[Event "TCEC 20 Premier 2020"] [Site "tcec-chess.com INT"] [Date "2020.12.30"] [Round "12.4"] [White "LCZero v0.26.3_T60.66740"] [Black "Stockfish 20201225"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E81"] [WhiteElo "3575"] [BlackElo "3592"] [PlyCount "141"] [EventDate "2020.12.27"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "56"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1365"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2021.01.04"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.01.04"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nfd7 7. Qd2 c5 8. d5 Qa5 9. h4 Ne5 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Qb4 12. h5 Qxb2 13. Rc1 g5 14. Qxg5+ Kh8 15. h6 Rg8 16. Qd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 f6 18. f4 Nf7 19. Nf3 Nd7 20. Be2 Nf8 21. a4 b6 22. Rcf1 Rb8 23. Nd1 Bd7 24. Ne3 Rb7 25. Ra1 Ng6 26. g3 Nf8 27. Nf5 e5 28. dxe6 Nxe6 29. Ke1 Bc6 30. Bd3 Nf8 31. Kf2 Ne6 32. Ne1 Rc7 33. Nc2 Rb7 34. Nce3 Rf8 35. Bc2 Nd4 36. Nxd4 cxd4 37. Nf5 Rc7 38. Nxd4 Bd7 39. Bd3 Rc5 40. Nf5 Ra5 41. Be2 Rc5 42. Ne3 Ra5 43. Nd5 Nd8 44. Ke3 Bxa4 45. Bd1 Bd7 46. Rxa5 bxa5 47. Bc2 Be6 48. Ra1 Nb7 49. Kd4 Nd8 50. Ba4 Bg4 51. f5 Nf7 52. Nxf6 Bxf5 53. exf5 Nxh6 54. Ne8 Nxf5+ 55. Ke4 Nxg3+ 56. Kd5 Rf5+ 57. Kxd6 Rf3 58. c5 Rd3+ 59. Ke7 Re3+ 60. Kd8 Re4 61. Bd7 Kg8 62. c6 Re3 63. c7 Rc3 64. Ra3 Rxa3 65. c8=Q Rf3 66. Qc4+ Rf7 67. Be6 Nf5 68. Bxf7+ Kf8 69. Be6 a4 70. Qc5+ Ne7 71. Qxe7# 1-0 [Event "TCEC 20 Premier 2020"] [Site "tcec-chess.com INT"] [Date "2021.01.07"] [Round "35.1"] [White "KomodoDragon 2647.00"] [Black "AllieStein v0.8-120f959_net-1"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A41"] [WhiteElo "3522"] [BlackElo "3509"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2020.12.27"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "56"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1366"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2021.01.11"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.01.12"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d5 Nb8 5. Bd3 g6 6. c4 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. h3 c6 9. O-O e6 10. Re1 exd5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Bg5 dxc4 13. Bxc4 h6 14. Ne4 hxg5 15. Nxd6 g4 16. Ng5 Nc6 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Ngxf7 Qa5 19. Qb3 Qd5 20. Re8+ Bf8 21. Qxd5 Nxd5 22. Nxc8 Nc7 23. Ne7+ Kxf7 24. Rxa8 Nxa8 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. Rc1 gxh3 27. Rxc6 hxg2 28. a4 Nb6 29. Rc7+ Ke6 30. a5 Nd5 31. Rxa7 Kd6 32. Rf7 Be7 33. Kxg2 Kc6 34. Kf3 Bc5 35. Ke4 Nc7 36. Rf6+ Kb5 37. f4 Na8 38. Rxg6 Kxa5 39. Ke5 Kb5 40. f5 Nb6 41. Ke6 Kc6 42. Rg2 Nd5 43. Rd2 Nc7+ 44. Ke5 Bb4 45. Rd1 Bf8 46. f6 Nb5 47. Kf5 Nd6+ 48. Kg6 Nb7 49. Rc1+ Kd7 50. Kf7 Bd6 51. Kg8 Nd8 52. f7 Ne6 53. Rc4 Nf8 54. b4 Ke6 55. b5 Nd7 56. Rc8 Nf6+ 57. Kg7 Nd7 58. Re8+ Kd5 59. Rd8 Ke6 60. b6 Be5+ 61. Kg6 Bd6 62. b7 Ne5+ 63. Kg7 Nxf7 1-0 [Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2019"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2019.08.12"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Carlsen, M.."] [Black "Vachier Lagrave, M.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D97"] [WhiteElo "2882"] [BlackElo "2778"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2019.08.10"] [EventType "tourn (rapid)"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [EventCategory "22"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1292"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2019.08.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.08.12"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8. h3 Nd7 9. Be3 Nb6 10. Qc5 a5 11. Rc1 Nd7 12. Qa3 e5 13. d5 Nd4 14. Nb5 c5 15. dxc6 Nxc6 16. Be2 Nf6 17. Rd1 Bd7 18. Bc5 Nxe4 19. Bxf8 Bxf8 20. Qe3 Nc5 21. O-O Qf6 22. Nc7 Rd8 23. Nd5 Qg7 24. Nb6 e4 25. Nd4 Be8 26. Nxc6 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Bxc6 28. Bc4 Qe5 29. Qd4 Qg5 30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. Bxd5 Nd3 32. Qxe4 Nxb2 33. Rb1 Qf6 34. Bxf7+ 1-0 [Event "World Rapid 2019"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.12.26"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Carlsen, M.."] [Black "Utegaliyev, A.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2872"] [BlackElo "2502"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2019.12.26"] [EventType "swiss (rapid)"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1312"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2019.12.30"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.12.30"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nc4 Qc7 8. a4 a5 9. Qf3 Nb6 10. Bf4 Qd8 11. Be5 Nbd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. c3 Nf6 14. Bd3 Be6 15. O-O Bxc4 16. Bxc4 e6 17. Qg3 g6 18. f4 Bg7 19. f5 exf5 20. Bc7 Qc8 21. Qd6 Ne4 22. Rae1 Qd7 23. Rxe4+ fxe4 24. Bxf7+ Qxf7 25. Rxf7 Kxf7 26. Qd7+ 1-0 [Event "FIDE Steinitz Mem Open"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.05.15"] [Round "3.4"] [White "Carlsen, M.."] [Black "Mamedyarov, S.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2863"] [BlackElo "2764"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2020.05.15"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1332"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.05.18"] [SourceVersion "3"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.05.28"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. c3 b6 7. Ne5 c5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. h4 Nc6 10. Qf3 Rc8 11. h5 h6 12. Qg3 Ne8 13. Bxh6 cxd4 14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15. h6 Qf6 16. hxg7 Qxg7 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Nxf7+ Rxf7 19. Bg6+ Kg8 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qxd6 dxc3 22. bxc3 Ne5 23. O-O d4 24. f3 dxe3 25. Ne4 e2 26. Rf2 Kg8 27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Qh3+ Kg8 29. Rxe2 Rf8 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Ng5 Nxf3+ 32. Nxf3 Bxf3 33. Rf2 Qxc3 34. Raf1 1-0 [Event "Lindores Abbey Final 8"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.05.30"] [Round "2.33"] [White "Carlsen, M.."] [Black "Nakamura, Hi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2863"] [BlackElo "2736"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2020.05.23"] [EventType "k.o. (rapid)"] [EventRounds "3"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1334"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.06.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.06.01"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O Nb6 9. Qc2 Nfd5 10. Bg3 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Rfd1 Bd7 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Rac1 Nb4 15. Qe4 N4d5 16. Qf3 Ba4 17. Nxa4 Nxa4 18. e4 Nxb2 19. exd5 Nxd1 20. Rxd1 exd5 21. Bxc4 Qe7 22. Bxd5 Bd6 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Qh5 Bxe5 25. Bg6 h6 26. Bxe5 Qg5 27. Qxg5 hxg5 28. h4 Rc5 29. Bb2 Rb5 30. Ba3 Rc8 31. h5 Ra5 32. Bb2 Rxa2 33. Rd2 Kg8 34. Bb1 Ra5 35. Rd7 Rb5 36. Ba2+ Kh7 37. Bxg7 g4 38. Be5+ Kh6 39. Bf4+ Kxh5 40. Bf7+ Kh4 41. Kh2 g3+ 42. fxg3+ Kg4 43. Be6+ Kh5 44. Rh7+ Kg6 45. Rh6+ Kg7 46. Bxc8 1-0 [Event "chess.com Speed 2020"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.02"] [Round "1.38"] [White "Carlsen, M.."] [Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B01"] [WhiteElo "2862"] [BlackElo "2676"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2020.11.01"] [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"] [EventRounds "4"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1356"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.11.02"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.11.02"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 a6 9. a4 Nc6 10. h3 b6 11. Bf4 Bb7 12. Qd2 e6 13. Rad1 Ne7 14. Ne5 Ned5 15. Bg5 Qd6 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bb3 c5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Bxd5 Rad8 21. Bxf7+ 1-0 [Event "Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2021.02.22"] [Round "67"] [White "Carlsen, M.."] [Black "Tang, Andrew"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C10"] [WhiteElo "2862"] [BlackElo "2538"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2021.02.22"] [EventType "match (blitz)"] [EventRounds "88"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1373"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2021.03.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.03.01"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 c5 7. c3 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Bf4 Qc8 12. Rad1 Rd8 13. Ne5 Nd5 14. Bxh7+ Kf8 15. Bc1 Nxe5 16. dxe5 g6 17. Bh6+ Ke8 18. Qg4 Qc6 19. f3 c4 20. Ne4 Qc7 21. Bxg6 Qxe5 22. Bh5 Qh8 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qh5+ 1-0 [Event "chess.com sf blitz 1m+1spm"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2016.08.23"] [Round "24"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A11"] [WhiteElo "2857"] [BlackElo "2754"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2016.08.23"] [EventType "match (blitz)"] [EventRounds "32"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2016.10.10"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. O-O Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. d3 Nbd7 8. Be3 Bc5 9. Bxc5 Nxc5 10. Qa3 a5 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Rfc1 Nfd7 13. Qc3 h6 14. Rab1 Bg6 15. b3 Rfc8 16. a3 Nf6 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Ncd7 19. h3 Qd8 20. b5 Qe7 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Qxc8+ Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Kh7 25. Rc2 Qd6 26. Nf1 e5 27. Rd1 Qb4 28. Ne3 Qa4 29. Rcc1 Qa5 30. Nh4 Bh5 31. g4 Bg6 32. Nxg6 Kxg6 33. Rc6 Kg5 34. Bf3 h5 35. gxh5 Qa4 36. Rdc1 Qf4 37. Nxd5 Nxd5 38. Bxd5 Kxh5 39. R1c4 Qd2 40. Bxf7+ 1-0 [Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2021.09.26"] [Round "2.4"] [White "Carlsen, M.."] [Black "Mamedyarov, S.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2855"] [BlackElo "2762"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2021.09.25"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 c5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Be2 c4 9. O-O Bb4 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Ne5 Qa5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Na4 O-O 15. b3 Rab8 16. Qc2 Rfc8 17. bxc4 dxc4 18. a3 Bd6 19. Bxc4 Bf5 20. Qd1 Bg6 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Rd8 23. Qf3 Qxc5 24. Bxa6 Ra8 25. Bb7 Ra7 26. Qxc6 Qe7 27. Ba6 Rda8 28. Bc4 Be4 29. Bd5 Ra6 30. Qc4 Ra4 31. Qb3 Rxa3 32. Rxa3 Rxa3 33. Bxf7+ Kf8 34. Qe6 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 Qxf7 36. Qd6+ Qe7 37. Qb8+ Qe8 38. Qf4 Qc6+ 39. Kg3 Ra5 40. h4 Kf7 41. Rd1 Ra8 42. e4 Re8 43. f3 Rg8+ 44. Kh2 Qc5 45. Qd2 Qe5+ 46. f4 Qxe4 47. Qa2+ Ke7 48. Qa7+ Ke8 49. Qb8+ Kf7 50. Qc7+ 1-0 [Event "Norway Chess 4th"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2016.04.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E15"] [WhiteElo "2851"] [BlackElo "2763"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,M"] [PlyCount "81"] [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 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qa4 c5 7. a3 {A very logical line: White provokes ...c7-c5 so that the position opens up, and then obtains the advantage of the bishop pair.} Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 O-O (8... cxd4 { , seen in a number of games, is another possibility.}) 9. dxc5 {An unusual move order.} (9. Bf4 Qc8 (9... Bb7 10. dxc5 e5 $5 {is a curious idea}) 10. Bd6 Re8 11. dxc5 Ne4 12. Bg2 Bb7 $11 (12... bxc5 $143 {1/2 (18) Portisch,L (2650) -Seirawan,Y (2555) Mar del Plata 1981} 13. Ne5 $1 Bb7 14. Bxe4 Bxe4 15. f3 $16) ) (9. Bg2 {is common but then, besides Black can also play} d5 $5 {:} (9... Bb7 {e.g.} 10. dxc5 (10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nc6 13. Nxc6 dxc6 { 1/2 (13) Portisch,L (2630)-Keres,P (2615) Amsterdam 1971}) 10... bxc5 11. Be3 ( 11. O-O d6 12. b4 $5) 11... d6 12. O-O a5 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. Rfd1 Ra6 15. Bf4 a4 16. Qc2 Nbd7 $11 {0-1 (34) Sebenik,M (2552)-Iordachescu,V (2645) Istanbul 2012} ) 10. dxc5 (10. Bf4 Qd7 11. Qxd7 Nbxd7 12. Ne5 cxd4 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nxd7 Nxd7 15. O-O-O Nc5 $15 {1/2 (29) Toth,C (2420)-Sunye Neto,J (2545) Merida 1993}) ( 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be3 (11. O-O Bxe2 12. Rfe1 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Qd7 $1 $15 {0-1 (40) Sorin,A (2460)-Zarnicki,P (2515) Villa Gesell 1998 CBM 064 [Avrukh,B]}) (11. Bg5 Qe8 $1) 11... Qe8 $11) 10... bxc5 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. O-O Qe7 {- Black should equalise.}) 9... bxc5 10. Bg2 Qb6 $6 (10... Bb7 {transposes to Sebenik-Iordachescu (see above). Black tries to make use of White's early d4xc5 but the position of his queen on b6 is a serious drawback.}) 11. O-O Nc6 (11... d5 12. Ne5 $1 Qxb2 13. Bf4 $36) (11... Bb7 12. b4 $1) 12. Be3 $1 { A very unpleasant pin, with a permanent threat of b2-b4.} Rfc8 (12... Qa5 $6 13. Qc2 $1 Ng4 14. b4 cxb4 15. axb4 Qh5 16. Bc5 $18 {1-0 (35) Belotti,B (2405) -Boog,A (2375) Biel 1992}) (12... Rab8 $5 13. b4 Bxc4 14. Bxc5 Bb3 $1 15. Bxb6 Bxa4 16. Bc5 Rfc8 17. Bd6 $14) 13. Rfd1 $1 (13. Bxc5 $143 Qxc5 14. Qxa6 Qa5 $1 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 {- Black regains the c4-pawn and almost equalises.}) 13... d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bxc5 {Now in time!} Qa5 $1 {A tactical trick enabling Black to regain the pawn but White keeps a positional advantage.} 16. Qc2 (16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Nd4 Rxc5 18. b4 {was possible too, but the game continuation is more clear. }) 16... Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Qxc5 18. Rac1 Qb6 19. b4 $16 {White has a queenside pawn advantage, his bishop is strong, and Black's d5-pawn is weak. Black gradually succumbs to White's pressure.} h6 20. Qe3 $1 {A good idea. White's queenside pawns will be especially strong in the endgame.} Qb7 {Too passive.} ( 20... Qxe3 21. fxe3 Ne7 {was relatively better after all.}) 21. Bh3 Re8 22. Qc3 Ne7 23. Nd4 Ne4 24. Qc7 Qa6 25. f3 Ng5 26. Bd7 Red8 27. h4 Nxf3+ $6 { Desperation.} (27... Nh7 28. Re1 Qf6 29. Rcd1 {and Black is in a kind of stalemate.}) 28. Nxf3 Qxa3 29. Kg2 Qb2+ {An unnecessary check.} (29... Qxb4 { may be more stubborn.}) 30. Rd2 Qxb4 31. Re1 {White may have technical problems after the queen exchange but he avoids it, using his extra piece for a decisive attack.} a5 32. Rde2 Ng6 33. h5 Nh8 34. Bf5 a4 35. Ne5 Qd6 36. Qc2 $1 Re8 37. Bh7+ Kf8 38. Qf5 Re7 39. Bg6 Kg8 40. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 41. Bxf7+ 1-0 [Event "Aimchess US Rapid KO 2021"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2021.09.05"] [Round "3.23"] [White "Carlsen, M.."] [Black "Artemiev, V.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B92"] [WhiteElo "2847"] [BlackElo "2704"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2021.08.31"] [EventType "k.o."] [SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 g6 7. g4 h6 8. Be3 Bg7 9. f3 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. O-O-O b4 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. axb4 Qb8 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 a5 17. b5 a4 18. Bd4 O-O 19. Kb1 a3 20. b3 Qc8 21. c4 a2+ 22. Ka1 Re8 23. Rhe1 e5 24. dxe6 Rxe6 25. Bd3 d5 26. Qb2 dxc4 27. Bxc4 Rxe1 28. Rxe1 Qd8 29. h4 g5 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. f4 gxf4 32. g5 Qxd4 33. Qxd4 Ng4 34. Bxf7+ Kf8 35. Re8+ Rxe8 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Bxe8 f3 38. b6 Ne3 39. b7 Nc2+ 40. Kxa2 Nb4+ 41. Ka3 Na6 42. Bb5 Nb8 43. Bd3 Nd7 44. Kb4 f2 45. Kb5 Kf7 46. b4 Ke6 47. Ka6 Kd6 48. Ka7 Kc7 49. g6 1-0 [Event "Magnus Carlsen Inv KO"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2021.03.19"] [Round "2.24"] [White "Carlsen, M.."] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, I.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B90"] [WhiteElo "2847"] [BlackElo "2789"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2021.03.16"] [EventType "k.o. (rapid)"] [EventRounds "3"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1376"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2021.03.22"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.03.22"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. g3 Be7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Nh4 Nbd7 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Qc7 14. a5 Rab8 15. Be3 Rfc8 16. Qd3 Bf8 17. Rfc1 b6 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. Rxa6 Nc4 20. Nd5 Qd8 21. b3 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Rc5 23. c4 Qc8 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Ra7 Qxf5 26. Bd5 Qg5 27. Rb1 Qxe3 28. fxe3 Rb4 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Bd5 Rc8 31. Kg2 Rcb8 32. Rf7 Bg7 33. Ra1 1-0 [Event "Eurotel Trophy sim"] [Site "Prague"] [Date "2001.10.18"] [Round "1"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Babula, Vlastimil"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B30"] [WhiteElo "2838"] [BlackElo "2566"] [Annotator "Gershon,A"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2001.10.18"] [EventType "simul"] [EventRounds "1"] [EventCountry "CZE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 086"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.02.05"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Ne3 O-O (9... a6 10. a4 Nb4 11. O-O d5 12. exd5 Nbxd5 13. Nexd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Qe2 Be6 16. Qxe5 Bf6 17. Qe2 O-O 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Be3 Rc8 $44 { Kucypera,A-Krupa,M/ Brzeg Dolny POL 2001/0-1 (48)}) 10. O-O Nd7 (10... a6 11. a4 Nb4 12. Qe2 Rb8 13. Bd2 Nh5 14. g3 Bg5 15. Rf2 Nc6 16. Raf1 Nd4 17. Qd1 Bxe3 18. Bxe3 Bh3 19. f4 Nf6 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 22. Bh6 $40 {Golubev, M-Parligras,M/ Bucharest ROM 2001/1-0 (26)}) 11. Ned5 Nb6 12. Nxb6 Qxb6 13. Nd5 Bxd5 $6 (13... Qd8 {Ftacnik} 14. f4 $14) 14. Bxd5 {White's going for a small but long term advantage, the light squared B.} Nb4 15. Bc4 Rad8 16. f4 exf4 17. Rxf4 d5 (17... Bg5 $2 {Ftacnik} 18. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Bxg5 $16) 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Rf5 Nc7 (19... Qe6 {Ftacnik} 20. Qf3 Qe1+ 21. Qf1 Qxf1+ 22. Kxf1 $14) 20. Qf3 $14 Qg6 (20... Bf6 {Ftacnik} 21. c3) (20... Ne6 {Ftacnik} 21. c3 $14) 21. a4 Ne8 22. Be3 {Ftacnik: 'Open position and bishops pair slightly favour Kasparov even though black's position is rock solid.'} b6 (22... Nd6 { Ftacnik} 23. Rxc5 $16) 23. Bb3 Nd6 24. Rd5 (24. Rf4 $4 Bg5 $19) 24... Qf6 25. Rf1 Qxf3 (25... Qxb2 $5 26. Qg3 {is not a position you want to be defending against Kasparov} (26. d4 $143 Qc3 {'!' Ftacnik.} (26... c4 27. Bc1 Qa1 28. Bg5 $18) (26... cxd4 $2 {Ftacnik} 27. Bxd4 Qa3 28. Qg3 $18) 27. dxc5 Nc4 28. Rxd8 Bxd8 29. cxb6 (29. Bf4 {Ftacnik} Qd4+ 30. Qf2 $14) 29... Qxe3+ (29... Ne5 { Ftacnik} 30. Qf2 Qxe3 31. Qxe3 Bxb6 $11) 30. Qxe3 Nxe3 31. Rxf7 $1 Bxb6 (31... Rxf7 32. bxa7 $18) 32. Rf3+ Nc4+ (32... Nd5+ {Ftacnik} 33. Kf1 Rxf3+ 34. gxf3 $14) 33. Kf1 Rxf3+ 34. gxf3 Kf7 $11)) 26. Rxf3 Bf6 $1 {Forcing white to play c2-c3, thus weakenning the 'd3' pawn which allows black to swap one pair of R and make his defensive task easier} 27. c3 Nc8 28. g4 {'!' Ftacnik.} Rxd5 29. Bxd5 Rd8 (29... h6 {- game}) 30. Bc4 Nd6 31. Ba2 h6 32. Bf4 (32. Bxh6 $6 Bxc3 33. bxc3 gxh6 $14) 32... g5 33. Bg3 Kg7 34. Kf1 a6 $2 {creating another weakness (either b6 or c5 P)} 35. Bf2 Rc8 36. Bg3 Rd8 37. Ke2 b5 {'?!' Ftacnik. } (37... Re8+ {Ftacnik} 38. Re3 Rxe3+ 39. Kxe3 Be7 40. d4 $14) 38. a5 (38. axb5 axb5 39. Bxd6 Rxd6 40. Rf5 {woulf have been less strong as in the game white has another weakness to play against}) 38... b4 39. Bxd6 {'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Babula will be badly suffering in a position with opposite colour bishops, since a6 and f7 are prefect targets.'} (39. Kd2 $4 bxc3+ 40. bxc3 Ne4+ 41. Kc2 Nxc3 $17) 39... Rxd6 40. Kd2 Rd7 41. Rf5 (41. Bc4 Bd8 42. Rf5 Bxa5 43. Rxc5 Bc7 44. h3 a5 $132) 41... Rb7 42. Kc2 ({of course not:} 42. Rxc5 $4 bxc3+ 43. bxc3 Rb2+ $19) 42... bxc3 43. bxc3 Rb5 (43... Re7 {Ftacnik} 44. Bc4 Re5 45. Rf1 $1 ( 45. Rxe5 {Ftacnik} Bxe5 46. Kb3 Bxh2 47. Bxa6 Bc7 48. Ka4 f5 $132) 45... Re2+ 46. Kb3 Rxh2 47. Bxa6 Bd8 48. Ra1 $18) 44. Bc4 Rxa5 45. d4 {White has a huge advantage due to the more advanced passed pawn and the much more active pieces '!' Ftacnik.} Kg6 46. dxc5 Be7 (46... Kg7 {Ftacnik} 47. Kb3 Ra1 48. c6 $18) 47. c6 $1 (47. Bxf7+ $2 Kg7 48. c6 Rxf5 49. gxf5 Bd6 50. Be6 Kf6 $11) 47... Bd8 ( 47... Rxf5 $4 48. gxf5+ Kxf5 49. c7 $18) 48. Bxf7+ Kg7 49. Bd5 Rc5 50. c4 { The rest is agony.} Bf6 51. Kd3 Bb2 52. Rf2 Ba1 53. Ke4 Kg6 54. Ra2 1-0 [Event "Wch Blitz 6th"] [Site "Astana"] [Date "2012.07.09"] [Round "5"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B11"] [WhiteElo "2837"] [BlackElo "2769"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2012.07.09"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "KAZ"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2012.08.24"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 dxe4 7. Qxe4 Nf6 8. Qh4 Be7 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 g6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Ne2 e5 14. Bc4 exd4 15. Nxd4 Nh5 16. Qe4 Bf8 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qf3+ Kg8 19. Qb3+ Kh8 20. Be3 Nc5 21. Qc3 Ne4 22. Qb3 Qb6 23. Qf7 Re7 24. Qf3 Qa5 25. Rfe1 Rae8 26. Nb3 Qf5 27. Qxf5 gxf5 28. Bxa7 Nf4 29. f3 Ng3 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Bc5 Re2 32. Bf2 Rxc2 33. Nd4 Rxb2 34. Rd1 Bc5 35. Kh2 Ngh5 36. Nxf5 Kg8 37. Bxc5 Rxg2+ 38. Kh1 Rg5 39. Rd8+ Kf7 40. Rf8+ Ke6 41. Nd4+ Kd5 42. Ba7 c5 43. Nb5 Ng3+ 44. Kh2 Nf1+ 45. Kh1 Ne2 46. Nc3+ Nxc3 47. f4 Rg7 48. Rf5+ Ke4 49. Rxc5 Nd5 50. Rc4+ Kf3 51. Bd4 Ng3+ 52. Kh2 Ne4 53. Bxg7 1-0 [Event "Paris GCT Blitz"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "2017.06.24"] [Round "1"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2832"] [BlackElo "2808"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2017.06.21"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [EventCategory "22"] [SourceTitle "CBM 179"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.07.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5 Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qb6 10. a4 h6 11. O-O Ne7 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. a5 Bd7 14. Be2 Ng6 15. Qa3 c4 16. b3 cxb3 17. Nxb3 Ne4 18. Rfc1 Bc6 19. c4 dxc4 20. Rxc4 Qd8 21. Nc5 Nd6 22. Rc2 Bd5 23. Bd3 b6 24. e4 bxc5 25. exd5 exd5 26. dxc5 Ne4 27. c6 Qc7 28. Qb3 Rfd8 29. Qb7 Rac8 30. Rb1 Qxa5 31. c7 Rf8 32. Qb5 Qa3 33. Qxd5 Nc3 34. Rxc3 Qxc3 35. Bxg6 Rxc7 36. Ne5 Qc5 37. Bxf7+ Rfxf7 38. Rb8+ 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"] [Date "2014.03.17"] [Round "4"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Svidler, Peter"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D85"] [WhiteElo "2830"] [BlackElo "2758"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,M"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2014.03.13"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 160"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.05.15"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4 Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Re1 Rc8 17. Qd1 Qc2 18. Qe2 Nc6 {This system was popular 15-20 years ago.} (18... Qc7 {is the main continuation here; however, it violates the so-called Znosko-Borovsky rule, which recommends keeping the advanced queen in the opponent's camp as long as it can't be trapped, in order to disrupt the opponent's manoeuvring.}) 19. Bd3 (19. e5 $6 {was tried by Aronian in a recent rapid game:} Nd8 20. Bd7 Rcb8 21. h4 Bd5 22. Rbc1 Qa2 23. Ng5 h6 24. Nh3 Ne6 25. Qe3 Rd8 $17 {1/2 (50) Aronian,L (2803)-Grischuk,A (2783) Beijing CHN 2013 - White does not have sufficient compensation for the pawn.}) (19. Rec1 Qa2 20. Bc4 Nxd4 $1 21. Nxd4 Rxc4 22. Qxc4 Qxd2 23. Nc6 Qd7 24. Qd5 Bxc6 25. Rxc6 Qxd5 26. exd5 Be5 (26... Bd4 $1 $15) 27. Kf1 Bd6 28. Ra1 { 1/2 Tratar,M-Jelen,Ig/SLO-ch 1996}) (19. d5 Nd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 $13) 19... Qa2 20. Bc4 (20. Ra1 $5 {is challenging and needs more tests; in the following games Black failed to reach safe equality:} Qb2 (20... Qb3 $2 21. Reb1 Qe6 22. d5 $18) 21. Ra4 (21. Reb1 $2 Nxd4 $1 $19) 21... Qb3 (21... b5 $5 22. Bxb5 a5 $1 ) 22. Rea1 Nd8 23. R4a3 (23. Rxa7 Ne6 $1) 23... Qe6 24. Rxa7 Rxa7 (24... Qd6 25. Be3 Nc6 $14 {E.Solozhenkin}) 25. Rxa7 Qd6 (25... Ra8 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 27. h3 Qa2 28. Kh2 Qb2 29. d5 Nb7 30. Qe3 Nc5 31. Qf4 $1 $36 {1/2 (41) Polak,T (2525) -Kalod,R (2435) Olomouc 1998 CBM 067 [Ftacnik,L]}) 26. Be3 e6 {1-0 (46) Solozhenkin,E (2565)-Beshukov,S (2460) Elista 1996 CBM 056 [Solozhenkin]} 27. Qb2 $14) 20... Qa4 21. Bb3 (21. Ra1 Qc2 22. Ra2 $2 Nxd4 $1 23. Rxc2 Nxe2+ 24. Rxe2 Rxc4 25. Rxc4 Ba6 $19 {A.Shirov}) 21... Qa3 (21... Qa6 $6 {is hardly good as the queen is very passive here:} 22. Qe3 Na5 (22... e6 $5 23. d5 exd5 24. Bxd5 (24. exd5 Na5 $13) 24... Na5 25. Qa3 Bxd5 26. exd5 Rc5 27. d6 Qc8 28. Qd3 Qc6 29. d7 Rd8 30. Bb4 Nb7 31. Rbd1 $14 {1-0 (47) Petkov,S (2084)-Bazak,J IECC 2003}) (22... Rf8 23. Ra1 Na5 (23... Qb5 24. Rec1 $36) 24. Reb1 $1 e6 $5 (24... Rac8 $2 25. Bd1 $1 $18 {Komarov,D-Liss,E/Paris/1996/ Ftacnik,L}) 25. Bd1 Bc6 26. Be2 Qc8 27. Ne5 $36 (27. Bxa5 bxa5 28. Rxa5 Rb8 $11)) 23. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 24. Ng5+ Kg8 (24... Ke8 25. Qh3 $1 $40 Bxd4 26. Qxh7 b5 27. Bxa5 Qf6 28. Red1 $1 { 1-0 Poluljahov,A-Tseshkovsky,V/Krasnodar 1996 (42)}) 25. Qh3 h6 26. Ne6 $1 $40 {A.Shirov} (26. Qe6+ Kh8 27. Re3 (27. Nf7+ Kh7 28. Bxh6 {1-0 (32) Lobron,E (2590)-Konguvel,P (2395) Linares 1996} b5 $1) 27... b5 28. Nf7+ (28. Bxa5 Rc6 $1 29. Nf7+ Kh7 30. Ng5+ Kh8 $10) 28... Kh7 29. Ng5+ Kh8 30. Nf7+ Kh7 31. Ng5+ {1/2 (31) Lautier,J (2645)-Shirov,A (2695) Belgrade 1995 CBM 051 [Shirov]})) 22. Bxf7+ $1 {This sacrifice is the only way to cause Black any problems.} Kxf7 23. Qc4+ e6 24. Ng5+ Ke8 25. Nxe6 $44 {White has obtained excellent compensation for the piece: Black's king is exposed and under attack, and White's central passed pawns are his important trump for the future.} Qe7 26. Nxg7+ (26. d5 $5 Nd4 $1 (26... Ne5 27. Qb3 $44) 27. Qa4+ b5 28. Rxb5 Nxb5 29. Qxb5+ Kf7 30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. d6 Qxd6 32. Qxb7+ Qc7 33. Bc3+ Kh6 34. Bd2+ Kg7 $11 ) 26... Qxg7 27. Bc3 (27. Qe6+ $5 Qe7 (27... Ne7 28. d5) 28. Qg8+ Kd7 29. Qc4 Ke8 30. Qg8+ Kd7 31. Qc4 Ke8 32. Qa4 $5 Kf7 33. Qb3+ Kg7 34. Bc3 $44 {1-0 (68) Caire,F (2474)-Domanov,D (2446) Lechenicher SchachServer 2011}) 27... Nd8 ( 27... Nxd4 $1 28. Qxd4 Qxd4 29. Bxd4 Rc4 {led to an equal ending; however, Peter Svidler decided to play for a win, hoping to make use of his extra piece after all.}) 28. Qb3 Rc7 {Another risky decision.} (28... Rxc3 $5 29. Qxc3 Ne6 30. Rbd1 Rd8 {was possible here, consolidating Black's position.}) 29. Ba1 Rac8 30. d5 Qd7 31. Qb2 Qe7 32. Rbd1 {Now White evades a drawing line.} (32. Qh8+ Qf8 33. Qe5+ Qe7 $11 (33... Re7 $6 34. Qd4)) 32... Nf7 $6 (32... Rc2 33. Qh8+ Qf8 34. d6 Bc6 $1 35. d7+ Bxd7 36. Qxf8+ Kxf8 37. Rxd7 R2c7 38. Rd5 $13 {K}) 33. e5 {White's pawns have finally started their advance.} Rc2 34. Qb5+ Qd7 $2 {Black gives up a piece in a much inferior version to that available on move 27.} (34... Kf8 $142 35. e6 Nd6 36. Qb3 $44) 35. Qxd7+ Kxd7 36. e6+ Kd6 37. exf7 ({The best but very difficult move} 37. Bf6 $3 {was recommended by commentators (GM Pavel Maletin and others). After} Ng5 $1 (37... Nh6 $2 38. Be5+ Ke7 39. d6+ Kxe6 40. Bg7+) (37... R2c7 38. Bh4 $1 Rc4 $1 39. Bg3+ Ke7 40. exf7+ Kxf7 41. d6 Re8 $1 42. f4 $1 {White's d-pawn can hardly be stopped.}) 38. Be5+ $1 (38. Bxg5 Bxd5) 38... Kc5 $1 (38... Ke7 39. d6+ Kxe6 40. d7) 39. e7 $1 Bxd5 $1 40. e8=Q Rxe8 41. Bd4+ Kd6 42. Rxe8 {White should win.}) 37... Rf8 38. Re6+ Kd7 39. Rf6 Re2 $1 40. f4 (40. Bc3 Re7 41. Bb4 Rexf7 42. Rd6+ Kc8 { is harmless}) (40. Rf3 Re7 41. Ra3 a6 42. Bd4 Rexf7 43. Bxb6 {keeps an extra pawn but after} Rf5 $1 {it can hardly be converted. Instead, White decides to keep positional pressure.}) 40... Re7 41. Be5 Rexf7 42. Rd6+ Ke8 $2 (42... Ke7 $1 {was the right move, after which Black can activate his f8 rook (...Rf8-d8 or c8) and hold on.}) 43. Re1 (43. Ra1 {was possible but White finds a strong forced manoeuvre.}) 43... Re7 44. Rc1 Rff7 45. Bf6 $1 Rd7 46. Re6+ Kf8 47. d6 Kg8 {This attempt to rearrange pieces fails.} (47... a5 {, trying to create counterplay, might be a better chance.}) 48. h4 Rf8 49. Bg5 {Preventing 49... Rc8.} (49. Rc7 Rxc7 50. dxc7 {was another good possibility.}) 49... Kf7 (49... Kg7 50. h5 $1) 50. Rce1 Bc6 51. h5 $6 (51. Re7+ $1 Kg8 52. Rc1 $1 Rxd6 53. Rc7 $1 {, winning an exchange and the game, was not easy to find.}) 51... a5 $2 ( 51... gxh5 {was possible. It is not immediately clear how White can win.}) 52. Re7+ (52. hxg6+ hxg6 53. Re7+ Kg8 {was more accurate}) 52... Kg8 53. hxg6 hxg6 (53... Rxd6 54. gxh7+ Kh8 {was still possible but White should win anyway after } 55. R7e6 Rxe6 56. Rxe6 Ba8 57. Rxb6 Kxh7 58. Ra6 {etc.}) 54. R1e6 Rf7 55. Rxg6+ Kh7 56. Rh6+ Kg7 57. Ree6 {Black resigned a bit prematurely but after} ( 57. Ree6 Rf8 58. g4 {etc. White should gradually win.}) (57. g4 $5 {was even simpler.}) 1-0 [Event "chess.com sf blitz 1m+1spm"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2016.08.24"] [Round "29"] [White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C25"] [WhiteElo "2819"] [BlackElo "2791"] [PlyCount "23"] [EventDate "2016.08.23"] [EventType "match (blitz)"] [EventRounds "32"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2016.10.10"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O gxf3 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qxf3 Bh6 9. d4 Nxd4 10. Qh5+ Kg7 11. Bxf4 d6 12. Be5+ 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2011.01.29"] [Round "12"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Wang, Hao"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2814"] [BlackElo "2731"] [Annotator "Postny,E"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2011.01.14"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 141"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2011.03.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. Ngf3 Bg6 7. Be2 Ne7 { I know that some of the Caro-Kann specialists prefer to develop the knight on h6, with little concern about spoiling the pawn structure. Perhaps, it's a matter of taste, but, in practice Black achieve results superior to the move in the text. Here is the latest example:} (7... Nh6 8. O-O Be7 9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. Nb3 O-O 11. Qd2 Kg7 12. c3 f6 13. Qe3 Qc7 14. c4 Rae8 $132 {0-1 Edouard,R (2634)-Zhigalko,A (2566)/Moscow RUS 2011/The Week in Chess 850 (36)}) 8. Nh4 $1 {The best way to fight for an advantage.} c5 ({Black can also save his bishop by} 8... Nf5 9. Nxf5 Bxf5 10. g4 Bg6 11. h4 h6 12. h5 Bh7 {This position appeared in a couple of games. I believe that here Black's chances to equalise are higher than after the choice of Wang Hao.}) 9. c3 Nc6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Nf3 ({Another possible idea for White is} 11. a3 Rc8 (11... a5 12. a4 $14) 12. b4 cxd4 13. cxd4 {gaining space on the queenside.}) 11... Rc8 $6 {This standard move can't be so bad, but, I believe that Black's play should be more concrete. } (11... Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bd3 Qb6 14. Qe2 Rfc8 15. h4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 Qa6 18. Qd1 $1 $14 {1-0 Svidler,P (2735)-Macieja,B (2613)/Germany 2004/EXT 2005 (61)}) (11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Qa5+ 13. Kf1 {This is just a temporary inconvenience for the king. After g2-g3 he will find a safe shelter on g2. Later on White will start the plan that was realized in current game. The evaluation clearly favours White.}) (11... Qb6 $1 {If Black wants to continue to play this line, he has to be more active.} 12. O-O $5 (12. Qc2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qa5+ 14. Kf1 Rc8 $132 {The queen on c2 is vulnerable.}) 12... Qxb2 {Risky, but principled.} 13. Rb1 Qxc3 $2 (13... Qxa2 14. Rxb7 {White's compensation is obvious, but the objective evaluation is unclear to me. This position is worth being checked in practice. Here is a sample line:} c4 {It is recommended for Black to close the centre.} 15. Ng5 Nd8 16. Bg4 $5 {A very interesting rook sacrifice.} (16. Rb1 Be7 17. Bg4 $44) 16... Nxb7 17. Qf3 f5 (17... Nf6 18. exf6 Nd8 19. Re1 $1 $44) 18. Nxe6 Rc8 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Qxf5 Nb6 21. Bg5 Be7 22. Nxg7+ Kd8 {White has a perpetual check, but not more than that.}) 14. Rxb7 cxd4 (14... c4 15. Rc7 $18 {Black's knight doesn't have a good square in view of the threat Qd1-a4.}) 15. Bd2 Qa3 16. Bb5 Rc8 17. Qb1 $1 Be7 18. Rc1 $18) 12. O-O a6 {This plan is obviously slow. On the other hand, it's very hard to suggest an alternative idea. Due to doubled pawns on the kingside, Black can, in no way, realise the ...f7-f6 advance.} 13. g3 Be7 14. h4 b5 (14... Qb6 15. Rb1 {and Black has no good way to develop his initiative on the queenside.}) 15. a4 $1 {It is useful for White to open the a-file.} Qb6 16. axb5 axb5 17. Kg2 c4 {It should be noted, that castling is unsatisfactory for Black at any moment. In such a case White simply plays Rh1 followed by h4-h5 with an irresistible attack.} 18. Ng5 Qd8 19. Bg4 {Now some sacrifices on e6 or f7 are in the offing, therefore, Black's next more is practically forced.} Bxg5 20. Bxg5 Qc7 21. Rh1 {White's plan is incredibly prosaic, and there is nothing Black can do about it. His counterplay on the queenside is way too slow.} Nb6 22. h5 {Black is lost, where did he go that astray? I guess, the whole conception was wrong and the plan on the queenside too slow as well.} gxh5 23. Bxh5 Na4 {This allows a spectacular finish, but the position is lost anyway.} ( 23... g6 24. Bg4 {is not a relief for Black. Either the penetration along the h-line, or the manouevre Qd1-Qf3-Qf6 will be decisive.}) (23... Rf8 24. Qc2 g6 (24... Kd7 25. Qh7 $18) 25. Bg4 Ne7 26. Rh7 Nf5 {and here White has several winning ideas,} 27. Qc1 Qb7 28. Bd1 $18 {followed by Qc1-f4 and g3-g4 is just one good example.}) 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 25. Qf3+ Kg8 (25... Kg6 26. Bf6 $1 $18) 26. Rxh8+ Kxh8 27. Rh1+ Kg8 28. Qh5 Rf8 (28... Ne7 29. Bxe7 Qxe7 30. Qh8+ Kf7 31. Qxc8 $18) 29. Bf6 $1 (29. Bf6 Qd7 30. Qg6 $1 $18) 1-0 [Event "Zuerich Lichthof Champions"] [Site "Zuerich"] [Date "2006.08.22"] [Round "5"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E60"] [WhiteElo "2812"] [BlackElo "2710"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2006.08.22"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2006.09.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Qe8 7. Nc3 Na6 8. h3 e5 9. e4 Nd7 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. b3 Nc5 13. Be3 c6 14. Re2 a5 15. Qc2 a4 16. Rd1 axb3 17. axb3 Qe7 18. f4 Ned7 19. Bf2 Na6 20. Qa2 h5 21. b4 Nc7 22. Qd2 h4 23. g4 Ne6 24. Nf5 gxf5 25. exf5 Ra3 26. Ne4 d5 27. cxd5 cxd5 28. fxe6 fxe6 29. Ng5 Nf6 30. Bc5 Qc7 31. Nxe6 Bxe6 32. Rxe6 Rf7 33. g5 Ne4 34. Re8+ Kh7 35. Qxd5 Nxc5 36. bxc5 Bf8 37. g6+ Kxg6 38. Qg5+ Kh7 39. Be4+ Kh8 40. Qh6+ Kg8 41. Bh7+ Kh8 42. Bg6+ Kg8 43. Bh7+ Kh8 44. Bg6+ Kg8 45. Bxf7+ Qxf7 46. Qg5+ Kh7 47. Rxf8 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2011.01.26"] [Round "10"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D52"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2722"] [Annotator "Marin,M"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2011.01.14"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 141"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2011.03.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 h6 10. Bh4 c5 {Shirov displays the same readiness to defend his point of view as in the case of the New Arkhangelsk.} 11. Bc4 $5 Nxc3 $146 ({ Deviating from his the game played just the day before:} 11... cxd4 $146 12. Qxd4 $1 {Aronian,L (2805)-Shirov,A (2722)/Wijk aan Zee 2011/CBM 141/[Krasenkow] (1-0, 53)}) 12. bxc3 Ba3 13. Rb1 a6 14. Be2 O-O 15. O-O b5 16. c4 Bb4 17. Qc2 Bb7 18. Rfd1 bxc4 ({Before releasing the tension, it might have made sense to complete his development with} 18... Rac8 $5) 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Rd4 $36 Rab8 21. Ne5 Bd5 22. Be7 Rfe8 23. Bd6 Rbd8 24. Bh5 Rxd6 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Bxe8 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.23"] [Round "9.5"] [White "Mamedyarov, S.."] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2808"] [BlackElo "2782"] [PlyCount "145"] [EventDate "2018.06.23"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [EventCategory "22"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1233"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2018.06.25"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.06.26"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. g4 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. g5 Nh5 10. Bg3 g6 11. Qe2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bb4 14. Nf3 Bd7 15. Rd1 Qe7 16. O-O Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bc6 18. Nb5 Rfd8 19. Nbd4 Be4 20. Bc2 Bd5 21. e4 Bxa2 22. b3 e5 23. Nf5 gxf5 24. exf5 e4 25. f6 Qe6 26. Nd4 Qh3 27. Bxe4 Re8 28. Qf3 Nd7 29. Bf5 Ne5 30. Qe2 Ng4 31. Bxg4 Rxe2 32. Bxh3 Re5 33. Rd3 Rd8 34. Ra1 Bc5 35. Rxa2 Rxd4 36. Rxd4 Bxd4 37. Rd2 Bb6 38. Rc2 Rc5 39. Re2 h5 40. Bg2 Kf8 41. Bh3 Rxg5 42. Bd7 Kg8 43. Re7 Rd5 44. Be8 Rf5 45. Bxf7+ Kf8 46. Bc4 Rxf6 47. Re2 Bc5 48. Kg2 b6 49. f3 Rg6 50. Re5 Bd6 51. Rf5+ Kg7 52. f4 h4 53. Rf7+ Kh6 54. Kh3 hxg3 55. Kg2 Rg4 56. Rf6+ Rg6 57. Rf7 Rg4 58. f5 Be5 59. Re7 Re4 60. f6 Rf4 61. Rxe5 Rxf6 62. Re7 a5 63. Kxg3 Kg5 64. Re5+ Rf5 65. Rxf5+ Kxf5 66. Kf3 Ke5 67. Ke3 Kd6 68. Kd4 Kc6 69. Be2 b5 70. Bf3+ Kb6 71. Bg2 a4 72. b4 Ka6 73. Kc5 1-0 [Event "Linares 11th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "1993.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Kasparov, Garry"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D18"] [WhiteElo "2805"] [BlackElo "2710"] [Annotator "Dorfman,J"] [PlyCount "129"] [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 {Speelman,J Hertneck} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nh4 Bg6 (9... O-O) 10. h3 (10. f3) (10. Nxg6 { Hertneck} hxg6 11. h3 g5 $40) 10... O-O 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qc2 (12. Na2 { Hertneck} Bd6 13. b4 a5 14. b5 c5 $13 {Sokolov,I-Lautier,J, Chalkidiki 1992}) 12... Rc8 $6 (12... Qe7 $142) (12... e5 $2 {Hertneck} 13. Qxg6 $16) (12... a5 $5 {Speelman,J}) 13. Rd1 Qb6 (13... Qe7 14. Qb3 $1 {/\ 15.Na2}) (13... Qa5 { Speelman,J} 14. Na2 Bd6) 14. e4 c5 (14... e5 15. Be3 (15. dxe5 {Speelman,J} Nxe5 16. Ba2) (15. Na2 $5) 15... exd4 (15... Qa5 16. Ne2 Rfe8 $13) 16. Bxd4 Bc5 17. a5 Qc7 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. b4 Ncd7 20. Qd2 {/\ Qe3+/-}) 15. d5 Ne5 16. Be2 ( 16. Ba2 {Hertneck} c4 17. Be3 Bc5 $13) 16... exd5 (16... c4 17. Be3 (17. a5 $5 {Hertneck}) (17. Bf4 {Speelman,J}) 17... Bc5 18. a5 Qc7 19. d6 Qc6 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Qd2 {/\ 22.Qd4}) 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Nc6 19. Bc4 Nd4 20. Qd3 Rcd8 21. Be3 Rxd5 22. Bxd5 Rd8 23. Qc4 $16 Rd7 24. Rc1 (24. Rd1 {Speelman,J} Qa6 $5 25. Rxd4 $6 (25. Qxa6 bxa6 26. Bxd4 $5 (26. Kf1) 26... cxd4 27. Rxd4 $16) 25... cxd4 26. Qc8+ Kh7 27. Qxd7 dxe3 28. Qxf7 e2 29. f4 e1=Q+ 30. Kh2 Kh6 (30... g5 $5) 31. Qg8 Qh1+ $1 32. Kxh1 Qf1+ 33. Kh2 Qxf4+) 24... Qf6 25. Rd1 (25. Kf1 { Speelman,J} Ne6 26. g3 $5) 25... Ne6 {/\ Nc7} 26. Qb3 $1 a5 27. Rd3 Nf4 (27... Kf8 28. g3 $1 Ng5 (28... Nd4 29. Bxd4 cxd4 30. Rf3 $18) 29. Bxg5 $1 (29. e5 $6 Qxe5 $1 (29... Nxh3+ 30. Kh2 Qf5 31. Be4 $18) 30. f4 Qc7) 29... Qxg5 30. Rf3 f6 $16) 28. e5 $1 Qf5 (28... Qxe5 29. Bxf7+ $18) (28... Ne2+ {Speelman,J} 29. Kh1 $18) 29. Bxf4 Qxf4 30. e6 Rd8 (30... Re7 {Speelman,J} 31. exf7+ Kf8 32. Be6 $18 ) 31. e7 (31. exf7+ Kf8 32. g3 $18) (31. g3 {Speelman,J}) 31... Re8 32. Rf3 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Rxe7 34. Bxf7+ Kh7 35. Bxg6+ $1 (35. Qd3 $1 {Speelman,J} Qg5 36. Qd8 Qe5+ 37. g3 $18) 35... Kh6 (35... Kxg6 36. Qd3+ Kh6 37. Qd6+ $18) 36. Qd5 Qg5 37. Bf5 g6 38. h4 Qf6 (38... Qh5 {Speelman,J} 39. g4 $1) 39. Bd3 Qe5+ 40. Qxe5 Rxe5 41. Rf6 c4 42. Bxc4 $2 (42. Rxg6+ Kh5 (42... Kh7 $1 {Speelman,J} 43. Bb1 $1 (43. Re6+ $4 cxd3 44. Rxe5 Bd6 $1) 43... Re1 (43... Kh8 $1 $18) 44. Bf5 $18) 43. Kh3 cxd3 44. Rf6 Re4 45. g4+ Rxg4 46. Rf5+ $18 (46. Rf5+ Kg6 47. Kxg4 d2 48. Rd5)) 42... Be7 43. Rb6 Bc5 44. Rf6 (44. Rxb7 $2 {Speelman,J} Bxf2 45. Bg8 Kh5 $8) 44... Re4 (44... Be7 45. Rf4 (45. Rf7 {Speelman,J} Bxh4 46. g3 Be7 47. f4 $5 $16 Re3 48. Kh3 g5 $5 49. f5 Re4 50. f6 Rxc4 51. fxe7 Re4 52. b3 Kg6 53. e8=Q Rxe8 54. Rxb7 $16) 45... Bd6 46. g3 $18) 45. Bd3 (45. Rxg6+ $2 { Speelman,J} Kxg6 46. Bd3 Bxf2 47. Bxe4+ Kf6 $1 (47... Kh5 $2 48. Kh3 Bxh4 49. Bf3+ Kg5 50. g3 $1 $18) 48. g3 Ke5 49. Bc2 Be1 $14) 45... Rg4 (45... Rxh4+ { Speelman,J} 46. Kg3 Rd4) 46. Kh3 Be7 (46... Rxh4+ {Speelman,J} 47. Kxh4 $4 (47. Kg3 $1) 47... Be7) 47. Re6 (47. Kxg4 $18) (47. Kxg4 $5 {Speelman,J} Bxf6 48. b3 (48. f4 $5 Bxb2 $5 (48... Be7 $1 $16) 49. f5 gxf5+ 50. Bxf5 $18 Bd4 51. Bd3 Bf2 52. Kh3 Kg7 53. g4 Kf6 54. g5+ Ke5 55. Kg4 $18) 48... Bd4 49. f4 Be3 50. g3 Bf2 51. Bb5 Be1 52. Be8 Bf2 53. h5 g5 54. f5 Kg7 55. Kf3 Bc5 56. g4 Kf8 57. Bg6 Ke7 58. Ke4) 47... Rxh4+ 48. Kg3 Rd4 49. Rxg6+ Kh5 50. Bf5 Bd6+ (50... Bh4+ { Speelman,J} 51. Kh3 Bxf2 52. g4+) 51. Kf3 Bc5 52. g4+ Kh4 53. Rh6+ (53. Be4 { Speelman,J} Rd6 (53... Bd6 54. Rh6+ Kg5 55. Rh5+ Kf6 56. Rxa5 Rb4 57. Rf5+ $18) 54. Rg7 Rb6) 53... Kg5 54. Rg6+ Kh4 55. Be4 Rd6 (55... Rd2 $2 56. Rh6+ Kg5 57. Rh5+ $18) 56. Rg7 (56. Rxd6 {Speelman,J} Bxd6 57. Bxb7 $16) 56... Rf6+ 57. Bf5 Rb6 58. Rh7+ Kg5 59. Rh5+ Kf6 60. Bd3 Bd4 61. g5+ Kg7 62. Rh7+ Kf8 (62... Kg8 63. g6 $1 $18) 63. Bc4 Rxb2 64. Rf7+ Ke8 65. g6 (65. g6 {Speelman,J} Rxf2+ 66. Ke4 $18) 1-0 [Event "Paris GCT blitz"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "2016.06.11"] [Round "3"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2804"] [BlackElo "2770"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2016.06.11"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [EventCategory "22"] [SourceTitle "CBM 173"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2016.07.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 e6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. h3 Bh5 8. e4 O-O 9. Qe1 a5 10. Nh2 dxe4 11. dxe4 e5 12. Nc4 Nfd7 13. a4 Na6 14. Ng4 f6 15. Nge3 Nb4 16. Bd2 b6 17. h4 Re8 18. Bxb4 Bxb4 19. c3 Bf8 20. b4 Qc7 21. Bh3 Red8 22. Qb1 Bf7 23. Rd1 Ra7 24. Rd3 axb4 25. cxb4 b5 26. axb5 Rxa1 27. Qxa1 cxb5 28. Na3 Nb8 29. Nxb5 Qb6 30. Rxd8 Qxd8 31. Nd5 Nc6 32. Qc3 Nxb4 33. Nxb4 Qb8 34. Bf1 Qa8 35. Nd5 h5 36. Bc4 Qa4 37. Kg2 Bc5 38. Qb3 Qa1 39. Nxf6+ gxf6 40. Bxf7+ Kh8 41. Qf3 1-0 [Event "11th London Classic 2019"] [Site "London ENG"] [Date "2019.12.04"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Ding Liren"] [Black "Aronian, L.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2801"] [BlackElo "2775"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2019.12.02"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1309"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2019.12.10"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.12.10"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O a6 9. a4 Nd5 10. Bxc4 Nxf4 11. exf4 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qe2 b6 14. Rad1 Qe7 15. Rfe1 g6 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Ng5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Ra7 19. b4 Bxb4 20. Bxf7+ Rxf7 21. Nxf7 Qf8 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. Qe6+ Kg7 24. Rxd6 Rc7 25. g3 Qf7 26. Rc6 Rxc6 27. Qxc6 Qf8 28. Rc1 Nc5 29. Qxb6 Ne6 30. Qc6 Nd4 31. Qc7+ Kh6 32. Qxc8 Qe7 33. Rd1 Nf3+ 34. Kg2 Qe4 35. Kh3 Nd4 1-0 [Event "Saint Louis blitz"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2017.08.18"] [Round "18"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D02"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2739"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "2017.08.17"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "USA"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 180"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.09.13"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bg3 Nf6 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 dxc4 8. Bxc4 c5 9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Bxg3 11. hxg3 Nc6 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. O-O Rad8 14. Qe2 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Rad1 Bg4 17. f3 Qxg3 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. fxg4 Kg8 20. Ne4 Nxe4 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Qc4+ Kh8 23. Qxe4 h6 24. Qe7 Rc8 25. Rf4 b6 26. b3 Rg8 27. a4 a6 28. Kf1 Qh2 29. Kf2 Qh1 30. g5 Qa1 31. gxh6 Qb2+ 32. Kf3 gxh6 33. Qf6+ Qxf6 34. Rxf6 b5 35. Rxh6+ Kg7 36. Rxa6 bxa4 37. Rxa4 Rb8 38. Ra5 Rc8 39. g4 Kf6 40. Kf4 Ke6 41. g5 Kd5 42. b4 Rf8+ 43. Kg4 Ke4 44. Rxc5 1-0 [Event "Dortmund SuperGM 40th"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "2012.07.22"] [Round "9"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Meier, Georg"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D41"] [WhiteElo "2799"] [BlackElo "2644"] [Annotator "Kramnik,V"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2012.07.13"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 150"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2012.09.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 {No big theory today... Keine große Theorie heute...} Nc6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 (6... exd5 {is more common: ist geläufiger:} 7. Bb5 Bd6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Bg4 11. Bb2 Bd6 12. h3 Bh5 13. Be2 a6 14. Nh4 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 $14 {Kramnik-Polgar, Baku rapid 2010}) 7. Bc4 (7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4 {is a tabiya. ist eine Tabiya.}) 7... cxd4 8. exd4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 {Here Georg was already on his own obviously, but managed to find over the board a very interesting way of playing. Hier war Georg offensichtlich bereits auf sich allein gestellt, schaffte es aber, am Brett eine sehr interessante Spielweise zu finden.} Bf6 {Threatening ...Nb6, winning a pawn. Droht ...Nb6, was einen Bauern gewinnt.} 11. Bb3 (11. Ne4 {is the main theoretical continuation, but in general I believe White should try to put pressure on Black's knight on d5 if he wants to fight for advantage in this structure. ist die theoretische Hauptfortsetzung, aber generell glaube ich, Weiß sollte versuchen, den schwarzen Springer auf d5 unter Druck zu setzen, wenn er in dieser Struktur um Vorteil kämpfen will.} b6 12. a3 Bb7 13. Qd3 Rc8 14. Bd2 Nce7 {with a very complicated position, but Black is perfectly fine in my opinion. mit einer sehr komplizierten Stellung, aber Schwarz steht meines Erachtens absolut ordentlich.}) 11... Nde7 {A new and very unusual way of playing this type of position, but possibly the best, at least computer programs give it their approval. Eine neue und sehr ungewöhnliche Weise, diesen Stellungstyp zu behandeln, aber womöglich die beste, zumindest geben ihr Computerprogramme ihre Zustimmung.} (11... Nce7 12. Ne5 $5) (11... b6 12. Nxd5 exd5 13. Ne5 $14) 12. Bf4 $5 {I was not sure that this continuation is entirely correct, but it seemed to me to be the only way to complicate matters and to play for a win. White has some play for the pawn, but objectively Black is fine, of course. Ich war nicht sicher, ob diese Fortsetzung vollauf korrekt ist, aber sie schien mir der einzige Weg zu sein, die Dinge zu komplizieren und auf Gewinn zu spielen. Weiß hat einiges Spiel für den Bauern, aber objektiv steht Schwarz natürlich ordentlich.} (12. Be3 {was "correct", but leading to simplifications and very likely to a draw. war "korrekt", führte aber zu Vereinfachung und sehr wahrscheinlich zum Remis.} Nf5 13. d5 {There is no decent way to protect this pawn. Es gibt keine ordentliche Möglichkeit, diesen Bauern zu decken.} Nxe3 14. Rxe3 exd5 $11) (12. Re4 {is too artificial and just can't be right - ist zu künstlich und kann einfach nicht richtig sein -} b6 $11) 12... Bxd4 {The simplest. Am einfachsten.} (12... Nxd4 { the computer likes even more. gefällt dem Computer sogar noch besser.} 13. Ne4 (13. Nxd4 Bxd4 {and Black is not worse, at a minimum, although the position is still very complicated. und Schwarz steht zumindest nicht schlechter, obwohl die Stellung noch immer sehr kompliziert ist.} 14. Qf3 (14. Nb5 Bb6) (14. Bg5 f6) 14... Ng6 15. Bg3 Qf6) 13... Nxb3 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Qxb3 {is very unclear. ist sehr unklar.}) 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bc4 {At least White has two bishops now. Wenigstens hat Weiß jetzt die zwei Läufer.} Nec6 {By far not the only move, but the most "human". Bei weitem nicht der einzige Zug, aber der "menschlichste".} 15. Rc1 {A good move, keeping the tension. Ein guter Zug, die Spannung wird aufrechterhalten.} (15. Qh5 {was tempting, but I didn't like it because of war verlockend, missfiel mir aber wegen} Qa5 $1 {and White has to change queens. und Weiß muss die Damen tauschen.} 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Bd3 Nac6 $11) 15... Qf6 16. Bc7 $1 (16. Bd6 Rd8 17. Ne4 Qg6) 16... e5 {My opponent, being seriously behind on the clock, is trying to clarify the position. A very logical and natural decision, but things are not so easy for Black here suddenly. Mein Gegner, auf der Uhr ernstlich im Hintertreffen, versucht, die Position zu klären. Eine sehr logische und natürliche Entscheidung, aber hier ist die Sache für Schwarz plötzlich nicht so einfach.} ({Probably it was better to play Besser war wahrscheinlich} 16... Qe7 17. Bg3 Rd8 18. Qh5 Nf5 19. Bf4 Bd7 {with an unclear complicated position, where Black is rather solid, but White has his play for the pawn also. mit einer unklaren komplizierten Stellung, wo Schwarz recht fest steht, aber auch Weiß sein Spiel für den Bauern hat.}) 17. Nd5 Qg5 18. f4 $1 {Now it gets tactical, and you need to calculate variations precisely. Nun wird es taktisch, und man muss Varianten genau berechnen.} exf4 19. Bxf4 Qh4 (19... Qg4 20. Be3 {- a choice of the computer - - eine Computerwahl -} (20. Bd6 $5) 20... Qxd1 21. Rexd1 Ne6 22. Bb5 {and White has more than enough play for the pawn. und Weiß hat mehr als genug Spiel für den Bauern.}) (19... Qg6 {is not an option: ist keine Option:} 20. Qxd4 $1 Nxd4 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Nxg6+ hxg6 23. Bd6 $16 Rd8 24. Be7) 20. Bg3 ( 20. Re4 $5 {I was trying to make this work during the game but it is not clear: Während der Partie versuchte ich, dies zum Funktionieren zu bringen, aber es ist nicht klar:} Bg4 (20... Ne6 $13 21. g3 Qd8 22. Be3) 21. Qd2 (21. Bd6 $13) 21... Nf3+ $1 22. gxf3 Bxf3 {with a total mess, for instance mit totalem Durcheinander, zum Beispiel} 23. Bd3 Qg4+ 24. Kf2 Qg2+ 25. Ke3 Qh3 $13) 20... Qd8 $2 {The only mistake of my opponent in this game, but in such a sharp position you pay the full price for it. Der einzige Fehler meines Gegners in dieser Partie, aber in einer solchen scharfen Stellung zahlt man den vollen Preis dafür.} (20... Qg5 {was obligatory, with a very sharp play which seems to end in a more or less equal position: war Pflicht, mit sehr scharfem Spiel, welches in eine mehr oder weniger ausgeglichene Stellung zu münden scheint:} 21. Re4 $1 (21. Bf4 {White has a draw if he wants, of course. Weiß hat ein natürlich ein Remis, wenn er will.} Qh4) 21... Nf5 $1 (21... Bf5 22. Rxd4 Nxd4 23. Bf4 $1) 22. Rg4 $1 Qh6 $8 (22... Qd8 23. Bc7) 23. Bf4 Qe6 $8 24. Nc7 (24. Qf1 $5 $13) 24... Qe4 $1 25. Nxa8 Ne3 26. Qf3 $1 Qxf3 27. gxf3 Nxc4 $1 28. Rg2 N4e5 29. Bxe5 Nxe5 {Not an easy line to calculate, I must admit. Ein nicht leicht zu berechnendes Abspiel, muss ich zugeben.}) 21. Nc7 Rb8 22. Nb5 Ra8 23. Bd6 $1 {That is what Georg has missed in his calculations. Now Black is in trouble all of a sudden. Dies ist, was Georg in seinen Berechnungen übersehen hatte. Urplötzlich ist Schwarz in Schwierigkeiten.} Re8 {Not seeing a nice combination which is winning by force. Anyway, there was nothing really satisfactory for Black already. Übersieht eine schöne Kombination, die forciert gewinnt. Allerdings gab es sowieso bereits nichts wirklich Befriedigendes für Schwarz mehr.} (23... Nxb5 $142 {was more stubborn, but White wins an exchange in all variations and later the game normally also: war hartnäckiger, aber Weiß gewinnt in allen Varianten eine Qualität und später normalerweise auch die Partie:} 24. Bxf8 Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Kxf8 26. Bxb5 Be6 (26... Qxb5 $2 27. Qd6+) 27. Bxc6) 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 25. Qh5+ g6 26. Qxh7+ Kf6 27. Nxd4 $1 {The best and the simplest. Das Besten und Einfachste.} Nxd4 (27... Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Qxd6 29. Rf1+ (29. Qh8+ {also wins - gewinnt auch -} Kf7 30. Nxc6) 29... Ke5 (29... Bf5 30. Nxf5 Qc5+ 31. Ne3+) 30. Nf3+ Kd5 31. Rd1+ Kc5 32. Rxd6) 28. Qh4+ Kf7 29. Rc7+ (29. Qxd4 {is also winning, of course, but the text is more precise. gewinnt ebenfalls, natürlich, aber der Text ist genauer. }) 29... Bd7 (29... Qxc7 30. Qh7+ Kf6 31. Rf1+ Bf5 32. Bxc7) 30. Qh7+ Kf6 31. Rf1+ Ke6 {A generous gesture from my opponent :) Eine großzügige Geste von meinem Gegner :)} (31... Nf5 32. Rxd7 Qb6+ 33. Kh1) 32. Qxg6+ Kd5 33. Rc5# 1-0 [Event "London Classic 4th"] [Site "London"] [Date "2012.12.06"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "McShane, Luke J"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D15"] [WhiteElo "2795"] [BlackElo "2713"] [Annotator "Kramnik,V"] [PlyCount "97"] [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 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 dxc4 6. a4 e6 7. Bg2 c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nbd7 10. Nc2 Qc7 (10... Bc5 {was played against me by Karjakin in a blitz tournament in Moscow 2009, but after wurde von Karjakin gegen mich in einem Blitzturnier in Moskau 2009 gespielt, aber nach} 11. Ne3 Ne5 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. a5 Rb8 14. Na4 Bb4 15. f4 Neg4 16. Nxc4 Bd7 17. h3 Bb5 18. b3 Nh6 19. g4 {I quickly achieved a winning position. erreichte ich schnell eine Gewinnstellung.}) 11. Bf4 $146 {An interesting, although far from clear, continuation, which I analysed a long time ago. I could not remember clearly the lines, but decided to try it anyway. Eine interessante, wenngleich keineswegs klare Fortsetzung, die ich vor langer Zeit analysiert hatte. Ich konnte mich nicht klar an die Varianten erinnern, beschloss aber, es trotzdem zu versuchen.} (11. Qd4 {was played by me more than fifteen years ago(!) in my game against Boris Gelfand, Linares 1997. wurde von mir vor mehr als fünfzehn Jahren (!) gespielt, in meiner Partie gegen Boris Gelfand, Linares 1997.} Bc5 $1 12. Qh4 Be7 $1 13. Na3 Ne5 {and Boris managed to equalise. und Boris gelang es auszugleichen.}) 11... e5 (11... Qc5 $143 12. Rc1 Be7 13. Ne3) 12. Bd2 { The point, now White wants to play Ne3 and Nd5 and Black has to react; the game becomes very sharp. Die Pointe, jetzt will Weiß Ne3 und Nd5 spielen, und Schwarz muss reagieren; das Spiel wird sehr scharf.} (12. Bg5 $143 h6) 12... Nc5 (12... Bc5 $143 13. Ne3 Bxe3 (13... O-O 14. Rc1 Rb8 15. Ncd5) 14. Bxe3 O-O 15. a5 {und Weiß hat offensichtlich Vorteil.}) 13. Bg5 Be6 (13... Nb3 { was a serious alternative and possibly more precise: war eine ernste Alternative und eventuell genauer:} 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. a5 {The most interesting move here in my opinion. Meines Erachtens der interessanteste Zug hier.} (16. Rb1 Be6 17. Nce3 Rc8) (16. Ra2 Be6 17. a5 Bc5) 16... Nxa1 17. Qxa1 {White definitely has play for the exchange, but the position is very unclear. Weiß hat definitiv Spiel für die Qualität, aber die Stellung ist sehr unklar.} Bc5 18. Rd1 $13) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nce3 (16. a5 {is safer, but looks rather equal after ist sicherer, sieht aber ziemlich ausgeglichen aus nach} Nb3 17. Ra4 Nxa5 18. Nce3 Bh6 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Rxc4 O-O 21. Rc3 Rc8 $11) 16... Nb3 17. a5 $1 {A risky, but logical sac. Now Luke spent almost an hour on his next move and still did not choose the best one. I have to say that the position is very complicated and difficult to play. Ein riskantes, aber logisches Opfer. Nun verbrauchte Luke fast eine Stunde für seinen nächsten Zug und wählte dennoch nicht den besten. Dazu muss ich sagen, dass die Stellung sehr kompliziert und schwer zu spielen ist.} Rc8 (17... Nxa1 18. Qa4+ $1 {that is the point Das ist die Pointe.} Bd7 19. Qxa1 Bc5 20. Nxc4 { and White's initiative is very powerful here, for example und die Initiative von Weiß ist hier sehr kraftvoll, zum Beispiel} Be6 21. Rd1 Rb8 22. Qc1 Bd4 23. Ncb6 $36) (17... Bh6 {doesn't help either: hilft ebenfalls nicht:} 18. Nxc4 Nxa1 19. Ncb6 $16 Rb8 20. Qa4+ Kf8 21. Rxa1 Kg7 22. Rd1 Qe8 23. Qh4 Bg5 24. Qh5 {and I wouldn't like to be Black here obviously. , und ich wäre hier bestimmt nicht gerne Schwarz.}) (17... Bc5 $142 $1 18. Ra4 {I would definitely prefer White here, but Black can resist: Ich würde hier definitiv Weiß vorziehen, aber Schwarz kann sich wehren:} Nxa5 $1 (18... Rc8 19. Nxc4 Nd4 20. Nc3 Ba7 21. b3) 19. Nxc4 (19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Rxa5 Rd8 21. Qc2) (19. Qc1 $5) 19... Nc6 { and although there is a lot of play for White, things are not totaly clear. The following line is best, according to the computers, and at the end White has a serious initiative in a messy position. , und obwohl es eine Menge Spiel für Weiß gibt, ist die Sache nicht absolut klar. Die folgende Variante ist, laut den Computern, am besten, und am Ende hat Weiß eine ernste Initiative in einer chaotischen Stellung.} (19... Nxc4 20. Rxc4 Rc8 21. Qc2 Bxd5 22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. Qxc5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 {looks unpleasant sieht unangenehm aus.}) 20. e3 Rc8 21. Qh5 Bxd5 22. Rd1 Bd4 23. exd4 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Nxd4 25. Bd5 Rc7 26. Rcxd4 $1 exd4 27. Rxd4 Qd7 28. Kg2 h6 29. Qf3) 18. Ra4 Nd4 (18... Nxa5 {is much less efficient already ist bereits weit weniger wirksam:} 19. Nxf6+ (19. Rxa5 $5 Qxa5 20. Nxf6+ Ke7 21. Ned5+ Kd8) 19... Qxf6 20. Rxa5 e4 21. Qc2 {White is better here clearly Weiß steht hier klar besser.} Bg7 22. Rb1 c3 23. bxc3) ( 18... Bc5 19. Nxc4 $16) 19. Nb6 Rc7 20. Rxc4 {This strong move was admittedly underestimated by my opponent. Diesen starken Zug wurde von meinem Gegner zugegebenerweise unterschätzt.} (20. Nexc4 Bg4 $13) 20... Bxc4 (20... Bc5 21. Nbd5 Rc8 22. Qd3) 21. Nexc4 $16 Nb5 {Probably not the best, although there is no good advice one can give. Wahrscheinlich nicht am besten, wenngleich guter Rat teuer ist.} (21... Bc5 22. e3 Bxb6 23. Nxb6 $16) (21... Be7 22. e3 Ne6 23. Qa4+ Kf8 24. Nd5 $16) 22. Qb1 {Computers prefer Qa4, but I like to put my queen on f5. Die Computer bevorzugen Qa4, aber ich stelle meine Dame gerne nach f5.} Qd4 23. Rd1 Qc5 24. e3 (24. Ne3 {Again, computers prefer this direct approach, but e3 looks very human, just stopping Black's only active idea ... Nd4 and White slowly starts to improve his position: Erneut bevorzugen die Computer diese direkte Herangehensweise, aber e3 sieht sehr menschlich aus, es wird einfach die einzige aktive schwarze Idee ...Nd4 verhindert, und Weiß geht langsam daran, seine Stellung zu verbessern:} Nd4 25. Ned5 Nxe2+ 26. Kf1 $18) 24... Be7 {Black has no moves practically, so from now on White just have to choose which of many attractive possibilities to play. Schwarz hat praktisch keine Züge, daher muss sich Weiß von jetzt an lediglich aussuchen, welche von vielen attraktiven Möglichkeiten er spielen will.} 25. Qf5 Kf8 26. Bd5 Kg7 27. Qg4+ Kh6 28. e4 {Playing for direct mate, although Bxf7 was good as well. Spielt auf direktes Matt, wobei Bxf7 ebenfalls gut war.} Nd4 29. Ne3 { I was already looking for mate, not paying too much attention to the other side of the board, but in fact our silicon friend (enemy?) discovers a very nice geometrical motif instead: Ich suchte bereits nach dem Matt und zollte daher der anderen Brettseite nicht viel Aufmerksamkeit, unser Silikon-Freund (Feind?) jedoch entdeckt stattdessen ein sehr schönes geometrisches Motiv:} ( 29. b4 $1 Qxb4 30. Rxd4 exd4 31. Qf4+ Kg7 32. Qxc7 {winning. mit Gewinn.}) 29... f5 {Here I took time to calculate variations and actually saw the whole line which happened in the game, including Qg4, which clarifies matters completely. I must admit, my opponent has only moves all the time, so it was not very difficult. Hier ließ ich mir Zeit, die Varianten zu berechnen, und sah tatsächlich das ganze Abspiel, zu dem es in der Partie kam, einschließlich Qg4, was die Sache endgültig klärt. Ich muss zugeben, mein Gegner hat die ganze Zeit einzige Züge, sehr schwer war es daher nicht.} 30. Qh3+ Kg7 31. Rxd4 $1 exd4 32. Nxf5+ Kf8 33. Qh6+ Ke8 34. Bxf7+ Kd8 (34... Kxf7 35. Qg7+ $18) 35. Qg7 Rf8 36. Nxd4 (36. Nd5 {is good enough as well. ist ebenfalls gut genug.}) 36... Rc6 (36... Rxf7 37. Qxf7 Qxd4 38. Qg8+ Bf8 39. Qxf8#) 37. Nxc6+ bxc6 (37... Qxc6 38. Qxh7 Bf6 39. Nd5 $18) 38. Qg4 $1 Kc7 { Otherwise White mates on d7 or c8. Ansonsten setzt Weiß auf d7 oder c8 matt.} 39. Qd7+ Kb8 40. Qd2 {Pure stupidity. Seeing that Luke had 15 seconds left for his last move, I decided instead of the planned Kg2 to play something unexpected, hoping to win on time. Reine Dummheit. Sehend, dass Luke 15 Sekunden für seinen letzten Zug hatte, beschloss ich, statt des geplanten Kg2 etwas Unerwartetes zu spielen - in der Hoffnung, auf Zeit zu gewinnen.} Kc7 ( 40... Bg5 $1 {was an incredible tricky move, which would not save the game, but at least prolong it. Well, I am not sure anyone would find it with just seconds on his clock. war ein unglaublich trickreicher Zug, der die Partie zwar nicht retten, aber zumindest verlängern würde. Nun, ich bin nicht sicher, dass ihn mit nur Sekunden auf seiner Uhr jeder finden würde.} 41. Nd7+ Kc8 $1 42. Qd1 {The simplest Am einfachsten.} Rd8 43. Qg4 $1 Qe7 (43... Rxd7 44. Be6) 44. Nf6+ Kb7 45. Qxg5 Qxf7 46. e5 {easily winning. mit leichtem Gewinn.}) 41. Qd7+ Kb8 42. Kg2 {No more cheap tricks :) Keine billigen Tricks mehr :)} Bd6 {It is completely lost anyway, White has a material advantage and an attack in addition. Es ist sowieso komplett verloren, Weiß hat Materialvorteil und obendrein noch Angriff.} (42... Rd8 43. Qxd8+ Bxd8 44. Nd7+ Ka7 45. Nxc5 $18) (42... Rxf7 43. Qc8+ Ka7 44. Qc7#) 43. b4 Qd4 44. Qxc6 { The rest is simple and easy. White has a number of wins on every next move. Usually I am quite strong when I am five pawns up :) Der Rest ist einfach. Weiß hat bei jedem der nächsten Züge eine Reihe von Gewinnmöglichkeiten. Gewöhnlich bin ich recht stark, wenn ich fünf Bauern mehr habe :)} Ka7 45. Kh3 Qd1 46. Nc8+ Rxc8 47. Qxc8 Qf1+ 48. Kg4 h5+ 49. Kxh5 {I was slightly worried about blundering some stalemate, but there is nothing he can do about his bishop fortunately :) Ich war leicht besorgt, noch irgendein Patt zu übersehen, aber zum Glück kann er ja mit seinem Läufer nichts machen :)} 1-0 [Event "Corsica Masters rap 10th"] [Site "Bastia"] [Date "2006.11.05"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2792"] [BlackElo "2607"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2006.11.05"] [EventType "k.o. (rapid)"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2007"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2006.11.23"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Re1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Qxd4 Nd7 19. Ra3 Nc5 20. Qc4 Qf6 21. f4 Re8 22. Rg3 Qe6 23. Qxe6 Nxe6 24. f5 Nc5 25. Rge3 d5 26. f3 d4 27. Ra3 Rxf5 28. Rd1 Rf6 29. Rxd4 Rb8 30. Rc4 Nb3 31. Be3 c5 32. Kf2 h6 33. Ke2 Nd4+ 34. Bxd4 cxd4 35. b4 Rfb6 36. Rb3 Rb5 37. Kd3 Rh5 38. Kxd4 Rxh2 39. b5 Rd2+ 40. Kc5 h5 41. b6 h4 42. f4 h3 43. Rcc3 h2 44. Rh3 Rc2+ 45. Kb5 Rf2 46. e5 Rxf4 47. Rxh2 Re4 48. Kc6 Rxe5 49. b7 g6 50. Kc7 Ree8 51. Rg2 Kf7 52. Rf3+ Ke6 53. Rxg6+ Kd5 54. Rf5+ Ke4 55. Rb5 Rh8 56. Rg4+ Kf3 57. Rc4 Ke3 58. Rb3+ Kd2 59. Rg4 Kc2 60. Rf3 Kd2 61. Rg2+ Ke1 62. Rb3 1-0 [Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"] [Site "Nice"] [Date "2009.03.14"] [Round "1"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Leko, Peter"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C95"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2751"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2009.03.14"] [EventType "tourn (rapid)"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2009.05.05"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b3 g6 16. Ba3 Qc7 17. Qc2 Bg7 18. Rad1 Rac8 19. Bb2 Nh5 20. Bf1 bxa4 21. bxa4 d5 22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. c4 dxe4 25. c5 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 e3 27. fxe3 Rcd8 28. Nc4 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Qe7 30. Nd6 Rd8 31. Qd4 Rf8 32. Bc4 Bc8 33. Rb1 Ng3 34. e4 Qg5 35. Bxf7+ Rxf7 36. Qh8+ 1-0 [Event "Linares 26th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "2009.02.19"] [Round "1"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "2791"] [BlackElo "2761"] [Annotator "Rogozenco,D"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2009.02.19"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 129"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2009.03.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5 15. Qf3 d5 {Radjabov remains true to his beloved variation.} 16. cxd5 fxe4 17. Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rfd1 f5 {A very rare move, played only twice in 2006.} ({However, the main} 18... Qd7 {still remains a reasonable option for Black, since his chances to draw are very high. For example:} 19. d6 Rb6 20. Qd3 Rd8 21. Rac1 Bf8 22. Rc7 Qxc7 23. Bxh7+ Kg7 24. dxc7 Rxd3 25. Bxd3 Bxa3 ({worse is} 25... Rc6 26. Nc2 f5 27. Ne3 e4 28. Bb1 Rxc7 29. g4 $1 {1-0 Galkin,A (2616) -Khairullin,I (2533)/Moscow 2006 (60)}) 26. bxa3 Rc6 27. Be4 Rxc7 28. Bd5 Rc3 29. h4 Bf5 (29... Rxa3 $5) 30. Bb3 a5 31. a4 {1/2-1/2 Istratescu,A (2628) -Khairullin,I (2554)/Plovdiv 2008} (31. a4 bxa4 32. Bxa4 Rc4 $11)) 19. d6 Qf6 20. Bc6 Be6 21. Bd5 Rbd8 22. Qb3 Bf7 (22... Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Kh8 24. Rad1 { secured White a large advantage in Vehi Bach,V (2385)-Kosintseva,T (2479)/ Kusadasi 2006.}) 23. Nc2 Rxd6 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. Rxd6 Qxd6 26. Ne3 f4 (26... Qg6 27. a4 $1 bxa4 28. Qxa4 $14) 27. Rd1 Qg6 28. Nd5 Bf8 $146 {In order to achieve an advantage White must blockade his opponent's central pawns (by taking control over the square in front of the black e-pawn). Bringing the bishop to d4 looks like a good idea, but only if Black succeeds in avoiding some static positions without counterplay.} ({In the game Bobras,P (2535) -Yakovich,Y (2583)/Port Erin 2006 Black won after having been lost on the way: } 28... Kh8 29. Nc3 (29. f3 e4 $132) 29... f3 (29... e4 $2 30. Nxe4 $16) 30. g3 Qf5 31. Rd8+ Bf8 32. Nd1 Kg7 33. Ne3 Qg6 34. Qc3 {White has a clear advantage.} Qb1+ 35. Rd1 Qe4 36. Rd5 Be7 37. h4 Bf6 38. Kh2 h5 39. Qc8 Be7 40. Qxa6 Bxh4 41. gxh4 $4 (41. Qe6 Bf6 42. Nf5+ Kg6 43. Nd6 $18) 41... Qxh4+ 42. Kg1 Kh7 43. Nf5 Rg7+ 44. Nxg7 Qg5+ {and White got mated.}) 29. f3 Kh8 {A natural move, but Radjabov connects it with the wrong idea to double on the g-file.} (29... Bc5+ 30. Kf1 Kg7 {was more precise, with good chances to equalize. For instance:} 31. Nc3 Bd4 32. Ne4 Rc7 {and Black solves his problems.}) 30. Nc3 Rg7 $2 { This will turn out to be the decisive waste of time.} (30... Bc5+ 31. Kf1 Bd4 { was necessary, and if White continues similarly to the game} 32. Ne4 {then} Rc7 {and again Black controls the c-file and should have no problems to hold the balance.}) 31. Rd2 Bc5+ 32. Kf1 Bd4 33. Ne4 Rc7 34. Rc2 $1 {This move is possible due to Radjabov's mistake 30...Rg7. Now Black doesn't have any activity and cannot exploit the centralized position of his bishop. After the inevitable exchange of rooks at some moment White's Q+N will be much stronger than Black's Q+B.} Rc6 35. Qd3 Kg7 36. b3 h6 37. g4 $1 {Black's position is more difficult than it appears. White prepares the attack on the kingside and there is nothing Black can do to prevent it.} fxg3 (37... Qe6 38. h4 Qd7 (38... Qc8 39. Nd6 $16) 39. h5 $16 Qc7 $140 40. Ng5 $1 hxg5 41. Qg6+ Rxg6 42. Rxc7+ $18) 38. hxg3 Qe6 39. Kg2 Qc8 40. Rxc6 Qxc6 41. Qd2 $16 Qe6 ({After} 41... h5 42. Qg5+ Qg6 43. Qe7+ Qf7 44. Qd6 Qg6 45. Qd7+ Qf7 46. Qc6 Qg6 47. Nd6 { White wins material.}) 42. g4 Qc6 {The centralized bishop on d4 is completely out of play and Black has nothing better than to wait.} 43. Ng3 Kh7 44. Nf5 Bb6 45. Qd3 Kh8 46. Qe2 Bc7 47. Qd2 Kh7 (47... e4 {runs into mate after} 48. Qd4+) 48. Ne7 Qc5 ({After} 48... Qd6 49. Qc2+ Kh8 50. Nf5 Qb6 {White must be careful to avoid} 51. Nxh6 $2 Qxh6 52. Qxc7 Qd2+ {with a draw, but 51.Qe4 instead keeps the position winning.}) 49. Qd3+ Kh8 50. Qd7 {The final stage of attack: White penetrates with both pieces, creating decisive threats.} e4 51. Qe8+ Kg7 52. Nf5+ Kf6 53. Qxe4 Bb6 54. Kh3 h5 55. g5+ $1 Kxg5 56. Ne7 Kf6 57. Nd5+ Kg7 58. Qe5+ Kh6 59. Qf6+ Kh7 60. Qf7+ Kh6 61. Ne7 1-0 [Event "Wch Candidates - Blitz tiebreaks"] [Site "Kazan"] [Date "2011.05.09"] [Round "1.10"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A14"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2744"] [PlyCount "159"] [EventDate "2011.05.09"] [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 143"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2011.07.15"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "300+3"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. e3 c5 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. d4 Qd8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15. Bg2 cxd4 16. exd4 Nd7 17. d5 exd5 18. Qxd5 Bf6 19. Rad1 Bxb2 20. Qxd7 a5 21. Rfe1 Qxd7 22. Rxd7 Ba3 23. Bd5 Bc5 24. Re4 Rfd8 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Be6 Rxd7 27. Bxd7 Rd8 28. Bb5 Rd2 29. Rf4+ Ke7 30. a4 Rd4 31. Rf3 Rd6 32. Rf4 Rf6 33. Re4+ Re6 34. Rg4 g6 35. Kg2 h5 36. Rc4 Kf6 37. Rf4+ Kg7 38. Rc4 Kf6 39. h4 Re5 40. Rc3 Rd5 41. Rc2 Re5 42. Rd2 Kg7 43. Bc4 Kf6 44. Rd8 Kg7 45. Bd3 Re6 46. Bc4 Rd6 47. Rg8+ Kh7 48. Re8 Rd2 49. Be2 Kg7 50. Re6 Rb2 51. f4 Rxb3 52. Bb5 Re3 53. Rc6 Kh7 54. Rc7+ Re7 55. Rc8 Kg7 56. Bd3 Rd7 57. Be4 Rd2+ 58. Kh3 Rd7 59. Rc6 Rd6 60. Rc7+ Kf6 61. Bc2 Rd4 62. Bb3 Be7 63. Bc4 Rd6 64. Kg2 Rd2+ 65. Kf3 Rd6 66. Ke4 Rd8 67. Bd5 Rd6 68. Rb7 Rd8 69. Rxb6+ Rd6 70. Rb5 Bd8 71. Rb7 Be7 72. Ra7 Rb6 73. Rxa5 Rb4+ 74. Kf3 Rd4 75. Ra6+ Kg7 76. Be4 Rd6 77. Rxd6 Bxd6 78. a5 Bc5 79. a6 Kf6 80. Ke2 1-0 [Event "Dortmund SuperGM 26th"] [Site "Dortmund"] [Date "1998.06.27"] [Round "2"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Svidler, Peter"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D86"] [WhiteElo "2790"] [BlackElo "2690"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,L"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "1998.06.26"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GER"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 066"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.09.30"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Kostakiev,D} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qd8 12. d5 Ne5 13. Bc3 ( 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 (14... Nxd7 15. Rc1 O-O 16. O-O $14) 15. O-O (15. Bc3 Qg4 (15... Rc8 16. O-O Nf3+ 17. gxf3 Rxc3 18. Nxc3 Bxc3 19. Rc1 Be5 20. Kg2 $13) 16. O-O (16. Qa4+ Qd7 17. Qb3 Qg4 18. Qxb7 O-O $17) 16... Qxe4 17. Ng3 Qf4 18. Re1 {/\ Re4} Nf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 20. Bxg7 Qxd5 21. Bxh8 Rc8 $6 (21... Kf8 22. Bb2 Re8 23. Ba3 f5 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Re1 Qxa2 26. Bxe7+ Kf7 $13) 22. Bf6 Rc7 23. Ne4 {/\ Be7!} Qa5 24. Bg5 $1 f5 25. Bd2 $1 (25. Nd2 e5 $13) 25... Qa6 26. Ng5 h6 27. Nf3 {1/2-1/2 Veingold,A-Dvoirys,S/Budapest/1989/ (36)}) 15... O-O 16. Bc3 Rfc8 (16... Rac8) 17. f4 Ng4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qd4+ Kg8 20. h3 Qb5 21. Ng3 Rc4 22. Qd2 Nf6 {Larsen,B-Lombardy,W/Zuerich/1961/0-1 (96)}) (13. Rc1 O-O 14. O-O Nxc4 15. Rxc4 e6 16. Bc3 $1 $14 exd5 17. exd5 Bd7 $2 (17... b6) 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nc3 $1 Rc8 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 21. Ne4 $1 f5 22. Qd4+ Kg8 23. Nc3 $1 Qf6 24. Qb4 b6 25. Rd1 $16 {1-0 Rashkovsky,N-Dvoirys,S/USSR-ch/1986/ (51)}) 13... O-O 14. Bb3 Qb6 (14... Bd7 15. f4 Ng4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4+ Kg8 18. h3 Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Nf6 20. e5 Ne8 21. Kg1 {1/2-1/2 Donner,J-Ree,H/NLD-ch/1977/ (42)}) 15. f4 $146 (15. O-O Bg4 16. h3 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Rfc8 18. Rac1 a5 19. Bd2 h5 20. Kh1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 a4 22. Bd1 Nd7 23. Rc4 Qb1 {1/2-1/2 Shneider,A-Huzman,A/ URS-sf Ukraine-ch/1989/ (41)}) 15... Ng4 (15... Nd7 $5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4+ Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Nc5 19. Bc2 Rd8 $11) 16. Bd4 (16. Bxg7 Qf2+ 17. Kd2 Kxg7 18. Qg1 Bd7 $15) 16... Qa5+ (16... Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Rd8 (18... Nf6 19. e5 Ne4 (19... Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Rd8 21. Nb5) 20. Rc1 $14) 19. Ke2 e5 20. fxe5 Nxe5 $13 ) 17. Qd2 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 {[#]} e5 $2 {A very illustrative mistake, white will be able to build a dominating pawn chain in the center.} (18... Bxd4 19. Nxd4 Rd8 20. h3 Nf6 21. Ke3 $14) (18... Nf6 19. e5 (19. Bxf6 {Kostakiev,D} Bxf6 20. Rac1 $16) 19... Ne4+ 20. Ke3) 19. h3 $1 (19. fxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Rhc1 $13) 19... exd4 20. hxg4 g5 (20... d3 21. Nc3 Re8 22. Rae1 (22. e5 Bxg4 23. Kxd3 f6 $1 $13) 22... Bxg4 23. Kxd3 $16) (20... Bxg4 21. e5 Bxe2 22. Kxe2 Rac8 23. Rad1 $16) 21. g3 Bxg4 (21... d3 22. Nc3 Bxg4 23. Kxd3 Bf3 24. Rhe1 $16) 22. e5 Bxe2 (22... Bf3 23. Rhf1 g4 (23... Be4 24. d6 $16) 24. d6 $1 $16) 23. Kxe2 Rfc8 24. Rad1 (24. Kd3 $2 Rc3+ 25. Kxd4 Rxg3 $17) 24... Rc3 25. Rd3 Rac8 (25... Rd8 26. d6 $16) (25... b5 $142 {Kostakiev,D}) 26. d6 {Black is technically pawn up, but his pieces are not getting anywhere. On the contrary Kramnik is eying f7 and h7 weaknesses and his cenral pawns are already quite far.} b5 ( 26... Rd8 27. Rxc3 dxc3 28. Rc1 gxf4 (28... h5 29. Rxc3 h4 30. Rc7 hxg3 31. Rxf7 Kh8 32. e6 g2 33. e7 g1=Q 34. exd8=Q+ Kh7 35. Bc2+ Kh6 36. Qh8+ Bxh8 37. Rh7#) (28... Rc8 29. e6 $18) 29. gxf4 Bh6 30. Kf3 Rc8 31. e6 $18) (26... Kf8 27. Rxh7 $16) (26... Re8 27. Rxc3 dxc3 28. Kd3 Rd8 29. Rc1 h5 30. Rxc3 h4 31. gxh4 gxh4 32. Rc7 $18) 27. Rxc3 dxc3 28. e6 $1 Kf8 (28... Rb8 29. e7 Bf6 30. fxg5 Bxg5 31. Rf1 c2 32. Kd3 c1=Q 33. Rxc1 Bxc1 34. d7 $18) (28... Bf6 29. e7 ( 29. fxg5 {Kostakiev,D} Bxg5 30. e7 $16) 29... Re8 (29... Bxe7 30. dxe7 Re8 31. Kd3 Rxe7 32. Kxc3 Re3+ 33. Kb4 Rxg3 34. fxg5 Rxg5 35. Rf1 Rg7 36. Kxb5 $18) 30. Bd5 Bxe7 31. Bc6 Bxd6+ 32. Bxe8 $18) (28... c2 29. d7 Rf8 30. e7 $18) (28... gxf4 {Kostakiev,D} 29. d7 $18) 29. e7+ Ke8 {[#]} 30. Bxf7+ $1 (30. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 (30... Kd7 31. f5 (31. Rxh7 $18 {Kostakiev,D} c2 32. e8=Q+ Rxe8+ 33. Bxe8+ Kxe8 34. Kd2 $18) 31... Rb8 32. Rxh7 Bf6 33. Bh5 $18) 31. d7 $18) 1-0 [Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2018"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2018.06.22"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Vachier Lagrave, M.."] [Black "Mamedyarov, S.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C70"] [WhiteElo "2789"] [BlackElo "2808"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2018.06.20"] [EventType "tourn (rapid)"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [EventCategory "22"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1233"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2018.06.25"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.06.26"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 g6 6. a4 b4 7. h4 d6 8. Ng5 Nh6 9. Bd5 Bd7 10. d4 Nxd4 11. c3 bxc3 12. bxc3 c6 13. Bxf7+ Nxf7 14. cxd4 Bg7 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Ra3 Rb8 18. Nd2 Be6 19. Nf3 Re8 20. Nxe5+ dxe5 21. Rd3 Qe7 22. Ba3 c5 23. h5 g5 24. O-O Red8 25. Rf3+ Kg8 26. Qc1 Rbc8 27. Bb2 Rd4 28. Bxd4 exd4 29. Rg3 g4 30. f4 Qh4 31. f5 Bf7 32. Qf4 Bxh5 33. Rh3 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 0910"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "2010.02.28"] [Round "11.1"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kempinski, Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B85"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2616"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2009.10.16"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2011"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2010.11.26"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"] [BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Nd7 13. Qe1 Bf8 14. Qf2 Rb8 15. Rad1 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 b6 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Bc5 19. Bh5 Rf8 20. Bxf7+ Kh8 21. Ne4 Nxe5 22. Nxc5 bxc5 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Bg6 Rg8 25. Bxh7 Kxh7 26. Qh4+ Kg6 27. Rd3 Qh5 28. Rg3+ 1-0 [Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2008.08.30"] [Round "33"] [White "Morozevich, Alexander"] [Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E39"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2708"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2008.08.29"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "34"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2008.11.05"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. c6 bxc6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 d5 10. e3 Nc5 11. Qc2 Nce4 12. Be2 Bb7 13. O-O c5 14. b3 Qe7 15. Bb2 h6 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Ne5 Rfd8 18. f3 Nd6 19. Bd3 Nd7 20. Ng4 dxc4 21. bxc4 e5 22. e4 f6 23. Ne3 Nf8 24. Nd5 Qe8 25. f4 Nf7 26. Be2 Ng6 27. Bg4 Rc6 28. g3 Nf8 29. Bh5 exf4 30. gxf4 Re6 31. Rce1 Bxd5 32. cxd5 Rxd5 33. Bxf7+ Kxf7 34. f5 Re7 35. Qc4 1-0 [Event "Benidorm Stars 7th"] [Site "Benidorm"] [Date "2008.12.07"] [Round "8"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Vila Gazquez, Xavier"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D20"] [WhiteElo "2786"] [BlackElo "2422"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2008.12.05"] [EventType "tourn (rapid)"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "13"] [SourceTitle "CBM 127 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2009.01.08"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Nc3 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 c5 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. Qb3+ Ke8 16. Re1+ Be7 17. Bf4 Rf7 18. Nb5 Kf8 19. Nc7 Qc8 20. Ne6+ Ke8 21. Ng5 Rf8 22. Rxe7+ Kxe7 23. Qb4+ 1-0 [Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2017.05.03"] [Round "1.26"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Grigoriants, Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2786"] [BlackElo "2576"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2017.05.03"] [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.06.22"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 g6 5. d4 d5 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Nbd2 Qxc5 8. c4 Bg7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. a3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qd6 12. O-O Bf5 13. b4 Rad8 14. Qb3 Ne4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Rcd1 Qc7 17. Bxf7+ Kh8 18. Bxg7+ Kxg7 19. Ng5 Bf5 20. Be6 h6 21. Bxf5 hxg5 22. Be4 Ne5 23. h3 Rd6 24. Qb2 Rdf6 25. Rd5 Nc4 26. Qc3 Rc8 27. Rc5 1-0 [Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "2013.11.14"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Lupulescu, Constantin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2785"] [BlackElo "2630"] [Annotator "Sumets,A"] [PlyCount "123"] [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 "Russia"] [BlackTeam "Romania"] [WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"] [BlackTeamCountry "ROU"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5 7. c4 Nbc6 8. dxc5 d4 {Despite the fact that 8...dxc4 hasn't been refuted, nowadays everybody prefers 8...d4. Is it chess fashion?} (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bg4 $6 ( 10... Ng6 $5 11. Be3 a6 12. Nc3 Ngxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Be2 Be7 $13) 11. Nc3 Rd8 12. Rxd8+ Kxd8 13. Ng5 Nxe5 14. Bf1 (14. Bf4 $1 N7g6 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 16. Re1 Nxc4 17. Nxf7+ Ke8 18. Nxh8 Bxc5 (18... Bf5 19. h3 Bxc5 20. g4) 19. h3 Bf5 20. g4 Bd3 21. Rxe6+ Kf8 22. Ne4 $18) 14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bf4 h6 17. Bxe5 hxg5 $11 {Svidler,P (2690)-Yermolinsky,A (2660) Madrid 1998 1/2 (23)}) 9. Qb3 Qc7 10. Na3 a6 11. Qa4 Rd8 $146 {The novelty of Romanian GMs Lupulescu and Parligras seems to be logical compared with the brave 11...0-0-0. Black is going to prepare short castling.} (11... O-O-O $6 {the second line of Houdini 3.0} 12. b4 Nxe5 $2 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Bf3 $16 Ng6 15. g3 $2 (15. Bxb7+ $1 Kxb7 16. c6+ Kc7 17. Qxa6 Kd6 18. Qb7 $18) 15... Be4 16. Re1 Bxf3 $6 (16... Bc6 $1 17. Bxc6 Qxe1+ 18. Kg2 Be7 19. Bxb7+ (19. Rb1 $5) 19... Kxb7 20. c6+ Kb8 21. Qxa6 Qe4+ 22. Kg1 Qe1+ 23. Kg2 Qe4+ $11) 17. Rxe5 Nxe5 18. Bf4 $16 {Shomoev, A-Maletin,P Ch- Siberia Barnaul RUS 2011 1-0 (24)}) 12. b4 Ng6 13. Bd1 $5 (13. b5 $6 {This looks very tempting, but unfortunately it doesn't work due to} Ncxe5 14. bxa6+ Qc6 $1 {the point} 15. Qxc6+ bxc6 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bf4 f6 $17) (13. Bb2 d3 (13... Nf4 $5 {could be recommended} 14. Rfe1 Bg4 15. b5 $6 (15. Rab1 Be7 16. Nxd4 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Nd3 18. Red1 Nxb2 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. Rxb2 Qxe5 21. Qc2 O-O $44) (15. Nxd4 Nxe2+ 16. Nxe2 Rd2 17. Bc3 Rxe2 18. b5 Bxc5 $5 19. Rxe2 Bxe2 20. bxc6 Qxc6 21. Qxc6+ bxc6 $15) 15... Nxe2+ 16. Rxe2 Bxf3 17. gxf3 Qa5 $15) 14. Bd1 Rd7 15. Re1 Bg4 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Be7 18. Rad1 O-O 19. Nb1 Rfd8 20. Nd2 Nd4 21. Bxd4 Rxd4 $44 {Volokitin,A-Parligras,M European Teams Championship Warsaw POL 2013 1/2-1/2 (41)}) 13... Rd7 $1 14. Nc2 Bxc2 {This is a forced move, otherwise Black would lose his strong d-pawn:} (14... Bd3 $6 15. Re1 Bxc4 16. Ncxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 b5 18. cxb6 Qxb6 19. Nf3 Qxb4 20. Qc2 $40) ( 14... d3 15. Ncd4 Be4 16. Re1 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Be7 18. Bb2 O-O 19. a3 $16) 15. Bxc2 d3 16. Bd1 Be7 $1 {It looks like Black couldn't have taken on e5.} (16... Ngxe5 $6 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 (17... Qxe5 18. Rb1 (18. b5 axb5 19. cxb5 Rd4 20. Bb2 Rxa4 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxa4 Bxc5) 18... Be7 19. Bb2 Qg5 20. Bf3 O-O 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Qxc6 Rfd8 23. Qxa6 $16) 18. Bf4 g5 19. Bxe5 $1 Qxe5 20. Bf3 $40 { Black's position is very dangerous.}) 17. Bb2 O-O {At least the black king is on the safe flank.} 18. Rb1 Rfd8 19. Re1 Nh4 (19... d2 $5 {Interesting, but probably it is not enough to get an equal game} 20. Re4 a5 21. a3 Rd3 22. Be2 Rxf3 23. Bxf3 Ngxe5 24. Be2 f5 25. Re3 Bg5 26. Qb3 $1 Bxe3 27. Qxe3 $16) 20. Nxh4 Bxh4 21. Re4 Be7 22. Bc3 Nd4 23. Rb2 g6 (23... a5 $5 24. a3 $6 (24. Qxa5 $5 Qxa5 25. bxa5 Bxc5 26. Kf1) 24... axb4 25. axb4 b6 26. Bxd4 {leads to an equal position} ({he could have tried} 26. Ra2 bxc5 27. b5 Qb7 28. Re1 Bg5 29. Qa6 Qb8 30. g3 Bc1 $132) 26... Rxd4 27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. cxb6 Qxb6 29. c5 Qb8 30. g3 Qxe5 $11 {Andreikin,D (2710)-Parligras,M (2576) Warsaw POL 2013 1/2 (119)}) 24. Rd2 $1 b6 25. Qxa6 bxc5 26. b5 $1 Qb8 27. b6 $5 Qb7 $2 {After trading queens Black doesn't have any counterplay. He should have chosen between 27... Bg5 and 27...Rb7.} ({The computer recommends} 27... Bg5 $5 28. f4 f5 29. exf6 Bxf4 30. Rxd3 Bxh2+ 31. Kh1 Nf5 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Re1 Bg3 $13) (27... Rb7 28. Rb2 Nc2 {with the idea ...Nb4} 29. Qa5 $1 Rc8 30. Bxc2 dxc2 31. Rxc2 Rxb6 $44) 28. Qxb7 Rxb7 29. Rb2 $16 Rdb8 {Now Black is two pawns down and even despite opposite-coloured bishops Grischuk has a winning position.} (29... f6 30. a4 $1 fxe5 31. a5 Ra8 32. Re3 Bf6 33. Rxd3 e4 34. Rh3 $18) (29... f5 $5 30. exf6 Bxf6 31. Kf1 Rd6 32. Re3 Rdxb6 33. Rxb6 Rxb6 34. Rxd3 $16) 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. Rxd4 Rxb6 32. Rxb6 Rxb6 33. Bb3 $1 (33. Rxd3 $2 Rb2 34. a4 Bc5 $11) 33... Ra6 34. Rxd3 g5 35. g3 h5 $1 {Black tries to swap as many pawns as he can. This is the right strategy but it can't help if White plays precisely.} 36. Kg2 Ra5 (36... g4 $5 37. Rd7 Kf8 38. Rb7 Ra5 39. Rb8+ Kg7 40. Rb5 Rxb5 41. cxb5 {Black's pawns are located on light squares, so White easily wins the endgame.}) 37. f4 h4 38. Kf3 hxg3 39. hxg3 gxf4 40. gxf4 Kf8 41. Ke4 Ke8 42. Rh3 Ba3 43. Rh8+ Ke7 44. Rb8 Ra7 45. f5 $1 exf5+ $8 46. Kxf5 Bc5 47. a4 Bf2 48. Bd1 $1 Bd4 (48... Rc7 49. a5 Rxc4 50. Rb7+ Kf8 51. Bb3 $18) 49. Bf3 Kd7 (49... Rxa4 50. Bc6 $18) 50. Rb7+ Rxb7 51. Bxb7 $18 Bb6 (51... Bc3 52. Kf6 Kc7 53. Bd5 $18) 52. Kf6 Ke8 53. Bd5 Bd8+ 54. Kg7 Bc7 55. Bxf7+ Ke7 56. e6 Bb6 57. Kg6 Kd6 58. Kf5 Bc5 59. a5 Bb4 60. a6 Bc5 61. Bh5 Bd4 62. Bg4 1-0 [Event "Wch Rapid"] [Site "Berlin"] [Date "2015.10.10"] [Round "5"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2546"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2015.10.10"] [EventType "swiss (rapid)"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.10.29"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Nd5 Nd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 c6 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qg3 Nc5 17. Ba2 a5 18. f4 Rab8 19. Qf2 Na4 20. Rab1 c5 21. e5 dxe5 22. fxe5 Qxe5 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Rbe1 Qc7 25. Re4 Nxb2 26. Qf5 h6 27. Re6 Rb6 28. Bg6 Rg8 29. Re8 Rf6 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 31. Qd5+ Kf8 32. Re1 1-0 [Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.07.26"] [Round "6.2"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, I.."] [Black "Anand, V.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C24"] [WhiteElo "2784"] [BlackElo "2753"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2020.07.21"] [EventType "tourn (rapid)"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1342"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.07.27"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. f4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Ng4 7. Ng5 Bf2+ 8. Kf1 exf4 9. Bxf7+ Kf8 10. Ne6+ Bxe6 11. Bxe6 Ne3+ 12. Bxe3 Bxe3 13. Qh5 Ne5 14. Nd5 c6 15. Nxe3 Qf6 16. Ke2 Qxe6 17. Rhf1 Qf6 18. Rxf4 Qxf4 19. Rf1 Qxf1+ 20. Kxf1 Re8 21. Kg1 Nf7 22. Qg4 g6 23. Nc4 Re7 24. Qf4 Re6 25. Na5 Kg7 26. Nxb7 Rb8 27. Nc5 Re7 28. Nb3 Ne5 29. h3 c5 30. Qd2 Rf8 31. d4 cxd4 32. Qxd4 Rf6 33. Nd2 g5 34. Nf1 1-0 [Event "chess.com Speed 2020"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2020.11.11"] [Round "1.31"] [White "Aronian, L.."] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, I.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B50"] [WhiteElo "2781"] [BlackElo "2784"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2020.11.01"] [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"] [EventRounds "4"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1358"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.11.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.11.16"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 O-O 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Nbd2 e5 9. a3 a5 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. Nxe5 Nxe4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Rc1 Rb8 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxc6 Rxb2 17. Bc4 Bd7 18. Rc5 Qb6 19. Bd5 Bf5 20. Qa4 Rb1 21. Qxa5 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Qb1+ 23. Qe1 Qd3+ 24. Qe2 Qxa3 25. g4 Bc8 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27. Bd5 Ba6 28. Bc4 Bxc4 29. Rxc4 Qd6 30. Kg2 Qd7 31. h3 h6 32. Qc2 Qe8 33. Rc7 Kh7 34. d5 Rf3 35. Bd4 Rf7 36. Bxg7 Kxg7 37. d6 e3 38. Qc3+ Kh7 39. Qxe3 Qa8+ 40. Kg3 1-0 [Event "Leuven GCT rapid"] [Site "Leuven"] [Date "2017.06.28"] [Round "2"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Jobava, Baadur"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D16"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2703"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2017.06.28"] [EventType "tourn (rapid)"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "BEL"] [EventCategory "22"] [SourceTitle "CBM 179"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.07.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 a5 6. e4 Bg4 7. Bxc4 e6 8. Be3 Bb4 9. Qd3 Nbd7 10. Nd2 Bh5 11. f4 O-O 12. h3 Re8 13. O-O Qc7 14. Rae1 Rad8 15. Qc2 Nb6 16. Bb3 Nfd7 17. f5 e5 18. Kh1 exd4 19. Bxd4 Bc5 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Rxe3 Ne5 22. g4 Bxg4 23. hxg4 Nxg4 24. Rh3 Nd7 25. Nf3 Ne3 26. Bxf7+ Kf8 27. Qf2 Nxf1 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. Qxf1 h6 30. Nd4 Qe5 31. Ne6+ Kg8 32. Qg2 1-0 [Event "MrDodgy Invitational 2"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2021.05.14"] [Round "2.7"] [White "Giri, A.."] [Black "Grandelius, N.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D86"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2670"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2021.05.12"] [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"] [EventRounds "4"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1384"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2021.05.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Bd7 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. h4 Rad8 14. h5 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxf7+ Rxf7 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Bb5 19. Rfc1 Qxc1+ 20. Rxc1 Rxd4 21. Bxd4 gxh5 22. Bxa7 Bc6 23. Rc5 Rf8 24. Rxh5 Ra8 25. Bc5 Ra5 26. Rg5+ Kf7 27. Bxe7 Rxa2 28. Bb4 Rb2 29. Rg7+ Kxg7 30. Bc3+ Kg6 31. Bxb2 h5 32. g3 b5 33. Bc3 Bd7 34. Kf2 Bh3 35. Bb4 Kg5 36. Ke3 Bg2 37. Be7+ Kg6 38. f4 Kf7 39. Bb4 Kg6 40. f5+ Kg5 41. Be7+ Kh6 42. Kf4 Kg7 43. e5 Kf7 44. Bb4 Bh3 45. e6+ Kf6 46. Bc3+ Ke7 47. Ke5 1-0 [Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2013.01.27"] [Round "13"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Van Wely, Loek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B76"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2679"] [Annotator "Szabo,Kr"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2013.01.12"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 153"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2013.03.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 (12... e5 {is the sharp main line.}) 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Na4 Qc7 (14... Qa5 {was the main line, but the text has been gaining in popularity these days.}) 15. Bc4 Rd8 16. Nc5 $5 { White wants to avoid Be6 followed by Nf4.} (16. Bb3 Be6 (16... Bf5 17. Nc5 { - 16.Nc5} (17. g4 {unnecessarily weakens the vital f4-square.} Nf4 18. Qe3 Be6 19. h4 Bxb3 20. axb3 Ng2 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qe4 Qf4+ 23. Qxf4 Nxf4 $11 { Ivanchuk-Carlsen, Leon (m/1-rapid) 2009}) (17. g3 $5 Rd6 18. g4 $5 Nf6 ({ The natural} 18... Nf4 $6 {doesn't work in view of the tactical blow} 19. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 20. Qc4+) 19. Qe3 Be6 20. Rxd6 exd6 21. Bxe6 Re8 22. Bxf7+ Qxf7 23. Qb3 Nd5 $44 {Pommerel Brouwer-Romm, corr 2009})) 17. Nc5 Nf4 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Qe3 Nf4 20. g3 Nd5 21. Qg5 e6 22. Rhe1 a5 23. a4 Rab8 24. Qe5 (24. h4 Kg7 25. h5 h6 26. Qe5+ Qxe5 27. Rxe5 Kf6 $11) 24... Qxe5 25. Rxe5 {Black's pawn structure is slightly inferior, but the d5 knight is very strong.} Rb4 (25... Kg7 26. Re4 Rb4 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Rxb4 axb4 29. Re1 Ra8 30. b3 $14) 26. Re4 Rdb8 27. Rdd4 Rxd4 {Exchanging one pair of rooks, the black king has a clear way to d6.} ( 27... R4b6 $6 28. Rc4 $1 Kf8 29. Rc5 Ra8 30. Re5 $1 $14 {Leko-Van Wely, Wijk aan Zee 2013}) 28. Rxd4 Kf8 29. Rc4 Ne7 (29... Rb6 $2 30. Rc5 Ra6 31. Bc4 $16) 30. Rc5 Ra8 31. c3 Ke8 32. Bc2 Kd7 33. Re5 Kd6 $11 {and Black can hold the endgame.}) 16... Bf5 17. Bb3 h5 $2 {This only weakens Black's kingside.} (17... Nb6 18. Qe3 (18. Qc3 h5 19. g3 e6 20. Rhe1 Nd5 $13 {A.Muzychuk-Cmilyte, Eilat 2012}) 18... Nd5 (18... h5) 19. Qh6 Qb6 20. Na4 {(Perez Mitjans-Delgado Ramos, Barcelona 2011)} Qb4) (17... Nf4 {is the most active continuation.} 18. Qf2 ( 18. Qc4 Be6 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 20. g3 Rd6 21. c3 a5 22. f4 Rad8 {=/+/= Serban-Haugen, ICCF 2009}) 18... Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Re1 (20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. g3 Qd4 $1 22. Qxd4 Ne2+ 23. Kd2 Nxd4 $11 {Dothan-Lecroq, ICCF 2011}) 20... h5 21. g3 Nd5 22. a3 Qb6 23. Bc4 {1/2 Scherer-Ham, ICCF 2010}) 18. g4 $1 {Sergey immediately exploits the weakness of the kingside.} (18. Rhe1 {allows the simplifications after} Nb6 19. Qe3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qxh2 21. Qxe7 Nd5 $132 { A.Muzychuk-Cmilyte, Ankara 2012}) 18... e5 19. Qg1 $1 Nf4 {Black's hopes were founded on the excellent knight on f4.} 20. Re1 $1 (20. Kb1 {leads to unnecessary exchange of rooks.} Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Rd8 22. Qg1 hxg4 23. fxg4 Bc8 $13) 20... hxg4 21. fxg4 Bc8 {Now the a8-rook is completely out of play.} 22. Qg3 $1 (22. h4 {It is difficult to open lines against the black king:} Qe7 23. h5 g5) 22... a5 $2 (22... Rb8 23. Rhf1 $16 (23. Qh4 $6 Rxb3 $1 {Black eliminates the dangerous bishop.} 24. cxb3 Ng2)) 23. Qh4 $1 {Now Black founders on the weakness of the dark squares.} a4 $2 {This loses outright, but it is hard to give good advice.} (23... Ng2 $2 24. Bxf7+ $1 $18) (23... Kg7 24. Ne4 (24. Bxf7 $143 Rh8 $1) 24... Bxg4 (24... Nd5 25. Rhf1 Rh8 26. Qg5 a4 27. Rxf7+ $1 Qxf7 (27... Kxf7 28. Qf6+ $18) 28. Qxe5+ Kg8 29. Nf6+ $18) 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Rhf1 $1 a4 27. Bc4 $18) 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kg7 25. Ne4 1-0 [Event "Tilburg"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1994.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Georgiev, Kiril"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D58"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2615"] [Annotator "Donev,I"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "1994.09.??"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "CBM 044"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1995.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c6 {Schwarz vermeidet die Vereinfachung des Spiel nach 11...c5 und strebt ein kompliziertes Mittelspiel an, in dem er hinter der Mauer d5-c6-b6 günstig umgruppieren kann.} 12. O-O Qd6 13. Qb3 Nd7 {Weiß hat hauptsächlich zwei Pläne: 1.Spiel im Zentrum. Vorbereitung und Durchsetzen des Durchbruchs im Zentrum mit e3-e4, wobei nach dem Abtausch de4 der d4-Bauer schwach wird (besonders beim Türmeabtausch!!). Vorteile für} 14. Rfe1 {Jetzt ist klar, daß Karpov den Vorstoß im Zentrum vorbereitet.} Be7 (14... a5 15. bxa5 Rxa5 16. a4 Bd8 17. Bf1 Nf6 18. g3 Bc7 $10 ) 15. Rab1 a5 {Schwarz versucht, am Damenflügel Gegenspiel zu bekommen.} 16. bxa5 (16. b5 c5 $1 $10) (16. a3 axb4 17. axb4) 16... Rxa5 17. a4 (17. e4 Ra3 18. Qc2 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Qf4 $10) 17... Re8 18. Bf1 (18. e4 {Ftacnik} dxe4 19. Nxe4 (19. Bc4 $6 exf3 20. Bxf7+ Kf8 21. Bxe8 Kxe8 22. Qg8+ Nf8 $17) 19... Qg6 $13) 18... Bf8 (18... Ba6 {Ftacnik}) 19. Qc2 (19. e4 {Ftacnik} dxe4 20. Nxe4 Qf4 (20... Qg6 $2 21. Nh4 Qh5 (21... Qg4 22. g3 Rxe4 23. f3 Rxe1 24. fxg4 Rxb1 25. Qxb1 Rxa4 26. Nf3 $16) 22. Ng3 Qxh4 23. Rxe8 $16) 21. Nf6+ (21. Bd3 $13) 21... Nxf6 22. Rxe8 Nxe8 23. Qxb6 Rxa4 24. Qxb7 Qc7 $10) 19... g6 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Qf4 22. Bc4 $1 Bg7 (22... c5 $2 {Ftacnik} 23. Ng3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Bxf3 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Bxf7 Qg5 27. gxf3 cxd4 28. Re8 $16) 23. Re2 (23. Ng3 {Ftacnik } Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 b5 $1 $132) 23... c5 (23... Rea8 24. Bb3 Nf6 25. Ne5 $1 $16) ( 23... b5 {Ftacnik} 24. Bb3 $14) 24. d5 Raa8 (24... Rea8 $5 25. Bb3 Ne5 26. Nxe5 Bxe5 $132) 25. Rbe1 $16 Rad8 (25... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 26. Nxe5 Rxe5 27. Qb3 Rae8 28. f3 $1 $16) 26. Qb3 {/\a5} Ba8 27. g3 Qb8 (27... Qg4 28. h3 $1 Qh5 (28... Qxh3 $2 29. Neg5 $1 $18 {mit Doppelangriff /\Re8 oder Nh3.}) 29. Kg2 $16) 28. d6 {Räumt die Diagonale a2-g8.} Rf8 {[#]} (28... Rxe4 29. Bxf7+ Kh7 30. Rxe4 Bxe4 31. Rxe4 Nf6 (31... Nf8 $142 32. Ne5 $16 (32. h4 $16 {Ftacnik})) 32. Bxg6+ $3 Kxg6 (32... Kh8 33. Ne5 $18 (33. Ne5 Nxe4 34. Nf7+ Kg8 35. Nxh6+ Kh8 36. Qg8+ Rxg8 37. Nf7#)) 33. Re7 Kh7 (33... Ne8 34. Qc2+ (34. Qd3+ Kf6 35. Qc3+ Kg6 36. Nh4+ Kh7 37. Nf5 $18) 34... Kf6 35. Qc4 Kg6 36. Qe4+ $18) 34. Qd3+ Kg8 ( 34... Kh8 35. Qg6 Rg8 36. Ne5 $18) 35. Qg6 Ne8 36. d7 $18) 29. Bxf7+ $3 $18 Rxf7 30. Neg5 hxg5 31. Nxg5 Rdf8 (31... Qxd6 32. Qxf7+ Kh8 33. Re7 Rg8 34. Rxd7 Qc6 35. Qxg7+ $1 Rxg7 36. Re8+ Rg8 37. Rh7#) 32. Re8 $1 (32. Nxf7 {Ftacnik} Nf6 $13) 32... Qxd6 (32... Rxe8 {Ftacnik} 33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Rxe8+ $18) (32... c4 { Ftacnik} 33. Qxc4 Ne5 34. R1xe5 Qb7 35. Qxf7+ Qxf7 36. Nxf7 Bxe5 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. Nxe5 $18) (32... Qb7 {Ftacnik} 33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Rxa8 Qxa8 35. Qxg6 Nf6 36. Re7 $18) 33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Ne6 1-0 [Event "Amber-blindfold 04th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "1995.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2780"] [BlackElo "2710"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "1995.03.??"] [EventType "tourn (rapid)"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "MNC"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1995.07.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nc5 13. Bc2 Bg4 14. Qxd4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Re8 16. Be3 Re5 17. Qg4 Nd7 18. f4 Nf6 19. Qf3 Rxd5 20. Bb3 Rf5 21. Qxb7 Bxf4 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Rad1 Qf8 24. Be6 Rb8 25. Qxa7 Rg5+ 26. Kh1 Ne4 27. Qf7 Qxf7 28. Bxf7 Bxe3 29. fxe3 h5 30. b3 Nc3 31. Rd2 Re5 32. a4 Rxe3 33. a5 Ne4 34. Ra2 Nd6 35. Bxh5 Rexb3 36. a6 Ra8 37. Bg6 Rb6 38. a7 Kg8 39. Rfa1 Kf8 40. Bh5 Ke7 41. Bf3 Nb7 42. Rg2 g6 43. Be4 Kf7 44. Rc2 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 16th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "2007.03.27"] [Round "9"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Aronian, Levon"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C89"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2744"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2007.03.17"] [EventType "tourn (rapid)"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "MNC"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2007.05.09"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Qg2 Qg6 20. Re3 Rae8 21. Ne4 Nd5 22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Bxg5 Qe6 26. g4 Bd3 27. Rd1 Qe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Kf2 Re2+ 30. Kg3 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Kg7 32. Bd8 f6 33. Kg3 Kf7 34. Kf4 Ke6 35. Ke3 Bb1 36. a4 Bc2 37. a5 Bd1 38. Kf4 Bc2 39. Kg3 Bd1 40. h3 Be2 41. f4 f5 42. Kh4 Bf1 43. b4 Bg2 44. Kh5 Bf3 45. Bc7 Kf6 46. Bd8+ Ke6 47. Kg5 h6+ 48. Kg6 fxg4 49. f5+ Kd7 50. hxg4 Bxg4 51. f6 Be6 52. f7 Bxf7+ 53. Kxf7 Kxd8 54. Ke6 Ke8 55. Kxd5 Kf7 56. c4 bxc4 57. Kxc4 1-0 [Event "chess.com IoM Masters"] [Site "Douglas ENG"] [Date "2018.10.23"] [Round "4.15"] [White "Kramnik, V.."] [Black "Dragnev, Valentin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2508"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2018.10.20"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1251"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2018.10.29"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.11.19"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d3 e5 6. e4 dxe4 7. dxe4 Qxd1 8. Rxd1 Bg4 9. Na3 Nd4 10. Rd3 Bd6 11. Nc4 Bc7 12. Ncxe5 Ne2+ 13. Kf1 Nxc1 14. Rxc1 Be6 15. b3 O-O 16. Re3 Rfd8 17. Nd3 c4 18. Nf4 Bd7 19. e5 Ng4 20. Re2 cxb3 21. axb3 Bc6 22. h3 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Nxe5 24. Bxb7 Rab8 25. Bg2 Rb5 26. Rce1 Ba5 27. Bd5 Bxe1 28. Rxe5 Bc3 29. Bxf7+ Kxf7 30. Rxb5 Rd1+ 31. Kg2 Rd2 32. Nd3 Rxc2 33. Rc5 Ke6 34. Rc6+ Kd7 35. Rc4 Kd6 36. Nc5 1-0 [Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2018.08.02"] [Round "9"] [White "Vachier Lagrave, M.."] [Black "Dominguez Perez, L.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2739"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2018.07.24"] [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1239"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2018.08.06"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.08.06"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Ne7 8. d4 Bb6 9. a4 a5 10. Be3 Nxe4 11. dxe5 Bxe3 12. Rxe3 d5 13. Bxd5 Nxf2 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Kxf2 h6 17. Na3 Nd5 18. Rd3 Bf5 19. Rd4 c5 20. Rd2 Nf4 21. Nc4 Rxd2+ 22. Nfxd2 Ke6 23. Nb3 b6 24. Rd1 Nd3+ 25. Ke3 Nxe5 26. Nxb6 Rb8 27. Nxc5+ Ke7 28. Nd5+ Kf7 29. Kf4 Bc2 30. Rf1 Nc4 31. b4 axb4 32. cxb4 Rd8 33. Ne3 Rd4+ 34. Kg3+ Kg6 35. Nxc2 1-0 [Event "ch-USA TB 2021"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2021.10.19"] [Round "3"] [White "So, W.."] [Black "Sevian, Samuel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A40"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2654"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2021.10.19"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"] 1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. e4 e5 6. Be2 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 h6 9. Bf1 f5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. b4 Nc6 12. b5 Nd4 13. Ba3 Rf7 14. c5 fxe4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Bc4 Ne5 17. Bxf7+ Nxf7 18. Nxe4 Be6 19. Bb2 Bc4 20. a4 a6 21. Nd2 axb5 22. axb5 Rxa1 23. Bxa1 Bxb5 24. Nf3 d3 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Qa1+ Kg8 27. Nd4 Bc4 28. Qc3 b5 29. cxb6 Nd6 30. Nc6 Qg5 31. b7 Bd5 32. b8=Q+ Kf7 33. Qxc7+ 1-0 [Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2019"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2019.08.14"] [Round "11.1"] [White "Vachier Lagrave, M.."] [Black "Rapport, R.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2747"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2019.08.13"] [EventType "blitz"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 a5 9. Nc3 Rb8 10. Nd5 a4 11. Ba2 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Bd7 13. b4 axb3 14. cxb3 O-O 15. Qc2 Na7 16. b4 Nc8 17. Be3 Nb6 18. Bb3 Bg4 19. Nd2 c5 20. h3 Bd7 21. bxc5 dxc5 22. Bxc5 Bxc5 23. Qxc5 Bxh3 24. Qxe5 Qxd3 25. Rad1 Bg4 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qf4+ Kg8 28. Qxg4 Qxa3 29. Nf3 Qe7 30. e5 Nc4 31. Rd5 Qe8 32. Rb1 Qc6 33. Rd7 Qg6 34. Qxg6 hxg6 35. e6 Rbe8 36. Rxb5 Rxe6 37. Rbb7 Rf5 38. Rxg7+ Kf8 39. Rh7 Rh5 40. Rhf7+ Ke8 41. Rfc7 Rb6 42. Rc8# 1-0 [Event "Titled Tuesday 13th Apr"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2021.04.13"] [Round "4"] [White "Grischuk, A.."] [Black "Maevsky, N.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A11"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2337"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2021.04.13"] [EventType "swiss (blitz)"] [EventRounds "11"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1380"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2021.04.19"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.04.19"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qc2 g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2 Bg4 9. O-O Nbd7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e6 12. d4 Re8 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Rac1 Qe7 15. g3 h5 16. Bg2 Red8 17. Ne2 Qf8 18. Nf4 b5 19. Qe2 Nb6 20. Bc3 bxc4 21. Ba5 Rb8 22. bxc4 Qa3 23. Qe1 Rdc8 24. Bxb6 Rxb6 25. cxd5 exd5 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27. Bxd5 c5 28. Qe2 Rbb8 29. Qf3 cxd4 30. Rxc8+ Rxc8 31. Bxf7+ Kh7 32. Bxg6+ Kxg6 33. Qe4+ Kh6 34. Qe6+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ Kh6 36. Qxc8 dxe3 37. Qe6+ Kh7 38. Qe4+ Kh6 39. Qxe3+ Kh7 40. Qxa3 1-0 [Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2017"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2018.07.26"] [Round "12"] [White "Nakamura, Hi"] [Black "Hou Yifan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2658"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2018.07.24"] [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1238"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2018.07.30"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.07.31"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 g6 5. Nf3 d6 6. d4 e4 7. Nfd2 Bg7 8. Nc3 Qe7 9. d5 Ne5 10. Ncxe4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Bg4 12. Qc1 O-O 13. Nd2 f5 14. f3 Bh5 15. Qc2 f4 16. e4 Qh4+ 17. Ke2 Qe7 18. Re1 Bf6 19. Kd1 g5 20. Be2 Bg6 21. g3 Bg7 22. Reg1 c6 23. h4 cxd5 24. h5 Be8 25. h6 Bh8 26. gxf4 Rxf4 27. cxd5 Bg6 28. Rg3 Rff8 29. b4 Rac8 30. Qb3 Bf6 31. Rhg1 Nf7 32. Nc4 b5 33. Na5 Be5 34. Nc6 Rxc6 35. dxc6 Bxg3 36. Rxg3 a6 37. a4 bxa4 38. Qd5 a3 39. Ba1 Qa7 40. Bd4 Qe7 41. Bc4 a2 42. Bxa2 Rb8 43. Rxg5 Rxb4 44. Rxg6+ hxg6 45. Bc3 Rb5 46. Qxf7+ Qxf7 47. Bxf7+ Kh7 48. c7 Rc5 49. Ba5 Kxh6 50. Be6 1-0 [Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2018.07.26"] [Round "3"] [White "Nakamura, Hi"] [Black "Hou Yifan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2658"] [PlyCount "167"] [EventDate "2018.07.24"] [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1238"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2018.07.30"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.07.31"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. Be2 e6 4. O-O b6 5. c4 Bd6 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. Nc3 a6 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rad1 Rc8 11. d4 Qe7 12. Qb1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ne5 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Ba3 16. Ba1 Rfd8 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Rd1 h6 19. g3 a5 20. h4 Rd7 21. h5 Bc5 22. Bc3 Qd8 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Qd1 Qxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Kf8 26. g4 Ke8 27. Bb2 Kd7 28. Kg2 Be7 29. Kg3 Ke8 30. a3 Kd7 31. Bc1 Ke8 32. Bc2 Kd7 33. Kg2 Ke8 34. Bb2 Kd7 35. Kf1 Ke8 36. Ke2 Kd7 37. Bc1 Ke8 38. Ke1 Kd7 39. Kf1 Ke8 40. Bd1 Kd7 41. Ke2 Ke8 42. Kd2 Bh4 43. Ke1 Be7 44. Be2 Kd7 45. Bd1 Ke8 46. Bc2 Kd7 47. Kf1 Ke8 48. Kg2 Kd7 49. Kg3 Ke8 50. Bb2 Kd7 51. f4 exf3 52. e4 Bg5 53. Kxf3 Ke7 54. b4 axb4 55. axb4 Bd2 56. Ba3 Bc3 57. b5+ Ke8 58. c5 bxc5 59. Bxc5 Bxe5 60. Ba4 Kd8 61. Ke3 Bc8 62. Bc2 Bd7 63. Bd3 Bd6 64. Ba7 e5 65. Kf3 Ke7 66. Be3 Kf6 67. Bc4 Be6 68. Bd5 Bd7 69. Bc4 Bf8 70. Ba7 Bd6 71. Kg3 g6 72. Bb8 Ke7 73. g5 hxg5 74. h6 Kf8 75. b6 cxb6 76. Bxd6+ Kg8 77. Bxe5 b5 78. Bxf7+ Kh7 79. Bf6 Kxh6 80. e5 b4 81. e6 Ba4 82. e7 Bb5 83. e8=Q Bxe8 84. Bxe8 1-0 [Event "Moscow FIDE Grand Prix"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2019.05.17"] [Round "1.1"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, I.."] [Black "Aronian, L.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C88"] [WhiteElo "2773"] [BlackElo "2762"] [PlyCount "143"] [EventDate "2019.05.17"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1280"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2019.05.20"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.05.20"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4 Nxd4 9. Bxf7+ Rxf7 10. Nxe5 Rf8 11. Qxd4 Bb7 12. Nc3 c5 13. Qd1 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bd6 16. c4 bxc3 17. bxc3 a5 18. Nf3 Qf6 19. Bg5 Qg6 20. Be7 Bxe7 21. Rxe7 Qd6 22. Qe2 Bxd5 23. Rd1 Rab8 24. Ne1 Qc6 25. Qe5 Bf7 26. Rdxd7 Rfe8 27. Qf4 Qf6 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Qd2 Qe6 30. Rd8 h6 31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. a3 Qa4 33. Qc1 Bg6 34. Nf3 Qb3 35. Ne5 Bc2 36. Ng4 a4 37. h3 Bf5 38. Ne5 Kh7 39. Kh2 Qa2 40. Kg1 Kg8 41. Qf4 Qxa3 42. Qxf5 Qxc3 43. Nc6 Kh8 44. Qf7 Qb3 45. Qe8+ Kh7 46. Qe4+ Kh8 47. Na5 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qd6+ 49. f4 a3 50. Qa4 c4 51. Qxc4 Qd2 52. Nb3 Qe3 53. Nc1 h5 54. h4 Qe7 55. Qc8+ Kh7 56. Qf5+ g6 57. Qh3 Qf7 58. f5 Qc7+ 59. Qg3 Qxc1 60. Qxg6+ Kh8 61. Qxh5+ Kg7 62. Qg6+ Kf8 63. Qf6+ Ke8 64. Qe6+ Kf8 65. Qd6+ Kf7 66. Qe6+ Kf8 67. Qf6+ Kg8 68. Qe5 Kf7 69. f6 Qc4 70. Qe7+ Kg6 71. Qg7+ Kf5 72. Qg5+ 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2021.07.31"] [Round "3.8"] [White "So, W.."] [Black "Aronian, L.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2782"] [PlyCount "103"] [EventDate "2021.07.31"] [EventType "tourn (rapid)"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1395"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2021.08.02"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.08.02"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nxe4 8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ d5 11. Ne5+ Ke6 12. Qxb4 Qf8 13. Qxf8 Rxf8 14. f3 Nd6 15. Nc3 Nf5 16. Rd1 c6 17. Kf2 Kd6 18. Rhe1 g5 19. g4 Nh4 20. Kg3 b6 21. Ne2 Ba6 22. Ng1 Rf6 23. f4 h6 24. Nh3 Rg8 25. b4 Bb5 26. Rd2 a5 27. bxa5 bxa5 28. Rf2 a4 29. fxg5 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 hxg5 31. Nxg5 Bc4 32. a3 Ng6 33. Ngf7+ Kc7 34. Nxg6 Rxg6 35. g5 c5 36. dxc5 Rg8 37. h4 d4 38. Ne5 Bd5 39. Kg3 Rb8 40. Rd1 Rb3+ 41. Rd3 Be4 42. Rxb3 axb3 43. Nc4 Bd3 44. Nb2 Bc2 45. h5 Kc6 46. g6 Kxc5 47. Kf4 Kd6 48. Kg5 Ke7 49. h6 Kf8 50. Kf6 Kg8 51. h7+ Kh8 52. g7+ 1-0 [Event "Chessable Masters KO"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2021.08.07"] [Round "3.11"] [White "So, W.."] [Black "Le, Quang Liem"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C84"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2709"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2021.08.03"] [EventType "k.o. (rapid)"] [EventRounds "3"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1396"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2021.08.13"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.08.13"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. Bc2 Re8 11. Re1 h6 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Nf1 b4 14. Ng3 bxc3 15. bxc3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bd2 Rb8 18. a5 Nf6 19. Ba4 Bd6 20. h3 Na7 21. Bc2 Nb5 22. Qc1 Bc6 23. Nh4 Bf8 24. Nhf5 Qd5 25. Ne3 Qc5 26. Ra4 Nd6 27. d4 Qa7 28. Ra1 Qa8 29. f3 exd4 30. cxd4 Nb5 31. Nef5 Bd7 32. Re5 Qa7 33. Be3 c5 34. Nxh6+ gxh6 35. Bxh6 Rxe5 36. dxe5 c4+ 37. Kh2 Nh7 38. Bxf8 Nxf8 39. Qg5+ Ng6 40. Nh5 Qd4 41. Bxg6 Qxa1 42. Bxf7+ Kxf7 43. Qf6+ 1-0 [Event "Norway Chess 2nd"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2014.06.09"] [Round "6"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E21"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2783"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,L"] [PlyCount "87"] [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"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 {Thanks to his castled king Black is able to start real counterplay in the centre.} 6. Rc1 h6 7. Bh4 cxd4 ( 7... g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. e3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxg3 13. hxg3 Kg7 14. Qh5 Rh8 15. f4 d5 16. O-O dxc4 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. fxg5 Qe7 19. Rf6 Bd7 20. Rcf1 {1-0 (20) Bacrot,E (2725)-Inkiov,V (2465) Haguenau 2013}) 8. Nxd4 d5 { Kramnik is right to hurry up with active operations in the centre as with each move the opponent will be closer to complete development including the king being brought to safety. The pawn advance to d5 is a relatively rare continuation as Black has predominantly been testing other ideas.} (8... Nc6 9. a3 (9. e3 e5 (9... b6 10. Ndb5 (10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O {1/2 (11) Marin,M (2475) -Andersson,U (2600) Szirak 1987}) 10... Be7 11. Be2 Ne8 12. Bg3 d6 13. O-O Bb7 14. Bf3 a6 15. Nd4 Qc8 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Nd5 Bd8 18. Nb4 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Ra7 20. Qc6 Qxc6 21. Nxc6 $14 {1-0 (53) Bacrot,E (2706)-Rau,H (2464) Deizisau 2012}) ( 9... Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 g5 11. Bg3 Ne4 12. Ra3 Qe7 13. Bd3 Qb4+ 14. Kf1 Qxb2 15. Bxe4 Qxa3 16. h4 Nxd4 17. hxg5 Nf5 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. Be5 f6 20. Bd6 Qc3 21. Rxh6 Rf7 22. Rg6+ $18 {1-0 (28) Sedlak,N (2553)-Perunovic,M (2580) Vrsac 2008}) (9... d6 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. O-O Ne5 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Rxc3 Rc8 14. f4 Nxd3 15. Qxd3 d5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Rfc1 Rxc3 19. Rxc3 Qb6 20. Rb3 Qc7 21. Kf2 $11 {1/2 (36) Barsov,A (2525)-Campora,D (2505) Catalan Bay 2003}) (9... Be7 10. Be2 d5 11. O-O Bd7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxe7 Ncxe7 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bf3 Rc8 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Qb3 Bc6 18. Rc3 Qb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Rb3 Ra8 21. a3 $16 { 1-0 (73) Zhang,Z (2649)-Hussein,H (2354) Beijing 2008}) 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Ndb5 Rd8 12. Be2 d6 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Nxc3 Be6 15. Qb3 Rd7 16. Rfd1 Rad8 17. Rd2 Qg6 18. Rcd1 e4 19. Qc2 Bf5 20. Kh1 Ne5 21. Rd5 $11 {1-0 (58) Bacrot,E (2645) -Socko,B (2551) Rethymnon 2003}) 9... Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 g5 11. Bg3 Ne4 12. Nb5 Nxc3 13. Nxc3 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. e3 Rac8 18. h4 g4 19. Be2 Na5 20. Be5 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 $15 {1/2 (54) Anand,V (2784)-Timman,J (2649) Wijk aan Zee 1999}) (8... b6 9. e3 Bb7 10. Ndb5 $1 Na6 11. Nd6 Bxd6 12. Qxd6 Rc8 (12... Qc7 13. Nb5 $16) 13. f3 Rc6 14. Qd4 Qe7 15. Be2 (15. Rd1 Rd8 16. Be2 $16) 15... g5 $6 (15... Nc7 16. O-O d5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bd3 $16) 16. Bg3 d5 (16... Nh5 17. Rd1 (17. Bf2 f5 18. h4 $16) 17... Nxg3 18. hxg3 Rd8 19. Ne4 $16) 17. h4 (17. Be5 Nd7 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bg3 $16) 17... Nh5 (17... dxc4 $2 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Ne4 Nh7 20. Bd6 $18) 18. Bf2 Ng7 19. hxg5 hxg5 (19... Qxg5 20. cxd5 exd5 21. g4 $16) 20. Qe5 $5 {1-0 (36) Ponomariov,R (2705)-Polgar,J (2708) Vitoria Gasteiz 2007} (20. cxd5 exd5 21. Bb5 Rc5 22. a3 $16)) (8... g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Ndb5 f5 11. Bc7 Qe7 12. f3 a6 13. a3 axb5 14. axb4 Na6 15. Be5 d6 16. Bd4 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 bxc4 18. e4 fxe4 19. Bxc4 b5 20. Bb3 Bb7 21. Qd4 Kh7 $11 {1-0 (62) Bauer,C (2640)-Cheparinov,I (2621) Metz 2005}) (8... Be7 9. e3 d6 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O a6 12. Bg3 Bd7 13. Nb3 Ne5 14. c5 Qb8 15. f4 Ng6 16. e4 e5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. Rxf6 Bxf6 20. Qxd7 $18 {1-0 (33) Gonzalez Garcia,J (2522)-Hernandez Carmenates,H (2570) Barbera del Valles 2011}) 9. Bxf6 (9. e3 e5 10. Nf3 g5 11. Bg3 d4 12. exd4 exd4 13. Nxd4 (13. Qxd4 Re8+ 14. Be2 Qe7 15. O-O Nc6 16. Qe3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qxe3 18. fxe3 Rxe3 19. Nd4 $11) 13... Qb6 14. Ndb5 Bg4 15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Kxe2 Qe6+ 17. Kf1 Qxc4+ 18. Qe2 Qxe2+ 19. Kxe2 Re8+ 20. Kd3 Nc6 $11 {1/2 (56) Wojtaszek,R (2701)-Tkachiev,V (2632) Legnica 2013}) (9. cxd5 g5 (9... exd5 10. e3 Nc6 11. Be2 Re8 12. O-O g5 13. Bg3 Bxc3 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Rxc3 Bd7 16. f3 Re6 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. Rfc1 Nh5 19. Bf2 Nf4 20. Ba6 Ng6 21. Bb7 Rd8 22. Qd4 $16 {1/2 (41) Byrne,R-Wexler,B Leipzig 1960}) 10. Bg3 Qxd5 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Rd8 13. Nb5 Na6 14. f3 Bd7 15. e4 Qc5 16. Qd4 Bxb5 17. Qxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxb5 a6 19. Be2 Nh5 20. Bf2 Rac8 21. Rc2 Nd3+ 22. Kf1 Nhf4 $11 {1/2 (37) Ipatov,A (2569)-Smirnov,P (2618) Moscow 2013}) 9... Qxf6 10. cxd5 Rd8 {The former world champion is working hard on chess and often his analyses are surprisingly deep. Black could have tried the simple recapturing with pawn with a fair position.} (10... exd5 11. e3 Nc6 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Rxc3 Qg6 $11) 11. e3 (11. e4 $2 exd5 $19) 11... Rxd5 (11... exd5 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Rxc3 Nc6 $11) 12. Qb3 Rxd4 $6 {The game was very important for both players who have not been on friendly terms ever since their world championship match. Kramnik tries to punish Topalov with active play over the board. Unfortunately the exchange sacrifice is not forced and most likely also not the strongest line.} (12... Qe7 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. O-O Nc6 $11) 13. exd4 Nc6 14. Bb5 $1 Qf4 { Black gets cold feet at the moment when he could shock his adversary with the sacrifice of the rook with 14...Nxd4!? The whole system is very spirited, but Black has no reason to believe that he can gain an opening advantage.} (14... Qxd4 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. O-O $14) (14... Nxd4 $5 15. Qxb4 Qf4 16. Kd1 (16. Qe7 Qxc1+ 17. Nd1 Nc2+ 18. Ke2 Nd4+ 19. Ke1 e5 $19) 16... e5 17. Ne2 (17. Rf1 Bg4+ 18. f3 Rd8 19. Qe7 Nc6+ 20. Qxd8+ Nxd8 21. fxg4 Qxg4+ 22. Kc2 $14) 17... Nxe2 18. Qxf4 Nxf4 19. Re1 Bf5 20. Rc5 $14) 15. O-O Nxd4 16. Qd1 (16. Qc4 $5 Bd6 ( 16... a6 17. Rfd1 e5 18. Nd5 Qg4 19. Qxb4 axb5 20. Kh1 $14) 17. g3 Qg4 18. Rfd1 e5 19. Qd5 Be7 20. Rd3 $14) 16... Bxc3 $6 {Even in the battle of two former world champions the positional rules are still more than valid. Kramnik is diminishing his chances by the exchange of his dark-squared bishop for the knight at the moment when a simple retreat would have offered near equality.} ( 16... Ba5 17. Bd3 e5 $11) 17. Rxc3 e5 (17... Nxb5 $2 18. Qd8+ Kh7 19. Rxc8 $16) (17... Qd6 18. Bc4 e5 19. Qh5 Be6 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Rc7 $14) 18. Bc4 (18. Qc1 $5 Be6 19. Bd3 $14) 18... Bd7 19. Qc1 Qf6 (19... Qxc1 20. Rfxc1 Bc6 21. f3 $14) 20. Qe3 Bc6 21. Bd3 {White is very disciplined and he is working hard on stabilising his position in the centre. Black's chances for active counterplay will be honed down to a minimum.} Re8 (21... Qd6 22. Be4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Rd8 24. Re3 Nc6 25. f4 exf4 26. Qxf4 $14) 22. Be4 Bb5 (22... Qd6 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Rc4 Rb8 25. b3 Rd8 26. Re1 $14) 23. Re1 Qa6 $2 {Kramnik did not play this spirited opening with the hope of defending passively. His striving for active play is perfectly understandable, but White will benefit more from the conflict.} ( 23... Qe7 24. b3 $14) 24. Rc7 $1 Qxa2 (24... Bc6 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Qa3 $1 $16) 25. Rxb7 a6 (25... Qxb2 26. Rb1 Qe2 27. R7xb5 Qxe3 28. fxe3 Nxb5 29. Rxb5 $18) 26. b3 Rd8 $6 {The nerves are ticking and Black is not willing to admit that only passive defence can offer some chances of survival.} (26... Rf8 27. Bb1 Qb2 28. h3 Ne2+ 29. Kh2 Nf4 30. Rc7 Nd5 31. Qe4 Nf6 32. Qf5 $16) 27. Bd5 $1 Ne2+ (27... Rxd5 28. Rb8+ Kh7 29. Qe4+ f5 30. Qxd5 $18) 28. Kh1 (28. Rxe2 $2 Qxe2 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Qxe2 Bxe2 31. h4 $14) 28... Nf4 (28... Qc2 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Bc4 Qd1 (30... Bxc4 31. Qxe5 Qc3 32. Qxc3 Nxc3 33. bxc4 $18) 31. Qxe2 Qxe2 32. Bxe2 Bxe2 33. h3 $18) 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Qb6 $6 {Topalov is not immune to trepidations of his own. In the heat of the fight he chooses exactly the wrong method of bringing his queen closer to the black king.} (30. Rb6 $1 Qd2 31. Rb8 Qd6 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Qxe5 Nd3 34. Qe7 $18) (30. Qxe5 Qxf2 31. Bd5 $1 Nh5 32. Bf3 Nf6 33. Rf7 $18) 30... Qd2 31. Rg1 Kh7 $6 {A nervous move, ignoring the golden chance to complicate matters with a spectacular hidden resource. In the battle of two computers we would have seen 31..Nh3!!, but instead we are witnessing the merciless duel of two ex-world champions.} (31... Nh3 $3 32. gxh3 Be2 33. Qc6 Qd3 34. Bd5 Qxd5+ 35. Qxd5 Rxd5 36. Rc1 $16) (31... Qd4 32. h3 $18) 32. h3 Rd6 (32... Qd4 33. Bc4 $18) 33. Qc7 Bd7 (33... Rd7 34. Qb8 Rd8 35. Qxe5 Qxf2 36. Bg6+ $18) 34. Qb8 {Exactly this picture was the defender's worst nightmares. Black is unable to defend the 8th rank so he chooses to play va-banque.} h5 $8 35. Qg8+ Kh6 36. Qh8+ Kg5 37. Qxg7+ Kf5 38. Bxh5 {Time trouble is lurking around the corner and White probably had no time to choose the best winning line. Fortunately for the aggressor his position is completely winning in most sensible lines.} (38. f3 Nd3 39. Rxd7 Rxd7 40. Qg6+ Kf4 41. g3+ Kxf3 42. Qf5+ Ke3 43. Qg5+ Nf4 44. Qxe5+ $18) (38. Bg8 $1 Ng6 39. Bh7 Be8 40. Re7 Re6 41. Rxe8 $18) 38... Nxh5 39. Qg4+ Kf6 40. Qxh5 Qxf2 41. Qh6+ {Even after the time control Topalov is not ready to play the best moves, he just wants to grab his deserved point and run...} (41. Rb8 $1 Ke6 42. Qg4+ Ke7 43. Qg7+ Ke6 44. Rf8 $18) 41... Ke7 42. Qg7+ Ke6 43. Qg4+ Ke7 44. Rd1 { Material and positional superiority is rendering any resistance by Black pointless.} (44. Rd1 Rxd1+ 45. Qxd1 Qf5 46. h4 Ke8 47. Kg1 $18) 1-0 [Event "Hoogovens"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "1998.01.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2740"] [Annotator "Anand,V"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "1998.01.16"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CBM 063"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.03.26"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"] [SourceQuality "1"] {Kramnik had an explosive start with 4/4 and Topalov and me were on a "mere" 3/ 4.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {Topalov and Shirov have been playing this line for some two years now and have been responsible for it's growth in popularity. They have had many interesting encounters in this line as well. As with topical lines, the theory develops rapidly. I beat Shirov in Groningen, but in the 3rd round in Wijk aan Zee, Piket had shown an improvement over Shirov's play in Groningen, so the ball was back in White's court. I was attracted to a plan that Topalov used against Shirov used in Madrid 1997, so I decide to give it a shot.} 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. h3 {Topalov had a big advantage against Shirov and subsequently Hracek obliterated Shirov in the Bundesliga. Nevertheless, Shirov demonstrated an improvement on these games as well (against me in the last round of Wijk aan Zee), so matters are not clear here theoretically speaking. Topalov deviated even earlier.} O-O 12. Re1 Re8 $5 {Topalov prefers to leave the bishop on c8 and pressurize e4.} (12... Bb7 13. Na3 {Topalov's point - in comparision with a normal Archangelsk, White has a concrete target on b5.} exd4 14. cxd4 Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. Nb1 c5 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 cxd4 $1 {The last word on this variation - Anand-Shirov Wijk aan Zee (13) 1998. However, it's time to leave theory and go back to the game!} (18... g5 $2 19. Nxg5 hxg5 20. Bxg5 b3 21. Bxb3 $1 (21. Bd3 c4 {Topalov-Shirov Madrid 1997}) 21... cxd4 22. Ra3 $1 $16 {Hracek-Shirov})) 13. Na3 b4 $1 {The next few moves all look forced.} 14. Nc4 ( 14. dxe5 bxa3 $1 (14... dxe5 15. Nc4 $14) 15. exf6 axb2 16. Bxb2 (16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. Qd5+ Be6 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. f7+ (19. Nxe6 Qxf6) 19... Kh8 $3 20. Nxe6 bxa1=Q 21. Nxd8 Rexd8 $19) 16... Qxf6 $11) 14... bxc3 15. bxc3 exd4 16. Nxb6 ( 16. cxd4 $2 Nxd4 $1 $17) 16... Rxb6 17. cxd4 Nxe4 (17... Rxe4 $2 18. Bxf7+ $1 $16) 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Rxe4 Rxe4 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Nxe4 {Black has simplified the position and even got bishops of opposite colours. Nevertheless, he still has to be careful. His pieces are misplaced - the rook on b6 and even the knight on c6 are vulnerable in some lines. Black's king is slightly exposed, not only because he only has two pawns in front of him, but because of vague threats of Ra8 etc.} Bf5 22. Ng5 $1 Ne7 (22... h6 $2 23. Qf3 Ne7 24. Ra8 Rb8 ( 24... Bc8 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Qxe7 $1) 25. Qb3+ $1 $18) 23. g4 $1 Bg6 (23... Bd7 24. Qf3 $1 $18 (24. Qd3 g6 $16)) 24. Ne6 Qc8 $4 {We thought that 22...Ne7 was a big mistake, but in fact it is only 24...Qc8 that proves fatal. I found 22... Qb8 at home trying to stop Ra7, but I am unable to find anything really convincing against it.} (24... Qb8 $1 {Maybe White is still better, but it doesn't look too serious.} 25. d5 (25. Qf3 d5) 25... Bf7 $1 {The difference is that Black has Rb1 is many lines.} (25... c5 26. Bg5 $16) 26. Qd4 (26. Nxg7 $2 Kxg7 27. Qd4+ Kf8 28. Bh6+ (28. Qh8+ Ng8 29. Bh6+ Ke8 30. Re1+ Kd7 $17) 28... Ke8 29. Re1 Rb1 $1 $17) (26. Bg5 Ng6 27. Nd8 (27. Be3 Rb5) (27. Qd4 Ne5) 27... Ne5) 26... Bxe6 27. dxe6 Rb1 28. Rxb1 Qxb1 29. Qf4 h6 (29... Qg6 30. Qa4 $14) 30. Qf7+ Kh7 31. Qxe7 Qxc1+ 32. Kg2 {This might just be a draw.}) 25. d5 $1 { I don't see any defence anymore.} Bf7 (25... c5 26. Ra7 $1 {Topalov} Rb7 27. Rxb7 Qxb7 28. Qf3 $1 Qc8 (28... Bf7 29. Qxf7+ $1 $18) 29. Qc3 $18) 26. Nxg7 $1 Kxg7 {Both alternatives would have prolonged the game, but Black's king is much too weak now to really save the game.} (26... Bxd5 27. Nh5 $16) (26... Nxd5 27. Nf5 $16) 27. Qd4+ Kf8 (27... Kg8 28. Bh6 $18) (27... Kg6 {The most tricky line.} 28. Qe4+ Kf6 (28... Nf5 29. Ra3 $1 $18) 29. Bh6 $1 {My intention during the game.} (29. g5+ Kg7 30. Qxe7 Qf5 31. Ra8 $1 Kg6 {I thought during the game, but later Fritz found a way} 32. Qf8 $1 Qxh3 33. Ra3 {Still, this isn't the easiest line around.}) 29... Nf5 (29... Bxd5 30. Qxh7 Nf5 31. Re1 Nxh6 32. Qxh6+ Kf7 33. Qh5+ $18) (29... Bg6 30. Qd4+ Kf7 31. Qg7+ Ke8 32. Bg5 Qd8 33. Ra8 $18) 30. gxf5 Qxf5 (30... Qg8+ 31. Kh2 Bxd5 32. Qh4+ Kxf5 33. Qh5+ Kf6 34. Rg1 $18) 31. Qh4+ Kg6 (31... Ke5 32. Rd1 $1 Bxd5 33. Qe7+ $18) 32. Kh2 $18) 28. Bh6+ Ke8 29. Re1 {Kramnik lost to Shirov and now I joined him in the lead with 4/5.} (29. Re1 Kd7 30. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 31. Qe4+ Be6 $8 (31... Kf6 32. g5#) (31... Kd7 32. Qf5+ $18) 32. Qxh7+ Bf7 (32... Ke8 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Bg5+ Kf7 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Qe7+ Kg8 37. Bh6 Qd7 38. Qf8+ Kh7 39. dxe6 $18) 33. Qe4+ Be6 34. Bg5+ Kf8 35. dxe6 $18) 1-0 [Event "Superbet Classic 2021"] [Site "Bucharest ROU"] [Date "2021.06.11"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Mamedyarov, S.."] [Black "Aronian, L.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2781"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2021.06.05"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ROU"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1388"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2021.06.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.06.14"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8. Bxc4 Bd6 9. Qc2 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. f4 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Ng4 14. Bd4 c5 15. Bxc5 Re8 16. O-O Nxe3 17. Bxe3 Rxe3 18. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Bd7 20. Qb3 Qf6 21. Qxb7 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. Bxf7+ Kf8 25. Bb3 Qc5 26. Qd5 Qc1+ 27. Bd1 Qxf4 28. Qc5+ Kg8 29. Qxa7 h5 30. h3 Bc6 31. Bb3+ Kh7 32. Qf7 Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Qc5 34. Qg8+ Kh6 35. Qe6+ g6 36. Qf6 Bd7 37. h4 Qc7+ 38. g3 Qc8 39. Qf4+ Kh7 40. Qf7+ 1-0 [Event "Clutch Champions Showdown"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.29"] [Round "2.10"] [White "So, W.."] [Black "Caruana, F.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2835"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2020.05.26"] [EventType "k.o. (rapid)"] [EventRounds "2"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1334"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.06.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.06.01"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. a4 h6 8. Re1 Ba7 9. Nbd2 g5 10. b4 Nh7 11. Nb3 g4 12. Nfd2 Qf6 13. d4 Ng5 14. b5 Ne7 15. bxa6 bxa6 16. Nf1 h5 17. Qd3 Rg8 18. Bxg5 Rxg5 19. Bxa6 Bd7 20. Bb7 Rd8 21. Qa6 Bb8 22. Ne3 h4 23. Nc5 g3 24. fxg3 hxg3 25. Nxd7 Rxd7 26. Rf1 Qh8 27. h3 exd4 28. Nd5 Nxd5 29. Bxd5 dxc3 30. Qc8+ Rd8 31. Bxf7+ Ke7 32. Qe6+ 1-0 [Event "London Classic Elite blitz 6th"] [Site "London"] [Date "2014.12.08"] [Round "7"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2769"] [BlackElo "2829"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2014.12.08"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [EventCategory "22"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2016"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.10.08"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. Bc4 e6 5. O-O a6 6. Re1 Nf6 7. e5 dxe5 8. Nxe5 O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 c5 11. Qf3 cxd4 12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. Bxe6 Nf8 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Ne4 g5 17. Bg3 Bg4 18. Nd6+ Kg8 19. Qxb7 N8d7 20. Qb3+ Kh7 21. Qd3+ Kg8 22. Qxd4 Bh5 23. Nf5 Bf8 24. Bd6 Bg6 25. Ne7+ Kh7 26. Nxg6 Kxg6 27. Re6 Bxd6 28. Rxd6 Qe7 29. h3 Ne5 30. Rd1 Rc8 31. Qe4+ Kg7 32. Qf5 Rc6 33. Rxc6 Nxc6 34. c3 Ne5 35. Kh1 Ng6 36. Qd3 Qb7 37. b4 Nf4 38. Qf3 Qc7 39. a4 h5 40. b5 axb5 41. axb5 Qc5 42. Rb1 N6d5 43. b6 Nxc3 44. b7 Nxb1 45. b8=Q Nd2 46. Qfb7+ Kf6 47. Qh8+ 1-0 [Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2018.09.20"] [Round "2.16"] [White "Aronian, L.."] [Black "Giri, A.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D00"] [WhiteElo "2767"] [BlackElo "2782"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2018.07.24"] [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1246"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2018.09.24"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.09.24"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Be2 Bd6 6. Bg3 O-O 7. Nbd2 c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Qa4 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Qb5 a6 12. Qb3 b5 13. O-O Bxg3 14. hxg3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Na5 17. Qb4 Nc4 18. a4 a5 19. Qxb5 Rb8 20. Bxc4 Rxb5 21. Bxb5 Qd6 22. Rac1 Qb4 23. Kg2 Qxb2 24. Rc7 h5 25. Rfc1 g6 26. R1c6 Qb4 27. Ra7 Qe1 28. Rcc7 g5 29. Re7 h4 30. Be8 hxg3 31. fxg3 Qe2+ 32. Kh3 Qxf3 33. Bxf7+ Rxf7 34. Rxf7 Qh5+ 35. Kg2 Qe2+ 36. Rf2 Qxe3 37. Rb2 Qe4+ 38. Kh2 1-0 [Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2018.12.01"] [Round "3.16"] [White "Aronian, L.."] [Black "Nakamura, Hi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C53"] [WhiteElo "2767"] [BlackElo "2777"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2018.07.24"] [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1256"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2018.12.03"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.12.06"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Be2 Ne4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O f6 11. exf6 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qxf6 13. h3 Bf5 14. a4 Rae8 15. Nh2 Ba5 16. Ra3 Ne7 17. Rb3 b6 18. Bh5 Ng6 19. Nf3 c6 20. Ba3 Rf7 21. Ne5 Nxe5 22. dxe5 Qxe5 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Bb4 Bxb4 25. cxb4 d4 26. Rg3 Kg8 27. Qh5 Bc2 28. Qh4 d3 29. Re3 Qb8 30. Qc4+ Kh8 31. Qxc6 Rc8 32. Rfe1 Rg8 33. Qc3 Qd6 34. Qd2 a5 35. bxa5 bxa5 36. Re4 Rf8 37. Rc4 Qb6 38. Ree4 h6 39. Rf4 Rb8 40. Kh2 Qe6 41. Rce4 Qd6 42. Rd4 Qe5 43. g3 Kh7 44. Rd7 Rb6 45. Rff7 Rg6 46. h4 Rg4 47. Kg2 Qe2 48. Qc3 Qe4+ 49. f3 1-0 [Event "FIDE Candidates 2020"] [Site "Yekaterinburg RUS"] [Date "2021.04.24"] [Round "12.3"] [White "Vachier Lagrave, M.."] [Black "Alekseenko, K.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2767"] [BlackElo "2698"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2020.03.17"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1381"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2021.04.26"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.04.26"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qc7 8. dxe5 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qxe5 10. Bf4 Qh5 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Bb3 Be7 14. Rhg1 Qxf3 15. gxf3 g6 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 b5 18. Bb3 Nd7 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Rxd7 Ke6 21. Rc7 Rhc8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Be3 a5 24. Kd2 a4 25. f4 Rd8+ 26. Ke2 Rf8 27. Kf3 Rd8 28. Rc1 c5 29. c4 b4 30. Ke2 Rd7 31. Rd1 Rxd1 32. Kxd1 Bf8 33. Kc2 Be7 34. b3 a3 35. Kd3 Bf8 36. Bf2 Be7 37. Ke3 Bd8 38. Kf3 Be7 39. Kg4 h5+ 40. Kf3 Bf8 41. Bh4 Bd6 42. e5 Bc7 43. Ke4 Ba5 44. Bg5 Bb6 45. Bh6 1-0 [Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2018"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2018.08.14"] [Round "8.5"] [White "Grischuk, A.."] [Black "Dominguez Perez, L.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C44"] [WhiteElo "2766"] [BlackElo "2739"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2018.08.14"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [EventCategory "22"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1241"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2018.08.20"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.08.20"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5 10. O-O dxe4 11. c3 Qd6 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd6 cxd6 14. Nc3 Bg4 15. Nxe4 Nc2 16. f3 Nxa1 17. fxg4+ Ke6 18. Ng5+ Kd7 19. Rf7+ Kc6 20. Nxh7 Rae8 21. Bd2 Re2 22. Bc3 Rhe8 23. Nf8 g5 24. Nh7 Nc2 25. Rf2 d5 26. Nxg5 d4 27. Bd2 d3 28. Nf3 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 Re2+ 30. Kg3 Kd5 31. g5 Ke6 32. h4 Kf5 33. h5 Re4 34. g6 Nd4 35. Nxd4+ Rxd4 36. Kf3 Rg4 37. g3 b5 38. Bf4 a5 39. Ke3 b4 40. Kxd3 a4 41. Kc4 a3 42. bxa3 bxa3 43. Kb3 1-0 [Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"] [Site "Foros"] [Date "2008.06.12"] [Round "5"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Shirov, Alexei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2740"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,M"] [PlyCount "126"] [EventDate "2008.06.08"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "UKR"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 125"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2008.07.30"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Rc1 Bd6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qe7 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne4 Bc7 13. Bb3 {A quiet prophylactical move leading to a slight plus for White, due to his space advantage.} Rd8 (13... e5 14. d5 cxd5 15. Qxd5 Bb8 (15... Nb6 $2 16. Qc5 $1) 16. Rfd1 Nf6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Nd2 a5 19. Ne4 Qg6 20. Nc5 Ra7 21. Nd7 Bxd7 22. Qxd7 b6 23. Qb5 $16 {1-0 Cebalo,M-Mazuran,M/Pula 1993/EXT 1999 (35)}) 14. Qc2 ( 14. Qe2 $5 Rb8 (14... Nf8 15. Ne5 Rb8 (15... Bd7 16. f4 Be8 17. Nc5 $14) 16. f4 f6 17. Nd3 Kh8 18. Ndc5 a5 19. a3 Ra8 20. Qc2 b6 21. Nd3 Bd7 22. Qc4 (22. Ba4 $1 $14) 22... Rac8 23. Ba2 Be8 24. b4 Bg6 25. Nef2 Bd6 26. Rfd1 axb4 27. axb4 Ra8 $132 {1-0 Cebalo,M-Kuczynski,R/Polanica Zdroj 1992/CBM 031 (50)}) (14... a5 15. a3 Nf6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Rfd1 Bd7 18. Rc5 Be8 19. Qc2 $1 Qe7 20. Ba2 Bd6 21. Rc3 Rac8 22. h4 g6 23. e4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Anand,V/Linares 1992/CBM 028/[Dautov] (46)}) 15. h3 Kh8 16. Rfd1 Nf8 17. Ne5 Bd7 18. f4 Be8 19. a3 a5 20. Qc4 f6 21. Nd3 Bf7 22. Nec5 Kg8 23. Rf1 Bd6 24. Qc3 Ra8 25. Rce1 Kh8 26. Rf3 Bg6 27. Rg3 $14 {0-1 Ribli,Z-Kuczynski,R/Tilburg 1992/CBM 032 (29)}) 14... a5 $146 {Other moves seen in practice:} (14... Nf8 15. Rfd1 (15. Ne5 f6 16. Nf3 Bd7 17. Nc5 Bc8 {1/2-1/2 Sandstrom,L-Beikert,G/Baden-Baden 1993/TD (17)}) 15... Rb8 16. a3 (16. Ne5 Bd7 17. a3 Be8 18. Ba2 f6 19. Nd3 Bg6 20. Nec5 Kh8 21. Qc4 Bh7 22. b4 Rd5 23. g3 Qf7 24. Qc2 Rh5 25. Qe2 $14 {1-0 Kumaran,D-Berezin,O/ Halle 1995/CBM 048 ext (35)}) 16... Bd7 17. Nc5 Be8 18. Qe4 (18. Ba2 Kh8 19. Nd3 b6 20. b4 Rdc8 21. Rd2 Ra8 22. Qb2 a5 23. Rdc2 axb4 24. axb4 f6 25. Rc3 Ra7 26. Ra3 Rxa3 27. Qxa3 Bg6 28. Nfe1 Bd6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Galliamova,A/ Groningen 1997/CBM 062 ext (41)}) 18... Nh7 (18... Bd6 19. Ne5 Kh8 20. Ned3 $14 {1/2-1/2 Schmidt,W-Kuczynski,R/Cetniewo 1991/CBM 022 ext}) 19. Nd3 (19. Ne5 $5) 19... Ng5 20. Nxg5 Qxg5 21. f4 Qf6 22. Qf3 Kh8 23. Rc3 Rbc8 24. Ba2 Qe7 25. Bb3 Ba5 26. Rc2 Bc7 27. Qe4 Qf6 28. Ne5 Qe7 29. Nd3 Qf6 30. Ba4 (30. Nc5 $142 $14) 30... Qf5 31. Qxf5 (31. Qf3 Qd5) 31... exf5 32. Nc5 Rb8 33. Kf2 Bd6 34. Rdc1 g6 35. b4 Rdc8 36. Bb3 Rc7 37. Bc4 Re7 38. a4 Kg8 {1/2-1/2 Petrosian,T-Dorfman,J/ Moscow 1976/URS-ch (44)}) (14... Rb8 15. a3 Nf8 16. Ne5 Bd7 17. Nc5 Be8 18. Ba2 (18. f4 $5) (18. Qe4 $5) 18... b6 (18... Kh8 19. Qe4 f6 20. Qh4 Bd6 21. Nf3 b6 22. Ne4 c5 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Rfd1 Rbc8 25. Bb3 cxd4 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Nxd4 $14 {1-0 Zarubin,O-Filipenko,A/Severodonetsk 1982/EXT 1999 (48)}) 19. Ncd3 c5 $1 20. dxc5 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxc5 22. Qxc5 bxc5 23. Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Dreev,A/ Elista 1998/CBM 065}) (14... Nf6 15. Rfd1 (15. Nc5 b6 16. Nd3 Bb7 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. Qe2 Bb8 19. Rc2 Ne4 20. Rdc1 Bd6 21. a3 c5 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24. Bc4 {1/2-1/2 Haap,J-Remmler,H/Schwaebisch Gmuend 2001/CBM 080 ext}) (15. Nxf6+ $5 Qxf6 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. Qe4 Re8 18. Ne5 Rad8 19. f4 Bd6 20. Rd2 Bc8 21. g4 g6 22. Rf1 Re7 23. h4 Qg7 24. h5 $36 {1-0 Van Seben,E-Budra,Z/IECG 2001/ R1-2001-0-00006 (39)}) 15... Bd7 16. Nc5 Rab8 17. a3 Be8 18. Ba2 e5 19. Bb1 exd4 20. exd4 g6 21. Re1 Qf8 22. Ba2 Kh7 23. Qd2 Bd6 24. Nd3 Rbc8 25. Nfe5 Bb8 26. Qf4 Qg7 27. Qe3 Nd5 28. Qh3 Rc7 29. Nc5 Re7 30. Qh4 $36 {1-0 Alekseev, E-Burmakin,V/Sochi 2005/CBM 107 (44)}) 15. a3 Rb8 {This move (you have already seen it in some games above) is also prophylactical. The idea is that after ... Nd7-f8(f6) and ...Bc8-d7 Ne4-c5 doesn't attack the b7 pawn. The drawback is that after the insertion of ...a7-a5 a2-a3 the a5 pawn can be hanging at some point.} 16. Rfd1 Nf8 17. Ne5 Bd7 18. Nxd7 $6 {A paradoxical decision, which no-one but Magnus can explain. White exchanges his powerful knight for Black's passive bishop. He takes into account that the bishop can be activated by means of ...Bd7-e8, ...f7-f6 and ...Be8-g6; however, that would weaken Black's pawn structure.} Nxd7 19. g3 Nf6 20. Qc5 Qxc5 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Rxc5 {Equal pawns, opposite-coloured bishops... and now Magnus Carlsen outplays an outstanding endgame specialist!} Ra8 23. Kg2 Bd6 24. Rc2 f5 25. Bc4 a4 $6 { A tentative but in my opinion - a wrong move! This pawn will be weak on a light square and need major pieces to defend it!} 26. Be2 Be7 27. Bf3 Ra5 28. Rc4 Bf6 29. Rdc1 {White's plan is to put his bishop to d1 or c2 (forcing ... Rd8-a8) and then, according to the principle of two weaknesses, after necessary preparation, open a second front on the kingside (g3-g4). To prevent such course of events, Black opens up the centre. That creates the second weakness at once (the f5 pawn) but Black obtains some counterplay against the white b2 pawn.} e5 30. dxe5 Bxe5 31. Rb4 Rd7 32. Rc2 Kg7 33. Kf1 Bf6 34. Rcc4 Ra8 35. Rf4 Ra5 36. Ke2 $6 (36. Rxa4 Rxa4 37. Rxa4 Bxb2 38. Ra7 c5 39. Be2 $14 {was probably more appropriate.}) 36... Rc5 $1 37. Rfc4 Rxc4 38. Rxc4 Bxb2 39. Rxa4 c5 (39... Bc3 $142 $1 40. Ra7 $140 Rd2+ 41. Kf1 Rb2 {activating the rook and Black is probably out of danger,}) 40. Kf1 b6 41. Be2 {Correcting the inaccuracy on the 36th move but now the white rook is far less active.} Bc3 42. Bb5 Rd1+ 43. Kg2 Ba5 44. Rf4 Kg6 45. a4 (45. Bc4 $142 $1 Rd7 46. Ba2 $1 $36) 45... Bc3 46. g4 {what else?} fxg4 47. Be8 Be5 (47... h5 48. Bxf7+ Kg5 49. h3 $1) 48. Bxf7+ Kg5 49. Re4 Kf5 50. Rc4 Rd7 51. Bh5 Rg7 52. a5 (52. h3 $5 gxh3+ 53. Kxh3 {creating connected passed pawns}) 52... bxa5 53. Rxc5 Ra7 54. Rc4 Rg7 55. Rc5 Ra7 56. Rc4 Rg7 57. Rc6 Ra7 58. Bg6+ Kg5 59. Bc2 a4 ({Black is out of danger after} 59... h5 {, too}) 60. Rg6+ Kh5 $2 (60... Kh4 $1 61. Rxh6+ Kg5 62. Re6 Bb8 {and White can't make exploit the dangerous position of the black king. }) 61. Re6 $2 (61. h3 $1 a3 (61... gxh3+ 62. Kxh3 a3 63. Rg2 $18 {- the h6 pawn harms Black!}) 62. hxg4+ (62. Rxg4 Rg7 63. Rxg7 Bxg7 64. Bb3 {is hardly winning}) 62... Kh4 63. Bf5 Bg7 (63... a2 64. Rxh6+ Kg5 65. Rg6+ Kh4 66. f4 Rh7 $8 67. Ra6 a1=Q 68. Rxa1 Bxa1 69. Bxh7 Kxg4 {is a tablebase win for White - Black can't reach a drawish setup Kf6, Bd6}) 64. Be6 {and White keeps good winning chances}) 61... Bg7 $4 {A terrible mistake - nothing unusual after a long defence. Black overlooks a mating idea.} ({After} 61... Bb8 {White can't win}) 62. Kg3 Ra5 63. Bg6+ Kg5 (63... Kg5 {and Black resigned, noticing} 64. h4+ (64. f4+ gxf3 65. h4#) 64... gxh3 65. f4#) 1-0 [Event "Novgorod 3rd"] [Site "Novgorod"] [Date "1996.07.23"] [Round "4"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Polgar, Judit"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C01"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2665"] [Annotator "Knaak,R"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "1996.07.20"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 054"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1996.10.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 c6 7. Bg5 $6 { Weiß versucht, das Schlagen auf c4 zu erzwingen, bevor der Bf1 gezogen hat, um mit Bf1xc4 ein Tempo zu sparen.} O-O $1 (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 $14) 8. cxd5 h6 $1 {Die Bedeutung dieses Zwischenzuges wird gleich ersichtlich.} (8... Qb6 9. Bxf6 Qxb2 10. Qc1 Qxc1+ (10... Ba3 $2 11. Bg5 $18) 11. Rxc1 gxf6 12. Be2 $10 cxd5 $6 13. Nxd5 Be6 $6 14. Nxf6+ Kg7 15. d5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Teske,H-Knaak,R/ DDR-ch Stralsund 1988 (33)}) 9. Bh4 (9. Bxf6 Qxf6 {Schwarz hat auf jeden Fall genug Kompensation für den Bauern, welchen Weiß zudem kaum verteidigen kann.} 10. dxc6 Nxc6 11. Be2 Rd8 12. O-O Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Be5 $15) 9... Qb6 $1 {Weiß muß um Ausgleich kämpfen.} 10. Qd2 (10. Bxf6 $2 Qxb2 11. Qc1 Ba3 $1 $19 { Da sieht man den Sinn von 8...h6!, denn 12.Bg5 ist verhindert!}) 10... Nxd5 11. Bg3 {Die schwarze Stellung ist scheinbar so gut, daß man nur nach Varianten sucht, die klaren Vorteil bringen.} Bxg3 {Solche Züge sind schnell gemacht, weil Schwarz den Entwicklungsvorsprung nicht einbüßen will.} (11... Bb4 { war eher geeignet, auf Vorteil zu spielen.} 12. Be2 Re8 (12... Qa5 13. Rc1 Nd7 (13... Nf6 $5) 14. O-O N7f6 15. Bd3 $13) 13. Rc1 (13. O-O Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Rxe2 16. Rae1 Rxe1 17. Rxe1 Be6 18. d5 cxd5 19. Be5 f6 $17) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3 Ba3 15. Rd1 Qb2 16. Ne5 Nd7 17. O-O $13) 12. hxg3 $10 Bg4 $6 {Es war höchste Zeit für das Schach auf e8.} (12... Re8+ 13. Be2) 13. Bd3 $1 Re8+ 14. Kf1 $1 Nd7 $6 (14... Nf6) (14... Nb4) 15. Nxd5 $1 cxd5 {Weiß hat in dem Moment genommen, wo der schwarze Springer nicht mehr nach c6 kann.} 16. Rh4 Bxf3 $6 {Ohne Not wird die weiße Bauernstruktur verbesert und aus schwarzer Sicht eine ungünstige Figurenkonstellation geschaffen.} (16... Be6) 17. gxf3 Nf8 18. Kg2 Ng6 19. Rh5 Qxd4 $6 (19... Rad8 $14) 20. Rd1 Rad8 (20... Qb6 21. Rxd5 {+/=/+/- Der Läufer ist klar besser als der Springer.}) 21. Bxg6 Qxd2 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Rxd2 $16 {Der Pd5 ist nicht zu retten.} d4 (23... Ke6 24. f4) 24. Rh4 d3 25. Rf4+ Kg6 26. Re4 h5 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Rxd3 Re2 29. Rb3 b6 30. Rb5 Kh6 31. g4 g6 32. g5+ Kg7 33. f4 Rc2 34. Kg3 Rd2 35. f3 Rc2 36. Rb3 Kf7 37. Ra3 Rxb2 38. Rxa7+ Kg8 39. f5 Rb5 40. Ra8+ Kf7 41. fxg6+ Kxg6 42. f4 Rb1 43. Rg8+ Kf5 44. Rf8+ Ke4 45. Re8+ Kf5 46. Re5+ Kg6 47. Re6+ Kf5 48. Rf6+ Ke4 49. g6 b5 50. Kh4 Rh1+ 51. Kg5 h4 52. Re6+ Kf3 53. g7 Rg1+ 54. Kf6 h3 55. Re8 1-0 [Event "Champions Showdown Rapid"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2019.02.21"] [Round "8.3"] [White "So, W.."] [Black "Navara, D.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A14"] [WhiteElo "2765"] [BlackElo "2738"] [PlyCount "74"] [EventDate "2019.02.20"] [EventType "match (rapid)"] [EventRounds "12"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1268"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2019.02.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.02.25"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Qc1 Bxf4 12. Qxf4 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 c6 14. a5 Nbd7 15. Nc3 Qe7 16. Rfd1 e5 17. Qe3 Rae8 18. d5 e4 19. d6 Qe6 20. Bg2 Nd5 21. Qxe4 Nxc3 22. Qxe6 Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2 Rxe2 24. Bh3 Rd8 25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 g5 27. Re7 Nf6 28. Rxb7 Rxd6 29. Bf1 Rd1 30. Kg2 Ra1 31. b4 c5 32. Bxa6 cxb4 33. Bc4 Ne4 34. Bxf7+ Kf8 35. Bd5 Nc3 36. Bc4 Rxa5 37. Rxh7 Ne4 1-0 [Event "Carlsen Inv Prelim"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.04.30"] [Round "7.3"] [White "Giri, A.."] [Black "Caruana, F.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A80"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2835"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2020.04.18"] [EventType "tourn (rapid)"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCategory "22"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1330"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.05.04"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.05.04"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Ne2 Nd7 10. c4 c6 11. Rc1 a5 12. a3 Nd6 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. Ne5 Bd7 15. cxd5 exd5 16. b4 Rfc8 17. Qc5 axb4 18. axb4 Be8 19. Ra1 Qd8 20. Ng3 g6 21. f3 b6 22. Qc3 Qe7 23. Rfe1 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Nf7 25. Bf1 Nxe5 26. dxe5 Nd7 27. f4 Nf8 28. Ne2 c5 29. bxc5 bxc5 30. Nd4 Rb8 31. Nf3 Ne6 32. Ra6 c4 33. Qd2 Nc5 34. Qxd5+ Bf7 35. e6 Nxe6 36. Bxc4 Ng5 37. Qd3 Nxf3+ 38. gxf3 Re8 39. Kg2 Qc5 40. Bxf7+ Kxf7 41. e4 Re7 42. e5 Rb7 43. Ra2 Kg7 44. Qd8 Rb1 45. Qf6+ Kh6 46. Kh3 Qe3 47. Qg5+ Kg7 48. Qf6+ Kh6 49. Qh4+ Kg7 50. Qe7+ Kh6 51. Qh4+ Kg7 52. Rf2 Qc5 53. Qf6+ Kh6 54. Rg2 Rb8 55. Rg5 1-0 [Event "Chess24 Banter Final 2020"] [Site "chess24.com INT"] [Date "2020.09.22"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Giri, A.."] [Black "Svidler, P.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A04"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2723"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2020.09.21"] [EventType "match (blitz)"] [EventRounds "9"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1351"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.09.28"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.09.28"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Nf6 3. e5 Nh5 4. d4 d6 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. Qe2 Bg7 7. O-O dxe5 8. dxe5 Nd4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qc4+ Be6 11. Ng5+ Ke8 12. Nxe6 Nxe6 13. Qxe6 Qd4 14. Qb3 b6 15. e6 Nf4 16. Qb5+ Kf8 17. Nc3 Nxg2 18. Qc6 1-0 [Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"] [Site "Paris FRA"] [Date "2021.06.21"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Aronian, L.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2781"] [PlyCount "113"] [EventDate "2021.06.21"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1389"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2021.06.21"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.06.21"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. dxc5 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Nd2 Nd7 8. Ngf3 Nxc5 9. Bxc4 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Bd7 12. a4 f5 13. Nd4 a5 14. b3 Rc8 15. Rac1 f4 16. N2f3 fxe3 17. fxe3 Qf6 18. Ne2 Qb2 19. Qd1 Rfd8 20. Nfd4 Ne4 21. Rc2 Qa3 22. Nf4 e5 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Nfe6+ Kg8 25. Nxd8 exd4 26. Rxc8 Bxc8 27. Qh5 Nd6 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. Nf7+ Kg8 31. Nxd6 Be6 32. exd4 Bxd4+ 33. Kh1 b6 34. Nc4 Kg7 35. Rd1 Bc5 36. Nxb6 Bxb3 37. Rb1 Be6 38. Rb5 Bb4 39. Nd5 Bd2 40. Ne7 Bc4 41. Rc5 Bb3 42. Nc6 Bxa4 43. Nxa5 Be3 44. Re5 Bb6 45. Nc4 Bd8 46. Nd6 Bb6 47. Re6 Bc5 48. Ne4 Bf8 49. h3 Bb3 50. Rb6 Bd5 51. Ng3 Bc4 52. Nf5+ Kg8 53. Kh2 Bd3 54. g4 Bc5 55. Rc6 Bf2 56. Kg2 Be4+ 57. Kxf2 1-0 [Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"] [Site "Nice"] [Date "2009.03.14"] [Round "1"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Morozevich, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D93"] [WhiteElo "2759"] [BlackElo "2771"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2009.03.14"] [EventType "tourn (rapid)"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2009.05.05"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. Nf3 Qxc5 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. O-O Qa5 12. h3 Bf5 13. Ng5 Qa6 14. e4 Rad8 15. Bxf7+ Kh8 16. Qe1 h6 17. exf5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Rxf7 19. fxg6 Rff8 20. f4 Qd3 21. f5 Nh5 22. Rf3 Qd4+ 23. Kh1 Bf6 24. Ne4 Kg7 25. Nc5 Rd6 26. Bxf6+ Rdxf6 27. Ne6+ Rxe6 28. Qxe6 Rf6 29. Qe3 Rxf5 30. Qxd4+ Nxd4 31. Rxf5 Ng3+ 32. Kh2 Ngxf5 33. Rc7 Kxg6 34. g4 Nd6 35. Rxe7 Kf6 36. Re3 b5 37. h4 Nc4 38. Re4 Ne6 39. Kg3 a5 40. b3 Nd6 41. Re1 Nc5 42. g5+ Kf5 43. Rf1+ Ke5 44. Kg4 Nce4 45. h5 1-0 [Event "34th Leon GM 2021"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2021.07.04"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Dominguez Perez, L.."] [Black "Gelfand, B.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B67"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2675"] [PlyCount "129"] [EventDate "2021.06.30"] [EventType "k.o. (rapid)"] [EventRounds "2"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1391"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2021.07.05"] [SourceVersion "3"] [SourceVersionDate "2021.07.08"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O e6 9. Kb1 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 h6 11. Bc1 Rc8 12. f4 Qc7 13. Qe3 Bc6 14. Bd3 Be7 15. Rhe1 b5 16. a3 Rb8 17. Qg3 Bf8 18. b3 a5 19. Bb2 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Bg6 Nc3+ 24. Bxc3 bxc3 25. Rxe6+ Be7 26. Rde1 O-O 27. Rxe7 Qa5 28. Bxf7+ Rxf7 29. Re8+ Rxe8 30. Rxe8+ Rf8 31. Re7 Rf7 32. Re8+ Rf8 33. Qe3 Rxe8 34. Qxe8+ Kh7 35. Qe4+ Kh8 36. Qc6 Qb4 37. Qc4 Qb6 38. Qxc3 Qg1+ 39. Kb2 Qxg2 40. h3 Qe4 41. Qc8+ Kh7 42. Qc4 Qe7 43. b4 d5 44. Qd4 Qb7 45. Qc5 Qf7 46. Qd4 Qb7 47. Qd3+ Kh8 48. b5 d4 49. Qc4 Qb6 50. Qc6 Qa5 51. Kb3 Qa1 52. b6 Qa6 53. Qe8+ Kh7 54. Qe4+ Kh8 55. Qxd4 Qb5+ 56. Qb4 Qd5+ 57. Kb2 Qb7 58. Qc5 Qa6 59. c4 Qb7 60. Kb3 Qh1 61. Kb4 Qb1+ 62. Ka5 Qa1+ 63. Kb5 Qb1+ 64. Ka6 Qa2+ 65. Kb7 1-0 [Event "Shenzhen Du Te Cup"] [Site "Shenzhen"] [Date "2017.03.30"] [Round "7"] [White "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Black "Adams, Michael"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A07"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2761"] [PlyCount "134"] [EventDate "2017.03.23"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "CHN"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 178"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.05.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O e6 5. h3 Bh5 6. d4 Nf6 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. g4 Bg6 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qd3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Qb3 Qc7 16. f4 Ned7 17. e4 Nc5 18. Qc2 Ne6 19. e5 Nd7 20. Ne2 g5 21. Bd2 gxf4 22. Nxf4 Qxe5 23. Kh1 Nxf4 24. Bxf4 Qc5 25. Qb3 Qb4 26. Qg3 Nf6 27. a3 Qxb2 28. Be5 Qc2 29. Rab1 b6 30. Rbc1 Qg6 31. Bxc6 Rac8 32. Bg2 Ne4 33. Qf3 Nd2 34. Qb7 Nxf1 35. Rxc8 Qb1 36. Qxe7 Rxc8 37. Qg5 Ne3+ 38. Kh2 Qg6 39. Qxe3 Rc2 40. Kh1 Ra2 41. Kg1 Qc2 42. Bf1 Qc5 43. Bd4 Qd6 44. Qe8+ Qf8 45. Qe4 Qxa3 46. Qe5 Qf8 47. Bd3 Ra5 48. Qe4 g6 49. Bc4 Kh7 50. Qf4 Qe7 51. Kh2 a6 52. g5 Kg8 53. Qb8+ Qf8 54. Qxb6 Rxg5 55. Bxf7+ Kh7 56. Qc7 Kh6 57. Be3 Qg7 58. Qf4 Qb2+ 59. Bd2 Kg7 60. Qxg5 Kxf7 61. Qd5+ Kg7 62. Kg3 Qa1 63. Qc5 Kf7 64. Qc4+ Ke7 65. Bb4+ Kd7 66. Qd3+ Kc6 67. Qc3+ Kd5 1-0 [Event "Wch Blitz 9th"] [Site "Berlin"] [Date "2015.10.13"] [Round "3"] [White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"] [Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A21"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2692"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2015.10.13"] [EventType "swiss (blitz)"] [EventRounds "21"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.10.29"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 e4 5. d4 Bf8 6. Ng5 c6 7. Nc3 f5 8. h4 Nf6 9. e3 d5 10. Qb3 a6 11. a4 Be7 12. Bd2 Ra7 13. Rc1 h6 14. Nh3 Be6 15. Nf4 Bf7 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Ncxd5 O-O 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Ng6 Qd8 20. Bc4 b5 21. Bxf7+ Rfxf7 22. Ne5 bxa4 23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24. Qe6 Nbd7 25. Qxf5 Qb8 26. O-O h5 27. Qf4 Qxb2 28. Rc8+ Nf8 29. Ba5 a3 30. Qb8 N6d7 31. Qxb2 axb2 32. Rb1 Rf5 33. Bc3 Nb6 34. Rb8 Na4 35. Bxb2 Kf7 36. Ba3 Nd7 37. R8b7 Ke6 38. Ra7 Nf6 39. Rxa6+ 1-0 [Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"] [Site "Beijing"] [Date "2014.12.14"] [Round "15"] [White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2758"] [BlackElo "2765"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2014.12.13"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "CHN"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.12.23"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Bg6 7. Nbd2 Nf5 8. Nb3 Nd7 9. a4 Be7 10. a5 a6 11. c4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Qc7 13. h3 Rd8 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Qe2 Rfe8 16. Rfd1 Nh4 17. Ne1 c5 18. Rac1 Nf5 19. Nf3 Nxd4 20. Nfxd4 cxd4 21. Bxe6 d3 22. Qe3 Qxc1 23. Bxf7+ Bxf7 24. Nxc1 Bg6 25. Rxd3 Bxd3 26. Nxd3 Nf8 27. Qe4 Ne6 28. Be3 Kh8 29. f4 g6 30. Kh2 Ng7 31. Bb6 Rd7 32. Nc5 Rd2 33. Qxb7 Nf5 34. Ne4 Rxb2 35. Nd6 Bh4 36. Nxf5 gxf5 37. e6 Rd2 38. Qa7 Bf6 39. Qf7 1-0 [Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"] [Site "Beijing"] [Date "2013.12.13"] [Round "7"] [White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D90"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2756"] [PlyCount "61"] [EventDate "2013.12.12"] [EventType "swiss (rapid)"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "CHN"] [SourceTitle "CBM 158"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.01.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 c6 6. Bg5 Ne4 7. e3 Nxg5 8. hxg5 e6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Nd7 13. c5 h5 14. b4 O-O 15. Bc4 Rd8 16. Ke3 e5 17. Nd6 exd4+ 18. Kf4 Nf8 19. Bxf7+ Kh7 20. Rae1 a5 21. Nh2 axb4 22. g4 Rxd6 23. cxd6 Ra5 24. Re7 d3 25. gxh5 gxh5 26. Nf3 Bg4 27. Nh4 Rxg5 28. f3 Bf6 29. fxg4 Rxg4+ 30. Kf5 Rxh4 31. Kxf6 1-0 [Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2007.11.22"] [Round "36"] [White "Leko, Peter"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C81"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2714"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2007.11.21"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "38"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2008"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2007.11.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Qd7 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 f6 15. Bf4 fxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 c6 18. Bb3 a5 19. Re1 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. Rad1 a4 22. Bc2 Bf7 23. Rb1 a3 24. h3 d4 25. Qd3 Bg6 26. Qc4+ Bf7 27. Qd3 Bg6 28. Qc4+ Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Bxf7 30. Bb3 dxc3 31. Bxf7+ Rxf7 32. Rb3 Rd7 33. Rxc3 Rd2 34. Rxc6 Rxa2 35. Rc7 Rb2 36. Ree7 a2 37. Rxg7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019"] [Site "Abidjan CIV"] [Date "2019.05.12"] [Round "12.2"] [White "So, W.."] [Black "Topalov, V.."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B23"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2740"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2019.05.11"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "IVO"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1279"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2019.05.13"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.05.13"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Rxf4 Bh5 11. Nf3 a6 12. a4 Bxf3 13. Rxf3 Nd4 14. Rf2 Ng4 15. Rf4 Ne5 16. Qd1 Bg5 17. Rf2 Bxc1 18. Qxc1 Qh4 19. Rf4 Qg5 20. Rf2 Qh5 21. Qf4 b5 22. Bd5 Rab8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Re1 b4 25. Nd1 b3 26. c3 Nxd3 27. Qd2 Nxf2 28. Qxf2 Ne6 29. Ne3 Qg5 30. Rf1 Nc7 31. h4 Qe5 32. Bxf7+ Kh8 33. Nc4 Qe7 34. Qf4 Rbd8 35. e5 dxe5 36. Nxe5 Rd6 37. Qe3 Qd8 38. Bxb3 Rxf1+ 39. Kxf1 Rf6+ 40. Kg1 Qf8 41. Kh2 g6 42. Kh3 Qc8+ 43. Kh2 Qf8 44. Kh3 Qc8+ 45. Kh2 Qf5 46. Qxc5 Qf4+ 47. Kh3 Qf5+ 48. Kh2 Qf4+ 49. Kh3 Qf5+ 50. Kh2 1/2-1/2 [Event "China Elite Mind blitz"] [Site "Huaian"] [Date "2016.02.28"] [Round "8"] [White "Harikrishna, Pentala"] [Black "Wang, Yue"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B47"] [WhiteElo "2753"] [BlackElo "2718"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2016.02.28"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "30"] [EventCountry "CHN"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 171 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2016.04.26"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2016.04.26"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O b5 8. Nxc6 dxc6 9. a4 b4 10. Nb1 Nf6 11. Bd3 e5 12. Nd2 a5 13. Qf3 Be7 14. Nc4 O-O 15. Qg3 Nd7 16. Be3 Re8 17. Rad1 Bf8 18. f4 Ba6 19. fxe5 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Nxe5 21. Bxf7+ Qxf7 22. Rxf7 Nxf7 23. Rd7 Ne5 24. Rb7 Rad8 25. h3 Ng6 26. Qf3 Ne5 27. Qe2 Kh8 28. Bf4 Ng6 29. Bg3 Rd4 30. e5 Rd5 31. e6 h5 32. Rd7 Rxd7 33. Qxh5+ 1-0 [Event "EU-Cup 18th"] [Site "Kallithea"] [Date "2002.09.24"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C07"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2726"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2002.09.22"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 092"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.02.06"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Bosna Sarajevo"] [BlackTeam "Norilsk Nikel"] [WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"] [BlackTeamCountry "RUS"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Ngf3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qc6 8. Qe2 Nbd7 9. Nb3 a6 10. a4 Bd6 11. O-O Qc7 12. a5 O-O 13. Re1 e5 14. Nbd2 h6 15. b3 Re8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Nc5 18. Qh4 Be6 19. Nd2 Rad8 20. h3 Bf5 21. Ra2 Bg6 22. Nf1 Qc6 23. Ne3 Be7 24. Qg3 Ne4 25. Qf3 Bc5 26. Ra4 Bd4 27. Nd1 Rd6 28. Be3 Bxe3 29. Qxe3 Nd2 30. Qc3 Be4 31. Ne3 Red8 32. Ng4 Bxg2 33. Nxe5 Nf3+ 34. Qxf3 Bxf3 35. Bxf7+ Kh7 36. Nxc6 Rxc6 37. Rf4 Bd1 38. Re7 b6 39. axb6 Rxb6 40. Rc7 Rd2 41. c3 a5 42. h4 h5 43. Rc5 Rd3 44. Bd5 Kh6 45. Rf8 Rg6+ 46. Kf1 Rg4 47. Rh8+ Kg6 48. Rc6+ Kf5 49. Rxh5+ 1-0 [Event "Play for Russia Prelim"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.05.13"] [Round "11.4"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Nepomniachtchi, I.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D87"] [WhiteElo "2752"] [BlackElo "2784"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2020.05.12"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1332"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.05.18"] [SourceVersion "3"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.05.28"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14. Kxf1 Qd7 15. h3 Nc4 16. Qd3 b5 17. Bf2 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rc8 19. Ng1 b4 20. Nf3 a5 21. Rc1 Na3 22. Qb3+ e6 23. Be3 Rxc1+ 24. Bxc1 Qc6 25. Bxa3 bxa3 26. Qxa3 Qxe4 27. Qxa5 Qd3+ 28. Ke1 Qe3+ 29. Kd1 Qf2 30. Qa6 Qe3 31. Qe2 Bxd4 32. Qxe3 Bxe3 33. Ke2 Bb6 34. Ng5 e5 35. Kd3 1-0 [Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"] [Site "Morelia/Linares"] [Date "2008.02.16"] [Round "2"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Leko, Peter"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C88"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2753"] [Annotator "Marin,M"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2008.02.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 123"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2008.04.02"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4 $5 Nxd4 9. Bxf7+ $5 ({Later in the same tournament, Ivanchuk obtained an advantage with the more normal continuation} 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. e5 {, although he later blundered a piece, Ivanchuk,V (2751)-Aronian,L (2739)/Morelia/Linares 2008/CBM 123 (0-1, 60)}) 9... Rxf7 (9... Kxf7 10. Nxe5+ Kg8 {transposes to the game.}) 10. Nxe5 Rf8 (10... Nc6 $2 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. e5 Ng8 13. Qh5+ Kf8 14. Qf5+ Ke8 15. Qxh7 $18 {1-0 Palkovi,J (2410)-Lochte,T (2230)/Budapest 1994/EXT 97 (21)}) (10... Ne6 $5 {makes more sense.} 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. e5 Bb7 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. Nc3 Kg8 15. Nd5 Bd4 {Davies,A (2187)-Atalik,E (2400)/Ottawa 2007/CBM 119 ext (1/2-1/2, 37)} 16. Be3 $5 Bxb2 17. Rb1 Be5 18. c4 $14 {White has completed his development and retains a small material advantage, with acceptable stability in the centre.}) 11. Qxd4 {White has won a pawn, but he is behind in development, while two of his developed pieces are exposed and will cause him additional loss of time. Besides, Black has the pair of bishops. } c5 12. Qd1 Qc7 {Black refrains from developing his queen's bishop yet, because he hopes to prove it to be useful on its initial square, too.} (12... Bb7 {is the more popular alternative, at least in correspondence games.} 13. Nc3 Qe8 {The most consistent continuation. Black intends to put the enemy kingside under strong pressure.} (13... d6 14. Nf3 b4 {help White improve the placement of his knights.} 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf6 17. Qd3 Bc8 18. a3 $1 $14 {Todorcevic,M (2425)-Belkadi,R (2340)/Nice 1974/EXT 2000 (1-0, 58)}) (13... b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bf6 {Howell,J (2370)-Blatny,P (2395)/Groningen 1985/EXT 2000 (1-0, 73)} 16. Nc4 $5 $14) (13... Qc7 {makes little sense because after} 14. Ng4 Nxg4 15. Qxg4 $14 {Rantanen,Y (2435)-Pinter,J (2535)/Helsinki 1983/MCD (1/2-1/2, 44). Black does not have ...d5 at his disposal anymore.}) 14. Ng4 $6 {This helps Black develop his attack, but practice has not shown a clear way for White yet.} Qg6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Nd5 Rae8 $32 {Szczepanski,Z-Malinin,V/ URS corr 1990/Corr Nr. 1 [Malinin] (0-1, 29)}) 13. Ng4 Nxg4 14. Qxg4 d5 15. Qh5 dxe4 16. Qd5+ Kh8 17. Qxa8 {After making 7 moves, the queen has captured a whole rook. However, she will soon be lost, which will lead to almost material equality.} Bb7 18. Qa7 $146 {This novelty does not really save the queen, but it will considerably slow down Black's counterplay.} (18. Qxf8+ Bxf8 19. Nd2 Bd6 20. Nf1 Be5 21. c3 h6 22. Be3 Bd5 23. h3 Bc4 24. Nd2 Bd3 25. a3 Bh2+ 26. Kh1 Bd6 27. b4 cxb4 28. cxb4 Qc3 29. f3 exf3 {1/2-1/2 Vorobiov,E (2580)-Novik, M (2466)/Sochi 2007/CBM 118 ext}) 18... Ra8 19. Bf4 {As pointed out by Dorian Rogozenko, the purpose of this move is to temporarily drive the enemy queen away from controlling of h2-square.} Qc6 20. Qxa8+ Bxa8 21. Be3 {White has stabilized the position and Black needs to spend some time before attacking the h2-pawn and provoking the desirable weakening of the white kingside.} Qf6 22. c3 Bd6 23. Nd2 Qe5 $6 {Although this is part of Black's main plan, he should have delayed it slightly.} ({As pointed out by Rogozenko,} 23... Bc6 $5 {would have been better, preventing the opening of the a-file.} 24. Nb3 (24. a4 bxa4 25. Nc4 Bf8 {is OK for Black.}) 24... Qe5 25. g3 Be7 26. Rad1 h6 $44 { and White cannot activate his rooks easily.}) 24. g3 h6 ({It is too late for} 24... Bc6 $2 {already:} 25. Bf4 Qe6 26. Bxd6 e3 27. Rxe3 Qxd6 28. Ne4 $16 { White has considerable material advantage. If necessary, he will be able to consolidate his knight with f3, removing any danger of an attack.}) 25. a4 $14 {Once he has an additional open file for his rooks, White will have the better position.} Bc6 26. axb5 axb5 27. Nb3 (27. c4 $5 b4 (27... Qxb2 28. Ra6 $1 $18) (27... Qe7 28. Ra6 Qc7 29. Rea1 bxc4 30. Nxc4 $16) (27... Qe8 28. Ra6 $36) 28. Ra6 Qe8 29. Nb3 $14) 27... Bf8 28. Red1 Bd5 29. h4 $5 (29. Nxc5 Bxc5 30. Bxc5 e3 31. Bxe3 Qe4 32. Rxd5 Qxd5 $14 {White is very stable and, strictly speaking, has a small material advantage, but it is not easy to suggest a constructive plan to improve his position decisively.}) ({After} 29. Nc1 $5 {Black could achieve a more favourable form of the game position with} g5 $5 {, when his kingside would be less weak.}) 29... Kg8 (29... Bxb3 $5 30. Rd8 Kg8 31. Raa8 Qf5 {White has an active position, but it is hard to prove that he can get anything more than a... drawn opposite coloured bishops ending with an extra pawn.} 32. Rac8 Be6 33. Rxf8+ (33. Rxc5 $2 Qf3 34. Kh2 h5 $3 35. Rc7 Bh3 $1 36. Kxh3 Qh1#) 33... Qxf8 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Bxc5+ Kf7 $11) 30. Nc1 g5 $6 31. hxg5 hxg5 32. Ra5 $36 {Black's weaknesses along the 5th rank leave him struggling.} Qc7 33. Ra6 Qf7 34. Rb6 Be7 35. Rxb5 Be6 36. Rb8+ Kg7 37. Rb7 Kh6 38. Re1 Qf6 39. Rb6 Qf5 40. Nb3 Kh5 41. Nd2 Bd7 42. Ra1 Bd8 43. Rb8 1-0 [Event "Saint Louis blitz"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2017.08.17"] [Round "4"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Navara, David"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2737"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2017.08.17"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "USA"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 180"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.09.13"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. a3 Nxe5 6. b4 Nf6 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. Nf3 g6 9. Nc3 d4 10. Nb5 e5 11. Qe2 Bg4 12. O-O-O Bh6+ 13. Kb1 O-O 14. h3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 a5 16. Bc4 axb4 17. axb4 Nxb4 18. Nd6 Nc6 19. Rhe1 Bg7 20. g4 Qe7 21. c3 dxc3 22. Qxc3 Ra5 23. f4 Rxc5 24. Bxf7+ Qxf7 25. Qxc5 Nd7 26. Qb5 Qxf4 27. Rf1 Qb4 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. Nf7+ Rxf7 30. Rxf7 Nf6 31. Qd6 Qe4+ 32. Qd3 Qa4 33. Rxb7 Nb4 34. Rxb4 Qxb4 35. Rc1 e4 36. Qd4 Qb8 37. Qe5 Qd8 38. Qb5 h6 39. Qb7 Qd3+ 40. Ka1 Ne8 41. Rc8 Qa3+ 42. Kb1 Qd3+ 43. Ka2 Kh7 44. Rxe8 Qc4+ 45. Qb3 Qa6+ 46. Kb1 Qf1+ 47. Bc1 Qe2 48. Qg8# 1-0 [Event "Amber-rapid 09th"] [Site "Monte Carlo"] [Date "2000.03.21"] [Round "5"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Van Wely, Loek"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B81"] [WhiteElo "2751"] [BlackElo "2646"] [Annotator "Van Wely/Cifuentes"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2000.03.16"] [EventType "tourn (rapid)"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "MNC"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 076"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.05.31"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 e5 8. Nf5 g6 9. g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5 $8 (10... Ng8 11. Nd5 $1 Bxf5 (11... Nd7 12. Qf3 $36 (12. Qf3 Ne7 13. Bb6 $1 $18)) 12. Bb6 Qc8 13. Nc7+ Ke7 14. Nxa8 Nd7 15. Bc7 Qxa8 16. Bxd6+ (16. Qxd6+ $2 Ke8 17. Qd5 Ne7 18. Qf3 Qc8 $19) 16... Ke8 17. Bxf8 Nxf8 (17... Kxf8 18. Qd6+ Kg7 19. O-O-O $36) 18. Qe2 $13) (10... Nfd7 11. Qh5 $1 {/\ Bc4, g6|^}) 11. gxf6 d4 12. Bc4 Qc7 13. Qd3 dxe3 14. O-O-O (14. fxe3 b5 (14... Bb4 15. O-O-O Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Nc6 17. Rhg1 Bxf5 18. Rg5 Bg6 19. h4 Rd8 $2 (19... h6) 20. Bd5 Rd7 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rxe5+ Kd8 23. Rxd7+ Qxd7 24. h5 $16 {Shirov,A-Van Wely,L/Varsovia active 2000}) 15. Bd5 (15. Bb3 Bb7 16. Nd5 Qa5+ 17. c3 Nd7 18. O-O-O Nc5 19. Qc2 O-O-O 20. Rhg1 Bh6 21. Rg7 Nxb3+ 22. Qxb3 Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Qb6 24. Rxe5 Qd6 {0-1 Shirov,A-Anand,V/Monte Carlo 1999/CBM 69 ext (24)}) 15... Nc6 16. O-O-O Bb7 17. Be6 Nb4 18. Qd7+ Qxd7 19. Bxd7+ Kd8 20. Bc6+ Kc7 21. Bxb7 Kxb7 22. a3 Nc6 23. Rd7+ Kc8 24. Rxf7 Nd8 25. Rg7 Bxg7 26. fxg7 Rg8 27. f6 Kd7 28. Nd5 Nf7 29. Nb6+ Ke6 30. Nxa8 Rxa8 31. Rf1 Nh6 32. e4 Kf7 33. h3 Ng8 34. Rf5 Re8 35. a4 bxa4 36. Kb1 Nxf6 37. g8=Q+ Rxg8 38. Rxe5 Re8 39. Ra5 Rxe4 40. Rxa6 h5 41. Ka2 Rh4 42. Ka3 Nd5 43. Rxa4 Rxh3+ 44. Ka2 h4 45. c4 Ne3 46. c5 Ke6 47. Re4+ Kd5 48. Re8 Kxc5 49. Rc8+ Kb6 50. Rh8 Ng2 51. b3 Rg3 52. Ka3 h3 53. Rh6+ Kb5 54. Rh5+ Kc6 55. Rh6+ Kd5 56. Ka4 Ne3 57. b4 Ng4 58. Rh8 h2 59. b5 Rg1 {0-1 Hracek,Z-Kavalek,L/Ceska Trebova 1998/EXT 99 (59)}) (14. f4 Bb4 15. O-O-O Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nc6 17. Rhg1 e2 18. Qxe2 Bxf5 19. Qh5 Be4 20. fxe5 Na5 21. Be6 Rf8 22. Bd7+ Qxd7 23. Rxd7 Kxd7 24. Qg4+ {1-0 Van den Doel, E-Van Wely,L/Dieren 1999}) 14... exf2 (14... Nc6 15. Nd5 Qa5 16. f4 Bh6 17. Kb1 b5 18. fxe5 e2 19. Qxe2 Bb7 20. Bb3 O-O-O 21. e6 Rhe8 22. Qh5 Nb4 23. Ne7+ Kb8 24. Qxh6 Bxh1 25. Rxh1 fxe6 26. a3 {1-0 Gallagher,J-Shneider,A/Bern 1995/CBM 46 ext (26)}) (14... Bh6 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qd5+ Kxf6 17. Ne4+ Ke7 18. f6+ Ke8 19. Nd6+ Kf8 20. Qxe5 e2+ 21. Kb1 exd1=Q+ 22. Rxd1 Be6 23. f7 Bxf7 24. Qxh8+ Ke7 25. Qxh7 Qxd6 26. Rxd6 Bf8 27. Rd3 {1-0 Soot,M-Shishkov,A/Tallinn 1997/EXT 98 (27)}) 15. Bxf7+ $5 {'!' Ftacnik.} Kxf7 16. Qd5+ Kxf6 $1 (16... Ke8 $143 17. f7+ Ke7 18. Qf3 Bh6+ 19. Kb1 Kf8 20. Qxf2 Nd7 (20... Nc6 21. Qh4 Bf4 22. Qf6 Qxf7 23. Qxh8+ Qg8 24. Qf6+ Qf7 25. Qh8+ Qg8 26. Qf6+ {1/2-1/2 Movsesian, S-Ribli,Z/ch-AUT (team), Melk AUT 1999 (26)}) 21. Ne4 Bg7 22. Rhg1 Nf6 23. Qg3 Qxf7 (23... Nh5 24. Qa3+ Kxf7 (24... Qe7 $4 25. Rd8+ Kxf7 26. Qb3+ $18) 25. Nd6+ Kf6 (25... Kg8 26. Ne8 Qxc2+ 27. Kxc2 Bxf5+ $13) 26. Qh3 $18) 24. Qa3+ Qe7 (24... Kg8 25. Rd8+ Ne8 26. Nd6 $18) 25. Qxe7+ Kxe7 26. Rxg7+ Kf8 27. Rc7 Ne8 28. Rd8 Rg8 29. Ng3 Rg4 30. Rxh7 Rd4 31. Rh8+ Kf7 32. Rhxe8 Bd7 33. Kc1 Bxe8 34. Rxa8 $14 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Polgar,J/Dortmund 1996 (56)}) 17. Ne4+ Ke7 $8 ( 17... Kg7 $4 18. Rhg1+ fxg1=Q 19. Rxg1+ $18 Kh6 20. Qd2+ Kh5 21. Qg5#) (17... Kxf5 $2 18. Rhf1 Bh6+ 19. Kb1 Bf4 20. Rxf2 Qe7 21. Rxf4+ $1 Kxf4 22. Rf1+ Kg4 23. Nf6+ $18) 18. Nd6 Bh6+ 19. Kb1 Kf6 20. Rhf1 $146 {Ftacnik: 'Shirov is very fond of this ultrasharp line, where the outcome balances between draw and dangerous attack. White must beware to get enough compensation for the mass of sacrificed material, but for the moment all black pieces are still sleeping.'} (20. Ne4+ Ke7 (20... Kg7 $5 21. f6+ Kg6 $13 (21... Kf8 22. Qd8+ Qxd8 23. Rxd8+ Kf7 24. Rxh8 Bf5 25. Nd6+ Kxf6 26. Rf1 Bf4 27. Rxf2 b5 28. Nxf5 Kxf5 29. Rg2 $16)) 21. Nd6 Kf6 22. Ne4+ Ke7 23. Nd6 {1/2-1/2 Gormally,D-Kaufman,L/Hampstead 1998/EXT 99 (23)}) 20... Rf8 (20... Nc6 $5 21. Ne4+ Kg7 22. f6+ Kf8 (22... Kg6) 23. Qc5+ Kf7 (23... Kg8)) (20... Bxf5 {Ftacnik} 21. Rxf2 Bf4 22. Nxf5 Nc6 23. Nd6 $13) 21. Rxf2 Nc6 (21... Bf4 $2 {Ftacnik} 22. Rxf4 exf4 23. Qd4+ $18) 22. Qc4 Bf4 $4 {Ftacnik: 'One step can cost the life in such a dangerous position, the punsihment is quite simple. '} (22... Kg7 $1 23. Rg1+ Kh8 24. Rfg2 Bg7 $1 ( 24... Bxf5 25. Nxf5 Bf4 26. Rg7 Qxg7 $1 27. Rxg7 (27. Nxg7 Rg8) 27... Rxf5 28. Rxb7 Rg8 29. a3 $13) 25. Rxg7 (25. f6 Rxf6 26. Rxg7 Qxg7 27. Rxg7 Be6) 25... Qxg7 26. Rxg7 Kxg7 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Qg5 (28. b3 Rf6) (28. Qh5 Be6) 28... Be6 $1 29. b3 Rad8 30. Qh6 $1 Bxf5 (30... Bc8 31. f6) 31. Nxb7 Rc8 (31... Bg6 32. Nxd8 Rxd8 33. h4 Kg8 34. h5 Rd1+ 35. Kb2 Rh1 36. Qd2) 32. Nd6 Bxc2+ 33. Kxc2 Rf2+ 34. Kd3 Rcf8 (34... Nb4+ 35. Ke4) 35. Nf7+ R2xf7 (35... R8xf7 36. Qxc6 Rxa2 37. Qe8+ Kg7 38. Qxe5+) 36. Qxc6 Rf6 37. Qd7 $13) 23. Rxf4 $1 exf4 24. Qc3+ Kg5 25. Rg1+ Kh4 26. Qf3 1-0 [Event "World Cup"] [Site "Rotterdam"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Timman, Jan H"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D87"] [WhiteElo "2750"] [BlackElo "2610"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "1989.06.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "15"] [SourceTitle "CBM 013"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1989.12.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1989.12.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Ne2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14. Kxf1 Qd6 15. e5 Qd5 16. Bf2 Rd8 17. Qc2 Qc4 18. Qb2 Bh6 19. h4 Rf8 20. g5 Qd3 21. Qb1 Qe3 22. Qe1 Bg7 23. Kg1 Qe4 24. Ng3 Qxh4 25. Ne4 Rxf2 26. Nxf2 cxd4 27. Rd1 d3 28. Qe3 Nc6 29. Nxd3 Qa4 30. Qf3 Qa5 31. e6 Nd8 32. Nf4 Be5 33. Nd5 Qc5+ 34. Kh1 1-0 [Event "Levitov Christmas Final"] [Site "lichess.org INT"] [Date "2020.12.24"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Firouzja, Alireza"] [Black "Gadimbayli, Abdulla"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C40"] [WhiteElo "2749"] [BlackElo "2470"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2020.12.24"] [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"] [EventRounds "4"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1364"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2020.12.28"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.12.28"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nxe5 Bd6 5. Qh5 Be6 6. Bg5 Nf6 7. Qh4 Be7 8. c3 O-O 9. Nd2 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qxe4 Bd5 12. Qf5 Re8 13. O-O-O g6 14. Qf4 Bg5 15. Qg3 Bh4 16. Qh3 h5 17. Bd3 Nc6 18. f4 Nxe5 19. fxe5 c5 20. Nf3 Bxf3 21. Qxf3 cxd4 22. cxd4 Qxd4 23. Bxg6 Qc5+ 24. Bc2 Qxe5 25. Rhf1 Re7 26. Rd5 Qe3+ 27. Qxe3 Rxe3 28. Rxh5 Be7 29. Bb3 Rf8 30. Rhf5 Bb4 31. Bxf7+ Kg7 32. Bd5 Rxf5 33. Rxf5 Re1+ 34. Kc2 Re2+ 35. Kb3 Bd6 36. Rf7+ Kg6 37. Rxb7 Be5 38. Ka3 Rd2 39. Be4+ Kg5 40. h3 Bd6+ 41. Kb3 Be5 42. Rxa7 Rxb2+ 43. Kc4 Rd2 44. Bf3 Kf4 45. a4 Rd4+ 46. Kb5 Rd2 47. a5 Bd4 48. Re7 Rb2+ 49. Kc4 Bg1 50. Re1 Be3 51. Ra1 Rc2+ 52. Kd5 Rd2+ 53. Ke6 Bc5 54. Ra4+ Kg5 55. a6 Rd6+ 56. Ke5 Rd7 57. Rg4+ Kh6 58. Rc4 1-0 [Event "Paris GCT Blitz"] [Site "Paris"] [Date "2017.06.24"] [Round "1"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A25"] [WhiteElo "2749"] [BlackElo "2761"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2017.06.21"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "18"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [EventCategory "22"] [SourceTitle "CBM 179"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.07.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e3 a6 6. Nge2 Ba7 7. b3 Nge7 8. Bb2 h5 9. h4 Bg4 10. d3 Qd7 11. Qd2 Rb8 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Ne4 f6 14. N2c3 Nd8 15. Nd5 Ng6 16. Ba3 Ne6 17. f3 Bf5 18. O-O Kh8 19. Qe2 Rbd8 20. Kh2 Nc5 21. Rcd1 c6 22. Ndc3 b5 23. d4 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Qe6 25. dxe5 Bxe4 26. fxe4 Nxe5 27. Qxh5+ Kg8 28. Bh3 Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Nxf7 30. cxb5 axb5 31. Rc1 Bc5 32. Bxc5 dxc5 33. Be6 Rfe8 34. Bxf7+ Kxf7 35. Rxc5 Rxe4 36. Rf2 Rxe3 37. Rxc6 Rdd3 38. Rg2 Kg6 39. Rc5 Re5 40. Rxe5 fxe5 41. Rf2 e4 42. Kg2 b4 43. g4 Rc3 44. Re2 e3 45. Kf3 Kf6 46. Kf4 g5+ 47. hxg5+ Kg6 48. Rxe3 Rc1 49. Re6+ Kg7 50. Re4 Rf1+ 51. Ke5 1-0 [Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"] [Site "Tashkent"] [Date "2012.11.28"] [Round "6"] [White "Morozevich, Alexander"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D85"] [WhiteElo "2748"] [BlackElo "2726"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,L"] [PlyCount "57"] [EventDate "2012.11.22"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "UZB"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 152"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2013.01.15"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ { If somebody wants to get through the very promising Gruenfeld Defence he should rather try something a bit unusual. The modern check with the queen on a4 meets some of the criteria.} Nd7 8. Nf3 c5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O a6 {Dominguez Perez was out of form in Tashkent and his opponents were trying to benefit from his uncertainty. The move in the game is fine, even though considering the form Black should have considered the interesting idea of the knight transfer to the e6-square.} (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc5 $5 (11... Nf6 12. Bd3 Bd7 13. Qa3 (13. Qb4 a5 14. Qxb7 Rb8 15. Qa7 Bc6 16. Re1 Nd7 17. Bf4 e5 18. dxe5 Nb6 19. Be3 Qxd3 20. Bxb6 $14 {1-0 (40) Stefansson,H (2585)-Sigfusson,S (2339) Reykjavik 2006}) 13... Bg4 14. Rb1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 b6 16. Be3 e6 17. Rfd1 Ne8 18. Bb5 Nd6 19. Ba6 Qd7 20. Rbc1 Rfd8 21. Bg5 f6 22. Be3 $14 {1-0 (44) Vitiugov,N (2474)-Kurnosov,I (2524) Samara 2004}) 12. Qc2 Ne6 13. Be3 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Rad1 e5 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Qb2 Be6 18. Qxb7 Qb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Rxd4 Rxa2 21. Bb5 Rc8 $15 {0-1 (47) Miton,K (2653)-Ivanchuk,V (2729) Havana 2007}) (10... Qc7 11. Bg5 (11. Rb1 b6 12. e5 Bb7 13. Bg5 f6 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16. Rfe1 Rad8 17. Rbc1 Bd5 18. Qa3 Nh5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. c4 Ba8 $11 {1-0 (75) Shipov,S (2613)-Nakamura,H (2494) ICC INT 2002}) 11... a6 12. e5 e6 13. Qa3 Re8 14. Nd2 h6 15. Be3 b6 16. Ne4 Bf8 17. Qb2 Bb7 18. Bd3 b5 19. Qe2 Rac8 20. h4 h5 21. g4 f5 22. exf6 Bxe4 23. f7+ Kxf7 24. Bxe4 Nf6 $11 {1/2 (28) Milov,V (2605) -Avrukh,B (2600) Andorra 2001}) (10... b6 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nf6 13. Qc2 Bb7 14. Bd3 a6 15. Rb1 b5 16. a4 Qc8 17. Qe2 bxa4 18. Ba3 Bc6 19. Rdc1 Qe8 20. Ne5 $16 {1-0 (36) Conquest,S (2534)-Knott,S (2387) Liverpool 2006}) 11. Qa3 Qc7 { It is much easier to be a small expert in problems of any line. It seems, that the key to the real equalising attempt should be the move of the knight to the f6-square.} (11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Nf6 (12... e5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 f5 15. exf5 Rxf5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Rad1 Qf8 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Nd4 Rf6 20. Bg5 Rd6 21. Nf3 $14 {1/2 (33) Jakobsen,O (2387)-Dragicevic,D (2200) Copenhagen 2006}) 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rab1 Rb8 16. h3 b5 17. d5 Qd6 18. Qe3 Bg7 19. Rfd1 Qb6 20. Rdc1 Qxe3 21. fxe3 e6 $11 {0-1 (33) Pascua,H (2174)-Nolte,R (2522) Manila 2008} ) 12. Bg5 Re8 (12... Nf6 13. Bd3 (13. e5 Nd5 (13... Ne4 14. Bf4) 14. dxc5 Bxe5 15. Bc4 Nf6 16. Rfe1 Bf4 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Bb3 $11) 13... Rd8 $11) 13. Rad1 ( 13. e5 b6 14. Qb3 e6 $11) 13... Rb8 {With this move the defender is missing his last chance to play the key move ...Nf6 with nearly full impact.} (13... Nf6 $1 $11) 14. d5 (14. Bh4 b5 15. Bg3 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Rd5 c4 $11) 14... e6 15. dxe6 (15. Bh4 b5 16. Bg3 e5 17. c4 $14) 15... Rxe6 $1 {The counterplay is a great theme in the Gruenfeld Indian Defence. Black is doing fine so far, since he intuitively chooses the best moves.} (15... fxe6 16. c4 b5 $14) 16. Bh4 $5 (16. Qc1 Rxe4 17. Bd3 Re8 18. Rfe1 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Bf4 Bg4 21. Be2 Be6 $11) 16... Bh6 $2 {The main idea of this odd defensive move should have been the covering of the b8-h2 diagonal with a bishop from f4. Unfortunately this idea is tactically completely losing and the situation becomes immediately becomes critical. Black had to find the courage for the brave move 16...Rxe4! when White would have to be content with equal chances.} (16... Rxe4 $1 17. Bg3 Ne5 18. Bxe5 (18. Bd3 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Re5 $15) 18... Bxe5 19. Bd3 Rf4 20. Nxe5 Qxe5 $11) 17. Bc4 $1 Rxe4 (17... Re8 18. Qb3 Nf8 19. Bg3 Bf4 20. Bxf7+ Qxf7 21. Qxf7+ Kxf7 22. Bxf4 $16) 18. Bg3 Qb6 {If we believe there are also sad moves played in the game of chess than the retreat of the queen is a great candidate. Dominguez has discovered, that the planned move 18...Bf4 is losing on the spot. From this moment on Morozevich will play with great energy} (18... Bf4 19. Bxf7+ $1 Kh8 (19... Kxf7 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Nxe4 $18) 20. Ng5 Re7 21. Ne6 $18) 19. Qa4 $1 (19. Bxb8 Rxc4 20. Rfe1 $16) 19... Re7 (19... Rxc4 20. Qxc4 Ra8 21. Qh4 $18) 20. Bd6 $1 {The difference in the coordination of both camps is extreme, Black is not able to soak up the blows in any sensible way.} (20. Bxb8 Nxb8 21. Rfe1 Bd7 22. Qb3 $16) 20... Qd8 (20... Bf8 21. Bxe7 Bxe7 22. Rxd7 Bxd7 23. Qxd7 $18) 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Rfe1 Qf8 (22... Qd8 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Ne5+ Kg7 25. Nxd7 b5 26. Nxb8 Qc7 27. Qh4 g5 28. Qe4 $18) (22... Qf6 23. Rxd7 b5 24. Rxf7 $18) 23. Rxd7 b5 24. Bxf7+ $1 {It was still not too late to blow everything with the unsophisticated move 24.Rxf7?. Fortunately White is playing with great energy.} (24. Rxf7 $2 bxa4 25. Ne5 Bd2 $11) 24... Kg7 (24... Qxf7 25. Rd8+ $1 Bf8 (25... Kg7 26. Qh4 $18) 26. Qh4 $18) (24... Kh8 25. Qd1 Bxd7 26. Qxd7 $18) 25. Qd1 Bxd7 26. Qxd7 Rd8 (26... Qxf7 27. Re7 $18) 27. Qc7 Rc8 28. Qb7 Rb8 29. Qe7 {The final move was played in order to keep it safe. The retreat of the queen to the e4-square would have been much more elegant.} ( 29. Qe4 Kxf7 30. Ne5+ Kg8 31. Nd7 $18) (29. Qe7 Qxe7 30. Rxe7 Rd8 31. Bb3+ $18) 1-0 [Event "EU-Cup 28th"] [Site "Eilat"] [Date "2012.10.15"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A29"] [WhiteElo "2747"] [BlackElo "2735"] [PlyCount "77"] [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 "St Petersburg CF"] [BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"] [WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"] [BlackTeamCountry "RUS"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 Re8 8. Ne1 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qc2 Bg4 11. f3 Be6 12. e4 Nb6 13. d3 Qd7 14. f4 f5 15. g4 fxe4 16. f5 Bf7 17. Bxe4 Nd5 18. g5 g6 19. Ng2 Nce7 20. f6 Nf5 21. Rb1 c5 22. Rf2 Nd6 23. Bf3 c4 24. dxc4 Nxc4 25. Qd3 e4 26. Bxe4 Ne5 27. Qg3 Rac8 28. Bd2 Qg4 29. Qxg4 Nxg4 30. Re2 Nxc3 31. Bxc3 Rxc3 32. Rxb7 h6 33. h3 Rxh3 34. Bd5 Rxe2 35. Bxf7+ Kf8 36. Bxg6 Re8 37. Rf7+ Kg8 38. Rg7+ Kh8 39. Rh7+ 1-0 [Event "chess.com Speed 2019"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2019.10.03"] [Round "1.5"] [White "Artemiev, V.."] [Black "Grischuk, A.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A01"] [WhiteElo "2746"] [BlackElo "2759"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2019.09.02"] [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1301"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2019.10.14"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.10.21"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 h6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Bh7 7. Qe2 c5 8. Rg1 Nc6 9. g4 d4 10. e4 Qc7 11. h4 Bd6 12. O-O-O b5 13. Kb1 Nd7 14. g5 a5 15. Bh3 hxg5 16. Rxg5 Bf8 17. Rdg1 a4 18. Rxg7 Bxg7 19. Rxg7 axb3 20. cxb3 Qf4 21. Ng5 Bg8 22. Ngf3 Nde5 23. Bc1 Qf6 24. Rg5 Bh7 25. Bg2 Nxf3 26. Nxf3 e5 27. Bh3 Bg6 28. Bg4 Qe7 29. h5 Bh7 30. Rg7 Qf6 31. h6 Bg6 32. Bg5 Qd6 33. Nh4 c4 34. dxc4 d3 35. Qe3 d2 36. Qxd2 Bxe4+ 37. Ka1 Qxd2 38. Bxd2 bxc4 39. bxc4 Nd4 40. Kb2 Rb8+ 41. Kc3 Ra8 42. Bg5 Rxa2 43. Bh5 Rc2+ 44. Kb4 Bd3 45. Bxf7+ Kf8 46. Bd5 1-0 [Event "chess.com Speed 2019"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2019.12.05"] [Round "3.11"] [White "Artemiev, V.."] [Black "So, W.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C24"] [WhiteElo "2746"] [BlackElo "2767"] [PlyCount "125"] [EventDate "2019.09.02"] [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1309"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2019.12.10"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.12.10"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 a5 8. a3 a4 9. Ba2 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 O-O 12. O-O dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nd7 15. Rfe1 Qb6 16. Rab1 Ra5 17. Qf5 Qc7 18. Re3 g6 19. Qg4 Qd6 20. Qg3 Nf6 21. Rbe1 Rb5 22. Rxe5 Rxb2 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Bxg6 Rxc2 25. Bf5 Qd4 26. Re7 Rg8 27. Qf3 Qc3 28. Bxh7 Rc1 29. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 30. Kh2 Nxh7 31. Rxb7 Qc5 32. Qf7 Qe5+ 33. f4 Qg7 34. Qxg7+ Rxg7 35. Rb4 Rd7 36. Rxa4 Rxd3 37. Rc4 Rxa3 38. Rxc6 Kg7 39. g4 Nf6 40. f5 Ne4 41. h4 Ra2+ 42. Kg1 Ra3 43. g5 Ng3 44. Rc7+ Kg8 45. f6 Nf5 46. g6 Rg3+ 47. Kf2 Rxg6 48. f7+ Kg7 49. h5 Rf6 50. Kg2 Nh6 51. Kg3 Nxf7 52. Rc4 Rf5 53. Rf4 Kf8 54. Rxf5 Kg7 55. Kh4 Nh6 56. Ra5 Nf7 57. Ra7 Kf6 58. Ra6+ Kg7 59. Kg4 Nh6+ 60. Kf4 Nf7 61. Rg6+ Kh7 62. Kf5 Nh6+ 63. Kf6 1-0 [Event "Budapest Hunguest Hotels"] [Site "Budapest"] [Date "2003.04.20"] [Round "9"] [White "Leko, Peter"] [Black "Movsesian, Sergei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B80"] [WhiteElo "2746"] [BlackElo "2659"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,L"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2003.04.11"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "HUN"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CBM 095"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.07.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6 9. Qd2 b4 10. Na4 Nbd7 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. b3 d5 $6 {Very unfortunate move since black will have to lose tempo with the developed knight.} (12... Bb7 $1 $13) 13. e5 $1 Ng8 (13... Nxe5 14. Nxe6 $1 (14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bd4 Qd6 $15) 14... Nxf3 (14... fxe6 15. Bb6 Nxf3 16. Qf4 $16) 15. Qg2 Bxe6 (15... Nh4 16. Qg3 Bxe6 17. Bb6 $18) 16. Bb6 Qxa4 17. bxa4 Ng5 18. Bd4 $16) 14. f4 Qc7 ( 14... Bb7 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. h4 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Kb1 Ne7 $14) 15. Kb1 g5 $2 { Movsesian is toying with fire, since his pieces are grossly underdeveloped for such action.} (15... Bb7 16. h4 $14) 16. f5 $1 Nxe5 (16... Qxe5 17. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 18. Bd4 $16) 17. fxe6 fxe6 (17... Bxe6 18. h4 (18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qe2 Bg7 20. Nc5 $36) 18... Bxg4 19. Re1 Nf6 20. hxg5 Ne4 21. Qh2 Bd6 22. Bf4 $40) 18. h4 gxh4 (18... Nxg4 19. hxg5 e5 20. Nb5 $1 Qc6 (20... axb5 21. Bxb5+ Bd7 22. Qxd5 Qxc2+ 23. Ka1 $1 (23. Kxc2 Nxe3+ 24. Kb2 Nxd5 25. Bxd7+ Kxd7 26. Nb6+ Ke6 27. Nxa8 Bc5 $19)) (20... Qb7 21. Nb6 Rb8 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. Bh3 $16) 21. Na7 Qe6 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. Bh3 $16) 19. g5 $1 hxg5 (19... Bd7 20. Bh3 (20. Rxh4 Ng6 21. Rh5 e5 22. Bd3 N8e7 $13) 20... Qd6 21. Nxe6 Bxe6 22. Bc5 Qc7 23. Bxe6 Bxc5 24. Bxg8 $40) 20. Bxg5 Nf7 (20... Be7 21. Re1 Rh5 22. Rg1 $40) 21. Bh3 e5 ( 21... Nxg5 22. Qxg5 Qg7 23. Qe3 Qg3 24. Qe2 $40) 22. Ne6 Bxe6 (22... Qd6 $2 23. Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Nc7#) (22... Qb7 23. Qxd5 Bd6 24. Qc4 Qb5 25. Qg4 $16) 23. Bxe6 d4 $6 (23... Nxg5 24. Qxg5 Qg7 25. Qd2 Nf6 26. Bxd5 Rc8 27. Be6 Rb8 28. Rhe1 $40) 24. Rdf1 Rh7 (24... Nxg5 25. Qxg5 Qg7 26. Bf7+ Kd7 27. Qf5+ Kc7 28. Rhg1 $18) 25. Rxh4 $6 {Leko is less impressive in positions where he has to lash out for a direct attack. Much better was 25.Qd3!} (25. Qd3 $1 Nxg5 (25... Rg7 26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 27. Qg6 Rc8 28. Qe6+ Re7 29. Qxg8 $18) 26. Qg6+ Rf7 (26... Ke7 27. Qxg5+ Kxe6 28. Qxg8+ Rf7 29. Qg6+ $18) 27. Bxf7+ Nxf7 28. Qe6+ Ne7 29. Qxf7+ Kd7 30. Rf6 $18) 25... Rg7 (25... Rxh4 26. Bxf7+ Qxf7 27. Rxf7 Rh1+ 28. Kb2 Kxf7 29. Qg2 Rh5 30. Qf3+ Kg6 31. Qxa8 $18) (25... Nxg5 26. Qxg5 Rxh4 27. Qg6+ Ke7 28. Rf7+ $18) 26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 27. Re1 Ne7 (27... Be7 28. Bxe7 Rxe7 29. Rg4 $1 O-O-O 30. Rg6 e4 31. Qg5 $18) 28. Bxe7 Rxe7 (28... Bxe7 29. Rh8+ Rf8 ( 29... Bf8 30. Qxd4 Rd8 31. Qxb4 $18) 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31. Qg5 $18) 29. Qxb4 Rc8 30. Qd2 Qc6 {Despite all the efforts black's position remains very difficult.} (30... Bg7 31. Qd3 Kd8 32. Rg4 $16) 31. Qd3 Bg7 32. Rg4 Rcc7 (32... Kd8 33. Rg6 Bf6 34. Qf5 Re6 35. c3 dxc3 36. Nxc3 Ke7 (36... Qxc3 37. Rg8+ Ke7 38. Qh7+ Kd6 39. Rd1+ $18) 37. Rf1 $18) 33. Rg6 Qd5 (33... Qb7 34. Rb6 e4 35. Qg3 Qc8 36. Rxe4 Rxe4 37. Qg6+ $16) 34. Nb6 Qc5 (34... Qb5 35. Qe4 $18) 35. Qe4 d3 (35... Rb7 36. Rc6 Qb5 37. Rc8+ Kf7 38. Qf5+ Bf6 39. Rh1 $18) 36. Qxd3 $6 {Very positional and very dull, since white could have mated his opponent with a simple serie of checks.} (36. Qa8+ $1 Kf7 (36... Rc8 37. Qxc8+ Qxc8 38. Nxc8 dxc2+ 39. Kxc2 Rc7+ 40. Kd3 Kf7 41. Reg1 $18) 37. Rf1+ Kxg6 38. Qe4+ Kh6 39. Rh1+ Kg5 40. Qg2+ Kf5 41. Rf1+ Ke6 42. Qg6+ Bf6 43. Rxf6#) 36... Qf2 (36... e4 $5 37. Qc4 $1 (37. Rxe4 Rxe4 38. Qxe4+ Re7 39. Qa8+ Kf7 40. Rxg7+ Kxg7 41. Qg2+ Kh6 $14) 37... Qf2 38. Qg8+ Bf8 39. Rc1 $18) 37. Rf1 Qc5 38. Nc4 Qd4 (38... e4 39. Nd6+ $18) 39. Qxd4 exd4 40. Rxa6 d3 41. cxd3 Re2 42. Ra8+ Ke7 43. Rg8 Bc3 44. Rgf8 Ke6 45. R8f2 1-0 [Event "chess.com Speed 2019"] [Site "chess.com INT"] [Date "2019.12.04"] [Round "2.19"] [White "Nakamura, Hi"] [Black "Duda, J.."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2730"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2019.09.02"] [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1309"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2019.12.10"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.12.10"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Qe2 Nfd7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Ng5+ Ke8 9. Ne6 Nxd4 10. Nxg7+ Kf8 11. Qd3 Nxc2+ 12. Qxc2 Kxg7 13. Be3 c6 14. O-O-O Qa5 15. Bd4+ Nf6 16. f4 e5 17. Be3 Ng4 18. Bg1 exf4 19. Rxd6 Ne3 20. Qd3 Rf8 21. g3 Qb4 22. Rd4 Qe7 23. gxf4 Ng2 24. f5 Qg5+ 25. Qd2 Qxd2+ 26. Rxd2 Nh4 27. Bd4+ Kg8 28. Bc5 Re8 29. Rf2 b6 30. Bd6 gxf5 31. Rg1+ Kf7 32. Bg3 Ng6 33. exf5 Ne5 34. Kb1 Ba6 35. Ka1 Bd3 36. Bf4 Rad8 37. Rfg2 Bxf5 38. Rg7+ Ke6 39. Rxa7 Nf3 40. Rf1 Rd3 41. Ra6 Nd4 42. Re1+ Kf7 43. Ra7+ Kf6 44. Rxe8 Nc2+ 45. Kb1 Nb4 46. Rf8+ Kg6 47. Rxf5 Kxf5 48. a3 Kxf4 49. axb4 Rh3 50. Ra6 Rxh2 51. Rxb6 h5 52. Rxc6 h4 53. b5 h3 54. Rh6 Rh1+ 55. Ka2 Kg5 56. Rh8 1-0 [Event "Norway Masters blitz"] [Site "Stavanger"] [Date "2013.05.07"] [Round "1"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A22"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2793"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2013.05.07"] [EventType "tourn (blitz)"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "NOR"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2013.06.25"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. Nf3 c6 2. g3 d6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. c4 e5 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8. d3 Nbd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Be3 Ne8 11. Qd2 Nc7 12. Nh2 f6 13. d4 Bf7 14. b3 b5 15. cxb5 cxb5 16. Rfd1 b4 17. Na4 a5 18. Rac1 Nb5 19. Nf3 Rb8 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. Ng5 Bxg5 22. Bxg5 Qe8 23. Be3 Be6 24. Qe2 h6 25. Kh2 Nf6 26. f4 exf4 27. Bxf4 Nd7 28. Rxd6 Nxd6 29. Bxd6 Rc8 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. Bxf8 Nxf8 32. Nb6 Qc7 33. Nd5 Qe5 34. Nf4 Bf7 35. Qa6 Ne6 36. Nd5 Ng5 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ Qxf5 39. exf5 Be8 40. Ne3 Nf7 41. Nc4 a4 42. Bd5 axb3 43. axb3 h5 44. Kg2 Kh6 45. h4 g5 46. fxg6 Kxg6 47. Bxf7+ 1-0 [Event "WchT 10th"] [Site "Tsaghkadzor"] [Date "2015.04.22"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"] [Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E07"] [WhiteElo "2745"] [BlackElo "2622"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2015.04.19"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ARM"] [SourceTitle "CBM 166"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.05.11"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Russia"] [BlackTeam "US of America"] [WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"] [BlackTeamCountry "USA"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bf4 dxc4 10. e4 b5 11. d5 cxd5 12. exd5 b4 13. d6 bxc3 14. dxe7 Qxe7 15. Bd6 Qd8 16. bxc3 Re8 17. Nd4 Nd5 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Bxd5 Rxd6 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qxd6 Qg5 22. Qc6 Nb6 23. Rab1 Bh3 24. Rxb6 axb6 25. Qb7+ Kg6 26. Qxa8 Bxf1 27. Qe8+ Kh6 28. Kxf1 Qd5 29. Qe3+ Kh5 30. a4 h6 31. Ke2 Kg6 32. Qxb6+ Kh7 33. Qd4 Qc6 34. a5 h5 35. h4 Qe6+ 36. Kd2 Qc6 37. Ke3 g6 38. Qa7+ Kh6 39. Qe7 Qa4 40. Qe5 Kh7 41. Qc7+ Kh6 42. Qc8 Kh7 43. a6 Qd1 44. Qxc4 Qe1+ 45. Kf3 Qh1+ 46. Ke2 1-0 [Event "Corus"] [Site "Wijk aan Zee"] [Date "2007.01.14"] [Round "2"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E32"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2723"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,M"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2007.01.13"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 117"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2007.03.30"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. g3 c5 $6 {About this dubious system - see CBM 91, annotations by GM V.Golod to Hillarp Persson - Agrest.} 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O a6 (8... Qe7 9. Rd1 a6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Re8 12. b4 e5 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Bb2 Rb8 15. b5 Qe6 16. a4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Soppe,G-Giaccio, A/Cordoba 1998/EXT 1999 (73)}) 9. Rd1 (9. a3 $5 Bxc3 10. Qxc3 {V.Golod}) 9... cxd4 $146 (9... Qc7 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Re8 12. b3 b6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Rac1 Rac8 15. b4 $5 cxb4 16. axb4 Qb8 17. Qa3 $14 {0-1 Hillarp Persson,T-Agrest,E/ Skara 2002/CBM 091/[Golod,V] (50)}) 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. b3 (11. a3 {deserved attention here, too, although Black could now play} Bc5) 11... d5 $6 {It's not easy for Black to develop his queenside. Still, it was probably better to keep the position closed:} (11... Nc5) 12. Na4 $1 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Qxc4 14. bxc4 $16 { Any Catalan player would be glad to get such a position from the opening!} Re8 15. Rb1 Bf8 16. Bd2 e5 17. Nb3 e4 {Shutting up the terrible bishop. However, White's other pieces are strong enough to keep the black pieces down.} 18. c5 Nd5 19. Be1 N7f6 20. Na5 Ra7 21. e3 Bd7 22. Nc3 Bc6 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Nxd5 Nxd5 25. Ba5 {Finally, White has got a strong bishop pair. Black can capture the c5 pawn but he has many more weak pawns (a6,c6,e4).} g6 26. Bf1 Raa8 27. Rbc1 Bh6 28. Rc2 Rab8 29. Bc4 Nb4 30. Bxb4 {It is well-known that one of the advantages of the bishop pair is that one of the bishops can be traded at an appropriate moment.} Rxb4 31. Rd7 Rf8 32. Bxa6 {Despite the opposite-coloured bishops, Black's position is hopeless. His pawns are on light squares and he can hardly protect them. And don't forget about White's passed a-pawn!} Rfb8 33. Bc4 R4b7 34. Bxf7+ Kf8 35. Be6 Bg5 36. Rd4 Re7 37. Bb3 Bf6 38. Rd6 Kg7 39. Rxc6 1-0 [Event "ICC op final"] [Site "ICC INT"] [Date "2016.06.05"] [Round "3"] [White "Andreikin, Dmitry"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A48"] [WhiteElo "2743"] [BlackElo "2747"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2016.06.05"] [EventType "k.o. (blitz)"] [EventRounds "3"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2016.06.21"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 d6 8. Be2 Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Nbd2 Qb6 11. Qb1 Rac8 12. a4 Rfe8 13. Re1 Bd5 14. Nc4 Bxc4 15. Bxc4 Nxd4 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. Nxd4 e5 18. Qa2+ Kf8 19. Ne6+ Rxe6 20. Be3 Qc6 21. Qxe6 Re8 22. Qb3 a6 23. Rad1 h6 24. Qb6 Ke7 25. f4 e4 26. Bd4 d5 27. c4 dxc4 28. Qxc6 bxc6 29. Rc1 Ke6 30. Rxc4 Kd5 31. b3 Rb8 32. Bxf6 Bxf6 33. Rd1+ Ke6 34. Rxe4+ Kf5 35. Rc4 h5 36. Rd3 1-0 [Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2006.11.06"] [Round "1"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Morozevich, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D27"] [WhiteElo "2741"] [BlackElo "2747"] [Annotator "Knaak,R"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2006.11.06"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "20"] [SourceTitle "CBM 116"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2007.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {The first round often sets the scene for a successful or unsuccessful tournament. This was the case in the Tal Memorial in Moscow. Alexander Morozevich, the hero of the Europa Cup lost his opening game and finished last. His opponent, the Armenian Levon Aronian, who lives in Berlin, made good use of his full point and had a successful tournament - going on to share victory with Leko and Ponomariov. Oft stellt die erste Runde die Weichen für ein erfolgreiches oder auch missratenes Turnier, so auch beim Tal-Memorial in Moskau. Alexander Morozevich, beim Europa-Pokal noch der Held, verlor die Auftaktbegegnung und wurde schließlich Letzter. Sein Gegner, der in Berlin lebende Armenier Levon Aronian, nutzte den vollen Punkt für ein erfolgreiches Turnier - er teilte am Ende mit Leko und Ponomariov den Sieg.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 a6 5. a4 Nf6 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2 Be7 (8... cxd4 9. Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 {is the main line. ist die Hauptvariante.}) 9. Rd1 Qc7 10. dxc5 O-O 11. b3 e5 12. h3 e4 13. Nd4 Ne5 14. b4 {And Aronian is the first to deviate. Behind his move there was a deeply laid plan, I thought. Then I read Aronian's own comments (in NIC Magazine 8/2006) in which the winner of the game claime he did not know what theory had to say after move 8. Damit weicht Aronian vom Vorgänger ab. Dahinter steckt eine tief durchdachte Konzeption, dachte ich. Dann sah ich die Kommentare von Aronian selbst (in NIC Magazine 8/ 2006), in denen der Sieger dieser Partie behauptet, ab dem 8. Zug die Theorie nicht mehr zu kennen.} (14. Bb2 Bxc5 15. Nd2 Qe7 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. Ng3 g6 18. Qc2 Rac8 19. a5 Rfe8 20. Nde2 Bc6 21. Nc3 Ned7 22. Nce2 Ne5 23. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Milov, V (2653)-Karjakin,S (2635)/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108}) 14... b6 {Of course White cannot hang on to the extra pawn. Den Mehrbauern kann Weiß natürlich nicht behaupten.} 15. Nd2 bxc5 16. bxc5 Bxc5 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 {The position which was apparently being aimed at. Black has a problem: his Bc8 does not have a good square, e.g. it is doomed to passivity on b7. Possibly a move like 18...Bd7 is okay, but Morozevich prefers active play. The Bc8 is attacking h3, so... Das ist die vermeintlich angestrebte Stellung. Schwarz hat ein Problem: der Bc8 besitzt kein gutes Feld, z.B. ist er auf b7 zu reiner Passivität verdammt. Mag sein, dass ein Zug wie 18...Bd7 okay ist, aber Morozevich agiert lieber aktiv. Der Bc8 greift h3 an, also...} Ng6 $5 19. Nf1 Qc5 20. Rc3 Qg5 21. Ng3 h5 {All this does not look bad, but the black rooks are not in the game. Das sieht alles nicht schlecht aus, aber die schwarzen Türme spielen nicht mit.} 22. Kh1 Nh4 ({After Nach} 22... h4 23. Nf1 Ne5 {Black does not make progress at first, but it was somewhat better. kommt Schwarz vorerst nicht weiter, dies war aber gleichwohl etwas besser.}) 23. Qc2 $1 {White is preparing, e.g., Bf1, after which Black's attack would be completely beaten off. Weiß bereitet u.a. Bf1 vor, wonach der schwarze Angriff völlig abgeschlagen wäre.} Nxg2 $1 24. Kxg2 {According to computer analysis there was a better move: Laut Computeranalyse gab es einen besseren Zug:} (24. Nxe4 $1 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Bxh3 26. Bd3 f5 27. Qb7 {but this and the further analyses are inhuman. According to the way they played, the contestants did not think of that at all. aber dies und die weiteren Analysen sind unmenschlich. Dem Vernehmen nach verschwendeten die Kontrahenten keinen Gedanken daran.}) 24... h4 25. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 26. Rc5 Bxh3+ {Once again the only move. Wieder der einzige Zug.} 27. Kxh3 Qg4+ 28. Kg2 hxg3 $2 {Black should have waited before playing this; but in any case he has the problem with the Kf7. Even if he reaches an endgame he is somewhat worse off, Schwarz hätte damit warten sollen, das Problem mit dem Kf7 hat er aber auf jeden Fall. Selbst, wenn er ein Endspiel erreicht, steht er etwas schlechter.} (28... Rfc8 29. Rc1 Rxc5 30. Qxc5 hxg3 31. Qc7+ Kg6 32. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 33. Kxg3 $14 {/+/-}) 29. f3 $1 {All White's pieces are taking part in the attack. Alle weißen Figuren beteiligen sich nun am Angriff.} exf3+ 30. Nxf3 Kg8 31. Qa2+ Kh8 32. Rc4 $1 ({Not Nicht} 32. Rh1+ Nh7 {and Black still survives. und Schwarz lebt noch.}) 32... Qf5 $1 { Aronian is forced into some precise play, but brilliantly carries out his task. Aronian wird zu präsisem Spiel gezwungen, meistert diese Aufgabe aber glänzend.} 33. Rf4 $1 (33. Rh1+ $2 Nh5 34. Rf4 Qa5 $13) 33... Qh7 34. Rh4 Nh5 35. Rd5 Rf5 ({Now Jetzt reicht} 35... g6 {is not sufficient because of nicht wegen} 36. Rhxh5 gxh5 37. Qb2+ Qg7 38. Rxh5+ Kg8 39. Rg5 {winning. mit Gewinn.} ) 36. e4 Nf4+ 37. Kxg3 Rh5 38. Rxf4 Rh3+ 39. Kg4 Re8 40. Rdf5 Rg8 41. Qxg8+ Qxg8 42. Rf8 1-0