[Event "ch-USA 2025"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2025.10.20"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Caruana, F."] [Black "Robson, R."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2664"] [PlyCount "134"] [EventDate "2025.10.12"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. h4 Nd7 11. h5 Bf5 12. Kd2 ({RR} 12. Nge2 Bd6 13. f4 h6 14. Ng3 Bh7 15. Rd1 Nb6 16. a3 Kd7 17. Kf2 f5 18. Bd3 Ke6 19. Rc1 a5 20. Nf1 a4 21. Nd2 Nd7 22. Bc2 b5 23. Nf3 Nb6 24. Ne1 Nc4 25. Nd3 Rae8 26. Bb1 Kd7 {Nakamura,H (2787)-Naiditsch,A (2709) Tromsoe 2014 ½-½ (51)}) ({RR} 12. Nf3 a5 13. Nh4 Be6 14. Bd3 Nb6 15. f3 a4 16. a3 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. g4 Be7 19. Ne4 Rg8 20. Kd2 Ra5 21. Rag1 Rb5 22. Kc2 Rb3 23. Nc3 b5 24. e4 Bd8 25. d5 Bd7 26. Rd1 c5 {Maghsoodloo,P (2697)-Rasulov,V (2525) chess.com INT 2025 1-0 (53)}) ({RR} 12. Nge2 Bd6 13. f4 h6 14. Ng3 Bh7 15. Rd1 Nb6 16. a3 Kd7 17. Kf2 f5 18. Bd3 Ke6 19. Rc1 a5 20. Nf1 a4 21. Nd2 Nd7 22. Bc2 b5 23. Nf3 Nb6 24. Ne1 Nc4 25. Nd3 Rae8 26. Bb1 Kd7 {Nakamura,H (2787)-Naiditsch,A (2709) Tromsoe 2014 ½-½ (51)}) 12... Be6 $146 ({RR} 12... Nb6 13. b3 Nc8 14. Nge2 Nd6 15. Ng3 Be6 16. Bd3 f5 17. f3 Rg8 18. Nce2 Bh6 19. Rag1 O-O-O 20. Nf1 Rg7 21. Ke1 Re8 22. Kf2 Bd7 23. g3 f6 24. Nf4 Rge7 25. Rg2 Kb8 26. Rhh2 Bc8 27. Kg1 {Graw,C (2184)-Schaffarczyk,A (2119) Germany 2016 0-1 (69)}) ({RR} 12... Rg8 13. g3 Be6 14. Bd3 f5 15. Nge2 Nf6 16. Nf4 Bd6 17. Rh3 Rg5 18. Rah1 Ke7 19. f3 Rag8 20. Nce2 Bd7 21. Ke1 Kd8 22. Kf2 h6 23. Bc2 Re8 24. Rh4 Re7 25. Ng2 Re8 26. Ngf4 Reg8 27. R4h2 {Agrest,E (2545)-Nickoloff,B (2410) Elista 1998 ½-½ (58)}) ({RR} 12... h6 13. Bd3 Be6 14. Nge2 Nb6 15. b3 a5 16. Ng3 a4 17. Nf5 Bb4 18. Kc2 Bxf5 19. Bxf5 axb3+ 20. axb3 Bxc3 21. Kxc3 Ke7 22. Kb4 Kd6 23. g4 Rhb8 24. Rhc1 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 Na8 26. Ra7 Nc7 27. Bd3 {Sarana,A (2668)-Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (2600) chess.com INT 2026 ½-½ (80)}) 13. Bd3 f5 14. Nge2 Nf6 15. f3 Rg8 16. Nf4 h6 17. Ke2 Bd6 18. Kf2 Ke7 19. Nce2 a5 20. a4 Rg5 21. Bc2 Rag8 22. Rag1 Rh8 23. Rh2 Rhg8 24. Rgh1 Rc8 25. Nc1 Nd7 26. Rd1 Rgg8 27. Rhh1 Nf6 28. Ncd3 Rg5 29. Rb1 b6 30. Nc1 Rcg8 31. Nce2 Kd7 32. Bd3 Kc7 33. Rh2 Bd7 34. Rbh1 Kb7 35. Bc2 Kc7 36. Rh3 Kd8 37. Ng3 Bc8 38. b3 Kc7 39. Rg1 Rxg3 40. Rxg3 Rxg3 41. Kxg3 Nxh5+ 42. Kf2 Nxf4 43. exf4 Bxf4 44. g3 Bg5 45. f4 Bf6 46. Ke3 c5 47. dxc5 bxc5 48. Rh1 Bc3 49. Rxh6 Be6 50. Ke2 Kd8 51. Rh5 d4 52. g4 fxg4 53. Rxc5 Ke7 54. Rb5 Kd6 55. Rg5 f5 56. Bxf5 Bxb3 57. Rxg4 Bxa4 58. Rg6+ Kc5 59. Bd3 Bb3 60. Ra6 a4 61. f5 Bb2 62. f6 a3 63. Bb1 d3+ 64. Kd2 Kd4 65. Rd6+ Kc5 66. Ra6 Kd4 67. Rd6+ Kc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Norway Chess 2024"] [Site "Stavanger, Norway"] [Date "2024.06.03"] [Round "14.1"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2794"] [BlackElo "2830"] [Annotator "Stockfish 16.1 - Chessbase"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%eval 17,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 17,0]} 2. c4 {[%eval 21,0]} e6 {[%eval 21,0]} 3. Nc3 {[%eval 18,0]} d5 {[%eval 23,0]} 4. cxd5 {[%eval 35,0]} exd5 {[%eval 36,0]} 5. Bg5 {[%eval 24,0]} Be7 {[%eval 25,0]} 6. e3 {[%eval 22,0]} h6 {[%eval 21,0]} 7. Bh4 {[%eval 23,0]} Bg4 {[%eval 39,0]} 8. f3 {[%eval 24,0]} Be6 {[%eval 32,0]} 9. Bd3 {[%eval 2,0]} c5 {[%eval 25,0]} 10. Nge2 {[%eval 17,0]} Nc6 {[%eval 24,0]} 11. O-O {[%eval 26,0]} O-O {[%eval 21,0]} 12. Re1 $146 {[%eval 17,0]} ({RR} 12. Rc1 cxd4 13. exd4 Rc8 14. a3 Re8 15. Na4 Nh5 16. Bf2 Bg5 17. Rc3 Nf4 18. Nxf4 Bxf4 19. Nc5 Rc7 20. Bb5 Bc8 21. Qa4 Qd6 22. g3 Bd2 23. Rc2 Be3 24. Bxc6 Bxf2+ 25. Rfxf2 Qxc6 26. Qxc6 Rxc6 {1-0 Janssen,R (2499)-Levin,F (2431) TCh-BEL 2023-24 Belgium BEL (11.3)}) ({RR} 12. Bf2 Rc8 13. Qd2 a6 14. Rad1 b5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Nd4 Qb6 17. Nxc6 Rxc6 18. Ne2 Re8 19. Nd4 Rc7 20. Bb1 Rce7 21. Qd3 g6 22. Nb3 Bd6 23. Nd4 Bc5 24. Rc1 Nd7 25. Bg3 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 Qxd4 {1-0 Krush,I (2430)-Kurmangaliyeva,L (2261) World Blitz Women 2023 Samarkand UZB (3.43)}) ({RR} 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bf2 Re8 14. Qd2 Rc8 15. Rac1 a6 16. Rfd1 Ba7 17. Bb1 Qa5 18. Nf4 Rcd8 19. Nxe6 Rxe6 20. Re1 Qb4 21. a3 Qe7 22. Ba2 Re5 23. Rcd1 d4 24. exd4 Bxd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Qf2 Rxd1 {Tang,A (2527)-Stanojevic,I (2193) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (55)}) ({RR} 12. Bf2 cxd4 13. exd4 Bd6 14. Bh4 Re8 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Bb1 Be7 17. Qd3 g6 18. Qd1 Qd7 19. Qd2 Kg7 20. Bc2 Na5 21. Ba4 Nc6 22. Bf2 a6 23. Nf4 b5 24. Bb3 Na5 25. Rce1 Bd6 26. Bh4 Nxb3 {Abdusattorov,N (2777)-Nihal,S (2676) Tashkent UZB 2024 ½-½ (42)}) ({RR} 12. Bf2 cxd4 13. exd4 Re8 14. Re1 Bd6 15. Qd2 a6 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Re7 19. Rc1 Rae8 20. Kf2 Qd6 21. Qf4 Qxf4 22. gxf4 Bd7 23. f5 b5 24. g4 Re3 25. Red1 b4 26. Nb1 Na5 {Wallace,J (2346)-Evenshaug,A (2220) Bergen NOR 2026 1-0 (57)}) 12... Re8 {[%eval 17,0]} 13. Bc2 {[%eval 2,0]} Rc8 {[%eval 22,0]} 14. Nf4 {[%eval 27,0]} cxd4 {[%eval 66,0]} 15. Nxe6 {[%eval 6,0]} fxe6 {[%eval 63,0]} 16. exd4 {[%eval 75,0]} Nxd4 {[%eval 73,0]} 17. Bg6 {[%eval 64,0]} Rf8 {[%eval 68,0]} 18. Bf2 {[%eval 65,0]} Nc6 {[%eval 78,0]} 19. Rxe6 {[%eval 75,0]} d4 {[%eval 72,0]} 20. Ne2 {[%eval 71,0]} Bc5 $6 {[%eval 133,0] Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best.} (20... Nd5) 21. Nf4 {[%eval 85,0]} Nd5 $6 {[%eval 200,0] Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best.} (21... Bd6 22. Bg3) 22. Qb3 {[%eval 207,0]} Nxf4 {[%eval 203,0]} 23. Rd6+ {[%eval 201,0]} Kh8 {[%eval 214,0]} 24. Rxd8 {[%eval 200,0]} Rcxd8 {[%eval 207,0]} 25. Qxb7 {[%eval 213,0]} Ne5 {[%eval 202,0]} 26. Be4 {[%eval 109,0]} Bb6 {[%eval 209,0]} 27. a4 {[%eval 233,0]} Nc4 {[%eval 262,0]} 28. Qa6 {[%eval 253,0]} Nd2 {[%eval 254,0]} 29. a5 {[%eval 204,0]} Bc5 $6 {[%eval 319,0] Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best.} (29... Nxe4 30. axb6 Nxf2 31. bxa7 N2d3 32. b4 Ra8 33. b5 Rfe8 34. b6 Re2 35. Rf1) 30. Bb7 {[%eval 271,0]} Nb3 {[%eval 326,0]} 31. Rd1 {[%eval 318,0]} d3 {[%eval 351,0]} 32. Bxc5 {[%eval 367,0]} Nxc5 {[%eval 355,0]} 33. Qxa7 {[%eval 338,0]} Nxb7 {[%eval 359,0]} 34. Qxb7 {[%eval 365,0]} Rfe8 {[%eval 347,0]} 35. g3 {[%eval 383,0]} d2 {[%eval 338,0]} 36. Qb4 $4 {[%eval 4,0] Blunder. Kf1 was best.} (36. Kf1 Nd5 37. Rxd2 Ne3+ 38. Ke1 Ng2+ 39. Kd1 Re1+ 40. Kc2 Ne3+ 41. Kc3 Rc1+) 36... Rd4 {[%eval 56,0]} 37. Qxd2 {[%eval 63,0]} Rxd2 {[%eval 6,0]} 38. Rxd2 {[%eval 68,0]} Ne6 {[%eval 67,0]} 39. b4 $6 {[%eval 1,0] Inaccuracy. Re2 was best.} (39. Re2 Kg8 40. f4 g6 41. b4 Kf7 42. b5 Rb8 43. Rb2 Nc5 44. Kg2 Ke7) 39... Kg8 $6 {[%eval 87,0] Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best.} (39... Rb8 40. Rb2 Nd4 41. b5 Ra8 42. b6 Nc6 43. b7 Rxa5 44. Kf2 Kg8 45. Rb6) 40. b5 {[%eval 77,0]} Ra8 {[%eval 87,0]} 41. Ra2 {[%eval 68,0]} Kf7 {[%eval 78,0]} 42. Kf2 {[%eval 5,0]} Ke7 {[%eval 46,0]} 43. b6 {[%eval 19,0]} Nc5 {[%eval 2,0]} 44. Ke3 {[%eval 23,0]} Kd6 {[%eval 24,0]} 45. Kf4 {[%eval 24,0]} g6 {[%eval 25,0]} 46. h4 {[%eval 35,0]} Kd5 {[%eval 51,0]} 47. Kg4 {[%eval 51,0]} Kc6 {[%eval 51,0]} 48. h5 {[%eval 58,0]} Rg8 {[%eval 64,0]} 49. Rc2 {[%eval 14,0]} Kb5 {[%eval 23,0]} 50. hxg6 {[%eval 17,0]} Rxg6+ {[%eval 26,0]} 51. Kh5 {[%eval 2,0]} 1-0 [Event "GCT Warsaw 2024"] [Site "Warsaw, Poland"] [Date "2024.05.12"] [Round "26.1"] [White "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2748"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. d4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/a27apKKG} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Nc3 Bf5 7. e3 Nbd7 8. h3 ({RR} 8. Nh4 Be4 9. Bd3 g6 10. Be2 Nh5 11. Bg3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bd6 13. Nf3 Qe7 14. Nxe4 Qxe4 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. O-O-O Qe7 17. Rh4 Nf6 18. Bd3 Rc8 19. Rdh1 Kd8 20. g4 c5 21. dxc5 Rxc5+ 22. Kb1 Ne4 {Anastasian,A (2475)-Shabalov,A (2425) Tbilisi 1989 1-0 (93)}) ({RR} 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 Ne4 11. Bd3 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 b5 15. a4 a6 16. e4 Qd7 17. Rfb1 Rfe8 18. f3 Bf8 19. Bg3 bxa4 20. Rxa4 c5 21. Rba1 cxd4 22. cxd4 dxe4 {Mardov,D (2356)-Bora,S (2423) Charlotte USA 2021 ½-½ (45)}) 8... Bg6 $146 ({RR} 8... Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 Ne4 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qc2 Bb4+ 15. Kf1 Nf6 16. g5 Nd5 17. Qxe4 f5 18. Qf3 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. h4 Rae8 21. h5 Re4 22. Bd3 Rg4 23. hxg6 {Paranjan,A-Kasimdzhanov,R Tashkent 1993 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 8... Qb6 9. Qc1 Be7 10. Be2 h6 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Rae8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Na4 Qc7 16. b4 Bxd4 17. exd4 Rxe2 18. Re1 {0-1 (18) Lanzani,M-Passerotti,P (2340) Cupramontana 1982}) ({RR} 8... Be7 9. g4 Bg6 10. Bg2 Ne4 11. Nd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 O-O 13. Bg3 Nb6 14. h4 h6 15. h5 Bh7 16. Bf1 Qd7 17. O-O-O Qxg4 18. Be5 Qe6 19. Bh3 Bf5 20. Rdg1 Bf6 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 22. e4 Qe6 23. Bxf6 {Dobrev,N (2382)-Sosna,J (2428) Stare Mesto 2003 0-1 (52)}) ({RR} 8... Be7 9. g4 Be4 10. Be2 Qb6 11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. axb3 Bg6 13. Nh4 Bb4 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. f3 Nf8 16. Kf2 Ne6 17. Bg3 Ke7 18. h4 a6 19. Kg2 Rad8 20. Bf2 Bd6 21. Bd3 Bb8 22. Na4 Bd6 23. Be1 {Carlsen,M (2861)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2792) Saint Louis 2022 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 8... Be7 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bd3 Nb6 12. Qf3 Bd6 13. O-O Bxf4 14. Qxf4 O-O 15. Rab1 Nc8 16. b4 a6 17. a4 b5 18. Ra1 Nb6 19. a5 Nc4 20. Na2 Qd6 21. Qxd6 Nxd6 22. Nc1 Nfe4 23. Bc2 {Rustemov,A (2525)-Dayal,S (2264) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (59)}) ({RR} 8... Bb4 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 Be7 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. f3 Nf8 14. Bg3 Ne6 15. Kf2 Bd8 16. Kg2 Bc7 17. Bf2 Bd6 18. h4 Qc7 19. Be2 O-O 20. Rae1 b5 21. g5 Nh5 22. f4 Nhxf4+ ({RR} 22... b4) 23. exf4 {Erigaisi Arjun (2756)-Maurizzi,M (2605) lichess.org 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/a27apKKG] 1-0 (68)}) 9. Nh4 Nh5 $146 ({RR} 9... Be7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bd3 Nf8 12. Qc2 Ne6 13. Be5 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. O-O-O Qc7 16. Kb1 O-O-O 17. Rc1 Kb8 18. Na4 Ne8 19. Qd2 Qe7 20. Rc3 Nd6 21. Rhc1 Rc8 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. Rxc5 Rc7 24. a4 {Rustemov,A (2525)-Esipenko,A (2682) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (67)}) 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bh2 Nb6 12. Bd3 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qc2 Nf6 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Kb1 Kb8 17. h4 Qe7 18. g3 Ka8 19. Qb3 Ng4 20. Rhf1 Nc8 21. e4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Nf6 23. Rfe1 Qd7 24. d5 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 c5 26. Rde1 Rhe8 27. Qa3 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Qf5 29. Qa5 b6 30. Qa4 Nd6 31. g4 Qd7 32. Qxd7 Rxd7 33. Re3 Kb7 34. Kc2 b5 35. b3 Kb6 36. Kd3 c4+ 37. Kd4 cxb3 38. axb3 a5 39. Re1 Rc7 40. Ne4 Re7 41. f3 f5 42. Re3 fxe4 43. fxe4 b4 44. e5 Nb5+ 45. Ke4 Kc5 46. e6 Nc3+ 47. Ke5 Nxd5 48. Re1 Nc7 49. Rc1+ Kb6 50. Kd6 Rxe6+ 51. Kd7 Rf6 52. g5 Rf7+ 53. Kd6 Nb5+ 54. Ke6 Rc7 55. Rh1 Nd4+ 56. Kd5 Nxb3 0-1 [Event "Round 3: Erigaisi Arjun - Maurizzi, Mar"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2024.04.29"] [Round "?"] [White "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Black "Maurizzi, Marc`Andria"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2756"] [BlackElo "2605"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/a27apKKG"] [PlyCount "135"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. d4 {[%eval 12,0]} d5 {[%eval 35,0]} 2. c4 {[%eval 25,0]} e6 {[%eval 23,0]} 3. Nf3 {[%eval 16,0]} Nf6 {[%eval 26,0]} 4. Nc3 {[%eval 13,0]} c6 {[%eval 23,0]} 5. cxd5 {[%eval 1,0]} exd5 {[%eval 3,0]} 6. Bf4 {[%eval 2,0]} Bf5 {[%eval 4,0]} 7. e3 {[%eval 2,0]} Nbd7 {[%eval 4,0]} 8. h3 {[%eval 0,0]} Bb4 {[%eval 19,0]} 9. Qb3 {[%eval 15,0]} ({RR} 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O Nf8 12. Qb3 a5 13. a3 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rfc1 b5 16. Qd1 N8d7 17. b3 h6 18. Nf3 Reb8 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Re8 21. Rc2 Ne4 22. Nd2 Ndf6 23. Ndxe4 dxe4 {Rustemov,A (2525)-Dinesh,R (2289) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (41)}) 9... Qb6 {[%eval 17,0]} 10. g4 {[%eval 18,0]} Bg6 {[%eval 18,0]} 11. Nh4 {[%eval 19,0]} Be7 $146 {[%eval 26,0]} ({RR} 11... a5 12. Nxg6 a4 13. Qc2 hxg6 14. Bg2 a3 15. O-O Qa5 16. Ne2 O-O 17. Rab1 Ra7 18. b3 Qd8 19. Rbd1 Re8 20. f3 Nf8 21. e4 Ne6 22. Be3 g5 23. e5 Nh7 24. h4 gxh4 25. f4 Ra5 26. g5 {Deac,B (2700)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2616) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (36)}) 12. Nxg6 {[%eval 1,0]} hxg6 {[%eval 14,0]} 13. f3 {[%eval 14,0]} Nf8 {[%eval 17,0]} 14. Bg3 {[%eval 14,0]} Ne6 {[%eval 12,0]} 15. Kf2 {[%eval 14,0]} Bd8 {[%eval 32,0]} 16. Kg2 {[%eval 31,0]} Bc7 {[%eval 3,0]} 17. Bf2 {[%eval 39,0]} Bd6 {[%eval 37,0]} 18. h4 {[%eval 32,0]} Qc7 {[%eval 81,0]} 19. Be2 {[%eval 52,0]} O-O {[%eval 45,0]} 20. Rae1 {[%eval 36,0]} b5 {[%eval 42,0]} 21. g5 {[%eval 3,0]} Nh5 {[%eval 7,0]} 22. f4 {[%eval 13,0]} Nhxf4+ $6 {[%eval 98,0] Inaccuracy. b4 was best.} (22... b4) 23. exf4 {[%eval 88,0]} Nxf4+ {[%eval 98,0]} 24. Kf1 {[%eval 95,0]} b4 {[%eval 102,0]} 25. Nd1 {[%eval 98,0]} Rae8 {[%eval 84,0]} 26. Bf3 {[%eval 75,0]} Rxe1+ {[%eval 83,0]} 27. Bxe1 {[%eval 85,0]} Qc8 {[%eval 141,0]} 28. Bd2 {[%eval 143,0]} Qf5 $6 {[%eval 234,0] Inaccuracy. Qa6+ was best.} (28... Qa6+ 29. Kf2 Ne6 30. Be3 Qb6 31. Bg4 Nxd4 32. Kg2 Be5 33. Re1 Rd8 34. Qa4 Qc7 35. Nf2) 29. Bxf4 {[%eval 203,0]} Qxf4 {[%eval 245,0]} 30. Qe3 {[%eval 243,0]} Qf5 {[%eval 229,0]} 31. Kg2 {[%eval 235,0]} Qc2+ {[%eval 235,0]} 32. Qe2 {[%eval 249,0]} Qf5 {[%eval 248,0]} 33. Qe3 {[%eval 245,0]} Bf4 {[%eval 205,0]} 34. Qf2 {[%eval 202,0]} Re8 $6 {[%eval 272,0] Inaccuracy. b3 was best.} (34... b3 35. axb3) 35. Re1 {[%eval 281,0]} Rxe1 {[%eval 301,0]} 36. Qxe1 {[%eval 309,0]} Kh7 {[%eval 313,0]} 37. Qe2 $6 {[%eval 194,0] Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best.} (37. Qe8 Bd2 38. Qxc6 Be1 39. Qxd5 Bxh4 40. Qxf5 gxf5 41. Ne3 Kg6 42. Nd5 b3 43. Ne7+ Kxg5) 37... Bd6 $6 {[%eval 269,0] Inaccuracy. Bc7 was best.} (37... Bc7 38. Qd2 Bf4 39. Qxb4 Qc2+ 40. Nf2 Be3 41. Qe1 Bxd4 42. Qe2 Qc1 43. Bg4 Bxf2 44. Qxf2) 38. Qd2 $6 {[%eval 107,0] Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best.} (38. Qe3 Qc2+ 39. Nf2 Qxb2 40. Be2 c5 41. dxc5 Bxc5 42. Nd3 Bxe3 43. Nxb2 Bd2 44. Kf3 f6) 38... a5 $6 {[%eval 254,0] Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best.} (38... Bf4 39. Qxb4 Qc2+ 40. Nf2 Be3 41. Qe1 Bxd4 42. Qe2 Qc1 43. Bg4 Bxf2 44. Qxf2 Qc4 45. Bd1) 39. Nf2 {[%eval 206,0]} Bc7 $6 {[%eval 346,0] Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best.} (39... Qd7 40. Bg4 Qc7 41. Qe3 Qd8 42. Qf3 Qc7 43. Qh3 Kg8 44. Qe3 Kh7 45. b3 Qd8 46. Nd3) 40. Bd1 $6 {[%eval 205,0] Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best.} (40. Bg4 Qb1 41. Bd7 Qxa2 42. Be8 Qc4 43. Bxf7 Bb6 44. b3 Qxd4 45. Qxd4 Bxd4 46. Nd3 Bc3) 40... Qe6 {[%eval 248,0]} 41. Qd3 {[%eval 255,0]} Kg8 {[%eval 255,0]} 42. b3 {[%eval 228,0]} Qd6 {[%eval 247,0]} 43. Ng4 {[%eval 241,0]} Qe6 {[%eval 255,0]} 44. Qe2 {[%eval 248,0]} Qd7 {[%eval 246,0]} 45. Qe3 {[%eval 244,0]} Bb6 {[%eval 288,0]} 46. Ne5 {[%eval 301,0]} Qe7 {[%eval 339,0]} 47. Qf4 {[%eval 301,0]} Qe8 {[%eval 384,0]} 48. h5 {[%eval 308,0]} gxh5 {[%eval 406,0]} 49. Bxh5 {[%eval 405,0]} g6 {[%eval 403,0]} 50. Bg4 {[%eval 391,0]} Bc7 {[%eval 392,0]} 51. Qf6 {[%eval 344,0]} Bd8 {[%eval 422,0]} 52. Qxc6 {[%eval 401,0]} Qxc6 {[%eval 409,0]} 53. Nxc6 {[%eval 405,0]} Bxg5 {[%eval 418,0]} 54. Nxa5 {[%eval 403,0]} Be7 {[%eval 434,0]} 55. Bf3 {[%eval 428,0]} f5 {[%eval 421,0]} 56. Bxd5+ {[%eval 427,0]} Kg7 {[%eval 424,0]} 57. Bc4 {[%eval 414,0]} Kf6 {[%eval 401,0]} 58. Nb7 {[%eval 381,0]} g5 {[%eval 501,0]} 59. d5 {[%eval 501,0]} Ke5 {[%eval 507,0]} 60. d6 {[%eval 507,0]} Bxd6 {[%eval 476,0]} 61. Nxd6 {[%eval 503,0]} Kxd6 {[%eval 503,0]} 62. Kf3 {[%eval 503,0]} Ke5 {[%eval 503,0]} 63. Ke3 {[%eval 502,0]} g4 {[%eval 594,0]} 64. Ba6 {[%eval 594,0]} f4+ {[%eval 594,0]} 65. Kd3 {[%eval 593,0]} f3 {[%eval 593,0]} 66. Ke3 {[%eval 613,0]} Kf5 {[%eval 594,0]} 67. Bc8+ {[%eval 583,0]} Kg5 {[%eval 558,0]} 68. Bb7 {[%eval 506,0]} 1-0 [Event "Gashimov Memorial 2nd"] [Site "Shamkir"] [Date "2015.04.19"] [Round "3"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2745"] [Annotator "So,Wesley"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2015.04.17"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "AZE"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 166"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.05.11"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"] [SourceQuality "1"] {I knew this game was going to be tough as Michael is an extremely good technical player besides having a very solid repertoire.} 1. d4 {Hillarp Persson,Tiger Hillarp Persson,Tiger} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 {I was expecting the Nimzo-Indian. This move 3...d5 has been very popular recently though.} 4. cxd5 ({RR} 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4) ({RR} 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 h6 6. Bh4 ({RR} 6. Bxf6 Bxf6) 6... O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6) 4... exd5 5. Bg5 c6 ({RR} 5... Be7 6. e3 Bf5 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Qb3) ({RR} 5... Bb4 6. e3 ({RR} 6. Qb3) 6... h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nge2 ({RR} 9. Qa4+ Nc6) 9... h5 10. h4 ({RR} 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. h4 Nxg3 12. Nxg3 gxh4 13. Nge2) 10... Nxg3 11. Nxg3 gxh4 12. Nxh5 c6 13. Qf3 ({RR} 13. a3 Bd6 14. g4 hxg3 15. Qf3 Be6 16. e4 Nd7 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Nf6+ Qxf6 19. Qxf6 Rxh1 20. Qf3 gxf2+ 21. Qxf2 a6)) 6. e3 h6 ({I thought Michael would play the ending} 6... Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 {Black has very solid results here. In fact Kramnik is the main supporter of this line. It looks like the Berlin Defence of 1.d4. Black has the bishop pair to compensate for his damaged pawn structure just like in the Berlin ending.}) ({RR} 6... Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 h6) ({RR} 6... Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6) ({RR} 6... Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 Nf8 9. O-O Ne6 10. Bh4 O-O) 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 ({RR} 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. h3 Be6 13. Nf3 Nf6 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. Nd2 Kb8 16. Nb3 Rhe8 17. f3 Nfd7 18. Rhe1 Rc8 19. Rc1) 8... Nbd7 9. f3 {This move came to me only during the game. I had several ideas how to play this position but I didn't want to allow Black to exchange the dark bishops with ...?h5. I wanted to avoid exchanges and keep as many pieces on the board as possible.} (9. Nge2 Nh5 ({RR} 9... Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qd2) ({RR} 9... Ne4 10. Bxe7 Nxc3 ({RR} 10... Qxe7 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Ng3 Nf6 13. Qc2) 11. Bxd8 Nxd1 12. Rxd1 Kxd8 13. f3) ({RR} 9... O-O 10. f3 Nh5 11. Bf2) 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 {there have been many games here recently and Black results have been very solid.}) ({RR} 9. Qc2 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7) ({RR} 9. Nge2 Ne4 10. Bxe7 Nxc3 ({RR} 10... Qxe7 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Ng3 Nf6 13. Qc2) 11. Bxd8 Nxd1 12. Rxd1 Kxd8) ({RR} 9. Nf3) ({RR} 9. Nge2 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qd2 Nb6 ({RR} 11... O-O 12. f3 ({RR} 12. O-O-O b5 13. Kb1 Nhf6 14. f3 Re8 15. e4 b4) ({RR} 12. O-O Re8 13. Rae1 Nf8 14. Nc1 Ne6 15. f3 b6 16. N1e2) 12... Re8 13. Kf2) 12. f3 ({RR} 12. O-O O-O 13. f3 Be6 14. b3 Rac8 15. Rac1 c5 16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. Nd4) 12... Bd7 13. O-O ({RR} 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Rhe1) 13... O-O ({RR} 13... O-O-O 14. a4) 14. g4 ({RR} 14. Rae1 f5 15. Nf4 ({RR} 15. b3) 15... Nxf4 16. exf4 Qf6 17. Re5) 14... Nf6 15. Ng3 ({RR} 15. Nf4 Ne8 16. Rae1 Nd6 17. e4 Qg5 18. Re2 dxe4 19. fxe4) 15... Ne8 16. Rae1 Nd6 17. e4 dxe4 18. fxe4 Ndc4 ({RR} 18... Bxg4 19. e5 Ndc4 20. Qg2) ({RR} 18... Rad8 19. e5 Nb5 20. Qg2 Qg5 ({RR} 20... Qb4 21. Nxb5 cxb5 22. Qe4 g6 23. Rf6) 21. Nxb5 cxb5 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Qe7 24. Re4) 19. Qc1 Bxg4 20. b3 Rad8 ({RR} 20... Na5 21. Rf4 Qd7 22. Kh1) ({RR} 20... Na3 21. e5) 21. Nf5 ({RR} 21. bxc4 Rxd4 22. Be2 Bh3 23. Rf2) 21... Bxf5 22. exf5 Qf6 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 {Mamedyarov,S (2766)-Adams,M (2751) Sharjah 2017 CBM 177 [Hillarp Persson,Tiger] 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Qc2 Re8) 9... O-O ({RR} 9... Ne4 10. Bxe7 Nxc3 11. Bxd8 Nxd1 12. Rxd1 Kxd8 13. Ne2) ({RR} 9... Nh5 10. Bf2 Nb6 11. Nge2 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. Kh1 Be6 14. Rc1 Nc4 15. Qc2 Bg5 16. Nd1 Qe7 17. b3 Nd6 18. Re1 Bh4 19. g3 Bg5 20. Kg2 Qd7 21. Qd2 Rae8 22. Nb2 Be7 23. Bb1 g5 24. Nd3 {Samdanov,S (2294)-Punin,A (2289) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (51)}) 10. Qc2 $146 {This is too slow. I wanted to avoid Black's idea of ...?e4 but it's not necessary.} (10. Nge2 Ne4 ({Perhaps Black's best is to play like in the game} 10... b5 11. O-O Nb6 {but then White may have something better than 12.?c2.}) ({RR} 10... Ne4 11. Bxe7 Nxc3 12. Bxd8 ({RR} 12. bxc3 Qxe7) 12... Nxd1 13. Rxd1 Rxd8 14. Kf2) ({RR} 10... Re8 11. O-O Nf8 12. Kh1 Ne6 13. Bc2 ({RR} 13. Qc2) ({RR} 13. a3) 13... Nf8 ({RR} 13... b6 14. Qd3 g6 15. e4) ({RR} 13... b5) 14. Qd3 Nh5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Be6 18. e5 Rad8 19. Ne4 Bd5 20. N2c3 Qe6 21. Nxd5 cxd5 22. Nc5 Qc8 23. Qf3) 11. Bxe7 Nxc3 12. Bxd8 (12. bxc3 Qxe7) 12... Nxd1 13. Rxd1 Rxd8 14. Kf2 {I misjudged this position and thought it to be equal. In fact White has very pleasant play. His bishop is more active and his play on the kingside with g4-h4 comes very fast.}) ({RR} 10. Nge2 b5 11. O-O Nb6 ({RR} 11... b4 12. Na4 Nb6 13. Nc5 ({RR} 13. Rc1 Ng4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nxb6 Nxe3 16. Qa4 Bf5 17. Nxa8 Bxd3 18. Rfe1 Bb5 19. Qa5 Nxg2) 13... Nfd7 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. Bf2 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Rc1 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Rxc4 Rc8 20. Nd4 Qg5) 12. Bf2 a5 ({RR} 12... b4 13. Na4 Nxa4 14. Qxa4 Qb6 15. Rfc1 ({RR} 15. a3) 15... Bd7 16. Qc2 Rfc8 17. Qd2 ({RR} 17. Bf5) 17... a5) ({RR} 12... Nc4 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Rad1 Re8 15. Ng3) 13. Ng3 ({RR} 13. Nc1) 13... b4 14. Nce2 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Rc1 Nbd7 17. Nd4 ({RR} 17. Nf4 Qb6 18. Re1 Re8 19. Bf5 Qd6 ({RR} 19... Rxe3 20. Rxc5 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Nxc5 22. Nxd5) 20. Qd2) 17... Qb6 18. Re1 Re8 19. Bb1 ({RR} 19. Bc2 Nf8 20. Ba4 Bd7 21. Ngf5 h5) ({RR} 19. Ngf5 Ba6 20. g4 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Ne5 22. Qe2 Bf8) 19... a4 20. Qc2 ({RR} 20. b3 a3 21. Qd2 Ba6 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Rac8 24. Nge2) 20... Ra5 ({RR} 20... g6 21. Qd2 Ba6 22. b3 axb3 23. axb3 Rac8 24. Nge2 Ne5 25. Nf4) 21. Nge2 Nf8 ({RR} 21... Ne5 22. Nf4 Bd7 23. Red1 ({RR} 23. Nd3 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Raa8) 23... g6 24. b3 Rc8 25. Qe2 Re8) 22. Nf4 Bd7 23. Nd3 Bd6 24. Bg3 Bxg3 {Harikrishna,P (2750)-Adams,M (2747) Moscow 2017 CBM 179 [Hillarp Persson,Tiger] 1-0 (51)}) ({RR} 10. Bf2 c5 11. Nge2 cxd4 12. exd4 Nb6 13. O-O Bd6 14. Qb3 Be6 15. Rfe1 Qb8 16. Bg3 Nh5 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Nb5 Qd8 19. g4 Nf6 20. Nf4 Bd7 21. Qb4 a6 22. Nd6 a5 23. Qa3 Bc6 24. Rac1 Qb8 {Garcia Palermo,C (2505)-Hoffman,A (2495) La Carlota 1995 0-1 (31)}) 10... b5 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. a3 {I regretted this move after I played it, and it doesn't look necessary.} (12. O-O Bd7 13. b3 {might be better. White doesn't have much, but he can slowly improve his position with ?f2-?g3. Black can play 13...b4 though it doesn't give much after 14.?d1.}) 12... a5 13. O-O Bd7 14. Nc1 ({I had intended} 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Ng4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 {but then I realized that Black is just doing great here. c6-c5 is coming quick.}) 14... Nc4 {Because of my mistake on move 12, Michael managed to seize c4 firmly in his control.} 15. Re1 Be6 (15... Rc8 16. Nb3 {doesn't change much.}) 16. Nb3 Nd7 17. Bf2 {Avoiding any exchanges.} Rc8 (17... a4 18. Nc1 {still maintains equality.}) 18. Rad1 ({Here I missed my chance! I didn't think anything was happening in the position and I made a normal automatic move. However it was time for concrete action:} 18. a4 $1 b4 19. Ne2 c5 20. Nf4 cxd4 ({Best is} 20... Bd6 {White is still better after} 21. Qe2) 21. exd4 {and Black doesn't have a good way to exploit the open attack to my queen.}) 18... Qc7 ({If} 18... f5 {I think Michael was concerned by} 19. e4 fxe4 20. fxe4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 {when his bishops are vulnerable.}) 19. h3 {This looks too slow.} (19. e4 {is met by} a4 {when I have to retreat my knight or take on c4} 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Nd2 {White should be slightly better here.}) 19... Rfd8 20. f4 a4 ({We both missed the strong} 20... f5 {and now I can't take the pawn so that means Black solves all his problems.} 21. Bxf5 Bxf5 22. Qxf5 Nxb2 23. Qe6+ Kf8 $15) 21. f5 {I decided to have the consolation and win the bishop pair in an equal position.} (21. Nd2 Nxd2 22. Rxd2 Nf6 {Black's position on the kingside is solid enough while his counterplay of b5-b4 can be slowly prepared.}) 21... axb3 22. Qxb3 Bxf5 23. Bxf5 Rb8 {Perhaps Black had easier ways of getting good play here but Michael's choice is not bad.} 24. Qc2 {Missing another good chance.} (24. e4 b4 25. exd5 bxc3 26. Qxc4 {for some reason I forgot that the knight on c4 is hanging.}) 24... b4 25. axb4 Bxb4 26. Re2 Qa5 $6 {This is his first big mistake. Michael simply forgot about ?h4.} (26... Bd6 {with the idea of ?g3 maintains equality.}) 27. Bh4 f6 {Black's kingside weaknesses are not a pretty sight. Add to that Black's time trouble - it makes his problems insurmountable.} ({Of course} 27... g5 {is not an option, besides 28.?e1 White has} 28. Rf1 {with the idea of} gxh4 29. Be6 $18) 28. Na4 ({This is good, but faster would be} 28. Ne4 Nf8 29. Nxf6+ gxf6 30. Bxf6 Rd6 31. Be7 {after capturing the d6 rook White will quickly play e4 after which Black's defence could collapse.}) 28... Nf8 29. Bd3 Nb6 (29... Nd6 $142 {to control the e4-square.}) 30. Nc3 {Still with my game plan: keep as many pieces as possible on the board to maintain the tension.} c5 31. dxc5 Bxc5 32. Kh1 Rbc8 (32... Nc4 {would have annoyed me as the knight on c4 is very active that I might exchange it} 33. Bxc4 dxc4 34. Nd5 {White still maintains some edge.}) (32... Kh8 {might be Black's best move.}) 33. Bf5 Rc6 34. e4 Bb4 (34... d4 35. e5) 35. e5 {A very annoying move to face during time trouble.} Be7 (35... Bxc3 36. bxc3 Rxc3 37. Qd2 Nc4 38. Qd4 $18) 36. Qb3 Qc5 $2 {This is the final mistake.} (36... Kh8 {is the last chance. Now I want to offer a trade of queens} 37. Qb5 {and after the exchange I will have to do some more work to try and win the ending.}) 37. exf6 Bxf6 38. Ne4 {Boom.} Qc4 39. Nxf6+ gxf6 40. Qg3+ Kf7 {Finally we both get another hour on the clock. Fortunately this time I am on the good side of life.} 41. Rde1 (41. Bg4 $18) 41... Qb4 42. Re7+ Qxe7 43. Rxe7+ Kxe7 44. Qg7+ Ke8 45. Bg4 {Michael Adams accompanied me on our rest day, when we were taken around Shamkir to perform simuls with Azerbaijani children in two different chess schools. Two very well equiped chess schools. In one very small town. Shamkir is an amazing place with new and old side by side on every street. We toured a rose factory that produces hundreds of thousands of roses every week, for the Russian and Ukrainian markets; a day care school where children learned English, painting, dancing, crafting, swimming, cooking; a very well equipped, large convention center that housed a television studio, numerous computer stations and a library. We were also shown new agricultural developments that market tomatoes, cucumbers, greens and herbs of all kinds to Azerbaijan's neighbors. I can tell you that Michael Adams is extremely polite and patient even when exhausted.} 1-0 [Event "45th Olympiad 2024"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2024.09.19"] [Round "8.21"] [White "Cori, Jorge"] [Black "Ragger, Markus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2601"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2024.09.11"] [WhiteTeam "Peru"] [BlackTeam "Austria"] [WhiteTeamCountry "PER"] [BlackTeamCountry "AUT"] 1. d4 {Milov,Vadim Marin,Mihail} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Nh5 ({RR} 7... Nb6) 8. Bg5 ({RR} 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4) ({RR} 8. Be5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 ({RR} 9. Nxe5 g6 10. Qf3 f6 11. Nd3 Bd6 12. g4 Ng7 13. h4 Qe7) 9... g6 10. Be2 Bg4 11. Qa4 Bd7 12. O-O Be7 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. e4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Qc7 16. Rac1 Rad8 17. Qe3 Qb6) 8... Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 g6 ({RR} 10... Nb6 11. O-O-O Nf6 ({RR} 11... Bg4 12. h3 ({RR} 12. Re1 Bxf3 13. gxf3 g6 14. Bh3 Qh4 15. Bg2 O-O-O 16. Kb1) 12... Bxf3 13. gxf3 g6 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. h4 Kb8 16. Qb3 Nc8 ({RR} 16... Rhe8) 17. Na4 Nd6 18. Nc5 Ng7 19. Rc1 h5 20. Rc3 Ne6 ({RR} 20... Rhe8) ({RR} 20... Ka8) 21. Qb4 ({RR} 21. Nxe6 Qxe6 22. Rxc6 Qf5+ 23. Bd3 Qxf3 24. Rf1 Ne4 25. Rc2 Rc8) 21... Ka8 22. Ra3 Nc8 23. Bd3 Rhe8 24. Rb3 Nd6 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Ra3) 12. Bd3 ({RR} 12. h3 Ne4) 12... Be6 ({RR} 12... Bg4) 13. h3 O-O-O 14. Kb1 Kb8 15. Nd2 ({RR} 15. Rc1 Ne8 16. Na4 Nxa4 17. Qxa4 Nd6 18. Rc3 Rhe8 19. Ra3 Nc8 20. Rc1 Qf6) 15... Rc8 16. Nb3 Nfd7 17. Ne2 ({RR} 17. f3 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Qf2 Ka8 21. g4 Rhc8 22. Nb5 Bd7 23. Nd4 Nc4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Ne2 b5) 17... c5 ({RR} 17... h5 18. h4 ({RR} 18. Rc1 h4 19. Rhe1 g5 20. Ng1 f6 21. Nf3 Rhe8) ({RR} 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. dxc5 Nd7 20. b4 Ne5 21. Nd4 h4) 18... c5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. Qd2 Rhc8 22. Nd4 Bg4 23. Rde1 ({RR} 23. f3 Bd7) 23... Nc4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. f3 ({RR} 25. Qc3 Qe4+ 26. Qc2 Bf5) 25... c3 26. bxc3 Bd7 27. Rc1 Ba4) 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Qd2 Rhc8 21. Nd4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Qc3 Bd7 24. f3 f5 25. Rhe1 {1-0 Nakamura,H (2787)-Aronian,L (2792) Paris GCT rapid 2016 (8)} {RR} Re5 26. g4) 11. O-O-O ({RR} 11. Be2 Nb6 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qb3 Nf6 14. a4 Nc8 15. a5 a6 16. Nd2 h5 17. Na4 Nd6 18. Nc5 Kf8 19. Qa3 Re8 20. Nf3 Be4 21. Rg1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nd7 23. Bd3 Rd8 24. f4 Nxc5 25. Qxc5 Qe6 {0-1 Rimeikis,A (2108)-Stremavicius,T (2534) TCh-LTU 2024 (5.3)}) ({RR} 11. h3 O-O 12. Be2 Re8 13. O-O-O a5 14. g4 Nhf6 15. g5 Ne4 16. Bd3 b5 17. h4 Bb7 18. h5 Rac8 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Rh6 c5 21. Rdh1 Nf8 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Ne5 cxd4 24. f4 dxc3 25. Qh2 cxb2+ {Radjabov,T (2747)-Matlakov,M (2662) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (31)}) 11... Nb6 12. Ne5 $146 ({RR} 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qb3 Nf6 14. Ne5 Nfd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Qa3 Qe7 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 18. g4 Be6 19. Bd3 h5 20. f3 ({RR} 20. g5 h4 21. f3 Rad8 22. Kb1 Kf8 23. b3 Kg7 24. Kb2 Nc8) 20... Rh7 21. Ne2 ({RR} 21. g5) 21... hxg4 22. hxg4 Rah8 23. Ng3 Rh3 24. b3 Nc8 25. Rdg1 Rxg3 {0-1 Miroiu,G (2335)-Lupulescu,C (2626) ROM-chT Mamaia 2015 (3.1)}) ({RR} 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qb3 Nf6 14. Ne5 Nfd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Qa3 Qe7 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 18. g4 Be6 19. Bd3 h5 20. f3 Rh7 21. Ne2 hxg4 22. hxg4 Rah8) ({RR} 12. Bd3 Bg4 {RR} 13. h3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 O-O-O 15. f4 Kb8 16. Kb1 Nf6 17. h4 Nc8 18. Be2 Nd6 19. h5 Nde4) ({RR} 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 O-O-O 15. f4 Kb8 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 Nf6 19. Rc1 Ne4 20. Qc2 Nd6 21. a3 Rhe8 22. Ka2 h6 23. Qe2 g5 24. fxg5 hxg5 25. Qg4 Rh8 26. Rcg1 Rcg8 {½-½ Markovic,F (2194)-Seo,J (2483) European Rapid 2023 (6.29)}) ({RR} 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 O-O-O 15. f4 Kb8 16. Kb1 Nf6 17. h4 Nc8 18. Be2 Nd6 19. h5 Nde4 {½-½ Hertneck,G (2571)-Milov,V (2653) Pula zt 1.2 2000 (4)}) ({RR} 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. Ne2 O-O-O 14. Ne5 Be6 15. Kb1 Kb8 16. Rc1 ({RR} 16. Qxc6 bxc6 17. Nxc6+ Kc7 18. Nxe7 Kd6 19. Nxd5 Nxd5) 16... f6 17. Nf3 Ng7 18. Nf4 Bf5 19. Nd2 Bxd3 20. Nxd3 Ne6 21. h4 Nc8 22. Nb3 {½-½ (22) Huebner,R (2620)-Milov,V (2653) Essen 2000 CBM 077 [Milov,Vadim]}) ({RR} 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Rc1 Kb8 15. Na4 Nf6 16. Nc5 Bc8 17. Ne5 Ka8 18. Qb3 Nfd7 19. Nf3 f6 20. Rc2 Nxc5 21. Rxc5 Rhe8 22. Rhc1 g5 23. Nd2 f5 24. Ra5 Qc7 25. Qa3 a6 26. Nb3 f4 {Tanriverdi,E (2388)-Gavrilescu,D (2549) chess.com INT 2025 0-1 (36)}) 12... Be6 13. Kb1 Nf6 14. Bd3 Nfd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. h4 h5 17. Ka1 Qe7 18. Rc1 O-O-O 19. Na4 Kb8 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. Qb3 Ka8 22. Rc3 Nd7 23. Qa4 Nxc5 24. Rxc5 Rd6 25. b4 Kb8 26. b5 cxb5 27. Qxb5 Rb6 28. Qa5 Be6 29. g3 Qf6 30. Qd2 Rc8 31. Rhc1 Rxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Olympiad-31"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.12.09"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Georgiev, Kiril"] [Black "Piket, Jeroen"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2615"] [BlackElo "2640"] [Annotator "Hecht,Hans Joachim"] [PlyCount "151"] [EventDate "1994.12.01"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 045"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1995.04.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"] [BlackTeam "Netherlands"] [WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"] [BlackTeamCountry "NED"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. Qc2 Nb6 8. e3 Bg4 ({RR} 8... Nh5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O Bg4 12. Be2 O-O 13. h4 Nf6 14. Bd3 Rac8 15. Kb1 c5 16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. Rc1 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rfc8 19. Rhd1 h6 20. Qb3 Qe5 21. Qb4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Qxb7 {Deac,B (2656)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2721) Zagreb CRO 2026 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 8... Bd6 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. h3 O-O 11. Bd3 Re8 12. O-O a5 13. Ne5 h6 14. Rae1 Be6 15. f4 Rad8 16. g4 Nc4 17. Qf2 Qe7 18. b3 Nd6 19. Qg2 Bc8 20. g5 hxg5 21. fxg5 Nfe4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Be2 {Mekhitarian,K (2544)-Iskusnyh,S (2440) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (48)}) 9. Ne5 Bh5 10. h3 Bg6 $146 ({RR} 10... Bd6 11. Qb3 Qe7 12. Nd3 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Bg6 14. Be2 Be4 15. O-O O-O 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qc2 Nc8 18. Nd3 Ncd6 19. b4 a5 20. a3 Rfe8 21. Rfe1 Ra7 22. Nc5 axb4 23. axb4 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Nxf2 25. Kxf2 {Gavrilov,A (2390)-Smagin,S (2540) Novgorod 1995 0-1 (33)}) ({RR} 10... Bd6 11. g4 Bg6 12. Qb3 Qe7 13. Be2 Nfd7 14. Nd3 a5 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Nf4 a4 17. Qa3 Qxa3 18. bxa3 Nc8 19. h4 h6 20. Nxg6 fxg6 21. Bd3 Kf7 22. f3 Rd8 23. Rb1 Ra7 24. O-O b5 25. e4 {Georgiev,K (2625)-Smagin,S (2540) Tivat 1995 ½-½ (47)}) 11. Qb3 a5 12. a3 a4 13. Qd1 Ne4 14. Be2 Bd6 15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qc2 f5 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. b3 Nd5 20. bxa4 g5 21. Bc4 g6 22. Rb1 Rh7 23. Qb3 f4 24. Bxd5 Qxd5 25. Qxd5 cxd5 26. Rb5 Rxa4 27. Rxd5 Rxa3 28. O-O fxe3 29. fxe3 Rxe3 30. Rxg5 Rd3 31. Rxg6 Rxd4 32. Rg8+ $16 {The connected pawns give white the advantage.} Kd7 33. Rb1 Kc7 34. Re8 Rg7 (34... Rhd7 $5 35. Kf2 (35. Kh2 Rd8 36. Re7+ R8d7 37. Rxd7+ Rxd7 38. g4 $13 {Analyse!}) (35. Re1 b5 36. R1xe4 Rxe4 37. Rxe4 Kc6 $132) 35... Rd2+ $10) 35. Rb2 b5 36. Kf2 Rc4 $2 (36... b4 $1 37. Ke3 (37. g4 Rh7 38. Rb3 Rd2+ $132) 37... Rd3+ 38. Kxe4 Rdg3 39. Rxb4 Rxg2 $14) 37. Re5 b4 38. Rb5 e3+ 39. Kxe3 Re7+ 40. Kd3 Ree4 41. Rc5+ Rxc5 42. Kxe4 Rb5 43. Kd4 Kd6 44. Kc4 Rg5 45. g4 Re5 46. Rb3 (46. Rxb4 Re4+ 47. Kb5 Re5+ 48. Kb6 Re3 49. h4 $18) 46... Re4+ 47. Kb5 Ke5 48. Kc5 Re2 49. Rxb4 $18 {White demonstates a good winning technic.} Rh2 50. Rb3 Rc2+ 51. Kb4 Kf4 52. Rc3 Rb2+ 53. Kc4 Kg5 54. Rb3 Rc2+ 55. Kd3 Rc5 56. Rb8 Ra5 57. Rg8+ Kh4 58. Rh8+ Kg3 59. Ke4 Rb5 60. Rh5 Rb4+ 61. Ke5 Rb5+ 62. Kd6 Rb6+ 63. Kc7 Rg6 (63... Rb1 64. g5 $18) 64. Kd7 Ra6 65. Rh8 Kf4 66. Ke7 Kg5 67. Rh5+ Kg6 68. Rd5 Ra7+ 69. Ke6 Rh7 70. Rd3 Kg5 71. Rf3 Rh6+ (71... Kh4 72. Kf6 Rh6+ 73. Kg7 Rg6+ 74. Kf7 Ra6 75. Rf6 Ra7+ 76. Kg6 Kxh3 77. g5 Kg4 78. Kh6 $18) 72. Kf7 Rh7+ 73. Kg8 Rh6 74. Kg7 Rg6+ 75. Kf7 Kh4 76. Rf6 1-0 [Event "Biel SKA"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Black "Andersson, Ulf"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2680"] [BlackElo "2625"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "1991.07.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [EventCategory "15"] [SourceTitle "CBM 025"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1991.12.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1991.12.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. h3 Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. g4 Bd6 (11... Be6 12. Ng5 Bd6 (12... c5 $6 13. Be5 h6 {Timman-Huebner/Wijk aan Zee/1982/} 14. Nxe6 Nxe6 15. Kf1 $1 Rc8 16. Bf5 $16) 13. Ne2 Qa5+ 14. Kf1 Qc7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Nf4 Bd7 17. a3 Re7 18. b4 b6 19. Kg2 Rc8 $14 {Gurevich,M-Andersson,U/Reggio Emilia/1991/}) 12. Bxd6 ({RR} 12. Bg5 b5 13. Ne2 Bd7 14. Nf4 Qa5+ 15. Kf1 Ne4 16. Bxe4 Rxe4 17. Nh5 Ng6 18. Bh6 Bf8 19. Bg5 Rc8 20. Kg2 f5 21. gxf5 Bxf5 22. Ng3 Be6 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Qxe4 Bd5 25. Qd3 Re8 26. h4 Qc7 {Rojas Gomez,R (1831)-Brito Cedeno,P (1896) Santo Domingo 2016 ½-½ (46)}) 12... Qxd6 13. g5 $146 (13. O-O-O Be6 14. Kb1 Rac8 $10 {Gurevich,M-Andersson,U/Reggio Emilia/1988-89/}) ({RR} 13. Ne5 N6d7 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. O-O-O Rac8 16. Kb1 Be6 17. Qa4 Ra8 18. Qc2 b6 19. f4 Bc8 20. e4 Qxf4 21. exd5 Bd7 22. Rhf1 Qd6 23. dxc6 Bxc6 24. d5 Bb7 25. Nb5 Qd7 26. Qc7 Red8 27. Bf5 Qxc7 {Lacroix,S-Desforges,J Montreal 1987 1-0 (41)}) ({RR} 13. O-O-O b5 14. Kb1 a5 15. Rc1 a4 16. Ne5 a3 17. b3 N6d7 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. Ne2 b4 20. Bf5 Ra6 21. Nf4 Bxf5 22. gxf5 Nd7 23. Rhg1 Nf6 24. Rg2 Kh8 25. Rcg1 Rg8 26. f3 Ra5 27. Nd3 Nd7 {Anand,V (2762)-Drazic,S (2508) Bastia 2000 1-0 (70)}) ({RR} 13. O-O-O Be6 14. Kb1 Rac8 15. Rc1 Qb8 16. g5 N6d7 17. Qd2 Rc7 18. h4 Nb6 19. Qc2 Nc4 20. Nd2 Nd6 21. Ne2 b6 22. e4 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Rcc8 24. f3 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Bd5 26. Nc3 Bxe4 27. fxe4 Ne6 {Gurevich,M (2630)-Andersson,U (2625) Reggio Emilia 1988 1-0 (60)}) 13... Nh5 14. O-O-O g6 15. Ne5 Ne6 16. h4 Neg7 17. Qe2 $1 Bf5 18. Qf3 Re7 19. Be2 $1 Rf8 20. Qg2 Kh8 21. Qh2 Qe6 (21... Be6 $2 22. Nxf7+ $18) 22. Rhg1 Qc8 23. b3 $1 Qb8 24. Kb2 f6 $6 (24... a6 $16) 25. gxf6 Nxf6 26. f4 Qe8 27. Bf3 Bc8 28. Rg5 Nf5 29. h5 $1 gxh5 30. Rdg1 Be6 (30... Nxe3 31. Bxh5 Nxh5 32. Rxh5 Rg8 (32... Bf5 33. Rxf5 $1 Nxf5 34. Ng6+ $18) 33. Rgg5 $1) 31. Bxh5 Nxh5 32. Rxh5 Rg8 33. Rgg5 Nxe3 34. f5 Bxf5 (34... Nxf5 35. Ng4 Rxg5 36. Rxg5 $18) 35. Qf4 {Ftacnik,L} 1-0 [Event "World-ch33-KK4 Kasparov-Karpov +4-4=16"] [Site "Seville"] [Date "1987.11.11"] [Round "12"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2700"] [Annotator "Bulletin"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "1987.10.12"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "24"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 {7.?b3 - D 35} O-O 8. Rc1 {N} (8. Ng3 Be6 9. Bd3 c5 $1 $10) 8... c6 9. Ng3 Be6 (9... Bg6 10. h4 h6 11. h5 Bh7 12. Bd3 $16) 10. Bd3 Re8 (10... Nbd7 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. Bxf5 g6 $10) 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13. O-O (13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. Bxf5 Nf8 {? ?d8=}) 13... g6 $146 ({RR} 13... Nf8 14. Na4 Qd8 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. b4 a6 17. a3 g6 18. h3 Ne6 19. Be5 Ng7 20. Ne2 Bd6 21. f4 h5 22. Kh2 Qe7 23. Ng1 Bxc5 24. bxc5 Ng4+ 25. hxg4 Qh4+ 26. Nh3 hxg4 27. Qf2 Qh6 28. Be2 {Kashlinskaya,A (2344)-Oparin,G (2257) Alushta 2009 0-1 (52)}) 14. h3 (14. a3 Qd8 15. b4 $6 a5) 14... Bf8 15. Nge2 Rac8 16. Qd2 (16. Na4 Qd8 $1 $10 (16... Qa5 17. a3 $14)) 16... Nh5 $1 17. Bh2 Ng7 {? ?f5} 18. g4 $2 (18. Na4 $10) (18. Nf4 $10) 18... Qd8 19. f3 (19. Nf4 Bd6 {? h5}) 19... Nb6 20. b3 Ba3 21. Rc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "45th Olympiad 2024"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2024.09.19"] [Round "8.21"] [White "Cori, Jorge"] [Black "Ragger, Markus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2609"] [BlackElo "2601"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2024.09.11"] [WhiteTeam "Peru"] [BlackTeam "Austria"] [WhiteTeamCountry "PER"] [BlackTeamCountry "AUT"] 1. d4 {Milov,Vadim Marin,Mihail} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Nh5 ({RR} 7... Nb6) 8. Bg5 ({RR} 8. Bd3 Nxf4 9. exf4) ({RR} 8. Be5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 ({RR} 9. Nxe5 g6 10. Qf3 f6 11. Nd3 Bd6 12. g4 Ng7 13. h4 Qe7) 9... g6 10. Be2 Bg4 11. Qa4 Bd7 12. O-O Be7 13. Rfd1 O-O 14. e4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Qc7 16. Rac1 Rad8 17. Qe3 Qb6) 8... Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 g6 ({RR} 10... Nb6 11. O-O-O Nf6 ({RR} 11... Bg4 12. h3 ({RR} 12. Re1 Bxf3 13. gxf3 g6 14. Bh3 Qh4 15. Bg2 O-O-O 16. Kb1) 12... Bxf3 13. gxf3 g6 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. h4 Kb8 16. Qb3 Nc8 ({RR} 16... Rhe8) 17. Na4 Nd6 18. Nc5 Ng7 19. Rc1 h5 20. Rc3 Ne6 ({RR} 20... Rhe8) ({RR} 20... Ka8) 21. Qb4 ({RR} 21. Nxe6 Qxe6 22. Rxc6 Qf5+ 23. Bd3 Qxf3 24. Rf1 Ne4 25. Rc2 Rc8) 21... Ka8 22. Ra3 Nc8 23. Bd3 Rhe8 24. Rb3 Nd6 25. Rc1 Rc8 26. Ra3) 12. Bd3 ({RR} 12. h3 Ne4) 12... Be6 ({RR} 12... Bg4) 13. h3 O-O-O 14. Kb1 Kb8 15. Nd2 ({RR} 15. Rc1 Ne8 16. Na4 Nxa4 17. Qxa4 Nd6 18. Rc3 Rhe8 19. Ra3 Nc8 20. Rc1 Qf6) 15... Rc8 16. Nb3 Nfd7 17. Ne2 ({RR} 17. f3 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Qf2 Ka8 21. g4 Rhc8 22. Nb5 Bd7 23. Nd4 Nc4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Ne2 b5) 17... c5 ({RR} 17... h5 18. h4 ({RR} 18. Rc1 h4 19. Rhe1 g5 20. Ng1 f6 21. Nf3 Rhe8) ({RR} 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. dxc5 Nd7 20. b4 Ne5 21. Nd4 h4) 18... c5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Nxc5 Rxc5 21. Qd2 Rhc8 22. Nd4 Bg4 23. Rde1 ({RR} 23. f3 Bd7) 23... Nc4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. f3 ({RR} 25. Qc3 Qe4+ 26. Qc2 Bf5) 25... c3 26. bxc3 Bd7 27. Rc1 Ba4) 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 20. Qd2 Rhc8 21. Nd4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Qc3 Bd7 24. f3 f5 25. Rhe1 {1-0 Nakamura,H (2787)-Aronian,L (2792) Paris GCT rapid 2016 (8)} {RR} Re5 26. g4) 11. O-O-O ({RR} 11. Be2 Nb6 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qb3 Nf6 14. a4 Nc8 15. a5 a6 16. Nd2 h5 17. Na4 Nd6 18. Nc5 Kf8 19. Qa3 Re8 20. Nf3 Be4 21. Rg1 Bxf3 22. gxf3 Nd7 23. Bd3 Rd8 24. f4 Nxc5 25. Qxc5 Qe6 {0-1 Rimeikis,A (2108)-Stremavicius,T (2534) TCh-LTU 2024 (5.3)}) ({RR} 11. h3 O-O 12. Be2 Re8 13. O-O-O a5 14. g4 Nhf6 15. g5 Ne4 16. Bd3 b5 17. h4 Bb7 18. h5 Rac8 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Rh6 c5 21. Rdh1 Nf8 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Ne5 cxd4 24. f4 dxc3 25. Qh2 cxb2+ {Radjabov,T (2747)-Matlakov,M (2662) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (31)}) 11... Nb6 12. Ne5 $146 ({RR} 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qb3 Nf6 14. Ne5 Nfd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Qa3 Qe7 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 18. g4 Be6 19. Bd3 h5 20. f3 ({RR} 20. g5 h4 21. f3 Rad8 22. Kb1 Kf8 23. b3 Kg7 24. Kb2 Nc8) 20... Rh7 21. Ne2 ({RR} 21. g5) 21... hxg4 22. hxg4 Rah8 23. Ng3 Rh3 24. b3 Nc8 25. Rdg1 Rxg3 {0-1 Miroiu,G (2335)-Lupulescu,C (2626) ROM-chT Mamaia 2015 (3.1)}) ({RR} 12. h3 Bf5 13. Qb3 Nf6 14. Ne5 Nfd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Qa3 Qe7 17. Qxe7+ Kxe7 18. g4 Be6 19. Bd3 h5 20. f3 Rh7 21. Ne2 hxg4 22. hxg4 Rah8) ({RR} 12. Bd3 Bg4 {RR} 13. h3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 O-O-O 15. f4 Kb8 16. Kb1 Nf6 17. h4 Nc8 18. Be2 Nd6 19. h5 Nde4) ({RR} 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 O-O-O 15. f4 Kb8 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 Nf6 19. Rc1 Ne4 20. Qc2 Nd6 21. a3 Rhe8 22. Ka2 h6 23. Qe2 g5 24. fxg5 hxg5 25. Qg4 Rh8 26. Rcg1 Rcg8 {½-½ Markovic,F (2194)-Seo,J (2483) European Rapid 2023 (6.29)}) ({RR} 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 O-O-O 15. f4 Kb8 16. Kb1 Nf6 17. h4 Nc8 18. Be2 Nd6 19. h5 Nde4 {½-½ Hertneck,G (2571)-Milov,V (2653) Pula zt 1.2 2000 (4)}) ({RR} 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. Ne2 O-O-O 14. Ne5 Be6 15. Kb1 Kb8 16. Rc1 ({RR} 16. Qxc6 bxc6 17. Nxc6+ Kc7 18. Nxe7 Kd6 19. Nxd5 Nxd5) 16... f6 17. Nf3 Ng7 18. Nf4 Bf5 19. Nd2 Bxd3 20. Nxd3 Ne6 21. h4 Nc8 22. Nb3 {½-½ (22) Huebner,R (2620)-Milov,V (2653) Essen 2000 CBM 077 [Milov,Vadim]}) ({RR} 12. Bd3 Be6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Rc1 Kb8 15. Na4 Nf6 16. Nc5 Bc8 17. Ne5 Ka8 18. Qb3 Nfd7 19. Nf3 f6 20. Rc2 Nxc5 21. Rxc5 Rhe8 22. Rhc1 g5 23. Nd2 f5 24. Ra5 Qc7 25. Qa3 a6 26. Nb3 f4 {Tanriverdi,E (2388)-Gavrilescu,D (2549) chess.com INT 2025 0-1 (36)}) 12... Be6 13. Kb1 Nf6 14. Bd3 Nfd7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. h4 h5 17. Ka1 Qe7 18. Rc1 O-O-O 19. Na4 Kb8 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. Qb3 Ka8 22. Rc3 Nd7 23. Qa4 Nxc5 24. Rxc5 Rd6 25. b4 Kb8 26. b5 cxb5 27. Qxb5 Rb6 28. Qa5 Be6 29. g3 Qf6 30. Qd2 Rc8 31. Rhc1 Rxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares 09th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Ehlvest, Jaan"] [Black "Jussupow, Artur"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2605"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "1991.02.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CBM 022"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1991.06.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qb3 Nc6 8. Qxb7 Nb4 9. Rc1 $5 {N} (9. O-O-O Rb8 10. Bb5+ Kf8 11. Qxa7 Ra8 12. Qb7 (12. Qxc7 $2 Nxa2+ 13. Kd2 Nxc3 $15) 12... Rb8 $10) (9. Bb5+ Kf8 10. Kd2 a6 11. Ba4 Nd3 12. Bxc7 Qc8 13. Qxc8+ Rxc8 14. Ba5 Nxf2 15. Rf1 N6e4+ $14 {Salov,V-Timoshchenko,G/URS-FL/Irkutsk/1986/ ?TD86 01}) 9... O-O 10. a3 $2 (10. Nf3 Rb8 11. Qxc7 Qxc7 12. Bxc7 Rb7 13. Ba5 Nc2+ 14. Rxc2 Bxc2 15. b3 $14) 10... Nc2+ 11. Rxc2 Bxc2 12. Bxc7 Qc8 13. Ba6 Qxb7 14. Bxb7 Rab8 $1 15. Bxb8 Rxb8 16. Ba6 $146 ({RR} 16. Bxd5 Rxb2 17. Bc4 Ne4 18. Nge2 Nxc3 19. Nxc3 Bxa3 20. O-O a5 21. Ra1 Bb4 22. Na4 Rb1+ 23. Rxb1 Bxb1 24. Kf1 Kf8 25. Nb6 Be4 26. Bb5 Bd6 27. f3 Bb7 28. h3 Ke7 29. Ke2 f6 30. Kd3 g5 {Novikov,I (2495)-Ubilava,E (2515) Kuibyshev 1986 ½-½ (79)}) ({RR} 16. Bxd5 Rxb2 17. Bc4 Bxa3 18. Nge2 a5 19. O-O Bb4 20. f3 a4 21. Ra1 a3 22. Nb5 Bb3 23. Bxb3 Rxb3 24. e4 Bf8 25. Nbc3 Bb4 26. Rc1 Rb2 27. Kf1 h5 28. Na4 Rd2 29. Nac3 h4 30. Rb1 Bxc3 {Gretarsson,H (2518)-Stefansson,V (2459) Mosfellsbaer ISL 2024 ½-½ (34)}) 16... Rxb2 17. Nge2 Rb6 $1 18. Bc8 Bxa3 $17 19. O-O Bb2 $1 20. g4 $1 $8 Bxc3 21. Rc1 $1 (21. Nxc3 Rc6 $19) 21... Bd3 22. Nxc3 Rc6 23. Bf5 Ne4 (23... Bxf5 24. gxf5 Ne4 25. Rb1 $1) 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Kg2 Kf8 26. f3 exf3+ $6 27. Kxf3 Rf6+ 28. Kg3 Rf1 29. Rxf1 Bxf1 30. g5 $1 Bc4 31. Kf4 a5 32. Ke5 Ke7 33. d5 Bb3 34. Kd4 a4 35. Nb5 Kd7 36. e4 f6 37. gxf6 gxf6 38. Kc3 Bd1 39. Kd4 Be2 40. Nc3 a3 41. Kc5 Bd3 42. Kb4 Bxe4 $1 43. Nxe4 a2 44. Nc5+ Kd6 45. Nb3 Kxd5 46. Ka3 Ke4 47. Kxa2 {Ftacnik,L} 1/2-1/2 [Event "45th Olympiad 2024"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2024.09.20"] [Round "9.6"] [White "Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2633"] [BlackElo "2661"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2024.09.11"] [WhiteTeam "Vietnam"] [BlackTeam "England"] [WhiteTeamCountry "VIE"] [BlackTeamCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 {Marin,Mihail} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 ({RR} 6. Qc2 c5 ({RR} 6... c6 7. Bg5 g6 8. e4) 7. Bg5 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Rd1 ({RR} 9. Nxc6) 9... O-O ({RR} 9... h6 10. Bh4 Qa5 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 Be6 13. Nb3 Qb4) 10. e3 Be6 11. Be2 Rc8 12. Nf5 h6 13. Bh4 Re8 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. O-O g5 16. Bg3 Ne4 17. Qb1 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Red8 19. Nb5 d4 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 {½-½ Grischuk,A (2747)-Aronian,L (2808) Candidates Tournament 2011 (1.2)} {RR} 21. Rxd4 Rxd4 22. exd4 Bxa2) ({RR} 6. Qc2 c6 7. h3 a5 8. Bf4 g6 9. e3 Bf5 10. Qd1 Nbd7 11. Be2 Ne4 12. O-O O-O 13. Bh2 Re8 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Ne1 Nb6 16. Bg4 h5 17. Be2 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Qb3 Nd7 20. Rc1 Ra7 {0-1 Navara,D (2724)-Adams,M (2734) EU-chT (Men) 18th 2011 (6.1)}) 6... Nh5 7. Be5 ({RR} 7. Bd2 Nf6 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qc2 c6 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. f4 d4 15. Nd1 dxe3 16. Nxe3 Qd4 17. Rae1 g6 18. Bc4 Bf5 19. Qb3 Qxd2 20. Bxf7+ Kf8 21. Nxg4 Bxg4 {Erigaisi,A (2775)-So,W (2753) Kolkata IND 2026 0-1 (32)}) 7... Nc6 8. Bg3 $146 ({RR} 8. e3 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Nf6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O c6 12. Qc2 Bd6 13. f4 c5 14. Rad1 cxd4 15. exd4 a6 16. Qb3 b5 17. Be2 Bb7 18. Bf3 Be7 19. a3 {½-½ Polak,T (2445)-Cicak,S (2445) Banicky Kahanec 1996 (3)}) ({RR} 8. h3 Nxe5 9. dxe5 c6 10. e3 g6 11. Qc2 Ng7 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. Nd4 Ne6 14. Nb3 Qb6 15. g4 a5 16. Na4 Qa7 17. Nd4 Nxd4 18. exd4 h5 19. Rg1 hxg4 20. hxg4 Bg5+ 21. Kb1 Bd7 22. Qb3 O-O-O {0-1 Guo Qi (2362)-Du,Y (1960) TCh-CHN DivA Standard 2024 (7.5)}) ({RR} 8. h3 Nxe5 9. dxe5 c6 10. e3 g6 11. Be2 f6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. O-O O-O 14. Qc2 Qe8 15. Rad1 Bd8 16. Bd3 Nh5 17. Nd4 Qe5 18. Rfe1 Bc7 19. g3 Bxh3 20. f4 Qg7 21. Qh2 Bg4 22. Be2 Bxe2 {0-1 Matlakov,M (2651)-Fedoseev,V (2687) Crunchlabs Play-In Match D1 2024 (1.1)}) ({RR} 8. h3 Nxe5 9. dxe5 c6 10. Qd2 g6 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. Nd4 Ng7 13. f4 Nf5 14. e3 Bb4 15. Bd3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ne7 17. c4 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 Be6 19. Rb1 dxc4 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Bxc4 O-O-O+ 22. Ke2 Nd5 {Maghsoodloo,P (2706)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2613) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (42)}) 8... Be6 $146 ({RR} 8... g5 9. e3 Nxg3 10. hxg3 g4 11. Nd2 Be6 12. Bb5 Qd7 13. Rc1 a6 14. Ba4 h5 15. Nb3 Kf8 16. Na5 Rb8 17. a3 Qd6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Na4 Rb5 20. Nxc6 Bf6 21. Qc2 Kg7 22. b4 h4 23. gxh4 {Kuzubov,Y (2609)-Aradhya,G (2405) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (39)}) 9. e3 O-O 10. Bd3 g6 11. O-O Nxg3 12. hxg3 Nb4 13. Be2 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Rc1 Bb6 16. Qb3 Qe7 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18. exd4 Nc6 19. Rfd1 Qf6 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Rad8 22. Qf3 Qxf3 23. Bxf3 Nxd4 24. Kf1 Nxf3 25. gxf3 b6 26. b4 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Rc8 28. Rd7 Rc4 29. Rxa7 Rxb4 30. a4 h5 31. a5 bxa5 1/2-1/2 [Event "45th Olympiad 2024"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2024.09.18"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son"] [Black "Tabatabaei, M. Amin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2633"] [BlackElo "2714"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "2024.09.11"] [WhiteTeam "Vietnam"] [BlackTeam "Iran"] [WhiteTeamCountry "VIE"] [BlackTeamCountry "IRI"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Nf6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. h3 Nbd7 12. Rab1 a5 13. Qc2 Bf8 ({RR} 13... Nb6 14. b3 Bd6 15. Ne5 Qe7 16. Nd3 Bxf4 17. Nxf4 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Qxe4 19. Qxe4 Rxe4 20. Nd3 Re7 21. Nc5 Nc8 22. Nd3 Nd6 23. Rfc1 f6 24. g4 Kf7 25. Kg2 a4 26. Nc5 axb3 27. axb3 Ra2 28. Ra1 {½-½ Fressinet,L (2677)-Gustafsson,J (2646) Oberhof m2 blitz 2011 (1)}) ({RR} 13... Nb6 14. b3 Bd6 15. Ne5 Qe7 16. Nd3 Bxf4 17. Nxf4 Ne4 18. Nxe4 Qxe4 19. Qxe4 Rxe4 20. Nd3 Re7 21. Nc5 Nc8 22. Nd3 Nd6 23. Rfc1 f6 24. g4 Kf7 25. Kg2 a4 26. Nc5 axb3 27. axb3 Ra2 28. Ra1 {Fressinet,L (2677)-Gustafsson,J (2646) Oberhof 2011 ½-½ (33)}) ({RR} 13... Nb6 14. Rfc1 Nc4 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Nd7 17. Bg3 Nb6 18. Na4 Nxa4 19. Qxa4 h6 20. a3 Qd7 21. Bf4 Bf8 22. Qd1 a4 23. Qg4 Qxg4 24. hxg4 Ra6 25. Rc3 Rea8 26. f3 Rb6 27. Kf2 Rb5 28. Ke2 {Arvola,B (2453)-Mitusov,S (2479) Normoria NOR 2026 ½-½ (60)}) 14. a3 ({RR} 14. Bg5 Qb8 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. a3 Bd6 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 b5 19. Ne1 Nd7 20. Nd3 Nb6 21. Nc5 Nc4 22. Ra1 Qc7 23. e4 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Bxc5 25. dxc5 d4 26. Ne2 Qe5 27. Rd1 Rd8 28. f4 Qc7 {½-½ Melikhov,E (2172)-Yuan,Q (2360) Titled Tue 16th Apr Late 2024 (1)}) 14... h6 $146 ({RR} 14... Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 Qe7 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 f5 19. b5 c5 20. Nb3 b6 21. Ra1 Rec8 22. Ra6 Qf7 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Rfa1 Rxa6 26. bxa6 Ra8 27. Qa4 Qf6 28. Kh2 g5 29. Bg3 {½-½ Nesterov,A (2018)-Tsoi,D (1985) Loo Autumn 2014 (2)}) ({RR} 14... Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 Qe7 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 f5 19. b5 c5 20. Nb3 b6 21. Ra1 Rec8 22. Ra6 Qf7 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Rfa1 Rxa6 26. bxa6 Ra8 27. Qa4 Qf6 28. Kh2 g5 29. Bg3 {Nesterov,A (2018)-Tsoi,D (1985) Loo 2014 ½-½ (45)}) 15. Rfe1 Rc8 16. Rbd1 b5 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Nd7 19. Bg3 Nb6 20. a4 Bb4 21. Re2 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Nxa4 23. Qe1 Ra8 24. Ra1 Nb6 25. Rxa5 Nd7 26. Ra1 c5 27. Rxa8 Qxa8 28. dxc5 Nxc5 29. Qb4 Qa4 30. Qxa4 bxa4 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Warsaw 2024"] [Site "Warsaw, Poland"] [Date "2024.05.11"] [Round "18.2"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Gukesh D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2649"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 h6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Bf5 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 $146 ({RR} 9... Nbd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Rfe1 O-O 12. Rac1 Re8 13. h3 a6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nd5 16. Bg3 N7f6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Re1 Qf8 20. Ne5 Re8 21. f4 Qb4 22. Qc2 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 Nxf4 24. Nc4 {Garralon Torres,J-Gonzalez Vazquez,F Gijon 2007 0-1}) ({RR} 9... Nbd7 10. h3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rab1 a5 13. a3 a4 14. Qc2 Qa5 15. Nh4 Rfd8 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. g4 Ne8 18. Kh1 c5 19. Rg1 Ra6 20. Rbd1 c4 21. e4 dxe4 22. Qxe4 Ndf6 23. Qxb7 Rb6 24. Qf3 {Tindall,B-Hill,S (2295) Canberra 1997 0-1 (34)}) ({RR} 9... Nbd7 10. h3 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfc1 Re8 13. a3 Bf8 14. b4 Ne4 15. b5 g5 16. Bh2 f5 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bd6 20. Ne2 Rxe5 21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. Rab1 Qd6 23. Rf1 g4 24. hxg4 {Gardi,G (1999)-Domenighini,A (1763) Bratto 2013 1-0 (50)}) 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rab1 a5 13. a3 Nbd7 14. Qc2 $146 ({RR} 14. b4 b5 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Nb6 18. Ne5 Nd5 19. Rfc1 Ra6 20. Rc5 axb4 21. axb4 Nxb4 22. g3 f5 23. Qf3 Qxd4 24. Qb3+ Nd5 25. Rxc6 Ra1 26. Nf3 Rxb1+ 27. Qxb1 Qe4 28. Qb3 f4 {Birkisson,B (2278)-Kjartansson,G (2399) Gardabaer ISL 2026 0-1 (34)}) 14... Rfe8 15. Rfc1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Rxe4 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Ree8 19. b5 Rec8 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. h3 c5 22. dxc5 Rxc5 23. Qd2 Nf6 24. Rxc5 Qxc5 25. Rc1 Qd6 26. Qc2 g6 27. Nd4 Ne4 28. Ne2 h5 29. Nf4 Qe5 30. Rd1 Nf6 31. Qd2 Rd8 32. Qd4 Qf5 33. Nd3 Rc8 34. Qe5 Qxe5 35. Nxe5 Kg7 36. Nd3 Rc7 37. Nf4 Rd7 38. h4 Kf8 39. f3 Ke7 40. Kf2 Rd8 41. Kg3 Rd7 42. Rd2 Rd8 43. Ne2 Rc8 44. Ra2 Kf8 45. Ra6 Kg7 46. Rd6 Ra8 47. Nf4 Ra3 48. Kf2 Ra2+ 49. Kg3 Ra3 50. Nxd5 Nxd5 51. Rxd5 Rxe3 52. Rd4 Re6 53. Rc4 Rb6 54. Rd4 Re6 55. Rc4 Rb6 56. Rd4 Re6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Titled Tue 21st Oct 2025"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2025.10.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Tabatabaei, M."] [Black "Andreikin, D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2681"] [BlackElo "2710"] [PlyCount "242"] [EventDate "2025.10.21"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. h4 h6 11. Kd2 Nd7 12. Bd3 Rg8 13. g3 Bxd3 14. Kxd3 f5 15. Nh3 $146 ({RR} 15. Nf3 Bd6 16. Rhc1 Ke7 17. Rc2 Nb6 18. b3 Kd7 19. Ke2 a5 20. Rb1 f6 21. Ne1 Bb4 22. Nd3 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 Kc7 24. Nf4 Nc8 25. Nxd5+ {1-0 (25) Sebenik,M (2511)-Schneider Zinner,H (2355) Bad Gleichenberg 2013}) ({RR} 15. h5 Nf6 16. Nf3 Ne4 17. Raf1 Be7 18. Ne2 a5 19. Nf4 Bf6 20. Ke2 a4 21. Rc1 Ra5 22. Nd3 Rb5 23. Nd2 Be7 24. Nb1 Bb4 25. Rc2 Ke7 26. Nc3 Bxc3 27. bxc3 Nd6 28. Rb2 Rxb2+ 29. Nxb2 a3 {Izoria,Z (2541)-Sandalakis,A (2138) Rethymno 2003 ½-½ (42)}) 15... Bd6 16. Ke2 $146 ({RR} 16. Ne2 Nf6 17. Nef4 a5 18. Ke2 Ke7 19. Nd3 Ra6 20. Nhf4 Ne4 21. Rhc1 a4 22. Rab1 Rb6 23. Rc2 Ra8 24. Kf3 Nf6 25. Ke2 Ne4 26. Kf3 Rb5 27. Ne2 Rb6 28. Nef4 {½-½ (28) Bok,B (2592)-Andreikin,D (2710) chess.com INT 2026}) 16... Nf6 17. Kf3 a5 18. b3 Ne4 19. Rac1 Nd2+ 20. Kg2 Ne4 21. Rc2 Ke7 22. Ne2 Ra6 23. Rb1 Rb6 24. Nhf4 a4 25. Nd3 axb3 26. axb3 Ra8 27. b4 Ra3 28. Nc5 Rb5 29. Rcb2 b6 30. Nxe4 fxe4 31. g4 Ke6 32. h5 f6 33. Ng3 Kd7 34. Nf5 Bf8 35. Kf1 Ra4 36. Ke2 Ra3 37. Kf1 Ra4 38. Rb3 Ra2 39. Kg2 Ra4 40. Kg3 Ra2 41. Kg2 Ra4 42. R3b2 Ra3 43. Kg3 Ra4 44. Kf4 Ra3 45. Nh4 Ke6 46. Nf5 Ra4 47. Kg3 Ra3 48. Kg2 Ra4 49. Kg3 Ra3 50. Kh3 Ra4 51. Kg2 Ra3 52. Rc2 c5 53. dxc5 bxc5 54. Rd1 Rxb4 55. Rcd2 Rd3 56. Rxd3 exd3 57. Rxd3 Rxg4+ 58. Ng3 c4 59. Rd1 c3 60. Rc1 d4 61. Kf3 Ba3 62. Rc2 Rh4 63. exd4 Bb4 64. Ne2 Kd5 65. Kg3 Re4 66. Nxc3+ Bxc3 67. Rxc3 Kxd4 68. Ra3 Re5 69. Ra4+ Kd5 70. Kf4 Ke6 71. Ra6+ Kf7 72. Ra7+ Kg8 73. Ra8+ Kg7 74. Ra7+ Kg8 75. Ra8+ Kf7 76. Ra7+ Kf8 77. Ra8+ Kg7 78. Ra7+ Kh8 79. Kg4 Rg5+ 80. Kh4 Rf5 81. Ra8+ Kg7 82. Ra7+ Kg8 83. Ra8+ Kf7 84. Ra7+ Ke6 85. Rh7 Rxf2 86. Rxh6 Kf5 87. Rh8 Rf4+ 88. Kg3 Ra4 89. h6 Kg6 90. Kf3 Rb4 91. Kg3 Rc4 92. Kh3 Rd4 93. Kg3 Rc4 94. Kh3 f5 95. Kg3 Rg4+ 96. Kh3 Re4 97. Kg3 Re3+ 98. Kf4 Re4+ 99. Kf3 Re7 100. Rg8+ Kxh6 101. Rg1 Rg7 102. Kf4 Rxg1 103. Kxf5 Rg5+ 104. Ke4 Rh5 105. Kf4 Rg5 106. Kf3 Kg6 107. Kf4 Kf6 108. Ke4 Rf5 109. Ke3 Re5+ 110. Kd4 Kf5 111. Kc4 Re4+ 112. Kd3 Ke5 113. Kd2 Rd4+ 114. Kc3 Ke4 115. Kc2 Rd3 116. Kb2 Kd4 117. Kc2 Kc4 118. Kc1 Kc3 119. Kb1 Rd1+ 120. Ka2 Rc1 121. Ka3 Ra1# 0-1 [Event "GCT Warsaw 2024"] [Site "Warsaw, Poland"] [Date "2024.05.11"] [Round "18.2"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Gukesh D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2649"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 h6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Bf5 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 $146 ({RR} 9... Nbd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Rfe1 O-O 12. Rac1 Re8 13. h3 a6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nd5 16. Bg3 N7f6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Re1 Qf8 20. Ne5 Re8 21. f4 Qb4 22. Qc2 Qxd4+ 23. Kh1 Nxf4 24. Nc4 {Garralon Torres,J-Gonzalez Vazquez,F Gijon 2007 0-1}) ({RR} 9... Nbd7 10. h3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rab1 a5 13. a3 a4 14. Qc2 Qa5 15. Nh4 Rfd8 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. g4 Ne8 18. Kh1 c5 19. Rg1 Ra6 20. Rbd1 c4 21. e4 dxe4 22. Qxe4 Ndf6 23. Qxb7 Rb6 24. Qf3 {Tindall,B-Hill,S (2295) Canberra 1997 0-1 (34)}) ({RR} 9... Nbd7 10. h3 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfc1 Re8 13. a3 Bf8 14. b4 Ne4 15. b5 g5 16. Bh2 f5 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Bd6 20. Ne2 Rxe5 21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. Rab1 Qd6 23. Rf1 g4 24. hxg4 {Gardi,G (1999)-Domenighini,A (1763) Bratto 2013 1-0 (50)}) 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rab1 a5 13. a3 Nbd7 14. Qc2 $146 ({RR} 14. b4 b5 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Nb6 18. Ne5 Nd5 19. Rfc1 Ra6 20. Rc5 axb4 21. axb4 Nxb4 22. g3 f5 23. Qf3 Qxd4 24. Qb3+ Nd5 25. Rxc6 Ra1 26. Nf3 Rxb1+ 27. Qxb1 Qe4 28. Qb3 f4 {Birkisson,B (2278)-Kjartansson,G (2399) Gardabaer ISL 2026 0-1 (34)}) 14... Rfe8 15. Rfc1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Rxe4 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Ree8 19. b5 Rec8 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. h3 c5 22. dxc5 Rxc5 23. Qd2 Nf6 24. Rxc5 Qxc5 25. Rc1 Qd6 26. Qc2 g6 27. Nd4 Ne4 28. Ne2 h5 29. Nf4 Qe5 30. Rd1 Nf6 31. Qd2 Rd8 32. Qd4 Qf5 33. Nd3 Rc8 34. Qe5 Qxe5 35. Nxe5 Kg7 36. Nd3 Rc7 37. Nf4 Rd7 38. h4 Kf8 39. f3 Ke7 40. Kf2 Rd8 41. Kg3 Rd7 42. Rd2 Rd8 43. Ne2 Rc8 44. Ra2 Kf8 45. Ra6 Kg7 46. Rd6 Ra8 47. Nf4 Ra3 48. Kf2 Ra2+ 49. Kg3 Ra3 50. Nxd5 Nxd5 51. Rxd5 Rxe3 52. Rd4 Re6 53. Rc4 Rb6 54. Rd4 Re6 55. Rc4 Rb6 56. Rd4 Re6 1/2-1/2 [Event "40th ECC Open 2025"] [Site "Rhodes GRE"] [Date "2025.10.24"] [Round "6.3"] [White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Black "Yu Yangyi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2697"] [BlackElo "2720"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2025.10.19"] [EventType "team"] [WhiteTeam "SuperChess"] [BlackTeam "Alkaloid"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 9. Nge2 c6 10. O-O Nh5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qd2 Nd7 13. Rae1 Ndf6 ({RR} 13... Nhf6 14. Nc1 Nf8 15. a3 Bd7 16. b4 a5 17. Qb2 axb4 18. axb4 Ne6 19. N1e2 b6 20. Ra1 Qf8 21. Bf5 Nc7 22. Bxd7 Nxd7 23. Nf4 b5 24. Nd3 Nb6 25. Ne2 Nc4 26. Qc3 Ne6 27. h3 Qe7 28. Nc5 {Grebnev,A (2621)-Parpiev,I (2433) Moscow RUS 2026 1-0 (60)}) 14. h3 $146 ({RR} 14. Nc1 Ne4 15. Qc2 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qg5 17. Kh1 Bd7 18. Nb3 b6 19. Nd2 Nf6 20. Nf3 Qh5 21. Ne5 Ng4 22. Nxg4 Bxg4 23. f3 Be6 24. c4 dxc4 25. Bxc4 Rad8 26. a4 c5 27. Bxe6 Rxe6 28. dxc5 Qxc5 {Erigaisi,A (2710)-Yu Yangyi (2735) Biel SUI 2023 ½-½ (115)}) ({RR} 14. Nf4 Nxf4 15. exf4 Qd6 16. Re5 Be6 17. Rfe1 Nd7 18. f5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qb4 20. fxe6 Rxe6 21. a3 Qb6 22. Na4 Qc7 23. f4 Re7 24. Bb1 Rd8 25. h4 h5 26. Qd3 g6 27. Qg3 Rde8 28. Kh2 d4 {Tang,A (2548)-Stepanencu,N (2328) chess.com INT 2025 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 14. Nc1 Ne4 15. Qc2 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qg5 17. Kh1 Bd7 18. Nb3 b6 19. Nd2 Nf6 20. Nf3 Qh5 21. Ne5 Ng4 22. Nxg4 Bxg4 23. f3 Be6 24. c4 dxc4 25. Bxc4 Rad8 26. a4 c5 27. Bxe6 Rxe6 28. dxc5 Qxc5 {Erigaisi,A (2710)-Yu Yangyi (2735) Biel SUI 2023 ½-½ (115)}) ({RR} 14. Nc1 Ne4 15. Qc2 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qg5 17. Kh1 Bd7 18. Nb3 b6 19. Nd2 Nf6 20. Nf3 Qh5 21. Ne5 Ng4 22. Nxg4 Bxg4 23. f3 Be6 24. c4 dxc4 25. Bxc4 Rad8 26. a4 c5 27. Bxe6 Rxe6 28. dxc5 Qxc5 {Erigaisi,A (2710)-Yu Yangyi (2735) Biel SUI 2023 ½-½ (115)}) ({RR} 14. Nf4 Nxf4 15. exf4 Qd6 16. Re5 Be6 17. Rfe1 Nd7 18. f5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qb4 20. fxe6 Rxe6 21. a3 Qb6 22. Na4 Qc7 23. f4 Re7 24. Bb1 Rd8 25. h4 h5 26. Qd3 g6 27. Qg3 Rde8 28. Kh2 d4 {Tang,A (2548)-Stepanencu,N (2328) Chess.com INT 2025 1-0 (33)}) 14... Bd7 15. Nf4 Qd6 16. Nxh5 Nxh5 17. g4 Nf6 18. f3 c5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Bc2 a5 21. Qd4 Qb4 22. Bb3 Bc6 23. Kf2 Qd6 24. Kg2 Qb4 25. h4 Re6 26. g5 hxg5 27. hxg5 Qxd4 28. exd4 Nh5 29. Rxe6 Nf4+ 30. Kg3 Nxe6 31. Nxd5 Nxd4 32. Ne7+ Kf8 33. Nxc6 bxc6 34. Rh1 Ke7 35. Re1+ Kf8 36. Ba4 Rb8 37. b3 Re8 38. Rd1 Rd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dubai Police Global Chess Challenge 202"] [Site "Dubai Police Officers Club, A"] [Date "2024.05.12"] [Round "9.5"] [White "Tabatabaei, M. Amin"] [Black "Indjic, Aleksandar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2603"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "IRI"] [BlackTeam "SRB"] [WhiteClock "0:01:07"] [BlackClock "0:01:28"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Bd3 c6 9. Nge2 Nbd7 ({RR} 9... Ne4 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Ng3 f5 13. O-O Be6 14. d5 Rd8 15. Qh5 cxd5 16. Nxf5 Qf7 17. Qxf7+ Kxf7 18. Nd4 Nd7 19. Rac1 Ne5 20. Ncb5 Nd3 21. Nc7 Nxc1 22. Rxc1 Rac8 23. Ndxe6 Rd7 24. h4 {Andreikin,D (2724)-Shimelkov,V (2159) chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (38)}) 10. O-O Re8 11. a4 $146 ({RR} 11. f3 Nf8 12. Bf2 Ne6 13. Qc2 b6 14. Rad1 Bb7 15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 Ng4 17. d5 cxd5 18. exd5 Nc5 19. Bb5 Rf8 20. Bd4 Bg5 21. Nf4 Qd6 22. g3 Rad8 23. b4 Nd7 24. Qf5 Ndf6 25. h4 Bc8 {Van den Nieuwendijk,M (1900)-Homs,G (2200) Soest 1998 0-1 (46)}) ({RR} 11. f3 b5 12. Rc1 a5 13. Bf2 Ba6 14. Ng3 Bd6 15. Nce2 c5 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bb1 b4 19. Re1 Rc8 20. Nf4 g6 21. Nd4 Qb6 22. Qd2 Bd6 23. b3 Qb8 24. g4 Ncd7 25. Kg2 Ne5 {Duda,J (2760)-Salem,A (2690) Warsaw POL 2021 1-0 (51)}) ({RR} 11. f3 b5 12. a3 Nb6 13. b3 a5 14. e4 a4 15. b4 Bb7 16. e5 Nh7 17. Bf2 Nf8 18. f4 f6 19. Ng3 Nbd7 20. Qg4 fxe5 21. fxe5 Nh7 22. Nh5 g5 23. Qe6+ Kh8 24. Qxh6 Ndf8 25. Qg7# {1-0 (25) Jenner,E (1760)-Boschmann,W (1519) Ditzingen 2015}) ({RR} 11. Re1 Nf8 12. f3 Qc7 13. Bf2 Bd6 14. Ng3 Bd7 15. Rc1 Rad8 16. e4 Bxg3 17. Bxg3 Qb6 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Bf2 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Qxb2 21. Nxd5 cxd5 22. Rc5 Re8 23. Qb1 Qxb1+ 24. Bxb1 Bc6 25. Bd3 Ne6 {Perez Carballeira,F (1593)-Rendo Quindos,P (1643) Madrid 2012 1/2-1/2 (84)}) 11... Nh5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. a5 Ndf6 ({RR} 13... a6 14. Ra3 Nf8 15. Na4 Rb8 16. Qd2 Qg5 17. f3 g6 18. Bb1 Ng7 19. Nf4 Bf5 20. Ba2 h5 21. Qf2 Nd7 22. h4 Qf6 23. b4 Qd6 24. Nc5 Nf6 25. Qg3 Qd8 26. Qg5 Qd6 27. Qg3 Qd8 28. Qg5 {Caruana,F (2786)-Firouzja,A (2804) Bucharest 2022 ½-½}) 14. Qc2 Qd6 $146 ({RR} 14... g6 15. Na4 a6 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nxc8 Rbxc8 18. Rae1 Ng7 19. Qd2 Rcd8 20. b4 h5 21. Qb2 Ne4 22. f3 Nc5 23. Nc1 Nxd3 24. Nxd3 Qf6 25. Ne5 Re7 26. g4 Rde8 27. Kh1 Qh4 28. Qg2 Ne6 29. gxh5 {Butkiewicz,L (2319)-Moranda,W (2525) Chotowa POL 2026 ½-½ (38)}) 15. h3 g6 16. Rfe1 Re7 17. Rac1 Bd7 18. Na4 Be8 19. Qc5 Qd8 20. b4 Nd7 21. Qd6 Re6 22. Qh2 b6 23. g4 Ng7 24. Nf4 Rf6 25. h4 Nf8 26. g5 hxg5 27. hxg5 Rd6 28. f3 Qxg5+ 29. Kf2 f5 30. Rh1 Qf6 31. Rcg1 Kf7 32. axb6 axb6 33. Nxb6 Rb8 34. Na4 Rxb4 35. Nc5 Rxd4 36. Rb1 Rc4 37. Bxc4 dxc4 38. Ne2 Rd5 39. Rb7+ Nd7 40. Nxd7 Bxd7 41. Qf4 g5 42. Qxc4 Kg6 43. Rg1 Ne6 44. Qc2 Qh8 45. Kg2 Nc5 46. Ra7 Qe5 47. Ra3 Qd6 48. Nd4 Ne6 49. Rd3 c5 50. Nxf5 Nf4+ 51. exf4 Bxf5 52. Rxd5 Qxd5 53. Rd1 Qe6 54. Qd2 gxf4 55. Re1 Qc4 56. Qd6+ Kg5 57. Qe7+ Kg6 58. Rg1 1-0 [Event "87th Tata Steel Masters 2025"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2025.01.24"] [Round "6.7"] [White "Mendonca, Leon Luke"] [Black "Warmerdam, Max"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2639"] [BlackElo "2646"] [Annotator "Chessbase - Stockfish 17"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [EventCountry "NED"] {[%evp 13,66,23,23,22,19,13,21,8,17,4,11,6,10,12,10,5,9,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-9,-6,0,-22,0,0,0,-20,-7,-12,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,41,27,22]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 {[%CAl Bb8d7,Bd7f8,Bf8e6][%mdl 32]} 8. h3 {D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} Nf8 9. Nf3 $1 {9.Nf3 scores better than 9.Bf4.} Ne6 10. Bh4 {The position is equal.} g6 11. O-O {[%CAl Bb2b4]} O-O 12. Rb1 a5 13. Rc1 (13. a3 Ne8 14. Bg3 Bd6 15. Bh4 f6 16. e4 Nf4 17. Re1 Nc7 18. Bc2 Be6 19. Qd2 Qd7 20. Bg3 Nh5 21. e5 fxe5 22. Nxe5 Qg7 23. Bh2 Rad8 24. Na4 Nb5 25. Nc5 Bc8 26. a4 Nc7 27. Qxa5 Nf4 {Vakhidov,J (2571)-Rapport,R (2715) Tashkent UZB 2024 ½-½ (62)}) ({RR} 13. a3 Ng7 14. b4 Nf5 15. Bg5 Be6 16. Qc2 axb4 17. axb4 Rc8 18. Bf4 b5 19. Nd2 Nd6 20. Bxd6 Bxd6 21. Ne2 Nd7 22. e4 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Nf6 24. Nc5 Bd5 25. Nc3 Bb8 26. Nxd5 Qxd5 27. Rfd1 h5 {Bluebaum,M (2663)-Caruana,F (2777) chess.com INT 2025 0-1 (54)}) ({RR} 13. a3 Ne8 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. b4 Ng5 16. Nxg5 Qxg5 17. Kh1 axb4 18. axb4 Bf5 19. b5 Nd6 20. bxc6 {½-½ (20) Petrov,N (2572)-Stremavicius,T (2547) Reykjavik ISL 2026}) 13... Ng7 14. Qb3 Ra7 15. Na4 Bf5 $146 (15... Re8 16. Nc5 Ne6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. a3 Ne4 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Qc2 Nd6 21. Rfe1 Bf5 22. Bxf5 Nxf5 23. e4 dxe4 24. Rxe4 Ra8 25. Rce1 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Qd5 27. Re5 Qd7 28. Qc5 Rd8 29. g4 Nd6 30. d5 {Del Rio de Angelis,S (2503)-Llorente Zaro,A (2444) Toledo 2021 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 15... Re8 16. Nc5 Ne6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. a3 Ne4 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Qc2 Nd6 21. Rfe1 Bf5 22. Bxf5 Nxf5 23. e4 dxe4 24. Rxe4 Ra8 25. Rce1 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Qd5 27. Re5 Qd7 28. Qc5 Rd8 29. g4 Nd6 30. d5 {Del Rio de Angelis,S (2503)-Llorente Zaro,A (2444) Toledo 2021 ½-½ (31)}) 16. Be2 Ne4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qb6 Raa8 19. Nc5 Nd6 20. Rc3 Rfb8 21. Nd2 Nc8 22. Qb3 Ne6 23. Nxe6 Bxe6 24. Rc5 Qd8 25. a4 Nd6 26. Ra1 Ra7 27. Rcc1 h5 28. Qc3 Rba8 29. Qc5 Kh7 30. Bd3 Bf5 31. Bxf5 Nxf5 32. Ra3 Nh4 33. Rd1 Nf5 {Not much happened in this game. Weighted Error Value: White=0.04 (flawless) /Black=0.04 (flawless) Inaccurate: --- Black=1 OK: White=13 Black=10 Precisão Stockfish 17: Brancas 98% Pretas 98% Precisão Chess.com: Brancas 97.9% Pretas 98.0%} 1/2-1/2 [Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2025.06.06"] [Round "10.1"] [White "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2837"] [Annotator "CB-RR"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2025.05.26"] [WhiteTeam "IND"] [BlackTeam "NOR"] [WhiteClock "0:05:24"] [BlackClock "0:00:23"] {[%evp 0,111,18,18,18,-18,-2,-3,-14,-22,-24,-51,13,21,14,22,37,15,35,31,30,30,39,40,36,25,38,40,66,73,62,40,40,-52,-47,-51,63,75,97,83,111,62,53,53,53,53,49,42,51,46,38,48,46,46,65,58,69,102,110,84,143,141,154,118,136,102,90,90,90,77,72,85,85,29,51,0,0,0,0,-17,0,-145,-145,-145,-145,-387,-202,-228,-151,-387,0,0,0,-312,-312,-312,0,-309,-309,-309,-315,-315,-321,-321,-291,-291,-291,-291,-291,-291,-291,-291,-291,-291]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 c6 9. Nge2 Nbd7 10. O-O a5 ({RR} 10... Nh5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Rae1 Nb6 14. Nf4 Nf6 15. f3 c5 16. g4 Be6 17. h4 Nh7 18. Qh2 cxd4 19. exd4 Qf6 20. Re5 g6 21. Rfe1 Bd7 22. Ncxd5 Qd6 23. Nxg6 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Be6 25. Nge7+ {Ding,L (2808)-Abdusattorov,N (2677) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0}) 11. f3 ({RR} 11. Rc1 Re8 12. f3 b5 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Bf2 Qb8 ({RR} 14... Bf8 15. Ng3 Qb8 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 b4 18. Nce2 c5 19. dxc5 Rd8 20. c6 Nc5 21. Bxc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Rxd3) 15. Ng3 b4 16. Nce2 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qb1 Bf8 20. Rfd1 Qb5 21. Nf4 Ne6 22. Nf5 Rac8 23. h3 Nxf4 24. exf4 Nh5 25. Nd4 Qd7 {Duda,J (2725)-Carlsen,M (2839) Zagreb CRO 2025 ½-½ (65)}) ({RR} 11. Rc1 Re8 12. f3 b5 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Bf2 Qb8 15. Ng3 b4 16. Nce2 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qb1 Bf8 20. Rfd1 Qb5 21. Nf4 Ne6 22. Nf5 Rac8 23. h3 Nxf4 24. exf4 Nh5 25. Nd4 Qd7 {Duda,J (2725)-Carlsen,M (2839) Zagreb 2025 ½-½ (65)}) 11... b5 12. Qc2 Re8 13. e4 $146 ({RR} 13. a3 Ba6 14. Kh1 Qb8 15. Bg3 Qb7 16. e4 b4 17. Nd1 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 dxe4 19. fxe4 c5 20. e5 Qe4 21. Nf2 Qxd3 22. Nxd3 Nd5 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Rfd1 Ne3 26. Rdc1 Bf8 27. Nd4 bxa3 {Mesaros,F (2415)-Sebenik,M (2509) Austria 2022 ½-½ (44)}) ({RR} 13. Rae1 Ba6 14. Bf2 Nb6 15. Ng3 b4 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Nd1 Nbd7 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 c5 20. e5 Nd5 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. Bh4 Qb6 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. Qf5 N7f6 25. exf6 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Qc6 27. fxg7 cxd4 {Bercaru,V (2065)-Sabuk,P (2375) Roquetas de Mar ESP 2025 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Rad1 Qb8 ({RR} 14... Qb6 15. Bf2 Rad8 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Ng4 18. Bg1 Qb8 19. h3 Ngf6 20. e5 Nd5 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Rxf7 Nb4 23. Qg6 Bf8 24. Rdf1 Nd5 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Nf4 b4 27. Qxa6 Kxh7 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Qh5) 15. e4 b4 16. Nb1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 dxe4 18. fxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxh4 20. Qxc6 Ra7 21. Nf4 Nf6 22. Qf3 Rae7 23. Rd3 Re1 24. Nd2 Bg5 25. g3 Qc8 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kg2 Bxf4 {Sele,T (1699)-Silva,M (2005) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Rad1 Qb8 15. e4 b4 16. Nb1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 dxe4 18. fxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxh4 20. Qxc6 Ra7 21. Nf4 Nf6 22. Qf3 Rae7 23. Rd3 Re1 24. Nd2 Bg5 25. g3 Qc8 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kg2 Bxf4 {Sele,T (1699)-Silva,M (2005) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 13. Bf2 Bb7 14. h3 Rc8 15. Bf5 g6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kh8 18. e4 Nh7 19. e5 b4 20. Nd1 Ba6 21. Re1 Rg8 22. Qxh6 Bg5 23. Qd6 Qe8 24. e6 Qg6 25. Bg3 Ndf6 26. Nf2 Be3 27. Qe5 Bxe2) ({RR} 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Rae1 Qb6 15. Bf2 Rac8 16. e4 b4 17. Nd1 c5 18. Bxa6 Qxa6 19. e5 cxd4 20. Qf5 g6 21. Qh3 Nxe5 22. Bxd4 Nd3 23. Ne3 Nxe1 24. Rxe1 Bf8 25. Ng3 Bg7 26. Rg1 Qe6 27. Ngf5 gxf5 {Andreikin,D (2710)-Duda,J (2739) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (31)}) 13... b4 14. Na4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qxc6 Nef6 18. Qxa8 Qe3+ 19. Kh1 Qxd3 20. Nf4 Qxd4 21. Rad1 Qe5 22. Rc1 Nf8 23. Rxc8 Qxf4 24. Qa6 Qxf1+ 25. Qxf1 Rxc8 26. h3 Rd8 27. Qa6 Rd5 28. Nb6 Rc5 29. Nc4 Ne6 30. Nxa5 g5 31. Nc4 g4 32. b3 gxh3 33. gxh3 Rh5 34. Kh2 Kg7 35. Qb7 Ng5 36. Nd6 Rxh3+ 37. Kg2 Rd3 38. Nf5+ Kg6 39. Ne7+ Kh5 40. Qxb4 Nfe4 41. Kf1 Rd2 42. Qb5 Rd1+ 43. Kg2 Rd2+ 44. Kf1 Kg4 45. Qf5+ Kg3 46. Qe5+ Kf3 47. Qf5+ Kg3 48. Qe5+ Kf3 49. Qf5+ Ke3 50. Nd5+ Kd4 51. Ke1 Rxa2 52. Qd7 Ra1+ 53. Ke2 Ra2+ 54. Ke1 Ra1+ 55. Ke2 Ra2+ 56. Ke1 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Warsaw 2024"] [Site "Warsaw, Poland"] [Date "2024.05.12"] [Round "26.1"] [White "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Black "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2748"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. d4 {https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/a27apKKG} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. Nc3 Bf5 7. e3 Nbd7 8. h3 ({RR} 8. Nh4 Be4 9. Bd3 g6 10. Be2 Nh5 11. Bg3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bd6 13. Nf3 Qe7 14. Nxe4 Qxe4 15. Qb3 Rb8 16. O-O-O Qe7 17. Rh4 Nf6 18. Bd3 Rc8 19. Rdh1 Kd8 20. g4 c5 21. dxc5 Rxc5+ 22. Kb1 Ne4 {Anastasian,A (2475)-Shabalov,A (2425) Tbilisi 1989 1-0 (93)}) ({RR} 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 Ne4 11. Bd3 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 b5 15. a4 a6 16. e4 Qd7 17. Rfb1 Rfe8 18. f3 Bf8 19. Bg3 bxa4 20. Rxa4 c5 21. Rba1 cxd4 22. cxd4 dxe4 {Mardov,D (2356)-Bora,S (2423) Charlotte USA 2021 ½-½ (45)}) 8... Bg6 $146 ({RR} 8... Be7 9. Be2 O-O 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 Ne4 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qc2 Bb4+ 15. Kf1 Nf6 16. g5 Nd5 17. Qxe4 f5 18. Qf3 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. h4 Rae8 21. h5 Re4 22. Bd3 Rg4 23. hxg6 {Paranjan,A-Kasimdzhanov,R Tashkent 1993 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 8... Qb6 9. Qc1 Be7 10. Be2 h6 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Rae8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Na4 Qc7 16. b4 Bxd4 17. exd4 Rxe2 18. Re1 {0-1 (18) Lanzani,M-Passerotti,P (2340) Cupramontana 1982}) ({RR} 8... Be7 9. g4 Bg6 10. Bg2 Ne4 11. Nd2 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 O-O 13. Bg3 Nb6 14. h4 h6 15. h5 Bh7 16. Bf1 Qd7 17. O-O-O Qxg4 18. Be5 Qe6 19. Bh3 Bf5 20. Rdg1 Bf6 21. Bxf5 Qxf5 22. e4 Qe6 23. Bxf6 {Dobrev,N (2382)-Sosna,J (2428) Stare Mesto 2003 0-1 (52)}) ({RR} 8... Be7 9. g4 Be4 10. Be2 Qb6 11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. axb3 Bg6 13. Nh4 Bb4 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. f3 Nf8 16. Kf2 Ne6 17. Bg3 Ke7 18. h4 a6 19. Kg2 Rad8 20. Bf2 Bd6 21. Bd3 Bb8 22. Na4 Bd6 23. Be1 {Carlsen,M (2861)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2792) Saint Louis 2022 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 8... Be7 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bd3 Nb6 12. Qf3 Bd6 13. O-O Bxf4 14. Qxf4 O-O 15. Rab1 Nc8 16. b4 a6 17. a4 b5 18. Ra1 Nb6 19. a5 Nc4 20. Na2 Qd6 21. Qxd6 Nxd6 22. Nc1 Nfe4 23. Bc2 {Rustemov,A (2525)-Dayal,S (2264) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (59)}) ({RR} 8... Bb4 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 Be7 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. f3 Nf8 14. Bg3 Ne6 15. Kf2 Bd8 16. Kg2 Bc7 17. Bf2 Bd6 18. h4 Qc7 19. Be2 O-O 20. Rae1 b5 21. g5 Nh5 22. f4 Nhxf4+ ({RR} 22... b4) 23. exf4 {Erigaisi Arjun (2756)-Maurizzi,M (2605) lichess.org 2024 [https://lichess.org/broadcast/-/-/a27apKKG] 1-0 (68)}) 9. Nh4 Nh5 $146 ({RR} 9... Be7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bd3 Nf8 12. Qc2 Ne6 13. Be5 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. O-O-O Qc7 16. Kb1 O-O-O 17. Rc1 Kb8 18. Na4 Ne8 19. Qd2 Qe7 20. Rc3 Nd6 21. Rhc1 Rc8 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. Rxc5 Rc7 24. a4 {Rustemov,A (2525)-Esipenko,A (2682) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (67)}) 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bh2 Nb6 12. Bd3 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qc2 Nf6 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Kb1 Kb8 17. h4 Qe7 18. g3 Ka8 19. Qb3 Ng4 20. Rhf1 Nc8 21. e4 dxe4 22. Bxe4 Nf6 23. Rfe1 Qd7 24. d5 Nxe4 25. Rxe4 c5 26. Rde1 Rhe8 27. Qa3 Rxe4 28. Rxe4 Qf5 29. Qa5 b6 30. Qa4 Nd6 31. g4 Qd7 32. Qxd7 Rxd7 33. Re3 Kb7 34. Kc2 b5 35. b3 Kb6 36. Kd3 c4+ 37. Kd4 cxb3 38. axb3 a5 39. Re1 Rc7 40. Ne4 Re7 41. f3 f5 42. Re3 fxe4 43. fxe4 b4 44. e5 Nb5+ 45. Ke4 Kc5 46. e6 Nc3+ 47. Ke5 Nxd5 48. Re1 Nc7 49. Rc1+ Kb6 50. Kd6 Rxe6+ 51. Kd7 Rf6 52. g5 Rf7+ 53. Kd6 Nb5+ 54. Ke6 Rc7 55. Rh1 Nd4+ 56. Kd5 Nxb3 0-1 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2024"] [Site "Toronto, Canada"] [Date "2024.04.17"] [Round "11.3"] [White "Gukesh D"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2803"] [Annotator "Stockfish16.1"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] {[%evp 10,80,28,30,25,24,32,18,35,42,39,39,41,39,38,35,44,34,36,26,34,20,32,23,34,37,49,47,53,53,70,57,59,33,58,26,64,46,68,65,62,50,51,43,70,57,31,31,37,51,82,11,12,11,18,16,14,18,19,0,5,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c6 8. e3 g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Bd3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bg7 12. O-O (12. Bc2 Qe7 13. Qd3 Nb6 14. O-O-O Be6 15. Ne5 O-O-O 16. f4 Kb8 17. Kb1 Rhe8 18. Rdf1 f6 19. Nf3 Bg4 20. Re1 Nc4 21. e4 Qb4 22. Bb3 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Rxd4 25. Qc3 Na5 26. Qxb4 Rxb4 {Nesterov,A (2568)-Deac,B (2700) chess.com INT 2023 1/2-1/2 (62)}) ({RR} 12. Qc2 Nb6 13. Ne5 Qe7 14. f4 Be6 15. O-O O-O 16. Qe2 Bxe5 17. dxe5 f5 18. g4 fxg4 19. f5 Bd7 20. e6 Bxe6 21. fxe6 Qxe6 22. e4 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Rae8 24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. Ng3 Qxe2 26. Bxe2 Rf4 {Shariyazdanov,A (2472)-Antic,D (2328) Senta SRB 2026 ½-½ (57)}) 12... Nb6 $146 (12... a5 13. a3 O-O 14. Qc2 Re8 15. b4 b5 16. Na2 Bb7 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Nb4 Qa8 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Bf5 Nb6 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Nc4 23. Qc3 Rxa3 24. Qd4 c5 25. Rxa3 cxd4 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. exd4 {Navara,D (2730)-Carlsen,M (2844) Wijk aan Zee 2016 1/2-1/2 (31)}) ({RR} 12... a5 13. a3 O-O 14. Qc2 Re8 15. b4 b5 16. Na2 Bb7 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Nb4 Qa8 19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Bf5 Nb6 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Nc4 23. Qc3 Rxa3 24. Qd4 c5 25. Rxa3 cxd4 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. exd4 {Navara,D (2730)-Carlsen,M (2844) Wijk aan Zee 2016 ½-½ (31)}) 13. Qc2 O-O $146 ({RR} 13... h5 14. e4 h4 15. exd5 cxd5 16. Bf5 Bd7 17. Rae1+ Kf8 18. Ne5 Be8 19. g4 h3 20. g3 h2+ 21. Kh1 Nc4 22. f4 gxf4 23. gxf4 Qh4 24. Qf2 Qh3 25. Re2 Bf6 26. Qf3 Qh4 27. Rff2 Bxe5 28. fxe5 {Lazavik,D (2578)-Hong,A (2572) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (83)}) 14. b4 Qe7 15. Rab1 Be6 16. a4 {[%CAl Ba2a4,Ba4a5][%mdl 32]} Nd7 17. a5 a6 18. Na4 Rad8 19. Nc5 Nxc5 $1 20. bxc5 f5 21. Qc3 Rf7 22. Rb4 Qc7 23. Rb2 Re8 24. Ne5 Bxe5 25. dxe5 h5 26. f4 Qd8 27. fxg5 Qxg5 28. Rf3 Qg7 29. Rbf2 Bd7 {[#]} 30. Qb4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb2 was best.} (30. Qb2 $1 $16 Qxe5) 30... Bc8 $1 {The position is equal.} 31. Bxf5 Rxf5 32. Rxf5 Bxf5 33. Rxf5 {Qf4 is the strong threat.} Rxe5 34. Rxe5 Qxe5 35. Qxb7 Qxg3 36. Qxc6 {aiming for Qe8+. KQ-KQ} Qe1+ 37. Kh2 Qh4+ 38. Kg1 Qe1+ {[%mdl 64] Double Attack} 39. Kh2 {And now Qe8+ would win.} Qh4+ 40. Kg1 Qe1+ {[%mdl 64] Precisão Chessbase: Brancas 86% Pretas 85%. Precisão Lichess. org: Brancas 98% Pretas 99%. Precisão Chess.com: Brancas 96.4% Pretas 97.0%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "EU-chT (Men) 21st"] [Site "Heraklion"] [Date "2017.10.31"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"] [Black "Meier, Georg"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2655"] [Annotator "Fernandez,Daniel Howard"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2017.10.28"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 182"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2018.01.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Poland"] [BlackTeam "Germany"] [WhiteTeamCountry "POL"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] [WhiteClock "0:07:42"] [BlackClock "0:02:03"] {Another technical game, like the last, featuring my 'hero' of round 1 and also featuring a nice technical rook endgame, interestingly again with White having an extra b-pawn...} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 (6... Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Nh4 Be7 12. Ne2 {was the 'modern classic' Carlsen,M-Kramnik,V, Stavanger 2016}) 7. Bh4 Bf5 {The implication of ...?f5 from Black in these positions is generally that he is fine to play for a draw.} 8. Bd3 (8. Qf3 {would be similar to the last note, with a minor wrinkle being that the bishop has h7 too.}) 8... Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Be7 10. Nge2 O-O 11. f3 {We have swiftly left theoretical battlefields. White may not be claiming any advantage as such, but he is asking a very powerful question- with e4 unstoppable, does Black generate counterplay before he gets overrun?} Re8 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rad1 (13. Bf2 $5 {White could maybe dispense with ?ad1, since the rook might want to come to e1 instead later.} b5 14. Ng3) 13... b5 ({RR} 13... Qb6 14. Kh1 Rad8 15. b3 Qa5 16. h3 a6 17. Bf2 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qb1 Ne6 20. Rd3 Bb4 21. Rc1 Rc8 22. Qa1 Red8 23. Bh4 Nc5 24. Rdd1 Nxb3 25. axb3 Qxa1 26. Rxa1 Bxc3 27. Ra2 g5 28. Bg3 {Carlsen,M (2841)-Sarana,A (2668) chess.com INT 2026 ½-½ (63)}) 14. Bf2 Bf8 $146 ({RR} 14... b4 15. Na4 Qa5 16. b3 Nb6 17. Nb2 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Ra1 Rac8 20. Qd2 Nbd7 21. Nd3 Bd6 22. Rfc1 Ne5 23. a4 Qa6 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Nexc1 Qc8 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. Nd3 Bc3 29. Qd1 {Dimitrov,R (2511)-Lipka,J (2383) Bratislava SVK 2023 ½-½ (45)}) ({RR} 14... b4 15. Na4 Qa5 16. b3 Nb6 17. Nb2 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Ra1 Rac8 20. Qd2 Nbd7 21. Nd3 Bd6 22. Rfc1 Ne5 23. a4 Qa6 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Nexc1 Qc8 27. Nxe5 Bxe5 28. Nd3 Bc3 29. Qd1 {Dimitrov,R (2511)-Lipka,J (2383) Bratislava SVK 2023 ½-½ (45)}) 15. Ng3 Rc8 $6 {Doesn't give a particularly coherent impression.} (15... h5 $5 {was a good example of drastic action Black should have considered.}) (15... b4 16. Nce2 c5 {could have been played immediately since that was what Black did next anyway}) 16. h3 (16. e4 $5 {screamed out to be played. Obviously, the issue White had with this must have been} dxe4 17. fxe4 Ng4 {else he would not have bothered playing 16.h3, however here} 18. Qf3 $1 $14 {gives White an edge}) 16... b4 17. Nce2 c5 $1 {Action at last.} 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Nf4 Qb6 {Forcing ?f5, which White likely wanted anyway.} (19... Qa5 $1 20. Nf5 (20. Nxd5 Qxa2 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 $11) 20... Qxa2 {It turns out White's play is not yet so serious that Black can't go pawn-grabbing.}) 20. Nf5 Ne5 21. Qb3 g6 (21... Nc4 $5 {must have been considered; it seems} 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Bxe3 (23... Nxe3 24. Rxc5 $1 {wins on the spot.}) 24. Nxe3 Rxe3 $3 $14 {may have been the missed detail; Black obtains a fair amount of counterplay}) 22. Nxh6+ Kg7 23. Ng4 {Picking up a clean pawn.} Nexg4 24. fxg4 Bxe3 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Qxd5 Re7 (26... Rcd8 27. Qf3 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Re5 {may have been a slightly better try, looking for ...?a5 after the pieces come off, but after} 29. b3 $16 {a pawn is still a pawn.}) 27. Qf3 Bxf2+ 28. Qxf2 Rc2 29. Qxb6 axb6 30. Rf2 Ree2 31. Rxe2 Rxe2 32. b3 $1 {A very cute detail. Now, by virtue of his rook position on b4, White's pawn plus is exceptionally relevant, and the position may already be technically winning. This is a difficult endgame to annotate - if Black was not already lost, where did he lose?} Rxa2 33. Rd4 Re2 34. Rxb4 Re6 35. Kf2 g5 {An interesting call. It's not clear to me that this actually needed to be done, though its idea -preventing White's g5 - is clear.} (35... f6 36. h4 Kh6 37. Rb5 Rc6 {The idea is that g5 can always be met by a capture and ...?h5, and that h5 can always be ignored. This is an alternative setup, and the way to try and break it down is obvious.} 38. Kg3 Rd6 39. Kh3 Rc6 40. g3 {Maybe this forces ...g5.} Rd6 (40... Kg7 41. Rd5 Rc3 42. Rd7+ Kh6 43. Rf7 $1 $18) 41. g5+ fxg5 42. Rxg5 $16 {White has undoubled and the manoeuvring can continue.}) 36. Rb5 f6 37. g3 Kg6 38. h4 Kh6 39. Kf3 Kg6 40. Rd5 Rc6 41. Ke4 Re6+ 42. Kd3 Re1 (42... gxh4 43. gxh4 Re1 {It seems critical, as in the last line, to permit the undoubling. Maybe this would have drawn. Maybe I would criticise it if it was played en route to a loss...}) 43. hxg5 (43. h5+ Kh6 44. Rf5 Kg7 45. Rf3 {could have been another idea - Black has no way to hit the pawns, and must go back to defence, but White has improved his king to the 4th rank.}) 43... Rg1 $5 {An imaginative defence - reminding us that chess is a game of 2 players - but unfortunately he is already dead.} 44. gxf6 Rxg3+ 45. Kc4 $18 (45. Kd4 $5 Rxg4+ 46. Ke5 {may have been better.}) 45... Rxg4+ 46. Kb5 Kxf6 47. Kxb6 Rb4+ 48. Rb5 Re4 49. b4 Ke6 50. Kb7 Kd6 51. Rb6+ Kd5 (51... Kd7 52. b5 Rb4 53. Ka7 Ra4+ 54. Ra6 Rb4 55. b6 Kc8 56. Ra1) 52. Ka6 {The only winning move, but obvious enough. The rest has been seen a hundred times; Black is cut off, this time not on the files but on the ranks.} Rh4 53. Rb7 Rh6+ 54. Ka5 Rh1 55. b5 Kd6 56. Rg7 Kc5 57. Rc7+ Kd6 58. b6 Ra1+ 59. Kb5 Ra8 60. Rc1 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2018.01.26"] [Round "11"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Hou, Yifan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2767"] [BlackElo "2680"] [Annotator "Fernandez,Daniel Howard"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2018.01.13"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 183"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2018.03.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"] 1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:01:18]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nxd5 $5 {[%emt 0:00:05] Clearly Hou Yifan was not in the mood to face a minority attack today. Although this move has been played by a lot of good players, it is unquestionably a secondary one. According to the current state of top level praxis the line is playable, but very few people do it correctly, especially from the black side!} 5. e4 {[%emt 0:00:10]} Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 7. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Be7 {[%emt 0:01:15]} 8. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:27]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:56]} 9. Bc4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:02:42]} (9... Qc7 {leads us to a veritable minefield of top games:} 10. Qe2 a6 11. O-O (11. a4 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bd7 $11 {Matlakov,M-Aronian,L Tbilisi 2017, might objectively equalise, but that didn't stop Black being annihlated in a 'modern attacking classic'.}) 11... b5 12. Bd3 Nd7 $1 (12... Bb7 $6 13. a4 $1 bxa4 $2 14. Bf4 {left Black virtually lost already in Carlsen, M-So,W chess.com INT 2017}) 13. a4 (13. h4 e5 14. h5 h6 $11 {Navara,D-Dominguez Perez,L Saint Louis 2017}) 13... bxa4 14. g3 $13 {The position is easier to play for White, but obviously far from clear.}) 10. O-O {[%emt 0:00:33]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 11. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:41]} (11. d5 Na5 12. Bd3 c4 13. Bc2 exd5 14. exd5 Bb7 $11 {Svidler,P-Hou,Y Geneve 2017; probably equalised for Black in her previous outing with the line.}) 11... Bb7 {[%emt 0:03:12]} 12. Qe2 {[%emt 0:01:22]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:08:27]} (12... Qc7 $5 13. d5 (13. Ba6 {is White's most obvious idea, but there is a concrete remedy:} cxd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 $1 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 $132 {and White's centre continues to come under fire.}) 13... Na5 14. dxe6 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Kh8 $44) 13. cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 14. Rfd1 {[%emt 0:01:28]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:03:49]} 15. d5 {[%emt 0:05:25]} Ne5 $146 {[%emt 0:08:34]} (15... exd5 16. exd5 Ne5 17. Bb3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bd6 $132 {Navara,D-Dominguez Perez,L Saint Louis 2017}) ({RR} 15... exd5 16. exd5 Ne5 17. Bb3 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Bd6 19. h4 Qc3 20. h5 h6 21. Rd4 Rce8 22. Rg4 Bc8 23. Rc4 Qe5 24. Bf4 Qf6 25. Bc2 Bxf4 26. Rxf4 Qd6 27. Rd1 Bd7 28. Qd3 f5 29. g3 Re5 30. Bb3 {Navara,D (2737)-Dominguez Perez,L (2739) Saint Louis 2017 0-1 (55)}) ({RR} 15... Na5 16. Bd3 exd5 17. exd5 Rcd8 18. Rbc1 Qd6 19. Bb1 Bxd5 20. Nd4 Bf6 21. Qg4 Nc4 22. Bf4 Ne5 23. Qg3 Rfe8 24. Nb5 Qb4 25. Nc7 Bb7 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Bxe5 Qc5 28. Bc3 Qxc3 29. Qxc3 Bxc3 30. Nb5 {Heimisson,H (2382)-Nielsen,V (2345) Ballerup DEN 2023 0-1 (78)}) 16. Bb5 {[%emt 0:25:40]} (16. Nxe5 Qxe5 17. f3 $14) 16... exd5 {[%emt 0:25:16]} 17. exd5 {[%emt 0:01:03]} Nxf3+ {[%emt 0:00:06]} (17... Rfd8 18. Rbc1 Qb8 {is apparently still nail-biting equality}) 18. Qxf3 $14 {[%emt 0:00:17] Certainly by contrast to Navara-Dominguez above the bishop on b5 poses Black some extra problems, connected with ?bc1 and ?c6.} Bc5 {[%emt 0:00:22]} 19. Rbc1 {[%emt 0:12:15]} Qe7 {[%emt 0:19:27]} 20. Bf4 {[%emt 0:16:49]} Bd6 {[%emt 0:05:55]} 21. Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:48] That's just it. Now Black has to go into a bit of a huddle, and Anand's technique has been his strong point in this event.} Bxf4 {[%emt 0:07:15]} (21... Ba8 {still kept White's advantage to a minimum by making him work for every extra pawn advance}) 22. Qxf4 {[%emt 0:00:28]} Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 23. dxc6 {[%emt 0:01:06]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 24. Rd6 $18 {[%emt 0:09:39] The forcing continuations get nowhere, so White just improves. The obvious follow-up is to play the queen to d5 and try for ?d7.} Rcd8 {[%emt 0:03:43]} 25. Rcd1 {[%emt 0:00:44]} h6 {[%emt 0:02:25]} 26. g3 {[%emt 0:02:09]} Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} ({It is interesting to note the tactical point White basically has to use if Black sits tight:} 26... Rc8 27. Qc4 Kh8 28. Qd5 Kg8 29. a4 Kh8 30. Kg2 (30. Rc1 $2 Rfd8 $14) 30... Kg8 31. h4 {Or, I suppose, just ?c1 now.} Kh8 32. Rd4 Kg8 33. Rc4 Rfd8 34. Rd7 $1 $18) 27. Rxd6 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:01:45]} 28. Qe5 {[%emt 0:06:56]} b5 {[%emt 0:07:42]} 29. Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:44]} Kh7 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 30. Qe4+ {[%emt 0:02:12]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 31. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:24] Another neat tactical point, but if not this, then something else would have worked.} Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 32. c7 {[%emt 0:00:53]} Rf8 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 33. Qe7 {[%emt 0:00:29] Mate cannot be far away.} 1-0 [Event "TEPE SIGEMAN 2024"] [Site "Malmö"] [Date "2024.04.29"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Black "Maurizzi, Marc`Andria"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2756"] [BlackElo "2605"] [Annotator "Stockfish 16.1"] [PlyCount "135"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] [EventCountry "SWE"] {[%evp 12,135,5,4,4,0,21,25,19,21,23,20,27,21,22,21,21,20,19,11,30,34,31,26,35,19,73,53,55,54,72,62,49,36,87,80,75,91,91,60,63,66,94,101,154,141,224,221,231,217,229,213,243,202,225,198,209,191,269,277,282,274,316,181,260,168,261,259,331,251,254,254,248,219,249,250,248,251,250,243,302,308,317,287,355,349,416,414,388,396,347,330,416,416,415,417,416,408,420,417,429,421,453,444,466,467,674,674,670,671,642,605,683,686,688,688,686,686,686,686,686,684,680,680,665,665]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 c6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 Nbd7 8. h3 Bb4 9. Qb3 ({RR} 9. Nd2 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O Nf8 12. Qb3 a5 13. a3 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rfc1 b5 16. Qd1 N8d7 17. b3 h6 18. Nf3 Reb8 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Re8 21. Rc2 Ne4 22. Nd2 Ndf6 23. Ndxe4 dxe4 {Rustemov,A (2525)-Dinesh,R (2289) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (41)}) 9... Qb6 {White has an edge.} 10. g4 Bg6 11. Nh4 Be7 $146 ({RR} 11... a5 12. Nxg6 a4 13. Qc2 hxg6 14. Bg2 a3 15. O-O Qa5 16. Ne2 O-O 17. Rab1 Ra7 18. b3 Qd8 19. Rbd1 Re8 20. f3 Nf8 21. e4 Ne6 22. Be3 g5 23. e5 Nh7 24. h4 gxh4 25. f4 Ra5 26. g5 {Deac,B (2700)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2616) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 11... a5 12. Nxg6 a4 13. Qc2 hxg6 14. Bg2 a3 15. O-O Qa5 16. Ne2 O-O 17. Rab1 Ra7 18. b3 Qd8 19. Rbd1 Re8 20. f3 Nf8 21. e4 Ne6 22. Be3 g5 23. e5 Nh7 24. h4 gxh4 25. f4 Ra5 26. g5 {Deac,B (2700)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2616) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (36)}) 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. f3 Nf8 14. Bg3 Ne6 15. Kf2 Bd8 16. Kg2 Bc7 17. Bf2 Bd6 18. h4 Qc7 19. Be2 O-O 20. Rae1 b5 21. g5 Nh5 $1 22. f4 $1 Nhxf4+ $6 {Inaccuracy. b4 was best.} (22... b4) 23. exf4 Nxf4+ 24. Kf1 b4 25. Nd1 Rae8 26. Bf3 Rxe1+ 27. Bxe1 Qc8 28. Bd2 ({Don't play} 28. Bxb4 Qa6+ 29. Kg1 Rb8 $14) 28... Qf5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qa6+ was best.} (28... Qa6+ 29. Kf2 Ne6 30. Be3 Qb6 31. Bg4 Nxd4 32. Kg2 Be5 33. Re1 Rd8 34. Qa4 Qc7 35. Nf2) (28... Qa6+ $16 29. Kf2 Qb6) 29. Bxf4 $18 Qxf4 30. Qe3 Qf5 31. Kg2 Qc2+ 32. Qe2 Qf5 33. Qe3 Bf4 34. Qf2 Re8 $6 {Inaccuracy. b3 was best.} (34... b3 35. axb3) (34... Bd6 $142 35. Ne3 Qf4) 35. Re1 $1 {[%CAl Re1e8]} Rxe1 36. Qxe1 Kh7 37. Qe2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best.} (37. Qe8 Bd2 38. Qxc6 Be1 39. Qxd5 Bxh4 40. Qxf5 gxf5 41. Ne3 Kg6 42. Nd5 b3 43. Ne7+ Kxg5) (37. Qxb4 Qc2+ 38. Nf2 Be3 $16) (37. Qe8 $142) 37... Bd6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc7 was best.} (37... Bc7 38. Qd2 Bf4 39. Qxb4 Qc2+ 40. Nf2 Be3 41. Qe1 Bxd4 42. Qe2 $1 {[%CAl Re2c2]} Qc1 43. Bg4 Bxf2 44. Qxf2) (37... Bc7 $142) 38. Qd2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best.} (38. Qe3 Qc2+ 39. Nf2 Qxb2 40. Be2 c5 41. dxc5 Bxc5 42. Nd3 $1 {[%CAl Rd3c5]} Bxe3 43. Nxb2 Bd2 44. Kf3 f6) 38... a5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best.} (38... Bf4 39. Qxb4 Qc2+ 40. Nf2 Be3 41. Qe1 Bxd4 {[#]} 42. Qe2 $1 {[%CAl Re2c2]} Qc1 43. Bg4 Bxf2 44. Qxf2 Qc4 {[#]} 45. Bd1 $1) (38... Bf4 {was called for.} 39. Qf2 (39. Qxb4 Qc2+ 40. Nf2 Be3 $16) 39... Bc7) 39. Nf2 Bc7 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best.} (39... Qd7 40. Bg4 Qc7 41. Qe3 Qd8 42. Qf3 Qc7 43. Qh3 Kg8 44. Qe3 Kh7 45. b3 Qd8 46. Nd3) 40. Bd1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best.} (40. Bg4 Qb1 41. Bd7 Qxa2 42. Be8 Qc4 43. Bxf7 Bb6 44. b3 Qxd4 45. Qxd4 Bxd4 46. Nd3 Bc3) 40... Qe6 41. Qd3 Kg8 42. b3 Qd6 43. Ng4 Qe6 44. Qe2 Qd7 45. Qe3 Bb6 46. Ne5 Qe7 47. Qf4 Qe8 48. h5 gxh5 49. Bxh5 g6 50. Bg4 Bc7 {Black hopes to continue with ...c5.} 51. Qf6 Bd8 52. Qxc6 Qxc6 53. Nxc6 Bxg5 54. Nxa5 Be7 55. Bf3 f5 56. Bxd5+ {White is clearly winning.} Kg7 57. Bc4 Kf6 58. Nb7 g5 (58... Bf8 $142 59. Nc5 Bd6 60. Nd7+ Kg5) 59. d5 Ke5 60. d6 Bxd6 61. Nxd6 Kxd6 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KB-K3P} 62. Kf3 Ke5 63. Ke3 g4 {If only Black now had time for ...f4+....} 64. Ba6 f4+ 65. Kd3 f3 {Now ...Kf4 and Black clings on.} 66. Ke3 Kf5 67. Bc8+ Kg5 68. Bb7 {Precisão Chessbase: Brancas 84% Pretas 62%. Precisão Lichess.org: Brancas 96% Pretas 97% Precisão Chess.com: Brancas 93.9% Pretas 88.5%} 1-0 [Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2025.06.06"] [Round "10.1"] [White "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2837"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2025.05.26"] {[%evp 0,111,19,16,18,-2,0,-2,-11,-19,-19,-1,-6,13,22,5,23,8,30,31,24,34,33,24,23,24,37,-14,58,79,48,53,53,-47,-95,-44,91,44,78,84,96,30,33,55,61,22,105,63,65,73,73,59,71,59,76,88,95,107,99,108,108,122,145,129,139,85,92,101,114,68,78,84,83,0,36,0,0,0,0,0,0,-82,-105,-140,-114,-67,-233,-219,-238,-241,-25,-19,0,0,-29,-177,-177,-175,-218,-220,-245,-295,-287,-301,-297,-327,16,16,-233,-327,-238,-238,-238,-312]} 1. d4 {Tactical Analysis 7.0} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 c6 9. Nge2 Nbd7 10. O-O $1 {10.0-0 is better than 10.Qc2.} a5 {D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} ({RR} 10... Nh5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Rae1 Nb6 14. Nf4 Nf6 15. f3 c5 16. g4 Be6 17. h4 Nh7 18. Qh2 cxd4 19. exd4 Qf6 20. Re5 g6 21. Rfe1 Bd7 22. Ncxd5 Qd6 23. Nxg6 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Be6 25. Nge7+) 11. f3 b5 {[%CAl Bb7b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 12. Qc2 Re8 13. e4 ({RR} 13. a3 Ba6 14. Kh1 Qb8 15. Bg3 Qb7 16. e4 b4 17. Nd1 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 dxe4 19. fxe4 c5 20. e5 Qe4 21. Nf2 Qxd3 22. Nxd3 Nd5 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Rfd1 Ne3 26. Rdc1 Bf8 27. Nd4 bxa3) ({RR} 13. Rae1 Ba6 14. Bf2 Nb6 15. Ng3 b4 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Nd1 Nbd7 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 c5 20. e5 Nd5 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. Bh4 Qb6 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. Qf5 N7f6 25. exf6 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Qc6 27. fxg7 cxd4) ({RR} 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Rad1 Qb8 15. e4 b4 16. Nb1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 dxe4 18. fxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxh4 20. Qxc6 Ra7 21. Nf4 Nf6 22. Qf3 Rae7 23. Rd3 Re1 24. Nd2 Bg5 25. g3 Qc8 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kg2 Bxf4) 13... b4 14. Na4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 (16. Bxe4 Bxh4 17. Bxc6 Ba6 $17) ({RR} 16. Bxe4 Bxh4 17. Bxc6 Ba6) 16... Qxe7 17. Qxc6 Nef6 $2 $146 {Mistake. Rb8 was best.} (17... Rb8 18. Rae1 Bb7 19. Qb5 Qd6 20. Qf5 Ndf6 21. b3 Rbd8 22. Qxa5 Ng4 23. Qh5 Nef6 {0-1 Wu,D (2225)-Kravtsiv,M (2598) Titled Tuesday intern op 26th Nov Late Chess.com INT blitz 2024 (3)}) ({RR} 17... Rb8 18. Rae1 Bb7 19. Qb5 Qd6 20. Qf5 Ndf6 21. b3 Rbd8 22. Qxa5 Ng4 23. Qh5 Nef6) 18. Qxa8 $16 (18. Rxf6 $2 Nxf6 19. Qc1 Bg4 $19) ({RR} 18. Rxf6 Nxf6 19. Qc1 Bg4) 18... Qe3+ 19. Kh1 $1 Qxd3 20. Nf4 Qxd4 21. Rad1 (21. Qxa5 Ng4) ({RR} 21. Qxa5 Ng4) 21... Qe5 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best.} (21... Qe3 22. Rc1 Ne4 23. Nh3 Qe2 24. Rfe1 Nf2+ 25. Kg1 Nxh3+ 26. gxh3 Qxe1+ 27. Rxe1) ({RR} 21... Qe3) 22. Rc1 $1 $18 Nf8 23. Rxc8 Qxf4 {[%CAl Rf4f1][%mdl 64] Deflection, Back Rank} 24. Qa6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is on the roll.} Qxf1+ {[%mdl 64] Deflection} 25. Qxf1 Rxc8 26. h3 $1 Rd8 27. Qa6 Rd5 28. Nb6 Rc5 29. Nc4 Ne6 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best.} (29... Ng6) ({RR} 29... Ng6) 30. Nxa5 g5 31. Nc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best.} (31. Nc6) 31... g4 32. b3 gxh3 33. gxh3 Rh5 34. Kh2 $2 {Mistake. Kg2 was best.} (34. Kg2) ({RR} 34. Kg2) 34... Kg7 35. Qb7 {[%CAl Bc4d6]} Ng5 $1 36. Nd6 $6 {[%CAl Bh2g2] Inaccuracy. Qxb4 was best.} (36. Qxb4 Rxh3+ 37. Kg2 (37. Kg1 h5 $16) ({RR} 37. Kg1 h5) 37... Rf3 $16) ({RR} 36. Qxb4 Rxh3+ 37. Kg2 Rf3) 36... Rxh3+ 37. Kg2 {[%CAl Bd6f7]} Rd3 38. Nf5+ Kg6 39. Ne7+ Kh5 {Esse é o Rei de Carlsen. Num final o rei precisa unir forças.} 40. Qxb4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Isso émuito ganancioso.} (40. Qa6 $15 Rd2+ 41. Kg3) (40. Kf2 {foi chamado, por exemplo:} Nfe4+ 41. Ke2 Rd2+ 42. Ke3 Rd3+ 43. Ke2 $11) ({RR} 40. Qa6 Rd2+ 41. Kg3) 40... Nfe4 $19 {As forças da preta estão em plena harmonia.} 41. Kf1 Rd2 42. Qb5 $4 {Blunder. Qb7 was best.} (42. Qxd2 Nxd2+ 43. Ke2) (42. Qb7) ({RR} 42. Qxd2 Nxd2+ 43. Ke2) 42... Rd1+ 43. Kg2 {White wants to mate with Qe2+.} Rd2+ 44. Kf1 (44. Kg1 {only move.}) ({RR} 44. Kg1) 44... Kg4 $5 {Rei de Carlsen entra no ataque. ( ? ...Ng3+)} ({O incrível} 44... f5 $1 {é ainda melhor, por exemplo:} 45. Qxf5 (45. Nxf5 Rf2+ 46. Ke1 Nf3+ 47. Kd1 Nc3+ $19) 45... Ng3+ 46. Ke1 Nxf5 47. Kxd2 Nxe7 $17) 45. Qf5+ Kg3 {[%CAl Bg5f3]} 46. Qe5+ Kf3 {[%CAl Rd2d1]} 47. Qf5+ Kg3 $6 {[%CAl Bg5f3] Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. ( ? ...Nf3!)} (47... Ke3) 48. Qe5+ Kf3 {[%CAl Rd2d1]} 49. Qf5+ {[#]} Ke3 $1 50. Nd5+ Kd4 51. Ke1 Rxa2 {and ...Ra1+ should not be overlooked} 52. Qd7 (52. Nb4 $2 Ra1+ 53. Ke2 Ng3+ 54. Kf2 Rf1+ (54... Nxf5 55. Nc2+ Kc3 56. Nxa1 $19) ({RR} 54... Nxf5 55. Nc2+ Kc3 56. Nxa1) 55. Kxg3 Rxf5 $19) ({RR} 52. Nb4 Ra1+ 53. Ke2 Ng3+ 54. Kf2 Rf1+ 55. Kxg3 Rxf5) 52... Ra1+ 53. Ke2 Ra2+ 54. Ke1 {[#]} (54. Kd1 $2 Rd2+ 55. Kc1 Ke5 $19) 54... Ra1+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best.} (54... Nc5 55. Qd8 (55. Qf5 $2 Nce4 $19) 55... Nge6 (55... Nxb3 $2 {is the wrong capture.} 56. Nb4+ {[%csl Bd4][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack (Check)} Kc4 57. Nxa2 $18)) 55. Ke2 $17 {and Ne3+ should not be overlooked. The board is on fire.} Ra2+ {White used his chance. A brilliant game! Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.29 (precise)} 56. Ke1 $1 {Carlsen força o empate. PRECISÃO LICHESS: BRANCAS 92% PRETAS 95% PRECISÃO CHESS.COM: BRANCAS 88.8% PRETAS 90.5%} (56. Kd1 $2 Rd2+ 57. Kc1 Ke5 $19) ({RR} 56. Kd1 Rd2+ 57. Kc1 Ke5) {Veja que interessante linha que o computador recomenda:} 56... Nc5 $146 57. Qd8 ({RR} 57. Qf5) 57... Nge6 ({RR} 57... Nxb3 58. Nb4+ Kc4 59. Nxa2) 58. Qd6 Ne4 59. Qd7 Ke5 60. Qe7 (60. Qxf7 Ra1+ 61. Ke2 Nd4+ 62. Kd3 Rd1+ 63. Ke3 Nc2+ 64. Ke2 Rd2+ 65. Kf1 Rf2+ 66. Qxf2 Nxf2 67. Kxf2 Kxd5 68. Kf3 Ke5 69. Kg4 Kf6 70. Kh5 Kg7 $19) 60... Kxd5 61. Qxf7 Ra6 $19 1/2-1/2 [Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"] [Site "Thessaloniki"] [Date "2013.05.22"] [Round "1"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Bacrot, Etienne"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2725"] [Annotator "Mikhalchishin,Adrian"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2013.05.22"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 155"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2013.07.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 {With this move Black avoids the Exchange Variation of the QGD (arising after 4...exd5) and shows that he is ready to play the Semi-Tarrasch, or as it was known in the USSR, the Improved Tarrasch Defence. Many players simply hate the Karlsbad structures.} 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 $5 {This is a very interesting idea to avoid the theoretical lines. Svidler had another idea here too:} (7. a3 cxd4 8. cxd4 e5 9. Nf3 exd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Bc4 Nd7 14. Ke2 Nb6 15. Bb3 Bd7 16. Nf5 $36 {Svidler-Kramnik, London 2013.}) (7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Rc1 b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O Nd7 14. Qe3 Rc8 15. e5 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qh4 17. Qe3 Rfd8 18. f4 Nf8 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. f5 exf5 21. Bxf5 Rd8 22. Rd1 $16 {Aronian-Kramnik, Paris/St Petersburg 2013.}) ({The main line here is} 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. Bc4 {and the great Fischer move, which became very fashionable after the match against Spassky,} b5 $5) 7... cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Nf3 ({A weaker move was played many years ago:} 11. Be3 $6 a5 $1 12. Ne2 Bb4+ 13. Bd2 c5 14. a3 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 cxd4 16. Qxd4 O-O $15 {Gaertner-Teske, Panormo 2001.}) 11... c5 $1 {It is necessary to get rid of the weakness on c6 and the "bad" bishop on c8.} ({Houdini gives the line} 11... Qa5+ 12. Qd2 ({In fact, White can also sacrifice a pawn by playing} 12. Bd2 Qxa2 13. O-O) 12... Qa4 13. O-O a5 {.} 14. Qf4 {but White has a huge initiative here.}) 12. O-O Be7 ({RR} 12... cxd4 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Nxd4 Rc8 15. Qe2 Bc5 16. Rd1 O-O 17. Bb2 Qe7 18. Nb3 Ba4 19. Qxa6 Ra8 20. Qe2 Bxb3 21. axb3 Rfd8 22. h3 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. Qc2 Bf8 26. g3 h5 27. h4 {Bluebaum,M (2694)-Paravyan,D (2584) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (55)}) 13. Be3 ({Houdini recommends} 13. Bf4 {but I don't see much point in that move after} O-O) ({RR} 13. Qc2 cxd4 14. Rd1 O-O 15. Rxd4 Qe8 16. e5 f6 17. Bf4 Qg6 18. Qd1 Ra7 19. Rc1 f5 20. Be3 Bb7 21. Rd2 Raa8 22. Rc7 f4 23. Bd4 Rab8 24. h3 Bd8 25. Rc1 Ba5 26. Rb2 Bd5 27. Rxb8 Rxb8 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2717)-Bacrot,E (2714) Biel 2013 ½-½ (46)}) 13... cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bd7 ({Black would like to castle, of course, but after} 14... O-O 15. Nc6 Qc7 {he has to deal with rather dangerous-looking variations, for example:} 16. Qc1 ({Perhaps White could do even better by playing} 16. Qa4 $1 Bd6 17. e5 Bxe5 18. Bb6 Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Qd7 20. Rfd1 Bd6 21. Rxd6 Qxd6 22. Rd1 Qxd1+ 23. Qxd1 Bb7 24. Ne7+ Kh8 25. Qg4 {The queen and the knight should be stronger than two rooks and two pawns as White can create an attack.}) 16... Bd6 17. Rd1 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Bb7 19. Rxb7 Qxb7 20. Kxh2 Rac8 21. Rd6 Rc7) 15. Qg4 $146 ({RR} 15. Rb7 Rb8 16. Rxb8 Qxb8 17. Qd3 Qa8 18. e5 Qd5 19. Qxa6 O-O 20. Rb1 Bc5 21. Nc2 Bc6 22. Qf1 Bxe3 23. Nxe3 Qxa2 24. Qc1 Be4 25. Rb4 Bg6 26. h3 Qa5 27. Qb2 h6 28. Kh2 Kh7 29. Qd4 Rd8 {Kovalenko,I (2657)-Sakaev,K (2584) St Petersburg 2018 1-0 (33)}) 15... O-O ({Black can't afford to play} 15... e5 $6 16. Nf5 g6 {as after} 17. Bb6 gxf5 $6 18. exf5 Qc8 19. Rfc1 Bc6 20. Qg7 $18 Rf8 21. Qxe5 $18 {he would be doomed.}) 16. Rfd1 {Black's problem in this position is that his rooks are far less active than their counterparts. White threatens to get an attack on the kingside. The presence of pawns on the a-file also suits White as the a6-pawn could become a target.} Qe8 $6 ({Black had to play} 16... Qa5 {keeping his queen more active. He should be able to overcome his minor problems then.}) 17. e5 $1 {[%CAl Ge3h6]} Kh8 18. h3 $5 {This is a nice little move - maybe one day White will need an escape square for his king!} ({Houdini has a slight preference for} 18. Rb6 {but I like Peter's approach!}) 18... Rb8 19. Qe4 h6 20. Rdc1 Qd8 $6 21. Rb7 Ba3 $2 {This is a strange move as Black forces his opponent in the right direction.} (21... Rc8 $142) 22. Rc3 (22. Rcc7 $142 $1) 22... Be7 ({White would be better after} 22... Rxb7 23. Qxb7 Qa5 24. Rxa3 Qxa3 25. Qxd7 Qxa2 26. Qe7 {but this what Black had to settle for.}) 23. Rcc7 Bc8 $2 ({After} 23... Rxb7 24. Qxb7 Bc8 {White can choose between} 25. Rxc8 ({and} 25. Qa7 {which Houdini prefers. It seems that programs don't value ?+? vs. ? enough, particularly as queens are still on the board.}) 25... Qxc8 26. Qxe7) 24. Ra7 $18 Ba3 25. Rxf7 Rxf7 26. Rxf7 Qg8 27. Qf3 Bb2 {and Black resigned, not waiting for 28.?f8.} 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel-A 80th"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2018.01.20"] [Round "7"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Hou, Yifan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2834"] [BlackElo "2680"] [Annotator "Golubev,Mikhail"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2018.01.13"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 183"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2018.03.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.03.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 $5 5. e3 ({Principled lines are connected with e2-e4 (as Magnus twice successfully played in 2016 in the short control games against Kramnik) or} 5. Nf3 {first.}) 5... c5 $1 6. Bd3 ({A rare continuation, which was used by Geller sixty years ago but was not seen often after that. More standard is} 6. Nf3 {transposing to Carlsen's own 2010 rapid game against Hammer.}) 6... cxd4 7. exd4 Nxc3 $5 {Indeed, there were alternatives for Black here and on the previous move.} 8. bxc3 Qc7 9. Bd2 Nd7 $1 10. Qg4 $5 {This is probably new.} Nf6 ({Also} 10... g6 {is playable.}) 11. Qg3 $1 Qxg3 12. hxg3 {The world champion obtained a slightly better endgame. Surely nothing special, but often he does not need much.} Bd6 13. Nf3 ({Curious and probably deserving mention is} 13. Rh4 $5 {, preparing g3-g4. While} e5 {can be met by} 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Nf3 {followed by 16.?f1!. But developing a knight, as Carlsen did, is very natural.}) 13... b6 $146 {Black could have tried to do without this move, developing the bishop to d7. But generally there's nothing wrong with Hou Yifan's approach.} ({RR} 13... h6 14. Ke2 Ke7 15. Rhb1 Rb8 16. a4 Bd7 17. Ne5 Rhc8 18. c4 Be8 19. a5 Nd7 20. f4 f6 21. Nf3 Nf8 22. Rb3 Bc6 23. Rab1 a6 24. f5 exf5 25. d5 Bd7 26. Rxb7 Rxb7 27. Rxb7 Bc5 28. Bxf5 {Gumularz,S (2461)-Szustakowski,A (2330) Suwalki 2018 1-0 (37)}) 14. a4 $1 Bb7 15. a5 Ke7 16. Ke2 Ne4 17. Be1 $5 {Otherwise White can't preserve her bishop pair.} h6 18. c4 Nf6 $6 {I do not like this retreat, after which White activates easily.} ({Instead,} 18... f5 $5 {looks OK, with decent counterchances for Black.}) 19. Bc3 $1 Be4 {Also this is somewhat illogical. Now White quickly develops strong pressure.} 20. Rhb1 Bxd3+ 21. Kxd3 Nd7 22. Nd2 $5 Rhd8 ({The alternative} 22... f5 {has serious drawbacks because it weakens the e6-pawn.}) 23. Ne4 Bc7 24. Bb4+ Ke8 {Black's position is passive and nearly critical. But, somewhat strangely, it's also hard to offer something absolutely convincing for White.} 25. f4 ({Instead,} 25. Kc3 $5 f5 26. Bd6 $1 Bxd6 27. Nxd6+ Ke7 28. Nb5 {also deserved attention, probably, and can be better than it looks.}) 25... Rac8 26. axb6 axb6 27. Ra7 {Essentially, White goes for a promising looking exchange sacrifice.} ({He also could have played the quieter:} 27. Nc3 $5 Nc5+ ({or} 27... Bb8 28. Ra8 Nc5+ 29. Bxc5 bxc5 30. Rb7 $1 {with the idea of} Rxd4+ 31. Ke2 Rdd8 32. Nb5 g5 33. Na7 Bxa7 34. Raxa7 {, etc.}) 28. Ke3 Nd7 29. Re1 $1 Bb8 30. Kd3 {and Black is worse after} Nc5+ $5 31. Bxc5 bxc5 32. d5 Kf8 {as well as in other lines.}) 27... Nb8 $1 28. Rxc7 $1 Rxc7 29. Nd6+ Kd7 30. Nxf7 Rdc8 {White has more than enough for the sacrificed exchange, but is it enough for a win? Possibly not.} 31. Ne5+ ({Or} 31. Bd6 $5 Ra7 (31... Rb7 $6 32. Be5 $1) 32. Rxb6 ({Black also should be able to survive the bizarre} 32. f5 $5 exf5 33. d5) 32... Ke8 33. Ne5 Nd7 34. Nxd7 Kxd7 35. Bc5 $5 Re8 $1 {and it's not clear how White can make progress.}) 31... Ke8 32. Bd6 Rb7 $1 33. c5 Nc6 $1 34. Rxb6 Rxb6 35. cxb6 {Further, Hou Yifan continued to defend a not-so-simple ending well, until her fatal mistake on the 50th move,} Nd8 $5 36. Bc7 Ra8 37. Kc4 Nb7 ({Also possible was} 37... Ra2 $5 {where White should avoid} 38. Kc5 ({other options:} 38. Kb5 $5) (38. g4 $5) 38... Ra5+ 39. Kd6 $4 {(well, Magnus would not play this even in bullet)} Rd5#) 38. Kb5 Ra2 39. g4 Ke7 $5 40. g3 $5 Nd6+ $1 41. Bxd6+ Kxd6 42. Nc4+ Kd7 43. Kc5 Rc2 $1 44. f5 exf5 45. gxf5 Rf2 46. Nd6 $1 ({After} 46. g4 {,} h5 $1 47. gxh5 Rxf5+ 48. Ne5+ Kc8 49. Kc6 Rf6+ {is an easy draw for Black.}) 46... Rg2 ({She could have tried} 46... h5 $5 {(not allowing White to connect his g- and f-pawns), which seems to be an easier way to the desired result for Black.}) 47. Ne4 Rb2 48. g4 $1 Rb1 49. Nd2 $1 Rh1 $5 50. d5 h5 $2 {It was necessary to abstain from this advance.} ({The waiting strategy was correct. For example,} 50... Rc1+ 51. Nc4 Rb1 $5 52. Ne5+ Ke7 ({but not} 52... Kd8 $2 53. Kc6 $1 $18 {and after} Rc1+ {White has} 54. Kd6) 53. d6+ Kd8 54. Kc6 Rc1+ {and if} 55. Kd5 Rb1 $1 {. But it's difficult to understand that Black can save a game by playing like this.}) 51. d6 $1 $18 {Now it's over.} Kc8 ({Or} 51... hxg4 52. b7 Rh8 53. Nc4 $1 Rb8 54. Ne5+ $1 Ke8 ({if} 54... Kd8 55. Nc6+) 55. Kc6 g3 56. Kc7 Rxb7+ 57. Kxb7 g2 58. Kc7 g1=Q 59. d7+ Ke7 60. d8=Q#) 52. gxh5 Rxh5 53. Kc6 {The black rook is misplaced.} Kb8 54. Ne4 Rxf5 55. Nc5 {One may feel sorry for the Chinese star who made so many strong moves but still lost this game.} 1-0 [Event "Dortmund 46th"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "2018.07.14"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2672"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2018.07.14"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 186"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2018.09.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Nh4 Be7 12. Ne2 {A relatively new move order in this well-known position, introduced by Magnus Carlsen two years ago.} ({In the event of} 12. g3 Nb6 13. f3 (13. Ne2 {can now be met with} Bb4+ 14. Kd1 Nc4) (13. O-O-O Nc8) 13... Nc8 14. Kf2 Nd6 {Black rearranges his pieces in a proper way. A recent example from GM practice:} 15. Rd1 a5 16. b3 Kd7 17. Bh3+ Kd8 18. Rhe1 f5 19. Ng2 h5 20. Nf4 Bg5 21. Nxg6 fxg6 22. e4 fxe4 23. fxe4 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Rf8+ 25. Kg2 Nxe4 26. Rxe4 Kc7 $11 {1/2 (28) Moiseenko,A (2649)-Rakhmanov,A (2653) Izmir 2016}) 12... f5 (12... Nb6 {is too late as this knight can't reach d6 and control the f5-square in time:} 13. Ng3 Bb4+ (13... Nc8 14. f4 $16 {[%CAl Rf4f5]}) 14. Kd1 Na4 15. Ngf5 $1 Kd7 (15... Nxb2+ 16. Kc2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Rhb1 c5 19. a3 Ba5 20. Nxg6 hxg6 21. Nd6+ Kd7 22. Nxb7 $16 {1-0 (29) Holt,C (2561)-Miller,D (2219) Norfolk 2017}) 16. Rb1 Ke6 $6 {[%csl Re6]} (16... Rhc8 $142 17. Bd3 $14 {M.Marin}) 17. Bd3 Rhc8 18. Ke2 Bf8 19. g4 c5 $6 (19... Kd7 $142 {M.Marin}) 20. Ng2 $1 $16 {[%CAl Rg2f4,Rh2h4] 1-0 (50) Carlsen,M (2851)-Kramnik,V (2801) Stavanger 2016 CBM 172 [Marin,M]}) (12... Bb4+ 13. Kd1 O-O-O 14. Ng3 Nf8 15. Ngf5 Ne6 16. Bd3 Ba5 17. Ke2 Rhe8 18. g3 Bb6 19. Rad1 Kb8 20. Kf1 c5 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Kg2 $14 {M. Marin}) 13. g3 $5 {[%mdl 32] White is not concerned about doubling his pawns as he will dominate on the dark squares.} (13. Nf3 {is less energetic but possible, too:} Nf6 14. a3 Bd6 15. g3 Ke7 16. Nh4 Ng4 (16... Ne4 17. f3 Ng5 18. Kf2 Kf6 19. h3 Ne6 20. Rd1 a5 21. Ng2 Rhe8 22. h4 h6 23. Ngf4 Re7 24. Bh3 Rae8 25. Rhe1 $14 {1/2 (69) Martinovic,S (2551)-Kovacevic,B (2483) Valpovo 2017}) 17. Ng2 a5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Nef4 Ne8 20. Bd3 Bc7 21. Rc1 a4 22. Kf2 Ra5 23. h4 h5 24. g4 Ng7 25. g5 $14 {0-1 (71) Parligras,M (2599)-Kovalenko,I (2644) Gjakova 2016}) 13... Bxh4 (13... Nb6 14. Nf4 Nc8 15. Bd3 Nd6 16. b4 a6 17. Ke2 Ne4 18. a3 Kd7 19. Rhc1 Rhe8 20. Nhg2 Nd6 21. h4 h6 22. a4 b5 23. Rc2 Ne4 24. Rac1 Rec8 25. axb5 axb5 26. f3 $14 {1-0 (50) Bai,J (2586)-Sethuraman,S (2633) Chengdu 2017}) (13... Nf6 14. Bh3 Ng4 15. Nf4 Bd6 16. Ke2 a5 17. Kf3 Nh6 18. Bf1 Ng8 19. Bd3 Ne7 {1-0 (74) Volkov,S (2618)-Rakhmanov,A (2664) Khanty-Mansiysk 2016 , and here White should have probably played} 20. Kg2 $14 {[%CAl Yh4f3,Yh2h4]}) (13... Nf8 $5 {needs closer examination. In the following games GM Miroslaw Grabarczyk held his ground:} 14. Ng2 (14. Nf4 Bxh4 15. gxh4 Ne6 16. Be2 Nxf4 17. exf4 f6 18. Rg1 Rg8 19. Kd2 Kf8 20. Rg3 Be8 21. Bd3 Bd7 22. Re1 Kf7 {1/2 (22) Fedorovsky,M (2498)-Grabarczyk,M (2441) Germany 2017}) 14... h5 15. h4 Nd7 16. Ngf4 Nf6 17. Nd3 a5 18. Nef4 Bd6 19. Be2 Ke7 20. f3 Nd7 21. Kf2 Kf6 22. Rhc1 Ra7 23. a4 Re8 {1/2 (23) Ahlander,B (2435)-Grabarczyk,M (2402) Bremen GER 2018}) 14. gxh4 Nf6 (14... Ke7 15. Nf4 h6 16. b4 Nf8 17. Rg1 Kf6 18. h5 Bh7 19. Nd3 $6 (19. b5 $5) 19... Ne6 20. f4 a5 21. b5 cxb5 22. Bg2 Rhg8 23. Kd2 Rad8 24. a3 Ke7 25. Bf3 Rxg1 26. Rxg1 Nc7 27. Rc1 Kd6 28. Nc5 Rb8 29. Rg1 {1/2 (29) Moiseenko,A (2648)-Cyborowski,L (2524) Germany 2016}) 15. f3 {This move is probably unnecessary.} (15. Rg1 Ke7 16. Nf4 Nh5 17. Be2 Nxf4 18. exf4 h5 19. Rg3 Kd6 20. Kd2 Rae8 21. Bd3 a5 22. Re3 Rxe3 23. fxe3 b5 24. Rc1 f6 25. Rg1 Rh6 $14 {1/2 (60) Batchuluun,T (2571)-Usmanov,V (2463) St Petersburg RUS 2017}) (15. Ng3 $5 {was probably the most promising:} f4 $6 (15... Nh5 $6 16. Be2 $1) (15... Kf8 $5 {[%CAl Yf5f4,Ya8e8]} 16. Be2 $5) 16. exf4 Nh5 17. Nxh5 Bxh5 18. Rg1 Kf8 19. Kd2 Re8 20. Bd3 h6 21. Rg3 Re6 22. Rag1 Ke7 23. Rg8 Rxg8 24. Rxg8 Kf6 25. f5 $16 {1/2 (57) Lorparizangeneh,S (2515)-Usmanov,V (2455) St Petersburg RUS 2017}) ({RR} 15. Nf4 Nh5 16. Kd2 Nxf4 17. exf4 a5 18. Be2 h5 19. Rae1 Kd7 20. Bd3 Rae8 21. Re5 f6 22. Re3 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Ke6 24. Rg1 Bf7 25. Be2 Ke7 26. Kc3 Ra8 27. Bd3 Ke6 28. Rg7 b5 29. Be2 Rg8 {Ding,L (2791)-Anand,V (2753) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 15. Nf4 Nh5 16. Be2 Nxf4 17. exf4 h5 18. Kd2 Ke7 19. Bf3 f6 20. Rae1+ Kf7 21. Re3 Rae8 22. Rhe1 Rxe3 23. fxe3 a5 24. a4 Ke7 25. Rg1 Bf7 26. Be2 Rh6 27. Rb1 Kd6 28. Rg1 {½-½ (28) Yao,H (2105)-Bhatta,R (2008) Sunnyvale USA 2026}) ({RR} 15. Rg1 Ke7 16. Bh3 Rae8 17. Nf4 Kd6 18. Kd2 Re7 19. a4 a5 20. Ra3 Rhe8 21. Rb3 Kc7 22. Rc1 Kd6 23. Bg2 Nh5 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Rb6+ Kd7 26. Bf1 Kd8 27. Bb5 Re4 28. Rxb7 Nf6 29. b4 f4 {Kramnik,V (2779)-Aleksandrov,A (2602) Batumi 2018 1-0 (42)}) 15... Ke7 $146 ({RR} 15... Nh5 16. Kf2 Ke7 17. Bh3 Rhe8 18. Rhg1 Kd6 19. Rac1 Re7 20. f4 Nf6 21. Ng3 Ke6 22. Rc5 h5 23. Rgc1 Ng4+ 24. Bxg4 fxg4 25. e4 Bxe4 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. Rxh5 Rd8 28. Re5+ Kf6 29. Rd1 e3+ 30. Kxe3 {Le,Q (2715)-Akobian,V (2625) Saint Louis 2019 ½-½ (62)}) 16. Rg1 Nh5 17. Kf2 Rae8 18. b4 f4 {[%mdl 512] This is more to the point now: Black's bishop becomes active, and White can't push f4-f5 to "kill" it.} 19. Nxf4 Nxf4 20. exf4 Kf6 21. a4 Bf5 22. Ra2 Re7 23. Re2 Rxe2+ 24. Bxe2 a6 25. Ke3 h6 26. Kd2 Ra8 {Anticipating the opening of the a-file in the event of b4-b5.} 27. a5 {After this move White can't break through anywhere, and the game ends in a draw.} Re8 28. h5 Rc8 29. Ke3 Re8+ 30. Kf2 Rc8 31. Ke1 Re8 32. Kd2 Rc8 33. Bd3 Bxd3 34. Kxd3 Re8 35. h4 Rc8 36. Ke3 Re8+ 37. Kf2 Rc8 38. Re1 Ra8 39. Re5 Rb8 40. Re3 Ra8 41. f5 Rc8 42. Re1 Rd8 43. Kg3 Rc8 44. Kf2 Rd8 45. Kg3 Rc8 46. Kf2 Rd8 1/2-1/2 [Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2025.06.06"] [Round "10.1"] [White "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2837"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2025.05.26"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 c6 9. Nge2 Nbd7 10. O-O $1 {10.0-0 is better than 10.Qc2.} a5 {D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} ({RR} 10... Nh5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Rae1 Nb6 14. Nf4 Nf6 15. f3 c5 16. g4 Be6 17. h4 Nh7 18. Qh2 cxd4 19. exd4 Qf6 20. Re5 g6 21. Rfe1 Bd7 22. Ncxd5 Qd6 23. Nxg6 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Be6 25. Nge7+ {Ding,L (2808)-Abdusattorov,N (2677) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0}) 11. f3 ({RR} 11. Rc1 Re8 12. f3 b5 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Bf2 Qb8 ({RR} 14... Bf8 15. Ng3 Qb8 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 b4 18. Nce2 c5 19. dxc5 Rd8 20. c6 Nc5 21. Bxc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Rxd3) 15. Ng3 b4 16. Nce2 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qb1 Bf8 20. Rfd1 Qb5 21. Nf4 Ne6 22. Nf5 Rac8 23. h3 Nxf4 24. exf4 Nh5 25. Nd4 Qd7 {Duda,J (2725)-Carlsen,M (2839) Zagreb CRO 2025 ½-½ (65)}) ({RR} 11. Rc1 Re8 12. f3 b5 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Bf2 Qb8 15. Ng3 b4 16. Nce2 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qb1 Bf8 20. Rfd1 Qb5 21. Nf4 Ne6 22. Nf5 Rac8 23. h3 Nxf4 24. exf4 Nh5 25. Nd4 Qd7 {Duda,J (2725)-Carlsen,M (2839) Zagreb 2025 ½-½ (65)}) 11... b5 {[%CAl Bb7b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 12. Qc2 Re8 13. e4 $146 ({RR} 13. a3 Ba6 14. Kh1 Qb8 15. Bg3 Qb7 16. e4 b4 17. Nd1 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 dxe4 19. fxe4 c5 20. e5 Qe4 21. Nf2 Qxd3 22. Nxd3 Nd5 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Rfd1 Ne3 26. Rdc1 Bf8 27. Nd4 bxa3 {Mesaros,F (2415)-Sebenik,M (2509) Austria 2022 ½-½ (44)}) ({RR} 13. Rae1 Ba6 14. Bf2 Nb6 15. Ng3 b4 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Nd1 Nbd7 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 c5 20. e5 Nd5 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. Bh4 Qb6 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. Qf5 N7f6 25. exf6 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Qc6 27. fxg7 cxd4 {Bercaru,V (2065)-Sabuk,P (2375) Roquetas de Mar ESP 2025 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Rad1 Qb8 ({RR} 14... Qb6 15. Bf2 Rad8 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Ng4 18. Bg1 Qb8 19. h3 Ngf6 20. e5 Nd5 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Rxf7 Nb4 23. Qg6 Bf8 24. Rdf1 Nd5 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Nf4 b4 27. Qxa6 Kxh7 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Qh5) 15. e4 b4 16. Nb1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 dxe4 18. fxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxh4 20. Qxc6 Ra7 21. Nf4 Nf6 22. Qf3 Rae7 23. Rd3 Re1 24. Nd2 Bg5 25. g3 Qc8 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kg2 Bxf4 {Sele,T (1699)-Silva,M (2005) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Rad1 Qb8 15. e4 b4 16. Nb1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 dxe4 18. fxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxh4 20. Qxc6 Ra7 21. Nf4 Nf6 22. Qf3 Rae7 23. Rd3 Re1 24. Nd2 Bg5 25. g3 Qc8 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kg2 Bxf4 {Sele,T (1699)-Silva,M (2005) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 13. Bf2 Bb7 14. h3 Rc8 15. Bf5 g6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kh8 18. e4 Nh7 19. e5 b4 20. Nd1 Ba6 21. Re1 Rg8 22. Qxh6 Bg5 23. Qd6 Qe8 24. e6 Qg6 25. Bg3 Ndf6 26. Nf2 Be3 27. Qe5 Bxe2) ({RR} 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Rae1 Qb6 15. Bf2 Rac8 16. e4 b4 17. Nd1 c5 18. Bxa6 Qxa6 19. e5 cxd4 20. Qf5 g6 21. Qh3 Nxe5 22. Bxd4 Nd3 23. Ne3 Nxe1 24. Rxe1 Bf8 25. Ng3 Bg7 26. Rg1 Qe6 27. Ngf5 gxf5 {Andreikin,D (2710)-Duda,J (2739) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (31)}) 13... b4 14. Na4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 (16. Bxe4 Bxh4 17. Bxc6 Ba6 $17) 16... Qxe7 17. Qxc6 Nef6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17... Rb8 18. Rae1 Bb7 19. Qb5 Qd6 20. Qf5 Ndf6 21. b3 Rbd8 22. Qxa5 Ng4 23. Qh5 Nef6 {0-1 Wu,D (2225)-Kravtsiv,M (2598) Titled Tuesday intern op 26th Nov Late Chess.com INT blitz 2024 (3)}) 18. Qxa8 $16 (18. Rxf6 $2 Nxf6 19. Qc1 Bg4 $19) 18... Qe3+ 19. Kh1 $1 Qxd3 20. Nf4 Qxd4 21. Rad1 (21. Qxa5 Ng4 $11) 21... Qe5 (21... Qe3 $16) 22. Rc1 $1 $18 Nf8 23. Rxc8 Qxf4 {[%CAl Rf4f1][%mdl 64] Deflection, Back Rank} 24. Qa6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is on the roll.} Qxf1+ {[%mdl 64] Deflection} 25. Qxf1 Rxc8 26. h3 $1 Rd8 27. Qa6 Rd5 28. Nb6 Rc5 29. Nc4 Ne6 (29... Ng6 $16) 30. Nxa5 g5 31. Nc4 g4 32. b3 gxh3 33. gxh3 Rh5 34. Kh2 (34. Kg2 $1 $16) 34... Kg7 35. Qb7 {[%CAl Oc4d6]} Ng5 $1 36. Nd6 {[%CAl Oh2g2]} (36. Qxb4 Rxh3+ 37. Kg2 (37. Kg1 h5 $16) 37... Rf3 $16) 36... Rxh3+ 37. Kg2 {[%CAl Od6f7]} Rd3 38. Nf5+ Kg6 39. Ne7+ Kh5 40. Qxb4 {[%mdl 8192]} ({White should try} 40. Qa6 $15 Rd2+ 41. Kg3) 40... Nfe4 $19 41. Kf1 Rd2 42. Qb5 $2 (42. Qxd2 Nxd2+ 43. Ke2) 42... Rd1+ 43. Kg2 {White wants to mate with Qe2+.} Rd2+ 44. Kf1 (44. Kg1 {only move.}) 44... Kg4 {( ? ...Ng3+)} 45. Qf5+ Kg3 {[%CAl Og5f3]} 46. Qe5+ Kf3 {[%CAl Rd2d1]} 47. Qf5+ Kg3 {[%CAl Og5f3] ( ? ...Nf3!)} 48. Qe5+ Kf3 {[%CAl Rd2d1]} 49. Qf5+ {[#]} Ke3 $1 50. Nd5+ Kd4 51. Ke1 Rxa2 {and ...Ra1+ should not be overlooked} 52. Qd7 (52. Nb4 $2 Ra1+ 53. Ke2 Ng3+ 54. Kf2 Rf1+ (54... Nxf5 55. Nc2+ Kc3 56. Nxa1 $19) 55. Kxg3 Rxf5 $19) 52... Ra1+ 53. Ke2 Ra2+ 54. Ke1 {[#]} (54. Kd1 $2 Rd2+ 55. Kc1 Ke5 $19) 54... Ra1+ ({Black should try} 54... Nc5 $1 {[%CAl Rc5d7]} 55. Qd8 (55. Qf5 $2 Nce4 $19) 55... Nge6 (55... Nxb3 $2 {is the wrong capture.} 56. Nb4+ {[%csl Od4][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack (Check)} Kc4 57. Nxa2 $18)) 55. Ke2 $17 {and Ne3+ should not be overlooked. The board is on fire.} Ra2+ {White used his chance. A brilliant game! Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.29 (precise)} 56. Ke1 $1 ({Don't blunder} 56. Kd1 $2 Rd2+ 57. Kc1 Ke5 $19) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Olympiad-33"] [Site "Elista"] [Date "1998.10.11"] [Round "12.2"] [White "Sadler, Matthew D"] [Black "Lputian, Smbat G"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2615"] [Annotator "Psakhis,Lev"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "1998.09.29"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 068"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "England"] [BlackTeam "Armenia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"] [BlackTeamCountry "ARM"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Nf6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. h3 O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. O-O Ng6 12. Bh2 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Rab1 Qe7 (14... Bd7 15. b4 Rac8 16. Rfc1 Qe7 17. b5 c5 18. Qa4 a6 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Qd4 $14 {1-0 Ivanchuk,V-Vaganian,R/Moscow olm 1994 (41)}) 15. b4 (15. Bf5 $143 $6 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Ne4 17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. Nd2 Nd6 19. Qh5 f5 20. Nf3 Qf6 21. Qg5 Qf7 22. Qh5 h6 23. Nh4 Re6 $15 {0-1 Toth,B-Vaganian,R/BL 1998 (52)}) 15... Ne4 ({RR} 15... a6 16. a4 Ne4 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Ra3 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Nd2 Nh4 21. Ncxe4 Bf5 22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. Nxc5 Bxb1 24. Nxb1 Ra2 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. Nc3 Rc2 27. N3e4 f5 28. Nd6 Rd8 29. Ndb7 Ra8 30. g3 {Lazavik,D (2560)-Kramnik,V (2753) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (71)}) 16. b5 Ng5 {White keeps some advantage and after} (16... Nh4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nxh4 Qxh4 19. f3 $1 exf3 20. Rxf3 Be6 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. e4 $14 {1-0 Khuzman,A-Kromhout,E/Yerevan olm 1996 (37)}) ({RR} 16... Bf5 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Na4 Qf6 19. Qd1 Rab8 20. Rxb8 Rxb8 21. Nc5 Nxc5 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. dxc5 Rb4 24. Qd2 Rc4 25. Qa5 Qd7 26. Rb1 h6 27. Rb8+ Kh7 28. Ra8 Qe7 29. Rxa7 Rxc5 30. Rxe7 Rxa5 31. Rxf7 {Bernard,I (2223)-Pereira Garza,C (1982) Montesilvano ITA 2026 1-0 (58)}) 17. Nxg5 {N/ Similiar plan was used and in the game Dautov-Vaganian, Frankfurt rapid 1997-} (17. Qe2 Qf6 18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. f4 Qe7 21. Rbe1 Nf8 22. f5 Nd7 23. Qf2 Qa3 $1 24. Qc2 Ba6 25. Bxa6 Qxa6 26. e4 Qc4 $11) 17... Qxg5 18. bxc6 $146 ({RR} 18. f4 Qh4 19. f5 Rxe3 20. fxg6 Qxd4 21. Kh1 Qxd3 22. Qf2 f6 23. Nxd5 Rxh3+ 24. gxh3 Qxd5+ 25. Qg2 hxg6 26. bxc6 bxc6 27. Rfd1 Be6 28. Qxd5 Bxd5+ 29. Kh2 Bxa2 30. Rb7 Bd5 31. Re1 Kh7 32. Ree7 Rg8 {Fier,A (2542)-Cruz,C (2564) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (49)}) ({RR} 18. f4 Qh4 19. f5 Rxe3 20. fxg6 Qxd4 21. Kh1 Qxd3 22. Qf2 f6 23. Nxd5 Rxh3+ 24. gxh3 Qxd5+ 25. Qg2 hxg6 26. bxc6 bxc6 27. Rfd1 Be6 28. Qxd5 Bxd5+ 29. Kh2 Bxa2 30. Rb7 Bd5 31. Re1 Kh7 32. Ree7 Rg8 {Fier,A (2542)-Cruz,C (2564) Chess.com INT 2020 0-1 (49)}) 18... bxc6 19. f4 $1 Qf6 $6 ({Maybe stronger} 19... Qe7 {with the dream to bring later knight to the f6}) 20. f5 Nf8 21. Qf2 Rd8 22. Qg3 {[%CAl Gb1b8,Gg2g4] The advantage of Sadler is obvious now. He controles the b-line, in a good moment White can push pawns on the king's side, and what is really important, black can't organize any counterplay.} h6 23. Kh2 Nh7 24. Na4 Qe7 25. Nc5 Nf6 26. Rfe1 {[%CAl Ge3e4]} Qf8 27. Rec1 {White don't need to be in hurry.} Re8 28. Kg1 Qe7 29. Re1 Qd8 30. Re2 Re7 31. Reb2 Re8 32. Re2 Re7 33. Reb2 Re8 {Draw?} 34. Qf4 {No!} Qe7 35. Re1 {[%CAl Ge3e4]} Nd7 36. Nxd7 Bxd7 37. Rb7 Red8 38. Reb1 ({Deserves attention} 38. e4 Qa3 (38... dxe4 39. Rxe4 Qf6 40. Bc4) 39. Bb1 {but Sadler don't want to change the pawn structure before time control.}) 38... a5 39. R1b6 a4 40. Bc2 ({Looks very strong} 40. Rxc6 $5 Qa3 41. Rd6 $1 Qxd3 42. Rdxd7 Rxd7 43. Rxd7 Qb1+ 44. Kh2 Qxa2 45. f6 {and it is very difficult ( if possible ) to find defence for black.}) 40... Qa3 41. Bb1 Rac8 (41... c5 $5) 42. f6 g5 43. Qg3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] White had rather easy way to victory-} (43. Qf2 c5 44. Kh2 $1 (44. Qc2 Qxe3+ 45. Kh1 Qe1+ 46. Kh2 Qe4) 44... cxd4 $140 45. Rxd7 $1 Rxd7 46. Qf5 $18) 43... c5 44. dxc5 $6 (44. Kh2 $5 cxd4 45. exd4) 44... Qxc5 45. h4 $4 {The situation on the board changed so quickly, that Sadler start panic in moment when he still hadn't any reasons for it - after} (45. Qe5 $1 Re8 46. Qd4 {chances are more or less equal.}) 45... Re8 $1 $19 46. Kh2 $2 (46. Kf2 $142 d4 47. e4 {but white position is bad any case.}) 46... Rxe3 47. Qd6 Rh3+ $1 (47... Rh3+ 48. gxh3 Qf2+ 49. Kh1 Rc1#) 0-1 [Event "Candidates Tournament"] [Site "Berlin"] [Date "2018.03.20"] [Round "9"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2763"] [BlackElo "2800"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2018.03.10"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "22"] [SourceTitle "CBM 184"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2018.05.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. h4 $5 $146 {According to Karjakin, this move was suggested by one of his seconds, Riazantsev, during their training before the tournament. It was not intended specially for Kramnik and he would have used it against anybody if given the occasion. Confronted with the opening surprise, but not under immediate threat, Kramnik reacted logically by increasing the pressure in the centre.} cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 ({If} 10... b6 11. h5 h6 {The most consequent continuation would be} 12. Rh3 ({White does not seem to have the time to set up the battery along the b1-h7 diagonal:} 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. Be3 Bb7) 12... Bb7 13. Rg3 Kh8 14. Bd3 Nd7 ({Black has to deviate from the most active way of developing} 14... Nc6 {as after} 15. Qd2 {the threat ?xg7 with a decisive attack more or less forces the passive and unappealing} Rg8 $14) 15. e5 {with reasonable attacking chances, while the black knight has no good squares.}) ({RR} 10... Nd7 11. h5 h6 12. Bd3 b6 13. Rh3 Nf6 14. Qe2 a5 15. e5 Nd5 16. Qe4 f5 17. exf6 Nxf6 18. Qxa8 e5 19. Nxe5 Qxd4 20. Re3 Bb4+ 21. Kf1 Nd5 22. Re2 Bg4 23. Qxd5+ Qxd5 24. Bc4 Bxe2+ 25. Kxe2 {To,N (2320)-Luong Phuong Hanh (2282) chess.com INT 2026 1-0}) 11. h5 ({In a game played a few weeks later White deviated with} 11. Bc4 e5 $6 (11... b6 $5) 12. d5 Na5 13. Be2 Bd6 {Van Wely,L (2663)-Bindrich,F (2598) Germany 2018 (½-½, 34)} 14. Bg5 $5 f6 15. Bd2 $14) ({RR} 11. Bb5 a6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. h5 h6 14. Ne5 Bd6 15. O-O c5 16. Rb3 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Qc7 18. Bb2 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. Bxe5 Bd7 21. Rc1 f6 22. Bd6 Rfc8 23. Rbc3 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 {Yu,Y (2765)-Radjabov,T (2751) Batumi 2018 ½-½}) 11... f5 $6 {Karjakin did not expect this premature reaction in the centre, at a moment when Black is incompletely developed and with the threat h5-h6 in the air.} (11... h6 {looks safer. If} 12. Rh3 {Black could already consider the game plan as in the meanwhile he had stabilised the kingside at least:} f5 (12... e5 $6 {allows a promising exchange sacrifice:} 13. d5 Bxh3 14. dxc6 {followed by cxb7 soon.}) 13. exf5 Qa5+ 14. Bd2 Qxf5 15. Rb5 e5 {with excelent counterplay.}) 12. exf5 $146 {The most principled answer.} (12. e5 b6 {would offer Black chances to stabilise the centre.}) ({RR} 12. Bd3 Nb4 13. h6 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 g6 15. O-O b6 16. Ne5 Bf6 17. Qg3 Bh4 18. Qh3 Bb7 19. Qb3 Re8 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Qh3 Rc8 22. Rb3 Rc7 23. Bf4 Bf6 24. Qg3+ Kh8 25. Ng6+ hxg6 26. Bxc7 Qxd4 {Bai,A (2415)-Potawad,A (2301) Abu Dhabi UAE 2025 1-0}) ({RR} 12. Bd3 Nb4 13. h6 Nxd3+ 14. Qxd3 g6 15. O-O b6 16. Ne5 Bf6 17. Qg3 Bh4 18. Qh3 Bb7 19. Qb3 Re8 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Qh3 Rc8 22. Rb3 Rc7 23. Bf4 Bf6 24. Qg3+ Kh8 25. Ng6+ hxg6 26. Bxc7 Qxd4 {Bai,A (2415)-Potawad,A (2301) Abu Dhabi 2025 1-0}) 12... Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qxf5 14. Bc3 h6 {It is clear now that Black's plan was premature. If he has to play this move anyway, it would have been better to start with it, of course.} ({Against} 14... Qg4 {Karjakin was planning} 15. Be2 $1 $16 {[%CAl Ge1f1] The only move offering an advantage. WHite plans ?f1 and if} Qxg2 $2 16. Rg1 Qh3 17. d5 $18) (14... b6 {does not improve Black's development too much:} 15. Bd3 Qf4 16. Qe2 $16 {and the weakness on e6 causes Black problems.}) (14... Qe4+ 15. Be2 e5 $5 (15... b6 16. O-O Bb7 17. Re1 $16) 16. O-O exd4 17. Nxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Bxd4 $16 {The position has simplified but White's advance in development and kingside space advantage offer White the clearly better play.}) (14... e5 {may still have been best, even though after} 15. Bc4+ (15. dxe5 Qe4+ 16. Be2 Be6 {offers Black rapid development and good compensation.}) 15... Kh8 16. h6 $14 {Black experiences problems along the long diagonal.}) 15. Bd3 Qg4 16. Kf1 e5 {Not the best moment for this pawn break, but Black's position was difficult already.} (16... b6 17. Qe2 Bd7 18. Rh3 $16) 17. d5 $1 {The best move, refuting Black's whole opening play. But things are turning exciting now.} (17. dxe5 Be6 {once again offers Black reasonable play for the pawn.}) 17... e4 (17... Nd4 $2 {loses to} 18. Nxe5 Qf4 (18... Qxd1+ 19. Rxd1 {leaves Black passive, with a pawn less and a hanging knight.}) 19. Bxd4 $18 {Winning a piece and defending f2.} Qxd4 $6 20. Bh7+ $1) 18. dxc6 exf3 19. gxf3 Rxf3 $6 {Objectively insufficient but for practical reasons the best chance.} ({If} 19... Qxf3 20. Qxf3 Rxf3 21. Ke2 Rxd3 22. Kxd3 Bf5+ 23. Ke2 bxc6 (23... Bxb1 $2 24. cxb7 $18) 24. Rb7 Re8 25. Kd1 {Black's weak seventh rank prevents him from proving compensation for the exchange.}) 20. Be2 {After a basically aggressive plan, Karjakin starts playing defensively after having won material.} ({But objectively} 20. cxb7 {could have ended the game quicker, needing just a bit of accurate calculating:} Bxb7 21. Qb3+ Kh8 22. Qxb7 Raf8 23. Qxe7 Rxf2+ 24. Ke1 {[%CAl Ge7g7] Due to the threat ?xg7+ returning one of the bishops for repelling the attack, Black is left without resources.}) 20... Rxf2+ {The only way of keeping the game on. Black's problem is that he has invested a lot of material already and his development is incomplete yet. Besides, he has to waste a tempo on ...bxc6. True, White's king is exposed, but with a rook up he should manage to protect His Majesty.} ({After} 20... Rh3 $5 {Karjakin indicated} 21. Rg1 {, the most convincing, but not only winning move.}) 21. Kxf2 Bc5+ 22. Kf1 Qf4+ 23. Bf3 bxc6 24. Be1 $3 {Paradoxically, this seemingly passive move, releasing the pressure on g7, is the only winning continuation. The main idea is to cover the g-file with ?g3.} (24. Rb3 Ba6+ 25. Kg2 Qg5+ 26. Bg4 Rd8 27. Qf3 Bc4 $11 {with a probable draw by perpetual.}) 24... Be6 {Karjakin called Kramnik's play in time trouble "creative".} ({The idea behind White's last move is obvious after} 24... Ba6+ 25. Kg2 Qg5+ 26. Bg3 $18) 25. Bh4 $5 {[%csl Gd8]} ({Defending d8, as Karjakin was not entirely sure about the line} 25. Kg2 Qg5+ 26. Bg3 Rd8 27. Qxd8+ Qxd8 28. Rb8 Bc8 29. Bg4 Qg5 30. Rxc8+ Kh7 {Actually} 31. Be6 {yields White a winning attack with extra material.}) 25... Rf8 26. Kg2 Kh8 $5 {Another original move, preparing ...?d5. But with a rook down the slow mode is not likely to work.} 27. Rc1 (27. Bg3 {was also strong.} Qg5 {[%CAl Gf8f3,Ge6d5]} 28. Re1 $3 ({Karjakin suggested} 28. Qc1 {but Black saves the day with} Bd5 29. Rf1 Rxf3 30. Rxf3 Bxf3+ 31. Kxf3 Qxh5+ {with a perpetual.}) 28... Bd5 29. Re5 $1 Bxf3+ 30. Qxf3 Qd2+ 31. Qe2 $18) 27... Rf5 28. Rc3 ({Only not} 28. Bg3 $2 Rg5 $19) 28... Rd5 $5 {Sacrificing even more material.} ({Karjakin expected} 28... Bd4 29. Rxc6 (29. Rd3 {is simpler from a practical point of view although somewhat passive.}) 29... Rg5+ 30. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 31. Kf1 Bh3+ 32. Ke1 Qg3+ 33. Kd2 Qf4+ 34. Kc2 Bf5+ 35. Kb3 Qe3+ 36. Ka4 {and after the king has escaped White can convert his huge material advantage at his leisure.}) 29. Bxd5 Bxd5+ 30. Rf3 Qg4+ 31. Bg3 Bd6 32. Rh3 $1 {Another only move but an obvious one. White needs to defend g3.} Be7 ({This can be explained by the fact that a neutral move such as} 32... a5 {could be answered with} 33. Kh2 $1 {[%CAl Gg3d6] leaving the d6-bishop hanging.}) 33. Qe2 Be4 34. Qf2 a5 35. a4 $5 ({In principle White's plan is based on recycling his rook via h1, but Karjakin did not want to check the result of the pawn race after} 35. Rh1 Bc5 36. Rh4 Qxh4 37. Bxh4 Bxf2 38. Kxf2 Bxf3 39. Kxf3 g6 {(+-) His game move simply gains a tempo for this case.}) 35... c5 36. Rh1 {The rest is simple.} Bf6 37. Re1 Bc6 38. Ree3 c4 39. Qe2 Qxh5 40. Qxc4 Bd7 41. Rd3 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates Chess Tournaments 2024"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2024.04.21"] [Round "14"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2758"] [Annotator "GM Rafael Leitão"] [PlyCount "217"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] [TimeControl "40/7200:1800+30"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 {Ambos os jogadores precisavam vencer, então esta é uma abertura adequada: chances para ambos os lados em uma batalha estratégica difícil.} 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Qc2 h5 10. f3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Be6 {Este é um lance raro, mas foi jogado pelo campeão do Torneio de Candidatos.} (11... Qe7 {é mais popular.}) 12. Bd3 (12. O-O-O Nd7 13. a3 Bd6 14. e4 {levou a uma vantagem para as Brancas em Giri-Gukesh, Aimchess Rapid 2022.}) ({RR} 12. f4 g4 13. f5 Bd7 14. Nge2 Qg5 15. Nf4 Nc6 16. Bd3 Ne7 17. Kf2 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 c6 19. e4 dxe4 20. d5 O-O-O 21. Bxe4 h4 22. Kg1 Rh6 23. f6 Rxf6 24. Rf1 h3 25. Rf2 Rh6 26. gxh3 gxh3 {Carow,J (2469)-Lohia,S (2410) Wijk aan Zee NED 2026 0-1 (63)}) 12... c6 {Este provavelmente não é o lance mais preciso.} (12... Nd7 {é melhor, mantendo a opção de jogar c7-c5.} 13. a3 Bd6 {com jogo de mão dupla.}) 13. O-O-O (13. a3 $1 {[%c_effect a3; square;a3;type;GreatFind;persistent;true] é um lance novo, e é melhor para lutar pela vantagem.} Bxc3+ (13... Bd6 14. f4 $1 {[%c_effect f4;square;f4;type; GreatFind;persistent;true] Uma ideia semelhante à jogada na partida, mas aqui o cavalo não chega a tempo para ir para f6.}) 14. Qxc3 {com alguma pressão para as Brancas.}) 13... Nd7 14. f4 $5 {O primeiro novo lance da partida e um que coloca problemas práticos para as Negras.} (14. Nge2) ({RR} 14. Nge2 Nb6 15. Kb1 Qe7 16. g4 h4 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 a5 19. e4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Kf8 21. a3 Bd6 22. Qc2 a4 23. d5 cxd5 24. Bxd5 Be5 25. Bxe6 Qxe6 26. Nd4 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Kg7 28. Qd2 Qg6+ {Mamedyarov,S (2772)-Motylev,A (2640) Moscow 2019 1-0 (40)}) 14... Bg4 $146 {As Brancas estavam ameaçando f4-f5, prendendo o bispo.} (14... Nf6 15. Nf3 {parece melhor para as Negras, embora o computador ainda avalie como igualdade.}) (14... Nb6 15. Nf3) (14... Bxc3 15. Qxc3 gxf4 16. gxf4 Bg4 17. Nf3 Qe7 {com igualdade.}) ({RR} 14... Nb6 15. f5 Bd7 16. e4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Qf6 19. Nf3 O-O-O 20. Ne5 Kb8 21. Qb3 Be8 22. a4 Ka8 23. a5 Nd5 24. Kb1 Qd6 25. Rhe1 f6 26. Nc4 Qb4 27. Qxb4 Nxb4 28. Bc2 Bf7 29. Ne3 {Terron Elena,F (2122)-Karttunen,M (2490) chess.com INT 2025 0-1 (45)}) 15. Nf3 (15. Be2 {é interessante, já que a troca de bispos destaca as claras claras fracas no campo das Negras.}) 15... Qe7 $6 (15... gxf4 $1 {é melhor:} 16. gxf4 (16. exf4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qf6 {As Negras estão bem. O xeque em e1 não é perigoso.}) 16... Qe7 17. Kb1 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 O-O-O {com uma boa posição.}) 16. e4 $1 {As Negras irão se arrepender de não ter trocado os peões em f4.} Bxc3 $2 {As Brancas obtêm uma vantagem séria após este lance.} (16... dxe4 17. Bxe4 gxf4 {é melhor, mas é assustador devido a uma possível cravada na coluna e.}) 17. Qxc3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 dxe4 19. Bxe4 gxf4 20. g4 $1 {Este é um lance difícil e brilhante.} (20. d5 {é natural, mas as Negras escapam após} Qc5 21. dxc6 Qxc3+ 22. bxc3 bxc6 23. Bxc6 O-O-O $1) (20. Rde1 {também é tentador, mas o rei não está em perigo após} O-O-O 21. Bxc6 Qd6 22. Bxd7+ Kxd7) 20... O-O-O {Um lance natural, e durante a partida pensei que Nepomniachtchi o jogaria.} (20... h4 $1 {é o melhor:} 21. Kb1 $1 {Um importante lance profilático para evitar Dc5 e a troca de damas.} (21. d5 Qc5 $1) (21. Rhe1 O-O-O $1 22. Bxc6 Qd6 (22... Qf6 23. Bxd7+ Kb8 $3 {Um lance incrível, preparando Tc8.} (23... Kxd7 {é errado; agora o rei está em apuros.} 24. Kb1)) 23. Bxd7+ Kb8 $3 {Não sei se é possível encontrar tal movimento durante a partida. A ideia é jogar Tc8, prendendo a dama, ou simplesmente capturar o bispo com o rei em segurança. Em qualquer caso, capturar em d7 também é possível.} (23... Kxd7 24. Kb1 {com a iniciativa para as Brancas.})) 21... O-O-O 22. d5 {A posição continua muito perigosa para as Negras.}) 21. d5 $1 {Outro lance difícil. Capturar em h5 é pior.} (21. gxh5 Nf6 $1 {com igualdade.}) (21. Rxh5 Rxh5 22. gxh5 Nf6) 21... h4 (21... Nf6 $2 {perde para} 22. d6 $1 Nxe4 (22... Rxd6 23. g5 $18 {ganha material.}) 23. Qxh8 $1 {O bom e velho tema tático \"desperado\" decide a partida.}) (21... Kb8 22. dxc6 {também é muito melhor para as Brancas.}) 22. dxc6 Nc5 {As Brancas têm muitas opções tentadoras agora.} 23. Bf5+ {Uma boa escolha.} (23. Rde1 {é uma boa opção.} Qd6 24. cxb7+ Kb8 {com uma posição melhor para as Brancas, mas ainda não ganha.}) (23. cxb7+ Kb8 24. Bd5 $1 {também é muito tentador.}) 23... Kb8 24. Kb1 $1 {Outro lance preciso. O jogo de Caruana na primeira parte da partida é fantástico.} (24. Rhe1 {não é tão convincente após} Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Rd8+ 26. Kc2 Qd6) 24... b6 $6 {Está claro que isso não pode funcionar, mas Nepomniachtchi provavelmente já estava desgostoso com sua posição.} (24... Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Re8 {Esta é a defesa mais teimosa, mas a posição é muito feia.}) (24... bxc6 25. Qb4+ Ka8 26. Rc1 $1 Rd5 27. Be4 {ganha imediatamente.}) 25. Rd7 $5 {Existem outros lances vencedores.} (25. b4 {não é bom, devido a} Na4 $1 26. Qb3 b5) (25. Bd7 {é avassalador: as Brancas podem atacar o peão de f4, jogar b4 em algum momento, ou simplesmente trazer a torre para e1.}) (25. Rhe1 {também é bom.}) 25... Rxd7 {Forçado.} (25... Nxd7 26. c7+ Kb7 (26... Kc8 27. cxd8=Q+ Kxd8 28. Qxh8+) 27. cxd8=Q Rxd8 28. Be4+ Kb8 29. Qc6 {com ameaças decisivas de mate.}) 26. cxd7 Rd8 27. Qd4 (27. Rd1 Nxd7 28. Qd4 {também está ganho para as Brancas.}) 27... Nxd7 28. Rd1 Qc5 (28... Kc7 {não é o suficiente:} 29. Qxf4+ Ne5 30. Re1 Rd5 31. Qa4 {Ameaçando o peão de a7 e também f3-f4.} Ra5 32. Rc1+ {com um ataque vencedor.}) 29. Qxf4+ Qc7 30. Qd2 h3 31. Be4 $1 (31. Bxd7 $6 h2 {dá chances de empate para as Negras.}) 31... a5 32. Qd5 Ka7 33. Qxf7 {Com um jogo soberbo, Caruana alcançou uma posição ganha. Neste ponto, ninguém tinha dúvidas de que ele venceria esta partida, mas muitas aventuras ainda estavam por vir.} h2 34. Qh7 Kb8 35. a3 {Um lance bom e prático, dando um pouco de ar ao rei.} Qe5 36. Qh6 Qc7 37. g5 Rg8 38. Rh1 Nc5 39. Bh7 $6 {É difícil entender este lance, mas não podemos esquecer que os nervos terão um grande papel no restante da partida.} (39. Bc2 {está completamente ganho.}) 39... Rxg5 $1 {Nepomniachtchi é rápido em identificar recursos defensivos.} 40. Qxg5 Qxh7+ {O apuro de tempo chegou ao fim. Mesmo com tempo no relógio, no entanto, Caruana comete um grande erro de cálculo.} 41. Ka1 $4 {Isso deixa a vitória escapar.} (41. Ka2 $1 Qf7+ 42. Ka1 {Essa pequena triangulação termina os xeques após} Nb3+ 43. Kb1 Qh7+ 44. Ka2) 41... Qc2 $1 {Isso provavelmente passou despercebido por Caruana. O cavalo está vindo para b3 com xeque, e surpreendentemente agora é um empate.} 42. Qg8+ Ka7 43. Ka2 a4 $1 {Corrigindo a estrutura de peões e dando suporte para o cavalo na casa b3. Mas as coisas ainda não são simples.} 44. f4 Nb3 $2 {Isso permite uma vantagem decisiva para as Brancas novamente.} (44... Nd3 $2 {também perde após} 45. Qg7+ Ka6 46. Qc3) (44... Ka6 $1 {É importante remover o rei da sétima fileira para que as Brancas não possam dar um xeque e retornar com a dama.} 45. f5 Nd3 $1 {Os xeques da dama não são tão úteis agora: a posição está empatada.}) 45. Qg7+ $1 Ka6 46. Qc3 {A dama está de volta à defesa.} Qg2 47. Qc4+ (47. Qd3+ $1 {é ainda melhor:} Ka5 48. Qf1 Qd5 49. Qe1+ Nd2+ 50. Ka1 Qg2 51. f5 $1 Ka6 52. f6 {com uma posição ganha.}) 47... Kb7 48. Re1 $1 {A torre junta-se ao ataque.} Nc5 49. Qf1 $1 {Caruana está novamente jogando muito bem.} Qd5+ 50. Kb1 Qf5+ 51. Ka1 Qc2 (51... Nb3+ 52. Ka2 Qf7 53. Qg2+ Ka7 54. Rh1 $1 {captura o peão em h2.} (54. Qxh2 $2 Nd2+ 55. Ka1 Nf3)) 52. f5 Nd3 53. Rb1 Nc5 54. f6 Nb3+ 55. Ka2 Nd2 56. Qh1+ Ka7 57. Rc1 Qb3+ 58. Ka1 Qe6 59. Rc7+ $2 {Caruana é atraído por este xeque quase irresistível, mas as Negras têm um empate surpreendente depois dele. Tanto 59.Td1 quanto 59. Te1 ganham facilmente.} (59. Rd1 Nb3+ 60. Kb1 Qf5+ 61. Ka2 Qxf6 62. Qxh2 {com uma vitória fácil.}) (59. Re1 {é similar:} Nb3+ 60. Kb1 Qf5+ 61. Ka2) 59... Ka6 60. f7 Nb3+ 61. Kb1 Qf5+ $2 (61... Nd2+ $1 {leva a um empate:} 62. Kc2 Qg6+ $1 63. Kxd2 Qd6+ {É incrível: as Brancas simplesmente não conseguem escapar do xeque perpétuo.} 64. Ke2 Qe6+ 65. Kf2 Qf6+ 66. Kg3 Qg5+ 67. Kxh2 Qh4+ 68. Kg2 Qe4+ 69. Kg1 Qe1+ 70. Kh2 Qh4+ 71. Kg2 Qe4+ {com um empate. Uma posição maravilhosa.}) 62. Ka2 Nc5 63. Qa8+ Kb5 64. Qc6+ (64. Qe8+ $1 {é o lance correto para vencer:} Ka5 (64... Ka6 65. Qe2+) 65. Qe1+ Ka6 66. Qe2+ {pegando o peão em h2.}) 64... Ka6 65. Qa8+ Kb5 66. Qc6+ $4 {É a última chance de jogar o xeque certo em e8.} (66. Qe8+ $1) 66... Ka6 67. Re7 Qf1 $1 {As Negras têm atividade suficiente para escapar. Caruana ainda consegue encontrar uma maneira de chegar ao final com um peão a mais, mas é tarde demais para vencer a partida.} 68. Qa8+ Kb5 69. Qe8+ Ka6 70. Qa8+ Kb5 71. Qe8+ Ka6 72. Re4 $1 {A última chance.} Nxe4 (72... h1=Q $4 73. Qa8+ Kb5 74. Rb4#) 73. Qxa4+ Kb7 74. Qxe4+ Ka7 75. Qa4+ Kb7 76. Qd7+ Ka6 77. Qc8+ Ka7 78. f8=Q Qxf8 79. Qxf8 h1=Q {A partida finalmente entra em um final técnico com um peão a mais para as Brancas, mas não há chances reais de vitória e o resultado nunca está em dúvida.} 80. a4 Qd5+ 81. Ka3 Qd3+ 82. b3 Qd4 83. Qf7+ Kb8 84. Qe8+ Ka7 85. Qe7+ Kb8 86. Qe1 Qd6+ 87. Qb4 Qf6 88. Qd2 Qe7+ 89. b4 Qe6 90. Qd3 Ka7 91. Qc3 Kb8 92. Qb3 Qf6 93. Qe3 Qd6 94. Kb3 Qd5+ 95. Kb2 Qd6 96. Qe8+ Ka7 97. Qf7+ Kb8 98. Kc3 Qe5+ 99. Kd3 Qd6+ 100. Kc4 Qc6+ 101. Kb3 Qd6 102. Qf3 Qd4 103. Qe2 Qd5+ 104. Ka3 Qd6 105. Qb5 Qd4 106. Kb3 Ka7 107. Qe2 Qd5+ 108. Ka3 Qd4 109. Kb3 {Esta foi uma das partidas mais dramáticas que já assisti. Mesmo sendo um fã neutro, meu coração acelerou em vários momentos. Imagino como se sentiram os jogadores, principalmente Caruana, que lutava pelo desempate e também Gukesh, que aguardava ansiosamente o resultado para saber se seria o vencedor. Parabéns ao Caruana e Nepomniachtchi por esta luta feroz e também ao Gukesh, o merecedor campeão do torneio.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Cup"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Seirawan, Yasser"] [Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2615"] [BlackElo "2630"] [Annotator "Speelman,Jonathan S"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "1991.09.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "ISL"] [EventCategory "16"] [SourceTitle "CBM 026"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1992.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. h3 Ne4 $5 8. Nxe4 dxe4 9. Nd2 Nf6 10. e3 Nd5 11. Be5 ({RR} 11. Bh2 Bf5 12. a3 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. g4 Bg6 {½-½ (14) Speelman,J (2504)-Lupulescu,C (2620) England 2022}) 11... Bf5 $4 (11... Bb4 $1 $14) ({RR} 11... f6 12. Bg3 f5 13. a3 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Nc4 Qf6 16. Ne5 O-O 17. Bc4 f4 18. Bxd5+ cxd5 19. Qb3 Be6 20. exf4 Qxf4 21. O-O Rac8 22. Rae1 b6 23. Re2 {½-½ (23) Ozenir,E (2433)-Stremavicius,T (2552) New York USA 2026}) 12. a3 $146 (12. g4 Bg6 13. a3 h5 $5 14. Bg2 hxg4 15. Qxg4 $1 Rh4 $2 16. Qg3 $1 $16) ({RR} 12. Qb3 Qd7 13. a3 f6 14. Bg3 Be7 15. f3 Qe6 16. Bf2 O-O-O 17. g4 Bg6 18. f4 f5 19. Nc4 Kb8 20. Rc1 Ka8 21. Rg1 Rhg8 22. Ne5 Bf6 23. Nc4 Rge8 24. Be2 Rc8 25. Na5 Qd7 26. Qc2 Bxd4 {Xiu,D (2556)-Shankland,S (2599) Ningbo 2013 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 12. Bc4 Bb4 13. O-O O-O 14. Bb3 Qg5 15. Kh1 Rad8 16. Nc4 Rfe8 17. Bh2 f6 18. Qe2 Kh8 19. a3 Bf8 20. Na5 Re7 21. Bc2 Bg6 22. Nc4 Ree8 23. b4 Bf7 24. Na5 Rd7 25. Rac1 a6 26. Bb1 Bh5 {Urazayev,A (2460)-Sarana,A (2685) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (37)}) 12... h5 $8 (12... f6 13. Bh2 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qc2 Qe7 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bg2 O-O-O 18. Bxe4 Nxe3 19. fxe3 Rhe8 20. Bf5+ $1 $18) (12... Bd6 13. g4 $5 (13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qc2 Qe7 15. g4 Bg6 16. Bg2 O-O 17. Bxe4 Nxe3 $5 18. fxe3 Rfe8 (18... Rae8 $5 19. Bxg6 Qxe3+ 20. Kd1 fxg6) 19. Bxg6 Qxe3+ 20. Kd1 hxg6 21. Qc3 Rad8 $16) 13... Bg6 (13... Bxe5 14. gxf5 $16) 14. Bxg7) 13. Qc2 Qg5 (13... Qe7 $5) 14. O-O-O (14. Ba6 $6 Qe7 $1) 14... Qg6 15. Rg1 f6 $8 16. Bh2 Rd8 $1 $16 17. Be2 h4 18. g4 $5 hxg3 19. Bxg3 Qh6 $1 20. Qb3 (20. Nxe4 $2 Nxe3 $1) 20... Rd7 21. Bg4 Bxg4 22. hxg4 Qg6 23. g5 $1 Qxg5 $8 24. Nxe4 Qf5 25. Qc2 (25. Nd2 $5 Qe6) 25... Kd8 $8 26. Rh1 Rg8 $1 27. Rh2 (27. Kb1 $2 Bxa3 $1) 27... Re7 28. Nc5 Qxc2+ 29. Kxc2 b6 30. Nd3 (30. e4 $2 Nc7 31. d5 cxd5 32. exd5 Re2+ $1) 30... Kd7 31. Re1 Re8 (31... Re4 $5 32. Kd2 Bd6) 32. e4 Nc7 33. Bxc7 $1 Kxc7 34. Rh7 $16 Rd8 $2 (34... c5 $5 35. d5 Bd6) 35. Nf4 $1 Rd7 36. Reh1 (36. Nh5 $1 {Seirawan}) 36... g5 $138 37. Ne6+ Kd6 38. Rxd7+ Kxd7 39. Nxf8+ Rxf8 40. Rh7+ Ke6 41. Rxa7 f5 $1 42. f3 (42. e5 c5 43. dxc5 bxc5 44. Rc7 Kxe5 45. Rxc5+ Ke4 46. Rc3 g4 $44) 42... fxe4 43. fxe4 Rg8 $1 $10 44. Rc7 Kd6 45. Rh7 g4 46. Rh6+ Kd7 47. Rh7+ Kd6 48. Rh6+ Kd7 49. Kd3 (49. Rh2 g3 50. Rg2 c5 $10 51. Kd3) 49... g3 50. Rh7+ Kd6 51. Rh6+ Kd7 52. Rh1 g2 53. Rg1 c5 54. b4 Rg3+ 55. Kc4 cxd4 56. Kxd4 Ke6 57. a4 Kd6 58. Kc4 Ke5 59. Kb5 Rg6 60. a5 bxa5 61. bxa5 Kxe4 62. a6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Olympiad-31"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "1994.12.05"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2645"] [Annotator "Shipov,Sergei"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "1994.12.01"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 045"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1995.04.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1995.04.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Ukraine"] [BlackTeam "Armenia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"] [BlackTeamCountry "ARM"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Nf6 (6... Bf5) 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. h3 $1 (8. Nf3 Nh5 $10) 8... O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. Nf3 Nf8 11. Rb1 (11. g4 Bd6 (11... Qa5 12. Kf1 Be6 13. Kg2 Rac8 14. a3 Qd8 15. Qb3 Qb6 16. Qd1 Qd8 17. Bg3 $14 {Sakaev,K-Kharitonov,A/Helsinki/1992/}) (11... Be6 12. Ng5 c5 13. Be5 h6 14. Nf3 N6d7 $132 {Timman,J-Huebner,R/Wijk aan Zee/1982/}) 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. g5 Nh5 14. O-O-O g6 15. Ne5 Ne6 16. h4 $16 {Bareev,E-Andersson,U/Biel/1991/}) (11. O-O-O Be6 12. Kb1 a5 13. Ng5 b5 14. Be5 h6 15. Nxe6 Nxe6 16. g4 a4 17. Bf5 $14 {Korchnoi,V-Elson,J/Biel/1984/}) (11. Ne5 Be6 12. O-O N6d7 13. Nf3 Rc8 14. Rab1 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. Be5 $14 {Goldin,A-Relange,E/1994/}) 11... Ng6 12. Bh2 Bd6 (12... a5 13. a3) 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O Bd7 (14... Qe7 $5) 15. b4 $14 Rac8 ({RR} 15... b6 16. Rfc1 Re7 17. Bf5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 h6 19. a4 Ne4 20. Nxe4 Rxe4 21. Rc3 Rae8 22. Nd2 R4e6 23. g3 Ne7 24. Qf4 Qd7 25. b5 h5 26. Qf3 h4 27. g4 f5 28. gxf5 Rf6 29. bxc6 Nxc6 30. Rbc1 {Ivanchuk,V (2740)-Andersson,U (2655) Monte Carlo 1997 1-0 (36)}) 16. Rfc1 Qe7 (16... a6 $5) ({RR} 16... b6 17. a4 Qe7 18. a5 b5 19. Bf5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Qe6 21. Qxe6 fxe6 22. Rc2 Nd7 23. Rbc1 a6 24. Ne2 Nb8 25. Ne5 Nxe5 26. dxe5 Rc7 27. Nd4 Rec8 28. Nxe6 Re7 29. Nd4 Rxe5 30. Nxc6 Nxc6 31. Rxc6 {Karthik,V (2595)-Habibifard,P (2186) Muscat OMA 2026 1-0 (53)}) 17. b5 c5 $146 ({RR} 17... cxb5 18. Bxb5 Bxb5 19. Rxb5 Rc7 20. Qb2 Rec8 21. Ne2 b6 22. a4 Rxc1+ 23. Nxc1 Ne4 24. Ne2 Nh4 25. Rxd5 Nxf3+ 26. gxf3 Ng5 27. Kg2 Qf6 28. Nf4 Ne6 29. Qb5 Nxf4+ 30. exf4 h6 31. Qd7 Rc4 32. a5 {Herraiz Hidalgo,H (2478)-Gomez Esteban,J (2471) Lorca 2005 ½-½ (35)}) ({RR} 17... cxb5 18. Bxb5 Bxb5 19. Rxb5 Ne4 20. Qb2 Nd6 21. Nxd5 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 Qe6 23. Rc5 Rd8 24. Nc3 h6 25. Qa3 a6 26. Qa5 Qe8 27. Qb6 Kh7 28. Rd5 Rc8 29. Rxd6 Rxc3 30. Qxb7 Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Rc2 32. Rd7 {Carlsen,M (2872)-Mamedyarov,S (2772) Moscow 2019 1-0 (33)}) 18. Qa4 a6 (18... c4 $2 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Qxa7) 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Qd4 $1 axb5 21. Nxb5 Rxc1+ (21... b6 $2 22. Nc3 $1 $16) 22. Rxc1 Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Qb6 Ne8 25. a4 (25. Bxg6 $32 hxg6 26. Nfd4 $14) 25... Nf8 26. Nc3 Be6 (26... Qa3 $2 27. Nxd5 Qxd3 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Nxc8 $16) 27. Nd4 Qc7 (27... Qa3 $5 28. Qb3 Qxb3) 28. Qb4 Nd6 29. a5 $1 Nd7 30. Na4 Ne5 31. Be2 Nec4 (31... Nc6 32. Qc5 $1) 32. Nb6 g6 (32... Nxb6 33. axb6 (33. Qxb6 $2 Qxb6 34. axb6 Nc8 35. Ba6 Nxb6 $10)) 33. Qc3 Qe7 34. Qb4 Kf8 $2 (34... Qc7 $1 $14) 35. Bd3 Nxb6 (35... Qc7 $2 36. Bxc4 dxc4 37. Nxe6+ fxe6 38. Nxc4 $1) 36. Qxb6 Nc8 37. Nxe6+ fxe6 38. Qd4 $16 Kg8 $8 39. e4 $1 Qd8 40. Qb4 Qd6 $2 (40... Nd6 41. exd5 exd5 42. h4 $1) 41. Qxb7 $18 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2012.01.28"] [Round "12"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2805"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2012.01.14"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 147"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2012.03.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 {This move order is directed agains the Exchange Variation with ?g5.} ({After} 3... Nf6 {White cannot transpose to the game variation by delaying ?f3, since} 4. Bf4 $6 {can be met with} c5 {when} 5. dxc5 $6 Bxc5 {wins a tempo over the normal lines.}) 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. a3 Nbd7 {Black usualy refrains from this, probably fearing White's next move.} 7. Nb5 Ne8 $146 {A natural move, but a novelty in a virtually unknwon position.} 8. Nf3 c6 9. Nc3 f5 10. h3 Nd6 {By this regrouping, Aronian tries to prove that ...?e8 was not a loss of time, while ?b5-c3 definitely was. Still, adopting the Stonewall structure pre-supposes certain strategic risks.} 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. Ne5 Nfe4 14. O-O Nf7 15. Qc2 $146 ({RR} 15. Ne2 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nc5 17. Bc2 Qb6 18. Rb1 Ne6 19. Bh2 a5 20. Kh1 g6 21. Qd2 Rd8 22. f3 Bg5 23. Bg1 Qc7 24. Rbd1 Bh6 25. Qc3 Bg7 26. Bh2 c5 27. g4 fxg4 28. hxg4 b5 29. b4 axb4 {Wojtaszek,R (2734)-Shyam,S (2484) Kolkata 2012 1-0 (64)}) 15... Bd6 {Everything logical. One knight has occupied the e4-square, the other fights against the intruder from e5.} 16. Bh2 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 {A complex situation. White will not find it easy to prove his bishop better than his opponent's since Black has an active position. The next phase is difficult to annotate since both sides play unexpected moves.} a5 (18... Qe7 $5 19. f4 Be6 20. b4 g5 $5) 19. Na4 b5 $6 (19... Qc7 20. f4 b6) 20. Nc5 $6 (20. Qxc6 $1 Ra6 21. Qxb5 Rg6 {[%CAl Gd8g5]} 22. f4 Ba6 23. Qb3 Nd2 24. Qc2 Nxf1 25. Rxf1 Bxd3 26. Qxd3 $16 {with overwhelming compensation for the exchange.}) 20... Qe7 21. Rac1 $6 (21. Nb3 $5) 21... Qxe5 22. f4 Qd6 23. Bxe4 fxe4 {Optically, White has compensation for the sacrificed pawn. The problem is that Black has good attacking chances on the kingside, transforming the supposedly bad bishop into a dangerous piece.} 24. Nb3 Bd7 25. Qc5 Qg6 26. Kh2 h5 27. Nd4 Rac8 28. b4 axb4 29. axb4 h4 30. Ne2 Rf6 31. Ra1 Rcf8 32. Qe7 R8f7 33. Qd8+ Kh7 34. Rg1 Qh6 35. Ra7 Rf8 36. Qc7 R6f7 37. Qe5 Re8 38. Qc3 g5 39. Rf1 Qd6 40. Kg1 Ref8 41. Qc5 Qh6 42. f5 Kg8 43. f6 g4 44. hxg4 h3 45. Nf4 hxg2 46. Kxg2 Qxf6 47. Kg3 Rh7 48. g5 Qxg5+ 49. Kf2 Rxf4+ 50. exf4 Rh2+ 51. Ke3 Qg3+ 52. Kd4 Qg7+ 53. Ke3 Rh3+ 0-1 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1996.01.23"] [Round "9"] [White "Dreev, Alexey"] [Black "Sokolov, Ivan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2665"] [Annotator "Hansen,Curt"] [PlyCount "138"] [EventDate "1996.01.13"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CBM 051"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1996.04.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qc2 {This is a normal move in the exchange-variantion of the Queens Gambit. However in this exact position it is not so logical. Black did not have the possibility to play ?c8-f5 so ?f4/?g5 seemed more natural.} Nb6 ({RR} 6... Bb4 7. Bf4 O-O 8. e3 Nh5 9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 Nb6 11. Be2 g6 12. Nd2 Ng7 13. Bg3 c6 14. h3 Nf5 15. Bh2 Bd6 16. O-O Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Nd6 18. b4 Bf5 19. Qb3 Kg7 20. b5 cxb5 21. Nxb5 {Bluebaum,M (2698)-Caruana,F (2795) Pegeia CYP 2026 ½-½ (52)}) ({RR} 6... c6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. O-O-O Nxg3 11. hxg3 Nb6 12. e4 Be6 13. e5 Be7 14. Bd3 Qd7 15. Nd2 O-O-O 16. f4 Bg4 17. Rde1 Kb8 18. Kb1 c5 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Nb3 Bb4 21. a3 {Livaic,L (2554)-Murzin,V (2670) Baden Baden GER 2026 0-1 (32)}) 7. Bg5 Bg4 $146 ({RR} 7... Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bh4 Re8 11. O-O Nh5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Ne5 c6 14. f4 Nf6 15. Rf3 Bd7 16. h3 Nc8 17. g4 Nd6 18. Rg3 Nfe4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Qh2 c5 22. dxc5 {Yoo,C (2616)-Rosen,E (2373) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 7... Be7 8. e3 O-O 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bh4 Re8 11. O-O Nh5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Ne5 c6 14. f4 Nf6 15. Rf3 Bd7 16. h3 Nc8 17. g4 Nd6 18. Rg3 Nfe4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Qh2 c5 22. dxc5 {Yoo,C (2616)-Rosen,E (2373) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (54)}) 8. Ne5 Bh5 9. e3 Bg6 10. Qb3 c6 {Black has developed the white-squared bishop and has keept control over the vital centersquares.} 11. a4 $5 {[%CAl Ra4a5,Rb3b7] ?a4-a5 + ?b3xb7. The only chance to create problems for black} a5 {[%csl Rb4] × b4} 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nd3 $14 {[%csl Rf4,Rf5] White has succeded in weakening black kingside-formation. The doubled f-pawn is not too important, but if white can occupy square f5 with a piece he will be clearly better.} Rb8 14. Be2 Bd6 15. O-O Nc4 {[%CAl Rc4d2] ??c4-d2} 16. Rfd1 (16. Rad1 $5) 16... Qb6 17. Qa2 Qc7 18. b3 Nb6 (18... Bxh2+ 19. Kh1 Nb6 20. g3 Bxg3 21. fxg3 Qxg3 22. Bf1 $16) 19. g3 O-O 20. Bf3 Qe7 21. Ne2 {[%CAl Ye2f4]} Na8 {[%csl Rf4][%CAl Ya8c7,Yc7e6] ?Sa8-c7-e6 ×f4} 22. Nef4 Nc7 23. Qd2 {[%CAl Rd2a5]} Ra8 24. Ng2 {[%csl Rf5][%CAl Rg2h4,Rh4f5] ??g2-h4 ×f5} Ne6 25. Nh4 Ng5 26. Bg2 Rfe8 27. Qe2 Ra6 {[%csl Rb3][%CAl Ra6b6,Rb6b3] Black would like to create some counterplay on the queenside. Either by Ta6-b6 or maybe even b5-b5} 28. f4 $6 {[%csl Re3,Re4] A very double-edged move. White had a perfectly sound and slightly better position. With the textmove he wants to take vital squares avay from blacks minor-pieces. But e3 becomes weak and so does squares e4.} Ne6 {[%CAl Re6d4] ??e6xd4} 29. Qd2 Ng7 $1 $132 {Black has found a very good squares for his knight. The threat f4-f5 is neutralised, and white no longer has the good squares f4 for his pieces. On the contrary: blacks now controls e4.} 30. Re1 Bb4 31. Nxb4 Qxb4 32. Qxb4 axb4 33. Rac1 Ra5 34. Kf2 Nf5 35. Nxf5 Bxf5 {The position is dynamically equal. Whites pawnstructure is better, but black has the slightly better piece-play} 36. Bf3 Kf8 37. g4 Be4 38. Bxe4 Rxe4 39. Ke2 Ke7 {[%CAl Ye7d6,Yb7b6,Yc6c5]} 40. Rg1 {[%csl Rh7][%CAl Yg1g3,Yg3h3,Yh3h6] Both players have a clear plan. Black wants to make use of his queenside-majority by playing ?e7-d6, b7-b6 and c6-c5. White wants to attack blacks weak h-pawn with ?g1-g3-h3} Kd6 41. Rg3 Ra8 42. Rh3 Rae8 {[%CAl Re4f4,Re4d4] ??xf4/?xd4} 43. Kd2 b6 44. Re1 c5 45. dxc5+ bxc5 46. Rxh7 c4 47. bxc4 (47. Rxf7 c3+ 48. Kd3 d4 $132) 47... dxc4 48. Rxf7 Kc5 49. g5 (49. Rxf6 b3 {[%CAl Yc5b4,Yc4c3] ??b4 + c4-c3}) 49... Rd8+ 50. Ke2 fxg5 51. fxg5 b3 52. Rb7 Rh4 $15 {Blacks is the one playing for the win even though he is two pawns down. His connected passed-pawns are far more dangerous than whites split pawns.} 53. Rb5+ $1 {Blacks king most be forced back so that it cannot support the pawns.} Kc6 54. g6 Rxh2+ 55. Kf3 Rf8+ 56. Ke4 b2 57. g7 Rg8 58. Rg1 Rh4+ 59. Ke5 c3 60. Rb3 Rc4 61. Kf6 c2 62. Rxb2 c1=Q 63. Rxc1 Rxc1 64. Rg2 (64. Kf7 Ra8 65. Rf2 (65. g8=Q $2 Rf1+ $19) 65... Rg1 {[%CAl Ra8a7] ??a7+}) 64... Kd5 65. Kf7 Rcc8 66. Kg6 Ke4 67. Kh7 Kxe3 68. a5 Ra8 69. a6 Rxg7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE World Cup 13-16"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"] [Date "2005.12.13"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Sakaev, Konstantin"] [Black "Dreev, Alexey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2694"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Bd6 8. Bd3 Nf8 9. Ne5 Qe7 10. f4 Ne6 $5 $146 (10... h6 {1-0 Comas Fabrego,L (2509)-Gonzalez Garcia,J (2447)/Mataro 2005/CBM 106/[Marin,M] (47)}) 11. Bh4 g5 $5 {A radical attempt to question White's domination in the centre. The whole operation looks slightly risky, because Black weakens his king side dark squares without having completed his development yet.} 12. fxg5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. O-O Nxe5 15. Rf6 {White immediately starts invading the weak squares.} Bd7 $146 {Black makes a useful developing move without defining his king's intentions yet.} (15... O-O $2 {would be bad because of} 16. g6 $1 {[%CAl Yh4e7]}) ({but} 15... Ng6 $5 {, blocking the g6-square comes into consideration.}) ({RR} 15... Nc5 16. Bc2 Ng4 17. Rf3 Ne5 18. Qd4 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Qf8 20. e4 Ne6 21. Qf6 d4 22. Nd5 cxd5 23. exd5 Qg7 24. g6 Qxf6 25. Bxf6 Rg8 26. dxe6 fxe6 27. g7 Kf7 28. Bxd4 Bd7 29. Bxh7 Rgd8 30. Kf2 {Al Saffar,A (2348)-Blagojevic,D (2481) Khanty-Mansiysk 2010 1-0 (32)}) 16. Bf5 Ng7 $6 {Black's desire to exchange some of the intruders is perfectly understandable, but this is not such a good square for the knight.} (16... O-O-O $6 {would be risky because of} 17. Rc1 {when the black king cannot easily avoid the pins along the c-file or, eventually, along the h2-b8 diagonal.} Nc7 18. Qd4 $36) ({In case of} 16... Nc5 {the game continuation} 17. e4 $1 {would have been very strong} ({But now,} 17. g6 {is less clear, because Black's knights are better placed.} hxg6 18. Re6 Qxe6 19. Bxe6 Rxh4 20. Bxd7+ Nexd7 $13) 17... Bxf5 18. Rxf5 $32) (16... Ng6 {was still a solid option}) 17. e4 (17. g6 $1 hxg6 (17... Bxf5 18. Rxf5 Qc7 19. gxf7+ Nxf7 20. Rf1 $14 {?e4}) 18. Re6 Qxe6 19. Bxe6 Rxh4 (19... Nxe6 20. Bf6 $16) 20. Bxd7+ Nxd7 21. e4 $1 dxe4 22. Qe1 $14 {[%csl Gh4][%CAl Yc3e4]}) 17... Bxf5 18. exf5 O-O {In spite of his optical domination on the king side, Hite cannot easily create concrete threats.} 19. Qd4 (19. Qe2 $6 Rfe8 20. Re1 $2 Qb4 $1 $17) (19. Rh6 $2 Nxf5 20. Rxh7 Ng6 $1 $19) 19... Nd7 20. Qg4 Rfe8 21. Rf1 Qc5+ 22. Bf2 Ne5 23. Qh4 Qc4 $11 {By exchanging queens, Black retains an entirely viable position.} 24. Qxc4 Nxc4 25. g6 fxg6 26. fxg6 h5 27. Rf7 Re6 28. Rxb7 a5 29. Bd4 Rxg6 30. Rf6 Rxf6 31. Bxf6 Ne8 32. Bd4 Ncd6 33. Rb6 Nf5 34. Bc5 Rc8 35. Ne2 Nf6 36. Nd4 Nxd4 37. Bxd4 Kf7 38. Ra6 Ne4 39. Rxa5 c5 40. Ra7+ Ke6 41. Ra6+ Kf5 42. Bf2 Rb8 43. b3 c4 44. Bd4 cxb3 45. axb3 Rxb3 46. Ra1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tilburg"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Glek, Igor Vladimirovich"] [Black "Yudasin, Leonid"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2615"] [BlackElo "2625"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "1994.09.??"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "CBM 044"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1995.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. Qc2 Bh5 9. Bxf6 $146 (9. Nge2) ({RR} 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. h3 Bg6 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. Kb1 Bb4 14. Nd2 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Kc2 Nb6 19. Rb1 f6 20. Bf4 O-O-O 21. Kb3 Nd5 22. Bg3 Ne7 23. c4 Nf5 {Dardha,D (2608)-Xiong,J (2646) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (63)}) ({RR} 9. Nf3 Bg6 10. Ne5 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nbd7 12. f4 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Rf3 h6 15. Bh4 Ne4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Rff1 Ndf6 18. Rab1 a5 19. Ne2 Rec8 20. Rfd1 Ne8 21. Nc3 N8d6 22. Rbc1 Re8 23. Re1 f6 {Papasimakopoulos,A (2353)-Omariev,M (2304) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (47)}) 9... Bxf6 10. f4 $1 {xh5} Bg4 $146 (10... Be7 11. Kf1 $5 Nd7 12. h3 $16) ({RR} 10... g5 11. Nh3 gxf4 12. Nxf4 Bg6 13. O-O Nd7 14. Rf3 O-O 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Ne6 Qe7 17. Nxf8 Rxf8 18. Raf1 Bg7 19. Qf2 Nb6 20. g4 Nc4 21. h4 Nd6 22. h5 Re8 23. Rh3 Bh6 24. e4 dxe4 25. hxg6 {Berezjuk,S (2430)-Jirovsky,M (2446) Ostrava 2002 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 10... c5 11. dxc5 Nc6 12. h3 Bh4+ 13. Kf1 d4 14. Nb5 dxe3 15. Nd6+ Kf8 16. g4 Be7 17. Ne2 {½-½ (17) Barrero Garcia,C (2350)-Mirzoev,A (2547) Seville 2013}) 11. f5 (11. Bxh7 $2 Bxd4 12. exd4 Qh4+) 11... g6 12. h3 (12. fxg6 hxg6 13. Bxg6 $2 Bh4+ $1 14. Kd2 Qg5 15. Bd3 Bf2 $19) 12... Bxf5 (12... Bh4+ 13. Kf1 Bxf5 14. Bxf5 gxf5 15. Nf3 $14) 13. Bxf5 gxf5 14. Nge2 (14. Qxf5 Nd7 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. Kf2 Qe6 $13) 14... Bh4+ $1 (14... Bg5 15. O-O Bxe3+ 16. Kh1 $40) 15. g3 (15. Kd2 $5) 15... Bg5 16. O-O $1 (16. Qxf5 Nd7 $10) 16... Bxe3+ 17. Kh2 Nd7 18. Rxf5 Qe7 19. Raf1 f6 $6 (19... O-O 20. Rh5 f5 $1 21. Rhxf5 $13) 20. R1f3 (20. Rxd5 $5 cxd5 21. Nxd5 Qd6 22. Nxe3 O-O (22... Qc6 23. Nc3 $44) 23. Nf5 Qa6 24. Rf2 $44) 20... O-O (20... Bg5 $5) 21. Rh5 f5 $8 (21... Rf7 22. Nd1 $18) 22. Nd1 Bg5 23. h4 Bf6 24. Re3 $1 Qf7 25. Rxf5 Rae8 26. Nf4 Rxe3 27. Nxe3 Qe8 28. Rh5 Qe4 29. Qxe4 dxe4 30. Nf5 Re8 $6 (30... Nb6 $142 $1 31. Kg2 Nd5 32. Ne2 $1 Re8 $13) 31. Kg2 c5 $6 (31... Nb6 32. Rh6 $36) 32. dxc5 Nxc5 (32... Bxb2 33. Nd6 $16) 33. Nh6+ Kg7 34. Ng4 $1 Be7 $8 (34... Rc8 35. Rxc5 Rxc5 36. Ne6+ $18) (34... Nd3 35. Rxh7+ Kxh7 36. Nxf6+ $18) 35. Re5 Kf8 36. b4 Nd3 37. Rxe4 Nxf4+ (37... Nxb4 38. Ne6+ Kf7 (38... Kg8 39. Nh6+ Kh8 40. Rg4 $18) 39. Nh6+ Kg6 40. Nc7 Rc8 (40... Rd8 41. Re6+ Bf6 42. Ng4 Rf8 43. a3 Nc6 44. Nd5 $18) 41. Rxe7 Kxh6 42. Ne6 Rb8 43. Ng5 $18) 38. Rxf4+ Kg7 39. Re4 Kf8 40. Nh6 Rc8 41. Nf5 Bf6 42. a4 Rc6 43. b5 Rc3 44. Nd6 b6 45. Rf4 $1 Rc2+ (45... Ke7 46. Rxf6 $1 Rc2+ 47. Rf2 Rxf2+ 48. Kxf2 Kxd6 49. g4 $18) 46. Rf2 Rxf2+ 47. Kxf2 Be5 48. Nf5 Kf7 49. Kf3 Ke6 50. Ne3 (50. g4 h5 $1) 50... Bc7 51. g4 Ke5 52. g5 Bd8 53. Kg4 Kd4 54. Nf5+ Kc5 55. h5 Kb4 56. Nd4 Kxa4 57. Kf5 Be7 58. g6 hxg6+ 59. hxg6 Bf8 60. Ne6 Bh6 61. Kg4 (61. Kg4 Kxb5 62. Kh5 Bc1 63. g7 $18) 1-0 [Event "ESP-chT"] [Site "Lanzarote"] [Date "2003.05.11"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Gurevich, Mikhail"] [Black "Korneev, Oleg"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2606"] [Annotator "Gurevich,Mikhail"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2003.05.06"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "CBM 094 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.07.09"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.07.09"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "La Caja de Canarias"] [BlackTeam "Cajacanarias"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"] [BlackTeamCountry "ESP"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 O-O 8. Ng3 Be6 9. Bd3 c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rc1 ({RR} 12. a3 d4 13. Na4 Be7 14. e4 Nd7 15. Nf5 Nde5 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Rc1 Rad8 18. Re1 b6 19. b4 Qf6 20. Bg3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Ne5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Nb2 Rc8 24. Rcd1 Rfd8 25. g3 Qf6 26. e5 Qf5 {Nakamura,H (2780)-Topalov,V (2749) Saint Louis 2017 0-1 (55)}) 12... Bd6 (12... d4 $5) ({RR} 12... d4 13. Nb5 Bb6 14. e4 a6 15. Nd6 Qd7 16. Ngf5 g6 17. Bg5 Bd8 18. Nh6+ Kg7 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Nxe4 21. Bxd8 Raxd8 22. Bxe4 Kxh6 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Qc1+ Kg7 25. Rd1 d3 26. Qc3+ Kg8 27. Re4 {Duda,J (2739)-Keinanen,T (2495) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (79)}) ({RR} 12... d4 13. Nce4 Be7 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. e4 Rc8 16. a3 Be5 17. Rxc6 Bxf4 18. Rxc8 Bxc8 19. Ne2 Bc7 20. Qd2 Be6 21. Rc1 Qd6 22. g3 Bb6 23. Nf4 Bd7 24. Nd5 Rc8 25. Rxc8+ Bxc8 26. Nxb6 axb6 27. Qf4 {Moskalenko,V (2523)-Korneev,O (2577) Don Benito 2012 ½-½}) 13. Nh5 (13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qa4 a6 15. Rfd1 Rfd8 16. a3 Rac8 17. Qh4 Ne5 18. h3 h6 19. Nh5 Nxh5 20. Qxh5 Nxd3 21. Rxd3 Qb6 22. Qe2 d4 23. Rxd4 Rxd4 24. exd4 Qxd4 25. Rd1 Qf4 26. Qd2 Qxd2 27. Rxd2 {½-½ Touzane,O-Shchekachev,A/Montpellier 2000/EXT 2001 (27)}) 13... Nxh5 $146 {TN} (13... Be7 {-Kasparov,G-Yusupov,A Linares 1993}) ({RR} 13... Be7 14. Nb5 Nxh5 15. Qxh5 g6 16. Qf3 Rc8 17. Rfd1 Qd7 18. h3 Rfd8 19. Qg3 Nb4 20. Nc3 Nxd3 21. Rxd3 Bf5 22. Rd2 Qe6 23. Rcd1 h5 24. h4 Rc5 25. f3 Qc6 26. e4 Rxc3 27. bxc3 Qb6+ 28. Kh2 {Kasparov,G (2805)-Jussupow,A (2645) Linares 1993 ½-½ (118)}) 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Qxh5 g6 16. Qh4 a6 $5 (16... Qe5 17. Bb5 $5 {?} d4 18. Ne4 Qxb5 19. Rc5 Qxb2 $2 (19... Qe2 {Fritz} 20. Nf6+ Kg7 21. Nh5+ Kg8 (21... Qxh5 22. Rxh5 gxh5 $11) 22. Qf6 Qxh5 23. Rxh5 gxh5 $11) 20. Nf6+ Kg7 21. Nh5+ $18 {Kasparov,G}) 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. Be2 Qe5 (18... d4 19. Bf3 d3 20. Rd2 $14) 19. Bf3 $14 Kg7 20. Na4 $5 Rab8 21. b3 Qf6 $5 22. Qg3 $5 (22. Qxf6+ Kxf6 {(?23...?e5)} 23. Nc5 Ne5 24. Be2 a5 $11) 22... Ne5 (22... Qe5 23. Nc5 Qxg3 24. hxg3 Ne5 25. b4 $5 $14) 23. Be2 Rbc8 24. Nc5 $16 b6 (24... Rb8 25. f4 Nd7 (25... Nc6 26. Nxb7 Rxb7 27. Rxc6 $18) 26. Nxd7 Bxd7 (26... Rxd7 27. f5 $18)) 25. Nxa6 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Bf5 27. Qf4 $2 $138 (27. Nc7 {(??c7-b5-d4)} Rc8 (27... d4 28. exd4 Rxd4 29. Ne8+) 28. Ba6 Rd8 29. Bf1 $18) 27... d4 $1 28. exd4 Nd3 $2 (28... Rxd4 29. Qe3 Re4 30. Qd2 Rd4 $132) 29. Bxd3 Rxd4 30. Qc7 $6 (30. Nc7 $1 Rxf4 31. Ne8+ Kf8 (31... Kh6 32. Nxf6 Bxd3 33. Nd5 $18) 32. Nxf6 Bxd3 33. Nd7+ Ke7 34. Nxb6) 30... Bxd3 31. Nb8 Bb5 32. a4 Rd2 $132 33. Qg3 Rd3 (33... Rc2 34. Re1 Rc3 35. Qg4 Rc2 $132) 34. Qg4 $5 Rd2 $4 $138 35. axb5 Qxf2+ 36. Kh1 $18 Rb2 37. Qh3 Rc2 38. Rg1 Qd2 39. Qg3 Rc5 40. Nc6 Rxb5 41. b4 Rg5 42. Qf3 Rf5 43. Qe4 h5 44. h3 Rf4 45. Qe5+ Kh7 46. Qb8 Qf2 47. Ne7 Re4 48. Qg8+ Kh6 49. Qh8+ Kg5 50. Qd8 Re1 51. Nc6+ (51. Ng8+ f6 52. Qd5+ Re5 $18) 51... Kh6 52. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 53. Kh2 Qf2 54. Qh8+ Kg5 55. Qe5+ Kh6 56. Ne7 f6 57. Qe4 f5 58. Qe5 Qd2 59. Qg3 g5 60. Qe5 1-0 [Event "Candidates Tournament"] [Site "Berlin"] [Date "2018.03.16"] [Round "6"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2809"] [BlackElo "2800"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [PlyCount "127"] [EventDate "2018.03.10"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "22"] [SourceTitle "CBM 184"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2018.05.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 {When Fischer took the Semi-Tarrasch into his repertoire, he also experimented with this anti-Karlsbad move order. It could lead to a transposition to the Semi-Tarrasch, but also lead to independent play, as in this game.} 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 ({Deviating from his previous win over Kramnik after} 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Rc1 b6 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. O-O h6 {Mamedyarov,S (2756)-Kramnik,V (2783) Shamkir 2015 CBM 166 [Krasenkow,M] (1-0, 76), featuring a complicated battle.}) {The last move bears some optical similarity to the Grünfeld 8.?b1 system, but the main idea is different. The rook prevents an early ...?b4+ forcing the exchange of bishops, while in the Grünfeld it just removes the queen from the bishop's range. In both cases, the rook also puts some pressure on b7 but the move itself delays White's kingside development.} 7... Be7 8. Bb5+ $5 {Forcing Black to deviate from the most natural way of developing, based on ...?c6 and ...?b7.} ({There have been a few recent high level games with the more neutral} 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bc4 Nc6 (9... Qc7 {Matlakov,M (2728)-Aronian,L (2799) Tbilisi 2017 CBM 181 [Krasenkow,M] (1-0, 27)}) 10. O-O b6 11. Bf4 (11. d5 {Svidler,P (2749)-Hou,Y (2666) Geneva 2017 CBM 180 [Roiz,M] (1-0, 31)}) 11... Bb7 {Svidler,P (2755)-Radjabov,T (2710) Moscow 2017 CBM 179 [Krasenkow,M] (½-½, 31)}) 8... Bd7 {Kramnik decides to keep the possibility of ...?c6, with pressure on d4. Even though d7 is in principle not the best square for the bishop, after the enemy bishop's retreat it will count as a whole tempo in the race for development.} (8... Nd7 {is aimed at keeping Black;s play more flexible but the overall impression is that his position remains more passive. Here is a brilliant attacking example.} 9. a4 O-O 10. Nf3 Nf6 (10... b6 {would have two main drawbacks. It would expose the queenside to a4-a5 and face the knight with the risk of being left out of play after e4-e5. But the game manoeuvre is time consuming and will allow White develop his initiative in the centre.}) 11. Bd3 Qa5 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. O-O Bd7 14. Re1 $14 Rad8 $2 {A natural developing move, which... immediately puts Black in a critical position.} (14... cxd4 {opens the c-file for White, offering him strong queenside pressure.} 15. cxd4 Rad8 16. a5 $16) ({With hindsight, it was essential to take the d5-square under control with} 14... Bc6 $14) 15. e5 Nd5 16. c4 Nb4 17. Bxb4 cxb4 18. d5 $16 {WHite has a crushing space advantage and unsurprisingly the next move will allow him to start a thematic attack.} Bc5 19. Bxh7+ $1 {This classical sacrifrice is a rare guest in modern high level tournaments.} Kxh7 20. Ng5+ Kh6 21. Qg4 exd5 22. Qh4+ Kg6 23. Qh7+ Kxg5 24. Qxg7+ Kh5 25. g4+ Bxg4 26. Qh7+ Kg5 27. h4+ Kf4 28. Qh6+ {1-0 Wojtaszek,R (2716)-Naiditsch,A (2706) Trzcianka 2014} Kf3 29. Rb3+ {and mates next.}) ({RR} 8... Nd7 9. Ne2 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Bd3 b5 12. a4 b4 13. cxb4 cxb4 14. Bb2 Bb7 15. f4 a5 16. Ng3 Nb6 17. f5 Bc6 18. d5 exd5 19. f6 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 g6 21. Qc1 Re8 22. Qxc5 dxe4 23. Qe3 {Mamedyarov,S (2764)-Pulpan,J (2407) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0}) 9. Bd3 (9. Bxd7+ {frees Black's position and speeds up his development.} Nxd7 {Now that ?xh7+ is not available anymore this looks correct.} 10. Rxb7 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nb6 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2751)-Hou,Y (2652) Moscow 2017 (0-1, 60) Black soon had to sacrifice the exchange on e7, but Black managed to defend.}) ({This will eventually cause a new tempo loss, but} 9. Be2 {runs into} Bc6 {forcing the unnatural} 10. Bf3 {when Black has several ways of developing his initiative, for instance} cxd4 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qa6 13. Ne2 Bb5 $132) ({RR} 9. Ne2 Bxb5 10. Rxb5 b6 11. O-O O-O 12. Be3 Nd7 13. Qd3 Rc8 14. Rd1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nf6 16. f3 Qd7 17. a4 Rfd8 18. a5 bxa5 19. Rxa5 Bb4 20. Ra6 Rc6 21. Rda1 Rxa6 22. Qxa6 Ra8 23. h3 h6 {Mamedyarov,S (2801)-Giri,A (2782) Chess.com INT 2018 1-0}) ({RR} 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Rxb7 Nb6 11. Nf3 Qc8 12. Rxe7+ Kxe7 13. Ba3 f6 14. Bxc5+ Kf7 15. O-O Nd7 16. Bd6 Qxc3 17. d5 e5 18. Nh4 Qc8 19. Nf5 g6 20. Ne7 Qa6 21. Nc6 Rhe8 22. Qg4 Qc8 23. f4 Kg7 {Varga,C (2279)-Pasztor,B (2430) Nyiregyhaza HUN 2026 ½-½ (50)}) 9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 {Black keeps developing as White does not have the time to take on b7 due to his hanging (more important) pawn on d4.} 11. Be2 $146 {Defending the bishop and keeping it safe from the knight's attack, but just throwing away another tempo.} (11. Nf3 {allows Black more or less ot force the exchange of bishops with} Nb4 12. O-O (12. Be2 {wastes a tempo and places the bishop on a vulnerable square:} Nxa2 13. Bd2 a5 {Ensuring the knight's retreat.} 14. Rxb7 Qc8 15. Rb2 Nc3 {exchanging one of the bishops with excellent play.}) 12... O-O (12... Nxa2 {is dangerous now.} 13. Bd2 a5 14. Rxb7 Qc8 {First of all, ...?c3 is not a problem for White in the event of a rook retreat anymore and secondly} 15. Rxd7 Qxd7 16. d5 {is likely to offer him dangerous initiative for the exchange.}) 13. Ne5 Be8 14. Be3 Rc8 15. a3 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 f6 17. Nf3 Bc6 $15 {Poghosyan,S (2256)-Harutyunian,T (2520) Yerevan 2017 (0-1, 27) with excellent play for Black due to his strong bishops and good control in the centre.}) ({RR} 11. Nf3 Nb4 12. O-O Nxd3 13. Qxd3 b6 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Rfc1 Rc8 16. Rxc8 Bxc8 17. Rc1 Bd6 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 19. Bxd6 Qc1+ 20. Qf1 Rc8 21. h3 Qxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Rc1+ 23. Ke2 Rc2+ 24. Ke3 Rxa2 25. d5 exd5 {Kundianok,V (2152)-Davtyan,A (2204) Yerevan 2022 0-1 (67)}) ({RR} 11. Nf3 Nb4 12. Be2 Rc8 13. O-O Nxa2 14. Bd2 Nc3 15. Bxc3 Rxc3 16. Rxb7 Rc7 17. Qb1 O-O 18. Rc1 Rxb7 19. Qxb7 a5 20. Ne5 Ba4 21. d5 exd5 22. exd5 Bd6 23. Nc6 Qg5 24. Rf1 Kh8 25. Qa6 Qxd5 {Xiang,Z (2437)-Lin,W (2371) Liaocheng 2021 ½-½ (58)}) 11... Rc8 12. Nf3 {White finally tries catching up in development, but Black can start the typical semi Tarrasch simplification plan already.} (12. Rxb7 $2 Nxd4 $1 $17) 12... Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Bb4 14. Rb2 ({In one of the semi-Tarrasch lines with similar black queenside play White reacts with} 14. d5 {but here Black is a couple of tempi up and his bishop stands well on d7, neutralising the central pawn. For instance} exd5 15. exd5 Bxd2+ 16. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Na5 18. Rhc1 Ke7 $11) 14... Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Na5 $11 {The game has reached a typical Grünfeld/Semi-Tarrasch ending. WHite has more space but after exchanging two minor pieces Black has comfortable development. In the long run, he can count on using his queenside majority and the weak c4-square.} 17. Rbb1 {Preparing to start the fight for the c-file.} (17. Ne5 f6 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 {would just help Black complete his development.}) 17... Ke7 18. Rhc1 f6 {Restricting the enemy knight and taking measures against the potential plan e4-e5 followed by a knight transfer to d6. This is actually the start of a phase in which both sides will be concerned with gaining space and control on both wings. Logically so, since breaks in the centre are likely to favour the opponent.} 19. h4 Rhd8 20. Bd3 a6 21. Ke3 b5 22. g4 {Among others, an anticipation of ...?e8-h5.} Be8 {Black has completed his global regrouping harmoniously. True to his (not always objective) optimism displayed at the Candidates, Kramnik already thought he should start playing for a win.} 23. Ng1 {White also has ambitions. The knight retreat clears the path for the f-pawn, allowing a massive pawn attack and prepares to block the c4-pawn with ?e2-c3 after ...?c4+ followed by exchanges on c4.} Nc6 {Planning to attack d4 with all available forces.} ({Due to the relative weakness of the f4-square} 23... e5 $11 {comes strongly into consideration. Whatever White does Black gets good control on the dark squares. For hidden tactical reasons, Kramnik's plan fails to cross Mamedyarov's intentions.}) ({But} 23... Nc4+ $2 {would justify White's last move after} 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. Rxc4 bxc4 26. Ne2 $16 {[%CAl Ge2c3]}) 24. Ne2 Rd6 25. Rd1 $6 {Prematurely switching to defence.} ({True,} 25. a4 {is ineffective due to} bxa4 26. Bxa6 Ra8 27. Bb7 Ra7 {(Kramnik) when the passed a-pawn ensures Black at least equal play.}) ({But White should have continued his attack with} 25. f4 $1 {since} Rcd8 $6 {is ineffective because of} 26. Rc5 $3 $16 {Taking the d5-square under control. White plans to increase his space advantage with h4-h5 and e4-e5 and the tactical point is that} Nxd4 $6 {loses material to} (26... Kf8 {makes the threat ...?xd4 real and the point behind White's last move is revealed after} 27. e5 $1 {forcing Black to release the pressure on d4.}) 27. Rc7+ Kf8 28. e5 Rd5 29. Be4 $16) 25... Rcd8 26. Bc2 Na5 27. Bd3 Nc6 28. Bc2 $11 h5 $5 {The same optimistic approach. For the time being Kramnik stays within the limits of tolerable risk.} 29. g5 fxg5 (29... Na5 $11 {, returning to the move repetition plan was still possible.}) 30. e5 R6d7 31. hxg5 {White's space advantage has turned even more impressive but Kramnik had put (too) big hopes into his passed pawn.} h4 $4 {Showing a complete loss of objectivity. Where is this pawn going to all by itself?} ({Once again} 31... Na5 {would have ensured the equality as White's avoiding the repetition would offer Black counterplay:} 32. f3 Nc4+ 33. Kf2 Rc7 34. Bd3 Bc6 $132 {threatening ...?f8.}) 32. g6 $2 {Strategically a desirable move, but concretely an inaccuracy, allowing Black one more chance to return onto the right path.} ({Since Black is not threatening much, White should have eliminated once and for all the counterplay around the c4-square with:} 32. Rbc1 $1 Na5 ({Or if} 32... h3 33. Bb3 {Black's lack of space prevents him from keeping the pressure on d4, so after} Na5 34. Rh1 {he simply loses the daring pawn.}) 33. Bd3 Bh5 34. f3) 32... Na5 $1 ({Kramnik thought} 32... h3 {would offer better chances "for an advantage" but delaying the queenside counterplay once again dooms the h-pawn:} 33. Rbc1 h2 34. f4 $16 {Now that g6 is attacked, White needs to clear the c-file with ?e4, but first he has to prevent ...?xe5.} h1=Q {fails to bring any relief:} 35. Rxh1 Nxd4 36. Nxd4 Rxd4 37. f5 exf5 38. Bxf5 $18 {with a decisive attack based on ?c7+ and ?h8/h7.}) 33. Rbc1 {It is Mamedyarov who does not agree to a draw, but the position remains balanced.} Rc7 ({If} 33... Nc4+ 34. Kf4 {the king is safe as Black cannot play ...?f8 soon.}) 34. Bd3 Rdc8 $2 (34... Nc4+ $6 35. Bxc4 Rxc4 36. Rxc4 bxc4 37. Rh1 Bxg6 38. Rxh4 $14 {[%CAl Ge2c3] offers White the more pleasant play.}) ({From the wide range of lines suggested by Kramnik as ways to prove an advantage, the best chance (actually mainly for... equality) was} 34... Rxc1 35. Rxc1 Bc6 36. Be4 (36. Nf4 {is safer:} Rh8 37. Bf1 Nc4+ 38. Bxc4 bxc4 39. Rxc4 Kd7 $11 {with adequate compensation for the pawn.}) 36... Nc4+ 37. Rxc4 {Actually the analysis was abruptly interrupted here as Kramnik switched to something different.} bxc4 38. Bxc6 h3 39. Nc3 h2 $15 {The rook is at least as strong as the minor pieces, since the black passers need permanent surveillance and d4 is hanging.}) 35. Rxc7+ Rxc7 36. Rh1 Nc4+ 37. Kf4 $18 {White wins a pawn and keeps his huge space advantage.} Nb2 ({Kramnik put the blame for his loss on an optical illusion. When entering this line he initially thought his rook would be on c8 so after} 37... Bc6 38. Rxh4 {38...?f8+ he would have got the initiative. But Mamedyarov rightly pointed out that even in such a hypothetical case White would retain a big advantage with 39.?g5 ?xf2 40.?f4, protecting the king against checks and threatening ?h7.}) 38. Be4 b4 39. Rxh4 Nd1 40. f3 (40. Rh7 $18 Kd8 41. Kf3 {[%CAl Ge2f4]}) 40... Nc3 41. Nxc3 bxc3 42. Rh2 $5 {A patient move, neutralising Black's chances for counterplay.} (42. Rh7 Kd8 43. Bc2 Rb7 44. Rh8 Ke7 45. Ke3 Rb2 46. Be4 Rg2 $132 {Mamedyarov}) 42... Rc8 43. Ke3 Bb5 44. f4 Bc4 45. Rh7 Rg8 46. a3 ({The post mortem concluded that the thematic} 46. d5 {would be premature as it offered Black saving chances after} exd5 47. Bc2 Ke6 48. Kd4 Rf8 49. f5+ Rxf5 50. Bxf5+ Kxf5 {but White wins with} 51. Rh2 {since} Kxg6 52. Rf2 {leaves the king cut off from the e-pawn.}) 46... a5 (46... Bb3 47. Kd3 $18) 47. Bc2 (47. d5 $1 $18) 47... Kd7 48. d5 $5 {Clearing the king's path.} ({But the simple} 48. Ke4 {planning ?c3 is at least as effective as it does not give away the d-pawn.}) 48... Bxd5 49. Kd4 Ba2 50. Kxc3 Kc6 51. Rh2 Kc5 {Black has achieved some counterplay, but due to White's huge space advantage it will not be enough to save the game.} 52. Rd2 Rh8 {Making the third rank check a first priority.} (52... Rf8 53. Rd7 Rxf4 54. Rxg7 $18) 53. Rd7 Rh3+ 54. Kb2 Bd5 55. Rxg7 Kd4 (55... Rg3 56. Rd7 Kd4 57. g7 Rg2 58. a4 $3 {A subtle move preparing the decisive f4-f5.} ({The post mortem went} 58. f5 Kxe5 59. fxe6 Bxe6 60. Re7 {concluding that White wins due to the threat ?xe6+ followed by g8? and ?b3+, but} a4 $3 $11 {prevents ?b3, saving the game.})) 56. Rh7 Rg3 57. Rh5 Rg2 58. Rg5 Rf2 59. g7 Be4 60. g8=Q Rxc2+ 61. Kb3 {Black's perfect coordination does not compensate for the huge material disadvantage, of course.} Rc3+ 62. Ka4 Rc5 63. Rg2 Bf3 64. Qd8+ 1-0 [Event "Candidates qf1"] [Site "Brussels"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2660"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "102"] [EventDate "1991.08.??"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "8"] [EventCountry "BEL"] [SourceTitle "Candidates"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 Be7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 c6 8. h3 (8. e3 Nh5 $10) 8... Nf8 (8... O-O 9. e3 Re8 10. Bd3 Nf8 11. O-O Bd6 12. Ne5 Ng6 $13) 9. e3 Ng6 10. Bh2 O-O (10... Bd6 $5 11. Ne5 Qe7 12. f4 Nd7 $13) 11. Bd3 Re8 12. Ne5 (12. O-O Bd6 $14) 12... Bd6 13. f4 $1 c5 (13... Nd7 14. O-O-O $40) 14. O-O (14. Nb5 cxd4 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 16. exd4 Qb4+ $10) 14... c4 (14... cxd4 15. exd4 Qb6 16. Qf2 $14) 15. Be2 (15. Bf5 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Bb4 $10) 15... Bb4 (15... Bd7 16. Bf3 Bc6 17. b3 $1 $16) 16. f5 Nf8 $146 (16... Ne7 17. g4 $16) ({RR} 16... Ne7 17. g4 Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nd7 19. Bf3 Nc6 20. Qf2 Qe7 21. Rab1 Nb6 22. g5 Bxf5 23. Bg4 Bg6 {1-0 (23) Tregubov,P (2628)-Legky,N (2468) France 2009}) 17. Bf3 Bxc3 (17... N8d7 18. g4 $16) 18. bxc3 Bd7 (18... b5 19. a4 bxa4 20. Rxa4 $16) 19. g4 Bc6 20. Qg2 (20. g5 Ne4 (20... N6d7 21. h4 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Nd7 23. Bf4 $16) 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. f6 $16) 20... N8d7 21. g5 Nxe5 (21... Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Rf4 $16) 22. Bxe5 Ne4 (22... Nd7 23. Bf4 Nf8 24. h4 $16) 23. Bxe4 dxe4 24. h4 (24. f6 g6 25. Qg4 h5 $1 (25... Kh8 26. Qh4 Rg8 27. Qh6 Qf8 28. Qg7+ $1 $18) 26. gxh6 Kh7 $13) 24... Kh8 25. f6 $1 (25. h5 f6 26. Bf4 Qd7 $13) 25... g6 26. h5 Rg8 $8 27. Kf2 Qa5 (27... gxh5 28. Rh1 Rg6 29. Rxh5 Qg8 30. Rah1 Re8 31. Qh2 $18) 28. Rh1 $1 Qxc3 29. Rae1 Bd7 $8 (29... Rae8 30. hxg6 Rxg6 31. Rh5 Kg8 32. Qh2 $18) 30. hxg6 $2 (30. Qxe4 Bf5 31. hxg6 Bxg6 32. Rxh7+ Bxh7 33. Rh1 Qd2+ 34. Kf3 Qd1+ $1 35. Kf4 Qf1+ $1 36. Rxf1 Bxe4 37. Kxe4 Rxg5 $15) (30. Kg3 $3 gxh5 (30... Bf5 31. Kf4 Rae8 32. Qh2 Rxe5 33. hxg6 Bxg6 34. Qxh7+ Bxh7 35. Rxh7+ Kxh7 36. Rh1+ Kg6 37. Rh6#) 31. Kf4 Bg4 32. Qxg4 $1 Qxe1 $8 (32... hxg4 33. Rxh7+ Kxh7 34. Rh1+ Kg6 35. Rh6#) 33. Qg2 $1 Qa5 34. Rxh5 Rg6 35. Qh3 Kg8 36. Rxh7 Kf8 37. Rh8+ Rg8 38. Qh7 $18) 30... Rxg6 31. Qxe4 (31. Qh2 h6 32. Qxh6+ Rxh6 33. Rxh6+ Kg8 34. Reh1 Qd2+) (31. Rh5 Bf5 32. Qh2 Rgg8 $16) 31... Kg8 $8 (31... Bc6 32. Qxg6 $1 fxg6 33. f7#) 32. Qxb7 (32. Rh5 Bc6 33. Qh4 Qc2+ 34. Re2 Qe4 $132) 32... Qc2+ 33. Re2 Qf5+ 34. Bf4 Rc8 (34... Re8 $5 35. Qf3 Re4) 35. Qf3 c3 36. e4 (36. Qh5 h6 $13) 36... Qa5 37. d5 (37. Rc2 $5 Qb6 $1 (37... Ba4 $2 38. Qh3 $18) 38. Be3 Qb7 $132) 37... c2 38. e5 Rc3 39. Qh5 $2 (39. Qe4 Qc5+ (39... Bg4 40. e6 $1 fxe6 41. f7+ Kxf7 42. Rxh7+ $40) 40. Be3 Qc4 $13) 39... h6 40. e6 Be8 41. Bc1 (41. gxh6 Qc5+ 42. Be3 Rxe3 43. Rxe3 c1=Q 44. Rxc1 Qxc1 $19) 41... Qxd5 42. e7 Rxg5 $1 43. Bxg5 (43. Qxh6 Rg2+ 44. Kf1 Qf3+ $19) 43... Qf5+ 44. Ke1 (44. Kg1 c1=Q+ 45. Bxc1 Rxc1+ 46. Kg2 Bc6+ 47. Kg3 Rc3+ $19) 44... c1=Q+ 45. Bxc1 Rxc1+ 46. Kd2 Rc2+ 47. Kd1 (47. Ke3 Rc3+ 48. Kd2 Qc2+ 49. Ke1 Qc1+ 50. Kf2 Qf4+ 51. Kg2 Bc6+ $19) (47. Ke1 Rc1+ 48. Kd2 Qc2+ 49. Ke3 Qc3+ 50. Kf2 Qd4+ $19) 47... Qd3+ 48. Ke1 Qg3+ 49. Kd1 Qd3+ 50. Ke1 Qc3+ 51. Kf2 (51. Kf1 Rc1+ 52. Kf2 Qd4+ 53. Re3 Rc2+ 54. Kf1 Bb5+ 55. Qxb5 Qd1+ 56. Re1 Qf3+) 51... Qd4+ {Ftacnik,L} (51... Qd4+ 52. Kf1 Qf4+ 53. Kg1 Rc1+ 54. Kg2 Bc6+ $19) 0-1 [Event "Candidates final"] [Site "El Escorial"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Timman, Jan H"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2655"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "1993.01.??"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "Candidates"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 (5... Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 c6 8. Bd3 Nbd7 9. Nf3 (9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 {Timman,J-Short,N/Amsterdam/1992/}) 9... Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rae1 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 f5 15. f3 {Timman,J-Short,N/Amsterdam/1988/}) 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Rd1 (10. Kd2 Nd7 11. Bd3 a5 12. Nf3 Nb6 13. b3 Kd7 {Ivanchuk,V-Short,N/Linares/1992/}) ({RR} 10. g3 Nd7 11. Nf3 Nb6 12. Nh4 a5 13. f4 f5 14. Bd3 Nc4 15. O-O-O Nd6 16. Rhg1 Be7 17. Nf3 Bh5 18. Rdf1 Bxf3 19. Rxf3 h5 20. h4 a4 21. a3 Kd7 22. Ne2 Rag8 23. Nc3 b5 24. Rff1 Rg6 {Sevian,S (2684)-Niemann,H (2688) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (36)}) ({RR} 10. O-O-O Nd7 11. Bd3 Rg8 12. g3 Nb6 13. Nf3 Bh5 14. Be2 Bb4 15. Nh4 Bg6 16. Bd3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Kd7 19. Rd2 Nc4 20. Re2 Nd6 21. Ng2 a5 22. Nf4 a4 23. Kc2 f5 24. Rb1 Kc7 {Beliavsky,A (2618)-Short,N (2675) Batumi 1999 ½-½ (34)}) 10... Nd7 ({RR} 10... a5 11. h4 h5 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Rh3 a4 14. Nge2 Bd6 15. Rf3 Rg8 16. Kf1 b5 17. Nf4 b4 18. Nce2 Rb8 19. Rc1 Rb6 20. Rg3 Nf8 21. b3 Rh8 22. Nxg6 fxg6 23. Nf4 Bxf4 24. exf4 axb3 25. axb3 {Dahl,C (2387)-Labruyere,R (2281) Dortmund GER 2025 1-0 (57)}) 11. Bd3 Nb6 12. Nge2 $146 ({RR} 12. b3 a5 13. a4 Bb4 14. Nge2 Nc8 15. O-O Nd6 16. Na2 Ba3 17. Nac3 Bb4 18. Na2 Ba3 19. Nac3 Bb4 20. Na2 {½-½ (20) Dreev,A (2649)-Kuzubov,Y (2655) Saint Louis 2018}) 12... Kd7 13. e4 $6 (13. h4) 13... dxe4 14. Bxe4 Re8 15. Bd3 Bb4 16. O-O Kc7 17. Ng3 $6 (17. a3 $5 Bxc3 18. Nxc3) 17... Bxc3 18. bxc3 Na4 $15 19. f4 $2 (19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. c4 Rh4 $15) 19... Nxc3 20. f5 Nxd1 21. Rxd1 Re7 22. Kf2 Rd8 23. fxg6 fxg6 24. Ne2 f5 25. g3 b5 26. Bc2 Kb6 (26... c5 $1) 27. Nc1 a5 28. a4 Rd6 29. Rd3 Rde6 30. Bd1 (30. d5 cxd5 31. Rxd5 Rc6 $19) 30... Re1 31. d5 Rh1 32. d6 (32. Kg2 Ree1 33. Bb3 cxd5 34. Ne2) 32... Rd7 33. Kg2 Re1 34. Ne2 (34. Kf2 Re6) 34... Kc5 35. Kf2 Rh1 36. Kg2 Rxd1 $5 (36... Re1 37. Kf2 $10) 37. Rxd1 Rxd6 38. Rc1+ Kb4 39. axb5 cxb5 40. Rb1+ Kc5 41. Kf2 a4 (41... b4 42. Ke3 a4 43. Rc1+ $13) (41... Rd3 $5 42. Nf4 Rd2+ 43. Ne2 Rc2 44. Ke3 Kc4 $15) (41... b4) 42. Nc3 Rb6 (42... Rd2+ 43. Ke3 Rxh2 44. Nxb5 Rc2 $5) 43. Rc1 (43. Ke3 Kc4 44. Kd2 (44. Nxa4 $2 Re6+) 44... a3 45. Ne2 Rd6+ $1 (45... b4 46. Rc1+ Kb3 47. Nd4+ Ka4 48. Rc8 $1)) 43... Kd4 44. Ne2+ Kd3 45. Rc3+ Kd2 46. Ra3 Rd6 {Short bietet in klar besserer Stellung remis an.} (46... Rd6 47. Ra2+ (47. Nc3 $2 b4 48. Nb1+ Kc2 49. Rxa4 Rb6 $3 50. Na3+ Kb3 $19) 47... Kd3 48. Ra3+ Kc4 $17) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Nussloch"] [Site "Nussloch"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "8"] [White "Sokolov, Ivan"] [Black "Dautov, Rustem"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2615"] [Annotator "Dautov,Rustem"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "1996.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "15"] [SourceTitle "CBM 053"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1996.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. h4 (10. Nge2) (10. Kd2) (10. Rd1) 10... h5 (10... Nd7 11. h5 Bf5 12. Nf3 $14 {??h4}) 11. Nh3 (11. g3 Bd6 12. Nge2 Nd7 13. Bh3 Nb6 14. O-O-O Nc4 15. Rde1 Kd8 $6 16. Nf4 Kc7 17. Nxg6 fxg6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Rxe4 f5 20. Re6 $14 {Drasko,M-Pedersen,H/Copenhagen op/1989/}) 11... Bd6 {N} (11... Nd7 12. Nf4 Bd6 13. g3 Bxf4 14. gxf4 Bf5 15. f3 Rd8 16. Kf2 Nb6 17. Be2 Ke7 18. b4 Be6 19. a4 $14 {Drasko,M-Bellini,F/Montecatini Terme /1995}) 12. Be2 $6 (12. g3 $142) ({RR} 12. g3 Nd7 13. Nf4 Ke7 14. f3 a5 15. Kf2 Nf8 16. Bh3 Rh6 17. Rac1 Ne6 18. Rhd1 f5 19. Nce2 Kf6 20. Nd3 Rhh8 21. f4 Rhc8 22. Ne5 Bh7 23. Nc3 Ke7 24. Bg2 f6 25. Nd3 Bg8 26. Na4 Rc7 {Maghsoodloo,P (2701)-Van Foreest,J (2678) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (60)}) ({RR} 12. g3 a5 13. Nf4 Nd7 14. Rc1 a4 15. a3 Kf8 16. Bh3 Nb6 17. Nxg6+ fxg6 18. Bf1 Kf7 19. Bd3 Rhe8 20. O-O f5 21. Kg2 Re7 22. Rfd1 Rae8 23. Bc2 Ra8 24. Bd3 Kf6 25. Nb1 Ra5 26. Nd2 Nd7 {Nguyen Hong Anh (1971)-Mester,P (2299) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (107)}) 12... Nd7 13. Rc1 Nb6 $146 ({RR} 13... Ke7 14. g3 Bf5 15. Nf4 Bxf4 16. gxf4 Rag8 17. Kd2 Rg2 18. Rcg1 Rhg8 19. Rxg2 Rxg2 20. Ke1 Nb6 21. b3 Kf8 22. Bxh5 Rg7 23. Bf3 Rh7 24. Ne2 Kg7 25. Ng3 Bb1 26. a3 Bc2 27. Bd1 Bb1 28. Kd2 {Manteiga,F (2006)-Cahuapaza Tarapaca,L (2034) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (46)}) ({RR} 13... Ke7 14. g3 Bf5 15. Nf4 Bxf4 16. gxf4 Rag8 17. Kd2 Rg2 18. Rcg1 Rhg8 19. Rxg2 Rxg2 20. Ke1 Nb6 21. b3 Kf8 22. Bxh5 Rg7 23. Bf3 Rh7 24. Ne2 Kg7 25. Ng3 Bb1 26. a3 Bc2 27. Bd1 Bb1 28. Kd2 {Manteiga,F (2006)-Cahuapaza Tarapaca,L (2034) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (46)}) 14. g3 Nc4 $5 (14... Kd7 $10) 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. Nf4 Bf5 $5 (16... O-O-O $2 17. Nxg6 fxg6 18. Ne4 $16) (16... b5 $6 17. Nxg6 fxg6 18. Ne4 Be7 19. b3 cxb3 20. axb3 $14) (16... Bxf4 17. gxf4 O-O-O 18. f3 b5 19. Kf2 Bd3 (19... a6 $5 {?} 20. e4 $2 f5 21. Ke3 fxe4 22. fxe4 Rhe8 $15) 20. Rhg1 Rhg8 $10) 17. f3 O-O-O $2 (17... b5 18. Kf2 Ke7 (18... Bd7 $2 19. Ne4 Be7 20. b3 cxb3 21. axb3 $16) 19. Nxh5 (19. e4 Bd7 $13) 19... Rxh5 20. g4 Rh7 21. gxf5 Rah8 $10) 18. Kf2 b5 19. Nxh5 $1 Rxh5 20. g4 $16 Bxg4 (20... Rh7 21. gxf5 Rdh8 22. Ne4 Be7 23. b3 cxb3 24. axb3 Kb7 25. Rcg1 $16) 21. fxg4 Rh6 22. Ne4 Kd7 23. Kf3 (23. b3 $5 cxb3 24. axb3 a5 25. Nxd6 Kxd6 26. Rc5 Ra8 27. Rhc1 Ra6 28. h5 a4 29. b4 $1 (29. bxa4 bxa4 30. Ra1 Rh8 31. Ra3 Rg8 32. Kf3 Rg5 $132) 29... a3 30. Kf3 a2 31. Ra1 Rh8 (31... Ra4 32. Kf4 Rh8 (32... Rxb4 33. Rxa2 $16) 33. Kf5 Rha8 34. Rc2 $16) 32. Kf4 Ra3 33. Rc2 Rha8 34. h6 $16) 23... a5 24. h5 a4 25. a3 Rg8 (25... Bf8 26. Ng3 Rh8 27. Nf5 Bh6 28. Rcd1 Ke6 29. e4 $16 {?d5}) 26. Rcf1 Ke6 27. Rh4 Bc7 (27... Rg7 28. Ke2 Rg8 29. Kd2 $1 (29. Rf5 $2 c3 30. Nxc3 Rxg4 $10) 29... Rg7 30. Rf5 Rg8 31. Nxd6 Kxd6 32. e4 $16) 28. Ke2 Bb8 29. Nc5+ Ke7 30. Rf5 Bg3 31. Rh3 Bd6 32. Kf3 Rg5 $2 $138 33. Ne4 $2 $138 (33. Rxg5 $1 fxg5 34. Ne4 $1 f6 35. Nxd6 Kxd6 36. Ke4 Ke6 (36... c5 37. Rf3 cxd4 38. exd4 $18) 37. Rh1 $22 Rh8 38. h6 Kf7 39. Kf5 Re8 40. h7 Kg7 41. e4 Kh8 42. e5 fxe5 43. dxe5 c5 44. e6 $18) 33... Rxf5+ (33... Rg8 34. Nxd6 Kxd6 35. Kf4 Ke6 36. Rh1 Ke7 37. Rd1 Kd6 38. e4 $16) 34. gxf5 Bc7 (34... Kd7 $5 35. Nxd6 (35. Rh1 Bf8 36. Ke2 c5 $132) (35. Nf2 $2 c3 $1 36. bxc3 Ke7 $13) 35... Kxd6 36. e4 c5 37. Ke3 Kc6 38. Rh1 (38. e5 $2 Kd5) 38... Kd6 39. dxc5+ (39. d5 Ke5 40. Kf3 b4 $132) 39... Kxc5 40. Kf4 c3 (40... b4 41. axb4+ Kxb4 42. Rh3 c3 $1) 41. bxc3 Kc4 42. Kg4 Kxc3 43. Rb1 Kc4 44. Rb4+ Kc5 $132) 35. Ke2 Kf8 36. Nf2 Ke7 (36... Kg7 $2 37. Ng4 Rh8 38. h6+ $18) 37. Kd2 Bd8 38. Kc3 Ba5+ 39. Kc2 Bd8 40. Ng4 Rh8 41. h6 Kf8 $1 {??g8-h7} 42. e4 Kg8 43. d5 c5 $1 (43... cxd5 $2 44. exd5 Kh7 45. Re3 Rg8 46. Re4 Rg5 47. d6 Rxf5 48. Re7 $1 Kg6 49. Re8 $18) 44. e5 fxe5 45. Nxe5 Bf6 $1 46. h7+ (46. Ng4 Bd4 47. h7+ (47. d6 $2 Kh7 $17) 47... Kf8 48. f6 Ke8 49. Rh5 Kd7 $10) 46... Rxh7 47. Rxh7 Kxh7 48. Nxf7 b4 $10 49. Nd6 c3 (49... b3+ $2 50. Kb1 c3 51. bxc3 Bxc3 52. Ne4 Be5 53. d6 c4 54. d7 Bc7 55. Ng5+ $18) 50. bxc3 Bxc3 51. Ne4 Bd4 (51... Be5 52. d6 bxa3 53. Kb1 Kg7 54. d7 Bc7 55. Ka2 Kf7 56. Nxc5 Ke7 $10) 52. d6 bxa3 53. Kb1 c4 54. Ka2 Kg7 55. d7 Bb6 56. Kxa3 Kf8 57. f6 (57. Kxa4 Ke7 58. Kb5 Kxd7 $1 59. Kxb6 Ke7 60. Kc5 c3 $10) 57... c3 58. Nxc3 Kf7 59. Kxa4 Bd8 60. Kb5 Kxf6 61. Kc6 Ke6 1/2-1/2 [Event "FRA-chT Top 12"] [Site "Montpellier"] [Date "2015.05.31"] [Round "2.3"] [White "Postny, Evgeny"] [Black "Sokolov, Ivan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2623"] [Annotator "ChessBase II"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2015.05.30"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.06.18"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Metz Fischer"] [BlackTeam "Chalons-en-champagne"] [WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"] [BlackTeamCountry "FRA"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Ne4 8. Qc2 g5 9. Bg3 h5 10. Bd3 (10. h3 Qf6 11. Bd3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxg3 13. fxg3 g4 14. hxg4 hxg4 15. Nh4 Nb6 16. Qf2 Qxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Be6 18. Nf5 Kd7 19. Rh4 Rhg8 20. Ke2 Nc8 21. Rf1 Nd6 22. Nxd6 Kxd6 23. Bf5 Rg5 24. Bxe6 Kxe6 25. Rh7 Rf8 26. a4 b6 27. Kd3 c5 28. Rh6+ f6 29. Rh7 Rf5 30. Rf4 c4+ 31. Ke2 Rxf4 32. gxf4 Kf5 33. Rd7 Ke4 34. Re7+ Kf5 35. Rd7 Ke4 36. Re7+ Kf5 37. Rd7 {½-½ (38) Vachier Lagrave,M (2723)-Grischuk,A (2781) Stavanger 2015}) 10... h4 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4+ Kf8 13. Be5 f6 14. Qg6 $146 (14. Nxg5 Bxc3+ 15. bxc3 Nxe5 16. dxe5 fxg5 17. f4 Rb8 18. O-O Qe8 19. f5 h3 20. e6 Qc6 21. Qb4+ Qd6 22. Rfd1 Qxb4 23. cxb4 Ke7 24. Rac1 c6 25. b5 cxb5 26. Rc7+ Kf6 27. Rd5 Bxe6 28. fxe6 Kxe6 29. Rxb5 Rhc8 30. Rcc5 Rxc5 31. Rxc5 Rd8 32. gxh3 Rd1+ 33. Kg2 Rd2+ 34. Kg3 Rxa2 35. Rxg5 Rc2 36. Kf4 Rxh2 37. Rh5 a5 38. Rxa5 Rxh3 39. Rb5 Rh4+ 40. Kf3 Rh7 41. e4 Rf7+ 42. Ke3 Rd7 43. Rb1 Ke5 {Itkis,B (2490)-Kalaitzoglou,P (2160) Kallithea 2006 ½-½}) 14... fxe5 15. Nxg5 Qf6 $1 {Un coup tranquille et les Blancs n'ont pas d'attaque réelle} 16. Nh7+ Rxh7 $1 17. Qxh7 exd4 18. exd4 Qe6+ $146 ({RR} 18... Qe7+ 19. Qxe7+ Bxe7 20. O-O Nf6 21. Rfe1 Bd7 22. Rad1 Kf7 23. d5 Rg8 24. Rd4 Bh3 25. g3 hxg3 26. hxg3 Bc5 27. Rf4 Bd6 28. Rh4 Bd7 29. Ne4 Nxe4 30. Rexe4 Bf5 31. Re3 Rg5 32. Rf3 Kg7 33. Rb3 {Jablonicky,M (2428)-Lavrencic,M (2465) Trencin SVK 2025 0-1 (67)}) 19. Kd2 $6 {[%CAl Ga1e1,Gh1e1]} (19. Kf1 $142 $5 Nf6 20. Qxh4 Bd7 21. Re1 $4 (21. Qh8+ Ng8 22. h4 $13 {[%csl Gh4][%CAl Gf1g1,Gh4h7,Gh1h3,Gh3f3]} (22. Re1 Bb5+) 22... Re8 23. Kg1 {[%CAl Gh1h3,Gh3f3]} (23. Rh3 Qe2+)) 21... Bb5+) 19... Qf6 20. Rae1 Qf4+ 21. Re3 Nf6 22. Qd3 Bf5 23. g3 Bxd3 24. gxf4 Bh7 25. Rh3 Ne4+ 26. Kc1 Be7 27. Nxe4 Bxe4 28. Re1 Bf5 29. Rb3 Bd6 30. Rb5 c5 31. Rxb7 cxd4 32. Kd1 Rc8 33. Rg1 Bc2+ 34. Ke2 d3+ 35. Ke3 Re8+ 36. Kd2 Bxf4+ 37. Kc3 Rc8+ 38. Kb4 Bxh2 39. Rg6 d2 40. Rh6 Rc7 0-1 [Event "Fujairah op-A"] [Site "Fujairah"] [Date "2025.08.28"] [Round "5"] [White "Shankland, Samuel L"] [Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2625"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2025.08.25"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "UAE"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 44"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.09.05"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.09.05"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 c6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 {9.Bg3 is a critical line. 9.Lg3 ist die kritische Fortsetzung.} Ne8 10. Bg3 Nd6 11. O-O Re8 12. Qd2 ({RR} 12. Qc2 Bf8 13. Rae1 a5 14. Nf4 Na6 15. a3 Qf6 16. f3 b5 17. Bf2 Nc4 18. g3 Qd8 19. e4 b4 20. exd5 Rxe1 21. Rxe1 Nd6 22. Na4 cxd5 23. Nxd5 Rb8 24. Nc5 Nb5 25. Bxb5 Rxb5 26. Qc4 Rb8 {Maghsoodloo,P (2721)-Carlsen,M (2856) Mayrhofen 2022 ½-½ (39)}) 12... Bf8 ({RR} 12... Nd7 13. Rae1 Nb6 14. f3 Ndc4 15. Qc1 Bg5 16. Nf4 Bd7 17. b3 Nd6 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 Rc8 20. Qd2 c5 21. d5 c4 22. Bb1 cxb3 23. axb3 Nb5 24. Nxb5 Bxb5 25. Bd3 Bxd3 26. Qxd3 Nd7 27. Ne2 {Kreken,E (2355)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2734) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (68)}) 13. Rae1 $146 (13. f3 Nc4 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. e4 b5 16. a4 b4 17. Nd1 Ba6 18. Re1 Nd7 19. Qc2 {0-1 Svane,R (2629)-Moussard,J (2600) Julius Baer GenCup D3 W rapid 2024 (2.3)}) ({RR} 13. f3 Nc4 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. e4 b5 16. a4 b4 17. Nd1 Ba6 18. Re1 Nd7 19. Qc2 Qa5 20. Ne3 Nb6 21. Red1 Rac8 22. Bf2 Rcd8 23. Ng3 Rd7 24. Ng4 b3 25. Qc1 c3 26. Be1 cxb2 27. Qxb2 Bb4 {Svane,R (2629)-Moussard,J (2600) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (65)}) 13... a5 14. b3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Bb1 Bb4 17. Nc3 Bf5 18. f3 Nd7 19. a3 Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Qe7 21. a4 Nb6 22. Be5 f6 23. fxe4 Bh7 24. Bg3 Bxe4 25. Bxe4 Qxe4 26. Rf4 Nd5 27. Qc4 Qe6 28. Rf3 Nb4 29. Re2 Rad8 30. Bc7 Qxc4 31. bxc4 Rxd4 32. exd4 Rxe2 33. Rb3 Ra2 34. Bxa5 Nc2 35. d5 Rxa4 36. Bc3 cxd5 37. cxd5 Nd4 38. Bxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel-A 87th"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2025.01.31"] [Round "11"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2741"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2025.01.18"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 14"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.02.07"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.02.07"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nge2 Re8 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Qc2 ({RR} 10. O-O Nf8 11. Qd2 Ne6 12. Bh4 Be7 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bg3 Bd7 15. a4 Rc8 16. a5 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Rfd1 d4 19. exd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Qb3 Be5 22. Bc4 Bxg3 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Bxe8 Qxe8 {Daaevik Wadhawan (2370)-Gunawardhana,D (2272) Budapest HUN 2026 1-0 (44)}) 10... Nf8 11. O-O-O b5 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An interesting novelty. Eine interessante Neuerung.} (11... a5 12. g4 b5 13. Bf4 a4 14. Kb1 Ba6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ng3 N6d7 17. Nf5 Qb8 {1-0 Grebnev,A (2486)-Popov,I (2627) Moscow Dvoretsky Memorial 2022 (3.3)}) 12. Kb1 a5 $146 ({RR} 12... Be7 13. Bf4 a5 14. g4 Ba6 15. f3 a4 16. Ng3 g6 17. h4 Qa5 18. Nce2 b4 19. Bxa6 b3 20. Qxc6 Rxa6 21. Bc7 bxa2+ 22. Kxa2 Qb4 23. Qxa6 Qb3+ 24. Kb1 a3 25. Rd2 axb2 26. Rd3 Qb4 27. Nc3 {Aravindh,C (2703)-Madaminov,M (2552) Doha QAT 2025 1-0 (59)}) 13. f3 Be7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. e4 a4 16. a3 b4 17. axb4 a3 18. b3 Qb6 19. Ka2 dxe4 20. fxe4 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Qxd4 22. b5 Bd7 23. Bc4 Qa7 24. bxc6 Bxc6 25. Rhf1 Re7 26. Nd5 Rb7 27. Rf5 Rc8 28. Qd3 Ne6 29. Rdf1 Be8 30. R5f2 Qb8 31. Rc2 Nc5 32. Qe3 Nxb3 33. Rb1 Ba4 34. Bd3 Nc5 35. Ne7+ Kh8 36. Rxb7 Qxb7 37. Ba6 Qxe7 0-1 [Event "40th ECC Open 2025"] [Site "Rhodes GRE"] [Date "2025.10.25"] [Round "7.41"] [White "Yuffa, D."] [Black "Deac, Bogdan-Daniel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2621"] [BlackElo "2655"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "2025.10.19"] [EventType "team"] [WhiteTeam "Tuxera Aquaprofit Nagykanizsai Sakk Klub"] [BlackTeam "SuperChess"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 9. Nge2 c6 10. O-O a5 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. f3 b5 13. Bf2 Ba6 14. Nf4 ({RR} 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. Nce2 c5 16. h3 Qb8 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bb1 b4 19. Re1 Ne6 20. Nf5 g6 21. Nfd4 Ng5 22. Nc6 Qb7 23. Ned4 Qd7 24. h4 Ne6 25. Nxe6 Qxe6 26. Nxa5 Bd6 27. Nc6 Bb7 28. Nd4 Qe5 {Galaviz Medina,S (2514)-Kravtsiv,M (2598) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (71)}) 14... Bd6 15. Nce2 $146 ({RR} 15. Re1 Nb6 ({RR} 15... a4 16. Nce2 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bb1 Ne6 19. Qd2 b4 20. b3 axb3 21. axb3 Qb8) 16. b3 b4 17. Nce2 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 Rc8 19. Ng3 Nbd7 20. Re2 Qb6 21. Rec2 g6 22. Ne2 Qb5 23. Qd2 Rc7 24. Bg3 Bxg3 25. hxg3 h5 26. Nef4 Kg7 27. Nc5 Nf8 28. Nfd3 N8d7 29. Kf2 Rcc8 {Yu Yangyi (2714)-Ma Qun (2610) Nanjing CHN 2025 1-0 (55)}) ({RR} 15. Re1 Nb6 16. b3 b4 17. Nce2 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 Rc8 19. Ng3 Nbd7 20. Re2 Qb6 21. Rec2 g6 22. Ne2 Qb5 23. Qd2 Rc7 24. Bg3 Bxg3 25. hxg3 h5 26. Nef4 Kg7 27. Nc5 Nf8 28. Nfd3 N8d7 29. Kf2 Rcc8 {Yu,Y (2714)-Ma,Q (2610) Nanjing 2025 1-0 (55)}) ({RR} 15. Re1 Nb6 16. b3 b4 17. Nce2 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 Rc8 19. Ng3 Nbd7 20. Re2 Qb6 21. Rec2 g6 22. Ne2 Qb5 23. Qd2 Rc7 24. Bg3 Bxg3 25. hxg3 h5 26. Nef4 Kg7 27. Nc5 Nf8 28. Nfd3 N8d7 29. Kf2 Rcc8 {Yu Yangyi (2714)-Ma Qun (2610) Nanjing CHN 2025 1-0 (55)}) 15... c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bb1 b4 18. Re1 Rc8 19. Nd4 Be5 20. Qd2 Rc7 21. Bg3 Qd7 22. Nh3 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Ne6 24. Nf4 Nxd4 25. Qxd4 Rec8 26. Rcd1 Bb7 27. Qb6 Rc5 28. Nd3 Rb5 29. Qd4 Qd6 30. Nf4 Qb6 31. Bf5 Rc4 32. Qe5 g5 33. Bd3 gxf4 34. Bxc4 dxc4 35. Rd6 Rxe5 36. Rxb6 fxg3 37. Rxf6 Rd5 38. Rb6 Bc8 39. e4 Rc5 40. Rc1 Be6 41. Kf1 c3 42. b3 h5 43. Ke2 h4 44. Ke3 Kg7 45. f4 Bg4 46. Rh1 c2 47. Rc1 h3 48. gxh3 Bd1 49. Rd6 Rc3+ 0-1 [Event "Rubinstein Memorial 61st"] [Site "Polanica Zdroj"] [Date "2025.08.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Aravindh, Chithambaram V R"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2663"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2025.08.16"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "POL"] [EventCategory "16"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 43"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.08.29"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.08.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. f3 {9.Bg3 is setting a new trend. 9.Lg3 setzt einen neuen Trend.} c5 10. Nge2 Nc6 11. Bc2 $146 ({RR} 11. O-O cxd4 12. exd4 Re8 13. Rc1 a6 14. Bb1 Nh5 15. Be1 Qd6 16. g4 Nf4 17. Nxf4 Qxf4 18. Nxd5 Qxd4+ 19. Qxd4 Nxd4 20. Rd1 Ne6 21. Nxe7+ Rxe7 22. f4 Rd7 23. Bg3 b5 24. f5 Nf8 25. Be4 Raa7 {Baron,T (2529)-Ben Menachem,I (2316) Israel 2020 1-0}) ({RR} 11. O-O cxd4 12. exd4 Be6 13. Kh1 Re8 14. g4 Ne4 15. Bxe7 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Rxe7 17. Qd2 Na5 18. g5 Nc4 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. gxh6 g6 21. Qf4 Qf8 22. Ng3 f6 23. Rae1 Rae8 24. Ne4 Bf5 25. Re3 Rd8 {Mamedyarov,S (2733)-Indjic,A (2611) Viernheim GER 2025 1-0 (41)}) ({RR} 11. O-O Be6 12. Kh1 Rc8 13. Rc1 cxd4 14. exd4 Nd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bb1 Qd6 17. Qd3 Nf6 18. g4 Rfe8 19. Rg1 Ne7 20. Qd2 Nh7 21. Nf4 Bd7 22. Rcf1 Rc4 23. Bd3 Rc6 24. h4 a6 25. g5 Bf5 {Atalik,S (2399)-Yang,L (2131) Paracin SRB 2026 ½-½ (44)}) 11... Be6 12. O-O Rc8 13. Bf2 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Qa5 16. Bb3 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Rc6 $146 (17... Bc5 18. Qd3 a6 19. Ne2 Nd7 20. Nf4 Ne5 21. Qe2 Ba7 22. Rac1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Ng6 24. Nxe6 fxe6 {1-0 Kiolbasa,O (2348)-Guo,Q (2367) Olympiad Women-45 2024 (6.4)}) 18. Ne2 Rdc8 19. Qd3 Qa6 20. Qxa6 Rxa6 21. Nd4 Bd7 22. Rac1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Ba4 24. g4 Bxb3 25. axb3 Bd6 26. Nf5 Kh7 27. Rc8 g6 28. Nxd6 Rxd6 29. Bg3 Rd7 30. Be5 Ng8 31. Bd4 b6 32. h4 f6 33. g5 hxg5 34. hxg5 Kg7 35. gxf6+ Kf7 36. Rc6 Nh6 37. Kg2 Nf5 38. Kh3 Nxd4 39. exd4 Rd8 40. b4 Rh8+ 41. Kg3 Rh1 42. b5 Rb1 43. Kf4 Re1 44. Rd6 Re2 45. b3 Re1 46. Rxd5 Kxf6 47. Rd6+ Kf7 48. Rd7+ Kf6 49. Rd6+ Kf7 50. Rc6 Re2 51. d5 Re1 52. Rc4 Kf6 53. Rd4 Rh1 54. d6 Rh4+ 55. Ke3 Rxd4 56. Kxd4 Ke6 57. d7 Kxd7 58. Kd5 Kc7 59. Ke6 Kb7 60. f4 Kb8 61. Kf6 Kc7 62. Kxg6 Kd6 63. f5 Kc5 1-0 [Event "World-ch32-KK3 Kasparov-Karpov +5-4=15"] [Site "London/Leningrad"] [Date "1986.08.15"] [Round "8"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2740"] [BlackElo "2705"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "1986.07.28"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "24"] [EventCountry "URS"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. O-O Bg4 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. h3 Bxf3 (11... Bh5 $2 12. g4) 12. Qxf3 d4 13. Ne4 Be7 $1 14. Rad1 (14. Rfd1 $1 $14) 14... Qa5 $1 ({RR} 14... Qb6 15. b3 Rad8 16. Bg3 Rfe8 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qf5 h6 19. Qh7+ Kf8 20. Rfe1 dxe3 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qh7 Kf8 23. Kh2 g6 24. Bc4 Bg7 25. fxe3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Ne5 27. Bd5 Qxe3 28. Rf1 Qd3 29. Bc4 {Sarana,A (2668)-Rustemov,A (2525) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (92)}) 15. Ng3 $5 ({RR} 15. a3 Nd5 16. Bc4 Nxf4 17. exf4 Qc7 18. Rc1 a5 19. h4 a4 20. h5 Ra5 21. g3 Qd7 22. Kg2 Rd8 23. Bd3 h6 24. Rc2 Kf8 25. Rfc1 Qe6 26. Re2 Qd5 27. g4 Re8 28. Kg3 Qd7 29. Rce1 Nd8 {Seer2.8.0 (3499)-Ethereal14.35 (3523) tcec-chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (73)}) 15... dxe3 16. fxe3 $146 ({RR} 16. Nf5 exf2+ 17. Kh1 Rfe8 18. Qg3 Nh5 19. Qg4 g6 20. Rxf2 Bf8 21. Bd2 Qc5 22. Qh4 Rad8 23. Rc1 Qb6 24. Bc4 Ne5 25. Bb3 Rd3 26. Bc3 Ng3+ 27. Nxg3 Qxf2 28. Bxe5 Rxe5 29. Rf1 Re1 30. Bxf7+ Kh8 {Gutov,A (2278)-Rustemov,A (2539) Moscow 1999 0-1 (33)}) 16... Qxa2 $1 $13 17. Nf5 Qe6 18. Bh6 Ne8 19. Qh5 g6 20. Qg4 Ne5 21. Qg3 Bf6 22. Bb5 Ng7 23. Bxg7 Bxg7 24. Rd6 Qb3 25. Nxg7 Qxb5 26. Nf5 Rad8 27. Rf6 Rd2 28. Qg5 Qxb2 29. Kh1 Kh8 30. Nd4 Rxd4 31. Qxe5 1-0 [Event "Interzonal-16"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2710"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "1993.07.16"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [SourceTitle "CBM 037"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1993.12.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 e6 4. Qc2 Nd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Ngf6 7. Nc3 Nh5 8. g3 $5 (8. Bd2) ({RR} 8. Bd2 Be7 9. g4 Nhf6 10. g5 Nh5 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nb6 13. Be2 g6 14. O-O-O Bf5 15. Nh4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Qd5 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Bxh5 gxh5 19. Nf5 Kd7 20. h4 f6 21. Ng3 fxg5 22. hxg5 Raf8 {Dudin,G (2516)-Caruana,F (2803) chess.com INT 2025 0-1 (46)}) ({RR} 8. Bg3 Nxg3 9. hxg3 Nf6 10. e3 Bd6 11. Bd3 Qe7 12. O-O-O Bg4 13. Bxh7 Nxh7 14. Rxh7 Rxh7 15. Qxh7 Qf6 16. Qh8+ Bf8 17. Qh4 Qxh4 18. gxh4 Rd8 19. Rh1 Bxf3 20. gxf3 Rd6 21. Ne2 Rh6 22. Ng3 Be7 {Bareev,E (2711)-Kiriakov,P (2568) Playchess.com INT 2004 0-1 (46)}) 8... Be7 ({RR} 8... Nxf4 9. gxf4 Nb6 10. e3 g6 11. h4 Bb4 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. Ne5 Bh5 14. Be2 Bxe2 15. Kxe2 f6 16. Nd3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Qe7 18. Qc5 Nc4 19. Qxe7+ Kxe7 20. h5 Rag8 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. a4 a5 23. b3 {Topalov,V (2754)-Carlsen,M (2851) Stavanger 2016 ½-½}) 9. h4 Nxf4 $146 ({RR} 9... Ndf6 10. e3 Nxf4 11. gxf4 Bg4 12. Ne5 Bh5 13. Be2 Bxe2 14. Kxe2 Nd7 15. Rag1 Bf6 16. h5 Qe7 17. a3 Nb6 18. Rg2 O-O-O 19. Na4 Nxa4 20. Qxa4 Kb8 21. Qb4 Qe6 22. f5 Qe8 23. f4 Rc8 24. Qc3 {Salem,A (2690)-Najer,E (2661) Warsaw 2021 1-0 (46)}) ({RR} 9... Ndf6 10. e3 Nxf4 11. gxf4 Bg4 12. Ne5 Bh5 13. Be2 Bxe2 14. Kxe2 Nd7 15. Rag1 Bf6 16. h5 Qe7 17. a3 Nb6 18. Rg2 O-O-O 19. Na4 Nxa4 20. Qxa4 Kb8 21. Qb4 Qe6 22. f5 Qe8 23. f4 Rc8 24. Qc3 {Salem,A (2690)-Najer,E (2661) Warsaw 2021 1-0 (46)}) 10. gxf4 Nf6 11. O-O-O g6 12. e3 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Grand Swiss"] [Site "Samarkand"] [Date "2025.09.11"] [Round "7"] [White "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Black "Eljanov, Pavel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2680"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2025.09.04"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "UZB"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 46"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Nh5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nhf6 ({RR} 11... g6 12. Ne1 Nhf6 13. Nd3 Ne4 14. Rc1 Nd6 15. b4 b5 16. a4 a6 17. Ra1 Bb7 18. Qb3 Nc4 19. Ra2 Rfe8 20. Rfa1 Rab8 21. axb5 axb5 22. Nd1 h5 23. Ra7 h4 24. h3 Qg5 25. Qc3 Nf6 26. Bf3 {Carlsen,M (2859)-Nakamura,H (2768) chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (90)}) 12. Re1 $146 {[%mdl 4] Leaves trodden paths. Verlässt die ausgetretenen Pfade.} ({RR} 12. Qc2 Ne4 13. b4 Qxb4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qc2 Bg4 17. Ne5 Bxe2 {½-½ (17) Sauer,B (1834)-Werner,D (2035) Heusenstamm 2016}) ({RR} 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Rab1 a5 14. a3 Qd6 15. Rfc1 Nb6 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Bg4 18. Ne5 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Nfd7 20. Nd3 Nc4 21. b5 Ra3 22. h3 h6 23. Rc2 Rea8 24. Rbc1 Ra1 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. g3 R1a3 {Abdusattorov,N (2751)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2613) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (50)}) 12... Re8 13. Bd3 Ne4 14. Nd2 Ndf6 15. f3 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Be6 $146 (16... Qd6 17. Rad1 Bd7 18. Bb1 g6 19. Qf2 Nh5 20. e4 Rac8 21. a3 a5 22. Na4 Rb8 23. Nc5 b6 24. Nxd7 Qxd7 {0-1 Lotz,R-Hoffmann,H (2236) Bad Wildbad op 2001 (4)}) 17. a3 Rad8 18. b4 Nd7 19. Qc2 Qh4 20. Qf2 Qf6 21. g4 h5 22. h3 hxg4 23. hxg4 Qg5 24. Qg3 f5 25. Qf4 Qxf4 26. exf4 Nb6 27. gxf5 Bd7 28. Re5 Nc4 29. Ne2 Rf8 30. Ng3 Rf7 31. Kf2 Rdf8 32. Rg1 Nxe5 33. fxe5 Bxf5 34. Nxf5 Rxf5 35. Bxf5 Rxf5 36. Rh1 g6 37. a4 Rf8 38. Kg3 Ra8 39. Kf4 Kg7 40. Kg5 Rf8 41. f4 a6 42. Rc1 Rf5+ 43. Kg4 Rf8 44. b5 axb5 45. axb5 Rc8 46. f5 gxf5+ 47. Kxf5 Kf7 48. Rh1 1-0 [Event "Sao Paulo GCT Finals"] [Site "Sao Paulo"] [Date "2025.10.03"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2738"] [PlyCount "217"] [EventDate "2025.09.28"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "BRA"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 49"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.10.11"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.10.11"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 {is cutting edge theory. ist die Avantgarde der Theorie.} 7. Bh4 Bg4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Rd1 ({RR} 10. Bd3 Ne8 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nge2 Nd6 13. Nf4 c6 14. O-O Nd7 15. Rae1 Rae8 16. f3 Qh4 17. Qf2 Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 g5 19. Nfe2 f5 20. h4 Kg7 21. Rh1 Nf6 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Ng3 Nfe4+ 24. Bxe4 fxe4 {Vidit,S (2716)-Carlsen,M (2839) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (73)}) 10... Nbd7 $146 (10... Ne8 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bd3 Nd6 13. Nge2 Nd7 14. O-O c6 15. f3 f5 16. Rde1 Rae8 {1-0 Nguyen,T (2650)-Pranav,A (2532) Sharjah Masters 7th 2024 (1)}) 11. Bd3 c5 12. dxc5 $146 ({RR} 12. Nge2 Qb6 13. O-O Rac8 14. Nf4 cxd4 15. exd4 Rfe8 16. Rfe1 Bb4 17. Qa4 Qa5 18. Qxa5 Bxa5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Bg6 Re7 21. Bf5 Kf7 22. Bd3 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Rxc3 24. Re3 Rc6 25. f4 Nf8 26. g4 Rec7 {Putnam,L (2515)-Ngo,B (2381) Saint Louis USA 2026 0-1 (55)}) 12... Nxc5 13. Nge2 Rc8 14. O-O Qb6 15. Nf4 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 Qxb2 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ncxd5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Qxa2 20. Nxf6+ gxf6 21. Qd4 Qe6 22. Qxa7 b5 23. Rb1 Qf5 24. Qa5 Rc5 25. Rb4 Rfc8 26. Kh2 Qe5+ 27. g3 Rc2 28. Qa6 R2c6 29. Qb7 R6c7 30. Qf3 Rc4 31. Rfb1 R8c5 32. Rxc4 Rxc4 33. Rd1 Kg7 34. Rd7 Qe6 35. Rb7 Qc6 36. Qxc6 Rxc6 37. Rxb5 Rc2 38. Kg2 Ra2 39. g4 Ra1 40. Kg3 Ra2 41. Rf5 Kg6 42. Rf4 Rb2 43. Rc4 Ra2 44. Rc8 Kg7 45. Re8 Rb2 46. f3 Rb1 47. h4 Rg1+ 48. Kf4 Rh1 49. h5 Ra1 50. Rb8 Ra4+ 51. e4 Ra3 52. Rb5 Rc3 53. Kg3 Ra3 54. Rb1 Rc3 55. Re1 Ra3 56. Kf4 Rb3 57. Re3 Rb5 58. Rd3 Ra5 59. Re3 Rb5 60. e5 fxe5+ 61. Rxe5 Rb3 62. Ra5 Rb4+ 63. Kf5 Rb3 64. f4 Rh3 65. Ra1 Rh2 66. Ke4 Re2+ 67. Kf3 Rb2 68. Ra3 Rb5 69. Kg3 Rc5 70. Kh4 Rc4 71. Rf3 Kf6 72. Kg3 Rc5 73. Re3 Kg7 74. Re5 Rc3+ 75. Kh4 Rf3 76. Re4 f6 77. f5 Ra3 78. Re7+ Kg8 79. Re1 Kf7 80. Rg1 Ke7 81. Rg3 Ra4 82. Rb3 Kf7 83. Kg3 Kg7 84. Kf3 Rc4 85. Rb7+ Kg8 86. Re7 Ra4 87. Re4 Ra3+ 88. Kf4 Kf7 89. Rb4 Ra7 90. Ke4 Rd7 91. Rd4 Re7+ 92. Kd5 Re1 93. Kd6 Re2 94. Kd7 Re1 95. Kc8 Re8+ 96. Kc7 Re1 97. Rd7+ Kg8 98. Kd6 Re2 99. Rb7 Re4 100. Ra7 Re1 101. Kd7 Re4 102. Rb7 Kf8 103. Kd6 Kg8 104. Rd7 Re1 105. Re7 Ra1 106. Rb7 Re1 107. Re7 Ra1 108. Rb7 Re1 109. Re7 1/2-1/2 [Event "FRA-chT Top 12"] [Site "Montpellier"] [Date "2015.06.02"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Riazantsev, Alexander"] [Black "Fressinet, Laurent"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2712"] [Annotator "ChessBase II"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2015.05.30"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.06.18"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Metz Fischer"] [BlackTeam "Clichy-Echecs 92"] [WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"] [BlackTeamCountry "FRA"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Ne4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 Ndf6 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne5 Nxc3 (12... Bf5 13. Ne2 g6 14. Nf4 Nd6 {½-½ (14) Postny,E (2641)-Fressinet,L (2711) Saint Quentin 2014}) ({RR} 12... Bf5 13. Ne2 g6 14. f3 Nd6 15. Ng3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 c5 17. dxc5 Qxe5 18. cxd6 Qxd6 19. Qb3 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. Ne2 Rfc8 22. Nc3 Rc4 23. Rfd1 Rd8 24. Rd3 Kg7 25. Rad1 Ra8 26. a3 Ra5 27. Kf1 {Margaritis,I (2139)-Davidov,L (2022) Belgrade SRB 2026 1-0 (71)}) ({RR} 12... Re8 13. Rac1 Bf5 14. Rfe1 g6 {½-½ (14) Riazantsev,A (2654)-Adams,M (2736) Geneva 2017}) 13. bxc3 c5 ({RR} 13... g6 14. Rab1 c5 15. Qb2 b6 16. a4 Nd7 17. Nf3 Bb7 18. Qa3 Qf6 19. Bb5 Bc6 20. Rfe1 a6 21. Bxc6 Qxc6 22. Rb2 Rfe8 23. Reb1 Rac8 24. h3 Kg7 25. Ne1 Qf6 26. Nd3 Qf5 27. Nf4 Rc6 28. dxc5 {Anand,V (2801)-Bacrot,E (2695) Moscow 2007 1-0 (48)}) 14. Qb2 Be6 $146 (14... c4 15. Bc2 Ne8 16. Rae1 f6 17. Nf3 Nd6 18. Qb1 f5 19. Ne5 Ne4 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. f3 exf3 22. Rxf3 Be6 23. e4 Qh4 24. g3 Qh6 25. Qxb7 Rxf3 26. Qxa8+ Rf8 27. Qc6 Kh8 28. exd5 Qf6 29. Ng6+ hxg6 30. Qxe6 {½-½ (30) Leepin,P-Euwe,M Basel 1952}) ({RR} 14... c4 15. Bc2 Ne8 16. Rae1 f6 17. Nf3 Nd6 18. Qb1 f5 19. Ne5 Ne4 20. Bxe4 fxe4 21. f3 exf3 22. Rxf3 Be6 23. e4 Qh4 24. g3 Qh6 25. Qxb7 Rxf3 26. Qxa8+ Rf8 27. Qc6 Kh8 28. exd5 Qf6 29. Ng6+ {Leepin,P-Euwe,M Basel 1952 ½-½}) 15. Rfb1 cxd4 16. cxd4 Rac8 17. a4 Ne4 18. Rc1 (18. a5 {[%csl Rb7]}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "EU-chT 25th"] [Site "Batumi"] [Date "2025.10.06"] [Round "2.7"] [White "Theodorou, Nikolas"] [Black "Rodshtein, Maxim"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2652"] [BlackElo "2647"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2025.10.05"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 50"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.10.20"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.10.20"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Greece"] [BlackTeam "Israel"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GRE"] [BlackTeamCountry "ISR"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 Nbd7 8. h3 $1 {[%mdl 4] is more profitable than 8.Bd3 at the moment. scheint profitabler als 8.Ld3.} Be7 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nh4 Qb6 11. Qb3 O-O 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Be2 $146 (13. Bd3 Qxb3 14. axb3 Ne8 15. f3 Bd6 16. Bg5 Nc7 17. e4 dxe4 18. fxe4 Ne6 19. Be3 {½-½ Doshi,M (2397)-Delchev,A (2513) Zadar 2023 (5)}) ({RR} 13. Bd3 Qxb3 14. axb3 Ne8 15. f3 Bd6 16. Bg5 Nc7 17. e4 dxe4 18. fxe4 Ne6 19. Be3 c5 20. d5 Nc7 21. O-O-O a6 22. h4 b5 23. g5 Ne5 24. Be2 Rae8 25. Rhf1 Nd7 26. Bf3 Ne5 27. Be2 Nd7 {Moksh,A (2397)-Delchev,A (2513) Zadar CRO 2023 ½-½}) 13... Qxb3 14. axb3 Rfe8 15. h4 Nf8 16. g5 Nh5 17. Bh2 f6 18. Rg1 Kf7 19. Kd2 Ne6 20. Bd3 f5 21. Be5 a6 22. Kc2 Rad8 23. Be2 c5 24. Bf3 cxd4 25. Nxd5 dxe3 26. fxe3 Bd6 27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28. Rad1 Nc5 29. b4 Ne4 30. Nc3 Rxd1 31. Rxd1 Nhg3 32. Rd7+ Re7 33. Rxe7+ Kxe7 34. Kd3 Nxc3 35. bxc3 b6 36. c4 Kd6 37. Bd5 Ke5 38. Bb7 a5 39. c5 axb4 40. cxb6 Kd6 41. Bd5 Nf1 42. Bg2 Nh2 43. Kc4 Ng4 44. Kxb4 Nxe3 45. Kb5 Ng4 46. Bc6 Ne5 47. Be8 f4 48. Ka6 Nd3 49. b7 Nc5+ 50. Ka7 Nxb7 51. Kxb7 f3 52. Bxg6 Ke5 53. h5 1-0 [Event "FIDE Grand Swiss"] [Site "Samarkand"] [Date "2025.09.11"] [Round "7"] [White "Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi"] [Black "Maurizzi, Marc Andria"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2604"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2025.09.04"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "UZB"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 46"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Krasenkow,Michal Krasenkow,Michal} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 {seems to push 6...0-0 aside. setzt sich inzwischen gegen 6...0-0 durch.} 7. Qb3 Nc6 8. g4 {8.a3 is not played anymore. 8.a3 wird inzwischen seltener gespielt.} ({RR} 8. Qxb7) 8... Bd7 $146 (8... Nxg4 9. Qxd5 ({RR} 9. Nxd5 O-O 10. Bg2 Bh4 11. Bg3 Be6 12. Kf1 a5 13. Nh3 a4 14. Qc4 Na5 15. Qc5 b6 16. Bxh4 bxc5 17. Bxd8 Raxd8 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. d5 Bd7) ({RR} 9. Qxd5 Qc8) ({RR} 9. Nxd5 O-O 10. Bg2 Bh4 11. Bg3 Be6 12. Kf1 a5 13. Nh3 a4 14. Qc4 Na5 15. Qc5 b6 16. Bxh4 bxc5 17. Bxd8 Raxd8 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. d5 Bd7) ({RR} 9. a3 O-O 10. Bg2 Bh4 11. Bg3 Bxg3 ({RR} 11... Be6) ({RR} 11... Re8) 12. hxg3 Ne7 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Qxd5 15. Bxd5 Rad8 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bf3 Rxb2 18. Ne2) 9... Qc8 10. a3 O-O 11. Rd1 Re8 12. Nge2 Bh4 13. Bg3 Nf6 14. Qg2 Bxg3 15. Qxg3 Ne7 {½-½ Santos Latasa,J (2624)-Fridman,D (2577) Bundesliga 2425 2024 (3.2)}) ({RR} 8... Bc8 9. h3 ({RR} 9. g5 Nh5) 9... Bd6 ({RR} 9... Na5 10. Qc2 c6 11. O-O-O Be6 12. Kb1 Rc8 13. Bd3 b5 14. Nge2 Nc4 15. Bg3 Qa5 16. Nf4 Bb4 17. Nce2 c5 18. g5) 10. Bxd6 cxd6 ({RR} 10... Qxd6 11. g5 Ne4 12. Qxd5) 11. Nge2 h5 12. g5 Ne4 13. h4 O-O 14. Bg2 Bg4 15. Nf4 Rc8 16. Qxd5 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Ne7 18. Qb3 Nf5 19. g6 ({RR} 19. f3 Nxe3 20. fxg4 Qe8 ({RR} 20... Re8 21. Kf2 Nxg4+ 22. Kg1) 21. Kd2 Nc4+ 22. Kc2 Qe3 23. Raf1) ({RR} 19. Bd5) 19... Nxh4 20. Bd5 Nf3+ 21. Bxf3 Bxf3 22. Rh3 Bg4 23. Rg3 {Morozevich,A (2700)-Onischuk,A (2683) Reggio Emilia 2011 CBM 140 [Krasenkow,Michal] 0-1 (47)}) ({RR} 8... Bxg4 9. Qxb7 Nb4 10. Rc1 Bf5 11. Bxc7 Qc8 12. Qxc8+ Rxc8 13. Be5) ({RR} 8... Nxg4 9. a3 O-O 10. Bg2 Bh4 11. Bg3 Bxg3 ({RR} 11... Be6) ({RR} 11... Re8) 12. hxg3 Ne7 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Qxd5 15. Bxd5 Rad8 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bf3 Rxb2 18. Ne2) ({RR} 8... Nxg4 9. Qxd5 Qc8 10. Qg2 O-O ({RR} 10... Nf6) 11. e4 Bxe4 ({RR} 11... Bg6 12. O-O-O) ({RR} 11... Nxd4 12. O-O-O Bc5) 12. Nxe4 Bb4+ 13. Nc3 Qf5 14. Be2 Rfe8 15. Kf1 Nf6 ({RR} 15... Qxf4 16. Qxg4 Qd2 17. Rb1) ({RR} 15... h5 16. Qg3 Nxd4 17. Bd3) 16. Bh6 g6 17. Qg5 Nxd4 18. Rd1 ({RR} 18. Qxf5 Nxf5 19. Bd2) 18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 Ne4 ({RR} 19... Rxe2 20. Nxe2 Qh3+ 21. Qg2 Qxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Nxe2 23. Rd3) 20. Qxf5 Nxf5 21. Bd2 Rad8 22. Be1 Rxd1 23. Bxd1 {Aronian,L (2808)-Kramnik,V (2785) Monte Carlo 2011 CBM 142 [Krasenkow,Michal] 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 8... Nxg4 9. Qxd5 Qxd5 10. Nxd5 Bb4+ 11. Nc3 O-O-O 12. Nge2 Rhe8 13. Bg2 Bd3 14. Bf3 Nf6 15. O-O-O Bg6 16. h4 Bh5 17. Rh3 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 20. Ng3 Ree8 21. Nh5 g6 22. Nf6 Rh8 23. d5 {Ilinca,F (2397)-Balakrishnan,P (2489) San Vicente ESP 2025 1-0 (63)}) 9. h3 O-O 10. Nge2 Na5 11. Qc2 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bg2 Rc8 14. O-O Be6 15. Rad1 Qe8 16. Qb1 Nc4 17. b3 Nb6 18. Bg5 d4 19. exd4 Be7 20. Bxb7 Rc7 21. Bg2 Nfd5 22. Bxe7 Qxe7 23. Qd3 Rfc8 24. Rc1 g6 25. Nxd5 Bxd5 26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Nc3 Bxg2 28. Kxg2 h5 29. Qf3 hxg4 30. hxg4 Qb4 31. Ne4 Nd5 32. Rd1 Qe7 33. Nc5 Qg5 34. Re1 Nf4+ 35. Kf1 Qh6 36. b4 g5 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. a3 Qh7 39. Re5 Qb1+ 40. Re1 Qh7 41. d5 Qh6 42. Re8 Qf6 43. Qe4 Ng6 44. Qd3 Rc8 45. Re4 Nf4 46. Qd4 Rh8 47. Ke1 Rh1+ 48. Kd2 Nxd5 49. Re5 1-0 [Event "GCT Warsaw 2024"] [Site "Warsaw, Poland"] [Date "2024.05.12"] [Round "25.2"] [White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2748"] [BlackElo "2687"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. d4 {Edouard,Romain} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qb3 ({RR} 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6) 7... Qb6 ({RR} 7... b6 8. Rc1 Be7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Ne5 h6 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Be2 Qe7 13. O-O) 8. Bxf6 ({RR} 8. Qxb6 axb6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nge2 Nd7 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. h4 h6 13. Kd2 Bd6 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Kxd3 Bxg3 16. fxg3 Rg8 17. Ne2 {½-½ (17) Kishnev,S (2500)-Chuchelov,V (2534) Germany 1999}) 8... gxf6 9. Kd2 Nd7 ({RR} 9... Bb4 10. Bd3 Bg6 11. Nge2) ({RR} 9... Qc7 10. Rc1 Qd7 11. Nf3) ({RR} 9... Rg8 10. Nge2 h5 11. Nf4 h4 12. g3 Rh8 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Nxd3 Nd7 15. Qc2 Bd6 16. Rag1 Qc7 17. Ne1 Nb6 18. Nf3 Nc4+ 19. Ke2 h3 20. b3 Nb6 21. Na4 Nd7 22. Rb1 Qa5 23. Nh4 O-O-O 24. Qf5 {Popov,M (2321)-Kuznetsova,M (2149) Orsha BLR 2026 1-0 (46)}) 10. Bd3 Be6 $146 ({RR} 10... Qxb3 11. axb3 Be6 12. Nge2 Bd6 13. Ng3 Nb6 14. Nh5 Ke7 15. h3 h6 16. g4 Rhd8 17. f4 a6 18. Rhe1 c5 19. f5 Bd7 20. Bf1 Bc6 21. Kc2 Rac8 22. Bg2 c4 23. e4 dxe4 24. Bxe4 Kf8 25. Bxc6 {Yrjola,J (2455)-Muco,F (2440) Thessaloniki 1988 ½-½ (37)}) ({RR} 10... Bg6 11. Nge2 Bd6 12. g3 Qxb3 13. axb3 a5 14. h4 h5 15. Nf4 Bxf4 16. gxf4 Bxd3 17. Kxd3 Ke7 18. f5 Nb6 19. Rhg1 Nc8 20. f3 Nd6 21. e4 Ra6 22. Rae1 dxe4+ 23. fxe4 Rb6 24. e5 fxe5 25. f6+ {Batsiashvili,N (2487)-Bulmaga,I (2430) Budva MNE 2023 ½-½ (71)}) ({RR} 10... Bg6 11. Nf3 Qxb3 12. axb3 Nb6 13. Nh4 Kd7 14. f4 ({RR} 14. g4 Nc8) 14... Bxd3 ({RR} 14... Rg8 15. f5 Bh5 16. h3 Rg3) 15. Kxd3 Bb4 16. Rhe1 Nc8 17. e4 dxe4+ 18. Rxe4 Nd6 19. Re2 a5 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Rae8 ({RR} 21... Ra6) 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Nf5 Kc7 24. Rf1 Kb6 25. Ne3 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2778)-Anand,V (2753) Chess.com INT 2020 CBM 196 [Edouard,Romain] ½-½ (60)} ({RR} 25. Rf3 Re1)) ({RR} 10... Qxb3 11. axb3 Be6 12. Nge2) 11. Nf3 Qxb3 12. axb3 Nb6 13. Nh4 Bb4 14. Kc2 Kd7 15. Rhc1 a6 16. Ne2 Nc8 17. Ng3 Nd6 18. h3 Ke7 19. Ra4 a5 20. Raa1 Rac8 21. Kd1 b6 22. Ngf5+ Nxf5 23. Nxf5+ Bxf5 24. Bxf5 Rc7 25. Ke2 h6 26. Kf3 Rg8 27. h4 c5 28. Rc2 Rd8 29. Rac1 Kf8 30. Kg4 Re7 31. Rd1 Kg7 32. Kh3 Rd6 33. Rcc1 Re8 34. Kg4 Re7 35. Kf3 Re8 36. Rh1 h5 37. Rhd1 Red8 38. g3 Kh6 39. Kf4 Re8 40. Rd3 Red8 41. Bh3 cxd4 42. exd4 Re8 43. Kf3 Kg6 44. Re3 Rdd8 45. Rc6 Bd2 46. Rd3 Bb4 47. Rxb6 Re1 48. Kg2 Re2 49. Rf3 Rd6 50. Rb7 Rxb2 51. Bf5+ Kg7 52. Re3 Rc6 53. Be6 Rcc2 54. Rxf7+ Kg6 55. Rf3 f5 56. R3xf5 1-0 [Event "Khanty-Mansiysk Karpov 22nd"] [Site "Khanty Mansiysk"] [Date "2025.07.24"] [Round "9"] [White "Sargsyan, Shant"] [Black "Nesterov, Arseniy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2669"] [BlackElo "2601"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2025.07.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "16"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 39"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.07.31"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.07.31"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 8. Nf3 Re8 $1 {[%mdl 4] is recently more successful than 8...Nbd7. ist inzwischen erfolgreicher als 8...Sbd7.} 9. O-O ({RR} 9. h3 Ne4 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Ne5 Bf5 12. Bxe4 Bxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. O-O Bxe5 15. dxe5 Na6 16. Rc1 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 Rad8 18. Rd6 Rxd6 19. exd6 Nb8 20. a4 Nd7 21. a5 c5 22. b4 Rc8 23. bxc5 Rxc5 {Yu Yangyi (2729)-Nesterov,A (2590) Sharjah UAE 2024 ½-½ (65)}) 9... Bg4 10. Qb3 ({RR} 10. h3 Bh5 11. Qc2 Nbd7 12. Ne5 Bg6 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. f4 Nxe5 15. fxe5 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Rf3 Rf8 18. Raf1 a5 19. e4 Nb6 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Qb3 Qe6 22. Nb5 a4 23. Qb4 Rad8 24. Nd6 Rxd6 {Vaidyanathan,A (2111)-Dishman,M (1978) London ENG 2025 1-0 (31)}) 10... Qb6 $146 ({RR} 10... Bc8 11. Qc2 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. b4 b6 14. Rfc1 Bb7 15. Rab1 Nd7 16. Qb3 Nf8 17. Na4 a6 18. Nb2 g6 19. Bf1 Nd7 20. Nd3 Kg7 21. g3 h5 22. h4 b5 23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. dxc5 a5 25. a3 {Haigh,T (1810)-Dinev,D (2297) Novi Sad 2016 0-1 (33)}) 11. Qc2 $146 (11. Ne5 Be6 12. Qc2 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. f4 Bxe5 15. Na4 Qd8 16. dxe5 f6 17. f5 {1-0 Raap,C (2337)-Walter,M (2040) Remote email 2013}) 11... Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nbd7 13. Kh1 g6 14. Rg1 Nh5 15. h4 Qd8 16. f4 Kh8 17. Rg2 Rg8 18. Rag1 Qf8 19. f5 f6 20. Bf4 Nxf4 21. exf4 g5 22. hxg5 fxg5 23. f6 Nxf6 24. Rh2 Bd6 25. Bxh7 Bxf4 26. Rh3 g4 27. Bxg8+ gxh3 28. Be6 Qh6 29. Qf5 Rf8 30. Rg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "GCT Warsaw 2024"] [Site "Warsaw, Poland"] [Date "2024.05.12"] [Round "25.2"] [White "Duda, Jan-Krzysztof"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2748"] [BlackElo "2687"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. d4 {Edouard,Romain} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qb3 ({RR} 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6) 7... Qb6 ({RR} 7... b6 8. Rc1 Be7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Ne5 h6 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Be2 Qe7 13. O-O) 8. Bxf6 ({RR} 8. Qxb6 axb6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nge2 Nd7 11. Ng3 Bg6 12. h4 h6 13. Kd2 Bd6 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Kxd3 Bxg3 16. fxg3 Rg8 17. Ne2 {½-½ (17) Kishnev,S (2500)-Chuchelov,V (2534) Germany 1999}) 8... gxf6 9. Kd2 Nd7 ({RR} 9... Bb4 10. Bd3 Bg6 11. Nge2) ({RR} 9... Qc7 10. Rc1 Qd7 11. Nf3) ({RR} 9... Rg8 10. Nge2 h5 11. Nf4 h4 12. g3 Rh8 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Nxd3 Nd7 15. Qc2 Bd6 16. Rag1 Qc7 17. Ne1 Nb6 18. Nf3 Nc4+ 19. Ke2 h3 20. b3 Nb6 21. Na4 Nd7 22. Rb1 Qa5 23. Nh4 O-O-O 24. Qf5 {Popov,M (2321)-Kuznetsova,M (2149) Orsha BLR 2026 1-0 (46)}) 10. Bd3 Be6 $146 ({RR} 10... Qxb3 11. axb3 Be6 12. Nge2 Bd6 13. Ng3 Nb6 14. Nh5 Ke7 15. h3 h6 16. g4 Rhd8 17. f4 a6 18. Rhe1 c5 19. f5 Bd7 20. Bf1 Bc6 21. Kc2 Rac8 22. Bg2 c4 23. e4 dxe4 24. Bxe4 Kf8 25. Bxc6 {Yrjola,J (2455)-Muco,F (2440) Thessaloniki 1988 ½-½ (37)}) ({RR} 10... Bg6 11. Nge2 Bd6 12. g3 Qxb3 13. axb3 a5 14. h4 h5 15. Nf4 Bxf4 16. gxf4 Bxd3 17. Kxd3 Ke7 18. f5 Nb6 19. Rhg1 Nc8 20. f3 Nd6 21. e4 Ra6 22. Rae1 dxe4+ 23. fxe4 Rb6 24. e5 fxe5 25. f6+ {Batsiashvili,N (2487)-Bulmaga,I (2430) Budva MNE 2023 ½-½ (71)}) ({RR} 10... Bg6 11. Nf3 Qxb3 12. axb3 Nb6 13. Nh4 Kd7 14. f4 ({RR} 14. g4 Nc8) 14... Bxd3 ({RR} 14... Rg8 15. f5 Bh5 16. h3 Rg3) 15. Kxd3 Bb4 16. Rhe1 Nc8 17. e4 dxe4+ 18. Rxe4 Nd6 19. Re2 a5 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Rxe4 Rae8 ({RR} 21... Ra6) 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Nf5 Kc7 24. Rf1 Kb6 25. Ne3 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2778)-Anand,V (2753) Chess.com INT 2020 CBM 196 [Edouard,Romain] ½-½ (60)} ({RR} 25. Rf3 Re1)) ({RR} 10... Qxb3 11. axb3 Be6 12. Nge2) 11. Nf3 Qxb3 12. axb3 Nb6 13. Nh4 Bb4 14. Kc2 Kd7 15. Rhc1 a6 16. Ne2 Nc8 17. Ng3 Nd6 18. h3 Ke7 19. Ra4 a5 20. Raa1 Rac8 21. Kd1 b6 22. Ngf5+ Nxf5 23. Nxf5+ Bxf5 24. Bxf5 Rc7 25. Ke2 h6 26. Kf3 Rg8 27. h4 c5 28. Rc2 Rd8 29. Rac1 Kf8 30. Kg4 Re7 31. Rd1 Kg7 32. Kh3 Rd6 33. Rcc1 Re8 34. Kg4 Re7 35. Kf3 Re8 36. Rh1 h5 37. Rhd1 Red8 38. g3 Kh6 39. Kf4 Re8 40. Rd3 Red8 41. Bh3 cxd4 42. exd4 Re8 43. Kf3 Kg6 44. Re3 Rdd8 45. Rc6 Bd2 46. Rd3 Bb4 47. Rxb6 Re1 48. Kg2 Re2 49. Rf3 Rd6 50. Rb7 Rxb2 51. Bf5+ Kg7 52. Re3 Rc6 53. Be6 Rcc2 54. Rxf7+ Kg6 55. Rf3 f5 56. R3xf5 1-0 [Event "Sinquefield Cup 9th+"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2022.09.02"] [Round "1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2861"] [BlackElo "2792"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2022.09.02"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2023"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2022.10.05"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2022.10.05"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,77,26,26,24,12,18,20,23,-20,-7,-16,12,19,21,24,36,7,42,19,12,16,22,18,22,15,31,20,21,25,18,1,2,1,1,19,1,11,13,6,3,2,5,0,5,0,1,1,36,-23,25,42,28,25,81,87,75,90,80,81,93,93,86,86,104,96,94,112,99,86,112,108,151,139,196,190,230,271,228,182]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 Nbd7 8. h3 Be7 ({RR} 8... Qb6 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Na4 Qb4 13. Qc2 a5 14. Rfc1 Rfe8 15. Rab1 Qc4 16. Qd1 Qa6 17. Ne1 Ne4 18. Nd3 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Nxd6 20. Nac5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Qb6 22. a4 Ne4 23. Nd3 {Erigaisi,A (2797)-Wei Yi (2763) London ENG 2024 1-0 (86)}) 9. g4 ({RR} 9. Nh4 Bg6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bd3 Nb6 12. Qf3 Bd6 13. O-O Bxf4 14. Qxf4 O-O 15. Rab1 Nc8 16. b4 a6 17. a4 b5 18. Ra1 Nb6 19. a5 Nc4 20. Na2 Qd6 21. Qxd6 Nxd6 22. Nc1 Nfe4 23. Bc2 f5 {Rustemov,A (2525)-Dayal,S (2264) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (59)}) 9... Be4 $146 ({RR} 9... Bg6 10. Nh4 Qb6 11. Qe2 Be4 12. f3 Bg6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. h4 Nf8 15. O-O-O Ne6 16. Be5 g5 17. h5 O-O-O 18. Qc2 Qa5 19. Bd3 Bd6 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Kb1 Kb8 22. a3 Rc8 23. Bf5 Rce8 24. e4 {Matlakov,M (2636)-Drygalov,S (2542) Sochi RUS 2024 1-0 (44)}) 10. Be2 Qb6 11. Qb3 Qxb3 12. axb3 Bg6 13. Nh4 Bb4 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. f3 Nf8 16. Kf2 Ne6 17. Bg3 Ke7 18. h4 a6 19. Kg2 Rad8 20. Bf2 Bd6 21. Bd3 Bb8 22. Na4 Bd6 23. Be1 c5 24. Nxc5 Nxc5 25. dxc5 Bxc5 26. Bd2 Rhe8 27. b4 Bb6 28. b5 a5 29. Bxa5 Bxa5 30. Rxa5 Kd6 31. Kf2 Re7 32. Rd1 Rh8 33. g5 Nd7 34. Ra4 Nc5 35. Rg4 Kc7 36. Bb1 Re5 37. Ba2 f6 38. gxf6 gxf6 39. Rxd5 Rxd5 40. Bxd5 Nd3+ 41. Kg3 Ne5 42. Rf4 Rd8 43. b6+ 1-0 [Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2014.11.04"] [Round "1"] [White "Ding, Liren"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2760"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2014.11.04"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 164"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.01.15"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 (6. Qc2 {is a way to prevent the variation that happened in the game, but it also allows its own side variations.}) 6... Bf5 {Much to my personal displeasure people are starting to figure out that this endgame with the double-pawns on f6 and f7 is not that bad for Black.} 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Nh4 {There isn't much in the way of set theory in this variation. White has long-term pressure against the f-pawns but Black is very solid, he has the pair of bishops and he will have many active pieces after maneuvering to the right spots.} Be7 12. g3 Nb6 {The knight is going to d6 where it can later choose on e4 or c4 depending on the circumstances.} 13. O-O-O ({RR} 13. Kd2 Nc8 14. Bd3 Nd6 15. Na4 Bxd3 16. Kxd3 f5 17. Ng2 h5 18. h4 Ne4 19. Ke2 Bd6 20. Nc3 Ke7 21. Ne1 a5 22. Nd3 a4 23. Rac1 Rhg8 24. Rhg1 Ra5 25. Rc2 Kd7 26. Kf3 Raa8 27. Ne2 Ke7 {Xiong,J (2687)-So,W (2772) Chess.com INT 2021 ½-½ (57)}) ({RR} 13. Be2 a5 14. a4 Bb4 15. O-O O-O-O 16. Na2 Bd6 17. b3 Kb8 18. Nc1 Rhe8 19. Nd3 Na8 20. Nxg6 fxg6 21. b4 Bxb4 22. Nxb4 axb4 23. Rfb1 Nb6 24. Rxb4 Nc8 25. Rc1 Kc7 26. a5 Nd6 27. Rb2 Kd7 {Bosiocic,M (2539)-Hess,M (2392) Austria AUT 2026 ½-½ (53)}) ({RR} 13. Kd2 Nc8 14. Bd3 Nd6 15. b3 O-O-O 16. f3 Rhe8 17. Rac1 Kb8 18. Ne2 Nc8 19. Nf4 Bb4+ 20. Ke2 Nd6 21. g4 Re7 22. a4 Rde8 23. Nhg2 Nc8 24. Rc2 Bd6 25. Nh5 Bxh5 26. gxh5 h6 27. Kf2 Bb4 {Ivanisevic,I (2653)-Kramnik,V (2777) Berlin 2015 0-1 (53)}) 13... Nc8 14. Bd3 Nd6 15. Kc2 $146 ({RR} 15. Ng2 Bxd3 16. Rxd3 f5 17. Nf4 a5 18. Kd1 a4 19. Ke2 Kd7 20. Rdd1 b5 21. Nd3 Kc7 22. Rc1 Kb6 23. Nb1 Nc4 24. Rc2 Rhc8 25. Rhc1 f6 26. Nd2 Kc7 27. Nf3 Kd7 28. Nh4 Ke6 29. Nf4+ Kf7 {Tomashevsky,E (2716)-Ganguly,S (2668) Doha 2016 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 15. f3 Bxd3 16. Rxd3 f5 17. Ng2 Kd7 18. Ne2 h5 19. h4 Ne8 20. Kd2 Nf6 21. Ke1 Bd6 22. Kf2 a5 23. a4 Rhb8 24. Ra1 Ra6 25. Rb3 Kc7 26. Ngf4 Rb6 27. Rxb6 Kxb6 28. Nd3 Re8 29. Nef4 Kc7 {Wang,H (2710)-Wang,Y (2720) Beijing 2014 1-0 (66)}) 15... Kd7 16. f3 Bxd3+ {You know that White must have a hard time converting anything in this position, or even proving an advantage, when Black can get away with just trading off the g6 bishop.} 17. Kxd3 f5 18. Ng2 h5 19. h4 Rag8 20. Rh3 {Black has pressure on g3 and it's very hard to do anything with White besides have a pretty knight on f4. Ding Liren simply doesn't find a way forward from him.} Ne8 21. Ke2 Bd6 22. Kf2 Nf6 23. Ne2 a5 24. b3 Re8 25. Rhh1 Re7 26. Nef4 Rg8 27. Rd2 Ree8 28. Rc2 Kc7 29. a4 Kd7 30. Rh3 Rg7 31. Nd3 Kc7 32. Ngf4 Reg8 33. Rc1 Kb8 34. Rg1 Kc7 35. Rh2 Rb8 36. Rc1 Rbg8 37. Rg2 Kb8 38. Rcg1 Kc7 39. Rb1 Re8 40. Rgg1 Reg8 41. Rbc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel-A 87th"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2025.01.24"] [Round "6"] [White "Mendonca, Leon Luke"] [Black "Warmerdam, Max"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2639"] [BlackElo "2646"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2025.01.18"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 14"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.02.07"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.02.07"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. h3 Nf8 9. Nf3 $1 {9.Nf3 is better than 9.Bf4. 9.Sf3 ist besser als 9.Lf4.} Ne6 10. Bh4 g6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rb1 a5 13. Rc1 ({RR} 13. a3 Ng7 14. b4 Nf5 15. Bg5 Be6 16. Qc2 axb4 17. axb4 Rc8 18. Bf4 b5 19. Nd2 Nd6 20. Bxd6 Bxd6 21. Ne2 Nd7 22. e4 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Nf6 24. Nc5 Bd5 25. Nc3 Bb8 26. Nxd5 Qxd5 27. Rfd1 h5 {Bluebaum,M (2663)-Caruana,F (2777) chess.com INT 2025 0-1 (54)}) ({RR} 13. a3 Ne8 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. b4 Ng5 16. Nxg5 Qxg5 17. Kh1 axb4 18. axb4 Bf5 19. b5 Nd6 20. bxc6 {½-½ (20) Petrov,N (2572)-Stremavicius,T (2547) Reykjavik ISL 2026}) 13... Ng7 14. Qb3 Ra7 15. Na4 Bf5 $146 (15... Re8 16. Nc5 Ne6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. a3 Ne4 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Qc2 Nd6 21. Rfe1 Bf5 22. Bxf5 Nxf5 {½-½ Del Rio de Angelis,S (2503)-Llorente Zaro,A (2444) ESP-chT CECLUB Honor 2021 (2.2)}) ({RR} 15... Re8 16. Nc5 Ne6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. a3 Ne4 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Qc2 Nd6 21. Rfe1 Bf5 22. Bxf5 Nxf5 23. e4 dxe4 24. Rxe4 Ra8 25. Rce1 Rxe4 26. Rxe4 Qd5 27. Re5 Qd7 28. Qc5 Rd8 29. g4 Nd6 30. d5 {Del Rio de Angelis,S (2503)-Llorente Zaro,A (2444) Toledo 2021 ½-½ (31)}) 16. Be2 Ne4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qb6 Raa8 19. Nc5 Nd6 20. Rc3 Rfb8 21. Nd2 Nc8 22. Qb3 Ne6 23. Nxe6 Bxe6 24. Rc5 Qd8 25. a4 Nd6 26. Ra1 Ra7 27. Rcc1 h5 28. Qc3 Rba8 29. Qc5 Kh7 30. Bd3 Bf5 31. Bxf5 Nxf5 32. Ra3 Nh4 33. Rd1 Nf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 2425"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "2025.02.02"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Indjic, Aleksandar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2611"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2024.09.28"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 14"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.02.07"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.02.07"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Viernheim"] [BlackTeam "Deggendorf"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. f3 {9.Bg3 is the modern continuation. 9.Lg3 ist die moderne Fortsetzung.} c5 10. Nge2 Nc6 11. O-O cxd4 ({RR} 11... Be6 12. Kh1 Rc8 13. Rc1 cxd4 14. exd4 Nd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Bb1 Qd6 17. Qd3 Nf6 18. g4 Rfe8 19. Rg1 Ne7 20. Qd2 Nh7 21. Nf4 Bd7 22. Rcf1 Rc4 23. Bd3 Rc6 24. h4 a6 25. g5 Bf5 26. Re1 {Atalik,S (2399)-Yang,L (2131) Paracin SRB 2026 ½-½ (44)}) 12. exd4 Be6 13. Kh1 Re8 14. g4 $146 (14. Rc1 Qb6 15. Bb1 Qxb2 16. Nf4 Qb4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nfxd5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd4 20. Nc7 {0-1 Sargsyan,A (2364)-Melamed,D (2052) Titled Tuesday intern op 24th Sep Early blitz 2024 (1)}) ({RR} 14. Bf2 Bd6 15. Qd2 Nh5 16. Rac1 a6 17. Rfe1 Qc7 18. Bg1 Nf4 19. Bb1 Nxe2 20. Rxe2 Bf4 21. Qd3 g6 22. Rce1 Qd7 23. Qd1 Bg5 24. Na4 Qc7 25. Bxg6 Bh4 26. Rxe6 Rxe6 27. Rxe6 fxe6 28. Nc5 Qe7 {Carrillo Parra,M (2186)-Palczert,M (2427) chess.com INT 2025 1-0 (48)}) 14... Ne4 15. Bxe7 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Rxe7 17. Qd2 Na5 18. g5 Nc4 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. gxh6 g6 21. Qf4 Qf8 22. Ng3 f6 23. Rae1 Rae8 24. Ne4 Bf5 25. Re3 Rd8 26. Rfe1 Rf7 27. Ng3 Bd3 28. Ne4 g5 29. Qg3 Qxh6 30. Nd6 Rfd7 31. Re8+ Rxe8 32. Rxe8+ Kg7 33. Qg4 Rxd6 34. Qc8 Kf7 35. Rh8 Qxh8 36. Qxh8 Ra6 37. Qc8 Rxa2 38. d5 Rd2 39. d6 Rd1+ 40. Kg2 Rd2+ 41. Kg1 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 2425"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "2025.01.11"] [Round "5.8"] [White "Deac, Bogdan Daniel"] [Black "Korobov, Anton"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2680"] [BlackElo "2650"] [PlyCount "197"] [EventDate "2024.09.28"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 14"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.02.07"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.02.07"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"] [BlackTeam "Viernheim"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Qc2 Be7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bf4 c6 8. h3 Nf8 9. e3 Ng6 $1 {9...Ng6 is better than 9...Ne6. 9...Sg6 ist besser als 9...Se6.} 10. Bh2 Bd6 11. Bd3 $146 ({RR} 11. Ne5 Qe7 12. f4 O-O 13. Bd3 c5 14. O-O-O c4 15. Be2 Bd7 16. g4 Bc6 17. g5 Nd7 18. h4 f6 19. gxf6 Qxf6 20. Bg4 Nb6 21. h5 Ne7 22. h6 g6 23. Bg3 Nf5 24. Bf2 Nc8 25. e4 dxe4 {Bolduc,S-Voskanyan,V (2317) Montreal 2001 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Ne5 g6 14. g4 h5 15. O-O-O Nd7 16. f4 Nxe5 17. fxe5 Qb4 18. a3 Qa5 19. Ne2 Bd7 20. gxh5 Rxh5 21. h4 O-O-O 22. Nf4 Rh6 23. h5 gxh5 24. Rxh5 Rxh5 25. Nxh5 Bg4 {Sarana,A (2682)-Eljanov,P (2695) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (97)}) ({RR} 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Bd7 14. Rfb1 a5 15. a3 b6 16. Na4 Rfb8 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Be8 19. b5 cxb5 20. Bxb5 Bxb5 21. Rxb5 Ra5 22. Rab1 Rxb5 23. Rxb5 Nd7 24. Qb3 Ne7 25. Nc3 Ra8 {Mekhitarian,K (2544)-Bluebaum,M (2694) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (58)}) 11... Bxh2 12. Nxh2 $146 (12. Rxh2 Qe7 13. O-O-O O-O 14. h4 Ng4 15. Rhh1 f5 16. h5 Nh8 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 {0-1 Herink,M-Sandor,B Bratislava 1957 (13)}) 12... O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Rfe1 Qd6 15. f3 Bd7 16. Rad1 Rac8 17. Qf2 c5 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Rd4 g5 21. Red1 Re5 22. Qd2 Rce8 23. Nf1 Bb5 24. Nxb5 Qxb5 25. Rc1 a5 26. Rc3 R5e6 27. Rb3 Qa6 28. Ra3 b6 29. Rc3 Qb7 30. Qc2 Qe7 31. Kf2 g6 32. Qd2 Qf8 33. Qc1 Qd6 34. Kg1 Qe7 35. Rc2 Qf8 36. Rd3 Qe7 37. Qd2 Rd6 38. Qc3 Nd7 39. Rcd2 Qe6 40. e4 Nf6 41. Qb3 Red8 42. Ne3 a4 43. Qd1 b5 44. Nxd5 Nxd5 45. Rxd5 Rxd5 46. Rxd5 Qb6+ 47. Kh1 Rc8 48. Qd4 Qc7 49. Qe5 Qc1+ 50. Kh2 b4 51. Ra5 a3 52. bxa3 bxa3 53. Qd6 g4 54. fxg4 Qb1 55. Qd7 Qb8+ 56. e5 Rd8 57. Qe7 Re8 58. Qxa3 Qc7 59. Qc5 Qb7 60. Qb5 Qc8 61. Ra7 Qe6 62. Ra6 Qxe5+ 63. Qxe5 Rxe5 64. a4 g5 65. Rb6 Re4 66. Rb5 Rxa4 67. Rxg5+ Kh7 68. h4 Ra3 69. Rf5 Kg7 70. g5 Kg6 71. Rf4 Rb3 72. g3 Rb2+ 73. Kh3 Rb5 74. Rf6+ Kg7 75. Kg4 Rb4+ 76. Rf4 Rb3 77. h5 Ra3 78. Kh4 Ra1 79. h6+ Kg8 80. g6 fxg6 81. Kg5 Ra7 82. Rb4 Kh7 83. Rb5 Rc7 84. g4 Ra7 85. Rc5 Rb7 86. Re5 Ra7 87. Re8 Ra5+ 88. Kf6 Ra6+ 89. Re6 Rxe6+ 90. Kxe6 Kxh6 91. Kf6 g5 92. Kf5 Kh7 93. Kxg5 Kg7 94. Kf5 Kf7 95. g5 Kg7 96. g6 Kg8 97. Kf6 Kf8 98. g7+ Kg8 99. Kg6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Chennai Quantbox-A"] [Site "Chennai"] [Date "2025.08.11"] [Round "5"] [White "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Black "Robson, Ray"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2697"] [BlackElo "2687"] [PlyCount "163"] [EventDate "2025.08.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "IND"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 42"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.08.22"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.08.22"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bf4 Bf5 8. Nf3 $5 {[%mdl 4] A promising side line. Eine vielversprechende Nebenvariante.} ({RR} 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. Nf3 Na5 10. Qd1 c6 11. Ne5 O-O 12. g4 Bh7 13. h4 Ne4 14. g5 Bb4 15. Rc1 f6 16. gxf6 Rxf6 17. Qg4 Qe7 18. Bd3 Bf5 19. Qe2 Nxc3 20. bxc3 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Bd6 22. Bg5 Bxe5 {Fedoseev,V (2690)-Carlsen,M (2830) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (72)}) ({RR} 8. Bd3 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 O-O 10. Nge2 c6 11. h3 Nbd7 12. O-O Re8 13. f3 Nf8 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Ne6 16. Be3 Qd7 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Qc2 Qc8 19. Rf2 Nh7 20. Rdf1 Rf8 21. e5 Bg5 22. Bxg5 Nhxg5 {Bluebaum,M (2698)-Vetokhin,S (2572) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (36)}) 8... c6 $146 ({RR} 8... O-O 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nc6 11. a3 Re8 12. O-O Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. h3 Ne4 15. Nd2 Nxd2 16. Qxd2 Ne7 17. Ne2 c5 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Rac1 Qd6 20. Nd4 Nc6 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Rc3 c5 23. Rd1 {Pausweg,D (1482)-Ringbauer,D (1619) Playchess.com INT 2020 0-1 (71)}) 9. h3 Nbd7 10. g4 $146 (10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nf8 12. O-O Ne6 13. Bh2 O-O 14. Rab1 a5 15. Ne5 Ng5 16. f3 {0-1 Fominykh,M (2206)-Soumya,S (2351) Speed Chess (Women) Q1 blitz 2020 (4)}) 10... Bh7 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Bb4 13. Nd2 Qe7 14. a3 Bxc3 15. bxc3 g5 16. Bg3 h5 17. Ke2 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qb1 Qe6 20. gxh5 b6 21. Qa2 Qxa2+ 22. Rxa2 Rxh5 23. a4 Ke7 24. a5 Rah8 25. axb6 axb6 26. Ra7 Rxh3 27. Rb1 Rxg3 28. fxg3 Rh2+ 29. Kd1 b5 30. d5 Rh1+ 31. Kc2 Rh2+ 32. Kb3 cxd5 33. Rba1 Rh6 34. Kb4 Rc6 35. R1a6 Rc4+ 36. Kb3 Ra4 37. Rxa4 bxa4+ 38. Kxa4 f5 39. Kb5 Kd6 40. Ra6+ Ke5 41. Rg6 g4 42. Kc6 Nf6 43. Kc7 Ke6 44. Rg5 Ke5 45. Kc8 Ke6 46. Kd8 Nh7 47. Rh5 Nf6 48. Rh1 Kd6 49. Rh2 Ke6 50. Rh6 Kf7 51. Kc7 Ke7 52. Kb6 Ke6 53. Rg6 Kf7 54. Rg5 Ke6 55. Kc5 Ke5 56. Kc6 Ke6 57. Rg6 Kf7 58. Rh6 Ke6 59. Rh1 Ke5 60. Rh8 Ke6 61. Kc5 Ke5 62. Rd8 Nh5 63. Re8+ Kf6 64. Kxd5 Nxg3 65. Rf8+ Kg7 66. Rb8 Ne2 67. Rb2 Nc1 68. c4 Nd3 69. Rb6 g3 70. c5 g2 71. Rb1 Kf6 72. Rg1 Nb4+ 73. Kd6 f4 74. Rxg2 fxe3 75. Rb2 Na6 76. c6 Kf5 77. Ra2 e2 78. Rxe2 Kf4 79. Rf2+ Kg4 80. Ra2 Nb4 81. c7 Nxa2 82. c8=Q+ 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel-A 87th"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2025.01.21"] [Round "4"] [White "Keymer, Vincent"] [Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2680"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2025.01.18"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 14"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.02.07"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.02.07"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nf3 c6 8. Nh4 $1 {[%mdl 4] is currently scoring better than 8.Bd3. wohl besser als 8.Ld3.} Bg6 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Bd3 Nf8 ({RR} 11... Nb6 12. Qc2 Bd6 13. O-O-O Bxf4 14. exf4 Qd6 15. Rde1+ Kf8 16. g3 Re8 17. Re5 Nfd7 18. Rxe8+ Kxe8 19. h4 Kd8 20. Qd2 Nf8 21. f5 gxf5 22. Qg5+ Qf6 23. Qxf6+ gxf6 24. Bxf5 Nc4 25. Ne2 Nd6 26. Bd3 {Erigaisi,A (2775)-Anand,V (2743) Jerusalem ISR 2025 1-0 (45)}) 12. Qb3 $146 (12. O-O Bd6 13. Qb3 Bxf4 14. exf4 Qb6 15. Rfe1+ Ne6 16. f5 gxf5 17. Bxf5 Qxb3 18. axb3 {½-½ Fressinet,L (2652)-Eljanov,P (2694) Aimchess Rapid Div 3 W 2023 (1.1)}) 12... Qb6 13. Qc2 $146 ({RR} 13. O-O Ne6 14. Be5 Kf8 15. Qc2 Kg8 16. Rae1 Nd7 17. Bh2 Qd8 18. f4 Bd6 19. Kh1 Nf6 20. Qf2 a6 21. e4 dxe4 22. Nxe4 Bb4 23. Rd1 Nxd4 24. Ng5 Qd5 25. b3 b5 26. Bxg6 fxg6 27. Rxd4 Qc5 {Xu,M (2435)-Lou Yiping (2419) Daqing CHN 2026 ½-½ (42)}) 13... Ne6 14. Be5 O-O 15. O-O-O Rac8 16. Kb1 Rfd8 17. Be2 Nd7 18. Bg3 Nf6 19. Be5 Nd7 20. Bg3 Nf6 21. Bg4 c5 22. dxc5 Rxc5 23. Qb3 Qxb3 24. axb3 Nxg4 25. hxg4 d4 26. exd4 Nxd4 27. Rhe1 Ne6 28. f3 a6 29. Rxd8+ Bxd8 30. Rd1 Bc7 31. Bxc7 Rxc7 32. Nd5 Rc5 33. b4 Rc4 34. b3 Rd4 35. Rxd4 Nxd4 36. Kb2 Kf8 37. Kc3 Ne6 38. b5 axb5 39. Kb4 Nd4 40. Nc3 Ke7 41. Nxb5 Ne6 42. Ka5 Nf4 43. g3 Nd5 44. Na3 Kd6 45. Kb5 f5 46. Nc4+ Ke6 47. g5 f4 48. g4 Nc3+ 49. Kc5 Ne2 50. b4 Nc1 51. Nb2 Nb3+ 52. Kb6 Nd4 53. Kxb7 Kd5 54. Kc7 Nxf3 55. Nd3 Kc4 56. Nxf4 Nxg5 57. Nxg6 Kxb4 58. Kd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "CHN-chT Div A Pt1"] [Site "Nanjing"] [Date "2025.08.29"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Yu, Yangyi"] [Black "Ma, Qun"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2610"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2025.08.27"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "CHN"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 44"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.09.05"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.09.05"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Beijing"] [BlackTeam "Hangzhou Bank"] [WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"] [BlackTeamCountry "CHN"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 9. Nge2 c6 10. f3 b5 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Rc1 a5 ({RR} 12... Bb7 13. Qd2 a6 14. Bf5 g6 15. Bh3 Nb6 16. b3 Nh7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nd1 Ng5 19. Nf4 a5 20. Re1 a4 21. Nf2 axb3 22. axb3 Ra3 23. e4 ({RR} 23. Rb1 Rea8 24. N4d3 Ra2 25. Rb2 Ra1 26. Nc5 R8a3 27. Reb1 R3a2 28. Qe1 Rxb1 29. Rxb1) 23... Qf8 24. Ng4 Kg7 25. exd5 Nxd5 26. Nxd5 cxd5 27. Qf4 {Yu,Y (2714)-Puranik,A (2635) Samarkand 2025 ½-½ (41)}) 13. Bf2 Ba6 14. Nf4 $5 {[%mdl 4] Exploring less charted territory. Erkundet wenig bekanntes Terrain.} ({RR} 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. e4 b4 16. Na4 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 dxe4 18. fxe4 h5 19. Qf3 h4 20. Nf5 Rxe4 21. Bxh4 g6 22. Qxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxd8 gxf5 24. Bc7 Bg7 25. Rfd1 Re8 26. Rxc6 Ndf6 27. Be5 Ng4 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 {Bluebaum,M (2698)-Kravtsiv,M (2598) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (38)}) 14... Bd6 15. Re1 $146 ({RR} 15. Nce2 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bb1 b4 18. Re1 Rc8 19. Nd4 Be5 20. Qd2 Rc7 21. Bg3 Qd7 22. Nh3 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Ne6 24. Nf4 Nxd4 25. Qxd4 Rec8 26. Rcd1 Bb7 27. Qb6 Rc5 28. Nd3 Rb5 29. Qd4 Qd6 {Yuffa,D (2621)-Deac,B (2655) Rhodes GRE 2025 0-1 (49)}) 15... Nb6 $146 (15... a4 16. Nce2 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bb1 Ne6 19. Qd2 b4 20. b3 axb3 21. axb3 Qb8 {½-½ Aryan,C (2630)-Andersen,M (2598) Capablanca Memorial Elite 57th 2024 (2)}) 16. b3 b4 17. Nce2 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 Rc8 19. Ng3 Nbd7 20. Re2 Qb6 21. Rec2 g6 22. Ne2 Qb5 23. Qd2 Rc7 24. Bg3 Bxg3 25. hxg3 h5 26. Nef4 Kg7 27. Nc5 Nf8 28. Nfd3 N8d7 29. Kf2 Rcc8 30. Nf4 Nf8 31. Qd3 Qb6 32. Qa6 Qd8 33. Nfd3 Qe7 34. Re2 h4 35. gxh4 Nh5 36. g3 Qd6 37. Nf4 Nxf4 38. exf4 Qf6 39. Re5 Ra8 40. Qe2 Red8 41. Kg2 Nd7 42. Re7 Nxc5 43. Rxc5 Kf8 44. Rc7 Re8 45. Qc2 Re6 46. R5xc6 Rae8 47. Qc5+ Kg7 48. Qxd5 Rxc6 49. Rxc6 Re2+ 50. Kh3 Qe7 51. f5 gxf5 52. Qxf5 Rxa2 53. Qg4+ Kh7 54. Qh5+ Kg8 55. Rc8+ 1-0 [Event "Candidates Tournament"] [Site "Kazan"] [Date "2011.05.06"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2808"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2011.05.05"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "3"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 143"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2011.07.15"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 ({The game variation usually is achieved with} 5. Qc2 c5 6. cxd5 exd5) 5... exd5 6. Qc2 c5 ({Aronian may have feared some special analysis of his opponent in the main line after} 6... c6 7. Bg5 g6 8. e4 $5) ({RR} 6... c6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. g4 Bb4 10. Bd2 Qe7 11. Rg1 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Ne4 13. g5 a5 14. a4 Re8 15. h4 b6 16. h5 Ba6 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nh4 Qe6 19. Rg3 Bd3 20. Qd1 b5 21. axb5 {Ding,L (2812)-Anand,V (2779) Shamkir 2019 ½-½ (34)}) ({RR} 6... c6 7. h3 Bd6 8. g3 O-O 9. Bf4 Re8 10. e3 a5 11. Bd3 Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. Rc1 h6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. g4 Ne6 16. Ne2 Bd7 17. Ng3 Nf4 18. Ne5 Nxd3+ 19. Qxd3 b6 20. O-O c5 21. f4 {Sjugirov,S (2692)-Tang,A (2505) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (51)}) 7. Bg5 cxd4 $146 ({RR} 7... Nc6 8. dxc5 g6 9. e3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Nb4 11. Qa4+ Qd7 12. Bb5 Nc6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxd7+ Nexd7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxd5 Bd8 17. e4 Be6 18. Nf4 Rc8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rd1 Rc7 21. b4 a6 22. O-O {Molina,R (2434)-Rojas Salas,S (2194) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 7... Nc6 8. dxc5 g6 9. e3 Bf5 10. Bd3 Nb4 11. Qa4+ Qd7 12. Bb5 Nc6 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxd7+ Nexd7 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Nxd5 Bd8 17. e4 Be6 18. Nf4 Rc8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Rd1 Rc7 21. b4 a6 22. O-O {Molina,R (2434)-Rojas Salas,S (2194) Chess.com INT 2020 1-0 (49)}) 8. Nxd4 Nc6 9. Rd1 (9. Nxc6 {Kortschnoj,V (2608)-Baramidze,D (2554)/Pulvermuehle 2006/CBM 112/[Dautov] (1-0, 50)}) 9... O-O $146 (9... h6 10. Bh4 Qa5 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 Be6 13. Nb3 Qb4 $132 {Rustemov,A (2565)-Ubilava,E (2521)/Olite 2006/CBM 115 (1/2, 94)}) 10. e3 Be6 11. Be2 Rc8 12. Nf5 h6 13. Bh4 Re8 14. Nxe7+ Qxe7 15. O-O g5 16. Bg3 Ne4 17. Qb1 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Red8 19. Nb5 {White is one step away from reaching a dream blockade on d4, after having exchanged two minor pieces already.} d4 $1 $11 20. Nxd4 Nxd4 21. exd4 (21. Rxd4 Rxd4 22. exd4 Bxa2 $11) 21... Qf6 (21... Bxa2 $5) 22. Bf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "EU-chT (Men) 12th"] [Site "Batumi"] [Date "1999.12.06"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Black "Filippov, Valerij"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2605"] [Annotator "Baburin,Alexander"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "1999.11.06"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GEO"] [SourceTitle "CBM 074"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Slovenia"] [BlackTeam "Russia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "SLO"] [BlackTeamCountry "RUS"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Ne4 {It is not really clear whether this move is better than the usual 8...0-0, 9...Re8, 10...Nf8, etc.} 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 f5 {Black supports the e4-knight and clears the path for his rook to the kingside (via f6). But this move also leaves the e5-square somewhat weak.} 11. O-O O-O 12. Rab1 a5 ({RR} 12... Rf6 13. Ne2 Rh6 14. Ng3 Nf8 15. Rfe1 g5 16. Nd2 g4 17. Ndf1 Ng6 18. f3 gxf3 19. gxf3 Ng5 20. Qe2 Nh4 21. Nd2 f4 22. exf4 Qxe2 23. Bxe2 Nh3+ 24. Kh1 Nxf4 25. Bf1 Bf5 26. Rbc1 Kf7 27. Re5 {Kryakvin,D (2565)-Grachev,B (2640) Novokuznetsk 2008 0-1 (57)}) 13. a3 (13. Rfc1 {led to complicated play after} Rf6 14. Ne2 Rh6 15. Ng3 Nf8 16. Ne5 Ng6 17. f4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 {in the game Riazantsev-Kharitonov, Moscow 1999.}) ({RR} 13. Na4 Rf6 14. Nc3 Rh6 15. Qb3 g5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Qxd5+ Kh8 18. Bxe4 Nf6 19. Qe5 Qxe5 20. Nxe5 Nxe4 21. Rbc1 Be6 22. Rc7 Bxa2 23. Rxb7 Bd5 24. Rd7 Rd6 25. Rc7 Rb8 26. f3 Nd2 27. Rfc1 Rdd8 {Babasoy,K (1453)-Cioboata,L (1525) Almaty 2025 ½-½ (32)}) 13... Kh8 14. Rfe1 $146 ({RR} 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Ra3 16. Ne2 Ndf6 17. Ne5 Ng4 18. Nxg4 fxg4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. b5 Bd7 21. bxc6 Bxc6 22. Qb2 Rfa8 23. Nf4 Ra2 24. Qc3 R2a3 25. Rb3 Rxb3 26. Qxb3 Ra3 27. Qb6 Ra6 28. Qb3 Ra3 {Koelle,T (2274)-Khachatryan,T (2070) Playchess.com INT 2021 1-0 (32)}) ({RR} 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Ra3 16. Ne2 Ndf6 17. Ne5 Ng4 18. Nxg4 fxg4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. b5 Bd7 21. bxc6 Bxc6 22. Qb2 Rfa8 23. Nf4 Ra2 24. Qc3 R2a3 25. Rb3 Rxb3 26. Qxb3 Ra3 27. Qb6 Ra6 28. Qb3 Ra3 {Koelle,T (2274)-Khachatryan,T (2070) Playchess.com INT 2021 1-0 (32)}) 14... Rf6 15. Nd2 Nd6 16. Na4 b5 $6 {[%csl Rc5]} 17. Nc5 Nc4 18. Nxd7 Bxd7 19. Nf3 $1 {White keeps the kingside well protected. On c5 his knight may not have much to do.} Raf8 20. a4 $1 Qb4 21. Qc3 $1 Qxa4 (21... f4 22. Qxb4 axb4 23. axb5 $16) 22. b3 Qa3 23. Rec1 Nb6 24. Ra1 Qe7 25. Qxa5 f4 $2 ({This is pretty desperate, but} 25... Qd8 26. g3 $16 {would have left White with big advantage.}) 26. Qxb6 $18 fxe3 27. Qc5 exf2+ 28. Kxf2 Rxf3+ 29. gxf3 Qf6 30. Kg1 Kg8 31. Bf1 Qxf3 32. Bg2 Qe3+ 33. Kh1 Bh3 34. Rf1 Rxf1+ 35. Rxf1 1-0 [Event "FIDE Grand Swiss"] [Site "Samarkand"] [Date "2025.09.07"] [Round "4"] [White "Yu, Yangyi"] [Black "Puranik, Abhimanyu Sameer"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2635"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2025.09.04"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "UZB"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 46"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 9. Nge2 c6 10. O-O Nbd7 11. f3 b5 {The main line 11...b5 scores better than 11...Nf8. Die Hauptvariante 11...b5 punktet besser als 11...Sf8.} 12. Rc1 Bb7 ({RR} 12... a5 13. Bf2 Ba6 14. Nf4 Bd6 15. Re1 Nb6 ({RR} 15... a4 16. Nce2 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bb1 Ne6 19. Qd2 b4 20. b3 axb3 21. axb3 Qb8) 16. b3 b4 17. Nce2 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 Rc8 19. Ng3 Nbd7 20. Re2 Qb6 21. Rec2 g6 22. Ne2 Qb5 23. Qd2 Rc7 24. Bg3 Bxg3 25. hxg3 h5 26. Nef4 Kg7 27. Nc5 {Yu,Y (2714)-Ma,Q (2610) Nanjing 2025 1-0 (55)}) 13. Qd2 ({RR} 13. Bf2 a6 14. Nf4 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bf5 Bf8 17. Nce2 Bc8 18. Nd4 Bxf5 19. Nxf5 g6 20. Nd4 Rc8 21. Qd2 Qb6 22. Rc2 Ncd7 23. Rfc1 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 Ne5 25. b3 a5 26. Nd3 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 Bc5 {Klukin,K (2414)-Bouska,J (2334) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (60)}) 13... a6 14. Bf5 g6 $146 ({RR} 14... c5 15. Bxd7 Nxd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Nf4 Rad8 19. Rfd1 Qg5 20. Nxb5 d4 21. Nxd4 Ne6 22. Nfxe6 fxe6 23. e4 Qf6 24. Qf2 Rf8 25. Qe3 Rf7 26. Rd2 g5 27. h3 h5 28. Rc5 Rg7 29. g4 {Vetoshko,V (2513)-Ermitsch,M (2399) Petrovac MNE 2024 1-0 (33)}) 15. Bh3 Nb6 16. b3 Nh7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nd1 Ng5 19. Nf4 a5 20. Re1 a4 21. Nf2 axb3 22. axb3 Ra3 23. e4 $146 (23. Rb1 Rea8 24. N4d3 Ra2 25. Rb2 Ra1 26. Nc5 R8a3 27. Reb1 R3a2 28. Qe1 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 {½-½ Bluebaum,M (2640)-Pultinevicius,P (2587) Olympiad-45 Budapest 2024 (3.7)}) 23... Qf8 24. Ng4 Kg7 25. exd5 Nxd5 26. Nxd5 cxd5 27. Qf4 Bc8 28. Nf6 Rxe1+ 29. Rxe1 Bxh3 30. Re8 Ra2 31. Rxf8 Rxg2+ 32. Kh1 Kxf8 33. Qd6+ Kg7 34. Ne8+ Kg8 35. Nf6+ Kg7 36. Nd7 Nh7 37. Qe5+ Kg8 38. Qb8+ Kg7 39. Qe5+ Kg8 40. Qe8+ Kg7 41. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Grand Swiss"] [Site "Samarkand"] [Date "2025.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Yu, Yangyi"] [Black "Sjugirov, Sanan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2714"] [BlackElo "2636"] [PlyCount "147"] [EventDate "2025.09.04"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "UZB"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 46"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 h6 {now scores much better than the old 7...Be7. punktet besser als das ältere 7...Le7.} 8. Bh4 Be7 ({RR} 8... g5 9. Bg3 Nh5 10. Bd3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Bg7 12. O-O a5 13. Qc2 O-O 14. Bh7+ Kh8 15. Bf5 Qe7 16. g4 Nb6 17. g3 Nc4 18. Kg2 Nd6 19. Rh1 Kg8 20. Rh5 Bxf5 21. gxf5 Rfe8 22. Rah1 Qf6 23. g4 {Sarana,A (2679)-Kramnik,V (2753) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (64)}) 9. Nd2 $146 {[%mdl 4] A promising side line. Eine vielversprechende Nebenvariante.} ({RR} 9. Bg3 Qa5 10. a3 Ne4 11. Qc2 Ndf6 12. Nd2 Bf5 13. Ndxe4 Nxe4 14. Bd3 Nxg3 15. hxg3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 b5 17. b4 Bxb4 18. Rc1 Qxa3 19. O-O O-O 20. Qc2 Bxc3 21. Qxc3 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 Rfc8 23. Rfc1 b4 {Cereijo Suarez,N (1316)-Alonso Gonzalez,F (1636) Pontevedra 2018 0-1 (57)}) ({RR} 9. Qc2 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. Kb1 Nf6 13. Bd3 Bg4 14. Rc1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 O-O-O 16. Na4 Nxa4 17. Qxa4 Kb8 18. Rc3 Rd6 19. Rhc1 Rc8 20. Ra3 b6 21. Rac3 Rc7 22. Rxc6 Rdxc6 23. Rxc6 Qd7 {Torres Rosas,L (2312)-Salinas Herrera,P (2454) Oaxtepec MEX 2026 1-0 (49)}) 9... O-O 10. Bd3 c5 11. O-O cxd4 $146 (11... c4 12. Bc2 b5 13. Qf3 Bb7 14. Nxb5 Qb6 15. Nc3 Qxb2 16. Rfc1 g6 17. Ne2 Qb4 {1-0 Delchev,A (2554)-Alonso Rosell,A (2559) Catalunya-chT Gp1 2019 (5.1)}) 12. exd4 Nb8 13. Re1 Nc6 14. Nb3 Be6 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Bb1 Re8 17. Qd3 Nb4 18. Qf3 Nc6 19. h3 Nd7 20. Bg3 Nf8 21. Rc2 Bd6 22. Rce2 Bxg3 23. fxg3 Re7 24. Kh2 b6 25. Bd3 Nb4 26. Bb1 Nc6 27. Qf4 Bd7 28. Rf1 Be8 29. Ref2 Rcc7 30. Bf5 Ne6 31. Qg4 a6 32. Bd3 Nb4 33. Bb1 Nf8 34. Rf5 Bd7 35. a3 Bxf5 36. Rxf5 Rxc3 37. bxc3 Nc6 38. Qf3 Rd7 39. Bd3 Ne6 40. Qg4 b5 41. Rf1 Qe7 42. Re1 Qd6 43. Nc5 Re7 44. Qf5 Nf8 45. Rxe7 Nxe7 46. Qe5 Qxe5 47. dxe5 a5 48. Bxb5 Ne6 49. Nb3 Nc7 50. Ba4 Ng6 51. Nxa5 Nxe5 52. Kg1 Nd3 53. Bc2 Nc5 54. a4 Kf8 55. Nc6 Ke8 56. Kf2 Kd7 57. Nd4 g6 58. Ke3 Kd6 59. g4 Nd7 60. Bd3 Kc5 61. Nb3+ Kd6 62. a5 Ne5 63. Be2 Nc6 64. c4 Ke5 65. c5 Ne6 66. Bb5 d4+ 67. Kd2 Na7 68. Be8 Nf4 69. Bxf7 Nxg2 70. Nc1 Kf6 71. Be8 Nf4 72. Ne2 Nxh3 73. Nxd4 Nf2 74. Kc3 1-0 [Event "FIDE Grand Swiss"] [Site "Samarkand"] [Date "2025.09.05"] [Round "2"] [White "Mishra, Abhimanyu"] [Black "Sarana, Alexey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2691"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2025.09.04"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "UZB"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 46"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 {6...h6 is becoming the main line. 6...h6 wird zur Hauptvariante.} 7. f3 ({RR} 7. Nge2 h6 8. Bf4 Nbd7 9. Ng3 Bh7 10. h4 Bb4 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 O-O 13. f3 Re8 14. a3 Bf8 15. Kf2 g6 16. Nge2 Bg7 17. g4 h5 18. Rag1 hxg4 19. fxg4 c5 20. h5 cxd4 21. exd4 Ne4+ {Caruana,F (2804)-Dominguez Perez,L (2749) Saint Louis USA 2024 0-1 (46)}) ({RR} 7. Nge2 h6 8. Bf4 Nbd7 9. Ng3 Bh7 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 g5 12. Be5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 Nc5 15. Qc2 gxf4 16. exf4 Qh4 17. O-O Rg8 18. Rad1 Rd8 19. Nce2 Ne6 20. Kh1 Rg4 21. Rf3 Rd7 {Mamedyarov,S (2757)-Sarana,A (2662) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (39)}) 7... h6 ({RR} 7... Be7 8. Nge2 h6 9. Bf4 Bh7 10. Ng3 Qb6 11. Qd2 Nbd7 12. h4 Nf8 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Ne6 15. Be5 Nd7 16. O-O-O Nxe5 17. dxe5 O-O-O 18. Nf5 Rhe8 19. Kb1 Kb8 20. h5 Qc7 21. Nxe7 Qxe7 22. g4 {Gledura,B (2663)-Hovhannisyan,R (2635) Jermuk ARM 2025 0-1 (35)}) 8. Bh4 Nbd7 $146 ({RR} 8... Be7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. Nge2 b5 12. O-O O-O 13. Rac1 Re8 14. Bf2 Bf8 15. Ng3 Qa5 16. e4 b4 17. Nce2 Qxa2 18. e5 Nh7 19. b3 c5 20. Ra1 c4 21. Qf5 Qxb3 22. Qxd7 c3 23. Nh5 {Ovezdurdiyeva,J (2016)-Nie,X (2045) Chengdu 2017 0-1 (47)}) 9. g4 $146 (9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Be7 11. Nge2 O-O 12. g4 b5 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. O-O Re8 15. Kg2 b4 {0-1 Mamedyarov,S (2764)-Duda,J (2753) Online Olym KO Stage rapid 2020 (2.1)}) 9... Bh7 10. Bg3 Nb6 11. Bd3 Bd6 12. Nge2 Bxg3+ 13. Nxg3 Qe7 14. Qd2 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 g6 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Kb1 Kb8 18. h4 Rhe8 19. Rde1 Qc7 20. Rh3 h5 21. g5 Nfd7 22. f4 Nc4 23. f5 Qd6 24. b3 Qb4 25. Rh2 Nde5 26. dxe5 Nxe5 27. Qd4 c5 28. Qxb4 cxb4 29. Nd1 Nf3 30. Rhh1 d4 31. e4 Nxe1 32. Rxe1 d3 33. Nf2 d2 34. Rd1 Re5 35. f6 Rc5 36. Nf1 Rc3 37. Rxd2 Rxd2 38. Nxd2 Kc7 39. e5 Kd7 40. Nfe4 Rc7 41. Nd6 Ke6 42. N2c4 Rd7 43. Kc1 b6 44. Kc2 Rd8 45. Kd3 Kd5 1-0 [Event "Edmonton 11th"] [Site "Edmonton"] [Date "2016.06.25"] [Round "8"] [White "Shankland, Samuel L"] [Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2654"] [Annotator "Fischer,Johannes"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2016.06.18"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "CAN"] [EventCategory "9"] [SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2016.08.29"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 Be7 8. Bc4 {This natural move is in fact a novelty.} O-O 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. O-O b6 11. Be3 Bb7 12. Nf4 cxd4 13. cxd4 {[#]} Rc8 $5 {Daring White to take on e6.} ({After} 13... Na5 14. Bd3 Rc8 {the position is roughly equal but sharp - White will try to attack on the kingside, Black will play on the queenside.}) 14. Nxe6 {White accepts the invitation.} fxe6 15. Bxe6+ Kh8 16. Bxc8 Qxc8 $146 ({RR} 16... Bxc8 17. f4 Na5 18. Qd3 Qd7 19. d5 Nb7 20. Rbd1 Qa4 21. Qb1 Bc5 22. Rde1 Re8 23. e5 Bxe3+ 24. Rxe3 Nc5 25. Qd1 Qxd1 26. Rxd1 Bf5 27. e6 Kg8 28. Kf2 Rd8 29. e7 Re8 30. d6 Kf7 31. h3 {Girya,O (2457)-Ning,K (2224) China 2019 1-0 (46)}) 17. Qa4 {[#]White has rook and two pawns for two minor pieces and materially the position is roughly equal. However, White's central pawns might become dangerous and all in all the position is easier to play for White.} b5 $6 {Black tries to liberate his position but even though he wins the exchange for a pawn he is clearly worse after the following sequence.} 18. Rxb5 Ba6 19. Rfb1 Bxb5 20. Qxb5 {Now White has three pawns for a piece - and these three pawns are strong.} h6 21. h3 a6 22. Qb7 Qxb7 23. Rxb7 Bg5 24. Rc7 Nb4 25. a3 Nd3 26. e5 {White advances his passed pawns while Black has problems to create counterplay.} Rb8 27. Kh2 Kh7 28. Kg3 Rf8 29. Rc6 Bf4+ 30. Kf3 {Cold-blooded - Black has no dangerous discovered checks.} Ne1+ 31. Ke4 Nxg2 32. d5 {Now White's passed pawns advance - White is winning.} Nxe3 33. fxe3 Bg3 34. d6 Re8 35. d7 Rd8 36. e6 Bh4 37. Kd5 Kg8 38. Rxa6 Kf8 39. Ra4 Bf6 40. Rc4 Ke7 41. Rc8 Bg5 42. a4 Bxe3 43. a5 h5 44. Kc6 {Black resigned - he cannot stop the pawns.} 1-0 [Event "FRA-chT Top 16 GpA"] [Site "Noyon"] [Date "2005.04.02"] [Round "6"] [White "Georgiev, Kiril"] [Black "Pelletier, Yannick"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2604"] [Annotator "ChessBase II"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2005.03.31"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.05.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Mulhouse"] [BlackTeam "Clichy"] [WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"] [BlackTeamCountry "FRA"] [TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:600+30"] 1. d4 {Baburin,Alexander} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qb1 (11. Qc2 Nhf6 12. Rfe1 g6 13. Rab1 Nb6 14. b4 Be6 15. a4 a6 16. a5 Nc8 17. Ne5 Nd6 18. f3 Rad8 19. Qf2 Nd7 20. Na4 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Ne8 22. e4 Ng7 23. Nc5 Bc8 24. f4 dxe4 25. Bxe4 Ne6 26. h3 f6 27. Nxe6 Bxe6 28. Qc5 Qxc5+ 29. bxc5 Rd7 30. Bf3 Kf7 31. Red1 Rfd8 32. Rd6 fxe5 33. fxe5 Ke7 34. Kf2 Rc7 35. Rxd8 Kxd8 36. Rd1+ Ke8 37. Rd6 Re7 38. Ke3 Bc8 39. Kf4 Rf7+ 40. Rf6 Ke7 {Onischuk,A (2647)-Pelletier,Y (2623) Poikovsky 2003 1-0}) 11... Nhf6 12. b4 a6 13. a4 ({RR} 13. Re1 g6 14. a4 Rd8 15. h3 a5 16. b5 c5 17. Qa2 c4 18. Bc2 Nb6 19. Rab1 Be6 20. Ne5 Nfd7 21. Nc6 bxc6 22. bxc6 Qg5 23. Kf1 Nc8 24. cxd7 Ne7 25. Rb6 Rxd7 26. Reb1 Rdd8 27. R1b5 Nf5 {Makhmudov,R (2115)-Volodin,V (2017) Odintsovo RUS 2026 1-0 (50)}) 13... Re8 14. Rc1 ({RR} 14. Nd2 Qd6 15. Re1 Nf8 16. b5 axb5 17. axb5 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Ne6 19. Nf3 c5 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Bf1 Bg4 22. Nd4 Ne6 23. h3 Nxd4 24. exd4 Rxe1 25. Qxe1 Be6 26. Qa1 Qd8 27. Qa7 b6 28. Na4 Nd7 {Cheparinov,I (2672)-Vitiugov,N (2737) Caleta 2014 1-0 (58)}) 14... g6 15. Nd2 $146 (15. Qb2 a5 ({RR} 15... Nf8 16. b5) 16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. Nd2 Ng4 18. Nb3 Qd6 19. g3 Ra7 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Qf8 22. Re1 b6 ({RR} 22... Ngf6) 23. Nbd2 Ba6 24. Bc2 Rb7 25. Bb3 Ngf6 26. Rac1 Rc8 27. Nxf6+ Nxf6 28. d5 Nxd5 29. Ne4 Rd8 30. Rxc6 Qb4 31. Nf6+ Kf8 32. Nxh7+ Kg8 33. Nf6+ Kf8 34. Re4 {1-0 (34) Kramnik,V (2730)-Timman,J (2590) Belgrade 1995}) ({RR} 15. Qb2 a5 16. bxa5 Rxa5 17. Nd2 Ng4 18. Nb3 Qd6 19. g3 Ra7 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Qf8 22. Re1 b6 23. Nbd2 Ba6 24. Bc2 Rb7 25. Bb3 Ngf6 26. Rac1 Rc8 27. Nxf6+ Nxf6 28. d5 Nxd5 29. Ne4 Rd8 {Kramnik,V (2730)-Timman,J (2590) Belgrade 1995 CBM 051 [Baburin,Alexander] 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 15. Qb2 Qd6 16. h3 Kg7 17. Nd2 h6 18. Be2 Kg8 19. Bf3 Nf8 20. b5 Ne6 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Qa3 Qd8 23. Na2 Bb7 24. Nb4 Rc8 25. Nd3 Ng5 26. Nc5 Ba8 27. a5 Nfe4 28. Ncxe4 Nxe4 29. Bxe4 dxe4 {Mica,M (2212)-Kornitzky,T (2133) Marianske Lazne 2019 1-0 (43)}) 15... b6 16. a5 b5 17. Re1 Nf8 18. Qb2 Bb7 19. e4 Ne6 20. e5 Nd7 21. Ne2 f6 22. f4 fxe5 23. fxe5 Qg5 24. Kh1 Rf8 25. Rf1 Qe3 26. Qc3 Kg7 27. Nf3 Rf7 28. Rad1 (28. Rae1 $142 {[%CAl Ge1e3,Ge2g3]} Raf8 29. Ng3 Qh6 $16 {[%csl Rb7]}) 28... Raf8 29. Qc1 Qxc1 30. Rxc1 Nb8 31. Kg1 Bc8 32. Rfe1 Rc7 33. Nd2 Rff7 34. Nb3 Nd7 35. Rc3 Ndf8 36. Rec1 Nd8 37. h3 Nfe6 38. Bb1 Rce7 39. Rg3 Bd7 40. h4 Kh6 41. Rgc3 Rf8 42. Nd2 Nf4 43. Ng3 Bg4 44. Kh2 Nfe6 45. Nb3 Rf4 46. Rd3 Bh5 47. Kh3 Bg4+ 48. Kh2 Bh5 49. Kh3 Bg4+ 50. Kh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "45th Olympiad 2024"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2024.09.14"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Yu, Yangyi"] [Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2703"] [BlackElo "2646"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.09.11"] [WhiteTeam "China"] [BlackTeam "Armenia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"] [BlackTeamCountry "ARM"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Bg3 Re8 ({RR} 9... Nbd7 10. h3 Re8 11. Nf3 Bb4 12. Qb3 c5 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Qxc3 c4 15. Bc2 a5 16. a4 Qb6 17. b3 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Nd2 cxb3 20. Rfb1 Qg6 21. Rxb3 Nf6 22. Rb5 Be6 23. Rxa5 Nd5 24. Rxa8 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2862)-Firouzja,A (2749) Skilling op Prelim rapid 2020 (5)}) 10. h3 c5 11. Nge2 $146 ({RR} 11. dxc5 d4 12. exd4 Bxc5+ 13. Nge2 Bxd4 14. O-O Nc6 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Nb5 Nxb5 17. Bxb5 Bd7 18. Bd3 Bc6 19. Bc4 Ne4 20. Bf4 Qf6 21. Be3 Rad8 22. Qg4 Nd2 23. Bxd2 Rxd2 24. b3 b5 25. Rac1 bxc4 {0-1 Sarana,A (2685)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2617) Titled Tue 2nd May Early 2023 (6)}) ({RR} 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. exd4 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rc1 Bd7 17. Qb3 Bc6 18. Bb5 Nh5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qd1 Nf4 21. Qf3 Qf6 22. Rfd1 Rab8 23. Rc2 Rb4 24. Rcd2 Rb7 25. Kh2 Qd6 {0-1 Bluebaum,M (2647)-Dubov,D (2701) Chess.com Speed KO Lose 2024 (1.1)}) 11... Nc6 12. O-O a6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 d4 16. exd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Qd2 Bxc3 $146 ({RR} 18... Bd7 19. Rad1 Rc8 20. Bh7+ Nxh7 21. Qxd4 Bc6 22. Bd6 Qf6 23. Bb4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Rcd8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Nxd1 Nf6 28. Ne3 Nd5 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. a3 f5 31. f4 Kf7 32. h4 gxh4 33. Be1 {Lu,M (2424)-Hardaway,B (2544) Saint Louis USA 2026 ½-½ (47)}) 19. Qxc3 Nd5 20. Qb3 Be6 21. Qxb7 Nf4 22. Bxf4 Qxd3 23. Bg3 Bd5 24. Qb4 Qe4 25. Qxe4 Rxe4 26. Rfd1 Be6 27. Rd2 a5 28. f3 Rc4 29. Be5 Rcc8 30. a4 Rc5 31. Bc3 Kh7 32. Rd6 Kg6 33. Kf2 h5 34. g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Rd5 36. Rb6 Rc5 37. Re1 Rd5 38. Re4 Kh7 39. Kg3 Kg6 40. Rc4 Rad8 41. Rcc6 Ra8 42. Kf2 Kh7 43. Rc7 Kg6 44. Ke3 Rd1 45. Rc5 Ra1 46. Re5 Kh6 47. Rbb5 Bd7 48. Rbd5 Re8 49. Rxd7 Rxe5+ 50. Bxe5 Re1+ 51. Kd2 Rxe5 52. Rxf7 1-0 [Event "Julian Borowski-A 2nd"] [Site "Essen"] [Date "2000.05.04"] [Round "7"] [White "Huebner, Robert"] [Black "Milov, Vadim"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2653"] [Annotator "Milov,Vadim"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "2000.04.27"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "15"] [SourceTitle "CBM 077"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.07.27"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 (7. Qc2 Nh5 (7... Be7 8. h3 O-O 9. e3 Nh5 $6 10. Bh2 g6 11. Bd3 Ng7 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. g4 $14 {1-0 Dautov,R-Milov,V/Essen 1999/CBM 71/[Dautov] (53)}) 8. Bg5 (8. Bd2 Nb6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Ne5 Be6 11. e3 Nf6 12. Bd3 Ng4 13. Be1 $13 {Rustemov,A-Kiriakov,P/Russia (ch) 1997}) 8... Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. e3 Nb6 11. O-O-O g6 12. Bd3 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 O-O-O 15. f4 Kb8 16. Kb1 Nf6 17. h4 Nc8 18. Be2 Nd6 19. h5 Nde4 {0,5 Hertneck-Milov,Pula(zt),2000}) 7... Nh5 $1 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 g6 11. O-O-O ({RR} 11. h3 O-O 12. Be2 Re8 13. O-O-O a5 14. g4 Nhf6 15. g5 Ne4 16. Bd3 b5 17. h4 Bb7 18. h5 Rac8 19. hxg6 hxg6 20. Rh6 c5 21. Rdh1 Nf8 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Ne5 cxd4 24. f4 dxc3 25. Qh2 cxb2+ {Radjabov,T (2747)-Matlakov,M (2662) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (31)}) 11... Nb6 12. Bd3 Bg4 ({RR} 12... Be6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Rc1 Kb8 15. Na4 Nf6 16. Nc5 Bc8 17. Ne5 Ka8 18. Qb3 Nfd7 19. Nf3 f6 20. Rc2 Nxc5 21. Rxc5 Rhe8 22. Rhc1 g5 23. Nd2 f5 24. Ra5 Qc7 25. Qa3 a6 26. Nb3 f4 27. exf4 {Tanriverdi,E (2388)-Gavrilescu,D (2549) chess.com INT 2025 0-1 (36)}) 13. Ne2 $146 ({RR} 13. Kb1 Qf6 14. Qe2 O-O 15. h3 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Qxf3 17. gxf3 f5 18. f4 Kf7 19. Ne2 Nf6 20. Ng1 Ne4 21. Rh2 c5 22. dxc5 Na4 23. Bc2 Naxc5 24. Rxd5 Rfd8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Nf3 Kf6 27. Nd4 a5 {Mchedlishvili,M (2613)-Efimenko,Z (2654) Germany 2009 1-0 (66)}) ({RR} 13. h3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 O-O-O 15. f4 Kb8 16. Kb1 Nf6 17. h4 Nc8 18. Be2 Nd6 19. h5 Nde4 {½-½ (19) Hertneck,G (2571)-Milov,V (2653) Pula 2000}) ({RR} 13. Qe2 Ng7 14. h3 {½-½ (14) Sakalauskas,V (2424)-Ruzele,D (2545) Vilnius 2002}) 13... O-O-O 14. Ne5 Be6 15. Kb1 Kb8 16. Rc1 (16. Qxc6 $6 bxc6 17. Nxc6+ Kc7 18. Nxe7 Kd6 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 $15) 16... f6 17. Nf3 Ng7 18. Nf4 Bf5 19. Nd2 Bxd3 20. Nxd3 Ne6 21. h4 Nc8 22. Nb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "87th Tata Steel Masters 2025"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2025.01.26"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Erigaisi, Arjun Kumar"] [Black "Sarana, Alexey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2677"] [Annotator "Chessbase - Stockfish 17"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [EventCountry "NED"] {[%evp 18,45,26,25,30,27,35,31,37,35,59,57,57,59,64,64,74,48,47,41,66,29,29,33,31,0,30,14,35,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nf3 a5 {[%CAl Ya7a5,Ya5a4][%mdl 32] D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} 11. Nh4 Bb4 12. Rc1 Nd7 {[%CAl Yb8d7,Yd7f8,Yf8e6][%mdl 32]} 13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. Rxc3 a4 15. Be2 Ke7 {[%CAl Ye8e7,Ye7d6,Yd6d7][%mdl 32]} ({RR} 15... Nb6 16. f3 Ke7 17. Kf2 Nc8 18. Re1 Nd6 19. Kg3 Kd7 20. Kf4 b5 21. e4 Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. g3 Rad8 24. Ng2 Kc7 25. Rd1 Rd7 26. Ne3 Rhd8 27. d5 cxd5 28. Rxd5 Kc6 29. Rc1 Rxd5 30. Nxd5 {Simacek,P (2372)-Lohia,S (2405) Prague CZE 2026 1-0 (61)}) 16. g3 $146 (16. f3 Nb6 17. Kf2 Nc8 18. g3 Nd6 19. Ng2 h5 20. Nf4 Bf5 21. h3 Kd7 22. Re1 b5 23. Bf1 Bg6 24. h4 Bf5 25. Rc5 Nb7 26. Rc3 Nd6 27. Rec1 Nc4 28. e4 Be6 29. Nd3 Ke7 30. Nb4 Rac8 {Oparin,G (2681)-Bacrot,E (2662) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (57)}) ({RR} 16. f3 Nb6 17. Kf2 Nc8 18. g3 Nd6 19. Ng2 h5 20. Nf4 Bf5 21. h3 Kd7 22. Re1 b5 23. Bf1 Bg6 24. h4 Bf5 25. Rc5 Nb7 26. Rc3 Nd6 27. Rec1 Nc4 28. e4 Be6 29. Nd3 Ke7 30. Nb4 Rac8 {Oparin,G (2681)-Bacrot,E (2662) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (57)}) 16... Kd6 17. Kd2 Nf8 18. Rf1 Ne6 19. Bd3 Ra5 20. Nf5+ Kd7 21. Nh4 Kd6 22. Bc2 Nc7 23. Bd3 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.10 (very precise) /Black=0.08 (flawless) Inaccurate: White=3 --- OK: White=5 Black=4 Precisão Stockfish 17: Brancas 99% Pretas 99% Precisão Chess.com: Brancas 97.7% Pretas 97.6%} 1/2-1/2 [Event "45th Olympiad 2024"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2024.09.14"] [Round "4.4"] [White "Yu, Yangyi"] [Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2703"] [BlackElo "2646"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2024.09.11"] [WhiteTeam "China"] [BlackTeam "Armenia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"] [BlackTeamCountry "ARM"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Bg3 Re8 ({RR} 9... Nbd7 10. h3 Re8 11. Nf3 Bb4 12. Qb3 c5 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Qxc3 c4 15. Bc2 a5 16. a4 Qb6 17. b3 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Nd2 cxb3 20. Rfb1 Qg6 21. Rxb3 Nf6 22. Rb5 Be6 23. Rxa5 Nd5 24. Rxa8 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2862)-Firouzja,A (2749) Skilling op Prelim rapid 2020 (5)}) 10. h3 c5 11. Nge2 $146 ({RR} 11. dxc5 d4 12. exd4 Bxc5+ 13. Nge2 Bxd4 14. O-O Nc6 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Nb5 Nxb5 17. Bxb5 Bd7 18. Bd3 Bc6 19. Bc4 Ne4 20. Bf4 Qf6 21. Be3 Rad8 22. Qg4 Nd2 23. Bxd2 Rxd2 24. b3 b5 25. Rac1 bxc4 {0-1 Sarana,A (2685)-Ter Sahakyan,S (2617) Titled Tue 2nd May Early 2023 (6)}) ({RR} 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. O-O cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. exd4 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rc1 Bd7 17. Qb3 Bc6 18. Bb5 Nh5 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qd1 Nf4 21. Qf3 Qf6 22. Rfd1 Rab8 23. Rc2 Rb4 24. Rcd2 Rb7 25. Kh2 Qd6 {0-1 Bluebaum,M (2647)-Dubov,D (2701) Chess.com Speed KO Lose 2024 (1.1)}) 11... Nc6 12. O-O a6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 d4 16. exd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Qd2 Bxc3 $146 ({RR} 18... Bd7 19. Rad1 Rc8 20. Bh7+ Nxh7 21. Qxd4 Bc6 22. Bd6 Qf6 23. Bb4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Rcd8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Rd1 Rxd1+ 27. Nxd1 Nf6 28. Ne3 Nd5 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. a3 f5 31. f4 Kf7 32. h4 gxh4 33. Be1 {Lu,M (2424)-Hardaway,B (2544) Saint Louis USA 2026 ½-½ (47)}) 19. Qxc3 Nd5 20. Qb3 Be6 21. Qxb7 Nf4 22. Bxf4 Qxd3 23. Bg3 Bd5 24. Qb4 Qe4 25. Qxe4 Rxe4 26. Rfd1 Be6 27. Rd2 a5 28. f3 Rc4 29. Be5 Rcc8 30. a4 Rc5 31. Bc3 Kh7 32. Rd6 Kg6 33. Kf2 h5 34. g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Rd5 36. Rb6 Rc5 37. Re1 Rd5 38. Re4 Kh7 39. Kg3 Kg6 40. Rc4 Rad8 41. Rcc6 Ra8 42. Kf2 Kh7 43. Rc7 Kg6 44. Ke3 Rd1 45. Rc5 Ra1 46. Re5 Kh6 47. Rbb5 Bd7 48. Rbd5 Re8 49. Rxd7 Rxe5+ 50. Bxe5 Re1+ 51. Kd2 Rxe5 52. Rxf7 1-0 [Event "FIDE Grand Swiss"] [Site "Samarkand"] [Date "2025.09.14"] [Round "10"] [White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"] [Black "Xiong, Jeffery"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2731"] [BlackElo "2650"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2025.09.04"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "UZB"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 46"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 h6 {Recently 7...Re8 got a lot of attention. 7...Te8 erhält neuerdings viel Aufmerksamkeit.} 8. Bf4 c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. exd4 Bd6 13. Be5 Ng4 14. Qe2 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] A top novelty. Eine Top Neuerung.} (14. Bg3 Bxg3 15. hxg3 Qg5 16. Be2 Re8 17. Qc1 Nf6 18. Qxg5 hxg5 19. Bd3 Bd7 20. f3 {½-½ Bluebaum,M (2660)-Kravtsiv,M (2598) Titled Tuesday intern op 20th May Late blitz 2025 (9)}) 14... Bxe5 $146 ({RR} 14... Re8 15. f4 f6 16. Qf3 fxe5 17. fxe5 Be6 18. exd6 Qxd6 19. Qf4 Qxf4 20. Rxf4 Nf6 21. Re1 Bf7 {½-½ (21) Kozak,A (2565)-Nielsen,P (2617) St. Pauli GER 2026}) 15. dxe5 Re8 16. f4 Qb6+ 17. Kh1 Ne3 18. Na4 Qd4 19. Rf3 Qxa4 20. Qxe3 Qb4 21. f5 Qb6 22. Qf4 Qc7 23. Re1 f6 24. Rfe3 Bd7 25. Qd4 fxe5 26. Qxd5+ Kh8 27. f6 Bc6 28. Qc4 Rad8 29. Rg3 Rd7 30. Qh4 Re6 31. Rf1 Rxd3 32. Rxd3 Bxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Qc2+ 34. Qf2 Qxd3 35. fxg7+ Kh7 36. g8=B+ Kxg8 37. Qf7+ Kh8 38. Qxe6 Qe2+ 39. Rf2 Qe4+ 40. Rf3 Qe2+ 41. Kg3 1-0 [Event "EU-chT 25th"] [Site "Batumi"] [Date "2025.10.06"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Nguyen, Thai Dai Van"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2742"] [BlackElo "2664"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2025.10.05"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 50"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.10.20"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.10.20"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"] [BlackTeam "Czech Republic"] [WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"] [BlackTeamCountry "CZE"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bc4 {9.Bc4 was played by the boomers. 9.Lc4 wurden von den Boomern gerne gespielt.} Qc7 {9...Nc6 is not played anymore. 9...Sc6 wird inzwischen seltener gespielt.} 10. Qe2 a6 11. O-O b5 12. Bd3 Nc6 $146 (12... Nd7 13. Rd1 h6 14. a4 bxa4 15. g3 cxd4 16. cxd4 a5 17. Bf4 Qa7 18. Rdc1 Bb4 {1-0 Mamedyarov,S (2764)-Dominguez Perez,L (2763) Saint Louis Rapid 2019 (1)}) ({RR} 12... Nd7 13. a4 bxa4 14. d5 exd5 15. exd5 Nf6 16. c4 Bg4 17. h3 Bh5 18. Ra1 Bd6 19. Rxa4 Rfe8 20. Qd1 Bh2+ 21. Kh1 Bf4 22. g4 Bg6 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Kg2 Bxc1 25. Qxc1 Ne4 {½-½ (25) Dziuba,M (2582)-Miton,K (2589) Germany 2021}) ({RR} 12... Bb7 13. a4 bxa4 14. Bf4 Qc8 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 Bf6 17. Bg5 Re8 18. Qc2 Bxg5 19. Bxh7+ Kf8 20. Bf5 Qc7 21. Nxg5 Bxd5 22. Qxa4 Qe5 23. Qh4 Qxf5 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Rfe1+ Be6 26. Qxg7 Kd6 27. Nxe6 {Carlsen,M (2832)-So,W (2815) Chess.com INT 2017 1-0}) ({RR} 12... Nd7 13. Rd1 Bb7 14. a4 bxa4 15. d5 c4 16. Bxc4 Nc5 17. Nd4 exd5 18. exd5 Rfe8 19. Qg4 Bc8 20. Qf3 Bd6 21. h4 Ne4 22. Qd3 Bd7 23. Be3 Qd8 24. g3 Rc8 25. Ne6 Qe7 26. Qxe4 fxe6 27. Bg5 {Polak,A (1859)-ALSEMAIL,M (1962) Silves POR 2026 0-1 (32)}) ({RR} 12... Nd7 13. Rd1 h6 14. a4 bxa4 15. g3 cxd4 16. cxd4 a5 17. Bf4 Qa7 18. Rdc1 Bb4 19. Rc7 Qb6 20. Rbc1 Ba3 21. Rb1 Bb4 22. Rbc1 Ba3 23. R1c6 Qb2 24. Rc2 Qb1+ 25. Kg2 Qb6 26. e5 f5 27. R2c6 {Mamedyarov,S (2764)-Dominguez Perez,L (2763) Saint Louis 2019 1-0 (35)}) 13. d5 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qxc3 16. Bb2 Qa5 17. d6 Bxd6 18. e5 c4 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. exd6 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 f6 22. Rbd1 Bd7 23. Rf3 Kg8 24. Rh3 e5 25. Rh4 Rae8 26. Qh5 Qf2 27. Qh7+ Kf7 28. Qh5+ g6 29. Qh7+ Ke6 30. Qxg6 Rg8 31. Qe4 Qxb2 32. f5+ Kf7 33. Rh7+ Kf8 34. Rxd7 1-0 [Event "EU-chT 25th"] [Site "Batumi"] [Date "2025.10.05"] [Round "1.11"] [White "Maurizzi, Marc Andria"] [Black "Dardha, Daniel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2624"] [BlackElo "2605"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2025.10.05"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 50"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.10.20"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.10.20"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "France"] [BlackTeam "Belgium"] [WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"] [BlackTeamCountry "BEL"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. h4 $1 {[%mdl 4] is now more promising than 9.Bc4. im Vergleich zu 9.Lc4 vielversprechender.} b6 10. h5 h6 11. Rh3 Kh8 12. Rg3 Nd7 13. Bd3 cxd4 14. cxd4 e5 15. Qd2 $146 (15. Bb2 exd4 16. Bxd4 Bf6 17. e5 Re8 18. Be2 Bh4 19. Rg4 Be7 20. Rf4 Nc5 21. Bb5 {½-½ Petkov,M (2512)-Ghimpu,S (2465) Jupiter FISCA 2023 (1)}) ({RR} 15. d5 Bd6 16. Be3 f5 17. Rg6 Nf6 18. Nh4 f4 19. Bc1 Bc5 20. Qf3 Nh7 21. Rg4 Ng5 22. Ng6+ Kh7 23. Nxf8+ Qxf8 24. Qd1 Bxg4 25. Qxg4 Bd4 26. Bd2 Rc8 27. Ke2 Rc7 28. g3 fxg3 29. Qxg3 Rf7 {Bok,B (2589)-Csonka,B (2458) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (49)}) 15... Bf6 $146 ({RR} 15... Rg8 16. Bc4 Bb7 17. Bxf7 Bxe4 18. Bxg8 Qxg8 19. Rb3 Rc8 20. Nxe5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Rc2 22. Qf4 Qc4 23. Bd2 Rxa2 24. Rbc3 Ra1+ 25. Rc1 Rxc1+ 26. Bxc1 Bb4+ 27. Bd2 Qc1+ 28. Ke2 Qc4+ 29. Ke1 Qc1+ 30. Ke2 {Dardha,D (2598)-Gholami Orimi,M (2513) Berlin GER 2025 1-0 (31)}) 16. d5 Nc5 17. Kf1 Bh4 18. Rxg7 Kxg7 19. Qxh6+ Kg8 20. Bg5 f6 21. Qg6+ Kh8 22. Qh6+ Kg8 23. Qg6+ Kh8 24. Qh6+ Kg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sao Paulo GCT Finals"] [Site "Sao Paulo"] [Date "2025.10.01"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2738"] [PlyCount "178"] [EventDate "2025.09.28"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "BRA"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 49"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.10.11"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.10.11"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 {Nowadays more popular than 6...0-0. Heutzutage beliebter als 6...0-0.} 7. Bh4 Bg4 8. Qc2 O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Nf3 Ne8 11. Bg3 Bd6 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bd3 $146 (14. Bxd6 cxd6 15. Bd3 c5 16. O-O Nf6 17. Rfd1 Qa5 18. Qa4 Qb6 19. Qa3 Rfc8 20. dxc5 dxc5 {½-½ Wojtaszek,R (2668)-Erdos,V (2557) EU-chT 24th Budva 2023 (6.1)}) 14... Bxg3 15. fxg3 Qg5 16. Qf2 Nd6 17. O-O Rae8 18. Rac1 $146 ({RR} 18. Rae1 g6 19. Ne2 Bf5 20. Nf4 Bxd3 21. Nxd3 Ne4 22. Qf4 Nxg3 23. Qxg5 hxg5 24. Rf6 Nf5 25. Rxc6 Rxe3 26. Rxe3 Nxe3 27. Rxc7 Nf5 28. Rxa7 Rc8 29. a4 Rc2 30. a5 Rd2 31. Ne5 Rxb2 32. a6 Ra2 {Sarana,A (2668)-Kuru,A (2500) Aktobe KAZ 2026 ½-½ (74)}) 18... Bd7 19. Nd1 Re6 20. Qe1 Rfe8 21. Rf3 R6e7 22. Qf2 h5 23. b4 g6 24. Rf4 Re6 25. b5 cxb5 26. Rxc7 Qd8 27. Rxa7 R8e7 28. Rf6 Kg7 29. Rxe6 Bxe6 30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. Qb2 Bf5 32. Bxb5 Nxb5 33. Qxb5 Bc2 34. Qe2 Bxd1 35. Qxd1 Qxe3+ 36. Kh2 f5 37. a4 f4 38. gxf4 Qxf4+ 39. Kh1 g5 40. a5 g4 41. a6 gxh3 42. gxh3 Qe4+ 43. Kh2 Qf4+ 44. Kg2 Qe4+ 45. Qf3 Qxd4 46. Qf2 Qa4 47. a7 h4 48. Qe3 Kf6 49. Qc3+ Kg6 50. Qc5 Qe4+ 51. Kf2 d4 52. Qc1 Kh7 53. Qc7+ Kh6 54. Qd6+ Kh7 55. Qc7+ Kh6 56. Qb6+ Kg7 57. Qa5 Qe3+ 58. Kf1 Qxh3+ 59. Ke1 Qe3+ 60. Kd1 Qf3+ 61. Kc1 Qa8 62. Qc7+ Kh6 63. Qb8 Qc6+ 64. Kb1 Qe4+ 65. Kb2 Qe2+ 66. Ka3 Qd3+ 67. Kb4 Qc3+ 68. Kb5 Qb3+ 69. Kc5 Qc2+ 70. Kd5 Qg2+ 71. Ke5 Qg5+ 72. Ke4 Qg2+ 73. Ke5 Qg5+ 74. Kd6 Qg6+ 75. Kc7 Qf7+ 76. Kc6 Qf3+ 77. Kb5 Qb3+ 78. Kc5 Qc2+ 79. Kxd4 Qd2+ 80. Ke4 Qc2+ 81. Kf3 Qd1+ 82. Kf4 Qd4+ 83. Kf5 Qd3+ 84. Ke6 Qg6+ 85. Ke7 Qg7+ 86. Ke8 Qg8+ 87. Ke7 Qg7+ 88. Ke8 Qg8+ 89. Ke7 Qg7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Belgrade m"] [Site "Belgrade"] [Date "2025.09.30"] [Round "2"] [White "Grebnev, Aleksey"] [Black "Maurizzi, Marc Andria"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2611"] [BlackElo "2610"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2025.09.30"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "SRB"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 49"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.10.11"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.10.11"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,60,18,7,25,-9,-10,-10,-10,-7,-8,-1,0,0,22,22,22,20,15,26,63,33,13,-5,38,-7,-10,-17,-12,-15,-13,-7,5,4,15,13,32,18,26,30,36,14,20,20,13,4,7,1,13,9,39,15,51,32,35,33,41,24,38,35,57,38,57]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bd6 {6...h6 is setting a new trend. 6...h6 setzt einen neuen Trend.} 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nf3 Re8 9. O-O Bg4 10. Qb3 Na6 11. Nd2 Bh5 ({RR} 11... Rb8 12. e4 dxe4 13. Ndxe4 Be7 14. Bf4 Ra8 15. Qxb7 Nb4 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Be4 Qxd4 18. h3 Be6 19. Rad1 Qc4 20. a3 f5 21. axb4 fxe4 22. b5 cxb5 23. Nxb5 Qb3 24. Qa6 Bc4 25. Qh6 Qxb5 26. Rfe1 {Bluebaum,M (2694)-Szpar,M (2496) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (42)}) 12. h3 Rb8 13. Rfe1 Nc7 14. Qc2 $146 (14. f4 b5 15. g4 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Nf1 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Nxd5 Qh4 20. gxh5 Ne6 21. Kg2 Rbd8 22. Ng3 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 Rxd5 24. Qxd5 Nxf4+ 25. Kg1 {1-0 Urkedal,F (2562)-Stalmach,R (2444) Stockholm Hotel N GM 4th 2025 (6)}) ({RR} 14. f4 b5 15. g4 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Nf1 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Nxd5 Qh4 20. gxh5 Ne6 21. Kg2 Rbd8 22. Ng3 Bxe3 23. Rxe3 Rxd5 24. Qxd5 Nxf4+ 25. Kg1 {1-0 (25) Urkedal,F (2562)-Stalmach,R (2444) Upplands Vasby SWE 2025}) 14... Bg6 15. Bh4 Ne6 16. Nf3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Be7 18. Rab1 a5 19. a3 Rc8 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 b5 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. Ne2 Qd6 24. Qc3 Nf8 25. Nf4 Nd7 26. Ra1 Nb6 27. Nd3 Nc4 28. Ra7 g6 29. Nc5 Re7 30. Rea1 Kg7 31. R1a6 h5 32. Rxe7 Qxe7 33. Qc2 Rc7 34. Kh1 Ra7 35. Qa2 Rxa6 36. Qxa6 Qe8 37. Qb7 g5 38. Qc7 Be7 39. Nd7 g4 40. Nfe5 gxh3 41. Qxc6 f6 42. Nxf6 Qxc6 43. Nxh5+ Kh6 44. Nxc6 Bh4 45. Ng3 Nxe3 46. fxe3 Bxg3 47. gxh3 1-0 [Event "FIDE Grand Swiss"] [Site "Samarkand"] [Date "2025.09.08"] [Round "5"] [White "Niemann, Hans Moke"] [Black "Demchenko, Anton"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2736"] [BlackElo "2620"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "2025.09.04"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "UZB"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 46"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 {is cutting edge theory. ist die Avantgarde der Theorie.} 7. Bh4 Bf5 8. Qf3 Be6 9. Bxf6 Qxf6 10. Qxf6 gxf6 11. Bd3 Nd7 12. Nge2 h5 ({RR} 12... Nb6 13. Ng3 a5 14. Nh5 Be7 15. h3 a4 16. g4 a3 17. b3 Bb4 18. Rc1 Ke7 19. Ke2 Nc8 20. Kf3 Nd6 21. Ne2 f5 22. Neg3 fxg4+ 23. hxg4 Rag8 24. Rh4 Bd7 25. Nf4 Ba5 26. Rch1 Bc7 27. Nf5+ {Caruana,F (2792)-Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (2600) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (56)}) 13. h4 Bd6 14. f3 Nf8 $146 (14... Nb6 15. Kf2 Nc8 16. g3 Ne7 17. Nf4 Bf5 18. Nce2 O-O-O 19. Rag1 Rde8 20. g4 hxg4 21. fxg4 Bd7 {0-1 Nguyen,T (2517)-Fridman,D (2637) EU-ch 19th Batumi 2018 (6)}) ({RR} 14... f5 15. Kf2 Ke7 16. Rhe1 Nf8 17. Rac1 Ng6 18. g3 Kd7 19. Na4 b6 20. Rc2 Rab8 21. Rec1 Ne7 22. a3 Kd8 23. Nac3 Rh6 24. Rd2 a5 25. Bb1 Kd7 26. Nf4 Rbh8 27. Bd3 {½-½ (27) Santos Latasa,J (2616)-Demchenko,A (2619) Reykjavik ISL 2025}) 15. Kf2 Ng6 16. Ng3 Ne7 17. Nce2 Kd7 18. Nf4 Bxf4 19. exf4 f5 20. Rae1 b6 21. b4 Kd6 22. Re5 a5 23. b5 cxb5 24. Bxb5 Rac8 25. Rb1 Rc2+ 26. Re2 Rc3 27. Reb2 Ng6 28. Ne2 Ra3 29. g3 Rb8 30. Ba6 Ne7 31. Rxb6+ Rxb6 32. Rxb6+ Kc7 33. Rb2 Nc6 34. Bb5 Na7 35. Rc2+ Kd6 36. Be8 Ke7 37. Bxf7 Kxf7 38. Rc7+ Ke8 39. Rxa7 Bd7 40. Rc7 Bb5 41. Rc2 Bxe2 42. Rxe2+ Kf7 43. Re5 Rxa2+ 44. Kf1 Kf6 45. Rxd5 a4 46. Rd6+ Ke7 47. Ra6 a3 48. Kg1 Kf7 49. d5 Ke7 50. Kf1 Kd7 51. Kg1 Ke7 52. Ra7+ Kd6 53. Ra5 Kc7 54. g4 hxg4 55. fxg4 fxg4 56. h5 g3 57. h6 Kd6 58. f5 Rh2 59. Rxa3 Kxd5 60. Ra5+ Ke4 61. f6 Rxh6 62. f7 Rf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Grand Swiss"] [Site "Samarkand"] [Date "2025.09.04"] [Round "1"] [White "Mendonca, Leon Luke"] [Black "Esipenko, Andrey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2606"] [BlackElo "2682"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2025.09.04"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "UZB"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 46"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 O-O {6...Bf5 is more fashionable. 6...Lf5 ist modischer.} 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nge2 Nc6 9. O-O Bg4 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. h3 Bxe2 12. Nxe2 Qe7 ({RR} 12... Qb6 13. Ng3 g6 14. Rb1 Rad8 15. b4 Bd6 16. Bg5 Be7 17. b5 Ne5 18. Be2 d4 19. exd4 Rxd4 20. Qb3 Bc5 21. Rbd1 Rxd1 22. Qxd1 Re8 23. Qc1 Ned7 24. a4 Bd4 25. Qd2 Be5 26. a5 Qc5 27. Rc1 {Carlsen,M (2841)-Esipenko,A (2684) Bangkok THA 2026 1-0 (38)}) 13. Qb3 $146 (13. a3 Rad8 14. b4 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Qa4 d4 17. Rad1 g6 18. b5 Ne5 19. Nxd4 {1-0 Radjabov,T (2745)-Melkumyan,H (2650) Titled Tuesday intern op 28th Nov Late blitz 2023 (6)}) ({RR} 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Qe5 15. Rc1 Bb6 16. Qb3 Ne4 17. Rfd1 Nc5 18. Qb5 Nxd3 19. Qxd3 Qxb2 20. Rb1 Qxa2 21. Nf4 Qc4 22. Qxd5 Qxd5 23. Nxd5 Bd8 24. Bxd8 Nxd8 25. Nc7 Rb8 26. Rd7 Nc6 27. Nb5 a6 {Sivuk,V (2517)-Cederstam,C (2376) Upplands Vasby SWE 2026 ½-½ (38)}) 13... Rad8 14. Rad1 h6 15. Bb5 Bb6 16. Qa4 Ne5 17. Nc3 Bc5 18. Rd2 a6 19. Be2 Ng6 20. Rfd1 d4 21. exd4 Nxf4 22. dxc5 Nxe2+ 23. Rxe2 Qxc5 24. a3 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Qc7 26. Rd2 Re8 27. Nd5 Nxd5 28. Rxd5 Qb6 29. Qd2 Qf6 30. Rd6 Re6 31. Rxe6 1/2-1/2 [Event "USA-ch G2"] [Site "Chandler"] [Date "1997.08.23"] [Round "1"] [White "Seirawan, Yasser"] [Black "Kaidanov, Gregory S"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2600"] [Annotator "Donev,Ivo Hristov"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "1997.08.23"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "USA"] [EventCategory "13"] [SourceTitle "CBM 061"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1997.11.23"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1997.11.23"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Qc2 {Die Idee diese frühere Damenzug ist Vermeidung der Entwicklung des ?c8 - ?f5.} Na6 {[%CAl Ya6b4]} 6. Bf4 Nf6 7. a3 Bd6 (7... Nc7 $5) ({RR} 7... Nc7 8. e3 Ne6 9. Be5 Bd6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Bd3 g6 12. b4 a5 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Bxe5 15. Nxe5 Qd6 16. O-O Ng7 17. Na4 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Nc5 Qc7 20. b5 cxb5 21. Rfc1 Rfc8 22. Qb2 {Petursson,M (2530)-Portisch,L (2610) Reggio Emilia 1989 1-0 (52)}) ({RR} 7... g6 8. e3 Bf5 9. Qd2 Nc7 10. h3 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Nge2 h5 13. Ng3 Bd7 14. Bd3 h4 15. Nge2 O-O-O 16. f3 Nh5 17. O-O-O Ne6 18. Kb1 f5 19. Rhe1 Kb8 20. Bc2 Bc8 21. Ka1 Rhf8 22. Bb3 {Kazhgaleyev,M (2594)-Kostenko,P (2440) Almaty 2017 1-0 (50)}) 8. Bxd6 Qxd6 9. e4 $146 {[%CAl Yf1a6,Ye4e5]} ({RR} 9. e3 Nc7 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Be2 Bg4 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Ne6 14. O-O-O b5 15. e4 Nd7 16. exd5 cxd5 17. Nxb5 Qb6 18. Nc3 Nxd4 19. Nxd5 Qh6+ 20. Qd2 Nb3+ 21. Kc2 Nxd2 22. Rxd2 Rad8 23. Rhd1 Kh8 {Myers,R (1840)-Chipanga,T (2146) Hinckley Island 2008 0-1}) 9... dxe4 10. Bxa6 bxa6 11. Nxe4 Qe6 (11... Nxe4 $5 12. Qxe4+ Qe6 13. Qxe6+ (13. f3 Rb8 14. O-O-O O-O {[%CAl Re6a2]} 15. Qxe6 Bxe6 16. Ne2 $11 {[%CAl Ye2c3]}) 13... Bxe6 $11) 12. f3 O-O 13. Ne2 Nxe4 14. fxe4 Re8 15. e5 (15. Nc3 f5 $1 16. O-O fxe4 17. Rae1 e3 18. Rf3 Qc4 $11) (15. Ng3 h5 16. h4 Qg4 17. Qf2 Rb8 $132) 15... f6 16. Nf4 (16. O-O fxe5 17. Rac1 Bd7 $15) 16... Qf5 17. Qxc6 {[%CAl Yc6e8,Yc6a8]} Bb7 18. Qc4+ $1 (18. Qxb7 Qxf4 {[%csl Re1][%CAl Yf4c1,Yf4f1,Ye8e5,Yf6e5,Ya8b8,Yb8b2] Schwarz hat sehr starke Initiative gegen allein stehende im Zentrum König.}) 18... Kh8 19. O-O fxe5 20. dxe5 Qxe5 21. Qc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel-B 87th"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2025.02.01"] [Round "12"] [White "Suleymanli, Aydin Elshan"] [Black "Svane, Frederik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2664"] [PlyCount "167"] [EventDate "2025.01.18"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "12"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 14"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.02.07"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.02.07"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 c6 9. Nge2 {9.Bg3 is the modern continuation. 9.Lg3 ist die moderne Fortsetzung.} Re8 10. O-O a5 11. Qc2 Nbd7 ({RR} 11... Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. f3 Ne6 14. Bf2 b5 15. Ng3 Ba6 16. Nce2 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bf5 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Rfd1 Bc4 21. Nd4 b3 22. Qd2 Bf8 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Bb1 g6 25. h4 h5 26. Nge2 {Maghsoodloo,P (2707)-Carlsen,M (2839) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (74)}) ({RR} 11... Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. h3 Ne6 14. Bg3 Bf8 15. Rfe1 Ng5 16. Nf4 Nge4 17. Bh2 Bd6 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. f3 Nf6 20. g4 Qc7 21. Bf1 b6 22. Rac1 c5 23. Qd2 Bb7 24. h4 g5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Nh3 {Lazavik,D (2580)-Svane,F (2659) chess.com INT 2025 1-0 (51)}) 12. Bg3 $146 ({RR} 12. Rad1 b5 13. Bg3 Nb6 14. Nxb5 cxb5 15. Bc7 Qd7 16. Bxb6 Bd6 17. Rc1 Bb7 18. Bf5 Qe7 19. Bc5 Ne4 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Qc7 Qxc7 22. Rxc7 Ba6 23. Nf4 Red8 24. Rfc1 Nd6 25. Bd3 Nc4 26. b3 Nb6 {Holt,C (2549)-Garv,G (2083) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 12. f3 b5 13. Bf2 Ba6 14. a4 b4 15. Nb1 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 c5 17. b3 Rc8 18. Nd2 Nb6 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Rac1 Qe7 21. Nd4 Nfd7 22. Qb5 Bxd4 23. exd4 Qe2 24. Rxc8 Nxc8 25. Qxd7 Rf8 26. Nb1 Qc2 {Badacsonyi,S (2294)-Vaidyanathan,S (1849) Peterborough ENG 2026 1-0 (32)}) 12... Bf8 13. h3 b5 14. Rac1 Ba6 15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. e4 $146 (16. Bf4 b4 17. Na4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Qb7 19. Rc2 Rac8 20. Rdc1 Ne4 21. Bh2 g6 22. Qd1 {1-0 Nikolaou,S (2180)-Malataras,G (1976) Aegean op 46th 2023 (5)}) 16... b4 17. Na4 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 Qb5 19. e5 Ne4 20. Qd1 Rac8 21. b3 Qb7 22. Bf4 c5 23. f3 Ng5 24. dxc5 Nxc5 25. Rxd5 Nge6 26. Nxc5 Bxc5+ 27. Kh1 Qa8 28. Rc2 a4 29. Bg3 axb3 30. axb3 Qa3 31. Qb1 Qa8 32. Rd1 Rcd8 33. Nf4 Rxd1+ 34. Qxd1 Rd8 35. Qb1 Nxf4 36. Bxf4 Bd4 37. Ra2 Qc8 38. Rd2 Bc3 39. Rd6 Re8 40. Qd3 Qa8 41. Kh2 Qa5 42. Rd5 Qa1 43. Qc4 Qb1 44. Rd3 Qc2 45. Bg3 Qb1 46. f4 Ra8 47. Bh4 Re8 48. Bf2 Ra8 49. Qd5 Re8 50. Bc5 Qc1 51. Be3 Qb1 52. Qc4 Ra8 53. e6 fxe6 54. Qxe6+ Kh8 55. Qd5 Rf8 56. Qd6 Kg8 57. Qe6+ Kh8 58. Bd4 Kh7 59. Qe7 Rg8 60. Qe4+ Kh8 61. Qd5 Qb2 62. Qc4 Bxd4 63. Qxd4 Qe2 64. Re3 Qf2 65. Re4 Qxd4 66. Rxd4 Rb8 67. f5 Rb5 68. g4 h5 69. Kg3 hxg4 70. hxg4 Kg8 71. Kf4 g6 72. fxg6 Kg7 73. Ke3 Kxg6 74. Kd3 Kg5 75. Kc4 Rb8 76. Kc5 Kf6 77. Rxb4 Rc8+ 78. Kd4 Rd8+ 79. Ke3 Rh8 80. Kf4 Rh3 81. Rb6+ Kf7 82. b4 Rc3 83. g5 Rc1 84. Ke5 1-0 [Event "FIDE Grand Swiss"] [Site "Samarkand"] [Date "2025.09.04"] [Round "1"] [White "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Black "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2731"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2025.09.04"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "UZB"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 46"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 {6...h6 is the modern continuation. 6...h6 ist die moderne Fortsetzung.} 7. Qf3 Be6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Bd3 ({RR} 10. h4 h5 11. Nge2 Nd7 12. Nf4 Nb6 13. Be2 Bg4 14. f3 Bf5 15. Kf2 Bd6 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Nxd3 Nc4 18. b3 Nb6 19. Rag1 O-O-O 20. g4 Rde8 21. Ne2 hxg4 22. Rxg4 f5 23. Rg7 Rh5 24. Nef4 Rh6 {Faryma,M (2188)-Liavonava,Y (2140) chess.com INT 2026 ½-½ (67)}) 10... h5 ({RR} 10... Nd7 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. Nf4 Nc8 13. f3 h5 14. h4 Bd6 15. Nce2 Bd7 16. Kf2 Ne7 17. Ng3 Bxf4 18. exf4 O-O-O 19. Rhe1 Rde8 20. Re3 Kd8 21. Rae1 a6 22. b4 Nc8 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. a4 Bd7 25. a5 {Giri,A (2762)-Zvjaginsev,V (2643) Antalya 2017 1-0 (54)}) 11. Nge2 $146 (11. h4 a5 12. Nge2 a4 13. a3 Nd7 14. Nf4 Bd6 15. Nce2 Ke7 16. Ng3 Bxf4 17. exf4 {1-0 Toktomushev,T (2407)-Fernandez Estremera,F (2139) Titled Tuesday intern op 04th Feb Late blitz 2025 (3)}) ({RR} 11. h4 Nd7 12. Nh3 Bd6 13. Ne2 O-O-O 14. Nhf4 Nb6 15. f3 Nc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. a4 Bd7 18. Kf2 Kb8 19. Rhc1 b5 20. axb5 cxb5 21. Nd5 Bc6 22. Nxf6 Be7 23. Ne4 Bxh4+ 24. g3 Be7 25. Ra5 h4 {Matthiesen,M (2275)-Antonsen,M (2434) Aarhus 2018 ½-½ (41)}) 11... h4 12. f3 Nd7 13. Kf2 f5 14. Nf4 Nb6 15. Nce2 Bd7 16. g3 Be7 17. Ng2 hxg3+ 18. hxg3 O-O-O 19. Nh4 Bxh4 20. gxh4 Rh6 21. Rh2 Rdh8 22. Rah1 Kd8 23. h5 Ke7 24. Rh4 Nc8 25. Ng3 Kf6 26. Rf4 Ne7 27. e4 Ng6 28. e5+ Ke7 29. Rxf5 Nf8 30. Rg5 Ke8 31. Nf5 Bxf5 32. Bxf5 a5 33. f4 b6 34. Kg3 c5 35. Kg4 cxd4 36. Rd1 Rc6 37. Rxd4 Ne6 38. Bxe6 fxe6 39. Rg6 Kd7 40. Rg7+ Ke8 41. Rg6 Kd7 42. h6 Rc1 43. f5 Rg1+ 44. Kh5 Rf1 45. fxe6+ Kc6 46. Kg5 Kc5 47. Rf4 Re1 48. Kf5 Rh7 49. Kf6 Kc6 50. e7 1-0 [Event "World Cup"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Speelman, Jonathan S"] [Black "Andersson, Ulf"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2625"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "1991.09.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "ISL"] [EventCategory "16"] [SourceTitle "CBM 026"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1992.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. g4 Nhf6 11. Ng3 h6 (11... g6 12. g5 Ng8 13. h4 h6 14. h5 $5) ({RR} 11... Nb6 12. g5 Ng8 13. h4 Be6 14. Nh5 g6 15. Ng7+ Kd7 16. Nxe6 Qxe6 17. a4 a5 18. h5 Ne7 19. Qf3 Nf5 20. Ne2 Rae8 21. b3 Nd6 22. Qh3 Qxh3 23. Rxh3 h6 24. hxg6 hxg5 25. Rxh8 Rxh8 26. g7 {Wojtaszek,R (2745)-Onischuk,A (2682) Tbilisi 2017 0-1 (49)}) 12. Nf5 (12. h3 Nb6 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. b3 g6 15. a4 a5 16. f3 $14 {Kasparov,G-Spassky,B/Barcelona/1989/ ?CBM 12}) 12... Qf8 13. h4 $146 ({RR} 13. Qf3 Nb6 14. Qf4 Bxf5 15. gxf5 Qb4 16. O-O Qxb2 17. Rfc1 Qa3 18. Rab1 O-O 19. Rc2 Rad8 20. Kh1 Rfe8 21. Rg1 Kh8 22. Qg3 Rg8 23. Rd1 Qd6 24. Qh4 Rde8 25. Ne2 Ne4 26. Nf4 Nc8 27. Rb1 Qe7 {Laxman,R (2335)-Prakash,G (2434) Chennai 2004 0-1 (52)}) ({RR} 13. Qf3 Nb6 14. O-O-O Be6 15. h4 O-O-O 16. g5 hxg5 17. hxg5 Rxh1 18. Rxh1 Ne8 19. Rh7 g6 20. Nh6 Nd6 21. Qf4 Qe8 22. Ng4 Qf8 23. Ne5 Qg8 24. Qh2 Nbc4 25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. f4 Nf5 27. Kd2 c5 {Sakhayi,M (2166)-Nguyen,L (1952) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (32)}) ({RR} 13. h3 g6 14. Ng3 Qe7 15. Qe2 Nb6 16. O-O-O Bd7 17. Kb1 O-O-O 18. Ka1 Kb8 19. Rb1 Ne8 20. f3 Bc8 21. Qf2 Ng7 22. h4 Rhe8 23. Rbe1 c5 24. Bb5 Bd7 25. Bxd7 Rxd7 26. h5 gxh5 27. dxc5 Qxc5 {Speelman,J (2630)-Peelen,P (2350) Leeuwarden 1997 ½-½ (45)}) ({RR} 13. Qf3 g6 14. Ng3 Qe7 15. h3 Nb6 16. O-O Be6 17. a4 a5 18. Qf4 g5 19. Qe5 Rc8 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Kf8 22. Rae1 Qe6 23. Qf3 Re8 24. Qg3 Nc8 25. Bf5 Qe7 26. e4 dxe4 27. Nxe4 Kg7 {Rozman,L (2417)-Hua,E (2340) Montreal 2018 ½-½ (46)}) 13... g6 14. Ng3 Nb6 15. f3 (15. Be2 $5) 15... Qd6 16. Nce2 h5 $6 (16... Bd7 17. h5 O-O-O 18. Kf2 Rde8 $132) 17. g5 Ng8 18. Kf2 Ne7 19. a4 Be6 20. Qc2 Nd7 21. Nf4 Nf8 22. b4 (22. Rhc1 Bd7 23. Qc5 Qxc5 24. Rxc5 $14) 22... Bd7 23. Qc5 Qc7 $1 24. b5 Ne6 25. Nxe6 Bxe6 26. bxc6 bxc6 27. Rab1 O-O 28. Rb4 Rab8 29. Rhb1 Rxb4 30. Rxb4 (30. Qxb4 Bf5 $1 $132) 30... Nf5 31. Bxf5 Bxf5 32. Rb3 Rb8 33. Rxb8+ Qxb8 34. Nxf5 Qh2+ 35. Kf1 gxf5 36. Qxc6 Qh1+ 37. Ke2 Qg2+ 38. Ke1 Qg1+ 39. Ke2 Qg2+ 40. Ke1 Qg1+ {Ftacnik,L} (40... Qxf3 41. Qe8+ Kg7 42. Qe5+ Kh7 43. Qe7 $10) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 0405 playoff"] [Site "Bremen"] [Date "2005.05.08"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Sokolov, Ivan"] [Black "Pelletier, Yannick"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2604"] [Annotator "Pelletier,Yannick"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2005.05.08"] [EventType "team-match"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CBM 107"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Porz"] [BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Ne4 9. Bf4 Ndf6 10. Qc2 Bf5 ({RR} 10... O-O 11. Ne5 Re8 12. O-O Bd6 13. f3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 h6 15. Rae1 c5 16. Bg3 Qc7 17. e4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Qxc2 19. Bxc2 Be6 20. Ba4 Rec8 21. Bb3 a5 22. Ng4 Bxg3 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. hxg3 dxe4 25. d5 {Bacrot,E (2725)-Mamedyarov,S (2753) Geneve 2013 ½-½ (46)}) ({RR} 10... O-O 11. h3 Re8 12. O-O Bf5 13. Ne5 Nxc3 14. Bxf5 Nce4 15. f3 Nd6 16. Bd3 g6 17. g4 Nd7 18. Bh2 Rc8 19. Rac1 Bf8 20. Qf2 Qe7 21. Rfe1 Bg7 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. Bf4 Re6 24. h4 Rce8 25. Bf1 {Ragnarsson,D (2376)-Oleksiyenko,M (2569) Kopavogur ISL 2026 0-1 (37)}) 11. Ne5 g6 12. O-O Nd6 ({Es war unnötig, den aktiven Springer ohne Zwang zurückzuziehen. Nach} 12... O-O 13. f3 Nd6 {funktionniert} 14. e4 $2 {nämlich nicht wegen} dxe4 15. fxe4 Ndxe4) 13. b4 $146 {Weiß verlässt das Spiel im Zentrum für eine Minoritätsangriff.} ({RR} 13. h3 O-O 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. Bxf5 Nxf5 16. g4 Ng7 17. Bh6 Nfe8 18. f3 Nd6 19. e4 Re8 20. Qb3 Bg5 21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. exd5 Qh4 23. Ne4 cxd5 {½-½ (23) Yilmaz,M (2630)-Naiditsch,A (2700) Minsk 2017}) ({RR} 13. f3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nh5 15. Bh6 Nf5 16. g4 Nxh6 17. gxh5 Nf5 18. Kh1 Qd6 19. Rad1 Bg5 20. f4 Be7 21. e4 dxe4 22. Qxe4 O-O 23. Rg1 Kh8 24. d5 cxd5 25. Nxd5 Rad8 26. Ne3 Qe6 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 {Kasparov,G (2825)-CHUKCHA ICC INT 1998 1-0}) 13... Rc8 $5 (13... Bxd3 14. Nxd3 O-O 15. Bxd6 (15. a4 $14) 15... Bxd6 16. b5 $14) 14. b5 c5 ({Dafür überlegte ich sehr lange, denn die Folgen von} 14... cxb5 {waren schwer zu berechnen. Mir gefiel nicht das Qualitätsopfer nach} 15. Qb3 ({aber auch} 15. Bxf5 Nxf5 16. Qb3 a6 17. Bg5 $36 {ist für Weiß interessant}) 15... Bxd3 (15... O-O 16. Nxb5 $16 (16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Be6 18. Qf3 Rc3 (18... f6 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Bxg6 Kg7 21. Qg3 Rg8 22. Rfd1 $44) 19. Rad1 $13) (16. Bxf5 Nxf5 17. Nxb5 a6 18. Nc3 $14)) 16. Nxd3 Nfe4 17. Nxd5 $1 {[%mdl 2048]} (17. Nxb5 Nxb5 18. Qxb5+ Qd7 19. Qb2 O-O $13) 17... Nd2 18. Qb4 (18. Qa3 Nxf1 19. Nxe7 Nc4) 18... Nxf1 (18... a5 19. Qxd2 Nc4 20. Qe2 Qxd5 21. Bh6 $16) 19. Nxe7 Kxe7 20. Rxf1 a5 21. Bxd6+ Qxd6 22. Qxa5 $36) 15. dxc5 (15. Qa4 Bxd3 16. Nxd3 cxd4 17. Qxd4 Nf5) 15... Rxc5 16. Bxf5 Nxf5 17. Qb3 O-O (17... Qa5 18. Rac1 O-O 19. Nd3) {Hier dachte ich, etwa ausgeglichen zu haben, aber Ivan findet einen starken Plan, der mir vor ernsthafte Probleme stellt.} 18. Na4 $5 (18. Rad1 d4 19. exd4 (19. Ne2 Qd5 20. Qxd5 Rxd5 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Rxb5 $11) 19... Nxd4 20. Qa4 Rxc3 21. Rxd4 Qb6 (21... Qc8 22. Re1 $36) 22. Nd7 Nxd7 23. Rxd7 Bc5 $132 {/+=}) 18... Rc8 19. b6 $1 a6 (19... axb6 20. Nxb6 Rc5 21. Rfd1 $36) 20. Rad1 (20. Nf3 $14 {hätte die Lage stabilisiert und den leichten weißen Vorteil befestigt.}) 20... Bd6 21. Nc3 Ne7 $2 $138 ({Bis hier hatte ich viel mehr Zeit verbraucht als mein Gegner. Mit etwa 10 Minuten auf der Uhr übrig zog ich den Spriger schnell zurück, was ein klarer Fehler ist. Nach} 21... Re8 {entstehen viele komplizierte Varianten:} 22. Nxd5 $1 (22. Nxf7 $2 Rxc3 $1) (22. Nf3 Bxf4 23. exf4 Rc6 $11) 22... Bxe5 (22... Rxe5 $6 23. Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Nxf6+ (24. f4 Bd6) 24... Qxf6 25. Rd7 Nd6 (25... Bb8 26. Rxb7 Rd8 27. Rd1 $36) (25... Rd8 26. Rxb7) 26. f4 (26. Rd1 Rc6) 26... Bc3 27. Rd1 Rc6 28. Rc7 Nb5 $1 29. Rxc6 Qxc6 30. Rd8+ (30. a4 Nd6 31. Rxd6 Qxd6 32. Qxc3 Qxb6 $11) 30... Kg7 31. a4 Qe4 32. Kf2 Bd4 33. g3 (33. axb5 Bxb6 34. Rd3 Qxf4+ 35. Kg1 axb5 $13) 33... Bxb6 (33... Qh1 34. axb5 Qxh2+ 35. Kf3 Bxb6 36. Rd7 Qh5+ 37. g4 Qh1+ 38. Ke2 Qg2+ 39. Kd3 Qf1+ 40. Ke4 Qh1+ 41. Ke5 Qa1+ 42. Kd5 axb5 43. Rxb7 $18) 34. Rd7 Bxe3+ 35. Qxe3 Qxa4 36. Qe5+ Kh6 37. g4 $18) 23. Bg5 Nd4 $1 24. Bxf6 (24. Nxf6+ Qxf6 25. Rxd4 Bxh2+ (25... Qxg5 26. f4) 26. Kxh2 Qxg5 27. Rd7 Re7 $11 {/+=}) (24. exd4 Bxh2+ (24... Qxd5 25. dxe5 Qxe5 26. Bc1) 25. Kxh2 (25. Kh1 Qxd5) 25... Ng4+ 26. Kg3 Qxg5 27. f4 Qh5 28. Rh1 Qf5 29. Rhe1 Nf6 $36) 24... Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Bxf6 26. Nf4 (26. Rfe1 Nd4 27. exd4 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Bxd4 $11) 26... Nd4 27. exd4 Rc6 28. Nd5 (28. Qf3 Rxb6 (28... Bg7 $5) 29. Nd5 Rd6 30. Nxf6+ Qxf6 31. Qxb7 Red8 32. d5 Qc3 $11) 28... Ree6 (28... Re4 $5 $11) 29. Nc7 (29. a4 Red6 30. Nxf6+ Qxf6 31. a5 Rxd4 $11) 29... Red6 30. Rfe1 Rxb6 31. Re8+ Qxe8 32. Nxe8 Rxb3 33. axb3 Re6 $11) 22. Bg3 (22. e4 $16) 22... Bxe5 (22... Nh5 23. Nxd5 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Nxg3 25. fxg3 $5 $18) 23. Bxe5 {Die Stellung ist nun nicht mehr zu retten.} Rc6 24. e4 Rxb6 25. Qa3 Qd7 26. Bxf6 Rxf6 27. exd5 Rf5 28. d6 Nc8 29. Ne4 Rd8 30. Qc3 Qb5 31. d7 Ne7 32. Nd6 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 0506"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "2005.11.13"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Khenkin, Igor"] [Black "Bacrot, Etienne"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2603"] [BlackElo "2725"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [PlyCount "48"] [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 "Tegernsee"] [BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Ne4 {This early knight jump is possible in the Exchange Variation only in case of this particular move order, of course.} 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Bxe4 ({To a certain extent, this looks less ambitious than} 10. Qc2 {. However, Black was doing fine after the opening in the game 0-1 Nyback,T (2554)-Filippov,V (2621)/Moscow 2005/CBM 106/[Marin] (29)}) 10... dxe4 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. Qc2 Bf5 13. O-O ({RR} 13. Nf1 O-O 14. Ng3 Bg6 15. h4 h6 16. h5 Bh7 17. a3 Rfd8 18. Nge2 c5 19. Rd1 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Rxd4 21. Nxd4 Qe5 22. Qb3 b6 23. Qb5 Qe7 24. Nd5 Nxd5 25. Qxd5 Rc8 26. O-O Kh8 27. b4 Rd8 {Kozlov,G (2415)-Henriquez Villagra,C (2603) Linares ESP 2024 1-0 (48)}) 13... O-O {In my comments for CBM 106 I wrote 'the e4-pawn is rather well defended, giving Black some chances for active king side operations.' However, we should take into account that White's queen side play recquires much less effort and imagination (?ab1, b4-b5, etc.). Black should aim to keep balance between attack and defence.} 14. Rab1 {Doubtlessly, the most natural move. White prepares for his standard minority's attack immediately. However, other moves have been tried in practice, too.} (14. Rfc1 {This move move was not necessary yet, but it hardly is the cause for White's defeat.} Rfe8 15. Rab1 a5 (15... h5 16. b4 Rac8 $5) 16. Nc4 (16. a3 $1) 16... h5 17. Nb6 Ra6 18. Nba4 g6 19. Nc5 Ra7 20. Ne2 Nd5 21. a3 h4 22. Nb3 $2 (22. h3 $8) 22... Qg5 23. Kh1 h3 $40 {0-1 Sulzbach,S-Gustafsson,J/Berlin 1993/EXT 2002 (47)}) ({White gets nothing by attacking the strongly defended e4-pawn:} 14. f3 Rae8 15. Rae1 Bg6 16. f4 Bf5 17. Na4 Rc8 (17... Nd5 $5) 18. a3 Rfd8 19. b4 b6 20. Rc1 Ng4 21. Rfe1 h5 $132 {1-0 Book,E-Stoltz,G/Helsinki 1947/EXT 98 (46)}) (14. a3 {might slow down White's attack under certain circumstances, but is playable, of course.} Rad8 15. b4 Rfe8 16. Rfc1 Bg6 $6 (16... h5 $142) 17. Qb2 Ng4 18. h3 Nh6 19. b5 f5 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Ne2 Rb8 22. Qc2 Rec8 23. Nc4 $14 {1-0 Langeweg,K-Rellstab,L/Zevenaar 1961/MCD (57)}) 14... h5 {The starting signal to the typical king side attack.} ({The followig blitz game highlights some interesting ideas for Black:} 14... Rfe8 15. b4 a5 (15... Rac8) 16. b5 $6 (16. bxa5 $1 Rxa5 17. Nc4 $36 {?a4-a5}) 16... c5 $1 17. Nb3 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bd7 19. Qb3 Qe5 $36 {??g4. The control of the e5-square is quite important for Black.} 20. h3 Qg5 21. Kh2 Qh4 22. Nd5 Ng4+ 23. Kg1 Ne5 24. Nf4 (24. Nc7 Bxh3 $1 $40) 24... Rad8 25. Rbc1 g5 $1 26. Nd5 g4 $40 {0-1 Polgar,Z (2560)-Ivanovic,B (2470)/Moscow 1993/EXT 97 (33)}) ({RR} 14... Rac8 15. b4 Rfe8 16. Rfc1 Nd5 17. a3 Qg5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Qd1 Bh3 20. Qf1 h6 21. Kh1 Bd7 22. Nb3 Qf5 23. Kg1 Kh7 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rc1 Rxc1 26. Qxc1 Bb5 27. h3 Qd7 28. Nd2 b6 29. Qc3 {Nikolov,M (2583)-Radulski,J (2571) Albena 2011 ½-½ (31)}) 15. b4 a6 $146 {The main reason for this natural move being a novelty is that there are not too many games available with this whole variation.} ({However, I subjectively prefer the previously played} 15... Rac8 {aiming to stop the queen side attack with the help of natural development. This strategy is in accordance with the general recomendation of refraining from pawn moves on the side where the opponent has an advantage.} 16. Rfc1 ({We know already that White should not allow his opponent to take over the control of the e5-square after} 16. b5 c5 $1 17. Nb3 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Qe5) 16... h4 17. h3 Nd5 (17... Rfe8 $5) {The game continuation is an obvious concession:} 18. Nxd5 ({The tactical justification of Black's last move lies in the variation} 18. Ncxe4 $2 Rfe8 19. f3 Nxe3 $17) ({Generally speaking, it would be desirable for White to maintain the tension, but after} 18. Qb3 Rfd8 (18... Nxc3 19. Qxc3 Be6 20. Qc5 $1) {the problem is that} 19. b5 $6 {still doesn't work in view of} Qg5 20. Kh1 (20. Kh2 {allows the additional idea of} Bxh3 $5 21. gxh3 Nxe3) 20... Nxc3 21. Rxc3 (21. Qxc3 cxb5) 21... c5 $1 $15 {[%csl Yd2]}) 18... cxd5 19. Qb2 Be6 20. a3 Qg5 21. Kh1 f5 {Black is entirely safe on the queen side and has an obvious plan on the other wing, ½-½ Doettling,F (2473)-Boensch,U (2558)/Germany 2001/CBM 082 ext (30)}) ({RR} 15... Rac8 16. Rfc1 h4 17. h3 Nd5 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Qb2 Be6 20. a3 Qg5 21. Kh1 f5 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rc1 f4 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Qc3 Bd7 26. exf4 Qxf4 27. Kg1 Bb5 28. Qc5 Bc4 29. Nxc4 Qc1+ 30. Kh2 {Doettling,F (2473)-Boensch,U (2558) Germany 2001 ½-½}) 16. Rfc1 h4 17. h3 Rad8 {I am not sure whether this most natural move is in accordance with the concrete needs of the position.} (17... Rac8 {looks more appropriate. Let us take for instance the variation played in the game:} 18. a4 Nh7 (18... Nd5 $5) (18... Rfe8) 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5 {. Now, the thematic} c5 {is entirely playable with a good position for Black.}) 18. a4 Nh7 19. Ne2 {White plays cautiously. Before starting concrete action, he consolidates his king side. Generally, this is a wise approach, but it sems that he could have launched his attack already, for instance} (19. b5 $5 axb5 20. axb5 Ng5 ({Unfortunately for Black,} 20... c5 {is not working now because of} 21. dxc5 Qxc5 22. Ndxe4 {and it is hard to take an advantage of the pin of the e4-knight in any way, for instance} Qe7 23. Qa4 Ng5 24. Qb4 $1 {This line suggets that Black could try to play 19...c5 without previously capturing on b5, in order to avoid making the a4-square available to the queen. However, this would leave him with undesired queen side weaknesses. The final evaluation of 19.b5 possibly depends on the evaluation of this last position.}) 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Ne2 {White's king side is in safety, while the c6-pawn will cause Black permanent problems in the future.} (22. Na4 Qe6 23. Qxc6 Bxh3 $5 $132)) 19... Ng5 20. Nf4 {But now, this is too slow already, allowing Black to regroup.} (20. b5 $1) 20... Ne6 $1 21. Nxe6 Qxe6 22. Qd1 Rd5 23. Rc5 Qg6 24. Kh1 Be6 {Black will soon transfer his bishop to d5, safely defending the e4- and c6 pawns and preparing the standard plan f5-f4. His chances are not worse.} (24... Be6 25. Qc2 f5 26. b5 axb5 27. axb5 Rxc5 28. Qxc5 Bd5 29. bxc6 bxc6 $132) 1/2-1/2 [Event "87th Tata Steel Masters 2025"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2025.01.31"] [Round "11.5"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2741"] [Annotator "Chessbase - Stockfish 17"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [EventCountry "NED"] {[%evp 13,74,15,17,18,18,18,11,17,3,0,10,0,52,0,28,-8,0,0,0,-6,0,-12,54,63,92,64,60,53,62,54,54,56,47,37,41,52,57,57,65,28,52,29,52,25,42,0,0,0,0,0,0,-198,-197,-190,-188,-2817,-2236,-6187,-5721,-29972,-29972,-5389,-1393]} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nge2 {D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} Re8 9. h3 (9. Qc2 h6 10. Bh4 a5 11. h3 Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. O-O Ne6 14. f4 Be7 15. Bf2 b5 16. Ng3 Bd7 17. Nf5 Bf8 18. g4 b4 19. Na4 Ne4 20. Ng3 b3 21. Qxb3 Nd2 22. Qc2 Nxf1 23. Rxf1 Rc8 {Ponkratov,P (2582)-Matlakov,M (2677) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (48)}) 9... Nbd7 (9... a5 10. Qc2 h6 11. Bh4 Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. Nxg3 c5 15. dxc5 d4 16. Nd1 Nfd5 17. O-O Qh4 18. exd4 Nf4 19. Ne3 Bxh3 20. Rfe1 Rxe3 21. Rxe3 Bxg2 22. Be4 Qh3 23. Bf5 Qh4 24. Be4 {Badacsonyi,S (2289)-O'Gorman,T (2388) England ENG 2025 ½-½}) 10. Qc2 {[%CAl Yd3h7] The position is equal.} ({RR} 10. O-O Nf8 11. Qd2 Ne6 12. Bh4 Be7 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bg3 Bd7 15. a4 Rc8 16. a5 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Rfd1 d4 19. exd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Qb3 Be5 22. Bc4 Bxg3 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Bxe8 Qxe8 {Daaevik Wadhawan (2370)-Gunawardhana,D (2272) Budapest HUN 2026 1-0 (44)}) 10... Nf8 11. O-O-O b5 $146 {[%mdl 8] An interesting novelty.} (11... a5 12. Kb1 (12. g4 b5 13. Bf4 a4 14. Kb1 Ba6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Ng3 N6d7 17. Nf5 Qb8 18. Ne2 g6 19. Nh6+ Kg7 20. g5 Rc8 21. f4 b4 22. Bxa6 Rxa6 23. Qd2 f5 24. h4 Qb5 25. h5 Nb6 26. hxg6 {Grebnev,A (2486)-Popov,I (2627) Moscow RUS 2022 1-0 (33)}) 12... Be7 13. g4 b5 14. Rc1 Ba6 15. f3 a4 16. Nd1 b4 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. Qd3 Rb6 19. Nf2 Ne6 20. h4 Bf8 {½-½ (20) Poltorak,S (2372)-Sumets,A (2521) Wolfsburg GER 2024}) 12. Kb1 a5 $146 {Inaccuracy. Be7 was best.} (12... Be7 13. Ng3) ({RR} 12... Be7 13. Bf4 a5 14. g4 Ba6 15. f3 a4 16. Ng3 g6 17. h4 Qa5 18. Nce2 b4 19. Bxa6 b3 20. Qxc6 Rxa6 21. Bc7 bxa2+ 22. Kxa2 Qb4 23. Qxa6 Qb3+ 24. Kb1 a3 25. Rd2 axb2 26. Rd3 Qb4 27. Nc3 {Aravindh,C (2703)-Madaminov,M (2552) Doha QAT 2025 1-0 (59)}) 13. f3 $6 {Inaccuracy. e4 was best.} (13. e4 Be7) 13... Be7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. e4 a4 16. a3 {[#]} b4 $1 17. axb4 a3 (17... Be6) 18. b3 $14 Qb6 $6 {Inaccuracy. a2+ was best.} (18... a2+ 19. Ka1) 19. Ka2 dxe4 (19... Bxd4 $6 20. Nxd4 (20. exd5 c5 $14) 20... Qxd4 21. b5 $16) (19... Qxb4 20. exd5 Bb7 (20... Bxd4 $2 21. Nxd4 c5 22. Nc6 $18) 21. Ne4 cxd5 22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Qc5 $16) 20. fxe4 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 Qxd4 22. b5 (22. Bc4 Qb6) 22... Bd7 {[%CAl Yc8d7,Yd7c6,Yc6e8,Ye8a4][%mdl 32]} 23. Bc4 Qa7 24. bxc6 (24. Rhf1 Be6 (24... Re7 25. Qf2 $14)) 24... Bxc6 25. Rhf1 Re7 26. Nd5 Rb7 27. Rf5 Rc8 {[%CAl Yc6a4]} 28. Qd3 {Strongly threatening Ba6.} Ne6 29. Rdf1 Be8 30. R5f2 Qb8 31. Rc2 {[%CAl Yf1f2]} Nc5 32. Qe3 $4 {Blunder. Qe2 was best. [#]} (32. Qe2 Kh8) 32... Nxb3 $1 $19 {[%mdl 512]} 33. Rb1 {[#]} (33. Bxb3 $2 {is the wrong capture.} Rxc2+ 34. Bxc2 Rb2+ 35. Kxa3 Rxc2 $19) 33... Ba4 34. Bd3 $4 {Blunder. Qf2 was best. [#]} (34. Qf2 Na5 (34... Nd4) 35. Ne7+ Kh8 36. Rxb7 Qxb7 37. Nxc8 Bxc2 (37... Qxc8 38. Rc3 $17) (37... Nxc4 38. Qc5 $18) 38. Qxc2 Nxc4 (38... Qxc8 39. Bb3 $15) 39. Ne7) 34... Nc5 $1 {[%mdl 512]} 35. Ne7+ (35. Rxb7 Qxb7) 35... Kh8 36. Rxb7 Qxb7 37. Ba6 Qxe7 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.65/Black=0.09 (flawless) Loses game: White=1 --- Mistake: White=2 Black=2 Inaccurate: White=6 Black=2 OK: White=10 Black=11 Best: White=2 --- Brilliant: --- Black=2 Precisão Stockfish 17: Brancas 85% Pretas 96% Precisão Chess.com: Brancas 87.1% Pretas 94.4%} (37... Bb3+ 38. Ka1 Qxa6 (38... Qxe7 $2 39. Rc3 $19)) 0-1 [Event "Beijing FIDE GP"] [Site "Beijing"] [Date "2013.07.11"] [Round "7"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Morozevich, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "97"] [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. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Bf5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qb3 Nc6 7. Bg5 ({It is well-known that} 7. Qxb7 $6 Nb4 {is favourable for Black.}) 7... Na5 8. Qa4+ c6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 {So, White has managed to damage Black's pawn structure but Black has a pair of active bishops. The position is dynamically balanced.} 10. e3 Qb6 (10... b5 {is interesting but hardly correct; Black doesn't get compensation for the weakening of his position:} 11. Qd1 $1 (11. Nxb5 Rb8 12. Nd2 $6 (12. Nc3 Rxb2 13. Rc1 Bb4 $13) 12... cxb5 13. Bxb5+ Ke7 14. O-O Qb6 15. Be2 Qb4 16. Qd1 Bh6 $17 {0-1 (41) Young,A (2413)-Mitkov,N (2515) Bolingbrook 2005}) (11. Bxb5 cxb5 12. Qxb5+ Bd7 13. Qxd5 Be7 $13) 11... Nc4 (11... Bb4 12. Bd3 Bg6 13. O-O Nc4 {1-0 (62) Abbasov,F (2528)-Naiditsch,A (2624) Baku 2008} 14. Bxc4 dxc4 (14... bxc4 15. Qa4) 15. Nd2 $14) 12. Bxc4 bxc4 13. O-O (13. Qa4 Qd7 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nh4 Be6 16. Nxe4 Be7 17. O-O O-O 18. Rfd1 Kh8 19. Nc5 $14 {0-1 (41) Yuferov,S (2430)-Vyzmanavin,A (2480) Belarus 1983}) 13... Bd3 14. Re1 Qb6 15. Qa4 O-O-O 16. b3 cxb3 17. axb3 Kb7 18. Rec1 Bb4 19. Qa2 $1 $16 {1-0 (28) Uhlmann,W-Opocensky,K Leipzig 1965}) ({RR} 10... b5 11. Qd1 Qd7 12. Nh4 Be6 13. Bd3 Nc4 14. Qc2 Rg8 15. g3 h6 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Kb1 Kb7 18. Ka1 Ka8 19. Rc1 Rc8 20. Rhd1 Qb7 21. b3 Nb6 22. Qb2 Qa6 23. Nb1 Rc7 24. Rc2 Bd6 25. Nf5 {Ruck,R (2508)-Indjic,A (2650) Hungary HUN 2026 ½-½ (32)}) 11. O-O-O O-O-O (11... Qb4 12. Qxb4 Bxb4 13. Bd3 Bg6 14. Ne2 b5 15. Nh4 Nc4 16. Nf5 $14 {1/2 (37) Panchenko,AG-Fadeev,V Kharkov 1984}) 12. Bd3 Bg6 (12... Bxd3 {is the exchange White wants to force although even then exploiting the weakness of the f5-square will not be an easy task:} 13. Rxd3 Nc4 14. Qc2 Kb8 15. Nd2 Qa6 (15... Nd6 16. Na4 $5) 16. Kb1 b5 17. Ka1 Ka8 18. Ncb1 f5 19. Nb3 Bb4 20. g3 h5 21. Rdd1 Qc8 22. Nc1 Qd7 23. Nd3 Bd6 24. Nd2 $14 {1-0 (52) Von Herman,U (2332)-Ehrke,M (2244) Germany 2005}) (12... Be6 {is less natural than the text move:} 13. Qc2 Nc4 14. Nd2 Nxd2 15. Rxd2 h6 16. Na4 Qc7 17. a3 Kb8 18. Kb1 Bd6 19. g3 Rhe8 20. Rc1 Bh3 21. b4 $36 {1/2 (70) Mamedyarov,S (2607)-Eid,F (2431) Dubai 2003}) 13. a3 $146 {[%mdl 32] White starts a new plan.} (13. h4 {was played in a few games:} h5 $142 (13... Rg8 14. Bxg6 (14. g3 Bb4 $5 15. Ne2 Nc4) 14... fxg6 15. h5 Nc4 16. Qc2 Kb8 17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Qxd2 Rd7 19. Qc2 f5 20. Kb1 Bd6 21. g3 Rf7 22. hxg6 hxg6 23. Rh6 Bf8 24. Rh3 $14 {1-0 (68) Pogorelov,R (2507)-Westerinen,H (2399) Andorra 1999}) 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. Nd2 Kb8 16. Qc2 f5 17. Na4 Qb5 18. Kb1 Bb4 19. Nc3 Qb6 20. g3 Rhe8 $11 {1-0 (42) Smirnov,A (2286)-Biriukov,I (2343) St Petersburg 2002}) ({RR} 13. Nh4 Kb8 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. h4 f5 16. h5 Bd6 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. g3 a6 19. Kb1 Qc7 20. Qc2 Nc4 21. Rxh8 Rxh8 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. e4 Qf7 24. d5 cxd5 25. exf5 gxf5 26. Nxd5 Rc8 27. Ne3 f4 {Shchekachev,A (2531)-Ivanisevic,I (2653) Berlin 2015 ½-½ (33)}) 13... Kb8 14. Rhe1 Rg8 15. Nh4 Bxd3 {After all Black agrees to trade these bishops.} (15... Bh5 $5 16. f3 Bg6 {looks appropriate in order to weaken White's solid pawn structure a little bit.} 17. Nxg6 hxg6 18. b4 Nc4 19. Bxc4 dxc4 {doesn't look dangerous for Black.}) 16. Rxd3 c5 $6 {This move looks logical: Black wants to make use of the fact that White's h4-knight is temporarily out of play; however, it creates a new weakness: the d5-pawn. It was better to play positionally:} (16... Nc4 $1 17. Re2 f5 $5 18. g3 Rg5 $13 {Black's strong c4-knight compensates for his double f-pawns.}) 17. Kb1 (17. dxc5 $4 {was impossible due to} Nb3+ {but after the text move 18.dxc5 is a threat.}) (17. Qb5 $5) 17... Rg4 (17... Nc4 18. Qb5 $1 Qe6 19. dxc5 $1 a6 {runs into} 20. Qxc4 $1 dxc4 21. Rxd8+ Ka7 22. Red1 $36 {[%csl Rf8,Rg8] Therefore Black inserts the text move.}) 18. g3 Nc4 (18... c4 {is not what Black wanted: his only "achievement" would be a weakness on d5.}) 19. Qb5 $1 {Of course, Black's weaknesses can be more easily exploited in the endgame.} Qe6 $1 20. dxc5 a6 21. Qb3 Bxc5 (21... d4 22. Nf3 $1 Bxc5 {[%CAl Rc4a3]} 23. Ka1 $1 $16) 22. Re2 ({Here, too,} 22. Nf3 $5 {was possible:} Rd6 (22... Qf5 $2 23. e4 $1) (22... d4 23. Ka1 $1 $16) 23. Qd1 {, and the attack like} Bxa3 24. bxa3 Rb6+ 25. Ka1 {doesn't bring Black any success: he has nothing better than} Nb2 26. Qc2 Nxd3 27. Qxd3 $16) (22. Ka1 $5 {was another good option but it allowed Black to activate his bishop:} Bd4 $1 23. Rc1 Be5 {although White's position is still preferable after} 24. Qd1 Qb6 25. Qe2) 22... Rd6 ({Black misses} 22... d4 $1 {[%CAl Rc4d2,Rc4e5,Rc4a3]} 23. Nf3 $1 (23. Qd1 dxc3 $1 24. Rxd8+ Ka7 25. bxc3 Qb6+ 26. Ka2 Qa5 $44) 23... Nxa3+ $1 24. Ka2 Nb5 25. Nxb5 axb5 26. Rc2 (26. Qxe6 fxe6 27. exd4 e5) 26... Bb6 27. exd4 Rd6 {with more drawing chances. After the text move he simply loses his d5 pawn.}) 23. Qd1 $1 Rg8 24. Rxd5 Rc8 $1 {The best way of counterplay.} (24... Rgd8 $143 25. e4) 25. Nf5 (25. Ka1 Rdc6 $1) (25. Nf3 $5 {was probably better than the text move.}) 25... Rb6 $2 {[%mdl 64]} (25... Rxd5 $1 26. Qxd5 Nxa3+ $1 27. bxa3 Bxa3 {was the only tactical possibility allowing Black to stay in the game. Due to the unfortunate position of his f5-knight, White can't save his extra piece, and after} 28. Nd4 $1 (28. Qxe6 fxe6 {[%CAl Re6f5,Rc8c3]}) 28... Qb6+ 29. Ncb5 $1 Bc5 $1 {the position remains unclear.}) 26. Ka2 (26. Na4 {was simpler since} Nxa3+ $2 {didn't work due to} 27. Ka1) 26... Bd6 $2 {A blunder losing the whole game but Black had no satisfactory continuation anyway:} (26... Rbc6 27. Nd4 $1 Bxd4 28. exd4 $18) (26... Ka7 27. Na4) 27. Nd4 Qe7 28. Na4 $18 {[%csl Rb6]} Bxa3 {Desperation.} 29. Nxb6 Nxb6 30. Rh5 Rc5 31. bxa3 $5 {An unnecessary "brilliancy".} (31. Rc2 $5 $18) 31... Rxh5 32. Rb2 Rxh2 (32... Ra5 33. Qb3 Ka8 34. Qxb6 Qxa3+ 35. Kb1 Qd3+ 36. Rc2 Qd1+ 37. Kb2 Qa1+ 38. Kb3 Qb1+ (38... Qa3+ 39. Kc4) 39. Rb2 Qd3+ 40. Kb4 Qa3+ 41. Kc4 {, and White's king escapes.}) 33. Qb3 (33. Qg1 $5) 33... Qc5 34. Qxb6 Qxb6 35. Rxb6 Rxf2+ 36. Rb2 {, and White easily converted his extra piece:} Rf1 37. Rh2 Rg1 38. Nf5 Rf1 39. e4 Re1 40. Rh4 Kc7 41. Rxh7 Rxe4 42. Rxf7+ Kc6 43. Rxf6+ Kc5 44. Rf8 b5 45. Rc8+ Kd5 46. g4 Rf4 47. Ne3+ Kd4 48. Nc2+ Ke4 49. Re8+ 1-0 [Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Date "2015.11.13"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Lupulescu, Constantin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2631"] [Annotator "Sagar,Shah"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2015.11.13"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ISL"] [SourceTitle "CBM 170"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2016.01.15"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Ukraine"] [BlackTeam "Romania"] [WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"] [BlackTeamCountry "ROU"] 1. d4 {Ftacnik,Lubomir} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 $5 {This move is much less popular than 5.?f4 or 5.?g5 but it is quite interesting. White would like to transpose to the 5.?g5 lines at an appropriate moment, maybe inserting cxd5 in between. Meanwhile he has to be ready for the complications that arise after 5...c5!?} O-O (5... c5 {is critical but I am sure Ivanchuk was ready for sharp lines like} 6. dxc5 d4 7. Nb5 e5 8. Nxe5 a6 9. Na3 O-O $44) 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 {We have transposed to a normal line of the Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation. More often you see the move e3 instead of ?c2. So Lupulescu tries to take advantage of this fact by developing his knight to a6 and threatening ...?b4.} h6 {.} ({RR} 7... c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. e3 Nc6 ({RR} 9... Qxc5 10. Be2 Nc6 11. Rd1 Be6 12. O-O h6 13. Bh4 g5 ({RR} 13... Ne4 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Nd4 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Rac8 17. Qa4 Nf5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. e4 Ne3 20. fxe3 Qxe3+ 21. Kh1 Qxe2 22. Rfe1 Qf2 23. exd5 exd5 24. Qb3) 14. Bg3 Ne4 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. exd4 Qc6 17. Bb5 Qb6 18. Nxe4 Qxb5 19. Nc3 Qd7 20. Rde1 Rae8 21. f4 f5 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. Be5 Rf7 24. Qe2) 10. Bb5 Nb4 ({RR} 10... a6 11. Be2 Qxc5 12. Rd1) 11. Qa4 ({RR} 11. Qd2 a6 12. Ba4 Qxc5 13. O-O) 11... Qxa4 12. Bxa4 Nd3+ 13. Ke2 Nxc5 ({RR} 13... Nxb2 14. Bb3 b6 15. cxb6 Ba6+ 16. Kd2 axb6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxd5) 14. Bc2 Be6 15. Nd4 Rac8 16. Rac1 g6 ({RR} 16... h6 17. Bh4 Bg4+ 18. f3 Be6 19. Rhd1) 17. Rhd1 Rfd8 18. Bb1 ({RR} 18. a3 Kg7 19. h3) 18... a6 19. a3 Kg7 20. Ba2 ({RR} 20. b4 Ncd7 21. Bd3 Ne5 22. Na4) 20... h6 21. Bh4 ({RR} 21. Bf4 Ncd7 22. e4 Nb6 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. exd5 exd5 25. Be5) 21... g5 22. Bg3 {Bacrot,E (2715)-Bologan,V (2683) Poikovsky 2005 CBM 106 [Ftacnik,Lubomir] 1-0 (44)} {RR} b5 23. b4 Nce4 24. Nxe4 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Nxe4 26. Be5+) 8. Bh4 Na6 $5 ({RR} 8... Re8 9. e3 c5 10. Bd3 Nc6 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. O-O Bg4 14. Be2 d4 15. Nxd4 Nxd4 16. exd4 Qxd4 17. Rad1 Qf4 18. Bxg4 Qxg4 19. Nd5 Bd4 20. Qd2 Re4 21. Qxh6 Qg6 22. Qxg6+ fxg6 23. g3 {Haydon,D (2298)-Pasti,Z (2119) chess.com INT 2026 ½-½ (41)}) 9. e3 (9. a3 {keeps the knight out of b4, but loses further time and Black can be quick to hit out in the centre with} c5 10. e3 {But here too I think White maintains a slight edge because the knight on a6 is not particularly well placed.} c4 $5 11. Ne5 Be6 12. Be2 Nc7 13. O-O Nd7 {with a playable position for Black although White should hold a small edge here because of the e6 bishop not being such a great piece.} (13... b5 14. Nc6 $16)) 9... Nb4 10. Qb3 $146 ({RR} 10. Qd1 Bf5 11. Rc1 c5 12. a3 Nc6 13. dxc5 g5 14. Bg3 Bxc5 15. Nxd5 Bb6 16. Bc4 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qf6 18. O-O Rad8 19. Qb5 Na5 20. Be5 Qg6 21. Be2 Bd7 22. Qb4 Nc6 23. Qc3 Rc8 24. Qd2 Rcd8 {Abelgas,R (2220)-Nguyen,P (2190) Hanoi 2022 ½-½ (57)}) ({RR} 10. Qd1 Bf5 11. Rc1 c5 12. a3 Nc6 13. dxc5 g5 14. Bg3 Bxc5 15. Nxd5 Bb6 16. Bc4 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Qf6 18. O-O Rad8 19. Qb5 Na5 20. Be5 Qg6 21. Be2 Bd7 22. Qb4 Nc6 23. Qc3 Rc8 24. Qd2 Rcd8 {Abelgas,R (2220)-Nguyen,P (2190) Hanoi 2022 ½-½ (57)}) 10... Bf5 11. Rc1 c5 {Lupulescu's last move is a clear indication that he wants to make use of his lead in development. The computers do not agree with this move but from a human point of view nothing looks more normal than this.} 12. dxc5 $1 Qa5 13. Nd4 $1 {Ivanchuk knows no fear and continues moving his pieces which have already been developed.} Nd3+ (13... Bg6 14. Be2 Nd3+ 15. Bxd3 Bxd3 16. c6 {transposes to the game.}) 14. Bxd3 Bxd3 {At first sight this looks pretty good for Black who has prevented his opponent from castling. But the Ukrainian has seen further.} 15. c6 $5 (15. Qxb7 $1 {was extremely strong, but humans don't play this way when their king is in the centre. As we are in analysis mode, it would make sense to consider moves like these. As of now the bishop on e7 is hanging.} Bxc5 (15... Qxc5 16. Nc6 $1 Rfe8 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 {You cannot take with the rook as the one on a8 will be left hanging.} 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Nxd5 $18) 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Nb3 $1 $18) 15... Bc4 16. Qa4 {This is a human reaction. When you are up a pawn it looks natural to exchange the queens.} (16. Qxb7 Bb4 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. c7 $18 {and the c-pawn looks like a winner!}) 16... Qc5 (16... Qxa4 17. Nxa4 bxc6 18. Nxc6 Bd6 {is the best line of play according to the computer. But for a human player it looks pretty bad to go into such an ending with a pawn deficit.} 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. b3 Bb5 21. Nd4 $16) 17. cxb7 {Ivanchuk chomps another pawn. As of now he is two pawns up and his king looks pretty safe on e1.} Rab8 18. b3 Bd3 19. Kd2 $1 {This bold move is the best in the position and the king stands pretty well on d2.} Bg6 (19... Ne4+ $2 20. Nxe4 $18 {[%CAl Gc1c5]}) 20. Bxf6 $1 {A nice simplifying idea.} Bxf6 21. Ne4 $1 Qe7 22. Nc5 (22. Nc6 $1 {would have been very strong. I wonder why Ivanchuk rejected it because it looks pretty straightforward.} Qxb7 (22... Qxe4 23. Qxe4 Bxe4 24. Nxb8 Rxb8 25. Rc8+ $18) (22... Qe6 {might have been the move that Ivanchuk would have been afraid of.} 23. Nxb8 dxe4 (23... Bxe4 24. Nd7 $1 $18) 24. Nd7 Qd5+ 25. Ke1 Qxb7 26. Nxf8 $18) 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Nxb8 Rxb8 25. Qd4 $18) 22... Be5 23. g3 (23. Nc6 {is still pretty strong.} Qg5 24. Nxb8 Qxg2 25. Rhf1 $18) 23... Bd6 24. Nd7 Bb4+ 25. Ke2 Bh5+ 26. Kf1 (26. f3 Rfe8 27. Nf5 Bxf3+ {This looks pretty scary as ?xf3 is met by ...?e4+ but White can win over here with the sly move} 28. Kf2 $1 Qe4 29. Nxb8 $18 {[%CAl Ga4e8]}) 26... Bd2 27. Rc2 (27. Rc7 {was strong. Ivanchuk's move looks winning on the surface, but it gives Black strong counterplay.} Qe4 (27... Bxe3 28. Nf5 $1 Qe6 29. Nxe3 $18) 28. Rg1 $1 {A quiet move asking Black what is the next move for the attack.} Qb1+ 29. Kg2 Qe4+ 30. f3 $18) 27... Rxb7 $1 28. Nxf8 (28. Rxd2 Qe4 $1 (28... Rxd7 29. h3 $16 {would be a simple IQP position where White is better}) 29. Rg1 Rc8 $13 {Things are getting out of control and it is no longer easy for White to win. He might well be in danger of losing.}) 28... Rb4 $6 (28... Qe4 $1 {would have muddied the waters to quite some extent.} 29. Kg1 (29. Rg1 Qd3+ 30. Kg2 Qe4+ 31. f3 {As compared to some variations that we have seen previously, over here the rook on c2 is hanging and this helps Black to take the pawn on f3.} Bxf3+ $1 32. Nxf3 (32. Kf1 Qd3+ 33. Kf2 Qxe3+ $19) 32... Qxc2 $13 {This is complete chaos.}) 29... Rb4 {The threat is to take the knight on d4. You can see how poorly the rook is placed on c2.} 30. Rxd2 $1 (30. Qxa7 Rxd4 31. Qxd4 Qxc2 32. Kg2 Qf5 33. Qf4 Qxf4 34. exf4 Kxf8 {I am not sure how we can assess this position but it looks like both sides are in danger of losing, which is bad news for White.}) 30... Rxa4 31. bxa4 Qb1+ 32. Kg2 Qe4+ 33. f3 Qxe3 34. Rhd1 Kxf8 35. g4 $16 {White is better, but winning this will not be a piece of cake.}) 29. Rc8 $1 {Maybe this is the move overlooked by Lupulescu. If it were not for this move or the tricky ?g6+!? White would lose most of his advantage.} Qe4 (29... Rxa4 30. Ng6+ $18) 30. Nfe6+ Kh7 31. Nf8+ Kg8 {Repeating the position to gain time on the clock.} 32. Ng6+ $1 {Ivanchuk finds the only way to win.} Kh7 33. Rh8+ Kxg6 34. Qc6+ {An important intermediate check to force the pawn to f6.} f6 (34... Kg5 35. h4+ Kg4 36. Qd7+ (36. f3+ $1 $18) 36... f5 37. Qxg7+ $18) 35. Qe8+ $1 {The queens are exchanged and White's material advantage is brought home.} Qxe8 36. Rxe8 Bc3 37. Nc2 Re4 38. Rxe4 dxe4 39. Nd4 Bf3 40. Nxf3 exf3 {This would have been a nice position for Black had there been pawns on h3 and g4. But here the rook gets into the game quite easily.} 41. g4 h5 42. gxh5+ Kxh5 43. Rg1 g5 44. Rg3 g4 45. h3 (45. h3 f5 46. hxg4+ fxg4 47. Rg1 $18 {[%CAl Gg1h1,Gh1h7] A very nice first half by Ivanchuk who got a completely decisive advantage out of the opening. But then he messed it up with some inaccurate moves and gave his Romanian opponent chances to make the game complicated. Lupulescu was not in the best of form and couldn't really exploit his opportunities after which the Ukrainian waltzed home with the full point.}) 1-0 [Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"] [Site "Sharjah"] [Date "2017.02.21"] [Round "4"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2751"] [Annotator "Hillarp Persson,Tiger"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2017.02.18"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "UAE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 177"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.03.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 {With two wins to chose between today, I had the conundrum of seeming to either favour the a3-Queen's Indian, or Mamedyarov of whom I am a great fan. In the end I decided that the latter makes more sense, especially if he continues to play like this.} e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 (4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4 {is the other variation that gives White some chances for an advantage.}) (4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 h6 $1 6. Bh4 (6. Bxf6 Bxf6 {leads to well researched positions where Black should be able to equalise.}) 6... O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 {has a terribly solid reputation.}) 4... exd5 5. Bg5 c6 ({After} 5... Be7 6. e3 {, there is no good way around playing c6:} Bf5 $6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Qb3) (5... Bb4 {looks silly when White hasn't developed this knight on g1 to f3 (since Black's grip on e4 is not as strong), but it is still not easy to prove a clear advantage for White:} 6. e3 (6. Qb3 $5) 6... h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nge2 (9. Qa4+ Nc6) 9... h5 10. h4 (10. Qb3 $1 Nc6 11. h4 {looks promising, since} Nxg3 12. Nxg3 gxh4 13. Nge2 {, leaves Black discoordinated with a bad pawn structure.}) 10... Nxg3 11. Nxg3 gxh4 12. Nxh5 c6 $1 13. Qf3 $6 {Moranda,W (2591)-Rosenthal,D (2401) Germany 2013, led to a draw.} ({However, instead} 13. a3 Bd6 14. g4 $3 hxg3 15. Qf3 Be6 16. e4 Nd7 17. exd5 cxd5 {looks like a better idea. After} 18. Nf6+ Qxf6 19. Qxf6 Rxh1 20. Qf3 gxf2+ 21. Qxf2 a6 {The position is rather unclear.})) 6. e3 h6 {This move, which is rather uncommon, comes with a clear plan: to force the bishop to h4 and then exchange it with ?e7/?h5. After the exchange Black hopes to have won a tempo if White plays ?c2/?d3, since there is no need to defend the h-pawn.} (6... Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 {is another tabiya. White continues to score well from this position, but it's still unclear whether Black is actually worse.}) ({Playing "normally" with} 6... Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 {and now something other than exchanging the bishops, like} Nf8 {has been tried by Mamedyarov from the Black side. However, these lines have a worse reputation that the early exchange of the dark-squared bishops. After something like} 9. O-O Ne6 10. Bh4 O-O {the game revolves around moves like e3-e4, b2-b4 and c6-c5 and White seems to have greater freedom to lead the game in one direction or another.}) 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 ({Unless we consider ?e4 to be a threat, there seem to be little reason to favour} 8. Qc2 {, over ?d3. A recent game went} Nbd7 9. Bd3 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. h3 Be6 13. Nf3 Nf6 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. Nd2 Kb8 16. Nb3 Rhe8 17. f3 Nfd7 18. Rhe1 Rc8 19. Rc1 {Tomashevsky,E (2725)-Adams,M (2740) 78th Tata Steel GpA 2016, and Black was on a steady route to equality.}) 8... Nbd7 9. Nge2 {The knight is better off here, since White can continue with f3 and e4.} ({After} 9. Nf3 {Black will probably swap to a more traditional Carlsbad-plan with} O-O 10. Qc2 Re8 {One could easily write a couple of books on this subject.}) 9... Nh5 ({The only reason I can see for playing ?c2 before ?d3?ge2, is that Black has the option of playing} 9... Ne4 $5 {So, the question is how the position after} 10. Bxe7 Nxc3 (10... Qxe7 $6 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Ng3 Nf6 13. Qc2 $16) 11. Bxd8 Nxd1 12. Rxd1 Kxd8 13. f3 {is to be evaluated. White has a clear plan in e3-e4 (and possibly g4/h4), whereas Black is somewhat passive. White ought to have a small advantage.}) (9... O-O $6 10. f3 Nh5 11. Bf2 {gives White the extra option of 0-0-0 followed by a pawn storm on the kingside.}) 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qd2 $1 {This setup, which aims to play f3 quickly, has been on my radar for quite some time and I even had the chance to play it before anyone else did. (See move 12)} Nb6 ({After} 11... O-O {my intention was to play} 12. f3 (12. O-O-O $6 b5 13. Kb1 Nhf6 {and Black is faster to create threats since it is hard to get g4 and h4 in:} 14. f3 Re8 $1 15. e4 b4 $15) (12. O-O Re8 13. Rae1 Nf8 {and I failed to see a great continuation for White.} 14. Nc1 Ne6 15. f3 b6 16. N1e2 {seems to slow.}) 12... Re8 13. Kf2 $5 {, but I don't know what Mamedyarov was planning.}) 12. f3 {Had White had the queen on c2, then this move would not have been possible.} (12. O-O O-O 13. f3 Be6 14. b3 Rac8 15. Rac1 c5 16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. Nd4 {Hillarp Persson,T (2520)-Merriman,J (2250) London Classic Open 2015, left me with a typical advantage.}) 12... Bd7 13. O-O $1 {This move gives Black little choice but to evacuate the king to g8.} (13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Rhe1 {can also be considered, but the e3-e4 idea seem stronger with Black's king on the kingside.}) 13... O-O ({Not} 13... O-O-O $6 14. a4 $1 {and Black's king is in trouble.}) 14. g4 $146 {This move would make less sense if there was not a pawn on h6. Here it is quite principled and challenging. I am a bit puzzled and disappointed that I did not find it in my own preparation.} ({My preparation, from a few years back, goes} 14. Rae1 f5 15. Nf4 $1 ({The "!" is from my old file, but perhaps} 15. b3 {is stronger.}) 15... Nxf4 16. exf4 Qf6 17. Re5 {"with an initiative for White".}) ({RR} 14. Rae1 Qg5 15. Nc1 Rae8 16. g4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. h4 Qg6 19. Qg2 Nf6 20. e4 Nh7 21. N1e2 Bc8 22. Qg3 Rd8 23. Rf2 Rfe8 24. Rg2 f6 25. Nd1 Qf7 26. Ne3 b5 27. Kh1 Kh8 28. Reg1 b4 {Martinovic,S (2558)-Di Benedetto,D (2236) Skopje 2019 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 c5 16. d5 Nf6 17. h3 Rfe8 18. Rae1 Nc8 19. Nf4 Qe5 20. Bb1 c4 21. Nfe2 b5 22. Nd4 b4 23. Nd1 Nd6 24. Nf3 Ndxe4 25. Bxe4 Nxe4 26. Qxb4 Qg3 27. Re3 Rab8 28. Qe1 Qxe1 {Gales,R (1901)-Waldhausen Gordon,F (2159) Antalya TUR 2022 ½-½ (81)}) 14... Nf6 15. Ng3 ({It is also promising to play} 15. Nf4 {, with similar ideas to those in the game. One possibility is} Ne8 16. Rae1 Nd6 17. e4 Qg5 18. Re2 dxe4 19. fxe4 $1 {and with ?g2/?f2/h4 coming, Black is already in trouble.}) 15... Ne8 16. Rae1 Nd6 17. e4 $1 {A surprising and strong idea. White is even prepared to give up the g4-pawn in order to get a mobile centre and some files. I'm happy I was not the one who had to face this, unprepared, over the board.} dxe4 18. fxe4 Ndc4 $1 ({Adams' move is possibly the strongest. After} 18... Bxg4 19. e5 $1 Ndc4 20. Qg2 {White has a big attack with moves like ?e4 and ?f5.}) ({The engine is a fan of} 18... Rad8 19. e5 Nb5 {and indeed, that is a clear case of not passing the Turing Test. I would not take every chance to steer clear of something like} 20. Qg2 Qg5 (20... Qb4 21. Nxb5 cxb5 22. Qe4 g6 23. Rf6 $40) 21. Nxb5 cxb5 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Qe7 24. Re4 {The engine assures us that Black is only somewhat worse, but my gut is not convinced.}) 19. Qc1 $1 Bxg4 20. b3 Rad8 $5 {Adams decides to change the course of the game and it is a respectable decision.} ({The alternatives look shaky:} 20... Na5 $6 21. Rf4 Qd7 22. Kh1 {and with ?g1 coming down the aisle, Black should do his best to cancel this wedding.}) ({And after} 20... Na3 21. e5 {White has a huge initiative.}) 21. Nf5 ({White has plenty of ways to keep some advantage, but the ruined pawn structure will cut down White's winning chances. Perhaps the best way to continue is} 21. bxc4 Rxd4 22. Be2 Bh3 23. Rf2 {, followed by ?f1 and ?f5. In this way Black doesn't get to exchange a pair of rooks under favourable circumstances.}) 21... Bxf5 22. exf5 Qf6 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 24. bxc4 Qxd4+ 25. Kh1 Rfe8 26. f6 $1 Rxe1 27. Qxe1 Qxc4 28. fxg7 (28. Rg1 $6 g5 {and White is unable to activate the knight without inviting simplifications (which will favour Black).}) 28... Rd6 {White has a clear advantage, but where the technical obstacles are quite big. White's king is vulnerable to checks and Black has a pawn majority on the queenside that can be set in motion. White can probably not avoid the exchange of rooks, but it is important to do it at a good moment.} 29. Rg1 $6 (29. Qe8+ Kxg7 30. Qe5+ (30. Rf3 Rf6 31. Qe5 Qe6 32. Rg3+ Kh7 33. Qb8 Rg6 34. Rxg6 Kxg6 35. Qxa7 {is a more forcing way to get something similar to what happens in the game.}) 30... Kh7 31. Qf5+ Rg6 32. Qxf7+ Qxf7 33. Rxf7+ Rg7 34. Rxg7+ Kxg7 35. Kg2 Kf6 36. Kf3 Ke5 37. Ke3 {and I'm not sure whether White's advantage is enough for a win. It should be.}) 29... Rg6 30. Qe5 (30. Rxg6 fxg6 31. Kg2 Kxg7 32. Qe7+ Qf7 33. Qe3 $14) 30... Qe6 ({Here Adams had a chance to draw the game with} 30... Qd3 $1 {, with the idea that} 31. Rxg6 Qf1+ 32. Rg1 Qf3+ {is a direct draw. Chess is a very difficult game, especially when you are short on time and even more so when you believe you are worse.}) 31. Qb8+ $1 Kxg7 32. Qxa7 $1 {This little pawn makes all the difference in the endgame to come. Now Black's queenside pawn are much more prone to become weak.} Qc4 33. Qe3 b5 34. a3 {White doesn't have to keep the a-pawn since the h-pawn is all that is needed to win a knight vs no-knight endgame.} c5 35. Ne4 $5 (35. Qe5+ Kh7 36. Re1 Qd3 37. Qe3 Qxe3 38. Rxe3 Rb6 39. Kg2 {and winning becomes a matter of (advanced) technique. Mamedyarov's way is a better human route.}) 35... f5 $2 {A miscalculation in time trouble.} ({Adams' last chance to fight back was} 35... b4 $1 {, when} 36. axb4 (36. a4 $5) 36... cxb4 {gives us a position that is very, very hard to win for White.} 37. Rc1 Qd5 $1 38. Qf3 b3 39. Rb1 Rb6 40. Rd1 Qc6 41. Rg1+ Kf8 42. Qd3 Rb8 43. Qd4 Re8 {and Black hangs on.}) 36. Rxg6+ Kxg6 37. Nxc5 Qd5+ ({Perhaps Adams missed that} 37... Qf1+ 38. Qg1+ {is check.}) 38. Kg1 Qd1+ 39. Kg2 Qd5+ 40. Kh3 {The rest is easy.} Qd1 41. Qe8+ Kf6 (41... Kg5 42. Ne6+ $1 Kf6 43. Qd8+ Qxd8 44. Nxd8 Ke5 45. Kg3 Ke4 46. Nf7 Ke3 47. Nxh6 f4+ 48. Kg2 $18) 42. Nd7+ Kg5 43. Qg8+ {and facing ?g3+/?f6+, followed by ?d6+ and ?xd1, it was time to resign.} 1-0 [Event "87th Tata Steel Masters 2025"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2025.02.01"] [Round "12.2"] [White "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Black "Svane, Frederik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2664"] [Annotator "Chessbase - Stockfish 17"] [PlyCount "167"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [EventCountry "NED"] {[%evp 15,167,13,16,5,11,12,29,17,22,16,20,15,14,20,23,15,23,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-13,0,-18,-15,7,6,0,0,0,19,12,12,6,29,16,22,27,27,27,52,51,60,58,76,62,86,76,64,35,35,29,33,39,50,43,83,82,87,87,111,104,104,104,133,83,94,86,162,160,165,165,220,158,164,167,261,155,162,160,145,156,163,160,180,174,174,162,166,156,145,88,219,143,149,-658,220,218,218,217,206,213,218,211,217,224,211,210,242,250,253,241,241,242,262,264,473,466,535,488,481,419,1143,1145,362,1058,1161,1174,1170,1096,764,952,1133,1054,1066,745,893,629,1685,4095,4681,4627,4133,3685,1503,1336,1048,975]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 c6 9. Nge2 {9.Bg3 is the modern continuation. D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} Re8 10. O-O a5 11. Qc2 {White has an edge.} (11. f3 Nbd7 12. a4 Nf8 13. Kh1 Ne6 14. Bf2 Bf8 15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 c5 17. Bb5 Bd7 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Bh4 Ng5 20. Bxg5 hxg5 21. Rxf6 gxf6 22. Nd5 Ra6 23. dxc5 Qg4 24. h3 Qxe4 25. Ng3 Qe5 {Suleymanli,A (2543)-Brunello,S (2519) Almaty KAZ 2022 1-0 (37)}) 11... Nbd7 (11... Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. f3 Ne6 14. Bf2 b5 15. Ng3 Ba6 16. Nce2 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bf5 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Rfd1 Bc4 21. Nd4 b3 22. Qd2 Bf8 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Bb1 g6 25. h4 h5 26. Nge2 {Maghsoodloo,P (2707)-Carlsen,M (2839) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (74)}) ({RR} 11... Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. f3 Ne6 14. Bf2 b5 15. Ng3 Ba6 16. Nce2 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bf5 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Rfd1 Bc4 21. Nd4 b3 22. Qd2 Bf8 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Bb1 g6 25. h4 h5 26. Nge2 {Maghsoodloo,P (2707)-Carlsen,M (2839) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (74)}) ({RR} 11... Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. h3 Ne6 14. Bg3 Bf8 15. Rfe1 Ng5 16. Nf4 Nge4 17. Bh2 Bd6 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. f3 Nf6 20. g4 Qc7 21. Bf1 b6 22. Rac1 c5 23. Qd2 Bb7 24. h4 g5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Nh3 {Lazavik,D (2580)-Svane,F (2659) chess.com INT 2025 1-0 (51)}) 12. Bg3 $146 {[%CAl Yc3b5]} (12. f3 b5 13. Bf2 (13. Rae1 Ba6 14. Bf2 Nb6 15. Ng3 b4 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Nd1 Nbd7 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 c5 20. e5 Nd5 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. Bh4 Qb6 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. Qf5 N7f6 25. exf6 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Qc6 {Bercaru,V (2065)-Sabuk,P (2375) Roquetas de Mar ESP 2025 1-0 (44)}) 13... Bb7 14. h3 Rc8 15. Bf5 g6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kh8 18. e4 Nh7 19. e5 b4 20. Nd1 Ba6 21. Re1 Rg8 22. Qxh6 Bg5 23. Qd6 Qe8 24. e6 Qg6 25. Bg3 Ndf6 26. Nf2 Be3 {Gaal,Z (2341)-Hong,A (2572) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (47)}) (12. Rae1 b5 13. f3 (13. Nb1 Bb7 14. Nd2 Qb6 15. Rc1 a4 16. Bf5 b4 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Nf4 Ra5 20. Nd3 Ba6 21. Rfd1 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 c5 23. dxc5 Rxc5 24. Nf3 Nf6 25. Rxc5 Qxc5 26. Qd4 Rc7 {Bulau,A (2154)-Cnejev,V (2268) Sebes ROU 2022 0-1 (94)}) 13... Nb6 14. Bf2 Bd7 15. h3 b4 16. Nb1 Rc8 17. e4 dxe4 18. fxe4 c5 19. Ba6 Rc7 20. d5 Bd6 21. Nd2 Qb8 22. b3 a4 23. Bh4 Nh7 24. Bd3 Nf8 25. Nc1 Ng6 26. Bf2 Qd8 {Hummel,P (2120)-Zwirs,N (2481) Hoogeveen NED 2022 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 12. Rad1 b5 13. Bg3 Nb6 14. Nxb5 cxb5 15. Bc7 Qd7 16. Bxb6 Bd6 17. Rc1 Bb7 18. Bf5 Qe7 19. Bc5 Ne4 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Qc7 Qxc7 22. Rxc7 Ba6 23. Nf4 Red8 24. Rfc1 Nd6 25. Bd3 Nc4 26. b3 Nb6 {Holt,C (2549)-Garv,G (2083) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 12. f3 b5 13. Bf2 Ba6 14. a4 b4 15. Nb1 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 c5 17. b3 Rc8 18. Nd2 Nb6 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Rac1 Qe7 21. Nd4 Nfd7 22. Qb5 Bxd4 23. exd4 Qe2 24. Rxc8 Nxc8 25. Qxd7 Rf8 26. Nb1 Qc2 {Badacsonyi,S (2294)-Vaidyanathan,S (1849) Peterborough ENG 2026 1-0 (32)}) 12... Bf8 13. h3 b5 14. Rac1 Ba6 15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. e4 $146 (16. Bf4 b4 17. Na4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Qb7 19. Rc2 Rac8 20. Rdc1 Ne4 21. Bh2 g6 22. Qd1 {1-0 Nikolaou,S (2180)-Malataras,G (1976) Aegean op 46th 2023 (5)}) 16... b4 {aiming for ...Bxd3.} 17. Na4 {[%csl Yb6,Yc6]} Bxd3 $1 18. Rxd3 Qb5 19. e5 Ne4 20. Qd1 Rac8 21. b3 Qb7 22. Bf4 c5 23. f3 Ng5 $6 {Inaccuracy. c4 was best.} (23... c4) 24. dxc5 Nxc5 25. Rxd5 Nge6 26. Nxc5 Bxc5+ 27. Kh1 Qa8 28. Rc2 a4 29. Bg3 axb3 30. axb3 Qa3 31. Qb1 Qa8 32. Rd1 Rcd8 33. Nf4 Rxd1+ 34. Qxd1 Rd8 35. Qb1 {And now Nxe6 would win.} Nxf4 36. Bxf4 (36. Rxc5 {is more complex.} Nxh3 37. e6 fxe6 38. Rc7) 36... Bd4 37. Ra2 Qc8 38. Rd2 Bc3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best.} (38... Bb6) 39. Rd6 Re8 40. Qd3 Qa8 41. Kh2 {White is more active.} Qa5 42. Rd5 Qa1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best.} (42... Qb6) 43. Qc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best.} (43. Bg3) 43... Qb1 $16 44. Rd3 Qc2 $2 {Mistake. Be1 was best. [#]} (44... Be1 45. Be3) 45. Bg3 $1 $18 {[%CAl Yf4g3,Yg3h4,Yh4f2,Yf2c5][%mdl 32]} Qb1 46. f4 Ra8 (46... Bb2 47. Bf2 Bc3) 47. Bh4 Re8 48. Bf2 Ra8 (48... Rf8 49. Be3 Ra8) 49. Qd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. e6 was best.} (49. Qe4 $18 Re8 50. Qc6) (49. e6 fxe6 50. Qxe6+ Kh8 51. Qe4 Rg8 52. Bd4 Qc1 53. Qe5 Bxd4 54. Qxd4 Rf8) 49... Re8 $16 50. Bc5 Qc1 51. Be3 Qb1 52. Qc4 Ra8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be1 was best.} (52... Be1) 53. e6 fxe6 54. Qxe6+ Kh8 55. Qd5 Rf8 56. Qd6 (56. Qc4) 56... Kg8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf6 was best.} (56... Rf6 57. Qd5 Kh7) 57. Qe6+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best.} (57. Bc5 Re8 58. Qg6 Qe1 59. Bd4 Bxd4 60. Rxd4 Qe6 61. Qxe6+ Rxe6 62. Rxb4 Re3) 57... Kh8 {[#]} 58. Bd4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Blunder. Qc4 was best.} (58. Qc4 Qe1 59. Bd4 Qc1 60. Bxc3 bxc3 61. Rxc3 Qxf4+ 62. Qxf4 Rxf4 63. Kg1 Kh7) 58... Kh7 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Blunder. Qxd3 was best.} (58... Qxd3 59. Qxh6+ Qh7 60. Qd6 Rg8 61. Bb6 Qf5 62. Bc7 Rf8 63. Qe7 Qf7 64. Qc5) 59. Qe7 $18 {[%csl Gd4][%CAl Re7g7]} Rg8 60. Qe4+ Kh8 {[#]} 61. Qd5 $1 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black is in trouble.} Qb2 (61... Qc1 62. Qd6) 62. Qc4 Bxd4 63. Qxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR. White is a pawn up.} Qe2 64. Re3 {Dodges Re8} Qf2 65. Re4 $1 Qxd4 66. Rxd4 {KR-KR. White is a pawn up.} Rb8 67. f5 Rb5 68. g4 h5 $2 (68... Kg8 69. h4 h5) 69. Kg3 (69. gxh5 Rxf5 70. Rxb4 Rxh5 $14) 69... hxg4 70. hxg4 Kg8 71. Kf4 g6 (71... Rb8 72. Rd6 Kf8) 72. fxg6 Kg7 73. Ke3 (73. Rd6 Rb8 74. Ke4 Re8+ 75. Kd4 Rc8 $16) 73... Kxg6 {White is clearly winning.} 74. Kd3 Kg5 75. Kc4 Rb8 76. Kc5 Kf6 77. Rxb4 Rc8+ 78. Kd4 Rd8+ 79. Ke3 Rh8 80. Kf4 Rh3 81. Rb6+ Kf7 82. b4 Rc3 83. g5 Rc1 84. Ke5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.22 (precise) /Black=0.22 (precise) Loses game: White=1 --- Missed win: --- Black=1 Mistake: White=3 Black=6 Inaccurate: White=2 Black=1 OK: White=30 Black=25 Best: White=6 Black=4 Strong: White=2 Black=1 Precisão Stockfish 17: Brancas 89% Pretas 84% Precisão Chess.com: Brancas 91.4% Pretas 88.03%} 1-0 [Event "87th Tata Steel Challengers 2025"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2025.02.01"] [Round "12.2"] [White "Suleymanli, Aydin"] [Black "Svane, Frederik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2664"] [Annotator "Chessbase - Stockfish 17"] [PlyCount "167"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] {[%evp 15,167,13,16,5,11,12,29,17,22,16,20,15,14,20,23,15,23,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-13,0,-18,-15,7,6,0,0,0,19,12,12,6,29,16,22,27,27,27,52,51,60,58,76,62,86,76,64,35,35,29,33,39,50,43,83,82,87,87,111,104,104,104,133,83,94,86,162,160,165,165,220,158,164,167,261,155,162,160,145,156,163,160,180,174,174,162,166,156,145,88,219,143,149,-658,220,218,218,217,206,213,218,211,217,224,211,210,242,250,253,241,241,242,262,264,473,466,535,488,481,419,1143,1145,362,1058,1161,1174,1170,1096,764,952,1133,1054,1066,745,893,629,1685,4095,4681,4627,4133,3685,1503,1336,1048,975]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 c6 9. Nge2 {9.Bg3 is the modern continuation. D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} Re8 10. O-O a5 11. Qc2 {White has an edge.} (11. f3 Nbd7 12. a4 Nf8 13. Kh1 Ne6 14. Bf2 Bf8 15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 c5 17. Bb5 Bd7 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Bh4 Ng5 20. Bxg5 hxg5 21. Rxf6 gxf6 22. Nd5 Ra6 23. dxc5 Qg4 24. h3 Qxe4 25. Ng3 Qe5 {Suleymanli,A (2543)-Brunello,S (2519) Almaty KAZ 2022 1-0 (37)}) 11... Nbd7 (11... Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. f3 Ne6 14. Bf2 b5 15. Ng3 Ba6 16. Nce2 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bf5 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Rfd1 Bc4 21. Nd4 b3 22. Qd2 Bf8 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Bb1 g6 25. h4 h5 26. Nge2 {Maghsoodloo,P (2707)-Carlsen,M (2839) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (74)}) ({RR} 11... Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. f3 Ne6 14. Bf2 b5 15. Ng3 Ba6 16. Nce2 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Bf5 b4 19. axb4 axb4 20. Rfd1 Bc4 21. Nd4 b3 22. Qd2 Bf8 23. Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Bb1 g6 25. h4 h5 26. Nge2 {Maghsoodloo,P (2707)-Carlsen,M (2839) chess.com INT 2023 ½-½ (74)}) ({RR} 11... Na6 12. a3 Nc7 13. h3 Ne6 14. Bg3 Bf8 15. Rfe1 Ng5 16. Nf4 Nge4 17. Bh2 Bd6 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. f3 Nf6 20. g4 Qc7 21. Bf1 b6 22. Rac1 c5 23. Qd2 Bb7 24. h4 g5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Nh3 {Lazavik,D (2580)-Svane,F (2659) chess.com INT 2025 1-0 (51)}) 12. Bg3 $146 {[%CAl Yc3b5]} (12. f3 b5 13. Bf2 (13. Rae1 Ba6 14. Bf2 Nb6 15. Ng3 b4 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Nd1 Nbd7 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 c5 20. e5 Nd5 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. Bh4 Qb6 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. Qf5 N7f6 25. exf6 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Qc6 {Bercaru,V (2065)-Sabuk,P (2375) Roquetas de Mar ESP 2025 1-0 (44)}) 13... Bb7 14. h3 Rc8 15. Bf5 g6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kh8 18. e4 Nh7 19. e5 b4 20. Nd1 Ba6 21. Re1 Rg8 22. Qxh6 Bg5 23. Qd6 Qe8 24. e6 Qg6 25. Bg3 Ndf6 26. Nf2 Be3 {Gaal,Z (2341)-Hong,A (2572) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (47)}) (12. Rae1 b5 13. f3 (13. Nb1 Bb7 14. Nd2 Qb6 15. Rc1 a4 16. Bf5 b4 17. Bxd7 Nxd7 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Nf4 Ra5 20. Nd3 Ba6 21. Rfd1 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 c5 23. dxc5 Rxc5 24. Nf3 Nf6 25. Rxc5 Qxc5 26. Qd4 Rc7 {Bulau,A (2154)-Cnejev,V (2268) Sebes ROU 2022 0-1 (94)}) 13... Nb6 14. Bf2 Bd7 15. h3 b4 16. Nb1 Rc8 17. e4 dxe4 18. fxe4 c5 19. Ba6 Rc7 20. d5 Bd6 21. Nd2 Qb8 22. b3 a4 23. Bh4 Nh7 24. Bd3 Nf8 25. Nc1 Ng6 26. Bf2 Qd8 {Hummel,P (2120)-Zwirs,N (2481) Hoogeveen NED 2022 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 12. Rad1 b5 13. Bg3 Nb6 14. Nxb5 cxb5 15. Bc7 Qd7 16. Bxb6 Bd6 17. Rc1 Bb7 18. Bf5 Qe7 19. Bc5 Ne4 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Qc7 Qxc7 22. Rxc7 Ba6 23. Nf4 Red8 24. Rfc1 Nd6 25. Bd3 Nc4 26. b3 Nb6 {Holt,C (2549)-Garv,G (2083) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 12. f3 b5 13. Bf2 Ba6 14. a4 b4 15. Nb1 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 c5 17. b3 Rc8 18. Nd2 Nb6 19. dxc5 Bxc5 20. Rac1 Qe7 21. Nd4 Nfd7 22. Qb5 Bxd4 23. exd4 Qe2 24. Rxc8 Nxc8 25. Qxd7 Rf8 26. Nb1 Qc2 {Badacsonyi,S (2294)-Vaidyanathan,S (1849) Peterborough ENG 2026 1-0 (32)}) 12... Bf8 13. h3 b5 14. Rac1 Ba6 15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. e4 $146 (16. Bf4 b4 17. Na4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Qb7 19. Rc2 Rac8 20. Rdc1 Ne4 21. Bh2 g6 22. Qd1 {1-0 Nikolaou,S (2180)-Malataras,G (1976) Aegean op 46th 2023 (5)}) 16... b4 {aiming for ...Bxd3.} 17. Na4 {[%csl Yb6,Yc6]} Bxd3 $1 18. Rxd3 Qb5 19. e5 Ne4 20. Qd1 Rac8 21. b3 Qb7 22. Bf4 c5 23. f3 Ng5 $6 {Inaccuracy. c4 was best.} (23... c4) 24. dxc5 Nxc5 25. Rxd5 Nge6 26. Nxc5 Bxc5+ 27. Kh1 Qa8 28. Rc2 a4 29. Bg3 axb3 30. axb3 Qa3 31. Qb1 Qa8 32. Rd1 Rcd8 33. Nf4 Rxd1+ 34. Qxd1 Rd8 35. Qb1 {And now Nxe6 would win.} Nxf4 36. Bxf4 (36. Rxc5 {is more complex.} Nxh3 37. e6 fxe6 38. Rc7) 36... Bd4 37. Ra2 Qc8 38. Rd2 Bc3 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best.} (38... Bb6) 39. Rd6 Re8 40. Qd3 Qa8 41. Kh2 {White is more active.} Qa5 42. Rd5 Qa1 $6 {Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best.} (42... Qb6) 43. Qc4 $6 {Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best.} (43. Bg3) 43... Qb1 $16 44. Rd3 Qc2 $2 {Mistake. Be1 was best. [#]} (44... Be1 45. Be3) 45. Bg3 $1 $18 {[%CAl Yf4g3,Yg3h4,Yh4f2,Yf2c5][%mdl 32]} Qb1 46. f4 Ra8 (46... Bb2 47. Bf2 Bc3) 47. Bh4 Re8 48. Bf2 Ra8 (48... Rf8 49. Be3 Ra8) 49. Qd5 $6 {Inaccuracy. e6 was best.} (49. Qe4 $18 Re8 50. Qc6) (49. e6 fxe6 50. Qxe6+ Kh8 51. Qe4 Rg8 52. Bd4 Qc1 53. Qe5 Bxd4 54. Qxd4 Rf8) 49... Re8 $16 50. Bc5 Qc1 51. Be3 Qb1 52. Qc4 Ra8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Be1 was best.} (52... Be1) 53. e6 fxe6 54. Qxe6+ Kh8 55. Qd5 Rf8 56. Qd6 (56. Qc4) 56... Kg8 $6 {Inaccuracy. Rf6 was best.} (56... Rf6 57. Qd5 Kh7) 57. Qe6+ $6 {Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best.} (57. Bc5 Re8 58. Qg6 Qe1 59. Bd4 Bxd4 60. Rxd4 Qe6 61. Qxe6+ Rxe6 62. Rxb4 Re3) 57... Kh8 {[#]} 58. Bd4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Blunder. Qc4 was best.} (58. Qc4 Qe1 59. Bd4 Qc1 60. Bxc3 bxc3 61. Rxc3 Qxf4+ 62. Qxf4 Rxf4 63. Kg1 Kh7) 58... Kh7 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Blunder. Qxd3 was best.} (58... Qxd3 59. Qxh6+ Qh7 60. Qd6 Rg8 61. Bb6 Qf5 62. Bc7 Rf8 63. Qe7 Qf7 64. Qc5) 59. Qe7 $18 {[%csl Gd4][%CAl Re7g7]} Rg8 60. Qe4+ Kh8 {[#]} 61. Qd5 $1 $40 {[%mdl 128] Black is in trouble.} Qb2 (61... Qc1 62. Qd6) 62. Qc4 Bxd4 63. Qxd4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQR. White is a pawn up.} Qe2 64. Re3 {Dodges Re8} Qf2 65. Re4 $1 Qxd4 66. Rxd4 {KR-KR. White is a pawn up.} Rb8 67. f5 Rb5 68. g4 h5 $2 (68... Kg8 69. h4 h5) 69. Kg3 (69. gxh5 Rxf5 70. Rxb4 Rxh5 $14) 69... hxg4 70. hxg4 Kg8 71. Kf4 g6 (71... Rb8 72. Rd6 Kf8) 72. fxg6 Kg7 73. Ke3 (73. Rd6 Rb8 74. Ke4 Re8+ 75. Kd4 Rc8 $16) 73... Kxg6 {White is clearly winning.} 74. Kd3 Kg5 75. Kc4 Rb8 76. Kc5 Kf6 77. Rxb4 Rc8+ 78. Kd4 Rd8+ 79. Ke3 Rh8 80. Kf4 Rh3 81. Rb6+ Kf7 82. b4 Rc3 83. g5 Rc1 84. Ke5 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.22 (precise) /Black=0.22 (precise) Loses game: White=1 --- Missed win: --- Black=1 Mistake: White=3 Black=6 Inaccurate: White=2 Black=1 OK: White=30 Black=25 Best: White=6 Black=4 Strong: White=2 Black=1 Precisão Stockfish 17: Brancas 89% Pretas 84% Precisão Chess.com: Brancas 91.4% Pretas 88.03%} 1-0 [Event "Poikovsky Karpov 06th"] [Site "Poikovsky"] [Date "2005.03.06"] [Round "8"] [White "Bacrot, Etienne"] [Black "Bologan, Viktor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2683"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2005.02.26"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 106"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.06.06"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%mdl 2]} 1. d4 {Dautov,Rustem} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 c5 ({RR} 7... c6) 8. dxc5 ({RR} 8. e3 cxd4 ({RR} 8... Nc6 9. dxc5 h6 10. Bh4 ({RR} 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. O-O-O Be6 12. Bc4 Nb4 13. Qb3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Na6 15. Bxd5 Nxc5 16. Qb4 Qc7) 10... Bxc5 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nxd5 Bb4+ 13. Nxb4 Nxb4 14. Qd2 a5 15. a3 Rd8 16. Qc1 Nd3+ 17. Bxd3 Rxd3 18. O-O Bf5 19. Nd4) 9. Nxd4 h6 10. Bh4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 ({RR} 11. Rd1 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Be6 13. Be2 Rc8) 11... bxc6 12. Be2 Be6 13. O-O Qa5 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Rd2 ({RR} 15. Rac1 Rab8 16. Na4 c5 ({RR} 16... Rb4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. a3) 17. b3 ({RR} 17. Nxc5 Rdc8) 17... c4) ({RR} 15. a3 c5 16. Bf3 Rab8 ({RR} 16... g5 17. Bg3 g4 18. Be2 d4 19. exd4 cxd4 20. b4 Qh5 21. Nb5 Rac8 22. Qa4) 17. Bg3 Bd6 ({RR} 17... Rb7 18. b4 cxb4 19. axb4 Qb6 ({RR} 19... Qxb4 20. Rab1) 20. b5) ({RR} 17... Rbc8 18. Be5) 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. b4 Qc7 20. Qd3 Rdd8 21. bxc5 Qxc5 22. Ne2) 15... Rd7 ({RR} 15... Rab8 16. Rad1 c5 17. Bf3 ({RR} 17. b3 c4) 17... Rb4 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Rxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxb2) 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Bf3 ({RR} 17. h3 c5 18. Bb5 Rb7 ({RR} 18... Rc7 19. Bc4 g5 20. Bg3 Rb7 ({RR} 20... Rcd7 21. Bb5 {RR} Rb7 22. Bc6 Rb4 23. Be5) 21. Bb3 c4 22. Ba4) 19. Bc6 Rb4 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Bxd5 Rxb2 22. Qxb2 Bxc3 23. Bxe6 Bxd2 24. Bb3 Bb4 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qe5) 17... c5 18. Bxf6 ({RR} 18. b3 d4 19. Bxf6 ({RR} 19. Na4 g5 20. Bg3 dxe3 21. Rxd7 exf2+ 22. Bxf2 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Nxd7) 19... Bxf6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. exd4 cxd4) ({RR} 18. Qa4 Qxa4 19. Nxa4 g5 20. Bg3 g4 21. Be2 Ne4 22. Rc2 d4 23. Bb5 Bxa2 24. Bxd7 Bb3) 18... Bxf6 19. e4 ({RR} 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Qe1#) 19... dxe4 ({RR} 19... d4 20. Nd5) ({RR} 19... Bg5 20. exd5 Bxd2 21. Rxd2) ({RR} 19... Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Qxc3 21. bxc3) 20. Rxd7 Bxd7 ({RR} 20... Rxd7 21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Bxe4 Be6 23. a3 Bd4) 21. Nxe4 Bd4 22. b3 Bf5 {Dautov,R (2636)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2674) Essen 2002 CBM 090 [Dautov,Rustem] ½-½}) 8... Qa5 ({RR} 8... Nc6 9. e3 Be6 10. Rd1 Nb4 11. Qb3 Bxc5 12. Nd4 Rc8 13. Be2 h6 14. Bh4 Qe7 15. O-O Bxd4 16. exd4 g5 17. Bg3 Ne4 18. Bf3 Nxc3 19. bxc3 Nc6 20. Bxd5 Na5 21. Qb5 Nc4 22. Qxb7 Qf6 23. Bxc4 {Ishvi,A (1954)-Rogov,M (2348) chess.com INT 2025 0-1 (53)}) 9. e3 ({RR} 9. Nd4 Qxc5 10. Nb3 Qd6 11. e3 Be6 12. Be2 Nc6 13. Rd1 h6 14. Bf4 Qd8 15. O-O Rc8 16. a3 a6 17. Bf3 Qb6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. exd4 Rfd8 20. Rfe1 Qa5) 9... Nc6 {Bologan has accepted the game with isolated pawn, since due to the move 7..c5 he can try to benefit from the development advantage.} (9... Qxc5 10. Be2 Nc6 11. Rd1 Be6 12. O-O h6 13. Bh4 g5 (13... Ne4 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Nd4 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Rac8 17. Qa4 Nf5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. e4 Ne3 20. fxe3 Qxe3+ 21. Kh1 Qxe2 22. Rfe1 Qf2 23. exd5 exd5 24. Qb3 {½-½ Azmaiparashvili,Z-Geller,E/Belgrade 1988/ (65)}) 14. Bg3 Ne4 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. exd4 Qc6 17. Bb5 Qb6 18. Nxe4 Qxb5 19. Nc3 Qd7 20. Rde1 Rae8 21. f4 f5 22. fxg5 hxg5 23. Be5 Rf7 24. Qe2 Rh7 25. Nb5 {1-0 Akopian,V-Goldin,A/Stratton Mountain 1999/ (39)}) 10. Bb5 $146 ({RR} 10. Be2 h6 11. Bh4 Qxc5 12. Rd1 Be6 13. O-O Rac8 14. Qb1 Rfd8 15. Nd4 Ne5 16. Nf5 Nc4 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Rd4 g5 19. Bg3 Qb4 20. Be5 Nd7 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Rfd1 Qa5 23. Bd6 Nf6 24. e4 Rd7 {Markus,R (2477)-Abramovic,B (2509) Yugoslavia 2002 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 10. O-O-O Be6 11. Bb5 a6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Na4) 10... Nb4 (10... a6 11. Be2 Qxc5 12. Rd1 $14) ({RR} 10... a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. O-O ({RR} 12. Nd4 Qxc5) 12... Qxc5 13. Rac1) 11. Qa4 (11. Qd2 a6 12. Ba4 Qxc5 13. O-O $14) 11... Qxa4 12. Bxa4 Nd3+ 13. Ke2 Nxc5 {Black has not found the courage for the more original solution with the elimination of the b2 pawn. Unfortunatelly even such a daring approach would not promise him the equality.} (13... Nxb2 14. Bb3 b6 15. cxb6 Ba6+ 16. Kd2 axb6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxd5 $16) 14. Bc2 Be6 15. Nd4 Rac8 16. Rac1 g6 (16... h6 17. Bh4 Bg4+ 18. f3 Be6 19. Rhd1 $14) 17. Rhd1 Rfd8 18. Bb1 (18. a3 Kg7 19. h3 $14) 18... a6 19. a3 Kg7 20. Ba2 {Bacrot has optimally distributed his forces, Bologan can only hope for keeping the dynamic balance in the position.} (20. b4 Ncd7 21. Bd3 Ne5 22. Na4 $14) 20... h6 21. Bh4 (21. Bf4 Ncd7 22. e4 Nb6 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. exd5 exd5 25. Be5 $14) 21... g5 22. Bg3 Nce4 (22... b5 23. b4 Nce4 24. Nxe4 Rxc1 25. Rxc1 Nxe4 26. Be5+ $16) 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Bc7 $1 {[%mdl 4] The elegant method of keeping the bishop's pair, te second player will have to live with distinctly worse position.} Re8 25. Rc2 Bf6 (25... Bd6 26. Rdc1 (26. Bxd5 Bxd5 27. Nf5+ Kf6 28. Nxd6 Nxd6 29. Rxd5 Nb5 30. Rdc5 Nd4+ $15) 26... Kf6 27. Bxd6 Nxd6 28. b4 $14) 26. Nxe6+ fxe6 27. Rdc1 g4 (27... Re7 $2 28. f3 $18) 28. f3 gxf3+ 29. gxf3 Ng5 30. f4 Nf7 (30... Ne4 $1 31. f5 Kf7 $13) 31. f5 $1 {The undermining of the pawn structure will finally include white's lightsquared bishop into the battle.} exf5 (31... Nd8 32. Bb6 Rxc2+ 33. Rxc2 exf5 34. Bxd5 $14) 32. Bxd5 Bg5 (32... Nd8 33. Kd3 b5 34. b3 $14) 33. Bb6 Rxc2+ 34. Rxc2 Nd6 35. Kf3 Bf6 (35... Kg6 36. Rc7 Re5 37. Bg8 Re8 38. Bb3 $14) 36. Bc5 Ne4 37. Bb4 (37. Bxb7 Nxc5 38. Rxc5 Bxb2 39. a4 $16) 37... Ng5+ 38. Kf2 b6 39. Rc7+ Kg6 40. h4 Ne6 (40... Ne4+ 41. Kf3 Re5 42. Bf7+ Kg7 43. Bh5+ Kg8 44. Bg6 Bxh4 45. Bh7+ Kh8 46. Bxf5 Rxf5+ 47. Kxe4 $16) 41. Rc6 $1 {With fine manouvers white has managed to preserve two bishops and control over the c file. The position is quite critical for Bologan.} a5 (41... Nc5 42. Bc3 Nd7 43. Bxf6 Nxf6 44. Rxb6 Re5 45. Bf3 $16) (41... Kf7 42. h5 Bxb2 43. Rxb6 a5 44. Bd6 Bc3 45. Bf4 Bg7 46. Ra6 Kf6 47. a4 Re7 48. Bg3 Kf7 49. e4 $1 fxe4 50. Ke3 $18) 42. Bc3 Bxh4+ (42... Bxc3 43. bxc3 Kf6 44. Rxb6 Ke5 45. Rxe6+ Rxe6 46. Bxe6 Kxe6 47. Kf3 Ke5 48. c4 $18) 43. Kf3 Kf7 44. e4 $1 {Bacrot has tied down black's hands first and now simple inclusion of white king immeditelly decides the bight. White has realized the potential of the position in a truly masterful way.} (44. e4 fxe4+ 45. Kxe4 Bf6 46. Kf5 Bxc3 47. bxc3 $18) 1-0 [Event "Negroponte op"] [Site "Chalkis"] [Date "2010.08.16"] [Round "8"] [White "Atalik, Suat"] [Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2607"] [BlackElo "2605"] [Annotator "Atalik,Suat"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2010.08.09"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2010.09.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 {Difficult decision. I have to reckon that I have always been bad with the Carlsbad structure(s).} (6. e3 Qa5 {Cambridge Springs Defence is one of the oldest branches of Semi-Slav and it is difficult to break it.} 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qd2 Bb4 (8... N7b6 9. Bd3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Nd5 11. O-O Qxc3 12. Qe2 Be7 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Ne5 Ng6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Qf3 O-O 17. h4 $44) (8... Nxc3 9. bxc3 b6 10. Bd3 Ba6 11. O-O $14) 9. Rc1 h6 (9... c5 10. Bc4 (10. a3 $1 Bxc3 11. bxc3 b6 12. c4 Qxd2+ 13. Nxd2 N5f6 $11 {a common ending.}) 10... cxd4 11. Qxd4 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 O-O 13. e4 N5f6 14. e5 Nd5 15. O-O $14) (9... O-O 10. Bc4 $5 (10. Bd3 c5 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 cxd4 (12... b6 $2 13. e4) 13. cxd4 Qxa3 14. e4 Nb4 15. Bb1 b6 16. O-O $44)) (9... N7b6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxa3 12. e4 Ne7 13. Bd3 $44) 10. Bh4 c5 11. Bc4 {A new breath in this line.} (11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 b6 13. c4 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 Ne7 $1 15. f3 (15. Bd3 Bb7 16. f3 f5 $1 $11) 15... Nf5 16. Bf2 Ba6 17. Bd3 Ke7 18. Ke2 Rhd8 $11) 11... cxd4 (11... N7b6 $6 12. Bxd5 Nxd5 13. a3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 $16) (11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 Ba3 13. Rb1 a6 14. Be2 $16) 12. Qxd4 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 O-O 14. O-O $14 (14. e4 $2 Nf4 15. O-O Nb6 $17 {That is why interpolation of h6 ?h4 is important.})) 6... exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 $5 {Once open a time this move was condemned to be a mistake.} (8. Qc2 Nh5 9. h4 $5 {is an annoying move a la Janowski. I have to start studying more if there is any room for improvement with my chess.} (9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. h3 g6 12. Bd3 Ng7 13. g4 {another over worn line.} Be6 (13... Bd7 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. Na4 Nxa4 16. Qxa4 Kb8 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Ka1 $40) 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. Na4 Nxa4 16. Qxa4 Kb8 17. Rc1 Ne8 18. Rc3 Nd6 19. Rhc1 (19. Ra3 Nc8) 19... f6 20. Ra3 Nc8 21. Qa5 g5 22. Rb3 Nb6 23. Ra3 (23. Nd2 h5 24. Ra3 Nc8 25. Nb3 b6 $13 26. Qe1 hxg4 27. hxg4 Qd6 $132) 23... Nc8 24. Rb3 Qc7 25. Qxc7+ Kxc7 $132 {and eventually h5 comes.}) 9... Ndf6 10. g3 $5 (10. Bd3 h6 11. Bf4 $5 {In the footsteps of Alekhine and Janowski.} (11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. O-O-O Ng4 13. Kb1 Be6 14. g3 O-O 15. Rhf1 Rc8 $13 {Why should Black be worse?}) 11... Nxf4 12. exf4 Bg4 13. Ne5 Qb6 14. f3 Be6 15. Qf2 $13) 10... h6 11. Bf4 $13 {a la Bernstein and in the mouth of insanity.}) 8... h6 $5 (8... Ne4 9. Bf4 Ndf6 (9... f5 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 $14 {looks positionally very OK.}) 10. Qc2 Bf5 11. Ne5 g6 12. O-O O-O 13. f3 Nd6 14. Bxf5 Nxf5 15. g4 Ng7 $13) (8... Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qb1 Nhf6 12. b4 $14 {wins some tempi for the minority attack.}) 9. Bf4 $5 (9. Bh4 Ne4 $5 (9... O-O 10. Qc2 Re8 11. Bg3 $14) 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qc2 $14) 9... Nh5 10. Be5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 {A standart reaction a la Pillsbury.} (11. dxe5 $5 g6 12. Qc2 (12. Nd4 O-O 13. O-O Ng7 14. Qc2 $14) 12... O-O 13. O-O Ng7 14. Nd4 c5 15. Nf3 Be6 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. e4 d4 18. Nd5 Qd8 19. Bc4 Bg4 20. b4 $13) 11... Nf6 12. O-O ({RR} 12. f4 Nd7 13. O-O Nxe5 14. fxe5 Bg5 15. Kh1 Be6 16. Qd2 Qe7 17. Ne2 O-O 18. Bc2 c5 19. Nf4 cxd4 20. exd4 Rac8 21. Rf2 Rc6 22. Raf1 Rfc8 23. Qd3 g6 24. Nxe6 Qxe6 25. Bd1 R8c7 26. Qg3 Rc1 {Praggnanandhaa,R (2738)-Jumabayev,R (2585) Douglas IOM 2023 1-0 (52)}) 12... Bd6 ({RR} 12... O-O 13. f4 Ne8 14. Kh1 Nd6 15. Qh5 f5 16. Qe2 Be6 17. g4 fxg4 18. Nxg4 Bf5 19. Rg1 Kh7 20. Ne5 Qc8 21. Rg4 Bf6 22. Rag1 Bxd3 23. Qxd3+ Qf5 24. Qe2 Rac8 25. h3 Rc7 26. Kh2 a6 27. Rg6 {Nesterov,A (2599)-Liu,Y (2401) Ulaanbaatar MGL 2026 1-0 (50)}) 13. f4 Qe7 (13... O-O 14. Qf3 c5 15. Rad1 cxd4 16. exd4 Qb6 17. Rf2 $40) 14. Qf3 $146 (14. Re1 O-O (14... Be6 15. f5 Bd7 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 O-O-O 20. Qd4 Kb8 21. Qc3 Qg5 $13 {the over expanded pawn structure made me worried.}) 15. Qf3 $14) ({RR} 14. Kh1 h5 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Be6 17. Qa4 Bd5 18. Nc3 O-O 19. Rae1 Qc7 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Qd1 Rfe8 22. Bb1 Re7 23. Re3 Bxe5 24. fxe5 Ng4 25. Rc3 Qb6 26. Rb3 Qh6 27. Qf3 Qd2 28. Qxd5 g6 {Hradeczky,T (1900)-Hocevar,N (1842) Budapest 2022 1-0 (36)}) ({RR} 14. Kh1 h5 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Be6 17. Qa4 Bd5 18. Nc3 O-O 19. Rae1 Qc7 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Qd1 Rfe8 22. Bb1 Re7 23. Re3 Bxe5 24. fxe5 Ng4 25. Rc3 Qb6 26. Rb3 Qh6 27. Qf3 Qd2 28. Qxd5 g6 {Hradeczky,T (1900)-Hocevar,N (1842) Budapest 2022 1-0 (36)}) 14... Be6 15. Rac1 $5 {This move cuts out the possibility of castling long for Black and still the rook may be useful on c1.} g6 (15... O-O-O $6 {A real form of castling into the attack.} 16. Nb5 (16. f5 Bd7 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Bxe5 (18... f6 $5 19. Ng4 (19. Nf7 $2 Qxe3+ 20. Kh1 Qxd3 (20... Bc7 21. Qc4) 21. Qxd6 Bxf5 22. Nxd8 Rxd8 $44) 19... h5 20. Nf2 Bc7 21. Qf3 Qd6 22. Qh3 $16) 19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. dxe5 Rde8 21. e6 fxe6 22. f6 gxf6 23. Rxf6 $16) 16... Bb8 17. a3 a6 18. Nc3 $16) 16. a3 $1 {A good waiting move.} (16. g4 $2 Nxg4 17. Nxg4 Bxg4 18. Qxg4 Qxe3+ $19) (16. h3 Bf5 17. Bxf5 gxf5 $13) 16... Bf5 17. Bxf5 gxf5 18. Rc2 {I was tired and did not want to risk against the grandmaster.} (18. Rc2 Qe6 (18... h5 $5 19. b4 a6 20. Na4 Ne4 21. Nc5 Rh6 $132) 19. b4 O-O 20. b5 cxb5 21. Nxb5 Ne4 $132) (18. b4 a5 19. b5 Bxa3 20. Rc2 O-O 21. Qh3 Ng4 22. Rf3 $13) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 2122"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "2022.05.29"] [Round "10.2"] [White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2701"] [BlackElo "2698"] [Annotator "Kapnisis,Spyridon"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2022.03.05"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CBM 209 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2022.09.30"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2022.09.30"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Muenchen 1836"] [BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] {[%evp 0,77,25,27,29,15,16,16,25,20,24,11,9,0,25,35,42,45,33,25,26,25,25,25,49,49,49,53,74,71,64,64,67,57,52,32,42,20,95,80,80,82,78,67,92,54,86,35,52,27,30,36,19,30,32,27,77,87,84,77,72,72,72,72,81,104,166,35,109,146,180,180,180,180,180,198,198,219,219,219]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 {[#]} 6. Bf4 $5 {A rare line which has gained some attention mainly because Carlsen used it in a couple of cases. Maghsoodloo has used it in the past, both online and over the board games, so Adams shouldn't have been surprised.} c6 (6... O-O 7. e3 c6 8. Bd3 Re8 (8... Nh5 $5 9. Qc2 Nxf4 10. exf4 g6 11. h4 $13 {leads to sharp play}) 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Qc2 $14 {0-1 (31) Maghsoodloo,P (2699)-Gokerkan,C (2456) chess.com INT 2022}) (6... Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. e3 O-O 9. Qc2 $14) 7. e3 (7. Qc2 {The Carlsen way} g6 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. h4 $5 a5 (11... Nb6 12. Ne5 Qc8 13. O-O-O Qe6 14. Kb1 Ne4 $13 {1/2 (51) Carlsen,M (2863)-Nakamura,H (2736) chess24.com INT 2020}) 12. Kf1 a4 13. a3 Qb6 14. Qc2 h5 15. Bg5 O-O 16. Ne5 Rfe8 $13 {0-1 (58) Carlsen,M (2863)-Aronian,L (2767) Stavanger NOR 2020}) 7... Bf5 {[#] Black grabs the chance to develop his bishop to f5 before white gets the chance to play Bd3. By the old standards black should be satisfied if he manages to develop his bishop to f5.} (7... Nh5 $5 8. h3 Nxf4 9. exf4 O-O 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. g3 $13 {[%CAl Ye1f1,Yf1g2]}) 8. Nh4 $1 {White tries to remove black's bishop from the important b1-h7 diagonal.} Bg4 (8... Be4 9. Be2 Nbd7 (9... h6 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Nf5 Bb4+ 12. Kf1 g6 (12... O-O $2 13. Bd3 $18 {[%CAl Yd1g4]}) 13. Ng3 $14) 10. O-O (10. f3 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Bg3 O-O 13. O-O b5 {[%CAl Ya7a6,Yc6c5] looks ok for black}) 10... O-O 11. h3 (11. f3 $5 Bg6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. e4 c5 $1 14. Kh1 cxd4 15. Qxd4 dxe4 16. Rad1 $5 $13 (16. fxe4 Bc5 17. Qd3 Qe7 $13)) 11... Re8 12. f3 Bg6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. e4 c5 15. Nb5 $1 cxd4 16. Nc7 Bc5 17. Kh1 (17. Bd3 $5) 17... dxe4 18. Nxe8 Qxe8 19. fxe4 Ne5 $44 {1-0 (37) Maghsoodloo,P (2701)-Oparin,G (2654) Toledo ESP 2021}) (8... Bg6 9. Nxg6 (9. g4 $5 Nbd7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. h4 $14) 9... hxg6 10. h4 Bd6 11. Qf3 {[%CAl Yf1d3,Yg2g4] Appears to be quite pleasant for white}) (8... Be6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. h3 $14) 9. Qc2 {[#]} (9. Be2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 g6 11. Nf3 Nbd7 12. Bh6 Ng4 13. Bf4 Ngf6 14. O-O O-O 15. h3 Re8 $13 {1/2 (74) Yu Yangyi (2751)-Jakovenko,D (2719) Shenzhen CHN 2019}) 9... Nbd7 (9... Nh5 10. h3 Be6 (10... Bc8 $5 {Might look strange but probably c8 is a better square than e6.}) 11. Nf3 Nxf4 12. exf4 g6 13. Bd3 Qd6 14. Ne2 (14. f5 $5) 14... Nd7 15. O-O Nf6 $6 (15... O-O-O $1 {Castling long looks quite risky but probably the queenside is the safest place for the black king.} 16. b4 Kb8 17. a4 Nb6 $13) (15... O-O 16. f5 $16) 16. Ne5 $14 {1-0 (100) Warmerdam,M (2613)-Michalik,P (2577) Prague CZE 2022}) (9... g6 10. h3 Be6 11. Bd3 O-O (11... Nh5 $5 12. Nf3 Nxf4 13. exf4 Bd6 14. g3 $13) 12. Nf3 Nbd7 13. O-O c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nd4 $14 {0-1 (51) Maghsoodloo,P (2716)-Rychagov,A (2549) chess.com INT 2022}) 10. h3 Be6 11. Nf3 {White has managed to kick black's bishop out of f5 and can probably claim a small advantage.} Nf8 $6 (11... O-O 12. Ng5 $14) (11... h6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. a3 $14) (11... Nh5 12. Bd3 (12. Bh2 g6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O a5 $1 {[%CAl Yh5g7,Ye6f5] With a typical queen's gambit declined middlegame position} (14... Ng7 $6 15. b4 $1 Bxb4 16. Rfb1 $14)) 12... Nxf4 13. exf4 $14) ({RR} 11... O-O 12. Bd3 h6 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rfd1 Qa5 15. a3 Rfe8 16. b4 Qd8 17. Rac1 Nb6 18. Ne5 Bd6 19. Ne2 Ra8 20. Rb1 Nc8 21. b5 cxb5 22. Rxb5 Bxa3 23. Rxb7 Nd6 24. Nc6 Nxb7 25. Nxd8 Nxd8 26. Qa4 {Sarana,A (2683)-Fier,A (2572) chess.com INT 2026 1-0}) 12. Bd3 Ng6 13. Bh2 Nd7 $146 {A move played in order to make Ne5 less attractive while the black knight is likely neading towards b6 in order to help against a possible minority attack.} (13... Bd6 14. Ne5 (14. O-O-O $5) 14... Bxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 Qh4+ 17. Qf2 Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 {looks good for white}) (13... O-O 14. O-O Bd6 15. Ne5 Nd7 16. f4 f5 17. Kh1 {[%CAl Yf1g1,Yg2g4] I like white's attacking potential.}) ({RR} 13... Bd6 14. Ne5 Ne7 15. f4 c5 16. f5 Bc8 17. Nb5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Ne4 19. Bxe4 Qa5+ 20. Qc3 Qxb5 21. Bd3 c4 22. f6 cxd3 23. fxe7 Be6 24. O-O Rc8 25. Qa3 Qc5 26. Qxd3 Qxe7 27. Qb5+ Qd7 28. Qb4 {Melnikov,F (2338)-Rychagov,A (2546) Sochi RUS 2025 0-1 (61)}) 14. O-O O-O 15. Rab1 (15. Ne2 $5 {[%CAl Ye2f4]}) 15... Re8 {[#]} (15... a5 16. a3 Nb6 17. b4 $2 (17. Ne2 Bd6 $14) 17... axb4 18. axb4 Nc4 {is fine for black}) 16. b4 (16. Nd2 $5 {[%CAl Yf2f4] is a way for white to take advantage of black's Re8. White's threat of f4 is quite annoying.} Ngf8 17. f4 (17. b4 $5) 17... f6 18. b4 $14) 16... Nb6 17. a4 {[#]} a6 $6 (17... Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Rfd1 {is good for white but compared to what happenned in the game black can still fight back.}) 18. a5 $1 (18. b5 $2 cxb5 19. axb5 a5 $13 {Black is fine and the transfer of his knight to b6 makes perfect sense.}) 18... Nc8 {[#]} (18... Nc4 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. Na4 $16 {[%csl Rb6,Rc5]}) 19. Na4 {Although white's move is perfectly logical and gives white a substantial advantage there was a more concreet way to play.} (19. b5 $1 {Was a nice tactical shot to achieve the necessary breakthrough in the queenside.} Qxa5 (19... cxb5 $6 20. Nxb5 axb5 21. Bc7 Qd7 22. Bxb5 $18 {[%csl Rd7]}) (19... axb5 20. Nxb5 $1 Nd6 21. Nxd6 Bxd6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxb7 Rxa5 24. Rc1 $18) 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Na4 $18) 19... Bd6 (19... Nd6 20. Ne5 $16 {[%CAl Yf2f4]}) 20. Ne5 Nf8 {Black tries to prepare f6 in order to kick white's knight out of e5 but this will not be enough to ease black's problems.} 21. Nc5 Rb8 22. Kh1 (22. f4 $5 f6 {[#]} 23. Bxa6 $1 fxe5 (23... Bxc5 24. bxc5 fxe5 25. f5 Bd7 26. dxe5 $18) (23... bxa6 24. Nxc6 Qc7 25. Nxa6 $18) 24. Nxb7 Qc7 25. Nxd6 Nxd6 26. f5 $16) 22... Na7 $6 {Black should have kicked white's knight out of e5 before white gets the chance to play f4. Transfering black's knight to b5 shouldn't have been black's priority.} (22... f6 23. Nxa6 $5 (23. Nf3 Bf7 $14) 23... fxe5 24. Nxb8 e4 25. Be2 Bxh2 26. Kxh2 Qc7+ 27. Kg1 Qxb8 28. b5 $16) 23. f4 f6 24. Nf3 Bf7 25. Rbe1 Nb5 {[#]} 26. g4 $1 $18 {White's space advantage is enormous and makes it difficult for black to find squares for his pieces. Black has no counterplay and simply waits for white's final attack in the kingside in order to react.} Na3 (26... Bxc5 27. dxc5 {Doesn't change much}) 27. Qc1 Nc4 {[#] Regrouping Nb5 to c4 is hardly better for black since white gets the chance to play e4} 28. e4 $1 Ne6 (28... dxe4 29. Bxc4 exf3 30. Bxf7+ Kxf7 31. Qc4+ {is game over}) (28... b6 29. axb6 Qxb6 30. f5 $18) 29. Nxe6 (29. e5 $5) 29... Rxe6 {[#]} 30. e5 $1 {White correctly pushes his pawns in the kingside creating serious threats and pays no attention to what happens in the queenside.} Bxb4 31. f5 Re7 32. Re2 Bxa5 {[#]} 33. g5 {White pawns dominate the kingside and the end is a matter of time.} (33. e6 $18) 33... fxe5 34. dxe5 Bh5 35. e6 Bc7 36. f6 Bxh2 37. fxe7 Qxe7 38. Kxh2 Rf8 39. Kg2 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 2122"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "2022.05.29"] [Round "10.2"] [White "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2701"] [BlackElo "2698"] [Annotator "Kapnisis,Spyridon"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2022.03.05"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CBM 209 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2022.09.30"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2022.09.30"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Muenchen 1836"] [BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] {[%evp 0,77,25,27,29,15,16,16,25,20,24,11,9,0,25,35,42,45,33,25,26,25,25,25,49,49,49,53,74,71,64,64,67,57,52,32,42,20,95,80,80,82,78,67,92,54,86,35,52,27,30,36,19,30,32,27,77,87,84,77,72,72,72,72,81,104,166,35,109,146,180,180,180,180,180,198,198,219,219,219]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 {[#]} 6. Bf4 $5 {A rare line which has gained some attention mainly because Carlsen used it in a couple of cases. Maghsoodloo has used it in the past, both online and over the board games, so Adams shouldn't have been surprised.} c6 (6... O-O 7. e3 c6 8. Bd3 Re8 (8... Nh5 $5 9. Qc2 Nxf4 10. exf4 g6 11. h4 $13 {leads to sharp play}) 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Qc2 $14 {0-1 (31) Maghsoodloo,P (2699)-Gokerkan,C (2456) chess.com INT 2022}) (6... Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. e3 O-O 9. Qc2 $14) 7. e3 (7. Qc2 {The Carlsen way} g6 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. h4 $5 a5 (11... Nb6 12. Ne5 Qc8 13. O-O-O Qe6 14. Kb1 Ne4 $13 {1/2 (51) Carlsen,M (2863)-Nakamura,H (2736) chess24.com INT 2020}) 12. Kf1 a4 13. a3 Qb6 14. Qc2 h5 15. Bg5 O-O 16. Ne5 Rfe8 $13 {0-1 (58) Carlsen,M (2863)-Aronian,L (2767) Stavanger NOR 2020}) 7... Bf5 {[#] Black grabs the chance to develop his bishop to f5 before white gets the chance to play Bd3. By the old standards black should be satisfied if he manages to develop his bishop to f5.} (7... Nh5 $5 8. h3 Nxf4 9. exf4 O-O 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. g3 $13 {[%CAl Ye1f1,Yf1g2]}) 8. Nh4 $1 {White tries to remove black's bishop from the important b1-h7 diagonal.} Bg4 (8... Be4 9. Be2 Nbd7 (9... h6 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Nf5 Bb4+ 12. Kf1 g6 (12... O-O $2 13. Bd3 $18 {[%CAl Yd1g4]}) 13. Ng3 $14) 10. O-O (10. f3 Bg6 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Bg3 O-O 13. O-O b5 {[%CAl Ya7a6,Yc6c5] looks ok for black}) 10... O-O 11. h3 (11. f3 $5 Bg6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. e4 c5 $1 14. Kh1 cxd4 15. Qxd4 dxe4 16. Rad1 $5 $13 (16. fxe4 Bc5 17. Qd3 Qe7 $13)) 11... Re8 12. f3 Bg6 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. e4 c5 15. Nb5 $1 cxd4 16. Nc7 Bc5 17. Kh1 (17. Bd3 $5) 17... dxe4 18. Nxe8 Qxe8 19. fxe4 Ne5 $44 {1-0 (37) Maghsoodloo,P (2701)-Oparin,G (2654) Toledo ESP 2021}) (8... Bg6 9. Nxg6 (9. g4 $5 Nbd7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. h4 $14) 9... hxg6 10. h4 Bd6 11. Qf3 {[%CAl Yf1d3,Yg2g4] Appears to be quite pleasant for white}) (8... Be6 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. h3 $14) 9. Qc2 {[#]} (9. Be2 Bxe2 10. Qxe2 g6 11. Nf3 Nbd7 12. Bh6 Ng4 13. Bf4 Ngf6 14. O-O O-O 15. h3 Re8 $13 {1/2 (74) Yu Yangyi (2751)-Jakovenko,D (2719) Shenzhen CHN 2019}) 9... Nbd7 (9... Nh5 10. h3 Be6 (10... Bc8 $5 {Might look strange but probably c8 is a better square than e6.}) 11. Nf3 Nxf4 12. exf4 g6 13. Bd3 Qd6 14. Ne2 (14. f5 $5) 14... Nd7 15. O-O Nf6 $6 (15... O-O-O $1 {Castling long looks quite risky but probably the queenside is the safest place for the black king.} 16. b4 Kb8 17. a4 Nb6 $13) (15... O-O 16. f5 $16) 16. Ne5 $14 {1-0 (100) Warmerdam,M (2613)-Michalik,P (2577) Prague CZE 2022}) (9... g6 10. h3 Be6 11. Bd3 O-O (11... Nh5 $5 12. Nf3 Nxf4 13. exf4 Bd6 14. g3 $13) 12. Nf3 Nbd7 13. O-O c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nd4 $14 {0-1 (51) Maghsoodloo,P (2716)-Rychagov,A (2549) chess.com INT 2022}) 10. h3 Be6 11. Nf3 {White has managed to kick black's bishop out of f5 and can probably claim a small advantage.} Nf8 $6 (11... O-O 12. Ng5 $14) (11... h6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. a3 $14) (11... Nh5 12. Bd3 (12. Bh2 g6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. O-O a5 $1 {[%CAl Yh5g7,Ye6f5] With a typical queen's gambit declined middlegame position} (14... Ng7 $6 15. b4 $1 Bxb4 16. Rfb1 $14)) 12... Nxf4 13. exf4 $14) ({RR} 11... O-O 12. Bd3 h6 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rfd1 Qa5 15. a3 Rfe8 16. b4 Qd8 17. Rac1 Nb6 18. Ne5 Bd6 19. Ne2 Ra8 20. Rb1 Nc8 21. b5 cxb5 22. Rxb5 Bxa3 23. Rxb7 Nd6 24. Nc6 Nxb7 25. Nxd8 Nxd8 26. Qa4 {Sarana,A (2683)-Fier,A (2572) chess.com INT 2026 1-0}) 12. Bd3 Ng6 13. Bh2 Nd7 $146 {A move played in order to make Ne5 less attractive while the black knight is likely neading towards b6 in order to help against a possible minority attack.} (13... Bd6 14. Ne5 (14. O-O-O $5) 14... Bxe5 15. dxe5 Nd7 16. f4 Qh4+ 17. Qf2 Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 {looks good for white}) (13... O-O 14. O-O Bd6 15. Ne5 Nd7 16. f4 f5 17. Kh1 {[%CAl Yf1g1,Yg2g4] I like white's attacking potential.}) ({RR} 13... Bd6 14. Ne5 Ne7 15. f4 c5 16. f5 Bc8 17. Nb5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Ne4 19. Bxe4 Qa5+ 20. Qc3 Qxb5 21. Bd3 c4 22. f6 cxd3 23. fxe7 Be6 24. O-O Rc8 25. Qa3 Qc5 26. Qxd3 Qxe7 27. Qb5+ Qd7 28. Qb4 {Melnikov,F (2338)-Rychagov,A (2546) Sochi RUS 2025 0-1 (61)}) 14. O-O O-O 15. Rab1 (15. Ne2 $5 {[%CAl Ye2f4]}) 15... Re8 {[#]} (15... a5 16. a3 Nb6 17. b4 $2 (17. Ne2 Bd6 $14) 17... axb4 18. axb4 Nc4 {is fine for black}) 16. b4 (16. Nd2 $5 {[%CAl Yf2f4] is a way for white to take advantage of black's Re8. White's threat of f4 is quite annoying.} Ngf8 17. f4 (17. b4 $5) 17... f6 18. b4 $14) 16... Nb6 17. a4 {[#]} a6 $6 (17... Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Rfd1 {is good for white but compared to what happenned in the game black can still fight back.}) 18. a5 $1 (18. b5 $2 cxb5 19. axb5 a5 $13 {Black is fine and the transfer of his knight to b6 makes perfect sense.}) 18... Nc8 {[#]} (18... Nc4 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. Na4 $16 {[%csl Rb6,Rc5]}) 19. Na4 {Although white's move is perfectly logical and gives white a substantial advantage there was a more concreet way to play.} (19. b5 $1 {Was a nice tactical shot to achieve the necessary breakthrough in the queenside.} Qxa5 (19... cxb5 $6 20. Nxb5 axb5 21. Bc7 Qd7 22. Bxb5 $18 {[%csl Rd7]}) (19... axb5 20. Nxb5 $1 Nd6 21. Nxd6 Bxd6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Rxb7 Rxa5 24. Rc1 $18) 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Na4 $18) 19... Bd6 (19... Nd6 20. Ne5 $16 {[%CAl Yf2f4]}) 20. Ne5 Nf8 {Black tries to prepare f6 in order to kick white's knight out of e5 but this will not be enough to ease black's problems.} 21. Nc5 Rb8 22. Kh1 (22. f4 $5 f6 {[#]} 23. Bxa6 $1 fxe5 (23... Bxc5 24. bxc5 fxe5 25. f5 Bd7 26. dxe5 $18) (23... bxa6 24. Nxc6 Qc7 25. Nxa6 $18) 24. Nxb7 Qc7 25. Nxd6 Nxd6 26. f5 $16) 22... Na7 $6 {Black should have kicked white's knight out of e5 before white gets the chance to play f4. Transfering black's knight to b5 shouldn't have been black's priority.} (22... f6 23. Nxa6 $5 (23. Nf3 Bf7 $14) 23... fxe5 24. Nxb8 e4 25. Be2 Bxh2 26. Kxh2 Qc7+ 27. Kg1 Qxb8 28. b5 $16) 23. f4 f6 24. Nf3 Bf7 25. Rbe1 Nb5 {[#]} 26. g4 $1 $18 {White's space advantage is enormous and makes it difficult for black to find squares for his pieces. Black has no counterplay and simply waits for white's final attack in the kingside in order to react.} Na3 (26... Bxc5 27. dxc5 {Doesn't change much}) 27. Qc1 Nc4 {[#] Regrouping Nb5 to c4 is hardly better for black since white gets the chance to play e4} 28. e4 $1 Ne6 (28... dxe4 29. Bxc4 exf3 30. Bxf7+ Kxf7 31. Qc4+ {is game over}) (28... b6 29. axb6 Qxb6 30. f5 $18) 29. Nxe6 (29. e5 $5) 29... Rxe6 {[#]} 30. e5 $1 {White correctly pushes his pawns in the kingside creating serious threats and pays no attention to what happens in the queenside.} Bxb4 31. f5 Re7 32. Re2 Bxa5 {[#]} 33. g5 {White pawns dominate the kingside and the end is a matter of time.} (33. e6 $18) 33... fxe5 34. dxe5 Bh5 35. e6 Bc7 36. f6 Bxh2 37. fxe7 Qxe7 38. Kxh2 Rf8 39. Kg2 1-0 [Event "EU-Cup 28th"] [Site "Eilat"] [Date "2012.10.14"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"] [Black "Roiz, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2618"] [Annotator "Roiz,Michael"] [PlyCount "169"] [EventDate "2012.10.11"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "ISR"] [SourceTitle "CBM 151"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2012.11.13"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Novy Bor"] [BlackTeam "Beer Sheva"] [WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"] [BlackTeamCountry "ISR"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. a3 {Quite a rare continuation. White is just trying to keep as many pieces on the board as possible!} ({A well known theoretical line starts with} 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nc6 ({or} 11... Nd7 12. O-O b6) 12. O-O b6) 7... cxd4 (7... Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Bb2 b6 11. O-O cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb7 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Rad1 Na5 15. d5 exd5 16. exd5 $36 {1-0 Bocharov,D (2582)-Mozharov,M (2459)/St Petersburg RUS 2011 (26)}) 8. cxd4 e5 $5 {Probably that move came as a real surprise for Radoslaw.} 9. Nf3 {The best attempt to fight for the opening advantage.} (9. dxe5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qxe5 11. Bd3 Bc5 (11... Bg4 $5) 12. Nf3 Qe7 13. O-O Nc6 $11) (9. d5 Bd6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Nc5 $11 {1/2 Martinovic,S (2496)-Saric,A (2523)/Zagreb CRO 2012 (38)}) 9... exd4 10. Qxd4 $146 {My strong opponent chooses the safest continuation. To be honest, I had mainly expected that move during my preparation.} (10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. Qxd4 Qxd4 13. Nxd4 Bc5 14. Nb5 Na6 $11) ({However, I believe the most challenging way was connected with a pawn sacrifice:} 10. Bc4 $5 Nc6 11. O-O Be7 12. Bd5 O-O 13. Rb1 $44 Bf6 14. Bf4 Re8 {1/2 Lerner,K (2494)-Golod,V (2538)/Ramat Aviv 2004/CBM 102 ext}) 10... Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 {The most natural developing move.} (11... Be7 12. Be3 O-O 13. Be2 Bd7 14. O-O Nc6 15. Nb5 a6 16. Nc7 Rac8 17. Nd5 $14) 12. Nb5 (12. Bb2 O-O 13. Rc1 Bb6 14. Bc4 Rd8 15. Bd5 Na6 16. Ke2 Nc7 17. Bb3 Ne6 18. Nxe6 Bxe6 19. Bxe6 fxe6 $11) 12... Na6 13. Bf4 (13. Bc4 O-O 14. Ke2 Re8 15. f3 Be6 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. Be3 Re7 $1 (17... Bxe3 18. Kxe3 b6 19. a4 $14) 18. g4 Bxe3 19. Kxe3 Nc7 $11) 13... O-O 14. Bd3 {Only this somewhat provocative move was ''new'' for me over the board. The bishop looks a bit vulnerable there.} ({My home preparation was mainly based on:} 14. Bc4 Be6 (14... Re8 $5 15. Bd5 Bd7 16. Nd6 Bxd6 17. Bxd6 Rad8 18. O-O (18. Bxb7 Bc8 19. Bxc8 Rxe4+ 20. Kf1 Rxd6 $11) 18... Be6 19. Bxe6 Rxd6 20. Bd5 Nc5 21. Rac1 b6 $11) 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Bg3 Rac8 17. O-O Bb6 18. Nd6 Rc2 19. Nxb7 Nc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. a4 Bd4 22. Rab1 Re2 $11) 14... Be6 $146 ({There was nothing wrong with attacking it immediately:} 14... Rd8 15. Bc4 Bd7 16. Ke2 Be7 17. Rab1 Nc5 18. f3 b6 $11) ({RR} 14... Re8 15. O-O Bd7 16. Nd6 Bxd6 17. Bxd6 Re6 18. e5 Bc6 19. Rac1 Rc8 20. Bf5 Ree8 21. Bxc8 Rxc8 22. Rfd1 Re8 23. f4 g6 24. Kf2 h5 25. g3 Kg7 26. Rd2 Be4 27. Rd4 Bf5 28. Rdc4 h4 29. Kf3 {Kornyukov,A (2452)-Papp,P (2335) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (80)}) ({RR} 14... Re8 15. O-O Bd7 16. Nd6 Bxd6 17. Bxd6 Re6 18. e5 Bc6 19. Rac1 Rc8 20. Bf5 Ree8 21. Bxc8 Rxc8 22. Rfd1 Re8 23. f4 g6 24. Kf2 h5 25. g3 Kg7 26. Rd2 Be4 27. Rd4 Bf5 28. Rdc4 h4 29. Kf3 {Kornyukov,A (2452)-Papp,P (2335) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (80)}) 15. Ke2 {Black is by no means not worse and has a lot of good options. As usually happens with me, such a situation may make me feel too relaxed :)} Rfd8 (15... Bb6 16. Nd6 Nc5 17. Bc2 Bc7 18. Rhd1 f6 19. Rab1 b6 $11) (15... Rad8 16. Rhd1 Be7 17. Rac1 Nc5 18. Nxa7 Nxd3 19. Rxd3 Rxd3 20. Kxd3 Bxa3 $11) 16. Rhd1 Bb6 $6 {That is not a real mistake, but I could play much more actively.} ({I can hardly understand why I rejected the most natural} 16... Rd7 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Rac1 Bxe3 19. Kxe3 Bb3 20. Rd2 b6 21. e5 Nc5 22. Rc3 $11 {and only White has to be slightly careful.}) 17. Rac1 Nc5 {Somehow I have overestimated the power of his light-squared bishop.} 18. Nd6 (18. Be3 Nxd3 19. Rxd3 Rxd3 20. Kxd3 Bd7 21. Nd6 (21. a4 Bxb5+ 22. axb5 Bxe3 23. Kxe3 a5 $11) 21... Bc6 $11) 18... Nxd3 19. Rxd3 Rd7 20. Be3 {Only here did I realise that White is running no risks with such a strong knight on d6.} Bd8 $1 {It's important to keep the bishops on the board.} (20... Bxe3 $6 21. Kxe3 Kf8 22. f4 f6 23. f5 Bg8 24. g4 Rad8 25. Rcd1 $14) 21. Nb5 $1 {That strong retreat poses some concrete problems. White's pieces are very active at the moment, while the ?a7 is under pressure.} (21. f4 Be7 22. e5 g6 23. h3 f6 24. Rcd1 fxe5 25. fxe5 b6 $11) 21... Rxd3 (21... a6 $6 22. Nd4 b5 23. Nxe6 Rxd3 24. Kxd3 fxe6 25. Rc6 Kf7 26. Bc5 $14) (21... b6 $6 22. Nd4 Be7 23. Rc6 $14) 22. Kxd3 Bd7 {After long meditation, I decided to enter a rook ending with a pawn down.} ({My main choice was between the text and:} 22... a6 23. Nc7 Bxc7 (23... Rc8 24. Nxe6 Rxc1 25. Nxd8 $14) 24. Rxc7 b5 25. Bd4 Rc8 26. Ra7 Rc6 27. Ra8+ Bc8 28. f4 $14) ({But the simplest was} 22... b6 $1 23. Nc7 Rc8 24. Nxe6 Rxc1 25. Bxc1 (25. Nxd8 Rd1+ 26. Bd2 Ra1 $11) 25... fxe6 26. Kc4 a6 $11) 23. Nxa7 Kf8 (23... f5 $5 24. exf5 Bxf5+ 25. Ke2 Bd7 $11) 24. Ke2 b6 25. Nc6 Bxc6 26. Rxc6 Rxa3 27. Bxb6 {White had nothing better.} Bxb6 28. Rxb6 Ra2+ 29. Kf3 Ra3+ 30. Kf4 Ra2 31. Kg3 h5 $1 $11 {Black is just in time to set up an ideal pawn chain for this ending. Our match situation wasn't clear at that moment, so my opponent was forced to play till the end.} 32. h4 g6 33. Rb3 Kg7 34. Kf3 Rc2 35. g3 Ra2 36. Ke3 Rc2 37. Rd3 Ra2 {White cannot make any progress without exchanging the pawns.} 38. Rd2 Ra3+ 39. Kf4 Rb3 40. f3 Ra3 41. Rd5 Ra1 42. g4 hxg4 43. Kxg4 {All the following moves have no value, as they don't change the character of the position.} (43. fxg4 Rf1+ 44. Kg3 Rg1+ 45. Kf3 Rf1+ 46. Ke3 Rg1 $11) 43... Rg1+ 44. Kf4 Rh1 45. Kg3 Kf6 46. Rd6+ Kg7 47. Rd2 Rg1+ 48. Rg2 Re1 49. Rh2 Ra1 50. h5 gxh5 51. Rxh5 Kg6 52. Rb5 Ra3 53. Rb6+ f6 54. Kf4 Ra5 55. Rd6 Rb5 56. Ke3 Rb3+ 57. Rd3 Rb4 58. Rc3 Ra4 59. Rd3 Rb4 60. f4 Ra4 61. Kf3 Rb4 62. Ra3 Rc4 63. Ra6 Kf7 64. Ra7+ Kf8 65. Rh7 Ra4 66. Rb7 Rc4 67. Rb6 Kf7 68. Rb7+ Kf8 69. f5 Rc1 70. Ke3 Rc4 71. Kd3 Ra4 72. Rc7 Ke8 73. Rc4 Ra6 74. Kd4 Kd7 75. Rb4 ({After} 75. e5 fxe5+ 76. Kxe5 Ke7 {We have a classical ''Philidor position''}) 75... Rd6+ 76. Kc5 Rc6+ ({Another possibility was} 76... Ra6 77. Rb7+ Ke8 78. Rb6 Ra5+ 79. Kd6 Re5 80. Rb4 Kf7 $11) 77. Kd4 ({Or} 77. Kb5 Rc1 78. Rc4 Ra1 79. Kc5 Ra5+ 80. Kd4 Ra1 81. Rb4 Rd1+ 82. Kc5 Rc1+ 83. Rc4 Re1 84. Rd4+ Ke7 $11) 77... Rd6+ 78. Ke3 Ke7 79. Rb7+ Ke8 80. Kf4 Rd1 81. Kg4 Rg1+ 82. Kf4 Re1 83. Rb6 Ke7 84. Rb7+ Ke8 85. Rc7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Norway Chess 4th"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2016.04.27"] [Round "7"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2851"] [BlackElo "2801"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2016.04.19"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 172"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2016.05.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 {Kramnik had played this strategically slightly risky variation before. Since the Berlin Ruy Lopez is his main weapon against 1.e4, it is no great wonder that against 1.d4 he does not have doubled pawns either. But on the other hand the pawns are less compact here and secondly accepting weaknesses against a subtle positional player like Carlsen looks a bit like waving a red flag in the front of a bull.} 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Nh4 Be7 {This is the main line, preparing to meet f2-f4 with ...f7-f5.} (11... Nb6 12. f4 f5 13. Bd3 Nc4 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. a4 $14 {½-½ (31) Williams,S (2439)-Hawkins,J (2563) London 2015}) (11... O-O-O $6 12. f4 h5 13. Kf2 Re8 14. f5 Bh6 15. fxg6 Bxe3+ 16. Kf3 Bxd4 17. g7 Rhg8 18. Nf5 $18 {Bareev,E (2636)-Gorman,D (2289) Philadelphia 2009 (1-0, 40)}) 12. Ne2 $5 $146 {An early novelty connected with a deep regrouping plan. Actually the last move is logical since it prepares to invade f5 before Black carries out the standard knight manoeuvre to d6.} ({Kramnik's previous games went} 12. g3 Nb6 13. O-O-O (13. Kd2 Nc8 14. Bd3 Nd6 15. b3 O-O-O 16. f3 Rhe8 17. Rac1 Kb8 18. Ne2 Nc8 19. Nf4 Bb4+ 20. Ke2 Nd6 21. g4 Re7 $11 {Ivanisevic,I (2653)-Kramnik,V (2777) Berlin 2015 (0-1, 53)}) 13... Nc8 14. Bd3 Nd6 15. Kc2 Kd7 16. f3 Bxd3+ 17. Kxd3 f5 18. Ng2 h5 19. h4 Rag8 20. Rh3 Ne8 21. Ke2 Bd6 22. Kf2 Nf6 23. Ne2 a5 $11 {Ding,L (2730)-Kramnik,V (2760) Moscow 2014 (½-½, 41)}) 12... Nb6 {Since the knight will not reach d6 in time, this move is now connected woth a queenside plan which will prove illusory, though.} (12... f5 13. g3 Nb6 14. Nf4 Nc8 15. f3 Nd6 16. Bd3 $14 {[%CAl Ge1f2,Gh1c1,Gb2b4,Ga2a4] ? ?f2, b4}) ({I have tried making work the break ...c6-c5 by transferring the knight to e6, but this does not seem to be entirely satisfactory either:} 12... Bb4+ 13. Kd1 O-O-O 14. Ng3 Nf8 15. Ngf5 Ne6 16. Bd3 Ba5 17. Ke2 (17. Kc2 c5 {[%CAl Gg6c2]}) 17... Rhe8 18. g3 Bb6 19. Rad1 Kb8 {[%CAl Ge6d4]} (19... Bh5+ 20. f3 Nxd4+ 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Bf5+ $1 $18) 20. Kf1 (20. b4 Bh5+ 21. f3 Nxd4+) 20... c5 21. dxc5 Nxc5 (21... Bxc5 22. Kg2 d4 23. e4 $14) 22. Kg2 (22. Bc2 Ne6 23. Kg2 d4 24. e4 $6 Nc5 $36) 22... Nxd3 23. Rxd3 Re5 24. g4 (24. Nxg6 hxg6 25. Nd4 Re4) 24... h5 25. h3 $14) 13. Ng3 $14 Bb4+ (13... Nc8 14. f4 $16 h6 15. f5 {leaves the light-squared bishop out of play for the rest of the game.}) 14. Kd1 ({RR} 14. Ke2 Nc4 15. f4 Kd7 16. b3 Na3 17. f5 Bd6 18. Kf2 Rae8 19. Bd3 Bxg3+ 20. hxg3 Bh5 21. Nf3 Bg4 22. Rh6 Ke7 23. Nh2 Rhg8 24. Rxh7 Rg5 25. Nf3 Bxf3 26. gxf3 a6 27. Re1 Nb5 28. e4 Nxd4 {Nesterov,A (2598)-Nazaretyan,T (2246) Odintsovo RUS 2026 1-0 (44)}) 14... Na4 15. Ngf5 $1 {During the game I was not sure about the meaning of this regrouping. At first sight, the knights are clumsily placed, being neutralised by one bishop. Everything became clear a few moves later.} Kd7 $146 (15... Nxb2+ 16. Kc2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Rhb1 $16) ({RR} 15... b5 16. Rb1 a5 17. Bd3 Kd7 18. Ke2 Rhe8 19. g4 Nb6 20. Ng2 Nc4 21. Nf4 Kc7 22. Nh5 Bxh5 23. gxh5 Bf8 24. h6 Nd6 25. Ng7 Bxg7 26. hxg7 f5 27. Rhg1 Rg8 28. Rg5 h6 29. Rh5 Rxg7 30. Rxh6 {Koustav,C (2508)-Mitrabha,G (2487) New Delhi IND 2022 ½-½ (59)}) ({RR} 15... Nxb2+ 16. Kc2 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Rhb1 Ba3 19. Rxb7 O-O 20. Rab1 a5 21. Rc7 Rfc8 22. Rxc8+ Rxc8 23. Rb7 Bf8 24. Kc3 a4 25. Kxc4 a3 26. g4 Ra8 27. f3 Ra4+ 28. Kb3 Ra8 29. e4 Rc8 30. Kc3 {Mendonca,L (2446)-Jinan,J (1848) Sharjah 2019 1-0 (38)}) 16. Rb1 Ke6 $6 {As it turns out in the game, the king is exposed on e6.} (16... Rhc8 $5 17. Bd3 Bf8 (17... Bd6 18. Ke2 a6 19. g4 c5 20. Nxd6 Kxd6 21. Nf5+ $16) 18. Ke2 a6 19. g4 c5 20. Ng2 Bd6 21. h4 (21. Nxd6 Kxd6 22. Nh4 {would practically lose a tempo over the previous line.} cxd4 23. exd4 Rc6) 21... h5 22. f3 Rc6 23. gxh5 Bxh5 24. Nxd6 Kxd6 25. Nf4 Rh8 26. Bc2 Nb6 27. dxc5+ Rxc5 28. Bb3 $14) 17. Bd3 Rhc8 18. Ke2 Bf8 19. g4 c5 $6 {This only creates new weaknesses and no counterplay at all.} (19... Kd7 $5) 20. Ng2 $3 $16 {[%CAl Gh2h4,Gg2f4] The core of Carlsen's whole opening plan. Suddenly Black loses stability in several sectors of the board.} cxd4 21. exd4 Bd6 {[%csl Gf4]} 22. h4 h5 $2 {This loses a pawn leading to a hopeless position.} ({But it is virtually impossible to decide upon a passive move like} 22... Rh8 $8 {[%csl Gh7] defending the h7-pawn.} 23. h5 Bxf5 24. Bxf5+ Ke7 25. Ne3 Nb6 26. Kf3 h6 27. Rhe1 Kd8 28. Rbc1 $16 {Black's position looks awful, but White still needs to prove he has a winning plan.}) 23. Ng7+ Ke7 24. gxh5 Bxd3+ 25. Kxd3 $18 {The control over the f5-square and the threatening h-pawns make Black's position hopeless.} Kd7 26. Ne3 Nb6 27. Ng4 $5 {Even though one of the knights belongs to f5, Carlsen's "rodeos" are impressive at least optically.} Rh8 28. Rhe1 {Playing cat and mouse a bit.} ({There was nothing wrong with} 28. Nxf6+ Ke7 29. Ng4) 28... Be7 29. Nf5 Bd8 30. h6 Rc8 31. b3 {[%csl Gb6]} Rc6 32. Nge3 Bc7 33. Rbc1 Rxc1 34. Rxc1 Bf4 35. Rc5 Ke6 36. Ng7+ Kd6 37. Ng4 Nd7 38. Rc2 f5 {A desperate move, which loses a pawn for nothing.} (38... a6 39. Re2 {[%CAl Ge2e8]}) (38... Ke7 39. Re2+ Kd8 40. Re8+ $5 (40. Nf5 $18) 40... Rxe8 41. Nxe8 Bxh6 42. Nexf6 Nxf6 43. Nxf6 $18 {[%csl Gd5]}) 39. Nxf5+ Ke6 40. Ng7+ {[%csl Gf5,Gf6] As we see, 38...f5 did not clear space for the black king at all.} Kd6 41. Re2 Kc6 42. Re8 Rxe8 (42... Rh7 43. Nf5 {[%csl Gh7]}) 43. Nxe8 Nf8 44. Ne5+ Bxe5 45. dxe5 Kd7 46. Nf6+ Ke6 47. h5 Kxe5 48. Nd7+ Nxd7 49. h7 Nc5+ 50. Ke2 {A fantastic game by Carlsen and the ugliest defeat of Kramnik I can remember.} 1-0 [Event "87th Tata Steel Masters 2025"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2025.01.26"] [Round "8.6"] [White "Keymer, Vincent"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2733"] [BlackElo "2803"] [Annotator "Chessbase - Stockfish 17"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [EventCountry "NED"] {[%evp 19,120,18,8,11,12,10,22,0,22,18,21,25,22,22,17,13,9,13,30,19,35,10,29,45,33,-18,-17,-22,-8,-17,-21,-23,-32,-28,-4,-166,-2,-12,19,-22,-24,-25,-32,-29,-20,-41,-58,-28,-20,-71,-60,-45,-9,-137,-122,-200,-200,-195,-195,-261,-276,-258,-167,-184,-180,-201,-196,-199,-174,-221,-218,-263,-175,-190,-180,-192,-192,-244,-250,-231,-245,-264,-264,-307,-292,-303,-288,-626,-626,-626,-626,-626,-626,-29973,-29975,-29974,-4598,-29976,-29977,-29976,-29974,-29974,-29975]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 (5... c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Nf8 {½-½ (10) Aleksandrov,A (2569)-Ehlvest,J (2565) Jurmala 2014}) ({RR} 5... c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Nf8 {½-½ (10) Aleksandrov,A (2569)-Ehlvest,J (2565) Jurmala 2014}) 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 {[%CAl Yb8d7,Yd7f8,Yf8e6][%mdl 32]} 8. Nge2 Nf8 9. Qc2 Ne6 10. Bh4 g6 11. Rd1 {D36: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation: Main line (5 Bg5 c6 6 Qc2).} (11. Rb1 c5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bb5+ Kf8 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rd1 Bf5 16. Qd2 a6 17. Ba4 Nxa4 18. Nxa4 Kg7 19. O-O Rc8 20. Rc1 Qd6 21. Nd4 Bd7 22. Nc3 b5 23. a3 Be6 24. Nce2 h5 25. Rfd1 h4 {Yushko,O (2088)-Hrabinska,M (2177) Lviv UKR 2024 0-1 (54)}) ({RR} 11. a4 Ng7 12. f3 Bf5 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 Be6 15. O-O O-O 16. Rad1 Ng4 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qc1 f5 19. e5 g5 20. h3 Nh6 21. h4 Nf7 22. hxg5 Nxg5 23. Nf4 Rad8 24. Qe3 Qb4 25. Bb1 Qxb2 {Harsha,B (2539)-Ivanov,A (2378) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (32)}) 11... O-O 12. O-O a5 $146 {[%mdl 4] An interesting side line.} (12... Re8 13. f3 Ng7 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Ng4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qd2 Be6 18. h3 Nf6 19. e5 Nd5 20. Ne4 Nf5 21. Nf4 Nde3 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Bxf5 Nxf1 24. Rxf1 Bxf5 25. N4d5 Qf8 26. Nc7 Rec8 27. Nxa8 {Karner,C (2381)-Dietmayer Kraeutler,M (2222) Austria 2012 ½-½ (52)}) ({RR} 12... Re8 13. f3 Ng7 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Ng4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qd2 Be6 18. h3 Nf6 19. e5 Nd5 20. Ne4 Nf5 21. Nf4 Nde3 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Bxf5 Nxf1 24. Rxf1 Bxf5 25. N4d5 Qf8 26. Nc7 Rec8 27. Nxa8 {Karner,C (2381)-Dietmayer Kraeutler,M (2222) Austria 2012 ½-½ (52)}) 13. Nc1 $146 {The position is equal.} (13. f3 b5 14. Kh1 Bb7 15. Bf2 Rc8 16. e4 b4 17. Na4 c5 18. dxc5 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. fxe4 {1-0 Grishchenko,S (2445)-Subelj,J (2070) Palic Karadzic Memorial op 2017 (1)}) 13... Ng7 14. f3 Be6 15. N1e2 Rc8 16. Kh1 Nd7 17. Bf2 b5 18. Nf4 Nb6 19. e4 Bg5 20. Be3 dxe4 21. fxe4 {[%CAl Yd4d5]} Bg4 22. Nce2 (22. Rde1 $14) 22... f5 23. exf5 Nxf5 24. Qb3+ {[#]} Nc4 $1 25. Bxc4+ bxc4 26. Qxc4+ Rf7 27. Bc1 $4 {Blunder. Ne6 was best.} (27. Ne6 Nxe3 28. Nxd8 Nxc4 29. Nxf7 Bxe2 30. Nxg5 Nxb2 31. Rb1 Bxf1 32. Rxf1 Nd3) 27... Qe7 $2 {Mistake. Nd6 was best.} (27... Nd6 28. Qb3 Bxf4 29. Bxf4 a4 (29... Bxe2 30. Bxd6 Bxf1 31. Rxf1 $15) 30. Qd3 Qf8 31. Rg1 Rxf4 32. Nxf4 Bxd1 33. Nxg6) 28. Rde1 $1 Bh4 {[#]} 29. Ng3 $1 Qb4 30. Qxb4 axb4 31. Nxf5 Bxf5 32. g3 Bf6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black has some pressure.} 33. d5 Bd7 {This pair of bishops is nice.} 34. Nd3 (34. Rd1) 34... cxd5 35. Nxb4 {[%CAl Yh1g2]} Bb5 (35... Bh3 $5 36. Rf3 Bf5 37. Rxf5 (37. Nxd5 $2 Rxc1 38. Nxf6+ Rxf6 $19) 37... gxf5 38. Nxd5 Bg7 $17) 36. Rf4 $4 {Blunder. Rf2 was best. Black continues to play with concentration.} (36. Rf2 Re7 37. Rd1 Re6 38. Bf4 Rc4 39. Nxd5 Bc6 40. Rfd2 g5 41. Bb8 Rb4) 36... Re7 $1 $17 37. Bd2 $2 {Mistake. Rd1 was best. White is weak on the light squares} (37. Rd1 Re6 (37... Be2 38. Nxd5 Bxd1 39. Nxf6+ Kg7 40. Bd2 Rf7 41. Be3 Rxf6 42. Bd4 Rcc6) 38. Kg1 (38. Nxd5 $2 Bc6 $19)) 37... Rxe1+ $19 38. Bxe1 {[#]} Be5 (38... Bxb2 39. a4 (39. Nxd5 $2 Bc6 $19) 39... Bc4 (39... Bxa4 40. Nd3 $17) 40. a5 $17) 39. Bc3 (39. Bd2) 39... Bxf4 40. gxf4 {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KRB-KBN} Kf7 41. Nc2 Bc4 42. a3 {[#]} Re8 $1 43. Nd4 Re4 44. f5 (44. Kg2 {was necessary.}) 44... gxf5 45. Kg2 Rf4 46. a4 Ke8 47. a5 Kd7 48. h3 (48. Nf3) 48... Rf1 49. Nf3 {And now Ne5+ would win.} Ba6 50. h4 h5 51. b4 f4 52. Nd4 Bc4 {aiming for ...Rd1.} 53. Bb2 $2 (53. b5) 53... Rb1 54. Bc3 Rd1 55. Nf3 {[#]} d4 $1 56. Bb2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best.} (56. Bxd4 Bd5) (56. Nxd4 Rd3 57. Bb2 Rd2+ 58. Kf3 Rxb2 59. b5 Rd2 60. Ke4 Bf1 61. b6 Bg2+) 56... Bd5 57. Kf2 d3 (57... Bxf3 58. Kxf3 d3 59. Bc3 d2 60. Ke2 f3+ 61. Kxd1 f2 62. Kxd2 f1=Q (62... f1=R 63. a6) 63. Bd4 Qf4+ 64. Kd3 Qxh4 65. a6 Qg3+ 66. Be3 Qg6+ 67. Kd4 Qxa6 68. Bf4 Qf6+ 69. Ke3 Qc3+ 70. Kf2 Qd4+ (70... Qxb4 $2 71. Ke3 $19) 71. Be3 Qg4 (71... Qxb4 72. Kg3 $19) 72. Ba7 h4 (72... Qxb4 73. Kg3 Qa3+ 74. Kg2 Qxa7 75. Kf3 Qa3+ 76. Kf2 h4 77. Kg2 h3+ 78. Kf2 Qc3 79. Ke2 h2 80. Kf2 h1=Q 81. Ke2 Qhf3#) 73. Kf1 h3 (73... Qxb4 {is a self mate.} 74. Bg1 h3 75. Ke2 Qg4+ 76. Kf2 Qg2+ 77. Ke3 Qxg1+ 78. Ke4 h2 79. Kd5 h1=Q+ 80. Kc4 Qe4+ 81. Kc3 Qc1+ 82. Kb3 Qec4#) 74. Bb8 Qg2+ (74... Qxb4 75. Bg3 Qd2 76. Be5 h2 77. Bxh2 Qxh2 78. Ke1 Ke6 79. Kd1 Kd5 80. Ke1 Kc4 81. Kd1 Kd3 82. Ke1 Qg1#) 75. Ke1 Qc2 76. Bf4 Kc6 (76... Qe4+ 77. Kd2 Qxf4+ 78. Kc3 h2 79. Kb3 h1=Q 80. Ka4 Qc6+ 81. Ka3 Qfc1+ 82. Kb3 Q6c2#) 77. Bb8 Kd5 78. Kf1 Ke4 79. Bd6 Kf3 80. Bg3 Qg2+ 81. Ke1 Qe2#) 58. Bc3 Bxf3 {Black mates.} 59. Kxf3 d2 60. Ke2 {[#]} f3+ $1 {Weighted Error Value: White=0.57/Black=0.24 (precise) Loses game: White=1 --- Missed win: --- Black=1 Mistake: White=8 --- Inaccurate: White=1 Black=4 OK: White=15 Black=15 Best: --- Black=4 Strong: White=1 Black=2 Precisão Stockfish 17: Brancas 91% Pretas 95% Precisão Chess.com: Brancas 89.3% Pretas 94.9%} 0-1 [Event "FIDE World Cup"] [Site "Tbilisi"] [Date "2017.09.10"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Matlakov, Maxim"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2799"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2017.09.03"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "GEO"] [SourceTitle "CBM 181"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.11.10"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Quintiliano,R} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 {Quintiliano,R: 'This move order allows White to prevent the check from b4 and the subsequent exchange of bishops, which is good for Matlakov, who is playing only for the win.'} (7. Nf3 {Quintiliano,R} cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O {would be of course a better situation for Aronian.}) 7... Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bc4 Qc7 (9... Nc6 {is more common - see Svidler - Radjabov in CBM 179.}) 10. Qe2 a6 (10... b6 11. O-O Bb7 12. d5 e5 $6 (12... exd5 13. Bxd5 Bxd5 14. exd5 Bd6 15. c4 $14) 13. Rd1 Qd6 {(this blockade is too shaky)} 14. a4 a6 15. Bd3 Nd7 16. Nd2 Rfb8 17. Nc4 Qf6 18. f4 $1 exf4 19. e5 Qh6 20. Qg4 Bc8 21. Bxf4 {1-0 (21) Wei Yi (2738)-Li,Y (2459) China CHN 2017}) 11. a4 (11. O-O {allowed Black to comfortably develop his pieces in the recent rapid game:} b5 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. h4 (13. a4 $5) 13... e5 14. h5 h6 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 c4 17. Bc2 Qxe5 $132 {0-1 (45) Navara,D (2737)-Dominguez Perez,L (2739) Saint Louis 2017}) 11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Bd7 (12... Qa5+ $2 {(Quintiliano,R) wins a pawn but after} 13. Bd2 Qxa4 14. O-O $1 {Black is in trouble to develop his pieces:} Qe8 15. Rfc1 b5 16. Ba2 Nd7 17. d5 $1 e5 18. Ba5 $1 $14) 13. O-O {[%mdl 512] Of course, White doesn't care about his a-pawn. His initiative in the centre is more important.} Rc8 {Hardly a useful move.} (13... Bxa4 14. Bb2 $44 {[%CAl Yd4d5,Yf1c1]} (14. d5 $143 exd5 15. exd5 Re8 $13)) 14. Bd3 $146 ({RR} 14. Bb3 b5 15. Qd1 bxa4 16. Bxa4 Bxa4 17. Qxa4 Qc6 18. Qxc6 Nxc6 19. Bf4 g5 20. Be3 g4 21. Nd2 Nb4 22. Nb3 a5 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. dxc5 Nc2 25. Rfc1 Nxe3 26. fxe3 a4 27. Kf2 Kg7 28. Kg3 h5 {Aryan,C (2585)-Erigaisi,A (2633) Kanpur 2022 ½-½ (54)}) ({RR} 14. Bb3 b5 15. Qa2 bxa4 16. Bxa4 Bxa4 17. Qxa4 Qc6 18. Qxc6 Nxc6 19. Bf4 Nb4 20. Rfd1 Rd8 21. Bc7 Rdc8 22. Bf4 Rd8 23. Bc7 Rdc8 24. Bf4 {½-½ (24) Raja,R (2511)-Kuegel,T (2416) Arona ESP 2024}) 14... Bxa4 15. d5 $1 {[%mdl 128] Quintiliano,R: 'Once the material has been accepted, White must immediately show and use his compensation, and Matlakov takes advantage of his better development by opening the position'} Nd7 {Quintiliano,R: 'Maybe Aronian didn't see his opponent's strong next move.'} (15... exd5 16. exd5 Bb5 {didn't help: White kept strong pressure after} 17. Re1 $1 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 $16) (15... e5 {(Quintiliano,R) was more solid, White has some compensation, but not aggressive ideas like in the game} 16. Be3 (16. Bb2 Nd7 17. Rfc1 Bc5) 16... Nd7 17. Rfc1 Bc5 (17... Qb8 18. Rxc8+ Qxc8 19. Qb2 $1 {[%csl Gb7,Ge5]}) 18. h4 $5 $44 {Black has some problems like his development and the bishop misplaced on a4, but it is not easy for White to increase the pressure, the position is balanced}) 16. e5 exd5 $2 (16... Nc5 $1 {was the best defence. After} 17. d6 Qd7 18. Bxh7+ Kxh7 19. dxe7 Qd3 $1 ({but not} 19... Qxe7 $2 20. Ng5+ {etc.}) 20. Qa2 $1 {the position remained unclear.}) 17. e6 $1 Nf8 (17... Nc5 18. exf7+ Kh8 19. Bf5 $16) 18. exf7+ Kxf7 ({Quintiliano,R: 'Not recapturing the pawn was difficult, but it was better to play'} 18... Kh8 19. Ne5 $16 Bc2 {Quintiliano,R} 20. Bxc2 Qxc2 21. Qxc2 Rxc2 22. Rxb7 Bd6 23. Bf4 $16) 19. Nd4 $6 {Quintiliano,R: 'But Matlakov returns the compliment and gives Aronian the chance to save the game.'} (19. Re1 $1 {was more precise. A nice line:} Bf6 20. Ng5+ Bxg5 21. Bxh7 $3 Qd7 (21... Nxh7 22. Qe6+ Kf8 23. Ba3+) (21... Bxc1 22. Qf3+) 22. Qh5+ g6 23. Bxg6+ Nxg6 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Ba3+ Be7 26. Re3 Bxa3 27. Qxg6 $18 {?}) 19... Bf6 {Quintiliano,R: 'Aronian makes the last mistake and misses the chance, which was pretty difficult.'} (19... Kg8 $142 $1 20. Nf5 Bf6 {and Black holds on.}) 20. Bxh7 $1 {The same blow (see above) decides in this position, too.} Qe5 (20... Bxd4 21. Qf3+ $18) (20... Nxh7 21. Qe6+ Kf8 (21... Kg6 22. Qf5+ Kf7 23. Qxd5+ Kg6 24. Ne6 $18 {[%CAl Re6c7,Re6f4]}) 22. Ba3+ Be7 23. Qxd5 $18 {?}) (20... g6 21. Bxg6+ $1 Kxg6 (21... Nxg6 22. Qe6+ Kg7 23. Nf5+) 22. Qg4+ Kh7 (22... Kf7 23. Nf5 $1) 23. Qf5+ Kg7 (23... Kg8 24. Qxf6 $18) 24. Bh6+ $1 Kxh6 25. Qxf6+ Kh7 26. Rb6 $18 {?}) 21. Rxb7+ Bd7 22. Qg4 Qxd4 (22... Nxh7 23. Rxd7+ Kg8 24. Nf5 $18 {?}) 23. Rxd7+ Nxd7 24. Qxd7+ Be7 25. Re1 Qe5 (25... Qc5 26. Ba3 $1 Qxa3 27. Qxd5+ $18) 26. Bd2 Rd8 27. Qg4 (27. Qg4 Qf6 (27... Qd6 28. Bb4 $1) 28. Bg5 $1 Qxg5 29. Qe6+ Ke8 30. Bg6+ $18) 1-0 [Event "Reggio Emilia 53rd"] [Site "Reggio Emilia"] [Date "2011.01.03"] [Round "6"] [White "Morozevich, Alexander"] [Black "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2683"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2010.12.28"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 140"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2011.01.18"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2011.01.18"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Krasenkow,Michal} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qb3 Nc6 8. g4 $5 {This idea of Veselin Topalov was condemned by GM P.Lukacs and IM L.Hazai in their theoretical article in CBM 136 (annotations to the stem game Topalov - Kasparov). However, in the present game Black was taken aback by the choice of Alexander Morozevich and decided to avoid any theoretical discussions.} (8. Qxb7 {is the main theoretical line.}) 8... Bc8 $6 (8... Bxg4 9. Qxb7 Nb4 10. Rc1 Bf5 11. Bxc7 Qc8 12. Qxc8+ Rxc8 13. Be5 $14 {1-0 Aleksandrov,A (2617)-Dobrowolski,A (2335)/Warsaw 2008/CBM 127 Extra (40)}) (8... Nxg4 {is the crucial move:} 9. a3 $5 (9. Nxd5 $6 O-O 10. Bg2 Bh4 $1 11. Bg3 Be6 {[%CAl Rc6a5]} 12. Kf1 $1 a5 $1 13. Nh3 a4 14. Qc4 Na5 15. Qc5 b6 16. Bxh4 bxc5 17. Bxd8 Raxd8 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. d5 Bd7 $17 {0-1 Topalov,V (2725)-Kasparov,G (2795)/Linares 1997/CBM 136 [Lukacz/Hazai] (39)}) (9. Qxd5 Qc8 {[%csl Rd5]}) ({RR} 9. Nxd5 O-O 10. Bg2 Bh4 11. Bg3 Be6 12. Kf1 a5 13. Nh3 a4 14. Qc4 Na5 15. Qc5 b6 16. Bxh4 bxc5 17. Bxd8 Raxd8 18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. d5 Bd7) ({RR} 9. a3 O-O 10. Bg2 Bh4 11. Bg3 Bxg3 ({RR} 11... Be6) ({RR} 11... Re8) 12. hxg3 Ne7 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Qxd5 15. Bxd5 Rad8 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bf3 Rxb2 18. Ne2) 9... O-O 10. Bg2 Bh4 11. Bg3 Bxg3 (11... Be6 $5) (11... Re8 $5) 12. hxg3 Ne7 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Qxd5 15. Bxd5 Rad8 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bf3 Rxb2 18. Ne2 $11 {1/2 Aleksandrov,A (2660)-Azmaiparashvili,Z (2645)/Groningen 1997/EXT 1999 (37)}) ({RR} 8... Nxg4 9. Qxd5 Qc8 10. Qg2 O-O ({RR} 10... Nf6) 11. e4 Bxe4 ({RR} 11... Bg6 12. O-O-O) ({RR} 11... Nxd4 12. O-O-O Bc5) 12. Nxe4 Bb4+ 13. Nc3 Qf5 14. Be2 Rfe8 15. Kf1 Nf6 ({RR} 15... Qxf4 16. Qxg4 Qd2 17. Rb1) ({RR} 15... h5 16. Qg3 Nxd4 17. Bd3) 16. Bh6 g6 17. Qg5 Nxd4 18. Rd1 ({RR} 18. Qxf5 Nxf5 19. Bd2) 18... Bxc3 19. bxc3 Ne4 ({RR} 19... Rxe2 20. Nxe2 Qh3+ 21. Qg2 Qxg2+ 22. Kxg2 Nxe2 23. Rd3) 20. Qxf5 Nxf5 21. Bd2 Rad8 22. Be1 Rxd1 23. Bxd1 {Aronian,L (2808)-Kramnik,V (2785) Monte Carlo 2011 CBM 142 [Krasenkow,Michal] 1-0 (39)}) ({RR} 8... Nxg4 9. Qxd5 Qxd5 10. Nxd5 Bb4+ 11. Nc3 O-O-O 12. Nge2 Rhe8 13. Bg2 Bd3 14. Bf3 Nf6 15. O-O-O Bg6 16. h4 Bh5 17. Rh3 Bxf3 18. Rxf3 Ne4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 20. Ng3 Ree8 21. Nh5 g6 22. Nf6 Rh8 23. d5 {Ilinca,F (2397)-Balakrishnan,P (2489) San Vicente ESP 2025 1-0 (63)}) ({RR} 8... Nxg4 9. Qxd5 Qxd5 10. Nxd5 Bb4+ 11. Nxb4 Nxb4 12. Rc1 c6 13. a3 Nd3+ 14. Bxd3 Bxd3 15. f3 Nf6 16. Kd2 Bg6 17. Be5 Nd7 18. Bg3 Bh5 19. Rf1 O-O 20. Ne2 f6 21. Nf4 Bf7 22. Nd3 a5 23. Rc1 {Wojtaszek,R (2713)-Onischuk,A (2672) Poikovsky 2012 ½-½ (41)}) 9. h3 $14 {[%csl Rc6] The position of the black knight on c6 now makes no sense.} (9. g5 {is premature due to} Nh5 $13) 9... Bd6 $146 {A desperate move; now the black d5 pawn will be lost.} (9... Na5 10. Qc2 c6 11. O-O-O Be6 12. Kb1 Rc8 13. Bd3 b5 14. Nge2 Nc4 15. Bg3 Qa5 16. Nf4 Bb4 17. Nce2 c5 18. g5 $16 {1-0 Bocharov,D (2618)-Rychagov,A (2538)/Irkutsk 2010/CBM 138 (25)}) ({RR} 9... O-O 10. Nge2 Na5 11. Qc2 Nc4 12. Ng3 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Nxd6 14. Bd3 Kh8 15. f3 b6 16. O-O-O c5 17. g5 Nfe8 18. h4 Bb7 19. Kb1 Rc8 20. Bxh7 cxd4 21. exd4 Rxc3 22. bxc3 Nc4 23. Qd3 Qd6 24. Nf1 {Yilmaz,M (2609)-Supi,L (2608) Wijk aan Zee NED 2023 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 9... Na5 10. Qc2 c6 11. O-O-O Be6 12. Kb1 Rc8 13. Bd3 b5 14. Nge2 Nc4 15. Bg3 Qa5 16. Nf4 Bb4 17. Nce2 c5 18. g5 Nd7 19. Bxc4 cxd4 20. Nxd4 Rxc4 21. Qe2 O-O 22. Nfxe6 fxe6 23. Nxe6 Rfc8 24. Qd3 {Bocharov,D (2618)-Rychagov,A (2538) Irkutsk 2010 1-0}) 10. Bxd6 cxd6 (10... Qxd6 11. g5 Ne4 12. Qxd5 $16) 11. Nge2 h5 12. g5 Ne4 13. h4 $1 O-O 14. Bg2 Bg4 15. Nf4 Rc8 16. Qxd5 $16 {The white king is uncastled but still safe enough so Black does not have sufficient compensation for the missing pawn.} Nxc3 17. bxc3 Ne7 18. Qb3 Nf5 19. g6 $2 {Unnecessarily giving the pawn back.} (19. f3 {was good enough, parrying Black's attack after} Nxe3 20. fxg4 Qe8 (20... Re8 21. Kf2 Nxg4+ 22. Kg1) 21. Kd2 Nc4+ 22. Kc2 Qe3 23. Raf1 $16) (19. Bd5 {[%csl Gd5] was another decent option.}) 19... Nxh4 20. Bd5 Nf3+ 21. Bxf3 Bxf3 22. Rh3 Bg4 23. Rg3 Rc6 24. Rc1 d5 $5 {[%mdl 512] Once again Black gives up a pawn to open up the line against the white king. He had an alternative:} (24... Rb6 25. Qd5 Rb2 $1 {e.g.} 26. Nxh5 Re2+ 27. Kf1 Bxh5 28. Qxh5 Rxf2+ $1 29. Kxf2 fxg6+ 30. Qf3 Qa5 {with a probable draw.}) 25. Qxd5 Rd6 26. Qxb7 fxg6 27. Qb3+ Rf7 28. c4 $6 (28. Nd3 $13 {was quite solid.}) 28... Rxf4 $1 {After this exchange sacrifice the white king becomes really vulnerable!} 29. exf4 (29. c5+ $5 Be6 30. Qc3 Rdxd4 31. exd4 Qd5 32. c6 h4 $44) 29... Rxd4 30. c5+ Kh7 31. Kf1 Rxf4 32. Qe3 Qf6 $6 (32... Rd4 $5 $44 33. c6 $140 Rd1+ 34. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 35. Kg2 h4) 33. c6 Bc8 34. Kg1 h4 35. Rg2 Qd6 36. Qc5 Qd2 37. Qc2 (37. Rc4 $1 {forces the rook exchange, with winning chances for White.}) 37... Qd6 38. Rd1 (38. c7 $5) 38... Qe6 39. Qc3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Just blundering the crucial c6-pawn.} (39. Rc1 $8 $13) 39... Rc4 40. Qa5 $2 (40. Qf3 Rxc6 41. Rd4 $1 Rc4 42. Qf4 {, and White should hold on.}) 40... Qxc6 {[%CAl Rc8b7]} 41. Qg5 $2 (41. Qd5 $8 Qxd5 42. Rxd5 Bb7 43. Ra5 Bxg2 44. Kxg2 {gaining a crucial tempo compared to the game. Still, White can hardly survive after} Kh6 45. Rxa7 g5) 41... Bh3 $19 {Regaining the exchange and liquidating into a winning rook ending.} 42. Qd5 Qxd5 43. Rxd5 Bxg2 44. Kxg2 Ra4 45. Kh3 Kh6 46. f3 g5 47. Rd2 Kh5 0-1 [Event "Poikovsky Karpov 04th"] [Site "Poikovsky"] [Date "2003.04.20"] [Round "1"] [White "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Pelletier, Yannick"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2647"] [BlackElo "2623"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2003.04.20"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "16"] [SourceTitle "CBM 095"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.07.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Nhf6 ({RR} 11... g6 12. Rfe1 Ndf6 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Nb3 Ng7 15. Rad1 Rfe8 16. f3 Rad8 17. Qf2 b6 18. h3 c5 19. Bc2 h6 20. a3 Nf5 21. g4 Ng7 22. Nc1 h5 23. Qg3 Bc8 24. Nd3 Bb7 25. Ba4 Rf8 26. Ne5 {Praggnanandhaa,R (2743)-Van Foreest,J (2682) Wijk aan Zee NED 2024 ½-½ (33)}) 12. Rfe1 g6 ({RR} 12... Qd6 13. h3 Rd8 14. Rad1 Nf8 15. Ne5 Bd7 16. f4 Be8 17. Qf2 c5 18. g4 cxd4 19. exd4 N6d7 20. Bf1 Rac8 21. Bg2 Nb6 22. g5 Bc6 23. f5 Nbd7 24. Ng4 f6 25. h4 Re8 26. Re3 Rxe3 27. Qxe3 {Atakhan,A (2405)-Peng,X (2518) Ulaanbaatar MGL 2026 ½-½ (63)}) 13. Rab1 Nb6 $146 {Pelletier has decided to defend the position rather passively, white enjoys small advantage due to the better bishop.} (13... a5 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Rxe4 Qd6 17. Rbe1 $14) ({RR} 13... a5 14. a3 Re8 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd8 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Re1 Qd8 20. Bc4 Nb6 21. Ba2 Bf5 22. Qc5 Nd5 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Qb5 Rc8 25. h3 Be4 26. Nd2 Bxg2 27. Kxg2 Qg5+ 28. Kf1 {Butkiewicz,J (2199)-Kaczmarek,A (2062) Bialystok POL 2025 ½-½ (39)}) 14. b4 Be6 15. a4 a6 16. a5 Nc8 17. Ne5 Nd6 18. f3 (18. Na4 Nd7 19. Nc5 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nb5 21. Rbd1 $14) 18... Rad8 19. Qf2 Nd7 20. Na4 (20. Nxd7 Rxd7 21. e4 dxe4 22. fxe4 Nc4 23. d5 Ne5 24. Bf1 cxd5 25. exd5 Bf5 26. Rbc1 $14) 20... Nxe5 21. dxe5 Ne8 22. e4 Ng7 (22... d4 23. Nc5 Ng7 24. f4 $14) 23. Nc5 Bc8 24. f4 dxe4 25. Bxe4 Ne6 26. h3 (26. Nxe6 Bxe6 27. Qc5 Qd7 28. Re3 Qd4 $11) 26... f6 27. Nxe6 Bxe6 28. Qc5 Qxc5+ $2 {[%mdl 4096] Very dubious solution, since the defender will be stuck with the bishop of the wrong colour and many fixed pawns. In this endgame e5 is virtually an extra pawn, while black fights with the problem of holding dark squares.} (28... Qf7 $1 29. Rbd1 (29. Rf1 Bd5 30. Rbe1 Bxe4 31. Rxe4 fxe5 32. Rxe5 Rd5 $11) 29... Rxd1 30. Rxd1 fxe5 31. fxe5 (31. Qxe5 Re8 32. Qg5 Bxh3 33. Bxg6 hxg6 34. gxh3 Qe6 $11) 31... Qf4 $11) 29. bxc5 Rd7 (29... Rf7 30. exf6 Bc8 (30... Rdd7 31. Bxc6 $18) 31. Kf2 Rxf6 32. Ke3 $14) 30. Bf3 Kf7 (30... fxe5 31. Rxe5 (31. fxe5 Rf4 32. Re4 Rxe4 33. Bxe4 Rd4 $11) 31... Kf7 32. Kf2 $14) 31. Red1 Rfd8 32. Rd6 (32. Rxb7 Rxb7 33. Rxd8 fxe5 34. Rh8 (34. fxe5 Rb5 35. Ra8 Bc4 36. Ra7+ Ke6 37. Rxh7 Rxc5 38. Rc7 Bb5 $11) 34... Kf6 (34... Kg7 35. Ra8 exf4 36. Rxa6 Rb1+ 37. Kh2 Bd5 38. Bxd5 cxd5 39. Ra7+ $16) 35. Rf8+ Ke7 36. Ra8 exf4 37. Bxc6 Rb1+ 38. Kf2 Rc1 39. Rxa6 Rxc5 $11) 32... fxe5 33. fxe5 Ke7 (33... Rxd6 34. exd6 Rd7 35. Rf1 Kg7 36. Re1 Bf5 37. g4 Bd3 38. g5 $16) 34. Kf2 Rc7 35. Rxd8 Kxd8 36. Rd1+ Ke8 (36... Rd7 37. Rd6 Ke7 38. Rxe6+ Kxe6 39. Bg4+ Ke7 40. Bxd7 Kxd7 41. Kf3 Ke6 42. Kf4 h6 43. h4 Kd5 (43... Ke7 44. g4 Ke6 45. h5 Kf7 46. Ke4 Kg7 47. hxg6 Kxg6 48. Kf4 $18) 44. h5 gxh5 45. Kf5 Kxc5 46. e6 $18) 37. Rd6 Re7 38. Ke3 Bc8 39. Kf4 Rf7+ (39... Be6 40. g4 Rf7+ 41. Ke3 Ke7 42. h4 $16) 40. Rf6 $1 {Onischuk is realizing his huge advantage very convincingly, the difference in the quality of the bishops is enormous.} Ke7 (40... Rxf6+ 41. exf6 Kf7 42. Ke5 Be6 43. Bg4 Bd5 44. g3 $18) 41. Kg5 Bf5 42. Rxf7+ Kxf7 43. Kh6 Ke6 (43... Kg8 44. Bg4 Be4 45. g3 $18) 44. Bg4 $1 (44. Bg4 $1 Bxg4 (44... Kxe5 45. Bxf5 Kxf5 46. Kxh7 g5 47. g4+ Ke6 48. Kg6 Kd5 49. Kxg5 Kxc5 50. Kf6 $18) 45. hxg4 Kxe5 46. Kxh7 Kf6 47. Kh6 $18) 1-0 [Event "Gibraltar Masters 9th"] [Site "Caleta"] [Date "2011.02.03"] [Round "10"] [White "Bologan, Viktor"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2658"] [Annotator "Bologan,Viktor"] [PlyCount "122"] [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 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nf3 {This was only my 3rd game with d4 in the last three years and of course I had to spend much time in preparing almost all black answers to d4. I managed even briefly to point out that with this setup I will repeat van Wely's play against Nigel.} Nd7 11. g3 Be7 12. Nh4 {White wants to control the f5-square or to provoke Black to push his pawn to f5.} Nb6 13. f3 a5 14. Kf2 a4 15. Rc1 Nc8 16. Ne2 $146 {Of course after 10.?f3 I had to play over the board, since I didn't remember exactly what happened in Loek's game. In this position I saw that he can play ?a6 and decided that it simply will lead to the repetition of moves after ?c3, and only then I would go for ?e2.} ({The aforementioned game went} 16. Be2 Nd6 17. Rhd1 O-O 18. Bd3 Rfe8 19. g4 Bf8 20. Ne2 Bh6 21. f4 Bxd3 22. Rxd3 Bf8 23. Ng3 $1 $16 {Van Wely Loek (NED) - Short Nigel D (ENG), Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands). With full control over the f5-square.}) ({RR} 16. Be2 Nd6 17. Rhd1 O-O 18. Bd3 Rfe8 19. g4 Bf8 20. Ne2 Bh6 21. f4 Bxd3 22. Rxd3 Bf8 23. Ng3 Ra5 24. Rc2 Rb5 25. Nhf5 Nc4 26. b3 axb3 27. Rxb3 Rxb3 28. axb3 Na5 29. Nh5 Re6 30. Ra2 b6 {Van Wely,L (2679)-Short,N (2674) Wijk aan Zee 2005 1-0 (31)}) 16... Ra6 17. Nc3 Ra5 18. Be2 Nd6 19. Rhd1 Kd7 20. Ng2 b5 21. Rd2 Bf8 (21... a3 22. b3 {X c4}) (21... Nc4 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. a3 $1 $14) 22. a3 h5 23. Na2 Nc4 24. Bxc4 bxc4 25. Nf4 f5 26. Nc3 $14 {Now the rook can not leave the a-file.} Bd6 27. h4 {It is important to fix the pawns which will make easier task for knights manoeuvring} Rg8 28. Rg1 Raa8 29. Ke1 {Some friends were sure, that this was a blunder and I missed ...?c7 with the idea ...?a5. It's not true since this was a provocation and I consciously sacrified the exchange.} (29. Ke2 Rge8) 29... Bc7 30. Kd1 Ba5 31. Nxa4 $1 (31. Rc2 Rge8) 31... Bxd2 32. Nc5+ Kd6 33. Kxd2 Rgb8 34. Kc3 Ra5 35. Rc1 Rab5 {Here my opponent almost took on c5 which after} (35... Rxc5 36. dxc5+ Kxc5 37. b4+ $1 {would lead to a very difficlut endgame for Black:} cxb3 38. Kb2+ Kd6 39. Rc3 c5 40. Rxb3 {?/?}) 36. b4 $1 ({On} 36. Rb1 {I didn't like} Rb3+ 37. Nxb3 Rxb3+ 38. Kd2 Bh7 $11) 36... cxb3 37. Kb2 Ra5 38. Ncd3 (38. a4 Ra7 39. Rc3 Rb4 40. Nfd3 Rb6 41. Rxb3 Rxb3+ 42. Kxb3 Re7 $17) (38. Rc3 Rxa3 $1 $19) 38... Re8 39. Nb4 ({My first intention was} 39. Ne5 c5 40. Rc3 {but here} Rb5 {instead of the calculated ...c4} (40... c4 41. Rxc4 dxc4 42. Nxc4+ Kd7 43. Nxa5 Rxe3 44. Nc4 {and the pawn is untouched}) 41. a4 Rbb8 {would force me to take on g6 which wasn't my idea.}) 39... Rxe3 40. Rxc6+ Kd7 {The time control is passed and I had enough time to review my assesment of the position and to calm down to draw, but the tiredness (10th round, long games, 166 moves and 8 hours one of them) and some sort of psychological block didn't let me do it.} 41. Rc1 (41. Rc5 Rxc5 42. dxc5 d4 43. a4 d3 (43... Rxf3 44. a5 d3 45. Nfxd3 Kc8 46. a6 Kb8) 44. c6+ Kd6 45. c7 Re8 46. Nbxd3 Kxc7 47. Kxb3 Kb7 48. Nd5 Re2 $13) (41. Rf6 Rxf3 42. Nc6 Rf2+ (42... Rb5 43. Ne5+ Ke7 44. Nxf3 Kxf6 45. a4 Rb8 46. Ne5 Kg7 47. Nd7 Re8 48. Kxb3 Re1 49. a5 Ra1 50. Kb4 Rb1+ 51. Kc5 $18) 43. Kxb3 Rb5+ 44. Ka4 Rb1 45. Nxd5 (45. Ne5+ Ke8 46. Rc6 Rb8) 45... Rfb2 46. Ne5+ Ke8 $13) (41. Rc7+ {was enough only for draw and I think now this was the best option for me from the practical point of view.} Kd6 (41... Kxc7 42. Nbxd5+ Kd6 43. Nxe3 Ra4 44. d5 Rd4 45. Kxb3 Kc5 46. Kc3 Ra4 47. Nd3+ Kb5 48. Kb3 Rd4 49. Nf4 Kc5) 42. Rb7 Rxf3 43. Rb6+ Kd7 44. Nfxd5) 41... Rxf3 42. Nc6 Rf2+ 43. Kxb3 Rb5+ 44. Ka4 Rb7 $6 (44... Rfb2 45. Ne5+ Kd6 46. Rc6+ Ke7 47. Rc8 Rb7 48. Nxd5+ Ke6 49. Nf4+ Kf6 50. Ra8 $14) 45. Ne5+ (45. Rc5 $1 {Analysing this complex position even with the computer it's hard to give a final assessment, but the fact that White is the only one who can fight for a win is true.} Rfb2 46. Ne5+ Ke7 47. Nxd5+ Kf8 48. Nf4 Ra7+ 49. Ra5 Rxa5+ 50. Kxa5 Rb3 (50... Ke7 51. a4 Kd8 52. Ka6 Rb1 53. a5 Rb3 54. d5 Kc7 55. Nc4 Rb1 56. Na3 Rb8 57. Nb5+ Kc8 58. d6 Kd7 59. Nd3 Kc6 60. Ne5+ Kd5 61. Ka7 $16) 51. a4 Ke8 52. Ka6 Rxg3 53. Kb6 {It is important do not get cut off on the b-file by the rook} (53. a5 Rb3 54. Ka7 Kd8 55. a6 Kc7) 53... Rb3+ 54. Kc5 Rc3+ 55. Kb4 Rc1 56. a5 Kd8 57. a6 Kc7 58. d5 $16) 45... Kd8 46. Nc6+ $6 (46. Rc5 Ra7+ 47. Kb3 (47. Ra5 Rxa5+ 48. Kxa5 Rb2 49. a4 Rb3 50. Ka6 Kc7 51. a5 Rxg3 52. Kb5 Rb3+ 53. Kc5 Kb7 54. Nxd5 Bh7 55. Nf4 Ra3 $13) 47... Rb7+ 48. Ka4 {=}) 46... Ke8 47. Ka5 $4 {This is the end; it escaped from me that he can take on g3 with the b-rook.} Rb3 48. a4 Rxg3 49. Nxd5 f4 $19 50. Kb6 Kf8 51. a5 Be4 52. Ndb4 Rb2 53. Kc7 Rgb3 54. d5 Rxb4 55. Nxb4 Rxb4 56. d6 Rb7+ 57. Kc8 Ra7 58. Ra1 f3 59. a6 f2 60. d7 Ra8+ 61. Kc7 Bg2 0-1 [Event "Nalchik FIDE GP"] [Site "Nalchik"] [Date "2009.04.26"] [Round "10"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Eljanov, Pavel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2693"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2009.04.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 130"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2009.05.20"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bf4 Bb4 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qb3 c5 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 {One of the great virtues of strong players is usually the ability to spot riches in places, where other are barely suspecting them. Aronian is avoiding the tempting, but unsatisfactory line with exchange of the queens on the c3-square.} (10. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 11. bxc3 Nxc5 (11... Ne4 12. c4 dxc4 13. c6 bxc6 14. e3 Ba6 15. Rc1 Nb6 16. Ne5 Nc5 17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Bxc4 19. Rxc4 Nd3+ 20. Ke2 Nxf4+ 21. Rxf4 $16 {½-½ Polishchuk,O (2340)-Reshetnikov,E (2341)/Wloclawek 2006 (69)}) 12. e3 (12. Be5 Ke7 13. g3 {½-½ Miles,A (2500)-Lobron,E (2530)/Amsterdam 1988}) 12... Nfe4 13. c4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Be6 15. Bb5+ Ke7 16. Nd4 Rac8 17. O-O Nc3 18. Rfc1 Nb3 19. Nxb3 Bxb3 20. Bf1 Rc6 21. e4 $11 {½-½ Kaufman,L (2400)-Seirawan,Y (2644)/Seattle 2002 (24)}) 10... Qxc5 11. Qb4 $146 {[%mdl 8] One of the ideas of this move is to make castling for Black truly problematic.} (11. e3 O-O 12. Bd3 Ne4 13. O-O Nb6 14. Be5 Nc4 15. Bd4 Qc7 16. Qc2 Re8 17. Rfb1 b6 18. Rb4 Bd7 $2 (18... Bb7 $11) 19. Rxc4 $1 dxc4 20. Bxe4 $18 {1-0 Gual Pascual,A (2340)-Gonzalez,F/Barbera 1993 (27)}) (11. Nd4 O-O $14) ({RR} 11. e3 O-O 12. Bd3 Ne4 13. O-O Nb6 14. Be5 Nc4 15. Bd4 Qc7 16. Qc2 Re8 17. Rfb1 b6 18. Rb4 Bd7 19. Rxc4 dxc4 20. Bxe4 Bc6 21. Bxh7+ Kf8 22. Ng5 Qd7 23. Bf5 Qe7 24. Nh7+ Kg8 25. Qe2 Qh4 {Gual Pascual,A (2340)-Gonzalez,F Barbera del Valles 1993 1-0}) ({RR} 11. Rd1 O-O 12. e3 b6 13. c4 Bb7 14. Qb4 Qxb4+ 15. axb4 a5 16. bxa5 bxa5 17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Bd6 Rfc8 19. Bd3 Nc3 20. Ra1 Nf6 21. Bf5 Rc6 22. Ba3 g6 23. Bd3 Ba6 24. Nd4 Rcc8 25. Bxa6 Rxa6 {Gradalski,O (2196)-Kaczmarek,A (2074) Krakow POL 2026 1-0 (61)}) ({RR} 11. e3 O-O 12. Be2 Ne4 13. Rc1 Nb6 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. f3 Nd6 16. Qb4 Qxb4 17. axb4 Ndc4 18. Kf2 Rfe8 19. g4 Na4 20. Nf5 Bxf5 21. gxf5 {½-½ (21) Jiang,H (2439)-Aswath,S (2515) Al Ain UAE 2025}) 11... Ne4 (11... a5 12. Qxc5 (12. Qd4 b6 13. e3 Ba6 $11) 12... Nxc5 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. f3 $14) 12. Nd4 $1 b6 {In the future we will most likely see games with a more active pawn move forcing exchange of the queens.} (12... a5 $5 13. Qxc5 Ndxc5 14. f3 Nxc3 15. Rc1 N3a4 16. Nb5 Ne6 17. Nc7+ Nxc7 18. Rxc7 O-O 19. e4 dxe4 20. Bb5 Nb2 21. fxe4 $14) (12... Qxc3+ $2 13. Qxc3 Nxc3 14. Rc1 Ne4 15. Nb5 $18) 13. f3 a5 (13... Nxc3 $2 14. Bd2 $18) 14. Qxc5 Nexc5 15. Nf5 {This knight should play a prominent role in making Black's life uncomfortable.} (15. O-O-O Ne6 16. Bd6 Nxd4 17. Rxd4 Bb7 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 Rc8 20. Bc4 $14) 15... Ne6 (15... g6 16. Nd6+ Ke7 17. Rd1 $14) 16. Bg3 (16. Bd6 $5 g6 17. Ne3 Bb7 (17... d4 18. cxd4 Nxd4 19. Kf2 $16) 18. Rd1 $16) 16... g6 17. Nd6+ Ke7 18. e3 $6 {This polite, modest developing move is not good enough for an advantage. Much more dangerous for Eljanov would have been an immediate attack against the d5-pawn.} (18. O-O-O $1 Nf6 19. e4 dxe4 20. fxe4 Rd8 21. Be2 $16) 18... Rd8 19. Rb1 (19. O-O-O Nf6 20. Nb5 Ba6 21. Kc2 $14) 19... Ba6 20. Kf2 f5 $6 {The best play with pawns is obviously a very difficult task even for the best players. The more modest advance of the f-pawn promised nearly full equality.} (20... f6 $1 21. Nb5 Ne5 $11) 21. Nb5 Rdc8 (21... Rac8 22. Na7 $1 Rxc3 23. Bxa6 Ra8 24. Nc8+ Kd8 25. Rhc1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Nec5 (26... Rxa6 27. Rc6 Nec5 28. Nxb6 Nxb6 29. Rxc5 $16) 27. Bb5 Rxc8 28. Rd1 Nf6 29. Bh4 Ke7 30. Rxd5 $16) 22. Be2 Bxb5 (22... Nf6 23. Be5 Rc6 24. Rhd1 Nd7 25. Rxd5 Nxe5 26. Rxe5 Bxb5 27. Rbxb5 Rd8 28. Rb2 $16) 23. Rxb5 Rxc3 24. Rxd5 Nf6 {Black was becoming nervous in the face of the prospect of fighting with two knights against the potentially very dangerous pair of bishops.} (24... Rxa3 $4 25. Bd6+ $18) (24... Rac8 $5 25. Rb1 Rc2 26. Rbd1 $14) 25. Rd2 Nc5 26. Rb1 Nfe4+ $1 {At this position the logical realisation of the plan represents the best solution.} (26... Rxa3 27. Rxb6 Nfe4+ 28. fxe4 Nxe4+ 29. Ke1 Nxd2 30. Bd6+ $18) 27. fxe4 Nxe4+ 28. Ke1 Nxd2 (28... Nxg3 29. hxg3 Rxa3 30. Rxb6 Rxe3 31. Kf2 $18) 29. Kxd2 Rxa3 30. Bh4+ $1 (30. Rxb6 Ra2+ 31. Ke1 Rc8 $132) 30... Kf7 $2 {The secret dream for White was to get a chance to activate both bishops. The king retreat to f7 is the worst possible decision, since the bishops will turn into untamable beasts.} (30... Kd7 31. Rxb6 Ra2+ 32. Ke1 Rc8 $14) 31. Bc4+ Kg7 32. Rxb6 Ra4 (32... Rc8 33. Bb3 a4 34. Bf6+ Kh6 35. Bd5 $18) 33. Bf6+ Kh6 34. Rc6 Ra7 (34... Rb4 35. Rc7 a4 36. Be2 a3 37. h4 Rxh4 38. Bxh4 a2 39. Bf6 $18) 35. h4 $1 {The black king has hidden himself on the edge of the board, but Aronian can now dream about mating net.} Kh5 (35... Rb4 36. e4 $1 fxe4 37. g4 $18) 36. Ke1 (36. e4 $1 fxe4 (36... Kg4 37. e5 $18) 37. Be2+ Kh6 38. g4 Ra2+ 39. Ke1 $18) 36... Rb7 (36... Rxc4 37. Rxc4 a4 38. Rc2 $16) 37. Kf2 Rab4 (37... Ra7 38. e4 $18) 38. Bg5 {White is consequently following his own concept of attack against the enemy king and again ignores the tactical motif of the e-pawn advance.} (38. e4 $1 Rb2+ 39. Be2+ Rxe2+ 40. Kxe2 fxe4 41. Rc5+ Kh6 42. g4 $18) 38... Rb2+ 39. Be2+ (39. Kg3 Rd2 40. e4 Rc2 41. Bd3 Rcb2 42. exf5 $18) 39... Rxe2+ 40. Kxe2 Kg4 {Eljanov has no time for the counter attack with the help of the advanced a-pawn, so has to try for activity on the other side of the board.} (40... a4 41. Kf3 h6 42. Rc8 Rh7 43. Bf4 $18) 41. Kf2 Rb2+ 42. Kg1 Kg3 43. Bf4+ Kxh4 44. Rc7 h5 (44... h6 45. Bxh6 $18) 45. Rc4 $1 Rb4 (45... Ra2 46. Kh2 a4 47. Bh6+ $18) (45... g5 46. Be5+ g4 47. Bxb2 $18) 46. Rd4 {The final stage will turn out to be one long and elegant combination.} g5 (46... Kg4 47. Rd6 (47. Bd6+) 47... g5 48. Rg6 Rxf4 49. exf4 Kxf4 50. Ra6 $18) 47. Bd6+ Rxd4 48. exd4 Kg4 49. d5 f4 50. Bxf4 $1 1-0 [Event "Olympiad-34"] [Site "Istanbul"] [Date "2000.11.02"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Krasenkow, Michal"] [Black "Seirawan, Yasser"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2702"] [BlackElo "2647"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "82"] [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 "Poland"] [BlackTeam "US of America"] [WhiteTeamCountry "POL"] [BlackTeamCountry "USA"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. h3 Bb4 8. Qb3 Qa5 9. Bd2 (9. e3 Ne4 10. Rc1 Ndf6 11. a3 Be7 $11) 9... O-O 10. e3 (10. a3 Be7 11. e3 Qb6 $11) 10... Re8 11. Bd3 Qb6 (11... c5 $5 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qd8 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Qc2 Nfe4 16. O-O $13) 12. Qc2 (12. O-O Bd6 (12... Ne4 $2 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ng5 $18) 13. Qc2) 12... Bd6 13. O-O Qd8 $146 (13... Nf8 14. Rab1 Ne6 15. b4) ({RR} 13... Nf8 14. a3 Qd8 15. Rfe1 g6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Be6 19. Bh6 Nd7 20. Ng5 Bd5 21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. Rxe8+ Qxe8 23. Qd2 Nf6 24. Re1 {½-½ (24) Leitao,R (2601)-Limp,E (2416) Guarulhos 2006}) 14. Rfe1 h6 15. Rab1 (15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Nf6 $11) 15... Nb6 (15... a5 16. a3 Nb6 17. b4 $13) 16. b4 a6 17. a4 {The minority attak offers Krasenkow the chance for a slight advantage.} Be6 18. Ne5 (18. a5 Nbd7 19. Na4 Ne4 20. Nc5 Nxd2 21. Nxd2 $14) 18... Nfd7 (18... Qe7 19. a5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Qb2 $13) 19. f4 (19. Nxd7 Nxd7 20. e4 Qh4 $132) 19... Nf8 (19... Nxe5 20. fxe5 Bc7 21. Rf1 Nc4 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. a5 $14) 20. a5 Nc8 (20... Nc4 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Ne2 $14) (20... Nbd7 $2 21. f5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Bxe5 23. fxe6 Nxe6 24. e4 $16) 21. f5 Bd7 22. Nxd7 Nxd7 (22... Qxd7 23. f6 $1 gxf6 (23... Ne6 24. Rf1 $14) 24. e4 $14) 23. e4 Qh4 {The queen from h4 endangers white king and indirectly slows down white's progress in the center due to the weakness of d4 pawn.} (23... dxe4 24. Nxe4 Be7 25. Bf4 Nf6 26. Nxf6+ Bxf6 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Qc5 $14) 24. Be3 Bg3 25. Re2 (25. Rf1 $6 dxe4 26. Nxe4 Nd6 27. Nxg3 Rxe3 $15) 25... Ne7 26. e5 (26. exd5 Nf6 $1 27. dxc6 Nxc6 28. Kh1 (28. d5 Nxb4 $17) 28... Nxd4 29. Bxd4 Qxd4 $15) 26... Nxe5 $1 27. dxe5 d4 28. Bd2 (28. f6 dxe3 $1 29. fxe7 Bxe5 30. Nd1 Rxe7 31. Qc4 Bf4 $15) 28... dxc3 29. Re4 (29. Bxc3 Nd5 30. e6 Bc7 $13) 29... cxd2 $5 {[%mdl 1024] Defensive sacrifice of the queen, since the alternative 29...Qh5 was too dangerous.} (29... Qh5 30. Bxc3 Nxf5 31. Rf1 $1 Ne7 (31... Rad8 $2 32. Rf3 $18) 32. Rf3 $1 (32. Rg4 Bxe5 33. Bc4 Nd5 (33... Rf8 34. Be2 Ng6 35. Rxg6 Qxg6 36. Qxg6 fxg6 37. Bxe5 $16) 34. Rf5 Qxg4 35. hxg4 Bxc3 36. Bxd5 Bd4+ 37. Kf1 cxd5 $15) 32... Bh4 33. Ref4 Rf8 34. Bh7+ Kh8 35. Qe4 Bg5 36. g4 Qh4 37. Be1 $16) 30. Rxh4 Bxh4 31. Qxd2 Nd5 32. e6 $6 (32. Qb2 Bg3 33. e6 fxe6 34. Be4 Rad8 (34... exf5 35. Bxd5+ cxd5 36. Qb3 $16) 35. Qb3 Bc7 36. Rd1 $14) 32... fxe6 33. fxe6 Rxe6 34. Bc2 (34. Bc4 Rd8 $11) 34... Rae8 35. Qd3 $2 {White is hoping to attack the enemy king, but underestimates the real danger to his own one.} (35. Bb3 Be1 36. Qd4 Re5 $15) 35... Re1+ 36. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 37. Kh2 Re3 $1 38. Qh7+ (38. Qg6 Bg3+ 39. Qxg3 Rxg3 40. Kxg3 Nxb4 $19) 38... Kf8 39. g3 (39. g4 Bg3+ 40. Kg1 Nf4 41. Qf5+ Ke8 42. Qc8+ Ke7 43. Qc7+ Ke6 44. Qc8+ Kd5 45. Qf5+ Re5 $19) (39. Qf5+ Ke7 40. Qg6 Bg3+ $19) 39... Bxg3+ 40. Kg1 Nf4 41. Qf5+ Ke8 $1 {White certainly resigned a bit too early, but one can understand his feeling at the prospect of black's king escape towards the c2 bishop.} (41... Ke7 $4 42. Qc5+ $18) (41... Ke8 $1 42. Qc8+ Ke7 43. Qc7+ (43. Qxb7+ Kd6 44. Qb8+ Kd5 $19) 43... Ke6 44. Qc8+ Kd5 45. Qf5+ Re5 46. Qf7+ Kd4 47. Qxg7 Kc4 48. Bb3+ Kxb4 49. Qxb7+ Kc3 (49... Ka3 50. Bc4 Re1+ 51. Bf1 $14) 50. Qg7 Ne2+ 51. Kg2 Kxb3 $19) 0-1 [Event "FIDE World Cup"] [Site "Tbilisi"] [Date "2017.09.04"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Zhigalko, Sergei"] [Black "Kuzubov, Yuriy"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2644"] [BlackElo "2652"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "2017.09.03"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "GEO"] [SourceTitle "CBM 181"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.11.10"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Nh5 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qc2 Nb6 11. Ne5 (11. O-O-O {- see Nakamura - Aronian in CBM 173.}) (11. h3 {is another popular move.}) 11... g6 {[%CAl Yc8f5,Yh5g7]} (11... Nf6 12. Bd3 g6 13. O-O Ng4 14. Nf3 O-O 15. Rab1 Nh6 16. b4 a6 17. Rfe1 Bf5 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Rad8 20. a4 Nd5 21. Qd2 Kg7 22. b5 $14 {1/2 (40) Radjabov,T (2747)-Morozevich,A (2762) Sochi 2007}) 12. Be2 (12. Bd3 f6 13. Nf3 Nf4) (12. O-O-O Bf5 13. Qe2 Nf6 14. g4 Be6 15. f3 O-O-O 16. h4 Nfd7 17. Nd3 Rhe8 18. Bg2 f6 19. Qf2 Qd6 20. Kb1 Kb8 $11 {1-0 (71) Le,Q (2715)-Ponomariov,R (2764) Dortmund 2011 CBM 144 [Le Quang Liem]}) (12. g4 Ng7 13. h3 f6 14. Nd3 Bd7 15. Nc5 Ne6 $1 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. h4 O-O-O 18. O-O-O Kb8 19. h5 g5 20. h6 Nc7 21. Bd3 Ne8 $11 {[%CAl Ye8d6]} (21... Nb5 $6 22. Nxb5 cxb5 23. Kb1 Nc4 24. Qe2 $14 {[%csl Rb5,Rb7,Rd5] 1/2 (41) Hertneck,G (2502)-Hansen,C (2610) Germany 2002})) 12... Ng7 (12... Bf5 13. Qb3 f6 14. Nf3 Ng7 15. O-O Nc8 $6 (15... O-O {was apparently quite possible}) 16. Rfe1 Nd6 17. Nd2 Be6 18. Qa3 Kf7 19. b4 $14 b5 $6 20. e4 $1 {1-0 (78) Tregubov,P (2535)-Smagin,S (2575) St Petersburg 1998 CBM 067 [Tsesarsky]}) 13. O-O O-O $11 {Black is ready to play ...?c8-f5 at an appropriate moment and solve all his problems.} 14. Bd3 $146 (14. Rfe1 Bf5 15. Qb3 Nc8 16. Na4 Nd6 17. Rac1 f6 18. Nd3 Bxd3 19. Bxd3 f5 20. Bf1 Ne6 21. Qd1 g5 22. g3 Rf6 23. b3 Rh6 24. Nb2 Kh8 25. Nd3 Rg8 $13 {1/2 (37) Beliavsky,A (2630)-Heberla,B (2525) Plovdiv 2012}) ({RR} 14. Rfe1 Bf5 15. Qb3 Nc8 16. Na4 Nd6 17. Rac1 f6 18. Nd3 Bxd3 19. Bxd3 f5 20. Bf1 Ne6 21. Qd1 g5 22. g3 Rf6 23. b3 Rh6 24. Nb2 Kh8 25. Nd3 Rg8 26. Rc2 g4 27. Ne5 Ng5 28. Bg2 Ndf7 {Beliavsky,A (2630)-Heberla,B (2525) Plovdiv 2012 ½-½ (37)}) ({RR} 14. Rfe1 Nf5 15. Bf1 Nd6 16. f3 Be6 17. Qf2 Rad8 18. Rad1 a6 19. Nd3 Nb5 20. Ne2 Bc8 21. Nef4 Rfe8 22. Nc5 Nd7 23. Ncd3 Nf6 24. h4 h5 25. Ne5 Nd6 26. Bd3 Bf5 27. Bf1 Bc8 28. Rc1 Nd7 {Beliavsky,A (2499)-Davies,N (2380) Nova Gorica SLO 2023 ½-½ (78)}) 14... Bf5 15. Rab1 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nf5 17. b4 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Nd6 19. a4 f6 20. Nf3 Ne4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Qb3+ Qf7 23. Nd2 Qxb3 24. Rxb3 f5 25. a5 Nd5 26. Nc4 a6 27. g3 Re8 28. Nb6 {A risky decision. White's b6-pawn becomes vulnerable.} (28. h4 $11 {was quite safe.}) 28... Nxb6 29. axb6 {[%mdl 4096]} Rad8 30. Rc5 Kf7 31. Rbc3 Re7 32. h4 Red7 33. Kf1 Rd5 34. Ke2 Ke6 {Black has the initiative here as White's rooks are tied up to prevent ...?d5-b5, and Black can gradually prepare ...h7-h6 and ...g6-g5. However, White should hold on without major problems.} 35. Rxd5 $6 {An inaccurate exchange. White underestimates his opponent's reply.} cxd5 $1 {[%CAl Rd8d6]} ({After} 35... Rxd5 36. Rc5 Rxc5 37. bxc5 Kd5 38. Kd2 Kc4 39. Kc2 {Black can't break through.}) 36. b5 (36. Rc7 Rd7) 36... axb5 37. Rc7 Rd7 38. Rc5 Rd6 39. Rxb5 Rc6 40. Kd2 Kd6 41. h5 {Unnecessary.} ({After} 41. Rb1 Rc4 42. Rb5 Kc6 43. Ra5 {Black could hardly make progress.}) 41... gxh5 42. Rb1 Kd7 43. Rh1 Rh6 44. Rh4 Kc6 45. Kc3 Kxb6 46. Kb4 Kc6 47. Rf4 $6 {Another inaccuracy. It was better to wait:} (47. Ka5) 47... h4 $1 48. gxh4 (48. Rxh4 $2 Rxh4 49. gxh4 b5 50. Ka5 h5 $19) 48... Rf6 49. Ka4 b6 50. Kb4 b5 51. h5 (51. Ka5 $5 Rf8 52. Kb4 Kd6 53. Kxb5 Rb8+ 54. Ka4 Ke6 55. Ka3) 51... Rf8 52. Ka5 h6 53. f3 $6 {Probably a decisive mistake. There was no need to weaken the e3-pawn.} ({It is still unclear how Black can win after} 53. Kb4 Kb6 54. Rh4 Rg8 55. Rf4 Rg5 56. Rh4 Rg4 57. Rh1 {[%CAl Yh1c1]} Rg2 58. Rf1) 53... Rf7 54. Kb4 Rf6 55. Ka5 Rf8 56. Kb4 Kb6 $6 (56... Kd6 $1) 57. Kb3 $6 (57. fxe4 $5 dxe4 58. d5 Kc7 59. Kxb5 Kd6 60. Kc4 Ke5 61. Rf1 {looks like White's last chance to survive. E.g.} Rc8+ 62. Kb4 $1 Rd8 63. Kc4 $1 Rc8+ 64. Kb4 Rc2 65. Rd1 $1 Kd6 66. Rf1 {etc.}) 57... Kc7 58. Kb4 Kd6 59. fxe4 dxe4 60. Kxb5 Ke6 61. Rf1 (61. Kb4 {was more stubborn but White should probably lose in the long term:} Rb8+ $1 (61... Rc8 62. Rf1 Rc2 63. d5+ Ke5 64. Rd1 Kd6 65. Rf1) (61... Rg8 62. Rf1 Rg3 63. d5+) 62. Kc3 Ra8 63. Rf1 (63. Kb2 Rg8 64. Rf1 Rg2+) (63. Kb3 Ra1) 63... Ra3+ 64. Kd2 Ra2+ 65. Ke1 Kf6 {etc.}) 61... f4 $1 {Black creates a strong passed pawn, which decides the game.} 62. exf4 Kd5 63. Kb4 Kxd4 64. Rd1+ Ke3 65. Rd6 Kf2 66. Rxh6 e3 67. Re6 e2 68. Kc5 Rxf4 0-1 [Event "EU-ch 18th"] [Site "Minsk"] [Date "2017.06.10"] [Round "11"] [White "Bluebaum, Matthias"] [Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2632"] [BlackElo "2700"] [Annotator "Mekhitarian,Krikor Sevag"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2017.05.30"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "BLR"] [SourceTitle "CBM 179"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.07.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 {Black does not want to allow the standard setup with ?d3-?c2. On the other hand, now White can enter a slightly favourable endgame.} 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 {This endgame was first played back in 1955 in the game Geller - Porreca.} 10. Nf3 (10. Kd2 Nd7 11. Bd3 {exchanging the bishops is also rather logical} O-O-O 12. Nge2 Rg8 13. Rhg1 Kb8 14. Rad1 Nb6 15. Ng3 Nc4+ 16. Kc2 Nd6 $11 {1-0 (34) Geller,E-Porreca,G Zagreb 1955, The Italian master played it correctly and achieved a fine position, the knight almost always belongs to this square in this variation.}) 10... Nd7 11. Nh4 Nb6 $6 (11... Be7 {is the most common move - f4 is stopped now, because f5 attacks the knight on h4} 12. Ne2 $1 {an important novelty (played by Carlsen against Kramnik) that has already found many followers} (12. f4 {doesn't look good now} f5 13. Nf3 {and Black is perfectly fine, the visually bad placed bishop on g6 may come into play on h5, and the f5-weakness is easily defended with the knight on d6:} Nb6 14. Bd3 Nc8 15. a3 a5 16. Na4 Nd6 $11 {0-1 (82) Ambartsumova,K (2301)-Pogonina,N (2508) Plovdiv 2014}) 12... Nb6 (12... f5 13. g3 $1 Nb6 (13... Bxh4 14. gxh4 $16 {½-½ (29) Moiseenko,A (2648)-Cyborowski,L (2524) Germany 2016, looks very good for White after ?f4.}) 14. Nf4 Nc8 15. Bd3 Nd6 16. b4 a6 17. Ke2 Ne4 18. a3 Kd7 19. Rhc1 Rhe8 20. Nhg2 Nd6 21. h4 $16 {1-0 (50) Bai,J (2586)-Sethuraman,S (2633) Chengdu 2017}) 13. Ng3 $1 Bb4+ 14. Kd1 Na4 15. Ngf5 $1 Kd7 16. Rb1 Ke6 17. Bd3 Rhc8 18. Ke2 $16 {1-0 (50) Carlsen,M (2851)-Kramnik,V (2801) Stavanger 2016, this game has amazing analysis by M. Marin.}) 12. f4 $1 {Simple and good, White wants to play f5. If Black plays ...f5 himself, he is not in time to bring the knight to d6.} ({RR} 12. Be2 Be7 13. g3 Nc4 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. e4 b5 16. f3 h5 17. O-O-O Rd8 18. Ne2 Rg8 19. Nf4 f5 20. exf5 Bxh4 21. gxh4 Bxf5 22. Rhe1+ Kf8 23. Re5 Bd3 24. Nxd3 cxd3 25. Rxd3 Rg2 26. Rxh5 Rxh2 {Firouzja,A (2777)-Andreikin,D (2729) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 12. O-O-O Nc8 13. Ne2 Nd6 14. Ng3 Ke7 15. Bd3 Ke6 16. Ne2 f5 17. Nf3 Ne4 18. Rdf1 Bd6 19. h4 h5 20. Ng5+ Nxg5 21. hxg5 h4 22. Nf4+ Kd7 23. Rh3 Be7 24. Rf3 Bxg5 25. Nh3 Be7 26. Bxf5+ Bxf5 {Vocaturo,D (2606)-Naiditsch,A (2702) Caleta 2017 ½-½ (94)}) 12... h5 $146 (12... f5 {has been played in some recent games, but Black also suffers} 13. Bd3 {[%csl Rf5]} Be7 (13... Nc4 14. Bxc4 dxc4 15. Kf2 c5 {looks logical to open up lines, but White has very good control of the centre, and the g6-bishop does not come into play easily} 16. Rhd1 Rc8 17. Rac1 Be7 18. Nf3 $1 Bh5 19. Nd5 b5 20. b3 $1 $16 {1-0 (48) Carlsen,M (2838)-Sharafiev,A (2433) chess.com INT 2017}) 14. Nxf5 Bb4 (14... Nc4 $1 {was the best chance} 15. Bxc4 Bxf5 $16 {but White simply holds on to the pawn and will slowly try to convert it}) 15. O-O-O Bxf5 16. Bxf5 Nc4 17. Bd3 $1 $16 {1-0 (30) Ju,W (2568)-Pham,L (2335) Abu Dhabi 2016 it is already very bad for Black.}) 13. Kf2 ({RR} 13. a3 a5 14. Kd2 a4 15. Re1 Kd7 16. Be2 f5 17. Bd3 Ke6 18. g3 Be7 19. h3 Nc8 20. Nxg6 fxg6 21. g4 Nd6 22. Reg1 Bf6 23. gxf5+ gxf5 24. Rg2 b5 25. Rhg1 Rhb8 26. Na2 Nc8 27. Be2 Ne7 {Berdayes Ason,D (2460)-Martinez Ramirez,L (2395) Oaxtepec MEX 2026 ½-½ (70)}) 13... Nc8 $146 {A standard regrouping to d6.} ({RR} 13... Kd7 14. Be2 Ke6 15. h3 f5 16. g4 hxg4 17. hxg4 Be7 18. g5 Rag8 19. Bd3 Nc8 20. Na4 Nb6 21. Nc5+ Bxc5 22. dxc5 Nc4 23. Bxc4 dxc4 24. Rac1 Rd8 25. Rxc4 Rd2+ 26. Kg3 Kd5 27. Rc3 b5 28. Rhc1 {Harutyunian,T (2542)-Moradiabadi,E (2552) Saint Louis 2019 1-0 (36)}) 14. f5 $1 Bh7 15. h3 $5 {White's plan is simple - to play against the bad bishop on h7. True, the dark-squared bishop gains life now on h6, but that's not enough.} Nd6 16. g4 Kd7 17. Bd3 Bh6 18. Ng2 $1 {[%csl Rh7] The knight has already done its job; now the plan is to reach the f4-square. It's hard to give good advice for Black.} Rae8 (18... a5 {is one of the typical plans, creating some play on the queenside. White probably will prepare e4, and will try to play an open position, making the absence of the h7-bishop more sensitive.} 19. e4 $5 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4+ 21. Bxe4 a4 22. Kf3 $16 {should be good for White, after ?f4, and bringing the rooks over to the centre.}) 19. Kf3 Re7 20. Nf4 Bg5 21. Rae1 {Preparing e4.} Rhe8 22. e4 $5 {Logical - White opens up the position and plays 'a piece up', since the h7-bishop only comes into play with a sacrifice on f5.} ({But there was a stronger option:} 22. Ncxd5 $1 cxd5 23. Nxd5 {[%csl Re7]} a6 24. Nxe7 Kxe7 25. Rh2 $18 {followed by ?c2 should be a win for White. At some point the central pawns will decisively advance.}) 22... hxg4+ 23. hxg4 Bxf5 $1 24. gxf5 Nxf5 25. Ng2 (25. Nfe2 $5 {defending d4 was possible, but also had drawbacks:} dxe4+ 26. Nxe4 Nh4+ $1 27. Rxh4 Bxh4 28. Rh1 Rh8 {White is still better, but Black survives} 29. Bc4 $16) 25... Bd2 $2 {This loses.} (25... Nxd4+ $1 26. Kf2 dxe4 27. Nxe4 $16 {would certainly offer drawing chances, with three pawns for the piece, and reduced material in the board.}) 26. exf5 $1 Rxe1 (26... Bxe1 27. Nxd5 $1 {this is probably what Black has missed.} cxd5 28. Bb5+ Kd6 29. Bxe8 $18 {with a hopeless position.}) 27. Nxe1 Rxe1 (27... Bxe1 {runs into the same trick:} 28. Nxd5 $18) 28. Rxe1 Bxe1 29. Ke3 $18 {With an easy win now.} a5 30. Na4 Kd6 31. Be2 Bg3 32. Nc5 $1 {Provoking weaknesses.} b6 33. Na4 b5 (33... Kc7 34. Bh5 $18) 34. Nc5 Ke7 35. a4 $1 {Fixing the a5-weakness.} b4 (35... bxa4 {would also mean a certain defeat} 36. Nxa4 $18 {[%csl Rc6]}) 36. Nb3 Bc7 37. Kf3 $18 {Followed by ?g4-?h5-?a6-?b7, and White will win many pawns - Black has no counterplay.} 1-0 [Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2014.09.03"] [Round "7"] [White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2768"] [BlackElo "2801"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2014.08.27"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "USA"] [EventCategory "23"] [SourceTitle "CBM 162"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.09.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 Nbd7 (6... c5 {is more popular here but the text move is quite good, too.}) ({RR} 6... c5 7. dxc5 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Bxc5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Ke2 Rd8 12. Rhd1 Bd7 13. Nb5 Bb6 14. Nd6 Na5 15. Bd3 Nd5 16. Ng5 f5 17. Ngf7 Rf8 18. Ne5 Rad8 19. Bg5 Ba4 20. Bxd8 Bxd1+ 21. Rxd1 {Firouzja,A (2760)-Yu Yangyi (2720) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 6... b6 7. a3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bb7 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. h3 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. exd4 Rc8 13. Ba2 Ne4 14. Qd3 Nxc3 15. Rxc3 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxa3 18. Qb7 a5 19. Qc6 Qc8 20. Qb5 Qb7 21. c4 {Sonis,F (2561)-Atwell,R (2337) Saint Louis USA 2026 1-0 (36)}) 7. c5 $146 {Already an untested position on the board! However, this novelty is quite harmless.} (7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nb5 c6 9. Bc7 {doesn't work due to} Bb4+) (7. Nf3 {leads to the 4.?f3, 5.?f4 system with the harmless 7.?c1.}) 7... Ne4 $146 (7... c6 {[%CAl Yb7b6] is another option.}) ({RR} 7... c6 8. Bd3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 axb4 11. axb4 bxc5 12. bxc5 e5 13. dxe5 Ne8 14. Nf3 Nxc5 15. Be2 Ba6 16. O-O Nc7 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. Bg3 N7e6 19. Nf5 Ng5 20. Bxa6 Qxf5 21. Be2 Qd7 22. Bg4 {Abdyjapar,A (2340)-Rohit,S (2212) Chennai IND 2023 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 7... c6 8. Bd3 b6 9. b4 a5 10. a3 axb4 11. axb4 bxc5 12. bxc5 e5 13. dxe5 Ne8 14. Nf3 Nxc5 15. Be2 Ba6 16. O-O Nc7 17. Nd4 Qd7 18. Bg3 N7e6 19. Nf5 Ng5 20. Bxa6 Qxf5 21. Be2 Qd7 22. Bg4 {Abdyjapar,A (2340)-Rohit,S (2212) Chennai IND 2023 1-0 (33)}) 8. Bd3 f5 (8... Nxc3 9. Rxc3 e5 $5 {was apparently a simple way to get a good position:} 10. Bxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 b6 $1 12. cxb6 $140 Bb4) 9. Nf3 c6 {This position has already been seen in practice, with a transposition of moves.} (9... g5 $5 10. Bg3 f4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bxe4 fxg3 13. hxg3 Rf7 14. Qc2 Nf6 15. Bd3 Rg7 {[%CAl Yb7b6] - White's compensation for the piece is under doubt.}) 10. Ne5 (10. h3 Bf6 11. O-O Qe8 12. Ne2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. b4 Bd7 17. f4 Qe7 18. Bxe4 Qxe4 19. Qd2 Rfe8 20. Rf3 a5 $132 {1/2 (36) Kozul,Z (2624)-Lalic,B (2493) Bol na Bracu 2013}) (10. h4 $5) 10... Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Bf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Ne2 e5 $1 {[%mdl 32] A typical advance "reviving" the c8-bishop. After the pawn exchange, despite White's control of the d4-square, he has no advantage.} 14. Qa4 $6 {A strange move. White wanted to recapture with his queen in case of ...e5xd4 but probably forgot about his kingside.} (14. O-O exd4 15. Nxd4 Re8 $11) 14... Qh4 (14... Qg6 $5 15. Bxe4 (15. O-O f4 $1 {[%CAl Re4c5,Rf4f3]}) 15... fxe4 16. O-O Bg4 17. Rc2 (17. Ng3 h5) 17... exd4 18. Qxd4 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Rf6 $36) 15. g3 $6 {[%csl Rf3] An unnecessary weakening.} (15. O-O $142 {with a possible draw after} Nd2 16. Rfd1 Ne4 17. Rf1) 15... Qg4 16. Rf1 (16. Qd1 {may be the lesser evil. Surprisingly, White holds his ground:} exd4 (16... f4 $5 17. gxf4 exf4 18. Nxf4 Rxf4 19. Qxg4 Rxg4 20. f3 Nxc5 21. Rxc5 Rg2 22. Rc2 Bh3 23. Rf2 $11) (16... Qf3 $5 17. Rf1 Qg2 18. dxe5 Qxh2 19. Nd4 Re8) 17. exd4 Qf3 (17... Re8 18. O-O Ng5 19. f4 Ne4 20. Kg2 {[%CAl Ye2g1,Yg1f3]}) 18. O-O Ng5 19. Nf4 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Nf3+ 21. Kg2 Nxd4 22. Ba6 $1 bxa6 23. Rxd4 $44 {M.Notkin, M.Golubev}) 16... Ng5 17. Kd2 $2 (17. Ng1 $142 f4 $1 18. dxe5 fxg3 19. Qxg4 gxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Bxg4 21. Rg2 Nf3+ 22. Nxf3 Bxf3 23. Rf2 {M.Notkin} Rae8 24. Kd2 Be4 $1 $17 {[%csl Re5]} 25. Rxf8+ $140 Kxf8 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Rf1+ Kg8 28. Rf5 g6 29. Rg5 Kf7) 17... Nf3+ 18. Kc3 Nxh2 19. Rh1 Nf3 {White has lost a pawn without any compensation, and his king is still unsafe.} 20. Qa5 Qg5 21. dxe5 Qe7 22. Nd4 Nxe5 23. b3 $2 (23. Kd2 $17) 23... b6 $1 24. cxb6 c5 {White's king collapses.} 25. Nb5 Bb7 26. bxa7 d4+ 27. exd4 Nxd3 28. Kxd3 Bxh1 29. Rxc5 Qe4+ 30. Kc4 Qe2+ 31. Kb4 Qd2+ 32. Rc3 Bc6 33. a4 Bxb5 34. Kxb5 Qxd4 35. Rc7 Rfd8 36. Qb6 Rd5+ 37. Ka6 Rd6 38. a5 Qd3+ 39. Kb7 Qd5+ 0-1 [Event "Moscow FIDE GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2017.05.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2710"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2017.05.12"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 179"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.07.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 Be7 8. Nf3 (8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ (9. Nf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 O-O 11. O-O Bxb5 12. Rxb5 Qc7 13. Qb3 b6 14. d5 exd5 15. Rxd5 Nd7 16. Bb2 Nc5 17. Qc3 Bf6 18. e5 Be7 $11 {0-1 (35) Shishkov,A (2365)-Kulaots,K (2572) Viljandi 2014}) {was met with a strong novelty:} 9... Nxd7 $1 (9... Qxd7 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 O-O 12. Nf3 Bf6 13. O-O b5 {1/2 (48) Aronian,L (2785)-Vallejo Pons,F (2709) Sharjah 2017} 14. Be3 $5) 10. Rxb7 $6 {(otherwise Black has no problems but now White's rook gets into trouble, and he must sacrifice an exchange without getting enough compensation)} cxd4 11. cxd4 Nb6 12. Qd2 Qc8 13. Rxe7+ Kxe7 14. Nf3 f6 15. O-O Kf7 16. e5 f5 17. g4 Rd8 $15 {0-1 (60) Nepomniachtchi,I (2751)-Hou Yifan (2652) Moscow 2017}) 8... O-O (8... Nd7 9. Bd3 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe2 Qc8 13. d5 $1 $14 {1-0 (24) Narciso Dublan,M (2528)-Mascaro March,P (2375) Barcelona 2012}) 9. Bc4 {[%CAl Yd4d5]} (9. Bd3 cxd4 (9... Nc6 10. d5 $14 {1/2 (20) Vareille,F (2430)-Bricard,E (2455) Chambery 1994}) 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. O-O Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Bb2 Qd8 $13 {0-1 (27) Gonda,L (2507)-Kantorik,M (2288) Heviz 2008}) 9... Nc6 (9... cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. O-O b6 12. Bb2 Bb7 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Rfd1 Na5 15. Bb5 Bf6 16. h3 Qc7 17. Ba3 Rfd8 18. Rbc1 Qf4 19. Rxc8 Rxc8 20. d5 $16 {1-0 (41) Vitiugov,N (2739)-Adly,A (2589) Tsaghkadzor 2015}) (9... Nd7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qe2 b6 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Bb7 14. Bf4 $1 Qxf4 15. Bxb7 Rab8 16. Bc6 Qc7 17. Bd5 Bf6 18. c4 $14 {1-0 (20) Vitiugov,N (2700)-Miton,K (2626) Czechia 2013}) 10. O-O b6 (10... Qc7 11. Qe2 b6 12. Rd1 (12. d5 $5) 12... Na5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. d5 c4 15. Bc2 e5 16. Be3 Bc8 17. h3 Rd8 18. Rf1 Bd7 19. Nd2 $14 {1/2 (41) Polugaevsky,L-Petrosian,T Soviet Union 1970}) 11. Bf4 {A logical move restricting the mobility of Black's queen.} (11. Be3 Bb7 (11... cxd4 $142 12. cxd4 Bb7) 12. dxc5 Na5 13. Bd3 Bxc5 (13... bxc5 {0-1 (40) Jochens,A (2274)-Levin,F (2503) Germany 2015} 14. Bf4 $1 $14 {[%csl Rd8]}) 14. Bxc5 bxc5 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. Qe3 $14) ({RR} 11. Be3 Bb7 12. Qe2 Na5 13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Rfd1 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qd6 16. Bd2 Qa3 17. Bc1 Qa4 18. Bb2 Nc4 19. Ba1 Bf6 20. h4 Rfe8 21. h5 Rc7 22. Rbc1 Rec8 23. Rc3 Nd2 24. Qxd2 Rxc3 25. Bxc3 Rxc3 {Virostko,P (2305)-Sramek,V (2177) Czech Republic CZE 2026 1-0 (41)}) ({RR} 11. d5 Na5 12. Bd3 c4 13. Bc2 exd5 14. exd5 Bg4 15. Re1 Bd6 16. Qd4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 f5 18. Re6 Qc7 19. Kh1 Nb7 20. Bh6 Bc5 21. d6 Nxd6 22. Qd5 Qb7 23. Rxd6+ {½-½ (23) Svidler,P (2765)-Wang,H (2709) Riadh 2017}) 11... Bb7 12. Re1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Nb4 $146 {A strange decision. Teimour Radjabov probably missed something here.} (13... Rc8 $142 {, and Black should equalise.}) ({RR} 13... Rc8 14. d5 Na5 15. Bd3 exd5 16. e5 Nc6 17. Bf5 Ra8 18. Qd2 Bc8 19. Bd3 Bg4 20. Ng5 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Qd7 22. Qf4 Bh5 23. Bf5 Qe8 24. e6 f6 25. Bh4 g5 26. Bxg5 fxg5 27. Qxg5+ Bg6 28. Bxg6 {Putrenko,K (2318)-Konstantinov,N (2131) Sochi RUS 2025 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 13... Rc8 14. d5 Na5 15. Bd3 exd5 16. e5 Nc6 17. Bf5 Ra8 18. Qd2 Bc8 19. Bd3 Bg4 20. Ng5 Bxg5 21. Bxg5 Qd7 22. Qf4 Bh5 23. Bf5 Qe8 24. e6 f6 25. Bh4 g5 26. Bxg5 fxg5 27. Qxg5+ Bg6 28. Bxg6 {Putrenko,K (2318)-Konstantinov,N (2131) Sochi 2025 0-1 (41)}) 14. Qd2 Nc6 {Sad necessity.} ({Perhaps Black planned} 14... Rc8 15. Rxb4 a5 16. Ra4 Bc6 17. Qd1 b5 {overlooking a strong counterblow:} 18. d5 $1 exd5 (18... bxa4 19. dxc6) (18... Be8 19. d6 Bh4 20. Bxb5 Bxb5 21. Ra3) 19. exd5 Bd7 20. d6 Bf6 21. Bxb5 Bxb5 22. Rae4 $16) 15. d5 Na5 16. Bb5 exd5 17. exd5 Bc5 (17... Bxd5 $2 18. Rxe7 Bxf3 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. gxf3) (17... Bd6 $142 18. Rbd1 Qc7 $14) 18. Rbd1 $16 {[%csl Ra5,Gd5]} Bd6 {Simply losing a tempo but Black hardly had anything better.} 19. Ne5 (19. Ng5 $142 $5 {[%CAl Yg5e4]}) 19... a6 20. Bf1 $6 {[%mdl 32] Too passive.} (20. Bd3 $142 Rc8 21. Qe2 (21. Qe3 $5 {[%CAl Ye3h3]})) 20... Rc8 21. Nc6 {This leads to simplifications. However, most of White's advantage has already vanished.} (21. Qd4 $5) 21... Bxf4 22. Qxf4 Bxc6 23. dxc6 Qc7 24. Rd6 Nxc6 25. Rc1 (25. Bxa6 Rcd8 26. Red1 Na5 $14) 25... Qb8 26. Bxa6 Ne5 $1 {[%mdl 2112] This tactical trick enables Black to survive.} 27. Rcd1 Rc5 28. Qb4 {And White's queen takes a wrong way from an active position to a passive one.} (28. a4 $142 $14) 28... Nc6 29. Qb2 (29. Qf4 b5 $1 {[%csl Ra6]}) 29... Rd8 {Even simpler than} (29... b5 $5 30. R6d5 Rxd5 31. Rxd5 b4) {Black gets rid of White's active rook and solves his problems. With such a small number of pawns (and with queens on the board), the advantage of White's bishop over Black's knight is minimal.} 30. Rxd8+ Nxd8 31. Rb1 (31. Rb1 Ne6 32. g3 Rc6 $11) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Geneva FIDE GP"] [Site "Geneva"] [Date "2017.07.15"] [Round "9"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Hou, Yifan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2749"] [BlackElo "2666"] [Annotator "Roiz,Michael"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2017.07.06"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [SourceTitle "CBM 180"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.09.13"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 {Peter is emloying a considerably rare continuation, that enables White to avoid the major simplifications.} ({The main line} 7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O {has proved to be very solid for Black.}) 7... Be7 8. Nf3 (8. Bb5+ {was also recently tested on the highest level:} Bd7 9. Bxd7+ (9. Nf3 Bxb5 10. Rxb5 b6 11. O-O O-O $11) 9... Qxd7 10. d5 exd5 11. exd5 O-O 12. Nf3 Bf6 13. O-O b5 $132 {Aronian,L - Vallejo Pons,F Sharjah UAE 2017}) 8... O-O 9. Bc4 {This is the most natural way of development. White's bishop is supporting the thematic d4-d5 advance now.} (9. Bd3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 {offers Black comfortable play due to the pressure on the d4-pawn.}) 9... Nc6 ({The more modest} 9... Nd7 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qe2 b6 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Bb7 14. Bf4 Qxf4 15. Bxb7 Rab8 16. Bc6 $14 {(Vitiugov,N - Miton,K Czech Republic CZE 2013) didn't offer Black a full equality.}) 10. O-O b6 $146 {A natural novelty. There is no reason for delaying the development of the passive c8-bishop.} ({The preceding encounter was played almost half a century ago:} 10... Qc7 11. Qe2 b6 12. Rd1 Na5 13. Bd3 Bb7 14. d5 c4 15. Bc2 e5 16. Be3 $14 {Polugaevsky,L-Petrosian,T Soviet Union 1970}) 11. d5 $1 {Only this ambitious continuation might pose Black any problems.} (11. Bf4 Bb7 12. Re1 cxd4 13. cxd4 Rc8 $11) 11... Na5 (11... exd5 12. Bxd5 Qc7 13. Re1 $14 {looks rather passive for Black.}) 12. Bd3 c4 {This move makes the d5-pawn vulnerable. On the other hand, the a5-knight is definitely misplaced now.} 13. Bc2 exd5 14. exd5 Bb7 {Black's main counterplay is based on attacking the ?d5, but the ?g8 is getting more exposed now.} ({Possibly, a safer try was} 14... Bg4 $5 15. Qe2 (15. h3 Bh5 16. Re1 Bd6 $132) (15. Bf4 Nb7 16. h3 Bh5 17. Re1 Bd6 $132) 15... Bh5 $1 16. Re1 Bd6 $132 {securing the king and intending to attack the d5-pawn in the long run.}) 15. Re1 Bf6 $2 {This move is inviting serious troubles - Black shouldn't let White advance the passer.} ({A much better move was} 15... Qd6 $1 16. Ne5 (16. Rb5 a6 17. Rb1 Rae8 18. Be3 Bd8 $132) 16... Qxd5 17. Qg4 Rad8 18. Qh3 f5 19. Bf4 Bc8 $1 {, and it looks like White has sufficient play for a pawn, but hardly more. For instance,} 20. Rbd1 (20. Ng6 hxg6 21. Rxe7 Rfe8 22. Rxg7+ Kxg7 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. Qxg6+ Kh8 {with a perpetual}) 20... Qc5 21. g4 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 Bg5 $1 23. Bg3 h6 24. gxf5 Nc6 25. Nd7 Bxd7 26. Rxd7 Ne5 {and Black is OK.}) 16. d6 $146 {Of course, GM Svidler doesn't miss this chance.} (16. Ba3 $6 {is much weaker:} Re8 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Qd2 Qd7 19. Rd1 Rd8 20. d6 Bxf3 21. gxf3 g6 $132) ({RR} 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Bb4 Qd7 19. d6 Nc6 20. Ba4 a6 21. Ba3 b5 22. Bc2 Re8 23. Qd2 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. f3 Bg5 26. Qd1 Be3+ 27. Kh1 f5 28. Qe1 Bc6 29. Qh4 g5 30. Qh5 Qe6 {Chirivi C,Y (2198)-Dominguez,M (2021) Medellin COL 2023 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Bb4 Qd7 19. d6 Nc6 20. Ba4 a6 21. Ba3 b5 22. Bc2 Re8 23. Qd2 Ne5 24. Nxe5 Rxe5 25. f3 Bg5 26. Qd1 Be3+ 27. Kh1 f5 28. Qe1 Bc6 29. Qh4 g5 30. Qh5 Qe6 {Chirivi C,Y (2198)-Dominguez,M (2021) Medellin COL 2023 0-1 (41)}) 16... Re8 ({In the event of} 16... Qd7 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. Rxe5 Rfe8 19. Bf4 Rxe5 20. Bxe5 Re8 21. Bg3 $16 {White's powerful bishops would support the passer, so Black is in big troubles.}) 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Bf4 Rd8 (18... Qd7 19. Nd4 g6 20. Ba4 Nc6 21. Qd2 $16) 19. Bf5 $1 {Now the passer has perfect support from both White's bishops.} g6 $2 {The decisive mistake.} ({It was necessary to remove the queen from the back-rank:} 19... Qc6 20. d7 g6 21. Bh3 Bxc3 22. Rc1 {, even though White's initiative lasts there too:} Bf6 23. Qe2 Qe4 24. Qxe4 Bxe4 25. Bc7 Rf8 26. Ne5 $36) 20. d7 Qf8 ({A more stubborn option was} 20... Qe7 21. Bh3 Bc6 22. Bc7 Rxd7 23. Bxd7 Qxd7 24. Qxd7 Bxd7 25. Be5 $18 {, but White should be able to convert his material advantage into a full point.}) 21. Bh3 Be4 22. Rc1 {White is not in a rush.} Qc5 (22... Nb7 {offered no hope either:} 23. Bc7 Nc5 24. Bxd8 Qxd8 25. Qe2 $18) 23. Qe2 Bf5 {Alas, this move doesn't help Black to release the tension.} 24. Rd1 Bxh3 25. gxh3 Kg7 ({Or} 25... Nb7 26. Qe4 Qf5 27. Qxf5 gxf5 28. Bc7 Rf8 29. Nd4 $18) 26. Rd6 $1 {The most effective.} Bxc3 (26... Nb7 27. Rxf6 Kxf6 28. Be5+ Ke7 29. Bd4+ $18) 27. Ng5 {All Black's pieces are too far away from the king, so White's attack is unstoppable.} Qf5 28. Qe7 {The rest is just an agony.} h6 29. Ne6+ Kh7 30. Nxd8 Qxf4 31. Nxf7 1-0 [Event "Sharjah FIDE GP"] [Site "Sharjah"] [Date "2017.02.19"] [Round "2"] [White "Li, Chao B"] [Black "Hou, Yifan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2651"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "190"] [EventDate "2017.02.18"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "UAE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 177"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.03.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.03.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 c6 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nf3 Ne4 10. Bg3 {A rare, rather harmless continuation. Black has already played ...h7-h6 so after ...?e4xg3 h2xg3 he doesn't lose a tempo.} (10. Bxe7 Qxe7 {is common, and now} 11. Qc2 $5 Re8 (11... Bf5 12. Ne5 $1 {e.g.} Nxc3 13. Bxf5 Nb5 14. O-O Nd6 15. Rae1 Nxf5 16. Qxf5 Rd8 17. e4 $5 $36 {1-0 (36) Lilienthal,A-Kotov,A Budapest 1950}) 12. O-O Nd7 {transposing to a position seen in hundreds of games.}) ({RR} 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Bf5 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Rfe1 Nd7 14. Nd2 Ndf6 15. Ncxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Qxe4 18. Qxe4 Rxe4 19. Rac1 {½-½ (19) Donchenko,A (2632)-Bluebaum,M (2615) Playchess.com INT 2021}) 10... Bf5 {A logical move.} (10... f5 {weakens Black's position too much:} 11. Ne5 Qe8 12. Qb3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nd7 14. f4 Nxe5 15. fxe5 a5 16. Ne2 a4 17. Qc2 c5 18. Nf4 c4 19. Be2 Be6 20. Bh5 Qd7 21. Bg6 $14 {1/2 (36) Volkov,S (2593)-Galinsky,T (2416) Fagernes 2013}) (10... Nxg3 $5 11. hxg3 Nd7 12. Nh4 Bxh4 13. Rxh4 Nf6 $11 {0-1 (28) Calotescu,D (2165)-Barzanu,I (2117) Eforie Nord 2001}) 11. Qc2 ({RR} 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Nd2 Bb4 14. O-O Bxd2 15. Qxd2 Nd7 16. d5 Nf6 17. Qb4 Nxd5 18. Qxb7 Qb6 19. Qd7 Rfd8 20. Qf5 Qxb2 21. Qxe4 Rac8 22. Be5 Nc3 23. Bxc3 Qxc3 24. Qa4 Rc7 25. Rac1 Qb2 {L'Ami,E (2630)-Blohberger,F (2510) Czech Republic CZE 2026 ½-½ (68)}) 11... Bb4 $146 {A safe move urging White to castle short.} (11... Nxg3 {is possible, too:} 12. hxg3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 {when White's attacking attempt} 14. g4 {is logical but not killing:} Bf6 15. Rh5 Re8 16. O-O-O Nf8 17. Kb1 Qe7 18. Rdh1 {, and now Black should have played} Nh7 $13 (18... Ng6 $4 {1-0 (90) Ivanov,J (2398)-Delorme,A (2288) Pornic 2011} 19. g5 $1 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 hxg5 21. Rh8+ Nxh8 22. Qh7+ Kf8 23. Qxh8#)) ({RR} 11... Re8 12. O-O Nxg3 13. hxg3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nd7 15. Rab1 a5 16. a3 a4 17. Qc2 Qa5 18. Rfd1 Bf8 19. g4 g6 20. e4 Nf6 21. exd5 cxd5 22. Ne5 Kg7 23. Qd3 Bd6 24. f4 Qb6 25. Qb5 Qa7 26. Qe2 {Enchev,I (2445)-Petrov,M (2534) Shumen 2022 0-1 (48)}) ({RR} 11... Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 14. g4 Bf6 15. Rh5 Re8 16. O-O-O Nf8 17. Kb1 Qe7 18. Rdh1 Ng6 19. g3 Qe6 20. Qf5 Qxf5+ 21. gxf5 Nf8 22. Nh2 Nh7 23. Ng4 Be7 24. Kc2 Rad8 25. Kd3 Nf6 26. Nxf6+ {Ivanov,J (2398)-Delorme,A (2288) Pornic 2011 1-0 (90)}) 12. O-O (12. O-O-O $6 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qa5 {[%csl Rc1]}) 12... Nxg3 13. hxg3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 Nd7 15. g4 {White still tries to prepare an attack (g2-g3, ?g1-g2, ?f1-h1 and then at some point g4-g5) but that plan is too slow.} Re8 16. g3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nf6 18. g5 hxg5 19. Nxg5 Qd7 20. Kg2 Qg4 21. Nf3 Qe4 22. Qe2 $6 {Play with fire.} (22. Qxe4 $11) 22... Nh7 (22... g5 $142 $1 23. Kg1 Qg4 {[%CAl Yg8g7,Ye8h8] , and it is Black who creates threats along the h-file - White must fight for equality.}) 23. Rh1 Ng5 24. a4 f6 25. Rh4 Qxf3+ 26. Qxf3 Nxf3 27. Kxf3 $11 {[%mdl 4096] The four-rook endgame is equal but Li Chao tries to outplay his opponent.} Kf7 28. Rhh1 Rac8 (28... Rh8 $142) 29. Ke2 Ke6 30. Rhb1 Re7 $6 {Black abandons the h-file and faces problems.} (30... b6 $142) 31. a5 Kd6 32. Ra3 Rb8 33. Kd3 Rc8 34. Rab3 Rcc7 35. Rh1 $16 Rc8 36. g4 c5 37. Rb5 Rec7 38. Ke2 cxd4 39. cxd4 Rc2+ 40. Kf3 Kc6 41. Rb3 Rd8 42. Kg3 Rc4 43. Kf4 Rd7 44. Kf5 Rc2 45. f4 Kd6 46. Rh8 Ke7 47. Rb8 Kf7 48. g5 g6+ 49. Kg4 f5+ 50. Kf3 Rcc7 51. Ra8 b6 52. axb6 Rb7 53. Rxa7 (53. Rb1 Rxb6 54. Rh1 Rbb7 55. Rh6 Rbc7 56. Rah8 Rc6 {, and White is unable to win the g6-pawn. He can only capture the a7-pawn, which leads to a position similar to the game. However, it is quite favourable for White.}) 53... Rxa7 54. bxa7 Rxa7 55. Rb5 Rd7 56. Rb6 Ra7 57. Rf6+ Kg7 58. Rd6 Ra5 59. Rc6 Ra7 60. Ke2 Kf7 61. Kd3 Ra3+ 62. Rc3 Ra7 63. Rc5 Ke6 64. Kc2 Ra3 65. Rc3 Ra7 66. Rc6+ Kf7 67. Rf6+ Kg7 68. Rd6 Ra3 69. Kd2 (69. Rxd5 $5 Rxe3 70. Rd7+ Kf8 71. d5) 69... Ra2+ 70. Kc3 Ra3+ 71. Kb4 Rxe3 72. Kc5 Re4 73. Kxd5 Rxf4 74. Rd7+ Kf8 75. Rd6 $6 {White starts a wrong plan.} (75. Ke5 $1 {was probably enough for a victory:} Re4+ (75... Ke8 76. Rd5 $1 {[%CAl Ye5f6]}) 76. Kf6 f4 77. Kxg6 f3 (77... Re7 78. Rd8+ Re8 79. Rd6 Kg8 80. Kh6 Rf8 81. g6 f3 82. g7 Ra8 83. Rf6 f2 84. Kg6 f1=Q 85. Rxf1 Ra6+ 86. Rf6 Rd6 87. d5 Ra6 88. Kf5 $18) 78. Rf7+ $1 Kg8 79. d5 Rd4 80. Rc7 $1 Kf8 (80... Rf4 81. d6 f2 82. d7 Rf8 83. Rc1 $1 Kh8 84. Kh6 Kg8 85. g6 $22 Rd8 86. Rc8) 81. Rc8+ $1 Ke7 82. Rc6 $1 Rxd5 (82... Kf8 83. d6 Ke8 84. Rc8+ Kd7 85. Rf8 Rxd6+ 86. Kh7 Rd3 87. g6 $18) (82... f2 83. Rf6 Rd2 84. Kh6 {, and Black will be forced to swap the d- and f-pawns, with a hopeless ending.}) 83. Rf6 Rd3 (83... Rd6 84. Kg7 Rd5 85. g6 Rd3 86. Rf4 {[%CAl Yg7h7]} Ke6 87. Kh6 Ke5 88. Kg5 $18 {[%CAl Rg6g7]}) 84. Kg7 {[%CAl Yg5g6] , and Black can't stop White's g-pawn without giving up her f-pawn.}) 75... Kf7 76. Kc6 $2 ({Missing an opportunity to correct his mistake:} 76. Rd7+ $1 {If} Ke8 {then} 77. Rg7 Rg4 78. Rxg6 f4 79. Ke6 Kf8 80. d5 f3 81. Rf6+ Ke8 82. d6 Re4+ 83. Kd5 Re3 84. g6 $18) 76... Rg4 $1 77. Rf6+ Ke7 78. d5 Rc4+ 79. Kb5 Rc1 80. Rxg6 f4 {White's king is cut off, which is the decisive factor here.} 81. Re6+ Kd7 82. Rf6 Rg1 83. Kc5 Rxg5 84. Rf7+ Ke8 85. Rxf4 Rg6 86. Ra4 Kd7 87. Ra7+ Kd8 88. Rb7 Rh6 89. Rg7 Rf6 90. Kd4 Rh6 91. Rf7 Ke8 92. Ra7 Kd8 93. Kc5 Rg6 94. Rf7 Rh6 95. Rg7 Rf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow FIDE GP"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2017.05.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2747"] [Annotator "Hillarp Persson,Tiger"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2017.05.12"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 179"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.07.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Hillarp Persson,Tiger So,Wesley Already this is a surprise. Harikrishna usually plays 1.e4, but I guess he was attracted by Adams's rather narrow Black repertoire.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 ({RR} 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bf4) ({RR} 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 h6 6. Bh4 ({RR} 6. Bxf6 Bxf6) 6... O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6) 4... exd5 5. Bg5 c6 ({RR} 5... Be7 6. e3 Bf5 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. Qb3) ({RR} 5... Bb4 6. e3 ({RR} 6. Qb3) 6... h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Nge2 ({RR} 9. Qa4+ Nc6) 9... h5 10. h4 ({RR} 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. h4 Nxg3 12. Nxg3 gxh4 13. Nge2) 10... Nxg3 11. Nxg3 gxh4 12. Nxh5 c6 13. Qf3 ({RR} 13. a3 Bd6 14. g4 hxg3 15. Qf3 Be6 16. e4 Nd7 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Nf6+ Qxf6 19. Qxf6 Rxh1 20. Qf3 gxf2+ 21. Qxf2 a6)) 6. e3 h6 {Adams repeats the line that he lost a game with only three months ago.} ({Perhaps} 6... Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 {is a better move order, although} ({RR} 9... Ne4 10. Bxe7 Nxc3 ({RR} 10... Qxe7 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Ng3 Nf6 13. Qc2) 11. Bxd8 Nxd1 12. Rxd1 Kxd8 13. f3) 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qd2 {leads to the same position that Adams got against Mamedyarov (see below.).} {RR} O-O 12. f3 ({RR} 12. O-O-O b5 13. Kb1 Nhf6 14. f3 Re8 15. e4 b4) ({RR} 12. O-O Re8 13. Rae1 Nf8 14. Nc1 Ne6 15. f3 b6 16. N1e2) 12... Re8 13. Kf2) ({RR} 6... Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6) ({RR} 6... Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6) ({RR} 6... Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 Nf8 9. O-O Ne6 10. Bh4 O-O) 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 ({RR} 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. h3 Be6 13. Nf3 Nf6 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. Nd2 Kb8 16. Nb3 Rhe8 17. f3 Nfd7 18. Rhe1 Rc8 19. Rc1) 8... Nbd7 9. f3 $5 {There have only been three games with this move, so far, but it is very logical. White aims to meet ?h5 with ?f2.} (9. Qc2 {In older theory White used to play the queen here, in order to take ?f6-e4 out of the picture. However, if ?e4 is not such a great idea, there are clearly more constructive moves than ?c2!?} Nh5 $5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 {Compared to the position after 9.?ge2 ?h5 10.?xe7 etc, this is clearly less critical. The queen would be better placed on d2, so that White can continue with f3, preparing e4.}) (9. Nge2 $5 {was Mamedyarov's choice in Sharjah. I commented on this game for ChessBase in February.} {Perhaps Adams was prepared to play the critical} Ne4 $5 (9... Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qd2 $1 {Mamedyarov-Adams, Sharjah Grand Prix 2017}) 10. Bxe7 Nxc3 (10... Qxe7 $6 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Ng3 Nf6 13. Qc2 $16) 11. Bxd8 Nxd1 12. Rxd1 Kxd8 13. f3 {when, to quote myself, "White has a clear plan in e3-e4 (and possibly g4/h4), whereas Black is somewhat passive. White ought to have a small advantage."}) ({After} 9. Nf3 {Black doesn't have to worry about the f3/e4-plan and can focus on finding a way to meet b2-b4-b5.}) ({RR} 9. Nge2 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7) ({RR} 9. Nge2 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qd2 Nb6 12. f3 ({RR} 12. O-O O-O 13. f3 Be6 14. b3 Rac8 15. Rac1 c5 16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. Nd4) 12... Bd7 13. O-O ({RR} 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Rhe1) 13... O-O ({RR} 13... O-O-O 14. a4) 14. g4 ({RR} 14. Rae1 f5 15. Nf4 ({RR} 15. b3) 15... Nxf4 16. exf4 Qf6 17. Re5) 14... Nf6 15. Ng3 ({RR} 15. Nf4 Ne8 16. Rae1 Nd6 17. e4 Qg5 18. Re2 dxe4 19. fxe4) 15... Ne8 16. Rae1 Nd6 17. e4 dxe4 18. fxe4 Ndc4 ({RR} 18... Bxg4 19. e5 Ndc4 20. Qg2) ({RR} 18... Rad8 19. e5 Nb5 20. Qg2 Qg5 ({RR} 20... Qb4 21. Nxb5 cxb5 22. Qe4 g6 23. Rf6) 21. Nxb5 cxb5 22. Nf5 Bxf5 23. Rxf5 Qe7 24. Re4) 19. Qc1 Bxg4 20. b3 Rad8 ({RR} 20... Na5 21. Rf4 Qd7 22. Kh1) ({RR} 20... Na3 21. e5) 21. Nf5 ({RR} 21. bxc4 Rxd4 22. Be2 Bh3 23. Rf2) 21... Bxf5 22. exf5 Qf6 23. Bxc4 Nxc4 {Mamedyarov,S (2766)-Adams,M (2751) Sharjah 2017 CBM 177 [Hillarp Persson,Tiger] 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Qc2 Re8) 9... O-O (9... Ne4 10. Bxe7 Nxc3 11. Bxd8 Nxd1 12. Rxd1 Kxd8 13. Ne2 $14) ({RR} 9... Nh5 10. Bf2 Nb6 11. Nge2 O-O 12. O-O f5 13. Kh1 Be6 14. Rc1 Nc4 15. Qc2 Bg5 16. Nd1 Qe7 17. b3 Nd6 18. Re1 Bh4 19. g3 Bg5 20. Kg2 Qd7 21. Qd2 Rae8 22. Nb2 Be7 23. Bb1 g5 24. Nd3 {Samdanov,S (2294)-Punin,A (2289) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (51)}) 10. Nge2 ({RR} 10. Qc2 b5 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. a3 ({RR} 12. O-O Bd7 13. b3) 12... a5 13. O-O Bd7 14. Nc1 ({RR} 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Ng4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7) 14... Nc4 15. Re1 Be6 ({RR} 15... Rc8 16. Nb3) 16. Nb3 Nd7 17. Bf2 Rc8 ({RR} 17... a4 18. Nc1) 18. Rad1 ({RR} 18. a4 b4 19. Ne2 c5 20. Nf4 cxd4 ({RR} 20... Bd6 21. Qe2) 21. exd4) 18... Qc7 ({RR} 18... f5 19. e4 fxe4 20. fxe4 dxe4 21. Nxe4) 19. h3 ({RR} 19. e4 a4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 21. Nd2) 19... Rfd8 20. f4 a4 ({RR} 20... f5 21. Bxf5 Bxf5 22. Qxf5 Nxb2 23. Qe6+ Kf8) 21. f5 ({RR} 21. Nd2 Nxd2 22. Rxd2 Nf6) 21... axb3 22. Qxb3 Bxf5 23. Bxf5 Rb8 24. Qc2 ({RR} 24. e4 b4 25. exd5 bxc3 26. Qxc4) 24... b4 {So,W (2788)-Adams,M (2745) Shamkir 2015 CBM 166 [So,Wesley] 1-0 (45)}) 10... b5 ({Wesley So mentions} 10... Ne4 11. Bxe7 Nxc3 12. Bxd8 (12. bxc3 Qxe7) ({RR} 12. bxc3 Qxe7) 12... Nxd1 13. Rxd1 Rxd8 14. Kf2 {, saying that White's play on the kingside, with h4, g4, etc, is promising. Here h6 turns out to be a weakness even though the queens are off the board.}) ({The usual plan in these positions is} 10... Re8 11. O-O Nf8 {and although h6 is not part of the usual narrative, it is not quite clear how White should prove an advantage.} 12. Kh1 Ne6 13. Bc2 $5 (13. Qc2) (13. a3 $5) 13... Nf8 $6 (13... b6 14. Qd3 g6 15. e4 $36) (13... b5 $5) 14. Qd3 Nh5 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Be6 18. e5 Rad8 19. Ne4 Bd5 20. N2c3 Qe6 21. Nxd5 cxd5 22. Nc5 Qc8 23. Qf3 {1-0 (23) Sokolov,I (2650)-Kenney,D (2021) Ottawa 2013}) ({RR} 10... Ne4 11. Bxe7 Nxc3 12. Bxd8 Nxd1 13. Rxd1 Rxd8 14. Kf2) ({RR} 10... Nh5 11. Bf2) 11. O-O {I prefer the White side in this structure. Black must, sooner or later, play c6-c5 and be left with an isolated pawn in the centre. The alternative is to allow White to play e3-e4 and that looks even worse. White has no similar reason not to play e3-e4.} Nb6 $146 ({Black should seek counterplay in a more dynamic manner. Slow building up will only further White's case. Perhaps} 11... b4 $5 12. Na4 Nb6 13. Nc5 (13. Rc1 Ng4 $1 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Nxb6 Nxe3 16. Qa4 Bf5 17. Nxa8 Bxd3 18. Rfe1 Bb5 19. Qa5 Nxg2 {, is a long, forced and - if the engine is to be believed - equal line.}) (13. Bf2 $5) 13... Nfd7 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. Bf2 c5 $1 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Rc1 Nc4 {, could be a way to force one's way out of trouble. After} 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Rxc4 Rc8 20. Nd4 Qg5 {Black's activity looks to be enough to make up for the missing pawn.}) ({RR} 11... a5 12. e4 b4 13. Na4 dxe4 14. fxe4 Ng4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qc1 Qd6 17. Qf4 Qxf4 18. Rxf4 Ngf6 19. Rc1 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. Ng3 Re8 22. e5 Nd5 23. Rf3 f6 24. exf6 N5xf6 25. Nf5 Re2 26. Rf2 {Sevcikova,L (2060)-Mihelic,V (2117) Terme Catez SLO 2024 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 11... a5 12. e4 b4 13. Na4 dxe4 14. fxe4 Ng4 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qc1 Qd6 17. Qf4 Qxf4 18. Rxf4 Ngf6 19. Rc1 Ba6 20. Bxa6 Rxa6 21. Ng3 Re8 22. e5 Nd5 23. Rf3 f6 24. exf6 N5xf6 25. Nf5 Re2 26. Rf2 {Sevcikova,L (2060)-Mihelic,V (2117) Terme Catez SLO 2024 1-0 (34)}) 12. Bf2 $1 a5 (12... b4 13. Na4 Nxa4 14. Qxa4 Qb6 15. Rfc1 (15. a3 $5) 15... Bd7 16. Qc2 Rfc8 17. Qd2 (17. Bf5 $5) 17... a5 {is only a little better for White.}) (12... Nc4 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Rad1 Re8 15. Ng3 {and e3-e4 is hanging in the air.}) 13. Ng3 $1 {Now b5-b4 can be met with ?ce2.} (13. Nc1 {makes the back ranks more crowded, but is also possible.}) 13... b4 14. Nce2 c5 {As I mentioned before; Black cannot do without this move in the long run.} 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Rc1 Nbd7 17. Nd4 (17. Nf4 $5 Qb6 18. Re1 Re8 19. Bf5 {[%CAl Gf4d5]} Qd6 (19... Rxe3 $4 20. Rxc5 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Nxc5 22. Nxd5 $18) 20. Qd2 {looks like a more direct and possibly better way to exploit Black's weak points.}) 17... Qb6 18. Re1 {Harikrishna is playing the White side in copybook style; not hurrying, while guiding the pieces towards the best squares. This move makes the ?d4 free to move, while opening up a slot for the knight and bishop on f1.} Re8 19. Bb1 $5 ({Even more active is} 19. Bc2 Nf8 20. Ba4 Bd7 21. Ngf5 {, but after} h5 {, intending ...g6, it is not clear how White will continue. In the bigger scheme of things, White would prefer to keep the light-squared bishops and exchange the dark-squared ones...}) (19. Ngf5 Ba6 20. g4 $6 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Ne5 22. Qe2 Bf8 $132) 19... a4 {Black's advanced queenside pawns are a mixed blessing. On one hand they can create tactical possibilities with b4-b3 or a4-a3 (aiming for the c3-square), but the downside is that they will become (very) weak in the endgame. A similar situation can arise in the King's Indian, when Black pushes the a- and b-pawns forward.} 20. Qc2 {White wants to provoke g7-g6, but Black should be happy to be provoked.} (20. b3 $5 a3 21. Qd2 Ba6 22. Bd3 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Rac8 24. Nge2 {The b4-pawn looks too weak to my liking, but Black has plenty of activity, so perhaps it is balanced.}) 20... Ra5 $5 (20... g6 21. Qd2 Ba6 22. b3 axb3 23. axb3 Rac8 24. Nge2 Ne5 25. Nf4 {is possibly balanced, but I keep worrying about the b4-pawn.}) 21. Nge2 Nf8 $2 {This is a part of the old undermine-d4-with-everything-you-have-plan, but at this moment the most important thing is to keep White from pushing the bishop away from c5 with ?f4-d3. It's a small slip, but it has huge implications.} ({It was better to play} 21... Ne5 22. Nf4 Bd7 {, when after} 23. Red1 (23. Nd3 Nxd3 24. Qxd3 Raa8 {is quite OK for Black, since the bishop on b1 is out of play.}) 23... g6 24. b3 Rc8 25. Qe2 Re8 {Black has no active plan (that doesn't hurt himself), but it's quite possible that White has none either.}) 22. Nf4 {[%CAl Gf4d3] Black has no good way to deal with ?f4-d3.} Bd7 23. Nd3 Bd6 24. Bg3 $1 {With the dark-squared bishops gone, d4, c5, e5, c7 and not least b4, all become weak. Now White has a steady advantage.} Bxg3 25. hxg3 Rc8 26. Qd2 Rb8 27. g4 Ne6 28. Ne5 $1 {[%CAl Ge5c6]} Rc5 29. Nxe6 Rxc1 (29... Bxe6 30. Qd4 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Qxd4 32. exd4 Nd7 {would almost be OK for Black if the queenside pawns hadn't gone berserk earlier:} 33. Nc6 Rb6 34. Kf2 $16 {[%csl Ra4,Rb4]}) 30. Rxc1 Qxe6 31. Qd4 {White has more space on the kingside, a great blockade on d4 and the c-file. Black has two weaknesses in b4 and d5.} Qd6 (31... Re8 32. Nxd7 Nxd7 33. Bf5 Qd6 34. Bxd7 Qxd7 35. e4 Rd8 36. Rd1 $16) 32. Nd3 Ne8 {This makes matter worse, but it is already very hard to defend Black's position.} 33. Rc5 Rb5 $6 (33... Bb5 $5 $16) 34. Rxb5 Bxb5 35. Qxb4 Qa6 36. Nc5 Qc6 37. Bf5 Nf6 38. b3 (38. Kf2 g6 39. Bc2 h5 $1 40. gxh5 Nxh5 {is less clear than one might expect. For instance:} 41. Bxa4 $2 Bxa4 42. Nxa4 Qc2+ 43. Kg1 Qc1+ 44. Kh2 Qxe3 $11) 38... axb3 39. Nxb3 g6 40. Bb1 Nd7 41. Kf2 Bc4 42. Na5 $1 ({Another line that shows just how many tricks there are in chess:} 42. Nd4 Qf6 43. a4 Nc5 $1 44. Bc2 (44. Qxc5 Qh4+ 45. Kg1 Qe1+ $11) (44. a5 $5) 44... Qh4+ 45. Kg1 Qe7 46. Qc3 Bd3 $1 47. Qd2 $1 Bxc2 48. Nxc2 Nxa4 49. Qxd5 Nc5 {and Black has excellent chances of survival.}) 42... Qc7 43. Nxc4 dxc4 44. a4 Nb6 45. Bc2 Nd5 46. Qd2 Qc6 $2 {I presume Adams was disillusioned with his play. This doesn't seem like him. Now the game is just over.} 47. Be4 $1 c3 48. Qd1 $1 Qb7 (48... Qc4 49. Bxd5 c2 50. Qc1 Qxd5 51. Qxc2 $18) 49. Kg1 c2 50. Qxc2 Qb4 51. Qb1 {With this win Harikrishna moved up to a 50% score. I believe he will do better than that in the end.} 1-0 [Event "Dortmund SuperGM 39th"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "2011.07.25"] [Round "5"] [White "Le, Quang Liem"] [Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2764"] [Annotator "Le,Quang Liem"] [PlyCount "141"] [EventDate "2011.07.21"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 144"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2011.09.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Marin,Mihail} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 ({An alternative is} 6... Bb4 {with similar play to the Ragozin Defence.}) 7. Qc2 (7. e3 {is premature, as Black can exchange his knight for White's bishop favourably.} Nh5 8. Bg5 Qb6 9. Qc2 h6) 7... Nh5 ({If} 7... Be7 {then White has time for} 8. h3 {keeping his strong bishop from exchanging} O-O 9. e3 $14 {Later on White can even consider castling long and starting an offensive with his pawns on the kingside.}) 8. Bd2 $146 Nhf6 (8... Bd6 {allows} 9. e4 {with active play for White.}) ({After} 8... Be7 {Black must reckon with} 9. h3 $5 O-O 10. g4 Nhf6 11. Bf4 $13) 9. Bf4 ({In this kind of position White would not like to play e3 when his bishop remains passive on d2.} 9. e3 Bd6 10. Bd3 O-O) 9... Nh5 10. Bg5 {So White has to force the exchange of bishops.} Be7 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. e3 {In the Carlsbad structure like this, White usually has two plans: either to castle short and start a minority pawn attack, or to castle long and attack on the kingside.} Nb6 {Black keeps his position flexible and open for all possibilities.} (12... O-O $6 {would be a slight positional mistake, as after} 13. Bd3 g6 {White can choose} 14. O-O-O $5 {with good attacking prospect. The g6-pawn now becomes a target. It looks like White can open the kingside quite fast.} (14. O-O)) ({RR} 12... g6 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O Re8 15. a3 a5 16. Na4 Ra7 17. Rac1 Nhf6 18. Nd2 h5 19. Rfe1 h4 20. h3 Kg7 21. Bd3 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. f3 Nf6 24. fxe4 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Qxe4 26. Nxe4 Rxe4 27. Kf2 {Le,Q (2722)-Salem,A (2684) Biel 2022 1-0 (55)}) ({RR} 12... g6 13. O-O-O Ndf6 14. Bd3 Ng7 15. h3 Bf5 16. Bxf5 Nxf5 17. g4 Nd6 18. Ne5 Nd7 19. Nd3 Ne4 {½-½ (17) Gligoric,S-Pachman,L Warsaw 1947}) 13. Ne5 (13. Bd3 {is not good now because of} Nf4 $1 {White does not have the intermediate check on h7 (comparing to the line 12...0-0)}) (13. Be2 {is pretty slow:} Bg4 14. O-O Nf6 {Black should be fine.}) ({RR} 13. Be2 Bg4 14. Ne5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Nf6 16. O-O O-O 17. Rfc1 Nfd7 18. Nxd7 Nxd7 19. Rc2 Rae8 20. Qd3 f5 21. Re2 Rf6 22. Rae1 Qf7 23. f3 Rf8 24. b3 g5 25. Rf2 Qg6 26. Ree2 Re6 27. Rf1 Rfe8 {Lentrodt,T (2250)-Kvetny,M (2415) Austria 2018 1-0 (47)}) ({RR} 13. O-O-O Nf6 ({RR} 13... g6 {RR} 14. h3 ({RR} 14. Bd3 Bg4) 14... Bf5 15. Qb3 Nf6 16. Ne5 Nfd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Qa3 Qe7 19. Qxe7+ Kxe7 20. g4 Be6 21. Bd3 h5 22. f3 ({RR} 22. g5 h4 23. f3 Rad8 24. Kb1 Kf8 25. b3 Kg7 26. Kb2 Nc8) 22... Rh7 23. Ne2 ({RR} 23. g5) 23... hxg4 24. hxg4 Rah8) ({RR} 13... Bg4 14. h3 ({RR} 14. Re1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 g6 16. Bh3 Qh4 17. Bg2 O-O-O 18. Kb1) 14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 g6 16. Kb1 O-O-O 17. h4 Kb8 18. Qb3 Nc8 ({RR} 18... Rhe8) 19. Na4 Nd6 20. Nc5 Ng7 21. Rc1 h5 22. Rc3 Ne6 ({RR} 22... Rhe8) ({RR} 22... Ka8) 23. Qb4 ({RR} 23. Nxe6 Qxe6 24. Rxc6 Qf5+ 25. Bd3 Qxf3 26. Rf1 Ne4 27. Rc2 Rc8) 23... Ka8 24. Ra3 Nc8 25. Bd3 Rhe8 26. Rb3 Nd6 27. Rc1 Rc8 28. Ra3) 14. Bd3 ({RR} 14. h3 Ne4) 14... Be6 ({RR} 14... Bg4) 15. h3 O-O-O 16. Kb1 Kb8 17. Nd2 ({RR} 17. Rc1 Ne8 18. Na4 Nxa4 19. Qxa4 Nd6 20. Rc3 Rhe8 21. Ra3 Nc8 22. Rc1 Qf6) 17... Rc8 18. Nb3 Nfd7 19. Ne2 ({RR} 19. f3 c5 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 22. Qf2 Ka8 23. g4 Rhc8 24. Nb5 Bd7 25. Nd4 Nc4 26. Bxc4 dxc4 27. Ne2 b5) 19... c5 ({RR} 19... h5 20. h4 ({RR} 20. Rc1 h4 21. Rhe1 g5 22. Ng1 f6 23. Nf3 Rhe8) ({RR} 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21. dxc5 Nd7 22. b4 Ne5 23. Nd4 h4) 20... c5 21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Nxc5 Rxc5 23. Qd2 Rhc8 24. Nd4 Bg4 25. Rde1 ({RR} 25. f3 Bd7) 25... Nc4 26. Bxc4 dxc4 27. f3 ({RR} 27. Qc3 Qe4+ 28. Qc2 Bf5) 27... c3 28. bxc3 Bd7 29. Rc1 Ba4) 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 22. Qd2 Rhc8 23. Nd4 Nc4 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Qc3 Bd7 26. f3 f5 27. Rhe1 Rd5 {Nakamura,H (2787)-Aronian,L (2792) Paris 2016 CBM 173 [Marin,Mihail] 1-0 (61)} ({RR} 27... Re5 28. g4)) ({RR} 13. Be2 g6 14. O-O Bf5 15. Qd2 Nf6 16. Ne5 Nbd7 17. Nxd7 Bxd7 18. Bd3 a5 19. f3 O-O 20. e4 dxe4 21. fxe4 Be6 22. e5 Nd5 23. Ne4 f5 24. Nd6 Nb4 25. Bb1 Nd5 26. a3 Kh8 27. Bc2 f4 {Xiong,J (2656)-Sarana,A (2668) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (49)}) 13... g6 14. O-O-O Bf5 15. Qe2 Nf6 16. g4 Be6 17. f3 O-O-O {Of course Black does not want to castle on the opposite side. His king feels much safer on the queenside.} (17... h5 $5 {might be a good try, with the idea of exchanging a pair of knights; that makes Black's game easier.} 18. g5 Nfd7 19. Nxd7 Bxd7 20. h4 O-O-O $11) 18. h4 Nfd7 ({Now} 18... h5 {makes no sense, because White can play simply} 19. g5 Nfd7 20. Nd3) 19. Nd3 Rhe8 20. Bg2 {Both sides manoeuvre slowly. White has a slight space advantage and Black is very solid.} f6 21. Qf2 Qd6 22. Kb1 Kb8 {Trying to improve all the pieces by putting them on their best squares.} 23. Ka1 {White would wish to play e4, but first he has to protect the g4-pawn. But that is not so easy to accomplish along with a harmonious development of the pieces. So I decided to make a "waiting" prophylactic move.} (23. g5 Bf5 $13) 23... h6 24. Rhg1 Bf7 $6 {A mistake, perhaps underestimating White's next move.} (24... g5 {is more logical:} 25. Bh1 Re7 26. f4 {The position is dynamically equal.}) 25. g5 hxg5 26. hxg5 f5 $6 (26... fxg5 {is stronger:} 27. Bh3 Rh8 28. Bxd7 Nxd7 29. Rxg5 {though White is still positionally better.}) 27. e4 $1 {Now the game enters a concrete phase, with lots of possible tactics.} dxe4 28. fxe4 Ka8 (28... fxe4 {is bad because of} 29. Nxe4 Qe6 30. Qg3+ Ka8 31. b3 Nc8 $8 32. Rgf1 $16 {White pieces dominate the board.}) ({The correct defence seems to be} 28... Bc4 $5 29. exf5 Bxd3 (29... gxf5 30. Nf4) 30. Rxd3 gxf5 31. Qxf5 Ne5 32. Rdd1 Nec4 {but White is also clearly better after} 33. Qf2 $1) 29. Nc5 ({The best move is} 29. exf5 $1 gxf5 30. Nf4 $16 {with the idea to answer} (30. Qxf5 Bh5) 30... Nf8 {with} 31. d5) 29... Nc4 $6 {This move looks tempting, but it falls short for a tactical reason.} 30. Nb3 $2 {Returning the faavour. This "human move" almost spoils all of White's advantages. But it was not easy to calculate everything in such a complicated positon, escpecially when both sides were low on time.} ({I saw} 30. exf5 {but rejected it because I thought Black might be able to hold after} Ne3 (30... Nxc5 31. dxc5 Qe5 32. Be4 $16) (30... gxf5 $2 31. Nb5 $1) 31. N5e4 (31. Nb5 Nxd1 32. Rxd1 Qe7 $8 (32... Qb8 33. Na6) (32... Qh2 33. Nxb7 Bd5 34. Nxd8 Rxd8 35. Rg1 gxf5 36. Nc3) 33. Nc7+ Kb8 34. Nxe8 Nxc5 35. Qg3+ Kc8 36. Nf6 gxf5 37. Bh3 $16) 31... Nxd1 32. Nxd6 Nxf2 33. Nxf7 gxf5 34. Nxd8 Rxd8 35. Rf1 Ng4 36. Rxf5 Ne3 37. Rf2 $16 {In fact, although it's far from winning, White is still much better.}) 30... Qb4 (30... Bg8 $5 31. d5 cxd5 32. Nb5 Qb8 33. exf5 a6 {Black is quite close to equality.}) 31. d5 (31. exf5 Ne3) 31... Qb6 $6 {Under strong pressure, Black decides to sacrifice a pawn in order to exchange queens, but this turns out to be a serious compromise.} ({The correct defence is} 31... cxd5 32. exf5 Qb6 $1 (32... Ne3 33. Rd4 {(this's why White had to play 31.d5 before taking the f5 pawn - to take the d4-square for the rook)} Qb6 34. fxg6 Qxg6 35. Be4 dxe4 36. Qxe3 $14) 33. Qxb6 Ndxb6 34. f6 Ne3 35. Rd2 Nbc4 36. Rf2 Re5 $11) (31... c5 32. exf5 (32. d6 $5) 32... gxf5 (32... Ne3 33. Rde1 Nxf5 34. Bh3) 33. Qxf5 $14) 32. Qxb6 Ndxb6 33. dxc6 {Now White is just a pawn up.} Rxd1+ 34. Nxd1 fxe4 35. cxb7+ Kb8 36. Nc3 Re5 $6 (36... Nd6 37. Nc5 Re5 38. N5xe4 (38. Rd1 Rxc5 39. Rxd6 Kxb7 40. Bxe4+ Kc7 41. Rf6 Be8 42. Bxg6 Bd7 43. Be4 Rxg5 {Black should be able to hold this if he plays accurately.}) 38... Nxb7 39. Rf1 $14) 37. Bxe4 Nd6 38. Nd4 $16 Rc5 (38... Rxe4 39. Nxe4 Nxe4 40. Nc6+ Kxb7 41. Nd8+ $18) 39. Rf1 (39. Bh1 {is stronger, with the following forced variation} Nxb7 40. Nc6+ Kc7 41. Nxa7 Nd6 42. Rc1 $1 {(I failed to see this key move)} Kd7 43. Rd1 Kc7 44. Rxd6 $1 Kxd6 45. Ne4+ Kd5 46. Nxc5+ Kxc5 47. Nc6 $18 {White should win without much difficulty.}) 39... Nxe4 40. Nxe4 Rc4 41. Rd1 Bd5 42. Nd6 Rc7 43. Rf1 Bxb7 44. Rf8+ (44. b3 $5 Nc8 45. Nxb7 Rxb7 46. Rf6 $16 {is perhaps a better version than the text move.}) 44... Nc8 45. b4 Rd7 46. Nc6+ Kc7 47. Nxb7 Kxb7 48. Rf6 Rd6 49. Ne5 Rd5 50. Nf3 (50. Nf7 Ne7 51. Re6 Nc6 52. b5 Nd4 53. Rxg6 Nxb5 54. Kb2 $16) 50... Rd3 51. Kb2 Nb6 52. Ne5 Rd5 53. Nf7 a5 $6 (53... Rd7 {is more stubborn} 54. Kb3 (54. Nd6+ $4 Rxd6) 54... Nd5 55. Rf3 Re7 56. Kc4 Ne3+ 57. Kd3 Ng4 58. Kd4 $16) 54. bxa5 Rb5+ 55. Ka1 Rxa5 56. Rxg6 {And White is two healthy pawns up. The rest is just a matter of technique.} Rc5 57. Kb2 Rb5+ 58. Kc3 Ra5 59. Nd6+ Kc7 60. Kb3 Rd5 61. Ne8+ Kb7 62. Rg7+ Kc6 63. Rc7+ Kb5 64. g6 Rg5 65. Nd6+ Ka6 66. g7 Rg3+ 67. Kc2 Nd5 68. Rf7 Rg2+ 69. Kb3 Ne3 70. Ne8 Rg3 71. Rf3 1-0 [Event "WchT 8th"] [Site "Ningbo"] [Date "2011.07.25"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2663"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2011.07.17"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "CHN"] [SourceTitle "CBM 144"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2011.09.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"] [BlackTeam "Armenia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"] [BlackTeamCountry "ARM"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. a3 {A rare move order.} (6. Nf3 {leads to a usual position.}) 6... b6 (6... c6 {is illogical in the ?f4 setup, e.g.} 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. h3 b6 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Bb7 12. Qc2 Nf6 13. Be5 h6 14. g4 Ne4 15. h4 c5 16. Rd1 c4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 Qd5 19. g5 hxg5 20. hxg5 Bxg5 21. f3 $40 {1-0 Nielsen,P (2680)-Sethuraman,S (2455)/Helsingor 2009/CBM 131 Extra (26)}) (6... a6 7. c5 $1 b6 8. b4 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 a5 11. Nf3 c6 12. Ne5 f6 13. Nd3 Nd7 14. Be2 Ba6 15. Bg3 Bxd3 16. Bxd3 axb4 17. axb4 Rxa1+ 18. Qxa1 Qa8 19. O-O b5 20. e4 $14 {1-0 Shimanov,A (2586)-Hemant,S (2247)/Chennai IND 2011/The Week in Chess 874 (34)}) (6... dxc4 7. Bxc4 Nbd7 8. Nb5 Ne8 9. Nf3 a6 10. Nc3 Nef6 11. e4 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. b4 a5 14. Nxb5 axb4 15. Bxc7 Qc8 16. Rc1 Bxe4 17. Nd6 Bxd6 18. Bxd6 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qb7 20. axb4 $14 {1/2 Murey,J (2465)-Shchekachev,A (2522)/Paris 2003/CBM 099 (36)}) (6... c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Nf3 {leads to one of the main D37 theoretical lines but not everyone likes to play it with ...c7-c5!}) 7. g4 $146 {[%mdl 8] "A creative approach", we could say but g2-g4 is now tried in so many positions that it has become a typical balance-breaking method! Quiet alternatives include:} (7. Rc1 dxc4 (7... c5 $5) 8. Qf3 c6 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. Nge2 Qd7 11. O-O c5 12. Qh3 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Nxa6 14. Qf3 c4 15. Rfd1 Nd5 16. Be5 b5 17. e4 Nxc3 18. Qxc3 $14 {1/2 Moradiabadi,E (2571)-Enchev,I (2441)/Aghios Kirykos 2010/CBM 137 Extra (33)}) (7. cxd5 {A very typical reply to ...b7-b6 "killing" Black's eventual b7-bishop at once.} Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Nf3 c5 10. Ne5 (10. Bd3 {is more normal}) 10... f6 11. Nf3 Nc6 (11... c4 $5 {[%CAl Rc8f5] was a logical way to take advantage of White's loss of time}) 12. Bb5 Na5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. Be2 Be6 16. Qc2 Nb3 17. Rd1 Rfd8 18. Bd3 h6 19. O-O Bd6 20. Bxd6 Rxd6 21. Nh4 $14 {[%csl Rg6,Rh7] 1-0 Hammer,J (2585)-King,D (2494)/England 2010/EXT 2011 (32)}) ({RR} 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O Be6 12. Bb5 Na5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. b4 Qb6 15. Qa4 a6 16. Bd3 cxb4 17. Nd4 b3 18. Rab1 Qc5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qd7 Rf6 21. Be5 Rd8 {Nakamura,H (2787)-Caruana,F (2795) Saint Louis 2016 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 7. Nb5 Na6 8. Rc1 c6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Nc7 12. Nf3 Ne6 13. Be5 c5 14. O-O g6 15. h3 c4 16. Bb1 a6 17. Nd2 Nd7 18. Bh2 f5 19. f4 b5 20. g4 Kh8 21. Nf3 Qb6 {Rakhmanov,A (2585)-Nigmatov,O (2459) Tashkent UZB 2026 1-0 (47)}) ({RR} 7. Rc1 c5 8. Nf3 Bb7 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 c4 12. Bb1 b5 13. h4 g6 14. h5 g5 15. Nh4 Bc8 16. Bxb8 Rxb8 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 b4 19. axb4 Rxb4 20. Rc2 h6 21. O-O Qd6 {Mamedyarov,S (2764)-Harikrishna,P (2719) ICC INT 2020 ½-½}) 7... Bb7 (7... c5 $5 {looks more energetic (here or on the next move). The b8-knight could then go to c6 or d7 depending on the situation.}) 8. Bg2 Nbd7 (8... c5 $5) 9. h4 Ne4 $146 ({RR} 9... Qc8 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. Ne2 c5 14. h5 Qc6 15. Ng3 Rfe8 16. Nf5 Bf6 17. O-O g6 18. Nh6+ Kf8 19. Qf3 Re7 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Kg2 Bg7 22. Rh1 Qe6 23. g5 Ke8 24. Ng8 {Sadorra,J (2514)-Baryshpolets,A (2548) Dallas 2016 1-0 (51)}) 10. Nge2 Nxc3 {Suddently it turns out that White's pieces are placed quite harmoniously, and Black's task is not easy, e.g.} (10... Bxh4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Qc2 f5 (12... e5 13. Bxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 f5 15. Nf4 $1 {[%CAl Rg4f5,Rf4e6]}) 13. c5 Bd5 $140 14. gxf5 exf5 15. Nc3 $16) (10... c5 11. g5 $1 (11. Nxe4 $143 dxe4 12. Nc3 cxd4 13. exd4 Rc8 14. b3 e5 $1 15. dxe5 Nc5 $44) 11... cxd4 12. exd4 {e.g.} Rc8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Rc1 $36) 11. Nxc3 c5 12. g5 $1 {[%csl Rd7] It is essential to restrict Black's knight.} (12. cxd5 $143 cxd4 13. Qxd4 (13. exd4 $2 Nf6 $1 $17) 13... Bf6 $132) 12... b5 $6 {The arising complications will be favourable for White.} (12... cxd4 $142 13. exd4 Re8 $14 {[%CAl Yd7f8]}) 13. cxd5 b4 (13... Nb6 $5 {may be better but still not enough:} 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. b4 Be7 17. O-O Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxc8 Qxc8 20. Bxd5 Rd8 21. Qc1 $1 ({even better than} 21. Bxe6 Qxe6 22. Qf3) 21... exd5 22. Qxc8 Rxc8 23. Rd1 Rd8 24. Rc1 $1 $16 {[%CAl Rc1c7]}) 14. axb4 cxb4 15. Nb5 Qb6 {An attempt to mess up the matters; otherwise White keeps material or a positional advantage:} (15... Bxd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Nc7 Rc8 18. Nxd5 $16) (15... a6 16. Nc7 Rc8 17. O-O $1 Rxc7 18. d6 Bxg2 19. dxe7 Qxe7 20. Bxc7 Bxf1 21. Qxf1 $16) (15... Nb6 16. Nc7 Nxd5 $1 (16... Rc8 17. Rxa7) 17. Bxd5 $1 Bxd5 18. O-O Rc8 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. Rxa7 $16) 16. Nc7 (16. Qa4 $1 $16 {may be better}) 16... Rac8 17. O-O $1 e5 $1 (17... Rxc7 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. Rxa7 Qb8 20. Rxb7 Qxb7 21. d6 $18) 18. dxe5 $1 Rxc7 19. d6 Bxg2 20. Kxg2 Bxd6 21. exd6 {White keeps an extra passed pawn but, surprisingly, it is very difficult to convert it!} Rc5 $2 {Perhaps an error on the scoresheet..} (21... Rc4 $1) 22. Rc1 $2 (22. e4 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rf4e3]}) 22... Rxc1 23. Qxc1 Qb7+ 24. f3 Rc8 25. Qd2 a5 26. Ra1 (26. Rc1 Rxc1 27. Qxc1 a4 28. Qc7 Qb5 29. Kg3 g6 30. e4 Nf8 31. Qa7 Nd7 {, and it is unclear how to win.}) 26... Qb5 27. b3 Rc3 28. Qa2 h5 29. Kg3 Rc5 30. Qd2 Rc3 31. Rc1 $5 {An attempt to make progress.} (31. Qd1 g6 32. Ra2 Kh7 33. Qa1 Rc5) 31... Rxb3 (31... Qc6 32. e4) 32. Rc8+ Kh7 33. Qc2+ Qd3 (33... Rd3 34. Re8 $1 {[%CAl Yc2c8,Ye8e7]}) 34. Qxd3+ Rxd3 35. Rc7 Nb6 36. Be5 Kg6 $2 {The last mistake. White now wins a piece and the game.} (36... Rd5 $1 37. f4 Kg8 $1 {, and White's win is still under doubt} ({but not} 37... Kg6 $2 38. e4)) 37. Bd4 b3 38. Rb7 $1 Nd7 39. Rxd7 a4 40. Rb7 a3 41. d7 Rxd4 42. exd4 a2 43. d8=Q a1=Q 44. Qb6+ Kh7 45. d5 1-0 [Event "Julian Borowski-A 4th"] [Site "Essen"] [Date "2002.05.22"] [Round "6"] [White "Dautov, Rustem"] [Black "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2636"] [BlackElo "2674"] [Annotator "Dautov,Rustem"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2002.05.16"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "16"] [SourceTitle "CBM 090"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.09.20"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bg5 c5 $5 {Diesem seltenen Plan hält Kasimdzhanov die Treue. Mit dem Übergang in eine Isolani-Stellung versucht Schwarz die Nachteile des frühen ?d1-c2 aufzuspüren.} ({Das übliche} 7... c6 {führt zu der Abtausch-Variante.}) 8. e3 ({Oder} 8. dxc5 Qa5 9. Nd4 Qxc5 10. Nb3 Qd6 11. e3 Be6 12. Be2 Nc6 13. Rd1 h6 14. Bf4 Qd8 15. O-O Rc8 16. a3 a6 17. Bf3 Qb6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. exd4 Rfd8 20. Rfe1 Qa5 $11 {, und die Stellung ist ausgeglichen, Khenkin,I-Kasimdzhanov,R/Moscow 2001.}) 8... cxd4 $146 {Eine logische und starke Neuerung. Weniger überzeugend wirkte dagegen 8...?c6 wegen 9.dxc5.} (8... Nc6 9. dxc5 h6 (9... Qa5 10. Bb5 (10. O-O-O $5 Be6 11. Bb5 a6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Na4 $16) 10... a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. O-O (12. Nd4 Qxc5) 12... Qxc5 13. Rac1 $14) 10. Bh4 (10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. O-O-O Be6 12. Bc4 Nb4 13. Qb3 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Na6 15. Bxd5 Nxc5 16. Qb4 Qc7 $44 {Quinteros,M-Andersson,U/Biel 1985}) 10... Bxc5 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nxd5 Bb4+ 13. Nxb4 Nxb4 14. Qd2 a5 {De Castro,E-Cassidy,R/Havana 1966} 15. a3 $1 Rd8 16. Qc1 Nd3+ 17. Bxd3 Rxd3 18. O-O Bf5 19. Nd4 $16) 9. Nxd4 h6 10. Bh4 Nc6 11. Nxc6 $146 (11. Rd1 Nxd4 12. Rxd4 Be6 13. Be2 Rc8 $11 {??e4}) ({RR} 11. Rd1 Bg4 12. Be2 Nxd4 13. Rxd4 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 g5 15. Bg3 Bc5 16. Rd3 Qe7 17. O-O Rad8 18. Rfd1 Qe6 19. Qc2 Bb4 20. a3 Bxc3 21. Rxc3 Ne4 22. Rc7 h5 23. Rxb7 h4 24. Bc7 Rd7 25. Rc1 Rc8 {Mirzanurov,B (2198)-Amirkhanov,R (2246) Kazan 2006 ½-½ (60)}) 11... bxc6 12. Be2 Be6 13. O-O {Ich entschied mich kurz vor der Partie, diese Stellung zu spielen. Weiß hat zwar keinen Eröffnungsvorteil, seine Figuren sind aber recht gut platziert für das Spiel gegen die Hängebauern, die nach dem baldigem c6-c5 entstehen werden.} Qa5 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Rd2 $6 {Geradelinig gespielt. Ich wollte dem Gegner c6-c5 maximal erschweren. Es gab aber eine andere, feinere Art, dagegen vorzugehen.} (15. Rac1 Rab8 16. Na4 c5 $1 (16... Rb4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. a3 $16) 17. b3 (17. Nxc5 $4 Rdc8 $19) 17... c4 $11) (15. a3 $1 {?b4 Weiß erzwingt c6-c5, um mit dem Vorstoß b2-b4 zu kontern.} c5 16. Bf3 Rab8 ({Das Gegenspiel nach} 16... g5 $2 {ist ungenügend um die Schächung des schwarzen Königs zu kompensieren.} 17. Bg3 g4 18. Be2 d4 19. exd4 cxd4 20. b4 Qh5 21. Nb5 Rac8 22. Qa4 $16 {×d4}) 17. Bg3 $1 Bd6 (17... Rb7 18. b4 $1 cxb4 19. axb4 Qb6 (19... Qxb4 $4 20. Rab1 $18) 20. b5 $14) (17... Rbc8 18. Be5 $14) 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. b4 $1 Qc7 20. Qd3 Rdd8 21. bxc5 Qxc5 22. Ne2 $14 {, und die entstandene Isolani-Stellung ist etwas angenehmer für Weiß.}) 15... Rd7 {Diese Gegenverdopplung auf der d-Linie sieht sehr logisch aus.} ({Nicht weniger gut war} 15... Rab8 16. Rad1 c5 17. Bf3 (17. b3 c4 $11) 17... Rb4 $1 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Rxd5 Rxd5 21. Bxd5 Rxb2 $11) 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Bf3 $2 {Ein grober Fehler, der Schwarz die Durchsetzung von c6-c5 unter für Weiß sehr ungünstigen Umständen erlaubt.} ({Korrekt war} 17. h3 $1 {??f3} c5 (17... g5 $6 18. Bg3 c5 $2 19. Bb5 $1 Rb7 20. Bc6 Rb4 21. Be5 $1 $16) 18. Bb5 Rb7 $1 (18... Rc7 19. Bc4 g5 20. Bg3 Rb7 (20... Rcd7 $2 21. Bb5 $16) 21. Bb3 $1 c4 22. Ba4 $14) 19. Bc6 Rb4 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Bxd5 Rxb2 $1 22. Qxb2 Bxc3 23. Bxe6 $1 Bxd2 24. Bb3 Bb4 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qe5 {, und die Stellung ist remislich.}) 17... c5 $1 $15 {Erst jetzt begriff ich, was passiert war - der Gewinn des Bauern d5 wird für Weiß mit dem Matt auf der Grundreihe enden! Andererseits droht Schwarz mit großer Kraft d5-d4. Nach einem sehr langen Nachdenken fand ich noch die beste Verteidigung.} 18. Bxf6 {Die Alternativen waren nicht erstrebenswert.} (18. b3 d4 19. Bxf6 (19. Na4 g5 $1 20. Bg3 dxe3 21. Rxd7 exf2+ 22. Bxf2 Rxd7 23. Rxd7 Nxd7 $17) 19... Bxf6 20. Ne4 Be7 21. exd4 cxd4 $17) (18. Qa4 Qxa4 19. Nxa4 g5 20. Bg3 g4 21. Be2 Ne4 22. Rc2 d4 23. Bb5 Bxa2 24. Bxd7 Bb3 $17) 18... Bxf6 19. e4 $1 (19. Nxd5 $4 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 Rxd5 21. Rxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 Qe1#) 19... dxe4 (19... d4 20. Nd5 {ist für Weiß ungefährlich.}) ({Ich befürchtete} 19... Bg5 {, aber nach} 20. exd5 $1 {(Kasimdzhanov)} Bxd2 21. Rxd2 {hat Weiß eine ausreichende Kompensation für die Qualität.}) (19... Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Qxc3 21. bxc3 $11) 20. Rxd7 Bxd7 $6 {Es ist verständlich, daß Schwarz die Türme nicht tauschen will.} ({Dennoch war} 20... Rxd7 $1 {chancenreicher, nach} 21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Bxe4 Be6 23. a3 Bd4 $15 {wäre Weiß zu einer langen passiven Verteidigung verurteilt.}) 21. Nxe4 $1 Bd4 22. b3 {??d2-c4} Bf5 {Die Fesselung sieht unangenehmer aus als sie ist, Weiß kann seinen Springer befreien.} 23. g3 Bg6 24. Kg2 Re8 (24... Qb6 $142 $1) 25. Qd2 $1 Qb6 (25... Qxd2 26. Nxd2 $11 {??c4}) 26. Nc3 $11 Qe6 27. Nb5 Bf5 (27... Be4 28. Nxd4 (28. Qf4 Bxf3+ 29. Qxf3 Qb6 30. Nxd4 cxd4 31. Rd3 $11) 28... Qd5 29. Bxe4 Rxe4 30. Nf3 Rd4 31. Qxd4 cxd4 32. Rxd4 $11) 28. h4 1/2-1/2 [Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "2013.11.11"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Edouard, Romain"] [Black "Hracek, Zbynek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2653"] [BlackElo "2638"] [Annotator "Edouard,Romain"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2013.11.08"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "POL"] [SourceTitle "CBM 158"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.01.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "France"] [BlackTeam "Czech Republic"] [WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"] [BlackTeamCountry "CZE"] 1. d4 {Atalik,Suat} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 {I could not remember any line so I decided to avoid real theory.} exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. Qc2 (7. h3 {was my initial idea, to avoid ...?h5 like in the game, but I became afraid of} Ne4 {which indeed is quite unclear.}) 7... Nh5 8. Bg5 $6 (8. Bd2 {should be played: after 8.?g5 I simply get a classical position a tempo down (usually Black goes ...?h5 when the bishop is already on g5!).}) 8... Be7 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. g3 {In the classical line I would have an extra move (e3 would have been played) so I decided to try to look less stupid and went for a new plan. However I got such a weird position that I'm not sure the mission succeeded!} Nb6 11. Bg2 g6 12. O-O O-O {Now that I had castled on this side Black has no reason to try to castle on the other side - of course.} 13. Rae1 $146 ({RR} 13. Rad1 Bf5 14. Qc1 Nc4 15. Nh4 Be6 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 ({RR} 17. d5 cxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Rxd5 Rac8) 17... Nd6 18. Nc3 ({RR} 18. Qc5 Rfd8 19. Rfe1 Ng7 ({RR} 19... Bxa2 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Re8+)) 18... Rac8 19. d5 ({RR} 19. Rfe1 Qf6 20. Re5) 19... cxd5 20. Qe3 ({RR} 20. Bxd5 Nb5 21. Qe3) 20... Nc4 21. Nxd5 ({RR} 21. Qxa7 Nxb2 22. Nxd5 Qc5 23. Qxc5 Rxc5 24. Ne7+ Kg7 25. Rb1 Nd3) ({RR} 21. Qe2 Nf4) 21... Qxh4 22. gxh4 ({RR} 22. Qh6 Qd8 23. Nf4 Qe7) 22... Nxe3 23. fxe3 Kg7 24. Bf3 Rfd8 25. Nc3 Nf6 26. Rd4 {½-½ (26) Atalik,S (2575)-Rabiega,R (2477) Berlin 2000 EXT 2002 [Atalik,Suat]} {RR} Rxd4 ({RR} 26... Re8 27. Ra4 Bc4 28. Re1 Ba6 29. Rd4) 27. exd4 b5 ({RR} 27... Rd8 28. Rd1 Bd5 29. Kf2) 28. Nxb5 Rb8 29. Nxa7 Rxb2 30. Rf2) 13... Bf5 14. Qc1 (14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Rfe8 16. Ne5 Rad8 $11) 14... Be4 15. Nd2 (15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Ne5 f6 17. Nc4 f5 $11) 15... Bxg2 16. Kxg2 f5 17. Nf3 Nd7 18. Na4 {I decided to go for an equal endgame since my position was starting to become slightly worse.} Nhf6 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. Qxc5 Qxc5 21. dxc5 Ne4 22. Rc1 {The position is completely equal.} f4 (22... a5 $5) 23. Rc2 fxg3 {I am not sure this was useful.} (23... Rae8 24. Nd4 Ng5 $11) 24. hxg3 h5 25. Nd4 Rf6 26. b4 a6 27. a4 Ng5 28. e3 Ne6 29. Nb3 Ng7 {I think an even better plan would have been to keep the knight on e6 and protect b7 with the f-rook if necessary.} ({E.g.} 29... Kg7 30. Na5 Rf7 $11 {and now White is even unable to push b5.}) 30. Re1 Re8 31. Na5 Nf5 32. Rb2 Re7 33. b5 axb5 34. axb5 Kf7 35. bxc6 bxc6 36. Rb6 Rc7 37. e4 dxe4 38. Rxe4 {There is not much to say about the last 8 moves. The game has developed more or less normally.} Ng7 $6 (38... g5 $11) 39. Nb7 g5 $5 (39... Kg8 40. Nd6 $14) 40. Nd6+ Kg6 41. Ra4 Re7 42. Ra2 (42. Rxc6 Re2 $11) (42. Ne4 Rfe6 $11) 42... Nf5 $5 (42... Ne6 43. Rxc6 g4 $1 {should be an easy draw.} ({And not} 43... Nxc5 $2 44. Rxc5 Rxd6 45. Raa5 {which should be almost losing for Black.})) 43. Rxc6 Nxd6 $2 (43... Re1 $1 {with the idea of ...?d4 and ...?f3 would be a draw.}) 44. Rxd6 Rxd6 $2 ({The weird} 44... Re5 $8 {would be the only try, with the idea of} 45. Rxf6+ Kxf6 46. Rc2 Ke7 {and a better version of the game for Black. But of course, as a rule, we say the passed pawn should be as close as possible to the defending king in that kind of position.}) 45. cxd6 Rd7 46. Rd2 {This precise ending is totally lost, for concrete reasons.} g4 (46... Kf7 47. g4 $1 (47. Rd5 $2 g4 48. Kf1 Ke6 49. Rxh5 Rxd6 50. Rh6+ Ke5 51. Rxd6 Kxd6 $11) (47. Kf3 $2 Ke6 48. Ke4 Rxd6 49. Rxd6+ Kxd6 50. Kf5 h4 $11) 47... h4 (47... hxg4 48. Kg3 Ke8 49. Kxg4 Rg7 50. Re2+ $1 Kd8 51. Re5 $18) 48. Rd5 Kf6 49. Kf3 Kg6 50. Ke3 $18) 47. Kf1 Kf7 (47... Kf5 48. Ke2 Ke4 49. Rd1 $22 $18) 48. Ke2 Ke8 (48... Ke6 49. Ke3 Rxd6 50. Rxd6+ Kxd6 51. f4 $18) 49. Ke3 Rf7 (49... Ra7 50. Rd5 $1 Kd7 (50... Ra4 51. Rxh5 $18) 51. Kf4 Ra2 52. Kg5 $18) 50. d7+ Kd8 51. Ke4 Rf3 52. Ke5 {My king is coming to e6 and the black rook cannot stay on the f-file.} Ra3 53. Kf5 Ra5+ 54. Kg6 Rb5 55. Rd4 Ra5 56. Rf4 Kxd7 57. Rf5 Ra8 58. Kxh5 Rg8 59. Re5 $5 Kd6 (59... Rf8 60. Re2 $18) 60. Re4 (60. Re4 Rf8 61. Rf4 $18) 1-0 [Event "FRA-chT Top 12"] [Site "Montpellier"] [Date "2015.06.05"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Giri, Anish"] [Black "Fressinet, Laurent"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2776"] [BlackElo "2712"] [Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2015.05.30"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.06.18"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Bischwiller"] [BlackTeam "Clichy-Echecs 92"] [WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"] [BlackTeamCountry "FRA"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 {The exchange Queen's Gambit Declined is getting a solid reputation, even at the top levels of chess. It was scorned for several years as White was supposed to have a slight advantage from almost every line, but lately it seems that Black's chances of holding are increasing and increasing.} Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 {White has two main development patterns: Nf3 or Ne2, and the position of the knight usually changes his plans completely. The famous "minority attack" on the queenside is much more likely to happen with the knight on f3, as on e2 it does not support the attack well (on f3 it can at least go to e5 and pressure c6). Here White will probably go f3-e4 at some point.} h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 {All the ideas with Nh5 are the reason the exchange variation is gaining some momentum for the black players.} 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qd2 Re8 ({RR} 12... Nb6 13. f3 Qg5 14. Rad1 Nc4 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. e4 Qxd2 17. Rxd2 Nf6 18. Rfd1 b5 19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Nc3 Be6 22. Nxb5 Rab8 23. Nc3 Rb4 24. Rf2 Rfb8 25. Rdd2 h5 26. f4 g6 27. h3 {Kola,V (2061)-Ambartsumova,K (2385) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (84)}) 13. Rae1 Nb6 14. Nc1 (14. Nf4 $5 Nxf4 15. exf4 Qd6 16. Re5 {Giri}) 14... Qg5 $146 (14... Nf6 15. f3 c5 16. Qf2 Bd7 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Nb3 Qb4 19. Rc1 Rac8 20. Rfd1 a5 21. e4 a4 22. Qd4 Qxd4+ 23. Nxd4 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Nxe4 25. Bxe4 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Bc8 27. Kf2 Kf8 28. Rc5 Rd8 29. Ke3 g6 30. g4 Ke7 31. Kd3 Kd6 32. Rb5 Nd7 33. Rd5+ Ke7 34. Rb5 Kd6 35. Kc4 Kc7 36. a3 Nb6+ 37. Kc3 Bd7 38. Rc5+ Kd6 39. Kb4 Rb8 40. Nb5+ Ke7 41. Nd4 Nc8 42. Nb5 Kd8 43. h4 b6 44. Rc1 {Oms Pallisse,J (2440)-Khurtsidze,N (2375) Groningen 1998 ½-½ (79)}) ({RR} 14... Be6 15. f3 Rad8 16. Qf2 Qd6 17. Bb1 Nf6 18. Nd3 Bc8 {½-½ (18) Gawlas,R (2062)-Jirousek,J (2140) Pardubice CZE 2023}) ({RR} 14... Nf6 15. f3 Nc4 16. Qf2 Qb4 17. Re2 a5 18. a3 Qf8 19. e4 Be6 20. e5 Nd7 21. Rfe1 b5 22. a4 b4 23. Nd1 c5 24. Nb3 Nxb2 25. Nxb2 c4 26. f4 cxd3 27. Nxd3 Bf5 28. Ndc5 Nb6 29. Qf3 {So,W (2769)-Abdusattorov,N (2725) chess.com INT 2023 0-1 (49)}) 15. f3 {White's plan isn't subtle: f3, e4 and take control of the center. Black has a few ways to play against this. In the old days it was recommended to play c5 early, but this isn't the best when the dark-squared bishops have already been traded.} Bf5 16. Bxf5 Qxf5 17. e4 Nc4 $1 {Anice intermediate move. Taking on f5 just ruins White's structure, so the queen has to move to a palce where it does not cover g5.} 18. Qe2 Qg5 {Now Nf4 can be annoying,} 19. Qf2 Nf4 20. Kh1 Qd8 21. e5 {White has gained some space, but Black's knight are well positioned and there is a real chance to blockade White's advances.} c5 $6 {The idea of opening the position is not the most accurate. Fressinet should have kept waiting.} (21... Rc8) 22. b3 $1 cxd4 23. Qxd4 Qg5 24. g3 Ne6 25. Qf2 Nb6 {Black has been driven back, and Giri wastes no time.} 26. f4 $16 {[%csl Ge5,Gf4][%CAl Gf4f5,Gf5f6]} Qe7 27. f5 Ng5 28. Qd4 Rac8 29. Nd3 Red8 30. Nb5 $1 Nc4 $5 {Fressinet was feeling the pressure and he decided to liquidate some pieces with some tactics, but Giri was having none of it.} 31. Nf4 (31. bxc4 dxc4 32. Nd6 $1 cxd3 33. h4 $1 $18 (33. Nxc8 Qe8 $1 {Is almost brilliant. The strong threats of Qc6 and Rxc8 give White a bad position.})) 31... Na3 32. Nd6 $1 {Nicely calculated from Giri.} Nc2 (32... Rc7 33. Nxd5 {is beyond hopeless.}) 33. Nxc8 Qd7 34. Qd1 Rxc8 (34... Nxe1 35. Nd6 {and Black's knight finds itself trapped on e1!} Nef3 36. Rxf3 Nxf3 37. Qxf3 $18) 35. Qxd5 $1 $18 Qxf5 (35... Qxd5+ 36. Nxd5 {and Black has no time to take on e1 due to threat of Ne7+, picking up the rook on c8.}) 36. e6 $1 fxe6 37. Rxe6 {It seems like White's pieces are hanging, but everything is under control.} Qxd5+ 38. Nxd5 Kh7 (38... Nxe6 39. Ne7+ Kh7 40. Nxc8 {is resignable, the exchange is too much.}) 39. Re7 Nd4 40. Rc7 Rd8 41. Nf4 {Black has no compensation for the lost exchange and simply resigned.} 1-0 [Event "FIDE World Cup"] [Site "Baku"] [Date "2015.09.14"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Ding, Liren"] [Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2660"] [Annotator "Havasi,Gergo"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2015.09.11"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "AZE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 169"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.11.10"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qd2 $5 {A rare move.} (10. Qc2) (10. O-O) (10. g4 {are the main moves}) 10... Nb6 (10... g6 11. f3 Ndf6 12. O-O-O Be6 13. g4 Ng7 14. h4 (14. g5 Nd7 15. e4 {0-1 (62) Obsivac,J (2335)-Modr,B (2350) Czechia 1995}) 14... h5 15. g5 Nd7 16. e4 $14 {1-0 (63) Wehmeier,S (2394)-Kalka,A (2407) Germany 2006}) 11. f3 g6 (11... O-O 12. O-O {is better for White, because e3-e4 will come and White is very strong in the centre.}) 12. O-O O-O 13. Rae1 (13. e4 Be6 14. Rae1 {transposes.}) 13... Be6 14. e4 dxe4 (14... Ng7 {is a better chance, it's hard to find any convincing move for White.}) ({RR} 14... Rad8 15. e5 f5 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. g4 Ng7 18. Qh6 Nc8 19. Kg2 Nd6 20. h3 Rde8 21. b3 Bd7 22. Kg3 Bf5 23. Qd2 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Re3 {0-1 (24) Wei Yi (2722)-Kravtsiv,M (2598) chess.com INT 2023}) 15. fxe4 Rad8 16. b3 $146 (16. h3 $1 {was the exact move to avoid ...?g4:} Nc4 17. Qc1 Qb4 18. b3 Ne5 19. Bb1 $36 {1/2 (55) Gutman,L (2530)-Andersson,U (2600) Wijk aan Zee 1987}) ({RR} 16. h3 Nc4 17. Qc1 Qb4 18. b3 Ne5 19. Bb1 Rxd4 20. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 21. Qe3 Qxe3+ 22. Rxe3 Rd8 23. Rd1 Re8 24. Rd4 Nf6 25. Re1 Kf8 26. Ra4 a6 27. Rd4 Nfd7 28. Kf2 h5 29. Rc1 Ke7 30. Ne2 h4 {Gutman,L (2530)-Andersson,U (2600) Wijk aan Zee 1987 ½-½ (55)}) 16... Bg4 17. Qe3 $6 (17. Bb1 Rd7 18. h3 Bxe2 19. Nxe2 Ng7 $132) 17... f6 $6 (17... f5 $1 $132) 18. a4 $1 (18. Nf4 $5 Qb4 $13) 18... Qb4 19. Bc2 Bxe2 $6 (19... Rfe8 $13 {was better, keeping the tension.}) 20. Nxe2 Ng7 21. Rd1 $14 Qe7 $6 (21... f5 22. a5 Qxa5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Qg5 $36) 22. Qc3 $1 $36 {White has a serious advantage.} a6 23. Nf4 Kh8 24. Qh3 Qf7 25. Rd3 $1 {With the plan of ?h6 and ?h3.} Nc8 (25... g5 26. Ne2 $16) 26. b4 $1 g5 27. Bb3 Qe8 28. Qh6 $1 (28. Ne6 $1 Nxe6 29. Bxe6 $16) 28... Qxe4 29. Rh3 $18 Ne7 (29... gxf4) 30. Bc2 Qxc2 31. Nd3 Kg8 32. Qxh7+ Kf7 33. Ne5+ Ke6 34. Qxc2 fxe5 35. Rh6+ Kd7 36. Rxf8 Rxf8 37. dxe5 Ne6 38. Rf6 Re8 39. Qh7 1-0 [Event "EU-ch 13th"] [Site "Plovdiv"] [Date "2012.03.30"] [Round "10"] [White "Kuzubov, Yuriy"] [Black "Azarov, Sergei Nikolaevich"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2615"] [BlackElo "2667"] [Annotator "Likavsky,Tomas"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2012.03.20"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "BUL"] [SourceTitle "CBM 148"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2012.05.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 {A very popular line these days.} ({Black avoids} 3... Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 {[%csl Yg5][%CAl Yg5d8]}) 4. cxd5 exd5 {[%CAl Rc1g5,Ge7g5] , which is impossible now.} 5. Bf4 Nf6 ({Also logical is} 5... c6 {[%CAl Ge7d6,Gc8f5,Gg8e7] , but White has scored well in the last top level games:} 6. Qc2 Nf6 (6... Bd6 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. e3 Qg6 9. Qxg6 hxg6 10. b4 a6 11. f3 Nd7 12. Bd3 Ne7 13. Nge2 g5 14. Kf2 Nf6 15. g4 Kd8 16. Kg3 Bd7 17. a4 Nc8 18. h3 Re8 19. Kf2 Nd6 20. a5 Re7 21. Rac1 Nfe8 22. Ng3 g6 23. h4 gxh4 24. Rxh4 f5 25. gxf5 Nxf5 26. Nxf5 gxf5 27. Rh8 Rb8 28. Na4 Kc7 29. Nb6 Be6 30. Rf8 Rf7 31. Rxf7+ Bxf7 32. Bxf5 {1-0 Nakamura,H (2774)-Ponomariov,R (2754)/Saint Louis 2011/CBM 143 (44)}) 7. h3 g6 8. e3 Bf5 9. Qd2 h5 10. Bd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nbd7 12. Nge2 a5 13. O-O O-O 14. f3 b5 15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 Nc5 17. Qf3 Ne6 18. Be3 b4 19. Nb1 Nh7 20. Nd2 Rc8 21. Rad1 Bh4 22. g3 Bf6 23. Nc4 Bg7 24. b3 Qe7 25. Qg2 Nc7 26. Nxa5 Rfe8 27. e5 Nd5 28. Bd2 Red8 29. Nf4 Qa7 30. Nxc6 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2835)-Aronian,L (2805)/Wijk aan Zee 2012/CB04_2012 (43)}) 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 ({Sergei had to solve more problems in this his recent game:} 7. Qb3 Nc6 8. g4 Bxg4 ({Black probably has more chances if he "gets on the crazy train" after:} 8... Nxg4 9. Qxd5 Qc8 10. Qg2 O-O 11. e4 Bxe4 12. Nxe4 Bb4+ 13. Nc3 Qf5 14. Be2 Rfe8 15. Kf1 Nf6 16. Bh6 g6 17. Qg5 Nxd4 18. Rd1 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Ne4 20. Qxf5 Nxf5 21. Bd2 Rad8 22. Be1 {1-0 Aronian,L (2808)-Kramnik,V (2785)/Monte Carlo 2011/CBM 142 (39)}) 9. Qxb7 Bd7 10. Bxc7 Qc8 11. Ba6 Nb4 12. Qxc8+ Bxc8 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Kf1 Rc8 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. Be5 Ne4 17. Nge2 f6 18. Bg3 h5 19. h4 Nd3 20. Kg2 Ke6 21. Rab1 g5 22. Rhd1 Nxb2 23. Nxe4 Nxd1 24. Nc5+ Bxc5 25. dxc5 gxh4 26. Bd6 {1-0 Fridman,D (2660)-Azarov,S (2667)/Jurmala 2012/CB07_2012 (34)}) 7... O-O 8. Ng3 Be6 {[%csl Rg3][%CAl Gc7c5,Yb8c6,Yd5d4,Rg3d4][%mdl 32] You can wonder why for heaven's sake Black plays at first ?f5 and then (after ?g3 with tempo) draws back the ? on to a passive position - e6. The explanation is simple. The ?g3 doesn't cover the d4-square and Black's plan is to break through the centre and equalise.} ({Of course not} 8... Bg6 $2 {just asking for an attack on the black king.} 9. h4 $40 h6 10. Bd3 $5 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 {[%CAl Gg3f5,Ge1c1,Gg2g4]}) 9. Be2 ({A much more popular try is to develop the ? on to a more active position} 9. Bd3 $1 {, which allows White (among other options) sometimes to block the centre - in the event of d5-d4 to answer e3-e4 like here:} c5 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Nb5 (12. Rc1 {also looks promising for White. He was better in these two recent games.} d4 (12... Bb6 13. Na4 h6 14. Ne2 Ne4 15. h3 Re8 16. a3 Rc8 17. b4 $14 {0-1 Volkov,S (2633)-Kornev,A (2530)/Moscow 2012/CB05_2012 (43)}) 13. Nce4 Be7 14. Nf5 ({We aslo already saw} 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. e4 (15. Ne4 $5)) 14... Bxf5 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Bxf5 Re8 17. Qb3 dxe3 18. Bxe3 Nd4 19. Bxd4 Bxd4 20. Rcd1 g6 (20... Qb6 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Qd3+) 21. Qa4 gxf5 22. Rxd4 $14 {1/2 Polak,T (2535)-Prusikin,M (2545)/Austria 2012/CB16_2012 (38)}) 12... Bb6 13. Rc1 d4 14. e4 $5 {[%csl Rb6,Yd3,Rd4]} Ng4 15. Nf5 Nge5 16. Nbd6 Rb8 17. Bb5 $14 {1-0 Rapport,R (2543)-Gustafsson,J (2643)/Caleta 2012/CB05_2012 (47)}) 9... c5 $1 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rc1 $146 ({RR} 12. Bf3 h6 13. h4 Rc8 14. h5 Qd7 15. Rc1 Rfd8 16. Nb5 Bb6 17. Nd6 Rc7 18. Qa4 Nd4 19. Qxd7 Nxf3+ 20. gxf3 Rcxd7 21. Nc8 d4 22. Nxb6 axb6 23. exd4 Rxd4 24. Be3 Rh4 25. Rc7 Bxa2 26. Rxb7 Bc4 {Paasikangas Tella,J (2265)-Garcia Vicente,N (2260) Elista 1998 1-0 (39)}) 12... d4 $1 $11 {So Black has successfully realised his plan. Chances are equal.} 13. Nce4 Bb6 ({Frankly speaking, I don't understand why not} 13... Be7 $1 {which is standard in the position with the ? on d3. On trying to compare the two, but don't see any plus for this position - ? on e2. Black is pretty ok everywhere here below:} 14. Nxf6+ (14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. Rxc5 Nd5 $1 $11) (14. Ng5 $6 dxe3 15. Bxe3 Qxd1 16. Bxd1 Bxa2 $1) 14... Bxf6 15. e4 (15. Ne4 dxe3) 15... Be5 {(the safest)} (15... Bxa2 $5) (15... g5 $5 16. Bd2 d3) 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. f4 d3 $36) 14. Bg5 {Now White can damage Black's pawn structure.} dxe3 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Bxe3 {Well, may be Black wanted the resulting endgame here. He is still ok.} Qxd1 17. Bxd1 (17. Rfxd1 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Bxa2 $11) 17... Rfd8 ({Even now Black could perhaps try} 17... Bxa2 $5 $13 {I don't see a clear way to catch the ?.} 18. b3 Rfd8 19. Ne4 Kg7 20. Nc3 (20. Ra1 Nb4 21. Nc3 (21. Bd2 a5 (21... Bd4)) 21... Bxe3 22. fxe3 Rd2) 20... Bxe3 21. fxe3 Rd2 22. Ne4 Rb2) 18. Ne4 Kg7 19. a3 Rac8 (19... Ne5 $5) 20. Nc5 $1 {Black has done nothing and his opponent has slowly obtained an edge.} Bxc5 21. Rxc5 b6 22. Rc3 $14 {[%csl Yd1,Ye3,Rf6,Rf7,Rh7] ?} Ne5 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Re1 b5 25. h3 a5 26. Be2 Bc4 27. Bd4 ({I would prefer to save the ?.} 27. Bh5 $5 Nd3 28. Re2 $14) (27. Rc1 $5 $14 Rd8 28. Bh5 (28. Rd1 $5 Rc8 29. Bxc4 (29. Kf1) 29... Nxc4 30. Rd5)) 27... Nc6 28. Bg4 Be6 29. Bxe6 fxe6 30. Rc1 Kf7 31. Rc5 b4 32. a4 $1 {[%csl Ra5]} e5 33. Be3 Ke6 {[%csl Ra5,Yc5,Rc8,Ye6,Rg1] Now it seems, that the active black ? can't fully compensate for the active white ?. White now needs just to activate his ?...} 34. g4 {[%CAl Gg1g2,Gg2f3,Gf3e4]} (34. Kh2 $5 {[%CAl Gh2g3,Gg3h4,Gh4h5,Gh5h6]}) 34... f5 $1 {[%CAl Yc8g8]} 35. gxf5+ (35. f4 $5 fxg4 36. hxg4 exf4 37. Bxf4 Ne7 38. Re5+ Kd7 39. Rxa5 Rc2 40. b3 Rc3 41. Rh5 Rxb3 42. Rxh7 Ke6 $11 {[%csl Yb3,Rg1]}) 35... Kxf5 36. Kf1 Ke6 $2 ({It was necessary to activate the strongest black piece!} 36... Ne7 $1 37. Rxc8 (37. Rxa5 Rc2 {[%csl Yc2,Rf1]}) 37... Nxc8 38. Ke2 e4 {and though the situation of Black is critical I don't see any deadly zugzwang, e.g.:} 39. Bd4 Ke6 40. b3 Kd5 41. Ke3 Ne7 42. Bb6 Nc6 43. Bc7 h6 $8 44. h4 h5 $8 45. Bb6 Ke5 46. Bc7+ Kd5 $11) 37. b3 $2 (37. Ke2 $1 Kd6 (37... e4 38. Kd2 {[%csl Ra5,Re4,Rh7][%CAl Yc5h5,Gd2c2,Gc2b3,Gb3c4,Gc4b5]}) 38. Kd3 $16 {[%CAl Gd3e4,Gd3c4,Gc4b5] /+-}) 37... Kd6 $11 {Black has released his rook after all.} 38. Rc4 (38. Ke2 Nd4+ $1 39. Bxd4 Rxc5 40. Bxc5+ Kxc5 $11) 38... Rg8 39. Rh4 Rg7 40. Ke2 Kd5 $1 {[%csl Yd5]} 41. Kd3 Rf7 {At this moment Yuriy shuld realise that he has no advantage any more and start to play for a draw. But that is not so easy to admit...} 42. Rh6 $6 (42. Rh5 $11) 42... Nd4 $1 {What a nice trick!} 43. Rh5 (43. Bxd4 $2 e4+ $1 44. Ke3 Rf3+ 45. Kd2 Kxd4 46. Rd6+ Ke5 $19 {[%csl Yb4,Rd2,Ye4,Ye5,Yf3]}) 43... Ne6 $6 (43... Nxb3 $1 44. f4 Re7 {[%CAl Gb3c5]} 45. fxe5 Rc7 $1 $15) 44. Kc2 $2 (44. Ke2 Nd4+ 45. Kd3 Nxb3) (44. h4 $1 {Was a must.} Rd7 (44... Rxf2 45. Bxf2 (45. Rxe5+ $5) 45... Nf4+ 46. Kd2 Nxh5 47. Bb6 $132) (44... Rc7 $2 45. f4 Rc3+ 46. Kd2 Kd6 47. Rxe5 $18) 45. f4 (45. Rh6 $2 Rc7 46. Rh5 Rf7 $22 (46... Rc3+ $5) 47. Rh6 Nd4) 45... Nxf4+ 46. Bxf4 Kc6+ 47. Ke3 exf4+ $11) {Now Black will try his luck and succeed in the end.} 44... Rc7+ (44... Nf4 $1 45. Rh6 Rc7+ $17) 45. Kb2 Ke4 46. Bb6 Rf7 47. Bxa5 Rxf2+ 48. Kb1 Rf1+ 49. Kb2 Nf4 50. Rxh7 Nd3+ 51. Kc2 $4 (51. Ka2 $8 $15 {[%csl Ra2,Yd3,Ye4,Ye5,Yf1]}) 51... Ke3 {[%CAl Gf1c1]} 52. Bb6+ Ke2 0-1 [Event "Norway Chess 8th"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2020.10.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2863"] [BlackElo "2728"] [Annotator "Kapnisis,Spyridon"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2020.10.05"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 199"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2020.12.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.12.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,103,32,44,13,-24,-22,-14,0,-39,-32,-23,-10,-19,-10,-52,-7,-12,44,25,50,51,41,18,32,12,21,-4,20,0,34,-34,61,48,50,50,50,46,52,23,53,21,39,29,44,45,58,35,39,39,51,38,38,-26,38,20,63,63,48,15,11,-16,-14,-44,36,13,-5,-5,-5,-23,65,-16,15,2,1,-33,-33,-72,-72,-73,-107,-34,-25,-30,10,-13,-13,-21,-24,5,8,8,13,0,4,0,0,-20,-25,-27,-11,0,54,55,54,48]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 (8. Qc2 O-O 9. Nf3 {Carlsen decided to avoid ?d3, ?ge2 in the Armageddon game that followed our main game. His choice of 9.?f3 didn't pose any problems to Firouzja.} Re8 10. Bd3 Ne4 $1 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bxe4 (12. O-O Nd7 13. Rfc1 Ndf6 14. Ne5 Bf5 $13) 12... dxe4 13. Nd2 f5 14. O-O-O $2 {Carlsen tried to play for a win but soon ended up clearly worse.} (14. O-O Nd7 $13 {[%CAl Yd7f6]} (14... Be6)) 14... Nd7 15. g4 fxg4 16. Ndxe4 Nb6 17. Ng3 Be6 $17 {1-0 (47) Carlsen,M (2863)-Firouzja,A (2728) Stavanger NOR 2020}) 8... O-O (8... Nbd7 {followed by ?h5 is a lot more common.}) 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 (10... Ne4 $6 11. Bxe7 Nxc3 (11... Qxe7 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Ng3 f5 14. f3 exf3 15. Rxf3 $16) 12. Bxd8 Nxd1 13. Rfxd1 Rxd8 14. b4 $14) 11. f3 (11. Qc2 a5) 11... b5 $5 12. Bf2 (12. e4 $6 b4 13. e5 (13. Na4 $2 dxe4 14. fxe4 Nxe4 $1 $19) 13... bxc3 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. bxc3 Qa5 $132 {[%CAl Yc8a6,Yc6c5]}) 12... Bb7 {[#]} (12... Nb6 13. b3 (13. Ng3 $5) 13... a5 14. Rc1 Bb7 15. Ng3 b4 16. Nce2 $14 {1-0 (40) Rodshtein,M (2685)-Eljanov,P (2655) Netanya 2019}) ({RR} 12... a5 13. Ng3 Ba6 14. Kh1 b4 15. Nce2 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qd2 Ne6 19. Nf5 Rf8 20. Rac1 Re8 21. Rc6 Bf8 22. Rfc1 Qd7 23. Nfd4 Rec8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. g4 g6 27. Kg2 {Grischuk,A (2745)-Ding Liren (2811) chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (82)}) ({RR} 12... a5 13. Rc1 Nb6 14. b3 a4 15. h3 Ba6 16. e4 axb3 17. axb3 b4 18. Na4 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Nxa4 20. bxa4 Rxa4 21. e5 Ra3 22. Qc2 Nd7 23. Qxc6 Nb6 24. f4 b3 25. Qb5 Nc4 26. Nc3 b2 27. Rc2 {Ganiev,A (2356)-Svane,F (2655) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (49)}) 13. Ng3 (13. e4 $6 b4 14. Na4 $6 (14. e5 bxc3 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Nxc3 Nf8 $132 {[%csl Rd4][%CAl Yf8e6]}) 14... dxe4 15. fxe4 c5 $1 16. e5 Ne4 $17 {Black is already in the driver's seat.}) (13. Rc1 $5 a6 14. Bb1 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. b3 Rc8 {Black's position seems quite solid.} (17... Qb6)) 13... b4 14. Na4 (14. Nce2 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Nd4 a5) 14... c5 15. Nf5 $146 {[#]} (15. b3 $5 Qa5 (15... Rc8 16. Rc1 cxd4 17. exd4 {I would feel slightly better with White here although objectively Black should be ok.}) 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. Nf5 Bf8 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 $13) (15. dxc5 Bc6 $5 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Nd4 Bxa4 18. Qxa4 Nxc5 19. Qd1 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Nd7 $13) (15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Nf5 Qb6 $13) ({RR} 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bb5 Ncd7 17. Nf5 Bf8 18. Rc1 Qa5 19. Nd4 Rac8 20. b3 Rxc1 21. Qxc1 Rc8 22. Qd2 Nb6 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1 Nxa4 25. Bxa4 Bc5 26. Qc2 {½-½ (26) Stremavicius,T (2506)-Jacobson,B (2530) Charlotte 2021}) 15... Bf8 $6 {Firouzja hesitates and decides not to change the pawn structure by playing c4.} (15... c4 $5 16. Nxe7+ $1 (16. Bc2 Bf8 $17 {[%CAl Yg7g6]}) 16... Qxe7 17. Bc2 a5 18. Re1 Qd6 $132 {Black seems to have everything under control. e4 is more or less stopped and Black will focus on trying to take advantage of the unfortunate position of the ?a4.}) 16. Nxc5 (16. dxc5 $6 Bc6 $5) 16... Nxc5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Rc1 Qb6 19. Qa4 {[#]} Bc8 $1 {Black correctly kicks the knight out of f5 and transfers his bishop to d7.} 20. Nd4 Bd7 21. Qa6 (21. Qd1 a5 {is quite comfortable for Black.}) 21... Re7 (21... Rec8 $5) 22. Rfd1 (22. Rc2 {Doubling the rooks on the c-file was another rather obvious plan but still Black seems to have adequare resources:} Ne8 $1 {Black knight should move to c7 to force White's queen out of a6.} (22... Rc8 $2 23. Nb3 $16) 23. Rfc1 Nc7 24. Bh7+ $5 (24. Qxb6 axb6 {Black has everything under control.}) 24... Kxh7 $2 (24... Kh8 25. Qd3 Na6 (25... Bxd4 26. Qxd4 (26. exd4 $2 Ne6 $19) 26... Qxd4 27. exd4 Ne6 28. Bd3 Ree8 $1 29. Re1 a5 $14 {I wouldn't prefer being Black against Carlsen in this position although Black should be quite ok.}) 26. Bf5 b3 $1 27. Qxb3 Qxb3 28. axb3 Bxd4 29. Bxd7 Bxe3 30. Bxe3 Rxe3 $11) 25. Qd3+ Kg8 26. Rxc5 $18) 22... Ne8 {[#]} 23. Qxb6 $6 {It doesn't make much sense to me to take on b6 before Black commits his knight to c7.} (23. Bf1 {Making room for the white queen on d3 makes a lot of sense.} Nc7 (23... Nd6 $2 24. e4 (24. Rxc5 $5 Qxc5 25. e4 Ree8 26. Nb3 Qc6 27. Rxd5 Nb7 28. Nd4 Qc8 29. b3 $15) 24... Nc4 25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. Qxc4 $16) (23... Be6 $5) {Here White has a pleasant choice:} 24. Qd3 $5 {Black has difficulties equalising even if White keeps the queens on the board.} (24. Qxb6 axb6 25. Nb3 Bd6 26. Bg3 Bxg3 27. hxg3 Be8 (27... Ne8 28. Ra1 (28. Rxd5 Nf6 29. Rd2 Rxe3 30. Kf2 Re5 31. Rc7 {Black remains under pressure.}) 28... Rxe3 29. Nd4 Re7 30. Nc2 $14) (27... Ba4 $2 28. Rd4 $18) 28. Nd4 Rxa2 29. Nf5 $44 {Black hasn't fully solved his problems yet.}) 24... a5 (24... Rc8 25. Rc2 Ne8 26. Rdc1 {looks rather awkward for Black.} Rc7 {[#]} (26... Nd6 27. Qb3) 27. e4 $1 dxe4 28. fxe4 $16 {[%CAl Yc2c5]}) 25. Kh1 $5 (25. Rd2 a4 26. Rdc2 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Qxd4 28. exd4 Ne6 $14) 25... Bd6 $5 (25... a4 $6 26. e4 $1 {Opening the position is in White's favour.} dxe4 27. fxe4 Rae8 28. Qg3 $16) (25... Ree8) (25... Rae8 26. Qc2 Na6 27. Rd2 $16 {[%CAl Yc2b3,Yc2d1,Yd2c2]}) 26. e4 (26. Qd2) 26... Qb7 $1 (26... dxe4 $2 27. fxe4 $18 {[%CAl Yd4f5]}) 27. Nf5 (27. exd5 Nxd5 (27... Qxd5 $2 28. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 29. Qb1 $18) 28. Nb3 (28. Nf5 Bxf5 29. Qxf5 Bf4 $1 $14) 28... Be6 29. Nc5 $14) 27... Bxf5 28. exf5 $14) 23... axb6 24. Bb1 $14 Ba4 {Black feels the need to force b3 so that White will not have this square for his knight.} (24... g6 $5 {Taking away from the white knight the f5 square was a decent alternative.} 25. Ne2 (25. Nb3 Bxe3 26. Bxe3 Rxe3 27. Rxd5 Be6 28. Rd4 Re2 29. Nd2 Nf6 (29... Bxa2 $2 30. Be4 $18 {[%CAl Yg1f1]}) 30. Kf1 Re5 31. Rxb4 Rd8 {Black is active enough not to be in real trouble.}) 25... Bf5 $5 (25... Nc7 $6 26. Nf4) (25... Bxe3 26. Bxe3 Rxe3 27. Kf2 $14) 26. Bxf5 gxf5 {Black's pawn structure is ridiculous but White fails to prove a clear advantage since his own pawns are under attack as well.} 27. Rxd5 Rxa2 28. Rd2 (28. Rb1 Rea7 $1 $13) 28... Rxe3 $1 29. Rxc5 Ra1+ $1 30. Rc1 Rxe2 31. Rxe2 Rxc1+ 32. Re1 $11) 25. b3 (25. Nf5 $5 Rd7 26. b3 Bb5 27. Bg3 $14) 25... Bd7 26. Ne2 Nc7 27. Rd2 {[#]} Bc6 $1 28. Nd4 (28. Nf4 $2 Nb5 $1 $15 {[%CAl Yb5c3]}) 28... Bb7 29. g4 Ne6 (29... g6 $5 {Stopping ?f5 made a lot of sense.} 30. h4 Ne6 31. Bg3 (31. h5 Nxd4 32. exd4 Bd6 $11 {[%CAl Yd6f4]}) 31... Ng7 $5 $13 {[%CAl Yh6h5]}) 30. Nf5 Rc7 $6 {At this point Firouzja was running low on time and this certainly made his defensive task a lot more difficult.} (30... Rd7 $5 {Black should have tried to make d4 work as soon as possible.} 31. h4 (31. Kg2 g6 32. Ng3 $13) (31. Rcd1 g6) 31... d4 32. Nxd4 (32. e4 $6 Ba6 $15) (32. exd4 Bxf3) (32. Kg2) 32... Bxd4 33. Kg2 Bxe3 34. Rxd7 Nf4+ 35. Kh2 Bxc1 36. Rxb7 Rd8 {Again Black's activity provides enough counterplay for his weak pawn structure.}) 31. h4 {[#]} Rac8 $6 (31... Bxe3 {Simplifying the position was Black's best chance to equalise although it is perfectly understandable why he decided against this option.} 32. Rxc7 Bxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Nxc7 34. Nd6 $36) 32. Rcd1 Bf8 33. Bg3 $1 Rc3 (33... Rd7 34. Be5 $16) 34. Kf2 Bc5 {[#]} 35. Bd3 $2 {Here Carlsen probably thought that his position was good anyway and that he would take advantage of Black's time pressure by playing some solid moves. ?d3 is a very logical move since it stops any counterplay on the 3rd rank against e3 and f3, but it appears that there is a more concrete way to secure a winning advantage.} (35. Bd6 $1 d4 (35... Rd8 36. Bxc5 bxc5 37. Rxd5 Bxd5 38. Ne7+ Kf8 39. Nxd5 $18) (35... Ra8 36. Ne7+ Kh8 37. Nxd5 Bxd5 38. Bxc5 bxc5 39. Rxd5 $18) (35... Re8 36. Bxc5 Nxc5 37. h5 $18 {[%CAl Yd2d4]}) 36. exd4 $1 (36. Ne7+ $2 Kh8 37. Bxc5 bxc5 38. exd4 Rxf3+ 39. Kg1 Rc7 $13) 36... Rxf3+ {If I had to guess I would say that Carlsen calculated up to this point and considered this position quite messy and searched for other moves.} 37. Kg1 Bxd6 38. Nxd6 Rg3+ 39. Kh2 Rcc3 40. Nxb7 $18) (35. Rd3 $5 $16 {[%CAl Yg3e5]}) 35... d4 36. e4 Ra8 $1 {[%CAl Yb7a6]} 37. Bc4 {[#]} Rc2 $1 {Very nice resource found by Firouzja with only a few minutes on the clock!} (37... d3+ $5 38. Kg2 Ba6 39. Bd5 (39. Bxa6 $2 Rxa6 $17 {[%CAl Yf7f6,Ya6a7,Ya7d7]}) 39... Ra7 $13) (37... Ba6 $5) 38. Bd3 (38. Be5 Raxa2 39. Ke1 $11) 38... Rcxa2 39. Be5 Rxd2+ (39... f6 40. Bd6 {[%CAl Yd3c4]}) 40. Rxd2 Ra5 41. Kg3 Ba6 $11 (41... Bf8 $5 42. Bd6 Bxd6+ 43. Nxd6 Ba6 44. Bxa6 Rxa6 45. Nb5 Ra8 46. Kf2 Rd8 {White should be able to make a draw without too much trouble.}) 42. Bxa6 Rxa6 43. Nxd4 Bxd4 44. Bxd4 Ra3 45. Rd3 Nxd4 46. Rxd4 Rxb3 47. Rd8+ Kh7 48. h5 Ra3 49. Rd4 Ra4 50. e5 Ra5 51. Rxb4 Rxe5 52. Rxb6 {A good result for Firouzja who handled a bad position and time pressure with remarkable maturity and posed enough problems to Carlsen to get away with half a point. On the other hand Carlsen managed to get a winning advantage from an equal position, in typical Carlsen style, but failed to get the point.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Mundial FIDE 2024"] [Site "Singapore"] [Date "2024.11.27"] [Round "3"] [White "Gukesh D"] [Black "Ding, Liren"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2728"] [Annotator "GM Rafael Leitao e outros"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] [EventCountry "SIN"] {[%evp 0,74,21,17,25,22,17,6,6,-28,-7,-5,15,-2,44,10,42,10,14,-4,-4,9,-1,-13,-24,-19,-8,-7,37,10,11,-30,-48,11,11,-38,0,-2,0,-66,-29,-67,-73,57,57,83,130,118,130,145,138,141,117,106,110,117,138,100,109,124,104,137,132,126,118,121,129,162,193,193,172,179,316,316,386,386,394]} 1. d4 {Gukesh muda seu lance de abertura após a derrota na primeira partida enfrentando a Defesa Francesa. Os apoiadores fervorosos dessa defesa, que são muitos, devem estar realmente felizes.} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 {As nuances das aberturas em um match são muito interessantes. Centenas de horas de análise são dedicadas não apenas pelos jogadores que estão atualmente no tabuleiro, mas também por muitos grandes mestres fortes, alguns dos quais permanecem anônimos. Novas ideias são demonstradas e jogadores de xadrez de todo o mundo começam imediatamente a estudá-las, levando a um grande avanço no conhecimento das aberturas.} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qc2 g6 {Teoricamente, esse é o \"problema\" com a ordem de lances das Brancas, já que o bispo das Negras pode ser desenvolvido em f5. Essa posição antes era considerada inofensiva para as Negras, mas novas ideias foram recentemente descobertas para as Brancas.} 7. h3 $5 {Um lance raro que foi jogado duas vezes por Kramnik em 2023. Crowther,Mark: 'Kramnik seems to be the first player to have chosen h3 with the idea of g4 as seen in the game, this was a rapid game in August 2023. Yu Yangyi and Maghsoodloo. soon followed. With these names it surely didn't escape other leading player's notice. But it is a bit strange that Lela Javakhishvili is the only other player to try it in an important game. White needs a new idea in this position and this is it. h3 is not mentioned by the many Queen's Gambit courses I own on Chessable who do in fact recommend this line as being a good one for black.'} (7. Bg5 {Crowther,Mark: 'Is by far and away the most common move and black is scoring well these days.'} Be7 8. e4 {é o lance antigo, mas não parece promissor nos dias de hoje.} (8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. Bh6 Ng4 12. Bf4 Ngf6 13. Bh6 Ng4 14. Bf4 Ngf6 15. Bh6 {½-½ Nguyen,N (2633)-Wei,Y (2762) Olympiad-45 Budapest 2024 (6.1)}) 8... dxe4 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qxe4+ {Aqui, tanto 10...De7 quanto 10...Rf8 são boas opções para as Negras.} Qe7 (10... Kf8)) 7... Bf5 8. Qb3 Qb6 {A resposta natural, mas não forçada.} (8... Qc7 {é uma maneira estranha de defender b7 e não é surpresa que ninguém tenha jogado isso. No entanto, considerando que o computador gosta desse lance, acho que em algum momento um jogador humano vai tentar.}) 9. g4 {O bispo deve ser caçado; caso contrário, o jogo de abertura das Brancas é em vão. Chessbase.com: 'The position is equal.'} Qxb3 {As Negras têm três lances igualmente bons: 9...Dxb3, 9...Be6 e 9...Be4.} (9... Be6 10. Bg2 (10. Bf4 h5 11. g5 Nfd7 12. e3 Na6 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. Qd2 Be7 15. Bg2 O-O 16. Nh4 Be6 17. O-O Qd8 18. e4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Nc7 20. Rfe1 Nd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Qd3 Bxg5 24. Nxg6 Bxf4 25. Nxf4 Qg5+ 26. Qg3 Qxg3+ 27. fxg3 Nf6 28. Re5 Rfd8 29. Rf1 Rd6 30. Nxh5 Nxh5 31. Rxh5 Rc8 32. Rhf5 Rd7 33. Kg2 Rc2+ 34. R1f2 Rc1 35. h4 Rd1 36. R5f4 Rc7 37. Rg4+ Kh7 38. h5 Kh6 39. Rh4 Re7 40. Rf6+ Kg7 41. Rf2 Kh6 42. b3 b6 43. Rc2 Ree1 44. Rf2 Rg1+ 45. Kf3 Rd3+ 46. Ke2 Rdxg3 47. Rxf7 R1g2+ 48. Rf2 Rxf2+ 49. Kxf2 Rc3 50. Rf4 Kg5 51. Rf7 Rc2+ 52. Ke3 Rxa2 {½-½ Javakhishvili,L (2451)-Assaubayeva,B (2470) Tbilisi FIDE GP (Women) 2024 (2)}) 10... h5 11. g5 Nfd7 12. O-O {Isso foi jogado em Kramnik-Nepomniachtchi, Amsterdam Levitov Rapid 2023. Aqui, as Negras devem jogar} Qxb3 $1 13. axb3 Na6 {com igualdade.}) (9... Be4 {nunca foi jogado, mas é um bom lance:} 10. Bg2 h6 $1 {Isso é importante, prevenindo g4-g5.}) 10. axb3 Bc2 {Um lance crítico, mas me pergunto se recuar o bispo para e6 não teria sido uma escolha mais prática.} (10... Be6 {É mais seguro e foi jogado em uma partida de alto nível. Obviamente, Gukesh tinha alguma ideia nova na manga.} 11. Bg2 h5 12. g5 Nfd7 13. Bf4 Be7 14. h4 O-O 15. Bh3 Bxh3 16. Rxh3 Rd8 17. e3 Nf8 {com igualdade em Yu-Shirov, FIDE Grand Swiss Douglas 2023.}) 11. Bf4 h5 {As Negras lutam para dar ao bispo de casas claras uma forma de voltar.} (11... Bxb3 $2 {É muito cedo para capturar o peão.} 12. Nd2 Bc4 13. Nxc4 dxc4 14. e3 {com uma clara vantagem para as Brancas. Isso é semelhante a uma partida de Kramnik que será mencionada mais tarde.}) (11... h6 $5 {é possível, com a ideia de jogar g6-g5.}) 12. Rg1 {É importante manter o peão em g4 para restringir o bispo em c2.} hxg4 13. hxg4 {[#]} Nbd7 $146 {Ding encontra uma forte novidade, embora tenha levado um longo tempo no relógio. Crowther,Mark: 'A novelty but the way things go it's extremely likely that Ding Liren had seen this line and knew it was OK. He was just struggling to remember how to get there.'} (13... Bxb3 14. Nd2 Bc4 15. Nxc4 dxc4 16. e3 b5 {pode ser combatido por} (16... Bb4 17. Bxc4 b5 18. Bb3 a5 19. Ke2 Nbd7 20. Na2 Be7 21. Nc1 Ne4 22. Bc2 Ng5 23. Bxg5 Bxg5 24. Be4 Ke7 25. Bxc6 Rac8 26. Bxd7 Kxd7 27. Nd3 a4 28. Nc5+ {Chessbase.com: '½-½ Kramnik,V (2753)-Erigaisi,A (2704) World Rapid Team 2023 (12.2)'} Ke8 29. b3 axb3 30. Rh1 Rxh1 31. Rxh1 b2 32. Kd2 f5 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Kc2 Kf7 35. Kxb2 f4 36. Ne4 Be7 37. Rh7+ Ke8 38. Rh8+ Kd7 39. Rxc8 Kxc8 40. Kc3 fxe3 41. fxe3 Kc7 42. Nf2 Kd6 43. e4 {½-½ Kramnik,V (2753)-Erigaisi,A (2681) World-chT Rapid 2023 (12) Crowther,Mark: '½-½ Kramnik,V (2753)-Erigaisi,A (2681) World-chT Rapid Duesseldorf 2023 (12)'}) 17. Nxb5 cxb5 18. Bg2 {com uma posição vencedora.}) ({RR} 13... Bxb3 14. Nd2 Bc4 15. Nxc4 dxc4 16. e3 Bb4 17. Bxc4 b5 18. Bb3 a5 19. Ke2 Nbd7 20. Na2 Be7 21. Nc1 Ne4 22. Bc2 Ng5 23. Bxg5 Bxg5 24. Be4 Ke7 25. Bxc6 Rac8 26. Bxd7 Kxd7 27. Nd3 a4 28. Nc5+ {Kramnik,V (2753)-Erigaisi,A (2704) Dusseldorf GER 2023 ½-½ (72)}) 14. Nd2 {O bispo está preso em c2, mas Ding já havia previsto isso. Crowther,Mark: 'Gukesh took some time here. He realised that likely he wasn't going to get a knockout and Ding would play the correct next move. Spending time here, rather than continuing to blitz as he did in game one was extremely smart.'} (14. Rc1 Bxb3 15. Nd2 Bc4 16. Nxc4 dxc4 {é uma versão muito melhor para as Negras em comparação com 13...Bxb3. Aqui, as chances das Negras não são piores.}) 14... Rg8 $1 {A única maneira de justificar 13...Cbd7. As Negras estão no momento certo para salvar o bispo. A ideia é jogar ...g6-g5 e trazê-lo de volta. Crowther,Mark: 'The position remains complicated and Ding was way down on the clock. Gukesh has now to choose Ding's poison.'} 15. g5 $6 {Isso concede ao bispo a casa f5.} (15. Rc1 {acho que essa é uma melhor chance de lutar por uma vantagem.} g5 16. Be3 {agora as Brancas podem tentar atacar o peão em g5. As Negras podem devolver o bispo para e4 ou h7.} Be4 {Crowther,Mark: 'is probably the main line.'} (16... Bg6 $2 {perde um peão depois de} 17. Bxg5) (16... Bh7 17. Nf3 $1 {Atacando o peão.} Ne4 $1 {A forced reply.} (17... Bh6 $2 {leva a problemas:} 18. Rh1 $1 Rg6 (18... Nxg4 19. Bh3 $1 {As Brancas ganham uma peça.} Ndf6 (19... Nxe3 20. Bxd7+ Kxd7 21. fxe3 {Pobre bispo em h6. A torre não pode ir para g6 devido a um duplo de cavalo.}) 20. Bxg4 Nxg4 21. Ne5 $1 {ganhando material.}) 19. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nxg4 (20... Nd7 21. Bd4 {As Brancas estão preparando e3 seguido de Bd3.} Bg8 {Os bispos se apressam para deixar a coluna h.} 22. e3 Bg7 23. Bd3 Re6 24. Bf5 Re7 25. Rh5 $1 Bxe5 (25... Nxe5 26. Bc5 $1 {ganha a qualidade.}) 26. Rxg5 Kf8 27. Ne2 {com vantagem para as Brancas devido às peças mais ativas.}) 21. Bd4 f6 22. exf6 Nxf6 23. e3 $1 {Preparando Bd3.} Ne4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Bh3 g4 26. Bg2 Re6 27. Rc5 $1 {As torres brancas são muito poderosas.}) 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Nxg5 Bb4+ 20. Kd1 Bg6 {com uma compensação decente pelo peão sacrificado.}) 17. Ndxe4 (17. f3 $6 Bh7 {é bom para as Negras. Agora o cavalo não pode ir para f3.}) 17... Nxe4 $1 {A captura certa.} (17... dxe4 {leva a uma vantagem para as Brancas depois} 18. Bg2 Nxg4 (18... Bb4 19. Bd2 {também é melhor para as Brancas.}) 19. Bd2 $1 {mantendo o par de bispos. O peão em e4 será capturado em seguida.}) 18. f3 {Aqui, todos os três lances de cavalo são aceitáveis para as Negras:} Nxc3 (18... Nef6) (18... Nd6 19. Bf2 {talvez as Brancas tenham uma ligeira vantagem aqui. A ideia é e3 e Bd3.}) 19. bxc3 a5 $1 {com a ideia de a5-a4 e as Negras estão próximas da igualdade.}) 15... Nh5 {Chessbase.com: '?'} 16. Bh2 {O plano das Brancas é jogar f3-e4. Crowther,Mark: 'Black is equal but he has to find a proper setup and this Ding fails to do quite quickly.'} Rh8 {Grande eficiência da torre. Tendo cumprido sua função em g8, é hora de voltar para uma coluna aberta.} 17. f3 $6 {Outra imprecisão. Crowther,Mark: 'It's impossible to believe this isn't prep. Stockfish doesn't like it too much but it contains threats that need to be met.'} (17. Bh3 {é um pouco melhor. A partida continua complicada e equilibrada após} Ng7 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Be5 Rh5 20. e4 $1) 17... Ng7 {Crowther,Mark: '!'} 18. Bg3 {O momento crítico da partida.} Rh5 $2 {Mistake. Be7 was best. Ding foi descuidado com o bispo de c2. Ele certamente cometeu um erro de cálculo. Crowther,Mark: '?!' Crowther,Mark: 'Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. Ding's obviously knew his light squared bishop is still in trouble but miscalculated. There was a relatively simple line with 18...Bf5 he could have played. There was also perhaps the even better 18...Be7.'} (18... Bf5 {é uma escolha sólida, voltando imediatamente.} 19. e4 Be6 {Crowther,Mark: 'is fine for black.'} 20. exd5 Bxd5 {O mais seguro, mas capturar com o peão também é possível.} (20... cxd5 21. Nb5 {parece perigoso, mas as Negras não têm problemas depois de} Rc8 $1) 21. Bc4 Bxc4 22. Nxc4 Nf5 {com uma posição mais agradável para as Negras.}) (18... Be7 {Chessbase.com: '?'} 19. Bf2 (19. Rc1 {é semelhante:} Bf5 20. e4 Be6) (19. e4 {aguça a partida.} Bxg5 {a posição continua complicada, mas as Negras estão com vantagem.} 20. exd5) 19... Bf5 20. e4 Be6 {com uma posição sólida e melhor para as Negras.}) 19. e4 {Agora o bispo está preso e será eventualmente capturado. As Negras não terão compensação suficiente pela peça. Embora ainda haja muito jogo pela frente, há uma grande mudança na avaliação da posição. Além disso, Gukesh tinha uma grande vantagem no tempo neste momento. Chessbase.com: '?!'} dxe4 $6 {Um erro nunca vem sozinho. Essa é uma das verdades universais do xadrez.} (19... Ne6 $1 {é uma chance melhor e a posição ainda está longe de ser clara. A partida pode continuar com:} 20. Rc1 Nxd4 21. Bf2 (21. Ne2 $6 Nxf3+ $1 22. Nxf3 Bxe4 {com vantagem para as Negras.}) 21... Bc5 {É difícil dizer se o bispo deve ir para c5 ou g7.} (21... Bg7 22. Rg2 $1 {Um lance profilático sutil.} (22. Ne2 $6 {permite novamente} Nxf3+ $1 23. Nxf3 Bxe4) (22. Bxd4 {é prematuro:} Bxd4 23. Rg2 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Bxb3 $1 25. Nxb3 dxe4 26. fxe4 Rh4 {As Negras têm dois peões e compensação posicional pela peça. Ele tem boas chances de empate.}) 22... Nxf3+ (22... Bxb3 {também é melhor para as Brancas depois de} 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Nxb3 Be3 25. Rd1) 23. Nxf3 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Nd2 Bxb2 26. Rc2 Be5 27. Nxe4 {O bispo é mais forte que os três peões. As Brancas têm boas chances de vitória.}) 22. Rg2 $1 {A mesma ideia que vimos antes.} Bd3 $5 {Uma tentativa interessante de complicar o jogo.} 23. Bxd3 Rh1+ 24. Bf1 (24. Rg1 Rh2 {com muita atividade.}) 24... Ne5 25. Bxd4 Nd3+ 26. Kd1 Bxd4 27. Rb1 {As Brancas finalmente conseguiram estabilizar a posição e têm a vantagem.}) (19... Rxg5 $2 20. Rc1 $18) 20. fxe4 {Chessbase.com: 'And now Rc1 would win.'} Ne6 {Chessbase.com: '[#]'} (20... Rxg5 $2 21. Rc1 $16) 21. Rc1 {Chessbase.com: '!' Chessbase.com: 'Threatens to win with d5.'} Nxd4 (21... Bg7 22. Bf2 Rh2 23. Rxc2 Rxf2 24. Kxf2 Bxd4+ 25. Kg2 Bxg1 26. Kxg1 Nxg5 {is still a piece for two pawns.}) 22. Bf2 $1 {Gukesh joga o restante da partida com grande precisão.} (22. Ne2 $2 {é errado:} Nxb3 23. Rxc2 Bb4 24. Nc3 (24. Bf4 Ndc5 {com boa compensação.}) 24... Nd4 25. Rc1 Rxg5 {As Negras capturaram o terceiro peão pelo peça.}) 22... Bg7 (22... Bc5 {Chessbase.com: '?'} 23. Na4 Nxb3 24. Rxc2 {com vantagem para as Brancas.}) (22... Nxb3 $2 23. Rxc2 Nxd2 24. Rxd2 $18 (24. Kxd2 Be7 $16)) 23. Ne2 $1 {O único lance que leva a uma vantagem. Chessbase.com: '?' Crowther,Mark: 'And Gukesh wins a piece with a decisive advantage already.'} (23. Bxd4 $6 Bxd4 24. Rg2 Bxb3 $1 25. Nxb3 Be3 {As Negras pegam o peão em g5.}) 23... Nxb3 (23... Nxe2 $6 {Chessbase.com: '?'} 24. Bxe2 {é ainda pior. Chessbase.com: '+-'} (24. Rxc2 $2 Nxg1 25. Bxg1 Rh1 $19) (24. Kxe2 Bxb3 25. Nxb3 a5 $16 (25... Bxb2 $16))) 24. Rxc2 Nxd2 25. Kxd2 {As Negras têm dois peões pela peça, mas objetivamente a posição das Brancas está ganha. As peças têm o potencial de se coordenar, há a presença do par de bispos, o rei das Negras não está muito seguro e suas torres estão desconectadas.} Ne5 {Chessbase.com: '[#] Hoping for ...Rd8+.' Crowther,Mark: 'Ding doesn't defend very well but the position is busted.'} (25... a5) 26. Nd4 Rd8 (26... O-O-O 27. Ke2 {não muda a avaliação. O rei está inseguro na ala da dama.}) 27. Ke2 {Chessbase.com: 'Wards off Nf3'} Rh2 28. Bg2 a6 (28... Ng4 29. Nf3 $1 {Defende tudo e ataca a torre e o peão em a7.}) 29. b3 {Gukesh não tem pressa. As Negras não têm um plano significativo.} Rd7 30. Rcc1 $1 {Preparando para melhorar a torre.} Ke7 31. Rcd1 Ke8 {Ding só pode esperar.} 32. Bg3 Rh5 33. Nf3 $1 Nxf3 (33... Rxd1 $16 34. Rxd1 Nd7) 34. Kxf3 {Chessbase.com: '+-'} (34. Bxf3 $6 Rxg5 35. Rxd7 Kxd7 $16) 34... Bd4 {Outros lances também perdem: Crowther,Mark: '?' Crowther,Mark: 'Causing a further deterioration.'} (34... Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Rxg5 36. Bh4 {seguido de mate em d8.}) (34... Rxg5 35. Rxd7 Kxd7 36. Rd1+ Ke6 37. Bh3+ f5 38. Re1 {A posição abre e o par de bispos eventualmente decidirá a partida.}) 35. Rh1 Rxg5 {Crowther,Mark: '?!' Crowther,Mark: 'Inaccuracy. Rxh1 was best.'} (35... Rxh1 {é mais teimoso, mas o resultado seria o mesmo. Chessbase.com: 'keeps fighting.'} 36. Bxh1 (36. Rxh1 Bc3 $18 37. Bf4 Ke7 38. Ke2 Rd8 39. Rh3 Bb4 40. Be3 a5 41. Rh1) 36... Bc3) 36. Bh3 {Crowther,Mark: '!' Crowther,Mark: 'Funny that it's the only winning move here but kind of obvious too.'} f5 {Chessbase.com: '?'} (36... Rd8 37. Bh4 {ganha material.}) (36... Rxg3+ 37. Kxg3 Rd8) 37. Bf4 Rh5 {Ding perdeu no tempo ao executar este lance. Chessbase.com: 'Weighted Error Value: White=0.04 (flawless) /Black=0.28 (precise) . Mistake: White=1 Black=5 Inaccurate: --- Black=2 OK: White=14 Black=14 Best: White=4 Black=1 Strong: White=2 Black=1 PRECISÃO LICHESS.ORG: BRANCAS 98% PRETAS 93% PRECISÃO CHESS.COM: BRANCAS 96.4 PRETAS 8U9.0' Crowther,Mark: 'and black lost on time with three moves to make in a completely resignable position.'} 1-0 [Event "Montreal International"] [Site "Montreal"] [Date "1979.04.20"] [Round "8"] [White "Larsen, Bent"] [Black "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2620"] [BlackElo "2640"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "1979.04.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "CAN"] [EventCategory "15"] [SourceTitle "MCL"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 (6. Qc2 g6 $1 7. e3 Bf5 $10) 6... Bf5 7. Bd3 (7. Nge2 Nd7 8. Ng3 Bg6 9. Be2 Ngf6 10. h4 h5 $10) (7. g4 $5 {Botvinnik - main line.} Bg6 (7... Be6 8. h4 Nd7 9. h5 Qb6 (9... Nh6 10. Be2 Nb6 11. Rc1 Bd6 $6 12. Nh3 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Bd7 14. Rg1 $14 {Kasparov,G-Karpov,An (21)/Wch Moscow/1985/}) 10. Rb1 Ngf6 11. f3 h6 12. Bd3 Qa5 13. Nge2 $16 {Botvinnik,M-Spassky,N/Leiden Oestgoest/1970/}) 8. h4 Bxh4 $2 9. Qb3 b6 10. Nf3 Be7 11. Ne5 $16) 7... Bxd3 (7... Bg6 8. Nf3 Nd7 9. O-O Ngf6 10. Rb1 a5 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. Qb3 Qb6 $10 {Larsen,B-Najdorf,M/Bugojno/1982/}) 8. Qxd3 Nf6 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. O-O (10. h3 $142) 10... O-O (10... Nh5 $1 11. Be5 O-O 12. Rab1 Nxe5 $10 {Georgadze,T-Spassky,B/URS/1979/}) 11. Rab1 a5 12. h3 Re8 13. a3 a4 14. Qc2 ({RR} 14. Rfc1 Nb6 15. Nd2 Bd6 16. Ne2 Nc8 17. b4 axb3 18. Rxb3 Bxf4 19. Nxf4 Nd6 20. Qc3 Qe7 21. Rcb1 Ra7 22. Nd3 h6 23. Nc5 b5 24. Nd3 Nc4 25. Nb4 Qd6 26. Nc2 Rea8 27. Ra1 Ra4 28. Qd3 Ne8 {Sarana,A (2679)-Nakamura,H (2802) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (53)}) 14... Qa5 (14... b5 $5 15. Rfd1 Qb6 16. Ne2 Rac8 17. Nc1 c5 $13 {Nikitin}) ({RR} 14... Nb6 15. Ne5 Bd6 16. b3 axb3 17. Qxb3 Ra6 18. a4 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Nfd7 20. Bd6 Nc4 21. Qxb7 Ra8 22. Bc7 Qc8 23. Rfd1 Nf6 24. Qxc8 Rexc8 25. Rb7 Ne8 26. Bf4 Na5 27. Rb6 Nc4 28. Rb4 h6 29. Ra1 {Cramling Bellon,A (2106)-Kaminskii,D (2127) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (48)}) 15. Rfd1 {??e5} Bf8 $146 (15... Qa6) ({RR} 15... Rec8 16. Ne5 Nb6 17. b4 Qa6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bh4 Nc4 20. Nxc4 Qxc4 21. Rdc1 g5 22. Bg3 Ne4 23. Bh2 {½-½ (23) Barez Menendez,H (2062)-Candela Perez,J (2339) Madrid 2022}) ({RR} 15... Rec8 16. Ne5 Nb6 17. b4 Qa6 18. Bg5 h6 19. Bh4 Nc4 20. Nxc4 Qxc4 21. Rdc1 g5 22. Bg3 Ne4 23. Bh2 {½-½ (23) Barez Menendez,H (2062)-Candela Perez,J (2339) Madrid 2022}) 16. Ne5 Re7 $2 (16... Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd7 18. e4 $36) (16... Qa6) 17. b4 axb3 18. Rxb3 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 20. Rxb7 Qxa3 21. Rc7 Qc5 $2 (21... Qa6 22. Ne2 $16) (21... Nxe5 $5 22. Bxe5 Rxe5 23. Rxc6 $14 {The d5 pawn is very weak, but at the end White has to win a rook ending 4 vs 3 pawns at the kingside, which is drawish.}) 22. Rxd5 $1 (22. Qb2 Nb6 $10) 22... cxd5 23. Rxc5 Nxc5 24. Nxd5 Rea7 25. Bg5 Ra1+ 26. Kh2 R8a2 27. Qf5 Ne6 28. Bh4 Rf1 $6 29. f4 Rc1 30. Qg4 Rc4 (30... Rcc2 31. f5 Rxg2+ 32. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 33. Kxg2 $18) 31. Nf6+ Kh8 32. Qh5 $1 (32. Qh5 gxf6 33. Qxf7) 1-0 [Event "EU-ch 13th"] [Site "Plovdiv"] [Date "2012.03.28"] [Round "8"] [White "Jobava, Baadur"] [Black "Fridman, Daniel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2706"] [BlackElo "2653"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2012.03.20"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "BUL"] [SourceTitle "CBM 148"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2012.05.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. a3 b6 7. Nb5 $146 (7. g4 {- see Mamedyarov - Sargissian in CBM 144. And here is a new example:} dxc4 8. Qf3 Nd5 9. Bxc4 c6 10. Nge2 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. h4 Rc8 13. g5 Nxf4 14. Nxf4 Nc7 15. Nh5 Nd5 16. Ne2 c5 17. e4 Nc7 18. Rd1 Qd6 19. Nf6+ Bxf6 20. gxf6 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Rfd8 $13 {1-0 Sokolov,I (2653)-Larsen,K (2321)/Reykjavik ISL 2012/The Week in Chess 905 (37)}) ({RR} 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O Be6 12. Bb5 Na5 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. b4 Qb6 15. Qa4 a6 16. Bd3 cxb4 17. Nd4 b3 18. Rab1 Qc5 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qd7 Rf6 21. Be5 Rd8 {Nakamura,H (2787)-Caruana,F (2795) Saint Louis 2016 1-0 (34)}) 7... Na6 ({RR} 7... Ne8 8. Nf3 c6 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qc2 c5 12. Rd1 Be6 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Bd3 Nbd7 15. O-O h6 16. h3 Qb6 17. Rfe1 Rac8 18. g4 d4 19. exd4 Bb3 20. Qd2 Bxd1 21. Rxd1 cxd4 22. Nxd4 {Jobava,B (2603)-Omelja,A (2499) Polanica Zdroj 2021 0-1 (70)}) 8. Nf3 ({RR} 8. Rc1 c6 9. Nc3 Bb7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bd3 Nc7 12. Nf3 Ne6 13. Be5 c5 14. O-O g6 15. h3 c4 16. Bb1 a6 17. Nd2 Nd7 18. Bh2 f5 19. f4 b5 20. g4 Kh8 21. Nf3 Qb6 22. Ne2 a5 {Rakhmanov,A (2585)-Nigmatov,O (2459) Tashkent UZB 2026 1-0 (47)}) 8... Bb7 9. Rc1 (9. Be2 {was played on the next day by GM Nikita Vitiugov:} dxc4 10. Bxc4 c6 11. Nc3 b5 12. Be2 b4 13. Bxa6 Bxa6 14. axb4 Qb6 15. Qa4 Bb7 16. O-O Qxb4 17. Qxb4 Bxb4 18. Rfc1 Rfc8 19. Na4 Ba6 20. Ne5 Bb5 21. Nc4 Ne4 $11 {1/2 Vitiugov,N (2709)-Matlakov,M (2632)/Plovdiv BUL 2012/The Week in Chess 908 (40)}) 9... dxc4 $146 (9... c6 10. Nc3 c5 {looks more logical and apparently leads to equality.}) ({RR} 9... c6 10. Nc3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b5 12. Qb3 Qb6 13. Be2 Rac8 14. O-O Nb8 15. e4 a6 16. Na4 Qa7 17. Nc5 Nbd7 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Rf7 20. Ng5 Rcf8 21. Bd1 c5 22. Nxf7 Rxf7 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Rxc5 {Fridman,D (2653)-Krivonosov,O (2449) Riga 2012 ½-½ (75)}) ({RR} 9... c6 10. Nc3 c5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. Bc4 Qc6 14. Qe2 Nc7 15. O-O Nd5 16. Be5 Nf6 17. h3 Rac8 18. Ba6 Qe4 19. dxc5 Rxc5 20. Rxc5 bxc5 21. Rd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. Bxb7 {Jobava,B (2574)-Povilaitis,T (2074) Riga LAT 2023 1-0 (59)}) 10. Bxc4 Nd5 (10... c6 11. Nc3 b5 12. Be2 b4 {deserves attention here. Apparently Black has lost a tempo compared to Vitiugov - Matlakov but in fact the absence of White's rook on a1 may be favourable for him, and he manages to push c6-c5 without problems. The question is whether it is enough for equality as White can obtain strong pressure along the central files, e.g.} 13. axb4 Nxb4 14. O-O c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Qb3 (16. Na2 $5) 16... Rc8 17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. Na4 Bd5 19. Qa3 Nc2 20. Qd3 Nb4 21. Qb5 Bd6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Nc3 $14) 11. Be5 c6 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Rxc3 b5 14. Bd3 b4 15. Rc1 c5 (15... bxa3 16. bxa3 Bxa3 17. Ra1 Bb4+ 18. Ke2 Nc7 19. Bxh7+ $1 Kh8 20. Bd3 $14) 16. h4 $5 {[%mdl 128] Very aggressive.} (16. O-O {was good enough to keep the initiative, e.g. after} bxa3 17. bxa3 cxd4 18. Bxd4 {[%csl Ra6]}) 16... h6 (16... bxa3 17. Ng5 $1 (17. bxa3 cxd4 (17... f6 18. Ng5) 18. Bxd4 Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Nc5 $1 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Ng5+ Kg8 22. Qh5 {doesn't work due to} Be4 23. Nxe4 Qa6+) 17... h6 {- see below}) 17. Ng5 $5 cxd4 $6 (17... Bxg5 $2 18. hxg5 Qxg5 19. Rh3 $1 $16 {[%CAl Rh3g3]}) (17... bxa3 $1 {was probably the refutation of White's concept:} 18. Qh5 $5 (18. bxa3 cxd4 19. Bxd4 Bxa3 {is hardly good for White either.}) 18... Bf6 $1 (18... axb2 $143 19. Rb1 Bf6 20. Rxb2 Bxe5 21. Rxb7 Qa5+ 22. Kf1 Nb4 (22... Rab8 23. Rxf7 Qa1+ 24. Ke2 Qb2+ 25. Kf3 $13) 23. Nxf7 $1 Qa1+ 24. Ke2 Qa2+ 25. Kf1 $11) 19. Bxf6 (19. Bh7+ Kh8 20. Nxf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxf7 axb2 $1 22. Rb1 Qa5+ 23. Ke2 Bxe5 24. Qxb7 Rb8 $17) 19... axb2 $1 20. Rb1 (20. Qxh6 bxc1=Q+ 21. Ke2 Qb2+ 22. Kf1 Qxf2+ $1 23. Kxf2 Qxf6+) 20... Qxf6 {, and Black successfully parries White's attack as} 21. Nh7 (21. Rxb2 Nb4) 21... Qe7 22. Nxf8 c4 $1 23. Bh7+ Kxf8 24. Rxb2 Bxg2 25. Rg1 Qa3 $1 26. Rb1 Bd5 {is rather favourable for Black. Of course, all this can hardly be found over the board so the Georgian GM's decision was justified in practical terms.}) 18. Qh5 $1 {[%CAl Rh5h6]} Bf6 $8 19. Bxf6 (19. Bh7+ $1 Kh8 20. Nxf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxf7 Bxe5 22. Qxb7 dxe3 23. fxe3 bxa3 24. bxa3 Rb8 25. Qe4 $16 {Here you see the crucial difference from the 17...bxa3 line: instead of Black's pawn on b2, there is White's on a3. After the text move, too, White gets a more favorable position than in the 17...bxa3 line.}) 19... Qxf6 20. Nh7 Qd8 21. Nxf8 dxe3 22. Bh7+ Kxf8 $6 {[%csl Rf8]} (22... Kh8 $142 $1 23. O-O Qxf8 24. Qb5 $1 (24. fxe3 f5 25. Bg6 bxa3 26. bxa3 Qxa3 $13) 24... exf2+ 25. Rxf2 Qe7 26. Bb1 $14 {[%csl Ra6]}) 23. O-O e2 $6 {Black avoids opening the f-file but White now collects this pawn and keeps a material advantage without conceding any compensation.} (23... Qb6 $142 $1 24. fxe3 f5 $1 {, and White's king is exposed, too.}) 24. Rfe1 bxa3 25. bxa3 f5 $6 {[%csl Re6]} (25... Qd2 26. Bb1 $16) (25... Qe7 $142 26. Qxe2 (26. Rxe2 Qxa3) 26... Nc7 $1 {[%CAl Yc7d5]} (26... Qxa3 27. Ra1 Qd6 28. Be4 Nc5 29. Bxb7 Nxb7 30. Qe4 $18 {[%CAl Re4b7,Re4h7]}) (26... Qxh4 27. Rb1 $1 $18) 27. Be4 Bxe4 28. Qxe4 Nd5 $16) 26. Qxe2 Qd5 27. f3 Qd4+ 28. Qe3 {The endgame is winning but} (28. Kf1 $1 Nc5 29. Red1 Qa4 30. Qe5 Rc8 31. Kg1 $1 {[%csl Rc5] ended the game on the spot.}) 28... Qxe3+ 29. Rxe3 Kf7 30. Rb3 Bd5 31. Rb5 Rd8 32. h5 Kf6 33. Bg6 Rd7 34. Kf2 Ke7 35. Ra5 Rd6 36. Rc8 Rb6 37. Bxf5 Bb7 38. Rg8 exf5 39. Rxg7+ Kf6 (39... Kf8 40. Rxb7 Rxb7 41. Rxa6 $18 {?}) 40. Rg6+ Ke7 41. Re5+ Kd7 42. Rxb6 axb6 43. Rxf5 Nc5 (43... Ke7 44. Rb5) 44. Rf6 b5 45. Rxh6 Nd3+ 46. Ke3 Ne1 47. Rh7+ 1-0 [Event "Candidates Tournament"] [Site "London"] [Date "2013.03.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2810"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [PlyCount "45"] [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 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 $5 {This way of sidestepping the Exchange Variation structures used to be part of the repertoire of the young Fischer among others. It may transpose to a Semi-Tarrasch, but White can deviate.} 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. a3 $5 (7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 {would lead to the main line of the Semi-Tarrasch. Here are a few games annotated recently for CBM:} b6 12. O-O Nd7 (12... Bb7 13. Rfe1 Nc6 {Radjabov,T (2744)-Ivanchuk,V (2776) Medias 2011 CBM 143 [Rogozenco] (1/2, 45)}) 13. Rad1 (13. a4 {Leko,P (2720)-Naiditsch,A (2712) Porto Carras 2011 CBM 146 [Krasenkow] (1/2, 36)}) 13... Bb7 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. Bb3 (15. Bd3 {Van Wely,L (2686)-Illescas Cordoba,M (2609) Melilla 2011 CBM 146 [RR] (1/2, 60)}) 15... Qf6 16. Qe3 Rfd8 17. d5 {Kasimdzhanov,R (2678)-Teske,H (2547) Germany 2011 CBM 146 [RR] (1-0, 40)}) 7... cxd4 {In connection with the next move, a straightforward plan. Black does not wish to live with the permanent threat of d4-d5 and decides to clear up matters in the centre at once. A more flexible approach is viable, though, too.} (7... Be7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. Bb2 cxd4 (10... b6 11. O-O cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb7 13. Qe2 Rc8 14. Rad1 Na5 15. d5 $36 {Bocharov,D (2582)-Mozharov,M (2459)/St Petersburg 2011/CBM 144 Extra (1-0, 26)}) 11. cxd4 Qa5+ 12. Kf1 (12. Nd2 Bf6 13. e5 Bg5 14. h4 Bxd2+ 15. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 16. Kxd2 Rd8 17. Ke3 Bd7) 12... b6 13. Qe2 Rd8 14. Kg1 Nb8 $5 (14... Bb7 15. h4 {[%CAl Gh4h5]} Qh5 16. Rh3 Rac8 17. Rg3) 15. Ne5 (15. h4 Ba6 16. d5 exd5 17. Ng5 $44) 15... Ba6 16. Rd1 Qa4 17. d5 $5 exd5 18. exd5 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Bf6 20. h4 $36 {Vitiugov,N (2733)-Khalifman,A (2627)/Taganrog 2011/CBM 143 (1/2, 41)}) ({I remember how interesting I found Black's way of transposing to a Grünfeld type of position in the following game:} 7... Qc7 8. Nf3 Nd7 9. Bb2 g6 10. Bd3 Bg7 11. O-O O-O 12. Qe2 Nb6 {1/2 Prusikin,M (2563)-Kortschnoj,V (2608)/Pulvermuehle 2006/CBM 112/[Marin] (26)}) 8. cxd4 e5 9. Nf3 ({Blocking the centre with} 9. d5 {offers Black some stability on the dark squares.} Bd6 10. Nf3 O-O 11. Be2 Nd7 12. O-O Nc5 13. Nd2 (13. Bb2 {Ivanov,S (2570)-Golod,V (2535)/Beersheba 1998/CBM 064/[Golod,V] (1/2, 26)}) 13... Qe7 (13... f5 $5) 14. f3 Bd7 (14... f5 $5) 15. a4 (15. Nc4 Ba4 16. Qe1 Nb3 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 18. Rb1 Nxc1 19. Qxc1 Rac8 20. Qe3 b6 21. Ba6 Rc5 22. Rfc1 $14 {?c Since he cannot maintain the control of the only open file, Black has failed to equalise completely.}) 15... Rfc8 16. Nc4 Nxa4 17. Rxa4 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 b5 19. Ra6 bxc4 20. Bxc4 Bd4 $132 {Martinovic,S (2496)-Saric,A (2523)/Zagreb 2012/CBM 147 Extra (1/2, 38)}) 9... exd4 10. Qxd4 ({Delaying the capture should not offer White realistic chances:} 10. Bc4 Be7 11. O-O Nc6 12. Bd5 (12. Rb1 O-O 13. Bd5 Bf6 14. Bf4 Re8 {1/2 Lerner,K (2494)-Golod,V (2538)/Ramat Aviv 2004/CBM 102 ext}) 12... O-O 13. Bb2 Bf6 14. Re1 (14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Nxd4 $2 c5 $19) 14... Be6 $6 (14... Bg4 $1 $11 {seems to have solved the problems at once.}) 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 {Careless. The ending with four rooks and opposite-coloured bishops is less safe than Black might have thought.} (16... c5 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. Qxd8 Rfxd8 19. Bxf6 gxf6 {This looks a bit ugly from a structural point of view, but the passed c-pawn should spare Black concrete problems.}) 17. Bxd4 Qd6 18. Be3 Qxd1 19. Rexd1 a5 20. Rd6 Rfc8 21. Rc1 h5 22. f4 a4 23. f5 Ba2 24. Kf2 $36 {Aleksandrov,A (2630)-Rausis,I (2498)/Abu Dhabi 2005/CBM 107 ext (1-0, 41)}) 10... Qxd4 11. Nxd4 Be7 $146 {This looks less active than the previously played 11...?c5, but this impression may be false. Kramnik keeps the c-file open for his rooks and prepares the activation of the bishop with ...?f6.} ({I did not find significant problems after} 11... Bc5 {either:} 12. Nb5 Na6 13. Bc4 (13. Bf4 {1/2 Wojtaszek,R (2733)-Roiz,M (2618)/Eilat 2012/CBM 151/[Roiz,M] (85)}) 13... O-O 14. O-O Be6 15. Bd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 Rad8 17. Rd1 Rfe8 $132 {Nisipeanu,L (2677)-Naiditsch,A (2706)/Deizisau 2013/ (1/2, 47)}) 12. Be3 ({Actually White could try} 12. Nb5 {with similar ideas as above even if the knight is not attacked.} Na6 13. Bc4 O-O 14. O-O Bd7 15. Be3 Rac8 16. Rfd1 Rfd8 17. Bf1 {Both sides have centralised their pieces and Black has to give up the bishop pair.} Bxb5 18. Bxb5 Nc5 ({The straightforward} 18... Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Bxa3 {fails to annihilate the bishop pair:} 20. Bxa7 Nc5 21. f3 Ne6 22. Kf1 Bc5 23. Rc1 $1 Rc7 24. Bb8 $1 Rc8 25. Bg3 b6 {True, Black is relatively stable, but the main line leads to a better version of it.}) 19. f3 b6 20. a4 Ne6 {[%CAl Ge7c5]}) 12... O-O 13. Bc4 Nd7 14. Ke2 Nb6 15. Bb3 Bd7 {Black keeps developing his pieces on what do not seem the most active squares, but there is hidden flexibility in his play.} 16. Nf5 {Moving away from the centre allows Black to activate both his bishops.} (16. Rhc1 Rfc8 17. Nf5 Bb5+ 18. Kf3 Bf8 {allows Black to regroup perfectly.}) (16. a4 $5 {might have posed more problems:} Rac8 17. Rab1 $5 {an effective way of parrying ...?c4 and keeping the a4-pawn indirectly defended.} Bxa4 18. Bxa4 Nxa4 19. Rxb7 $14) 16... Bf6 17. Rab1 Rfd8 $146 ({RR} 17... Bxf5 18. exf5 Rfe8 19. Rhc1 Be5 20. Kf3 Nd7 21. Bd5 Bd6 22. Rxb7 Ne5+ 23. Ke2 Rad8 24. Rxa7 Ng4 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. h3 Nxe3 28. fxe3 Bf4 29. Rc3 Be5 30. Rd3 Bf6 31. Kf3 h6 32. g4 {Kornyukov,A (2452)-Yu,A (1815) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 17... Bxf5 18. exf5 Rfe8 19. Rhc1 Be5 20. Kf3 Nd7 21. Bd5 Bd6 22. Rxb7 Ne5+ 23. Ke2 Rad8 24. Rxa7 Ng4 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. h3 Nxe3 28. fxe3 Bf4 29. Rc3 Be5 30. Rd3 Bf6 31. Kf3 h6 32. g4 {Kornyukov,A (2452)-Yu,A (1815) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (43)}) 18. Rhc1 Bb5+ 19. Kf3 Bd3 20. Bc2 Ba6 21. Bb3 {There is nothing more active than this.} Bd3 22. Bc2 Ba6 23. Bb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "WchT 11th"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"] [Date "2017.06.24"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2630"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2017.06.17"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 179"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.07.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "US of America"] [BlackTeam "Turkey"] [WhiteTeamCountry "USA"] [BlackTeamCountry "TUR"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nf3 Ne4 9. Bf4 Ndf6 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Ne5 ({It is well known that White should not accept this pawn sacrifice:} 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 g5 14. Bg3 f5 15. Qe5 {(otherwise Black wins a piece without White having sufficient compensation)} f4 $1 16. exf4 g4 17. Nd2 (17. Ng1 Bb4+ 18. Kf1 Bf5 $40) 17... Bf6 18. Qh5 Qe7+ 19. Kf1 Bxd4 $40) (11. O-O {is, however, more common. Still, Black reaches equality without major problems:} Bf5 (11... Nd6 12. h3 g6 13. Rac1 Nh5 14. Be5 Ng7 15. Qb3 Qb6 16. Nd2 Bf5 17. Be2 Rae8 18. Rfd1 Nc8 19. Na4 Qxb3 20. Nxb3 f6 21. Bh2 Bd6 22. Nbc5 Bxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Nd6 24. Nc3 Bc8 $11 {1-0 (58) Berkes,F (2665)-Duda,J (2587) Budapest 2014}) (11... Bd6 $5 12. Bxd6 (12. Bxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxf4 $1 14. exf4 dxe4 15. Qxe4 Re8 16. Qd3 Qf6 $132 {L.Ftacnik}) 12... Nxd6 13. Ne5 g6 $11 {[%CAl Yc8f5] 0-1 (41) Steiner,H-Denker,A New York 1946 MCL [Ftacnik,L]}) 12. Ne5 (12. Ng5 Nxg5 13. Bxf5 Ne6 14. Be5 (14. Bg3 g6 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Rfd1 Nh5 $11 {0-1 (66) Sarana,A (2372)-Artemiev,V (2636) Loo 2014}) 14... g6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. e4 Ng4 17. Bg3 Bh4 18. Qd3 Bxg3 19. Qxg3 Nf6 20. Qe5 Qd7 21. Rae1 Rae8 $11 {1/2 (42) Stefansson,H (2539)-Laznicka,V (2677) Warsaw 2013}) 12... g6 13. f3 (13. Na4 Re8 {1/2 (13) Harikrishna,P (2646)-Dreev,A (2660) Sestao 2010}) (13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Rad1 Kg7 15. h3 Bd6 16. Qb3 Bxd3 17. Rxd3 Qc7 18. Rc1 Rfc8 19. Rdc3 Ne8 {1/2 (19) Rajkovic,D (2374)-Blagojevic,D (2459) Belgrade 2016}) 13... Nd6 14. Rad1 Bxd3 15. Rxd3 Qa5 $5 (15... Nh5 $6 16. Bh6 Re8 17. e4 Bg5 $6 18. Bxg5 Qxg5 19. f4 $16 {1-0 (59) Navara,D (2742)-Hammer,J (2651) Novy Bor 2016}) 16. Rdd1 Rac8 17. Kh1 Nb5 18. Na4 Nh5 19. Bh6 Rfe8 20. f4 Nf6 21. f5 Ne4 $132 {0-1 (42) Salgado Lopez,I (2638)-Navara,D (2691) Istanbul 2012}) ({RR} 11. O-O Bd6 12. Ne5 Re8 13. h3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 c5 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. Rfc1 c4 17. Bc2 Be6 18. Qf3 Rad8 19. a4 Bc8 20. Rcb1 Ne4 21. Bxe4 dxe4 22. Qg3 Re6 23. Rb5 a6 24. Rd5 b6 25. Ng4 Bb7 {Yilmaz,M (2582)-Bakhmatsky,V (2442) Katowice POL 2026 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 11. O-O Bf5 12. Ng5 Nxg5 13. Bxf5 Ne6 14. Be5 g6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. h3 Rc8 17. Rad1 Bd6 18. a3 a6 19. Qe2 Qe7 20. Rd2 c5 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. dxc5 Rxc5 23. Rfd1 Qc6 24. Rd3 Rc4 25. Rd4 b5 {Deepan Chakkravarthy,J (2499)-Yilmaz,M (2626) Dubai 2018 ½-½ (31)}) 11... Nxc3 (11... Re8 $5 12. O-O Bd6 13. f3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 h6 15. Rae1 c5 16. Bg3 Qc7 17. e4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Qxc2 19. Bxc2 Be6 $11 {1/2 (46) Bacrot,E (2725)-Mamedyarov,S (2753) Geneve 2013}) (11... Be6 12. f3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 c5 14. Rb1 Qc8 15. g4 c4 16. Be2 $6 (16. Bf5 $11) 16... Ne8 17. g5 Nd6 $17 {[%csl Re5][%CAl Yf7f6] 0-1 (39) Indjic,A (2536)-Blagojevic,D (2524) Cetinje 2013}) ({RR} 11... Re8 12. O-O Bd6 13. f3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 h6 15. Rae1 c5 16. Bg3 Qc7 17. e4 cxd4 18. cxd4 Qxc2 19. Bxc2 Be6 20. Ba4 Rec8 21. Bb3 a5 22. Ng4 Bxg3 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. hxg3 dxe4 25. d5 a4 26. dxe6 {Bacrot,E (2725)-Mamedyarov,S (2753) Geneve 2013 ½-½ (46)}) 12. bxc3 c5 13. O-O $146 (13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O h6 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. c4 Be6 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Bc4 Rac8 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 $11 {0-1 (31) Vitiugov,N (2725)-Navara,D (2734) Berlin 2015}) ({RR} 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. h3 Re8 15. Bh2 Bd6 16. f4 g6 17. O-O Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Qa5 20. Qc2 Bxe5 21. fxe5 Be6 22. Bf4 Rac8 23. Rfc1 Rc7 24. Qf2 Rxc3 25. Rxc3 Qxc3 26. Rd1 f6 27. Qg3 fxe5 {Levy,L-Suesman,W Ventnor 1942 ½-½ (63)}) ({RR} 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. O-O h6 15. Nf3 Qe7 16. c4 Be6 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Bc4 Rac8 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. Qf5 Nxf4 21. Qxf4 Rfd8 22. Rfd1 Qe6 23. Qa4 a6 24. h3 b5 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Qc2 Ba3 27. Nd4 Qc4 {Vitiugov,N (2725)-Navara,D (2734) Berlin 2015 0-1 (31)}) 13... c4 14. Be2 Ne4 15. f3 Nd6 16. e4 Be6 (16... f6 {was possible, too:} 17. Ng4 Bxg4 18. fxg4 (18. Bxd6 Bxd6 19. fxg4 Qc7 20. h3 dxe4 21. Qxe4 Rae8 22. Qd5+ Kh8 23. Bxc4 Re3 $44) 18... Nxe4 (18... dxe4 $143 19. Bxd6 Bxd6 20. Bxc4+ Kh8 21. g3) 19. Rae1 (19. Bxc4 Rc8 20. Qxe4 Rxc4 21. Qe6+ Rf7 22. Rf3 Bf8 $15 {[%CAl Yd8d7]}) 19... b5 20. Bf3 Bd6 $11) 17. Rae1 Rc8 $11 {Black has a strong hold on the centre, and it is difficult for White to use his pawn advantage there.} 18. h3 Bh4 19. Rb1 Re8 $6 (19... b6 $5 20. Ng4 $140 f5 21. exd5 $4 fxg4) 20. Ng4 dxe4 $6 (20... f5 {was still possible but White kept a small plus after} 21. exd5 $1 Bf7 (21... Bxd5 22. Ne3 Bf7 23. Bxd6 Rxe3 24. Bf4 Re7 25. Be5 $14) 22. Ne5 Bxd5 23. Bd1 $14 {[%csl Ge5][%CAl Yc2b2,Yd1c2]}) 21. Bxd6 $6 ({Both players missed} 21. fxe4 Nxe4 22. Nh6+ $1 gxh6 23. Qxe4 $14) 21... exf3 22. Bxf3 Qxd6 23. Rxb7 Bd8 24. Ne5 Bb6 25. Kh1 Rc7 26. Rxc7 Bxc7 {[%CAl Rf7f6,Gc7h2] The initiative belongs to Black but it is far from deadly.} 27. Be4 $6 ({It was more appropriate for White to try to trade light-squared bishops and therefore secure the f3 square for his knight:} 27. Qa4 Rb8 28. Bg4 Bd5 (28... f6 29. Bxe6+ Qxe6 30. Qxc4) 29. Bf3 $1 $11) (27. Bg4 $143 f6 28. Bxe6+ Qxe6 29. Nf3 Qe2) 27... g6 28. Qa4 Re7 (28... Rb8 $1 $17 {[%CAl Gb8b2]}) 29. Qc6 Qd8 30. Qc5 Re8 {It was probably time to renounce attempts at using the b8-h2 diagonal and try to liquidate to a slightly better endgame:} (30... Bxe5 {, and White, to avoid that, should give up a pawn:} 31. Qxe5 (31. dxe5 Qc7 32. Qxc7 Rxc7 {[%csl Ra2,Rc3,Re5]}) 31... Bxh3 32. Qf6 $1 {with good drawing chances.}) 31. Bc6 Rf8 32. Qxa7 Qd6 (32... Bxe5 33. dxe5 Qd2 34. Qd4 Qxd4 35. cxd4 Rd8 36. Rd1 c3 37. d5 Bxd5 38. Bxd5 c2 39. Rc1 Rxd5 40. Rxc2 Rxe5 $11) 33. Bb7 (33. Qa4 $142 f6 34. Nf3) 33... f6 (33... Kg7 $5) 34. Nf3 Rb8 35. a4 Qd7 (35... g5 $5 {[%CAl Rg5g4]} 36. Qa6 Qxa6 37. Bxa6 $13) (35... Bf7 $5 {[%CAl Yg6g5,Yf7h5]}) 36. Qa6 Bf4 $2 $138 {Both players were under time pressure, and Black had to play for a win to level the match as the US was leading 1.5-0.5 at this point. Alas, it was difficult to find a good way.} (36... Bxh3 37. gxh3 Qxh3+ 38. Kg1 $11) (36... Kg7 37. Qc6 $11) 37. Bc6 $2 $138 (37. Re1 Rxb7 (37... Bf7 38. Qxf6) 38. Rxe6 $16) 37... Qc7 $2 (37... Qd6 $142 {but after} 38. d5 Bxd5 39. Bxd5+ Qxd5 40. Qxf6 {Black must fight hard for a draw.}) 38. d5 $18 {White wins the c4-pawn and the game.} Bf5 39. Qxc4 Qd6 40. Nd4 Be4 41. Nb5 Rxb5 42. Qxe4 1-0 [Event "USA-CHN Summit 2nd"] [Site "Shanghai"] [Date "2002.07.12"] [Round "2"] [White "Seirawan, Yasser"] [Black "Xu, Jun"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2654"] [Annotator "Milov,Vadim"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2002.07.11"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "CHN"] [SourceTitle "CBM 091"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.11.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Bg5 Bf5 (6... Be7 7. Qc2 g6 8. e4 O-O (8... Nxe4 9. Bxe7 Kxe7 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4+ Be6 12. Bc4 Qa5+ 13. Kf1 Qf5 14. Qe3 Nd7 15. Re1 Rae8 16. d5 cxd5 17. Bb5) (8... dxe4 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qxe4+ Kf8) 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bh6 Re8 11. Bd3 (11. h3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Bb5 Nc6 14. O-O Bf5 15. Qd2 Qa5 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Nd4 Bd7) 11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. h4 cxd4 14. h5 g5 15. Bxh7+ $16 {1-0 Kamsky,G-Shirov,A Dortmund, 1992}) (6... h6 7. Bh4 Bf5 8. Qb3 (8. e3 Be7 (8... Qb6 9. Qb3 Ne4 10. Nd2 Nxd2 11. Kxd2 Nd7 12. Be2 Bd6 13. g4 Bh7 14. Bg3 Qc7 15. Qb4 Bxg3 16. hxg3 a5 $132 {0-1 Toth,P-Kharlov,A/Sao Paulo CLA ITAU 1991 (39)}) 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rab1 $14 {½-½ Lobron,E-Prie,E/Clichy Eurocup tt 1995 (55)}) 8... g5 9. Bg3 Qb6 10. e3 Ne4 (10... Nbd7 11. h4 (11. Be2 Ne4 12. Nd2 Qxb3 13. axb3 Bb4 14. Ndxe4 Bxe4 15. f3 Bc2 16. Bd1 Bxd1 17. Kxd1 f5 $11 {½-½ Stankovic,D-Karaklajic,N/JUG-Cup Svetozarevo 1990}) 11... g4 12. Ne5 Nh5 13. Bh2 g3 14. Nxd7 Kxd7 15. Be2 gxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Nf6 17. Be5 Be7 $11 {½-½ Stoeber,M-Wilson,J/Hastings Challengers 1995 (30)}) 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Nd2 Bf5 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. h4 Rc8 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 c5 17. hxg5 Bg7 18. gxh6 Rxh6 19. Rxh6 Qxh6 20. Kb1 $14 {½-½ Seiravan,J-Zvjagincev,V FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 (26)}) 7. Qb3 Nbd7 $5 {an interesting pawn sacrifice} (7... Qb6 8. Bxf6 Qxb3 9. axb3 gxf6 10. e3 Nd7 11. Kd2 Nb6 12. Bd3 Bg6 13. Nh4 Nc8 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Bxf5 Nd6 16. Bd3 $14 {½-½ Brunner,L-Zvjaginsev,V Biel, 1995 (34)}) 8. Qxb7 Rb8 9. Qxc6 Rxb2 10. g4 ({RR} 10. e4 Rb6 11. Qa4 Bb4 12. Bd2 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxd2+ 14. Nexd2 O-O 15. Bc4 Qe7+ 16. Kf1 Rfb8 17. h3 Ne4 18. Kg1 Nxd2 19. Nxd2 Qd6 20. Re1 h6 21. g3 Nf6 22. Kg2 Rb4 23. Qxa7 Qc6+ 24. Kh2 Bg6 {Fadi,M (2289)-Kaidanov,G (2492) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (37)}) 10... Bc2 $6 {now White is getting an advantage} ({much more dangerous fo White is} 10... Rb6 $5 11. Qa4 (11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qxd5 Qc8 13. Ne4 Be6 14. Qh5 Rc6 15. Bh3 Rc1+ 16. Kd2 Bb4+ 17. Ke3 Rc3+ 18. Nxc3 Qxc3+ 19. Ke4 f5+ 20. Kf4 Bd6+ 21. Kg5 h6+ 22. Kh4 Be7+ 23. Kg3 Nf6 {0-1 Erikalov,A-Kaidanov,G/Smolensk 1986/EXT 99 (23)}) 11... Bb4 12. Bd2 Qc8 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. gxf5 Bxd2+ 15. Nxd2 Nb4 16. Kd1 O-O 17. Bg2 Qc3 18. Rc1 Qxd4 19. a3 Nc5 20. Rxc5 Rd8 $19 {0-1 Raicevic,V-Arkhipov,S Moscow, 1986 (23)}) ({RR} 10... Rb6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Qa4 Bb4 13. Rc1 Be4 14. a3 Bxc3+ 15. Rxc3 Rb1+ 16. Kd2 O-O 17. Bg2 Rb2+ 18. Ke1 Nb6 19. Qc6 Nc4 20. Rxc4 Rb6 21. Qc5 dxc4 22. Kd2 Rb2+ 23. Ke3 Re8 24. g5 Rb5 25. Qxa7 {Karpov,A (2619)-Kasparov,G (2812) Valencia 2009 0-1}) 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 $146 {this move is new but it doesn`t change the evaluation of the position} (11... gxf6 12. Bg2 Rb6 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Ne4 Bb4+ 15. Nfd2 h5 16. a3 Bb3 17. Qf5 Be6 18. Qf3 hxg4 19. Qg3 Bxd2+ 20. Nxd2 Qc2 21. d5 $16 {1-0 Farago,I-Bielczyk,J Rubinstein mem, 1978 (39)}) ({RR} 11... gxf6 12. Bg2 Rb6 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Ne4 Bb4+ 15. Nfd2 h5 16. a3 Bb3 17. Qf5 Be6 18. Qf3 hxg4 19. Qg3 Bxd2+ 20. Nxd2 Qc2 21. d5 Bf5 22. Qe3+ Kf8 23. O-O Qc7 24. Qg3 Ne5 25. Rfc1 Qe7 26. Qf4 {Farago,I (2510)-Bielczyk,J (2380) Polanica Zdroj 1978 1-0 (39)}) 12. Qc8+ Qd8 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. a3 $16 {Inspite of white`s material advantage, he has to be very accurate as the black pieces are very active.} Rb3 15. Nxd5 (15. Ng5 Bg6 16. Nxd5 h6 17. Nf3 Be4) 15... Be4 16. Ne3 h5 $1 {Black isn`t in a hurry to take the pawn a3 because it`s more important to bring the maximal number of pieces into play and the rook h8 in particular.} 17. Bg2 (17. Ng5 Bg6 18. Bg2 Rxa3 19. Rxa3 Bxa3 $14) 17... hxg4 18. Nxg4 Rb2 $6 (18... Bxa3 19. O-O $16) (18... Rxa3 $5 19. Rxa3 Bxa3 20. O-O $16) 19. Ne3 {White could also try to make use of the rook h1} (19. Rg1 $5 Bxa3 20. Nfe5 Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Bb4+ 22. Kf1 Bg6 23. Be4 Rxh2 24. Bxg6 fxg6 25. Nf3 Rh5 26. Rxa7 $18) 19... Rh5 20. Nd2 Bxg2 21. Nxg2 Nb6 22. Ne3 Be7 23. Ndc4 Nxc4 24. Nxc4 Rc2 25. Ne5 (25. Ne3 Rb2 26. Rg1 g6 27. Nc4 Rc2 28. Ne5 $16) 25... f6 26. Kd1 (26. Nd3 Bd6 27. a4 Rxh2 28. Rxh2 Bxh2 $16) 26... Rc7 27. Nd3 Ra5 28. Kd2 (28. a4 Rc4 29. e3 Raxa4 30. Rxa4 Rxa4 31. Kc2 $16) 28... Rc4 29. Ke3 Bd6 30. h4 Ke7 31. h5 (31. Rhg1 $5 Kf7 32. Rg4 $16) 31... Raa4 32. Rhb1 $6 {this looks like giving away the win} (32. Rab1 $1 Rxd4 33. Rb7+ Kf8 34. h6 gxh6 35. Rxh6 Re4+ 36. Kd2 Re7 37. Rxf6+ Ke8 38. Rxd6 Rxb7 39. Nc5 Rb2+ 40. Kc3 $18) 32... Rxd4 33. Rb7+ Kf8 34. Kf3 $6 (34. Rc1 Re4+ 35. Kf3 Re7 36. Rc8+ Kf7 $11) 34... Rh4 35. Rc1 $11 (35. e3 Rxh5 36. Rc1 Kg8 37. Rd7 Bxa3 $11) 35... Rh3+ 36. Kg2 Rh2+ 37. Kf3 Rh3+ 38. Kg2 Rh2+ 39. Kf3 1/2-1/2 [Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "2017.08.14"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Adhiban, Baskaran"] [Black "Erdos, Viktor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2677"] [BlackElo "2614"] [Annotator "Adhiban,Baskaran"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2017.08.14"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "CBM 181"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.11.10"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.11.10"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Solvay CA"] [BlackTeam "Beniajan Duochess CAC"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"] [BlackTeamCountry "ESP"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 ({During the world cup Erdos later on switched to} 3... a6 {and drew comfortably with} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Qb3 c6 6. e4 dxe4 7. Bc4 Qe7 8. a4 Nf6 9. Nge2 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Ng3 O-O 12. Re1 b5 13. axb5 cxb5 14. Bxb5 Qb7 15. Ba4 Qxb3 16. Bxb3 Nc6 17. Rd1 Bg4 18. Nge2 {½-½ (18) Svidler,P (2751)-Erdos,V (2628) Tbilisi GEO 2017}) 4. cxd5 (4. Bg5 Be7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. e4 Nxc3 8. bxc3 {I felt Black had a better version than the usual Semi-Tarrasch, I think Kramnik would be very happy with Black here due to the extra move ...?e7 and the fact that the white queen is on d1!}) 4... exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Nbd7 ({In the topical line} 6... Bf5 7. Qf3 {there are now two major deviations and for each of them there is a specific masterpiece!} Bg6 (7... Be6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Bd3 Nd7 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. Nf4 Nc8 13. f3 h5 14. h4 Bd6 15. Nce2 Bd7 16. Kf2 Ne7 17. Ng3 Bxf4 18. exf4 O-O-O 19. Rhe1 Rde8 20. Re3 Kd8 21. Rae1 a6 22. b4 Nc8 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. a4 Bd7 25. a5 Nd6 26. f5 Bc8 27. Re2 Kc7 28. Ke3 b6 29. axb6+ Kxb6 30. Kf4 a5 31. bxa5+ Kxa5 32. Re7 Rg8 33. Nxh5 Rxg2 34. Nxf6 Rd2 35. Re3 Nc4 36. Bxc4 dxc4 37. h5 Kb4 38. h6 Rh2 39. h7 c3 40. Kg5 c2 41. Re1 Kb3 42. Rc1 Bd7 43. Nh5 f6+ 44. Nxf6 Be8 45. Nxe8 Rxh7 46. f6 Kb2 47. Rxc2+ Kxc2 48. Kg6 Rh3 49. f4 Rg3+ 50. Kf5 Rg8 51. f7 Rf8 52. Kg6 Kd3 53. Kg7 Rxf7+ 54. Kxf7 {1-0 (54) Giri,A (2762)-Zvjaginsev,V (2643) Antalya TUR 2017}) 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nf3 Nd7 11. Nh4 Be7 12. Ne2 $1 Nb6 13. Ng3 Bb4+ 14. Kd1 Na4 15. Ngf5 Kd7 16. Rb1 Ke6 17. Bd3 Rhc8 18. Ke2 Bf8 19. g4 c5 20. Ng2 cxd4 21. exd4 Bd6 22. h4 h5 23. Ng7+ Ke7 24. gxh5 Bxd3+ 25. Kxd3 Kd7 26. Ne3 Nb6 27. Ng4 Rh8 28. Rhe1 Be7 29. Nf5 Bd8 30. h6 Rc8 31. b3 Rc6 32. Nge3 Bc7 33. Rbc1 Rxc1 34. Rxc1 Bf4 35. Rc5 Ke6 36. Ng7+ Kd6 37. Ng4 Nd7 38. Rc2 f5 39. Nxf5+ Ke6 40. Ng7+ Kd6 41. Re2 Kc6 42. Re8 Rxe8 43. Nxe8 Nf8 44. Ne5+ Bxe5 45. dxe5 Kd7 46. Nf6+ Ke6 47. h5 Kxe5 48. Nd7+ Nxd7 49. h7 Nc5+ 50. Ke2 {1-0 (50) Carlsen,M (2851)-Kramnik,V (2801) Stavanger 2016}) 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Nf3 h6 (8... Ne4 9. Bxe4 Bxg5 10. Bd3 {and White will continue with his plan of the minority attack.}) ({My major source of inspiration was from} 8... O-O 9. O-O Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qb1 $1 {1-0 Kramnik,V (2730)-Timman,J (2590) Belgrade Investbank 1995 (1)}) 9. Bh4 {I just wanted to aim for principled lines.} Nh5 (9... Ne4 10. Bxe4 ({Hence White is better off playing} 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Qc2 {with a slight pull.}) 10... dxe4 11. Nxe4 $1 Bxh4 12. Nd6+ Kf8 (12... Ke7 13. Nf5+) 13. Qb3 {was an amazing line found by my opponent and was the reason why he decided to stick to ?h5.} Qf6 ({The refutation of this line is} 13... Qe7 14. Nf5 Nc5 $1 {pointed out by the computer}) 14. Nxc8 Rxc8 15. Qxb7 Rd8 (15... Nb6 16. Qxa7 Nd5 17. Qb7) 16. Rc1 {[%csl Rc6] and Black's pieces are very misplaced and discoordinated especially the h4-bishop.}) 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nhf6 (11... O-O {[%csl Yh5] was more natural, but Erdos joked that he doesn't like to leave pieces hanging.}) ({RR} 11... O-O 12. Qc2 Nhf6 13. Rab1 a5 14. a3 Re8 15. Rfc1 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 Nf6 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Bf5 20. Na4 h5 21. Nb6 Ra6 22. Qc5 Qe6 23. b5 Ra2 24. Nf1 Ng4 25. bxc6 bxc6 26. Rc2 {Omelja,A (2515)-Svane,R (2648) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (37)}) ({RR} 11... O-O 12. Rb1 a5 13. a3 Nhf6 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Nb6 16. b5 c5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Ne2 Bd7 19. Ned4 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nd2 Rfe8 22. Qb3 Ra3 23. Qb2 Na4 24. Qb4 Qxb4 25. Rxb4 Nc5 26. Nc4 {Begunov,K (2325)-Vo Hoang Quan (2063) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (44)}) 12. Qb1 $146 {Now I am able to get in b4 in time, as he has not castled yet.} ({RR} 12. Rb1 a5 13. a3 O-O 14. Qc2 Re8 15. Nd2 b5 16. Ne2 Bb7 17. Ng3 Nb6 18. Nb3 Nfd7 19. Nf5 Qf6 20. Rfc1 Nc4 21. Qc3 a4 22. Nd2 Ndb6 23. Nf1 Bc8 24. N5g3 Be6 25. Bc2 Rad8 26. Re1 Nc8 {Jaeel,A (2130)-Kanyamarala,T (1856) Ahmedabad 2018 ½-½ (50)}) ({RR} 12. Rb1 a5 13. a3 O-O 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 b5 16. Re1 Ne4 17. Qc2 f5 18. Ne2 Ra3 19. Nf4 Rf6 20. Nxd5 Rd6 21. Nxe7+ {1-0 (21) Chitlange,S (2167)-Josse,M (2235) Chess.com INT 2020}) 12... a5 13. a3 O-O 14. b4 axb4 (14... Re8 {was maybe better.} 15. Rc1 $5 {I will continue playing without b5 and only play it after careful preparation or after the knight leaves d7.} (15. b5 c5 {should be fine.} (15... Ne4 16. bxc6 $5 bxc6 17. Qc2 $14) 16. b6 c4 17. Bf5 (17. Bc2 Ra6) 17... Nxb6 $1)) 15. Qxb4 {This idea of taking back with the queen was missed by Erdos.} Re8 16. Rfc1 $5 {I decided to wait for one more move before taking on e7.} ({Another option was} 16. Qxe7 Rxe7 17. Rfc1) (16. Rfb1 {then the a1-rook might feel misplaced.}) 16... Qxb4 $6 {And it proved to be a good decision.} (16... b6 17. Qxe7 Rxe7 18. a4 Ba6 19. Bf5 $1 {[%CAl Gf3d2,Ga4a5] with a commanding endgame.} g6 20. Bxd7 Nxd7 21. a5 $16) 17. axb4 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Kf8 19. Nd2 {[%CAl Gd2b3,Gb4b5]} ({It is still too early for} 19. b5 c5) 19... Ke7 20. f3 $1 {Now he always has to worry about e4 which is a very serious threat.} Nf8 21. Nb3 (21. b5 Ne6 {would lead to the game.}) 21... Ne6 22. b5 Kd8 23. Kf2 {Do not hurry!} Re7 24. Ra7 cxb5 (24... Rc7 25. b6 Re7 26. Bf5 $1 {[%CAl Rf5e6,Rc3a4,Rb3c5] followed by penetration on the c5-square.}) 25. Nxb5 b6 26. Ra3 $1 {The best place at the moment as it helps me to completely control the c-file.} Nc7 27. Nc3 (27. Nd6 Bd7 {doesn't achieve anything.}) 27... Bb7 28. Nc1 $1 {The knight will go to b4 where it will occupy a commanding post restricting Black's pieces.} g6 29. N1a2 Re6 30. g4 $5 {The principle of creating two weaknesses!} Kc8 31. Nb4 Kb8 32. h3 {I decided to keep the option of preparing e4 and hence protected g4 for that reason.} Rd6 33. h4 {To hell with that plan :), let's continue gaining space on the kingside.} (33. Ra4 {[%CAl Ge3e4,Gb6b5] is a funny way to prepare e4 but doesn't work due to the counter-blow with b5.}) 33... Ng8 34. g5 $1 {Fixing the pawn structure favourably.} hxg5 (34... h5 {might be possible but then Black's pawn structure on the kingside is seriously compromised.} 35. Nc2 $5 {[%CAl Ge3e4] followed by e4.} ({Another option would be} 35. Nb5 Nxb5 36. Bxb5 Ne7 {[%CAl Re7f5]} 37. Rc3 {[%CAl Rb5e8,Gb4d3,Gd3e5]} (37. Nd3 {[%CAl Gd3e5]}))) 35. hxg5 Ne7 36. Ra1 Nc6 37. Nca2 $5 {Maintaining the control.} Ne6 38. f4 Ned8 39. Rh1 Nxb4 40. Nxb4 Nc6 41. Rh8+ $1 {It is good to provoke the king into the open as then it would give rise to various tactical ideas.} (41. Na2 Bc8 $1 {[%CAl Gc8e6] It is very important that I don't allow him to achieve ?c8-e6 which might just hold the position together.}) 41... Kc7 (41... Ka7 $5 42. Na2 {[%CAl Ga2c3]} (42. Nxc6+ Bxc6 43. Rh7 Rd7 44. f5 gxf5 45. Bxf5 Rb7 {is barely holding.}) 42... Ba6 {was maybe a better try.}) 42. Na2 $1 {[%CAl Ga2c3]} Kd7 (42... Rd8 43. Rh7 Rd7 44. Nc3 Na7 45. f5 gxf5 46. Bxf5 Re7 47. g6 {wins.}) (42... Bc8 43. Nc3 {is hopeless.}) 43. Bb5 (43. Nc3 Ke7 44. Bb5 {was my original intention, but I noticed that Black can escape with} Rd8 $1 (44... Rd7 45. e4 $1) 45. Rxd8 Nxd8 {[%CAl Gb7d5]} 46. Na4 {should also win eventually.}) 43... Ke7 $6 {It was already very difficult, but this hastens the end...} (43... Kc7 44. Rf8 Nd8 (44... Rd7 45. Nb4 $1) 45. Be8 {winning the f7-pawn.}) 44. Nb4 $1 Ke6 (44... Rd8 45. Nxc6+ Bxc6 46. Rxd8 {winning.}) 45. e4 $1 {The strongest!} ({Also strong was} 45. Re8+ Ne7 46. f5+ gxf5 {Here I only considered} 47. Nd3 ({But} 47. Kf3 {wins on the spot as Black is in zugzwang!}) 47... Bc6 $1) 45... dxe4 (45... Nxb4 46. Re8#) 46. d5+ Rxd5 47. Nxc6 $1 {Once again the strongest! Black is almost in zugzwang.} (47. Nxd5 Kxd5) (47. Bxc6 Bxc6 48. Nxc6 f6 49. gxf6 g5 $5 {was the idea of Erdos, trying to liquidate the pawns but the computer is not impressed but shows that White can win after} 50. Rf8 gxf4 51. f7 {winning the rook or queening.}) 47... Kd6 48. Rd8+ Kc5 49. Rxd5+ Kxd5 50. Nd8 Bc8 51. Ke3 {Leaving him no hope!} (51. Nxf7 Kd4 52. Nd6 Be6 53. Be8) 51... Kc5 (51... Bf5 52. Nxf7) 52. Nxf7 $1 Be6 (52... Bf5 53. Be8 b5 54. Bxb5 $1 {Of course!}) (52... Kxb5 53. Nd6+ Kc5 54. Nxc8 b5 55. f5 Kd5 (55... b4 56. f6) 56. fxg6 Ke6 57. Kxe4 b4 58. Nb6) 53. Be8 b5 54. Ne5 b4 55. Bxg6 {One of my best positional grinds in recent times in the style of Iron Tigran!} 1-0 [Event "Norway Chess 8th"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2020.10.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2863"] [BlackElo "2728"] [Annotator "Kapnisis,Spyridon"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2020.10.05"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 199"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2020.12.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.12.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,103,32,44,13,-24,-22,-14,0,-39,-32,-23,-10,-19,-10,-52,-7,-12,44,25,50,51,41,18,32,12,21,-4,20,0,34,-34,61,48,50,50,50,46,52,23,53,21,39,29,44,45,58,35,39,39,51,38,38,-26,38,20,63,63,48,15,11,-16,-14,-44,36,13,-5,-5,-5,-23,65,-16,15,2,1,-33,-33,-72,-72,-73,-107,-34,-25,-30,10,-13,-13,-21,-24,5,8,8,13,0,4,0,0,-20,-25,-27,-11,0,54,55,54,48]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Bd3 (8. Qc2 O-O 9. Nf3 {Carlsen decided to avoid ?d3, ?ge2 in the Armageddon game that followed our main game. His choice of 9.?f3 didn't pose any problems to Firouzja.} Re8 10. Bd3 Ne4 $1 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Bxe4 (12. O-O Nd7 13. Rfc1 Ndf6 14. Ne5 Bf5 $13) 12... dxe4 13. Nd2 f5 14. O-O-O $2 {Carlsen tried to play for a win but soon ended up clearly worse.} (14. O-O Nd7 $13 {[%CAl Yd7f6]} (14... Be6)) 14... Nd7 15. g4 fxg4 16. Ndxe4 Nb6 17. Ng3 Be6 $17 {1-0 (47) Carlsen,M (2863)-Firouzja,A (2728) Stavanger NOR 2020}) 8... O-O (8... Nbd7 {followed by ?h5 is a lot more common.}) 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 (10... Ne4 $6 11. Bxe7 Nxc3 (11... Qxe7 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Ng3 f5 14. f3 exf3 15. Rxf3 $16) 12. Bxd8 Nxd1 13. Rfxd1 Rxd8 14. b4 $14) 11. f3 (11. Qc2 a5) 11... b5 $5 12. Bf2 (12. e4 $6 b4 13. e5 (13. Na4 $2 dxe4 14. fxe4 Nxe4 $1 $19) 13... bxc3 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. bxc3 Qa5 $132 {[%CAl Yc8a6,Yc6c5]}) 12... Bb7 {[#]} (12... Nb6 13. b3 (13. Ng3 $5) 13... a5 14. Rc1 Bb7 15. Ng3 b4 16. Nce2 $14 {1-0 (40) Rodshtein,M (2685)-Eljanov,P (2655) Netanya 2019}) ({RR} 12... a5 13. Ng3 Ba6 14. Kh1 b4 15. Nce2 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qd2 Ne6 19. Nf5 Rf8 20. Rac1 Re8 21. Rc6 Bf8 22. Rfc1 Qd7 23. Nfd4 Rec8 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rxc8 Qxc8 26. g4 g6 27. Kg2 {Grischuk,A (2745)-Ding Liren (2811) chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (82)}) ({RR} 12... a5 13. Rc1 Nb6 14. b3 a4 15. h3 Ba6 16. e4 axb3 17. axb3 b4 18. Na4 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Nxa4 20. bxa4 Rxa4 21. e5 Ra3 22. Qc2 Nd7 23. Qxc6 Nb6 24. f4 b3 25. Qb5 Nc4 26. Nc3 b2 27. Rc2 {Ganiev,A (2356)-Svane,F (2655) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (49)}) 13. Ng3 (13. e4 $6 b4 14. Na4 $6 (14. e5 bxc3 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Nxc3 Nf8 $132 {[%csl Rd4][%CAl Yf8e6]}) 14... dxe4 15. fxe4 c5 $1 16. e5 Ne4 $17 {Black is already in the driver's seat.}) (13. Rc1 $5 a6 14. Bb1 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Nd4 Ne5 17. b3 Rc8 {Black's position seems quite solid.} (17... Qb6)) 13... b4 14. Na4 (14. Nce2 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Nd4 a5) 14... c5 15. Nf5 $146 {[#]} (15. b3 $5 Qa5 (15... Rc8 16. Rc1 cxd4 17. exd4 {I would feel slightly better with White here although objectively Black should be ok.}) 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. Nf5 Bf8 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nxc5 Rxc5 $13) (15. dxc5 Bc6 $5 16. Nf5 Bf8 17. Nd4 Bxa4 18. Qxa4 Nxc5 19. Qd1 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Nd7 $13) (15. Nxc5 Nxc5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Nf5 Qb6 $13) ({RR} 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bb5 Ncd7 17. Nf5 Bf8 18. Rc1 Qa5 19. Nd4 Rac8 20. b3 Rxc1 21. Qxc1 Rc8 22. Qd2 Nb6 23. Rc1 Rxc1+ 24. Qxc1 Nxa4 25. Bxa4 Bc5 26. Qc2 {½-½ (26) Stremavicius,T (2506)-Jacobson,B (2530) Charlotte 2021}) 15... Bf8 $6 {Firouzja hesitates and decides not to change the pawn structure by playing c4.} (15... c4 $5 16. Nxe7+ $1 (16. Bc2 Bf8 $17 {[%CAl Yg7g6]}) 16... Qxe7 17. Bc2 a5 18. Re1 Qd6 $132 {Black seems to have everything under control. e4 is more or less stopped and Black will focus on trying to take advantage of the unfortunate position of the ?a4.}) 16. Nxc5 (16. dxc5 $6 Bc6 $5) 16... Nxc5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Rc1 Qb6 19. Qa4 {[#]} Bc8 $1 {Black correctly kicks the knight out of f5 and transfers his bishop to d7.} 20. Nd4 Bd7 21. Qa6 (21. Qd1 a5 {is quite comfortable for Black.}) 21... Re7 (21... Rec8 $5) 22. Rfd1 (22. Rc2 {Doubling the rooks on the c-file was another rather obvious plan but still Black seems to have adequare resources:} Ne8 $1 {Black knight should move to c7 to force White's queen out of a6.} (22... Rc8 $2 23. Nb3 $16) 23. Rfc1 Nc7 24. Bh7+ $5 (24. Qxb6 axb6 {Black has everything under control.}) 24... Kxh7 $2 (24... Kh8 25. Qd3 Na6 (25... Bxd4 26. Qxd4 (26. exd4 $2 Ne6 $19) 26... Qxd4 27. exd4 Ne6 28. Bd3 Ree8 $1 29. Re1 a5 $14 {I wouldn't prefer being Black against Carlsen in this position although Black should be quite ok.}) 26. Bf5 b3 $1 27. Qxb3 Qxb3 28. axb3 Bxd4 29. Bxd7 Bxe3 30. Bxe3 Rxe3 $11) 25. Qd3+ Kg8 26. Rxc5 $18) 22... Ne8 {[#]} 23. Qxb6 $6 {It doesn't make much sense to me to take on b6 before Black commits his knight to c7.} (23. Bf1 {Making room for the white queen on d3 makes a lot of sense.} Nc7 (23... Nd6 $2 24. e4 (24. Rxc5 $5 Qxc5 25. e4 Ree8 26. Nb3 Qc6 27. Rxd5 Nb7 28. Nd4 Qc8 29. b3 $15) 24... Nc4 25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. Qxc4 $16) (23... Be6 $5) {Here White has a pleasant choice:} 24. Qd3 $5 {Black has difficulties equalising even if White keeps the queens on the board.} (24. Qxb6 axb6 25. Nb3 Bd6 26. Bg3 Bxg3 27. hxg3 Be8 (27... Ne8 28. Ra1 (28. Rxd5 Nf6 29. Rd2 Rxe3 30. Kf2 Re5 31. Rc7 {Black remains under pressure.}) 28... Rxe3 29. Nd4 Re7 30. Nc2 $14) (27... Ba4 $2 28. Rd4 $18) 28. Nd4 Rxa2 29. Nf5 $44 {Black hasn't fully solved his problems yet.}) 24... a5 (24... Rc8 25. Rc2 Ne8 26. Rdc1 {looks rather awkward for Black.} Rc7 {[#]} (26... Nd6 27. Qb3) 27. e4 $1 dxe4 28. fxe4 $16 {[%CAl Yc2c5]}) 25. Kh1 $5 (25. Rd2 a4 26. Rdc2 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Qxd4 28. exd4 Ne6 $14) 25... Bd6 $5 (25... a4 $6 26. e4 $1 {Opening the position is in White's favour.} dxe4 27. fxe4 Rae8 28. Qg3 $16) (25... Ree8) (25... Rae8 26. Qc2 Na6 27. Rd2 $16 {[%CAl Yc2b3,Yc2d1,Yd2c2]}) 26. e4 (26. Qd2) 26... Qb7 $1 (26... dxe4 $2 27. fxe4 $18 {[%CAl Yd4f5]}) 27. Nf5 (27. exd5 Nxd5 (27... Qxd5 $2 28. Nc6 $1 Bxc6 29. Qb1 $18) 28. Nb3 (28. Nf5 Bxf5 29. Qxf5 Bf4 $1 $14) 28... Be6 29. Nc5 $14) 27... Bxf5 28. exf5 $14) 23... axb6 24. Bb1 $14 Ba4 {Black feels the need to force b3 so that White will not have this square for his knight.} (24... g6 $5 {Taking away from the white knight the f5 square was a decent alternative.} 25. Ne2 (25. Nb3 Bxe3 26. Bxe3 Rxe3 27. Rxd5 Be6 28. Rd4 Re2 29. Nd2 Nf6 (29... Bxa2 $2 30. Be4 $18 {[%CAl Yg1f1]}) 30. Kf1 Re5 31. Rxb4 Rd8 {Black is active enough not to be in real trouble.}) 25... Bf5 $5 (25... Nc7 $6 26. Nf4) (25... Bxe3 26. Bxe3 Rxe3 27. Kf2 $14) 26. Bxf5 gxf5 {Black's pawn structure is ridiculous but White fails to prove a clear advantage since his own pawns are under attack as well.} 27. Rxd5 Rxa2 28. Rd2 (28. Rb1 Rea7 $1 $13) 28... Rxe3 $1 29. Rxc5 Ra1+ $1 30. Rc1 Rxe2 31. Rxe2 Rxc1+ 32. Re1 $11) 25. b3 (25. Nf5 $5 Rd7 26. b3 Bb5 27. Bg3 $14) 25... Bd7 26. Ne2 Nc7 27. Rd2 {[#]} Bc6 $1 28. Nd4 (28. Nf4 $2 Nb5 $1 $15 {[%CAl Yb5c3]}) 28... Bb7 29. g4 Ne6 (29... g6 $5 {Stopping ?f5 made a lot of sense.} 30. h4 Ne6 31. Bg3 (31. h5 Nxd4 32. exd4 Bd6 $11 {[%CAl Yd6f4]}) 31... Ng7 $5 $13 {[%CAl Yh6h5]}) 30. Nf5 Rc7 $6 {At this point Firouzja was running low on time and this certainly made his defensive task a lot more difficult.} (30... Rd7 $5 {Black should have tried to make d4 work as soon as possible.} 31. h4 (31. Kg2 g6 32. Ng3 $13) (31. Rcd1 g6) 31... d4 32. Nxd4 (32. e4 $6 Ba6 $15) (32. exd4 Bxf3) (32. Kg2) 32... Bxd4 33. Kg2 Bxe3 34. Rxd7 Nf4+ 35. Kh2 Bxc1 36. Rxb7 Rd8 {Again Black's activity provides enough counterplay for his weak pawn structure.}) 31. h4 {[#]} Rac8 $6 (31... Bxe3 {Simplifying the position was Black's best chance to equalise although it is perfectly understandable why he decided against this option.} 32. Rxc7 Bxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Nxc7 34. Nd6 $36) 32. Rcd1 Bf8 33. Bg3 $1 Rc3 (33... Rd7 34. Be5 $16) 34. Kf2 Bc5 {[#]} 35. Bd3 $2 {Here Carlsen probably thought that his position was good anyway and that he would take advantage of Black's time pressure by playing some solid moves. ?d3 is a very logical move since it stops any counterplay on the 3rd rank against e3 and f3, but it appears that there is a more concrete way to secure a winning advantage.} (35. Bd6 $1 d4 (35... Rd8 36. Bxc5 bxc5 37. Rxd5 Bxd5 38. Ne7+ Kf8 39. Nxd5 $18) (35... Ra8 36. Ne7+ Kh8 37. Nxd5 Bxd5 38. Bxc5 bxc5 39. Rxd5 $18) (35... Re8 36. Bxc5 Nxc5 37. h5 $18 {[%CAl Yd2d4]}) 36. exd4 $1 (36. Ne7+ $2 Kh8 37. Bxc5 bxc5 38. exd4 Rxf3+ 39. Kg1 Rc7 $13) 36... Rxf3+ {If I had to guess I would say that Carlsen calculated up to this point and considered this position quite messy and searched for other moves.} 37. Kg1 Bxd6 38. Nxd6 Rg3+ 39. Kh2 Rcc3 40. Nxb7 $18) (35. Rd3 $5 $16 {[%CAl Yg3e5]}) 35... d4 36. e4 Ra8 $1 {[%CAl Yb7a6]} 37. Bc4 {[#]} Rc2 $1 {Very nice resource found by Firouzja with only a few minutes on the clock!} (37... d3+ $5 38. Kg2 Ba6 39. Bd5 (39. Bxa6 $2 Rxa6 $17 {[%CAl Yf7f6,Ya6a7,Ya7d7]}) 39... Ra7 $13) (37... Ba6 $5) 38. Bd3 (38. Be5 Raxa2 39. Ke1 $11) 38... Rcxa2 39. Be5 Rxd2+ (39... f6 40. Bd6 {[%CAl Yd3c4]}) 40. Rxd2 Ra5 41. Kg3 Ba6 $11 (41... Bf8 $5 42. Bd6 Bxd6+ 43. Nxd6 Ba6 44. Bxa6 Rxa6 45. Nb5 Ra8 46. Kf2 Rd8 {White should be able to make a draw without too much trouble.}) 42. Bxa6 Rxa6 43. Nxd4 Bxd4 44. Bxd4 Ra3 45. Rd3 Nxd4 46. Rxd4 Rxb3 47. Rd8+ Kh7 48. h5 Ra3 49. Rd4 Ra4 50. e5 Ra5 51. Rxb4 Rxe5 52. Rxb6 {A good result for Firouzja who handled a bad position and time pressure with remarkable maturity and posed enough problems to Carlsen to get away with half a point. On the other hand Carlsen managed to get a winning advantage from an equal position, in typical Carlsen style, but failed to get the point.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "13th Norway Chess 2025"] [Site "Stavanger NOR"] [Date "2025.06.06"] [Round "10.1"] [White "Erigaisi, Arjun"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2837"] [Annotator "Tactical Analysis 7.0"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2025.05.26"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 c6 9. Nge2 Nbd7 10. O-O $1 {10.0-0 is better than 10.Qc2.} a5 {D35: Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation.} ({RR} 10... Nh5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Qd2 Re8 13. Rae1 Nb6 14. Nf4 Nf6 15. f3 c5 16. g4 Be6 17. h4 Nh7 18. Qh2 cxd4 19. exd4 Qf6 20. Re5 g6 21. Rfe1 Bd7 22. Ncxd5 Qd6 23. Nxg6 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Be6 25. Nge7+ {Ding,L (2808)-Abdusattorov,N (2677) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0}) 11. f3 ({RR} 11. Rc1 Re8 12. f3 b5 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Bf2 Qb8 ({RR} 14... Bf8 15. Ng3 Qb8 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 b4 18. Nce2 c5 19. dxc5 Rd8 20. c6 Nc5 21. Bxc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Rxd3) 15. Ng3 b4 16. Nce2 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qb1 Bf8 20. Rfd1 Qb5 21. Nf4 Ne6 22. Nf5 Rac8 23. h3 Nxf4 24. exf4 Nh5 25. Nd4 Qd7 {Duda,J (2725)-Carlsen,M (2839) Zagreb CRO 2025 ½-½ (65)}) ({RR} 11. Rc1 Re8 12. f3 b5 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Bf2 Qb8 15. Ng3 b4 16. Nce2 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qb1 Bf8 20. Rfd1 Qb5 21. Nf4 Ne6 22. Nf5 Rac8 23. h3 Nxf4 24. exf4 Nh5 25. Nd4 Qd7 {Duda,J (2725)-Carlsen,M (2839) Zagreb 2025 ½-½ (65)}) 11... b5 {[%CAl Bb7b5,Bb5b4][%mdl 32]} 12. Qc2 Re8 13. e4 $146 ({RR} 13. a3 Ba6 14. Kh1 Qb8 15. Bg3 Qb7 16. e4 b4 17. Nd1 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 dxe4 19. fxe4 c5 20. e5 Qe4 21. Nf2 Qxd3 22. Nxd3 Nd5 23. dxc5 Nxc5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Rfd1 Ne3 26. Rdc1 Bf8 27. Nd4 bxa3 {Mesaros,F (2415)-Sebenik,M (2509) Austria 2022 ½-½ (44)}) ({RR} 13. Rae1 Ba6 14. Bf2 Nb6 15. Ng3 b4 16. Bxa6 Rxa6 17. Nd1 Nbd7 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 c5 20. e5 Nd5 21. Nf5 Bf8 22. Bh4 Qb6 23. Nd6 Bxd6 24. Qf5 N7f6 25. exf6 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Qc6 27. fxg7 cxd4 {Bercaru,V (2065)-Sabuk,P (2375) Roquetas de Mar ESP 2025 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Rad1 Qb8 ({RR} 14... Qb6 15. Bf2 Rad8 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Ng4 18. Bg1 Qb8 19. h3 Ngf6 20. e5 Nd5 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Rxf7 Nb4 23. Qg6 Bf8 24. Rdf1 Nd5 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Nf4 b4 27. Qxa6 Kxh7 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Qh5) 15. e4 b4 16. Nb1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 dxe4 18. fxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxh4 20. Qxc6 Ra7 21. Nf4 Nf6 22. Qf3 Rae7 23. Rd3 Re1 24. Nd2 Bg5 25. g3 Qc8 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kg2 Bxf4 {Sele,T (1699)-Silva,M (2005) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Rad1 Qb8 15. e4 b4 16. Nb1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 dxe4 18. fxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxh4 20. Qxc6 Ra7 21. Nf4 Nf6 22. Qf3 Rae7 23. Rd3 Re1 24. Nd2 Bg5 25. g3 Qc8 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kg2 Bxf4 {Sele,T (1699)-Silva,M (2005) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 13. Bf2 Bb7 14. h3 Rc8 15. Bf5 g6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kh8 18. e4 Nh7 19. e5 b4 20. Nd1 Ba6 21. Re1 Rg8 22. Qxh6 Bg5 23. Qd6 Qe8 24. e6 Qg6 25. Bg3 Ndf6 26. Nf2 Be3 27. Qe5 Bxe2) ({RR} 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Rae1 Qb6 15. Bf2 Rac8 16. e4 b4 17. Nd1 c5 18. Bxa6 Qxa6 19. e5 cxd4 20. Qf5 g6 21. Qh3 Nxe5 22. Bxd4 Nd3 23. Ne3 Nxe1 24. Rxe1 Bf8 25. Ng3 Bg7 26. Rg1 Qe6 27. Ngf5 gxf5 {Andreikin,D (2710)-Duda,J (2739) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (31)}) 13... b4 14. Na4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe7 (16. Bxe4 Bxh4 17. Bxc6 Ba6 $17) 16... Qxe7 17. Qxc6 Nef6 $146 ({Predecessor:} 17... Rb8 18. Rae1 Bb7 19. Qb5 Qd6 20. Qf5 Ndf6 21. b3 Rbd8 22. Qxa5 Ng4 23. Qh5 Nef6 {0-1 Wu,D (2225)-Kravtsiv,M (2598) Titled Tuesday intern op 26th Nov Late Chess.com INT blitz 2024 (3)}) 18. Qxa8 $16 (18. Rxf6 $2 Nxf6 19. Qc1 Bg4 $19) 18... Qe3+ 19. Kh1 $1 Qxd3 20. Nf4 Qxd4 21. Rad1 (21. Qxa5 Ng4 $11) 21... Qe5 (21... Qe3 $16) 22. Rc1 $1 $18 Nf8 23. Rxc8 Qxf4 {[%CAl Rf4f1][%mdl 64] Deflection, Back Rank} 24. Qa6 $36 {[%mdl 2048] White is on the roll.} Qxf1+ {[%mdl 64] Deflection} 25. Qxf1 Rxc8 26. h3 $1 Rd8 27. Qa6 Rd5 28. Nb6 Rc5 29. Nc4 Ne6 (29... Ng6 $16) 30. Nxa5 g5 31. Nc4 g4 32. b3 gxh3 33. gxh3 Rh5 34. Kh2 (34. Kg2 $1 $16) 34... Kg7 35. Qb7 {[%CAl Oc4d6]} Ng5 $1 36. Nd6 {[%CAl Oh2g2]} (36. Qxb4 Rxh3+ 37. Kg2 (37. Kg1 h5 $16) 37... Rf3 $16) 36... Rxh3+ 37. Kg2 {[%CAl Od6f7]} Rd3 38. Nf5+ Kg6 39. Ne7+ Kh5 40. Qxb4 {[%mdl 8192]} ({White should try} 40. Qa6 $15 Rd2+ 41. Kg3) 40... Nfe4 $19 41. Kf1 Rd2 42. Qb5 $2 (42. Qxd2 Nxd2+ 43. Ke2) 42... Rd1+ 43. Kg2 {White wants to mate with Qe2+.} Rd2+ 44. Kf1 (44. Kg1 {only move.}) 44... Kg4 {( ? ...Ng3+)} 45. Qf5+ Kg3 {[%CAl Og5f3]} 46. Qe5+ Kf3 {[%CAl Rd2d1]} 47. Qf5+ Kg3 {[%CAl Og5f3] ( ? ...Nf3!)} 48. Qe5+ Kf3 {[%CAl Rd2d1]} 49. Qf5+ {[#]} Ke3 $1 50. Nd5+ Kd4 51. Ke1 Rxa2 {and ...Ra1+ should not be overlooked} 52. Qd7 (52. Nb4 $2 Ra1+ 53. Ke2 Ng3+ 54. Kf2 Rf1+ (54... Nxf5 55. Nc2+ Kc3 56. Nxa1 $19) 55. Kxg3 Rxf5 $19) 52... Ra1+ 53. Ke2 Ra2+ 54. Ke1 {[#]} (54. Kd1 $2 Rd2+ 55. Kc1 Ke5 $19) 54... Ra1+ ({Black should try} 54... Nc5 $1 {[%CAl Rc5d7]} 55. Qd8 (55. Qf5 $2 Nce4 $19) 55... Nge6 (55... Nxb3 $2 {is the wrong capture.} 56. Nb4+ {[%csl Od4][%mdl 64] Discovered Attack (Check)} Kc4 57. Nxa2 $18)) 55. Ke2 $17 {and Ne3+ should not be overlooked. The board is on fire.} Ra2+ {White used his chance. A brilliant game! Weighted Error Value: White=0.36/Black=0.29 (precise)} 56. Ke1 $1 ({Don't blunder} 56. Kd1 $2 Rd2+ 57. Kc1 Ke5 $19) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Ubeda"] [Site "Ubeda"] [Date "1997.02.20"] [Round "11"] [White "Illescas Cordoba, Miguel"] [Black "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2665"] [Annotator "Tsesarsky,Ilya"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "1997.02.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "16"] [SourceTitle "CBM 058"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1997.06.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1997.06.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 c6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Bf5 8. e3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Bd6 (10... Be7 11. O-O-O (11. O-O O-O 12. a3 (12. Rab1 a5 13. Qc2 Ne8 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Na4 Nd6 $11 {Arkell,K-Maksimenko,A/Copenhagen op 1994/0-1 (85)}) (12. h3 Ne8 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. a3 Nd6 15. b4 a6 16. Na4 Nc4 17. Nc5 b5 $11 {0-1 Georges,S-Simon,R/Zuerich op 1990 (38)}) 12... a5 13. Qc2 Ne8 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Rab1 Nd6 16. Nd2 f5 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 b5 $11 {0-1 Ratzmann,I-Kohlweyer,B/Nuernberg Weilburg op 1996 (31)}) 11... O-O 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. Rhg1 Bb4 14. Kb1 Re8 15. g4 Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Ne4 17. Qe1 Rc8 18. h4 Qf6 19. Qe2 c5 $11 {0-1 Hochgraefe,M-Bagirov,V/BL2-N 1996 (39)}) 11. O-O-O (11. O-O O-O 12. Rab1 Qe7 (12... a5 13. Ne2 Re8 (13... Qe7 14. Bg3 Ne4 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 $11 {0-1 Mertanen,J-Volzhin,A/Jyvaskyla op 1994 (47)}) 14. Qc2 Qb6 15. Bg3 Ne4 16. Bxd6 Nxd6 $11 17. Nf4 Re7 18. Rbc1 Rae8 19. Nd3 Ne4 20. Nd2 Nd6 21. Nf3 Ne4 22. Nd2 {½-½ Mai,I-Mueller,M/BL2-O 1996}) 13. Rfe1 Qe6 14. Nd2 Rfe8 15. f3 Nf8 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Ng6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qf3 Rad8 20. Nf1 Bc7 21. d5 Qe5 22. Ng3 Nh4 23. Qg4+ Qg5 24. Qh3 Ng6 25. Nf5 Nf4 26. Qg4 h5 $15 {0-1 Burmakin,V-Giorgadze,G/Russia Cup GP 1997 (49)}) (11. a3 a5 12. Ne2 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Rfc1 Ra6 15. Rc2 Qb8 16. Bg3 Ne4 17. Bxd6 Nxd6 18. Nd2 a4 $11 {Landa,K-Bareev,E/Open 1996/0-1 (61)}) ({RR} 11. O-O) ({RR} 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfe1 Re8 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Be7 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Qf5 Qc8 17. Qd3 Qd7 18. Re5 Nd5 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Rae1 Rxe5 21. dxe5 Rd8 22. Qd4 a6 23. Rd1 Qf5 24. h3 Rd7 25. Qa7 Kh7 {Kornienko,K (2403)-Dubov,D (2654) Baku AZE 2026 0-1 (76)}) ({RR} 11. a3 a5 12. Ne2 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Rfc1 Ra6 15. Rc2 Qb8 16. Bg3 Ne4 17. Bxd6 Nxd6 18. Nd2 a4 19. Rac1 Ra8 20. Nf4 Nf6 21. Qe2 Qa7 22. Qf3 Qa6 23. Nf1 Qa5 24. Ng3 Qd8 25. Nfh5 Nh7 {Landa,K (2570)-Bareev,E (2655) Vienna 1996 0-1 (61)}) 11... Bb4 (11... Qa5 12. Kb1 O-O-O 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Nd2 Rhe8 15. f3 Qc7 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Bb4 18. e5 Ng4 19. Rhf1 Qxe5 $17 {0-1 Steinbacher,M-Novikov,I/Bern op 1993 (39)}) 12. Nd2 O-O $146 ({RR} 12... Qb6 13. e4 O-O 14. e5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Nh7 16. Qc2 c5 17. Qb2 cxd4 18. cxd4 Qg6 19. Qb3 Rfc8+ 20. Kb2 Nb6 21. Rc1 Qg4 22. Nf3 Nc4+ 23. Ka1 b6 24. h3 Qd7 25. g4 Nf8 26. Bg3 a5 27. Bf4 {Polyakov,F (2086)-Kolasa,P (1936) Riga 2017 1-0 (49)}) 13. Kb1 Re8 14. Rc1 Nf8 15. f3 (15. Qf5 Qd7 16. Qf3 Be7 17. h3 Ng6 18. Bg3 b6 19. Rhd1 Rac8 20. Nb3 $132) 15... Rc8 16. Nb3 (16. e4 $6 dxe4 (16... Ng6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. e5 Qe6 19. g3 c5 20. f4 cxd4 21. Qxd4 Bxc3 (21... Bc5 22. Qd3 d4 23. Nce4 $14) 22. Rxc3 Rxc3 23. Qxc3 Qf5+ 24. Ka1 $14 (24. Qc2 Qxc2+ 25. Kxc2 $14)) (16... Ne6 17. Bxf6 (17. e5 g5 18. Bf2 (18. Bxg5 hxg5 19. exf6 Qxf6 20. Nb3 Nf4 $17) 18... Nh5 19. h4 Nhf4 20. Qf5 c5 21. hxg5 Qxg5 22. Qxg5+ hxg5 23. Nb3 cxd4 (23... c4 24. Na1 (24. Nd2 Nxg2 25. Nxd5 Bxd2 26. Rc2 Bf4 27. Nf6+ Kg7 28. Nxe8+ Rxe8 29. d5 Nf8 30. Rxc4 Bxe5 31. Bxa7 Nf4 $17) 24... Bxc3 25. Rxc3 Nxg2 $17) 24. Nxd4 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 Bxc3 26. Rxc3 $14) 17... Qxf6 18. e5 Qd8 19. g3 c5 20. Ne2 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. f4 $11) 17. fxe4 Ng6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Rhf1 Qg5 20. g3 Rcd8 21. Rf5 Qe7 $132 (21... Ne5 22. Qe2 Qg4 23. Rxe5 Qxe2 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Nxe2 Bxd2 26. Rc2 Be3 27. e5 Rd8 28. Rc4 Kf8 29. Kc2 Ke7 (29... Bg5 30. Kd3 $14 (30. h4 Be7 31. Kd3 c5)) 30. Kd3 $16 {[%csl Re3]})) 16... b6 17. a3 Be7 18. Rhd1 (18. Rhe1 Ne6 $11) 18... Qd7 19. Bf2 Red8 20. e4 $6 (20. g4 c5 21. Qc2 $132) 20... dxe4 21. fxe4 c5 22. Qf3 c4 (22... cxd4 23. Nxd4 Ng6 24. Nf5 Qe6 25. Bd4 $36) 23. Na1 (23. Nd2 b5 $15 {[%csl Rd2]} (23... Ne6 24. e5 Ng5 25. Qe2 Qf5+ 26. Ka1 Nd5 27. Nxd5 Rxd5 28. Rxc4 $1 $16)) 23... b5 24. Nc2 a5 25. e5 (25. Bh4 Ng6 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Nd5 Rc6 28. Rf1 Bg5 29. Nce3 Nh4 30. Qf2 Qe8 31. e5 Bxe3 32. Nxe3 Rxd4 33. Nc2 Re4 34. g3 Ng6 35. Nd4 Rc8 36. e6 fxe6 $19) 25... N6h7 $1 (25... Nd5 26. Nxd5 Qxd5 27. Qxd5 Rxd5 28. Ne3 Rd7 29. a4 $14) 26. d5 (26. Ne4 Ng6 (26... b4 27. Nc5 Bxc5 28. dxc5 Qb5 29. Rxd8 (29. Rd6 c3 $1 $17) 29... Rxd8 30. Nd4 Qa6 31. a4 Ng5 32. Qc6 Qxc6 33. Nxc6 Rd2 34. Bg3 Rxg2 35. Rxc4 Nf3 36. Ka2 $16 (36. Rc2 Nd2+ (36... Rg1+ 37. Ka2 Nd7 38. Nxa5 Ndxe5 39. c6 $18) 37. Kc1 Nb3+ 38. Kd1 Rg1+ 39. Ke2 Rg2+ 40. Kd3 Rxc2 41. Kxc2 Nxc5 42. Nxa5 Nxa4 43. Nc6 Ne6 44. Nxb4 Nd4+ 45. Kd3 Nf5 46. b3 Nc5+ 47. Kc4 Nxg3 48. Kxc5 Ne4+ 49. Kd4 Nd2 50. Kc3 Nf3 51. Nc6 Nxh2 52. b4 $18)) 27. Be1 Ng5 28. Nxg5 Bxg5 29. Bxa5 Bxc1 30. Bxd8 Bxb2 31. Ba5 c3 32. Rd3 $132) 26... b4 27. Ne4 c3 $17 28. b3 (28. axb4 cxb2 (28... axb4 29. Bb6) 29. Kxb2 axb4 30. Bb6 Re8 (30... b3 31. Qxb3 Rb8 32. Ne3 Ng5 33. d6 Nxe4 34. dxe7 Qxe7 35. Rxd8 Rxd8 36. Bxd8 Qxd8 $16) 31. Ne3 Ng5 32. Nxg5 Bxg5 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34. Nc2 (34. Nf5 Qa4 35. Nd4 Rc3 $19) 34... Qa4 35. Qb3 Qb5 36. Bd4 Qe2 37. Qd3 Qxg2 $17) 28... Ng6 29. Qxf7+ $1 (29. Bb6 Ng5 30. Nxg5 Bxg5 31. Bxd8 Bxc1 32. Bxa5 Bxa3 33. e6 fxe6 34. Qg4 Nf8 35. d6 e5 36. Qe4 Qe6 37. Ka2 (37. Qd5 Rc5 38. Qxe6+ Nxe6 39. Bb6 (39. Bxb4 Bxb4 40. Nxb4 Rb5 41. Nc6 c2+ 42. Kxc2 Rc5+ 43. Kd3 Rxc6 44. Ke4 Rc2 45. d7 Rxg2 46. Kxe5 Kf7 47. Kd6 (47. d8=N+ Nxd8 48. Rxd8 Rxh2 $19) 47... Rf2 48. b4 Rf6 49. b5 Nd8+ 50. Kc7 Ke7 51. Re1+ Re6 52. Rg1 g5 53. Rg2 Re5 54. Rd2 Ne6+ 55. Kc6 Rc5+ 56. Kb6 Rc1 $19)) 37... Rc5 38. Bc7 (38. Bxb4 Bxb4 39. Qxb4 Nd7 40. g4 e4 41. h3 e3 42. Re1 Qd5 43. Nd4 (43. Rxe3 Ra5+ 44. Kb1 Qd1#) 43... c2 $19)) 29... Kxf7 30. e6+ Qxe6 31. dxe6+ Kxe6 32. axb4 Rxd1 33. Rxd1 axb4 $5 (33... Bxb4 $142 34. Bg3 (34. Nxb4 axb4 35. Rd4 c2+ 36. Kc1 Nf4 37. Rd2 Nxg2 38. Nc5+ Kf5 39. Kxc2 Nf6 $17) 34... Nf6 35. Nd4+ Kf7 (35... Kd5 36. Nxf6+ gxf6 37. Kc2 Ke4 38. Nb5 Ne5 39. Re1+ Kd5 40. Re3 $11) 36. Nxf6 gxf6 (36... Kxf6 37. Rf1+ Kg5 38. Ne6+ Kg4 39. Bc7 Re8 40. h3+ Kh4 41. Nxg7 Rc8 42. Rf7 Ne7 43. Ne6 Nd5 44. Rg7 Kh5 45. Kc2 Re8 46. Nd4 Ne3+ 47. Kd3 c2 48. Nxc2 Nxc2 49. Kxc2 $16) 37. Kc2 Re8 38. Be1 Nf4 39. Bxc3 Nxg2 $17) 34. Rd4 $5 {[%csl Rb4]} Ne5 (34... Rb8 35. Bg3 Ne5 36. Nf2 Nf6 37. Nd3 Nfd7 38. Ncxb4 $11) 35. Bg3 Nf6 $4 (35... Nc6 36. Rc4 Kd7 37. Nc5+ Bxc5 38. Rxc5 Nf6 39. Rb5 Ne4 40. Rb7+ (40. Nxb4 Nd2+ $19) 40... Ke6 41. Nxb4 Nd4 42. Nc2 Nd2+ 43. Kc1 N2xb3+ 44. Kd1 Nxc2 45. Kxc2 (45. Rxb3 Nd4 $19) 45... Nd4+ 46. Kd3 c2 47. Bf4 g5 48. Rb6+ Kf5 (48... Kf7 49. Bc1 Rd8 50. Ra6 Nc6+ 51. Kc3 Rc8 52. Rb6 Ne5+ 53. Kd4 Ng4 54. h3 Nf6 55. Kd3 Nd5 56. Rb2 Ke6 $17) 49. Bc1 Ne6 $17) 36. Bxe5 $11 Kxe5 37. Nf2 Rd8 38. Nd3+ Kf5 39. Ne3+ Ke6 40. Rxd8 Bxd8 41. Nxb4 Ba5 42. Na2 Nd5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Linares 12th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2800"] [Annotator "Gelfand,Boris"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "1994.02.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 041"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1994.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1994.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Hansen,Cu} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Nge2 (7. Qb3 {Hansen,Cu} Nc6 (7... Bc8 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Bxb8 cxb5 10. Be5 a6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nxd5 Bxd4 13. O-O-O Bf6 $15 {Wong Meng Kong-Sunthornpongsathorn,V/Novi Sad olm/1990/}) 8. Qxb7 (8. Nf3 Na5 9. Qd1 O-O 10. Be2 c6 11. O-O Nc4 $10 {Hort,V-Kotronias,V/Dortmund/1989/}) (8. a3 Rb8 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Be2 h6 11. O-O Be6 12. Nd2 Bd6 13. Bxd6 cxd6 $14 {Georgiev,Ki-Kotronias,V/Korfu/1991/}) 8... Nb4 9. Bb5+ (9. Rc1 O-O 10. a3 (10. Qxc7 Qxc7 11. Bxc7 Rac8 $44 {Rastianis,G-Ubilava,E/USSR/1983/}) 10... Nc2+ 11. Rxc2 Bxc2 12. Bxc7 Qc8 13. Ba6 Qxb7 14. Bxb7 Rab8 $44 {Ehlvest,J-Jusupov,A/Linares/1991/}) 9... Kf8 10. Kd2 (10. Rd1 a6 (10... Ne4 11. Ba4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nd3+ 13. Rxd3 Bxd3 14. Bxc7 Ba6 15. Qxa6 Qxc7 16. Ne2 $16 {Chernin,A-Dutreeuw,M/EUCup/1993/}) 11. Ba4 Nd3+ 12. Rxd3 Bxd3 13. Bxc7 Qc8 $13 {Gofstein,L-Ubilava,E/USSR/1983/}) 10... Ne4+ (10... a6 11. Ba4 Nd3 (11... c5 12. Bc7 Qc8 13. Qxc8+ Rxc8 14. Bb6 c4 15. Ba5 Rb8 16. Bxb4 Bxb4 17. f3 Ba5 18. Kc1 $16 {Olafsson,H-Thorsteins,K/Akureyri/1988/}) 12. Bxc7 Qc8 13. Qxc8+ Rxc8 14. Ba5 Nxf2 (14... Nxb2 15. Bb3 Ba3 16. f3 $16 {Karolyi,jr T-Dutreeuw,M/London Haringay/1989/}) 15. Rf1 N2e4+ 16. Nxe4 Nxe4+ 17. Ke2 Nd6 18. Nf3 $16 {Salov,V-Timoshchenko,G/Irkutsk/1986/}) 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Bxc7 Qc8 13. Qxc8+ Rxc8 14. f3 $14 {Thorsteins,K-Zaitsev,I/Protvino II/1988/}) (7. h3 {Hansen,Cu} O-O 8. Nf3 a6 9. Rc1 Bd6 10. Be5 c6 11. Qb3 $14 {Adorjan,A-Thorsteins,K/Reykjavik op/1988/}) 7... O-O (7... c6 {Hansen,Cu} 8. Ng3 Bg6 9. h4 (9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 g6 11. O-O O-O 12. f3 $14 {Knaak,R-Ubilava/Camaguey/1987/}) 9... Qb6 10. Qd2 h5 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 g6 13. O-O-O Qa6 14. Rhe1 (14. e4 O-O 15. Bg5 dxe4 16. Ngxe4 Qxd3 17. Rxd3 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 f6 19. Bf4 $14 {Kozlov,VA-Klovan,Y/Frunze/1988/}) 14... Qxd3 15. Rxd3 O-O 16. e4 $14 {Chekhov,V-Klovan,J/Frunze/1988/}) 8. Ng3 (8. Rc1 {Hansen,Cu} c6 9. Ng3 (9. h3 Nbd7 10. g4 Be4 11. Rg1 Bf3 12. Rg3 Bxe2 13. Bxe2 Ne4 14. Rg2 Bg5 $13 {Mohr,S-Kotronias,V/Debrecen/1989/}) 9... Be6 10. Bd3 Re8 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Qc2 Nbd7 13. O-O g6 $10 {Kasparov,G-Karpov,A/Sevilla m(12)/1987/}) 8... Be6 (8... Bg6 {Hansen,Cu} 9. h4 h6 10. h5 Bh7 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 c5 13. O-O-O $14 {Chekhov,V-Zaitsev,I/Protvino II/1988/}) 9. Bd3 c5 (9... g6 {Hansen,Cu} 10. O-O c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Nb5 Nc6 13. Rc1 Bb6 14. Qa4 Nd7 $13 {Vaiser,A-Dutreeuw,M/Brussels-Z/1993/}) 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. O-O Nc6 12. Rc1 ({RR} 12. a3 d4 13. Na4 Be7 14. e4 Nd7 15. Nf5 Nde5 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Rc1 Rad8 18. Re1 b6 19. b4 Qf6 20. Bg3 Nxd3 21. Qxd3 Ne5 22. Bxe5 Qxe5 23. Nb2 Rc8 24. Rcd1 Rfd8 25. g3 Qf6 26. e5 Qf5 {Nakamura,H (2780)-Topalov,V (2749) Saint Louis 2017 0-1 (55)}) ({RR} 12. Nh5 Be7 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Na4 Nb4 15. Nc5 Qb6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Be2 Rac8 18. Bg4 Rc6 19. Qb3 Nc2 20. Qxb6 Rxb6 21. Rac1 Rc8 22. b3 Kf7 23. Rfd1 Rbc6 24. e4 dxe4 25. Rd7+ Kg6 26. Rxb7 h5 {Gelfand,B (2684)-Fridman,D (2616) Moscow 2019 1-0 (47)}) 12... Bd6 ({RR} 12... d4 13. Nb5 Bb6 14. e4 a6 15. Nd6 Qd7 16. Ngf5 g6 17. Bg5 Bd8 18. Nh6+ Kg7 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Rxc4 Nxe4 21. Bxd8 Raxd8 22. Bxe4 Kxh6 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Qc1+ Kg7 25. Rd1 d3 26. Qc3+ Kg8 27. Re4 {Duda,J (2739)-Keinanen,T (2495) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (79)}) 13. Nge2 $1 $146 (13. Nh5 {Hansen,Cu} Be7 14. Nb5 $14 {Kasparov,G-Jusupov,A/Linares/1993/}) 13... Rc8 (13... d4 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Nb5 $16) (13... Bxf4 14. Nxf4 d4 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. exd4 Nxd4 17. Bb1 $14) 14. Bb1 Bxf4 $146 (14... a6 $5) ({RR} 14... Re8 15. Qa4 Be7 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. Qb5 Qxb5 18. Nxb5 Red8 19. h3 a6 20. Nbd4 g6 21. Bg5 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Rc8 24. Rxc8+ Bxc8 25. Kf1 Kf8 26. Ke2 Nd7 27. Bxe7+ Kxe7 28. Nf3 Nc5 29. Kd2 {Urday Caceres,H (2480)-Ubilava,E (2535) Ponferrada 1991 1-0 (55)}) ({RR} 14... Qe7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Nf4 Rfd8 17. Re1 a6 18. b3 Rc7 19. Nce2 Bg4 20. f3 Be6 21. Qd2 Rdc8 22. Rcd1 Ne7 23. Nd4 Bd7 24. g4 h6 25. Qf2 Nc6 26. Nde2 Qe5 27. Nd3 Qe7 28. Nd4 Qd6 29. h4 {Belous,V (2524)-Oparin,G (2487) Sochi 2012 ½-½ (41)}) 15. Nxf4 Bg4 (15... Qd6 16. Nb5 Qe5 $14) (15... d4 {Hansen,Cu} 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. exd4 Nxd4 $14) 16. f3 (16. Qd3 {G.Kasparov} d4 17. Ncd5 g6 $13) 16... Be6 17. Qd2 Qe7 (17... d4 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. exd4 $14) 18. Nb5 (18. Rfd1 {Hansen,Cu} Rfd8 {?d5-d4}) 18... a6 (18... Rfd8) 19. Nd4 Ne5 (19... Bd7) 20. b3 Bd7 21. g4 Ng6 (21... h6 22. h4 $36) (21... Be6 22. g5 Nfd7 $14) 22. Ng2 (22. g5 {Hansen,Cu} Nxf4 23. exf4 Nh5 $13) 22... Ne8 (22... Rfd8 $14) (22... Rxc1 $5 {Hansen,Cu} 23. Rxc1 Ne8) 23. Rxc8 Bxc8 24. Rc1 Nd6 $2 (24... Bd7 $16) 25. Bxg6 $1 (25. Qa5 Be6 26. Rc7 $16) (25. Qb4 $5 {Hansen,Cu ?h2-h4} f5 26. gxf5 Bxf5 (26... Nxf5 27. Rxc8 $16) 27. Bxf5 Nxf5 28. Qxe7 Ngxe7 29. Ne6 $14) 25... hxg6 (25... fxg6 26. Nf4 Qf7 27. Qb4 $18 Nb5 28. Nxb5 axb5 29. Qd6 $18) 26. Nf4 $18 Re8 27. Nxd5 Qg5 28. Nf4 Qe5 29. Ng2 (29. Re1 $5 {Hansen,Cu}) (29. Kf2 $2 {Hansen,Cu} Bxg4) (29. e4 $1 {Hansen,Cu ×d5} Rd8 30. Nde2 $14) 29... g5 (29... Bd7) 30. Qb4 Nb5 (30... Qf6 31. Qb6) 31. Nxb5 axb5 32. Qd4 Qe7 (32... Qxd4 {Hansen,Cu} 33. exd4 $16 {??f2,?e3}) 33. Qc5 Qf6 34. Qxb5 Rd8 35. Qe2 Be6 (35... Qd6 $5 36. Rc4 $1 Qd1+ 37. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 38. Kf2 Rd2+ 39. Kg3 Be6 40. Rb4 Rxa2 41. Rxb7 Rb2 42. b4 Bc4 43. e4 $18) 36. Qf2 (36. Rd1 $1 Rc8 (36... Rxd1+ 37. Qxd1 Qb2 38. Qd8+ Kh7 39. Qxg5 Qb1+ 40. Kf2 Qxa2+ 41. Kg3 Qxb3 $16) 37. Qf2) (36. Ne1 $1 Qe5 37. Nd3 Qb5 38. Rc3 $18) 36... Rd3 37. h4 gxh4 38. Nxh4 g5 39. Ng2 Qe5 40. Qc2 $4 $138 (40. e4 Qd6 41. Re1 Rd2 42. Re2 Rd1+ 43. Ne1 Bd7 (43... Qf4 44. Kg2 Qc1 45. Kh3 $1 b5 46. Qe3 Qxe3 47. Rxe3 Rd2 48. a3 $18) 44. e5 Qe7 45. Qe3 $18) 40... Qd6 41. Ne1 (41. Qc7 $4 Rd1+ 42. Kf2 Qd2+ $19) (41. Qb2 Bd7 $1 $40 (41... Rd2 42. Qf6 Rxg2+ 43. Kxg2 Qd2+ 44. Kg3 Qxc1 45. Qxg5+ $10)) 41... Rxe3 (41... Rd2 {Hansen,Cu} 42. Qc7 Qb4 43. Nc2 $16) 42. Qf2 Qe5 (42... Re5 43. Ng2 $14) 43. Ng2 Re2 (43... Rd3 44. Re1 $14) 44. Re1 Rxf2 45. Rxe5 Rxf3 (45... Rxa2 $2 {Hansen,Cu} 46. Rxg5+ Kf8 47. Rb5 $14) 46. Ne3 (46. Rxg5+ Kf8 47. Rb5 Rg3 48. Kf2 Rxg4 49. Ne3 Rd4 $10) 46... Bd7 47. Rxg5+ Kf8 48. Nf5 Bxf5 49. gxf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1998.11.03"] [Round "10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2650"] [Annotator "Psakhis,Lev"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "1998.10.23"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "EXT 1999"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.11.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. cxd5 exd5 ({Reasonable alternative for could be} 6... Nxd5 {for example} 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. Rc1 Rd8 9. e3 Nf6 10. Qb3 b6 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Rfd1 h6 14. a4 c5 15. a5 Nd5 16. axb6 axb6 $11 {½-½ Cebalo,M-Andersson,U/Roma 1985 (28)}) 7. e3 c6 8. Bd3 (8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Bd3) 8... Bg4 $5 (8... Ne4 $5) 9. Qc2 h6 ({After} 9... Nbd7 {White can play} 10. Bxf6 $5 Nxf6 11. Ne5 Be6 12. f4 c5 13. O-O $14 {with nice position mostly behalf strong position of knight on e5.}) (9... Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nbd7 11. Rg1 Re8 12. O-O-O b5 13. Kb1 a5 14. Bh6 Bf8 15. e4 $36 {1-0 Engel,G-Luder,F/Graz op-B 1995 (37)}) 10. Bf4 ({Deserves attention} 10. h3 $5 {with possible continuation} Bxf3 11. Bxf6 Bxg2 12. Bh7+ Kh8 13. Bxg7+ Kxg7 14. Rg1 Kh8 15. Rxg2 Nd7 16. O-O-O $14) 10... Nbd7 11. Ne5 (11. h3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 c5 $13) 11... Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Nd7 (12... Be6 $5 13. O-O Ng4 $1 14. Bf4 Bd6 $13) 13. Bg3 c5 $146 {N/ New and risky move, but after standart moves like} (13... Re8 14. O-O Bh4 15. b4 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Nf6 17. b5 Qd6 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Na4 $14 {1-0 Sotnikov,I-Malikov,S/Voronezh op 1997 (37)}) ({or} 13... Rc8 14. O-O Nf6 15. Rab1 Re8 16. b4 Bd6 17. Rfc1 Qe7 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. a4 b6 20. Bf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 $14 {1-0 Thorsteins,K-Fulton,T/Dubai olm 1986 (40) White keeps maybe not big but stable advantage.}) ({RR} 13... Re8 14. O-O Bh4 15. b4 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Nf6 17. b5 Qd6 18. bxc6 bxc6 19. Na4 Bh5 20. Rfc1 Rac8 21. Bf5 Rc7 22. Nc5 g6 23. Bh3 Bg4 24. Bxg4 Nxg4 25. Qe2 h5 26. Qf3 f5 27. Qf4 Qxf4 28. gxf4 {Sotnikov,I (2445)-Malikov,S Voronezh 1997 1-0 (37)}) ({RR} 13... Rc8 14. O-O Nf6 15. Rab1 Re8 16. b4 Bd6 17. Rfc1 Qe7 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. a4 b6 20. Bf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 c5 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Nb5 Qb6 24. a5 Qd8 25. Nxa7 Rb8 26. Nc6 Rxb1 27. Qxb1 Qa8 28. Rxc5 {Thorsteins,K (2415)-Fulton,A Dubai 1986 1-0 (40)}) 14. O-O ({It was interesting to play} 14. Nxd5 $5 {and I am not sure, that after, for example} cxd4 15. Bc7 Qe8 16. Qc4 $5 (16. exd4) 16... Nc5 17. Qxd4 Be6 18. Bc2 {Black has compensation for the pawn.}) 14... cxd4 (14... Be6 15. Rad1) 15. exd4 Nb6 $14 {[%csl Rb6,Gd3,Gg3]} 16. Qb3 {Kramnik could get small advantage after} (16. Rfe1 Bd6 $1 (16... Bb4 17. a3 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Qd7 19. Qb4 $1 $16) 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. h3 Be6 19. Nb5 $14 {but he pretends for more.}) 16... a5 {Double-edged move.Zviaginsev trys to push out white queen from strong position on b3, but black with this move strongly weaken queen,s flank.} 17. h3 (17. a4 $6 Bb4 18. Rae1 Bd7 $1 $132) 17... a4 (17... Be6 $6 {gives to White important temp-} 18. Rae1 a4 19. Qd1 {??d3-c2, ?d1-d3 and strong attack.}) 18. Qc2 (18. Nxa4 $6 Rxa4 19. hxg4 Rxd4 20. Rac1 Bd6 $15) 18... Bd7 19. a3 Bc6 $6 (19... Bf6 $142 $5 20. Be5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 d4 $5 22. Ne4 Re8) 20. Rae1 Bd6 21. Qd2 $1 {White don,t affraid doubled pawns,} Qc7 ({because after} 21... Bxg3 22. fxg3 Nd7 23. Rf4 $5 Nf6 24. Ref1 {there advantage is obvious.}) 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Re3 Rae8 (23... Nc4 $2 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. d5) (23... Rfe8 24. Rfe1 Rxe3 25. Qxe3 $1 Kf8 26. Nb5 $5 $16) 24. Rfe1 Qb8 (24... Rxe3 $142 25. Qxe3 Qb8 $14) 25. Nd1 $1 {[%csl Ra4,Rb6,Rd5][%CAl Gd2b4,Gd1e3][%mdl 32] Brilliant move!} g6 (25... Rxe3 26. Nxe3 {??e3-f5}) (25... Qd6 $142 $5) 26. Qb4 {With strong and consistent game Kramnik got big advantage} Nd7 (26... Rxe3 27. Nxe3 Qd8 28. Ng4 $1) 27. Bb5 {Harvest time} Rxe3 28. Nxe3 Nf6 (28... Qa7 29. Nxd5 $18) (28... Nb6 29. Ng4 Kg7 30. Bxc6 bxc6 31. Ne5 $16) 29. Bxa4 Bxa4 30. Qxa4 Re8 31. Qd1 Re4 32. Ng4 (32. Nc2 $5) 32... Nxg4 33. hxg4 Rf4 34. g3 Rf6 35. Qb3 (35. Re5 $142 Rd6 36. Qe2 Kg7 37. Re8 Rd8 38. Re7 $18) 35... Qd8 (35... Qc8 $1 36. Qxd5 $140 $2 Qc2 $1 $132) 36. Qxb7 Rb6 37. Re8+ Qxe8 38. Qxb6 Qe1+ 39. Kg2 Qe4+ 40. Kh2 Kg7 (40... Qxg4 41. Qd8+ Kg7 42. Qxd5 $18) 41. Qc7 (41. Qc7 Qxd4 (41... Qf3 42. Qf4) 42. Qc3) 1-0 [Event "Norway Chess 8th"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2020.10.16"] [Round "10"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2863"] [BlackElo "2767"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2020.10.05"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 199"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2020.12.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.12.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,115,19,27,26,18,20,-16,-7,4,24,13,12,11,62,23,35,44,51,53,52,53,56,23,38,5,20,5,39,-7,40,28,2,-10,-27,-15,-19,-44,-47,-93,-43,-46,-44,-57,5,-55,-43,-35,-41,-83,-83,-62,-57,-82,-103,-103,-81,-101,-99,-46,-50,-26,-26,-32,-25,-71,-57,-62,-45,-37,-33,-100,-44,-44,-44,-48,-63,-63,-62,-62,-41,-69,-50,-52,-41,-43,-28,-43,-31,-28,-25,0,24,16,26,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-27,-100,-100,-100,-122,-100,-179,-214,-310,-404,-516,-548,-976]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. Qc2 g6 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 {This kind of position, after the exchange of light-squared bishops, is considered absolutely safe for Black. However, Magnus Carlsen is ready to play it and finds an unusual idea.} 11. h4 {White prepares to attack Black's king in the event of short castling. Common moves:} (11. O-O) (11. h3) 11... a5 {A useful move anticipating White's long castling.} (11... Nb6 {was played in the following online game:} 12. Ne5 Qc8 13. O-O-O Qe6 14. Kb1 Ne4 15. Qc2 Bb4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. h5 (17. f3 $5) 17... g5 18. Bxg5 f6 19. Rh4 fxg5 20. Rxe4 O-O $13 {1/2 (51) Carlsen,M (2863)-Nakamura,H (2736) chess24.com INT 2020}) ({RR} 11... Nb6 12. Ne5 Qc8 13. O-O-O Qe6 14. Kb1 Ne4 15. Qc2 Bb4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. h5 g5 18. Bxg5 f6 19. Rh4 fxg5 20. Rxe4 O-O 21. Ng6 Qf7 22. Nxf8 Rxf8 23. Re5 h6 24. g4 Bd6 25. Rf5 Qe6 26. e4 {Carlsen,M (2863)-Nakamura,H (2736) chess24.com INT 2020 ½-½ (51)}) 12. Kf1 $5 (12. O-O-O a4 $36) 12... a4 $146 ({RR} 12... Qb6 13. Qc2 h6 14. g3 Kf8 15. Kg2 Kg7 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Rae8 19. h5 Bf6 20. Bxh6+ Kxh6 21. hxg6+ Kg7 22. Rh7+ Rxh7 23. Qxe8 fxg6 24. Qxd7+ Kg8 25. Qe8+ Kg7 26. Re1 Qd8 27. Qxd8 {Carlsen,M (2852)-Lazavik,D (2541) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 12... Qb6 13. Qc2 Nf8 14. g3 h5 15. Kg2 Ne6 16. Ng5 Ng7 17. e4 dxe4 18. Ncxe4 O-O 19. Bd6 Nxe4 20. Bxe7 Rfe8 21. Qxe4 Qc7 22. Rhe1 Qd7 23. Qe5 Nf5 24. Ne4 {1-0 (24) Samadov,R (2508)-Sukiasyan,V (2395) Katowice POL 2026}) 13. a3 Qb6 (13... Nb6 $5 $11) 14. Qc2 h5 15. Bg5 {A harmless move. The bishop was well-placed on f4.} (15. Kg1 $5 {[%CAl Rc3a4]} Qa6 16. Ne5) 15... O-O 16. Ne5 Rfe8 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Rh3 {This attempt to create an attack fails as White has too few pieces on the kingside.} Qb3 (18... Bf8 {was possible, too.}) 19. Qb1 (19. Qxb3 $142 axb3 20. Nd3 {[%CAl Yd3c1]} b6 $5 (20... Ne4 21. Rc1 $13) 21. Nc1 c5 22. Nxb3 c4 23. Nc1 b5 $44) 19... Ne4 {The simplest. Black temporarily sacrifices a pawn, then regains it with an excellent position.} 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Qxe4 Bd6 $1 (21... Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qa2 (22... Qxa3 $2 23. Rf3) 23. Rxb7 $13) 22. Rg3 ({Alternative:} 22. Rf3 $5 {with possible ideas g2-g3 or Rf3-f4 but, of course, it is very difficult to figure out that after} Bxe5 23. dxe5 Qxb2 24. Rb1 Qxa3 25. Rxf7 $3 ({but not} 25. Rxb7 $4 Qc1+ 26. Ke2 Red8) 25... Kxf7 26. Rxb7+ Re7 27. Qxc6 {Black can't keep his material advantage and avoid perpetual at the same time.}) 22... Bxe5 23. dxe5 Qb5+ 24. Kg1 Rxe5 $15 {Black is better as White's g3 rook is out of play. Still, White should hold on after all.} 25. Qd4 Rd5 26. Qf6 Rf5 27. Qd4 Qe2 28. e4 Rb5 (28... Rf4 29. f3 Rxh4 30. Rg5 $44 {[%csl Rh4]}) 29. Rb1 Qc2 30. Qd3 Rc5 31. Qxc2 Rxc2 {[%mdl 4096]} 32. b3 b5 33. Rd3 axb3 34. Rbxb3 Ra4 35. Rdc3 Rc4 (35... Rxc3 36. Rxc3 Rxe4 37. Rxc6 Rxh4 38. Rb6 {is drawish, of course.}) 36. Rxc2 Rxc2 37. f3 $6 (37. Rb4 $5 {[%CAl Ya3a4] was the safest way to a draw:} Rc1+ (37... Ra2 38. Rb3) 38. Kh2 Rc4 39. Kg1 $1 $11 {[%CAl Rb4c4] Chesspro.ru}) 37... Kf8 38. Kh2 (38. Rb4 Ra2 39. Rb3 {was too late due to} Ke7) 38... Ke7 39. Kh3 (39. Kg3 $142) 39... Ke6 40. Rd3 Rc4 $6 (40... Ke5 $17) 41. Kg3 Ke5 42. Rd7 Rc3 (42... Ra4 $5 43. Rc7 (43. Rxf7 Rxa3 $17) 43... Ra6 (43... Kd6 44. Rxf7 Rxa3 45. Kf4) 44. Kf2 Kd4 $1 (44... Rxa3 45. Rxc6 Kd4 46. Rd6+ Kc3 47. Rc6+ Kb3 48. Rc7 b4 49. Rxf7 Ka2 50. Rf6 b3 51. Rxg6 b2 52. Rb6 $11) 45. Rxf7 Rxa3 $17 {? - Black already has connected passed pawns and keeps winning chances.}) 43. Ra7 $6 (43. Rxf7 Rxa3 {- see above}) (43. Re7+ $5 Kd4 44. Rd7+ Kc4 45. Ra7 {[%CAl Yg3f4] Chesspro.ru}) 43... f6 (43... f5 $5) 44. Ra8 Kd6 (44... Kd4 $5 45. Kf4 c5 {with good winning chances, according to Chesspro.ru}) 45. Kf4 Kc7 46. g4 Kb7 47. Rg8 hxg4 48. fxg4 Rxa3 49. Rxg6 b4 50. Rxf6 $4 {A terrible mistake when the draw was close:} (50. Rg7+ Kb6 51. Rg8 b3 52. g5 ({or} 52. h5)) 50... b3 51. Rf7+ Kb6 52. Rf8 Ra7 $1 {White's rook can't stop Black's b-pawn from behind now.} 53. Rb8+ (53. Rd8 b2 54. Rd1 Ra1) 53... Rb7 54. Rd8 c5 $1 55. Ke3 c4 56. Rd1 (56. Kd2 b2 57. Kc2 b1=Q+ $1 58. Kxb1 Kc7+ $19) 56... c3 57. Rb1 (57. Kd3 c2 58. Rh1 Rc7 $19) 57... Kc5 58. Kd3 (58. Kd3 c2 59. Rc1 Kb4 $19) 0-1 [Event "Mundial FIDE 2024"] [Site "Singapore"] [Date "2024.11.27"] [Round "3"] [White "Gukesh D"] [Black "Ding, Liren"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2728"] [Annotator "GM Rafael Leitao-Mark Crowther-CB"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] [EventCountry "SIN"] {[%evp 0,74,21,17,25,22,17,6,6,-28,-7,-5,15,-2,44,10,42,10,14,-4,-4,9,-1,-13,-24,-19,-8,-7,37,10,11,-30,-48,11,11,-38,0,-2,0,-66,-29,-67,-73,57,57,83,130,118,130,145,138,141,117,106,110,117,138,100,109,124,104,137,132,126,118,121,129,162,193,193,172,179,316,316,386,386,394] Bxf5!} 1. d4 {Gukesh muda seu lance de abertura após a derrota na primeira partida enfrentando a Defesa Francesa. Os apoiadores fervorosos dessa defesa, que são muitos, devem estar realmente felizes.} Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 {As nuances das aberturas em um match são muito interessantes. Centenas de horas de análise são dedicadas não apenas pelos jogadores que estão atualmente no tabuleiro, mas também por muitos grandes mestres fortes, alguns dos quais permanecem anônimos. Novas ideias são demonstradas e jogadores de xadrez de todo o mundo começam imediatamente a estudá-las, levando a um grande avanço no conhecimento das aberturas.} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nc3 c6 6. Qc2 g6 {Teoricamente, esse é o \"problema\" com a ordem de lances das Brancas, já que o bispo das Negras pode ser desenvolvido em f5. Essa posição antes era considerada inofensiva para as Negras, mas novas ideias foram recentemente descobertas para as Brancas.} 7. h3 $5 {Um lance raro que foi jogado duas vezes por Kramnik em 2023. Crowther,Mark: 'Kramnik seems to be the first player to have chosen h3 with the idea of g4 as seen in the game, this was a rapid game in August 2023. Yu Yangyi and Maghsoodloo. soon followed. With these names it surely didn't escape other leading player's notice. But it is a bit strange that Lela Javakhishvili is the only other player to try it in an important game. White needs a new idea in this position and this is it. h3 is not mentioned by the many Queen's Gambit courses I own on Chessable who do in fact recommend this line as being a good one for black.'} (7. Bg5 {Crowther,Mark: 'Is by far and away the most common move and black is scoring well these days.'} Be7 8. e4 {é o lance antigo, mas não parece promissor nos dias de hoje.} (8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. Bh6 Ng4 12. Bf4 Ngf6 13. Bh6 Ng4 14. Bf4 Ngf6 15. Bh6 {½-½ Nguyen,N (2633)-Wei,Y (2762) Olympiad-45 Budapest 2024 (6.1)}) 8... dxe4 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qxe4+ {Aqui, tanto 10...De7 quanto 10...Rf8 são boas opções para as Negras.} Qe7 (10... Kf8)) 7... Bf5 8. Qb3 Qb6 {A resposta natural, mas não forçada.} (8... Qc7 {é uma maneira estranha de defender b7 e não é surpresa que ninguém tenha jogado isso. No entanto, considerando que o computador gosta desse lance, acho que em algum momento um jogador humano vai tentar.}) 9. g4 {O bispo deve ser caçado; caso contrário, o jogo de abertura das Brancas é em vão. Chessbase.com: 'The position is equal.'} Qxb3 {As Negras têm três lances igualmente bons: 9...Dxb3, 9...Be6 e 9...Be4.} (9... Be6 10. Bg2 (10. Bf4 h5 11. g5 Nfd7 12. e3 Na6 13. Qc2 Bf5 14. Qd2 Be7 15. Bg2 O-O 16. Nh4 Be6 17. O-O Qd8 18. e4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Nc7 20. Rfe1 Nd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Qd3 Bxg5 24. Nxg6 Bxf4 25. Nxf4 Qg5+ 26. Qg3 Qxg3+ 27. fxg3 Nf6 28. Re5 Rfd8 29. Rf1 Rd6 30. Nxh5 Nxh5 31. Rxh5 Rc8 32. Rhf5 Rd7 33. Kg2 Rc2+ 34. R1f2 Rc1 35. h4 Rd1 36. R5f4 Rc7 37. Rg4+ Kh7 38. h5 Kh6 39. Rh4 Re7 40. Rf6+ Kg7 41. Rf2 Kh6 42. b3 b6 43. Rc2 Ree1 44. Rf2 Rg1+ 45. Kf3 Rd3+ 46. Ke2 Rdxg3 47. Rxf7 R1g2+ 48. Rf2 Rxf2+ 49. Kxf2 Rc3 50. Rf4 Kg5 51. Rf7 Rc2+ 52. Ke3 Rxa2 {½-½ Javakhishvili,L (2451)-Assaubayeva,B (2470) Tbilisi FIDE GP (Women) 2024 (2)}) 10... h5 11. g5 Nfd7 12. O-O {Isso foi jogado em Kramnik-Nepomniachtchi, Amsterdam Levitov Rapid 2023. Aqui, as Negras devem jogar} Qxb3 $1 13. axb3 Na6 {com igualdade.}) (9... Be4 {nunca foi jogado, mas é um bom lance:} 10. Bg2 h6 $1 {Isso é importante, prevenindo g4-g5.}) 10. axb3 Bc2 {Um lance crítico, mas me pergunto se recuar o bispo para e6 não teria sido uma escolha mais prática.} (10... Be6 {É mais seguro e foi jogado em uma partida de alto nível. Obviamente, Gukesh tinha alguma ideia nova na manga.} 11. Bg2 h5 12. g5 Nfd7 13. Bf4 Be7 14. h4 O-O 15. Bh3 Bxh3 16. Rxh3 Rd8 17. e3 Nf8 {com igualdade em Yu-Shirov, FIDE Grand Swiss Douglas 2023.}) 11. Bf4 h5 {As Negras lutam para dar ao bispo de casas claras uma forma de voltar.} (11... Bxb3 $2 {É muito cedo para capturar o peão.} 12. Nd2 Bc4 13. Nxc4 dxc4 14. e3 {com uma clara vantagem para as Brancas. Isso é semelhante a uma partida de Kramnik que será mencionada mais tarde.}) (11... h6 $5 {é possível, com a ideia de jogar g6-g5.}) 12. Rg1 {É importante manter o peão em g4 para restringir o bispo em c2.} hxg4 13. hxg4 {[#]} Nbd7 $146 {Ding encontra uma forte novidade, embora tenha levado um longo tempo no relógio. Crowther,Mark: 'A novelty but the way things go it's extremely likely that Ding Liren had seen this line and knew it was OK. He was just struggling to remember how to get there.'} (13... Bxb3 14. Nd2 Bc4 15. Nxc4 dxc4 16. e3 b5 {pode ser combatido por} (16... Bb4 17. Bxc4 b5 18. Bb3 a5 19. Ke2 Nbd7 20. Na2 Be7 21. Nc1 Ne4 22. Bc2 Ng5 23. Bxg5 Bxg5 24. Be4 Ke7 25. Bxc6 Rac8 26. Bxd7 Kxd7 27. Nd3 a4 28. Nc5+ {Chessbase.com: '½-½ Kramnik,V (2753)-Erigaisi,A (2704) World Rapid Team 2023 (12.2)'} Ke8 29. b3 axb3 30. Rh1 Rxh1 31. Rxh1 b2 32. Kd2 f5 33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Kc2 Kf7 35. Kxb2 f4 36. Ne4 Be7 37. Rh7+ Ke8 38. Rh8+ Kd7 39. Rxc8 Kxc8 40. Kc3 fxe3 41. fxe3 Kc7 42. Nf2 Kd6 43. e4 {½-½ Kramnik,V (2753)-Erigaisi,A (2681) World-chT Rapid 2023 (12) Crowther,Mark: '½-½ Kramnik,V (2753)-Erigaisi,A (2681) World-chT Rapid Duesseldorf 2023 (12)'}) 17. Nxb5 cxb5 18. Bg2 {com uma posição vencedora.}) ({RR} 13... Bxb3 14. Nd2 Bc4 15. Nxc4 dxc4 16. e3 Bb4 17. Bxc4 b5 18. Bb3 a5 19. Ke2 Nbd7 20. Na2 Be7 21. Nc1 Ne4 22. Bc2 Ng5 23. Bxg5 Bxg5 24. Be4 Ke7 25. Bxc6 Rac8 26. Bxd7 Kxd7 27. Nd3 a4 28. Nc5+ {Kramnik,V (2753)-Erigaisi,A (2704) Dusseldorf GER 2023 ½-½ (72)}) 14. Nd2 {O bispo está preso em c2, mas Ding já havia previsto isso. Crowther,Mark: 'Gukesh took some time here. He realised that likely he wasn't going to get a knockout and Ding would play the correct next move. Spending time here, rather than continuing to blitz as he did in game one was extremely smart.'} (14. Rc1 Bxb3 15. Nd2 Bc4 16. Nxc4 dxc4 {é uma versão muito melhor para as Negras em comparação com 13...Bxb3. Aqui, as chances das Negras não são piores.}) 14... Rg8 $1 {A única maneira de justificar 13...Cbd7. As Negras estão no momento certo para salvar o bispo. A ideia é jogar ...g6-g5 e trazê-lo de volta. Crowther,Mark: 'The position remains complicated and Ding was way down on the clock. Gukesh has now to choose Ding's poison.'} 15. g5 $6 {Isso concede ao bispo a casa f5.} (15. Rc1 {acho que essa é uma melhor chance de lutar por uma vantagem.} g5 16. Be3 {agora as Brancas podem tentar atacar o peão em g5. As Negras podem devolver o bispo para e4 ou h7.} Be4 {Crowther,Mark: 'is probably the main line.'} (16... Bg6 $2 {perde um peão depois de} 17. Bxg5) (16... Bh7 17. Nf3 $1 {Atacando o peão.} Ne4 $1 {A forced reply.} (17... Bh6 $2 {leva a problemas:} 18. Rh1 $1 Rg6 (18... Nxg4 19. Bh3 $1 {As Brancas ganham uma peça.} Ndf6 (19... Nxe3 20. Bxd7+ Kxd7 21. fxe3 {Pobre bispo em h6. A torre não pode ir para g6 devido a um duplo de cavalo.}) 20. Bxg4 Nxg4 21. Ne5 $1 {ganhando material.}) 19. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 20. dxe5 Nxg4 (20... Nd7 21. Bd4 {As Brancas estão preparando e3 seguido de Bd3.} Bg8 {Os bispos se apressam para deixar a coluna h.} 22. e3 Bg7 23. Bd3 Re6 24. Bf5 Re7 25. Rh5 $1 Bxe5 (25... Nxe5 26. Bc5 $1 {ganha a qualidade.}) 26. Rxg5 Kf8 27. Ne2 {com vantagem para as Brancas devido às peças mais ativas.}) 21. Bd4 f6 22. exf6 Nxf6 23. e3 $1 {Preparando Bd3.} Ne4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Bh3 g4 26. Bg2 Re6 27. Rc5 $1 {As torres brancas são muito poderosas.}) 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Nxg5 Bb4+ 20. Kd1 Bg6 {com uma compensação decente pelo peão sacrificado.}) 17. Ndxe4 (17. f3 $6 Bh7 {é bom para as Negras. Agora o cavalo não pode ir para f3.}) 17... Nxe4 $1 {A captura certa.} (17... dxe4 {leva a uma vantagem para as Brancas depois} 18. Bg2 Nxg4 (18... Bb4 19. Bd2 {também é melhor para as Brancas.}) 19. Bd2 $1 {mantendo o par de bispos. O peão em e4 será capturado em seguida.}) 18. f3 {Aqui, todos os três lances de cavalo são aceitáveis para as Negras:} Nxc3 (18... Nef6) (18... Nd6 19. Bf2 {talvez as Brancas tenham uma ligeira vantagem aqui. A ideia é e3 e Bd3.}) 19. bxc3 a5 $1 {com a ideia de a5-a4 e as Negras estão próximas da igualdade.}) 15... Nh5 {Chessbase.com: '?'} 16. Bh2 {O plano das Brancas é jogar f3-e4. Crowther,Mark: 'Black is equal but he has to find a proper setup and this Ding fails to do quite quickly.'} Rh8 {Grande eficiência da torre. Tendo cumprido sua função em g8, é hora de voltar para uma coluna aberta.} 17. f3 $6 {Outra imprecisão. Crowther,Mark: 'It's impossible to believe this isn't prep. Stockfish doesn't like it too much but it contains threats that need to be met.'} (17. Bh3 {é um pouco melhor. A partida continua complicada e equilibrada após} Ng7 18. Bxd7+ Kxd7 19. Be5 Rh5 20. e4 $1) 17... Ng7 {Crowther,Mark: '!'} 18. Bg3 {O momento crítico da partida.} Rh5 $2 {Mistake. Be7 was best. Ding foi descuidado com o bispo de c2. Ele certamente cometeu um erro de cálculo. Crowther,Mark: '?!' Crowther,Mark: 'Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. Ding's obviously knew his light squared bishop is still in trouble but miscalculated. There was a relatively simple line with 18...Bf5 he could have played. There was also perhaps the even better 18...Be7.'} (18... Bf5 {é uma escolha sólida, voltando imediatamente.} 19. e4 Be6 {Crowther,Mark: 'is fine for black.'} 20. exd5 Bxd5 {O mais seguro, mas capturar com o peão também é possível.} (20... cxd5 21. Nb5 {parece perigoso, mas as Negras não têm problemas depois de} Rc8 $1) 21. Bc4 Bxc4 22. Nxc4 Nf5 {com uma posição mais agradável para as Negras.}) (18... Be7 {Chessbase.com: '?'} 19. Bf2 (19. Rc1 {é semelhante:} Bf5 20. e4 Be6) (19. e4 {aguça a partida.} Bxg5 {a posição continua complicada, mas as Negras estão com vantagem.} 20. exd5) 19... Bf5 20. e4 Be6 {com uma posição sólida e melhor para as Negras.}) 19. e4 {Agora o bispo está preso e será eventualmente capturado. As Negras não terão compensação suficiente pela peça. Embora ainda haja muito jogo pela frente, há uma grande mudança na avaliação da posição. Além disso, Gukesh tinha uma grande vantagem no tempo neste momento. Chessbase.com: '?!'} dxe4 $6 {Um erro nunca vem sozinho. Essa é uma das verdades universais do xadrez.} (19... Ne6 $1 {é uma chance melhor e a posição ainda está longe de ser clara. A partida pode continuar com:} 20. Rc1 Nxd4 21. Bf2 (21. Ne2 $6 Nxf3+ $1 22. Nxf3 Bxe4 {com vantagem para as Negras.}) 21... Bc5 {É difícil dizer se o bispo deve ir para c5 ou g7.} (21... Bg7 22. Rg2 $1 {Um lance profilático sutil.} (22. Ne2 $6 {permite novamente} Nxf3+ $1 23. Nxf3 Bxe4) (22. Bxd4 {é prematuro:} Bxd4 23. Rg2 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Bxb3 $1 25. Nxb3 dxe4 26. fxe4 Rh4 {As Negras têm dois peões e compensação posicional pela peça. Ele tem boas chances de empate.}) 22... Nxf3+ (22... Bxb3 {também é melhor para as Brancas depois de} 23. Bxd4 Bxd4 24. Nxb3 Be3 25. Rd1) 23. Nxf3 Bxe4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Nd2 Bxb2 26. Rc2 Be5 27. Nxe4 {O bispo é mais forte que os três peões. As Brancas têm boas chances de vitória.}) 22. Rg2 $1 {A mesma ideia que vimos antes.} Bd3 $5 {Uma tentativa interessante de complicar o jogo.} 23. Bxd3 Rh1+ 24. Bf1 (24. Rg1 Rh2 {com muita atividade.}) 24... Ne5 25. Bxd4 Nd3+ 26. Kd1 Bxd4 27. Rb1 {As Brancas finalmente conseguiram estabilizar a posição e têm a vantagem.}) (19... Rxg5 $2 20. Rc1 $18) 20. fxe4 {Chessbase.com: 'And now Rc1 would win.'} Ne6 {Chessbase.com: '[#]'} (20... Rxg5 $2 21. Rc1 $16) 21. Rc1 {Chessbase.com: '!' Chessbase.com: 'Threatens to win with d5.'} Nxd4 (21... Bg7 22. Bf2 Rh2 23. Rxc2 Rxf2 24. Kxf2 Bxd4+ 25. Kg2 Bxg1 26. Kxg1 Nxg5 {is still a piece for two pawns.}) 22. Bf2 $1 {Gukesh joga o restante da partida com grande precisão.} (22. Ne2 $2 {é errado:} Nxb3 23. Rxc2 Bb4 24. Nc3 (24. Bf4 Ndc5 {com boa compensação.}) 24... Nd4 25. Rc1 Rxg5 {As Negras capturaram o terceiro peão pelo peça.}) 22... Bg7 (22... Bc5 {Chessbase.com: '?'} 23. Na4 Nxb3 24. Rxc2 {com vantagem para as Brancas.}) (22... Nxb3 $2 23. Rxc2 Nxd2 24. Rxd2 $18 (24. Kxd2 Be7 $16)) 23. Ne2 $1 {O único lance que leva a uma vantagem. Chessbase.com: '?' Crowther,Mark: 'And Gukesh wins a piece with a decisive advantage already.'} (23. Bxd4 $6 Bxd4 24. Rg2 Bxb3 $1 25. Nxb3 Be3 {As Negras pegam o peão em g5.}) 23... Nxb3 (23... Nxe2 $6 {Chessbase.com: '?'} 24. Bxe2 {é ainda pior. Chessbase.com: '+-'} (24. Rxc2 $2 Nxg1 25. Bxg1 Rh1 $19) (24. Kxe2 Bxb3 25. Nxb3 a5 $16 (25... Bxb2 $16))) 24. Rxc2 Nxd2 25. Kxd2 {As Negras têm dois peões pela peça, mas objetivamente a posição das Brancas está ganha. As peças têm o potencial de se coordenar, há a presença do par de bispos, o rei das Negras não está muito seguro e suas torres estão desconectadas.} Ne5 {Chessbase.com: '[#] Hoping for ...Rd8+.' Crowther,Mark: 'Ding doesn't defend very well but the position is busted.'} (25... a5) 26. Nd4 Rd8 (26... O-O-O 27. Ke2 {não muda a avaliação. O rei está inseguro na ala da dama.}) 27. Ke2 {Chessbase.com: 'Wards off Nf3'} Rh2 28. Bg2 a6 (28... Ng4 29. Nf3 $1 {Defende tudo e ataca a torre e o peão em a7.}) 29. b3 {Gukesh não tem pressa. As Negras não têm um plano significativo.} Rd7 30. Rcc1 $1 {Preparando para melhorar a torre.} Ke7 31. Rcd1 Ke8 {Ding só pode esperar.} 32. Bg3 Rh5 33. Nf3 $1 Nxf3 (33... Rxd1 $16 34. Rxd1 Nd7) 34. Kxf3 {Chessbase.com: '+-'} (34. Bxf3 $6 Rxg5 35. Rxd7 Kxd7 $16) 34... Bd4 {Outros lances também perdem: Crowther,Mark: '?' Crowther,Mark: 'Causing a further deterioration.'} (34... Rxd1 35. Rxd1 Rxg5 36. Bh4 {seguido de mate em d8.}) (34... Rxg5 35. Rxd7 Kxd7 36. Rd1+ Ke6 37. Bh3+ f5 38. Re1 {A posição abre e o par de bispos eventualmente decidirá a partida.}) 35. Rh1 Rxg5 {Crowther,Mark: '?!' Crowther,Mark: 'Inaccuracy. Rxh1 was best.'} (35... Rxh1 {é mais teimoso, mas o resultado seria o mesmo. Chessbase.com: 'keeps fighting.'} 36. Bxh1 (36. Rxh1 Bc3 $18 37. Bf4 Ke7 38. Ke2 Rd8 39. Rh3 Bb4 40. Be3 a5 41. Rh1) 36... Bc3) 36. Bh3 {Crowther,Mark: '!' Crowther,Mark: 'Funny that it's the only winning move here but kind of obvious too.'} f5 {Chessbase.com: '?'} (36... Rd8 37. Bh4 {ganha material.}) (36... Rxg3+ 37. Kxg3 Rd8) 37. Bf4 Rh5 {Ding perdeu no tempo ao executar este lance. Chessbase.com: 'Weighted Error Value: White=0.04 (flawless) /Black=0.28 (precise) . Mistake: White=1 Black=5 Inaccurate: --- Black=2 OK: White=14 Black=14 Best: White=4 Black=1 Strong: White=2 Black=1 PRECISÃO LICHESS.ORG: BRANCAS 98% PRETAS 93% PRECISÃO CHESS.COM: BRANCAS 96.4 PRETAS 8U9.0' Crowther,Mark: 'and black lost on time with three moves to make in a completely resignable position.'} 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel 83rd"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2021.01.29"] [Round "11"] [White "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2743"] [Annotator "Duda,Jan Krzysztof"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2021.01.16"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 200"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2021.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,67,19,9,42,-10,0,7,-10,-26,58,52,55,48,66,64,44,53,53,63,62,65,69,51,66,55,93,52,67,64,45,42,49,49,102,75,85,68,87,89,87,70,50,51,69,72,79,28,57,12,0,32,21,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 {I had prepared the Semi-Tarrasch specifically for this tournament, and had already used it earlier in the tournament against Radek Wojtaszek} 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 {One of options in the present move order. Obviously} (7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ {is the mainstream theory}) ({while the} 7. a3 {is also the common sideline}) 7... cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Nf3 c5 12. O-O Be7 (12... cxd4 $2 {is a bad move due to} 13. Bb2 $1 {which means trouble for Black e.g.} Be7 14. Nxd4 O-O 15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Rc1 $16) 13. Qc2 (13. Be3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bd7 {is the main line, but the game continuation is considered topical after the Nepomniachtchi-Bacrot game}) 13... cxd4 14. Rd1 O-O 15. Rxd4 (15. Nxd4 Bd7 16. Rb7 (16. Nc6 Rc8 $1) 16... Qe8 17. Nf5 Ba4 $11 {is ok for Black}) 15... Qe8 16. e5 f5 $146 {I think this is a major improvement over the afore-mentioned game. The move looks counter-intuitive at first, because it creates a target on e6. There is the other side of the coin though. Black safeguards his king, stopping ?d4-?g4 manoeuvre alongside with some potential threats on the b1-h7 diagonal. Besides there is a ?f7 idea, preparing ?b7} (16... f6 {1/2 (46) Nepomniachtchi,I (2717)-Bacrot,E (2714) Biel 2013}) ({RR} 16... f6 17. Bf4 Qg6 18. Qd1 Ra7 19. Rc1 f5 20. Be3 Bb7 21. Rd2 Raa8 22. Rc7 f4 23. Bd4 Rab8 24. h3 Bd8 25. Rc1 Ba5 26. Rb2 Bd5 27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28. Kh2 Qe8 29. Bc5 Rc8 30. Bd4 Bb4 31. a3 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2717)-Bacrot,E (2714) Biel 2013 ½-½ (46)}) 17. Bg5 (17. exf6 Bxf6 {is equal}) 17... Rf7 {I think the position is deceptively simple. At first sight it looks like White has an edge because of the apparent good knight vs the bad bishop scenario. In fact Black's light-square bishop may become a very strong piece, especially on d5. At the moment it also has the important function of defending two most vulnerable pawns in Black's camp. With precise play I think Black can gradually equalise.} 18. Rb6 {White creates pressure on the e6-pawn, not allowing Black to develop comfortably.} h6 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Rdb4 {[%CAl Rc8b7]} (20. Rdd6 Bb7 $1 {is an important tactic, otherwise White would be indeed much better:} 21. Nd4 Rc8 22. Qd2 Rec7 23. h3 Qg6 24. f3 Qg3 $1 25. Ne2 Qxe5 26. Rxe6 Qc5+ 27. Kh1 Re7 $11) 20... Qf7 {Here I couldn't really recall my analyses, and spent over 20 minutes deciding between the move played in the game and 20...?a7.} (20... Raa7 {is fine as well} 21. Nd4 Rec7 22. Rc4 Qd7 23. Rd6 Rxc4 24. Qxc4 Rc7 $11) 21. Qb1 {Safeguarding the back-rank, as well as keeping an eye on the b7-square} (21. Qb3 a5 (21... Raa7 $6 22. Nd4 Rac7 23. h3 $14 {it's a bit worse with the queen on b3}) 22. R4b5 Rc7 23. h3 Kh7 $11 {[%CAl Gc8d7] Black will complet his development by means of ?d7 with no issues}) (21. Qb2 {is similar to the game} Raa7 (21... Rc7) 22. Nd4 Rac7 $11) 21... Raa7 (21... Rc7) (21... a5 22. R4b5 Rc7 $11 {were both possible}) 22. Nd4 Rac7 {For humans it's an interesting playing position, while the engine screams out it's zeros, all game long.} 23. h3 Rc5 (23... Bb7 $2 24. Nxe6) 24. Qb3 $5 Rec7 (24... Rxe5 $5 {was actually playable, but I was a bit hesitant to have so many 'loose' pieces. There is nothing concrete for White though, and the evaluation hasn't changed (usual 0.00)} 25. Qc3 (25. Rb8 Rc7 26. Rc4 Rec5 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. Nxe6 Rc6 29. Nd4 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Qxb3 31. axb3 Kf7 $11) (25. Nc6 Re1+ 26. Kh2 Rc7) 25... Rc7 26. Rc6 (26. Rc4 Rxc4 27. Qxc4 Qd7) 26... Rxc6 27. Nxc6 Rd5 28. Ne5 Qf8 29. Rc4 Bd7 30. Rc7 Qd6 (30... Be8) 31. f4 Qb6+ 32. Kh2 Bb5 $13) 25. Rxe6 (25. Nxe6 {was the move I had been mostly calculating. It's difficult to say whether White is playing for a win or for a lose in a such manner, because his king will have to take a walk after} Rc3 26. Qd5 $8 Rd7 27. Qa8 $8 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Rcc1 29. Rd4 (29. Nf4 g5 30. Ne2 Rh1+ 31. Kg3 $13 {is a total mess with many options to choose from here for black}) 29... Rh1+ 30. Kg3 Kh7 $1 31. Qd5 $8 {and well, it's all equal :)}) 25... Kh7 (25... Bxe6 26. Nxe6 Rc3 27. Qd5 Rc8 $1 {is ok for Black, but I think White is having all the fun here with such a pony on e6} 28. Rb6 R3c5 29. Qd6 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 R1c2 31. f4 $11) 26. Rb8 (26. Rd6 Qxb3 27. axb3 Rxe5 $11) 26... Rc3 (26... Qh5 {might have been more ambitious. The evaluation is the same, the sample variation being:} 27. Qe3 Rc3 28. Qf4 Rxh3 29. gxh3 Bxe6 30. Kh2 Bxa2 31. e6 Re7 32. Qe5 Qg5 $11 {After the game continuation the game peters out quickly}) 27. Qb6 Bxe6 28. Nxe6 R3c6 29. Qxc6 ({obviously not} 29. Nf8+ $4 Qxf8 30. Qxc7 Qc5 31. Qd7 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qf4+ $19) (29. Qxc7 Rxc7 30. Nf8+ $11 {is the same}) 29... Rxc6 30. Nf8+ Kh8 31. Ng6+ Kh7 32. Nf8+ Kh8 33. Ng6+ Kh7 34. Nf8+ {A short, but lively game, where thanks to nice preparation, I didn't experience many difficulties} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel 83rd"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2021.01.29"] [Round "11"] [White "Donchenko, Alexander"] [Black "Duda, Jan Krzysztof"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2668"] [BlackElo "2743"] [Annotator "Duda,Jan Krzysztof"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2021.01.16"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 200"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2021.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,67,19,9,42,-10,0,7,-10,-26,58,52,55,48,66,64,44,53,53,63,62,65,69,51,66,55,93,52,67,64,45,42,49,49,102,75,85,68,87,89,87,70,50,51,69,72,79,28,57,12,0,32,21,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 {I had prepared the Semi-Tarrasch specifically for this tournament, and had already used it earlier in the tournament against Radek Wojtaszek} 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Rb1 {One of options in the present move order. Obviously} (7. Nf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Bb4+ {is the mainstream theory}) ({while the} 7. a3 {is also the common sideline}) 7... cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Nf3 c5 12. O-O Be7 (12... cxd4 $2 {is a bad move due to} 13. Bb2 $1 {which means trouble for Black e.g.} Be7 14. Nxd4 O-O 15. Nc6 Qc7 16. Rc1 $16) 13. Qc2 (13. Be3 cxd4 14. Nxd4 Bd7 {is the main line, but the game continuation is considered topical after the Nepomniachtchi-Bacrot game}) 13... cxd4 14. Rd1 O-O 15. Rxd4 (15. Nxd4 Bd7 16. Rb7 (16. Nc6 Rc8 $1) 16... Qe8 17. Nf5 Ba4 $11 {is ok for Black}) 15... Qe8 16. e5 f5 $146 {I think this is a major improvement over the afore-mentioned game. The move looks counter-intuitive at first, because it creates a target on e6. There is the other side of the coin though. Black safeguards his king, stopping ?d4-?g4 manoeuvre alongside with some potential threats on the b1-h7 diagonal. Besides there is a ?f7 idea, preparing ?b7} (16... f6 {1/2 (46) Nepomniachtchi,I (2717)-Bacrot,E (2714) Biel 2013}) ({RR} 16... f6 17. Bf4 Qg6 18. Qd1 Ra7 19. Rc1 f5 20. Be3 Bb7 21. Rd2 Raa8 22. Rc7 f4 23. Bd4 Rab8 24. h3 Bd8 25. Rc1 Ba5 26. Rb2 Bd5 27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28. Kh2 Qe8 29. Bc5 Rc8 30. Bd4 Bb4 31. a3 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2717)-Bacrot,E (2714) Biel 2013 ½-½ (46)}) 17. Bg5 (17. exf6 Bxf6 {is equal}) 17... Rf7 {I think the position is deceptively simple. At first sight it looks like White has an edge because of the apparent good knight vs the bad bishop scenario. In fact Black's light-square bishop may become a very strong piece, especially on d5. At the moment it also has the important function of defending two most vulnerable pawns in Black's camp. With precise play I think Black can gradually equalise.} 18. Rb6 {White creates pressure on the e6-pawn, not allowing Black to develop comfortably.} h6 19. Bxe7 Rxe7 20. Rdb4 {[%CAl Rc8b7]} (20. Rdd6 Bb7 $1 {is an important tactic, otherwise White would be indeed much better:} 21. Nd4 Rc8 22. Qd2 Rec7 23. h3 Qg6 24. f3 Qg3 $1 25. Ne2 Qxe5 26. Rxe6 Qc5+ 27. Kh1 Re7 $11) 20... Qf7 {Here I couldn't really recall my analyses, and spent over 20 minutes deciding between the move played in the game and 20...?a7.} (20... Raa7 {is fine as well} 21. Nd4 Rec7 22. Rc4 Qd7 23. Rd6 Rxc4 24. Qxc4 Rc7 $11) 21. Qb1 {Safeguarding the back-rank, as well as keeping an eye on the b7-square} (21. Qb3 a5 (21... Raa7 $6 22. Nd4 Rac7 23. h3 $14 {it's a bit worse with the queen on b3}) 22. R4b5 Rc7 23. h3 Kh7 $11 {[%CAl Gc8d7] Black will complet his development by means of ?d7 with no issues}) (21. Qb2 {is similar to the game} Raa7 (21... Rc7) 22. Nd4 Rac7 $11) 21... Raa7 (21... Rc7) (21... a5 22. R4b5 Rc7 $11 {were both possible}) 22. Nd4 Rac7 {For humans it's an interesting playing position, while the engine screams out it's zeros, all game long.} 23. h3 Rc5 (23... Bb7 $2 24. Nxe6) 24. Qb3 $5 Rec7 (24... Rxe5 $5 {was actually playable, but I was a bit hesitant to have so many 'loose' pieces. There is nothing concrete for White though, and the evaluation hasn't changed (usual 0.00)} 25. Qc3 (25. Rb8 Rc7 26. Rc4 Rec5 27. Rxc5 Rxc5 28. Nxe6 Rc6 29. Nd4 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Qxb3 31. axb3 Kf7 $11) (25. Nc6 Re1+ 26. Kh2 Rc7) 25... Rc7 26. Rc6 (26. Rc4 Rxc4 27. Qxc4 Qd7) 26... Rxc6 27. Nxc6 Rd5 28. Ne5 Qf8 29. Rc4 Bd7 30. Rc7 Qd6 (30... Be8) 31. f4 Qb6+ 32. Kh2 Bb5 $13) 25. Rxe6 (25. Nxe6 {was the move I had been mostly calculating. It's difficult to say whether White is playing for a win or for a lose in a such manner, because his king will have to take a walk after} Rc3 26. Qd5 $8 Rd7 27. Qa8 $8 Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Rcc1 29. Rd4 (29. Nf4 g5 30. Ne2 Rh1+ 31. Kg3 $13 {is a total mess with many options to choose from here for black}) 29... Rh1+ 30. Kg3 Kh7 $1 31. Qd5 $8 {and well, it's all equal :)}) 25... Kh7 (25... Bxe6 26. Nxe6 Rc3 27. Qd5 Rc8 $1 {is ok for Black, but I think White is having all the fun here with such a pony on e6} 28. Rb6 R3c5 29. Qd6 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 R1c2 31. f4 $11) 26. Rb8 (26. Rd6 Qxb3 27. axb3 Rxe5 $11) 26... Rc3 (26... Qh5 {might have been more ambitious. The evaluation is the same, the sample variation being:} 27. Qe3 Rc3 28. Qf4 Rxh3 29. gxh3 Bxe6 30. Kh2 Bxa2 31. e6 Re7 32. Qe5 Qg5 $11 {After the game continuation the game peters out quickly}) 27. Qb6 Bxe6 28. Nxe6 R3c6 29. Qxc6 ({obviously not} 29. Nf8+ $4 Qxf8 30. Qxc7 Qc5 31. Qd7 Qc1+ 32. Kh2 Qf4+ $19) (29. Qxc7 Rxc7 30. Nf8+ $11 {is the same}) 29... Rxc6 30. Nf8+ Kh8 31. Ng6+ Kh7 32. Nf8+ Kh8 33. Ng6+ Kh7 34. Nf8+ {A short, but lively game, where thanks to nice preparation, I didn't experience many difficulties} 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1997.12.13"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Milov, Vadim"] [Black "Andersson, Ulf"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2640"] [Annotator "Tsesarsky,Ilya"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "1997.12.09"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "CBM 063"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.03.26"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. g4 (10. Qd2 g6 11. O-O O-O 12. f3 Nb6 13. Rae1 Be6 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Rad8 16. h3 $13 {Gutman,L-ndersson,U/Wijk/1987/}) 10... Nhf6 11. Ng3 (11. h3 Nb6 12. b3 Bd7 13. Qd2 g6 14. f3 h5 $6 15. g5 Ng8 16. h4 Qd6 17. e4 $14 {Gutman,L-Blauert/Bad Wörishofen/1990/ / /}) 11... g6 (11... h6 12. h3 Nb6 13. Qd2 Bd7 14. b3 g6 15. a4 a5 16. f3 $14 {Kasparov,G-Spassky,B/Barcelona WCup/1989/ ?CBM 12}) 12. h4 $5 $146 (12. g5 Ng8 13. h4 h6 14. gxh6 Rxh6 (14... Ndf6 15. h5 Bg4 16. Be2 $5 (16. Qa4 $1 Bxh5 (16... Nxh5 17. Nxh5 Bxh5 18. Nxd5 $14) 17. Nxh5 Nxh5 (17... gxh5 18. h7 Nh6 19. Qc2 $16) 18. Nxd5 $14) 16... Bxe2 (16... Bxh5 17. Nxh5 Nxh5 18. Bxh5 gxh5 19. Rxh5 Rxh6 $14) 17. Qxe2 Nxh5 (17... Rxh6 18. Qf3 (18. hxg6 Rxh1+ 19. Nxh1 fxg6 20. Rc1 $14) 18... O-O-O $132) 18. Nxh5 gxh5 19. Rxh5 Rxh6 20. O-O-O $14 {1-0 Yakovich,Y-Panchenko,A/URS-ch58 Moscow 1991 (54)}) 15. h5 Nf8 16. Qa4 Nf6 17. hxg6 Rxh1+ 18. Nxh1 Nxg6 19. O-O-O Be6 20. Ng3 $14 {½-½ Yakovich,Y-Grosar,A/Sochi-B 1989 (49)}) (12. h3 Nb6 13. Qb3 (13. Qd2 $5) (13. Qe2 Bd7 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Kb1 $14 {½-½ Shumiakina,T-Khurtsidze,N/Kishinev ztW 1995 (61)}) (13. Qc2 Be6 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Kb1 Kb8 16. Rc1 $14 {1-0 Gausel,E-Lauvsnes,A/Gausdal International 1990 (34)}) 13... Be6 (13... Bd7 14. O-O-O $14 (14. a4 $5 Be6 15. a5 Nc8 16. a6 Rb8 17. axb7 Rxb7 18. Qa4 O-O $14)) 14. g5 (14. a4 O-O 15. a5 Nc4 (15... Nc8 16. Qa3) 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. Qa3 Qxa3 (17... Rfe8 18. Qxe7 Rxe7 19. O-O-O $14) 18. bxa3 $5 (18. Rxa3 c5 $1 $10) 18... c5 $1 $132) 14... Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Qa3 Qxg5 17. Ncxe4 $14) (12. Qf3 $5 {Polgar,Zsu Kasparov}) (12. Qe2 Nb6 13. g5 Ng8 14. h4 h6 15. gxh6 Nxh6 16. h5 (16. O-O-O Be6 17. Kb1 (17. h5 g5 18. Qc2 (18. Rhg1 O-O-O $132) 18... O-O-O 19. Kb1 Kb8 $132) 17... O-O-O 18. Rc1 Kb8 19. h5 g5 20. Qc2 Bg4 21. Rcf1 Bf3 22. Rhg1 Qf6 $132 {½-½ Moiseenko,A-Dobrovolsky,L/Ceske Budejovice op 1995 (59)}) 16... g5 17. O-O-O $14 {0-1 Galliamova Ivanchuk,A-Vladimirov,E/Oviedo 1993 (41)}) 12... Nb6 ({RR} 12... h5 13. g5 Ng4 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Kd2 f5 16. gxf6 Qxf6 17. Raf1 Re8 18. Kc1 Qd6 19. Qc2 Kg7 20. Nce2 Nf8 21. Kb1 Bd7 22. Nf4 Rac8 23. Rc1 b6 24. Qd2 c5 25. Bc2 c4 26. e4 dxe4 27. Nxe4 {Balaji,A (2351)-Shadrina,E (1910) Leca da Palmeira POR 2025 0-1 (31)}) 13. g5 Ng8 (13... Ng4 14. Qd2 (14. Be2 h5 15. gxh6 Nxh6 16. h5 Nf5 17. Nxf5 (17. hxg6 Rxh1+ 18. Nxh1 fxg6 19. Qc2 Be6 20. O-O-O O-O-O $132) 17... Bxf5 $132) 14... O-O 15. O-O-O $14) 14. Kd2 $5 $14 (14. Qf3 Be6 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. Rdg1 h6 17. Qf4 $14) 14... h6 (14... Be6 $14) (14... Bd7 $14) 15. f4 $146 ({RR} 15. h5 Qxg5 16. Kc2 Ne7 17. Qg1 Be6 18. f4 Qf6 19. e4 Qxf4 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Nge2 Qg4 22. Qh2 O-O-O 23. Rag1 Qf3 24. Qe5 Qf7 25. Rf1 Qg8 26. Rf6 Kd7 27. Nf4 Bg4 28. Rd6+ Ke8 29. Rxg6 Qf7 {Ivanisevic,I (2643)-Trifunovic,M (2271) Smederevska Palanka 2016 1-0}) 15... hxg5 (15... Qb4 16. b3 Bd7 17. h5 $1 hxg5 (17... gxh5 18. Qxh5 $16) 18. hxg6 Rxh1 19. gxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qxh1 $16) 16. fxg5 $5 (16. hxg5 $14) 16... Be6 (16... f5 17. Nge2 Be6 18. Nf4 Bf7 19. h5 $1 $16) 17. Qf3 O-O-O (17... Rd8 18. Kc2 $14) 18. Nge2 (18. Raf1 Qb4 19. b3 (19. Kc1 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Qxc4 21. h5 gxh5 22. Nxh5 $132) 19... Ne7 20. Kc2 c5 $132) 18... Qd7 (18... Qb4 19. b3 $14) 19. a4 $5 Ne7 20. a5 Nc4+ (20... Na8 21. Na4 Bf5 (21... Bg4 22. Qf4) 22. Nc5 Qd6 23. Ra3 $5 $36) 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. a6 $2 (22. e4 Qd6 23. Kc2 $14) 22... b6 $2 (22... b5 $1 23. Nxb5 $5 (23. e4 b4 $1 (23... c5 24. d5 b4 25. Na4 (25. Kc1 Bg4 $19) 25... Nxd5 26. exd5 Bxd5 $19) 24. Na4 Bg4 $19) (23. Nf4 Bg4 (23... b4 24. Nce2 Bg4 25. Qg2 Nd5 $17) 24. Qg3 Bf5 $17) 23... Bd5 (23... cxb5 $2 24. Qa8+ Kc7 25. Qxa7+ Kc8 26. Qa8+ Kc7 27. Qa7+ $11 (27. Qb7+ Kd6 28. Qe4 Qc6 $17)) 24. Nxa7+ Qxa7 25. e4 Be6 $17) 23. e4 Kb8 $6 (23... b5 24. Qf2 (24. Kc2 b4 25. Na4 Bg4 $19) 24... Qd6 $15) 24. Kc2 $132 Nc8 (24... b5 $5) 25. Rad1 (25. h5 gxh5 26. Rxh5 Rxh5 27. Qxh5 Bg4 28. Qh2+ Nd6 29. Qf4 $132) 25... Nd6 26. Qf4 (26. Qg3 $144) 26... Ka8 27. Rd2 $6 (27. d5 cxd5 28. Nxd5 Bg4 29. Rd2 Bxe2 30. Rxe2 $132) 27... Qc8 $5 (27... Ne8 $5 28. d5 (28. Qf2 Nc7 29. Ra1 Qc8 $17) 28... cxd5 29. exd5 $2 (29. Nxd5 Qa4+ (29... Qb5 30. Qe5 Rf8 31. Rhd1 $40) 30. Kb1 Qxa6 31. Rhd1 Rb8 (31... Qb7 32. Nxb6+ $18) (31... Kb7 32. Nd4 Bxd5 33. exd5 Nd6 34. Nc6 Rd7 35. Ne5 $14) (31... Rc8 32. Ne7 Rb8 33. Qe5 Rxh4 34. Rd8 Qb7 35. Nc6 $1 $18) 32. Nd4 $1 $44) 29... Bf5+ 30. Kc1 Nd6 (30... Qc8 31. Nd4 Qxa6 32. Nxf5 gxf5 33. Qxf5 $132) 31. Nd4 Qc8 32. Nxf5 gxf5 $17) 28. Ra1 (28. d5 $5 cxd5 29. Nxd5 Ne8 30. Rhd1 Bxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxd5 (31... Nc7 32. Rxd8 Rxd8 33. Rxd8 Qxd8 34. Qxf7 Qd3+ 35. Kc1 Nxa6 36. Qd5+ Qxd5 37. exd5 $18) 32. exd5 Qxa6 33. Nc3 $14) 28... Rhe8 29. Ng3 b5 30. d5 (30. h5 $2 b4 31. Nce2 gxh5 32. Nxh5 Nxe4 $1 $19) (30. Kb1 b4 31. Nce2 Nb5 32. Ra4 c3 33. bxc3 bxc3 34. Rd3 Bc4 $1 35. Re3 (35. Rf3 Nxd4 36. Nxd4 (36. Rxc4 Nxf3 $19) 36... Rxd4 $19) 35... c5 36. d5 Qb8 37. Qxb8+ Rxb8 38. Kc1 Bxd5 39. Nxc3 Be6 $17) 30... cxd5 31. Rad1 $2 (31. Nxd5 Bxd5 32. Rxd5 Nxe4 33. Rxd8 Qxd8 34. Rd1 Qa5 35. Nxe4 Qa4+ 36. Kc1 Qa1+ 37. Kc2 Qa4+ $11) 31... Qxa6 $17 32. Nxd5 Bxd5 $5 (32... Qa4+ 33. Kb1 (33. Kc1 Bxd5 34. Rxd5 c3 35. bxc3 Qa3+ 36. Kc2 b4 $19) 33... Bxd5 34. Rxd5 c3 $19) 33. Rxd5 Nb7 $2 (33... Qa4+ 34. Kc1 c3 35. bxc3 Qa3+ 36. Kc2 b4 $19) 34. Qxf7 $132 Qa4+ (34... b4 35. Rxd8+ Rxd8 36. Rxd8+ Nxd8 37. Qd5+ Nc6 38. h5 gxh5 39. g6 $18) 35. Kb1 Rc8 (35... Qxd1+ 36. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 37. Ka2 (37. Kc2 Red8) 37... Nd6 38. Qxg6 b4 39. Qh5 $8 b3+ 40. Ka3 Ra1+ 41. Kb4 Rb8+ 42. Kc3 (42. Kc5 c3 $19) 42... Rc1+ 43. Kd2 (43. Kd4 c3) 43... Rc2+ 44. Ke3 c3 $19) 36. Ne2 b4 37. R1d4 Rf8 $6 (37... Qc6 $132) 38. Rxc4 $1 Na5 $2 (38... Nc5 $1 39. Rdxc5 Rxf7 40. Rxc8+ Kb7 41. Nc1 a5 42. b3 Qd7 43. R8c5 $132) 39. Rxc8+ $16 Rxc8 40. Rc5 $1 Rxc5 41. Qf8+ Kb7 42. Qxc5 Nb3 $2 (42... Qd1+ 43. Nc1 Nc6 44. Qd5 Qxd5 45. exd5 Ne5 46. Ne2 $16 (46. h5 gxh5 47. Nd3 Ng6 48. Nxb4 Nf4 $44)) 43. Qd5+ $18 Kb6 44. e5 (44. Nf4 $18) 44... Qa1+ 45. Kc2 Nc5 46. Nd4 Qa4+ 47. Kd2 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel-A 74th"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2012.01.24"] [Round "9"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Giri, Anish"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2714"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2012.01.14"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 147"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2012.03.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Krasenkow,Michal} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Bf4 Nf6 5. e3 O-O 6. Rc1 c5 ({RR} 6... Nbd7 7. c5 ({RR} 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nb5 c6 9. Bc7 Bb4+) ({RR} 7. Nf3) 7... Ne4 ({RR} 7... c6) 8. Bd3 f5 ({RR} 8... Nxc3 9. Rxc3 e5 10. Bxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 b6 12. cxb6 Bb4) 9. Nf3 c6 ({RR} 9... g5 10. Bg3 f4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bxe4 fxg3 13. hxg3 Rf7 14. Qc2 Nf6 15. Bd3 Rg7) 10. Ne5 ({RR} 10. h3 Bf6 11. O-O Qe8 12. Ne2 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. b4 Bd7 17. f4 Qe7 18. Bxe4 Qxe4 19. Qd2 Rfe8 20. Rf3 a5) ({RR} 10. h4) 10... Nxe5 11. Bxe5 Bf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Ne2 e5 14. Qa4 ({RR} 14. O-O exd4 15. Nxd4 Re8) 14... Qh4 ({RR} 14... Qg6 15. Bxe4 ({RR} 15. O-O f4) 15... fxe4 16. O-O Bg4 17. Rc2 ({RR} 17. Ng3 h5) 17... exd4 18. Qxd4 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Rf6) 15. g3 ({RR} 15. O-O Nd2 16. Rfd1 Ne4 17. Rf1) 15... Qg4 16. Rf1 ({RR} 16. Qd1 exd4 ({RR} 16... f4 17. gxf4 exf4 18. Nxf4 Rxf4 19. Qxg4 Rxg4 20. f3 Nxc5 21. Rxc5 Rg2 22. Rc2 Bh3 23. Rf2) ({RR} 16... Qf3 17. Rf1 Qg2 18. dxe5 Qxh2 19. Nd4 Re8) 17. exd4 Qf3 ({RR} 17... Re8 18. O-O Ng5 19. f4 Ne4 20. Kg2) 18. O-O Ng5 19. Nf4 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Nf3+ 21. Kg2 Nxd4 22. Ba6 bxa6 23. Rxd4) 16... Ng5 17. Kd2 ({RR} 17. Ng1 f4 18. dxe5 fxg3 19. Qxg4 gxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Bxg4 21. Rg2 Nf3+ 22. Nxf3 Bxf3 23. Rf2 Rae8 24. Kd2 Be4 25. Rxf8+ Kxf8 26. Bxe4 dxe4 27. Rf1+ Kg8 28. Rf5 g6 29. Rg5 Kf7) 17... Nf3+ 18. Kc3 Nxh2 19. Rh1 Nf3 20. Qa5 Qg5 21. dxe5 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2768)-Caruana,F (2801) Saint Louis 2014 CBM 162 [Krasenkow,Michal] 0-1 (39)}) ({RR} 6... b6 7. a3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bb7 9. Nf3 Nbd7 10. h3 c5 11. O-O cxd4 12. exd4 Rc8 13. Ba2 Ne4 14. Qd3 Nxc3 15. Rxc3 Rxc3 16. bxc3 Bxf3 17. Qxf3 Bxa3 18. Qb7 a5 19. Qc6 Qc8 20. Qb5 Qb7 21. c4 {Sonis,F (2561)-Atwell,R (2337) Saint Louis USA 2026 1-0 (36)}) 7. dxc5 {There is not too much theory in this position and one may find it difficult to find one's way among apparently equivalent continuations. Black is in no immediate danger, but has not a clear way to equalising either.} Qa5 ({The natural} 7... Bxc5 {has been played in a few games between great champions from different eras.} 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Be2 (10. Bd3 {plays into Black's hands, since it reduces the pressure along the d-file.} d4 $11 {Steinitz,W-Lasker,E/St Petersburg 1895/HCL (0-1, 39)}) 10... d4 {This seems to more or less equalise here, too.} (10... Be6 {as played in Kortschnoj,V (2650)-Kasparov,G (2740)/Brussels 1986/CBM 001 (1/2, 24) leaves White some hopes for an advantage.}) 11. exd4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14. Nb5 Bb6 15. O-O Be6 16. a3 Rfd8 17. Nd6 Rd7 18. Bb5 Re7 19. Rfe1 {1/2 Kasparov,G (2740)-Karpov,A (2700)/Seville 1987/MainBase/[Bulletin]. White's advantage is more of a symbolic nature.}) 8. Nf3 $146 ({RR} 8. Bd6 Bxd6 9. cxd6 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Rd8 11. Nf3 Qb4 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. O-O Qxd6 14. e4 Qe7 15. e5 Nd5 16. Qe4 Nxc3 17. Rxc3 Bd7 18. h4 Be8 19. a3 Rd7 20. Ng5 g6 21. Qf4 Rd4 22. Ne4 Rad8 {Zvjaginsev,V (2671)-Predke,A (2483) St Petersburg 2012 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 8. Bd6 Bxd6 9. cxd6 Rd8 10. Nf3 Rxd6 11. Be2 Rd8 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Qc2 Nc6 14. a3 Bd7 15. O-O Rac8 16. Nxd5 Nd4 17. Ne7+ Kf8 18. Nxc8 Nxc2 19. Nd6 Bc6 20. Nxf7 Rd2 21. b4 Qd5 22. Bd1 Nxa3 {Chernin,A (2570)-Beliavsky,A (2630) Minsk 1987 0-1 (45)}) 8... Rd8 (8... Bxc5 9. Nd2 Be7 10. Nb3 Qd8 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. O-O Bf6 {Volodin,A (2495)-Ehlvest,J (2594)/Puhajarve 2011/CBM 145 Extra (1/2, 18)}) 9. Qc2 (9. Bd6 {places the bishop under a pin:} dxc4 10. Bxc4 Ne4 11. O-O Nxd6 12. cxd6 Bxd6 13. Qb3 Nc6 14. Rfd1 Be7 {Anand,V (2811)-Kramnik,V (2800)/Moscow 2011/CBM 146 (1/2, 36). Black equalised soon.}) 9... Nc6 (9... dxc4 $6 {speeds up White's development.} 10. Bxc4 Qxc5 11. Bb3 b5 12. O-O Bb7 13. Qe2 $1 $16 {Larsen,B-Kuijpers,F/Beverwijk 1967/MCD (1-0, 32)}) 10. a3 h6 11. Be2 {All the preparatory moves have been played and White cannot delay this anymore.} dxc4 {Now there is no contra-indication for this, especially since there are no obvious alternatives.} 12. Nd2 $1 {The only way to maintain some initiative in a symmetrical position.} Qxc5 13. Nxc4 Qf5 14. Bf3 $6 {Active but careless.} (14. Qxf5 exf5 15. O-O Be6 $11 {offers Black easy play.}) (14. Bg3 $5 {would allow White maintain his slight lead in development.} Qxc2 15. Rxc2 Bd7 16. O-O Be8 {Black has no weaknesses and can hope to equalise gradually.}) 14... Nd4 $1 {[%csl Gf4] White cannot even dream of an advantage now.} 15. Qxf5 Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 exf5 17. Rg1 Kf8 18. Nb5 Ne8 {Despite White's seeming activity, Black's position looks nicer already because of his bishop pair and better structure.} 19. Ke2 g5 20. Be5 f6 21. Bc3 Bd7 22. Nd4 Rac8 23. Bb4 Bxb4 24. axb4 Ke7 25. Rgd1 f4 26. b3 fxe3 27. fxe3 Be6 28. Ra1 a6 29. Ra5 Bxc4+ {With a white knight on d4 controlling the weak f5-square, I would rather refrain from this exchange.} (29... Nd6 $5) 30. bxc4 Nd6 31. c5 Nc4 32. Ra2 Kf7 33. c6 {White has some very slight initiative at last.} Rc7 $2 {A careless move, allowing two different tactical blows with the same idea.} (33... bxc6) 34. Ne6 (34. Nb5 $5) 34... Rxd1 35. Nxc7 Rb1 36. b5 $1 {Black's situation becomes critical now.} Nd6 (36... axb5 $2 37. cxb7 $18) 37. bxa6 bxa6 38. e4 (38. Rxa6 Rc1 39. Nd5 f5 40. c7 Ke6 41. e4 $16) 38... f5 39. e5 (39. Nd5 $5 $16) 39... Nb5 40. Nxb5 Rxb5 41. Kd3 {Ivanchuk did not mind the exchange of knights. In fact, knights can be tricky in the endgame, requiring a very accurate technical execution. In the rook ending, the possibility of placing one's own rook behind the passed pawn ensures an obvious advantage. If there is no win, too bad, but Black has to suffer without any possibility of counterplay.} Ke6 ({If} 41... Rc5 $2 42. Rc2 Rxc2 43. Kxc2 Ke6 44. Kd3 $18 {Black's candidates for promotion are too slow:} h5 45. Kd4 g4 46. fxg4 fxg4 47. Kc5 a5 48. Kb6) 42. Rc2 Rb8 43. Kd4 h5 44. c7 Rc8 45. Rc6+ Kd7 46. Rh6 Rxc7 47. Rxh5 Rb7 $2 {Probably overlooking the 52nd move.} (47... Rc1 48. Rxg5 Rd1+ 49. Ke3 Ke6 50. f4 $16) 48. Rh7+ Kc8 49. Rh8+ Kd7 50. Rh7+ Kc8 51. Rxb7 $1 Kxb7 {This ending is not easy to evaluate and one may think that it is doube edged.} 52. f4 $1 $18 {Not after this move anymore!} (52. e6 $2 Kc7 53. Ke5 Kd8 54. Kxf5 a5 $19) 52... gxf4 (52... g4 53. e6 $1 {With the insertion of the previous moves, White wins, since the f-pawn will be free to advance.} Kc8 54. Ke5 Kd8 55. Kxf5 a5 56. Kf6 Ke8 57. e7 a4 58. Ke6 $18 {[%CAl Gf4f7]}) 53. h4 a5 54. e6 Kc7 55. h5 a4 56. e7 Kd7 57. h6 1-0 [Event "London Classic 4th"] [Site "London"] [Date "2012.12.04"] [Round "4"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2760"] [BlackElo "2710"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "137"] [EventDate "2012.12.01"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 152"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2013.01.15"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qc2 c6 7. Bf4 g6 {A typical idea. Black prepares ...?c8-f5 just in time so that White lacks a tempo to prevent it by means of e2-e3 and ?f1-d3.} 8. Ne5 {[%CAl Yf2f3,Ye2e4] An ambitious continuation.} (8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 {, although played more often, is essentially harmless}) 8... Bf5 9. Qd2 (9. Qb3 Qb6 $11 {V.Milov}) 9... Ne4 (9... Nbd7 10. f3 Nxe5 11. Bxe5 O-O 12. g4 Be6 13. h4 Nd7 14. Bg3 Nb6 (14... c5 $5) 15. e3 f5 $6 (15... Rc8 $142 16. Bd3 c5 $132 {? V.Milov}) 16. g5 Bf7 17. O-O-O Nc4 $6 (17... Rc8 $142 18. Be5 c5 19. f4 $36 {[%CAl Yh4h5] V.Milov}) 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Be5 $16 {1-0 Kogan,A (2540)-Arencibia Rodriguez,W (2540)/Havana 2002/CBM 089/[Milov,V] (30)}) 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 (10... dxe4 {is equally good:} 11. e3 g5 $5 (11... f6 12. Nc4 Na6 13. a3 Be6 {1-0 Kogan,A (2504)-Zumsande,M (2360)/Senden 2000/EXT 2001 (41)} 14. Na5 Qb6 15. Rc1 $14) 12. Bg3 h5 13. h3 h4 14. Bh2 Nd7 15. Bc4 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 f6 17. Bh2 Qd7 18. Rc1 g4 19. hxg4 Bxg4 20. Bf4 h3 21. gxh3 Rxh3 22. Rxh3 Bxh3 23. Qa5 Qf5 24. Qxf5 Bxf5 25. f3 Kd7 26. Kf2 Rh8 $11 {1/2 Persson,C (2526)-Ugge,A (2528)/ICCF Postal 2002/ICCF CBM 120 (41)}) 11. f3 Bf5 12. e4 $1 Be6 (12... dxe4 $6 13. Bc4 O-O 14. fxe4 Bxe4 15. O-O $40) 13. Be2 Nd7 (13... O-O 14. O-O Nd7 15. Nd3 Re8 (15... c5 $1 $11) 16. Be3 dxe4 17. fxe4 Nf6 18. Nf2 a5 19. b3 a4 20. b4 a3 21. Rac1 Qd7 22. b5 $14 {1-0 Kogan,A (2475)-Barsov,A (2475)/Vlissingen 1996/CBM 053 ext (42)}) (13... f6 14. Ng4 Nd7 (14... Bxg4 15. fxg4 dxe4 16. O-O Qd5 17. Rac1 $36 {V.Milov}) 15. Ne3 (15. Nh6 $5) 15... Nb6 16. O-O O-O 17. b4 f5 18. exf5 Bxf5 19. a4 Be6 20. Bh6 Rf7 21. a5 Nd7 22. Nd1 Bd6 23. f4 Qe7 24. b5 c5 25. a6 {1/2 Kogan,A-Narciso Dublan,M/Lisbon 2001/EXT 2002 (25)}) 14. Nd3 $146 (14. Ng4 {is poor now due to} Bxg4 15. fxg4 Nf6 $1 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. O-O O-O 18. Bh6 Re8 $15 {[%csl Gd5] 0-1 Grooten,H (2350)-Janssen,R (2513)/Hilversum 2008/EXT 2010 (40)}) ({RR} 14. Ng4 Bxg4 15. fxg4 Nf6 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. O-O O-O 18. Bh6 Re8 19. Rf3 Bb4 20. Qc2 Qh4 21. Rh3 Qf6 22. Rd1 Re6 23. Qc4 Rae8 24. Rf1 Qe7 25. Bd3 Re1 26. a3 Bd6 27. Bd2 Rxf1+ 28. Bxf1 Bf4 {Grooten,H (2350)-Janssen,R (2513) Hilversum 2008 0-1 (40)}) 14... O-O 15. Be3 $6 {GM Hikaru Nakamura tries to prevent ...c6-c5 but loses an important tempo. Black obtains an even more comfortable position undermining White's pawn centre from the other flank.} (15. O-O c5 $11) 15... dxe4 16. fxe4 Nb6 17. b3 f5 $1 {[%mdl 32]} 18. Nf4 Qd7 19. d5 {[%mdl 512]} (19. e5 Nd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 $15 {[%csl Gd5]}) 19... cxd5 $6 (19... Bf7 $142 {, and White can't complete his development without material losses:} 20. exf5 Nxd5 $1 21. O-O (21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. O-O-O $6 Qf5 {[%csl Rc1] is hardly a good idea}) 21... Bb4 (21... Qxf5 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Qc3 {[%CAl Re2c4] is less convincing}) 22. Qd3 (22. Nxd5 Bxd2 23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Nxd7 Bxe3+ 25. Kh1 Rfe8 $17 {[%csl Ge3,Gf7]}) 22... Qxf5 23. Qxf5 gxf5 24. Nxd5 Bxd5 {with reasonable winning chances for Black}) 20. e5 $1 {White now has a sufficient compensation for the missing pawn: blockade on d4 and passive position of Black's pieces. Sooner or later Black will have to give his material advantage back by means of ...d5-d4.} Bg5 21. Rd1 d4 {At once!} 22. Qxd4 Qxd4 23. Rxd4 Bxf4 {There was no need to hurry giving up this bishop.} (23... Rfe8 $5 $11 {[%CAl Ye6f7]}) 24. Bxf4 Rad8 (24... Rac8 $5) 25. Rd6 Kf7 26. Kf2 Nd5 27. Bg5 Rxd6 28. exd6 {[%mdl 4096]} h6 29. Bxh6 Rd8 30. Bf3 Rxd6 $14 {/= White's bishop pair is definitely an advantage but it is hardly possible to convert it for two reasons: 1) Black's knight has strongholds in the centre; 2) there are too few pawns on the board.} 31. Rd1 Rd7 32. Kg3 (32. Rd4 $142 b6 33. Bd2 {restricting Black's knight}) 32... b6 33. a3 Nc3 34. Rxd7+ Bxd7 35. Bf4 Be6 36. Bb8 Bxb3 37. Bxa7 Nb5 38. Bxb6 Nxa3 {With pawns on the same side Black's defence is trivial.} 39. Kf4 Be6 40. Bc6 Nc4 41. Bd4 Nd6 42. h4 Nc4 43. Bf3 Nd2 44. Bc6 Nc4 45. Bc3 Ke7 46. Bf3 Kf7 47. Bd1 Bd5 48. g3 Be6 49. h5 gxh5 50. Bxh5+ Ke7 51. Kg5 Ne3 52. Bb4+ Kd7 53. Be2 f4 {Of course, there was no need for such a drastic measure but GM Michael Adams calculated everything accurately.} (53... Bc4 $144 54. Bxc4 (54. Bh5 Nf1) 54... Nxc4 55. Kxf5 {, and now, say,} Ke8 56. Kf6 Ne3 $11) 54. Bb5+ (54. gxf4 Nd5) 54... Kc8 55. Kxf4 Nd5+ 56. Ke5 Nxb4 57. Kxe6 Nc2 58. Bd7+ (58. g4 Nd4+) 58... Kd8 59. g4 Nd4+ 60. Kd6 Nf3 61. Bc6 Ng5 62. Ba4 Ne4+ 63. Ke6 Nc5+ 64. Kf7 Nxa4 65. g5 Nb6 66. g6 Nd5 67. g7 Ne7 68. g8=R+ Nxg8 69. Kxg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2024"] [Site "Toronto, Canada"] [Date "2024.04.21"] [Round "14.2"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2758"] [Annotator "Stockfish 16,1"] [PlyCount "217"] [EventDate "2024.??.??"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. Qc2 h5 {Black has an edge.} 10. f3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Be6 12. Bd3 (12. O-O-O Nd7 13. a3 Bd6 14. e4 Nb6 15. e5 Be7 16. f4 Qd7 17. Bd3 Bg4 18. Nf3 gxf4 19. gxf4 O-O-O 20. f5 Kb8 21. Kb1 c5 22. f6 Bf8 23. dxc5 Bxc5 24. Qb3 h4 25. Be4 h3 26. Nxd5 hxg2 {Giri,A (2764)-Gukesh,D (2732) chess24.com INT 2022 0-1}) ({RR} 12. f4 g4 13. f5 Bd7 14. Nge2 Qg5 15. Nf4 Nc6 16. Bd3 Ne7 17. Kf2 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 c6 19. e4 dxe4 20. d5 O-O-O 21. Bxe4 h4 22. Kg1 Rh6 23. f6 Rxf6 24. Rf1 h3 25. Rf2 Rh6 26. gxh3 gxh3 {Carow,J (2469)-Lohia,S (2410) Wijk aan Zee NED 2026 0-1 (63)}) 12... c6 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. f4 $146 (14. Nge2 Nb6 15. Rh2 (15. Kb1 Qe7 16. g4 h4 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 a5 19. e4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Kf8 21. a3 Bd6 22. Qc2 a4 23. d5 cxd5 24. Bxd5 Be5 25. Bxe6 Qxe6 26. Nd4 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Kg7 28. Qd2 Qg6+ {Mamedyarov,S (2772)-Motylev, A (2640) Moscow RUS 2019 1-0 (40)}) 15... h4 16. gxh4 Rxh4 17. Rxh4 gxh4 18. Nf4 Qg5 19. Qf2 O-O-O 20. Rh1 Be7 21. Qc2 Bd6 22. Nce2 Kb8 23. Kb1 Bc8 24. Qd2 Re8 25. e4 f6 26. Qc1 dxe4 27. fxe4 Bg4 28. Qf1 a5 {Poltorak,S (2346)-Gharibyan,M (2470) Antalya TUR 2022 1/2-1/2 (45)}) ({RR} 14. Nge2 Nb6 15. Kb1 Qe7 16. g4 h4 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 a5 19. e4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Kf8 21. a3 Bd6 22. Qc2 a4 23. d5 cxd5 24. Bxd5 Be5 25. Bxe6 Qxe6 26. Nd4 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 Kg7 28. Qd2 Qg6+ {Mamedyarov,S (2772)-Motylev,A (2640) Moscow 2019 1-0 (40)}) 14... Bg4 $146 ({RR} 14... Nb6 15. f5 Bd7 16. e4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Qf6 19. Nf3 O-O-O 20. Ne5 Kb8 21. Qb3 Be8 22. a4 Ka8 23. a5 Nd5 24. Kb1 Qd6 25. Rhe1 f6 26. Nc4 Qb4 27. Qxb4 Nxb4 28. Bc2 Bf7 29. Ne3 {Terron Elena,F (2122)-Karttunen,M (2490) chess.com INT 2025 0-1 (45)}) 15. Nf3 Qe7 (15... gxf4 {feels hotter.} 16. exf4 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qf6 18. Rde1+ Kd8) 16. e4 Bxc3 17. Qxc3 Bxf3 18. gxf3 {exd5 is the strong threat.} dxe4 19. Bxe4 {Threatens to win with Rhe1.} gxf4 20. g4 {Black must now prevent d5.} O-O-O 21. d5 (21. gxh5 $6 Nf6) (21. Rxh5 $6 Rxh5 22. gxh5 Nf6) 21... h4 22. dxc6 Nc5 23. Bf5+ Kb8 24. Kb1 b6 (24... Rxd1+ $16 {is a better defense.} 25. Rxd1 Re8) 25. Rd7 Rxd7 26. cxd7 Rd8 27. Qd4 Nxd7 28. Rd1 $36 {[%mdl 2048] Black is under strong pressure.} (28. Qxf4+ $6 Ne5 $16) 28... Qc5 (28... Kc7 $16 {was necessary.}) 29. Qxf4+ $18 (29. Bxd7 Qxd4 30. Rxd4 h3) 29... Qc7 30. Qd2 h3 31. Be4 (31. Bxd7 h2 $16) 31... a5 (31... Qe5 {was worth a try.} 32. a3 h2) 32. Qd5 {[%csl Ge4][%CAl Rd5a8]} Ka7 33. Qxf7 h2 34. Qh7 Kb8 35. a3 Qe5 36. Qh6 Qc7 37. g5 Rg8 {If Black can now play ...Nc5 this consolidates a bit.} 38. Rh1 Nc5 39. Bh7 (39. Qxh2 Qxh2 40. Rxh2 Nxe4 $16) (39. Rxh2 Nxe4 40. fxe4 Rxg5 $18) 39... Rxg5 40. Qxg5 (40. Qxh2 Qxh2 41. Rxh2 Kc7 $16) 40... Qxh7+ {[%mdl 4096] Endgame KQR-KQN} 41. Ka1 $2 (41. Ka2 $1 $18) 41... Qc2 $1 $14 42. Qg8+ Ka7 43. Ka2 a4 $1 44. f4 Nb3 (44... Ka6 $16 {was called for.}) 45. Qg7+ $1 $18 Ka6 46. Qc3 $1 {[%CAl Rc3c2]} Qg2 47. Qc4+ Kb7 48. Re1 {White wants to mate with Re7+.} Nc5 49. Qf1 $1 {[%CAl Rf1g2]} Qd5+ 50. Kb1 Qf5+ 51. Ka1 Qc2 $6 {Inaccuracy. Ka7 was best.} (51... Ka7 52. Qg2) (51... Nb3+ {keeps fighting.} 52. Ka2 Qc2) 52. f5 $1 Nd3 {[%csl Gd3][%CAl Rc2b2]} 53. Rb1 Nc5 54. f6 Nb3+ 55. Ka2 Nd2 56. Qh1+ Ka7 57. Rc1 Qb3+ 58. Ka1 Qe6 {And now ...Nb3+ would win.} 59. Rc7+ $4 {Blunder. Rd1 was best.} (59. Rd1 $18 Nb3+ 60. Kb1 Qg4 (60... Qf5+ 61. Ka2 Qxf6 62. Qxh2) 61. f7 Qg6+ 62. Ka2 Qxf7 63. Qxh2 Nc5+ 64. Kb1 Qg6+ 65. Ka1 Qg4) 59... Ka6 60. f7 {Intending Qa8+ and mate.} Nb3+ 61. Kb1 Qf5+ $4 {Blunder. Nd2+ was best.} (61... Nd2+ 62. Kc2 Qg6+ (62... Qf5+ 63. Kxd2 Qf4+ 64. Kd3 Qf5+ 65. Ke3 Qe5+ 66. Kf2 Qf5+ 67. Kg2 Qg5+ 68. Kh3 (68. Kxh2 Qh4+ 69. Kg1 Qe1+ 70. Kh2 Qh4+ 71. Kg2 Qe4+ 72. Kg3 Qxh1) 68... Qh5+ 69. Kg3 Qg5+ 70. Kh3 (70. Kxh2 Qh5+ 71. Kg3 Qxh1) 70... Qh5+ 71. Kg3 Qg5+ 72. Kh3 (72. Kxh2 Qh5+ 73. Kg3 Qxh1)) 63. Kxd2 Qd6+ 64. Ke3 Qe5+ 65. Kd3 Qf5+ 66. Ke2 Qe5+ 67. Kf1 Qf4+ 68. Kg2) 62. Ka2 $18 {Qa8+ would kill now.} Nc5 63. Qa8+ Kb5 64. Qc6+ (64. f8=Q Qe6+ 65. Kb1 Qe1+ 66. Kc2 (66. Ka2 Qe6+ 67. Kb1 Qe1+ 68. Kc2 Qe2+ 69. Kb1 Qe1+) 66... Qe2+ 67. Kb1 Qe1+ 68. Kc2 (68. Ka2 Qe6+ 69. Kb1 Qe1+) 68... Qe2+ 69. Kb1 Qe1+) (64. Rxc5+ bxc5 65. f8=Q (65. Qe8+ Ka6) 65... Qxf8) 64... Ka6 65. Qa8+ Kb5 {[#]} 66. Qc6+ $4 {Blunder. Qe8+ was best.} (66. f8=Q Qe6+ 67. Kb1 Qe1+ 68. Kc2 Qe2+ 69. Kb1 Qe1+ 70. Kc2 Qe2+ 71. Kb1 Qe1+) (66. Rxc5+ bxc5 67. f8=Q Qe6+ 68. Kb1 Qe1+ 69. Kc2 Qe2+ 70. Kc3 Qe3+ 71. Kc2 Qe2+ 72. Kb1 Qd1+ 73. Ka2 Qb3+ 74. Kb1 Qd1+ 75. Ka2 Qb3+ 76. Kb1 Qd1+) (66. Qe8+ $1 $18 Ka6 67. Qe2+ $1 (67. Qa8+) (67. Rxc5 bxc5 68. Qc6+ Ka5) 67... Nd3 68. f8=Q Qd5+ 69. Ka1 h1=Q+ 70. Qff1 Qxf1+ 71. Qxf1 Ka5 72. Ra7+ Kb5) 66... Ka6 $1 {The position is equal.} 67. Re7 {Strongly threatening Qa8+.} (67. Qa8+ Kb5 $18) 67... Qf1 68. Qa8+ Kb5 69. Qe8+ Ka6 70. Qa8+ Kb5 71. Qe8+ Ka6 {[#]} 72. Re4 $1 {[%mdl 512]} Nxe4 (72... h1=Q 73. Qa8+ Kb5 74. Rb4#) 73. Qxa4+ Kb7 74. Qxe4+ {KQ-KQ} Ka7 75. Qa4+ Kb7 76. Qd7+ Ka6 {( ? ...Qc4+)} 77. Qc8+ Ka7 78. f8=Q (78. Qc7+ {is interesting.} Ka6 79. Qc8+ Ka7 80. f8=Q Qxf8 81. Qxf8 h1=Q 82. Qf7+) 78... Qxf8 79. Qxf8 {White threatens Qh8 and mate.} h1=Q {KQ-KQ} 80. a4 Qd5+ 81. Ka3 Qd3+ 82. b3 Qd4 83. Qf7+ Kb8 84. Qe8+ Ka7 85. Qe7+ Kb8 86. Qe1 Qd6+ 87. Qb4 Qf6 {[%CAl Rf6a1]} 88. Qd2 Qe7+ 89. b4 Qe6 90. Qd3 Ka7 91. Qc3 Kb8 92. Qb3 Qf6 93. Qe3 Qd6 94. Kb3 Qd5+ 95. Kb2 Qd6 96. Qe8+ Ka7 97. Qf7+ Kb8 98. Kc3 Qe5+ 99. Kd3 Qd6+ 100. Kc4 Qc6+ 101. Kb3 Qd6 102. Qf3 Qd4 103. Qe2 Qd5+ 104. Ka3 Qd6 105. Qb5 Qd4 106. Kb3 Ka7 107. Qe2 Qd5+ 108. Ka3 Qd4 109. Kb3 {Precisão Chessbase: Brancas 89% Pretas 76%. Precisão Lichess. org: Brancas 92% Pretas 93%. Precisão Chess.com: Brancas 91.8% Pretas 92.5%.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Norway Chess 8th"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2020.10.16"] [Round "10"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2863"] [BlackElo "2767"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2020.10.05"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 199"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2020.12.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.12.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%evp 0,115,19,27,26,18,20,-16,-7,4,24,13,12,11,62,23,35,44,51,53,52,53,56,23,38,5,20,5,39,-7,40,28,2,-10,-27,-15,-19,-44,-47,-93,-43,-46,-44,-57,5,-55,-43,-35,-41,-83,-83,-62,-57,-82,-103,-103,-81,-101,-99,-46,-50,-26,-26,-32,-25,-71,-57,-62,-45,-37,-33,-100,-44,-44,-44,-48,-63,-63,-62,-62,-41,-69,-50,-52,-41,-43,-28,-43,-31,-28,-25,0,24,16,26,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,-27,-100,-100,-100,-122,-100,-179,-214,-310,-404,-516,-548,-976]} 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. Qc2 g6 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 {This kind of position, after the exchange of light-squared bishops, is considered absolutely safe for Black. However, Magnus Carlsen is ready to play it and finds an unusual idea.} 11. h4 {White prepares to attack Black's king in the event of short castling. Common moves:} (11. O-O) (11. h3) 11... a5 {A useful move anticipating White's long castling.} (11... Nb6 {was played in the following online game:} 12. Ne5 Qc8 13. O-O-O Qe6 14. Kb1 Ne4 15. Qc2 Bb4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. h5 (17. f3 $5) 17... g5 18. Bxg5 f6 19. Rh4 fxg5 20. Rxe4 O-O $13 {1/2 (51) Carlsen,M (2863)-Nakamura,H (2736) chess24.com INT 2020}) ({RR} 11... Nb6 12. Ne5 Qc8 13. O-O-O Qe6 14. Kb1 Ne4 15. Qc2 Bb4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. h5 g5 18. Bxg5 f6 19. Rh4 fxg5 20. Rxe4 O-O 21. Ng6 Qf7 22. Nxf8 Rxf8 23. Re5 h6 24. g4 Bd6 25. Rf5 Qe6 26. e4 {Carlsen,M (2863)-Nakamura,H (2736) chess24.com INT 2020 ½-½ (51)}) 12. Kf1 $5 (12. O-O-O a4 $36) 12... a4 $146 ({RR} 12... Qb6 13. Qc2 h6 14. g3 Kf8 15. Kg2 Kg7 16. e4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Rae8 19. h5 Bf6 20. Bxh6+ Kxh6 21. hxg6+ Kg7 22. Rh7+ Rxh7 23. Qxe8 fxg6 24. Qxd7+ Kg8 25. Qe8+ Kg7 26. Re1 Qd8 27. Qxd8 {Carlsen,M (2852)-Lazavik,D (2541) chess.com INT 2023 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 12... Qb6 13. Qc2 Nf8 14. g3 h5 15. Kg2 Ne6 16. Ng5 Ng7 17. e4 dxe4 18. Ncxe4 O-O 19. Bd6 Nxe4 20. Bxe7 Rfe8 21. Qxe4 Qc7 22. Rhe1 Qd7 23. Qe5 Nf5 24. Ne4 {1-0 (24) Samadov,R (2508)-Sukiasyan,V (2395) Katowice POL 2026}) 13. a3 Qb6 (13... Nb6 $5 $11) 14. Qc2 h5 15. Bg5 {A harmless move. The bishop was well-placed on f4.} (15. Kg1 $5 {[%CAl Rc3a4]} Qa6 16. Ne5) 15... O-O 16. Ne5 Rfe8 17. Bxf6 Nxf6 18. Rh3 {This attempt to create an attack fails as White has too few pieces on the kingside.} Qb3 (18... Bf8 {was possible, too.}) 19. Qb1 (19. Qxb3 $142 axb3 20. Nd3 {[%CAl Yd3c1]} b6 $5 (20... Ne4 21. Rc1 $13) 21. Nc1 c5 22. Nxb3 c4 23. Nc1 b5 $44) 19... Ne4 {The simplest. Black temporarily sacrifices a pawn, then regains it with an excellent position.} 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Qxe4 Bd6 $1 (21... Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qa2 (22... Qxa3 $2 23. Rf3) 23. Rxb7 $13) 22. Rg3 ({Alternative:} 22. Rf3 $5 {with possible ideas g2-g3 or Rf3-f4 but, of course, it is very difficult to figure out that after} Bxe5 23. dxe5 Qxb2 24. Rb1 Qxa3 25. Rxf7 $3 ({but not} 25. Rxb7 $4 Qc1+ 26. Ke2 Red8) 25... Kxf7 26. Rxb7+ Re7 27. Qxc6 {Black can't keep his material advantage and avoid perpetual at the same time.}) 22... Bxe5 23. dxe5 Qb5+ 24. Kg1 Rxe5 $15 {Black is better as White's g3 rook is out of play. Still, White should hold on after all.} 25. Qd4 Rd5 26. Qf6 Rf5 27. Qd4 Qe2 28. e4 Rb5 (28... Rf4 29. f3 Rxh4 30. Rg5 $44 {[%csl Rh4]}) 29. Rb1 Qc2 30. Qd3 Rc5 31. Qxc2 Rxc2 {[%mdl 4096]} 32. b3 b5 33. Rd3 axb3 34. Rbxb3 Ra4 35. Rdc3 Rc4 (35... Rxc3 36. Rxc3 Rxe4 37. Rxc6 Rxh4 38. Rb6 {is drawish, of course.}) 36. Rxc2 Rxc2 37. f3 $6 (37. Rb4 $5 {[%CAl Ya3a4] was the safest way to a draw:} Rc1+ (37... Ra2 38. Rb3) 38. Kh2 Rc4 39. Kg1 $1 $11 {[%CAl Rb4c4] Chesspro.ru}) 37... Kf8 38. Kh2 (38. Rb4 Ra2 39. Rb3 {was too late due to} Ke7) 38... Ke7 39. Kh3 (39. Kg3 $142) 39... Ke6 40. Rd3 Rc4 $6 (40... Ke5 $17) 41. Kg3 Ke5 42. Rd7 Rc3 (42... Ra4 $5 43. Rc7 (43. Rxf7 Rxa3 $17) 43... Ra6 (43... Kd6 44. Rxf7 Rxa3 45. Kf4) 44. Kf2 Kd4 $1 (44... Rxa3 45. Rxc6 Kd4 46. Rd6+ Kc3 47. Rc6+ Kb3 48. Rc7 b4 49. Rxf7 Ka2 50. Rf6 b3 51. Rxg6 b2 52. Rb6 $11) 45. Rxf7 Rxa3 $17 {? - Black already has connected passed pawns and keeps winning chances.}) 43. Ra7 $6 (43. Rxf7 Rxa3 {- see above}) (43. Re7+ $5 Kd4 44. Rd7+ Kc4 45. Ra7 {[%CAl Yg3f4] Chesspro.ru}) 43... f6 (43... f5 $5) 44. Ra8 Kd6 (44... Kd4 $5 45. Kf4 c5 {with good winning chances, according to Chesspro.ru}) 45. Kf4 Kc7 46. g4 Kb7 47. Rg8 hxg4 48. fxg4 Rxa3 49. Rxg6 b4 50. Rxf6 $4 {A terrible mistake when the draw was close:} (50. Rg7+ Kb6 51. Rg8 b3 52. g5 ({or} 52. h5)) 50... b3 51. Rf7+ Kb6 52. Rf8 Ra7 $1 {White's rook can't stop Black's b-pawn from behind now.} 53. Rb8+ (53. Rd8 b2 54. Rd1 Ra1) 53... Rb7 54. Rd8 c5 $1 55. Ke3 c4 56. Rd1 (56. Kd2 b2 57. Kc2 b1=Q+ $1 58. Kxb1 Kc7+ $19) 56... c3 57. Rb1 (57. Kd3 c2 58. Rh1 Rc7 $19) 57... Kc5 58. Kd3 (58. Kd3 c2 59. Rc1 Kb4 $19) 0-1 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1997.12.15"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Seirawan, Yasser"] [Black "Zvjaginsev, Vadim"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2635"] [Annotator "Tsesarsky,Ilya"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "1997.12.09"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "CBM 063"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.03.26"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Nc3 h6 7. Bh4 Bf5 8. Qb3 (8. e3 Nbd7 (8... Be7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. O-O O-O 12. Rab1 $14 {½-½ Lobron,E-Prie,E/Clichy Eurocup tt 1995 (55)}) (8... Qb6 9. Qb3 Ne4 10. Nd2 Nxd2 11. Kxd2 Nd7 12. Be2 Bd6 13. g4 Bh7 14. Bg3 Qc7 15. Qb4 Bxg3 (15... Bxb4 16. Bxc7 Rc8 17. Bg3 $132) 16. hxg3 a5 $132 {0-1 Toth,P-Kharlov,A/Sao Paulo CLA ITAU 1991 (39)}) 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Bd6 11. a3 (11. O-O-O Bb4 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Kb1 Re8 14. Rc1 Nf8 15. f3 (15. Qf5 Qd7 $11) 15... Rc8 $132 {½-½ Illescas Cordoba,M-Bareev,E/It, Ubeda ESP 1997 (42)}) 11... a5 12. Ne2 O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Rfc1 Ra6 15. Rc2 Qb8 16. Bg3 Ne4 17. Bxd6 Nxd6 18. Nd2 $132 {0-1 Landa,K-Bareev,E/Open 1996 (61)}) (8. Bxf6 $6 Qxf6 9. Qb3 $5 (9. e3 $11) 9... Nd7 $6 (9... b6) 10. e3 $6 (10. Qxb7 Rb8 11. Qc7 (11. Qxa7 Rxb2 12. Rc1 Be7 13. e3 O-O 14. Be2 Bb4 15. Kf1 $44) 11... Rxb2 12. Qc8+ Ke7 13. Rc1 Bg4 14. Qa6 $14) 10... Rb8 11. Be2 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. a3 Rfe8 $11 {0-1 Tsesarsky,I-Zoler,D/Rishon-Le-Zion 1991 (37)}) 8... g5 (8... Nbd7 $5 9. Qxb7 Rb8 10. Qxc6 Rxb2 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. e4 (12. Nxd5 Qa5+ 13. Kd1 Bc2+ 14. Kc1 Ba3 15. Qc8+ Qd8 16. Qc3 Rb3+ (16... Rxa2+ 17. Kd2 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Be4 19. Qxa3 Bxd5 20. e3 $18) 17. Kxc2 Rxc3+ 18. Nxc3 Qa5 19. e4 O-O 20. Nd2 Rc8 21. Nc4 Qa6 22. Kb3 Rb8+ 23. Kc2 $15) 12... dxe4 13. Nh4 Rb6 14. Qc4 Be6 15. d5 Ne5 16. Qa4+ Bd7 17. Qxe4 Bb4 18. Rc1 O-O 19. Be2 Re8 20. Qc2 f5 21. a3 Bxc3+ (21... Nd3+ $2 22. Qxd3 $16 {0-1 Schulte-Simon/BL /SW,43,28 1988 (34)}) 22. Qxc3 Qxh4 $19) (8... Qb6 9. Bxf6 (9. Qxb6 axb6 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. e3 b5 12. Kd2 b4 13. Nd1 Bd6 $132 {0-1 Dake,A-Rudolph,R/USA-op 1987 (53)}) 9... Qxb3 10. axb3 gxf6 11. e3 Bb4 12. Kd2 Rg8 13. Nh4 Be6 14. g3 Nd7 15. Bd3 a5 16. Ke2 Nb6 {½-½ Alvarez Jose-Leyva Hector/Memorial J.Capablanca (b) Cienfuegos (C 1996}) 9. Bg3 (9. Qxb7 gxh4 10. Qxa8 Qb6 {-+ - Shirov.} 11. Rd1 (11. O-O-O Bd6 (11... Bb4 12. Na4) 12. e3 O-O 13. Ne5 Rc8 (13... Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nbd7 15. Qxf8+ Kxf8 16. exf6 Nxf6 17. Bd3 $132) 14. Na4 Qc7 15. Nc5 Bxc5 16. dxc5 Nbd7 17. Qxc6 Nxe5 18. Qxc7 Rxc7 19. b4 Neg4 20. Rd2 Ne4 21. Rxd5 Nexf2 22. Rg1 Nxe3 23. Re5 Be4 24. Kd2 Neg4 25. Re8+ Kg7 $17) 11... Bb4 12. Nxh4 Bc2 13. Rc1 Ne4 14. Rxc2 Bxc3+ 15. Kd1 Qxd4+ 16. Kc1 Bxb2+ 17. Kb1 (17. Rxb2 Qc3+ 18. Kb1 Qe1+ 19. Kc2 Qd2+ 20. Kb3 Qc3+ 21. Ka4 Nc5#) 17... Qb4 $19) 9... Qb6 10. e3 (10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. f3 (11. e3 Nh5 12. Be2 Nxg3 13. hxg3 O-O-O 14. Rc1 Kb8 15. a3 Bd6 16. Qa2 h5 $132 {0-1 Trikaliotis,G-Luther,T/8th Open, Ano Liosia GRE 1997 (36)}) 11... Bg7 12. Qxb6 {½-½ Teske,H-Pedersen,D/MK Cafe, Koszalin POL 1997}) (10. Qxb6 axb6 11. h4 (11. Be5 Nbd7 12. a3 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. Nd4 Bg6 15. e4 dxe4 16. e6 Ne5 $17 {0-1 Ho Cheng,V-Ahmad,N/ASIA-chT 1995 (24)}) 11... g4 12. Ne5 Nbd7 {½-½ Urban,K-Kuczynski,R/ch-POL, Warsaw POL 1997}) (10. h4 g4 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. h5 Qxb3 13. Nxb3 (13. axb3 $142) 13... a5 14. a3 Rg8 15. Bf4 b5 16. f3 a4 17. Nd2 gxf3 18. gxf3 $132 (18. exf3 Nb6 $15 {0-1 Baburin,A-Gausel,E/Skei 1993 (45)})) ({RR} 10. Nd2 Nbd7 11. e3 Qxb3 12. Nxb3 Ne4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Nd2 Bg6 15. h4 Rg8 16. Be2 Be7 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Nf3 f6 19. Nd2 Kf7 20. Bh5 a5 21. a4 Bxh5 22. Rxh5 Kg6 23. Rh2 c5 24. Ke2 cxd4 {Vallejo Pons,F (2663)-Shirov,A (2736) Monte Carlo 2004 0-1 (45)}) 10... Ne4 $146 (10... Nbd7 11. h4 (11. Be2 Ne4 12. Nd2 Qxb3 13. axb3 Bb4 14. Ndxe4 Bxe4 15. f3 Bc2 16. Bd1 Bxd1 17. Kxd1 f5 $11 {½-½ Stankovic,D-Karaklajic,N/JUG-Cup Svetozarevo 1990 (47)}) 11... g4 12. Ne5 Nh5 13. Bh2 g3 14. Nxd7 (14. Qxb6 axb6 15. Nxd7 gxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Kxd7 17. Be2 Nf6 18. Be5 Bg7 19. g4 $14) 14... Kxd7 15. Be2 gxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Nf6 (16... Qxb3 17. axb3 Ng7 $132) 17. Be5 Be7 $11 {½-½ Stoeber,M-Wilson,J/Hastings Challengers 1995 (30)}) (10... Na6 $5 11. Qxb6 (11. Be5 $5 Be7 12. Qxb6 (12. h4 $5 Rg8) 12... axb6 13. h4 Rg8 (13... g4 14. Ng1 $1 $14 {½-½ Beliavsky,A-Shirov,A/Biel 1992 (52)}) 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Kd2 b5 17. Bd3 Be6 $10) 11... axb6 12. a3 (12. Rc1 b5 13. Be2 $11) 12... Nb8 (12... b5 13. h4 Rg8 14. hxg5 hxg5 15. Ne5 Nb8 (15... Nb4 16. O-O-O) 16. Rc1 b4 17. axb4 Bxb4 $132) 13. Kd2 Nbd7 14. Bd3 Be6 (14... Bxd3 15. Kxd3 b5 16. h4 Rg8 17. hxg5 hxg5 18. Rac1 Nb6 19. Rc2 (19. Be5 Nfd7) 19... Nc4 20. e4 $132) 15. Ne5 Rg8 16. h3 b5 17. a4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Rxa4 19. Nxa4 Bb4+ 20. Nc3 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Ke7 22. Ra1 Nd7 23. Bh2 Bd6 24. Bxd6+ Kxd6 25. f3 h5 26. e4 dxe4 27. fxe4 h4 28. Ke3 g4 29. hxg4 Rxg4 30. Kf2 Rf4+ 31. Ke3 Rg4 32. Kf2 Rf4+ 33. Ke3 Rg4 {½-½ Seirawan,Y-Zvjaginsev,V/FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997}) (10... Qxb3 11. axb3 Nbd7 $10) ({RR} 10... Na6 11. Be5 Be7 12. Qxb6 axb6 13. h4 g4 14. Ng1 b5 15. Nge2 Nb4 16. Kd2 Nd3 17. Ng3 Nxe5 18. Nxf5 Nc4+ 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. f3 gxf3 21. gxf3 Kd7 22. a3 b5 23. e4 Bd8 24. Rhg1 Bb6 25. Rae1 {Beliavsky,A (2595)-Shirov,A (2710) Biel 1992 ½-½ (52)}) ({RR} 10... Nh5 11. Be2 Nd7 12. Rc1 {½-½ (12) Belov,A (2119)-Baghdasaryan,D (2250) Odintsovo RUS 2026}) ({RR} 10... Na6 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. a3 Nb8 13. Kd2 Nbd7 14. Bd3 Be6 15. Ne5 Rg8 16. h3 b5 17. a4 bxa4 18. Rxa4 Rxa4 19. Nxa4 Bb4+ 20. Nc3 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Ke7 22. Ra1 Nd7 23. Bh2 Bd6 24. Bxd6+ Kxd6 25. f3 {Seirawan,Y (2630)-Zvjaginsev,V (2635) Groningen 1997 ½-½ (33)}) ({RR} 10... Qxb3 11. axb3 Nbd7 12. Be2 Bb4 13. Nd2 Ne4 14. Ndxe4 Bxe4 15. f3 Bc2 16. Bd1 Bxd1 17. Rxd1 f5 18. O-O Nf6 19. h4 O-O 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. Be5 Nd7 22. Bg3 Rae8 23. Bf2 Re6 24. Ra1 a6 25. Ra4 {Kaposztas,M (2242)-Antal,A (2081) Eger 2009 ½-½}) 11. Nxe4 Bxe4 12. Nd2 Bf5 13. O-O-O (13. h4 g4 14. Be5 Rg8 $11) 13... Nd7 14. h4 Rc8 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 c5 17. hxg5 (17. Kb1 Bg7 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Rxh8+ Bxh8 20. Nb3 cxd4 (20... c4 21. Qh7 Ke7 22. Rc1 Bf6 23. Qf5 Kd8 24. Nd2 Qe6 25. Qc2 Qb6 26. Ka1 $14) 21. Nxd4 $14) 17... Bg7 (17... cxd4+ 18. Kb1 dxe3 19. Rhe1 d4 20. Nc4 Qg6 21. Qxg6 fxg6 22. Rxd4 $18) 18. gxh6 Rxh6 (18... cxd4+ 19. Kb1 $18) 19. Rxh6 Qxh6 20. Kb1 Qh5 (20... cxd4 21. exd4 $16) 21. Re1 (21. Rc1 $16) 21... c4 22. Qc2 Kf8 23. Qd1 Qg6+ 24. Qc2 Qh5 25. Qd1 (25. Rc1 $16) 25... Qg6+ 26. Qc2 $16 1/2-1/2 [Event "Norway Chess 2025"] [Site "Stavanger, Norway"] [Date "2025.06.06"] [Round "10"] [White "Erigaisi Arjun"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2782"] [BlackElo "2837"] [Annotator "Rafael Leitao"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2025.??.??"] [TimeControl "40/7200:0"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 {Knowing a draw might suffice, Carlsen chooses one of the most solid and reliable defenses against the Queen's Pawn.} 4. cxd5 {The Exchange Variation was Kasparov's favorite line when facing the Queen's Gambit.} exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4 c6 9. Nge2 Nbd7 (9... Ne8 {is another popular plan these days.}) 10. O-O a5 $5 {The modern way of playing the Queen's Gambit Declined. Advancing on the queenside for Black wasn't common some 50 years ago, but chess understanding has evolved.} (10... Re8 {is more common, and Black can use the same plan after} 11. Qc2 a5) 11. f3 (11. a4 {I've seen strong players trying this with White in similar positions, but the inclusion of a4-a5 no doubt improves Black's position.}) (11. Qc2 {is more possible when Black can play} Re8 {and White may think of something different from the classical plan with f3-e4, although I'm not sure that most players try 12.f3 anyway.}) ({RR} 11. Rc1 Re8 12. f3 b5 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Bf2 Qb8 ({RR} 14... Bf8 15. Ng3 Qb8 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 b4 18. Nce2 c5 19. dxc5 Rd8 20. c6 Nc5 21. Bxc5 Bxc5 22. Rxc5 Rxd3) 15. Ng3 b4 16. Nce2 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qb1 Bf8 20. Rfd1 Qb5 21. Nf4 Ne6 22. Nf5 Rac8 23. h3 Nxf4 24. exf4 Nh5 25. Nd4 Qd7 {Duda,J (2725)-Carlsen,M (2839) Zagreb CRO 2025 ½-½ (65)}) ({RR} 11. Rc1 Re8 12. f3 b5 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Bf2 Qb8 15. Ng3 b4 16. Nce2 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qb1 Bf8 20. Rfd1 Qb5 21. Nf4 Ne6 22. Nf5 Rac8 23. h3 Nxf4 24. exf4 Nh5 25. Nd4 Qd7 {Duda,J (2725)-Carlsen,M (2839) Zagreb 2025 ½-½ (65)}) 11... b5 $1 {This the whole point of Black's opening system; he reacts with b5-b4 against the plan of f3-e4.} 12. Qc2 Re8 13. e4 $146 {Arjun plays the opening in the most direct way possible. He could try to play a move like 13.Bf2 and maybe Kh1 next, but he decides to strike immediately. Given the quality of the move and the time spent, it's unlikely that he had this prepared beforehand.} ({RR} 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Rad1 Qb8 ({RR} 14... Qb6 15. Bf2 Rad8 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Ng4 18. Bg1 Qb8 19. h3 Ngf6 20. e5 Nd5 21. Bh7+ Kh8 22. Rxf7 Nb4 23. Qg6 Bf8 24. Rdf1 Nd5 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Nf4 b4 27. Qxa6 Kxh7 28. Qg6+ Kh8 29. Qh5) 15. e4 b4 16. Nb1 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 dxe4 18. fxe4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxh4 20. Qxc6 Ra7 21. Nf4 Nf6 22. Qf3 Rae7 23. Rd3 Re1 24. Nd2 Bg5 25. g3 Qc8 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kg2 Bxf4 {Sele,T (1699)-Silva,M (2005) Budapest HUN 2024 0-1 (42)}) ({RR} 13. Bf2 Bb7 14. h3 Rc8 15. Bf5 g6 16. Bxg6 fxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kh8 18. e4 Nh7 19. e5 b4 20. Nd1 Ba6 21. Re1 Rg8 22. Qxh6 Bg5 23. Qd6 Qe8 24. e6 Qg6 25. Bg3 Ndf6 26. Nf2 Be3 27. Qe5 Bxe2) ({RR} 13. Kh1 Ba6 14. Rae1 Qb6 15. Bf2 Rac8 16. e4 b4 17. Nd1 c5 18. Bxa6 Qxa6 19. e5 cxd4 20. Qf5 g6 21. Qh3 Nxe5 22. Bxd4 Nd3 23. Ne3 Nxe1 24. Rxe1 Bf8 25. Ng3 Bg7 26. Rg1 Qe6 27. Ngf5 gxf5 {Andreikin,D (2710)-Duda,J (2739) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (31)}) 13... b4 14. Na4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Nxe4 $1 {Black has a big alternative in 15...c5, but the move played in the game is objectively better, although it will soon be followed by a mistake.} (15... c5 {is the typical break. Big complications start.} 16. e5 $1 (16. dxc5 $2 {leads to problems for White after} Ng4 $1) 16... Nd5 {Now White has several ideas after 16.Bxe7, 16.Bg3, or even 16.Bc4. With the engine on, it seems that Black's position can be held, although it seems a little shaky and dangerous in a practical game.}) 16. Bxe7 (16. Bxe4 $2 Bxh4 17. Bxc6 Ba6 {is horrible for White.}) 16... Qxe7 17. Qxc6 Nef6 $2 {The wrong way to sacrifice.} (17... Nd2 $1 {is a theoretical novelty and the best move when Black has excellent counterplay after} 18. Qxa8 Qe3+ 19. Rf2 Nf6 $1 {With the bishop attacked and the threat of Ng4, Black has the initiative. White has played very accurately in order to hold the balance.} (19... Qxd3 {is worse.} 20. Rc1) 20. Qb8 $1 Qxd3 21. Nc5 Qc4 22. b3 Qd5 {with excellent compensation for the exchange.}) 18. Qxa8 Qe3+ 19. Kh1 Qxd3 20. Nf4 Qxd4 21. Rad1 (21. Rac1 {is also tempting. Black has to find} Kh7 $1 {with the idea} (21... Ng4 $2 {loses a piece after} 22. h3 Nf2+ 23. Rxf2 Qxf2 24. Nd3 $1 {followed by capturing the bishop on c8.}) (21... Ne4 {is refuted by} 22. Ne2 $1) 22. Rxc8 $6 (22. Qxa5 {is better.}) 22... Ng4 $1 {when suddenly Black has dangerous threats.} (22... Qxf4 $2 23. Qa6 Qxf1+ 24. Qxf1 Rxc8 {is similar to the game.})) 21... Qe5 $2 (21... Qe3 $1 {offers better chances of defending.} 22. Rc1 Ne4 {forces White to play} 23. Nh3 $1 {and now either 23...Nd6 or 23...Qe2, when White is better, but the position remains very complicated.}) 22. Rc1 $1 Nf8 {Carlsen finds a clever way to defend.} 23. Rxc8 $6 {tempting, but there's a better move.} (23. Nc5 $1 {seems to better, followed by the capture of the a-pawn. Although White is technically winning, there are still practical chances for Black to create something on the kingside.}) 23... Qxf4 $1 {The point of Black's previous move, exploiting the back-rank weakness.} 24. Qa6 {Absolutely forced.} Qxf1+ $1 {Carlsen decides to give up his queen, a difficult but entirely correct decision. He has more chances of surviving here than an exchange down after} (24... Qe5 25. Rxe8 Nxe8 26. Qc6 Nf6 27. Qc5 Qe2 28. Qf2 Qe5 29. Nc5 {when he lacks counterplay and White will gradually attack the queenside pawns.}) 25. Qxf1 Rxc8 26. h3 {Despite the material advantage, it's not easy for White to convert the advantage. The knight is out of play, and Black's rook and knights can become very tricky if allowed near the white king.} Rd8 27. Qa6 (27. Nb6 {is a good alternative, preparing Nc4.}) 27... Rd5 28. Nb6 Rc5 29. Nc4 Ne6 $2 {Not the best way to coordinate the pieces.} (29... Ng6 $1 {is stronger. The point is that after the dubious capture of the a5-pawn, Black is ready to start an attack.} 30. Nxa5 (30. Ne3 {is more prudent.}) 30... Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Rc2 {with the idea of playing Nh4 next.}) 30. Nxa5 g5 $5 {An interesting plan. Black wants to play g5-g4 and destroy the king's shelter.} 31. Nc4 {White has many winning moves. His task for now is to improve the knight's position.} (31. Nc6 g4 32. Nd4 $1 {An important move that decides the game.} Ng5 {The last trick.} (32... Nxd4 33. Qxf6) 33. Nf5 $1 (33. Qxf6 $4 {ends in sadness after} Rc1+ 34. Kh2 g3+ $1 35. Kxg3 Ne4+) 33... Rxf5 34. Qc8+ {picking up the rook.}) (31. Nb7 {is also possible:} Rc1+ 32. Kh2 g4 33. Nd6 $18 {White is ready to start an attack on f7.}) (31. Nb3 {is also winning but less incisive.}) 31... g4 32. b3 $2 ({The prophylactic} 32. Kh2 {is better, securing the h-pawn.}) 32... gxh3 33. gxh3 Rh5 34. Kh2 $2 {Another mistake and now Black has adequate counterplay.} (34. Kg2 $1 {is the right move, but to be honest, I think Black already has considerable practical chances of saving the game after} Kg7) 34... Kg7 (34... Ng5 $5 {shows again that the knights are tricky pieces (a theme that showed up in other games of this tournament as well). The idea is} 35. Qxf6 Rxh3+ 36. Kg2 Rg3+ $3 {forcing a draw, either by perpetual check or in the endgame after} 37. Kxg3 Ne4+) 35. Qb7 Ng5 36. Nd6 ({After} 36. Qxb4 Rxh3+ 37. Kg2 {Black should play} Rf3 $1 {cutting off the king and preparing Nfe4.} 38. Nd2 Rd3 {The rook and knights are very active.}) 36... Rxh3+ 37. Kg2 Rd3 38. Nf5+ Kg6 39. Ne7+ (39. Ng3 {is better, bringing the knight closer to the king. The endgame has become very tactical but objectively equal.}) 39... Kh5 $1 {The king goes forward. Now the attacks consist of rook, two knights, and the king.} 40. Qxb4 $2 {Losing by force.} (40. Kf2 {is necessary.}) 40... Nfe4 {The white king is trapped.} 41. Kf1 Rd2 42. Qb5 Rd1+ 43. Kg2 Rd2+ 44. Kf1 Kg4 $6 {Complicating the win.} (44... f5 $1 {is a pretty move that decides the game instantly.} 45. Nxf5 (45. Qxf5 Ng3+ {takes the queen.}) (45. Qe8+ Kg4 {The king is sheltered by the pawn on f5.}) 45... Rf2+ 46. Ke1 (46. Kg1 Nf3+ 47. Kh1 Rh2#) 46... Nf3+ {The point of the move 44...f5. The knight on f5 unpins its colleague on g5.} 47. Kd1 Nc3+ 48. Kc1 Nxb5) 45. Qf5+ Kg3 46. Qe5+ Kf3 47. Qf5+ Kg3 48. Qe5+ Kf3 49. Qf5+ Ke3 $1 {A brave decision $1 Though Black is winning, due to the shortage of time I think the general feeling of the spectators was that anything could happen.} 50. Nd5+ Kd4 51. Ke1 Rxa2 $6 (51... Rh2 $1 {is recommended by the machine as the right winning move, but who could find such subtleties with seconds on the clock $2 Not even Carlsen.}) 52. Qd7 $1 Ra1+ (52... Nc5 {offers good winning chances, but it's not easy after} 53. Qd8) 53. Ke2 Ra2+ {Carlsen makes the professional decision of forcing a draw and clinching the title of this spectacular tournament.} 54. Ke1 Ra1+ 55. Ke2 Ra2+ 56. Ke1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Keres Memorial"] [Site "Tallinn/Parnu"] [Date "1998.06.28"] [Round "8"] [White "Lautier, Joel"] [Black "Oll, Lembit"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2645"] [Annotator "Hansen,Curt"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "1998.06.19"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "EST"] [EventCategory "15"] [SourceTitle "CBM 066"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.09.30"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Lautier} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. f3 {[%CAl Ye3e4,Ye3e5] In the Exchange Variation of the Queens Gambit white can choose between two setups in connection with short castle. Either he can play ?g1-f3 and try to gain a positional advantage by attacking whites ?-side with b2-b4-b5. This is/was preferred by for instance Anatoli Karpov. Or he can - as in this game - place ?g1 on e2, and try to build up a dynamic and strong pawn-center with f2-f3 and e3-e4. This setup has been used by Michail Botvinnik and Garry Kasparov.} Be6 (11... Ng6 {This is the normal continuation. White could now play either 12.?ad1 or 12.e4}) 12. Rad1 (12. e4 dxe4 13. fxe4 Ng6 {would by transposition lead back to a line from the variation 11. - ?g6}) 12... Rc8 {[%CAl Yc6c5] If whites ?e2 was on f3 black would never think about playing c6-c5 because of the weak isolated d5-? after d4xc5. However after white has played f2-f3, in case of d4xc5 his e3-? would often be just as weak as blacks d5-?} 13. Kh1 $146 {Timman} (13. e4 {Lautier} dxe4 14. fxe4 Ng4 15. Bxe7 (15. Bc1 Bg5 $132 {??e3}) 15... Qxe7 16. Qd2 (16. Rf3 c5 17. d5 c4 18. dxe6 Nxe6 $15) 16... c5 17. d5 Bd7 $11 {??d6,?g6}) 13... h6 {× g6} (13... c5 {Lautier} 14. dxc5 (14. Bb5 N8d7) 14... Rxc5 (14... Bxc5 $6 15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 $16 {?e4-e5}) 15. Bb5 (15. Qa4 a6 16. Bb1 $14 {??d4}) 15... Bd7 (15... N8d7 {?d5-d4} 16. Nd4 (16. Nf4 a6 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. e4 d4 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 $15) 16... a6 $14) 16. Bxd7 N8xd7 (16... Qxd7 17. e4 $16) 17. Qb3 $14 {??f4}) (13... Ng6 $142 {Lautier}) ({RR} 13... Ng6 14. a3 Qc7 15. Nf4 Bd7 16. Qf2 Rcd8 17. Rc1 Qd6 18. Nxg6 fxg6 19. Bf4 Qe6 20. Bc7 Rc8 21. Be5 Qf7 22. e4 Be6 23. Qd2 Bf8 24. Ne2 Qd7 25. Bg3 dxe4 26. fxe4 Rcd8 27. Bf2 Bf7 28. Nc3 {Ivanchuk,V (2741)-Bruzon Batista,L (2648) Merida 2006 ½-½ (38)}) 14. Bh4 (14. Bxf6 $6 {Lautier} Bxf6 15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 Bxd4 $1 $15) 14... a6 $146 {[%csl Gb5] ? c6-c5 ×b5 Black wants to control b5 before he plays c6-c5} (14... c5 15. Bb5 $14) ({RR} 14... N6d7 15. Bf2 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. a3 a6 18. Nf4 Nf6 19. Qd2 b5 20. Bb1 Qb6 21. b4 Bd6 22. Ncxd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Rcd8 25. e4 Qb8 26. Ba2 Ne6 27. Qh5 Bc7 28. Bh4 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 {Rios,C (2431)-Banik,H (1482) Agartala Tripura 2022 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 14... b5 15. Bf2 a6 16. Qb1 Bd7 17. Bg1 c5 18. dxc5 b4 19. c6 Bxc6 20. Bxa6 bxc3 21. Bxc8 Qxc8 22. Nxc3 Bc5 23. Rfe1 Qb7 24. Qc2 Ng6 25. Bf2 Qb6 26. Qd2 Ne5 27. b3 g5 28. Re2 g4 29. f4 {Wallace,A (1996)-Steiners,E (1895) Ryde ENG 2026 0-1 (39)}) ({RR} 14... N6d7 15. Bf2 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. a3 a6 18. Nf4 Nf6 19. Qd2 b5 20. Bb1 Qb6 21. b4 Bd6 22. Ncxd5 Nxd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Rcd8 25. e4 Qb8 26. Ba2 Ne6 27. Qh5 Bc7 28. Bh4 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 {Rios,C (2431)-Banik,H (1482) Agartala Tripura 2022 1-0 (33)}) 15. Nf4 (15. Bxf6 $5 {Lautier} Bxf6 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Bxd4 18. Bxa6 bxa6 19. Nxd4 Qa5 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 (20... Nxe6 21. Rd7 $14) 21. Rf5 $14) 15... Bd7 {[%CAl Rg7g5]} (15... c5 16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. Qb1 $14 {[%csl Rd5]}) 16. Bf2 (16. Bg3 {Lautier} Ne6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. e4 Nh5 19. e5 (19. Bf2 Nf4 $11) 19... Nxg3+ 20. hxg3 c5 $132) 16... Bd6 (16... Ne6 $142 {Lautier} 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. e4 c5 (18... dxe4 19. fxe4 Ng4 20. d5 cxd5 (20... Nxf2+ $2 21. Qxf2 $18 {×f7}) (20... Bd7 21. Bg1 $14 (21. dxc6 Rxc6 22. Bg1 Ne5 $11) (21. Bc4 Nxf2+ 22. Qxf2 Bf6 23. d6 b5 24. Bb3 b4 25. Na4 Rxe4 26. Nc5 Re5 $11)) 21. exd5 Bd7 22. Bh7+ (22. d6 Bf6 23. Bg1 Ne3 $11) (22. Bg1 {??h7+;×f7} Bf6 $14) 22... Kh8 23. Bd4 $14 Qc7 $140 $2 24. Bxg7+ $1 Kxg7 25. Rxf7+ Kh8 26. d6 Bxd6 27. Qg6 $18) 19. dxc5 (19. exd5 Nxd5 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Be4 Bb4 $11) 19... Bxc5 20. e5 Nd7 21. f4 $14) 17. Qd2 {White has decided on a slow buildup. First he wants to place his forces in the best possible way. Only then does he intend to play e3-e4. His would probably have to find a more suitable square for ?f4 before e3-e4 is powerful} Qc7 (17... Bxf4 {Lautier} 18. exf4 {?f5,g4} Ne6 19. f5 $36) 18. Bg1 {× h2} b5 $6 {White is playing slowly so black thinks it is time to become active. However the move played is positionally very risky. If white plays e3-e4 then the gain of space on the ?-side in connection with b5-b4 and maybe c6-c5 could be very useful. However if white does not play e3-e4 the weakness of the square c5 can only be covered in connection with c6-c5 - creating a isolated d5-?.} (18... Bxf4 $6 {Lautier} 19. exf4 Ne6 20. f5 Nf4 21. Bb1 Re7 22. Be3 $36) (18... Ne6 {Lautier} 19. Nxe6 (19. Nfe2 $6 Ng5 {×e4}) 19... Bxe6 20. e4 Bf4 21. Qc2 (21. Qf2 $5) 21... dxe4 22. fxe4 Bg4 23. Rde1 $36) (18... Re7 $142 {Lautier} 19. Nfe2 {?e4} c5 $6 (19... b5 20. e4 b4 21. e5 Bxe5 (21... bxc3 22. Nxc3 Bxe5 23. dxe5) 22. dxe5 bxc3 23. Nxc3 Rxe5 24. Bd4 Re6 25. Bxa6 $16) (19... Rce8 20. e4 dxe4 21. fxe4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Rxe4 23. Bxe4 Rxe4 24. d5 Bg4 25. Nc3 Re7 26. Rde1 $14) 20. e4 $1 (20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Nd4 Ng6 $14) 20... cxd4 (20... dxe4 21. fxe4 cxd4 22. Bxd4 Be5 23. Rxf6 gxf6 24. Nd5 Qd8 25. Nxe7+ Qxe7 26. Qxh6 $16) 21. Bxd4 (21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. exd5 Re5 23. Be4 f5 24. Bxd4 fxe4 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. fxe4 Qc4 $132) 21... N8h7 (21... dxe4 22. fxe4 {A2)}) 22. exd5 $16 Bxh2 23. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (23... Nxh7 24. f4 $18) 24. Bxf6 gxf6 25. d6 $18) 19. Bb1 $1 {[%CAl Yf4d3] ? ?d3, × c5 Now ?f4 can go to the ideal square d3} Rcd8 (19... Ne6 $142 {Lautier} 20. Nd3 (20. Nxe6 Rxe6 $14) 20... Ng5) 20. Rc1 (20. Nd3 {Lautier} Bf5) 20... Qb8 (20... Qb6 $142 {Lautier} 21. e4 $5 (21. Nd3 Bf5 $1) (21. Nce2 $36) 21... b4 22. Na4 Qb5 23. e5 Qxa4 24. exf6 $36) 21. Nce2 (21. Nd3 $6 {Lautier} Bf5 $1) 21... b4 (21... Re7 $142 {Lautier}) 22. Nd3 Ne6 23. Bf2 $1 {? ?g3; × c5 Again a very nice move. White wants to exchange black-squared bishops after which whites control over c5 will increase} a5 (23... Qb6 24. Bg3 Bf8 $14 {/? would have made some sence as ?f8 controls c5 and ?g3 does not. However blacks position would still have been rather passive}) (23... Bxh2 $6 {Lautier} 24. Nxb4 {??:c6} (24. g3 $2 Ng5 $17 25. Ne1 $2 Bh3 $19) 24... Qd6 25. Nxa6 $16 {×h2}) 24. Bg3 Rc8 (24... Re7 {Lautier} 25. Ne5 Rc8 26. e4 Nh5 27. Bh4 $16) 25. Nc5 (25. Be5 $5 {Lautier ??e2-g3-f5} Bxe5 26. dxe5 Nh7 27. f4 Nhf8 (27... Qb6 28. f5 Neg5 29. Nc5 Rcd8 30. Nxd7 Rxd7 31. h4 $18) 28. Nd4 $36) 25... Nxc5 26. Rxc5 Re7 {× e3} 27. Bxd6 (27. Rxa5 $2 {Lautier} Rce8 $132 28. Bf2 $2 Qb6 (28... Bxh2 $2 29. g3 $16) 29. Ra4 c5 $17) 27... Qxd6 {[%csl Re3][%CAl Rc8e8] White has full control over c5, however he must be careful not to allow black to much counterplay against the ? on e3} 28. Ng3 Rce8 29. Re1 (29. e4 $2 {Lautier} dxe4 30. fxe4 Nxe4 31. Nxe4 Rxe4 32. Bxe4 Rxe4 $11) 29... Qf4 $2 {Black initiates complications that are clearly to whites advantage.} (29... Qc7 $142 $14) 30. Ne4 $1 (30. Nf1 $1 {Lautier} Qc7 31. Rec1 (31. a3 Rb8 $132) 31... h5 32. Bc2 h4 33. Ba4 Re6 34. Qc2 Rc8 35. Qf2 $16) 30... Nxe4 (30... Qh4 {Lautier} 31. Nxf6+ (31. Nd6 $16) 31... Qxf6 32. Rxa5 Qf4 33. Ra8 $1 $16) 31. fxe4 Qd6 32. Rxa5 (32. e5 $2 {Lautier} Rxe5) (32. exd5 $1 {Lautier} cxd5 33. Rxa5 $16 Qf4 34. Ra8 $1 (34. Qc2 $2 g6)) 32... dxe4 33. Rc5 $16 {[%csl Rb4,Re4][%CAl Rd2b4]} Re5 (33... Rb8 $142 34. Bc2 {[%CAl Yc2b3]}) 34. Rec1 (34. Qxb4 $2 {Lautier} Rh5 $1 $40) 34... Rxc5 35. Rxc5 f5 {[%CAl Yf5f4]} 36. g3 (36. Qxb4 {Lautier} f4 37. Qc3 f3 $132) 36... g5 $2 (36... Rb8 $8 37. Bc2 $16 (37. Bc2 Be6 38. Bb3 Bxb3 39. axb3 Rb5 $1 $14)) (36... f4 $6 {Lautier} 37. gxf4 Bg4 38. Kg1 $1 $16) 37. Qxb4 $18 Be6 (37... f4 $4 {Lautier} 38. Rxg5+ $18) 38. Bc2 (38. Bxe4 $6 {Lautier} Bf7 $1 (38... fxe4 39. Rxg5+ $18) (38... Rb8 $2 39. Qa3 $1 $18) 39. Bxf5 Rxe3 $132) 38... Bd5 39. Bb3 f4 40. Qb6 Bxb3 41. Rxc6 Qf8 (41... Qd5 {Lautier} 42. Rg6+ Kf8 43. axb3 fxe3 44. Rxh6 $18) 42. Qxb3+ Kh8 43. Qb6 (43. Qb6 Kh7 44. Rc7+ Re7 (44... Kh8 45. Qg6 $18) 45. Qd6 $18) 1-0 [Event "Candidates qf Portisch-Larsen +4-2=4"] [Site "Rotterdam"] [Date "1977.03.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Portisch, Lajos"] [Black "Larsen, Bent"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2615"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "1977.03.01"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "Candidates"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. d4 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Bd3 c6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rae1 Be6 12. Qb1 $5 ({RR} 12. a3 N6d7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. h3 Qd6 15. Na4 f6 16. Nh4 Re7 17. b4 a5 18. Nc5 axb4 19. axb4 b6 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. b5 c5 22. Nf5 Qc7 23. e4 Rae8 24. Rd1 dxe4 25. Bc4 Qf4 26. Ne3 f5 {Radjabov,T (2744)-Adly,A (2631) Ningbo 2011 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 12. Nd2 N6d7 13. Bf4 c5 14. Nb5 cxd4 15. Bc7 Qc8 16. Nxd4 Nf6 17. Rc1 a6 18. N2f3 Bd8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Be5 Be7 21. Bd4 N6d7 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Qd7 24. Qe2 Rac8 25. Qg4 Bd6 26. Bc3 Qe7 {Hankow,B (2018)-Korell,K (1852) Berlin 2017 ½-½ (49)}) 12... a5 $146 ({RR} 12... Rc8 13. b4 b5 14. Rc1 a5 15. a3 axb4 16. axb4 N6d7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Bd5 20. Rfe1 Ne6 21. Neg5 g6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Be4 Nf6 24. Bxd5 cxd5 25. Ne5 Ne4 26. Qb2 Nd6 27. Rc5 {Bondarenko,V (2240)-Izsak,G (2365) Budapest 1994 1-0 (35)}) 13. a3 N6d7 14. Bxe7 Rxe7 (14... Qxe7 $1) 15. b4 axb4 16. Qxb4 $5 $14 (16. axb4 b5 {Forintos}) 16... Nb6 17. a4 Nc8 18. Ra1 Nd6 19. a5 (19. Rfc1 $1 Bf5 20. Bf1 {Forintos}) 19... Bf5 20. Bxf5 Nxf5 21. Rfb1 Nd6 22. Nd2 Ne6 23. Qb6 Qc8 24. Nxd5 Rd7 25. Nc3 Nf5 26. Nf3 Ra6 27. Qb2 Nd6 28. Na4 Qe8 29. Nb6 Rd8 30. Qc2 h6 31. Nc4 Nb5 32. Rd1 Qe7 33. h3 Nec7 34. Rab1 Nd5 35. Rb3 Qe6 36. Nfe5 Raa8 37. Nd3 Qg6 38. Rc1 Qg5 39. Kh2 Re8 40. Nc5 Ra7 41. Rd1 h5 42. e4 Nxd4 43. Rxd4 Nf4 44. Ne3 Nxg2 45. Nxg2 Qe5+ 46. f4 Qxd4 47. Rg3 Qb4 48. e5 Qxa5 49. Nd7 h4 50. Nf6+ Kf8 51. Rxg7 1-0 [Event "EU-chT 25th"] [Site "Batumi"] [Date "2025.10.12"] [Round "7.26"] [White "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Black "Hovhannisyan, Robert"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2631"] [BlackElo "2633"] [PlyCount "204"] [EventDate "2025.10.05"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 50"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.10.20"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.10.20"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Spain"] [BlackTeam "Armenia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"] [BlackTeamCountry "ARM"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bh4 g6 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. Nge2 Bg7 12. f3 {is the legacy move (12.0-0). ist old school (12.0-0).} O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Bf2 ({RR} 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Bf2 b5 16. Rfe1 Nb6 17. b3 h5 18. Kh1 Nc8 19. Ng3 Nd6 20. h3 a5 21. Rc1 Bh6 22. Rc2 h4 23. Nf1 Nh5 24. Rec1 Ra6 25. a4 Qb7 26. Bxh4 b4 27. Ne2 Re6 28. g4 Ng7 {Ebrahimi Herab,H (2384)-Ucoluk,U (2057) Mersin TUR 2025 1-0 (47)}) 14... Qe7 15. Rfe1 $146 ({RR} 15. Rae1 Rad8 16. h3 a6 17. Nf4 Nf8 18. Qd1 Ne6 19. Nd3 Nd7 20. Qb3 Ndf8 21. f4 f5 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. fxe5 Nh7 24. Re2 Rf8 25. Bg3 Rf7 26. Ref2 Rdf8 27. Qd1 Nhg5 28. a3 Kg7 29. Kh2 Ne4 {Esipenko,A (2492)-Rakhmanov,A (2665) Zuerich 2017 0-1 (100)}) 15... Rad8 $146 (15... Nf8 16. Nf4 Ne6 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. h3 Nh5 20. g4 Nf6 21. Kg2 Bf8 {½-½ Fleetwood,D (2583)-Dzwikowski,A (2477) W-ch38 q02 email 2018}) 16. Rac1 Nf8 17. h3 Ne6 18. Qd2 Nd7 19. Qc2 Nb6 20. b3 Bf6 21. Nd1 Nc8 22. Nb2 Bh4 23. g3 Bf6 24. Kg2 Bg7 25. g4 Nd6 26. Nd3 Bf6 27. Nef4 Nf8 28. Bg1 Ne6 29. Bf2 Nf8 30. a4 Bh4 31. Bxh4 Qxh4 32. Ne5 a6 33. Qf2 Qxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Ne6 35. Ned3 Nxf4 36. exf4 a5 37. Re5 f6 38. Re3 Kf7 39. Rc5 Ra8 40. Rc1 Rxe3 41. Kxe3 h5 42. f5 gxf5 43. gxh5 f4+ 44. Kxf4 Rh8 45. h4 Rxh5 46. Rh1 Nf5 47. Kg4 Ng7 48. Rb1 f5+ 49. Kg3 Rh7 50. b4 axb4 51. Rxb4 Kf6 52. Nf4 Ne6 53. Nxe6 Kxe6 54. a5 Rg7+ 55. Kf4 Rh7 56. Kg3 Rg7+ 57. Kh3 f4 58. h5 Kf5 59. Kh2 Kg5 60. Rb6 Rc7 61. a6 bxa6 62. Rxa6 Kxh5 63. Ra8 Rb7 64. Rf8 Kg5 65. Rg8+ Kf6 66. Rf8+ Kg5 67. Rg8+ Kh5 68. Rf8 Rh7 69. Kg2 Rg7+ 70. Kf2 Kg5 71. Rc8 Rg6 72. Rf8 Rh6 73. Rg8+ Kf5 74. Rf8+ Rf6 75. Re8 Kg6 76. Re7 Rd6 77. Rc7 Re6 78. Rc8 Kf7 79. Rc7+ Ke8 80. Rc8+ Ke7 81. Rc7+ Kf6 82. Rc8 Rd6 83. Rf8+ Kg5 84. Rg8+ Kf5 85. Rf8+ Rf6 86. Re8 Kg6 87. Re7 Rd6 88. Rc7 Re6 89. Rc8 Rf6 90. Rc7 Rd6 91. Rc8 Re6 92. Rc7 Kg5 93. Rc8 Rg6 94. Rf8 Rf6 95. Rg8+ Kh6 96. Rg4 Kh5 97. Kf1 Rf8 98. Kf2 Rf7 99. Kf1 Rf6 100. Kf2 Rf8 101. Kf1 Rf7 102. Kf2 Rf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2014.01.26"] [Round "11"] [White "Gelfand, Boris"] [Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2706"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2014.01.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 159"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.03.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 ({With a slightly different move order, the game could transpose to the tabiya examined in my article for CBM 156:} 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nf3 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Qc2 Re8 11. O-O Ne4) 6... Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 ({If} 9... O-O {White could consider deviating from the variation above with} 10. Nge2 {although I am not sure if this really offers him any profit.}) 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O {White decides to prepare the knight's natural development to f3.} ({The main alternative is} 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. O-O (12. h3 Bd7 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Kb1 Kb8 15. Rc1 Rhe8 $11 {Balla,T (2376)-Marin,M (2560) Mamaia 2013 (0-1, 53)}) (12. O-O-O Bg4 $5) 12... O-O 13. Rab1 a5 {Leko,P (2737)-Adams,M (2740) Dortmund 2013 CBM 156 [Marin,M] (1/2, 27)}) (11. Nf3 $6 Nf4) 11... Nb6 12. h3 (12. Nf3 Bg4) 12... Be6 ({The plan} 12... g6 13. Nf3 Ng7 {aiming at exchanging the bishops with ...?f5, does not work out too well in this variation:} 14. Rhe1 Be6 15. Kb1 O-O-O (15... Bf5 16. Bxf5 $16 Nxf5 $2 17. e4 $18) 16. Ne5 Rhe8 (16... Bf5 17. e4 dxe4 18. Bxe4 $14 Qc7 19. Bxf5+ Nxf5 20. d5 $36 cxd5 21. Qb3 $18 {[%csl Gc8,Gf7][%CAl Gc3b5]}) 17. g4 $14 {Schandorff,L (2537)-Lund,S (2431) Borup 2008 (1-0, 54)}) 13. Nf3 O-O-O 14. Kb1 {White starts a slow but consistent queenside attack.} Kb8 15. Rc1 (15. Ne5 Nf6 16. Rc1 (16. f4 Nfd7 17. Nf3 {Le Quang,L (2647)-Chiraranjan,B (1912) New Delhi 2010 (1-0, 37)} f6 $5 $11 {[%csl Ge3]}) 16... Rc8 17. Ka1 Rc7 18. Na4 Nxa4 19. Qxa4 Nd7 20. Nxd7+ Bxd7 21. Rhd1 c5 22. Qa3 Rhc8 23. dxc5 Rxc5 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. Bb1 Be6 26. Qb4 Qc7 27. h4 a5 28. Qd4 f6 29. g3 {1/2 Tomashevsky,E (2706)-Andreikin,D (2716) Tromso 2013}) 15... Nf6 {It is a good idea to return with the knight into play as soon as possible.} ({If} 15... Rc8 16. Na4 Nxa4 17. Qxa4 {there would be nothing better than} Nf6 {anyway.} 18. Rc3 $1 {The only way to take advantage of the delayed knight manoeuvre. True, things are not entirely clear since Black has defensive resources, but White can count on a slight edge.} (18. Rc5 $6 {This loses a tempo allowing Black to normalise his position.} Nd7 19. Rc3 Nb6 20. Qa5 Rc7 21. Ra3 Nc8 22. Rc1 f6 23. Nh4 Qd7 24. Ng6 Re8 25. g4 h5 $11 {Enchev,I (2445)-Todorov,O (2252) Sunny Beach 2013 (1/2, 31)}) 18... Ne4 19. Ra3 a6 $5 (19... b6 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Ne5 Bd5 22. Rc1 $16) 20. Bxa6 $1 bxa6 21. Qxa6 Nd6 (21... Kc7 22. Ne5 Kd6 23. Rc1 Qc7 24. Ka1 {[%CAl Ga3b3]} f6 25. Rb3 fxe5 26. Rb7 $16) 22. Rb3+ Nb5 23. a4 Bf5+ 24. Ka2 (24. Kc1 {defends c2, but places the king on a dangerous file.} Qa7 25. Qxa7+ Kxa7 26. axb5 cxb5+ 27. Rc3 Kb6 {[%CAl Gb5b4]}) 24... Bc2 (24... Qa7 25. axb5 $18 {and} cxb5 {arrives without check with respect to the previous line.}) 25. axb5 Bxb3+ 26. Kxb3 Qa7 27. Qxa7+ Kxa7 28. Ra1+ Kb6 29. bxc6 f6 30. Ne1 Rxc6 31. Nd3 $14) 16. Na4 (16. Nd2 Ne8 17. Nb3 Nd6 18. Nc5 Qf6 19. Rhe1 h5 20. a4 {1/2 Levin,E (2488)-Kim,A (2460) Peterhof 2008}) 16... Ne4 $5 $146 {As far as I know, not only a new move in this concrete position, but also a new way of reacting to ?c3-a4 in general.} (16... Nxa4 17. Qxa4 {would have transposed to an earlier game.} Nd7 18. Rc3 (18. Qa5 Nb6 19. Ne5 {does not bring in anything concrete in view of} Nd7 $5) 18... Nb6 19. Qa5 f6 (19... Nc4 $5) 20. Rhc1 (20. Ra3 Nc8 21. Rc1 Qc7 22. Qa4 Bd7 23. Qb4 g5 {[%CAl Gc7d6,Gc8d6]}) 20... Nc4 21. Qc5 (21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Ra3 b6 $15 {[%CAl Ge6d5]}) 21... Qxc5 (21... Qc7 $5 $11) 22. dxc5 Ne5 23. Nd4 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 Rhe8 25. Kc2 Kc7 26. Kd2 Bd7 27. b4 {Kovacevic,B (2454)-Ascic,P (2347) Neum 2003 (0-1, 73). White has the more pleasant position, but he did not manage to prove a convincing way to an advantage; quite the opposite, in fact...}) 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Ne5 ({White does not get anything by attacking e4:} 18. Nd2 Nxa4 19. Qxa4 Rd5 20. Ka1 Rb5 21. Qc2 (21. Nxe4 Bb3 $5 22. axb3 Qxe4 23. Rhg1 Qf5 {[%CAl Gb5a5,Gf5f2]} 24. d5 $8 Qxd5 $15) 21... f5 22. Nc4 Bxc4 ({Or maybe the bishop is not really "bad" and it would be worth keeping it?} 22... Rd8 23. Ne5 Ra5 $36) 23. Qxc4 Rd8 $15 {[%CAl Gd8d5] Unlike in the game, White cannot activate his rook with ?c1-c5 and Black stays in the control of the position.}) 18... Nxa4 19. Qxa4 {In the endgame, Black may have problems because the knight could exploit the slight weakening of the dark squares, but in the middlegame things are at least unclear.} Rd5 20. Rc3 Rb5 21. Ra3 $146 ({RR} 21. Rhc1 Rd5 22. f4 Rhd8 23. Qa3 Qh4 24. Rc5 Rxc5 25. Qxc5 Qf6 {½-½ (25) Korobkov,P (2416)-Pranav,A (2024) Moscow 2018}) 21... a5 {The most natural answer, but not the only one.} (21... a6 $5 22. Qxa6 f6 (22... Qb4 {transposes}) 23. Ng6 (23. Qa8+ $2 Kc7 24. Qxh8 Qxa3 $19) 23... Qb4 24. Qa7+ Kc7 25. b3 Bc4 26. Nf4 Bd3+ 27. Nxd3 exd3 $13) (21... Qb4 {would be an invitation to transposing to the same variation, but some players may dislike the ending after} 22. Qxb4 Rxb4 23. Rc3) 22. Rc3 Rd8 23. Rhc1 Qb4 (23... f6 {offers White some attacking chances.} 24. Nxc6+ ({If} 24. Rxc6 Rdd5 25. Rxe6 Qxe6 26. Nc4 {White's compensation is less clear.}) (24. Ng6 Qb4 25. Qc2 Bf7 26. Nf4 g5 27. Ne2 $13) 24... bxc6 25. Rxc6 $44) 24. Qc2 Bd5 25. Qe2 f6 26. Nc4 (26. Ng6 Bf7 27. Nf4 g5 $36 {[%csl Ge2]}) 26... Bxc4 {Once again, it is a good question whether Black needed this exchange. His bishop is a perfect link between the structures on the opposing wings and it can serve for attacking purposes.} (26... Qe7 $5) 27. Rxc4 Qe7 28. Rc5 Rxc5 29. Rxc5 {White has finally obtained some micro-initiative, but Black could have extinguished it with just one accurate move.} Qc7 $6 {This allows White too much play out of nothing.} (29... Rd5 $1 30. Rxd5 cxd5 31. Qb5 {Black might have thought he would just lose a pawn here, but:} Qd6 $1 32. Qxa5 Qh2 $11 {White can give perpetual check now or he can delay this result for a while, but the draw is inevitable anyway.} 33. Qxd5 Qg1+ 34. Kc2 Qxf2+ 35. Kb3 Qxe3+ 36. Kb4 $11) 30. Qg4 $36 b6 $6 (30... Re8 31. Qg3 (31. d5 $2 Re5) 31... Qxg3 (31... a4 32. Qxc7+ Kxc7 33. Ra5 b5 $2 34. Ra7+ $18) 32. fxg3 a4 33. Kc2 {[%CAl Gc2c3,Gc3b4]}) 31. Rc4 Re8 32. d5 $1 c5 33. Rxe4 Rd8 34. Qh5 Qd7 35. Re6 Qxd5 36. Qxd5 Rxd5 37. Kc2 $1 {A strong prophylactic move.} ({The ending resulting after} 37. Rxb6+ Ka7 38. Rb5 Ka6 39. a4 Rd2 {is far from clear.}) 37... Kc7 {Allowing the transposition to a lost pawn ending, but there is no satisfactory defence:} (37... Rg5 38. g4 Kc7 39. f4 Rd5 40. Re7+ Rd7 41. Rxd7+ Kxd7 42. a4 $18) (37... b5 38. Rb6+ Ka7 39. Rxb5 Ka6 40. a4 $18 {[%csl Gd2]}) 38. Re7+ Rd7 39. Rxd7+ Kxd7 40. a4 $1 $18 {The engines' ? on level 27 is amusing. Even schoolboys should know that White should win due to his mobile kingside majority compared to the semi-blocked black majority.} Kc6 41. Kc3 b5 42. axb5+ Kxb5 43. e4 g5 44. g3 h5 45. f4 gxf4 46. gxf4 c4 47. e5 1-0 [Event "Candidates final"] [Site "El Escorial"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "13"] [White "Timman, Jan H"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2655"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "1993.01.??"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "Candidates"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O g6 (10... Nf8 11. f3 (11. a3 $5 g6 12. b4 $36 {Granda Zuniga-Garcia Padron/1991/}) 11... Nh5 12. Bxe7 Rxe7 $5 (12... Qxe7 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 {Ivanchuk,V-Yusupov,A/Brussels/1991/}) 13. Qd2 Ne6 14. Rad1 g6 $13 {Timman,J-Short,N/Amsterdam/1992/}) 11. f3 Nh5 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. e4 Nb6 14. e5 c5 15. g4 (15. Bb5 cxd4 16. Bxe8 dxc3 17. Ba4 cxb2 $44) ({RR} 15. Bb5 Rd8 16. f4 a6 17. Ba4 Bg4 18. Kh1 Rac8 19. Qd1 cxd4 20. Qxd4 Nxa4 21. Qxa4 b5 22. Qxa6 b4 23. h3 bxc3 24. hxg4 cxb2 25. Rab1 Qh4+ 26. Kg1 Qxg4 27. Rxb2 d4 28. Qd3 Ng7 29. a4 Nf5 {Meirkhanuly,A (2277)-Garcia Correa,J (2103) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (37)}) 15... Ng7 16. Nf4 Be6 $146 ({RR} 16... cxd4 17. Nfxd5 Qxe5 18. Rae1 Qd6 19. Ne4 Rxe4 20. fxe4 Nxd5 21. exd5 Bxg4 22. Qf2 Qxd5 23. Be4 Qxa2 24. Qxd4 Be6 25. Re3 Qc4 26. Qxc4 Bxc4 27. Rc1 Be6 28. Rc7 Ne8 29. Rxb7 Nd6 30. Rb4 Nxe4 31. Rexe4 {Pindado Campos,R (2073)-Barez Menendez,H (2066) Madrid 2022 ½-½ (37)}) ({RR} 16... cxd4 17. Nfxd5 Qxe5 18. Rae1 Qd6 19. Ne4 Rxe4 20. fxe4 Nxd5 21. exd5 Bxg4 22. Qf2 Qxd5 23. Be4 Qxa2 24. Qxd4 Be6 25. Re3 Qc4 26. Qxc4 Bxc4 27. Rc1 Be6 28. Rc7 Ne8 29. Rxb7 Nd6 30. Rb4 Nxe4 31. Rexe4 {Pindado Campos,R (2073)-Barez Menendez,H (2066) Madrid 2022 ½-½ (37)}) 17. Qf2 Rec8 18. Nfe2 Bd7 19. Rae1 Ne6 20. f4 $6 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 Bxg4 23. e6 fxe6 24. f5 Qc5 $1 (24... gxf5 25. Bxf5 Bxf5 26. Rxf5 $13) 25. Qxc5 Rxc5 26. fxg6 hxg6 27. Rf6 Rc7 28. Nb5 Rg7 29. Nd4 Nd7 30. Rf4 Bf5 31. Nxe6 Bxe6 (31... Re8 32. Bxf5 (32. Nxg7 Rxe1+ 33. Kf2 Bxd3) 32... gxf5+ 33. Nxg7 Rxe1+ 34. Kf2) 32. Rxe6 Nc5 33. Re3 Nxd3 34. Rxd3 Rd7 35. Rfd4 Rad8 36. Kg2 Re8 37. Rxd5 Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Re2+ 39. Kg3 Rxb2 $17 1/2-1/2 [Event "Interpolis-03"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1979.11.10"] [Round "7"] [White "Timman, Jan H"] [Black "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2640"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "1979.11.01"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "15"] [SourceTitle "MCL"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 Re8 9. Nf3 Nf8 10. O-O c6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. b4 a6 (12... Bg4 13. Nd2 Rc8 {Karpov-Korchnoi/Baguio WM-ch/1978 ?} 14. b5 c5) 13. a4 g6 ({RR} 13... Ng6 14. Bf5 Qd6 15. Rab1 Bxf5 16. Qxf5 Qe6 {½-½ (16) Gofshtein,L (2495)-Milov,V (2590) Tel Aviv 1994}) 14. b5 a5 ({RR} 14... axb5 15. axb5 Bd7 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. Na4 Ne6 18. Nc5 Nxc5 19. Qxc5 Qe7 20. Qxe7 Bxe7 21. Ne5 Rxa1 22. Rxa1 Be6 23. Nxc6 Bd6 24. Ne5 Rc8 25. f4 Rc3 26. Rd1 Kg7 27. Kf2 Ra3 28. Rd2 h5 29. Be2 {Shapiro,V (2112)-Da Silva,L (2182) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (59)}) 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Nb1 $146 ({RR} 16. Ne2 Bd7 17. Rab1 Be7 18. Ne5 Rc8 19. Rb7 Bd6 20. Nxd7 Nxd7 21. Qb3 Re7 22. g3 Bb4 23. Qc2 c5 24. dxc5 Rxc5 25. Qd1 Ne5 26. Rxe7 Qxe7 27. Nf4 Nc4 28. Qe2 Nb6 29. Bb5 Qe4 30. Rd1 Rc2 {Arkell,K (2448)-Kurka,D (2045) Porto 2014 1-0 (40)}) ({RR} 16. Ne2 Bd7 17. Nf4 Rb8 18. Rfb1 Qe7 19. h3 Qd6 20. Qd2 Rb4 21. Bc2 Reb8 22. Nd3 Rxb1+ 23. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 24. Bxb1 Qb8 25. Bc2 Qb6 26. Nc5 Be7 27. Qc3 Bc8 28. Ne5 f6 29. Ned3 Ne6 30. Nb3 Bb4 {Afonasieva,A (2178)-Miroshnik,E (2024) Moscow 2018 1-0 (50)}) 16... Qd6 17. Nbd2 Ne6 18. Rfc1 $2 (18. Nb3 $14) 18... c5 $1 $15 19. Bb5 Re7 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Nd4 Bxd4 22. exd4 Ne6 23. Qc6 Qxc6 24. Bxc6 Bb7 25. Nb3 Bxc6 26. Rxc6 Rb8 $15 27. Rc3 Reb7 28. Nxa5 Rb1+ 29. Rc1 Rxa1 30. Rxa1 Nxd4 $17 {×Sa5, a4} 31. f3 Rb4 32. Ra2 Kg7 33. Kf2 Kf6 34. Ke3 Ne6 35. Nc6 Rc4 36. Nb8 d4+ 37. Ke2 Nc5 38. a5 Nb3 39. Nd7+ Kg7 (39... Ke7 40. Nb6 Rc3 $4 41. Nd5+) (39... Ke6 40. a6 Nc1+ 41. Kd2 Nxa2 42. a7) 40. Rb2 Rc3 (40... Nxa5 41. Kd3 $10) 41. Ne5 (41. a6 d3+ $19) 41... Nxa5 42. Rb5 Ra3 $6 (42... Nb3) 43. f4 Kf6 44. g4 Ke6 45. g5 Re3+ 46. Kf2 Nb3 47. Nf3 Kd6 48. Rb7 Nc5 49. Nxd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Grand Swiss"] [Site "Samarkand"] [Date "2025.09.08"] [Round "5"] [White "Sadhwani, Raunak"] [Black "Kuzubov, Yuriy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2676"] [BlackElo "2600"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2025.09.04"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "UZB"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 46"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Nf3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. h3 {11.Bxf6 is setting a new trend. 11.Lxf6 setzt einen neuen Trend.} Be6 12. Bf4 N6d7 ({RR} 12... Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. a3 Qe7 15. b4 Rac8 16. Rfc1 N6d7 17. Ne2 Ng6 18. Ng3 Ndf8 19. Nd2 Nh4 20. Nb3 Qg5 21. Kh2 Rc7 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. Re1 g6 24. Rac1 h5 25. b5 Nxg2 26. Kxg2 h4 27. bxc6 {Karpov,A (2705)-Beliavsky,A (2585) Tilburg 1986 0-1 (36)}) ({RR} 12... Rc8 13. Rad1 Bd6 14. a3 Qc7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. b4 a6 17. Na4 Rcd8 18. Nc5 Bc8 19. a4 Ng6 20. Ra1 Qe7 21. b5 axb5 22. axb5 Ne4 23. Rfc1 Qf6 24. bxc6 Qxc6 25. Rab1 Qf6 26. Nxe4 dxe4 27. Bxe4 {Navara,D (2657)-Shubhi Gupta (2187) chess.com INT 2025 1-0 (35)}) 13. Rab1 $146 ({RR} 13. Bh2 g6 14. Ne2 Nb6 15. Nf4 Bd6 16. Kh1 f6 17. Nxe6 Rxe6 18. Bg1 Qe7 19. g4 Re8 20. Rae1 Qg7 21. Nh2 Qh6 22. Kg2 g5 {½-½ (22) Polugaevsky,L (2595)-Nogueiras Santiago,J (2555) Zagreb 1987}) 13... a5 14. a3 Rc8 15. Rfc1 b5 $146 (15... Ng6 16. Bg3 Ngf8 17. Ne2 Nf6 18. Nf4 Bd6 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Bd7 21. Ne2 Be6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 {½-½ Wells,P (2493)-Pinter,J (2501) AUT-chT 0304 2003 (8)}) 16. a4 b4 17. Ne2 Qb6 18. Qd1 Red8 19. Bh2 Nf6 20. b3 Ne4 21. Rc2 Nd7 22. Rbc1 c5 23. dxc5 Ndxc5 24. Nfd4 Bh4 25. Nf4 Nxd3 26. Nxd3 Nc3 27. Qf3 Be7 28. Be5 Bd7 29. Nf4 Rc5 30. Nd3 Rcc8 31. Ne2 Qa6 32. Bxc3 Qxd3 33. Nf4 Qf5 34. g4 Qe4 35. Qxe4 dxe4 36. Bd4 Bd6 37. Bb6 Rxc2 38. Rxc2 Rb8 39. Bxa5 Bxf4 40. exf4 Be6 41. Rb2 f5 42. gxf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "EU-chT 25th"] [Site "Batumi"] [Date "2025.10.13"] [Round "8.37"] [White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"] [Black "Nguyen, Thai Dai Van"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2654"] [BlackElo "2664"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2025.10.05"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 50"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.10.20"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.10.20"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Poland"] [BlackTeam "Czech Republic"] [WhiteTeamCountry "POL"] [BlackTeamCountry "CZE"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c6 7. e3 Be7 8. Qc2 Nh5 {is currently scoring better than 8...0-0. wohl besser als 8...0-0.} 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. h3 g6 ({RR} 10... Nhf6 11. Bd3 Nb6 12. O-O O-O 13. Ne5 c5 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Rfd1 Be6 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Nf3 Nc4 18. b3 Na5 19. Qb2 Qe7 20. Nd4 Nc6 21. Ncb5 Nxd4 22. Qxd4 a6 23. Nc3 Rc7 24. b4 Rfc8 25. Ne2 {Cheparinov,I (2713)-Stellwagen,D (2625) Wijk aan Zee 2008 1-0 (50)}) 11. Be2 ({RR} 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. g4 Ng7 13. Bd3 Be6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 O-O 16. Rde1 Qd6 17. Kb1 Rae8 18. Qc1 Nd5 19. Ne5 f6 20. Nd3 Bf7 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Re1 Rxe1 24. Qxe1 Ne6 25. Qe3 Nxd4 {Peyrer,K (2496)-Kozak,A (2546) Doha QAT 2025 0-1 (43)}) 11... Ng7 12. g4 $146 ({RR} 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. g4 Be6 14. Ne5 Nd7 15. O-O-O O-O 16. f4 f5 17. h4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qc5 19. h5 Qxe3+ 20. Kb1 fxg4 21. hxg6 h5 22. Ne2 c5 23. Qc1 Qxc1+ 24. Rxc1 c4 25. Bc2 Rad8 26. Rcd1 d4 {Tan,Z (2495)-Harika,D (2526) Chengdu 2016 0-1 (36)}) 12... Nb6 13. O-O-O Be6 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. a4 $146 (15. Ka1 Ne8 16. Rc1 f5 17. Ne5 Nf6 18. Na4 Rd6 19. Nc5 Kb8 20. Qb3 Bc8 21. Qb4 {1-0 Kelecevic,N (2177)-Doll,A (2127) Verbandsliga Suedbaden 1920 2019 (7.2)}) 15... h5 16. Ne5 Nd7 17. Nd3 Ne8 18. Nf4 Ndf6 19. g5 Ng8 20. e4 Qxg5 21. Ncxd5 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 Kb8 23. h4 Qg2 24. Nf4 Qxf2 25. Nd3 Qf6 26. Nc5 Qe7 27. Rh3 Ka8 28. Rb3 b6 29. Na6 Qb7 30. a5 b5 31. Nb4 Ne7 32. a6 Qb6 33. Rc3 Nd6 34. e5 Nc4 35. Bxc4 bxc4 36. Rxc4 Rc8 37. d5 c5 38. d6 cxb4 39. dxe7 1-0 [Event "Munich"] [Site "Munich"] [Date "1990.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Gulko, Boris F"] [Black "Jussupow, Artur"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2615"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "43"] [EventDate "1990.04.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "13"] [SourceTitle "CBM 018"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1990.10.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1990.10.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c6 7. Qc2 g6 8. e4 dxe4 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qxe4+ Qe7 11. Bc4 O-O 12. O-O Bf5 (12... Qb4 13. Qf4 $10) ({RR} 12... Qxe4 13. Nxe4 Be7 14. Rfe1 Nd7 15. Bb3 Kg7 16. h3 h6 17. Rad1 Nb6 18. Nc3 Bb4 19. a3 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Bd7 21. c4 Rad8 22. c5 Nc8 23. Ne5 Ne7 24. g4 Bc8 25. Rd3 Nd5 26. Rf3 {½-½ (26) Nikolic,P (2605)-Georgiev,K (2590) Wijk aan Zee 1989}) 13. Qf4 (13. Qxe7 Bxe7 14. Rfe1 Bf6 $10) ({RR} 13. Qxe7 Bxe7 14. Rfe1 Bf6 15. h3 h5 16. Ne5 Nd7 17. Ne4 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Nc5 20. Rd4 Rad8 21. Rad1 Rxd4 22. Rxd4 a5 23. f4 Kg7 24. Kf2 Re8 25. Kf3 Re7 26. g4 hxg4+ 27. hxg4 g5 {Dmitrenko,V (2395)-Seo,J (2474) chess.com INT 2025 ½-½ (31)}) 13... Qb4 $146 ({RR} 13... Na6 14. g4 Be6 15. Rfe1 Nc7 16. g5 Bg7 17. Ne4 Qd8 18. b3 Bxc4 19. bxc4 f5 20. Nc5 b6 21. Ne6 Nxe6 22. Rxe6 Qd7 23. Rd6 Qc7 24. Re1 Rae8 25. c5 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Re8 27. Nf3 Re4 28. Qd2 {Cedikova,K (2184)-Slajs,V (2083) Klatovy 2003 0-1 (64)}) ({RR} 13... Nd7 14. Rad1 Qb4 15. Bb3 Rae8 16. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 17. Rxe1 a5 18. g4 Bd3 19. Qc7 Nb6 20. Re8 Nc4 21. Rxf8+ Qxf8 22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. Qxb7 Qe8 24. Qc7 Qe6 25. Qf4 h6 26. b3 Bd3 27. h3 g5 28. Qe3 {Zurano Lopez,P (2236)-Panelo Munoz,M (2335) Spain 2004 ½-½ (58)}) 14. Ne5 $5 (14. Bb3 $10) 14... Bxe5 (14... Qxb2 15. Ne4 (15. Rac1 $5 {? ?e4 ?}) 15... Bxe5 (15... Bxe4 16. Qxf6 Bd5 17. Ng4 Qd2 18. Rad1 $18) (15... Bg7 16. Nxf7 Rxf7 17. Nd6 $18) 16. dxe5 Nd7 (16... Bxe4 17. Qxe4 {? e6, ? ab1}) 17. Nf6+ Nxf6 18. exf6 Qxf6 19. g4 Qh4 $19) 15. dxe5 Be6 (15... Qxb2 16. Rac1) 16. Ne4 $8 Qxc4 17. Rac1 Qb5 (17... Qe2 18. Rfe1) 18. a4 Qa5 19. Nf6+ Kg7 20. Nh5+ gxh5 21. Qg5+ Kh8 22. Qf6+ (22. Qf6+ Kg8 23. Rc3 Nd7 24. Rg3+ Bg4) 1/2-1/2 [Event "EU-chT (Men) 11th"] [Site "Pula"] [Date "1997.05.??"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Krasenkow, Michal"] [Black "Jussupow, Artur"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2615"] [BlackElo "2665"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "1997.05.05"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "CRO"] [SourceTitle "CBM 057 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1997.05.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1997.05.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Poland"] [BlackTeam "Germany"] [WhiteTeamCountry "POL"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] 1. Nf3 {Ftacnik,Lubomir Tsesarsky} d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. h3 Nf8 11. Bf4 Be6 (11... Ng6 {Tsesarsky} 12. Bh2 Bd6 $14) ({RR} 11... Ng6 12. Bh2 Bd6) 12. O-O (12. Ng5 $5 {Tsesarsky}) (12. Be5 {Tsesarsky} N6d7 13. Bg3 a6 14. Rd1 Rc8 15. O-O Qb6 16. Qb1 (16. Rd2 $5 $14 {Hort}) 16... g6 17. a3 Qa7 18. Bf4 b5 19. Rfe1 $14 {½-½ Hort,V-Georgadze,T/Porz 1981 (42)}) 12... Rc8 $5 $146 (12... N6d7 $6 {Tsesarsky} 13. Rab1 Nb6 14. b4 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. a4 a6 17. Nd2 Re7 18. Nb3 $1 Rc7 (18... Qxb4 19. Nc5 Qa5 20. Qb3 Nc8 21. Nxb7 $16) ({RR} 18... Qxb4 19. Nc5 Qa5 20. Qb3 Nc8 21. Nxb7) 19. Nc5 $16 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Ivanchuk,V/Linares 1993 (38)}) (12... Ng6 {Tsesarsky} 13. Bh2 Bd6 14. Ne5 Rc8 15. f4 Bd7 16. g4 c5 $132 {Kas-Heintze/Hamburg/SW,15,14 1990/1-0 (51)}) (12... Bd6 {Tsesarsky} 13. Ne5 (13. Be5 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 N6d7 15. f4 f6 16. Nf3 Nb6 17. Rae1 Bf7 18. g4 $36 {1-0 Boensch,U-Delander,A/Berliner Sommer 1994 (40)}) 13... Nh5 (13... Qb8 14. b4 N6d7 15. Nxd7 Bxd7 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 $14) (13... Rc8 $5) (13... Qc7 14. Bh2 $6 (14. Rac1 N6d7 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Na4 $14) 14... N6d7 15. f4 f6 16. Nf3 Bf7 17. Rae1 a6 18. g4 c5 19. Qg2 cxd4 $1 (19... b5 20. g5 fxg5 21. Qxg5 {×e5}) 20. Nxd4 Nb6 $132 21. g5 $6 (21. Kh1 $5 {? e4}) 21... fxg5 22. Qxg5 Qd8 23. Qg2 Bc5 {? ?e3} 24. Kh1 Qf6 $15 {Knaak,R-Kishnev,S/Miskolc 1989/0-1 (60)}) 14. Bh2 f6 15. Nf3 (15. Be2 g6 16. Bxh5 fxe5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Bf5 19. e4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 Rxe5 $13) 15... g6 16. Rab1 Bxh2+ 17. Nxh2 $5 Ng7 18. b4 b5 $6 {Eingorn,V-Soffer,R/Berlin 1990/1-0 (48)} (18... Rc8 $14)) ({RR} 12... N6d7 13. Rab1 Nb6 14. b4 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. a4 a6 17. Nd2 Re7 18. Nb3 Rc7 19. Nc5 Nbd7 20. f4 f6 21. f5 Bf7 22. Qf2 a5 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24. bxa5 Rxa5 25. Rb6 Qa3 26. Rfb1 Ra8 ({RR} 26... Qxc3 27. R6b3) 27. R6b3 {Beliavsky,A (2610)-Ivanchuk,V (2710) Linares 1993 CBM 034 [Ftacnik,Lubomir] 1-0 (39)}) 13. Na4 $6 (13. Ne5 c5 $1) (13. Bh2 N6d7 $5) (13. a3 $142 {Tsesarsky} c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Rad1 Qe7 16. Nd4 $14 {1-0 Gaprindashvili,N-Sadunashvili,L/GEO-chW 1990 (28)}) ({RR} 13. Ne5 N6d7 14. Rad1 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. a3 b6 18. Qd2 g6 19. b4 b5 20. Qb2 Nd7 21. e4 f6 22. Bb1 Nb6 23. exd5 Nc4 24. Qb3 Bxd5 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Bd3 a6 27. Rfe1 Kg7 {Kocharin,T (2338)-Steiners,E (1978) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (37)}) 13... Bd6 $146 ({RR} 13... N8d7 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nxe6 fxe6 16. Qd2 Nb6 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. Rac1 Rcd8 19. Bg6 Bb4 20. Qe2 Rf8 21. Be5 Bd6 22. Bb1 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Nd7 24. f4 Rf7 25. Rf3 Nf8 26. Kh1 d4 27. Rcf1 Rfd7 28. exd4 {Shafi,D (1841)-Copeland,D (1763) Poprad 2016 1-0 (41)}) 14. Ne5 (14. Bxd6 Qxd6 $11) 14... Rc7 (14... Ng6 15. Bh2 (15. Nc5 Nxf4 16. Nxb7 $2 Nxh3+ 17. gxh3 Qe7 $17) 15... c5 16. Nxc5 $1 Nxe5 (16... Rxc5 17. dxc5 Bxe5 18. f4 $16) 17. dxe5 Rxc5 18. Qa4 Ra5 (18... Be7 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Qxa7 $14) 19. Qh4 Ne4 20. Qxd8 Rxd8 21. exd6 Nxd6 22. Rfc1 $14) (14... Nh5 {Tsesarsky} 15. Bh2 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Qg5 17. Kh1 $14) 15. Rab1 (15. Bh2 Bc8 16. f4 Ne4 $1 $11) 15... Ng6 (15... Bc8 $5 $11 {?16...c5,?16...Ng6}) (15... Bc8 {Tsesarsky} 16. b4 Ne6 17. Bh2 Ng5 18. Rfc1 Nge4 19. Nc5 Bf5 20. f3 Nxc5 21. Bxf5 Ne6 22. Bg3 $14) 16. Bh2 (16. Nxg6 {Tsesarsky} hxg6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. b4 $14) 16... Bc8 (16... c5 $5 17. Nxc5 Nxe5 $1 18. dxe5 Rxc5 $11 19. Qa4 $140 Ra5 20. Qh4 Ne4 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. exd6 Nd2 23. Rfc1 Nxb1 24. Bxb1 Rc8) 17. Qc3 (17. f4 c5 $1 18. dxc5 Nxe5 19. fxe5 Bxe5 {xNa4}) (17. Nxg6 $142 {Tsesarsky} Bxh2+ 18. Kxh2 hxg6 19. Rfc1 Rce7 20. b4 Qd6+ 21. Kg1 $14) 17... Ne4 (17... c5 18. Nxg6 Bxh2+ 19. Kxh2 cxd4 20. Qxd4 hxg6 $14) (17... Qe7 $5 18. f4 c5 19. dxc5 Bxe5 20. fxe5 Nxe5 $11) 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Nc5 (19. Nxg6 {Tsesarsky} Bxh2+ 20. Kxh2 hxg6 (20... fxg6 $5 21. b4 Rf7 22. Kg1 $14 (22. b5 Qd6+ 23. Kg1 cxb5 24. Rxb5 b6 $1 25. Re5 (25. Qb4 Qf6 $17) (25. Nb2 Ba6 26. Nc4 Qc6 $19) 25... Rd8 26. Qc4 (26. Rxe4 Qd5 27. Re5 Qxa2 28. Nb2 $132) 26... b5 27. Rxb5 Ba6 28. Nc5 Bxb5 29. Qxb5 $44)) 21. b4 $132) 19... Nxe5 (19... Bf5 $5 {Tsesarsky} 20. Rbc1 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Qg5 22. e6 Rce7 23. exf7+ Rxf7 24. Bg3 b6 $132) 20. dxe5 Bxc5 (20... Bf8 {Tsesarsky} 21. Rfd1 $16) 21. Qxc5 Be6 (21... b6 {?22...Ba6} 22. Qd6 $11 (22. Qc4 Qd3 $1) (22. Qd6 {Tsesarsky} Be6 $11)) 22. Rbd1 (22. Qxa7 Rd7 $44 {xBh2,?d}) 22... Rd7 23. Rd6 (23. Rxd7 {Tsesarsky} Qxd7 24. Qxa7 Bc4 25. Ra1 Rd8 26. Bg3 h6 (26... Ba6 27. Bh4 Re8 28. Qd4 $14) 27. Bh4 g5 28. Bg3 Ba6 $14 {(=)}) 23... Qb6 24. Qa3 a5 25. Rfd1 Rxd6 26. exd6 Qb4 27. Qxb4 (27. Qxb4 axb4 28. Rd4 $1 c5 (28... Ra8 29. Rxe4 Rxa2 30. f4 $1 $16) (28... f5 29. Rxb4 b5 30. a4 Ra8 31. b3 bxa4 32. bxa4 c5 33. Rb7 Rxa4 34. Be5 $18) 29. Rxe4 c4 (29... Bd7 30. Rc4 b6 31. Rc2 f5 $14) 30. Kf1 c3 31. Ke1 $1 Rc8 32. bxc3 bxc3 33. Kd1 Ra8 34. Rd4 Kf8 (34... Bd7 35. Rc4 Rxa2 36. Rxc3 $16) 35. Kc2 Rxa2+ 36. Kxc3 Ke8 37. Bg3 $14) 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE Grand Swiss"] [Site "Samarkand"] [Date "2025.09.15"] [Round "11"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2746"] [BlackElo "2660"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2025.09.04"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "UZB"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 46"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.09.19"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 {8.h3 deserves study. 8.h3 verdient Beachtung.} Nh5 9. h4 h6 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nf3 Nb6 12. O-O-O Bg4 $146 ({RR} 12... Nf6 13. Ne5 Ng4 14. Nxg4 Bxg4 15. f3 Qxe3+ 16. Kb1 Be6 17. Rhe1 Qf4 18. Bf5 Kd7 19. Re5 Rae8 20. a4 Nc4 21. Ne4 Nxe5 22. Bxe6+ Rxe6 23. Nc5+ Kc8 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. dxe5 Qxe5 26. Qc5 Kb8 27. a5 {Cosman,A (2140)-Cosma,E (2232) Eforie Nord ROU 2025 ½-½ (43)}) 13. Rdg1 Bxf3 $146 (13... Nf6 14. Ne5 Be6 15. Kb1 Nc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. g4 O-O-O 18. Qa4 a6 19. Nxc4 Bxg4 {0-1 Nuber,R-Boechler FRG-ch H corr 1984}) 14. gxf3 O-O-O 15. f4 g6 16. f5 gxf5 17. Be2 Nf6 18. Qxf5+ Nbd7 19. Bd3 Ne8 20. Qf4 Nd6 21. Kb1 Qf6 22. Qh2 Rhg8 23. Rc1 Nb6 24. b3 Rg7 25. Ne2 Ne4 26. Nf4 Qe7 27. f3 Nd6 28. Rhe1 Kb8 29. a4 Na8 30. e4 dxe4 31. Bxe4 Qc7 32. d5 c5 33. Nh5 Rgg8 34. Nf6 Rg7 35. Bd3 Nb6 36. a5 Nbc8 37. b4 Ne8 38. Qxc7+ Nxc7 39. Rxc5 Rg3 40. Bf5 b6 41. Rxc7 Kxc7 42. Rc1+ Kb8 43. Bxc8 Rxc8 44. Nd7+ Kb7 45. a6+ Kxa6 46. Rxc8 Rxf3 47. Ne5 1-0 [Event "Sigeman & Co 13th"] [Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"] [Date "2005.04.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Sasikiran, Krishnan"] [Black "Hansen, Curt"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2642"] [BlackElo "2633"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2005.04.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "SWE"] [EventCategory "13"] [SourceTitle "CBM 107"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. f3 {In this variation White's main plan is to prepare and carry out the advance of the e-pawn, in order to get a spatial advantage in the centre and attacking chances on the king side. Black's counterplay is connected with exerting pressure against the enemy centre as well as against the squares left behind by the enemy pawns; specifically, he hopes to get to carry out a well timed break with ...c5. A typical scenarion is e4 dxe4, fxe4 ?g4, ?xe7 ?xe7, ?d2 c5. However, playing ...c5 too early is not a good idea, since at some moment Black would have to release the tension with either ...cxd4 or ...c4, in both cases with better chances for White. The preparatory phase of these typical moves (e4 and ...c5) is critical for the final outcome of the opening.} Ng6 {Cutting away the bishop's retreats.} ({Many players prefer to oppose a rook to the enemy queen as soon as possible with} 11... Be6 12. Rad1 Rc8 {?½-½ Breutigam,M (2403)-Rabiega,R (2539)/Altenkirchen 2005/CBM 106/[Marin] (49) as, for instance, in a recent game:}) 12. Rad1 Be6 13. h3 $5 {A rare move. White takes the g4-square under control, in order to play e4 with all the comfort. However, this early weakening of the king side can help Black to orientate his play in the next phase of the game.} (13. Kh1 Rc8 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Ng4 16. Bc1 c5 $132 {½-½ Sadler,M (2626)-Asrian,K (2575)/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 072/[Baburin] (50)}) (13. Ng3 Rc8 $13 {1-0 Bareev,E (2685)-Jussupow,A (2655)/Munich 1994/CBM 042/[Ftacnik] (52)}) ({RR} 13. Kh1 Qc7 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 Rad8 17. e5 Be7 18. h3 Kh8 19. Be4 Nf8 20. Nf4 Qb6 21. Nxe6 Nxe6 22. d5 Ng5 23. d6 Bf8 24. h4 Rxe5 25. hxg5 Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Bxd6 27. Rxf7 Rxg5 {Aleksandrov,A (2679)-Kharitonov,A (2561) Moscow 2004 ½-½ (60)}) ({RR} 13. Ng3 Rc8 14. Rfe1 Bf8 15. f4 Bg4 16. Rc1 Bd6 17. f5 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Nf8 19. Qf2 h5 20. Rf1 N8h7 21. Bf4 Ne4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Bc4 Bxf5 24. Bc7 Rxc7 25. Qxf5 Nf6 26. Qg5 Nd5 27. Qxh5 Re6 {Sasikiran,K (2653)-Belozerov,A (2488) Moscow 2010 1-0 (44)}) 13... Rc8 {This standard move might be too slow here. Black should probably exchange the dark squared bishops and transfer the queen to h4 as soon as possible, in order to take advantage of the dark side of the move h3.} ({True,} 13... Nh5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 {doesn't achieve this aim because of} 15. g4 $1 Nf6 16. Ng3 Rad8 17. Qf2 Bc8 18. Rfe1 Qd6 19. f4 $14 {½-½ Voyna,A (2614)-Johansson,I (2493)/ICCF Email 2001/Corr 2004 (39)}) ({However,} 13... Nd7 {might be the best reaction, for instance} 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. e4 Qh4 16. e5 {(White doesn't gain anything by delaying this move, since Black still has moves to strengthen the position at his disposal, such as ...?ac8.)} Ne7 17. f4 g6 18. Kh2 Bf5 $132 {The white mass of pawns is under control. White's pieces are not optimally placed to put them into motion. Black might play ...?f8, followed by ...?xd3 and ...f5, or ...?ac8 and ...c5 (eventually after ...b6).}) ({RR} 13... b5 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Qb6 16. Kh1 Nf8 17. Rf3 a6 18. Rdf1 Bd7 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. e5 Be7 21. Rxf7 Be6 22. R7f3 Red8 23. Qd2 Kh8 24. Qe3 Rac8 25. Qe4 g6 26. Qe3 Kg7 27. Nf4 Bg8 28. Nce2 {Ang,A (2361)-Thurner,A (1830) Wellington NZL 2025 1-0 (33)}) 14. a3 $146 {I do not see the necessity of playing this move at such an early stage of the game.} (14. e4 $5 {looks stronger:} Nh5 (14... c5 {1-0 Lisko,F (2325)-Israel,J (2213)/Bad Wiessee 2001/EXT 2003 (22)} 15. e5 $1 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. f4 c4 18. Bf5 $14 {Black can do little to stop the further advance of the f-pawn.}) (14... dxe4 15. fxe4 c5 {doesn't seem to work because of} 16. Bb5 $1 (16. d5 c4 $1 $13) (16. e5 Nd5 $11) 16... Bd7 (16... Rf8 17. d5 $18) 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. dxc5 Ne5 19. b4 $16 {The control over the dark squares doesn't seem to offer Black enough compensation for the missing pawn. White has considerable advantage of space and an excellent outpost for his knight on d5.}) 15. Be3 $1 (15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. e5 Qh4 $132 17. Kh2 Nhf4 18. Nxf4 Nxf4 {[%csl Yg2,Yh3] ×h3, g2}) (15. Bc1 $5) 15... dxe4 (15... Bg5 {leaves Black with problems after} 16. f4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Bh6 18. g4 $1) 16. fxe4 Bg5 17. Qc1 Bxe3+ 18. Qxe3 $14) 14... b6 $146 {This move is not only too slow, but it also weakens the light squares.} ({Once again, Black could have continued with} 14... Nd7 $1 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. e4 Qh4 $132 {when the inclusion of the moves ...?c8 and a3 certainly favours him.}) ({RR} 14... Qc7 15. Nf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 Qd8 17. Be5 h6 18. Ne2 Nd7 19. Bf4 Nf8 20. Qd2 Bd6 21. Bb1 Bxf4 22. Nxf4 Qg5 23. g4 b6 24. Qh2 Qh4 25. Qf2 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Bd7 27. Rd2 Ne6 28. Bf5 Re7 29. Bxe6 {Gordon,S (2537)-Izsak,G (2444) Porto San Giorgio 2009 ½-½ (84)}) ({RR} 14... Qc7 15. f4 Bd7 16. f5 Nf8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 c5 20. dxc5 Be5 21. Bc4 Bc6 22. Ng5 Re7 23. b4 Be8 24. Nc3 Bxc3 25. Qxc3 Nd7 26. Rfe1 Ne5 27. Ne6 {1-0 (27) Gutov,A (2444)-Puraev,A (2127) Novokuznetsk 2010}) 15. e4 $1 dxe4 16. fxe4 Qc7 17. e5 Nd5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nxd5 cxd5 ({In case of} 19... Bxd5 20. Nc3 {Black would have had problems maintaining the blockade on d5, because the knight would not dispose over the e7-square.}) 20. Qd2 {[%csl Rf7][%CAl Yf1f3,Yd1f1,Yd2e3] The start of a natural and strong regrouping.} Rf8 21. Qe3 Qh4 22. Rf3 Rce8 23. Rdf1 $16 {[%CAl Ye2g3,Yg3f5] White has strong pressure, while Black has no counterplay at all. The attempt to free his position will only lead to an even more unpleasant endgame.} f6 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Rxf6 gxf6 26. Qg3 Qg5 27. Kh2 Qxg3+ 28. Nxg3 Rf8 29. Nh5 f5 30. Kg3 Ne7 31. Rc1 Rc8 32. Rxc8+ Bxc8 33. Kf4 Kf7 34. Ke5 Nc6+ 35. Kxd5 Bb7 36. Nf4 Kf6 37. Kc4 Kg5 38. g3 h5 39. d5 Na5+ 40. Kd4 h4 41. Ne2 hxg3 42. Nxg3 Kf4 43. Ne2+ Kf3 44. Nc1 Bc8 45. b4 Nb7 46. Ke5 f4 47. Ne2 Bxh3 48. Nxf4 Bd7 49. Ne6 1-0 [Event "Thessaloniki FIDE GP"] [Site "Thessaloniki"] [Date "2013.05.29"] [Round "7"] [White "Bacrot, Etienne"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2723"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "160"] [EventDate "2013.05.22"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 155"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2013.07.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Bxd2+ 5. Qxd2 d5 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e3 Qe7 8. cxd5 (8. Rc1 {- see Aronian - Carlsen in CBM 154.}) (8. Rd1 {- see Kasimdzhanov - Dominguez in this issue.}) 8... exd5 9. Qc2 c6 10. Bd3 {This version of the Karlsbad structure (with dark-squared bishops already traded off) should not be dangerous for Black. But, of course, a complicated fight still lies ahead.} Nbd7 (10... Bg4 $6 11. Ne5 Bh5 12. f4 $1 Bg6 13. f5 Bh5 14. Qf2 g6 15. O-O Nbd7 16. Nxd7 Nxd7 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nf6 19. Qh4 {1-0 (19) Kozul,Z (2577)-Tratar,M (2495) Rijeka 2011}) (10... Re8 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxd7 Bxd7 13. O-O Qd6 14. h3 Re7 15. b4 Rae8 16. b5 c5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Rfd1 Re5 $13 {1-0 (73) Beliavsky,A (2630)-Nikolic,P (2620) Belgrade 1987}) 11. O-O (11. h3 Re8 12. O-O Ne4 13. Rfe1 f5 14. Nh2 Qg5 15. f4 Qg3 16. Nf3 Re6 17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. Ne2 Qg6 19. Ne5 Qh6 $13 {0-1 (103) Nguyen,N (2588)-Xiu,D (2422) Subic Bay 2009}) 11... Re8 12. Rab1 (12. a3 Ne4 13. b4 Ndf6 14. b5 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nd4 Be6 17. Nce2 Rac8 18. Rac1 Nce4 19. Qb2 Bd7 20. Qb4 Qe5 21. Nf3 Qd6 22. h3 h6 23. Rfd1 $14 {1-0 (55) Anton,V (2616)-Sloth,J (2610) corr BdF 1996}) (12. Rfe1 Nf8 (12... Ne4 $1) 13. Nd2 Bd7 14. a3 Rad8 15. b4 a6 16. f3 Bc8 17. Na4 Ne6 18. Nb6 Qc7 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Nb3 g6 21. Qf2 Rcd8 22. Rad1 $14 {1-0 (41) Dydyshko,V (2525)-Daly,C (2357) Istanbul 2000}) (12. Rae1 Ne4 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 Nf6 15. f3 exf3 16. Nxf3 Be6 $11) 12... g6 $146 (12... b6 13. Rfe1 Ne4 14. b4 Bb7 15. Bf1 f5 16. Qb3 a6 17. a4 b5 18. a5 Rf8 19. Ne2 g5 20. Qb2 Rae8 21. g3 $14 {1-0 (64) Romero Holmes,A (2524)-Cuartas,J (2435) Bled 2002}) (12... Nf8 13. b4 a6 14. Na4 (14. a4 Bd7 15. b5 axb5 16. axb5 c5 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Rfc1 Rec8 19. Qd2 Qe7 20. Bf1 Be6 21. Nd4 N8d7 22. f3 Nb6 $11 {1/2 (70) Kalinitschew,S (2492)-Schebler,G (2467) Germany 2009}) 14... Ng6 15. Nb6 Rb8 16. Nxc8 Rbxc8 17. Bf5 Rc7 18. Rfc1 Ne4 19. a4 Qf6 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nd2 $14 {1-0 (76) Schulz,K (2385)-Schebler,G (2486) Germany 2009}) (12... a5 13. a3 g6 $5 (13... Ne4 14. Bxe4 dxe4 15. Nd2 Nf6 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 {1-0 (52) Iljin,T (2416)-Gorbatov,A (2386) Alushta 2009} Bf5 $11) (13... b6 14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 Bb7 16. Rfe1 Ne4 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 f5 19. Rec1 Qe6 20. Ra1 Ba6 21. b5 Bxb5 22. Nxb5 cxb5 23. Qb2 Qd5 $11 {1/2 (39) Flear,G (2527)-Arkell,K (2521) Hastings 2002}) 14. Na4 (14. b4 axb4 15. axb4 b5 16. Rfe1 {1/2 (40) Gabriel,C (2540)-Arkell,K (2479) Fuegen 2006} Nb6 17. e4 Be6 $11) 14... Ne4 15. Bxe4 Qxe4 16. Qxe4 Rxe4 17. Rbc1 Re8 18. Rfe1 Nf6 19. Nd2 Bf5 20. f3 h5 21. h4 Kg7 22. Kf2 Nd7 23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. Rxc5 Red8 25. Nb3 a4 26. Nc1 Rd6 $11 {1-0 (65) Legky,N (2507)-Bischoff,K (2564) France 2003}) (12... Ne4 13. b4 a6 (13... g6 14. b5 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Rfc1 Rac8 19. Qa3 b6 20. Be2 Ne6 21. Qxe7 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Rxe7 $11 {1/2 (48) Khanukov,B (2346)-Kholmov,R (2427) Arco 2001}) 14. a4 (14. Rfc1 Ndf6 15. a4 Bf5 16. Bxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Qxd2 Qe4 {1/2 (19) Eingorn,V (2530)-Psakhis,L (2540) Kharkov 1985}) 14... Ndf6 15. Ne5 {1/2 (40) Gheorghiu,F-Robatsch,K Vinkovci 1968} Bf5 16. Ne2 g6 $11 {[%CAl Ye4d6]}) ({RR} 12... a5 13. a3 g6 14. Na4 Ne4 15. Bxe4 Qxe4 16. Qxe4 Rxe4 17. Rbc1 Re8 18. Rfe1 Nf6 19. Nd2 Bf5 20. f3 h5 21. h4 Kg7 22. Kf2 Nd7 23. Nc5 Nxc5 24. Rxc5 Red8 25. Nb3 a4 26. Nc1 Rd6 27. Rd1 {Legky,N (2507)-Bischoff,K (2564) France 2003 1-0 (65)}) ({RR} 12... b6 13. b4 Bb7 14. Rfc1 Ne4 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. Nd2 Nf6 17. Nc4 Nd7 18. Qxe4 Qxe4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 20. Nd6 Re6 21. Nxb7 Rb8 22. b5 cxb5 23. Rc7 Nf6 24. Rxb5 Ne8 25. Rd7 Nf6 26. Rd8+ Rxd8 27. Nxd8 {Malesevic,N (2206)-Larsson,A (2217) Sweden SWE 2023 1-0 (39)}) 13. b4 b6 (13... a5 $5 14. b5 c5 {(recommended by GM Evgeny Gleizerov) - a typical idea of counterplay in this structure.}) 14. a4 (14. Qe2 a5 15. b5 c5 16. Rbc1 Bb7 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Qb2 c4 19. Bf1 Qb4 20. Rb1 Qd6 21. Qc2 Ne4 22. g3 Ndf6 23. Bg2 {1/2 (23) Braun,A (2463)-Bischoff,K (2555) Bad Zwesten 2005}) (14. Rfe1 $5 {[%CAl Ye3e4] (E.Gleizerov) gains in strength after ...b7-b6:} Bb7 15. e4 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd6 18. Bc4 $14 Nf6 $140 19. Re5 Nd7 20. Re2 Nf6 21. Ng5 $1) 14... a5 15. bxa5 (15. b5 c5 {is now even safer for Black than in Braun - Bischoff.}) 15... Rxa5 16. Rfd1 Bb7 {Black's position is very solid. White's only plan for a breakthrough is e3-e4 but now it is difficult to prepare.} 17. h3 Rea8 18. Nd2 Ba6 {[%mdl 32] Black weakens the c6-pawn but getting rid of this passive bishop is more important.} 19. Nb3 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 R5a6 21. Rdd1 Qe6 22. Nc1 Ne4 23. N1a2 Nxc3 24. Nxc3 Nf6 25. Ne2 Nd7 26. Rbc1 (26. Rdc1 c5 $5) 26... Rc8 27. Qb3 Rca8 28. Qc2 Rc8 29. Qb3 Rca8 30. Qc3 Nb8 $6 (30... Rc8 $142 {The knight should rather protect the b6-pawn. Of course, the exchange of the b6- or c6-pawn for White's a4-pawn will be unfavourable for Black. If} 31. Qb4 {then} Ra5 32. Rd2 (32. Nf4 Qf6) 32... Qf6 33. Nf4 Rca8 {- White can't make any progress.}) 31. Qb4 Nd7 32. Nf4 Qf6 33. Qc3 Nb8 (33... Rc8 {is already impossible in view of} 34. Nxd5) 34. Qb4 Nd7 35. Qc3 Nb8 36. Rb1 Qd6 37. Rdc1 {[%CAl Yf4d3,Yd3b4]} Rxa4 {Black finally has to make this concession. Fortunately, White's advantage (Black's backward c6-pawn) is still insufficient for a victory.} 38. Rxb6 Rc4 39. Qe1 (39. Qb2 $5 Nd7 40. Rb7) 39... Nd7 40. Rbb1 Rxc1 (40... c5 $5 {is probably simpler. Black's isolated d5-pawn will not be a decisive factor, and if} 41. Rxc4 dxc4 42. d5 Nf6 43. Rd1 {then he gets good counterplay after} Ra3) 41. Qxc1 Rb8 42. Rxb8+ Nxb8 {[%mdl 4096] This endgame should not be lost for Black but White can torture him for a long time.} 43. Qb2 Nd7 44. Qb7 Kg7 45. Nd3 h5 46. Nb4 Qb8 $1 {The exchange of queens makes Black's task easier.} 47. Qxb8 (47. Qxd7 Qxb4 48. Qxc6 Qe1+ 49. Kh2 Qxf2 50. Qxd5 Qxe3 $11) 47... Nxb8 48. h4 f6 49. f3 g5 50. Kh2 Kg6 51. Kg3 Kf5 52. Kh3 Kg6 53. hxg5 fxg5 54. g4 Kh6 55. f4 Kg6 56. Kg3 Kh6 57. Kf3 (57. fxg5+ Kxg5 58. gxh5 Kxh5 59. Kf4 Kg6 60. Ke5 Nd7+ 61. Kd6 Nf6 62. Kxc6 Ng4 63. Nxd5 Kf5 $11 {[%CAl Yf5e4] E.Gleizerov}) 57... Kg6 58. Kg3 Kh6 59. gxh5 Kxh5 60. Kh3 Nd7 61. Nxc6 g4+ 62. Kg2 Nb6 (62... Nf6 $142 $1 {creating an unassailable fortress, according to GM E.Gleizerov.}) 63. Ne7 Kh4 64. Nf5+ Kh5 65. Kg3 (65. Ne7 Kh4 66. Kh2 g3+ 67. Kg2 Kg4) (65. Kf2 Kg6 66. e4 (66. Ng3 Nc4 67. e4 dxe4 68. Nxe4 Kf5) 66... dxe4 67. Ne3 {is equally insufficient due to} Kh5 68. Kg3 Na4 69. Nxg4 Nc3) 65... Nc4 66. Kf2 Nd2 67. Kg2 Nc4 68. Kg1 Nb6 69. Ne7 g3 $1 70. Kg2 Kg4 71. Ng8 (71. f5 Kg5 72. Kxg3 Kf6 $11) 71... Nc4 $1 {The simplest.} 72. Nf6+ Kf5 73. Nxd5 Ke4 74. Nc7 Nxe3+ 75. Kxg3 Nf5+ 76. Kg4 Nxd4 77. Ne8 Kd5 78. Ng7 Ke4 79. Nh5 Kd5 80. f5 Nxf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "EU-chT (Men) 16th"] [Site "Heraklion"] [Date "2007.10.28"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Gurevich, Mikhail"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2627"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2007.10.28"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 121"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2007.11.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2007.11.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"] [BlackTeam "Turkey"] [WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"] [BlackTeamCountry "TUR"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rae1 {White is refraining from the plans that are connected with the minority pawn attack on the queenside. The task is now to win in the centre and on the kingside.} Be6 12. Ne5 N6d7 13. Bxe7 Rxe7 14. f4 f6 15. Nf3 Nb6 16. f5 Bf7 17. g4 h6 (17... Qd6 {Black can choose to ignore the danger of opening up the kingside, since the insertion of the moves h6 and h4 only heightens the stakes.} 18. e4 (18. Nh4 Rae8 19. Ng2 Nc4 20. Nd1 Nd7 21. b3 Na3 22. Qb2 Qb4 $11 {1-0 Razuvaev,Y (2535)-Beliavsky,A (2585)/Sochi 1986 (47)}) 18... dxe4 19. Nxe4 Qc7 20. g5 Nd5 21. Bc4 Kh8 22. gxf6 gxf6 23. Qd2 (23. Qc1 $1) 23... Ne3 $1 24. Rxe3 Bxc4 25. Rfe1 {1-0 Jussupow,A (2600)-Spassky,B (2590)/Montpellier 1985 (33)}) 18. h4 (18. Nh4 Qd6 19. Ng2 Rae8 20. Qf2 Nbd7 21. Re2 a6 22. Nf4 b5 23. h4 b4 24. Nd1 c5 $132 {1/2 Agrest,E (2601)-Asrian,K (2605)/Tripoli 2004 (49)}) 18... Qd6 19. Qg2 Rae8 20. e4 $146 {[%mdl 4] Technically speaking this move is new; 20.?f2 was once played between amateurs and is not really relevant.} (20. Qf2) ({RR} 20. Qf2 Nh7 21. Kh1 a6 22. Rg1 Nd7 23. Re2 c5 24. Rge1 b5 25. e4 c4 26. Bc2 dxe4 27. Nxe4 Qc6 28. Nc3 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 Rxe2 30. Qxe2 b4 31. Be4 Qd6 32. Nd1 Qf4 33. Nf2 Nb6 34. Nd2 h5 {Soors,S (2126)-Struk,J (2240) Vlissingen 2007 0-1 (42)}) 20... dxe4 (20... Nfd7 $5 21. g5 Kh8 22. g6 Bg8 $13) 21. Nxe4 Qd8 $2 {This passive retreat makes the situation worse. From the d5-square the queen would at least exercise pressure against the knight on e4.} (21... Qd5 22. g5 (22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Rxe7 Rxe7 24. g5 fxg5 25. hxg5 Bh5 26. gxh6+ Kh8 $15) 22... fxg5 $1 (22... hxg5 $2 23. Nxf6+ $1 gxf6 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. hxg5 fxg5 26. Qxg5+ Ng6 27. Qg3 $1 Re3 28. fxg6 Be6 29. Bc2 $16) (22... Rxe4 $2 23. gxf6 g6 24. fxg6 Nxg6 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. h5 $1 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Qxh5 28. Re5 $1 $18) 23. hxg5 hxg5 (23... Rxe4 24. Bxe4 (24. gxh6 g6 25. Rxe4 Rxe4 26. b3 $13) 24... Rxe4 25. g6 Bxg6 (25... Be8 $6 26. Rxe4 Qxe4 27. Re1 $16) 26. fxg6 Rf4 $13) 24. Nc3 (24. f6 Rxe4) (24. Nfxg5 Qxd4+ 25. Kh1 Qxd3 26. Nf6+ gxf6 27. Ne6+ Ng6 $19) 24... Qd6 $11) 22. g5 fxg5 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Qxg5 (24. Nexg5 $2 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 26. Nxe1 Qxd4+ $17) 24... Nh7 25. Qh4 Nd7 {The position is not yet critical, but it is certainly dangerous for Black. White will attempt to break through on the h-file.} (25... Nf6 26. Kf2 (26. Rf2 Bxa2 (26... Nxe4 27. Bxe4 Qd6 28. f6 $1 $16) (26... Bd5 $6 27. Rh2 Kf8 28. Qh8+ Bg8 29. Rg2 $16) 27. Nfg5 Rxe4 28. Nxe4 Nxe4 29. Qxd8 Rxd8 30. Rxe4 Kf7 $14) (26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Rxe7 Rxe7 (27... Qxe7 $2 28. Ne5 $1 Bd5 29. Rf4 $18) 28. Kf2 (28. Ne5 Bd5 $11) 28... Bd5 29. Rg1+ Rg7 30. Rg6 $14) 26... Nh5 $5 27. Rg1 Nd5 $13) 26. Kf2 $1 Ndf6 27. Nxf6+ Nxf6 28. Rh1 Kf8 {Unfortunately for the defender, the ideas with closing the access along the h-file are doomed to failure.} (28... Bh5 29. Bc4+ Kf8 30. Ne5 Rxe5 (30... Ng4+ 31. Qxg4 $1 Rxe5 32. Rxh5 $18) 31. dxe5 Ng4+ (31... Qd2+ 32. Kg3 b5 33. Qf4 $18) 32. Kg3 $18) (28... Nh5 29. Re6 $1 Rxe6 30. Qxd8 Rxd8 (30... Re2+ 31. Bxe2 Rxd8 32. Ne5 Nf6 33. Rh8+ Kxh8 34. Nxf7+ $18) 31. fxe6 Be8 32. e7 Rd7 33. Bc4+ $16) 29. Qh8+ Bg8 (29... Ng8 30. Reg1 Bxa2 (30... Bd5 31. Ng5 g6 32. Nh7+ Rxh7 33. Rxh7 $18) 31. f6 gxf6 32. Rh6 Rc7 33. Rhg6 $18) 30. Rhg1 Qd6 $2 {The final blunder in a critical position; Gurevich had to play with the utmost care in order to survive.} (30... Rf7 31. Rxe8+ Kxe8 (31... Nxe8 32. Bc4 $18) (31... Qxe8 32. Bc4 Nd5 33. Bxd5 cxd5 34. Nh4 $1 Rc7 35. Ng6+ Kf7 36. Ne5+ Kf8 37. f6 Qd8 38. Rg6 $18) 32. Rxg7 Rxg7 33. Qxg7 Qe7 34. Qg3 $16) (30... Qd7 31. Re6 $1 Rxe6 32. fxe6 Rxe6 (32... Qc7 $2 33. Bf5 $18) 33. Bf5 Ne4+ 34. Ke3 $1 (34. Kg2 $2 Rg6+ $1 35. Bxg6 Qg4+ 36. Kh2 Qf4+ $17) (34. Kf1 $2 Qf7 $1 35. Bxe4 Rh6 $1 $19) 34... Nd6+ (34... Ng5+ 35. Bxe6 Qxe6+ 36. Ne5 Qh6 37. Rf1+ $16) 35. Bxe6 Qxe6+ 36. Ne5 Ne8 37. Qh2 $16) 31. Re6 $1 (31. Re6 $1 Qd5 32. Rxf6+ gxf6 33. Qh6+ $18) 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel-A 87th"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2025.02.01"] [Round "12"] [White "Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu"] [Black "Sarana, Alexey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2677"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2025.01.18"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "Mega2025 Update 14"] [Source "Chessbase"] [SourceDate "2025.02.07"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2025.02.07"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be6 {6...h6 is a critical line. 6...h6 ist die kritische Fortsetzung.} 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Be2 $146 {[%mdl 4] An interesting side line. Eine interessante Nebenvariante.} ({RR} 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 Bd6 10. Nf3 Qc7 11. Rc1 Rc8 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. fxg3 O-O 15. h3 Be6 16. g4 Rfe8 17. Rce1 c5 18. Qf2 Nh7 19. e4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Nhf6 21. Ree1 g5 22. Rd1 cxd4 {Saracco,M (1939)-Franzini,S (1860) Bratto 2008 ½-½}) ({RR} 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 Be7 10. Nge2 Nh5 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Rc1 Kb8 15. a4 a5 16. Na2 g6 17. Qc3 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Qxa5 Rd5 20. Qb6 Rg5 21. Nb4 Rc8 22. Ng3 Nf6 {Naroditsky,D (2621)-Fedoseev,V (2687) Lichess.org INT 2021 1-0 (42)}) ({RR} 8. Nf3 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Bd3 Nxg3 12. hxg3 Bg7 13. Bf5 Qe7 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Kb1 Kb8 16. Nd2 Rc8 17. Nb3 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Nd4 Rhd8 20. g4 a6 21. f3 Rc7 22. Rc1 Rdc8 {Nepomniachtchi,I (2723)-Klukin,K (2415) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (66)}) 8... Bd6 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bh4 g5 $146 (10... Rc8 11. Nge2 O-O 12. h3 b5 13. Bg3 Bxg3 14. Nxg3 b4 15. Na4 Qa5 16. O-O c5 17. Nxc5 Nxc5 18. dxc5 Rxc5 {1-0 Van Foreest,J (2695)-L'Ami,E (2645) NED-ch KO Utrecht 2023 (3.5)}) 11. Bg3 Bxg3 12. hxg3 Qe7 13. Nf3 g4 14. Nh4 Nb6 15. O-O O-O-O 16. a4 Kb8 17. a5 Nc4 18. Na4 Nd6 19. Nc5 a6 20. Rfc1 Bc8 21. Qb3 Nb5 22. Nxa6+ bxa6 23. Rxc6 Rd7 24. Nf5 Qd8 25. Bxb5 axb5 26. a6 Ra7 27. Qxb5+ Ka8 28. Nd6 Bd7 29. Qb7+ 1-0 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2010.01.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Van Wely, Loek"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2641"] [BlackElo "2696"] [Annotator "Van Wely,Loek"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2010.01.16"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 135"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2010.03.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] {5 years ago, Nigel played his last game in the Corus A group against me, welcome back Nigel! :)} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 ({in 2005 I had chosen to play} 3. Nc3 d5 ({in our last encounter, London 2009, Nigel preferred} 3... Bb4 {and although he was almost in zugzwang later , I managed succesfully to blow myself up....}) 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. Qf3 Bg6 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Nf3 {but he didn't really enjoy this endgame :)}) 3... d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c6 7. e3 Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. h3 Nf8 {Fortunately Nigel doesn't have Kasparov as his trainer, I am pretty sure, he likes how Magnus played against me:} (10... Ne4 $5 {in fact this move could be a serious attempt to change the nature of the "traditional" Queen's Gambit positions, and also not a bad one.} 11. Bxe4 (11. Bf4 {was the safe choice but after} Ndf6 12. O-O Bf5 {followed by g6 and Black has no problems.}) 11... dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qa5+ 13. Kf1 Bf8 {Already after he had played ...?e4, I realised this must be his idea, but anyway, what should I do? And besides a pawn is a pawn, so let's not be afraid for once in our lives :)} (13... Qf5 {was how Piket played against me in the World Cup in Groningen 1997, but in that game I managed to stabilise the postion and just to be a pawn up.} 14. Bxe7 Rxe7 15. Nfd2 Nb6 16. Rc1 Nd5 17. Kg1) 14. Bf4 (14. Nc3 b5 15. Kg1 b4 16. Ne2 Bb7 17. Kh2 c5 {with very nice compensation}) (14. g4 $5 {is the suggestion of my silicon friend, so it has to be analysed seriously :)}) 14... Qf5 15. Nfd2 Nb6 (15... c5 $5) 16. Rc1 Nd5 17. g4 Qg6 18. Nd6 Rd8 $1 19. Qxg6 $6 hxg6 20. Nxc8 Nxf4 21. exf4 Rxd4 22. Nb3 Rb4 $1 23. Kg2 Rxc8 24. Rhd1 Rxf4 25. Rd7 Rb4 $15 {Van Wely-Carlsen,M/Wijk aan Zee 2010}) 11. Bf4 a5 {This is an interesting waiting move to discourage White from castling queenside, the only drawback is, Black won't have any counterplay in the centre by playing c5, because the b5-square would remain permanently free.} (11... Ng6 12. Bh2 Bd6 (12... Be6) 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O-O) (11... Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. O-O-O) (11... Be6 {was the choice of another expert, Arthur Jussupow, later he sold me some sacrifices on h3 and e3...}) 12. O-O Ng6 ({RR} 12... Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Na4 Be6 15. Qc5 Qb8 16. Ng5 N8d7 17. Qc2 h6 18. Bh7+ Kf8 19. Nxe6+ Rxe6 20. Bf5 Re7 21. Qb3 b5 22. Nc3 Nb6 23. Qc2 Nc4 24. Bd3 a4 25. b3 axb3 26. axb3 Nd6 27. Ne2 {Dreev,A (2650)-Ivanchuk,V (2700) Yalta 1995 ½-½ (50)}) 13. Bh2 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rfe1 $146 {A strange move, but trying to prevent Black's plan of putting a knight on e4.} ({RR} 15. a3 b5 16. Rfe1 Be6 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Qb1 Nd7 19. Ng5 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Na4 c5 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Nxc5 Rxc5 24. dxc5 Nxc5 25. Bf5 Re8 26. Qc2 Ne6 27. Red1 Rd8 28. Bxe6 {1-0 (28) Dudin,G (2574)-Ezsol,M (2306) Ajka 2025}) ({RR} 15. a3 b5 16. Rfe1 Be6 17. Rac1 Rac8 18. Qb1 Nd7 19. Ng5 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Na4 c5 22. Nxe6 Rxe6 23. Nxc5 Rxc5 24. dxc5 Nxc5 25. Bf5 Re8 26. Qc2 Ne6 27. Red1 Rd8 28. Bxe6 {1-0 (28) Dudin,G (2574)-Ezsol,M (2306) Ajka HUN 2025}) 15... Be6 $6 {This looks natural, but if Nigel had a deeper look at the position, he would have understood that} (15... Bd7 $1 {was the right move; later in the game you will see why.}) (15... Qe7 $6 16. e4 {- the idea of ?e1!}) 16. a3 {Now White will start his classical minority attack.} Re7 17. Rab1 Rae8 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Bd7 {Now Black has to lose a tempo in order to play ...?e4.} 20. b5 Ne4 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Rb6 Nxc3 23. Qxc3 Qf6 24. Bxg6 $1 {This bishop is not needed anymore, and Black's knight was about to get active via h4. Apart from that we want to play good knight vs bad bishop...} Qxg6 25. Kf1 f6 26. Ra1 Qh5 27. Ne1 Qf5 28. Kg1 Qg5 $2 {Probaby the last and fatal mistake. Maybe Nigel was thinking according to the Russian chess school, that when you have only one weakness (c6) you should be able to defend. I don't know, but you need to have really good defensive skills for that and be ready to suffer for hours and hours. Not my cup of tea, and definitely also not Nigel's , so I am a bit surprised, he didn't go for counterchances with} (28... g5 $1 {of course there is no way back after this move, but at least Black will have some fun (?g7, g4, h5, h4 , etc.).}) 29. Kh2 Qf5 30. Nd3 Qe6 31. Kg1 Rc8 32. Rb7 Rf7 33. Raa7 Be8 34. Qb4 Rd8 35. Nc5 {This is definitely not going to be funny for Black :)} Qc8 36. Qb6 h5 37. Rc7 Rxc7 38. Rxc7 Qa8 39. Ra7 {Some dancing to get to the 7th rank.} Qc8 40. Rb7 Bf7 41. Qa7 Rf8 42. Nd7 Re8 43. Nxf6+ gxf6 44. Rxf7 Qf5 45. Rg7+ Kh8 46. Qf7 {Nigel, I missed you!} 1-0 [Event "ROM-GER Kings"] [Site "Medias"] [Date "2015.11.02"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Lupulescu, Constantin"] [Black "Fridman, Daniel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2626"] [BlackElo "2649"] [Annotator "Bulmaga,Irina"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2015.10.30"] [EventType "schev"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "ROU"] [SourceTitle "CBM 169"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.11.10"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Romania"] [BlackTeam "Germany"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] [TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bh4 Be6 8. e3 Nbd7 9. f3 $6 {[#]} (9. Bd3 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5) ({RR} 9. Bd3 g5 10. Bg3 Nh5 11. Nge2 Nxg3 12. Nxg3 Bd6 13. O-O-O Qf6 14. Nh5 Qe7 15. f4 Bg4 16. Ng7+ Kf8 17. Nf5 Bxf5 18. Bxf5 Qxe3+ 19. Kb1 Nf6 20. fxg5 Qxg5 21. g3 Re8 22. Rdf1 Kg7 23. Bd3 Qe3 {Gontcharov,V (2421)-Cori T.,D (2328) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (43)}) 9... c5 {Ein guter Zug, nach dem Schwarz keine Probleme mehr zu haben scheint.} 10. Bd3 cxd4 $146 ({RR} 10... Rc8 11. Nge2 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Kh1 Qb6 14. Qd2 cxd4 15. exd4 Rfe8 16. Rad1 a6 17. Bb1 Qc7 18. f4 Bg4 19. Rc1 Qa5 20. Ng3 Nh5 21. Nxh5 Bxh5 22. Bf5 Rc7 23. Rce1 Rxe1 24. Qxe1 Nf8 25. Bd8 {Carlsen,M (2853)-Abdusattorov,N (2731) Stavanger NOR 2023 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 10... Rc8 11. Nge2 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Kh1 Qb6 14. Qd2 cxd4 15. exd4 Rfe8 16. Rad1 a6 17. Bb1 Qc7 18. f4 Bg4 19. Rc1 Qa5 20. Ng3 Nh5 21. Nxh5 Bxh5 22. Bf5 Rc7 23. Rce1 Rxe1 24. Qxe1 Nf8 25. Bd8 {Carlsen,M (2853)-Abdusattorov,N (2731) Stavanger NOR 2023 1-0 (34)}) 11. exd4 Bd6 12. Nge2 O-O 13. O-O Qc7 {[#]} 14. Bg3 (14. f4 $5 Bg4 15. h3 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Bxf4 $6 (16... Qb6 17. Rad1 $13) 17. Qf3 $14) 14... Rac8 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Qd2 Rc6 17. b3 Nb6 18. Nb5 Qb8 19. Rac1 Rfc8 20. Rxc6 Rxc6 21. Rc1 Rxc1+ 22. Qxc1 Bd7 23. Qf4 Qxf4 24. Nxf4 {Das Remis scheint nicht mehr weit zu sein. Das beinahe symmetrische Endspiel bietet beiden Seiten wenig Möglichkeiten.} Bxb5 25. Bxb5 Nc8 26. Kf2 Kf8 27. h4 g5 28. hxg5 hxg5 29. Nh3 g4 30. Nf4 gxf3 31. gxf3 Ne7 32. Bd3 Ne8 33. Ke3 Nc7 34. Ne2 Kg7 35. Kf4 Kf6 36. Nc3 Ne6+ 37. Ke3 Nc7 38. Kf4 Ne6+ 39. Ke3 Nc7 40. Kf4 Ne6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Interzonal-16"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2705"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "1993.07.16"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [SourceTitle "CBM 037"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1993.12.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1993.12.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c6 7. e3 Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. h3 g6 12. Rab1 a5 $5 (12... Ne6) 13. a3 Ne6 14. Bh6 ({RR} 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Qd6 17. Rfd1 Bd7 18. b5 c5 19. dxc5 Qxc5 20. Ne2 Rec8 21. Qxc5 Rxc5 22. Ned4 b6 23. Nc6 Bxc6 24. bxc6 Rxc6 25. e4 Nc5 26. exd5 Rd6 27. Bb5 Rad8 28. Bc6 Ne4 {Stojanovski,S (2169)-Achuthan,A (1947) chess.com INT 2024 ½-½ (87)}) 14... Bd6 $146 ({RR} 14... Ng7 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Bf5 17. Ne5 Nd7 18. Bxg7 Bxd3 19. Nxd3 Kxg7 20. b5 Bd6 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Na4 Rc8 23. Nac5 Nxc5 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Qxc5 Re6 26. Rb7 Rb8 27. Rfb1 Rxb7 28. Rxb7 Qa8 29. Qa7 {Buermann,J (1871)-Gypser,A (2223) Germany 2009 ½-½ (44)}) ({RR} 14... Ng7 15. b4 Bf5 16. Ne5 Bxd3 17. Nxd3 Nf5 18. Bf4 axb4 19. axb4 b5 20. Ne2 Ra6 21. Ra1 Qa8 22. Qb2 Nd7 23. Rxa6 Qxa6 24. Ra1 Qc8 25. Ra7 Nb6 26. Qa1 Na4 27. Nc3 Nxc3 28. Qxc3 Bd6 29. Ne5 {Kovalenko,I (2674)-Jumabayev,R (2628) Chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 14... Ng7 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Bf5 17. Bxg7 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Kxg7 19. b5 Bd6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Rfc1 Ne4 22. Qd1 f5 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Nd2 Qf6 25. Rb7+ Kh8 26. Nf1 Re6 27. f4 exf3 28. Qxf3 Rf8 29. Qxf6+ {Yermolinsky,A (2620)-Garcia,G (2520) New York 1994 ½-½ (42)}) 15. Rfe1 Kh8 16. e4 Bf4 17. Ne5 Kg8 18. Bxf4 Nxf4 19. Rbd1 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Be6 21. exd5 (21. f3 $142 $14 {Akopian,V}) 21... Bxd5 22. Ng4 Nxg4 23. hxg4 Qd6 $10 24. Re3 Qf4 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Rf3 Qxg4 27. Qb5 Qe6 28. Rc1 Rac8 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30. Qxd5 Re1+ 31. Kh2 Qc7+ 32. g3 Re2 33. b4 axb4 34. axb4 Re7 1/2-1/2 [Event "NED-chT 0102 playoff"] [Site "Enschede"] [Date "2002.05.10"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Sokolov, Ivan"] [Black "Seirawan, Yasser"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2647"] [BlackElo "2631"] [Annotator "Milov,Vadim"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2002.05.09"] [EventType "team-k.o."] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "CBM 089"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.08.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Ordina Breda"] [BlackTeam "Hilversum HSG"] [WhiteTeamCountry "NED"] [BlackTeamCountry "NED"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. e3 c6 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Bd3 Re8 11. Bg3 Nf8 12. h3 ({RR} 12. O-O Bd6 13. Rab1 Bxg3 14. hxg3 Be6 15. b4 Rc8 16. Rfc1 Re7 17. Na4 Rcc7 18. Nc5 Bc8 19. a4 Ne6 20. Qb2 Nxc5 21. Rxc5 a6 22. b5 cxb5 23. axb5 Rxc5 24. dxc5 axb5 25. Qxb5 Rc7 26. Nd4 Bd7 {Nogueiras Santiago,J (2565)-Andersson,U (2600) Leningrad 1987 ½-½}) 12... Be6 ({RR} 12... Bd6 13. Ne5 a6 14. O-O c5 15. Rad1 b5 16. Bh4 c4 17. Bf5 Bb7 18. f4 Be7 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. Qf2 Qe7 21. Bb1 Rad8 22. Ne2 Bh4 23. g3 Bf6 24. Kh2 g6 25. g4 Rd6 26. Ng3 Bh4 27. Nf3 {Harshavardhan,G (2492)-Yu,J (2320) Karlsruhe GER 2026 1-0 (63)}) 13. O-O {Quite a typical position in this opening} N6d7 $146 ({RR} 13... Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Rab1 Rac8 16. Ne5 N6d7 17. f4 f6 18. Nf3 Bf7 19. Rbe1 Ne6 20. Nh4 Ndf8 21. Qf2 Qd7 22. Qg3 Kh8 23. Bf5 Bg8 24. e4 dxe4 25. Rxe4 Bh7 26. Bxh7 Kxh7 27. Qd3 Kh8 28. Rd1 {Bruemmel,A (2133)-Gharibyan,H (1676) Norderstedt 2005 ½-½ (144)}) ({RR} 13... Rc8 14. Ne5 c5 15. f4 cxd4 16. exd4 Qb6 17. Qf2 Bb4 18. f5 Bd7 19. Rac1 Bxc3 20. bxc3 Bb5 21. Bxb5 Qxb5 22. Bh4 Ne4 23. Qf4 Nxc3 24. Rxc3 Rxc3 25. f6 Ne6 26. Qg4 g5 27. Nxf7 Kh7 28. Qf5+ {Ramirez Marin,I (2303)-Kikuchi Cadilhac,M (1849) chess.com INT 2025 1-0}) 14. Na4 {White transposes the knight to c5 with the further pawns advance of the queenside, so called the pawn minority attack - the standard plan for White.} a5 15. a3 (15. Rac1 b5 $140 16. Nc3 $14) 15... b5 16. Nc5 {After the exchange on c5 White gets the d4-square under control.} (16. Nc3 $5 {White has a few plans - to attack a weak c6-pawn or preparation of e3-e4.} a4 17. Rfe1 Nb6 18. Re2 Nc4 19. Rae1 $14) 16... Nxc5 17. dxc5 Nd7 {Black immediately attacks the c5-pawn.} 18. Nd4 Bxc5 19. Nb3 (19. Nxc6 Qb6 20. b4 axb4 (20... Qxc6 21. bxc5 Qxc5 22. Qxc5 Nxc5 23. Bxb5 Rec8 $14) 21. axb4 Qxc6 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Rc1 Ra3 24. bxc5 (24. Qe2 $6 Qb6 25. bxc5 Nxc5 26. Bxb5 Rb3 27. Be8 Rb2 28. Qd1 Ne4 $17) 24... b4 (24... Qxc5 25. Qb2 Rb3 26. Rxc5 Rxb2 27. Rc8+ Nf8 28. Rb8 Rb3 29. Be2 Rc3 30. Bxb5 Rc8 $14) 25. Qd2 Nxc5 26. Qxb4 Rxd3 27. Rxc5 Rb3 $11) 19... Qb6 (19... Qe7 20. Rfc1 Bd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Qxc6 Qxc6 23. Rxc6 Ne5 24. Bxb5 $16) 20. Rac1 Be7 21. Qxc6 $14 {The control over the "c" file offers White a slight edge.} b4 22. a4 $6 (22. Bb5 $142 bxa3 23. bxa3 (23. Qxb6 Nxb6 24. Bxe8 axb2 25. Rb1 (25. Rc6 $2 Nc4 26. Rxe6 fxe6 27. Bd7 Kf7 28. Nd4 Nd2 29. Bxe6+ Kf6 $19) 25... Rxe8 26. Rxb2 Nc4 $44) 23... Qxc6 (23... Rec8 24. Qxc8+ Rxc8 25. Rxc8+ Kh7 26. Nd4 $16) (23... Bxa3 24. Qxb6 Nxb6 25. Bxe8 Bxc1 26. Bc6 $18) 24. Rxc6 Nf8 25. Rc7 Reb8 26. Rxe7 Rxb5 27. Nd4 $14) 22... Bf6 {[%CAl Yf6b2] The bishop goes to the important diagonal, where it`s controlling the d4-square and is attacking the b2-pawn.} 23. Qc2 (23. Bb5 Bxb2 24. Qxb6 Nxb6 25. Rc2 Bc3 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 $44) 23... Ne5 24. Bb5 Rec8 25. Qe2 Nc4 26. Nd4 $5 {The black pieces became active and now White should search the ways of neutralization of Black`s activity. White decides to solve this problem by sacrificing a pawn.} Bxd4 27. exd4 Nd6 $6 {The d4-pawn should`ve been taken.} (27... Qxd4 28. b3 Na3 {The knight is not that bad on a3. Soon the b3-pawn will be attacked.} (28... Nb6 29. Bc6 Ra7 30. Rfd1 Qe4 31. Qb5 Nd7 32. Re1 Qf5 33. Bxd7 Rxc1 34. Rxc1 Rxd7 35. Qxa5 Qe4 $11) 29. Bc6 Ra7 30. Rfd1 Qe4 31. Qxe4 dxe4 32. Bxe4 Rxc1 33. Rxc1 f5 $17 {[%csl Rb3]}) 28. Bd3 Ne4 $2 (28... Bf5 $142 29. Bxd6 Bxd3 30. Qxd3 Qxd6 $11) 29. Bxe4 dxe4 30. Qxe4 {The d4-pawn will soon become very strong and therefore White has a serious advantage here.} Bb3 31. Rc7 $1 {Taking control over the "c"-file.} Bxa4 (31... Rxc7 $2 32. Qxa8+ $18) 32. Rfc1 Rd8 {Black should`ve tried to make the white queen leave its strong position in the centre.} (32... Re8 $142 33. Be5 Qe6 34. Qf3 $14) 33. d5 $16 Qf6 34. Be5 $1 {Centralization!} Re8 35. f4 Qd8 (35... Bb5 $5 36. R1c5 Rab8 37. b3 Qb6 38. Kh2 $16) 36. Qf3 Bd7 37. Qg3 f6 $2 {A blunder in a difficult position.} (37... g6 $8 38. Qf2 Rc8 39. Qb6 Rxc7 40. Rxc7 Bf5 41. d6 a4 42. Qxb4 $18) 38. Rxd7 $1 $18 Qxd7 39. Rc7 Rad8 40. Rxd7 Rxd7 41. Bxf6 1-0 [Event "Linares 09th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "13"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2640"] [Annotator "Anand,Viswanathan"] [PlyCount "124"] [EventDate "1991.02.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CBM 022"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1991.06.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1991.06.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 {Beliavsky remains true to the QGD. I can recall several games between Karpov and him in the QGD} 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 ({RR} 5... Nbd7 6. Qc2 c6 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 {½-½ (13) Petkov,V (2492)-Strikovic,A (2489) Brena Baja 2022}) 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Nf3 Re8 10. h3 Nf8 11. O-O g6 (11... Be6 12. Bf4 (12. Rfc1 N6d7 13. Bf4 Nb6 14. Rab1 Bd6 15. Ne2 Ng6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. a4 {Karpov-Haritonov USSRch 1988}) 12... Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 {Karpov-Beliavsky Tilburg 1986}) 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. b4 Ne6 14. Rfd1 a6 15. Bf1 $146 (15. a4 {Karpov-Beliavsky Belfort 1988}) ({RR} 15. a4 Qd6 16. Qb3 Rd8 17. Bf1 Bg7 18. Ra2 Nc7 19. Ne1 Bf5 20. Ne2 Bf8 21. Rb2 Qf6 22. Nf4 Ne8 23. Rc1 h5 24. Ra2 Bd6 25. Nfd3 Nc7 26. Nc5 Rab8 27. b5 b6 28. Nxa6 Nxa6 29. bxa6 c5 {Karpov,A (2715)-Beliavsky,A (2645) Belfort 1988 1-0 (60)}) ({RR} 15. Rab1 Be7 16. a4 Bd6 17. Re1 Ng5 18. Nxg5 Qxg5 19. Kf1 Be6 20. Ne2 Qh4 21. Ng1 Qe7 22. Qc3 Qf6 23. Qc2 Rac8 24. Qd1 Kg7 25. Rb2 Qe7 26. Qb1 Qf6 27. Qd1 h5 28. Qf3 Qg5 29. Qd1 Bd7 {Portisch,L (2610)-Beliavsky,A (2640) Linares 1989 0-1 (42)}) 15... Qd6 16. a3 Bd8 $6 {? f5} 17. e4 $1 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Qf4 19. Re1 Bb6 20. Qc3 Rd8 21. g3 Qh6 (21... Qf5 22. Rad1 $1 $16 (22. Nh4 Bxd4)) 22. Rad1 Qg7 23. Nc5 a5 24. Qb3 axb4 25. axb4 Nc7 26. Bc4 $16 Nd5 27. Kg2 Qf6 28. Ne5 Kg7 29. h4 Ra7 (29... Qd6) 30. Rd3 $1 Bf5 31. Rf3 h5 32. Ncd7 Qd6 33. Nxb6 Nxb6 34. Bxf7 (34. Bd3 $5 Be6 35. Rxf7+ Kg8 $1) 34... Nd5 35. Bxd5 (35. b5 $16) 35... Qxd5 36. Qxd5 Rxd5 37. Rf4 Ra4 38. f3 Rxb4 39. g4 hxg4 40. fxg4 Rb2+ 41. Kg3 Be6 42. Nxg6 Rb3+ 43. Kf2 Rb2+ 44. Kg3 Rb3+ 45. Kf2 Rb2+ 46. Kg1 Rd6 47. Nf8 Bf7 48. Re7 Kxf8 49. Rexf7+ (49. Rfxf7+ Kg8 50. Rg7+ Kh8 51. Rh7+ Kg8 52. Reg7+ Kf8 53. Rxb7 Rxb7 54. Rxb7 Rxd4) 49... Kg8 50. h5 Re6 (50... Rxd4 $4 51. Rf8+ Kg7 52. h6+) 51. Rf8+ Kg7 52. R4f7+ Kh6 53. Rf6+ Rxf6 54. Rxf6+ Kg5 55. Rg6+ Kf4 56. h6 Kg3 57. Kf1 Kf3 58. Ke1 Ke3 59. Kd1 Kd3 60. Kc1 Rc2+ 61. Kb1 Rg2 (61... Rh2 $8 62. g5 Kc3 63. Rg7 b5 64. Rc7 $18) 62. Rg5 Rh2 (62... Rh2 63. Rh5 $18) 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1992.??.??"] [Round "7"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2655"] [BlackElo "2655"] [Annotator "Dautov,Rustem"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "1992.04.16"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CBM 029"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1992.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1992.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Ftacnik} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qc2 g6 8. e4 O-O (8... Nxe4 $2 9. Bxe7 Kxe7 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4+ Be6 12. Bc4 Qa5+ 13. Kf1 Qf5 14. Qe3 Nd7 15. Re1 Rae8 16. d5 cxd5 17. Bb5 $16 {Karpov,An-Yusupov,A SSSR ch 1988}) (8... dxe4 $142 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Qxe4+ Kf8 $10) ({RR} 8... Nxe4 9. Bxe7 Kxe7 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4+ Kf8 12. Bc4 Nd7 13. O-O {½-½ (13) Riazantsev,A (2634)-Naiditsch,A (2693) Budva 2009}) ({RR} 8... Nxe4 9. Bxe7 Kxe7 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4+ Kf8 12. Bc4 Qe7 13. Qxe7+ Kxe7 14. O-O-O Kf6 15. Ne5 Rf8 16. Rhe1 Nd7 17. Nd3 Nb6 18. Bb3 Nd5 19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Kd2 Be6 21. Rc1 Rfc8 22. Ke3 b6 23. Rxc8 {Gorovets,A (2455)-Vasilkov,N (2293) Moscow RUS 2025 ½-½ (74)}) 9. e5 Ne4 10. Bh6 Re8 11. Bd3 $146 (11. h3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Bb5 Nc6 14. O-O Bf5 15. Qd2 Qa5 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Nd4 Bd7 $10 {Tal,M-Renet,O Cannes 1989}) ({RR} 11. h3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Bb5 Nc6 14. O-O Bf5 15. Qd2 Qa5 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. Rab1 Rab8 20. Qf4 Rb6 21. e6 fxe6 22. Nf3 Bd8 23. Ne5 Qe7 24. Rbe1 c5 25. Re3 Bb5 {Tal,M (2610)-Renet,O (2480) Cannes 1989 ½-½ (33)}) 11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 c5 (12... Bg4 $5 13. h4 $5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Bxh4 15. f4 $40) 13. h4 cxd4 $2 (13... Bg4 $2 14. h5 Bxh5 15. Rxh5 gxh5 16. Bxh7+ Kh8 17. Qf5 Qd7 18. Qxf7 Bd8 19. Qg6 $18) (13... Nc6 14. h5 c4 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. hxg6 $40 {?gh,?g6}) (13... c4 14. Be2 Nc6 (14... Bf5 {Ftacnik} 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. h5 Nf8 $14) 15. h5 Bf5 16. Qc1 b5 17. Ng5 $22 f6 18. g4 fxg5 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. Rg1 Kh8 21. Rxg5 $1 $40) 14. h5 $1 g5 (14... Qb6 15. Rb1 $16 (15. hxg6 {Ftacnik} hxg6 16. Rb1 Qe6 17. cxd4 $16)) (14... Nc6 {Ftacnik} 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Bxg6 $18) (14... Qa5 {Ftacnik} 15. hxg6 hxg6 16. Nxd4 $16) 15. Bxh7+ Kh8 16. Bg6 $1 (16. cxd4 Nc6 $132 {?g4}) (16. Nxd4 Qb6 17. Bg6 fxg6 18. hxg6 Kg8 $13) 16... Be6 $8 (16... fxg6 17. hxg6 Kg8 18. g7 $18 {??g5} (18. Bxg5 {Ftacnik} Bxg5 19. g7 $18)) 17. Nxd4 Qc8 18. Qd2 $1 fxg6 (18... Rg8 {Ftacnik} 19. Bxg5 Bxg5 20. Qxg5 $18) 19. hxg6 Kg8 20. Rc1 $1 (20. Bxg5 {Ftacnik} Bxg5 21. Qxg5 Qxc3+ 22. Ke2 Qxd4 23. Qh6 Qb2+ $1) 20... Nc6 21. Bxg5 Qc7 (21... Nxe5 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 23. Qh6 $18) 22. Bxe7 Rxe7 (22... Qxe5+ 23. Kf1 Rxe7 24. Re1 Qf6 25. Rxe6 Rxe6 26. Nxe6 Qxe6 27. Rh8+ (27. Qh6 {Ftacnik} Qf6 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Qh8+ $18) 27... Kxh8 28. Qh6+ Kg8 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. g7+ $18) 23. Kf1 $1 Rae8 24. Re1 $1 $18 Rg7 (24... Nxe5 {Ftacnik} 25. Qh6 $18) 25. Qh6 Kf8 26. Rh4 Nxd4 27. Qh8+ Rg8 (27... Bg8 {Ftacnik} 28. Rf4+ $18) 28. Qf6+ Bf7 29. Qxf7+ Qxf7 30. gxf7 (30. gxf7 {Ftacnik} Kxf7 31. Rxd4 $18) 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 1920 final"] [Site "Karlsruhe"] [Date "2020.09.17"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "L'Ami, Erwin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2620"] [Annotator "Edouard,Romain"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2020.09.16"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CBM 201 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2021.05.30"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.05.30"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Viernheim"] [BlackTeam "Solingen"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] {[%evp 0,113,30,25,35,-16,0,-14,-13,-42,-20,-24,4,-49,-33,-79,-8,-55,1,-37,-27,-23,26,10,22,22,50,44,86,120,173,110,114,52,62,-40,-40,-269,-36,-46,-46,-18,-18,-35,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-29,-9,-24,-9,0,10,10,37,28,28,0,32,-2,17,15,85,88,102,92,89,82,80,67,146,156,168,117,175,122,159,97,152,101,138,151,165,107,178,165,147,87,72,79,94,83,83,122,342,175,166,107,107,92,107,107,135,135,135,135,90,60,60,60,60,54,60,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bh4 g6 $5 {An interesting variation: Black simply wants to play ...Bf5, while the f8-bishop still has a choice where to develop.} 8. f3 $5 {Natural and typical Mamedyarov style: Black played many pawn moves to White wants to punish that with f3-e4, which comes in perfect time against ...Bf5. Up to now almost everyone had chosen 8.e3.} Bg7 (8... Bf5 $2 9. e4 $16) 9. O-O-O O-O $5 $146 ({The only existing game continued} 9... Be6 10. e4 Qa5 11. Kb1 (11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nh3 $5) (11. Be1 $5) (11. Nh3 $5 dxe4 12. Nf4 Bxa2 13. fxe4 $44) 11... O-O 12. Qd2 $2 (12. Nge2 $5) (12. Nh3 $5) 12... g5 $2 (12... dxe4 $1 13. fxe4 $2 Nxe4 $1 14. Nxe4 Qxa2+ 15. Kc1 Qa1+ 16. Kc2 Qa4+ 17. Kc1 Bb3 $19) 13. e5 $1 Nfd7 14. Bf2 c5 $13 {½-½ (45) Lin,D (2288)-Ghatti,S (2204) Irving 2017}) 10. e4 dxe4 11. fxe4 g5 $146 (11... Qa5 {was the engine's choice:} 12. Nf3 (12. h3 Na6 $13) (12. e5 $6 Ng4 $132) 12... Be6 {and the position doesn't look clear.}) ({RR} 11... Qa5 12. Nf3 Be6 13. a3 b5 14. e5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. Qd2 Qb6 18. Be7 Nc6 19. Bc5 Qb7 20. h4 b4 21. a4 b3 22. h5 Bf5+ 23. Bd3 Qa6 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Bxf5 gxf5 26. Rxh6 {Mamedyarov,S (2767)-Asadli,V (2579) Baku 2021 1-0}) ({RR} 11... Qa5 12. Bc4 Na6 13. Nf3 b5 14. Bb3 c5 15. e5 Bf5 16. Qe2 c4 17. exf6 Rfe8 18. Ne5 cxb3 19. fxg7 bxa2 20. Kd2 Qb4 21. Ke1 Bb1 22. Qf3 Rxe5+ 23. dxe5 Re8 24. Bf6 a1=Q 25. Qc6 Nc7 26. Rf1 {Yoo,C (2600)-Le,Q (2731) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (32)}) 12. Bg3 Ng4 (12... b5 13. h4 $40) 13. Qd2 c5 {Impressive style by Erwin, who had already beaten Mamedyarov (with White) in Reykjavik a few years before.} 14. h3 (14. d5 {definitely deserves attention too. I believe Black's normal reaction would be} f5 {and after} 15. h3 f4 {the position remains quite unclear.}) 14... cxd4 $1 15. hxg4 Bxg4 {The game enters a spin.} 16. Nd5 $5 (16. Nce2 Nc6 $44) 16... Bxd1 17. Bc7 $1 {A very forcing move - the black queen does not have a good square.} (17. Qxd1 Nd7 $13) 17... Qe8 (17... Qd7 $2 18. Rxh6 $18) 18. Rxh6 Qxe4 $1 (18... Nd7 $2 19. Qxg5 Rc8 20. Kxd1 Rxc7 21. Rh4 $1 $18 {with the idea of Ne7+ or Qf5/Qh5.} (21. Nxc7 $2 Qxe4 $132)) 19. Bd3 $8 Qxd5 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Be4+ Bxh6 22. Bxd5 Rc8 $8 (22... Bh5 23. Bxb7 $18) 23. Kxd1 Rxc7 {What a forced line that was - since move 17!} 24. Nf3 Nc6 25. Nxg5 Kg7 26. Qf4 Rac8 27. Qg3 $2 (27. Be4 $1 {was stronger, but I really regard it as an impossible-to-find computer move.} Bxg5 28. Qxg5+ Kf8 29. Bf5 $1 Rd8 30. Qf4 Rcd7 (30... Re7 $4 31. Qh6+ $18) 31. Bxd7 Rxd7 $16) 27... Bxg5 28. Qxg5+ Kf8 29. Qf6 Nd8 30. g4 Rd7 31. Be4 Rc6 $6 {Sort of surrendering under pressure - but it wasn't needed.} (31... Rcc7 $1 32. Bf5 (32. g5 d3 33. g6 d2 $11) 32... Rd5 $11) 32. Bxc6 Nxc6 {Obviously, that position remains rather drawish, with sufficient material for the queen and just a weaker king.} 33. g5 Ke8 34. b4 a6 35. a4 d3 36. Kd2 Rd5 37. Qf4 Rd7 38. Qf5 Kd8 39. Qc5 Ke8 40. a5 Nd8 41. Qe5+ Kf8 42. Qe4 Rd6 43. Qe5 Rd7 44. Kc1 d2+ 45. Kd1 Nc6 $6 (45... Ne6 $1 46. g6 Kg8 $1 {would have been difficult to break.}) 46. Qh8+ Ke7 47. b5 $1 Nxa5 48. bxa6 $6 (48. Qc3 Nc6 49. bxc6 bxc6 50. Qxc6 {but I do not think White is winning at all here, despite the +4 evaluation by the engine.}) 48... Nc4 $1 49. Qf6+ Ke8 50. Qc3 b5 $2 {Ignoring the a6-pawn to keep a powerful knight on c4 - but objectively a very bad choice!} (50... bxa6 51. Qxc4 {should be a draw, I believe, although Black is definitely under huge pressure.}) 51. g6 $1 {Probably the move Erwin overlooked!} f6 (51... fxg6 $2 52. a7 $1 $18) 52. a7 Rxa7 53. Qxf6 Re7 {Even here the win wasn't easy to find, especially with little time on the clock.} 54. Qh8+ $4 (54. Qc6+ $1 Kf8 (54... Kd8 55. Qd5+ $1 Kc7 56. Qc5+ Kd8 57. Qg5 $18) 55. Qc5 $1 $18) 54... Kd7 55. Qh3+ Kd8 56. Qh4 Ke8 57. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Norway Chess 2nd"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2014.06.12"] [Round "8"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2771"] [BlackElo "2783"] [Annotator "Karjakin,Sergey"] [PlyCount "143"] [EventDate "2014.06.03"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 161"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.07.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] {This game was played on the day after the rest day and I wanted to surprise my opponent in the opening. But - as usually happens - I was the one to be surprised. Diese Partie wurde nach dem Ruhetag gespielt und ich wollte meinen Gegner in der Eröffnung überraschen. Aber – wie es gewöhnlich passiert – am Ende wurde ich selbst überrascht.} 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 {Black has played a rare variation and somewhere about here I was floundering and having to improvise over the board. Schwarz hat eine seltene Variante gespielt und irgendwo hier war ich bereits im Schwimmen und musste am Brett improvisieren.} 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 Nh5 {This is quite a rare move. But the position has practically not yet been seen at the highest level. Das ist bereits ein ganz seltener Zug. Diese Stellung ist aber auf höchstem Niveau praktisch noch nicht anzutreffen gewesen.} 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nf3 {It was safer to develop the knight to e2 but I had the idea of bringing the bishop back to f1 and following up by long castling. Sicherer war es, den Springer nach e2 zu entwickeln, aber mir kam die Idee, den Läufer zurück nach f1 zu bringen und die lange Rochade folgen zu lassen.} ({RR} 11. Nge2 Nd7 12. g4 Nhf6 13. h3 b5 14. Ng3 Nb6 15. Nce2 Bd7 16. b3 Rac8 17. Qc5 Qxc5 18. dxc5 Na8 19. a4 b4 20. a5 Nc7 21. Kd2 Ne6 22. Rac1 Ng5 23. Nd4 Rfe8 24. f3 g6 25. h4 Ne6 {Grischuk,A (2745)-Andreikin,D (2729) Chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (52)}) 11... Nf4 ({RR} 11... Nd7 12. O-O Nhf6 13. Rab1 Re8 14. b4 Ne4 15. b5 Nxc3 16. Qxc3 c5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Rfc1 b6 19. Nd4 Qg5 20. Rb4 Bd7 21. Nf3 Qe7 22. Bb1 Rac8 23. Qc2 Ne4 24. Qb2 Rxc1+ 25. Qxc1 Qxb4 26. Bxe4 {Zielinski,M (1750)-Pietrucha,J (1823) Gora Swietej Anny POL 2026 0-1}) 12. Bf1 Nd7 $146 {The move is logical, but now the f4-knight no longer returns to h5. Der Zug ist logisch, aber jetzt kehrt der Springer f4 schon nicht mehr nach h5 zurück.} ({RR} 12... Ng6 13. h3 Nd7 14. O-O-O f5 15. Bd3 Nb6 16. Kb1 Be6 17. Qe2 Nc8 18. h4 Qf6 19. g3 Nd6 20. h5 Ne7 21. Qe1 Ne4 22. Ne2 b6 23. Ne5 c5 24. Nf4 Rfc8 25. f3 Ng5 26. Rg1 Nc6 27. Nxc6 {Gottschalk,S (2003)-Brunner,S (1852) Verden an der Aller 2020 1-0 (44)}) ({RR} 12... Ng6 13. h3 Nd7 14. O-O-O f5 15. Bd3 Nb6 16. Kb1 Be6 17. Qe2 Nc8 18. h4 Qf6 19. g3 Nd6 20. h5 Ne7 21. Qe1 Ne4 22. Ne2 b6 23. Ne5 c5 24. Nf4 Rfc8 25. f3 Ng5 26. Rg1 Nc6 27. Nxc6 {Gottschalk,S (2003)-Brunner,S (1852) Verden an der Aller 2020 1-0 (44)}) 13. O-O-O Ng6 ({The mistaken Das verfehlte} 13... Nh5 {allows erlaubt} 14. g4) 14. h4 Qf6 15. Bd3 Nb6 {At this point I had already used up a heap of thinking time and finally decided to simplify matters. Hier hatte ich schon eine Masse Bedenkzeit verbraucht und traf schließlich die Entscheidung, das Spiel zu vereinfachen.} 16. h5 ({The correct way was to maintain the tension with Richtig war, die Spannung mit} 16. Kb1 {White then retains some pressure. aufrechtzuerhalten. Weiß behält dann etwas Druckspiel.}) 16... Ne7 17. Rh4 Bf5 $1 {Everything would be splendid for White, if not for this move! Black manages to exchange bishops and immediately equalises. Alles wäre prächtig für Weiß, wenn dieser Zug nicht wäre! Schwarz kommt zum Läufertausch und gleicht unverzüglich aus.} 18. Bxf5 ({Zu nichts führt} 18. Rf4 {leads nowhere.} Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qe6 20. g4 f6 $11) 18... Qxf5 19. Qxf5 Nxf5 20. Rf4 Nd6 $11 {If the Sofia rules had not been in force in this tournament, then we would soon have agreed on a draw. In the meantime this result appears the most likely... Wenn bei diesem Turnier nicht die Sofia-Regel gegolten hätte, dann wäre hier wohl bald der Remisschluss erfolgt. Einstweilen bleibt dieses Resultat aber am wahrscheinlichsten...} 21. Ne5 Rae8 22. Rh1 Re7 23. Kc2 Rfe8 24. b3 a5 25. a4 Na8 $1 {A good resource! Black transfers the knight to an active position. Eine gute Ressource! Schwarz überführt den Springer in eine aktive Position.} 26. Nd3 Nc7 27. Rg4 Na6 28. Rf4 Ne4 29. Kb2 {At this point I already had less than fifteen minutes on my clock and Black's wish to sharpen the play is understandable. But it is Black who has to go over to the defensive. In diesem Moment hatte ich schon weniger als fünfzehn Minuten auf der Uhr und der Wunsch von Schwarz, das Spiel zu verschärfen, ist verständlich. Aber Schwarz ist es, der zur Verteidigung übergehen muss.} Kh7 30. Nxe4 $1 {I am very satisfied with the way I handled the part of the game from here to the time control. Despite being short on time I managed to find some precise moves and force Black to move on to the defensive. Ich bin sehr zufrieden damit, wie ich den Abschnitt von hier an bis zur Zeitkontrolle behandelt habe. Ungeachtet meiner Zeitknappheit konnte ich einige genaue Züge finden und Schwarz zwingen, zur Verteidigung überzugehen.} dxe4 31. Ne5 Nb4 32. Rf5 c5 33. Rd1 {The ideal square for the rook! Das ideale Feld für den Turm!} cxd4 ({Schlecht ist} 33... Rd8 {is bad:} 34. Nc4 Nd3+ 35. Rxd3 $1 exd3 36. Rxc5 $16 {with total domination! mit völliger Dominanz!}) 34. exd4 Rd8 35. Nc4 Nd3+ 36. Kc3 g6 37. Rxa5 Nxf2 38. Re1 gxh5 {Taking the pawn is tempting, but he should advance his pawns. Den Bauern zu schlagen ist verlockend, aber er sollte seine Bauern vorrücken.} (38... f5 $1 {Although here White can also lay claim to a slight superiority, the game in this case would most likely have finished a draw. Obwohl Weiß auch hier ein geringes Übergewicht behauptet, wäre die Partie in diesem Falle am ehesten remis ausgegangen.}) 39. d5 $1 {White uses the time to push forward the d-pawn! Weiß nutzt die Zeit, um den d-Bauern vorzustoßen!} e3 $6 {Another tempting move, especially when both sides are in time trouble. But Black absolutely had to bring his knight back into the game. Wieder ein verlockender Zug, insbesondere in beiderseitiger Zeitnot. Aber Schwarz musste unbedingt seinen Springer zurück ins Spiel bringen.} ({For example Zum Beispiel} 39... Nd3 40. Rf1 Kg6 41. d6 Re6 42. Rb5 Rd7 43. Kd4 {is better for White, but the whole struggle lies ahead of him. ist besser für Weiß, aber der gesamte Kampf steht noch bevor.}) 40. Kc2 $1 {The last precise move before the time control. White attacks the e3-pawn! As a result of disdvantageous sharpening of the game, Black is now facing unpleasant tasks but my opponent did not manage to change his way of thinking in time. He did not sense the danger... Der letzte genaue Zug vor der Zeitkontrolle. Weiß greift den Bauern e3 an! Im Ergebnis unvorteilhafter Verschärfungen steht Schwarz vor unangenehmen Aufgaben, aber mein Gegner schaffte es nicht, sich rechtzeitig umzustellen. Er fühlte die Gefahr nicht...} Ng4 $2 (40... Ne4 41. Rxe3 f5 42. Rb5 $14 {was the best chance, but here too White has the pressure. war die beste Chance, aber auch hier drückt Weiß.}) 41. d6 Re6 $6 {The transition to passivity was his best chance. Der Übergang zur Passivität war die beste Chance.} (41... Red7 {But here too Black's position would have been highly unpleasant. Aber auch hier wäre die Lage von Schwarz höchst unangenehm gewesen.} 42. Rxh5 $14) 42. Ra7 $1 $18 {Simple and strong! Black can no longer hold the b7-pawn and White unexpectedly finds himself winning! Einfach und stark! Schwarz hält jetzt den Bauern b7 nicht und unerwartet steht Weiß einfach auf Gewinn!} Rf6 43. Re2 {Here it would have been possible to go in for a sharpening of the play. But White's desire to play more safely is understandable. Hier wäre es möglich gewesen, sich auf eine Verschärfung einzulassen. Aber der Wunsch von Weiß, etwas sicherer zu spielen, ist verständlich.} (43. Rxb7 $1 Rf2+ 44. Kc3 Rxg2 45. a5 h4 46. a6 Ra2 47. a7 h3 48. b4 h2 49. b5 $18) 43... b6 ({There was no saving grace with Keine Rettung bedeutete} 43... Rd7 {for example: zum Beispiel:} 44. a5 Rf2 45. Kd3 Rf4 46. a6 Rxc4 47. Kxc4 b5+ 48. Kxb5 Rxa7 49. Kb6 Rd7 50. a7 Rxd6+ 51. Kc7 Rd2 52. Re1 Ra2 53. Kb7 f5 54. a8=Q Rxa8 55. Kxa8 f4 56. b4 Ne5 57. b5 $18) 44. Rb7 Rdxd6 {Black has nothing better than conceding the exchange. But here of course White must win. Schwarz hat nichts Besseres als die Qualität zu geben. Aber hier muss Weiß natürlich gewinnen.} 45. Nxd6 Rxd6 46. Rxf7+ Kg6 47. Rf1 Kg5 48. b4 h4 49. Kc3 $6 {This move does not give away the win but it does make it more complicated. Dieser Zug vergibt den Sieg nicht, aber er verkompliziert ihn gehörig!} (49. a5 bxa5 50. bxa5 Ra6 51. Ra1 Kf4 52. Kc3 {must be won for White. muss gewonnen für Weiß sein.}) 49... Nf2 $1 {An unexpected resource! Fortunately I was able to compose myself and find a forced way to the win. Eine unerwartete Ressource! Zum Glück konnte ich mich sammeln und einen forcierten Gewinnweg finden.} 50. Rxe3 Nd1+ 51. Rxd1 Rxd1 52. Re5+ $1 {An important check! Ein wichtiges Schach!} Kg4 {Nor do other moves save him, for example: Auch andere Züge retteten nicht, zum Beispiel:} (52... Kg6 53. Re6+ Kg7 54. Rxb6 Rc1+ 55. Kb3 Rb1+ 56. Kc4 Rb2 57. Re6 Rxg2 58. Re3 $18) (52... Kf6 53. Rh5 $18) (52... Kf4 53. Re6 $18) 53. Re6 Rc1+ 54. Kb3 Kh5 55. Rxb6 {Here White is already totally winning. Although I now started making a few silly moves, I did not give away the win. There is simply too much leeway. Hier steht Weiß bereits total auf Gewinn. Obwohl ich jetzt anfing, ein paar komische Züge zu machen, vergab ich den Gewinn nicht mehr. Die Stellung hatte einfach zu viel Luft nach oben.} Rg1 56. a5 Rxg2 57. a6 ({Einfacher war} 57. Rb5+ {was simpler:} Kg4 58. a6 h3 59. a7 h2 60. a8=Q h1=Q 61. Qe4+ Kg3 62. Qg6+ Kf2 63. Rf5+ Ke1 64. Re5+ $18) 57... Rg3+ 58. Kc4 Rg4+ 59. Kd3 Rg8 60. Rb5+ Kg4 61. Ra5 h3 62. Ra2 Ra8 63. b5 h5 64. Ke3 Kg3 65. a7 h2 66. Rxh2 Kxh2 (66... Rxa7 67. Rxh5 $18 {and the black king is too far away. und der schwarze König ist zu weit weg.}) 67. b6 Kh3 (67... Kg2 68. b7 Rxa7 69. b8=Q Ra3+ {was slightly more resilient, but here too White must win. war etwas hartnäckiger, aber auch hier muss Weiß gewinnen.}) 68. b7 Rxa7 69. b8=Q Rg7 70. Qe5 Rg3+ 71. Kf2 h4 72. Qe4 {Black resigned! It was pleasing to defeat such a technically gifted player especially in the phase of the game which he is used to handling best of all! Schwarz gab auf! Es war angenehm, einen so technisch beschlagenen Spieler ausgerechnet in dem Stadium der Partie zu besiegen, das er am besten zu behandeln pflegt!} 1-0 [Event "Candidates final"] [Site "El Escorial"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Timman, Jan H"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2655"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "169"] [EventDate "1993.01.??"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "Candidates"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nge2 Nb6 11. O-O-O g6 12. Kb1 Ng7 13. Ng3 Bd7 14. Rc1 O-O-O (14... O-O $5) 15. Na4 Nxa4 (15... Kb8 16. Nc5 Bc8 17. b4 $40) 16. Qxa4 Kb8 17. Rc3 b6 $146 ({RR} 17... Be8 18. Rhc1 Ne6 19. Ra3 b6 20. Rac3 Rf8 21. Ne2 f6 22. Ka1 Rf7 23. Qc2 Qd6 24. g3 Re7 25. h4 Ng7 26. e4 Rc8 27. exd5 Qxd5 28. Nf4 Qd6 29. Be4 g5 30. hxg5 fxg5 31. Ne2 h6 32. f3 {Horton,J (2180)-Mueller,C (2272) Birmingham 2017 0-1 (48)}) ({RR} 17... Bc8 18. Ra3 a6 19. Rb3 Ka8 20. Rc1 Rd7 21. Ne2 Rc7 22. Qa5 Bf5 23. Bxf5 gxf5 24. Nc3 Ne6 25. g3 h5 26. h4 Rd8 27. Rb6 f4 28. gxf4 f5 29. Rh1 Rg8 30. Ka1 Qd8 31. a4 Rg2 32. f3 {Mirzoev,E (2478)-Anagnostopoulos,K (2326) Anogia 2019 ½-½ (34)}) 18. Ra3 (18. Ba6 $5 Ne6 19. Rhc1 Rhe8 20. Qb3 Qd6 21. Nf1 Ka8 $1 22. Nd2 Nc7 23. Bf1 Ne6 (23... Qxh2 24. Nf3 Qd6 25. Ne5 Rxe5 $1 26. dxe5 Qxe5 $13) 24. g3 Rc8 25. Bg2 Rc7 26. h4 Rd8 27. Nf3 Bc8 $6 28. Qa4 c5 $6 29. Ng5 Nxg5 30. hxg5 Bb7 31. dxc5 bxc5 32. Qf4 $1 $16 {Kasparov,G-Andersson,U/Reykjavik/1988/}) 18... Be8 19. Qc2 Rc8 20. Rc1 Bd7 21. Qd2 h5 (21... Rc7 $5) 22. Rb3 Ne6 23. Rbc3 h4 24. Ne2 Qd6 (24... h3 $5 25. g3 Ng5 26. Qe1 Nf3 27. Qh1 Qf6 28. Nf4 Bg4 $140 29. Be2) (24... Qg5) 25. h3 Rhd8 (25... Qh2 26. Rg1 Qd6 27. Rgc1) 26. Ng1 g5 (26... Qh2 27. f4 f6 28. Nf3 Qg3 $13) 27. Nf3 f6 28. R3c2 Ng7 29. Ka1 Bf5 30. Ne1 Kb7 31. Rc3 Bxd3 32. Nxd3 Nf5 33. Qc2 Ne7 34. Qa4 Ka8 35. a3 Qd7 36. Nb4 Kb7 37. Rb3 c5 $2 (37... Ka8 38. Nd3 Qc7) 38. Qxd7+ Rxd7 39. dxc5 d4 (39... Rxc5 $2 40. Rxc5 bxc5 41. Nxd5+ Kc6 42. Nxf6) 40. exd4 Rxd4 41. Nd3 Nd5 42. Kb1 Re8 $2 (42... a5 $1 43. a4) 43. cxb6 axb6 44. a4 Ka7 (44... Rxa4 $4 45. Nc5+) 45. a5 bxa5 46. Rc5 Nb4 47. Rxa5+ Kb6 48. Nxb4 Rxb4 (48... Kxa5 49. Nc6+ Ka4 50. Ra3+ Kb5 51. Nxd4+ $18) 49. Raa3 $1 (49. Rxb4+ Kxa5 50. Rb3 f5 $1 $10) 49... Re1+ 50. Kc2 Re2+ $2 (50... Kb5 $1 $14) 51. Kc1 Kb5 52. Rxb4+ Kxb4 53. Rf3 Re1+ 54. Kd2 Rg1 55. Ke2 $1 Kc4 (55... Rxg2 56. Kf1 Rh2 57. Kg1 $18) 56. Rxf6 Rxg2 57. Kf1 Rh2 58. Rf3 Rh1+ 59. Kg2 Rb1 60. Rf5 Rxb2 61. Kf3 $1 (61. Rxg5 $2 Rb3 62. Rg4+ Kd5 63. Rxh4 Ke5 $14) 61... Rb1 62. Rxg5 Rf1 63. Rf5 Rg1 64. Rh5 Rf1 (64... Kd4 65. Kf4 $16) (64... Rg8 65. Ke4 Re8+ 66. Re5 Rg8 67. f4 Rg3 68. f5 Rxh3 69. f6 Rh1 70. f7 Re1+ (70... h3 71. Rc5+ $1) 71. Kf5 Rf1+ 72. Ke6 h3 73. Re2 Kd3 74. Rh2 Rf3 75. Rxh3 $18) 65. Rxh4+ Kd5 66. Rf4 Ke5 67. Kg2 Ra1 68. Rf8 Ke6 69. h4 Ke7 70. Rf4 Ra8 71. Kh3 Rh8 72. Kg4 Rg8+ 73. Kh5 Ke6 (73... Rh8+ 74. Kg6 Rg8+ 75. Kh7) 74. Kh6 (74. f3 $5) 74... Ke5 75. Ra4 (75. Rf3 Rh8+ 76. Kg5 Rg8+ 77. Kh5 Rh8+) 75... Rg2 $2 (75... Kf6 $1 $10 76. Ra6+ (76. Rf4+ Ke5 77. Rf7 Ke6 78. Rf3 Rh8+ 79. Kg5 Rg8+ 80. Kh5 Rh8+ 81. Kg4 Rg8+ 82. Kh3 Rh8) 76... Kf7 (76... Kf5 77. h5 Rh8+ 78. Kg7 Rxh5 79. Ra5+ Kg4 80. f3+ Kh4 81. Rxh5+ Kxh5 82. Kf6 $18) 77. Ra3 Rg6+ $3 (77... Rb8 78. Kh7) (77... Rg2 78. Rf3+) (77... Rh8+ 78. Kg5 Rg8+ 79. Kf5 Rg2 80. Ra7+ Kg8 81. f4 $18) (77... Kf6 78. Rf3+ $18) 78. Kh5 Rf6 79. f3 Rf5+ 80. Kg4 Rb5 $10) 76. f3 Rg3 77. Re4+ Kf5 78. Re8 Rg6+ 79. Kh7 Rf6 80. Kg7 Rg6+ 81. Kh7 Rf6 82. Re7 $1 Ra6 (82... Kf4 83. Kg7) 83. Rf7+ Ke6 84. Kg7 Ra1 85. Rf6+ 1-0 [Event "American Continental 02nd"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "2003.08.22"] [Round "5"] [White "Goldin, Alexander"] [Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2608"] [BlackElo "2618"] [Annotator "Wells,Peter K"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2003.08.17"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "CBM 097"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.11.11"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nge2 g6 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. Ng3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 h5 ({RR} 13... Be6 14. Ne2 O-O-O 15. Nf4 Kb8 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. Rc1 h5 18. Qc5 Rhe8 19. Qxe7 Rxe7 20. Rc3 Rce8 21. Rhc1 Bc8 22. Bc2 Nc4 23. Rd1 Nd6 24. Rb3 Bf5 25. Bxf5 Nxf5 26. Nd3 Rh8 27. Nc5 h4 28. g4 {Recuero Guerra,J (2152)-Toktomushev,T (2266) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (63)}) 14. Kb1 Be6 15. Rc1 Kf8 $146 ({RR} 15... O-O-O 16. Na4 Nxa4 17. Qxa4 Kb8 18. Rc3 Bc8 19. Ra3 a6 20. Rc1 Rd6 21. Rb3 Ka8 22. Qb4 Qc7 23. f3 f5 24. a4 Re8 25. Be2 Rde6 26. e4 fxe4 27. fxe4 Rxe4 28. Bf3 Re3 29. Rxe3 Rxe3 30. Bxd5 {Buckels,V (2100)-Behling,R (2114) Bad Gleichenberg 2014 0-1 (59)}) ({RR} 15... O-O-O 16. Na4 Nxa4 17. Qxa4 Kb8 18. Rc3 Rc8 19. Rhc1 h4 20. gxh4 Rxh4 21. Ra3 b5 22. Qc2 Rh2 23. Rc3 Qb7 24. g3 a6 25. Qe2 Qd7 26. Qf3 Kb7 27. b4 Bg4 28. Qf6 Qe6 29. Qxe6 Bxe6 30. R3c2 {Wahlbom,M (2291)-Pushkov,N (2345) Sibenik 2014 ½-½ (39)}) 16. Ne2 Kg7 17. Nf4 Qf6 18. f3 Rae8 19. Rce1 Bc8 20. Qf2 Qg5 21. Rh4 Nd7 22. g4 (22. e4 $5 {looks a plausible alternative since after} dxe4 23. fxe4 c5 {White can probably look to his f-file aspirations before his opponent can satisfactorily blockade the centre.} 24. Rf1 $5 Ref8 25. g4 $5 (25. e5 cxd4 26. e6 Ne5 27. Qxd4 Rd8 $13) 25... hxg4 26. Rxh8 g3 (26... Rxh8 $2 27. Ne6+ fxe6 28. Qf7+) 27. Rh5 $1 gxh5 28. Qe3 {looks quite dangerous for Black.}) 22... hxg4 23. Rxg4 Qh6 24. Nxg6 $5 {[%mdl 1024]} fxg6 25. Rxg6+ Qxg6 26. Bxg6 Kxg6 27. e4 dxe4 {Can Black keep the position closed? The answer would seem to be that he can, but only at a price of allowing White to use his king-side pawns to restrict his minor pieces, and indeed whether they might become dangerous little runners in their own right! Whether they will find secure squares will be the crux of the assessment in this case. After} (27... Nf6 $5 28. e5 Nh5 29. Qh4 $1 {[%csl Rf6][%CAl Gg2g4,Gh4f6,Ge5e6] Black will have to relinquish control of the e6 square.} Ref8 30. e6 $1 Ng7 31. Qg3+ Kf6 {might not be so bad, but I'm not surprised it didn't appeal.}) 28. Qg3+ Kf7 29. Qf4+ Nf6 30. fxe4 Kg6 31. Rf1 Rhf8 32. e5 (32. Qg3+ Ng4 33. Qd6+ Kg7) 32... Ng4 $5 (32... Nh7 33. Qe4+ Kg7) 33. Qxf8 Rxf8 34. Rxf8 {and so to the topic of my next column.....!} Bf5+ 35. Kc1 c5 36. dxc5 Nxe5 37. Kd2 Nd7 38. Rc8 Be4 39. Ke3 Bc6 40. Kd4 Kf5 41. Rg8 Nf6 42. Rg7 Ng4 43. g3 Ne5 44. b4 a6 45. Kc3 Kf6 46. Rh7 Kf5 47. Kd4 Nf3+ 48. Ke3 Ne1 49. Rf7+ Ke5 50. Kd2 Nf3+ 51. Kc3 Ng5 52. Rg7 Ne4+ 53. Kd3 Kf6 54. Rg8 Kf7 55. Rh8 Nxg3 56. Kd4 Ke6 57. Rh6+ Kf5 58. Rh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Moscow Petrosian Memorial"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2014.11.08"] [Round "4"] [White "Morozevich, Alexander"] [Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2688"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2014.11.04"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 164"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.01.15"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Wells,Peter K} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nge2 (10. Nf3 Nf4 {is known to be somewhat uncomfortable for White.}) 10... g6 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. Rde1 (12. Kb1 {is by far the most common move.}) ({RR} 12. Ng3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 h5 14. Kb1 Be6 15. Rc1 Kf8 16. Ne2 Kg7 17. Nf4 Qf6 18. f3 Rae8 19. Rce1 Bc8 20. Qf2 Qg5 21. Rh4 Nd7 22. g4 ({RR} 22. e4 dxe4 23. fxe4 c5 24. Rf1 Ref8 25. g4 ({RR} 25. e5 cxd4 26. e6 Ne5 27. Qxd4 Rd8) 25... hxg4 26. Rxh8 g3 ({RR} 26... Rxh8 27. Ne6+ fxe6 28. Qf7+) 27. Rh5 gxh5 28. Qe3) 22... hxg4 23. Rxg4 Qh6 24. Nxg6 fxg6 25. Rxg6+ Qxg6 26. Bxg6 Kxg6 {Goldin,A (2608)-Vescovi,G (2618) Buenos Aires 2003 CBM 097 [Wells,Peter K] ½-½ (58)}) 12... Be6 13. f3 $146 ({RR} 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 h5 15. f3 O-O-O 16. Ne2 Kb8 17. Nf4 Bc8 18. Kb1 Rhe8 19. Qd2 Qf6 20. b3 Re7 21. Bc2 Bf5 22. Re2 Rde8 23. Nh3 Bxc2+ 24. Kxc2 Nc8 25. Nf2 Nd6 26. g4 hxg4 27. Nxg4 Qg5 {Andreev,S (2130)-Petrov,I (2195) Sofia 2004 0-1 (48)}) ({RR} 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. f3 Kb8 15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 Bc4 17. Rhf1 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Rhe8 19. Qf3 Rd7 20. g4 Ng7 21. Rf2 Ne6 22. Rd1 Red8 23. d5 cxd5 24. exd5 Nc5 25. Nf4 Ka8 26. Re2 Qg5 27. d6 f5 {Kaplan,E (1966)-Matveeva,O (2156) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (35)}) ({RR} 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Nc1 Qc7 15. Nb3 Ng7 16. Nc5 Bf5 17. Bxf5+ Nxf5 18. h4 h5 19. Ne2 Rhe8 20. Nc1 Qe7 21. g3 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Rxd7 23. Nd3 Qe4 24. Ne5 Qxc2+ 25. Kxc2 Rde7 26. Kd3 Nd6 27. f3 Rg8 {Johne,F (1961)-Niessen,S (2004) Baden 2013 ½-½ (54)}) 13... O-O-O 14. g4 Ng7 15. Nf4 h5 16. h3 Kb8 17. Rhg1 Qd6 18. Bf1 hxg4 19. hxg4 Rh7 20. a4 a5 21. Qb3 Nd7 22. Kb1 Rh2 23. Na2 g5 24. Nd3 f6 25. Qc3 b6 $6 26. b4 $1 {White's advances on the kingside have yielded nothing, it's a good idea to open a front on the other side while Black still has an awkward knight on g7.} axb4 27. Naxb4 Rc8 28. Rc1 Kb7 29. e4 {Something clearly went wrong in Black's position. The pressure on the queenside is piling up.} dxe4 30. fxe4 c5 $1 {Resourceful and forced.} 31. e5 $6 (31. a5 $1 {was actually very strong. This would destabilize the c5 posiion and force Inarkiev to find some kind of defense.}) 31... fxe5 32. Nxe5 Ka7 $1 {Now it is White that has to be careful as his king becomes exposed. With e5 hanging and the king position being exposed more and more it is Morozevich that has to be careful not to overstep.} 33. Qd3 Nxe5 34. Qa6+ Kb8 35. dxe5 Qd8 $2 (35... Rb2+ $3 {would have been brilliant.} 36. Ka1 (36. Kxb2 Qd4+ {gets quickly mated.}) 36... Qd8 $1) 36. Nc2 (36. Rg2 $1 {leaves Black in a basically lost position. If he retreats White's rook will swing to the queenside with fatal consequences.}) 36... Bd5 (36... Rc7 $1 $17) 37. Rd1 Ne6 38. Bc4 (38. Bg2 Nd4 $1 $11) 38... Bxc4 39. Qxc4 Nd4 40. Nxd4 cxd4 41. Qxd4 $4 (41. Rxd4 $11) 41... Qc7 $4 {Missing a quick mate.} (41... Rc1+ 42. Kxc1 (42. Rxc1 Qxd4) 42... Qc7+ 43. Kb1 Qc2+ 44. Ka1 Qa2#) 42. Qd6 Ka7 43. Qxc7+ Rxc7 44. Rc1 Rxc1+ 45. Kxc1 Re2 46. Rf1 Rxe5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Barcelona"] [Site "Barcelona"] [Date "1992.05.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Gurevich, Mikhail"] [Black "Akopian, Vladimir Eduardovic"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2605"] [Annotator "Dautov,Rustem"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "1992.05.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "13"] [SourceTitle "CBM 030"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1992.10.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1992.10.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 c6 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. h3 Be6 12. Ne5 {N} (12. Rfc1 N6d7 13. Bf4 Nb6 14. Rab1 Bd6 15. Ne2 Ng6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. a4 Rac8 18. Qc5 $14 {Karpov,An-Kharitonov,A USSR 1988}) (12. Rae1 N6d7 13. Bf4 Ng6 14. Bg3 Ndf8 15. Na4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. Nc5 b6 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Rc1 Rac8 20. Rfd1 $14 {Dreev,A-Akopian,V Groningen 1991}) (12. a3 Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. b4 g6 15. b5 cxb5 16. Bxb5 Rec8 17. Qb3 Nf6 18. Bd3 N8d7 19. Rfc1 Nb6 $14 {Timman,J-Spassky,B Cannes FRA-NDL 1990}) 12... N6d7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. f4 f6 15. Nf3 Bf7 16. Rae1 c5 ({RR} 16... Bg6 17. f5 Bf7 18. g4 Qd6 19. Qh2 Qxh2+ 20. Kxh2 Nb6 21. Kg3 Rad8 22. h4 Nfd7 23. Kf2 Nc8 24. b4 Nd6 25. Nd2 Ra8 26. Nb3 b6 27. Rg1 Rac8 28. Rc1 c5 29. Nb5 Nc4 30. bxc5 bxc5 31. Nxc5 {Toncheva,N (2335)-Medic,M (2088) Rijeka CRO 2026 ½-½ (54)}) 17. Qf2 (17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Nd4 a6 $10) 17... Nb6 18. Nh4 $146 (18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Nd4 Nc4 $10) ({RR} 18. e4 c4 19. Bb1 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Qc7 21. Nh4 Rad8 22. g4 Nd5 23. g5 fxg5 24. fxg5 Ng6 25. Nxg6 Bxg6 26. Nc3 Rxe1 27. Qxe1 Nf4 28. Qe3 Nd3 29. Bxd3 cxd3 30. d5 Re8 31. Qf4 Qb6+ 32. Rf2 Qc5 {Panelo Munoz,M (2429)-Bas Mas,J (2258) San Sebastian 2013 0-1 (46)}) 18... cxd4 19. exd4 Qc7 {??c4-d6} 20. Rc1 Qd8 21. Nb5 $6 (21. Nf5 Bg6 (21... Nc4 $2 22. b3 Na5 23. Nb5 $16) 22. Qf3 Ne6 $132) 21... Nc4 $1 22. b3 (22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Nc3 a6 24. a4 Rb8 $15) 22... a6 $1 23. bxc4 (23. Nc3 Nd6 {×e4}) 23... dxc4 24. Bxc4 Bxc4 25. Rxc4 axb5 26. Rc5 (26. Rc2 $6 Re4 27. Rd1 Ne6 $15) 26... Ne6 $10 27. Rxb5 Qxd4 28. Qxd4 Nxd4 29. Rxb7 Rxa2 30. Kh2 Rae2 31. Rd1 R2e4 32. Rd7 Ne6 33. Nf5 Rxf4 34. Nd6 Rb8 35. Re1 Nf8 36. Ra7 Rd8 (36... Rd4 37. Nf5 Rd7 38. Rxd7 Nxd7 39. Re7 $10) 37. Ne8 Rd7 38. Rxd7 Nxd7 39. Re7 Kf8 40. Rxd7 Kxe8 41. Rxg7 Rh4 42. g4 Rh6 43. Kg3 Rg6 44. Rxh7 f5 45. Kh4 fxg4 46. hxg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund SuperGM 42nd"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "2014.07.18"] [Round "5"] [White "Leko, Peter"] [Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2705"] [Annotator "Leko,Peter"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2014.07.12"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 162"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.09.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] {My opponent is an excellent 1.e4 player, so it felt like a good decision to try 1.d4 and at the same time avoid a possible Berlin Wall. Which had anyway blocked me enough in this tournament.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 {Inviting the Nimzo...} d5 {...no,thanks!} 4. cxd5 exd5 {In my preparation I had anticipated 3...d5, but expected Arkady to play 4...?xd5 here.} 5. Bg5 c6 {We ended up in some classical Queen's Gambit. I am not revealing any big secret, if I remark that neither of us is a big expert of it! A typical situation in modern chess!} 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Nh5 {Heading for the Carlsbad structure.} ({Last year in the same tournament Adams played} 8... h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 {against me. The position is full of small nuances. It is impossible to say what is best. In some positions Black prefers the pawn to be on h6, but sometimes it is better to have the h7-g6 structure. It is a matter of taste or analysis?}) 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nge2 Nhf6 {This is not very standard, 10...g6 or 10...?b6 are played much more frequently. However I had the feeling that my opponent did not want to touch his kingside pawns till I decided where I would put my king.} 11. O-O ({RR} 11. O-O-O b6 12. Ng3 g6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Ncxe4 O-O 15. Qxc6 Rb8 16. Qd6 Qxd6 17. Nxd6 Bb7 18. Nxb7 Rxb7 19. Rd2 Rd8 20. Ne2 Nf8 21. Bc2 Ne6 22. Rhd1 Rbd7 23. h3 Kf8 24. a3 h5 25. h4 Ke7 {Bareev,E (2663)-Wegerle,J (2472) Mainz 2010 1-0 (55)}) 11... Nb6 ({RR} 11... O-O 12. Rae1 Re8 13. Ng3 Nb6 14. f3 c5 15. Qf2 Be6 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Nge2 Nc4 18. Nd4 Rac8 19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. e4 a6 21. a4 Rcd8 22. Rd1 Rd7 23. Nxe6 Qxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Rxe6 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. Rd1 {Olhovik,A (2275)-Dicen,E (2123) chess.com INT 2025 1-0 (72)}) 12. Rae1 {I was happy to choose this plan as I felt that this is the most ambitious.} O-O 13. Nf4 $146 {It took me quite some time to decide to put my knight on f4 or to continue with the standard ?c1 plan. Finally I convinced myself that normally White plays ?c1 because usually the black knight is on h5 and the knight can not get to f4. In any case White tries to prepare e3-e4 by playing f2-f3.} ({RR} 13. Nc1 Be6 14. Nb3 Rad8 15. f3 g6 16. Nc5 Nc8 17. Ne2 Nh5 18. Qc3 Nd6 19. e4 dxe4 20. fxe4 Bc8 21. e5 Nf5 22. Bc4 Nhg7 23. Ne4 Be6 24. Nf6+ Kh8 25. Qh3 h5 26. Bxe6 Qxe6 27. g4 Nh6 {Bortnyk,O (2543)-Litvinov,M (2389) Moscow 2015 1-0}) ({RR} 13. Nc1 Be6 14. f3 Rad8 15. Nb3 Nc8 16. Nc5 Rfe8 17. b4 b6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. a3 Nd6 20. f4 b5 21. Nb1 Nc4 22. Nd2 a5 23. Nb3 axb4 24. axb4 Qxb4 25. Nc5 Nd7 26. Bxh7+ Kf8 27. f5 Nxc5 {Potkin,V (2583)-Kim,A (2464) Moscow 2019 ½-½ (48)}) 13... Bd7 $1 {A far from obvious move played after long thought. After careful calculations Black understands what is really going on in the position.} ({The lazy and natural} 13... g6 {could have been answered by} 14. f3 $1 {and now after} g5 {the positional pawn sacrifice is strong with} 15. Nfe2 $1 Qxe3+ 16. Kh1 {and White gets a very strong attack by simply playing ?d1, ?d2, ?g3, ?e3 and the weakness of the f5-square and Black's king vulnerability will tell.}) 14. g3 $5 {This move might look mysterious, but in fact I think it is fairly logical. White wants to prepare f2-f3 without allowing the annoying g5-reaction.} ({I spent a lot of time trying to make the immediate} 14. f3 {work, but in all the lines Black seemed to be in time} g5 $1 15. Nh3 ({The same idea as before with} 15. Nfe2 Qxe3+ 16. Kh1 {is missing a crucial tempo in the variation} Rae8 17. Nd1 Qe7 18. Qd2 h6 19. Ng3 Qd6 20. Ne3 Qf4 $1 {and Black is in time!}) (15. Qf2 {I even considered this bullet style move} gxf4 16. exf4 Qd6 17. Qh4 Kh8 18. Re5 {looks beautiful, but after} Rg8 {soberness prevails and there is no follow-up; ?h6 can always be met by ...?e4!}) 15... Bxh3 16. gxh3 Kh8 17. Kh1 Rae8 18. Qf2 Nh5 {is possible but maximally double-edged. I had no intention to change the character of the game so quickly.}) ({The other move was the immediate} 14. e4 {but unless it wins material it is better to refrain from such a move.} dxe4 15. Nxe4 Rfe8 $1 {and Black has nothing to worry about.}) 14... Qd6 {Again best. The queen belongs here in any case, but it is not yet clear how to place the rooks.} 15. f3 {Following the plan.} Rfc8 $2 {I was surprised by this move and believe it to be a serious inaccuracy.} ({There was no reason why Black should have not continued more naturally with} 15... Rac8 $1 16. g4 (16. Qf2 c5) 16... c5 $1 {A far from obvious tactic that works with the rook on f8, but it does not with the rook on a8!} 17. Qd2 ({The difference is in the line} 17. dxc5 Qxc5 18. g5 d4 $1 19. gxf6 g6 $1 {and here Black is doing well! While with the rook on a8 White has the stunning ?e4 here as we will see in the other line.}) 17... g6 {with a complex fight, but about equal chances.}) ({It is very important to mention that the standard reaction to any f2-f3 is usually c6-c5, but here it does not work yet because of a nice piece of tactics.} 15... c5 $2 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Ncxd5 $1 {and White wins a pawn!}) 16. g4 {I really liked my position and did not want to simplify it. The computer likes} (16. Qf2 {more, but I do not agree} c5 17. e4 (17. dxc5 Rxc5 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 {also did not impress me at all}) 17... dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Rab8 {and this is very drawish.}) 16... g6 {A necessary move. Here the tactical solution with the immediate c6-c5 actually backfires on Black!} (16... c5 $2 17. dxc5 (17. g5 $2 {runs into a nice refutation} cxd4 $1 18. gxf6 {and now both} g6 ({and} 18... Qxf6 {are good for black})) 17... Qxc5 (17... Rxc5 18. g5 d4 19. gxf6 dxc3 20. Bxh7+ Kf8 21. fxg7+ Kxg7 22. Be4 {is simply good for White}) 18. g5 d4 19. gxf6 g6 {and here comes the incredible move} 20. Be4 $3 {and White wins material} dxc3 21. Bxb7) 17. a3 {I had the feeling that I had a very good position, but over the board it was very difficult to understand all the finesses.} ({The text move is a good prophylactic, but it was the right moment to play} 17. h4 $1 {I wanted to play like this as the plan h4 followed by ?h2 was screaming to be played, but the real point comes much later} c5 18. Qh2 cxd4 19. exd4 Qb4 {was really bothering as there is no good way to defend the d4-pawn and it falls with check! (The reason behind my 17.a3 move) But the engines come up with an excellent solution to the problem, just ignore it...} 20. g5 $3 Qxd4+ 21. Kh1 Ne8 (21... Nh5 {is also bad after} 22. Nce2 Qxb2 23. Nxh5 gxh5 24. Qf4 $1 {followed by ?g3 is very strong}) 22. h5 $1 {and suddenly at a high depth the computer already gives an almost winning advantage for White! If you do not believe it, please check it out!}) 17... c5 18. Qd2 {Now unfortunately I had to lose this tempo as ?h2 is not yet available. On the other hand Black has no way to use this tempo.} {A sad decision as after this exchange it is obvious that White will have long lasting pressure, but it was the best option. Now Black is fully focused on exchanging as many pieces as possible to defend the passive position.} cxd4 19. exd4 Bc6 $1 {The key idea of Black's defence. Defending the d5-pawn by the bishop which anyway has no other prospects.} 20. g5 {White had a couple of interesting options, it was difficult to decide which gives the best chances.} ({I also considered} 20. h4 Re8 21. Qh2 {now that ...?b4 is covered} Rxe1 {Black exchanges as much as possible} 22. Rxe1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Nxe8 {and here} 24. Nfe2 {felt like some slight pressure, but I wanted more.}) 20... Nfd7 21. Re2 ({As it turned out after the game} 21. h4 $1 {was strong here} Re8 22. Qh2 $1 {After all!} Nf8 23. h5 {and Black can not exchange both rooks as the d5-pawn is hanging at the end! During the game I had missed this small but very important detail!}) 21... Re8 22. Rfe1 Rxe2 23. Rxe2 Nf8 24. h4 Re8 25. Rxe8 Bxe8 26. Qe3 {This was my idea and that is why I did not play ?h2 at the end. I thought that at some point ?e5 might be a threat.} Bc6 27. Kg2 ({The hasty} 27. Qe5 $2 {runs into} Qxe5 28. dxe5 Nfd7 {and Black is fine.}) 27... f6 {It looks like Black has solved all his problems and a draw is very close, but in fact the position is not that simple.} 28. gxf6 $1 {A difficult decision, but a very good idea! At the end I felt that this paradoxical decision gives me chances!} Qxf6 29. Kg3 {At first it looks like there is nothing here, but if White gets ?d1-f2-g4 suddenly it looks very unpleasant. We were down to 10 minutes each and with little time it is very difficult to defend for Black. White's play is very easy while Black has to take a difficult decision: to try just to sit and wait or try to do something because there is no guarantee that by just sitting Black could hold it.} Kf7 {A natural, good move.} ({I was hoping that my opponent would get impatient here and go for} 29... g5 {when I considered} 30. Nh5 $5 {very dangerous for Black} (30. hxg5 Qxg5+ 31. Kf2 Qh4+ 32. Kg1 Qg5+ 33. Kf1 {is solid and good}) 30... gxh4+ 31. Kf2 Qd6 32. Qg5+ Ng6 33. f4 {and this felt very bad for Black.}) 30. Nd1 {Following the plan.} Nbd7 {Defending such position is practically always very difficult. With an engine's help Black could have probably saved the game by playing ...g5 now, but it is very hard to calculate such lines.} (30... g5 $1 31. hxg5 (31. Nh5 {This idea is again interesting} gxh4+ 32. Kf2 Qd6 33. Qg5 {looks again very promising, but with a long line the computer holds it by some miracle} Qh2+ 34. Ke1 Nbd7 35. Ne3 Ne6 36. Qh6 Qg1+ 37. Kd2 Qg5 $1 38. Qxh7+ Ke8 {and apparently Black survives}) 31... Qxg5+ 32. Kf2 Nc4 {I had seen this line during the game and assumed that I would be able to find something, but not against a computer!} 33. Bxc4 dxc4 34. Nc3 {looks awful, but Black is in time to start checking} Qh4+ 35. Ke2 Qh2+ 36. Kd1 Qh1+ {and Black holds.}) 31. Nf2 g5 $2 {And now it is too late!} ({Black could have exchanged some more pieces with ...?e6, but after} 31... Ne6 32. Ng4 Qxf4+ 33. Qxf4+ Nxf4 34. Kxf4 $14 {it is very dangerous. White has total domination despite the little material.}) ({Best was probably to try} 31... Qe7 {when White should keep the queens} 32. Qd2 {and the torture continues, but Black has decent chances to survive.}) 32. hxg5 Qxg5+ 33. Kh2 Qe7 {Black's play was based on this move,but as it turns out that the last moves only helped White.} 34. Ng4 $1 {Now I do not mind the exchange of queens!} Qxe3 35. Nxe3 {I think Black is lost here as there is no defence against the White's king marching to g5 when Black will end up losing a pawn sooner or later.} Nf6 36. Kg3 {The king starts the march.} N8d7 37. Kh4 {Black has no defence. If Black tries h6 than ?f5 wins the h6-pawn right away.} Nb6 {Desperation in time trouble. Black wants to get the knight via c8 to e7 or d6, but it is just not in time.} 38. Kg5 Nc8 39. Ng4 $1 {Now it is over as Black loses the h7-pawn by force.} Nxg4 40. fxg4 Nd6 41. Bxh7 {The rest does not need any commentary.} Nb5 42. Ne2 Kg7 43. Bd3 Nd6 44. Kf4 Bd7 45. Nc3 Bc6 46. Nd1 Nf7 47. Ne3 Nd8 (47... Kf6 48. g5+ $1) 48. Bf5 Nf7 49. Be6 Nd6 50. Ke5 1-0 [Event "Interpolis"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1992.10.12"] [Round "2.2"] [White "Epishin, Vladimir"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2720"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "150"] [EventDate "1992.10.08"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "CBM 032"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1993.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1993.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. Qc2 Bb4 8. e3 Nh5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. h3 g6 ({RR} 12... Be6 13. Bd3 O-O-O 14. Nd2 Kb8 15. Nb3 g6 16. g4 Ng7 17. f3 h5 18. Kb1 Bc8 19. Qf2 Ne6 20. Ne2 Qd6 21. Ng3 hxg4 22. hxg4 Qb4 23. Qd2 Qd6 24. Qg2 Qb4 25. Qd2 Qd6 26. Qg2 Qb4 {½-½ (25) Jakovenko,D (2713)-Ponomariov,R (2743) Khanty-Mansiysk 2013}) 13. Bd3 Ng7 14. g4 ({RR} 14. Rhe1 Be6 15. Kb1 O-O-O 16. Nd2 Kb8 17. f3 Bf5 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 Be6 20. Nf3 Qc7 21. a4 a6 22. Rc1 f5 23. a5 Nc4 24. d5 fxe4 25. Bxc4 cxd5 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27. Bxd5 Qxc2+ 28. Rxc2 Rxd5 {Supi,L (2568)-Quintiliano Pinto,R (2485) Timbo BRA 2025 ½-½ (31)}) 14... Bd7 $146 (14... Be6 15. Ne2 {Kasparov,G-Smyslov,V/URS-ch Moscow/1988/}) ({RR} 14... Be6 15. Kb1 O-O-O 16. Qb3 Kb8 17. a4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Qc2 Ne8 20. e4 Nc7 21. Qd2 Qf6 22. Qe3 Rhe8 23. g5 Qe7 24. Qf4 Rf8 25. d5 cxd5 26. exd5 Bf5+ 27. Ka1 Qd6 28. Qxd6 Rxd6 29. Ne5 {Alarcon Casellas,R (2404)-Narciso Dublan,M (2532) Santa Coloma 2015 1-0 (51)}) 15. Kb1 O-O-O (15... Ne6) 16. Qb3 $5 Be6 $6 (16... Kb8 17. a4 Be6 18. a5 Nc4 19. a6 (19. Bxc4 dxc4 20. Qa3 Qxa3 21. bxa3 Ne8 22. a6 Nd6 23. axb7 Bd5 $1) (19. Qa4 Qf6 20. Be2 $14) 19... b5 (19... b6 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Ne5) 20. Na2 Qf6 $1 $13) (16... Ne8 17. a4 Be6 18. a5 Nc4 19. Qa4 $5 $14) 17. Rc1 Kb8 18. Na4 Nxa4 19. Qxa4 Rd6 $2 (19... Rc8 20. Rc3 h5 21. Rg1 hxg4 22. hxg4 $14) (19... h5 20. Ne5 Rc8 21. f4 $14) ({RR} 19... Ne8 20. Rc3 Nd6 21. Rhc1 f6 22. Rb3 Ka8 23. Ra3 Nc8 24. Ka1 Bd7 25. Qa5 g5 26. b4 Kb8 27. b5 cxb5 28. Rxc8+ Rxc8 29. Qxa7+ Kc7 30. Rc3+ Bc6 31. Bxb5 Kd6 32. Bd3 Ra8 33. Qb6 Qc7 34. Qb4+ {Nikitin,A (2469)-Panov,S (2147) Tomsk 2007 1-0 (37)}) 20. Rc3 Rc8 21. Rhc1 f6 22. Ra3 (22. Nd2 Rc7 23. Nb3 b6 24. Rxc6 Rcxc6 25. Rxc6 Bd7 26. Na5 Qe8 (26... Ka8 27. Rc7 $18) 27. Bb5 bxa5 28. Rxd6 Bxb5 29. Qxa5 $18) 22... b6 23. g5 (23. Ne1 Ne8 24. Nc2 $14) 23... Rc7 24. gxf6 Qxf6 25. Ne5 Bf5 26. Bxf5 $6 (26. Ka1 Bxd3 27. Nxd3 Nf5 28. Nb4 $40) 26... Nxf5 27. f4 Ng3 $1 28. b4 Ne4 29. Ka1 h6 30. Qc2 g5 31. fxg5 hxg5 32. Rb3 Re6 33. Qh2 Qf2 (33... Kb7 $1) 34. Qxf2 Nxf2 35. Rbc3 Kb7 36. b5 c5 37. Nc6 Rexc6 38. bxc6+ Rxc6 39. dxc5 Ne4 40. Rd3 Nxc5 41. Rdd1 Re6 42. Rxd5 Rxe3 43. Rh1 (43. Rxg5 Rxh3 $14) 43... Rg3 44. Rd4 Re3 45. Rg4 Ne4 46. Rc1 Nc5 47. Rh1 Ne4 48. Rh2 Kc6 49. Kb2 a5 50. Rgg2 Rf3 51. Rc2+ Kb5 52. Rc8 Nd6 53. Rg8 Nc4+ 54. Kc1 Rg3 55. Kd1 Kb4 56. Ke1 b5 57. Rh8 (57. Kf2 Ra3) 57... a4 58. Rh5 Ka3 59. Rc2 (59. Kf2 Rc3 60. Rxg5 b4 $132) 59... Rg1+ $2 (59... Re3+ 60. Kf2 Re5) 60. Kf2 Rh1 61. Kg3 Nd6 62. Re2 (62. Kg2 $1) 62... Ra1 63. Rxg5 Rxa2 64. Re6 Rd2 65. h4 Kb4 66. Rg4+ Kc5 67. Re5+ Rd5 68. Rgg5 Rxe5 69. Rxe5+ Kd4 70. Kf4 a3 71. Re6 Kd5 72. Re5+ Kd4 73. Re7 b4 74. Ra7 Nb5 75. Ra5 b3 {Time} 0-1 [Event "EU-Cup 31st"] [Site "Skopje"] [Date "2015.10.24"] [Round "7.5"] [White "Rodshtein, Maxim"] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2673"] [BlackElo "2736"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2015.10.18"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "MKD"] [SourceTitle "CBM 169"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.11.10"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Mednyi Vsadnik"] [BlackTeam "Socar"] [WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"] [BlackTeamCountry "AZE"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 c6 8. Qc2 h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 $5 {This sequence (...h7-h6 and ...?f6-h5) is not very common. The difference from the immediate 8...?h5 can only be favourable for White.} 10. Bxe7 (10. Bg3 Nxg3 11. hxg3 Nf6 12. Bd3 Bd6 $1 13. O-O-O Qa5 14. Kb1 Bd7 15. Rc1 O-O-O 16. Nd2 Kb8 17. Nb3 Qc7 18. Na4 Bc8 19. Nbc5 b5 20. Nc3 Bxc5 21. dxc5 Ng4 $11 {1/2 (62) Kornev,A (2566)-Burmakin,V (2581) Nefteyugansk 2002}) 10... Qxe7 11. O-O-O (11. Bd3 {is harmless due to} Nf4 12. O-O Nxd3 13. Qxd3 O-O $11) (11. Be2 $5 Nhf6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rab1 a5 14. Bd3 Re8 15. Nd2 Nb6 16. Rbc1 Be6 17. Ne2 Nc8 18. a3 Nd6 $11 {1-0 (41) Darga,K-Struner,P Graz 1961}) 11... Nhf6 (11... Nb6 12. Ne5 $1 {Here we see the drawback of the advance of Black's h-pawn. Any attempt to push away this centralised knight by means of ...f7-f6 terribly weakens the light squares in Black's position.} Nf6 13. h3 (13. Bd3 Ng4 14. Nf3 Be6 15. h3 Nf6 16. Ne5 Nfd7 $11 {1/2 (58) Mikrut,D (2356)-Mastrovasilis,D (2608) Poland 2015}) 13... Bd7 14. Bd3 O-O-O 15. Rhe1 Kb8 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. g4 Rc7 18. f3 Rd8 19. Qh2 $14 {1-0 (44) Piket,J (2640)-San Segundo Carrillo,P (2505) Madrid 1997 CBM 059 [Tsesarsky]}) 12. Kb1 Nb6 (12... Ne4 $5) 13. Bd3 (13. Ne5 {can now be met with} Ng4) (13. h3 $5 {[%CAl Yf3e5]}) 13... Bg4 {[%mdl 32] A classic idea originating from Akiba Rubinstein. White's doubled pawns will be less mobile than connected pawns. However...} (13... Be6 14. h3 {[%CAl Yf3e5]}) 14. Rc1 Bxf3 $146 ({RR} 14... Be6 15. Ne5 Ng4 16. Nxg4 Bxg4 17. f3 Be6 18. Qf2 Qf6 19. h4 Bf5 20. e4 Bh7 21. Qe3 O-O-O 22. e5 Bxd3+ 23. Qxd3 Qe6 24. Ne2 Kb8 25. g4 Nc4 26. b3 Na3+ 27. Kb2 Nb5 28. f4 Qe7 29. f5 {Izzat,K (2454)-Hu,J (2181) Brisbane 2017 1-0 (61)}) 15. gxf3 {... even here the position of Black's pawn on h6 favours White: he can attack Black's g7-pawn, and in the event of ...g7-g6 it will be more vulnerable to f3-f4-f5 (after h2-h4 to avoid ...g6-g5). In the game, though, White chooses a completely different plan.} O-O-O 16. Qb3 (16. h4 $5 h5 17. Rcg1 g6 18. f4) 16... Kb8 17. a4 {[%csl Rc6][%CAl Ya4a5,Ya5a6]} Rc8 (17... Qe6 $5 18. Ne2 $1 (18. a5 $143 Nc4 19. Bxc4 dxc4 {[%CAl Re6f5]})) 18. a5 Nbd7 19. e4 $1 Qe6 20. a6 b6 21. Qa3 dxe4 $6 {Conceding the centre is not a good idea.} (21... Rhd8 $142 22. e5 Nh5 23. Ne2 {[%CAl Yf3f4]} g6 $14 {[%CAl Yh5g7]}) 22. fxe4 Rhd8 23. Bc2 (23. e5 $142 $1 Nd5 24. Ne4 $16) 23... c5 $1 24. d5 $6 {White could have avoided the blockade:} (24. Bb3 $1 Qh3 (24... Qg4 25. Rhe1) 25. Rhd1 $36 {[%CAl Ye4e5]}) 24... Qe5 25. f3 Ne8 26. Nb5 g5 27. h4 Nd6 28. Ba4 Nxb5 29. Bxb5 g4 30. Qe3 f5 $6 {There was no point in opening up the position.} (30... Nf6 $1 $13) 31. fxg4 Nf6 (31... fxg4 32. Rhf1 {[%CAl Rf1f5]}) (31... Qxe4+ 32. Qxe4 fxe4 33. Rce1 Nf6 34. g5 Nxd5 35. Rxe4 $16) 32. Rce1 $6 (32. gxf5 Qxe4+ 33. Qxe4 Nxe4 34. Rhd1 $16) 32... fxe4 (32... Qxe4+ $142 33. Qxe4 Nxe4 34. gxf5 Nd2+ $1 35. Kc2 Nf3 {keeping chances to survive.}) 33. Rhf1 Nxd5 34. Qxe4 Qxe4+ 35. Rxe4 $16 {With a potential kingside passed pawn and the a6 "coffin nail" in Black's king position, White has excellent winning chances.} Nc7 (35... Rc7 36. Re6 Rh7 {is too passive.}) 36. Bc4 Rf8 (36... b5 37. Be6 Re8 38. Bxc8 Rxe4 39. Bb7 {should be lost as well.}) 37. Ref4 Rxf4 38. Rxf4 b5 39. Bf7 Rd8 40. Rf6 Rd4 41. Rxh6 1-0 [Event "Biel GM 48th"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "2015.07.25"] [Round "6"] [White "Navara, David"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2724"] [BlackElo "2740"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2015.07.20"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 168"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.09.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Bd3 Nh5 {A simple continuation. The resulting position is more pleasant for White but it is not so easy for him to break Black's defences.} 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nge2 (11. O-O-O {is another plan seen in Aronian - Carlsen (Baden-Baden 2015).}) (11. Nf3 {is illogical and can be met with} Nf4) 11... Nb6 (11... O-O {is premature: after} 12. O-O-O {White's kingside attack will be more dangerous than Black's as the position of Black's king has been weakened by ...h7-h6. E.g.} Nhf6 13. Rdg1 Re8 14. g4 Nf8 15. h3 b5 16. g5 hxg5 17. Rxg5 Bd7 18. Rhg1 Ne6 19. R5g2 b4 20. Na4 Kf8 21. Bf5 $40 {1-0 (39) Kalesis,N (2395)-Paidousis,A (2135) Athens 1997}) 12. O-O ({Here, too,} 12. O-O-O {is possible, e.g.} Be6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Nc1 Kb8 15. Nb3 Bc8 16. Ka1 Nd7 17. Rc1 Nhf6 18. Rhe1 Qd6 19. h3 Rhe8 20. f3 Qg3 21. a4 Nb6 22. e4 $14 {1-0 (52) Sakaev,K (2619)-Matsenko,S (2429) Budva 2009}) 12... O-O 13. Rae1 {[%CAl Yf2f3,Ye3e4,Ye2c1,Yc1b3] White starts preparing e3-e4, which is the standard plan when he develops his knight to e2. It now goes to c1-b3 and then possibly to c5 or a5.} (13. Rab1 $143 a5 $1 (13... Bg4 14. b4 a6 15. a4 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Rfc8 17. Qc5 Qc7 18. Bf5 Nc4 19. b5 $14 {1-0 (62) Macieja,B (2612)-Simonian,H (2461) Warsaw 2011}) 14. Qb3 Qd8 (14... Qb4 $5 {M.Marin}) 15. Na4 Nxa4 16. Qxa4 Bg4 17. Nc3 Re8 18. Qc2 Qg5 19. Kh1 Nf6 20. a3 Qh5 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Bf3 $5 23. gxf3 Qxf3+ 24. Kg1 Qg4+ 25. Kh1 Qf3+ 26. Kg1 Qg4+ 27. Kh1 Qf3+ {1/2 (27) Leko,P (2737)-Adams,M (2740) Dortmund 2013 CBM 156 [Marin,M]}) 13... Be6 (13... Bd7 {0-1 (54) Murdzia,P (2449)-Feygin,M (2512) Germany 2014} 14. Nc1 $1) (13... Re8 14. Nc1 Nf6 15. Nb3 Be6 (15... Qc7 $5 16. h3 (16. f3 $5) 16... Be6 {S.Smagin} 17. Ne2 $14) 16. Nc5 Qc7 17. b4 Nbd7 18. Nb3 Nb6 19. f3 Rad8 20. Qf2 Nc4 21. Nc5 Bc8 22. e4 b6 23. Nb3 Qe7 24. e5 Nh7 25. b5 cxb5 26. Nxb5 Nf8 27. Nc3 Qb4 28. Rc1 Bb7 29. f4 $36 {1-0 (72) Vyzmanavin,A (2605)-Smagin,S (2545) Elista 1995 CBM 050 [Baburin]}) 14. Nc1 Rad8 15. Nb3 Rfe8 {Black is well-prepared for White's play in the centre so White switches to the queenside.} 16. Nc5 Bc8 17. b4 $6 ({But here} 17. Ne2 {, preventing Black's reply, was more accurate.}) 17... Nc4 $1 18. Qe2 Qg5 19. f4 (19. Bxc4 $142 dxc4 20. f3 (20. Qxc4 $2 Bh3) 20... Nf6 {[%CAl Rf6d5]} 21. Qxc4 Bh3 22. Rf2 Rxe3 $1 23. Rxe3 Qxe3 24. gxh3 Rxd4 25. Qb3 Qc1+ 26. Kg2 Qg5+ 27. Kf1 {- Black has nothing better than a perpetual.}) 19... Qh4 20. Bxc4 $146 ({RR} 20. Qf2 Qxf2+ 21. Kxf2 Nf6 22. h3 Nd6 23. Kf3 Re7 24. g4 Rde8 25. Nd1 g6 26. Nf2 Kg7 27. Re2 h5 28. Rfe1 hxg4+ 29. hxg4 Rh8 30. Rg1 Rh2 31. Ree1 b6 32. Nb3 Nde4 33. Bxe4 Nxe4 34. Nxe4 dxe4+ {Michiels,B (2554)-Sarrau,J (2366) Ghent 2018 ½-½ (76)}) 20... dxc4 21. g3 $2 {[%mdl 8192] An unfortunate continuation, after which Black sacrifices a piece and obtains a strong attack.} (21. Qxc4 Nxf4 $15) 21... Nxg3 22. hxg3 Qxg3+ 23. Kh1 (23. Qg2 Rxe3) 23... Qh3+ 24. Qh2 (24. Kg1 $2 Rd6 $19) 24... Rxe3 25. Nd1 Rxe1 26. Qxh3 Bxh3 27. Rxe1 b6 28. Ne4 Rxd4 {Four pawns are more than enough for a piece; Black confidently converts his advantage.} 29. Kh2 Bf5 30. Ndc3 Rd3 31. b5 {This only helps Black to create a queenside pawn avalanche.} cxb5 32. Nxb5 Bd7 $1 33. a4 a6 34. Nc7 Bxa4 35. Nxa6 c3 36. Nb4 Rd4 37. Na2 Rd2+ 0-1 [Event "Dortmund SuperGM 41st"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "2013.07.29"] [Round "4"] [White "Leko, Peter"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2740"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [PlyCount "54"] [EventDate "2013.07.26"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 156"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2013.09.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Baburin,Alexander} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 {The insertion of ...h7-h6 is not the main line, but coincidence has meant that for this same issue I have written an article on it. In my lines, the white knight goes to f3 and Black plays ...?f6-e4. For diversity, this game is an excellent complement.} Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nge2 Nb6 {With the pawn on h7, there would be no immediate danger of ?xh7, as ...g7-g6 would trap the bishop. Sill, as the game progresses, Black sometimes needs to care about the h7-pawn, which is hardly the case now.} 12. O-O {Played solidly.} (12. O-O-O {is an important alternative. The king is safer on the queenside, but the minority attack b2-b4-b5 requires rather thorough preparing with the king nearby. Besides, the f2-, g2- and -h2 squares are less well defended.} Be6 (12... Bd7 13. Kb1 (13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 O-O-O {This is just one example when the h-pawn is safe precisely because of ...h7-h6.} 15. Kb1 Kb8 16. Rc1 Rhe8 17. Ka1 Rc8 18. Rhd1 h5 {With excellent play for Black, Zhu Chen (2505)-Short,N (2682)/Jinan 2002/CBM 091 (1/2, 34)}) 13... O-O-O 14. Nc1 g6 ({I would rather consider} 14... Kb8 15. Nb3 Bc8 16. Nc5 Nf6 17. Rc1 Nfd7) 15. Rhe1 Kb8 16. Nb3 Ng7 {[%CAl Gd7f5]} 17. f3 Be6 18. Qf2 Qc7 19. Rc1 Nc4 $2 {The knight will be just hanging here.} 20. Nc5 Bc8 21. e4 $16 {Sorin,A (2501)-Hoffman,A (2524)/Buenos Aires 1999/CBM 074/[Baburin] (1-0, 31)}) 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Nc1 (14. Rc1 Kb8 15. Rhd1 Rhe8 16. Ka1 Bc8 17. Ng3 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Qf6 19. Rf1 Bg4 20. Nb1 Nc8 $1 {Transferring the knight to the optimal d6-square.} 21. Nd2 Nd6 22. Qa4 Bf5 23. Be2 Be4 $11 {With all his pieces (including the minor pieces) optimally placed, Black has little to fear.}) 14... Kb8 15. Nb3 Bc8 16. Ka1 Nd7 {This loses time.} ({I would use the other knight to fight for the c5-square.} 16... Nf6 17. Nc5 Nfd7 18. b4 $6 Nc4 $1 {[%csl Gb4][%CAl Gb7b6]}) 17. Rc1 Nhf6 18. Rhe1 Qd6 19. h3 Rhe8 20. f3 Qg3 21. a4 Nb6 22. e4 dxe4 23. fxe4 Be6 24. Nc5 {The game is very tense, but Black needs an immediate tactical solution to avoid being pushed back, Sakaev,K (2619)-Matsenko,S (2429)/Budva 2009/CBM 130 (1-0, 52)} Rxd4 $5 25. Ne2 Qxd3 $3 26. Nxd3 Rxa4+ 27. Qxa4 (27. Kb1 Ba2+ 28. Ka1 Bb3+) 27... Nxa4 $44) 12... O-O {In this position, the extra move ...h6 is essential.} 13. Rab1 {This natural move, preparing the minority attack, will be neutralised by a strong novelty.} ({In my view,} 13. Rae1 {followed by ?c1-b3 and f3, e4, looks more consistent, see Vyzmanavin,A (2605)-Smagin,S (2545)/Elista 1995/CBM 050/[Baburin] (1-0, 72)}) ({RR} 13. Rae1 Re8 14. Nc1 Nf6 15. Nb3 Be6 16. Nc5 Qc7 17. b4 Nbd7 18. Nb3 Nb6 19. f3 Rad8 20. Qf2 Nc4 21. Nc5 Bc8 22. e4 b6 23. Nb3 Qe7 24. e5 Nh7 25. b5 cxb5 26. Nxb5 Nf8 27. Nc3 Qb4 {Vyzmanavin,A (2605)-Smagin,S (2545) Elista 1995 CBM 050 [Baburin,Alexander] 1-0 (72)}) 13... a5 $1 $146 (13... Bg4 14. b4 a6 15. a4 Bxe2 16. Nxe2 Rfc8 17. Qc5 Qc7 18. Bf5 Nc4 $5 {[%CAl Gb7b6]} 19. b5 axb5 (19... cxb5 $2 20. Bxc8 $1) 20. axb5 Rcb8 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Nc3 $14 {Macieja,B (2612)-Simonian,H (2461)/Warsaw 2011/CBM 143 Extra (1-0, 62)}) 14. Qb3 ({If} 14. a3 a4 {White cannot coordinate his forces to get the a4-pawn:} 15. Qd1 Bg4 16. Bc2 Qg5 17. Kh1 Nf6 18. h3 (18. f3 Bd7 $15 {[%csl Ge3]}) 18... Nc4 $1 {[%CAl Gb7b5] White cannot prevent ...b7-b5 with great play for Black.} 19. Bxa4 $6 (19. hxg4 $2 {leads to forced mate:} Qh4+ 20. Kg1 Nxg4 21. Re1 Qxf2+ 22. Kh1 Qh4+ 23. Kg1 Qh2+ 24. Kf1 Ncxe3#) 19... Qh5 20. Bc2 Bxh3 $1 $17) ({RR} 14. a3 a4 15. Qd1 Nf6 16. Bc2 Bg4 17. Re1 Nc4 18. Nxa4 Rfe8 19. Nac3 b5 20. Qd3 g6 21. Ng3 h5 22. f3 h4 23. Nf1 Be6 24. e4 dxe4 25. fxe4 Rad8 26. e5 Nd5 27. Ne4 Bf5 28. Nfd2 Nf4 {Begunov,K (2325)-King,A (2276) Chess.com INT 2021 0-1 (67)}) ({RR} 14. a3 Be6 15. b4 axb4 16. axb4 Nf6 17. b5 c5 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Rfc1 Rfc8 20. Qb2 Qd6 21. h3 Nfd7 22. Nd4 Ne5 23. Bf1 Nec4 24. Qb4 Qe5 25. Nce2 Re8 26. Ra1 Qg5 27. Nf4 Qe5 28. Rxa8 Rxa8 {Begunov,K (2325)-Iskusnyh,S (2440) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (59)}) 14... Qd8 $146 ({There does not seem to be anything wrong with} 14... Qb4 $5) ({RR} 14... Nd7 15. Rfe1 Ndf6 16. Nd1 Ne4 17. Qc2 Nd6 18. f3 f5 19. Nec3 Bd7 20. Na4 Rae8 21. Nf2 b5 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. Nb3 a4 24. Na5 Nc4 25. Bxc4 dxc4 26. Nxc6 Qd6 27. Ne5 f4 28. Ne4 Qb6 29. Qc3 {Weller,J (2274)-Houska,J (2401) England 2018 0-1 (42)}) 15. Na4 Nxa4 16. Qxa4 {White is getting close to starting his queenside attack, but since this will require the knight on c3, the kingside will be left with insufficient defence.} Bg4 17. Nc3 (17. Qc2 Re8 18. a3 a4) 17... Re8 18. Qc2 Qg5 19. Kh1 Nf6 20. a3 {Finally! But it is too late to claim an advantage.} Qh5 21. b4 axb4 22. axb4 Bf3 $5 {The simplest. Black threatens not only ...?xg2+ with perpetual check, but also ...?g4, winning.} 23. gxf3 (23. Bf5 {would parry both threats, but after} Ra3 {White's pieces would be hanging.}) 23... Qxf3+ 24. Kg1 Qg4+ 25. Kh1 Qf3+ 26. Kg1 Qg4+ 27. Kh1 Qf3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Groningen"] [Date "1997.10.15"] [Round "3.2"] [White "Van Wely, Loek"] [Black "Piket, Jeroen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2655"] [BlackElo "2630"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "1997.12.09"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "CBM 063"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.03.26"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. Qc2 c6 9. Bd3 Re8 10. h3 Ne4 $2 {Für diesen Zug gibt es keine Notwendigkeit. Schwarz bekommt für den Bauern nur wenig Kompensation.} (10... Nf8 $142 {main line}) 11. Bxe4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Qa5+ 13. Kf1 $1 (13. Qd2 Bb4 14. Nc3 Nb6 {? ?b6-c4:b2} 15. a3 Nc4 16. Qc1 Bd6 17. O-O h6 18. Bf4 Bxf4 19. exf4 Qh5 20. Ne5 Nd6 21. Qd1 Qf5 22. Qd2 f6 23. Nd3 {Arkell,K-Banchev,B/Toulouse op 1990/EXT 90op2/½-½ (68)}) 13... Qf5 {Der Zug stellt eine Falle auf.} (13... h6 14. Bxe7 Rxe7 15. Ng3 b6 16. Qxc6 Qa6+ 17. Kg1 Bb7 18. Qd6 Re6 19. Qxd7 Bc6 20. Qc7 Rc8 21. Qf4 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Rc2 23. Kh2 Qc8 24. Nf5 Kh8 25. Qg3 Rg6 26. Qf4 Rf6 27. e4 Qd7 28. Rhc1 {1-0 Moeller,B-Ponce,N/Buenos Aires ol prel-C 1939/HCL 37}) (13... Bf8 14. Nc3 Nb6 (14... b5 15. Kg1 Nb6 16. Bf4 b4 17. Ne2 Bf5 18. Qd1 h6 19. Kh2 Be4 20. Nd2 Nd5 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Be5 f6 23. Ng3 Rxe3 24. fxe3 fxe5 25. Qb3 e4 26. Nxe4 Re8 27. Qd3 Qd8 28. Rhe1 Qh4 29. Nd2 Bd6+ 30. Kh1 Qg3 31. Nf1 Qh4 32. e4 Bf4 33. Qc4 Kh8 34. Qxc6 Nf6 35. e5 Re7 36. exf6 Rxe1 37. f7 {1-0 Videki,S-Robert,A/Biel-C 1990/EXT 90}) 15. g4 h6 16. Bh4 Nc4 17. e4 b5 18. Kg2 Bb7 19. Rhe1 Qb4 20. Re2 a5 21. Rae1 a4 22. Nd1 a3 23. b3 Na5 24. Nc3 Rac8 25. Qd3 c5 26. Nd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 Rxe2 28. Rxe2 c4 29. Qf5 Ra8 30. bxc4 Nxc4 31. Ne5 Nd6 32. Qd3 Ra4 33. Nc6 Qc4 34. Qf3 Ra8 35. Be7 b4 36. Ne5 Qc7 37. Nc6 Qb7 38. Qf4 Nc4 39. Bxf8 Rxf8 40. Ne7+ Kh7 41. Qf5+ Kh8 42. Ng6+ fxg6 43. Qxf8+ Kh7 44. Qf3 Qb5 45. h4 b3 46. h5 gxh5 47. Qf5+ Kh8 48. Re7 {1-0 Lazarev,V-Mai,I/Meisdorf op 1996/EXT 96op2}) 14. Bxe7 (14. Rc1 $4 {sieht natürlich aus, aber} Bxg5 15. Nexg5 Qxc2 16. Rxc2 h6 $19) 14... Rxe7 15. Nfd2 Nb6 16. Rc1 Nd5 17. Kg1 Nb4 $146 (17... Qg6 {wurde als Verbesserung vorgeschlagen.} 18. Nc3 Bf5 19. Qd1 $16) ({RR} 17... Qg6 18. Nc3 Bf5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Qc5 Qe6 21. Kh2 h5 22. Rc3 Rae8 23. Rhc1 h4 24. Nf3 Be4 25. Ng5 Qf5 26. Qxe7 {1-0 (26) Eperjesi,L-Eigler,F Salgotarjan 1975}) ({RR} 17... Qg6 18. Nc3 Qxc2 19. Rxc2 Nb4 20. Rc1 Be6 21. b3 Rd8 22. Nde4 f5 23. Nc5 b6 24. Nxe6 Rxe6 25. a3 Nd5 26. g3 Nf6 27. Kg2 Ne4 28. Rc2 Nxc3 29. Rxc3 Kf7 30. Rhc1 Rdd6 31. h4 Ke7 32. b4 {Miladinovic,I (2607)-Savic,M (2517) Pancevo 2006 1-0 (55)}) 18. Qb3 (18. Qa4 $142) 18... a5 19. Nd6 Qd3 20. Nxc8 Rxc8 21. Nc4 Qxb3 22. axb3 b5 23. Nd6 Rd8 24. Nf5 Re6 25. g4 g6 26. Ng3 Nd3 27. Ra1 f5 28. Rd1 Nc5 29. gxf5 gxf5 30. Nxf5 Nxb3 31. Kh2 Rf6 32. Rhg1+ Kf8 33. Rg5 $1 h6 34. Rh5 a4 35. e4 b4 36. e5 Rg6 $1 37. Rd3 c5 $5 (37... Ra8 {Piket} 38. Nxh6 a3 39. bxa3 bxa3 40. Rf3+ Ke8 41. Nf5 Kd7 42. Rxb3 (42. Rh7+ Ke6 43. Re7+ Kd5 44. Rxb3 a2 45. Ne3+ Ke4 46. Nc2 $18) 42... a2 43. Rb7+ Ke6 44. Ne7 a1=Q 45. d5+ $1 cxd5 46. Nxg6 $18 {Van Wely}) 38. d5 $1 a3 39. bxa3 c4 40. Rf3 Nd2 41. Rf4 b3 42. Nxh6+ (42. Nh4+ Kg7 43. e6 Rg5 44. Rf7+ (44. Nf5+ Kf6) 44... Kg8 45. Rxg5+ hxg5 46. Nf5 b2 47. Nh6+ Kh8 48. e7 (48. Rb7)) 42... Ke8 43. Ng4 b2 $6 (43... Rxd5 44. Nf6+ Rxf6 45. Rh8+ Rf8 $1 (45... Kf7 46. exf6 b2 47. Rh7+ Kf8 (47... Kg6 48. Rg7+ Kh6 (48... Kh5 49. f7) 49. Rh4+ Rh5 50. Rxh5+ Kxh5 51. f7) (47... Ke6 48. Re7+ Kd6 49. Rb7 c3 (49... b1=Q 50. Rxb1 Nxb1 51. f7) 50. f7) 48. f7 {? 49.?h8}) 46. Rfxf8+ Ke7 (46... Kd7 47. Rd8+ Kc6 48. e6) 47. Re8+ Kf7 (47... Kd7 48. e6+ Kd6 49. Rd8+ Kc5 50. Rxd5+ Kxd5 51. e7) 48. e6+ Kf6 49. Rhf8+ Ke5 50. e7 Rd7 51. Rd8) 44. Rh8+ Ke7 45. Rh7+ Ke8 46. Rh8+ Ke7 47. Rh7+ Ke8 48. Nf6+ $2 (48. d6 $1 {gewinnt relativ einfach und forciert:} Rdxd6 49. exd6 Rxd6 50. Rb7 b1=Q (50... c3 51. Ra4 $18) 51. Rxb1 Nxb1 52. Rxc4 Nxa3 53. Rc5 $18) 48... Kf8 49. Rh8+ Ke7 50. Rh7+ Kf8 51. Rh8+ Ke7 52. Rh7+ (52. d6+ Ke6 53. Rxd8 Kxe5 $1 $13) 1/2-1/2 [Event "EU-ch 14th"] [Site "Legnica"] [Date "2013.05.10"] [Round "6"] [White "Lupulescu, Constantin"] [Black "Grachev, Boris V"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2634"] [BlackElo "2687"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2013.05.05"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "POL"] [SourceTitle "CBM 155"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2013.07.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Qc2 Nf8 9. h3 Ne6 10. Bh4 g6 11. Bd3 Ng7 {A classic plan preparing ...?c8-f5.} 12. O-O-O {White chooses to continue development allowing the exchange of bishops.} (12. g4 {is a usual reply, to which Black can play} Be6 13. O-O-O Nd7 {A classic example:} 14. Bg3 O-O 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Qb3 b5 17. Rc1 a5 18. Qd1 a4 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 f6 21. Bg3 Qa5 $132 {1/2 (24) Hort,V (2540)-Beliavsky,A (2640) Munich 1991}) ({RR} 12. g4 Be6 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. Bg3 O-O 15. Kb1 Rc8 16. Qb3 b5 17. Rc1 a5 18. Qd1 a4 19. Ne5 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 f6 21. Bg3 Qa5 22. Ne2 b4 23. Nf4 a3 24. b3 c5 {½-½ (24) Hort,V (2540)-Beliavsky,A (2640) Munich 1991}) 12... Bf5 13. g4 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 O-O $146 (14... Nd7 {is possible here, too, but Black's problem is that he can't push ...c6-c5 since his d5-pawn will be hanging. A practical example:} 15. Bg3 Qa5 16. Kb1 Bb4 17. Rc1 Ne6 18. Nd2 O-O 19. h4 b5 20. h5 Rfc8 21. hxg6 fxg6 22. f4 $40 Bxc3 23. Rxc3 b4 24. Rcc1 Qb5 25. Qxb5 (25. Qb3 $5) 25... cxb5 26. f5 Nef8 27. Bd6 $16 {1-0 (52) Kraidman,Y (2460)-Bleiman,Y (2455) Netanya 1975}) (14... Ne6 15. Bg3 Qa5 16. Kb1 Rf8 $6 (16... O-O $142 17. Ne5 Bb4) 17. Ne5 Nd7 18. Nxd7 Kxd7 19. e4 Bb4 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Ne2 Rac8 22. Qb3 b6 23. f4 Rc4 24. a3 Bd6 25. f5 Nc7 26. Bxd6 Kxd6 27. Qg3+ Kd7 28. Rhe1 $16 {1/2 (36) Tavadian,R (2200)-Ubilava,E (2455) Yerevan 1981}) ({RR} 14... Qc7 15. Kb1 Ne6 16. Rc1 Qd8 17. Bg3 Bd6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Ne5 Qe7 20. f4 O-O-O 21. Nb5 Kb8 22. Rxc6 Ne4 23. Rc2 f6 24. Nf3 h5 25. g5 fxg5 26. Ne5 Rhg8 27. Rhc1 gxf4 28. exf4 a6 29. Qb3 {Hansen,A-Nielsen,B (2142) Copenhagen 1999 ½-½ (37)}) ({RR} 14... a5 15. Ne5 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. e4 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Qxe5 19. exd5 O-O 20. Rhe1 Qf4+ 21. Kb1 Ne8 22. dxc6 bxc6 23. Qd4 Qxd4 24. Rxd4 Ng7 25. Rc4 Ne6 26. Rxc6 Nf4 27. Ne4 Kg7 28. Rc3 Rfe8 29. f3 {Gilevych,A (2417)-Petrov,N (2567) Darfo Boario Terme ITA 2025 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 14... Nd7 15. Bg3 O-O 16. Ne5 f6 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. f3 Bd6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. h4 f5 21. h5 fxg4 22. hxg6 Qxg6 23. Qxg6 hxg6 24. fxg4 Rae8 25. Rde1 Rf3 26. Kd2 Ne6 27. Ref1 Ng5 28. Rxf3 Nxf3+ 29. Kd3 {Lukic,I (2114)-Miljkovic,M (2274) Nis 2012 ½-½ (41)}) 15. Bxf6 $5 Bxf6 16. h4 {[%mdl 160] White starts an attack, and is it not so easy for Black to create counterplay.} Ne6 (16... h5 {may be a better option than allowing h4-h5. E.g.} 17. gxh5 Nxh5 18. Rdg1 Qe7 19. Rg2 Rfd8 20. Rhg1 Rac8 {[%CAl Yc6c5] , and White has no decisive blow.}) 17. Kb1 Rc8 18. g5 (18. h5 $5 c5 19. Ne5) 18... Bg7 19. Ne5 Nc5 $6 (19... c5 {is more logical}) 20. Qc2 b5 21. f4 b4 (21... Bxe5 22. dxe5 {[%CAl Yh4h5]}) 22. Nxd5 $1 cxd5 23. dxc5 Bxe5 24. fxe5 {Black must now defend very accurately.} Re8 25. h5 Qd7 $1 (25... Rxe5 $2 26. hxg6 fxg6 27. Rxh7 Kxh7 28. Qh2+) 26. hxg6 fxg6 27. e4 (27. Qh2 Rxc5 28. e4 {is unclear due to} Rc7 $1 29. Rxd5 (29. exd5 Qf5+) 29... Qg4) 27... Rxe5 28. Rd4 Qf7 $1 29. c6 dxe4 30. Rd7 Re7 31. Rxe7 Qxe7 32. Qc4+ Kg7 $2 {After a number of good moves Black commits a decisive mistake, which White, however, doesn't exploit at once.} (32... Kh8 $1 33. Rd1 (33. Qd4+ Kg8 34. Qd5+ Kg7 35. Re1 Re8) 33... e3 $1 34. Rd7 Qe5 35. Rd5 Qg7 $1 {, and Black holds his ground.}) 33. Qd4+ $2 (33. Rd1 $1) 33... Kg8 34. Qc4+ Kg7 $2 (34... Kh8 $1) 35. Rd1 $1 {The rook powerfully joins the attack.} Qxg5 (35... Rc7 36. Rd5 $1 e3 37. Qd4+ Kf7 (37... Kg8 38. Rd8+ Kf7 39. Qd5+ Qe6 40. Rf8+) 38. Re5 Qf8 39. Rxe3 {, and Black is helpless without his passed pawn.}) 36. Qd4+ Kg8 37. Qd7 Qf5 38. c7 e3+ 39. Qxf5 1-0 [Event "Dortmund 46th"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "2018.07.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2672"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2018.07.14"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 186"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2018.09.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.09.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 {ChessBase} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O Nb6 12. Nf3 {This simple move has recently gained popularity. White doesn't fear ...?c8-g4.} (12. h3) ({and} 12. Kb1 {are more common continuations.}) 12... Nf6 (12... Bg4 {was played in the following well-known game. Black got a decent position but, surprisingly, didn't find followers:} 13. Kb1 Nf6 14. Rc1 Nfd7 ({Black doesn't dare to take on f3:} 14... Bxf3 15. gxf3 O-O-O 16. Rhg1 {, and the g-file becomes an important factor although practical tests are required here}) 15. Ka1 O-O-O 16. Nd2 Kb8 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 Qh4 19. Rcf1 Qf6 20. Qc2 Rc8 21. Nb3 Rc7 22. Rc1 Rhc8 23. h3 Be6 $11 {[%CAl Yc6c5] 1/2 (64) Aronian,L (2777)-Carlsen,M (2865) Baden-Baden 2015 CBM 165 [CB]}) (12... Be6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Ne5 Kb8 15. Na4 Nd7 16. Nxd7+ Bxd7 17. Ka1 Bc8 18. Rb1 Nf6 19. b4 $36 {1-0 (42) Urkedal,F (2537)-Sylvan,J (2330) Lund SWE 2018}) ({RR} 12... Bg4 13. Kb1 Nf6 14. Rc1 Nfd7 15. Ka1 O-O-O 16. Nd2 Kb8 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 Qh4 19. Rcf1 Qf6 20. Qc2 Rc8 21. Nb3 Rc7 22. Rc1 Rhc8 23. h3 Be6 24. Rhf1 h5 ({RR} 24... c5 25. Nxc5 Nxc5 26. dxc5 Rxc5 27. Qxc5 Rxc5 28. Rxc5 Qg5) 25. f4 g6 ({RR} 25... Nb6 26. f5 Bd7 27. Nc5) 26. f5 gxf5 ({RR} 26... Bxf5 27. Bxf5 gxf5 28. Rxf5 ({RR} 28. Qxf5 Qxf5 29. Rxf5 Rg8) 28... Qg6) 27. g4 {Aronian,L (2777)-Carlsen,M (2865) Baden-Baden 2015 CBM 165 [ChessBase] ½-½ (64)}) 13. Kb1 Be6 14. Ka1 $146 {[%CAl Yd1b1,Yb2b4][%mdl 32]} (14. Nd2 O-O-O 15. Nb3 Kb8 16. Nc5 Nfd7 17. b4 Nc4 18. Bxc4 dxc4 19. Ka1 f5 $13 {1/2 (25) Werle,J (2526)-Stern,R (2522) Germany 2018}) (14. h3 {(unnecessary here) leads to a well-known position from the 12.h3 line.}) ({RR} 14. h3 O-O-O 15. Na4 Nxa4 16. Qxa4 Kb8 17. Ne5 Nd7 18. Nf3 Nb6 19. Qb3 f6 20. Nd2 Qd7 21. Qc2 Rhe8 22. Nb3 Na4 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. g4 Rf8 25. Qd2 Nb6 26. Nc5 Qd6 27. Nxe6 Qxe6 28. Bf5 Qe7 {Abhyuday,S (1409)-Ananya,P (1235) Mumbai 2019 1-0 (64)}) ({RR} 14. Rc1 O-O-O 15. Na4 Nfd7 16. Nd2 Kb8 17. Nxb6 Nxb6 18. Nb3 Nd7 19. Ka1 Qb4 20. a3 Qb6 21. Qc3 f6 22. a4 a6 23. a5 Qc7 24. Qb4 Ka8 25. Qe7 Rde8 26. Qxg7 Rhg8 27. Qxh6 Rxg2 28. Rc2 Qd6 {Ciolacu,A (2136)-Volcov,I (1943) Eforie Nord ROU 2025 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 14. h3 O-O-O 15. Ne5 Nfd7 16. Nf3 Kb8 17. Rc1 g5 18. Nd2 h5 19. Nb3 h4 20. a3 Rc8 21. Na2 f6 22. Nb4 Bg8 23. Ka2 Bh7 24. Rhe1 Bxd3 25. Nxd3 Rhe8 26. Na5 Rc7 27. Qb3 Rec8 28. Rc3 c5 {Kalesis,N (2475)-Mastrovasilis,D (2608) Porto Rio 2015 0-1 (34)}) 14... O-O-O 15. Na4 (15. Rb1 $5) 15... Kb8 {Black unnecessarily allows White's knight to c5.} (15... Nxa4 $5 16. Qxa4 Kb8) 16. Rc1 (16. Nc5 $1) 16... Rhe8 (16... Nxa4 $1 17. Qxa4 Ne4 {[%CAl Ye6f5] , and Black is not worse.}) 17. Nc5 Bc8 18. b4 Ne4 19. a4 Nd6 20. Nd2 Qf6 (20... Qh4 $5 {was probably more energetic.} 21. g3 Qf6 {is now favourable for Black.}) 21. Rhf1 Bf5 $6 {Generally speaking, the exchange of bishops is favourable for Black in this system. Here, however, White destroys Black's queenside and obtains an advantage.} (21... Nd7 $5 22. a5 a6) 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Qxf5 Nxf5 24. a5 Nd7 $6 (24... Na8 $142 $1 {although after} 25. a6 b6 26. Nd3 {White keeps pressure.}) 25. a6 $1 Nxc5 (25... b6 $2 26. Nxd7+ Rxd7 27. Rxc6) 26. bxc5 Kc7 27. axb7 Rb8 28. Kb2 Rxb7+ 29. Kc3 $16 {[%csl Ra7,Rc6] Black's queenside pawns (a7 and c6) are now weak. GM Ian Nepomniachtchi confidently converts his advantage.} Rb5 30. Ra1 Kb7 31. Ra2 Ne7 32. Rfa1 Ra8 33. Nb1 Kb8 34. Ra6 Kb7 35. R6a4 Kb8 36. Na3 Rb7 37. Ra6 Kc7 38. Nc2 Kd7 39. Nb4 f6 40. f3 {[%CAl Re3e4]} f5 {[%csl Re5]} 41. Nd3 Ke6 42. Ne5 Rc7 43. g4 $1 {White opens up a second front on the kingside, which Black can't protect as his pieces are tied up.} fxg4 44. fxg4 h5 45. h3 hxg4 46. hxg4 Kf6 47. Rf1+ Ke6 48. Rf7 Rg8 49. g5 Rb7 50. g6 (50. g6 Rc7 (50... Rgb8 51. Rxe7+ $5 Rxe7 52. Nxc6) 51. Kd3 $22 $18) 1-0 [Event "Munich SKA"] [Site "Munich"] [Date "1994.06.03"] [Round "11"] [White "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Black "Jussupow, Artur"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2685"] [BlackElo "2655"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "1994.05.21"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "16"] [SourceTitle "CBM 042"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1994.10.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Marin,Mihail} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nge2 Re8 9. O-O c6 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. f3 Ng6 (11... b5 12. Bh4 a6 13. Bf2 Bb7 14. Kh1 Rc8 15. Bf5 Rc7 16. e4 $1 $36 {Gelfand-Beliavsky/Belgrade/1991/}) ({RR} 11... Be6 12. Rad1 Rc8) 12. Rad1 Be6 $146 (12... h6 $2 13. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 14. Bxg6 fxg6 15. Qxg6+ Kh8 16. Nf4 Bf8 17. e4 $40) (12... Nh5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Bg4 $13) 13. Ng3 ({RR} 13. h3 Rc8 ({RR} 13... Nh5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. g4 Nf6 16. Ng3 Rad8 17. Qf2 Bc8 18. Rfe1 Qd6 19. f4) ({RR} 13... Nd7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. e4 Qh4 16. e5 Ne7 17. f4 g6 18. Kh2 Bf5) 14. a3 ({RR} 14. e4 Nh5 ({RR} 14... c5 15. e5 Nd7 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. f4 c4 18. Bf5) ({RR} 14... dxe4 15. fxe4 c5 16. Bb5 ({RR} 16. d5 c4) ({RR} 16. e5 Nd5) 16... Bd7 ({RR} 16... Rf8 17. d5) 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. dxc5 Ne5 19. b4) 15. Be3 ({RR} 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. e5 Qh4 17. Kh2 Nhf4 18. Nxf4 Nxf4) ({RR} 15. Bc1) 15... dxe4 ({RR} 15... Bg5 16. f4 dxe4 17. Nxe4 Bh6 18. g4) 16. fxe4 Bg5 17. Qc1 Bxe3+ 18. Qxe3) 14... b6 ({RR} 14... Nd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. e4 Qh4) 15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 Qc7 17. e5 Nd5 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nxd5 cxd5 ({RR} 19... Bxd5 20. Nc3) 20. Qd2 Rf8 21. Qe3 Qh4 22. Rf3 Rce8 23. Rdf1 f6 24. exf6 Rxf6 25. Rxf6 gxf6 26. Qg3 Qg5 27. Kh2 Qxg3+ {Sasikiran,K (2642)-Hansen,C (2633) Malmo/Copenhagen 2005 CBM 107 [Marin,Mihail] 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 13. Kh1 Rc8 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Ng4 16. Bc1 c5) 13... Rc8 14. Rde1 (14. f4 $6 Ng4 {xe3}) ({RR} 14. Kh1 c5 15. Qf2 h6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Nh5 cxd4 18. Nxf6+ Qxf6 19. exd4 Rcd8 20. Bxg6 Qxg6 21. Rfe1 Qf6 22. Re5 Qe7 23. Rde1 Qd7 24. Kg1 f6 25. R5e3 Bf7 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Re3 Rxe3 28. Qxe3 Qe6 {Sahil,T (2219)-Li,H (1990) Chess.com INT 2021 1-0 (84)}) 14... c5 15. f4 Nf8 $146 (15... Ng4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. f5 Qh4 18. h3 Qxg3 19. hxg4 $18) ({RR} 15... Bd7 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. Bxf5 Rc6 18. Bd3 a6 19. f5 Nf8 20. h3 b5 21. Qf2 b4 22. Ne2 c4 23. Bc2 Ne4 24. Bxe7 Qxe7 25. Bxe4 Qxe4 26. Ng3 Qh4 27. Qf3 Rcc8 28. Nh5 Rcd8 29. Nf4 Re4 30. Rc1 {Vilanova Corbi,J (2087)-Lacrosse,M (2225) Cullera 2006 0-1 (35)}) 16. Kh1 (16. Qd2 $5) 16... h6 17. Bh4 a6 (17... Ng4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. Nf5 $1 $16) 18. Qd2 cxd4 19. exd4 Ne4 $1 20. Ncxe4 (20. Bxe4 Bxh4 21. Bf3 Qd6 $13) 20... Bxh4 21. Nc5 Rc7 22. f5 Bg5 $1 (22... Bc8 $2 23. Rxe8 Qxe8 24. Qf4 Qe7 $14) 23. Qd1 (23. Qa5 Bd7 24. Rxe8 Bxe8 $13) 23... Bd7 24. Nh5 Nh7 25. Qf3 Rxe1 26. Rxe1 Bc6 27. Qg3 Nf6 28. Nxg7 $1 $10 Kxg7 29. h4 Nh5 30. Qg4 Re7 (30... Nf6 31. Qg3 Nh5 $10 32. f6+ Kh8 $1 (32... Qxf6 $2 33. Qxc7 Bxh4 34. Ne6+ $18) 33. Qg4 Qxf6 34. Qxh5 Bxh4 $17) 31. Rxe7 Qxe7 32. hxg5 Qxg5 33. Qxg5+ hxg5 34. b4 $1 g4 (34... Ng3+ 35. Kh2 Ne4 $10) 35. a4 b6 36. Bxa6 $1 (36. b5 axb5 37. axb5 Bxb5 38. Bxb5 bxc5 39. dxc5 Ng3+ 40. Kh2 Nxf5 $10) 36... bxc5 $1 (36... Ng3+ 37. Kh2 Nxf5 38. b5 Be8 39. a5 $1 $36) 37. b5 Ba8 38. dxc5 Ng3+ (38... d4 39. b6 (39. c6 d3 40. c7 d2) 39... Ng3+ 40. Kg1 Ne4 $10) 39. Kg1 Nxf5 $4 (39... d4 $1 40. b6 $8 Ne4 $1 41. b7 Bxb7 42. Bxb7 Nxc5 43. a5 $1 Kf6 44. a6 Nxa6 45. Bxa6 Kxf5 46. Kf2 Kg5 47. Ke2 f5 48. Kd3 f4 $10) 40. b6 (40. c6 Nd6 41. c7 $18) 40... d4 41. b7 Bxb7 42. Bxb7 d3 43. Kf2 Nd4 44. Ke3 d2 45. Kxd2 Nb3+ 46. Ke2 $1 Nxc5 47. a5 f5 48. a6 Nxa6 49. Bxa6 f4 50. Kd3 Kf6 (50... f3 51. g3 $18) 51. Ke4 Kg5 52. Bc8 (52. Bc8 f3 53. g3 f2 54. Ba6 $18) 1-0 [Event "Dortmund"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"] [Black "Jussupow, Artur"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2615"] [BlackElo "2665"] [Annotator "Jussupow,Artur"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "1994.07.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "16"] [SourceTitle "CBM 042"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1994.10.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1994.10.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O-O Nf8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. h3 ({RR} 12. Kb1 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 h6 15. f4 Qa5 16. Rc1 Rac8 17. Bf5 Rc7 18. h4 Rd8 19. Qb3 Kh8 20. h5 Qb6 21. Qd1 Qa5 22. Qb3 Qb6 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. Na4 b5 25. Nc5 Be7 26. Nd3 Bf6 {Dolezal,C (2374)-Lagar,V (2211) Buenos Aires 2020 1-0 (58)}) 12... Be6 13. Kb1 Rc8 14. g4 ({RR} 14. Rhf1 g6 15. g4 c5 16. dxc5 Qa5 17. Nb5 Be7 18. Qd2 Qxd2 19. Rxd2 Bxc5 20. Rc2 a6 21. Rfc1 Bb6 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Rxc8 Bxc8 24. Nd6 Bd7 25. Nxb7 h5 26. Bxa6 hxg4 27. hxg4 Bxg4 28. Nd2 Bc8 {Spassky,B (2565)-Sermier,A (2245) France 1993 1-0 (41)}) 14... b5 $146 (14... c5 $1 15. Bb5 Nd7 16. Ne5 (16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. Nd4 a6 $132) 16... cxd4 $10) ({RR} 14... c5 15. dxc5 Rxc5 16. Nd4 a6 17. f4 Bc8 18. g5 Bxd4 19. exd4 Rc6 20. Qd2 g6 21. Ka1 Ne6 22. h4 Ng7 23. Qg2 Rd6 24. Rhe1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Bf5 26. Bb1 Bxb1 27. Kxb1 Nf5 28. Re5 Nxd4 29. Rxd5 {Brinck Claussen,B (2380)-Rodgaard,J (2325) Esbjerg 1982 ½-½ (41)}) ({RR} 14... c5 15. dxc5 Rxc5 16. Nd4 Qb8 17. Qd2 Rec8 18. f4 b5 19. g5 Bd8 20. Nce2 b4 21. Rc1 Rxc1+ 22. Nxc1 a5 {½-½ (22) Dyballa,M (2310)-Jasnikowski,Z (2400) Germany 1999}) 15. Ne2 Qb6 16. Rc1 Be7 17. Nf4 c5 18. dxc5 Rxc5 19. Qe2 Rec8 (19... b4 20. Rxc5 Bxc5 21. Rc1 $16) 20. Rxc5 (20. Nxe6 $6 Nxe6 21. Bxb5 Rb8 $40) 20... Rxc5 21. Nd4 b4 22. h4 a5 23. Qd1 $1 (23. h5 a4 $132) 23... Bf6 24. Bc2 $1 (24. g5 Bxd4 $132) 24... Qc7 (24... Bxd4 $2 25. Qxd4 Bxg4 26. Nxd5 Qd6 27. Nf6+ $18) 25. Bb3 Qd6 (25... Bxd4 $6 26. Qxd4 Bxg4 27. Nxd5 Bf5+ 28. e4 Qa7 29. Qe3 $16 (29. Bc2)) 26. Nh5 Bd8 27. f4 Bd7 28. Nf5 Bxf5+ 29. gxf5 d4 30. e4 $2 (30. Qd3 $5 $16 {?e4}) (30. Ng3 $16 {Kortschnoj}) 30... d3 31. Rg1 g6 32. Bd5 (32. Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Qb3+ Ke7) 32... Rxd5 33. exd5 Qxd5 $17 34. fxg6 hxg6 35. Ng3 Bxh4 36. f5 d2 37. fxg6 Nxg6 38. Ne2 Qd3+ 39. Ka1 Bf6 (39... Kf8 $1 40. Rg2 (40. Rg4 Bf2 41. Nf4 Nxf4 42. Rxf4 Qe3 $19) 40... Bf6 41. Ng1 Bxb2+ $19) 40. Rg3 Qd6 41. Kb1 a4 $2 (41... Be5 42. Re3) (41... Qd5 42. a3 Bg5 $17) (41... Bh4 42. Rg4 (42. Rg1 Qd3+ 43. Ka1 Kf8 $19) 42... Qd3+ 43. Ka1 Bf2 $19 {??e3,a4-a3} 44. Rg2 (44. Nf4 Qc4 $19) 44... Be3 45. Ng3 Qd5 46. Rh2 Bf4 $19) 42. Kc2 Qc5+ 43. Kxd2 Qd5+ 44. Ke1 (44. Kc1 $2 Bxb2+ $19) (44. Kc2 Qxa2 $19) 44... Qxa2 45. Rg4 Qxb2 $2 (45... a3 $17) 46. Qxa4 Qb1+ 47. Qd1 Qb2 48. Kf1 b3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Palma de Mallorca FIDE GP"] [Site "Palma de Mallorca"] [Date "2017.11.19"] [Round "4"] [White "Rapport, Richard"] [Black "Hammer, Jon Ludvig"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2692"] [BlackElo "2629"] [Annotator "Roiz,Michael"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2017.11.16"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "CBM 182"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2018.01.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.01.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 {GM Rapport might employ various side lines, but this time he is choosing the classical approach.} e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. Nf3 h6 9. Bf4 ({The more popular attempt to fight for the advantage is} 9. Bh4 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O-O Nb6 (11... Nhf6 12. Kb1 Nb6 13. Bd3 Bg4 14. Rc1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 O-O-O 16. Qb3 Kb8 17. a4 Rc8 18. a5 Nbd7 19. e4 $36 {Rodshtein,M - Mamedyarov,S Skopje MKD 2015}) 12. Kb1 Be6 13. Bd3 O-O-O 14. Na4 Nf6 15. Nc5 Bg4 16. Rc1 Bxf3 17. gxf3 $14 {Rodshtein,M - Trent,L Norderstedt GER 2016}) 9... Nh5 ({RR} 9... O-O 10. h3 Ne4 11. Bd3 Ndf6 12. O-O Bf5 13. Ne5 Bh7 14. f3 Nxc3 15. Bxh7+ Nxh7 16. bxc3 c5 17. Rab1 b6 18. e4 Rc8 19. Qa4 Nf6 20. Nc6 Qd7 21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. e5 Nh5 23. Bh2 cxd4 24. cxd4 {Firouzja,A (2785)-Andreikin,D (2729) chess.com INT 2022 1-0 (53)}) 10. O-O-O {According to his style, Richard accepts the damaged pawn structure. In return, he can benefit from opening the e-file and full control over the e5-spot.} ({It is worth paying serious attention to} 10. Be5 $5 Nhf6 (10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 g6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Ng7 14. h3 Nf5 15. Rad1 $14 {Ehlvest,J - Sveshnikov,V Riga LAT 2011}) 11. Bg3 Nh5 12. Bd3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Nf6 14. O-O-O Be6 15. Kb1 Qa5 16. Ne5 $14 {Piket,J-Timman,J Wijk aan Zee NED 1995}) ({RR} 10. Bd3 Nxf4 11. exf4 Bd6 12. Ne5 Qf6 13. g3 Nb6 14. O-O O-O 15. Rfe1 g6 16. Nd1 Bh3 17. Ne3 Rac8 18. Qe2 c5 19. N3g4 Qg7 20. f3 Bxg4 21. fxg4 Rfe8 22. Qf2 cxd4 23. b3 Bxe5 24. fxe5 Rxe5 {Moskalenko,V (2416)-Alfaro Rojas,A (2301) Barcelona ESP 2024 1-0 (57)}) 10... Nxf4 11. exf4 g5 $146 {An interesting, but very risky decision. Jon Ludvig is searching for early counterplay, but delaying his development might definitely invite some troubles.} ({More to the point was} 11... O-O 12. Bd3 (12. g4 b5 13. Rg1 b4 14. Na4 Qc7 $132) 12... a5 (12... Bd6 13. Ne5 Re8 14. h4 Nf8 15. g4 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Bxg4 17. Rdg1 $19) 13. Kb1 a4 14. a3 b5 $132 {with a very sharp, double-edged play.}) ({RR} 11... O-O 12. Kb1 Bd6 13. g3 Re8 14. Ne5 Nf8 15. Bd3 a5 16. Rhe1 a4 17. a3 Bd7 18. Nxa4 Qa5 19. Nc5 Bg4 20. Rc1 Bc8 21. Bf5 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Bxf5 23. Qxf5 f6 24. Nf3 Rxe1 25. Nxe1 Re8 26. Nd3 {Alarcon Casellas,R (2389)-Blasco Coll,A (2242) Barcelona 2018 ½-½ (39)}) 12. Bd3 $1 {That's the point! White's development advantage is becoming threatening.} ({A less promising try was} 12. g3 gxf4 13. gxf4 Nb6 14. Rg1 Qd6 15. Ne5 Qf6 $132) 12... gxf4 13. Rhe1 ({Black's dubious strategy could be refuted by means of} 13. Ne2 $1 Qc7 14. Kb1 Nf8 15. Ne5 Ne6 16. Qd2 (16. g3 f3 17. Nxf3 Bd7 $132) 16... Bd6 17. Rhe1 {with a powerful initiative. The play might continue:} Qb6 18. Nxf4 Bb4 19. Qe3 Bxe1 20. Rxe1 Qxd4 21. Qxd4 Nxd4 22. Neg6+ Be6 23. Nxh8 Ke7 24. Nxe6 Nxe6 25. f4 Kf6 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. Re5 $14 {The superiority of White's bishop over the knight is obvious.}) 13... Kf8 $6 {The king wouldn't be safe on the kingside.} ({It was the proper moment for liberating the light-squared bishop:} 13... Nf8 $1 14. Ne2 Ne6 15. Qd2 Qd6 16. Ne5 Rf8 17. Bf5 (17. Nxf4 Bg5 18. g3 Bd7 $132) 17... Kd8 $1 18. Bxe6 Bxe6 19. Nxf4 Bf5 $132) 14. Bf5 $6 {Returning the favour. Now Black obtains an important tempo for consolidating.} ({A much stronger way was} 14. Ne2 Bd6 15. g3 fxg3 16. fxg3 Nf6 17. Ne5 $36) 14... Bb4 15. a3 ({Nor is anything special achieved after} 15. Re2 Nb6 16. Rde1 Kg7 17. Bxc8 Rxc8 18. Re5 Qd7 19. Rf5 Nc4 $132) 15... Bxc3 ({Another possibility was} 15... Bd6 $5 16. g3 Qf6 17. Ne2 fxg3 18. fxg3 Nb6 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 {In the resulting position White has sufficient compensation for a pawn, but hardly more.}) 16. Qxc3 Nb6 17. g4 $5 {An interesting attempt to complicate matters.} ({The more natural} 17. Bxc8 Rxc8 {looks scary for Black, but he should be able to solve the problems:} 18. Re5 (18. Ne5 Rg8 19. g3 fxg3 20. fxg3 Rc7 21. Rf1 Nc4 22. Nxc4 dxc4 23. Qxc4 Rg5 $11) 18... Nc4 19. Rf5 Rg8 20. Ne5 Rc7 21. Nxc4 dxc4 22. Rxf4 (22. d5 Rd7 23. Qb4+ Qe7 24. Qxc4 Rxd5 25. Rdxd5 cxd5 26. Qxf4 Rxg2 27. Qxh6+ Kg8 $11) (22. Qxc4 Rxg2 23. Qe6 Kg7 24. Qe5+ Kg8 $11) 22... Qd5 23. g3 Re7 $11) 17... Bxf5 ({One possibility was} 17... fxg3 $5 18. Bxc8 Nxc8 19. fxg3 Nd6 20. Rf1 Kg7 $132 {and then White's initiative isn't worth more than a pawn.}) 18. Qc5+ Kg7 19. gxf5 Qf6 $2 {After this inaccurate move Jon Ludvig's position is starting to collapse.} ({It was necessary to play} 19... Nc4 $1 {, and Black seems to be able to consolidate:} 20. Ne5 (20. Re7 Qb6 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Rxb7 Kf6 23. Ne5 Nxe5 24. dxe5+ Kxe5 25. Rxf7 Rhf8 $11) 20... Qd6 21. Nxc4 Qxc5 22. dxc5 dxc4 23. Rd7 Rhe8 24. Re6 Kg8 25. Rxh6 Re1+ 26. Kd2 Rae8 $11) 20. Re7 $1 Rhe8 21. Rg1+ Kh7 22. Rge1 $1 $18 {Now White's pieces are dominating over the board.} Rxe7 23. Qxe7 Qxf5 {Desperation.} ({Things were also hopeless after} 23... Qxe7 24. Rxe7 Kg8 25. Ne5 Nc4 26. Nxf7 Kg7 27. Ne5+ Kf6 28. Rf7+ Kg5 29. h4+ Kxh4 30. Rg7 $18) 24. Nh4 Qd7 25. Qf6 Rg8 ({Or} 25... Re8 26. Rg1 Rg8 27. Rxg8 Kxg8 28. Nf5 $18) 26. Re7 Qg4 27. Nf5 Qg1+ 28. Kc2 Qxf2+ 29. Kb3 1-0 [Event "USA-ch"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2017.04.07"] [Round "9"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2793"] [BlackElo "2667"] [Annotator "Yermolinsky,Alex "] [PlyCount "150"] [EventDate "2017.03.29"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "USA"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 178"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.05.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. h3 g6 12. Nf3 Be6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Nd2 ({RR} 14. Na4 Nxa4 15. Qxa4 Kb8 16. Rc1 Ng7 17. g4 Ne8 18. Rc3 Bc8 19. Ra3 a6 20. Rc1 h5 21. Ne5 hxg4 22. Bxa6 gxh3 23. Rb3 Rd6 24. Qxc6 Nf6 25. Qc5 h2 26. Rh1 Ne4 27. Nc6+ Rxc6 28. Qxe7 Nd2+ {Ebrahimi Herab,H (2408)-Carlsson,L (2352) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (36)}) 14... Ng7 15. g4 Kb8 $146 ({RR} 15... h5 16. f3 hxg4 17. hxg4 Rh4 18. a4 f5 19. a5 Nc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Rxh4 Qxh4 22. gxf5 Nxf5 23. Nf1 Qh5 24. a6 b6 25. Qf2 Nh4 26. Nd2 Nf5 27. Nde4 Qh6 28. f4 Qg7 29. Ng5 Bg8 30. Nf3 {Tomsia,K (2103)-Budzinski,J (1846) Chotowa 2009 1-0 (39)}) 16. Nb3 h5 17. f3 Bc8 18. Qf2 hxg4 19. hxg4 Ne6 20. f4 Nc7 21. f5 Qg5 22. Rhg1 $5 Rh3 23. e4 Rdh8 {+1=7 is not a scoreline Nakamura is used to having in U.S. Championships. He had clearly had enough of draws when he sat down to play the ever-solid Onischuk today - a dangerous mindset.} 24. e5 $5 {Points for the spirit, but, objectively speaking, White is playing with fire.} (24. fxg6 fxg6 25. Nc5 Rh2 26. Qg3 {should be enough to hold.}) 24... Rh2 25. Qe1 Nc4 $1 26. Bxc4 dxc4 27. Nd2 Qf4 ({Here Alexander had a strong idea in the exchange sacrifice,} 27... gxf5 28. Nf3 Qg6 29. Nxh2 fxg4+ 30. Ka1 Rxh2 $36) 28. e6 $1 {HIkaru seizes the opportunity.} gxf5 29. exf7 Be6 30. Rf1 Qxg4 31. Nf3 Rg2 32. d5 $5 {HIkaru burned a lot of time on this one. Clearly, he wanted it all.} ({Obviously, he could see} 32. Qe5 Qg7 33. Rg1 Rxg1 34. Rxg1 Qxe5 35. Nxe5 {as advantageous for White.}) 32... cxd5 33. Nxd5 $4 {A step too far.} (33. Qe5 Qg7 34. Rg1 Qxe5 35. Nxe5 Rxg1 36. Rxg1 Rf8 {and only now} 37. Nxd5 $1 {a fantastic shot, based on forks and deflections. White will end up up the exchange with some practical winning chances.}) 33... Qg7 {A cold shower. The threat of mate forces White to part with his best pawn.} ({Nakamura's idea had been that if} 33... Bxd5 $2 34. Rxd5 $1 {is winning since} Nxd5 35. Qe5+ Kc8 36. Qxh8+ {is game over. However, he overlooked that Black needn't touch his knight at the beginning of this line at all.}) 34. Nc3 Qxf7 35. Qe5 Re8 36. Qd6 Qf8 37. Nb5 Qxd6 38. Nxd6 Rh8 39. Rh1 Rxh1 40. Rxh1 Rg8 {The last move before the time control may not have been the most optimal, but Alexander wanted to make sure he didn't blunder anything.} 41. Nd4 f4 42. Rh6 Bc8 43. Nxc4 Nd5 44. Kc2 Rd8 45. Rd6 $6 {This goes to show that Hikaru was still reeling form his blunder on move 33.} ({The activity offered by} 45. Kd3 Nb4+ 46. Ke4 Nxa2 47. Nf3 (47. Nd6 Nb4) 47... Rf8 48. Nd6 Nb4 49. Ne5 {would be more in his style, particularly against an opponent who was looking for technical solutions.}) 45... Rxd6 46. Nxd6 Bh3 47. a3 Kc7 48. Ne4 a5 $6 (48... Bg2 49. Kd3 Bf1+ 50. Kd2 Kb6) 49. Nd2 b6 50. Kd3 Bg2 51. Nc2 $2 (51. N4f3) 51... Ne7 52. b4 a4 53. Nd4 Kd7 54. Ke2 Bd5 {Onischuk at his best. His pieces guard the approaches to the f4-pawn, while the black king is slowly making its way forward.} 55. Nb5 $2 {This only helps Black.} Kc6 56. Nc3 b5 57. Kd3 Nf5 58. Nd1 Kd6 59. Nc3 Bc6 60. Nce4+ Ke7 61. Ng5 Kf6 62. Nge4+ Ke7 63. Ng5 Bg2 64. Nge4 Ke6 65. Nf2 Kd5 {Finally, the king has arrived and that signals the end of the game.} 66. Nd1 Nd6 67. Nf2 Nc4 68. Nxc4 Bf1+ 69. Kc3 Bxc4 70. Nh3 Ke4 71. Kd2 Be6 72. Ng5+ Kd5 73. Nf3 Bg4 74. Nh4 Ke4 75. Ke1 Ke3 0-1 [Event "EU-ch 19th"] [Site "Batumi"] [Date "2018.03.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"] [Black "Yilmaz, Mustafa"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2619"] [Annotator "Wojtaszek,Radoslaw"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2018.03.17"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "GEO"] [SourceTitle "CBM 184"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2018.05.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.05.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] {After my loss in the 2nd game I knew that there was no room for error and I had to keep on winning to still fight for medals. Therefore I wasn't against playing sharp games.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 {The most flexible move order which has gained a lot of popularity recently.} 8. Nge2 $5 {Directed mainly against ...?h5 plans.} (8. Qc2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 {involves a lot of theory I didn't want to enter this time.}) 8... Nf8 $5 {This is the modern way of playing the Carlsbad structure. Compared to the mainline Black is trying to save a tempo on ...?e8.} (8... Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. g4 $5 {the point of ?ge2:} Nhf6 11. Ng3 {gives White an active play. I already used this idea against Onischuk in 2017 - I was much better after the opening, but later on I made some mistakes and lost.}) 9. Qc2 Ne6 10. Bh4 g6 11. f3 O-O {It wasn't a surprise for me that this position appeared as my opponent already had a game here - he won in very nice style against Korobov.} 12. O-O-O $5 {That was my improvement prepared for this game. As I said I wanted to sharpen the game and this looked like a smart way of doing it.} (12. O-O b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Qc1 Rc8 {with a decent position for Black. It's not easy for White to execute e4-plans and Black has the potential ...c5-idea.}) ({RR} 12. Rd1 b6 13. Bf2 Bb7 14. h4 c5 15. dxc5 Bxc5 16. Kf1 Rc8 17. Qa4 a6 18. b4 b5 19. Qb3 Bd6 20. h5 Be5 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Nd4 Bxd4 23. exd4 Kg7 24. Ne2 Rh8 25. Rxh8 Qxh8 26. Bg3 Nh5 {Azmaiparashvili,Z (2625)-Beliavsky,A (2640) Groningen 1994 1-0 (47)}) 12... b6 $6 {Black follows his original plan but it feels too slow against 0-0-0.} (12... b5 $1 13. g4 a5 14. Bg3 a4 15. h4 Qa5 {and the position is very unclear, both sides have to be very accurate, for instance after} 16. h5 {Black has to slow White's attack with} g5 $1) ({RR} 12... b5 13. Kb1 a5 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 Ng4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Rde1 Rd8 18. d5 Nf2 19. dxe6 Bxe6 20. Nf4 Nxh1 21. Rxh1 a4 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. Be2 a3 24. b3 Qe5 25. Rd1 Qxh2 26. Bf3 Qe5 27. Rd3 {Al Hosani,O (2340)-Nainys,Z (2307) Doha QAT 2025 ½-½ (59)}) 13. g4 Bb7 14. Kb1 Rc8 $146 ({RR} 14... Re8 15. h3 a6 16. Rhf1 c5 17. dxc5 bxc5 18. Bc4 Qc8 19. Bxf6 dxc4 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Rb7 23. Qxc4 Qb8 24. Qc2 Qh2 25. Nf4 Qxc2+ 26. Kxc2 Rab8 27. Rb1 Nxf4 28. exf4 Re7 29. Rbd1 {Saidy,A (2380)-Burger,K (2345) New York 1990 1-0 (58)}) 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. h4 $1 c5 (16... Bxh4 $2 {I didn't even calculate this, it just felt very bad and it indeed is.} 17. Nf4 Re8 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. e4 $1 $36 (19. Qh2 g5 $1 {and things are not so simple})) 17. h5 $1 {From 12...b6 till now all moves were more or less logical, but now Black faces serious problems as it seems that White's attack is simply faster, which means that 12...b6 was the beginning of Black's problems.} Qe7 $6 {It looked the most natural, but White's attack doesn't slow down.} ({Black can force White to sacrifice the piece but the problem is that it's a good sacrifice!} 17... c4 $2 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. hxg6 Rc7 20. f4 Rg7 {and here White has many possible tries to continue the attack:} 21. g5 (21. gxh7+ Kh8 22. f5 Nc7 23. Nf4 Rxg4 $2 {runs to} 24. Rdg1 $1 Rxf4 25. Qg2 $3 $18) 21... Nxg5 22. fxg5 Bxg5 23. Rxh7 Rxh7 24. gxh7+ Kh8 25. e4 $1 $16) ({There was the interesting} 17... Qe8 $5 {with the idea of protecting the g6-square, where I wanted to continue with the simple} 18. Qd2 $5 (18. f4 $6 c4 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Rh6 Bg7 22. Rxg6 Rf7 $1 $13 {[%CAl Ge6f8]}) 18... cxd4 19. Nxd4 Nxd4 20. exd4 Bxd4 21. Nb5 $1 {and Black faces multiple threats like ?d6 or ?h2.}) 18. f4 $1 $36 Rfe8 $6 (18... c4 $6 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. hxg6 hxg6 21. Qxg6+ Qg7 22. Qc2 $1 $18 {Black simply cannot defend against ?g3-?f5 or g5 threats.}) (18... cxd4 19. exd4 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. hxg6 fxg6 22. Bxg6 hxg6 23. Rxd4 $16) 19. hxg6 fxg6 20. Rh3 $6 {This looked very natural, but it spoils some part of the advantage.} (20. g5 $1 Bg7 21. f5 {I saw this idea, but underestimated White's attack:} Nxg5 (21... c4 22. Be4 $3 dxe4 23. fxe6 Qxe6 24. Nf4 Qf7 25. Rh4 $18 {[%CAl Gd1h1]}) 22. Nf4 cxd4 23. exd4 {and apparently White is close to winning.}) 20... Nf8 $2 {Black wants to defend the h7-pawn, but on the other hand it's taking the knight away from the central action.} (20... cxd4 $1 21. exd4 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Rxd4 {I thought that this position was almost winning for me, but it's not all that simple:} Kg7 25. a3 Rh8 $1 {and Black is very much still in the game.}) 21. Qd2 $1 {Now finally I don't have to watch out for ...c4-ideas.} a6 22. g5 Bg7 23. f5 $1 $18 Qxg5 24. fxg6 cxd4 25. gxh7+ Kh8 26. Nxd4 Rc7 $2 (26... Bxd4 {would be more stubborn but after} 27. exd4 Qxd2 28. Rxd2 {White should be easily winning anyway.}) 27. Nce2 Bc8 28. Rg3 Qe5 29. Nf4 Rf7 30. Rdg1 Bd7 31. Nf3 Qxe3 32. Ng5 Qxd2 33. Nxf7# {That was probably one of the best games I played in Batumi. It also gave me some extra confidence and took me back to the leading group.} 1-0 [Event "Keres Memorial"] [Site "Tallinn/Parnu"] [Date "1998.06.29"] [Round "9"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Andersson, Ulf"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2660"] [BlackElo "2635"] [Annotator "Donev,Ivo Hristov"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "1998.06.19"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "EST"] [EventCategory "15"] [SourceTitle "CBM 066"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.09.30"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 exd5 $6 {Die Theorie hält nicht viel von diesem Zug.} (7... Nxd5 $142) 8. Bd3 Bd6 9. Qc2 O-O 10. O-O Re8 11. a3 h6 12. Bh4 Qd8 13. Rae1 ({RR} 13. b4 Nb6 14. Rfb1 Bd7 15. a4 Nc8 16. b5 Bg4 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. a5 Bc7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Bf5 Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Bxa5 22. Ne2 Nd6 23. Qf4 Bc7 24. Ng3 Kh7 25. Nh5 f5 26. Ne5 Re6 27. Nxf7 Qe8 {Nyola Wasswa Mark (2122)-Wanyama,H (2188) Nairobi KEN 2026 1-0 (66)}) 13... Be7 $16 {Der Eröffnungsbehandlung des Schwedische Großmeister ist sehr verdächtig. Wen er schon das als schwächer geltende 7...ed5 dem Normalzug 7...?d5 vorzieht, so kann es bestimmt nicht mit der Absicht gewesen sein, eine gängige Stellung der Abtauschvariante mit einer Handvoll Tempi weniger zu bekommen, wie es jetzt der Fall ist!} 14. Bg3 $146 ({RR} 14. Nd2 Nf8 15. Nb3 Ne4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. Nd2 b6 19. f3 Ba6 20. Rf2 exf3 21. Nxf3 Ng6 {½-½ (21) Ballo,E (2221)-Oumnov,A (2233) Germany 1999}) 14... Nf8 15. h3 Be6 16. Ne5 N6d7 17. f4 Nb6 18. f5 Bd7 19. e4 dxe4 20. Rxe4 Bf6 $6 (20... Nh7 $142) 21. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 22. Qb3+ Ne6 (22... Be6 23. fxe6+ Nxe6 24. Be2 $1 $18 {nebst ?h5}) 23. Rfe1 Nd5 $2 (23... Qc8 24. fxe6+ (24. Be2 g6 25. fxe6+ Bxe6 $13) 24... Rxe6 (24... Bxe6 25. Rxe6 Rxe6 26. Bf5 $18) 25. Bd6 $16 (25. Bb1 {??a2})) 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Qxd5 Bc6 26. fxe6+ Kg8 27. Qf5 Bxe4 28. Bxe4 Qxd4+ 29. Bf2 Qd6 (29... Qxb2 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Bc5+ {nebst ?h8#}) 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Bg6 $1 $18 {Droht das Bauernopfer mit der Zielblockade des e7 Feldes, nebst ?h8#. Schwarz muss darum die Qualität zurückgeben, wonach er mit Minusbauer und schlechter Stellung nichts mehr zu hoffen hat.} Ke7 32. Bxe8 Rxe8 33. Qe4 Rc8 34. Qxb7+ Rc7 35. Qe4 {Außer dem Materialvorteil hat der Anziehende die klar bessere Königslage.} Bxb2 36. Bh4+ g5 37. Qh7+ Kd8 38. Qg8+ Ke7 39. Bf2 Bc3 40. Qf7+ Kd8 41. Qg8+ Ke7 42. Re4 Bd2 43. g3 1-0 [Event "FIDE World Cup 13-14"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"] [Date "2005.12.15"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Van Wely, Loek"] [Black "Dreev, Alexey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2648"] [BlackElo "2694"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2005.11.27"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 111"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2006.04.04"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Qc2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O-O Nhf6 $5 {Not a very popular line. The willing knight retreat aims to prevent White from advancing the white g-pawn without needing to support it with h3. The question whether the knight is really better placed on g7 (after 10...g6 11.g4) remains open.} 11. Bd3 Nb6 12. h3 ({The immediate occupation of the e5-square with} 12. Ne5 {seems to be premature in view of} Ng4 13. Nxg4 (13. e4 $6 Nxe5 14. dxe5 d4 15. Ne2 Qxe5 16. Kb1 Be6 17. f4 Qa5 18. a3 c5 19. f5 Bd7 20. Rc1 Rc8 21. e5 c4 22. e6 Ba4 {0-1 Aagaard,J (2285)-Welling,G (2335)/Budapest 1992/EXT 2002}) 13... Bxg4 14. f3 $6 (14. Rde1 O-O-O) 14... Qxe3+ 15. Kb1 Be6 16. Bxh7 Qf4 17. Ne2 Qg5 18. f4 Qxg2 19. Rhg1 Qh3 20. Rxg7 Qxh2 21. Bf5 Qh6 22. Rdg1 Qf6 23. Bxe6 Qxe6 24. f5 Qf6 25. Qd3 O-O-O $17 {½-½ Huss,A (2325)-Kelecevic,N (2435)/Zuerich 1997/CBM 062 ext (45)}) ({However, it is not entirely clear whether White should prevent ...?g4 at such an early stage.} 12. Kb1 {[%CAl Yd1c1,Yc3a4] looks entirely playable, leaving the choice regardint the king side configuration for a later stage of the game.} Bg4 13. Rc1 {[%CAl Yf3e5]} Bxf3 14. gxf3 {This exchange has only strenghened White's centre.} O-O-O 15. Qb3 Qe6 (15... Kb8 16. a4 Nc8 17. a5 Qc7 18. a6 $14 {[%csl Yc6]}) 16. a4 $1 $36 Ne8 17. Qc2 Kb8 18. a5 Nc8 19. Na4 $16 a6 20. Qb3 Ka7 (20... Ka8 $142) 21. Nc5 Qe7 {1-0 Matamoros Franco,C (2467)-Valdes,L (2338)/Malaga 2001/EXT 2002 (29)} 22. Nxa6 $1 bxa6 23. Rxc6 Nc7 24. Rhc1 $18) 12... Be6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Ka1 ({Later in the same match, in rapid play already, Van Wely transferred the knight to b3 without any prior preparation, possibly under the impression of our main game.} 14. Nd2 Ne8 15. Nb3 Nd6 16. Nc5 $14 {0-1 Van Wely,L (2648)-Dreev,A (2694)/Khanty Mansyisk 2005/CBM 111 (91)}) ({RR} 14. Nd2 Ne8 15. Nb3 Nd6 16. Nc5 Qg5 17. g4 h5 18. f4 Qe7 19. f5 Bd7 20. Rhe1 hxg4 21. hxg4 Kb8 22. Qf2 Bc8 23. Qf4 Qc7 24. b3 Rde8 25. Rh1 f6 26. Kc2 Nf7 27. Kd2 Ng5 28. Bc2 Qxf4 {Van Wely,L (2648)-Dreev,A (2694) Khanty-Mansiysk 2005 0-1 (91)}) 14... Kb8 15. Rb1 $146 {It is not really customary to prepare the minority's attack with this move when the king is on a1. In fact, White will only keep the advance of the b-pawn as a potential threat, but never play it effectively.} ({The new concept relies not in the move itself, but in the fact that White refrains from the standard plan} 15. Rc1 g6 16. Rhd1 Rc8 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 {[%CAl Yc1c3] . The main difference compared to the positions where the black king's knight is placed on g7 becomes obvious after} Ne4 $1 {[%csl Yc3,Yf2]} 19. Qc2 Nd6 {when Black achieves an optimal regroupment with gain of time.} 20. g4 f6 21. Rg1 g5 22. Nd2 h5 23. Nb3 hxg4 24. hxg4 Rh4 25. f3 Rh3 $132 {½-½ Gustafsson,J (2535)-Kosanovic,G (2437)/Budapest 2001/CBM 082 ext (56)}) ({RR} 15. Rc1 g6 16. Rhd1 Rc8 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 Ne4 19. Qc2 Nd6 20. g4 f6 21. Rg1 g5 22. Nd2 h5 23. Nb3 hxg4 24. hxg4 Rh4 25. f3 Rh3 26. Rgf1 Rch8 27. Qc5 Nc8 28. Qc3 Nb6 29. Rce1 Rh2 {Gustafsson,J (2535)-Kosanovic,G (2437) Budapest 2001 ½-½ (56)}) 15... Ne8 16. Nd2 Nd6 17. Nb3 {In the lines based on ...g6 and ...?g7, the knight is usually transferred to e6, covering the c5-square. Now, this square is vulnerable, which justifies White's plan.} Qf6 18. f3 {It is not easy for Black to prevent WHite from putting his centre into motion.} Rhe8 19. Rhe1 h5 20. Rbd1 h4 {We can see now that the early advance of the h-pawn somewhat restricts White's possibilities.} 21. Qf2 Qg5 22. e4 dxe4 23. fxe4 Bxb3 24. axb3 f6 25. Bc2 Nbc8 26. Rd3 $14 {White has an active position and can quietly prepare the further advance of either of his central pawns.} Re7 27. Kb1 Rde8 28. Rf3 Rh8 29. Rf4 Qh5 30. Bd1 Qh7 31. Ka2 Nb6 32. e5 Ne8 33. exf6 Rxe1 34. fxg7 Qxg7 35. Qxe1 Nc7 36. Rxh4 Re8 37. Re4 Rd8 38. Qh4 Qg8 39. Rg4 Qf8 40. Qg3 a5 41. Rg7 Nba8 42. h4 Qf6 43. Rg8 Rxg8 44. Qxg8+ Ka7 45. Qg5 Qxd4 46. Qxa5+ Na6 47. h5 N8c7 48. h6 b5 49. h7 Kb7 50. Bf3 Qg7 51. Nxb5 Qxh7 52. Nd6+ Ka7 53. Bxc6 Qc2 54. Nb5+ Kb8 55. Qb6+ Kc8 56. Bb7+ 1-0 [Event "Biel GM"] [Site "Biel"] [Date "2006.07.28"] [Round "5"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2667"] [Annotator "Radjabov,Teimour"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2006.07.24"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CBM 114"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2006.10.02"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2006.10.02"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 {It was an important game to fight for the first prize after losing to Morozevich in the previous round. Dies war eine wichtige Partie im Kampf um den ersten Preis, nachdem ich in der vorigen Runde gegen Morozevich verloren hatte.} 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Be7 $5 {Heading for Queen's Gambit Declined positions. Strebt Stellungen aus dem Abgelehnten Damengambit an.} 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 {A typical piece regrouping. Now Black aims to coordinate pieces. Eine typische Umgruppierung. Schwarz will jetzt seine Figuren koordinieren.} 10. O-O Nf8 11. h3 {A prophylactic move, avoiding any Ng4 or Bg4-h5-g6 and sometimes enabling the manoeuvre Bf4-h2. Ein prophylaktischer Zug, der Sg4 oder Lg4-h5-g6 ausschaltet und manchmal das Manöver Lf4-h2 ermöglicht.} g6 12. Bf4 {An interesting move to bring the bishop on e5. Interessant, der Läufer soll nach e5.} Ne6 13. Be5 {Here because otherwise there was no need for the fast Bf4. Sonst hätte Weiß sich mit Lf4 nicht so beeilen müssen.} Ng7 14. Rab1 {Preparing a queenside attack. Bereitet einen Angriff am Damenflügel vor.} Bf5 15. b4 a6 16. a4 (16. Na4 $5 $14) 16... Bxd3 17. Qxd3 b5 $146 {The only way to prevent worse structural position on the queenside. Der einzige Weg, um eine schlechtere Struktur am Damenflügel zu verhindern.} ({RR} 17... Nd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5 Bd6 21. Rfc1 Ra3 22. Qc2 Qa8 23. Rb3 Ra5 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Ne2 Rc8 26. Rc3 Ra2 27. Qd3 Nf6 28. Ne5 Bxe5 29. dxe5 Ne4 30. R3c2 Qa6 31. Qxa6 Rxa6 32. f3 {Valdes Escobar,A (2355)-Aepfler,C (2257) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (63)}) ({RR} 17... Nd7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. b5 axb5 20. axb5 Bd6 21. Rfc1 Ra3 22. Qc2 Qa8 23. Rb3 Ra5 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Ne2 Rc8 26. Rc3 Ra2 27. Qd3 Nf6 28. Ne5 Bxe5 29. dxe5 Ne4 30. R3c2 Qa6 31. Qxa6 Rxa6 32. f3 {Valdes Escobar,A (2355)-Aepfler,C (2257) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (63)}) 18. Rfc1 Nf5 19. e4 $5 (19. Ne2 $5 {[%CAl Ge5f6,Gf3e5]}) (19. Bh2 $5 {to play Ne5 and create some unpleasant threats was also possible. But I guess Ne2 is more interesting mit der Idee Se5 und einigen unangenehmen Drohungen war auch möglich. Aber ich schätze, Se2 ist interessanter.}) 19... dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nxe4 (20... bxa4 21. Rxc6 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 a3 23. g4 Nd6 24. Qd3 (24. Qd5 Nb5 25. Qc4 $14) 24... Nb5 25. d5 Qd7 26. Qc4 Rad8 27. Rd1 $16) 21. Qxe4 Qd5 (21... f6 {was not that great either because now g4 is very strong. war auch nicht so besonders, da nun g4 sehr stark ist.} 22. g4 $1 $16 fxe5 23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Qxc6 (24. Qxf5 exd4 25. Rxc6 Rf8 26. Qe4) 24... Kh8 25. axb5 axb5 26. dxe5 Rg8+ 27. Kh1 (27. Kh2 $14 Qd3) 27... Ra2 28. Rg1 Rxf2 29. Rxg8+ Qxg8 30. Rg1 $16) 22. Qxd5 cxd5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Rc6 $3 {A very important move that had to be foreseen around 5 moves ago. Ein ganz wichtiger Zug, den es etwa 5 Züge zuvor vorherzusehen galt.} Ra2 25. Rb6 f6 $1 26. Bh2 (26. Bb8 $16 {would probably be a better move to close the a8 square for e8 rook, as after the move I played the fantastic manoeuvre Ra8-a3 was possible. wäre wahrscheinlich besser, um dem Turm e8 das Feld a8 zu nehmen, denn nach meinem Zug war das fantastische Manöver Ta8-a3 möglich.}) 26... Bxb4 $6 (26... Rea8 $3 27. g4 (27. Rxb5 Ra1 $3 28. Rf1 Rxf1+ 29. Kxf1 Ra1+ 30. Ke2 Ra2+ $11) (27. Rf1 $5 Bxb4 28. Rxb5 Bc3 29. Rxd5 R2a4 30. g4 Nxd4 31. Kg2 $14) 27... R8a3 $3 {This was really hard to foresee for Black after the Bh2 move. Dies war allerdings für Schwarz nach dem Zug Lh2 wirklich schwer vorherzusehen.} 28. gxf5 Rxf3 29. fxg6 $14) 27. g4 $1 Ba5 (27... Nxd4 $5 {was probably a better choice. war wahrscheinlich eine bessere Wahl.} 28. Nxd4 Bc5 29. Re6 Rxe6 30. Nxe6 Bxf2+ 31. Kh1 $16 (31. Kf1 $16)) 28. Ra6 $1 Ng7 29. Rxb5 Ra3 30. Kg2 Bb4 31. Rxa3 (31. Rxf6 $18 {was quite possible but I was not sure it was the best way objectively. The position I had in the game seemed easy for me to convert after the plan Ra5 and d5 followed by Nd4-c6. war durchaus möglich, aber ich war nicht sicher, dass es objektiv den beste Weg darstellte. Die Position, die ich in der Partie hatte, schien mir leicht verwertbar zu sein, nämlich nach dem Plan Ta5 und d5 nebst Sd4-c6.}) 31... Bxa3 32. Rxd5 Be7 33. Ra5 $1 Rd8 34. d5 $1 Bb4 35. Rb5 Bc3 36. Kf1 $1 {The rest was a matter of a good technique which I have never had problems with. Der Rest war eine Frage guter Technik, mit der ich noch nie Probleme gehabt habe.} h5 37. Ke2 hxg4 38. hxg4 Ra8 39. Rb3 Ba5 40. Nd4 Re8+ 41. Kd3 Be1 42. d6 Rd8 43. Rb7 1-0 [Event "Riga Tal Memorial"] [Site "Riga"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "6"] [White "Timman, Jan H"] [Black "Jussupow, Artur"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2660"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "1995.04.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "LAT"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CBM 047"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1995.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1995.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 Re8 9. O-O c6 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. f3 Be6 12. Rad1 Rc8 13. e4 (13. Nf4 Bd7 14. Rfe1 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Kh1 Rc7 17. b4 a6 18. Na4 Bc8 19. Nc5 Rce7 20. Qf2 g6 21. Bc2 a5 22. a3 axb4 23. axb4 b6 24. Nb3 {Peicheva,V-Thorhallsson,T/Copenhagen op (07)/1990/0-1 (45)}) (13. a3 a6 (13... N6d7 14. Bf4 Ng6 15. Bg3 Bh4 16. b4 Bxg3 17. Nxg3 Nf6 $8 18. Qd2 $6 a5 $5 19. Bb1 axb4 20. axb4 b6 21. f4 Bg4 $1 $8 22. Rc1 Bd7 23. f5 Ne7 $8 24. e4 {Kamsky,G-Van der Sterren,P/Wijk aan Zee (m/4)/1994/1-0 (39)}) 14. Bh4 Ng6 15. Bf2 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Bxg6 hxg6 18. Qd2 Qc7 19. Rc1 Qe5 20. Nd4 Bd7 21. Rfe1 g5 22. g4 Ba7 23. Bg3 Qe7 24. h3 {Illescas Cordoba,M-Campora,D/ESP-chT/1994/0.5 (42)}) (13. Bh4 a6 14. Kh1 b5 15. Bf2 Bd7 16. Bg1 g6 17. Qd2 Nh5 18. e4 dxe4 19. fxe4 c5 20. Nd5 Bg5 21. Qe1 c4 22. Bc2 Bc6 23. Nec3 a5 24. Ne3 {Eliet,N-Pedersen,St/EU-chJ Sas van Gent (10)/1992/1-0 (58)}) 13... dxe4 14. fxe4 Ng4 15. Bf4 (15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Qd2 c5 17. d5 Bd7 18. h3 Ne5 19. Bb5 Bxb5 20. Nxb5 Nc4 21. Qf4 Ng6 22. Qf2 Qd7 23. Nxa7 Ra8 24. Qxc5 $13 {Vaiser,A-Flear,G/Fuerteventura/1992/0.5 (69)}) (15. Bd2 c5 16. d5 c4 $1 17. dxe6 Nxe6 $15) 15... Ng6 16. e5 Bg5 (16... Nxf4 17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. Nxf4 Ne3 19. Qd3 Nxd1 20. Nxe6 fxe6 (20... Nxb2 21. Qh3 fxe6 22. Bg6+ $18) 21. Rxd1 $36) 17. Bxg6 (17. Bxg5 Qxg5 {xe3}) 17... hxg6 18. Qd2 Bxf4 19. Nxf4 Bc4 20. Rfe1 (20. Rf3 c5 $1) 20... c5 21. Ne4 $146 (21. e6 cxd4 (21... Bxe6 22. Nxe6 fxe6 23. Qf4 $13) 22. Qxd4 Qxd4+ 23. Rxd4 g5 24. exf7+ Bxf7 $15) ({RR} 21. d5 Rxe5 22. b3 Ba6 23. d6 Qg5 24. Ne4 Qh6 25. h3 Nf6 26. Nxf6+ gxf6 27. Qf2 Qg5 28. Rxe5 fxe5 29. Nd5 Kg7 30. d7 Rd8 31. Nc7 Qe7 32. Ne8+ Kh7 33. a4 e4 34. Rd6 e3 35. Nf6+ Kg7 {Sjugirov,S (2673)-Jussupow,A (2581) Doha 2014 1-0 (44)}) 21... cxd4 22. Nd6 d3 23. Nh3 (23. Nxc8 Qd4+ 24. Kh1 Nf2+ 25. Kg1 Nxd1+ 26. Kf1 Nf2 $1 $19) 23... Rxe5 24. Nxc8 (24. Rxe5 $2 Qxd6 25. Rg5 Qxh2+ $19) 24... Qxc8 25. Rxe5 Nxe5 26. Qe3 f6 27. Nf2 (27. Qxa7 Be6 28. Nf2 Bg4 29. Nxg4 Qxg4 $36) 27... Bd5 28. Rc1 (28. Nxd3 $2 Qg4 29. Rd2 Nf3+ $19) 28... Qf5 29. b3 Ng4 30. Qd4 (30. Nxg4 Qxg4 31. Qd2 Bxg2 $1 32. Qxg2 $140 d2) 30... Nxf2 31. Qxf2 Qg5 32. Re1 (32. Rd1 Be4 $44) 32... f5 33. Qg3 Qxg3 34. hxg3 Kf7 35. Kf2 Kf6 36. Ke3 Be4 37. Rc1 a6 38. Rc7 Bxg2 (38... Bxg2 39. Kxd3 g5 $10) 1-0 [Event "World Cup"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "2"] [White "Salov, Valery"] [Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2655"] [Annotator "Salov,Valery"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "1991.09.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "ISL"] [EventCategory "16"] [SourceTitle "CBM 026"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1992.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 {Ftacnik Ernst} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. a3 $5 (11. f3 Nh5 $6 (11... Ng6 $142 12. e4 dxe4 13. fxe4 Be6 $13) 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 Bg4 15. e5 Rad8 16. Ne4 Ng6 17. Rad1 Rf8 18. h3 Bxe2 19. Bxe2 Nhf4 20. Bc4 Kh8 $6 (20... Nd5 $142 21. Nd6 Rxd6 22. exd6 Qxd6) 21. Rf3 f6 22. exf6 gxf6 23. Ng3 $16 {Ivanchuk-Yusupov,Brussels cm(3)1991}) 11... a5 (11... g6 $6 12. b4 Ne6 13. Bh4 a6 14. f3 Ng7 15. Bf2 h5 16. h3 Nh7 17. e4 Bh4 18. Qd2 Bxf2+ 19. Rxf2 $16 {Kasparov-Beliavsky,Moscow TV 1987}) (11... Ng4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. h3 Nf6 14. Ng3 Be6 15. Rae1 $14 {Polugaevsky-Torre,Zagreb izt 1987}) (11... Be6 $5 12. b4 Rc8 13. f3 Ng6 14. e4 dxe4 15. fxe4 a5 $132 {Gulko-Van der Sterren,Munich 1990}) 12. f3 ({RR} 12. Rae1 Ng6 13. Ng3 Bd7 14. f3 b5 15. Nce2 Rc8 16. Bf5 c5 17. Qb1 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qxg6 Rxe3 21. Nh5 Rc6 22. Qc2 Qe8 23. Qd2 Bg5 24. f4 Bh4 25. Neg3 cxd4 26. f5 Qe5 {Maghsoodloo,P (2695)-Nesterov,A (2601) chess.com INT 2025 0-1 (32)}) 12... Ng6 $146 {TN} (12... c5 13. Rad1 c4 14. Bf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 g6 16. Qc2 Ne6 17. Bh4 Nc7 18. a4 $14 {Petursson,M-Bjornsson,T,Reykjavik(op)1990}) (12... h6 {Ftacnik}) ({RR} 12... Nh5 13. Bxe7 Rxe7 14. Qd2 f5 15. Rae1 Nf6 16. Bb1 Be6 17. Nf4 g6 18. h3 Bf7 19. Nd3 N8d7 20. f4 Ne4 21. Qc1 Qb6 22. Ne5 Rd8 23. g4 Be6 24. gxf5 Bxf5 25. Nxe4 dxe4 26. Ba2+ Kg7 27. Kh2 {Spassky,B-Timoscenko,G Leningrad 1967 1-0 (38)}) ({RR} 12... g6 13. Rae1 Ne6 14. Bh4 b5 15. Nb1 Qb6 16. Rc1 Bd7 17. Nd2 a4 18. f4 Ng4 19. Bf2 Rac8 20. Nc3 Qb7 21. Qd1 Ng7 22. Qf3 Ra8 23. Bc2 f5 24. Qe2 c5 25. Qf3 Bc6 26. Nd1 Ne6 27. Nc3 {Brzezina,P (2247)-Sokolovsky,Y (2559) Katowice POL 2026 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 12... g6 13. Bh4 Ne6 14. Kh1 Ng7 15. Bf2 Bf8 16. Bg1 Be6 17. e4 Rc8 18. Rad1 dxe4 19. fxe4 b5 20. Nf4 Bg4 21. Rde1 b4 22. axb4 axb4 23. Na4 Qa5 24. b3 Ngh5 25. Qf2 Rc7 26. Bc4 Qa7 27. e5 {Beliavsky,A (2624)-Acimovic,V (1728) Otocec 2016 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 12... Be6 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 Ng6 15. h3 Qc7 16. e5 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 19. Ng3 Qb6 {½-½ (19) Hoffmann,A-Braun,C (2200) Germany 1994}) 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 Bg4 (14... Be6 $5) (14... Be6 $5 {Ftacnik}) 15. Bxf6 (15. Bc4 $5 b5 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. e5 Kg8 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Bh6 $36) (15. Rad1 Bxe2 16. Bxe2 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxg5 18. Bc4 $44) 15... Bxf6 16. e5 Bg5 17. Bc4 Be6 18. Bxe6 (18. Ne4 $5 Be7 (18... Nf4 19. Nd6 $5 Bxc4 20. Qxc4 Nxe2+ 21. Kh1 $40) 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Rad1 $14) 18... Rxe6 19. Ne4 Be7 (19... Be3+ {Ernst} 20. Kh1 Bxd4 $2 21. Rad1 c5 22. Nxc5 $18) 20. Rad1 Qd5 21. N2c3 Qc4 22. b3 Qa6 23. Na4 b6 24. Rf3 c5 $1 (24... Rd8 $5 25. Rdf1 (25. Qf2) 25... Rxd4 26. Rxf7 Nxe5 27. Ng5 Qxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Bxg5 $44) 25. dxc5 bxc5 26. Naxc5 (26. Nexc5 $1 {Ernst} Bxc5+ (26... Qc8 {Ernst} 27. Rc3 Rc6 28. Rd5 Nf4 29. Rd4 Ne6 30. Rdc4 $16) 27. Nxc5 Qb6 28. Rxf7 $1 Rc8 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 Nxe5 31. Qf5 Ree8 32. Re7 $18) 26... Qb6 27. Kh1 Rc6 28. Rc3 Nxe5 29. Rd5 $1 Qc7 (29... f6 $5) (29... f6 $5 {Ftacnik}) 30. h3 Rc8 $138 (30... f5 31. Ne6 Rxc3 32. Nxc3 Qc6 33. Rxe5 Bf6 34. Nd4 $18) 31. b4 axb4 32. axb4 Ra8 33. Rd1 Bxc5 34. Nxc5 Qe7 35. Qe4 $1 Rac8 36. Re3 f6 37. Rd7 Qf8 $6 (37... Qe8 $142) (37... Qe8 {Ftacnik}) 38. Rb7 Kh8 $6 39. Rg3 R6c7 $2 (39... g6 40. Qh4 (40. Ra3 $1 $40) (40. Ra3 $1 $40 {Ftacnik}) 40... R6c7 41. Ne6 Rxb7 42. Nxf8 Rxf8 $14) (39... Ng6 {Ernst} 40. h4 f5 $14) 40. Ne6 $18 Rc1+ 41. Kh2 1-0 [Event "Candidates FIDE m3"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Kamsky, Gata"] [Black "Van der Sterren, Paul"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2605"] [Annotator "Hansen,Lars Bo"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "1994.01.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "CBM 039"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1994.04.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 c6 (7... Nbd7 8. Nge2 Re8 9. O-O Nf8 10. b4 $1 a6 11. a3 c6 12. Qc2 g6 13. f3 Ne6 14. Bh4 Nh5 15. Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Qd2 $16 {Kasparov,G-Short,N/London m(15)/1993/}) 8. Qc2 Nbd7 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. f3 Be6 12. Rad1 Rc8 {?c5?} 13. a3 $1 ({RR} 13. Kh1 Ng6 14. a3 Qc7 15. Nf4 Bd7 16. Qf2 Rcd8 17. Rc1 Qd6 18. Nxg6 fxg6 19. Bf4 Qe6 20. Bc7 Rc8 21. Be5 Qf7 22. e4 Be6 23. Qd2 Bf8 24. Ne2 Qd7 25. Bg3 dxe4 26. fxe4 Rcd8 27. Bf2 Bf7 {Ivanchuk,V (2741)-Bruzon Batista,L (2648) Merida 2006 ½-½ (38)}) 13... N6d7 $146 (13... c5 $5 14. dxc5 Rxc5 15. Nd4 $14) ({RR} 13... a6 14. Na4 N6d7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. b4 a5 17. Rb1 axb4 18. axb4 b6 19. Rfc1 g6 20. Nf4 Bf5 21. Re1 Bxd3 22. Nxd3 Ne6 23. Nc3 Nf6 24. Qf2 c5 25. dxc5 bxc5 26. b5 d4 27. exd4 cxd4 28. Ne4 {Gelfand,B (2675)-Piket,J (2575) Wijk aan Zee 1998 ½-½ (31)}) ({RR} 13... Ng6 14. b4 Rc7 15. Kh1 b5 16. Rc1 a6 17. Ng3 Ra7 18. Nce2 Rc7 19. e4 Nxe4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Bxe7 Rexe7 22. Bxe4 Bd5 23. Rcd1 Qe8 24. Ng3 Nf8 25. Nf5 Red7 26. Rfe1 Qd8 27. Ng3 g6 28. Qf2 {Frank,T (1921)-Giacomini,H (2193) Reykjavik 2018 0-1 (51)}) ({RR} 13... Ng6 14. Kh1 Nd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. b4 Nb6 17. Ng3 Bd7 18. Rde1 Qf6 19. Qf2 Rcd8 20. f4 Nf8 21. f5 Bc8 22. Qf4 Qd6 23. Qh4 Nbd7 24. Nh5 Qh6 25. g4 f6 26. Qg3 Re7 27. Kg1 Rde8 28. Nf4 {Polak,T (2553)-Simacek,P (2461) Brno 2008 1-0 (41)}) 14. Bf4 $1 (14. Bxe7 $6 Qxe7 {× e3}) 14... Ng6 $6 (14... a5 $1 15. Kh1 b5 $1 {? ?} 16. e4 b4 17. axb4 axb4 18. Na4 b3 $5 19. Qb1 Qa5 $132 {Kamsky,G-van der Sterren,P/Wijk aan Zee m(06)/1994/}) 15. Bg3 Bh4 $6 (15... a5) (15... c5 $5) 16. b4 $1 $14 Bxg3 17. Nxg3 Nf6 18. Qd2 a5 19. Bb1 axb4 20. axb4 b6 21. f4 $5 (21. e4) 21... Bg4 $1 22. Rc1 Bd7 23. f5 Ne7 24. e4 $1 dxe4 25. Ncxe4 Nxe4 26. Bxe4 f6 $8 27. Qf4 Rf8 $1 {??e8-f7} 28. b5 $1 cxb5 $6 (28... Be8 $1 29. Rfd1 (29. Rcd1 Nd5 $132 {??f7}) 29... cxb5 $8 30. d5 $1 Rxc1 31. Rxc1 Nc8 $1 {??d6?} (31... Nxd5 $2 32. Qd2 Bf7 33. Rd1 $18)) 29. d5 $1 $16 Rc5 $1 $8 30. Rcd1 $1 Kh8 31. Rfe1 Rc4 32. Qf2 Ng8 (32... Nc8 $5) 33. Nh5 $1 {??f4-e6} Be8 $2 {Invites the ? to e6.33.-,?f7 or 33.-,?h6!? should offer better chances.} 34. Nf4 Qd6 35. Qg3 $1 Qe5 36. Ne6 $18 Qxg3 37. hxg3 Rf7 38. d6 Rc8 39. Nc7 Bd7 $138 (39... Bd7 40. Rc1 $18 {??d5;?e6}) 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 1920 final"] [Site "Karlsruhe"] [Date "2020.09.17"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "L'Ami, Erwin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2620"] [Annotator "Edouard,Romain"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2020.09.16"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CBM 201 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2021.05.30"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.05.30"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Viernheim"] [BlackTeam "Solingen"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] {[%evp 0,113,30,25,35,-16,0,-14,-13,-42,-20,-24,4,-49,-33,-79,-8,-55,1,-37,-27,-23,26,10,22,22,50,44,86,120,173,110,114,52,62,-40,-40,-269,-36,-46,-46,-18,-18,-35,-9,-9,-9,-9,-9,-29,-9,-24,-9,0,10,10,37,28,28,0,32,-2,17,15,85,88,102,92,89,82,80,67,146,156,168,117,175,122,159,97,152,101,138,151,165,107,178,165,147,87,72,79,94,83,83,122,342,175,166,107,107,92,107,107,135,135,135,135,90,60,60,60,60,54,60,0]} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 h6 7. Bh4 g6 $5 {An interesting variation: Black simply wants to play ...Bf5, while the f8-bishop still has a choice where to develop.} 8. f3 $5 {Natural and typical Mamedyarov style: Black played many pawn moves to White wants to punish that with f3-e4, which comes in perfect time against ...Bf5. Up to now almost everyone had chosen 8.e3.} Bg7 (8... Bf5 $2 9. e4 $16) 9. O-O-O O-O $5 $146 ({The only existing game continued} 9... Be6 10. e4 Qa5 11. Kb1 (11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nh3 $5) (11. Be1 $5) (11. Nh3 $5 dxe4 12. Nf4 Bxa2 13. fxe4 $44) 11... O-O 12. Qd2 $2 (12. Nge2 $5) (12. Nh3 $5) 12... g5 $2 (12... dxe4 $1 13. fxe4 $2 Nxe4 $1 14. Nxe4 Qxa2+ 15. Kc1 Qa1+ 16. Kc2 Qa4+ 17. Kc1 Bb3 $19) 13. e5 $1 Nfd7 14. Bf2 c5 $13 {½-½ (45) Lin,D (2288)-Ghatti,S (2204) Irving 2017}) 10. e4 dxe4 11. fxe4 g5 $146 (11... Qa5 {was the engine's choice:} 12. Nf3 (12. h3 Na6 $13) (12. e5 $6 Ng4 $132) 12... Be6 {and the position doesn't look clear.}) ({RR} 11... Qa5 12. Nf3 Be6 13. a3 b5 14. e5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Kb1 Rc8 17. Qd2 Qb6 18. Be7 Nc6 19. Bc5 Qb7 20. h4 b4 21. a4 b3 22. h5 Bf5+ 23. Bd3 Qa6 24. hxg6 fxg6 25. Bxf5 gxf5 26. Rxh6 {Mamedyarov,S (2767)-Asadli,V (2579) Baku 2021 1-0}) ({RR} 11... Qa5 12. Bc4 Na6 13. Nf3 b5 14. Bb3 c5 15. e5 Bf5 16. Qe2 c4 17. exf6 Rfe8 18. Ne5 cxb3 19. fxg7 bxa2 20. Kd2 Qb4 21. Ke1 Bb1 22. Qf3 Rxe5+ 23. dxe5 Re8 24. Bf6 a1=Q 25. Qc6 Nc7 26. Rf1 {Yoo,C (2600)-Le,Q (2731) chess.com INT 2024 0-1 (32)}) 12. Bg3 Ng4 (12... b5 13. h4 $40) 13. Qd2 c5 {Impressive style by Erwin, who had already beaten Mamedyarov (with White) in Reykjavik a few years before.} 14. h3 (14. d5 {definitely deserves attention too. I believe Black's normal reaction would be} f5 {and after} 15. h3 f4 {the position remains quite unclear.}) 14... cxd4 $1 15. hxg4 Bxg4 {The game enters a spin.} 16. Nd5 $5 (16. Nce2 Nc6 $44) 16... Bxd1 17. Bc7 $1 {A very forcing move - the black queen does not have a good square.} (17. Qxd1 Nd7 $13) 17... Qe8 (17... Qd7 $2 18. Rxh6 $18) 18. Rxh6 Qxe4 $1 (18... Nd7 $2 19. Qxg5 Rc8 20. Kxd1 Rxc7 21. Rh4 $1 $18 {with the idea of Ne7+ or Qf5/Qh5.} (21. Nxc7 $2 Qxe4 $132)) 19. Bd3 $8 Qxd5 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Be4+ Bxh6 22. Bxd5 Rc8 $8 (22... Bh5 23. Bxb7 $18) 23. Kxd1 Rxc7 {What a forced line that was - since move 17!} 24. Nf3 Nc6 25. Nxg5 Kg7 26. Qf4 Rac8 27. Qg3 $2 (27. Be4 $1 {was stronger, but I really regard it as an impossible-to-find computer move.} Bxg5 28. Qxg5+ Kf8 29. Bf5 $1 Rd8 30. Qf4 Rcd7 (30... Re7 $4 31. Qh6+ $18) 31. Bxd7 Rxd7 $16) 27... Bxg5 28. Qxg5+ Kf8 29. Qf6 Nd8 30. g4 Rd7 31. Be4 Rc6 $6 {Sort of surrendering under pressure - but it wasn't needed.} (31... Rcc7 $1 32. Bf5 (32. g5 d3 33. g6 d2 $11) 32... Rd5 $11) 32. Bxc6 Nxc6 {Obviously, that position remains rather drawish, with sufficient material for the queen and just a weaker king.} 33. g5 Ke8 34. b4 a6 35. a4 d3 36. Kd2 Rd5 37. Qf4 Rd7 38. Qf5 Kd8 39. Qc5 Ke8 40. a5 Nd8 41. Qe5+ Kf8 42. Qe4 Rd6 43. Qe5 Rd7 44. Kc1 d2+ 45. Kd1 Nc6 $6 (45... Ne6 $1 46. g6 Kg8 $1 {would have been difficult to break.}) 46. Qh8+ Ke7 47. b5 $1 Nxa5 48. bxa6 $6 (48. Qc3 Nc6 49. bxc6 bxc6 50. Qxc6 {but I do not think White is winning at all here, despite the +4 evaluation by the engine.}) 48... Nc4 $1 49. Qf6+ Ke8 50. Qc3 b5 $2 {Ignoring the a6-pawn to keep a powerful knight on c4 - but objectively a very bad choice!} (50... bxa6 51. Qxc4 {should be a draw, I believe, although Black is definitely under huge pressure.}) 51. g6 $1 {Probably the move Erwin overlooked!} f6 (51... fxg6 $2 52. a7 $1 $18) 52. a7 Rxa7 53. Qxf6 Re7 {Even here the win wasn't easy to find, especially with little time on the clock.} 54. Qh8+ $4 (54. Qc6+ $1 Kf8 (54... Kd8 55. Qd5+ $1 Kc7 56. Qc5+ Kd8 57. Qg5 $18) 55. Qc5 $1 $18) 54... Kd7 55. Qh3+ Kd8 56. Qh4 Ke8 57. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Dortmund SuperGM 43rd"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "2015.07.04"] [Round "6"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2720"] [BlackElo "2722"] [Annotator "Sagar,Shah"] [PlyCount "135"] [EventDate "2015.06.27"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 167"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.07.13"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 {One of the main reasons why Black players have started playing Be7 before Nf6 is exactly the line that happened in this game where the knight is developed on e2.} 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O h6 11. Bf4 Nf8 12. a3 ({RR} 12. f3 c5 13. Rad1 c4 14. Bf5 Be6 15. Bxe6 Nxe6 16. Be5 Qd7 17. a4 Nc7 18. b3 Na6 19. bxc4 dxc4 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Ne4 Bg5 22. Qxc4 Bxe3+ 23. Kh1 Rac8 24. Qb3 Bg5 25. N2c3 Be7 26. d5 Nc5 {Wang,H (2747)-Liu,Q (2500) Tromsoe 2013 1-0 (46)}) 12... a5 {preventing the intended expansion with b4.} ({RR} 12... Ne6 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. b4 Nxg3 15. Nxg3 Bf6 16. Rab1 a5 17. b5 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Bf5 Bxf5 20. Nxf5 Rc8 21. Rbc1 Ne4 22. Qd3 Rxc3 23. Rxc3 Nxc3 24. Rc1 Qd7 25. g4 Rc8 26. a4 Ne2+ 27. Qxe2 {Musat,A (2378)-Ansh,M (2177) Chess.com INT 2022 0-1 (37)}) 13. f3 $146 ({RR} 13. Bg3 Ne6 14. Rfc1 Bd6 15. Rab1 c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bb5 Bxg3 18. Nxg3 Re5 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Nce4 21. Bd3 Nxg3 22. hxg3 Ng4 23. Ne2 Re7 24. Nf4 Be6 25. Bh7+ Kh8 26. Bf5 Bxf5 27. Qxf5 Nf6 {Walton,J-Gillen,A (2230) Szombathely 1993 ½-½ (41)}) 13... Nh5 14. Be5 f6 15. Bg3 Nxg3 16. Nxg3 Bd6 17. Rae1 Qc7 18. f4 Be6 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 Re7 21. h4 $1 {A powerful move by Nepomniachtchi in order to fix the kingside black pawns. This position reminds me of the 4th game of the match between Karpov-Kasparov where Karpov played a beautiful attack on the light squares and Kasparov who had a dark squared bishop could do nothing about it.} Rae8 22. Rf3 b5 23. h5 b4 24. axb4 Bxb4 25. Re2 Qd6 26. Qd3 Rd8 {Black is trying to break free in this position with the move c5.} 27. Na4 c5 28. Nxc5 Bxc5 29. dxc5 Qxc5 30. Rc2 $1 {Now in addition to the weakend light squares, White also has the weak d5 pawn to attack. Also the bishop on f5 is clearly superior to the f8 knight. All in all this is a clear advantage to White.} Qb6 31. Kh2 Ne6 32. Rg3 Kh8 33. Qa3 Qb4 34. Qxb4 axb4 {The queens are off the board, hence the danger of a kingside attack is averted for Black but he is still struggling with all these weak pawns in the endgame.} 35. Rc6 Nc7 36. Rf3 Nb5 37. Rc5 Nc7 38. Bg6 (38. Rf1 {Activating the rook while the the c7 knight is defended by the e7 rook would have been a good idea.} Na6 39. Ra5 $16) 38... Kg8 39. Rc6 Kf8 40. b3 Ne8 $6 (40... Rb8 $14 {defending the b4 pawn would have improved black chances for a draw quite drastically.}) 41. Rb6 Rc7 42. Rxb4 {White has won a pawn and kept complete control over the position.} Nd6 43. Rf1 Ke7 44. Rd1 Rc5 45. Rb6 Rb5 46. Rxb5 Nxb5 47. Kg3 Ke6 (47... d4 48. Kf3 $16) 48. Kg4 Nd6 49. e4 $1 {Just like in the Caruana game, Kramnik game and now in Nepomniachtchi game the move e4 was played when black had a pawn on d5! Quite a co-incidence!} dxe4 50. Bxe4 Rb8 51. Bd5+ Kd7 52. Ra1 {With an active bishop, rook and an extra pawn it's all over for Black.} f5+ 53. Kh3 Ne8 54. Ra7+ Nc7 55. Bc4 Kd6 56. Ra5 Rf8 57. Kg3 Rf6 58. Kf3 Kc6 59. g3 Ne8 60. Re5 (60. Ra6+ Kc5 61. Rxf6 Nxf6 {Would not be such a great idea as the h5 pawn hangs.}) 60... Nd6 61. Bd3 Rf7 62. b4 Rb7 63. Rc5+ Kd7 64. b5 Ke6 65. Re5+ Kf6 66. Ke3 Ra7 67. Kd4 Ra3 68. Bc4 {A pretty one sided affair. Naiditsch was never really able to equalise. Nepo pressed well and was able to take the full point home.} (68. Bc4 Nxc4 69. Kxc4 Rxg3 70. b6 Rg1 71. b7 Rc1+ 72. Kd5 Rb1 73. Kc6 $18) 1-0 [Event "Match/Team URS-World 21-19"] [Site "London"] [Date "1984.06.24"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Timman, Jan H"] [Black "Kasparov, Garry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2710"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "46"] [EventDate "1984.06.24"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceTitle "MCL"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 O-O 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 c6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. b4 Bg4 13. Nd2 Be7 14. Rab1 (14. b5 $6 c5 $1) 14... Bd6 15. Bf5 ({RR} 15. g3 h5 16. Rfe1 h4 17. b5 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Bf5 Qg5 20. Bxg4 Qxg4 21. Nxd5 Rac8 22. Qd1 Qe6 23. Nf4 Qxa2 24. Nb3 hxg3 25. hxg3 Bb6 26. Re2 Qa3 27. Rc2 Rxc2 28. Qxc2 Ne6 29. Nd5 Qd6 {Frolik,M (2128)-Tuma,J (2288) Czech Republic CZE 2025 ½-½ (45)}) 15... Bh5 $1 16. Rfc1 (16. b5 $6 c5 17. Nxd5 cxd4 18. e4 Be2 19. Rfc1 d3 $15 {Kasparov}) (16. Rfe1 $5) 16... g6 17. Bd3 Qg5 $146 ({RR} 17... Qh4 18. g3 Qf6 19. b5 Ne6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Bf1 Ng5 22. h4 Nf3+ 23. Nxf3 Bxf3 24. Bg2 g5 25. hxg5 {1-0 (25) Demirel,T (2226)-Lacrosse,M (2264) Mallorca 2004}) 18. Ne2 Nd7 19. h3 a6 20. a4 Rac8 21. Nf1 Bxe2 22. Bxe2 Qe7 23. Qb3 Nf6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sigeman & Co 13th"] [Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"] [Date "2005.04.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2657"] [BlackElo "2609"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2005.04.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "SWE"] [EventCategory "13"] [SourceTitle "CBM 107"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Bg5 O-O 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Re8 9. Qc2 Nf8 10. O-O c6 11. a3 (11. Rab1 a5 12. a3 {is a more common move order to reach the game position.}) 11... a5 12. Rab1 {Once considered to be White's main weapon in this system, the immediate attempt to launch the minority's attack has been not too fashionable lately. One of the possible reasons is the discovery of the fact that Black can slow down White's plan by indirect means, creating some king side threats and keeping an eye on the queen side at the same time. True, this requires a high degree of accuracy from Black.} Bd6 $5 {This is asubtle move. Black intends to win time with 13...?g4 14.?d2 ?h5, which creates the threat of winning material with 15...?xh2+ 16.?xh2 ?g4+, while aiming to exchange the light squared bishops with ...?g6, thus rendering the minority's attack less dangerous.} 13. Bh4 (13. b4 Bg4 14. Nd2 Bh5 (14... Bd7 $5 {, with the same threat, was also played, but the practical material available is hardly relevant since White usually offered a repetition of moves with} 15. Nf3) 15. h3 (15. Bh4 {would transpose below}) ({White has no time for} 15. bxa5 {because of} Bxh2+) 15... axb4 16. axb4 {(In the game, this exchange was actually carried out earlier, but for the case of other moves than 15.h3 Black might want to keep the pressure against the a3-pawn, see the comments on the main game.)} h6 (16... b5 $5 {?h6, ?, ?h3} 17. e4 Ne6 18. Bxf6 gxf6 $132) 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Rfe1 (18. b5 $1) 18... g5 (18... b5 $5) 19. g3 Bg6 20. b5 h5 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Rb6 h4 23. g4 Ra3 24. Kg2 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 Ne6 26. Nf3 $14 {1-0 Gauglitz,G (2365)-Boensch,U (2460)/Dresden 1985/MCL (38)}) ({For the more sophisticated} 13. Rfe1 {½-½ Ivanchuk,V (2739)-Bruzon Bautista,L (2669) Capablanca mem Elite 40th 2005 (7) see the game from this same issue}) 13... Bg4 14. Nd2 Bh5 {(??xh2+)} 15. Bg3 (15. b4 {Personally, I prefer} Bg6 $5 {for instance:} (15... Bxh2+ $2 16. Kxh2 Ng4+ {is not working now because of} 17. Kh3 $1 (17. Kg3 $2 Qd6+ $19) 17... Qd6 (17... g5 18. Bf5 $5)) (15... axb4 $6 {might be premature. Black should not help White get rid of his a3-pawn, which creates him some trouble with playing b4-b5.} 16. axb4 Bg6 17. b5 Bxh2+ $2 (17... Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Ng6 19. Bg3 Bxg3 20. hxg3 h5 21. Qf5 h4 22. g4 Ne7 23. Qf3 Qd7 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. g5 Nh7 26. Qh5 Ra3 27. Rbc1 Ng6 28. Nf3 Qf5 29. Nxh4 Nxh4 30. Qxh4 Nxg5 31. Ne2 Qf6 32. Qf4 Qxf4 33. Nxf4 $14 {/= ½-½ Volkov,S (2554)-Bocharov,D (2438)/Elista 2000/CBM 079 (84) Black is in no real danger of losing, but White enjoys a long term advantage because of his better pawn structure.}) 18. Kxh2 Ng4+ 19. Kg3 $1 {Curiously, if compared with the previous case when the sacrifice was examined, the possible king moves have reversed roles here.} (19. Kh3 $2 Qd7 $1 20. Kg3 Nxe3 $1 $40 {or even 20...?xe3+!?}) 19... Nxe3 20. Bxd8 Nxc2 21. Bxg6 Nxg6 22. Bb6 $1 $18 {×d4}) 16. Ne2 {places the knight on a vulnerable square and unexpectedely allows} (16. bxa5 {is a threat Black should be permanently aware of, but here it doesn't seem to be too dangerous:} Qc7 $5 {(Once White has made a concession regarding his pawn structure, Black can afford to spoil his king side pawns as well, especially that the f5-square is controlled by the bishop.)} 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. g3 Rxa5 $132 {?a3}) (16. Bxg6 Nxg6 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Qd6 {offers Black chances for a king side attack:} 19. Qb3 (19. bxa5 $5) 19... axb4 20. axb4 h5 21. b5 h4 $1 $36 22. gxh4 $2 Ng4 23. g3 (23. Nf3 Nxh4 $19) 23... Rxe3 $1 $19) (16. Bg3 Re7 {transposes to the main game}) 16... Bxh2+ $1 17. Kxh2 Ng4+ 18. Kg3 Nxe3 $1 19. fxe3 (19. Bxd8 Nxc2 $19 {?e2}) 19... Rxe3+ 20. Kf2 Qxh4+ 21. Kxe3 Re8+ 22. Ne4 $8 Qg5+ 23. Nf4 Bxe4 24. Kd2 Ne6 $36) 15... Bg6 16. b4 Re7 $146 {Black defends the b7-pawn in advance, in order to neutralize the potential threat of bxa5. In doing so, he takes advantage of the early bishop retreat to g3, which releases the pressure against the f6-knight.} ({RR} 16... axb4 17. axb4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Ng6 19. b5 h5 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Rfc1 Ba3 22. Rc2 h4 23. Bf4 Nxf4 24. exf4 Bd6 25. Qf5 Qc8 26. Qxc8 Raxc8 27. g3 hxg3 28. hxg3 c5 29. Nb5 Bf8 30. dxc5 Rxc5 31. Rxc5 {Lacrosse,M (2298)-Maupin,J (2108) Avoine 2000 ½-½ (71)}) 17. Ne2 {Not finding a constructive way to carry out b4-b5, White decides to initiate a manoeuvring phase.} (17. Bxg6 Nxg6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Qb3 axb4 20. axb4 Ng4 21. g3 h5 $36) 17... Bxg3 18. Nxg3 {White decides to avoid the creation of doubled king side pawns, in order to prevent an eventual counterplay. However, his last move will drive the knight to far from the queen side and, especially, from the b5-square.} (18. hxg3 axb4 19. axb4 Qd6 20. b5 Ng4 $5 $132) 18... Qd6 19. Rfc1 (19. b5 $6 cxb5 $1 20. Bxg6 (20. Rxb5 Qxa3) 20... hxg6 21. Qa2 b4 22. axb4 a4 $1 $132) (19. Bxg6 $5 hxg6 20. Qc5 Qc7 21. b5 Ne6 22. Qc1 c5 $13) 19... Ne6 20. Nf3 (20. Ne2 Ng4 21. g3 Ng5 $36 22. Kg2 $2 Rxe3 $1 $19) 20... axb4 21. axb4 Nc7 {Now, the b5-square will be very difficult to unblock.} 22. Ne5 (22. Ne2 {??c3, b5} Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Ne4 $11) 22... Bxd3 23. Nxd3 g6 24. Ra1 Rb8 25. Ra2 Kg7 26. Rca1 h5 27. Nf1 Ne4 28. Nd2 h4 29. h3 g5 30. Nf3 f6 31. Nc5 Qd8 32. Nd2 Nd6 {Black has arranged his pieces in optimal way and can look with optimism into the future. The control of the open a-file only helps White maintain the balance even.} 33. Re1 Qe8 34. Qd3 Qh5 35. f3 Rbe8 36. Nf1 Qg6 37. Qxg6+ Kxg6 38. Kf2 Ncb5 39. Rea1 Nc3 40. Ra3 Ncb5 41. Ra8 b6 42. Rxe8 Rxe8 43. Nb3 Nc4 44. Ke2 f5 45. Kd3 Nb2+ 46. Kc2 Nc4 47. Kd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "WchT 6th"] [Site "Beersheba"] [Date "2005.11.09"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2640"] [BlackElo "2677"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2005.11.01"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ISR"] [SourceTitle "CBM 110"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2006.01.31"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "US of America"] [BlackTeam "Cuba"] [WhiteTeamCountry "USA"] [BlackTeamCountry "CUB"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. h3 g6 12. Rab1 Ne6 13. Bh4 Ng7 14. b4 a6 15. a4 Bf5 16. b5 (16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. b5 {would transpose to the game 1-0 Khenkin,I (2604)-Namyslo,H (2314)/Altenkirchen 2005/CBM 106/[Marin,M] (81). In the introductory comments of this game I have highlighted some general aspects of the whole line initiated by 11...g6.}) 16... axb5 17. axb5 Nd7 $146 {Technically speaking, this is a novelty, although the idea is not entirely new.} ({Generally, Black captures on d3 before deciding the fate of his other minor pieces, since after} 17... Bxd3 18. Qxd3 {the queen is less favourably placed than on c2, by not being able to put pressure on the c6-pawn. Play usually contunues} Nf5 ({The game that might have inspired Bruzon when he produced his novelty went like this:} 18... Nd7 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Rfc1 Ne6 {We can notice that Black's pieces occupy optimal positions, controlling the c5-square.} 22. Qc2 {Admitting the fact that this is the best square for the queen.} Qd6 23. Ne2 Rec8 24. Rb3 Ra3 25. Rc3 Rxc3 {½-½ Khenkin,I (2572)-Asrian,K (2604)/Moscow 2001/CBM 086}) 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Rfc1 Ra3 22. Ra1 ({This is another moment when White can play} 22. Qc2 {, which would transpose to the games 1-0 Khenkin,I (2633)-Bruzon Bautista,L (2534)/Cali 2000/CBM 079 ext (53) and ½-½ Khenkin,I (2340)-Dreev,A (2495)/Borzhomi 1988/EXT 97 (67) examined in the notes to the already mentioned game 1-0 Khenkin,I (2604)-Namyslo,H (2314)/Altenkirchen 2005/CBM 106/[Marin,M] (81)}) 22... Qa8 {A typical picture: Major piece activity along the open files can compensate for the weakness of the c6-pawn.} 23. Qd1 Nd6 24. Rxa3 Qxa3 25. Nb1 Qa6 26. Nbd2 Ne4 27. Nxe4 Rxe4 28. Qc2 Re6 29. g3 h5 30. h4 {White has managed to maintain the position blocked, but his pawn structure is less solid than it looks. The light squares around the king are relatively weak, while an eventual bishop sacrifice on g3 or e3 could lead to perpetual check under certain circumstances (which actually happened in the game).} Kg7 31. Ne1 Be7 32. Ng2 Rf6 $132 {½-½ Georgiev,K (2676)-Onischuk,A (2658)/Poikovsky 2001/CBM 084 (55)}) ({RR} 17... Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Qc2 Ra3 22. Na4 Qa8 23. Nb6 Ra2 24. Qc5 Qa3 25. Qxa3 Rxa3 26. Rfc1 Re6 27. Nd7 Ra6 28. Nc5 Ra8 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Rxc6 Re8 31. Rbb6 Ng7 32. g4 {Makris,S (1935)-Madsman,B (1224) Tornelo INT 2021 1-0 (68)}) ({RR} 17... Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Rfc1 Ra3 22. Ra1 Qa8 23. Qd1 Nd6 24. Rxa3 Qxa3 25. Nb1 Qa6 26. Nbd2 Ne4 27. Nxe4 Rxe4 28. Qc2 Re6 29. g3 h5 30. h4 Kg7 31. Ne1 Be7 32. Ng2 {Georgiev,K (2676)-Onischuk,A (2658) Poikovsky 2001 ½-½ (55)}) ({RR} 17... Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Ne2 Nd6 22. Rfc1 Qd7 23. Rc2 Nc4 24. Rbc1 Ra3 25. Qd1 h5 26. Nc3 Qf5 27. e4 dxe4 28. Nxe4 Rxe4 29. Rxc4 Rf4 30. R4c3 Rxc3 31. Rxc3 Qd7 32. Qc1 {Luna,D (1796)-Ortiz Lopera,M (1967) Medellin COL 2025 ½-½ (36)}) ({RR} 17... Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf5 19. Bxf6 Bxf6 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Rfc1 Ra3 22. Qc2 Qa8 23. Ne2 Rc8 24. Nf4 Nd6 25. Nd2 Ra2 26. Qd1 Qa6 27. Ra1 Rxa1 28. Rxa1 Qb5 29. Qb3 Qxb3 30. Nxb3 Be7 31. Nd3 Nc4 32. Nbc5 {Khenkin,I (2340)-Dreev,A (2495) Borjomi 1988 ½-½ (67)}) 18. Bxe7 Rxe7 $6 {At first sight, this looks like a strange decision to me. The control of the c5-square is of vital importance, so why not capture with the queen? I assume that Bruzon had in mind already the placement of the rooks on c8 and c7, a plan that almost worked in the game, but only as a consequence of White's hurry.} (18... Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qxe7 {would be a last chance to transpose to Khenkin - Asrian.}) ({Or, if Black feared some improvement for White,} 18... Qxe7 19. Bxf5 Nxf5 20. bxc6 bxc6 {looks also playable. For instance} 21. Na4 Rec8 (21... Nd6 {loses the c6-pawn after} 22. Nb6 $16) 22. Rb7 {(Otherwise, Black would obtain an entirely satisfactory position with ...?d6, taking all the important squares along the b-file under control).} Nd6 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Nb6 Qa7 25. Nxa8 (25. Nxc8 Rxc8 26. Rc1 Nc4 $11 {looks inoffensive for Black}) 25... c5 $5 26. dxc5 Rxc5 27. Qb2 Qxa8 $14 {White's position looks nicer, because of the weakness of the d5-pawn, but Black should not have too much feares either.}) 19. Bxf5 Nxf5 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Na4 Rc8 {Abandoning the a-file is not without risks, since it leaves White free hands of action.} (21... Re6 $5) 22. Nc5 $6 {This hurried ocupation of the c5-square allows Black prove the positive sides of his plan.} ({White could have prevented the enemy rooks from getting connected by simply concentrating his forces on the queen side with, for instance,} 22. Rfc1 Nd6 23. Ne1 {[%csl Yc5][%CAl Ye1d3]}) 22... Nd6 $6 {This careless answer allows White win time for his plan.} ({Better would have been} 22... Nxc5 23. Qxc5 Nd6 {when the exposed position of the white queen would have allowed Black win some time for his counterplay, for instance} 24. Ne5 Rec7 25. Rfc1 Ne4 26. Qa5 c5 $5 27. f3 cxd4 $1 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Nc6 (29. fxe4 $2 Rc1+ $1 $19) 29... Qd6 30. Nxd4 Qc5 $5 {and White's advantage is more of symbolic nature.}) 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24. Ne5 Rdc7 25. Rfc1 Qf6 {Black needs to recure to tactics in order to avoid the immediate loss of the c-pawn.} ({Of course, defending the endgame arising after} 25... c5 26. dxc5 Rxc5 (26... Ne4 27. Nd3 $16) 27. Qxc5 Rxc5 28. Rxc5 $14 {would by no means be hopeless, but there would be also very little fun about it. However, knowing the further course of the game it is easy to indicate this variation as a better chance for survival.}) 26. Rb6 c5 27. Qb2 $1 {This calm move offers White a perfect coordination of forces.} Qd8 (27... cxd4 {would have allowed White obtain a clear advantage with:} 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Ng4 $5 ({Since the main line fails to win b force, the more restrained} 29. Qxd4 $16 {deserves some consideration as well.}) 29... Qd8 30. Rb8 Rc1+ {(The importance of this intermediate check will become clear later)} 31. Kh2 Rc8 32. Rxc8 Qxc8 33. Qxd4 Qe6 34. Nf6+ Kg7 35. Nxd5+ f6 $16 {Such an ending is very difficult to defend in practice. In his endgame book, Fine considers the pure knight ending as winning; the presence of queens does not make Black's position easier at all. However, we should mention that with the king on g1, White could have won immediately with} 36. Nc7 {followed by 37.?xd6 ?xd6 38.?e8+, which is impossible now because Black would capture on d6 with check.}) 28. dxc5 Nc4 $8 (28... Rxc5 29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30. Ng4 $40 {looks disastruous for Black.}) 29. Rxc4 $1 {White correctly decides to reserve his important attacking piece, the knight.} ({In case of} 29. Nxc4 Rxc5 30. Rd1 Rxc4 31. Rb5 R4c5 32. e4 {he would win a pawn, but after} Rxb5 33. Qxb5 d4 $14 {the most probable outcome of the game would be a drawn rook ending.}) 29... dxc4 30. Ng4 $40 {White has a very powerfull attack, overweighting Black's minimal material advantage.} Rc6 31. Nh6+ Kf8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qe5+ Kf8 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Qg7 Qd1+ 36. Kh2 Rxb6 37. Qxf7+ Kd8 38. cxb6 Qd6+ 39. f4 Qxb6 40. Qd5+ Ke7 41. Ng8+ Kf8 42. Nh6 Rc7 43. Qg8+ Ke7 44. Qxh7+ Kd8 45. Qg8+ Kd7 46. Ng4 Kc6 47. Qxc4+ Kb7 48. Qe4+ Ka7 49. Ne5 Rc3 50. Qd4 Rb3 51. Nxg6 Rxe3 52. Qxb6+ Kxb6 53. h4 1-0 [Event "45th Olympiad 2024"] [Site "Budapest HUN"] [Date "2024.09.16"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Nguyen, Ngoc Truong Son"] [Black "Wei, Yi"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2633"] [BlackElo "2762"] [PlyCount "29"] [EventDate "2024.09.11"] [WhiteTeam "Vietnam"] [BlackTeam "China"] [WhiteTeamCountry "VIE"] [BlackTeamCountry "CHN"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Qc2 ({RR} 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Qc2 {½-½ (14) Milos,G (2579)-Leitao,R (2603) Sao Paulo 2007}) 6... g6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. e3 Bf5 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nbd7 11. Bh6 Ng4 12. Bf4 Ngf6 ({RR} 12... Nf8 13. h4 h5 14. Ng5 Qd7 15. f3 Nh6 16. O-O-O f6 17. Nh3 Nf7 18. e4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 O-O-O 20. d5 c5 21. Qc4 Bd6 22. Ne4 Kb8 23. Rhe1 Bxf4+ 24. Nxf4 Ne5 25. Qc3 Qf5 26. g3 b6 27. Nxf6 {1-0 Carlsen,M (2864)-Firouzja,A (2778) Miami FTX Crypto Cup rapid 2022 (6.2)}) ({RR} 12... O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Rab1 a5 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. h3 Nf6 17. Ne5 Nfd7 18. Nd3 Nc4 19. Rbc1 Bg5 20. b3 Ncb6 21. Bh2 Be7 22. Qb2 Ra7 23. Rb1 Nf8 24. Qc2 Nc8 25. Rfe1 Bd6 26. Ne5 f6 27. Nf3 {½-½ Nguyen,N (2629)-Adhiban,B (2677) FIDE World Cup 2017 (1.4)}) ({RR} 12... O-O 13. h3 Ngf6 14. O-O Re8 15. Rab1 a5 16. Qc2 Nf8 17. a3 Ne6 18. Bh2 Bd6 19. Ne5 Nd7 20. b4 axb4 21. axb4 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Bf8 23. b5 Ra3 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Ne2 Qa8 26. Nd4 c5 27. Nb5 {Harikrishna,P (2668)-Karjakin,S (2694) Bilbao 2007 0-1 (38)}) ({RR} 12... O-O 13. h3 Ngf6 14. O-O Re8 15. Qc2 Nf8 16. Ne5 Ne6 17. Bh2 Bd6 18. Rac1 Qe7 19. a3 Nh5 20. Nd3 Bxh2+ 21. Kxh2 Ng5 22. b4 a6 23. a4 Ne4 24. Nxe4 dxe4 25. Nc5 b6 26. Nb3 Qxb4 27. a5 {Villarreal,A (2361)-Shankland,S (2651) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (41)}) ({RR} 12... O-O 13. O-O Re8 14. Rab1 a5 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. h3 Nf6 17. Ne5 Nfd7 18. Nd3 Nc4 19. Rbc1 Bg5 20. b3 Ncb6 21. Bh2 Be7 22. Qb2 Ra7 23. Rb1 Nf8 24. Qc2 Nc8 25. Rfe1 Bd6 26. Ne5 f6 27. Nf3 {Nguyen,N (2629)-Adhiban,B (2677) Tbilisi 2017 ½-½ (71)}) 13. Bh6 Ng4 14. Bf4 Ngf6 $146 ({RR} 14... O-O 15. h3 Ngf6 16. O-O Re8 17. Bh2 Bf8 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Nd7 20. Bg3 Re6 21. f3 Bg7 22. Rad1 Nb6 23. Rfe1 Qg5 24. Bf2 f5 25. e4 fxe4 26. fxe4 Rf8 27. e5 Re7 28. Be3 Qf5 29. Qxf5 {½-½ Nepomnishay,M (2345)-Yakovich,Y (2520) St Petersburg op 1994 (5)}) ({RR} 14... O-O 15. O-O a5 16. h3 Ngf6 17. Qc2 Re8 18. Rfc1 Nb6 19. Rab1 Nc4 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Qxd2 a4 22. Qd3 Bb4 23. Bg5 Qd6 24. a3 Bxc3 25. Bxf6 Ba5 26. Be5 Qe6 27. b4 axb3 28. Rxb3 Re7 29. a4 {½-½ Zhao Jun (2542)-Adhiban,B (2520) Titled Tue 21st May Early 2024 (4)}) 15. Bh6 1/2-1/2 [Event "World Cup"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "4"] [White "Speelman, Jonathan S"] [Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2600"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "1991.09.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "ISL"] [EventCategory "16"] [SourceTitle "CBM 026"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1992.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Be7 8. Qc2 Be6 9. Bd3 Nh5 10. Bg3 $6 (10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nge2) ({RR} 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nge2 Nd7 12. h3 Nb6 13. g4 Nf6 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Kb1 Kb8 16. Ng3 g6 17. Rc1 Ne8 18. Na4 Nxa4 19. Qxa4 Nd6 20. Rc3 Rc8 21. Rhc1 Rc7 22. Ra3 b5 23. Qb4 Nc4 24. Qxe7 Rxe7 {Goldin,A (2555)-Hoffman,A (2450) Oviedo 1993 1-0 (33)}) ({RR} 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nge2 Nd7 12. O-O O-O 13. h3 Qh4 14. Rae1 Rae8 15. Qd2 b6 16. b4 g6 17. Qc2 Kh8 18. Qa4 Rc8 19. Qxa7 Qe7 20. Qa3 Ra8 21. Qb2 Kh7 22. Rc1 c5 23. bxc5 bxc5 24. dxc5 Nxc5 {Halavan,I (1172)-Yemelyanau,Z (1438) Minsk BLR 2023 0-1 (48)}) 10... Nd7 11. Nge2 O-O $146 ({RR} 11... Nxg3 12. hxg3 Qa5 13. Nf4 Nf8 14. Nh5 Rg8 15. O-O Bg4 16. Nf4 Ne6 17. Bf5 Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Nxf4 19. Qxf4 Qd8 20. e4 Bd6 21. Qf3 dxe4 22. Nxe4 Kf8 23. Nc5 Bxc5 24. dxc5 Qf6 25. Qb3 g6 26. Rfd1 {Blaha,V-Tropp,F (2132) Slovakia 2009 1-0 (52)}) 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rad1 b5 $1 14. Nf4 Nxf4 15. Bxf4 b4 16. Ne2 Qb6 (16... c5 17. Ba6 Rc6 18. Bb5 Rb6 19. Bxd7 Qxd7 20. dxc5 Rc8 $10) 17. Qd2 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Bb1 (19. Be5 Ne4 20. Qe1 Rfd8 $13) 19... Rfd8 20. Nd4 Bf8 21. Qe2 Bd7 22. Qf3 Qf6 $1 23. Rfe1 (23. Qxd5 Bg4 $1) 23... g6 24. h3 Bg7 25. Qg3 $6 Ne6 (25... Ne4 26. Bxe4 dxe4 $15) 26. Nxe6 Bxe6 27. b3 Bf5 28. Bxf5 Qxf5 29. Re2 Qe4 (29... Rc2 30. e4 (30. Qf3 $1 $10) 30... Qh5 $1 31. Red2 d4) 30. Red2 Rc2 31. Qf3 {Ftacnik,L} (31. Qf3 Qxf3 32. gxf3 Rxd2 33. Rxd2 Bc3 34. Rc2 g5 35. Bc7 Rd7 36. Ba5 d4 37. exd4 Rd5 38. Bc7 Rxd4 39. Kg2 $10) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Tilburg"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Lutz, Christopher"] [Black "Jussupow, Artur"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [BlackElo "2630"] [Annotator "Jussupow,Artur"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "1993.11.??"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "CBM 039"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1994.04.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1994.04.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 {ChessBase} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 Re8 9. O-O c6 10. Qc2 Nf8 11. f3 Be6 12. Rae1 (12. Rad1 N6d7 13. Bf4 Rc8 14. a3 a5 $5 (14... Ng6 15. Bg3 Bh4 16. b4 $14 {Kamsky-Van der Sterren/Wijk an Zee/cm/4/1994}) 15. Kh1 b5 $132 {Kamsky-Van der Sterren/Wijk an Zee/cm/6/1994}) 12... Rc8 13. Kh1 N6d7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 $146 (14... Rxe7 15. Nf4 {(Kasparov-Andersson/Belfort/1988)} Nf6 16. Qd2 Rd7 17. b4 $14 {Kasparov}) ({RR} 14... Rxe7 15. Nf4 Rc7 16. Qf2 Nf6 17. e4 dxe4 18. fxe4 Rcd7 19. d5 cxd5 20. Bb5 Rc7 21. exd5 Bd7 22. Be2 Rc8 23. Qxa7 b6 24. Qa6 Ne4 25. d6 Nxd6 26. Nfd5 Re5 27. Qxb6 Nf5 28. Qxd8 Rxd8 29. Bd3) 15. Qd2 (15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 c5 $132) (15. Nf4 $5) ({RR} 15. Nf4 Qd6 16. Qf2 ({RR} 16. Qd2 Rcd8 17. e4 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Qc7 19. Nh5 f6 20. Qb4 Bd5 21. Bc4 Re6 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Nc3 Nb6 24. Rxe6 Nxe6 25. Re1 Qf7 26. Ng3 Re8 27. Nf5 Nf4 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Qe7) 16... f6 ({RR} 16... Ng6 17. Nfe2 Qb4 18. Ng3 Nf6) 17. Nxe6 ({RR} 17. h4) 17... Nxe6 18. f4 Ndf8 ({RR} 18... b5) ({RR} 18... Rcd8) 19. e4 ({RR} 19. Kg1) ({RR} 19. a3) 19... dxe4 20. Nxe4 Qd5 ({RR} 20... Qxd4 21. Qxd4 Nxd4 22. Nd6 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Rb8 ({RR} 23... Rd8 24. Bc4+) 24. Bc4+ Kh8 25. Nf7+ Kg8 26. Nd8+ Kh8 27. Re8) ({RR} 20... Qd7 21. f5 Nxd4 22. Bc4+ Kh8 23. Nc5 Qd6 24. Nxb7 Qb4) 21. Rd1 ({RR} 21. f5 Nxd4 22. Qg3 Rxe4 23. Bxe4) 21... f5 22. Nc3 Qxd4 23. Bxf5 Qxf2 24. Rxf2 Rcd8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. g3 Kf7 27. Kg2 Nc5 ({RR} 27... Nd4 28. Rd2 Nfe6) 28. Re2 g6 29. Bc2 a5 {Carlsen,M (2770)-Ivanchuk,V (2746) Leon 2009 CBM 130 Extra [ChessBase] ½-½ (38)}) ({RR} 15. Ng3 Nb6 16. Qf2 c5 17. a3 a6 18. f4 f6 19. e4 dxe4 20. Ncxe4 cxd4 21. Nh5 Qf7 22. Qh4 Bc4 23. Nd6 Qd7 24. Rxe8 Bxd3 25. Qg3 Bg6 26. Qb3+ Kh8 27. Nxc8 Qxe8 28. Nd6 Qd7 29. Qxb6 Bxh5) ({RR} 15. Ng3 Nb6 16. Qf2 c5 17. a3 a6 18. f4 f6 19. e4 dxe4 20. Ncxe4 cxd4 21. Nh5 Qf7 22. Qh4 Bc4 23. Nd6 Qd7 24. Rxe8 Bxd3 25. Qg3 Bg6 26. Qb3+ Kh8 27. Nxc8 Qxe8 28. Nd6 Qd7 29. Qxb6 Bxh5 {Bareev,E (2709)-Jussupow,A (2628) Frankfurt 2000 1-0 (42)}) 15... Nb6 16. b3 $146 {×c4} (16. e4 c5 $10) ({RR} 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Bc4 18. Bc2 Rcd8 19. Rf3 c5 20. d5 Bxe2 21. Nxe2 Ng6 22. Rff1 Ne5 23. Ng3 g6 24. Qf4 Rd6 25. Ne2 Kg7 26. Ng1 Rf6 27. Qc1 Rxf1 28. Rxf1 Rc8 29. Nf3 Nbc4 30. b3 Nd6 {Szabo,B (2375)-Zucchelli,M (2160) Arco 2010 ½-½ (32)}) ({RR} 16. Nf4 Qd6 17. Qf2 Bd7 18. Nh5 g6 19. Ng3 Ne6 20. e4 Nf4 21. Bb1 f6 22. Qd2 Nc4 23. Qc1 Ne6 24. Rd1 Nf4 25. b3 Nb6 26. Rde1 Rf8 27. Nce2 Nxe2 28. Nxe2 Rce8 29. Qh6 Rf7 30. Qd2 Rfe7 {Taylor,P (2209)-Fox,A (2084) Port Erin 2007 1-0 (72)}) 16... Rcd8 {??c8-d6} 17. a4 Qb4 $132 18. Ne4 Qxd2 $8 19. Nxd2 Bd7 $1 $10 {??e6} 20. Ng3 (20. Nf4 $10) 20... a5 21. Re2 $6 (21. Kg1 {??f2}) 21... Ne6 22. Rc1 Nc8 $15 {??d6, g6,b6,c5} 23. f4 $6 Nd6 24. Nf3 f6 25. Kg1 Re7 26. h4 $2 {×g4} (26. Rce1 $15) 26... Rde8 27. Kf2 Nd8 $1 {??f7-h6-g4} 28. Ree1 N8f7 $17 29. Nh2 $6 (29. Nf1 $142 {??1h2}) 29... Nh6 30. Ngf1 Bf5 31. Be2 $6 $138 (31. Bxf5 $142 $17) 31... Ne4+ 32. Kg1 g5 $1 $40 33. g4 $2 (33. fxg5 $142 fxg5 34. hxg5 Nxg5 $17) 33... gxf4 $1 34. gxf5 $6 (34. exf4 Bxg4 35. Bxg4 Rg7 36. Ne3 f5 $19) 34... Rg7+ $19 35. Bg4 (35. Kh1 Nf2#) 35... Nxg4 36. Nxg4 Rxg4+ 37. Kh2 f3 38. Rc2 Rxh4+ 39. Kg1 Kf7 {Yusupov} 0-1 [Event "Olympiad-41"] [Site "Tromsoe"] [Date "2014.08.14"] [Round "11.2"] [White "Jones, Gawain C B"] [Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2664"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2014.08.02"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [SourceTitle "CBM 162"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.09.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "England"] [BlackTeam "Cuba"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"] [BlackTeamCountry "CUB"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. f3 {A standard plan of preparing e3-e4.} g6 {[%CAl Yf8e6] Practice has seen 20(!!) various continuations for Black in this position. The most common of them, besides the text move, are:} (11... Be6) (11... Nh5) (11... Ng6) (11... h6) (11... c5) 12. Rae1 {An obvious move but its value is questionable, as shown in the present game. White should rather play} (12. Rad1 {, overprotecting the d4-pawn in view of e3-e4}) ({or first} 12. Kh1) 12... Ne6 13. Bh4 (13. Bh6 $5) 13... b6 $5 {[%CAl Yc6c5,Yc8b7,Ya8c8] A relatively new but good plan.} (13... Ng7 {is hardly appropriate here as ...?c8-f5 can be met with e3-e4. A recent example:} 14. Kh1 Nf5 15. Bf2 c5 16. Bxf5 $5 Bxf5 17. e4 dxe4 18. fxe4 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Be6 (19... Bd7 20. e5) 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Qb3 Qd7 22. Rc1 Ng4 23. Bg1 Bg5 24. Rcd1 Qc6 {1-0 (30) Gretarsson,H (2507)-Lagerman,R (2315) Glasgow 2012} 25. Ne2 $1 $36) (13... c5 {is clearly premature due to} 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bb5 {[%csl Rd5]}) ({The exchange of bishops by means of} 13... Nh5 {doesn't solve any problems:} 14. Bxe7 Rxe7 15. Qd2 Re8 16. Bc2 Nhg7 17. Rd1 Nf8 18. e4 Be6 19. Kh1 $14 {1-0 (45) Gonzalez Vidal,Y (2475)-Bautista Sanchez,J (2223) Barbera del Valles 2007}) (13... Bd7 $5 {[%CAl Ya8c8] needs more tests although in the following game White (a strong GM) outplayed his opponent:} 14. Kh1 Rc8 15. Qb1 a5 $6 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Ng4 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. h3 Qh4 20. Kg1 Nh6 21. Qc1 Ng5 22. Rf4 Nxh3+ 23. gxh3 Qxh3 24. Rf2 Ng4 25. Nf4 $1 Qh4 26. Rg2 $16 {1-0 (50) Georgiev,K (2666)-Bellia,F (2418) Zaragoza 2011}) ({RR} 13... b5 14. Kh1 Bb7 15. Bf2 Rc8 16. Rd1 b4 17. Na4 Qa5 18. b3 Nd7 19. Qb1 c5 20. dxc5 Ndxc5 21. Nxc5 Nxc5 22. Bc2 Bf6 23. Nd4 Ba6 24. Rfe1 Ne6 25. Nxe6 Rxe6 26. e4 dxe4 27. Bxe4 Bc3 28. Rg1 {Piorun,K (2611)-Moroni,L (2532) Chess.com INT 2020 ½-½ (48)}) ({RR} 13... b5 14. Bf2 Bb7 15. Rd1 Rc8 16. Qd2 b4 17. Na4 Qa5 18. b3 c5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. Nd4 Re7 22. Rc1 Qb6 23. Rfd1 Rce8 24. Bf1 Nd7 25. Re1 Ba6 26. Bxa6 Qxa6 27. Bh4 Re5 28. Bg3 {Luukkonen,T (2230)-LAPITE,O (2228) chess.com INT 2026 1-0 (42)}) 14. Kh1 Bb7 15. Qb3 $146 {A new but hardly promising continuation. However, it is not easy to suggest something instead.} (15. Bf2 {is too slow:} Rc8 16. Bg1 c5 {etc.}) (15. Rd1 Rc8 16. e4 $6 dxe4 17. fxe4 Ng4 18. Bf2 $8 (18. Bxe7 Qxe7 {[%CAl Rg4e3,Re7h4]}) 18... Nxf2+ (18... Bg5 $5) 19. Rxf2 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Ba6 Qxf2 22. Qxf2 Bxa6 23. Rd7 Bc4 $44 {0-1 (35) Kaufman,R (2333)-Lengyel,B (2251) Budapest 2010}) (15. Nf4 Nxf4 16. exf4 Nh5 {1/2 (16) Genocchio,D (2446)-Recuero Guerra,D (2441) Presolana 2011}) ({RR} 15. Rd1 Rc8 16. h3 Nd7 17. Bf2 c5 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Bb5 Nc7 20. Ba4 Rf8 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. e4 Rfd8 24. Nc3 Qe6 25. exd5 Qa6 26. Rfe1 Bf8 27. a3 Rd7 28. Bh4 h6 29. Re2 g5 {Ju,W (2583)-Rogule,L (2306) Baku 2016 1-0 (45)}) ({RR} 15. Rd1 Rc8 16. e4 dxe4 17. fxe4 Ng4 18. Bf2 Nxf2+ 19. Rxf2 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Qxd4 21. Ba6 Qxf2 22. Qxf2 Bxa6 23. Rd7 Bc4 24. e5 Rcd8 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. b3 Be6 27. h3 Kg7 28. Qf4 Rd3 29. Ne4 c5 {Kaufman,R (2333)-Lengyel,B (2251) Budapest 2010 0-1 (35)}) 15... Rc8 (15... c5 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Qd1) 16. e4 {That was the idea of White's previous move but Black has prepared a strong reply.} c5 $1 {[%mdl 64]} 17. Bb5 (17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qxd5 20. exd5 Nxd4 $15 {[%csl Re3]}) 17... Rf8 (17... cxd4 $1 {was stronger and gave Black an upper hand as White had no time to capture the e8-rook:} 18. Bxf6 (18. Bxe8 Nc5 $1 19. Qc2 dxc3 {, and White must give up a second piece for the rook as} 20. Bb5 a6 21. Bd3 (21. b4 axb5 22. bxc5 d4) 21... cxb2 {is even worse for him}) 18... Bxf6 19. Nxd5 (19. Bxe8 $2 dxc3 20. Nxc3 (20. Bb5 cxb2 $19) 20... Nc5 $19) 19... Nc5 $5 (19... Bxd5 20. Qxd5 (20. exd5 Nc5) 20... Rf8 $15) 20. Nxf6+ Qxf6 21. Qa3 Red8 $15 {[%csl Gd4]}) 18. e5 $6 (18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Bxe7 (19. Bf2 Nxc3 20. bxc3 cxd4 21. cxd4 Qd5 $15) 19... Nxe7 20. dxc5 Nxc5 {[%CAl Ye7f5] is pleasant for Black}) (18. Rd1 $142 {with unclear consequences, e.g.} g5 $5 (18... dxe4 19. dxc5) (18... cxd4 19. Nxd4 Nc5 20. Qc2 a6 21. Be2 $14 {[%CAl Ye4e5]}) (18... a6 19. exd5 $1 Nxd5 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 axb5 $11) (18... c4 19. Qc2 a6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. exd5 axb5 22. dxe6 b4 $44) 19. Bf2 c4 20. Qc2 a6 21. exd5 Nxd5 (21... axb5 22. dxe6 b4 23. Ne4 Qd5 $44) 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Nc3 Qd8 24. d5 Nf4 25. Bc6 Bxc6 26. dxc6 Nd3 27. b3 b5 28. a4 Rxc6 29. axb5 axb5 30. Bg1 Bc5 $1 $13) 18... Nh5 {[%CAl Ra7a6]} 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Qxd5 Rfd8 22. Qe4 cxd4 $17 {[%csl Gd4] As a result of the clash in the centre, Black has a clear advantage: his rooks are centralised, his knights are strong, and his passed d4-pawn can't be successfully blocked.} 23. f4 $2 (23. Nc1 $142 Nhf4 (23... Nc5 24. Qg4 Ng7 {[%CAl Yg7f5,Yf5e3]}) 24. Nd3 Nd5 $17 {[%CAl Yd5e3]}) 23... d3 $1 24. Nc3 Rd4 25. Qf3 Nhxf4 {Black has won a pawn and easily converts his material advantage.} 26. Re4 Rcd8 27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. Ne4 d2 29. g3 Nh3 30. Nf6+ Kh8 31. Be2 Neg5 32. Qc6 Rd8 33. Kg2 Qxe5 34. Bd1 h5 35. b4 Kg7 36. a4 Kh6 37. Qb7 Qe6 38. b5 Kg7 39. Qxa7 Rd5 40. Qa8 Rf5 41. Rxf5 Qxf5 42. Qg8+ Kxf6 43. Qd8+ Kg7 44. Qd4+ Kh7 45. g4 hxg4 46. Qxg4 0-1 [Event "Vienna Millenium"] [Site "Vienna"] [Date "1996.08.09"] [Round "1"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2660"] [Annotator "Hansen,Lars Bo"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "1996.08.09"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "AUT"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 055"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1996.12.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 c6 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. h3 {Karpov s pet line in the QGD exchange.} g6 (11... Be6 12. Bxf6 (12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. a3 $14 {Karpov,A-Beliavsky,A/Tilburg/1986/}) (12. Rfc1 N6d7 13. Bf4 Nb6 14. Rab1 Bd6 15. Ne2 Ng6 16. Bxd6 Qxd6 17. a4 $14 {Karpov,A-Kharitonov,A/URS-ch/1988/}) (12. Ne5 N6d7 13. Bxe7 Rxe7 14. f4 f6 15. Nf3 $14 {Kramnik,V-Renet,O/Clichy/1995/}) 12... Bxf6 13. b4 $14 {Karpov,A-Campora,D/San Nicolas/1994/}) 12. Bxf6 $5 (12. Rab1 Ne6 13. Bh4 Ng7) 12... Bxf6 13. b4 a6 (13... Be7 $5 14. b5 Bd6 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Rfc1 Ne6 $13 {Nikolic,P-Hansen,LB/Wijk/1995/}) 14. a4 Be6 15. b5 axb5 16. axb5 Nd7 $1 {Control of c5 is important.} 17. bxc6 bxc6 18. Ne2 $146 ({RR} 18. Na4 Qc7 19. Nc5 Nxc5 20. Qxc5 Be7 21. Qc3 c5 22. dxc5 Qxc5 23. Qxc5 Bxc5 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Rc1 Be7 26. Bf1 Bf6 27. Rd1 Ra1 28. Rxa1 Bxa1 29. Nd4 {½-½ (29) Zueger,B (2460)-Kelecevic,N (2475) Winterthur 1996}) 18... c5 $1 19. Bb5 $5 {? ?d7,?f4.With pawns on just one side of the board it is logical to play with ?s against ?s.} (19. Rxa8 Qxa8 20. dxc5 Rc8 $10) 19... Bf5 20. Qd2 Qc7 21. Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Bxd7 Bxd7 23. Nf4 Be6 24. dxc5 Qxc5 {White has a theoretcal edge, but it is too small even for Karpov!} 25. Rd1 Ra1 26. Rxa1 Bxa1 27. Qa2 Bf6 28. Qa8+ Kg7 29. Qb7 Qd6 30. h4 h6 $1 (30... h5 $2 {× g5}) 31. g3 Bg4 32. Nh2 Be6 33. Nf3 Bg4 34. Nd4 (34. Nh2 Be6 $10) 34... Bxd4 35. exd4 Be6 36. Kg2 g5 $1 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Nd3 Qd7 39. Qxd7 Bxd7 40. Kf3 Kf6 41. Nb4 Be6 42. Nc2 Ke7 43. Ke3 Kd6 $10 44. Nb4 Kc7 45. f4 gxf4+ 46. Kxf4 f6 $1 47. Ke3 Kd6 48. Nd3 Bf5 49. Nf4 Be4 50. Kd2 Ke7 51. Ke3 Kd6 52. Ke2 Kd7 53. Kd2 Ke7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Olympiad-41"] [Site "Tromsoe"] [Date "2014.08.04"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Sadler, Matthew D"] [Black "Baramidze, David"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2653"] [BlackElo "2612"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2014.08.02"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [SourceTitle "CBM 162"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.09.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "England"] [BlackTeam "Germany"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. h3 g6 12. Nf3 Ng7 13. g4 Bd7 {Leaving the e6-square for the g7-knight.} (13... Be6 {is a more common way to develop the bishop in this typical position.}) ({RR} 13... Be6 14. Ne2 O-O-O 15. Kb1 Kb8 16. Rc1 Ne8 17. Nf4 Nd6 18. a4 Ndc4 19. a5 Qb4 20. Qc3 Qxa5 21. Qxa5 Nxa5 22. Ng5 Rdf8 23. Bxg6 Nb3 24. Nfxe6 fxe6 25. Nxh7 Rfg8 26. Bd3 Nxc1 27. Kxc1 Rg7 28. Nf6 {Nakamura,H (2736)-Rapport,R (2763) Berlin 2022 1-0 (71)}) ({RR} 13... Be6 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. Na4 Nxa4 16. Qxa4 Kb8 17. Rc1 Ne8 18. Rc3 Nd6 19. Rhc1 Nc4 20. Qd1 h5 21. Bxc4 dxc4 22. Ne5 hxg4 23. hxg4 c5 24. Nxc4 cxd4 25. exd4 Qf6 26. Rd3 Bxc4 27. Rxc4 Qxf2 28. a3 {Brunello,S (2582)-Baramidze,D (2610) Ruzomberok 2014 ½-½ (50)}) 14. Kb1 (14. Nd2 $6 O-O-O 15. Nb3 Ne6 16. a3 h5 17. Na5 Kb8 18. b4 hxg4 19. hxg4 Qg5 $17 {0-1 (35) Popovics,A (2434)-Pap,G (2383) Budapest 2004}) (14. Ne5 O-O-O 15. Na4 Nxa4 16. Qxa4 Kb8 17. Kb1 Be8 18. h4 {1/2 (18) Sokolov,I (2580)-Andersson,U (2620) Haninge 1989}) 14... O-O-O 15. Rc1 (15. e4 dxe4 16. Bxe4 f5 17. gxf5 Bxf5 18. Rhe1 Qc7 19. Ng5 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Nd5 21. Rde1 Nxc3+ 22. Qxc3 Rhe8 $11 {1/2 (59) Hermlin,A (2355)-Lipsanen,E (2240) Tampere 1993}) (15. Rdg1 Kb8 16. h4 h5 17. g5 Bf5 $11 {1/2 (80) Efanov,N (2398)-Khruschiov,A (2499) Cheliabinsk 2008}) (15. Ne5 Kb8 $1 16. Rc1 Bc8 17. Na4 f6 $1 18. Nf3 Nxa4 19. Qxa4 {1-0 (27) Salov,V (2575)-Andersson,U (2600) Szirak 1987 CBM 003 [Ftacnik,L]} g5 $1 $132 {[%CAl Yh7h5] S.Makarichev}) (15. Na4 Nxa4 16. Qxa4 Kb8 17. Rc1 Rc8 (17... Rhe8 18. Qa5 Ne6 19. Rc3 Bc8 20. Ra3 b6 21. Qa4 $16 {1-0 (41) Rapport,R (2444)-Grabarczyk,M (2475) Marianske Lazne 2010}) 18. Rc3 Rc7 19. Ne5 Be8 20. Ra3 b6 21. Rc1 c5 22. Bb5 Bxb5 23. Qxb5 Rhc8 24. Rac3 Ne6 $11 {1/2 (29) Speelman,J (2630)-Andersson,U (2625) Lyon 1991}) (15. Qb3 {[%CAl Ya2a4] is probably the most appropriate plan:} Kb8 (15... Be6 16. Rc1 Kb8 17. Na4 Nxa4 18. Qxa4 Rd6 19. Rc3 Rc8 20. Rhc1 f6 21. Ra3 b6 22. g5 Rc7 23. gxf6 Qxf6 24. Ne5 $14 {0-1 (75) Epishin,V (2630)-Ivanchuk,V (2720) Tilburg 1992 CBM 032 [ChessBase]}) (15... Ne8 16. a4 Be6 17. a5 Nc4 18. Qa4 Qf6 19. Be2 Nc7 20. Rc1 h5 21. g5 Qf5+ 22. Ka1 $14 {1/2 (32) Ward,C (2485)-Parker,J (2510) England 1997}) 16. a4 Be6 17. Ne5 (17. a5 $5 Nc4 18. a6 $14) 17... f6 (17... Rc8 $142) 18. Nxc6+ bxc6 19. a5 c5 20. axb6 c4 21. bxa7+ Ka8 22. Qb6 Rd6 {0-1 (46) Peralta,F (2591)-Kogan,A (2572) Catalunya 2012} 23. Qb4 cxd3 24. Na4 $44) 15... Kb8 16. a4 $146 {Without the preparatory ?c2-b3.} (16. Ka1 Ne8 17. Ne2 Nd6 18. Ng3 Rhe8 19. g5 Be6 20. h4 Nd7 21. Nd2 Rc8 22. Nb3 Bg4 23. Be2 Bxe2 24. Qxe2 Ne4 {1/2 (24) Wojtaszek,R (2701)-Landa,K (2644) Haguenau 2013}) ({RR} 16. Ka1 Ne8 17. Ne2 Nd6 18. Ng3 Rhe8 19. g5 Be6 20. h4 Nd7 21. Nd2 Rc8 22. Nb3 Bg4 23. Be2 Bxe2 24. Qxe2 Ne4 {½-½ (24) Wojtaszek,R (2701)-Landa,K (2644) Haguenau 2013}) ({RR} 16. Na4 Nxa4 17. Qxa4 Ne8 18. Ne5 f6 19. Nxd7+ Qxd7 20. Rc3 Nd6 21. Ra3 Nc8 22. Rc1 h5 23. f3 hxg4 24. hxg4 f5 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. Qc2 Rdf8 27. Rb3 Ka8 28. Rc3 Nd6 29. a4 Rh3 30. a5 a6 {Konduk,B (2020)-Ozturk,E (2111) Ankara TUR 2025 1-0 (45)}) 16... Nc8 $6 {A clear concession.} (16... Qb4 $5 {is principled; the position after} 17. Ne5 {[%CAl Yd3e2,Ye5d3] needs detailed analysis.}) 17. a5 Nd6 (17... a6 {is probably more cautious but after} 18. Qb3 Ka8 19. Na4 {White keeps the initiative.}) 18. a6 b6 19. e4 (19. Ne5 $142 $1 Rc8 (19... Ne6 20. Na2 Rc8 21. Nb4 Nd8 22. e4) 20. e4 (20. Na2 $143 c5) 20... dxe4 21. Nxe4 Be8 22. Qc3 $36) 19... dxe4 20. Nxe4 f5 $1 21. Nxd6 {This exchange makes Black's life a bit easier.} (21. Ng3 $5 fxg4 22. Ne5 Rc8 23. hxg4) 21... Qxd6 22. Ne5 Rhf8 23. Qc4 {White could have arranged his pieces in a better way.} (23. Bc4 $1 {[%CAl Re5f7]} Ne6 (23... fxg4 24. hxg4) (23... Qxd4 24. Rhe1 {[%CAl Rc1d1]}) 24. Bxe6 Qxe6 25. Rhe1 $14) 23... Rc8 $6 {And Black fails to find the best arrangement, too.} (23... Be8 $1 24. Nxc6+ Qxc6 25. Qxc6 Bxc6 26. Rxc6 Rxd4 {should be a draw.}) 24. Rhe1 Be8 25. Rc2 (25. g5 $5) 25... fxg4 26. hxg4 Rf4 $2 (26... b5 27. Qb3 Qxd4 $2 28. Bxb5 $1 cxb5 29. Rxc8+ Kxc8 30. Qc2+ Kb8 31. Rc1 Qd8 32. Qe4 Qb6 33. Nc6+ Bxc6 34. Rxc6 Qd8 35. Qe5+ Ka8 36. Rd6 Qc8 37. Qd5+ Kb8 38. Rc6 Qd8 39. Qxb5+ $18) (26... Rc7 $142 $14) 27. Be4 $2 {After this move the game becomes unclear. Meanwhile, White could have won material:} (27. Qg8 $1 Qc7 (27... Qf8 28. Qxh7) 28. Qxh7 Rxd4 29. Bxg6) 27... Ne6 28. Rd2 Ng5 29. Bh1 h5 $6 (29... Nf7 $1 $13) 30. Qc3 hxg4 31. Qg3 Rf6 $6 (31... Nh3 32. f3 $1 Rf6 33. fxg4 Nf4 34. g5 $16) 32. Qxg4 $6 (32. Rde2 $1 $18 {[%CAl Re5g4,Rg3g4,Ge2e8]}) 32... Ne6 33. Rc1 $2 {This passive move gives away White's advantage once again.} (33. d5 $1 {[%CAl Re5c4]} Nc7 (33... cxd5 34. Rxd5 Qc7 35. Rd2 {[%CAl Rg4e4,Rg4g2]}) 34. Nc4 Qb4 35. Qd4 Rf8 36. dxc6 $16) 33... g5 34. Rc4 Rf4 35. Qg3 Rc7 36. Qc3 b5 37. Nxc6+ Bxc6 38. Rxc6 Rxc6 39. Bxc6 Rxd4 40. Bb7 Qd7 41. Rc2 Rc4 42. Qe5+ Nc7 43. Rxc4 bxc4 {[%mdl 4096]} 44. Kc1 Qe6 $6 (44... Qe8 $1 {was a safer way for Black to keep his ground:} 45. Qxe8+ Nxe8 46. Kd2 Nd6 47. Bd5 (47. Kc3 Nxb7 48. axb7 Kxb7 49. Kxc4 Kc6 $11) 47... Kc7 48. Kc3 Kb6 49. Kd4 Kb5 50. Ke5 Nc8 51. Kf6 Nb6 $132 {After the text move White wins a pawn.}) 45. Qxe6 Nxe6 46. Bd5 Nc5 47. Bxc4 g4 $2 {Black trades the kingside pawns but his knight gets trapped.} (47... Ne4 $142 48. f3 Nf6 (48... Nd6 $143 49. Bd5) 49. Kd2 Kc7 {- White can hardly win here.}) 48. Kd2 {[%CAl Rd2e3,Re3f4]} g3 49. fxg3 Ne4+ 50. Ke3 Nxg3 51. Kf4 Nh5+ 52. Kg5 Ng3 (52... Ng7 53. Bf7 {[%CAl Rg5g6]}) 53. Bd3 Nh1 54. Kf4 {[%CAl Rf4f3]} Nf2 55. Bc2 {[%CAl Rf4g3]} (55. Bc2 Nh3+ 56. Kg4 Ng1 57. Bd3 $18 {[%CAl Yg4g3,Yg3g2]}) 1-0 [Event "Capablanca Memorial Elite 40th"] [Site "Havana"] [Date "2005.05.12"] [Round "7"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2739"] [BlackElo "2669"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2005.05.06"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "CUB"] [EventCategory "15"] [SourceTitle "CBM 107"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. Qc2 Nbd7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. e3 Re8 9. Bd3 Nf8 10. O-O c6 11. Rab1 a5 12. a3 Bd6 {½-½ Nakamura,H (2657)-Iordachescu,V (2609) Sigeman & Co 13th 2005 (5) For more details about this variation, see the comments to the game pblished in the same issue of CBM,} 13. Rfe1 $5 {This half-waiting move cleares the f1-square for the knight in order to overdefend the h2-square if necessary and adds more force to an eventual advance of the e-pawn, once the black bishop has left the h4-d8 diagonal.} ({RR} 13. Rbe1 Bg4 14. Nd2 Bh5 15. f4 h6 16. Bh4 Bg6 17. f5 Bh7 18. h3 N8d7 19. Nf3 b5 20. e4 b4 21. e5 bxc3 22. exd6 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 cxb2 24. Qxb2 Rb8 25. Qc3 Qb6 26. Bxf6 Nxf6 27. Rb1 Qxb1+ {Kramnik,V (2780)-Kasparov,G (2815) Moscow 1998 1-0 (51)}) ({RR} 13. h3 h6 14. Bh4 Be7 15. Ne5 Ne4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Bc4 Be6 19. Bxe6 Qxe6 20. Rbc1 Nd7 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Qc5 Qe7 23. Rfd1 Kf8 24. Qf5 g6 25. Qf4 Qg5 26. Qxg5 hxg5 27. d5 Red8 {Littlewood,P (2317)-Thorsteinsson,T (2220) Durres ALB 2026 ½-½ (42)}) 13... Bg4 14. Nd2 (14. Ne5 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Rxe5 16. f4 {(? f5, ?g4)} Rxg5 $1 17. fxg5 N6d7 18. Qf2 Ne5 19. Bf5 Qxg5 $44 {½-½ Deze,A (2405)-Petrosian,A (2460)/Novi Sad 1983/MCD (35)}) 14... Bh5 (14... Ng6 $6 15. h3 $6 (15. e4 $5 $14 dxe4 $6 16. Ndxe4 Be7 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Bxf6 $16) 15... Bd7 16. f4 h6 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Nf3 Nh4 19. Ne5 Bf5 20. Na4 Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Qd8 22. Rbd1 Bxe5 23. dxe5 f6 {0-1 Balashov,Y (2534)-Belozerov,A (2487)/Smolensk 2000/CBM 077 (62)}) (14... Bd7 15. Nf1 $1 (15. Bh4 $6 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Ng4+ 17. Kg3 g5 18. Bf5 Nh6 $1 19. Bxd7 gxh4+ 20. Kh2 Qxd7 $15) (15. h3 $6 {?h3}) 15... Ng6 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. b5 $14 {1-0 Gyimesi,Z (2605)-Pinter,J (2560)/Balatonlelle 2002/EXT 2004 (71)}) 15. Bh4 $146 (15. Nf1 Bg6 16. Na4 (16. b4 h6 $5 (16... axb4 17. axb4 h6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. b5 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Ng6 {[%CAl Yg6e7,Ye7f5,Yf6f5]} 21. bxc6 $14 {½-½ Alterman,B (2590)-Gabriel,C (2565)/Bad Homburg 1996/CBM 055/[Tsesarsky]}) 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 {?a3} 18. bxa5 $140 (18. b5 $2 {is impossible in view of} Bxa3) 18... Qe7 {?...?xa5} 19. Bxg6 Nxg6 20. Qb3 (20. Qa4 b5 $1 $15) 20... Reb8 $13) 16... Bxd3 17. Qxd3 h6 18. Bh4 Ng6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. g3 h5 21. Kg2 h4 22. f4 Ne7 23. g4 g5 24. f5 Kg7 25. Nc3 (25. h3 Ng8 26. Nc3 Qd8 {??f6}) 25... h3+ $5 26. Kh1 Ng8 27. e4 dxe4 28. Nxe4 Qd8 29. Qxh3 Bf4 30. Rbd1 Qd5 31. Qg2 Rad8 32. Nfg3 Bxg3 33. hxg3 Nf6 $15 {0-1 Tomaszewski,R (2435)-Boensch,U (2530)/Polanica Zdroj 1987/CBM 005 (46)}) ({RR} 15. Nf1 Bg6 16. b4 axb4 17. axb4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 h6 {½-½ (18) Bezold,M (2495)-Gabriel,C (2565) Bad Homburg 1996}) ({RR} 15. Nf1 Bg6 16. Bxg6 Nxg6 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 h6 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. b5 h5 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Rb6 Rec8 23. Rc1 Ne7 24. Qe2 h4 25. Qf3 Qxf3 26. gxf3 g5 27. Nd2 Rcb8 28. Rxb8+ Rxb8 29. Na4 Rb4 {Tworuszka,M (2237)-Ciesla,A (2146) Wisla 2000 0-1 (82)}) 15... Bg6 16. Nf3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 N8d7 $1 {Over-defending the f6-knight in view of White's obvious threat to open the centre.} 18. e4 {Black will have little problems neutralising White's initiative after this thematic pawn break, but it is hard to recommend anything more effective for White.} dxe4 19. Nxe4 Be7 20. Nxf6+ Bxf6 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Re1 Qd8 23. Bxf6 Nxf6 24. g3 g6 25. h4 Kg7 26. Re5 h5 27. Qe2 Nd5 $11 {The control of the only open file ensures White reasonable compensation for Black's better pawn structure and stability in the centre, but not more than that.} 28. Ng5 Qd7 29. Ne4 b6 30. Nc3 Nxc3 31. bxc3 b5 32. Qe4 Rd8 33. Kg2 b4 34. Rxa5 bxc3 35. Rc5 Qxd4 36. Qxd4+ Rxd4 37. Rxc3 Ra4 38. Kf1 c5 39. Ke2 Kf6 40. Re3 Kf5 41. Kd2 f6 42. Rf3+ Ke5 43. Re3+ Kf5 44. Rf3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bucharest Kings 7th"] [Site "Bucharest"] [Date "2013.10.07"] [Round "1"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2751"] [Annotator "Rogozenco,Dorian"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2013.10.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "ROU"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 157"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2013.11.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] {This first round of the Kings Tournament started with a quiet draw between Teimour Radjabov and Ruslan Ponomariov. It is very difficult to get an advantage against classical openings, concluded Radjabov after the game. Indeed, Black didn't have any problems to equalise and on move 31 the draw was agreed. The encounter Nisipeanu-Caruana was much more exciting. The Romanian grandmaster surprised his opponent in the opening with the hyper-aggressive move 5.h4 against the Gruenfeld, but something went wrong and Black didn't have any opening problems, to say the least. Soon Caruana got clearly better prospects, but allowed White a nice combination, which should have saved Nisipeanu. With little time on the clock the Romanian GM missed a forced draw though. Later in the worse position on moves 39 and 40 White made further mistakes, allowing Caruana to achieve a decisive advantage, which the Italian converted into a full point on move 57. } 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 {An invitation to play the Cambridge-Springs Variation: 6.e3 ?a5.} 6. cxd5 {Radjabov goes for a safer line: the Exchange Variation of the Queen's Gambit.} exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Qc2 Nh5 {This move has been popular lately and it was used also by Ponomariov earlier in a rapid and a blitz game. Black exchanges the dark-squared bishops, which strategically seems to favour White, but on the other hand it frees more squares for the black pieces as well.} 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Be2 {Usually White is trying to fight for the advantage in this system by castling long. However, as mentioned by Radjabov after the game, the latest games showed that White is also taking some risks with his king on the queenside.} (10. O-O-O Nb6 11. h3 Be6 12. Bd3 O-O-O 13. Nd2 Kb8 14. Nb3 g6 15. g4 Ng7 16. f3 h5 17. Kb1 Bc8 18. Qf2 Ne6 19. Ne2 Qd6 20. Ng3 hxg4 21. hxg4 Qb4 22. Qd2 Qd6 23. Qg2 Qb4 24. Qd2 Qd6 25. Qg2 Qb4 {½-½ Jakovenko,D (2713)-Ponomariov,R (2743) Khanty-Mansiysk (rapid) 2013}) 10... g6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rfb1 $146 (12. Rab1 Nb6 13. Bd3 Ng7 14. Rfe1 Bf5 15. h3 Rfe8 16. Ne5 f6 17. Nf3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf5 19. b4 a6 20. a4 Nd6 21. b5 cxb5 22. axb5 a5 {and Black had advantage in the blitz game Giri,A (2714)-Ponomariov,R (2723) Beijing 2011.}) ({RR} 12. Rab1 Nb6 13. Bd3 Ng7 14. b4 a6 15. Na4 Nxa4 16. Qxa4 Bf5 17. Qc2 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf5 19. a4 Nd6 20. a5 f6 21. Nd2 Rae8 22. Nb3 Kg7 23. Rbe1 f5 24. f4 Nc4 25. Nc5 Qf7 26. Qc3 Re7 {Georgiev,V (2430)-Danielian,O (2460) Vejen 1993 ½-½ (49)}) ({RR} 12. Bd3 Ndf6 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. Ne5 Ng4 15. Nf3 Ngf6 16. Ne5 Ng4 17. Nf3 {½-½ (17) Grischuk,A (2772)-Wang,H (2690) China 2017}) ({RR} 12. Rfe1 Ndf6 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. Qb3 Ng7 15. Na4 Ne6 16. Rac1 h5 17. Nc5 Nxc5 18. Rxc5 Kh7 19. Qa3 a5 20. Rec1 Qd8 21. Bd3 Bxd3 22. Qxd3 Re8 23. h3 Kg7 24. a4 Re7 25. Rb1 Nd7 26. Rcc1 Nb6 {Samadov,R (2513)-Lodici,L (2572) Goa IND 2025 0-1 (49)}) ({RR} 12. Rab1 Nb6 13. Bd3 Ng7 14. Rfe1 Bf5 15. h3 Rfe8 16. Ne5 f6 17. Nf3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf5 19. b4 a6 20. a4 Nd6 21. b5 cxb5 22. axb5 a5 23. Nd2 Qf7 24. Ra1 Rec8 25. e4 dxe4 26. Ndxe4 Nxe4 {Giri,A (2714)-Ponomariov,R (2723) Beijing 2011 0-1 (55)}) ({RR} 12. a3 Ndf6 13. Ne5 Bf5 14. Qd2 Ng7 15. g4 Be6 16. f4 Ne4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Rac1 f6 19. Nc4 Qd7 20. Qd1 Bd5 21. Nd2 Rac8 22. Bc4 Rf7 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Qe2 h5 25. h3 hxg4 26. hxg4 Ne8 {Luckis,M-Guimard,C Sao Paulo 1941 0-1 (32)}) 12... Nb6 13. Qb3 Bf5 14. Rc1 {Radjabov's idea to provoke the bishop on f5 was to slow down Black's possible plan with the advance of the f-pawn.} Nf6 {Ponomariov rearranges his knights after which Black is very close to complete equality.} 15. a4 (15. Qa3 {was a move suggested after the game, but it is also not sufficient:} Qxa3 16. bxa3 Nc8 17. a4 a5 {and Black is fine.}) 15... Nc8 16. Qa3 a5 ({Slightly more precise is} 16... Qxa3 17. Rxa3 a5 $11 {(Radjabov)}) 17. Qxe7 Nxe7 18. b3 Nc8 19. Ne5 Nd7 20. Nxd7 Bxd7 21. Rab1 Nd6 22. b4 axb4 23. Rxb4 {Black has just one weakness on b7, which he easily protects.} Ra5 24. Rb6 Rfa8 25. f3 f5 26. Kf2 Kf7 27. Bd3 Ke7 28. h4 Be6 29. Rcb1 R8a7 30. Kg3 h6 31. Kf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Vienna Millenium"] [Site "Vienna"] [Date "1996.08.15"] [Round "7"] [White "Jussupow, Artur"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2665"] [BlackElo "2765"] [Annotator "Jussupow,Artur"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "1996.08.09"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "AUT"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 055"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1996.12.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Hansen,LB} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 {Hansen,LB: Interesting! Usually Kramnik plays 5.-,dxc4.} 6. cxd5 {Hansen,LB: The Queens Gambit exchange variation is much more dangerous for Black with the white ? on e2 instead of f3.} exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Rae1 Ne4 (11... Ng4 {Hansen,LB} 12. Bxe7 Rxe7 13. b4 Qd6 14. b5 c5 $132 {Khalifman,A-Lputian,S/Erevan/1996/}) 12. Bxe7 (12. Bf4 {Hansen,LB} Bb4 13. h3 Ng6 14. Bh2 Nh4 15. Nxh4 Qxh4 16. f3 Ng5 $132 {Hjartarson,J-Sokolov,A/Reykjavik/1988/}) 12... Qxe7 13. Bxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 f5 (14... b6 $5 {Hansen,LB} 15. Qa4 (15. Qxe4 Ba6 16. Qxe7 Rxe7 17. Ne2 Rd8 18. b3 Bxe2 19. Rxe2 Rxd4 $1 20. Nf3 Rd6 21. Rc2 c5 $15 {Netusil,M-Kacirek,P/Praha/1993/}) 15... a5 $5 16. Qxc6 Bb7 17. Qxb6 Ba6 18. Ndxe4 Bxf1 19. Rxf1 Qb4 20. Nd5 Qxb6 21. Nxb6 Ra6 22. Nd6 Re6 $13 {½-½/Arencibia,J-Garcia,Gi/Havanna/1995/}) 15. f3 exf3 16. Nxf3 Be6 17. e4 fxe4 18. Rxe4 h6 19. Rfe1 (19. Ne2 Qb4 $1 $10 20. a3 Qb3 21. Qd2 Bd5 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Ne5 Ne6 24. Nc3 Qb6 25. Nxd5 cxd5 (25... Qxd4+ $1 26. Qxd4 Nxd4 $10) 26. Nf3 Nf8 27. Qf2 $6 (27. Rc1 $14) 27... Ng6 28. Nh4 Nxh4 $1 $10 {½-½ Timman,J-Yusupov,A/Tilburg (m8) 41/470 1986 (41)}) 19... Rad8 {Hansen,LB: Very cool! The pin on the e-file is not dangerous.} 20. h3 $5 $146 (20. Re5 Qf7 $10 21. b4 $2 {×c4, b4} (21. a3) (21. b3) 21... Nd7 22. Ra5 $2 (22. R5e3 $142) 22... Bg4 $15 {0-1 Hjartarson,J-Short,N/Dubai (ol) 42/523 1986 (32)}) (20. R1e3 Qf7 21. Ne5 (21. Qe2 Bc4 22. Qe1 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 Be6 24. h4 Re8 25. Ne5 Qf6 26. Qg3 Qd8 $15 {Semkov,S-Dokhoian,Y/Erevan/1988/}) 21... Qf5 22. Rg3 $2 (22. Rf3 $10) (22. Qe2 $10) 22... Rxd4 23. Ng4 Kh8 24. Nxh6 gxh6 25. Qc1 Qf6 {-+ Timman,J-Short,N/Amsterdam (Euwe Memorial) 45/(478) 1988} (25... Qf6 {Hansen,LB} 26. Ree3 Rf4 27. Ne2 Rf5 28. Ref3 Bd7 29. Nf4 Qd4+ 30. Kf1 Kh7 31. Rh3 Rc5 {0-1/Timman,J-Short,N/Amsterdam/1988/})) (20. Ne5 $5 Qg5 (20... Qb4 21. Qf2) (20... Bf5 $2 21. Nxc6) 21. Qf2 Ng6 22. Nf3 Qf6 $6 (22... Qf5 $1 $13) 23. Qe3 Bf7 24. Ne5 {? 24...?e5 25.de5 ?e6 26.?a7 ? Germanavichus,Sh-Kruopis/USSR 43/(501) 1987}) 20... Qd6 (20... Qf7 21. Ne5 Qf5 22. Rf1 $36) 21. R1e3 Bf7 {Is this necessary? A solid alternative was 21.-,?b8} (21... Re7 $14) (21... Qb8 $10 {Hansen,LB}) 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Rxe8 Bxe8 24. Qb3+ $146 ({RR} 24. Qe4 Ne6 25. d5 cxd5 26. Qxd5 Qxd5 27. Nxd5 Nc5 28. Ne7+ Kf7 29. Nc8 a6 30. a3 Bd7 31. Nb6 Be8 32. Nc8 Bd7 33. Nd6+ Ke6 34. Nc4 Kd5 35. Nb6+ Kc6 36. Nxd7 Kxd7 37. Kf1 Nd3 38. b4 b5 {Rojas,L (2057)-Mejias Veliz,E (2060) Carabobo 2019 ½-½ (40)}) 24... Kh7 (24... Qe6 25. Qxb7 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Qc1+ 27. Ng1 $16) 25. Qxb7 Bh5 26. Ne4 (26. Qa6 Bxf3 27. Qd3+ Ng6 28. Qxf3 Qxd4+ $14) 26... Qf4 (26... Qg6 27. Nfd2 $16) 27. Qxc6 {Hansen,LB: Safe, but after this Black is not in any danger.} (27. Ned2 $142 Bxf3 (27... Ne6 $13 {Hansen,LB}) 28. Nxf3 Qc1+ 29. Kh2 Ne6 30. Qd7 $16) 27... Bxf3 28. gxf3 Ng6 $132 (28... Qxf3 $4 {Hansen,LB} 29. Ng5+ $18) 29. Nf2 (29. Kf2 $5 $13) 29... Qxd4 30. Qc2 Qd5 31. f4 (31. Kg2 Qxa2 32. h4 Qd5 33. Nh3 Qe5 34. b4 a6 $1 $10) 31... Qf3 $1 (31... Qxa2 $6 {Hansen,LB} 32. f5 $36) 32. f5 Nf4 33. f6+ Kg8 $10 34. Qc4+ (34. Qb3+ $2 {Hansen,LB} Qxb3 35. axb3 gxf6 $17) 34... Kh7 35. Qc2+ (35. Qe4+ Qxe4 36. Nxe4 gxf6 $10) 35... Kg8 36. Qc4+ (36. Qc8+ Kh7 $10 (36... Kf7 37. Qd7+ Kxf6 38. Ng4+ Kg5 39. Qxg7+ Kh4 40. Qe7+ Kg3 41. Qe1+ Kxh3 42. Nf2+ Kg3 $10)) 36... Kh7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Candidates qf3"] [Site "Brussels"] [Date "1991.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Jussupow, Artur"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2735"] [BlackElo "2625"] [Annotator "Jussupow,Artur"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "1991.08.??"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "8"] [EventCountry "BEL"] [SourceTitle "Candidates"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 {Ftacnik} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2 Re8 9. O-O Nf8 10. Qc2 c6 11. f3 Nh5 $6 (11... Be6 {Ftacnik} 12. Rae1 Rc8 13. Kh1 N6d7 14. Bxe7 Rxe7 15. Nf4 Rc7 16. Qf2 Nf6 17. e4 dxe4 18. fxe4 $16 {Kasparov,G-Andersson,U/Belfort WCT/1988/ ?CBM 08}) 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4 Bg4 (14... Be6 {Ftacnik} 15. Rf2 Nf6 (15... c5 16. Nd5 Bxd5 17. exd5 cxd4 18. Nxd4 $13) 16. h3 Rad8 17. Raf1 Ng6 $1 18. a3 Rf8 19. b4 {Bareev-Ahlander/Naestved op/1988/} b6 $5 $132) 15. e5 $5 $14 {N} (15. Rf2 $5 Qg5 $6 (15... Ne6 $5 16. Raf1 Rf8) 16. Raf1 Re7 17. Bc4 Ne6 18. d5 $16 {Vaiser,A-Mozny,M Clichy open (3) 1991}) ({RR} 15. Nf4 Qd6 16. Nxh5 Qxd4+ 17. Kh1 Bxh5 18. Ne2 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Rad8 20. Rad1 Ng6 21. e5 Qxe5 22. Qf2 Qe6 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Qxa7 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Qe2 26. Rb1 Qc2 27. Qg1 Re2 28. Rd1 Qxb2 29. Qf1 Qxa2 {Miszler,L (2273)-Dubnevych,M (2293) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (66)}) 15... Rad8 (15... c5 $2 {Ftacnik} 16. Nd5) 16. Ne4 ({RR} 16. h3 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 g6 18. Bc4 Ne6 19. Rad1 Nhg7 20. Ng3 Kh8 21. Qc3 Qh4 22. Rxf7 Nxd4 23. e6 Ngxe6 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. Rxb7 Kg8 26. Kh1 Qf4 27. Rxa7 Re3 28. Qc4+ Kh8 29. Ne2 Rxh3+ 30. gxh3 Qf3+ {Giri,A (2764)-Nihal,S (2670) chess.com INT 2022 ½-½ (34)}) 16... Ng6 (16... Ne6 17. Nd6 Rxd6 (17... Bxe2 18. Bxh7+ $18) 18. exd6 Qxd6 19. Bxh7+ $16) 17. Rad1 $146 {×d4} (17. Nd6 Rxd6 18. exd6 Qxd6 $44) ({RR} 17. Bc4 Be6 18. g4 Bxg4 19. Bxf7+ Kh8 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. Nd6 Bxe2 22. Qxe2 Ngf4 23. Qg4 Rf8 24. Rf2 c5 25. Raf1 g5 26. Qxh5 {1-0 (26) Kumaran,D (2425)-Spanton,T London 1993}) ({RR} 17. Bc4 Rf8 18. Nd6 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Nhf4 20. Qg4 h5 21. Qf5 Rxd6 22. exd6 Qxd6 23. Rad1 b5 24. Bb3 h4 25. Rf2 Nd5 26. Bxd5 cxd5 27. Rc1 Ne7 28. Qf4 Qe6 29. Qxh4 Qe3 30. Qf4 {1-0 (30) Cvitan,O (2535)-Bianco,V (2108) Biel 2014}) 17... Rf8 {×f7} (17... Bxe2 {Ftacnik} 18. Bxe2 Nhf4 19. Bc4 $16) 18. h3 Bxe2 19. Bxe2 Nhf4 20. Bc4 Kh8 $6 (20... Nd5 $142 $5 $14 21. Rf3 Ngf4 $22 22. Rdf1 Ne6 $132) 21. Rf3 f6 $5 (21... Nd5 22. Nd6 Rxd6 23. exd6 Qxd6 24. Re1 $16) 22. exf6 gxf6 23. Ng3 b5 $6 (23... f5 24. Nxf5 $2 (24. Qf2 Qd6 25. Kh1 {??f1?}) 24... Qg5 $40 25. Bd3 (25. Ng3 Nxh3+) (25. Ne3 Nh4) 25... Nxd3 26. Qxd3 Nf4 $17) (23... Qb4 $5 24. a3 Qa5 {??g5}) 24. Bf1 (24. Bb3 $5 $16) 24... c5 $1 25. Qf2 $1 Qc7 $2 (25... Ne6 $142 26. Nf5 Qb7 27. h4 $36) (25... cxd4 $2 {Ftacnik} 26. Rxf4 Nxf4 27. Qxf4 Qe3+ 28. Qf2 $1 $18) 26. Rc1 $1 $18 {×c5} c4 27. b3 Rfe8 28. bxc4 bxc4 29. Rxc4 Qb8 30. h4 $6 (30. Rb3 $5 Qd6 31. Nf5 Qe6 32. Rc5 $18) 30... Nd5 31. Nh5 (31. Nf5 $1 {Ftacnik}) 31... Re4 32. g3 Nxh4 $1 $16 {Gute Miene zum bösen Spiel machen.} (32... Rg8 {Ftacnik} 33. Kh1 Qb7 $132) 33. gxh4 Rg8+ 34. Kh1 Rgg4 $2 $138 (34... Qb1 35. Nf4 $1 (35. Nxf6 $4 Nxf6 36. Rxf6 Qxf1+ $3 37. Qxf1 Rxh4+ $19) (35. Rc5 $2 Ne3 $1 36. Rxe3 Rxh4+ $1 $19) 35... Ne3 36. Rxe3 Rxe3 37. Ng2 $1 Rh3+ 38. Kg1 Qb6 $16) (34... Qb7 $22 {Ftacnik} 35. Bg2 Qb1+ 36. Kh2 Qb8+) 35. Rc5 $1 $18 Rxh4+ 36. Rh3 Rxh3+ 37. Bxh3 Qb1+ 38. Qg1 Qxg1+ (38... Re1 {Ftacnik} 39. Rc8+) 39. Kxg1 Nb6 40. d5 Rh4 41. d6 {41...?h3 42.d7+-} (41. d6 {Ftacnik} Rxh3 42. d7 Rd3 43. Rc8+) 1-0 [Event "WchT 2nd"] [Site "Luzern"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Short, Nigel D"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2660"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "131"] [EventDate "1989.10.27"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [SourceTitle "CBM 016"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1990.06.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1990.06.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"] [BlackTeam "England"] [WhiteTeamCountry "URS"] [BlackTeamCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nf3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. h3 g6 12. Bh6 Nh5 13. Rab1 Ng7 14. b4 a6 15. Bxg7 (15. a4 Bf5) 15... Kxg7 16. Na4 Bd6 17. Nc5 Qf6 $146 ({RR} 17... Ne6 18. Kh1 Bc7 19. Qc3 Ng5 20. Nxg5 Qxg5 21. e4 Qf4 22. e5 Rxe5 23. dxe5 Bxe5 24. Qxe5+ Qxe5 25. Rfe1 Qd4 {0-1 (25) Braun,A (2235)-Romanov,E (2195) Chalkidiki 2001}) 18. Rfc1 (18. Nd2 Bxh3 19. gxh3 Qg5+ 20. Kh1 Qh5 $10) 18... Ne6 (18... Bxh3 $2 19. Nxb7 $16) 19. Qd1 h6 20. a4 Re7 21. Bf1 Ng5 22. Nxg5 Qxg5 23. Qf3 (23. Kh1 Rxe3 24. fxe3 Qg3 25. Kg1 $10) 23... h5 24. e4 Bg4 25. Qd3 (25. hxg4 $2 hxg4 26. Qd3 Bh2+ $1 27. Kxh2 Rh8+ 28. Kg1 Qh4 $19) 25... dxe4 26. Nxe4 Rxe4 27. Qxe4 Bf5 28. Qf3 Bxb1 29. Rxb1 h4 30. Bc4 Rf8 31. b5 cxb5 32. axb5 a5 (32... axb5 $10) 33. b6 a4 $6 (33... Qf4 $1 $10) 34. Qxb7 Qf4 35. Kf1 Qxd4 36. Qd5 Qf6 37. Rd1 $14 Be5 38. Qc5 a3 39. b7 Qf4 40. Bb3 Qh2 41. Rd7 Bf6 42. Qc7 Qxc7 43. Rxc7 Be5 44. Rc8 g5 45. Ke2 f5 46. Kd3 g4 47. f3 gxh3 48. gxh3 Bf4 49. Kd4 Bd6 50. Kd5 Bg3 51. Kc5 Be5 52. Ba2 Bf4 53. Kb5 Bg3 54. Ka4 Bd6 55. Bc4 Rf6 56. Kb3 Rg6 57. b8=Q Bxb8 58. Rxb8 Rg3 59. Rg8+ Kf6 60. Rxg3 hxg3 61. Bf1 Kg5 62. Bg2 Kf4 63. h4 Ke3 64. h5 Kf2 65. Bh3 Kxf3 (65... g2 66. Bxg2 Kxg2 67. f4 Kg3 68. h6 Kxf4 69. h7 $18) 66. h6 1-0 [Event "Linares 11th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2710"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "1993.02.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 034"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1993.06.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Marin,Mihail} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 Be7 7. e3 c6 8. Qc2 O-O 9. Bd3 Re8 10. h3 Nf8 11. Bf4 $1 ({RR} 11. O-O Be6 12. Rab1 N6d7) 11... Be6 $6 (11... Ng6 12. Bh2 Bd6 $14) 12. O-O N6d7 $6 ({RR} 12... Bd6 13. Rab1 a5 14. a3 Ng6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. b4 Rec8 17. Rfc1 axb4 18. axb4 Nd7 19. Na4 Ngf8 20. Nc5 Rab8 21. Ra1 b6 22. Nxd7 Bxd7 23. Ne5 Be8 24. Bf5 Rc7 25. Qb3 g6 26. Bg4 h5 27. Be2 {Kuzubov,Y (2613)-Matlakov,M (2670) Samarkand UZB 2023 1-0 (64)}) 13. Rab1 ({RR} 13. Bh2 Nb6 14. Rfc1 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Qb3 Qd8 17. a4 a5 18. Ne2 f6 19. Nd2 Bf7 20. Ng3 Ra7 21. Qc3 Bg6 22. Bf1 Qd6 23. Nb3 Rea8 24. Nc5 Nbd7 25. Nxd7 Nxd7 26. h4 Bf7 27. h5 Nb6 {Ilinca,F (2486)-Stojanovic,M (2377) Ayvalik TUR 2026 1-0 (54)}) 13... Nb6 14. b4 $146 ({RR} 14. Rfc1 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Na4 Nxa4 17. Qxa4 g6 18. b4 a6 19. Qc2 Nd7 20. a4 Rec8 ({RR} 20... Rac8) 21. Qc3 Qe7 22. Nd2 Qg5 23. f4 ({RR} 23. Kf1 Qf6 24. Kg1) 23... Qg3 ({RR} 23... Qh4 24. Nf3 ({RR} 24. Kh2 Nf6) ({RR} 24. Bf1 Qg3 25. Kh1 Nf6) ({RR} 24. Nf1) 24... Qe7 ({RR} 24... Qg3 25. Qe1 Qxe1+ 26. Rxe1) 25. Kh2 Nf6) 24. Nf1 Qh4 25. Qd2 Nb6 26. a5 ({RR} 26. Ra1 Qe7 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 Rxa1 29. Rxa1 c5) 26... Nd7 27. Qf2 Qe7 28. g4 f6 {Jacimovic,D (2438)-Boensch,U (2547) Saint Vincent 2005 CBM 110 [Marin,Mihail] ½-½ (42)}) 14... Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. a4 a6 17. Nd2 Re7 18. Nb3 $1 Rc7 (18... Qxb4 19. Nc5 Qa5 20. Qb3 Nc8 21. Nxb7 $16) 19. Nc5 Nbd7 20. f4 f6 21. f5 Bf7 22. Qf2 a5 23. Nxd7 Rxd7 24. bxa5 Rxa5 25. Rb6 Qa3 26. Rfb1 Ra8 (26... Qxc3 $2 27. R6b3 $16) 27. R6b3 Qe7 28. Qf4 Re8 29. Kf2 $1 g5 30. Qf3 h5 31. a5 h4 32. Na4 Qd8 33. Nc5 Rde7 34. Nxb7 Qc7 35. Bf1 $1 Kg7 36. Kg1 Kh6 37. a6 Bh5 38. Qf2 Nd7 39. Rc1 (39. Rc1 Nb6 (39... Nb8 40. Nc5 $18) 40. Na5 $18) 1-0 [Event "Capablanca sim"] [Site "Vienna"] [Date "1911.10.19"] [Round "?"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Mandrila, K."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "1911.10.19"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "AUT"] [SourceTitle "Capablanca"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.11.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 Nd7 5. Bg5 Ngf6 6. e3 Be7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O-O Nf8 11. Ne5 N6d7 ({RR} 11... Bd6 12. f4 g6 13. g3 Ne6 14. h3 Nxg5 15. fxg5 Nh5 16. g4 Ng7 17. h4 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Rxe5 19. e4 Bxg4 20. Rdg1 Bf3 21. Rh3 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. Nxe4 Qd4 24. Nf6+ Kh8 25. Rd1 Qc5 26. Rc3 {Bongo Akanga Ndjila,B (1847)-Da Silva,E (2059) chess.com INT 2025 1-0 (36)}) 12. Bxe7 ({RR} 12. h4 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Qa5 14. Kb1 Bb4 15. Bf4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 c5 17. h5 Re6 18. Ka1 Rb6 19. c4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Be6 21. h6 g6 22. Rd6 Rb4 23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Rhd1 Qa4 25. Qxa4 Rxa4 26. Bg5 c4 {Mamedyarov,S (2757)-Dominguez Perez,L (2754) Beijing 2013 1-0 (33)}) 12... Qxe7 13. f4 $146 ({RR} 13. Nxd7 Bxd7 {½-½ (13) Fabris,A (2075)-Oim,T (2405) Venice 1989}) 13... Ng6 14. h4 Ndf8 15. h5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 h6 17. g4 Qc5 18. Qe2 b5 19. Kb1 b4 20. Na4 Qa5 21. b3 c5 22. Bb5 Bxg4 23. Qxg4 Qxb5 24. Rhg1 Ne6 25. Rxd5 Rac8 26. Rd6 Qb7 27. Nb2 Rcd8 28. Nc4 a5 29. f5 Ng5 30. Rgd1 Qc7 31. Qg2 Rxd6 32. Rxd6 Qa7 33. Qc6 Qa8 34. Nxa5 Qxc6 35. Nxc6 Ne4 36. Rd7 Ng3 37. e4 Nxe4 38. Kc2 Ng3 39. e6 fxe6 40. Ne7+ Kf8 41. Ng6+ Kg8 42. fxe6 Nxh5 43. Rd5 Rxe6 44. Rxh5 Rxg6 45. Rxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "World-ch12 Alekhine-Capablanca +6-3=25"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "1927.11.22"] [Round "32"] [White "Alekhine, Alexander"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventDate "1927.09.16"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "MainBase"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Be7 8. Nge2 $1 O-O (8... h6 9. Bf4 $1 Nh5 10. Be5 $1 $16 {Tartakover}) (8... Ne4 9. Bf4 $1 (9. Bxe7 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qxe7) 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 $16 {Tartakover}) 9. Ng3 Ne8 (9... h6 10. h4) (9... Re8 10. Nf5) ({RR} 9... Nb6 10. h3 h6 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Be5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Nfd7 14. f4 Nc5 15. O-O d4 16. Nce4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Qh4 18. Kh2 dxe3 19. Qe2 Be6 20. Qxe3 Nc4 21. Qc3 Rad8 22. f5 Bd5 23. b3 Na3 24. Rae1 {Shcherbakov,R (2495)-Boensch,U (2500) Munich 1992 1-0 (43)}) ({RR} 9... Nb6 10. h4 Be6 11. Qc2 h6 12. Nce2 Rc8 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. Bxf5 Nfd7 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Nc3 Nc4 17. Bd3 Nd6 18. g3 Nf6 19. Na4 Rfe8 20. Kf1 Ng4 21. Kg2 Ne4 22. Bxe4 dxe4 23. h5 Qg5 24. Qe2 {Shinkarov ,A (1894)-Vergara Anton,D (2258) Tornelo INT 2021 ½-½ (42)}) 10. h4 Ndf6 (10... g6 11. Bh6 Ng7 12. h5 $40) (10... h6 11. Bxe7 Qxe7 12. Nf5 {[%CAl Rg2g5] ?g4-g5?} Qd6 13. g4 $1 {Tartakover}) (10... Bxg5 $2 11. Bxh7+ $3 Kxh7 12. hxg5+ Kg8 13. Qh5 $18) (10... f6 11. Qc2 (11. Qh5 $5 g6 12. Bxg6 hxg6 13. Qxg6+ Kh8 14. Nf5 Ne5 15. dxe5 $40) 11... g6 12. Bf4) (10... Nd6 11. Qc2) 11. Qc2 Be6 $146 ({RR} 11... h6 12. O-O-O Nd6 13. f3 Re8 14. Bf4 b5 15. e4 Nc4 16. e5 Nd7 17. Nf5 Bb4 18. Rh3 Nf8 19. Nxh6+ gxh6 20. Rg3+ Kh8 21. Bxh6 Qxh4 22. Bg7+ Kg8 23. Ne2 Ne3 24. Qb3 Nxd1 25. Bf6+ Qxg3 26. Nxg3 {Perchman,D (2210)-Bauza,A (2255) Uruguay 1991 1-0 (34)}) ({RR} 11... h6 12. O-O-O Ng4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Rde1 Ngf6 15. f3 c5 16. Qf2 Qc7 17. Nge2 h5 18. dxc5 Qxc5 19. Nd4 Nd6 20. Kb1 Bd7 21. Rc1 Qb6 22. Bc2 Rfe8 23. Bb3 Re5 24. Rhd1 Rae8 25. Ka1 Qa5 26. Nc2 {Berkovich,D (2455)-Fokin,S (2340) Kobanya 1992 0-1 (40)}) 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. Bxf5 Nd6 14. Bd3 (14. Bxf6 Nxf5 $10 (14... Bxf6 $2 15. Bxh7+ $1)) 14... h6 15. Bf4 (15. O-O-O Nfe4 $1) 15... Rc8 $2 (15... Re8 $1 $14 16. O-O-O (16. f3 $2 Nh5 17. Bxd6 Bxd6) (16. g4 $2 Nxg4 17. Rg1 h5) 16... Nfe4 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 Bxh4 20. Be5 Bf6 $1 $10 {Alekhine}) 16. g4 $3 (16. O-O-O c5 $1 $132) 16... Nfe4 $1 (16... Nxg4 $2 17. Bxd6 Bxd6 18. Bf5) (16... Re8 17. g5 Nh5 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. gxh6 $40 {Tartakover}) 17. g5 $1 h5 $1 (17... hxg5 18. hxg5 Nxg5 $2 (18... Bxg5 19. Bxd6 (19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Nxe4 21. Qxe4 $40 {Alekhine}) 19... Qxd6 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 {??f6 ?h7#} Qg6 $145 22. O-O-O) 19. Bxg5 Bxg5 20. Bh7+ Kh8 21. Bg8+ Kxg8 22. Qh7#) 18. Bxe4 (18. Bxd6 Nxd6 19. g6 {Lasker}) 18... Nxe4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. Qxe4 Qa5+ (20... Bb4+ 21. Ke2 $1 $16 Qd5 22. Qxd5 cxd5 23. Rhc1) 21. Kf1 (21. Ke2 Qb5+ 22. Kf3 Rce8 $10) 21... Qd5 $1 22. Qxd5 cxd5 23. Kg2 $1 (23. f3 Rc2 24. Rh2 Rxh2 25. Bxh2 f6 $1 26. g6 (26. gxf6 Rxf6 {[%CAl Yf6c6] ? ?c6}) 26... Rc8 27. Re1 f5 {[%CAl Yc8c6] ??c6}) 23... Rc2 24. Rhc1 $1 Rfc8 $1 (24... Rxb2 25. Rcb1 $1 (25. Rc7 Ba3 (25... Re8 $143 26. Rd7 Rb5 27. a4) 26. Rd7 (26. e4 $2 dxe4 27. Bc1 Bd6) 26... Rb5 27. Rd1 $1 Rc8 28. Rd3 {[%CAl Ya2a4] ?29.a4 Becker}) 25... Rxb1 26. Rxb1 b6 27. Rc1 {??c7+-} Bd8 28. Rc6 $18 {Alekhine}) 25. Rxc2 Rxc2 26. Rb1 $8 Kh7 (26... b5 27. Kg3 {[%CAl Yf2f3,Ye3e4] ?f3, e4}) 27. Kg3 (27. Kf3 Kg6 28. Bg3 Kf5 $10) 27... Kg6 28. f3 {[%CAl Ye3e4] ?e4} f6 $1 (28... Kf5 $2 29. e4+ dxe4 30. fxe4+ Kxe4 31. Re1+ $18) 29. gxf6 Bxf6 30. a4 $1 Kf5 31. a5 {[%CAl Yb2b4] ?b4, ?b3, ?f8 and if b6, a5 Alekhine} Re2 $1 (31... g5 32. Bxg5 Bxg5 33. hxg5 Kxg5 34. f4+ Kf5 35. Kf3 {[%CAl Yb1g1] ??g1 Becker}) (31... g6 $2 32. a6 $1 bxa6 (32... b6 33. Bb8) 33. Ra1 (33. Bb8 g5 $1) 33... Rxb2 (33... Bd8 34. Rxa6 Bb6 35. Bb8 $1) 34. Ra5 Ke6 (34... Rd2 $4 35. e4+) 35. Bg5 $1 Bxg5 36. hxg5 $16 {Tartakover}) (31... Bd8 $5 32. Re1 (32. b4 b6 $1) 32... Bxa5 33. e4+ Ke6 34. exd5+ Kd7 $1 (34... Kxd5 $4 35. Re5+) 35. Re6 (35. Re5) 35... Bc7 {Tartakover}) 32. Rc1 $2 (32. b4 $1 {?! Becker} g5 33. Bxg5 (33. hxg5 h4+ (33... Bxg5 34. Bxg5 Kxg5 35. f4+ Kf5 36. Kf3 Rh2 37. Rg1 $18) 34. Kxh4 Bxd4 35. Rd1 $1 $18 {Alekhine} (35. exd4 Kxf4)) 33... Bxg5 34. hxg5 Rxe3 {Becker}) (32. a6 $6 bxa6 33. Ra1 Bd8 $1 34. Rxa6 Bb6 35. b4 (35. Bb8 Rxe3 $10) 35... g6 $10) 32... Rxb2 (32... g5 33. Bxg5 Bxg5 34. hxg5 Rxe3 35. Rc5 Ke6 36. Rb5 $18 {Becker}) 33. Rc5 Ke6 34. e4 Bxd4 (34... dxe4 35. d5+ Kf5 36. d6+ Ke6 37. fxe4 Rb3+ 38. Kg2 $16 {Tartakover} Rb2+ 39. Kh3 Rb4 40. Rc8 $1 Rxe4 41. Re8+ Kd5 42. Rxe4 Kxe4 43. Bg5 Bc3 44. a6 $1 bxa6 45. d7 Ba5 46. Kg2 $1 $18 {Alekhine}) 35. Rxd5 Bc3 $2 (35... Bf2+ 36. Kh3 Rb3 $10 {Becker} (36... g6 37. Rd6+ Kf7 38. e5 {Tartakover}) 37. Re5+ Kf7 38. Bg5 $1 $16 {Alekhine}) (35... Bg1 36. Rxh5 Bh2+ 37. Kg4 Rg2+ $4 38. Kh3 $18 {Tartakover}) 36. Rxh5 a6 $6 {[%CAl Yb2b5] ??b5? ?-b} (36... b5 37. axb6 axb6 38. Rd5 b5 39. Rd6+ Ke7 40. Rb6 b4 41. Kg4 {[%CAl Yg4f5] ? ?f5?/+- Alekhine}) (36... Be1+ 37. Kg4 (37. Kh3 Rf2 38. Re5+ Kd7 (38... Kf7 {?f6} 39. Rf5+) 39. Rd5+ {[%CAl Yd5d3] ??d3 Alekhine}) 37... Rg2+ 38. Kh3 Rf2 39. Re5+ Kd7 (39... Kf6 40. Rf5+ Ke6 41. Bg3 $16) 40. Rd5+ $1 (40. Kg4 Rg2+) 40... Ke6 41. Rd1 $1 Rxf3+ $2 42. Kg4 Rf1 43. Bg3 $18 {Tartakover}) 37. Bc7 $1 Be1+ (37... Rb5 38. Rxb5 (38. Rg5 $1 {Alekhine}) 38... axb5 39. Kf2 b4 40. Ke2 b3 41. Kd3 b2 42. Kc2) 38. Kg4 Rg2+ 39. Kh3 (39. Kf4 $4 Bd2#) 39... Rf2 40. Kg4 {adjourned} Rg2+ 41. Kh3 Rf2 42. f4 Rf3+ 43. Kg2 (43. Kg4 $4 Rg3#) 43... Rf2+ 44. Kh3 Rf3+ 45. Kg2 Rf2+ 46. Kg1 Rc2 47. Bb6 Rc4 $2 (47... Bg3 $142 48. Re5+ Kd6 (48... Kf7 49. h5) 49. Rg5 {?/+- Alekhine}) 48. Kg2 $3 $18 (48. f5+ Kf6 $10) (48. Re5+ Kf7 49. h5 Bc3 $1 50. Rf5+ Ke6 {Tartakover}) 48... g6 (48... Rxe4 $2 49. Kf3 Ra4 (49... g6 50. Rh8 Rc4 51. Re8+ $18) 50. Re5+ $18) 49. Re5+ Kd7 50. h5 $3 gxh5 51. Kf3 h4 (51... Rc3+ 52. Be3 Bd2 $4 53. Rd5+) 52. Rh5 Rc3+ 53. Kg4 Rc4 54. Kf5 $1 (54. e5 $2 Bd2 55. Rf5 h3 56. Bg1 Ke7 (56... Bxa5 $2 57. e6+) 57. Bh2 Bxa5) 54... Bxa5 55. Rh7+ $1 (55. Bxa5 $2 Rc5+ 56. Kg4 $4 (56. e5 Rxa5 57. Rxh4 $18 {Tartakover}) 56... Rxh5 57. Kxh5 h3 $19) 55... Kc6 (55... Kc8 56. Bxa5 Rc5+ 57. Ke6 Rxa5 58. Kd6) 56. Bxa5 (56. Rc7+ $2 Kb5 $1 57. Bxa5 $4 (57. Rxc4 Kxc4 58. Bxa5 h3 $19) 57... Rxc7 58. Bxc7 h3 $19) 56... Rc5+ 57. Ke6 Rxa5 58. f5 Ra3 59. f6 Rf3 60. f7 b5 (60... h3 61. Rxh3) (60... a5 61. Rh5 a4 62. Rf5 $18) 61. Rh5 $1 h3 62. Rf5 Rxf5 (62... h2 63. f8=Q h1=Q 64. Rxf3) 63. exf5 (63. exf5 h2 64. f8=Q h1=Q 65. Qa8+) 1-0 [Event "Karlsbad-04 International Masters"] [Site "Karlovy Vary"] [Date "1929.08.24"] [Round "20"] [White "Spielmann, Rudolf"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "1929.07.31"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "21"] [EventCountry "CZE"] [SourceTitle "HCL"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. Nge2 Nf8 9. Qc2 ({RR} 9. f3 Ne6 10. Bh4 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. Kh1 Nh5 13. Bf2 f5 14. Qc2 g6 15. e4 Nhf4 16. Nxf4 Nxf4 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Rfe1 Bd7 19. Bf1 Bc6 20. Bg3 Bd6 21. Qd2 Nh5 22. Be5 Qd7 23. Bd3 Rae8 {Sambuev,B (2422)-Plotkin,V (2260) Montreal CAN 2026 1-0 (64)}) 9... h6 $146 ({RR} 9... Ne6 10. Bh4 Be7 11. O-O g5 12. Bg3 h5 13. f3 h4 14. Bf2 g4 15. e4 gxf3 16. gxf3 dxe4 17. fxe4 Ng4 18. d5 Qd6 19. Ng3 Nxf2 20. Qxf2 hxg3 21. Qxf7+ Kd8 22. dxe6 Bxe6 23. Qg7 Rxh2 24. Ne2 {Steffensen,D (1709)-Regoeng,R (1671) Adelaide 2009 0-1}) ({RR} 9... Ne6 10. Bh4 h5 11. Bf5 Bd7 12. f3 Qc7 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Kb1 Kb8 15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 g5 17. Bxe6 gxh4 18. Bxf7 Bxh2 19. e5 Ng4 20. Rc1 Ne3 21. Qb3 Bf5+ 22. Ka1 Bg3 23. Nb5 Nc2+ 24. Qxc2 {Caruana,F (2709)-Savchenko,B (2632) Moscow 2010 0-1 (39)}) ({RR} 9... Ne6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Bg3 Qc7 12. f3 Bd7 13. e4 Bxg3+ 14. hxg3 h5 15. e5 Ng8 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Kb1 f6 18. f4 fxe5 19. dxe5 gxf4 20. gxf4 Nc5 21. Bf5 Ne7 22. Bxd7+ Nxd7 23. Nd4 Qb6 24. Ne6 {Ostrowski,P (2075)-Latoszek,P (2000) Sielpa 2004 1-0}) 10. Bh4 Qe7 11. a3 Bd7 12. e4 g5 13. Bg3 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 Bxg3 16. hxg3 Qd6 17. O-O-O Be6 18. Nc3 Qc7 19. Nb5 Qd7 20. d5 cxb5 21. dxe6 Qc8 22. exf7+ Kxf7 23. Rd6 Qxc2+ 24. Kxc2 Re8 25. Bxb7 Re2+ 26. Kd3 Rxf2 27. Re1 Rf6 28. Bd5+ Kg6 29. Rxf6+ Kxf6 30. Re8 h5 31. Ra8 h4 32. gxh4 gxh4 33. Rxa7 Ke5 34. Bc6 h3 35. gxh3 Rxh3+ 36. Kc2 b4 37. axb4 Ne6 38. Ba4 Nf4 39. Re7+ Kd6 40. Rd7+ Ke5 41. Bc6 Rh6 42. b5 Rd6 43. Re7+ Re6 44. Rc7 Kd6 45. Rc8 Re2+ 46. Kc3 Re3+ 47. Kc4 Re2 48. Rd8+ Kc7 49. Rd7+ Kc8 50. Kc5 Rxb2 51. Kb6 Re2 52. Rc7+ Kd8 53. Rd7+ Kc8 54. Rd4 Ne6 55. Bb7+ Kb8 56. Rc4 1-0 [Event "Capablanca casual"] [Site "Torreon"] [Date "1933.04.16"] [Round "?"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Zesati, RF."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D35"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "1933.04.??"] [EventType "game"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "MEX"] [SourceTitle "Capablanca"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.11.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bd3 Bd6 8. Nge2 h6 ({RR} 8... Nf8 9. Qc2 Ne6 10. Bh4 h5 11. Bf5 Bd7 12. f3 Qc7 13. O-O-O O-O-O 14. Kb1 Kb8 15. e4 dxe4 16. fxe4 g5 17. Bxe6 gxh4 18. Bxf7 Bxh2 19. e5 Ng4 20. Rc1 Ne3 21. Qb3 Bf5+ 22. Ka1 Bg3 23. Nb5 {Caruana,F (2709)-Savchenko,B (2632) Moscow 2010 0-1 (39)}) 9. Bh4 Qc7 ({RR} 9... O-O 10. f3 Re8 11. Qd2 b5 12. O-O b4 13. Na4 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Bxc5 16. Nd4 Qb6 17. Kh1 Ba6 18. Rfe1 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Bxd4 20. exd4 Nd7 21. h3 Nf8 22. Rac1 Ne6 23. Red1 Rac8 24. Bf2 {Methu,J (1938)-Ndahangwapo,H (2095) Jwaneng BOT 2026 0-1 (72)}) 10. Rc1 $146 ({RR} 10. Qd2 O-O 11. O-O-O b5 12. Kb1 a5 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe4 16. Bxe4 Bb7 17. Ng3 Qc7 18. Nh5 c5 19. Bf5 c4 20. Qe2 Bf4 21. Qg4 g5 22. Bxd7 Be4+ 23. Ka1 f5 24. Qe2 Qxd7 {Blahynka,M (2235)-Walica,R (1863) Czech Republic 2013 1-0 (64)}) ({RR} 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Bg3 Re8 12. f3 Nh5 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. O-O Nf8 15. e4 g5 16. e5 Qe7 17. f4 Ne6 18. f5 Nef4 19. Bb1 f6 20. e6 Qb4 21. Rd1 b6 22. g3 Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2 Ng7 24. a3 Qd6 {Puuska,H-Roslina,M Kuala Lumpur 1996 0-1 (46)}) 10... Qb6 11. Qc2 a6 12. Bg3 Bxg3 13. hxg3 Nf8 14. a3 Ne6 15. Na4 Qd8 16. Nf4 Qe7 17. Kf1 Nxf4 18. gxf4 Rb8 19. b4 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qc5 Qxc5 22. Rxc5 f5 23. Nb6 Be6 24. g4 fxg4 25. f5 Bb3 26. Kg2 Kd8 27. a4 Kc7 28. a5 Bf7 29. Kg3 h5 30. Na4 g5 31. Re5 Rbe8 32. Nc5 1-0 [Event "Kent County CA-29 Premier"] [Site "Margate"] [Date "1936.04.18"] [Round "4"] [White "Flohr, Salo"] [Black "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D36"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "1936.04.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceTitle "EXT 1999"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.11.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qc2 Re8 10. O-O Nf8 11. Ne5 N6d7 12. Bxe7 Rxe7 ({RR} 12... Qxe7 13. Nxd7 Bxd7 14. b4 Be6 15. b5 c5 16. dxc5 Qxc5 17. Ne2 Qxc2 18. Bxc2 Rac8 19. Bb3 Nd7 20. Rfd1 Rc5 21. Nd4 {½-½ (21) Vaisser,A (2563)-Filippov,V (2627) Istanbul 2003}) ({RR} 12... Qxe7 13. Nf3 Ng6 14. Rae1 Nf6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Ne5 Nd7 17. f4 Nf8 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Bf5 20. Qb3 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Qe6 22. Rfe1 Qxb3 23. axb3 Re6 24. Nc4 Rxe4 25. Rxe4 Ne6 26. Na5 Rb8 27. Kf2 {Fayard,A (2150)-Ribeiro,R (2145) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (72)}) 13. Nxd7 $146 ({RR} 13. Nf3 Nf6 14. h3 Ng6 {½-½ (14) Horak,J (2230)-Ovchinnikova,J (2240) Decin 1997}) ({RR} 13. f4 f6 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Rae1 Qd6 16. f5 Bd7 17. Qf2 Rae8 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Qd5 20. Nc3 Qd6 21. Re4 Rxe4 22. Nxe4 Qd5 23. Nd2 Kh8 24. Bc4 Qd6 25. a3 b6 26. b4 Bc8 27. Qf4 Qe7 {Llorens Hofman,I (2042)-Mingo Fernandez,M (2189) Mislata 2011 ½-½}) 13... Bxd7 14. Ne2 g6 15. Nf4 Ne6 16. Nxe6 Rxe6 17. a3 Re8 18. Rfc1 a5 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Qe7 21. Qc5 Qxc5 22. bxc5 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Kf8 24. Kf1 Ke7 25. Ke2 Kd8 26. Ra8+ Bc8 27. Kf3 Kc7 28. Kg3 h6 29. h4 Re7 30. Be2 f5 1/2-1/2 [Event "Kent County CA-32 Premier"] [Site "Margate"] [Date "1939.04.19"] [Round "7"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Golombek, Harry"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D36"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "1939.04.12"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2017"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2016.10.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Nf3 Re8 11. O-O Be7 12. Bg3 Nf8 13. h3 Be6 ({RR} 13... Bd6 14. Ne5 Nh5 15. Bh2 Nf6 16. Kh1 Qe7 17. Rae1 Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Bf5 20. f3 f6 21. Ng4 Bxh2 22. Nexf6+ gxf6 23. Nxh6+ Kh8 24. Nxf5 Qc7 25. f4 Bxf4 26. exf4 Ng6 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. d5 {Bu Xiangzhi (2684)-Zhang Pengxiang (2567) Shenzhen CHN 2025 1-0 (40)}) ({RR} 13... Ne6 14. Rab1 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Rfd1 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Qb6 18. Be5 Be6 19. Bd4 Qd8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Qb6 23. b3 Qa6 24. a4 Rad8 25. Qc5 Rc8 26. Qf5 Rc3 27. Rd7 Qc6 28. Nd4 {Anuj,S (2478)-Plotnikov,B (2330) Baku AZE 2026 1-0 (35)}) 14. Rab1 Nh5 $146 ({RR} 14... N8d7 15. b4 Nb6 16. Rfd1 Bd6 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. a4 Nbd7 19. Nd2 Re7 20. Rdc1 g5 21. Ne2 Nh5 22. b5 cxb5 23. Rxb5 Ndf6 24. Qb2 b6 25. Nf3 Bd7 26. Rb4 g4 27. hxg4 Nxg4 28. Bb5 Bf5 29. Rc6 {Can,E (2606)-Stoyanov,T (2450) Chennai 2022 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 14... N6d7 15. b4 b5 16. a4 a6 17. a5 Rc8 18. Rfc1 g6 19. Ne2 Bf6 20. Rb3 Bg7 21. Nf4 Nh7 22. Rc3 c5 23. bxc5 Qxa5 24. Nh5 Nhf8 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 26. Qb2 Rc6 27. Ra3 Qd8 28. Rca1 Qc8 29. Qa2 {Keosidi,K (2376)-Lukanov,V (2193) Krasnoyarsk 2011 1-0 (55)}) 15. Bh2 g6 16. Ne5 Ng7 17. b4 Bf5 18. Na4 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Nd7 20. Rfc1 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Bd6 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. b5 cxb5 24. Qxb5 Ne6 25. Nc3 Red8 26. Qxb7 Qa3 27. Nxd5 Qxa2 28. Nb4 Qa4 29. Nc6 1-0 [Event "Pinar del Rio sim"] [Site "Pinar del Rio"] [Date "1941.03.08"] [Round "?"] [White "Capablanca, Jose Raul"] [Black "Castillo, Jose C"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "1941.03.??"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "CUB"] [SourceTitle "Capablanca"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.11.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 c6 7. e3 Nbd7 8. Bd3 h6 9. Bh4 O-O 10. Nge2 Re8 11. a3 Be7 12. O-O Nf8 13. b4 Ne4 $146 ({RR} 13... a6 14. f3 Ne6 15. Na4 Bd7 16. Kh1 a5 17. Qb3 axb4 18. axb4 b6 19. e4 c5 20. bxc5 bxc5 21. exd5 Nxd4 22. Nxd4 cxd4 23. Bc4 Rxa4 24. Rxa4 Bxa4 25. Qxa4 Nxd5 26. Bxd5 Bxh4 27. Qxd4 Qe7 28. Qc4 {Shishkov,A (2322)-Krupenski,I Tallinn 1999 1-0 (62)}) ({RR} 13... a5 14. Rab1 axb4 15. axb4 b5 16. Rfc1 N8d7 17. Bg3 Nb6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Nfd5 20. Qxc6 Nxb4 21. Rxb4 Bxb4 22. Bxb5 Bd7 23. Qc7 Bxb5 24. Qxd8 Raxd8 25. Nc5 Rxe2 26. Bc7 Rxd4 27. Bxb6 Re1+ 28. Rxe1 {Ardila,O (1956)-Guevara Ruiz,S (2121) chess.com INT 2026 0-1 (40)}) ({RR} 13... Ng4 14. Bg3 h5 15. h3 h4 16. Bf4 Nf6 17. b5 Ne6 18. Be5 Bd6 19. bxc6 bxc6 20. Na4 Qc7 21. f4 Nh5 22. Rac1 Bd7 23. Bh7+ Kh8 24. Bf5 Rf8 25. Bg4 Ng3 26. Nxg3 hxg3 27. Bxe6 Bxe6 28. Nc5 {Bindrich,F (2584)-Mizzi,J (2043) chess.com INT 2024 1-0 (31)}) 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Bxe4 dxe4 16. d5 Bd7 17. Nd4 Rac8 18. dxc6 Bxc6 19. Rfc1 a6 20. Qb3 Ng6 21. a4 Qg5 22. b5 Nh4 23. g3 axb5 24. axb5 Bd7 25. Nd5 Qg4 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 27. Qc4 Be6 28. Qc5 Nf3+ 29. Nxf3 Qxf3 30. Nf4 Rc8 31. Nxe6 Rxc5 32. Ra8+ Kh7 33. Nf8+ 1/2-1/2