23... Bxe5 24. Bxd5 (24. Bxh6 Nc3 25. Qe1
Rfe8 $36) 24... cxd5 25. Bxh6 Rfe8 {Foisor,O-Ragozin,E/Bern op (08)/1992/0-1 
(58)}) 17. b3 Ne5 18. h3 (18. Bxe5 $5 Bxe5 19. f4 $14) 18... Qb4 19. Nb1 Rad8
20. Nc2 Qe7 21. Ne3 c5 22. Nc3 Nc6 23. Ncd5 {1/2-1/2 Demina,J-Klimova
Richtrova,E/Manila olw/1992/}) 15... Qe7 (15... Qc8 16. Nd4 Bh3 17. Rac1 Bxg2
18. Kxg2 Rd8 19. Nf3 Rxd1 20. Qxd1 Nxb2 21. Qe2 N2c4 22. Na4 Nxa4 23. Qxc4 Nb6
24. Qb4 Qe6 25. a4 c5 26. Qxc5 Qxe4 {0-1 Bjarnason,S-Ostenstad,B/Gausdal zt/
1987 (41)}) 16. Nd4 (16. b3 g5 17. Bd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Bg4 19. Rac1 Rad8 20. Qe3
Rfe8 {Vadasz,L-Honfi,K/Budapest/1983/}) 16... Rfd8 (16... Bd7 17. Rac1 (17. b3
c5 18. bxc4 Bxd4 19. Rac1 $13) 17... c5 18. Ndb5 $14) 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 (17... fxe6
18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rd1 e5 20. Bc1 $14) 18. h4 Qe7 (18... Nxb2 $5 19. Qxb2 Na4
20. Nxa4 (20. Qxb7 Nxc3 21. Rd6 Qe8 22. Re1 $11) 20... Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Bxb2 22.
Nxb2 Qxa2 $17) 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rd1 Re8 (20... Rxd1+ 21. Nxd1 Qe6 22. b3 $14)
21. b3 Ne5 (21... Bxc3 22. bxc4 Bg7 23. Be3 $14) 22. h5 Qc5 (22... g5 23. Be3
Ned7 24. Qc2) 23. Nb1 gxh5 24. Be3 (24. Qxh5 Qc2 25. Nd2 Ng6 26. Be3 Nd7 $132)
24... Qa5 (24... Qb4 25. Qxh5 $14) 25. Qxh5 Qxa2 26. Nd2 Qc2 27. Rf1 (27. Bxh6
$2 Bxh6 28. Qxh6 Qxd1+ $18) 27... Rd8 28. f4 Ned7 (28... Rxd2 29. Bxd2 Qxd2 30.
fxe5 Qe3+ 31. Kh2 Qxb3 32. Rd1 $40) 29. Qh4 Nf6 30. e5 Rd3 $2 {Black misses
the best defence and spoils well conducted counterplay. Schwarz verspielt der
beste Verteidigung und verpazt gut gefuhrter Gegenspiel.} (30... Rxd2 $1 31.
Bxd2 Qxd2 (31... Nfd5 32. Bc1 Qxb3 33. Qd8+ Bf8 34. Kh2 $13) 32. exf6 Qd4+ 33.
Kh1 Qxf6 34. Qxf6 Bxf6 35. Bf3 $11) 31. exf6 Rxe3 (31... Bxf6 32. Qg4+ Bg7 33.
Be4 $18) 32. fxg7 Kxg7 (32... Qxd2 33. Qxh6 $18) 33. Qg4+ Qg6 (33... Kf8 $1 34.
Rf2 Qc1+ 35. Bf1 $16) 34. Qxg6+ Kxg6 (34... fxg6 35. Kf2 $18) 35. Kf2 Rc3 36.
Re1 a5 37. Re7 a4 38. Rxb7 (38. Rxb7 Nd5 39. bxa4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0001"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2001.03.10"]
[Round "10.7"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Gustafsson, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2613"]
[BlackElo "2506"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[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 "Porz"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. b3 Rc8 14. Bb2 cxd5 15.
exd5 Nbc4 $1 16. bxc4 Qb6 17. Ne6 $1 {Interesting solution of the unusual
problem, as white is unable to defend all his hanging pieces along a1-h8
diagonal.} (17. Na4 Bxa4 18. Qxa4 Nxc4 19. Bc3 Bxd4 20. Bxd4 Qxd4 21. Rab1 (21.
Bh3 b5 22. Qxb5 Nd6 23. Qe2 Rc7 24. Rac1 Rb7 {1/2-1/2 Li Zunian-Stohl,I/
Beijing/1996/ (39)}) 21... Rb8 22. Rfc1 b5 23. Rxb5 Rxb5 24. Qxb5 Nd6 25. Qe2
a5 {1/2-1/2 Chelushkina,I-Qin Kanying/Manila/1992/ (80)}) (17. Ncb5 Nxc4 18.
Bc3 Bxb5 19. Nxb5 Qxb5 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qd4+ Kg8 22. Qxa7 Nd6 23. Qd4 Rc2 {
0-1 Straeter,T-Jackelen,T/GER/2001/ (58)}) 17... Nxc4 (17... fxe6 18. Rb1 Nxc4
19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Na4 Nxb2 21. Nxb6 Nxd1 22. Nxc8 Nc3 23. Nxa7 Nxb1 24. Rxb1
Bxa2 25. Rxb7 $11) (17... Bxe6 $2 18. Na4 $18) 18. Nxg7 Nxb2 19. Qe2 (19. Qc2
Kxg7 20. Rab1 Qa5 21. Qxb2 Rxc3 22. Rfc1 Rec8 $11) 19... Kxg7 20. Rab1 Rxc3 (
20... Qd4 21. Rxb2 Rxc3 22. Rxb7 Bf5 23. Qb2 $14) 21. Rxb2 Qf6 (21... Bg4 22.
Qe5+ (22. Qd2 Qc5 23. Rxb7 Rc2 24. Qf4 Bc8 25. Rb2 e5 26. dxe6 Bxe6 27. Rxc2
Qxc2 28. Qd4+ $14) 22... Qf6 23. Qxf6+ Kxf6 24. Rxb7 Ra3 25. Ra1 g5 26. Rb3 $14
) 22. Rxb7 Bf5 23. Qb2 (23. Qb5 $2 Rec8 24. Qb4 (24. Rxa7 Bd3) 24... Bd3 25.
Re1 Rc2 26. f4 Rxa2 27. Qxe7 Rcc2 28. Qxf6+ Kxf6 29. Bf3 Rd2 $15) 23... a5 24.
h3 Rc2 25. Qxf6+ exf6 (25... Kxf6 26. Ra1 (26. g4 Bd3 27. Ra1 h5 $11) 26...
Rec8 27. a4 Rc1+ 28. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 29. Kh2 Ra1 $11) 26. g4 Bc8 $2 {[%mdl 2048]
Gustafsson later complained, that he did not suspect how poor are the
prospects of the bishop on the natural square c8.} (26... Bd3 $1 27. Ra1 f5 28.
Ra7 fxg4 29. hxg4 Rb8 $13) 27. Ra7 Rxa2 28. Rc1 Rb2 (28... f5 29. g5 (29. Rcc7
fxg4 30. Rxf7+ Kh6 31. Rxh7+ Kg5 $11) 29... h6 30. Rcc7 hxg5 31. Rxf7+ Kg8 32.
d6 Rd2 33. Rg7+ Kh8 34. d7 Re1+ 35. Kh2 Ba6 36. Rxg6 Bb5 37. Bc6 $18) 29. Rcc7
Rf8 30. Bf1 Rb8 (30... Rd2 31. Bc4 h5 32. Ra8 hxg4 33. Rcxc8 Rxc8 34. Rxc8 gxh3
35. Rc5 $16) 31. Bc4 h5 (31... f5 32. g5 h6 33. d6 hxg5 34. d7 $16) 32. d6 $1 {
White is winning in direct attack, apart from f7 his target is the win of the
bishop c8.} hxg4 33. d7 (33. Bxf7 gxh3 34. Be6+ Kh6 35. d7 $18) 33... gxh3 (
33... Bxd7 34. Rxd7 gxh3 35. Bxf7 Kh6 36. Be6 $18) 34. Bxf7 $1 Kh6 (34... Bxd7
35. Rxd7 Rfd8 36. Rxd8 Rxd8 37. Be6+ Kh6 38. Bxh3 $16) 35. Be6 Bxd7 36. Rxd7
Rb1+ 37. Kh2 Rb2 38. Kg3 f5 $2 $138 (38... Rh8 39. Bxh3 $18) 39. Rh7+ Kg5 40.
f4+ Kf6 41. Bd5 1-0

[Event "St Petersburg-ch"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Loginov, Valery A"]
[Black "Lukin, Andrei M"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2555"]
[BlackElo "2480"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1997.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 058"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 Nb6 7. O-O Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. Nc3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. b4 Nac4 13. a4 (13. h3 c6 14. dxc6
Bxc6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Rb1 Qc8 17. Qg4 e6 18. h4 c5 19. bxc5 Qxc5 20. Ne4 Qd5
21. Qf3 f5 22. Ng5 Qxf3 23. Ngxf3 e5 {1/2-1/2 Razuvaev,Y-Timoshchenko,G/
URS-chT/1988 (30)}) 13... a5 (13... c6 $2 14. Qb3 $1 cxd5 15. a5 e5 16. Nde2
$16) 14. b5 Qc8 (14... Rb8 15. Ra2 Qc8 16. Re1 e5 17. Nb3 Bg4 18. Qc2 Bf5 19.
e4 Bh3 20. Nd2 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 Nd6 22. Nd1 Qd7 23. Ne3 Rec8 24. Ba3 c6 25. Qc5 {
1-0 Zhidkov,V-Boric,M/Hlohovec op ;EXT 95op 1995}) 15. Re1 Bh3 16. Bh1 Qg4 17.
Nce2 (17. Bf3 Qd7 18. Ne4 Rad8 19. Nc5 Qc8 20. Qb3 c6 21. dxc6 e5 22. Nxb7 exd4
23. Nxd8 Qxd8 24. Rd1 d3 25. Rb1 Ne5 26. Be4 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Zhidkov,V-Stohl,I/
Rimavska Sobota (10)/1990 (48)}) 17... Rad8 18. Qb3 Qc8 (18... Qd7 19. Nf4 Bg4
20. Ra2 Qd6 21. h3 Bc8 (21... Bd7 $5 22. Bg2 Qb4 23. Qd1 $13) 22. Bg2 $6 (22.
Ba3 Nxa3 23. Rxa3 $13) 22... e5 23. dxe6 Bxd4 $2 (23... fxe6 24. Ba3 Nxa3 25.
Rxa3 Kh8 26. Nf3 $15) 24. exd4 Bxe6 25. Nxe6 Rxe6 26. Rxe6 Qxe6 27. Qc3 $1 Qf6
$8 28. Re2 Qxd4 $1 {1/2-1/2 Portisch,L-Kasparov,G/Reykjavik/1988 (46)}) 19. Ra2
e6 20. dxe6 Bxe6 (20... fxe6 21. Rc2 Nd6 22. Bd2 $16) 21. Nxe6 Rxe6 (21... Qxe6
22. Bxb7 $16) 22. Rc2 Ne5 (22... Nd6 23. Rd1 $14) 23. Nd4 $1 Rxd4 (23... Ree8
24. Bd2 $16 {xa5}) 24. exd4 Nf3+ 25. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 26. Kg2 Bxd4 27. Bf4 (27. Bd2
Re8 (27... Ra1 28. Bxa5 $16) 28. Bxa5 Qb8 $14) 27... Be5 (27... Re7 $1 28. Bd6
Qe6 (28... Rd7 29. Bg4 $16) 29. Qxe6 Rxe6 30. Bxc7 Nxa4 31. Bxb7 (31. Bxa5 b6
32. Rc4 bxa5 33. Rxd4 Nb6 $11) 31... Nb6 $13 32. Rd2 $14) 28. Bd2 Ra1 29. Bxa5
Nxa4 30. Qd5 Qe6 (30... b6 $2 31. Qxe5 $18) 31. Qxe6 fxe6 32. Bxc7 (32. Bxb7
Nb6 33. Bc3 Bxc3 34. Rxc3 Ra5 $15) 32... Bxc7 33. Rxc7 b6 34. Ra7 Kh8 (34...
Ra2 $2 35. Bg4 $18) 35. Bg4 h5 36. Bxe6 Re1 (36... Ra3 37. Bf7 $18) 37. Bf7 Nc3
38. Rb7 (38. Rb7 Nxb5 39. Bxg6 Re5 40. Rxb6 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 12th final"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "1996.11.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Makarov, Marat"]
[Black "Konopka, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2405"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[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 "Novosibirsk Sibekobank"]
[BlackTeam "Zalaegerszegi Csuti Antal SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. Nf3 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O
Nc6 8. Nc3 Nb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 Nxd5 11. Rd1 c6 12. Ne1 Bd7 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14.
Rxd5 e6 15. Rd3 (15. Rd6 Qc8 16. Qxc8 Bxc8 17. Rd1 e5 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6
20. Bc3 Ba6 21. Rd2 Rfd8 22. Rad1 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Bc4 {1/2-1/2 Jurka,M-Daniliuk,
S/Pardubice op (03)/1994 (31)}) (15. Bg5 f6 16. Rd3 fxg5 17. Rad1 Qb6 $13)
15... Rc8 (15... Qc8 16. Qxc8 Bxc8 17. Rb1 Nc6 18. Bd2 e5 19. Rd6 Bf5 20. Rc1
Rfd8 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Bg5 Rc8 23. h3 Nd4 24. Kf1 b6 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 {Korpics,
Z-Banas,J/HUN-chT1 9495 (09) ;EXT 95ch 1995/0-1 (47)}) 16. Qd1 (16. Qd2 Nc4)
16... Rc7 17. Bf4 e5 18. Rc1 $1 (18. Bg5 Qe8 $5 (18... Qxg5 19. Rxd7 Rfc8 20.
Rxc7 Rxc7 21. Nd3 Bf8 22. Qa4 Nc4 23. Qxa7 Qd2 24. Qb8 Re7 25. b3 e4 26. bxc4
exd3 27. exd3 Kg7 28. Be4 {1-0 Schlosser,P-Herbrechtsmeier,C/BL 9293/1993 (34)}
) (18... Qc8 19. Be7 $16) 19. Rc1 (19. e4 h6 20. Bd2 Nc6 21. Nc2 Be6 $10) 19...
Rxc1 20. Bxc1 Be6 (20... Bc6 21. e4 {xa5}) (20... Bf5 $1 21. e4 Be6 22. b3 Qb5
23. Ba3 Re8 24. Rd8 Bf6 $1 25. Qd3 Qc6 26. Rxe8+ (26. Rd6 Qc7) 26... Qxe8 27.
Nc2 Be7 28. Bc1 {Tukmakov,V-Topalov,V/Elenite (06)/1995/0-1 (67)}) 21. b3 e4 $1
22. Bxe4 Bxb3 23. axb3 Qxe4 24. Nf3 (24. Ba3 Re8 25. Qd2 b6 26. Bb4 Qc6 27.
Bxa5 bxa5 28. Rd8 Bf6 29. Qc2 Qe6 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $14 {Konopka,M-Ftacnik,L/CSR
chT/1994/}) 24... h6 (24... Re8 25. Bd2 b6 26. Bxa5 bxa5 27. Re3 Qc6 28. Rxe8+
Qxe8 $14) 25. Be3 Nc6 26. Rd7 b6 27. Qc1 $5 {1/2-1/2 Ribli,Z-Ftacnik,L/Tilburg
(01)/1994 (32)}) 18... Nc6 (18... exf4 19. Rxc7 Qxc7 20. Rxd7 Qb6 21. b3 fxg3 (
21... Nc6 22. gxf4 Qa5 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. a4 Re8 25. Nf3 Bf6 26. e3 Qf5 27. Rd6
Qg4+ 28. Kh1 Kg7 29. Ng5 {1-0 Dizdarevic,E-Rade,M/Solin (07) 1994 (41)}) 22.
hxg3 Be5 23. Kf1 Nc6 24. Qd5 Bc7 25. Nd3 Nb8 26. Nc5 {Trofimova,O-Blazkova,P/
WchJW-U18 Guarapuava (07)/1995/1/2-1/2 (67)}) 19. Bxc6 (19. Bd2 Qe7 20. Be3 b6
21. Be4 Rfc8 22. Rdc3 f5 23. Bd5+ Kh8 24. Nf3 h6 25. h4 Be8 26. Qd2 Kh7 27. h5
gxh5 28. Nh4 {1-0 Schlosser,P-Fogarasi,T/Budapest Elekes (07)/1992 (41)}) 19...
bxc6 20. Be3 {The compromised pawn structure plays very important role for
black. Die kompromittierte Bauernstruktur spielt f�r Schwarz eine sehr
wichtige Rolle.} e4 (20... Qc8 21. Bc5 Re8 22. e4 f5 23. f3 Be6 24. Qa4 Qb7 25.
b4 Rf7 26. Rcd1 h6 27. Rd8 Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ {Vaganian,R-Khalifman,A/Erevan (11)/
1996/1-0 (72)}) 21. Rd2 Qc8 22. Bd4 $1 Bh6 (22... Bxd4 23. Rxd4 f5 24. Rc5 $16)
23. e3 Re8 $6 (23... c5 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. Bxc5 Bg4 26. Qc2 $16) (23... Qa6 24.
Bc5 Bh3 25. Ng2 Re8 26. b4 $16) 24. b4 Rf8 25. a3 Qa6 26. Bb2 Bh3 27. Ng2 Bxg2
(27... Qb5 28. Qb3 $16) 28. Kxg2 Bg7 29. Bxg7 Kxg7 30. Qb3 Qc8 (30... c5 31.
Rxc5 Rxc5 32. bxc5 Rc8 33. Qc3+ $16) 31. Rc5 {With the weak Pc6 and e4 black's
defence is extremely difficult. Mit den schw�cheren Pc6 und e4 ist die
schwarze Verteidigung �u�erst schwierig.} Rd8 32. Qc3+ Kg8 (32... f6 33.
Rxd8 Qxd8 34. Rxc6 $16) 33. Rxd8+ Qxd8 34. Rxc6 Rxc6 35. Qxc6 {#K Hecht Q+o^
am << bei 4-4 am >> ist wegen der Schw�che e4 klar f�r Schwarz verloren.
Deshalb Analyse von 35...f5 statt Qe7} Qe7 (35... f5 36. a4 $16 (36. Qc4+ {
Hecht} Kf8 (36... Kg7 $2 37. Qd4+ Qxd4 38. exd4 Kf6 39. a4 Ke6 40. b5 Kd5 41.
a5 g5 42. b6 axb6 43. a6 Kc6 44. d5+ $18) 37. Qc5+ Qe7 38. Qxe7+ (38. Kf1 Qxc5
39. bxc5 Ke7 $10) 38... Kxe7 39. Kf1 Kd6 40. Ke2 Kd5 $1 (40... Kc6 $2 41. Kd2
Kb5 42. Kc3 Ka4 43. Kb2 $18) 41. Kd2 Kc4 {()} 42. Kc2 g5 43. h4 gxh4 44. gxh4
h5 45. Kb2 Kd3 46. a4 Ke2 47. b5 Kxf2 48. a5 f4 49. exf4 e3 50. b6 axb6 51.
axb6 e2 52. b7 $10) (36. a4 Qd1 37. Qa8+ Kg7 38. Qxa7+ Kh6 39. Qd4 Qxa4 40. Qb2
Qb5 (40... Qd1 41. h4 $18) 41. h4 Kh5 42. Qg7 h6 43. Qb2 (43. Qa1 $5 g5 (43...
Qe2 44. b5 Qf3+ 45. Kg1 Kg4 46. b6 Qe2 47. b7 Qb5 48. Qd1+ Kh3 49. Qf1+ $18)
44. Qd1+ g4 (44... Kg6 45. h5+ Kh7 46. Qd6) 45. Qd6 Qe2 46. Qf6 Qf3+ 47. Kg1
Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qd5 49. b5 $18) 43... g5 $13 (43... Kg4 44. Qc2 $1 Qd3 45. Qxd3
exd3 46. f3+ Kh5 47. Kf2 $18))) 36. a4 Qxb4 37. Qa8+ Kg7 38. Qxa7 Qb1 39. a5
Qa2 (39... Qd1 $2 40. Qd4+) 40. a6 (40. Qd4+ Kh6 41. Qxe4 Qxa5 $14) 40... Kh6 (
40... h5 41. Qd4+ Kh7 42. a7 $18) 41. Qb7 Qe2 (41... f5 {Hecht} 42. a7 Qe2 43.
Qd5 $18) 42. Qxf7 (42. Qxe4 Qxa6 43. Qf4+ Kg7 $14) 42... Qxa6 43. Qf8+ Kh5 (
43... Kg5 $2 44. Qf4+ Kh5 45. Qh4#) 44. Qf4 g5 (44... Qe6 {Hecht} 45. Qh4#) 45.
Qxe4 Kh6 46. Qf5 (46. h4 $18) 46... g4 47. e4 (47. Qxg4 $4 Qf1+ $1 48. Kf3 Qe2+
49. Kf4 Qc4+ 50. e4 Qxe4+ 51. Kxe4 $10) 47... Qc4 48. Qf6+ (48. Qf6+ Kh5 49.
Qh4+ Kg6 50. Qxg4+ $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Galliamova, Alisa"]
[Black "Smikovski, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2515"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. d4 Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Rd1 Bf5 13. e4 Bd7 14. Nd5 $5 (
14. Bf4 Rc8 15. Qe2 Qe8 16. Nd5 Bg4 (16... e5 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Be3 Bg4 19.
Bxb6 Nb4 20. h3 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Qe6 22. a3 Qxb6 23. axb4 Qxb4 {1/2-1/2 Bekker
Jensen,D-El Kher,H/Copenhagen/1998/ (41)}) 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. e5 Rd8 19. Qe3
Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qa8 $10 {Schlosser,P-Leko,P Netteral 1992/}) 14... Rc8 $1 (14...
Nxd5 15. exd5 Ne5 (15... Na5 $6 16. Qe2 $1 Ba4 17. Rd4 $1 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 e5 19.
Qxe5 Re8 $6 (19... Nc4 $5 20. Qe2 Nd6 21. b3 Re8 22. Qd2 Bd7 23. Bb2 $14) 20.
Ne6 $1 $18 {1-0 Ribli,Z-Rogozenko,D/Odorheiu Secuiesc/1993/ (28)}) (15... Nb4
16. Qb3 a5 17. a3 Na6 18. Be3 $16) 16. Nd4 (16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bxg7
Kxg7 19. Qc3+ Kg8 20. Qb4 $14) 16... Rc8 17. Qe4 Rc4 18. Bg5 Bf5 19. Nxf5 $1
Rxe4 20. Nxe7+ Kh8 21. Nxg6+ fxg6 22. Bxd8 {1/2-1/2 Ayapbergenov,A-Shmuter,L/
Volgograd/1994/ (34)}) 15. Bg5 {Galliamova tries a very ambitious setup, but
black pieces are well prepared to create enough counterplay.} (15. Qe2 Nxd5 (
15... Qe8 16. Nxb6 axb6 17. Be3 $16) 16. exd5 Na5 17. Ne5 Bf5 18. Bf4 $14)
15... Nxd5 (15... Bg4 16. Nxe7+ (16. Nf6+ $2 exf6 17. Rxd8 Nxd8 $19) (16. Qb3
Nxd5 17. exd5 $14) 16... Nxe7 17. Rxd8 Rxc2 18. Bxe7 Rxd8 19. Bxd8 Nc4 $15) 16.
exd5 Nd4 17. Qe4 Bf5 (17... Nxf3+ 18. Bxf3 f6 19. d6 $5 (19. Be3 f5 20. Qb4 $14
) 19... exd6 20. Be3 $14) 18. Qh4 Nxf3+ (18... Ne2+ 19. Kf1 f6 20. Bh6 $14) 19.
Bxf3 Qa5 (19... f6 20. Be3 $14) (19... Re8 20. Rd2 Qa5 21. Bg2 Bf6 22. Qf4 $11)
20. Bxe7 Bxb2 21. d6 Qc3 $2 {[%mdl 256] Terrible mistake, black loses control
of the d8 square and enables white to swap the mighty bishop on the f5 square.}
(21... Bxa1 $5 22. Rxa1 (22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. d7 (23. Rxa1 Qc3 $19) 23... Rd8 24.
Rxa1 Rxd7 $17) 22... Rfe8 23. Bxb7 Rc2 $15) 22. Be4 (22. Bxb7 Bxa1 23. Bxf8
Rxf8 24. d7 Bxd7 25. Rxd7 Qe1+ 26. Kg2 Qe6 27. Qa4 $14) 22... Bxe4 (22... Bxa1
23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. Bxf8 $18) 23. Qxe4 Rc4 (23... Bxa1 24. d7 Rfe8 (24... Rce8
25. Qh4 $16) 25. Qxb7 Bb2 26. Qxa7 $16) 24. Qe2 $1 {Nothing will be able to
stop the march of the white d pawn.} (24. Qxb7 Bxa1 25. Bxf8 Rd4 26. Bh6 Rxd1+
27. Kg2 f5 28. Qa8+ Kf7 29. Qxa7+ Ke6 30. Qe7+ Kd5 31. d7 $16) 24... Bxa1 25.
Bxf8 Rd4 26. d7 $1 Qc7 27. Rxd4 Bxd4 28. Qe8 Bxf2+ 29. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Yerevan zt 1.5"]
[Site "Yerevan"]
[Date "2000.06.14"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Sturua, Zurab"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2595"]
[BlackElo "2587"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2000.06.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nc3 Nb6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. b4 Nac4 13. a4 a5 14. b5 Qc8 15.
Re1 e6 $5 {[%mdl 4] The opening line is a bit difficult for black due to the
cramped queenside, but with good play he should get enough counterplay.} 16.
Ra2 exd5 (16... e5 17. Nb3 c6 18. dxc6 bxc6 19. Nc5 Ra7 $11) 17. Nxd5 Bg4 (
17... Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Nb6 19. Bf3 c5 20. bxc6 bxc6 $13) 18. Nxb6 Nxb6 (18... cxb6
19. Qd3 Ne5 20. Qb1 Qd7 $13) 19. Qd3 Be6 (19... Bh3 20. Bh1) 20. Nxe6 $1 (20.
Ra1 Bd5 $15) 20... Qxe6 (20... Rxe6 21. Qc2 $14) 21. Rc2 Rad8 (21... Nxa4 22.
Rxc7 Re7 23. Bxb7 Rxc7 24. Bxa8 $14) 22. Qa3 Rd7 $2 {Aronian believes, that
the strong pressure along the d file will give him enough compensation for the
sacrificed pawn. With 22...Bf8 he could have reached simple equality.} (22...
Bf8 23. Qa2 Qxa2 24. Rxa2 Bb4 25. Rf1 Nd5 $11) 23. Bxb7 Red8 24. Kg2 (24. Bg2
Qg4 25. f4 Rd1 26. Rf1 R8d7 $13) 24... h5 $6 (24... Rd3 25. Qa2 Bc3 $14) 25.
Qa2 Qxa2 26. Rxa2 Rd1 27. Rxd1 Rxd1 28. Rc2 $1 (28. Bd2 $2 Nc4 $17) 28... Nxa4
29. Bd2 (29. Rxc7 $2 Nc3 $11) 29... Rb1 (29... Be5 30. Bxa5 Rd7 31. f4 $16) 30.
Bc6 Bf8 (30... Nb6 31. Bxa5 Ra1 32. Bxb6 cxb6 33. Rd2 Bc3 34. Rd7 $18) 31. Bxa5
{Black has lost the war, Sturua enjoys two bishops and a spare pawn.} Nb6 (
31... Bd6 32. Ra2 Nb6 33. Bc3 $18) 32. Be8 Bd6 33. Bxb6 cxb6 34. Rc6 Bc5 35.
Rc7 Rb2 (35... f6 36. Bxg6 Rxb5 37. Bxh5 $18) 36. Bxf7+ Kg7 (36... Kf8 37. Kf3
$18) 37. Kf3 Rd2 38. Be8+ Kh6 39. Rc6 Rd6 40. Ke4 Kg7 (40... Rxc6 41. bxc6 Bd6
42. Kd5 $18) 41. f4 Kf6 (41... Kf6 42. Bxg6 $1 Kxg6 43. Ke5 Rxc6 44. bxc6 $18)
1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 17th"]
[Site "Dagomys"]
[Date "2010.04.10"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Evdokimov, Alexander A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2010.04.01"]
[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 "Moscow ShSM-64"]
[BlackTeam "Saratov Ekonomist SGSEU II"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. Re1 e5 11. d5 Na5 12. e4 c6 13. b3 cxd5 14. exd5 Bg4 {
The first critical position in a very sharp line of the Gruenfeld Defence.
Black would love to benefit from White's temporary vulnerability along the
a1-h8 diagonal, but the tactics favour the first player. Despite that the 14...
e4!? advance represents an attractive solution.} (14... e4 $5 15. Nxe4 Rxe4 (
15... Nxd5 16. Bg5 f6 17. Bd2 Nc6 18. Rc1 Bf5 (18... Bg4 19. Nc5 Qb6 (19... Ne5
20. Nxb7 Qb6 21. Nxe5 {1-0 Sebenik,M (2482)-Jelen,I (2384)/Otocec 2009} Bxd1
22. Bxd5+ Qe6 23. Bxe6+ Rxe6 24. Rexd1 $18) 20. h3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 Ndb4 22. a3
Rxe1+ 23. Bxe1 Nd4 24. Qxb7 Re8 25. Kf1 Nbc2 26. Bd5+ Kh8 27. Qxb6 axb6 28. Ne6
$16 {1-0 Zubarev,A (2511)-Mingachev,M (2402)/Nabereznye Chelny 2007 (44)}) (
18... Ndb4 19. Nd4 Qxd4 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Rxe8+ Kg7 22. Bxb4 Qxd1+ 23. Rxd1
Nxb4 24. Rc1 $18) 19. Nh4 Bc8 20. Bh6 Ne5 21. Qxd5+ Qxd5 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23.
Bxd5+ Be6 24. Bxe6+ Rxe6 25. f4 $16 {1-0 Tkachiev,V (2661)-Mikhalevski,V (2584)
/Ajaccio 2007 (45)}) 16. Rxe4 Bxa1 17. Bd2 (17. Bg5 Bf6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Re8+
Kg7 20. Qe1 Bg4 21. Rxa8 Nxa8 22. Ne5 Bf5 23. b4 Nc7 24. bxa5 $16 {1/2-1/2
Gelfand,B (2750)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2656)/Dagomys 2010 (32)}) 17... Bf5 18. Re1
Bf6 19. Bxa5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21. Nd2 (21. Nd4 Bxd4 22. Bxd5 Rc8 23. Rd1 Bh3
24. Be1 Bb6 25. Bxb7 Rc2 26. a4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Maletin,P (2585)-Ozolin,M (2383)/
Dagomys 2010 (42)}) 21... Bc3 22. Bxc3 Nxc3 23. Nc4 Nxa2 24. Nd6 Be6 25. Nxb7
Rc8 {1/2-1/2 Gagunashvili,M (2591)-Sutovsky,E (2607)/Rishon Le Ziyyon 2006 (32)
}) 15. Ba3 (15. Bg5 f6 (15... Qxg5 16. Nxg5 Bxd1 17. Raxd1 Rac8 $13) 16. Bd2 f5
$15) 15... e4 {It is difficult to guess, why the black player has failed to
discover the move 15...Rc8!? with the potential to bring equality of chances.}
(15... Rc8 $5 16. Ne4 Nxd5 17. h3 (17. Nd6 Nc3) 17... Be6 18. Nd6 e4 $11) (
15... f5 16. Bb4 Nd7 (16... e4 17. Bxa5 Qd6 18. Rb1 exf3 19. Bf1 a6 20. Re6
Rxe6 21. dxe6 Qc6 22. e7 Re8 23. Bxb6 Bxc3 24. Bd4 Bxd4 25. Qxd4 {1/2-1/2
Caruana,F (2675)-Dominguez Perez,L (2712)/Wijk aan Zee 2010 (58)}) 17. Qd2 Bxf3
18. Bxf3 Bf8 19. d6 Nc6 20. Ba3 Nd4 21. Bxb7 Qa5 22. Bb2 Rab8 23. Bg2 Bxd6 24.
Rad1 {1/2-1/2 Asis Gargatagli,H (2374)-Kalod,R (2486)/Sabadell 2007 (40)}) 16.
Nxe4 Qxd5 (16... Bxa1 $2 17. Qxa1 Nxd5 18. Ne5 Be6 19. Nd6 $18) (16... Nxd5 17.
Rc1 Nc6 18. Nd6 Rxe1+ 19. Qxe1 Rb8 20. Nxb7 Rxb7 21. Rxc6 Rd7 22. h3 Nc3 23.
Kh2 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Nb5 25. Qc1 Qe8 26. Rc8 Rd8 27. Bc6 Rxc8 28. Bxe8 Rxc1 29.
Bxc1 {1-0 Navara,D (2654)-Ivanchuk,V (2746)/Prague 2009 (51)}) 17. Qxd5 Nxd5
18. Rac1 Nc6 {After the skirmish in the centre Black is left with the
unenviable task of balancing the pressure exerted by White's active pieces.} (
18... Rac8 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. Nd6 $16) (18... Red8 19. Red1 Nc6 20. Nc5 Nd4 21.
Rxd4 Bxf3 22. Rd3 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 b6 24. Rcd1 bxc5 25. Rxd5 Bd4 26. Rxd8+ Rxd8
27. Bxc5 {1-0 Martinovic,S (2483)-Getz,N (2270)/Rijeka 2009}) 19. Nd6 Rxe1+ 20.
Rxe1 Ndb4 (20... Bc3 21. Re4 (21. Rd1 Ndb4 22. h3 Be6 23. Nxb7 $14) 21... Bd7
22. Ng5 Bf6 23. Re1 $16) (20... Bf8 21. Ng5 (21. Nxf7 Bxa3 22. Nh6+ Kg7 23.
Nxg4 $16) 21... Ndb4 22. Bxb4 Nxb4 23. Ndxf7 h6 24. Ne5 Bf5 25. Ngf3 Re8 {
1/2-1/2 Shankland,S (2486)-Csiba,D (2329)/Budapest 2009 (54)} 26. Nd4 Bc8 27.
a3 Bc5 28. Re4 $16) 21. Bxb4 Nxb4 22. Ng5 Nxa2 {[%mdl 2048] It may well be the
fact, that there is no satisfactory solution for Black. The model game from
2007 offers only scant consolation.} (22... f6 23. Bxb7 Rb8 24. Ngf7 $2 (24.
Re4 $1 fxg5 25. Rxb4 Rd8 (25... Be6 26. Re4 Bh3 27. Re7 Bf8 28. Bd5+ Kh8 29.
Nf7+ Kg7 30. Rc7 $16) 26. Rxg4 Rxd6 27. Rxg5 Rd2 28. Rd5 Rxa2 29. Rd7 $16)
24... Nxa2 $1 (24... Rxb7 25. Re8+ Bf8 26. Nh6+ Kg7 27. Nxb7 Bd7 28. Rd8 Be6
29. h3 $16) 25. Re7 (25. f3 Bh3 26. Bd5 Nb4 27. Bc4 Kf8 $11) 25... Bf8 $2 (
25... Kf8 $1 26. Re3 (26. Rc7 Be6 27. Ba6 Bxb3 $15) 26... Bd7 27. Bd5 Nb4 $11)
26. Nh6+ $1 Kh8 27. Ndf7+ Kg7 28. Rc7 {1-0 Tkachiev,V (2652)-Iordachescu,V 
(2587)/Dresden 2007/ (36)}) 23. Bxb7 Rf8 (23... Rb8 24. Bd5 Bf6 25. Ngxf7 Kf8
26. Bc4 (26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. Rxe5 Nb4 28. Bc4 Rd8 29. Re4 Bh3 30. Rh4 Rxd6 31.
Rxh3 Kg7 32. Rh4 $16) 26... Nb4 27. Ne4 $16) 24. Bd5 {The pressure against the
f7 spot is more important than Black's bishop pair.} h6 (24... Bf6 25. Ngxf7
Nb4 26. Bc4 $18) 25. Ndxf7 hxg5 (25... Nc3 26. Nxh6+ Kh8 27. Nxg4 Nxd5 28. Re6
$18) 26. Nh6+ Kh7 27. Nxg4 Nb4 28. Bc4 a5 {The small chance for the defender
is tied to the presence of the bishops of opposite colours, but Wang Hao's
pieces are very well coordinated.} (28... Nc6 29. Re6 Nd4 30. Ra6 Rb8 31. Rxa7
Nxb3 32. Kg2 $16) 29. Re7 Nc6 30. Rc7 Nd4 31. Ra7 Rf5 (31... Nc6 32. Rb7 Nd4
33. Kg2 $16) 32. Kg2 Nc6 33. Ra8 Bd4 34. Bd3 Rc5 (34... Rf7 35. Ra6 Ne5 36.
Nxe5 Rxf2+ 37. Kh3 Bxe5 38. Rxg6 Kh8 39. Rxg5 $16) 35. Be4 {Evdokimov will not
be able to defend against all threats.} Ne7 (35... Kg7 36. Bxc6 Rxc6 37. Rxa5
$18) 36. Ra7 Re5 37. Bxg6+ $1 (37. Bxg6+ $1 Kg7 38. Rb7 Rc5 39. Bh5 $18) 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.12.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Khismatullin, Denis Rimovich"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2010.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 140"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. d4 Nc6 8.
Nc3 Nb6 9. e3 Re8 10. Re1 a5 {The clever idea of waiting for the opponent's
action with the waiting move 10.Re1 was seriously undermined during Khanty
Mansiysk ol 2010. White players are struggling to get any advantage from the
opening.} 11. Qc2 {Khismatullin is trying to be clever, since the main
discussion in this variation is linked to the position after 11.Qe2.} (11. Qe2
Be6 12. Nd2 (12. Rd1 Bc4 13. Qc2 Nb4 14. Qb1 e5 15. a3 exd4 16. exd4 (16. axb4
dxc3 17. Rxd8 Raxd8 18. bxc3 Rd1+ 19. Bf1 Bxf1 20. Qc2 Be2+ 21. Kg2 {1/2-1/2
Amanov,M (2506)-Young,G (2296)/Las Vegas 2010}) 16... N4d5 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bd2
Nxc3 19. bxc3 Qd7 20. Qc2 Bd5 21. Re1 Qc6 22. Nh4 Nc4 $11 {0-1 Pozo Vera,S 
(2470)-Espinosa Veloz,E (2407)/Santa Clara 2010 (38)}) 12... a4 13. Rd1 f5 14.
Rb1 Bf7 15. b3 axb3 16. axb3 Nd5 17. Bb2 Qd7 18. Na4 b6 19. Nf3 Na5 20. Ng5
Nxb3 21. Nxf7 Rxa4 22. Nd6 Qxd6 23. Qb5 Rd8 24. Qxa4 {1-0 Harikrishna,P (2657)
-So,W (2669)/Guangzhou 2010 (31)}) 11... e5 {[%mdl 4] Black can afford to open
up the position as the location of White's queen is giving him additional
possibilities.} (11... a4 12. Rd1 h6 (12... Bf5 13. Qe2 Qc8 14. d5 Na5 15. e4
Bh3 16. e5 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 c6 18. e6 f5 19. Be3 Nxd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Bd4 Bf6
22. Qe3 Nc4 23. Qh6 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Qxe6 25. Ng5 Qf6 26. Qxh7+ Kf8 27. Qh6+ Kg8 {
1-0 Gunina,V (2448)-Lahno,K (2539)/Moscow 2010 (76)} 28. Rxd5 $16) 13. h3 Be6
14. e4 Qc8 15. Kh2 Nb4 16. Qb1 Bc4 17. Be3 e6 18. Qc1 Nd3 19. Qc2 Nb4 20. Qc1
Nd3 21. Qd2 Kh7 22. b3 Ba6 23. Bf1 Nb4 24. Nxa4 Nxa4 25. Qxb4 c5 26. Qd2 Bxf1
27. Rxf1 cxd4 28. Bxd4 Bxd4 29. Nxd4 Qc3 {1/2-1/2 Huzman,A (2605)
-Nepomniachtchi,I (2706)/Plovdiv 2010 (30)} 30. Qf4 Qxd4 31. Rad1 g5 32. Rxd4
gxf4 33. bxa4 $14) (11... Bf5 12. e4 Bg4 13. d5 Nb4 14. Qb1 e6 15. a3 Na6 16.
dxe6 Bxe6 17. Bg5 Qc8 18. Qc2 Nc5 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Na6 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22.
d6 Qd7 23. dxc7 Qxc7 24. Rc1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Rombaldoni,D (2501)-Li,C (2633)/
Khanty Mansiysk 2010 (80)}) (11... Be6 12. b3 a4 13. Ba3 axb3 14. axb3 Bf5 15.
Qc1 Qc8 16. Bb2 Rxa1 17. Qxa1 Nb4 18. Rd1 Qa8 19. e4 Bg4 20. Qc1 Nc6 21. Nd5
Nxd5 22. exd5 Nb4 $11 {1-0 Gunina,V (2462)-Huang Qian (2447)/Ningbo 2010 (61)})
12. Nxe5 (12. d5 Nb4 (12... Nxd5 13. Rd1 Ncb4 14. Qb1 e4 15. Nxe4 Bf5 16. Nh4
Bg4 17. Rd2 c6 $15) 13. Qb3 N4xd5 14. Rd1 Be6 15. e4 a4 16. Qa3 Bf8 17. exd5
Bxa3 18. dxe6 Bd6 19. exf7+ Kxf7 $17) 12... Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. e4 c6 15. f4
{The first player believes that his chances must be good even though it is not
easy to complete his development.} (15. Be3 Nc4 16. Rad1 Qf6 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18.
gxf4 Bg4 19. Ne2 $11) 15... Bd4+ 16. Kh1 (16. Be3 Bxe3+ 17. Rxe3 Nc4 18. Rd3
Qb6+ 19. Qf2 Qxb2 20. Qxb2 Nxb2 21. Rd4 c5 22. Rd5 b6 23. Bf1 Ba6 24. Bxa6 Rxa6
25. Rd7 $11) 16... Nd5 $5 {Please note: this is the first moment when
Nepomniachtchi exploits the d5-square for his pieces with great effect.} 17.
Rd1 (17. Nxd5 cxd5 18. Rd1 Bb6 19. h3 Qe7 $11) 17... Nb4 18. Qe2 (18. Qd2 c5
19. a3 Nc6 20. Qe2 $11) 18... Qb6 19. a3 Nd5 $1 {The second move was even more
precarious than the first one, Black had to calculate the consequences of his
courage rather carefully.} (19... Na6 20. Qd3 Bg7 21. e5 $14) 20. Qc2 (20. Na4
Qa7 21. Qd3 Ne3 22. Qxd4 Qxd4 (22... Nxd1 $2 23. Qxd1 Bf5 24. Nc3 $18) 23. Rxd4
Nc2 24. Nb6 Ra6 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. Rd7 Nxa1 27. Rxb7 Raa8 $15) 20... Nf6 (20...
Bg4 21. Rd3 Nf6 22. h3 Bf5 23. Rd1 Be6 $15) 21. h3 Be6 22. Na4 (22. Rd3 Bb3 23.
Qd2 Rad8 $17) 22... Qa7 23. Bd2 (23. e5 Nd5 24. Qd3 Bf2 25. Nc3 Nxc3 26. bxc3
h5 $17) 23... Rad8 24. Bc3 {Finally White has managed to develop all his
pieces, but Black is actually trying for more than equality.} Nh5 (24... Bxc3
$5 25. Qxc3 Bxh3 $1 26. Bxh3 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Nxe4 28. Qd4 Nxg3+ 29. Kh2 Qxd4 30.
Rxd4 Ne2 $17) 25. Bxd4 $6 (25. Kh2 Bf2 26. Be1 Bg1+ 27. Kh1 Bd4 $15) (25. Bf3
$1 $13) 25... Rxd4 26. Kh2 $2 {The naive defence of the g3-square is not
sufficient any more. White was obliged to seek salvation in active counterplay.
} (26. Qc5 Nxg3+ 27. Kh2 Qxc5 28. Nxc5 Ne2 (28... Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Nh5 30. Nxb7
Nxf4 31. Nxa5 c5 $15) 29. Rxd4 Nxd4 30. Nxb7 Rb8 31. Nxa5 Rxb2 32. Rc1 $15)
26... Rxa4 $1 27. f5 (27. Qxa4 Qe3 28. Rf1 (28. g4 Qg3+ 29. Kg1 Nxf4 30. Rd2
Nxh3+ $19) 28... Qxg3+ 29. Kg1 Bxh3 30. Qc2 Nxf4 31. Rxf4 Bxg2 32. Qf2 Qg5 33.
Qh4 Qxh4 34. Rxh4 Bxe4 $19) 27... Rc4 28. Qe2 Bd5 {The final move of the black
piece to the forbidden square is decisive.} 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2000.01.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2659"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. Bg2 dxc4 6. Qa4+ Nfd7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Qxc4 Nb6 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Rd1 Bg4 (10... Bf5 11. e4 (11. Qc5 Qd6 (11... a5 12.
Na3 a4 13. Bf4 Ra5 14. Qc1 Be4 15. Nc2 Rh5 16. g4 Rd5 17. Ne5 Nxd4 18. Nxd4
Bxg2 19. Nb5 Bh3 20. Nc3 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 a3 {0-1 Malich,B-Pilnik,H/Munich/1958/
(35)}) (11... e5 12. Nc3 (12. Bg5 Qd7 13. d5 Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Rxd4 Na4 16.
Rxa4 Qxa4 17. Qc1 Bxb1 18. Rxb1 Qxa2 19. Qc2 a5 {0-1 Guimaraes,J-Tsuboi,E/
Dubai/1986/ (28)}) 12... exd4 13. Nb5 d3 14. exd3 Re8 15. Bf4 Rc8 16. d4 Bf8
17. Qc1 Nd5 18. Ne5 Ncb4 19. a3 Nxf4 20. Qxf4 Nd5 21. Qf3 c6 22. Nxa7 f6 23.
Nxc8 fxe5 24. dxe5 Qxc8 {0-1 Fahnenschmidt,G-Conquest,S/Germany/1988/ (37)})
12. Qxd6 cxd6 13. Nc3 Rfc8 (13... Rac8 14. h3 Rfd8 15. e4 Bd7 16. Bf1 Nb4 17.
a3 Nc2 18. Rb1 Kf8 19. g4 h6 20. Bd3 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Bxh6+ Bg7 23. Bxg7+
Kxg7 24. Ne2 {1/2-1/2 Alburt,L-Ribli,Z/Luzern/1982/ (48)}) 14. e3 Rab8 15. Ne1
Nb4 16. a3 Nc2 17. Nxc2 Bxc2 18. Re1 Bb3 19. Bf1 d5 20. a4 e6 21. Bd2 Bf8 22.
a5 Nc4 {0-1 Pedersen,E-Benko,P/Marianske Lazne/1951/ (40)}) (11. Qb3 a5 12. Na3
a4 13. Qc3 e5 14. Bg5 exd4 15. Qd2 Qd7 16. Bh6 Rfd8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nb5 d3
19. exd3 Qxd3 20. Nxc7 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 Rxd2 22. Nxd2 Rd8 23. Nf1 Nc4 24. b3 {
1/2-1/2 Smyslov,V-Stean,M/Teeside/1975/ (24)}) (11. Qd2 e5 (11... Be4 12. Nc3
Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nxd4 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Be4 Nc4 16. Qe1 Nd6 17. Bd3 c5 18. b3 Re8
19. Be3 Qa5 20. Rac1 {1-0 Djuric,S-Kozul,Z/Nova Gorica/1997/ (34)}) (11... Qc8
12. Qf4 Rd8 13. Nc3 Bc2 14. Rd2 Nxd4 15. Rxd4 Rxd4 16. Nxd4 e5 17. Qd2 exd4 18.
Qxc2 dxc3 19. bxc3 c6 20. Rb1 Qe6 {1/2-1/2 Kurajica,B-Pelletier,Y/Dresden/1998/
(39)}) 12. dxe5 Nxe5 (12... Qxd2 13. Bxd2 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bc3 Rfd8 16.
Rc1 Bxc3 17. Nxc3 c6 18. Rd1 a5 19. Be4 Be6 20. b3 Kf8 {0-1 Sygulski,A-Pribyl,
J/Jurmala/1987/ (46)}) (12... Qe7 13. Qg5 f6 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. Qe3 Qxe3 16.
fxe3 Rad8 17. Rxd8 Rxd8 18. Nbd2 Na4 19. e4 Be6 20. e5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Bxe5 22.
Bxb7 Bd4+ 23. Kf1 Nxb2 {0-1 Bouchard,J-Charbonneau,P/Trois Rivieres/ 1999/ (50)
}) 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Qxd8 Rfxd8 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. Nc3 Bxc3 18.
bxc3 Rd1+ 19. Kg2 Na4 20. c4 Bc2 21. Bf3 Re1 22. Bb2 {1-0 Tomaszewski,
R-Schmidt,W/POL-ch/1987/ (33)}) 11... Bg4 12. d5 (12. Be3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nxd4
14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. e5 c5 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bf3 Nd7 18. Nc3 Nxe5 19. Bg2 (19. Be2
Qd7 20. Rab1 Rfd8 21. b3 Ng4 {0-1 Prada Lopez,M-Paunovic,D/San Sebastian/ 1991/
(38)}) 19... Qa5 20. Rac1 Rfd8 21. h3 c4 22. Bf1 {0-1 Canovas,M-Fernandez,J/
Teneriffe/1989/ (26)}) 12... Ne5 (12... Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nd4 14. Qd3 Nxf3+ (14...
c5 15. Nd2 Rc8 16. Bg2 c4 17. Qf1 Qd7 18. Nf3 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Na4 20. e5 Bxe5
21. Qe2 Bg7 22. Bg5 Rfe8 {0-1 Zeh,R-Kyas,J/Cattolica/1993/ (36)}) (14... e6 15.
Nc3 exd5 16. exd5 Qf6 17. Bg2 Rad8 18. Bf4 Ne6 {1/2-1/2 Grabarczyk,M-Jansa,V/
Germany/1996/ (18)}) 15. Qxf3 Qd7 16. Nc3 Na4 (16... Rfd8 17. Bf4 c6 18. Rac1
Bxc3 19. dxc6 Qxc6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Rxc3 Qe6 {1/2-1/2 McNab,C-Orsag,M/
Cappelle la Grande/1998/ (25)}) 17. Nxa4 Qxa4 18. Bf4 c6 19. e5 cxd5 20. Qxd5
Qb4 21. Rac1 Qb6 22. b3 Rad8 23. Qc4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rd8 {1/2-1/2 Kristiansen,
E-Bjerke,R/NOR/1990/ (28)}) 13. Nbd2 (13. Qb3 a5 14. a4 Qd6 15. Bd2 Qf6 16. Ne1
Bxd1 17. Qxd1 Qd6 18. Bc3 Ned7 19. f4 Qc5+ 20. Kh1 c6 21. Nd3 Qe3 {0-1
Borkowski,F-Panczyk,K/Lublin/1988/ (39)}) 13... Qc8 (13... f5 14. Re1 Qd6 (
14... Nxf3+ 15. Nxf3 fxe4 16. Qxe4 Bf5 17. Qh4 Nxd5 18. Bh6 e6 19. Ng5 Bxh6 20.
Qxh6 Qd7 21. Rad1 {1/2-1/2 Danailov,S-Ftacnik,L/Vienna/1996/ (62)}) 15. Nxe5
Qxe5 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Qd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 19. e5 f4 20. gxf4 g5 21. Re4 Bb6
22. Be3 gxf4 23. Rxf4 Rxf4 24. Bxf4 {1-0 Gdanski,P-Ivanov,S/Leningrad/1989/ 
(63)}) 14. Re1 c6 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Nf3 (16. dxc6 Qxc6 17. Qxc6 bxc6 18. Nb3
Na4 19. f4 Bxb2 20. Bxb2 Nxb2 21. Rab1 Na4 {1/2-1/2 Lupu,M-Milu,R/Herculane/
1996/ (21)}) 16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 cxd5 18. Qxc8 Raxc8 19. exd5 Nc4 20. Rb1 Bf6
21. Bg2 Nd6 22. Re2 Nf5 {1/2-1/2 Udovcic,M-Filip,M/Zagreb/1955/ (32)}) 11. e3
e5 $5 (11... Qd5 12. Nbd2 Qh5 13. Re1 Nb4 14. Qb3 a5 15. a3 Be6 16. Qd1 Nd3 17.
Rf1 a4 18. Qe2 Nxc1 19. Rfxc1 c6 20. Ne4 Bg4 21. Rc5 f5 22. Ned2 {1-0 Dunsbach,
R-Jansa,V/Passau/1999/ (60)}) (11... Qc8 12. a3 Rd8 13. Nc3 Na5 14. b4 Nac4 15.
Re1 c6 16. Rb1 e5 17. dxe5 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nxe5 19. Be2 Qh3 20. f3 Rd7 21. Ne4
Qf5 {0-1 Panczyszyn,W-Blandzi,D/Wisla/1998/ (39)}) 12. dxe5 (12. d5 Nxd5 (12...
Ne7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qd7 $13) 13. Qb3 Qf6 14. Rxd5 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qxf3 16.
Nd2 Qg4 17. Qxb7 Nb4 $15) (12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 exd4 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qxc6 Qc8
$11) 12... Qc8 13. Re1 Rd8 14. Nc3 (14. Nbd2 Nb4 15. Qc3 Nd3 16. Rf1 c5 $15)
14... Nc4 15. Nd5 Rxd5 (15... Bxf3 16. Bxf3 N4xe5 17. Bg2 Qg4 18. Qd1 $11) (
15... N4xe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Qxc6 $5 bxc6 18. Ne7+ Kg7 19. Nxc8 Raxc8 $11) 16.
Qxc4 Rd8 {White has obviously got no advantage from the opening, on the
contrary his queenside pieces still has to be developed.} 17. Qb3 Be6 18. Qc3
Bg4 19. Qb3 (19. e4 Qe6 (19... Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Nxe5 21. Qe2 $15) 20. Ng5 Qxe5 21.
Qb3 Qe7 22. Qxb7 Nd4 $15) 19... Rb8 20. a3 (20. e4 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Nxe5 $15)
20... Qd7 21. Rb1 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Bxe5 23. e4 (23. f4 Bd1 24. Qc4 Bf6 $15) 23...
Be6 24. Qc2 Qb5 25. b4 (25. Be3 Bb3 26. Qe2 Bc4 $15) 25... Bc4 26. Bf1 $6 {
Nikolic misses the golden chance to benefit from the tactical sacrifice of the
exchange.} (26. Bb2 $5 Bd3 27. Qc5 Qxc5 28. bxc5 Bxb1 29. Bxe5 Re8 30. Bxc7
Rbc8 31. Bd6 Bd3 32. e5 $44) 26... Bxf1 27. Rxf1 Qd3 $1 28. Qxd3 Rxd3 29. b5 (
29. Bb2 Bxb2 30. Rxb2 Re8 31. f3 Rxa3 $17) 29... Re8 30. Rb4 (30. f3 h5 $17)
30... Rd4 31. Rxd4 (31. Be3 Rxb4 32. axb4 Bd6 33. Ra1 Rxe4 34. Rxa7 b6 35. Bd2
f5 $17) 31... Bxd4 32. Re1 (32. Bf4 $5 Rxe4 33. Rc1 (33. Bxc7 Bc5 $17) 33... c5
34. bxc6 bxc6 35. Rxc6 Re2 $15) 32... f5 33. Bf4 Rxe4 34. Rxe4 $2 {[%mdl 4096]
White must have understimated black's winning chances, otherwise he would
hardly have parted with his potentialy active rook.} (34. Rc1 $5 Be5 (34... c5
35. bxc6 bxc6 36. Rxc6 Re2 37. Rc8+ Kf7 38. Rc7+ Ke6 39. Be3 Bxe3 40. fxe3 $11)
35. Bxe5 Rxe5 36. Rxc7 Rxb5 37. h4 $15) 34... fxe4 35. Bxc7 Kf7 36. Kf1 (36.
Kg2 Ke6 37. f3 Kd5 38. fxe4+ Kxe4 39. a4 Kd3 $17) 36... Ke6 37. Ke2 Kd5 38. Bf4
(38. f3 exf3+ 39. Kxf3 Kc4 $17) 38... Bc5 $1 (38... Kc4 $2 39. Be3 $1 Bxe3 40.
Kxe3 Kxb5 41. Kxe4 Ka4 42. f4 Kxa3 43. g4 b5 44. f5 $18) 39. a4 (39. Be3 b6 40.
Bxc5 bxc5 41. Ke3 Kc4 42. Kxe4 Kb3 43. f4 c4 44. g4 c3 $19) 39... Kc4 40. Be3
b6 $1 {The key to black's success, as white is not able to get closer towards
the e4 pawn. He would have to swap the bishops, but then c pawn runs to
queening square.} 41. Bd2 (41. Bxc5 bxc5 42. Ke3 Kb4 43. Kxe4 Kxa4 44. f4 c4
45. g4 c3 $19) 41... Kb3 42. a5 (42. f3 exf3+ 43. Kxf3 Kxa4 $19) 42... bxa5 43.
Bxa5 Ka4 44. Bd2 Kxb5 45. f3 exf3+ (45... e3 $6 46. Bxe3 Bxe3 47. Kxe3 a5 48.
Kd2 $17) 46. Kxf3 Bb4 47. Bc1 a5 48. Kg4 a4 49. Kg5 Kc4 $1 (49... a3 $2 50.
Bxa3 Bxa3 51. Kh6 $11) 50. Kh6 Kd3 (50... Kd3 51. Kxh7 Kc2 52. Bg5 a3 53. Bf6
a2 54. Kxg6 Bc3 $19) 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "1997.04.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Salov, Valery"]
[Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2665"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 059"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Qe2 Qc8 13. Bd2 (13. Rd1 c6 (13...
c5 14. Nb3 Nxb3 15. axb3 a6 (15... a5 16. e4 a4 17. Ra3 axb3 18. Rxb3 Ra6 19.
Be3 Na4 20. Rc1 Nxc3 21. bxc3 c4 22. Rb6 e6 {1-0 Ioseliani,N-Arakhamia,K/
Tbilisi/1991 (39)}) 16. e4 e6 17. d6 Bc6 18. h4 Nd7 19. Be3 b6 20. h5 Qb7 21.
hxg6 hxg6 {Lein,A-Ftacnik,L/Palma de Mallorca GMA (06)/1989/0-1 (55)}) 14. e4 (
14. dxc6 Nxc6 15. Nxc6 Bxc6 16. e4 Qe6 17. Be3 Qc4 18. Qd2 Qb4 19. Bxb6 Qxb6
20. Nd5 Qxb2 21. Qxb2 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Be5 23. Nb4 Ba4 {0-1 Kosic,D-Kozul,Z/Novi
Sad (02)/1992 (31)}) 14... cxd5 15. exd5 Nac4 16. b3 Nd6 17. Bb2 Bg4 18. f3 Bh3
19. Rac1 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Qd7 21. Ne4 {1-0 Neckar,L-Mohr,S/Zuerich op (04)/1987/ 
(30)}) (13. a4 Bh3 14. Ra2 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 c5 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. a5 Nxd4 18. exd4
Nc4 19. Ra4 Nd6 20. Bf4 Nf5 21. Be5 Qe6 22. Bxg7 Qxe2 23. Nxe2 Kxg7 {Gomez
Esteban,J-Kudrin,S/Salamanca/1989/1/2-1/2 (65)}) 13... Nac4 14. Be1 Bxd4 $5 (
14... Bh3 15. Rd1) 15. exd4 Bh3 16. a4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 a5 (17... Nd6 18. a5 Nd7
19. g4 $5 Nf6 20. f3) 18. b3 Nd6 19. g4 $1 {Playing for the limitation of the
opponents possibilities, the idea is f3 and Bg3. Gespielt mit die Idee
gegnerische Moglichkeiten zu begrenzen, Weiss will f3 und Bg3.} e6 (19... c6
20. dxc6 Qxc6+ 21. Qf3 $11) 20. dxe6 Qxe6 21. Qxe6 Rxe6 22. f3 Re3 (22... c6
23. Bg3 Rd8 $11) 23. Rc1 Rd3 24. Bf2 f5 25. Rfd1 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 fxg4 27. fxg4
Re8 28. h3 (28. d5 Nd7) 28... Nd7 29. Rd3 (29. Nd5 c6 30. Nc7 Rc8 31. Ne6 Nf6
$11) 29... Ne4 30. Nxe4 (30. Re3 Ndf6 $11) 30... Rxe4 31. Kf3 Re6 32. Bg3 (32.
d5 $2 Ne5+ 33. Kg3 Nxd3 34. dxe6 Nxf2 35. Kxf2 Kf8) 32... Rf6+ 33. Ke2 c6 34.
Bc7 (34. d5 $2 Nc5) 34... b6 35. Re3 Kf7 36. Kd3 h5 37. gxh5 (37. g5 Re6 38.
Rf3+ Ke7 $11) 37... gxh5 38. Kc4 Rf5 39. Bd8 b5+ 40. Kd3 (40. axb5 $5 cxb5+ 41.
Kd3 (41. Kc3 Nf6) 41... Nc5+ (41... Nf6 42. Bxa5 Nd5 43. Rg3 $16) 42. Kc3 b4+
43. Kc4 Ne6 44. Bb6 $16) 40... Rd5 41. axb5 (41. Bxa5 bxa4 42. b4 Nf8 $11)
41... Nc5+ 42. Kc3 (42. Kc4 Ne6 43. Bb6 Rxb5 $11) 42... Rxd8 43. dxc5 cxb5 44.
Re5 h4 45. Rh5 (45. c6 Rc8 46. Rc5 Ke6 $14) 45... Rg8 46. Kd4 Ke6 47. Rxh4 Rg3
48. Rh6+ Kd7 49. h4 (49. c6+ Kc7 50. Kc5 Rg5+ 51. Kd4 Rg3 $11) 49... Kc7 50.
Rh7+ Kc6 51. Rh6+ Kc7 52. Ra6 Rxb3 53. Rxa5 Rb4+ 54. Kd5 Rxh4 $11 55. Ra7+ Kb8
56. Re7 Rh5+ (56... b4 $11) 57. Kc6 Rh6+ 58. Kxb5 Kc8 59. Ra7 Kb8 60. Rd7 Kc8
1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grechihin, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2475"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 Nxd5 11. Rd1 c6 12. Ne1 Bd7 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Rxd5 e6
15. Rd3 Rc8 16. Qd1 (16. Qd2 Nc4) 16... Rc7 17. Bf4 e5 18. Rc1 (18. Bg5 Qe8 $5
(18... Qxg5 19. Rxd7 Rfc8 20. Rxc7 Rxc7 21. Nd3 Bf8 22. Qa4 {1-0 Schlosser,
P-Herbrechtsmeier,C/BL 9293/1993 (34)}) (18... Qc8 19. Be7 $16) 19. Rc1 (19. e4
h6 20. Bd2 Nc6 21. Nc2 Be6 $10) 19... Rxc1 20. Bxc1 Be6 (20... Bf5 $1 21. e4
Be6 22. b3 Qb5 23. Ba3 Re8 24. Rd8 Bf6 $1 25. Qd3 Qc6 {Tukmakov,V-Topalov,V/
Elenite (06)/1995/0-1 (67)  (27)}) 21. b3 e4 $1 22. Bxe4 Bxb3 23. axb3 Qxe4 24.
Nf3 (24. Ba3 Re8 25. Qd2 b6 26. Bb4 Qc6 27. Bxa5 bxa5 28. Rd8 Bf6 29. Qc2 Qe6
30. Rxe8+ Qxe8 $14 {Konopka,M-Ftacnik,L/CSR chT/1994/}) 24... h6 25. Be3 Nc6
26. Rd7 b6 27. Qc1 $5 {1/2-1/2 Ribli,Z-Ftacnik,L/Tilburg (01)/1994 (32)}) 18...
Nc6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Be3 e4 21. Rd2 Qc8 22. Rc4 {[%mdl 4] Black should forget
about illusions of the near equality in this opening line, white can try to
benefit from his better pawn structure without any real risk.} (22. Bd4 $1 Bh6
23. e3 Re8 $6 24. b4 Rf8 25. a3 Qa6 26. Bb2 {1-0 Makarov,M-Konopka,M/Budapest/
1996/ (48)}) 22... Re8 23. Ng2 Bg4 24. Bd4 Bf8 (24... Bxd4 25. Rcxd4 $16) (
24... Bh6 25. Ne3 c5 26. Nd5 Bxd2 27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. Nxh7+ Ke7 29. Qxd2 $16) 25.
Bc5 Be6 (25... Bh6 26. Ne3 $16) 26. Rc3 Bh6 (26... Bxa2 $2 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. b3
$18) 27. Be3 Bg7 28. Ra3 Bf8 (28... c5 29. Nf4 $14) 29. Ra4 (29. Rxa7 Rxa7 30.
Bxa7 Qa6 $11) 29... f5 30. h4 (30. Bxa7 Rb7 31. Nf4 c5 $14) 30... c5 31. Nf4 {
Excellent control of the d file, better pawn structure and active pieces are
all arguments for white's crisp advntage.} c4 (31... Bf7 32. Nd5 Bxd5 33. Rxd5
$16) 32. Rxa7 Rxa7 33. Bxa7 Bb4 34. Rd4 Bf7 35. Rd7 c3 (35... Bf8 36. Nd5 Qc6
37. Qd2 $16) 36. bxc3 Bxc3 (36... Qxc3 37. Nd5 Qc4 38. Nf6+ $18) 37. Nd5 $1
Qxd7 (37... Qc4 38. Ne7+ (38. Nxc3 Qxc3 39. Be3 $16) 38... Kf8 39. Qd6 Kg7 40.
Rc7 Qb4 41. Nxf5+ gxf5 42. Qd7 $18) 38. Nf6+ Bxf6 39. Qxd7 Rd8 40. Qc6 (40. Qc7
$2 Bxa2 $14) 40... Kg7 41. Be3 Rd1+ (41... Bxa2 42. Bh6+ Kf7 43. Qb7+ (43. Bg5
Be6 $16) 43... Be7 44. Bg5 Re8 45. Kf1 Be6 46. Ke1 $18) 42. Kg2 Bxa2 43. Bh6+
$1 {The technical part of the game is not without it's charm, black is
suffering despite limited material.} Kxh6 (43... Kf7 44. Qb7+ Ke6 45. Qa6+ $18)
44. Qxf6 Bc4 45. Qc3 Bd5 46. Qe3+ Kg7 47. h5 Kf6 48. Qc3+ Kg5 49. Qg7 Rd2 50.
hxg6 hxg6 51. Qh8 f4 52. Qh4+ Kf5 53. Qxf4+ 1-0

[Event "Jakarta zt"]
[Site "Jakarta"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Rogers, Ian"]
[Black "Yang, Xian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1993.01.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "INA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 035"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bf4 (11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 Nac4 13. Qe2 cxd5 14.
exd5 Nxb2 15. Qxb2 (15. Ne5 N2a4 16. Nxa4 Nxa4 17. Rac1 Nb6 18. Rfd1 g5 19. Bd2
Nd7 20. Ng4 f5 21. Ne3 Ne5 22. Nc4 Nxc4 23. Qxc4 Kh8 24. Bb4 $14 {Muco,
F-Thomson,C/Thessaloniki olm (11)/1988/}) 15... Na4 16. Nxa4 Bxb2 17. Nxb2 Kg7
18. Nd4 e5 19. Bxe5+ f6 20. Bf4 Qb6 21. Nb3 Bf5 22. Nc4 Qd8 23. Nd4 Bd7 24.
Rad1 $16 {Khasin,A-Sareen,V/Calcutta (10)/1992/}) 11... cxd5 (11... Nac4 12. b3
Bxc3 13. bxc4 cxd5 14. Rc1 Bb2 15. Rc2 dxe4 16. Rd2 Qe8 17. Rxb2 exf3 18. Qxf3
Qa4 19. Bh6 Re8 20. Qc3 f6 21. c5 Qc4 {1-0/Busch,R-Luecke,N/Dortmund op (3)/
1987/}) 12. exd5 Nac4 (12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxd5 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Qd4 Nf6 16. Qh4
Nc6 17. Rfe1 Bg4 18. Nd4 Rc8 19. Bg5 Nxd4 20. cxd4 Qd7 21. Bxf6 exf6 22. Qxf6
Re6 23. Qf4 Bh3 24. Bxh3 $16 {Davidovic,A-Fernandez Garcia,JL/Manila olm/1992/}
) 13. Qe2 Nxb2 (13... Bg4 14. h3 (14. Rac1 Rc8 15. b3 Nd6 16. Be5 Bxe5 17. Qxe5
Nd7 18. Qf4 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Qa5 20. Bh3 Rc7 21. Bxd7 Rxd7 22. a4 Qb4 23. Ne2 Qe4
24. Qxe4 $10 {Hansen,LB-De Boer,GJ/Groningen (05)/1992/}) 14... Bxf3 15. Bxf3
Rc8 16. Rac1 Qd7 17. Bg4 f5 18. Bf3 Nxb2 19. Qxb2 Bxc3 20. Rxc3 Na4 21. Rxc8
Nxb2 22. Rc7 Qd8 23. Rxb7 Nd3 24. Bg5 $36 {Davidovic,A-Simonenko,S/Manila olm/
1992/}) (13... Re8 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. Qxe5 Nc4 {0,5/Ilic,Z-Ilincic,
Z/JUG-chT/1989/}) 14. Qxb2 Na4 15. Nxa4 Bxb2 16. Nxb2 Qxd5 17. Rfe1 $1 Qb5 (
17... Be6 $6 18. Ng5 Qd4 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rab1 $14) 18. Nd1 Re8 (18... e6 $2
19. Nc3 Qa5 20. Ne4 $16) 19. Nc3 Qa5 20. Rac1 (20. Ne4 Bf5 $13) 20... Be6 21.
Rxe6 (21. Nd4 $5 Rac8 (21... Bxa2 22. Bxb7 $16) 22. Nxe6 Rxc3 (22... fxe6 23.
Bh3 Rxc3 24. Bxe6+ Kg7 25. Rxc3 $16) 23. Bd2 Rxc1 24. Bxa5 Rxe1+ 25. Bxe1 fxe6
26. Bxb7 Rb8 27. Ba6 $16) 21... fxe6 22. Bh3 Rec8 (22... Kf7 23. Ng5+) 23.
Bxe6+ Kf8 24. Ne4 (24. Bxc8 $6 Rxc8 25. Ne4 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Qxa2 $19) 24...
Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Rd8 26. Bb3 Rd3 27. Be3 (27. Kg2 Qf5 28. Ned2 $13) 27... Qb4 28.
Nfd2 b5 29. Kf1 (29. Bxa7 Rxd2 30. Nxd2 Qxd2 31. Be3 $17) (29. Bc5 Qa5) 29...
Rxe3 (29... a5 $2 30. Bc5 Qxd2 31. Nxd2 Rxd2 32. Ke1 $16) 30. fxe3 a5 31. Ke2
a4 32. Bd5 Qb2 33. Nc5 e5 34. Nd3 Qc3 35. Ne4 Qc2+ 36. Nd2 Qc3 37. Ne4 Qc2+ 38.
Nd2 Ke7 39. Nxe5 Kd6 40. Nd3 Kc7 (40... Kxd5 $2 41. Nb4+) 41. e4 Qc3 42. Nb1
Qc2+ 43. Nd2 Qc3 44. Nb1 Qc2+ 45. Nd2 Qc3 46. Nb1 $13 1/2-1/2

[Event "Comtois Masters 5th"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "2002.07.01"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Black "Degraeve, Jean Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2627"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bf4 Nac4 12. Qe2 cxd5 13. Nxd5 (13. exd5 Bd7 (
13... h6 14. Rad1 Bg4 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Rc8 17. d6 exd6 18. Bxb7 Rc7 19. Bg2
g5 20. Bc1 Nxb2 21. Bxb2 Bxc3 22. Bxc3 Rxc3 23. Qd2 Qf6 24. Qxd6 {1/2-1/2
Pieniazek,A-Murawski,G/Koszalin 1997/ (29)}) 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. b3 Nd6 16. Be5
Rxc3 17. Rxc3 Bb5 18. Qb2 Bxe5 19. Nxe5 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Nf5 21. Qd2 {1/2-1/2
Beil,Z-Szilagyi,G/Budapest/1981/ (21)}) 13... Nxd5 (13... Nxb2 $2 14. Bc7 Qd7
15. Bxb6 $18) 14. exd5 Nxb2 {Black might have considered eating d5 pawn, even
though white would get enough compensation also in that case.} (14... Nb6 $5
15. Rad1 Nxd5 16. Qd2 e6 17. Bh6 Qf6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rfe1 $44) 15. Ne5 Na4
16. Rac1 Nb6 17. Rfd1 g5 (17... Bf5 18. g4 Bc8 19. Nc4 $44) 18. Bd2 (18. Bxg5
f6 (18... Bxe5 19. Qxe5 f6 20. Qf4 fxg5 21. Qxg5+ Kh8 22. Qe5+ Rf6 23. Rc7 $15)
19. Nc6 bxc6 20. dxc6 Qc7 21. Be3 $15) 18... Qd6 (18... Nxd5 $2 19. Bxg5 Be6
20. Bxd5 Bxd5 21. Rc5 $18) 19. Nc4 Nxc4 (19... Qf6 20. Bc3 $16) 20. Qxc4 Bf6 (
20... g4 21. Bb4 Qd7 22. d6 Rd8 23. Qe2 exd6 24. Rxd6 Qe8 25. Rxd8 Qxd8 26. Rd1
$16) 21. Bb4 Qb6 22. Qe4 Re8 {[%mdl 2048] Degraeve is under massive pressure,
white has excellent play for the sacrificed pawn.} 23. Bf1 (23. d6 $5 Be6 24.
Bc5 Qa6 25. Qxb7 Qxb7 26. Bxb7 Rab8 27. d7 Red8 28. Bc8 a5 29. Rd2 $14) 23...
Bf5 (23... h5 24. Bd3 $1 (24. d6 Bg4 25. d7 Red8 26. Bxe7 Bxe7 27. Qxe7 Bxd1
28. Qxg5+ Qg6 29. Qxg6+ fxg6 30. Rxd1 Kf7 $11) 24... Bg4 25. Re1 Kf8 26. Bc5
Qd8 27. Qh7 Rc8 28. d6 Rxc5 29. Rxc5 $16) 24. Qxf5 Qxb4 25. d6 Red8 (25... Kg7
26. Rb1 Qa4 27. Bb5 Qa5 28. Qe4 Red8 29. d7 (29. Bd3 Rxd6 30. Qxh7+ Kf8 31.
Rxb7 Rad8 $17) 29... Qxa2 $11) 26. d7 Qa4 27. Bg2 (27. Bd3 Kf8 (27... Rxd7 $2
28. Qxd7 Qxd7 29. Bxh7+ Kxh7 30. Rxd7 $16) 28. Be4 Rab8 $14) 27... Rab8 28. Be4
Kf8 29. Rd3 $1 {Pawn d7 and attack along the white squares are very unpleasant
for the defender.} e6 $2 (29... Qxa2 30. Qxh7 e6 31. Bf3 b5 32. Bh5 Bg7 33.
Bxf7 $1 $18) (29... b5 30. Rc8 Qa5 31. a4 a6 32. Kg2 $14) 30. Qxf6 Qxe4 31.
Rcd1 $2 (31. Rdc3 $1 Qg6 (31... Qf5 32. Qxf5 exf5 33. Rc8 Ke7 34. Rxb8 Rxb8 35.
Rc8 $18) 32. Qe5 Qf5 33. Qxb8 Rxb8 34. Rc8+ $18) 31... Qf5 32. Qh8+ (32. Qxf5
exf5 33. Rc1 b5 34. Rc7 a5 $11) 32... Ke7 33. Qd4 b6 (33... f6 34. Qxa7 Ra8 35.
Qxb7 Rxa2 36. R3d2 Rxd2 37. Qb4+ Kf7 38. Rxd2 e5 39. Qd6 $14) 34. Qd6+ Kf6 35.
Rc3 Rb7 $2 (35... Ra8 36. Qd4+ Kg6 37. Rc6 g4 $11) 36. Qc6 (36. Qc6 Rbb8 37.
Rf3 $18) 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 60th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2003.04.27"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Miton, Kamil"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2545"]
[BlackElo "2553"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2003.04.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d4 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Bf4 cxd5 15.
exd5 Nac4 16. b3 Nd6 17. Qd2 Bf5 {Black should look closely to the idea of 17..
.Na8!? letting out the black queen for counterplay on the klingside.} (17...
Na8 $5 18. Be5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Qa5 20. Re3 Nc7 21. a4 Na6 22. Rae1 Qb4 23. R1e2
Bg4 24. Re1 Bd7 25. h4 Nc5 26. Qd1 Nxb3 {0-1 Tkachiev,V-Ye Jiangchuan/Shanghai
2001/ (48)}) 18. a4 a6 (18... Na8 19. Rac1 Qa5 $14) 19. Rac1 Qd7 20. h4 Bh3 21.
Bh1 h5 (21... Nf5 22. Nxf5 Bxf5 23. d6 $1) 22. Kh2 Bg4 (22... Na8 23. a5 Bg4
24. Na4 $14) 23. Bg2 Nf5 (23... Qd8 24. a5 Na8 25. f3 Bd7 26. Ne4 $14) 24. Nxf5
Bxf5 (24... Qxf5 $2 25. f3 $18) 25. d6 $1 {[%mdl 2048] Very clever idea of
exploiting better location of white pieces, black is still fighting for the
equality.} exd6 (25... Rcd8 26. Rxe7 Rxe7 27. dxe7 Qxe7 28. Qe3 Qe6 29. a5 Nd7
30. Qxe6 Bxe6 31. Bc7 Re8 32. b4 $14) (25... e5 26. Be3 Na8 27. Ne4 $16) 26.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 (26... Qxe8 27. Bxb7 Rxc3 28. Rxc3 Qb8 29. Bc6 Bxc3 30. Qxc3 $16)
27. a5 Nc8 (27... Na8 28. Qxd6 Qxd6 29. Bxd6 Rd8 30. Bf4 Rc8 31. Na4 $16) 28.
Nd5 Kf8 (28... Be4 29. Rc7 Qf5 (29... Qd8 30. Bg5 f6 31. Rxg7+ $18) 30. Bxe4
Qxe4 31. Qe3 Qxe3 32. fxe3 $16) (28... Bg4 29. Rc7 Qb5 30. Rxb7 Qe2 31. Qxe2
Rxe2 32. Be3 $18) 29. Bh6 $1 {Milton has done an excellent job, since for the
pawn he has much more than a simple compensation.} (29. Nc7 Rd8 30. Bxb7 $18)
29... Qd8 (29... Re5 30. Bxg7+ Kxg7 31. Qd4 Kh6 32. f4 Re8 33. Nf6 $18) 30. Qd4
$1 f6 (30... Bxh6 31. Qh8#) 31. Bxg7+ Kxg7 32. Rc7+ Kf8 (32... Kh6 33. Qf4+ g5
34. Qxf5 $18) 33. Qf4 Re7 (33... Ne7 34. Qh6+ Kf7 35. Rxb7 Bc8 36. Nf4 Bxb7 37.
Qh7+ Kf8 38. Ne6#) 34. Qh6+ Kf7 (34... Kg8 35. Nxe7+ Nxe7 36. Bd5+ Nxd5 37.
Qg7#) 35. Nxe7 Qxc7 36. Nxf5 1-0

[Event "Debrecen"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2525"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1990.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 Nac4 13. b3 Bxc3 14. Rc1 Nb2 15.
Qc2 $5 {N} (15. Qe2 Bg7 16. Be5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 cxd5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Qxb2 $146)
15... Bg7 16. Be5 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 cxd5 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Nxg6 $5 Nb4 (19... Re8
20. Ne5 $16) 20. Qe4 Re8 (20... fxg6 21. Qxg6+ Kh8 22. Qxh6+ Kg8 23. Qg6+ Kh8
24. Be4 $40) 21. Ne5 Qd2 $2 (21... N4d3 $1 $13) 22. Rxc8 $1 {Ftacnik,L} (22.
Rxc8 $1 Rexc8 23. Qf5 Rf8 24. Be4 Kg7 25. Qh7+ Kf6 26. Nf3 $18) 1-0

[Event "URS-ch FL55"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "1987.11.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2480"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1987.11.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "17"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 (10. Qe2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Rd1 Qe7
14. e4 c6 15. f4 Bg7 16. Be3 {Black can not underestimate the danger, with
good control in the center his opponent entertains some chances. Schwarz darf
die Gefahr nicht unterschдtzen; mit guter Kontrolle im Zentrum hat sein Gegner
einige Chancen.} Be6 17. Qf2 Rad8 18. Bc5 Qc7 19. e5 f6 20. Bd6 Qf7 21. exf6
Bxf6 22. Bc5 Bg4 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Ne4 {Gronn,A-Hellers,F/Oslo (4)/1992/0-1 
(44)}) (10. h3 a5 11. d5 Nb4 12. e4 c6 13. a3 Na6 14. dxc6 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 bxc6
16. Rb1 Rb8 17. Nd4 {Without queens has the weakness on c6 a bit greater
importance. Ohne Damen spielt die Schwдche auf c6 doch eine grцЯere Rolle.} Bd7
18. b3 e5 19. Nf3 Be6 20. Be3 Na8 21. Rd6 Rxb3 22. Rxc6 Nb8 23. Rc5 a4 24. Rb5
{Tkachiev,V-Xie Jun/Jakarta (12)/1994/1-0 (46)}) (10. Re1 e5 11. d5 Ne7 $5 (
11... Na5 12. e4 c6 13. Bg5 $5 f6 14. Be3 Nac4 15. dxc6 Nxe3 $5 16. Qxd8 Rxd8
17. cxb7 Bxb7 18. Rxe3 Bh6 19. Ree1 Nc4 {Black have sacrificed the pawn for
the bishop pair and activity. Schwarz hat den Bauern fьr das Lдuferpaar und
Aktivitдt geopfert.} 20. Rad1 Kf8 $1 $44 {Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/Amsterdam/1988/0.
5 (37)}) 12. e4 Bg4 13. Qb3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 c6 15. Be3 cxd5 16. exd5 Nf5 17. Rad1
Nd6 18. Nb5 Nbc8 {The most important task is the defence of the blockade on d6,
since it decides the question about the value of the position. Wichtigste
Aufgabe liegt in der Blockadeverteidigung, was ьber die Stellungswertung
entscheidet.} 19. Nxd6 Nxd6 20. Bc5 Re7 21. Qb4 Rd7 22. Rc1 Bh6 $6 23. Rc2 Rc8
24. Bg4 $1 {Timman,J-Ftacnik,L/Prague (04)/1990/0.5 (108)}) (10. Ne1 e5 11. d5
Na5 12. Nc2 (12. e4 c6 13. a4 (13. Nc2 cxd5 14. exd5 Nac4 15. b3 Nd6 16. Be3
Bf5 17. Rc1 Bxc2 $1 18. Rxc2 Nf5 {The profound idea, black wants to eliminate
Be3 or at least improve his pieces. Tiefe Idee, Schwarz will den Be3
vernichten oder mindestens seine Figuren verbessern.} 19. Bc5 Rc8 20. Ne2 e4
21. d6 Nxd6 22. Bxd6 Rxc2 23. Qxc2 Qxd6 24. Bxe4 {Pigusov,E-Belov,I/Moscow-B/
1987/0.5 (31)}) 13... cxd5 14. exd5 Bf5 15. g4 Bd7 16. Ne4 Nc8 17. Qc2 b5 18.
axb5 Bxg4 19. d6 Rb8 20. Bg5 Qb6 21. Qc7 {White can also play very agressively,
his trumph ist deplorably placed Na5. WeiЯ kann auch sehr agressiv spielen,
sein Trumpf ist die bedauerliche Plazierung des Na5.} Rb7 22. Nf6+ Bxf6 23.
Bxb7 Bxg5 24. Rxa5 {Loginov,V-Horvath,C/Budapest FS AprGM (09)/1994/0.5 (33)})
12... e4 $1 13. Nxe4 Nxd5 14. Nd4 Nc4 15. b3 Ne5 16. Bb2 Qe7 17. Qd2 $6 Rd8 $1
18. Rac1 Nb4 {White have achieved little, pieces lack any solid bases. WeiЯ
hat wenig erreicht, seine Figuren haben keine echten Stьtzpunkte.} 19. f4 $6
Ng4 $1 20. h3 Nh6 $1 21. a3 Nd5 22. Rfe1 Bxh3 $1 23. Bxh3 Qxe4 24. Bg2 {
Mikhalchishin,A-Kozul,Z/Portoroz-Rogaska Slatina/1993/0-1 (34)}) 10... Nb4 {
'?!'} (10... Ne5 $5 11. Nd4 Bg4 $13) 11. e4 c6 12. Qb3 {'!'} Na6 {'It is less
convenient for white, when the knight sits on a5.' 'Es ist ungьnstiger fьr
WeiЯ, wenn der Springer auf a5 steht.'} (12... Nd3 13. Be3 cxd5 (13... Nxb2 14.
Qxb2 Na4 15. Nxa4 Bxb2 16. Nxb2 cxd5 17. Rfd1 $1 $16) 14. Rfd1 $1 Nxb2 15. Qxb2
Na4 16. Nxa4 Bxb2 17. Nxb2 e6 18. exd5 exd5 19. Nd3 $16) 13. Be3 cxd5 14. Rfd1
{'!'} (14. exd5 $2 Bxc3 $1 $15) (14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Qa5 $10) 14... Bd7 (
14... Nc4 $2 15. Rxd5 Qc7 16. Nb5 $18) (14... Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Qc7 16. Qe1 $3 $16)
15. exd5 (15. Nxd5 $2 Ba4 $1 $17) 15... Qc7 (15... Rc8 16. Ng5 $1 Bxc3 (16...
Nc5 17. Bxc5 Rxc5 18. Ne6 $1 $18) 17. d6 $1 e6 18. bxc3 Ba4 $2 19. Bxb6 Bxb3
20. Bxd8 Bxd1 21. d7 $1 $18) 16. Ng5 {'!'} Nc5 (16... Qc4 17. d6 Bc6 18. d7
Red8 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Bxb6 Qxb3 21. Bxd8 $3 Qb4 (21... Qxb2 22. Bxe7 Bxc3 23.
d8=Q+ Rxd8 24. Rxd8+ Kg7 25. Rad1 $18) 22. a3 Qc5 23. Nge4 Qe5 24. f4 $1 Qe6
25. Ba5 $18) 17. Qb4 Nca4 18. Nxa4 Bxa4 19. Rac1 Qd6 20. Qh4 {'!'} h6 {'?'} (
20... Bxd1 $2 21. Qxh7+ Kf8 22. Bd4 e5 23. Bc5 $1 $18) (20... h5 $5) 21. Ne4
Qe5 22. b3 g5 23. Bxg5 {'!!'} hxg5 24. Nxg5 Qf6 (24... Bd7 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. Qh5
$1 Kg8 (26... Qf5 27. Be4 $1 $18) 27. Qxf7+ Kh8 28. Qh5+ Kg8 29. Be4 Qf6 30.
Bh7+ Kf8 31. Bg6 $18) 25. bxa4 Bh6 26. Rd4 Rec8 27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 28. Rg4 Rc1+ 29.
Bf1 Bxg5 30. Rxg5+ Kf8 31. Qg4 Qh8 32. Kg2 Nc8 {'?'} 33. Qd7 1-0

[Event "Groningen PCA"]
[Site "Groningen"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Romanishin, Oleg M"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1993.12.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 039"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Belov} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. c4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O
Nb6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 c6 (10... Nxd5 $6 {Belov} 11. Rd1 c6 12. Ne1
$1 $16 Bxc3 (12... Bd7)) 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Rd1 Bf5 (12... Bd7 13. Be3 (13. e4
Qc8 14. Qe2 Bg4 15. Be3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ne5 17. Bd4 Nbc4 18. Rab1 b6 19. Rb5 f6
20. h3 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Qxh3 23. e5 Qe6 24. exf6 $13 {Dolgener,
T-Horvath,Jo/Budapest ExpFS AprGM (01)/1993/0-1 (45)}) 13... Nc4 (13... Rc8 14.
Bxb6 axb6 15. Qd2 Be6 16. Qe3 Qc7 17. Nb5 Qb8 18. Nfd4 Bc4 19. Nxc6 bxc6 20.
Nd4 Qb7 21. Nxc6 Rxc6 22. Rac1 Bb5 23. Qb3 Bxe2 24. Rxc6 $10 {Sulava,N-Blees,A/
Belgrade GMA-op/1988/0-1 (36)}) (13... Qc8 14. Bxb6 axb6 15. Nd5 Ra6 16. Qxc6
bxc6 17. Nxe7+ Kh8 18. Nxc8 Bxc8 19. Rd2 b5 20. e3 Bf5 21. Nd4 Rd8 22. Rdd1 Bg4
23. f3 Bd7 24. Rac1 $16 {Volkov,S-Semeniuk,A/Smolensk/1991/1-0 (36)}) 14. Bc5 (
14. Bf4 Rc8 15. Bh3 f5 16. Qa4 Nd4 17. Qxa7 Nxf3+ 18. exf3 Nxb2 19. Qxb7 Nxd1
20. Rxd1 Rxc3 21. Rxd7 Qa8 22. Rxe7 Qxb7 23. Rxb7 Rc2 24. Bf1 $13 {
Overgaard-Brinck Claussen/Lyngby op (6)/1988/1-0 (55)}) 14... b6 15. Nd4 $10 {
Bretsnajdr,V-Konopka,M/Trinec/1989/}) (12... Qc7 13. Nb5 (13. Qe4 Bf5 14. Qh4
Rad8 15. Bh6 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Rd8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Rxd4 20.
Qxd4+ e5 21. Qb4 Qd7 22. Qb5 Qc7 23. Qa5 a6 24. h4 $14 {Schlosser,P-Krasenkova,
E/Baden Baden op (02)/1993/1-0 (35)}) 13... Qb8 14. Bf4 e5 15. Be3 a6 (15...
Bf5 16. Qc5 Rc8 17. Qd6 (17. Nd6 Bf8 18. Ng5 Bxd6 19. Rxd6 Nd4 20. Qxe5 Nxe2+
21. Kf1 Nc4 22. Qf6 Nxd6 23. Rd1 h6 24. Nxf7 $13 {Pigusov,E-Ye Jiangchuan/Biel
izt (10)/1993/0.5 (56)}) (17. Nxa7 Na4 18. Nxc6 bxc6 {Plachetka,J-Smejkal,J/
Trnava-A/1989/0.5 (19)}) 17... Nc4 18. Qxb8 Raxb8 19. Nd6 Nxd6 20. Rxd6 e4 21.
Nh4 Be6 22. Bxe4 Bxb2 23. Rb1 Be5 24. Rd2 $10 {Gyorkos,L-Horvath,C/
Balatonbereny op (06)/1992/0.5 (34)}) 16. Nd6 Nd7 17. Rac1 Nf6 18. Bc5 h6 19.
Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Qb3 Ne4 21. Bb6 Nd6 22. Nh4 g5 23. Nf3 Ne7 24. Bc5 $16 {Frois,
A-Pinho,P/Lisboa-ch (05)/1992/1-0 (31)}) (12... Qe8 13. Qe4 $1 Bf5 (13... h6 $6
14. Qh4 g5 15. Bxg5 hxg5 16. Nxg5 Bf5 17. Be4 Qc8 18. g4 Bxe4 19. Ncxe4 Rd8 20.
Ng3 Rd4 21. Rxd4 Nxd4 22. e3 f6 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. exd4 $18 {Sulava,N-Anic,D/
Budapest/1990/}) 14. Qh4 f6 15. g4 Bc2 16. Rd2 g5 17. Qg3 Bg6 18. Nb5 $1 $16 {
Lalic,B-Popovic,P/JUG-ch/1989/}) 13. e4 (13. Qb3 {Belov} Qe8 14. Be3 Be6 15.
Qc2 Bf5 16. Qb3 Be6 $10) 13... Bd7 14. Bf4 (14. Nd5 $5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Na5 16.
Qe2 $6 (16. Bg5 $1 h6 17. Bf4 Rc8 18. Qe2 Nc4 19. b3 $1 Bxa1 20. Rxa1 Nd6 21.
Bxh6 $44 {Ribli/}) 16... Ba4 $1 17. Rd4 $1 Bxd4 18. Nxd4 e5 $2 (18... Qd6 $5 {
Belov}) (18... Qb6 $5) 19. Qxe5 Re8 20. Ne6 $1 fxe6 21. b3 $1 Re7 22. Bb2 Qf8
23. d6 Qg7 24. Qe2 $1 $18 {Ribli,Z-Rogozenko,D/Odorheiu Secuiesc/1993/1-0 (28)}
) 14... Rc8 15. Qc1 {!?N Belov} (15. Qe2 Qe8 16. Nd5 (16. h3 Be6 17. Nd5 Bxd5
18. exd5 Nb4 19. Ne1 Qd7 20. Qd2 {Tukmakov,V-Khalifman,A/Simferopol 46/(601)/
1988/0.5 (20)}) 16... Nxd5 (16... Bg4 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. e5 h6 (18... Rd8 19.
Qe3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qa8 21. h3 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Qxa2 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Qxb6 $10 {
Schlosser,P-Leko,P/Nettetal (06)/1992/0-1 (56)}) 19. h3 Be6 20. h4 b5 21. Nd4
Nxd4 22. Rxd4 b6 23. Qe3 h5 24. Rd2 $14 {Bakic,R-Lalev,D/Beograd/1991/1-0 (39)}
) 17. exd5 Nb4 18. Qd2 a5 19. Bh6 Rc2 20. Qe3 Bxb2 21. Rab1 Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7
23. a3 Na6 $14 {Bakic,R-Carnic,S/Novi Becej/1991/}) 15... Qe8 16. h3 (16. Bh6
Bg4 $10) 16... Na4 $3 (16... Be6 {Belov} 17. Bh6 Rd8 18. Bxg7 Rxd1+ 19. Qxd1
Kxg7 20. Ng5 Bc8 21. f4 $14) (16... Nc4 {Belov} 17. Bh6 Bxh6 $6 18. Qxh6 Nxb2
$4 19. Ng5 $18) 17. e5 (17. Nxa4 Nd4 18. Qe3 Nxf3+ (18... Nc2 $6 19. Qxa7 Bxa4
20. Rab1 $14) 19. Bxf3 Bxa4 $36) 17... Nxc3 18. bxc3 (18. Qxc3 $2 {Belov} Nxe5)
18... Nd8 {!? Belov} (18... Na5 {Belov} 19. Qa3 b6 20. Nd4 $14) 19. Bh6 Bc6 20.
Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qa3 a6 22. Rab1 (22. Nd4 {Belov} Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nc6 24. f4 (24. e6
Nxd4 25. Rxd4 Qc6+)) 22... Ne6 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. cxd4 e6 25. h4 Bxg2 26. Kxg2
Qc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Haninge"]
[Site "Haninge"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ehlvest, Jaan"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2620"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "1990.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SWE"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nc6 8. e4
Nb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 Bg4 $5 {N} (12... cxd5 13. exd5
Nac4) 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 cxd5 15. exd5 Rc8 16. Rad1 $1 (16. Rac1 Nac4 17. b3
g5 $1 $132) 16... Nac4 17. Bc1 (17. b3 g5 18. Bc1 Ne5 19. Qe3 Nf3+ 20. Qxf3
Rxc3 21. Qf5 Qc8 $14) 17... Nd7 18. Qe2 (18. Rfe1 $5 $14) 18... Re8 (18... Nxb2
19. Qxb2 Bxc3 (19... Rxc3 20. Bxh6 $1) (19... Nb6 20. Qa3 Rxc3 21. Qxa7 Rc2)
20. Qxb7 Rc7 21. Qb3 Bg7 22. Bf4 $16) 19. h4 Nxb2 20. Qxb2 Nb6 $1 (20... Bxc3
21. Qxb7 Rc7 22. Qb3) 21. Qa3 (21. Bd2 Nc4 22. Qxb7 Nxd2 23. Rxd2 Bxc3 $10) (
21. Rd3 Rxc3 22. Rxc3 Na4 23. Qxb7 Nxc3 24. Qxa7 Nxd5 $10) 21... Rxc3 22. Qxa7
Rc2 (22... Qc7 23. Bf4 Qc5 24. Qxb7 $16 (24. Be3 Rxe3 25. fxe3 Qxe3+ 26. Kh2
Be5 27. Rf3)) 23. a3 $1 (23. Be4 Nc8 24. Qxb7 Rxa2 $10) 23... Nc8 24. Qxb7 Nd6
25. Qa6 Qa8 26. Qxa8 (26. Qd3 Qa4 $44) 26... Rxa8 27. Rfe1 Ra7 (27... Kf8 28.
Bf1 $22 Bb2 29. Bxh6+) 28. Bf1 Bb2 29. Bxh6 (29. Bxb2 Rxb2 30. Ra1 Nb5 31. a4
Nc3 $132) 29... Bxa3 30. Bd3 Rc3 31. Bg5 Kf8 32. Bh6+ Kg8 33. Bg5 $138 Kf8 34.
Kg2 Bc5 35. Re2 Rca3 36. Bh6+ Kg8 37. Bg5 Ra2 38. Rxa2 Rxa2 39. Rd2 (39. Bxe7
$5 Rxf2+ 40. Kh3 Rf3 41. Bb1 f5 $14 {/\ Kf7}) 39... Rxd2 40. Bxd2 Ne8 41. Be2
Ng7 (41... Bd6 42. Bc3 Nc7 43. Bc4 e6 44. dxe6 Nxe6 45. Bxe6 fxe6 46. Kf3 $16)
42. Bf4 f5 $5 43. Ba6 Kf7 (43... Bd6 44. Bg5 e6 $2 45. dxe6 Nxe6 46. Bc4 Kf7
47. Kf3 $18) 44. Bc8 Bd6 45. Bh6 (45. Bxd6 exd6 46. Kf3 Kf6 47. Ke3 Nh5 $13)
45... e6 $2 (45... Nh5 $1 46. Be6+ Ke8 47. Kf3 Nf6 48. Bg5 Nh5 49. g4 fxg4+ 50.
Kxg4 Ng7 51. Bc8 Kf7 $10) 46. Bxg7 Kxg7 47. Bxe6 $1 (47. dxe6 $2 $10) 47... Kf6
48. f3 Bb4 49. g4 fxg4 50. fxg4 Ke5 51. Kh3 Bd6 52. Bf7 Kf6 53. Bg8 Ke5 54. Be6
Bc7 55. Bf7 Kf6 56. Bg8 Ke5 57. g5 Kf4 (57... Bd6 58. Kg4 Ke4 59. Bf7 Ke5 60.
Bxg6 (60. h5 gxh5+ 61. Kxh5 Be7 62. Kh6 Bf8+ 63. Kh7 Kf5 64. g6 Kf6 65. d6 $18)
60... Kxd5 61. Kf5 Be7 62. Bf7+ Kd6 63. h5 Kd7 64. h6 $18) 58. Bf7 Kf5 59. Be6+
Kf4 60. Bg8 Bd6 61. Bf7 Kf5 62. Bxg6+ $1 Kxg6 63. Kg4 {Ftacnik,L} (63. Kg4 Be7
64. h5+ Kf7 65. Kf5 Kg7 66. g6 Kh6 67. Ke6 $18) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.20"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Miroshnichenko, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2645"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 101"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Rb1 {Very
modest move, that tries to sidestep all possible problems along the a1-h8
diagonal.} (14. Bf4 cxd5 15. exd5 Nac4 (15... Nbc4 16. b3 Nb2 17. Qd2 Nac4 18.
bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qd3 Nb2 20. Qd2 (20. Qe3 $1 Nc4 21. Qe4 f5 22. Qd3 Nb2 23. Qd2
Nc4 24. Qd1 Nb2 25. Qb3 Bxd4 26. d6+ e6 27. Nd5 $5 (27. Nb5 Bxb5 28. Qxb5 Rc5
29. Qb3 Qd7 $13) 27... Ba4 28. Qxb7 Rb8 (28... Nd3 29. Ne7+ Rxe7 30. dxe7 Qe8)
29. Ne7+ Kf7 30. Qf3 $16) 20... Nc4 21. Qd3 Nb2 22. Qd2 {1/2-1/2 Banusz,
T-Boros,D/Budapest 2003/(22)}) 16. b3 Nd6 (16... Bg4 17. Qxg4 Bxd4 18. Rac1 Nd6
19. Bd2 Bf6 20. h4 Qd7 21. Qb4 Nf5 22. Ne4 Nxd5 23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. Rxc8 Rxc8
25. Bg5 b6 (25... Nd5 $5 26. Qa5 b5 $11) 26. g4 Nd4 27. Qxe7 Qxe7 28. Rxe7 $16
{1-0 Miton,K-Bobras,P/Lubniewice 2003/ (46)}) 17. Qd2 Na8 (17... Bf5 18. a4 a6
19. Rac1 Qd7 20. h4 Bh3 21. Bh1 h5 22. Kh2 Bg4 23. Bg2 Nf5 24. Nxf5 Bxf5 25. d6
exd6 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. a5 Nc8 28. Nd5 Kf8 29. Bh6 {1-0 Miton,K-Kempinski,R/
Warsaw 2003/ (36)}) (17... Nf5 18. Nde2 e5 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Qxd8 Rexd8 21.
Rac1 Rd7 22. Ne4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Nd4 24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. Bb8 a5 26. Ba7 {1-0
Filippov,V-Nedev,T/Istanbul 2003/ (54)}) 18. Rad1 (18. Be5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Qa5
20. Re3 Nc7 21. a4 Na6 22. Rae1 Qb4 {0-1 Tkachiev,V-Ye Jiangchuan/Shanghai
2001/ (48)}) 18... Qa5 19. Ne4 Qxd2 20. Rxd2 Nc7 21. Bxd6 exd6 22. Rf1 Bb5 23.
Nxd6 Bxf1 24. Bxf1 Nxd5 25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. Nf5 gxf5 27. Rxd5 {1-0 Rogozenko,
D-Ftacnik,L/Hamburg 2004/ (62)}) 14... cxd5 15. exd5 Nac4 16. b3 Nd6 (16... Na3
17. Bxa3 Rxc3 18. Bb2 Rc8 19. Rc1 $14) 17. Bb2 Na8 (17... Nf5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19.
Rc1 Bh6 20. f4 Bg7 $11) 18. Nce2 Qa5 19. a4 Nc7 (19... Nb6 $6 20. Bc3 $1 Qc5 (
20... Rxc3 21. b4 Qxa4 22. Nxc3 Qxd1 23. Rexd1 Rc8 24. Nce2 $14) 21. Rc1 Bg4
22. Qd2 Bxe2 23. Rxe2 Bxd4 24. Bb2 Bxb2 25. Rxc5 Rxc5 26. Qxb2 $16) 20. Bc3 Qb6
21. Qd2 Nf5 {Black can not fully equalize with advance of the e pawn, since
white bishop on g2 would become too strong.} (21... e5 22. dxe6 Nxe6 23. a5 Qd8
24. Nxe6 Bxc3 (24... Bxe6 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Nd4 $14) 25. Nxc3 Bxe6 26. Nd5 $14)
22. Nxf5 Bxf5 23. Bxg7 (23. Rbc1 Bxc3 (23... Qxb3 $2 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Nd4 Qxa4
26. Nxf5+ gxf5 27. d6 exd6 28. Rxe8 Qxe8 29. Bxb7 $18) 24. Rxc3 Rcd8 $11) 23...
Kxg7 $6 {Aronian was conciously taking a big risk, since tempting 23...Bxb1!?
looks like a good move.} (23... Bxb1 $5 24. Be5 (24. Bb2 Bf5 25. a5 Qd6 26. Qd4
f6 27. Qxa7 Qb4 $17) 24... Bf5 (24... Qxb3 25. Nd4 Qd3 26. Qh6 f6 27. Bf1 Qa3
28. Bxc7 $18) 25. Nd4 Bd7 26. a5 Qa6 $15) 24. Rbc1 Na6 $2 (24... Qxb3 $2 25.
Nd4 $18) (24... e5 25. d6 Red8 26. a5 Qa6 27. Qe3 Qxd6 28. Qxa7 $14) 25. Nd4
Bd7 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 (26... Rxc8 27. Rxe7 Qd6 28. Qe3 Nb4 29. Ne6+ Kg8 30. Nf4 $16
) 27. d6 $3 {[%mdl 64] A true bold from the blue, black pieces are passive and
badly coordinated.} Qd8 (27... Qxd6 28. Nf5+ Bxf5 29. Qxd6 exd6 30. Rxe8 $16) (
27... e5 28. Nb5 Bd7 29. Qe3 $1 Qxe3 30. Rxe3 $16) 28. Nb5 f6 (28... Kg8 29. b4
exd6 30. Rxe8+ Qxe8 31. Nxd6 Qd8 32. Bd5 Be6 33. Bxb7 $16) 29. Nxa7 exd6 30.
Nxc8 Qxc8 (30... Rxe1+ 31. Qxe1 Qxc8 32. Qe7+ Kh6 33. Bxb7 Qc1+ 34. Kg2 $18)
31. Rxe8 Qxe8 32. Qxd6 {White is winning, since extra pawn and misserable
location of the knight a6 give him massive advantage.} Qe1+ 33. Bf1 Qb4 (33...
Nb4 34. Qd7+ Kh6 35. Qxb7 $18) 34. Qd7+ Kh6 (34... Kh8 35. Qf7 Qd6 36. Bc4 Qd8
37. Qxb7 $18) 35. Qf7 f5 (35... Qb6 36. Qf8+ Kh5 37. Qg7 $18) 36. h4 Nb8 37.
Qc4 Nc6 (37... Qxc4 38. Bxc4 g5 39. hxg5+ Kxg5 40. Bd5 b6 41. b4 $18) 38. Qxb4
Nxb4 39. a5 Nc6 (39... Kg7 40. Bg2 $18) 40. b4 $1 {Fine small combination in
the endgame. Black will be left with position that is impossible to hold.} (40.
a6 bxa6 41. Bxa6 Kg7 42. Bc4 $16) 40... Nxb4 41. Bg2 b6 (41... Nc6 $2 42. Bxc6
bxc6 43. a6 $18) 42. axb6 Kg7 43. Bf1 Nc6 (43... Kf6 $2 44. Bb5 Ke7 45. b7 $18)
44. Bb5 Nd8 45. Bc4 Nc6 (45... Kf6 46. Bd5 Ke5 47. b7 $18) 46. f4 Kf6 47. b7 h6
48. Kf2 g5 49. Bb5 Nb8 50. hxg5+ hxg5 51. Ke3 gxf4+ 52. Kxf4 1-0

[Event "Lee Cup 4th"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "1997.08.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pigusov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Atalik, Suat"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2560"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[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. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Rd1 Bf5 13. e4 Bd7 14. Qe2 (14.
Bf4 Rc8 (14... Qc8 15. Rac1 (15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Na5 17. Qe2 Qc5 18. Rac1 Qb4
19. Bd2 Qxb2 20. Qxe7 Ba4 21. Bxa5 Bxd1 22. Rxd1 Qxa2 23. Qe1 {1-0 Rogozhnikov,
A-Yuferov,S/URS-OT 1989 (32)}) 15... Bg4 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Rxd5 Bxf3 18. Bxf3
Nd4 19. Qd3 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 Qe6 21. Rc7 b6 {1/2-1/2 Sziraki,T-Vegh,E/HUN-chT1
1995 (33)}) (14... e5 15. Bg5 Qb8 (15... Qe8 16. Nd5 Rc8 17. Nxb6 Nd4 18. Qd2
axb6 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Bh6 Bxh6 21. Qxh6 Qe5 22. Qd2 {Bogdanov,V-Korpics,Z/
Spring op 1993/1-0 (53)}) 16. Nd5 Be6 17. Rac1 h6 18. Be3 Rd8 19. Nxb6 axb6 20.
a3 b5 21. Bb6 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 b4 23. axb4 Nxb4 24. Qc3 Nc6 {1/2-1/2 Hegeler,
F-Berndt,S/2.BLN9697/1996 (32)}) 15. Qe2 (15. Qc1 Qe8 16. h3 Na4 17. e5 Nxc3
18. bxc3 Nd8 19. Bh6 Bc6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qa3 a6 22. Rab1 Ne6 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24.
cxd4 e6 25. h4 Bxg2 26. Kxg2 Qc6+ {1/2-1/2 Romanishin,O-Anand,V/Groningen PCA
1993/}) 15... Qe8 16. h3 Be6 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. exd5 Nb4 19. Ne1 Qd7 20. Qd2 Na6
{1/2-1/2 Tukmakov,V-Khalifman,A/Simferopol 1988}) (14. Bg5 h6 15. Bf4 Rc8 16.
Qe2 Qe8 17. Nd5 Na4 18. h4 Nxb2 19. Re1 Bg4 20. e5 Nd4 21. Qxb2 Nxf3+ 22. Bxf3
Bxf3 23. Qxb7 Bxd5 {1/2-1/2 Norri,J-Rytshagov,M/FIN-chT 1994}) 14... Qe8 (14...
Qc8 15. Be3 Bg4 16. Rac1 Qe6 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Ne5 (18... Rfd8 19. Nd5 Qe5
20. Rd2 e6 21. Bf4 Nd4 22. Qd1 Nxf3+ 23. Qxf3 Qh5 24. Qxh5 gxh5 25. Nxb6 axb6
26. Rxd8+ Rxd8 27. b3 {1/2-1/2 Rapoport,I-Staniszewski,P/Polanica Zdroj op
1996 (40)}) 19. Bg2 Nec4 20. Bf4 (20. Bd4 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Rfd8 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.
b3 Nd6 24. e5 Ne8 25. f4 Nc7 26. Rd1 Qc8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Qe3 {Jasnikowski,
Z-Roos,D/BL9495 1995/BL 90/1/2-1/2 (62)}) 20... Rfd8 (20... Rad8 21. b3 Rxd1+
22. Qxd1 Nd6 23. Qd3 Rc8 24. Ne2 Rxc1+ 25. Bxc1 Nd7 26. Be3 Ne5 27. Qc2 Nc6 28.
f4 {1/2-1/2 Dizdarevic,E-Rytshagov,M/Moscow olm 1994/(30)}) 21. b3 Rxd1+ 22.
Qxd1 Ne5 23. Be3 Rc8 24. f4 Nc6 25. Nd5 Rd8 26. Rxc6 bxc6 27. Nf6+ exf6 28.
Qxd8+ Bf8 29. Bc5 {Dizdar,G-Jukic,B/CRO-Cup Pula 1994/1-0 (55)}) (14... Rc8 15.
e5 Qe8 16. h3 Be6 17. Bf4 h6 18. g4 Rd8 19. b3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qc8 21. Qe3 g5
22. Bg3 Rd8 23. Nd4 Nxd4 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. Qxd4 Qd7 {0-1 Jasnikowski,Z-Schmidt,
W/POL-chT Lubniewice 1994/ (31)}) 15. Nd5 Rc8 16. Be3 (16. Bf4 Bg4 (16... Nxd5
17. exd5 Nb4 18. Qd2 a5 19. Bh6 Rc2 20. Qe3 Bxb2 21. Rab1 Bg7 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23.
a3 Na6 24. Rxb7 $16 {Bakic,R-Carnic,S/Novi Becej/1991}) 17. Nxb6 (17. Nc7 Nd4
$1 18. Rxd4 Rxc7) 17... axb6 18. e5 Rd8 (18... h6 19. h3 Be6 (19... Bxf3 20.
Bxf3 g5 21. Be3 $16) 20. h4 b5 21. Nd4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 b6 23. Qe3 h5 24. Rd2 Rc5
25. b4 Rc4 26. a3 {1-0 Bakic,R-Lalev,D/Belgrade op 1991 (38)}) 19. Qe3 Rxd1+
20. Rxd1 Qa8 21. h3 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Qxa2 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Qxb6 Qe6 {0-1
Schlosser,P-Leko,P/Nettetal 1992 (56)}) 16... Na4 17. e5 (17. Rab1 e6 $11)
17... Be6 (17... Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxe5 19. Bh6 $16) 18. Ng5 Bxd5 (18... Bxe5 19.
Nxe6 fxe6 20. Nf4 Nxb2 21. Re1 $13) 19. Bxd5 Nxe5 (19... Bxe5 20. Nxf7 $3 Rxf7
21. Bxf7+ Qxf7 22. Qg4 Nb6 23. Bxb6 $14) 20. f4 Nc6 21. f5 gxf5 (21... Nxb2 22.
fxg6 hxg6 23. Qg4 $40) 22. Qh5 h6 23. Nf3 e6 (23... Nxb2 $2 24. Bxh6 Bf6 (24...
Nxd1 25. Qg5 $18) 25. Ng5 e6 26. Bg7 $1) 24. Bb3 (24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. Bxh6 Qb6+ (
25... Bxh6 26. Qxh6 Qxf3 27. Qg5+ Kh7 28. Rd4 $1 (28. Qh4+ Kg6 29. Qxa4 Qe3+
30. Kh1 Rh8 $19) 28... f4 29. Rxf4 Qe3+ 30. Kg2 Rc2+ 31. Kh3 $18) 26. Kh1 Qxb2
27. Rab1 Qf6 $17) (24. Bxh6 f6 25. Qxf5 exd5 $19) 24... b5 (24... Nxb2 25. Bxh6
f6 26. Qxf5 Bxh6 27. Bxe6+ Kh8 28. Rd7) 25. Bxh6 f6 26. Qxf5 $1 {The attack in
the best of styles, white destroys the pawn structure of his opponent. Angriff
von feinstem, Weiss zerreist die Bauernstruktur von seinem Gegner.} (26. Qxe8
Rfxe8 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Rd7+ Kh6 $15) 26... Bxh6 27. Bxe6+ Kh8 28. Rd7 (28.
Bxc8 Qxc8 29. Qh5 Kg7 30. Qxb5 $16) 28... Ne7 (28... Be3+ 29. Kh1 Ne7 30. Rxe7
Qxe7 31. Bxc8 Nxb2 32. Nh4 $18) 29. Qh3 (29. Rxe7 $5 Qxe7 30. Bxc8 Nxb2 31. Re1
$16) 29... Ng8 (29... Kg7 30. Nh4 Be3+ 31. Kh1 Rc5 32. b4 (32. Qg4+ Rg5 33.
Rxe7+ Qxe7 34. Nf5+ Kh8 35. Nxe7 Rxg4 36. Bxg4 Re8 37. Nd5 Bd4 $14) 32... Re5
33. Nf5+ Rxf5 34. Qxf5 $40) 30. Re1 (30. Qf5 Ne7 (30... Bg7 31. Nh4 $18)) 30...
Nc5 (30... Qg6 31. Bf5 $18) 31. Bf5 Nxd7 32. Rxe8 Rfxe8 $1 33. Bxd7 Rc1+ 34.
Kf2 (34. Kg2 $4 Re2#) 34... Rc2+ 35. Kf1 Ree2 {White has to be very careful in
this phjase of the game, two rooks on the second rank are always very
dangerous. Weiss muss in diese Phase sehr aufpassen, zwei Turme auf der zweite
Rheie sind ausserst gefahrlich.} 36. Qh5 (36. Nd4 Rf2+ (36... Rxh2 37. Nxc2
Rxh3 38. Bxh3 Ne7 $11) 37. Ke1 Rxb2 38. Bxb5 Rxh2 39. Qf5 Bd2+ 40. Kf1 Be3 41.
Qe4 Bxd4 $19) (36. Be6 $1 Rf2+ 37. Kg1 (37. Ke1 Rce2+ 38. Kd1 Rxb2 39. Ke1 Rxf3
40. Bxg8 Re3+ 41. Kf1 Kxg8 42. Qxh6 Rf3+ 43. Kg1 Rxa2 44. Qg6+ Kf8 45. Qh6+ Kg8
$11) 37... Rfe2 (37... Rxf3 $2 38. Bxg8 Rcf2 39. Qc8 $18) 38. Kf1 $11) 36...
Rf2+ 37. Kg1 (37. Ke1 Rce2+ 38. Kd1 Rxb2 39. Ke1 Rbe2+ 40. Kd1 Rxa2 $19) 37...
Rg2+ 38. Kf1 (38. Kh1 Rge2 39. Ng1 Re1 $17) 38... Rcf2+ 39. Ke1 Rxb2 40. Bf5 (
40. Kf1 Rbf2+ 41. Ke1 Rxa2 42. Kf1 b4 $19) 40... Rbe2+ 41. Kd1 (41. Kf1 Ref2+
42. Ke1 Rxa2 43. Qg6 Rge2+ 44. Kf1 Re7 $19) 41... Ref2 42. Ke1 Re2+ 43. Kd1 Re3
44. Nd4 (44. Qg6 Re7) 44... Re5 45. Nb3 (45. Qg6 $4 Rd2+ 46. Kc1 Re1#) 45... a5
46. Qg6 Re7 47. Be4 (47. Nxa5 $2 Rd2+) 47... Rxa2 48. Bd5 (48. h4 a4 49. Nc5
Rd2+ 50. Ke1 Rd5 51. Nxa4 Rde5 52. Nc3 Rg7 $19) 48... Rg7 49. Qe8 (49. Qh5 Rg5
50. Qf3 a4 51. h4 Rg7 52. Nc5 Rd2+ 53. Ke1 Re7+ 54. Be6 Rc2 55. Qa8 Rg7 $19)
49... Rxh2 50. Qxb5 Rxg3 51. Qf1 (51. Bc4 Rg1+ 52. Bf1 Rf2 $19) 51... Be3 0-1

[Event "Debrecen"]
[Site "Debrecen"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wojtkiewicz, Aleksander"]
[Black "Kindermann, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1990.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. d4 Nf6 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 cxd5 13. exd5 Nac4 14. Qe2 g5 (
14... e5 $5 {N} 15. Bc1 Re8 16. Nd2 {1/4-1/4/Dorfman,J-Stohl,I/Amsterdam
OHRA-II/1990/ ->CBM 20}) 15. Bc1 e6 (15... e5 $5 {N} 16. Nd2 Nd6 17. Nde4 Nxe4
18. Nxe4 f5 19. Nc3 Bd7 20. Be3 {1/4-1/4/Pigusov-Gavrikov/Moskva GMA/1990/
->TD90_07}) 16. h4 $1 {N} (16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Rd1 Qc8 18. h4 Re8 19. hxg5 hxg5
20. Bxg5 Nxb2 21. Qxb2 Qxc3 22. Qxc3 Bxc3 $10 {Wojtkiewicz-Stohl/Warszawa
zt-play off/1990/}) 16... g4 17. Nh2 exd5 18. Nxg4 d4 19. Nxh6+ $1 Bxh6 20.
Bxh6 dxc3 21. Rad1 Qf6 (21... Qe8 22. Qc2 cxb2 23. Rfe1 Be6 24. Qc3 f6 25. Bxf8
$18) 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. bxc3 Be6 24. Rd4 $16 Rc8 25. Re1 Rc5 26. Rf4 Rf5 27.
Rxf5 Qxf5 28. Bxb7 Na4 29. Qd1 Nab6 (29... Nxc3 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Qd4+ Qf6 32.
Qxa7) 30. Qd4 Kg8 31. Be4 Qg4 32. Qd8+ Kg7 33. Qd4+ Kg8 34. Qd8+ Kg7 35. Bg2
Qf5 36. Qc7 a5 37. Re4 Qf6 38. Rd4 Qg6 39. Kh2 Qf6 40. Rf4 Qxc3 41. Bh3 Qe1 42.
Bf5 Bd5 43. Be4 Be6 44. Bf5 Bd5 45. Be4 Be6 46. Qe7 Qe2 47. Qf6+ {Ftacnik,L} (
47. Qf6+ Kg8 48. Qh6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Prague"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "1990.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Timman, Jan H"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2660"]
[BlackElo "2550"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "215"]
[EventDate "1990.08.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "CSR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 e5 11. d5 Ne7 $5 (11... Na5 12. e4 c6 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3
Nac4 15. dxc6 Nxe3 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. cxb7 Bxb7 18. Rxe3 Bh6 19. Ree1 Nc4 20.
Rad1 Kf8 $44 {Karpov,A-Kasparov,G/Amsterdam/1988/}) 12. e4 Bg4 13. Qb3 (13. h3
Bxf3 14. Qxf3 c6 15. Rd1 cxd5 16. Nxd5 Nc6 17. Bd2 Nd4 18. Qd3 Nxd5 19. exd5
Qb6 20. Bc3 Rad8 $13) 13... Bxf3 (13... c6 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 16. d6+
Be6 17. dxe7 Qxe7 18. Qc2 {/\ f4,f5+/-}) 14. Bxf3 c6 15. Be3 (15. Rd1 cxd5 16.
Nxd5 Nc6 $5 {/\ Nd4}) 15... cxd5 16. exd5 (16. Nxd5 Nexd5 17. exd5 e4 18. Bxb6
Qxb6 19. Rxe4 Rxe4 20. Bxe4 Bxb2 $10) 16... Nf5 17. Rad1 (17. Ne4 Nxd5 18. Rad1
Nd4 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Qxb7 Rb8 21. Qxa7 Rxb2 22. Ng5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Qxg5 24.
Qa8+ Bf8 $10) 17... Nd6 (17... Nd4 $2 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Nb5 $16)
18. Nb5 Nbc8 (18... Nbc4 19. Nxd6 (19. Nxa7 $2 Qa5 $19) (19. Bxa7 Nxb5 20. Qxb5
Nd6 21. Qb6 Qd7 $17) 19... Nxd6 20. Bc5) 19. Nxd6 (19. Bc5 Bf8 20. Nxd6 Bxd6
21. Be3 Qe7 $10) 19... Nxd6 20. Bc5 Re7 (20... b6 $6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Rc1 Rac8
23. Rc6 $16) (20... Bf8 $5 21. Bxd6 Bxd6 22. Qxb7 Rb8 23. Qxa7 Rxb2 24. Rc1 Qf6
$132) (20... f5 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Qxb7 e4 23. Be2 Rab8 24. Qc6 Red8 (24... Qxc6
25. dxc6 Rxb2 26. Rd7 $16) 25. b3 $16) 21. Qb4 Rd7 22. Rc1 Bh6 $6 (22... b6 23.
Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Rc6) (22... Nf5 $5 23. Qa4 (23. Bg4 b6 $1 24. Be3 Rxd5) 23... Nd4
24. Bg2 $14) 23. Rc2 Rc8 24. Bg4 $1 (24. Bd1 b6 25. Bxd6 Rxc2 26. Bxc2 Rxd6 27.
Bb3 Bg7 $10) (24. Ree2 b6 25. Bxd6 Rxc2 26. Rxc2 Rxd6 27. Rc6 Bf8) 24... f5 25.
Bd1 Bf8 (25... Ne4 26. Rxe4 $1 (26. Be7 $16) 26... fxe4 27. Bg4 Rxd5 28. Be7
Rxc2 29. Bxd8 Rc1+ 30. Kg2 Rxd8 31. Qe7 Rf8 32. Qxe5 Bg7 33. Qxe4 $16) (25...
a5 26. Qb3 e4 27. Bb6 Qf6 28. Rxc8+ Nxc8 29. Bxa5) (25... b6 26. Bxd6 Rxc2 27.
Bxc2 Rxd6 28. Rxe5 $16) 26. Bxa7 (26. Rxe5 $2 Rxc5 $1 27. Rxc5 Nf7) 26... Nc4 (
26... Rxc2 27. Bxc2 Nc8 28. Bc5 Bxc5 29. Qxc5 Rc7 30. Qa5 b6 31. Qd2 $18) 27.
d6 $1 (27. Qb3 Qa5 (27... b5 28. Be3 Rxd5 29. Be2) 28. Ree2 b5 29. Be3 Rxd5 30.
Red2) 27... Nxd6 (27... Rxd6 28. Rxc4 Rxd1 29. Rxc8 Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Qxc8 31.
Qxe5 Qc1+ 32. Kg2 Qc6+ 33. Kh3 $16) (27... Bxd6 28. Qb3 b5 29. Qxb5 $16) 28.
Rxc8 $1 (28. Bb6 Qf6 $14) 28... Nxc8 (28... Qxc8 $2 29. Bb3+ Kh8 30. Be6 $18)
29. Bb3+ Kh8 30. Bc5 Bg7 (30... Bxc5 31. Qxc5 e4 32. Qe5+ Rg7 33. Rd1 $18) 31.
Ba4 Rd5 32. Bb3 Rd7 33. Ba4 Rd5 34. Be3 b6 (34... Qa5 35. Qxa5 Rxa5 36. Rd1 $18
) (34... Nd6 35. Rc1) 35. Rc1 f4 (35... Bf8 36. Qc4 Bc5 37. Bb3 Ne7 (37... Bxe3
38. Qxd5 Qxd5 39. Rxc8+ $18) 38. Bg5 $1 Rd6 39. Bxe7 Qxe7 40. Qg8#) 36. Bb3 Rd7
(36... fxe3 37. Bxd5 exf2+ 38. Kxf2 $18) 37. gxf4 exf4 38. Qxf4 Bxb2 39. Rc6
Bg7 40. Be6 $2 $138 (40. Qb8 $1 Rd1+ 41. Kg2 $1 (41. Bxd1 $2 Qxd1+ 42. Kg2 Qd5+
$19) 41... Ne7 42. Qxd8+ Rxd8 43. Rxb6 $18) 40... Rd1+ 41. Kg2 Ne7 42. Rc4 $1 (
42. Rxb6 Nd5 43. Bxd5 Qxd5+ 44. Kh3 (44. f3 Qxa2+ 45. Kh3 Rd8 $10) (44. Qf3
Rg1+ 45. Kxg1 Qxf3 46. Rb8+ Bf8 47. Bh6 Qg4+ 48. Kf1 Qd1+ $10) 44... Qh5+ $10)
42... b5 (42... Nd5 43. Bxd5 Qxd5+ 44. Qe4 $16) 43. Re4 Qa8 $1 (43... Nd5 $2
44. Bxd5 Rxd5 (44... Qxd5 45. Qb8+ Qd8 46. Re8+) 45. Qf7 Re5 46. Bh6 $1 $18)
44. Qf3 Nd5 $1 (44... Rd8 45. Rb4 Nd5 46. Bxd5 Qxd5 47. Qxd5 Rxd5 48. a4) (
44... Nf5 45. Bxf5 gxf5 46. Qxf5 Rd8 47. Qe6 Rg8 48. Kh3 $16) 45. Bg5 (45. Bf7
Nxe3+ 46. fxe3 Rd8) 45... Nc3 (45... h6 $2 46. Bf7 $1 (46. Bh4 Rd3 $1) 46...
hxg5 47. Qh3+ $18 (47. Re8+ Qxe8 48. Bxe8 $4 Nf4+ 49. Kg3 Rg1+ $19)) 46. Re3
Qxf3+ 47. Kxf3 $5 (47. Rxf3 Rd6) 47... h6 (47... Bd4 48. Bb3 Bxe3 $2 49. Bf6#)
48. Bh4 (48. Bxh6 $2 Bd4 $1 49. Bb3 Bxe3 50. Bxd1 Bxh6 $19) 48... Bd4 (48... g5
49. Bg3 Rd8 50. Bb3 Ra8 51. Kg4 Nxa2 $2 52. Bd5 Ra4+ 53. Kh5) 49. Bb3 Bxe3 50.
Bf6+ Kh7 51. Bxd1 Bd2 52. Bb3 g5 53. Bf7 $6 (53. Bc2+ Kg8 54. Kg4 Kf7 55. Bd4 {
/\ Kh5|^}) 53... h5 54. h3 (54. Bxh5 Nxa2 $10) 54... Kh6 55. Bd4 Kh7 56. a3 (
56. Be3 Bxe3 57. Kxe3 Kg7 58. Bb3 Kf6 59. Kd4 b4 60. Kc4 Ke5 61. Kxb4 Nxa2+ 62.
Bxa2 Ke4 $10) 56... Nb1 57. Bb2 Bc3 58. Bxc3 (58. Bc1 Bd2) 58... Nxc3 59. Be8
Kg7 (59... Nb1 $2 60. Bxb5 Nxa3 61. Bd3+ Kg7 62. Ke4 Kf6 63. Kd5 $18) 60. Ke3
Kf6 $2 (60... Kf8 $1 61. Bc6 (61. Kd3 Nd1 $1 $10 (61... Nb1 $2 62. Bxb5 Nxa3
63. Ba6)) 61... Ke7 62. Kd3 Nd1 $10) 61. Kd4 Nd1 $8 (61... Nb1 62. Bxb5 Nxa3
63. Bd3 Ke6 64. Ke4 $1 Kf6 65. Kd5 $18) (61... Ne2+ 62. Kc5 Nf4 63. Bxb5 Nxh3
64. a4 Ke7 (64... Nxf2 65. a5 Ne4+ 66. Kc6 h4 67. a6 h3 68. Bf1 $18) 65. a5 Kd8
66. Kb6 Nf4 67. Bc4 Kc8 68. a6 Kb8 69. a7+ Ka8 70. Ka6 h4 71. Bb5) 62. f3 (62.
Bxb5 Nxf2 63. a4 Ke7 64. Kc5 Ne4+ 65. Kc6 Nc3 66. a5 Nxb5 67. Kxb5 Kd7 $10) (
62. f4 gxf4 63. Bxb5 (63. Bxh5 Ne3 64. Kc3 Nc4 $10) 63... f3 64. a4 Ke7 65. a5
Kd6 $10) (62. Bxh5 $3 Nxf2 63. Bg4 Ke7 64. Kc5 b4 (64... Ne4+ 65. Kxb5 Kd6 66.
Kc4) 65. Kxb4 (65. axb4 Nd3+ 66. Kc4 Nxb4 $10) 65... Kd6 66. Kb5 $1 Ne4 (66...
Kc7 67. Kc5 Kb7 68. Kd4 Kb6 69. Ke3 Nxh3 70. Bxh3 Ka5 71. Bd7 $18) (66... Nd3
67. Kc4 Nf4 68. Kd4 Nd5 (68... Kc6 69. Ke4 Kb5 70. h4 $1 gxh4 71. Bd7+ Ka5 72.
Kxf4 $18) 69. Ke4 Ne7 70. a4 (70. Bd1 Kc5 (70... Nd5 71. Bb3 Ne7 72. Bf7 $1 Kc5
73. Ke5 $18) 71. Bb3 Nc6) 70... Kc5 71. Ke5 Kb4 72. Kf6 Nd5+ 73. Kxg5 Kxa4 74.
h4 Kb5 75. Be6 $18) 67. Kc4 Kc7 (67... Nf6 68. Kd4 Nd5 69. Ke4) 68. Kd4 Nd6 69.
Ke5 Nc4+ 70. Kf6 Nxa3 71. Kxg5 Kd6 72. Kf6 Nb5 73. h4 Nc7 74. h5 Nd5+ 75. Kf7
Ke5 76. h6 Nf6 77. Kg6 $1 $18) 62... Nf2 63. Bxh5 (63. Bxb5 Nxh3 64. a4 Ke7 65.
Kc5 Nf4 66. a5 h4 67. Bf1 (67. a6 h3 68. a7 Ne6+ 69. Kb6 h2 70. a8=Q h1=Q $10)
67... Kd7 68. Kb6 h3 69. Bxh3+ Nxh3 70. a6 Nf4 71. a7 Nd5+ 72. Kb7 Nc7) 63...
Nxh3 64. Kc5 $2 (64. Be8 $1 Ng1 (64... Ke7 65. Bxb5 Kd6 66. Bf1 Nf4 (66... Ng1
67. Ke3 Kc5 68. Kf2 Nxf3 69. Kxf3 Kb6 70. a4 $18) 67. Ke4 Ne6 68. Bc4 Ng7 69.
Bb3 Kc5 70. Ke5 $18) 65. Ke3 (65. Ke4 Ne2 66. Ke3 Nc3 67. Kd4 Nb1 68. Bxb5 Nxa3
69. Bd3 g4 70. fxg4 Kg5 $10) 65... Ke5 66. Bxb5 Nh3 67. a4 Kd5 68. a5 Kc5 69.
Bf1 Nf4 70. Ke4 Ne6 71. a6 (71. Ke5 Nd4 72. a6 Nxf3+ 73. Ke4 Nd2+ 74. Kd3 Nc4
75. a7 Nb6 $10) 71... Kb6 72. Ke5 Nc5 73. Bc4 $1 (73. Kf5 $2 Nb3 74. Kxg5 Nd2
75. f4 Nxf1 76. f5 Ng3 $10) 73... Nd7+ 74. Kf5 Ka7 75. Bb5 $18) 64... Nf4 65.
Bg4 (65. Be8 Ne6+ 66. Kb6 Nd4 67. Bxb5 Nxf3 68. a4 g4 69. a5 g3 70. Bf1 Nd2 71.
Bg2 Nc4+ $10) 65... Ke7 66. Bf5 Kd8 67. Kxb5 (67. Kd6 Ne2) 67... Kc7 68. Be4 (
68. Kc5 Kb7 69. Kd4 Kb6 70. Ke5 Ka5 71. Kf6 Ne2 72. Kxg5 Nd4 73. f4 Ka4 74.
Bd7+ Kxa3 $10) 68... Ne2 (68... Ne6 69. a4) 69. Kc5 (69. a4 g4 $1 70. a5 g3 71.
f4 Nxf4 $10) 69... Nf4 70. a4 Ne6+ 71. Kd5 Nf4+ 72. Kc5 (72. Ke5 Kb6 73. Kf5
Ne2 $1 (73... Nh3 $2 74. Kg4 Ng1 75. Bd3 Ka5 76. Bb5 Kb6 77. Kg3 $18) 74. Kxg5
Ka5 75. Bc6 Nd4 $10) 72... Ne6+ 73. Kb5 Nd4+ 74. Kc4 Ne6 75. a5 (75. Bd5 Nf4
76. Kc5 Kb8 $1) 75... Kb8 76. Kd5 Nf4+ 77. Ke5 Ka7 78. Kf5 Ne2 $1 79. Bd3 (79.
Kxg5 Nd4 80. f4 Ne6+ 81. Kf5 Nxf4 $10) 79... Nd4+ 80. Ke4 Nb3 81. a6 Kb6 82.
Ke3 Na5 83. Kd4 Nc6+ (83... Nb3+ 84. Kc3 Na5 $2 85. Bb5 $1 $18) 84. Ke4 Nb4 85.
Be2 Nc6 86. Bc4 Nb4 87. Bb5 (87. Kf5 Nc6 88. Kxg5 Ne5 $10) 87... Nc2 88. Kd3
Ne1+ 89. Ke3 Nc2+ 90. Ke4 Ne1 91. Bd3 Ng2 92. Kd4 Ne1 93. Ke3 Ng2+ 94. Kf2 Nf4
95. Bc4 Ng6 96. Ke3 Ne5 97. Bf1 Ng6 98. Ke4 Nh4 (98... Ka7 $2 99. Kf5 Nh4+ 100.
Kg4 Kb6 101. f4 $18) 99. Be2 Ng2 100. Kf5 Ne1 101. Kg4 Nc2 102. Bd3 Nd4 103.
Kg3 Ne6 104. Kf2 Nf4 105. Bc4 Ng6 106. Bf1 Ne5 107. Be2 Ng6 108. Bd3 {Ftacnik,L
} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-34"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2000.11.01"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Moldobaev, Emelbek"]
[Black "Ye, Jiangchuan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2404"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[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 "Kyrgyzstan"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "KGZ"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 Nxd5 11. Rd1 c6 12. Ne1 Bd7 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Rxd5 e6
15. Rd3 Qc8 16. Qxc8 Bxc8 17. Rb1 Rb8 18. Bd2 (18. b3 $5 Nc6 19. Ba3 $14) 18...
Nc6 19. Bc3 e5 (19... Bxc3 20. Rxc3 e5 21. Rbc1 $14) 20. Rbd1 Bg4 21. Bf3 $2 {
[%mdl 8192] Black was fighting for the equality, but after this tactical
oversight the tables are turned.} (21. R1d2 Nd4 22. e3 Ne2+ 23. Kf1 Nxc3 24.
Rxc3 $14) 21... e4 $1 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Bxg4 (23. Bxe4 Bxe2 $19) 23... exd3 24.
Nxd3 Rbd8 25. Bf3 (25. Rc1 Rd6 26. Kg2 b6 $17) 25... Rd6 26. Kf1 (26. Rc1 Nd4
$1 27. Ne1 Nxf3+ 28. Nxf3 Rd7 $17) 26... b6 27. Rc1 Nd4 28. Bb7 Re8 {One white
pawn is not enough for the missing exchange.} 29. e3 (29. Re1 Re7 $17) 29...
Re7 30. Ba6 (30. exd4 Rxb7 $19) 30... Ne6 31. Rc8 $2 (31. Ke2 $142 $17) 31...
Nc7 $1 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.25"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[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"]

{This was the decisive game of the final candidates match. After few
unsuccessful attempts in the English Opening, I decided to try my luck in the
g3-system of the Grьnfeld Defence.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 {
Alexander has chosen the most popular system. He had also tried the c6, d5
setup of the King's Indian or transposed to Benoni Systems by 4...c5 during
recent years.} 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1
a5 11. Qe2 {We had quickly reached the modern tabiya of this system.} Bg4 {
The computer prefers this move, even though it is not very logical. h3 is more
likely to be a useful move, rather than a weakness.} (11... Bf5 12. Rd1 a4 13.
d5 Na5 14. Nd4 Nac4 15. Nxf5 gxf5 16. Qc2 {and White was clearly better in
Gelfand,B-Topalov,V blind/Monaco 2011.}) (11... Be6 {is the most popular and
brought Black a few exciting victories during the last Olympiad in
Khanti-Mansiysk.}) (11... e5 {leads to another type of position.}) 12. h3 Be6
13. b3 $1 {This is a novelty which we prepared and it came as a surprise to my
opponent.} (13. Nd2 Nb4 14. Rd1 Qc8 {This short variation illustrates very
well the idea behind ...Bg4 - Black is preparing ...c5 with tempo.}) ({In
earlier games} 13. Rd1 {was tried with a complicated game after both} Bc4 14.
Qc2 Nb4 15. Qb1 a4 ({and} 15... Qc8 16. a3 N4d5 17. Nd2 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bd5 19.
e4 Bc6 20. Qd3 Ba4 21. Re1 c5 {0-1 Leitao,R (2624)-Wang Yue (2732)/Khanty
Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139 (67)}) 16. e4 c5 17. dxc5 Bd3 18. Rxd3 Qxd3 19. cxb6 Qxb1
20. Rxb1 Bxc3 21. a3 Red8 22. Bg5 Bf6 23. Bxf6 exf6 24. axb4 Rd3 {1/2-1/2
Blagojevic,D (2481)-Zhou Jianchao (2660)/Khanty Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139 (32)})
13... a4 14. Rb1 {Of course it seems that opening of the a-file is in Black's
favour. However I took into consideration that there are no squares to invade
on the a-line. My idea was to block the Be6 from both sides by the h3- and
b3-pawns. The B is poorly placed on e6 as there it prevents the liberating
breakthrough ...e7-e5 and thus the Re8 also cannot join the battle.} axb3 15.
axb3 Qc8 16. Kh2 ({Also possible was} 16. g4 $5 {but I was reluctant to weaken
my position.}) 16... Ra5 {Alexander decided to move the R into attack to h5
and try to use the slightly weakened position of my K.} ({Other options were} 
16... Na5) ({and} 16... Rd8) 17. Rd1 {After long consideration I allowed the R
transfer, as I found the defensive idea Nh4 and f4.} ({I had also considered} 
17. Nb5 Nb4 $1 (17... Bf5 18. Bd2 $1 Bxb1 19. Bxa5 Be4 20. Bxb6 cxb6 21. Nd2
Bxg2 22. Kxg2 $14 {leaves White with some edge}) 18. Bd2 {However, probably
White is slightly better after} c6 19. Nc3 (19. Na7 Rxa7 20. Bxb4 Nd5 {but I
assessed this position as equal.}) 19... Rh5 20. h4 Bg4 21. Na4 Nxa4 22. bxa4
Na6 23. Qd3 $14) (17. g4 {was possible here as well, but I liked the game
continuation.}) 17... Rh5 ({I was more worried about} 17... Rd8 {. The idea is
to try to force White to make some not very useful move.} 18. b4 $5 Rh5 19. Nh4
{but I still like White's position, for example} Bf6 (19... Nd5 20. Bd2 $5
Ncxb4 (20... Ndxb4 21. Nb5 Nd5 (21... Na6 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Na7 Qd7 24. Qxa6
Bd5 25. Qe2 $16) 22. e4 Nb6 23. d5 Nxd5 24. exd5 Bxd5 $14 {with hardly
sufficient compensation for the piece}) 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. e4 Nf6 23. d5 Bd7 24.
Bf3 {and White is clearly better}) 20. Bf3 Rxh4 (20... Bc4 21. Qc2 Rh6 22. b5
Na5 23. e4 Rxh4 24. gxh4 Rxd4 (24... Bxd4 25. Bg4 $14) 25. Bf4 $14) (20... Rh6
21. d5 Bxc3 22. dxe6 Qxe6 23. Rxd8+ Nxd8 24. Qd3 Qa2 25. Qxd8+ Kg7 26. Bd2 Qxd2
27. Qxd2 Bxd2 28. Bxb7 Bc3 29. Nf3 $14 {Black still needs to solve the
problems of his rook.}) 21. gxh4 Bxh3 {with compensation for the exchange.})
18. Nh4 $1 Bf6 19. f4 $1 {I liked the fact that ...e7-e5 is prevented forever.}
({Another possible continuation was} 19. Bf3 Rxh4 $5 (19... Ra5 20. Ng2 $1 Bxh3
(20... Bf5 21. b4 Ra8 22. b5) 21. b4 Ra8 22. Nf4 (22. g4 $5 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 $44)
22... Bf5 $5 23. b5 Nxd4 (23... Na5 24. e4 Bd7 25. Nfd5) 24. exd4 Bxb1 25. Nxb1
{and White is better}) 20. gxh4 Bxh3 $5 {with certain compensation for the
exchange. It is hard to say for whom it is easier to play this position.}) (19.
d5 Bxc3 20. dxe6 Qxe6 21. e4 Ra5 {doesn't provide White with sufficient
compensation.}) 19... Rd8 (19... Bxh4 $2 20. gxh4 Rxh4 $2 21. Kg3 $1 Rh5 22. d5
Bxh3 23. Bf3 {was bad.}) 20. Qf2 {I had improved the position of my Q and
overprotected the d4-pawn, thus ensuring that if the Bf6, Nc6 or Rd8 were to
leave its place White would be able to play e3-e4, which is obviosly his dream
in this position.} ({Meanwhile, White had the interesting tactical possibility
} 20. f5 $5 Bd7 $5 (20... Bxf5 21. Nxf5 Rxf5 22. b4 $1 $44 {and White is going
to win an exchange, as the Rf5 is trapped}) (20... Rxh4 21. fxe6) 21. b4 Rxh4
22. gxh4 Bxf5 23. b5 $1 Na5 24. e4 Be6 25. e5 Bg7 26. d5 Bf5 27. Rb4 $14 {
and White's chances seem preferable to me.}) (20. Bf3 Ra5) {This is the
critical position, where Black had a big choice.} 20... Bxh4 $2 {Very natural,
but not the best decision.} (20... Ra5 {this move looks strange as the R just
went to h5 and is returning back now. White has a slight advantage after both}
21. g4 $5 ({or} 21. b4 Ra8 22. b5 Na5 23. e4 Bb3 24. Rd2 Qd7 25. Nf3 e6 26. Ne5
) 21... Nb4 22. Qg3 Na2 23. Ne4 $14) ({Engines suggest that the immediate} 
20... Nd5 $5 {was better:} 21. Nxd5 (21. Ne2 Bxh4 22. gxh4 f5 23. Bf3 Rh6 24.
Qg2 {is another option, where the position remains very unclear, but it is
easier to play with White}) 21... Rhxd5 ({or the engines' choice} 21... Rdxd5 {
when after the most natural} 22. Bf3 Bxh3 23. e4 Rxd4 24. Bxh5 gxh5 25. Rxd4
Nxd4 26. b4 $16 {White is clearly better}) 22. Bb2 (22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Nf3 Qe6 {
with full compensation for the exchange}) (22. Qe2 Bxh4 23. gxh4 f5) 22... Rb5
23. Qe2 Rh5 24. Bf3 Ra5 25. Bc3 Ra8 {However the maneouvre
Ra5-h5-d5-b5-h5-a5-a8 would be unlikelyto cross the mind of any human being
and I have no interest whatsoever in arguing with an engine.} {still after
simple} 26. Bg2 {White is better.}) (20... Nb4 {leads to a passive position,
where White has some advantage.} 21. e4 c5 22. Ne2 (22. Be3 cxd4 23. Rxd4 Bxd4
24. Bxd4 Nd3 25. Qe3 Rxd4 26. Qxd4 Nxf4) 22... cxd4 23. Nxd4 Nc6 24. Be3 Nxd4
25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 $14) 21. gxh4 Nd5 22. Nxd5 Rhxd5 {Black
is trying to prevent e3-e4.} (22... Bxd5 $2 {loses a piece after} 23. e4) 23.
Bb2 $1 ({The tricky} 23. e4 $5 {was also possible, but hardly stronger than 23.
Bb2,} {after} Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Rxd4 25. f5 Bd7 26. h5 f6 $1 $14 {White's
advantage is not so big.}) ({Obviously that Black can only be better after} 23.
Bxd5 $2 Bxd5) 23... Rb5 $2 {I was surprised by this weak move} (23... f5 $5 {
was the only chance} 24. h5 $1 {with a strong attack would follow, for example}
Kf7 25. Bf3 Qd7 26. Qh4 Rg8 27. Rg1 Ke8 28. Ra1 $1) ({Some commentator had
suggested} 23... Qd7 24. e4 {then} Rxd4 25. Bxd4 Nxd4 {but after} 26. b4 c6 27.
h5 {Black's position is bad.}) 24. Qe2 ({I realised that my position is won
and was choosing between 2 options:} 24. e4 {was also strong} Bxb3 (24... Rxb3
25. Ba1 $1 (25. d5 Bxh3 26. dxc6 Bxg2 27. Qxg2 bxc6 28. Ba1 $16) 25... Na5 26.
d5 $18) 25. Rdc1 e6 (25... Ba2 26. Ra1 Nb4 27. Bf1) (25... Na5 26. Bf1 Rb6 27.
d5) 26. Ba1 Qa8 27. d5 $18) 24... Rh5 (24... Rxb3 $2 25. d5) 25. e4 Bxb3 (25...
Rxh4 {is 'as usual' answered by} 26. Kg3 $1 $18) 26. Rdc1 Na5 (26... Qe6 27.
Qf3) (26... e6 27. Qd3) 27. d5 {White has reached his dream position. Black is
helpless.} b6 28. Be5 c5 29. dxc6 ({I had also considered} 29. Qb5 $1 $18 {
but decided to calculate one line till the end and follow it. Of course, there
are few ways to win in such a position.}) 29... f6 30. Ba1 ({Or} 30. c7 Rd7 31.
Qb5) 30... Rc5 31. Rxc5 bxc5 32. Qb5 ({Or} 32. e5 Qf5 (32... Bc4 33. Qe3 Nxc6
34. Qxc5) (32... Bd5 33. Bxd5+ Rxd5 34. exf6 (34. Qa2 $2 c4) 34... exf6 35. Rb8
$18) 33. c7 Rc8 34. exf6 exf6 35. Qe7 $18) 32... Qc7 ({Black's last practical
chance was} 32... Ba2 $1 {but after} 33. Rb2 $1 Qc7 34. e5 $1 Be6 35. Qb6 Qxb6
(35... Rc8 36. Qxc7 Rxc7 37. Rb7 $1 {I had finished my calculation here}) 36.
Rxb6 Rc8 {I would have to find} 37. f5 $1 {which leads to a forced win,
although probably White can win by other ways too.} gxf5 (37... Nc4 38. Rb7
gxf5 39. Rxe7) (37... Bxf5 38. Bc3 $18) 38. c7 Kf7 39. Bf3 Nb3 40. Bh5+ Kf8 41.
Rxe6 Nxa1 42. exf6 Rxc7 43. f7 $18 {Black is losing his knight!} Nc2 (43... Rc8
44. Re1 Nc2 45. Rg1) 44. Rh6) 33. Rxb3 Nxc6 ({Or} 33... Nxb3 34. Qxb3+ {
followed by 35.e5.}) (33... Qxf4+ 34. Rg3 Nxc6 35. Qxc6 Rd3 36. Qe8+ (36. Qe6+
Kf8 37. Qg4 {is also good}) 36... Kg7 37. Qxe7+ Kh6 38. Be5 $1 {I wanted to
make this final touch, but my opponent didn't allow me.}) 34. e5 Nd4 35. Qc4+ {
And Alexander warmly congratulated me with on victory in the match and in the
cycle.} 1-0

[Event "Oslo"]
[Site "Oslo"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Gronn, Atle"]
[Black "Hellers, Ferdinand"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2310"]
[BlackElo "2510"]
[Annotator "Gronn,A"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1992.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 030"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. Qe2 e5 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. e4 c6
15. f4 Bg7 16. Be3 Be6 17. Qf2 (17. e5 {hadde vжrt bedre.}) 17... Rad8 18. Bc5
Qc7 19. e5 f6 20. Bd6 Qf7 21. exf6 Bxf6 22. Bc5 Bg4 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Ne4 Bg7
25. h3 Na4 $1 26. Nd6 Qc7 27. hxg4 Nxc5 28. Qxc5 Qxd6 29. Qc4+ (29. Qxd6 Rxd6
30. Re1 $10) 29... Kh8 30. Kh2 g5 31. fxg5 Be5 32. Qb3 Qd2 33. Rf1 Qxg5 34. Rf5
Qh4+ 35. Kg1 Bd4+ 36. Kf1 Qh2 37. Be4 Re8 38. Qf3 Qg1+ 39. Ke2 Bg7 40. Rh5 $2 (
40. Qe3 $10) 40... Qd4 41. Rxh7+ Kg8 42. Qb3+ {[#]} Qd5 $1 43. Rxg7+ Kxg7 44.
Qc3+ Kg8 0-1

[Event "ISR-ch"]
[Site "Jerusalem"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Oratovsky, Michael"]
[Black "Zalkind, Konstantin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2485"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[Annotator "Hecht,H"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "1996.10.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 056"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nc6 8. e4
Nb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 cxd5 13. exd5 e6 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15.
Be5 Nc6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. b3 Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 Rfd8 19. Ne4 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21.
Rxd8 Nxd8 22. Nd4 Bd5 23. f4 f5 24. Nc5 a6 25. Bxd5 Nxd5 26. Nde6+ Nxe6 27.
Nxe6+ Kf6 28. Nc5 b6 29. Nxa6 Ke6 30. Kf2 Kd6 31. a3 Kc6 32. Ke2 Kb7 33. Nb4
Nxb4 34. axb4 {[#]_|_ Opposition, (.), Tempospiel} Kc6 35. Kd3 Kb5 (35... Kd5
36. h3 b5 $1 37. Ke3 Ke6 38. Kd4 Kd6 39. g4 fxg4 40. hxg4 h5 41. f5 hxg4 (41...
h4 42. fxg6 Ke6 43. Ke4 Kf6 44. Kf3 Kxg6 45. Kg2 Kh6 46. Kh2 $11) 42. fxg6 Ke6
43. Ke4 Kf6 44. Kf4 Kg7 $1 (44... Kxg6 $2 45. Kxg4 $18 {[%csl Rb5] Opposition!}
) 45. Kg3 Kh6 46. Kh4 Kg7 47. Kg3 Kh6 48. g7 Kxg7 49. Kxg4 Kg6 $11) 36. Kc3 g5
(36... h5 37. h3 Kc6 38. Kc4 b5+ 39. Kd4 Kd6 40. h4 $18 {(.)}) 37. fxg5 hxg5
38. h3 (38. h4 $2 f4 $1) 38... Kc6 (38... g4 $2 39. h4 $1 f4 40. Kd3 fxg3 41.
Ke2 $18) 39. Kd4 Kd6 40. h4 (40. b5 Ke6 41. b4 Kd6 42. h4 f4 43. h5 fxg3 44.
Ke3 Ke5 45. Kf3 Kf6 (45... Kf5 46. Kxg3 g4 47. h6 Kg6 48. Kxg4 Kxh6 49. Kf5 $18
) 46. Kxg3 Kg7 47. Kh3 Kh7 $11) 40... f4 41. h5 (41. hxg5 fxg3 42. Ke3 Ke5 43.
Kf3 Kf5 44. Kxg3 Kxg5 $11) 41... fxg3 42. Ke3 Ke5 43. Kf3 Kf5 44. Kxg3 b5 45.
Kh3 g4+ 46. Kh4 (46. Kg3 Kg5 47. h6 Kxh6 48. Kh4 g3 $11) 46... Kf4 47. h6 g3
48. h7 g2 49. h8=Q g1=Q 50. Qf6+ Ke4 51. Qc6+ Kf4 52. Qc7+ Ke4 53. Qb7+ Kf4 54.
Qb8+ Ke4 55. Qe8+ (55. Qxb5 Qh2+ 56. Kg5 Qe5+ 57. Qxe5+ Kxe5 58. Kg4 Kd6 59.
Kf4 Kc6 60. Ke4 Kb5 61. Kd3 Kxb4 62. Kc2 Kb5 $11) 55... Kf4 56. Qf8+ Ke4
1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-ch"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1998.08.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Izeta Txabarri, Felix"]
[Black "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2445"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[Annotator "Illescas Cordoba,M"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "1998.08.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1999"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{[%mdl 64]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7.
Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 e5 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. O-O cxd5 12. exd5 O-O 13. Bg5 f6 14.
Be3 Rf7 15. b3 {[%csl Ya5,Yb6,Rc4]} (15. Nd2 Nac4 16. Nxc4 Nxc4 17. Bc5 Nxb2
18. Qb3 Nd3 19. Ba3 f5 20. Rad1 e4 21. Rxd3 exd3 22. d6 Qb6 23. Nb5 Bd7 24. Bd5
Raf8 25. Nc7 Qxb3 26. Bxb3 f4 27. Rd1 {1/2-1/2 Hansen,C-Tisdall,J/Helsinki
1986/MCL 02 (27)}) 15... Bg4 16. Qd2 Rd7 {[%csl Yd5]} 17. Rad1 $146 {[%cal
Yg7a1]} (17. Rfd1 f5 18. Ng5 Nbc4 19. bxc4 Nxc4 20. Qc1 Nxe3 21. Ne6 Nxd1 22.
Nxd8 Nxc3 23. Qxc3 e4 24. Qb3 Bxa1 25. d6+ Kh8 26. Nf7+ Kg7 27. Ne5 Bxe5 28.
Qe6 Rad8 29. Qxe5+ Kh6 30. h3 Be2 31. Qf4+ Kg7 {Kurajica,M-Fernandez Garcia,J/
Santa Cruz 1995/EXT 95op/0-1 (60)}) 17... Rc8 $6 {[%cal Yg2a8,Gc8c3]} (17... f5
$13) 18. h3 $1 Bxf3 $2 (18... Be6 $142 $14) 19. Bxf3 f5 20. Nb5 {[%csl Ra5,Ra7,
Gd2,Ge3]} e4 21. Qxa5 (21. Nxa7 $6 Rc3 22. Be2 Nxd5 $132) 21... exf3 22. d6 $16
{[%csl Ga5,Ra7,Gb5,Rb6,Gd1,Gd6,Ge3,Rg8][%cal Ye3a7]} f4 $1 {[%csl Yh3][%cal
Ye3a7]} 23. Bxf4 (23. gxf4 $6 {[%csl Rg1]}) 23... Rf7 {[%cal Yd8d7,Yd7h3,Yh3g2]
/\Qd7} (23... Rc5 24. Qb4 $16) 24. Nxa7 $1 Ra8 (24... Qd7 $2 25. Kh2 (25. Rd3
$18) 25... Rf5 26. Qxb6 Rh5 27. h4 Qg4 28. Bg5 Rxg5 29. d7 $18) 25. d7 $1 (25.
Be3 Qd7 $44) 25... Rxd7 (25... Rf5 26. Qe1 $1 Nxd7 27. Qe6+ Rf7 28. Nb5 $18)
26. Rxd7 $2 (26. Bg5 $1 Qc7 27. Be3 $1 Nc8 28. Qxc7 Rxc7 29. Rd8+ Kf7 30. Nb5
$1 Rc6 31. a4 $18) 26... Qxd7 27. Kh2 Nc8 (27... Qd3 $5 28. Qb5 $8 (28. Re1 Nd5
$17 29. Qb5 Nxf4 30. Qxb7 Rf8 31. gxf4 Qd2 32. Rf1 Qxf4+ $19) (28. Kg1 Nd5 29.
Qc5 Nc3 $17) 28... Qxb5 (28... Qe2 $2 29. Be3 $1) 29. Nxb5 Rxa2 30. Nd6 $1 Nd5
31. Nxb7 Bd4 $36) 28. Qb5 Qxb5 29. Nxb5 Rxa2 $11 30. Be3 Ne7 31. Rd1 Nf5 32.
Bb6 (32. Rd8+ $6 Kf7 33. Nd6+ Ke7 $1 (33... Nxd6 34. Rxd6 $16 {[%csl Rb7,Ge3,
Rf3]}) 34. Nxf5+ (34. Bg5+ Ke6 {><f2}) 34... Kxd8 35. Nxg7 Ke7 $17) 32... Be5 {
[%csl Rg3]} 33. Kg1 Bxg3 (33... Rb2 34. Rd3 Rb1+ 35. Kh2 Rb2 36. Kg1 $11) (
33... h5 $142 34. Rd3 $1 Ra1+ 35. Kh2 h4 36. Rxf3 hxg3+ 37. fxg3 Nxg3 38. Kg2
Nf5 39. Bf2 $11) 34. Rd8+ Kf7 35. fxg3 Nxg3 (35... Rg2+ 36. Kf1 Nxg3+ 37. Ke1
Re2+ 38. Kd1 f2 39. Bxf2 Rxf2 40. Rd7+ Kf6 41. Rxh7 $11) 36. Bf2 Ne4 $4 {
[%mdl 8192]} (36... Ra1+ 37. Kh2 (37. Be1 $4 Ne4 $19) 37... Nf1+ 38. Kg1 $11)
37. Rd3 $4 $138 {[%mdl 8192]} (37. Nd6+ Ke7 38. Re8+ Kxd6 39. Rxe4 $18) 37...
Ra1+ $1 (37... Rxf2 38. Nd6+) (37... Nxf2 38. Rxf3+) 38. Kh2 Rh1+ $1 39. Kxh1
Nxf2+ 40. Kh2 Nxd3 $19 {[%csl Yb4,Gd3,Yf2]} 41. Nd6+ Ke6 42. Nxb7 Ke5 43. Na5
Kf4 44. Nc4 g5 45. Nd2 Ke3 46. Nf1+ Ke2 47. Ng3+ Ke1 48. h4 g4 49. h5 f2 0-1

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.08.04"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Andersson, Ulf"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2584"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[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 "Sweden II"]
[BlackTeam "Poland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. O-O O-O 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
d4 Nb6 9. d5 (9. e3 $5) 9... Na5 10. Nd4 (10. e4 $5) 10... c6 11. Nb3 $6 (11.
e4 $142 $5) 11... Nxd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Bxd5 (13. Nxa5 Qxa5 14. Qxd5 Qxd5 15.
Bxd5 Rd8 16. Bg2 Bg4 17. f3 Be6 18. Be3 b6 19. a4 Bxb2 20. Rab1 Bd4 21. Kf2
Rac8 22. Rb4 Bxe3+ 23. Kxe3 Rc3+ 24. Kf2 Rd2 $19 {Vajdic,N (2228)-Stajic,P 
(2210)/Sombor 2004/}) (13. Qxd5 Qxd5 14. Bxd5 Rd8 15. Bg2 Nxb3 16. axb3 Bd4 $15
) 13... Bh3 14. Re1 Rc8 $1 $146 {[%mdl 520]} (14... Nc6 15. Nc5 Qb6 (15... Rc8
$5) 16. Be3 Qc7 $2 (16... Rad8 $142) 17. Rc1 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bc3 19. Rxb7 Qc8 20.
Bd2 Bxd2 21. Qxd2 Rd8 22. Qg5 $16 {Gasparian,N-Andreeva,N (2170)/Zagan 1995/})
15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Nxa5 Rc2 18. Nxb7 Rd7 19. Na5 Rxe2 $1 20. Bf4
(20. Rxe2 Rd1+ 21. Re1 Rxe1#) 20... Rxb2 21. Nc4 Rc2 22. Ne5+ Bxe5 23. Rxe5
Rxa2 $1 24. Ree1 (24. Rxa2 Rd1+ 25. Re1 Rxe1#) 24... Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Rd3 26. Bc7
h5 27. Ba5 e5 28. Be1 Kf6 29. f4 e4 30. Kf2 (30. Bb4 Rf3 $19) 30... Rf3+ 31.
Ke2 Bf1+ 32. Kd1 a6 33. Ra4 Kf5 34. Rd4 Ra3 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.29"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Konikowski,J"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 {
[%cal Rc6d4,Rd8d4,Rg7d4,Gd1d4,Gf3d4]} 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Qc2 (
11. Nd4 $5) 11... c6 12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Rd1 Bf5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (13... Bd7 14.
e4 Qc8 15. Bf4 (15. Nd5 {1/2 Korpics,Z (2315)-Boros,D (2285)/Paks 1995/}) 15...
Bg4 16. Nb5 Rd8 17. Rxd8+ Qxd8 18. Rd1 Qc8 19. Rc1 h6 20. Nc7 Rb8 21. Nb5 e5
22. Be3 Qd7 23. Nxa7 Nd4 24. Bxd4 exd4 25. Qb3 Qd8 26. Nb5 $14 {Arduman,C 
(2358)-Van Wely,L (2645)/Panormo 2002/}) 14. e4 Bd7 15. a4 (15. Bf4 $5) 15...
Qc8 16. Qe2 $2 (16. Qb3 Na5 17. Qb4 Nc6 18. Qb3 Na5 $11) 16... Bg4 $1 17. a5
Nd7 18. Be3 Nde5 19. Rd5 Rd8 20. a6 bxa6 21. Rxd8+ Qxd8 22. Rxa6 Qc8 23. Ra4
Qb7 24. Nd1 Rd8 25. h3 (25. Nc3 Nxf3+ 26. Bxf3 Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Qxb2 28. Nd5 Qb5
$19) 25... Bxf3 26. Bxf3 Qb3 27. Ra1 Nd4 0-1

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2004.01.24"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2679"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Kortschnoj,V"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2004.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 099"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3
Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c5 13. Nf3 {This is a
well-known theoretical line. 13.Nb3 yields some advantage to white; 13.Nf3,
introduced by Dautov in 1999, pretends to get more.} Nbc4 14. Qc2 b5 15. b3 b4
16. bxc4 Bxc3 17. Bd2 $5 {In the famous game Dautov-Sutovsky 17.Bb2 had been
played. The move Bd2 was suggested by Dautov in his annotation to the game.}
Bg7 $6 {After this move black finds himself in an inferior position, even
without any material compensation for it.} ({After} 17... Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Nb7 19.
Bc1 {followed by Bb2, eventually by e4-e5, or Qc1-h6 white certainly had good
compensation for an exchange. But alas! it is not possible to be always on the
offensive in chess...}) 18. Rac1 Qb6 {It is hard to suggest anything else. In
a similar position with the black knight somewhere on b8 black would play
e7-e5. Here however e7-e5 would be always met by the unpleasant a2-a3!} (18...
Nb7 {Ftacnik} 19. e5 (19. Bf4 a5 20. Be5 f6 21. Ba1 e5 22. dxe6) 19... Bf5 20.
Qb3 Qd7 21. Bf4 $14) 19. Rfe1 Rad8 20. h3 $1 {White is not in a hurry. In an
exemplary manner he gradually prepares a push e4-e5.} e6 21. g4 exd5 22. cxd5
c4 23. Be3 Qc7 {Black obviously has not foreseen the next move of the opponent.
More promising was} (23... Qb5 {In case of} 24. Bxa7 b3 25. axb3 Nxb3 26. Rb1
Qa6 27. Be3 Ba4 {black would acquire some counterplay - exactly what he was
looking for!}) 24. e5 $1 Bxe5 25. Nxe5 Qxe5 {Less committal was} (25... Rxe5 {
although after} 26. Qd2 (26. Qb2 {Ftacnik} Qd6 27. Rb1 Rb8 (27... f5 28. Qxb4
Qxb4 29. Rxb4 fxg4 30. hxg4 Bxg4 31. Rb5 Nc6 32. Rc1 $14) 28. Bd2 Rxe1+ 29.
Bxe1 $14) 26... c3 27. Qd4 {or 26...Qd6 27.Ba7 black position looked still
pretty dubious.}) 26. Bc5 $1 Qxe1+ {After 26...Qb8 27.Be7 or Qd2 are strong.} (
26... Qb8 {Ftacnik} 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Qd2 $16) 27. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 28. Kh2 Rde8 {
Black tries to achieve coordination of his pieces. It was a worth to consider
Ftacnik: 'Black is walking on a thin ice, since white can try to mate him on
the a1-h8 diagonal and his knight on a5 is beyond repair.'} (28... b3 {Then} {
White had an edge after} 29. axb3 (29. Qc3 {would turn to be a grave mistake:}
bxa2 30. Qxa5 (30. Qxe1 Nb3 31. Qe7 (31. Bd4 Re8) 31... Ra8) 30... a1=Q 31.
Qxd8+ Be8) 29... Nxb3 (29... cxb3 {Ftacnik} 30. Qc3 Rde8 31. Ba3 R1e2 32. Qxa5
Rxf2 33. Kg3 $18) 30. Be3 {or 30.Qc3!? After, say,} (30. Qxc4 {Ftacnik} Nxc5
31. Qxc5 $16) 30... Rxe3 31. fxe3 Rc8 32. Qc3 a5 {white had a problem to stop
black passed pawns. He would solve this minor problem the following way:} 33.
Bf1 a4 34. Bxc4 Bb5 35. d6 {winning.}) (28... Rb8 {Ftacnik} 29. Qd2 Rb1 30. Be4
Rf1 31. Kg2 c3 32. Qf4 $18) 29. Bxb4 R1e2 30. Qc3 Rxf2 31. Kg3 Rxa2 (31... Rxa2
{A nice trap: if} 32. Bxa5 {'!' Ftacnik.} {However, after} Rb8 {Bologan,
presumably after home analyses, pointed out a winning move -} (32... Rb8 33.
Qxc4 (33. Bb4 Ra4) (33. Qe5) 33... Rxa5 34. Qc7 Rb3+ 35. Kh4 $2 ({Stronger is} 
35. Kf4 Ra2 36. Be4 {, where white still has better chances.}) 35... Ra2 36.
Bf1 h6 $1 37. Qxd7 Rf2 {and white is in danger.}) (32... h5 {Ftacnik} 33. gxh5
gxh5 34. Bf3 $18) 33. Qe5 $1 Rb3+ 34. Bc3 $18) (31... Rfe2 {Ftacnik} 32. Bf3
R2e3 33. Qf6 Nb7 34. Bd2 $1 $18) 32. Qf6 Nb7 {According to Bologan} (32... Nb3
{was much stronger.} 33. Kh4 {Ftacnik} Re3 34. Qd6 $18) 33. Bf3 {Ftacnik:
'Bologan's only worry is the safety of his king, otherwise he roams on the
whole board.'} (33. Bc3 {Ftacnik} Re3+ 34. Bf3 Rxc3 35. Qxc3 Nd6 $11) 33... Rc2
({Or} 33... Re3 34. Kf4 {or 34.Bc3, in both cases with a won position.}) 34.
Qa6 Nd8 35. Qxa7 Bb5 36. Qd4 f5 37. gxf5 Nf7 (37... gxf5 38. Bh5) 38. fxg6 hxg6
39. Qb6 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.02.13"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2619"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d4 Nc6 6. Nf3 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. e4
Nb6 9. d5 Na5 10. O-O c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 cxd5 13. exd5 Nac4 14. b3 $6 {
A rare, risky move, instead of the main theoretical} (14. Qe2) 14... g5 $6 (
14... Nd6 {is too passive:} 15. Be5 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Re1 Nf6 18. Ne5 Bd7
19. Rc1 Re8 20. Qd2 Rc8 21. Qb2 Kg8 22. h4 Rc7 23. Ne2 h5 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25.
Nxd7 Qxd7 26. Nf4 Qb5 27. Re5 $36 {1/2-1/2 Magerramov,E-Banas,J/Trnava 1981/
MCD (39)}) (14... Bxc3 $1 {is the right response:} 15. bxc4 (15. Rc1 Nxd5 $1 (
15... Nb2 $143 16. Qe2 Bg7 17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Nxd5 19. Qxb2 $44 {1-0 Ilic,
Z-Vareille,F/Dijon 1987/EXT 2004 (33)}) 16. Bxh6 Ncb6 17. Rxc3 Nxc3 18. Qa1 Qd3
19. Bxf8 Kxf8 $19 {0-1 Adrian,C-Luecke,N/Verdun 1993/EXT 2004 (25)}) 15... Bxa1
16. Qxa1 g5 17. Bc1 Nxc4 18. h4 f6 19. hxg5 hxg5 20. Re1 {1-0 Stean,
M-Blackstock,L/Hastings 1971/EXT 99 (33) Still, after, say,} Qxd5 {White's
compensation for the missing exchange is hardly sufficient.}) 15. bxc4 gxf4 {
The question is now whether Black will manage to complete his development and
establish a dark-square blockade. Well, it looks hardly probable...} 16. Qd3 (
16. Qb3 $5 Qc7 17. Nd2 fxg3 18. hxg3 Bf5 19. Rac1 Nd7 20. Nde4 Rfc8 (20... Nc5
21. Nxc5 Qxc5 22. Qxb7 Qxc4 23. Ne4 Qxa2 24. Qxe7 $1) 21. d6 $1 exd6 $2 22. Nb5
Nc5 23. Qa3 Qd7 24. Nexd6 Nd3 25. Rcd1 a6 26. Nxf5 axb5 27. Qxd3 Qxd3 28. Rxd3
bxc4 29. Rd7 {1-0 Pieniazek,A-Biro,S/Rostock 1989/EXT 2002/[Pieniazek,A]})
16... Qc7 17. Nd2 fxg3 (17... Qe5 18. Rac1 Bf5 19. Qf3 Rac8 20. Ne2 (20. Nce4
$5) 20... fxg3 (20... Qb2 $5) 21. Nxg3 Bg6 22. c5 $1 Qb2 23. Nb3 Nd7 24. Nf5
Qf6 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Qg3 $16 {0-1 Velickovic,Z-Postl,A/Graz 1992/EXT 98 (64)})
18. hxg3 Qe5 19. Rac1 Bf5 20. Qf3 Rac8 {The insertion of ...fxg3 hxg3 even
worsens Black's situation.} 21. Rfe1 Qf6 22. Qe2 $6 (22. Nce4 $5 {was more
energetic:} Bxe4 (22... Qg6 23. Qa3) 23. Qxe4 $16 {[%cal Rc4c5,Re4e7]}) 22...
Qd4 $2 (22... Rfe8 23. c5 $1 $16 Rxc5 $2 24. Nce4) ({however,} 22... Qg5 $5 {
(a difficult "computer" move) enabled Black to hold on.}) 23. Nb5 Qb2 24. d6 $1
exd6 25. Nxd6 Rcd8 26. Nxf5 Rxd2 27. Qg4 {The weakness of Black's kingside now
decides the game.} Kh8 28. c5 Nd5 29. Rb1 Qf6 30. Rbd1 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Nc3 32.
Rd6 Qe5 33. Qxg7+ Qxg7 34. Nxg7 {/\34...Kxg7 35.Bxb7 etc.} 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 62nd"]
[Site "Poznan"]
[Date "2005.05.05"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Urban, Klaudiusz"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2005.04.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nc3 O-O 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bf4 (11. Qc2 {is more popular.}) 11... cxd5 12.
exd5 Nac4 13. Qe2 Bf5 (13... Nxb2 14. Qxb2 Na4 15. Nxa4 Bxb2 16. Nxb2 Qxd5 {
is considered slightly favourable for White, despite Black's formal material
advantage.}) ({The other possible moves are:} 13... Bg4) (13... Bd7) (13... Re8
) (13... e5) ({or even} 13... h6) 14. Rac1 Rc8 15. b3 (15. Rfd1 $6 Nxb2 16.
Qxb2 Rxc3 17. Rxc3 Na4) (15. Nh4 Bd7 16. b3 Nd6 17. Be5 Bg4 18. f3 Bxe5 19.
Qxe5 Bd7 20. f4 Re8 21. a4 a5 22. Ne4 Bg4 23. h3 Nd7 24. Qd4 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Qb6+
26. Kh2 Nf6 27. Qd3 Bd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Lin Weiguo-Ye Jiangchuan/Beijing 1997/CBM
061 (39)}) (15. Rfe1 $5 {(this needs more tests)} Re8 (15... Nxb2 16. Qxb2 Rxc3
17. Rxc3 Na4 18. Qxb7 Nxc3 19. Ne5 $16) 16. Nh4 Bd7 17. b3 e5 {a typical
counterblow but...} 18. dxe6 Rxe6 19. Ne4 f5 20. bxc4 fxe4 21. Red1 Qe8 22. c5
Na4 (22... Bb5 $5) 23. Bh3 Nxc5 24. Bxe6+ Bxe6 25. Be3 $16 {1-0 Turgut,
T-Lubashov,A/ICCF Email 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 94 (33)}) 15... Nd6 16. Be5 {
Is the exchange of the dark-squared bishops favorable for White in this
structure? A good question, to which I don't know the general answer. On one
hand, the black bishop is quite strong and its exchange somewhat weakens the
position of the black king, which may be important in future. On the other
hand, the white bishop is also strong and exerts pressure upon Black's
queenside. I believe, everything depends on the particular position. Here, for
instance, the alternative is} (16. Ne5 {e.g.} Nd7 (16... h6 $5) 17. Nc4 Nxc4
18. bxc4 Nc5 19. Rfd1 Qa5 (19... Qd7 $142 {and Black is fine}) 20. Nb5 Rfe8 21.
Be3 a6 $2 (21... Bd7 22. d6 $5) 22. Bxc5 axb5 (22... Rxc5 $2 23. Nd6) 23. cxb5
Bd7 24. Bf1 $16 {1-0 Jakovljevic,V-Breznik,K/Bled 2000/CBM 075 ext (30)}) 16...
Bh6 {Black evades the bishop exchange at the moment, in order to seize the
c-file.} (16... Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Nd7 18. Rfe1 Nxe5 19. Qxe5 Re8 20. h3 $14 {
A typical position with a small but steady advantage for White (space!).}) (
16... Re8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nd4 Qd7 19. Rfe1 Kg8 20. Qd2 Kg7 21. Re3 $14 {
Here is a brilliant game of little-known players:} Bh3 $2 22. Ne6+ $1 Bxe6 23.
dxe6 fxe6 24. Rce1 Nf5 25. Rd3 Qc7 26. Ne4 h6 27. g4 Nd6 (27... Nh4 $2 28. Rh3
$1) 28. g5 $1 h5 29. Qb2+ Kg8 30. Rxd6 $1 exd6 31. Nf6+ Kf8 (31... Kf7 32. Nxe8
Rxe8 33. Qf6+ {-that's why 28.g5!}) 32. Nxe8 Rxe8 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Rxe6+ $1
Kxe6 35. Qxe8+ Kf5 36. Qe3 Qc2 37. Bh3# {1-0 Hjelm,N-Nylen,A/Haninge 1997/EXT
99}) (16... e6 $6 {Donev} 17. dxe6 $16 ({but not} 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. dxe6 Bxe6
19. Rfd1 Qf6 $1 $13)) 17. Rcd1 Nd7 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (17... Qd7 18. Bd4 (18. a4
$5) 18... Bg4 19. h3 (19. Rfe1 $5) 19... Nf5 $6 (19... Bxh3 $4 20. Ne5 Qf5 21.
g4 $18) (19... Bxf3 $142 20. Bxf3 Nf5 21. Bxb6 Rxc3 $5 $13) 20. hxg4 Nxd4 21.
Nxd4 Rxc3 22. Rfe1 $14 {1-0 Krasenkow,M-Dvoirys,S/Podolsk 1993/Inf 59/
[Krasenkow,M] (23)}) (17... Re8 18. Bd4 (18. h3 $5) 18... Bg4 19. h3 Nf5 20.
Be5 $2 (20. hxg4) 20... Bxf3 21. Qxf3 f6 22. Bd4 Nxd4 23. Rxd4 e5 24. Rdd1 f5
$17 {0-1 Salo,T-Holmsten,A/Turku 1999/EXT 2000 (45)}) 18. Bd4 Bg7 {Black comes
back to the idea of trading the bishops in a more favorable situation (the c3
knight is hanging and he has already played ...Nb6-d7).} (18... Re8 {[%cal
Yd8a5]} 19. h3 $14 {[%cal Rg3g4]}) 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rc1 {White appears to
have nothing better but now Black has gained a pure tempo comparing to the
position after 16.Be5 - 17.Bxg7 Kxg7.} (20. Qe3 Nf6 {and Rd1-c1 will be
necessary anyway.}) 20... Nf6 21. Ne5 {Allowing the queen sortie, after which
Black obtains a good position.} (21. Nd4 $5 Re8 $5 {[%cal Yd8a5]} 22. h3 $5 Qa5
23. Qe3) 21... Qa5 {[%cal Oc8c3,Ce5c4,Cc4a5,Yc8c7,Yf8c8]} 22. Nc4 $1 {Should
Black succeed in doubling rooks along the c-file, White could get into trouble.
Therefore he decides to change the pawn structure.} Nxc4 23. bxc4 Qc5 24. h3 h5
(24... Qxc4 $6 25. Qxe7) 25. Rfd1 Rfe8 {Black's blockade of the dark squares
doesn't look too solid (the queen!); still, it's quite enough to restrict
White's active possibilities.} 26. Nb5 {[%cal Yb5d4,Yd4b3] Trying to lift the
blockade but...} Bd7 $1 27. Nd4 Ba4 {Just in time!} 28. Nb3 Qb4 29. Qd3 b6 30.
Re1 Bxb3 31. axb3 a5 32. Ra1 Rc7 33. Re3 Qd6 34. Rae1 Ra7 35. Qd4 Kg8 {[%cal
Ya5a4] Every attempt to break Black's solid position would result in
weaknesses in White's camp; therefore he doesn't want to take risk although 36.
g4!? /\ 37.Bf3 was possible.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus-C"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.16"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Adly, Ahmed"]
[Black "Van der Weide, Karel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2473"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
e5 9. d5 Ne7 {A rare move nowadays.} (9... Na5) (9... e4) 10. e4 Bg4 11. O-O c6
12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 {The fact that this queen has reached f3 in one go (and
not in two: Qd1-e2xf3 as in some lines) is favorable for White.} O-O 14. Rd1
cxd5 15. Nxd5 Nbxd5 16. Be3 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An important novelty in a
well-known theoretical position! White develops his bishop not hurrying with
e4xd5 and therefore not allowing ...Ne7-f5.} (16. exd5 Nf5 {[%cal Yf5d6,Yf5d4]}
17. d6 {is the main theoretical line.}) 16... Nc6 {I don't like this move
allowing Rxd5.} (16... f5 $5 17. exd5 Qd6 {needs examination in practice.}) 17.
Rxd5 Qf6 (17... Qc7 18. Rc1 $5) 18. Qg4 $1 {[%cal Ch7h5,Ch5g4,Rg4d7,Rd5d7]} Qe6
{These double pawns will become a serious weakness but Black had no better
option.} (18... Rad8 $4 19. Bg5) 19. Qxe6 fxe6 20. Rd6 Rfd8 21. Rxe6 $5 {
[%mdl 512] An interesting decision. White sacrifices an exchange for a pawn,
further destroying Black's pawn structure. Besides, White's bishop pair
becomes extremely powerful.} (21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Rc1 {was a "normal"
continuation.}) 21... Kf7 22. Rxc6 bxc6 23. Rc1 Rac8 (23... Rd6 $142 $5) 24.
Bf1 Bf8 {Black immediately gives up another pawn to activate his pieces.} (
24... Rc7 {was still possible.}) 25. Bxa7 Rd2 26. Ba6 Ra8 27. Be3 Rxb2 28. Rxc6
$16 {The material advantage is now on White's side; his bishops are powerful
and Black's e5 pawn is weak.} Kg7 29. Bg5 $6 (29. Rc7+ $142 Kh8 30. Bc4 Rc2 31.
Bg5 {-game}) 29... Kh8 $6 {Missing a tactical chance:} (29... Bc5 $1 30. Bf6+ (
30. Rxc5 Rxa6 31. Rc7+ Kg8 32. Bh6 Raxa2 {is harmless}) 30... Kh6 31. Bxe5 Rxa6
$1 32. Bf4+ (32. Rxa6 Rxf2 33. Rc6 Be3 $1 $11) 32... Kg7 33. Rxa6 Rxf2 34. Rc6
Rxf4+ 35. Rxc5 Rxe4 {and Black shouldn't lose.}) 30. Bc4 Rc2 31. Rc7 Bg7 32. a4
h6 33. Be7 Re8 34. Bd6 Bf8 35. Bb5 Rxc7 36. Bxc7 Re6 37. a5 Bc5 38. Bb8 Kh7 39.
Kg2 Re7 40. a6 Ba7 41. Bd6 Re6 42. Bc7 Re7 43. Bd8 $2 {One inaccurate move -
and the advantage has gone.} (43. Ba5 $142 {then trying to bring the king to
the q-side}) 43... Rf7 44. f4 (44. f3 Rf8 45. Ba5 Rb8 {with a sudden
counterattack.}) 44... exf4 45. gxf4 Rxf4 46. e5 Rf2+ 47. Kg3 Rb2 48. Bc6 Bb8
$2 (48... Rb3+ {was the correct solution. Black has no reason to play for a
win but White can't avoid the perpetual either:} 49. Kg2 (49. Kf4 Rb4+ 50. Kf3
Rb3+ 51. Ke4 Rb4+) 49... Re3 $1 50. Bf6 Bd4 $11) 49. Kf3 Bxe5 $2 {A strange
decision. With an extra piece White easily wins. Still after} (49... Rc2 50.
Bb7 Rc3+ 51. Ke4 Rxh3 52. e6 {Black could hardly survive.}) 50. a7 Ra2 51. a8=Q
Rxa8 52. Bxa8 {Black can't exchange the white h3 pawn. Hope for the "wrong
corner" is also vain.} Kg7 53. Bc6 Ba1 54. Be8 Bb2 55. Ke4 Ba1 56. Kd5 Bb2 57.
Ke6 Ba1 58. Be7 Bb2 59. Bf7 Ba1 60. Ba3 Bc3 61. Ke7 Bf6+ 62. Ke8 h5 63. Bf8+
Kh7 64. Bd5 {White now captures both of Black's pawns then moves his pawn to
h6 following by a decisive Bg7 (with his king on f7, of course).} 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp1 49th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2005.08.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2005.08.24"]
[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 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
e5 9. d5 Ne7 {This knight retreat is considered a bit too passive.} 10. e4 Bg4
11. O-O c6 12. h3 (12. Qb3 $6 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Nbxd5 14. exd5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Nxd5
16. Nxe5 Be6 17. Nd3 Rc8 18. Bd2 O-O 19. Rac1 b6 20. b3 Nc3 21. Bxc3 Rxc3 22.
Rxc3 Bxc3 {1/2-1/2 Kharitonov,A-Polovodin,I/Irkutsk 1983/MCD}) 12... Bxf3 13.
Qxf3 {This capture in such positions is more precise than Bxf3 as it
contributes to development. Therefore it is more favorable for Black to play ..
.Bc8-g4 after White has already played Qd1-e2 (gaining a tempo in case of h3
Bxf3 Qxf3)} (13. Bxf3 O-O 14. Qb3 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Nbxd5 16. exd5 Nf5 (16... Qd7
$5) 17. Qxb7 Nd4 $44 18. d6 Rb8 19. Qe4 f5 20. Qd5+ Kh8 21. Rd1 Qf6 22. Be3 Rb5
23. Rxd4 exd4 24. Bxd4 Rxd5 25. Bxf6 Rxd6 26. Be7 Rd2 27. Bxf8 Bxf8 28. Rc1
Rxb2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Filippov,V-Bologan,V/Izmir 2004/CBM 104 no vc (45)}) 13...
cxd5 (13... O-O {- D 76}) 14. exd5 (14. Nxd5 Nc6 (14... Nbxd5 15. exd5 Nf5 16.
Qa3 $1 $16 {Blees,A-Mikhalchishin,A/Lillafuehred 1989/Inf 48}) 15. Qa3 Bf8 16.
Qd3 Bg7 17. Be3 O-O 18. Rfd1 Nd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Blees,A-Mikhalchishin,A/
Lillafured 1989/TD (24)}) 14... Nf5 15. d6 $5 {Fighting for initiative before
Black has castled.} Rb8 {Black correctly evaluates that White can't keep his
d6 pawn in a long term. Capturing it at once was risky:} (15... Nxd6 16. Rd1
Qc7 (16... Qe7 17. Nd5 (17. Be3 Ndc4) 17... Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Rd8 19. Be3 b6 20.
Bd2 $1 a5 (20... Nf5 $2 21. Qb5+) 21. Be3) 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Rd8 19. Bg5 f6
20. Be3 $16 {The bishops are really terrible in this line.}) (15... Qxd6 16.
Qxb7 O-O 17. Qa6 Rad8 18. Ne4 {and White keeps initiative.}) 16. Rd1 (16. Be3
O-O 17. Rad1 {didn't change much:} Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Nb5 Nc4 20. Qd5 Nxb2
21. Rxd4 a6 $1 22. Nc7 b5 23. Re1 {- see annotation to move 21.}) 16... O-O 17.
Be3 (17. Ne4) 17... Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Nb5 Nc4 20. Qd5 $5 {A courageous
attempt to keep advantage.} (20. Rab1 Nxd6 21. Nxd4 $11) 20... Nxb2 21. Rxd4 $5
{[%mdl 512] This exchange sac is practically forced - otherwise White just
loses his passed pawn, e.g.} (21. Rd2 Na4 22. Nxd4 Nb6 23. Qc5 Rc8) 21... Bxd4
{It would be less stressing not to take this exchange:} (21... a6 22. Nc7 b5 {
[%cal Og7d4,Cc7a6,Yb8b6]} (22... Na4 $143 23. Re1 $44 {e.g.} Nb6 24. Qe4 Nc8
25. Red1 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 b5 27. Bc6 $1) 23. Re1 Nc4 $1 (23... Bxd4 $143 24. Qxd4
Nc4 25. Nd5 f6 26. Re6 Ne5 27. Qh4 $16) {and White has apparently nothing
better than} 24. Rdd1 Rb6 $1 25. Qc5 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Qxd6 Nxd6 28. Nxa6
$11) 22. Qxd4 Qb6 $8 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. Rc1 $44 {White's passed pawn is very
strong but it can only guarantee him a draw.} Nd3 {It was possible to activate
the rook first:} (24... Ra8 $5 25. d7 (25. Bd5 Ra5) (25. Rc7 Rxa2 26. Bd5 Ra1+
27. Kg2 Nd3 $132) (25. Rc2 Nd3 26. Bxb7 Ra5 $1 $132) (25. a3 Ra5 (25... Nd3 26.
Rc7 Ra5 27. d7 Nc5 28. Nd6 $36) 26. d7 Nc4 27. Rxc4 Rxb5 28. Kf1 Rc5) 25... Nd3
26. Rc7 Nc5 27. Nd6 Rfd8 28. Bxb7 Rab8 29. Bc6 Kf8 $11) 25. Rc7 Nc5 26. Bd5 {
With the white pawn on d6 (instead of d7) Black should be more careful as his
f7 pawn is under attack. Still, he has not too much to worry about yet.} Kg7
27. Kg2 Kf6 28. a3 Ra8 29. h4 h6 {Black starts playing for a win. A risky
decision!} (29... Ra5 30. Bc4 Ra4 31. Bd5 $11) 30. Ba2 g5 31. h5 g4 32. Bd5 Ra5
33. Bc4 Kg5 34. Re7 Kxh5 35. Bxf7+ Kg5 $2 {It was still possible to play it
back:} (35... Rxf7 36. Rxf7 Kg6 37. d7 Nxd7 38. Rxd7 Rxb5 39. Rxb7 $11) 36. Be8
$1 {The d-pawn now becomes very formidable as one of the black rooks is cut
off and his king is unsafe.} Kf6 (36... Rxe8 37. Rxe8 Rxb5 38. Re5+ Kf6 39. d7
$18 {was probably overlookes by Black when playing 35...Kg5.}) 37. Nc7 Na6 (
37... Rxa3 38. Nd5+ Kg5 39. d7 (39. Ne3 h5 40. d7 Ra8 41. Re5+ Kf6 42. Rf5+ Kg7
43. Rxh5 Rd8 44. Rg5+ Kh7 45. Rd5 $16) 39... Ra8 40. Nxb6 Rd8 41. Nd5 $16) 38.
Re6+ Kf5 39. d7 Nxc7 40. d8=Q Nxe6 {Formally, Black has enough material for
the queen but his king is under attack.} 41. Qxb6 Rd5 (41... Re5 42. Bd7 Kg5 $1
43. Qb2 $36) 42. Bh5 (42. Qxb7 Rd4 43. Qh7+ Ke5 44. Qxh6 $16) 42... Rd4 43.
Qxb7 Rf6 $2 {This leads to an immediate collapse.} (43... Kg5 $1 44. Bf7 $140 (
44. Qb5+ Rf5 45. Qe8 Rf6 46. Bf7 Rd8 47. Qb5+ Rf5) 44... Kf6 45. Bxe6 Kxe6 46.
Qc6+ Kf7 47. Qxh6 Ra8 $11 {/\Raa4}) 44. Qb5+ Ke4 45. Bxg4 Ng5 46. f3+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2005.11.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2592"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. Re1 Rc8 14. Bf4 cxd5 15.
exd5 {About this line - see CBM106, annotations to Nielsen-Carlsen.} Rc4 (15...
Nac4 {is the main theoretical line}) (15... h6 $5) 16. Be5 Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Rc5 {
A dubious idea. Black has lost a tempo just to force the exchange of bishops 
(which is an option for White anyway) and therefore clarify the situation.} 18.
Nb3 (18. Ne4 $6 Rxd5) (18. Qf3 {looks logical but Black gets counterplay by}
Nac4 19. Re2 Qc8 {[%cal Cb2b4,Cb4c5,Rc4b2]}) 18... Nxb3 19. axb3 Nc8 20. Qd4
Ra5 21. Rae1 $14 Ra6 (21... Qb6 $5) 22. Bf1 (22. Qh4 $5 {to prevent ...Nc8-d6
deserved attention.}) 22... Rb6 23. b4 Nd6 24. Bd3 Bf5 25. Bf1 {White has a
space advantage; therefore he should avoid further exchanges. The only one
favorable for him can be the exchange of his relatively passive bishop for the
black blockading knight.} Bd7 26. h4 Nf5 27. Qc5 Qb8 $6 (27... e6 {[%cal Yd8e7]
} 28. h5 $5) 28. Bd3 Rc8 {Missing a strong blow but} (28... e6 {was not enough
anymore as} 29. Bxf5 {forced} gxf5 (29... exf5 $2 30. Rxe8+ Bxe8 31. Qe7 Bb5
32. Nxb5 Rxb5 33. Qd7 $18)) 29. Qa5 $2 {What a pity! After this move the
initiative passes to Black.} (29. Bxf5 $1 {lead to a big advantage for White,
e.g.} Rxc5 (29... Bxf5 30. Qxe7 f6 (30... Rc7 31. Qg5) 31. Re6 $1 Rc7 32. Qxf6
Bxe6 33. dxe6 $18) 30. bxc5 Bxf5 (30... gxf5 31. cxb6 e6 32. dxe6 fxe6 33. Nb5
$1 axb6 34. Nd4 {[%csl Re6]}) 31. cxb6 (31. Rxe7 $2 Re6 $1 32. dxe6 Bxe6 {
[%csl Re7]}) 31... e6 32. bxa7 Qxa7 33. d6 $1 $16 {[%csl Gd6]}) 29... Nd4 30.
Kg2 Nc2 $6 {Nice but after capturing the b4 pawn this knight finds itself out
of play.} (30... Bf5 $142 $1 31. Bxf5 (31. Bf1 $2 Nc2) 31... Nxf5 {[%cal Yc8c4]
maintaining a positional plus.}) 31. R1e4 (31. Bxc2 Ra6 32. Qxa6 bxa6 33. Rxe7
Qd6 $15) 31... Nxb4 32. Bb5 $1 Bxb5 33. Nxb5 Nd3 34. Rxe7 Rf6 35. Re2 a6 36.
Nc7 Qa7 37. Qd2 Qc5 38. Qxd3 Rxc7 $14 {[%csl Gd5]} 39. Rxc7 $6 {To play for a
win, White should keep both pairs of rooks:} (39. Re8+ Kg7 40. h5 $5) 39...
Qxc7 40. Qd4 Qb6 41. Qc3 h5 42. Re8+ Kg7 43. f3 Qb5 44. Re5 Qd7 45. Qe3 a5 46.
Qd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.03.12"]
[Round "12.1"]
[White "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2663"]
[BlackElo "2581"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[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 "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Neukoelln"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

{[%mdl 2049]} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5
7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d4 Nb6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. Re1 {
This move is more ambitious than the old} (13. b3 {, which allows Black to
break loose by} cxd5 14. exd5 e6) 13... cxd5 14. exd5 Rc8 (14... Nac4 15. b3
Nd6 16. Bf4 Rc8 {-see below and CBM 105}) 15. Bf4 Nbc4 $6 {This is hardly good.
Tactical tricks don't work and the a5 knight remains out of play. Other
possibilities:} (15... Nac4 16. b3 Nd6 {Black improves the position of his
knight.} (16... Nb2 $6 17. Qd2 Bf5 18. Ncb5 $1 Nd3 19. Nxf5 Nxe1 20. Nxg7 Nxg2
21. Be5 Rf8 22. Kxg2 a6 23. Nc3 $16 {Ftacnik}) (16... Bg4 $5 17. Qxg4 Bxd4 18.
Bd2 (18. Rac1 Nd6 19. Bd2 Bf6 (19... Nf5 $5 20. Nb5 Rxc1 21. Bxc1 Bg7 22. Nxa7
Nxd5 23. Nb5 Qd7 24. a4 e6 $132 {Ftacnik}) 20. h4 Qd7 21. Qb4 Nf5 22. Ne4 Nxd5
23. Nxf6+ Nxf6 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Bg5 $44 {1-0 Miton,K-Bobras,P/Lubniewice 2003/
EXT 2004 (45)}) 18... Bf6 19. bxc4 Nxc4 20. d6 Nxd2 21. d7 Rxc3 22. dxe8=Q+
Qxe8 23. Rac1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Karpov,A-Ivanchuk,V/Wijk aan Zee 2003/CBM 093 (39)})
17. Qd2 (17. Rc1 Bg4 $5 (17... Nf5 18. Nde2 Na8 19. Qd2 Qb6 20. Ne4 e5 21. dxe6
Bxe6 22. Bg5 $14 {1-0 Cvitan,O-Milu,R/Medulin 2002/CBM 090 ext (26)}) 18. Qd2
Rxc3 19. Qxc3 Nb5 20. Nxb5 Bxc3 21. Nxc3 Qd7 22. a4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Filippov,
V-Johannesson,I/Izmir 2004/CBM 104 no vc (50)}) 17... Nf5 (17... Na8 {[%cal
Yd8a5]} 18. Rad1 (18. Be5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Qa5 20. Re3 Nc7 21. a4 (21. Rae1 Ncb5
22. Ndxb5 Nxb5 23. Ne4 Qxd2 24. Nxd2 Kf8 25. Nc4 $14 {Ftacnik}) 21... Na6 22.
Rae1 Qb4 23. R1e2 Bg4 24. Re1 Bd7 25. h4 Nc5 $132 {0-1 Tkachiev,V-Ye
Jiangchuan/Shanghai 2001/CBM 085/[Ftacnik] (48)}) 18... Qa5 19. Ne4 Qxd2 20.
Rxd2 Nc7 21. Bxd6 exd6 22. Rf1 Bb5 23. Nxd6 Bxf1 24. Bxf1 Nxd5 25. Nxc8 Rxc8
26. Nf5 gxf5 27. Rxd5 f4 28. Rd7 $16 {1-0 Rogozenko,D-Ftacnik,L/Hamburg 2004/
CBM 100 ext (61)}) (17... Bf5 18. a4 a6 19. Rac1 Qd7 20. h4 Bh3 21. Bh1 h5 22.
Kh2 Bg4 23. Bg2 Nf5 24. Nxf5 Bxf5 25. d6 $1 exd6 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. a5 Nc8 28.
Nd5 $16 {1-0 Miton,K-Kempinski,R/Warsaw 2003/CBM 095/[Ftacnik] (35)}) 18. Nde2
(18. Nce2 Nxd4 (18... e5 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Rad1 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Bg4 22. Bxb7 {
1/2-1/2 Kresz,L-Kopasov,E/Chessfriend.com 2003/Telechess CBM 97}) 19. Nxd4 Bg4
20. h3 e5 21. hxg4 exf4 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Qxf4 Rd8 $15 {Ftacnik}) 18... h6 $5
(18... e5 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Qxd8 Rexd8 21. Rac1 Rd7 22. Ne4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Nd4
24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. Bb8 a5 26. Ba7 $14 {1-0 Filippov,V-Nedev,T/Istanbul 2003/CBM
096 (53)}) 19. h4 h5 20. Rac1 Rc5 21. Red1 Nc8 22. Ne4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Ncd6 24.
Nc5 Bc8 25. Nd3 Qb6 26. Ne5 (26. Be5 Bh6 27. Bf4 Bg7 28. Be5 Bh6 29. Bf4 Bg7 {
1/2-1/2 Hauchard,A-Nataf,I/Montreal CAN 2005/The Week in Chess 533}) 26... Rd8
27. Qc3 Bd7 28. Qc7 Qxc7 29. Rxc7 Bb5 30. Nc3 Ba6 31. Ne4 Bxe5 32. Bxe5 Ne8 33.
Rc1 b6 $11 {0-1 Kuljasevic,D-Kozul,Z/Zagreb 2004/CBM 105 (64) - see
annotations in CBM105}) (15... h6 $5 {[%cal Yg6g5] is interesting to push the
white bishop from its active position:} 16. Be5 (16. h3 g5 17. Bc1 e6 18. dxe6
Bxe6 19. Nxe6 Rxe6 20. Rxe6 Qxd1+ 21. Nxd1 fxe6 22. Kf1 Nd5 23. Rb1 b6 {
1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A-Smirin,I/Togliatti 2003/CBM 094 ext}) (16. Rc1 g5 17. Be3 (
17. Be5 $2 f6 {is the point!}) 17... Nac4 18. b3 Nxe3 19. Rxe3 Qc7 20. Qd3 Qd6
21. Nf5 Qa3 22. Rc2 Bxc3 23. Nxh6+ Kg7 24. Nxf7 Qa6 25. Qe4 Bf6 26. Ne5 Kf8 27.
Qg6 Bxe5 28. Rf3+ Bf6 29. Rxf6+ {1/2-1/2 Ilic,Z-Yermolinsky,A/San Francisco
2003/EXT 2004}) 16... Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Nbc4 18. Re1 Nxb2 19. Qd2 Qb6 20. Ne6 g5
21. Re5 fxe6 22. Rxg5+ hxg5 23. Qxg5+ Kf7 24. Qh5+ Kg7 25. Qg5+ Kf7 26. Qf4+
Kg7 27. Qg5+ {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A-Timofeev,A/Moscow 2004/CBM 104}) 16. b3 Nb2 {
This tactical idea meets a very nice riposte in the present game. The other
option was} (16... Qb6 {[%csl Ra5] (a logical consequence of the previous move
but White is better anyway)} 17. Nce2 Na3 (17... Nd6 18. Qd2 Nf5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5
20. Rac1 e5 21. Be3 Qa6 22. Bf1 b5 23. Nc3 Bd7 24. Ne4 $16 {1-0 Merrifield,
D-Clark,R/Chessfriend.com 2004/Telechess CBM 103 (29)}) 18. Qd2 e5 19. dxe6
Bxe6 20. Rac1 {[+]} Bg4 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Be3 Rd8 23. Qc1 Qd6 24. h3 Bxe2 25.
Nxe2 b6 26. Nf4 $16 h6 $2 27. Nd5 g5 28. Bd2 Nc6 29. b4 $2 (29. f4 $1 $18)
29... Nb5 {1/2-1/2 Tania,S-Ganguly,S/Mumbai 2003/CBM 093 ext}) 17. Qd2 Nac4 18.
bxc4 Nxc4 19. Qd3 Nb2 20. Qe3 Nc4 {Repetition of moves? No!} {[%tqu "En","How
to evade the repetition of moves?","","","e3e4","",100]} 21. Qe4 $1 {[%mdl
2048]} f5 22. Qd3 Nb2 23. Qd2 Nc4 24. Qd1 $1 Nb2 25. Qb3 $1 Bxd4 26. d6+ {
This is the point!} e6 (26... Kg7 27. Qxb2 Bxc3 28. Be5+ $18) 27. Nd5 $1 {
[%csl Gd6][%cal Cd7a4,Ca4b3,Rd5c7,Rd5e7] Black is temporarily a pawn up but
White creates very dangerous threats with the help of his d6 pawn. The
position is full of tactics.} Ba4 (27... Rc5 28. Nc7 Ba4 29. Qa3 $16) (27...
Nc4 28. Ne7+ Rxe7 29. dxe7 Qxe7 30. Rad1 Qc5 31. Qxb7 Bxf2+ $140 32. Kh1 Bxe1
33. Qxd7 Bc3 $8 34. Rc1 Bg7 35. Bb7 $18) 28. Qxb7 Nd3 {Looks dangerous but...}
29. Ne7+ Kh8 $6 (29... Rxe7 $142 $1 {; still, White is better after} 30. dxe7
Qe8 (30... Qd7 31. Qxd7 Bxd7 32. Rad1 $1 Bxf2+ 33. Kh1 Nxe1 $8 34. Rxd7 Bb6 35.
Bc6 Kf7 36. Bg5 Rxc6 37. Rd8 $18) 31. Qa6 $1 Bxf2+ 32. Kh1 Nc5 (32... Bxe1 33.
Qxe6+ Kg7 34. Rxe1 Bc6 $5 35. Kg1 $1 Bxg2 (35... Nxe1 36. Be5+ Kh6 37. Qf6 $18)
36. Qxc8 Qxc8 37. e8=Q Qc5+ 38. Be3 Qd6 39. Rb1 Bc6 40. Qb8 $18) 33. Qxa7 Bxe1
34. Rxe1 Bc6 35. Rd1 $16 {[%csl Ga2,Ge7]}) 30. Be3 $1 {This parries Black's
counterthreats and reminds him of the a1-h8 diagonal.} Rc4 $2 {Losing at once.}
(30... Qxd6 $2 31. Nxc8 $18) (30... Bxe3 $2 31. Rxe3 Rb8 32. Qc7 $18 {[%cal
Re3d3,Rc7c3]}) (30... Bxa1 31. Rxa1 Rb8 32. Qa6 Bb5 (32... Qd7 33. Bf1 $1 $18)
33. Qa3 $16 {[%csl Rh8][%cal Oe3a7,Ra3d3]} Qd7 34. Bxa7 $1 Rbd8 35. Qxd3 $1
Rxe7 36. Qc3+ Rg7 37. Bd4 $18) (30... Bc3 31. Reb1 $1 Rb8 32. Qa6 Bc2 33. Rxb8
Qxb8 34. Rf1 {and Black can't protect all his weaknesses.}) 31. Qa6 $1 Nxe1 (
31... Nb2 32. Qxc4 $1 {The point!} Nxc4 33. Bxd4+ e5 34. Rxe5 Kg7 35. Re6+ Kh6
36. Nxf5+ Kh5 (36... Kg5 37. h4+ Kg4 38. f3+ Kxf5 39. Bh3#) 37. f4 Kg4 38. Nh6+
Kh5 39. Nf7 Kg4 40. Nxd8 $18) 32. Qxc4 Bxa1 33. Bd4+ e5 34. Qe6 $1 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 43rd"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2010.07.27"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2609"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[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 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nf3 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 11. Bf4 cxd5 12. Nxd5 (12. exd5 {is much more
common.}) 12... Nxd5 (12... Bg4 $5 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nxd5 15. Rad1 Nxf4 16.
Rxd8 Nxh3+ 17. Bxh3 Rfxd8 18. Qe2 Nc6 $44 {1/2 Narkun,M (2197)-Kireev,S (2295)/
Lechenicher SchachServer 2009/Telechess CBM 137 (44)}) (12... Nac4 $5) 13. exd5
Nc4 (13... Bxb2 14. Rb1 Bg7 15. Rc1 b6 16. Bc7 Qd7 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Bb7
19. Rc7 Qd8 20. Bf4 Rc8 21. d6 Rxc7 22. dxc7 Qc8 23. Qa4 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nb7 25.
Qxa7 g5 26. Bxg5 Qxc7 27. Rc1 $16 {1/2 Schiller,W (2212)-Krueger,H (2239)/LSS
2006/Telechess CBM 123 (50)}) (13... Bg4 $5 14. Rc1 e5 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16. Qxd8 {
1/2 Tkachiev,V (2650)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2703)/Nimes 2009/CBM 132}) 14. Qb3 {
[%csl Gb3]} (14. b3 Nb6 15. d6 Bxa1 (15... exd6 16. Bxd6 Bxa1 17. Bxf8 Qxd1 18.
Rxd1 Kxf8 19. Rxa1 a5 20. Ng5 a4 21. bxa4 h6 22. Ne4 Rxa4 23. Nc5 Ra7 24. Re1
Rxa2 25. Bxb7 {1/2 Itkis,B (2476)-Miroshnichenko,E (2571)/Noyabrsk 2003/CBM 099
}) 16. dxe7 Qxe7 17. Bd6 Qf6 18. Bxf8 Bc3 19. Bh6 Bg4 20. h3 {1/2 Cunningham,
W-Ree,H/Ventura 1971/EXT 1998}) (14. Qe2 Nb6 15. Rfd1 Nxd5 16. Bg5 h6 17. Ne5
hxg5 18. Bxd5 Qb6 19. Rac1 e6 20. Bb3 Qa5 $2 (20... Rd8 $13) 21. Nxg6 fxg6 22.
Rxc8 Raxc8 23. Qxe6+ {1-0 Bradford,J (2442)-Mirabile,T (2192)/Connecticut 2007/
CBM 117 ext}) 14... Nd6 (14... Nxb2 $6 {[%csl Rb2]} 15. Be5 Qb6 16. Bxg7 Qxb3
17. axb3 Kxg7 18. Rfe1 Nd3 (18... Kf6 19. Ne5 Bf5 20. Re3 $1 Rfd8 21. g4 Bc2
22. g5+ Kg7 23. Ra2 Nd1 24. Rf3 Bf5 25. Rd2 f6 26. gxf6+ exf6 27. Nc4 $16 {
1-0 Leitao,R (2620)-Santos,M (2394)/Campinas BRA 2010/The Week in Chess 793 
(36)}) 19. Rxe7 Rd8 20. h4 Rd7 21. d6 Rxd6 22. Ng5 Rf6 23. Bd5 Nxf2 24. Kg2 h6
25. Nxf7 Kf8 26. Rae1 Bh3+ 27. Kh2 Bf5 28. Nxh6 $16 {1/2 Szabo,V-Lahdenmaeki,L/
LSS 2007/Telechess CBM 129 (44)}) (14... Nb6 $5 15. Rfd1 (15. Rad1 $5 Bd7 16.
d6 $1) 15... Bd7 16. a4 Qe8 17. Re1 Bxa4 18. Qa3 Qb5 19. Be5 Qxd5 20. Ng5 Qb3
21. Qxb3 Bxb3 22. Bxb7 Rad8 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Rxe7 Rfe8 25. Rxe8 Rxe8 26. Ne4
Re7 27. Nc5 Bd5 28. Bxd5 Nxd5 29. Rd1 Nb4 {1/2 Grachev,B (2668)-Dvoirys,S 
(2569)/Irkutsk RUS 2010/The Week in Chess 825}) 15. Rfe1 Bf6 $146 (15... Re8
16. Be5 $5 (16. Ng5 $6 Bf5 17. Ne4 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qb6 $1 $15 {0-1 Cabello
Fernandez,E (2134)-Paunovic,D (2517)/Campillos 2004/CBM 098 ext (53)})) 16. Be5
Qa5 17. Bc3 (17. Bxf6 exf6 $11 {[%cal Yc8d7,Yf8d8] Black gets rid of his
weakness on e7, and the double f-pawns are not too painful for him.}) 17...
Bxc3 18. bxc3 Re8 $11 {White has greater board room, and Black's e7-pawn is
weak; on the other hand, White has his own weakness (c3). In general, the
posicion is dynamically balanced.} 19. c4 $6 {A loss of time. Black now starts
attacking this pawn.} (19. Ne5 $142 Bf5 $140 (19... f6 20. Nc4) (19... Qc5 $5
20. Rac1) 20. g4) 19... Bf5 20. Ne5 f6 21. g4 $5 (21. Nd3 Qa6 22. Rac1 Rac8 $15
{[%csl Rc4]}) 21... Bc8 22. Nd3 b6 23. g5 $5 Bd7 $6 {After this passive move
White's counterplay becomes serious.} (23... Ba6 {was more aggressive, winning
the c4 pawn with dubious compensation for White.}) 24. Qb2 $1 fxg5 $6 (24...
Bf5 25. Nb4 $1 Nxc4 26. Qb3 {[%cal Rb3c4,Rb4c6]} Nd2 $2 27. Qc3) (24... Nxc4
$142 $1 25. Qd4 Nd6 26. gxf6 Nf5 27. f7+ $1 (27. Qe5 exf6 28. Qxf6 Rxe1+ 29.
Rxe1 Rf8 30. Qb2 Nd6 $15) 27... Kxf7 28. Ne5+ Kg8 29. Qg4 Rad8 $13) 25. Ne5
Rad8 (25... Qa4 $142 {, not allowing the white bishop to h3; however, White
keeps the initiative after} 26. Qc1 g4 27. Qg5 $36) 26. Nxd7 Rxd7 27. Bh3 {
[%csl Gh3]} Nf5 (27... Rc7 28. Be6+ Nf7 29. Re4 $40 {[%cal Yf2f4,Ya1f1,Yh2h4]})
28. Bxf5 gxf5 29. Re5 $16 {[%csl Rg8][%mdl 128]} Rd6 30. Rae1 Qa4 31. Qe2 Qd7
32. Qh5 (32. Rxe7 $144 Rxe7 33. Qxe7 $16 {The rook endgame, with the black
king cut off on the 8th rank, is clearly better for White. But he prefers to
attack.}) 32... Rg6 (32... Rf6 $5 33. Re6 Rf7 34. d6 $1 $16) 33. Re6 Kg7 (33...
Rg7 34. d6) 34. R1e3 f4 35. Rh3 (35. R3e5 $142 $18 {[%cal Re5g5]}) 35... Rxe6
$6 (35... Rg8 $8 36. Qxh7+ Kf8 37. Rh6 $1 R8g7 $1 38. Qxg6 Rxg6 39. Rhxg6 $16)
36. Qxh7+ Kf6 37. Rh6+ Ke5 38. Rxe6+ $18 {The black king can't survive in the
centre.} Kd4 39. Qf5 (39. Qe4+ $142 Kc3 (39... Kc5 40. Rc6+ Kb4 41. Qf3 $18)
40. Qf3+ Kb4 (40... Kd4 41. Re4+ Kc5 42. Qa3#) 41. Rc6 $18) 39... Qa4 40. Re4+
Kc5 41. d6+ e5 42. Rxe5+ Kxd6 43. c5+ bxc5 44. Qf6+ Kc7 45. Qf7+ Kd8 46. Qd5+
Kc7 47. Qxc5+ Kb7 48. Qd5+ Kb6 49. Rxg5 Qc6 50. Qxc6+ {The simplest. The rook
endgame is absolutely hopeless for Black.} Kxc6 51. h4 f3 52. h5 Re4 53. Kh2
Ra4 54. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd2 {A rare, old-fashioned but quite possible
continuation.} (11. e4 {is the main line.}) 11... f5 (11... Qe7 12. Rb1 (12. a4
Rd8 13. Nb3 Nbc4 14. Nxa5 Nxa5 15. Qc2 Bf5 16. e4 Bd7 17. b3 c5 18. Nd1 b6 19.
Nb2 Nb7 20. Nc4 {1/2 (20) Sher,M (2400)-Gavrikov,V (2545) Prague 1988}) (12. e4
$5 c6 13. b3) 12... Nac4 13. e4 Nd6 14. b3 f5 15. a4 Bd7 16. Ba3 Rae8 17. Qe2
Nbc8 18. Rbc1 Rf7 19. Rc2 $14 {1-0 (73) Blagojevic,D (2514)-Benderac,S (2307)
Neum 2004}) ({The unforced} 11... Nac4 {is premature:} 12. b3 (12. Qe2 Nd6 13.
a4 f5 14. a5 Nd7 15. e4 Nf6 16. Rd1 $14 fxe4 $6 17. Ndxe4 Nf5 18. Bg5 Nd4 19.
Qc4 Kh8 {1-0 (45) Suba,M (2510)-Reinaldo Castineira,R (2345) Dos Hermanas 2000}
20. f4 $1 $18) (12. Nxc4 Nxc4 13. e4 Bd7 14. Qb3 b5 15. Nxb5 Rb8 16. Qxc4 Bxb5
17. Qc2 Bxf1 18. Bxf1 f5 19. Be3 $14 {1-0 (29) Kharitonov,A (2540)-Aubel,J 
(2260) Berlin 1997}) 12... Nd6 13. e4 f5 14. a4 a5 15. Qe2 Bd7 16. Nc4 Nbxc4
17. bxc4 fxe4 18. c5 Nf5 19. Qc4 Nd4 20. Nxe4 $14 {1/2 (40) Grynszpan,M (2320)
-Servat,R (2285) Buenos Aires 1988}) (11... c6 {is the simplest and probably
best:} 12. b4 (12. Nb3 Nxd5 (12... Nxb3 $143 13. Qxb3 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15.
Bxd5 Rb8 16. e4 $14 {1-0 (39) Blagojevic,D (2527)-Radic,B (2100) Zenica 2004})
13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Qxd5 (14. Nxa5 Qxa5 15. Qxd5 Qb6) 14... Nxb3 15. axb3 Qe7 $11
) (12. dxc6 Nxc6 13. Nde4 Qe7 14. Qd6 Rd8 (14... Qxd6 15. Nxd6 Rd8 16. Rd1 Bf8
17. Nxc8 Raxc8 18. Kf1 Bb4 19. Nd5 f5 20. Ke2 e4 $11 {0-1 (47) Sofrigin,A 
(2320)-Balinov,I (2450) Schwarzach 1998}) 15. Qxe7 Nxe7 16. Nc5 Nc6 17. Rb1 Bf8
18. b4 Nxb4 19. Nxb7 Bxb7 20. Bxb7 Rab8 21. Bg2 Nd3 $132 {1/2 (79) Mascarinas,
R (2395)-Rogers,I (2355) Hong Kong 1982}) 12... Nac4 (12... e4 13. bxa5 Bxc3
14. axb6 (14. Ba3 $5) 14... Bxa1 15. Ba3 Bg7 16. Bxf8 Qxf8 17. Bxe4 axb6 18.
Qb1 cxd5 19. Bxd5 Qd6 20. Qb3 $14 {1-0 (41) Appel,R (2320)-Schulze,E Germany
1989}) 13. dxc6 (13. Nxc4 $5 Nxc4 14. Qe2 cxd5 15. Bxd5 Nb6 16. e4) 13... e4
14. Qc2 bxc6 $13 {R.Dautov} 15. Ndxe4 $140 Bf5 $44) {After the text move it
will be difficult for Black to push ...c7-c6, and White keeps an edge.} 12. e4
$1 (12. Qe2 $143 e4 13. Rd1 Bd7 14. Rb1 Qe7 15. f3 exf3 16. Bxf3 Rae8 $15 {
0-1 (93) Fancsy,I (2406)-Zarnicki,P (2536) Dos Hermanas 2003}) 12... Nac4 13.
Na4 (13. b3 $142 $1 Nxd2 (13... Nd6 14. a4) 14. Qxd2 $14 {Dautov,R (2495)
-Ragozin,E (2275) USSR 1987}) 13... Nd6 (13... Nxd2 $5 14. Bxd2 fxe4 15. Nxb6
axb6 16. Bb4 Rf7 17. Bxe4 Bh3 18. Re1 Bf8 $11) 14. Nc5 a5 15. b3 Qe7 16. a4 Rd8
17. Ba3 Qf7 18. Rc1 $1 $14 {[%cal Gc1c7] A good move with a wrong idea!} fxe4
19. Ndxe4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxd5 $2 (20... Rxd5 21. Qc2 {[%cal Rc2c7,Re4g5]} c6 (
21... Bh6 22. f4 $1) 22. Nd6 $14) (20... Bf5 21. d6 $1 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 cxd6 23.
Bg2 $36) 21. Nd6 $2 {[%mdl 64]} ({Black would be in trouble after} 21. Bd6 $3 {
[%cal Rd6c7,Re4g5] (indicated by several commentators)} {e.g.} Bh6 (21... cxd6
22. Ng5) (21... h6 22. Bxc7 Bg4 23. Qxg4 Nxc7 24. Rfd1 $16) 22. Bxc7 $1 Bg4 (
22... Rd7 23. Bxe5 Bxc1 24. Qxc1 {keeping decisive threats}) 23. Qxg4 Nxc7 24.
Ng5 Qe7 25. Qc4+ Kg7 26. Qxc7 Bxg5 27. Qxe7+ Bxe7 28. Bxb7 $16) 21... cxd6 22.
Rxc8 Nf6 23. Rxa8 Rxa8 24. Re1 $44 {Still, a strong bishop pair gives White a
good compensation for the pawn.} Re8 25. Bb2 Qc7 26. Qd3 Qb6 27. Rd1 (27. Qc4+
$142 $1 Kh8 28. Rd1) 27... e4 28. Qxd6 Qxb3 29. Qd4 Rf8 $2 (29... Qf7 30. Bf1
Ng4 31. Qxg7+ Qxg7 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 33. Rd7+ Kh6 34. Be2 Nf6 35. Rxb7 Rc8 $132) (
29... Re7 $5 30. Bf1 Nd5 $1 31. Qxd5+ Qxd5 32. Rxd5 Bxb2 $11) 30. Bf1 $2 (30.
Bxe4 $16 {^^ was simple and strong.}) 30... Kh8 31. Rd2 h5 32. Bg2 Re8 33. h3
Kh7 34. Qc3 Qxc3 35. Bxc3 e3 36. Re2 exf2+ 37. Kf1 Rc8 38. Bxa5 Rc4 39. Re7
Rxa4 40. Bc3 Kg8 41. Rxb7 {White has regained the pawn but the position has
totally simplified.} Ra6 42. Rb8+ Kh7 43. Rb7 Kg8 44. Bd4 Ra4 45. Bb2 Ra6 46.
Kxf2 Rd6 47. Ke2 Rd7 48. Bxf6 Rxb7 49. Bxb7 Bxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"]
[Site "Gothenburg"]
[Date "2005.07.30"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Kristjansson, Stefan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2646"]
[BlackElo "2459"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[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 "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "Iceland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 Bd7 {A preparatory, developing move.} (10... c6 {and}
) (10... Nxd5 {are more popular.}) 11. Rd1 {Otherwise ...c7-c6 gives Black a
good position:} (11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 c6 13. d6 Nac4 14. dxe7 Qxe7 15. Rad1 Qb4
$36 {0-1 Adrian,C-Kjeldsen,J/Lyngby 1989/EXT 97 (41)}) (11. Bf4 c6 12. d6 (12.
Ne5 cxd5 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Nxd5 $2 Nxd5 15. Rad1 Nb4 16. Qc5 Qa4 {0-1 Damm,
F-Keller,M/Bad Woerishofen 2000/CBM 075 ext (31)}) 12... Nac4 13. dxe7 Qxe7 14.
Rad1 Rfe8 (14... Qb4 $5) 15. b3 Ne5 16. Ne4 Nxf3+ 17. exf3 Nd5 {0-1 Hoffmann,
U-Koscielski,J/Bad Zwesten 1998/EXT 2000 (71)}) 11... Qc8 (11... Rc8 $6 12. Nd4
(12. Qe4 $5 Nac4 13. Qh4 Nd6 14. e4 Nbc4 15. Bh6 f6 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. b3 Ne5
18. Nxe5 fxe5 19. Qg5 Nf7 20. Qe3 $16 {1/2-1/2 David,V-Simonenko,S/Condom FRA
2005/The Week in Chess 558 (58)}) 12... Qe8 13. Nb3 Nxb3 14. axb3 c6 15. Rxa7
cxd5 16. Be3 Bf5 17. Qd2 Qc6 18. Nxd5 $16 {1-0 Lagowski,P-Walek,M/Brno 2004/
CBM 101 ext (34)}) 12. b3 {A seemingly modest move but White has a nice idea
in mind.} (12. Bg5 $5 Re8 13. Rac1 c6 (13... Bf5 14. e4 Bg4 15. b3 c5 16. Qd2
Nd7 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 b6 19. Bg2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Khasin,A-Ragozin,E/Elista
1994/CBM 044 (54)}) 14. b3 Bh3 15. Qd2 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Qd7 17. e4 cxd5 18. Nxd5
Nc6 19. Nxb6 (19. Qf4 $1 $16) 19... Qxd2 20. Rxd2 {1/2-1/2 Grabarczyk,
B-Svidler,P/Warsaw 1999/EXT 2002}) (12. Qe4 $5 Re8 13. Qh4 Nac4 14. Bh6 Bh8 15.
Rac1 Nxb2 16. Rd4 c5 17. Rf4 e5 18. dxe6 Bxe6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Pigusov,
E-Ayapbergenov,A/Komotini 1993/TD (46)}) 12... c6 13. d6 $1 exd6 14. Ba3 c5 15.
Rxd6 {Black's problem is that the white a3 bishop prevents ...Na5-c6. Black
can play ...c4 b4 Nc6, of course, but then the d4 square won't be available
for his knight.} Re8 (15... Bf5 $142 $1 16. e4 Bg4) 16. Rad1 Bf5 (16... Bf8 17.
Ne4 $1 $16) 17. Qc1 {that's the difference!} c4 (17... Nc6 18. Bxc5 Bf8 {
was possible but even if Black takes the exchange after, say,} 19. Qf4 {
, his position will be compromised.}) 18. b4 Nc6 19. b5 Ne5 20. Nxe5 Bxe5 21.
R6d2 a6 22. bxa6 Rxa6 23. Bb2 {[%csl Rb6][%cal Gd1d8,Ga1h8] Black has
apparently freed his game but White still holds the major trumps: the d-file
and the a1-h8 diagonal. Pay attention to the poor position of the black knight!
} Ra5 24. Rd6 $1 {[%mdl 512] Excellent! This bishop, protecting the main
diagonal, is certainly worth a rook!} Bxd6 (24... Nd7 {was possible but White
could continue torture by} 25. R6d5) ({or} 24... Qc7 25. Qe3 Nc8 26. R6d5) 25.
Rxd6 Qc7 26. Qf4 Rae5 (26... f6 27. Qd4 Nd7 28. Bd5+ Kg7 29. Nb5 $1 Qd8 (29...
Rxb5 30. Rxd7+ $1) 30. Bxc4 $16) 27. Qd4 {[%cal Od6b6,Cb6c8,Cc7d6,Rf2f4]} (27.
Ne4 $142 $1 Rxe4 (27... Bxe4 28. Bxe5 Bxg2 29. Rxg6+ hxg6 30. Bxc7 Nd5 31. Qxc4
$18) 28. Bxe4 {[%cal Cb6c8,Cc7d6,Re4f5,Rd6g6] with decisive threats.}) 27...
Nc8 28. Rd5 f6 29. f4 R5e6 30. Rc5 Qd6 31. Bd5 Kg7 (31... Nb6 32. g4 $1 Bc2 33.
Nb5 Qf8 34. Rxc4 $1 $16 Nxd5 35. Qxd5 Bb1 36. Rc8 $1 Rxc8 37. Qxe6+ Kg7 38. g5
$18) 32. Nb5 Qd8 $2 {Defense in such positions is always difficult.} (32... Qb6
$1 {was the only way to fight on although after, say,} 33. Bxe6 ({or} 33. Nc7
Rxe2 34. Nxe8+ Rxe8 35. Bxc4 $16) 33... Rxe6 (33... Qxe6 34. e4 $1 $18 {
[%cal Cf5e4,Rb5c7]}) 34. Rc7+ Kh6 35. Qxb6 (35. a4 $5) 35... Rxb6 (35... Nxb6
$143 36. Nc3) 36. a4 (36. Ba3 $5 g5 37. Nd4 Bh3 38. Bf8+ Kh5 39. Rxh7+ Kg4)
36... Rc6 37. Rxb7 {Black's position is definitely lost.}) 33. Bxe6 Bxe6 34.
Rc7+ (34. Nc7 $18) 34... Bf7 35. Qxc4 Re7 (35... Rf8 $142) {[%tqu "En","Find
an immediate win for White.","","","b2f6","",10]} 36. Bxf6+ $1 Kxf6 37. Qc3+
Kf5 38. Nd4+ 1-0

[Event "POL-ch 63rd"]
[Site "Krakow"]
[Date "2006.03.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Black "Bobras, Piotr"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2619"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "2006.02.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. Re1 cxd5 14. exd5 Rc8 15.
Rb1 {This line was examined in CBM 101, annotations to Aronian -
Miroshnichenko.} Nac4 (15... e5 $6 16. dxe6 Bxe6 17. Nxe6 Qxd1 18. Rxd1 Bxc3
19. bxc3 fxe6 20. Rb5 Nac4 21. Bxb7 Rcd8 22. Bf3 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Rd8 24. Bb3 Rd3
25. Rc5 {1-0 Kristjansson,S-Flumbort,A/Budapest 2005/CBM 104 ext}) 16. b3 Nd6
17. Bb2 Rc5 {This way of development was probably evoked by Kamsky's play vs.
Bocharov (see CBM 111). Here it makes more sense as this rook can't be easily
pushed away.} (17... Na8 18. Nce2 (18. a4 $5 Qb6 19. Nce2 Nc7 20. Nf4 Nf5 21.
Nxf5 Bxf5 22. Bxg7 Bxb1 23. Ba1 Bf5 24. g4 Qb4 25. gxf5 Qxf4 26. fxg6 hxg6 27.
Re4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Aronian,L-Rowson,J/Noyon 2005/CBM 105 ext (42)}) 18... Qa5 19.
a4 Nc7 20. Bc3 Qb6 21. Qd2 Nf5 22. Nxf5 Bxf5 $11 {1-0 Aronian,L-Miroshnichenko,
E/Antalya 2004/CBM 101/[Ftacnik] (51)}) (17... Nf5 $5 18. Nxf5 Bxf5 19. Rc1 Bh6
20. f4 Bg7 $11 {Ftacnik}) 18. Qd2 Qc7 19. Ba1 (19. Rbc1 $2 Nbc4 20. bxc4 Nxc4
21. Ncb5 Qb6 22. Rxc4 Rxc4 $17) 19... Rc8 $1 20. Rbc1 Qd8 $11 {Black has
achieved the desired arrangement of pieces.} 21. h3 h5 $1 22. a4 Nf5 23. Nde2
$6 (23. Nxf5 $142 Bxf5 24. Nb5 {aiming to simplifications.}) 23... R8c7 {
Too soft. Black misses a good opportunity to seize the initiative:} (23... Bh6
$142 $1 24. Nf4 (24. f4 {weakens White's kingside}) 24... h4 $36 {>>}) 24. b4
Rc4 25. a5 Nc8 26. Ne4 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 28. Qxc1 Bxa1 29. Qxa1 Ncd6 30. Nxd6
Nxd6 31. Qe5 Bb5 $14 {/= Black must now firmly defend but his position is
solid enough and he should not lose.} 32. Nd4 Bc4 33. Bf3 a6 34. Kh2 Qc7 $6 {
An oversight rather than provocation.} (34... Ne8 {[%cal Cg3g4,Cg4h5,Yd8d6]})
35. Bxh5 $1 Nb5 $6 {This leads to a superior endgame for White but it was not
easy to keep cool blood playing} (35... gxh5 $5 36. Nf5 f6 (36... Ne8 37. d6 $1
$18) 37. Nxe7+ Kf8 $1 (37... Kf7 38. Qe6+) (37... Kg7 38. Qxd6 $1 $18) 38.
Qxf6+ Ke8 39. Ng6 (39. Nf5 Nxf5 40. Qxf5 h4 $1) 39... Bxd5 40. Qe5+ Kf7 41. Nf4
({or} 41. Qxh5 Kg7) 41... Bc4 {with a defensible (hm.. hm...) position.}) 36.
Qxc7 Nxc7 37. d6 $1 exd6 38. Bf3 $14 {[%mdl 4096] White's eventual outside
passed pawn on the h-file gives him some winning chances.} d5 $2 {[%mdl 16384]
A grave positional error. Black, with all his pawns on light squares, should
try to exchange the light-squared bishops, whatever problems he might face in
the knight ending:} (38... Bd5 $1 39. Kg2 $5) 39. h4 Kg7 40. Bg2 Ne6 {The
bishop endgame is lost for Black, mostly due to the weakness of his b7 pawn
but also in view of the fact that in most cases White can win by exchanging
the bishops, due to his outside passed pawn. However, what could Black do
instead?} 41. Nxe6+ fxe6 42. f4 $1 d4 (42... Kf6 43. Kg1 e5 44. Kf2 exf4 (44...
Bb3 45. fxe5+ Kxe5 46. Ke3 {[%cal Yg3g4,Yh4h5]}) 45. gxf4 Kf5 46. Kf3 $1 $18 {
[%cal Yg2h3]} (46. Ke3 $2 Kg4)) 43. Bf3 (43. Bxb7 $2 d3 44. Bf3 Bb3 45. b5 axb5
46. a6 d2 47. a7 Bd5 $1 48. Bxd5 (48. Bd1 b4) 48... exd5 49. a8=Q d1=Q 50. Qb7+
Kh6 51. Qxb5 Qc2+ 52. Kg1 d4 $1 53. Qg5+ Kh7 54. Qe7+ Kh6 {and White must give
a perpetual due to Black's strong passed pawn.}) 43... d3 44. Bd1 Kf6 45. Kg2
e5 46. Kf3 Bd5+ 47. Ke3 e4 {An additional plus for White: Black's passed pawns
are blockaded; White's are not.} 48. g4 Kg7 49. g5 Kh7 50. Bg4 Kg7 51. f5 Kf7
52. h5 {White would win more easily with the h- and g-pawns:} (52. fxg6+ Kxg6
53. Kf4 Kf7 54. h5 Bb3 55. Ke3 Be6 (55... Bd5 56. Bf5 Kg7 57. h6+ Kf7 58. g6+
Kf8 59. g7+ Kg8 60. Kd2 $22 Kf7 61. Bh7) 56. g6+ (56. Bd1 Bf5) 56... Kf6 57. g7
$1 Bd5 (57... Bc4 58. Bc8) 58. h6 Kg6 (58... Kf7 59. Bf5 Kg8 60. Kd2 $22) 59.
Bf5+ Kxh6 60. Bxe4 Bc4 61. Bxd3 $18) 52... gxh5 53. Bxh5+ Ke7 54. Bd1 $1 {
A good move. The white king is now free to go to d4 or f4 (not fearing ...Bb3
and ...d3-d2).} Kd6 55. Kd4 Ke7 56. Ke3 $6 {White unexpectedly starts waiting,
which complicates his task.} (56. f6+ Kf7 (56... Kd6 57. g6 Ke6 58. f7 Ke7 59.
Kxd5 $1 e3 60. Bh5 $18) 57. Bh5+ Kg8 (57... Ke6 58. f7 Ke7 59. Kxd5 e3 60. g6
Kf8 61. Ke6 $18) 58. g6 Bb3 59. Ke3 Bd5 60. Bd1 Kf8 61. Kd4 Kg8 62. Kxd5 $1 e3
63. Bb3 $18) 56... Kd6 57. Kd4 Ke7 58. Ba4 $6 (58. f6+) 58... Kf7 59. Bd1 $4 {
Overlooking a threefold repetition after 59...Ke7. To avoid it, White should
play} (59. b5 axb5 60. Bxb5 Bb3 61. Kc3 $1 Bd5 (61... Bc2 62. Bc4+ Kg7 63. Bd5
e3 64. Bxb7 $18) 62. Ba4 Kg7 63. Bd1 $18 {[%cal Yc3d4] then winning like in
the annotation to the 56th move.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0506"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.11.12"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Vaganian, Rafael A"]
[Black "Holzke, Frank"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2614"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[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 "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 e4 {A relatively rare move, which is, however, not so
bad.} (10... Na5 {is the main line}) (10... Ne7) 11. dxc6 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 exf3
13. Bxf3 bxc6 14. Rd2 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An interesting idea: to transpose the
rook to c2 in order to protect the b2 pawn and press Black's c-pawns - despite
the fact that it takes two important tempi. Of course, White has many other
options:} (14. Bxc6 {is the principled move but Black obtains a decent
compensation for the pawn:} Rb8 15. Nd5 (15. Nb5 Nc4 (15... Bh3 16. Nd4 Nc4 17.
b3 Na5 18. Bg2 Bxg2 19. Kxg2 c5 20. Bd2 cxd4 21. Bxa5 dxe3 22. Rac1 $14 {
1-0 Klebel,M-Vogel,R/Germany 2003/CBM 100 ext (38)}) 16. Nxa7 (16. a4 Bf5 (
16... Bg4 17. f3 Bh3 18. Nxc7 Bxb2 19. Bxb2 Rxb2 20. Nd5 Rfb8 $44 {1/2-1/2
Kursova,M-Gilbert,J/Heraklio 2004/EXT 2005 (37)}) 17. Nd4 Rfd8 18. Bf3 Bh3 (
18... Ne5 19. Be2 Be4 $15) 19. Nc6 Rxd1+ 20. Bxd1 Rb6 21. Bf3 a5 22. Ne7+ Kf8
23. Nd5 Rb3 24. Nxc7 Nxb2 25. Rb1 g5 26. Bd2 Bc3 27. Bd5 {1-0 Muhvic,D-Prizmic,
M/Opatija 1995/EXT 98}) 16... Bg4 17. f3 Be6 18. Bd5 (18. a4 Nxb2 19. Bxb2 Bxb2
20. Rab1 Ba2 21. Nb5 Bxb1 22. Rxb1 Rb6 23. Be4 Be5 24. Rc1 Rd8 25. f4 Bd6 $15 {
0-1 Seres,L-Vegh,E/Budapest 1997/CBM 058 ext/[Adorjan,A; Vegh,E] (39)}) 18...
Bxd5 (18... Bxb2 19. Bxb2 {1/2-1/2 Konopka,M-Seres,L/Hungary 1998/EXT 2000})
19. Rxd5 Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bxc1 21. Rxc1 Nxe3 22. Re5 Nf5 23. Nc6 Ra8 24. Rc2 Ra3
25. Kf2 Rfa8 26. Ree2 Nd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Tashkov,R-Mogilarov,D/Pamporovo 2001/
CBM 084 ext (32)}) (15. Rd2 Nc4 (15... Ba6 16. a4 Nc4 17. Rc2 Ne5 18. Be4 Rfd8
19. f4 Nd3 20. Nb5 Nxc1 21. Raxc1 Bxb5 22. axb5 Rxb5 23. Rxc7 Bxb2 24. R1c2 a5
$11 {1/2-1/2 Loginov,V-Vokarev,S/Tomsk 2001/CBM 082 ext (33)}) 16. Rc2 Bh3 17.
Ne2 Nxb2 18. Nd4 Nd3 19. Ba3 Nb4 20. Bxb4 Rxb4 21. Bg2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Bxd4 23.
exd4 {1/2-1/2 Szmetan,J-Alonso,S/Buenos Aires 1999/EXT 2001}) (15. Bb5 Bg4 16.
Rd2 (16. Rd3 Rfd8 17. e4 Rxd3 18. Bxd3 Rd8 19. Bc2 Nc4 20. Bg5 Rb8 21. Bb3 Nxb2
22. Nd5 Nd3 23. Rb1 Nc5 24. Nxc7 {1/2-1/2 Kuljasevic,D-Szeberenyi,A/Budapest
HUN 2005/The Week in Chess 540}) 16... Nc8 $6 (16... Bf3) 17. Be2 Bxe2 18. Nxe2
Nd6 19. Rc2 Ne4 20. Rxc7 Bxb2 21. Rb1 Bxc1 22. Rbxc1 Rb2 23. R1c2 Rfb8 24. Nd4
$16 {1/2-1/2 Prakken,G-Spielmann,A/Nancy 2004/CBM 098 ext (41)}) (15. Kg2 Nc4
16. Na4 Be6 17. e4 Nxb2 18. Bxb2 Bxb2 19. Nxb2 Rxb2 20. Rd4 {1/2-1/2 Skare,
G-Cerovic,D/Belgrade 2004/EXT 2005}) (15. Bf3 Nc4 16. Nd5 Be6 17. Nxc7 Nxb2 18.
Bxb2 Bxb2 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Bg4 Bxa1 21. Bxe6+ Kg7 22. Rxa1 $11 {Sorokina,
T-Behl,T/Budapest 1996/Inf 69/[Adorjan,A; Vegh,E]}) (15. a4 $5 Nc4 16. Bb5 Nxb2
$2 (16... Be6) 17. Bxb2 a6 18. Ba3 $16 {1-0 Berry,J-Poitras,L/Richmond 2002/
CBM 088 (58)}) 15... Nxd5 (15... Nc4 16. Ne7+ Kh8 17. Nxc8 Rfxc8 18. e4 (18. a4
Nxb2 19. Bxb2 {1/2-1/2 Katajainen,K-Van Linde,P/Helsinki 2002/EXT 2004}) (18.
Ba4 Nxb2 19. Bxb2 Bxb2 $2 (19... Rxb2 $1 20. Bb3 Rxb3 21. axb3 Bxa1 22. Rxa1
Ra8 $10) 20. Rab1 Be5 21. Bb3 f5 22. Rd5 $1 $14 {1/2-1/2 Akhmilovskaya,
E-Chiburdanidze,M/Sofia/Borzomi (m4) 1986/[Chiburdanidze,M] (35)}) 18... Nxb2
19. Bxb2 Rxb2 20. Bd5 (20. a4 Rcb8 21. Rac1 Bh6 22. Rc5 Re2 $6 (22... Rb1 23.
Rxb1 Rxb1+ 24. Kg2 Rc1 $11) 23. Bb5 Rxe4 24. Rxc7 $16 {1-0 Garcia Paolicchi,
R-Bernabe Duran,F/La Pobla de Lillet 1998/EXT 2004 (32)}) 20... c5 21. Rac1 Rc7
(21... Rb4 $5 22. f4 Bd4+) 22. f4 (22. Bb3 Bf6 23. Kg2 $6 Bg5 24. Rc4 Be3 25.
Kf3 Bxf2 26. Bc2 Rb4 27. Bb3 Rxc4 28. Bxc4 Bd4 {1/2-1/2 McNab,C-Kratochwil,C/
Cappelle la Grande 1995/EXT 97}) 22... h6 23. e5 g5 24. Bb3 $16 {1-0
Waldschlaeger,J-Andre,W/Germany 1992/EXT 2003 (36)}) 16. Bxd5 Bg4 (16... Bh3
17. Rd2 Rfd8 18. Bb3 c5 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Bc2 Be6 21. Kf1 Bc4+ 22. Ke1 Rb8 23.
Rb1 Bxa2 24. Ra1 Be6 25. Rxa7 Bxb2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Fernandez Murga,R-Alonso,S/
Buenos Aires 2000/EXT 2002 (30)}) 17. f3 Bh3 (17... Be6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Kf2
Bxb2 20. Rb1 Bxc1 21. Rdxc1 c5 22. Ke2 Rb6 23. Rb3 Rc8 24. Rc4 Rc7 25. Kd2 Kf7
26. Kc2 Ke7 27. h4 Ra6 28. a3 Rb6 {1/2-1/2 Banusz,T-Fogarasi,T/Budapest HUN
2005/The Week in Chess 544 (33)}) 18. Rb1 Rfd8 19. Rd2 Bh6 $44 {0-1 Olaizola
Ortega,L-Alonso,S/Mislata 2003/CBM 095 ext (41)}) (14. Ne2 Nc4 (14... Rb8 15.
Nd4 c5 16. Nc6 Bb7 17. Kg2 (17. a4 Bxc6 18. Bxc6 Nc4 19. Ra2 Rfd8 20. Rxd8+
Rxd8 21. Bf3 Nd2 22. Bxd2 Rxd2 23. a5 Bxb2 24. a6 $2 c4 25. Ra4 c3 26. Rc4 c2 {
0-1 Lagowski,P-Szeberenyi,A/Balatonlelle 2003/EXT 2004}) 17... Bxc6 18. Bxc6
Nc4 19. Rd7 Rfc8 (19... Nxb2 $5 20. Rb1 c4) 20. Rd5 Nxb2 21. Bxb2 Bxb2 22. Rad1
c4 23. Rc5 $14 {Pytel,K-Saucey,M/Clermont_Ferrand (open) 1989/Inf 48}) 15. Nd4
Rb8 (15... Rd8 16. Nxc6 Rxd1+ 17. Bxd1 Bb7 18. Bf3 Bxc6 19. Bxc6 Rd8 20. Bf3 f5
21. Be2 Na3 22. f3 c5 $44 {0-1 Sagall,R-Dausch,R/Cappelle la Grande 1994/EXT
99 (63)}) (15... Ne5 $5 16. Bg2 Bg4 17. f3 c5 $1 18. fxg4 Rad8 19. h3 cxd4 20.
exd4 Nc4 21. b3 Rxd4 22. Bf4 Rfd8 23. Re1 Nb2 24. Bf1 Nd3 25. Bxd3 Rxf4 $1 {
1/2-1/2 Donchenko,A-Vokarev,S/Moscow 2003 2003/Inf 87/[Vokarev,S ]}) 16. Bxc6
Nxb2 (16... Rd8 17. Bf3 Rb6 18. b3 Ne5 19. Be2 c5 20. Nc2 Rxd1+ 21. Bxd1 Bf5
22. Bb2 Rd6 $44 {0-1 Dugandzic,B-Prizmic,M/Opatija 1995/EXT 98 (40)}) (16...
Rb6 17. Bb5 Bg4 18. Re1 Ne5 19. Be2 c5 20. Nb3 Nf3+ 21. Bxf3 Bxf3 22. Nxc5 Rd8
$44 {0-1 Gauglitz,G-Bjerring,K/Balatonbereny 1987/EXT 2004 (39)}) 17. Rd2 Nc4
18. Rc2 Ba6 19. a4 Rb6 20. Bb5 Bxb5 (20... c5 21. Rxc4 cxd4 22. exd4 Bxb5 23.
axb5 Rxb5 24. Rxa7 Rb1 25. Rac7 $16 {1-0 Stempin,P-Bjerring,K/Lyngby 1989/EXT
97 (51)}) 21. axb5 Nd6 $11) (14. Rb1 Rb8 15. Bd2 Nc4 $44 {1/2-1/2 Parkkinen,
J-Van Linde,P/Vantaa 1999/EXT 2000 (38)}) (14. Bd2 $5 Nc4 15. Na4 Rb8 $44)
14... Rb8 15. Rc2 Rd8 16. e4 Nc4 17. Be2 Be6 18. b3 Nd6 19. Bb2 {White has
developed his pieces; Black is more active and must urgently make use of this
fact - otherwise his pawn weaknesses will be decisive.} f5 (19... c5 $5 {
[%cal Yc5c4]} 20. Nd5 $5 {[%cal Od5c7,Rd5e7,Re7c6]} Bxb2 21. Rxb2 Bxd5 22. exd5
c4 $5 (22... Nf5 23. Bc4 $14)) 20. e5 (20. Na4 $1 {was good enough to obtain a
small edge:} Bxb2 21. Nxb2 fxe4 (21... Nxe4 22. f3) 22. Rxc6 $14 {[%csl Rc7]})
20... Bxe5 21. Re1 Re8 22. Bf3 Bd7 {The c6 pawn is still alive!} 23. Rd1 (23.
Na4 Bxb2 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Nxb2 f4 $5) 23... f4 $1 {Black must urgently
create kingside counterplay.} 24. Na4 (24. gxf4 Bg7 $1 (24... Bxf4 $143 25. Ne4
$1)) 24... Bxb2 25. Nxb2 Re7 26. Nd3 fxg3 27. hxg3 Rf8 28. Bxc6 Bf5 29. Rcc1 (
29. Rc5 $5) 29... Bxd3 30. Rxd3 Re2 31. Bf3 (31. Bd5+ Kh8 32. Rxc7 Rxa2 33. Rd7
Ne8 $1 34. Bf7 Nf6 35. Rc7 a5 {and Black shouldn't lose.}) 31... Rxa2 32. Rxc7
{In this open position the bishop is stronger than the knight; however, there
are too few pawns on the board, which restricts White's winning chances.} Ne8
33. Rb7 Nf6 34. b4 Rf7 35. Rd8+ Kg7 36. b5 Rxb7 37. Bxb7 Ng4 $132 38. Ra8 (38.
Rd7+ $5 Kh6 39. Rf7 Ra1+ $5 40. Kg2 Ra2) 38... Nxf2 39. Bg2 {This leads to a
forced draw.} (39. Bc8 Nd3 40. b6 Ra1+ 41. Kg2 Ra2+ 42. Kf3 Rf2+ 43. Ke3 axb6
44. g4 Kf6 45. Kxd3 h5 $11) (39. b6 $1 Nh3+ 40. Kh1 Nf2+ 41. Kg2 $1 {was the
only chance for a win as after} Nd3+ (41... Ne4+ 42. Kf3 Nd2+ 43. Kg4) 42. Kf3
Rf2+ 43. Ke3 axb6 44. Kxd3 {Black couldn't capture the g3 pawn.}) 39... Ng4 40.
b6 Ra1+ 41. Bf1 Rxf1+ 42. Kxf1 axb6 43. Ra7+ Kh6 44. Ke2 g5 45. Rb7 Kg6 46.
Rxb6+ Nf6 47. Rb5 h5 48. Ke3 h4 49. gxh4 gxh4 50. Kf4 Nh5+ 51. Kg4 Nf6+ 52.
Kxh4 {Well, on the same BL weekend GM S.Kindermann lost such an endgame to GM
S.Movsesian but wonders don't happen every day...} Nh7 53. Kg4 Nf6+ 54. Kf4
Nh5+ 55. Ke5 Kg5 56. Rb1 Ng3 57. Rb8 Kg4 58. Rg8+ Kf3 59. Rg5 Ne2 60. Rf5+ Kg4
61. Rf2 Ng3 62. Rf4+ Kg5 63. Rc4 Ne2 64. Re4 Ng3 65. Rb4 Ne2 66. Ke4 Ng3+ 67.
Kf3 Nf5 68. Rb5 Kf6 69. Kf4 Nd6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2005.04.09"]
[Round "14.3"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2533"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 107"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kreuzberg"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 Rc8 13. Nb3 {An attempt to make
use of Black's delay of ...c6. The normal lines are:} (13. Re1) (13. Bf4) 13...
Nxb3 (13... Nac4 14. Nc5) (13... Nbc4 $5) 14. axb3 {[%cal Ra1a7]} (14. Qxb3 c6)
14... a6 15. Be3 e6 (15... c6 $2 {now leads to material losses due to} 16. dxc6
Rxc6 $8 17. e5 $16) 16. Re1 (16. f4 exd5 17. Bxb6 cxb6 18. e5 Be6 19. Nxd5 Rc5
$132) 16... Rb8 {[%cal Yb6c8,Yc8d6] Planning the evacuation of the knight.} (
16... exd5 17. exd5 Bf5 $5 18. d6 c6) 17. Bxb6 {White changes the character of
the position.} cxb6 18. e5 exd5 19. f4 Be6 20. Bxd5 $11 {Black's bishop pair 
(and later B vs N in an asymmetric position) is compensated by White's space
advantage.} b5 21. Bxe6 Qb6+ 22. Kg2 Qxe6 23. Qd5 Rbd8 24. Qxe6 Rxe6 25. Rad1
Rxd1 26. Rxd1 f6 {Opening up the game for his bishop is vital for Black, even
though the white pieces become very active. The draw soon becomes inevitable.}
27. Rd8+ Bf8 28. exf6 Rxf6 29. Nd5 Rf7 30. Kf3 Kg7 31. g4 Be7 32. Rc8 Bf6 {
[%csl Rb2]} 33. Rc2 Rd7 34. Ke4 Kf7 35. b4 h6 36. b3 Kg7 37. Rc5 Kf7 38. h3 Be7
39. Nxe7 Rxe7+ 40. Re5 Rxe5+ 41. Kxe5 b6 42. Kd5 a5 43. bxa5 bxa5 44. Kc5 a4
45. bxa4 bxa4 46. Kb4 Ke6 47. Kxa4 Kd5 48. Kb3 Ke4 49. f5 gxf5 50. gxf5 Kxf5
51. Kc3 Kg5 52. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Solin 12th"]
[Site "Solin/Split"]
[Date "2004.12.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Dizdarevic, Emir"]
[Black "Brkic, Ante"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2538"]
[BlackElo "2454"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2004.12.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. d4 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Qc2 {A fresh but not too fortunate
idea instead of the normal} (12. Nb3) 12... Qc8 {[%cal Yc7c6,Yd7h3,Yc7c5]} 13.
Rd1 (13. a4 c5 14. Nb3 Nxb3 15. Qxb3 c4 16. Qc2 Bh3 17. e4 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 e6 19.
a5 Nd7 20. Ra4 Ne5 21. Be3 f5 22. Bd4 exd5 23. Nxd5 fxe4 24. Bxe5 Rxe5 25. Rxc4
Qf8 {1/2-1/2 Csom,I-Ftacnik,L/Debrecen 1989/CBM 014 (25)}) 13... c6 {This is
probably even better than} (13... c5 14. Nde2 Nac4 15. b3 Nd6 16. Bb2 Bh3 17.
Bh1 c4 18. Rac1 Qf5 19. e4 Qg5 20. b4 Bg4 21. Re1 Red8 22. Nf4 Be5 23. Nce2
Bxb2 24. Qxb2 Rac8 25. h4 Qh6 26. Qa3 Bxe2 27. Qxa7 Nd7 28. Rxe2 Ne5 29. Qd4
Qg7 30. Qd2 b5 31. Rc3 Ra8 32. a3 Ra4 {1/2-1/2 Barr,E-Callison,S/IECC 2000/
Telechess CBM 89 (32).}) 14. b4 c5 $1 {The idea of Black's previous move. He
seizes the initiative.} 15. bxc5 (15. bxa5 $2 cxd4 16. exd4 Ba4 $1) 15... Qxc5
16. Bd2 Rac8 17. Rac1 Nac4 $36 18. Be1 (18. h3 $5) 18... Bg4 $1 19. Nce2 (19.
Bf3 Bxf3 20. Nxf3 Red8 21. e4 e6 $36) 19... Qd6 {It is not easy for White to
protect the d5 pawn.} 20. Bc3 (20. Qb3 $5 Bxd4 21. Rxd4 Bxe2 22. Rc2 Bh5 23. g4
) 20... Qd7 $6 (20... Nxd5 $17 {was quite possible as} 21. Nb5 {didn't work
due to} Nxc3 $1 22. Nxd6 Nxe2+) 21. Qe4 (21. e4 Na4 $1) 21... Na4 $6 (21... f5
$5 $17 22. Qb1 $140 $2 (22. Qc2 Na4 $17) (22. Qd3 Ne5 $17) 22... Bxd4 23. Nxd4
Bxd1 24. Rxd1 Nxe3 $1) 22. Ba1 Nab2 ({Now after} 22... f5 23. Qb1 Bxd4 24. Nxd4
Bxd1 25. Rxd1 {White has a compensation for the exchange as the position of
the black king is compromised.}) 23. Bxb2 Nxb2 24. Rd2 Bxe2 {After this
exchange White easily equalizes.} (24... Rxc1+ $142 25. Nxc1 Nc4 26. Rc2 Nd6
27. Qd3 Rc8 $15) 25. Nxe2 Rxc1+ 26. Nxc1 Rc8 27. Nb3 Nc4 (27... b5 $5) 28. Rc2
Nd6 29. Rxc8+ Nxc8 30. h4 h5 31. Qb4 Nd6 32. Nc5 Qc7 33. Ne4 a5 34. Qb1 Nxe4
35. Bxe4 b6 36. Kg2 Qc5 37. a4 Kf8 38. Qb3 Bc3 39. Bd3 Qb4 40. Qc2 Qb2 41. Qxb2
Bxb2 42. f4 f5 43. e4 fxe4 44. Bxe4 Kg7 45. Kf3 Bd4 46. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CRO-ch"]
[Site "Zagreb"]
[Date "2004.11.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kuljasevic, Davorin"]
[Black "Kozul, Zdenko"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2004.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "10"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c4 Nf6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. Re1 cxd5 14. exd5 Nac4 15.
b3 Nd6 16. Bf4 Rc8 17. Qd2 {This line was examined in CBM85, CBM95.} Nf5 {
[%mdl 32] The other moves are insufficient for equality:} (17... Na8 {[%cal
Ya8c7,Yc7a6]} 18. Rad1 (18. Be5 Bxe5 19. Rxe5 Qa5 20. Re3 Nc7 21. a4 (21. Rae1
Ncb5 22. Ndxb5 Nxb5 23. Ne4 Qxd2 24. Nxd2 Kf8 25. Nc4 $14 {Ftacnik}) 21... Na6
22. Rae1 Qb4 23. R1e2 Bg4 24. Re1 Bd7 25. h4 Nc5 $132 {0-1 Tkachiev,V-Ye
Jiangchuan/Shanghai 2001/CBM 085/[Ftacnik] (48)}) 18... Qa5 19. Ne4 $1 Qxd2 20.
Rxd2 Nc7 21. Bxd6 exd6 22. Rf1 Bb5 23. Nxd6 Bxf1 24. Bxf1 Nxd5 25. Nxc8 Rxc8
26. Nf5 gxf5 27. Rxd5 f4 28. Rd7 $16 {1-0 Rogozenko,D-Ftacnik,L/Hamburg 2004/
CBM 100 ext (62)}) (17... Bf5 18. a4 a6 19. Rac1 Qd7 20. h4 Bh3 21. Bh1 h5 22.
Kh2 Bg4 23. Bg2 Nf5 24. Nxf5 Bxf5 25. d6 $1 exd6 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. a5 Nc8 28.
Nd5 $16 {1-0 Miton,K-Kempinski,R/Warsaw 2003/CBM 095/[Ftacnik] (36)}) 18. Nde2
(18. Nce2 e5 (18... Nxd4 $5 19. Nxd4 Bg4 20. h3 e5 $1 21. hxg4 exf4 22. Rxe8+
Qxe8 23. Qxf4 Rd8 $15 {Ftacnik}) 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Rad1 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 Bg4 22.
Bxb7 {1/2-1/2 Kresz,L-Kopasov,E/Chessfriend.com 2003/Telechess CBM 97 (22)}) (
18. Be3 Nxd4 (18... Nxe3 $5) 19. Bxd4 e5 20. Be3 $14 {Ftacnik This has not
been tried yet.}) 18... h6 (18... e5 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Qxd8 (20. Bxb7 $5) 20...
Rexd8 21. Rac1 Rd7 22. Ne4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Nd4 24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. Bb8 a5 26. Ba7
Kg7 $13 {1-0 Filippov,V-Nedev,T/Istanbul 2003/CBM 096 (54)}) 19. h4 h5 {
[%csl Gf5]} 20. Rac1 Rc5 21. Red1 Nc8 {This route looks more appropriate for
the knight than a8-c7-a6 :-)} 22. Ne4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Ncd6 {[%csl Gd6,Gf5]} 24.
Nc5 Bc8 25. Nd3 Qb6 $11 26. Ne5 (26. Be5 Bh6 27. Bf4 Bg7 28. Be5 Bh6 29. Bf4
Bg7 {1/2-1/2 Hauchard,A-Nataf,I/Montreal 2005/CBM 105 (29).}) 26... Rd8 27. Qc3
Bd7 28. Qc7 Qxc7 29. Rxc7 {This invasion is harmless as Black's position is
very solid.} Bb5 30. Nc3 Ba6 31. Ne4 Bxe5 32. Bxe5 Ne8 33. Rc1 b6 (33... Rxd5
34. Bb8) 34. Rd1 $6 {This allows Black to improve his pawn structure.} (34. Nc3
) 34... f6 35. Bf4 (35. Bb2 $142 e5) 35... e5 $1 36. Bc1 Kf7 (36... Nd4 $142 $1
) 37. Ba3 $2 {This bishop is extremely unlucky.} (37. f4 $1 exf4 38. Bxf4 $11)
37... Nd4 38. Kh2 {White underestimates the danger.} (38. f4 $1 Ne2+ 39. Kf2
exf4 40. d6 $132) 38... Be2 $1 39. Rc1 Bf3 {After this clever exchange White
has no pair of bishops anymore and his d5 pawn becomes a decisive weekness.}
40. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 41. Kg2 Nd4 42. d6 Nb5 43. Bb4 Ke6 44. a4 Nbxd6 45. Nxd6 Nxd6 {
and Black consequently brings home his material advantage:} 46. Rc6 Rd7 47. a5
Kd5 48. Rc1 Nb5 49. axb6 axb6 50. Rc8 Nd4 51. Rf8 Nc6 52. Ba3 Ke6 53. Rc8 Ne7
54. Rb8 Nd5 55. Re8+ Kf5 56. Rc8 Ra7 57. Bc1 Ra2 58. Rd8 Ke4 59. Rg8 Rc2 60.
Bh6 Kf5 61. Rd8 Rc5 62. Rd6 Rb5 63. Bg7 e4 64. Rd8 Ke6 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. Qd2 $6 {A very strange move. I still believe
that it was a "lapsus manus": Carlsen intended to play the theoretical} (11.
Qe2) 11... e5 12. d5 Nb4 13. e4 c6 14. a3 cxd5 $1 {Quite an obvious refutation
of White's play.} 15. axb4 axb4 16. Rxa8 bxc3 17. bxc3 Nxa8 18. exd5 $6 (18.
Qxd5 $142 Nb6 (18... Qxd5 19. exd5 Nb6 20. Nd2 {[%cal Yc3c4]}) 19. Qa5 {
although Black, controlling the crucial c4-square, keeps a small edge after}
Qf6 20. Bg5 Qc6 {[%csl Gc4]}) 18... Nb6 {[%csl Rd5]} 19. Rd1 $6 (19. d6 Re6 (
19... Nc4 $5)) (19. c4 $5 Nxc4 20. Qb4 Nd6 21. Be3 {getting some activity for
the missing pawn although Black is obviously better.}) 19... e4 20. Ng5 $4 {
[%mdl 8192] Just blundering a piece in a poor position.} (20. Ne1 Bg4 21. f3 e3
22. Qe2 Bd7 23. Bxe3 (23. c4 Nxc4 $1 24. Qxc4 e2 25. Rd2 Qb6+ 26. Kh1 Qf2 $19)
23... Ba4 {[%cal Yb6d5]} 24. Rd2 Bxc3 $19) (20. Nh4 h6 $19 {[%cal Rg6g5]}) ({
It was relatively better (but hopeless enough) just to give up the d5-pawn:} 
20. Nd4 Qxd5 $19) 20... e3 21. Qb2 Qxg5 22. Bxe3 (22. Qxb6 e2 23. Re1 Qxc1 24.
Rxc1 e1=Q+ 25. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 26. Bf1 Bh3 $19) 22... Qg4 (22... Qg4 23. f3 Nc4) 0-1

[Event "Candidates Tournament"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.03.17"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2013.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. h3 e5 11. d5 Na5 12. Qc2 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] A novelty in a
well-known position.} (12. e4 {and}) (12. Nd2 {are theoretical lines.}) 12...
c6 (12... Nxd5 $2 {is impossible due to} 13. Rd1 c6 14. e4) (12... e4 13. Nxe4
Qxd5 14. Nd4 $1 {looks risky}) 13. b4 Nac4 14. dxc6 bxc6 {White has worsened
his opponent's pawn structure; now he must cope with Black's active pieces.}
15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Nd2 $1 Bf5 17. Nce4 Rad8 (17... Qxb4 18. a3 Qc5 19. g4 Bxe4 20.
Nxe4 Qe7 21. a4 $16 {(E.Gleizerov)}) (17... Red8 $5 18. a3 Rac8) 18. a3 h5 (
18... Be6 19. Nxc4 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Bxc4 {[%cal Ye8d8,Yc4d5]} 21. Bb2 $14) 19.
Nxc4 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Nxc4 21. Ra2 Rd8 22. Qf1 Nd6 23. Nc5 {White has
consolidated his position.} Nb5 $1 {[%mdl 512] An excellent decision. Black
doesn't want to passively defend his c6-pawn and decides to sacrifice it for
activity.} (23... e4 24. Rd2 $14) (23... Qc7 24. e4 Bc8 25. a4 $14) 24. Bxc6
Nc3 25. Rd2 Rxd2 26. Bxd2 Qd6 $1 27. Bxc3 Qxc6 {Black has got a bishop pair
and an option to trade his dark-squared bishop for the opponent's knight (e.g.
by means of ...Bg7-f8), which leads to opposite-coloured bishops and a
probable draw.} 28. Qg2 {Otherwise 28...Qf3, e.g.} (28. Kh2 Qf3 29. a4 Bf8 30.
Bxe5 a5 31. Qg2 Qxg2+ 32. Kxg2 axb4 33. Bd4 Bxc5 34. Bxc5 b3 35. Bd4 {(S.
Shipov)} Kf8 36. a5 Bc8 37. h4 Ke7 38. Kf3 Kd6 {should be a draw.}) 28... Qd6
$1 29. e4 Qd1+ 30. Kh2 Bc8 31. f3 Qc1 (31... h4 $44 {(E.Gleizerov) was
possible, too.}) 32. Qd2 (32. Bb2 $6 Qe3) 32... Qf1 33. Qg2 Qc1 34. Qd2 Qf1 35.
Qg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-B 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2673"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. Qe2 a4 $6 {A rare move, instead of the usual} (
11... e5 {or}) (11... Be6) 12. Rd1 Be6 {This move order gives White a good
tactical possibility.} (12... Bf5 $6 13. d5 Na5 14. Nd4 Qc8 15. Nxf5 Qxf5 16.
e4 Qc8 17. e5 $16 {1-0 Diamant,A (2526)-Howell,D (2624)/Puerto Madryn 2009/EXT
2010 (30)}) (12... Ra5 $6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bd7 15. e6 fxe6 16. Bxb7 c5 17.
Bd2 Qc7 18. Bg2 $16 {1-0 Laznicka,V (2659)-Fontaine,R (2548)/France 2010/CBM
135 Extra (51)}) (12... Bg4 13. h3 Be6 $6 {0-1 Monroy,C (2459)-Martinovic,S 
(2515)/Chur 2010/CBM 136 Extra (55)} 14. d5 $1 {is similar to the game}) (12...
Bd7 {is probably the best option for Black but still hardly satisfactory
enough:} 13. Bd2 (13. d5 Na5 14. Nd4 Qc8 15. Bd2 (15. e4 $5) 15... Bxd4 16.
exd4 Bg4 17. f3 Bh3 $13 {1-0 Ljubojevic,L (2572)-So,W (2674)/Amsterdam 2010/
CBM 138 (32)}) (13. h3 Qc8 14. Kh2 e5 15. d5 Na5 16. e4 Nac4 17. Rb1 c6 18. b3
axb3 19. axb3 Nd6 {1-0 Kempinski,R (2617)-Piorun,K (2475)/Warsaw 2009/CBM 133
Extra (51)} 20. dxc6 Qxc6 21. Be3 $14) 13... Qc8 14. Nb5 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16.
Bc3 Nec4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Na3 $14 {1-0 Fressinet,L (2697)-Cornette,M (2543)/
Belfort 2010/CBM 138 (33)}) 13. d5 $1 {[%mdl 576]} Nxd5 14. Nb5 $1 (14. Nxd5
Bxd5 15. Qe1 {[%cal Re3e4]} (15. e4 Bc4 16. Qc2 Nb4 $1) (15. Ne1 e6 16. e4 Nd4
17. Rxd4 Bxd4 18. exd5 exd5 19. Qd2 a3 $1 $17) {doesn't work due to} 15... a3
$1 16. Rb1 Bxa2 $1 17. Rxd8 Rexd8 $19) 14... Qc8 15. Ng5 $1 {White destroys
the opponent's pawn structure and obtains excellent compensation for the
sacrificed pawn.} Rd8 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Rb1 Kh8 18. Bh3 Nf6 19. Bd2 Ra6 $6 (
19... Ne4 $142 $14) 20. Bc3 Rd5 (20... Ne8 $142) 21. Rxd5 (21. Bxe6 $5 Rxd1+
22. Rxd1 Qxe6 23. Nxc7 {, and White's rook and pawn will be much stronger than
two black knights.}) 21... Nxd5 22. Bxg7+ Kxg7 23. Qc4 Nf6 24. Rd1 Kf7 25. Qf4
Rb6 26. Qxa4 $16 {White has regained the pawn while keeping a superior pawn
structure.} Ne5 27. Nd4 c5 28. Qc2 Rd6 29. f4 Neg4 30. Re1 b6 31. Nf3 $1 Qd7 $2
{[%mdl 8192] A blunder in a poor position.} (31... Qd8 32. e4 $1 $18) (31...
Rd8 $142) 32. Bxg4 Nxg4 33. h3 Nxe3 34. Rxe3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2628"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. Qe2 e5 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. e4 {
White is trying to make use of his central pawn advantage.} (14. f4 Bxc3 15.
bxc3 Bf5 $5 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bg2 Bd3 18. Qf2 Be4 19. Bf1 Qe7 20. a4 Qe6 21. Bb5
Red8 $44 {0-1 Potkin,V (2626)-Wang Yue (2716)/Ningbo 2010/CBM 138 (62)}) 14...
Be6 {The most obvious and the best.} (14... a4 $6 15. f4 (15. Be3 a3 16. Rad1
Qe7 17. f4 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Na4 19. Qf2 Nb2 20. Rd2 Ra5 21. f5 $13 {1-0
Khismatullin,D (2614)-Efimenko,Z (2654)/Ohrid 2009/CBM 133 (34)}) 15... Bd4+
16. Be3 a3 17. Rad1 Bxe3+ 18. Qxe3 Qe7 19. b3 Ra5 20. e5 $1 $16 {1-0 Dziuba,M 
(2584)-Brendel,O (2389)/Warsaw 2010/CBM 139 Extra (40)}) (14... c6 15. Be3 Be6
16. f4 Bg7 17. e5 f6 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. b3 Nd5 22. Bd4
Bf5 23. Qc4 $14 {1-0 Tkachiev,V (2650)-Maze,S (2546)/Nimes 2009/CBM 132 (41)})
(14... Bd7 $5 15. f4 $6 (15. Be3 $142 $1 {not yet seen in practice} Bc6 $140
16. Rad1 Qe7 17. Nd5) 15... Bxc3 16. bxc3 Bc6 {with an even more comfortable
position for Black than in the game:} 17. Bb2 Qe7 (17... Qd6 $144 18. Rad1 (18.
c4 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Qxc4 20. Qe3 f5 $1 21. Rac1 {1-0 Potkin,V (2606)-Areshchenko,A
(2667)/Germany 2010/EXT 2011 (62)} Bxe4 $1 $17)) 18. Rad1 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Nc4 20.
Rd4 b5 $11 {1/2 Kazhgaleyev,M (2643)-Tomczak,J (2500)/Cappelle la Grande 2010/
CBM 134 Extra (41)}) 15. f4 (15. Rd1 Qe7) 15... Bxc3 $1 (15... Bg7 16. Be3 Qe7
17. e5 Rab8 18. Ne4 Red8 19. Bc5 Qd7 20. Rad1 Qe8 21. Nd6 cxd6 22. Bxb6 $16 {
1/2 Rogozenco,D (2541)-Areshchenko,A (2667)/Germany 2009/EXT 2010 (27)}) (15...
Bd4+ 16. Be3 Nc4 17. Bf2 Bxc3 (17... c6 18. Rad1 Bxf2+ 19. Qxf2 Qb6 20. b3
Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Nb6 22. e5 a4 23. Ne4 $14 {1-0 Laznicka,V (2636)-Navara,D (2718)
/Hustopece 2010/CBM 136 Extra (42)}) 18. bxc3 Qd2 19. Qf3 $1 (19. Qxd2 Nxd2 20.
f5 gxf5 21. exf5 Bxf5 22. Bxb7 Rab8 $11 {1/2 Jussupow,A (2566)-Ftacnik,L (2532)
/Germany 2010/EXT 2011 (27)}) 19... Red8 20. f5 Rd3 21. Qg4 Bd7 22. e5 $40 {
1-0 Jussupow,A (2573)-Karr,J (2385)/France 2010/CBM 135 Extra (33)}) 16. bxc3
Bd5 17. Qf2 Bc6 18. Ba3 (18. f5 Na4 19. c4 Qf6 20. Be3 Rad8 21. h4 $6 Qb2 $1
22. c5 Qxf2+ 23. Bxf2 Nc3 $17 {0-1 Bocharov,D (2618)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2706)/
Irkutsk 2010/CBM 138 (40)}) 18... Na4 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Restricting White's
a3-bishop.} (18... Qf6 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. Rd4 h5 $6 21. Bc5 $36 Qe6 22. f5 gxf5
23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. exf5 $16 {[%csl Rg8] 1-0 Romanko,M (2404)-Gabrielian,A (2543)
/Moscow RUS 2011/The Week in Chess 850 (30)}) 19. Rad1 Qf6 20. Rd4 Rad8 21. e5
Qe6 22. f5 $1 gxf5 23. Bxc6 Qxc6 24. Qxf5 Rxd4 25. cxd4 Qe6 26. Qg5+ Qg6 27.
Qd2 Nb6 {[%mdl 512] The knight can now come back. Black sacrifices the a5-pawn
but obtains sufficient counterplay.} 28. Qxa5 Qd3 $1 29. Qc5 Na4 30. Qc1 (30.
Qb4 $142 b5 $44 31. e6 $5 fxe6 32. Rxe6 Qd1+ 33. Kg2 Qc2+ 34. Kg1 $11) 30...
Qxd4+ 31. Qe3 Qxe3+ 32. Rxe3 {[%mdl 4096]} Nb6 33. Rc3 Nd5 $15 {The black
knight is a bit stronger than the white bishop here but this advantage is
insufficient for a victory.} 34. Rb3 b6 35. Bb2 Kf8 (35... Ra8 $5 36. a3 Ra4)
36. Kf2 Ke7 37. a3 Ke6 38. g4 Rg8 39. Rg3 c5 40. Kf3 c4 41. Ke4 Rg5 42. a4 h5
43. h3 hxg4 44. hxg4 Rg8 45. Kd4 Ra8 46. Kxc4 Rxa4+ 47. Kb3 Rb4+ 48. Ka3 Re4
49. g5 Kf5 50. Rd3 Ne3 51. Kb3 b5 52. Rd7 Kg6 53. Rb7 Nc4 54. Rxb5 Nxb2 55.
Kxb2 Kxg5 56. Rb7 Kg6 57. Rb6+ Kg7 58. Rb5 Kg6 59. Rb6+ Kf5 60. Rf6+ Kxe5 61.
Rxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leon"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sion Castro, Marcelino"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2380"]
[BlackElo "2545"]
[Annotator "Leko,P"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "1994.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 Nb6 7. Bg2
Nc6 8. e3 O-O 9. O-O e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 $146 {(...Qd1)} (11... Qxd1
{Ftacnik} 12. Rxd1 Bxe5 $10) 12. Qc2 c6 13. b3 Qe7 14. Bb2 Re8 15. Kh1 $5 {
(/\e4,f4)} (15. e4 {Ftacnik /\ f4}) 15... Bg7 16. e4 Bd7 $1 (16... h5 $6 17. f4
h4 18. e5 hxg3 19. hxg3 $16 {(/\Ne4)}) (16... Be6 17. f4 f6 (17... Rad8 $2 18.
f5 Bc8 19. f6 $1 Bxf6 20. Rxf6 Qxf6 21. Nd5 $16) 18. f5 Bf7 19. e5 $1 $36 (19.
e5 {Ftacnik} fxe5 20. Ne4 $36)) 17. a4 $2 (17. f4 Rad8 18. e5 f5 19. Rfd1 Be6
$10) 17... Be6 $1 {(><b3)} 18. Ba3 Qf6 19. Bb2 Qe7 20. Ba3 Qf6 21. Bb2 Qd4 $1 {
(/\Qb4 ><b3)} 22. a5 (22. Nd1 {Ftacnik} Qb4 $17) 22... Nd7 23. Ra4 Qc5 24. Rc1
b5 25. axb6 axb6 $1 (25... Nxb6 26. Ra3 $10) 26. b4 Qc4 $1 (26... Qe7 27. Rxa8
Rxa8 28. b5 $10) 27. Bf1 Qb3 28. Qxb3 Bxb3 29. Rxa8 Rxa8 $15 30. b5 cxb5 31.
Bxb5 Nc5 32. Kg2 (32. f3 Rd8 $1 {(/\Rd2-/+)}) 32... Ra5 $1 $17 33. Ra1 (33. Be2
Nxe4 34. Nxe4 Bxb2 35. Rb1 Ra2 36. Nc3 Bxc3 37. Rxb3 $17 (37. Rxb3 {Ftacnik}
Bd4 $17)) 33... Rxa1 (33... Rxb5 $2 34. Ra8+ $1 Bf8 35. Nxb5 $18) (33... Bxc3
$6 34. Bxc3 Rxa1 (34... Rxb5 $4 35. Ra8#) 35. Bxa1 Nxe4 $15) 34. Bxa1 Nxe4 $1
35. Nxe4 Bxa1 36. Kf3 Bd4 37. Ke2 Bc2 38. f3 f5 39. Nd6 Bg1 40. Nc4 $6 (40. h3
$17) 40... Bxh2 41. Kf2 f4 42. gxf4 (42. g4 {Ftacnik} Bd3 $19) 42... Bd3 $1 43.
Ke3 Bf1 44. Kf2 Bxc4 45. Bxc4+ Kg7 46. Ke3 Kf6 47. Ke4 h5 48. Ba6 h4 49. Bf1
Bg1 50. Bh3 Bh2 (50... Bc5 $2 51. f5 $10 (51. f5 {Ftacnik} g5 52. f4 $10)) 51.
Bf1 Bg3 $22 $19 52. Bh3 b5 53. f5 g5 54. f4 Bxf4 55. Kf3 b4 56. Kg4 b3 57. Bf1
b2 58. Bd3 Bd6 59. Bc2 Ke7 (59... Be7 {Ftacnik} 60. Bb1 Ke5 61. Bc2 Kd4 $19)
0-1

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2012.05.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ramirez Alvarez, Alejandro"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2593"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.07.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. Nc3 Bd7 10. h3 Re8 11. Kh2 Qc8 12. Re1 e5 13. d5 Na5 14. e4 c6 15. b3
cxd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Nc6 18. Ng5 Nd8 19. Rd1 Bc6 20. Qc4 h6 21. Nf3 b5
22. Qe2 Qb7 23. Re1 Ne6 24. Bb2 Nd4 25. Nxd4 exd4 26. Rad1 Rad8 27. Rd2 f5 28.
Qd1 Re7 29. Bxd4 $6 (29. f3 fxe4 30. fxe4 $15) 29... Red7 $19 30. Be3 Bc3 31.
Rxd7 Rxd7 32. Qc1 Bxe1 33. Qxe1 Bxe4 34. Bxe4 Qxe4 35. Qc1 Kf7 $6 (35... Kh7
36. h4 g5 $19) 36. Bxh6 $17 Qf3 37. Qc5 Ke6 38. Be3 a6 39. Qc8 Qd5 40. Qg8+ Kf6
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.21"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Pavlidis, Antonios"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2669"]
[BlackElo "2431"]
[Annotator "Let's Check"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[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. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. Qc2 a4 12. Rd1 Bf5 13. Qe2 Qd7 14. d5 Na5 15. e4
Bg4 16. Be3 a3 17. Bd4 axb2 18. Qxb2 Nac4 19. Qc1 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Bxd4 21. Rxd4
e5 22. Rd1 Na4 23. Kg2 Nd6 24. h4 Nxc3 25. Qxc3 Nb5 26. Qb2 Nd4 27. Rxd4 exd4
28. Qxd4 Ra3 29. h5 Qa4 30. Qf6 Qa6 31. Qg5 h6 32. Qg4 Qf6 33. Rc1 Rxa2 34.
hxg6 fxg6 $6 (34... Rxf2+ $3 35. Kxf2 Qb2+ $17) 35. Rxc7 Qb6 36. Kh3 Qxc7 37.
Qxg6+ Kf8 38. Qf6+ Qf7 39. Qh8+ $1 Qg8 40. Qf6+ Qf7 41. Qh8+ Qg8 42. Qf6+ Qf7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.11.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 Bd7 11. b3 e5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Bb2 c6 15.
f4 {Ambitiously fighting for space, but weakening the g1-a7 diagonal...} ({
The more restarined} 15. Qc2 {does not confront Black with problems.} a5 16.
Rad1 Qe7 17. h3 Qc5 18. Re2 Be6 19. Red2 Bg7 20. Ne2 Qxc2 21. Rxc2 a4 $132 {
Laylo,D (2504)-Li,C (2590)/Manila 2008/CBM 126 Extra (0-1, 70)}) 15... Bg7 16.
e4 {This looks strong, but Black has not exhausted his resources yet.} Nc4 $1 {
An elegant way to simplify the position.} 17. bxc4 Qb6+ 18. Kh1 Qxb2 19. Rb1
Qxc3 20. Qxd7 Rab8 $146 ({This may be more reliable than the previously played
} 20... b6 {when Black was struggling still, despite the presence of opposite
bishops.} 21. Qxc6 Rac8 22. Qa4 Qxc4 23. Qxa7 Bc3 24. Rec1 Ra8 25. Qxb6 Rxa2
26. Qe3 Rc8 27. Bf1 Qc5 28. Qxc5 Rxc5 $14 {Maletin,P (2576)-Negi,P (2615)/St
Petersburg 2009 (1/2, 44)}) 21. Rec1 Qa3 22. Rd1 Re7 23. Qd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Rbe8
25. Bf3 Bf8 26. e5 Rc7 27. Rd3 f6 28. exf6 Re6 29. Bg4 Rxf6 30. Rd7 Rxd7 31.
Bxd7 b6 {Now is a better moment to play this move.} 32. Rd1 Rd6 $1 {And,
finally, the pawn is sacrificed only on the occasion of the exchange of the
last remaining pair of additional pieces.} 33. Rxd6 Bxd6 34. Bxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-36"]
[Site "Mallorca"]
[Date "2004.10.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Black "Rowson, Jonathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2549"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[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 "Iceland"]
[BlackTeam "Scotland"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SCO"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 13. Re1 cxd5 14. exd5 Nbc4 15.
b3 Qb6 16. Nce2 Ne5 17. h3 Qa6 18. Be3 Nd3 19. Rf1 e5 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Nc1 e5
22. Bd5+ Kh8 23. Nxd3 exd4 24. Nc5 Qd6 25. Bxd4 Bxh3 26. Bxg7+ Kxg7 27. Nxb7
Nxb7 28. Bxb7 Rad8 29. Qxd6 Rxd6 30. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 31. Rxe1 Rd2 32. a3 Kf6 33. b4
Be6 34. Be4 Bd5 35. Bxd5 Rxd5 36. Rc1 a5 37. Kf1 axb4 38. axb4 Rd4 {Once the
active side has managed to place his rook behind the passed pawn, the win
should be a matter of time.} 39. Rb1 Ke6 40. Ke2 h5 41. b5 Rd7 42. b6 Rb7 43.
Kf3 g5 44. Rb5 Kf6 45. Ke4 h4 46. gxh4 gxh4 47. Kd5 h3 48. Kc6 Rh7 49. b7 h2
50. Rb1 Rh8 51. Rh1 Kg7 52. Kc7 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-39"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.27"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Brunello, Sabino"]
[Black "Alsina Leal, Daniel"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2497"]
[BlackElo "2523"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[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 "Italy"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 ({In the past,} 9... a5 {has been a favourite of the Gruenfeld
specialists at top level. Black achieves a good game in case of neutral play
by White, but the main drawback of this move is taking the a5-square away from
the knight.} 10. d5 $1 {The only way to take advantage of the aforementioned
detail.} (10. b3 {allows Black getting good play.} Nb4 11. Bb2 a4 12. Nxa4 Nxa4
13. bxa4 Nd5 {The knight is heading for a4, where it will be optimally placed.}
14. Ne5 Nb6 15. Nd3 Nxa4 16. Ba3 Be6 $1 {Black develops by using a tactical
trick. After having taken the b3-square under control, he indirectly defends
against 17 Bxb7? in view of 17 ..Nc3, winning the a3-bishop.} 17. Qc1 c6 18.
Rd1 Re8 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. Bxc5 Ra6 21. a3 Bd5 {Black has at least equalzied. In
the next phase of the game, he carried out ...e5, leaving White with queenside
structural problems. It is curious that Benko,P-Smyslov,V/Budapest 1949/MCD 
(0-1, 35) lasted just 14 more moves before White's resignation.}) 10... Nb4 ({
The intermediate} 10... Bxc3 $2 {does not work because of} 11. dxc6 $1 {
, leaving the black queenside in danger.}) 11. e4 c6 12. a3 Na6 13. dxc6 bxc6
14. Qc2 Bg4 15. h3 Bd7 16. Rd1 Qc8 17. Kh2 c5 $14 {In Keene,R (2505)-Smyslov,V
(2605)/Teeside 1975/EXT 1999 (0-1, 53), Black managed to occupy the d4-square
before his own queenside weaknesses became relevant, but at the present moment
White's chances are preferable.}) 10. Re1 a5 11. Qe2 ({After having inserted
the rook moves,} 11. d5 {loses a pawn for just some compensation after} Bxc3 {
. White does not have time for the intermediate capture on b7, because his
rook is hanging as well.}) 11... Be6 $5 ({This certainly looks more
interesting than} 11... e5 {The idea of this move is taking advantage of the
fact that d4-d5 is not possible anymore, but after} 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe5
14. e4 $14 {the kingside majority offers White the better chances, Laznicka,V 
(2636)-Navara,D (2718)/Hustopece 2010/CBM 136 Extra (1-0, 42).}) ({Some days
earlier} 11... Bg4 $146 {was played.} 12. h3 Be6 {Knowing the game
Leitao-Caruana, from this same issue, we can easily infer that h2-h3 is an
useful extra move.} 13. Rd1 Bc4 14. Qc2 Nb4 15. Qb1 Qc8 16. a3 N4d5 {Black has
activated his minor pieces, but does not enjoy absolute stability yet.} 17. Nd2
Nxc3 18. bxc3 Bd5 19. e4 Bc6 {Black has finally built up an impressive centre,
but is not optimally coordinated.} 20. Qd3 Ba4 21. Re1 c5 {With typical play
for the exchange variation and mutual chances, Leitao,R (2624)-Wang Yue (2732)/
Khanty-Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139 (0-1, 67)}) 12. Nd2 $5 $146 {[%csl Rc1,Gc4] It is
hard to give a one-sided evaluation of this move. White prevents the further
activation of the black pieces, but slows down his own development as well.} ({
Most of the games played at the Olympiad went} 12. Rd1 Bc4 13. Qc2 a4 {This
leads to interesting play, but probably fails to equalize.} (13... Nb4 {
as played in Leitao,R (2624)-Caruana,F (2700)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2010/[Caruana]
CBM 139 (0-1, 24) is probably better.}) 14. Qb1 Nb4 15. e4 c5 16. dxc5 $1 {
Curiously, in both games that reached this position, White refrained from this
natural capture, winning a tempo.} (16. d5 $2 a3 $17 {White's queenside is
completely paralyzed. Esen,B (2538)-Aronian,L (2783)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2010/CBM
139 (0-1, 27)}) (16. Be3 $2 Bd3 $1 17. Rxd3 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 cxd4 19. Nxd4 e5 $17
{Black wins material, Amanov,M (2493)-So,W (2668)/Khanty-Mansiysk 2010/CBM 139
(0-1, 47)}) 16... Bd3 ({The natural} 16... Nd7 $6 {would be answered strongly
with} 17. e5 $1 $16 {Al of a sudden, the threat of Qe4 leaves the black pieces
hanging.}) 17. Rxd3 Nxd3 18. cxb6 {Black has obvious compensation for the lost
material, because of his superior development, but the absolute evaluation is
far from clear yet.} a3 19. e5 {Neutralizing the effects of the previous move.}
Rc8 $44) 12... a4 {This may be premature.} ({I would consider} 12... Nb4 {
, winning a tempo by threatening ...Nc2 with a double attack.} 13. Rd1 Qc8 {
Black maintains the needed flexibility. The battery Q + B is a bit annoying
for White, in view of the threats ...Bg4 (forcing the unappealing f2-f3) or
even ...Bh3.}) 13. Rd1 Na5 {This is the logical consequence of the previous
move. Black's main problem, though, is that two of his minor pieces are
competing for the same square: c4.} 14. Nde4 {[%cal Ge4c5]} Bc4 (14... Nac4 15.
Nc5 {[%csl Ge6]}) 15. Qc2 Nc6 {A forced change of plan, since the c4-square
already has been occupied.} 16. Nc5 Nb4 17. Qb1 {This is playable, although a
bit passive.} ({Black would have faced big problems after the slightly
paradoxical} 17. Qd2 $1 {For the second time in this game, White blocks the
own bishop by placing a piece on d2. Apart from the obvious Nxb7 and Bxb7,
White threatens N3xa4, leaving the b4-knight hanging.}) 17... e5 18. a3 {
White's main problem in this phase of the game is the wide choice of
apparently equivalent continuations. Even after discarding some of them as
offerng Black too much play, he still is left with at least 2 playable moves.
Successive decision making can be rather confusing in a practical game...} (18.
Nxb7 Qe7 19. dxe5 (19. d5 e4) 19... Bxe5 20. a3 Bxc3 21. bxc3 (21. axb4 Bxb4
22. Bd2 Bxd2 23. Rxd2 Bb5 $11) 21... N4d5 22. Bd2 Bb3 23. c4 $5 (23. Rc1 Nc4
$17) 23... Bxd1 24. Qxd1 $44) (18. Bxb7 exd4 19. Bxa8 (19. exd4 Rb8 20. Be3
N6d5 $36) 19... Qxa8 20. exd4 Bxd4 $1 $44) (18. b3 $5 {may have been a better
way to question the stability of the enemy pieces. Since the bishop has no
favourable squares for retreat, Black should try} N4d5 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. e4 Be6
21. d5 Bg4 22. f3 Bc8 23. Be3 $14) 18... N4d5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. dxe5 Qe7 {
Black's position has livened up a bit. He is better developed, but still is a
pawn down. besides, the kingside majority could become dangerous in the long
run.} 21. Nd3 {This is too passive.} (21. Nxa4 $5 {would have been a better
form of sticking to the minimal material advantage with some hopes of
cmpleting the development.}) 21... Bb3 22. Re1 Rad8 23. f4 c5 24. Nf2 ({Why not
} 24. Bd2 $5 {(?) White should aim completing his development.}) 24... Nb6 25.
Qe4 Rd7 26. h4 Nc4 {White's queenside is paralyzed now.} 27. Bh3 Rdd8 28. Qg2
f6 $36 {Having completed his development, Black opens the centre.} 29. e4 {
I assume that the next phase of the game was played in mutual time trouble.} (
29. exf6 Bxf6 30. Ng4 Bd4 $5 {maintains the pressure.}) 29... fxe5 30. f5 Rf8 (
30... Rd4 31. Bg5 Qd6 32. Ng4 Rf8 $15) 31. Ng4 (31. Bg5 $5) 31... Qd6 (31...
Rd4) 32. Bg5 Qd4+ 33. Kh2 Rd6 34. Be7 gxf5 35. Nf2 (35. exf5 $1 {[%cal Gg2b7]})
35... f4 $1 $17 36. Bxd6 fxg3+ 37. Kxg3 Nxd6 38. Nh1 Kh8 39. Qg1 Nxe4+ 40. Kh2
Qxb2+ 41. Qg2 Nd2 42. Bg4 Bd5 43. Qe2 Bf3 44. Bxf3 Nxf3+ 0-1

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.02.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Zhao, Jun"]
[Black "Mekhitarian, Krikor Sevag"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2599"]
[BlackElo "2528"]
[Annotator "Mekhitarian,K"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2011.02.08"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 {the best move order, if you want to
play the Nb6-Nc6 line since:} (4... O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 {allows} 9. d5 $1 {and with 4...d5, you 'avoid' that, because Nb6-Nc6
will come before O-O, thus forcing white to play 8.e3, and that would give you
important free time to spend with your family instead of having to study the
position after 9.d5.}) 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 (8. O-O $5 {
Ok, before anyone calls me a liar, I might say that this move is also possible.
Now if 8...O-O, then 9.d5! So, you have to spend an additional time analysing
the position after 8...Nxd4 (that should be played after the 4...d5 decision)}
Nxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxd4 10. Nb5 $13 {with many possibilities, being 10...Qc4 the
main one.}) 8... O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. Qe2 Be6 $1 {the popular move
nowadays} 12. Nd2 {avoiding Bc4, and trying to regroup slowly} (12. Rd1 {
leads to some important games:} Bc4 13. Qc2 Nb4 (13... a4 $5 {keeps the
pressure}) 14. Qb1 e5 $1 {forcing white to make serious decisions} 15. a3 (15.
b3 exd4 16. bxc4 dxc3 $1 17. Rxd8 Raxd8 18. Qb3 {Vidit,S (2502)-Shyam,S (2417)
IND-ch U19 40th 2010 (10) 0-1} c5 (18... c2 $5 19. Nd4 Rxd4 20. exd4 Re1+ 21.
Bf1 Bxd4 22. a3 Bxa1 23. Bh6 Bg7 24. axb4 Bxh6 25. Qxc2 axb4 26. c5 $1 $13) 19.
Bf1 a4 20. Qa3 $13) 15... exd4 16. axb4 dxc3 $1 17. Rxd8 Raxd8 $44 {and as
practice has shown, black has no problems.} 18. bxc3 (18. Qc2 axb4 19. Nd2 cxd2
20. Bxd2 Ra8 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. h4 $1 $13 (22. Bxb7 $2 Ra1+ 23. Bc1 b3 $17 {
Leitao,R (2624)-Caruana,F (2700) Khanty Mansiysk ol (Men) 39th 2010 (9.1) 0-1})
) 18... Rd1+ 19. Bf1 Bxf1 20. Qc2 Be2+ 21. Kg2 Bf1+ 22. Kg1 $11 {Amanov,M 
(2506)-Young,G (2296) North American Open 2010 (5) 1/2}) 12... a4 13. Rd1 f5
14. Rb1 Bf7 {Now the funny part - I had a good amount of analysis in this
whole variation, and the day before this game, I started to look for different
ideas for white, something that could actually bother black. 15.b3 didn't
scare me at all, but 15.Nf3 (a novelty) was interesting, trying to take
advantage of some weaknesses at the king-side (with e4 or Ne5). And when
discussing the position with my friends, we started to laugh since I was
getting really worried about an idea that has never been played before. And of
course...} 15. Nf3 $1 $146 {somehow I feel this is the correct decision for
white. 15.b3 tries a queen-side pressure, but I think that black should be ok
then. With 15.Nf3, in the other hand, black must be really careful, since his
king could get vulnerable soon enough.} (15. b3 axb3 16. Nxb3 (16. axb3 Nd5 17.
Bb2 Nxc3 $5 $146 18. Bxc3 Bd5 19. Bxd5+ Qxd5 20. b4 Nd8 $11 {Nf7 to come,
c6-e5 ideas}) 16... Nd5 17. Bd2 $5 {possible improvement over 17.Nxd5, now
white wants to play Qb5 or Nc5, and if black exchanges on c3, the Bishop will
be already in c3, compared to the game.} (17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Qb5 e6 $11 {
Maletin,P (2617)-Kurnosov,I (2662) RUS-ch Higher League 63rd 2010 (7) 0-1 When
black is quite safe.}) 17... Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Bd5 19. Nc5 Rxa2 20. Qf1 {but black
has a strong resource now:} b6 21. Ne6 Bxe6 22. Bxc6 Bd5 $1 (22... Rf8 $2 {
feels a unpleasant} 23. Bb4 $1 $14 {/+/-. And Ra1 to come}) 23. Bxe8 Qxe8 24.
Qb5 Qd8 $44 {Qd6-e6 to come}) 15... Bc4 16. Qe1 Nb4 {My opponent should've
been confused how I was still blitzing moves, I guess?!} 17. a3 $6 {This seems
harmless. I'll get the bishop pair, and slowly prepare a breakthrough with e5.
White should've tried something more dynamic by means of:} (17. Ne5 $5 Bxe5 18.
dxe5 Qc8 19. b3 Bd3 $13 {or}) (17. e4 $5 {sacrificing the a2 pawn for future
king-side pressure}) 17... Nd3 18. Qd2 Nxc1 19. Qxc1 Bb3 20. Re1 c6 $11 {
feels like a bit more confortable for black already. Nevertheless, white is
quite solidly placed and has no weaknesses.} 21. h4 {I got surprised how fast
my opponent played this move. Anyway, it turns out that the idea is not bad,
and I should act quickly in the center to avoid any disturbances with h5} (21.
Nd2 Bf7 22. f4 {having my bishop closed on g7 scared me during the game. I'm
still not sure whether was this good for white, but it seems interesting.} Rc8
{threatening c5, when black would be sitting pretty} 23. b4 axb3 24. Nxb3 Nc4
$13) 21... Nc4 {/\ e5} 22. e4 (22. Bf1 {was the move I expected, because now
my ...e5 is no good} b5 $5 $13 {once again with a weird position} (22... e5 $2
23. Bxc4+ Bxc4 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 Rxe5 $14 {now both e4 or Rd1-d4-Qd2
annoyed me, since I have a dark-square problem around my king}) (22... e6 $5))
22... e5 {not a bad move, but} ({I missed the strong} 22... f4 $1 23. gxf4 (23.
Qxf4 Rf8 24. Qg5 Bxd4 25. Nxd4 Qxd4 26. Re2 Rf7 $17) 23... Bxd4 24. Bf1 {/\ Rd1
} (24. h5 e5 25. hxg6 hxg6 $17 {quite unusual, but white's pieces still can't
find healthy squares}) 24... e5 $17 {And white is stuck in the 1st rank}) ({
clearly, taking the pawn is nosense:} 22... fxe4 $2 23. Nxe4 Bxd4 24. h5 $1 $44
{when white is getting to black's king quite fast}) 23. dxe5 {time for another
decision: should I activate his knight on c3 to protect my king-side structure?
} Nxe5 (23... fxe4 24. Nxe4 Nxe5 $13 {I couldn't evaluate precisely here,
because as happened in the game, the black f5 P covers this e4 square, which
is important for white. I analysed 25.Nc5 here and didn't feel so happy about
him activating his pieces.}) 24. exf5 Nxf3+ 25. Bxf3 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 gxf5 {
And once again, I'm sort of controlling white's pieces activity. In the other
hand, Qe3-Re1 is coming, and my structure on the king-side became a bit
vulnerable} 27. Qe3 Qd6 28. Re1 f4 (28... Rf8 $5 {keeping the pressure was a
possibility, but it felt like I could get an edge with 28...f4}) 29. Qxf4 (29.
Qe7 $5 Qxe7 30. Rxe7 fxg3 31. fxg3 Rd8 32. Rxb7 Rd2 {and, as every single
position in chess, the engine says it's a draw. Black gets the important b2
pawn, but white has central counterplay} 33. Bxc6 Rxb2 34. Ne4 Bd4+ 35. Kh1
Rb1+ 36. Kg2 Rb2+ 37. Kh1 $11) 29... Qxf4 30. gxf4 Rf8 31. Re4 Bxc3 32. bxc3
Bd5 33. Re3 Rxf4 34. Bxd5+ cxd5 {I thought we would agree quickly to a draw
here, but actually white should be a little bit careful at least} 35. Re8+ (35.
Rd3 {was simpler:} Rxh4 36. Rxd5 Rc4 37. Rd8+ Kf7 38. Rd7+ $11) 35... Kf7 36.
Rb8 Rxh4 37. Rxb7+ Ke6 38. Ra7 Rc4 39. Kf1 h5 40. Ke2 h4 {this is the kind of
position I was pretending to get: black has a strong h4-pawn, and white's
weaknesses are more sensible (c3-a3 are hanging together e.g.).} 41. Kd3 Rf4
42. Ke3 Re4+ {it's always a good thing to force your opponent to make
decisions during a game, specially when we are approaching time trouble -
White has to decide whether to left his king cut on f3 or d3 (on d3, white
loses contact with h3 pawn, but the queen-side pawns would be safe. On f3, the
opposite happens)} 43. Kf3 (43. Kd3 {was also good enough for a draw} Kf5 44.
Rd7 h3 45. Rh7 Kg4 46. f3+ $11 (46. Rg7+ $11)) 43... h3 (43... Rc4 $5 {would
be the best practical chance, I think} 44. Kg2 Rxc3 45. Rxa4 h3+ 46. Kh2 Rf3
47. Ra8 $1 (47. Rh4 $2 {trying to rush things would lead to a disaster:} Rxf2+
48. Kg3 (48. Kxh3 Ke5 49. Kg3 Rf6 $19) 48... Rf6 $1 49. Rxh3 d4 $19 {and it
seems that black is winning}) 47... d4 48. a4 Rf7 49. a5 Rd7 50. Rc8 d3 51. Rc1
Kd5 52. a6 Ra7 53. Kxh3 Kd4 54. f4 d2 55. Rd1 Kd3 56. f5 Ke2 57. Rb1 $1 d1=Q
58. Rxd1 Kxd1 59. Kg4 $11) 44. Kg3 Rh4 45. Kh2 Rc4 46. f3 $2 (46. Kxh3 $1 {
led to a simple draw:} Rxc3+ 47. Kg4 Rxa3 48. Ra6+ $1 {The most precise idea.
now Ke5 allows 49.f4+ with a tempo, and otherwise my king stays quite passive.}
Ke5 (48... Kd7 49. Kf5 Ra1 50. Ke5 a3 51. Kd4 $11) 49. f4+ Ke4 50. f5 $11)
46... Rxc3 47. Rxa4 Rxf3 48. Ra8 d4 49. a4 Ra3 $2 (49... Kd7 $1 {Was the
winning idea, 'shouldering' the rook access to the 'd' file. I had this in
mind at some point, but I couldn't calculate everything and somehow I had this
feeling that it was not the right moment to leave the king that far from the
'd' pawn.} 50. a5 d3 51. Ra7+ Kc6 52. Ra6+ Kc5 53. Ra8 Rf6 $1 $19) 50. a5 d3
51. Rd8 Ke5 52. a6 Ke4 53. Rd6 Ke3 54. Re6+ Kf2 55. Rf6+ Ke2 56. Re6+ Kd1 57.
Kxh3 $2 (57. Rc6 $1 d2 58. Rg6 $11 {and black can not make any progress. The
existance of the a6-pawn allows the h2-king to stay out of the battle}) 57...
d2+ 58. Kg2 Ra5 $4 {on time trouble again, I hallucinate trying to play Rg5+,
Rg7, Rc7 and forgot the simple idea of Ra1, followed by the march of my king
to anywhere} (58... Ra1 $19 {/\ Kc2}) 59. Rd6 $4 {I don't believe in luck,
when it comes to chess. Sometimes, things just go your way...} (59. Kf2 {
is a simple draw, as well as any Rook move on the 6th rank (besides Rb6 and
Rg6, and naturally, Rd6)} Rf5+ 60. Ke3 Rf7 61. Rd6 {and that's why my bizarre
idea wouldn't work} Re7+ 62. Kd3 $11) 59... Ra1 $19 60. Rc6 Ke2 61. Re6+ Kd3
62. Rd6+ Kc2 63. Rc6+ Kb3 0-1

[Event "Moscow op2"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Podgaets, Mikhail"]
[Black "Notkin, Maksim"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2450"]
[BlackElo "2520"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 050 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. e4 c6 12. Bg5 f6 13. Be3 cxd5 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15.
Nxd5 Qd8 16. Qc1 $5 (16. Rc1 Nc6 17. Qb3 Rf7 18. Rfd1 Be6 19. h4 Bh6 20. Rc3
Kh8 21. Kh2 Qe8 22. Bh3 Bxh3 23. Kxh3 Qe6+ 24. Kg2 Re8 $11 {Hansen,Cu-Korchnoi,
V/Biel/1992/0,5/66/}) (16. h3 Be6 17. Qa4 Rf7 18. Rfd1 Rd7 19. Rd2 Bxd5 20.
exd5 Rc8 $13 {Tukmakov,V-Ragozin,E/Helsinki/1992/1:0/42/}) 16... Bg4 17. Rd1
Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nc6 19. Qe3 Nd4 $6 (19... f5 $2 20. Qb3 Rf7 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Bh5
) (19... Rf7 $1 20. Rac1 Qf8 $11) 20. Rac1 Rf7 21. Bg2 Qf8 (21... f5 22. exf5
gxf5 23. f4 $16) 22. f4 Re8 23. Kh1 Nc6 (23... f5 24. fxe5 Nc6 25. exf5 Rxf5
26. Qb3 $16) (23... Kh8 $14) 24. Qb3 Kh8 25. Rf1 (25. f5 gxf5 26. exf5 e4 $132)
25... f5 $5 26. exf5 (26. fxe5 fxe4 27. Nc7 Ree7 $1) 26... Nd4 (26... gxf5 27.
fxe5 {/\Nf4/}) 27. Qa4 Nxf5 28. Rfe1 $1 Nd6 (28... a6 29. Rc2 Nd4 30. Rd2) 29.
b3 (29. Qxa7 $5 exf4 30. Rxe8 Qxe8 31. Nxf4 Bxb2 32. Rd1 $14) 29... a6 30. Re2
Rc8 31. Rce1 exf4 32. Nxf4 Nb5 $2 (32... Bc3 $5 33. Rc1 Bf6 $11) 33. Ne6 Qd6
34. Ng5 Rf5 (34... Rfc7 35. Qh4 h5 36. g4 Qf4 37. Ne6) 35. Qh4 (35. Bxb7 Rxg5
36. Bxc8 Qc6+ 37. Qe4 Qxc8 38. Qe8+ $18) (35. Re6) 35... h5 $8 36. Be4 $2 $138
(36. Re6 $1 Qd2 37. Nf3 Qf2 $1 38. R6e2 $1 Qc5 39. Bh3 $16) 36... Rff8 (36...
Rf6 $2 37. Bxg6 $18) 37. Bg2 (37. Bxb7 Nd4 $132) 37... Nd4 38. Rd2 Qf6 39. Rf1
Nf5 40. Qf4 Bh6 41. h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Banja Luka"]
[Site "Banja Luka"]
[Date "1983.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vukic, Milan"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2465"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Notkin,M"]
[PlyCount "117"]
[EventDate "1983.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[EventCategory "9"]
[SourceTitle "MCL"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
O-O Nc6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. e4 Bg4 12. Qb3 c6 13. Nh4 cxd5 14. exd5 Nec8
15. a4 (15. h3 Bd7 16. a4 Nd6 17. a5 Nbc4 18. Qb4 b6 19. a6 $2 (19. axb6 Qxb6
20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. b3 Na5 23. Be3 $13) 19... Rc8 $1 $17 {Ionescu,
C-Schmidt,W/Thessaloniki/1988/}) 15... Nd6 16. a5 Nbc4 17. Qb4 Rc8 $2 (17... b6
) 18. h3 (18. b3 e4 $1) 18... Bh5 (18... Bd7 19. b3 e4 20. bxc4 Rxc4 21. Qxd6)
(18... g5 19. Bxg5 Qxg5 20. hxg4 Qxg4 21. Ra4 e4 22. Nd1 $16) 19. Ra2 $6 (19.
Ra4 $1 $16) 19... g5 $1 20. g4 (20. Nf3 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 f5 $13) 20... Bxg4 $1 21.
hxg4 gxh4 22. b3 h3 $1 (22... e4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Nd6 25. Bg2 $14) 23.
Bxh3 Qh4 24. Kh2 $5 (24. Kg2 f5 25. gxf5 Ne3+ $19) (24. Bg2 e4 25. Bf4 Qxg4 26.
Bxd6 Nxd6 27. Nxe4 $10) 24... e4 (24... f5 25. Rg1 fxg4 $2 26. Rxg4 Rxf2+ 27.
Rxf2 Qxf2+ 28. Rg2 $18) 25. Bf4 $1 (25. bxc4 Be5+ {/\Rc4/}) (25. Nxe4 Nxe4 26.
bxc4 Be5+ 27. Kg2 Nxf2 $1 $15) 25... Be5 (25... Ne5 26. Nxe4 (26. Qxd6 $6 Nxg4+
27. Kg2 Rxc3 $40) 26... Nxg4+ 27. Kg2 Nf5 $1 $13) 26. Ne2 Qe7 $1 (26... Qf6 27.
Bg3 $1 $18) 27. bxc4 Bxf4+ 28. Nxf4 Qe5 29. Kg3 (29. Qd2 Nxc4 30. Qc1 e3) 29...
h5 (29... Rxc4 30. Qb2 $1 Rc3+ 31. Kg2 Nc4 32. Qa1 e3 33. f3 {/\Ne2/}) 30. c5
$1 f5 $1 31. gxh5 (31. g5 h4+ 32. Kg2 Qxf4 33. cxd6 Qf3+ 34. Kh2 Rc3 35. Bg2
Qf4+ 36. Kg1 Rd3) 31... Kh7 32. Qd2 Rxc5 $2 (32... Rg8+ 33. Kh2 Rxc5 $13) 33.
Kg2 $1 Rg8+ (33... Nc4 34. Ng6 Nxd2 35. Nxe5 Rg8+ (35... Nxf1 36. Nd7 Rg8+ 37.
Kxf1 Rc1+ 38. Ke2 $18) 36. Ng6 Nxf1 37. Kxf1 $16) 34. Kh1 $2 (34. Ng6 f4 35.
Bg4 $16) 34... Rc3 35. Rg1 Rf3 (35... Nc4 36. Bxf5+ $18) 36. Rxg8 Kxg8 37. Rc2
Qxf4 $6 (37... Rxf4 38. Rc7 Nf7 $13) 38. Qxf4 Rxf4 39. Kg2 $16 Rh4 40. a6 $1 (
40. Rc7 Rxh5 41. Rd7 Rh6) 40... Rxh5 $2 (40... bxa6 41. Rc6 Nb5 42. Bxf5 $16)
41. Rc8+ $1 $18 Kg7 42. axb7 Nxb7 43. Rc7+ Kf6 44. Rxb7 Ke5 45. Rb5 Rg5+ 46.
Kf1 Kd6 47. Ra5 a6 48. f4 $1 exf3 (48... Rh5 49. Kg2 $18) 49. Kf2 Rh5 50. Bf1
Rh4 51. Bxa6 Rd4 52. Bb7 Rd3 53. Ra6+ Ke5 54. Re6+ Kf4 55. d6 Rd2+ 56. Ke1 f2+
57. Kf1 Kg3 58. Rg6+ Kf4 59. Bc6 1-0

[Event "Rostock-A 15th"]
[Site "Rostock"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Pieniazek, Artur"]
[Black "Biro, Sandor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2345"]
[BlackElo "2320"]
[Annotator "Pieniazek,A"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1989.08.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "DDR"]
[EventCategory "6"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. O-O Nc6 8. e4
Nb6 9. d5 Na5 10. Nc3 (10. Qe1 $5) 10... c6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bf4 cxd5 (12... Nac4
13. b3 g5 $6 14. bxc4 gxf4 15. Qb3 fxg3 16. hxg3 Nd7 (16... cxd5) 17. Rfe1 Nc5
18. Qa3 cxd5 19. cxd5 Bg4 20. Rad1 Rc8 21. Nb5 Qb6 22. Nbd4 Qa6 23. Qe3 $1 Qxa2
$4 24. Ra1 Qc4 25. Bf1 {1-0; Pieniazek,A-Hutters, Kopenhagen 1989}) 13. exd5
Nac4 14. b3 g5 $6 (14... Bxc3 15. Rc1 Nb2 16. Qe2 Bg7 17. Be5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5)
15. bxc4 gxf4 16. Qb3 Qc7 (16... Bf5 17. c5 Nd7 18. c6 $1) (16... fxg3 17. hxg3
Nd7 18. Rfd1 Nc5 19. Qa3 b6 (19... Qc7 20. Rac1 a6 21. Nb5 Qb6 22. d6 $1) 20.
Nd4 Bb7 21. Nc6 $1) 17. Nd2 fxg3 18. hxg3 Bf5 (18... Nd7 19. Nde4 Nc5 20. Nxc5
Qxc5 21. Ne4 Qc7 22. Rac1 Bf5 23. c5 $1) 19. Rac1 Nd7 20. Nde4 Rfc8 (20... Nc5
21. Nxc5 Qxc5 22. Qxb7 Qxc4 23. Ne4 Qxa2 24. Qxe7 $1) 21. d6 $1 exd6 $2 22. Nb5
Nc5 23. Qa3 Qd7 24. Nexd6 Nd3 25. Rcd1 a6 26. Nxf5 axb5 27. Qxd3 Qxd3 28. Rxd3
bxc4 29. Rd7 {1:30-1:37} 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 09th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2009.10.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Potkin, Vladimir"]
[Black "Le Roux, Jean Pierre"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2615"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[Annotator "Primel,D"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2009.10.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "6000"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:03"]
[BlackClock "0:00:01"]

1. d4 {1} Nf6 {3} 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 {1} (5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O
c6 7. cxd5 cxd5 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Ne5 {Shirov,A (2739)-Naiditsch,A (2647) EU-Cup
23rd Kemer 2007 (6) 1/2}) 5... Nxd5 {5} 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nb6 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. e3
(9. d5 Na5 {[%cal Ga5c4,Gc7c6]} 10. e4 c6 $132) 9... Re8 {[%cal Ge7e5]} 10. Re1
{01} (10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Qe2 Qc8 13. Rd1 c6 $11 {Palo,D (2519)
-Areshchenko,A (2625) Grundfos Young Masters 2005 (3) 0-1}) (10. Qe2 e5 11.
dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. e4 h5 $1 $11 {Smyslov,V (2570)
-Kortschnoj,V (2625) Beersheba 1990 (5) 1/2}) 10... Bd7 {7} (10... a5 $5 11. d5
Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qxd5 13. Nd4 Qc4 14. Ba3 Bd7 15. Bf1 Qa4 16. Qxa4 Nxa4 17. Rec1
Ne5 18. Rab1 c5 19. f4 cxd4 20. fxe5 Bf5 21. cxd4 Bxb1 22. Rxb1 e6 23. Rxb7
Reb8 24. Re7 Nc3 25. Bd3 {Navara,D (2654)-Ivanchuk,V (2746)/Prague 2009/
Mega2009 Update 21/0-1}) 11. Qe2 $146 {1 La nouveautй prйparйe par le
secondant d'ARONIAN mais la R serait mieux placйe en d1 pour coopйrer avec la
Qe2} (11. b3 a5 12. Bb2 a4 13. Nxa4 Nxa4 14. bxa4 Nb4 15. Qb3 c5 16. dxc5 Bxb2
17. Rad1 Bxa4 18. Rxd8 Bxb3 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Rb1 Bd5 21. Rxb2 Na6 22. Rd2 e6
23. Ne5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Nxc5 25. Rc2 b6 26. Rb2 {Malakhov,V (2675)
-Nepomniachtchi,I (2616)/Pamplona 2008/CBM 128/1/2-1/2}) (11. Ne4 e5 12. dxe5 {
1/2-1/2 Adly,A (2554)-Le Roux,J (2474)/Rijeka 2009/Mega2009 Update 37}) 11...
Qc8 {[%csl Rb7][%cal Ge7e5] 15 Une prйpration indispensable avant de rйagir au
centre par "e5" et les noirs ont aussi l'option de jouer Bh3 pour йliminer le
fort Bg2} (11... e5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Bxb7) 12. Bd2 $1 {[%cal
Gd2c3] 1 Un coup modeste mais utile car les blancs anticipent l'йchange de5 en
protйgeant le Nc3 tout en soutenant la poussйe f4 qui va gagner de l'espace.}
e5 {30} 13. Nxe5 {23 Fin de la prйparation du GMI qui avait jouй а tempo
jusqu'au 12иme coup} Nxe5 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 $1 {41} Bg7 {30} 16. e4 $14 {
[%csl Ge4,Gf4][%cal Ge4e5] 42} Bc6 {64} (16... Bg4 17. Qf2 Nc4 18. e5 Nxd2 19.
Qxd2 Qe6 $1 {[%cal Ga8d8]} 20. Qf2 (20. Bxb7 Qb6+ {[%cal Gb6b7,Gb6g1]}) 20...
c6 21. Ne4 $16 {[%csl Gf6][%cal Ge4d6]}) 17. e5 $1 {[%csl Rg7] 43} Bxg2 {67}
18. Qxg2 $16 {[%csl Rb6,Rb7] Les blancs ont maintenant un bon avantage
d'espace et une avance de dйveloppement} Qe6 {71} (18... Nc4 19. Re2 Nxb2 $6
20. Qe4 {[%csl Ga4,Rb2,Gc4][%cal Ga1b1]}) 19. b3 {[%csl Gc4]} (19. Qxb7 {
plus risquй} Nc4 {[%cal Gc4d2,Gc4b2]} 20. Rad1 {[%cal Gd2c1]} Rab8 21. Qxc7
Rxb2 22. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4d6]} (22. Bc1) 22... Nxd2 23. Rxd2 Rxd2 24. Nxd2 {
Si les blancs йchangent les R, le couple Q et N sera redoutable}) 19... Rad8
20. Ne4 {[%cal Ge4c5,Ge4f6,Ga1d1] 64} (20. Rad1 Nd5 21. Nxd5 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Rxd5
23. Bc3 (23. Be3) 23... Red8 24. Rxd5 Rxd5 25. Kf2 c6 26. g4 $14) 20... Nd5 {80
} 21. Rac1 Qb6+ 22. Kh1 Nb4 (22... Re7 {[%cal Ge7d7]} 23. Nc5 {[%csl Gd7]} c6
$11) 23. Bxb4 Qxb4 24. h4 Re7 (24... Rd4 {[%cal Ge8d8]} 25. Qe2 {[%cal Gh4h5]}
f5 26. Ng5 {[%csl Gf7]} Rd2 27. Qe3 Rxa2 28. Rxc7 {[%csl Gc7]}) 25. h5 Qa5 26.
hxg6 hxg6 27. Re2 Qb6 28. Rd2 Rxd2 $6 (28... Red7 $142 29. Rxd7 (29. Rcd1 Rxd2
30. Rxd2 Rxd2 31. Qxd2 Qc6 32. Qd3 f5 33. exf6 Bxf6 34. Kh2 $14) 29... Rxd7)
29. Qxd2 {[%csl Gd2,Ge4,Re7] Les Blancs ont maintenant une bonne finale} Qe6
30. Qd8+ Bf8 31. Nf6+ $40 Kg7 32. Kg2 Qa6 33. Qd2 Qb5 34. Rh1 Qc6+ 35. Qd5
Qxd5+ 36. Nxd5 Rd7 37. Nf6 Rd2+ 38. Kf3 Bc5 39. Rh7+ Kf8 40. Rh8+ 1-0

[Event "Rohde op 12th"]
[Site "Sautron"]
[Date "2012.10.30"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ider, Borya"]
[Black "Le Roux, Jean Pierre"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2563"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2012.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:00"]
[BlackClock "1:30:00"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:02:18]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} g6 {
[%emt 0:00:59]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:02:00]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:
00]} O-O {[%emt 0:02:01]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:00]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:18]} (5... d6
{Retombe sur une Est-Indienne}) 6. c4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:01:35]} (
6... c6 {La grande ligne est plus solide}) (6... dxc4 7. Na3 c3) 7. cxd5 {
[%emt 0:04:14]} Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:13]} 8. e4 {[%emt 0:01:01]} (8. Nc3 Nb6 9. e3
Re8 {[%cal Ge7e5]}) 8... Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 9. d5 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Na5 {
[%emt 0:00:02][%csl Rc4]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:53]} (10. Qe1 Nac4 11. Nc3 e6 12.
b3 Qf6 $132 {Kortschnoj,V (2635)-Kouatly,B (2445) Cannes 1986 (1) 1-0}) 10...
c6 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 11. dxc6 $6 {[%emt 0:23:25] Les Blancs sont dйjа sortis de
la prйparation car ils ont commencй а rйflйchir longuement mais dc6 permet aux
Noirs d'йgaliser facilement.} (11. Bg5 $142 h6 12. Bf4 cxd5 13. exd5 Nac4 14.
Qe2 $14 {[%cal Ge2c4,Ge2b2,Ga1d1,Ge2e7];Navara,D (2602)-Miroshnichenko,E (2599)
EU-ch playoff 5th rapid 2004 (2) 1/2}) (11. Bf4 $142 cxd5 12. exd5 Nac4 13. Qe2
Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 $14 {Neverov,V (2530)-Zezulkin,J (2465) Swidnica op
rap rapid 1997 (9) 1-0}) 11... Nxc6 $11 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 12. Qe2 {[%emt 0:06:
03]} Bg4 {[%emt 0:07:55][%csl Re2,Rf3][%cal Gg4e2,Gc6d4]} 13. Be3 {[%emt 0:03:
44]} Nd4 $1 {[%emt 0:06:40]} (13... Ne5) 14. Bxd4 {[%emt 0:01:39]} Bxf3 {
[%emt 0:00:18]} 15. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:01:05]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:00:19]} 16. Rfd1 {
[%emt 0:02:01]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:04:33]} 17. Rd3 $146 {[%emt 0:04:39] Un exemple
interessant ou la domination des Blancs de la colonne "d" ne sert pas а
grand-chose} (17. Bg2 Rac8 18. Rac1 Qa5 19. e5 Qxe5 20. Qxe5 Bxe5 21. Bxb7 Rb8
22. Ba6 e6 23. b3 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rd1 Rb8 26. Rd3 Kf8 27. Kf1 Ke7 28.
f4 Bg7 29. a3 Na8 30. Ne4 Nc7 31. Bc4 Nb5 {Nambiar,V (2246)-Donaldson,J (2418)/
Lindsborg 2002/CBM 091 ext/0-1 (38)}) 17... e6 $1 {[%emt 0:04:59][%csl Gd5]}
18. Rad1 {[%emt 0:03:04] Les Blancs n'ont pas de cible alors que le GMI va en
trouver une sur la colonne "c"} Rac8 $1 {[%emt 0:01:37][%csl Rc3]} 19. Bg2 {
[%emt 0:05:10][%cal Gf2f4]} Qa5 $36 {[%emt 0:15:12][%csl Rc3][%cal Gg7c3,Gb6c4,
Gc4b2]} (19... Nc4 $5 {[%cal Gc4b2]} 20. b3 {[%csl Rc3]} Na3 21. Nb1 Rc2 $36)
20. Qc2 $6 {[%emt 0:08:44][%csl Rc2][%cal Gc8c2] Il est naturel de vouloir
dйfendre le N mais le vis-а-vis de la Rc8 avec la Qc2 parait trйs dangereux}
Nc4 $1 {[%emt 0:08:06][%cal Gc4b2,Gg7c3]} 21. Rc1 {[%emt 0:06:08]} b5 $17 {
[%emt 0:10:07][%cal Gc8c2]} 22. a3 {[%emt 0:10:40] Les Blancs parent la menace
mais les piиces Blanches sont maintenant dйsorganisйes.} a6 {[%emt 0:00:53]}
23. Qb3 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Rfd8 $1 {[%emt 0:06:29] La domination des Blancs de
la colonne "d" a fait long feu} 24. Rxd8+ {[%emt 0:06:54]} Rxd8 {[%emt 0:03:08]
} 25. a4 {[%emt 0:00:16]} (25. Bf1 {[%cal Gf1c4]} Nd2) 25... Nd2 {[%emt 0:05:
47]} 26. Qc2 {[%emt 0:00:52]} b4 {[%emt 0:01:07]} 27. Nd1 {[%emt 0:01:36]} b3
$1 {[%emt 0:01:34][%csl Rb2,Gg7] Fixe la faiblesse "b2" tout en gagnant une
case forte "c2"} 28. Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bd4 $1 {[%emt 0:02:22][%csl Rf2]} 29.
Qc7 {[%emt 0:04:13]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:03:32]} 30. Qc6 {[%emt 0:01:07]} Qb4 {
[%emt 0:00:27]} 31. Ne3 {[%emt 0:01:42]} h5 {[%emt 0:01:35]} 32. Rd1 {[%emt 0:
01:23]} Rd6 {[%emt 0:02:56]} 33. Qc8+ {[%emt 0:00:49]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 34.
e5 {[%emt 0:02:21]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:02:56]} 35. Qxa6 $2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} (35. Qc1)
35... Bxe3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 36. fxe3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qc5 $19 {[%emt 0:00:11]}
37. Kh1 {[%emt 0:01:37]} Qxe3 {[%emt 0:01:23]} 38. Qb7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} Ne4 {
[%emt 0:00:52]} 39. Rf1 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Nf2+ {[%emt 0:00:38]} 0-1

[Event "POL-chT 66th"]
[Site "Katowice"]
[Date "2010.09.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Urban, Klaudiusz"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2468"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2010.09.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Poznan Pocztowiec"]
[BlackTeam "Wroclaw"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "POL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "POL"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. e3 (9. d5 Na5 10. Qc2 {[%cal Gf1d1]} c6 11. dxc6 Nxc6 12. Rd1 Bd7
13. Bf4 Qc8 14. Rac1 Bf5 15. e4 Bg4 16. Qb3 Qe6 (16... Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Nd4 18.
Rxd4 $1) 17. Qxe6 fxe6 {Van Wely,L (2667)-Carlsen,M (2862) Tata Steel-A 77th
2015 (4) 0-1}) 9... Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. Nb3 (12. e4 {La grande ligne
} c6 (12... Rc8) 13. Re1 (13. Bf4) 13... cxd5 14. exd5 Rc8 15. Bf4 Nac4 16. b3
$14 {Grischuk,A (2752)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2730) RUS-ch rapid GP 2011 (3.1) 1-0})
12... Nbc4 (12... Nxb3 13. Qxb3 (13. axb3 {[%csl Ra7]} c6 14. e4 cxd5 15. exd5
Nc8 $1 16. Be3 Nd6 17. Bd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Qb6 $132 {Jukic,M (2485)-Kozul,Z 
(2575) CRO-Cup Pula 1994 (3) 1/2})) 13. Nc5 Rc8 14. Rb1 $146 (14. Qe2 b5 (14...
c6 {[%cal Gc8c5]}) 15. a4 b4 16. Nb5 c6 17. Nxa7 Qb6 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Nxc6
Qxc5 20. Nd4 e5 21. Nb5 Nb3 22. Rb1 Nca5 23. h4 Red8 24. Kh2 h5 25. g4 hxg4 26.
Qxg4 Qc2 27. Be4 Qc4 28. Rg1 Nc5 29. Nd6 Rxd6 30. Qxc8+ Kh7 31. Rg4 Qe2 32.
Qxc5 Qxg4 33. Qxd6 Qxh4+ 34. Kg1 Qxe4 35. Bd2 Qxb1+ {0-1 (35) Loeffler,S (2385)
-Ftacnik,L (2585) Hamburg 1999}) (14. e4 c6 {[%cal Gc8c5]} 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16.
dxc6 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Nxc6 $11) 14... c6 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. e4 Red8 17. b3 Nb6 18.
Bd2 $1 {[%cal Gd2c3,Gd2a5]} cxd5 19. Nxd5 Nc6 20. Bg5 Nxd5 21. exd5 Qf5 22. Qd2
Nd4 23. Rbc1 Bf6 24. Be3 Rxc1 (24... Nf3+ $5 25. Bxf3 Qxf3 {[%cal Gh7h5,Gh5h4]}
) 25. Rxc1 Nf3+ 26. Bxf3 Qxf3 27. Bxa7 Rxd5 (27... h5 28. h4 Rxd5 29. Qh6 {
[%cal Gc1c8]} Qg4 $36 {[%cal Gf6h4]}) 28. Qe3 Qf5 29. Qe2 h5 30. h4 Rd3 {
[%csl Rg3]} 31. Be3 Qd5 32. Qf1 Bc3 33. Qg2 Qe6 34. Kh2 b5 35. Qf3 Qd7 (35...
b4 {[%csl Ra2]}) 36. Qa8+ Kh7 37. Qf3 e5 38. Rf1 f5 $15 {Les Noirs ont des
pièces plus actives et un léger avantage d'espace} 39. Qa8 Qf7 40. Qa7 Rd7 (
40... Qxa7 $5 41. Bxa7 b4 {[%csl Ra2] Avec une bonne finale pour les Noirs})
41. Qc5 b4 {[%csl Ra2]} 42. Qc4 $6 {Le P "c" sera une faiblesse en finale
assez difficile à défendre} Qxc4 43. bxc4 {[%csl Rc4]} Kg7 (43... Rc7 44. c5)
44. Rc1 {[%cal Ga2a3]} Kf7 45. Rc2 (45. a3 $2 Bb2) 45... Rd1 46. Kg2 Ke6 47.
Kf3 Kd6 48. Ke2 Re1+ 49. Kf3 Kc6 $17 {[%csl Gc6,Rf3]} (49... Bd4 {[%cal Gd6c5]}
) 50. Ba7 {Les Blancs sont quasiment en zugzwang} Re4 51. a3 Rxc4 52. axb4 Kb5
53. Bc5 Bxb4 54. Rxc4 Kxc4 55. Bb6 Kd3 56. Kg2 Ke2 57. Be3 Be1 58. Bc5 f4 59.
gxf4 exf4 60. Bb6 f3+ 61. Kg3 Bc3 62. Be3 Be5+ 63. Kh3 Kd3 64. Bc5 Bd4 65. Bxd4
Kxd4 66. Kg3 Ke4 67. Kh2 Kd3 68. Kh3 Kd2 69. Kh2 Ke1 0-1

[Event "URS-chT Cup 11th 1st league"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "1980.05.??"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Lapienis, Donatas P"]
[Black "Bagirov, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2340"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "1980.05.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2020"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zhalgiris"]
[BlackTeam "Daugava"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "URS"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 Ne7 11. e4 Bg4 12. h3 (12. a4 {[%cal Ga4a5]}) 12...
Bxf3 13. Qxf3 c6 14. Rd1 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Nexd5 (15... Nbxd5) 16. exd5 Qd6 17. Qb3
Rfd8 ({RR} 17... Rfc8 18. Bd2 Bf8 19. Rac1 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Qd7 21. Be3 Bd6 22. a3
Rc8 23. Rc3 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 Qb5 25. Bh6 f6 26. h4 Kf7 27. Be3 Nxd5 28. Bxd5+ Qxd5
29. Bxa7 f5 30. Qc8 Bf8 31. Qc7+ Kg8 32. b4 {Tukmakov,V (2480)-Mikhalchishin,A
(2535)/Nikolaev 1981/EXT 2002/1-0 (41)}) 18. Bd2 Rd7 19. Rac1 Rad8 20. Bb4 Qf6
21. d6 (21. a4 e4 22. a5 Nxd5) (21. Ba5) 21... Bf8 22. Ba5 Bxd6 23. Bxb6 axb6
24. Qxb6 Be7 $17 25. Qb3 Bc5 26. Rf1 b6 27. Rc3 Rd2 28. Rf3 Qe7 29. Rc3 Bd4 30.
Rc2 Rd3 31. Qc4 Rxg3 32. Kh1 Rg5 33. Re2 Rf5 34. b4 Rf4 35. a4 Qf6 36. Qc2 g5
37. a5 bxa5 38. bxa5 g4 39. hxg4 Rxg4 40. Re4 Qh6+ 41. Kg1 Rg6 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 9th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2011.01.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Kulaots, Kaido"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2667"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[Annotator "Reeh,O"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2011.01.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GGB"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8.
O-O O-O 9. d5 Na5 10. Bf4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxd5 12. Bxc7 Qc5 13. Bf4 Nc6 14. a4
Rd8 15. Qb3 Be6 16. Qb2 Bd5 17. Rfd1 Be4 18. Rdc1 Na5 19. Be3 Qd5 20. Qb4 Nbc4
21. Qxe7 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Rd7 23. Qb4 Nc4 24. Rd1 Qxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 26. Kf2 Rc8
27. Qe7 Bxf3 ({With Mit} 27... Bc6 $5 {Black could have chased away the white
queen from her dominant position: hдtte Schwarz die weiЯe Dame aus ihrer
dominanten Stellung vertreiben kцnnen:} 28. Ng5 (28. Nd4 Re8) 28... Rd7) 28.
Bxf3 Nd6 29. Kg2 Rxc3 30. e4 $1 Rc8 31. e5 Nf5 32. Qxb7 Re8 33. Qxa7 Kg7 34. a5
Rxe5 35. Qc7 $2 {Intending to chase away the well-placed Re5 before pushing
the a-pawn, but allowing a remarkable save. Will vor dem VorstoЯen des
a-Bauern den gut platzierten Re5 vertreiben, lдsst aber eine sehenswerte
Rettung zu.} ({Only Allein} 35. a6 $1 {would have preserved the a-pawn and
thus winning chances. hдtte den a-Bauern und damit Gewinnchancen bewahrt.})
35... Ne3+ $1 36. Kh3 {There he is again, the king on the edge, a recurring
theme in the tactics section of CBM 141. Da ist er wieder, der Randkцnig, ein
Dauerthema in der Taktikrubrik vom CBM 141.} (36. Kf2 Rf1#) {[%tqu "En",
"Black's Re5 is attacked, and White's a-pawn is ready to advance. What do you
suggest?","Find a way to exploit the position of the white king on the edge.",
"","d1d5","Perfect cooperation of Black's pieces - the mate threat on h5
conquers White's pride, the passed a-pawn.",10,"De","Der schwarze Re5 ist
angegriffen, und der weiЯe a-Bauer steht zum Vorrьcken bereit. Was schlagen
Sie vor?","Finden Sie einen Weg, die Randstellung des weiЯen Kцnigs
auszunutzen.","","d1d5","Perfekte Zusammenarbeit der schwarzen Figuren - die
Mattdrohung auf h5 erobert den Stolz von WeiЯ, den freien a-Bauern.",10]} 36...
Rdd5 $1 {Perfect cooperation of Black's pieces - the mate threat on h5
conquers White's pride, the passed a-pawn.  Perfekte Zusammenarbeit der
schwarzen Figuren - die Mattdrohung auf h5 erobert den Stolz von WeiЯ, den
freien a-Bauern.} 37. g4 (37. Bxd5 {is ruled out by verbietet sich wegen} Rh5#)
({while after wдhrend nach} 37. a6 {the checkmate is preceded by a rook
sacrifice: dem Matt ein Turmopfer vorangeht:} Rh5+ 38. Bxh5 Rxh5#) 37... Rxa5 {
...and after the liquidation of White's passed pawn there is peace on the
board.  ...und nach der Liquidierung des weiЯen Freibauern herrscht Friede auf
dem Brett.} 38. Kg3 Rac5 39. Qd6 g5 40. Kf2 Ra5 41. Qd4 Kf6 42. Qd8+ Kg7 43.
Qd4 Kf6 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Qd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Olympiad-30"]
[Site "Manila"]
[Date "1992.06.21"]
[Round "12.4"]
[White "Davidovic, Aleksandar"]
[Black "Fernandez Garcia, Jose Luis"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Rogers,I"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1992.06.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "PHI"]
[SourceTitle "TD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Australia"]
[BlackTeam "Spain"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. O-O Nb6 7. Nc3 O-O 8.
d4 Nc6 9. d5 Na5 10. e4 c6 {Black has lured White's pawns forward in order to
undermine them with this move. However Davidovic is ready with a well prepared
pawn sacrifice.} 11. Bf4 $1 cxd5 12. exd5 Bxc3 $5 ({Three rounds earlier at
the Olympiad the Turkmenistani master Simonenko had tried} 12... Nac4 {against
Davidovic but after} 13. Qe2 Bg4 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Rc8 16. Rac1 Qd7 17. Bg4
f5 18. Bf3 Nxb2 $5 19. Qxb2 Bxc3 20. Rxc3 $1 Na4 21. Rxc8 $1 Nxb2 22. Rc7 Qd8 {
White could have crowned his queen sacrifice by playing} 23. d6 $3 {with a
decisive attack. The game was ultimately drawn. (1/2-1/2 (67) Davidovic,A 
(2410)-Simonenko,S Manila 1992 TD)}) 13. bxc3 Nxd5 14. Bh6 Re8 15. Qd4 $1 Nf6
16. Qh4 Nc6 17. Rfe1 Bg4 18. Nd4 $1 Rc8 19. Bg5 {The pressure against Black's
position is becoming unbearable so he tries for relief by returning his extra
pawn.} Nxd4 20. cxd4 Qd7 21. Bxf6 exf6 22. Qxf6 Re6 $6 23. Qf4 Bh3 $2 24. Bxh3
$1 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Qxh3 26. Re7 {Black had believed this move to be impossible,
forgetting that White's queen prevented 26...Rc1+. Now, forced into complete
passivity, Black can do nothing to prevent the advance of White's passed d
pawn.} Rf8 27. d5 Qc8 28. h4 b5 29. d6 Qc5 30. Qf6 a5 31. d7 Qd5 32. Qe5 $1
Qd1+ 33. Kg2 Qd3 34. Qc5 $1 {The threat of 35.Re8 is unstoppable. A crushing
defeat for the Spaniard.} 1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1991.01.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Hansen, Curt"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2565"]
[BlackElo "2640"]
[Annotator "Salov,V"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1991.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 022"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7.
O-O Nc6 8. d4 Nb6 9. e3 Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 c6 (12... c5 13. dxc6
$6 (13. Nb3 $142 $14) 13... Nxc6 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qb3 Qd3 $10 {
Hjartarson-Kasparov,Barcelona 1989}) 13. b3 cxd5 14. exd5 e6 15. dxe6 Bxe6 16.
Be3 Bd5 (16... Nd5 17. Nxe6 Nxe3 18. Qxd8 Rexd8 19. Nxd8 Nxf1 20. Rd1 $1 $14 {
Pigusov-Ermolinskij,USSR 1987}) 17. Rc1 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Nd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5+ 20.
Nf3 (20. Qf3 Rad8 $10) 20... Qb5 (20... Qxd1 21. Rfxd1 Re7 22. b4 Nc6 23. b5
Ne5 24. a4 $16 {Cvitan-Huzman,Moskva(GMA)1989}) (20... Qe4 21. Qd7 $1 Re7 22.
Rc8+ Rxc8 23. Qxc8+ Re8 24. Qd7 Nc6 25. Rd1 $16 {Cvitan-Timoshchenko,Pula1989})
21. Rc5 Qa6 22. Rc7 $1 {TN} (22. Rd5 Nc6 23. Qd2 Rad8 24. Bg5 {led to the draw
in Stempin-Nowak,Polska(ch)1990}) 22... Rad8 (22... Nc6 $2 23. Qd7 Re7 24. Qc8+
$3 (24. Rc8+ Bf8 $13) 24... Bf8 25. Qxa8 Rxc7 26. Bh6 Qa3 27. Re1 $18) 23. Qc2
Nc6 24. Rd1 Rxd1 (24... Nb4 25. Qe4 $1) (24... Qb5 $5 {Ftacnik}) 25. Qxd1 Rd8
26. Qf1 b5 (26... Qxa2 27. Qc4 Rf8 28. Bc5 $18) (26... Qxf1+ 27. Kxf1 Rb8 28.
Bf4 Nd8 29. Re7 $18) 27. a4 Nd4 28. Bxd4 Bxd4 29. Nxd4 (29. axb5 {Ftacnik} Qd6
30. Rc6 Qd5) 29... Rxd4 30. Qe2 Rd8 (30... Qd6 $5) (30... Qd6 {Ftacnik} 31.
Qe8+ Qf8 32. Qxb5 $18) 31. axb5 Qd6 (31... Qb6 32. Qc4 Rf8 33. b4 $18) 32. Rxa7
Qd5+ 33. Qf3 Qxf3+ 34. Kxf3 Rd3+ 35. Ke4 Rxb3 36. Rb7 $2 (36. Ra5 $1 $18) 36...
Rb2 37. b6 Kg7 (37... Rxf2 {Ftacnik} 38. Rc7 Rb2 39. b7 Kg7 40. Kd5 $18) 38.
Kd5 Rxf2 $2 {with 38...g5! black could put up much more stubborn defense} 39.
Rc7 Rxh2 40. Rc5 $1 $18 Rd2+ 41. Kc6 f5 42. b7 Rd8 43. Kc7 Rf8 44. b8=Q Rxb8
45. Kxb8 Kf6 46. Kc7 1-0

[Event "Skei"]
[Site "Skei"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Berg, Klaus"]
[Black "Tisdall, Jonathan D"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2440"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Tisdall,J"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "7"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{CBM 43} 1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. Nf3 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c4 O-O 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Nc3
Nc6 8. d4 Nb6 9. e3 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. e4 c6 12. Bg5 f6 (12... Bf6 $5) 13. Be3
cxd5 14. Bxb6 $1 {A strong move that gives white lasting pressure.} Qxb6 15.
Nxd5 Qd8 (15... Qxb2 $2 16. Nc7 Rb8 17. Qd5+ {and the Na5 falls.}) 16. Rc1 Nc6
17. b4 $1 Bg4 (17... Rf7 18. b5 Na5 19. Nc7 $1 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Rb8 21. Rd8+ Rf8
22. Ne8 $1 {and the Bc8 falls.}) (17... a6 $5) 18. Qb3 Kh8 19. b5 Bxf3 $2 (
19... Na5 $5 20. Qa4 Rf7) 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Rxc6 {The powerful Nd5 gives white
a firm grip on the position.} Be2 $1 {To weaken the f2 square.} 22. Re1 Bh5 23.
Rc7 f5 24. Qb7 Rb8 25. Qxa7 Ra8 26. Qb7 Rb8 27. Qc6 fxe4 28. Bxe4 Rb2 29. Rc1
$2 {A terrible error that gives black a strong attack. After 29.f3 or 29.f4
white should win.} Rbxf2 30. Qb7 Qg5 $1 {Now the loose Rc1 prevents white from
playing Rg7.} 31. Qa7 $1 Re2 $1 {To prevent the consolidating 32.Se3.} 32. Bd3
Rxh2 $6 {A trick in mutual time trouble. Best was} (32... Rb2 $1 {when black
is better.}) 33. Kxh2 Qd2+ 34. Kh3 $2 (34. Kg1 $142 {was good, when black can
try 34...Qd3 or 34...e4!?.}) 34... Bg4+ $1 35. Kxg4 Qh2 $1 {The threat of ...
Qh5 matt is decisive.} 36. Nf6 (36. Nf4 Rxf4+ $1 37. gxf4 Qg2+ 38. Kh4 Bf6#)
36... h5+ 37. Kf3 Rxf6+ 38. Ke4 Qg2+ 39. Kxe5 Rf5+ $1 (39... Rf5+ 40. Kd6 Qd5+
41. Ke7 Re5#) 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 72nd"]
[Site "Izhevsk"]
[Date "2019.08.17"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[Annotator "Tomashevsky,E"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[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"]

{[%mdl 32768][%evp 0,71,58,21,24,-16,53,35,35,25,30,25,43,-10,15,13,24,0,23,20,
40,13,62,60,52,-33,46,36,35,35,35,38,51,43,34,10,16,-4,-7,19,35,15,15,6,6,6,75,
54,55,51,119,60,60,61,93,93,203,465,436,444,448,446,447,503,477,424,460,530,
530,533,536,498,552,559] The Russian superfinals are well known for their
balanced field of participants and their exciting combative chess, so every
game played there is of great significance. But this duel with Vladislav
Artemiev was particularly important for me. A unique situation had arisen
before the seventh round: six players, of whom I was one, were leading on "+1"
(3.5 Punkte). But Vladislav was not one of them: after three rounds he had
been the sole leader in the table, but he went on to lose two games in
succession and this encounter between us was for him, the favourite for the
tournament, practically his only chance to get back in the struggle for a high
placing. In a word, this game could significantly change the course of the
tournament for each of us. Die russischen Superfinale sind für ihr
ausgeglichenes Teilnehmerfeld und ihren spannenden Kampf bekannt, daher ist
dort jede Partie von großer Bedeutung. Aber dieses Duell mit Vladislav
Artemiev war für mich besonders wichtig. Vor der siebenten Runde entstand
eine einzigartige Situation: sechs Spieler, darunter ich, führten mit "+1" (3,
5 Punkte). Vladislav aber gehörte nicht dazu: nach drei Runden war er der
Einzige an der Tabellenspitze, verlor später aber zwei Partien nacheinander,
und diese Begegnung zwischen uns war für ihn, den Turnierfavoriten, praktisch
die einzige Chance sich in den Kampf um hohe Platzierung einzumischen. Kurz
gesagt, diese Partie konnte den Verlauf des Turniers für jeden von uns
bedeutsam ändern.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 {To be honest, I thought that in this
situation Vlad would more likely go for the Slav Defence, which is also part
of his main repertoire. But the probability of a Grünfeld Defence was of
course also pretty high.  Ehrlich gesagt dachte ich, dass sich Vlad in dieser
Situation eher für die Slawische Verteidigung entscheiden wird, die ebenfalls
zu seinem Hauptrepertoire gehört. Aber die Wahrscheinlichkeit der
Grünfeld-Verteidigung war selbstverständlich auch hoch genug.} 3. Nf3 Bg7 4.
g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Nc6 8. e3 ({Of course White could also
have started with Weiß hätte auch mit} 8. Nc3 {(which would also have worked
one move earlier before castling), while for his part Black can also vary the
move order of Nb6, Nc6 and 0-0. This sometimes brings quite independent
variations on to the board, but often, as was the case in this game, it all
ends up in any case in the main position for this system. anfangen können 
(was auch einen Zug davor anstatt der Rochade ginge), während Schwarz
seinerseits die Reihenfolge der Züge Nb6, Nc6 und 0-0 variieren kann.
Manchmal kommen dabei selbständige Varianten aufs Brett, aber oft, wie es
auch in dieser Partie der Fall war, kommt es im Endeffekt sowieso zur
Hauptposition dieses Systems.}) 8... O-O 9. Nc3 Re8 {And we have got there! 
Da sind wir!} 10. h3 {At this point White has various moves available to him.
I decided on the continuation chosen in the 2014 European championship by
Maria Kursova against Vladislav. Weiß verfügt an dieser Stelle über
verschiedene Züge. Ich habe mich für die Fortsetzung entschieden, die noch
bei der Europameisterschaft-2014 Maria Kursova gegen Vladislav wählte.} e5 11.
d5 Na5 12. Qc2 {Naturally I really do not want to give away all the subtleties
of my preparation for this variation, but I probably have to reveal at least
some of them. In some interviews I mentioned that while we were working
together GM Yiri Razuvaev recommended that I should employ the system with
g2-g3 against the Grünfeld Defence,but it was only this summer that I felt
myself ready to do so. Natürlich möchte ich nicht unbedingt alle Feinheiten
meiner Vorbereitung zu dieser Variante preisgeben, aber zumindest einen Teil
davon muss ich wohl offenbaren. In einigen Interviews erwähnte ich, dass GM
Yiri Razuvajew während unserer Zusammenarbeit mir empfahl, gegen die
Grünfeld-Verteidigung das System mit g2-g3 anzuwenden, aber "reif" dafür bin
ich erst in diesem Sommer geworden.} ({The text move is not seen so often as
Der Textzug kommt nicht so oft wie} 12. e4 {, but it is based on a sound and
ambitious idea: in the event of the expected advance c7-c6 the e-pawn will be
left on e3 so as to be able to make use of the e4-square (which has been left
free) and the long light-squared diagonal. As far as the Bc1 is concerned, it
can come into play somewhat later. vor, ruht aber auf einer gesunden und
ambitionierten strategischen Idee: im Falle des planmäßigen Vorstoßes c7-c6
den e-Bauern auf e3 stehen zu lassen, um das (frei gebliebene) Feld e4 und die
große weiße Diagonale benutzen zu können. Was den Lc1 betrifft, kann er
etwas später ins Spiel kommen.}) 12... Nac4 $6 {For a while Vlad had been
playing very quickly in this game, especially in the opening. I presume this
was due to his not being in the best psychological state at this point in time,
but the regrouping of pieces which he carried out could have been done during
preparation without a thorough analysis of the consequences. Purely optically
Black's plan looks all right - the knight goes to d6, no danger appears to
threaten Black by doing so and one might think that in the worst of cases for
Black what arises is a position which is slightly worse for him but
complicated and absolutely acceptable. Such an intuitive way of playing
combined with rapid and decent moves had already brought Artemiev many a
victory.  The problem with this position, however, is that it is a dangerous
one to handle just according to the way it looks alone. The King's Indian
structures which flow from the present situation on the board appear really
dubious for Black despite the lovely Nd6. Firstly his other knight is very
unfortunately placed. Secondly - it is really hard for Black to achieve the
counterplay on the kingside which is typical of positions of this sort,
because White is well prepared for it: f7-f5 can be played, but f5-f4 will not
work, whereas the first player for his part has available a plan which needs
to be taken seriously for the strengthening of his position. Thus I think that
Black's last move is the basic cause for his future problems. Eine Zeit lang
spielte Vlad diese Partie sehr schnell, besonders in der Eröffnung. Ich
vermute, dass es teils an seinem zu diesem Moment nicht dem besten
psychologischer Zustand lag, aber die von ihm durchgeführte
Figurenumgruppierung konnte er durchaus noch bei der Vorbereitung vornehmen,
ohne die Folgen davon gründlich zu analysieren. Rein optisch macht der
schwarze Plan in der Tat einen sympathischen Eindruck - der Springer geht nach
d6, es scheint, dass dem Schwarzen dabei nichts Gefährliches droht, und man
könnte denken, dass im allerschlimmsten Fall für den Nachziehenden eine für
ihn etwas schlechtere, aber komplizierte und absolut akzeptable Position
entsteht. Solche intuitive Art zu spielen in Zusammenhang mit schneller und
sauberer Ausführung brachte Artemiev bereits viele Siege. Das Problem bei
dieser Stellung besteht aber darin, dass es gefährlich ist, sie "nach
Augenmaß" zu behandeln. Die sich aus der aktuellen Brettlage herausbildenden 
königsindischen Strukturen sind in der Perspektive trotz des schönen Nd6
für Schwarz recht fragwürdig. Erstens, der andere Springer von ihm steht
sehr unglücklich. Zweitens - es ist für den Nachziehenden wirklich schwer,
ein für solche Stellungsbilder typisches Gegenspiel am Königsflügel zu
erhalten, weil Weiß dafür dort gut vorbereitet ist: f7-f5 kann man zwar
spielen, aber f5-f4 wird nicht gehen, während der Anziehende seinerseits
über einen ernst zu nehmenden Plan zur Verstärkung seiner Position verfügt.
Somit denke ich, dass der letzte Zug des Schwarzen die Grundursache für seine
weiteren Probleme ist.} ({There was a series of other continuations worthy of
consideration, for example: Es gab eine Reihe anderer beachtenswerten
Fortsetzungen, zum Beispiel:} 12... Bd7 {, ,}) (12... e4 $5 {, ,}) ({and, of
course, the most principled option und, natürlich, die prinzipiellste Option} 
12... c6 {In this case the game Kramnik - Grischuk from the candidates
tournament in London 2013 remain practically a model. It continued as follows:
In diesem Fall bleibt die Partie Kramnik - Grischuk aus dem Kandidatenturnier
in London 2013 immer noch als praktisch mustergültig. Sie entwickelte sich so:
} 13. b4 Nac4 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. Nd2 Bf5 17. Nce4 Rad8 18. a3 h5 19.
Nxc4 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Nxc4 21. Ra2 Rd8 22. Qf1 Nd6 23. Nc5 Nb5 {, and in the
long run the struggle was undecided, though it is anything but simple to
improve on the actions of the players - an astonishing level of preparation
and play... , und im Endeffekt war der Kampf unentschieden, wobei es ist alles
andere als einfach ist, die Handlungen der Gegner zu verbessern - ein
erstaunliches Niveau der Vorbereitung und des Spiels...}) 13. e4 {Here I began
to use up a considerable amount of time and remained in this mode for a few
more moves. The reason for this was that during my preparation I did not
really pay much attention to the continuation 12...Nac4?! and did not refresh
my knowledge of this variation more or less adequately immediately before this
encounter, but had done so before a previous game against Volodja Fedoseev .
But still, all this pondering was not very practical, because White's play is
rather simple. Hier habe ich angefangen, beträchtliche Zeit zu verbrauchen,
und blieb in diesem Modus ein paar weitere Züge lang. Der Grund dafür war,
dass ich während meiner Vorbereitung der Fortsetzung 12...Nac4?! nicht
wirklich viel Aufmerksamkeit widmete und überhaupt diese Variante mehr oder
weniger ordentlich nicht unmittelbar vor diesem Treffen, sondern vor einer
früheren Partie gegen Volodja Fedoseev auffrischte. Aber trotzdem war dieses
Grübeln nicht besonders praktisch, weil das Spiel von Weiß ziemlich einfach
ist.} Bd7 14. b3 Nd6 15. a4 a5 (15... Nbc8 16. Be3 $16) (15... f5 16. Ng5 $16)
16. Rd1 {Totally logical prophylaxis. Durchaus logische Prophylaxe.} ({
Moreover White could also go about his preventive measures is a slightly
different way Übrigens könnte Weiß seine präventiven Maßnahmen auch etwas
anders gestalten:} 16. Be3 f5 17. Rad1) 16... f5 {During the game I was very
glad that Vlad decided on this natural ccontinuation. I considered it
important to have provoked it and in addition my head was buzzing with
residual images from my preparation, in which the white knight was on e6. In
reality, however, this advance which is on offer cannot worsen Black's
position - on the contrary, it is the best practical chance to confuse the
situation. Während der Partie war ich sehr froh, dass sich Vlad für diese
natürliche Fortsetzung entschied. Ich hielt es für wichtig, sie provoziert
zu haben, außerdem huschten in meinem Kopf Restbilder aus meiner Vorbereitung
vorbei, bei denen sich der weiße Springer auf e6 befand. In Wirklichkeit aber
kann dieser sich bietende Vorstoß die Stellung des Schwarzen nicht
verschlechtern - im Gegenteil, das ist die beste praktische Chance, die Lage
zu verwirren.} ({The note to Black's 12th move is quite well illustrated by
the following variation: Die Anmerkung zum 12. Zug von Schwarz wird ganz gut z.
B. durch folgende Variante illustriert:} 16... h6 17. Be3 f5 18. Rac1 Qf6 (
18... Rf8 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Ne2) 19. exf5 gxf5 20. Ne2 {White's play is
self-evident whilst all his opponent can be proud of is the Nd6, which,
however,, does not compensate for the weaknesses in the black position. Das
weiße Spiel entwickelt sich von selbst, während sich der Gegner nur auf den
Sd6 stolz sein darf, der aber die Schwächen in der schwarzen Stellung nicht
kompensiert.} Rec8 {Here White has several good options available, but the
best of them is Hier verfügt Weiß über mehrere gute Möglichkeiten, aber
die beste davon ist} 21. Nh4 $1 {- White prevents the transfer of the opposing
bishop to h5 and intends to play f2-f4 when the occasion arises. Normally such
positions are evaluated as "+/-", but from an objective point of view White is
almost winning. It is also important that he hardly needed to calculate
anything any more. - der Anziehende verhindert die Überführung des
gegnerischen Läufers nach h5 und beabsichtigt, bei Gelegenheit f2-f4 zu
spielen. Normalerweise werden solche Positionen als "+/-" bewertet, aber
objektiv gesehen steht Weiß fast auf Gewinn. Auch wichtig ist, dass er noch
kaum etwas rechnen musste.}) 17. Ng5 {That too is the most natural decision.
There were also subtler options, e.g. Auch das ist die natürlichste
Entscheidung. Es gab auch raffiniertere Optionen, z. B.} (17. Be3 $5) (17. Ra2
$5 {, but when in my calculations I discovered the move 21.Nb5 all doubts
disappeared. , aber als ich bei meiner Vorberechnung den Zug 21.Nb5 entdeckte,
verschwanden alle Zweifel.}) 17... Qf6 18. Ne6 $1 {Once more this is not the
only continuation but the best from a human point of view. I totally thought
the game was still developing according to my previous analysis, however it
later turned out that my second and I had not quite gone far enough in such a
jungle :). Nonetheless ideas similar to to those from our previous analysis of
this variation kept cropping up, so here I was confident. Das ist wieder nicht
die einzige, aber aus menschlicher Sicht die beste Fortsetzung. Ich dachte
überhaupt, dass sich die Partie immer noch entsprechend meiner früheren
Analyse entwickelt, jedoch stellte sich später heraus, dass mein Sekundant
und ich in einem solchen Dschungel doch nicht so weit gekommen waren :).
Nichtsdestotrotz kamen ähnliche Ideen bei unserer vorherigen Arbeit an dieser
Variante immer wieder zum Vorschein, deshalb war ich hier zuversichtlich.} Bxe6
19. dxe6 Qxe6 {If Black does not take this pawn his position looks pretty sad:
Wenn Schwarz diesen Bauern nicht nimmt, sieht seine Lage ganz traurig aus:} (
19... f4 20. Nd5 Nxd5 21. exd5) (19... Rac8 20. Nb5 $1) 20. exf5 ({The fact
that according to the computer even the "steady" continuation Der Fakt, dass
laut dem Computer sogar die "bedächtige" Fortsetzung} 20. Be3 $5 {brings
White a palpable advantage, tells us all we need to know about the strength of
White's position. dem Anziehenden spürbaren Vorteil bringt, spricht für die
Stärke der weißen Stellung recht deutlich.}) 20... Nxf5 {Other options are
even worse: Andere Optionen sind noch schlechter:} (20... Qxf5 21. Ne4 {
with winning domination: mit gewinnbringender Dominanz;}) (20... gxf5 21. Nd5
Rac8 (21... Rec8 22. Nxb6 cxb6 23. Bd5 $18) 22. Nxc7 (22. Qc5 $5) 22... Qe7 23.
Qc5 Qxc7 24. Qxc7 Rxc7 25. Rxd6 e4 26. Rb1 Rc6 27. Rd1 {On account of the very
unfortunate position of the Nb6 Black is close to losing this endgame. Wegen
der sehr unglücklichen Lage des Nb6 ist Schwarz in diesem Endspiel dem
Verlust nahe.}) 21. Nb5 $1 {The key move. To be honest, at this moment I did
not see particularly many of the details shown below, but I believed in my
position. Fortunately this time my intuition did not drop me in it. Der
Schlüsselzug. In diesem Moment sah ich ehrlich gesagt nicht besonders viele
von den unten gezeigten Einzelheiten, glaubte aber an meine Stellung. Zum
Glück hatte mich meine Intuition diesmal nicht reingelegt.} Nd4 {This is bad,
but "amusing". Das ist schlecht, aber "lustig".} ({But Schlecht und
"langweilig" wäre} 21... Re7 {would be bad and "boring" ,} 22. Bg5 (22. Ba3 $5
c6 23. Bxe7 ({the strongest continuation is die stärkste Fortsetzung ist} 23.
g4 $1 {, but one rarely decides on such options or even takes them into
account if there are good alternatives , aber man entscheidet sich für solche
Optionen selten oder zieht diese überhaupt nicht in Betracht, wenn es gute
Alternativen gibt}) 23... Qxe7 24. Nc3 e4 25. Nxe4 Bxa1 26. Rxa1) 22... Bf6 23.
Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Bxb7 Rf8 25. Bg2 (25. Rac1 $5) 25... Nd4 26. Nxd4 exd4 {In all
these variations Black is still in the struggle, but White has a big advantage
and can play for a win absolutely risk-free. In allen diesen Varianten kämpft
der Nachziehende noch irgendwie, aber Weiß hat einen großen Vorteil und
spielt auf Gewinn absolut ohne Risiko.}) 22. Qxc7 Nxb5 {This is probably one
of the few moments (there will be another one on move 24), when Black had much
of a choice. Even if objectively the alternatives should not help him, they
would have "offered" his opponent real chances of making a mistake. Das ist
wohl eine der wenigen Momente (ein weiterer wird im 24. Zug sein), wann
Schwarz eine beträchtliche Wahl hatte. Auch wenn die Alternativen objektiv
gesehen nicht helfen sollten, hätten sie dem Gegner reelle Möglichkeiten zum
Fehlgreifen "angeboten".} ({The last statement has less to do with Die letzte
Aussage bezieht sich weniger auf} 22... Re7 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Qc5) ({or oder} 
22... Rac8 23. Nxd4 exd4 24. Qxb7 d3 25. Rb1 Bd4 26. Bh6) ({But there is the
interesting Interessant ist aber} 22... Rad8 $5 {which I seriously looked into
during the game. , womit ich mich während der Partie ernsthaft beschäftige:}
23. Nxd4 (23. Bb2 {on account of lässt wegen} Rd7 24. Nxd4 exd4 25. Qc2 d3 {
practically loses the advantage den Vorteil praktisch aus}) ({There is the
simple and strong einfach und stark ist} 23. Bd2 $5 Nxb5 24. axb5 Rd7 25. Qc2
Rc8 26. Qe4 Rcd8 27. Qe1 {, but hitting the knight looks the most merciless ,
aber das Schlagen den Springer sieht am erbarmungslosesten aus}) 23... exd4 24.
Qxb7 ({Once again the more prudent continuation wiederum ist die vorsichtigere
Fortsetzung} 24. Bd2 $5 d3 25. Rab1 {is somewhat weaker. etwas schwächer})
24... d3 25. Rb1 Bd4 26. Bh6 $1 {(not a particularly simple move) (kein
besonders einfacher Zug)} Qf5 27. Qf3 {, and although the struggle does
continue, White has very good prospects of a win. , und obwohl der Kampf noch
dauert, verfügt Weiß über sehr gute Gewinnaussichten.}) ({Another
interesting option to which I paid almost no attention was Eine weitere
interessante Option, der ich fast keine Aufmerksamkeit widmete, war} 22... Ne2+
$5 23. Kh2 e4 24. Rd6 $1 ({The variation die Variante} 24. Rb1 Nd5 25. Qxb7
Nec3 26. Nxc3 Nxc3 27. Bb2 Rab8 28. Qa7 Qb6 {is not at all so dangerous for
Black with the pawn on a4 and not as in the game on b5. ist bei dem Bauern auf
a4 und nicht wie in der Partie auf b5 gar nicht so gefährlich für Schwarz}) (
{You can simply develop the bishop Man kann einfach den Läufer entwickeln -} 
24. Be3 $5) ({or even oder sogar} 24. Ba3 {, but things do not look really
clear , aber wirklich klar sieht das nicht aus}) 24... Qf5 25. Qxb6 Bxa1 26.
Be3 {It is obvious that White's compensation for the exchange is the stuff of
dreams, but over the board it was not so very easy to understand that he had
almost won. Es ist offensichtlich, dass Weiß traumhafte Kompensation für die
Qualität hat, aber dass er fast gewonnen steht, wäre am Brett nicht allzu
leicht zu begreifen.} Be5 27. Rd2 Nc1 (27... Nc3 28. Bf1 $1 {- an important
subtlety - wichtige Feinheit}) 28. Qxb7 {with domination. mit Dominanz.}) 23.
axb5 e4 24. Rb1 Nd5 {Vlad had a long think about this move. At this moment,
for some reason or other, I was in mild time trouble so the time my opponent
invested in this position was also useful for me. Über diesen Zug dachte Vlad
lange nach. Zu diesem Moment war ich aus irgendeinem Grund bereits in leichte
Zeitnot geraten, daher war die Zeit, die der Gegner gerade in diese Stellung
investierte, auch für mich nützlich.} ({It would simply be bad to play
Einfach schlecht wäre} 24... Re7 25. Qd6 a4 26. Bg5 ({or oder} 26. bxa4 Nxa4
27. Bg5 (27. Qxe6+ $5 Rxe6 28. Rd7 Nc3 $2 29. Rxg7+ Kxg7 30. Bb2 $18))) ({
A more resilient move is Zäher ist} 24... Rac8 $5 25. Qd6 a4 {, but here the
computer shows the splendid resource , aber hier zeigt Computer die herrliche
Ressource} 26. h4 $1 {, and White wins. , und Weiß gewinnt.} ({During the
game I considered Während der Partie hielt ich} 26. Bf1 {the strongest
continuation - it is actually passable but it allows the opponent
possibilities for stiff resistance. für die stärkste Fortsetzung - was
tatsächlich passabel ist, aber dem Gegner Möglichkeiten für harten
Widerstand lässt})) ({The most interesting alternative is probably Die
interessanteste Alternative ist wohl} 24... a4 $5 25. bxa4 (25. Rd6 Qc8 $1)
25... Nxa4 (25... Rac8 26. Qxb7 Re7 27. Qa6 $1 ({after the end of the game I
joined in the online commentary with Sergei Shipov and said that here I wanted
to play nach dem Ende der Partie gesellte ich mich zum Onlinekommentar von
Sergei Shipov und sagte, dass ich hier} 27. Qxe4 $5 Qxe4 28. Bxe4 Rxe4 29. a5
Nc4 30. a6 {which in fact is not bad, and if it looks like the only option it
is totally playable. spielen wollte, was in der Tat nicht schlecht und, weil
es wie die einzige Option ausschaut, gut nachvollziehbar ist.}) 27... Ra8 {
[#] [#]} 28. Be3 $1 {Although White only gets a rook for the queen he has
sacrificed, he wins with no problem - his remaining pieces and the a6-pawn are
so strong. Obwohl Weiß für die geopferte Dame nur einen Turm bekommt,
gewinnt er ohne weiteres - so stark sind seine gebliebenen Figuren und der
Bauer a6.} Rxa6 29. bxa6 Nc8 30. Rd8+ Kf7 31. Rc1 $18) 26. Qxb7 $1 ({I
intended to content myself with Ich beabsichtigte mich mit} 26. Bd2 {, but
then by means of zu begnügen, aber dann kann Schwarz mittels} Rec8 27. Qf4 Re8
{Black can still resist. sich noch zu sträuben}) 26... Rab8 27. Qa7 Nc3 28.
Bb2 {, and if , und wenn} Ra8 (28... Qb6 29. Qxb6 Rxb6 30. Bxc3 Bxc3 {- see
the annotation on Black's 27th move in the main text - s. die Anmerkung zum 27.
Zug von Schwarz im Haupttext}) {, then , dann} 29. Qd7 Qxd7 30. Rxd7 Nxb1 31.
Rxg7+ Kf8 {Here Black's situation is somewhat better than it could have been
in the game, but nevertheless after Hier ist die Lage des Schwarzen etwas
besser, als sie in der Partie hätte sein können, aber trotzdem hat er nach}
32. Rxh7 ({or oder} 32. b6 {he has no serious prospects of saving the game.
keine beträchtlichen Rettungsaussichten.})) 25. Qxb7 Nc3 26. Bb2 $1 {Simple
and good Simpel und gut.} ({The variation Die Variante} 26. Rd7 Bf6 27. Bh6 (
27. Rb2 Rab8 28. Qc6 Nxb5 {absolutely throws away the greater part of the
advantage. wirft den größten Teil des Vorteiles überhaupt weg}) 27... Rab8
28. Qa7 Nxb1 29. Rg7+ Kh8 30. Rxh7+ Kg8 31. Rg7+ Kh8 32. Rxg6 Qe7 33. Qa6 Bd4
34. Bg5 Qf7 35. Bf6+ Kh7 36. Rg7+ Qxg7 37. Bxg7 Bxg7 38. Qxa5 $16 {is hard to
calculate and evaluate even in a less tense situation and with sufficient time;
additionally, unlike a computer a human being can hardly spot that this line
is almost forced. ist sogar in einer entspannter Situation und mit genügend
Zeit schwer zu berechnen und zu bewerten, außerdem kann ein Mensch im
Unterschied zu einem Computer kaum erkennen, dass diese Linie fast forciert
ist.}) 26... Rab8 (26... Ne2+ 27. Kh2 Bxb2 28. Rxb2 Nc3 29. Rdd2 Rab8 30. Qc7
Nxb5 31. Qxa5 {with a technically won position. mit technisch gewonnener
Stellung.}) 27. Qa7 Qxb3 (27... Ra8 28. Qd7 Qxd7 29. Rxd7 Nxb1 30. Rxg7+ Kf8 {
During my aforementioned online comments with Shipov I stated that here I felt
myself attracted to the variation Beim oben bereits erwähnten Onlinekommentar
von Shipov erzählte ich, dass ich mich hier von der Variante} 31. b6 ({
why not simply take the pawn - warum nicht einfach den Bauern nehmen -} 31.
Rxh7 Nd2 32. b6 Nxb3 33. b7 Rab8 34. Bxe4 (34. Be5)) 31... Nd2 32. b7 Rab8 33.
Rd7 Nxb3 34. Ba3+ Kg8 35. Bf1 {It is spectacular and is as it later turns out
also approved of by the computer.The latter thinks, however, that after the
further hinreißen ließ. Sie ist spektakulär und wird, wie es sich später
herausstellte, auch vom Computer gutgeheißen. Letzterer meint außerdem, dass
nach dem weiteren} Nd2 {not only the capture of the knight but also nicht nur
das Nehmen des Springers, sondern auch} 36. Bb5 $5 {wins gewinnt.}) ({I think
that if Vlad had not been playing this game after two defeats in a row, then
he would have quickly calculated the uncomplicated variations arising after
the capture on d3 and with a heavy heart gone in for Ich denke, wenn Vlad
diese Partie nicht nach zwei Niederlagen nacheinander gespielt hätte, hätte
er die nach dem Nehmen auf d3 entstehenden unkomplizierten Varianten schnell
berechnet und sich schweren Herzens auf} 27... Qb6 28. Qxb6 Rxb6 29. Bxc3 Bxc3
30. Rbc1 Bb4 {White is winning (or at least almost so), but sometimes in
positions of this sort the side struggling for a draw manages to achieve it
thanks to stubborn defence. eingelassen. Weiß steht auf Gewinn (oder
zumindest fast), aber manchmal gelingt es in Positionen dieser Art der ums
Remis kämpfenden Seite, sich durch hartnäckige Verteidigung zu behaupten.})
28. Bxe4 $1 {A spectacular continuation - in reality White has everything
safely protected. Especially from an aesthetic point of view it was pleasant
for me to mke this move and in addition it echoes 39.Bc8! from the game
against Fedoseev. Eine spektakuläre Fortsetzung - in Wirklichkeit ist bei
Weiß alles sicher gedeckt. Besonders aus ästhetischer Sicht war es für mich
angenehm, diesen Zug zu machen, außerdem klingt er an 39.Bc8! aus der Partie
gegen Fedoseev an.} Bf6 {During the game I was very glad of this blunder which
indubitably makes it easier to convert White's advantage, but when one looks
at the whole business in a calm atmosphere one recognises at a glance that
objectively speaking White in any case has no reason to worry about the
outcome of the game :). Während der Partie war ich über diesen Patzer, der
die Verwertung des weißen Vorteils zweifelsohne erleichtert, sehr erfreut,
aber wenn man das ganze in einer ruhigen Atmosphäre betrachtet, wird man
sogar mit bloßem Auge erkennen, dass Weiß objektiv gesehen ohnehin keine
Gründe hat, sich um den Partieausgang Sorgen zu machen :).} ({Of all the
variatios I had to calculate here,only the following was more or less
demanding: Von allen Varianten, die ich hier rechnen musste, war nur die
folgende mehr oder weniger anstrengend:} 28... Rbd8 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. Qxa5 Rd1+
31. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 32. Kg2 Nxe4 33. Qa8+ Kf7 34. Qb7+ {, there are "along the way"
sufficient other options which win in a less forcing manner. , dabei gibt es
"unterwegs" genügend andere Optionen, die weniger forciert gewinnen.}) 29.
Bd5+ Nxd5 30. Bxf6 Qxd1+ 31. Rxd1 Nxf6 32. Rd6 Re1+ 33. Kg2 Rf8 34. Qxa5 Re2
35. Rd2 Re5 36. Rd8 {and Black resigned.  A good, well-played game, after
which, moreover, I went to the top of the table before the rest day.  The
thorough analysis, however, shows that the basic cause of Black's defeat was
an opening catastrophe, whereas what was required of me above all was not to
screw up. In this connection it is important to emphasise how much does not
come to light in the commentary on the most important chess events and
individual games and in addition depends on at first glance inconspicuous
decisions which in reality are crucial. I would not claim that 12...Nac4?! put
Black in a hopeless situation but after it he was always that little bit
behind. Such a high price for opening subtleties is probably a trend in
today's chess. und Schwarz gab auf.  Gute, saubere Partie, nach der ich
außerdem vor dem Ruhetag zum Tabellenführer wurde. Die gründliche Analyse
zeigt jedoch, dass die Grundursache der schwarzen Niederlage eine
Eröffnungskatastrophe war, während von mir in erster Linie abverlangt wurde,
die Sache nicht zu vermasseln. In diesem Zusammenhang ist es wichtig zu
betonen, wie viel bei der Kommentierung der wichtigsten Schachevents und der
einzelnen Partien nicht zum Vorschein kommt und außerdem von auf den ersten
Blick unscheinbaren Entscheidungen abhängt, die in Wirklichkeit aber
ausschlaggebend sind. Ich würde nicht behaupten, dass 12...Nac4?! den
Schwarzen in eine hoffnungslose Lage brachte, aber vom Spiel auf der
Augenhöhe war er danach weit entfernt. Ein so hoher Preis bei
Eröffnungsfeinheiten ist im heutigen Schach wohl ein Trend.} 1-0

[Event "American Continental 13th"]
[Site "Medellin"]
[Date "2017.06.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vazquez, Guillermo"]
[Black "Cori, Jorge Moise"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2443"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[Annotator "Vazquez,G"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2017.06.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "COL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. Nh4 {Not the main move, but it more or less forces Black
to play e7-e5 because otherwise White plays f2-f4 and Black does not get easy
counterplay. The problem for White is that the knight might get misplaced.} e5
(10... a5 11. f4 $14) 11. d5 Nb4 {Already a surprise for me.} (11... Na5 {
was the only move I knew.}) 12. a3 (12. Qb3 {is another move I considered to
develop quickly, but Black has many options to get a good position, for
instance} Nd3 13. Rd1 Nxc1 14. Raxc1 Bg4) 12... Na6 {Now Black wants to play
e5-e4.} 13. Qc2 {Covering e4.} (13. e4 {allows} c6 {and I think Black is fine
due to the misplaced knight on h4} 14. dxc6 bxc6 {with the clear idea to play
Na6-c5-e6-d4.} 15. Nf3 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Nc5 $36) (13. Z0 e4 14. Z0 g5 {was the
threat, forcing White to give up the knight.}) 13... Qe7 14. Rb1 {I thought I
could let Black play e5-e4 and for that it would be useful to get the rook out
of the diagonal of the bishop on g7.} (14. e4 c6 {is similar to 13.e4; the
inclusion of Qc2 and ...Qe7 favours White since the queen can still cover b3,
but anyway I considered that Black's position is alright.} 15. dxc6 bxc6 16.
Nf3 Nc5 17. Bg5 Qb7) 14... e4 15. Qxe4 ({I rejected} 15. Nxe4 {because I found
no advantage after the solid} Nxd5 ({the more forcing} 15... g5 16. Nxg5 Qxg5
17. b4 $36 {gives White compensation with a strong centre and Black has
problems getting the knights into the game. I expected White to be better here,
but after} Qe7 18. e4 c6 19. dxc6 bxc6 {the position remains complicated, but
I thought I could play for a win here.}) 16. b4 c6 {and Black can continue
with Na6-c7-b5.}) 15... Qxe4 16. Nxe4 h6 $5 {I underestimated this pawn
sacrifice. Now White has to find a way to deal with g6-g5.} (16... Nxd5 17. Bd2
{with the queens exchanged, I expected Black to have some difficulties playing
c7-c6 because that would allow some ideas with Ne4-d6 winning the bishop pair,
but Black can get enough activity to compensate for it.} c6 (17... Rd8 $5) 18.
Nd6 (18. b4 Rd8 $11) 18... Rd8 19. Nxc8 Raxc8 20. Nf3 Nc5 $11) 17. Nc3 {
I did not really expect to be able to keep the extra pawn, I was just trying
to find a way to return it to activate my pieces.} (17. f4 Bd7 {and I did not
see how to improve my pieces.}) 17... g5 18. Nf3 Bf5 (18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 Nxd5
{is a way to regain the pawn, but now White's rook on b1 is given some activity
} 20. Nd4 $36) 19. e4 Bg6 20. Nd2 {Intending to advance the f-pawn. I still
did not know exactly how to untangle the queenside, but for now Black also has
a problem with the knight on a6, because Na6-c5 allows b2-b4.} Nc5 {I thought
that was a mistake, but Black had a resource I missed.} (20... Rad8 21. f4 Nc5
22. b4 Nd3 $36 {might be an alternative for Black.}) 21. b4 Nca4 $6 (21... Nd3
{is not as effective with the pawn still on f2} 22. Nb5 {and White is ready to
kick the knight away with Rb3 so I thought White was better, but Black had}
Red8 $1 23. Rb3 Nxc1 24. Rxc1 c6 $44) 22. Nxa4 Nxa4 23. Rb3 $14 {White
exchanged a pair of knights and is ready to push the f-pawn.} Rad8 $6 (23... g4
{was necessary}) 24. f4 Bc3 {this does not seem right, but I do not know how
Black can get some compensation.} 25. f5 ({I considered} 25. Rxc3 $5 Nxc3 26.
f5 Bh5 27. Bb2 {to get my bishop active and eliminate Black's most active
piece, but I decided to play f5 first, which was not the same.}) 25... Bd4+ {
And the bishop escapes.} 26. Kh1 Bh5 27. Bf3 $2 {Exchanging the bishops leaves
the e-pawn weak.} (27. Nf3 Bf6 (27... Rxe4 28. Nxg5) 28. Re3 $16) 27... Bxf3+
28. Rfxf3 (28. Rbxf3 Nc3 $36) 28... g4 $6 {This was not necessary.} (28... c5
$5 {is another way to play, which I only noticed after the game when my engine
pointed it out.} 29. dxc6 bxc6 30. Kg2 c5 $13) (28... Bf6 {and White still has
to find a plan.}) 29. Rf4 h5 30. h3 {Now White gets something to play for.} Be5
(30... gxh3 31. Nf3 $14 {and the rook remains on f4 defending e4.}) 31. Rf1
gxh3 32. Nf3 (32. Kh2 $6 h4 $13) 32... Bc3 {Not allowing Re3.} (32... Bg7 33.
Re3 $14) 33. Bd2 $6 (33. Ng5 Bf6 34. Kh2 $14 {and Black still has to find
compensation.}) 33... Bxd2 34. Nxd2 c6 $11 {Now White has to be careful
because Black's pieces get active.} 35. Rd3 cxd5 36. exd5 Nb6 37. d6 Re2 38. g4
{I considered I had to do something active otherwise he can just prepare to
attack my weak pawn on d6.} hxg4 39. Rg1 Kg7 $1 {The king has to get active,
against any other move White even gets a better position.} 40. Rxg4+ Kf6 41.
Re4 {Just going for the draw because I saw no winning attempts for me.} Rxe4 ({
I thought it might be dangerous for Black to try to keep the rooks} 41... Rg2
42. Re1 Kxf5 43. Ne4 {and White gets some ideas with Nc5 attacking b7, but} Nd7
{holds everything and the position remains equal.}) 42. Nxe4+ Ke5 43. Nc5 Rxd6
44. Rxd6 (44. Rxh3 {should also end in a draw, but keeping more pieces on the
board just gives Black some chances to play on with the more active king.})
44... Kxd6 45. Nxb7+ Kc7 46. Na5 Nd5 47. Kh2 Ne3 48. Kxh3 Nxf5 49. Kg4 Nd4 50.
Kg5 Nc2 51. b5 Nxa3 52. Nc6 Nxb5 53. Nxa7 Nxa7 54. Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lasker Memorial op"]
[Site "Barlinek"]
[Date "2001.07.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Bator, Robert"]
[Black "Schmidt, Wlodzimierz"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2403"]
[BlackElo "2438"]
[Annotator "Wells,P"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2001.07.19"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. c4 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. Nc3 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. e4 c6 12. Nd2 cxd5 13. exd5 Nac4 14. Nxc4 Nxc4 15.
Ne4 Bf5 $1 {[%csl Rd5][%cal Gf5e4,Gc4d6] Of course! Black wishes to exchange
his light-squared bishop for white's knight which is contesting the d6 square.
This square is the key, and the battle for it worth much more than the bishop
pair. I would argue that in such a position it is to black's advantage that
his opponent's isolani is passed. For example, with a pawn on e7 white can
exert a little pressure of his own, while here, the king-side is likely to be
black's domain.} 16. Qb3 Rc8 17. Re1 Bxe4 18. Bxe4 Qd7 19. h4 Kh8 20. Bg2 f5
21. h5 e4 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Rd1 Be5 24. Bf1 Nd6 $17 {[%csl Rd5,Gd6,Ge5] Pretty
much the ideal position for this line!} 25. Bh3 Kg7 26. Be3 Rh8 27. Bg2 a6 28.
a4 Qe7 29. a5 g5 30. Bd4 f4 31. Bxe4 Nxe4 32. d6 Nxd6 33. Re1 Nf7 34. Qd5 Rhe8
35. Rxe5 Nxe5 36. Re1 Qf7 37. Bxe5+ Kg8 38. Qf3 Rc5 39. Bc3 Rxe1+ 40. Bxe1 Qd5
41. Qh5 Rc1 42. Qe8+ Kg7 43. gxf4 gxf4 44. Kh2 Rc6 45. Bc3+ Kh6 46. Qf8+ Kg5
47. Qg7+ Rg6 48. Qe7+ Kf5 49. f3 Rh6+ 50. Kg2 Qg8+ 51. Bg7 Rg6+ 52. Kf2 Qxg7
53. Qe4+ Kg5 54. Kf1 Qf6 55. Qxb7 0-1

[Event "Pardubice Czech op-A 23rd"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "2012.07.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Zorko, Jure"]
[Black "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2476"]
[BlackElo "2547"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2012.07.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. d5 Na5 11. Nd4 Bd7 12. e4 Rc8 13. Bf4 $6 {He has repeated
one of my previous games. But this move is weaker than} (13. Re1) ({or} 13. Rb1
) 13... c5 $1 {Much better than} (13... c6 14. Rc1 cxd5 15. exd5 Nac4 16. b3
Nd6 17. Qd2 Na8 $6 18. Rfe1 Qb6 19. Nf3 Qb4 20. Ne4 Qa3 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Bxd6
exd6 23. Qf4 {and White won the pawn and eventually the game 
(Harikrishna-Zakhartsov, Cappelle la Grande 2012).}) 14. Nf3 e5 15. Bg5 f6 16.
Bc1 Nbc4 17. b3 Nd6 18. Be3 {A new move.} (18. Bd2 b5 19. a3 c4 20. b4 Nb3 {
Niklasch-Nedev, Izmir 2004}) (18. a4 c4 19. b4 (19. Ba3 {
(Borovikov-Areshchenko, Ukraine 2005)} cxb3 20. Bxd6 Rxc3 21. Bb4 Rc4 22. Bxa5
Qxa5 23. Qxb3 Rb4 {winning a pawn}) 19... Nb3 20. Ra2 f5 {with an initiative
for Black in both cases.}) 18... b5 19. Ne1 b4 20. Ne2 Nab7 {A bit passive.} (
20... c4 $5 21. Nc2 (21. Bxa7 Bh6 22. f3 f5 23. Kh1 Rf8 {with a strong
initiative for the pawn}) 21... Bf8 (21... cxb3 22. axb3 Nxb3 23. Rxa7) 22.
Nxb4 Nxe4 {led to a position with slightly better chances for Black.}) 21. a3
a5 22. axb4 cxb4 23. Nd3 Bb5 24. Qd2 f5 25. f3 Qd7 26. Rfd1 Ba6 $6 {Vacating
the b5-square for the queen, but after White's reply this makes no sense.} (
26... Bxd3 {was better:} 27. Qxd3 Nc5 28. Qb1 (28. Bxc5 Rxc5) 28... Qb5 29. Nc1
fxe4 30. fxe4 Rf8 {with slightly better chances for Black.}) 27. Nec1 Bb5 28.
Bb6 (28. Ne2) 28... Rc3 {Of course, Black should not to cling on to the
a5-pawn.} 29. Bxa5 Nxa5 30. Rxa5 Qc7 31. Ra1 Rc8 $6 {Not the best move.} (31...
Qb6+ 32. Kh1 (32. Qf2 Qxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Bh6 34. Nxb4 Be3+ 35. Ke1 fxe4 36. fxe4
Rf8 {with a strong attack}) 32... fxe4 33. fxe4 Qd4) 32. Ne1 $6 (32. Kh1 {
was much better.}) 32... Qc5+ 33. Qf2 (33. Kh1 fxe4 34. fxe4 Rf8 35. Ned3 Qd4 {
and Black has the initiative.}) 33... Qxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Bh6 {Regaining a pawn,
with a big advantage.} 35. Ncd3 Rxb3 36. Rab1 (36. Nxe5 $4 Be3#) 36... Rxb1 37.
Rxb1 Rc3 38. Bf1 fxe4 39. Nxe5 Bxf1 (39... e3+ 40. Kg1 e2 41. Bh3 Rc1 {won
easily.}) 40. Kxf1 b3 41. Ng4 Bd2 (41... Bg7 42. Nf2 exf3 43. Nd1 Ne4 $1 44.
Nxc3 Nd2+ 45. Kg1 Bd4+ 46. Kh1 f2) 42. Ke2 (42. Nf6+ Kf7 43. Nxe4 Nxe4 44. fxe4
Rc1 45. Rxc1 Bxc1 46. Nd3 b2) 42... Bxe1 43. fxe4 (43. Nf6+ {would be more
resilient:} Kf7 44. Nxe4 Nxe4 45. fxe4 {, although Black should win by} Bxg3 (
45... Rc2+ 46. Kd3 {!} (46. Kxe1 b2 47. Kd1 Rxh2 $19) 46... Ba5 47. Rxb3 Rxh2
48. e5) 46. hxg3 Rxg3 47. e5 b2 48. Kd2 Rb3 49. Kc2 Rb5 50. Rf1+ Ke7 51. d6+
Ke6 52. Kb1 Rxe5) 43... Bxg3 44. hxg3 Nxe4 45. d6 Nxd6 46. Nf6+ Kg7 47. Nd5
Rxg3 48. Ne3 Nf5 0-1

[Event "Dieren op"]
[Site "Dieren"]
[Date "2013.07.25"]
[Round "3"]
[White "L'Ami, Erwin"]
[Black "Zakhartsov, Viacheslav V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2640"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Zakhartsov,Vi"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2013.07.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. a3 $5 {This try has become popular this year as well as} (
10. h3) 10... e5 (10... a5 11. d5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 Bxe5 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Rd1 Qc8 15.
f4 Bg7 16. e4 $14 {Shimanov-Vl. Zakhartsov, Pardubice (rapid) 2013}) 11. d5 Na5
12. Qc2 c6 (12... Nxd5 $4 13. Rd1 c6 14. e4) 13. b4 Nac4 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Ne4
a5 (15... Be6 16. Nfd2 Bd5 17. Rd1 Qe7 18. Nxc4 Nxc4 19. b5 Rac8 20. bxc6 Nb6
21. Rxd5 {!} Nxd5 22. Bd2 Qc7 23. Rc1 {Gajewski-Grandelius (Reykjavik 2013)
with more than enough compensation for the exchange}) 16. Rd1 Qe7 $2 {
Carelessly leaving the c6-pawn without protection.} (16... Qc7) 17. Nfd2 Bg4
18. Re1 Be6 19. Bf1 Nd6 (19... Nxd2 20. Bxd2 axb4 21. Qxc6 Nd5 22. axb4 $16 {
and White is a pawn up.}) 20. Nxd6 (20. Qxc6 $6 {allowed Black to equalise by}
Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Bd5 22. Qxb6 Bxe4 23. Bd2 Red8 24. Bc3 Rdb8 25. Qc5 Qxc5 26. bxc5
Rc8 {; but}) (20. bxa5 Rxa5 21. Qxc6 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 {won a pawn.}) 20... Qxd6
21. Ne4 Qc7 22. Bd2 axb4 23. axb4 (23. Bxb4 {would also have kept a minimal
advantage:} Bf5 24. Bg2 Nd5 25. Bc5 Red8) 23... Bd5 24. Ra5 Rad8 25. Nc5 e4 26.
Bc3 Bxc3 27. Qxc3 Qe5 (27... Nd7 28. Nxd7 Rxd7 $14) 28. Qxe5 Rxe5 29. Rc1 Re7 {
Although White retains some pressure, finally I have managed to hold.} 30. Rd1
Nd7 31. Na4 Rb8 32. Nc3 Be6 33. Rd4 f5 34. Kg2 Kf7 35. h3 Nf6 36. Rc5 Rd7 37.
Ne2 Rxd4 38. Nxd4 Rxb4 39. Rxc6 Bd7 40. Rc7 Ke8 41. Bc4 Kd8 42. Rc5 Ke7 43. Bb3
Rb7 44. Ra5 Rc7 45. Ra6 Rb7 46. Ba2 Rc7 47. Rb6 Ra7 48. Be6 Rc7 49. Bb3 Ne8 50.
Ne2 Rc6 51. Rb7 Rc7 52. Rb6 Rc6 53. Rb4 Rc7 54. g4 Nd6 55. gxf5 Bxf5 56. Ra4
Bd7 57. Ra5 Kf6 58. Ra6 Ke5 59. Nd4 Nf5 60. Nxf5 Bxf5 61. Bd1 Rd7 62. Bg4 Bxg4
63. hxg4 Rf7 64. Ra8 Kd5 65. Re8 Rf6 66. Rh8 Rf7 67. Ra8 Ke5 68. Ra5+ Ke6 69.
Ra8 Ke5 70. Re8+ Kd5 71. Kf1 Rf6 72. g5 Rf7 73. Ke1 Ra7 74. Kf1 Rf7 75. Kg1 Ra7
76. Rf8 Re7 77. Rh8 Ke5 78. Rf8 Kd5 79. Rh8 Ke5 80. Rf8 1/2-1/2