[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 3rd"] [Site "Nanjing"] [Date "2010.10.22"] [Round "3"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2803"] [BlackElo "2800"] [Annotator "Anand,Viswanathan"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2010.10.20"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "CHN"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 139"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2010.11.18"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Our first game since the match, I wasn't sure what he would aim for.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 {Continuing from the 12th game in Sofia.} 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 ({In Sofia and also in the Olympiad, he went for} 9. Rc1) 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. c4 {Ivanchuk beat Jakovenko recently with this move, so I guess its sort of topical.} Be6 13. c5 b6 14. Rc1 bxc5 15. Qa3 (15. Rxc5 Nd7 16. Rxc7 Rdb8 {Black has good compensation.}) 15... Nd7 16. Bb5 Bg4 $1 {The point of Black's play.} 17. Bxd7 (17. Nd2 Qg5 (17... c6 18. Bxc6 Rac8 $1 19. Bxd7 cxd4 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. Bxc8 Qxa3 22. Bxg4 dxe3 $17)) 17... Rxd7 {This works tactically.} 18. Qxc5 $146 (18. Rxc5 Qe4 19. Ke2 Rd6 (19... Re8 20. Rhc1 Rd6 21. h3 Bxf3+ 22. gxf3 Qxd4 $15) 20. h3 Bc8 {harder to find, but either way Black is better} 21. Rhc1 Ba6+ 22. Kd1 Qg6) (18. Ne5 cxd4 19. Qxe7 Rxe7 20. Nc6 (20. Nxg4 h5 {traps the knight}) 20... Re6 21. h3 Bh5 22. Nxd4 Ra6 23. Rxc7 Rxa2 24. O-O a5) ({RR} 18. Rxc5 Qe4 19. Ke2 Re8 20. Qc3 f5 21. h3 Bh5 22. Qd3 Rde7 23. Rhc1 c6 24. Rxc6 f4 25. Rc8 fxe3 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. fxe3 Bxf3+ 28. gxf3 Qf4 29. Qb3 Kh8 30. Rf1 Qxd4 31. Rd1 Qe5 32. Rxd5 Qh2+ {Radovanovic,N (2420)-Somborski,N (2325) Paracin 2015 ½-½ (63)}) 18... Qe4 19. Rg1 {This move caught me by surprise, however it doesn't really improve White's position} Re8 {This move implies an exchange sac, but it felt very promising.} (19... Bxf3 20. gxf3 Qxf3 21. Qc6 Rb8 $1 22. Qxh6 g6 23. Qf4 (23. Rg3 Qh1+ 24. Kd2 Rb2+ 25. Rc2 Rxc2+ 26. Kxc2 Rd6 $1 $19) 23... Qxf4 24. exf4 {The computer really likes Black's position, but I am not sure his edge is so great.}) (19... f6 20. Qc2 Bxf3 21. gxf3 Qxf3 22. Rg3 Qe4 23. Qxe4 dxe4 {I thought this was too small an edge.} 24. Rg4 Re8 25. Rf4 {and White's rook escapes to the queenside.}) 20. Qb5 (20. Ne5 Rxe5 21. dxe5 d4 22. h3 (22. Qb4 Qxe5 23. h3 c5 $17 24. Qxc5 d3 $1) 22... dxe3 23. hxg4 (23. Qxe3 Qb4+ 24. Kf1 Qb5+ 25. Ke1 Rd3 26. Qxd3 (26. hxg4 Rxe3+ 27. fxe3 Qa5+ 28. Kf2 Qxa2+ 29. Kf3 Qd5+ 30. Kf2 Qxe5 31. Rc4 Qb2+ 32. Kf3 a5 33. Rgc1 a4 34. R4c2 (34. Rxc7 a3 $19) 34... Qf6+ 35. Ke2 Qg5 36. Ra2 Qxg4+ 37. Kf2) (26. Qe4 Qb2 $19) 26... Qxd3 27. hxg4 c5) (23. fxe3 Rd3 24. Kf2 Bxh3 $1 {stronger} (24... Rd2+ 25. Kg3 Be6 $15) 25. gxh3 Rd2+ 26. Kg3 h5 $1 {wins}) 23... exf2+ 24. Kxf2 Qf4+ 25. Ke1 Rd4 $1 $19 26. Qc3 Re4+ 27. Kd1 Qf2 $19) (20. Ke2 f5 $1) 20... Rdd8 21. Qe2 Rb8 {As soon as I made this move, I was annoyed I didnt go for ...c5. However, it seems that ...?b8 is by no means worse.} (21... c5 22. h3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 Qf5 24. dxc5 $1 (24. Rxc5 Rb8 $1 25. Rc1 Rec8 $19) 24... d4 25. Rg3 {and it seems that White is holding} d3 26. Qd2 Re5 27. e4) 22. h3 Bxf3 23. gxf3 (23. Qxf3 Qxd4 $19) 23... Qf5 {The problem for White is that his king still can't get to safety.} 24. f4 (24. Rg3 Rb1 25. Rxb1 (25. Kd1 Rxc1+ 26. Kxc1 Rb8 27. Qc2 Qe6 $19) 25... Qxb1+ 26. Qd1 Qxa2 27. Kf1 Rb8 28. Kg2 Rb2 29. Qf1 Qc4 $1 {seems to clinch it} (29... a5 30. Qa6 $1)) 24... Rb1 25. Rxb1 (25. Qd1 Reb8 26. Kd2 R8b2+ 27. Kc3 Rxc1+ 28. Qxc1 Rb6 $1 (28... Rxf2 29. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 30. Qg1+ Kf8 31. Qxf2 Qxh3 32. f5 {this is too messy}) 29. Kd2 Qxh3 {Black can slowly advance his h-pawn whilst harassing White's king.}) 25... Qxb1+ 26. Qd1 Rb8 27. Ke2 Qf5 $1 {Not allowing White's king to get to safety.} (27... Rb2+ 28. Kf3 Qxa2 29. Qf1 {Black is still better, but White's king is safe.}) 28. Rh1 Rb2+ 29. Kf3 h5 $1 {The key move, now it's over.} 30. a4 (30. Rh2 h4 $1 31. Kg2 Rb1 $19) 30... Qe4+ 31. Kg3 h4+ 32. Kxh4 Rxf2 33. Qg4 (33. Rg1 Qxe3 34. Rxg7+ Kxg7 35. Qg4+ Kf8 36. Qc8+ Qe8 {wins.}) 33... Rg2 (33... Qe7+ 34. Qg5 Qxe3 {wins as well.}) 0-1 [Event "Petrosian Memorial Internet"] [Site "ICC INT"] [Date "2004.12.18"] [Round "1"] [White "Sargissian, Gabriel"] [Black "Khalifman, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2611"] [BlackElo "2669"] [Annotator "Dautov,Rustem"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2004.12.18"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 105"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.04.11"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Jussupow,Artur} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 14. Qc3 Bg4 15. O-O Bxf3 ({RR} 15... Rd6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Rc6 18. Qd4 Be6 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. f4 c5 21. Qe4 Rd8 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qc7 24. Qd5 Re7 25. Kf2 b6 26. Qa8+ Kh7 27. Rd8 Qb7 28. Rh8+ Kg6 29. Qg8 Qd7 30. Qh7+ {Requejo,O (2187)-Manteiga,F (1825) Montevideo URU 2023 1-0 (33)}) 16. gxf3 Qf6 (16... Qh4 17. Kh1 Rd6 18. Rg1 $1 Ne7 19. Rg4 $1 Qh5 20. Rag1 Rg6 21. Qb4 $1 $16 {Beliavsky,A-Vaganian,R/Reggio Emilia 1995}) 17. Be2 {Soweit eine der Hauptvarianten des Lasker-Systems.} Rd6 {Schwarz sollte möglichst schnell den Vorstoß c7-c5 anstreben, deswegen ist der Textzug ungenau. Zuverlässiger ist das mehrfach erprobte 17...?ac8 nebst 18...?e7.} (17... Rac8 18. Rac1 ({RR} 18. Rfb1 b6 19. Ba6 Qxf3 20. Bb7 ({RR} 20. Bxc8 Rxc8) 20... Rd6 21. Bxc8 Rg6+ 22. Kf1 Rg2 23. Qc2 ({RR} 23. Qb2 Rxh2 24. Ke1 Rh1+ 25. Kd2 Qxf2+ 26. Kd3 Qxb2 27. Rxb2 Rxa1) 23... Rxh2 24. Ke1 Qh1+ 25. Ke2 Rxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Qh2+ 27. Kf3 Qxc2 28. Rc1 Qg6) ({RR} 18. Kh1 Ne7 19. Rac1) 18... Ne7 19. Kh1 (19. Qa5 Rd5 $1 20. Qxa7 Rh5 21. Rc5 Nd5 $1 22. Qxb7 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Rxh2+ $11) 19... b6 (19... Rd5 20. f4 c5 21. Bf3 cxd4 22. Qxc8+ Nxc8 23. Bxd5 Ne7 24. Bxb7 dxe3 25. fxe3 Qb6 26. Bg2 Qxe3 $11 {Gruenberg,H-Taggatz,M/Austria 2000}) 20. Qb4 Rd5 21. Rg1 c5 22. dxc5 Rdxc5 23. Rxc5 Rxc5 24. Qe4 g6 $11 {Jobava,B-Marciano,D/Batumi 1999}) ({RR} 17... Rac8 18. Rab1 b6 19. Rfc1 ({RR} 19. Ba6 Qxf3 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Rfc1 Ne7) 19... Ne7 20. Kh1 Rd5 ({RR} 20... c5 21. dxc5 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 Rd2 23. Ba6 ({RR} 23. cxb6 Rxc3 24. bxa7 Rxa2) 23... Rxc5 24. Rxc5 bxc5 25. Rb8+ Kh7 26. Rb7 Nf5 27. Rxf7 Nh4 28. h3 Rxf2 29. Kg1 Rxa2 30. Bd3+ Kg8 31. Bc4) 21. Qc2 ({RR} 21. f4 c5 22. Bf3 cxd4 23. Qxc8+ Nxc8) ({RR} 21. Qe1 c5) 21... Qh4 22. f4 ({RR} 22. Bf1 Rh5 23. h3 c5 24. Qe4 Qxf2 25. Rc2 Qh4) ({RR} 22. Qe4 Qxf2 23. Rc2 Rh5 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ng8) 22... Qxf2 23. Bg4 Qxc2 24. Rxc2 f5 25. Bf3 Rd7 26. Rbc1 Nd5 27. Bxd5+ Rxd5 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Rxc7 Ra5 30. d5 Kf8 ({RR} 30... Rxd5 31. Rxa7 Rd3 32. Rb7 Rxe3 33. Kg2) 31. d6 Ke8 32. Rxg7 {Karpov,A (2755)-Jussupow,A (2610) London 1989 Candidates [Jussupow,Artur] ½-½ (46)}) 18. Rad1 $146 {Das wirkt ein bißchen künstlich, denn auf d1 hat der weiße Turm keine Aufgaben. Logischer wirkt 18.?h1 nebst ?g1.} (18. Kh1 $1 Re8 19. Rae1 Qe6 $6 20. Rg1 Qxa2 21. d5 Ne5 22. e4 Rg6 23. Rg3 Rxg3 24. hxg3 Re7 $6 25. Kg2 Qa4 26. Ra1 Qd7 27. Rxa7 $16 {Stahlberg,G-Piazzini,L/Buenos Aires 1939}) ({RR} 18. Kh1 Re8 19. Rae1 Qe6 20. Rg1 Qxa2 21. d5 Ne5 22. e4 Rg6 23. Rg3 Rxg3 24. hxg3 Re7 25. Kg2 Qa4 26. Ra1 Qd7 27. Rxa7 b6 28. f4 Ng6 29. Bf3 f6 30. Ra8+ Kh7 31. Qc2 Rf7 32. e5 fxe5 {Stahlberg,G-Piazzini,L Buenos Aires 1939 1-0 (33)}) 18... Re8 {??d4} 19. Qb2 b6 20. Kh1 Ne7 21. Qb5 Red8 (21... c6 $5 22. Qa6 Nd5 23. Rc1 b5 24. Qxa7 b4 $44 {??c3}) 22. f4 $2 {Die Idee, den Läufer auf f3 zu stellen, ist generell richtig, hier jedoch konkret falsch.} (22. Rg1 Rd5 23. Qc4 c6 24. f4 $140 c5 $1) 22... Nd5 $2 {Schwarz nutzt nicht die gebotene Chance, mit 22...?e6! die Initiative an sich zu reißen.} (22... Qe6 $1 {??e4} 23. Bf3 c5 $1 24. dxc5 Rxd1 25. Bxd1 Qd5+ 26. Kg1 bxc5 $15) 23. Rc1 Qf5 24. Bf3 Qh3 25. Bg2 $14 {Der Läufer ist ideal postiert auf g2, er schützt zuverlässig den weißen König. Schwarz kam nicht zu dem schematischen Vorstoß c7-c5 und ist zu passivem Abwarten verurteilt.} Qh4 26. Qe2 c6 27. Qf3 Nb4 28. Rc4 Nd5 (28... Nxa2 $2 29. Qe2 b5 30. Rxc6 Rxc6 31. Bxc6 Nc3 32. Qb2 Nd5 33. Qxb5 $16) (28... c5 29. dxc5 bxc5 30. Rxc5 Rd2 31. Ra5 Rxa2 32. Rxa2 Nxa2 33. Qb7 $14 Qf6 34. Qxa7 Nc3 $14) 29. Rfc1 Ne7 30. h3 Qf6 31. Qh5 Re6 32. a4 $1 {Sargissian will das Feld c5 für seine Turm erobern.} Rdd6 33. a5 Rd8 (33... b5 34. Rc5 $14) 34. Rb1 Nd5 35. axb6 axb6 36. Qf3 Qh4 $2 {Es ist nicht leicht, passiv stehen zu bleiben. Mit dem Textzug übersieht Khalifman die gegnerische Drohung.} (36... b5 37. Rc5 Ne7 $14) (36... g6 37. Qg3 Kh7 $14) 37. Rbc1 Qf6 (37... Rdd6 $2 38. f5 Rf6 39. e4 $18) (37... Ne7 38. f5 Red6 39. d5 $18) 38. f5 $18 Ree8 (38... Red6 39. e4 $18) 39. Rxc6 Qg5 40. Qg4 Ne7 41. Rxb6 Qxf5 42. Qxf5 Nxf5 43. Rc7 Nxd4 44. exd4 Rxd4 45. Rbb7 Re1+ 46. Kh2 Rf4 47. Rxf7 1-0 [Event "Candidates Tournament"] [Site "London"] [Date "2013.03.25"] [Round "9"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2757"] [BlackElo "2793"] [Annotator "Krasenkow,Michal"] [PlyCount "151"] [EventDate "2013.03.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [EventCategory "22"] [SourceTitle "CBM 154"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2013.05.15"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Ne4 {This order of moves is slightly inaccurate.} (6... O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 $140 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8) 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd5 10. Qb3 c6 (10... Qd6 11. e3 O-O (11... Nc6 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Ne7 14. c4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Ng6 16. Rfc1 c6 17. Bd3 Rb8 18. Qa4 a6 19. Rab1 b5 20. Qc2 Bb7 21. Nd2 Ne7 22. Qc5 $16 {1-0 (63) Najdorf,M-Thomas,G Buenos Aires 1939}) 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 (13... Nd7 14. O-O c5 15. Rfd1 $14) 14. Qc3 Bg4 15. Nd2 Rad8 16. O-O Ne7 17. Rfc1 c5 {0-1 (38) Grau,R-Eliskases,E Buenos Aires 1939} 18. Ne4 cxd4 19. Nxd6 dxc3 20. Nxb7 Rd7 21. Nc5 Rc7 22. Rxc3 Rxc5 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rxc5 $14) 11. e3 O-O {We've got a position from the main line of the Lasker System (see annotation to move 6), with 11...c6 instead of the more accurate 11...?d8.} 12. Be2 {White decides not to hurry up with c3-c4.} (12. c4 Be6 13. Rb1 Nd7 14. Bd3 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Nb6 17. Qb4 Qxb4+ 18. Rxb4 Rfc8 19. Ke2 c5 20. dxc5 Rxc5 {1/2 (20) Portisch,F (2425)-Lengyel,L (2415) Budapest 1977}) (12. Bd3 Be6 13. O-O c5 $1 14. Qa3 Nd7 15. Rfe1 Qd8 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Bb5 Nf6 $11 {1/2 (22) Bilek,I-Flesch,J Miskolc 1963}) ({RR} 12. a4 Nd7 13. Bd3 Nf6 14. O-O Ne8 15. a5 Nd6 16. Qb4 Re8 17. Rfc1 Be6 18. Ne5 a6 19. c4 dxc4 20. Nxc4 Nxc4 21. Qxe7 Rxe7 22. Bxc4 Bxc4 23. Rxc4 Rd8 24. Rc5 Red7 25. Kf1 Rd5 26. Rac1 Kf8 {Anand,V (2785)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2700) Dubai 2014 1-0 (50)}) ({RR} 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. O-O Nb6 14. a4 Be6 15. Ne5 Rfb8 16. Bb1 Nc4 17. Qc2 f5 18. Nxc4 dxc4 19. e4 fxe4 20. Qxe4 Qf6 21. Bc2 Bd5 22. Qh7+ Kf7 23. Rab1 b6 24. Be4 Rh8 25. Bxd5+ cxd5 26. Qc2 a6 {Straka,J (1984)-Kulich,D (1899) Slovakia SVK 2026 1-0 (75)}) 12... Nd7 (12... Be6 13. O-O c5 14. Ne5 $5) 13. O-O Nf6 14. Rfc1 $146 (14. a4 Ne4 15. Rfc1 Re8 (15... Bg4 $5) 16. c4 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Nd6 18. Bf1 Be6 19. Qb4 Rac8 20. a5 Ne4 21. Rab1 Rc7 22. Rb2 Qxb4 23. Rxb4 c5 $11 {1/2 (36) Furman,S-Liberzon,V Moscow 1969}) ({RR} 14. a4 Ne4 15. Rfc1 Re8 16. c4 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Nd6 18. Bf1 Be6 19. Qb4 Rac8 20. a5 Ne4 21. Rab1 Rc7 22. Rb2 Qxb4 23. Rxb4 c5 24. dxc5 Rxc5 25. Rxc5 Nxc5 26. Nd4 Bd7 27. g3 Rb8 28. Bb5 b6 {Furman,S-Liberzon,V Moscow 1969 ½-½ (36)}) ({RR} 14. Bd3 b6 15. Rfe1 c5 16. c4 Bb7 17. Ne5 dxc4 18. Bxc4 Ne4 19. Rad1 Rad8 20. g3 Ng5 21. Be2 Qf6 22. f4 Nh3+ 23. Kf1 cxd4 24. Bg4 Bc8 25. Bxc8 Rxc8 26. Kg2 Qf5 27. e4 Nxf4+ 28. gxf4 Qxf4 {Santos,R-Teshima,R (1737) Sao Paulo 2015 0-1 (32)}) 14... Bg4 15. c4 dxc4 16. Qxc4 {If Black doesn't manage to push ...c6-c5 in this structure, White will keep a slight edge.} Rfe8 {[%mdl 32]} (16... Rac8 $5 {looks more logical. Then ...c6-c5 will be a realistic eventuality.}) 17. h3 Be6 18. Qc5 Qc7 (18... Bd5 $5 {I am not sure Black should avoid the queen exchange.}) 19. Rc2 Bd5 20. Rac1 Qd8 21. Qa3 Ne4 22. Ne5 Nd6 23. Bf3 Bxf3 24. Nxf3 Qd7 25. Qb4 Rad8 26. a4 Qe6 27. Ne5 f6 28. Nd3 Qf7 29. Qa5 a6 30. Nc5 Rc8 31. Qb4 Rcd8 32. Qb6 Rc8 33. Rb1 Re7 34. Nd3 Rce8 35. Qb3 Qxb3 36. Rxb3 {After a lot of manoeuvring, White has managed to weaken Black's queenside (forcing ...a7-a6) and, only after that, exchange queens. Of course, it is an important difference.} Kf7 37. g4 g5 38. Nc5 Rc8 39. Kg2 Rcc7 40. Nd3 Kg6 41. Nc5 h5 $1 {That's right. Black should seize the initiative on the kingside to avoid a "second weakness" there.} 42. Rb1 Ne4 $6 {The exchange of knights deprives Black of counterplay.} (42... hxg4 43. hxg4 Rh7 $1 {[%CAl Yh7h4,Yc7h7] was the correct plan.} 44. Ne6 {is harmless due to} Rc8) 43. Nxe4 Rxe4 {[%mdl 4096]} 44. Kf3 Ree7 45. e4 Rcd7 46. Ke3 Rd5 47. f3 Rd6 48. Rb6 Red7 49. Rd2 hxg4 {The h-file will be exploited by White but otherwise he would have another good plan: d4-d5.} 50. hxg4 Kf7 51. a5 Ke7 52. Rb1 Kf7 $6 (52... Kd8 $142) 53. Rh1 Kg7 54. Rh5 Rd8 (54... Kg6 55. Rd1 $22 (55. Rdh2 $2 {is premature due to} Rxd4) 55... Rd8 (55... Kf7 56. Rh7+ Ke6 57. Rxd7 Rxd7 58. Rh1 $16) 56. Rdh1 Kf7 (56... Rxd4 $2 57. Rh7) 57. Rh7+ Ke6 58. Rd1 {, and Black must exchange rooks, after which White has easy play:} R6d7 59. Rxd7 Kxd7 60. Rh1 {etc.}) 55. Rd1 (55. e5 {was already possible:} Rd5 56. Rb2 $5 (56. Rdh2 Kf7 57. Rh7+ Ke6 58. R2h6 Rxd4 59. Rxf6+ Kxe5 60. Rf5+ Ke6 61. Rxg5 {is probably also good}) 56... Rb5 (56... Rxd4 57. Rxb7+ R4d7 58. Rxd7+ Rxd7 59. exf6+ Kg6 60. f4 $1 gxf4+ 61. Kxf4 Kxf6 (61... Rd4+ 62. Ke5 Rxg4 63. Rh8 Kf7 64. Rh7+ Kf8 65. Ra7) 62. Rh6+ Kg7 63. Rxc6 {, and White should win}) 57. Rbh2 Kf7 58. Rh7+ Ke6 59. R2h6 Rf8 60. f4 $1 gxf4+ 61. Ke4 $1 $18 {[%CAl Rg4g5]}) 55... R8d7 $6 (55... R6d7 $1 {was more stubborn. Then White should probably continue} 56. Rdh1 Rxd4 57. Rh7+ Kg8 58. Rh8+ Kf7 59. R1h7+ Ke6 60. Rxd8 Rxd8 61. Rxb7 Rd1 62. Rb6 {keeping winning chances.}) 56. e5 $1 Rd5 57. Rdh1 Kf7 58. Rh7+ Ke6 59. Rxd7 {White has managed to trade the pair of rooks in the best possible way. Now he wins the f6-pawn and the game.} Kxd7 60. Rh7+ Ke6 61. Rh6 c5 62. Rxf6+ Ke7 63. Rb6 Rxd4 (63... cxd4+ 64. Ke4 Rxa5 (64... Rd7 65. e6 Rd6 (65... Rc7 66. Kxd4 Kf6 67. Kd5 Ke7 68. Rb4 $18) 66. Rxb7+ Kxe6 67. Rb6 $1 Rxb6 68. axb6 Kd6 69. b7 Kc7 70. f4 $18) 65. Rxb7+ Ke6 66. Rb6+ Ke7 67. Kxd4 Ra4+ 68. Kd5 Ra3 69. Ke4 a5 70. Rg6 $18) 64. Rxb7+ Ke6 65. Rg7 Ra4 66. Rxg5 Rxa5 67. f4 Ra3+ 68. Kd2 Ra2+ 69. Kc3 Rf2 70. Rg6+ Kd5 71. Rd6+ Ke4 72. Rf6 a5 73. e6 Kd5 74. f5 Re2 75. Rf8 Kd6 76. f6 1-0 [Event "Khanty-Mansiysk FIDE GP"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"] [Date "2015.05.15"] [Round "2"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2803"] [Annotator "Marin,Mihail"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2015.05.14"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 167"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.07.13"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:37]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:36]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 4. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:36]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 5. Bg5 {[%emt 0:01:30]} h6 {[%emt 0:01:00]} 6. Bh4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:44]} 7. e3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 8. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:01:50]} Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 9. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:37] The classical approach, forcing Black to strengthen White's centre at the cost of clearing the h3-c8 diagonal.} ({The latest annotated game with the fashionable} 9. Rc1 {was Carlsen,M (2877)-Aronian,L (2805) Saint Louis 2014 CBM 162 [Krasenkow,M] (½-½, 84)}) 9... Nxc3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} 10. bxc3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} exd5 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 11. c4 {[%emt 0:02:31] A rare move.} ({The game marking a turning point in the history of Lasker's defence, proving the viability of the apparently premature knight move, went} 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 14. Qc3 ({Much later, Karpov used this variation, too, giving up his trademark and strategically more ambitious Tartakower system:} 14. Be2 Na5 15. Qc3 b6 16. O-O Bb7 17. Rfc1 Rac8 18. h3 c5 19. Qa3 Rc7 20. dxc5 Rd5 21. Qb2 Rdxc5 22. Rxc5 Rxc5 {Istratescu,A (2617)-Karpov,A (2674) Bucharest (match) 2005 (½-½, 34), with chances for a better ending.}) 14... Bg4 15. O-O Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qf6 17. Be2 Rac8 18. Rab1 b6 19. Rfc1 Ne7 20. Kh1 Rd5 {Karpov,A (2755)-Jussupow,A (2610) London 1989 Candidates [Jussupow,A] (½-½, 46), with a dangerous kingside initiative.}) 11... Be6 {[%emt 0:08:11]} ({Another game with Karpov on the black side went:} 11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nc6 13. O-O Na5 14. Be2 c5 15. Rc1 cxd4 16. Nxd4 b6 17. Bf3 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. Nc6 Qe6 20. Qb3 Rfe8 21. Qxe6 Rxe6 22. Nd4 Re7 23. Rc6 Rd8 24. Rfc1 Nc5 $11 {Seirawan,Y (2643)-Karpov,A (2615) Saint Louis 2012 (½-½, 34)}) 12. Rc1 {[%emt 0:01:12]} ({Here, too, the queen incursion offers Black counterplay:} 12. Qb3 Rd8 13. c5 b6 14. Rc1 bxc5 15. Qa3 Nd7 16. Bb5 {Everything looks correct strategically, but White's underdevelopment prevents him from claiming an advantage.} Rab8 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Qxc5 Qb5 19. Qxb5 Rxb5 20. O-O Rc8 21. Rc5 Rxc5 22. dxc5 Rb8 23. Nd4 Rb2 {Malakhatko,V (2610)-Jojua,D (2484) Manama 2009 (½-½, 27), The control over the only open file at least compensates for White's strategic advantage in the centre.}) 12... Nd7 {[%emt 0:34:27]} 13. Qb3 {[%emt 0:16:57] This looks like a good moment to develop the queen, since Black cannot consolidate the d5-square with ...?d8 anymore. But White has a tough job proving an advantage anyway.} c6 {[%emt 0:11:20]} 14. Be2 {[%emt 0:02:04]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:16:43]} 15. cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:13]} Bxd5 {[%emt 0:04:27]} 16. Qb2 {[%emt 0:00:42]} Na4 {[%emt 0:07:58]} 17. Qd2 {[%emt 0:00:48] White's centre is not easy to set in motion and Black is quite active. Chances are about equal, but with such a non-symmetrical structure there is a lot of play left.} b5 $146 {[%emt 0:00:54] An ambitious novelty, aiming to conquer the c3-square with the knight.} (17... Qa3 {turned out well for Black in the only game reaching this position. White faces the problem of the hanging a2-pawn.} 18. Bc4 $6 (18. Rc2 {does not achieve much due to} Be4 19. Rc1 Bd5) ({The most principled continuation is} 18. O-O {, since the pwn is not 100% edible:} Qxa2 19. Rc2 Qb3 (19... Qa3 20. e4 $36 Bxe4 $2 21. Ra2 Qb3 22. Bd1) 20. Ra1 $36 {The exposed position of the black queen adds to White's Benko Gambit type of queenside pressure.}) 18... Nb2 19. Be2 Qxa2 ({Avoiding a repetition with} 19... Na4 {already}) 20. Ne5 Na4 21. Rc2 Qa3 ({Once again, Black was not interested in repeating moves with} 21... Qa1+ 22. Rc1 Qa2) 22. O-O Qe7 23. Ra1 Nb6 {Grischuk,A (2810)-Radjabov,T (2734) Beijing 2014 (0-1, 49), White has some compensation for the pawn, but Black is at least fine.}) ({RR} 17... Qa3 18. Bc4 Nb2 19. Be2 Qxa2 20. Ne5 Na4 21. Rc2 Qa3 22. O-O Qe7 23. Ra1 Nb6 24. Qa5 Rfd8 25. Bf1 Qd6 26. Rcc1 Nd7 27. Nd3 a6 28. Qc3 Be4 29. Qb3 Rab8 30. h3 Re8 31. Nf4 Nf6 32. Bc4 {Grischuk,A (2810)-Radjabov,T (2734) Beijing 2014 0-1 (49)}) 18. Ne5 $5 {[%emt 0:15:04][%csl Gc6] A daring pawn sacrifice, aiming at stabilising things in the centre in White's favour.} (18. O-O b4 {is a crowning of Black's strategy.}) 18... Rac8 $6 {[%emt 0:02:05] This allows White to consolidate his space advantage. It is curious that one move after his novelty Caruana played inaccurately. Had he overlooked Svidler's last move in his home analysis, or was his novelty just an over the board experiment? Knowing Caruana's outstanding preparation, none of them is probable, so we have a small paradox.} (18... Bxg2 $5 19. Rg1 Bd5 20. Bd3 Qh4 21. e4 Qxh2 22. Kf1 Be6 {White surely has compensation for the pawns (actually he can retrieve one of them on c6) but the position remains double-edged.}) (18... Qg5 $5) 19. O-O {[%emt 0:05:04]} b4 {[%emt 0:13:01]} 20. Ba6 $1 {[%emt 0:08:04]} Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 21. Nd3 {[%emt 0:04:34]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:04:37]} ({After White has taken the bishop out of the black knight's range, the long awaited} 21... Nc3 $2 {fails to} 22. Nxb4 $1) 22. Nc5 {[%emt 0:01:49]} Nxc5 {[%emt 0:04:45]} 23. Rxc5 $14 {[%emt 0:00:59] After the knight exchange Black has no compensation for the radical weakening of his queenside.} Qg5 {[%emt 0:02:19]} 24. g3 {[%emt 0:01:26]} Qg4 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 25. Bc4 {[%emt 0:05:56]} Bf3 {[%emt 0:01:52] Threatening ...?h3 with mate!} 26. Rc1 {[%emt 0:07:29] Now and on the next move White could have used one of his rooks to weaken Black's control on the light squares.} (26. Re1 $5 {[%CAl Gc4e2]}) 26... Rcb7 {[%emt 0:02:33]} (26... Qh3 27. Bf1 Qe6 28. Bg2 $16) 27. Qd3 {[%emt 0:12:38]} (27. Re5 $5 {[%CAl Gc4d3,Gd2c2,Gd3e4]} b3 {There is no other active plan. Could Svidler have over-estimated it?} 28. axb3 Rxb3 29. Bf1 (29. Bxb3 $4 Qh3 $19) 29... Rb2 30. Qd3 $14) 27... g6 {[%emt 0:02:57]} (27... Be4 28. Qd1 Bf3 29. h3 Bxd1 (29... Qe4 30. Bd3) 30. hxg4 Bxg4 (30... Bf3 31. g5 $14) 31. Rxc6 Bf3 32. Rc5 $14) 28. Bb3 {[%emt 0:01:58] Too soft.} ({Once again the familiar idea} 28. Re5 $1 {would have been quite effective.} Kg7 29. e4 f6 30. Be6 (30. Re6 $16) 30... Be2 31. Qd2 Qf3 32. Rec5 $16) 28... Be4 {[%emt 0:01:49]} {Black should have made his life easier by simplifying, but Caruana might have still hoped to deliver mate on g2?!} 29. Qd1 {[%emt 0:02:59]} Qd7 $6 {[%emt 0:00:34] Black should have made his life easier by simplifying, but maybe Caruana still hoped to deliver mate on g2?!} (29... Qxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Rb5 {offers good chances for successful defence.}) 30. f3 {[%emt 0:09:39]} Bd5 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 31. e4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} Bxb3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} 32. axb3 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 33. Qd3 {[%emt 0:03:01]} ({In view of the line from the next comment,} 33. Qd2 Rd8 34. R1c4 {might have been more precise.}) 33... Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 34. d5 $6 {[%emt 0:01:47] Possibly short of time, Svidler settles for a draw.} (34. R1c4 Ra6 35. Qd2 h5 36. Kg2 $14 {/? White has to be careful about his king, but from a structural point of view he has an overwhelming advantage.}) 34... cxd5 {[%emt 0:01:21]} 35. Rxd5 {[%emt 0:04:35]} (35. Rxd5 Rd6 $11) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Candidates sf1"] [Site "London"] [Date "1989.??.??"] [Round "5"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Jussupow, Artur"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2755"] [BlackElo "2610"] [Annotator "Jussupow,Artur"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "1989.10.??"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "8"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceTitle "Candidates"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Ftacnik,Lubomir Artur Yusupov} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 14. Qc3 {14.?e2} Bg4 15. O-O Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qf6 ({RR} 16... Qh4 17. Kh1 Rd6 ({RR} 17... Qh3 18. Be2 Rd6 19. Rg1) 18. Rg1 Ne7 ({RR} 18... Qxf2 19. Raf1 Qh4 20. d5 Qf6 21. Qxf6 Rxf6 22. dxc6) 19. Rg4 Qh5 ({RR} 19... Qxf2 20. Rf1 Nd5 21. Qb3 Qxe3 22. Bxd5) 20. Rag1 Rg6 ({RR} 20... g6 21. Qb3) ({RR} 20... Kf8 21. Bb3 ({RR} 21. Qb4 Rb6 22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. dxc5 Rb4 24. a3 Ra4 25. Rb1 Rb8) ({RR} 21. d5 Ng6 22. Bb3) 21... Rc6 22. Qb4 Rb6 23. Qc5 Qxc5 24. dxc5 Rg6 25. Rd1) 21. Qb4 b5 ({RR} 21... Rxg4 22. fxg4 Qg6 23. Qxb7) 22. Qxb5 Qxb5 23. Bxb5 Rb8 24. Bc4 Rxg4 25. fxg4 Rb2 26. Kg2 a5 ({RR} 26... Ng6 27. Rc1) 27. Rc1 a4 28. Rc3 Kf8 29. Ra3 Nc8 ({RR} 29... Rb4 30. Bb3 axb3 31. Ra8+ Nc8 32. Rxc8+ Ke7 33. axb3) 30. Bd5 ({RR} 30. Rxa4 Nb6) 30... Nb6 31. Bc6 {Beliavsky,A (2650)-Vaganian,R (2645) Reggio Emilia 1995 CBM 051 [Ftacnik,Lubomir] 1-0 (60)}) 17. Be2 ({RR} 17. f4 Ne7 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. h3 Rd6 20. Kh2 Nf5 21. Be2 g6 22. Qa5 h5 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Qxc7 Nxd4 25. exd4 Qxf4+ 26. Kg2 Qg5+ 27. Kh1 Qd5+ 28. Kh2 Qxd4 29. Bf3 Qf4+ 30. Kg2 Qg5+ 31. Kh1) 17... Rac8 $1 $10 {N;??e7,c5} 18. Rab1 (18. Rfb1 b6 19. Ba6 $6 Qxf3 20. Bb7 (20. Bxc8 $5 Rxc8 $17) 20... Rd6 21. Bxc8 Rg6+ 22. Kf1 Rg2 23. Qc2 (23. Qb2 Rxh2 24. Ke1 Rh1+ 25. Kd2 Qxf2+ 26. Kd3 Qxb2 27. Rxb2 Rxa1 $19) 23... Rxh2 24. Ke1 Qh1+ 25. Ke2 Rxf2+ 26. Kxf2 {26.?d3 ?e5 27.de ?d5-+} Qh2+ 27. Kf3 Qxc2 28. Rc1 Qg6 $19) (18. Kh1 $5 Ne7 19. Rac1 $10 {??g1,?c5}) 18... b6 19. Rfc1 $146 (19. Ba6 Qxf3 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Rfc1 Ne7 $44 {??}) ({RR} 19. f4 Ne7 20. Ba6 Qg6+ 21. Kh1 Nd5 22. Qd3 Qxd3 23. Bxd3 c5 24. Ba6 Rc7 25. dxc5 Rxc5 26. Rfd1 Rb8 27. Rbc1 Rxc1 28. Rxc1 Kf8 29. a3 Rd8 30. Bb5 Ke7 31. Kg2 f5 32. Kf3 g5 33. fxg5 hxg5 {Kobalia,M (2500)-Korneev,O (2560) Krasnodar 1998 ½-½ (41)}) 19... Ne7 20. Kh1 {20.?a6 ?d5!??} Rd5 $5 (20... c5 21. dxc5 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 Rd2 23. Ba6 (23. cxb6 $2 Rxc3 24. bxa7 Rxa2 $19 {24...?a3}) 23... Rxc5 24. Rxc5 bxc5 25. Rb8+ Kh7 26. Rb7 Nf5 {26...?g6!?} 27. Rxf7 Nh4 28. h3 Rxf2 29. Kg1 Rxa2 30. Bd3+ Kg8 31. Bc4 $146) 21. Qc2 $6 (21. f4 $2 c5 22. Bf3 {22.dc ?c5 23.?e1 ?c6-+} cxd4 23. Qxc8+ Nxc8 $19) (21. Qe1 c5 $15) 21... Qh4 $1 $15 {×f2} 22. f4 $3 (22. Bf1 Rh5 23. h3 c5 24. Qe4 Qxf2 25. Rc2 {25.?e7 ?g5-+} Qh4 $17) (22. Qe4 Qxf2 23. Rc2 {23.?e7? ?h5-+} Rh5 24. Qh7+ {24.?f4 ?d5!-+} Kf8 $1 25. Qh8+ Ng8 $19) 22... Qxf2 23. Bg4 Qxc2 {23...?e3? 24.?e1 ?f4 25.?c8 ?f3 26.?g2 ?g2 27.?g2 ?c8 28.?e8+-} 24. Rxc2 f5 25. Bf3 Rd7 {25...?d6? 26.?b7 ×c7} 26. Rbc1 Nd5 27. Bxd5+ Rxd5 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Rxc7 Ra5 30. d5 $1 {30.?c2 ?a3 31.?e2 ?f7??} Kf8 $5 (30... Rxd5 31. Rxa7 Rd3 32. Rb7 Rxe3 33. Kg2 $1 $15 {33.?b6? ?e4?}) 31. d6 Ke8 32. Rxg7 Rxa2 33. Kg1 $6 (33. Rb7 $1 $10 Kd8 34. Kg1 Kc8 35. Rc7+ Kb8 $2 36. e4 fxe4 37. f5 Rd2 38. f6 Rxd6 39. f7 Rg6+ 40. Kh1 Rf6 41. Re7 a5 42. Re8+ Kb7 43. f8=Q Rxf8 44. Rxf8 a4 45. Kg2 b5 {45...a3 46.?f1 b5 47.?b1} 46. Kf2 $18) 33... a5 34. Re7+ $2 $19 (34. Rb7 Rb2 35. e4 fxe4 36. f5 Rd2 37. Rxb6 e3 38. Rb3 Rxd6 39. Rxe3+ Kf7 $15) 34... Kd8 35. e4 fxe4 36. Rb7 {36.f5 ?d2-+} e3 37. Kf1 a4 (37... Rxh2 38. Rxb6 Rf2+ {38...a4!?} 39. Ke1 Rxf4 $17) 38. Rxb6 a3 $2 $10 (38... Rxh2 39. Ra6 {39.f5 ?f2 40.?e1 ?f5 ??a5-+} Rf2+ 40. Ke1 Rxf4 $19) 39. Ra6 Rf2+ 40. Ke1 a2 41. f5 Kd7 {41...?h2 42.f6 ?h1? 43.?e2 a1? 44.?a1 ?a1 45.f7+-} 42. f6 Ke6 43. Ra8 Kxd6 44. f7 Rxf7 45. Rxa2 Ke5 46. Ra6 {Artur Yusupov} 1/2-1/2 [Event "Reggio Emilia 9596 38th"] [Site "Reggio Emilia"] [Date "1995.12.28"] [Round "1"] [White "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2645"] [Annotator "Ftacnik,Lubomir"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "1995.12.28"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ITA"] [EventCategory "14"] [SourceTitle "CBM 051"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1996.04.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Jussupow,Artur Hecht} e6 2. c4 d5 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 14. Qc3 Bg4 15. O-O Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qh4 $6 {This less exact move enables white to regroup his forces, since the f3 pawn is not hit.} (16... Qf6 17. Be2 (17. f4 Ne7 18. Rac1 Rac8 19. h3 Rd6 20. Kh2 Nf5 21. Be2 g6 22. Qa5 h5 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Qxc7 Nxd4 25. exd4 Qxf4+ 26. Kg2 Qg5+ 27. Kh1 Qd5+ 28. Kh2 Qxd4 29. Bf3 Qf4+ 30. Kg2 Qg5+ 31. Kh1 {1-0 Shabrin,A-Gorelov,S/URS-ch Club Pavlodar/1991 (41)}) 17... Rac8 $1 $10 {??e7,c5} 18. Rab1 ({RR} 18. Rfb1 b6 19. Ba6 Qxf3 20. Bb7 ({RR} 20. Bxc8 Rxc8) 20... Rd6 21. Bxc8 Rg6+ 22. Kf1 Rg2 23. Qc2 ({RR} 23. Qb2 Rxh2 24. Ke1 Rh1+ 25. Kd2 Qxf2+ 26. Kd3 Qxb2 27. Rxb2 Rxa1) 23... Rxh2 24. Ke1 Qh1+ 25. Ke2 Rxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Qh2+ 27. Kf3 Qxc2 28. Rc1 Qg6) ({RR} 18. Kh1 Ne7 19. Rac1) 18... b6 19. Rfc1 ({RR} 19. Ba6 Qxf3 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Rfc1 Ne7) 19... Ne7 20. Kh1 Rd5 $5 {½-½ Karpov,An-Yusupov,A/London (m6)/1989 (46)} ({RR} 20... c5 21. dxc5 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 Rd2 23. Ba6 ({RR} 23. cxb6 Rxc3 24. bxa7 Rxa2) 23... Rxc5 24. Rxc5 bxc5 25. Rb8+ Kh7 26. Rb7 Nf5 27. Rxf7 Nh4 28. h3 Rxf2 29. Kg1 Rxa2 30. Bd3+ Kg8 31. Bc4) {RR} 21. f4 ({RR} 21. Qe1 c5) 21... c5 22. Bf3 cxd4 23. Qxc8+ Nxc8) ({RR} 16... Qf6 17. Be2 Rac8 18. Rab1 b6 19. Rfc1 Ne7 20. Kh1 Rd5 21. Qc2 Qh4 22. f4 ({RR} 22. Bf1 Rh5 23. h3 c5 24. Qe4 Qxf2 25. Rc2 Qh4) ({RR} 22. Qe4 Qxf2 23. Rc2 Rh5 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ng8) 22... Qxf2 23. Bg4 Qxc2 24. Rxc2 f5 25. Bf3 Rd7 26. Rbc1 Nd5 27. Bxd5+ Rxd5 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Rxc7 Ra5 30. d5 Kf8 ({RR} 30... Rxd5 31. Rxa7 Rd3 32. Rb7 Rxe3 33. Kg2) 31. d6 {Karpov,A (2755)-Jussupow,A (2610) London 1989 Candidates [Jussupow,Artur] ½-½ (46)}) 17. Kh1 Rd6 (17... Qh3 18. Be2 Rd6 19. Rg1 $14) 18. Rg1 $1 Ne7 $146 (18... Qxf2 19. Raf1 Qh4 20. d5 Qf6 21. Qxf6 Rxf6 22. dxc6 $18) ({RR} 18... Re8 19. Rg3 Re7 20. Rag1 g5 21. f4 Rg6 22. Qc2 Kf8 23. Qf5 Rg7 24. Qc8+ Re8 25. Qxb7 Nxd4 26. exd4 Qxf4 27. Qd5 c6 28. Qc5+ Re7 29. Re1 f6 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Re3 {1-0 (31) Rufener,M (2138)-Gross,H (2090) Biel 2000}) ({RR} 18... Re8 19. Rg3 Qf6 20. Rag1 Kh8 21. Bd3 a5 22. a3 Rg8 23. Be4 a4 24. Rb1 Rb8 25. Qc4 Qe7 26. Qxa4 g6 27. Rc1 Qe8 28. d5 f5 29. Bxf5 gxf5 30. dxc6 bxc6 31. Qa5 f4 32. Qc3+ {1-0 (32) Alexieva,S (2261)-Maisuradze,N (2284) Pau 2012}) 19. Rg4 Qh5 (19... Qxf2 20. Rf1 Nd5 21. Qb3 Qxe3 22. Bxd5 $18) 20. Rag1 Rg6 (20... g6 21. Qb3 $18) (20... Kf8 $5 21. Bb3 (21. Qb4 Rb6 22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. dxc5 Rb4 (23... Rb4 $1) 24. a3 Ra4 25. Rb1 Rb8) (21. d5 Ng6 22. Bb3 $14) 21... Rc6 22. Qb4 Rb6 23. Qc5 Qxc5 24. dxc5 Rg6 25. Rd1 $14) 21. Qb4 {This is the whole problem, points e7 and b7 are burning.} b5 (21... Rxg4 22. fxg4 Qg6 23. Qxb7 $18) 22. Qxb5 Qxb5 23. Bxb5 Rb8 24. Bc4 Rxg4 25. fxg4 {Hecht: TL-TS: starker Angriffs-/Verteidigungs-L, schwarze B-Schwächen} Rb2 26. Kg2 a5 (26... Ng6 27. Rc1 $18) 27. Rc1 a4 28. Rc3 Kf8 29. Ra3 Nc8 (29... Rb4 30. Bb3 $1 axb3 31. Ra8+ Nc8 32. Rxc8+ Ke7 33. axb3 $18) 30. Bd5 (30. Rxa4 $2 Nb6) 30... Nb6 31. Bc6 Rb4 32. Rc3 Rb2 33. Be4 Rxa2 34. Rxc7 {In a position with pawn assymetry the ? is much stronger than the ?.} a3 35. Ra7 g5 (35... g6 36. Kf3) 36. Kf3 Kg7 37. Bf5 Kf8 38. Bd3 Ra1 (38... Kg7 39. e4 Ra1 40. e5 a2 41. Bc2 $18) 39. Bc2 Nc4 40. Ke2 Ra2 (40... a2 41. Bb3 $18) 41. Kd3 Nd6 42. Rd7 Ne4 (42... Nb5 43. Rxf7+ Kxf7 44. Bb3+ $18) 43. f3 Ke8 (43... Nf2+ 44. Kc3 Ra1 45. Bb3 $18) 44. Ra7 Nd6 45. e4 Ra1 46. e5 Nc8 (46... Nb5 47. Ba4 $18) 47. Ba4+ Kf8 (47... Kd8 48. Rd7+ Ke8 49. Rb7+ Kd8 50. Kc2 $18) 48. Ra8 Kg7 (48... Rc1 49. Bc2 $18) 49. Bb3 (49. Rxc8 a2 50. Bb3 Rd1+ 51. Bxd1 a1=Q $13) 49... Ne7 50. Ra7 Kf8 51. Ra6 Ng6 (51... Kg7 52. Rf6 $18) 52. Ra8+ Kg7 53. Ra7 Nf4+ (53... Nh8 54. e6 $18) 54. Ke4 a2 (54... Re1+ 55. Kf5 $18) 55. Kf5 (55. Rxf7+ Kg6 56. Rf6+ Kh7 57. Kf5 $18) 55... Rf1 56. Rxf7+ Kh8 57. Bxa2 Rxf3 58. Rf8+ Kg7 59. Rf7+ Kh8 60. Ke4 $1 (60. Ke4 Rf2 61. Bc4 Rxh2 62. e6 $18) 1-0 [Event "Tashkent FIDE GP"] [Site "Tashkent"] [Date "2014.11.01"] [Round "10"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2764"] [BlackElo "2747"] [Annotator "ChessBase"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2014.10.21"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "UZB"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CBM 163"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.11.11"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Re1 Be6 (13... Rd8 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Qf6 {led to not mucuh in Topalov-Anand, 2011}) 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 cxd4 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Nxd4 Qc5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Re3 {White's structural advantage is not a big deal as the pressure on f2 counters it. Moreover there is an immediate draw that Jakovenko missed.} Rf6 (19... Rxf2 20. Kxf2 Rf8+ 21. Ke2 Qb5+ $1 22. Rd3 (22. Qd3 Qb2+ {hangs the a1 rook}) 22... Qb2+ 23. Rd2 Qb5+ $11) 20. Qe2 Raf8 21. Rf1 Kh8 22. g3 Rd8 23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. Qxe6 Qxc3 {White is probably slightly better because of Black's bad king position, but it is not so relevant as he still has some counterplay and White's rook is not in the attack just yet.} 25. Qe7 Qd4 26. Rc1 $146 ({RR} 26. Qf7 a5 27. Qf5 a4 28. Rc1 Qd5 29. Qxd5 cxd5 30. Rd1 Kg8 31. Kf1 Kf7 32. Ke2 Ke6 33. f4 d4 34. Kd3 Kd5 35. Rc1 Re8 36. Rc7 g5 37. fxg5 hxg5 38. Rd7+ Kc5 39. Rxd4 Rh8 40. Rxa4 Rxh2 {Sanchez Morel,A (1225)-Gomez,O (1583) Asuncion 2015 ½-½ (44)}) 26... Rb8 27. Qf7 a5 28. Qf5 Qd2 29. Rc2 Qd1+ 30. Kg2 Rb1 31. Qf8+ Kh7 32. Qf5+ Kh8 33. Qf8+ Kh7 34. Qf5+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "USA-chT College final"] [Site "New York"] [Date "2016.04.03"] [Round "3.1"] [White "Le, Quang Liem"] [Black "Zherebukh, Yaroslav"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2709"] [BlackElo "2606"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2016.04.02"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "3"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 171 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2016.04.26"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2016.04.26"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Webster Univ"] [BlackTeam "Texas Tech Univ"] [WhiteTeamCountry "USA"] [BlackTeamCountry "USA"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. Qb3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Rd8 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Be2 c5 13. Ne5 $146 ({RR} 13. Qa3 b6 14. O-O Nc6 15. Bb5 c4 16. Qb2 Na5 17. Ne5 Bf5 18. Ba4 Rab8 19. Bd1 f6 20. Nf3 b5 21. a3 Nc6 22. Nh4 Be4 23. Bc2 a5 24. Qb1 Bxc2 25. Qxc2 b4 26. axb4 axb4 27. Ra6 Qb7 {Raud,I-Porat,Y Buenos Aires 1939 0-1 (43)}) ({RR} 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. O-O Nc6 15. Nd4 b6 16. Qb5 Ne5 17. Qxc5 bxc5 18. Nb3 c4 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. f4 Ng6 21. Bf3 Ne7 22. e4 dxe4 23. Bxe4 Rab8 24. Rab1 Kf8 25. Kf2 Rdc8 26. Rfd1 Ba4 27. Re1 Ng8 {Artemiev,V (2653)-Esipenko,A (2678) Moscow RUS 2026 ½-½ (69)}) ({RR} 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. O-O b6 15. Rfd1 Ba6 16. Nd4 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Nc6 18. Nf4 Ne7 19. Rd3 Rd6 20. Rad1 Rad8 21. R1d2 b5 22. Qd1 Qc4 23. g3 R8d7 24. h4 a6 25. h5 f5 26. Kh2 Kh7 27. f3 Rf6 {Gunina,V (2514)-Harika,D (2512) Eilat 2012 0-1 (52)}) 13... Nd7 14. Nxd7 Bxd7 15. Bf3 Be6 16. O-O Rac8 17. a4 Qc7 18. a5 b6 19. h3 Rd6 20. axb6 axb6 21. Ra6 Qd8 22. Rfa1 Rdc6 23. Qb2 Kh8 24. Rd1 Rd6 25. Qb1 Kg8 26. Qd3 Qc7 27. Rda1 Rc6 28. Qb1 Qd8 29. Qd1 Rd6 30. Bg4 Rdc6 31. g3 Qf6 32. Ra8 g6 33. Kg2 Kg7 34. Rxc8 Rxc8 35. Ra7 h5 36. Bxe6 Qxe6 37. Qf3 cxd4 38. cxd4 Rc2 39. Rb7 Rb2 40. Rb8 Qd6 41. Qf4 Qe6 42. g4 hxg4 43. hxg4 Qe4+ 44. Qxe4 dxe4 45. Kg3 f5 46. g5 b5 47. d5 b4 48. Kf4 Rxf2+ 49. Ke5 f4 50. exf4 e3 51. Rxb4 e2 52. Re4 Kf7 53. d6 Ke8 54. Kf6+ Kd7 55. Kxg6 Rxf4 56. Rxe2 1-0 [Event "Interpolis-08"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1984.10.03"] [Round "1"] [White "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"] [Black "Andersson, Ulf"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2635"] [BlackElo "2630"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "1984.10.03"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "14"] [SourceTitle "MCD"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Nf3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. Bd3 c5 13. Qa3 Nd7 14. O-O b6 15. Rfe1 Bb7 16. Bf5 Nf6 17. Ne5 Re8 $146 ({RR} 17... g6 18. Bd3 Kg7 19. f4 Ne4 20. c4 dxc4 21. Bxc4 Nd6 22. dxc5 Nxc4 23. Nxc4 Rac8 24. Qb2+ Kh7 25. Ne5 Rxc5 26. Rad1 Rcd5 27. Rxd5 Rxd5 28. e4 Rd8 29. h3 Qf6 30. Qc1 Rd4 31. Ng4 Qc6 32. Qe3 {Quiroga,F (2340)-Slipak,S (2440) Buenos Aires 2010 ½-½ (57)}) 18. Qa4 Ne4 19. Qc2 Qf6 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. a4 1/2-1/2 [Event "Saint Louis Showdown 60m"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2016.11.12"] [Round "5"] [White "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2779"] [BlackElo "2823"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2016.11.10"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "6"] [EventCountry "USA"] [EventCategory "22"] [SourceTitle "CBM 176"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.01.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Krasenkow,Michal} d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Re1 ({RR} 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Qb3 Bg4 15. Nd4 Ne5 16. Bc2 b6 17. h3 Bd7 18. Rfc1 Rac8 19. Bd1 Nd3) ({RR} 13. Nd2 Be6 14. Rb1 b6 15. Qa4 Rfc8 16. Bb5 Na5 17. Nb3 a6 18. Be2 Nc4 19. dxc5 b5 20. Qb4 a5 21. Qxb5 Rab8 22. Qa6 Ra8 23. Qb5 Rab8 24. Qa6 Ra8 25. Qb5) ({RR} 13. Rb1 Be6 14. dxc5 Rab8 15. Qa4 Qxc5 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Nxc6 Bxc6 19. Qg4 Qd6) ({RR} 13. a4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Re1 Rad8 16. Rb1 c4 17. Bf5 b6 18. e4 Qf6 19. g4 dxe4 20. Bxe4 Bg6) ({RR} 13. h3 Be6 14. Re1 Rfd8 15. Rb1 Rac8 16. e4 cxd4 17. exd5 Rxd5 18. Bc4 Rd6 19. cxd4 Qd7 ({RR} 19... Rcd8 20. d5 Qc7 21. dxe6 Rxd1 22. exf7+ Kf8 23. Rbxd1 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Nd8 25. Ne5 Nxf7 26. Ng6+ Kg8 27. Be6 Qc2 28. Rd8+ Kh7 29. Nf8+ Kg8) 20. Bxe6 fxe6 ({RR} 20... Rxe6 21. Rxe6 fxe6) 21. Qb3 b6 22. Re4) 13... Rd8 ({RR} 13... Be6 14. Rb1 ({RR} 14. e4) 14... c4 15. Bc2 Qa3 16. Qd2 Rab8 17. e4 Ne7 18. Ne5 b5 19. f4 f6 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Nc6 Rbe8 22. Rxb5 Bf7) ({RR} 13... Qd6 14. Rb1 ({RR} 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Bg4) 14... b6 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Qd2 Rd8 17. Rbc1 Bg4 18. Nd4 Ne5) 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Qf6 16. d5 Ne7 ({RR} 16... Qxc3 17. dxc6 Rxd1 18. Raxd1 Be6 19. cxb7 Rb8 20. Rd6) ({RR} 16... Bg4 17. Qa4 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Ne5 19. Be4 Qd6 20. g3 a6 21. Bg2 c4 22. Qc2 Nd3 23. Re4 b5 24. Rd4 Ra7 25. Bf1 Nc5 26. Re1 Re7 27. Rxe7 Qxe7 28. Qf5 Qd6 29. h4 g6 30. Qf3 h5 31. g4 {Zoler,D (2485)-Nastore,P (2295) Eforie Nord ROU 2025 ½-½ (91)}) 17. c4 $146 ({RR} 17. Qb3 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Qxb7 Qxc3 20. Ne5 Rf8 ({RR} 20... Nd6 21. Qe7) 21. Rac1 Qb4 22. Qxb4 cxb4 23. Nc6 a5 24. Rc5 Ra6 25. Rxa5 Rxa5 26. Nxa5 Ra8 27. Nc6 Rxa2 28. Nxb4 Rb2 29. Nc6 Rd2 30. g4 Nd4 31. Kg2 Kf8 {Feige,M (2245)-Neidhardt,C (2420) Germany 2000 ½-½ (58)}) ({RR} 17. Ne5 Bf5 18. Bf3 Ng6 19. Nxg6 ({RR} 19. Nc4 Qxc3 20. Rc1 Qd4) 19... Bxg6 20. Qb3 b6 ({RR} 20... Re8 21. Qxb7 Qxc3) 21. Re3 Bf5 ({RR} 21... Re8 22. Rae1 Rxe3 23. Rxe3 a6 24. d6 Rd8 25. Qxb6 Qxd6 26. Qxd6 Rxd6 27. Re8+ Kh7 28. h4) 22. Rae1 Qd6 ({RR} 22... Bd7) 23. h3 ({RR} 23. Qa4 Bd7 24. Qa6) 23... Bd7 24. Bg4 Bxg4 25. hxg4 b5 26. Re5 Rab8 27. R1e3 c4 28. Qc2 b4 29. cxb4 Qxb4 30. g3 Qb1+ 31. Qxb1 Rxb1+ {Topalov,V (2775)-Anand,V (2817) Monte Carlo 2011 CBM 142 [Krasenkow,Michal] ½-½ (36)}) ({RR} 17. Qb3 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Qxb7 Qxc3 20. Ne5 Rf8 21. Rac1 Qb4 22. Qxb4 cxb4 23. Nc6 a5 24. Rc5 Ra6 25. Rxa5 Rxa5 26. Nxa5 Ra8 27. Nc6 Rxa2 28. Nxb4 Rb2 29. Nc6 Rd2) 17... Bg4 18. Qb3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nf5 20. Qxb7 Nd6 21. Qc6 Rdc8 22. Qa6 g6 23. Rab1 Rd8 24. Qc6 Rdc8 25. Qa6 Rd8 26. Re3 Qd4 27. Be2 Nf5 28. Reb3 Nd6 29. Rd1 Qf6 30. Qa5 Re8 31. Bf1 Rec8 32. g3 Qf5 33. Qd2 h5 34. Ra3 Re8 35. Ra6 Ne4 36. Qf4 Qxf4 37. gxf4 Rab8 38. Rxa7 Nd6 39. Ra6 Nf5 40. Rc6 Re4 41. d6 Rd8 42. d7 Kf8 43. Rxc5 Rxf4 44. Bh3 Nd4 45. Rc8 Ke7 46. c5 g5 47. Re1+ Ne6 48. Bxe6 fxe6 49. c6 1-0 [Event "EU-Cup 34th"] [Site "Porto Carras"] [Date "2018.10.18"] [Round "7.6"] [White "Laznicka, Viktor"] [Black "Abasov, Nijat Azad"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2664"] [BlackElo "2627"] [PlyCount "145"] [EventDate "2018.10.12"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 187"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2018.12.11"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2018.12.11"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Novy Bor"] [BlackTeam "Odlar Yurdu"] [WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"] [BlackTeamCountry "AZE"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Nf3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 ({RR} 11. Rb1 c5 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Bd3 Be6 15. O-O Rab8 16. Qa4 c4 17. Bc2 Qc7 18. Rxb8 Rxb8 19. Rb1 Rxb1+ 20. Bxb1 Qb6 21. Qc2 g6 22. Qc1 Kg7 23. h3 c5 24. Bc2 cxd4 25. exd4 Qa5 {Aronian,L (2786)-Anand,V (2788) Moscow 2009 ½-½}) 11... Rd8 12. a4 c5 ({RR} 12... Nc6 13. a5 b6 14. a6 Bg4 15. Nd2 Rd6 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bd3 Rad8 18. O-O Bg6 19. Qc2 Na5 20. e4 dxe4 21. Nxe4 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 c5 23. d5 c4 24. Rfe1 Qc7 25. Re3 Nb3 26. Rae1 g6 27. Bf3 {Stocek,J (2471)-Babula,V (2494) Czech Republic CZE 2026 ½-½ (33)}) 13. Qa3 Bf5 $146 ({RR} 13... Nc6 14. dxc5 Bg4 15. Nd4 Rac8 16. a5 Ne5 17. a6 bxa6 18. Bxa6 Rxc5 19. O-O Rd7 20. h3 Bh5 21. Nf5 Qf8 22. Ng3 Bg6 23. f4 Nc4 24. Bxc4 Rxc4 25. f5 Bh7 26. Ne2 Qe8 27. Qc1 Qe5 28. Nd4 {Cvek,R (2535)-Caletka,R (2345) Czech Republic 2015 ½-½ (35)}) ({RR} 13... Be6 14. Bd3 Kf8 15. a5 c4 16. Bc2 Qxa3 17. Rxa3 Nc6 18. Kd2 b5 19. axb6 axb6 20. Rha1 Rxa3 21. Rxa3 Ke7 22. Ra6 Rb8 23. Ne5 Kd6 24. Nxc6 Kxc6 25. Ra7 b5 26. f3 Kb6 27. Ra1 f5 28. e4 {Laznicka,V (2679)-Anand,V (2785) Dubai 2014 ½-½ (54)}) 14. Qxc5 Qxc5 15. dxc5 Rc8 16. Nd4 Bh7 17. Bb5 Rxc5 18. Kd2 Na6 19. Ra3 Nc7 20. Rha1 Ne6 21. R1a2 Rc7 22. Rb2 Rac8 23. a5 Nc5 24. f3 Ne6 25. Be2 Nc5 26. Bf1 Re7 27. Rb5 Rcc7 28. g4 Kf8 29. Ra1 Rc8 30. h4 g5 31. h5 Kg7 32. Ra3 Rec7 33. Be2 Rd8 34. Bd1 Nd3 35. Rab3 Nc5 36. R3b4 Rdc8 37. Bc2 Bxc2 38. Kxc2 Kh7 39. Kd2 Na6 40. Rb1 Nc5 41. Nf5 Rd7 42. Kc2 Rcc7 43. Rd1 Rc6 44. e4 Na4 45. Rb3 Rdc7 46. exd5 Rxc3+ 47. Rxc3 Rxc3+ 48. Kd2 Rc5 49. d6 Rd5+ 50. Ke1 Rxd1+ 51. Kxd1 Nc5 52. a6 bxa6 53. Kc2 a5 54. Kc3 Nd7 55. Kc4 a4 56. Kb4 Nb6 57. Ka3 a5 58. Kb2 Nd7 59. Kc2 Ne5 60. Kc3 Nd7 61. Kb2 Nc5 62. Ka3 Kh8 63. Nxh6 Kg7 64. Nf5+ Kf6 65. Ng3 Nd7 66. Ne4+ Ke6 67. Nxg5+ Kxd6 68. h6 Nf8 69. h7 Nxh7 70. Nxh7 Ke5 71. Ng5 f5 72. gxf5 Kxf5 73. Nh3 1-0 [Event "Poikovsky Karpov 18th"] [Site "Poikovsky"] [Date "2017.04.20"] [Round "3"] [White "Anton Guijarro, David"] [Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2679"] [BlackElo "2718"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2017.04.18"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 178"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2017.05.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {ChessBase} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Bd3 c5 12. O-O Nc6 13. Rb1 ({RR} 13. Re1 Rd8 ({RR} 13... Rd8 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Qf6) 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Qf6 16. d5 Ne7 17. c4 Bg4 18. Qb3 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Nf5 20. Qxb7 Nd6 21. Qc6 Rdc8 22. Qa6 g6 23. Rab1 Rd8 24. Qc6 Rdc8 25. Qa6 Rd8 26. Re3 Qd4 27. Be2 Nf5 {Nakamura,H (2779)-Caruana,F (2823) Saint Louis 2016 1-0 (49)}) ({RR} 13. Re1 Rd8 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 Qf6 16. d5 Bg4 17. Qa4 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Ne5 19. Be4 Qd6 20. g3 a6 21. Bg2 c4 22. Qc2 Nd3 23. Re4 b5 24. Rd4 Ra7 25. Bf1 Nc5 26. Re1 Re7 27. Rxe7 Qxe7 {Zoler,D (2485)-Nastore,P (2295) Eforie Nord ROU 2025 ½-½ (91)}) ({RR} 13. Re1 Be6 14. e4 dxe4 15. Bxe4 cxd4 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. Nxd4 Qc5 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Re3 Rf6 ({RR} 19... Rxf2 20. Kxf2 Rf8+ 21. Ke2 Qb5+ 22. Rd3 ({RR} 22. Qd3 Qb2+) 22... Qb2+ 23. Rd2 Qb5+) 20. Qe2 Raf8 21. Rf1 Kh8 22. g3 Rd8 23. Rxe6 Rxe6 24. Qxe6 Qxc3 25. Qe7 Qd4 26. Rc1 Rb8 27. Qf7 a5 {Nakamura,H (2764)-Jakovenko,D (2747) Tashkent 2014 CBM 163 [ChessBase] ½-½ (34)}) 13... b6 14. Re1 Qd6 15. e4 $146 ({RR} 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Qd2 Rd8 17. Rbc1 Bg4 18. Nd4 Ne5 19. Ba6 Rd6 20. f4 Nc4 21. Qd3 Bd7 22. Bxc4 dxc4 23. Qe2 b5 24. Qf2 Bc6 25. e4 Re8 26. e5 Rg6 27. Nxc6 Qxf2+ 28. Kxf2 Rxc6 29. Rb1 a6 {Van Scheltinga,T-Muhring,W Amsterdam 1950 ½-½ (46)}) ({RR} 15. Qa4 c4 16. Bf1 Bf5 17. Rb2 Rfe8 18. Qd1 Rab8 19. g3 b5 20. Bg2 b4 21. Qd2 bxc3 22. Qxc3 Nb4 23. Ne5 f6 24. e4 fxe5 25. exf5 Nd3 26. Rxb8 Rxb8 27. dxe5 Qc5 28. Re2 d4 29. Qc2 Nxe5 {Godart,F (2399)-Rusev,R (2337) Paris 2014 ½-½ (54)}) 15... dxe4 16. Bxe4 Bg4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Rac8 19. Bxc6 Rxc6 20. d5 Rc7 21. c4 Re7 22. Re4 Rfe8 23. Rbe1 Kf8 24. g3 Qg6 25. Rxe7 Rxe7 26. Rxe7 Kxe7 27. Qa3 a5 28. Qe3+ Kd7 29. Qf4 a4 30. Kg2 h5 31. h4 f6 32. Kh2 Qd3 33. Qb8 Qxc4 34. Qb7+ Kd6 35. Qc6+ Ke5 36. f4+ Kd4 37. d6 Qe2+ 38. Qg2 Qd3 39. d7 Kc3 40. Qc6 Qe2+ 41. Kg1 1/2-1/2 [Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"] [Site "Beijing"] [Date "2014.12.16"] [Round "3"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2810"] [BlackElo "2734"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2014.12.16"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CHN"] [SourceTitle "CBM 164"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.01.15"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Marin,Mihail} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 ({RR} 9. Rc1) 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. c4 ({RR} 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 14. Qc3 ({RR} 14. Be2 Na5 15. Qc3 b6 16. O-O Bb7 17. Rfc1 Rac8 18. h3 c5 19. Qa3 Rc7 20. dxc5 Rd5 21. Qb2 Rdxc5 22. Rxc5 Rxc5) 14... Bg4 15. O-O Bxf3 16. gxf3 Qf6 17. Be2 Rac8 18. Rab1 b6 19. Rfc1 Ne7 20. Kh1 Rd5) 11... Be6 ({RR} 11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 Nc6 13. O-O Na5 14. Be2 c5 15. Rc1 cxd4 16. Nxd4 b6 17. Bf3 Bb7 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. Nc6 Qe6 20. Qb3 Rfe8 21. Qxe6 Rxe6 22. Nd4 Re7 23. Rc6 Rd8 24. Rfc1 Nc5) 12. Rc1 ({RR} 12. Qb3 Rd8 13. c5 b6 14. Rc1 bxc5 15. Qa3 Nd7 16. Bb5 Rab8 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Qxc5 Qb5 19. Qxb5 Rxb5 20. O-O Rc8 21. Rc5 Rxc5 22. dxc5 Rb8 23. Nd4 Rb2) 12... c6 13. Qb3 Nd7 14. Be2 Nb6 15. cxd5 Bxd5 16. Qb2 Na4 17. Qd2 Qa3 $146 ({RR} 17... b5 18. Ne5 ({RR} 18. O-O b4) 18... Rac8 ({RR} 18... Bxg2 19. Rg1 Bd5 20. Bd3 Qh4 21. e4 Qxh2 22. Kf1 Be6) ({RR} 18... Qg5) 19. O-O b4 20. Ba6 Rc7 21. Nd3 Rb8 ({RR} 21... Nc3 22. Nxb4) 22. Nc5 Nxc5 23. Rxc5 Qg5 24. g3 Qg4 25. Bc4 Bf3 26. Rc1 ({RR} 26. Re1) 26... Rcb7 ({RR} 26... Qh3 27. Bf1 Qe6 28. Bg2) 27. Qd3 ({RR} 27. Re5 b3 28. axb3 Rxb3 29. Bf1 ({RR} 29. Bxb3 Qh3) 29... Rb2 30. Qd3) 27... g6 ({RR} 27... Be4 28. Qd1 Bf3 29. h3 Bxd1 ({RR} 29... Qe4 30. Bd3) 30. hxg4 Bxg4 ({RR} 30... Bf3 31. g5) 31. Rxc6 Bf3 32. Rc5) 28. Bb3 ({RR} 28. Re5 Kg7 29. e4 f6 30. Be6 ({RR} 30. Re6) 30... Be2 31. Qd2 Qf3 32. Rec5) 28... Be4 29. Qd1 Qd7 ({RR} 29... Qxd1+ 30. Bxd1 Rb5) 30. f3 Bd5 31. e4 Bxb3 32. axb3 {Svidler,P (2734)-Caruana,F (2803) Khanty-Mansiysk 2015 CBM 167 [Marin,Mihail] ½-½ (35)}) 18. Bc4 ({RR} 18. Rc2 Be4 19. Rc1) ({RR} 18. O-O Qxa2 19. Rc2 Qb3 ({RR} 19... Qa3 20. e4 Bxe4 21. Ra2 Qb3 22. Bd1) 20. Ra1) 18... Nb2 19. Be2 Qxa2 20. Ne5 Na4 21. Rc2 Qa3 ({RR} 21... Qa1+ 22. Rc1) 22. O-O Qe7 23. Ra1 Nb6 24. Qa5 Rfd8 25. Bf1 Qd6 26. Rcc1 Nd7 27. Nd3 a6 28. Qc3 Be4 29. Qb3 Rab8 30. h3 Re8 31. Nf4 Nf6 32. Bc4 Qe7 33. Ra5 Qd7 34. Rca1 Qc7 35. Qa2 Rbd8 36. Qb2 Re7 37. Bf1 Nd5 38. Ne2 Bd3 39. R5a3 Bb5 40. Nc3 Bxf1 41. Rxf1 f5 42. Nxd5 Rxd5 43. g3 Kh7 44. Rc1 Rf7 45. Rac3 Rfd7 46. h4 Qd6 47. Qb1 Qg6 48. Kh2 Rb5 49. Qa2 0-1 [Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2010.02.17"] [Round "9"] [White "Zhou, Jianchao"] [Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2632"] [BlackElo "2660"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2010.02.09"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 135"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2010.03.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Dautov,Rustem Jussupow,Artur} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 14. Qc3 Bg4 15. O-O Bxf3 ({RR} 15... Rd6 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Rc6 18. Qd4 Be6 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. f4 c5 21. Qe4 Rd8 22. Rad1 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 Qc7 24. Qd5 Re7 25. Kf2 b6 26. Qa8+ Kh7 27. Rd8 Qb7 28. Rh8+ Kg6 29. Qg8 Qd7 30. Qh7+ {Requejo,O (2187)-Manteiga,F (1825) Montevideo URU 2023 1-0 (33)}) 16. gxf3 Qf6 ({RR} 16... Qh4 17. Kh1 Rd6 18. Rg1 Ne7 19. Rg4 Qh5 20. Rag1 Rg6 21. Qb4) 17. Be2 Rac8 18. Qc2 $146 ({RR} 18. Rac1 Ne7 19. Kh1 ({RR} 19. Kh1 b6 ({RR} 19... Rd5 20. f4 c5 21. Bf3 cxd4 22. Qxc8+ Nxc8 23. Bxd5 Ne7 24. Bxb7 dxe3 25. fxe3 Qb6 26. Bg2 Qxe3) 20. Qb4 Rd5 21. Rg1 c5 22. dxc5 Rdxc5 23. Rxc5 Rxc5 24. Qe4 g6) 19... b6 20. Qb4 Rd5 21. Rg1 c5 22. dxc5 Rdxc5 23. Rxc5 Rxc5 24. Qe4 g6 25. Rd1 Kg7 26. f4 Nf5 27. Kg1 Nh4 28. Kf1 Nf5 29. Rd7 a5 30. a4 h5 31. Kg2 Nh4+ 32. Kh3 Nf5 {Jobava,B (2330)-Marciano,D (2529) Batumi 1999 1-0 (73)}) ({RR} 18. Rab1 b6 19. Rfc1 ({RR} 19. Ba6 Qxf3 20. Bxc8 Rxc8 21. Rfc1 Ne7) 19... Ne7 20. Kh1 Rd5 ({RR} 20... c5 21. dxc5 Qxc3 22. Rxc3 Rd2 23. Ba6 ({RR} 23. cxb6 Rxc3 24. bxa7 Rxa2) 23... Rxc5 24. Rxc5 bxc5 25. Rb8+ Kh7 26. Rb7 Nf5 27. Rxf7 Nh4 28. h3 Rxf2 29. Kg1 Rxa2 30. Bd3+ Kg8 31. Bc4) 21. Qc2 ({RR} 21. f4 c5 22. Bf3 cxd4 23. Qxc8+ Nxc8) ({RR} 21. Qe1 c5) 21... Qh4 22. f4 ({RR} 22. Bf1 Rh5 23. h3 c5 24. Qe4 Qxf2 25. Rc2 Qh4) ({RR} 22. Qe4 Qxf2 23. Rc2 Rh5 24. Qh7+ Kf8 25. Qh8+ Ng8) 22... Qxf2 23. Bg4 Qxc2 24. Rxc2 f5 25. Bf3 Rd7 26. Rbc1 Nd5 27. Bxd5+ Rxd5 28. Rxc7 Rxc7 29. Rxc7 Ra5 30. d5 Kf8 ({RR} 30... Rxd5 31. Rxa7 Rd3 32. Rb7 Rxe3 33. Kg2) 31. d6 Ke8 32. Rxg7 Rxa2 {Karpov,A (2755)-Jussupow,A (2610) London 1989 Candidates [Jussupow,Artur] ½-½ (46)} {RR} 33. Rb7 Kd8 34. Kg1 Kc8 35. Rc7+ Kb8 36. e4 fxe4 37. f5 Rd2 38. f6 Rxd6 39. f7 Rg6+ 40. Kh1 Rf6 41. Re7 a5 42. Re8+ Kb7 43. f8=Q Rxf8 44. Rxf8 a4 45. Kg2 b5 46. Kf2) ({RR} 18. Rfb1 b6 19. Ba6 Qxf3 20. Bb7 ({RR} 20. Bxc8 Rxc8) 20... Rd6 21. Bxc8 Rg6+ 22. Kf1 Rg2 23. Qc2 ({RR} 23. Qb2 Rxh2 24. Ke1 Rh1+ 25. Kd2 Qxf2+ 26. Kd3 Qxb2 27. Rxb2 Rxa1) 23... Rxh2 24. Ke1 Qh1+ 25. Ke2 Rxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Qh2+ 27. Kf3 Qxc2 28. Rc1 Qg6) ({RR} 18. Kh1 Ne7 19. Rac1) ({RR} 18. Rac1 Ne7 19. Qa5 Nf5 ({RR} 19... Rd5 20. Qxa7 Rh5 21. Rc5 ({RR} 21. f4 Qg6+ 22. Kh1 Qe4+ 23. Kg1 Qg6+) 21... Nd5 22. Qxb7 ({RR} 22. Rxd5 Rxd5 23. Qxb7 Rdd8 24. Rc1 Ra8) 22... Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Rxh2+ 24. Kxh2 Qh4+) 20. Kh1 ({RR} 20. Qxa7 Nh4) 20... Nh4 21. Rxc7 ({RR} 21. Qxa7 Nxf3 22. Qxb7 c6 ({RR} 22... Nd2 23. Rfd1) 23. Rfd1 Nh4 ({RR} 23... Ng5 24. f3 Qe6 25. Qb3) 24. Rg1) 21... b6 ({RR} 21... Nxf3 22. Rfc1 ({RR} 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Qxa7 Qc6 24. Qc5 Nxd4+ 25. Qxc6 Nxc6) 22... Rxc7 23. Qxc7 Ng5 24. f4 ({RR} 24. f3 Re8 25. Qc3 Nh3) 24... Ne4 25. Qxb7 Qg6 26. Rf1 Qe6) 22. Qxa7 Qf5 ({RR} 22... Nxf3 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Qb7 Rc6 25. Bd3 g6 26. Be4) 23. Qb7 Rxc7 ({RR} 23... Qh3 24. Rg1 Nxf3 25. Rxg7+ Kh8 26. Rh7+ ({RR} 26. Rg2 Rxc7 27. Qxc7 Rc8) 26... Kg8 27. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 28. Bxf3 Rxc7 29. Rxh6) 24. Qxc7 Ra8 25. a4 Rxa4 26. Qd8+ Kh7 27. Qxh4 Ra2 28. Bd1 {1-0 (28) Babula,V (2567)-Senff,M (2446) Germany 2004 CBM 101 [Dautov,Rustem]}) ({RR} 18. Rab1 b6 19. Rfc1 Ne7 20. Kh1 Rd5 21. Qc2 Qh4 22. f4 Qxf2 23. Bg4 Qxc2 24. Rxc2 f5 25. Bf3 Rd7) 18... Ne7 19. f4 c6 20. Rac1 b6 21. Qe4 Qe6 22. Qxe6 fxe6 23. h4 Kf7 24. h5 c5 25. Ba6 Rc6 26. dxc5 Rxc5 27. Rxc5 bxc5 28. Rc1 Rd5 29. Be2 Rd2 30. Bg4 Rxa2 31. Rxc5 Rb2 32. Rc7 a6 33. Ra7 Ra2 34. e4 Ra4 35. f3 Ra2 36. Rd7 Ra5 37. Rd6 e5 38. Be6+ Ke8 39. fxe5 Rxe5 40. Rxa6 Kd8 41. Bg4 Ke8 42. Kf2 Ng8 43. Bf5 Rxf5 44. exf5 Nf6 45. Kg3 Kf7 46. Kf4 Nxh5+ 47. Ke5 Kf8 48. Ra4 Kf7 49. Rc4 Ke7 50. Rc7+ Kf8 51. Kd6 Ke8 52. Ke6 Nf4+ 53. Ke5 Nh5 54. f6 gxf6+ 55. Kf5 Kf8 56. Rh7 1-0 [Event "EU-Cup 26th"] [Site "Plovdiv"] [Date "2010.10.18"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2754"] [BlackElo "2726"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2010.10.17"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "BUL"] [SourceTitle "CBM 139"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2010.11.18"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "St Petersburg CC"] [BlackTeam "Yugra"] [WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"] [BlackTeamCountry "RUS"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 14. Be2 Rd6 15. O-O Be6 16. Qb2 ({RR} 16. Qc3 Bd5 17. Rfc1 Re8 18. Ne1 f5 19. Bc4 Qf7 20. Nd3 g5 21. g3 Re7 22. Rab1 Nd8 23. Rb5 c6 24. Bxd5 Rxd5 25. Rxd5 Qxd5 26. Qa3 Qe6 27. Qxa7 Nf7 28. Qa3 Qe4 29. Qb3 Kh7 30. h3 b6 {Ivkov,B (2530)-Ciric,D (2430) Zemun 1980 1-0 (41)}) 16... Bd5 17. Rfc1 Re8 18. Ne1 Nxd4 $146 ({RR} 18... f5 19. Bf3 Nd8 20. Qc2 f4 21. exf4 Ne6 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Nf3 c6 24. Re1 Qf7 25. Qb3 Rf8 26. g3 Nxd4 27. Nxd4 Rxd4 28. Re7 Qxb3 29. axb3 Rf7 30. Re8+ Rf8 31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. Rxa7 Rb4 33. Ra3 {Peng,Z (2355)-Ivkov,B (2485) Pozarevac 1995 1-0 (54)}) 19. Qxd4 Bxg2 20. Qxd6 Qxd6 21. Nxg2 Rd8 22. Rc2 c6 23. Rb1 Qg6 24. Rbb2 Rd7 25. h4 h5 26. Kh2 Qf5 27. Nf4 g6 28. Kg3 Kg7 29. Bf3 Qe5 30. Rb3 Kh6 31. Rcb2 Qe7 32. a4 a6 33. a5 Rc7 34. Rb4 Rd7 35. Nh3 Rc7 36. Kg2 Rd7 37. Ng5 Kg7 38. Be2 f6 39. Ne4 Kh6 40. Bf3 Rc7 41. Ng3 Kh7 42. R2b3 Rd7 43. Ne2 Kh6 44. Nf4 Rc7 45. Re4 Qf7 46. Rb2 Rd7 47. Be2 Qf8 48. Rb3 Qc5 49. Re6 Kg7 50. Rd3 Rf7 51. Rdd6 Qxa5 52. Bd3 Qc7 53. Bxg6 Rd7 54. Nxh5+ Kh6 55. Rxd7 Qxd7 56. Rxf6 Qg4+ 57. Ng3 Kg7 58. Rd6 Kf8 59. h5 Ke7 60. Bf5 1-0 [Event "Bucharest m"] [Site "Bucharest"] [Date "2005.03.20"] [Round "1"] [White "Istratescu, Andrei"] [Black "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2617"] [BlackElo "2674"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2005.03.20"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "ROU"] [SourceTitle "CBM 106"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.06.06"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 {Kramnik,Vladimir} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 14. Be2 Na5 ({RR} 14... b6 15. O-O Bb7 16. Rac1 Na5 17. Qb2 Rac8 18. h3 ({RR} 18. Rc3 c5 19. Qa3 Kf8) 18... c5 19. dxc5 ({RR} 19. Qa3 Kf8 20. dxc5 Rd5) 19... Rxc5 20. Rxc5 Qxc5 21. Rc1 Qe7 22. Nd4 Qg5 ({RR} 22... Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Bxc8 24. Qc3) ({RR} 22... Qf6 23. Qc3 Rc8 24. Qxc8+ Bxc8 25. Rxc8+ Kh7 26. Bd3+ g6 27. Rc7) 23. Bg4 Qd5 ({RR} 23... Nc4 24. Rxc4 Qd5 25. Bf3 Qxc4 26. Bxb7) ({RR} 23... h5 24. Bf3) 24. Bf3 Qd7 25. Bxb7 Nxb7 ({RR} 25... Qxb7 26. Nf5) 26. Nc6 Ra8 ({RR} 26... Qd2 27. Qxd2 ({RR} 27. Qa3) 27... Rxd2 28. Ne7+) 27. Qd4 Nc5 ({RR} 27... Qxd4 28. exd4) ({RR} 27... Qe6 28. Qc4 Qe8) 28. Qxd7 Nxd7 29. Rd1 {Kramnik,V (2710)-Lutz,C (2595) Germany 1994 CBM 043 [Kramnik,Vladimir] 1-0 (55)}) ({RR} 14... Bg4 15. O-O) ({RR} 14... Be6 15. Qxb7 Nb4 16. O-O Bxa2 17. Rfc1 Rdc8 18. Ne5 Bd5 19. Qb5 c5 20. Rxc5 Rxc5 21. Qxc5 Qxc5 22. dxc5 a5 23. Bb5 Rc8 24. Nd7 Ra8 25. Nb6 Ra7 26. Kf1 Kf8 27. g3 Bf3 28. Be2 Bc6 29. Bd1 {Zubov,A (2598)-Abdusattorov,N (2627) Chess.com INT 2021 ½-½ (90)}) ({RR} 14... b6 15. O-O Bb7 16. a3 Rd6 17. Rfd1 Rad8 18. Rac1 Na5 19. Qc3 c5 20. dxc5 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Qxc5 23. Qxc5 bxc5 24. Nd2 Kf8 25. f3 Bd5 26. Kf2 Ke7 27. Be2 f5 28. Bd3 Ke6 29. Bc2 {Karpov,A (2617)-Vaganian,R (2526) Platja d'Aro 2019 ½-½ (48)}) ({RR} 14... b6 15. Qc3 Bb7 16. O-O {½-½ (16) Bachmann,K (2282)-Baumbach,F (2283) Thessaloniki 2011}) 15. Qc3 b6 16. O-O Bb7 17. Rfc1 $146 ({RR} 17. Ne5 c5 18. Bh5 g6 19. Bg4 h5 20. Bf3 cxd4 21. exd4 Rac8 22. Qe3 Bxf3 23. Nxf3 Qf6 {½-½ (23) Peng,Z (2355)-Gurieli,N (2360) Kishinev 1995}) 17... Rac8 18. h3 c5 19. Qa3 Rc7 20. dxc5 Rd5 21. Qb2 Rdxc5 22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23. Rd1 Be4 24. Nd4 Nc6 25. Nxc6 Rxc6 26. Qd4 Rc7 27. Bb5 Bc2 28. Rd2 Bf5 29. a4 Rc1+ 30. Rd1 Qc5 31. Qd8+ Kh7 32. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 33. Kh2 Qc5 34. Qb8 1/2-1/2 [Event "RUS-chT 09th Group2"] [Site "Ekaterinburg"] [Date "2002.05.17"] [Round "1"] [White "Kharlov, Andrei"] [Black "Pigusov, Evgeny"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2633"] [BlackElo "2623"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2002.05.17"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2020"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2019.10.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2019.10.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Kazan Ladya"] [BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"] [WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"] [BlackTeamCountry "RUS"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 Ne4 7. Bxe7 Qxe7 8. cxd5 Nxc3 9. bxc3 exd5 10. e3 O-O 11. Bd3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Bundesliga 1415"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "2015.04.12"] [Round "15.3"] [White "Nikolic, Predrag"] [Black "Baramidze, David"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D57"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [BlackElo "2605"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2014.10.18"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CBM 166"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2015.05.11"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Solingen"] [BlackTeam "Hockenheim"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7 Qxe7 9. cxd5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 exd5 11. Qb3 Rd8 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nc6 14. Be2 Be6 15. Qxb7 Bd5 ({RR} 15... Nb4 16. O-O Bxa2 17. Rfc1 Rdc8 18. Ne5 Bd5 19. Qb5 c5 20. Rxc5 Rxc5 21. Qxc5 Qxc5 22. dxc5 a5 23. Bb5 Rc8 24. Nd7 Ra8 25. Nb6 Ra7 26. Kf1 Kf8 27. g3 Bf3 28. Be2 Bc6 29. Bd1 Nd3 30. Ba4 {Zubov,A (2598)-Abdusattorov,N (2627) Chess.com INT 2021 ½-½ (90)}) 16. Qb2 Rab8 17. Qc3 Bxf3 $146 ({RR} 17... Qb4 18. Qxb4 Nxb4 19. Kd2 Nxa2 20. Rhb1 Rb6 21. Rxb6 axb6 22. e4 Bb3 23. Rb1 Be6 24. Kc2 Ra8 25. Bb5 Ra3 26. d5 Bc8 27. Rb3 Ra5 28. Nd4 Ba6 29. Bxa6 Rxa6 30. Nb5 Ra4 31. Nxc7 Rc4+ 32. Kb2 {Mashian,Y-MacLeod,N Munich 1958 1-0 (58)}) 18. gxf3 Nxd4 19. exd4 Re8 20. Qd2 Qa3 21. O-O Rb2 22. Qd3 Qa5 23. Rfe1 Qg5+ 24. Kh1 Rd2 25. f4 Qxf4 26. Qf3 Qxd4 27. Bf1 Rd8 28. Qe3 Rxf2 29. Qxd4 Rxd4 30. Re2 Rxe2 31. Bxe2 Kf8 32. Rc1 Rd2 33. Bc4 a5 34. Rf1 f6 35. Rf5 Rc2 36. Bb3 Rc1+ 37. Kg2 c5 38. h4 Ke7 39. h5 Kd6 40. Rf4 Ke5 41. Ra4 f5 42. Rxa5 Kd4 43. Ra4+ 1-0