[Event "RUS-ch 64th"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2011.08.11"] [Round "4"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B09"] [WhiteElo "2788"] [BlackElo "2746"] [Annotator "Stohl,I"] [PlyCount "130"] [EventDate "2011.08.08"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 144"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2011.09.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 {Grischuk admitted he wanted to win, so he opted for a complex, but risky opening.} 4. f4 {Karjakin is rather persistent in his opening choices, which is not bad in itself, but sometimes it eases his opponent's preparation. A good example of this was Karjakin-Carlsen, Wijk aan Zee 2010, in which Carlsen had success playing the French possibly for the first time in his life (see his notes in CBM 135).} Bg7 5. Nf3 c5 ({Recently Karjakin twice faced the other main move} 5... O-O 6. Bd3 Nbd7 {is a rare alternative, which Ivanchuk took up subsequently.} (6... Na6 7. O-O c5 8. d5 Nc7 $6 ({It has long been known that} 8... Rb8 {and}) (8... Bg4 {are both stronger. Black retains the option to play Nb4 at a suitable moment.}) 9. a4 b6 10. Qe1 e6 $2 11. dxe6 fxe6 12. e5 Nfd5 (12... Nh5 13. exd6 (13. f5 $1 $40 { Karjakin}) 13... Qxd6 14. Ne4 Qe7 15. Neg5 Bb7 (15... Nd5 $5 $132) 16. f5 gxf5 17. Qh4 Qe8 18. Bf4 Nd5 $2 (18... Rc8) 19. Bd6 h6 20. Nxe6 Bf6 21. Qe1 $16 { Jakubiec,A (2535)-Gazik,I (2313)/Orlova op/2011/}) 13. Ne4 dxe5 14. fxe5 Bb7 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Qh4 Nb4 17. Rad1 Qc6 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21. exf6 Rf8 22. Qg5 {1-0, Karjakin,S (2776)-Ivanchuk,V (2776)/Medias/2011/ A real opening disaster, as Karjakin explains in his notes in CBM 143.}) 7. O-O ( {An ambitious way to go is} 7. e5 $5 Ne8 8. Ne4 $142 (8. Ng5 e6 9. h4 $6 (9. O-O $13) {is too much, after} 9... c5 $1 {Black's [+]<=> is faster and more concrete:} 10. h5 (10. Nxh7 Kxh7 11. h5 cxd4 12. hxg6+ Kg8 $17) 10... cxd4 11. hxg6 hxg6 12. Qg4 dxc3 13. Qh4 Nef6 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. bxc3 Re8 16. Bb2 Bd7 17. c4 Qa5+ 18. Ke2 e5 19. fxe5 Rxe5+ 20. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 21. Kd2 Ng4 22. Rae1 Qf4+ 23. Kd1 Nf2+ {0-1, Casser,A (1127)-Fischer,R (1094)/corr/2001/}) 8... c5 9. c3 Qb6 $14 {/<=>}) 7... e5 8. dxe5 dxe5 9. f5 Nc5 10. Bg5 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Qxd3 12. cxd3 c6 13. Rae1 Nd7 14. g4 b6 15. Rf2 Re8 16. Rd2 Bf8 17. Kg2 a5 18. d4 f6 19. Be3 exd4 20. Bxd4 b5 21. h3 Ra6 22. Red1 Be7 23. Bf2 Nb6 24. Ne2 Nc4 25. Rc2 Bf8 $13 {Karjakin,S (2788)-Ivanchuk,V (2768)/WChT Ningbo/2011/}) 6. Bb5+ {Nowadays White mostly plays the text move.} (6. dxc5 Qa5 {A paradoxical, but interesting recent attempt to fight for an opening advantage is} 7. Qd4 $5 ({ The former main line} 7. Bd3 Qxc5 8. Qe2 O-O 9. Be3 Qa5 10. O-O Bg4 ({or} 10... Nc6 {has been around since the World Championship match in Reykjavik 1972. It resembles the Dragon Sicilian and gives Black reasonable <=>.})) 7... dxc5 8. Qc4 O-O 9. e5 Be6 10. Qa4 (10. exf6 $5 Bxc4 11. fxg7 Rd8 12. Bxc4 Nc6 13. O-O Qb4 14. Bd3 c4 15. Be4 Kxg7 16. Kh1 e6 17. Rb1 Ne7 18. Be3 Nf5 19. Bf2 Kg8 20. Ne5 f6 21. a3 Qd6 22. Nxc4 Qxf4 23. b3 Qc7 24. Nb5 Qe7 25. Rbe1 $36 { Grabliauskas,V (2494)-Samraoui,M (2420)/corr/2004/}) 10... Qxa4 11. Nxa4 Ne4 $5 (11... Nfd7 12. Be3 $14 f6 13. Nxc5 Nxc5 14. Bxc5 Nc6 15. Bb5 fxe5 16. Bxc6 bxc6 17. fxe5 Bd5 18. Bxe7 Rxf3 19. gxf3 Bxe5 20. Kf2 Bxb2 21. Rad1 Bxa2 22. Rd8+ Rxd8 23. Bxd8 Bc3 24. Rd1 $16 {Savchenko,B (2642)-Selbes,T (2263)/TUR-chT Konya/2010/}) 12. Be3 (12. Bd3 Bd5 13. c4 Bc6 $11) 12... b6 13. Bb5 Bd7 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. O-O-O Rad8 16. Rhe1 f6 17. Bg1 f5 18. Rd3 Nb8 19. Nc3 Rxd3 20. cxd3 Nxc3 21. bxc3 Rd8 22. Kc2 Nc6 23. Bf2 Bh6 $11 {1/2, Andersen,J (2130) -Conterno,D (2190)/corr/2008/}) 6... Bd7 7. e5 (7. Bxd7+ {is rather harmless:} Nfxd7 (7... Nbxd7 8. e5 (8. d5 O-O 9. O-O b5 $1 $132) 8... Nh5 9. exd6 O-O 10. O-O exd6 11. Be3 Re8 12. Qd2 Nhf6 13. Kh1 Nb6 14. b3 Nbd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bg1 Nf6 17. Rae1 Qd7 18. dxc5 dxc5 19. Qxd7 Nxd7 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Rd1 Re7 22. Bf2 b6 $11 {1/2, Carlsen,M (2714)-Mamedyarov,S (2752)/Moscow/2007/}) 8. d5 b5 { is played more often and also gives Black suffcient <=> after} 9. Qe2 (9. Nxb5 $5 Qa5+ 10. Nc3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Bd2 Qc4 13. Qe2 Nb6 $132) 9... b4 10. Nd1 Qb6 11. O-O Qa6 $1 12. Qe1 Nb6 13. Ne3 (13. Nf2 N8d7 14. a3 {Shirov,A (2737)-Tkachiev,V (2645)/Bastia rpd/2003/} O-O $13) 13... N8d7 14. c3 $2 bxc3 15. bxc3 Qd3 16. Bd2 Qxe4 17. Ng5 Qa4 18. f5 Nf6 19. Qe2 Qh4 20. Nf3 Qh5 21. Qb5+ Kf8 22. a4 gxf5 23. a5 Nbd7 24. Rae1 f4 25. Nc4 Qxd5 26. Bxf4 a6 27. Qa4 Rc8 $17 {Livshits,G (2406)-Grischuk,A (2709)/Rishon Le Ziyyon blitz/2006/}) 7... Ng4 8. e6 (8. Bxd7+ Qxd7 (8... Nxd7 $2 9. e6 fxe6 10. Ng5 $16) 9. d5 dxe5 10. h3 e4 11. Nxe4 Nf6 12. Nxf6+ Bxf6 13. O-O O-O 14. Be3 {was popular in the mid-1990s, subsequent practice has shown Black has more ways to equalize:} Bxb2 (14... Qd6 $5 15. Ng5 (15. Ne5 Nd7 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. Bxc5 Rfd8 18. Re1 Qb5 19. Ba3 Rxd5 20. Qf3 e6 21. c3 Rad8 $36 {Van de Oudeweetering,A (2388)-Gurevich,M (2694)/NED-chT/2001/}) 15... Nd7 16. Ne4 Qb6 17. Nxf6+ Nxf6 18. f5 Qxb2 19. Bxc5 Rfc8 (19... Qc3 $5 20. Bd4 Qc4) 20. Bd4 Qxc2 21. d6 (21. fxg6 $11) 21... Qxd1 22. Raxd1 Nd5 23. Bf2 Nc3 24. d7 Rd8 25. Rd3 Ne4 26. Bh4 {Hnydiuk,A (2355) -Mista,A (2240)/Trzebinia/1998/} Nc5 $15) 15. Rb1 Bg7 (15... Bf6 16. Ne5 Qc7 17. Ng4 Nd7 18. d6 (18. f5 $44) 18... Qc6 (18... exd6 19. Qd5 Rab8 20. f5 $13) 19. f5 e6 $6 (19... exd6 $142 {/\} 20. Qf3 d5 $5 21. Nxf6+ Nxf6 22. Bh6 Ne4 23. Bxf8 Rxf8 $15) 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Bh6 Rf7 23. Bg5 Nd7 24. Rxf7 Kxf7 25. Be7 $36 {L'Ami,E (2550)-Gurevich,M (2633)/EU-ch Kusadasi/2006/}) 16. Bxc5 Rd8 17. Bd4 (17. c4 Qc7 18. Bd4 Qxc4 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. Rxb7 Qxd5 21. Qxd5 Rxd5 22. Rxe7 Nc6 23. Rc7 Nd8 24. Re1 a5 25. Ree7 Ra6 26. Red7 Rad6 27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Ra7 Nc6 29. Ra6 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 {1/2, Palac,M (2573)-Lalic,B (2520)/Pula/ 2000/}) (17. Ne5 Qc7 18. Ba3 Nc6 19. Rxb7 Qxb7 20. Nxc6 e6 21. Nxd8 Rxd8 22. d6 Bb2 23. Bxb2 Qxb2 24. Rf2 {Rajlich,V (2309)-Resika,N (2190)/Budapest/2000/} Qb6 25. d7 a5 $11 {[%CAl Yb6a7] /\Qa7}) 17... Qxd5 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qxd5 Rxd5 20. Rxb7 Nc6 21. Rc7 Nd4 22. Nxd4 Rxd4 23. Rxe7 Rc8 24. f5 g5 25. Rxa7 Rxc2 26. Rf3 h6 27. a4 Ra2 28. a5 Rdd2 {1/2, Nisipeanu,L (2611)-Badea,B (2486)/Sovata/2000/} ) 8... fxe6 {Introduced by Seirawan in 1988, this has replaced the older} (8... Bxb5 9. exf7+ Kf8 $5 {possibly deserves more attention:} (9... Kd7 {has been around for more than 50 years, but it doesn't seem ideal - in practice Black has had problems with his more exposed K after} 10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 h5 (12... Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Nc6 14. Qc4 Qb6 15. Qe2 $36) 13. h3 Nc6 14. Nde2 Nh6 15. Be3 Nf5 16. Bf2 Raf8 17. O-O Rxf7 18. a3 $14) 10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. Nc3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Kxf7 13. Qxg4 (13. O-O Qc5 14. Qxg4 Bxd4+ 15. Kh1 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qf5 17. Qe2 Nd7 18. Rb1 b6 19. Be3 Rhe8 20. Rb5 Nc5 21. a4 Kg8 22. a5 Rab8 23. axb6 axb6 24. h3 Qe6 25. Re1 Ne4 $132 {Karjakin,S (2732)-Mamedyarov,S (2760)/ Nice rpd/2008/}) 13... Bxd4 14. Bd2 Nc6 15. O-O-O Bf6 16. Rhe1 Qf5 17. Qxf5 ( 17. Qe2 $5 {gives White more chances to fight for an advantage}) 17... gxf5 18. Nd5 Rhg8 19. g3 Rad8 20. Nxf6 Kxf6 21. c4 Kf7 22. Bc3 Rd7 23. Rd5 e6 24. Rd3 Rc8 25. Kb1 b6 26. Red1 Rcd8 27. b3 h5 $11 {Haarr,J (2188)-Tjiam,D (2385)/ Tromsoe/2010/}) 9. Ng5 Bxb5 10. Nxe6 {Other moves have gradually disappeared from practice.} (10. Nxb5 Qa5+ 11. c3 (11. Bd2 Qxb5 12. Nxe6 Qxb2 13. Rb1 Qxa2 14. Nxg7+ Kf7 15. O-O {brought White success in the past, but I doubt this idea can survive the onslaught of computer analysis after} Nf6 {or} (15... h5 $5)) 11... Qxb5 12. Nxe6 Qc4 13. Qxg4 cxd4 14. Nxg7+ Kf7 15. Nf5 Qe6+ 16. Ne3 dxe3 17. Qxe6+ Kxe6 18. Bxe3 Nc6 $11 {leads to a dull K.}) (10. Qxg4 Bc4 11. b3 (11. Nxh7 Kd7 12. Qxg6 Bxd4 $36) 11... Bxd4 12. Bd2 Bd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. O-O-O Nc6 15. Ne6 (15. Qe6 Qc8 16. Qf7+ Kd7 17. Qxd5 Qg8 18. Qxg8 Rhxg8 19. Nxh7 b5 20. Ng5 b4 21. Rhe1 a5 $15 {Nunn,J (2620)-Seirawan,Y (2585)/Skelleftea/ 1989/}) 15... Qc8 16. f5 Bf6 17. fxg6 Rg8 18. g7 Kf7 (18... Ne5 19. Qh5+ Kd7 20. Qf5 Kc6 21. Bh6 Qe8 {Van Tricht,M-Soh,E/corr/1998/} 22. g4 $1 $36) 19. Bh6 Ne5 20. Qh5+ Kxe6 21. Qh3+ Kf7 22. Qh5+ Ng6 23. Rhf1 Qc6 24. Rde1 Rxg7 25. Rxe7+ Kg8 26. Rxf6 Rxe7 27. Rxg6+ hxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Qf6+ Kh7 30. Qxe7+ Kxh6 31. Qf6+ Kh7 32. Qf7+ {1/2, Sgherri,M-Viviani,E/corr/2009/}) 10... Bxd4 11. Nxb5 { The only way to continue the fight.} ({Many games have finished with the uninspired} 11. Nxd8 Bf2+ 12. Kd2 Be3+ $11) (11. Nxd4 Bd7 (11... Bc4 $5) 12. Nf3 Nc6 $15 {is fine for Black - he has an extra P and White's B is limited by the Pf4.}) 11... Qa5+ 12. Qd2 (12. c3 Bf2+ 13. Kd2 Be3+ 14. Kc2 Qa4+ 15. Kb1 Qe4+ 16. Qc2 Qxc2+ 17. Kxc2 Bxc1 18. Kxc1 Kd7 19. Nec7 a6 20. Nxa8 axb5 21. a4 bxa4 22. Rxa4 Kc6 23. Ra7 c4 $5 (23... Na6 24. Re1 Re8 25. Kd2 Nc7 26. Nxc7 Kxc7 27. h3 Nf6 28. Kd3 Nh5 29. Ra4 Kd7 30. g4 Nf6 31. b4 $14 {Nataf,I (2545) -Fressinet,L (2593)/Cergy Pontoise rpd/2003/}) 24. Re1 e5 25. Re4 d5 26. Re2 e4 27. h3 Nf6 28. b4 cxb3 29. Rb2 Kd6 30. Nb6 Nh5 31. Rxb3 Nxf4 32. Rxb7 e3 33. Rxb8 Rxb8 34. Nc4+ Kc7 $11 {Acker,H (2020)-Kondziela,A (2077)/corr/2004/}) 12... Qxd2+ {A rare continuation, Grischuk goes for an K and avoids the main line} (12... Bf2+ 13. Kd1 Ne3+ 14. Ke2 Qxb5+ 15. Kxf2 Ng4+ 16. Kg3 Na6 (16... Qd7 17. Re1 $36) 17. Re1 (17. Kxg4 Qd7 18. Re1 Nc7 19. Qc3 (19. Qe2 Kf7 20. f5 gxf5+ 21. Kxf5 Rag8 $19 {[%CAl Rg8g6] /\Rg6}) 19... Rf8 20. Qb3 d5 21. Qxb7 Nxe6 22. Qxd7+ (22. Qxa8+ Kf7 $40) 22... Kxd7 $11 {[%csl Gc5,Gd5,Ge7] /3,[+]}) 17... Nh6 18. b3 Nf5+ 19. Kf2 h5 20. Bb2 Rg8 21. Rad1 Kd7 22. c4 $44 {leads to the critical position. White has good long-term compensation, but the outcome of the game remains open. After the game Grischuk stated he considered this position rather dangerous for Black.}) 13. Bxd2 Kd7 14. Nbxd4 $146 {Karjakin probably wasn't prepared for this line and chooses an insipid continuation. The only way to fight for an advantage was to take the offered material with the principled} (14. Nec7 $5 a6 (14... Nc6 15. Nxa8 Rxa8 16. Nxd4 (16. c3 Bg7 17. O-O e6 18. Rae1 a6 19. Na3 d5 20. Rf3 b5 21. Bc1 b4 22. Nc2 a5 23. Rd1 Kd6 $44 {Besozzi,F-Lanzani,P (1931)/corr/2009/}) 16... Nxd4 17. Rc1 Rf8 18. c3 Nf5 19. h3 (19. Ke2 $5 h5 20. g3 $14) 19... Nf6 20. g4 Ng3 21. Rg1 Nfe4 22. Rc2 h5 23. Be3 b6 24. Kd1 h4 25. Re1 e6 26. Rc1 Nf6 27. c4 d5 28. Kc2 d4 29. Rcd1 e5 $1 30. fxe5 Nfe4 31. Bxd4 cxd4 32. Rxd4+ {1/2 Vestergard,S (2306)-Pfiffner,P (2401)/corr/2009/ Black's forces are so active that after} Ke6 33. Rdxe4 Nxe4 34. Rxe4 Rf3 35. b4 $1 $132 {White must play accurately to hold the balance}) 15. Nxa8 axb5 16. a4 bxa4 17. Nb6+ Kc6 18. Nxa4 Nd7 19. Nc3 Nb6 20. Nd1 Nc4 21. c3 Bg7 22. Ke2 (22. Bc1 h5 23. O-O h4 24. Re1 Bf6 25. h3 Nh6 26. Nf2 Nf5 27. Ng4 Rf8 28. Nxf6 Rxf6 29. b3 Nb6 30. c4 Nd7 31. Bb2 Rf8 32. Bc3 $14 {1/2, Radjabov,T (2729)-Ivanchuk,V (2750)/Monte Carlo rpd blindfold/2007/}) 22... Nxd2 (22... e5 $142 $5 23. fxe5 Re8 $132) 23. Kxd2 Bh6 24. Ke2 Rf8 25. g3 e5 26. h3 Nf6 27. fxe5 Re8 28. Re1 Rxe5+ 29. Kf1 Ne4 30. Kg2 Bg7 31. Ne3 $14 { /+/-, Muzychuk,A (2537)-Hamdouchi,A (2268)/Port Marly/2011/}) (14. Nbc7 $2 Na6 15. Nxa6 (15. Nxa8 Kxe6 $19) 15... bxa6 16. Nxd4 cxd4 $15 {/-/+}) 14... cxd4 15. Nxd4 Rc8 {[%csl Gd6,Gd7,Ge7][%mdl 4096] In the resulting K Black has no problems whatsoever. His K is well placed, while his [+]P can potentailly become strong (compare with the situation after move 30). Grischuk's opening choice has paid off, although objectively at this moment the position is roughly equal, it's still full of play for players willing to fight.} 16. O-O Rc5 $1 {[%CAl Gc8c2] [+],<->c} (16... Nc6 17. Nf3 $11) 17. c3 ({Black's last move activated the R and stopped the aggressive try} 17. f5 $2 Nc6 18. Nxc6 Rxc2 $1 $17) 17... Nc6 18. Nf3 (18. Nxc6 bxc6 {[%csl Gc6,Gd6,Ge7] strengthens Black's [+]}) 18... b5 19. h3 (19. a4 $5 bxa4 20. Rxa4 Rb8 21. b4 Rc4 22. Nd4 $5 (22. Ra3 Nf6 $11) 22... Nxd4 23. Rxa7+ Ke8 24. cxd4 Rxd4 25. Re1 Rxd2 26. Rexe7+ Kf8 27. Rf7+ Kg8 28. Rg7+ Kh8 29. Rxh7+ Kg8 30. Rhg7+ $11) 19... Nf6 20. Be3 ({White still had a chance to play more actively with} 20. a4 $5 bxa4 21. Rxa4 Rb8 22. Ra2 Ne4 23. Re1 $132) 20... Rd5 21. Nd4 (21. a4 b4 $1 22. cxb4 ( 22. c4 Rd3 $36) 22... Nxb4 $11 {/=/+}) 21... Na5 $5 22. Rad1 (22. b3 Ne4 $15 { >}) 24... Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Rc8 $15 26. Kf1 (26. Nd4 b4 $15 (26... Rc5 $5)) 26... Nb6 {[%CAl Rb5b4] /\} 27. a3 {This allows Black to increase his positional advantage.} (27. Nd4 $142 $5 b4 28. cxb4 axb4 29. Ke2 Nfd5 $15 {/<=>}) 27... a4 $1 {[%csl Ra3,Ga4,Rb2,Gb5,Rc1,Rc3] The P are blockaded on the dark squares, with 2 blackP fixing 3 whiteP. This - 1) limits White's B. 2) gives Black a mobile extra P in the [+].} 28. Rd4 {[%CAl Rd4b4, Rc2d4] /\Rb4, Nd4} (28. Nd4 Nc4 {/\} 29. Nxb5 Rb8 30. Nd4 Nxb2 $17 {[%csl Ra3, Rc3] ?}) 28... Nfd5 29. Ke2 e5 $36 30. fxe5 dxe5 {See the previous note - Black has a [+]o^.} 31. Rd1 ({A serious and logical alternative was} 31. Rh4 $5 h5 32. g4 $15 {, promising White more <=>.}) 31... Ke6 32. Rf1 (32. Ne1 $142 $15 {Grischuk}) 32... Nc4 33. Rf3 h6 {()>>} (33... g5 $5 $36) 34. Nb4 Nxb4 35. axb4 g5 36. g4 {[%CAl Yh3h4] /\h4<=> By now White is clearly on the defensive. His hopes are either to hold a fortress, or create some <=>.} Rg8 $5 {Prevents h4.} 37. Rf1 Nb6 {[%CAl Yb6d5,Yd5f4] /\Nd5-f4 Although the N was well placed on c4, Black had no obvious way to penetrate into White's camp. Therefore Grischuk transfers it to f4.} ({Trading R would probably be enough for a win, but} 37... Rg7 {[%CAl Yg7f7] /\Rf7 allows} 38. Rf8 $132) 38. Be3 Nd5 39. Rh1 Rc8 (39... Nf4+ $5 40. Kd1 (40. Bxf4 gxf4 $17) 40... h5 $36 {/\} 41. gxh5 Rh8 $17) 40. h4 $2 (40. Bc5 $142 $1 $15 {/-/+, Grischuk}) (40. Ra1 Nf4+ 41. Kd2 Kd5 $36) 40... a3 $1 41. bxa3 Rxc3 42. Bc5 (42. Bd2 Nf4+ $1 43. Bxf4 (43. Kd1 Rxa3) 43... gxf4 $19) (42. hxg5 Rxe3+ 43. Kd2 hxg5 (43... Rxa3 44. gxh6 e4 $1 45. Kc2 (45. h7 Ra2+ $19) 45... Ra2+ 46. Kb3 Ra8 47. h7 Rh8 $19) 44. Rh6+ Ke7 45. Rh7+ Ke8 46. Rh8+ Kf7 $1 47. Rd8 (47. Rh7+ Kg6 48. Rd7 Nf6) 47... Ke6 48. Rxd5 (48. Re8+ Kd7 $19) 48... Kxd5 49. Kxe3 e4 $19) 42... Nf4+ 43. Kd2 Rxa3 ({The text probably wins as well, but possibly more accurate was} 43... Rd3+ $5 {/\} 44. Kc2 Rxa3 45. hxg5 hxg5 46. Rh8 Kd5 47. Rb8 Kc4 48. Re8 Ra2+ {and contrary to the similar line in the game, White's K must go to the back rank:} 49. Kd1 (49. Kb1 Kb3 50. Rxe5 Rb2+ 51. Ka1 Nd3 52. Rf5 (52. Re3 Rd2) 52... Ne1 $19) 49... Kd3 50. Rd8+ Kc3 $19) 44. hxg5 hxg5 45. Rh8 Kd5 (45... Rg3 $5 46. Rb8 Rxg4 47. Rb6+ Kd5 48. Rxb5 Rg2+ 49. Ke1 (49. Kc3 Ne2+ 50. Kb3 g4 $19) 49... g4 $19) 46. Rd8+ Kc4 47. Re8 Kd5 (47... Ra2+ $142 $1) 48. Rb8 (48. Rd8+ Kc4 $1 (48... Ke4 49. Rb8 (49. Rg8 Ne6 50. Rg6 $17) 49... Kf3 50. Rxb5 e4 51. Kc2 $17) 49. Re8 Ra2+ {transposes to the game.}) 48... Kc4 49. Re8 Ra2+ $1 50. Ke3 (50. Ke1 Nd3+ 51. Kf1 Nxc5 52. bxc5 Kd5 53. c6 (53. Ke1 b4 54. Kd1 Rg2 $19) 53... Kxc6 54. Rxe5 b4 55. Re3 Kd5 56. Ke1 Rg2 $19) 50... Nd5+ 51. Kf3 $8 (51. Ke4 Nf6+) 51... Ra3+ 52. Ke2 Nc3+ 53. Ke3 Ra2 $1 $19 {[%csl Ge5] Indirectly protects the o^e5 and prepares its advance.} 54. Rc8 (54. Be7 Nd5+ 55. Ke4 Nxe7 56. Rxe7 Rf2 $1 57. Ke3 (57. Rxe5 $2 Re2+) 57... Rf4 58. Rxe5 Rxg4 59. Kf3 Rh4 60. Rxg5 Kxb4 61. Ke3 Rc4 62. Kd3 Rc7 $19 {is a TB win.}) (54. Rxe5 $4 Re2+) 54... Re2+ 55. Kf3 e4+ 56. Kg3 Rc2 $1 57. Kh3 ({Once again the P was indirectly protected:} 57. Be7+ Kb3 58. Bxg5 $2 Ne2+ $19) 57... Nd5 58. Be7+ {Loses by force.} (58. Kg3 $5 {was more resilient:} Rc3+ 59. Kh2 Kb3 60. Rg8 {, but Black still wins after} Nxb4 $5 (60... e3 61. Rxg5 e2 62. Bf2 Nf4 $19 {should also suffice}) 61. Bxb4 Kxb4 62. Rxg5 Rc5 63. Rh5 Kc4 $19) 58... Kb3 59. Rxc2 Kxc2 60. Bxg5 Nxb4 61. Bh4 (61. Bd8 e3 62. Kg2 e2 63. Bh4 Nd3 64. g5 b4 65. Kf3 b3 66. g6 b2 67. g7 b1=Q 68. g8=Q Qf1+ 69. Ke3 e1=Q+ 70. Bxe1 Qf4+ 71. Ke2 Nc1#) 61... Nd5 62. g5 b4 63. Kg4 (63. g6 Nf4+ $19) (63. Kh2 Ne7 64. Bf2 b3 65. Bd4 e3 $19) 63... b3 64. g6 b2 65. g7 b1=Q (65... b1=Q 66. g8=Q Qg1+ (66... Nf6+ 67. Bxf6 Qg1+) 67. Bg3 Nf6+ $19) 0-1 [Event "USA-ch"] [Site "Seattle"] [Date "2003.01.17"] [Round "8"] [White "Gulko, Boris F"] [Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2584"] [BlackElo "2520"] [Annotator "Ribli,Z"] [PlyCount "89"] [EventDate "2003.01.09"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 093"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.04.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c6 {Nach meiner Meinung stellt dieser Zug nicht die beste Möglichkeit für Schwarz dar. Er möchte mit d7-d5 eine slawische Stellung aufbauen, was jedoch nur nach 3.d4 oder 3.Nf3 funktioniert.} 3. e4 {Das ist die prinzipielle Fortsetzung. Auf diese Weise bekommt Weiß die Initiative.} e5 (3... d5 4. e5 (4. exd5 cxd5 5. d4 {Mit Zugumstellung wir haben die Stellung von Caro - Kann Verteidigung (Panov - Angriff).}) 4... d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. fxg7 cxd2+ 7. Bxd2 Bxg7 8. Qc2 $14) 4. Nf3 Qa5 (4... Bb4 5. Nxe5 Qe7 6. Nf3 Nxe4 7. Be2 $14) 5. d3 (5. Be2 Bb4 6. O-O O-O 7. d3 d5 8. cxd5 cxd5 9. Nxe5 Bxc3 10. bxc3 dxe4 11. Nc4 Qc7 12. dxe4 Nxe4 13. Bf3 Be6 14. Bxe4 Bxc4 15. Re1 Na6 16. Be3 f5 17. Bf3 Rad8 18. Qa4 Bd5 {1/2-1/2 Colovic,A-Volkov,S/Ohrid 2001/CBM 84 (42)}) 5... d5 {Dieser Zug ist eigentlich ein Bauernopfer. Im Folgenden sehen wir einen taktischen Kampf.} (5... Be7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Bd2 Qc7 9. Kh1 d6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bf8 12. f3 a5 13. Bg5 Nbd7 14. Qd2 h6 15. Bh4 g6 16. Rfd1 Kh7 17. Bf1 {1-0 Wirthensohn,H-Lederman,L/Haifa 1976/EXT 2000 (57)}) 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nxe5 {Mit diesem Zug bekommt Weiß die Initiative - 7...d4 geht nicht wegen 8.Nc4.} Bd6 (7... Bb4 8. Bd2 dxe4 9. Nc4 Qc5 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 exd3 12. Bxd3 $14 O-O 13. O-O Nc6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. b4 Qg5 16. f4 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Dominguez,L/Yerevan 2001/CBM 86 (34)}) 8. Bf4 $14 {Weiß hat einen Bauern mehr in der offenen Stellung. Es ist schwer für Schwarz etwas Kompensation zu finden.} O-O (8... Bxe5 9. Bxe5 Nbd7 10. Bd6 $1 (10. Bxf6 Nxf6 $132) (10. Bd4 O-O 11. f3 $16) 10... d4 11. Qa4 $16) (8... Bb4 9. Bd2) 9. Nc4 $1 dxc4 10. Bxd6 {[%csl Gd6]} Re8 (10... Rd8 11. Be7 $16) 11. f3 $1 {Mit diesem kleinen Bauernzug verstärkt Weiß sein Bauernzentrum. Schwarz hat Entwicklungsvorteil, aber nichts mehr.} cxd3 12. Bxd3 Qb6 {[%CAl Gb6d6,Gb6b2, Gb6g1]} 13. Bb5 (13. Ba3 Nc6 14. Qe2 Ne5 15. O-O-O Be6 16. Kb1 Rac8 $44) 13... Rd8 (13... Nc6 14. Qd2 $14 (14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qb3 Qe3+ 16. Ne2 Qg5 17. Ng3 Ba6 $132)) (13... Bd7 $5) 14. e5 a6 (14... Ne8 15. Bxe8 Rxe8 16. Qd2 $16) 15. Be2 ( 15. Ba4 Qxb2 $13) 15... Ne8 (15... Qxb2 $2 16. Na4 $18) 16. Nd5 Qa5+ $4 { [%mdl 8192] Schwarz verliert seinen Kopf in Komplikationen. Dieses Damenschach verliert eigentlich eine Figur.} (16... Qxb2 $8 17. Bxb8 $2 (17. Qc1 $1 Qxc1+ 18. Rxc1 Nxd6 19. exd6 (19. Nc7 Nc6 20. exd6 Rb8 21. Rd1 b5 $13) 19... Nc6 20. Nb6 Rb8 21. Rd1 $14) (17. Rb1 Qxa2) 17... Rxd5 $1 18. Qxd5 Qxa1+ 19. Kf2 Qxh1 20. Qd8 Bd7 21. Qxd7 Rxb8 22. Bc4 Kh8 23. Qxf7 Nd6 24. exd6 Qc1 25. d7 Qd2+ $11 ) 17. b4 $16 {[%csl Ra5] Nach diesem Zug findet die schwarze Dame keinen guten Platz.} Qa3 18. Bxb8 Kh8 (18... Rxb8 19. Ne7+ $18) 19. Bd6 Nxd6 20. exd6 Rxd6 21. Qd2 (21. Qd4 $18) 21... Be6 22. Qe3 {Das ist die Pointe des weißen Spiels - er kann seinen Nd5 retten.} Qa4 23. Nc3 Qa3 (23... Qxb4 24. O-O $18 (24. Rb1 $18)) 24. O-O Rc8 25. Nd5 Qxe3+ 26. Nxe3 $18 {[%mdl 1024] Weiß hat eine Figur mehr - in solchen Stellung ist es besser die Partie aufzugeben...} Rd2 { [%CAl Rd2e2,Rd2a2] Mit diesem Zug Schwarz gewinnt einen Bauern zurück.} 27. Rfe1 Bxa2 28. Bc4 $1 Bxc4 29. Nxc4 Rd4 30. Nb6 Rcd8 31. Rab1 R4d6 32. Nc4 Rd4 33. Na5 R4d7 34. Re2 Kg8 35. Kf2 f6 36. b5 Kf7 (36... axb5 37. Rxb5 $18) 37. bxa6 bxa6 38. Rb6 Ra8 39. Ra2 Rd5 40. Nc4 Rd7 41. Rbxa6 Rxa6 42. Rxa6 {Jetzt Weiß hat eine klare Figur mehr, der junge ambitoese Spieler "kämpft" indessen weiter...} Ke7 43. g4 Kf7 44. Rb6 Ke7 45. h4 1-0 [Event "Cap d'Agde KO"] [Site "Cap d'Agde"] [Date "2000.11.03"] [Round "2.1"] [White "Karpov, Anatoly"] [Black "Dreev, Alexey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2699"] [BlackElo "2676"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2000.11.01"] [EventType "k.o. (rapid)"] [EventRounds "3"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 080"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.01.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%mdl 1]} 1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bb5 (7. d4 {may lead to the Panov Attack, which Karpov regularly plays-with Black.}) 7... e6 8. O-O Be7 9. d4 O-O 10. Re1 {The difference is that in the Panov Attack the B is usually on d3 or c4.} a6 $6 {[%mdl 16384]} (10... Bd7 { Balashov-Yandemirov, RUS-Cup02 Moscow 1998 CBM 63}) (10... Nxc3 {- Belikov-Filipenko, RUS-Cup02 Moscow 1998}) 11. Bxc6 $1 {weakening Black's P structure. The backward c P and the dark squares are the main targets.} (11. Bd3 {leads to the Panov Attack with an extra a6 for Black, which cannot be bad at all.} Ncb4 (11... Bd7 {is illogical now.} 12. a3 Re8 13. Ne4 h6 14. Bb1 Bf8 15. Qd3 g6 16. h4 $16 {Kovacevic-Bilobrk, Zadar op 1998}) (11... Bf6 12. Be4 Nce7 13. Bg5 Ng6 14. Nxd5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 Qxg5 16. Nb6 {now we see the problems of a6.} Rb8 17. Qb3 Rd8 18. Rad1 Nf4 19. Qg3 h6 20. Qxg5 hxg5 21. g3 Nd5 22. Bxd5 {liquidating for a good N versus bad B K.} exd5 {(Delchev-Jovanic, Zadar op 1998)} 23. Re7 (23. Re5 Be6 24. Rc1 (24. Rxg5 $4 Rd6 25. Na4 f6 $19) 24... Rd6 25. Na4 $14) 23... Be6 24. Rc1 Rd6 25. Na4 $14) 12. Bb1 b5 {uses the extra a6.} 13. Ne4 {>< c5} Nf6 14. a3 Nbd5 15. Qd3 Ra7 16. Ne5 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18. Qd3 Bb7 19. Bg5 g6 20. Bh6 Re8 21. Ba2 Bd5 {parrying all the threats, after which the isolated P may become a weakness in the K.} 22. Bxd5 Qxd5 23. Rac1 Bf8 24. Bxf8 Rxf8 25. Rc5 Qa2 26. b4 Nd7 27. Rc2 Nxe5 28. dxe5 Rd7 $11 { Jaderberg-Hultin, SWE-chT 1998}) (11. Ba4 {helps only for Black to get control over the long /^.} b5 12. Bc2 Ncb4 13. Bb1 Bb7 14. a3 Nxc3 15. bxc3 Nd5 16. Qd3 g6 17. Ne5 Rc8 18. c4 bxc4 19. Nxc4 Bg5 $17 {Goodger-Bourne, Monarch Assurance 1999}) 11... bxc6 12. Ne5 Bb7 ({Black cannot get rid if his weakness so easy:} 12... c5 $2 13. Nc6 Nxc3 14. bxc3 Qd7 15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Ba3 $18) 13. Na4 Rc8 $2 {The R is very passive here, if c6-c5 cannot come.} (13... Qc7 14. Nc5 $16 ( 14. Nd3 Rad8 15. Nac5)) (13... a5 $1 {/\ Ba6 activating the passive B is logical from strategical point of view.} 14. Nc5 (14. Nd3 Ba6 15. Nac5 (15. Ndc5 Bb5) 15... Bxd3 {exchanging the bad B.}) 14... Bxc5 15. dxc5 Qe7 16. Qg4 Rfd8 17. Bh6 f6 18. Nc4 e5 19. Nd6 Bc8 20. Qg3 a4 $14) 14. Nd3 $1 $16 { overprotecting the vital >< c5.} (14. Nc5 Bxc5 15. dxc5 Qe7 (15... a5 16. Qg4 Qe7 {- 15...Qe7}) 16. Qg4 a5 (16... Rfd8 17. Bh6 g6 (17... f6 $2 18. Nc4 e5 19. Nd6 $16) 18. Rad1 $16 Qxc5 $2 19. Nxf7 $1 $18) 17. Nc4 $16) 14... a5 15. Nac5 { White's knights are excellent now.} Qc7 16. Bd2 {>< a5} Ra8 {Sad, but true.} 17. Rc1 Rfd8 18. Ne5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 $1 {keeping the important >< c5 for the pieces.} a4 20. Qf3 Qe7 21. Rec1 $1 {White wants to keep his strong N versus bad B.} ({There is no need to hurry with winning the weak c P.} 21. Nxc6 Bxc6 22. Rxc6 Rab8 23. Ba5 Re8 $14) 21... Rdb8 (21... Ra6 22. h3 $16) 22. R1c2 (22. Nxc6 Bxc6 23. Rxc6 Qd7 24. R6c2 $16) 22... Ra6 23. h3 f6 {Black is already asking the N to take the P.} (23... Rb6 24. Qg3 Rc8 25. Nc4 $16) 24. Nxc6 Rxc6 25. Rxc6 Qd7 $2 $18 {hoping for some threats on the long /^, but forgeting about his undefended R.} (25... Bxc6 {was the only move.} 26. Rxc6 Qe8 (26... Rxb2 $2 27. Rc8+ Kf7 28. Qh5+ $18) 27. Rc2 Qg6 28. Rc1 h6 (28... Rxb2 $2 29. Qa3 $18) 29. b3 axb3 30. axb3 $16) 26. Qg3 (26. R6c5 {was also possible.} e5 ( 26... Nb4 27. Qg3 Na6 28. Rc7 $1 $18) 27. dxe5 Nb4 28. e6 $1 Qxe6 (28... Qe8 29. Qg3 Nxc2 30. Bh6 g6 (30... Qf8 31. Bxg7 $18) 31. Qc7 $18) 29. Qf4 $18) 26... e5 27. R6c5 Re8 28. dxe5 fxe5 (28... Rxe5 29. Qg4 $18 (29. b4 $18)) 29. Qg4 Qf7 30. Qxa4 Rf8 31. Qh4 h6 32. Be3 Ra8 (32... Nxe3 33. fxe3 Qxa2 34. Qe7 $18) 33. a3 Ra6 34. Rc8+ $1 {liquidating to a winning K.} Bxc8 35. Rxc8+ Kh7 36. Qe4+ Rg6 (36... g6 37. Qxe5 $18) 37. b4 Qe6 38. Rd8 Nc3 39. Qa8 Rf6 40. Re8 Qd6 41. Rh8+ Kg6 42. Rd8 Qc7 43. Qc8 Qxc8 44. Rxc8 Nd5 45. b5 Kf5 46. a4 Ke4 47. a5 Ne7 48. Rc7 1-0 [Event "Novy Bydzov op 1st"] [Site "Novy Bydzov"] [Date "2002.07.02"] [Round "2"] [White "Klenburg, Mikhail"] [Black "Golod, Vitali"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2376"] [BlackElo "2538"] [Annotator "Golod,V"] [PlyCount "270"] [EventDate "2002.07.01"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "CZE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 090"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.09.20"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nd2 e5 5. h3 {It is difficult to explain this move!} Bd6 6. e4 O-O 7. Ngf3 Re8 8. O-O $11 Nbd7 $5 {[%csl Re5][%CAl Gd7f8, Gf8g6,Yg6e5]} 9. b3 $5 {Besides,white has two principales options:} (9. Re1 $5 {See comments to Hodgson,J-Mestel,A/Plymouth,1992/CBM 30 ext(1/2-1/2)(Bulletin) (40)}) (9. Nh4 $5 {See comments to McShane,L-Comp P ConNers/Lippstadt,1999/CBM 72(1-0)(King)(27)}) 9... a5 ({Were checked in the preceding games:} 9... Nf8) ( {and} 9... Qc7) 10. a3 $146 {This move looks more logically,than:} (10. a4 $6 Nf8 (10... b6 $5 11. Bb2 Ba6 12. exd5 $6 (12. Re1 $142) 12... cxd5 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Rc1 Rad8 $15 {Bouhallel,R-Fontaine,R/Cappelle la Grande,2001(0-1)(30)}) 11. Bb2 Ng6 12. Qe2 h6 13. Rfe1 Bd7 14. Nf1 Qc7 15. Rad1 Rad8 {=/=/+ Harikrishna, P-Ramesh,R/Nagpur,2002(0-1)(40)}) 10... Nf8 11. Re1 Ng6 12. Bb2 Bd7 13. Qe2 h6 {I am not sure in expediency of last move.} (13... a4 $6 14. b4 $140 d4 15. c3 dxc3 16. Bxc3 {[%CAl Gd3d4]}) (13... Qc7 $5) 14. Qf1 {Interesting point for queen!} Qc7 (14... d4 $5 {[%csl Rf1]}) 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. c4 $6 {[%mdl 16384] The not compelled easing of a point "d4".} ({It was better:} 16. exd5 cxd5 $140 17. c4 {[%csl Rc7]} d4 (17... e4 $143 18. Nd4 $1 (18. cxd5 $6 exf3 19. Rxc7 fxg2 20. Kxg2 (20. Rxe8+ Nxe8 $17 (20... Rxe8 $4 21. Qc1)) 20... Bxc7 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Ne4 $15) 18... e3 $140 $2 19. Rxe3 Rxe3 20. fxe3 Bxg3 21. cxd5 $16) 18. c5 Bf8 19. b4 $13) 16... dxe4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. dxe4 Bc5 19. Qd3 Rcd8 20. Qc2 Bc8 21. Rcd1 Qe7 {[%csl Ra3]} 22. a4 $6 {[%csl Rb4][%mdl 16384] The next not compelled easing of a field "b4".} (22. Qc1 $142) 22... f6 $15 {[%csl Rd4][%CAl Gg6f8,Gf8e6]} 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. Rd1 Nf8 25. Bc3 $1 { It is necessary to entice black's pawn on point "b6".} b6 {[%csl Rb6,Ye7][%CAl Ye7c7,Yc7b6] Now the black's queen can not borrow him.} 26. Rxd8 Qxd8 27. Qd2 ( {Is a possible continuation of the play:} 27. Nh4 $5) 27... Qxd2 28. Bxd2 { [%mdl 4096]} Ne6 29. Bf1 Kf7 ({From my point of view,it was better right away: } 29... g5 {/\Bd7-e8-g6(?e4)}) 30. Kg2 g5 $5 31. Be2 Bd7 {/\Ke7,Be8-g6(?e4)} 32. Bd1 Ke7 33. Nh2 {[%csl Rh6][%CAl Gh2g4,Gg4e3,Ge3f5]} Be8 {[%CAl Ge8g6]} 34. Ng4 Bg6 $1 35. f3 h5 36. Nf2 Bd4 $1 37. b4 $140 axb4 38. Bxb4+ Kd7 39. a5 bxa5 40. Bxa5 Nc5 {The black's pieces borrow ideal positions,but it is not enough for a victory.} 41. Be2 Bf7 42. Bb4 Na4 43. Nd3 $1 Bc3 ({Weakly:} 43... c5 $2 { in view of:} 44. Bd1 {[%csl Ya4,Rc5][%CAl Ya4c5,Gd1a4]} Nb2 45. Nxb2 cxb4 46. Nd3 Bc3 47. Bb3 $11 {[%CAl Gg3g4]}) 44. Ba3 Nb6 45. c5 Nc4 46. Bc1 Bd4 47. h4 $6 ({More actively:} 47. f4 $5) 47... gxh4 48. gxh4 Na5 49. Bd2 Nb3 50. Bb4 Be3 {[%CAl Gb3d4]} 51. Kg3 Nd4 52. Bf1 Ne6 $1 53. Bh3 Ke7 54. Ba3 Nf4 $1 {My knight not bad has worked, but now it is necessary to exchange him.} 55. Nxf4 exf4+ 56. Kg2 $6 ({It was much better:} 56. Kh2 $5 Bf2 (56... Be6 $143 57. Bf1) 57. Bc1 Bxc5 58. Bxf4 Bf2 59. Bg3 Bd4 $15 {[%CAl Gc6c5]}) 56... Be6 57. Bf5 { Strong protective resource!} (57. Bxe6 $143 Kxe6 58. Kf1 Ke5 59. Ke2 Bd4 { [%csl Rc5,Rh4][%CAl Gf6f5]}) 57... Bxf5 58. exf5 Bd4 {[%CAl Yd4f6,Yd4a1]} 59. Kf1 Kd8 {[%CAl Gd8c7,Gc7b7,Gb7a6,Ga6b5]} 60. Ke2 Kc7 61. Kd3 $8 Bf2 62. Ke4 Bxh4 63. Kxf4 Kb7 (63... Bg5+ $2 {is refuted by:} 64. Kg3 {[%csl Rh5][%CAl Gf3f4]}) 64. Ke4 Ka6 65. f4 $2 {Because of this not compelled mistake,my contender receives a very bad position.} ({After:} 65. Bb2 $1 Kb5 $140 66. Bd4 Kc4 (66... Kb4 67. Kd3 Kb3 68. f4 Kb4 69. Ke3) 67. f4 Kb4 68. Ke3 Kb3 69. Kd3 Ka2 70. Kd2 {White keep a equality.}) 65... Kb5 66. Kf3 {[%csl Rf6,Yh4][%CAl Gf3g2,Gg2h3,Yh4f6,Ga3b2]} Kc4 {[%CAl Gh4e1,Ge1c3]} 67. Bb2 $8 Kxc5 68. Kg2 Kd5 69. Kh3 Be1 70. Bxf6 Ke4 {[%csl Rf5]} 71. Be7 Kxf5 72. Bd6 Ke4 $22 73. Kg2 Bh4 74. Kh3 Bf6 75. Kg2 Kf5 76. Kf3 (76. Kh3 $143 h4 $22) 76... Bh4 77. Bb4 Bd8 78. Bd6 Ba5 79. Kg3 Bd2 $22 80. Kf3 Be1 81. Be7 (81. Ke2 $144 Bg3 82. Kf3 h4 83. Be7 Be1 {[%CAl Gh4h3]}) 81... h4 82. Bd6 h3 83. Bc5 h2 84. Kg2 Bg3 85. Bb6 Bxf4 {At last it was possible to take away the pawn "f4". Now I begin new stage of realization.} 86. Bc5 Ke4 87. Kh1 Kd5 88. Bb6 Be5 89. Kg2 Ke4 90. Bc5 Bc7 91. Kh1 Kd5 92. Ba7 Be5 93. Bb6 Bd4 94. Ba5 c5 {It is necessary to give back the pawn "h2".} 95. Kxh2 Ke4 (95... Kc4 $4 96. Bb6 $11 {[%CAl Gb6c5]}) 96. Kg2 Kd3 97. Kf1 c4 98. Bb4 Bb2 ({Not at once I have understood, that the sole plan of game for a win:} 98... Kc2 {/\Kb3 and so on.}) 99. Ba5 Bc3 100. Bd8 Be5 101. Ba5 Bf6 102. Bb4 Bh8 103. Ba5 Bc3 104. Bd8 Bd2 105. Bf6 Ba5 (105... Be3 $2 106. Ke1 Bd4 107. Bxd4 Kxd4 108. Kd2 $11) 106. Bg7 Kd2 107. Be5 Kd3 108. Bf6 Bb4 109. Be5 Bd2 110. Bf6 Ke3 111. Bg5+ Kd3 112. Bf6 Ba5 113. Be5 Kd2 114. Bf6 Bc3 115. Be7 Kd3 $2 {At this moment on my hours there were 1,5 minutes.} 116. Bd6 $2 ({After:} 116. Bd8 {Mikhail could third time repeat a position.}) 116... Ba5 117. Be5 Bb4 118. Bf6 Bc3 119. Be7 Bd4 120. Bb4 Kc2 $1 {At last I have found the correct plan of game for a win.} 121. Ke2 Kb3 122. Ba5 Bc3 123. Bd8 Bb4 124. Bf6 Ba3 $1 {[%CAl Ga3b2]} 125. Be5 Bb2 126. Bf4 c3 $19 127. Kd3 c2 128. Bg5 Be5 129. Bc1 Bg7 130. Be3 Kb2 131. Kc4 Kb1 132. Kb3 Bb2 133. Bf4 Bc1 134. Bd6 Bg5 135. Ba3 Bf6 $22 {Please pay your attention to the fantastic work of the black's bishop.} 0-1 [Event "Bermuda"] [Site "Bermuda"] [Date "2005.02.06"] [Round "7"] [White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2661"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2005.01.30"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "BER"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CBM 106"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.06.06"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.06.06"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. exd5 Nf6 5. Qa4+ (5. Nc3 {is the main line leading to the Panov Attack in many cases.}) 5... Nbd7 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Bc4 (8. Qb3 a6 {/\ b5, Bb7} (8... O-O 9. Bc4 Nc5 {- Kacheishvili-Negulescu, New York 1999 CBM 70} (9... a6 10. a4 Qa5 {[%emt 0:00:58] - Becerra Rivera-Burmakin, Linares op 1997 CBM})) 9. a4 Nb6 (9... Qb6 10. Bc4 Qxb3 11. Bxb3 {and it is not so easy for Black to get back the sacrificed P.} Nc5 12. Bc4 Bf5 13. d4 Nd3+ 14. Bxd3 Bxd3 15. Bf4 {/\ d6} O-O 16. O-O-O Bc4 17. d6 exd6 18. Bxd6 Rfc8 19. a5 Ng4 (19... Nd5 $5) 20. Bg3 $14 {Rodriguez Talavera-Lopez, Sevilla 1992}) (9... O-O 10. Bc4 {- 8...0-0 9. Bc4 a6 10.a4}) 10. Bc4 {This move doesn't look healthy, and later White has to give back the P anyway.} (10. a5 {gives back the P immediately, but gets some |^, at least for a while.} Nbxd5 11. Bc4 e6 12. O-O O-O 13. d3 b5 (13... h6 {is a slow plan. Black has to solve the problem of his c8 B.} 14. Bd2 Qd7 15. Rfe1 Rd8 16. Rac1 Qd6 17. Ne4 Qf8 18. h3 Kh7 19. Ng3 Bd7 {Perhaps it is too late.} 20. Ne4 Be8 21. Nxf6+ Bxf6 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Qxb7 $16 {winning an important P on the <<, G.Kuzmin-Kruppa, Nikolaev 1993.}) 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Be3 Nfd7 $5 {This seems to be the logical continuation.} (15... Nxc4 {This strengthens White's P structure.} 16. dxc4 ( 16. Qxc4 $6 {is out of question because of} Bb7 $15) 16... Qc7 17. Bb6 Qb8 18. Na4 {White has to concentrate all of his forces on the <<.} Bb7 $5 (18... Nd7 19. Rfd1 Nxb6 20. Nxb6 Ra7 21. c5 Rc7 22. Rac1 Qb7 23. Qa3 $14 {with a strong o^ on c5, Fernandez Garcia-Silman, New York 1987.}) 19. Bc5 (19. Bd4 Ng4 $1 { suddenly Black gets counterchances on the >>.} 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 (20... Bxf3 $4 21. Qxb8 Rfxb8 22. gxf3 $18) 21. g3 Qc7 $13) 19... Rc8 20. Rfd1 Be4 21. Qe3 Bc2 $13 ) 16. Na4 (16. Rfd1 Bb7 $13) 16... Nxa4 (16... Nxc4 17. dxc4 (17. Qxc4 $6 Bb7 $15) 17... Rb8 18. Qc2 Bb7 $13 {^^}) 17. Rxa4 Qc7 (17... Rb8 18. Rb4) 18. Rc1 Nc5 19. Bxc5 (19. Bb5 $6 {is strongly answered by} Qxh2+ $1 20. Kxh2 Nxb3 21. Rc7 Rb8 22. Bxa6 Bxa6 23. Rxa6 Bxb2 {1/2:1/2 A.Rodriguez-P.Schlosser, Cienfuegos 1997}) 19... Qxc5 20. d4 Qd6 $11 {with a comfortable position for Black because of the weaknesses on b2 and d4.}) 10... Nxc4 (10... O-O 11. O-O) 11. Qxc4 O-O 12. O-O b6 (12... b5 $5 {looks also tempting for example:} 13. Qc5 (13. Qb3 Bb7) 13... Bb7 14. axb5 (14. Re1 Nxd5) 14... axb5 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Re1 Nxd5 $13 {with a strong ^^.}) 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Nc6 Qc7 {White cannot keep his stronghold on c6 for long, Malakhov-Dreev, New Delhi/Teheran 2000 CBM 081.} ) 8... O-O 9. d3 (9. Qb3 {- 8.Qb3}) 9... a6 (9... Nb6 10. Qb3 Bg4 11. Ne5 Bf5 12. O-O {Black has serious problems gaining back the d5 P.} Rc8 13. Re1 Ne8 { If Black has to blockade d6, White's space advantage in the [+] becomes annoying.} (13... Nfd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Bg5 $16) 14. Bf4 (14. a4 Nd6 $13 { Gashimov-Szczechowicz, Bydgoszcz 1999}) 14... Nd6 15. h3 $14 {Panno-Tempone, Argentina 1995}) 10. Qa3 b6 {/\ Bb7, b5, Nb6 winning back the sacrificed P, but it costs precious time.} (10... Ne8 $143 {gives up the fight for >< d5 forever.} 11. Bf4 Nb6 (11... Ndf6 12. O-O Nd6 13. Rfe1 Re8 14. h3 $14 {and White has a strong pressure in the [+], Gagunashvili-Barnaure, Dubai 2004.}) 12. O-O Nd6 13. Rfe1 {There is no need to defend the passive c4 B.} (13. Qb3 Bf5 14. Rfe1 Rc8 15. Rac1 $5 (15. Nd2 Nd7 $132 {Cicak-Larsson, SWE-chT 2002-03} )) 13... Nbxc4 14. dxc4 Nxc4 15. Qb4 Nd6 16. Rxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxd6 $16) (10... Nb6 $142 11. Qb3 Bg4 (11... Bf5 12. O-O Qc7 13. Bg5 Nxc4 14. dxc4 Bd3 15. d6 $1 Qxd6 (15... exd6 $2 16. Bxf6 Bxf1 (16... Bxf6 17. Nd5 $18) 17. Nd5 Qxc4 18. Rxf1 Qxb3 19. axb3 $16) 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Rxd6 exd6 $14 {and Black has some compensation for sacrificed Q, but probably not 100%, Naer-Erenburg, Ashdod 2004.}) 12. Be3 (12. Ne5 Qc7 $13) 12... Nbd7 13. Qxb7 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Rb8 15. Qxa6 {White has a lot of extra pawns, but his P structure is seriously weakened, his K has no shelter.} Rxb2 16. Qa3 Rb8 17. Ke2 (17. O-O Ne5 18. Kg2 Qd7) (17. f4 Ng4 18. O-O e5 $1 19. dxe6 Qh4 20. exf7+ Kh8 $44) 17... Ne5 $44 {Rahman-Neelotpal, Dhaka 1999}) 11. O-O Bb7 12. Re1 Re8 (12... b5 13. Bb3 Re8 14. Ng5 {- 12.Re1}) 13. Ng5 $5 (13. Bg5 b5 14. Bb3 Nb6 15. Bxf6 (15. Re2 Nbxd5 $13 {Vaisman-D.Ross, FRA-chT 1989}) 15... Bxf6 { and White cannot hold his stronghold on d5 anymore.} 16. Ne4 Bg7 $13) 13... b5 14. Bb3 Nb6 (14... Qb6 $143 {is not fighting directly against >< d5.} 15. Qb4 Qd6 (15... a5 $5 16. Qxb5 Qxb5 17. Nxb5 a4 18. Bc4 $16) (15... h6 16. Nge4 a5 17. Qxb5 Qxb5 18. Nxb5 a4 19. Bc4 $16) 16. Qh4 h5 (16... Rac8 17. Nce4 $16) 17. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 18. Re6 Qc5 19. Be3 Qc8 20. d6 Kf8 21. Bf4 {1-0 Rahman-Villamayor, Manila 1995}) (14... h6 {helps only for White.} 15. Nge4 Nxe4 16. dxe4 Ne5 17. Rd1 Qc7 18. d6 exd6 19. Qxd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 $14 {Naer-Mittelman, Ashdod 2004}) ( 14... Rc8 $5 $13) 15. d6 e6 {Now >< d6 becomes vulnerable, Black's pieces are rather active.} 16. Nge4 (16. Qb4 h6 17. Nge4 Nfd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 $142 $13 ( 18... exd5 {closes the /^ of the light-squared B.} 19. Nc5 Qxd6 20. Bf4 Qf8 21. d4 Nc4 $13 {Goreskul-Mokalets, UKR-ch 2004})) 16... Nxe4 (16... Nbd7 {- Harikrishna-L.Dominguez, Bermuda 2005 CBM 106.}) 17. Nxe4 (17. dxe4 $5 Be5 18. Rd1) 17... Bxe4 $142 (17... h6 {/\ Bf8, defending >< g5.} 18. Bd2 Bf8 19. Qa5 ( 19. Ba5 {is less adequate:} Bxe4 20. dxe4 Bxd6) 19... Bxe4 20. dxe4 Bxd6 21. Rad1 $14 {J.Vilela}) (17... Be5 {allows} 18. Bg5 $16) 18. dxe4 ({but not} 18. Rxe4 $2 Nc8 19. Bf4 Bf8 $15) 18... Be5 19. Rd1 (19. Be3 Bxd6 20. Bc5 Bxc5 21. Qxc5 $13) (19. Qc5 Bxd6 20. Qe3 Nd7 $13) 19... Qh4 20. g3 $6 (20. f4 $5 { giving back the other P was better:} Bxf4 21. Bxf4 Qxf4 22. Qc5 $14) 20... Qxe4 21. Be3 Nd7 (21... Nd5 22. Bc5 $14) 22. Rd2 Red8 (22... a5 23. Rc1 a4 24. Bc2 Qc4 $13) 23. Rad1 Nf6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] The blockading N has to remain on the blockading square!} (23... Rdc8 $44 {/\ Rc6, Rac8 and the b3 B cannot find his place.}) 24. d7 $18 {Now White's o^ becomes a monster and White penetrates on the dark squares.} Qb7 25. Qe7 $1 Qc6 26. Bg5 $1 Qf3 (26... Kg7 27. Re2 Ng8 28. Qxd8 $18) 27. Bxe6 $1 {Finally this B joins the -> as well!} Kh8 (27... fxe6 28. Qxe6+ Kg7 29. Qxe5 $18) 28. Rd3 1-0 [Event "Cutro 05th"] [Site "Cutro"] [Date "1999.04.30"] [Round "9"] [White "Georgiev, Krum"] [Black "Epishin, Vladimir"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B11"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2575"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "28"] [EventDate "1999.04.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "ITA"] [EventCategory "10"] [SourceTitle "CBM 071"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. b3 $6 (6. d3 {is the real main line here.}) 6... Nf6 (6... d4 {is another strategy to close the [+] gaining some space on the <<.} 7. Ne2 (7. Nd1 Nd7 (7... c5 $6 {allows for White to get rid of his bad light-squared B.} 8. Bb5+ Nd7 9. O-O a6 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. d3)) 7... c5 8. Nf4 (8. d3 {closes the /^ for the Bf1 forever.} Nc6 9. Qg3 Nb4 $1 10. Kd1 b5 $36) 8... Nc6 9. Nd3 {This is a somewhat sophisticated setup.} (9. Bb5 {was the natural plan, although after} Qb6 {Black is OK.}) 9... Nf6 10. g3 Be7 11. Bg2 O-O 12. e5 {opening up the long /^ for the B, but giving away the important central square d5.} Nd5 13. Qe4 b6 14. Bb2 {The B is not particularly active here...} Ndb4 $13 {Rauzer-Chekhover, SU-ch10 Tbilisi}) (6... Nd7 7. Bb2 Ngf6 8. O-O-O (8. exd5 {gives up the [+] for almost nothing.} cxd5 9. Bb5 Bd6 10. O-O O-O 11. d4 Rc8 12. Bd3 Bb8 $11 {and the B on b2 is pathetic, Clarke-Golombek, BCF-ch Hastings 1953.}) 8... Bb4 $5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. g4 {The whole plan of White looks dubious.} O-O 11. g5 Ne8 12. h4 Rc8 13. Kb1 Qc7 14. Rc1 Nd6 15. Qg4 Bxc3 16. dxc3 Ne4 17. c4 Nd2+ 18. Ka1 dxc4 19. Rh3 Nxf1 20. Rxf1 Qc5 21. h5 Qf5 $1 $15 {Zapata-Groszpeter, Zenica 1986}) 7. Bb2 (7. g4 Nbd7 (7... g6 {is not necessary at all.} 8. Bb2 Bg7 9. O-O-O Nxe4 10. Nxe4 dxe4 11. Qxe4 Bxb2+ 12. Kxb2 Qf6+ 13. d4 Nd7 14. f4 O-O-O 15. Bg2 Rhe8 16. Kb1 $14 { with a huge space advantage, Zapata-Burger, NY Kavkasian 1983.}) (7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nxe4 9. Qxe4 Qd5 10. Bg2 Qxe4+ 11. Bxe4 Be7 $11) 8. Bb2 Bb4 $13 {with a strong pressure on >< e4.}) 7... Bc5 $1 {This is the most active try here. Other alternatives, however do not seem bad as well, for example:} (7... Be7 8. O-O-O (8. e5 $6 Nfd7 9. d4 c5 $15 {/\ Nc6})) (7... Bb4 $5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Bb5+ Nc6) 8. e5 $2 {White closes the /^ for his fianchettoed B.} (8. O-O-O Bd4 $5 { contains more venom.} (8... dxe4 {is the simple equalizing way.} 9. Nxe4 Bd4 ( 9... Nxe4 $2 10. Qxe4 Bxf2 11. Bxg7) 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 $11) 9. exd5 (9. d3 Qa5) 9... cxd5 10. Bb5+ Nc6 {and Black has everything in order.}) 8... Nfd7 9. Ne2 Qe7 10. a4 $2 {against Ba3, but loses time and weakens the <<.} (10. O-O-O Ba3 11. d4 Bxb2+ 12. Kxb2 c5 $15) 10... O-O 11. d4 Bb6 12. a5 $2 {following the wrong concept.} (12. g3 f6 $17) (12. O-O-O c5 {/\ Nc6} (12... f6)) (12. Ba3 c5) 12... Bc7 13. Qc3 $2 (13. Qe3 c5 14. f4 Nc6 $19) 13... c5 14. b4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] White's whole plan was based on this blunder!} (14. f4 Nc6 $19) 14... cxd4 $1 (14... cxd4 15. Qxc7 Qxb4+ $19) 0-1 [Event "Bundesliga 0203"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "2002.11.16"] [Round "3.3"] [White "Golubev, Mikhail"] [Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B11"] [WhiteElo "2528"] [BlackElo "2631"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2002.10.19"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CBM 093"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.04.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Stuttgart"] [BlackTeam "Emsdetten Turm"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 Nd7 (6... dxe4 7. Nxe4 Qxd4 8. Bd3 {- Nevednichy-Iordachescu, Cicoltea mem 2001 CBM 82}) (6... Nf6 {looks more aggressive.}) 7. Bd3 (7. exd5 cxd5 8. Bd3 Ngf6 9. O-O Be7 10. a4 O-O 11. a5 a6 12. Ra4 Nb8 13. Bd2 Nc6 $11 {Kasparian-Konstantinopolsky, SU-sf Kiev 1940}) 7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 {Here we cannot say that White has been punished for his slightly extravagant setup.} Ngf6 (8... Ndf6 9. O-O Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 {- 8...Ngf6}) 9. c3 (9. Ng3 {White wants to avoid the exchanges, but the N on g3 is pathetic.} Bd6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Re1 O-O 12. Ne4 {Acknowledging his mistake.} Nxe4 13. Rxe4 Rae8 14. Bd2 c5 15. c3 cxd4 16. cxd4 {creating a weak isolated P and successfully blockading it after} Nb6 $15 {Felgaer-Gausel, Bled ol (Men) 2002}) (9. O-O Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qe3 Nd5 12. Qe2 (12. Qf3 Qf6 13. Qxf6 Nxf6 {This type of K is only slightly better because of the ^^.} 14. Rd1 O-O-O 15. Be3 {running into} Nd5 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Bxe7 Nxe7 18. Be4 Nd5 $11 {R.Fischer-Kampars, New Western Open Milwaukee USA 1957}) 12... Qf6 13. Qg4 h6 14. c4 Nb4 15. Bb1 Be7 16. a3 Na6 17. Be3 Rd8 18. Bc2 $14 {Kudrin-Cohen, US op Boston 2001}) 9... Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 (10... Bd6 11. O-O Nf6 12. Qf3 Bc7 13. Re1 Qd5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 {The K is only slightly better for White, as it was mentioned before due to the ^^.} 15. c4 Nf4 16. Bf1 O-O-O 17. Be3 Nh5 18. g3 Nf6 19. b4 e5 20. Rad1 $14 {V.Atlas-Van Tilbury, Moscow ol (Men) 1994}) 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Bf4 (12. O-O O-O 13. Bf4 Nd7 14. Qh5 g6 15. Qf3 Re8 16. Rfe1 Bg5 17. Bd6 Be7 18. Bg3 Bh4 $11 {Black is happy to eliminate White's ^^, Guimard-Bolbochan, Mar del Plata 1942.}) 12... Bd6 {This is the natural plan, White has to avoid the exchange of his ^^.} 13. Bxd6 Qxd6 14. Qe5 O-O-O 15. Qxd6 Rxd6 $11 {Now White has really nothing.} 16. O-O-O g6 17. f4 $2 {White overestimates his chances. This move creates some weaknesses on the >>.} (17. Rhe1 Rhd8 18. Bc2 $11) 17... h5 $1 {/\ h4, >< f4} 18. g3 Rhd8 19. Be2 h4 $1 20. g4 Nd5 {>< f4} 21. Rdf1 b5 {strengthening the centralized N's position.} 22. Rf3 a5 {gaining space on the other flank.} 23. Rd1 Kc7 24. Kc2 Kb6 25. Bd3 f5 $6 {This creates also targets for White.} (25... c5 26. dxc5+ Kxc5 {looked more to the point.} 27. g5 Nb6 $15) (25... a4 26. g5 (26. f5 exf5 27. gxf5 g5 $15) 26... c5 $15) 26. a3 c5 (26... a4 {deprives Black from any activities on the <<.} 27. Re1 c5 28. dxc5+ Kxc5 29. Re5) 27. dxc5+ Kxc5 28. Re1 Kb6 (28... fxg4 29. hxg4 Nxf4 30. Rxf4 Rxd3 31. b4+ axb4 32. axb4+ Kc6 33. Rxe6+ $11 { leads to a drawish R K.}) 29. Re5 Rc8 (29... fxg4 $5 30. hxg4 Rf8 $1 (30... Nxf4 31. Rxf4 Rxd3 32. Rxe6+ Kc7 $11) 31. Be2 $1 {and the >< f4 is taboo:} (31. g5 h3 $1 $15) (31. Bxg6 Nxf4 $15) 31... Rh8 (31... Rxf4 $4 32. Rxd5) (31... Nxf4 $6 32. Rxb5+) 32. Bf1 a4 33. Re4 $11) (29... a4 30. g5 $11) 30. Bf1 Rc5 ( 30... Rf8 31. g5 $11) (30... fxg4 31. hxg4 Rf8 32. g5 $11) 31. Rd3 Rdc6 32. Rd4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This is a serious blunder...} (32. gxf5 gxf5 33. Rd4 $11) 32... fxg4 $1 33. hxg4 g5 $1 $19 {and suddenly White loses precious material!} 34. fxg5 (34. Rxg5 Ne3+ $19) 34... Nb4+ 35. axb4 Rxe5 36. bxa5+ Kxa5 37. g6 Rg5 38. Bg2 (38. Bd3 Kb6 $19) 38... e5 39. Rd5 Rcxg6 40. Bf1 e4 0-1 [Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 29th"] [Site "Sarajevo"] [Date "1999.05.24"] [Round "7"] [White "Short, Nigel D"] [Black "Leko, Peter"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B11"] [WhiteElo "2695"] [BlackElo "2690"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "88"] [EventDate "1999.05.17"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "BIH"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CBM 071"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d3 {This is not a very pretensious plan, White wants to play a closed middlegame position.} (3. Nf3 Bg4) 3... g6 4. g3 (4. Qe2 Bg7 5. g3 dxe4 6. dxe4 e5 {In this type of position the N on c3 is a bit unfortunate.} 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Rd1 Qa5 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Qf2 O-O 11. Nge2 Re8 $11 {Suttles-T. Petrosian, Siegen olm 1970}) 4... Bg7 5. Bg2 Nf6 $2 {This careless developing move allows White to grab the |^ in the [+].} (5... dxe4 6. dxe4 Qxd1+ 7. Nxd1 e5 $11 {was the simple continuation with equality.}) 6. e5 $1 {Suddenly White changes the course of the game!} (6. Nge2 {is too quiet, for example:} O-O 7. O-O e5 {Now Black has a strong central P formation.} 8. Bg5 {White wants to put pressure on >< d5, but Black can easily defend it.} Be6 9. Qd2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 $1 11. Bxe4 Qb6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. f4 f5 14. Bg2 Nd7 $15 { Novkovic-Kranz, AUT-chT Vorarlberg 1997}) 6... Ng4 (6... Nfd7 {is also met by} 7. f4) 7. f4 f6 {Black has to blow up White's [+] without losing time.} 8. Nf3 $1 {White holds his forepost on e5, which reduces the sphere of the B.} fxe5 9. h3 Nh6 (9... e4 $2 10. dxe4 dxe4 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Ng5 Nh6 13. g4 $16) 10. fxe5 Nf7 11. Qe2 e6 (11... Be6 $6 12. Nd4 Qd7 13. Nxe6 Qxe6 14. d4 Na6 15. h4 $18 {/\ Bh3}) 12. h4 $1 {White wants to secure the place of his B on f4 overprotecting the key square e5.} h6 $1 (12... Nd7 13. Bf4 $1 (13. d4 {allows} c5 $5 14. Nxd5 cxd4 $1 (14... exd5 15. e6 $18)) 13... h6 14. O-O-O {and the P on e5 paralizes the Black pieces.}) 13. d4 $16 Rg8 {Leko defends himself very well!} (13... Nd7 $6 14. Qd3 {>< g6} Nf8 15. Ne2 $16) 14. Be3 $2 {White wants to castle <<, but his K would be in safety on the >>!} (14. Qd3 {is parried by} Bf8) (14. h5 $1 {was the energetic continuation.} g5 {Black has to keep the position closed.} (14... gxh5 15. Nh4 $18) 15. O-O $1 {Now the K is safe on the >>, and White can continue his -> without giving any counterchances.} b6 $1 (15... Nd7 16. Be3 Qe7 17. Nh2 {/\ Ng4} (17. Qd3 $5 {/\ Qh7}) 17... b6 (17... c5 18. Ng4) 18. Ng4 Bb7 19. Rf2 O-O-O 20. Raf1 Rdf8 21. Nf6 $18) 16. Qd3 $1 Ba6 17. Qh7 {This is an annoying penetration!} Kf8 18. Rf2 $16) 14... b6 $1 { The B has to be activated on the /^ f1-a6.} (14... Nd7 $6 15. h5 $1 g5 16. O-O $16) 15. O-O-O {Now castling kingside was already impossible.} Ba6 16. Qd2 Qe7 (16... Nd7 17. Ne2) 17. Ne2 Nd7 18. Nf4 Nf8 $13 19. Qc3 (19. Bh3 O-O-O) 19... Kd7 {If the [+] is closed, the K is usually safe there.} 20. Bh3 Rc8 21. Rd2 Rc7 22. Rf2 Kc8 23. a3 Kb8 {Black has brought his K into complete safety now.} 24. Qb4 Qe8 {Black has to avoid the exchange of queens.} (24... Qxb4 $2 25. axb4 {is a favourable K for White.} Re7 26. Nh2 {/\ Ne6} Bc8 27. Ng4 $16) 25. Nd2 Nd8 26. Bf1 (26. Bg4 Nb7 {/\ c5}) (26. c4 $5) 26... Bxf1 27. Rhxf1 Nb7 28. Nd3 Nd7 29. Kb1 Rf8 30. c4 Rxf2 31. Rxf2 {[#]} g5 $1 {Suddenly Black comes out of passivity and his Q becomes very dangerous.} 32. hxg5 Qg6 33. Qb3 (33. Qc3 c5 $5) (33. Ka2 $5 {was a radical solution to solve the problem of the pin.} hxg5 (33... Qxd3 $6 34. gxh6 Bxh6 (34... Qxe3 35. hxg7 Qg5 (35... Rc8 36. Rf8 $1) 36. Rf8+ $1) 35. Bxh6 Qxg3 (35... Qxd4 36. Rf7) 36. Rf7 Qg6 37. Qe7 $1) 34. Qb3) 33... c5 $1 {suddenly again Black grabs the |^ and his pieces look like the ghost from the bottle.} (33... hxg5 34. Ka2) 34. gxh6 Bxh6 35. Bxh6 cxd4 $1 {[#] This is a witty Zwischenzug again!} (35... Qxh6 $2 36. cxd5) 36. Rf8+ $1 { White has to play accurately.} (36. Ka2 {is met by} Na5 $1 (36... Qxh6 37. cxd5 ) (36... dxc4 37. Nxc4 Qxh6) 37. Qc2 Qxh6 ({but certainly not} 37... dxc4 $4 38. Nb4 $1 Qxh6 (38... Qxc2 39. Nxc2 Nxe5 40. Bf4 Nac6 41. Nxd4 $18) 39. Na6+ Kb7 40. Nxc7 Kxc7 41. Nxc4 $18)) 36... Nxf8 37. Bxf8 Na5 $1 38. Qc2 Nxc4 (38... dxc4 39. Nb4) 39. Nxc4 Rxc4 (39... dxc4 40. Nb4 d3 41. Qd2 $16) 40. Bd6+ Ka8 41. Qb3 Qxg3 42. Ka2 Qe3 43. a4 Qd2 {[#]} 44. Nb4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This is a painful blunder.} (44. Qb5 $1 {was still good for a draw by perpetual.} Qxd3 45. Qe8+ Kb7 46. Qd7+ Ka6 47. Qb5+ $11) 44... Rc3 $1 {catching the Q!} 0-1 [Event "US Masters op"] [Site "Hendersonville"] [Date "2007.03.16"] [Round "5"] [White "Smith, Bryan G"] [Black "Jones, Craig W"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B11"] [WhiteElo "2444"] [BlackElo "2263"] [PlyCount "50"] [EventDate "2007.03.10"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2011"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2010.11.26"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%mdl 8256] B11: Caro-Kann: Two Knights Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. a3 Nf6 7. d3 {last book move} d4 8. Ne2 Qa5+ 9. c3 {Controls b4} c5 10. Bd2 (10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Qf4 Rd8 $15) 10... Qb6 {Black threatens to win material: Qb6xb2} 11. Rb1 Nc6 12. c4 Ne5 13. Qg3 Bd6 14. Nc1 Nxc4 (14... Ng6 15. Qf3 $17) 15. Qxg7 $15 {Traps the king in the center} Nxd2 16. Qxh8+ Ke7 {Black loses the right to castle} 17. Qxa8 Nxb1 18. Be2 Nd7 ( 18... Qxb2 19. O-O Bf4 $15) 19. Qc8 (19. Qg8 $142 {is a viable option} Nf6 20. Qg7 Qxb2 21. O-O $16) 19... Qa5+ $17 20. b4 {White threatens to win material: b4xa5} Qxa3 {Black has a mate threat} (20... cxb4 $5 21. O-O bxa3 $15) 21. O-O $11 Qxb4 (21... cxb4 $142 22. Bh5 Nd2 $11) 22. f4 $4 {hands over the advantage to the opponent} (22. g3 $142 $14 {and White can hope to live}) 22... Nd2 $17 23. e5 $4 {White crumbles in face of a dire situation} (23. Rd1 $142 Bxf4 24. Bh5 $19) 23... Bxe5 $1 {a devastating blow} 24. fxe5 (24. Rd1 Bxf4 25. Qg8 Nf6 $19) 24... Nxf1 25. Kxf1 (25. Bxf1 {is one last hope} Qd2 26. Ne2 $19) 25... Qb1 (25... Qb1 26. Kf2 a5 $19) 0-1 [Event "RUS-chT"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1999.05.23"] [Round "8"] [White "Zhelnin, Vladimir V"] [Black "Yevseev, Denis"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B11"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2500"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "98"] [EventDate "1999.05.??"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 071"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 {This line cannot pretend to a real advantage in the opening. The main idea is to avoid the long main lines and play a complicated middlegame.} 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 Nf6 6. g3 e6 {The loss of the ^^ is not so serious, because Black's position is very stable thanks to his strong central P on d5 restricting the sphere of the fianchettoed B.} 7. Bg2 Bb4 $5 (7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nbd7) (7... Nbd7 {Van der Wiel-Gomez Esteban, Elgoibar 1998 CBM 69}) 8. e5 ({The positional P sacrifice} 8. a3 {is sound, but doesn't lead to an advantage for White.} Bxc3 9. Qxc3 dxe4 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 {The fianchettoed ^^ compensates the loss of the P, but more cannot be said.} e5 (11... O-O 12. Bxe4 $14) (11... Qb6 12. O-O O-O-O $13 {Kudrin-Wells, Hamar op 1983}) 12. O-O O-O) (8. O-O {is the other version of the P sac, but things are not different from the previous one.} Bxc3 9. Qxc3 dxe4 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 (11. Re1 O-O 12. Bb2 e5 13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 c5 {White has gained back the P, but Black's [+] is strong and the ^^ has gone.} 15. Qc4 b6 16. Rae1 Qg5 17. R4e3 Rae8 18. Kg2 Re6 $11 {Klavins-T.Petrosian, SU-chT Moscow 1959}) 11... e5 $5 {The [+] looks more important than the ^^ here.} (11... Qb6 12. Rae1 O-O-O 13. a3 $5 (13. g4 h6 14. a3 Rhg8 {/\ Nd5}) (13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. Rxe4 Nf6 $11) 13... Rhg8 $13)) 8... Nfd7 9. Qg4 (9. Qe2 Qc7 {This seems to be safer than} (9... c5 $5 10. a3 Ba5 11. Nb5 O-O 12. O-O Nc6 13. f4 c4 14. Kh2 a6 15. Nc3 Rc8 16. d3 Nd4 17. Qf2 Bb6 $5 (17... Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nb5 19. d4 f5 {Black has to close the position against the ^^.} (19... Nxc3 20. f5) 20. Bb2 $14 { with a French type of position, where a breakthrough is hard to see, Geller-L. Portisch, Stockholm izt 1962.}) 18. Be3 Nb5)) 9... Bf8 {This manoeuvre is well-known from the French.} 10. f4 ({On} 10. d4 c5 {attacks the [+] immediately, as in the French.} 11. Be3 (11. dxc5 Nc6 $1) 11... cxd4 12. Bxd4 Nc6 13. O-O-O Nxd4 14. Rxd4 Nb6 15. Rhd1 Qd7 16. Bf1 a6 $13 {Clarke-Arkell, Dublin izt 1993}) (10. Qe2 Qc7 11. d4 Qb6 12. Qd1 {The Q's Odysseia has been ended.} c5 {White cannot hold the [+].} 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. O-O Nc6 15. Be3 Qa5 16. f4 O-O-O 17. a3 Bc5 18. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 19. Kh2 g5 $13 {Lukin-Dimitriev, RUS-ch Orel 1992}) 10... g6 (10... Na6 11. d4 c5 12. Be3 g6 13. O-O-O Qa5 14. Nxd5 $5 {is an interesting positional piece sacrifice in order to destroy Black's [+].} exd5 15. Bxd5 $44 {Votava-Velicka, CZE-chT 1994}) 11. O-O (11. b3 Na6 12. a3 Nc7 (12... Qb6 $5) 13. h4 h5 14. Qe2 Be7 15. Bb2 a6 16. Nd1 a5 17. O-O a4 18. b4 Nb5 19. Ne3 Qb6 20. Qd3 O-O-O $14 {Lutikov-Simagin, SU-ch 28 Moscow 1961}) 11... Na6 (11... c5 {/\ Nc6 is logical concentrating the forces to the [+].}) 12. d3 Bc5+ 13. Kh2 Nc7 14. Qe2 f5 (14... Qe7 15. Na4 $14) 15. exf6 $5 (15. Nd1 {The N has to leave in order to give way for the pawns on the <<.} Qe7 16. c3 { /\ d4} a6 (16... d4 17. cxd4 Bxd4 18. Be3) 17. d4 Ba7 18. b4 $14 {/\ a4,Ne3 with space advantage.}) 15... Qxf6 16. Nd1 {The N on c3 is doing nothing.} O-O-O 17. c3 Qe7 18. d4 Bd6 19. Nf2 {Black's backward P on e6 is a structural weakness.} Rdg8 20. h4 $2 {This only weakens his own kingside, and g5 will come soon with a greater effect.} (20. Nd3 h6 21. b3 g5 22. c4) ({or} 20. c4 $5 {both are interesting.}) 20... h6 21. Bh3 Nf6 22. Bd2 $2 {[#]} (22. Kg2 { was the prophylactic move here.} Kb8 23. Bd2 g5 $5 {Black wants to attack without any fear.} 24. fxg5 hxg5 25. Bxg5 Rxg5 26. hxg5 Nh5 $44) 22... g5 $3 { Bléack has to open up the lines and diagonals against the opponent's K.} 23. fxg5 hxg5 24. Bxg5 Rxg5 $1 {There is no retreat anymore!} 25. hxg5 Nh5 26. Nh1 (26. Rg1 Qxg5) 26... Qxg5 {Black has got an excellent play against the white K, meanwhile his K is completely safr on the other side of the board.} 27. Rf3 Qh4 $1 {/\ Ng3} 28. Qg2 Nf6 29. Nf2 Ne4 $1 30. Re1 $1 (30. Nxe4 dxe4 $1 31. Re3 ( 31. Rff1 $2 Rg8 $19) 31... Nd5 {Now the other N joins the battle.} 32. Rxe4 ( 32. Ree1 e3 33. c4 Rg8 $1) 32... Bxg3+ 33. Qxg3 Qxe4 34. Re1 Qf5 35. Re5 Qf1 $1 36. Rxe6 Rxh3+ 37. Qxh3 Qxh3+ 38. Kxh3 Nf4+ $19) 30... Ng5 31. Rfe3 Qh6 32. Rd3 Ne8 $1 {Black has to use his reserves as well.} 33. Rh1 Nf6 $17 34. Kg1 Qg7 ( 34... Nfe4 $4 35. Bxe6+) 35. Bg4 Rf8 36. Rh4 Kb8 37. Be2 e5 38. dxe5 Bxe5 39. Re3 Bc7 40. Rf4 Bb6 41. Ref3 Qe7 42. Kf1 Re8 43. Nd3 Nxf3 44. Rxf3 Ne4 45. Ke1 Bc7 46. Kd1 Ka8 47. Nf4 a6 48. Bd3 Nf6 49. Bf5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This blunder is decisive.} (49. Kc2 Ng4) (49. Ne2 Ng4) (49. Qe2 $1 Ne4 $17 (49... Qc5 50. Qf2)) 49... Bxf4 0-1 [Event "CUB-ch"] [Site "Holguin"] [Date "2002.04.02"] [Round "3"] [White "Abreu Delgado, Aryam"] [Black "Gonzalez Vidal, Yuri"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2444"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "44"] [EventDate "2002.03.31"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "17"] [EventCountry "CUB"] [EventCategory "9"] [SourceTitle "CBM 089"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.08.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 {This is the quiet positional approach, White simply wants to finish his development quickly.} (7. Be3 Bg4 {- Olsson-Eriksson, SWE-ch Linkoping 2001 CBM 85}) 7... Bg4 (7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 (8. cxd4 Nge7 9. a3 {[%emt 0:00:51] - Short-Adianto, Jakarta 1995 CBM} (9. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:42] - Hellers-Epishin, 1994 CBM}) (9. b3 {[%emt 0:00:47] - Nunn-Stohl, Pardubice 1993 CBM})) 8... Nge7 9. Nxf5 Nxf5 10. Bd3 g6 {Minasian-Asrian, ARM-ch Yerevan 1999 CBM 74} (10... Be7 {- Ivanchuk-Anand, Linares 1999 CBM 70})) 8. Nbd2 cxd4 {Lingering with this exchange is not advisable:} (8... Nge7 $6 9. dxc5 $5 Ng6 10. b4 {White gives his e5 P for an advantage on the <<.} Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Ngxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Qa4+ Qd7 14. Bb5 Nc6 15. c4 Be7 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Bb2 O-O 18. Rad1 $14 { Oll-Adianto, Manila ol (Men) 1992}) 9. cxd4 (9. Nxd4 $5 {is another alternative, but the same "French" structure will arise without the light-squared bishops.} Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Nxd4 11. cxd4 Ne7 (11... Qb6 12. Nb3 Ne7 {- 11...Ne7}) 12. Nb3 Qb6 (12... Nc6 13. Be3 Be7 14. Qg4 g6 15. Bh6 Bf8 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 {This exchange was useful for White, it is important to get rid of the passive B.} 17. Rfc1 Kg7 18. Rc3 $14 {Castaneda-Lesiege, North Bay op 1996} ) 13. Be3 Nc6 (13... h5 14. Rfc1 Rc8 15. Rxc8+ Nxc8 16. Bd2 $14 {Xu Yuhua-Xu Yuanyan, HeiBei zt (Women) 2001}) 14. Rfc1 Be7 15. Qg4 g6 16. Bh6 a5 17. Bg7 Rg8 18. Bf6 Bxf6 19. exf6 h5 20. Qf4 g5 21. Qe3 Qd8 $13 {Van Riemsdijk-Sorin, Najdorf op Buenos Aires 1997}) 9... Qb6 (9... Nge7 $142 {is the most logical continuation.} 10. h3 (10. a3 Nf5 (10... Qb6 11. b4 Nf5 {- 10...Nf5}) (10... a5 $5 11. h3 $5 (11. b3 $5) (11. Qa4 $6 {runs into} Nc8 $1 12. Qd1 Qb6 $15 { Pugachov-Kallai, Donau Cup op rapid 1992})) 11. b4 Be7 (11... Qb6 {This is the place of the...knight!} 12. Bb2 Bxf3 (12... Be7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 O-O 15. Qd2 Nh4 16. Nxh4 Bxh4 17. Bc3 a6 (17... Bd8 18. Rab1 Re8 19. a4 {White has the better chances on both flanks.} Rc8 20. Rfc1 Qc7 21. b5 $14 {Sax-Schwarz, Bundesliga 1993}) 18. Rab1 Be7 19. f4 f5 20. Kh2 Kh8 21. g4 $14 {Fogarasi-Van Mil, Budapest FS04 1993}) 13. Nxf3 Be7 14. Bd3 O-O 15. Re1 (15. g4 $5) 15... g6 16. Bf1 Rac8 $11 {Schunk-Boehnisch, BL2-Ost 2000}) 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 O-O 14. Bb2 (14. g4 Nh4 15. Nxh4 Bxh4 16. f4 f6 $36) 14... a6 15. Qd2 Rc8 16. Rad1 (16. g4 {Cu. Hansen}) 16... Nb8 $1 {/\ Nd7-b6-c4} 17. Bd3 Nh4 18. Ne1 (18. Nxh4 Bxh4 19. f4 {is strongly met by} f5 $1 $11) 18... Nd7 {/\ Nb6-c4} 19. Nc2 Nb6 20. Ne3 Qd7 $11 {Short-Karpov, Candidats sf1 Linares 1992}) 10... Bxf3 (10... Bh5 { is not so logical, now Nf5 is not a threat.} 11. g4 (11. a3 Qb6 12. Qa4) 11... Bg6 12. Nb3 {/\ Nc5, a3, b4 gaining space on the <<.} Rc8 13. Bf4 h5 14. Nc5 Qb6 15. Na4 Qa5 16. Bd2 Qd8 17. Bg5 Qc7 18. Rc1 $14 {Van der Werf-Peelen, Sas van Gent 1990}) 11. Nxf3 Nf5 (11... Qb6 {- 9...Qb6}) 12. b3 {/\ Bb2} (12. g4 Nh4 13. Ne1 (13. Nxh4 Qxh4) 13... h5 $132 14. Be3 hxg4 15. hxg4 Nf5 $1 16. Ng2 Nxe3 17. fxe3 Be7 18. Qb3 Qd7 19. Rac1 Rc8 20. Nf4 Bg5 21. Nh5 O-O 22. Bb5 a6 $15 {Bancod-Khenkin, Weiburg NBG op 1996}) (12. Rb1 Qb6 13. Be3 Be7 14. b4 O-O 15. Bd3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Rac8 17. Kh1 Qd8 18. Qe1 a6 19. b5 axb5 20. Rxb5 Rb8 21. Qb1 h6 22. e4 Nxd4 $1 23. Nxd4 dxe4 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Rxf8+ Bxf8 26. Bxe4 Qd4 $11 {Anand-Karpov, Reggio Emilia, 1991}) 12... Rc8 13. Bb2 h5 {securing the N's excellent place on f5.} 14. Bd3 g6 15. a3 {/\ b4} Be7 16. b4 Kf8 {/\ Kg7} 17. Qd2 a6 18. Bc3 {/\ a4, b5} Qb6 19. Rfc1 Kg7 20. Rab1 $14 { Schandorff-Danielsen, DEN-ch Odense 1994}) 10. h3 Bh5 (10... Bxf3 $6 11. Nxf3 Nge7 12. Rb1 Nf5 13. Be3 h5 14. b4 Be7 15. Bd3 Nxe3 (15... Rc8 $2 {loses material because of the double -> after} 16. Bxf5 exf5 17. Qc2 $18 { Iuldachev-Phan Huyn Bang Ngan, Asia-chT Kuala Lumpur 1993}) 16. fxe3 g5 17. Nh2 $16) 11. Nb3 $2 {[%mdl 16384] White's idea to secure the important square c5 for his N will fail on tactics.} (11. a3 Nge7 $142 (11... a5 12. Qa4 Rc8 (12... Ra7 13. Nb3 Nge7 14. Bd2 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 $16 {Ramesh-Dzhumaev, Wch U18 Bratislava 1993}) 13. Nb3 Bxf3 14. gxf3 (14. Bxf3 Qa6) 14... Be7 15. Bd2 Nh6 16. Bxa5 Qa7 17. Qb5 O-O 18. Bb6 $16 {Djurhuus-Kumaran, Oakham 1992}) 12. Nb3 ( 12. b4 $2 Nxd4 $17) 12... Rc8) 11... Nge7 12. g4 Bg6 13. a3 (13. Be3 h5 $132) 13... h5 $1 $40 14. Ng5 $6 (14. Be3 $6 hxg4 15. hxg4 Be4 $17) (14. g5 {is certainly a very ugly move.} Bf5 15. Kh2 Ng6 $15) 14... hxg4 15. hxg4 Rc8 16. Bd3 $2 (16. Be3 Nd8 $1 $17 {/\ Nec6,f6}) 16... Nd8 17. Nc5 $2 {Continuing the wrong plan.} Rh4 18. f3 (18. Be2 Nec6 19. b4 Qc7 20. Bb2 Bxc5 21. bxc5 f6 $1 $19) 18... Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Nec6 {Now White's position falls apart.} 20. b4 {[#]} (20. Kg2 Nxe5 $1 $19) 20... Nxd4 $1 $19 {Thi is the tactical punishment!} 21. Be3 (21. Qxd4 Rxc5 $1 $19) 21... Bxc5 22. Kf2 (22. bxc5 Qb2 $19) 22... Nf5 $1 0-1 [Event "EU-ch 2nd"] [Site "Ohrid"] [Date "2001.06.03"] [Round "3"] [White "Acs, Peter"] [Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2509"] [BlackElo "2643"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2001.06.01"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "YUG"] [SourceTitle "CBM 084"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.09.13"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Bb4 7. Bg2 {This is not aggressive enough.} (7. h4 $142 {is the consequent continuation immediately attacking the B and gaining more space on the >>.} Be4 (7... h6 $6 {allows White to gain even more space.} 8. h5 $1 (8. Bg2 Nd7 9. h5 Bh7 10. Be3 Ne7 11. O-O a6 (11... g6 {looks rather desperate.} 12. Ng3 Qc7 13. Nce2 { Now both bishops are badly placed.} O-O-O 14. c3 Ba5 15. Bxh6 gxh5 16. Bg5 $18 {Shabalov-Magomedov, Minsk 1990}) 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Nxc3 c5 $6 {opening up the position with passive, undeveloped pieces is against the principles.} 14. dxc5 Nxe5 15. Bd4 N7c6 16. Bxe5 Nxe5 17. Qe2 Qc7 18. Rfe1 Nd7 19. Nxd5 Qxc5 20. b4 Qc8 21. Rad1 $18 {I.Hera-Eperjesi, Budapest 1998}) 8... Bh7 9. a3 $142 (9. Be3 Nd7 10. a3 Be7 {and where to develop the remaining N?} (10... Ba5 {- 9.a3}) 11. Bg2 $14) 9... Ba5 10. Be3 Nd7 11. b4 (11. Qd2 Ne7 12. f4 Nb6 13. b3 Be4 14. Rh3 Qd7 15. Kf2 Bh7 (15... f5 $2 {founders on the nice tactical blow} 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Nxe4 $1 $18 {Sax-Sakadin, Pardubice 1997}) 16. Qd1 $14 {with a huge space advantage for White, and the black pieces on the << look also ugly.}) 11... Bb6 12. Qd2 a5 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Ra3 15. Bg2 Qa8 16. O-O Qa7 17. f4 $16 { beginning the assault on the >>, Shabalov-Burnett, Saint Paul 2000.}) (7... c5 $6 {opens up the position without any preparation.} 8. a3 cxd4 (8... Ba5 $6 9. dxc5 {/\ b4 with |^ on both flanks.} Nc6 10. b4 Nxe5 11. Nd4 $16) (8... Be4 9. Rh3 cxd4 (9... Bxc3+ 10. Nxc3 $14) 10. axb4 dxc3 11. Nxc3 $14) 9. axb4 dxc3 10. Nxc3 $14) (7... h5 $6 {is punished by} 8. Nf4 $16) (7... f6 8. h5 Bf7 {The light-squared B is again rather passive.} 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Nxc3 fxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 {White's space advantage on the >> is enormous.} Qc7 13. Be3 Ne7 14. Qd2 $14 {I.Gurevich-Mansoor, Singapore 1990}) (7... Ne7 $6 {is not solving the problem of the g6 B.} 8. h5 Be4 9. Rh3 {/\ f3} h6 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Nxc3 Bh7 { and Black has lost a tempo.} 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Nd7 14. f4 Qb6 15. f5 $16 { Henris-Navarovsky, Budapest 1993}) 8. Rh3 {/\ f3 catching the B.} h6 (8... h5 $5 9. Ng3 $1 c5 $1 (9... Nd7 {gives the P without any fight.} 10. Nxh5 g6 11. Bg5 Qa5 12. Nf4 c5 13. a3 Bxc3+ 14. Rxc3 cxd4 15. Qxd4 Ne7 16. b4 Qb6 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. O-O-O $18 {Plaskett-D.Roos, Graz 1981}) (9... hxg4 10. Qxg4 Ne7 11. Ngxe4 dxe4 12. Qxe4 Nf5 13. Bg5 Qd5 {(Kotz-Singer, AUT 1994)} 14. Qxd5 cxd5 15. O-O-O $16 {with a healthy P up.}) 10. Bg5 $1 f6 (10... Qb6 {(L.Day-Vranesic, Canada-ch 1981)} 11. a3 $1 hxg4 12. axb4 {sacrificing the exchange for a tremendous position.} gxh3 13. dxc5 $16 {L.Day}) 11. Bd2 Bxc3 (11... cxd4 $4 12. Ncxe4 $18) 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. exf6 gxf6 (13... Nxf6 $6 14. g5 Nd7 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qe2 $16 {^^}) 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. Qxe4 hxg4 $5 (16... O-O-O $2 17. g5 $1 $16 {Vasiukov-Razuvaev, SU-ch Vilnius 1980/81}) 17. Qxg4 O-O-O 18. Bb5 $14 {^^}) 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Nxc3 Bh7 11. h5 {Continuing the plan of strangulation.} (11. Bd3 {is not so aggressive.} Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Nd7 13. Bd2 Nf8 14. h5 Qd7 15. O-O-O Ne7 16. f4 O-O-O $11 {Ady-Speelman, Morecambe 1981}) 11... Ne7 (11... Nd7 12. f4 Ne7 13. Be3 {- 11...Ne7}) 12. Be3 Nd7 13. f4 a5 (13... O-O 14. Qd2) 14. Qd2 a4 15. O-O-O Qa5 16. Bf2 $1 {/\ Bh4 activating the B.} ( 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Qa6 {/\ Nb6 I.Hera-Eperjesi, Budapest 1998}) 16... O-O 17. Bh4 $16) 7... c5 $5 (7... Ne7 8. Nf4 Nd7 9. O-O (9. h4 c5 $5) 9... Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nb6 11. Rb1 {1/2:1/2 Sax-Plachetka, Malta ol (Men) 1980}) (7... Nd7) (7... Qh4 {is less logical in view of} 8. h3 $1) 8. Be3 $6 (8. O-O $1 {was the logical follow-up.} Ne7 (8... h5 9. Nf4 $1 hxg4 (9... Qh4 10. Nxg6 fxg6 11. g5 Qxd4 (11... Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. c4 $1) 12. Nb5 $1 $40) 10. Nxg6 fxg6 11. Qxg4 $36) 9. Nb5 cxd4 10. a3 Bc5 11. b4 a6 12. bxc5 axb5 13. Nxd4 b4 14. Nb5 { (Sandhu-C.Becker, Schladming 1994)} (14. f4 Be4) 14... O-O $1 15. Nd6 Nd7 $13) 8... cxd4 $1 9. Nxd4 h5 $1 {exploiting the weaknesses on the >>.} 10. a3 (10. O-O {is also problematic already:} Nc6 $1 $15 {/\} (10... hxg4 $6 {falls into} 11. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 12. Qxg4 Ne7 (12... Bxc2 13. Qxb4 $14) 13. Qxb4 Nbc6 14. Qd6 $36) 11. Ncb5 a6 $1 12. c3 (12. a3 axb5 13. axb4 Rxa1 14. Qxa1 hxg4 $17) 12... axb5 $1 $17) 10... Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 hxg4 (11... Nc6 $5) 12. Rb1 Qc7 $1 13. Qxg4 Nh6 14. Qh4 O-O $2 {This is too risky.} ({The natural} 14... Nc6 $1 {was required, for example:} 15. c4 (15. Nb5 Qxe5 16. O-O (16. Qg3 O-O $17) 16... O-O 17. Bf4 Nf5 18. Qg4 Bh5 19. Qg5 f6 $17) (15. Nxc6 bxc6 (15... Qxc6 $5) 16. Kd2 $5 (16. Bc5 Qxe5+ 17. Kd2 Qc7 18. Qg3 Kd7 $1 $17) 16... Qxe5 $1 17. Bd4 Qf5 18. Rhc1 Qg4 $1 $17) (15. O-O Nxd4 $1 16. cxd4 Rc8 $17) 15... Nxd4 $1 16. Qxd4 Nf5 $17) 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. O-O {Now the black K is exposed to many threats.} Nc6 17. Qxh6 $6 (17. Rfe1 $1 {was more precise not allowing Black to activate his Q.} Nxd4 (17... Kh7) 18. cxd4 Qxc2 19. Qxh6 $14) 17... Qxe5 18. Rfe1 Qh8 19. Qg5 $1 {It is advisable yet to avoid the exchange of queens.} Qh5 20. Qg3 ( {Now it was time to drive the B to a worse /^.} 20. Qxh5 $1 Bxh5 21. Rxb7 Nxd4 22. cxd4 Rfc8 (22... Rfb8 23. Rb3 {consolidating White's P majority.}) 23. Re5 $1 Bg6 24. h4 $36) 20... Nxd4 21. cxd4 Rac8 22. Rxb7 (22. Re5 $5) 22... Rxc2 23. h4 $6 {White is overestimating his chances.} (23. Rxa7 $11) 23... Kh8 24. Bf3 $2 $138 (24. Qf4 $11 {was still equal.}) 24... Qf5 25. Bg4 Qf6 26. Re5 Rg8 27. Rg5 Rd2 $2 ({missing} 27... Qxd4 $1 $17) 28. Bh5 $2 (28. Qe5 $1 $11 { would have been a lucky escape.}) 28... Rxd4 $2 {The comedy of errors continues in time trouble!} (28... Rd3 $1 $19) 29. Bxg6 fxg6 30. Rxa7 Rf4 31. h5 Qxg5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This is a terrible oversight, but in time trouble even a genius may blunder!} (31... Rf8 $1 32. hxg6 Qa1+ 33. Kg2 Rxf2+ $19) 32. Qxg5 $18 gxh5 33. Ra8 1-0 [Event "Dresden zt 1.2"] [Site "Dresden"] [Date "1998.05.07"] [Round "9"] [White "Atlas, Dimitry"] [Black "Burovic, Ismet"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2315"] [BlackElo "2295"] [Annotator "Blatny,P"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "1998.04.28"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CBM 065"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.08.06"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O h6 7. b3 c5 8. dxc5 Nec6 9. Be3 Nd7 10. c4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Nxc5 12. Nc3 a6 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Be7 15. a4 O-O 16. Ra2 Rc8 17. Rd2 Qa5 18. Qe2 Rfd8 19. Qe3 Qb4 20. Na2 Qa5 21. Nc3 Bg5 22. f4 Be7 23. Kh1 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Nxb5 Nxb3 26. Bxb3 Qxb5 27. Ra1 Rb8 28. Bc2 Bb4 29. Rf2 Bxc2 30. Rxc2 Rd5 31. Rg1 Rbd8 32. Ba7 Bd2 33. Qe4 Qa6 34. Be3 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (34. Bf2 Qd3 35. Qxd3 $11) 34... Qe2 0-1 [Event "EU-ch 4th"] [Site "Istanbul"] [Date "2003.06.07"] [Round "8"] [White "Bologan, Viktor"] [Black "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2663"] [BlackElo "2499"] [Annotator "Erenburg,S"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2003.05.30"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "TUR"] [SourceTitle "CBM 096"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.09.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%mdl 4096]} 1. e4 {Lukacs,P} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5 7. c4 Nbc6 {Interesting continuation, while} (7... dxc4 {is much more popular one. See commented game 1/2-1/2 Nunn,J-Epishin,V/Germany 2000/CBM 76/ [Lukacs] (52)}) 8. Na3 $1 {Rare continuation. The main idea of this move is to occupy the c4 square by the knight, after black takes on c4. I think, this move is much stronger than} (8. dxc5 {1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Karpov,A/Cannes 2002/ CBM 88/[Lukacs] (43) Lukacs,P: 'This allows a positional P sacrifice for the |^.'} dxc4 {(Lukacs,P) allows White a comfortable development of his pieces.} ( 8... d4 $1 {(Lukacs,P) Gelfand-Karpov, Cannes NAO Masters 2002 CBM 88}) (8... dxc4 {allows White a comfortable development of his pieces.} 9. Bxc4 (9. Qa4 { is a bit sophysticated.} Nd5 10. Nd4 Bd3 11. Bxd3 cxd3 12. Nb3 Qd7 13. Qe4 Ndb4 {and the o^ on d3 is a super-power.} 14. Nc3 Be7 15. Bd2 O-O 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Be3 Nc2 18. Rd2 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qc7 20. f4 Na5 $1 $17 {Mossakowski-Heinig, BL-2 Nord 2000}) 9... Qxd1 (9... Bg4 10. Nbd2 {is the natural developing move, Black has to lose time in order to get back the P.} (10. Qb3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Ng6 12. Bb5 Ngxe5 13. Qe4 Qd5 14. Nc3 Qxe4 15. Nxe4 a6 (15... O-O-O $11) 16. Ba4 O-O-O $11 {Przedmijski-Grabarczyk, POL-chT 1998}) 10... Ng6 (10... Nxe5 11. Qa4+ N5c6 12. Ne4 Ng6 13. Bb5 $16 {with a much better development for White.}) 11. Qa4 Bxc5 12. Bb5 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Rc8 14. Bg5 Qc7 (14... Qb6 15. b4 $1 Be7 ( 15... Bd4 $2 {is already losing in view of} 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Bxc6+ Rxc6 18. Rad1 Qb6 19. b5 Rc8 20. Rd6 $18) 16. Be3 $14) 15. Rac1 $14 {with a ^^ and better development for White.}) 10. Rxd1 Bg4 11. Nc3 Rd8 $5 (11... Bxf3 $6 12. gxf3 Nf5 (12... Nxe5 $2 13. Nb5 $1 $18) (12... Ng6 13. Nb5 $1 $18) 13. Nb5 $1 { and the N has again arrived on d6!} Rc8 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 $16) 12. Rxd8+ Kxd8 13. Ng5 Nxe5 14. Bf1 (14. f4 $5 Nxc4 (14... h6 $6 15. fxe5 hxg5 16. h3 Bf5 17. Bxg5 Kc8 18. Nb5 Nc6 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6 $16) 15. Nxf7+ Ke8 16. Nxh8 g6 {and the N is trapped.}) 14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bf4 h6 17. Bxe5 hxg5 18. Rc1 Rh6 $11 {Svidler-Yermolinsky, Madrid Magistral 1998}) 9. Bxc4 (9. Qa4 { is a bit sophysticated.} Nd5 10. Nd4 Bd3 11. Bxd3 cxd3 12. Nb3 Qd7 13. Qe4 Ndb4 {and the o^ on d3 is a super-power.} 14. Nc3 Be7 15. Bd2 O-O 16. Rad1 Rad8 17. Be3 Nc2 18. Rd2 Nxe3 19. Qxe3 Qc7 20. f4 Na5 $1 $17 {Mossakowski-Heinig, BL-2 Nord 2000}) 9... Qxd1 (9... Bg4 10. Nbd2 {is the natural developing move, Black has to lose time in order to get back the P.} (10. Qb3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Ng6 12. Bb5 Ngxe5 13. Qe4 Qd5 14. Nc3 Qxe4 15. Nxe4 a6 (15... O-O-O $11) 16. Ba4 O-O-O $11 {Przedmijski-Grabarczyk, POL-chT 1998}) 10... Ng6 (10... Nxe5 11. Qa4+ N5c6 12. Ne4 Ng6 13. Bb5 $16 {with a much better development for White.}) 11. Qa4 Bxc5 12. Bb5 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 Rc8 14. Bg5 Qc7 (14... Qb6 15. b4 $1 Be7 ( 15... Bd4 $2 {is already losing in view of} 16. Nxd4 Qxd4 17. Bxc6+ Rxc6 18. Rad1 Qb6 19. b5 Rc8 20. Rd6 $18) 16. Be3 $14) 15. Rac1 $14 {with a ^^ and better development for White.}) 10. Rxd1 Bg4 11. Nc3 Rd8 $5 (11... Bxf3 $6 12. gxf3 Nf5 (12... Nxe5 $2 13. Nb5 $1 $18) (12... Ng6 13. Nb5 $1 $18) 13. Nb5 $1 { and the N has again arrived on d6!} Rc8 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 $16) 12. Rxd8+ Kxd8 13. Ng5 Nxe5 14. Bf1 (14. f4 $5 Nxc4 (14... h6 $6 15. fxe5 hxg5 16. h3 Bf5 17. Bxg5 Kc8 18. Nb5 Nc6 19. Nd6+ Bxd6 20. exd6 $16) 15. Nxf7+ Ke8 16. Nxh8 g6 {and the N is trapped.}) 14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bf4 h6 17. Bxe5 hxg5 18. Rc1 Rh6 $11 {Svidler-Yermolinsky, Madrid Magistral 1998}) (8. Nc3 {is another alternative for white.} a6 $5 {Lukacs,P} (8... dxc4 {Lukacs,P} 9. Bg5 (9. Bxc4 $6 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 cxd4 {- Furlan-Atalik, SLO-chT2 Skofja Loka 1998 EXT 2002}) ( 9. dxc5 Ng6 $5) 9... a6 10. dxc5 Qxd1 11. Rfxd1 Ng6 {1/2:1/2 Iordachescu-Rausis, Castellanata op 1999}) (8... a6 $5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bg5 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be7 12. Be3 O-O $1 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. Bd4 Na5 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Rfd8 $1 $15 {[%emt 0:00:44] Yermolinsky-Gulko, USA-ch 1994 CBM}) 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Bg5 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be7 12. Be3 O-O $1 13. dxc5 Qc7 14. Bd4 Na5 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Rfd8 $1 $15 {[%emt 0:00:44] Yermolinsky-Gulko, USA-ch 1994 CBM}) 8... dxc4 {I didn't find anything better, than to help white's knight to occupy the c4 square.} (8... Ng6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nb5 a6 11. Nc3 $14) ({After} 8... a6 9. dxc5 d4 10. Qa4 Ng6 11. b4 $14 {arise position from the variation 8.dxc5 d4 9. Qa4 Ng6 10.b4, but white's knight has already occupied the a3 square, while black has maked unuseful move a7-a6.}) (8... cxd4 9. Nb5 Ng6 10. Nbxd4 $14) ( 8... Nxd4 9. Nxd4 cxd4 10. Nb5 Nc6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Nxd4 $16) 9. Nxc4 (9. dxc5 Nd5) 9... Nd5 {Interesting nuanse. This position can be arised after 7...dxc4 8.Na3 Nbc6 9. Nxc4 Nd5.} 10. Bg5 $1 {Very strong move. White completes his development, and, at the same time, liberates the c1 square for his rook. White's plan is to open the game, using the fact that he has quite big development advantage.} ({Immediate} 10. Be3 {wasn't so strong: Lukacs,P: 'It is not easy to make use of the "bad" dark-squared B.'} Nxe3 $1 (10... b5 $2 { Lukacs,P: 'is punished by'} 11. Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 12. Bxb5 $1 (12. exd6 c4 13. a4 b4 $1 14. Bxc4 Qxd6 $13) 12... Rc8 13. exd6 O-O (13... Qxd6 14. dxc5 $16 Qc7 { Lukacs,P} 15. Nd4 $18) 14. dxc5 {'+-' Lukacs,P. Lukacs,P: 'Marques Taltabull-Campos Moreno, La Bordeta op 1999'} Ncb4 15. Rc1 $18 {Marques Taltavall-Campos Moreno, LaBardeto op 1999}) (10... Rc8 $6 11. dxc5 Nxe3 12. Nxe3 Bxc5 13. Nxf5 exf5 14. Qc2 $16) 11. fxe3 {Lukacs,P: 'The exchange of the strong N for the B usually favours White.'} Be4 $11 (11... Be7 $14 {Lukacs,P})) (10. Qb3 $5 cxd4 11. Qxb7 Qc8 12. Qb3 Rb8 13. Qd1 {Lukacs,P: 'This Q manouevre doesn't look very frightening.'} (13. Qa4 d3 $19) 13... Bc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Salaun,Y-Rausis,I/Bogny sur Meuse 2002/CBM 89 ext (22)} 14. Nh4 {Lukacs,P} O-O 15. Bf3 Qa6 16. Nxf5 Qxc4 17. b3 Qc3 18. Bd2 Qd3 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Nxg7 $1 Qg6 21. Nh5 Nxe5 22. Nf4 Qf5 {1/2:1/2 Saloun-Rausis, Bogny sur Meuse 2002}) 10... Qd7 $146 ({Too dangerous} 10... f6 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Bh4 (12. Be3 $5 Nxe3 13. fxe3 {opening the "f" line for the rook.}) 12... Nf4 13. Nce5 (13. Nfe5 { doesn't work, in view of} Nxd4 14. Bh5+ Bg6) 13... Rg8 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. g3 $13 ) (10... Qc7 $6 {'?' Lukacs,P. Lukacs,P: 'runs into'} 11. Rc1 {[%CAl Yc1c7] '!' Lukacs,P.} a6 (11... h6 $5) 12. Qb3 (12. Nd6+ $5 Bxd6 {Lukacs,P} 13. exd6 Qxd6 14. dxc5 Qc7 {is not so impressive.}) 12... cxd4 13. Rfd1 $13 {1-0 Majer, D-Roemling,S/Germany 2002/CBM 88 ext (34)} (13. Nd6+ {Lukacs,P} Bxd6 14. exd6 Qd7 $13) 13... b5 {Lukacs,P} (13... Bc5 {Lukacs,P} 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 Qb6 ( 15... Qxd6 $2 16. Qxb7 $18) 16. Qxb6 Nxb6 17. Nxd4 Be4 18. Nb3 $16 { Majer-Roemling, GER-chT 2001}) (13... b5 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 Qxd6 16. Rxc6 Qxc6 17. Nxd4 $18) 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 Qxd6 16. Rxc6 Qxc6 17. Nxd4 $18) 11. Rc1 $1 h6 {Without this move, black doesn't succeed to complete the development.} 12. Be3 {Lukacs,P: 'The B still has no good square.'} (12. Bh4 Nf4) 12... cxd4 {Other continuations provide to big advantage for white:} ( 12... b5 13. Na3 {'!' Lukacs,P.} (13. Nd6+ {Lukacs,P} Bxd6 14. exd6 c4 15. b3 O-O 16. Ne5 (16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Bxc4 Qxd6) 16... Qxd6 17. Nxc6 Qxc6 18. bxc4 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Qd6 $11) 13... Nxe3 (13... a6 14. dxc5 {'+/=' Lukacs,P. Lukacs,P: 'and it is easy to get back the P.'} Nxe3 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. fxe3 $14) 14. fxe3 a6 15. dxc5 Qxd1 16. Rfxd1 $14 Rc8 17. Nd4 Nxe5 18. Nxf5 exf5 19. Rd5 f6 (19... Nd7 20. b4 $16) 20. b4 $14) (12... Nxe3 13. Nxe3 $1 (13. fxe3 Rd8 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. exd6 Qxd6 $11) 13... Nxd4 (13... Be4 14. dxc5 $16) 14. Nxd4 cxd4 15. Nxf5 exf5 16. Qb3 a6 17. Bc4 $18) 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 {Again this is the only move, which prevents big advantage from white.} ({It looks like after} 13... Nxe3 {black's position should be not bad, but the following variations refute this feeling:} 14. fxe3 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 (15. exd4 {Lukacs,P} Be7 (15... Rd8 $2 16. Ne3 Be4 ( 16... Bg6 17. d5 $16) (16... Be7 17. d5 $18) 17. Rf4 $16) 16. Ne3 Bg6 $14 { was possible.}) 15... Qxd4 16. exd4 Be4 17. Na5 ({Another interesting option is } 17. Rf4 Bg6 18. Na5) 17... Bb4 18. Bb5+ Kd8 19. Rxf7 Bxa5 20. Rxg7 $3 { [%CAl Gg7d7,Gd7h7]} (20. Rd7+ Ke8 $13) 20... Bc6 $8 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rxc6 $16) 14. Bxd4 Be7 {Next move black is going to complete the development, that means, he doesn't lose immediately the game :), like it happens after} (14... Nf4 { '?' Lukacs,P.} 15. Bf3 (15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 {'+/-' Lukacs,P.} O-O 17. Be5 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 $16) 15... Bd3 16. Re1 (16. Bxa7 $2 Rxa7 17. Nb6 Qb5 18. Rc8+ Ke7 19. Rc7+ $11) 16... Qxd4 17. Bxb7 Rb8 (17... Rd8 18. Qa4+ $18) (17... Bc5 18. Bxa8 Qxf2+ 19. Kh1 $16) 18. Qa4+ Ke7 19. Qb4+ $18) 15. Bf3 {occupying the big diagonal and preparing Ne3. White had another interesting options:} (15. Qb3 O-O 16. Nd6 Bxd6 17. Bb5 Qd8 18. exd6 $14) (15. Ne3 $6 Be4 16. Bf3 Nxe3 17. Bxe3 Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Bd8) (15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 O-O 17. Be5 f6 18. Bg3 $14) 15... O-O 16. Ne3 (16. Nd6 {Lukacs,P} Bxd6 17. exd6 Rfc8 (17... Qxd6 18. Bc5) 18. Qb3 Qxd6 (18... Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qxd6 20. Qxb7) 19. Rxc8+ Rxc8 20. Qxb7 $14) 16... Bg5 {'>=' Lukacs,P. The only move to save the queenside from the full fiasko.} ({After} 16... Nxe3 17. Bxe3 {[%CAl Yf3b7,Ye3a7] the black's queenside is vulnerable.} (17. fxe3 {Lukacs,P} Rfc8 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Bxa7 Qxd1 20. Rxd1 $16) 17... Qb5 18. Rc7 $16) 17. Qb3 {Lukacs,P: 'White has a maximum pressure on the centralized N.'} Bxe3 18. fxe3 $1 {[%mdl 16] '!?' Lukacs,P. White doesn't intend to suffer black knight on d5, at the same time white opens the "f" line for his rook.} (18. Bxe3 Rfc8 (18... Nxe3 {Lukacs,P} 19. Qxe3 $14 {keeps the P structure intact with some pressure on the <<.}) 19. Bc5 b6 20. Bd6 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 Rc8 $14 {/=}) 18... Bg6 19. e4 (19. Rfd1 {Lukacs,P } Rfc8) 19... Ne7 {Lukacs,P: 'The g6 B is out of play, but the f3 one is not active either.'} 20. Bc5 $14 {White succeded to occupy the dark squares in the black camp, he has big space advantage, also black's light-squared bishop is out of the game. But black's position is not so bad, it is still quite solid, thanks to lack of weaknesses in the black camp. Lukacs,P: '/\ Bd6'} Rfc8 (20... b6 21. Bd6 (21. Rfd1 {Lukacs,P} Qb7 22. Bd6 Rfc8 $13) 21... Rfc8 22. Rcd1 (22. Rfd1) 22... Qb7 $14) 21. Rcd1 $1 {According to well-known rule, the side, who has space advantage isn't interested in exchanges.} Qe8 22. Bd6 {Lukacs,P: 'The B is excellent on d6, but it is not easy widening the battlefront.'} Qd7 23. h4 Nc6 24. h5 Bh7 25. Bg4 {[%CAl Gf1f7]} Re8 $6 {Bad decision, after which the rook is absolutely out of the game.} ({Better was} 25... Nd8 {and black's position is quite solid.}) 26. Qg3 $1 {[%CAl Gd6f8,Gf8g7,Yg4e6,Yd1d7] Lukacs,P: 'White inserts pressure on the >>, but where is the breakthrough?'} Nd8 { Only move. Lukacs,P: '[#]'} (26... Bxe4 {Lukacs,P} 27. b4 a6 28. Rf2 $44) 27. Bf5 $1 {[%CAl Gd6f8][%mdl 32] '!?' Lukacs,P. It looks like a strange move, but actually it is a strong one. White changes black's weak bishop, which covers the light squares in the black camp. Now black's position becomes difficult, due to the passive pieces on the 8th rank, which are absolutely not part of the game. The following variations prove, that white doesn't succeed to win immediately: Lukacs,P: 'This is an original idea!'} (27. Bf8 Qc7 $1 {only this one.} (27... Qb5 {loses on the spot:} 28. Bxg7 Qc5+ 29. Kh2 Kxg7 30. Bxe6+ Kh8 31. Rxd8 Raxd8 32. Rxf7 Rg8 33. Qf4 Rg7 (33... Rxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Qc2+ 35. Kh3 Qd3+ 36. Kh4 Qxe4 37. Rxh7+ $3 $18) 34. Rxg7 $18) 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Bxe6+ Kh8 30. Rxd8 Qxd8 31. Rxf7 Qd1+ $19 {[%CAl Ye8g8]} (31... Qb6+ $19 {[%CAl Ye8g8]})) ( 27. Rf4 {Lukacs,P} Qb5 (27... Rc8 28. Bf3) 28. Bf3 Kh8 $1 29. Rg4 Rg8 {and the >> is still defended.} 30. b3 Rc8 $14) 27... Qc6 {'?' Lukacs,P.} (27... Qb5 28. Bxh7+ Kxh7 29. Rc1 $16 (29. Qc3 {Lukacs,P} Qe2 $1) (29. Rf2 $14 {Lukacs,P}) ( 29. Qc3 Qe2 $1)) (27... exf5 28. Bf8 $18) 28. Bxh7+ Kxh7 {[%CAl Gc6e4]} 29. Qe3 Rc8 {'?' Lukacs,P. Lukacs,P: 'Now White gets a total control over the c <->!'} (29... Qb5 {Lukacs,P} 30. Rd2 $16) 30. Rc1 Qd7 31. Rxc8 (31. Qxa7 $5 {is strong enough as well.}) 31... Qxc8 32. Rc1 {occupying the "c" line.} (32. Qxa7 Qc2 33. Qd4 Qe2 {and black is still in the game.}) 32... Nc6 33. b4 a6 $2 ({ More resistant was} 33... Qd7 34. b5 Na5 35. Qc5 $16) 34. a4 Qa8 35. b5 axb5 36. axb5 Ne7 37. Rf1 ({More simple was} 37. Qf4 $18) 37... Qa4 38. Qf4 $18 Qxb5 ({Doesn't change anything:} 38... Nc8 39. Qxf7 Nxd6 40. exd6 Qxb5 41. e5 $18) 39. Qxf7 Qb6+ (39... Ng8 40. Qg6+ Kh8 41. Rf7) 40. Rf2 Qd8 41. Rf6 Qb6+ (41... Nc6 42. Rxh6+) (41... Ng8 42. Rg6) 42. Kh2 Rg8 43. Bxe7 1-0 [Event "FIDE World Cup"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"] [Date "2005.12.08"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2570"] [BlackElo "2675"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "92"] [EventDate "2005.11.27"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 111"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2006.04.04"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4 h5 8. Nf4 Bh7 9. Nxh5 cxd4 (9... Nc6) 10. Nb5 Nc6 (10... Be4 $5 11. Rh3 Nc6 12. Nxd4 Nxe5 $5 {- Antal-Flumbort, Budapest 2002 CBM 89}) 11. Nxd4 Nge7 (11... Nxd4 $6 { - Shirov-Yermolinsky, Wijk aan Zee 1999 CBM 89}) (11... Qc7 $6 {is rather useless now.} 12. Nxc6 Qxc6 (12... bxc6 13. f4 $16) 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. cxd3 d4 15. O-O {White is not afraid of the h <->, because Black has problems with his development.} g6 16. Ng3 Bg7 17. Re1 {The e5 P is the key of the position.} Qd5 18. Qe2 Rxh4 19. Bg5 Rh3 20. Rac1 $16 {Sax-Berg, Aahus 1993}) ({There is no need to hurry with} 11... Nxe5 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. Bb5 Rc8 14. Qe2 Qd7 (14... Nge7 $5) (14... Nf6 $6 15. Bg5 $1) 15. Bxc6 $1 bxc6 16. Nf5 $1 $36 {with a very complicated tactical battle.} (16. Qe5 Nf6 $1 17. O-O-O (17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Qxf6 Rg8 $44) 17... c5 $1 18. Nb3 c4 $13 {Schoenicz-Heinze, Germany 1998})) 12. c3 (12. Rh3 $6 a6 {- Grischuk-Bareev, Corus Wijk aan Zee 2003 CBM 93}) (12. Bb5 $6 {(1/2:1/2 Kreiman-Seirawan, USA-ch Seattle 2002)} a6 $1 {and again White cannot hold his active position.} 13. Ba4 (13. Nxc6 Nxc6) 13... b5 14. Bb3 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc6 16. Qe3 Qc7 17. O-O Na5 18. Qe2 Nxb3 19. axb3 Qxc2 $17 { Svetushkin-Piankov, Ciudad de Ubeda op 2000}) (12. Bg5 Qa5+ (12... Nxe5 13. Nf6+ (13. Bb5+ Nd7 14. Qd2 (14. Qe2 a6 15. Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. O-O-O O-O-O $13) 14... a6 15. Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. Bf6 O-O-O $44) 13... gxf6 14. Bxf6 N7c6 $5 { This is nice, but still White has some advantage after} 15. Bxd8 Nxd4 16. Bf6 Bb4+ (16... Nef3+ 17. Qxf3 Nxf3+ 18. Kd1) 17. c3 Nef3+ 18. Qxf3 Nxf3+ 19. Ke2 $14) 13. c3 Nxd4 (13... Nxe5 $2 {founders on the typical blow} 14. Nf6+ $1 gxf6 15. Bxf6 N5g6 (15... N7g6 16. h5 $16) 16. h5 $16) 14. Qxd4 Nc6 15. Qf4 Qb6 { - Fedorov-Dreev, Moscow Aeroflot op 2003 CBM 94} (15... d4 $6 {This is not a very successful novelty.} 16. Rh3 $1 $16 {Bringing the R into action on the third rank, Fedorov-Belov, Istanbul 2003 CBM 096.})) 12... Nxe5 (12... a6 13. Bg2 $1 {- Shomoev-Galkin, RUS-ch Krasnodar 2002 CBM 91}) 13. Bb5+ (13. Bg5 Nd7 14. Bg2 (14. Bb5 a6 {- 13.Bb5}) 14... Nc5 15. O-O Qd7 $5 (15... Ne4 $2 16. c4 $1 Nxg5 17. hxg5 Qd7 18. cxd5 Nxd5 (18... exd5 19. Rc1 $16 {Carlsen-Schandorff, Aalborg 2006}) 19. Bxd5 $1 exd5 20. Re1+ Kd8 21. Nf3 $1 Qxg4+ 22. Ng3 $40 { and the black K in the middle disturbs the harmony.})) 13... Nd7 (13... N7c6 $6 14. Bf4 $16 {and the pin is very nasty.}) (13... N5c6 14. Bg5 Qc8 $1 (14... Qb6 15. Qe2 (15. O-O e5 $17) (15. Be3 Qc7 $13) 15... a6 16. Bxe7 axb5 $1 (16... Bxe7 17. Nxg7+ Kf8 18. Ngxe6+ fxe6 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qe5 $16) 17. Bf6 $5 Be4 18. f3 gxf6 19. fxe4 Nxd4 20. cxd4 $40) 15. Bxe7 $142 (15. O-O a6 (15... f6 $5 {deserves serious attention, because the sacrifices do not seem to be correct.} ) 16. Ba4 {- Grischuk-Seirawan, Moscow 2002 CBM 090}) (15. Qe2 $5 {/\ 0-0-0 is another aggressive plan in these type of positions.}) 15... Bxe7 16. Nxg7+ Kf8 17. Nh5 Bg6 $13) 14. Bg5 (14. Bh6 {is parried by the cold-blooded} Rg8) 14... a6 15. Bxd7+ $2 {This helps only for Black to finish the development.} (15. Ba4 $5 {was the logical move keeping the tension.} e5 (15... b5 16. Bc2) 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. gxf5 b5 18. Bb3 f6 19. Be3 $36) 15... Qxd7 16. Qe2 O-O-O $15 {If Black can finish the development, his chances are better, because White's position is rather shattered.} 17. Rh3 Bg6 (17... e5 $5 18. Qxe5 (18. Nb3 Ng6) 18... f6 {Now White gets three pawns for the piece.} 19. Nxf6 (19. Bxf6 Ng6 $1 (19... Qxg4 20. Rg3) 20. Qe2 (20. Qg5 gxf6 21. Nxf6 Bh6 22. Qxh6 Qe7+ 23. Re3 Qxf6 24. Nf5 d4 $1 25. cxd4 Rxd4 $13) 20... gxf6 21. Nxf6 Qf7 22. g5 Bg7 23. Ne6 Bxf6 24. Rf3 Rhe8 25. Rxf6 Qg8) 19... gxf6 20. Qxf6 (20. Bxf6 Rg8 $17) 20... Re8 21. O-O-O Ng6 $13) 18. Nf4 (18. O-O-O $140 Bxh5 19. gxh5 e5 $1) 18... e5 $1 19. Nxg6 (19. Bxe7 Bxe7 20. Nxg6 fxg6 21. Qxe5 Bf6 22. Qg3 Bxh4 $1 $17) ( 19. Qxe5 f6 $17) 19... Nxg6 20. Bxd8 $2 {Now Black can get the upper hand.} ( 20. Nf5 f6 21. Be3 Ne7 22. Nxe7+ Bxe7 23. O-O-O Qa4 24. Kb1 Qc4 $15) 20... Kxd8 $2 ({missing the forceful} 20... Qxd8 $1 21. Qd3 (21. Nf5 $2 Nf4 22. Qf3 (22. Qxe5 $2 Nxh3 23. O-O-O Nxf2 24. Rxd5 Nd3+) 22... Nxh3 23. Qxh3 g6 $17) (21. Qc2 $2 exd4 22. O-O-O Qd7 $19) 21... exd4 22. O-O-O Bd6 $17 {and the two pieces are better than the R, >< f4 is weak.}) 21. Nf5 Nf4 $2 {This is a tactical miscalculation, first Black had to improve his K's position.} (21... Kc8 $142 22. Rg3 Qc7 23. O-O-O Nf4 24. Qc2 g6 25. Ne3 d4 $1 $132) 22. Qxe5 $1 Nxh3 23. O-O-O {The N is trapped on h3.} Kc8 24. Qg3 {The white pieces look harmonious again.} g6 (24... Qa4 25. Qxh3 Qxa2 26. Qf3 Qa1+ 27. Kc2 Qa4+ 28. Kb1 Qe4+ 29. Qxe4 dxe4 30. h5 $16 {with a better K for White.}) 25. Ne3 Nxf2 26. Nxd5 $1 $16 (26. Qxf2 Bc5) 26... Bc5 {Black has to sacrifice his Q.} 27. Nb6+ Bxb6 28. Rxd7 Kxd7 29. Qf3 Kc8 $2 {The f7 P was more important than the b7 one.} (29... Ke6 30. Qxb7 Be3+ 31. Kc2 Rxh4 32. Qxa6+ Ke5 33. Qb5+ Kf4 34. Qc4+ Kg3 35. Qxf7 g5 36. b4 Rh1 37. c4 $16 {but here Black has some counterchances in the P race.}) 30. Qxf7 $18 Rd8 31. Kc2 Kb8 32. Qxg6 Be3 33. g5 Rd2+ 34. Kb3 Nd1 {Black's only chance is to harrass the white K.} 35. a4 b5 36. axb5 axb5 37. Kb4 Rxb2+ 38. Ka5 Nxc3 39. Qe8+ Kc7 40. Qe5+ Kb7 41. Qg7+ Kb8 42. g6 Bf4 {There is one square difference between loss and win... Probably this was already in time-trouble...} 43. Qf8+ $4 {[%mdl 8192] This is the wrong choice, now the white K gets into trouble.} (43. Qf7 Bc7+ 44. Ka6 {and everything is well-protected.} Ra2+ 45. Qxa2 Nxa2 46. g7 $18 {was winning easily!}) 43... Kb7 44. Qf7+ Bc7+ 45. Qxc7+ Kxc7 46. h5 Rg2 0-1 [Event "Calvia ol (Men)"] [Site "Mallorca"] [Date "2004.10.24"] [Round "9"] [White "Delchev, Aleksander"] [Black "Dautov, Rustem"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2601"] [BlackElo "2623"] [Annotator "Dautov,R"] [PlyCount "91"] [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 "Bulgaria"] [BlackTeam "Germany"] [WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] {[%mdl 8192]} 1. e4 {Lukacs} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 a6 $5 {Lukacs: Black wants to play c5 in most of the cases and then it is useful to defend against a check on the a4-e8 /^. Eine interessante Alternative zu der Hauptfortsetzung 4...e6.} (4... e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. Be3 (7. h4) 7... Nc6 (7... a6 $5)) 5. Be3 {Dies führt mit Zugumstellung zu einer der Hauptvarianten. Dagegen führt 5.g4 Bd7 zu französischartigen Stellungen.} (5. g4 Bd7 6. Be3 e6 {/\Qc7,c5}) 5... e6 6. g4 Bg6 7. Nge2 c5 8. dxc5 ({Nach} 8. h4 h5 (8... h6 {Lukacs} 9. h5 Bh7 10. Bg2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 {White has a big lead of development.} Bb4 12. O-O Bxc3 {looks more consequent.} (12... Ne7 13. Nce2 Nbc6 14. c3 Ba5 15. f4 Bb6 16. Qd2 Rc8 17. Rac1 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 $14 {Radovanovic-Barwinski, Presov op 2001}) 13. bxc3 Ne7 14. c4 $14) 9. Nf4 Bh7 10. Nxh5 {bekommt Schwarz ein starkes Gegenspiel auf dem Damenflügel.} (10. g5 cxd4 11. Bxd4 Nc6 12. g6 Bxg6 13. Nxg6 fxg6 14. Ne2 Qc7 15. Nf4 Qf7 {Lukacs: 'and Black firmly holds his weakness of g6.'} 16. Qd2 Nge7 17. O-O-O Nf5 $17 {Sengupta,D-Prakash,G/ Mumbai 2003 Lukacs: 'Sengupta-Prakash, Commonwealth Ch 2003'}) 10... Nc6 {Lukacs: 'This is a typical idea here to sacrifice >< h5 for a counterattack in the [+]. '} 11. Rh3 {'?!' Lukacs.} (11. Rc1 {Lukacs} cxd4 12. Bxd4 Nge7 13. f4) 11... cxd4 12. Bxd4 Nge7 13. Ne2 Nb4 14. Rc3 Rc8 15. Bc5 Rxc5 {'!' Lukacs.} 16. Rxc5 Nec6 17. Rxc6 Nxc6 18. Nd4 Qb6 $17 {Inarkiev,E-Palo,D/Chalkidiki 2001} 19. Nb3 {Lukacs} Bg6 20. Qd2 Nb4 $44 {Inarkiev-Palo, EU-ch U16 Halkidiki 2001}) 8... Nd7 {In Frage kommt auch 8...Nc6.} (8... Nc6 {'!?' Lukacs.} 9. f4 $5 {'>=' Lukacs.} (9. Nd4 h5 $1 $44 {'!' Lukacs. Lukacs: '- Motylev-Anand, RUS-The World rapid 2002 CBM 91' Motylev,A-Anand,V/RUS-World rapid/2002}) (9. Bg2 $6 { Lukacs is not an important move in a tense situation like this.} Nxe5 10. Nf4 Nf6 11. h3 (11. g5 $6 {provokes the threat...} Nfg4 12. Qe2 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Nc4 14. Qd4 Qxg5 $17 {Charbonneu-Wu Shaobin, Bled olm 2002}) 11... Qa5 $5) 9... Qh4+ 10. Bf2 (10. Ng3 $2 d4 {'!' Lukacs.} 11. Bxd4 O-O-O $17) 10... Qxg4 11. Rg1 Qf5 (11... Qh5 {Lukacs} 12. Qd2 $44) 12. Rc1 (12. Qd2 {Lukacs} Qxc2 $17 ( 12... Qxc2 13. Qxc2 Bxc2 14. Nd4 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Ne7 $13) (12... Nb4 13. O-O-O { - 12.0-0-0} (13. Rc1 {- 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.f4 Qh4 10.Bf2 Qg4 11.Rg1 Qf5 12.Rc1 Nb4 13.Qd2}))) 12... Be7 $13 (12... Nb4 {Lukacs} 13. Qd2 {Lukacs: '- 8.dxc5 Nc6 9. f4 Qh4 10.Bf2 Qg4 11.Rg1 Qf5 12.Rc1 Nb4 13.Qd2'} Nxc2+ 14. Kd1 {Black is fighting only with three pieces against the whole white Armada.} d4 (14... Nb4 15. Ng3 Qg4+ 16. Be2 Qh4 17. Nb5 $1 axb5 (17... Qxh2 18. Nc7+ Kd8 19. Nxa8 Qxf2 20. Rf1 Qxg3 21. Qxb4 $18) 18. Qxb4 O-O-O 19. Qxb5 Ne7 20. c6 $18) 15. Bxd4 Nxd4 (15... Nb4 16. Bg2 $16) 16. Nxd4 Qh5+ 17. Be2 $16 {and Black will regret the P hunt.})) 9. Nd4 $2 {A.Delchev ist kein Spezialist der 4.Nc3-Variante, deswegen kann nicht verwundern, daß er etwas verwechselt. Der beste Zug 9.b4 führt zu einer unklaren Stellung.} (9. Nf4 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Qd4 Qb6 12. O-O-O Ne7 $15 {Amonatov,F-Kuzin,A/Tula 2004}) (9. b4 $1 {Lukacs: 'White usually prefers to keep the c5 stronghold than e5.'} Nxe5 10. Nd4 Nf6 11. g5 ( 11. h3 {Lukacs} Be7 $15) 11... Ne4 (11... Nfg4 {Lukacs} 12. Bf4 $16) (11... Bh5 {Lukacs deserves attention.} 12. Be2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nfd7 $13) 12. Nxe4 dxe4 ({or } 12... Bxe4 {Lukacs} 13. f3 Bg6 14. h4 (14. c3 Be7) 14... Bh5 $13 {blockading the vital light squares.}) 13. Bg2 (13. h4 {Lukacs} Be7 (13... Nf3+ 14. Nxf3 Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 exf3 16. c3 Be7 $14) 14. Be2 O-O $13) 13... b6 $1 14. O-O $2 ( 14. Nb3 $1 {Lukacs: 'defending c5 was required.'} bxc5 15. Qxd8+ (15. Bxc5 { Lukacs} Qxg5) 15... Rxd8 16. Bxc5 Rd5 $11) 14... bxc5 15. bxc5 Be7 (15... Bxc5 $5 {Lukacs was also possible, because} 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxc5 {can be met by} Nf3+ $1 (17... Qxg5 18. Qd6 Kf7 19. Qc7+ Kg8 20. Kh1 Nf3 21. Rad1 $14) 18. Kh1 (18. Bxf3 Qxg5+ 19. Bg2 Qxc5 $15) 18... Qc7 19. Bd6 Qc6 20. c4 $1 Rd8 (20... Qxc4 21. Rc1 Qxa2 22. Rc7) 21. c5 h6 $1 $36 {and the white K is in danger, too! }) 16. h4 O-O 17. Qe2 (17. h5 {Lukacs} Bf5 18. Nxf5 exf5 $15) 17... Qc7 $15 { Smirnov,P-Burmakin,V/Nefteyugansk 2002 '-/+!' Lukacs. Lukacs: 'Smirnov-Burmakin, Nefteyugansk 2002 CBM 92'}) (9. f4 {Lukacs} Bxc5 (9... Qh4+ 10. Ng3) 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 $13) 9... Bxc5 10. Bg2 h5 $1 $15 {Lukacs: 'Black wants to ruin White's P structure on the >>.'} (10... Nxe5 {Lukacs is strongly met by } 11. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 12. Bxc5 Nf6 13. Qe2 $14) 11. Qe2 {Weiß opfert spekulativ einen Bauern, um die Entwicklung möglichst schnell abzuschließen. Die Alternativen waren ebenfalls nicht verlockend.} (11. g5 {Lukacs: 'is not a nice move indeed.'} Ne7 $15 (11... h4 $13 {Lukacs})) (11. h3 $2 hxg4 12. hxg4 Rxh1+ 13. Bxh1 Qh4 $17) 11... hxg4 12. O-O-O Ne7 13. h3 gxh3 $6 {Eine Ungenauigkeit, die sofortige Öffnung der h-Linie spielt Weiß in die Hände. Besser war 13...Bxd4!} (13... Bxd4 $1 14. Bxd4 Nf5 15. hxg4 (15. Nxd5 $2 Nxd4 16. Rxd4 exd5 17. e6 Qg5+ 18. Kb1 Nf6 $19) (15. Qxg4 $2 Bh5 $19) 15... Rxh1 16. Bxh1 Qg5+ 17. Kb1 Nxd4 18. Rxd4 Qxe5 $17) 14. Bxh3 (14. Rxh3 {Lukacs} Rxh3 15. Bxh3 Bxd4 (15... Nxe5 $2 16. Nxe6) 16. Bxd4 Nc6 $15 {In a more or less closed position the lead of development is not so dangerous.}) 14... Bxd4 15. Bxd4 { /\Be6} Rh7 {Ich mußte bereits diese Prophylaxe einschalten, es drohte 16.Bxe6. } (15... Nf5 $4 16. Bxf5 Rxh1 17. Rxh1 Bxf5 18. Rh8+ Nf8 19. Bc5 $18) (15... Nc6 $2 16. Nxd5 $1 (16. Be3 {Lukacs} Nf8 (16... Ndxe5 17. Bxe6 $1) 17. f4 (17. Nxd5 $2 exd5 18. Bd7+ Qxd7 19. Rxh8 d4) 17... Bh5 $15) 16... exd5 17. e6 $40) 16. Bg4 Nf5 $2 {Es war an der Zeit, die Entwicklung zu beenden, die Idee mit dem Abtausch des Bd4 funktioniert im Moment nicht.} (16... Nc6 $2 17. Rxh7 Bxh7 18. Bxe6 $1 fxe6 19. Qh5+ $14) (16... Qc7 $1 17. Rxh7 Bxh7 18. Rh1 Bf5 19. Rh8+ Nf8 20. Bh5 O-O-O 21. Qe3 (21. Bxf7 $2 Nc6 $19) 21... Nd7 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 $17) 17. Rxh7 Bxh7 18. f4 $2 {Delchev war unter Zeitdruck, sonst hätte er vielleicht die schöne Remisschaukel gefunden.} (18. Bxf5 $1 {Lukacs: 'was required hoping for the ^-.'} Qg5+ {'!' Lukacs.} (18... Bxf5 19. Qh5 $11) 19. Be3 $1 Qxf5 {Lukacs: '- 17.Rh7'} 20. Rh1 $1 O-O-O {Schwarz kann 21.Rh5 nicht verhindern.} 21. Rh5 Qg6 22. Rg5 (22. f4 $44 {Lukacs}) 22... Qh6 23. Rh5 $11) 18... Nxd4 19. Rxd4 Qb6 $17 {'=/+' Lukacs. Schwarz hat einen Mehrbauern bei besserer Stellung.} 20. Rd1 Rc8 (20... O-O-O {Lukacs} 21. Kb1 Kb8 $15 {and the black K has reached safety with an extra P.}) 21. Rh1 Nf8 22. f5 Bxf5 { Leichter gewann 22.. .exf5!} (22... exf5 $1 23. Nxd5 (23. Bf3 d4 24. Nd5 Qb5 25. Qg2 f4 $19) 23... Qa5 (23... Qb5) 24. Nf6+ Ke7 25. Nxh7 (25. Bf3 Qxa2 26. Nd5+ Ke8 $19) 25... Qxa2 $19) 23. Bxf5 exf5 24. Nxd5 Qe6 25. Qd2 Ng6 26. Kb1 Qc6 {'=' Lukacs.} 27. b3 {'?' Lukacs. Lukacs: 'This is a rather "lazy" move.'} b5 28. Rd1 Kf8 29. Ne3 Qe6 30. Qd6+ Kg8 $19 31. Nd5 f4 32. Rf1 Qxd6 {Schwarz sollte das entstehende Endspiel problemlos gewinnen, aber mit den Damen auf dem Brett war seine Aufgabe einfacher.} (32... Qf5 $1 33. Nb4 (33. Rf2 Qe4 34. Qd7 Qe1+ 35. Kb2 Rf8 36. Rh2 Qxe5+ $19) 33... a5 34. Nd3 Qe4 $19) 33. exd6 Rd8 34. Rd1 Kf8 (34... Rxd6 35. Ne7+ Kf8 36. Rxd6 Kxe7 37. Rd4 f3 38. Kc1 $17) 35. Nb4 Ne5 36. Nxa6 g5 {Lukacs: 'Black's connected passed pawns are much more dangerous than White's on the other flank.' Die schwarzen Bauern sind nicht aufzuhalten. Es sei denn, es geschieht ein Wunder...} 37. Nc5 g4 (37... f3 $5 38. Ne4 g4 39. Rd5 Re8 40. Rxb5 Nd7 41. Ng3 f2 42. Rf5 Re3 $19) 38. Nb7 (38. Rd5 g3 $1 39. Rxe5 g2 40. Rg5 f3 41. Ne4 Rxd6 $19) 38... Rd7 $2 {Beinahe jeder Zug gewinnt in dieser Stellung.} (38... Rb8 {L.Kritz} 39. d7 Nxd7 40. Rxd7 Rxb7 41. Rxb7 f3 $19) (38... Re8 {U. Bönsch} 39. d7 Nxd7 40. Rxd7 Re1+ 41. Kb2 g3 $19) (38... f3 39. Nxd8 f2 $19) 39. Nc5 Rd8 40. Nb7 Rd7 $2 41. Nc5 f3 $4 { [%mdl 8192] Ein furchbarer Blackout. Ich habe übersehen, daß der weiße König imstande ist, die schwarzen Bauern aufzuhalten. Zur dreifachen Stellungswiederholung führte 41... Rd8 42.Nb7, aber 41...Ra7 hätte immer noch gewonnen.} (41... Rd8 42. Nb7 $11) (41... Ra7 42. d7 Nxd7 43. Rxd7 $1 (43. Nxd7+ $2 Rxd7 44. Rxd7 f3 $19) 43... f3 44. Rd8+ Ke7 45. Rd1 g3 46. Ne4 g2 47. Rg1 Rd7 48. Kc1 f5 49. Nf2 b4 $19) 42. Nxd7+ Nxd7 43. Kc1 $18 f2 44. Kd2 g3 45. Ke2 f5 46. Rd5 1-0 [Event "FRA-chT Gp-B"] [Site "France"] [Date "2003.04.05"] [Round "6.1"] [White "Delchev, Aleksander"] [Black "Schlosser, Philipp"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2583"] [BlackElo "2534"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2003.01.31"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 095"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.07.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Nice"] [BlackTeam "Bischwiller"] [WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"] [BlackTeamCountry "FRA"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 {This is one of the quiet positional setups in the Advance Variation. White simply prepares against c5.} Nd7 6. Nf3 (6. Be3 a6 7. f4 Rc8 {and c5 will come anyway.} 8. Nf3 c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. c3 {White has the total control over the vital d4 square.} Na4 11. Qd2 Ne7 12. Be2 Nb6 13. Na5 Qc7 14. O-O Bg4 15. Nd4 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Nc4 17. Nxc4 Qxc4 18. Qf2 {White cannot exchange queens!} Qd3 19. Rad1 Qg6 20. h3 h5 21. f5 $14 { Short-Dreev, FIDE World Cup Final Hyderabad 2002}) 6... Bg6 (6... Ne7 7. Be2 Bg4 {- Fries Nielsen-Rasmussen, DEN-ch Nyborg 2001 CBM 83} (7... c5 $2 8. Nxc5 $16 {- Zvjagintsev-Dautov, Julian Borowski 1999 CBM 71}) (7... Ng6 $5 8. O-O h5 {Dautov})) (6... a6 7. Be2 (7. Be3 Ne7 8. Be2) 7... c5 8. dxc5 Ne7 {- Zvjaginsev-Sargission, Ciudad de Ubeda op 2000 CBM 75}) 7. Be2 (7. Be3 Nh6 { /\ Nf5 and Black is not afraid of doubled pawns.} 8. Qd2 Nf5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Be2 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Qxh4 13. O-O O-O $11 {Peric-Piankov, Vila de Padron op 2000}) 7... Ne7 (7... Nh6 {is again the other route for the N.} 8. O-O Be7 9. a4 O-O 10. a5 b5 11. axb6 axb6 12. c4 Rxa1 13. Nxa1 Nf5 $11 (13... dxc4 14. Bxh6 gxh6 15. Bxc4 $14 {Markovic-Zelcic, Bled op 2000})) 8. O-O Nf5 9. c3 Be7 10. g4 $5 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. f4 f5 13. exf6 (13. g5 {cannot catch the trapped B because of} Qe7 14. Nd2 h6 $1 15. Nf3 hxg5 16. fxg5 Bh5 $1 17. Nxh4 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Rxh4 {/\ 0-0-0}) (13. h3 Qe7 {/\ 0-0-0}) 13... Bxf6 (13... Qxf6 14. Nd2 h5 15. g5 Qf5 16. Nf3 Qg4+ 17. Kh1 Be4 18. Bd3 $16) 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 {The >< e6 is a target, but White's B is passive, and his >> is a bit weakened.} g6 (15... O-O $11) 16. Bd2 Qe7 17. Rae1 O-O (17... O-O-O $5 $132 { looked more exciting!}) 18. Kh1 Rae8 19. f5 $5 (19. Re2 $11) 19... gxf5 20. gxf5 e5 21. dxe5 (21. Na5 $5 e4 22. Qh3 Nb6 23. Rg1+ Kh8 $13) 21... Nxe5 22. Qh3 {/\ Nd4-e6} Kh8 23. Nd4 Rg8 24. Ne6 {The N is very nice on e6, but White cannot connect another piece to him.} (24. Bf4 $14) 24... Qf7 25. Nf4 $2 { Completely illogical, this was the best white piece!} (25. Bf4) 25... c5 26. Rg1 b6 27. Rg3 Rxg3 28. hxg3 d4 $1 $17 29. cxd4 Nf3 $1 30. Rxe8+ (30. Ng6+ { leads to immense complications:} Kg8 31. Ne5 Nxd2 $1 32. Nxf7 Rxe1+ 33. Kg2 Re2+ 34. Kh1 Ne4 $5 {Now already Black wants more than a draw!} (34... Re1+ 35. Kg2 Re2+ $11 {is repetition of moves.}) 35. Kg1 Re1+ (35... Bxd4+ 36. Kf1 Rf2+ 37. Ke1 Rxb2 38. Qg4+ Kxf7 39. Qxe4 $11) 36. Kg2 Kxf7 37. Qxh7+ Kf8 38. Qxa7 cxd4 39. Qb8+ Kg7 40. Qc7+ Kh6 41. Qf7 Re2+ 42. Kg1 Re1+ $11 {and finally Black has to repeat the moves.}) 30... Qxe8 31. Qg2 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This passive move loses the game.} (31. Qh6 $1 {was still enough for a draw:} Bg5 ( 31... Bg7 32. Qe6) 32. Ng6+ Qxg6 33. Bxg5 Qxg5 34. Qf8+ $11) 31... Qe4 $1 0-1 [Event "American Continental 2nd"] [Site "Buenos Aires"] [Date "2003.08.21"] [Round "4"] [White "Dobson Aguilar, Luis Francisco"] [Black "Garcia Palermo, Carlos H"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2330"] [BlackElo "2443"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "47"] [EventDate "2003.08.17"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [SourceTitle "CBM 097"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.11.11"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.11.11"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 a6 {This seemingly inconnous line has more and more adherents these days. Black defends the b5 square preparing c5 later.} 5. Be3 e6 6. g4 Bg6 7. Nge2 f6 {White is fighting against the central push c5, now he gets the other "French" blow.} 8. exf6 (8. f4 Nd7 9. Bg2 Bb4 10. O-O f5 {Closing the >> is favourable for Black.} 11. Ng3 Ne7 12. h3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nb6 {Black controls the two vital squares c4 and f5.} 14. Bf2 O-O $15 { Gunnarsson-Hauchard, Capablanca mem Havana 2002}) (8. Nf4 Bf7 9. Nd3 Nd7 10. f4 {It is not easy for White to deprive Black from any counterplay and maintain his big space advantage.} (10. Bg2 fxe5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bb4) 10... Ne7 11. Bg2 (11. Qf3 $5) 11... h5 12. h3 fxe5 13. fxe5 (13. dxe5 Ng6 14. Bf2 c5) 13... hxg4 14. hxg4 Rxh1+ 15. Bxh1 c5 {soon or later this move will arrive.} 16. Nxc5 Nxc5 17. dxc5 Nc6 18. Qf3 Qh4+ 19. Bf2 Qg5 20. Be3 Qh4+ 21. Bf2 $11 { Movsesian-Burmakin, Capella la Grande 2002}) 8... gxf6 (8... Nxf6 9. Nf4 Bf7 10. Bg2 $14 {>< e6 and e5}) 9. f4 $1 (9. Qd2 {- Nataf-Karpov, Cannes 2002 CBM 88}) (9. Nf4 {deserved attention} Bf7 10. Nd3 {fighting for the vital c5 and e5 squares.}) 9... Bd6 10. Ng3 (10. Bg2 Nd7) 10... Qe7 (10... Qc7 11. f5 Bf7 ( 11... Bxg3+ 12. hxg3 exf5 13. gxf5 Bxf5 14. Qh5+ {^^ and better development.} Bg6 15. Qe2 $44 {/\ 0-0-0}) (11... exf5 12. Nxf5 {- Sutovsky-Stohl, SVK-ch Kaskady CBM 90}) 12. fxe6 Bxe6 13. Qf3 Nd7 14. Nce2 O-O-O 15. Nf4 Re8 16. O-O-O Bxg4 17. Qxg4 Nh6 18. Qh4 Rxe3 {1/2-1/2 Popov,V-Burmakin,V/Nefteyugansk 2002}) (10... Ne7 11. Qe2 $1 {/\ 0-0-0 solving the K's problem.} (11. Bd3 Nd7 (11... Rg8 12. f5 $14) 12. f5 Bxg3+ 13. hxg3 exf5 14. gxf5 Nxf5 15. Qf3 Qe7 16. Kf2 Qxe3+ 17. Qxe3+ Nxe3 18. Bxg6+ Ke7 $11 {Herrera-Spassov, Virxe Peregrina op 2002}) 11... Nd7 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. f5 $5 exf5 14. gxf5 Bf7 15. Qf3 O-O-O 16. Bd3 $14) 11. Qd2 h5 $5 {Black wants to destroy White's nice P formation.} ( 11... Nd7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. f5 $14 {can only be better for White.}) 12. f5 $5 (12. gxh5 Bxh5 (12... Bf7 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. Bd3 f5 15. Rde1 Ngf6) 13. Nxh5 Rxh5 14. O-O-O Nh6 15. Bd3 Nf5 16. Ne2 $14) 12... hxg4 $5 {This is the best practical chance.} (12... exf5 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 14. gxf5 Bf4 15. Nd1 Qe4 16. Rg1 $14) (12... Bf7 13. fxe6 Bxe6 14. gxh5 $16) 13. O-O-O Bxg3 (13... Bxf5 14. Nxf5 exf5 15. Bd3 $44) (13... exf5 14. Bd3 $44) 14. fxg6 f5 $1 {The position is extremely sharp, in a practical game it's a good chance for both!} (14... Bd6 15. h4 $1 gxh3 16. Bxh3 f5 17. Bg5 $18) 15. Bg5 (15. h3 $5 Bd6 (15... Nf6 16. Bh6 Rg8 17. Bg5 Rxg6 18. hxg4 Qg7 19. Bxf6 Qxf6 20. gxf5 Qxf5 21. Rh8+ Kd7 22. Bd3 Bf4 23. Bxf5 Bxd2+ 24. Kxd2 exf5 25. Na4 Kc7 26. Rh7+ Kd8 27. Re1 $16) 16. Bg2 $44) 15... Nf6 (15... Qg7 16. h4 $1 Qxg6 (16... gxh3 17. Qe3 $18) 17. Ne2 Bd6 18. Nf4 $16 {blockading the dark squares completely.}) 16. Bxa6 {Winning a P like that cannot be healthy.} (16. h4 $1 Rh5 (16... Nbd7 17. h5 $16) (16... gxh3 17. Rxh3 Rxh3 18. Bxh3 Nbd7 19. Qe3 Bd6 20. Re1 $16) 17. Ne2 Bd6 18. Nf4 $16) 16... Bh4 17. Bxh4 {Now Black has to decide which B to take.} Rxh4 $2 { This was the wrong one!} (17... Nxa6 $1 18. Bg3 (18. Qg5 Ng8 $1) 18... Rg8 19. Qh6 Qg7 20. Qe3 Ne4 21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. h4 $1 gxh3 23. Rdg1 $14) 18. Bxb7 $1 Qxb7 $6 (18... Ra7 19. Bc8 $1 Kd8 20. Qe1 Ne4 21. Nxe4 fxe4 22. g7 Qg5+ 23. Kb1 Rxg7 24. Bxe6 $16) 19. Qe1 $1 {after this double -> Black's position collapses.} ( 19. Qg5 Rh3 20. Qxf6 Qe7 21. Qxe7+ Kxe7 22. Ne2 Rxa2 23. Nf4) 19... Rh5 20. Qxe6+ Qe7 21. Qc8+ Qd8 22. Qe6+ Qe7 23. Qc8+ Qd8 {[%mdl 8192] [#]} 24. Qe6+ $2 {Threefold repetition!} ({missing the nice win after} 24. Rde1+ $1 Ne4 25. g7 $1 {This is the point!} Qxc8 26. g8=Q+ Kd7 27. Qf7+ Kd6 28. Qxh5 $18) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Alushta Autumn 1st"] [Site "Alushta"] [Date "2002.09.24"] [Round "14"] [White "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Black "Yevseev, Denis"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2475"] [BlackElo "2546"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "32"] [EventDate "2002.09.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "UKR"] [EventCategory "9"] [SourceTitle "CBM 092"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.02.06"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O f6 8. exf6 $2 {[%mdl 16384] In this French type of position it is not advisable to help the opponent's development. White is not strong enough to exploit the weakness of K e5.} (8. Qe2 {is the logical reply hindering Black's development.} fxe5 9. Nxe5 Nf6 (9... Nxe5 10. Qxe5 Nf6 11. c4 (11. Nd2 {Grischuk-Bauer, World Cup of rapid Cannes CBM 82}) 11... O-O 12. Nc3 {- Shirov-Agdestein, Bergen Radisson SAS rapid 2001 CBM 82}) 10. Nd2 Nxe5 11. Qxe5 Qd6 (11... O-O 12. Nf3 Bd6 13. Qe2 {- Arizmendi Martinez-Bauer, EU-chT (Men) 2001 CBM 86}) 12. Qxd6 Bxd6 13. Nf3 {- Smirnov-Kornev, RUS-ch Krasnodar 2002 CBM 91}) 8... Nxf6 9. c4 O-O 10. Nc3 Qd6 11. Bg5 $2 {[#] overlooking completely Black's threat.} (11. Be3 Bxe3 ( 11... d4 12. Nb5 $1 $16) 12. fxe3 {at least exchanges Black's mighty B.} Ne5 $142 (12... Ng4 $2 13. Bxh7+ Kh8 14. Qe2 $16) (12... Qc5 13. Qe2 d4 (13... dxc4 14. Bxc4 Nd5 15. Bxd5 exd5 16. Qd2) 14. exd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 16. Kh1 $14 { and suddenly White has the better development.}) 13. Qd2 Bd7 $13) (11. Nb5 $5 Qd7 12. Be3 {is a similar idea as before.} b6 (12... Bxe3 13. fxe3) 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nbd4 {blockading the vital >< d4.} Nxd4 15. Bxd4 (15. Nxd4 Ng4) 15... Bb7 $13) 11... Ng4 $1 12. h3 $2 (12. g3 $2 {was also hopeless because of} Nxf2 $1 13. Rxf2 Ne5 $1 14. Bf4 Bxf2+ $19) (12. Nb5 $1 {was the only defence, although after} Nxf2 $1 13. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Qe5 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Qd2 Qxh2 17. Be2 Be6 $15 {White's situation is not rosy either.}) 12... Nd4 $1 $19 { This well-known motif wins the game at once.} 13. hxg4 (13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Qd3+ Kh8 $1 15. hxg4 Nxf3+ $19) 13... Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Qg3+ 15. Kh1 Qh3+ 16. Kg1 Rxf3 0-1 [Event "Istanbul ol (Men) 34th"] [Site "Istanbul"] [Date "2000.11.09"] [Round "12.1"] [White "Fedorov, Alexei"] [Black "Adianto, Utut"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2646"] [BlackElo "2583"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2000.10.28"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "TUR"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2001"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.11.22"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Belarus"] [BlackTeam "Indonesia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "BLR"] [BlackTeamCountry "INA"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 (6... h6) 7. Be3 Nd7 (7... Nc6 {Khalifman-Adianto, Japfa Classic Ball INA 2000 CBM 77}) 8. h4 $6 { This whole plan seems to me dubious. White opens a wide front, but Black can easily blockade the light squares of the >>.} (8. dxc5 Nxe5 {- 7...Nc6}) 8... cxd4 (8... h6 9. Nf4 Bh7 {is possible, but a bit passive.}) 9. Nxd4 $6 { Now Black can ruin White's P structure easily.} (9. Bxd4 h6 $1 (9... h5 $6 { is now met by} 10. Nf4 $1) (9... f6 $6 {opens up the position for the better developed party.} 10. Nf4 Bf7 11. exf6 Ngxf6 12. Qe2 Qe7 13. g5 Ne4 14. O-O-O ( 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bh3 $16) 14... Qd6 15. Qe3 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 e5 17. Bg2 $1 (17. Bh3 Be7 18. Bxd7+ Qxd7 19. Qxe5 O-O-O 20. Qxg7 $18 {Van der Wiel-Christiansen, Wijk aan Zee 1982}) 17... Qc5 (17... d4 18. Rxd4 $18) 18. Bxd5 $18) 10. Nf4 Bh7 11. Bg2 (11. Bb5 a6) (11. Nb5 a6 12. Nd6+ Bxd6 13. exd6 e5 14. Qe2 Be4 $1 ( 14... Rc8 15. Bxe5 Rxc2 16. Qe3) 15. f3 Qf6 $1 16. fxe4 Qxf4 $15) 11... Ne7 $132 {/\ Nc6}) 9... h5 $1 {This is the point!} 10. f4 hxg4 11. Qxg4 Nh6 {>< f5} 12. Qg1 Bh5 ({or simply} 12... Bf5) 13. Be2 Bxe2 14. Ncxe2 Qa5+ 15. Bd2 Qa6 ( 15... Qb6 $5 {is also possible, for example:} 16. O-O-O Rc8 17. h5 Nc5 {/\ Ne4} 18. Rh3 Ne4) 16. h5 O-O-O 17. a3 Kb8 18. O-O-O Rc8 {<-> c} 19. Kb1 Nb6 {/\ Nc4} 20. Bb4 (20. Rh3 Nc4) 20... Bxb4 21. axb4 Nc4 $5 (21... Rhg8 $15 {was good and simple.}) 22. Rh3 (22. Qxg7 Ne3 23. b5 Qa4 24. Nc3 Qb4 25. Rd3 Nc4 26. b3 Na3+ 27. Kb2 (27. Kc1 Rhg8 28. Qxh6 Rxc3) (27. Ka2 Qa5 28. Kb2 Qb4) 27... Nc4+ 28. Kb1 Na3+ $11 {with perpetual check.}) 22... Qb6 23. b5 (23. c3) 23... f6 $6 ( 23... Rhg8 {was again the correct reply.} 24. Rg3 Qa5 $13) 24. Qg6 $14 (24. Qxg7 $6 fxe5 25. fxe5 Rcg8 26. Qf6 Ng4 27. Qxe6 Qxe6 28. Nxe6 Nf2 29. Rdh1 Nxh3 30. Rxh3 Nxe5 $15) 24... fxe5 25. fxe5 Rce8 (25... Qc5 $6 26. Qxe6 (26. Qxg7 Nf5 27. Nxf5 exf5 (27... Na3+ $2 28. Rxa3 Qxc2+ 29. Ka2 Qxd1 30. Nd6 $18) 28. Nd4 Rhg8 29. Qf6 Rg1 30. Rhd3 Qb4 31. Nb3 Rxd1+ 32. Rxd1 Ne3 33. Rd2 Qxb5 ( 33... Qe4 34. h6) 34. h6 Qf1+ 35. Nc1 $16) (26. Nxe6 $2 Qb4 27. Rb3 Nd2+ 28. Rxd2 Qxd2 $15) 26... Rhe8 27. Qg6 Qb4 28. b3 Nxe5 (28... Rxe5 29. c3 $1 Na3+ 30. Ka2 Qe7 31. Nf4) 29. Qxg7 Nhg4 30. c3 Qd6 31. Rf1 $16 {and Black's -> is beaten back.}) (25... Qc7 26. Nxe6 $1 (26. Qxe6 Rce8 27. Qxd5 Rxe5 28. Nc6+ $1 (28. Qf3 Rd8 29. Nc3 Re1 $1 30. Qd3 Ne5) 28... bxc6 29. Qxc4 cxb5 30. Qxc7+ Kxc7 $11 {with a drawish K.}) 26... Qxe5 27. N2d4 Nd2+ 28. Kc1 Ne4 29. Re3 $14 {and the white knights look more promising than the black ones.}) 26. Qxg7 Reg8 (26... Qa5 27. Nxe6 $1) 27. Qd7 Ng4 $2 (27... Re8 $1 {was the correct defence.} 28. Nf4 (28. Qg7 Reg8 $11) 28... Nxe5 29. Qg7 Nef7 30. Qf6 $1 e5 31. Qxb6 axb6 32. Ng6 Rhg8 (32... exd4 33. Nxh8 Nxh8 34. Rxd4 $14) 33. Nb3 Ng4 34. Rf3 (34. Rxd5 Nf6 35. Rd1 Nxh5 $11) 34... Nh8 35. Nxh8 Rxh8 36. Rxd5 Rxh5 37. Rf7 $14) 28. Rg1 $18 {Now White's strong o^ h becomes the decisive element.} Nf2 (28... Ngxe5 29. Rxg8+ Rxg8 30. Qxe6 $18) (28... Ncxe5 29. Qxe6 $18) 29. Rxg8+ Rxg8 30. Rg3 (30. Qf7 {was also winning.} Rg1+ (30... Rc8 31. Qxf2 Qa5 32. Nc3 Qb4 33. Nb3 $18) (30... Nd2+ 31. Kc1 $18) 31. Nxg1 (31. Ka2 Qa5+ 32. Ra3 Nxa3 33. Qf8+ Kc7 34. Nxe6+ Kd7 35. Qf7+ $18) 31... Qxd4 32. Qe8+ Kc7 33. Qe7+ Kb6 34. Qd8+ Kxb5 35. Rb3+ Ka6 36. Nf3 $18) 30... Rd8 31. Nxe6 $1 Rc8 32. Qxd5 Ne4 33. Rg7 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Simply unbeliavable, that a top player can make such a move. Probably he was already in time trouble.} (33. Rd3 {was winning easily.} Ned2+ 34. Rxd2 $18) 33... Ned2+ 34. Kc1 Nb3+ $1 {This is the point!} 0-1 [Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess-A"] [Site "Cannes"] [Date "2001.03.21"] [Round "4"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Bauer, Christian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2663"] [BlackElo "2618"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "157"] [EventDate "2001.03.21"] [EventType "tourn (rapid)"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CBM 082"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.05.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 {[%mdl 32]} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 e6 5. Nf3 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O f6 $1 {This is the typical "French" method blowing up the [+].} 8. Qe2 fxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qxe5 Nf6 11. Nd2 {/\ Nf3 fighting for the blockade of e5 and d4.} (11. c4 {- Shirov-Agdestein, Bergen Radisson SAS m rapid 2001 CBM 82}) 11... O-O 12. Nf3 {The Q is not a good blockading piece.} Bd6 13. Qe2 Qc7 ({This was the first time to solve radically the problem of the backward P on e6.} 13... e5 $142 $5 14. Nxe5 Re8 15. f4 (15. Bf4 $2 Ng4 $1) 15... Ng4 16. Qf3 Bxe5 17. fxe5 Nxe5 $11) 14. Re1 $6 {This allows again Black to come out of passivity.} ( 14. c4 {was the precise move order.} Bd7 15. Re1 {- 14.Re1 Bd7 15.c4}) 14... Bd7 ({missing} 14... e5 $1 {again} 15. Nxe5 Re8 16. Bf4 (16. f4 Ng4 17. Rf1 Bxe5 $1 (17... Nxe5 18. fxe5 Rxe5 (18... Bxe5 $4 {loses to} 19. Bxh7+ $1 $18) 19. Qf3 $14 {and the isolated P on d5 remains weak.}) 18. fxe5 Qxe5 19. Qxe5 Nxe5 20. Bb5 Bd7 $11 {and Black is quicker in finishing development.}) 16... Bg4 $1 (16... Ng4 {allows the witty "petite" combination} 17. Bxh7+ $1 Kxh7 18. Qd3+ Kg8 19. Nxg4 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Bxf4 21. Nf6+ $1 $18) 17. Qe3 (17. f3 Nh5 18. g3 Bh3 $15 {and White remains pinned on the e <->.}) (17. Bxh7+ Kxh7 18. Qd3+ Kh8 $1 19. Nxg4 (19. Ng6+ Kg8 20. Bxd6 Qxd6 $17) 19... Bxf4 20. Nxf6 gxf6 $17) 17... Re7 $1 18. Bg3 Rae8 19. Nxg4 Rxe3 $15) 15. Bg5 (15. c4 Rae8 16. Bg5 { is again met by the standard} e5 $1 17. Bxf6 e4 $1 $13) 15... Rae8 (15... e5 $5 {was the last chance avoiding passivity.} 16. Nxe5 (16. Bxf6 Rxf6 (16... gxf6 17. Bb5 e4 18. Bxd7 Qxd7 19. Nd4 f5 20. Rad1 $13) 17. Nxe5 Re6 (17... Re8 $2 { founders on the tactical blow} 18. Nxd7 $1 Rxe2 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rxe2 $16) 18. f4 (18. Qh5 $6 Bxe5 19. Bxh7+ Kf8 20. Qf5+ Ke7 $17 {and White's dreams of an -> cannot be realized.}) 18... Rae8 19. Qd2 Bxe5 $11 {with an easy equalization.}) 16... Rfe8 (16... Rae8 $2 {is again punished by the same way:} 17. Bxf6 Rxf6 (17... gxf6 $2 18. Qh5 $18) 18. Nxd7 Rxe2 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rxe2 Bxh2+ 21. Kf1 $16 {and two rooks are much better than the Q, and Black's pawns are in 4 islands.}) 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Qh5 $1 (18. Bxh7+ {is parried by the cold-blooded} Kg7 $1) 18... fxe5 $1 (18... Bxe5 19. Qxh7+ Kf8 20. Qh6+ Ke7 21. f4 $1 Kd8 22. fxe5 fxe5 23. Qf6+ Re7 24. Re3 $16) 19. Qxh7+ (19. Bxh7+ $5 Kg7 20. Qg6+ Kh8 21. Qh6 Bf8) 19... Kf8 20. Re3 (20. Bg6 $6 Bb5 $1 {vacates the c6 square for the K.} (20... Bc6 $2 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qh4+ Kf8 (22... Kd7 23. Bf5+ $18) 23. Re3 $1 $16) (20... Be6 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Bxe8 Rxe8 23. Qh4+ Kd7 $13) 21. Qh8+ Ke7 22. Qh4+ Kd7 $1 {and the K has escaped.} (22... Kf8 23. Re3 $18)) 20... e4 21. Rf3+ exf3 22. Qh6+ $11 {and draw by perpetual checks.}) 16. Ne5 $14 Bc8 (16... Bxe5 17. Qxe5 Qxe5 18. Rxe5 Ng4 19. Re2 e5 (19... h6 20. Bd2 $14 ) 20. f3 $14 {/\ Rae1 attacking Black's central pawns.}) 17. c3 (17. Bf4 $14) 17... h6 (17... Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxe5 Ng4 20. Re2 e5 (20... h6 21. Bd2 $14) 21. f3 $14 {/\ Rae1 is similar to the previous note.}) 18. Bh4 {/\ Bg3 is the positional approach overprotecting the key square >< e5.} (18. Bxf6 Rxf6 19. Qh5 Ref8 20. Ng4 $16 {was also tempting with some attacking chances on the >>.}) 18... Nd7 19. Bg3 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Qxe5 Qb6 (21... Qxe5 22. Rxe5 $14 {and White still holds >< e5.}) 22. Re2 Rf6 23. Qd4 $1 Qxd4 24. cxd4 { [%mdl 4096] Now White has an ideal "French" K with a good B versus bad one. The dark squares are weak, and the backward e6 P causes more problem than the d4 one.} Bd7 (24... Rf4 25. Rd1 $14) 25. Rc1 {occupying the opened <-> is a must for both.} Rf4 26. Bg6 (26. Rd2 {was also interesting, for example:} Bc6 ( 26... e5 27. Rc7 $1 Bc6 28. Bg6 Re6 29. Rc8+ Rf8 30. Bh7+ Kf7 31. Rc7+ Kf6 32. Rd3 e4 33. Rg3 g5 34. Rh3 $18) 27. b4 $14) 26... Rd8 27. Rd2 Bc6 28. g3 Rf6 29. Bd3 Kf7 30. b4 Ke7 31. b5 Be8 32. Rc7+ {finally White exchanges his active R for the passive one, so better seems to be} (32. f4 $14 {maintaining the pressure on the dark squares.}) 32... Rd7 33. Rc8 Rd8 (33... g5 34. Ra8) 34. Rc7+ Rd7 35. Rxd7+ Bxd7 36. f4 Rf8 (36... g5 $5 {Soon or later Black has to play actively.}) 37. Rc2 Kd6 38. h4 g5 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. Rf2 $5 {[#]} (40. hxg5 {looked simple and strong.} Rf3 (40... Rg8 41. g6 {This o^ will decide the K.} a6 (41... Be8 $2 42. Rc8) 42. a4 axb5 43. axb5 $16) 41. g6 $1 {This is the important o^.} Rxg3+ (41... Rxd3 $2 42. g7 $18) 42. Rg2 Rxg2+ 43. Kxg2 Ke7 44. Kg3 Kf6 45. Kh4 Kg7 46. Kg5 $16) 40... Rxf2 $2 {The B K is inferior for Black because of White's remote o^.} (40... Rh8 $1 {was the best chance for a defence keeping the "drawish" rooks on the board.} 41. hxg5 Rg8 42. g6 Be8 ( 42... a6 $2 43. bxa6 bxa6 44. Rf6 $18) 43. Rf6 Ke7 44. Rf4 Bxg6) (40... Rg8 $6 {is also inferior because of} 41. h5) 41. Kxf2 gxh4 42. gxh4 e5 (42... Be8 { looked more persistant not allowing h5 immediately.} 43. Ke3 e5 44. Be2 $16) 43. dxe5+ Kxe5 44. h5 Kf6 45. h6 a6 (45... d4 46. Kf3 $18) 46. bxa6 bxa6 47. Ke3 $18 {This is the typical advantage of the remote o^.} a5 48. Kd4 a4 49. a3 {White has to fix the P on the colour of the B.} Bc6 50. Kc5 Bd7 51. Kxd5 Be8 52. Kc5 Bf7 53. Kb4 Bb3 54. Kc3 Bd5 55. Bc2 Bc6 56. Kb4 Bd7 57. Bxa4 Bf5 58. Kc3 Be4 59. Bc2 Bc6 60. Kd4 Bb5 61. Kc5 Bd7 62. Bd3 Ba4 63. Kd6 Bb3 64. Kc5 Ba4 65. Kb4 Bd1 66. Kc3 Ba4 67. Bc2 Bc6 68. Kb4 Bd7 69. Ba4 Bf5 70. Bb5 Bc2 71. Kc3 Bd1 72. Be8 Be2 73. a4 Ba6 74. a5 Bb7 75. Kd4 Bc8 76. Kc5 Ba6 77. Kb6 Bc8 78. Bc6 Kg6 79. Bb7 1-0 [Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2002.02.09"] [Round "7"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2671"] [BlackElo "2515"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2002.02.04"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 088"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.03.21"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 Nd7 7. O-O Ne7 8. b3 Bg4 (8... c5 {is the crucial test of the whole system. Opening up the position with little developed pieces is always dangerous.} 9. dxc5 (9. Na4 Qc7 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. dxc5 Qxc5 (11... Nc6 $6 {Black can win >< e5, but White's advantage on the << remains undisputed.} 12. Be3 Bg4 13. Bb5 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qxe5 15. c4 $16 {V.Popov-Burmakin, RUS Cup Kazan 2001}) 12. Nd4 a6 (12... Bg6 13. Be3 $16) 13. Bb2 $13 (13. Be3 Qc7 (13... Qc3 14. Bd3 Bg6 15. f4 $14) 14. f4 Qc3 $5 $13)) 9... Nxc5 10. Nd4 a6 11. Be3 {- Shirov-Hracek, Ostrava m 1998 CBM 68}) 9. Na4 Qc7 10. c4 {If Black allows White to maintain the space advantage, he will be pushed to the wall.} Rd8 {Black wants to use the R in case of opening the [+] via c6-c5.} (10... dxc4 $5 {- Van den Doel-P.Nielsen, North Sea Cup 2001 CBM 85 }) (10... Nf5 {- Bergez-Weiss, Mitropa Cup Baden SU 1999 CBM 71}) (10... b5 { - Shirov-Hracek, Ostrava Match CZE 1998 CBM 68}) (10... Nb6 11. Nb2 {avoiding the exchanges having a space advantage is recommended by the general rule.} dxc4 12. Nxc4 {Now Black gets the important d5 square.} (12. bxc4 $5) 12... Ned5 13. Bd2 Be7 14. Ng5 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 O-O 16. Qe4 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qd7 18. Rae1 Rae8 19. Qh4 f5 {and White's dream of attack cannot be realized.} 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Ne5 Qc7 $13 {Kobalija-Kharitonov, Novgorod Open RUS 1999}) (10... Ng6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 b5 13. Nc3 bxc4 14. bxc4 Be7 15. g3 O-O 16. h4 Rfb8 17. h5 { It is time to gain a big space advantage on both flanks!} Ngf8 18. h6 g6 19. c5 $1 $14 {Sutovsky-Magem Badals, Elista ol (Men) 1998}) (10... Bxf3 $6 {is clearly premature.} 11. Bxf3 Nb6 12. Nxb6 Qxb6 13. c5 $1 {maintaining the pressure on the <<.} Qc7 14. b4 Ng6 15. Qe2 Be7 16. Bg4 Nh4 17. Rb1 g6 18. Bh6 Nf5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. b5 $16 {Moser-Lendwai, AUT-ch Mureck 2001}) (10... c5 $6 {helps the better developed white pieces.} 11. Nc3 Qc6 12. Nb5 Nf5 13. dxc5 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Bxc5 15. a4 Ne7 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Bb2 $16 {Atatabo-J.Santos, Manila olm 1992}) 11. Nh4 (11. Ng5 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 dxc4 13. bxc4 {- Van den Doel-P.Nielsen, North Sea Cup 2001 CBM 85}) (11. c5 {again comes into consideration.} Ng6 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Be7 14. Bg4 O-O 15. f4 $14 {with a huge space advantage on both flanks.}) 11... Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nb6 $6 ({It was high time to do something in the [+]:} 12... dxc4 13. bxc4 c5 $1 $132) 13. Nxb6 Qxb6 14. Be3 $14 (14. c5 {immediately was also tempting.} Qc7 (14... Qa6 15. Qxa6 bxa6 16. Bd2 $14 {and Black's << P formation is shattered.}) 15. b4 $14) 14... Ng6 15. Nf3 (15. c5 {was possible, as usual.} Qc7 16. Nf3 $1 {White has to avoid the exchanges, the black pieces are very passive.} (16. Bg5 Be7 $11) 16... Be7 (16... Ne7 17. b4 Nf5 18. b5 Be7 19. Rfb1 $14) 17. b4 $14) 15... Ne7 $6 {Striving to f5, but this is too slow.} (15... Be7 16. c5 Qc7 17. b4 $14) 16. c5 Qa6 $2 {[%mdl 16384]} (16... Qc7 17. b4 $14) 17. Qxa6 bxa6 {Now Black's P structure is irreversibiliy weakened.} 18. b4 $1 {/\ Rb1-b3-a3 >< a6} (18. Bd2 Rb8 19. h4 $14) 18... Nf5 19. Rfb1 Nxe3 20. fxe3 {White is not sad giving away his passive B.} Rb8 21. Rb3 g5 $6 {Black desperately wants to change the course of the game.} (21... Be7 {allows White to complete his plan.} 22. Ra3 $1 (22. Rab1 Bd8 23. Ra3 a5 24. Rab3 axb4 25. Rxb4 Rxb4 26. Rxb4 a5 27. Rb7 $14) 22... Rxb4 23. Rxa6 $16) 22. Nxg5 Bh6 23. Nf3 a5 24. Rab1 (24. bxa5 Rxb3 25. axb3 Bxe3+ 26. Kf1 Ke7 27. Ke2 $16) 24... Kd7 25. bxa5 $18 {White is simply two pawns up, this is too much.} Kc7 (25... Bxe3+ 26. Kf1 Kc7 27. a6 $18) 26. Kf2 Rxb3 27. Rxb3 Rb8 28. Rxb8 Kxb8 29. a6 Kc7 30. g4 Kd7 31. g5 Bf8 32. Kg3 h6 33. Kg4 Ke8 34. h4 hxg5 {[#]} 35. h5 $1 Bh6 36. Nd2 Kd7 37. Nb3 Kd8 38. Na5 Kc7 39. Nb7 Kd7 40. Nd6 Ke7 41. Nc8+ Kd7 42. Nxa7 Kc7 43. a4 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 0203"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "2003.01.11"] [Round "8.2"] [White "Haba, Petr"] [Black "Dautov, Rustem"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2534"] [BlackElo "2617"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2002.10.19"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CBM 093"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.04.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.04.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Erfurt"] [BlackTeam "Baden Oos"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] 1. e4 {Hecht} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 (5... Qb6 6. Nb3 { - Zvjaginsev-Sagissian, Moscow Aeroflot op 2002 CBM 88}) 6. c3 (6. f4 {White wants to keep his space advantage on the >>.} c5 {Black has to fight against White's mighty P [+].} (6... Qb6 7. Nb3 {White is ready against c6-c5.} Ne7 8. Nf3 a5 9. a4 Bg4 10. Be2 Nf5 11. Bf2 Bb4+ 12. c3 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Rb1 { /\ Nbd2, the N is already vulnerable on b3.} Rfd8 15. Nbd2 c5 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 {/\ g4 with real attacking chances on the >>.} cxd4 18. cxd4 Bf8 19. Bd3 Rac8 20. g4 $16 {and Black cannot maintain the blockade of f5, Vysochin-Iljin, St Petersburg 2002.}) 7. Ngf3 Qb6 8. Qc1 Ne7 {/\ Nc6 with a total pressure against >< d4 as in the French.} 9. Be2 Nc6 10. c3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc5 13. Nb3 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 O-O 15. O-O Nc5 {The weakness of >< e4 may compensate the strong blockading N on e4?} 16. Kh1 {1/2:1/2 Kasimdzhanov-Anand, FIDE World Cup 2002}) 6... f6 {Black has to blow up the [+] as soon as possible.} (6... Qb6 7. b4 $1 a5 $1 (7... f6 $6 8. Nb3 $1 {- Zvjaginsev-Dautov, Julian Borowski Essen 2002 CBM 90}) (7... Ne7 8. f4 $5 (8. Ngf3) 8... Bg6 9. Ngf3 Nf5 10. Bf2 h5 (10... a5 $5) 11. Be2 Qc7 12. O-O {Black has built up a strong blockade on the light squares of the >>, but he cannot attack the [+] easily.} Be7 13. Rc1 $14 (13. g3 b6 {/\ c5} (13... a5 $5 14. b5) 14. h3 c5 15. bxc5 bxc5 $13 {N.Firman-Lahno, St Petersburg 2002})) (7... Qc7 8. f4 a5 9. a3 Ne7 10. Be2 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Qxa1 Nc8 13. Ngf3 Be7 14. O-O O-O {White has an impressive space advantage.} 15. Ne1 f6 16. g4 Bg6 17. Ng2 f5 18. h3 Ncb6 19. Bf2 Ra8 20. Qb2 Na4 21. Qb3 b5 $13 {and a successful breakthrough is not easy at all, Yemelin-Groszpeter, EU Cup Halkidiki 2002.}) 8. a3 (8. Qa4 $5 Qc7 9. b5 Nb6 $132) 8... f6 $132 {Dautov}) (6... Ne7 7. f4 h5 8. Ngf3 Bg4 9. Be2 Nf5 10. Bf2 Be7 11. O-O {Black's blockading idea is the same, but it is better to attack the [+] immediately.} Nf8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 h4 14. Bd3 g6 15. b4 Nd7 16. a4 $14 {and White has chances for an advance on the << as well, Kovchan-Drozdov, St Petersburg 2002.}) 7. f4 Qb6 (7... g5 {is the most direct approach blowing up the [+] but it is connected with some risk.} 8. Nh3 { looks more promising.} (8. Ngf3 gxf4 9. Bxf4 Bh6 10. Bg3 Qb6 11. Qb3 Ne7 (11... fxe5 12. Nxe5 Ngf6 13. Ndf3 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 O-O 15. Bd3 Bxd3 {1/2:1/2 Rytshagov-Stohl, Istanbul ol (Men) 2000}) 12. Be2 O-O 13. h3 Bg6 14. Bh2 Nf5 15. Nf1 fxe5 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Bxe5 c5 $17 {Belotti-Khenkin, Bratto op 2002}) 8... gxf4 9. Nxf4 fxe5 10. Qh5+ Ke7 {The black K is rather vulnerable here.} 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Bd4 Bg7 13. Nc4 $5 dxc4 $8 (13... Nf3+ $2 14. Qxf3 Bxd4 15. cxd4 dxc4 16. O-O-O $16 {Golubev-Khenkin, BL 2001}) 14. Bc5+ Kf6 15. Bd4 Qd6 $1 (15... c5 16. Bxe5+ Kxe5 17. Nxe6 Kxe6 18. Bxc4+ Ke5 19. O-O $16) 16. Bxc4 (16. O-O-O Bh6 $1) 16... Ke7 {The K has really problems in the middle.} (16... Ne7 17. O-O-O $1 Nd5 18. Rhe1 Nxf4 19. Bxe5+ Qxe5 20. Qh4+ Kg6 21. Rxe5 Bxe5 22. g4 Be4 23. Qe1 $16) (16... b5 17. Nxe6 $1) 17. O-O-O Nf6 18. Bxe5 (18. Qg5 $2 Nf7 $1 19. Qg3 Qxf4+ $1) 18... Qxe5 19. Qg5 Rag8 20. Rhe1 $44) (7... Nh6 8. Ngf3 Be7 9. Qb3 (9. h3 $5 {takes away the important g4 square from Black.} fxe5 10. fxe5 O-O 11. Be2 Bh4+ 12. Nxh4 Qxh4+ 13. Bf2 Qg5 14. g4 Bg6 15. O-O $14 { and the black pieces are rather passive, Golubev-A.Vajda, Bucharest 2001.}) 9... Qb6 10. Be2 c5 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. Bb5 Bg4 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Nxf3 {^^} Nf5 15. Bf2 h5 {/\ h4} 16. g3 Kd8 17. O-O fxe5 18. fxe5 Nb8 19. Bd3 g6 20. Kg2 { /\ g4 with chances on both flanks.} Nc6 21. g4 $16 {Spragett-Safarzadeh, Moscow ol (Men) 1994}) (7... fxe5 8. fxe5 Qb6 9. Qb3 Nh6 (9... Ne7 10. Ngf3 Qxb3 11. axb3 {The K poses some problems for Black because of the lack of space.} c5 12. dxc5 Nc6 13. b4 {The << P majority is more valuable than the central P in this K.} Ncxe5 14. Bb5 Kd8 15. Nd4 a6 16. Nxf5 exf5 17. O-O $16 { Vorotnikov-Zhelesny, Moscow-ch 1997}) 10. Ngf3 Be7 11. h3 Nf7 12. Be2 h5 13. O-O O-O-O 14. Qxb6 Nxb6 15. a4 g5 16. Nh2 {/\ g4} Bg6 17. g4 hxg4 18. Bxg4 $14 {Socko-Meduna, CZE-chT 2001}) 8. Qb3 g5 $5 (8... Nh6 9. h3 fxe5 10. fxe5 Be7 11. Ngf3 Nf7 12. Be2 g5 13. O-O h5 14. Ne1 Nf8 15. Nd3 g4 16. Rxf5 $1 {This is a logical positional exchange sacrifice. Black's rooks have no real perspectives in this closed position.} exf5 17. Rf1 Bg5 18. Bxg5 Nxg5 19. Rxf5 Nfe6 20. h4 $44 {Sulskis-Slapikas, LTU-ch Kaunas 2001}) 9. exf6 (9. Ngf3 gxf4 ( 9... g4 {forgets about the main goal blowing up the [+].} 10. Nh4 $14) 10. Bxf4 Bh6 {looks more aggressive.} (10... Bg7 11. exf6 (11. Be2 fxe5 (11... O-O-O 12. exf6 Ngxf6 13. Ne5 $14) 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Bxe5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nh6 $13) 11... Ngxf6 (11... Bxf6 $5 12. Be2 Ne7 {Morozevich} 13. O-O Rg8 14. Rae1 {There is a tough fight for the key-square >< e5.} O-O-O 15. Rf2 Ng6 16. Bd6 Rde8 17. Bf1 Bd8 18. Qa3 Qa5 19. Qxa5 Bxa5 20. Ng5 $14 {Wolter-Saltaev, Sportland NRW Cup 2001}) 12. Be2 (12. Nh4 O-O (12... O-O-O) 13. Nxf5 exf5 {Black's P structure is shattered, and White has the ^^, but the e4 square is a good basis for the knights.} 14. Qxb6 Rae8+ 15. Kd1 axb6 16. Bd3 Ne4 (16... Nh5 17. Rf1 Re6 18. Kc2 c5 {(Antoniewski-Skalik, POL-chT Zakopane 2000)} 19. Bg5 $1 cxd4 (19... Rg6 20. Be7 Rf7 21. Rae1 Rxg2 22. Bxf5 Bh6 23. Be6 $1 Rxd2+ 24. Kb1 $16) 20. Bxf5 Re5 21. Bxd7 Rxg5 22. Be6+ Kh8 23. Rxf8+ Bxf8 24. Rf1 Bh6 25. g3 Re5 26. Bg4 dxc3 27. bxc3 Bxd2 28. Kxd2 $14 {and Black's pawns are more vulnerable.}) 17. Rf1 $14) 12... O-O 13. Bd6 $1 (13. O-O {(Morozevich-Stohl, Istanbul ol(Men) 2000 EXT 2001)} Ne4 $1 {This is the freeing move!} 14. Nxe4 (14. Nh4 Nxd2 15. Qxb6 (15. Bxd2 Bxd4+ $1) 15... Nxb6 16. Bxd2 Be4 $11) 14... Bxe4 15. Ng5 (15. Bd6 Rf5) 15... e5 16. Nxe4 Qxb3 17. axb3 dxe4 18. Bc4+ (18. dxe5 Nxe5) 18... Kh8 19. dxe5 Nxe5 $11) 13... Rfd8 (13... Qxb3 14. axb3 Rfd8 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 $14) 14. O-O $14 {and White still controls the vital >< e5.}) 11. Bxh6 ( 11. Bg3 $5 fxe5 (11... O-O-O 12. Be2) 12. Nxe5 Bxd2+ $5 (12... Ngf6 13. Ndf3 Nxe5 (13... O-O 14. Be2 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxb3 16. axb3 Bc2 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Nxd3 Ne4 19. Be5 $14 {Sedlak-Zenklusen, Wch U20 Athens 2001}) 14. Bxe5 O-O 15. h3 Nd7 $13 {Sedlak-Ostojic, Ivan Znic mem Stara Pazova 2001}) 13. Kxd2 Qxb3 14. axb3 Ngf6 $11 {/\ Ne4}) 11... Nxh6 12. exf6 (12. Qxb6 axb6 13. exf6 Ng4 $5 ( 13... Nxf6 14. h3 (14. Ne5 Nhg4 $11) 14... Nf7 15. Be2 $14) 14. a3 Ne3 15. Ke2 Ng4 16. h3 Ngxf6 17. g4 Bg6 18. Ke3 O-O 19. Bd3 e5 {eliminating the "French" weakness of e6.} 20. dxe5 Rae8 21. Bxg6 hxg6 $11 {Komliakov- Yevseev, RUS-Cup Tula 2001}) 12... Nxf6 13. Be2 (13. h3 $5) (13. Ne5 Rg8 14. Ndf3 Nhg4 15. Nxg4 Nxg4 16. h3 Nf6 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Ne5 h5 19. a3 Ke7 20. O-O-O Rg3 $17 {with a very active piece play for Black, Smirin-Dreev, RUS-The World rapid 2002.}) 13... Rg8 14. Qxb6 axb6 {- Grischuk-Leko, Linares SuperGM 2001 CBM 82}) 9... g4 $1 (9... Ngxf6 10. Qxb6 (10. fxg5 Ng4 $44) 10... axb6 11. fxg5 Ng4 12. Bf4 e5 13. dxe5 (13. h3 exf4 14. hxg4 Bxg4 15. Rh4 Bf5 16. Rxf4 Bg6 $44) 13... Ngxe5 14. Ngf3 Bg7 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Nf3 Bd6 $44 {and Black's ^^ is rather impressive fully compensating the P.}) (9... gxf4 10. f7+ $5 (10. Bxf4 Ngxf6 11. Ngf3 Bg7 {9.Ngf3}) 10... Kxf7 11. Bxf4 Qxb3 12. axb3 (12. Nxb3 Ngf6 13. Nf3 $14) 12... Ngf6 13. Ngf3 $14) 10. f7+ (10. Qxb6 Nxb6 11. f7+ Kxf7 12. O-O-O Nf6 $11) 10... Kxf7 11. Ne2 Ngf6 {Now White's dark-squared B becomes very passive, and Black has good blockading chances on the light squares.} ( 11... Bg7 12. Ng3 h5 $13) 12. Ng3 Qxb3 13. axb3 Bd6 14. Nxf5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Now Black grabs the |^ using the >< e4 square for his pieces.} (14. b4 a6 15. Be2 {holding the position was the lesser evil.} Rhf8 16. O-O Kg7 17. Nb3 h5 18. Nc5 $11) 14... exf5 15. Bd3 Kg6 $15 16. Kf2 a6 17. h4 Nh5 18. g3 Rhe8 19. Rhe1 Re7 20. Nf1 Ndf6 21. Bd2 Rae8 22. Rxe7 Rxe7 23. b4 $2 {allows the total control over >< e4.} (23. Re1 Ne4+ 24. Bxe4 fxe4 25. Ne3 $15) 23... Ne4+ 24. Bxe4 Rxe4 25. Re1 Nf6 26. Rxe4 Nxe4+ $17 {All the white pawns are on the colour of the B, which makes the K extremelx difficult for him. Hecht: 'Passive weiße Figuren, Bauernschwäche g3'} 27. Ke2 b6 $1 28. Be1 a5 29. bxa5 bxa5 {/\ a4 blockading the b2 P.} 30. b3 Kf7 31. Kd3 Ke6 32. Ne3 Be7 33. Nf1 ( 33. c4 $142 {(Hecht) solange der weiße Springer beweglich ist.}) 33... c5 34. c4 $2 {This leads to fatal consequences. It was better again to keep quiet and wait. Hecht: 'Öffnung zur unrechten Zeit.'} (34. dxc5 Nxc5+ 35. Kc2 Ne4 $17) ( 34. Bd2 $142 {Hecht}) 34... cxd4 35. Kxd4 (35. Bxa5 Nc5+ 36. Kc2 dxc4 37. bxc4 d3+ 38. Kd1 Ne4 $19) 35... Bf6+ 36. Kd3 Nc5+ 37. Kc2 dxc4 38. bxc4 a4 $19 { Black has a strong remote o^. Hecht: 'Entfernter Freibauer und die Dauerschwäche g3 vergrößern den schwarzen Vorteil. '} 39. Bb4 (39. Bc3 Bd8 $1 (39... Be7 40. Bb4) 40. Nd2 Ne4 41. Nxe4 fxe4 42. Bd4 Ba5 43. Bf2 Bb4 44. Kd1 Kd6 45. Kc2 Bc5 $19) (39. Bc3 $5 {Hecht}) 39... Ne4 40. Ba3 (40. Be1 {Hecht } Bd4 $19 {[%csl Rc4][%CAl Re6d6,Rd6c5]}) (40. Kd3 $8 $17 {[%csl Gd4] Hecht}) 40... Bd4 {/\ Bf2 >< g3} 0-1 [Event "Ubeda op 5th"] [Site "Ubeda"] [Date "2000.01.24"] [Round "6"] [White "Holmsten, Aleksei"] [Black "Minasian, Artashes"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2364"] [BlackElo "2598"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "2000.01.19"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "CBM 075"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.04.05"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. Bd3 $1 {This is a very promising P sacrifice. If it is correct the idea of Qb6 is not good.} Qxd4 {Taking the P is very dangerous.} (5... Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. Nge2 Ne7 (7... Qa6 {- Sax-Arlandi, Mitropa Cup Baden 1999 CBM 71}) 8. O-O Qa6 {- Kotronias-Dreev, FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 CBM 72}) 6. Nf3 Qg4 7. h3 Qh5 (7... Qxg2 $6 8. Rg1 {Black is winning pawns, White is winning tempi. This strategy leads usually to beauty prizes.} Qxh3 9. Bf1 Qh5 (9... Bxc2 10. Qe2 $1 Qd7 (10... Qh5 11. Rg5 Qh1 12. Qxc2 Qxf3 (12... Na6 13. Be3 g6 (13... e6 14. O-O-O $18) 14. O-O-O Qxf3 15. Bg2 $18 { catching the Q, Thoren-Bergstrom, SWE-chT 1995.}) 13. Bg2 $18 {and Black has lost his Q, Borge.}) 11. Qxc2 g6 12. Be3 Bg7 13. O-O-O {with a big advantage of development.}) 10. Rg5 Bxc2 11. Qxc2 Qh1 12. Be3 Na6 13. O-O-O Nb4 14. Qb3 $18 {Blatny}) 8. O-O Bxd3 9. cxd3 Nd7 (9... e6 10. Ne2 $1 $16) (9... Qf5 10. Re1 $16 {[%emt 0:00:33] Borge-K.Berg, Espergarde DEN 1992 CBM}) 10. Qb3 { White has to play energetically.} (10. d4 e6 11. Ne2 h6) 10... Rb8 {weakening >< a7.} (10... O-O-O 11. Be3 Nxe5 (11... Kb8 12. Ne2 g5 (12... h6 $2 {loses outright.} 13. Nf4 Qf5 14. Nd4 $18) 13. Rfc1 Qg6 14. e6 $1 $40) (11... e6 12. Bxa7 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Rfe1 $44 {and White has a strong attack on the <<.} ) 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bxa7 $40 {and White's -> is more valuable than the P.}) 11. Be3 Nxe5 (11... b6 12. Ne2 $1 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Qxe2 14. Nf3 $18 {and the Q is trapped!}) 12. Nxe5 Qxe5 13. Bxa7 Rc8 14. Rac1 (14. Qxb7 {looks also promising steering towards a favourable K.} Qc7 15. Qxc7 Rxc7 16. Bb6 $1 (16. Bc5 Nf6 17. a4 Nd7 18. Ba3 e6 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. a5 Nc5 {and Black can blockade the o^ just in time.}) 16... Rb7 17. Na4 {/\ >< c5} e6 18. Rfc1 Kd7 19. a3 Nf6 20. b4 $14) 14... Nf6 (14... e6 15. Rfe1 Qd6 16. Qxb7 (16. Nxd5 $5 {wins the P back, but it costs some tempi.} Rd8 17. Nc3 Qb4 18. Qc2 Nf6) 16... Qd7 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. Na4 $14 {with some chances on the <<.}) 15. Qxb7 Qc7 (15... Qf5 16. Bd4 $40 { and Black hardly can finish the development in this game.}) 16. Qa6 (16. Qxc7 { The K is also promising for White.} Rxc7 17. Bb6 Rc8 (17... Rb7 18. Na4 $16) 18. Nb5 $1 $16) 16... e6 (16... Ra8 $2 17. Nb5 $18) 17. Nb5 $1 (17. Bd4 Be7 18. Nb5 Qd7 19. Na7 Ra8 20. Qxc6 O-O 21. Qxd7 Nxd7 22. Rc7 Rfd8 23. a3 $16 { with two connected passed pawns on the <<.}) 17... Qd7 18. Nd4 (18. Bb6 Be7 19. a3 O-O 20. Na7 Ra8 21. Rxc6 Bd6 $44 {and at least Black has finished the development.}) 18... Bd6 (18... c5 $6 19. b4 Ra8 20. Nb5 c4 21. dxc4 Bxb4 22. Qa4 $18) 19. Nxc6 (19. Rxc6 Rxc6 20. Nxc6 O-O 21. Bd4 $16 {was also promising.} ) 19... O-O 20. b4 e5 21. b5 d4 22. Bc5 (22. f4 $5 $16) 22... Ra8 $1 23. Qb6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This is a terrible blunder!} (23. Ba7 $1 {was winning fairly easily.} Nd5 24. b6 Nc3 (24... Nf4 25. b7 Nxh3+ $1 {This is the last chance.} 26. gxh3 Qxh3 27. Rfe1 Qg4+ 28. Kf1 Qh3+ 29. Ke2 Qg4+ 30. Kd2 {and the K is running away.}) 25. b7 Rxa7 26. Nxa7 Ne2+ 27. Kh1 Nxc1 28. Rxc1 $18) 23... Nd5 $19 {and suddenly the Q cannot find a safe place.} 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Qc6 Qxc6 26. bxc6 Rfc8 27. Rfe1 f6 28. g3 g5 29. Rc4 Rxc6 30. a4 Rac8 31. Bxd4 Rxc4 32. dxc4 Bxd4 33. cxd5 Rc2 0-1 [Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1999.11.03"] [Round "2"] [White "Kalugin, Sergei"] [Black "Deviatkin, Andrei"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2455"] [BlackElo "2356"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "60"] [EventDate "1999.11.02"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 074"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 (5... Ne7 6. O-O h6 7. b3 c5 8. Na3 $5 {A.Rodriguez-Asrian, Las Vegas CBM 1999}) 6. O-O Ne7 7. b3 {/\ c4} c5 8. c4 {Blowing up the [+] is White's main idea here.} ({or} 8. Bf4 Nc6 {and now } 9. c4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Bc5 {Now Black can easily finish his development.} 13. Qb2 O-O 14. Nc3 Nb6 $11 {Jusic-Burmakin, Schwazach op 1997}) (8. Bb2 {is another preparatory move for the central blow.} Nc6 9. c4 (9. c3 {is too passive, the B on b2 looks very ugly.} Be7 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nc2 Rc8 12. Ne3 Bg6 $13 {Lau-Gebhard, Berliner Sommer 1997}) 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Be7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Rd1 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qc7 15. Nc3 a6 16. Rac1 Ba3 $11 {Eppinga-De Boer, NLD-chT}) (8. Ba3 {White wants to get rid of his bad B, but this leads to quick simplifications.} Nc6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 11. Nd4 Nxd4 (11... O-O $6 {allows the corrupting of the P structure.} 12. Nxf5 exf5 13. Nc3 d4 14. Nb5 Nxe5 (14... f6 $2 {founders on} 15. e6 $1 $16 { Beshukov-Petrushin, Cherkessk 1997}) 15. Nxd4 g6 16. Nf3 $14) 12. Qxd4 Qb6 $11 {and in Black's camp everything is in order.}) 8... cxd4 9. Na3 $5 (9. Qxd4 { White wants to bring his Q quickly into the battle.} Qb6 ({or} 9... Nc6 10. Qf4 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Be7 $11) 10. Bb2 Nc6 11. Qf4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Be7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Nc5 16. Qe2 Rfd8 17. Rfd1 a5 $11 {and White's ^^ is not important, Stein-Wagner, Gemany 1993.}) (9. Nxd4 {is an interesting positional P sacrifice.} Bxb1 10. Rxb1 Nxe5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 (11... Qxd5 $2 12. Nb5 $1 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 Nd5 14. Rxd5 $1 $18 {Vassallo-Jover Fuentes, Alicante op 1997}) 12. Bb5+ Nd7 13. Re1 $44) 9... d3 $6 {Black believes in White's idea.} (9... Be4 $142 $5 {against >< e5 was the real question.} 10. Nxd4 (10. cxd5 Bxd5) (10. Nb5 Nc6 11. Nbxd4 Ndxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. f3 Bg6 14. cxd5 Qxd5 {and White has no real compensation for the sacrificed P.}) 10... Nxe5 11. cxd5 (11. f3 Bg6) 11... Bxd5 {and it is not easy for White to show something real for the P.}) 10. Bxd3 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 Nc6 (11... Nc5 12. Qe2 Nc6 13. Rd1 $14 {with some pressure on >< d5.}) 12. cxd5 (12. Qe2 Nc5 (12... dxc4 13. Nxc4 $14) 13. Rd1 $14 {- 11...Nc5}) 12... Nb4 (12... Nc5 13. Qe2 exd5 (13... Qxd5 {avoids the weakness of the isolated P, but loses important tempi.} 14. Rd1 Qe4 15. Qxe4 Nxe4 16. Nb5 Rc8 17. Ng5 $1 $36) 14. Rd1 Be7 15. Nc4 $1 O-O 16. Bb2 $14) 13. Qe4 (13. Qd4 {is also possible, for example:} Nxd5 14. Nc4 Be7 (14... Bc5 15. Qg4 $36) (14... b5 15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 O-O 17. Rd1 $36) 15. Qg4 $16 { with attacking chances on the >>.}) 13... Nxd5 14. Nc4 b5 (14... Be7 15. Qg4 $16 {- 13.Qd4}) 15. Bg5 (15. Nd6+ Bxd6 16. exd6 O-O (16... N7f6 17. Qe5 $36) ( 16... Rc8 17. Bb2 $36) 17. Bb2 $14 {and it is not easy for Black to eliminate the annoying o^ on d6.}) 15... Qb8 $5 {against Nd6.} (15... Nc5 16. Qd4 Qd7 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 $16) 16. Ne3 N7b6 17. Nd4 $1 (17. Nxd5 {helps only for Black to clarify the matter.} Nxd5 18. a4 Bb4 (18... h6 $6 19. Bd2 a6 (19... Be7 20. Qg4) 20. Rfc1 $14) 19. Rad1 bxa4 20. bxa4 O-O 21. Bd2 Bxd2 22. Rxd2 h6 $11) 17... h6 18. Bh4 $5 ({missing the pretty} 18. Nxd5 $1 exd5 (18... Nxd5 19. Nxe6 $1 $18 {was the point!}) 19. Qh4 $16) 18... a6 $2 {[#]} (18... g5 $1 { would have minimized the demage.} 19. Bg3 a6 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. a4 $14) 19. Nxe6 $1 $16 {Now second time White has found the devastating N sacrifice.} (19. Nxd5 exd5 (19... Nxd5 $2 20. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 21. Qg6+ Kd7 22. Qf7+ $18) 20. Qg4 $16 { looks also very encouraging for White.}) 19... fxe6 20. Qg6+ Kd7 21. Qf7+ Be7 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Rfd1 $4 {[%mdl 8192]} (23. Bxe7 $1 {was so simple!} Qe8 ( 23... Nxe7 $2 24. Rfd1+ $18) 24. Qxe8+ Rhxe8 25. Bd6 $16 {and White is a healthy P up in the K.}) 23... g5 $1 24. Rxd5+ {Now White is forced to continue the sacrifices.} exd5 25. Rd1 (25. Qxd5+ Ke8 26. Qc6+ Kf8) 25... Ra7 $1 {This is the cold-blooded defence.} (25... Qe8 $6 26. Qxd5+ Kc7 27. Rc1+ ( 27. Bg3 $2 Rd8) 27... Kb6 28. Qd4+ Kb7 29. Qd5+ Kb6 $11 {leads only to a draw.} ) (25... Qa7 $2 {is even worse:} 26. Rxd5+ $1 (26. Qxd5+ Kc7 27. Rc1+ Kb6) 26... Kc8 27. Qf5+ $16) 26. Rxd5+ Kc8 27. Qf5+ Kb7 28. Qe4 Kc8 29. Qf5+ Kb7 30. Qe4 Qc8 {and draw, but why?} (30... Qc8 31. Rc5+ (31. Rxb5+ Kc7 32. Qc4+ Kd8 33. Rd5+ Rd7 $17) 31... Kb8 32. Rxc8+ Rxc8 33. f4 gxh4 34. f5 Rd7 $17 {gave only chances for Black.}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "RUS Cup final 5th"] [Site "Kazan"] [Date "2001.10.10"] [Round "9"] [White "Kharlov, Andrei"] [Black "Galliamova, Alisa"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2656"] [BlackElo "2547"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2001.10.02"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "12"] [SourceTitle "CBM 086"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.02.05"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 {This is the quiet positional approach.} e6 5. c3 (5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 {- Ni Hua-Wu Shaobin, Zhong Hong Estate Cup Belling 2001 CBM 85}) 5... c5 6. Be3 cxd4 $5 (6... Qb6 7. Na3 $142 (7. Qa4+ Nc6 8. Bb5 Rc8 {and White cannot make profit from the pin on the a4-e8 /^.} 9. Nbd2 a6 10. Bxc6+ Qxc6 11. Qxc6+ Rxc6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Bxc5 {1/2:1/2 Torre-Lalic, 1994}) 7... c4 (7... Qxb2 $5 {is too greedy:} 8. Nb5 Na6 9. dxc5 (9. Nh4 Be4) 9... Rd8 10. Nd6+ Bxd6 11. cxd6 Bc2 12. Qc1 $16) (7... cxd4 8. Bb5+ $1 Nd7 9. Nxd4 $14 { securing the control over the vital d4 square.}) 8. Qa4+ Nc6 (8... Nd7 9. O-O-O $14) 9. b3 {White has to blow up Black's P chain in order to exploit the thrength of his better developed pieces.} Qa5 10. Qxa5 Nxa5 11. Nb5 Kd7 12. bxc4 Nxc4 13. Bxc4 dxc4 14. d5 $1 {This breakthrough is the point of White's setup.} exd5 15. Rd1 Be6 16. Nxa7 Nh6 17. Rb1 Rb8 18. O-O Nf5 19. Bb6 h5 20. Rfd1 Rh6 21. a4 Be7 22. a5 g5 23. Nd2 $16 {Tkachiev-Adianto, Jakarta 1994}) ( 6... c4 {is again met by} 7. b3 {fighting for space on the <<.} cxb3 8. axb3 Nc6 9. Be2 Nge7 10. O-O h6 11. b4 {White has some pressure on the <<, since the f5 B cannot defend the weak squares there.} a6 12. Nbd2 b5 {Now >< a6 becomes a target.} 13. Nb3 {>< c5} Qb8 14. Ra3 Ra7 15. Qa1 Qb6 16. Qa2 Nb8 17. Ne1 {/\ Nd3 bringing the last remaining pieces to the <<.} Nec6 18. Nd3 Bxd3 19. Bxd3 $16 {Torre-Long, Asia-chT Kuala Lumpur 1993}) 7. Nxd4 {The control of the key square d4 is of high importance.} Ne7 (7... Bg6 8. Nd2 ({Or} 8. Bb5+ Nd7 9. f4 a6 10. Be2) 8... Nd7 9. N2f3 $14) 8. Nd2 Nbc6 9. f4 (9. N2f3 { allows Black to exchange his light-squared B.} Bg4 10. Qa4 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 Nf5 $11) 9... Nxd4 10. cxd4 (10. Bxd4 Nc6 $11 {and White cannot hold >< d4 for long with pieces.}) 10... Nc6 11. Be2 (11. Bb5 Rc8) 11... Qb6 $1 (11... Be7 12. O-O O-O (12... Rc8 13. g4) 13. g4) 12. g4 $5 (12. O-O $2 Qxb2 $17) 12... Bg6 { This allows White's original plan with 0-0 followed by f5.} (12... Be4 $142 $5 {deserved serious attention activating the problematic B.} 13. O-O (13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qc2 Bb4+ 15. Kf1 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 (16. Qa4+ Qc6 17. Bd1 Qxa4 18. Bxa4+ b5 $11) 16... Qxd4 17. Rd1 Qb6 18. Qxe4 O-O 19. Bd3 g6 20. h4 Rad8 $11) 13... h5 $5 {trying to destroy White's P shelter on the >>.} (13... Rd8 14. Nb3 { White wants to ignore the strong e4 B and continue his standard plan on the << .} Be7 15. a4 (15. f5 $2 exf5 16. gxf5 Nxe5 $1 $17) 15... O-O 16. a5 Qc7 17. Rc1) 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. g5 (15. Qc2 Rd8) 15... Rd8 $1 $13) 13. O-O h6 (13... Qxb2 {gets not enough pawns for the piece.} 14. f5 Qc3 15. Qb3 Nxd4 16. Bb5+ Nxb5 17. Qxb5+ Qc6 18. Qxc6+ bxc6 19. fxg6 hxg6 20. Rac1 $16) (13... f5 14. exf6 gxf6 15. f5 $1 exf5 16. gxf5 Bf7 17. Bh5 Rg8+ 18. Kh1 Qc7 19. Re1 $44) 14. f5 Bh7 {Now the B is completely out of play.} 15. Rf3 Be7 (15... h5 $5 16. h3 { White wants to keep the B closed.} (16. fxe6 {allows Black to fight with his B again.} fxe6 17. Nb3 hxg4 18. Rg3 Bf5 19. Bxg4 g6) 16... hxg4 17. hxg4 exf5 ( 17... Rc8 18. Nb3) 18. gxf5 Rc8 19. Nb3 a5 20. a4) 16. Nb3 $14 f6 $5 {Black is looking for active counterplay, otherwise he will be pushed to the wall.} ( 16... O-O-O 17. Rc1 Rdf8 (17... Kb8 18. fxe6 {followed by the penetration on the 7-th rank.} fxe6 19. Rf7 $16) 18. Bd3 (18. f6 gxf6 19. exf6 Bd6) 18... Kb8 19. Nc5 Bxc5 20. Rxc5 Qxb2 21. Rf2 $16 {and White has the better chances on both wings.}) 17. exf6 (17. fxe6 O-O 18. exf6 Bxf6 {- 17.exf6}) 17... Bxf6 18. fxe6 O-O 19. Bd3 $6 ({missing} 19. Qd2 $1 {after which White doesn't want to give back his e P without a fight.} Be4 (19... Rae8 20. Nc5) 20. Rf2 $16) 19... Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Nb4 {Now the e6 P will fall soon or later.} (20... Rae8 21. Nc5 $16) 21. Qd2 (21. Qg6 Qxe6 22. Bxh6 $4 Bxd4+ $19) 21... Qxe6 $5 (21... Be7 $1 $13 {was simpler!}) 22. Nc5 (22. Qxb4 {is met by the nice tactical blow} Bg5 $1 {and suddenly the perpetual check is not easy to avoid.} 23. Bxg5 (23. Rxf8+ Rxf8 24. Bxg5 Qxg4+ $19) 23... Rxf3 24. Bh4 Qe3+ 25. Kh1 Qe4 $11) 22... Qxg4+ 23. Rg3 Qh4 $1 24. Qxb4 Be5 $1 {This is another nice motif using the pin on the fourth rank.} 25. Qe1 (25. Rg2 Bxh2+ 26. Rxh2 Qg3+ 27. Rg2 Qxe3+ $11 { and draw with perpetual.}) 25... Bxg3 26. Qxg3 Qh5 $1 (26... Qxg3+ 27. hxg3 { gives a slight edge for White in the K.} Rae8 28. Re1 Rf3 29. Bf2 Rxe1+ 30. Bxe1 b6 31. Kg2 Rf7 (31... Re3 32. Bf2 Re2 33. Nd3 Rd2 34. Kf1 $1 $16) 32. Nd3 $14) 27. Ne6 Rf7 28. Nf4 Qf5 29. Qg6 $5 (29. Ng6 $14) 29... Qd7 {Black doesn't want to exhange queens, because the white K is more vulnerable than his colleague.} (29... Re8 30. Qxf5 Rxf5 31. Ng2 g5 $14) 30. Nd3 Rf6 (30... Qh3 $5 31. Re1 Rf6 32. Qg3 $14) 31. Qg2 Qf5 32. Ne5 Rc8 {Black's heavy artillery is very active.} (32... Rd8 33. Rc1) 33. Re1 (33. Qxd5+ $2 Kh7 34. Qxb7 Rc2 $132) 33... Kh7 34. a3 (34. Qxd5 Rc2 $132) 34... Rc2 35. Re2 Rc3 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ({ missing the witty} 35... Qh5 $3 36. Bd2 Rxb2 $17) 36. h3 $1 {avoiding the back rank motifs.} Rcc6 (36... Rc8 37. Rf2 Qb1+ 38. Kh2 Rxf2 39. Bxf2 Qf5 {was clearly better.}) 37. Kh2 (37. Nxc6 $5 Rg6 38. Ne5 Qb1+ 39. Kh2 Rxg2+ 40. Rxg2 $16 {and White has too many pieces for the Q.}) 37... Rb6 $2 {This loses outright.} (37... Rcd6 38. Rc2 $16) 38. Qxd5 $18 Qb1 39. Qg2 Rbe6 40. Rc2 Rxe5 41. dxe5 Rg6 42. Qe4 1-0 [Event "US Masters op"] [Site "Hendersonville"] [Date "2007.03.14"] [Round "3"] [White "Kobernat, Alan"] [Black "Hales, William T"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2017"] [BlackElo "1685"] [PlyCount "37"] [EventDate "2007.03.10"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2011"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2010.11.26"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%mdl 8256] B12: Caro-Kann: Advance Variation} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Nge2 dxe4 6. fxe4 Qh4+ 7. Ng3 {last book move} Nf6 8. Bd3 (8. Qf3 e5 9. dxe5 Ng4 $11) 8... c5 {Black threatens to win material: c5xd4} (8... e5 $142 $5 {would keep Black in the game} 9. Be3 Ng4 $15) 9. O-O $14 Bd7 $4 (9... Ng4 $142 {saving the game} 10. h3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Qxg3 $16) 10. Rf4 $18 Qg5 11. Rf5 $1 {Discovered attack} Qg4 (11... Qxf5 12. exf5) 12. Be2 exf5 (12... Qxg3 { hoping against hope} 13. hxg3 exf5 $18) 13. Bxg4 fxg4 14. e5 cxd4 (14... Bxc3 { is one last hope} 15. bxc3 Nd5 $18) 15. exf6 dxc3 16. fxg7 Bc5+ (16... Rg8 { does not save the day} 17. Ne4 Rxg7 18. Qd4 cxb2 19. Nf6+ Kd8 20. Bxb2 $18) 17. Kh1 Rg8 18. Nh5 (18. Qd5 Nc6 19. Qxc5 Rxg7 20. Bh6 cxb2 21. Re1+ Be6 22. Nf5 $18) 18... Kd8 (18... Be7 {is the last straw} 19. Bg5 $3 {Clearance to allow a1-e1} cxb2 $18) 19. Qd5 (19. Qd5 Bf2 20. Qxb7 $18) 1-0 [Event "EU-ch 12th"] [Site "Aix les Bains"] [Date "2011.03.25"] [Round "4"] [White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"] [Black "Wells, Peter K"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2729"] [BlackElo "2487"] [Annotator "Wells,P"] [PlyCount "119"] [EventDate "2011.03.22"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "FRA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2011.06.27"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 {One of three distinct defences to 1.e4 which I employed in the course of my time in Aix-les-Bains. I tend to see the Caro-Kann as the kind of old friend with whom I have had many ups and downs but now actually get on with rather well so long as our meetings do not occur too frequently. Truth be told, one respect in which I have been rather unswerving over the years is in regarding the possibility that my opponent might adopt the Fantasy Variation (3.f3!?) as an incentive rather than a discouragement to renew the acquaintance.} 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {Oh well. Of course, this has also formed a part of Nepomniachtchi's repertoire in recent times, so I was far from surprised. Indeed one of my chief impressions from a morning spent in fact revisiting some variations for the first time since writing my book in 2006-7, was that the sheer variety of ways in which White may try to press his space advantage represents a potentially rather bamboozling prospect for the defender. It is not just the Short system, but its myriad offshoots (4.c3, 4.Be3, 4.Nd2 etc) which continue to generate fresh ideas with remarkable regularity.} Bf5 4. h4 { Another dangerous system and once again not a surprise based upon my opponent's previous practice.} h6 $5 {This, however, was a new choice for me.} ({I had previously defended} 4... h5 5. c4 {which I would still probably describe as the main line, but I have never been one of those sceptical about the value to White of inserting the h-pawn moves in this kind of position - his grip on the g5 square trumps other considerations. Eventually I decided that in spite of Lars Schandorff's upbeat appraisal of 4...h5 in his excellent 2010 book, some recent developments inclined me rather towards the more modest h-pawn move.}) 5. g4 Be4 $5 {Now though, I am also departing from the spirit of what I wrote in my book.} ({There I gave a clear preference to the modest retreat} 5... Bd7 {taking the bishop out of harm's way and hoping that the coming pressure against White's centre will reveal his king-side advances to be as much over-stretching as they are space-gaining.} 6. h5 e6 7. f4 c5 8. c3 Nc6 9. Nf3 Qb6 {at least has the virtue that it is not entirely clear how White should proceed with mobilisation. Whether I feel so sanguine now about Black's chances here, having defended the position which arose in the game is a fair question. It would be difficult to explore this without implicitly opening wider issues of the 'French v Caro' debate. Can Black really be better off with the 'bad' bishop on d7 than with the light squared bishops off the board? At the time of writing the book I (like many others) believed that the strength of 7 e6 meant that it was not such a clean choice which Black faced. Now I am not so sure!}) 6. f3 Bh7 7. Bd3 $5 {It is possible that this 'simple exchange' will prove not to have enduring appeal. Still it is interesting how the language in which this position had been described had all but ruled it out. It was simply a matter of whether Black could afford to permit the move 7 e6. If he could, then 6...Bh7 must be good: if not, then he has to retreat to d7 or find some earlier deviation. The fact that 6...Bh7 might not be a panacea in any case just didn't really arise.} ({For the record, I had convinced myself that} 7. e6 Qd6 $1 8. exf7+ Kxf7 9. f4 {was holding up fine on the basis of recent games, e.g.} Nf6 $5 10. Bh3 Qe6+ 11. Kf1 Ne4 12. Rh2 h5 $5 $132 {Kurnosov,I (2593)-Vallejo Pons,F (2684)/Plovdiv 2008/CBM 124 1/2-1/2 (56)}) 7... Bxd3 8. Qxd3 e6 9. h5 c5 10. c3 Nc6 11. a3 $5 {[%csl Gb4][%CAl Yb2b4] An important component of White's plan, whether or not it is strictly necessary to play it right away. The move suggests that White may need to take seriously his opponent's attempts to use the b4 square to construct counter-play (the move ...Rc8 for example might virtually force it in response) whilst also providing a pointer to the role which restricting Black's congested king-side minor pieces is likely to play on the more positive side of his strategy. It is also necessary to reckon with the possibility that White's space-gaining ambitions might stretch to the other wing via a later b2-b4.} (11. f4 $6 {is clearly too loose and well met by} Rc8 {amongst others, but}) (11. Ne2 {is playable although whether White should be looking to avoid my approach in the game might be seen as a moot point.} cxd4 $5 ({or} 11... Qb6 12. a3 $1 {leading to the next note,}) (11... Rc8 $5 {forces} 12. a3 {but is perhaps a bit inflexible.}) 12. cxd4 Bb4+ {is one radical way to relieve the congestion at a price. It looks strange, but with the f5, g6 and h6 squares unavailable the challenge of mobilising the black king-side should not be underestimated.}) 11... Qa5 $5 {After a very long think which, I must confess, was probably not unrelated to the fact that my opponent was not yet consuming any time at all! On one level White's mass of pawn moves looks ponderous, and dwelling upon some superficial comparison with more standard lines could easily result in the notion that he is simply drastically under-developed. However, if the play 'slows down' then it is likely to matter that White has seized so much space on the king-side and has a simple plan to advance his f-pawn to press this advantage home.} (11... Qb6 {looks more natural, but after } 12. Ne2 Nge7 (12... Rc8 13. Nd2 {doesn't change much}) {I was already unsure how to respond to} 13. b4 $5 {Here, but not only here, I have a feeling that b6 should rather be left available for the g8-knight.}) 12. Nd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Qa6 $5 {In effect this admits the difficulty of creating serious chances along the c-file alone. Black hopes that either the move ...a5 or the threat of it will fix his opponent's weak b2 and b3 squares and result in decent play along the b-file instead. At the same time, as I concluded in one of my strategy columns (partly prompted if I recall by some interesting comments from Igor Stohl) the player with a space advantage may sometimes be assisted by the exchange of queens, which will enable certain liberties to be taken with advancing pawns close to his king which would otherwise be imprudent. I would suggest that this factor is in fact quite important here. Playing Ian Nepomniachtchi it is sometimes hard to discern where he has reached the end of his 'book' knowledge since the velocity of his moves may be only marginally impacted upon by this event. For what it is worth, I had the feeling that he had thought about this move beforehand, but perhaps it was not his 'main line'. Still, it certainly did not really hinder what appeared to be a well-rehearsed plan.} ({Of the alternatives,} 13... f6 14. f4 Nge7 15. Ngf3 {does not seem substantially to disrupt White}) ({but} 13... Nb4 $5 14. Qb1 (14. axb4 $2 Qxa1 15. Ne2 Qa6 {doesn't look serious}) 14... Nc6 {might be of theoretical interest, since after} 15. Ne2 Qb5 $5 {it is not quite clear how White will proceed with development.} (15... b5) 16. b4 $140 a5 $5 $13 {Still, it all felt slightly artificial at the time.}) 14. Qxa6 bxa6 15. Ne2 Rb8 16. f4 ({ Of course Black's last move prepared to meet} 16. b4 {with} a5 $1 {In general, it seemed right to keep the a5 square for the knight so long as the b2-b4 advance could be implicitly ruled out.}) 16... Nge7 17. Nf3 f5 $5 {It is no easy matter to admit the extent to which one's level of optimism during a game appeared to be at the mercy of factors which had precious little to do with the objective balance of forces on the board. Yet I clearly became nervous around here that I had underestimated the potency of White's pawn storm, and this was in part influenced, I fear, by the speed and apparent confidence with which White was building it up.} ({In retrospect, I guess Black could try} 17... Na5 $5 {[%CAl Ga5c4,Ga5b3] although} 18. O-O $5 {might be a decent reply. } Nb3 $140 19. Rb1) ({whilst} 17... Kd7 {is also possible. After all, White is not yet threatening to push his f-pawn.}) 18. g5 Kd7 19. Kf2 a5 (19... Na5 $5) 20. Ne1 $5 {[%csl Yb2][%CAl Ye1d3,Yd3c5] The intention is clear enough - this knight would like to head for c5. Yet I was pleased to see this move since my principal aim was to disrupt White's continued advances on the king-side in this respect my reply is quite appropriate.} (20. Rb1 Nc8 21. Be3 {felt like a simpler way to develop,} (21. Nh4 $6 Bxa3) {yet Black still has acceptable counterplay with} 21... Nb6 $14 {Of course my ...f5 move has created a permanent weakness on g6 and accentuated a vulnerability on the g-file generally. Nonetheless, it did in other respects succeed in slowing White down and there is no sense of imminent breakthrough.}) 20... Rb3 $1 21. Ra2 Nc8 22. Be3 Be7 $5 {So far as I was concerned this raised the question of an exchange sacrifice on e3 and all but 'prevented' White's next move. In fact, I probably overestimated the sacrifice, just as I was too pessimistic regarding the status quo.} (22... Nb6 23. Nc1 Rb5 24. b3 $140 a4 {was probably a valid enough way to keep a share of the play.}) 23. Nc1 $5 {At the time I took this to be a 'blunder'. Now I would simply say that it had the serious practical drawback of clarifying my task and ceding me a certain initiative, both of which are great boons for the player in nasty timetrouble.} (23. Nf3 $5 { would have been much less pleasant to meet, since the position of the rook on b3 hinders the natural} Nb6 $6 24. gxh6 Rxh6 25. Nd2 Rd3 26. Nc1 {gaining the exchange for somewhat less mess.}) 23... Rxe3 $5 $138 {If you have been systematically overestimating White's king-side play, you don't think twice!} 24. Kxe3 hxg5 25. Ned3 Nb6 26. b3 $2 {This, however, is a serious misjudgement which opens the possibility that the c4 square will become not just a useful stop-off as part of a dynamic sequence, but a quality, permanent outpost. I suppose that Nepomniachtchi wanted to keep the possibility of swinging his rook to the king-side, but it was certainly necessary to consolidate in the centre first.} ({After} 26. Ne2 $1 Nc4+ 27. Kf2 {I don't see a route to clear equality.}) 26... a4 $1 {Of course. Time-trouble impairs many chess qualities, but not the instinct for where the initiative lies.} 27. Rg2 $6 {Also a somewhat questionable decision. The possibility of capturing on f4 adds to the undermining of White's centre it is true, but the player who is the exchange up should of course be reluctant to encourage file closures in general, whilst the passed g-pawn will not be so irrelevant either.} g4 28. Rgh2 {Now the only way to create counterplay, but White should be clearly struggling after...} Rb8 $1 $17 {Very important - Black needs to threaten ...axb3, rather than invite a 'clean' knight into c5.} 29. h6 gxh6 30. Nc5+ Bxc5 31. dxc5 d4+ 32. Kf2 Nd5 33. b4 Nxf4 $2 $138 {Another serious, largely psychological error. Even in serious time-trouble the same decent gut instinct for dynamic play which had guided me through the exchange sacrifice and the subsequent development of my initiative was telling me that White's queen-side pawns need to be undermined as a matter of priority. However, no matter how often one cautions both oneself and others against materialism, it is a very tough vice to banish completely. Snaffling two pawns and creating squares for previously restrained knights into the bargain proved too strong a lure. The text does not yet throw away all of Black's plus, but it is a major step in the wrong direction.} ({The truth is that after} 33... a5 $1 {White is in very serious trouble after either} 34. bxa5 ({or} 34. Rxh6 axb4 {when} 35. Rh7+ {it was partly the elegant efficiency of the (obvious) retreat} Nce7 {that I had overlooked.}) 34... Nxa5 35. c6+ $1 (35. Kg3 Nc3 $5) (35. Rxh6 Rb2+ 36. Kg3 Rc2 $19 {[%csl Rc1,Rg3]}) 35... Kxc6 36. Rxh6 Nxf4 37. Kg3 Nh3 $1 38. Rxe6+ Kd5 {with clear advantage to Black.}) 34. Rxh6 Nxe5 35. Kg3 Nd5 (35... Nh3 $5) 36. Ne2 Nf3 37. Rd1 $1 Ne3 $2 ({ Once again it was the undermining} 37... a5 $1 {which would have made the difference. This time, I have to say, with flag hanging and having overlooked the fresh vulnerability of my d-pawn, the move had completely left my field of vision. This would have been much less powerful than 4 moves ago, but in practice the variations would demand nerves of steel from both players, for example} 38. bxa5 Rb3 39. a6 $1 Kc7 $1 (39... Ng5+ 40. Kf2 {surprisingly leads nowhere special as the a-pawn is so strong.}) 40. Rh8 Nh4+ $8 41. Kf2 $1 (41. Kxh4 Rh3+ 42. Kg5 Rxh8 43. Nxd4 Rg8+ 44. Kh4 g3 {should favour Black}) 41... Rh3 42. Rh7+ Kc8 (42... Kb8 43. Rb7+ Ka8 44. Nxd4 Rh2+ 45. Kg1 g3 46. Rdb1 Rg2+ 47. Kf1 Rf2+ 48. Kg1 $11) 43. a7 Rh2+ 44. Kg3 Rh3+ 45. Kf2 Rh2+ $11) 38. Rh7+ Kc6 39. Nxd4+ Kd5 $5 ({Once again it is necessary to draw an honest distinction between the theoretical and the practical. Had I seen White's 41st move in all the rush I would probably have tried} 39... Nxd4 40. Rxd4 {which is not in itself so bad, but the time-trouble reflex} e5 $6 {seems to fail tactically to} 41. Rd6+ $16 Kb5 42. c6 f4+ 43. Kf2 g3+ 44. Kf3 Rg8 $6 45. c7 g2 46. Rg7 $1 {This trick aside, the rooks, rather surprisingly, seem to usher home the passed c-pawn with greater efficiency than the knight can support the mini-phalanx of pawns at its disposal.}) 40. Nxf3+ $1 Nxd1 41. Rd7+ Ke4 $2 { As so often, one jarring blunder provides the perfect breeding ground for others. Shocked to suddenly be losing serious material, I took refuge in the only redeeming feature I could see in the position - the fact that my opponent's knight would have no straightforward way to emerge from g5.} ({ Nonetheless, I suspect that had I played the superior} 41... Kc4 42. Ne5+ Kb3 43. Rxd1 Kxa3 44. Nc6 (44. c6 $5) (44. b5 $5) 44... Rh8 45. Rd3+ Kb2 46. Ne5 $16 {I would have simply lost, as the c-pawn remains the strongest passed pawn. }) 42. Ng5+ Ke5 43. Rxd1 Kf6 44. Nh7+ Kg6 45. Rd7 a5 $1 {At last! Now, finally, the move loses, but of course it is the only practical chance, and surprisingly, the win does require some precision.} 46. Nf8+ $4 {[%mdl 8192] But this is certainly not the way! By the standards of the afternoon, Nepomniachtchi spent quite a time on this misguided decision to return his material, yet given the momentous nature of the decision, I would have expected a good deal more checking. In the game it is easy to understand what he missed.} ({What worried him after the natural} 46. bxa5 Rb3+ {requires a bit more detective work.} 47. Kf4 $1 (47. Kg2 {does not seem to be enough, as the king's awkward position tends to enhance the united passed pawns after} Rb2+ 48. Kg1 f4 49. a6 Rb1+ 50. Kg2 Rb2+ 51. Kf1 Rb1+ 52. Ke2 $140 f3+ 53. Kf2 Rb2+ $11) 47... Rf3+ ({or} 47... Rxa3 48. a6 e5+ 49. Kxe5 Re3+ 50. Kd6 a3 51. Nf8+ Kf6 52. a7 Re8 53. Kc7 $18) 48. Ke5 Re3+ 49. Kd4 Re1 50. Nf8+ Kf6 51. Kc3 $1 ({But not} 51. a6 g3 $11) 51... g3 52. Rd2 $1 (52. Nh7+ Kg6 {is not so simple.}) 52... f4 53. a6 f3 54. a7 f2 55. Nh7+ Kf5 56. a8=Q f1=Q 57. Qf8+ $18 {I guess that once White's king is sent away from the king-side, the race is a bit tougher than appears at first sight. It is in itself striking that even with an extra piece and the a-pawn on a5, a fair degree of precision is required from White.}) 46... Rxf8 47. b5 f4+ 48. Kxg4 Rf5 $8 {There is, on the other hand, no doubt that this is what my opponent missed. For the first time his impressive poker face was somewhat challenged.} ({Nepomniachtchi was absolutely right that two passed pawns on the 6th rank beat the rook in variations such as} 48... f3 $2 49. b6 f2 50. Rd1 f1=Q 51. Rxf1 Rxf1 52. c6 $18 {Fortunately for Black, he can still just prevent this unpleasant scenario. White cannot keep both his pawns whilst keeping the minimal eye necessary on the storming f-pawn.}) 49. b6 (49. Rc7 f3 $19) 49... Rxc5 50. Kxf4 Rb5 { With no danger any more - the remainder is largely a matter of adjusting to the shock!} 51. Rb7 Kf6 52. Ke4 e5 53. Rb8 Ke6 54. b7 Kd7 55. Ra8 Kc7 56. b8=Q+ Rxb8 57. Rxa5 Re8 58. Rxa4 Kb6 59. Rb4+ Ka6 60. a4 {I would not normally dream of writing such extensive notes to a game riddled with so many serious mistakes. Yet, somehow, with the issues arising from the opening phase, together with the interesting and for me rather exhilarating phase following the exchange sacrifice the game feels deeply flawed but worthwhile and I hope the reader will join me in that view.} 1/2-1/2 [Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp2"] [Site "Sabadell"] [Date "2008.09.03"] [Round "1"] [White "Nijboer, Friso"] [Black "Postny, Evgeny"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2564"] [BlackElo "2661"] [Annotator "Postny,E"] [PlyCount "133"] [EventDate "2008.09.03"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "CBM 126"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2008.10.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 c5 6. Be3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Ne7 8. Bg5 {The bishop is already making a second move in the opening. However, the pin along the diagonal h4-d8 is unpleasant for Black.} (8. Nd2 Nbc6 9. N2f3 a6 10. O-O Bg4 11. c3 Qd7 12. Rc1 Rd8 13. h3 Bh5 14. a3 Na5 15. Nd2 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Rc8 17. b3 Nac6 18. N2f3 Ng6 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. b4 Be7 21. c4 Rxc4 22. Rxc4 dxc4 23. Qxc4 O-O $11 {1/2-1/2 Svidler,P (2738)-Kamsky,G (2723)/Sochi RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 717 (35)}) 8... Qd7 {The best way to get out of the pin. In the event of other queen moves Black might come under attack as in the following game:} ( 8... Qb6 $6 9. Nc3 Nbc6 (9... Qxb2 $2 {loses to} 10. Ncb5 $18) 10. Ncb5 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 a6 12. O-O Bg6 13. c4 dxc4 14. Qa4+ Nc6 15. Bf3 Rc8 16. Qxc4 Be7 17. Be3 Bc5 18. Bxc6+ bxc6 19. Nxe6 $1 {with a decisive attack. Nice crash by Emil Sutovsky. 1-0 Sutovsky,E (2624)-Gyimesi,Z (2602)/Gibraltar 2006/CBM 110 ext (28)}) 9. Bxe7 {White should go for this exchange in order to spoil Black's pawn formation. Otherwise, it is difficult to justify 8.Bg5.} Bxe7 10. Nxf5 exf5 11. Nd2 {The knight has to be transfered to f3 as soon as possible to protect the Pe5.} (11. Bf3 Qb5 $1 12. Qxd5 Qxb2 13. O-O Nc6 14. Nd2 Rd8 15. Qb3 Qxb3 16. Nxb3 Kd7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Mamedov,N (2577)-Rodshtein,M (2626)/Plovdiv BUL 2008/The Week in Chess 703 (54)}) 11... Nc6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. O-O Rad8 {Black's pawn structure is damaged, however, White can't really exploit this fact. The Pd5 is no less weak than the Pe5. The presence of opposite coloured bishops also militates against White's attempts at winning.} 14. Re1 Rfe8 15. Qd2 { Friso Nijboer spent a lot of time on this stage of the game, trying to recall his own game against Sergey Erenburg.} Bc5 16. Bb5 Qc7 17. Rad1 {Finally, a deviation.} (17. c3 a6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Re2 Qb6 20. h4 Bf8 21. Rae1 c5 22. Ng5 h6 23. Nh3 d4 $11 {1-0 Nijboer,F (2598)-Erenburg,S (2585)/Dieren 2006/CBM 113 ext (69)}) 17... Qb6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. c3 g6 20. h4 Bf8 21. h5 c5 22. Re2 Qa6 { I though that it was useful for me to provoke b2-b3 which might give me a target on the queenside.} 23. b3 Qc6 ({After} 23... d4 $6 24. cxd4 cxd4 25. Qd3 {the Pd4 is more likely to become a weakness rather than a force.}) 24. Qf4 Bg7 25. Qh4 Rd7 (25... f6 $2 26. h6 $1 Bf8 (26... Bh8 27. e6 $1 Rxe6 28. Rxe6 Qxe6 29. Qa4 Qd7 30. Qa5 Rc8 31. b4 $16 {[%csl Rc5,Rd5,Yh8] The black bishop is miserable.}) 27. exf6 Rxe2 28. f7+ Kxf7 29. Qxd8 $16 {[%csl Rd5][%CAl Gf3g5]}) 26. b4 (26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Ng5 $2 Rxe5 28. Qh7+ Kf8 {is nothing more than one single check.}) 26... Rde7 27. bxc5 Qxc5 28. Qd4 {White realised that he could't create threats along the h-file and offered an exchange of queens.} Qxd4 29. cxd4 f6 30. Rc2 fxe5 31. dxe5 Bxe5 32. Rxd5 {The endgame is equal. Black's only problem is the Pg6 which can be attacked by White's rooks along the 6th rank as well as by the knight from h4.} Bc7 $6 {I was eager to transfer the bishop to b6, to put pressure on Pf2. However, this idea didn't work out as I expected. It would have been safer to retreat with the bishop to f6, where it restricts the white knight.} (32... Bf6 33. Rc6 Re6 34. Rdd6 Rxd6 35. Rxd6 Kf7 $11) 33. g3 Kg7 (33... Bb6 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. Rd6 Re2 36. Rxg6+ Kf7 37. Rcc6 Bxf2+ 38. Kf1 Rxa2 39. Ng5+ Kf8 40. Rcf6+ Ke7 41. Rxf5 Bxg3 42. Rf7+ Kd8 43. Ne6+ Kc8 44. Rxg3 Ra1+ 45. Kg2 Ra2+ 46. Kh3 Rh8+ 47. Kg4 Rg8+ 48. Ng7 { and Black is still in danger since his king is cut off on the back rank.}) 34. hxg6 hxg6 35. a4 $1 {I must admit that I underestimated this move. My bishop is getting kicked from b6 and becoming a target for White's rooks.} Rf8 36. Rdc5 Bb6 37. Rb5 Rf6 38. a5 Bd8 39. Rd5 (39. Rd2 $6 Bc7 40. Rb7 Ra6 $11 { [%csl Ra5]}) 39... Bc7 40. Kg2 Ra6 41. Nd4 {After this move I realized that my position might be difficult. If the knight gets established on c6 Black would simply have no useful moves. On my next move I spent more than twenty minutes out of my remaining thirty.} {[%tqu "En","What would you suggest for Black?", "","","a6a5","It was impossible to calculate all the variations until the end. Therefore, this decision was partly based on a feeling that in the forthcoming endgame my passed pawn and active king should be sufficient for a draw.",20, "g7f6","",0]} Rxa5 $3 {[%mdl 4608] It was impossible to calculate all the variations until the end. Therefore, this decision was partly based on the feeling that in the forthcoming endgame my passed pawn and active king should be sufficient for a draw.} ({The following variation shows the danger that I could be in if I did not sacrifice a piece.} 41... Kf6 $2 42. Nc6 Re4 43. Rcc5 $1 Ra4 44. Kh3 Kg5 45. Rd7 Bxa5 46. f4+ Kf6 47. Nb8 Rb6 48. Rxa7 Rxb8 49. Rc6#) 42. Rxc7 Rxd5 43. Rxe7+ Kf6 44. Nc6 (44. Nxf5 Rxf5 45. Rxa7 Rb5 {is easy draw of course.}) 44... Rc5 45. Rc7 a5 46. Nb4 Rxc7 47. Nd5+ Ke5 48. Nxc7 Kd6 $1 { It is necessary to keep on attacking the knight, and not to give White time to capture Black's kingside pawns.} (48... a4 $2 49. Nb5 {[%csl Gb5,Yd4,Yd5,Yd6, Ye4,Re5] is lost as Black's king can't go forward.}) 49. Nb5+ Kc5 50. Na3 Kb4 51. Nb1 Kb3 52. Kf3 a4 53. Ke3 Kc2 54. Na3+ Kb3 55. Nb5 Kc4 (55... Kb4 { During the game I thought that this move loses, but an engine does not confirm this.} 56. Nd4 Kc4 57. f4 a3 58. Nc2 a2 59. Na1 Kc3 60. Ke2 Kb2 61. Kd1 Kc3 62. Kc1 Kd3 63. Kb2 Ke3 64. Nb3 Kf3 65. Nd4+ Kxg3 66. Ne6 Kg4 67. Kxa2 g5 68. fxg5 Kh5 69. Kb3 f4 70. Kc3 Kg6 71. Kd3 Kf5 $11 {Just in time.}) 56. Nd4 a3 57. Nc2 a2 58. f4 ({In the event of} 58. Kd2 g5 {White can't make any progress.}) 58... Kc3 59. Na1 Kb2 60. Kd2 Kb1 ({Of course, not} 60... Kxa1 $4 61. Kc2 $1 (61. Kc1 $4 g5 62. fxg5 f4 {is a draw as White can't allow Black's pawn to be promoted with check.}) 61... g5 62. fxg5 f4 63. g6 f3 64. g7 f2 65. g8=Q f1=Q 66. Qg7+ Qf6 67. Qxf6#) 61. Kc3 Kc1 62. Nb3+ Kb1 63. Kb4 (63. Kd3 {was the last winning attempt but, Black holds.} Kb2 64. Na1 Kb1 65. Kd2 Kb2 66. Nc2 Kb3 (66... Kb1 67. Kc3 Kc1 68. Kb3 Kd2 69. Kb2 Ke2 70. Nd4+ Kf2 71. Kxa2 Kxg3 72. Ne6 Kg4 73. Kb3 g5 74. fxg5 Kh5 75. Kc3 f4 76. Kd3 Kg6 77. Ke4 f3 78. Kxf3 Kf5 79. Kg3 Kxe6 80. Kg4 Kf7 81. Kf5 Kg7 $11) 67. Kc1 Kc3 68. Na1 Kd3 69. Kb2 Ke3 70. Nb3 Kf3 71. Nc5 Kxg3 72. Ne6 Kg4 73. Kxa2 g5 74. fxg5 Kh5 75. Kb2 f4 76. Kc3 Kg6 77. Kd3 Kf5 $11) 63... Kb2 64. Ka4 Kc2 65. Ka3 Kb1 66. Nd2+ Kc2 67. Nb3 1/2-1/2 [Event "Calvia ol (Men)"] [Site "Mallorca"] [Date "2004.10.29"] [Round "14"] [White "Parligras, Mircea Emilian"] [Black "Svetushkin, Dmitry"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2559"] [BlackElo "2568"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "111"] [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 "Romania"] [BlackTeam "Moldova"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ROU"] [BlackTeamCountry "MDA"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 {Short's quiet system.} Nd7 (5... Ne7 6. O-O h6 7. b3 Nd7 8. c4 {- Espinosa Flores-Dreev, Merida 2003 CBM 99}) ( 5... c5 6. Be3 {- Bologan-Palo, Skanderborg 2003 CBM 98}) 6. O-O Bg6 (6... Ne7 7. Nh4 {[%emt 0:00:28] - Short-Adams, ENG-ch m England 1991 CBM}) 7. Nbd2 (7. Na3 $6 {misplaces the N.} Nh6 (7... Ne7 $5) 8. c4 Nf5 9. c5 {White cannot hold his vanguard on c5 because of the bad a3 N.} h5 10. Nc2 a5 11. Bf4 b6 {White's space advantage is vanishing soon.} 12. cxb6 Qxb6 13. b3 c5 {blowing up White's [+] completely.} 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bd3 Ne7 16. h3 h4 17. Rb1 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nf5 $11 {D.Herman-Slipak, Buenos Aires 1998}) (7. Nfd2 $6 {is rather sophysticated.} Nh6 8. c4 Be7 (8... Nf5 $5) 9. c5 Nf5 $1 (9... O-O 10. b4 f6 11. Nb3 Nf7 (11... fxe5 12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nd4 Rf6 $13) 12. f4 $142 {keeping White's space advantage.} (12. Bf4 {cannot hold >< e5 for long.} Be4 (12... fxe5 13. dxe5 Nfxe5 {immediately is punished by} 14. Nd4 $1) 13. N1d2 g5 $5 (13... fxe5 14. dxe5 Nfxe5 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Qc2 $44) 14. exf6 Bxf6 {So Black has eliminated the strong e5 P.} 15. Bg3 (15. Nxe4 $5 gxf4 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6) 15... Bg6 16. Nf3 e5 $11 {Sutovsky-Slipak, Villa Martelli 1997})) 10. Nf3 O-O $13) (7. c4 {immediately allows Black to build up a stronghold on d5.} dxc4 $1 8. Bxc4 Nb6 9. Be2 Ne7 10. Nc3 Ned5 {The N is wonderful here blockading the backward P.} 11. Bd3 Be7 12. Bxg6 fxg6 $5 (12... hxg6) 13. Ne4 O-O 14. Ne1 Nf4 15. Be3 Nbd5 $13 {Magomedov-Rogers, Yerevan 1996} ) (7. a3 $5 {Since White's main plan is to play c4, this move doesn't help much for that.} Nh6 $1 8. Nbd2 Be7 9. c4 (9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Nf5 11. Re1 c5 $11) 9... O-O 10. b3 (10. b4 a5 $1 11. b5 c5 $132) 10... f6 $1 {This is Black's main counterplay.} (10... Nf5 11. Bb2) 11. Bb2 (11. exf6 {gives more freedom for the black pieces.} Bxf6 12. Bb2 Nf5 $11 (12... Nf7 $5 13. Re1 e5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. dxe5 Ndxe5 16. Nd4 Qb6 $13)) 11... fxe5 (11... Nf7 $6 {is strongly met by the forceful} 12. Nh4 $1 fxe5 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. Bg4 $1 $16) (11... Nf5 12. g4 (12. exf6 Bxf6) 12... Nh6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. h3 Nf7 {/\ e5}) (11... a5 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Re1 Qc7 14. Rc1 Nf5 15. Nf1 Rae8 16. Bd3 Qf4 17. g3 Qh6 18. Bc3 Qh3 19. Ne3 Bd8 20. Ng2 Nd6 21. Bf1 Qf5 22. Nf4 Ne4 23. Bh3 Qf7 24. Bb2 Bf5 $13 {Nijboer-Bartel, Istanbul 2003}) 12. dxe5 Nf5 {- Nijboer-Dautov, Essen 2001 CBM 83}) (7. c3 Nh6 {keeping the f8-a3 /^ open.} 8. Re1 (8. Nbd2 Be7 9. Re1 (9. g3 {/\ h4} O-O 10. h4 f6 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. Nb3 {The fight for >< e5 begins.} Nf7 13. Nh2 {/\ h5 capturing the B.} Nd6 14. h5 Bf7 15. f4 {>< e6 is fixed.} c5 {Black sacrifices a P in order to execute the frreing move e5.} 16. dxc5 Ne4 17. Kg2 e5 (17... Ndxc5 18. Nxc5 Nxc5 19. Ng4 Ne4 20. Be3 $14) (17... a5 $5 18. a4 Ndxc5 19. Nxc5 Nxc5 20. Ng4 $14) 18. Ng4 $14 {Am. Rodriguez-Slipak, Villa Ballester 1999}) 9... O-O 10. Nf1 Nf5 {- 8.Re1}) 8... Nf5 9. Nbd2 Be7 10. b3 (10. Nf1 O-O 11. Ne3 {The exchanges on f5 help for Black.} (11. Be3 c5 12. a3 Rc8 13. Rc1 Qb6 14. b4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Nxe3 16. Nxe3 Nb8 17. Qd2 Be4 18. Rc3 Rxc3 19. Qxc3 Qc6 20. Qxc6 Nxc6 $11 {Arzumanian-Kornev, Tula 2002}) 11... c5 12. Bd3 Nxe3 13. Bxe3 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rc8 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Qd3 {The position has some similarities to the Slav.} Nb8 {improving the N's position.} 17. a3 Re8 18. Red1 Qb6 19. Rab1 Rc6 20. Bg5 Bf8 {This is the "good" B because of the P structure, so Black wants to keep it.} 21. Bd2 Rec8 22. h4 Qa6 $11 {Gallagher-P.Schlosser, GER 1997}) 10... O-O {Black has successfully finished the development, and gets counterplay after c6-c5.} 11. Bb2 c5 $11 {- Lutz-Dautov, GER-chT 1997 CBM 63}) (7. Be3 {The B is usually badly placed here.} Nh6 8. Nbd2 Nf5 (8... Be7 $5 9. Bxh6 (9. Re1 Nf5 10. Bf4 { White's setup lacks harmony.} O-O 11. g4 Nh4 12. Nxh4 Bxh4 13. Nf3 Be7 14. Bd3 c5 $15 {Bernardo-Slipak, Mar del Plata 1997}) 9... gxh6 {Black is not afraid of his corrupted P structure, because of the ^^, <-> g and quick development.} 10. c4 O-O 11. Kh1 (11. cxd5 cxd5) 11... f6 $1 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Qb3 (13. Re1) 13... Qb6 $11 {Klimpel-M.Tseitlin, Wiesbaden 1996}) 9. Bg5 Qb6 10. Nb3 c5 11. dxc5 (11. c4 $5 dxc4 12. Bxc4 cxd4 13. Nbxd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bc5 $15 { Solak-Hellsten, Halle 1995}) 11... Nxc5 $11) (7. b3 $142 {This is the consistant plan preparing for c2-c4.} Nh6 8. c4 (8. Bb2 {is not important at all.} f6 $1 9. exf6 Qxf6 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qh4 12. Nd2 Bc5 13. Nf3 Qe7 14. Bc1 Nf5 15. c3 O-O $17 {Schoenberger-Doettling, Schwaebisch Gmuend 2000}) 8... Nf5 (8... Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Bb2 a6 {Black is playing rather passively.} 11. Qd2 Bh5 12. Rad1 Kh8 13. Ne1 Bxe2 14. Qxe2 Nf5 15. Nc2 f6 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Ne3 $14 {Luther-Kachiani Gersinska Bad Wiessee 1998}) 9. Nc3 (9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 {helps only for Black to finish his development and blow up White's [+] by f7-f6.} 11. c5 O-O 12. b4 Bh5 13. Nc3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 f6 $15 {Calzetta Ruiz-Piankov, Linares 2000}) (9. Bb2 Be7) 9... Bb4 (9... a6 $6 {is again too slow:} 10. g4 $1 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Qxh4 12. f4 Bb4 13. Bd2 h5 14. g5 Bxc3 15. Bxc3 Be4 16. Rc1 Nf8 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bd3 $18 {Smirin-Blocker, Philadelphia 1996}) (9... Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. g4 $5 (11. Qd2 a6 $6 {is again slow.} 12. c5 $1 b6 13. b4 a5 14. a3 {White can keep his space advantage on the <<.} Qb8 15. h3 h5 16. Bd3 Nh4 17. Nxh4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Bxh4 19. Rab1 axb4 20. axb4 b5 21. f4 g6 ( 21... Be7 $2 22. f5 $16 {Kallai-Metz, Budapest 1995}) 22. g4 $1 hxg4 23. hxg4 $14 {with a huge space advantage on both flanks.})) 10. Bb2 (10. Bd2 O-O 11. a3 Be7 12. g4 Nh6 13. h3 Kh8 14. Be3 Ng8 15. Qd2 f6 $13 {Lane-Rogers, Suncoast 1999}) 10... O-O 11. a3 Ba5 $5 (11... Be7 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. g4 $1 (13. Bd3 Rc8 14. Ne2 Nh4 {Black is happy to exchange the light-squared B.} 15. Nxh4 Bxh4 16. f4 Qc7 17. Rc1 Qb6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 {fighting against f4-f5} 19. Qd3 Be7 20. Rxc8 Rxc8 21. g3 Nb8 $11 {Flores-Gomez Baillo, Buenos Aires 1999}) 13... Nh6 14. Ne1 f6 15. exf6 gxf6 (15... Bxf6 16. f4 $16) 16. h4 f5 17. g5 Bxg5 {This piece sacrifice doesn't solve Black's problems.} 18. hxg5 Qxg5+ 19. Ng2 f4 20. Qd2 Rf7 {(Wahls-Rogers, GER-chT 1996 )} 21. Rae1 Kh8 22. Bf3 $16 {parrying all the threats.}) 12. Rc1 a6 13. b4 Bc7 14. cxd5 (14. c5 $5 f6) 14... cxd5 15. Bd3 Nb6 {>< c4} 16. Ne2 Ne7 17. Nf4 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Nc4 $11 {Zarnicki-Slipak, Villa Gisel 1998}) 7... Nh6 (7... Ne7 8. c3 (8. c4 {is again hazardous because >< d5 remains in Black's hand.} dxc4 9. Nxc4 Nd5 10. Bg5 Qc7 11. Rc1 h6 12. Bh4 N7b6 13. b3 Nf4 14. Bg3 Nbd5 15. Ne3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Nd5 17. Bf2 Ba3 $17 {J. Polgar-Arlandi, Jakarta 1996}) 8... Nf5 $13) 8. Nb3 (8. c4 Nf5 (8... Be7 9. cxd5 (9. b3 O-O 10. Bb2 Nf5 11. h3 f6 12. g4 Nh6 {Now >< f4 is weakened.} 13. Nh4 Be8 14. Kg2 fxe5 15. dxe5 Qb6 16. Nhf3 Bf7 17. Kh1 $15 {1/2-1/2 Erenburg-Galkin, Istanbul 2003}) 9... cxd5 10. Nb3 O-O 11. Bd2 f6 {This blow secures Black enough counterplay.} 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Ba5 Qe7 14. Qd2 Rfc8 15. Bc3 Nf7 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 $13 {and although the backward e6 P is a structural weakness, but the c3 B is passive, Volokitin-Pogorelov, Istanbul 2003.}) 9. b3 f6 $5 (9... Be7 10. Bb2 O-O) 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. exf6 Qxf6 12. Bb2 Bd6 13. Ne5 $5 Nxe5 (13... O-O-O $6 14. Ndf3 $14 {- Roiz-Burmakin, Istanbul 2003 CBM 96}) 14. dxe5 Bxe5 15. Bb5+ Kf7 16. Bxe5 Qxe5 17. Nf3 Qf6 18. Re1 $44) (8. b3 Bb4 9. Bb2 O-O 10. a3 Ba5 11. c4 f6 12. b4 Bc7 13. Nb3 Bh5 14. Nfd2 Bg6 15. Nf3 Bh5 $13 {with repetition of moves, Lutz-Schlosser, Germany 1997.}) 8... Nf5 9. c3 a6 (9... Be7 10. g4 $5 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. f4 f5 13. exf6 (13. g5 { cannot catch the trapped B because of} Qe7 14. Nd2 h6 $1 15. Nf3 hxg5 16. fxg5 Bh5 $1 17. Nxh4 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Rxh4 {/\ 0-0-0}) (13. h3 Qe7 {/\ 0-0-0}) 13... Bxf6 (13... Qxf6 14. Nd2 h5 15. g5 Qf5 16. Nf3 Qg4+ 17. Kh1 Be4 18. Bd3 $16) 14. Bd3 Bxd3 15. Qxd3 {The >< e6 is a target, but White's B is passive, and his >> is a bit weakened.} O-O $11 (15... g6 16. Bd2 Qe7 17. Rae1 O-O (17... O-O-O $5 $132 {looked more exciting!}) 18. Kh1 Rae8 19. f5 $5 {- Delchev-Schlosser, France 2003 CBM 95} (19. Re2 $11))) 10. g4 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Qxh4 12. f4 f5 {White's P advance has to be stopped.} 13. Be3 (13. g5 h6 $1 $132) ( 13. exf6 Nxf6 $132) 13... Qe7 (13... fxg4 14. Bxg4 Bf5 15. Bxf5 exf5 $13 { with a blockade strategy on the light squares, especially >< e6 is vital.}) 14. g5 h6 $1 15. h4 hxg5 16. hxg5 Qf7 $1 {/\ Bh5 activating the bad B.} 17. Kg2 Bh5 18. Rh1 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Rxh1 20. Rxh1 Be7 $11 {White has a space advantage, but the black position is a tough nut to crack, White's B is very passive.} 21. Na5 Rb8 (21... O-O-O {can be met by} 22. Nxc6 $1 bxc6 23. Qxa6+ Kc7 24. Qa7+ Kc8 25. Qa6+ $11) 22. Rh8+ Nf8 23. c4 Kd7 24. c5 {White now has space advantage on both flanks, but a breakthrough is not easy to find.} Bd8 25. Nb3 Ng6 26. Rh5 Bc7 27. Kg3 Rh8 28. Rxh8 Nxh8 29. Nc1 Ng6 30. b4 Qe8 31. Qh5 a5 $1 {Black wants to get the a <->.} 32. a3 Ke7 {/\ Kf7 freeing the Q.} 33. Qe2 Kf7 34. Qb2 Qa8 (34... Qh8 35. Qh2 $11) 35. Qa2 (35. b5 Qh8 36. bxc6 Qh4+ 37. Kg2 Qg4+ 38. Kf2 Nxf4 39. Qxb7 Qh4+ 40. Kf3 Qh3+ 41. Kf2 Qh4+ $11) 35... Ke7 36. Bg1 Kd7 37. Be3 {White can only sit and wait.} Bd8 38. Qb3 Bc7 39. Qa2 b6 40. Qb2 axb4 41. axb4 Qa4 (41... Qa6) 42. Qb3 Qb5 (42... Qxb3 43. Nxb3 b5 $11 {and the castle is impregnable.}) 43. Kf2 Kc8 44. Qa3 Kb7 45. Qc3 Qa4 46. Qb3 Qb5 47. Qc3 bxc5 48. bxc5 Ba5 49. Qb3 Bb4 (49... Qxb3 50. Nxb3 Bc3 $11 {was a drawish K.}) 50. Qa2 Qc4 51. Qb2 Qb5 52. Qa2 Qa6 (52... Qc4 $11) 53. Qe2 Qc4 54. Qb2 Ka6 $4 { [%mdl 8192] This is a big blunder, even in endgames the matings threats are quite usual.} (54... Qb5 $11) 55. Bd2 $1 $18 Bxd2 (55... Ka5 56. Nd3 $1 Bxd2 57. Qb6+ Ka4 58. Nb2+ $18) (55... Ba5 56. Qa1 Qb5 57. Ne2 $18) 56. Qb6# 1-0 [Event "USA-ch playoff"] [Site "Seattle"] [Date "2000.10.07"] [Round "4"] [White "Shabalov, Alexander"] [Black "Seirawan, Yasser"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2601"] [BlackElo "2647"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2000.10.07"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "USA"] [EventCategory "15"] [SourceTitle "CBM 080"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.01.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%mdl 4]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 Qc8 $6 {This move is not so easy to understand, perhaps Black wants to keep the Nd7 option.} (4... Qd7 {with the same idea of hindering g4 is more popular.} 5. Be3 (5. Nf3 e6 {[%emt 0:00: 24] - Schmittdiel-Serrer, GER-ch Bad Neuenahr 1991 CBM}) 5... h6 (5... h5 6. Nf3 Nh6 7. h3 e6 {soon or later Black has to close his Q's /^ by e7-e6.} 8. Be2 Be7 9. Qd2 b5 10. Bg5 {From strategical point of view the exchange of the dark-squared bishops is favourable for White.} a5 11. Rc1 Qd8 12. a4 b4 13. Nd1 Na6 14. O-O $14 {Nunn-Hort, Lugano 1987}) (5... Na6 $5 6. f4 (6. Nge2) (6. Bxa6 {is usually not so good.} bxa6 7. Nge2 e6 8. Ng3 Bg6 9. h4 h6 $13) 6... h5 7. Nf3 e6 {The position resembles to the Gurgenidze system.} 8. Nh4 Nh6 $5 (8... Bg4 9. Qd2 Be7 10. Bf2 Nh6 11. h3 Bf5 12. Be2 $14 {Svetushkin-A.Vajda, Romania 2000}) 9. Bf2 (9. Qxh5 $2 {is too greedy:} Bg4 10. Qg5 Be7 11. Qxg7 O-O-O $19) (9. Nxf5 Nxf5 10. Bf2 Nc7 $13 {is a good version of the Gurgenidze System for Black.}) (9. h3 Nb4 10. Rc1 Be7 11. Bf2 g5 $5 $132) 9... Be7 10. Qd2 Bh7 $13 { Nisipeanu,Stoica}) 6. h3 {/\ g4} e6 7. g4 (7. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:58] - Fedorov-Lastin, RUS-Cup 1997 CBM}) 7... Bh7 8. f4 Bb4 9. Nge2 Na6 (9... Ne7 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. Nxc3 Qc7 12. Bd3 Nd7 13. Bxh7 Rxh7 14. Qd3 g6 15. Bf2 {/\ Bh4 activating the passive B.} Rg7 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Rdf1 $5 a6 18. Bh4 Re8 $14 { Van der Wiel-Hort, Wijk aan Zee 1986}) 10. Ng3 Nc7 11. a3 Be7 12. h4 O-O-O 13. h5 c5 14. Qd2 Qc6 $13 {Nunn-Hort, BL 1984}) 5. h3 (5. Be2 g6 6. g4 Bd7 7. f4 Bg7 8. Be3 Nh6 9. h3 f6 {Black's pieces look rather awkward.} 10. exf6 exf6 11. Qd2 Nf7 12. O-O-O Qc7 13. Re1 f5 14. Nf3 {>< e5} O-O 15. Ne5 $14 (15. g5 Be6 16. h4 Nd7 17. h5 Rfe8 {Borge-Engqvist, Rilton Cup Stockholm 1991} (17... Nd6 18. Ne5) 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Ne5 $14)) ({The flexible} 5. Be3 $5 {deserves attention as well.}) 5... h6 6. g4 Bh7 7. Bg2 e6 8. Nge2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 (11... Nxe5 {wins the P, but also opens the [+] for the better developed white pieces.} 12. Bf4 f6 13. Re1 Bd6 14. Bg3 $44) 12. Qxd4 Ne7 {/\ Nc6} 13. f4 {White is not afraid of losing his c P.} Nc6 (13... Bxc2 14. f5 $1 Nc6 (14... exf5 15. Rac1 $16) 15. Qd2 d4 16. fxe6 Qxe6 (16... fxe6 17. Qxc2 $16) 17. Bxd4 Nxd4 18. Qxd4 Rc8 19. Bd5 Bc5 20. Qxc5 Rxc5 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rac1 $16) 14. Qa4 Be7 $2 {This allows the breakthrough in the [+].} ( 14... Qd7 $5 15. Rad1 Nb4 (15... h5 16. Nb5 hxg4 17. hxg4 a6 18. c4 $1 Rc8 19. Nc3 Be7 20. cxd5 exd5 21. f5 $1 (21. Nxd5 Qxg4 22. Nxe7 Kxe7) 21... Nxe5 22. Qxd7+ Nxd7 23. Nxd5 $16 {and White's pieces dominate the board.}) 16. Nb5 Rc8 17. f5 Nxc2 18. Bxa7 Be7 19. fxe6 fxe6 20. Rf7 $1) 15. f5 $1 exf5 (15... Qd7 16. f6 gxf6 17. exf6 Bd6 18. Rae1 $16) (15... O-O 16. f6 $16) 16. Nxd5 Bd8 ( 16... fxg4 17. Nxe7 Kxe7 18. Bc5+ Ke8 19. e6 fxe6 20. Qxg4 Nd8 (20... Rg8 21. Qh5+ g6 22. Qxh6 $18) 21. Qh5+ g6 22. Qe5 Nf7 23. Rxf7 $18) 17. Bc5 $1 { Now the K remains in the [+].} Bb6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This blunder only makes Black's agony quicker.} (17... fxg4 18. hxg4 Bg6 (18... Qd7 19. Rad1 $16) 19. Rae1 Bh4 20. Re2 $16) 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Qxa8 $1 $18 {winning material.} Qxa8 20. Nc7+ Ke7 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. gxf5 g6 24. f6+ Ke6 25. Rfe1 g5 26. Rad1 Bxc2 27. Rd6+ Kf5 28. Rd2 Be4 29. e6 Bd5 30. e7 Re8 31. Rf2+ Kg6 32. Kh2 Bxa2 33. Ra1 Be6 34. Ra6 h5 35. Rxb6 Bd5 36. Rb7 Be6 37. Rc7 h4 38. Rxc6 Bf5 39. Rd6 1-0 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Las Vegas"] [Date "1999.08.13"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2734"] [BlackElo "2584"] [Annotator "Stohl,I"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "1999.07.31"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 072"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.10.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.10.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%mdl 2] This exciting game decided one of the main favourites in Las Vegas was eliminated by the greatest suprise of the event.} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 {After a short draw in a forced Najdorf line in the first game Shirov goes for it. He used to play also} (4. Nf3) ({or} 4. h4 $5 {but the sharp text move suits his style well, Alexey introduced it into his repertoire last year in the match with Hracek.}) 4... e6 ({In the aforementioned match Hracek tried the alternative} 4... Qb6 5. Nf3 (5. Bd3 $5 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. Nge2 Ne7 8. O-O Qa6 9. Qh3 Nd7 10. a4 Qb6 11. a5 Qa6 12. Be3 Rc8 13. Nf4 g6 14. Nce2 Bg7 15. Ng3 c5 16. c3 cxd4 17. cxd4 Rc2 18. Qg4 O-O 19. h4 Rfc8 20. h5 Rxb2 21. hxg6 hxg6 22. Qg5 f6 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Qg4 Kf7 25. Rfe1 $44 { Kotronias,V-Dreev,A/FIDE WCh Las Vegas/ 1999/}) 5... e6 6. Be2 ({A less played, but interesting possibility is} 6. Nh4 $5 Bg6 7. Nxg6 (7. Be2 c5 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Na4 Qa5 11. Nxc5 Qxc5 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Bf4 Nge7 14. c3 Nf5 15. Bd3 O-O-O 16. b4 Qe7 17. Qd2 f6 18. Rfe1 Nxe5 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Bxe5 fxe5 21. Rxe5 $14 {Bus,M-Welling,G/Copenhagen/1990/}) 7... hxg6 8. a3 Ne7 9. Na4 Qc7 10. c3 Nf5 11. b4 Nd7 12. Bd3 Be7 13. g3 b5 14. Nc5 a5 15. Bf4 Nb6 16. O-O Nc4 17. Qg4 O-O 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qxg6 Qc8 20. Bh6 Qe8 21. Qxe6+ Qf7 22. Bxf5 gxh6 23. Bh3 Qxe6 24. Bxe6+ Kh8 25. f4 $36 {Zaitsev,I-Belov,I/Podolsk/1991/}) 6... Nd7 7. O-O Ne7 8. b3 c5 $5 (8... Bg4 9. Na4 Qc7 10. c4 Nb6 $5 11. Nb2 dxc4 12. Nxc4 Ned5 13. Bd2 Be7 (13... Bxf3 $5 14. Bxf3 Be7 $11) 14. Ng5 $1 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 O-O 16. Qe4 Bxg5 17. Bxg5 Qd7 18. Rfe1 Rae8 19. Qh4 f5 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Ne5 Qc7 22. Re2 Nfd5 23. Rae1 $14 {Kobalija,M-Kharitonov,A/RUS-Cup Novgorod/1999/}) ( 8... a6 9. Na4 Qc7 10. c4 b5 11. Nc3 bxc4 12. bxc4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Nd5 14. Bd2 N7b6 15. Bb3 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Nd5 17. Bd2 Be7 18. Rc1 O-O 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Qa4 Rfc8 21. Bb4 $16 {Shirov,A-Hracek,Z/Ostrava m (4)/1998/}) 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. Nd4 a6 11. Be3 Qd8 12. g4 Bg6 13. f4 Ne4 14. Na4 h5 15. f5 hxg4 16. fxe6 f5 $1 ( 16... g3 17. exf7+ Bxf7 18. h3 g2 19. Rxf7 Kxf7 20. Bg4 Qc7 21. Qf3+ Ke8 22. Be6 Nc6 23. Bxd5 Nxd4 24. Qxe4 {1-0,Shirov,A-Hracek,Z/Ostrava m (2)/1998/}) 17. c4 Qc7 $13 {Shirov}) 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 ({An interesting moment. This move has currently been in the shade of the more popular} 6... Ne7 $5 {[%CAl Yh7h5] /\h5<=>} 7. Nf4 {The only move to fight for an advantage.} (7. Be3 $6 h5 8. Nf4 hxg4 9. Nxg6 Nxg6 10. Bd3 Nh4 11. Qxg4 g6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 Nd7 14. Ne2 Nb6 15. Nf4 Na4 16. Ne2 b5 17. Nc1 Nb6 18. Nb3 Nc4 19. Rhg1 a5 20. Bc1 a4 $36 { Nunn,J-Karpov,A/Monaco Amber/1994/}) (7. h4 $6 h5 8. g5 Nf5 9. Nf4 c5 $1 $15) ( 7. Bg2 h5 8. h3 hxg4 9. hxg4 Rxh1+ 10. Bxh1 c5 11. Bg5 Nbc6 12. dxc5 Nxe5 13. Nd4 Qa5 14. Qe2 N5c6 15. Ndb5 O-O-O 16. Kf1 a6 17. Nd6+ Kb8 18. Bf4 Ka8 19. a4 Nc8 20. b4 Nxb4 21. Ncb5 Nxd6 22. Nxd6 Qxc5 $19 {Shabalov,A-Epishin,V/Tilburg 1993/}) 7... c5 8. h4 cxd4 9. Nb5 Nec6 10. h5 Be4 11. f3 {The critical position.} a6 $1 {Introduced by Anand.} ({Formerly championed by Karpov, Black used to play} 11... Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Nxe5 {but his proud centre is outweighed by White's active pieces and >> attacking chances.} 13. Qg3 Nbc6 14. Nd3 Nxd3+ 15. Bxd3 e5 16. O-O Bc5 17. Rf5 $1 O-O 18. h6 g6 19. Rxe5 $1 a6 20. Na3 Qc7 21. Bf4 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Qb6 23. Rf1 Rae8 24. g5 Re6 25. Qf4 $16 {Kotronias,V-Karpov,A/ Athens m act/1997/}) 12. Nd6+ (12. fxe4 $143 axb5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Bg2 Bb4+ 15. Kf1 Nxe5 16. Nxd5 {Sutovsky,E-Christiansen,L/Essen/1999/} Nbc6 $5 $15) 12... Bxd6 13. exd6 g5 $1 (13... e5 $6 14. fxe4 $1 dxe4 15. Ne2 e3 16. Ng3 Qa5+ 17. c3 dxc3 18. b4 $1 $40 {Nataf,I-Atalik,S/Cappelle op/1999/}) 14. Nh3 h6 15. fxe4 dxe4 16. Bg2 f5 17. O-O O-O 18. gxf5 (18. c3 $2 Qxd6 19. gxf5 exf5 20. Qb3+ Kh8 21. Bxe4 fxe4 22. Rxf8+ Qxf8 23. Qe6 Nd7 $1 24. Qxd7 Rd8 25. Qg4 e3 $17 {Topalov,V-Anand,V/Linares/1999/}) 18... exf5 19. Bxe4 fxe4 20. Bxg5 $1 Rxf1+ 21. Qxf1 hxg5 22. Qf5 Qf8 23. Qg6+ Qg7 24. Qe8+ Qf8 $11 {Did both opponents know more about this line? Nisipeanu is reported to have said that this will be certainly the last game of the match, so it seems both players were in a do-or-die mood.} (24... Kh7 25. Qxe4+ Kh6 26. Qe6+ Kxh5 $2 27. Kf2 $1 {[%CAl Rh3f4] /\Nf4+-})) 7. h4 h6 ({But a possible alternative seems to be} 7... h5 $5 8. Nf4 Bh7 9. Nxh5 cxd4 10. Nb5 $5 (10. Qxd4 Nc6 11. Bb5 Nge7 12. Bh6 Rg8 $1 13. O-O-O a6 $44 14. Bxc6+ Nxc6 15. Qf4 Qa5 16. Kb1 Nb4 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. a3 Nxc2 $1 19. Rxc2 Rxc3 $1 $40 {David,A-Kallai,G/FRA-chT/1996/}) 10... Nc6 11. Nxd4 Nxe5 $1 (11... Nxd4 $2 12. Qxd4 Ne7 13. Qa4+ Nc6 14. Bg5 Qa5+ 15. Qxa5 Nxa5 16. f4 Rc8 17. Bb5+ Nc6 18. O-O-O a6 19. Bd3 Bxd3 20. Rxd3 Nb4 21. Rb3 Rxc2+ 22. Kb1 Rg2 23. Rc1 d4 24. a3 {1-0, Shirov,A-Yermolinsky,A/Wijk aan Zee/ 1999/}) 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. Bb5 Rc8 14. Qe2 Qd7 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qe5 Nf6 $1 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Nxf6+ Kd8 19. Nxd7 Kxd7 $44 {[%csl Gc6,Gd5,Ge6,Gf7,Gf8,Gh7] [+], ^^}) ({The older} 7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 h5 9. f4 $1 hxg4 10. Bb5+ Nd7 11. f5 Rxh4 12. Rf1 $1 exf5 {has probably been refuted by the cunning} (12... Rh2 13. Qxg4 Bxf5 14. Nxf5 exf5 15. e6 $1 $40) 13. Qe2 $1 Bc5 14. Nb3 Bb4 15. e6 fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Ne7 17. Bg5 Rh6 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. O-O-O Bf7 20. Qxh6 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Qb6 22. Qh8+ Bg8 23. Rde1 O-O-O 24. Bxd7+ Kxd7 25. Qg7 $18 {Tzoumbas,A-Grund,H/ Herculane/1994/}) 8. f4 $1 {[%csl Gd5,Ge6,Gf7][%CAl Rf4f5] The advance of the f-pawn is White's main weapon against Black's solid [+].} ({Therefore weaker is } 8. Nf4 $6 Bh7) ({and also} 8. h5 Bh7 {when f4-f5 will be without a tempo gain later on.}) ({Shirov's aggressive move will probably supersede the "main" line} 8. Be3 Qb6 (8... Nc6 $2 9. dxc5 $1 Nxe5 10. Nf4 $40) ({Black can also try the simple} 8... cxd4 $5 9. Nxd4 Bb4 10. h5 Bh7 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. a3 Ba5 13. b4 Bb6 14. f4 Ne7 15. Ncb5 O-O 16. Nd6 Nc6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Bd3 f6 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. Qd3+ Kg8 22. O-O-O c5 23. Qg6 Qe7 $13 {Kotronias, V-Speelman,J/New York/1990/}) 9. f4 Nc6 10. f5 Bh7 11. Qd2 O-O-O 12. O-O-O c4 13. Nf4 Qa6 14. fxe6 Nb4 (14... b5 15. exf7 Nge7 16. Ne6 b4 {Timman,J-Seirawan, Y/Hilversum m/1990/} 17. Nc5 bxc3 18. Qxc3 $13) 15. exf7 Ne7 16. a3 Nxc2 17. Qf2 (17. g5 $4 Na1 $1 {0-1,Prasad,D-Ravi,T/India/1991/}) 17... Na1 18. Re1 Nb3+ 19. Kd1 b5 $44) 8... Be7 (8... Nc6 9. Bg2 $1 cxd4 (9... Nb4 10. f5 exf5 11. a3 $16) 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Bxc2 12. f5 $36 {[%csl Rc2,Rd5,Re6] ?c2,->[+]}) ( 8... h5 $6 9. f5 exf5 (9... Be7 10. Be3 $5 Bxh4+ 11. Rxh4 Qxh4+ 12. Bf2 Qxg4 13. fxg6 $16) 10. g5 {[%csl Rd5,Rg6][%CAl Ye2f4,Yf1g2] ?g6,/\Bg2,Nf4>}) 18. Bxe5 Qxf5+ 19. Bf4+ Kd8 {and now White has a pleasant choice between} 20. Bxd5 $5 (20. Nd4 Qg6 (20... Qd7 21. Bh3) 21. Bxd5 Bxc5 22. Rd1 $32 {->}) 20... Ne3+ (20... Bxc5 21. Bf3 $1) 21. Qxe3 Qxd5 22. Rh2 $32 {->}) (16... Bxc5 17. fxe6 (17. Nxg7+ $5 Kf8 18. fxe6 fxe6 19. Nc7 $1 $36) 17... fxe6 18. Bf4 $16 ) 17. Bf4 $1 (17. Nd6+ Bxd6 {Black will gladly give a piece after} 18. cxd6 ( 18. Nxg7+ Kf8 19. cxd6 Qxd6 20. Bxh6 Nfxg4 $1 21. Nxe6+ Kg8 $17) 18... Nfxg4 19. Bf4 Qxd6 $1 20. Qxg4 Nxg4 21. Bxd6 Ne3+ 22. Kf2 Nxf5 $15) 17... Nfxg4 18. a4 $5 (18. Nd4 $5 f6 19. fxe6 $44 {|^}) 18... Bxf5 19. Bxe5 Nxe5 20. Qxe5 f6 21. Qg3 $36) 16. c4 $1 {A suprising resource, Shirov's main strength is great phantasy in positions where he holds the initiative.} (16. Nxg7+ $143 $6 Kf8 17. Nh5 (17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Nc7 $6 Kxg7 19. Nxa8 Nd4 $40) 17... Nxe5 18. Qe2 Nxg4 $1 19. Qxg4 Qxb5+ {/\Qb4-+}) (16. Qe2 O-O-O 17. Nxg7 a6 $17 {is too slow.} ) 16... Nxe5 ({An interesting and seemingly logical alternative was} 16... O-O-O 17. cxd5 Nxe5 {but the K gets under even heavier fire on the <<:} (17... exd5 $143 18. Qc2 b6 19. Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 20. exd6 Qxd6 21. Bf4 $44 {->}) {The N must be reliably protected:} 18. a4 $142 $1 (18. Qa4 $2 a6 19. Bf4 Nd3 $1 $17) (18. Qe2 $6 Nxg4 $142 $1 {[%csl Rb5] ?b5} (18... exd5 $2 19. Bf4 (19. Nc3 $5) 19... Nc4 20. Nc7 $1 Ne3+ (20... Qe7 21. Nxd5 Qxe2+ 22. Kxe2 $16) 21. Bxe3 Qxc7 22. Rc1 d4 23. Qb5 b6 24. Qa6+ $18 {[%CAl Re3f4] /\Bf4}) 19. Qc4 (19. Bf4 e5 $19) 19... b6 20. b4 Ne5 21. Nd6+ Kb8 $1 $19) (18. Qb3 Nxg4 $17) 18... exf5 ( 18... exd5 19. Bf4 $5 (19. Qc2 Qc6 20. Ra3 $1 (20. Rh3 $6 Bb6 $1 21. Rc3 Nc4 22. b3 Qc5 $40) 20... Nc4 (20... Kb8 21. Rc3 b6 22. Bf4 f6 23. b4 $16) 21. Rc3 Qd7 22. b3 a6 23. bxc4 d4 24. Rb3 $5 d3 25. Qd2 axb5 26. Qa5 Qd4 27. Qa8+ Kd7 28. Qxb7+ Ke8 29. Qxb5+ Kf8 30. Qxc5+ Qxc5 31. Ba3 $13) 19... Nc4 20. b3 g5 $5 (20... Ne3+ 21. Bxe3 Bxe3 22. Rc1+ Kb8 (22... Bxc1 $2 23. Qxc1+ Kb8 24. Qf4+ Ka8 25. Qd4 $1 b6 26. Bxd5+ Kb8 27. Qe5+ Kc8 28. Rh3 $1 $18) 23. Rc7 $16) 21. bxc4 {[%csl Rh7] ?h7}) (18... Kb8 19. Bf4 f6 20. fxe6 Qe7 21. Qe2 a6 22. Nc3 $16 {[%csl Gd5,Ge6] [+]}) (18... a6 19. Qc2 b6 20. b4 $40) 19. Bf4 fxg4 $5 20. Rc1 b6 (20... Bd3+ $2 21. Qxd3 $1 Nxd3 22. Nxa7#) 21. Bxe5 (21. b4 $2 Bd3+ 22. Ke1 Bxb5 23. axb5 Qxb5 $17) 21... Qf5+ 22. Bf4 g5 23. b4 gxf4 24. bxc5 $36 { and White's play seems to be faster. All these lines show the fate of the game depends on whether Black can activate his "sleeping triangle" Ng8,Bh7,Rh8.}) ( 16... dxc4 $6 17. Nxg7+ Kd8 18. Bf4 $40 {[%csl Rd8][%CAl Gg2a8] ?d8,/^h1-a8}) (16... d4 $6 17. Nxg7+ $16 {is different to the line above, White's Nb5 is protected and the long a1-h8 diagonal is open.}) 17. Qe2 (17. Bf4 $2 Nxc4 18. Nc7+ Qxc7 $1 19. Bxc7 Ne3+ $19) 17... Nxc4 $8 (17... dxc4 $2 18. Qxe5 Qxb5 19. Nxg7+ Ke7 20. Be3 $1 $18 {and Black's position falls apart.}) (17... f6 18. Bf4 $1 (18. fxe6 $6 Qe7 {[%CAl Rh7d3] /\Bd3}) 18... dxc4 (18... O-O-O 19. cxd5 $16) 19. Bxe5 fxe5 20. Qxe5 $1 (20. Qxc4 $5) 20... Qxb5 21. Nxg7+ $40) 18. Bxd5 $1 Qxb5 $5 {[]} (18... Nd2+ $2 19. Bxd2 O-O-O 20. Nf4 $1 exd5 21. Rc1 b6 22. b4 $18) (18... Nd6 19. Nxd6+ (19. fxe6 Qxb5 20. exf7+ Kf8 21. fxg8=Q+ Bxg8 $15) 19... Qxd6 20. Bxb7 Rd8 21. Bf4 $36 {and Black's K is confined to the [+].}) 19. Bxc4 Qb6 20. fxe6 {[%csl Gh7] A very natural move, but now Black's K gets to relative safety and his Bh7 is alive again.} ({Therefore possibly better was } 20. Nxg7+ $5 Kf8 21. Nh5 $36 Qc6 (21... exf5 $2 22. Qe5 Bd4 (22... Qc6 23. Bxh6+ $1 $18) 23. Qd5 Bg6 24. Nf4 $1 Qf6 25. Nxg6+ fxg6 26. g5 $1 Qg7 27. gxh6 Qf6 28. Bg5 $18) 22. Rh3 {/\fe6,Nf4,>}) 21. exf7 (21. Bf4 $6 Rd4 $5 (21... Ne7 {as in the game is also playable, but this is stronger.}) 22. Be3 (22. exf7 Re4 23. Be3 (23. fxg8=Q+ Rxg8 {and the Q has no good retreat.}) 23... Nf6 24. Bxc5 Qxc5 (24... Qc6 $5) 25. Be6+ Kb8 26. Qh2+ Ka8 27. Nxg7 Nxg4 $40 {and suddenly it's Black with a decisive attack.}) 22... Qc6 $1 23. Rh3 Re4 24. Bb5 Qxe6 25. Rc1 b6 26. Ba6+ Kd8 27. Qd2+ $132) 21... Ne7 {[%csl Gf7] The position has changed considerably, White's hopes now lie with the strong passed pawn.} 22. Qe6+ (22. Bf4 Nd5 23. Bxd5 (23. Rd1 Nxf4 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 $5 25. Nxf4 Qf6 26. Qf3 Kc8 $15 {with strong control of f8.}) 23... Rxd5 24. Qe8+ Rd8 25. Qe5 Bd3+ (25... Bd6 $5) 26. Kg2 Qc6+ 27. Kh2 Bd4 $1 28. Qe7 {and if Black doesn't want to risk, he already has a draw with} Bc5 $11 (28... Rhe8 29. fxe8=Q Rxe8 30. Rac1 $1 Rxe7 31. Rxc6+ bxc6 32. Rd1 Rd7 33. Rxd3 g5 $1 $13 (33... Bg1+ 34. Kxg1 Rxd3 35. Nxg7 Rd4 36. Nh5 $16))) 22... Kb8 $1 (22... Qxe6 $2 23. Bxe6+ Kb8 24. Bf4+ Ka8 {enables} 25. Nxg7 $16 {as White's B is no more on the exposed c4-square.}) 23. Bf4+ { White has high ambitions and ignores} (23. Nxg7 $5 Rd1+ (23... Qc7 24. Kg2) 24. Kg2 Qxe6 (24... Rxc1 25. Raxc1 Qxb2+ 26. Be2 $1 $18) 25. Nxe6 Be4+ 26. Kg3 Bd6+ 27. Bf4 Bxf4+ 28. Kxf4 Rxh1 29. Rxh1 Bxh1 30. f8=Q+ Rxf8+ 31. Nxf8 Kc7 32. Ke5 $14 {[%csl Ge5] KKe5 when his active K gives him a slight advantage in the K.}) 23... Ka8 24. Qxb6 (24. Nxg7 $2 Qxb2 $19) 24... axb6 25. Be5 {A natural and seemingly decisive move, which however fails to a clever tactical resource. But a forced win is nowhere to be seen even after other alternatives.} (25. Nxg7 $6 Rd4 26. Ne6 Rxc4 27. Be5 (27. Bxh6 Bd3+ 28. Ke1 Ng6 $17) 27... Bd3+ 28. Kg2 Rc8 29. f8=Q Rxf8 30. Nxf8 Nc6 $5 (30... Be4+ 31. Kg3 Bxh1 32. Rxh1 Nc6 33. Bg7 $11 {/+/=}) 31. Nd7 Rxg4+ $5 (31... Be4+ $11) 32. Kh2 (32. Kf3 $2 Bf5 $17) 32... Bf5 33. Nxc5 Nxe5 34. Raf1 Rg5 35. Nb3 Ng4+ 36. Kg3 Ne3+ 37. Kf4 Nxf1 38. Rxh6 Rg2 39. Kxf5 Rxb2 40. Nd4 $15) (25. Ke2 $5 Rd4 (25... Nd5 $143 26. Rhd1 Be4 27. Be5 Rhf8 28. Nf4 $1 $36 {[%csl Gf7]}) 26. Rac1 Bg6 27. Rhf1 Rf8 { also costs White his main trump.}) (25. Kg2 $2 Be4+) 25... Rhf8 $1 26. Ke2 $6 { [%mdl 8192] White miscalculates, this and especially the following move costs him the game.} ({It was time to bail out with} 26. Bxg7 Bd3+ $1 27. Bxd3 Rxf7+ 28. Bf5 (28. Ke2 $2 Rf2+) (28. Ke1 Rxd3 29. Bxh6 Rf2 $11 {<=>}) 28... Nxf5 29. gxf5 Rxf5+ 30. Ke1 (30. Ke2 Rdd5 $1 31. Ng3 Rg5 $11) (30. Kg2 Rd2+ 31. Kg3 Rd3+ 32. Kh4 Be7+ 33. Kg4 Rg5+ 34. Kf4 Rdd5 $11 {both win the piece back with a draw in sight.}) 30... Rdd5 $1 31. Nf6 (31. Ng3 Bf2+) 31... Rfe5+ 32. Kf1 Rf5+ $11) (26. Nxg7 $6 Bd3+ 27. Bxd3 Rxd3 28. Rxh6 Rxf7+ 29. Kg2 Ng6 $1 30. Bc3 Rf4 $1 $40 {White has problems with his exposed K.}) 26... Nd5 27. Rhf1 $2 $138 { The decisive mistake.} (27. Rhd1 Rxf7 $1 28. Rxd5 (28. Bxd5 Rf2+ 29. Ke1 Re8 $17) (28. b4 $2 Nc3+ $1 $19) 28... Rxd5 29. Bxd5 Re7 $17) (27. Nxg7 $1 {[]} Rxf7 28. Ne6 (28. Rxh6 $2 Rf2+ 29. Ke1 Nb4) {A more ambitious try is} 28... Re7 $142 $5 (28... Rf2+ 29. Ke1 Nb4 30. Nxc5 $142 (30. Nc7+ Kb8 $1 31. Na6+ (31. Nb5+ Kc8 32. Be6+ Rd7 33. Bxd7+ Kxd7 34. Rd1+ (34. Bd4 Nd3+ 35. Kd1 Be4 $5 $17) 34... Nd3+ 35. Rxd3+ Bxd3 36. Nc3 Rxb2 37. Rxh6 Rg2 $36) 31... Ka7 32. Nxb4 Re8 33. Rh5 Bg6 (33... Rf4 $5) 34. Bb5 (34. Nd3 Bxh5 35. gxh5 $2 Rh2 $19) 34... Bxh5 35. Bxe8 Bxe8 $15) 30... Rdd2 31. Rc1 bxc5 $5 (31... Bd3 32. Nxd3 Rde2+ $11) 32. Rh3 Ka7 33. Rf3 $1 $11) 29. Nxd8 $8 (29. Rxh6 $6 Bg8 $1 30. Bxd5 (30. Nxd8 Rxe5+ 31. Kf3 Re3+ 32. Kg2 Nf4+ $17 {->}) 30... Rxd5 31. Nc7+ Kb8 32. Nxd5+ Rxe5+ 33. Kd3 Bxd5 $17) 29... Rxe5+ {at least enables} 30. Kd2 $44 Ne3 $1 $36 31. Bb3 (31. Kc3 $2 Re4 32. Bd3 (32. b3 Bd4+ $19) 32... Bb4+ 33. Kb3 Bg8+ 34. Ka4 Rd4 $19) (31. Be6 Bb4+ $40) 31... Nxg4 $5 $40 (31... Bb4+ {wins the exchange back immediately, but this is even more unpleasant, as Black can take bake the material at leasure.})) 27... Ne3 $19 28. Bb5 (28. Bxg7 Nxc4 29. Bxf8 Bd3+ 30. Ke1 Rxf8 $19) 28... Nxf1 29. Rxf1 Bg6 30. Rf4 (30. Bc4 Bd4 $1 $19) 30... Bd6 $8 31. Bxd6 Rxd6 32. Bc4 (32. Be8 Re6+ 33. Kf3 Re7 $19) 32... b5 33. Bb3 (33. Bxb5 Rxf7 34. Rxf7 Bxf7 35. Nxg7 Bxa2 {also loses in the long run.}) 33... Bd3+ 34. Ke3 g5 35. Rf2 (35. Rf6 Rxf6 36. Nxf6 Bc4 $19) 35... Bc4 { [%csl Rf7] The Pf7 is lost, and with it White's last hopes.} 36. Bxc4 bxc4 37. Ke4 Rd7 38. Rf6 Rfxf7 39. Rxh6 Rfe7+ 40. Kf5 Rd5+ 41. Kg6 Re2 {a biely sa vzdal.} 0-1 [Event "RUS-ch"] [Site "Krasnodar"] [Date "2002.09.04"] [Round "9"] [White "Shomoev, Anton"] [Black "Galkin, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2533"] [BlackElo "2572"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2002.08.27"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 091"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.11.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 e6 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 c5 7. h4 h5 8. Nf4 Bh7 9. Nxh5 cxd4 {This is one of the most complicated lines of the CK Advance Variation. White's |^ on the >> is counterbalanced with Black's central strategy.} (9... Nc6 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Bb5 (11. Bd3 $6 {is not so forceful:} Bxd3 12. Qxd3 (12. cxd3 {McShane}) 12... g6 $1 $15 {Nataf-N.P.Nielsen, North Sea Cup Esbjerg 2001 CBM 85}) (11. Bg2 {- Grischuk-Bareev, FIDE GP Moscow rapid 2002 CBM 90}) 11... Qc7 12. Bxc6+ {- Topalov-Gelfand, Dortmund, 2002 CBM 90} (12. Bf4 $6 {is less impressive:} O-O-O 13. Bxc6 Qxc6 14. Qf3 Be4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Qg2 Bb4+ 17. Kf1 Qxc2 $17 {Kobalia-Macieja, ECC Haldiki GRE 2002})) 10. Nb5 Nc6 (10... Be4 $5 11. Rh3 Nc6 12. Nxd4 Nxe5 $5 {- Antal-Flumbort, Budapest FS04 GM-A 2002 CBM 89}) 11. Nxd4 Nge7 (11... Nxd4 $6 {- Shirov-Yermolinsky, Wijk aan Zee 1999 CBM 89}) (11... Nxe5 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. Bb5 Rc8 14. Qe2 {White has a big lead of development, but Black's [+] is rock-solid.} Qd7 (14... Nge7 $5) (14... Nf6 $6 15. Bg5 $1) 15. Bxc6 $1 bxc6 16. Nf5 $1 $36 (16. Qe5 {allows the freeing move} Nf6 $1 17. O-O-O (17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Qxf6 Rg8 $44) 17... c5 $1 18. Nb3 c4 $13 {Schoenicz-Heinze, Germany 1998})) 12. c3 $142 (12. Bb5 $6 {(1/2:1/2 Kreiman-Seirawan, USA-ch Seattle 2002)} a6 $1 {Black has to solve immediately the problem of the pin.} (12... Rc8 13. Bg5 { White's -> is based on the pins.} a6 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Bd3 Qc7 16. f4 $16 { Salmensuu-Grant, EU-chT Batumi 1999}) 13. Ba4 (13. Nxc6 Nxc6) 13... b5 14. Bb3 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Nc6 16. Qe3 Qc7 17. O-O Na5 18. Qe2 Nxb3 19. axb3 Qxc2 $17 { Svetushkin-Piankov, Ciudad de Ubeda op 2000}) 12... a6 (12... Nxe5 13. Bb5+ ( 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Nb5) 13... N5c6 (13... N7c6 14. Bf4 $16) 14. Bg5 {- Grischuk-Seirawan, FIDE GP Moscow rapid 2002 CBM 90}) 13. Bg2 $1 {White is not bothering himself with defending the vulnerable e5 P, he wants to finish his development quickly and open up the position.} (13. Bh6 Be4 $5 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Nxg7+ Kd7 16. f3 Rxh6 17. fxe4 (17. g5 Rh8) 17... Bxg7) (13. Bg5 Qb6 $132) 13... Nxe5 14. O-O Qd7 15. Bg5 (15. f4 N5c6 16. f5 exf5 (16... e5 17. f6 $1 $18 ) 17. g5 $44) 15... O-O-O 16. Qe2 N5c6 17. Nxc6 {[#]} Nxc6 $1 {Sacrificing the exchange is a good practical decision.} (17... Qxc6 {runs into motifs on the c <-> after} 18. c4 $1 f6 19. Rfc1 $40) 18. Bxd8 Qxd8 (18... Nxd8 19. c4 $1) 19. c4 {This creates a strong o^ on the d <->.} ({The preparatory move} 19. Rfd1 $1 {was required.} Qxh4 (19... g6 20. Ng3 Qxh4 21. c4 $16) 20. c4 d4 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Qf3 $16) 19... d4 $1 {Black grabs the best chance for creating counterchances.} (19... Nd4 20. Qe5 dxc4 {opens up the lines and diagonals only for White.} 21. Rfd1 Bd3 22. Nf4 f6 23. Qe3 e5 24. Nxd3 cxd3 25. Rac1+ Kb8 26. Qxd3 $16) 20. Bxc6 (20. Rfd1 {is already met by} d3 $1) 20... bxc6 21. Qf3 Qd7 22. Ng3 {There were some ideas worthy of consideration:} (22. Rfd1 Bc2 23. Rd2 d3 24. a3) (22. c5 $5) 22... Bc2 $1 23. h5 d3 24. a3 g6 $1 25. b4 (25. hxg6 fxg6 $132) 25... gxh5 26. gxh5 Bd6 {Black's ^^ plays an important role in the open position.} 27. b5 axb5 28. cxb5 cxb5 29. Rad1 (29. Qa8+ Bb8 $13) 29... Bc7 $1 (29... Bxd1 30. Rxd1 $14) 30. Rd2 Kb8 31. Rfd1 (31. Rc1 Qd5) 31... Rd8 { Now a comedy of errors begins (probably already in time trouble).} (31... Qd5 $17) 32. h6 $6 (32. Rc1 $1 Qd5 33. Qe3 Qe5 $11) 32... f5 $6 ({Why not simply} 32... Bxd1 33. Rxd1 f5 $15 {with a healthy P up?}) 33. h7 $6 (33. Rc1 {was again the best chance.} Rh8 34. Rcxc2 dxc2 35. Qc3 $44) 33... f4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This is already a serious blunder threatening the whole game.} ({The R on d1 is not taboo:} 33... Bxd1 34. Rxd1 Qxh7 35. Rxd3 Rxd3 (35... Qh4) 36. Qxd3 Bxg3 37. Qxb5+ Qb7 38. Qe8+ Ka7 39. fxg3 Qb1+ $15) 34. Rxd3 $4 ({missing} 34. Rxc2 $1 dxc2 (34... fxg3 35. Qxd3 $18) 35. Rxd7 c1=Q+ 36. Nf1 $18 {and the strong h7 o^ decides the battle.}) 34... Bxd3 35. Rxd3 Qxh7 36. Rxd8+ Bxd8 37. Qxf4+ Bc7 $11 38. Qf8+ Kb7 39. Qf3+ Kc8 40. Qc6 Qd7 41. Qa8+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "RUS Cup final 6th"] [Site "Nefteyugansk"] [Date "2002.10.12"] [Round "9"] [White "Smirnov, Pavel"] [Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2562"] [BlackElo "2581"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2002.10.06"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "11"] [SourceTitle "CBM 092"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.02.06"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nc3 a6 {This seemingly aristocratic move has more and more adherents, Black wants defend himself against any surprises on the a4-e8 /^ after c6-c5.} 5. Be3 (5. Nce2 e6 6. Ng3 Bg6 {- Shirov-Anand, Leon Man+Comp rapid 2001 CBM 84}) 5... e6 (5... Qc7 {- Ovetchkin-Burmakin, RUS Cup final 2002 CBM 92}) (5... Qb6 6. Bd3 Qxb2 {is a bit greedy!} 7. Na4 Qa3 8. c3 b5 (8... Bxd3 9. Bc1 $18 {trapping the Q.}) 9. Bxf5 e6 10. Bc2 bxa4 11. Ne2 $14 {Nunn-Mestel, London 1994}) (5... c5 {immediately is really hard to believe.} 6. dxc5 e6 7. Nf3 (7. g4 $5) 7... Nd7 8. b4 Bg4 9. Qd4 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Ne7 11. f4 b6 12. cxb6 Nf5 13. Qd2 Bxb4 14. Rb1 Bc5 15. Bxc5 Nxc5 16. Bd3 Nh4 $13 { Wiersma-Grooten, NED-ch sf Leeuwarden 2001}) 6. g4 Bg6 7. Nge2 c5 (7... f6 8. exf6 gxf6 9. f4 $1 (9. Qd2 {- Nataf-Karpov, Cannes 2002 CBM 88}) 9... Bd6 10. Ng3 Ne7 {This is better than the game continuation, but White has still the better chances.} (10... Qc7 $2 {- Sutovsky-Stohl, SVK-ch Kaskady 2002 CBM 90}) 11. Qe2 {White's main idea is still a breakthrough by f4-f5.} (11. Qf3 $5 Bxc2 12. Kd2 Bg6 13. f5 Qb6 $1 14. Kc2 exf5 15. gxf5 Bf7 16. Nh5 $44) (11. Bd3 Nd7 12. f5 (12. Qe2 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 Qc7 $11) 12... Bxg3+ 13. hxg3 exf5 14. gxf5 Nxf5 $1 15. Qf3 Qe7 $1 16. Kf2 Qxe3+ 17. Qxe3+ Nxe3 18. Bxg6+ Ke7 19. Bxh7 Nc4 20. Rae1+ Kf7 21. Bf5 $14) 11... Qc7 12. f5 exf5 13. Nxf5 Nxf5 14. gxf5 Bxf5 15. O-O-O {and the black K is rather vulnerable in the [+].} (15. Rg1 Qe7 16. Qh5+ (16. O-O-O Nd7) 16... Kd8 17. Qxf5 Qxe3+ 18. Ne2 Re8 $13) 15... Nd7 (15... Qe7 16. Qf2 Be6 17. Re1 Nd7 18. Bh6 $18 {/\ Bh3}) 16. Bh6+ Kd8 17. Qf3 Be6 18. Bd3 $36) 8. dxc5 (8. h4 h5 (8... h6 9. h5 Bh7 10. Bg2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 {White has a big lead of development.} Bb4 12. O-O Ne7 (12... Bxc3 {looks more consequent.} 13. bxc3 Ne7 14. c4) 13. Nce2 Nbc6 14. c3 Ba5 15. f4 Bb6 16. Qd2 Rc8 17. Rac1 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 $14 {Radovanovic-Barwinski, Presov op 2001}) 9. Nf4 Bh7 10. Nxh5 Nc6 {This is a typical idea here to sacrifice >< h5 for a counterattack in the [+].} 11. Rc1 (11. Rh3 $6 cxd4 12. Bxd4 Nge7 13. Ne2 Nb4 14. Rc3 Rc8 15. Bc5 Rxc5 16. Rxc5 Nec6 17. Rxc6 Nxc6 18. Nd4 Qb6 19. Nb3 Bg6 20. Qd2 Nb4 $44 { Inarkiev-Palo, EU-ch U16 Halkidi 2001}) 11... cxd4 12. Bxd4 Nge7 13. f4) 8... Nd7 $142 (8... Nc6 $5 9. f4 $142 (9. Bg2 $6 {is not an important move in a tense situation like this.} Nxe5 10. Nf4 Nf6 11. h3 (11. g5 $6 {provokes the threat...} Nfg4 12. Qe2 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Nc4 14. Qd4 Qxg5 $17 {Charbonneu-Wu shaobin, Bled olm (Men) 2002}) 11... Qa5 $5) (9. Nd4 h5 $1 {- Motylev-Anand, RUS-The World rapid 2002 CBM 91}) 9... Qh4+ 10. Bf2 (10. Ng3 $2 d4 $1 11. Bxd4 O-O-O $17) 10... Qxg4 11. Rg1 Qf5 (11... Qh5 12. Qd2 $44) 12. Rc1 {Black's only counterplay is against >< c2.} (12. Qd2 Qxc2 $17) 12... Nb4 13. Qd2 Nxc2+ 14. Kd1 {Black is fighting only with three pieces against the whole white Armada.} d4 (14... Nb4 15. Ng3 Qg4+ 16. Be2 Qh4 17. Nb5 $1 axb5 (17... Qxh2 18. Nc7+ Kd8 19. Nxa8 Qxf2 20. Rf1 Qxg3 21. Qxb4 $18) 18. Qxb4 O-O-O 19. Qxb5 Ne7 20. c6 $18) 15. Bxd4 Nxd4 (15... Nb4 16. Bg2 $16) 16. Nxd4 Qh5+ 17. Be2 $16 { and Black will regret the P hunt.}) 9. b4 {White usually prefers to keep the c5 stronghold than e5.} (9. f4 Bxc5 (9... Qh4+ 10. Ng3) 10. Bxc5 Nxc5 $13) 9... Nxe5 10. Nd4 Nf6 11. g5 (11. h3 Be7 $15) 11... Ne4 (11... Nfg4 12. Bf4 $16) ( 11... Bh5 {deserves attention.} 12. Be2 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Nfd7 $13) 12. Nxe4 dxe4 ( {or} 12... Bxe4 13. f3 Bg6 14. h4 (14. c3 Be7) 14... Bh5 $13 {blockading the vital light squares.}) 13. Bg2 (13. h4 Be7 (13... Nf3+ 14. Nxf3 Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 exf3 16. c3 Be7 $14) 14. Be2 O-O $13) 13... b6 $1 14. O-O $2 {A simple developing move may cause a lot of problems in a sharp position like the CK Advance Variation.} (14. Nb3 {defending c5 was required.} bxc5 15. Qxd8+ (15. Bxc5 Qxg5) 15... Rxd8 16. Bxc5 Rd5 $11) 14... bxc5 15. bxc5 Be7 (15... Bxc5 $5 {was also possible, because} 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxc5 {can be met by} Nf3+ $1 ( 17... Qxg5 18. Qd6 Kf7 19. Qc7+ Kg8 20. Kh1 Nf3 21. Rad1 $14) 18. Kh1 (18. Bxf3 Qxg5+ 19. Bg2 Qxc5 $15) 18... Qc7 19. Bd6 Qc6 20. c4 $1 Rd8 (20... Qxc4 21. Rc1 Qxa2 22. Rc7) 21. c5 h6 $1 $36 {and the white K is in danger, too!}) 16. h4 O-O 17. Qe2 (17. h5 Bf5 18. Nxf5 exf5 $15) 17... Qc7 $1 18. Rad1 (18. Rfd1 Bxc5 $15 ) 18... Bxc5 19. Bf4 {[#]} Rad8 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This is a terrible blunder!} ( 19... Nf3+ $1 {was simple and strong liquidating for a much better K.} 20. Qxf3 exf3 21. Bxc7 fxg2 22. Kxg2 Rac8 $17 {Black has a strong ^^ and White's pawns are very weak.}) 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Nc6 Qc7 22. Nxd8 Rxd8 23. Rxd8+ Qxd8 { Black has still some chances for a survival, because White's pawns are very weak.} 24. Bxe4 (24. Rd1 Qb6) 24... Qd4 25. Bxg6 hxg6 26. Kg2 Qd5+ $2 (26... Qxh4 27. f4 e5 $1 {gave reasonable chances for a survival, for example:} 28. Qxe5 (28. fxe5 Qxg5+ $11) 28... Qg4+ $11) 27. Qf3 Qxa2 28. Qe4 e5 29. Rd1 Bd4 30. f4 $1 Kh7 31. h5 Qe6 32. hxg6+ fxg6 33. fxe5 Bc5 34. Rd8 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 0405"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "2004.12.12"] [Round "6.4"] [White "Socko, Bartosz"] [Black "Dautov, Rustem"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2570"] [BlackElo "2623"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "109"] [EventDate "2004.11.12"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CBM 105"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.04.11"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.04.11"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Kreuzberg"] [BlackTeam "Baden Oos"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. Nb3 (6. f4 Qc7 {/\ 0-0-0 is a sharp, but risky plan, White has good attacking chances on the <<.} (6... a6 {is not so useful here.} 7. Ngf3 h6 8. Be2 Ne7 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Nf5 11. Bf2 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 c5 13. c3 cxd4 14. cxd4 $14 {Conquest-Grant, EU-ch Istanbul 2003} ) (6... h5 {This is the good old plan, Black wants to blockade the light squares on the >>.} 7. Ngf3 (7. Be2 Qb6 8. Qc1 Nh6 9. Ngf3 Be7 10. h3 h4 11. Bf2 Qd8 12. O-O Bg6 13. b4 {1/2:1/2 Nisipeanu-Khenkin, Andorra op 2003}) 7... Nh6 8. Be2 (8. g3 $5) 8... Be7 9. Nb3 Rc8 {/\ c5 soon or later.} 10. Qd2 { This is the beginning of a wrong plan.} (10. O-O Ng4 11. Bd2 {was the logical setup.}) 10... Be4 11. O-O (11. O-O-O $2 {The white K soon finds himself in trouble on the <<, while the advance on the other flank is far from easy. The K belongs to the >>!} b6 $1 {/\ c5} (11... Nf5 12. Bf2) 12. Kb1 c5 13. dxc5 ( 13. Ba6 Rc7) 13... bxc5 {Now Black gets the upper hand in the [+], his pawns can easily be mobilized, and an -> on the << is in the near future.} 14. Ng5 Bxg5 (14... c4 $5 {deserved attention as well.} 15. Nxe4 (15. Nd4 c3) 15... cxb3 16. Nc3 bxc2+ (16... bxa2+ 17. Nxa2 Nf5) 17. Qxc2 Nf5 18. Bf2 Bb4 $132) 15. fxg5 Ng4 16. Bb5 O-O 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. Nxc5 Qb5 {White has won a P, but the b and c lines are ideal for an ->, Golubev-Grischuk, Germany 2003 CBM 94.}) 11... Nf5 12. Bf2 $13) (6... f6 7. Ngf3 Nh6 (7... fxe5 8. fxe5 Nh6 9. c4 Be7 10. Bxh6 gxh6 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. c5 Qxb3 13. axb3 O-O 14. b4 a6 15. Be2 $14 { Yagupov-Bagheri, Capelle la Grande 2004}) 8. h3 $5 (8. exf6 {This is not logical, White's main idea with f4 is to hold the stronghold on e5.} Qxf6 9. h3 Qg6 10. g4 Bxc2 11. Qe2 Be7 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Qg2 (13. f5 $6 exf5 14. Bxh6 Qxh6 $17) 13... Ba4 $17 {Paehtz-Schandorff, GER-chT 2002/03})) (6... Ne7 7. c3 { - 6.c3 Ne7 7.f4}) (6... c5 7. Ngf3 Qb6 8. Be2 $5 (8. Rb1 $6 {- Shirov-Gustafsson, GER-chT 2003/04 CBM 101}) (8. Qc1 Ne7 {/\ Nc6 with a total pressure against >< d4 as in the French.} 9. dxc5 $142 (9. Be2 Nc6 10. c3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc5 13. Nb3 Bxd4 14. Nxd4 {The N is an excellent blockader on d4, but in comparision to the French the B on f5 is out of passivity.} O-O 15. O-O Nc5 {The weakness of >< e4 may compensate the strong blockading N on e4?} 16. Kh1 {1/2:1/2 Kasimdzhanov-Anand, FIDE World Cup 2002}) 9... Nxc5 10. Nd4 a6 (10... Nc6 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. Nf3 $16) 11. Be2 $14) 8... Nh6 {- Morozevich-Bareev, Sochi 2004 CBM 101} (8... Qxb2 9. c4 $44 {and White will blow up the [+], his better developed pieces fully compensate the sacrificed P.})) 7. Be2 O-O-O 8. Ngf3 f6 $5 (8... Nh6 9. h3 Bg6 10. g4 $14 { and the N on h6 is out of play.}) (8... h5 9. Nh4 $1 $16) 9. Nh4 Ne7 10. Nxf5 ( 10. c4 g5 $5 11. exf6 gxh4 12. fxe7 Bxe7 13. c5 Rhg8 $40) (10. O-O g5 $5 11. fxg5 (11. exf6 gxh4 12. fxe7 Bxe7 $13) 11... fxe5 $132) 10... Nxf5 11. Bf2 fxe5 (11... g5 $5 {blowing up White's strong P chain was interesting.} 12. g4 Nh4 13. Bxh4 gxh4) 12. fxe5 Be7 13. O-O g5 $5 (13... c5 14. c3 Kb8 15. a4 $14) 14. c4 $1 $14 {De la Riva Aguado,O-Garcia Luque,A/Seville 2004/CBM 103/[Lukacs]}) ( 6. c3 Ne7 7. f4 Bg6 (7... h5 8. Ngf3 Bg4 9. Be2 Nf5 10. Bf2 Be7 11. O-O { Black's blockading idea is the same, but it is better to attack the [+] immediately.} Nf8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Nxf3 h4 14. Bd3 g6 15. b4 Nd7 16. a4 $14 { and White has chances for an advance on the << as well, Kovchan-Drozdov, St Petersburg 2002.}) 8. Be2 (8. Ngf3 Nf5 (8... Qb6 9. b4 $5 {against c5 comes into consideration.} (9. Qb3 {The exchange of Q helps usually for the party lacking space.} Nf5 10. Bf2 h5 {This line resembles to the Gurgenidze Variation with the same idea of blockading the light squares.} 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. g3 {/\ h3-g4} c5 14. h3 Qxb3 15. axb3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 {Now g4 is not a threat anymore.} Nxd4 17. Bxd4 a5 {fixing the weakness on b3.} 18. Ra2 Nb8 19. Rfa1 Nc6 $11 {Petrienko-Dyachkov, RUS-chT Moscow 1994})) 9. Bf2 h5 10. Be2 {- 8.Be2} (10. g3 {- Yudasin-Lytchak, St Petersburg 1999 CBM 72})) 8... h5 9. Ngf3 Nf5 10. Bf2 {- Ad.Horvath-Ruck, Heviz 2003 CBM 096}) 6... Ne7 (6... Qb6 7. f4 a5 (7... h5 8. Nf3 h4 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O Nh6 11. c4 (11. h3 $5 Be4) 11... Ng4 12. Qc1 a5 13. c5 Qc7 14. Qc3 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 b6 $132 {Short-Acar, Ajelat 2003}) 8. a4 Bb4+ 9. c3 Be7 10. Nf3 h5 11. Be2 Nh6 12. h3 Be4 13. O-O Nf5 14. Bf2 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Bh4 16. Bxh4 Nxh4 17. Be2 Nf5 18. Rf3 h4 {successfully blockading the >>, Yagupov-Galkin, RUS-ch Qualifier 2004.}) (6... Nb6 $5 { /\ Nc4} 7. Nf3 Nc4 8. Bxc4 (8. Rb1 {White is not afraid of exchanging his "bad" e3 B.} Bb4+ 9. Nbd2 Ne7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Nxe3 12. fxe3 c5 13. Bxf5 Nxf5 14. Qe2 cxd4 15. exd4 Be7 16. c3 Rb8 17. a3 $14 {Short-Macieja, Bled 2002} ) 8... dxc4 9. Nbd2 Qd5 10. O-O $14) (6... a6 {preparing for the freeing move c5.} 7. f4 Rc8 8. Nf3 c5 9. dxc5 Nxc5 10. c3 {White has a total control over the vital d4 square, but the "French" B is out of passivity, too.} Na4 11. Qd2 Ne7 12. Be2 Nb6 13. Na5 Qc7 14. O-O Bg4 15. Nd4 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Nc4 17. Nxc4 Qxc4 18. Qf2 $14 {Short-Dreev, Hyderabad 2002}) (6... Bg6 {/\ Ne7-f5} 7. f4 Nh6 8. Be2 Be7 9. Nf3 Nf5 10. Bf2 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. O-O (12. Bxh4 Qxh4+ 13. g3 Qe7 14. Qd2 Rc8 {/\ c5}) 12... Be7 13. g4 h5 $5 $132 (13... f6 $6 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Bh4 {activating the passive B.} O-O 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 Qa5 18. f5 exf5 19. gxf5 Be8 20. Qd4 Bd7 (20... b6 $6 21. b4 $1 Qa4 (21... bxc5 $4 22. Qxf6 $18) 22. Bd3 {White's ^^ is really impressive!} bxc5 (22... b5 23. Kh1 $1 {/\ Rg1} Bh5 24. Rf2 {/\ Rg1} a5 25. Rg1 Kh8 26. Rxg7 $1 $18 {Socko-Levin, Muelheim Nord 2005}) 23. Qxc5 a5 24. a3 axb4 25. axb4 Qxa1 26. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 27. Kg2 Bd7 28. b5 $14) 21. b4 $14)) 7. f4 a5 (7... h5 {is the well-known blockading strategy.} 8. Nf3 Rc8 {doesn't seem to be very important, if c5 will not come soon.} (8... h4 $5) 9. Bf2 Ng6 10. g3 Be7 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 Qa5+ 16. c3 Qxc5 17. O-O-O $14 {Mortensen-Akesson, Sweden 2003}) 8. a4 (8. Nf3 a4 $1) (8. c3 a4 $1 9. Nc5 (9. Nc1 Be4 10. Nf3 Nf5 11. Bf2 Qb6 $132) 9... Nxc5 10. dxc5 Be4 11. Nf3 Nf5 12. Bf2 Qa5 $15) 8... Qb6 9. Nf3 Be4 (9... Bg4 10. Be2 Nf5 11. Bf2 Bb4+ 12. c3 Be7 13. O-O O-O (13... Bxf3 {- 9...Be4}) 14. Rb1 {/\ Nbd2, the N is already vulnerable on b3.} Rfd8 15. Nbd2 {White wants to take back with the N on f3 and advance on the >>.} c5 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 {/\ g4 with real attacking chances on the >>.} cxd4 18. cxd4 Bf8 19. Bd3 Rac8 20. g4 $16 {and Black cannot maintain the blockade of f5, Vysochin-Iljin, St Petersburg 2002.}) 10. Be2 Nf5 11. Bf2 Bb4+ {weakening the b3 N's position.} 12. c3 Be7 13. O-O Bxf3 (13... O-O 14. Nfd2 $14) 14. Bxf3 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Nd4 Nxd4 (16... Qxb2 $4 {is too greedy in view of} 17. Rb1 Qxc3 18. Nb5 $18) 17. Bxd4 O-O ({The P grab by} 17... Qxb2 {was still risky due to} 18. f5 (18. Be2 O-O 19. Rb1 Qa2 20. Bb5 $44) 18... Qb3 19. Qe2 $36) 18. f5 $1 {White opens up the position for his strong ^^.} exf5 (18... Kh8 19. Rf2) 19. Bxd5 Rad8 20. c4 g6 21. g4 $5 {White has a strong pressure in the [+], so he can attack on the >>.} (21. Qf3 $16) 21... fxg4 (21... Qb4 22. Kg2 $18) 22. Qxg4 Qc7 23. Rf3 $40 Ne6 24. Kh1 Nxd4 25. Qxd4 {The ^- helps only for the attacking party, >< f7 is very vulnerable.} Bc5 26. Qf4 Rde8 27. Re1 Bd6 28. Rfe3 Bb4 29. R1e2 (29. Rh3 $1 {was the consistant way of continuing the ->.} Bxe1 $2 30. Qh6 $18) 29... Qd7 30. b3 b6 31. Rf3 Bc5 32. Qh6 (32. Re4 Kg7 ( 32... Qc7 33. Rh3 $18) 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34. e6 $18) 32... Qg4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This loses outright.} (32... Kh8 $1 $16) 33. Rg2 Qxf3 (33... Qd7 $2 34. Rxg6+ $18) 34. Bxf3 Rxe5 35. Re2 $18 Rxe2 36. Bxe2 Re8 37. Qd2 Re7 38. Kg2 Kg7 39. Bf3 Kg8 40. h4 h5 41. Bd5 Kg7 42. Qc3+ f6 43. Qh3 Re2+ 44. Kf1 Rf2+ 45. Ke1 Rf4 46. Ke2 Rg4 47. Bf3 Rd4 48. Bd5 Rg4 49. Qh2 Kh6 50. Kf3 Rd4 51. Be4 g5 52. hxg5+ fxg5 53. Qe5 g4+ 54. Ke2 Rd6 55. Qf4+ 1-0 [Event "BIH-chT"] [Site "Neum"] [Date "2004.06.05"] [Round "8.1"] [White "Sutovsky, Emil"] [Black "Ruck, Robert"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2661"] [BlackElo "2556"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "51"] [EventDate "2004.05.29"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "BIH"] [SourceTitle "CBM 102"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.09.23"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.09.23"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Kiseljak"] [BlackTeam "Sarajevo Zeljeznicar"] [WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"] [BlackTeamCountry "BIH"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c4 e6 (4... dxc4 5. Bxc4 e6 {- Morozevich-Sasikiran, Moscow 2001 CBM 86}) 5. Nc3 Ne7 6. a3 (6. Nge2 Nd7 7. Ng3 dxc4 $142 {in order to fight against the weak P on d4.} (7... Bg6 8. h4 (8. Be2 {is not aggressive enough.} Nf5 9. Nxf5 Bxf5 10. O-O dxc4 11. Bxc4 {So White had to lose a tempo taking back on c4.} Nb6 12. Bb3 h5 13. Be3 Be7 14. Rc1 Rc8 15. Qe2 Rc7 {/\ Rd7 >< d4} 16. Rcd1 Rd7 17. f3 a6 18. Ne4 Nd5 $13 { Lein-Balashov, SU-ch39 1971}) (8. Be3 Nf5 9. Nxf5 Bxf5 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Be7 (11... Nb6 $1 12. Bb3 {- 8.Be2}) 12. O-O O-O 13. f4 Nb6 14. Bb3 Nd5 15. Qf3 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 {White is happy to get rid of his bad B for the excellent N on d5.} Qb6 17. h3 {/\ g4} h5 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Na4 Qb4 20. Nc5 $14 {with some space advantage for White.}) 8... h5 9. Bg5 $1 {This is the right place for the B.} (9. Be2 dxc4 $1 {wins a tempo again.}) 9... Qb6 (9... f6 10. exf6 gxf6 11. Be3 $14 {provoking some weaknesses in Black's camp.}) 10. Qd2 dxc4 (10... O-O-O 11. c5 $1 {with a huge space advantage on both flanks.}) 11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. O-O f6 $5 (12... Be7 13. Nxd5 (13. Bxe7 Nxe7) 13... cxd5 14. Bxe7 dxc4 15. Qg5 $40) 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Rfe1 $1 $16 {Orlov-Asrian, St Petersburg 1999 CBM 74} ( 14. Bxd5 $5 cxd5 (14... fxg5 15. Bxe6 $40) 15. Bf4 Rc8 (15... Bg7 16. Rfe1) 16. Rfe1 $14)) 8. Bxc4 Nb6 {Black has to keep the vital d5 square in his hands.} 9. Bb3 Bg6 10. O-O Qd7 {keeping both Nf5 and Nd5 valid.} (10... Nf5 11. Nxf5 Bxf5 12. g4 $5 {White grabs the |^ on the >>.} (12. Be3 {is too solid.} Qh4 13. a4 a5 14. Ne2 Bb4 15. Ng3 g6 16. Qc1 Qd8 17. f3 {/\ Ne4} h5 18. Ne4 Be7 $11 { Lein-Barcza, Chigorin mem 1964}) 12... Bg6 13. f4 {/\ f5} Qh4 14. f5 exf5 15. gxf5 {Now White has achieved a lot. His B on b3 is active, and his central pawns are dangerous.} Bh5 16. Qd3 O-O-O 17. Rf4 Qe1+ 18. Qf1 Qxf1+ 19. Kxf1 Be7 20. Kf2 $14 {Hellers-Rowley, Philadelphia 1990}) (10... Ned5 11. Nce4 { Although Black has an excellent N on d5, the N on e4 is also rather strong.} ( 11. Be3 {The B is usually badly placed here.} Be7 (11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 { improves White's P structure.} Be7 13. c4 O-O 14. f4 $14 {with a mighty P chain.}) 12. Nce4 O-O) 11... Be7 12. h4 $1 (12. a3 O-O) (12. Be3 {- 11.Be3}) 12... h5 {Now the white B can be activated on g5.} (12... Bxh4 $2 {leaves the >< d6 unattended.} 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. Nxb7 Qc7 15. Nc5 $16) 13. Qf3 Qc7 14. Bg5 O-O-O 15. Nd6+ $1 {winning the exchange.} (15. Rfe1 {is an unnecessary preparation.} Kb8 16. a3 Bxg5 $1 (16... f6 $2 {is inferior due to the simple} 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Nxf6 $16 {Van der Wiel-Peelen, Nederland 1990}) 17. Nxg5 Qe7 18. N3e4 f6 $5 {Black has to drive back the active N.} (18... Nc7 19. Nd6 Nb5 $1 20. Nxb5 cxb5 $13) 19. exf6 gxf6 20. Nh3 Ka8 $13 {Van der Wiel-Van der Sterren, Lyon 1990}) 15... Bxd6 16. Bxd8 Qxd8 17. exd6 Qxd6 $14 {Vander Wiel}) 11. Be3 Nbd5 (11... O-O-O) 12. Qe2 h5 13. Bg5 h4 14. Nge4 Nf5 15. Rad1 Be7 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Nc3 O-O 18. Qg4 Bxg5 19. Qxg5 Qe7 20. Qg4 Rac8 $11 { Benjamin-Christiansen, USA ch 1990}) 6... dxc4 {Otherwise c4-c5 may come.} ( 6... Nd7 7. c5 b6 8. b4) 7. Bxc4 Nd7 (7... Nd5 {Black has a firm control over the vital blockading square d5, but White's space advantage is also important. He has a typical attacking plan Ng3 and f4-f5.} 8. Nge2 Nd7 {- 7...Nd7} (8... Be7 9. O-O Nd7 10. Ng3 Nxc3 (10... Bg6 11. f4 $36 {/\ f5}) 11. bxc3 {Now the P structure has been changed for White's favour.} Bg6 12. f4 Nb6 13. Bb3 Qd7 14. Qe2 $14 {R.Mainka-Boehnisch, GER-ch Binz 1995})) 8. Nge2 Nb6 (8... Nd5 9. O-O ( 9. Ng3 Bg6 10. O-O N7b6 11. Bb3 Be7 12. f4 Qd7 13. Qf3 f5 {otherwise f4-f5 comes.} 14. Bd2 Nc7 $13 {with a solid blockading position.} (14... h5 $5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 cxd5 $132 {Bigaliev-Oblitas Guaerrero, Budapest 1995})) 9... h5 $5 {Radically preventing the Ng3, f4-f5 plan.} (9... Be7 {- 7...Nd5}) 10. Ng3 g6 11. Be2 h4 12. Nxf5 gxf5 13. Bf3 Be7 14. Qc2 N7b6 {Black's main problem is his K's position.} 15. Ne2 Qd7 16. Bd2 O-O-O {Now White has good attacking chances on the <<.} 17. b4 Kb8 18. Rfb1 $40 {Morozevich-Meduna, EUCup 1994}) 9. Bb3 (9. Ba2 Ned5 10. Ng3 Bg6 11. O-O (11. Nce4 Be7 {(Reschun-Wegerer, AUT-chT 2002)} 12. O-O $13) 11... Be7) 9... Qd7 (9... Ned5 {looks simple and strong.}) 10. O-O Bg6 11. Nf4 (11. Bg5 h6 12. Be3 {doesn't seem to be very impressive, h6 is not a derious weakness at all.} Ned5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 cxd5 15. Nf4 Bf5 16. Rc1 Be7 $11 {Lastin-Turov, RUS-ch Ekaterinburg 1996}) 11... Nf5 12. Be3 Be7 13. Nxg6 hxg6 14. g4 Nxe3 15. fxe3 Rh3 $4 {[%mdl 8192] [#] This is a big tactical mistake!} (15... f5 $5 $13) 16. Rxf7 $1 Nd5 $5 (16... Kxf7 17. Qf1+ Kg8 18. Qxh3 $18) (16... O-O-O $5 17. Rxg7 Rdh8 18. Qc2 Nd5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Rxg6 $16) 17. Qf1 $2 ({Why not} 17. Rxg7 O-O-O (17... Nxe3 18. Qd3 $18) (17... Rxe3 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Rg8+ Bf8 20. Rxg6 O-O-O 21. Bc2 $18) 18. Rxg6 $18 { and taking everything on the >>?} Kb8 19. Nxd5 exd5 20. Bc2 Rdh8 21. Qd2 $18) 17... Rxe3 (17... Rh4 $2 18. Qf3 $18) 18. Qf2 (18. Rxg7 $5 O-O-O 19. Qf7 Rf8 20. Rg8) 18... Rh3 19. Kg2 (19. Rxg7 O-O-O $132 {and Black has a serious counterplay on the >>.}) (19. Ne4 O-O-O $14) 19... Rd3 $2 {Black's R moves are pretty unfortunate.} (19... Rh7 $1 {was the persistant defence.} 20. Rf1 O-O-O 21. Ne4 Rdh8 22. Kg1 Qd8 $13) 20. Bxd5 exd5 {[#]} (20... cxd5 21. Rxg7 $18) 21. e6 $1 $18 {opening up the e <-> against the K in the middle.} Qd6 (21... Qxe6 22. Rxe7+ $1 $18) 22. Re1 O-O-O 23. Nb5 $1 {and the undefended R is again in trouble.} cxb5 24. Qc2+ Kb8 25. Qxd3 Bh4 26. e7 1-0 [Event "North Sea Cup 16th"] [Site "Esbjerg"] [Date "2001.07.11"] [Round "6"] [White "Sutovsky, Emil"] [Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2651"] [BlackElo "2603"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2001.07.06"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "DEN"] [EventCategory "14"] [SourceTitle "CBM 085"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.11.13"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 (4. dxc5 $142 {is supposted to be the main line these days.} e6 {Now White has plenty of choices, see previous CBM editions:} 5. Nf3 (5. Qg4 $5 {- Nunn-Breder, Germany BL 2001 CBM 82}) (5. Bf4 Bxc5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nf3 f6 $1 {- Shirov-Kramnik, Wijk aan Zee 2001 CBM81}) (5. Be3 Nh6 (5... Nd7 {- Acs-Zjaginsev, EU-ch 2nd Ohrid 2001 CBM 84}) 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Bxh6 $1 {- Sutovsky-Dautov,Julian Borowski Essen 2000 CBM 77}) 5... Bxc5 6. Bd3 Nc6 (6... Ne7 7. O-O (7. Bf4 $6 Qb6 $1 {- Prasad-Prakash, Chalapathi GM 2000 CBM 77}) 7... Ng6 {- Mitkov-Zjaginsev, Polkovsky Karpov RUS 2001 CBM 84}) 7. O-O (7. Qe2 $5 Nge7 {- Smirnov-Zvjaginsev, EU-ch 2nd Ohrid 2001}) 7... f6 $1 8. Qe2 fxe5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Qxe5 Nf6 11. Nd2 {- Grischuk-C.Bauer, Cannes FRA rapid 2001 CBM 82} (11. c4 {- Shirov-Agdestein, Bergen Radisson SAS m rapid 2001 CBM 82})) 4... Nc6 (4... Bg4 $143 5. Bb5+ Nc6 {- 4..Nc6}) 5. Bb5 cxd4 ( 5... Bg4 $6 {This leaves the serious pin unattended.} 6. dxc5 (6. c3 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 e6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. b4 Bb6 10. Qg3 Nge7 11. Bg5 a6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. O-O $14 {Orlov-Polushkina, Porto San Giogio op 2000}) 6... e6 7. b4 {White is now fighting for the c5 P.} a5 8. c3 Nge7 9. Nbd2 axb4 10. cxb4 Ng6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Nxf3 Qc7 13. O-O {^^} Ngxe5 14. Bb2 $16 {Klovans-Peelen, Gelsenkirchen op 2000} ) 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. Nxc6 Bxc6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. O-O e6 10. c4 $11 {The exchange of the light-squared B was a relief for Black. His c P can be a target, but his strong defended d5 P holds the position.} Ne7 11. Qa4 (11. Qe2 Ng6 $11) 11... Qd7 12. Nd2 Rb8 13. b3 Nc8 $5 (13... Nf5 14. Rd1 Be7 15. Nf3 $14 (15. Ne4)) 14. Rd1 (14. Ba3 {is a logical exchange from strategical point of view, but simplifications help also for Black.} Nb6 15. Qa6 Bxa3 16. Qxa3 Qe7 $11) 14... Nb6 15. Qa5 dxc4 16. Bb2 $1 {White sacrifices the P for positional gains. He opens up the a <->, after which >< a7 becomes a target.} cxb3 17. axb3 Nd5 { The N is excellent here in the [+].} (17... Rb7 18. Ne4 Nd5 19. Ba3 $14 { weakening >< c5 and d6.}) 18. Ne4 {White wants to keep the tension.} (18. Qxa7 Qxa7 19. Rxa7 Bc5 20. Ra4 {with only a minimal advantage for White.}) 18... Be7 (18... Rxb3 19. Ba3 Bxa3 20. Rxa3 Rxa3 21. Qxa3 $44) 19. Rd3 Rb4 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] Provoking White to open up the long /^ ?!} (19... O-O $1 {was the safe and logical continuation.} 20. Qxa7 Qxa7 21. Rxa7 Ra8 $11 {and Black can equalize in the K.}) 20. Nd6+ $1 Bxd6 21. exd6 {>< g7, a7 and the o^ on d6 is taboo.} Re4 (21... Qxd6 $2 {loses to} 22. Ba3 $18) 22. Rg3 (22. Rdd1 $16) 22... e5 (22... f6 23. Kf1 $1 $16 {/\ Qa7 defending the back rank.}) 23. Rxg7 Kf8 ( 23... Re2 24. Ba3 Kf8 25. Rg3 $18) 24. Rg3 Re2 (24... Rg8 25. Ba3 $16 {and the o^ on d6 paralyzes Black.}) 25. h3 Rg8 (25... Rxb2 26. Qxa7 $1 Qxa7 (26... Rb1+ 27. Kh2 $18) 27. Rxa7 $18) 26. Qxa7 $18 Qxa7 27. Rxa7 Rxg3 28. Ra8+ Kg7 29. d7 Nf4 30. Rg8+ 1-0 [Event "EU-Cup 21st"] [Site "Saint Vincent"] [Date "2005.09.24"] [Round "7.6"] [White "Tyomkin, Dimitri"] [Black "Gaprindashvili, Valerian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2467"] [BlackElo "2433"] [Annotator "Tyomkin,D"] [PlyCount "77"] [EventDate "2005.09.18"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "ITA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 110"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2006.01.31"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Ashdod"] [BlackTeam "Tbilisi"] [WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"] [BlackTeamCountry "GEO"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. Be2 Qb6 7. Nb3 {A large number of games have been played in this line recently, and many of them - by Georgian players, who are big lovers of the Caro-Cann.} a5 (7... Ne7 8. f4 a5 ( 8... Bg6 {Lukacs} 9. Bf2 h5 10. Nf3 Nf5 11. O-O Be7 12. g3 Kf8 (12... O-O-O { White has better attacking chances with opposite castled kings.} 13. a4 $36) 13. h3 Qd8 14. Kg2 Kg8 15. c3 (15. Bd3 $14 {/\ g4 was the other preparatory move before advancing the g P.}) 15... Rc8 16. Rc1 (16. Bd3) 16... c5 (16... h4 17. g4 Ng3 18. Bxg3 hxg3 19. Kxg3 {is a positional P sacrifice, but Black still lacks space.} c5 20. c4 $5) 17. c4 $1 {1-0 Shirov,A-Johannessen,L/ Drammen 2005/CBM 105/[Lukacs] (40) The opening of the position works for the active white pieces.}) (8... Be4 $146 9. Nf3 h5 10. O-O Bxf3 11. Bxf3 g6 12. Bf2 Nf5 13. c4 Qd8 (13... dxc4 14. d5 $16) 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Rc1 Rc8 16. Qd2 $16 {1/2-1/2 Nohr,F-Nielsen,B/Vanlose 2005/CBM 107 ext (31)}) 9. a4 Be4 10. Nf3 Nf5 11. Bf2 Bb4+ $1 {provoking b2-b3 move- white knight b3 loses its guard.} 12. c3 Be7 13. O-O Bxf3 14. Bxf3 h5 15. Rc1 (15. Bxh5 $6 Rxh5 16. Qxh5 Qxb3 17. g4 Nh6 18. f5 O-O-O $15) 15... g5 16. c4 (16. fxg5 Bxg5 17. Rb1 O-O-O 18. Nc1 { [%CAl Gb2b4]}) 16... gxf4 17. c5 Qd8 18. Bxh5 Bh4 19. Qg4 Qg5 20. Bxh4 Qxh4 21. Qxh4 Nxh4 22. Bd1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Kosintseva,T-Purtseladze,M/Chisinau 2005/CBM 106 ext (46)}) (7... Bb4+ 8. c3 Be7 9. Nf3 Bg6 10. h3 h5 11. Nfd2 h4 12. c4 Nh6 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bxh6 Rxh6 15. O-O Bf8 16. Bg4 {1/2-1/2 Socko,B-Izoria,Z/ Ermioni Argolidas 2005/CBM 107 ext}) (7... Bg6 8. f4 a5 9. a4 Bb4+ 10. c3 Be7 11. Nf3 h5 12. g3 (12. Nfd2 h4 13. O-O Nh6 14. Bf2 Nf5 15. c4 Bb4 16. c5 Qc7 17. Nc1 b6 18. Nd3 bxc5 19. dxc5 Bxd2 20. Qxd2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Zhang Pengxiang-Mchedlishvili,M/Dubai 2005/CBM 105 ext (41)}) 12... Nh6 13. Nfd2 Nf5 14. Bf2 Qc7 15. O-O f6 16. Nf3 Bf7 17. Qd2 Rg8 18. c4 Bb4 19. Qc2 Nb6 20. c5 Nd7 21. Bd3 $16 {1/2-1/2 Timofeev,A-Riazantsev,A/Nojabrsk 2005/CBM 106 (50)}) ( 7... f6 $6 {Lukacs} 8. Nf3 Ne7 9. O-O Bg6 10. c4 a5 11. Nc5 $1 Nxc5 12. dxc5 Qxb2 13. Nd4 (13. Bd4 Qc2 14. Qxc2 Bxc2 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Bxf6 Rg8 17. Nd4 Bf5 18. Nxf5 Nxf5 19. Rab1 $16 {with a strong pressure.}) 13... Nf5 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Nxe6 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Qe5 17. cxd5 $40 {Shirov-Erenburg, Caleta 2005}) 8. a4 Bb4+ $146 {Black already played like that many times in similar positions - the idea is to weaken the b3-outpost and to tie white queen to the defence of Nb3.} (8... Ne7 {Lukacs} 9. Nf3 Bg6 10. O-O Nf5 11. c4 Nxe3 (11... dxc4 12. Bxc4 Bb4 {/\ 0-0-0}) 12. fxe3 {White is usually happy with this exchange.} Be7 (12... dxc4 {gives up the [+].} 13. Bxc4 Be7 14. Bd3 O-O $14) 13. cxd5 exd5 ( 13... cxd5 {weakens >< b5, see the notes to a5-a4.} 14. Bb5 $14) 14. Nc1 $5 { 1/2-1/2 Gelfand,B-Kacheishvili,G/Rethymnon 2003/CBM 098/[Lukacs] (46) White is not afraid of sacrificing his b P.} (14. Bd3 O-O $11)) 9. c3 Be7 10. Nf3 { 10.f4 is just weaker in such position. White needs to complete the development fast and to break the centre with c3-c4;} (10. f4 Nh6 11. Nf3 O-O $13) 10... h5 {I don't really get why black needs h5 to play Nh6, since BxN is not any dangerous for black. But, perhaps, Georgian players don't think so. See 3 games of them above - all played h5 before developing the Ng8 to h6;} (10... Nh6 $5 11. O-O Bg6 (11... Bg4 $5) 12. Bxh6 gxh6 $132) 11. O-O Nh6 12. c4 dxc4 ( 12... Ng4 13. Bd2 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bb4 15. Bg5 $16 f6 $140 16. exf6 gxf6 17. Bf4 $16) 13. Bxc4 (13. Nbd2 Qxb2 14. Nxc4 Qc2 $1) 13... Qc7 14. Bd3 (14. Bd2 $142 $1 {[%CAl Ga1c1] to prevent Nb6! White has a large advantage in that case;}) 14... Nb6 (14... Bxd3 15. Qxd3 Nf5 16. Bg5 $14) 15. Bxh6 Rxh6 (15... Bxd3 16. Bxg7 Rg8 17. Qxd3 Rxg7 18. Kh1 $1 {[%CAl Gf1g1] That's the only way to keep white's castle position fixed. Otherwise, black plays 0-0-0, then Rd8-g8, forcing white to play g3;} (18. Qd2 Nd5 19. Kh1 $14) 18... Nd5 19. Qc4 O-O-O 20. Nc5 Rdg8 21. Rg1 $14) 16. Bxf5 exf5 17. Qc2 f4 18. Qf5 (18. Nc5 $142 Nd5 19. Ne4 $1 {[%CAl Ge4c3] White should get rid of black's Nd5 which blocks the centre.} (19. Rfe1 Bxc5 20. dxc5 O-O-O 21. Nd4 Qd7 22. Nf5 Rg6 23. Nd6+ Kb8 24. Qb3 Qe7 {[%CAl Gd8d7,Gg6e6]}) 19... Qd7 20. Nc3 Rg6 21. Nxd5 $1 Rxg2+ $140 22. Kh1 cxd5 23. e6 Qxe6 24. Rfe1 $18) 18... Nd5 19. Nc5 b6 20. e6 {White sacrifices a piece, hoping to get a strong attack on the black king. In 7 games of this team event, I managed to sacrifice 2 light pieces and at least 5 pawns...} Rf6 (20... Bxc5 21. dxc5 fxe6 22. Rfe1 Qe7 23. Qe4 bxc5 24. Ne5 Qd6 25. Rac1 Rb8 26. Qd3 $1 {[%CAl Gd3a6]} Ra8 (26... Rxb2 27. Nc4) 27. Re4 $16) 21. exf7+ Rxf7 22. Qxh5 bxc5 (22... Bxc5 23. Rfe1+ Be7 24. Ne5 $18) 23. Ne5 Bf6 {After 23..g6 white has no more than a draw;} (23... g6 24. Qxg6 Bf6 25. Qg8+ $1 {Black is safe in other cases.} (25. Rfe1 Kf8 26. Nxf7 Qxf7 27. Qh6+ Qg7 $15 ) (25. Rae1 Kf8 26. Nxf7 Qxf7 27. Qh6+ Qg7 28. Qh3 Bxd4 $15) (25. Nxf7 Qxf7 26. Qe4+ Kf8 27. dxc5 Bxb2 28. Rab1 Re8 {Black must be doing well here;}) 25... Rf8 26. Qe6+ Ne7 $8 27. Rfe1 cxd4 (27... Bxe5 28. Rxe5 Qd7 29. Qc4 Qxd4 30. Qe2 Rf7 31. Re1 Ra7 32. Qh5 $16) 28. Nxc6 Ra6 29. Rac1 d3 30. Qe4 d2 31. Qg6+ {and white has a perpetual;}) 24. Rfe1 Bxe5 $6 {After 24...g6 I don't see even a draw for white...} (24... g6 $1 25. Qxg6 (25. Nxg6+ Kd8 $15) (25. Nxc6+ Ne7 26. Qxc5 Kf8 $1 $15 {[%CAl Gf8g7]}) 25... Kf8 26. Rac1 (26. Nxf7 {- transforms to the 23...g6 24.Qxg6 Bf6 25.Rfe1 line, in which black is just better;}) 26... Bxe5 27. Rxe5 Rf6 28. Qh5 Qg7 29. Rxc5 Qg6 {with a better ending for black;}) 25. Rxe5+ Ne7 26. Qh8+ Rf8 27. Qxg7 cxd4 (27... Rf7 28. Qg8+ Rf8 29. Qg5 $18) 28. Rae1 Ra7 29. h4 {White wins a lot of material in the 29.Qg6 line, but doesn't win the game.} (29. Qg6+ Kd8 30. Rxe7 Qxe7 31. Rxe7 Rxe7 32. Qd6+ Ke8 33. Qxc6+ Rd7 34. Qe4+ Kd8 35. Qa8+ Ke7 36. Qxa5 {White has a queen and three pawns for two rooks of black, but the d-passer saves black the game.} d3 37. Qe5+ Kd8 38. Qb8+ Ke7 39. Qb4+ Rd6 40. Qd2 Rc8 $11) (29. Rxe7+ Qxe7 30. Qg6+ { - transforms to the 29.Qg6 line;}) 29... Qd6 30. Re6 Qb4 31. h5 d3 (31... Rf7 32. Qh8+ Rf8 33. Qe5 $16) 32. Qg6+ (32. R1e4 $2 d2 $1) 32... Kd8 33. Qxd3+ Rd7 34. Qf3 (34. Qa6 $5 {would lead to a perpetual check more likely.}) 34... Rf6 ( 34... Kc7 35. R6e4 Qc5 36. Rxf4 {and white has already three pawns for the knight.}) 35. R6e4 Qd2 36. Qb3 Qd6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Amazing, but my opponent was aware that this move loses (at least that's what he told me in the post-mortem), but did it anyhow, having only few seconds on his clock (time control had 30 sec. increments per move).} (36... Nc8 $1 37. Qb8 Rf8 38. Qa8 $1 Kc7 39. Re6 Rd6 40. Re7+ Rd7 41. R7e6 $11 {would be a fair result for this game;}) 37. Qb6+ $4 {[%mdl 8192] I had had the Rxe7 blow in mind, but simply forgot it at this point.... Time-trouble pressure.} (37. Rxe7 $1 $18 Rxe7 38. Rd1) 37... Qc7 38. Qc5 Rf5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Counterblunder!} (38... Rf7 $1 $11 { following with Kc8 and Nd5;}) 39. Qxf5 $1 (39. Qxf5 Nxf5 40. Re8#) 1-0 [Event "Valjevo"] [Site "Valjevo"] [Date "2000.06.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Velimirovic, Dragoljub"] [Black "Markovic, Miroslav"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2586"] [Annotator "Stohl,I"] [PlyCount "146"] [EventDate "2000.06.17"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "YUG"] [EventCategory "9"] [SourceTitle "CBM 076 Extra"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.07.11"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.07.11"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 Na6 $5 {A bizarre move, allegedly half-jokingly suggested by Kavalek. Black obviously has respect before Velimirovic's Sicilian experience, the Yugoslav GM has won many an effective game with his trademark Bc4 systems by sacrificing somewhere on e6, d5 or f5. But he used to play worse in posiitons with a closed centre, so Black's choice has also a psychological background. On the whole 2...Na6!? is original and interesting, but it gives White a free hand in the [+] and more than one way to get a comfortable position.} ({A similar idea is} 2... g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. h3 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. e5 Nfd7 7. Bf4 Nf8 8. Qd2 h6 9. Be2 b6 10. Be3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Nh2 Nc7 13. f4 f5 14. exf6 exf6 15. f5 g5 16. h4 Qd7 17. Qd3 O-O-O 18. O-O-O Ne8 19. Nf1 Nd6 20. hxg5 fxg5 21. g4 Nh7 22. Nd2 Nf6 $132 {Jaracz,P-Blatny,P/Budapest zt/ 2000/ In our game Black will do without the fianchetto and use the g7-square for a different purpose.}) 3. f4 {Already this move is not the best, as by placing pawns on the dark squares White limits his Bc1.} ({Nobody has yet tested} 3. Bxa6 $5 Qa5+ 4. Nc3 Qxa6 5. Nge2 $32 {[%csl Gd4,Ge4] [+],->}) ({ A less committal choice is} 3. Nf3 g6 4. c4 (4. c3 Nc7 5. Bd3 {is even more popular}) 4... d6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be2 Nc7 7. O-O Nh6 8. d5 O-O 9. Bf4 f5 10. e5 $1 $36 {()} (10. Qd2 Nf7 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Rad1 e5 13. dxe6 Nxe6 14. Be3 { Gufeld,E-Miles,A/Beijing/1996/} Qf6 $11 {<=> After this game Miles practically abandoned 2...Na6 and it's main practitioner remains Markovic.})) ({White most often plays} 3. Nc3 Nc7 4. Nf3 g6 5. h4 h5 6. Bf4 d6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Ne6 9. Be3 Bg7 10. Ng5 Qa5 11. f3 d5 12. exd5 $6 (12. e5 $142 $14) 12... Nxg5 13. Bxg5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Qxd2+ 15. Rxd2 cxd5 16. Bd3 Bf5 17. Re1 Bxd3 18. Rxd3 e6 19. Rb3 b6 20. c3 Kd7 21. Kd2 Rhc8 $11 {/=/+, Todorov,T-Markovic,M/Valjevo/2000/}) 3... g6 4. Nf3 (4. Nc3 Nc7 5. Nf3 d5 6. e5 h5 7. Be3 Nh6 8. h3 $6 (8. Bd3 $142) 8... Bf5 9. Be2 Be4 $1 10. g4 $2 hxg4 11. hxg4 Nxg4 $1 12. Rxh8 Nxe3 $19 {Kuijf, H-Hodgson,J/Groningen EU-chJ/1982/ This game illustrates Black has not only strategic, but also tactical possibilities.}) 4... d5 5. e5 h5 {[%mdl 32] Black starts realizing his light-square strategy.} 6. c3 Nh6 {[%mdl 16]} (6... Nc7 {was more circumspect, but Black wants to meet Bd3 with Bf5. The exchange of light-squared B is one of his main motives in the arising pawn structure.}) 7. Nbd2 (7. Bxa6 bxa6 {[%CAl Ya6a5,Yc8a6,Ye7e6,Yc6c5] /\a5,Ba6,e6,c5<=> gives Black enough play, after the violent} 8. c4 dxc4 $1 9. Qa4 Qb6 10. Qxc4 Be6 { [%CAl Re6d5] /\Bd5 White misses his Bf1 dearly.}) 7... Nc7 8. Be2 b6 9. Nf1 Ne6 {In this blockaded position time doesn't play a major role, it's important for Black to prevent a premnature opening of the position.} ({In this sense} 9... Ba6 $143 $6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6 11. e6 $1 $40) 10. Ng3 $6 {But this is not valid for White, if he wants to get Black's solid position under pressure he can't afford to lose tempi. Here the N is misplaced and will end up on h1.} (10. b3 $142 Ng7 11. c4 $13 {/+/=()} (11. Ne3 $5)) (10. c4 $142 $5 {/\} Nf5 11. cxd5 Qxd5 12. Ne3 $36) 10... Ng7 $1 11. Be3 a5 12. b3 e6 13. O-O (13. c4 h4 $5 14. Nf1 Ngf5 $36) 13... Ng4 14. Bd2 h4 15. Nh1 Nf5 16. Qc1 Ba6 {[%mdl 4] The opening is over and Black has achieved his maximum in a model way.} 17. Bxa6 Rxa6 18. h3 $6 {After this weakening White will have no active chances on the >>.} ({Less ambitious, but better was} 18. Nf2 $142 $11) 18... Ngh6 {[%csl Rg3] } 19. Be1 ({More natural is} 19. Nf2 Ng3 20. Re1 Nhf5 $11 {/=/+}) 19... Be7 20. Bf2 {[%csl Rh1] ?h1} Ra8 21. Qd2 (21. c4 $5 $132) 21... Rc8 22. b4 {White makes a further concession just to achieve a nearly full blockade. But with 5-6 pawns on dark squares the Bf2 will be a cripple.} ({Again more active was} 22. c4 $5 Kf8 $5 $11 {/=/+,/\Kg7 Black has a nice position, but he must also reckon with White's counterplay till he fully coordinates his forces.} (22... O-O $11 {/=/+,}) (22... Ng7 {/\Nhf5})) 22... a4 $1 {[%csl Ge7,Rf2] Limits also Black's chances, but this patient move is probably the best.} (22... axb4 $143 23. cxb4 c5 24. dxc5 bxc5 25. bxc5 (25. b5 $5 $13) 25... Bxc5 26. Rfb1 $36 { only helps White to activate his pieces, Black's N are not so well placed when the position opens up.}) (22... b5 $6 23. a4 $1 axb4 24. cxb4 bxa4 25. Rxa4 Qb6 26. Rfa1 $14 {[%csl Rc6][%CAl Yf2e1,Yh1f2,Yd2c3,Yf2d3] After Be1,Nf2,Qc3 and Nd3 >c}) 23... b5 $15 {Black is slightly better with his outpost on f5 and better B, but his chances to open the position with a timely f6 or g5 are rather vague and can hardly come to be without White's help. Now an instructive manoeuvring phase begins, first both sides evacuate their K from the possible scene of action.} 24. Kf1 Kd7 25. Ke2 Ng8 26. Bg1 Rh5 27. Bh2 Ng7 28. Rf1 Nh6 29. Nf2 Nhf5 30. Ng4 Kc7 31. Rae1 Kb7 32. Kd1 Ne8 $1 {[%CAl Ye8c7,Yc7a8,Ya8b6,Yb6c4]} (32... g5 $6 {would only weaken his >>, so Black first aims his passive N for the >,?h1} ( 51... Rg3 52. Bxg3 Rxg3 53. Qh5 Rxc3 54. Qxh4 Bd8 {/\Ra3-/+})) 50... Rg3 $1 ( 50... Nf8 51. Qf2 Nh7 52. Nf3 {and the N won't get to e4 via g5.}) 51. Bxg3 Rxg3 52. Qf2 Rxc3 53. Re3 Rxe3 (53... Rc2 54. g4 $1 $13 {<=>}) 54. Qxe3 Bg5 55. Qd3 Bxd2 56. Qxd2 Qg3 $17 {[%csl Ra3][%CAl Rd7b6,Rb6c4] /\Nb6-c4,> after} 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Re1 $16) (10... Be4 {deserves attention again.} 11. c4 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxc5 $11) 11. c4 ( 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. b4 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nxe5 14. Be2 a5 $1 {closing the long /^.} 15. c3 Be7 $13 {and Black's perspectives in the [+] are not worse than White's chances on the <<.}) 11... Bxc5 12. cxd5 Nxd4 $6 (12... exd5 $5 {was simplest way for equalization.} 13. Nb3 (13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qa4 Bxf3 15. Bxf3 Qb6 $11 { with a strong pressure on the dark squares.}) 13... Bb6 14. Qxd5 (14. Bf4 O-O $11 {and >< e5 is also weak.}) 14... Ndxe5 $11) 13. Nxd4 Bxe2 (13... Bxd4 $6 14. Bxg4 $16) 14. Nxe2 Nxe5 (14... exd5 $2 15. Qxd5 $16) 15. Bf4 (15. Nf4 $5 O-O $1 (15... exd5 $2 {opens the e <-> while his K is still in the [+].} 16. Re1 f6 17. Qh5+ $16) (15... g5 {is strongly met by the intermediate move} 16. Re1 $1 Bd6 17. dxe6 gxf4 18. Bxf4 $16 {winning back the piece with a strong ->. }) 16. Qe2 (16. dxe6 $143 {wins the P, but loses the |^.} Qxd1 17. exf7+ Rxf7 18. Rxd1 Ng4 19. Rf1 Raf8 $36) (16. Qh5 $143 Qd6 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Rd1 { runs into the counterattack after} Bxf2+ $1 19. Kxf2 Nd3+ 20. Rxd3 Qxd3 21. Be3 e5 $1 {opening up the lines for the rooks.} 22. Qxe5 Rae8 23. Qc5 b6 24. Qxb6 g5 25. g3 gxf4 26. gxf4 Qc2+ 27. Kg3 Rf7 $17) 16... Qd6 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Rd1 Qc7 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 Nf3+ 21. Qxf3 Qxf4 22. Qxf4 Rxf4 23. Rac1 $14 { with a slight edge in the K because of the rooks on the opened lines and the backward P on e6.}) 15... Ng6 (15... Ng4 $6 16. Nc3 $1 {attacking and defending at once.} Nxf2 17. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Qb6+ 19. Kf1 Qxb2 20. Be5 $16) 16. dxe6 (16. Rc1 $5 {deserved serious attention in order to win a tempo.} Be7 (16... Ba7 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bd6 {and the K cannot castle.}) 17. dxe6 fxe6 18. Bc7 Qxd1 19. Rfxd1 $16) 16... fxe6 17. Rc1 O-O $1 {This is the difference!} 18. Rxc5 (18. Bg3 Rc8 $13) 18... Nxf4 (18... Qxd1 $6 {gives up the d <-> and after} 19. Rxd1 Nxf4 20. Nxf4 Rxf4 21. Rd7 {the R penetrates on the seventh rank.}) 19. Nxf4 Rxf4 20. g3 (20. Qb3 {activates the Q attacking both weaknesses.} Qd7 21. Rfc1 Raf8 22. f3 $14 {neutralizing Black's pressure on the f <->.}) 20... Qb6 $1 {Another counterattack!} 21. Rc3 (21. Qc2 Rd4 22. Re1 Rad8 23. Rc8 $14) 21... Rd4 22. Rb3 (22. Qc2 Rad8 23. Rc8 Rxc8 24. Qxc8+ Rd8 $11) 22... Rb4 ( 22... Qd6 $6 23. Qf3 Rf8 24. Qxb7 Rd2 25. Qb6 $16) 23. Rxb4 Qxb4 24. Qe2 Qe7 { From technical point of view this position is defenceable. However in a practical game there are other aspects as well.} (24... Kh8 $6 25. Rd1 $16 (25. Re1 Rf8)) 25. Re1 Re8 26. Qe4 Qd7 27. Re3 Re7 28. h4 $1 Re8 29. Kg2 Re7 30. Rd3 Qc7 31. Rc3 Qd7 32. Re3 Re8 33. Qc4 Re7 34. h5 h6 35. Re5 Qe8 $1 (35... Re8 36. Rc5 $1 Re7 37. Rc8+ Re8 38. Rc7 Qd1 39. Rxb7 Qxh5 40. Rb6 $16) 36. Rc5 Qf7 37. Qe4 (37. Rc8+ Re8) 37... Re8 38. Re5 Qd7 39. b3 Rf8 $4 {[%mdl 8192] and finally Black cannot hold the tension anymore.} (39... Re7 $14 {was still sufficient for Black.}) 40. Rxe6 $18 Qd2 41. Qe2 Qd5+ 42. Kg1 Rc8 43. Re8+ Rxe8 44. Qxe8+ Kh7 {It is still a difficult technical problem to convert White's P advantage.} 45. Qe2 b5 46. g4 a5 47. f3 Kg8 $2 {Now it is easy!} 48. Qe8+ { exchanging the queens.} 1-0 [Event "Herzliya"] [Site "Herzliya"] [Date "1998.09.09"] [Round "4"] [White "Afek, Yochanan"] [Black "Hauchard, Arnaud"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "2375"] [BlackElo "2500"] [Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"] [PlyCount "87"] [EventDate "1998.09.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "ISR"] [EventCategory "10"] [SourceTitle "EXT 1999"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.11.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. Nd2 e6 9. Ngf3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Bd6 11. Bxd6 Qxd6 12. Qxb7 Rb8 13. Qa6 O-O 14. Qa3 $5 (14. Bb5 $6 Rb6 15. Qa4 Ne7 16. b3 Ne4 17. Rc1 Rc8 18. Bd3 Ng6 19. Ne5 Nc5 20. dxc5 Qxe5+ 21. Kd2 Rxc5 22. g3 Qb8 $15 {0-1 Morozevich,A-Oll,L/Groningen 1997/CBM 63/[Mueller,Karsten] (48)}) (14. O-O Rb6 15. Qa4 (15. Qa3 Qxa3 16. bxa3 Rfb8 17. Rfb1 Nd7 (17... Rb2 $6 18. Rxb2 Rxb2 19. Rb1 Rxa2 $2 20. Ne5 $1 $18) 18. Nd2 Na5 19. Rb4 Rc8 20. Rc1 Nc6 21. Rxb6 Nxb6 $11 {Bundrock, T-Holzapfel,D/BL2-N 1992/BL2/1-0 (84)}) 15... Rxb2 16. Rab1 (16. Bb5 $6 Ne4 $1 17. Bxc6 Nxc3 $15 {Schneider,B-Steinmacher,J/OLBaden 1992/GER 04/1-0 (56)}) 16... Rfb8 17. g3 $11 {1/2-1/2 Brynell,S-Hansen,L/Haninge 1992/CBM 30 (22)}) 14... Qxa3 15. bxa3 Rfc8 (15... Rb2 16. O-O Rfb8 17. Rab1 $14) 16. Ke2 $5 Rb2+ 17. Nd2 g6 (17... e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Rhb1 $14) 18. Rhb1 Rcb8 19. a4 Ne7 20. f3 Ne8 21. Rxb2 Rxb2 22. Rb1 Rxb1 (22... Rxa2 $4 23. Rb8 Kf8 24. Bb5 $18) 23. Nxb1 Nd6 24. Na3 Kf8 25. Bb5 ({auch nach} 25. Nb5 Nec8 {sehe ich keinen Weg für Weiß, entscheidende Fortschritte zu erzielen.}) 25... Nef5 26. g4 Nh4 27. Ba6 Ke7 28. Nb5 Nxb5 29. axb5 Kd6 30. Bb7 (30. g5 Kc7 $11 {weil der Läufer eingesperrt ist.}) 30... g5 $1 {[%mdl 32] legt den Grundstein einer schwarzfeldrigen Blockade am Königsflügel} 31. a4 Kc7 32. Bc6 Kb6 {Da die Blockade nun komplett ist, unternimmt Afek noch einen Versuch mit der Brechstange:} 33. c4 (33. Be8 f6 34. Kf2 (34. Bf7 Ng2 $11) 34... Ng6 $11 {denn} 35. Bxg6 $2 {verliert sogar:} hxg6 36. Ke2 (36. f4 Ka5 37. c4 Kxa4 $19) 36... Ka5 37. Kd3 Kxa4 38. c4 Kb4 $19) 33... dxc4 34. Kd2 Ng2 35. Kc3 Ne3 36. Kb4 a5+ 37. Kc3 Kc7 38. Be8 f6 39. Bf7 Nd5+ 40. Kxc4 Nb6+ {[%mdl 4096] Eine Endspielmedaille für die gelungene Festungskonstruktion von Hauchard.} 41. Kb3 Kd6 42. Bg8 h6 43. Bf7 Kd5 44. Bg8 1/2-1/2 [Event "EU-chT (Men) 14th"] [Site "Plovdiv"] [Date "2003.10.18"] [Round "7.4"] [White "Brynell, Stellan"] [Black "Luther, Thomas"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "2462"] [BlackElo "2580"] [Annotator "Dautov,R"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2003.10.10"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "BUL"] [SourceTitle "CBM 098"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.02.03"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Sweden"] [BlackTeam "Germany"] [WhiteTeamCountry "SWE"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] {[%mdl 32768]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 {Dieser frühere Damenzug soll die Entwicklung des weißen Läufers auf f4 verhindern.} 6. Ne2 ({Interessant ist} 6. h3 $5 {, Weiß verhindert seinerseits die Entwicklung Bc8-g4. Z.B.,} g6 7. Ne2 Bf5 8. Bxf5 gxf5 9. g4 fxg4 10. hxg4 e6 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. Qd3 $14 {Bischoff,K-Dautov,R/Essen 2001}) 6... Bg4 7. f3 Bd7 8. Bf4 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 {Weiß hat für seine Wunschaufstellung mit der klaffenden Schwäche e3 einen recht hohen Preis bezahlt.} 10. O-O Bd6 11. Nd4 Ne7 12. Bc2 $6 {Dank dem provozierten f2-f3 bekam Schwarz eine gute Isolani-Stellung. Der passive Textzug erlaubt ihm einen aktiven Angriffsplan mit der langen Rochade.} ({Besser gefällt mir} 12. Na3 $1 a6 13. Nac2 O-O 14. Qd2 Rad8 15. Bxe5 Bxe5 16. f4 Bf6 17. Qf2 Qc5 18. Rad1 Rfe8 $11 {Maiwald, J-Ashley,M/Bermuda 1997}) 12... f6 13. Nd2 g5 $1 14. Bg3 (14. Be3 $6 Nc4 15. Nxc4 Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 dxc4 $15) 14... h5 15. Ba4 O-O-O 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17. Qe2 Kb8 {Der weiße König steht unsicherer als der schwarze. Angesichts der Drohung h5-h4 nebst N7g6-f4 entscheidet sich Weiß für das Gegenspiel auf der Diagonale b8-h2.} 18. Nb5 (18. f4 gxf4 19. Bxf4 N7g6 20. Be3 Ng4 21. h3 Bh2+ 22. Kh1 Rde8 $40) 18... Bc5+ 19. Kh1 (19. Bf2 Bxf2+ 20. Rxf2 N7g6 21. a4 a6 $15 ) 19... Ka8 $5 {[%mdl 64] Naheliegend war 19...N7g6, aber Thomas hatte schon hier die folgende hübsche Abwicklung im Sinn.} (19... N7g6 $15) 20. Nb3 Bb6 21. a4 $2 {Erlaubt eine schöne Kombination. Trotz aller Gefahren mußte Weiß den geopferten Bauern nehmen.} (21. Bxe5 $1 fxe5 22. Qxe5 Qxb5 (22... Nf5 $2 23. N5d4 $16) 23. Qxe7 Rde8 (23... g4 $44) 24. Qxg5 Rhg8 $44 {>> |^ with his f P.} 12. Nf4 (12. Ng3 $6 {The N is completely misplaced here.} Be6 13. Re1 Bf6 14. c3 g6 15. Bh6 (15. Qf3 $6 {This is the beginning of a dubious plan.} a5 $1 {/\ a4} 16. a4 Bg7 17. Rad1 $2 Ne3 $1 {After this nice tactical blow based on the undefended B on b3 Black gets the advantage.} 18. Bxe6 (18. Bxe3 Bxb3 19. Ra1 Bd5 $17 {with a dominating ^^.}) 18... Nxd1 19. Bb3 Nxb2 20. Rb1 Nxa4 21. Bxa4 b5 22. Bc2 Qf6 $17 {Arakhamia Grant-Korchnoi, Roquebrune 1998 CBM 67. The White pieces lack harmony, while Black's << Ps are pretty dangerous.}) 15... Re8 16. Qd2 Nb6 $13) 12... Nxf4 (12... Be6 $2 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14. c4 $16) 13. Bxf4 Bf6 14. c3 Be6 15. Re1 Re8 $14) (6... Qd6 7. c3 Be6) (6... Be6) 7. Qe2 Be6 (7... Bg4 8. Qxe7+ Bxe7 9. Ne2 (9. h3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 {This P structure is easily defendable for Black.} 11. Ne2 Kf7 12. Be3 {1/2:1/2 Ghizdavu-Bilek, Lone Pine 1975}) 9... Nd7 10. Nf4 (10. Bd3 Nb6 11. c4 O-O-O 12. f3 Be6 13. b3 Rhe8 14. Bb2 f5 15. Kf2 {If White can consolidate his position, his virtual P majority becomes more and more important.} Bf6 16. Rab1 Kc7 17. Rhd1 $14 { Matanovic-Markland, Bath tt ch-EU 1973}) (10. Bd2 Nb6 11. Bd3 O-O-O 12. f3 Be6 13. b3 c5 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. O-O-O {1/2:1/2 Horvath-Barczay, Budapest ch-HU 1982 }) (10. Bf4 Nb6 11. Bb3 Be6 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Rhe1 Rhe8 14. Bg3 Bxb3 15. axb3 Nd5 16. Nc3 Nc7 17. Re2 Bb4 {1/2:1/2 G.Horvath-Barczay, Budapest 1988}) 10... Nb6 11. Be2 (11. Bb3 Rd8 12. h3 Bf5 13. Be3 O-O 14. O-O-O $14 { Ostojic-Stanojevic, Jugoslavija 1980}) 11... Bxe2 12. Kxe2 O-O-O 13. Rd1 Rhe8 14. Kf1 c5 15. Ne2 f5 16. Bf4 Nd5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bg5 f6 19. Bd2 $14 { and the K is favourable for White because of the useless doubled pawns, Stein-Andersson, Las Palmas 1973.}) 8. Bb3 $142 (8. Bxe6 {helps only for Black's development.} Qxe6 9. Nf3 (9. Nh3 g5 {against the N on the edge of the board.} 10. f4 g4 11. Nf2 f5 12. h3 g3 13. Nd3 Nd7 14. Qxe6+ fxe6 15. Be3 Nf6 16. Ne5 Bd6 17. Ke2 h5 $11 {Machulsky-Bronstein, Tbilisi 1974}) (9. Bf4 Na6 10. O-O-O (10. c3 O-O-O 11. Qxe6+ fxe6 12. Ne2 c5 $10 {Gaprindasvili-Andersson, Dortmund 1978}) 10... O-O-O 11. c4 (11. a3 $2 {allows the penetration after} Qa2 $1 12. c3 Nc7 13. Qg4+ Ne6 14. Ne2 Rd5 15. b4 g5 16. Be3 h5 17. Qf3 f5 18. Bd2 Qxa3+ 19. Kc2 Qa2+ 20. Kd3 g4 21. Qe3 c5 22. h3 c4# {Hector-Hodgson, Sevilla 1987}) (11. Qxe6+ fxe6 12. Nf3 (12. Ne2 Nb4 13. c3 Nd5 14. Bg3 $10 { Smit-Bronstein, SU 1970}) 12... Bd6 13. Bg3 (13. Bxd6 Rxd6 14. Rhe1 Rhd8 15. c3 c5 16. Rd2 cxd4 17. Rxd4 e5 18. Rxd6 Rxd6 19. Rd1 Kd7 20. Rxd6+ Kxd6 $10 { Isaksen-Hartvig, Copenhagen 1993}) 13... Nc7 14. Rhe1 Rhe8 15. c4 b6 $10 { Spangenberg-Soppe, Villa Gesell 1996}) 11... Qxe2 12. Nxe2 Bd6 13. Be3 Rhe8 14. Nc3 Nc7 15. Kc2 $5 {keeping the P structure looks more flexible} (15. d5 cxd5 16. Nxd5 b6 $10 {Dzevlan-Despotovic, Jugoslavija 1987})) (9. Qxe6+ fxe6 { This position is fairly drawish.} 10. Be3 (10. Nf3 Kf7 11. O-O Nd7 12. b3 Be7 13. Bb2 Rhd8 14. Rfd1 b5 {/\ Nb6 blockading the light squares.} 15. a4 a6 16. Kf1 Nb6 $10 {Dutreeuw-Hodgson, Haringey 1988}) 10... Nd7 11. O-O-O Kf7 12. Ne2 Bd6 13. Bf4 Bxf4+ 14. Nxf4 {1/2:1/2 Sax-Andersson, Wijk aan Zee 1981}) 9... Na6 10. Bd2 O-O-O 11. Qxe6+ fxe6 12. O-O-O {1/2-1/2 Bronstein-Keres, Tallinn 1971}) (8. Bd3 c5 (8... Na6 9. a3 Nc7 10. c4 g5 $5 {This looks a bit odd...} 11. Be3 O-O-O 12. O-O-O f5 13. f4 {(Vogt-Partos, Zinnowitz 1971)} g4 $5 $13) 9. dxc5 ( 9. Nf3 c4 10. Be4 f5 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Bxf5 Qa5+ 13. c3 Qxf5 14. d5 $1 $13 {Filip }) 9... Qxc5 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. O-O Bd6 12. h3 O-O 13. Be3 Qa5 $10 {and the black pieces are active enough to compensate the defected P structure, Jovsic-Andersson, Titovo Uzice 1978.}) 8... Nd7 (8... a5 9. Bf4 $1 (9. Nf3 a4 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. Be3 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. c4 Na6 14. Rfd1 Rfd8 15. Rac1 Bf8 16. h3 h6 17. a3 Nc7 $11 {Geller-King, Bern 1987}) 9... Nd7 (9... a4 10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. O-O-O Be7 (11... Nd7 12. d5 cxd5 13. Qb5) 12. d5 cxd5 13. Bxb8 {The point with 9.Bf4!} Rxb8 14. Qb5+ $16 {Persson,M-Engqvist, Sweden Taby 1994}) 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. Bxe6 Qxe6 (11... fxe6 12. Nf3 $14) 12. Re1 $14) (8... Na6 $142 { /\ Nb4} 9. c3 (9. Be3 Nb4 (9... Bxb3 10. axb3 Qe6 {White's P structure is also corrupted a bit.} 11. Nf3 Bd6 12. O-O O-O 13. Rfd1 Rfe8 14. Qd2 Nb4 $10 { Sznapik-Lectynsky, Decin 1979}) 10. Nf3 Bxb3 11. axb3 Qe4 12. Rc1 Bd6 13. Bd2 { 1/2:1/2 Geller-Seirawan, New York 1990}) 9... Nc7 (9... Bxb3 10. axb3 Qxe2+ ( 10... Nc7 11. Bf4 Nd5 {- 9...Nc7}) 11. Nxe2 Bd6 12. Bf4 Bxf4 (12... O-O-O 13. Bxd6 Rxd6 14. O-O-O Re8 15. Rhe1 Rde6 16. Kd2 Nc7 17. Nf4 Rxe1 18. Rxe1 Rxe1 19. Kxe1 {In the N K White has at least some chances to create a o^, while Black has nothing to do on the >>.} Ne6 20. Nd3 $14 {Wendlemyr-Engqvist, Lulea jun ch-SWE 1980}) 13. Nxf4 O-O-O 14. O-O $14 {Filip} (14. b4 Kb8 15. Kd2 Nxb4 $5 16. cxb4 Rxd4+ 17. Nd3 Rhd8 18. Ra3 Rxb4 $14 {Kuijpers-Lectynsky, Nice (ol) 1974. and the three pawns are not completely enough for the N,})) 10. Bf4 Bxb3 11. axb3 Nd5 12. Bg3 a6 13. Kd2 Qxe2+ 14. Nxe2 O-O-O 15. Rhe1 Bd6 16. Bxd6 Rxd6 17. Ng3 Re6 18. Ne4 Nc7 19. Nc5 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Re8 {1/2-1/2 Keres-Smyslov, Amsterdam 1971}) 9. Nf3 (9. Bf4 {runs into} Nb6 {/\ Nd5} 10. O-O-O Nd5 11. Bg3 $11 {Tal} (11. Bd2 b5 12. Nf3 Qd7 13. Ne1 $5 Be7 (13... Bd6 $5) 14. Nd3 O-O 15. Ba5 $1 Rfe8 16. Qd2 Nb6 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. dxc5 Qxd2+ 19. Rxd2 (19. Bxd2 Nc4) 19... Nc4 $13 {Tal-Bronstein, SU 1974})) 9... Bxb3 (9... Nb6 10. Be3 Qd7 11. O-O Be7 12. Rfe1 O-O 13. Bxe6 Qxe6 14. Bd2 Qxe2 15. Rxe2 $14 {and finally White has got his slightly better K, Gofshtein-Ponferrada Luque, Sevilla op 2001.}) 10. axb3 Qxe2+ 11. Kxe2 Bd6 12. Be3 a6 {[#]} 13. d5 $5 {White changes the P structure to his favour.} (13. Nd2 O-O-O) 13... cxd5 (13... c5 $5) 14. Rhd1 O-O-O 15. Rxd5 $14 Bc7 (15... Ne5) 16. b4 (16. Rad1 Ne5) 16... Nb6 (16... Ne5 17. Rad1 (17. Rc5 b6 18. Rc3 Kb7) 17... Rxd5 18. Rxd5 Rd8 $14 {and White has at least some theoretical chances for creating a o^.}) 17. Rc5 $1 {/\ b5} Nd5 (17... Rhe8 18. b5 axb5 (18... Nd5 $5 {- 17...Nd5}) 19. Rxb5 {Now the P structure clearly favours White.} Nd5 20. Ra8+ Bb8 21. Rc5+ Nc7 22. Ra3 $14) 18. b5 $1 b6 $1 {[#]} (18... Rhe8 19. bxa6 $1 (19. g3 Kb8 20. bxa6 Bb6 $132) ( 19. c4 Nxe3 (19... Nf4+ $6 20. Kf1 Nd3 21. b6 $1 Nxc5 22. bxc7 Kxc7 23. Bxc5 $16) 20. fxe3 b6 $1 (20... axb5 21. Ra8+ Kd7 22. Rd5+ Ke7 23. Raxd8 Rxd8 24. Rxb5 $14) 21. Rh5 axb5 22. Rxb5 (22. Rxh7 bxc4 23. Rxg7 Rd3 $132) 22... Kb7 23. g3 Re4) 19... bxa6 20. Rxa6 Kb7 (20... Nf4+ 21. Kf1 Rd1+ 22. Ne1 Kb7 23. Ra3) 21. Ra3 Bb6 (21... Nf4+ 22. Kf1 Rd1+ 23. Ne1) 22. Rb3 Nf4+ 23. Kf1 Rd1+ 24. Ne1 $16 {and Black's activity cannot be continued.}) (18... Nxe3 19. fxe3 b6 (19... axb5 20. Ra8+ Kd7 21. Ra7) (19... Rd6 20. bxa6 bxa6 21. Nd4) 20. Rc6 a5 21. b4 Kb7 22. bxa5 bxa5 23. c4 $16) 19. Rxd5 $1 {This positional exchange sacrifice was the main idea, the situation becomes much more complicated.} Rxd5 20. c4 $1 (20. bxa6 Ra5) 20... Rdd8 (20... Rd7 $1 {looked more precise, for example:} 21. bxa6 (21. Rxa6 Re8) 21... Re8 (21... Kb8 22. Nd4 $1 Re8 23. Kf3 Ka8 24. Nb5 $16 ) 22. Kf1 Kb8 23. Nd4 Re4 $1) 21. bxa6 $1 (21. Rxa6 Kb7) 21... Rhe8 22. Kf1 $1 {/\ Nd4} Kb8 $6 (22... f5 $1 23. g3 Re4 24. Nd2 (24. b3 Kb8) 24... Re6 { was the stubborn defence.}) 23. Nd4 Rd7 (23... Ka8 24. Nb5) 24. Nb5 (24. b4 $5) 24... Bd8 (24... Bxh2 25. Bxb6 (25. g3 $4 Bxg3) 25... Be5 26. c5 {The three pawns are very dangerous, while Black's pawns look harmless on the other flank. } Rd2 27. Re1 $1 Re6 28. Bc7+ Ka8 29. b4 Rxa6 30. Bxe5 fxe5 31. Nc7+ Kb7 32. Nxa6 Kxa6 33. Rxe5 Kb5 34. Re7 Kxb4 35. c6 Rc2 36. c7 g5 37. Rxf7 h6 38. g3 Kb5 (38... g4 39. Rf4+ Kb5 40. Rxg4 Rxc7 41. Rg6 Rh7 42. g4 $18) 39. Rh7 Kb6 40. g4 Rxc7 41. Rxh6+ $18) 25. g3 Ka8 (25... f5 26. b3 $14) 26. b4 Re6 (26... Re4 27. Rc1) 27. Nc3 Rc6 28. c5 $1 bxc5 (28... Rd3 29. b5 Rxe3 30. Rd1 Bc7 $1 (30... Rxc5 31. Rxd8+ Ka7 32. Rd7+ Ka8 33. fxe3 Rxc3 34. Rb7 $18) 31. Nd5 $1 Rxc5 32. Nxe3 Rxb5 33. Rd7 Bb8 (33... Be5 34. f4) 34. Nd5 $1 $16) 29. b5 $1 {This was the point of White's breakthrough.} (29. Bxc5 Bb6 $15) 29... Re6 $6 (29... Rc8 $1 30. Na4 Rb8 31. Rb1 Rd6 32. Bf4 Rxa6 33. Nxc5 Ra2 34. Bxb8 Kxb8 $14 { gave more chances for the survival.}) 30. Na4 Rd5 (30... Rd3 $5 31. Nxc5 Rexe3 32. fxe3 Rd5 (32... Rxe3 33. Rd1 $18) 33. Nb7 Bb6 34. Rb1 Rd2 (34... Bxe3 35. b6 $18) 35. Rb3 (35. Rc1 Rd5) 35... Rxh2 36. Nd6 Rc2 $16) 31. Bxc5 (31. Nxc5 $4 Rxe3 $1 $19) 31... Rxc5 $1 {This is the best practical chance.} 32. Nxc5 Re5 33. Rd1 (33. Nb7 Bb6 34. Rb1 Rd5 35. Rb2 Ka7 36. Ke2 f5 $16) 33... Ba5 (33... Be7 $2 34. b6 $1 Rxc5 35. Rd7 Re5 36. Rc7 $18) (33... Bb6 34. Na4 $1 (34. Nd7 Rxb5 35. Nxb6+ Rxb6 36. Rd8+ (36. Rd7 Rxa6 37. Rxf7 Ra7) 36... Ka7 37. Rg8 g6 38. Rg7 h5 39. Rxf7+ Kxa6 40. Rg7 f5 (40... g5 41. Rh7 h4 42. gxh4 gxh4 43. Rxh4) 41. Kg2 Kb5 42. Kh3 $14) 34... Rxb5 35. Rd7 Ba7 $1 (35... Rb4 36. Nxb6+ Rxb6 37. Rxf7 g5 (37... Rxa6 38. Rxg7 h6 39. g4 $18) 38. Rxh7 Rxa6 39. h4 $18) 36. Nc3 $1 (36. Rxf7 Bd4) 36... Rb2 37. Nd5 Rxf2+ 38. Ke1 Rb2 (38... Rf5 39. Kd2 Re5 40. Kd3 h6 41. Kc4 Re4+ 42. Kb5 Re5 43. Rd8+ Bb8 44. a7 Kxa7 45. Rd7+ Ka8 46. Ka6 $18) 39. Rxf7 g6 40. Rxh7 f5 41. Kd1 $18) 34. Nb7 Rxb5 (34... Bb6 35. Nd6 $18) 35. Nxa5 $1 {White has to go for the R K.} (35. Rd7 Bb4 36. Rxf7 Rb6 37. Rxg7 Rxa6 38. Rxh7 Ra7 39. Rf7 Rxb7 40. Rxf6 $14) 35... Rxa5 {[%mdl 4096]} 36. Rd8+ Ka7 37. Rg8 (37. Rd7+ {was the serious alternative!} Kxa6 38. Rxf7 Rg5 39. Kg2 (39. f4 Rg6 40. Kf2 Kb5 41. Kf3 Kc4 42. f5 (42. h4 h5) 42... Rg5 43. Kf4 h5 $11) 39... Kb5 (39... h5 40. Kh3 Kb6 41. Kh4 Kc5 42. f4) 40. h4 Rg6 41. h5 Rg5 42. h6 gxh6 43. Rxf6 Rg6 44. Rf7 Kc5 45. Rxh7 Kd6 46. Kh3 $16) 37... Rg5 (37... g5 $2 38. Rg7 Kxa6 39. Rxf7 f5 40. Rxh7 g4 41. Rh5 Kb6 42. Kg2 Kc6 43. h3 $1 gxh3+ 44. Kxh3 Kd6 45. f4 Ke6 46. Kh4 Ra8 47. Rh6+ Ke7 48. Kg5 Ra5 49. Rb6 Ra3 50. Kxf5 Rxg3 51. Rb7+ Ke8 52. Kf6 $18) 38. Kg2 h5 $2 {Now Black's position cannot be saved.} (38... f5 $1 {was the critical line.} 39. Kf3 (39. f4 Rg6 40. h4 Kxa6 41. h5 Rh6 42. Rxg7 Rxh5 43. Rxf7 Kb6 {- 39.h4}) ( 39. h4 Rg6 40. h5 Rg5 (40... Rg4 41. Rf8 f6 42. h6 gxh6 43. Rxf6 Rg6 44. Rxf5 Kxa6 45. f4 Kb6 46. Kf3 Kc6 47. g4 Kd6 48. Rf7 Kd5 49. Rd7+ Kc5 50. Rxh7 Kd5 51. f5 $18) 41. f4 Rxh5 42. Rxg7 Kxa6 43. Rxf7 Kb6 44. g4 fxg4 45. Kg3 Rh1 46. Kxg4 h5+ 47. Kg5 h4 48. f5 h3 $1 49. Rh7 h2 50. Kf6 Kc6 51. Rh5 Kd7 $11) 39... Kxa6 40. Ke3 (40. Kf4 Rg6 41. h4 h6 42. Kxf5 Kb6 43. g4 Kc6 44. g5 (44. f4 Kd6 45. g5 h5) 44... hxg5 45. hxg5 Kd7 46. f4 Ke7 47. Kg4 Ra6 48. Rxg7 Kf8 $11) ( 40. Rf8 f6 41. Kf4 Kb6 42. h4 Rh5 43. Rf7 g6 44. Rxf6+ Kc7 45. Ke5 f4+ 46. Kxf4 Kd7 $11)) 39. f4 $1 $18 Rg6 40. Rh8 f5 (40... h4 41. Rxh4 f5 42. Rh5 Rf6 43. Rh7 {- 40...f5}) (40... Kxa6 $5 41. Rxh5 (41. Rf8 h4 42. Rxf7 hxg3 43. hxg3 Kb5 44. Kf3 Kc6 45. f5 Rg5 46. g4 Kd5 47. Kf4 Kc6 $11) 41... Kb6 42. f5 $1 (42. Kf3 Kc6 43. g4 (43. h4 Kd6 44. f5 Rh6 45. Rxh6 gxh6 46. Ke4 Kc5 $11) 43... Kd6 44. f5 Rh6 45. Rxh6 gxh6 46. Ke4 Kc5 47. Kf4 Kd6 48. Kg3 Ke7 49. Kh4 Kf8 50. Kh5 Kg7 51. h3 Kh7 52. Kh4 Kg7 53. Kg3 Kf8 54. Kf4 Ke7 55. Kf3 Ke8 56. Kg3 Kf8 $11) 42... Rg4 (42... Rg5 43. Rxg5 fxg5 44. f6 $18) 43. Kf3 Ra4 44. Rh7 $18 Ra3+ 45. Kg4 Ra4+ 46. Kh3 Kc6 47. Rxg7 Ra7 48. Kg4 $18) 41. Rxh5 Rf6 42. Rh7 Rg6 (42... g6 43. Kh3 Kxa6 44. Kh4 $18 {/\ Kg5}) 43. h4 Kxa6 44. h5 Rh6 (44... Rg4 45. h6 gxh6 46. Rxf7 $18) 45. Rxg7 Rxh5 46. Rxf7 {and the K is too far from the >>.} Kb6 47. g4 $1 fxg4 (47... Rh4 48. Rxf5 Rxg4+ 49. Kf3 Rg8 50. Rd5 Kc6 51. Rd4 $18) 48. Kg3 Kc6 49. Kxg4 Rh8 50. Kg5 Kd6 51. f5 Rg8+ 52. Kf6 Rh8 53. Kg6 Rh1 54. Ra7 Rg1+ 55. Kf7 Rf1 56. f6 Rf2 57. Ra1 1-0 [Event "USA-ch"] [Site "Seattle"] [Date "2002.01.06"] [Round "2"] [White "Christiansen, Larry Mark"] [Black "Foygel, Igor"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "2571"] [BlackElo "2474"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "41"] [EventDate "2002.01.05"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CBM 087"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.03.21"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 {This is the quiet positional way.} (4. f4 d5 5. e5 {leads to the Gurgenidze Variation.}) 4... d5 5. h3 Nf6 6. Bd3 { again this is the more quiet approach.} (6. e5 Nfd7 7. Be3 {- Cela-P.Blatny, New York 2001 CBM 86}) 6... dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8. Bxe4 Bf5 {Black wants to exchange everything, but this is not the best way for a draw, as we know.} 9. Bxf5 Qa5+ 10. c3 Qxf5 11. O-O ({immediately} 11. Qb3 $142 $5 {looks more precise, because Black has to weaken his position now.} b6 (11... Nd7 $6 { is simply punished by} 12. Qxb7 Qe4+ 13. Be3 Rb8 14. Qxa7 Bh6 15. O-O $1 $16 { with extra pawns for White, McShane-G.Hansen, Roskilde op 1998.}) 12. O-O O-O 13. Re1 Qd7 14. Bf4 Na6 15. Be5 {White is usually happy to exchange the fianchettoed B.} Rae8 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Ne5 Qb7 18. Re3 $14 {with some pressure on the e <-> and the >>, Schmittdiel-Fauland, Noviki-A Budapest 1990.} ) 11... Nd7 (11... O-O {was the simple alternative.} 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bg5 (13. Qb3 {is the typical method again.} Qb5 14. Qxb5 cxb5 15. Bg5 {provoking more and more weaknesses.} e6 16. d5 f6 17. Bh4 e5 18. Nd4 $16 { Velimirovic-Zivkovic, JUG-Cup Svetozarevo 1990}) 13... e6 14. Qd2 (14. Re5 $5 { is very impressive, but White cannot claim more than adequate compensation for the exchange.} Bxe5 15. dxe5 Na6 16. Qd4 h6 17. Bxh6 Rad8 18. Qh4 Qh5 19. Qf4 Qf5 20. Qh4 Qh5 $11 {with only repetition of moves, Palkovi-Barczay, HUN-ch tt 1995.}) 14... Nd7 15. Bh6 Bxh6 16. Qxh6 Rad8 17. Re3 {/\ Rae1 with the well-known pressure on the e <->.} Qf6 18. Rae1 c5 19. d5 e5 20. c4 $16 { Loginov-Sandhu, Oberwart op 1997}) 12. Re1 e6 13. Qb3 Qb5 {[#]} (13... O-O-O { leads to more complicated positions with opposite castled kings.} 14. Be3 (14. a4 Bf6 15. a5 a6 16. c4 g5 17. d5 $5 exd5 18. cxd5 Nc5 19. Qb6 Rxd5 20. Qa7 Nd7 $17 {and White's unprepared -> is beaten back, Kochyev-Zilberman, SU-ch otbor 1975.}) 14... Nb6 (14... h6 15. d5 $1) 15. c4 {Now the N on b6 is badly placed. } h6 16. a4 $14 {Bellin-Kusnir, Haifa ol (Women) 1976}) (13... b6 14. Qa3 { is the next provocation.} a5 15. c4 {and Black's << has been successfully weakened.} Bf8 16. Qb3 Bb4 17. Re2 O-O 18. Bg5 $14 {Lobron-Gruenfeld, Luzern 1979}) 14. Rxe6+ $6 {This R sacrifice is far from correct!} (14. Qxb5 $142 { going for a slightly better K was objectively better, but White wants to complicate matters at any rate.} cxb5 15. d5 Nc5 16. dxe6 Nxe6 (16... fxe6 17. Nd4 $16) 17. Ng5 $14) 14... fxe6 15. Qxe6+ Kd8 $1 (15... Kf8 $4 {loses to} 16. Bf4 $18) 16. Bg5+ (16. Ng5 {is also not enough:} Kc8 17. Nf7 Qd5 $1 18. Qxd5 cxd5 19. Nxh8 Bxh8 {and White is simply a piece down.}) 16... Kc8 ({Or} 16... Kc7 17. Bf4+ {and then} Kc8) 17. Re1 Rf8 (17... Qd5 18. Qxd5 cxd5 19. Re7 Rg8 { with an extra R was also rather tempting!}) 18. Qe7 Kc7 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This blunder is based on overlooking White's strong intermediate move on the 20-th move.} (18... Bh8 19. Qxh7 (19. Qd6 Qd5) 19... Qf5 20. Bh6) (18... Rg8 $1 19. Qf7 Qd5 20. Re8+ Kc7 $1 $19 {was winning outright.}) 19. Qxg7 Rxf3 20. Re5 $1 { This strong intermediate move changes the result of the game!} Qxb2 21. gxf3 1-0 [Event "Bundesliga 0506"] [Site "Germany"] [Date "2005.12.11"] [Round "6.5"] [White "Graf, Alexander"] [Black "Maiwald, Jens Uwe"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "2613"] [BlackElo "2502"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2005.10.21"] [EventType "team-tourn"] [EventRounds "15"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CBM 111"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2006.04.04"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Porz"] [BlackTeam "Kreuzberg"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] 1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 d5 5. e5 Nh6 6. Nf3 (6. Be3 {- Radjabov-Minasian, Moscow 2005 CBM 106}) 6... Qb6 (6... f6 7. h3 (7. a4 $143 { is completely out of question} Bg4 8. a5 fxe5 9. dxe5 O-O 10. Be2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e6 12. O-O Nf5 13. g4 Nh4 14. g5 Nxf3+ 15. Rxf3 Nd7 16. Rh3 Qe7 17. Kg2 Rf7 18. Ne2 Raf8 19. Be3 c5 20. c3 Qd8 $13 {Katalymov-Kornev, RUS-Cup Tomsk 2001}) (7. Be3 Bg4 (7... O-O 8. h3 {fighting for the key squares g4 and f5.} Nf7 9. Ne2 { /\ c3 in case of c5 holding the [+].} fxe5 10. fxe5 c5 11. c3 Nc6 12. Qd2 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bf5 14. Ng3 e6 15. Be2 Rc8 16. O-O $14 {Korneev-Fernandez Romero, Albacate op 2001}) (7... Nf5 8. Bf2 fxe5 9. dxe5 $14 {looks better here.} (9. fxe5 Bh6 {The B really strong on the /^ c1-h6.} 10. Qe2 Qb6 11. Nd1 O-O 12. g4 Ng7 13. h3 (13. g5 $2 Bg4 $17 {Stellwagen-Van der Wiel, Hoogoveen Essent op 2001}) 13... Ne6 $11)) 8. Be2 (8. Bd3 O-O 9. Qd2 Nd7 10. Ne2 {This manoeuvre is hard to recommend.} Rc8 11. O-O e6 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. Ng3 Nf5 $132 { Metz-Finkel, Budapest FS 1995}) 8... O-O {- Godena-Iordachescu, EU-ch Ohrid 2001 CBM 84} (8... Nf5 9. Bf2 O-O 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. O-O {- Kaplan-Finkel, ISR-chT 2005 CBM 107})) 7... Nf5 8. Bd3 (8. g4 Ng3 9. Rg1 Ne4 {The N may cause more problems for White in the [+].} (9... Nxf1 10. Rxf1 O-O (10... h5 $2 { weakens >< g6 and White exploits it immediately.} 11. Qd3 $1 f5 12. gxh5 Rxh5 13. Rg1 Rxh3 14. Rxg6 Rh1+ 15. Kf2 Kf7 16. Rg2 Qh8 17. Ne2 {and White crashes through on the >>.} Bh6 18. Ng3 $16 {Velimirovic-Komliakov, JUG-chT Nis 1994}) (10... Na6 11. a3 Qb6 12. Qd3 Bd7 13. b4 {White wants to get everything on the board.} O-O-O 14. Be3 h5 15. O-O-O hxg4 16. hxg4 Rdg8 17. f5 gxf5 18. gxf5 e6 { Black has to blow up the [+] at any cost.} 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Ne5 $14 { Kovacevic-Iordachescu, Bucharest Primaver 1997}) 11. Be3 e6 12. Qd2 {and Black is without any counterplay, his bishops remain dead.} Nd7 13. exf6 Qxf6 14. O-O-O b6 15. h4 Ba6 16. Rh1 c5 17. h5 $16 {Velimirovic-Drazic, JUG-chT Herceg Novi 2001}) 10. Bd3 (10. f5 {looks again a bit unprepared.} fxe5 11. dxe5 Qb6 12. Qe2 Nd7 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 gxf5 16. gxf5 Qxg1 17. Bf4 Rf8 18. Nxc6 Qc5 19. Nxe7 Qxe7 {1/2:1/2 Khruschiov-Chatalbashev, EU-ch Ohrid 2001}) 10... f5 11. Ne2 $5 (11. gxf5 {This looks a bit premature.} Bxf5 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Ng5 Bh6 14. Be3 Bxg5 15. Rxg5 e6 16. Qe2 Na6 17. O-O-O Nb4 18. Kb1 Nd5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. h4 h5 $13 {Velimirovic-Nevednichy, JUG Cup Ulcinj 1998})) (8. Ne2 {This is the only way avoiding the N's penetration on g3, but looks rather slow.} h5 9. g3 c5 10. c3 cxd4 11. exf6 {White wants to take on d4 by a piece.} (11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Bg2 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qb6 {with French type of motifs.}) 11... Bxf6 12. Nfxd4 Nc6 13. Nxf5 Bxf5 {Black's lead of development is significant.} 14. Bg2 d4 15. Bxc6+ bxc6 16. Nxd4 Qd5 17. Kf2 Bxd4+ 18. cxd4 Bc2 $5 19. Qxc2 Qxh1 20. Qxg6+ Kd8 21. Bd2 $44 {David-Krasenkow, New York op 1997}) 8... Ng3 9. Rg1 f5 {Black wants to create a very strong N on e4, but what will happen if White will take it?} (9... Bf5 10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Nh4 e6 12. Qf3 fxe5 13. Qxg3 Bf6 14. Nf3 e4 15. Be3 exf3 16. Qxf3 Qe7 17. g4 Nd7 18. gxf5 exf5 19. O-O-O { 1/2:1/2 Wahls-Hodgson, BL 1999}) (9... O-O 10. Be3 b5 11. Qd2 f5 {This blockade plan cannot be good.} 12. O-O-O Nd7 13. Qe1 Ne4 14. g4 Nb6 15. Kb1 b4 16. Ne2 a5 17. Ng3 Kh8 18. gxf5 Bxf5 19. Nxf5 gxf5 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Qg3 $16 { Wahls-Bologan, BL 1996}) (9... fxe5 10. dxe5 O-O 11. Ne2 $1 Nxe2 12. Qxe2 Bh6 13. g4 $1 {White sacrifices the P for a big lead of development.} Bxf4 14. Bxf4 Rxf4 15. O-O-O Nd7 16. Rgf1 Nc5 17. Qe3 Ne6 18. Ng5 $1 Qb6 19. Qd2 Rxf1 20. Rxf1 Qd4 21. Nf7 Bd7 22. a3 Qa4 23. Bxg6 $1 $18 {Acs-Minasian. Dubai UAE 2002}) 10. Be3 b6 (10... Qb6 11. Qc1) (10... O-O 11. Ne2 Nxe2 (11... Ne4 12. g4 $14) 12. Qxe2 $14) 11. Qd2 (11. Ne2 {immediately looks also strong, Black's only good piece is the g3 N, let's exchange it.} Nxe2 (11... Ne4 12. g4 O-O 13. c4 $14) 12. Qxe2 O-O 13. O-O-O $14) 11... e6 (11... Ne4 12. Qe2) (11... O-O 12. O-O-O Ne4 13. Qe1) 12. Ng5 $14 {Tzermiadianos-Nevednichy, Chalkidiki 2002}) ( 6... Bg4 7. h3 (7. Be3 Qb6 $5 (7... Nf5 8. Bf2 Qb6 9. Rb1 {White usually castles >>, so this is not a big concession.} Nd7 10. Be2 e6 11. O-O Bf8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 h5 {Now we have a "real" Gurgenidze type of position.} 14. Ne2 Be7 15. b3 Nh4 $13 {Hendriks-Van der Wiel, Corus-B Wijk aan Zee 2000}) 8. Rb1 ( 8. Qd2 $6 {allows the corruption of the entire >>.} Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nf5 10. Bf2 Nd7 11. Bh3 e6 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. O-O-O Nf8 {/\ Ne6 with a successful blockade and attacking >< f4.} 14. Kb1 Qa6 15. Ne2 Ne6 $15 {Nakamura-Zaichik, World op Philadelhia 2000}) 8... f6 {This is Black's main threat in this variation.} 9. Be2 Nd7 10. Qd2 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 fxe5 12. dxe5 Qc7 13. g4 e6 14. h4 Nf7 15. g5 O-O-O 16. Bf2 h6 17. Bg3 Nb6 18. O-O hxg5 19. hxg5 Nc4 20. Qd3 Nfxe5 $1 $44 { with a very dangerous positional piece sacrifice, Shapiro-A.Ivanov, World op Philadelhia 2000.}) 7... Bxf3 8. Qxf3 Qb6 (8... f6 9. g4) 9. Ne2 f6 10. g4 $5 { - Luther-Kalinin, Petermaennchen 1999 CBM 73}) 7. h3 {there is no time for g4, so the plan cannot be executed.} (7. Na4 $1 {The N can be better anywhere than on c3.} Qa5+ 8. c3 Bg4 9. b4 (9. Nc5 {deserves attention as well.} Qc7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 e6 12. g4 {and the N on h6 is offside.} Nd7 (12... b6 13. Nb3 O-O {castling into White's ->?!} 14. f5 $1 f6 (14... exf5 $4 15. g5 $18 {capturing the ill-fated N, Mittenorf-Saal, Kassel op 1999.}) 15. exf6 Rxf6 16. Bf4 Qe7 17. O-O-O $1 Nf7 18. fxg6 hxg6 (18... Bh6 $2 19. gxf7+ Qxf7 20. g5 $1 $18) 19. g5 Rf5 20. Bd3 $16) 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. Bd3 O-O-O 15. Be3 $14 {and White has the better perspectives on both flanks due to his ^^ and space advantage.}) 9... Qc7 10. Bd3 (10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 {was worthy of consideration.}) 10... Nf5 $5 {was more to the point, for example:} (10... a5 11. b5 Nd7 (11... Nf5 12. b6 Qd8 13. Nc5 {gains enormous space on the <<.}) 12. h3 {(Parligras-L.Vajda, Bucharest 2002 CBM 088)} Bxf3 13. Qxf3 O-O (13... e6 14. Ba3 $14) 14. g4 $14 { was not rosy either "killing" the N on h6.}) 11. O-O (11. h3 {is answered by the intermediate move} Ng3 $1 12. Rg1 Bf5) 11... Nh4 12. Be2 Nxf3+ 13. Bxf3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 e6 15. Nc5 Nd7 $11) 7... Nf5 8. Rg1 (8. Kf2 h5) 8... Ng3 9. Bd3 f5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Black wants to blockade the position at any rate, but this leaves him without a counterplay.} (9... Bf5 10. Bxf5 gxf5 (10... Nxf5 $2 11. g4) 11. Qd3 e6 {and at least Black has exchanged his passive B.}) (9... h5 $5 { /\ Bf5}) 10. Ne2 Nxe2 $2 {Black has lost a lot of tempi to exchange the badly placed c3 N.} (10... Ne4 {was the main idea, but even here after} 11. c3 O-O 12. g4 $14 {White has the long-lasting |^.}) 11. Qxe2 Na6 12. Bxa6 $5 {There is no need to take the N.} (12. c3 Nc7 13. g4 $16 {was the conequent reply.}) 12... bxa6 13. b3 $1 O-O 14. Qd2 {/\ Ba3} Bh6 15. a4 ({The immediate} 15. Ba3 { is met by} Bxf4 $1 16. Qxf4 Qa5+ 17. Kf2 Qxa3 18. Rge1 $14) 15... c5 16. dxc5 ( 16. Ba3 $16 {was already possible}) 16... Qxc5 17. Ba3 Qb6 18. a5 (18. Bxe7) 18... Qc7 19. Nd4 $18 {The white pieces dominate the board, Black's ^^ is pathetic.} Bd7 (19... Rb8 20. O-O-O Rf7 21. Rdf1 {/\ g4}) 20. O-O-O (20. Bxe7) 20... Rf7 21. Rdf1 e6 22. g4 {with a direct -> on the >>.} Kh8 (22... fxg4 23. hxg4) 23. g5 $1 Bf8 24. Bxf8 Raxf8 25. h4 {White has an excellent N versus a bad B, and now he opens the h <->.} Re7 26. Qb4 Qd8 27. h5 gxh5 28. Rh1 Rg8 29. Rxh5 Rgg7 30. Rh6 Kg8 31. Kb2 Re8 32. Rf3 Bc8 33. Rfh3 Rb7 34. Qd2 Rg7 35. Qh2 {tripling the heavy artillery on the h <->.} Qe7 {[#]} 36. g6 $1 hxg6 37. Rxg6 $1 Rxg6 38. Rh8+ Kf7 39. Qh7+ Rg7 40. Qh5+ 1-0 [Event "Budapest zt 1.4"] [Site "Budapest"] [Date "2000.06.22"] [Round "6"] [White "Jaracz, Pawel"] [Black "Blatny, Pavel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "2490"] [BlackElo "2512"] [Annotator "Hecht,H"] [PlyCount "136"] [EventDate "2000.06.17"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "HUN"] [SourceTitle "CBM 078"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.10.18"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. h3 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. e5 Nfd7 7. Bf4 Nf8 8. Qd2 h6 9. Be2 b6 10. Be3 Ba6 11. Bxa6 Nxa6 12. Nh2 Nc7 13. f4 f5 14. exf6 exf6 15. f5 g5 16. h4 Qd7 17. Qd3 O-O-O 18. O-O-O Ne8 19. Nf1 Nd6 20. hxg5 fxg5 21. g4 Nh7 22. Nd2 Nf6 23. Rhg1 Rde8 24. Rdf1 Rhf8 25. a4 Rf7 26. b3 b5 27. axb5 cxb5 28. Nf3 Qb7 29. Ne5 Rc7 30. Bd2 Qa6 31. Nb1 Nde4 32. Bb4 Kb8 33. Na3 Rb7 34. Kb2 Rc8 35. Ra1 Qb6 36. Nb1 Nf2 37. Qg3 Qxd4+ 38. c3 Qf4 39. Qxf4 gxf4 40. Nd2 N2e4 41. Ndf3 Nd7 42. Nxd7+ Rxd7 43. Nd4 Bxd4 44. cxd4 f3 45. Raf1 f2 46. Rg2 Rg8 47. f6 Rf7 48. Be7 Kb7 49. Kc2 Rg5 50. Kd3 h5 51. Ke3 hxg4 52. Rfxf2 Nxf2 53. Rxf2 Rg6 54. b4 g3 55. Rg2 Kc6 56. Kf4 Rfxf6+ 57. Bxf6 Rxf6+ 58. Ke5 Rg6 { [#] Freibauerndeckung idealerweise von hinten. Die andere Seite ist weitgehend blockiert und Bd5 schwach. Weiß wählt im 62. Zug einen interessanten Gewinnplan, indem er den störenden Bd5, den er bei dem ebenfalls gewinnbringenden 62....a5 ohnehin verlieren würde, aufgibt, um mit dem König über dessen Leiche ohne jedes Risiko mittels Zugzwang in die weiße Stellung einzudringen.} 59. Rc2+ Kb6 60. Rg2 Rg5+ 61. Kf4 Rg8 62. Ke5 Kc6 (62... a5 63. bxa5+ (63. Kxd5 axb4 64. Ke6 b3 65. d5 b2 66. Rg1 g2 67. d6 b1=Q $19) 63... Kxa5 64. Kxd5 Kb4 65. Ke6 (65. Kc6 Rg6+ 66. Kd5 Kc3 67. Kc5 b4 68. d5 b3 69. d6 b2 70. d7 b1=Q 71. d8=Q Qb4+ 72. Kd5 Qd4#) 65... Kc4 66. d5 Rg6+ 67. Kf5 Rd6 $19) 63. Rc2+ Kd7 64. Rg2 Rg4 $1 {[%mdl 4128]} 65. Kxd5 Rg5+ 66. Ke4 Kd6 67. Kf4 Rg7 68. Ke4 Rg8 $22 (68... Rg8 69. d5 Rg7 70. Kd4 Rg4+ 71. Kc3 Kxd5 72. Kd3 Rg8 73. Rg1 g2 $19 {[%CAl Rd5c4,Rd5e4]}) 0-1 [Event "POL-ch"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "2004.04.27"] [Round "4"] [White "Jaracz, Pawel"] [Black "Krasenkow, Michal"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "2539"] [BlackElo "2609"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "155"] [EventDate "2004.04.24"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "POL"] [EventCategory "12"] [SourceTitle "CBM 101"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.07.27"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 (4. f4 d5 5. e5 {leads to the Gurgenidze system with somewhat better chances for White.}) 4... d5 5. h3 {against Bg4} Nh6 {/\ 0-0, f6, Nf7 which looks odd at first sight, but not without venom.} ( 5... dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nd7 {/\ Nf6} 7. Bd3 Ngf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Nxf6+ Nxf6 {- Raetsky-Jobava, Abu Dhabi 2003 CBM 97}) 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O f6 (7... dxe4 8. Nxe4 Nf5 9. c3 {White has built up a strong [+].} Nd7 (9... Qc7 10. Re1 (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bd2 Nd7 12. Re1 {- 10.Re1}) 10... Nd7 {Black has to attack White's [+] by c6-c5 or e7-e5.} 11. Qe2 (11. Bg5 h6 (11... Nf6 $143 12. Nxf6+ exf6 13. Bd2 { White has a virtual P majority because of the doubled f pawns.} Be6 14. Bc2 Rfe8 15. Bb3 Bd5 16. Rxe8+ Rxe8 17. Bxd5 cxd5 18. Qa4 Ra8 19. Re1 $16 {with better chances in the K due to the cramped black P structure, Aronian-Piankov, Ubeda op 1998.}) 12. Bd2 c5 13. Qc1 (13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Qxc5 15. Qe2 Be6 $13 {and Black has destroyed White's [+] and finished his development.}) 13... cxd4 14. cxd4 Qxc1 15. Raxc1 Nb6 $13 {with good counterchances against the isolani on d4, Rublevsky-Sergeev, Pardubice op 1992.}) 11... Nf6 (11... e6 $5) (11... c5 $5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. Bxf5 Bxf5 15. Qxe7 Qb5 {with some compensation for the P because of the ^^.}) 12. Nxf6+ exf6 {Now again the position resembles to the CK 5...exf6 line.} (12... Bxf6 13. Ne5 c5 14. Bf4 $14 ) 13. Bd2 Be6 14. c4 (14. Bc4 $6 Rfe8 {(Aseev-Vyzmanavin, RUS 1995)} 15. Bxe6 fxe6 {with only a microscopical advantage for White because of the >< e6, Vyzmanavin.}) 14... Rfe8 15. Bc3 Nd6 16. Qf1 $14 {and White can hold both central pawns.}) 10. Bf4 $5 (10. Bg5 Nf6 11. Nxf6+ exf6 (11... Bxf6 $5 { Kotronias} 12. Bxf6 exf6 13. Re1 $14) 12. Bf4 Bd7 13. Qb3 $14 (13. Qc2 Re8 14. Rfe1 Bf8 15. Rad1 Ng7 $1 16. Qb3 $14 (16. Nh2 Nh5 $1 17. Bc1 Bd6 18. Ng4 Nf4 { with some counterplay on the >>, Kotronias-Kourkounakis, GRE-ch 1994.}))) 10... Nb6 (10... Nf6 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Qc2 Ng7 13. Rfe1 $14 (13. Ne5 c5 14. dxc5 Ne6 15. Bh2 Nxc5 16. Bc4 Bf5 17. Qe2 Qb6 18. Rad1 Rac8 19. Rfe1 $14 {Sion Castro-Minasian, Oviedo rapid 1993})) 11. Re1 Nd5 12. Bh2 (12. Be5 $5) 12... Bh6 {>< f4} 13. Bc4 b6 (13... Nf4) 14. Ne5 Bb7 15. Qb3 {White has a reasonable space advantage.} Qc8 16. a4 $14 {Sermek-Bulat, Pula 1994}) 8. Ne2 {The N was badly placed on c3, White wants to attack the [+] by c2-c4.} Na6 {/\ Nb4} (8... Nf7 9. exd5 (9. c4 {immediately deserves attention.} dxe4 10. Bxe4 Nd6 11. Bd3 Be6 12. c5 {White gives up the vital d5 square, but wins some tempi and gets the space advantage.} (12. Nf4 $5) 12... Ne8 13. Nf4 Bf7 14. Qe2 Nc7 15. Bc4 { Black cannot blockade >< d5 safely by a piece.} Nd7 16. Ne6 Nxe6 17. Bxe6 Bxe6 18. Qxe6+ Rf7 {Black's pieces are very passive.} 19. Bf4 Nf8 20. Qc4 $14 { Adams-Hamdouchi, Cap d'Agde 1994}) 9... cxd5 10. c4 e6 (10... Nc6 11. Nf4 e6 ( 11... Nb4 12. cxd5 Nxd5 {In this isolated P structure Black cannot blockade >< d5 successfully and his position is also weakened by f7-f6 closing the fianchettoed B.} 13. Qb3 (13. Nxd5 Qxd5 14. Re1 e6 15. Bf4 {Black's N is too far from >< d5.} Bd7 16. Be4 $14 {Tseshkovsky-Minasian, St.Petersburg 1993}) 13... Nc7 14. Re1 b5 $5 (14... Kh8 $6 {runs into the devastating} 15. Bxg6 $1 hxg6 16. Nxg6+ Kg8 17. Nxe7+ Kh7 18. Bf4 Ne8 19. Rac1 $16 {Sion-Ubilava, Leon 1994}) 15. Be4 Rb8 16. Be3 $14 (16. d5 $11)) 12. Re1 $14) ({The premature} 10... e5 $6 {opens up the position for the better developed party} 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 fxe5 13. cxd5 Qxd5 14. Nc3 $16 {Kotronias-Dlithanasis, Heraklio op 1993}) 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Re1 Kh8 13. cxd5 (13. Be3 $14) 13... exd5 14. Qb3 { >< d5} Ng5 $1 15. Nxg5 fxg5 16. Be3 Nxd4 17. Qxd5 Qxd5 18. Nxd5 Bf5 19. Rad1 $14 {Fressinet-Baklan, Abihome op Brussels rapid 2000}) 9. Bd2 (9. a3 Nf7 10. exd5 cxd5 11. c4 Nc7 12. Nf4 (12. Nc3 b6 {/\ Bb7} (12... e6 13. Bf4 $14) 13. Bf4 {provoking e5, but this is Black's main idea.} (13. cxd5 $6 Bb7) (13. Re1 Bb7 14. Qe2 e5 15. dxe5 fxe5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Be4) 13... e5 ( 13... dxc4 14. Bxc4 Bb7 15. Re1 $14 {Wolff}) 14. Bg3 Bb7 $13) 12... e6 13. Re1 Qd6 14. Bd2 Bd7 15. Rc1 Bc6 16. cxd5 exd5 17. h4 $1 (17. Qc2 $2 Ng5 $1 $15 { Wolff-Minasian, Glendale 1994}) 17... Nh6 18. g3 Rfe8 19. Qc2 $14 {/\ h5}) (9. exd5 cxd5 10. c4 Nb4 11. cxd5 Nxd3 (11... Nxd5 12. Nc3 $14) 12. Qxd3 Qxd5 13. Nf4 (13. Nc3 Qd8 $13) 13... Qd6 14. Re1 Nf7 15. Qb3 Bd7 16. Ne6 (16. Nd5 e6 17. Nc3 b6 $11) (16. Qxb7 e5 $5 17. dxe5 fxe5 18. Ne2 Bc6 19. Qb3 Rab8 $44 {Wolff}) 16... Rfc8 $132) 9... dxe4 10. Bxe4 Nf7 11. Re1 $14 e5 12. dxe5 fxe5 (12... Nc5 $6 13. Nc3 (13. Ng3 f5 $1 14. Bd3 Nxd3 15. cxd3 Be6) 13... f5 (13... Nxe5 14. Nxe5 fxe5 15. Qe2 $14 {and the vital e4 square belongs to White.}) 14. Bd3 Nxd3 15. cxd3 Be6 16. d4 $16 {Black has no compensation for the P.}) 13. Ng3 { The fight for the blockading square e4 begins.} Nc5 14. Qc1 (14. Be3 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 b6 16. Qe2 $14 {successfully blockading e4.}) 14... Be6 15. Ng5 Nxg5 16. Bxg5 Qc7 17. Qe3 b6 18. Rad1 a5 19. b3 Rae8 20. Re2 Bc8 21. Bd3 (21. Red2 $14 { looked more natural, and all white pieces look nice.}) 21... Kh8 22. Bh6 { The exchange of the passive g7 B helps for Black from strategical point of view.} Bxh6 23. Qxh6 Rd8 24. Red2 Qf7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] This is a tactical blunder.} (24... Qg7 25. Qe3 (25. Qg5 Qf6) 25... Qf6 26. Ne4 Nxe4 27. Bxe4 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 c5 29. Bd5 $14) 25. Bxg6 $1 Rxd2 26. Rxd2 Qg7 27. Qxg7+ Kxg7 28. Be4 Nxe4 29. Nxe4 {White has won a P and the K is lost for Black.} Bf5 30. Ng3 (30. Nd6 Be6) 30... Bg6 31. Nf1 Kf7 32. Ne3 b5 33. c4 $2 {This gives counterchances for Black.} (33. Rd7+ $1 Ke6 34. Ra7 $18) 33... Bb1 {finding White's heal of Achilles.} 34. cxb5 cxb5 35. a3 (35. Rd7+ $1 Ke6 36. Ra7 Bxa2 37. Ra6+ $1 Kf7 38. Rxa5 Bxb3 39. Rxb5 $18 {was still good.}) 35... Ke6 36. Rd5 Rb8 37. Rc5 Kd6 38. b4 axb4 39. axb4 h5 40. Nd1 (40. g3 $18) 40... Be4 41. Nc3 Bc6 42. h4 { This allows the penetration of the enemy R, >< b4 becomes a target.} (42. g3 Ra8 43. Nxb5+ Kd7 44. Kf1 Rb8 45. Nc3 $18) 42... Rg8 $1 43. Nxb5+ $2 (43. g3 Rg4 $1 44. Nxb5+ Kd7 45. Rxe5 Rxb4 46. Nc3 Rb3 47. Ne4 {and White is 2 pawns up!}) 43... Kd7 44. Rxe5 (44. g3 Rb8) 44... Rxg2+ 45. Kf1 Rg4 46. Rxh5 Rxb4 47. Nc3 (47. Rh7+ Ke6 48. Rh6+ Kf5 49. Rxc6 Rxb5 50. Kg2 {is a theoretically drawish R K with f and h pawns.}) 47... Rb3 48. Rc5 Rb4 49. h5 Rh4 50. Ke2 Kd6 51. Ra5 Be8 $14 52. Ke3 Rxh5 $11 {One P is not enough!} 53. Ne4+ Kc7 54. Ra7+ Kb6 55. Re7 Ba4 56. f4 Bc2 57. Re6+ Kc7 58. Nf6 Rh3+ 59. Kd4 Rd3+ 60. Kc5 Rc3+ 61. Kd4 Rd3+ 62. Kc5 Rc3+ 63. Kb4 Rb3+ 64. Kc4 Rf3 65. Nd5+ Kd7 66. Rb6 Be4 67. Nf6+ Kc7 68. Re6 Bc2 69. Nd5+ Kd7 70. Rf6 Bb3+ 71. Kc5 Bxd5 72. Kxd5 Ke7 73. Ke5 Rh3 74. Ra6 Kf7 75. Ra7+ Kf8 76. Kf6 Rh6+ 77. Kg5 Rb6 78. f5 1/2-1/2 [Event "EU-ch 2nd"] [Site "Ohrid"] [Date "2001.06.06"] [Round "6"] [White "Nedev, Trajce"] [Black "Petrov, Marian"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "2514"] [BlackElo "2425"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2001.06.01"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "YUG"] [SourceTitle "CBM 084"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.09.13"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. h3 {This is the quiet positional approach.} (4. f4 d5 5. e5 {leads to the Gurgenidze Variation.}) 4... d5 (4... d6 {may transpose to the positional Pirc lines.}) 5. Nf3 dxe4 (5... Nf6 $5 {- Svidler-Krasenkov, EUCup Neum BIH 2000 CBM 80}) 6. Nxe4 Nd7 7. Bd3 (7. Bc4 { - Pelletier-Appel, Julian Borowski-B Essen 2001 CBM 83}) 7... Ngf6 8. Nxf6+ Nxf6 (8... Bxf6 $6 {doesn' look healthy.} 9. Bh6 {This is the punishment!} Nb6 10. c3 Bf5 11. Be2 {White wants to keep the pieces on the board.} Be4 12. O-O Bxf3 13. Bxf3 {^^} e6 14. Re1 Bg5 15. Bg7 Rg8 16. Be5 $16 {S. Movsesian-Dizdarevic, Medulin 1997}) 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 (10. c4 {looks premature.} c5 $5 (10... Qc7 {/\ c5 after which the fianchettoed B becomes very active.} 11. Be3 (11. Re1 c5) 11... c5 12. Qd2 (12. dxc5 Nd7 $11) 12... cxd4 13. Bxd4 b6 {/\ Bb7} 14. Be5 Qd7 15. Qe3 Bb7 16. b3 Rad8 17. Rad1 Qe6 $13 {Bjerring-Hoi, Tastrup 1995}) 11. dxc5 Nd7 12. Be3 Qc7 $142 (12... Bxb2 13. Rb1 Bg7 14. Be4 Qc7 15. c6 bxc6 16. Qa4 Nb8 17. Rfd1 $44 {with a big lead of development for the P, Velimirovic-Djuric, JUG-ch 1988.})) (10. Bf4 Qb6 (10... Nd5 11. Bg5 b5 12. Qd2 f6 {Black has unnecessarily weakened his position.} 13. Bh6 Be6 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Rfe1 Bf7 16. Re4 {/\ Rae1 <-> e} Qd6 17. Rae1 Rae8 18. c3 $14 {Howell-Baum, Augsburg, 1993}) 11. Qc1 c5 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. Re1 Nd5 14. Bh6 {The exchange of the dark-squared B is usually good for White.} Nb4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Re5 Nxd3 17. cxd3 Qxc1+ 18. Rxc1 e6 19. Rc7 $14 {penetrating to the 7-th rank, Ziatdinov-Simic, Belgrade 1989.}) (10. c3 b6 {/\ Bb7, c5} 11. Bf4 Bb7 12. Re1 e6 13. Be5 c5 14. Qe2 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Qd5 16. Qf1 Rac8 $11 { Kacirek-S.Sulskis, Pardubice 1996}) 10... Bf5 $5 (10... Qd6 11. Qe2 (11. c3 c5 12. dxc5 Qxc5 $11) 11... Re8 12. Bg5 Bd7 (12... c5 13. Bb5 $1 $16) 13. Rad1 Rad8 {(Florescu-Barbu, Bucharest 1997)} (13... c5 14. Bc4 $16) 14. Bc4 $14) ( 10... b6 {/\ Bb7, c5} 11. Qe2 e6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Bb7 14. Rad1 Qd6 15. Bg3 Qe7 16. Be5 (16. Ne5 Rfd8 $11 {Sax-G.Mohr, Sarajevo 1998}) 16... Rad8 17. c4 $14 {with better centralized pieces for White.}) (10... Be6 11. Ng5 $5 Qxd4 ( 11... Bf5 12. Bxf5 gxf5 13. Bf4 $16 {and Black's P formation is corrupted.}) 12. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 13. Nxe6 Qd6 14. Nxf8 Rxf8 15. Qe2 Nd5 16. c3 $14 {and the weakness of the backward e P and the ^^ gives White the edge, G. Garcia-Spangenberg, Capablanca mem -A 1994.}) (10... c5 11. dxc5 Qc7 12. Qe2 Nd5 13. a3 Qxc5 14. c4 Nb6 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Bd4 $14 {with some chances on the <<, Fernandez Garcia,J-Dunnington, Sevilla 1989.}) (10... Re8 {looks too passive.} 11. c3 Qc7 12. Ne5 Nd7 13. Bf4 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bxe5 15. Rxe5 Be6 16. h4 $14 {/\ h5 with |^ on the >>, G.Timoshenko-Negulescu, New York 1999.}) (10... Qc7 11. Qe2 (11. c3 c5 $11) 11... Re8 (11... Be6 12. Ng5 Bd7 13. c3 Rad8 { (Volkman-Barczay, Zalakaros 1995)} 14. Bc4 $14 {and the d7 B cannot find his place.}) 12. Bg5 b6 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Ne5 Rad8 15. Bc4 {>< f7} Nd5 16. Nxf7 $1 { This is a typical blow here.} Kxf7 17. Qe6+ Kf8 18. Rd3 $18 {L.Vajda-Moldovan, Miercurea 1998}) 11. Bxf5 gxf5 12. c3 e6 {Black's P formation is shattered, but he can occupy the light squares.} 13. Ne5 (13. Bf4 Nd5 (13... Kh8 14. Qb3 Qe7 15. a4 Rg8 16. Qa3 Qe8 17. Rad1 Ne4 18. Nd2 Nxd2 19. Rxd2 Rd8 20. Red1 Rd7 21. Qc5 a6 $11 {Galkin-Burmakin, St. Petersburg 1996}) 14. Be5 (14. Bh2 Rc8 15. Qe2 Re8 $14 (15... c5 $2 {is asking for trouble:} 16. dxc5 Rxc5 17. c4 Nb6 18. Rad1 $18 {Pavasovic-Basagic, Ljubljana 1997}) (15... Nf6 16. Be5 $16)) 14... f6 {This was a successful provocation, now >< e6 remains a target.} 15. Bh2 Qd7 16. c4 Nb6 17. Qe2 Rfe8 18. Kh1 Rad8 19. Rad1 Qf7 20. b3 $16 {Belikov-Frog, Moscow 1996}) 13... Ne4 (13... Nd7 14. Bf4 $16) 14. Qh5 $5 (14. f3 $16) 14... c5 (14... Nf6 15. Qf3 Qd5 16. Qg3 {White has to avoid the exchange of the queens.} Kh8 (16... Ne4 $2 {founders on} 17. Rxe4 $1) 17. Qh4 $16 {with good attacking chances on the >>.}) 15. Bh6 cxd4 16. Rad1 Qf6 17. Bxg7 Qxg7 18. Rxd4 Rad8 $6 (18... Qxe5 $2 {is not a good idea because of} 19. Rexe4 $1 {and White's heavy artillery is very strong:} Qf6 20. Re3 Kh8 (20... Rad8 $2 21. Rg3+ Kh8 22. Rh4 $18) 21. Rd7 $16) (18... Rfd8 19. Nd7 Kh8 20. Red1 Rac8 21. Qh4 $14 {keeping the strong N on d7.}) 19. Nd7 $1 {This is the main idea, the black rooks cannot move because of this strong N.} Rfe8 20. Red1 {White has to emphasize the pressure on the d <->.} (20. Re3 Kh8 21. Ne5 (21. Rdxe4 fxe4 22. Rg3 Qxg3 23. fxg3 Rxd7 24. Qe5+ Kg8 25. Qxe4 Red8 $11) 21... Qxe5 22. Rdxe4 Qf6 23. Rh4 Qg6 $11) 20... Kh8 21. Qh4 (21. R1d3 Rg8 22. Qf3 $14) 21... Rg8 22. g3 f6 23. Kf1 (23. Nc5 $6 Rxd4 24. cxd4 Ng5 $11) 23... b6 (23... Qg5 24. Qxg5 Rxg5 25. Ke2 $16 {is a better K for White, the R on g5 is out of play.}) 24. R4d3 Rc8 (24... Qg5 25. Qxg5 Rxg5 (25... fxg5 26. g4 Kg7 27. f3 $16) 26. Ke2 $16) 25. Rd4 Rgd8 26. R1d3 h6 27. Qh5 Kh7 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This is a tactical blunder, but the solution is rather unexpected.} (27... Rg8 $14 {would have minimized the demage.}) 28. Nf8+ $1 {[#] It is really nice!} Qxf8 (28... Rxf8 $2 29. Rd7 $18) 29. Rd7+ $1 Rxd7 (29... Kh8 30. Qg6 Rxd7 31. Rxd7 Ng5 32. h4 $18) 30. Rxd7+ Qg7 {There was no other defence, but this cannot help either.} ( 30... Kh8 31. Rf7 $1 $18 (31. Qg6 {- 29...Kh8})) 31. Rxg7+ $18 {White's material advantage is enough for a win.} Kxg7 32. Qd1 Rc7 33. Qd8 Rf7 34. c4 Nc5 35. b4 Ne4 36. h4 h5 37. Kg2 e5 38. f3 Nc3 39. Qd2 Na4 40. Qc2 b5 41. cxb5 Nb6 42. Qxf5 Rd7 43. Qxh5 Rd2+ 44. Kh3 Rxa2 45. Qg4+ Kf7 46. h5 Ra1 47. Qg6+ Ke7 48. h6 Nd7 49. Qg7+ 1-0 [Event "Moscow Aeroflot op"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2002.02.09"] [Round "7"] [White "Poluljahov, Aleksandr"] [Black "Bartel, Mateusz"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "2527"] [BlackElo "2413"] [Annotator "Konikowski,J"] [PlyCount "59"] [EventDate "2002.02.04"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 088"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.03.21"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 g6 2. e4 c6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Nd2 d5 5. Bd3 dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nd7 7. Nf3 Ngf6 8. Nxf6+ Nxf6 9. h3 O-O 10. O-O Qc7 11. Re1 b6 12. Qe2 Nd5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (12... Re8 13. Ne5 Be6 14. Bf4 Nd5 15. Bg3 Bxe5 16. Qxe5 (16. Bxe5 $5) 16... Qxe5 17. Bxe5 b5 18. Rac1 a5 19. a4 $16 {Glodeanu,I-Popescu,D/Bucharest 1998/}) 13. c4 Nb4 14. Be4 Bb7 15. a3 Na6 16. b4 {[%CAl Yc4c5]} Rad8 17. Bb2 e6 18. Rad1 Nb8 19. c5 Nd7 20. Bb1 Nf6 21. Ne5 Nd5 22. Qc2 a5 23. cxb6 Nxb6 24. b5 Rc8 25. Rc1 Nd7 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (25... Bh6 $142 $5) 26. Nxc6 Qd6 (26... Bxc6 27. Qxc6 Qd8 28. Qxc8 Qxc8 29. Rxc8 Rxc8 30. Be4 $16) 27. d5 $1 $18 e5 28. Qd2 Nc5 29. Qe3 Nd7 30. a4 (30. a4 Rfe8 31. Ba3 $18) 1-0 [Event "Carlos Torre Wimbledon 16th"] [Site "Merida"] [Date "2003.12.18"] [Round "2.5"] [White "Quesada Perez, Yuniesky"] [Black "Nisipeanu, Liviu Dieter"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "2475"] [BlackElo "2675"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2003.12.17"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "4"] [EventCountry "MEX"] [SourceTitle "CBM 099"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.03.30"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.03.30"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Be3 d5 5. f3 Qb6 (5... e6 $2 {closes the /^ of the c8 B and weakens the dark squares. e6 and g6 do not harmonize together.} 6. Qd2 {- Shulman-Murshed, United Insurance 4th 1999 CBM 70}) 6. Qd2 {This is White's main idea to sacrifice the b2 P for a lead of development.} (6. a3 $6 { defends against Qxb2, but forgets about the [+].} e5 $15 {Seirawan}) (6. Na4 Qa5+ 7. c3 {The N is not so bad on a4, as it looks like at first sight.} Nd7 8. b4 $142 (8. exd5 {ruins White's [+], and then f3 remains only a stupid weakening move.} cxd5 $11 (8... Qxd5 $2 9. Qb3 $14 {Bucker-Wierner, Duren 1985} )) 8... Qc7 9. e5 {White wants to gain space everywhere.} (9. Qb3 dxe4 10. fxe4 Ngf6 11. Bd3 Ng4 12. Bd2 Nxh2 {is an unexpected blow finding White's heel of Achilles.} 13. e5 Ng4 14. Nf3 Ngxe5 $1 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Be2 Be6 $17 { Dutreeuw-Fridman, Germany 1999}) 9... a5 {Black has to attack White's mighty P chain quickly.} (9... b5 10. Nc5 a5 11. Nxd7 Bxd7 12. a3 f6 13. f4 Nh6 14. Nf3 Qa7 15. Qc1 axb4 16. cxb4 O-O $13 {Hodgson-Anastasian, Pula 1997}) 10. b5 f6 11. f4 Nh6 12. Nf3 O-O $13 {Feher-C.Horvath, Zalakaros 1997}) (6. Rb1 {is the quiet option.} dxe4 (6... e5 $6 {is now less effective, for example:} 7. Nge2 Ne7 8. Qd2 exd4 9. Bxd4 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Qxb6 axb6 12. exd5 cxd5 13. a3 { fighting against the weak isolated P on d5.} Nbc6 14. Rd1 $14 {Paragua-Hodgson, Philadelphia 2000}) 7. fxe4 e5 8. Nf3 exd4 (8... Nd7 $2 {is strongly met by} 9. Bc4 $1 Ngf6 10. Qe2 Qc7 11. Bxf7+ $1 {and the K remains in the middle.} Kxf7 12. Qc4+ $16 {Barczay-Spiridinov, Zrenjanin 1980}) 9. Nxd4 Qc7 10. Bc4 Nf6 11. O-O O-O $11 {Barczay}) (6. exd5 Qxb2 7. Nge2 Nf6 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. Qd2 {- 6.Qd2}) 6... Qxb2 7. Rb1 Qa3 8. exd5 {White wins back the P, but ruins his own [+].} (8. Bd3 {is the consistant continuation of the ->. However in semi-closed positions the lead of development is not so effective as in the open ones.} e6 9. Nge2 Nd7 10. O-O Ne7 11. Bh6 O-O 12. Rb3 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Qa5 14. Nf4 Kh8 (14... e5 $5 15. dxe5 (15. Nh3 f6) 15... Nxe5 $17) 15. Nh3 Ng8 16. Qh4 Kg7 17. f4 Qd8 18. Qg3 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Ndf6 20. c3 Nxe4 21. Bxe4 Nf6 $15 { and Black has good defensive resources, Hazai-Spiridinov, Agard 1976.}) 8... Nf6 $1 {Black has to finish his development quickly.} (8... cxd5 $2 9. Nxd5 Qxa2 10. Rb3 $1 $16) 9. Bc4 (9. dxc6 bxc6 $1 (9... Nxc6 $2 10. d5 Ne5 11. Bd4 $1 Qd6 (11... Ned7 12. Nb5 Qxa2 13. Ra1 $18) 12. Nb5 Qb8 13. Qa5 $1 b6 14. Bxb6 $3 {This is the decisive blow!} axb6 15. Qxa8 Qxa8 16. Nc7+ Kd8 17. Nxa8 Nxd5 18. Rd1 $18) 10. Bd3 (10. Nge2 Qa5 (10... Nbd7 11. Kf2 (11. Ng3 O-O) 11... O-O 12. Ng3 e5 $13 {with an effective counterplay in the [+], Garbisu de Goni-Magem Badals, Pamplona 1993 CBM 39.}) 11. Nc1 Nbd7 12. Nb3 Qd8 13. Bh6 { This exchange of B is good for White from strategical point of view.} O-O 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Be2 Qc7 16. O-O $13 {De Eccher-Raiano, Forli op 1988}) (10. Bc4 O-O 11. Nge2 Nbd7 12. Bb3 Ba6 {/\ Nb6 >< c4} 13. O-O {White has well-developed his pieces, but his P structure is worse.} Nb6 $15 {Geenen-Watson, Brussels 1986} (13... c5 14. Rfe1 Rac8 {(Tjiam-Ree, NLD-chT 1995)} 15. Nf4 $13)) (10. Bf4 Nbd7 11. Bc7 e6 12. Bc4 O-O 13. Nge2 Nd5 14. Rb3 Qe7 15. Bg3 N7b6 $11 { Van Blitterswijk-Hartoch, NLD-sf 1994}) (10. Rb3 Qa5 11. Ne4 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Nd5 13. Bd3 Nd7 14. f4 O-O 15. Nf3 f6 $15 {/\ e5 G.Hansen-Aarberg, Politiken Cup 2001}) 10... Nbd7 11. Nge2 Ba6 $1 12. Rb3 Qa5 $13 {[%emt 0:00:56] Adams-Leko, Tilburg Fontys 1996 CBM}) (9. Rb3 Qa5 10. dxc6 bxc6 11. Ne4 (11. Bc4 O-O 12. Nge2 Nbd7 $13) 11... Qxd2+ 12. Nxd2 {The K cannot pose any real threat for Black.} O-O 13. c4 Nbd7 14. f4 Ng4 15. Ngf3 Nxe3 16. Rxe3 {(Tsarev-Ehlvest, Tallinn 2000)} e6 17. Bd3 c5 {^^}) 9... O-O 10. dxc6 {This helps Black to finish his development with ease.} (10. Nge2 cxd5 (10... b5 $5) 11. Nxd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Nc6 13. O-O $1 {was the natural move finishing the development.} (13. Kf2 $6 {The K is more vulnerable here than in case of 0-0.} Rd8 14. c4 e5 $5 $13 {leaves the strong B on d5, but ruins White's P [+].} (14... Be6 $2 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Rxb7 Qa6 {Bauer-Spassky, Paris 2001 CBM 83})) 13... Rd8 14. c4 e6 $5 {looks safer.} (14... Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Rxb7 Qa6 17. Rfb1 Qxc4 (17... Na5 18. Rc7 Nxc4 19. Qd3 $16) 18. Rc1 Qd5 19. Rc7 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Qxd4 22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. Rxe7 $14 {and the white rooks will penetrate on the seventh rank.})) 10... Nxc6 (10... bxc6 {- 9.dxc6}) 11. Nge2 Qa5 (11... a6 12. O-O b5 13. Bb3 Rd8 {/\ e5} (13... Na5 {(Osorios Ortiz-Ter Minasjan, BL-2-Sued 1999)} 14. Bh6 $14 {The exchange of the dark-squared B helps for White.})) 12. O-O Rd8 $15 {White's P structure is rather vulnerable, and his pieces are not well-coordinated.} 13. d5 Ne5 14. Bb3 e6 $1 {Black has to blow up White's [+] as soon as possible!} 15. Bf4 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 exd5 17. Rb5 Qa3 18. Rxd5 Rxd5 19. Qxd5 (19. Nxd5 Nc4 $17) 19... Qe7 {Now Black has the ^^ and White's pawns on the << are weak.} (19... Be6 20. Qxb7 Rc8 $13) 20. Nd4 (20. Qb5 a6 21. Nd5 Qf8 22. Qb3 b5 $15 {If Black can finish his development, he is clearly better.}) 20... Be6 (20... Nc6 $5 $15 {keeping the ^^ alive looked promising.}) 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Qb3 Rc8 (22... Qc5+ 23. Kh1 Qc4 $15 {is still a better K for Black, because White's weaknesses on the << outweight the weakness of e6.}) 23. Ne4 Nc4 24. Kh1 Qd7 25. Bg5 b5 26. Qb4 a5 27. Qb1 Na3 28. Qb3 Nxc2 29. Bf6 Nd4 { Black has won an important P and in case of an K his position looks winning.} 30. Qb2 e5 (30... Rc2 $1 31. Qb1 Qc6 $17 {was simple and good.}) 31. Bxg7 Kxg7 32. Qd2 Qc7 33. Qg5 Rf8 34. Rc1 {White has considerably activated his pieces!} Qb8 35. Ng3 Qd6 36. Re1 Qf6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This is an unbelievable blunder probably already in time trouble.} (36... h6 37. Qxe5+ Qxe5 38. Rxe5 Rc8 $15) 37. Nh5+ $18 Kh8 38. Nxf6 1-0 [Event "EU-Cup 16th"] [Site "Neum"] [Date "2000.09.28"] [Round "5.2"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Krasenkow, Michal"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B15"] [WhiteElo "2689"] [BlackElo "2702"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2000.09.24"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "BIH"] [SourceTitle "CBM 080"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.01.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "St Petersburg"] [BlackTeam "Warsaw Polonia"] [WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"] [BlackTeamCountry "POL"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. Nf3 (4. f4 d5 5. e5 {The Gurgenidze Variation gives White at least the space advantage.}) 4... d5 5. h3 Nf6 (5... dxe4 6. Nxe4 Nd7 {/\ Ngf6 is a safe option with only slightly better chances for White. }) 6. e5 Ne4 7. Nxe4 (7. Bd3) 7... dxe4 8. Ng5 c5 9. e6 $5 {This leads to immense complications.} (9. dxc5 {- Yemelin-Lebedev/ St Petersburg Petroff mem op RUS 2000}) (9. Bc4) 9... Bxe6 {[%mdl 32768]} (9... f6 $5 10. Nf7 $5 { Here White certainly wants more, but the risk is also higher!} (10. Nxe4 { White is satisfied with a small, but durable advantage.} Qxd4 (10... cxd4 11. Bc4 Qb6 12. O-O Bxe6 13. Bxe6 Qxe6 14. Qxd4 Nc6 15. Qa4 $14) 11. Qxd4 cxd4 12. Bc4 Nc6 13. Bf4 $14 {with a lead of development for White.}) 10... Qxd4 11. Nxh8 Bxh8 $1 {This is the precise move order.} (11... Bxe6 {allows White to get back a P.} 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Bb5+ Nd7 14. O-O O-O-O 15. Qe2 Ne5 16. Be3 Qd6 17. Rfd1 Qc7 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Qd2+ Kc8 20. Bf4 $16 {B.Lalic-Webster, St Heliers op 1997}) (11... Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 {The K can only be better for White with an exchange up.} Bxh8 13. Bc4 Nc6 14. g4 Nd4 15. Re1 Nxe6 16. Rxe4 $16 { Minguez Rodriguez-Bosque Ortega, Canovelles opA 1999}) 12. Bb5+ $142 { Development first!} (12. Qxd4 cxd4 13. Bc4 Na6 14. Bb5+ Kf8 15. Bh6+ Kg8 16. O-O-O f5 {and suddenly the phalanx of the black pawns begin to move ahead.} 17. Bg5 (17. Bxa6 bxa6 18. Bg5 Bxe6 19. Bxe7 Bxa2 20. Bc5 (20. b3 d3 $1) 20... d3 $1 $15 {with a funny landscape having the black pawns on the b1-h7 /^.}) 17... Nc7 18. Bd7 Bxd7 19. exd7 Kf7 20. h4 Ne6 21. f3 exf3 22. gxf3 Rd8 $13 {S. Lalic-Webster, St Heliers op 1997}) 12... Nc6 ({Both} 12... Kd8 13. Be3 $1 $16) ({and} 12... Kf8 {are answered by} 13. Be3 $1 $16) 13. O-O Bxe6 14. c3 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Bd7 16. Be3 $14) (9... fxe6 $6 {creates a rather ugly P structure with a passive B on c8.} 10. dxc5 Qa5+ (10... Qd5 11. Qg4 $5 (11. Qe2 Qxc5 (11... O-O 12. Nxe4 Nd7 13. Qc4 $14) 12. Nxe4 Qc7 13. c3 O-O 14. Be3 Nc6 15. Rd1 $14) 11... Qxc5 (11... O-O 12. Nxe4 (12. Qh4 $5 h6 13. Nxe4 g5 14. Qg4) 12... Bd4 ( 12... Nc6 13. Bc4 $1 $16) 13. c3 $1 (13. Bd3 Nc6 14. O-O Ne5 15. Qe2 Nxd3 16. Qxd3 e5 17. Bg5 Bf5 18. Rae1 Rf7 19. b3 Raf8 20. Kh1 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Qxc5 22. f3 b5 $11 {Ziatdinov-Raicevic, Belgrade-C 1991}) 13... Bxc5 14. Nxc5 Qxc5 15. Be3 $16) (11... e3 12. Bxe3 Bxb2 13. Bc4 $14) 12. Qxe4 (12. Nxe4 Qxc2 13. Bc4 Nc6 14. O-O e5) 12... Bc3+ $1 13. Kd1 Bf6 14. Qc4 $14 {with a virtual P majority for White.}) 11. c3 Qxc5 12. Nxe4 Qd5 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Qe2 Nc6 15. Bc4 Qa5 16. O-O Ne5 17. Bb3 $16 {and the weak pawns on the e line secure White the long-lasting advantage, Agnos-Carlier, Val Thorens Principal 1994.}) 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. dxc5 (11. Bc4 $5 {is a bit generous move ignoring material and preferring development.} cxd4 $5 (11... Nc6 12. Qg4 Nxd4 (12... Qxd4 13. Qxe6 Rf8 14. O-O Rd8 15. Be3 Qe5 16. Qxe5 Bxe5 17. c3 Bf4 $1 18. Bxc5 Rd2 19. Ba3 Bd6 $11) 13. Qxe4 O-O (13... Qb6 14. c3) 14. c3 b5 15. Bxe6+ Nxe6 16. Qxe6+ Rf7 17. O-O {Black's P structure is only slightly inferior.} Qd6 18. Qe4 Rd8 19. Be3 a6 20. Rad1 Qxd1 21. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 22. Kh2 Bf8 23. Bxc5 Rd2 24. b4 (24. Qa8 $5 Rxb2 (24... Rf5 25. Bd4 Rxb2 26. Qxa6 $14) 25. Qxa6 $14) 24... Rxa2 $11 { Palkovi-Velicka, Team Championships CZE 1998}) (11... Qxd4 12. Qe2 (12. Bxe6 $5 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 Nc6 14. c3 Rd8+ 15. Ke2 Rf8 16. Be3 $14 {^^}) 12... Nc6 13. O-O O-O 14. Bxe6+ Kh8 15. c3 Qd3 16. Re1 Rad8 17. Bb3 Ne5 18. Qxe4 Qxe4 19. Rxe4 Nd3 20. Rxe7 Rxf2 {(Kosten-Webster, Hastings 1995)} 21. Bc4 $1 Bf6 22. Rxb7 Re2 23. Bh6 Rxb2 24. Rf7 Ne5 (24... Bxc3 $4 25. Bxd3) 25. Rxf6 Nxc4 26. Raf1 $16) ( 11... Qb6 12. O-O $1 cxd4 13. Qg4 Nd7 $1 14. Qxe4 Rc8 15. Qe2 e5 {The light squares are terribly weak in Black's camp.} (15... Nc5 16. Bb5+) 16. c3 $1 { opening up the position, Balinov.} (16. b3 $5 e6 17. a4 O-O 18. a5 Qd6 19. Ba3 Nc5 20. Rad1 Kh8 21. h4 Rf5 22. Rd3 $1 Qd8 23. Bxc5 Rxc5 24. Bxe6 Rh5 25. g3 $16 {Balinov-Srienz, Austria 1992})) (11... Qa5+ 12. c3 (12. Bd2 $5) 12... cxd4 13. O-O dxc3 (13... d3 14. Re1 Qf5 15. Qb3) 14. Bxe6 cxb2 15. Rb1 bxc1=Q 16. Rxc1 Nc6 17. Qd7+ Kf8 18. Qxb7 Rd8 19. Qxc6 Bf6 20. Qxe4 Kg7 21. Bb3 $14 { Balinov}) 12. Bxe6 (12. Qg4 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qf5 14. Bxe6 Qxg4 15. hxg4 Nc6 16. O-O-O (16. Bd5 e3 $1 17. fxe3 dxe3 18. Bxe3 Bxb2 19. Rb1 Bc3+ 20. Ke2 Rd8 21. Be4 Nd4+) 16... Rd8 (16... d3 17. Bd5) 17. Rde1 e3 18. fxe3 d3 $11) 12... Qb6 13. Bb3 Nd7 14. O-O Nc5 15. Bc4 e6 $13) (11. Qg4 Qd5 $1 (11... Qxd4 12. Qxe6 Nc6 13. Bc4 Rf8 14. O-O Rd8 15. Be3) (11... cxd4 12. Qxe6 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qf5 14. Qb3 Nd7 15. Bc4 $44) 12. Bb5+ (12. dxc5 O-O) 12... Nd7 (12... Nc6 $6 {runs into the pin.} 13. c4 Qf5 14. Qxf5 gxf5 15. d5 (15. dxc5 $6 O-O-O $17 { Crut-Gicguel, Crean op 1999}) 15... a6 16. dxc6 axb5 17. cxb7 Rb8 18. cxb5 Rxb7 19. a4 $14) 13. dxc5 (13. c4 {is now not so dangerous.} Qf5 14. dxc5 Qxg4 15. hxg4 O-O-O 16. c6 Nc5 17. Be3 Nd3+ 18. Ke2 a6) 13... O-O-O $13) 11... Qd5 $6 $146 {This unnecessarily complicates matters.} (11... Qxd1+ {is the logical continuation.} 12. Kxd1 O-O (12... Nd7 $6 13. c3 (13. Be3 $6 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Ba3 15. Bb5 {(1/2:1/2 L.Vajda-Moldovan, Cicoltea mem Bucharest 1997)} O-O-O $17) 13... Nxc5 14. Bb5+ Kf7 15. Be3 $14 {^^ Milu,R}) (12... Nc6 $2 13. c3 { securing the escape of the K to c2.} O-O-O+ 14. Kc2 e5 15. Bb5 Rhf8 16. Rf1 $16 {Bjerring-Bosque, Barbera-A 1997}) 13. Bc4 $1 (13. Ke2 $6 {is against common sense.} Na6 14. Be3 Rac8 $11 {Timoschenko-Maculskij, SU 1974}) 13... Nc6 (13... Rxf2 $2 {Brack is hunting pawns instead of finishing development.} 14. Bxe6+ Kh8 15. Bc8 $1 {Here is the punishment!} (15. Bd5 Nc6 16. Be3 (16. Bxe4 Bd4) 16... Rxg2 17. Bxe4 Rd8+ 18. Ke1 Bxb2 (18... Rg3 19. Kf2 (19. Bf2 Rg5) 19... Be5 20. Rad1 $14) 19. Rb1 Bc3+ 20. Kf1 Rg3 21. Kf2 Be5 22. Rxb7 Rf8+ 23. Ke2 Nd4+ 24. Kd2 Rd8 25. Bxd4 Rxd4+ 26. Bd3 Rd5 27. c6 Rc5 28. Rxe7 {1/2:1/2 Agnos-Komliakov, Val Thorens Principal 1994}) 15... Nd7 $1 16. Bxd7 Rd8 17. Ke1 Rxc2 18. Ba4 Rxg2 19. Kf1 Rg3 20. Bc2 $16) 14. Bxe6+ (14. Be3 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Rad8+ 16. Ke2 Nd4+ 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 $11 {Klovsky-Sokolin, New York Enhance 1993}) 14... Kh8 15. Rf1 Rad8+ 16. Ke1 Bd4 17. c3 Bxc5 18. Ke2 {Now the K is safe in the middle.} Rf6 19. Bb3 Ne5 20. Be3 Nd3 21. Rad1 $14 {looks simpler.} (21. Bxc5 Nf4+ $5 (21... Nxc5 22. Rad1 Nd3 23. Ke3 $14) 22. Ke3 {This is the beginning of a funny K march.} Nxg2+ 23. Kxe4 Rf4+ 24. Ke5 Rf5+ 25. Ke6 Rxc5 26. Rad1 Nf4+ (26... Rg8 $6 {(Vitolinsh-Ubilava, URS-ch otbor 1975)} 27. Rd7 $16) 27. Kxe7 Rxd1 28. Rxd1 Re5+ 29. Kd6 Re2 30. h4 Rxf2 31. Kc7 $14)) 12. c3 ( 12. Bb5+ Nc6 13. O-O Qxc5 14. Qe2 O-O 15. c3 Qf5) (12. Be2 Qxc5 13. O-O O-O 14. c3) 12... Nc6 $6 (12... Qxc5 $6 13. Be3 Qd5 14. Qa4+ Nc6 15. Rd1 $44) (12... Nd7 $6 13. Bb5 $16) (12... O-O $142 {was the logical continuation.} 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Bb5 Ne5 15. O-O $14 {Svidler}) 13. Be3 $16 O-O-O $5 (13... O-O 14. Bb5 Ne5 15. O-O Nd3 16. Qb3 $1 $16) 14. Bb5 Ne5 (14... Qxd1+ 15. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 16. Kxd1 Rd8+ 17. Ke2 $16 {and the K is clearly better for White.}) (14... a6 15. Be2 Ne5 16. O-O Qc6 17. Qc2 $16 {and Black's triple pawns remain ugly.}) 15. O-O Nd3 $2 {Black wants to complicate matters.} ({The K after} 15... Qxd1 16. Raxd1 Rxd1 17. Rxd1 Rd8 18. Rxd8+ Kxd8 19. Bd4 $16 {was not rosy either because of the weak P structure and White's ^^.}) 16. c4 $1 (16. Qb3 Nxc5 (16... Rhf8 17. c6 $1 bxc6 18. Bc4 $16) 17. Qxd5 Rxd5 18. Bc4 $16) (16. Qa4 $6 a6) 16... Qh5 $5 (16... Qe5 17. c6 $1 (17. Qa4 a6 $1 {is not that clear, for example:} 18. Bxa6 bxa6 19. Qxa6+ Kd7 20. c6+ (20. Qa4+ Kc7) 20... Ke8 $1) 17... a6 18. cxb7+ Kxb7 19. Ba4 $16) (16... Qf5 $2 17. Qa4 a6 18. Bxa6 $18) 17. Qa4 Kb8 (17... a6 { is already met by the devastating} 18. Bxa6 $1 bxa6 19. Qxa6+ Kd7 20. Qa4+ { and Black' Q is off-side.} Kc7 (20... Kc8 21. Qc6+ Kb8 22. Qb6+ Kc8 23. c6 $18) 21. Qa7+ Kc8 (21... Kc6 22. b4 Nxb4 23. Rab1 Rb8 24. a3 $18) 22. c6 $18) 18. c6 Bd4 (18... Nc5 19. c7+ Kxc7 20. Qxa7 $18) 19. c5 $3 $18 {[%mdl 512] This nice tactical blow decides the battle.} (19. Bxd4 Rxd4 20. cxb7 Nf4) 19... Nxc5 ( 19... Qxc5 20. Bxd3 exd3 21. c7+ $18) (19... Bxe3 {is met by the zwischenzug} 20. Bxd3 $1 Bxc5 (20... exd3 21. Qb5 b6 22. Qa6 $18) 21. Bxe4 $18) 20. Qa3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Qe5 (21... Rc8 22. Rac1 b6 (22... Nd3 23. Bxd3 exd3 24. c7+ Ka8 25. Qxd3 $18) 23. b4 $18) 22. Rac1 Rd5 (22... b6 23. b4 $18) 23. b4 bxc6 (23... Rd2 {is again met by the standard} 24. c7+ $1 (24. Rxc5 $4 Qg3 $19) 24... Qxc7 ( 24... Kc8 25. Qxa7 $18) (24... Ka8 25. Rxc5) 25. Rf4 $1 $18) (23... Qg3 24. c7+ $1 $18) 24. Bxc6 Nd3 (24... Nb7 25. Bxd5 exd5 (25... Qxd5 26. Qc3) 26. Rf2 $18) 25. Qa6 Qc7 26. Bxd5 Nxc1 27. Bc4 $1 {Domination over the bad N.} Nd3 28. Qb5+ Ka8 (28... Qb6 29. Bxd3 exd3 30. Qe5+ $18) 29. Bxe6 Qb6 30. Qd5+ Kb8 31. Qxe4 Rd8 32. Bc4 Nb2 33. Be2 1-0 [Event "POL-ch 60th"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "2003.04.30"] [Round "9"] [White "Bartel, Mateusz"] [Black "Miton, Kamil"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B16"] [WhiteElo "2443"] [BlackElo "2545"] [Annotator "Konikowski,J"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2003.04.22"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "POL"] [EventCategory "12"] [SourceTitle "CBM 095"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.07.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ gxf6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Be2 e6 8. Bf4 c5 (8... Na6 9. c3 Nc7 10. Qb3 Nd5 11. Bg3 Qb6 12. O-O Qxb3 13. axb3 Bh6 14. Rfe1 O-O 15. b4 a6 16. Nh4 Bxe2 17. Rxe2 Rfd8 18. Nf3 Rd7 19. Nd2 Bxd2 20. Rxd2 Kg7 21. Re2 h5 22. f3 Rh8 $13 {Hegde,R-Vasiukov,E/Coimbatore 1987/}) 9. dxc5 $146 {[%mdl 8]} (9. h3 Bh5 10. Bxb8 Rxb8 11. Bb5+ Ke7 12. dxc5 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Qc7 14. b4 Qe5+ 15. Kf1 Rd8 16. Qe1 Qf4 17. Qe4 Qxe4 18. fxe4 Rd4 19. a3 Bh6 20. Bd3 a5 21. bxa5 Ra8 22. Rb1 Rd7 23. Rb5 $18 {Carmel,E-Shrentzel,M/Tel Aviv 1994/}) 9... Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. a3 Nc6 12. b4 Be7 13. c4 a5 14. b5 Nb8 15. Bc7 Nd7 16. h3 Bh5 17. Nd4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (17. Bd6 $142 $5 $11) 17... Bxe2 18. Kxe2 Bxa3 19. b6 Bc5 20. Nb3 Bb4 21. Rd4 Ne5 22. Rhd1 Nc6 23. R4d3 e5 24. f4 a4 25. Na1 O-O (25... Rg8 $5 26. g4 h5 $17) 26. Nc2 exf4 (26... Bc5 27. Rd5 Ra5 28. Bd6 Bxd6 29. Rxd6 exf4 30. Rxf6 Re5+ 31. Kd2 $17) 27. Bxf4 Rfe8+ 28. Kf1 Bc5 29. Rg3+ Kh8 30. Rd5 Re4 (30... Bxb6 $5) 31. Bh6 Bf8 32. Bxf8 Rxf8 33. Na3 $2 (33. Rc3 $142) 33... Rfe8 34. Kg1 Ne5 35. Rc3 h5 36. Ra5 h4 37. Rxa4 Rd8 38. Nc2 Rd1+ 39. Kh2 Rd2 40. Kg1 $4 (40. Ra1 $142 Rxc4 (40... Ree2 41. Ne3 $1) 41. Rxc4 Nxc4 42. Ne1 $17) 40... Ree2 $19 41. Ne3 (41. Ra7 Rxg2+ 42. Kf1 Rdf2+ 43. Ke1 Rxc2 $19) 41... Re1+ (41... Re1+ 42. Nf1 Rdd1 $19) 0-1 [Event "EU-Cup 18th"] [Site "Kallithea"] [Date "2002.09.24"] [Round "3.6"] [White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"] [Black "Kaganskiy, Gleb"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "2580"] [BlackElo "2332"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "57"] [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 "Sankt Petersburg"] [BlackTeam "Saba Hapoel"] [WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"] [BlackTeamCountry "ISR"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 c5 11. Bd2 (11. Qg4 {- Shirov-Karpov, Linares Super GM 2001 CBM 82}) (11. O-O Nf6 12. Qh4 (12. Bb5+ {[%emt 0:00:59] - Topalov-Karpov, Dos Hermanos 1997 CBM}) 12... cxd4 (12... Qc7 {Ivanchuk-Karpov, Dortmund 1997 CBM 60}) 13. Re1 {- Lautier-Karpov, Credit Suisse Biel 1997 CBM 60}) 11... Qc7 (11... Nf6 {is strongly met by} 12. Bb5+ $1 {and Black has some problems.} (12. Qe2 Qc7 {- 11..Qc7}) 12... Bd7 (12... Ke7 $5 13. Qe2 {The K is in the middle, but White's Q is not offside, as in the 11.Qg4 variations.} Bd7 14. dxc5 (14. Bc4 Qb6 15. d5 Rhe8 16. O-O-O Kf8 17. dxe6 Bxe6 $11 {and Black has successfully finished his development, Escobar-Gomez Esteban, Torrevieja 1997.}) 14... Bxc5 15. Bd3 $14) 13. Qxb7 Rb8 14. Bxd7+ Nxd7 15. Qa6 Rb6 16. Qa4 Rxb2 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bc3 Rb7 19. Qg4 Bf8 {and what will happen to the development?!} 20. O-O $14 {Psakhis-Meduna, Trnava 1988}) 12. dxc5 (12. Qg4 $6 {is not so effective, as the immediate 11.Qg4 line.} Kf8 (12... Rg8 $5 { is a bit strange, but it was not punished in the game} 13. dxc5 Nxc5 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. Qa4 a6 17. Ba5 b6 18. Bc3 b5 19. Qe4 Rc8 20. O-O Nf6 $13 {Palac-Podgaets, Biel op MTO 1997.}) 13. Qe4 (13. O-O c4 {securing the vital d5 square.} 14. Be2 b5 15. a4 b4 $15) 13... c4 14. Bf1 Rb8 15. a4 b6 16. Qe2 Ba6 17. g3 {White has to finish his development somehow, but this allows the B manoeuvre} Bb7 18. Bg2 Bd5 19. O-O g6 20. Nh4 Nf6 21. c3 Kg7 22. Bxd5 exd5 $11 {Ehlvest- Gulko, Novgorod 1995}) (12. O-O $5 c4 $5 (12... Nf6 13. Qh4 a6 14. dxc5 Bxc5 15. Bf4 Qe7 16. a3 Bd7 17. Ne5 Nd5 18. Qxe7+ Bxe7 19. Bg3 Rd8 20. Nxd7 {White's ^^ can give a very small edge in the K.} Rxd7 21. Rfd1 $14 { Van den Doel-Arlandi, EU-ch Rapid Athens 1997}) 13. Be2 Nf6 14. Qh4 Bd7 15. Ne5 $5 {[%emt 0:00:56] - Z.Almasi-Karpov, Tilburg Fontys 1996 CBM}) (12. Qe2 a6 ( 12... Nf6 13. O-O-O (13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. c4 b6 15. Bc3 Bb7 16. Ne5 O-O 17. O-O Rfd8 18. Rfe1 Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Rd7 20. Rac1 Rad8 $11 {Christiansen-Seirawan, USA-ch Chandler 1997}) 13... a6 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. Bc3 Bd7 16. Rhe1 Bc6 17. Bd4 {(Gross-Folk, CZE-ch Nymburk 1997)} Qh5) (12... b6 {/\ Bb7 is also a logical developing plan.} 13. Bc3 Nf6 14. dxc5 Qxc5 15. O-O-O Bb7 16. Bb5+ Ke7 17. Bd4 Qc7 18. Be5 {1/2.1/2 Kalod-Meduna, CZE-ch Zlin 1997}) 13. d5 Nf6 14. c4 Bd7 15. O-O-O O-O-O {and White cannot hold his stronghold on d5 anymore.} 16. Bc3 exd5 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. cxd5 c4 {Here Black's ^^ is of great importance.} 19. Bc2 Rhe8 20. Qf1 Kb8 $15 {Sofronie-Cosma, ROM-ch Targoviste 2001}) 12... Nxc5 13. Bb5+ Kf8 $1 {By this way Black wins a couple of tempi for his development, and after then he can improve his K's position.} (13... Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. Qg4 (15. Qd4 e5 $1 $13) 15... O-O 16. Rd1 $142 (16. O-O-O f5 $13) (16. O-O f5 17. Qc4 Rac8 18. Rad1 Ne4 19. Qb3 Nc5 20. Qc4 Ne4 21. Qb3 {1/2:1/2 Zjukin-Dizdarevic, Yerevan 1996}) 16... f5 17. Qh5 Qc6 18. O-O $14) 14. Qe3 ( 14. Qh4 $6 a6 15. Be2 b5 16. O-O-O Bb7 17. Ba5 Qxa5 18. Rxd6 Qc7 19. Rdd1 (19. Rhd1 Bd5 20. R6xd5 exd5 21. Rxd5 Ne6 22. Ne5 Rd8 $17 {Passori-Arlandi, Porto San Giorgo op 1997}) 19... Ne4 $15 {and the Q is again badly placed.}) 14... a6 (14... Qb6 $5) 15. Be2 b5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] This creates weaknesses which can be exploited by energetic play.} (15... b6 {/\ Bb7 was more cautious.} 16. Rd1 (16. O-O-O Bb7 $15) 16... Bb7 $11) 16. c4 $1 $14 bxc4 17. Rc1 {In some cases White wants to take back by the R.} ({or simply} 17. Bxc4 Bb7 18. Rc1 $14) 17... Bd7 $6 (17... Rb8 18. Rxc4 Rxb2 19. O-O Bb7 20. Rfc1 $14) (17... Bb7 18. Rxc4 $14) 18. O-O Ke7 (18... Bc6 19. Rxc4 Bd5 20. Rc2 $16) 19. Bxc4 {The black K is in the middle and White has a << P majority.} (19. Rxc4 $14 {was also possible.}) 19... Qb7 20. Rfe1 (20. Bc3 {bringing the B into action was also tempting.} Rhg8 21. Be5 $16) 20... Rhd8 21. Bc3 Bc6 22. Nd4 $1 Kf8 23. Nxc6 ({ missing the forceful} 23. b4 $1 Na4 (23... Nd7 {is also met by the devastating} 24. Nxe6+ $1 $18) 24. Nxe6+ $1 fxe6 25. Qxe6 Bd5 26. Bxd5 Qxd5 27. Qxd5 Bxh2+ 28. Kxh2 Rxd5 29. Be5 $18 {with a winning K for White.}) 23... Qxc6 24. Bd4 e5 $2 (24... Nd7 {was more persistant.} 25. Bxe6 Bxh2+ 26. Kxh2 Qd6+ 27. Kg1 fxe6 28. Rcd1 $16) 25. Bxe5 $18 {This wins material and the game.} Bxe5 26. Qxe5 Re8 27. Qf5 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Ne6 29. Bxe6 1-0 [Event "Linares Anibal op 07th"] [Site "Linares"] [Date "2000.01.13"] [Round "7"] [White "Dolmatov, Sergey"] [Black "Svetushkin, Dmitry"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2486"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2000.01.07"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [SourceTitle "CBM 075"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.04.05"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Bd2 b6 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Kb1 O-O-O 15. c4 c5 16. Bc3 {White has only a minimal positional advantage here due to his active pieces.} Rhe8 (16... Kb8 {- Adams-Seirawan, Mermaid Beach Club Match Bermuda 1999 CBM 69}) 17. Bc2 (17. Rhe1 Kb8 (17... Re7 18. a3 { This is an important prophylactic move to improve the K's position.} Kb8 19. Ka1 a6 20. Bc2 Ka7 {Both kings are looking for a safe shelter before the fight. } 21. g3 Red7 22. Ba4 {This one of the benefit of Bc2.} Re7 23. dxc5 bxc5 24. Nd2 $14 {Marjanovic-Spiridinov, Yerevan 1989}) 18. g3 Ka8 19. Bc2 {This is the typical manoeuvre here to open the d <-> and threatening sometimes with Ba4.} a6 20. dxc5 Bxc5 21. Ne5 {The N belongs to e5 in this variation.} Rc8 22. Rd2 { /\ Red1 doubling on the only opened <->.} Red8 23. Red1 Rxd2 24. Rxd2 Bf8 25. f4 h5 26. h3 $14 {/\ g4 A.Sokolov-Spragett, Saint John CAN 1988}) 17... Kb8 $6 {In case of mass exchanges on the d <-> the K is better in the [+].} (17... a6 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Ne5 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. f4 {White's plan is a direct march with his pawns on the >>.} Kc8 23. g4 Ne8 24. h4 Qe7 25. a3 { This is a useful move in this line.} Qxh4 26. Nxf7 Qe7 27. Ne5 $16 {with a corrupted P structure for Black, Dolmatov-Klimm, Ciudadde Obeda op 2000.}) ( 17... cxd4 {is the logical reply here.} 18. Rxd4 (18. Bxd4 $5 Bc5) 18... Bc5 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Ne5 Bd4 {The exchange of the dark-squared B is a relief for Black.} 21. Bxd4 Rxd4 22. Qe3 Rd6 23. f3 Kd8 24. Qa3 Ne8 25. Ba4 f6 26. Nf7+ Qxf7 27. Bxe8 Qe7 28. Ba4 Rd4 $11 {Akhmadeev-Burmakin, Chigorin mem 1999}) 18. dxc5 Bxc5 (18... bxc5 $6 {creates additional weaknesses in Black's P structure. } 19. Rhe1 $14) (18... Qxc5 {is also met by the standard centralization:} 19. Ne5 Rf8 {>< f7 has to be defended.} (19... Bxg2 $2 20. Rhg1 Be4 21. Nxf7 $18) 20. f4 $14 {with some pressure and space advantage.}) 19. Ne5 $1 (19. Be5 { White cannot make profit from the pin on the h2-g8 /^.} Bd6 20. Rxd6 Rxd6 21. Nd4 a6 22. Rd1 Red8 $11) 19... Kc8 (19... Rf8 20. f4 $14) 20. f4 Rxd1+ (20... Bd6 21. Rhe1 $14 {/\ g4 leaving the /^ h1-a8.}) 21. Rxd1 Rd8 (21... Bd6 22. g4 $14) 22. Rxd8+ Kxd8 23. g4 Ne8 (23... Bd6 24. g5 Ne8 ({but not} 24... hxg5 $6 25. fxg5 Ne8 26. h4 {/\ h5 creating a remote o^.})) 24. h4 Nd6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Black forgets about the retreat of his B.} (24... Kc8 25. g5 Nd6 26. b4 Bg1 27. Bd3 $14) 25. b4 $1 $18 {Now the B is in a big trouble.} Bg1 26. Qd1 {double attack.} Be3 27. Nxf7+ $1 Ke7 (27... Qxf7 28. Qxd6+) 28. Qxd6+ Qxd6 29. Nxd6 Kxd6 30. Be5+ {liquidating for a winning K.} Ke7 31. g5 h5 (31... hxg5 32. hxg5 a5 33. a3 axb4 34. axb4 Bd2 35. b5 $18) 32. Bxg7 (32. Bg6 {was also enough, for example:} Bf3 33. Kc2 Bf2 34. Kd3 Bxh4 35. Bxg7 Bf2 36. Bf6+ Kf8 37. Bh7 $1 $18) 32... Bxf4 33. g6 Bf3 34. Bh8 Bg4 35. Be4 Bg3 36. c5 {The second o^ is coming.} bxc5 37. bxc5 Bxh4 38. Be5 {The centralized white bishops dominate the whole board.} Kf8 39. c6 Be2 40. c7 Ba6 41. Bf3 Bg5 42. Bxh5 Bh6 43. Be2 Bc8 44. Kc2 Be3 45. Bb5 a6 46. Bc6 Bb6 47. Kd3 Kg8 48. Ke4 Ba5 49. Kf4 Bd2+ 50. Kg4 Be3 51. Kh5 1-0 [Event "Governor's Cup 2nd"] [Site "Kramatorsk"] [Date "2001.11.16"] [Round "1"] [White "Efimenko, Zahar"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "2523"] [BlackElo "2388"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2001.11.16"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "14"] [EventCountry "UKR"] [EventCategory "10"] [SourceTitle "CBM 086"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.02.05"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ndf6 {This is a somewhat sophysticated way to finish the development.} (5... Ngf6 {is more popular.}) 6. Bc4 e6 7. N1f3 (7. Qe2 {/\ Bd2, 0-0-0} Bd6 (7... Qxd4 $6 {loses too many tempi for the P.} 8. N1f3 Qd8 9. Nxf7 $5 Kxf7 10. Ng5+ Ke8 11. Nxe6 Bxe6 12. Bxe6 Be7 13. O-O $44 {and the black K remains in the middle.}) 8. Bd2 (8. N1f3 h6 9. Nh3 Ne7 {- 7.N1f3}) 8... Qc7 9. O-O-O {- Shirov-Ivanchuk, Linares 1998 CBM 64}) 7... h6 8. Nh3 Bb4+ {This helps also for White to finish his development quickly.} (8... Bd6 $142 9. Qe2 (9. Nf4 c5 10. dxc5 Qa5+ 11. c3 Qxc5 12. Qd3 Qc7 13. Ne2 {The N had a long journey.} Ne7 14. Bb5+ Bd7 15. Bxd7+ Qxd7 16. Bf4 Bxf4 17. Qxd7+ Nxd7 18. Nxf4 e5 19. Ne2 Nc6 $11 {Wach-Casagrande, AUT-ch Austria 1993}) 9... Ne7 10. Bd2 (10. O-O O-O 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. Qxe5 (12. dxe5 $5 {looks more to the point.}) 12... Ng6 13. Qe3 e5 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. Qg3 N4xe5 { and White's [+] has vanished.} 16. Bb3 a5 17. Nf4 Qf6 18. a4 Re8 19. Bd2 Nxf4 20. Bxf4 Ng6 21. Bd2 Be6 $11 {Zuidema-Flesch, Belgrade 1964}) (10. Nf4 O-O ( 10... Qc7 11. Nd3 (11. g3 Ned5 12. Nd3 O-O 13. O-O b6 14. Bb3 c5 15. c4 Ne7 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Bf4 Bxf4 18. Nxf4 Bb7 {The B is extremely strong on the long /^.} 19. Nd3 Rad8 $13 {Delgado Crespo-Piankov, Linares Anibal op 7th 2000})) (10... c5 11. dxc5 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qxc5 13. O-O-O {White has castled long, which is usually an achievement for her.} Bd7 14. Bb3 Qc7 15. Nd3 Nc6 16. g4 $5 O-O-O 17. Rhg1 Nd5 18. Kb1 $14 {Arakhamia-Ledger, 1991}) 11. O-O b6 12. Re1 (12. Nd3 $5) 12... c5 (12... Bb7 13. Nd3) 13. dxc5 bxc5 14. Ne5 Ned5 $13) (10. Ne5 $5 { Stohl}) 10... Qc7 11. O-O-O b5 12. Bd3 a6 {/\ Bb7, c5} 13. Rhe1 Bb7 14. g3 c5 15. dxc5 Qxc5 $132 {Huebner-Karpov, Belfort WCup 1988}) 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ $2 { [%mdl 16384] Continuing the wrong plan. Now the dark squares become weak, and the c8 B is still in passivity.} (9... Bd6 $142 {was still better}) 10. Qxd2 Ne7 (10... Ne4 11. Qe3 Ngf6 12. O-O-O $14) 11. O-O-O O-O 12. Rhg1 $1 {/\ g4-g5 is the signal for an -> with opposite castled kings.} Ned5 (12... b6 13. g4 $1 b5 14. Bb3 $40) 13. Bd3 (13. Ne5 $14 {was also promising.}) 13... Ng4 { fighting against g2-g4 by all means.} 14. Ne5 Qh4 (14... Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qe7 16. g4 $1 $40) 15. c4 Nxe5 (15... Ne7 16. Qf4 $16) 16. dxe5 Ne7 (16... Nb6 17. f4 $16) 17. f4 Nf5 18. Be4 {The c8 B had no chance yet to join the army!} c5 19. Nf2 Nd4 20. Nd3 Qxh2 {The h2 P is Danae's gift.} 21. Kb1 Qg3 $2 (21... Qh4 22. Nxc5 Rd8 23. Rh1 Qe7 24. Nb3 Nc6 25. Qe3 $16) 22. Rh1 $1 Rb8 23. Nf2 $6 { This allows Black's counterplay.} (23. Nxc5 b6 24. Nd7 Bxd7 25. Qxd4 Rbd8 26. Ka1 $14 {with a nasty pin on the d <->.}) (23. Rh3 $1 {was the strongest blow, for example:} Qg4 24. Re1 (24. Nf2 Qe2) 24... f5 25. exf6 Rxf6 26. Nxc5 $18) 23... f5 $1 (23... b6 24. Rh3 $18) 24. exf6 (24. Rh3 Qg6) 24... e5 $2 {Black unnecessarily complicates matters.} ({The natural} 24... Rxf6 {was required.} 25. Nd3 (25. Qa5 b6 26. Qxa7 Qxf4 $17) 25... b6 26. Rh3 Qg4 27. Rdh1 Qe2 $13) 25. Nd3 exf4 26. fxg7 Qxg7 (26... Kxg7 27. Nxc5 $18) 27. Nxc5 $18 {Now White is winning material, and Black hasn't finished the development of the <<.} Nf5 28. Qxf4 Qg3 (28... Ra8 29. Bd5+ Kh7 30. Rdf1 $18) 29. Qxg3+ Nxg3 30. Bd5+ (30. Rxh6 $2 {runs into the pin after} Nxe4 31. Nxe4 Bf5 32. Re1 Rbe8) 30... Kg7 31. Rhe1 b6 32. Ne6+ Bxe6 {This was the first and last B move!} 33. Rxe6 {The K is completely lost for Black.} Rbe8 34. Rde1 Rxe6 35. Rxe6 Rf7 36. a4 Nf5 37. Ka2 Rf6 38. Re8 a5 39. Ka3 h5 40. b4 Rd6 41. bxa5 bxa5 42. Ra8 Ne3 43. Rxa5 1-0 [Event "BCF-ch 89th"] [Site "Torquay"] [Date "2002.08.01"] [Round "4"] [White "Emms, John M"] [Black "Lee, Graham D"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "2544"] [BlackElo "2361"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2002.07.29"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "ENG"] [SourceTitle "CBM 091"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.11.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nd7 {This is a very unusual move order.} 4. Bd3 (4. e5 $5 {can be a sort of punishment now.}) 4... dxe4 5. Nxe4 Ndf6 {This sophysticated N manoeuvre causes some trouble for Black is his development.} ( 5... Ngf6 {is the main line and not without reason.}) 6. Ng5 Bf5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Black wants to exchange his B quickly, but this idea falls on a double ->.} (6... Bg4 $142 {is the main idea of Black to activate the B first and only then play e7-e6.} 7. N1f3 (7. Be2 Bxe2 8. Nxe2 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. c4 Ne7 11. Qb3 h6 12. Nf3 Qb8 13. Bd2 O-O {Black has finished his development and White's advantage in the [+] has also some disadvantages, viz. the >< d4 P.} 14. Bb4 Rd8 15. Rad1 Bxb4 16. Qxb4 Qc7 $11 {McShane-Speelman, Bunratty Masters 1998}) (7. Qd2 {White wants to avoid the exchanges, but this idea cannot be executed.} Bh5 8. c3 e6 9. Qc2 h6 10. N5h3 Ne7 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Nf4 Bg4 13. h3 Bf5 14. Nf3 Bxd3 {"Much ado for nothing".} 15. Nxd3 Ng6 $11 {Antoniewski-Stohl, CZE-chT 1997}) 7... e6 (7... h6 $4 {founders on the} 8. Nxf7 $1 Bxf3 { beautiful intermediate move} 9. Bg6 $3 Qa5+ (9... Bxd1 $2 10. Ne5#) 10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Bxd2 Bxg2 12. Rg1 $18 {Jakubiec-Velicka, CZE-chT 1999}) (7... Bh5 8. c3 e6 9. Qb3 (9. O-O Bg6 $11 (9... h6 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Nf6 12. Bd3 $14 { because there is no Bg6 anymore.})) 9... Qc7 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. Nc4 Be7 12. Ne5 { White is happy to repeat the moves?} Nd7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. O-O Nf6 15. Re1 Rd8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Qc7 18. g3 Rd7 $11 {Van der Wiel-Karpov, Optiebeurs 1988} ) 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Nxf3 Bd6 {/\ Ne7} 10. O-O (10. Qe2 $5 {/\ Ne5}) 10... Qc7 { /\ Bf4 depriving White from the ^^.} 11. Qe2 Bf4 12. Bxf4 Qxf4 13. Rad1 Ne7 $11 {J.Nunn-Christiansen, Szirak izt 1997}) (6... g6 {- Macieja-Segeev, EUCup Krynica 1997 CBM 62}) (6... h6 7. N5f3 Bf5 {Here the idea works...} 8. Bxf5 (8. Ne5 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Qd5 10. f3 (10. Ngf3 Qe4+ $11 {with a typical CK K.}) 10... Nd7 11. Nxd7 Qxd7 12. Bf4 e6 $11 {Winge-Angqvist, Rilton Cup 1987}) 8... Qa5+ 9. Bd2 Qxf5 10. Ne2 Ne4 11. O-O Ngf6 12. c4 e6 13. Bf4 Bd6 {Black has finished his development just in time.} 14. Bxd6 Nxd6 {Frolov-Tukmakov, Pula 1994} 15. Qb3 O-O-O $14 {Tukmakov}) 7. Bxf5 $1 {This is the refutation!} (7. Ne2 { allows Black to consolidate his position.} e6 8. O-O Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Ng3 Ne7 $14 (10... Qc7 11. c4 h6 12. Nf3 Ne7 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4 c5 {is strongly met by the brutal} 15. b4 $1 $16 {Ganguly-Dableo, Asian-ch Calcutta 2001})) 7... Qa5+ 8. c3 Qxf5 9. Qb3 $1 {This is the punishment attacking >< f7 and b7 at once.} Qd5 $4 (9... Ne4 $1 {was the best practical chance.} 10. Qxb7 $1 (10. N1f3 $14) 10... Qxf2+ (10... Rc8 $4 {loses without any fight:} 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Be3 Rd8 13. Nf3 $18 {Kontic-Djukic, JUG-ch sf Nis 1995}) 11. Kd1 Qf1+ 12. Kc2 Qxg2+ 13. Kb1 $1 (13. Kb3 Nc5+ $1 14. dxc5 Rd8 15. N1f3 Qxh1 16. Qxc6+ Rd7 17. Bf4 Qxa1 $11) 13... Nd2+ 14. Bxd2 Rd8 15. N1f3 $1 Qxh1+ 16. Kc2 Qg2 ({ Accepting the double R sacrice by} 16... Qxa1 17. Qxc6+ Rd7 {leads to a quick mate after} 18. Ne5 $18) 17. Qxc6+ Rd7 18. Nxf7 $18) 10. Qxb7 Rd8 11. N1f3 h6 12. Nh3 Rd7 13. Qb3 $18 {White is a healthy P up, and Black has no counterplay at all.} g5 14. Ne5 Rd8 15. O-O Nd7 16. f4 Nxe5 17. fxe5 e6 18. Be3 Ne7 19. Nf2 Nf5 20. c4 Qd7 21. Rad1 Be7 22. g4 Nh4 23. Ne4 O-O 24. Bf2 Ng6 25. Bg3 Kg7 26. Qf3 Qb7 27. b3 c5 28. d5 $1 Rd7 (28... exd5 29. cxd5 Rxd5 30. Nd6 $18) 29. Kg2 Qc8 30. Rf2 Bd8 31. h3 Bb6 32. Nf6 Rb7 33. Nh5+ Kh7 34. Nf6+ Kg7 35. dxe6 fxe6 36. Rfd2 Rbf7 37. Qe4 Rd8 38. Nh5+ Kh7 39. Nf6+ Kg7 40. Rxd8 Bxd8 41. Ne8+ Kh7 42. Nd6 Qd7 43. Nxf7 Qxd1 44. Nh8 $1 Kxh8 45. Qxg6 h5 46. gxh5 Qe2+ 47. Bf2 1-0 [Event "RUS-Cup final"] [Site "Ekaterinburg"] [Date "1999.??.??"] [Round "11"] [White "Goloshchapov, Alexander"] [Black "Yevseev, Denis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "2446"] [BlackElo "2503"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "1999.08.28"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "11"] [SourceTitle "CBM 075"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.04.05"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.04.05"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Bd2 b6 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Ne5 O-O-O 15. f4 {This positional variation resembles to the B19 4...Bf5 line. White has a slight edge due to his strong e5 N and his better K prospects. However with precise technique the defender can holg the position.} Kb8 (15... Rhe8 {It is not clear whether this move is necessary or not.} 16. Rhe1 { This one is good for sure.} c5 {Soon or later Black has to open the long /^ for his B attacking the [+] as well.} 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Kb1 Kb8 19. a3 { These are important prophylactic moves for the safety of his majesty.} Nd5 ( 19... Ka8 20. g4 Bd6 21. Rf1 Re7 22. h4 {If Black adopts a passive waiting tactic, White gets the upper hand on the >>.} Nd7 23. Nc4 Bc5 24. Bc3 {The B belongs to the long /^.} f6 25. Be4 $16 {with some strucural weakness on e6, Jaracz-Ciora, Pardubice op 1998.}) 20. c4 Nf6 {Now at least >< d4 is weakened.} 21. Bc3 Bd4 {The exchange of the dark-squared B is strategically good for Black.} 22. Nxf7 $1 {Now after some tactical skirmishes White gets a slightly better K.} Bxc3 23. Nxd8 Bxe1 24. Nxb7 Bh4 25. g3 Kxb7 26. gxh4 Qxf4 27. Qg2+ Kb8 28. Qxg7 Qg4 29. Rg1 $14 {Asrian-Svetushkin, Wch U20 Yerevan 1999}) (15... c5 {This is the logical freeing move here.} 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Kb1 Kb8 18. Rhe1 Ka8 {avoiding the problems on the h2-g8 /^.} (18... Rhe8 {- 15...Kb8}) (18... h5 {against the space gaining g4.} 19. h3 h4 20. Ba6 Bxa6 {Now the light squares on the long /^ may become weak.} (20... Bd5) 21. Qxa6 Bf2 22. Rf1 Bg3 { Here the B is out of play.} 23. Qa4 Rc8 24. Bb4 Nd5 25. c4 $16 {De Firmian-Spiridonov, Lugano op 1989}) 19. g3 (19. g4 $5) (19. a3 $5) 19... Rc8 20. Be3 {This exchange helps only for Black.} Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Rhd8 22. c4 Rd6 23. Bc2 Rcd8 $11 {Malakhov-Lastin, RUS-ch U20 Ekaterinburg 1996}) 16. Rhe1 (16. c4 c5 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bc3 Ka8 19. Bc2 {against Bd4.} Qe7 20. Rhf1 Bd6 21. g4 Bc7 22. g5 $5 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 hxg5 24. fxg5 Ne8 25. Qe3 Nd6 26. Rd2 $13 { Minasian-Burmakin, Minsk 1998}) 16... Rhe8 {The idea of this move is not quite clear.} (16... c5 $5) 17. Kb1 c5 (17... Nd5 18. c4 Nb4 19. Be4 $14 {/\ a3}) ( 17... h5 $5 {preventing White from g4.}) (17... Ka8 18. g4 Nd5 19. c4 Nb4 20. Be4 f6 21. a3 Na6 22. Nd3 c5 23. Bxb7+ Qxb7 24. dxc5 Nxc5 25. Nxc5 Bxc5 26. Bc3 $14 {and Black's P structure is slightly inferior, Manik-Polak, Mladi 1997.}) 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. g3 (19. g4 $5) (19. a3 $5) 19... Nd5 (19... Re7 20. c4 (20. a3 $5) 20... a5 21. Bc3 Bd4 {As it was mentioned before Black is happy to get rid of the dark-squared bishops.} 22. Bxd4 Rxd4 23. Bc2 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Ka7 25. Qd2 (25. Qe3 Nd7) 25... Ne4 26. Qe3 Nc5 27. Nd3 Rd7 $11 {Socko-Jovanic, EU-ch U18 Rimavska Sobota 1996}) 20. a3 (20. Bb5 Re7 (20... Rh8 {/\ h5} 21. g4 $14) 21. a3 $14) 20... f6 21. Nf3 (21. Ng6 {puts the N to a passive place.} Rd6) 21... f5 $6 {[%mdl 16384] This move seriously weakens >< e6 and especially >< e5.} ({It was time for Black to grab the |^ on the >>.} 21... g5 $1 22. c4 (22. Bb5 Rf8 23. Qxe6 gxf4 24. gxf4 Nxf4 25. Bxf4 Qxf4 26. Bc6 Bc8 $13) (22. fxg5 hxg5 23. Bb5 Bc6 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 $13) 22... Ne7 23. Bc3 gxf4 24. Bxf6 fxg3 25. hxg3 Rf8 26. Be5 Bd6 27. Nd4 (27. Bxd6 Rxd6 28. Ne5 Nc6 $11) 27... Bxe5 28. Nxe6 Bf3 29. Nxc7 Bxe2 30. Rxe2 Bxc7 31. Rxe7 Bxg3 $11) 22. c4 (22. Bb5 { deserves attention as well.} Re7 23. Ne5 Bd6 24. Nc4 $14) 22... Nf6 23. Bc3 Ne4 $6 {Now White gets a total control over the blockading square e5.} (23... Bxf3 {at least eliminates the dangerous N,} 24. Qxf3 {and} Bd4 {eliminates White's ^^.} 25. Bxd4 Rxd4 26. Bf1 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 e5 (27... Ne4 28. Bd3 $14) 28. fxe5 Rxe5 29. Bg2 Ne4 30. Qd3 $14) 24. Be5 Bd6 {Now after exchanging the dark-squared bishops, White's control over >< e5 is undisputable.} 25. Ka2 Bxe5 (25... g5 26. Bxe4 fxe4 27. Rxd6 Rxd6 28. Nd4 $16 {/\ Nb5}) 26. Nxe5 Rd4 (26... g5 27. Qh5 Nf2 28. Rd2 Ne4 (28... Nxd3 29. Rxd3 $1 $16 {with a good N versus bad B K.}) 29. Bxe4 fxe4 (29... Bxe4 30. Red1 $16) 30. Rxd8+ Rxd8 31. Qxh6 $16 {winning material.}) 27. Bxe4 Rxe4 28. Qd2 Rxe1 29. Qxe1 Rd8 30. Qe2 (30. Rxd8+ Qxd8 31. h4 Kc7 32. h5 $14 {is also a comfortable K for White.}) 30... Be4 ( 30... Rxd1 31. Qxd1 a6 32. b4 Qe7 33. Kb3 $14 {with P majority on the << and a strong centralized blockading N against the bad B.}) 31. Kb3 $1 {White improves his K's position in the K.} (31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. Qh5 $5 (32. Qxe4 $2 { is a blunder because of} fxe4 33. Nc6+ Kc8 34. Nxd8 e3 $1 $19) (32. h3 Kb7) 32... b5 (32... Qe7 33. b4 $14) 33. Qg6 $1 (33. Qf7 bxc4 34. Qxg7 c3 $132) 33... bxc4 34. Qxg7 c3 $1 $132) 31... Kb7 32. Qh5 b5 $2 {This creates additional weaknesses.} (32... Rxd1 33. Qxd1 a6 34. Kc3 b5 35. Qd7 $16 { transposing to a good N versus bad B K.}) 33. Rxd8 bxc4+ (33... Qxd8 {loses to} 34. Qf7+ $18) 34. Nxc4 Qxd8 35. Qf7+ $18 Ka8 (35... Qc7 36. Nd6+ $18) 36. Qxe6 Bd5 37. Qxf5 Qg8 38. Qd3 Qe6 39. Kc3 Qe1+ 40. Qd2 Qe4 41. Ne3 1-0 [Event "Cologne KS op"] [Site "Cologne"] [Date "1997.03.31"] [Round "3"] [White "Heedt, Thorsten"] [Black "Van Muenster, Kirsten"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "2124"] [BlackElo "1820"] [Annotator "Heedt,T"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "1997.03.29"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2006"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.11.24"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.11.24"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%mdl 20480]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 e6 7. Bd3 c5 8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Be3 $2 O-O $2 {zu harmlos. Db6 wäre wohl besser gewesen.} (10... Qb6 $1 11. Bb5 e5 12. Bxd7+ Bxd7 13. Ndf5 Bxe3 14. Nxe3 Be6 $11) 11. Qe2 a6 $2 {völlig nutzloser Zug.} (11... Qb6 $1 12. c3 Ne5 13. Bb1 Rd8 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Bxe4 $14) 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Nh5 $6 (13. Rfe1 $1) 13... Qe5 $6 (13... b5 $2 14. Bf4 $3 Bd6 $4 (14... e5 $2 15. Nxf6+ $1 $18 gxf6 (15... Nxf6 16. Bxe5 Qe7 17. Bxf6 Qxe2 18. Bxe2 gxf6 19. Bf3 Ra7 20. Nb3 Be7 $18) 16. Qg4+ Kh8 17. Qf5 $18) (14... Qb6 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Be5 $1 $16) 15. Nxe6 $3 $18) (13... Nd5 $1 14. Qg4 Qe5 $1 15. Bh6 (15. Rfe1 g6 $1 $17) 15... g6 $1 16. Bxf8 Kxf8 $15 17. Nf3 Qxh5 18. Qxh5 gxh5 19. Bxh7 N7f6 20. Bd3 b5 $15) 14. Nxf6+ Nxf6 15. Nf3 Qh5 16. Bg5 $1 (16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Ne5 b5 18. Rfe1 Bb7 $11) 16... Nd5 17. c4 Nb4 18. Bb1 Nc6 {Dort steht der Springer zwar aktiv, aber eine weitere Schutzfigur ist nun vom Königsflügel entfernt.} 19. Qe4 $1 f5 20. Qd3 Kh8 21. Be3 $2 {verliert ein Tempo. Besser ist direkt Lf4} (21. Bf4 $1 $16) 21... Be7 $1 22. Bf4 $8 Bf6 23. Qa3 $8 Re8 24. Rde1 $8 (24. Rfe1 $2 e5 $1 25. Qe3 e4 (25... Be6 $5) 26. b3 Be6 27. Ng5 $13) 24... Qf7 (24... Qg4 $5 25. Bd6 Qxc4 26. Bxf5 $1 $11 Rd8 27. Be4) 25. Ne5 Nxe5 26. Bxe5 Bd7 27. Qg3 Bc6 28. Rd1 Rad8 29. Bc2 Qe7 $2 (29... Bxe5 30. Qxe5 Qg6 $1 31. f3 Rxd1 32. Bxd1 Rd8 $11) (29... Rxd1 30. Rxd1 Rd8 31. Rxd8+ Bxd8 $11) 30. Bd6 Qf7 31. b3 Rd7 32. Rfe1 Red8 33. c5 Be7 34. Qe5 Bxd6 35. cxd6 Bd5 36. Bxf5 {[#]} Rf8 $2 (36... Rxd6 37. Bxe6 $4 (37. Be4 b5 38. Rd3 Qf6 39. Qg3 R6d7 40. Red1 $14) 37... Qxe6 $1 $19 (37... Rxe6 $4 38. Qxe6 $1 Qxe6 39. Rxe6 $18) (37... Bxe6 38. Rxd6 $18)) 37. f3 $1 (37. Rxd5 $4 exd5 38. Bxd7 Qxf2+ 39. Kh1 Qf1+ 40. Rxf1 Rxf1#) 37... Qxf5 38. Rxd5 Qxe5 (38... exd5 $4 39. Qxf5 Rxf5 40. Re8+ Rf8 41. Rxf8#) 39. Rdxe5 Rxd6 40. Rxe6 Rd2 41. R1e2 Rxe2 42. Rxe2 Kg8 43. Re7 Rc8 44. a4 Rb8 45. b4 b5 46. a5 Rc8 47. Ra7 Rc6 $2 (47... Rc4 {macht leicht remis. Kaum zu erklären, warum meine Gegnerin sich so passiv verteidigte.}) 48. Kf2 h6 49. Ke3 Kh7 50. g4 Kg6 51. h4 h5 52. g5 $1 Kh7 53. Kf4 $1 Kg8 (53... Rc4+ 54. Kf5 Rxh4 55. g6+ $1 Kh6 56. Ra8 $18) 54. Ke5 Kf8 55. f4 Rc4 56. Rxa6 Rxb4 57. Rb6 Rb1 58. a6 Ra1 59. Rb8+ Kf7 60. Rb7+ Kg8 61. g6 $1 Kf8 62. a7 1-0 [Event "USA-ch Gr-A"] [Site "Denver"] [Date "1998.11.01"] [Round "2"] [White "Kudrin, Sergey"] [Black "Seirawan, Yasser"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "2540"] [BlackElo "2630"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "1998.10.31"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "USA"] [EventCategory "13"] [SourceTitle "CBM 068"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qh4 {In some funny lines the Q may become vulnerable here.} (11. Qe2 {is the main continuation these days.}) 11... c5 ( 11... Qa5+ {[%emt 0:00:24] See Hector-Hodgson, London 1991 CBM}) (11... Ke7 { was the phantastic idea of Karpov against Kamsky!} 12. Ne5 $1 c5 $5 ({ Accepting the P sacrifice} 12... Bxe5 13. dxe5 Qa5+ 14. c3 Qxe5+ 15. Be3 b6 16. O-O-O $36 {gives White more than enough compensation, see the operning survey of GM Knaak CBM 64.}) 13. O-O cxd4 $5 (13... g5 14. Qh3 cxd4 15. f4 $1 Qg8 16. Bd2 $1 $16 {Zagrebelny} (16. fxg5 hxg5 17. Qg3 Ng4 $5 $13 (17... Rh5 $2 18. Rxf6 $1 Kxf6 19. Qf3+ $16 {Zagrebelny-Virovlansky, Russia 1998}))) 14. Qxd4 Qc7 {Zagrebelny}) (11... Bd7 12. Bf4 Qe7 $14 {Svidler} (12... Qc7 $6 13. Be5 $1 $16 {See Svidler-Burmakin, RUS-ch Elista CBM 64})) 12. dxc5 Qa5+ $4 {[%mdl 8192] Overlooking the vertical strength of the Q. This is an unbelievable blunder of a world class player like Seirawan!} (12... Bxc5 {was the only move.}) 13. b4 $18 Qc7 14. Bb5+ Kf8 {otherwise Black loses outright:} (14... Nd7 $2 15. cxd6 Qc3+ 16. Kd1 Qxa1 17. Qe7#) (14... Bd7 $2 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. cxd6) 15. O-O Be7 16. Bf4 (16. Bb2 $18) 16... Nd5 17. Bxc7 Bxh4 18. Be5 (18. Bd6+ Be7 19. Bxe7+ Kxe7 20. a3 a5 21. Bc4 $18) 18... Bf6 19. a3 Nc3 20. Bc4 (20. Bxc3 Bxc3 21. Rad1 $18) 20... Bd7 21. Rfe1 a5 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Nd4 Rg8 24. f3 Rg5 25. Nb3 axb4 26. axb4 Ra2 27. Rxa2 Nxa2 28. b5 Nc3 29. c6 bxc6 30. b6 Ke7 31. b7 Rg8 32. Nc5 Nb5 33. Bxb5 cxb5 34. Na6 1-0 [Event "Ciocaltea Memorial"] [Site "Bucharest"] [Date "2000.03.16"] [Round "12"] [White "Motylev, Alexander"] [Black "Svetushkin, Dmitry"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "2552"] [BlackElo "2486"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2000.03.13"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "ROU"] [EventCategory "10"] [SourceTitle "CBM 077"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.07.27"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.07.27"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Ng5 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Nf6 11. Qe2 Qc7 12. Bd2 b6 13. O-O-O Bb7 14. Kb1 ( 14. Ne5 {- Goloshchapov-Yevseev, RUS-Cup final 1999 CBM 75}) 14... Rd8 { Black doesn't want to castle << and prepares the freeing move c5.} (14... O-O-O {- Dolmatov-Svetushkin, Hotel Anibal op 2000 CBM 75}) 15. Rhe1 (15. h4 { preparing against 0-0} c5 16. Bb5+ Bc6 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Ne5 Bxb5 19. Qxb5+ Kf8 20. Bf4 {Now White has a big lead of development.} Bd6 21. Nc6 Rd7 22. Rxd6 $1 Rxd6 23. Nxa7 Nd5 24. Bxd6+ Qxd6 25. g3 $18 {Tiviakov-Rubino, Ischia op 1998}) (15. c4 O-O 16. Bc3 {[%emt 0:00:59] - Aseev-Epishin, St.Petersburg 1997 CBM}) ( 15. Rhg1 {-Timman-Leko, Koop Tjuchem 1996}) (15. Ne5 c5 16. Bb5+ Ke7 {This is the main idea here. Black is not afraid of placing his K in the [+], because White cannot attack him easily.} 17. Bf4 a6 18. Bc4 Bd5 19. Bxd5 Nxd5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 $11 {Dengler-Grundherr, Oberliga Bayern 1995}) 15... O-O 16. Ne5 (16. g4 { - Adams-Speelman, New York PCA New York 1995 CBM 47 ext}) 16... c5 17. dxc5 ( 17. f4 {is too aggressive.} cxd4 18. g4 Nd5 19. g5 hxg5 20. Qh5 f5 21. Ng6 Nf6 22. Qxg5 Nh7 23. Qh5 Rf6 24. Rg1 Be4 $15 {and White's -> is repelled, Kasparov-Epishin, Moscow PCA-Intel GP rapid.}) 17... Bxc5 $5 (17... Bxe5 { liquidating for an K deserved attention.} 18. cxb6 (18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. Rxe5 Ng4 $1 (19... Nd7 20. Ree1 Nxc5 21. Bf1 $14 {^^}) 20. Re2 Bxg2 $13) 18... axb6 19. Qxe5 Qxe5 20. Rxe5 Ng4 21. Re2 (21. Rb5 $6 {is not a correct exchange sac.} Nxf2 22. Rxb6 Nxd1 23. Rxb7 Nf2 24. Bb4 Nxd3 25. cxd3 (25. Bxf8 $2 Nc5) 25... Rb8 $17) 21... Bxg2 22. Rg1 Bf3 23. Ree1 Nxf2 (23... Nxh2 24. Rg3 $44) 24. Bxh6 Nxd3 25. Rxg7+ Kh8 26. cxd3 Rxd3 27. h4 (27. Rg3 Rg8 28. Bf4 Rxg3 29. hxg3 Kg7) 27... Bd5 $11) 18. g4 (18. f4 $5 {was the other try to begin some attack on the >>.} Rd4 $1 (18... Rd6 19. g4 Rfd8 20. g5 $40) 19. Be3 (19. g4 $6 {allows the centralization after} Ne4 20. Be3 Rb4 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 $15) 19... Rd6 20. g4 Nd5 (20... Bxe3 21. Qxe3 Nd5 22. Qg3 f6 23. Ng6 Rfd8 24. g5 hxg5 25. fxg5 fxg5 26. Qxg5 $16) 21. Bd2 Rfd8 22. g5 $40 {opening up the lines against the black K.}) 18... Rd4 (18... Bd4 19. f4 $40) (18... Nd7 19. Nxd7 Rxd7 20. h4 $14) 19. c3 (19. g5 {is again met by} Ne4) 19... Rd5 20. f4 (20. g5 hxg5 21. Bxg5 Be7 22. Bc2 Rfd8 $13) 20... Rfd8 21. Bc2 (21. g5 hxg5 22. fxg5 Qxe5 23. Qxe5 Rxe5 24. Rxe5 Ng4 25. Bf4 Nxe5 26. Bxe5 Rd5 $13) 21... Ba6 $6 (21... Bd6 $5 { was the correct defence here.} 22. Bb3 Ra5 23. g5 hxg5 24. Nxf7 Kxf7 25. fxg5 ( 25. Qxe6+ $2 Kf8 $19) 25... Re5 26. Qf1 Rxe1 27. Rxe1 Be5 28. Bc1 Bd5 $11) 22. Qxa6 Rxd2 23. Rxd2 Rxd2 24. g5 $1 {Now the opening of the lines is inevitable.} Nd5 (24... hxg5 25. fxg5 Nd7 26. Nf3 Rd6 (26... Rf2 27. Qd3) 27. Qe2 $16) 25. gxh6 g6 {Black wants to keep his >> as closed as possible.} (25... gxh6 26. Qa4 Rxh2 27. f5 $1 $16) 26. Qa4 Qe7 (26... Bf8 27. f5 $1 exf5 28. Qh4 Kh7 29. Nf3 $18) 27. f5 $2 {This is the beginning of a wrong plan.} (27. Qe4 {putting pressure on >< g6 was required.} Rxh2 (27... Rf2 $2 28. h7+ Kxh7 29. Nxg6 $18) 28. Bb3 $1 (28. Nxg6 {now is not lethal.} fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kh8 30. f5 Be3 $13) 28... Rxh6 (28... Nf6 $6 29. Qa8+ Kh7 30. Nf3 Rxh6 31. Bxe6 $1) 29. Bxd5 exd5 30. Qxd5 $14 {with well-centralized pieces.}) 27... exf5 (27... gxf5 $2 28. Nf3 Rf2 29. Bxf5 $18) 28. Bb3 $2 {Continuing the wrong plan.} ({It was not late realizing the dangers and try} 28. Nf3 Re2 29. Rd1 Ne3 $5 (29... Rxc2 30. Rxd5 Re2 31. Rd7 Qe8) 30. Rd7 Qe8 31. Bd3 (31. Bb3 Rf2) 31... Rf2 32. h7+ Kh8 33. Qc6 (33. Ng5 Rg2 $1) 33... Ng4 34. Qc7 Rxf3 35. Rd8 Qxd8 36. Qxd8+ Kxh7 $11) ( 28. Nd3 {is met by} Be3 $1 (28... Re2 29. Rxe2 Qxe2 30. a3 Bf8 31. Qxa7 Qxh2 32. Bb3 $14) 29. Qc6 Qd8 30. Ne5 Bxh6 31. Nxg6 Rxc2 $1) 28... Bf2 $1 {Now White loses material.} 29. Qc6 (29. Qb5 Bxe1 30. Bxd5 Kh7 $17) 29... Bxe1 30. Bxd5 {[#]} Kh7 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This is a terrible blunder.} (30... Qxe5 { was winning outright!} 31. Qxg6+ (31. Qa8+ Kh7 32. Bxf7 Qe4+ $19) 31... Kh8 $19 ) 31. Bxf7 $18 Rd6 32. Bxg6+ Kxh6 33. Qxd6 $1 {liquidating to a winning K.} Qxd6 34. Nf7+ Kxg6 35. Nxd6 Bf2 (35... f4 36. Kc2 f3 37. Kd3 $18) 36. Kc2 Bc5 37. Nc4 Bg1 38. Ne5+ Kf6 39. Nf3 Bc5 40. Kd3 b5 41. b3 a6 42. h3 Bb6 43. a4 bxa4 44. bxa4 Bf2 45. Kc4 Ke6 46. h4 Be3 47. h5 Kd6 48. Kd3 Bh6 49. c4 Bf8 50. Nh4 f4 51. h6 $1 Ke6 52. h7 Bg7 53. Ke4 Kd7 54. Ng6 f3 55. Kxf3 Kd6 56. Ke4 Kc5 57. Kd3 Kb4 58. h8=Q Bxh8 59. Nxh8 Kxa4 60. Kd4 Kb4 1-0 [Event "EU-ch 6th"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "2005.06.25"] [Round "7"] [White "Nijboer, Friso"] [Black "Bologan, Viktor"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "2553"] [BlackElo "2700"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "2005.06.18"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "POL"] [SourceTitle "CBM 108"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.09.26"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. O-O b6 12. Qg4 Kf8 13. b3 Bb7 (13... c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15. Bb2 e5 16. Bf5 h5 17. Qh3 Ne6 18. Bxe6 (18. Nh4 Rh6 {Black has repelled the first wawe of ->.} 19. Qe3 Bb7 20. Rad1 Nd4 21. Be4 Kg8 {1/2:1/2 Geenen-Bagheri, BEL-chT 2003}) 18... Bxe6 {- Vescovi-Miton, Moscow 2004 CBM 100 }) 14. Bb2 (14. Re1) (14. Qh4) 14... Nf6 15. Qh4 (15. Qh3 Nd5 $1) 15... c5 ( 15... Ke7 $6 {is premature here:} 16. c4 $1 (16. Ne5 Rae8 (16... c5 17. Rae1 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bc5 19. Bb2 Rag8 20. Bc4 Kd8 21. Re2 Rf8 22. Rd1+ Kc8 23. Nxf7 $1 $18 {Luther-Yevseev, Groningen op 1998}) 17. f4 Kd8 {So the K leaves surprisingly enough to the <.}) 31. g3 (31. h3 $5 Qxa2 32. Nf3 $44) 31... Kg7 (31... Qxa2 32. Qxe6 Bxd2 33. Rxf7+ $11 {leads only to a draw by perpetual.}) 32. Nf3 Qxa2 33. Nd4 ({missing the simple} 33. Qxe6 $1 $14) 33... Kg6 $1 {[#]} 34. Nxe6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This is a big mistake in calculation.} (34. Ne2 $44) (34. g4 Qb1+ 35. Kg2 Qe4+ $11) 34... Qa1+ {The checks are very important during calculating variations!} 35. Kg2 fxe6 36. Qxe6+ Qf6 $19 {and the Q came back.} 37. Qd5 Rf7 38. Rd8 Qe7 39. Kh3 Kh7 40. Qd4 Rg7 0-1 [Event "Elista ol (Men) 33rd"] [Site "Elista"] [Date "1998.10.11"] [Round "12.1"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Timman, Jan H"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2655"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "66"] [EventDate "1998.09.29"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 068"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"] [BlackTeam "Netherlands"] [WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"] [BlackTeamCountry "NED"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. Qg4 Kf8 {This line is still very popular these days. Black has got some problems with his development on the >>, especially with his R, but this is his only weakness.} 12. O-O c5 13. Qh4 (13. c3 b6 14. Qh4 (14. Re1 {- 13.Re1}) 14... Bb7 15. Be4 Be7 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 Nf6 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Nf3 {1/2 Andreev-Galkin, Rotterdam 1998}) (13. Re1 b6 14. c3 Bb7 15. h4 (15. Bd2 {It is not easy to create a target in Black's camp.} Rd8 (15... Re8 $5 16. Rad1 $6 (16. h4 $142) 16... c4 17. Bc2 Bd5 18. Ba4 b5 $1 19. Bc2 (19. Bxb5 Nf6 20. Qh3 Rb8 $44) 19... g5 $1 {Now Black solves the problem of his K, and his centralized bishops will decide the game.} 20. Qh3 Kg7 21. Ne5 $6 {Desperation.} Nxe5 22. dxe5 Bxe5 23. Qh5 Bf6 $19 {Shankar-Speelman, Calcutta (op) 1998}) 16. h4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Nf6 {White has an isolated P, which can easily be blockaded by Black.} 18. Qh3 Qd7 19. Rad1 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Be7 21. Bf4 Qd5 $11 {Nevednichy-Papaionnoa, Elista (ol) 1998}) 15... Re8 {It is hard to see which is the best place for the R.} (15... Rd8 16. Bd2 Nf6 17. Qh3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 cxd4 19. cxd4 Qd7 20. a4 Be7 21. Bc3 Qd5 22. Qh3 Bd6 $13 { Shirov-Karpov, Amber blindfold Monte Carlo 1998}) (15... c4 16. Bc2 b5 17. Bd2 a5 18. h5 Bd5 19. Qh3 Rb8 20. b3 b4 21. bxc4 bxc3 22. Bxc3 Qxc4 23. Nd2 Qc7 24. Bb3 Nb6 $13 {Anand-Karpov, Amber rapid Monte Carlo 1998}) 16. h5 Bd5 17. Bd2 Rd8 18. Re2 {It is hard to find a clear-cut plan for White.} Kg8 19. Qh3 Qc6 20. Re3 Bxf3 21. Rxf3 Nf6 22. Qh4 Be7 23. Rh3 cxd4 24. cxd4 Qd6 25. Be3 Kf8 26. Rc1 Qb4 27. b3 Nd5 28. Qe4 Bf6 29. Bc4 Qd6 30. Bxd5 Qxd5 31. Qxd5 Rxd5 32. Rc7 a5 33. a4 Kg8 $11 {Topalov-Anand, Linares 1998}) 13... b6 14. Be4 Bb7 (14... Rb8 {See Eismont-Gutov, Russian Cup 1998 CBM 66}) 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. b3 Be7 ( 16... Nf6 $6 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bb2 Be7 19. c4 $14 {and Black has problems in connecting his rooks.}) (16... g6 $6 17. Bb2) (16... Qc6 $5 17. c4 (17. Bb2 Be7 (17... c4 $5) 18. Qg3 Bd6 {/\} 19. Qxg7+ Kxg7 20. d5+ Be5 21. Bxe5+ Nxe5 22. dxc6 Nxf3+ 23. gxf3 Rac8) 17... Be7 (17... cxd4 {is simply met by} 18. Nxd4) 18. Qg3 Bd6 19. Bf4 Bxf4 20. Qxf4 $14 {and White will take the d <-> quickly.}) 17. Qg3 Bf6 18. Be3 (18. Ba3 g6 19. Rad1 Kg7 20. dxc5 bxc5 $13 {and the B is misplaced on a3.}) (18. Bb2 g6) 18... g6 19. Rad1 Kg7 20. c4 Rad8 21. d5 (21. dxc5 Nxc5 22. Bxc5 bxc5 $11) 21... exd5 (21... Nf8 $6 22. Ne5 exd5 23. cxd5 $14 {/\} Rxd5 $4 24. Qf3 $18) 22. Rxd5 (22. cxd5 Rhe8 23. Bf4 b5 $1 $13 {/\ c4}) 22... Nf8 23. Rxd8 Bxd8 24. h4 ({More to the point is} 24. Rd1 $142 Ne6 (24... Bf6 25. Ne5 Qe4 (25... Ne6 $4 {loses to} 26. Rd7 $18) 26. Ng4 $14) 25. h4 ({ Here} 25. Ne5 {is met by} Qe4) 25... h5 (25... Bf6 26. h5) 26. Bg5 $5) 24... h5 25. Rd1 Bf6 26. Bg5 Nh7 $1 {Black is defending himself very carefully.} 27. Rd5 (27. Qf4 Re8) 27... Re8 28. Bf4 Rd8 $1 (28... Kh8 29. Ne5 $1) 29. Bd6 (29. Rxh5 Kh8 30. Rd5 (30. Rh6 $6 Bg7 31. Be5 Kg8 $1 (31... f6 $2 32. Qxg6 $1 Bxh6 33. Bxf6+ $18) 32. Bxg7 Kxg7 33. Qf4 Nf6 $17) 30... Rxd5 31. cxd5 Qxd5 32. Bh6 Qd8 33. Qf4 $11) 29... Qc6 30. Kh2 (30. Rd2 $11) 30... Kg8 {[#]} 31. Nd2 $4 { [%mdl 8192] This is a serious blunder, White is pushing too hard, and forgets about the possibility of losing the game.} (31. Ne5 $6 Qe8) (31. Rd2 $11) 31... Bxh4 $1 $19 {A blow from the blue!} 32. Qd3 $2 {losing a piece at the end.} ( 32. Qxh4 Rxd6 33. Rxd6 Qxd6+ $19) 32... Nf6 33. Be7 Qc7+ 0-1 [Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A"] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2004.02.24"] [Round "8"] [White "Vescovi, Giovanni P"] [Black "Miton, Kamil"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "2633"] [BlackElo "2543"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2004.02.17"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 100"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.06.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.06.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Ng5 Ngf6 6. Bd3 e6 7. N1f3 Bd6 8. Qe2 h6 9. Ne4 Nxe4 10. Qxe4 Qc7 11. O-O b6 12. Qg4 (12. Re1 Bb7 {- Zakhartsov-Lastin, RUS-ch Krasnoyarsk 2003 CBM 98}) 12... Kf8 (12... g5 { - Anand-Bologan, Dortmund 2003 CBM 97}) 13. b3 {/\ Bb2} (13. Qh4 {White's Q is rather vulnerable in this variation.} Bb7 14. b3 (14. Re1 Re8 (14... c5 { - 13.Re1}) 15. Bd2 c5 16. Be4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Nf6 18. Re2 c4 {fighting for >< d5. } 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 Nd5 21. a4 Rc8 $11 {Arakhamia-Speelman, BCF-chT 1997}) 14... c5 15. Be4 (15. Qh3 $5) 15... Be7 $1 16. Bg5 Bxg5 17. Nxg5 {[#]} hxg5 $1 {This is the solution!} (17... cxd4 18. Bxb7 Qxb7 19. Rad1 e5 20. f4 $1 $40) 18. Qxh8+ Ke7 19. Qxg7 Bxe4 20. Qxg5+ Nf6 21. f3 Bxc2 22. dxc5 Rg8 23. Qd2 Qxc5+ 24. Rf2 Bf5 $17 {David-Schlosser, France 2003}) (13. Re1 c5 (13... Bb7 14. Bd2 {This idea is against a quick c6-c5.} (14. h4 {doesn't look very necessary here.} c5 15. c3 Rd8 {Black wants to secure the stronghold on d5.} ( 15... c4 {Black wants to secure the stronghold on d5.} 16. Bc2 b5 17. Qh3 Ke7 18. Nd2 Nf6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Bxe4 Rhe8 21. Qf3 Rab8 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 $11 { Gallagher-Sasikiran, BCF-ch Torquay 2002}) 16. Bd2 Nf6 17. Qh3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 cxd4 19. cxd4 Qd7 20. a4 Be7 21. Bc3 a5 $11 {Nevednichy-Cosma, Bucharest 1998}) (14. b3 Nf6 15. Qh4 Rd8 16. a4 a5 17. Bb2 Nd5 18. Ne5 Qe7 19. Qh3 Nf4 20. Qf3 Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Kg8 23. Rae1 $14 {Skipchenko-Danielian, EU-ch 2001} ) 14... Nf6 ({Immediately} 14... c5 $6 {is answered by} 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bc3 $1 {creating more weaknesses on the >>.} f6 17. Nh4 $36 {Khalifman}) 15. Qh4 c5 16. Ne5 Rd8 (16... cxd4 17. Qxd4 Rd8 $14 {- Yandemirov-Kharitinov, RUS-Cup Moscow 1996 CBM 56 ext}) 17. Rad1 a5 18. Bc3 $14 {Yandemirov-Vyzmanavin, RUS-Cup Novgorod 1997}) 14. Qh3 $5 {The Q is always vulnerable on g4.} (14. Qh4 Bb7 15. Be4 Bxe4 16. Qxe4 Rd8 17. c3 cxd4 18. cxd4 {Here the isolated P is weak without having any compensation for it.} Nf6 19. Qe2 Rc8 $15 { Ganguly-Sundaranjan, IND-ch U20 Sivakasi 1999}) (14. Bd2 {is again met by the standard} c4 15. Bf1 Bb7 16. Rad1 Bd5 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qh3 {(A.Horvath-Tsiamas, WJun Athens 2001)} Kg7 $11) 14... Bb7 15. Bd2 Nf6 (15... c4 $5 {deserves attention again.}) 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Bc3 c4 18. Bxf6 cxd3 19. Bc3 dxc2 20. Rac1 Bd5 21. Rxc2 {It is still not easy for Black to connect his rooks because of the bad K on f8.} Qb7 22. Be5 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 $14 {Pein-Sasikiran, BCF-ch Hove 1997}) 13... c5 (13... Bb7 14. Bb2 (14. Re1 {- 13.Re1}) (14. Qh4 {- 13.Qh4}) 14... Nf6 15. Qh4 (15. Qh3 Nd5 $1) 15... Nd5 $1 {is probably the best answer here.} (15... Bf4 $6 {helps only for White to execute his standard plan.} 16. Ne5 g5 17. Qh3 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Nd5 19. Be4 c5 20. Qf3 Rg8 21. Rfe1 Rb8 22. Rad1 $16 {El Taher-Ezat, Tanta op 2000}) (15... Ke7 $6 {is premature here:} 16. c4 $1 (16. Ne5 Rae8 (16... c5 17. Rae1 cxd4 18. Bxd4 Bc5 19. Bb2 Rag8 20. Bc4 Kd8 21. Re2 Rf8 22. Rd1+ Kc8 23. Nxf7 $1 $18 {Luther-Yevseev, Groningen op 1998}) 17. f4 Kd8 {So the K leaves surprisingly enough to the <.} 19. Qe3 Bb7 20. Rad1 Nd4 21. Be4 Kg8 {1/2:1/2 Geenen-Bagheri, BEL-chT 2003}) 18... Bxe6 19. Qg3 (19. Qh4 Bg4 20. Nd2 {/\ Nc4 deserves attention.}) 19... f6 (19... h4 20. Nxh4 Qxc2 21. Rad1 Qxb2 22. Rxd6 $14 {and the bad K on f8 disturbs the harmony of the heavy artillery.} ) 20. Nh4 (20. Rfd1) 20... Qxc2 (20... Kg8 21. Rad1 Rd8 22. Qd3 (22. Ng6 Bg4 23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Nxh8 Kxh8 $13 {^-})) (20... Rh6 21. Rad1 Rd8 22. Bc1 $14) 21. Rad1 (21. Ng6+ Kf7 22. Nxh8+ Rxh8 {wins the exhange, but Black's active ^^ cannot be underestimated.} 23. Rad1 Bc5 $44) 21... Bc5 {[#]} 22. Bxe5 $1 { This is a nice tactical blow, although against a correct defence it cannot yield victory.} (22. Ng6+ Kf7 23. Nxh8+ Rxh8 $44 {is similar to the previous note.}) 22... fxe5 23. Qf3+ Ke7 24. Rd3 $1 Rhd8 25. Ng6+ Ke8 26. Qc6+ Bd7 $2 { [%mdl 8192] This is the big mistake!} (26... Kf7 27. Nxe5+ Ke7 28. Qc7+ (28. Qb7+ Kf6 29. Qf3+ Bf5 30. Nd7+ Rxd7 31. Rxd7 Re8 $17) 28... Ke8 29. Qc6+ Ke7 $11 {is no more than a perpetual.}) 27. Qd5 $1 {and mate is inevitable!} Bf8 28. Nxe5 1-0 [Event "VISA Nordic GP Final"] [Site "Gentofte"] [Date "1999.08.12"] [Round "6"] [White "Westerinen, Heikki MJ"] [Black "Olsen, Heini"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "2380"] [BlackElo "2290"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "39"] [EventDate "1999.08.05"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "DEN"] [EventCategory "9"] [SourceTitle "CBM 073"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.12.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bc4 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ {This exchange of knights helps Black to finish his development.} (6. Ng5 {is more popular these days.}) 6... Nxf6 7. c3 {This is against 7...Bf5 which can be answered by 8.Qb3.} Qc7 8. Ne2 {/\ Bf4} e6 9. Bf4 (9. Qd3 b6 {Black wants to develope his B on the long /^.} 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Qg3 Bxf4 12. Nxf4 O-O (12... Bb7 13. a4 a5 14. Rd1 Ne4 15. Qe3 Nf6 16. O-O O-O 17. Rfe1 Rfe8 18. Qe5 Rac8 19. Rd3 Nd5 20. Nh5 f6 21. Qg3 Qf7 22. Qh4 Kh8 23. Rf3 c5 $13 {opening up finally the long /^, Morozevich-Adams, Madrid 1996.}) 13. O-O Bb7 14. Nh5 {The exchange of Q leads to an equal K.} Qxg3 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. fxg3 f5 17. Rf4 c5 $11 {P. Thipsay-Arkell, GBR-ch Torquay 1998}) 9... Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. Qd3 (11. O-O O-O 12. Ng3 (12. Qd3 b5 13. Bb3 c5 {solving the problem of his undeveloped B.} 14. Qg3 {1/2:1/2 Geller-Tal, Moscow izt 1982}) 12... c5 13. dxc5 Qxc5 14. Be2 { /\ Bf3 changing the /^, but Black's B will come out soon.} Qc7 15. Bf3 Bd7 16. Qd4 Bc6 $11 {Keres-T.Petrosian, Moscow 1967}) 11... O-O 12. Qg3 Qe7 $5 (12... Qxg3 $142 {was simple and good} 13. hxg3 Re8 {/\ e5 soving the problem of development.}) 13. O-O b6 (13... c5 14. Rfe1 cxd4 15. Nxd4 Qc5 16. Bb3 Bd7 17. Re5 Qc7 18. Rae1 Rac8 19. Qh4 Qd6 (19... Rfe8 $11 {would have avoided the following tactical skirmish.}) 20. Nxe6 $5 {This is an inventive tactical idea, but Black has a cold-blooded defensive move.} Rce8 $1 (20... fxe6 $2 {fails to} 21. Rxe6 $1 Bxe6 22. Rxe6 $16) 21. Qd4 Rxe6 $1 22. Bxe6 Qxd4 23. Bxf7+ Rxf7 24. cxd4 Bc6 $11 {and White's pawns are not dangerous enough, Balashov-Kharitinov, SU-FL Tallinn 1983.}) 14. Rfe1 c5 15. Rad1 cxd4 $5 (15... Bb7 {weakens the vital >< e6.} 16. Nf4 $1 Qc7 {leaving the pin on the e <->.} (16... cxd4 $2 { allows the devastating blow:} 17. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 18. Rxe6 $18) (16... Kh8 $2 17. d5) 17. dxc5 bxc5 (17... Qxc5 $6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Nxe6 Qe7 20. Nxf8 Qxf8 21. Qc7 $14 {and the rooks will penetrate.})) (15... Bd7 16. d5 $1 exd5 (16... b5 17. d6) 17. Nf4 Be6 (17... Ne4 $2 18. Bxd5 Nxg3 19. Rxe7 $18) (17... Qd8 18. Bxd5 Nxd5 19. Rxd5 (19. Nxd5 Re8 $1) 19... Re8 20. Red1 Qe7 $1 21. h4 $14) ( 17... Qd6 $6 {is a mistake because of} 18. Nxd5 $1 Qxg3 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. hxg3 $16 {and Black's P structure is shattered, plus White's rooks are dominating the opened lines.}) 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Rad8 20. Bxe6 fxe6 $14 {and Black has only one weakness on e6, which can successfully be defended.} (20... Rxd1 $2 21. Bxf7+ $18)) 16. Nxd4 Qc5 (16... Bb7 $2 {leaves the key square >< e6 unattended.} 17. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 18. Rxe6 Qf7 19. Re7 $1 $18) 17. Bb3 Bb7 $2 { [%mdl 8192] Finally falling into the typical trap.} (17... Bd7 {was enough for equality, for example:} 18. Re5 Qc7 19. Rde1 Rac8 20. Qh4 Rfe8 $11) 18. Re5 $1 $18 Qc7 {[#]} (18... Qc8 19. Nxe6 $1) 19. Nxe6 $1 {This has to be avoided in this variation all the time!} fxe6 20. Rxe6 1-0 [Event "GER CupT final"] [Site "Luebeck"] [Date "2001.03.24"] [Round "1.2"] [White "Zeller, Frank"] [Black "Speelman, Jonathan S"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B17"] [WhiteElo "2422"] [BlackElo "2604"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "183"] [EventDate "2001.03.24"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "2"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CBM 082"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.05.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Stuttgart"] [BlackTeam "Luebeck"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GER"] [BlackTeamCountry "GER"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Bd3 Ndf6 {This is a somewhat sophysticated development, but it is not refuted at all.} (5... Ngf6 6. Ng5 { is the main line these days.}) 6. Ng3 $6 {White wants to avoid exchanging the knights, because the g8 N cannot be easily developed. However this is connected with a P sacrifice, which looks rather dubious.} (6. Nf3 {allows Black to realize his main idea.} Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6 $11) (6. Ne2 {also allows the freeing exchange on e4.} Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6 8. Bd3 (8. Bf3 {looks logical, but even so Black can easily finish his development, and without any weaknesses he can bravely look into the future.} Bf5 9. O-O e6 10. c4 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. Nc3 Qa5 $11 {Konev-Yurtaev, SU Army-ch Simferopol 1989}) 8... Bg4 9. c3 Bh5 {/\ Bg6 exchanging the important B.} 10. Qb3 Qd7 11. Nf4 Bg6 12. Be2 e6 13. h4 Bf5 {The B had a tough way to reach f5.} 14. f3 h5 15. Bd2 Bd6 16. O-O-O Qc7 17. Nd3 a5 18. a4 O-O 19. g4 hxg4 20. fxg4 Nxg4 21. Rdg1 Bxd3 22. Bxg4 c5 (22... b5 $5 23. Rh3 Bc4 24. Qc2 bxa4 25. Bh6 $40) 23. Rh3 Be4 24. Bxe6 $1 Rae8 25. Bd5 Qd7 26. Re3 Bxd5 (26... Bh2 $2 27. Rg5 $16 {Brodsky-Burmakin, MK Cafe Cup-A 1999}) 27. Qxd5 Qxa4 $13) (6. c3 Nxe4 7. Bxe4 Nf6 $11) (6. Nxf6+ Nxf6) (6. Ng5 $142 {This is the best reply, because now Black cannot relief his position by exchanges and cannot take on d4 as well.} Bg4 (6... Qxd4 $4 7. Nxf7 $1 $18) (6... Bf5 $2 7. Bxf5 Qa5+ 8. c3 $1 Qxf5 9. Qb3 {with double ->.} Ne4 10. Qxb7 Rc8 11. Nxe4 Qxe4+ 12. Be3 Rd8 13. Nf3 $18 {Kontic-Djukic, Nis 1995}) (6... h6 7. N5f3 Bf5 {Black wants to get rid of his light-squared B at any rate.} (7... e6 $6 {closes the c8-h3 /^, and the c8 B remains passive.} 8. Ne5 Nd7 9. Ngf3 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Ne7 11. Qe2 Nf5 12. Bd2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. O-O-O Bd7 15. Kb1 $14 {and White is better developed, and he has the space advantage, Tischbierek-Sapis, AdW-Turnier Berlin-Ost 1987.}) 8. Bxf5 (8. Ne5 Bxd3 9. Qxd3 Qd5 10. Ngf3 Qe4+ $11 {Karatorossian-Eperjesi, Budapest 1997}) 8... Qa5+ 9. Bd2 Qxf5 10. Ne2 Ne4 11. O-O Ngf6 12. c4 e6 13. Bf4 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Nxd6 $11 {and Black has successfully finished development, Frolov-Tukmakov, Pula 1994.}) (6... g6 {- Macieja-Sergeev, EUCup Gr7 Krynica 1997 CBM 62}) 7. N1f3 (7. Be2 Bxe2 8. Nxe2 e6 9. O-O Bd6 10. c4 Ne7 11. Qb3 h6 12. Nf3 Qb8 13. Bd2 O-O 14. Bb4 Rd8 15. Rad1 Bxb4 16. Qxb4 Qc7 17. Ng3 Rd6 $13 {and Black has sufficient pressure on >< d4 compensating White's space advantage, McShane-Speelman, Bunratty 1998.}) (7. Qd2 Bh5 8. c3 e6 9. Qc2 h6 10. N5h3 Ne7 11. Qb3 Qb6 12. Nf4 Bg4 13. h3 Bf5 14. Nf3 Bxd3 {finally Black has exchanged his "strategically" bad B.} 15. Nxd3 Ng6 16. Nf4 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 Qxb3 18. axb3 c5 {The K cannot be worse for Black.} 19. O-O cxd4 20. Nxd4 Bc5 21. Nb5 O-O 22. Bd6 Bxd6 23. Nxd6 Rfb8 24. Ra5 Ne8 $11 {Antoniewski-Stohl, CZE 1998}) 7... Bh5 (7... h6 $2 8. Nxf7 $1 Bxf3 {founders on the brilliant intermediate move} 9. Bg6 $3 {with immediate mating threats} Qa5+ 10. Qd2 Qxd2+ 11. Bxd2 Bxg2 12. Rg1 Be4 13. Nxh8+ Bxg6 14. Nxg6 $18 {Jakubiec-Velicka, CZE 2000}) (7... e6 { is also logical.} 8. h3 (8. O-O Bh5 9. c3 h6 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Nf6 12. Bd3 Qd5 13. Be2 Bd6 $11 {Westerinen-Karpov, Helsinki 1996}) 8... Bxf3 9. Nxf3 Bd6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Qe2 Bf4 {eliminating White's last trump, the ^^.} 12. Bxf4 Qxf4 13. Rad1 Ne7 $11 {Nunn-Christiansen, Szirak 1987}) 8. c3 e6 {is the safest option.} (8... Qc7 9. Qc2 h6 10. Ne6 $1 Qd6 (10... fxe6 $2 {allows White to penetrate:} 11. Bg6+ Bxg6 (11... Kd8 12. Ne5) 12. Qxg6+ Kd8 13. Ne5 $16) 11. Nxf8 Bxf3 12. Ng6 Bxg2 13. Rg1 Qxh2 14. Rxg2 Qxg2 15. Nxh8 {and that happened in a practical game, not in a study!} Qh1+ 16. Bf1 Qe4+ 17. Qxe4 Nxe4 18. Bf4 ( 18. Bc4 e6 19. Bf4 Ke7 20. O-O-O b5) 18... e6 {(Riemersma-Van der Wiel, NLD 1987)} (18... Rd8 19. Bg2 Ngf6 20. Ke2) 19. Bd3 Ngf6 20. f3 $16) 9. h3 (9. Qb3 Qc7 10. Ne5 Bd6 11. Nc4 Be7 12. Ne5 Nd7 (12... Bd6) 13. Nxd7 Qxd7 14. O-O Nf6 15. Re1 Rd8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Bxe4 Qc7 18. g3 Rd7 $11 {Van der Wiel-Karpov, Amsterdam 1988}) 9... h6 10. Ne4 Bg6 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Bxg6 Qxg6 13. O-O Bd6 14. Re1 Nf6 15. Qb3 O-O-O 16. c4 Qh5 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 (18. Rxe5 Qh4 19. Be3 $14) 18... Nd7 19. Qe3 Nb6 20. b3 Qf5 {(Gallagher-Ledger, Isle of Man 1987) } 21. a4 $1 Rd3 22. Qc5 $14) 6... Qxd4 7. Nf3 Qd5 8. h3 {If White has to continue his "attack" like that, than there is something wrong with the P sac.} (8. c4 Qa5+ 9. Bd2 Qc7 10. O-O Bg4 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 e6 {Pawn sacrifices for development do not work well in the semi-opened openings.} 13. Bc3 Bd6 14. Rfe1 O-O-O 15. b4 Ne7 16. Ne4 Be5 17. Bxe5 Qxe5 18. Nc5 Qg5 19. Rab1 Rd4 20. g3 Rhd8 $17 {Anagnostopoulos-Wells, BCF-ch Swansea 1987}) 8... e6 9. Qe2 Ne7 10. h4 {Desperation?} Qd6 11. h5 (11. Bd2 Ned5) 11... Ned5 12. Nf5 Qb4+ $1 13. Kf1 {Sad, but true.} (13. c3 $2 Nxc3 $1) 13... Nf4 14. Bxf4 Qxf4 15. Ne5 (15. Rh4 Qc7) 15... Nd7 16. Nc4 b5 17. Rh4 Qc7 18. Nd2 Ne5 ({missing the simple} 18... Qe5 $17) 19. Re1 $1 exf5 (19... f6 $1 $17 {was still very promising.}) 20. Qxe5+ Qxe5 21. Rxe5+ Be7 (21... Kd8 22. Rd4+ Kc7 23. Re8 $44) 22. Rh3 f4 (22... Kd8) 23. Be4 (23. Rf3 Be6 $17) 23... Bd7 24. Bf5 $2 (24. Rd3 {was the lesser evil.} Rd8 25. Bf3 f6 26. Re1 Kf7 $17) 24... O-O-O $1 25. Nb3 (25. Ne4 Bxf5 26. Rxf5 Rhe8 27. Rxf7 Bf6 $17) 25... Bf6 $1 26. Rc5 Bxf5 27. Rxf5 Rd1+ {This is the beginning of an inferior plan. Black underestimates White's hidden resources.} (27... Rhe8 $1 $19 {was simple and good in the K.}) 28. Ke2 Rb1 $6 {Continuing the wrong plan.} (28... Rd7 $17) 29. h6 $1 {Here it is! The white R will penetrate on the seventh rank.} Rxb2 30. hxg7 Bxg7 31. Rxf7 Re8+ { One mistake is following the other.} (31... Be5 $1 32. Rxa7 Rxc2+ 33. Kf3 Bc7 $15) 32. Kf3 Be5 33. Rxa7 Rxc2 34. Rhxh7 $13 {with both rooks on the seventh rank White's chances are dramatically improved!} Rc3+ 35. Kg4 f3 $6 {Black has clearly lost the control.} (35... Bb8 36. Raf7 Rc2 37. Nd4 Rxf2 38. Nxc6 Rxg2+ 39. Kf3 Rg3+ 40. Kf2 Ra3 41. Rb7 $44) 36. g3 $1 Rg8+ 37. Kf5 Bb8 38. Raf7 Rc2 39. Na5 Rxf2 40. Nxc6 Re2 41. Rb7 {[#]} Bd6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] It was already not easy at all to find the rescue manoeuvre.} (41... Bxg3 $1 {was required:} 42. Na7+ Kd8 43. Nc6+ Ke8 44. Ra7 (44. Rbd7 Bh4) 44... Bb8 $3 {This is the point!} 45. Rae7+ (45. Ra8 Rf8+ 46. Kg4 Rg2+ $19) 45... Rxe7 46. Rxe7+ Kf8 47. Kf6 $11) 42. Na7+ Kd8 43. Rbd7+ Ke8 44. Nc6 $1 $18 {and because of the mating threats Black has to give his B.} (44. Rxd6 f2) 44... Be7 45. Rhxe7+ Rxe7 46. Rxe7+ Kf8 47. Re3 Rxg3 48. Ke4 Rg4+ 49. Kxf3 {The last remaining P cannot be exchanged.} Rc4 50. Ne5 {The rest is the technical phase.} Ra4 51. Re2 Ke7 52. Nc4+ Kd8 53. Nd6 b4 54. Nb7+ Kc7 55. Nc5 Ra5 56. Nb3 Rh5 57. Ke4 Kc6 58. Kd4 Rh4+ 59. Kd3 Kb5 60. Re5+ Kb6 61. Nd4 Rh2 62. Re2 Rh3+ 63. Kc4 Ka5 64. Re8 Rc3+ 65. Kd5 Kb6 66. Rb8+ Ka5 67. Nc6+ Ka4 68. Ra8+ Kb5 69. Nd4+ Kb6 70. Ra4 Rc5+ 71. Ke4 Rc4 72. a3 Kc5 73. Ra5+ Kd6 74. Ra6+ Kc7 75. Ra4 Rc1 76. axb4 Rh1 77. Kd5 Kb6 78. Ra8 Kb7 79. Re8 Kb6 80. Re6+ Kb7 81. Kc4 Rh4 82. Rd6 Kc7 83. Kc5 Rh5+ 84. Rd5 Rh1 85. Nb5+ Kb7 86. Rd7+ Kc8 87. Rf7 Rc1+ 88. Kb6 Rb1 89. Na7+ Kd8 90. Nc6+ Ke8 91. Re7+ Kf8 92. b5 1-0 [Event "Chigorin Memorial 07th"] [Site "St Petersburg"] [Date "1999.11.10"] [Round "9"] [White "Chuprov, Dmitry"] [Black "Turov, Maxim"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B18"] [WhiteElo "2411"] [BlackElo "2529"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "1999.11.02"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 074"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.02.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.02.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nh3 {This is an old-forgotten line which was popular on the famous Tal-Botvinnik World Champion Matches.} e6 (7... e5 $6 {gives a better development for White.} 8. dxe5 Qa5+ 9. c3 Qxe5+ 10. Be2 Nf6 11. O-O (11. Qb3 Qc7 12. Bf4 $14 {is also tempting for White.}) 11... Bc5 12. Bf4 Qd5 13. Qc1 {White wants to avoid the exchange of Q.} O-O 14. Rd1 Qe6 15. b4 Be7 16. Re1 Nd5 17. h5 $1 Bh7 18. Bd3 Qd7 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qc2+ Kh8 21. Rad1 $16 {and Black has problems of development, Glek-Bogumil, Katowicze op 1993.}) (7... Nf6 8. Nf4 Bh7 9. Bc4 Na6 $6 {/\ Nc7 and only after e7-e6 avoiding some Bxe6 tricks.} (9... e6 $142 { because Black can defend against the sacrifices on e6.}) 10. O-O Nc7 11. Re1 e6 12. Ngh5 $1 {White grabs the |^ on the >>.} Qe7 (12... Nxh5 13. Qxh5 {>< e6}) 13. c3 O-O-O 14. Qf3 Nxh5 15. Nxh5 Rd7 16. b4 $1 {White's -> on the << seems to be quicker than Black's on the >>.} Qxh4 17. g3 Qd8 (17... Qh3 $2 18. Re5 $1 ) 18. a4 {Black has won the P on h4, but lost a lot of tempi.} Nd5 19. b5 c5 20. a5 cxd4 {(Bellon-Campora, Torremolinos 1983)} 21. cxd4 $1 Bb4 22. Re2 Bxa5 23. Bxd5 Rxd5 (23... exd5 24. Bf4 $16) 24. Qxf7 $16) (7... Nd7 {/\ e5} 8. Nf4 Bh7 9. Bc4 e5 10. Qe2 Qe7 11. dxe5 Qxe5 12. Be3 Bc5 13. Bxc5 Qxe2+ 14. Bxe2 ( 14. Kxe2 Nxc5 15. Rhe1 Nf6 16. Kf1+ Kf8 17. b4 Nce4 $11 {with fully equalized position, Tal-Ilivitzky, Riga 1955.}) 14... Nxc5 15. O-O-O (15. Ngh5 $6 g6 16. Ng3 O-O-O $11 {Mitkov-Cela, Elista olm 1998})) 8. Nf4 Bh7 9. Bc4 (9. c3 { is a less aggressive setup.} Nf6 10. Bd3 Bd6 11. Ngh5 Bxf4 12. Nxf4 Bxd3 13. Nxd3 Qd5 $1 {This is the typical way to activate the Q in this line.} 14. f3 Nbd7 15. Bf4 O-O $11 {Kupreichik-Korchnoi, Val Maubuel op 1990}) 9... Nf6 10. Qe2 (10. c3 Nd5 $1 {closing the /^ of the B.}) (10. O-O Bd6 11. Nxe6 $5 (11. Ngh5 $6 O-O 12. Re1 Re8 13. c3 Nbd7 14. Bd2 e5 15. Qb3 Rf8 $17 { Bellon-Seirawan, Las Palmas 1981}) 11... fxe6 12. Bxe6 Qc7 13. Re1 Nbd7 14. Bg8+ Kf8 15. Bxh7 Rxh7 16. Nf5 g6 17. Bxh6+ Kg8 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Bg5 Re7 20. Qd3 Kg7 $11 {Botvinnik}) 10... Bd6 11. c3 {Other alternatives are no better:} ( 11. Bxe6 $6 {is ignored by the cold-blooded} O-O $1) (11. Be3 Nbd7 12. Ngh5 Nxh5 13. Nxh5 Rg8 14. g4 Qc7 15. g5 Bg6 16. O-O-O O-O-O $11 {Tal-Botvinnik, Moscow (m/5) 1960}) (11. Ngh5 Nxh5 12. Nxh5 Rg8 13. Be3 Nd7 14. O-O-O (14. g4 { - 11.Be3}) 14... Qc7 15. Qf3 Nb6 16. Bd3 Bxd3 17. Rxd3 O-O-O 18. Bf4 Nd5 $11 { Borgo-Zontakh, Leonardo di Bono 1994}) 11... Nbd7 12. Ngh5 $6 {White pushes too hard, which is a usual phenomenon in this variation.} ({It was time to execute the desired} 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Nxe6 {although after} Qe7 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Nxg7+ Kf7 16. Nxf5 Qxe2+ 17. Kxe2 {(Keres-F.Olafsson, Bled 1961)} Bf8 $11 { White has 3 pawns for the piece, and the chances are equal.}) 12... O-O 13. Rh3 $6 {This is another overoptimistic move.} (13. Be3 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. O-O-O $11 {at least was not dangerous for White.}) 13... Qc7 14. g4 $6 {Continuing the wrong plan.} e5 $1 {Against an -> on the flank the counterattack in the [+] is the best remedy!} 15. Nxf6+ (15. dxe5 Bxe5) 15... Nxf6 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nd3 (17. g5 $6 Bxf4 18. gxf6 Rfe8 19. Be3 Bf5 $17) 17... Rfe8 {and White's K in the middle is in danger.} 18. Be3 (18. Nxe5 Rxe5 19. Be3 b5 20. Bb3 (20. g5 Bf5 $1) 20... Qd7 21. Rg3 Bd3 $17 {invading White's camp.}) 18... b5 ({missing the natural} 18... Bxd3 $1 19. Bxd3 Nd5 {/\ Nf4} 20. Kf1 (20. O-O-O $4 Nf4) 20... Bf4 $19) 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Bb3 Nd5 (20... Rad8 $5) 21. Rd1 (21. Bxd5 Qxd5 { The opposite coloured bishops help only for the -> here.} 22. g5 (22. Qf3 Be4 23. Qd1 Qe6) 22... h5 $1 23. Qf3 (23. Qxh5 $2 Qg2 $1) 23... Be4 $1 (23... Rad8 24. Qxd5 Rxd5 25. Rf3 $11) 24. Qxh5 Rad8 25. Qe2 Bb1 $1 26. Rh2 (26. Rxb1 $2 Qf5 $19 {with a nasty double-attack}) 26... Qf5 $17 {with an enormous pressure on light squares.}) 21... Nf4 22. Qf3 Re7 (22... Qc7 $1 23. Rg3 Nd3+ 24. Kf1 Nxb2 $17 {was simpler.}) 23. Qxc6 $1 {Now White has some practical chances again.} (23. Rg3 Nd3+) 23... Rae8 24. Rg3 Nd3+ 25. Kf1 Be4 (25... Nxb2 { is exciting, but at the end White's position remains defensible, for example:} 26. Rd5 (26. Rd4 Be4) 26... Qxg3 $5 (26... Qe4 27. Kg1 Qb1+ 28. Kh2 Be4 29. Rg1 Bxd5 30. Qxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rxb1) 27. Qxe8+ $1 (27. fxg3 Rxe3) 27... Rxe8 28. fxg3 Bd3+ 29. Kf2 a6 $15) 26. Qa6 Bb7 (26... Nxb2 $5 {is again tempting.} 27. Rd4 Bd3+ 28. Kg1 Qc7 29. g5 $1 (29. Bd2 Re4 $15) 29... Rxe3 30. Rxe3 Rxe3 31. fxe3 Qg3+ 32. Kh1 Qh3+ 33. Kg1 Qxe3+ 34. Kh2 Qf2+ 35. Kh1 Be4+ $5 (35... Bf1 $2 36. Rd8+ Kh7 37. g6+) (35... Qf3+ 36. Kg1 Qg3+ $11) 36. Rxe4 Qf3+ 37. Kg1 Qxe4 38. Qc8+ Kh7 39. Bxf7 Qe3+ $11) 27. Qg6 $5 (27. Qxa7 {was a serious alternative.} Nxb2 28. Rd2 Nc4 (28... Bg2+ 29. Kxg2 Rxa7 30. Bxa7 Nc4 31. Bxc4 Qe4+ 32. Kh2 Qxc4 33. Bd4 Ra8 $15) 29. Bxc4 Bg2+ 30. Kxg2 Rxa7 31. Bxa7 Qe4+ 32. Kh2 Qxc4 33. Bd4 Ra8 $15) 27... Nxb2 28. Rd4 Nc4 $1 29. Bxc4 bxc4 30. Qh5 $2 {[#]} (30. Qf5 {would have saved the game:} Qxg3 (30... Be4 31. Qxe5 Rxe5 32. Ke1) 31. fxg3 Rxe3 32. Qb1 Be4 33. Qb5 $11) 30... Qxg3 $1 {This is a nice sacrifice for the ->.} 31. fxg3 Rxe3 32. Qf5 (32. Rd2 R8e5 $19) (32. g5 Re1+ 33. Kf2 g6 $1 $19) 32... Be4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This is an unbelievable blunder probably in time trouble.} (32... Re1+ 33. Kf2 R8e2#) 33. Qb5 Re1+ 34. Kf2 Bd3 35. g5 $2 { It is White's turn to blunder.} (35. Rxd3 R1e2+ 36. Kf3 cxd3 37. Qxd3 Rxa2 $17) (35. Kf3 $1 Be4+ 36. Kf2 $11 {and White can save his skin!}) 35... R8e2+ $19 36. Kf3 Rf1+ 37. Kg4 Bf5+ 38. Kh5 Bg6+ 39. Kg4 h5+ 0-1 [Event "Villa Martelli Ann 50th"] [Site "Villa Martelli"] [Date "2005.08.17"] [Round "1"] [White "Rodriguez Vila, Andres"] [Black "Leitao, Rafael Duailibe"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B18"] [WhiteElo "2523"] [BlackElo "2598"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "84"] [EventDate "2005.08.17"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "ARG"] [EventCategory "13"] [SourceTitle "CBM 109"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.11.14"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Bc4 {The B is not particularly well-placed here, but sometimes there is a sacrifice on e6 after Nf4.} (6. h4 {is considered to be the main line.}) 6... e6 7. N1e2 Nf6 8. O-O { This simple development strategy doesn't yield White a real advantage. The B on c4 is not particularly dangerous, while Black is not afraid of exchanging his B after Nf4xg6.} Nbd7 (8... Bd6) 9. f4 $5 {/\ f5, but it is not easy to realize.} Nb6 (9... Bf5 10. Nxf5 exf5 11. Ng3 (11. Qd3 $6 {This only provokes what Black wants to do anyway.} Nb6 (11... g6 $2 {immediately runs into} 12. Qb3 $18) 12. Bb3 g6 13. Ng3 {The N is very passive here, but >< e4 has to be defended.} (13. c4 Bg7) 13... Be7 $1 (13... Bd6 {is only a loss of a tempo after} 14. Re1+ Be7 (14... Kf8 15. c4 Nbd7 16. Bd2 Kg7 17. Qf3 h5 18. Bc2 Nb6 19. b3 h4 20. Nf1 $14) 15. c4 O-O 16. Bd2 Nc8) 14. Bd2 O-O 15. c4 Nc8 $1 { heading towards >< e4.} 16. Rae1 (16. Bc2 {is also met by} Nd6) 16... Nd6 17. Bc3 Re8 18. Re5 Bf8 (18... Nde4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Re1 Qd7 $13) 19. c5 (19. Rxe8 Qxe8 20. Re1 Nde4 {and the N is excellent on e4.}) 19... Nde4 $13 { Minasian-Asrian, Yerevan 2000 CBM 079}) 11... g6 12. Re1+ Be7 13. Qe2 $1 { at least causing some problems on the e <->.} Kf8 14. c3 $5 (14. b3 $6 { allows Black to eliminate White's ^^.} Bb4 15. Bd2 (15. Bb2 $2 {clearly overestimates White's chances.} Bxe1 16. Rxe1 Kg7 17. Qe7 Nd5 $19 {Knorr-Izeta Txabarri, Euskadi-ch 1995}) 15... Bxd2 16. Qxd2 Kg7 17. Re2 h5 $13)) (9... Bd6 {allows White's main idea to open up the position for his bishops.} 10. f5 $1 exf5 11. Nxf5 Bxf5 12. Rxf5 Qc7 (12... O-O 13. Qd3 $14) 13. Bf4 (13. Ng3 $6 { puts the N into a delicate situation.} O-O (13... Nb6 {is less precise in view of} 14. Qe2+ $1 Qe7 15. Bg5 Qxe2 16. Bxe2 Nfd5 17. c4 Ne7 18. Rf3 $16 {^^, Madl-Johansson, Manila ol (Women) 1992}) 14. Rf3 Rae8) 13... O-O 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Ng3 $14 {with some similarities to a King's Gambit position!}) 10. Bd3 (10. Bb3 {Here the B is out of play if White cannot breakthrough via f4-f5.} Qd7 ( 10... Bf5 {This structure is not so bad as it looks like at first sight.} 11. Nxf5 exf5 12. Ng3 g6 {killing the N on g3.} 13. Re1+ Be7 14. Qe2 Kf8 {is too greedy because of} (14... Qxd4+ $2 {is too greedy because of} 15. Be3 Qd6 16. Rad1 $18) 15. a4 (15. c3 Bd6 (15... h5 $5)) (15. c4 $6 {is bravely answered by} Qxd4+ $1 (15... Qd7 {allows White to build up some pressure on the diagonals.} 16. Bd2 h5 17. Qe5 Re8 18. Bc3 Kg7 19. Qa5 h4 20. Nh1 Ne4 21. Nf2 (21. Qxa7 Nxc3 22. bxc3 Nc8 23. Qa4 Bd6 $44) 21... Nxf2 22. Kxf2 Bf6 23. d5 Bxc3 24. Qxc3+ f6 {(Putzbach-Fette, Hamburg-ch 1991)} 25. Rad1 $14) 16. Be3 Qd7 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. Bd4 Rd8 $1 19. Qxe7+ (19. Be5 Qc8 20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21. Rd1 Nbd7 {and Black can hold his position.}) 19... Qxe7 20. Rxe7 Kxe7 $1 (20... Rxd4 21. Rxb7 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 $16 {is a much better K for White.}) 21. Re1+ Ne4 22. Bxh8 Rxh8 23. Nxe4 fxe4 24. Rxe4+ Kd6 $11 {and the K is equal.}) 15... a5 16. Bd2 h5 17. Rad1 h4 18. Nh1 Ne4 19. Bc1 Nd5 {invading all the central squares.} 20. Nf2 Nxf2 21. Qxf2 Kg7 22. h3 Qc7 $13 {and White's dark-squared B remains passive, Colas-Garcia Palermo, Ibercaja op Zaragoza 1992.}) 11. a4 a5 12. Qe1 Be7 13. Bd2 Nbd5 14. f5 exf5 15. Bxa5 O-O 16. Bd2 Ne4 {with a strong pressure in the [+], Rovid-Baranyai, HUN-chT2 1997.}) 10... Bxd3 11. Qxd3 g6 {against f5 and the N on g3.} 12. b3 (12. f5 $2 gxf5 13. Nxf5 exf5 $17 {is simply not correct, see Khachian-Asrian, ARM-ch Yerevan 1999 CBM 74.}) 12... Bg7 {[#]} (12... Nbd5 13. c4 Ne7 14. Ba3 (14. Bb2 {(1/2:1/2 Morozevich-Dreev, Cup Russia Final 1998)} Bg7 15. Rad1 O-O {White's central advantage is not relevant, because he hardly can advance.} 16. Nc3 Qa5 17. a3 Rad8 18. b4 {From now on White has to prevent b7-b5 attacking >< c4.} Qc7 19. Qf3 Rd7 20. Rd2 Rfd8 21. Rfd1 Nc8 $13 {Garcia Fernandez-Magem Badals, Pamplona 2003}) 14... Bg7 (14... Nf5 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 { /\ Kg7 bringing the K into safety.} 16. Nxf5 exf5 {White now has the virtual P majority, but the weakness of e4 gives Black some counterplay.} 17. Nc3 Kg7 18. Rad1 Qb6 19. c5 Qb4 20. Nb1 Rae8 21. Nd2 Re6 22. Nc4 Ne4 23. a3 Qb5 24. b4 b6 25. Qb3 $14 {A.Rodriguez-Valerga, Vicente Lopez 2004}) 15. Rad1 O-O $13) 13. f5 $1 {This is a nice thematic breakthrough with the idea of a positional piece sacrifice.} (13. Ba3 Qc7 {/\ 0-0-0}) 13... O-O $1 {Black ignores the sacrifice and not without reason!} (13... gxf5 14. Nxf5 $1 {This is the point!} exf5 15. Ng3 $3 {The main idea is to put a N on f5, which will settle things itself.} O-O 16. Nxf5 Nbd7 17. Qg3 Nh5 18. Qh3 $40) 14. fxe6 fxe6 {White has created a weakness on e6.} 15. Ba3 $6 {This helps only for Black to prepare the freeing move e5.} (15. Bb2 $14) 15... Re8 16. Rad1 (16. Bb2 {is also met by} e5 $1 17. dxe5 Ng4 18. Qf3 Nxe5 $11) 16... e5 $1 {Black can get rid of his structural weakness.} 17. dxe5 (17. c4 exd4 18. Nxd4 Ng4 $11) 17... Qxd3 18. Rxd3 Ng4 { The e5 P will fall anyway.} (18... Nfd7 19. e6 Rxe6 $11) 19. Ne4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This is a big blunder.} (19. c4 Nxe5 20. Rd2 $11) 19... Nxe5 20. Rd2 {[#] } Nec4 $1 $19 {Whoops! Black wins a P and the game in the K.} 21. bxc4 Rxe4 22. Ng3 Rxc4 {The rest is easy.} 23. Re2 Nd5 24. Rf3 Ra4 25. Rb3 b5 26. h3 b4 27. Bb2 Rxa2 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. c4 Ra1+ 30. Kh2 Nc3 31. Re7+ Kf6 32. Rxh7 a5 33. Rc7 Ra6 34. Rb2 Ke5 35. Rd2 Rd1 36. Re7+ Kf6 37. Rxd1 Kxe7 38. Re1+ Kd6 39. Nf1 b3 40. Nd2 b2 41. h4 a4 42. c5+ Kd5 0-1 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "Moscow"] [Date "2001.11.27"] [Round "1.3"] [White "Rublevsky, Sergei"] [Black "Nguyen, Anh Dung"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B18"] [WhiteElo "2634"] [BlackElo "2533"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2001.11.27"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 086"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.02.05"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Bc4 e6 7. N1e2 Nf6 8. Nf4 {In this variation White gets the ^^, but Black's position remains very solid and White's pieces, especially the c4 B and the N on g3 are not well-developed.} Bd6 9. c3 Qc7 10. Qf3 Nbd7 {Black has a very flexible position and he can decide between 0-0 or 0-0-0.} 11. Bb3 (11. O-O O-O { is the more quiet approach.} ({If Black wants to complicate matters, he can castle on the opposite side by} 11... O-O-O 12. Re1 (12. Bb3 Kb8 13. Re1 e5 14. Nxg6 fxg6 15. Be3 h5 16. h3 Rhf8 17. Ne4 exd4 18. Bxd4 Bh2+ 19. Kh1 Be5 { eliminating White's dangerous ^^.} 20. Nxf6 Rxf6 21. Qe3 Bxd4 22. Qxd4 Nb6 $11 {Tiviakov-Conquest, Mondariz zt 2000}) 12... Nb6 13. Bb3 Nbd5 14. Nxg6 (14. Nd3 $6 {This is not consistant.} h5 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. Rxe5 Ng4 17. Re1 Nxh2 $1 { corrupting White's >> defence.} 18. Kxh2 h4 $15 {Costantini-Khenkin, San Marino 1998}) 14... hxg6 $13 {opening up the h <-> against the white K, but certainly this is not yet dangerous.}) 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Bb3 {- Tiviakov-Dautov, NED-GER Venlo 2000 CBM 79} (13. Re1 c5 14. Bb3 cxd4 15. cxd4 { White's isolated P is fully compensated by his active ^^.} Rac8 16. Bg5 Qc6 17. Qd3 Qb6 18. Ne4 Bb4 19. Re2 Rfe8 20. a3 Bd6 21. Ba4 Rf8 22. Rae1 Rc7 23. b4 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 Rfc8 $11 {Arencibia-Bareev, WchT 4th Luzern 1997})) (11. h4 { cannot be justified.} e5 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Be3 Nb6 14. Bb3 a5 15. Ne4 Nxe4 16. dxe5 Bc5 17. Qxe4 Bxe3 18. fxe3 a4 19. Bc2 Ra5 20. e6 Qg3+ 21. Ke2 f5 22. Qf3 Qxf3+ 23. gxf3 Re5 $11 {Sedina-Khenkin, Porto San Giorgio op 1998}) (11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Bg5 c5 13. Bb5 O-O 14. Bxd7 {If White has to give up the strong ^^, he cannot clain any advantage.} Nxd7 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. O-O (16. Ne4 f6 17. Nxd6 $2 Qxd6 18. Rd1 Qa6 {[%emt 0:00:01] Eismont-Khenkin, Recklinghausen 2001}) 16... Be7 {1/2:1/2 Psakhis-Korchnoi, FIDE WCh k.o. Moscow 2001}) 11... O-O-O 12. O-O {The position remains still rather solid despite of the opposite castled kings.} Nd5 (12... e5 $5 {immediately looked promising:} 13. Nxg6 fxg6 $13) 13. Nxg6 fxg6 {Now Black's P structure is weakened, and the ^^ has a bright future.} (13... hxg6 14. Qxf7 $16) 14. Re1 (14. Qf7 $5) 14... Rhf8 15. Qg4 (15. Qd3 e5 16. Bxd5 cxd5 17. dxe5 Bc5 18. Be3 Nxe5 19. Qd1 Bxe3 20. Rxe3 Kb8 $13 {and Black's active pieces fully compensate the weakness of the isolani.}) 15... e5 $5 ({or first} 15... N5f6 16. Qh3 {and only after that} e5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Be3 Kb8 $11) 16. Bg5 (16. Bxd5 $5 {creating an isolated P on d5 was a real alternative.} cxd5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Be3 Kb8 19. Qa4 a6 20. Rad1 $14) 16... N5f6 17. Qh3 (17. Bxf6 gxf6 {helps only for Black to improve his position.} 18. Ne4 f5 19. Nxd6+ Qxd6 $11) 17... exd4 18. cxd4 {Now it is not easy for Black to blockade the isolated P by a piece.} Kb8 (18... h6 19. Be3) 19. Ne4 Bb4 20. Nc3 ({Inserting the aggressive} 20. Qh4 $1 {was more to the point:} Qb6 21. Nc3 $14) 20... Rde8 21. Re3 (21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Rd1 h6 $11) 21... Bd6 22. Rae1 (22. Rc1 $5) 22... Rxe3 23. Bxe3 (23. Rxe3 h6 $11) 23... Re8 (23... h5 $5) 24. d5 (24. Rc1 {preparing d4-d5 was also tempting.} Qa5 (24... Nb6 25. Nb5 Qe7 26. Nxd6 Qxd6 27. a4 $14 {where the ^^ is stronger than the pair of knights.}) 25. d5 $14) 24... Nc5 25. Bc4 $6 (25. dxc6 {has to be inserted before!} Qxc6 {and only now} (25... Nxb3 26. Bxa7+ $1) 26. Bc4 $14) 25... a6 $6 {This is too pale.} ({missing} 25... Nce4 $1 26. Nxe4 (26. dxc6 Nxc3 27. bxc3 Qxc6 28. Be6 Ka8 $11) 26... Rxe4 27. Bd3 Re5 $132) 26. dxc6 Qxc6 27. Bf1 {bringing the ^^ into safety.} (27. Rd1 $16) (27. Rc1 $16) 27... h5 28. Be2 Ka8 29. Qh4 (29. Rd1 $16 {was still rather strong with a very active ^^ in an opened position.}) 29... Qc7 30. h3 $4 {[%mdl 8192] [#] This is a horrible blunder weakening >< c4 can be a target.'} (16. Rfd1 b5 17. a3 Rac8 18. Rac1 Qa6 19. Be5 bxc4 20. Nxc4 c5 $11 {Hector,J-Iordachescu,V/Copenhagen/Malmoe 2005} 21. b3 {Lukacs} cxd4 22. Bxd4 Nd5 (22... e5 $6 23. Be3 Nc5 24. b4 $14 {Hector-Iordachescu, Copenhagen/Malmoe 2005}) 23. Ne4 N7f6 $11) 16... Qb6 $1 17. Nf3 a5 {'!' Lukacs. Lukacs: 'against b4 and sometimes a4 may come.'} 18. Rad1 c5 $11 {Schwarz hat mühelos ausgeglichen.} (18... a4 $5 {Lukacs creating some weaknesses (>< b3).} ) 19. dxc5 Bxc5 {Nicht schlecht war auch 19...Nxc5, aber warum sollte Schwarz dem Gegner erlauben, den Springer f3 zu aktivieren?} (19... Nxc5 20. Nd4 Rad8 21. Nb5 Rxd1 22. Rxd1 a4 23. Bd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Qa5 25. Qe3 Rc8 $11) (19... Qxc5 {Lukacs} 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Qc6 $11) 20. Ne5 (20. Rd3 {Lukacs} a4 21. Rfd1 e5 $1 $15) 20... Nxe5 {Lieber tauscht man ihn ab...} (20... Red8 21. Nxd7 Nxd7 22. Ne4 Bd4 $11) 21. Bxe5 Be7 (21... Red8 $2 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Ne4 Be7 24. c5 $14) 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Qxe4 Red8 $6 {Eine Ungenauigkeit. Nach 23...Rad8 sollte bereits Weiß Vorsicht walten lassen, schließlich hat er mehr Bauernschwächen: b2, c4, h5.} (23... Rad8 $1 24. Qg4 Bf8 25. Bc3 (25. Bf6 $2 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 e5 $17) 25... Qb3 (25... a4 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rd1 $11) 26. Rfe1 a4 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 29. Qxe6+ $11) 24. Qg4 Bf8 25. Bf6 {Lukacs: 'White grabs the d <-> and activates his pieces.'} Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Rc8 (26... Qc6 {Lukacs} 27. Rd3 $36) 27. Rd3 Qc5 28. Bc3 $138 {Hier befand sich Csaba bereits in Zeitnot, während ich mehr Zeit hatte. Das hat mich dazu veranlaßt, meine Stellung zu optimistisch einzuschätzen. In Wirklichkeit stand ich in der Partie zu keinem Zeitpunkt besser.} (28. b3 b5 $1 (28... Qxa3 $2 29. Rg3 { '->' Lukacs.} Rc5 30. f4 Rc7 31. Be5 f5 32. Qg6 Re7 33. Kh2 $16) (28... a4 { '!' Lukacs.} 29. Rg3 Qf5 {Lukacs: 'parrying the threats on the >>.'} 30. Qxf5 exf5 31. Bb2 $11) 29. Rg3 Qf5 30. Qxf5 exf5 31. cxb5 $2 Rc1+ 32. Kh2 Bd6 33. Bd8 Rc5 $1 34. a4 Rc3 35. Bxa5 Rxb3 $15) 28... Qxc4 {Gescheiter wäre es, angesichts der Zeitnot des Gegners die Damen auf dem Brett zu behalten.} (28... b6 29. Rd4 $11) 29. Qxc4 Rxc4 30. Rd8 {'©!' Lukacs. Lukacs: 'White's pieces are very active and the pin on the 8-th rank is annoying. However it is not easy to find a real target.'} (30. Bxa5 $2 {Lukacs} Rc1+ 31. Kh2 Rc5 $17) 30... b6 {Schwarz kann seinen Mehrbauern nicht halten.} (30... Rc5 $5 31. Rb8 (31. g4 $142 {Lukacs} f5 32. f3 fxg4 33. fxg4 Rg5 34. Kf2 $44) 31... Rxh5 32. Rxb7 Bd6 33. Ra7 Rd5 34. Kf1 Be5 {'=/+' Lukacs.} 35. Ra8+ Kh7 36. Rxa5 Rd1+ (36... Rxa5 $2 37. Bxa5 Bxb2 38. a4 $16) 37. Ke2 Bxc3 38. bxc3 Ra1 $11) 31. Rb8 Rc6 32. Bd4 f6 $138 33. Bxb6 (33. Rxb6 {Lukacs} Rxb6 34. Bxb6 a4 {blockading the white pawns on the colour of the B.}) 33... Kh7 $6 {Die falsche Richtung! Der König gehört natürlich auf f7 oder e6.} (33... a4 34. Be3 e5 {/\Kf7} (34... Kf7 { Lukacs} 35. b3 axb3 36. Rxb3 Ra6 $11 {and the remote o^ is not a big deal.}) 35. Rb7 $1 Bd6 $11) 34. g3 (34. Rxf8 Rxb6 35. Ra8 {'=' Lukacs.} Rb5 36. g4 $11) (34. Be3 {Lukacs} Bc5 $11) 34... Bd6 35. Rb7 a4 36. Bd4 e5 {Hier lehnte ich das Remisangebot von Balogh ab, ohne etwas Konkretes in der Hand zu haben.} 37. Be3 Rc4 {'?!' Lukacs.} (37... Bc5 38. Bxc5 Rxc5 39. g4 $14) (37... Kg8 $11) ( 37... f5 $142 {Lukacs was more precise.} 38. Ra7 (38. Bd2 Rc7 39. Rb6 Bc5 40. Rb5 Bd4) 38... Rc4 39. Rd7 (39. Kg2 Bc7) 39... Bc7 40. Bd2 Rd4 $1) 38. Rd7 Bc7 39. Kg2 f5 $2 {[%mdl 16384] Immer noch im Gewinnbestreben gespielt, dabei sollte Schwarz vorsichtig sein, denn sein König ist noch außer Spiel. Anstatt den Bauern e5 zu schwächen, sollte ich 39...Kg8 ziehen.} (39... Kg8 $1 $11) 40. Bd2 $1 {>< f5 very vulnerable.'} Kf7 47. Ra6 Rc2 48. a4 (48. Ke3 {Lukacs} f4+ 49. gxf4 Rc5) 48... Rc4 49. a5 Ra4 50. Ra7+ Kf6 51. a6 $18 Ra3+ 52. Kf4 g5+ (52... Ra4+ 53. Ke3 Ra2 54. f4 {Lukacs: 'fixing the weakness on f5.'} Ra3+ (54... Ra4 {Lukacs} 55. Kd3 $18) 55. Kd4 Rxg3 56. Rc7 $18) 53. hxg6 Ra4+ 54. Kf3 Kxg6 55. Ra8 Kg7 (55... Kh5 56. a7 $18) 56. a7 $1 Kh7 57. Kg2 Ra3 (57... Ra1 {Lukacs: may force White to go to the opposite direction, but it also wins.} 58. Kf3 Ra2 59. Ke3 Kg7 60. Kd4 Ra4+ 61. Ke5 Ra5+ 62. Ke6 Ra2 (62... h5 63. f4 $22 $18) 63. f4 (63. f3 Ra3 64. f4 Ra5 {- 63.f4}) 63... Ra5 {Lukacs: '- 63.f4'} 64. g4 $1 $18) 58. f4 {/\g4 } h5 (58... Kg7 {Lukacs} 59. g4 $1 fxg4 60. f5 h5 61. f6+ Kf7 62. Rh8 $1) 59. Kh3 Ra2 (59... Kg7 {Lukacs} 60. Kh4 $18) 60. Rf8 Rxa7 61. Rxf5 {Lukacs: 'and the h5 P will also fall.'} Kh6 62. Kh4 Ra1 63. Rxh5+ Kg6 64. Rb5 Ra6 65. g4 1-0 [Event "Samba Cup 2nd"] [Site "Skanderborg"] [Date "2005.10.15"] [Round "2"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Hansen, Lars Bo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2570"] [BlackElo "2565"] [Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"] [PlyCount "163"] [EventDate "2005.10.14"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "DEN"] [EventCategory "16"] [SourceTitle "CBM 110"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2006.01.31"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Qc7 15. O-O Ngf6 16. Rfe1 O-O 17. Nf5 Bd6 18. Nxd6 Qxd6 19. Qb3 c5 20. Rad1 cxd4 21. Bb4 Nc5 22. Ne5 b6 23. Qf3 Nfd7 24. Nxd7 Qxd7 25. Bc3 e5 26. Rxe5 dxc3 27. Rxd7 Nxd7 28. Re2 cxb2 29. Rxb2 Nf6 30. Rd2 Rac8 31. Rd4 Rc5 32. g4 b5 33. cxb5 Rxb5 34. Kg2 Rg5 35. Kh3 Nh7 36. Qb3 Re5 37. Kg3 Re6 38. Qd3 Rfe8 39. Rd8 Rxd8 40. Qxd8+ Nf8 41. a4 g5 42. hxg6 Rxg6 43. f4 a6 44. f5 Rc6 45. a5 Kg7 46. Qd5 Rf6 47. Kf4 Ng6+ 48. Ke4 Nf8 49. Ke5 Ng6+ $5 {[%mdl 4352] Hansen wickelt lieber in eine Festung ab, anstatt sich auf} (49... Nh7 $6 50. Qd8 Rc6 51. Qb6 Rf6 { einzulassen. Allerdings habe ich auch hier keinen Weg gefunden, die schwarze Burgmauer zu erstürmen.}) 50. fxg6 Rxg6 51. Qd4 Kg8 52. Kf5 Kh7 53. Qd8 Kg7 54. Qc8 Rf6+ 55. Ke5 Re6+ 56. Kd5 Rg6 57. Kc5 Re6 58. Qb8 Rg6 59. Qb2+ Kh7 60. Qd4 Kg8 61. Qd8+ Kg7 62. Qb6 Re6 63. Qb2+ Kh7 64. Kd5 Rg6 65. Ke5 Kg8 66. Kf4 Kh7 67. Kf5 Kg8 68. Qb6 Kg7 69. Qd8 Rg5+ 70. Kf4 Rg6 71. Kg3 Re6 72. Kh3 Rg6 73. Kh4 Re6 74. Qd4+ Kh7 75. Qf4 Kg7 76. g5 hxg5+ 77. Kxg5 Rg6+ 78. Kh5 Kg8 79. Qd4 Kh7 80. Qe5 Kg8 81. Qe3 Kg7 82. Qb6 1/2-1/2 [Event "USA-ch"] [Site "Seattle"] [Date "2000.10.05"] [Round "10"] [White "De Firmian, Nick E"] [Black "Ivanov, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2567"] [BlackElo "2567"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "108"] [EventDate "2000.09.25"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "USA"] [EventCategory "14"] [SourceTitle "CBM 080"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.01.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.01.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nf6 11. Ne4 (11. Bd2 {or}) (11. Bf4 {are the main lines.}) 11... Nbd7 12. Bf4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 {This line doesn't pose any serious problem for Black.} Qa5+ (13... Nf6 14. Qe2 (14. Qd3 Nd5 15. Bd2 Bd6 16. Ne5 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Qc7 18. Qe2 O-O-O $11 {Gruber-Verner, Klatovy op-B 1999}) (14. Qe5 {threatening Qc7 catching Tal's Q!} Bb4+ 15. c3 Be7 16. Qc7 {simplifying against Tal was not a bad strategy.} Qxc7 17. Bxc7 Rc8 18. Be5 O-O 19. O-O-O Rfd8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nd2 Be7 22. g4 Rd5 23. Rhe1 Rcd8 24. b4 Bh4 25. Re2 Kf8 26. Nc4 Bg5+ 27. Kc2 Ke7 $11 {Hazai-Tal, Tallin 1981}) 14... Be7 (14... Qd5 15. Be5 Qe4 16. Qxe4 Nxe4 17. Ke2 {Objectively speaking this K is equal, but Black has to play carefully.} Rd8 18. Rad1 Rg8 19. c4 Bd6 20. Rd3 Ke7 21. Rb3 Rd7 22. Rh4 Nf6 23. Bxd6+ Kxd6 24. Ne5 Rc7 25. Ra3 a6 26. b4 $14 {and White has got space advantage on both flanks, D.Bronstein-Bazan, Mar del Plata, 1960.}) 15. g4 $6 {White is pushing too hard!} (15. O-O-O $6 Qa5) (15. c3 $11 {was simple and wise.}) 15... Nxg4 16. O-O-O {is self-destruction after} (16. Rg1 Nf6 17. Rxg7 Qd5 (17... Nxh5 18. Rxf7 Kxf7 19. Ne5+ Kg7 20. Qxh5 Qe8 21. Qg4+ Kh7 22. O-O-O $44) 18. Be5 Nxh5 $1 19. Rg4 $1 (19. Rxf7 $2 Kxf7 20. Bxh8 Nf4 $1) 19... Nf6 20. Rf4 Qa5+ 21. Kf1 (21. c3 $2 Nd5 $1 22. Rg4 f6 23. Bh2 Nxc3 $1 $19) 21... Qd8 (21... Nd5 22. Rg4 f6 23. Bh2 $44) 22. c4 Rg8 $15) 16... Qd5 17. Rhg1 Nf6 18. Ne5 Qxa2 19. c4 Ba3 $1 20. Rxg7 Qa1+ 21. Kd2 Qxb2+ 22. Ke1 Qxe2+ 23. Kxe2 Nxh5 24. Rxf7 Bd6 25. Rxb7 Nxf4+ 26. Kf3 Bxe5 27. dxe5 Ng6 $19 { Orak-Golubovic, Croatian Cup 1999}) 14. Bd2 (14. c3 Be7 (14... O-O-O $5 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Qxe5 (16. Bxe5 Rg8 $11) 16... Qxe5+ $11)) 14... Bb4 (14... Qd5 15. Qe2 ) 15. c3 Bd6 16. Qg4 {This plan has a small problem...} (16. c4 Bb4) 16... O-O-O $1 17. Qxg7 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This is a terrible blunder from a calibre of de Firmian!} (17. c4 Bb4 $15) 17... Qf5 $1 $19 {and the Q is trapped!} 18. Nh4 (18. d5 Ne5 $1) 18... Qe4+ 19. Kd1 Rh7 20. f3 Qxh4 $1 21. Rxh4 Rxg7 {and Black is a healthy piece up.} 22. g4 Rh8 23. Kc2 Be7 24. Rh2 Bg5 25. f4 Bd8 26. Rg1 Nf6 27. Rhg2 Ne4 28. Kd3 f5 29. Be3 Nf6 30. g5 hxg5 31. h6 Rg6 32. fxg5 Ng4 33. c4 Bxg5 34. Rxg4 fxg4 35. Rxg4 Bxe3 36. Rxg6 Bxh6 37. Rxe6 Kd7 38. Rg6 Bf8 39. c5 Rh2 40. Kc3 Rh3+ 41. Kc4 Rh2 42. Kc3 Ke7 43. a4 Rh4 44. b4 Kf7 45. Rg3 Bg7 46. Rd3 Ke6 47. Kc4 Re4 48. Rd1 Bf6 49. b5 a6 50. Rd3 a5 51. Rd1 Bxd4 52. Rxd4 Ke5 53. Rxe4+ Kxe4 54. bxc6 bxc6 0-1 [Event "MK Cafe Cup-A"] [Site "Koszalin"] [Date "1999.08.08"] [Round "6"] [White "Haba, Petr"] [Black "Khenkin, Igor"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2540"] [BlackElo "2630"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "80"] [EventDate "1999.08.03"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "POL"] [SourceTitle "CBM 073"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1999.12.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1999.12.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 {Kortschnoj} c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Bc4 e6 10. Qe2 Nd5 11. Qf3 $5 {This is a bit sophisticated manoeuvre. White will deprive the black K from castles, but he has to pay a heavy price for that. He has to take on d5, after which Black's [+] will be unshattered and the loss of the ^^ is also painful.} Qf6 $142 { '!' Kortschnoj. This is the brave decision. Kortschnoj: 'After11...Qc7 12.Nh5 black would have had problems to complete his development.'} (11... Qc7 { is a bit passive.} 12. O-O Bd6 13. Nh5 $1 {White grabs the |^ immediately.} Bxe5 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. Bxd5 cxd5 (15... Qxd5 16. Nxg7+ Ke7 17. Qa3+ $1 Qd6 18. Qc3 Nd7 19. Bxh6 $16) 16. Bf4 {White has an enormous lead of development.} Qe4 17. Qc3 $16 {with nasty threats, Andres-Garcia Palermo, Rosario 1996.}) (11... Qe7 {keeping an eye on h4.} 12. Bd2 {preparing for 0-0-0} (12. O-O $5 Nd7) 12... Nd7 13. Nxd7 {Giving up the strong N is not a logical strategy.} (13. O-O-O $5) 13... Qxd7 14. O-O-O O-O-O 15. Bb3 Qc7 $11 {Dobrowolski-Khenkin, POL-chT Krynica 1997}) 12. Bxd5 {Kortschnoj: 'It seems,white has prepared this line at home.But it does not look too impressive.'} (12. Qb3 {Kortschnoj} Qe7 13. Bd2 {was more solid.}) 12... cxd5 13. Qb3 Qe7 14. Qb5+ Kd8 {Kortschnoj: 'By cost of several tempi white managed the black king remain for long time in the centre. But black will certainly get other advantages in return...'} 15. Bd2 (15. h5 f6 16. Ng6 Qb4+ {liquidating for an easy K for Black.} 17. Qxb4 Bxb4+ 18. c3 Bxg6 19. hxg6 Bd6 20. Nh5 Rg8 21. Bf4 Bxf4 22. Nxf4 Kd7 $11 { Gdanski-Khenkin, BL2-Tch 1998}) 15... f6 16. Nd3 {The N has to leave his nice position.} Qd7 17. Qb3 (17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 $15 {/\ Nc6 and Black has the better P structure and the ^^.}) 17... Nc6 18. Ne2 Rc8 {After this light-hearted move White gets serious tactical chances.} ({It was time to bring the K into safety via} 18... Ke8 $1 19. O-O Kf7) 19. Rc1 (19. O-O {is met by the aggressive} g5) 19... e5 $5 {Kortschnoj: 'Very brave. After'} (19... Bd6 20. c4 {and White wants to open up the lines against the K in the middle.} (20. c4 {Kortschnoj} Bxd3 21. Qxd3 Nb4 {black could equalize the game}) ({or} 20. O-O Kc7)) 20. O-O Nxd4 (20... e4 21. Ndf4 {>< d5} (21. Ndf4 {Kortschnoj and black is in trouble ( } g5 $4 22. Nxd5 Bg8 23. Nxf6 $18 {)})) 21. Nxd4 exd4 22. Rfe1 $44 {and the K feels himself rather uncomfortably in the middle. Kortschnoj: 'White minor pieces are passively located. Still,position of the black king in the centre causes an apprehension'} (22. Nf4 {leads nowhere after} Rc4) 22... Rc4 23. Bb4 {White wants to liquidate Black's ^^.} (23. Nf4 Bf5 24. h5 Bc5) 23... Bxb4 $6 ( 23... Bxd3 {was good for an equal K.} 24. Bxf8 Bxc2 25. Rxc2 Rxf8 (25... Rxc2 $6 26. Be7+ $1 Qxe7 27. Rxe7 Rc1+ 28. Kh2 Kxe7 29. Qxb7+) 26. Rxc4 dxc4 27. Qxc4 Re8 28. Rd1 Re4 29. f3 b5 $1 $11 (29... Rxh4 $2 30. g3 Rh1+ 31. Kxh1 Qh3+ 32. Kg1 Qxg3+ 33. Kf1 Qxf3+ 34. Ke1 {and the K runs away.})) 24. Nxb4 Re8 { '!' Kortschnoj. Kortschnoj: 'The best. Black needs to simplify the position.'} (24... Qb5 25. a3 $1 (25. Qg3 Qxb4 26. Qxg7 Qf8) 25... a5 26. Qg3 $1 axb4 27. Qxg7) 25. Qa3 $5 {Kortschnoj: '25.a3 was more circumspect, but white believes in a short run to exploit a bad location of the black king.'} ({or} 25. Rxe8+ Kxe8 26. Re1+ Kf7 27. Nd3 {with ample play for the P.}) 25... Rxe1+ (25... Re4 26. Qxa7 $1) 26. Rxe1 Qd6 {Black has to play very carefully. Kortschnoj: 'Exchange of queens would be equal to white`s resignation. White is forced therefore to sacrifice his knight'} (26... b6 $2 27. Nxd5 $1 Qxd5 28. Qf8+ $18) (26... Kc8 $2 27. Qxa7 $1) 27. Qa5+ $1 (27. Qxa7 Qxb4 28. Re6 Rxc2 $19) 27... b6 (27... Kd7 28. Qb5+) 28. Qxa7 Qxb4 (28... Rxb4 $2 29. Qxg7 (29. Qa8+ { Kortschnoj} Kc7 30. Qa7+ Kc6 31. b3 {black would have difficulties to introduce his rook back into play.})) 29. Re6 {'!' Kortschnoj.} Rc7 { Kortschnoj: 'Black does not have many moves. 29...Bg8 loses a piece after 30. Qb8 Rc8 31.Rd6; 29...Bf5 leads to perpetual check: 30.Qa8 Kc7 31.Qa7'} (29... Rxc2 30. Qxg7 (30. Qb8+ $2 Rc8 31. Rd6+ Ke7) (30. Rxb6 $2 Qe1+ 31. Kh2 Qe5+ $19 )) 30. Qa8+ Rc8 31. Qb7 Bxc2 $1 {'?' Kortschnoj.} (31... Bg8 $1 {Kortschnoj} 32. Rxb6 Qe1+ 33. Kh2 Qe5+ 34. g3 Rxc2 35. Qa8+ Rc8 36. Qb7 Qc7 37. Qa6 Qc2 38. Kg2 Ke7 $19) 32. a3 $1 (32. Qxg7 Ba4) (32. Qf7 Ba4) 32... Qc5 33. b4 {'!' Kortschnoj.} (33. Qf7 $2 Ba4 34. b4 Qc1+ 35. Kh2 Qf4+) 33... Rc7 $1 { Kortschnoj: 'The only move. Anything else is losing.'} (33... Qc7 34. Qxd5+ Qd7 35. Rd6 $18) (33... Qc4 34. Qf7 $1 $18) 34. Qb8+ Rc8 35. Qb7 Rc7 {Kortschnoj: 'Draw by repetition of moves...?'} 36. Qa6 $4 {[%mdl 8192] [#] White is pushing too hard. Kortschnoj: 'No, appetite comes with eating!'} ({He had to keep the perpetual by} 36. Qb8+ $11) 36... Bd3 $1 $19 {'-/+!' Kortschnoj. Now the corse has been changed completely.} 37. Qxd3 Qc1+ 38. Qf1 {'?' Kortschnoj.} (38. Kh2 Qf4+ (38... Qf4+ {Kortschnoj} 39. Qg3 Qxg3+ 40. Kxg3 Rc3+ $17)) 38... d3 {'-+' Kortschnoj. The o^ d will decide the battle soon.} 39. Qe1 (39. Rd6+ Ke7 40. Rxd5 d2 41. Rd3 Rd7 $19) (39. Re1 {Kortschnoj} d2 40. Rd1 Qxd1 { 0-1 Haba,P-Khenkin,I/Koszalin 1999/CBM 73_07/[Kortschnoj] (40)}) 39... d2 40. Qd1 (40. Re8+ Kd7 41. Re7+ Kc8) 40... Qxd1+ 0-1 [Event "Sigeman & Co 13th"] [Site "Malmo/Copenhagen"] [Date "2005.04.24"] [Round "9"] [White "Hector, Jonny"] [Black "Iordachescu, Viorel"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2513"] [BlackElo "2609"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "63"] [EventDate "2005.04.15"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "SWE"] [EventCategory "13"] [SourceTitle "CBM 107"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.08.01"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.08.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Nd2 $5 {[%mdl 8] This is new.} ( 12. Bd2 {and}) (12. c3 {were played until now.}) 12... Ngf6 13. c4 Be7 14. Qe2 {/\ 0-0 since 0-0-0 is impossible.} O-O 15. O-O {The B is excellent on f4.} Rfe8 16. Rfd1 b5 $5 {Black wants to get control over light squares, especially d5.} (16... Rad8 17. a3 b5 $5 $132) 17. a3 Rac8 (17... Rad8) 18. Rac1 Qa6 ( 18... a6 $5) 19. Be5 bxc4 20. Nxc4 c5 {Both weaknesses will be eliminated and White has some small chances in the K because of the possibility creating a remote o^ on the <<.} 21. b3 (21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. b4 Bf8 23. Bd4 $14 {looks a bit better, White's pieces are active.}) 21... cxd4 22. Bxd4 e5 $5 (22... Qb7 23. b4 a6 24. Na5 Qa8 $11 {was also possible, it is not easy to create a o^.}) 23. Be3 (23. Nxe5 $4 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Qxe2 25. Nxe2 Nxe5 26. Bxe5 Bxa3 $19) (23. Bxe5 Bc5 $44) 23... Nc5 24. b4 (24. Nxe5 Qe6 25. Nf3 Nxb3 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 $11) 24... Nb3 25. Rc2 Nd4 $1 26. Bxd4 exd4 27. Qd3 (27. Rxd4 $2 Bc5 $17) 27... Nd5 28. Qxd4 Nxb4 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This is a big oversight!} (28... Nb6 $1 {was required and Black will gain back the P.} 29. Ne3 (29. Rdc1 Bf6 30. Qg4 Nxc4 31. Rxc4 Rxc4 32. Qxc4 Qxa3 $11) 29... Qxa3 30. Ngf5 Bf8 $11) 29. axb4 $18 Red8 30. Qg4 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 Rxc4 32. Qf1 {This pin decides the battle.} 1-0 [Event "EU-Cup 19th"] [Site "Rethymno"] [Date "2003.10.04"] [Round "7.1"] [White "Jobava, Baadur"] [Black "Bareev, Evgeny"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2596"] [BlackElo "2721"] [Annotator "Balinov/Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "67"] [EventDate "2003.09.28"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2005"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.11.15"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Tbilisi"] [BlackTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"] [WhiteTeamCountry "GEO"] [BlackTeamCountry "BIH"] 1. e4 {[%mdl 128]} c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 {Das wird meistens gespielt.} ({Die Hauptalternative ist} 7... Nf6) 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Ngf6 11. Bd2 (11. Bf4 {ist zur Zeit sehr aktuell.} e6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Kb1 {Hier ein Beispiel aus diesem Turnier:} Qa5 (13... O-O 14. Ne4 Qa5 (14... Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Qd5 17. Ne5 Qe4 18. Qxe4 Nxe4 19. Rhe1 Nf6 20. g4 Rfd8 21. Be3 {Kasparov,G-Anand,V/ Linares 2003}) 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Ne5 (16. g4 $5) 16... Rad8 17. Qg3 Kh8 18. c4 Nd7 19. Rd3 Bf6 {Akopian, V-Bareev,E/ Enghien les Bains 2003}) 14. Ne4 O-O {Zugumstellung -> siehe 13... 0-0} 15. g4 $5 Nxg4 16. Ne5 f5 17. Nxd7 $1 fxe4 18. Qg3 Rxf4 19. Qxf4 Qf5 20. Qc7 Bg5 $6 (20... Nxf2 $142 $5 {Motylev,A-Dreev,A/ RUS-ch Krasnoyarsk 2003}) 21. Rhf1 $18 {und Weiß steht auf Gewinn, Vallejo Pons-Landa/ EU-Cup Rethymnon 2003}) 11... e6 12. O-O-O Be7 ({Früher spielte man automatisch} 12... Qc7 { und rochierte lang. Die Praxis zeigte aber, dass die schwarze Stellung auch mit kurzer Rochade sehr fest ist.}) 13. Qe2 {[%mdl 32768] Weiß versucht hier verschiedene Wege:} (13. Ne4 Nxe4 {Atalik} (13... O-O {Atalik} 14. g4 Nxg4 15. Rhg1 f5 16. Qb3 $1 Rf7 $1 (16... fxe4 $2 17. Qxe6+ Rf7 18. Rxg4 Kf8 (18... exf3 19. Rxg7+ Kxg7 20. Qxh6+ Kg8 21. Rg1+ $18) 19. Bxh6 gxh6 (19... exf3 20. Rxg7 $18) 20. Qxh6+ Ke8 21. Ne5 $18) 17. Nc3 Nf8 18. Qxb7 (18. Ne5 $2 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qb6) 18... Bh4 19. Qxc6 Bxf2 $13) 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qe2 Qd5 16. c4 Qe4 17. Qxe4 Nxe4 18. Be3 Nd6 19. b3 O-O (19... b5 20. c5 (20. d5 $6 bxc4 21. dxe6 fxe6 $15) (20. cxb5 Nxb5 $13) 20... Ne4 $14) 20. Kc2 Rfd8 21. g4 f6 22. a4 a6 23. Nh4 b5 $1 $11 {Weiß hat mehr Raum, aber es herrscht ungefähr Gleichgewicht, Spasov, V-Atalik,S/ GRE-chT 2003}) ({Oder} 13. Kb1 O-O 14. Ne4 c5 15. dxc5 (15. Be3 Qc7 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. g4 Nxg4 18. Rhg1 f5 19. Qc4 Qc6 20. Ne5 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Kh7 22. Rg6 f4 23. Rxe6 Qf3 24. Qd3+ Kh8 25. Rxe7 fxe3 26. Rg1 exf2 27. Qh7+ Kxh7 28. Rgxg7+ Kh8 29. Rh7+ Kg8 30. Reg7# {McShane,L-Gustavsson,J/ Kuppenheim op blitz 2003 (30)}) 15... Nxc5 16. Nxf6+ Bxf6 17. Qxd8 Rfxd8 18. Be3 Na4 (18... Rac8 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. Rd1 Bf6 21. c3 {1/2-1/2 Kupreichik,V-Balashov,Y/ URS-ch Vilnius 1980 (21)}) 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. c3 Be7 21. Kc2 Bc5 $11 {Kholmov, R-Nielsen,P/ Azov 1993/1/2-1/2 (39)}) 13... O-O 14. Kb1 c5 15. d5 $5 {[%mdl 8] Lukacs: This is a very important novelty in the history of the variation.} (15. dxc5 {Lukacs} Bxc5 (15... Qc7 $5 16. Ne4 (16. b4 $6 {is ridiculous because of} a5 $17 {blowing up the <<.}) (16. Nf5 $6 exf5 (16... Bxc5 $5) 17. Qxe7 Rfe8 18. Qd6 Qxc5 19. Qxc5 Nxc5 20. Nd4 Nce4 21. Be1 Ng4 {Black's pieces are very active now.} 22. Rf1 Rad8 $11 {Spangenberg-Garcia Palermo, Clarin GP-Villa Gesell 1997}) (16. Rh4 Nxc5 17. Rd4 Rfd8 18. Bf4 Qb6 {neutralizing White's pressure on the d <->.} 19. Ka1 Rxd4 20. Rxd4 Rd8 $11 {Visser-Janssen, NED-ch qual Rotterdam 1999}) 16... Nxc5 (16... Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18. Qe5 Qxc5 19. Be3 Qc6 20. Bd4 Rfd8 21. Bc3 Rd5 22. Rxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Nxd5 24. Bd4 b5 {1/2:1/2 Xie Jun-Seirawan, Queens-Kings 2002}) 17. Nxc5 Qxc5 18. Ne5 Rac8 {White has no time for his standard g4-g5 attack.} 19. Bc3 Rfd8 20. Qf3 b5 21. Rxd8+ Bxd8 22. Rd1 Be7 $15 {Kosanovic-Kallai, Budapest FS06 GM 2000}) 16. Ne4 (16. Bc3 { is usually met by} Nd5 17. Bd4 Qb6 $11 {is strong and simple.} (17... b5 $6 { is too slow now.} 18. Ne4 $1 Bxd4 19. Nxd4 b4 20. g4 $1 {White's >> -> seems to be more dangerous than Black's |^ on the other flank.} N7f6 (20... a5 $2 { In the P race White is closer already.} 21. g5 $1 hxg5 22. Rhg1 N7f6 23. Nxg5 Qb6 24. Ne4 (24. h6 $5 g6) 24... Kh7 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 {(Garcia Garcia-Izeta, Leon op 1997)} (25... Nxf6 26. Qe5 $1 b3 27. h6 $1 $18) 26. Qe4+ $1 Kh8 (26... f5 27. Qe5 Rg8 28. Nxf5 $18) 27. h6 $18) 21. g5 Nxe4 22. Qxe4 Qxg5 23. Nxe6 $1 Qe7 24. Rxd5 Qxe6 25. Re5 $14 {with more active pieces for White.})) (16. Ne1 { /\ Nd3, but this manoeuvre seems to be rather slow.} Rc8 17. Nd3 Be7 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Qc7 20. c3 Nf6 21. Qf3 Rfd8 $15 {Ivanchuk-Bareev/ RUS-The World rapid 2002}) 16... Nxe4 $142 (16... Qc7 {allows the aggressive} 17. g4 $1 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf6 19. Qe2 Nxg4 20. Bc3 Rad8 21. Rdg1 f5 22. Nh2 Bxf2 23. Nxg4 Bxg1 24. Nxh6+ gxh6 25. Qxe6+ Qf7 26. Rxg1+ Kh7 27. Qxf5+ Qxf5 28. Rg7+ Kh8 29. Rf7+ $11 {1/2-1/2 Hernandez,G-Campora,D/ Manila olm 1992}) 17. Qxe4 Nf6 $1 $132 { - Ganguly-Prakash/ Mumbai 2003}) (15. c4 {Lukacs} cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qb6 17. Bf4 ( 17. Bc3 $2 Bb4 $1 18. Bxb4 (18. Nb5 Bxc3 19. Nxc3 Nc5 $15 {Macieja-Karpov/ Polanicza Zdroj 1998}) 18... Qxb4 19. Nb5 (19. Nc2 Qc5 20. Rh4 Nb6 $15) 19... Nb6 $15 {Mahjoob-Asrian/ Dubai 2001}) (17. Ndf5 $2 {is also inferior due to} Ba3 $1 18. Nxh6+ gxh6 19. Bxh6 Rfd8 20. Ne4 Qxb2+ $19) 17... Bc5 (17... Rac8 18. Nb5 a6 19. Nd6 {1/2-1/2 Alekseev-Mchedlishvili/ EU-ch Istanbul 2003 (19)}) 18. Nb3 Rfc8 19. Nxc5 Qxc5 {- Ulibin-Bareev/ RUS-ch Elista 1996}) (15. Bc1 { is too slow:} cxd4 16. Nxd4 Qb6 17. Ne4 Rfd8 18. Nxf6+ Nxf6 19. Nb3 Qc6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. f3 Kf8 22. Qf1 Nd5 $15 {Vazquez-Hauchard/ Havana 2002}) 15... exd5 $6 (15... Nxd5 {deserves serious attention. (Lukacs)} 16. Ne4 {White has sacrificed a P in order to avoid the opening of the [+], and get some tempi for the -> on the >>.} (16. c4 N5f6 17. Bc3 Qc7) 16... Qb6 17. g4 $5 $44 (17. c4 N5f6 18. Nc3 {White has to avoid any unnecessary exchanges.} Rad8 19. Rdg1 { /\ g4} Ng4 20. Bc1 Ndf6 21. Ne1 {/\ f3} Qd6 22. f3 Ne5 23. Nb5 Qb8 24. Bf4 Nfd7 25. Nd3 f6 26. Rd1 a6 27. Nc3 Qc8 28. Bg3 Qc6 29. Nxe5 Nxe5 30. f4 (30. Bxe5 fxe5 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Re1 (32. Rd1 Rd4) 32... Bh4 $132) 30... Rxd1+ 31. Rxd1 Nf7 32. Re1 Nd8 (32... Re8 33. Qxe6 Qxe6 34. Rxe6 Nd6 35. b3 Kf7 36. Re1 f5 37. Bf2 b6 $11) 33. f5 Re8 34. fxe6 Bd6 35. Bxd6 Rxe6 36. Qf2 Rxe1+ 37. Qxe1 Qxd6 $11 {Glek-Willemze, Hoogeveen 2003})) 16. Bxh6 $1 {Lukacs: This is the precise move order!} (16. Nf5 $6 {Lukacs} Re8 $13 {is the cool-blooded parade.} (16... Ne4 $6 17. Ba5 $1 (17. Bxh6 $6 Bf6 (17... gxh6 18. Rxd5 $18) 18. Bxg7 Bxg7 19. Nxg7 Qb6 20. Qe3 Kxg7 21. Rxd5 Ndf6 $15) 17... Qxa5 18. Nxe7+ Kh7 19. Rxd5 Qb4 (19... Ndf6 20. Re5 $18) 20. Qd3 Ndf6 21. Re1 $16)) 16... gxh6 17. Nf5 $1 (17. Qd2 $2 {is early:} Re8 {Lukacs} 18. Qxh6 Bf8 $17) 17... Re8 18. Nxh6+ (18. Qd2 $2 {is again premature.} Bf8 {Lukacs} 19. Nxh6+ Bxh6 20. Qxh6 Ng4 21. Qf4 Ndf6 $17) 18... Kf8 {[#]} (18... Kg7 {Lukacs} 19. Qd2 Rh8 20. Nf5+ Kf8 21. Rde1 Ng8 22. Qxd5 $40 {with white's pieces dominating over the board.}) 19. Ng5 ({ Lukacs: This was the exact time for} 19. Qd2 $3 {after which White's -> is extremely dangerous, for example:} Qb6 {Lukacs} (19... Ng8 {Lukacs} 20. Nxf7 Kxf7 21. Qxd5+ Kf8 (21... Kg7 22. Qf5 $18) 22. Qf5+ Bf6 (22... Ngf6 23. h6) 23. Rxd7 $18) (19... Qc7 {Lukacs} 20. Qg5 Bd8 21. Nf5 $18) 20. Qg5 Bd6 21. Nf5 $18) 19... Qb6 20. Qf3 Ne5 21. Qg3 Bd6 22. Nf5 Qxb2+ $1 23. Kxb2 Nc4+ 24. Kb3 $5 ({ Jobava gibt sich nicht mit der Variante} 24. Kc1 Bxg3 25. fxg3 Ne3 26. Nxe3 Rxe3 $11 {mit ungefährem Ausgleich zufrieden.}) 24... Bxg3 25. h6 $1 {Das ist die Pointe!} (25. Nxg3 b5 $11 {Comp Fritz8}) ({Auf} 25. fxg3 {folgt sehr stark} Ne3) 25... Na5+ (25... Ne4 {Richtig ist} 26. fxg3 $1 ({Zum Unentschieden führte:} 26. Nxe4 $2 Na5+ 27. Ka3 (27. Kb2 Be5+ 28. Nc3 Nc4+ 29. Kb3 Na5+ $11 {mit Dauerschach.}) (27. Ka4 $2 Rxe4+ $19 28. Kxa5 $4 {Der Springer darf wegen} Rb4 29. fxg3 (29. a3 Bc7#) 29... a6 {[%CAl Rb7b6] nebst Matt nicht geschlagen werden.}) 27... Nc4+ $11 {- 27.Kb2}) ({Oder} 26. h7 $2 Na5+ 27. Ka3 (27. Kb2 $2 Be5+ 28. Kc1 Bh8 $19 {mit einer Figur mehr.}) (27. Ka4 Nc3+ 28. Ka3 (28. Kxa5 $4 Bc7#) 28... Nb5+ 29. Ka4 $11 {mit Dauerschach.}) 27... Nc4+ 28. Kb3 Na5+ $11 {Dauerschach.}) 26... Nxg5 27. h7 $18) 26. Ka4 b5+ $1 {Lukacs: Now the white K is in a real and present danger.} 27. Kxa5 Bc7+ 28. Kxb5 Rab8+ 29. Ka4 Ne4 ({ Oder} 29... Rb4+ 30. Ka3 Be5 31. Rb1 Nd7 32. h7 Bh8 33. Nxf7 $1 Rxb1 34. Rxb1 Kxf7 35. Nd6+ Kf8 36. Nxe8 Kxe8 37. Rb7 a6 38. f4 c4 39. Ra7 $18 {und der Rest ist einfach.}) 30. Rxd5 $1 {Der Gewinnzug!} ({Bareevs Hoffnung war} 30. h7 $2 Nc3+ 31. Ka3 Nb5+ 32. Ka4 (32. Kb2 $2 Nd4+ 33. Kc3 Ne2+ 34. Kd2 Ba5+ 35. c3 Bxc3+ 36. Kc2 Rb2+ 37. Kd3 c4#) 32... Nc3+ 33. Ka3 $11 {mit Dauerschach.}) 30... Nc3+ ({Auch nach} 30... Nxg5 {ist der Sieg nicht weit:} 31. h7 Nxh7 32. Rxh7 Kg8 33. Rg7+ Kf8 (33... Kh8 34. Rd1 {[%CAl Rd1h1]} Re4+ 35. Ka3 Rh4 36. Rxf7 Rh5 37. Rdd7 Be5 38. Ne7 Bb2+ 39. Ka4 $18) 34. Rd7 $18) 31. Ka3 Nb5+ ({Auf } 31... Nxd5 {bringt der h-Bauer die Erlösung:} 32. h7 $18) 32. Kb2 Nd4+ 33. Kc3 Nb5+ (33... Nxf5 34. Nh7+ Kg8 (34... Ke7 $4 35. Re1+ $18) 35. Nf6+ $18 { [%csl Re8]}) 34. Kd3 $138 {Und in dieser hoffnungslosen Stellung überschritt Bareev vermutlich die Zeit.} (34. Kd3 {Eine mögliche Variante wäre:} Re5 ( 34... c4+ 35. Kxc4 Na3+ 36. Kd3) 35. c4 (35. Kc4 $2 Rxf5 36. Rxf5 Nd6+) 35... Rxd5+ 36. cxd5 Be5 37. h7 Bh8 38. Rc1 $18) 1-0 [Event "RUS-chT"] [Site "Sochi"] [Date "2004.04.24"] [Round "5.5"] [White "Kobalia, Mihail"] [Black "Ovetchkin, Roman"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2630"] [BlackElo "2492"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2004.04.20"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CBM 101"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.07.27"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.07.27"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "02"] [BlackTeam "05"] [WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"] [BlackTeamCountry "RUS"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Bb4 13. Ne4 (13. c3 $1 { keeps more tension in the position.} Be7 14. c4 $1 (14. Ne4 Ngf6 15. Nxf6+ (15. c4 Qa6 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Qe2 O-O {White still has problems with his K.} 18. Ne5 Rad8 19. Bc3 b5 20. b3 bxc4 21. Qxc4 Qxc4 22. bxc4 Rc8 23. Rd1 Ne4 24. Ba5 Bd8 25. Bb4 Re8 $11 {Rosito-Slipak, 72nd ch-ARG Pinamar 2002}) 15... gxf6 16. a4 O-O-O 17. b4 Qd5 18. c4 Ne5 $1 19. Nxe5 Qxe5+ 20. dxe5 Rxd3 21. exf6 Bxf6 { and the K can only be better for Black.} 22. Ra2 Rd4 23. Rc2 Re4+ 24. Kf1 Bg5 25. f4 Be7 $11 {Sherzer-Rowley, Philadelphia 1994}) (14. O-O Ngf6 $11 {and Black's main idea is tryumphant, 0-0 is harmless in this variation, Black has avoided the more dangerous 0-0-0.}) 14... Qa6 $142 {- Leko-Bareev, Candidate's Tournament Dortmund 2002 CBM 90} (14... Bb4 $6 {this is not a successful novelty!} 15. Ne4 $1 $16 {White's main idea is to exploit the weakness of >< d6, Acs-Gyimesi, Heviz 2003 CBM 96})) 13... Bxd2+ (13... Ngf6 14. Nd6+ Ke7 15. Nc4 (15. Nxb7 {The N's position is rather delicate here.} Bxd2+ (15... Qb6 16. Qb3 (16. c3 Bxc3) 16... Bxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Rhc8 (17... Rhb8 18. Qa3+ $16) (17... Ne4+ 18. Ke3 $16) 18. Rad1 (18. Qa3+ c5) 18... Rab8 19. Qa3+ c5 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Qxc5 22. Qxc5+ Rxc5 $11 {and Black gets back the P.}) 16. Nxd2 { - 13...Bd2}) 15... Bxd2+ 16. Nfxd2 {- 13...Bd2}) 14. Nfxd2 Ngf6 15. Nd6+ Ke7 16. N6c4 {If White wants to continue the struggle in the middlegame, he has to refrain himself from b7.} (16. Nxb7 Qb4 17. Qb3 (17. Qa3 Qxa3 18. bxa3 { and although White is a P up, because of the doubled pawns this advantage is academic.} Rhc8 $1 (18... Rab8 19. Rb1) 19. Rb1 c5 20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Rxc5 22. Rb7+ Ke8 $11) 17... Qxd4 18. O-O-O (18. Nf3 Qe4+ 19. Kf1 c5 20. Na5 Rab8 21. Qc3 Nd5 22. Qc4 Qxc4+ 23. Nxc4 Rhd8 24. g3 N5b6 25. Na5 {1/2:1/2 N. Medvegy-Korpics, 2002}) 18... Rhb8 (18... Qxf2 {was also exciting, for example: } 19. Qa3+ c5 20. Nf3 (20. Rhf1 Qd4) 20... Rhc8 $15) 19. Qa3+ c5 $11 {Morovic Fernandez-Karpov, Cap d'Agde 2002 CBM 92}) 16... Qc7 (16... Qd5 17. Ne3 (17. O-O-O {- 17.Ne3}) 17... Qa5 18. Nec4 Qd5 19. O-O-O {White doesn't want the threefold repetition.} c5 20. Nb3 Rhc8 21. Ne3 Qe4 22. Qxe4 Nxe4 23. Rh4 cxd4 24. Nxd4 Nef6 {The K is completely acceptable for Black.} 25. g4 Rc5 26. f3 Re5 27. Nc4 Rc5 28. Ne3 Re5 29. Nc4 Rc5 30. Ne3 {1/2:1/2 Hernandez-Kallai, FRA-chT 2004}) 17. O-O-O (17. Ne4 c5 18. Ncd6 Rhd8 {The N will not stay forever on d6.} 19. O-O-O Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Rac8 21. Kb1 (21. d5 $5) 21... cxd4 22. Qxd4 Qxc2+ 23. Ka1 Nc5 24. Nd6 Kf8 $13 {Skripchenko-Doettling, Pulvermuehle 2004}) 17... Rhd8 (17... Rad8 18. Kb1 {1/2:1/2 Zarnicki-Hauchard, 2002}) 18. Qa3+ (18. g4 $5 { is an interesting try to complicate matters.} c5 19. Rhg1 cxd4 20. g5 hxg5 21. Rxg5 Nc5 $13 (21... Rac8 22. Rxg7 Nxh5 23. Rg5 Nhf6 $13)) 18... c5 19. Nb3 b6 20. Kb1 $2 {This "natural" move is rather slow.} (20. dxc5 Nxc5 (20... bxc5 $5 21. Rd6 $5 (21. Nd6 Kf8) (21. Rd2) 21... Kf8 22. Rhd1 Nd5 23. Qa5 (23. g3 Kg8) 23... N7b6 $13) 21. Nxc5 bxc5 22. Qf3 (22. g3 Rab8 23. Qf3 Rd5 24. Qe2 { White cannot find a clear-cut plan.} (24. Rxd5 exd5 $15) 24... Kf8 $15 { Jakovenko-Khenkin, Aeroflot Open 2004}) 22... Rd5 (22... Kf8 23. g4 {with some attacking chances on the >>.}) 23. Rxd5 exd5 (23... Nxd5 24. Rd1) 24. Ne3 Qe5 $13 {and Black can hold his strong central pawns.}) (20. Rd2 {/\ Rhd1} Kf8 21. Rhd1 Ne4 (21... Kg8 22. dxc5 bxc5 23. Nxc5 Rac8 {White has won the weak c5 P, but Black still has some counterchances, >< h5 is also a long-lasting target.} 24. Nxd7 Rxd7 25. Rxd7 Nxd7 26. b3 (26. Ne3 Nf6) 26... Qf4+ 27. Rd2 Nc5 28. Qxa7 Qf6 29. Kb1 Ne4 $44) 22. dxc5 $1 (22. Re2 Qf4+) 22... Ndxc5 23. Nxc5 bxc5 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 26. Qxa7 Qg5+ 27. Ne3 Nxf2 $11) 20... Kf8 21. dxc5 bxc5 $1 {Black keeps the passive N on b3.} (21... Nxc5 22. Nxc5 bxc5 $13) 22. Qa6 (22. Rd3 Kg8 23. Rhd1 Nd5 24. g3 N7b6 $15) 22... Nb6 23. Qb5 (23. Qa5 Kg8 $15) 23... Nfd5 24. a3 $4 {[%mdl 8192] This is a big mistake from a very strong player, like Kobalija!} (24. Ne3 c4 $15) (24. Ncd2 c4 25. Qc5+ Qe7 26. Qxe7+ Kxe7 27. Nd4 Rac8 $15 {and the K is only slightly better for Black.}) 24... a6 $1 $19 {and Black has won a piece for nothing.} 25. Qxc5+ Qxc5 26. Nxc5 Nxc4 27. Rd3 Rdc8 28. Na4 Rab8 29. Rh4 Rb5 30. Kc1 Ra5 31. b3 Nxa3 32. c4 Nb4 33. Rdd4 e5 34. Nb6 Rc6 35. Rd8+ Ke7 36. Rb8 Rb5 37. Nc8+ Ke6 38. Ra8 Nd3+ 0-1 [Event "EU-ch 2nd"] [Site "Ohrid"] [Date "2001.06.02"] [Round "2"] [White "Kuczynski, Robert"] [Black "Piket, Jeroen"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2509"] [BlackElo "2628"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2001.06.01"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "YUG"] [SourceTitle "CBM 084"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.09.13"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.09.13"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 {Hecht} c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. O-O-O Ngf6 14. Ne4 O-O-O 15. g3 Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Nf6 (16... Bd6 17. c4 c5 18. d5 Nf6 { - Milos-Izeta Txabarri Santos Mario Covas 2001 CBM 82}) 17. Qe2 Bd6 18. c4 (18. Kb1 {- Ramesh- Koneru, Goodricke 12th op 2001 CBM 82}) 18... c5 19. Bc3 cxd4 { This exchange is logical, because the white N belongs to e5.} 20. Nxd4 a6 { against Nb5} (20... Qc5 $5 {leads to unclear consequences.} 21. f4 Qb6 22. Nb5 Bc5 23. b4 Be3+ 24. Kc2 a6 25. Nd6+ Rxd6 26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Qxe3 Rd8 28. Qf3 Qc7 29. Kb3 a5 $13 {Barcenilla-Adianto, Beijing 1992}) 21. Nf3 {/\ Ne5, because the N on d4 is harmless.} (21. Kb1 {is the typical prophylaxis here leaving the c <->.} Rd7 22. Rc1 (22. g4 $6 {weakens >< f4.} Rhd8 23. Nb3 Bf4 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Bxf6 gxf6 {The P structure is weakened, but Black's pieces are more active.} 26. Kc2 Qa4 $1 {(Renet-Miles, Cannes schev 1989)} 27. Kb1 $11 { repeating moves.}) (22. Nb3 Qc6 {The Q is well-placed on the long /^ and ready for any penetration.} (22... Be7 {defending the f6 N is not necessary.} 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. f3 Qc6 25. g4 Rg8 26. Rd1 $14 Rd8 {1/2:1/2 Prasad-Koneru, Chalapathi GM 2000}) 23. Bxf6 gxf6 24. c5 Bc7 25. Rxd7 Qxd7 26. Rd1 Qc6 27. a3 Rd8 {with only microscopical advantage for White, Tolnai-Groszpeter, Perenyi mem Budapest 1989.}) 22... Kb8 23. Rc2 {is a slow manoeuvre giving up the fight for the d <->.} Rc8 24. b3 Qc5 25. Nf3 Rcd8 26. Ne5 Bxe5 27. Qxe5+ Qxe5 28. Bxe5+ Kc8 29. Rh4 Rd1+ 30. Rc1 R1d2 $11 {Berelovich-Kharitonov, Chigorin mem 1999}) (21. Nb3 {- Rogic-Izeta Txabarri, EU-chT (Men) Pula 1997 CBM 57 ext} ) 21... Qc6 (21... Qc5 22. Be5 {The exchange of the strong B is not logical.} Bc7 23. Bxc7 Qxc7 24. Ne5 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Rd8 $11 {Rytshagov-Manninen, FIN 1992} ) (21... Rhe8 {is met by the main plan} 22. Ne5 $1 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Qc5 { (Rogovoi-Kazakov, St.Petersburg 1997)} 24. f4 $14 {and the R on e8 remains useless.}) (21... Rd7 22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Qa5 $1 (23... Qc6 24. g4 Rhd8 25. f3 {This P structure defends all the vulnerable squares.} Ne8 26. Bc3 {The B is superior to the N because of the fixed weaknesses on the >>.} f6 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Re1 Nd6 29. Qxe6 $16 {Brunner-Danielsen, EU-chT (Men) Debrecen 1992}) 24. Bxf6 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 gxf6 26. Rd3 Rg8 (26... Qc5 27. Qf3 Rg8 { (Rytshagov-Danielsen, Yerevan 1996)} 28. Qxf6 Qxh5 29. Qd4 $14) 27. Qf3 f5 28. Qe3 Rg4 29. f4 Rg8 30. a3 (30. Ra3 Qc7) 30... Rd8 31. Rxd8+ Qxd8 32. Kc2 Qg8 $11 {Mrdja-K.Berg, Turin 1996}) 22. Rh4 (22. Ne5 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Re1 (25. Rxd8+ Kxd8 {and White has missed f3, and g4.} 26. Bxf6+ gxf6 { This K cannot be better with queens on the board.} 27. b3 Ke7 $11 {Loeffler-K. Berg, Cannes 1995}) 25... Qd7 26. Bxf6 {This is sad, but Nxh5 was the threat.} gxf6 27. b3 Qd4 28. Kc2 Qc5 29. Kb2 Qd4+ $11 {Ernst-G.Hansen, Oslo 1994}) 22... Bc7 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Ne5 (24. Kb1 Qc5 $1 {>< h5} (24... Rd7 25. Ne5) 25. Ne5 Bxe5 26. Bxe5 Qa5 $11) 24... Bxe5 25. Qxe5 (25. Bxe5 $5 {is more promising, but still not enough for something real.} Ne8 (25... Qa4 26. a3 $14 (26. b3 Qa3+ 27. Kb1 Qa5)) 26. f3 f6 27. Bc3 e5) 25... Rd3 26. Qe2 Rd7 (26... Qf3 $5 27. Qxf3 Rxf3 28. Bxf6 gxf6 $1 $11 {and the R K is drawish.}) 27. Bxf6 gxf6 { Hecht: '[#] Ungefähr gleich stehendes D+T-Endspiel'} 28. Rg4 Kc7 29. Rf4 Qc5 $11 {This K is only better if White can liquidate to a P K.} 30. a3 Kd8 $5 ( 30... f5 $11) 31. Qf3 f5 32. Kb1 a5 $5 (32... Qe5) 33. Qc3 Kc7 34. Ka2 b6 $1 ( 34... a4 35. Qc2 Qc6 36. c5 $1 Rd5 37. Rc4 $14) 35. Qf3 $6 {White overestimates his chances.} (35. f3 {was certainly enough for equality, but not more.} a4 $5 36. Qc2 (36. g4 $2 Rd1 $1 $19) 36... Qg1 (36... Qc6 37. c5 b5 $1) 37. Qxa4 Qxg3 38. c5 bxc5 39. Qa5+ Kc6 40. Qa6+ $11) 35... Rd2 $1 36. Qa8 $2 {following the wrong plan.} ({It was not late to build up a defence by} 36. Qc3 Rxf2 37. Rxf2 Qxf2 38. Qg7 $11) 36... e5 $1 (36... Qe5 37. Qa7+ Kc6 38. Qa8+ Kc7 $11) 37. Rh4 (37. Qa7+ Kd8 38. Rh4 (38. Qa8+ {Hecht} Kd7 39. Qb7+ Ke6 40. Qh1 Rxb2+ 41. Kxb2 exf4 42. Qe1+ Qe5+ 43. Qxe5+ Kxe5 44. gxf4+ Kxf4 45. Kb3 Kf3 46. Ka4 Kxf2 47. Kb5 f4 48. Kxb6 f3 49. c5 Kg3 50. c6 f2 51. c7 f1=Q 52. c8=Q a4 $19 {[%csl Ra3,Rh5]}) 38... Ke8 $17 {and the K escapes from the checks. }) 37... Qxf2 (37... e4 $1 $17 {Hecht}) 38. Qa7+ Kd8 $4 {[%mdl 8192] blundering the very important e P.} (38... Kc6 $1 39. Qa8+ Kd7 40. Qb7+ Ke6 41. Qc6+ Ke7 $19 {and the K marches to the >>.} 42. Qc7+ Kf6 43. Qc6+ Kg7 44. Qb5 Qxg3 $19) (38... Kc8 $5 {Hecht} 39. Qa6+ Kb8 40. Qb5 f6 41. Rh1 Ka7 $17) 39. Qb8+ $1 Kd7 40. Qxe5 $18 {Now the course of the game has changed dramatically. The black K is vulnerable, and the Q on e5 dominates the board.} Qc5 41. Qf6 a4 42. Qxf7+ Kd8 43. Qf6+ Kc8 44. Rf4 Kb7 45. Qf7+ Ka6 46. Qe8 Kb7 47. Qxa4 { White is winning all the pawns.} Rxb2+ {Desperation, but there is no perpetual. } 48. Kxb2 Qe5+ 49. Kc2 Qe2+ 50. Kc1 Qe3+ 51. Kd1 Qd3+ 52. Ke1 Qxg3+ 53. Rf2 Qg1+ 54. Ke2 Qg4+ 55. Kd2 Qd4+ 56. Ke1 1-0 [Event "EU-ch 3rd"] [Site "Batumi"] [Date "2002.06.15"] [Round "4"] [White "Macieja, Bartlomiej"] [Black "Maharramzade, Javad"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2584"] [BlackElo "2493"] [Annotator "Konikowski,J"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2002.06.12"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "GEO"] [SourceTitle "CBM 090"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.09.20"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Bb4+ 12. c3 Be7 13. O-O-O Ngf6 14. Kb1 O-O 15. Qe2 (15. Ne5 Qa5 16. Ne4 Rad8 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qg3 Kh8 19. Nd3 Qf5 20. Qf3 Bg5 21. Bxg5 Qxg5 22. g4 f5 23. Qf4 fxg4 24. Qxg5 hxg5 25. Rhg1 Rf5 26. Rxg4 e5 27. Rdg1 Nf6 28. Rxg5 Rxg5 29. Rxg5 exd4 $13 {Bologan,V-Dreev,A/ Poikovsky RUS 2002/}) (15. c4 Qa5 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. Qe2 Rfe8 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Nxe5 20. Bxe5 Qb4 21. Rh3 f5 22. Qe2 Bf8 23. Rg3 Rd7 24. f4 a5 25. Rb3 Qe7 26. g4 fxg4 27. Qxg4 Qf7 28. Rg3 $36 {Haznedaroglu,K-Maherramzade,J/Batumi GEO 2002/}) 15... a5 16. Ne5 a4 17. Bc1 (17. Rh3 Rc8 18. Nf1 (18. Ne4 $5) 18... b5 19. Bc1 Nd5 20. f4 c5 21. dxc5 Bxc5 22. Nxd7 Qxd7 23. f5 Rfd8 24. Rhd3 a3 25. fxe6 fxe6 26. Ne3 axb2 27. Bxb2 Bxe3 28. Rxe3 Nxc3+ 29. Bxc3 Qxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Kb2 Rc6 $19 {Thorhallsson,G-Danielsen,H/Akureyri 1994/}) (17. c4 a3 18. b3 Bb4 $13) 17... a3 18. b3 Qa5 19. Rd3 Rad8 20. Nc4 Qa6 21. Nf5 exf5 22. Qxe7 Ne4 23. Rf1 (23. Bxa3 $2 b5 24. Nb2 Rfe8 25. Qb4 Nxf2 $19) (23. Qxa3 $2 Nxf2 24. Qxa6 bxa6 $17) 23... Ndc5 24. Rf3 Na4 25. Qb4 b5 26. Ne5 Nb6 27. Nxc6 (27. Ka1 $5) 27... Nd5 28. Ne7+ Nxe7 29. Qxe7 b4 30. c4 Rxd4 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} ( 30... Qb6 $5 31. Qe5 f6 32. Qb5 Qxd4 33. Qxb4 Rb8 34. Qxa3 Qxc4 $36) (30... Rfe8 31. Qxb4 Rb8 32. Qxa3 Qxc4 $36) 31. Qxb4 (31. Rxf5 $2 Rxc4 $1 32. bxc4 Nc3+ 33. Kc2 Qxc4 $19) 31... Rfd8 32. Re1 $1 (32. Rxf5 $2 Qe6 33. Rf4 (33. Rf3 Nd2+ 34. Ka1 (34. Bxd2 Rxd2 35. Qxa3 Qe4+ 36. Ka1 Ra8 $19) 34... Qe4 35. Bxd2 Rxd2 36. Qxa3 Ra8 $19) 33... Nd2+ 34. Bxd2 Rxd2 35. Qxa3 Rd1+ 36. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 37. Kc2 Qe2+ 38. Kc3 Qd2#) 32... Nd2+ 33. Bxd2 Rxd2 34. Re8+ Rxe8 35. Qxd2 Qf6 36. Re3 Rd8 37. Qc3 Qh4 38. Qe1 Kh7 39. Kc2 Qxh5 40. Rd3 Rxd3 (40... Rc8 $5) 41. Kxd3 Qg6 42. Qe5 Qg4 (42... Qxg2 43. Qxf5+ Kg8 44. Kc3 $16) 43. Kc3 f6 44. Qd5 Qf4 (44... Qe2 $5) 45. Kb4 (45. f3 $5 Kg6 46. c5 Qc1+ 47. Kb4 Qb2 48. c6 Qxa2 49. Qc5 $18) 45... Qxf2 46. Kxa3 Qc2 (46... Qa7+ 47. Kb4 Qb6+ 48. Qb5 Qd6+ 49. Ka4 $18) 47. c5 f4 48. c6 f5 (48... Qc3 49. Qc4 Qa5+ 50. Kb2 Qe5+ 51. Kb1 Qe1+ 52. Qc1 $18) 49. Kb4 h5 50. Kb5 h4 51. Kb6 h3 (51... Qf2+ 52. Kb7 f3 53. Qxf5+ g6 54. Qf7+ Kh6 55. Qf4+ Kg7 56. c7 $18) 52. gxh3 g6 (52... Qf2+ 53. Kb7 Qxa2 54. c7 $18) 53. c7 Kh6 54. Kb7 1-0 [Event "Mario Covas 1st"] [Site "Santos"] [Date "2001.01.30"] [Round "2"] [White "Milos, Gilberto"] [Black "Izeta Txabarri, Felix"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2608"] [BlackElo "2448"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2001.01.29"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "BRA"] [EventCategory "8"] [SourceTitle "CBM 082"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.05.17"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Qc7 11. Bd2 e6 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Ne4 Ngf6 14. g3 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bd6 16. c4 c5 17. d5 (17. Bc3 {is the other option.}) 17... Nf6 18. Qc2 exd5 19. cxd5 Qd7 {/\ Nxd5} 20. Bc3 Rhe8 21. Bxf6 gxf6 {This position contains more venom, than it looks like at first sight. Black's P structure on the >> is corrupted, and White has a o^ on d5. If he can put his N on f5, the game is over. On the other hand Black's pieces are active and they are ready for a counterblow.} 22. Kb1 f5 $5 $146 (22... Kb8 $1 {- Frolov-Volzhin, RUS-ch 53rd Samara 2000 CBM 78}) 23. Nh4 (23. Rhe1 Rxe1 (23... Kb8 $6 {This is slow now.} 24. Rxe8 (24. Nh4 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Re8 26. Rd1 {- 24.Re8}) 24... Rxe8 25. Nh4 f4 26. Nf5 fxg3 27. fxg3 $14 {and the N is excellent on f5 attacking and defending the vital squares.}) (23... f4 24. gxf4 (24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. gxf4 Qg4 $1) 24... Rxe1 25. Rxe1 {- 23...Re1}) 24. Rxe1 f4 {corrupting White's P structure.} 25. gxf4 Qg4 $1 $13 {and suddenly White's pawns are hanging as well.}) 23... Re5 (23... f4 {is now met by} 24. gxf4 Qg4 25. Nf5 Qxf4 26. Rh4 $16) (23... Re4 24. f3 Re5 25. f4 {- 23...Re5}) 24. f4 $1 Re4 25. g4 $5 (25. Qc3 Rde8 $1 {Black's counterchances are based on the e <->.} (25... Re2 $6 26. Qf6 $16) (25... Be7 26. Nf3 $14) 26. Qf6 Be7 27. Qxf5 Bxh4 28. Qxd7+ Kxd7 29. Rxh4 Kd6 {White is a P up in the R K, but the activity is on Black's side.} 30. Rg4 Re1 31. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 32. Kc2 Re2+ 33. Kc3 Kxd5 34. Rg7 Rg2 $11) 25... Rxf4 26. Nxf5 $1 (26. gxf5 {forgets about the N on the edge of the board.} Re8 $17) 26... Rxg4 27. Nxh6 Rg5 ({Crisper was} 27... Rf4 $1 28. Rhf1 Rxf1 29. Rxf1 Rh8 30. Rxf7 (30. Nxf7 Rxh5 $11) 30... Qe8 31. Nf5 Qe1+ 32. Qc1 Qe4+ (32... Qxc1+ 33. Kxc1 Bf4+ 34. Kc2 Rxh5 35. Kd3 {gives White some chances.}) 33. Ka1 Qxd5 34. Nxd6+ Qxd6 35. Rf5 b6 $11) 28. Rdf1 $1 Rxd5 (28... f6 $5 {deserved attention:} 29. Nf5 Be5 $1 {The B is now very active here.} 30. h6 (30. Qxc5+ Kb8 31. Ne3 (31. Qc2 Qxd5 {/\ Rg2}) 31... Rc8 $132 {/\Qh7}) 30... Kb8 31. d6 b6 32. h7 Rh8 $13 {White has to keep an eye on the second rank.}) 29. Nxf7 Rf8 ( 29... Re8 $6 30. h6 $16) 30. Qg2 $6 ({Now Black's B is dangerous enough to eliminate:} 30. Nxd6+ $1 Qxd6 31. Rxf8+ Qxf8 32. h6 $14 {with a remote o^ on h6.}) 30... Bf4 $1 {suddenly the roles have been changed, and now the N on f7 is inferior to the B.} 31. h6 Rd2 32. Qg6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] Now Black has a tactical blow.} (32. Qh3 $1 {was still keeping control over the black pieces.} Rxf7 33. Qxd7+ {is simpler to liquidate for a drawish R K.} (33. h7 $5 Rxb2+ $1 34. Ka1 (34. Kxb2 $2 Be5+ 35. Kc2 Qxh3 $19 {wins immediately.}) 34... Rxh7 35. Qxh7 Be5 (35... Rxa2+ 36. Kxa2 Qa4+ 37. Kb2 $1 Qb4+ 38. Kc2 Qc4+ $11 {leads "only" to a draw.}) 36. Qxd7+ Kxd7 37. a3 {with some chances for a survival.}) 33... Rdxd7 34. Rxf4 (34. h7 Be5) 34... Rxf4 35. h7 Rf8 36. h8=Q Rxh8 37. Rxh8+ Kc7 $11) 32... Rxf7 $2 $11 ({missing the beautiful} 32... Be5 $3 33. Nd6+ (33. Nxe5 Rxf1+ 34. Rxf1 Rd1+) (33. Qf5 Rd1+ $19) (33. Kc1 Bxb2+ 34. Kb1 Be5 35. Kc1 Rxa2 $19) 33... Bxd6 34. h7 Rh2 35. Rxf8+ Bxf8 $19) ({but not} 32... Qd4 $4 { because of} 33. Qf5+ $18) 33. h7 Rxb2+ {Now Black gives perpetual checks.} 34. Kxb2 Qd4+ 35. Kc2 Qd2+ 36. Kb1 Qb4+ 37. Kc2 1/2-1/2 [Event "EU-ch 6th"] [Site "Warsaw"] [Date "2005.06.29"] [Round "11"] [White "Mista, Aleksander"] [Black "Erenburg, Sergey"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2497"] [BlackElo "2575"] [Annotator "Mueller,Karsten"] [PlyCount "154"] [EventDate "2005.06.18"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "POL"] [SourceTitle "CBM 108"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2005.09.26"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Qa5+ 12. Bd2 Qc7 13. O-O-O Ngf6 14. Ne4 O-O-O 15. g3 Be7 16. Nxf6 Bxf6 17. Qa3 b6 18. Bf4 Qb7 19. Bd6 Nb8 20. Rd3 Qa6 21. Rhd1 Qxa3 22. Bxa3 Rd5 23. g4 b5 24. b3 Nd7 25. Bb4 Nb6 26. Kb1 Kb7 27. Ng1 Ra8 28. Ne2 a5 29. Bc5 Nd7 30. Ba3 b4 31. c4 Rd6 32. Bb2 Rd8 33. Kc2 c5 34. Ng3 Rxd4 35. Bxd4 Bxd4 36. f4 Nb8 37. Ne4 Kb6 38. g5 Nc6 39. R1d2 Ne7 40. Kd1 Rh8 41. Ng3 Ra8 42. Ke2 a4 43. Kf3 axb3 44. axb3 Ra1 45. Re2 Nc6 46. g6 Ra7 47. gxf7 Rxf7 48. Rxe6 Kc7 49. Kg4 Kd7 50. Re2 Ne7 51. Ne4 Kc6 52. Nd2 Ng8 53. Nf3 Nf6+ 54. Kh4 Ra7 55. Nxd4+ cxd4 56. Rxd4 Ra1 57. Kg3 Rg1+ 58. Kf3 Nxh5 59. Rg2 Rb1 60. Rg6+ Kc7 61. Kg4 Nf6+ 62. Kf5 Nh5 63. Rd3 Rf1 64. Rd4 Rb1 65. Re6 Rxb3 66. Kg6 Rd3 67. Ree4 Rh3 68. Re5 Ng3 69. Re3 h5 70. c5 Nf5 71. Rxh3 $2 ({ Der Zwischenzug} 71. Rd7+ $3 {hätte gewonnen, weil der Springer nach} Kxd7 72. Rxh3 {nicht nach d4 kann:} Ne7+ 73. Kxg7 h4 74. Kf6 Nd5+ 75. Ke5 Kc6 76. f5 Kxc5 77. Rxh4 Ne7 78. Rh1 Nc6+ 79. Ke4 Nd8 80. Rc1+ Kb5 81. Rd1 Nf7 82. Rd7 $18 ) 71... Nxd4 72. Rxh5 Kc6 73. Re5 b3 74. f5 Kb5 75. Rd5 $4 {[%mdl 8192] Weiß will unbedingt gewinnen und überzieht.} (75. Kxg7 b2 76. Re1 Nxf5+ 77. Kf6 Kxc5 78. Kxf5 Kd4 $11) 75... b2 76. Rd8 Kxc5 77. Rb8 Nb5 0-1 [Event "EU-ch 4th"] [Site "Istanbul"] [Date "2003.05.31"] [Round "2"] [White "Motylev, Alexander"] [Black "Roiz, Michael"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2634"] [BlackElo "2529"] [Annotator "Roiz,M"] [PlyCount "52"] [EventDate "2003.05.30"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "13"] [EventCountry "TUR"] [SourceTitle "CBM 096"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2003.09.25"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2003.09.25"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 {In this game i have decided to choose Karo-Kann for the first time!} 7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. f4 {The most ambitious continuation.} (11. Bf4 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Qa5+ 13. c3 Nf6 14. O-O (14. Qe2 $6 Be7 15. Kf1 O-O-O 16. a4 Bd6 17. b4 Qc7 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Ne4 e5 $1 $36 {0-1 Sivokho,S-Solozhenkin,E/St Petersburg-ch 73rd 2000}) 14... O-O-O 15. Qf3 Qd5 16. Qe2 Bd6 17. c4 Qa5 $11 { 1/2-1/2 Kaiumov,D-Yevseev,D/Alushta Autumn l 2002}) 11... Ngf6 ({Another popular line is Dreev's:} 11... c5 $5 12. Be3 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qa4 14. d5 Ne7 { with very complicated play.}) (11... Bb4+ 12. c3 $1 (12. Bd2 $6 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Ngf6 $11) 12... Be7 13. Bd2 Ngf6 14. O-O-O O-O 15. Qf3 Qc7 16. c4 {-see commented game Movsesian,S-Iordachescu,V/FIDE-Wch k.o 2000[Ftacnik]}) 12. Bd2 Bd6 {It is not easy to say what is the best position for the bishop.Here it will contol an important square on ''e5''.} (12... Be7 13. O-O-O c5 (13... O-O 14. Qe2 c5 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Bc3 Qc7 17. f5 $36 {1-0 Adams,M-Leko,P/Linares 16th 1999}) 14. Bc3 O-O 15. dxc5 $142 $1 (15. Nxd7 $6 Qxd7 16. f5 Qd5 $1 $132 { 0-1 Galliamova,A-Kortschnoj,V/Schuhplattler Veterans vs Ladies 2000}) 15... Nxc5 (15... Nxe5 16. fxe5 $1 (16. Bxe5 Bxc5 17. Qf3 {1/2-1/2 Jaracz,P-Zontakh, A/Bank Pocztowy op-A 2001}) 16... Nd5 17. Ne4 Qc7 18. g4 Rad8 19. g5 $36 h5 20. Bd4 $1 b6 $140 21. Nf6+ $40) 16. Qe2 {-13...0-0}) ({after} 12... c5 13. O-O-O cxd4 14. Ng6 $1 Rg8 15. Nxf8 Nxf8 16. Rhe1 Qd7 17. Qa3 {white has more than a sufficient compensation for a pawn.1-0 Motylev,A-Atalik,S/Popel mem 2nd 1999}) 13. O-O-O Qc7 {Black doesn't hurry with a castle.} ({The nice example of white's direct attack can be:} 13... O-O 14. Kb1 Qc7 15. Ne2 {[%CAl Gg2g4]} Rad8 16. Qf3 h5 17. g4 Bxe5 18. fxe5 Nxg4 19. Nf4 $40 {1-0 Illescas Cordoba, M-Karpov,A/Dos Hermanas 1999}) 14. Ne2 {This move is not very dangerous for black in this position,because his king is still in the centre.} ({The most promising seems to be:} 14. Ne4 $1 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 (15... h5 16. f5 $1 Nf6 17. Qe2 Qe7 18. Rhe1 O-O-O 19. Bg5 $36 {[%emt 0:00:01] 1-0 Adams,M-Stohl,I/ Bundesliga 2000}) 16. Qe2 O-O-O 17. g4 (17. h5 $5 $14) 17... c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Kb1 Bd6 20. c4 h5 21. g5 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Ng4 23. Bc3 $14 {and white has a clear plus due to majority of pawns on the queen-side.1-0 Macieja,B-Dautov,R/ Oz.com qual blitz 2000}) ({deserves attention is} 14. Kb1 $5 Rd8 15. Qf3 $140 O-O 16. Ne2 {[%CAl Gg2g4] -13...0-0.}) 14... h5 $1 $146 {[%mdl 8] Now black has nothing to worry about g2-g4.} (14... c5 15. Nxd7 (15. Nc3 {[%CAl Gc3b5]} a6) 15... Qxd7 16. Bc3 O-O-O 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Qg3 Nd5 19. Bxg7 Rhg8 20. c4 Qc7 21. Qf3 $2 (21. cxd5 $1 Rxg7 22. Qh3 $16) 21... Ne3 $1 22. Bxh6 Nxd1 23. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 24. Kxd1 Qd8+ 25. Kc2 Qxh4 $17 {1/2-1/2 Jakovenko,D-Botezatu,G/EU-ch U18 Halkidiki 2001}) 15. Qf3 Rc8 {[%CAl Gc6c5] I have decided,that the rook will be more useful on c8.} ({deserves attention is:} 15... Rd8 $5) 16. Bc3 (16. Kb1 c5 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Bc3 Qc6 $11) (16. g4 hxg4 17. Nxg4 c5 $132) (16. Nc4 {[%CAl Gf4f5]} g6 $1 17. Nxd6+ Qxd6 {[%CAl Gd6d5] and black has a comfortable position.}) 16... b5 $1 {[%CAl Gb5b4,Gc6c5] The most principal continuation.Black is ready to start a counterattack by b5-b4 and c6-c5.} ( 16... O-O $143 $6 17. Rhg1 {[%CAl Gg2g4]} (17. Nxd7 $2 Qxd7 18. d5 Nxd5 19. Qxh5 Nxc3 20. Nxc3 Bxf4+ 21. Kb1 Qe7 22. Ne4 f6 {and white has no sufficient compensation for a pawn.}) 17... b5 18. g4 Bxe5 19. fxe5 Nxg4 20. Nf4 $36) ( 16... Nd5 $143 $6 17. Kb1 Nxc3+ 18. Nxc3 $14 {[%CAl Gc3e4]}) 17. f5 {White has no other idea in this position.But now black has a clear was to simplify the position.} O-O (17... Nxe5 18. dxe5 Bxe5 19. fxe6 O-O {-17...0-0}) 18. fxe6 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. Nf4 ({The position is clear after} 21. Nd4 fxe6 22. Rhe1 Qd5 23. Nxe6 Qxf3 24. gxf3 Rfe8 $11) 21... Qf5 $1 22. exf7+ (22. Rhe1 fxe6 23. Nxe6 Qxf3 24. gxf3 Rfe8 $11 {-21.Nd4}) ({after:} 22. e7 Rfe8 23. Rhe1 Rc7 24. Re3 (24. Rd8 Rcxe7 25. Rxe7 Rxd8) 24... Kh7 (24... Rcxe7 $2 25. Rxe7 Rxe7 26. Nd5 Qxd5 27. Rxd5 cxd5 28. Qa3 $16) 25. Rde1 Qg4 {black is not worse.}) 22... Rxf7 23. Rhf1 (23. Rhe1 Nd5 $1 (23... Ng4 $6 24. g3 Kh7 25. Qe2 $14) 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Qxf5 Rxf5 {[%CAl Gf5f2]} 26. Rd2 b4 $11 {[%CAl Gc8c4, Ga7a5]}) 23... Ng4 24. Qb3 c5 $1 {That is the point! Now white cannot use a pin.} (24... Nh2 $2 25. Rf2 Ng4 26. Rf3 Ne5 (26... Nh2 27. Nd5 Qe6 28. Re3 $18) 27. Nd5 Qe6 $8 28. Rxf7 Nxf7 29. Nf4 $16) 25. Rd5 (25. Nh3 $2 c4 26. Rxf5 cxb3 27. Rxf7 (27. Rxb5 bxa2 28. Ra5 Ne3 $19) 27... Rxc2+ 28. Kb1 Kxf7 29. axb3 Rxg2 $17) (25. Rf3 c4 26. Qc3 $11) 25... Qe4 26. g3 Qe3+ $6 {[%mdl 32768] As it usually happens, my last move in the game is a mistake. White could get better chances, but fortunately, my opponent was in time-trouble, so the draw was agreed.} (26... Qe3+ $6 27. Rd2 {[%CAl Gb3f7]} Qxb3 (27... c4 28. Qxe3 Nxe3 29. Re1 $16 {[%csl Rb5,Rh5]}) 28. axb3 Re8 29. Rd5 Re5 30. Rxe5 Nxe5 31. Rd1 $14 { [%CAl Gd1d5]}) (26... c4 $142 27. Qf3 Qe3+ 28. Kb1 Qxf3 29. Rxf3 Re8 $1 30. a3 (30. Kc1 b4 $1 31. c3 Nh2 32. Rf2 Ng4 33. Rf3 $11 (33. Rfd2 bxc3 34. bxc3 Re3 $132)) 30... Re1+ 31. Ka2 Ne3 {[%CAl Ge3c2,Ge3d5] and black is not worse.}) 1/2-1/2 [Event "Wichern op 5th"] [Site "Hamburg"] [Date "1999.10.17"] [Round "4.29"] [White "Saltaev, Mihail"] [Black "Grote, Dirk"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2480"] [BlackElo "2191"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "1999.10.15"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "EXT 2001"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.11.22"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"] [SourceQuality "1"] {[%mdl 32768]} 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. O-O-O O-O-O 13. Ne4 Ngf6 14. g3 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Nf6 16. Qe2 Bd6 17. c4 c5 18. Bc3 Rhe8 19. Ne5 Kb8 20. f4 Ka8 21. a3 cxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxe5 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Bxe5 Qc6 25. Rh4 Rc8 26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. f5 b5 28. fxe6 fxe6 29. Re4 e5 30. b3 bxc4 31. Rxc4 Qh1+ 32. Kb2 Rxc4 33. bxc4 Kb7 34. Qg4 Qg2+ 35. Kc3 Kb6 36. Qe6+ Qc6 37. Qf5 Qd6 38. Qb1+ Kc6 39. Qb5+ Kc7 40. Qa5+ Qb6 41. Qd5 Qe3+ 42. Kb4 Qb6+ 43. Kc3 Qe3+ 44. Kb4 Qb6+ 45. Kc3 Qe3+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "FIDE GP"] [Site "Dubai"] [Date "2002.04.07"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2671"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "106"] [EventDate "2002.04.03"] [EventType "k.o. (rapid)"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "UAE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 089"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2002.08.12"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2002.08.12"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. h4 h6 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Nd5 {Nowadays this move is more fashionable than before. It is an opened question who wins or loses a tempo here.} 13. Bd2 Nb4 14. Qb3 (14. Bxb4 {- Ye Jiangchuan-Dreev, FIDE GP Dubai rapid 2002 CBM 88}) 14... a5 (14... Qb6 15. c4 O-O-O (15... Be7 16. c5 $5 {White wins a piece, although Black gets a lot of pawns for it.} (16. Kb1 { is the safe option.} Na6 (16... c5 17. d5) 17. Qa4 $14) 16... Bxc5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qa3 Nbd3+ (18... Ncd3+ 19. Kb1 $18) 19. Kb1 Nxf2 20. Be3 Nxd1 21. Bxc5 Qxb2+ 22. Qxb2 Nxb2 23. Kxb2 $14 {with three (!) pieces versus a R and four pawns.}) (15... a5 16. a3 Nd5 17. Qc2 {White certainly wants to avoid the exchange of queens.} N5f6 18. Bf4 Be7 19. Rhe1 O-O 20. Ne5 Rad8 21. c5 $14 { Kovalevskaya-Zangiev, St Petersburg 2001}) 16. Ne4 $14 (16. c5 $2 {is already strongly met by the prevoius sacrifice:} Bxc5 $1 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Qa3 Ncd3+ 19. Kb1 Nxf2 20. Bxb4 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Nxd1 22. Bc5 Qb5 23. Nd4 Qc4 24. Qxa7 Qd3+ 25. Kc1 Ne3 $17)) 15. Ne4 (15. a3 a4 16. Qc4 $5 {deserves also attention.} (16. Qe3 Nd5 17. Qe2 {Finally the Q has reached safety.} b5 18. Nf5 Qb8 19. c3 { The << is more or less closed and White has good prospects on the other flank.} Qc7 20. g3 Bd6 21. Rh4 N7f6 22. Nxd6+ Qxd6 23. Ne5 Ne7 24. g4 $14 { Karjakin-Turov, Moscow 2002})) (15. Rhe1 {is usually only a waste of time here. } Be7 16. Ne4 a4 17. Qxb4 {This Q sacrifice is nice, but not so effective, as we will see it later.} Bxb4 18. Bxb4 Qb8 19. Bd6 Qa7 20. Ba3 Qa6 21. Rd3 b6 22. Rc3 c5 23. Nd6+ Kd8 24. dxc5 bxc5 $19 {Zufic-Saric, Kastav 2002}) (15. Kb1 a4 16. Qe3 Nd5 (16... Nb6 17. Qe1 N4d5 18. Ne5 Nd7 19. c4 N5f6 20. f4 Qc7 21. Bc3 {Now White has got an almost ideal position.} Be7 22. f5 $16 { Marjanovic-Logothetis, Ano Liosia 2000}) 17. Qd3 $1 b5 (17... Qc7 18. c4) 18. Ne5 $1 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Qc7 20. f4 {This P structure gives White the space advantage in the [+] and the >>, but sometimes even the << can be a target after a well-prepared c2-c4.} O-O-O 21. Qe2 Kb7 22. Ne4 {(Leko-Dreev, Wijk aan Zee 2002} (22. c4 bxc4 23. Qxc4 Ra8 24. Ne4 Be7 $14) 22... Be7 23. c4 bxc4 24. Qxc4 Ra8 $14 {Leko}) 15... a4 $1 {[#]} 16. Qxb4 $6 {White wants more he can get from this position. The Q sacrifice is beautiful but unlucky as Mary Stuart.} (16. Qa3 {is the modest pragmatizm.} Nd5 (16... Qb6 17. Kb1 Nd5 18. Qd3) 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. Qxd6 Qc7 19. Qxc7 Nxc7 20. Ne5 f6 21. Nd3 Kf7 22. g4 Nb5 23. c3 Rhc8 24. Rhe1 Re8 25. Kc2 $11 {Kir.Georgiev-Dreev, Dubai rapid 2002}) 16... Bxb4 17. Bxb4 Qb6 (17... Qb8 {looks also strong.} 18. Nd6+ Kf8 $19) 18. a3 Qa6 19. Rh3 (19. Nd6+ Kf8 20. Nb5+ Kg8 21. Nc7 Qa7 22. Nxa8 Qxa8 $17 { and White still has no adequate compensation for the Q.}) 19... b6 20. Rg3 (20. Nd6+ $2 Kf8 21. Nb5+ c5 $19) 20... Rh7 $1 {This is the precise defence.} (20... c5 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Rxd7 cxb4 23. Rxg7 Kxd7 (23... Qf1+ 24. Rd1 $11) 24. Nc5+ Ke7 25. Nxa6 Rxa6 26. axb4 $11) 21. Ne5 (21. Nd6+ Kf8 $1) 21... Nxe5 $17 22. dxe5 c5 23. Bc3 Rd8 $4 {[%mdl 8192] overlooking the following tactics.} (23... Kf8 $1 $19 {was simple and good.}) 24. Nf6+ $1 Ke7 25. Nxh7 Rxd1+ 26. Kxd1 { Now White has already good chances for the draw, but not more than that.} Qa8 ( 26... Qf1+ 27. Be1 $18) 27. Nf6 $1 (27. Rxg7 Qh8 28. Rg4 Qxh7 29. Rxa4 Qf5 $11) 27... gxf6 (27... Kf8 $2 28. Ng4 $16) 28. exf6+ Kf8 (28... Kd6 29. Rd3+ Kc6 30. f3 Qg8 31. g4 Qg5 32. Ke2 $11 {and White can build up an untouchable fortress.} ) 29. Be5 (29. Rd3 Ke8 30. f3 {was also playable.}) 29... Qc6 30. Rd3 Kg8 31. f3 Qc8 32. c4 Kh7 33. g4 Qb7 34. Kc2 $11 b5 $5 35. b3 (35. cxb5 c4) 35... Qa6 36. Rd7 axb3+ 37. Kb2 Kg8 (37... b4 38. Rxf7+ Kg8 39. Rg7+ Kh8 $1 (39... Kf8 $4 40. a4 $3) 40. Kxb3 Qxa3+ 41. Kc2 Qe3 42. f7 $11) 38. Rd8+ Kh7 39. Rd7 (39. Rf8 b4 $1) 39... b4 $1 {Black is fighting until the last patron.} 40. Rxf7+ Kg8 41. Rg7+ Kh8 42. Kxb3 Qxa3+ $11 43. Kc2 Qa2+ 44. Kd3 Qb1+ 45. Kd2 Qa2+ 46. Ke3 Qa3+ 47. Kf2 Qa2+ 48. Ke3 Qa3+ 49. Ke4 Qa2 50. f7 Qe2+ 51. Kf4 Qh2+ 52. Ke4 Qe2+ 53. Kf4 Qh2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "EU-Cup 19th"] [Site "Rethymno"] [Date "2003.10.04"] [Round "7.2"] [White "Shirov, Alexei"] [Black "Kacheishvili, Giorgi"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2732"] [BlackElo "2603"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2003.09.28"] [EventType "team-swiss"] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [SourceTitle "CBM 098"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2004.02.03"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2004.02.03"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "Sarajevo Bosna"] [BlackTeam "Tbilisi"] [WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"] [BlackTeamCountry "GEO"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nd7 8. h5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 11. Bf4 Ngf6 12. O-O-O Be7 13. Ne4 Qa5 (13... Nxe4 14. Qxe4 Nf6 15. Qd3 Qa5 $5 16. Kb1 O-O {- 13...Qa5 14.Kb1 0-0 15.Nxf6 Nxf6}) 14. Kb1 O-O 15. Nxf6+ Nxf6 16. Ne5 Rad8 17. Qg3 (17. Qb3 Qb6 18. Qxb6 axb6 { This K is again slightly better for White, but against a good technique this cannot be converted into a win.} 19. c4 b5 $5 {clearing the way for >< d5.} 20. cxb5 cxb5 21. g4 Nd5 22. Bc1 Rd6 (22... Rc8 23. f4) 23. f4 Ra8 24. g5 {White still has some activity on the >> even without queens.} Rda6 $1 (24... f6 { is a bit passive.} 25. Ng6 Rda6 26. gxh6 gxh6 27. f5 exf5 28. Bxh6 Rxa2 29. Nxe7+ Nxe7 30. Kc2 $14 {Ledger-Gyimesi, Catalan Bay 2003}) 25. gxh6 (25. a3 b4 26. gxh6 gxh6) 25... Rxa2 26. Rdg1 Nb4 27. Rxg7+ Kf8 28. Rxf7+ Ke8 29. Rxe7+ Kxe7 30. b3 Ra1+ 31. Kb2 Nd5 $11) (17. Qe2 Qb6 {- Thipsay-Prakash, IND-ch Mumbai 2003 CBM 94} (17... Nd5 18. Bc1 c5 19. c4 Nf6 20. dxc5 {1/2-1/2 Guerra Bastida-Magem Badals, Mondariz 2002})) 17... Kh8 18. c4 (18. Rd3 {The R is usually well-placed on the third rank.} Nd5 (18... c5 $5 19. dxc5 (19. Qf3 Rxd4 (19... cxd4 20. Qxb7 Qc5 $132) 20. Rxd4 cxd4 21. Qxb7 Nd5 22. Bg3 Qa4 23. Qb3 Qa6 {Black wants to keep his Q because of his attacking chances on the <<.} 24. Qd3 Qa4 $13 {Adams-Bareev, Canditas Tournament Gp 2002}) 19... Qxc5 (19... Bxc5 {is strongly met by} 20. Bxh6 $5 gxh6 21. Qf4 Ng8 22. Rxd8 Qxd8 23. Nxf7+ Rxf7 24. Qxf7 $14) 20. Rxd8 Bxd8 21. Be3 Qa5 $13) (18... Qb6 19. Be3 {provoking} Nd5 {because the N can easily be attacked by c4.} 20. Rb3 Qa6 21. Bc1 Bf6 22. f4 Ne7 {The N had no safe place on d5.} 23. Qf2 {/\ g4-g5} Nf5 24. c3 Bxe5 25. fxe5 Qd3+ 26. Qc2 Qxc2+ 27. Kxc2 Rd7 28. g4 $14 {and the K looks better for White, Z.Almasi-Bareev, BIH-chT Jahorina 2003.}) 19. Bd2 Qb6 (19... Qa4 $5) 20. c4 Nf6 21. Be3 Qa6 $1 (21... Qa5 $2 22. Rb3 $1 Qa6 23. Qf3 $1 $16 {/\ g4 Apicella-Bauer, Aix les Bains 2003 CBM 97}) 22. Qf3 Kg8 23. g4 Nd7 $1 { exchanging the strong centralized N.}) (18. Qf3 Qd5 19. Qxd5 cxd5 {This change of the P structure clearly helps for Black.} 20. f3 Nd7 21. g4 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Rc8 23. Bf4 Rc6 24. Rhg1 Kh7 25. Rg2 g5 26. Bc1 Bd6 27. Re1 Bb8 28. Rge2 Kg7 $11 {Cao Sang-Ruck, Balatonlelle 2002}) (18. Qb3 Qb6 19. c3 Kg8 20. g4 c5 21. Qxb6 axb6 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. f3 Nd5 24. Bc1 b5 $11 {strengthening the position of the excellent N on d5, Dominguez-Dreev, North Sea Cup 2003.}) 18... c5 ( 18... Nd7 19. Rd3 {(Akopian-Bareev, Enghien les Bains 2003 CBM 96)} Bf6 20. Rhd1 Nxe5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Qxe5 Qb4 {Black wants to avoid the exchange of Q.} 23. Qc5 Qa4 {The exchange of Q gave White free hand on the only opened d <-> again.} 24. b3 Qa6 25. g4 b5 $13 {Karjakin-Van Delft, Open Vienna 2003}) 19. Qf3 {White wants to complicate matters, but this gives Black good chances for a counterattack.} (19. Be3 cxd4 20. Bxd4 Kg8 21. Qe3 Rd6 22. Bc3 Qc7 23. g4 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Rxd8+ Qxd8 {This is a typical K position of this variation. With a very good K technique Black can defend himself successfully.} 26. Qd4 (26. Kc2 a6 27. f3 Qc7 28. Qd4 Bc5 29. Qd3 Bd6 $11 {Wedberg-Dreev, SWE-chT 2002/03}) 26... a6 $11 {De Firmian-Dreev, SWE-chT 2002/03}) 19... cxd4 20. Qxb7 Bd6 21. Rhe1 Rb8 (21... Nxh5 $6 {gives the |^ into White's hands.} 22. Bd2 Qc7 23. Qxc7 Bxc7 24. Nc6 {White's chances on the << look better than Black's >> advance.} Rd7 25. Bb4 (25. Nxa7 $5) 25... Re8 26. Bc5 (26. Rxd4 Rxd4 27. Nxd4 Nf4 $132 {Landa-Schneider Zinner, Vienna 2003}) 26... d3 27. Nxa7 Nf4 28. g3 d2 (28... Ne2 29. Nb5) 29. Rh1 Nd3 30. Be3 $16 {and the d2 P will soon fall.}) 22. Qf3 Nxh5 $2 {[%mdl 8192] This is the consequence of a bad calculation.} (22... Kg8 {is rather slow as well.} 23. Re2 Rb6 24. Rxd4 Rfb8 25. g4 Qa4 26. Rd3 Rc8 27. b3 {White has consolidated the <<, and soon he will continue his -> on the other flank.} Qb4 28. Bd2 Qa3 29. Bc1 Qb4 30. Bb2 a5 31. g5 hxg5 32. h6 $40 {Van Delft-Schuurman, Wijk aan Zee 2003}) (22... Rb6 $1 { /\ Rfb8 and Ra6 was required with immense complications, for example:} 23. g4 Ra6 24. a3 {creating a serious weakness in White's camp.} Rb6 25. Ka2 Qa4 $132) 23. Bd2 $1 $18 {Now material losses are inevitable and Black's -> is not decisive.} (23. Bxh6 $4 gxh6 24. Qxh5 Rxb2+ $19) 23... Qa3 (23... Qb6 24. b3 Nf6 (24... Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Nf6 26. Bxh6 $18) 25. Bxh6 Kg8 26. Bxg7 $1 $18) (23... Bb4 $2 24. Nc6 $18) 24. b3 (24. Nd3 {was also sufficient:} Nf6 25. Bxh6 Kg8 26. Rh1 Rb6 27. Bc1 $18) 24... Rxb3+ (24... Nf6 25. Bxh6 $18 {loses without a fight.}) 25. axb3 Rb8 26. b4 Rxb4+ 27. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 28. Kc2 Bxe5 29. Rxe5 Qxc4+ 30. Kd2 Nf6 31. Rc1 Qb4+ 32. Kd1 {and the checks are exhausting quickly.} Qd6 33. Rb5 Qa6 34. Qd3 Qa4+ 35. Ke2 g6 36. Qc4 1-0 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "New Delhi/Teheran"] [Date "2000.12.08"] [Round "4.3"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Dreev, Alexey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2676"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2000.11.27"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "IND"] [SourceTitle "CBM 081"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.03.20"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. f4 Ngf6 12. Bd2 Be7 13. O-O-O O-O 14. Kb1 { [%mdl 8]} (14. Qf3 {Topalov-Dreev, FIDE-Wch k.o. 2000 CBM 81}) 14... c5 { Black has to find counterplay in the [+] and the <<, otherwise White's attacking chances on the >> become real.} (14... Qc7 15. Qf3) 15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. Qf3 {White has to keep the queens for the ->.} Qc7 17. Bc3 Rac8 18. Bd4 Rfd8 ({ missing the "petite combination"} 18... Nce4 $1 19. c3 Nxg3 20. Qxg3 Rfd8 21. Qf3 b5 $132) 19. c3 Na4 {Black has also attacking prospects on the <<.} (19... b5 $5 20. Ne2 {/\ g4-g5} Nce4 (20... h5 21. g4 hxg4 22. Nxg4 $14 {opens up the g <->.}) 21. g4 b4 22. g5 bxc3 23. Bxc3 (23. Nxc3 Nxc3+ 24. Bxc3 Nd5) 23... Nxc3+ 24. Nxc3 Rxd1+ 25. Qxd1 Rb8 26. Qf3 {and White comes first in the race of attack.}) 20. Ne2 (20. f5 $6 {is not that threatening.} Bc5 $1 {Black has to eliminate White's menacing centralized B.} (20... Bd6 21. Rhe1 b5 (21... Qa5 $5 22. Ng4 $1 {Attacking the K is more to the point than hunting pawns on the other flank.} (22. fxe6 fxe6 23. Qxb7 Rb8 24. Qf7+ Kh7 25. Qg6+ Kg8 26. Nc4 Nxc3+ 27. Bxc3 Qxc3 28. Ne4 Qxc4 29. Nxf6+ Kf8 30. Nh7+ Kg8 31. Nf6+ $11 { with only perpetual checks.}) 22... Nxg4 23. Qxg4 $16) 22. Nh5 (22. fxe6 fxe6) 22... Nxh5 23. fxe6 fxe6 24. Qxh5 b4 25. c4 $14 {avoiding the opening of the lines on the <<.}) 21. Bxc5 Qxc5 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 $17 {and White's -> is beaten back.}) 20... Qa5 $1 (20... b5 $6 {is again slower, for example:} 21. g4 $1 b4 22. c4 (22. g5 $143 bxc3) 22... Nd7 (22... Bd6 23. b3 $1 (23. g5 $2 {is premature in view of} Bxe5 24. Bxe5 (24. fxe5 Qxc4 25. gxf6 Qc2+ 26. Ka1 Rc3 $1 $19) 24... Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Qxc4 26. Ka1 Qe4 27. Qxe4 Nxe4 $15) 23... Nc5 (23... Nc3+ 24. Nxc3 bxc3 25. Bxc3 Nd5 26. Bb2 $16) 24. g5 $40) 23. b3 Nac5 24. g5 $16 {and White's -> becomes rather dangerous, while Black cannot show anything on the other flank.}) 21. b3 $1 Nc5 22. g4 $1 Ncd7 (22... Nfd7 $6 23. g5 $16) 23. g5 Nxe5 (23... hxg5 24. hxg5 $16) 24. fxe5 Qd5 $1 {Black's defence is on the top.} (24... Nd7 25. gxh6 Nxe5 26. Qxb7 $18) 25. Qd3 $5 {White wants to continue his -> on the >>.} (25. Qxd5 Nxd5 26. gxh6 gxh6 $14 {is only a little better K for White.}) 25... Ng4 $1 (25... Nd7 26. Nf4 Qc6 27. gxh6 Nxe5 28. Qg3 $18) 26. Nf4 Qc6 27. Qe2 Ba3 $1 {Again Black finds the best chance for a counterplay.} (27... hxg5 {opens up the h <-> against his own K.} 28. hxg5 Bxg5 29. Ng6 $1 (29. Nh3 {is strongly met by} Be3 $1 30. Qxg4 Rxd4 $1 31. cxd4 Qc2+ 32. Ka1 Qc3+ $11 {and draw by perpetual.}) 29... Nh6 30. Rhg1 fxg6 31. Rxg5 Nf5 32. Rxg6 Nxd4 33. cxd4 Rc7 34. Rg4 $14 {with still some pressure on the >>.}) ( 27... Bc5 $2 {simply loses to} 28. Bxc5 Rxd1+ 29. Rxd1 Qxc5 30. Qxg4 Qxc3 31. Qe2 $18) 28. Rh3 (28. Rde1 $2 Rxd4 29. cxd4 Ne3 30. gxh6 Qc3 $1 $19 {/\ Nc2}) ( 28. Qxg4 Rxd4 $1 29. gxh6 Qe4+ 30. Ka1 Rxd1+ 31. Rxd1 Qxe5 $11) (28. Rhg1 $6 Rxd4 29. cxd4 Ne3 $1 30. Nd3 Nd5 $15) 28... Bc5 $1 (28... Rxd4 29. Rxd4 $1 (29. cxd4 $4 Qc1+)) 29. Rhd3 {[#]} (29. Qxg4 Rxd4 $1 30. gxh6 Rxd1+ 31. Qxd1 gxh6 32. Qg4+ Kh8 33. Qh5 Qe4+ 34. Nd3 Bf8 35. Qxf7 Bg7) (29. Rg3 Bxd4 30. cxd4 Rxd4 $1 31. Rxg4 h5 32. Nxh5 Rxg4 33. Qxg4 Qc2+ 34. Ka1 Qc3+ $11) 29... Bxd4 $2 { [%mdl 8192] The B was more important than the R in this special position.} ({ missing the forceful} 29... Rxd4 $3 30. Qxg4 $1 (30. Rxd4 $2 Bxd4 31. cxd4 (31. Rxd4 Qxc3 $19) 31... Ne3 $19) (30. cxd4 $2 Ba3 {with nasty mating threats on the c <->.} 31. Qd2 Nf2 $17) 30... Rxd3 31. Nxd3 $1 (31. Rxd3 Qh1+ 32. Kb2 Qh2+ 33. Ng2 h5 34. Qe4 b5 $15) 31... Be3 32. c4 b5 33. Nb4 Qc5 34. Nd3 $11 { with an equal position.}) 30. cxd4 $18 {Now the N on g4 is trapped.} Qa6 31. Qxg4 Rc2 32. a4 {This is the cold-blooded answer!} h5 33. Nxh5 Rdc8 34. Nf6+ $1 Kf8 35. Nd7+ Ke7 36. Nc5 1-0 [Event "FIDE-Wch k.o."] [Site "New Delhi/Teheran"] [Date "2000.12.08"] [Round "4.5"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Dreev, Alexey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2707"] [BlackElo "2676"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2000.11.27"] [EventType "k.o."] [EventRounds "7"] [EventCountry "IND"] [SourceTitle "CBM 081"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2001.03.20"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2001.03.20"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 e6 8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nd7 11. f4 Ngf6 12. Bd2 Be7 13. O-O-O O-O {This variation is very popular these days, although White's space advantage looks rather frightening at first sight. However after a quick c6-c5 Black can blow up White's [+].} 14. Qf3 (14. Ne2 {/\ g4 is a consistant try, but Black comes first.} c5 $1 {This is the key move here. /\} 15. g4 $6 Nxe5 16. fxe5 Nxg4 17. Qf3 h5 $17 {and the N on g4 is well-protected.}) (14. Qe2 c5 15. f5 {- Glek-Dautov, Julian Borowski-A Essen 2000 CBM 77} (15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. f5 (16. Bc3 Qc7 17. f5 Nd5 $1 18. Bd4 Rad8 $132 {Vuckovic-Prelevic, YUG 2000}) 16... Qb6 17. Be3 Rad8 18. Qc4 Qc7 19. Bf4 Nd5 {White's time-consuming manoeuvres are not impressive at all.} 20. Ng6 Nxf4 21. Nxe7+ Kh8 ({or} 21... Kh7 $5 {/\} 22. Kb1 $2 b5 $1 $19) 22. Kb1 b5 $1 23. Rxd8 $1 Rxd8 (23... bxc4 $2 24. Rxf8+ Kh7 25. Rxf7 $16) 24. Qf1 {(Sherzer-Al Vajda, Budapest FS GM 2001)} Nfd3 $1 25. cxd3 (25. fxe6 Qxe7 26. cxd3 Qxe6 $17) 25... Qxe7 $17)) (14. Rhe1 c5 $1 15. Nxd7 Qxd7 16. f5 cxd4 17. fxe6 fxe6 18. Qb3 Nd5 19. Re4 Bc5 20. Rg4 Kh8 21. Nh5 Qf7 $1 $15 {and it is not easy for White to get back the sacrificed P, Feygin-Dautov, Gersenkirchen BL 2000/2001}) 14... Qc7 15. c4 (15. Rhe1 { - Hracek-Dautov, Lippstadt 2000 CBM 78}) (15. Kb1 c5 {This looks more straightforward, there is no need for preparation.} (15... Rad8 16. Ne2 h5 $1 { This is the typical defensive reaction in this variation, otherwise 17.g4 comes.} 17. Bc3 g6 18. Rhg1 Qd6 19. g4 hxg4 20. Qd3 Qd5 21. Ng3 Kg7 22. h5 (22. Ne2 Rh8) 22... Nxe5 (22... gxh5 23. Nxh5+ Nxh5 24. Rxg4+ Kh8 25. Qh3 $16) ( 22... Nxh5 $2 23. Nxh5+ gxh5 24. Nxg4 $1 hxg4 25. Rxg4+ Kf6 26. Rg5 $18) 23. h6+ (23. fxe5 Nxh5 24. Ne4 Qb5 25. Qe3) 23... Kh7 24. fxe5 Ng8 25. Ne4 $14 { Luther-Neulinger, AUT-chT 2000}) 16. Nxd7 Qxd7 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bc3 Qe7 19. Rhe1 Rfd8 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Ne4 Qe7 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Qxb7 Qf2 24. Qf3 Qxh4 25. b3 Rxd1+ 26. Rxd1 Rd8 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Qe3 $14 {with only slightly better K for White, Fercer-Neulinger, Finkenstein op 2000.}) 15... a5 ({Now} 15... c5 { is already strongly met by the standard} 16. d5 $1 Rae8 (16... exd5 17. Nf5 $1 $16) (16... Nxe5 $2 17. fxe5 Qxe5 18. Bf4 $18) 17. Rhe1 exd5 18. cxd5 (18. Nf5 $5 {deserves attention as well.} dxc4 19. Bc3 $16) 18... Bd6 19. Bc3 Nxe5 $2 ( 19... Nb6 20. Nf5 $16) 20. fxe5 $18 Rxe5 (20... Bxe5 21. Rxe5 Rxe5 22. d6 $18) 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Nf5 Rd8 (22... Re8 23. Kb1 c4 24. d6) 23. d6 $1 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 $1 {[%emt 0:01:00] Movsesian-Iordachescu, FIDE Wch KO New Delhi 2000}) 16. Kb1 (16. Ne2 $5 h5 $1 {This is the correct reaction again!} (16... a4 {gives White free hand on the >> after} 17. g4 $16) (16... c5 $5 17. g4 $1 {The race begins! } cxd4 18. g5 $1 Nxe5 $1 (18... hxg5 $6 {opens up the position against his own K.} 19. hxg5 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Qxc4+ 21. Kb1 Qd5 (21... d3 22. gxf6 $18) 22. Qh3 Qe4+ 23. Ka1 Nh7 24. g6 $1 Qxg6 25. Rdg1 Qe4 26. Qh6 $18) 19. fxe5 Nd7 $1 ( 19... Qxc4+ 20. Kb1 d3 21. exf6 Qc2+ 22. Ka1 dxe2 23. Qxe2 $16) 20. gxh6 $1 ( 20. Bf4 Nxe5 $1 (20... Qxc4+ 21. Kb1 $44) 21. Bxe5 (21. Qg3 $2 Qxc4+) 21... Qxe5 22. gxh6 Qf6 $15) 20... Nxe5 21. Qg3 (21. Qg2 $6 Qxc4+ 22. Bc3 (22. Kb1 g6 ) 22... Bf6 23. hxg7 (23. Nxd4 Nd3+ $17) 23... Rfc8 $17) 21... g6 $1 {Black has to avoid the opening of the lines on the >>.} (21... Qxc4+ 22. Bc3 $1 { This is the surprise move!} (22. Kb1 Qd3+) 22... Bf6 (22... Ng6 23. hxg7 Rfc8 24. Nxd4) 23. Nxd4 Rfc8 24. Kb1 b5 25. Rhf1 $16 {with good attacking chances for White.}) 22. Nxd4 (22. h5 $2 Qxc4+) 22... Qxc4+ 23. Bc3 $44) 17. Ng3 g6 18. Rhe1 Rad8 19. f5 $5 (19. Kb1 {- 16.Kb1 Rad8 17.Ne2 h5}) 19... Nxe5 20. dxe5 Ng4 21. Nxh5 $1 {This is the precise move order.} ({In case of} 21. f6 Bc5 22. Nxh5 $1 Nxe5 $1 {will come.}) 21... gxh5 22. f6 Rd4 $1 (22... Bc5 $2 23. Qf4 $18) 23. fxe7 Rxc4+ 24. Kb1 Qxe7 25. Bg5 Qb4 $13) 16... Rad8 17. Bc1 (17. Bc3 Bb4 { exchanges the dangerous B.}) (17. Ne2 $5 {deserved attention here as well.} h5 $1 {is the cold-blooded answer again.} (17... c5 $5 {is again met by the aggressive} 18. g4 $1 cxd4 19. g5 Nxe5 20. fxe5 Nd7 $1 21. gxh6 $1 (21. Bf4 $6 Nxe5 22. Qg3 Qxc4 23. gxh6 (23. Bxe5 Qxe2 24. gxh6 g6) 23... g6 (23... Ng6 $2 24. hxg7 Rfe8 25. h5 Qxe2 26. hxg6 Qe4+ 27. Ka1 fxg6 28. Be5 $18) 24. h5 Kh7 $1 {- 21.gxh6} (24... Qxe2 25. h7+ Kxh7 26. hxg6+ Kg8 27. Rh8+ Kxh8 28. Qh3+ Bh4 29. Qxh4+ Kg7 30. Qh6+ Kf6 31. Qg5+ Kg7 $11)) (21. Qg3 $2 h5 $17) 21... Nxe5 22. Qg3 g6 23. h5 Kh7 24. hxg6+ $1 (24. Bf4 Qxc4 25. Nxd4 Rxd4 26. Bxe5 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Qe4+ 28. Ka1 g5 $19) 24... fxg6 25. Nf4 $1 (25. Bf4 Qxc4) 25... Qxc4 26. Rhe1 $44) 18. Ng3 g6 19. Rhe1 (19. Bc3 Nxe5 20. fxe5 (20. dxe5 Ng4) 20... Ng4 $13) 19... Nxe5 (19... c5 20. d5) 20. fxe5 Ng4 21. Bg5 $1 $14) 17... Rfe8 18. Ne2 c5 $5 (18... h5 $1 {looks attractive again, for example:} 19. Ng3 g6 20. Rhe1 c5 21. d5 exd5 22. cxd5 Nb6 23. f5 Bd6 $1 24. fxg6 Bxe5 25. Nxh5 Nxh5 26. Qxh5 f6 $1 $13) 19. g4 $1 cxd4 20. g5 Nxe5 21. fxe5 Nh7 (21... Nd7 22. gxh6 Nxe5 23. Qg3 Bf6 $13) 22. gxh6 Qxe5 (22... Qxc4 $2 23. Rhf1 $1 f5 (23... Rf8 24. hxg7) 24. Rg1 $18) 23. hxg7 f5 $5 (23... Bf6 {is the other defensive option.} 24. h5 Bxg7 25. Rhg1 Kf8 26. Rdf1 Nf6 27. Qa3+ (27. Rxg7 $6 Kxg7 28. h6+ Kh8 29. Qxf6+ Qxf6 30. Rxf6 d3) 27... Qd6 28. Qf3 Qe5 $11) 24. Ng3 (24. h5 $1 {was required, for example:} Qf6 $1 (24... Kxg7 25. h6+ Kh8 26. Nf4 Qf6 ( 26... Nf8 27. Rde1 Qf6 28. h7 $1 $18) 27. Nh5 Qg6 28. Bf4 $16) 25. h6 e5 26. Ng3 f4 27. Ne4 Qe6 28. Rh5 (28. Qd3 Rc8 29. b3 a4) 28... Rc8 29. b3 a4 30. Rg1 axb3 31. axb3 Ra8 $14) 24... Qc7 25. Qe2 Bc5 (25... Bf6 $6 {runs into} 26. Nh5 e5 27. Ng3 {attacking >< f5} Qc8 28. Qh5 f4 {Now the light squares are weakened.} 29. Nf5 $16) 26. Nh5 e5 27. Ng3 Qf7 (27... f4 $6 {weakens the important light squares.} 28. Nf5 $16) 28. Qf1 (28. h5 Kxg7 29. Rdf1 f4 30. Ne4 Be7 $13) 28... f4 29. Ne4 {The N is an excellent blockading piece on e4 now.} Qf5 30. Qd3 Be7 31. Rdg1 Rd6 32. c5 Re6 (32... Rg6 33. Rxg6 Qxg6 34. h5 Qxg7 35. Qb3+ Kh8 36. Qxb7 Nf6 $13 {exchanging the strong N on e4.}) 33. h5 Bg5 ( 33... Ng5 $5 34. h6 Qh7 {deserved serious attention.}) 34. Ka1 Bh6 (34... Nf6 { is again logical eliminating the blockading N on e4.} 35. Rxg5 Qxe4 36. Qh3 Rc6 37. h6 Kh7 $13) 35. Qf3 Ng5 (35... R6e7 $2 36. Nd6 $18) 36. Nxg5 Bxg5 37. Qd5 ( 37. Qxb7 e4 $132) 37... Bh6 38. Rg6 (38. Qxb7 {allows the push} e4 $132) 38... Qf7 39. Qe4 Rc8 40. Rhg1 Rxc5 41. Bd2 Rec6 (41... Rxg6 42. Rxg6 Rc6 43. Qxe5 Rxg6 44. hxg6 Qxg6 $11) 42. a3 Rc8 $4 {[%mdl 8192] The is a terrible blunder, probably in time trouble.} ({There was nothing wrong with} 42... Rxg6 43. Rxg6 Rc6 44. Qxe5 Rxg6 45. hxg6 Qxg6 46. Qxd4 Qxg7 $11) 43. Rxh6 1-0 [Event "Tilburg Fontys"] [Site "Tilburg"] [Date "1998.10.31"] [Round "8"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Leko, Peter"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2700"] [BlackElo "2665"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "1998.10.23"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "NED"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "EXT 1999"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "1998.11.16"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "1998.11.16"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Bd3 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 e6 (10... Nbd7 $2 11. Ng6 $1 $16) 11. Bf4 (11. Bd2 { See Ivanchuk-Bareev, President's Cup 1998 CBM 65}) 11... Qa5+ {This is played against 0-0-0.} 12. c3 (12. Bd2 Qa6 (12... Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. c4 Bb4 15. a3 Bxd2+ 16. Qxd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 Nbd7 {1/2 Gomez Esteban-Magem Badals, Spain 1998 with an equal K.}) 13. c4 (13. Qb3 c5 14. O-O-O Nc6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Bb4 {1/2 Emms-Teschke, BL 1998}) 13... Nbd7 14. O-O Be7 15. Rfe1 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nd7 17. Ne4 O-O-O 18. Nd6+ Bxd6 19. exd6 c5 20. Bc3 Nf6 21. Rad1 Qc6 22. Bxf6 $14 {with a strong o^ d6, Rosito-Slipak, ARG-ch Buenos Aires 1998}) 12... Qa6 (12... Nbd7 13. O-O Nxe5 (13... Nd5 $6 14. Qf3 $1 Qd8 15. Rfe1 N7f6 16. Nh5 {White has got a dangerous ->.} g6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Re4 Qg7 (18... Qe7 19. Rae1 $16 {/\ Nxg6!}) 19. c4 Nxf4 20. Rxf4 f5 21. Nxc6 $1 $18 { Pavlovic-Tukmakov, Biel (op) 1998}) 14. dxe5 Nd5 15. Qf3 Nxf4 16. Qxf4 Rd8 17. Rfe1 Be7 18. Nh5 Rg8 19. Re3 g5 20. Nf6+ Bxf6 21. Qxf6 Rg6 22. Qh8+ Ke7 23. Qh7 gxh4 24. Rf3 Rf8 25. Rxf7+ Rxf7 26. Qxg6 Qxe5 27. Qxh6 {1/2 Vehi Bach-Magem Badals, ESP-ch Linares 1998}) 13. Qf3 {Certainly White has to avoid the exchange of queens, otherwise he has no chances for an ->.} Nbd7 {Now White cannot castle anywhere.} 14. Nxd7 Kxd7 (14... Nxd7 $2 15. Ne4 $1 $16) 15. Be5 Be7 16. b3 ({Corrupting Black's P structure is a healthy alternative:} 16. Bxf6 gxf6 (16... Bxf6 17. Nh5) 17. Nh5 f5 18. Nf4 $14 {/\ Nd3}) 16... Rhd8 (16... Rad8 17. c4 Qa5+ 18. Ke2 Kc8 19. Rhd1 $14) 17. c4 Qa5+ 18. Ke2 Ke8 19. Rhe1 Kf8 20. Kf1 Rd7 21. a4 Rad8 22. Rad1 Kg8 23. Rd3 (23. Nh5 $4 Nxh5 24. Qxh5 f6 $19 { The vertical threats are very dangerous!}) (23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Bf8 $11) 23... Ne8 24. Nh5 Bd6 {[#]} ({The P hunt after} 24... Bxh4 $2 {is punished by} 25. Qg4 Bg5 26. f4 $18) 25. Bxg7 $5 (25. Qg3 Bxe5 26. Rxe5 Qb4 27. Re4 (27. d5 $2 cxd5 28. cxd5 Rxd5 $1 29. Rdxd5 Rxd5 30. Rxd5 exd5) 27... Qe7 $11) (25. Bxd6 Rxd6 (25... Nxd6 $2 {leaves the vital >< g7 unattended:} 26. Re5 Qb4 27. Qg3 $16) 26. Qg4 g6 27. Nf4 Qf5 $11) 25... Nxg7 26. c5 $2 {[%mdl 8192]} (26. Nf6+ Kf8 (26... Kh8 $2 27. c5 $1 Bb8 (27... Bf8 28. Qe4 Nf5 29. g4 Rxd4)) 27. Nh7+ ( 27. Nxd7+ $6 Rxd7 $15) (27. c5 $6 Be7 $1 (27... Bxc5 $4 28. Nxd7+) 28. Nxd7+ Rxd7 $15) 27... Kg8 28. Nf6+ $11 {with perpetual checks}) 26... Nxh5 $1 (26... Bxc5 $4 27. Nf6+ Kf8 28. Nxd7+ $18) (26... Be7 $2 27. Qg4 Bf8 28. Nf6+ Kh8 29. Qe4 Nf5 30. g4 Rxd4) (26... Bb8 $2 27. Qg4 f5 28. Qg6 $18) 27. Qxh5 Qa6 $1 $19 {This intermediate move pins the dangerous R with a tempo, after which White's -> collapses. Leko is very strong in defence and counterattack!} 28. Ree3 Bf4 $1 29. Qg4+ (29. Rf3 Rxd4) 29... Kf8 $1 30. Qxf4 Rxd4 31. Qxh6+ Ke8 32. Kg1 Rxd3 33. Rxe6+ Kd7 34. Rf6 Kc8 35. Rxf7 Rd1+ 36. Kh2 Qe2 37. Qf4 R1d7 38. Rxd7 Rxd7 39. Qf8+ Kc7 40. Qf4+ Kc8 41. Qf8+ Rd8 42. Qf5+ Kb8 43. Qf4+ Ka8 44. g4 Qe7 45. g5 Rf8 46. Qe3 Qxe3 47. fxe3 Kb8 48. g6 Kc7 0-1 [Event "FIDE World Cup-A (Women)"] [Site "Shenyang"] [Date "2000.09.03"] [Round "3"] [White "Xu, Yuhua"] [Black "Payet, Amelie"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B19"] [WhiteElo "2505"] [BlackElo "2010"] [Annotator "Lukacs,P"] [PlyCount "62"] [EventDate "2000.09.01"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "5"] [EventCountry "CHN"] [EventCategory "6"] [SourceTitle "CBM 079"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceDate "2000.11.21"] [SourceVersion "1"] [SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Ne5 Bh7 9. Bc4 e6 10. Qe2 Bd6 $2 {[%mdl 8192] [#] This is a horrible negligence, and the punishment cannot be avoided.} (10... Nd5 {- Haba-Khenkin, MK Cafe Cup-A 1999 CBM 73}) 11. Nxf7 $1 $18 {There were also others, who had fallen into this trap, but this is not a real consolation.} Qe7 (11... Kxf7 12. Qxe6+ {[%emt 0:01:00] Mueller-Jungo, Bad Ragaz op 1994}) 12. Nxh8 {White is a R up, the game is over!} Nbd7 (12... Kd7 13. Bd3 (13. h5 $18) 13... Qe8 14. Bxh7 Nxh7 15. Ng6 Qxg6 16. Qe4 Nf8 17. Qxg6 Nxg6 18. Ne4 $18 {Valentin Pascual-Arbouche, Mislata op 1994}) 13. h5 Bxg3 14. fxg3 Ne4 (14... O-O-O 15. Ng6 Bxg6 16. hxg6 e5 17. O-O $18) 15. Bf4 Ndf6 16. Ng6 Bxg6 17. hxg6 Kd7 18. O-O-O Re8 19. Bd3 Nd6 20. Qe5 Ng4 21. Qxd6+ Qxd6 22. Bxd6 Kxd6 23. Rdf1 Nf6 24. Rxh6 $1 Ke7 25. Rh7 Rg8 26. g4 Kd6 27. g5 Ne8 28. Rf7 b5 29. Rh4 a5 30. Rhf4 c5 31. Rf8 Kd5 1-0