[Event "Caxias do Sul Uva KO rap"] [Site "Caxias do Sul"] [Date "2014.03.07"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2437"] [BlackElo "2881"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2014.03.07"] [EventType "k.o. (rapid)"] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "BRA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2014.04.24"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2014.04.24"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. h3 Ba7 8. Bb3 h6 9. Nbd2 Qe7 10. Nc4 Be6 11. Ne3 Bxe3 12. Bxe3 d5 13. exd5 Bxd5 14. Re1 O-O 15. Bc2 Qd6 16. Nd2 Rad8 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. dxe4 Bc4 19. Qxd6 cxd6 20. Bb6 Rd7 21. Red1 Be6 22. Rd2 d5 23. Rad1 d4 24. cxd4 Nxd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Rxd4 exd4 27. Rxd4 Rc8 28. Bb3 Bxb3 29. axb3 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Rc2 31. Rd8+ Kh7 32. Rd7 Rxf2 33. Rxb7 f6 34. Kg3 Rxb2 35. Kf3 a5 36. Rb5 g5 37. Kg3 Kg6 38. Kf3 h5 39. Kg3 h4+ 40. Kf3 Kf7 41. Rb7+ Ke6 42. Rb6+ Ke5 43. Rb5+ Ke6 44. Rb6+ Ke5 45. Rb5+ Ke6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Khanty-Mansiysk ol (Men) 39th"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"] [Date "2010.09.25"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A45"] [WhiteElo "2537"] [BlackElo "2668"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2010.09.21"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 139"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2010.11.18"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Uruguay"] [BlackTeam "Philippines"] [WhiteTeamCountry "URU"] [BlackTeamCountry "PHI"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 Ne4 3. Bf4 c5 4. d5 e6 5. f3 Nf6 6. e4 exd5 7. exd5 d6 8. Bb5+ Nbd7 9. Qe2+ Qe7 10. Nc3 a6 11. Bxd7+ Kxd7 12. O-O-O Qxe2 13. Ngxe2 b5 14. g4 Bb7 15. Ng3 h6 16. Nge4 Ne8 17. Rhe1 Rd8 18. g5 Be7 19. gxh6 gxh6 20. Re2 f5 21. Ng3 Ng7 22. Rg2 Rde8 23. Nb1 Bf6 24. c4 bxc4 25. Na3 Bd4 26. Nxc4 Bxd5 27. Nxd6 Ref8 28. Rgd2 Bxf3 29. Rf1 Bg4 30. Nc4 Ne6 31. Bd6 Rd8 32. Bxc5 Nxc5 33. Rxd4+ Ke6 34. Re1+ Kf6 35. Nd6 h5 36. Rf1 Ke5 37. Rxg4 fxg4 38. Nf7+ Kd4 39. Nxd8 Rxd8 40. Nxh5 Rh8 41. Rf5 Nd3+ 42. Kc2 Ke3 43. Nf6 Rxh2+ 44. Kc3 Rh4 45. Ra5 Nf4 46. Ra3 Ke2 47. Kc2 Ng2 48. Nxg4 Ne1+ 49. Kc3 Rxg4 50. Rxa6 Rg3+ 51. Kc4 Rg4+ 52. Kc3 Rg3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Calvia ol (Men)"] [Site "Mallorca"] [Date "2004.10.15"] [Round "1"] [White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"] [Black "Sasikiran, Krishnan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2533"] [BlackElo "2668"] [PlyCount "46"] [EventDate "2004.10.15"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "CBM 104"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.01.27"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Uruguay"] [BlackTeam "India"] [WhiteTeamCountry "URU"] [BlackTeamCountry "IND"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. h3 d6 7. Bb3 Ba7 8. Nbd2 Ne7 9. Nf1 Ng6 10. Ng3 O-O 11. O-O Be6 12. d4 Re8 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxb3 15. Qxb3 Rxe5 16. Qxb7 Bb6 17. Qc6 Qe8 18. Qxe8+ Raxe8 19. Bf4 R5e6 20. Rfe1 Nxe4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Kf1 Kf8 23. Bg3 R4e6 1/2-1/2 [Event "Calvia ol (Men)"] [Site "Mallorca"] [Date "2004.10.23"] [Round "8"] [White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"] [Black "Kozul, Zdenko"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B56"] [WhiteElo "2533"] [BlackElo "2640"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2004.10.15"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "CBM 104"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.01.27"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.01.27"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Uruguay"] [BlackTeam "Croatia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "URU"] [BlackTeamCountry "CRO"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 d6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. f3 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Qe2 a6 9. g4 h6 10. h4 Qc7 11. Rg1 g6 12. Be3 b5 13. O-O-O Rb8 14. Kb1 Bg7 15. f4 b4 16. Na4 Nxe4 17. Bg2 Nf6 18. h5 Ne7 19. Bd4 g5 20. Bf3 Kf8 21. fxg5 hxg5 22. Qd2 Bd7 23. Qxg5 Ne8 24. Bxg7+ Nxg7 25. Nac5 dxc5 26. Nxc5 Bc8 27. Qf6 Rg8 28. Rgf1 Rb6 29. Rd7 Bxd7 30. Bc6 Be8 31. Nd7+ Qxd7 32. Bxd7 1-0 [Event "Villa Martelli"] [Site "Villa Martelli"] [Date "1997.06.02"] [Round "2"] [White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"] [Black "Ehlvest, Jaan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "2565"] [BlackElo "2635"] [Annotator "King,D"] [PlyCount "198"] [EventDate "1997.06.01"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [EventCategory "13"] [SourceTitle "CBM 060"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1997.09.29"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Be2 d5 5. Nf3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Nxf6+ Nxf6 9. c3 O-O 10. Re1 Qc7 11. Bf1 a5 12. Bg5 a4 13. Qc1 Bg4 14. Ne5 Be6 15. Bh6 Ra5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd3 Bf5 18. Qf4 Qxf4 19. Nxf4 g5 20. Nd3 Bxd3 21. Bxd3 e6 22. Bc2 Rd8 23. Rad1 h6 24. h4 g4 25. g3 Nd7 26. Re4 h5 27. Re2 Nf6 28. Kf1 Rd6 29. Rd3 Nd7 30. Ke1 c5 31. dxc5 Rxd3 32. Bxd3 Nxc5 33. Bb1 f5 34. Kd1 Kf6 35. Rd2 Rb5 36. Kc1 a3 37. bxa3 Na4 38. c4 Re5 39. Bc2 Nc5 40. Kb2 Re1 41. Kc3 Ke5 42. Kb4 Ne4 43. Rd7 Nxf2 44. Rxb7 f4 45. gxf4+ Kf6 46. Rh7 g3 47. Rh6+ Ke7 48. Rh7+ Kf8 49. Rh8+ Kf7 50. Rh7+ Kg8 51. Rh6 Re2 52. Rg6+ Kf7 53. Rxg3 Rxc2 54. a4 Ne4 55. Re3 Nd6 56. Rc3 Rxa2 57. a5 Ke7 {When there are only two pawns against a piece then the balance begins to shift in the other direction. It is usually the side with the minor piece who has the better chances, though even here some surprising results can occur. Take this game, for instance.} 58. c5 Ne4 59. Rc4 Nf6 60. Kb5 Kd7 61. Rd4+ Kc8 (61... Kc7 $5 62. Rd6 Rb2+ 63. Kc4 Rc2+ 64. Kb5 Rxc5+ 65. Kxc5 Ne4+ 66. Kd4 Nxd6 67. Ke5 Nf5 68. Kxe6 Nxh4 69. f5 Nf3 70. f6 h4 71. f7 Ng5+ 72. Kf5 Nxf7 73. Kg4 $11 {It is always difficult for White to control the position as his two pawns are split and isolated.}) 62. Kc6 Ne8 63. Rd7 Rxa5 64. Rh7 Ra6+ 65. Kb5 Ra1 66. Rh8 Kd7 67. Rh7+ Kd8 68. Rxh5 Nc7+ 69. Kc6 Nd5 70. Kd6 Nf6 71. Rh8+ Ne8+ 72. Kxe6 Re1+ 73. Kd5 Re7 74. c6 Kc7 75. Rh6 Kb6 76. f5 Nc7+ 77. Kd6 Re1 78. Kd7 Rd1+ 79. Rd6 Rf1 80. f6 Rf5 81. Ke7 Re5+ 82. Kf7 Kc5 83. Rd1 Kxc6 84. Kg6 Re2 85. h5 Rg2+ 86. Kh6 Rf2 87. Kg6 Ne8 88. Rc1+ Kd7 89. Rd1+ Kc6 90. Re1 Rxf6+ 91. Kg5 Rf8 92. h6 Rg8+ 93. Kf5 Nd6+ 94. Kf6 Rg2 95. h7 Rh2 96. Kg7 Nf5+ 97. Kg8 Nh6+ 98. Kf8 Nf5 99. Kg8 Nh6+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Villa Martelli"] [Site "Villa Martelli"] [Date "1997.06.04"] [Round "4"] [White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"] [Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "2565"] [BlackElo "2630"] [PlyCount "38"] [EventDate "1997.06.01"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [EventCategory "13"] [SourceTitle "CBM 060"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1997.09.29"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1997.09.29"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. h4 Nf6 5. Be2 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Bd2 Qxc5 8. h5 gxh5 9. Nh3 Nc6 10. Nf4 Bg4 11. f3 Be6 12. Qc1 Nd4 13. Bd3 Bc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. Be3 Rc8 16. Qd2 Ne6 17. Nxe6 fxe6 18. g3 Nd7 19. Rxh5 Bxc3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Minneapolis HB Global op"] [Site "Minneapolis"] [Date "2005.05.21"] [Round "7"] [White "Filippov, Valerij"] [Black "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A25"] [WhiteElo "2621"] [BlackElo "2536"] [Annotator "Ribli,Z"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2005.05.18"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 107"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 d6 5. e3 Bg7 6. Nge2 Be6 {Dieser Läuferzug ist logisch, aber wegen 7.d4! nicht die beste Fortsetzung für Schwarz.} (6... h5) 7. b3 $6 {Weiß verteidigt den c4-Bauern, aber das ist überflüssig, stattdessen wäre es besser, sofort 7.d4! zu ziehen.} (7. d4 $5 Bxc4 $2 (7... exd4 8. Nxd4 Bd7 9. O-O $14) 8. d5 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 Nb8 10. Qb5+ Nd7 11. Qxb7 $16) 7... Qd7 8. d4 Bh3 9. O-O h5 10. d5 (10. f3 Nge7 11. d5 Nd8 12. Bxh3 Qxh3 13. Ne4 f6 14. c5 Nf7 15. Ba3 Qd7 16. cxd6 cxd6 17. Rc1 h4 18. g4 f5 19. Nf2 Bh6 20. Rc3 Ng5 $40 {0-1 Pira,D-Libiszewski,F/Val d'Isere 2002/EXT 2003 (36)}) (10. dxe5 Bxg2 11. Kxg2 h4 12. e6 Qxe6 13. Nf4 Qd7 14. Bb2 hxg3 15. hxg3 O-O-O 16. Rh1 Nge7 17. Qe2 Ne5 {0-1 Nefediev,A-Sychev,S/Ufa 1999/CBM 70 ext (39)}) 10... Nb4 (10... Nce7 11. e4 (11. Bxh3 Qxh3 12. Kh1 Nh6 13. Ng1 Qd7 14. e4 h4 15. Bxh6 hxg3 16. fxg3 Rxh6 17. a4 f5 18. Qd2 Rh5 19. Qe2 Rh8 20. Ra2 Bf6 21. Qd3 Kf7 22. Raf2 Kg7 $13 {1-0 Hoffmann,H-Guenthner,O/Pforzheim 1997/ EXT 2001 (50)}) 11... h4 12. f3 hxg3 13. hxg3 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qh3+ 15. Kf2 Qh2+ 16. Ke3 f5 17. Bd2 f4+ 18. gxf4 exf4+ 19. Kd3 g5 20. Rh1 {1-0 Ceplecha, T-Boucek,V/Klatovy 1999/EXT 2000 (52)}) 11. Bxh3 (11. e4 $6 h4 12. f3 hxg3 13. hxg3 Bxg2 14. Kxg2 Qh3+ 15. Kf2 f5 $36) 11... Qxh3 12. f3 (12. e4 $4 h4 $19) ( 12. Kh1 $6 h4 13. Ng1 Qd7 $36) 12... e4 $13 {[%CAl Gg7a1] Mit diesem taktischem Zug öffnet Schwarz die Diagonale des g7-Läufers.} (12... O-O-O 13. a3 Na6 14. e4 f5 $11 (14... Kb8 $11)) 13. Nf4 (13. Ba3 $5 exf3 (13... h4 $2 14. Nf4 Qd7 15. Nxe4 Bxa1 16. Qxa1 $18) (13... a5 14. Nxe4 Bxa1 15. Qxa1 $16) 14. Nf4 (14. Rxf3 a5) 14... Qd7 15. Bxb4 a5) 13... Qd7 14. Bd2 g5 15. Nxe4 (15. Ng2 exf3 16. Qxf3 Nd3 {[%CAl Gd3e5]} (16... h4 $5)) 15... gxf4 {[%mdl 64]} (15... Bxa1 $2 16. Qxa1 $18) 16. Bxb4 fxg3 17. Rc1 (17. hxg3 Bxa1 18. Qxa1 Rh6 $17) 17... h4 (17... gxh2+ 18. Kh1 $13 (18. Kxh2 Qe7 $36)) 18. c5 dxc5 19. Bxc5 Nf6 20. Bd4 (20. Qd4 $1 Qh3 21. Qe5+ (21. Rc2 O-O-O 22. Nxf6 Bxf6 23. Qg4+ (23. Qxf6 $2 gxh2+ $19) 23... Qxg4 24. fxg4 Be5 $15) 21... Kd7 22. Qe7+ (22. Rc2 Rag8 23. Ng5 gxh2+ 24. Rxh2 Qg3+ 25. Qxg3 hxg3 26. Rxh8 Bxh8 27. Nxf7 Nxd5 28. Nxh8 Rxh8 29. Rd1 Ke6 30. Rd2 $11) 22... Kc8 23. Rc2 Nxd5 24. Qxf7 gxh2+ 25. Rxh2 Qd7 $11) 20... Nxe4 21. fxe4 Qh3 22. Qc2 {Mit diesem Zug verhindert Weiß die schwarze Rochade.} (22. Qe2 Bxd4 (22... Rg8 $5) 23. exd4 Rg8 24. Rxc7 gxh2+ 25. Kh1 Rg1+ 26. Rxg1 hxg1=Q+ 27. Kxg1 Qg3+ 28. Qg2 Qxc7 29. Qg8+ Kd7 30. Qxa8 Qg3+ $11) 22... Rg8 $1 23. Rf5 Bxd4 24. exd4 gxh2+ 25. Kh1 Rg1+ (25... Rg3 $5 $36) 26. Rxg1 hxg1=Q+ 27. Kxg1 O-O-O 28. Qg2 $8 Qe3+ 29. Kh2 Qxd4 $6 (29... Re8 $1 30. Re5 (30. Qg4 $2 Qg3+ 31. Qxg3 hxg3+ 32. Kxg3 Rxe4 33. Rxf7 Rxd4 $17) 30... Qf4+ (30... Rxe5 31. dxe5 Qf4+ 32. Kh3 Qxe5 33. Qg8+ Kd7 34. Qxf7+ Kd6 35. Qf8+ Kd7 36. Qf5+ Kd6 37. Kxh4 Qh2+ 38. Kg5 $16) 31. Kh3 Qe3+ 32. Kh2 $11 ( 32. Kxh4 $4 Rh8+ $19)) 30. Rxf7 $14 Qe5+ 31. Kh3 b6 32. Qg7 Qxg7 (32... Re8 33. Qxe5 Rxe5 34. Rf4 c6 35. dxc6 Kc7 36. Kxh4 Kxc6 $14) 33. Rxg7 {[%mdl 4096]} Re8 34. Rg4 c6 $1 {Schwarz kann seinen h4-Bauern nicht verteidigen, er möchte das Material reduzieren.} (34... Kd7) 35. dxc6 Kc7 36. Kxh4 Kxc6 37. Kg3 Kc5 38. Kf3 Kd4 (38... Kb4 39. e5+) 39. Rf4 (39. e5+ Kd5 $11) 39... Rh8 {[%csl Gh8] [%CAl Gh8h1]} (39... Kc3 40. Ke3 $16) 40. Rf7 Rh3+ 41. Kf4 Rh4+ 42. Kf5 Rh5+ 43. Ke6 Ra5 {[%csl Ga5]} (43... Kxe4 $1 44. Kd7 (44. Rxa7 $4 Rh6+ $19) 44... Rh2 $11) 44. Rf4 Rxa2 $1 $11 {Schwarz beschäftigt sich nicht mit dem weißen Freibauern, er möchte vielmehr seinen Turm gegen den e-Bauern tauschen und seinen eigenen Freibauern umzuwandeln.} (44... Re5+ $2 45. Kd6) 45. e5+ Kc3 46. Rf3+ Kb4 47. Re3 Rd2 $5 {[%csl Gd2][%CAl Gd2d8] Schwarz schneidet den weißen König ab, um seine Bauern am Damenflügel sicherer zu mobilisieren, aber die einfache Fortsetzung 47...a5 ist auch remis verdächtig.} (47... a5 48. Kd7 b5 (48... Rd2+ 49. Kc7 Rc2+ 50. Kxb6 $18) 49. e6 Rh2 50. e7 Rh8 51. Rf3 Ra8 (51... a4 52. Rf8 Rh7 53. bxa4 bxa4 54. Kd6 Rxe7 55. Kxe7 a3 $11) 52. e8=Q Rxe8 53. Kxe8 a4 $11) 48. Kf6 Rf2+ 49. Ke7 b5 50. Kd6 a5 51. e6 Rf8 52. e7 Re8 53. Kd7 Rxe7+ {Jetzt ist die Stellung Remis; der weiße König steht weit entfernt vom Damenflügel.} 54. Rxe7 (54. Kxe7 a4 $11) 54... a4 55. bxa4 bxa4 56. Kd6 a3 1/2-1/2 [Event "American Continental 3rd"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "2005.08.11"] [Round "6"] [White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Black "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C78"] [WhiteElo "2639"] [BlackElo "2523"] [Annotator "Erenburg,S"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2005.08.06"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "CBM 109"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.11.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%mdl 4]} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 { The Arkhangelsk line was once connected mainly with} (6... Bb7) 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Bg4 {Black has strong pressure against White's centre and the exposed minor pieces on the b-file give him various tactical chances. Another theoretical possibility is} (12... exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Ba4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 d5 16. e5 Nh5 17. Kh1 f6 18. f4 g6 19. Rg1 Ng7 20. Be3 Ne7 21. Nc3 Ba5 22. Bc2 c6 23. Ra2 Kh8 24. Ne2 $16 {1-0 Leko,P-Topalov, V/Monte Carlo MNC 2005/The Week in Chess 542 (61)}) 13. Bc2 {The possibilities are many and quite bewildering. The play evolves around Black's quest for compensation for the pawn. White is often forced to give the pawn back, but then he can usually get a slight advantage. White has the following alternatives:} (13. Re1 {1-0 Svidler,P-Shirov,A/Linares 1998/CBM 64/[Svidler] (37)}) (13. Be3 {1-0 Anand,V-Shirov,A/Groningen 1997/CBM 63/[Anand] (42)}) (13. d5 $5 {1-0 McShane,L-Mueller,M/Germany 2003/CBM 094/[Wedberg] (55)}) 13... d5 { Black chooses the most principled attempt to equalize the game. After opening up the game, the activity of black's pieces can compensate white's extra pawn. Other options are:} (13... exd4 14. Nbxd4 $5 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nh5 17. Kh1 Qf6 18. Be3 Nf4 19. Ra4 $1 {[%csl Gd4]} Ra8 20. Rb4 Ne6 $6 21. Rg1 Rfb8 22. f4 $1 $16 {1-0 Adams,M-Leko,P/Miskolc 2005/CBM 108_01/[Finkel,A] (33)}) ( 13... h6 14. d5 $146 Ne7 $14 {1-0 Leko,P-Morozevich,A/Cannes 2002/CBM 088/ [Kostakiev,D] (46)}) 14. h3 $5 $146 {White allows blac to win the sacrificed pawn back, but white will have an advantage of pair of bishops. In the previous games white tried:} (14. exd5 Qxd5 15. dxe5 Qxb5 16. Ba4 $1 (16. exf6 Rbd8 17. Ba4 Qh5 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. Qb5 (19. Be3 $4 Ne5 20. Bxe8 Bxf3 $19) 19... Ne5 20. Nxe5 Rxe5 21. Qb4 Bc5 22. Qf4 Bd6 23. h3 Bxh3 24. Qg3 Bg4 25. Bf4 Rg5 $132) 16... Bxf3 17. Qxf3 $1 (17. Bxb5 Bxd1 18. Bxc6 Ng4 19. Rxd1 Nxf2 $10) ( 17. gxf3 Qxe5 18. Bxc6 Qe6 19. Qa4 Rbd8 $44) 17... Nxe5 18. Bxb5 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Bxf2+ 20. Rxf2 (20. Kxf2 Rxb5 $14) 20... Rxb5 21. Bf4 $14 {Sulskis,S-Ganguly,S/ Bled 2002}) (14. Bg5 exd4 15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 Bxd4 $10 {1/2-1/2 Topalov, V-Shirov,A/Wijk aan Zee 1996/CBM 051/[Shirov] (53)}) 14... Bxf3 15. Qxf3 exd4 16. exd5 ({Probably,} 16. Bg5 $5 {, doesn't promise white anything special:} dxc3 17. bxc3 dxe4 18. Bxe4 Ne5 19. Qf5 Qd7 20. Bxf6 (20. Qxe5 Nxe4 $11 { [%CAl Yd7b5]}) 20... Qxf5 21. Bxf5 gxf6 22. Nd4 Rfd8 23. Rfd1 Rd6 $11) 16... Qxd5 17. Qxd5 Nxd5 18. Be4 (18. Rd1 Rfd8 19. Be4 Nde7 20. Bf4 $14) 18... Nde7 19. Bf4 {attacking black's c7 pawn.} dxc3 (19... f5 20. Bf3 d3 21. Rfd1 Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Rxb5 23. Rxd3 Rxb2+ 24. Kg3 $16) 20. bxc3 Rfc8 {threatening with the capture on f2.} (20... Bxf2+ {leads to unpleasant endgame for black:} 21. Rxf2 Rxb5 22. Bxc7 $16) 21. c4 {protecting the b5 knight.} (21. Rfd1 Bxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Rxb5 23. Rd7 g5 $1 24. Rxc7 (24. Bxc7 Rb7 $17) 24... gxf4 25. Rxc8+ Nxc8 26. Bxc6 Rc5 $11) 21... Ng6 {The pawn sacrifice is the only way to activate his pieces.} 22. Bg3 {White has the following options, that promise white good prospects:} (22. Bxc7 Bxc7 23. Bxc6 Be5 24. Ra6 Ne7 $14) (22. Bh2 $5 Nce7 23. Bxg6 hxg6 24. Rfd1 $36 {The difference between this position and the position in the game is that now black cannot attack white's dark-squared bishop by Nf5. }) 22... Nce7 {Now black has an active plan of defence- pushing forward the "f" pawn, that will limit the possibilities of the bishops.} 23. Bxg6 (23. Rfd1 {is met by} f5 {[%CAl Yf5f4]}) 23... hxg6 24. Rfd1 {threatening to invade into the 7-th rank.} Nf5 25. Bf4 Re8 $1 {Black activates the rook, sacrificing the pawn.} 26. Bxc7 (26. Nxc7 {doesn't promise anything:} Re2 (26... Bxc7 27. Bxc7 Rbc8 28. Rd7 Re7 29. Rxe7 Nxe7 30. Ra7 Nc6 31. Rb7 $16) 27. Rab1 Bxf2+ 28. Kf1 Rxb1 29. Kxe2 (29. Rxb1 Rc2 $11) 29... Rxd1 30. Kxd1 Ne3+ $11) (26. g4 Nh4 27. Bxc7 Bxc7 28. Nxc7 Rec8 29. Ra7 Nf3+ 30. Kf1 Ne5 {[%CAl Ye5c4,Ye5c6]} 31. Nd5 Rxc4 32. f4 Nc6 33. Rc7 Rd4 $11) 26... Bxc7 27. Nxc7 Rec8 28. Ra7 (28. Na6 Ra8 29. Ra4 Rc6 30. Rda1 Nd4 {and black will probably get the draw.}) 28... Rb4 29. c5 Rc4 30. Rd5 (30. Na6 Nd4 $1 {[%CAl Yd4e6,Gc4a4]}) 30... Ne7 31. Rd7 ({ Probably, the best chance was} 31. Rg5 Nc6 (31... f6 32. Nd5 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Nc6 34. Nxf6+ gxf6 35. Rxg6+ Kh8 36. Ra4 Rc7 37. Rh4+ Rh7 38. Rxh7+ Kxh7 39. Rxf6 Rxc5 $14) 32. Ra8 Rxa8 33. Nxa8 Nd4 34. Nc7 $14) 31... Nc6 32. Rb7 (32. Nd5 Rxc5 (32... Nxa7 33. Ne7+ Kf8 34. Nxc8 Nxc8 35. Rd8+ Ke7 36. Rxc8 Kd7 37. Rg8 Rxc5 38. Rxg7 $14) 33. Rab7 (33. Ne7+ Nxe7 34. Rxe7 Rf5 $11) 33... Ne5 { -the game.}) 32... Rxc5 {Black has succeeded to win back the pawn, that promise him a draw.} 33. Nd5 Ne5 34. Ne7+ Kf8 35. Nxc8 Nxd7 36. Nd6 Ke7 37. Nxf7 g5 $1 {preventing white's f2-f4 or h2-h4.} 38. h4 (38. Kf1 Rd5 39. Nh8 Kf6 40. Ke2 g6 $15 {[%CAl Gf6g7]}) 38... gxh4 39. f4 Kxf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "Campinas Rocha Memorial 1st"] [Site "Campinas"] [Date "2011.01.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Mareco, Sandro"] [Black "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A88"] [WhiteElo "2627"] [BlackElo "2511"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2011.01.13"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "BRA"] [EventCategory "8"] [SourceTitle "CBM 140 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2011.03.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2011.03.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. Rb1 Qc7 9. c5 h6 10. Qc2 g5 11. b4 Be6 12. h4 g4 13. Ne1 d5 14. Nd3 Qc8 15. Be3 Nh5 16. b5 Nd7 17. Qa4 Kh7 18. Rb3 Bf7 19. Rfb1 Bg6 20. R1b2 Be8 21. bxc6 bxc6 22. Rb7 Rf7 23. Nd1 Nb6 24. Qa6 Nc4 25. R2b4 e6 26. Nf4 Nxf4 27. Bxf4 Na5 28. Rxf7 Qxa6 29. Re7 Qxe2 30. Be5 Qxd1+ 31. Bf1 Kg8 32. Rxg7+ Kf8 33. Rh7 Bf7 34. Rh8+ Bg8 35. Bf4 Kg7 36. Be5+ Kf7 37. Rxh6 Qd2 38. Rf6+ Ke7 39. Rb1 Qxa2 40. Rb4 Qd2 41. Ra4 Nc4 42. Bxc4 Qd1+ 0-1 [Event "World Cup"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"] [Date "2009.11.22"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C11"] [WhiteElo "2723"] [BlackElo "2508"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2009.11.21"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 134"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2010.01.18"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. Be2 a6 10. O-O b5 11. a3 Qb6 12. Nd1 a5 13. c3 a4 14. Nf2 Na5 15. Rad1 Bb7 16. Bd3 Nc4 17. Qe2 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 b4 19. f5 Ba6 20. f6 gxf6 21. Qh6 f5 22. dxc5 Qxc5 23. axb4 Qb6 24. Kh1 f6 25. g4 Bxd3 26. Nxd3 fxg4 27. Rg1 f5 28. h3 Rf7 29. hxg4 f4 30. Nd4 f3 31. Qxe6 Qxe6 32. Nxe6 Ra6 33. Nef4 Nxe5 34. Nxe5 Rxf4 35. Rgf1 Re6 36. Rxd5 Bd6 37. Nxf3 Rxg4 38. Rh5 Re2 39. Ra5 Re6 40. Ra8+ Kg7 41. Ra7+ Kg8 42. Ra8+ Kg7 43. Ra7+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "Sao Paulo Itau Cup 9th"] [Site "Sao Paulo"] [Date "2005.10.10"] [Round "9"] [White "Vescovi, Giovanni P"] [Black "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A89"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2479"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2005.10.01"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "BRA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 108 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.11.04"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.11.04"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. d5 Ne5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. e4 f4 11. b4 g5 12. a4 g4 13. f3 gxf3 14. Qxf3 fxg3 15. Qxg3 Nh5 16. Rxf8+ Qxf8 17. Qf2 Nf4 18. Nb5 Bg4 19. Be3 Qf6 20. Re1 Rf8 21. Bxf4 exf4 22. Bf3 Bxf3 23. Qxf3 a6 24. Na3 Qb6+ 25. Kf1 Kh8 26. e5 Qd4 27. Re4 Qd2 28. Re2 Qd1+ 29. Kg2 Bxe5 30. Kh3 Rf6 31. Qh5 Qd3+ 32. Kh4 Rh6 33. Qxh6 Bf6+ 34. Kg4 Qxe2+ 35. Kf5 Kg8 36. Qxf4 Qd3+ 37. Ke6 Qxa3 38. Qg3+ Qxg3 0-1 [Event "Wch U16"] [Site "Rio Gallegos"] [Date "1986.??.??"] [Round "1"] [White "Comas Fabrego, Luis"] [Black "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E12"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "1986.??.??"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2003"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.11.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. Nc3 Bb7 5. a3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. Qxc3 Nd7 9. Bg5 Nf6 10. e4 c6 11. Ba6 Qc7 12. Bxb7 Qxb7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. O-O Bg7 15. Rac1 Rc8 16. d5 c5 17. Qb3 O-O 18. dxe6 Qxe4 19. Rfe1 Qb7 20. Rcd1 c4 21. Qe3 fxe6 22. Qxe6+ Qf7 23. Qf5 Rc5 24. Qh3 Rd5 25. Rc1 b5 26. a4 a6 27. g3 Rfd8 28. Kg2 Rd3 29. Qf5 Qd7 30. Qe6+ Qxe6 31. Rxe6 R3d6 32. Re2 f5 33. Rcc2 Kf7 34. h4 h6 35. h5 Rd5 36. Re3 f4 37. gxf4 Rxh5 38. Rce2 Rd6 39. Ne5+ Kg8 40. axb5 axb5 41. b3 Rd4 42. bxc4 bxc4 43. Re4 Rxe4 44. Rxe4 c3 45. Rc4 1/2-1/2