[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 1st"] [Site "Sofia"] [Date "2005.05.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2695"] [Annotator "Huzman,Alexander"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2005.05.12"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "BUL"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 107"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Ne5 Bd6 $5 $146 {[%mdl 8] Very interesting novelty.Black start to attack ?e5.} 12. a3 (12. f3 Nxc3 (12... Nf6 13. a3 (13. c5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nd7 15. f4 d4 $1 $132) 13... Na6 (13... Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. c5 Be7 16. Bd3 $14) 14. Bg5 (14. f4 c5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. f5 cxd4 17. fxe6 Bxe5 18. exf7+ Kh8 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. Bxa6 bxa6 21. Qf3 Qd8 22. Bd2 Bf6 $11) 14... dxc4 15. Nxc4 Be7 16. Na5 $5 (16. Ne5 c5 17. Bxa6 cxd4 18. Bxb7 dxc3 19. Bxa8 Qb6+ 20. Rf2 (20. Kh1 cxb2 21. Rb1 Rxa8 $15) 20... Bc5 21. Qe2 Bxf2+ 22. Qxf2 cxb2 23. Rb1 Rxa8 $11) 16... c5 17. Nxb7 Qb6 18. d5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 (19. Bxf6 Bb3 $1 20. Qd3 c4+ 21. Qd4 Bxf6 22. Qxb6 axb6 $15) 19... Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Nc7 $1 (20... Bxg5 21. Qxg5 Qxb7 22. Bc4 $1 $16) 21. Qe5 Bxg5 22. Qxg5 Qxb7 23. Qxc5 Qxb2 24. Bc4 Qb6 $11) (12... c5 $5 13. fxe4 cxd4 14. cxd5 Bxe5 15. dxe6 Qh4 16. exf7+ Kh8 (16... Rxf7 17. h3 Rxf1+ 18. Kxf1 (18. Bxf1 Rf8 $1 19. Bc4+ Kh8 20. Ne2 d3 $17) 18... dxc3 19. Qb3+ Kh8 20. Qxb4 cxb2 21. Bxb2 Qf6+ 22. Kg1 Bxb2 23. Qxb7 Re8 $44) 17. h3 dxc3 18. bxc3 Bxc3 19. Bd2 $1 $16) 13. bxc3 Bxe5 $1 (13... Nc6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. c5 Be7 16. Bd3 $16) (13... Na6 14. f4 $36) 14. dxe5 Nc6 15. cxd5 Qxd5 $11) (12. Bf3 $5 f6 13. Nd3 (13. cxd5 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nxd5 15. Nd3 c6 16. c4 Ne7 17. c5 Bc7 18. Re1 Bd5 19. Rb1 Qd7 20. Bg4 f5 21. Bg5 Ng6 22. Bh5 Rae8 $11) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 c6 (15... dxc4 16. Qe4 Bc8 17. Be2 $36) 16. cxd5 Bxd5 (16... cxd5 17. Qb5 a6 18. Qxb7) 17. Bxd5+ (17. c4 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Qd7 $11) 17... cxd5 18. Qb5 Rf7 $11) 12... Bxe5 $1 13. axb4 (13. dxe5 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nc6 15. cxd5 Qxd5 $11) (13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. dxe5 Nd3 15. Bxd3 exd3 (15... Qxd3 16. Qxd3 exd3 17. b3 a5 18. a4 $11) 16. b3 Qd4 (16... a5 17. a4 $11) 17. Be3 Qxe5 18. Qxd3 $11) 13... Bf6 $1 {[%CAl Yf6d4]} 14. Nxe4 (14. cxd5 Bxd5 (14... Bf5 15. Bd3 Nxc3 (15... Nd6 16. Bf4 Re8 17. Bxd6 Bxd3 18. Bxc7 Qxc7 19. Qxd3 $16) 16. bxc3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qxd5 18. Ra5 $14) 15. Bd3 Re8 (15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 Qd7 17. Re1 Rfe8 $14) 16. Qc2 Nxc3 17. bxc3 (17. Bxh7+ Kh8 18. bxc3 g6 19. Bxg6 fxg6 20. Qxg6 Be4 21. Qh5+ Bh7 $17) 17... g6 18. Bf4 Qd7 19. f3 (19. c4 Qg4 20. Bg3 Be4 $11) 19... a6 $11) 14... dxe4 15. Be3 (15. d5 Bf5 16. Qb3 Be5 $132 {[%CAl Yd8h4]}) 15... c6 $11 {[%CAl Yf6d4,Yd8d4]} 16. Qd2 Qd6 17. Rfd1 Rfd8 18. b5 {White try to take initiative on the queen's side by pawn sacrifice.} (18. Qc2 Qxb4 (18... Bf5 $5 19. Ra5 Qe6 20. d5 cxd5 21. Rdxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxd5 $14) 19. Ra4 Qd6 20. Qxe4 b5 $5 (20... Re8 21. Qf3 Qd7 $11) 21. Ra6 (21. cxb5 Bb3 $17) 21... bxc4 22. Rxc6 Qd7 $11 23. Bxc4 $140 $2 Bf5 24. Qf3 Bg4 $19) 18... cxb5 19. d5 Bd7 (19... Qc7 20. Qa5 (20. Qb4 Be7 21. Qe1 Bd7 22. c5 $1 Bf6 23. Qb4 a6 24. Bd4 $44) 20... Qxa5 21. Rxa5 Bd7 22. cxb5 Bxb2 23. Rxa7 Rxa7 24. Bxa7 Rc8 $11) 20. c5 Qe7 21. Ra3 (21. Qc2 a6 22. Bf4 Bf5 $11) 21... Bc6 $1 {Black force the move d6.They hope to blocade pawns of White.} 22. d6 Qe5 23. b4 (23. Bd4 $5 Qxd4 24. Qxd4 Bxd4 25. Rxd4 Kf8 26. f3 exf3 27. Bxf3 a5 (27... Bxf3 28. gxf3 Rac8 29. b4 b6 30. Rd5 Rd7 31. Ra6) 28. Kf2 a4 $11 {[%csl Rc5]}) 23... Qb2 {It will be easier to blocade pawns of White in the endgame.} 24. Qxb2 Bxb2 25. Ra5 a6 26. Rb1 (26. Bd4 Bxd4 27. Rxd4 f5 28. f3 Kf7 $11) 26... Be5 27. f4 exf3 28. Bxf3 Rac8 $11 29. Ra3 f6 30. Bg4 Bd7 31. Bf3 Bc6 32. Bg4 Bd7 33. Bf3 Bc6 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "New Delhi/Tehran"] [Date "2000.12.06"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2689"] [BlackElo "2755"] [Annotator "Huzman,Alexander"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2000.11.27"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "IND"] [SourceTitle "CBM 081"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.03.20"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Ne5 f6 12. Nf3 Kh8 13. Re1 (13. a3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nc6 15. Nd2 (15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Bd3 f5 17. Re1 Qd7 18. Bf4 Rae8 19. Bb5 Bd6 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Ne5 {½-½ Aarthie,R-Goodger,M/York ENG 2000/ (22)}) 15... f5 16. Re1 Bf6 17. Bf3 Bg8 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Nb3 b6 20. Bf4 Ne7 21. Be5 c6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Nc1 Ng6 24. Nd3 h6 25. Ne5 Nh4 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 27. f3 c5 28. dxc5 {½-½ Leko,P-Kramnik,V/Dortmund GER 2000 (28)}) (13. Qb3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Qd5 17. Qb3 Qxb3 18. axb3 Nd5 19. Re1 Rfe8 20. Bd2 c6 21. c4 Nb6 22. Nh4 Kg8 23. Nf5 Kf7 24. Kf1 $14 {1-0 Adams,M-Timman,J/Wijk aan Zee 2000/CBM 75/ (41)}) 13... f5 (13... c6 14. a3 Na6 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Bd3 f5 17. Bf4 Rc8 18. Qb3 Bf6 19. Be5 Qe7 20. Rac1 Bg8 21. Bxa6 bxa6 22. Ne2 $16 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Timman,J/Hoogeveen NED 2000 (36)}) (13... Bg8 14. a3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nc6 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Bb2 f5 18. Nd2 Bf6 19. c4 Bf7 20. Nb3 b5 21. cxb5 Bxb3 22. Qxb3 Nxd4 23. Qc4 Nxe2+ 24. Qxe2 Bxb2 25. Qxb2 a6 $11 {½-½ Lutz,C-Van der Sterren,P/Venlo NED 2000/The Week in Chess 303 (30)}) 14. a3 Nc6 15. cxd5 Bxd5 (15... Nxc3 16. bxc3 Bxd5 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Qd2 Qf6 $11) 16. Bd3 Bf6 (16... Nxc3 $5 17. bxc3 Qd6 18. Rb1 Rae8 $11) 17. Be3 (17. Nxe4 fxe4 18. Bxe4 Re8 19. Bxd5 Rxe1+ 20. Qxe1 Qxd5 $15) (17. Bxe4 fxe4 18. Nxe4 Re8 19. Nxf6 Qxf6 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Be3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Qxf3 23. gxf3 Ne7 $1 $11) 17... Nxc3 (17... Qd7 18. Nxd5 (18. Qc2 Nxc3 (18... Rfe8 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. Bc4 Qd6 21. Rad1 $14) 19. Bxf5 Qf7 20. bxc3 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Bxd4 $17) 18... Qxd5 19. Rc1 Rfe8 20. Qa4 $14) 18. bxc3 Qd7 19. Ng5 {[%CAl Gc3c4]} Ne7 (19... Na5 $2 20. Nxh7 Kxh7 21. Qh5+ Kg8 22. Bxf5 g6 23. Bxg6 $16) 20. c4 Bg8 21. Rb1 b6 (21... f4 $5 22. Bxf4 Bxd4 23. Bg3 (23. Re4 Rad8) 23... Nf5 24. Bxf5 Rxf5 25. Nf3 c5 26. Be5 Re8 (26... Rd8 27. Nxd4 cxd4 28. Qd3 $14) 27. Bxd4 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 cxd4 29. Qe4 b6 30. Ne5 Qe6 31. f4 d3 32. Rd1 g5 $132) 22. Nf3 $14 Bf7 {[%csl Rd4][%CAl Yf7h5,Yh5d1]} 23. Bg5 (23. Qd2 $5 Bh5 (23... Rad8 24. Bg5 Bxg5 25. Qxg5 $14) 24. Be2 Rad8 25. Bg5 Bxf3 26. Bxf3 Ng6 27. Bxf6 Rxf6 28. d5 Rff8 (28... Nh4 29. Qf4 Nxf3+ 30. Qxf3 c6 31. Rbd1 Rd6 32. Re5 $14) 29. Re2 Rfe8 30. Rbe1 Rxe2 31. Qxe2 $14) 23... Bxg5 (23... Bh5 $2 24. Bxf6 Rxf6 25. Ne5 $1 Qe8 26. Qd2 (26. Qc2 $16) 26... Rd8 27. d5 Qf8 28. Qg5 $36) 24. Nxg5 Bg8 25. Nf3 (25. d5 $2 c6 26. Ne6 Rf6 $15) (25. Qc2 Nc6 (25... Rae8 26. Nf3 Nc6 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Bxf5 $16) 26. d5 Nd4 27. Qc3 c5 $1 $11) 25... Nc6 26. d5 Na5 27. Re5 (27. Nd4 c6 28. Qh5 cxd5 (28... g6 29. Qh4 cxd5 30. Re7 Qd6 31. Ne6 $140 dxc4 32. Nxf8 Rxf8 $15) 29. Bxf5 Qd6 30. Ne6 Rf6 $132 {[%CAl Yf6h6]}) 27... Rae8 (27... c6 $5 28. Nd4 (28. Qd2 Rad8 29. Rbe1 Qd6 $132 30. Re7 cxd5) (28. Qc2 cxd5 29. Bxf5 Qc7 30. cxd5 Qxc2 31. Bxc2 Nc4 $17) 28... cxd5 29. cxd5 Bxd5 30. Bxf5 Qf7 $132 {[%CAl Yf8f2]}) 28. Rxe8 (28. Qc2 Rxe5 29. Nxe5 Qd6 30. Re1 c6 $11) 28... Rxe8 29. Qc2 f4 $11 {[%CAl Yc7c6]} 30. Rd1 Qd6 31. Qc3 Re7 32. Bc2 Nb7 $1 (32... c6 33. c5 Qxc5 34. Qxc5 bxc5 35. d6 $16) 33. h3 a5 34. Nd4 Qf6 35. Qf3 Nd6 36. Qc3 Nb7 37. Qf3 Nd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2001.12.06"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2706"] [Annotator "Stohl,Igor"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2001.11.27"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 086"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.02.05"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 {The Petroff was extremely popular in Moscow, it helped Shirov to eliminate Topalov (in their match it came to be in 5 out of 7 games).} 3. Nxe5 {Nowadays White's main attempt.} ({After} 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O {the most solid is} Bd6 $1 8. c4 c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 (10. Qh5 O-O 11. Qxd5 Bc6 12. Qh5 g6 13. Qh3 Ng5 $44 {or} (13... Bb4 $5 14. Be3 Re8 $44 {give White little hope for an advantage.})) 10... Nxc3 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Qh5 f5 $5 (12... g6 13. Qxd5 Qc7 $11 {is also playable, winning the ? back.}) 13. Qf3 (13. Re1 Qc7 14. Bd2 Rae8 15. Bc2 $6 g6 16. Qf3 Re4 $1 17. g3 Bb5 18. Bf4 Bxf4 19. gxf4 Qd6 $1 20. Bxe4 fxe4 $17 {Svidler,P-Ponomariov,R/FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/}) 13... Kh8 $1 14. Bf4 Qc7 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Rfe1 Rac8 $11) 3... d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 ({After the older} 8. Re1 Bg4 9. c3 (9. c4 Nf6 $132) 9... f5 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Na5 12. Qa4 Nc6 13. Bb5 Bh4 $1 14. g3 Bf6 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qxc6 Re8 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Ng5 19. f4 Nh3+ $1 20. Kg2 Rb8 21. c4 dxc4 22. Nxc4 Qd3 23. Ne3 Rxb2+ $1 24. Bxb2 Qd2+ 25. Kh1 Nf2+ $11 {½,Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee/1999/ still remains a model game. Black has a ?? for the sacrificed material, so White has again turned to the main alternative in the text.}) 8... Nb4 (8... Nf6 {is also playable and it's not simple for White to get an edge:} 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Re1 Be6 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. a3 Bf6 13. Be4 h6 14. Bc2 (14. Qd3 $5) 14... Nce7 (14... Nxc3 $2 {is antipositional and only strengthens White's ?} 15. bxc3 Bc4 16. Nd2 Bd5 17. Rb1 Bg5 18. c4 $1 Bxd2 19. cxd5 Bxe1 20. dxc6 Ba5 21. cxb7 (21. Qd3 $2 g6 22. cxb7 Rb8 23. Bxh6 Re8 24. Qf3 Re6 25. Bb3 Rf6 26. Qg4 Rb6 $17 {Anand,V-Touzane,O/FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/}) 21... Rb8 22. Qh5 $1 f5 23. Bxh6 $16) (14... Nde7 15. Be3 Nf5 16. Ne2 Qd7 17. Qd3 g6 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Nf4 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Bf5 21. Qb3 Bxc2 22. Qxc2 Rfe8 $132 {Lutz,C-Jussupow,A/Bundesliga 9899/1998/}) 15. Ne5 Bf5 16. Bb3 Be6 17. Ne4 Bxe5 18. dxe5 b6 19. Qf3 c6 20. Bc2 Nf5 21. Rd1 Qh4 22. b4 Rad8 23. Bb2 Qf4 24. Qe2 Qh4 25. Qf3 Qf4 26. Qe2 Qh4 27. Qf3 $11 {½,Hracek,Z-Jussupow,A/Nussloch/1996/}) 9. Be2 {The ? is valuable, after} (9. cxd5 Nxd3 10. Qxd3 Qxd5 11. Re1 Bf5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. Qxc3 f6 $1 {it's White, who should be glad he has a draw after} 15. Qxc7 (15. b3 Kf7 16. Qxc7 Rhe8 17. Qc4 Qxc4 18. bxc4 b6 19. Bb2 Rac8 20. Rac1 Bd6 21. Rxe8 Rxe8 22. c5 Bf4 23. Rc3 Be4 $40 {Zhang Pengxiang-Motylev,A/Shanghai Summit/2001/}) 15... O-O 16. Rxe7 Qxf3 17. Rxg7+ Kh8 18. Bh6 Qxg4+ 19. Qg3 Qxd4 20. Rxg6 hxg6 21. Qh3 Kg8 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. Qb3+ Rf7 $11 {Anand,V-Sokolov,I/Dortmund/1999/}) 9... O-O (9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 O-O 11. Nc3 Nxc3 (11... Nd6 $143 12. Bb3 $36) 12. bxc3 Nd5 13. Ne5 $14 {is slightly more pleasant for White.}) 10. Nc3 {Stil the most topical moves.} (10. a3 Nc6 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bf5 14. c4 (14. Bf4 Na5 $5 (14... Rac8 {is also playable}) 15. Bxc7 Rac8 16. Bxa5 Qxa5 $44) 14... Qd6 15. d5 (15. Be3 $142 Bf6 16. Ra2 Rad8 17. d5 Ne5 $13) 15... Ne5 16. Nd4 Bd7 17. a4 Qg6 $1 $146 18. Bf4 Bf6 19. Ra3 Qe4 20. Be3 Rfe8 21. f3 Qg6 22. Bf2 Be7 23. Ra2 Bc5 $36 {Dominguez,L-Gelfand,B/FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/}) 10... Be6 {Shirov's move is the most popular, but not the only one.} ({Kramnik shocked Kasparov in Linares 2000 with} 10... b6 $5 {but later the interest declined, as} 11. a3 (11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Re1 $5 c5 $13 {?} 13. Bf3 cxd4 14. Nxd5 f5 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Bf4 d3 $1 $132) 11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Re1 Bb7 15. Bd3 Rae8 16. c4 Qd8 17. d5 Nb8 18. Ne5 $1 Bf6 19. Bb2 g6 20. Qd2 $14 {is comfortable for White and} Nd7 $6 {simply costs a ? after} 21. Nxd7 Bxb2 22. Nxf8 Bxa1 23. Nxg6 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 hxg6 25. Qxa1 $16 {Kasparov,G-Olafsson,H/Kopavogur act/2000/}) ({The second most popular move is} 10... Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 (13. cxd5 Qxd5 {-10.a3}) {but maybe it will become number 1 due to} 13... Be6 $5 $146 (13... dxc4 $143 14. Bxc4 $14) 14. cxd5 Bxd5 15. Be3 Na5 16. Ne5 Bd6 17. c4 Be6 18. Qc2 c5 19. Bd3 h6 20. Rad1 Qc7 21. Qc3 Rfd8 22. h3 Bxe5 23. dxe5 Rd7 24. Bf1 b6 25. Bf4 Rad8 26. Rd6 Nb7 27. Qg3 $1 $132 {Svidler,P-Ponomariov,R/FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/}) 11. Ne5 (11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Ne1 c6 $5 $11 (12... Bf5 13. Be3 Bf6 14. Qd2 a5 15. a3 Nc6 16. d5 Ne5 17. f4 exf3 18. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Re8 20. Bd4 Bxd4+ 21. Qxd4 Qe7 22. c5 $16 {Svidler,P-Sulskis,S/FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/})) ({The duel Topalov-Shirov took place after} 11. Be3 Bf5 $5 12. Qb3 c6 13. cxd5 (13. Ne5 a5 14. g4 Be6 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. a3 f6 (16... a4 $5 17. Qd1 Na6 $15) 17. axb4 fxe5 18. d5 cxd5 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Bc4 Bxc4 21. Qxc4+ Kh8 22. bxa5 Rxa5 $11 {Topalov,V-Shirov,A/FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/}) (13. g4 Bxg4 14. c5 a5 15. a3 Na6 16. Qxb7 Nxc3 (16... Nc7 $2 17. Ne5 $1 $16 {loses material.}) 17. bxc3 Nc7 18. Rab1 Nb5 19. Ne5 (19. Bxb5 $5 Bxf3 20. Qxc6 $14) 19... Bxe2 20. Nxc6 Qe8 21. Nxe7+ Kh8 22. Rfe1 Rb8 {Topalov,V-Shirov,A/FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/} 23. Qxb8 Qxb8 24. Rxe2 Qe8 25. Nxd5 Qc6 $132) 13... Nxc3 $5 (13... cxd5 14. Rac1 a5 15. Na4 Rb8 16. Nc5 Bd6 17. Rfd1 b6 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Ne5 Qe8 20. Nc4 Bc7 21. Na3 Rb7 22. Nb5 Bb8 23. d5 Bd7 24. a4 Be5 25. d6 Qb8 26. Rc7 Rd8 27. Qc4 Na6 {Shirov,A-Topalov,V/FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/} 28. Rxb7 Qxb7 29. Qd5 $16) 14. bxc3 Nxd5 15. Qxb7 Nxc3 16. Bc4 Rb8 17. Qxc6 (17. Qxa7 $5 Nb5 $13) 17... Be4 18. Bxf7+ Rxf7 19. Qxc3 Bb4 20. Qc4 Bd5 21. Qd3 Rxf3 $1 22. gxf3 Qd7 23. Rfb1 Qh3 $44 {Shirov,A-Gelfand,B/EU-chT Leon/2001/}) 11... c5 {A radical continuation, critical for its evaluation is the position after White's 15-th move. Maybe it will be necessary to return to the less ambitious, but more solid} (11... f6 12. Nf3 Kh8 (12... c5 13. Be3 $1 $36) 13. Re1 Bg8 (13... c5 $5) 14. a3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nc6 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Bb2 f5 18. Nd2 Bf6 19. c4 Bf7 20. Nb3 b5 $5 21. cxb5 Bxb3 22. Qxb3 Nxd4 23. Qc4 Nxe2+ 24. Qxe2 Bxb2 25. Qxb2 a6 26. Rad1 Qf6 27. Qxf6 Rxf6 28. Re7 axb5 29. Rxc7 h5 30. Rb7 $11 {½,Lutz,C-Van der Sterren,P/Venlo NED-GER/2000/}) 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. d5 Bc8 (13... Bd6 $6 14. a3 $1 $16) 14. a3 Na6 {An important moment. If Black could get his ? to d6 without concessions, he would have an excellent position. But Shirov will never manage and the ?a6 will actually not make another move in the whole game.} 15. Qc2 $1 {A significant improvement over the older} (15. f4 f6 16. Ng4 Bxg4 17. Bxg4 f5 18. Be2 Bf6 19. Rb1 Bd4+ 20. Kh1 Nc7 21. b4 b6 22. bxc5 bxc5 23. Qa4 {Baklan,V-Gunnarsson,J/EU-chT Leon/2001/} Ne8 $11 {and Black has at least equality. The text postpones the committal advance of the f-pawn till Black misplaces his forces.}) 15... f6 (15... Bd6 16. f4 f6 17. Ng4 $14 {leads to a position we will see later on, only here Black can't take en passant anymore.} ({Black also has to reckon with the unclear} 17. Qxe4 $5 Re8 18. Bh5 Re7 19. Nf7 Qc7 20. Nxd6 Rxe4 21. Nxe4 $13)) 16. Ng4 Qd6 $5 $146 (16... Bd6 17. f4 (17. f3 $143 $6 f5 18. Nf2 Qh4 $40) 17... exf3 (17... Bxg4 18. Bxg4 f5 19. Be2 $14 {[%CAl Yg2g4,Yb2b4] is different from the note above, here Black's ? is further away from its ideal d4-square and White will be the first one to get some play on the flanks (b4,g4) going.}) 18. Bxf3 Qc7 19. g3 Bd7 20. Nf2 b5 21. b3 Rae8 22. Kg2 $1 Be5 23. Rb1 Bd4 24. Bd2 b4 25. a4 Qc8 26. Rbe1 Bf5 27. Be4 Rxe4 28. Nxe4 Bh3+ 29. Kh1 Bxf1 30. Rxf1 $16 {Topalov,V-Shirov,A/FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/ Black's temporary initiative is over and his positional weaknesses have become clear, Shirov saved the game only with his opponent's help.}) ({Also accepting the pawn sacrifice with} 16... f5 17. Ne5 Bf6 18. f4 Re8 19. Bd2 (19. Be3 $5) 19... Bxe5 20. fxe5 Rxe5 21. Bc3 $44 {is not too enticing, as White fully controls the dark squares.}) (16... Bxg4 $5 17. Bxg4 f5 18. Be2 Bf6 19. Rb1 {deserved attention. Although this is a better version of the 15.f4 position (White can play also ?f4 at some moment), White's edge is minimal. Also in the game Shirov's ? aims for d4 via f6.}) 17. f3 $1 ({We have already indicated} 17. f4 $6 Bxg4 18. Bxg4 f5 {is OK for Black.}) 17... f5 {Consistent.} (17... Bxg4 $2 18. fxg4 $16 {[%csl Re4] ×e4}) (17... exf3 18. Bxf3 $14 {now or a move later leads to the same type of position Shirov has already had with Topalov and which he was trying to avoid.}) 18. Nf2 Bf6 19. fxe4 Be5 {An important intermediate move.} (19... Bd4 $6 20. Kh1 $16) 20. h3 Bd4 21. e5 $5 (21. Kh1 $2 Qg3 $17 {is not good anymore and otherwise White finds it difficult to unpin the ?, so he gives back the extra ?.}) 21... Qxe5 22. Kh1 Bd7 $6 {Somewhere here the fate of the game was decided. Shirov probably considered the ?} (22... f4 $5 23. Nd3 (23. Bd3 $2 Qh5 $40 {[%CAl Rf4f3] ?f3}) 23... Bf5 24. Nxe5 Bxc2 25. Bd3 Bxe5 26. Bxc2 Nc7 $14 {/= devoid of perspectives, but White's edge remains at best only minimal.}) 23. Nd3 Ba4 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Although this move fits tactically, strategically the exchange of the light-squared ? is very advantageous for White and Black's game will surprisingly rapidly go downhill.} ({More or less necessary was} 23... Qf6 24. Bf4 Rae8 25. Rae1 $14 {[%csl Ra6] ?a6 White is better, as the ?a6 can be activated only by a weakening g5, but this is incomparably better than the text.}) 24. Qxa4 (24. Nxe5 Bxc2 25. Bd3 $14 {leads to the ?, mentioned in the note to 22...?d7?!, but Anand rightly wants more.}) 24... Qxe2 25. Rf3 Rae8 {[%csl Re8] Black will have only problems with the ? on the e?.} (25... b5 26. cxb5 $1 (26. Qxa6 Qd1+ 27. Kh2 Rae8 $1 $132 {only complicates matters.}) 26... Nb4 (26... c4 $2 27. bxa6 $18) (26... Nc7 27. Bf4 Nxd5 28. Qc4 Qe4 29. Re1 Be3 30. Qa2 $1 $18) 27. axb4 c4 28. d6 cxd3 29. Qb3+ Kh8 30. Qxd3 $16 (30. Bf4 $5 $16)) (25... Nc7 {fails to} 26. Bf4 $16 {with tempo.}) ({Maybe the best was the passive} 25... Qe8 26. Qb3 $16 {but White retains a clear advantage.}) 26. Bf4 $16 {[%csl Gd5][%CAl Ra1e1] ??e1,?d5} h6 {Practically an exchange sacrifice, but there was hardly anytrhing better.} (26... Bxb2 $2 27. Ra2 $18) (26... Rf6 {But more practical and much safer is} 27. Kh2 $1 (27. Re1 Qxe1+ 28. Nxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Kh2 Bg1+ 30. Kg3 Rg6+ 31. Kh4 {and there is no mate in sight:} Rxg2 (31... Bd4 32. g4 $1 (32. Re3 $2 Bf6+ 33. Kh5 Rh6+ $1 34. Bxh6 g6#) 32... fxg4 33. Re3 $1 $18) 32. Qd7 Bd4 33. Kh5 $1 $16) 27... Rg6 28. Bg3 $16 {[%CAl Rd3f4,Ra1e1] ??f4,?e1}) (26... Be3 27. Qb3 $16 (27. Rd1 $5 $16 {and the ? again aims for e6 with great power.})) 27. Bd6 $1 (27. Re1 $2 Qxe1+ 28. Nxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Kh2 g5 {immediately forces a draw, as the ambitious} 30. Bd6 Bg1+ 31. Kg3 $2 {can favour only Black due to} h5 $1 32. h4 (32. Rd3 $2 Rfe8 $19) 32... f4+ 33. Bxf4 gxf4+ 34. Rxf4 Bh2+ $17 {/? and already White has to fight for a draw.}) (27. Kh2 {was also possible, but the text is more direct.}) 27... Rf6 28. Nf4 Qe4 29. Ne6 Rexe6 ({The passive} 29... Ra8 30. Qb5 $18 {is out of question.}) 30. dxe6 Qxe6 (30... Rxe6 31. Bg3 Bxb2 32. Re1 Qc6 (32... Qxe1+ 33. Bxe1 Rxe1+ 34. Kh2 Be5+ 35. g3 $18) 33. Qxc6 Rxc6 34. Rxf5 {[%CAl Re1e7] ??e7} Rb6 35. Re8+ Kh7 36. Ra8 $16 {/+-}) 31. Bg3 Bxb2 32. Re1 Qf7 $8 (32... Qc6 33. Qb5 $1 {??e7+-}) 33. Bh4 $1 (33. Re8+ Kh7 34. Ra8 $16 {wins the ?a7, but Anand is still more interested in the 7-th rank and the coordination of his forces.}) 33... Re6 (33... g5 $2 34. Rfe3 $1 {loses more or less by force after} (34. Re8+ Kh7 35. Rfe3 $1 {-34.?fe3!}) 34... Qg6 35. Re8+ Kh7 36. Qd7+ Rf7 37. R8e7 Rg7 38. Rxg7+ Bxg7 39. Re6 Nb8 40. Qd5 $18) 34. Rxe6 Qxe6 35. Qc2 Bd4 36. Qxf5 $5 {A clever move, Anand wants the ? off and rightly feels the ?c4 is poisoned.} (36. Rxf5 Nb8 $16 {still gives Black chances to resist.}) 36... Qxc4 $6 {[%mdl 128]} (36... Qxf5 37. Rxf5 Nb8 (37... Nc7 $143 38. Bg3 Ne6 39. Rd5 $18) 38. Bf2 $5 $16 {/+- gives Black only minimal survival chances, but now White's trio of attacking pieces will completely dismantle Black's defence.} (38. Rd5 Nc6 39. Rd7 b6 $16)) 37. Kh2 {White has enough time for useful prophylaxis.} Qe2 (37... Qc1 $2 38. Qe6+ Kh7 39. Qe4+ Kg8 40. Be7 Qg1+ 41. Kg3 $18) ({If Black does nothing, e.g.,} 37... b6 38. Rf4 $18 {[%CAl Rf4e4,Re4e8] ??e4-e8}) 38. Bg3 $1 {[%csl Ra6] Dominates the unhappy ?a6.} (38. Qc8+ Kh7 39. Qxb7 Nc7 $1 $16 {still gives Black some counterchances.}) 38... Qd1 {The ? can't return to the defence.} (38... Qe8 39. Qd5+ $18) (38... Qe7 39. Qd5+ Kh7 40. Rf7 $18) 39. Rf1 Qb3 40. Qe4 {Doesn't change the result, but} (40. Qg6 $142 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rf1e1,Rg3d6] ??e1,?d6}) 40... Qb5 (40... Qc4 41. Qe8+ Kh7 42. Rf8 g5 43. Be5 $1 $18) (40... Qe3 41. Qd5+ Kh7 42. Qf5+ g6 43. Qd7+ Bg7 44. Rf7 Qc3 45. Qe7 {[%CAl Rg3e5] ??e5+-}) 41. Qe6+ Kh7 42. Qf5+ Kg8 43. Qc8+ Kh7 44. Rf8 {[%CAl Rc8f5] ??f5} (44. Rf8 c4 (44... Qc6 45. Qf5+ Qg6 46. Rh8+ $1 $18) 45. Rh8+ Kg6 46. Qg4+ $18 {loses the ?d4.}) 1-0 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Tripoli"] [Date "2004.07.07"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2652"] [BlackElo "2731"] [Annotator "Huzman,Alexander"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2004.06.19"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "LBY"] [SourceTitle "CBM 102"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.09.23"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Ne5 f6 12. Nf3 Kh8 13. a3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nc6 15. Nd2 Na5 (15... f5 16. Re1 (16. a4 Na5 17. cxd5 Bxd5 18. Rb1 Bg8 19. Re1 c5 $132 {0-1 Livshits,G-Smirnov,I/Alushta 2002/(34)}) 16... Bf6 (16... Bg8 17. Rb1 Rb8 18. Bf3 Bf6 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Nf1 Ne7 21. Ne3 {½-½ Illescas Cordoba,M-Iordachescu,V/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (21)}) 17. a4 (17. Bf3 Bg8 18. cxd5 (18. Rb1 Rb8 (18... b6) 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. a4 Qd6 21. Bxd5 Qxd5 22. Rb5 Qd7 23. Ba3 $36 {1-0 Wozniak,Z-Endean,A/IECC 2003/Telechess CBM 97 (65)}) 18... Bxd5 19. Nb3 b6 20. Bf4 Rc8 (20... Ne7 21. Be5 c6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Nc1 Ng6 24. Nd3 h6 25. Ne5 Nh4 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 27. f3 c5 28. dxc5 {½-½ Leko,P-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78 (28)}) (20... Re8 21. Be5 Qd7 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nc1 Re6 24. Rxe6 Qxe6 25. Nd3 Re8 26. h3 {½-½ Galkin,A-Motylev,A/Dubai UAE 2001/(26)}) 21. Be5 Qd7 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Nc1 Re6 $1 $11 {½-½ Galkin,A-Motylev,A/Dubai 2001/CBM 83/[Huzman] (26)}) 17... Bg8 (17... Re8 18. Ba3 Qd7 19. Nb3 b6 20. c5 Nd8 21. Bb5 c6 22. Bd3 $14 {1-0 Hermansson,E-Moen,A/Oslo NOR 2003/(48)}) (17... Qd7 18. c5 Na5 19. Bb5 c6 20. Bd3 Rae8 21. Rb1 Bf7 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Qc2 Bg6 24. Nf1 Nc4 25. Qb3 b6 26. cxb6 Nxb6 27. a5 Nc8 28. Qb7 $16 {1-0 Rocius,M-Lamarche Rodriguez,L/ICCF Email 2001/ICCF Telechess CBM 100 (37)}) 18. c5 $5 Re8 19. Nf3 h6 (19... Re4 $5 20. Bd3 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Qd7 $14) 20. Rb1 Rb8 21. Bd3 $1 $16 {1-0 Leko,P-Grischuk,A/Wijk aan Zee-A 2002/(47)}) 16. cxd5 Bxd5 (16... Qxd5 $6 17. Re1 (17. Bb2 Qd7 (17... Qf5 18. c4 b6 19. Re1 Bd6 20. Bc3 Rae8 21. Bh5 g6 22. Bf3 Nxc4 23. Rxe6 Qxe6 24. d5 Ne3 25. dxe6 Nxd1 26. Rxd1 Rxe6 27. Nc4 $14 {½-½ Krüger,H-Bergmann,M/Chessfriend.com 2003/Telechess CBM 93 (31)}) 18. c4 Bf5 19. Re1 Rae8 20. Bc3 Nc6 21. Nf3 Bd6 22. Nh4 b6 23. Nxf5 Qxf5 24. g3 Nd8 25. Qa4 Nf7 26. Bf1 (26. Qxe8 $1 Rxe8 27. Bg4 Qe4 28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. Bf3 $16) 26... Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Ng5 $132 {½-½ Kupsys,A-Plaumann,R/ICCF Email 2002/ICCF Telechess CBM 100 (50)}) 17... Rfe8 18. Bb2 {[%CAl Gc3c4]} Qc6 19. Bd3 Bf7 20. Qc2 $1 h6 21. c4 $16 {1-0 Fedorov,A-Sorokin,M/Moscow Aeroflot op 2003/CBM 94/[Huzman] (38)}) 17. c4 (17. Bd3 Bg8 $5 18. Re1 c5 19. Bb2 $6 (19. Qg4 $1 Nc6 20. Nf3 $36) 19... Nc6 20. Qg4 $2 Ne5 $1 $17 {0-1 Rosito,J-Pierrot,J/Pinamar 2002/CBM 88/[Huzman] (38)}) 17... Bf7 18. Bb2 f5 $6 {[%csl Re5] This move weakens the square e5. I think it was not necessary.} (18... c5 19. d5 Bg6 20. f4 $36) (18... Bd6 $5 19. Bc3 c5 20. d5 Qc7 $14) 19. Bc3 c5 20. d5 Bf6 21. Qc2 b6 22. Bd3 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 Nb7 24. Nf3 $16 {[%CAl Gf3e5] White has a clear advantage due to his full control over file "e" and the weakness of square e5.} Nd6 25. Ne5 f4 26. Rfe1 Bg8 27. Nc6 Qg5 28. Qe5 Qxe5 (28... Qh6 29. h4 $5 Rae8 30. Qg5 $16) 29. Nxe5 Rfe8 (29... b5 30. cxb5 Bxd5 31. Nd7 $16) (29... Rae8 30. a4 g5 31. a5 $16) 30. a4 g6 31. g3 $1 fxg3 32. hxg3 Kg7 33. f4 Re7 34. a5 {[%csl Rb6]} b5 35. cxb5 Bxd5 36. Bf1 Nf5 37. Ra3 (37. Kf2 $5) 37... Nd4 (37... Rc8 38. Rc3 Kf6 39. Rec1 $16) 38. Rd1 (38. Rc3 $1 Rc8 39. Rec1 c4 $1 40. b6 (40. Bxc4 Bxc4 41. Rxc4 Rxc4 42. Rxc4 Nxb5 $14) 40... axb6 41. axb6 Rb7 42. Nxc4 Rc6 43. Ne3 Rxc3 44. Rxc3 Bf7 45. Nc4 $16) 38... Rd8 (38... Rc8 39. Rc3 Be6 40. Rdc1 Nb3 41. Nc6 Rec7 42. Re1 $16) 39. Rc3 Be6 40. Kf2 $2 {From this move the minuses of the FIDE time control became obvious. The quantity of mistakes of later moves was too high.} (40. Rdc1 $1 $16) 40... Rc8 $2 (40... Nxb5 41. Rxd8 Nxc3 $15) 41. Rb1 $16 g5 42. b6 (42. Bg2 $5 gxf4 43. gxf4 Rf8 44. b6 Rxf4+ 45. Ke3 Rf8 46. Rxc5 $16) 42... axb6 43. axb6 gxf4 44. gxf4 Bd5 45. Bd3 $6 (45. Bh3 $1 Rf8 (45... Ne6 46. Rd1 $16) 46. Ke3 Rxf4 47. Rxc5 Re4+ 48. Kd3 Bb7 49. Bc8 $1 R4xe5 (49... Nf3 50. Nxf3 Re3+ 51. Kc4 Bxf3 $16) 50. Rxe5 Rxe5 51. Kxd4 (51. Bxb7 Ne6 52. Bc6 Nd8 $16) 51... Re4+ 52. Kd3 Re7 53. Bxb7 Rxb7 54. Kc4 Kg6 55. Kc5 h5 56. Kc6 Rb8 57. Rb5 h4 58. Kc7 Rh8 59. b7 Rh7+ (59... h3 60. b8=Q Rxb8 61. Kxb8 h2 62. Rb1 Kg5 63. Rh1 $18) 60. Kb6 Rh8 61. Ka7 Rh7 62. Ka8 Rh8+ 63. b8=Q Rxb8+ 64. Kxb8) 45... Rf8 $2 (45... Ne6 46. Kg3 (46. Bf5 Kf6 47. Bh3 Rf8 48. Re1 Rb7 $14) 46... Rg8 $132) 46. Ke3 $6 (46. Rxc5 $1 Rxe5 (46... Ne6 47. Rxd5 Nxf4 48. Rd7 Nxd3+ 49. Ke3 $18) (46... Rxf4+ 47. Ke3 Kf6 48. Rxd5 Rxe5+ 49. Kxf4 Ne6+ (49... Rxd5 50. b7 Nc6 51. Rb6 $18) 50. Kg3 Rxd5 51. Bc4 $1 Rd8 52. b7 Rb8 53. Rb6 $18) 47. Rc7+ Kf6 48. fxe5+ Kxe5+ 49. Ke3 $18) 46... Nc6 $2 (46... Ne6 47. Rg1+ Kh8 48. f5 Ng7 49. Rxc5 Nxf5+ 50. Bxf5 Rxe5+ 51. Kd4 Rexf5 52. Rxd5 $14) 47. Rxc5 $18 Nxe5 48. fxe5 Bb7 (48... Rxe5+ 49. Kd4 $18) (48... Rf3+ 49. Kd4 Bb7 50. Rc7 $18) 49. Be4 Rff7 50. Bxb7 Rxb7 51. Ke4 Rfd7 52. Rc6 Kf8 53. e6 Rd2 54. Rf1+ Ke8 (54... Kg7 55. Rc7+ Rxc7 56. bxc7 Rc2 57. e7 $18) 55. Rc8+ 1-0 [Event "ARG-ch 72nd"] [Site "Pinamar"] [Date "2002.03.15"] [Round "7"] [White "Rosito, Jorge"] [Black "Pierrot, Juan Facundo"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2424"] [BlackElo "2430"] [Annotator "Huzman,Alexander"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2002.03.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [EventCategory "9"] [SourceTitle "CBM 088"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.03.21"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Ne5 f6 12. Nf3 Kh8 13. a3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nc6 15. Nd2 (15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Be3 (16. Bd3 f5 17. Re1 Qd7 18. Bf4 Rae8 19. Bb5 Bd6 20. Rxe8 Rxe8 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. Ne5 {½-½ Aarthie,R-Goodger,M/York ENG 2000/(22)}) 16... Na5 17. Qa4 c6 18. Nd2 Bd6 19. c4 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 {½-½ Averjanov,A-Smirnov,I/UKR t-ch Alushta 2001/UKR (20)}) 15... Na5 (15... f5 16. Re1 Bf6 17. Bf3 (17. a4 Bg8 18. c5 $5 Re8 19. Nf3 h6 20. Rb1 Rb8 21. Bd3 $1 $16 {1-0 Leko,P-Grischuk,A/Wijk aan Zee-A 2002/(47)}) 17... Bg8 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Nb3 b6 20. Bf4 Ne7 (20... Re8 21. Be5 Qd7 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nc1 Re6 24. Rxe6 Qxe6 25. Nd3 Re8 26. h3 {½-½ Galkin,A-Motylev,A/Dubai UAE 2001/(26)}) 21. Be5 c6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Nc1 Ng6 24. Nd3 h6 25. Ne5 Nh4 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 27. f3 c5 28. dxc5 {½-½ Leko,P-Kramnik,V/Dortmund GER 2000 (28)}) 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Bd3 Bg8 $5 {[%CAl Yc7c5]} 18. Re1 c5 19. Bb2 $6 {[%csl Rb2]} (19. Qg4 $1 Nc6 20. Nf3 $36) 19... Nc6 20. Qg4 $2 (20. Qh5 $142 cxd4 21. cxd4 Qd5 22. Qh3 $13) 20... Ne5 $1 21. Qg3 $2 (21. dxe5 Qxd3 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Ne4 Rae8 24. Nxf6 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Rxf6 26. h3 $15) 21... Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Re8 $17 23. Rad1 $6 (23. Re2 Qd7 (23... Qb6 24. Rae1 $11) 24. Rae1 Bf8 $17) 23... Qb6 24. Bc1 Rad8 25. Nf3 Qb3 {[%csl Ra3,Rc3]} 26. h4 Bf7 27. Re3 c4 $19 28. Qe2 Bxa3 29. Bxa3 Qxa3 30. Re1 Rxe3 31. Qxe3 Qd6 32. Nd2 (32. Qe7 Qxe7 33. Rxe7 Bd5 $19) 32... a5 33. Rb1 Bd5 34. h5 h6 35. f3 a4 36. Rb4 Qa6 37. Qe7 Ra8 38. Ne4 a3 0-1 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2002.01.24"] [Round "6"] [White "Leko, Peter"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2713"] [BlackElo "2671"] [Annotator "Gershon,Alik"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2002.01.12"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 087"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.03.21"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 Be6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ne5 f6 12. Nf3 Kh8 13. a3 {This move was first introduced by Leko in his game against Kramnik in Dortmund 2000. As we can see he believes in this move} (13. Re1 c5 14. Be3 (14. cxd5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nxd5 16. c4 Nc3 17. Qd3 cxd4 18. Bf1 Bg8 19. Nxd4 Bc5 20. Be3 Na4 21. Rab1 b6 $2 22. Red1 $14 {1-0 Brodsky,M-Iordachescu,V/Bucharest 2001/CBM 82/[Huzman] (43)}) (14. a3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nc6 16. Rb1 Qd7 $11) 14... f5 15. a3 (15. cxd5 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Nxd5 17. Bd2 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bg8 19. Rb1 Qc7 20. Nb5 Qd7 21. c4 {½-½ Zvjaginsev,V-Motylev,A/Linares 2001/CBM 81/[Huzman] (21)} Nb6 22. Bc3 Qxd1 23. Rexd1 Rfc8 $11) 15... f4 16. Bd2 Nc6 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. d5 Bxd5 19. cxd5 exf3 20. dxc6 fxe2 21. Qxe2 bxc6 22. Bxf4 Bf6 23. Be5 $16 {½-½ Grischuk,A-Motylev,A/Moscow RUS 2001/The Week in Chess 369 (38)}) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nc6 15. Nd2 f5 16. Re1 Bf6 17. a4 $146 {I can't say that this move is the biggest novelty of our time but there is an idea to this move: white prepares an exit for his bishop and waits to see what black's plans are,.} (17. Bf3 Bg8 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Nb3 b6 20. Bf4 Ne7 21. Be5 c6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Nc1 Ng6 24. Nd3 h6 25. Ne5 Nh4 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 27. f3 c5 28. dxc5 {½-½ Leko,P-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78 (28).}) 17... Bg8 {the most natural move, freening the 'e' file for his pieces} 18. c5 Re8 19. Nf3 h6 $6 {[%csl Rf5,Rg6] A weakenning of the kingside.} ({better was:} 19... Re4 $5 20. Bd3 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Qd7 {with an approximate equality}) 20. Rb1 $1 {An important intermidiate move .} Rb8 {Now black can't fight for the 'e' file efficiently as his rook will be protecting the 'b' pawn} (20... b6 21. Ba3 Qd7 22. Qd2 $14 {[%CAl Ge2b5]}) 21. Bd3 {[%csl Rb7,Rf5]} Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Qd7 23. Bf4 Re8 $2 {This move is a blunder leading to a lost position by force} (23... Bh7 24. Rb2 $14) 24. Qd2 {[%csl Rb7]} g5 $8 (24... b6 25. cxb6 cxb6 26. Bxh6 $1 $18) 25. Rxb7 $1 Rc8 (25... gxf4 26. Qxf4 Qg7 (26... Bg7 27. Rxc7 $18) (26... Rc8 27. Qxh6+ $18) 27. Rxc7 Ne7 28. Rxa7 $16) 26. h4 (26. Bb5 $142 {Would have been the safest. The threat is Be5, therefore, black must take the ?. However, the test is good as well,} gxf4 27. Qxf4 Bg7 28. Ne5 {[%csl Rc6][%CAl Yb5d7]} Bxe5 29. Qxh6+ Qh7 30. Qxh7+ Kxh7 31. Bxc6 Bf4 32. Bd7 Rf8 33. Rxa7 $18) 26... gxf4 27. Qxf4 Bg7 28. Qxf5 $1 {Leko correctly assesses that the engame is easily won} Qd8 (28... Qxf5 29. Bxf5 Rf8 (29... Re8 30. Bd7 $18) 30. Bd7 $1 Nb8 31. Bg4 $14) 29. Ng5 $1 {Nice touch} hxg5 (29... Ne7 $4 30. Nf7+ Bxf7 31. Qh7#) 30. hxg5 {[%CAl Gf5h3] Black is 2 pieces up, but is completely helpless against white's threats} Qf8 $8 31. Qh3+ Bh6 32. Bf5 Re8 33. Rxc7 {A very precise play! The ? on h6 is going nowhere.} Re1+ 34. Kh2 Ne7 35. g4 Be6 36. Qxh6+ {the safest way to victory. white's Q side pawns are too much for black to handle} Qxh6+ 37. gxh6 Nxf5 38. gxf5 Bxf5 39. Rf7 $1 {Forcing the ? away from protecting the 'c8' square. These little moves win big endgames.The rest is easy} Bg6 40. Rxa7 Rc1 41. Kg3 Rxc3+ 42. Kf4 Bh5 43. Ke5 Rf3 44. c6 Bg4 45. a5 Rxf2 46. a6 Rc2 47. Rc7 (47. Rc7 Ra2 48. a7 {[%CAl Gc7b7,Gb7b8]}) 1-0 [Event "Dortmund SuperGM"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "2001.07.12"] [Round "1"] [White "Leko, Peter"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2730"] [BlackElo "2744"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2001.07.12"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 085"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.11.13"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 {Hecht} e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Ne5 f6 12. Nf3 Kh8 13. cxd5 {White tries to define the center immediatelly, as waiting strategy has partly failed in the games with this line.} (13. Re1 f5 (13... c5 14. Be3 (14. cxd5 Nxc3 (14... Bxd5 15. Nxd5 Qxd5 16. Be3 Rfd8 17. a3 Nc6 18. dxc5 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 Bxc5 {½-½ Fressinet,L-Motylev,A/Bucharest/2001/ (31)}) 15. bxc3 Nxd5 16. c4 Nc3 17. Qd3 cxd4 18. Bf1 Bg8 (18... Bf7 19. Nxd4 Bb4 {0-1 Malakhov,V-Motylev,A/Elista/2001/ (68)}) 19. Nxd4 Bc5 20. Be3 Na4 21. Rab1 b6 22. Red1 {1-0 Brodsky,M-Iordachescu,V/Bucharest/2001/ (43)}) 14... f5 15. cxd5 Nxc3 16. bxc3 Nxd5 17. Bd2 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Bg8 19. Rb1 Qc7 20. Nb5 Qd7 21. c4 {½-½ Zvjaginsev,V-Motylev,A/Linares/2001/ (21)}) 14. a3 Nc6 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Bd3 Bf6 17. Be3 Nxc3 18. bxc3 Qd7 19. Ng5 Ne7 20. c4 {½-½ Svidler,P-Adams,M/New Delhi/2000/ (37)}) (13. a3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nc6 15. Nd2 f5 16. Re1 Bf6 17. Nb3 b6 18. Bf3 Bg8 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Bf4 {½-½ Galkin,A-Motylev,A/Dubai/2001/ (26)}) 13... Nxc3 (13... Bxd5 14. a3 Nc6 15. Qc2 $14) 14. bxc3 Nxd5 15. Bd3 c5 (15... Nxc3 $2 16. Qe1 $18) 16. c4 Nb4 17. d5 Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Bf7 {Adams dared to repeat the line in the next round and the game with Anand was quickly drawn.} (18... Bd6 $5 19. Qb3 Bg4 20. h3 Bh5 21. a4 {½-½ Anand,V-Adams,M/Dortmund/2001/ (21)}) 19. Bf4 Bd6 (19... b5 $5 $132) 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 21. Nh4 b5 $1 (21... g6 22. Rab1 $14) 22. cxb5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Bxd5 24. Rfc1 Rfd8 $2 {[%mdl 4096] Despite the witty point black will be fighting with great problems.} (24... c4 $5 25. Nf5 Rfd8 $13) 25. Rxc5 Bxa2 26. h3 Bf7 $6 (26... Be6 $1 27. Rc7 $14 Rdb8 28. Ra5 $14) 27. Nf5 Rd5 28. Rxd5 Bxd5 29. Ra5 $1 g6 (29... Rb8 30. b6 $18) 30. Nd4 Bb7 31. Ne6 $1 h5 $2 {Decisive mistake due to the weakness of the f6 pawn} (31... f5 $1 $14 32. f4 h6 33. Kf2 Kg8 $14) 32. Nc5 Rb8 (32... Bd5 33. Nd7 Kg7 34. b6 $18) 33. Nd7 Ra8 34. Nxf6 a6 35. bxa6 (35. b6 $6 Rd8 36. Re5 Rd6 37. Re7 Rxf6 38. Rxb7 a5 $14) 35... Rxa6 (35... Bxa6 36. h4 $1) 36. Rxa6 Bxa6 {Hecht: 'Guter Springer und dominierender König bei festgelegten Bauern auf einem Flügel'} 37. h4 $1 Kg7 38. Ne4 Kf7 39. Kh2 Bd3 (39... Bf1 40. Kg3 Ke6 41. Nd2 Bd3 42. Kf4 $18) ({Wegen der Möglichkeit} 39... Ke6 {Hecht} 40. Nc5+ $18 {gelangt der weiße König eher nach f4 als der schwarze nach f5, was sich entscheidend auswirkt.}) 40. f3 Bf1 (40... Bxe4 41. fxe4 Kf6 42. Kg3 Ke5 43. Kf3 $18) ({Erneut} 40... Ke6 {Hecht} 41. Nc5+ $18) 41. Kg3 Ke6 42. Nd2 Bd3 43. Kf4 Kf6 44. Ne4+ Kf7 45. Kg5 Bf1 46. g3 Be2 47. Nd2 Kg7 48. f4 Bd1 49. Nc4 (49. Nc4 Bc2 (49... Bg4 {Hecht} 50. Nd6 Be2 51. f5 gxf5 52. Nxf5+ Kh7 53. Nd6 Bd1 54. Ne8 Be2 55. Nf6+ $18 {[%csl Rh5]}) 50. Ne3 Bd3 51. f5 $1 $18 Bb1 52. fxg6 Bxg6 53. Nd5 $18 {nebst Sf4 und Sxh5}) 1-0 [Event "RUS-ch 54th"] [Site "Elista"] [Date "2001.05.08"] [Round "8"] [White "Malakhov, Vladimir"] [Black "Motylev, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2623"] [BlackElo "2601"] [Annotator "Huzman,Alexander"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "2001.04.29"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 083"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.07.05"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.07.05"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 Be6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ne5 f6 12. Nf3 Kh8 13. Re1 c5 14. cxd5 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nxd5 16. c4 Nc3 17. Qd3 cxd4 18. Bf1 Bf7 {I recommended this move in previous magane,but Motylev played it before the CD reached the subscribers!} (18... Bg8 19. Nxd4 Bc5 20. Be3 Na4 21. Rab1 b6 22. Red1 Qe8 23. Qc2 Rd8 24. Rb5 $14 {1-0 Brodsky,M-Iordachescu,V/Bucharest ROM 2001 (43)}) 19. Nxd4 (19. Qxd4 Qxd4 20. Nxd4 Rfe8 $11) 19... Bb4 (19... Na4 20. Rb1 Nc5 21. Qf3 Qxd4 (21... Re8 22. Nf5 Bf8 $11) 22. Rxe7 Qd6 $11) 20. a3 Ba5 21. Nb3 Qxd3 22. Bxd3 Bb6 23. a4 (23. Bd2 Rfd8 24. Bf1 Na4 $15 {[%csl Ra3,Rc4]}) 23... Rfd8 24. Bf1 Nd1 $1 {[%mdl 2048] It is not so often,that You can see Black`s Knight on this square.} 25. c5 (25. Ra2 Rac8 26. a5 (26. Re7 $2 Bxc4 27. Bxc4 Rxc4 28. Rxb7 Rb4 $19) 26... Bxf2+ 27. Rxf2 Nxf2 28. Kxf2 Bxc4 29. Bxc4 Rxc4 30. Be3 $15) 25... Bxb3 26. cxb6 axb6 27. Re4 {[%CAl Ge4b4]} (27. Re7 Bd5 28. Bf4 Nc3 29. Rc1 Rdc8 $1 $17) 27... b5 $1 28. a5 (28. Bxb5 Nc3 $19) 28... Bc4 (28... Nc3 29. Re3 b4 30. Bb2 Re8 31. Rg3 Rec8 $17) 29. Re7 (29. Bxc4 Nc3 $1 30. Re7 bxc4 31. f3 b5 $17) 29... Nc3 (29... Re8 30. Rxe8+ Rxe8 31. Bxc4 bxc4 32. Bd2 Nb2 33. Kf1 $44) 30. Bb2 (30. Be3 $5 Bd5 (30... Bxf1 31. Kxf1 Rxa5 32. Rc1 Nd5 33. Rxb7 b4 34. Bd2 $15) 31. Bd4 b4 $17) 30... Na4 31. Ba3 (31. Rxa4 bxa4 32. Bxc4 Rxa5 33. Ba3 Re5 $17) 31... b6 $1 32. a6 Rxa6 33. Rae1 h5 34. Bb4 Nc5 35. Bxc5 bxc5 36. Bxc4 bxc4 37. Rc7 Re6 38. Rf1 Rd5 39. g3 Re2 40. Rc1 Rf5 $6 (40... Re4 $5) 41. Rxc4 Rfxf2 42. Rh4 $1 Rf5 (42... Rg2+ 43. Kh1 (43. Kf1 Ref2+ 44. Ke1 Ra2 45. Rxh5+ Kg8 46. Kf1 Rgf2+ 47. Ke1 Rfb2 48. Rd7 Rxh2 $19) 43... g6 44. Rxc5 (44. Ra4 Rxh2+ 45. Kg1 Reg2+ 46. Kf1 Ra2) 44... Ra2 45. Ra5 $140 Rxh2+ $19) 43. g4 Rd5 44. Rxh5+ Rxh5 45. gxh5 Re5 46. h6 $1 gxh6 47. Kf2 Kg8 48. Kf3 Kf8 49. h4 h5 50. Rh7 Ke8 51. Rc7 Kd8 52. Rf7 Rf5+ (52... c4 53. Rxf6 Kd7 54. Rf4 Rc5 55. Ke2 c3 56. Kd1 $11) (52... Re6 53. Rh7 $132 Rc6 54. Rxh5 c4 55. Ke2 Ke7 $17 {[%CAl Yc4c1,Yf6f1]}) 53. Ke4 Re5+ 54. Kd3 (54. Kf4 Re6 (54... c4 55. Rxf6 Rc5 56. Ke3 c3 57. Rf1 Ke7 58. Rc1 Ke6 59. Kd4 $11) 55. Rh7 c4 56. Rxh5 Rc6 $17) (54. Kf3) 54... Rd5+ 55. Kc4 (55. Ke4 Rd6 56. Rh7 Rd4+ 57. Kf5 Rxh4 $17) 55... Rf5 56. Kb5 Ke8 57. Rc7 Re5 58. Kc6 c4 59. Kd6 Re4 60. Rc5 Rxh4 61. Ke6 Kd8 62. Kxf6 Kd7 63. Kg5 Kd6 $8 $19 64. Rc8 Re4 65. Kxh5 Kd5 66. Kg5 Kd4 67. Kf5 Kd3 68. Rc7 Rh4 0-1 [Event "EU-chT (Men) 15th"] [Site "Gothenburg"] [Date "2005.08.02"] [Round "4.1"] [White "Kulaots, Kaido"] [Black "Pavasovic, Dusko"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2570"] [BlackElo "2566"] [Annotator "Huzman,Alexander"] [PlyCount "160"] [EventDate "2005.07.30"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "SWE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 109"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.11.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Estonia"] [BlackTeam "Slovenia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "EST"] [BlackTeamCountry "SLO"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 Be6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Ne5 c5 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. d5 Bc8 14. a3 Na6 15. Qc2 f6 16. Ng4 Qd6 (16... Bd6 17. f4 $1 exf3 18. Bxf3 $16 {½-½ Topalov,V-Shirov,A/Moscow 2001/CBM 86/[Huzman] (85)}) (16... f5 17. Ne5 Bf6 18. f4 Re8 19. Bd2 Bxe5 20. fxe5 Rxe5 21. Bc3 $44) (16... Bxg4 $5 17. Bxg4 f5 18. Be2 Bf6 19. Rb1 $14) (16... Nc7 17. f3 exf3 18. Bxf3 Bd6 19. Nf2 f5 20. Nd3 b5 21. Be3 bxc4 22. Nxc5 Qe7 23. Ne6 Nxe6 24. dxe6 Rb8 25. Qxc4 Bxe6 $11 {1-0 Motylev,A-Mahesh Chandran,P/Calcutta 2002/CBM 88/[Huzman] (67)}) (16... Qc7 17. f3 f5 18. Ne3 f4 19. Ng4 e3 20. Bd3 h5 21. Nxe3 fxe3 22. Bxe3 Bd6 23. f4 Bd7 $13 {1-0 Fricot,F-Sanfrutos López,F/IECG 2003/Telechess CBM 101 (35)}) 17. f3 f5 18. Nf2 Bf6 $5 {Black sacrifices a pawn for attack.} 19. fxe4 Be5 (19... Bd4 $6 20. Kh1 $16) 20. h3 Bd4 21. e5 {White gives the pawn back to neutralize the initiative of Black.} (21. Kh1 $2 Qg3 $17) 21... Qxe5 22. Kh1 Bd7 (22... f4 $5 23. Nd3 (23. Bd3 $2 Qh5 $40 {[%CAl Rf4f3] ?f3}) 23... Bf5 24. Nxe5 Bxc2 25. Bd3 Bxe5 26. Bxc2 Nc7 $14) 23. Nd3 Qf6 (23... Ba4 24. Qxa4 Qxe2 25. Rf3 $1 $16 {1-0 Anand,V-Shirov,A/Moscow RUS 2001/(44)}) 24. Rb1 (24. Bf4 Rae8 25. Rae1 g5 26. Bd2 f4 $36) 24... g5 $5 {Black continues in developing of his initiative on the king's side in spite of weakening of the position of ?g8.} 25. b4 b6 (25... f4 26. bxc5 Bf5 27. Qd1 Rf7 28. Rb3 Nxc5 29. Nxc5 Bxc5 30. Bb2 Qh6 31. Bg4 Bxg4 32. Qxg4 Re8 $13) 26. Bd2 ({Only the correct regrouping of his pieces gave White chances for an advantage.} 26. Ne1 $1 f4 27. Nf3 Bf5 28. Bd3 $16) 26... f4 27. Nf2 (27. Ne1 Rae8 28. Bd3 Qh6 29. Nf3 Be3 $36) 27... Bf5 28. Bd3 Rae8 29. Rbe1 Rxe1 30. Bxe1 Nb8 $11 {[%CAl Yb8d7,Yd7e5]} 31. Bd2 (31. Ne4 Qg6 32. bxc5 bxc5 33. g4 (33. Bf2 Nd7 34. Bxd4 cxd4 35. c5 Ne5 $17) 33... Qh6 34. Kg2 Bg6 35. Nd2 Bxd3 36. Qxd3 Nd7 37. Nf3 Ne5 $11) 31... Nd7 32. Bxf5 Qxf5 33. Qxf5 Rxf5 34. Nd3 b5 $1 {Black seizes the initiative by this strong break.} 35. g4 Rf8 36. Nxc5 Nxc5 37. bxc5 Bxc5 38. cxb5 Rd8 $15 39. Bb4 (39. a4 Rxd5 40. Rc1 Kf7 $15) 39... Rxd5 (39... Bxb4 40. axb4 Rxd5 41. Ra1 Rxb5 42. Rxa7 Rxb4 $15) 40. Bxc5 Rxc5 41. a4 Rc4 42. Rd1 Rxa4 43. Rd7 Ra5 44. Rb7 Ra2 45. Kg1 h6 46. Rc7 Ra5 47. Rb7 a6 48. b6 Rb5 49. Kf2 a5 50. Ra7 Rxb6 51. Rxa5 {In my opinion this endgame is drawish. But the new time control doesn't help in correct playing in the endgame.} Kg7 52. h4 Kg6 53. hxg5 hxg5 54. Ra3 Kf6 55. Kf3 Rb5 56. Rc3 Ke5 57. Ra3 Rc5 58. Rb3 Kd4 59. Rb4+ Rc4 60. Rb5 Rc3+ 61. Kf2 Rc5 62. Rb2 Ke5 63. Rb3 Ke4 64. Rb4+ Kd5 65. Rb8 Ke5 66. Rd8 Ke4 67. Re8+ Re5 68. Ra8 Kd4 69. Rd8+ Rd5 70. Re8 Kc5 71. Ra8 Kd6 72. Ra3 Ke5 73. Kf3 Rb5 74. Rd3 $2 Rb1 75. Ra3 Rg1 $19 76. Ra5+ Kf6 77. Ra6+ Ke7 78. Ke4 Rxg4 79. Ke5 f3 80. Ra7+ Kd8 0-1 [Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2003.02.18"] [Round "8"] [White "Fedorov, Alexei"] [Black "Sorokin, Maxim"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2579"] [BlackElo "2560"] [Annotator "Huzman,Alexander"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2003.02.10"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 094"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.05.26"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.05.26"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4 Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Ne5 f6 12. Nf3 Kh8 13. a3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Nc6 15. Nd2 Na5 (15... f5 16. Re1 Bf6 (16... Bg8 17. Rb1 Rb8 18. Bf3 Bf6 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Nf1 Ne7 21. Ne3 {½-½ Illescas Cordoba,M-Iordachescu,V/Bled 2002/EXT 2003 (21)}) 17. a4 (17. Bf3 Bg8 18. cxd5 Bxd5 19. Nb3 b6 20. Bf4 Rc8 $1 (20... Ne7 21. Be5 c6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Nc1 Ng6 24. Nd3 h6 25. Ne5 Nh4 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 27. f3 c5 28. dxc5 {½-½ Leko,P-Kramnik,V/Dortmund 2000/CBM 78 (28)}) (20... Re8 21. Be5 Qd7 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nc1 Re6 24. Rxe6 Qxe6 25. Nd3 Re8 26. h3 {½-½ Galkin,A-Motylev,A/Dubai UAE 2001/(26)}) 21. Be5 Qd7 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Nc1 Re6 $1 $11 {½-½ Galkin,A-Motylev,A/Dubai 2001/CBM 83/[Huzman] (26)}) 17... Bg8 18. c5 $5 Re8 19. Nf3 h6 20. Rb1 Rb8 21. Bd3 $1 $16 {1-0 Leko,P-Grischuk,A/Wijk aan Zee-A 2002/(47)}) 16. cxd5 Qxd5 $6 {the Q's appearance in the central area proves to be premature. Now Black's strongest piece turns into a hunting goat for White's pawns.} (16... Bxd5 17. Bd3 Bg8 $5 18. Re1 c5 19. Bb2 $6 Nc6 20. Qg4 $2 Ne5 $1 21. Qg3 $2 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Re8 $17 {0-1 Rosito,J-Pierrot,J/Pinamar 2002/CBM 88/[Huzman] (38)}) 17. Re1 Rfe8 18. Bb2 {[%CAl Gc3c4]} Qc6 (18... Qd7 19. c4 Bf5 20. d5 $16) 19. Bd3 {[%CAl Gd1h5,Gh5h7,Gd3h7,Yd3b5,Yh5b5,Yb5e8] ?20.?h5} Bf7 (19... Bg8 20. Qh5) 20. Qc2 $1 h6 21. c4 $16 Bf8 22. d5 Rxe1+ (22... Qd7 23. Bf5 Qd6 24. Bg6 $16) 23. Rxe1 Qd7 24. Bf5 Qd6 25. Bg6 Bg8 (25... Qd7 26. Bc3 b6 27. Bxf7 Qxf7 28. Bxa5 bxa5 29. Qa4 $16) 26. Qc3 b6 27. Ne4 {[%mdl 4]} Qd8 (27... Qf4 28. h3 $1 {[%csl Rf4]} c6 29. g3 Qc7 30. Nxf6 gxf6 31. Qxf6+ Bg7 32. Re7 Qxe7 33. Qxe7 Bxb2 34. dxc6 Nxc6 35. Qd6 Na5 36. Be4 $18) (27... Qd7 28. Nxf6 gxf6 29. Qxf6+ Bg7 (29... Qg7 30. Re7 $1 $18) 30. Re7 Qxe7 31. Qxe7 Bxb2 32. Qxc7 $16 {[%CAl Gd5d8]}) 28. Re3 (28. Nxf6 Qxf6 29. Qc2 Qd6 30. Be5 Qe7 31. Qd2 Qg5 32. Qxg5 hxg5 33. Re3 g4 34. Re4 Bh7 35. Bxh7 Kxh7 36. Bxc7 Nb7 $17) 28... Nb7 $2 (28... c6 $1 29. Rh3 (29. Nxf6 Qxf6 (29... gxf6 30. Re8 $18) 30. Qc2 Qxb2 31. Qxb2 Nxc4 32. Qc3 Nxe3 33. fxe3 Bxd5 34. e4 Bc5+) 29... cxd5 30. Nxf6 d4 31. Qxd4 Qxd4 32. Bxd4 Be6 33. Re3 Rd8 $132) 29. Rh3 $18 Bh7 (29... Be6 30. Rh4 $18) 30. Bxh7 Kxh7 31. Qd3 Kg8 32. Rxh6 {[%mdl 64]} gxh6 33. Nxf6+ Kf7 34. Qf5 Nc5 (34... Bg7 35. Ng4+ Kg8 36. Nxh6+ Bxh6 37. Qg6+ Kf8 38. Qxh6+ Kf7 39. Qg7+ Ke8 40. Qg6+ Kf8 41. Bg7+ $18) 35. Ne4+ Ke8 36. Qg6+ Kd7 37. Nxc5+ Kc8 38. Qc6 (38. Qc6 Bxc5 39. Qxa8+ Kd7 40. Qc6+ Kc8 41. Qxh6 $18) (38. Bf6 Be7 39. Bxe7 Qxe7 40. Qg8+ Qd8 41. Qe6+ Kb8 42. Nd7+ Kb7 43. Qc6+ Kc8 44. Nxb6+ axb6 45. Qxa8+ Kd7 46. Qxd8+ $18) 1-0