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The Grandmaster’s Openings Laboratory

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Contents

A. Video Course Lessons Part 5

 Lesson 1 – “Forget about the openings!” 6

 Lesson 2 – “How to choose the openings?” 10
 Lesson 3 – “The Practical description of all the openings” 16
 Lesson 4 – “How to learn the openings effectively?” 31
 Lesson 5 – Your powerful opening repertoire.” 40

B. Practical Part 45

 Instruction For The Practical Part 46

 Black Section 47
- A. Benko Gambit 48
 Benko Section 48
 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 Section 87
- B. Scandinavian Defense 91
- C. Sicilian Defense 102
 Kan Variation 102
 Mora Gambit 107
 King Indian Attack 110

 White Section 114

- A. 1. e4 e5 115
 Spanish Game 115
 Petrov’s Defence 125
 Philidor’s Defense 129
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Contents

- B. Sicilian Defense 134

 Najdorf 134
 Rauzer 142
 Scheveninger (Keres Attack) 150
 Dragon 155
 Variation Qb6 162
 Kan 165
 Sveshnikov 218
 Accelerated Dragon 228
- C. French Defense 233
- D. Caro-Kann Defense 237
- E. Scandinavian Defense 241
- F. Pirc Defense 245
- G. Alekhine’s Defense 248

C. New Opening Lines 252

 A. King Indian Defense 253

 B. Gruenfeld Defense 259
 C. Sicilian Defense – 5.f3 Line 261
 D. Sicilian Defense – 6.f4 Line 266
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The Grandmaster’s Openings Laboratory

Video Course Lessons Part:

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THE GRANDMASTER’S OPENINGS LABORATORY

by GM Igor Smirnov
Lesson 1: “Forget about the openings!”

Hi everyone! I am Igor Smirnov, International Grandmaster and a chess coach. This is the
chess course “The Grandmaster’s openings laboratory”.

In modern chess, opening theory has developed significantly. There are a lot of books,
databases, programs, articles, video lessons, DVDs and so on about the openings. Some
players are obsessed with trying to learn all this stuff! It takes a lot of time and doesn’t bring
great progress. The main problem for the chess players now is how to deal with all this
information and how to use it effectively. This course will help you to do it.

Here is the first lesson: “Forget about the openings!”

The title of this lesson probably seems strange to you. But I am not joking. This is really my
first advice to you: forget about the openings!

Now I am going to explain this idea in more detail.

When the new student asks me for help, most often he says something like this: “I’ve got
problems in Najdorf variation. Recently my opponent made the powerful move, which I
haven’t seen before, and I lost quickly. I think my openings preparation is not as good as it
should be, so could you help me to solve this problem, please?” After that, I usually ask the
pupil to show me several of his games. In these games, I always can see that an evaluation
of the position have been changed many times during the game. For example, after the
opening white was better, in the middlegame black got an advantage and finally it was a
draw. Then I ask the pupil: “Do you really think that the results of your games depend
mostly on the quality of your openings preparation?” Just think isn’t this story is about you?


The main idea I want to show you is that it is much more important to improve your general
playing skills than just try to learn more openings or another concrete variations.

I don’t recommend you to ignore the openings or not to learn them at all. I only say that it is
not the main thing you should care about.

So what exactly you should do regarding the openings preparation?

Let’s remember again that you should not spend much time on learning the openings, but
you need to play them somehow. What’s the decision? You should create your good
opening repertoire and play it. It is that simple. But I know you will say: “It is simple only
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in theory, while in practice it is not”. Ok, but for you it will be much simpler, because you will
create a good opening repertoire right after the studying of this course.

Let’s discuss this idea (“you should create your good opening repertoire and play it”) more
specifically. What does it mean “the good opening repertoire”? Let’s realize what
happens most usual with a player? A player plays some openings, which he has learned by
chance: perhaps one of his friends showed something to him or he read a book about some
openings, or maybe he just copies the game of the strong Grandmaster. After some
practice, the player realizes that he has problems in some of these opening lines. So he
learns other lines. This operation happens many times and a player wastes his time on
learning the openings too often.

That’s why it is much better not to study and to play the dubious openings, but create the
good opening repertoire from the beginning. What are the “good lines”? They are the
variations which follow the base strategical principles of a chess game. Little later we will
discuss this question in more detail.

What do I mean by saying “…and play it” (“you should create your good opening
repertoire and play it”)? I mean that after the creating of a good opening repertoire you
should not spend much time on the opening preparation.

I know what you want to say now! In some interviews or in personal conversation one
strong player said he spends most of his time on the opening’s analysis. That’s true. Top
Grandmasters spend nearly all their time on the opening preparation. But the thing is that
the opening preparation becomes important on the Master’s and especially on the
Grandmaster’s level. In the situation when the player have already reached his peak of
chess power and understanding of the chess game. After that, they start to compete in the
preparation quality. If you are one of these guys you definitely need to study the openings


Till that time, you may simply play your initial opening repertoire and put your efforts on
improving of your understanding of the chess game. Of course it doesn’t mean that you
should not study the openings at all. Sometimes you will have single questions about the
concrete opening line or you will simply be bored with the same positions all the time. In this
case you may put some extra time on the openings, but not too much.

The next idea: opening is the easiest stage of game! The first argument is a huge
opening’s theory. The second is that the strategical content of an opening is easier than of
the other parts of game. In the opening you basically need to realize the 3 main
opening’s tasks:

- Develop the pieces;

- Castle;
- Connect the rooks (moving the queen).
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I will not explain this in great detail, because I’ve already made it in the course “The
Grandmaster’s secrets”. Let’s just quickly repeat the main points:

the base strategical ideas about the openings:

1. We should develop the pieces.

This means that if we have a choice to move the piece or to move the pawn – we should
move the piece. The pawn moves could be good only when they help us to develop the
piece. By the way, the moves like h3 and a3 (with an idea to stop the Bg4 and Bb4 pin)
most often are just mistakes.

2. We should develop the minor pieces (knights and bishops) first.

If you develop the heavy pieces too early – then they become an object of the attack for the
opponent’s pieces.

3. To find the best move we should mainly use the principles of “the
least active piece” and “maximum activity”.

It means that we should move the piece which is the least active, and we should move it as
forward as possible.

According to these principles, we should develop the knights before bishops (because the
bishop is active on its own position and the knight is totally passive).

Another consequence is that we should not make several moves with the one piece
(because it breaks the principle of the least active piece).

4. We should use “the principle of flexibility” also.

Sometimes we can realize that one move needs to be done anyway and we are not too
sure about other moves. Certainly we need to make the obligatory move first, because it
leaves more opportunities for us, and we will choose the best one depending on the future
situation.

For example, usually the best squares for knights are f3 and c3, so we should make
such moves first and then decide where to put the bishops.

Quite often we need to make castling king-side (if we’ve already move the queen-side
pawns). So we should do it and then we can decide how to develop the queen-side pieces
better.

5. Castling queen-side is little bit stronger than castling king-side.

It is quite strange that a lot of chess players don’t understand it really. The main idea
of a chess game is an activity of the pieces. Castling queen-side brings the rook into the
game while the castling king-side doesn’t.
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Certainly I don’t recommend you to make castling queen-side in Benko gambit  I mean
the situations with an equal choice when both castles are possible and quite normal.

6. After the castling we usually need to move the queen to connect

the rooks.

I’ve already talked about this in the main opening’s tasks. But I want to pay particular
attention onto this idea, because too often chess players forget about it, trying to start an
attack faster.

7. After the finishing the main opening’s tasks we should start an

attack.

It also means that we should not start an attack BEFORE the finishing of the main
opening’s tasks. A premature attack will not be effective. In fact you will only waste time and
create some weaknesses in your position. That’s why the premature attack is dangerous
mostly for the side, which starts this attack 

The premature attack is one of the most typical mistakes. Once I’ve had a conversation with
my colleague. He is a chess coach and now he is an official trainer of the Olympic team of
one country. I don’t say the names, because I don’t want to offend someone. He said to me:
“My first year of teaching here was dedicated to force them to stop making the move g4 in
the openings” 

He meant exactly the premature attacks!

8. After the finishing of the main opening’s tasks sometimes we

should make the last preparation moves: bring the rooks into the center lines.

Basically we need to start an attack immediately after the finishing of the main opening
tasks. But sometimes it’s impossible. Then we should use the principles of “the least active
piece” and “maximum of activity” once again and bring the rooks on the central lines.

The main opening’s tasks help you to realize what you should do in the opening. They are
your goals. The base strategical principles help you to understand how exactly you should
realize these tasks. As you can see everything is clear. It is impossible to describe the
middlegame so easily. That’s why I recommend you not to spend too much time on learning
of the openings. That’s why the title of this lesson is “forget about the openings!”

Let’s make up some conclusions:

 You should create a good opening repertoire and play it.

 Opening is the easiest stage of game, so you should not spend too
much time on studying it.
 In any opening you should realize the main opening’s tasks following
the base strategical principles.
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THE GRANDMASTER’S OPENINGS LABORATORY

by GM Igor Smirnov
Lesson 2: “How to choose the openings?”
Hi everybody. I am Igor Smirnov, International Grandmaster and a chess coach. This is
lesson 2: “How to choose the openings?”

Which openings should we play? How can we choose good opening lines? The biggest
problem regarding this topic is that a player understands the answers only after losing lots
of time. Let me warn you against any future problems.

I am now going to describe a very typical situation. You play some openings which work
well on your current level. Then your chess skills improve and you start playing against
stronger opponents. The stronger opponents prepare for the game better, they use the
weaknesses of your opening repertoire and it gives you a lot of trouble in the opening
stage. It forces you to start learning other opening lines.

Now let’s think about this situation. Your opponents already have a strong opening
repertoire. They have practiced it a lot. They are working on improving one of their
openings and finding novelties while you only start learning new ones. Such a situation is
certainly very hard for you and your results will not satisfy you.

To avoid this situation you need to know how to choose the openings from the beginning. I
will give you some advice which will help you do it.

1. You should play the correct openings.

The opening line should follow the basic positional principles which we have discussed in
the 1st lesson. Do all the well-known openings follow these principles? Definitely not. Look
at the super-tournaments. The top Grandmasters play only a few openings. They almost
never play Pirc defense for example. You can see that I am really sharing the
Grandmasters’ secrets with you. Let’s look at the concrete examples.

What do you think about the Caro-Kann defense? First, we know that we should develop
the pieces in the opening. 1…c6 doesn’t help black to develop anything. Quite the contrary,
it does not allow black to develop the “b8” knight. Second, we should move the pawns and
the pieces forward as quickly as possible, so the pawn should go on the 5 th rank. We can
see that the Caro-Kann breaks several base principles right from the beginning.

What about the “Dutch”? Quite the same: f5 is a pawn move, which doesn’t help black
develop anything.

I will show you a lot of the similar examples in the next lesson.
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These openings are not loosing certainly. They are just not the best. Think about this. You
are playing against a strong opponent. This situation is already not so easy for you. If you
are not making the best moves you make it even harder for yourself. Do you want
that?

You may tell me: “But quite a lot of Masters and Grandmasters play the opening lines which
you call dubious.” Ok, they could have a lot of reasons. For example, a strong player could
play it to try to create an unknown complicated position. He thinks that it would be easier for
him to gain a victory over a lower rated opponent in such a situation. Maybe he knows this
line better. Maybe he has prepared something in this line. Or maybe he simply doesn’t
know what to play. So it is not an argument. If these openings are good for them it doesn’t
mean they will be good for you. You should play the good normal openings first since you
should learn the rules before the exceptions.

2. You should play the attacking openings.

To be honest, this advice is a part of the 1st advice, because the attack is one of the basic
principles of a chess game. I just want to focus your attention on this idea.

Quite often players play the openings, which are not bad, but not very active at the same
time. Take for example, the Petrov’s defense. It is a very solid classical opening, but I don’t
recommend you play such openings until the Master’s level. Why? An attack is the main
thing which helps you win the game. That’s why you should train this skill before any other.

Another argument is that it is easier to attack than to defend. An attacker simply makes
the moves forward and creates some problems for an opponent, while the defender has to
solve the hard problems. It is really well-known among the professional players that it is
enough only to start an attack (even an incorrect attack) to win against an opponent below
2300. To avoid this situation you should play the attacking openings. Then you will force
your opponent to solve hard defensive problems.

3. Don’t play too complicated opening lines.

There are some openings, which contain a lot of long forcing theory. For example, the
Najdorf variation:
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1.e4-c5 2.Nf3-d6 3.d4-cd 4.Nd4-Nf6 5.Nc3-a6

Here is the initial position of the Najdorf variation, which contains the endless theory lines.
White can play Bg5, Be3, Bc4, Be2, f4, g3, h3 and those are only the main lines. In one of
these lines after 6.Bg5-e6 7.f4-Qb6

we’ve got another complicated position. White usually sacrifices the b2 pawn after 8.Qd2-
Qb2 9.Rb1

getting good compensation. You may spend several weeks only for analysis of this position.
And you have to do it if you play Najdorf because it is very sharp. If you don’t know one of
the following forcing lines you will be shattered quickly. It is hard to play such a complicated
position without serious preparation. It means you will need to learn these lines all the time.
You will find and analyze new games in the Najdorf regularly. You will need to find all the
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novelties and the correct answers. All this stuff will take a lot of time. As we discussed
before you should not spend too much time on the openings until the master level. That’s
why I don’t recommend you play complicated openings.

Again I want you to pay your attention to this idea: when I am saying “the complicated
openings” I mean most of all the openings, which contain a lot of forcing theory
lines. The key word is “forcing”.

Let’s look at the classical “Spanish game”.

1.e4-e5 2.Nf3-Nc6 3.Bb5-a6 4.Ba4-Nf6 5.00-Be7 6.Re1-b5 7.Bb3-00 8.c3-d6 9.h3

At first sight it is also quite a complicated position as both sides have a lot of possible
moves. But these moves don’t change the whole situation too much. There is no contact
between white’s and black’s pieces, because both players have all their pieces on his or her
own territory of the board. So there are no forcing variations here. That’s why even if you
make not the best move in this position you will only get a slightly worse position, but you
will not lose the game immediately. That’s why you can play this position easily even if you
don’t know its theory very well.

One my friend (he is a Grandmaster) plays this position for black quite successfully though
he don’t learn the new games, novelties and so on. His opponents prepare for game
seriously using a computer. But it doesn’t help them, because it is not a forcing position and
the strategical understanding has the biggest value here.

We have discussed 3 main ideas, which will help you to choose the good opening lines.

Now I want to answer 1 other question, which the chess players ask me about pretty often.
«Which openings fit my playing style the best?»

Let's clarify what does “the style” means. I will describe one typical situation now. A chess
player likes to attack. He feels that in defense he is not so good. So he tries to always
attack if he can do it. That’s why he says: “I am an attacking player”. Is it his style? Let’s be
honest. He simply doesn’t know how to defend. So he is not an attacking player, he is a
weak player.
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Let me give you one more example. During an interview, a journalist asked Anatoly Karpov
about his style. Journalist said: “Is that right that you like to play the endgames and use
your excellent technique most of all?” Karpov answered: “If I can see the best move in the
current position, I do it no matter how complicated is it. Only if I have several absolutely
equal possibilities I choose the simplification.” This is the style.

That’s why you should first get all the chess skills. You should try to find the best moves all
the time. You should become a universal player first and only after that you may start
thinking about your style.

I will give you one more example from another kind of sport. There is the similar rule in
bodybuilding. It says: “If you want to give a special form to your muscles, you should get the
muscles first 

When you are preparing against a concrete opponent, you try to find his weaknesses and
use them. Think about this. To use the opponent’s weaknesses you should be able to play
every type of position. In this case you have a choice of how to play against the given
opponent. It means you should be a universal player. Otherwise, your preparation against
the concrete opponent makes no sense. That’s why in modern chess, all the strong players
aspire to be universal players.

Let’s discuss another situation. Some chess players like to copy the openings of strong
players. Is that correct?

Well, it is a possible way. It is the easiest way how to create a normal opening repertoire:
choose a Grandmaster, whose style of play you like better and copy his openings. Such
openings will be good for sure. The problem is that you are in a different situation than a
Grandmaster and his repertoire is not exactly what you need. The conclusion: it is a
possible way, but not the best.

In the next lessons I will give you all the materials necessary to create your powerful
opening repertoire. When you create it successfully you will have a new question: “When
to change the opening repertoire?” My answer is “Never!” If you have a good opening
repertoire you don’t need to change it, you may only improve it.

Ok, I am a bit categorical here. I just want you to catch the idea. Of course you may stop
playing the concrete opening if it brings you bad results. I mean in the situation when you
have learned this opening deeply and already have had some practice, but it still works
badly.

Chess database programs (like ChessBase or Chess Assistant) usually have a statistics
option, which is very useful to detect your weak openings. If you don’t use chess programs
you can do it by yourself as well. Simply calculate how many scores the different openings
bring to you and detect the worse ones.

As I have stated earlier, you should not change your opening repertoire. You should
improve it by learning new lines. Once again I want to repeat that you should pay more
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attention to opening preparation only after reaching Master level. Before that, you should
focus mostly on the quality of your games and your general understanding of the chess
game. It will give you much better progress.

How to improve your opening repertoire after reaching the Master level? Do you
remember that earlier I have told you not to play some openings till the Master’s level? So
now you should play them! For example, I have told you not to play too complicated lines.
When you become stronger, you not only may do it, but you need to do it! Every chess
player can play the simple positions. But the strong player can play the complicated
positions as well. This is his advantage before other players. To use this advantage a
strong player needs to play sharp, complicated openings.

In this lesson I have told you in general how to choose the openings and create an opening
repertoire. During the next lessons we will analyze concrete opening lines.
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THE GRANDMASTER’S OPENINGS LABORATORY

by GM Igor Smirnov
Lesson 3: “The practical description of all the openings”
Hi! I am Igor Smirnov, International Grandmaster and a chess coach. This is the 3 rd lesson:
The practical description of all the openings.

In the previous lessons I have told you in general how to choose a good opening and which
openings are actually good. Now I am going to illustrate those general ideas in some
concrete examples. I will tell you the important practical ideas and recommendations
regarding all the main openings. After learning this lesson, you will know exactly which
openings to play in different situations.

I will tell you many different things. Some of these ideas probably seem easy, but I strongly
recommend that you pay serious attention to all of them. These ideas develop your deep
understanding of a chess game and will help you a lot.

The choice of opening depends on your chess power. Some openings could be highly
recommendable for Grandmasters but extremely bad for beginners. That’s why I will tell you
different recommendations for the players below Master level and beyond it. By saying the
Master’s level, I mean a rating of 2300, because that is the initial level of a FIDE master.

Let’s start. In the starting position white has 2 main moves: 1.e4
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and 1.d4.

Which one is better? Capablanca said that 1.d4 move should be the best, because the d4
pawn is protected by the queen. That’s probably true, but my practical recommendation is
to play the 1.e4 move first (until the Master’s level I mean). As we discussed before, you
should play the attacking openings. The 1.e4 move brings you open positions with a lot of
possibilities for an attack and tactics. These are the initial skills which you have to improve if
you want to be a good player. After reaching the Master’s level you may choose to play
1.d4 as well if you like this move better.

Let’s focus on the 1.e4 move first. Black certainly has a lot of moves, but I hope you already
understand that most of them are not so good. We’ve already discussed that the Caro-
Kann Defense breaks several base principles, so it is not the best choice for black. Strong
players use it sometimes to score a draw. In the Caro-Kann, black creates a strong pawn
structure in the center (1…c6 2.d4-d5)
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which makes black’s position well protected. In the main line after 3.Nc3-de 4.Ne4

black usually plays e6 in the future and also creates the solid position. It is a way of playing
safely, but it is quite passive. That’s why it is hard to play the position for a win. Due to all
these reasons, I don’t recommend that you play the Caro-Kann as black.

Another possible response for black is the French Defense (1…e6).

1…e6 is also a pawn move, but it prepares the development of the bishop. That’s why it is
OK. The French Defense breaks only 1 strategical principle: The Principle of Maximum
Activity. If you want to move the “e” pawn, it should go on the e5. You can see that the
French is better than the Caro-Kann but not the best anyway. How should white play
against the French Defense? In the main line after 2.d4-d5 white should certainly play
3.Nc3. I hope you understand why it is the best - because we need to keep the tension in
the center and develop the pieces to forward positions. Most often the answer here is
3…Bb4 and after 4.e5
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it creates the complicated strategic position. That’s why the strong positional players like to
play French for black. There are not many tactics here because of the closed center, so
both players need to use their strategic skills.

As I have told you before, you will see Pirc Defense (1…d6)

very seldom in the super-tournaments. The reasons are still the same: 1…d6 is more
passive than 1…d5 and it breaks the principle of maximum activity. After 2.d4-Nf6 3.Nc3-
g6

we can see the initial position of Pirc Defense. What white should do here? Well, nearly any
logical move. Black doesn’t create any problems for white, so white can easily put his
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pieces on good squares. There is a classical system with the following moves Nf3, Be2, 0-
0. It is pretty simple, and you may play it even without knowing much about it. The more
aggressive way for white to play is with the move 4.f4, but it is more complicated at the
same time.

Alekhine’s Defense (1…Nf6)

is pretty interesting. It seems like white gets a lot of extra tempos here: 2.e5-Nd5 3.c4-Nb6
4.d4.

That’s true, but these advanced pawns become an object of attack for black’s pieces. It is
possible that black could get quite an active position here, so white should be very careful.
That’s why in the past, the Alekhine’s Defense was quite successful for black. Nowadays,
however, white has found several good ways to restrict black’s activity, and most players
know them. One of these ways is a modern system 4…d6 5.ed-cd 6.Nc3-g6 7.Be3-Bg7
8.Rc1-00 9.b3.
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White has protected the center very well and it is hard for black to do something really. The
best thing which black can do here is to play 9…e5 trying to get a draw in a slightly worse
endgame (10.de-de 11.Qd8).

As a conclusion, I don’t recommend that you play the Alekhine’s Defense.

By the way, in a single game you may play anything according to your preparation
against the concrete opponent. You need to have a powerful opening repertoire which
you can use calmly against any opponent. Once you have a powerful repertoire, you may
prepare something special for the concrete game.

We have discussed a couple of black’s responses to the 1.e4 move. These were not the
best lines. Now I am going to tell you which openings are good for black. Perhaps you have
already guessed the answer, because I haven’t showed you the moves 1…c5, 1…d5 and
1…e5. These are the most recommended lines.
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Scandinavian Defense (1…d5)

has one disadvantage because it is not so easy to take back the pawn without positional
concessions. If black takes with a queen 2…Qd5 it gives white an extra tempo for
development of the knight with 3.Nc3. If black tries to take back the pawn with the knight
2…Nf6, white can use this time to create a powerful center: 3.d4-Nd5 4.c4. I will show you
one interesting line on the Scandinavian in the practical part.

1…e5

is the most classical response. Every chess player should be able to play it. It means if you
have never played 1…e5 for black, you definitely should do it for some time. Otherwise, you
have a huge gap in your chess education. After 2.Nf3 black has a good choice from the
Spanish game (2…Nc6) and Petrov's Defense (2…Nf6). Both of these systems are very
solid.

The disadvantage of Petrov’s Defense is that it is hard to play it for a win. White can make
a draw quite easily if he wants one. For example, in the exchange variation: 3.Ne5-d6
4.Nf3-Ne4 5.Qe2-Qe7 6.d3-Nf6
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and white transfers the game into a symmetrical endgame. That’s why I don’t recommend
you use Petrov’s defense as your main weapon. You should at least have one more
variation against 1.e4.

Spanish Game (1…e5 2.Nf3-Nc6)

is one of the oldest defenses, and it still works very well. I recommend that you play the
Marshal counter-attack: 3.Bb5-a6 4.Ba4-Nf6 5.00-Be7 6.Re1-b5 7.Bb3-00 8.c3-d5.

It allows black to get an attacking position and it is quite solid in the same time.
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By the way, the Marshal Attack and Petrov’s Defense are two main reasons why some top
Grandmasters play the 1.d4 move. In these two openings, white still hasn't found the way of
getting an advantage.

Another good choice for black is a Sicilian Defense (1…c5).

The c5 move helps black develop the queen in the future, since in the Sicilian black usually
plays Qc7 or Qa5 at some point. C5 doesn’t help black to develop his minor pieces, but it
hampers white’s movement also. I mean that 1…c5 move hampers white’s move “d4”.

The Sicilian is also a classical opening which every chess player should be able to play. It
requires good preparation because it contains a lot of forcing lines. That’s why some
players are afraid of playing the Sicilian Defense. It is really not so easy to sort out all the
theoretical lines, but you will not have problems with that because I will give you all the
important information in the practical part.

If you haven’t played the Sicilian for black before, I recommend you learn the Kan variation
first (1…c5 2.Nf3-e6 3.d4-cd 4.Nd4-a6).

It is the most positional and solid system of the Sicilian. By using this variation, you will
ensure that you are safe against white’s quick attacks in the opening which are the biggest
problem for the beginner Sicilian players.
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The most aggressive variations of Sicilian defense are: Dragon variation, Najdorf variation,
Pelican (Sveshnikov) variation. That’s why they bring the best results for black. These
variations are very complicated certainly, so I recommend you play them starting from the
Master’s level.

We have discussed the openings after 1.e4 move. Now I am going to tell you the practical
description of the closed openings after 1.d4.

I’ve already told you that Dutch defense (1…f5)

breaks the principle of development. That’s why I don’t recommend you use it.

King’s Indian Defense (1…Nf6 2.c4-g6)

makes the same set up of the pieces like Pirc defense, so it is not the best for black either.

Perhaps you are thinking, “It can't be that bad. Kasparov and many other Grandmasters
have played the King’s Indian”. I agree, but we have discussed that Grandmasters have a
lot of reasons to choose one opening or another. A strong player can win the game in
King’s Indian defense not because of the opening but because he is a strong player.

The World Champion Tigran Petrosian once said: “I have fed my family for about 15 years
due to my opponents who played the King’s Indian defense.
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Other well-known openings are quite good against 1.d4.

The most classical variation is the Queen’s Gambit Declined (1…d5 2.c4-e6).

It is very good and solid for sure. A little disadvantage is that it is quite calm, and sometimes
it is hard to play it for win. In case you are ready to make draw in a certain game, the
Queen’s Gambit Declined is a good choice.

Nimzo-Indian (1…Nf6 2.c4-e6 3.Nc3-Bb4)

and Queen’s Indian (3.Nf3-b6)

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defenses are very good openings. They are solid, correct and contain a lot of interesting
possibilities. If you study these openings, they will help you a lot during your whole chess
career. You may play it against any opponent with any goals. (I mean that you can play it
for win and to make a draw as well).

Slav Defense (1…d5 2.c4-c6)

is also very popular among the strong players. It helps black to keep control in the center
and not to close the c8-h3 diagonal for light-squared bishop, like in the Queen’s Gambit
Declined.

In the Slav Defense, white can force a drawish position by playing 3.cd-cd, but black can
prevent it choosing another order of moves: 1.d4-d5 2.c4-e6 first and only then play c6 in
the future.

The Slav Defense is quite a sharp and complicated opening. If black makes the wrong
moves, he could lose the game quickly. You need to learn the theory very well if you are
going to play it.

Another sharp line is the Gruenfeld Defense (1…Nf6 2.c4-g6 3.Nc3-d5).

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Black allows white to create a strong pawn center (4.cd-Nd5 5.e4-Nc3 6.bc-Bg7)

hoping to attack it then. It is an active opening which follows the base strategy principles of
a chess game. It is quite a recommended choice. The practical disadvantage of Gruenfeld
is that it contains a lot of theory. These lines are forcing and you need to know them well.
Some theoretical lines in the Gruenfeld continue to the 35th move! The best thing you can
do is to postpone playing the Gruenfeld until you reach the Master’s level.

I can say pretty similar things about the Benoni Defense (1…Nf6 2.c4-c5 3.d5-e6 4.Nc3-
ed 5.cd).

It creates an unbalanced position with a lot of different sharp lines. Though it is a good
opening, it requires hard work to learn it. If you don’t know the theory, you can easily lose
the game in the opening.
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The easier option is to play the Benko Gambit (1…Nf6 2.c4-c5 3.d5-b5).

The strategical ideas of these openings are pretty similar: black is going to use his
fianchettoed bishop to put pressure on white’s queen-side. The practical advantage of
Benko is that it is much easier to study. Normally, black uses only one setup of his pieces in
all the lines. It is for this reason that it's possible to learn the Benko quickly.

The Benko Gambit is one of the most aggressive responses to 1.d4 move, which is another
huge advantage of the opening.

Some players consider the Benko as a dubious line because black sacrifices a pawn on the
3rd move. I don’t agree with this, because the positional sacrifice of a pawn is a very well-
known idea which works very often in a chess game.

I will tell you more about the Benko in the practical part.

I have told you the practical description of all the main openings. Let’s make some
conclusions.

Note: the opening variations for players over 2300 are marked with another color.

1. There are 2 good moves for white in the starting position: 1.e4 and 1.d4. I
recommend you to use 1.e4 until the Master’s level.

2. The good responses for black against 1.e4:

1. Spanish game (Marshal counter-attack);

2. Petrov’s defense;

3. Sicilian defense (Kan variation; Pelican variation; Najdorf variation; Dragon

variation);

4. Scandinavian defense.
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3. The good responses for black against 1.d4:

 Queen’s Gambit Declined;

1. Nimzo-Indian and Queen’s Indian Defense;

2. Benko gambit;

3. Gruenfeld Defense;

4. Benoni Defense;

5. Slav Defense.

Thanks for your attention! Talk to you in the next lesson.

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THE GRANDMASTER’S OPENINGS LABORATORY

by GM Igor Smirnov
Lesson 4: “How to learn the openings effectively?”
Hi! I am Igor Smirnov, International Grandmaster and a chess coach. In the 4th lesson I am
going to tell you how to learn the openings effectively.

Though there are a lot of different materials about the openings they don’t simplify the
studying of the openings. Actually they make it much harder, because you need to use,
learn and remember many different stuff. I know a lot of chess players which have
numerous exercise books or gigabytes of information on their computers with different
theory lines. People become a bit crazy on collecting the opening theory. And they usually
can’t use it effectively to get the practical results from them.

In this lesson I will show you how the Grandmasters learn the openings. I will tell you what
you should do to learn the openings deeply and effectively.

Let’s say you are going to learn the new opening, which you have never played before. I will
use Benko gambit for example. What you should do first?

First you need to make a general review of an opening.

You need to understand the main ideas of this opening. It will be very hard to learn and
remember the concrete variations without understanding of the general basics. That’s why I
don’t recommend you to learn the theory lines from the beginning.

How exactly you can make a general review of an opening?

There are quite a lot of ways.

1. You may ask a chess teacher to help you.

Ask a chess teacher to explain the main ideas of an opening. Say to him something like
this: “I don’t want to learn all the theory lines at the moment. Just show me the main lines
quickly and explain me the main plans and ideas of this opening, please.” In this case it will
be enough to get only 1 lesson to receive all that you need.

I will show you how to learn the concrete theory lines properly, so you can do it by yourself
saving your money.
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2. Read a book about this opening.

This recommendation seems easy and obvious, but it is quite hard to follow it practically.
The modern books usually contain a lot of long theory lines with superficial explanations.
You don’t need them either. Actually you need an opposite thing: a good explanation with a
little quantity of the theory lines. If you can find such book this would be quite useful. Again,
I don’t recommend you to use openings encyclopedias or other stuff like that.

3. Find the games with this opening in the good commented book.

I mean you may use not an opening book. Choose the one with the good text
commentaries. In the end of a book you can find the openings reference page usually. It
could help to find the required opening line.

Which books to use? Preferably the books of the famous players of a past. I would like to
recommend you one book, which is probably the best for these purposes. It is “Zurich
International Chess Tournament, 1953” by David Bronstein. Alekhine’s books are quite
good also.

4. Find the articles or video lessons about this opening in the

internet.

It is very hard to find the quality products, but you can try to. Sometimes you can find quite
normal material and at least you will not spend money for it.

5. Use chess databases.

There are different chess programs with chess databases. For example, ChessBase or
Chess Assistant. If you haven’t such programs you can use the on-line databases as well,
for example www.chessgames.com You can easily find a lot of similar ones by making
search in www.google.com

Now I am going to show you how to use chess databases effectively. I will use ChessBase
program during this lesson, but you shouldn’t be confused if you don’t have this program.
You may use any other similar programs or online databases. All these stuff have similar
functions. If you don’t know how to use another program, you may simply read its help. So
right now, please, focus the attention on what am I doing, not on the technical aspects.

Let’s start our learning of Benko gambit. First we need to find the games with this opening. I
recommend you to make search by the ECO-code. Why? Quite often the same position
could be reached by different order of moves. For example, the main position of Benko
gambit happens after
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1.d4-Nf6 2.c4-c5 3.d5-b5.

But there are a lot of different possibilities to get Benko gambit. For example 1.d4-Nf6
2.Nf3-g6 3.c4-c5 4.d5-b5

and it is Benko again. That’s why if you make search by the position, you could miss some
games.

What if you don’t know the ECO-code of an opening? It is not a problem, because you can
know it easily. Click on the board’s icon. Then set up the position of Benko gambit and
choose the menu Tools/Opening Classification. It shows us that Benko gambit has an ECO
“A57”. Scroll down the page to know the range of ECO. Here we can see the new opening
Modern Benoni, so the last Benko gambit ECO is “A59”. Now we need to remember that
Benko’s ECO is from A57 till A59.

Another good service which could help to detect the opening’s ECO is a web-site
“gameknot”: http://gameknot.com/chess-opening/

You don’t need to remember its address now, because you can find it in the text version of
the lesson. Here you can click the moves to set up the required position; and it will show
you the name of the opening and its ECO-code.
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Here is the ChessBase program again. Now I am going to find the games with Benko
gambit using its ECO-code. Right-button mouse click on the database, choose an option
“Search” and fill the “Eco” field. I am writing “A57” and “A59”; then I am pressing the “ok”
button. It shows us the list of games. Now we need to save them. I have done it
successfully. You can see the database called “Benko” which contains all these games. If
you don’t know how to create new database in ChessBase, you should read the help files of
this program. My database contains quite a lot of games and we certainly can’t look through
all of them. Which games do we need to study?

1) The games of the players which have played Benko many times
with the good results. It is the best way. Such players have a lot of experience in
this opening, they know all the good plans and ideas. They have tested different
plans and finally have found the best ones. Studying of these games will help you to
understand all the important ideas of an opening pretty quickly.

2) The games of the strongest players, who have played this

opening. It is an obvious advice and I will not comment it too much. I just want to
repeat that first way is better. A FIDE Master who has played Benko for 30 years
could play this particular line better than a Grandmaster.

There is one useful function in ChessBase which helps to find required games easier. Open
any game from “Benko” database. Then set up the initial position of this opening; and
choose the menu “Tools/Opening Report”.

Here is the “opening report”. Scroll it down and you will see the “Players” section. It’s
exactly what do we need. You can see the games of the strongest players and the games
of “other notable players”. These are the games which you need to study. By clicking the
word “games” you can reach them easily. After the studying of the most instructive games
you will understand all the important ideas of Benko. By the way, I recommend you to save
all these games in a separate database. So this database will contain only the high quality
games in Benko gambit. I have created this database. It calls “games”. In the future if you
have any questions about Benko you can use this database to get the answers. Also this
database will help you to refresh your knowledge quickly during your preparation for the
tournament game.

I have told you the different ways for making a general review of an opening. You may
choose a few ways which you like better.

What we should do then? Learn the concrete opening lines of course.

You can use an opening book or chess database. I will show you how to use databases.

First I recommend you to create the new database, called “Theory”. I have done it already.
You will write all the best theory lines in this database.
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Next we need to learn the theory lines. Most of programs provide a function “tree of
variations”, which is very useful for these purposes. In ChessBase we can open the
database, select all the games, then make right-button mouse click somewhere and choose
an option “opening reference on selection”. Now we can set up the initial position of Benko
gambit and it will give us the tree of variations.

I will tell you 2 important recommendations, which will make you studying easier and more
effective.

1. Learn the main line first.

2. Learn the main line from the end till the beginning.

You probably think: “Gosh, next he will tell me to read from right to left”  Don’t worry, I will
explain it now. I suggest you to learn the main critical position of an opening first, because it
is the most important thing. Such position illustrates the main ideas of an opening. It is the
most hard and dangerous position also. So if you learn and understand it first, then it will be
much simpler for you to understand all other variations.

From the other side, if you start from the beginning, you don’t know what you are striving
for. So how can you detect which line is better?

Let’s go to the final position of the main line in Benko gambit. I am simply clicking on the
most often move all the time. As you know, the opening is finished when you have finished
the realization of the main opening tasks: develop the pieces, make castling and connect
the rooks (moving the queen).

Here is the final position of an opening for black. You need to study it to understand the
typical ideas of an opening and a middlegame.

Now it is time to use our database “games”, which we have created before. Go to the main
window of ChessBase, make right-button mouse click on the database “games” and choose
the “search” option. Select the “position” tab and press the button “copy board”.
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Here is the position and we may make search now. After the studying of these games you
may go back to the tree of variations.

Then you will start making moves back to realize what else your opponent can do. By the
way, we should not forget to right the variations in your “theory” database. Let’s do it now.
Go to the main ChessBase window. Select the “theory” database and create the new game
here. Let’s make moves of the main line in Benko.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. cxb5 a6 5. bxa6 Bxa6 6. Nc3 g6 7. Nf3 d6 8. g3 Bg7

9. Bg2 Nbd7 10. Rb1 O-O 11. O-O Qa5.

Here it is. You will add more variations to this game in the future. Certainly you may also
write the text commentaries as well. Finally you will create the detailed theory of Benko
gambit with the best lines and your own commentaries. It allows you to refresh your
knowledge in Benko quickly if necessary (for example, during the preparation for the
tournament game).

Let’s go back to the tree of variations. As you know we need to study the lines from the end
till the beginning. So we need to go back and realize the other variations of Benko gambit.
Do we need to analyze all the possible variations? Definitely not. We need to pay
attention on the logical, forcing, aggressive moves only.

Let’s see how it works practically. I am going to the previous move now. Black has a lot of
moves here, but we know that we should finish the main opening tasks first of all. Now
black need to connect the rooks, moving the queen forward. That’s why 11…Qa5 is the
most logical move and it makes no sense to analyze other moves.
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I am going to the previous position again.

We can see that white has only one another move except castling – 11.b3 move. Let’s see
what happens in this line. 11.b3-Qa5 12.Bd2-Rfb8 13.00

and it looks like nothing really changed too much in the position comparing with the main
line. It makes no reason to analyze this position.

Go back one more time:

has white something else except 10.Rb1? Yes, white can make castling which looks even
more natural. It means we need to pay more attention on this position. After the white’s
castling 10.00 black suddenly answers 10…Nb6.
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Ok, it is interesting, so we need to study this position better.

I have showed you how you should study the opening lines. It will not take much time since
we ignore quite a lot of moves as you have seen before.

The next question: what you should do if you don’t understand something or don’t
know how to play in the concrete position?

1) You may search this position in your database with best games in
Benko.
2) You may use the chess engine assistance.
3) You may search this position in the main database.

I would like to tell you some recommendations regarding to the chess engines
assistance. The chess programs are certainly a very useful stuff. It could be a strong
adviser. It could help you to analyze the position quickly and precisely. The only problem is
that pretty often chess player turns on the chess engine and turns off his brain. I
mean that we stop thinking hoping for the chess engine’s advice. It is a huge problem.
Though computer plays extremely strong it is still not so good in some type of positions.
Secondly, some positions could be good for a computer but bad for a human. For example,
computer likes to take a pawn and be under pressure (because computer simply doesn’t
know what “the pressure” is). Human knows, and it is very unpleasant for a human to be
under pressure. You should think which move is the best by yourself first, and only
after that check the concrete variations with the chess engine.

In the end of your studying of the theory lines you will get 2 databases:

- the first one with the theory lines and your commentaries;
- the second one with the most instructive games.

You will find a lot of examples in the practical part of this course.
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Here is the last part of your openings studying. Make up the general conclusions. It helps
to systematize your knowledge and remember it better. Answer yourself on these
questions:

1. Which squares are the best for your pieces in this opening?
2. What are the typical plans for white and for black in this opening?
3. What are the typical maneuvers of your pieces in this opening?
4. Are there any standard tactical ideas for white and for black in this
opening?
5. Are there any typical endgame positions for this opening? Are they
good for you?
6. Which players are the best specialists in this opening?

You may answer on these questions in written to save this important information.

Ok, you have finished the studying. Now it is time for practice. The first experience quite
often is not as good as we want. So we need to play the training games first. I mean
don’t use the new openings in the tournament games immediately. Play several training
games against the computer or against your chess friend. Of course you should analyze
these games then.

One more recommendation: play several training games for another side. It helps to
fully understand the situation. By the way it is Anatoly Karpov’s advice.

After the realization of these 4 steps you will study the opening very good!

In this lesson I have told you how to study the openings on the Grandmaster’s level.
Following these recommendations will make your opening preparation extremely effective!

Thanks for your attention!

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THE GRANDMASTER’S OPENINGS LABORATORY

by GM Igor Smirnov
Lesson 5: “Your powerful opening repertoire.”
Hi everyone! I am Igor Smirnov, International Grandmaster and a chess coach. This is the
5th lesson: “Your powerful opening repertoire”.

In the previous lessons we have discussed opening preparation. I have told you that you
need to choose good openings and study them properly. After this study, you will create 2
databases: one with the theory lines and another one with the typical games.

I have already done this job for you. I have chosen the good opening lines and created 2
databases for each. You can find this information in the practical part of the course. Now
you only need to study these materials to create your powerful opening repertoire.

How should you study each opening in the practical part of the course?

1) Open the database called “theory”, and look through the theory lines.

This database contains the important theory lines with my commentaries. By the way, you
will find not only the well-known variations, but my own analysis as well. By following my
analysis, you will create unexpected problems for your opponents!

Don’t try to remember all the lines. It is unnecessary. You should look through the theory
lines, read my commentaries, and try to understand the main ideas of this opening.

I strongly recommend you observe these variations on a real board. It makes your studying
more serious and helps you to remember the variations better.

2) Open the database called “games”, and look through the instructive games.

This database contains the most instructive games that illustrate the typical ideas of the
opening. Of course you needn’t learn these games by heart. They will help you to study the
standard middlegame and endgame plans. Certainly they will help you remember the
opening lines better at the same time.

I think it would be easier to observe these games on a screen. It will make the process
faster.

On which factors you should draw your attention? You will find the answer in the next item.

3) Make up the general conclusions.

It helps to systematize your knowledge and remember it better. We’ve discussed this
question in the previous lesson, so I will not explain it too much. You need to answer these
questions yourself:
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1. Which squares are the best for my pieces in this opening?

2. What are the typical plans for white and for black in this opening?

3. What are the typical maneuvers of my pieces in this opening?

4. Are there any standard tactical ideas for white and for black in this opening?

5. Are there any typical endgame positions for this opening? Are they good for
you?

6. Which players are the best specialists in this opening?

4) Play the training games.

You could play training games against a computer or against your friend or through any
internet gaming server.

The time control shouldn’t be too short. Set at least 15 minutes per game. Half an hour time
control (for each player) would be the best.

The training games are a very useful learning tool. Your own experience helps you to
understand everything much deeper. That’s why I strongly recommend you to play at least
1 training game using the new opening. It's better to play 3 training games, including 1
game from the other side. I mean if you study an opening for black, you should play it for
white in 1 game.

Of course, you should analyze these games (using computer assistance) afterwards.

Note: you should always look at the “theory” database again if you forget something or if
you have some questions.

After the realization of these steps, you will know the opening very well. Then you may use
it in the tournament games.

The practical part of the course will help you a lot during the preparation for the tournament
games. By looking through these materials, you can refresh your knowledge in a particular
opening very quickly.

Here I want to tell you one more practical recommendation. Sometimes you are playing a
tournament game and are feeling that you don’t remember the opening theory very well. So
you are remembering something about it, but not very clearly. Quite often, players try to
follow their preparation for a game anyway. This is a huge mistake. You can easily mix
something up and make a silly mistake. It is much better to think by yourself during a
game rather than to try and remember the lines you aren't sure about.

The practical part doesn’t contain all the possible variations, but it contains enough to
create a powerful opening repertoire. As I have told you many times already, you should not
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spend most of your time on opening preparation. You need to create a powerful opening
repertoire once, and play it then. This course will help you to study all the necessary
information in a short time period. You may then use the recommendation from the first
lesson.

Since you’ve got all the instructions, you may start studying the practical part now. But I
want to give you some more recommendations for your future development.

Let’s say you have learned the opening already. Then you will certainly need to improve
your knowledge. How to develop your opening preparation? There are many different
ideas about it. I will tell you three 3 most effective ways, used by the Grandmasters.

1) Look through new games of the strong players in your openings.

It is well-known way to study your openings, and it is very useful. Where you can get the
new games? There is a web-site called The Week in Chess Magazine:
http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/twicp.html

Here it is. You will find the address of the site in the text version of the lesson. This site
contains all the new chess games, which are available for downloading free of charge.

By the way, if you haven’t any chess database, you can create it by downloading all these
“TWIC's”.

After the downloading, you need to find the games of the strong players and look through
them. If you find a new interesting idea, you should save it in your opening database. Then
you can analyze it with computer assistance and decide whether it is a good idea or not.
Top Grandmasters regularly spend a lot of time on this kind of work.

It will be a very good pre-tournament preparation in the same time. By doing this work, you
will get a lot of new opening ideas. While preparing for the concrete game you will simply
choose one of these ideas. In this case, your preparation will be quick and effective.

2) Play the training games and analyze them with a computer.

It is also one of the main ways of improving your opening repertoire. As I’ve already told
you, it is better to play games with a longer time control, but even the blitz games could be
useful. The most important thing is your analysis of these games with the computer. Try to
make this analysis as good as you can. Analyze the possible variations also, not only the
real game moves.

There is a very good chance, that you will play this position in a real tournament game.
Probably you will play it many times, so it makes sense to analyze different possibilities that
your opponents might use. A computer will show you your mistakes, the best moves, and a
lot of interesting ideas.
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3) A partnership.

A partnership is probably the most effective means not only in chess, but in the common life
as well. The businessmen and an industry use this powerful resource intensively. Why do
the chess players ignore it? I have no answer.

What do I mean by saying a partnership in chess? Let’s say you know quite a few variations
in your opening repertoire, and there is another player who knows different variations. If you
share your knowledge with each other, you will DOUBLE your opening knowledge and
improve your opening preparation significantly. I am repeating: you will DOUBLE your
opening knowledge. It will be very easy for you also.

The only problem is that the chess players are individualists. They don’t want to share their
knowledge with anybody. It is a logical thing, because chess is a competition and other
players are your competitors. However let’s try to be objective. There are approximately a
quarter of a million chess players in FIDE players list. Do you really think that sharing your
knowledge with one of these players will make a competition harder for you?

I hope you believe now that a partnership could help you a lot. The next question is who will
be your partners? The general answer is any chess player who is on an equal level with
you. Though practically it will be easier for you to deal with your friends. So you should try
to have as many chess friends as you can. The competitions, chess clubs, and internet
community give you a lot of chances to find a training partner.

We have discussed 3 main ways for developing your opening preparation. Certainly there
are many other ways, but these were the most effective ones.

Let’s make up some conclusions.

How should you study each opening in the practical part of the course?

1. Open the database called “theory”, and look through the theory
lines.

2. Open the database called “games”, and look through the

instructive games.

3. Make up the general conclusions.

4. Play the training games.

I recommend that you remember this plan and follow it.

How to develop your opening preparation?

1) Look through the new games of the strong players in your

openings.
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2) Play the training games and analyze them with a computer.

3) A partnership.

Thanks for your attention!

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The Grandmaster’s Openings Laboratory.

Practical Part:
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INSTRUCTION FOR PRACTICAL PART

I suggest you to study the openings for black first (in the "Black Section"). Just
because it is simpler. So you will make it faster and take effect from your study
faster.

You will find other recommendations about the order of study in part called
"Instruction".

In the Black Section, I recommend you to study "Benko Gambit" and

"Scandinavian defense" first. It will create your opening repertoire for black
quite quickly, so you can start to play it then.

After that you should study "Sicilian defense". It will be your main response
against the 1.e4 move. Scandinavian is pretty interesting line, but not so solid
as Sicilian.

In the end you should study the "King's Indian attack". It is a bit rare opening,
but it could be very dangerous. That's why I've included this opening also.
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BLACK SECTION
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A. Benko Gambit
I recommend you to study the "Benko Section" first. The line 1.d4-Nf6 2.c4-c5 3.Nf3 is not
so popular.

Benko Section

(1) Theory - Main lines [A59] (in this line black should take on a6 with
the knight - it was an idea of making the
[Benko gambit is quite active opening. move 5...g6 instead of 5...Ba6) 9.Bg2 Bb7
The big practical advantage of Benko is 10.Nh3 Nb4‚ (with double attack on the
that it is pretty easy for studying. Black white's pawns)]
usually makes the same set up of the
pieces in all the lines.] 6...Bxa6 7.e4 [7.g3 d6 8.Bg2 Bg7 9.Nf3
Nbd7 10.0–0 (this is suddenly not the best
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 move. Now black has a powerful answer
5.bxa6 g6 Nb6, which makes it hard for white to do
XABCDEFGHY something real then) (10.Rb1! 0–0 11.0–0
Qa5 with the standard position) 10...Nb6 !
8rsnlwqkvl-tr( (in this concrete position the move Nb6 is
7+-+pzpp+p' good for black due to the tactical reasons:
it stops the white's moves Qc2 and Rb1,
6P+-+-snp+& so it is hard for white to realise what to do
5+-zpP+-+-% now) 11.Rb1 Bc4 12.Nd2 Bxa2 13.Nxa2
Rxa2 14.Qb3 Ra8 15.Qb5+ Nfd7 16.b4
4-+-+-+-+$ Na4 = protecting c5 and threatening Nc3;
7.f4 d6 8.Nf3 Bg7 9.e4 Bxf1 10.Rxf1 0–0
3+-+-+-+-# 11.e5 Ne8 12.Kf2 Nc7 13.Kg1 Nd7
2PzP-+PzPPzP" 14.Qe2 Nb6 (in this line black also should
attack the white's center (not only the
1tRNvLQmKLsNR! queen side) 15.Rd1 Qc8 ('with the idea'
xabcdefghy Qb7) 16.a4 Qa6„]

[(this order of moves not allow white to

play the line with b3 move, but immediate
move Ba6 is also quite good)]

6.Nc3 [6.Nf3 Bxa6 7.Nc3 d6 8.Nd2 !?

(sometimes white makes this move to
avoid of moving the king, but this idea
take a lot of time for white) 8...Bg7 9.e4
Bxf1 10.Nxf1 Qa5! (the most precise
move - black is treatening Ne4 and
develops the queen with a tempo) 11.Bd2
0–0 12.Ne3 Nbd7 13.0–0 Qa6 14.Qc2
Ne5 the knight can go on the d3 or c4
square; 6.b3?! Bg7 7.Bb2 0–0 8.g3 Nxa6 !
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7...Bxf1 8.Kxf1 d6 9.g3 Bg7 10.Kg2 0–0

11.Nf3 Nbd7 12.Re1
XABCDEFGHY
XABCDEFGHY 8rtr-+-+k+(
8r+-wq-trk+( 7+-+-+p+p'
7+-+nzppvlp' 6-+-zp-+p+&
6-+-zp-snp+& 5wq-zpPvl-+-%
5+-zpP+-+-% 4-+-+-+-+$
4-+-+P+-+$ 3+-sN-+-zP-#
3+-sN-+NzP-# 2PzP-+RzPKzP"
2PzP-+-zPKzP" 1tR-+Q+-+-!
1tR-vLQtR-+-! xabcdefghy
xabcdefghy Line

[the most active square for the queen is

"a5". That's why nearly always you should
develop the queen here. Sometimes Qb6 (2) Theory - [A57]
could be good also.]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5
[12.h3 Qa5 13.Re1 Rfb8 and then Ne8–
c7–b5] XABCDEFGHY
12...Qa5 13.e5 [13.h3 Rfb8 (this is the
8rsnlwqkvl-tr(
most typical set up of the black's pieces. 7zp-+pzppzpp'
The Black's heavy pieces and powerful
bishop g7 put the strong pressure on the
6-+-+-sn-+&
white's queen-side.) 14.e5 (the only 5+PzpP+-+-%
aggressive idea for white) 14...dxe5
15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.Rxe5 Rb7 17.Qf3 Ne8!
4-+-+-+-+$
(black is transferring the knight on the 3+-+-+-+-#
good blocade square d6. Also this opens
the diagonal for the bishop) 18.Re2 Nd6 2PzP-+PzPPzP"
and black puts the pressure on the white's 1tRNvLQmKLsNR!
queen side]
xabcdefghy
13...Ng4 14.exd6 [14.e6? (only helps
black to open the "f" line for his rook) [4.Nf3 g6 5.cxb5 a6 6.bxa6 Bxa6 the
14...fxe6 15.dxe6 Nde5 16.Bf4 c4‚ 'with transposition to the main line; 4.a4 b4 (the
the idea' Nd3; 14.Bg5? Ndxe5 15.Bxe7 easiest way for black for getting the good
Rfe8 16.Bxd6 Nc4‚] position) 5.Nd2 g6 6.e4 d6 7.Ngf3 Bg7
8.Bd3 0–0 9.0–0 e5! (e5 is a typical move
14...exd6 15.Bf4 Rfb8 [(counterblow)] for black, which stops the white's move e5
and prepares the black's attack on the
16.Re2 Nge5 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.Bxe5 king-side in the future with the move f5);
Bxe5© 4.Nd2 bxc4 5.e4 c3! (an important move,
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which breaks the white's pawn structure)
6.bxc3 g6 7.c4 d6 8.Bb2 Bg7 9.Ngf3 0–0
10.Bd3 e5 11.0–0 Nh5 the knight is going
on the f4 and black is preparing the f5
move also. Certainly black needs to
develop his queen-side pieces and put the
rook on the open "b" file. Bishop g7 could
be good placed on the h6 square.]
4...a6 5.b6 [5.Nc3 axb5
XABCDEFGHY
8rsnlwqkvl-tr(
7+-+pzppzpp'
6-+-+-sn-+&
5+pzpP+-+-%
4-+-+-+-+$
3+-sN-+-+-#
2PzP-+PzPPzP"
Bxd6 11.Nd2 f5‚; 5.e3 g6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nf3
Bg7 (black is waiting for the development
of the white's bishop f1. Then black will
take on b5 and force white to move the
bishop twice.) 8.Be2 0–0 9.0–0 axb5
10.Bxb5 Ba6© standard position]
5...d6 [(black wants to take on b6 with the
knight)]
6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.e4 g6 8.Nf3 Bg7 9.Be2
[9.a4 a5 =]
9...0–0 10.0–0 Nxb6 11.a4 a5 12.Nd2
[12.Bg5 h6 13.Bf4 g5 !? 14.Be3 e6
15.dxe6 Bxe6 =; 12.h3 e6 13.dxe6 Bxe6
14.Bf4 d5 =]
12...e6 [(the black's main plan here is to
attack the white's center)]
13.Nc4 exd5 14.exd5 Ba6 [=]

1tR-vLQmKLsNR! XABCDEFGHY
xabcdefghy 8r+-wq-trk+(
7+-+-+pvlp'
(it is the tricky line, so black should be
careful) 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5 d6 (7...Nxe4 ?
6lsn-zp-snp+&
8.Qe2 Nf6 9.Nd6#) 8.Bf4 (8.Bc4 (if white 5zp-zpP+-+-%
makes any passive moves - black
resumes the development standartly,
4P+N+-+-+$
getting the good position) 8...Nbd7 9.Nf3 3+-sN-+-+-#
Nb6 10.Bd3 g6 11.b3 Bg7 12.Bb2 0–0
13.0–0 Ba6 in all the lines here black is
2-zP-+LzPPzP"
going to capture the white's knight b5) 1tR-vLQ+RmK-!
8...Nxe4 9.Qe2 g5! (an important move to
push away the white's bishop) (9...Nf6 ? xabcdefghy
10.Nxd6++–) 10.Be5 (10.Qxe4 gxf4
11.Bc4 Qb6 (black can attack the white's Line
knight immediately) 12.a4 bxa3 13.bxa3
Nd7 14.Nf3 Bg7 15.Rb1 Qa5+ 16.Kf1
Ne5µ) 10...dxe5 11.Qxe4 Bg7 12.d6 (it
looks aggressive for white, but it doesn't
work) 12...Ra5 13.Nc7+ Kf8 14.dxe7+
Qxe7 15.Nd5 Bb7 16.Bc4 Nd7 17.Qf5
Bxd5 18.Bxd5 e4 19.Ne2 c4µ 'with the
idea' Nb6; 5.Qc2 ?! 5...axb5 6.Qxc5 e6
7.d6 Ne4 8.Qxb5 Ba6 9.Qa4 Bb7 10.Qc2
 Benko Section Games
(1) Bilokha Sergey (UKR) (2350) -
Malakhatko Vadim (UKR) (2537) [A59]
Ukrainian Games Alushta (Ukraine), 1999
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.Nf3 d6 8.e4 Bxf1
9.Kxf1 Nbd7 10.h3 Bg7 11.g3 0–0 12.Kg2
Ra6 13.Re1 Qa8 14.Re2 Nb6 15.Rc2 Na4
16.Qe2 Rb8 17.Bg5 Rb4 18.Bxf6 Bxf6
19.e5 dxe5 20.Ne4 Bg7 21.Rd1 Ra5
22.b3 Nb6 23.Nxc5 Nxd5 24.Kh2 e4
25.Nxe4 Nf4 26.gxf4 Rxe4 27.Rd8+ Qxd8
28.Qxe4 Bf6 29.Ne5 Kg7 30.Kg2 Qd6
31.Nc4 Qb4 32.Kf3 Rh5 33.Kg3 e5
34.Re2 Qc3+ 35.Re3 exf4+ 36.Qxf4 Qa1
37.Kg2 Rf5 38.Qe4 Qxa2 39.Rf3 Rg5+
40.Rg3 Rxg3+ 41.Kxg3 Qxb3+ 42.Ne3
Bg5 43.Qe5+ Bf6 44.Qe4 Qb2 45.Ng4
Bd4 46.Kg2 h5 47.Ne3 Qd2 48.Kg3 Bxe3
49.fxe3 Qe1+ 50.Kg2 Qe2+ 51.Kg1 Qb2
52.Qd5 Qb6 53.Qe5+ Qf6 54.Qe4 Qg5+
55.Kh2 h4 56.Qf3 Qe5+ 57.Kg2 f5 58.Qf4
Qxf4 59.exf4 g5 60.fxg5 Kg6 61.Kf3 Kxg5
62.Ke3 Kf6 63.Kf4 Kg6 64.Ke3 Kf7 65.Kf3
Ke6 66.Kf4 Kf6 67.Kf3 Ke5 68.Ke3 f4+
69.Kf3 Kf5 70.Ke2 Ke4 71.Kf2 f3 72.Kf1
Ke5 73.Ke1 Kf5 74.Kf1 Ke4 75.Ke1 Ke3
76.Kf1 f2 77.Kg2 Ke2 78.Kh2 Kf3
0–1
(2) Cmilyte Viktorija (LTU) (2354) -
Malakhatko Vadim (UKR) (2537) [A58]
It (open) Swidnica (Poland) (2), 1999
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2 Bg7
9.Nh3 Nbd7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Bd2 Qc7
12.b3 Rfb8 13.Rb1 Ne5 14.Nf4 Qa7 15.a4
Rb6 16.Qc2 Rab8 17.Na2 Qb7 18.b4 Nc4
19.b5 Na3 20.Qd3 Nxb1 21.Qxb1 Bxb5
22.axb5 Rxb5 23.Qc1 Rb1 24.Qc4 Rxf1+
25.Kxf1 Qb2 26.Bc1 Qb1 27.Nd3 Ra8
28.Nc3 Qc2 29.Bb2 Rb8 30.Bf3 Rxb2
31.Nxb2 Qxb2 32.Ne4 Nd7 33.e3 Ne5
34.Qe2 Nxf3 35.Qxf3 c4 36.Ng5 Bf6
37.Ne4 c3 38.Nxf6+ exf6 39.Qxf6 Qb1+
40.Kg2 c2 41.Qd8+ Kg7 42.Qxd6 Qa1
0–1
(3) Mihajlovskij Sergei (BLR) (2397) -
Malakhatko Vadim (UKR) (2540) [A57]
It (open) Saint-Quentin (France) (9),
25.04.2004
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nd2 bxc4 5.e4
c3 6.bxc3 g6 7.Ngf3 Bg7 8.Be2 0–0 9.0–0
d6 10.a4 e6 11.dxe6 Bxe6 12.Qc2 Nc6
13.Ba3 Re8 14.Bb5 Qc7 15.Rfe1 a6
16.Bf1 h6 17.h3 Na5 18.Rab1 Nd7
19.Nh2 Nb6 20.Bc1 Bd7 21.Ra1 Bc6
22.Ng4 Qd7 23.Nf3 g5 24.e5 Bxf3 25.gxf3
h5 26.Ne3 Rxe5 27.Rd1 Qe6 28.Rb1
Nbc4 29.Nxc4 Nxc4 30.f4 gxf4 31.Bxf4
Na3 32.Qd3 Nxb1 33.Bxe5 Bxe5 34.Qxb1
Kh8 35.Rd3 Rg8+ 36.Bg2 Qg6 37.Qf1 f6
38.c4 h4 39.Kh1 Qg5 40.Rf3 d5 41.cxd5
c4 42.Re3 Qf4 43.Qg1 c3 44.Re4 c2
0–1
(4) Shishkin Vadim (UKR) (2443) -
Malakhatko Vadim (UKR) (2555) [A59]
It (cat.11) Kiev (Ukraine), 2001
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.Nf3 d6 8.e4 Bxf1
9.Kxf1 Nbd7 10.g3 Bg7 11.Kg2 0–0 12.h3
Ra6 13.Re1 Qa8 14.Bg5 Nb6 15.Qd2 Na4
16.Re2 Rb8 17.Nd1 e6 18.dxe6 fxe6
19.Qc2 d5 20.e5 Ne4 21.b3 Nb6 22.Bf4
c4 23.Rc1 Nc5 24.Nd4 Nd3 25.Nxe6 d4+
26.Kg1 Nxc1 27.Qxc1 d3 28.Re1 Rxa2
29.bxc4 Qa5 30.Rf1 d2 31.Qb1 Nd7
32.Qe4 Bxe5 33.c5 Bxf4 34.Qxf4 Re8
35.Nc7 Rf8 36.Qc4+ Rf7 37.Ne6 Ne5
38.Qd5 Nf3+ 39.Kh1 Qa8
0–1

(5) Poluljahov A (2506) - Malakhatko V
(2557) [A59]
Polska 82/(66), 2001
[Poluljahov,A]
1.d4 [Chess Informant]
1...Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6
g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.Nf3 d6 8.e4 Bxf1
9.Kxf1
9...Nbd7 10.h3 Bg7 11.Kg1 0–0 12.Kh2
Qa5 13.Re1 Rfb8 14.Re2 Ne8 15.Bf4 [!?]
[15.Rc2 Ue 77/74]
15...Ra7 [?N]
[15...Rb4 ? 16.Rc1 ! 16...Rab8 17.Rcc2±;
15...Nb6 16.e5 Nc4 17.Qc1; 15...Bxc3 !
16.bxc3 Qxc3 17.e5 Qc4 18.Bg3 Nb6÷ ]
16.Rc1 [!]
16...Rab7 17.Rcc2 Bxc3 [!?]
18.bxc3 f6 19.c4±
Line
(6) Jimenez La Blanca F - Lanka
Zigurds (LAT) (2480) [A59]
It (open) Villalba (Spain) (1), 1995
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1
d6 9.Nf3 Bg7 10.Nd2 0–0 11.Nc4 Nbd7
12.Qe2 Nb6 13.Nxb6 Qxb6 14.a4 Ne8
15.g3 Nc7 16.Bg5 f6 17.Be3 f5 18.exf5
Rxf5 19.g4 Rf7 20.Qd2 Qb4 21.h3 Bxc3
22.bxc3 Qe4 23.Kg1 Nxd5 24.Re1 Rxa4
25.Bxc5 Qf3 26.Be3 h5 27.Rh2 hxg4
28.hxg4 Rxg4+ 29.Kf1 Qg3 30.Rh6 Qg2+
31.Ke2 Nxe3
0–1
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(7) Putzbach Gerd (GER) (2213) - Lanka
Zigurds (LAT) (2498) [A59]
Ch Hamburg (open) Hamburg (Germany)
(1), 2001
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3
axb5 6.Nxb5 Ba6 7.Nc3 g6 8.e4 Bxf1
9.Kxf1 d6 10.g3 Bg7 11.Kg2 Nbd7
12.Nge2 0–0 13.Rf1 Qa5 14.Bd2 Ne5
15.b3 Qa6 16.f4 Nd3 17.Rb1 Nd7 18.a4 f5
19.Nb5 Qb7 20.exf5 Qxd5+ 21.Rf3 Qxf5
22.Bc3 N3e5 23.Re3 Nf6 24.h3 Nc6
25.Nc7 Ra7 26.g4 Qc8 27.Ne6 Nb4
28.Nxf8 Nfd5 29.Rf3 Nxc3 30.Nxc3 Qxf8
31.Nd5 Nc6 32.Qd3 Nd4 33.Re3 Qa8
34.Qe4 e6 35.Nb6 Qd8 36.a5 Rxa5
37.Na4 d5 38.Qd3 c4 39.Qd2 Nxb3
40.Qb4 Bf8 41.Qb6 Qxb6 42.Nxb6 Ra2+
43.Kh1 Bc5 44.Rbxb3 cxb3 45.Rxb3 Ra7
46.Rb5 Be3 47.Rb4 Rf7 48.Rb5 Bxf4
49.Nxd5 exd5 50.Rxd5 Kg7 51.Kg2 Rb7
52.Kf3 Bb8 53.g5 Kf7 54.Rd8 Ke6 55.Kg4
Rb4+ 56.Kf3 Kf5 57.Rd7 Rh4 58.Rd5+
Be5 59.Kg2 Rh5 60.Ra5 Rxg5+ 61.Kf2
Ke4 62.Ra3 Bd4+ 63.Ke2 Rg2+ 64.Kf1
Rf2+ 65.Ke1 Rf3
0–1
(8) Kaufman Larry C (USA) (2387) -
Benko Pal C (USA) (2407) [A58]
It (open) USA, 1968
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.bxa6 0–0 8.Nf3 d6 9.e4
Qa5 10.Nd2 Bxa6 11.Bxa6 Qxa6 12.Qe2
Nfd7 13.Nc4 f5 14.f3 fxe4 15.fxe4 Nb6
16.Nxb6 Qxb6 17.Rf1 Nd7 18.Rxf8+ Rxf8
19.Be3 Rb8 20.Nd1 Ne5 21.Kf1 Qb4
22.Bd2 Rf8+ 23.Kg1 Qd4+ 24.Be3 Qxe4
25.Nc3 Qc4 26.Rf1 Rb8 27.Bc1 Qxe2
28.Nxe2 Nd3 29.b3 Nb4 30.Bg5 Nxd5
31.Rd1 e6 32.Nf4 Bd4+ 33.Kh1 Nc3
34.Rf1 Rf8 35.Re1 e5 36.Ne6 Rf2 37.Bh4
Rxa2 38.Rf1 Ra8 39.Bd8 Bf2 40.g3 Ra2
41.Kg2 Ne4 42.Kf3 d5 43.Rd1 Bd4
44.Nxd4 cxd4 45.Re1 Rf2+ 46.Kg4 Rxh2
0–1

(9) Masera Umberto (ITA) (2110) -
Benko Pal C (USA) (2525) [A57]
It Reggio Emilia (Italy) (5), 1971
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.b3 bxc4
5.bxc4 d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Bb2 Bg7 8.f3 Nbd7
9.e4 Rb8 10.Qc2 Qa5 11.Kf2 Nxe4+
12.fxe4 Rxb2 13.Qxb2 Bxc3 14.Qc1 Nf6
15.Nf3 Nxe4+ 16.Ke3 Bxa1 17.Qxa1 Nf6
18.Bd3 0–0 19.h3 Ba6 20.Rb1 e5 21.dxe6
fxe6 22.Rb3 Qc7 23.Ra3 Bc8 24.Qb2 d5
25.Qe5 Ng4+
0–1
(10) Trincardi Tullio (ITA) (2265) -
Benko Pal C (USA) (2525) [A58]
It Reggio Emilia (Italy) (10), 1971
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.g3 d6 7.Nc3 g6 8.e4 Bg7
9.Nf3 0–0 10.Nd2 Nbd7 11.Bxa6 Rxa6
12.Qe2 Qa8 13.0–0 Rb8 14.Rb1 Ne8
15.a3 Nc7 16.Qd3 Ne5 17.Qe2 Rab6
18.b3 e6 19.dxe6 fxe6 20.Bb2 Qa6
21.Qxa6 Rxa6 22.Ne2 Nc6 23.Bxg7 Kxg7
24.a4 Kf6
½–½
(11) Aspler - Benko Pal C (USA) (2525)
[A58]
Vancouver (Canada) Vancouver
(Canada), 1971
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nf3 g6 8.g3 Bg7
9.Bg2 0–0 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.Re1 Qb6
12.e4 Ng4 13.Qc2 Rfb8 14.h3 Nge5
15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.b3 Nd3 17.Rd1 c4
18.Be3 Qb4 19.Bd2 Qc5 20.Rf1 cxb3
21.axb3 Nb4 22.Qb2 Rc8 23.Qa3 Bxc3
24.Bxc3 Qxc3 25.Rfc1 Qd4 26.Bf1 Rc2
0–1
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(12) Laver_Smith J - Benko P [A58]
USA 5/610, 1968
[Maric,R]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 [5.e3 e6 6.Nc3]
5...Bxa6 6.g3 d6 7.Bg2 g6 8.Nc3 Bg7
9.Nf3 0–0 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.Rb1 Qa5
12.a3 [?!]
12...Rfb8 13.Re1 Ne8 14.Bd2 Bc4 [!]
15.h3 Qa6 [15...Rb6 16.Bg5 !]
16.Nh2 Bb3 [?]
[16...Rb3 !]
17.Qc1 Ndf6 [!]
18.Ng4 Nxg4 19.hxg4 Nf6 20.Bg5 [?]
[20.g5]
20...Ra7 21.Bf3 Qc8 [!]
22.Bxf6 Bxf6 23.Kg2 Bg7 24.Rh1 Rab7
25.Rh4 Qf8 26.Qd2 h6 27.Be4 Bc4
28.Rh2 [?]
[28.Rhh1]
28...Rb3µ 29.Rhh1 Qc8 30.f3 e6 [!]
[30...Qb7 31.Bc2 !]
31.dxe6 Qxe6 32.Bd3 [?]
[32.Nd1]
32...Bxd3 33.Qxd3 Rxb2 34.Rxb2 Rxb2
35.Ne4 c4 [!]
36.Qd1 [36.Qxd6 Rxe2+ 37.Kh3 Rxe4–+]
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36...d5 37.Nf2 Rxe2 38.Rf1 Qe3 39.Qxd5 (14) Gligoric S - Benko P [A59]
Bd4 40.Qxc4 Rxf2+ 41.Rxf2 Qxf2+ Lone Pine 19/95, 1975
42.Kh3 Qg1 43.g5 Be5 [Gheorghiu,F]

0–1 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6

5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nf3 g6 8.e4
[8.Nd2 Bg7 9.e4 Bxf1 10.Nxf1 Qa5 !=]
(13) Pfleger H - Benko P [A57]
Skopje (ol) 14/135, 1972 8...Bxf1 9.Kxf1 Bg7 10.g3 [10.h3 0–0
[Benko,P] 11.Kg1 Qa5 12.Kh2 Nbd7 13.Re1 Rfb8
14.Re2 Rb4 !]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 [!?]
10...0–0 11.Kg2 Nbd7 12.h3 Nb6 [!?]
4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 [?!]
[12...Ne8 13.Qc2 Nc7]
[5.bxa6]
13.Re1 Qd7 14.Qc2 Qb7 [14...Na4
5...d6 [!] 15.Bd2 !]

6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.Nf3 g6 8.e4 Bg7 9.Be2 0– 15.Bg5 [!]

0 10.0–0 Nxb6 11.Bf4 Bg4 12.Nd2 [12.h3
Bxf3 13.Bxf3 Nfd7] 15...h6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Qb3 Rfb8 [!]

12...Bxe2 13.Qxe2 Qd7 [!] 18.e5 [18.Nd2 Qa6 !]

14.a4 [?!] 18...dxe5 19.Nxe5 e6 20.Rad1 [20.Nc6

Re8÷]
14...Qg4 [!]
½–½
15.Qe3 Nh5 16.Bh6 Bxh6 17.Qxh6 Qf4
18.Qxf4 Nxf4³ 19.b3 Rab8 20.g3 Nd3
21.f4 f5 [!] (15) Zaitsev I - Benko P [A57]
Szolnok 20/114, 1975
22.a5 Nd7 23.Rad1 fxe4 24.Ncxe4 Nb4 [Zaitsev,I]
25.Nf3 [25.Nc4 Nc2 4]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
25...h6 [?] 5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5 d6 8.Nf3
[8.Bf4 g5 !]
[25...Rb5µ]
8...Nbd7 [8...Nxe4 9.Bc4 g6 10.Qe2 Nf6
26.Nc3 Nc2³ [26...Nc2³ 27.Rf2 Nd4 11.Bf4 Ra6 12.Nxd6+ ! 12...Rxd6
28.Nxd4 cxd4 29.Ne2 Rb5 30.Rxd4 Rxb3] 13.Bb5+±]

½–½ 9.Bf4 Nh5 10.Bg5 Nhf6 11.Qe2 [?]

[11.e5 ! 11...dxe5 12.Qe2 Ra5 (12...e4

13.Nd2 Ba6 14.Nxe4±) 13.Nxe5 Nxe5
14.Qxe5 Qb6 15.Nc7+ Kd8 16.Bf4±]

11...Ra5 [!]

12.e5 Ba6 13.exf6 [13.Nxd6+ ? 13...exd6
14.exf6+ Bxe2 15.fxg7 Bxg7 16.Bxd8
Kxd8 17.Bxe2 Bxb2µ]
13...Bxb5 14.fxe7 Bxe7 15.Bxe7 Qxe7
16.Qxe7+ Kxe7 17.Bxb5 Rxb5 18.0–0
Nb6³ 19.Rfe1+ Kd7 20.a4 [!]
20...bxa3 21.Rxa3 Ra8 22.Rae3 Nxd5
23.Rd3 c4 24.Rd4 Rc8 25.Red1 Rcc5
26.h4 [?'time']
[26.Kf1 !? 26...Kc6 27.R4d2]
26...Rxb2 [!]
27.Rxd5 Rxd5 28.Rxd5 c3 29.Nd4 Rd2
[!]
0–1
(16) Hjartarson J - Alburt L [A59]
Nordic - USA 41/75, 1986
[Alburt,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.Nf3 d6 8.e4
Bxf1 9.Kxf1 Bg7 10.g3 0–0 11.Kg2 Nbd7
12.Re1 Qb6 [12...Ra7 !? Ue 41/(75)]
13.Re2 Rfb8 [13...Ng4 =]
14.h3 Qa6 15.Bg5 [N]
[15.e5 ?!]
15...h6 [!]
16.Be3 [?!]
[16.Bxf6 Bxf6³]
16...Nb6 17.Rc1 [!]
[17.e5 ? 17...Nfxd5; 17.b3 ? 17...Nfxd5 !
(17...Nxe4 18.Nxe4 Bxa1 19.Qxa1 Qxe2
20.Bxh6 f6 21.Nxf6+ exf6 22.Qxf6 Ra7
23.Qxg6+ =) 18.Nxd5 Nxd5–+]
55
17...Nc4 [!]
[17...Na4÷]
18.b3 Nxe3+ 19.Rxe3 Nd7µ 20.a4
20...c4™ 21.Nb5 [?!]
[21.bxc4µ]
21...cxb3 22.Nc7 Qxa4 23.Nxa8 Nc5
[23...b2 24.Rc8+ ! 24...Rxc8 25.Qxa4±]
24.Rxc5 [!]
24...dxc5 25.Nc7 c4 [!]
26.e5 Qa5 [!]
27.d6 b2 [27...c3 28.dxe7 Qxc7 29.Qd6]
28.Qb1 [?]
[28.Nd2 Bxe5µ]
28...c3–+ 29.e6 fxe6 30.Re1 exd6 [?!]
[30...Qf5–+]
31.Nxe6 Qf5 32.Ned4 Qxb1 33.Rxb1
Re8 34.Kf1
34...Bxd4 [!]
35.Nxd4 Re5 36.Kg2 Re4 37.Nc2 Kf7
38.Kf3 Re5 39.h4 Kf6 40.Rd1 Ke6 41.g4
Rd5 42.Re1+ Kd7 43.Na3 Rd3+ 44.Ke4
Rd2 45.f4 c2 46.Nxc2 Rxc2 47.Rb1 Ke6
48.h5 gxh5 49.gxh5 Kf6 50.Kd5 Kf5
51.Kxd6 Kxf4
0–1
(17) Epishin Vladimir (GER) (2583) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2461) [A58]
It (open) Graz (Austria) (7), 2001
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2 Bg7

9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Rb1 0–0 11.b3 Qa5 12.Bd2
Rfb8 13.0–0 Ne8 14.Qc2 Qa3 15.Bc1 Qa5
16.Bb2 c4 17.Rfd1 Nc5 18.Ba1 Rb4
19.Nd2 cxb3 20.axb3 Nc7 21.Bf1 Bc8
22.e4 Qa7 23.Na4 Nxa4 24.Bxg7 Kxg7
25.bxa4 Rxa4 26.Qc3+ Kg8 27.Rdc1 Ne8
28.Nc4 Ra2 29.Nb6 Rb8 30.Qe3 Ba6
31.Bxa6 Rxa6 32.Nc4 Rxb1
½–½
(18) Poulsen Martin (FAI) (2274) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2501) [A57]
It (open) Bad Woerishofen (Germany) (3),
20.03.2004
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nd2 bxc4 5.e4
c3 6.bxc3 d6 7.Bb2 g6 8.c4 Bg7 9.Bd3 0–0
10.Qc2 e5 11.dxe6 Bxe6 12.Ngf3 Nc6
13.a3 Bg4 14.0–0 Bxf3 15.Nxf3 Ng4
16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.h3 Nge5 18.Nd2 Nd4
19.Qc3 Qf6 20.Kh1 g5 21.Rae1 Rab8
22.Rb1 g4 23.Rxb8 Rxb8 24.Bb1 Qh6
25.Re1 gxh3 26.g3 Nef3 27.Nxf3 Rb3
28.Nxd4 Rxc3 29.Nf5+ Kg6 30.Nxh6 Kxh6
31.Kh2 Kg7 32.Kxh3 Kf6 33.Rd1 Ke6
34.Rd3 Rc1 35.Rb3 h6 36.Kg2 Ke5
37.Bd3 a5 38.Be2 Rc2 39.Kf3 a4 40.Rd3
Ke6 41.Ke3 Ke7 42.f3 Ke6 43.Bd1 Rg2
44.Kf4 h5 45.Bxa4 Rh2 46.Bc6 h4
47.gxh4 Rxh4+ 48.Kg3 Rh1 49.Bd5+ Kf6
50.Rb3 Ra1 51.Kf4
1–0
(19) Drozdovskij,Yuri -
Krivoshey,Sergei (16) [A57]
Sevastopol Ch-Ukr (6), 2000
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 d6 5.a4
Qa5+ 6.Bd2 b4 7.Qc2 g6 8.e4 Bg7 9.g3
e5 10.Bg2 0–0 11.0–0 Nh5 12.Qc1 Qd8
13.Bh6 Nf4 14.Bxf4 exf4 15.Nbd2 Nd7
16.Qc2 g5 17.gxf4 gxf4 18.Kh1 Qf6
19.Rab1 Qh6 20.Rg1 Kh8 21.Qd1 Nf6
22.Bf1 Ng4 23.Rg2 Bd7 24.Be2 Ne5
25.Nxe5 Bxe5 26.Nf3 Bf6 27.Qc2 Bh3
28.Rgg1 Rae8 29.b3 Bc3 30.Ng5 Bd4
56
31.Bg4 Qxg5 32.Bxh3 Qh4 33.Bf5 Rg8
34.Rbf1 Be5 35.f3 Rxg1+ 36.Rxg1 Bd4
37.Rd1 Rg8 38.Qe2 Rg7 39.Bg4 Be3
40.Rb1 h5 41.Bf5 Qg5 42.Qf1 Qf6 43.Qd3
Qb2 44.Bh3 Qc3 45.Qe2 Qxb3 46.Rd1
Qc3 47.Bf5 Rg5 48.Bh3 b3 49.Bg2 Qc2
50.Qf1 Rxg2
0–1
(20) Fish G (2471) - Krivoshey S (2434)
[A59]
Ukraine (ch) 79/54, 2000
[Krivoshey,S]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1
d6 9.g3 Bg7 10.Kg2 0–0 11.Nf3 Nbd7
12.h3 Ra6 13.Re1 Qa8 14.Qc2 e6 15.Bf4
[N]
[15.dxe6 Ue 76/61]
15...exd5 16.exd5 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 Qxd5
18.Rad1 Qxa2 [18...Bd4 !? 19.Qe4 Qxe4
20.Rxe4 Bxb2 21.Rxd6 (21.Bxd6 Rc8
22.Re7 Nf8÷) 21...Rxd6 22.Bxd6 Rc8 =]
19.Rxd6 Rxd6 20.Bxd6 Rc8 21.Re7 Nf8
[21...Qd5 !? 22.Rxd7 Qc6 23.Rc7 Rxc7
24.Bxc7 Qxc7²]
22.Qe4 Qa8 [?]
[22...Bf6 23.Re8 (23.Rb7 Qa8 ! 24.Ne5
Re8) 23...Rxe8 24.Qxe8 Bg7 25.Bxc5
Qxb2 = 26.Qc8 h6 =]
23.Qxa8 Rxa8 24.Rb7 [!]
[24.Ne5 Rd8 25.Nxf7 Rd7 26.Rxd7 Nxd7
27.Ng5 Bxb2 =]
24...Ne6 25.Ne5 f6 26.Nc4±
Line

(21) Shishkin V (2405) - Krivoshey S
(2450) [A57]
Kiev 71/63, 1997
[Krivoshey,S]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.f3
e6 [5...axb5 - 71/(63)]
6.e4 [6.dxe6 - 71/(63)]
6...exd5 [6...c4 - 71/(63)]
7.exd5 Bd6 8.Qe2+ Kf8 9.Nc3 axb5
10.Be3 c4 11.Nxb5 [N]
[11.Kf2 - 65/60]
11...Qa5+ 12.Nc3 Nxd5 13.Qxc4 Nxc3
14.bxc3 [14.Qxc8+ ?! 14...Ke7 15.Qxh8
Ne4+ 16.Kd1 Qd5+ 17.Kc1 (17.Kc2 Nc6
18.Qxa8 Nb4+ 19.Kc1 Qxa8–+) 17...Bc5 !]
14...Nc6 15.Kf2 Ba6 16.Qb3 Bxf1
17.Kxf1 Re8 18.Re1 [18.Kf2 Bc5µ]
18...Qa6+ 19.c4 Rb8 [19...Na5 20.Qb5]
20.Qc2 Ne5 [20...Na5 !?]
21.Bf4 Qxc4+ [21...Nxc4 22.Qe2 !]
22.Qxc4 Nxc4 23.Bxd6+ Nxd6 [=]
Line
(22) Soln Primoz (SLO) (2413) - Sermek
Drazen (SLO) (2514) [A57]
It (open) Bled (Slovenia) (8), 2000
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nd2 e6 5.e4
bxc4 6.Bxc4 exd5 7.exd5 Bb7 8.Qf3 Qe7+
9.Ne2 Qe5 10.Qb3 Bxd5 11.0–0 Nc6
12.Nf3 Bxc4 13.Qxc4 Qd5 14.Qh4 Be7
15.Bg5 0–0 16.Rfd1 Qf5 17.Ng3 Qg6
18.Qh3 Nd4 19.Nxd4 Qxg5 20.Ngf5 Bd8
21.Nb3 Bb6 22.Rac1 Rfe8 23.Nd6 Re6
24.Qf3 Rb8 25.h3 g6 26.Rc2 Qe5 27.Nc4
Qe4 28.Qxe4 Rxe4 29.Nd6 Re6 30.Nxc5
Bxc5 31.Rxc5 Rxb2 32.a4 Ree2 33.Rf1
57
Rbd2 34.Nb5 Ne4 35.Rc8+ Kg7 36.Nc3
Rxf2 37.Rxf2 Nxf2 38.Ra8 Nd3 39.Rxa7
Nf4 40.a5 Rxg2+ 41.Kf1 Rc2 42.Nb5 Ra2
43.a6 Ra5 44.Nd6 Ra1+ 45.Kf2 Nd3+
46.Kg3 Nc5 47.Ne8+ Kh6 48.Nc7 Ra5
49.Ra8 Ne6 50.Ne8 f5 51.Nf6 Ra3+
52.Kf2 Nc7 53.Ra7 Rxa6 54.Ng8+ Kg7
0–1
(23) Guthrie David (NZL) (2165) -
Sermek Drazen (SLO) (2546) [A59]
It (open) Auckland (New Zealand) (1),
2003
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1
d6 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.h3 Bg7 11.Kg1 0–0
12.Kh2 Qa5 13.Re1 Rfb8 14.Re2 Nb6
15.Rc2 Na4 16.Qe2 Nxc3 17.bxc3 Qa4
18.e5 Nxd5 19.Bg5 h6 20.Rd1 e6 21.Bh4
dxe5
0–1
(24) Acs P (2530) - Balogh C (2568)
[A58]
V Gyorgy Marx Mem (9), 14.08.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.g3 Bg7 8.Bg2 d6
9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Rb1 0–0 11.0–0 Ne8
12.Bd2 Nc7 13.b3 Bb7 14.e4 Bxc3
15.Bxc3 Rxa2 16.Ra1 Qa8 17.Qc1 Rxa1
18.Bxa1 f6 19.Bh3 Bc8 20.Qh6 Ne5
21.Nxe5 dxe5 22.Bxc8 Qxc8 23.f4 Qg4
24.fxe5 Qxe4 25.d6 exd6 26.exf6 Ne6
27.Qd2 Nd4 28.Bxd4 Qxd4+ 29.Qxd4
cxd4 30.Rf4 Rb8 31.Rxd4 Rxb3 32.Rxd6
Kf7 33.Rd7+ Kxf6 34.Rxh7 g5 35.Rh8 g4
36.Rf8+ Kg5 37.Rf4 Rb1+ 38.Rf1 Rb5
39.h4+ gxh3 40.Kh2 Rf5 41.Rxf5+ Kxf5
42.Kxh3
½–½

(25) Aronian L (2759) - Carlsen M
(2693) [A58]
WCh Candidates s/f (2), 28.05.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2 Bg7
9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Rb1 Qa5 11.0–0 Nb6 12.a3
Nc4 13.b4 Qc7 14.Qa4+ Nd7 15.Nb5 Qb8
16.bxc5 Bxb5 17.Qxb5 Qxb5 18.Rxb5
Nxc5 19.Nd2 Nxa3 20.Bxa3 Rxa3 21.Ne4
½–½
(26) Chabot R (2251) - Aveskulov V
(2539) [A57]
Quebec Open (1), 20.07.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 b4 5.a3
g6 6.axb4 cxb4 7.Be3 a5 8.Bd4 Bg7 9.e4
d6 10.Nbd2 0–0 11.Be2 e5 12.dxe6 Bxe6
13.0–0 Nc6 14.Be3 Ng4 15.Bg5 Qb6
16.h3 Nxf2 17.Rxf2 Bxb2 18.Bh6 Rfb8
19.Rb1 Bc3 20.Nf1 a4 21.Be3 Qc7
22.N1d2 a3 23.Nb3 a2 24.Rc1 Ra3
25.Ng5 Rba8 26.Nxe6 fxe6 27.Bg4 Qe7
28.c5 Rd8 29.Rxa2 Rxa2 30.Qf1 d5
31.Qb5 Ne5 32.Rf1 h5 33.Bf3 Rf8 34.Bh6
Nxf3+ 35.Rxf3 Rxf3 36.gxf3 Bg7
0–1
(27) Cordi D (2084) - Kasparov S (2536)
[A57]
XIII Open (8), 30.04.2007
1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
axb5 6.Bxb5 Qa5+ 7.Nc3 Bb7 8.Bd2 Qb6
9.Bc4 e6 10.Qf3 Na6 11.e4 Nb4 12.Rc1
Ba6 13.b3 Nxa2 14.Nxa2 Bxc4 15.bxc4
Rxa2 16.Bc3 exd5 17.exd5 Bd6 18.Ne2 0–
0 19.0–0 Re8 20.Ng3 Be5 21.Rb1 Qd8
22.Bxe5 Rxe5 23.d6 g6 24.Qf4 Re6
25.Rb5 Ra5 26.Rb3 Qa8 27.h4 h5 28.f3
Ra1 29.Rxa1 Qxa1+ 30.Kh2 Qe5 31.Qxe5
Rxe5 32.Rb6 Kg7 33.Rb7
0–1
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(28) Dziuba M (2525) - Balogh C (2617)
[A57]
8th ch-Euro (6), 08.04.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 Bb7
5.Qc2 bxc4 6.e4 e6 7.Bxc4 exd5 8.exd5
Qe7+ 9.Kd1 Qe6 10.Re1 Be7 11.Bg5
Bxd5 12.Bxd5 Nc6 13.Bxf6 Qxd5+ 14.Qd2
Qxd2+ 15.Nfxd2 gxf6 16.Nc3 Nb4 17.a3
Nd3 18.Re2 Nf4 19.Re4 Ne6 20.Rc1 Nc7
21.Na4 d6 22.Nf1 f5 23.Re2 Kd7 24.Ng3
f4 25.Nf5 Ne6 26.Rd2 Rac8 27.Nc3 Rhg8
28.Nd5 Bd8 29.Nxd6 Kxd6 30.Nf6+ Kc7
31.Nxg8 f3 32.gxf3 Bg5 33.f4 Bxf4 34.Nf6
Bxd2
½–½
(29) Granda Zuniga J (2612) -
Ponomariov R (2717) [A57]
TCh-ESP Honor Gp1 (5), 24.06.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6
d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Qb3 Bb7 8.a4 a5 9.e4 Bg7
10.Bb5+ Nbd7 11.Nf3 0–0 12.0–0 Nxb6
13.Bf4 Ne8 14.Rfe1 Nc7 15.Bf1 Na6
16.Rad1 Nb4 17.Rd2 h6 18.h4 Bc8
½–½
(30) Grozdanic G (2022) - Bukal V sr
(2419) [A57]
16th TCh-CRO (1), 17.05.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
axb5 6.Bxb5 Ba6 7.Nc3 Bxb5 8.Nxb5
Qa5+ 9.Nc3 g6 10.Nge2 d6 11.0–0 Bg7
12.Bd2 Qa6 13.e4 0–0 14.Qc2 Nbd7 15.f3
Rfb8 16.Rab1 Ne5 17.b3 Ne8 18.g3 Nc7
19.a4 Rb7 20.Kg2 Rab8 21.Bg5 h6
22.Be3 c4 23.Nd4 cxb3 24.Rxb3 Nc4
25.Ncb5 Nxe3+ 26.Rxe3 Bxd4 27.Nxc7
Rb2 28.Nxa6 Rxc2+ 29.Kh3 Rbb2 30.Rd3
Rxh2+ 31.Kg4 h5+ 32.Kg5 Bf6+ 33.Kh6
Bg7+ 34.Kg5 Kh7
0–1

(31) Haessel D (21362) - Aveskulov V
(2539) [A59]
2nd It (5), 04.08.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1
d6 9.Nf3 Bg7 10.g3 Nbd7 11.Kg2 0–0
12.Re1 Qa5 13.e5 Ng4 14.exd6 exd6
15.Bf4 Rfb8 16.Re2 Qa6 17.Rc1 Nge5
18.Nxe5 Nxe5 19.Bxe5 Bxe5 20.b3 Rb4
21.Rd2 Qb7 22.Rcc2 f5 23.Ne2 Ra3
24.Ng1 Kg7 25.Nf3 Bf6 26.h4 h6 27.Rc4
g5 28.Qc2 Rxc4 29.Qxc4 Qb4 30.Rc2
Qxc4 31.bxc4 g4 32.Nh2 Bd4 33.f4 Kf7
34.Nf1 h5 35.Nd2 Re3 36.Nb3 Bc3
37.Nc1 Be1 38.Ne2 Ke7 39.Rb2 Kd7
40.Kh2 Kc7 41.Kg2 Bc3 42.Rc2 Bb4
43.Rb2 Kb6 44.Nc1 Ka5 45.Rb3 Re1
46.Nd3 Re2+ 47.Kf1 Rxa2 48.Nb2 Ra1+
49.Kf2 Rb1 50.Kg2 Rc1 51.Kf2 Rc2+
52.Kf1 Rc3 53.Rxc3 Bxc3 54.Nd3 Ka4
55.Ke2 Kb3 56.Ne5 dxe5
0–1
(32) Brunner N (2435) - Vachier
Lagrave M (2595) [A58]
ChIP (3), 09.07.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.g3 d6 8.Nf3 Nbd7
9.Bg2 Bg7 10.Rb1 Qa5 11.Bd2 Nb6 12.b3
Qa3 13.Bc1 Qb4 14.Bd2 Ne4 15.Nxe4
Qxe4 16.Nh4 Qd4 17.0–0 0–0 18.Ba5
Qxd1 19.Rfxd1 Bxe2 20.Rd2 Rxa5
21.Rxe2 Bf6 22.Bf3 Rfa8 23.a4 c4
24.bxc4 Nxc4 25.Ng2 Ne5 26.Be4 Rxa4
27.Ne1 Ra2 28.Rxa2 Rxa2 29.Nc2 Nd7
30.Nb4 Rd2 31.Nd3 Bd4 32.Rb3 Nc5
33.Nxc5 Bxf2+ 34.Kh1 Bxc5 35.Rb7 Kg7
36.Bf3 Rf2 37.Bg2 Kf6 38.Rb1 e5 39.dxe6
fxe6 40.g4 Kg5 41.Rb7 Rd2 42.h3 d5
43.Bf1 Kf4 44.Rc7 Bd4 45.Rb7 Be3
0–1
59
(33) Onischuk Al (2650) - Carlsen M
(2710) [A58]
GM Blitz Playoff (3), 02.08.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.Nf3 d6 8.g3 Bg7
9.Bg2 Nbd7 10.Qc2 Nb6 11.Nd2 Bb7
12.e4 Ba6 13.Bf1 Qc8 14.Bb5+ Bxb5
15.Nxb5 0–0 16.0–0 Qh3 17.f3 Nh5 18.Rf2
f5 19.Nc4 Nxc4 20.Qxc4 fxe4 21.Qxe4
Nf6 22.Qe6+ Qxe6 23.dxe6 Nd5 24.a4
Rfb8 25.Ra3 Nb6 26.b3 c4 27.bxc4 Nxc4
28.Raa2 Nb6 29.Rfc2 Rxa4 30.Bg5 Rxa2
31.Rxa2 Nd5 32.Na7 h6 33.Rd2 hxg5
34.Rxd5 Rb1+ 35.Kg2 Rb2+ 36.Kh3 Bf6
37.Nc6 Re2 38.Nd8 Kg7 39.Ra5 Bd4
40.Nf7 Rxe6 41.Nxg5 Re5 42.Rxe5 Bxe5
43.Kg4 Bb2 44.f4 Kf6 45.Ne4+ Kf7 46.h4
d5 47.Nf2 Bd4 48.Nd3 Kf6 49.Kf3 e5
50.fxe5+ Bxe5 51.g4 Bd6 52.h5
½–½
(34) Pedersen Stef (2439) - Carlsen M
(2690) [A59]
Faaborg Midtfyn Blindfold Cup (3),
03.01.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1
d6 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.h3 Bg7 11.Kg1 0–0
12.Kh2 Qa5 13.Re1 Rfb8 14.Re2 Ne8
15.Bf4 Rb4 16.Rc1 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Ra4
18.Rcc2 Qa6 19.Bg3 f6 20.Ne1 Qc4
21.Qd3 Nc7 22.Rb2 R8a7 23.f3 Kf7
24.Kg1 Na8 25.Qd2 Nab6 26.Nd3 Qa6
27.Rc2 Nc4 28.Qh6 Nf8 29.h4 Na3
30.Rcd2 Nb1 31.e5 Nxd2 32.exf6 Nf1
33.Qg7+
1–0

(35) Blackburn J (2206) - Dobrov V
(2504) [A57]
South Wales Masters (7), 11.07.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
Bb7 6.Nc3 axb5 7.Bxb5 Qa5 8.Nge2 Nxd5
9.0–0 Nc7 10.Bc4 Ba6 11.Bxa6 Nbxa6
12.Nf4 g6 13.Bd2 Bg7 14.Ncd5 Qb5 15.a4
Qc6 16.Bc3 Bxc3 17.bxc3 e5 18.Nxc7+
Nxc7 19.Nd3 d6 20.a5 0–0 21.Qa4 Qxa4
22.Rxa4 Rfb8 23.f4 f6 24.Rd1 Nd5 25.Rc1
Rb3 26.Raa1 Nxc3 27.Rc2 Ne4 28.Nf2
Rxa5
0–1
(36) Skrijelj Redzep - Rogers I (2526)
[A58]
Enci Limburg Open (3), 26.05.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.b3 Bg7 7.Bb2 0–0 8.g3 Nxa6
9.Bg2 Bb7 10.Nf3 Bxd5 11.0–0 d6 12.Nc3
Bc6 13.Qd2 Qb6 14.Rfe1 Qb7 15.Rab1
Rfb8 16.Nh4 Nb4 17.Bxc6 Qxc6 18.a4 d5
19.Nf3 d4 20.Nb5 Ne4 21.Qf4 f5 22.Ne5
Qe6 23.Nc4 Nd5 24.Qc1 f4 25.Nd2 fxg3
26.hxg3 Bh6 27.e3 Nxf2 28.Qxc5 dxe3
29.Qd4 Nf6 30.Nf1 Rd8 31.Qh4 Bg5
32.Qc4 Nd5 33.Nc7 Qh3 34.Nxe3 Qxg3+
35.Ng2 Nh3+ 36.Kh1 Qxc7 37.Qxc7 Nxc7
38.Be5 Nd5 39.Kh2 Nf2 40.Bg3 Nd3
0–1
(37) Terrieux K (2332) - Kryvoruchko Y
(2592) [A57]
V Breizh Masters GM (5), 20.02.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6
Bb7 6.Nc3 e6 7.e4 exd5 8.exd5 d6 9.a4
a5 10.Bb5+ Nbd7 11.Nge2 Be7 12.0–0 0–0
13.Re1 Nxb6 14.Nf4 Ba6 15.Bc6 Rb8
16.Nb5 Nc4 17.Bd2 Nxd2 18.Qxd2 Ng4
19.Nd3 Bf6 20.Re4 Ne5 21.Nxe5 Bxe5
22.f4 Bf6 23.Rae1 Bxb5 24.axb5 Bd4+
25.Kh1 a4 26.Re7 g6 27.Ra7 Qf6
28.Rxa4 Bxb2 29.Rb1 Bc3 30.Qc1 Bb4
60
31.Ra6 Qd4 32.b6 Bd2 33.Qc2 Qxf4
34.b7 Be3 35.Qe2 Bd4 36.Rf1 Qg5
37.Ra8 Be5 38.Rf3 Kg7 39.Qf1 Qe7
40.Rfa3 Rxb7 41.Rxf8 Kxf8 42.Bxb7 Qxb7
43.Rd3 c4 44.Rd1 c3 45.Qc4 Qb2 46.Rf1
c2 47.g3 Qb1 48.Qd3 Qxf1+
0–1
(38) Milov V (2680) - Carlsen M (2714)
[A57]
23rd ECC Men (3), 05.10.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 g6 5.cxb5
a6 6.b6 d6 7.Nc3 Qxb6 8.e4 Bg7 9.Nd2
Nbd7 10.a4 Qb4 11.Be2 Ne5 12.0–0 0–0
13.Ra3 g5 14.Qc2 Bd7 15.b3 g4 16.Na2
Qb7 17.Nc4 Nxc4 18.Bxc4 Nh5 19.Bb2
Nf4 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.Nc1 Ng6 22.Nd3 f6
23.Raa1 a5 24.f4 gxf3 25.gxf3 Ne5
26.Kh1 Nxc4 27.bxc4 Kh8 28.Rab1 Qc7
29.Rg1
½–½
(39) Zubov,Alexander (2542) -
Kryvoruchko,Yuriy (2594) [A58]
Championship UKR Club's Teams Alushta
(5.2), 25.04.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.Nf3 g6 8.g3 Bg7
9.Bg2 0–0 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.Rb1 Ne8
12.Qc2 Nc7 13.Rd1 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Bc4
15.e4 Rxa2 16.Rb2 Rxb2 17.Bxb2 Qb8
18.Nd2 Bd3 19.Qxd3 Qxb2 20.Rb1 Qa2
21.Rb7 Rc8 22.c4 Ne5 23.Qc3 Qa8
24.Rb1 Rb8 25.Ra1 Qb7 26.f4 Nd7 27.e5
f5 28.h3 Ne8 29.Nf3
½–½

(40) Mikhalevski V (2584) - Nakamura H
(2648) [A57]
Corsica Masters (1.2), 29.10.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6
d6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.Nf3 g6 8.e4 Bg7 9.Be2
0–0 10.0–0 Rb8 11.Nd2 Nxb6 12.a4 Nfd7
13.Kh1 Kh8 14.a5 Na8 15.Nc4 Nc7
16.Na4 Nb5 17.Nab6 Nd4 18.Bd3 Bb7
19.Bg5 Nf6 20.Rb1 e6 21.Ne3 h6 22.Bh4
g5 23.Bg3 Nxe4 24.Bxe4 f5 25.Bd3 f4
26.Qh5 Qe8 27.Bg6 Qe7 28.Ng4 fxg3
29.Nxh6 Bxh6 30.Qxh6+ Kg8 31.dxe6
Nxe6 32.fxg3 Nd4 33.Bd3 d5 34.Rfe1 Qg7
35.Qxg7+ Kxg7 36.Nd7 c4 37.Re7+ Kh8
38.Nxb8 cxd3 39.Rxb7 d2 40.Re7 Rc8
41.Rf1 Rc1 42.Re8+ Kg7 43.Re7+ Kg6
44.Ref7 d1Q 45.R7f6+ Kh5 46.g4+ Kxg4
47.h3+ Kg3
0–1
(41) Lukacs Peter (HUN) (2455) -
Gyorkos Lajos (HUN) (2395) [A58]
Ch Hungary (team) Hungary (1), 1992
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 g6 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2 Bg7
9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.0–0 Nb6 11.Re1 0–0 12.Bf4
Nh5 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bc1 Nf6 15.Rb1 Bc4
16.e4 Bxa2 17.Nxa2 Rxa2 18.e5 Nfxd5
19.e6 Ra4 20.exf7+ Rxf7 21.Bh3 Nc7
22.Nh4 Bd4 23.Be3 Bxe3 24.Rxe3 e5
25.Rb3 Nbd5 26.Nxg6 Rd4 27.Qc1 c4
28.Rb7 Kg7 29.Nh4 Rxh4 30.gxh4 Nf4
31.Bf1 Qa8 32.Rxc7 Rxc7 33.Qe3 Kf6
34.f3 d5 35.Re1 Qa7 36.Qxa7 Rxa7
37.Rc1 Rb7 38.Rc2 Ke6 39.Kf2 Kd6
40.Ke1 Ra7 41.Kd2 Ra1 42.Rc1 Rxc1
43.Kxc1 Kc5 44.Kd2 Kb4 45.Kc2
0–1
61
(42) Van Der Sterren Paul (NED) (2575)
- Topalov Veselin (BUL) (2700) [A59]
It (cat.17) Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) (8),
1998
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1
d6 9.g3 Bg7 10.Kg2 Nbd7 11.Nf3 0–0
12.Re1 Qa5 13.e5 Ng4 14.exd6 exd6
15.Bf4 Rfb8 16.Re2 Qa6 17.Rc1 Nge5
18.Nxe5 Nxe5 19.Bxe5 Bxe5 20.b3 Rb4
21.Rd2 c4 22.Ne2 Kg7 23.bxc4 Rxc4
24.Rxc4 Qxc4 25.Qc2 Qb4 26.Ng1 Ra3
27.Nf3 Bf6 28.Rd3 Qe4 29.Rc3 Qxc2
30.Rxc2 Ra5 31.Rd2 Bc3
½–½
(43) Shneider Aleksandr (UKR) (2540) -
Lazarev Vladimir (RUS) (2450) [A59]
It (open) Paris (France) (9), 1998
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.Nf3 d6 8.e4 Bxf1
9.Kxf1 Nbd7 10.g3 Bg7 11.Kg2 0–0 12.h3
Qa5 13.Re1 Rfb8 14.e5 dxe5 15.Nxe5
Nxe5 16.Rxe5 Rb7 17.Qf3 Ne8 18.Re2
Nd6 19.Ne4 Nxe4 20.Qxe4 Qa6 21.a4 Bf6
22.Qf3 Rd8 23.Rc2 Bd4 24.Bg5 Rdd7
25.Ra2 Rb4 26.a5 Rdb7 27.Be3 Rb3
28.Qe4 R3b4 29.Bxd4 Rxd4 30.Qf3 Rd3
31.Qe2 Rd7 32.Ra3 R7xd5 33.Rxd3 Rxd3
34.Qe4 Rd1 35.Qc4 Qa8+ 36.f3 Qxa5
37.Qxc5 Rd2+ 38.Kg1 Qa1+ 39.Rc1 Qxb2
40.Qc8+ Kg7 41.Qc3+ Qxc3 42.Rxc3 h5
43.h4 Kf6 44.Rc7 e5 45.Ra7 Ke6 46.Ra5
f6 47.Ra6+ Rd6 48.Ra5 Kf5 49.Ra8 Rd2
50.Rg8 Rb2 51.Kf1 g5 52.hxg5 fxg5
53.Rf8+ Kg6 54.Rg8+ Kf6 55.Rf8+ Ke6
56.Rg8
½–½

(44) Spassky B (2560) - Ivanchuk V
(2665) [A59]
Linares 49/89, 1990
[Ivanchuk,V]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.Nf3 d6 8.e4
Bxf1 9.Kxf1 Bg7 10.g3 0–0 11.Kg2 Nbd7
12.h3 [12.Re1 Ue 49/(89)]
12...Qa5 13.Re1 Rfb8 14.e5 dxe5
15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.Rxe5 Ra7 17.Qe2
Rbb7 N]
[17...Qd8 Ue 39/105]
18.g4 [?]
[18.Bf4 ! 18...Nh5 19.Rxh5 gxh5 20.Re1 !
a) 20.Be5 ) ?! 20...Rxb2 ! 21.Qxb2 Bxe5
22.Rc1 Rd7 =;
b) 20.Rd1 ) ?! 20...Qa6 21.Qxh5 Rxb2
22.d6 Qc6+ 23.Kg1 Rxf2 24.Qd5 !
(24.Kxf2 Bxc3÷) 24...Qxd5 25.Nxd5
Raxa2 26.Nxe7+ Kf8 27.d7 Rg2+ =;
c) 20.Qxh5 ) 20...Rxb2 21.Ne4 (21.Be5 f6
! 22.Ne4 fxe5 23.Ng5 Rxf2+ 24.Kxf2
Qd2+µ) 21...Rxf2+ 22.Nxf2 Bxa1 23.Qg4+
=; 20...Qa6 21.Qxh5 Rxb2 22.Be5 ! (22.d6
? 22...Bxc3 23.dxe7 Rxf2+ 24.Kg1 Rxe7
25.Qg5+ Qg6) 22...Qg6 23.Qf3©]
18...Ne8 [?!]
[18...h5 ! 19.f3! (19.f4 ) 19...hxg4 20.hxg4
Nd7 ! 21.Re3 (21.Rxe7 ? 21...Bxc3–+)
21...Bd4µ) 19...hxg4 20.fxg4 Ne8 21.Re3
Nd6µ]
19.Re3 Nd6 20.a4 [!? ]
20...c4 [?]
[20...Qa6 21.Qxa6 Rxa6 22.Re2
20...Bd4 ! 21.Rf3 Qa6 !]
21.Rf3 Bxc3 [!=]
62
22.bxc3 Qxd5 23.Bh6 Qe4 24.Qxe4
[24.Qd2 ?! 24...Ra5 ! 25.Re1 Qd5 26.Qf4
e5 !]
24...Nxe4 25.Rf4 Nd6 26.Rd4 Rb3
[26...Rb3 27.Re1 f6 28.Bf4 Rxc3 29.Bxd6
exd6 30.Rxd6 =]
½–½
(45) Shirov A (2710) - Topalov V (2630)
[A59]
Linares 63/66, 1995
[Shirov,A]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1
d6 9.g3 Bg7 10.Kg2 Nbd7 11.Nf3 0–0
12.Re1 Qa5 13.h3 Rfb8 14.e5 [?!]
14...dxe5 15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.Rxe5 Rb7
17.Qe2 Qd8 [!N]
[17...Raa7 - 49/89]
18.a4 Ne8 19.Re3 Bd4 [19...Nd6 !? 20.g4!
Raa7]
20.Rd3 Nf6 21.Be3 [!]
21...Rb4 22.Rad1 Qb6 23.Qf3 [23.R1d2
Kg7 (23...Bxc3 ? 24.bxc3 Rbxa4 25.d6 !) ]
23...Rd8 24.R1d2 Kg7 25.Re2 [25.g4
Nd7÷]
25...Rd7 [25...Qb7 !? 26.Nb5 (26.Bxd4 ) ?
26...cxd4 27.Nb5 Rxd5µ 28.Nxd4 ?
(28.Rxd4 ? 28...Rdxb5–+) 28...Qd7–+)
26...Bxe3 27.Rdxe3 Qxd5 28.Rxe7 Qxf3+
29.Kxf3 Rxa4 =]
26.Bf4 [!?]
[26.g4 !? 26...h6÷]
!;
26...Rxb2 27.a5 [!]
 63

27...Qb4 28.Rxb2 Qxb2 29.Na4 Qb5 [18...Rd8 19.Qxc5 Qa8 20.Qc6 ; 18...Ne8
30.Nb6 Ra7 31.Bd2 Qa6 [31...Rxa5 !? 19.Qc6]
32.Rb3 (32.Bxa5 Qxa5) 32...Qa6 33.Bxa5
Qxa5 34.Qe2 c4 ! 35.Nxc4 Qxd5+ =] 19.Nd5 [19.Re2 Qa8 20.f3 Rd7 ; 19.Qd1
Qa8 ! 20.Qf3 Ng4™ 21.Re2 Ne5 22.Qe4
32.g4 [!] Rd8 ! (22...f5 ? 23.Qd5+) 23.Kh2 f5
24.Qg2 Rd3]
32...Nd7 [32...Ne8 ]
19...Nxd5 [19...Ne8 ? 20.Qc6 !! (20.Ne7+)
33.Rb3 Ne5 [33...c4 !? 34.Rb4 Bxb6 20...Qa8 (20...Rxc6 21.Rxe8+ Bf8
35.axb6 Nxb6÷] 22.Bh6) 21.Ne7+ Kh8 22.Nxc8 Bxe5
23.Bh6]
34.Qe4 Nc4 35.Nxc4 Qxc4 36.Rf3 f6 [?!]
20.Qxd5 [20.Rxd5 Qa8 !! (20...Qe1 ) ?
[36...e6²] 21.Bd2 !! 21...Qxa1 (21...Qe4+ 22.Kh2)
22.Qd8++–) ]
37.g5 [!]
20...Qa6 [!]
37...f5 [37...Rd7 38.gxf6+ exf6 39.d6 !]
21.Re4
38.Qe6 Qa6 39.Rb3 [!]
21...c4 [!]
39...Qxe6 40.dxe6+– c4 41.Rb4 [!]
22.Bf4 Bxb2 [22...Rxb2 23.Rae1 Rf8
41...Rc7 [41...c3 42.Bf4 !] 24.Qxc4 Qxc4 25.Rxc4 Rxa2 =]

42.a6 Rc6 43.a7 [!] 23.Rae1 Qb5 [23...Qc6 ?? 24.Qxc6 Rxc6

25.Bh6 ! 25...f5 26.Re8+ Kf7 27.Rf8#;
43...Bxa7 44.Bc3+ Kf8 45.Rb7 Ra6 23...Qa8 24.Re8+ Rxe8 25.Rxe8+ Qxe8
46.Rc7 Rxe6 47.Rxa7 Kf7 [47...Kf7 26.Qxb7 Ba3 27.Qa6 (27.Bd2 Bf8 ! ;
48.Bb4] 27.Qc7) 27...Qe4+ 28.Kg1 =]

1–0 24.Re8+ Rxe8 25.Qxb5 [25.Rxe8+ Qxe8

=]

(46) Piket Je (2670) - Topalov V (2630) 25...Rxb5 26.Rxe8+ Kg7 27.Rc8 Rb4
[A59] [27...c3 28.a4 =]
Amsterdam 63/67, 1995
[Piket,Je] 28.Bd6 Ra4 29.a3 Kf6 30.Bb4 Bxa3
[30...Ke6 31.Rxc4 Bxa3 32.Rc6+ =]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1 ½–½
d6 9.g3 Bg7 10.Kg2 Nbd7 11.Nf3 0–0
12.Re1 Qa5 13.h3 Rfb8 14.e5 dxe5
15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.Rxe5 Rb7 17.d6 [!?N]

17...exd6 [17...e6 18.Qf3 Rab8

(18...Raa7) 19.Re2 !]

18.Qxd6 Rc8 [!]

 64

(47) Beliavsky A (2620) - Leko P (2630)
[A59]
Cacakv 68/63, 1996
[Leko,P]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1
d6 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.g3 Bg7 11.Kg2 0–0
12.h3 Qa5 13.Re1 Rfb8 14.e5 dxe5
15.Nxe5 Nxe5 16.Rxe5 Rb7 [!]
17.Qf3 [!]
17...Ne8 [!]
[17...Nd7 18.Re4 !]
35.Qb2 Qf5 36.Qb8+ Kg7 37.Qb2+ Qf6
38.Qb7 Qa1+ [38...Qe6 !? 39.Kg2 f6]
39.Kg2 Qe5 40.Kg1 g5 41.Qb4 h6
[41...Qf6 42.Qg4]
42.h4 [!]
42...Kg6 43.hxg5 hxg5
44.Qb1+ Kg7 45.Qb4 Qe6 46.Qd4+ f6
47.Qb4 f5 48.Qb5 Qe1+ 49.Kg2 Qe4+
50.Kg1 Kf7 51.Kh2 Qe6 52.Kg1 Kf6
53.Qb8 Kg7 54.Qb5 Qf6 55.Kg2 Kh6
56.Qd5 Kg7 57.Kg1 e6 58.Qd7+ Qf7
59.Qc6 [59.Qd4+ Kg6 60.Qh8]

18.Re2 [18.Re4 ?! 18...Nd6 19.Ra4 Qd8 59...Kf6 60.Qc3+ e5 61.Qc5 Qe6 62.Qc2
20.Rxa8 Qxa8] e4 63.Qd2 Kg6 64.Kh2 Qb6 65.Qa2 [!]

18...Nd6 19.Ne4 [!] [65.Kg2 Qb3 !]

19...Nxe4 [!N] 65...Kf6 66.Qd2 Qe6 67.Kg2 Kg6 68.Kg1

f4 69.gxf4 Qg4+ 70.Kf1 Qxf4 71.Qd7
[19...Nf5] Kh5 72.Qh3+ Qh4 73.Qf5 Qf4 74.Qh3+

20.Qxe4 Qa6 [!] ½–½

21.a4 [?!]
[21.Rc2 Rc8 ! 22.Be3 (22.Qc4 Qa8 !)
22...Rxb2; 21.Bg5 ! 21...Bxb2 22.Rd1
(22.Rb1 Bf6 23.Rxb7 Qxb7 24.Bxf6 exf6
=) 22...Bf6 23.Bxf6 exf6 =]
21...Bf6 22.Qf3 Rd8 23.Rc2 Bd4 24.a5
Rbd7³ 25.Be3 [!?]
25...Rxd5 26.Bxd4 cxd4 27.b4
28.Rc5 [!]
28...Rxc5 29.bxc5 d2 30.Rd1! [30.Kg1 ?
30...Qf6 !; 30.c6 Rd3 !]
(48) Van der Sterren P (2605) -
Hertneck G (2605) [A58]
Deutschland 62/69, 1994
[Hertneck,G]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.Nf3 d6 8.g3
Nbd7 9.Bg2 Bg7 10.0–0 Nb6 11.Re1
[11.Nd2 !? - 62/(69)]
d3
11...0–0 12.Bf4 Nh5 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bc1
Nf6 15.Rb1 [N]
[15.a3 - 50/82]

30...Qxa5 31.Qe3 Qa4 [31...e6 !? 32.c6 15...Bc4 16.e4 Bxa2 17.Nxa2 Rxa2 18.e5
Qa4 33.Rxd2 Qxc6+ 34.Kh2 Rd5 ] Nfxd5 19.e6 Ra4 [!]

32.Rxd2 Rxd2 33.Qxd2 Qc6+ 34.Kg1 20.Nh4 [20.Qc2 ? 20...f5 21.Nh4 Nb4µ;
Qxc5 20.exf7+ Rxf7 21.Qc2 Rf6³]

20...Rd4 21.exf7+ [21.Qc2 ?! 21...Qe8 !
22.exf7+ Qxf7 23.Be4 (23.Nxg6 ?
23...Nb4–+; 23.Qxg6 ? 23...Qxf2+–+)
23...Nb4 24.Qe2 g5 25.Ng6 (25.Nf3 Rxe4–
+) 25...Re8 (25...d5 ? 26.Bf5) ]
21...Rxf7 22.Qc2 g5 [22...Rf6 23.Nxg6
Nb4 24.Qb3+ e6 (24...c4 ? 25.Qxb4 Rxg6
26.Be3) 25.Rxe6 (25.Nf4 d5÷) 25...c4
26.Qe3 Rd1+ 27.Bf1±]
23.Nf5 [?!]
[23.Ng6 ? 23...e5µ ; 23.Nf3 ! 23...Rc4
24.Qe2© ]
23...Rc4 [23...Nb4 ? 24.Qb3 Rd3
25.Qe6±]
24.Qxc4 [!]
[24.Nxh6+ Bxh6 25.Qg6+ Bg7 26.b3 !?
(26.Be4 Rxe4µ; 26.Bh3 g4 27.Bxg4 Rxg4
28.Qxg4 Qd7µ) 26...Rd4 27.Bb2 e5
28.Bxd4 cxd4µ]
24...Nxc4 25.Bxd5 Ne5 [25...Kf8 ?
26.Nxg7+–; 25...Nb6 26.Nxe7+ Kf8
27.Ng6+ Kg8 28.Ne7+ =]
26.Ra1 [26.f4 ? 26...e6 (26...Nf3+µ)
27.fxe5 exd5 28.Nxd6 Rc7µ]
26...Qd7 27.Ra8+ [?]
[27.Rxe5 ! 27...dxe5 (27...Bxe5 ?
28.Nxh6+) 28.Ra8+ Bf8 ! (28...Kh7
29.Nxe7 !! 29...Bf8 30.Be4+ Kg7 31.Nd5©)
29.Nxh6+ Kg7 30.Bxf7 e6 !? (30...Kxh6
31.Bxg5+ ! 31...Kxg5 32.Rxf8 e6
33.Rg8+÷; 30...Qd1+ 31.Kg2 Qxc1
32.Ra6 ! 32...Qxb2 33.Bd5÷) 31.Bxe6
(31.Bxg5 ? 31...Qd1+ 32.Kg2 Qd5+–+)
31...Qxe6 32.Bxg5 Kg6 33.Rxf8 Kxg5
34.Nf5÷]
27...Kh7µ 28.Bxf7 [28.Rxe5 ? 28...Bxe5 !
(28...dxe5 ? 29.Nxe7 !!) 29.Bxf7 Qxf5
30.Bg8+ Kg7 31.Be3 Qb1+ 32.Kg2 Qe4+–
+; 28.Ne3 Nf3+ 29.Kh1 Bd4µ]
65
28...Nf3+ [!]
[28...Qxf5 ? 29.Bd5 Nf3+ 30.Bxf3 Qxf3
31.Ra3; 28...Nxf7 29.Nxg7 Kxg7 30.Ra3]
29.Kf1 [29.Kh1 Nxe1 (29...Qxf5 ) ?
30.Be6 Qc2 (30...Qd3 31.Ra3 Nxe1
32.Rxd3 Nxd3 33.Bf5++–) 31.g4 ! 31...Nd4
32.Bd5 Ne2 33.f3+–) 30.Ne3 e6 ! 31.Bg8+
Kg6 32.Kg1 Bd4µ]
29...Qxf5 30.Rxe7 [30.Be6 Qd3+ 31.Re2
Nd4–+]
30...Qh3+ 31.Ke2 Nd4+ 32.Kd2 [32.Ke1
Qg2 !]
32...Qg2 [!]
33.Bg8+
[33.Raa7 Qxf2+ 34.Kd1 (34.Kd3 Qc2+
35.Ke3 Qe2#) 34...Qc2+–+]
33...Kg6 34.Bf7+ Kf6
0–1
(49) Truskavetsky,Alexandr -
Shevtsov,Nikoliy [A58]
Instalplast-2006 Rodatychi, Lviv region
(3), 28.08.2006
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nf3 Bxa6 7.Nc3 d6 8.g3 Bg7
9.Bg2 Nbd7 10.0–0 Nb6 11.Rb1 Bc4
12.Nd2 Bxa2 13.Nxa2 Rxa2 14.Qb3 Ra8
15.Qb5+ Nfd7 16.b4 Na4 17.Ne4 0–0
18.Be3 Nf6 19.Nxf6+ Bxf6 20.Qd3 Nc3
21.Rb3 cxb4 22.Rxb4 Ra2 23.Bf3 Qa5
24.Rb3 Rc8 25.Kg2 Qa4 26.Rb6 Qc2
27.Rc6 Rb8 28.Qc4 Qb3 29.Qxb3 Rxb3
30.Bh6 Ra8 31.Rc1 Re8 32.e3 Ra3 33.h4
Na2 34.R1c4 Raa8 35.Bd1 Reb8 36.Bf4
Nb4 37.Bg4 h5 38.Bh3 Nxd5 39.Bg5 Kg7
40.Rc1 Rb2 41.e4 Bxg5 42.hxg5 Nb4
43.Rc7 Nd3 44.R1c2 Rxc2 45.Rxc2 Ne1+
0–1

(50) Chantsev Aleksandr K (UKR)
(2285) - Aveskulov Valeriy (UKR)
(2400) [A58]
It (open) \ Moscow (Russia) (1),
17.02.2004
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Nf3 0–0
9.e4 Bxf1 10.Rxf1 d6 11.e5 Ne8 12.Kf2
Nc7 13.Kg1 Nd7 14.Qe2 Nb6 15.Rd1 Qb8
16.a4 Qb7 17.Qe4 Rfd8 18.a5 Nd7
19.Qe2 Ra6 20.Ra3 Rda8 21.exd6 exd6
22.Qe7 Nf6 23.Nb5 Qxb5 24.Qxc7 Ne8
25.Qe7 Bxb2 26.Bxb2 Qxb2 27.Re3 R6a7
28.Qh4 Rxa5 29.h3 Ra1 30.Rxa1 Qxa1+
31.Re1 Qc3 32.Qe7 Qf6 33.Qb7 Ra1
34.Rxa1 Qxa1+ 35.Kh2 Qf6 36.g3 h6
37.Kg2 Kf8 38.Kf2 Qf5 39.h4 Qc2+
40.Ke3 Nf6 41.Nd2 Qc3+ 42.Ke2 Qxg3
43.Qb8+ Kg7 44.Qxd6 Qg2+ 45.Kd3
Qxd2+
0–1
(51) Bareev E (2685) - Kasparov G
(2805) [A58]
Linares 60/74, 1994
[Kasparov,G]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nf3 Bxa6 7.Nc3 d6 8.Nd2
[!?]
8...Bg7 9.e4 Bxf1 10.Nxf1 Qa5 [!]
11.Bd2 0–0 12.Ne3 Nbd7 [12...Qa6
13.Qe2²]
13.0–0 Qa6 14.Qc2 Ne5 [N]
[14...c4 - 15/114]
15.b3 [15.a4 !? 15...Qd3 !? (15...c4 ?!
16.Nb5²) 16.b3 Rfb8 17.Rfb1 Qxc2
(17...Rb4 ?! 18.Qxd3 Nxd3 19.f3²)
18.Nxc2 Nd3 19.f3 Nd7 20.Kf1 f5 21.Ke2
(21.exf5 ?! 21...gxf5 22.Ke2 Bxc3 23.Bxc3
Nf4+µ) 21...fxe4 22.fxe4 Nf4+ 23.Bxf4
66
Bxc3 24.Ra3 ! (24.Ra2 c4 ! 25.b4 Nc5 !)
24...Bg7]
15...Nfd7 [!?]
[15...Rfb8 !? 16.f4 Nd3 17.Nc4 Nb4
18.Qd1 (18.Qb1 ) ?! 18...Ng4 19.h3
(19.e5 dxe5 20.h3 Nf6 21.fxe5 Nfxd5
22.Qe4 Qe6³) 19...Bd4+ 20.Kh1 Nf2+
21.Kh2 Nbd3) 18...Nxe4 19.Nxe4 Bxa1
20.Qxa1 Qxa2 21.Qxa2 Rxa2 22.Bxb4
Rxb4 23.Rf3² (23.Ned2 =) ]
16.f4 [16.a4 Nd3 (16...Qd3) 17.Nc4 Nb4
18.Qd1 Ne5 19.Nxe5 Bxe5]
16...Nd3 17.a3
17...Bd4 [!]
18.Kh1 Rfc8 19.Rab1 [19.Rad1 ?!
19...Nb4 ! 20.Qb1 (20.axb4 cxb4µ)
20...Qxa3 21.Nb5 Qa2µ; 19.h3 !?]
19...c4 [!]
[19...Nb4 ?! 20.Qd1 ! 20...Qxa3 21.f5²
(21.Nb5²) ]
20.b4 [20.Nxc4 Nf2+ 21.Rxf2 Bxf2 22.a4
Rxc4 ! (22...Nb6 ? 23.Na3 !) 23.bxc4
Qxc4³; 20.bxc4 Bxe3 21.Qxd3 (21.Bxe3
Qxc4 22.Rb3 N7c5 23.Bxc5 Nxc5 24.Rb4
Qd3 25.Qxd3 Nxd3 26.Rb3 Nc5 27.Rb4
Rxa3) 21...Bxd2 22.Qxd2 Qxc4 23.Rfc1
(23.Rf3 ? 23...Rxa3µ) 23...Nc5 24.Rb4
'with the idea' 24...Qd3µ]
20...Nf6 21.Ned1 [21.a4 Bxc3 22.Bxc3
Nxe4 (22...Qxa4 23.Bxf6÷) 23.a5 Qb5³
(23...Qa7 24.Rf3÷) ]
21...Rcb8 [?!]
[21...Qxa3 ? 22.Nb5; 21...Qb6 !? 22.a4
'with the idea' 22...Bxc3 23.Bxc3 Nxe4;
21...Qb7 !? 22.a4 e6³; 21...Rab8 !?
22.Qa2 Qa7³]
22.Ne3 [!]

[22.Be3 ? 22...Qb6 23.Na4 Rxa4 !
24.Bxd4 Qxd4 25.Qxa4 Nxe4 26.Qc2 Rb5
!]
22...Rc8 [!?]
[22...Bxc3 23.Bxc3 Nxe4 24.Bd4÷]
23.b5 [?!]
[23.Ned1 !]
23...Qb6 24.Nxc4 Nf2+ [!]
25.Rxf2 Rxc4 26.Rf3! Rxa3 [?]
[26...Bxc3 ! 27.Bxc3 (27.Rxc3 ??
27...Nxe4 28.Rxc4 Nf2+ 29.Kg1 Nh3+–+)
27...Nxe4 28.Rb3 (28.Ba5 ? 28...Qc5 !;
28.Qd3 ? 28...Nxc3 ! 29.Qxc4 Nxb1
30.Qc6 Qxc6 31.dxc6 Nxa3 32.b6 Nc4–+;
28.Re1 f5µ) 28...Rac8 29.h3 Qc5 30.b6
Qxd5 ! 31.b7 (31.a4 Rxa4 32.b7 Rb8
33.Bb2 Rc4–+) 31...Rb8µ]
27.Qb2 [!]
27...Nxe4 [?]
[27...Ra8³]
28.Qxa3 Nxd2 29.Qa2 [!]
29...Be3 [?]
[29...Bxc3 ! 30.Rxc3 Rxc3 31.Qxd2²]
30.Rc1 [??]
[30.Nd1 ! 30...Qc5 !
a) 30...Nxb1 ) ? 31.Qxc4;
b) 30...Rxf4 ) ? 31.Rxf4 Bxf4 32.Rb4±;
c) 30...Bxf4) ?! 31.Rd3 ! 31...Bxh2 !?
(31...Re4 32.Nc3 Qf2 33.Qxd2 !!
33...Bxd2 34.Nxe4 Qe2 35.Nxd2 !
35...Qxd3 36.b6 !) 32.Ne3 ! (32.Kxh2 ?
32...Nf1+ 33.Kh1 Rh4+ 34.Rh3 Ng3+
67
35.Kh2 Nf1+ =) 32...Rh4 33.Qxd2 Be5+
34.Kg1 f5 35.Qc1 ! 35...Bd4 36.Rxd4
Qxd4 (36...Rxd4 37.Qc6 Rd1+ 38.Kf2 !)
37.b6 Re4 38.Rb3 f4 39.b7 fxe3 40.b8Q+
Kg7 41.Qb6+– (41.Qb2 ?? 41...Qxb2
42.Rxb2 e2 43.Rxe2 Rxe2 =) ; 31.b6 !?
a) 31.Nxe3 ) ? 31...Rc1+ 32.Nf1 (32.Rxc1
Qxc1+ 33.Nf1 Nxf3) 32...Nxb1;
b) 31.Rxe3 ) !? 31...Nxb1 32.Qxb1 Rc1
33.Qd3 Rxd1+ 34.Qxd1 Qxe3 35.Qb1
(35.Qa1 f5 36.h3) 35...Qb6 36.g3 (36.h3
h5 37.Qb4 h4 =) 36...Qf2 37.Qd3 (37.b6
Qf3+ 38.Kg1 Qe3+ 39.Kf1 Qf3+ =) 37...h5
=; 31...Nxb1 32.b7 Rb4 (32...Qb4 33.Qxc4
!) 33.Qa8+ Kg7 34.b8Q Rxb8 35.Qxb8
Qc1 36.Qb2+ Qxb2 37.Nxb2 Bc5 !
(37...Bd4 ?! 38.Na4 !) ]
30...Qd4 [!]
31.b6 Rxc3
0–1
(52) Terrieux K (2332) - Kryvoruchko Y
(2592) [A57]
V Breizh Masters GM (5), 20.02.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6
Bb7 6.Nc3 e6 7.e4 exd5 8.exd5 d6 9.a4
a5 10.Bb5+ Nbd7 11.Nge2 Be7 12.0–0 0–0
13.Re1 Nxb6 14.Nf4 Ba6 15.Bc6 Rb8
16.Nb5 Nc4 17.Bd2 Nxd2 18.Qxd2 Ng4
19.Nd3 Bf6 20.Re4 Ne5 21.Nxe5 Bxe5
22.f4 Bf6 23.Rae1 Bxb5 24.axb5 Bd4+
25.Kh1 a4 26.Re7 g6 27.Ra7 Qf6
28.Rxa4 Bxb2 29.Rb1 Bc3 30.Qc1 Bb4
31.Ra6 Qd4 32.b6 Bd2 33.Qc2 Qxf4
34.b7 Be3 35.Qe2 Bd4 36.Rf1 Qg5
37.Ra8 Be5 38.Rf3 Kg7 39.Qf1 Qe7
40.Rfa3 Rxb7 41.Rxf8 Kxf8 42.Bxb7 Qxb7
43.Rd3 c4 44.Rd1 c3 45.Qc4 Qb2 46.Rf1
c2 47.g3 Qb1 48.Qd3 Qxf1+
0–1

(53) Kuzubov - Krivoruchko Yuri [A57]
Ch Ukraine (juniors) (under 16) (1/2 fin
Lvov (Ukraine), 2001
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6
d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.e4 Bg7 8.Nf3 0–0 9.Be2
Nbd7 10.a4 a5 11.0–0 Nxb6 12.Nd2 e6
13.Nc4 exd5 14.exd5 Ba6 15.Nb5 Bxb5
16.axb5 Nxc4 17.Bxc4 Nd7 18.Be2 Nb6
19.Ra2 Be5 20.g3 Re8 21.Be3 a4 22.Qd2
Qf6 23.Rd1 Qf5 24.Kg2 Nc4 25.Qc1
Nxe3+ 26.Qxe3 Bxg3 27.Qf3 Bf4 28.Ra3
Qg5+ 29.Kh1 Qh4 30.h3 Be5 31.b3 Bb2
32.Rxa4 Rxa4 33.bxa4 Qxa4 34.Qd3 Qf4
35.Kg2 Qg5+ 36.Kf1 Be5 37.Bf3 Qf4
38.b6 c4 39.Qe2 c3 40.Bg2 Qb4 41.Qe4
Qxb6 42.Qd3 Rc8 43.Rc1 Qb2 44.Rc2
Qb1+ 45.Ke2 Re8 46.Kf3 Qb4 47.Qe3
Qb5 48.Kg4 h5+ 49.Kf3 Qxd5+ 50.Qe4
Qb5 51.Rc1 d5 52.Qc2 d4 53.Rb1 d3
54.Qa2 Qc6+ 55.Ke3 Qxg2 56.Kxd3 Qf3+
57.Kc4 Rc8+ 58.Kb3 c2+ 59.Kb4 Qb7+
0–1
(54) Gaprindashvili Nona (GEO) (2309)
- Kadziolka Beata (POL) (2266) [A57]
Ch Europe (w) Istanbul (Turkey) (9), 2003
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6
e6 6.Nc3 Bb7 7.e4 exd5 8.exd5 d6 9.a4
a5 10.Bb5+ Nbd7 11.Bg5 Be7 12.Bxf6
Bxf6 13.Qg4 h5 14.Qh3 Bxc3+ 15.bxc3
Bxd5 16.Ne2 Be6 17.Qg3 0–0 18.Qxd6
Qxb6 19.0–0–0 Qxd6 20.Rxd6 Nf6 21.f3
Rad8 22.Rhd1 Rxd6 23.Rxd6 Nd5 24.Kd2
h4 25.g3 g5 26.Nc1 Rb8 27.c4 hxg3
28.hxg3 Ne7 29.g4 Ng6 30.Nd3 Kf8
31.Nxc5 Ke7 32.Rd4 Ne5 33.Ke3 Bxc4
34.Rxc4 Rxb5 35.axb5 Nxc4+ 36.Kd4
Nd2 37.Kd5 Nxf3 38.b6 Kd8 39.Kd6 Kc8
40.b7+ Kb8 41.Kc6 Ne5+ 42.Kb6 Nc4+
43.Ka6 Ne5 44.Kb6 Nc4+
½–½
68
(55) Jakab Attila (HUN) (2390) -
Predojevic Borki (BIH) (2490) [A57]
It (cat.7) Budapest (Hungary) (9),
11.07.2004
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.f3
e6 6.e4 c4 7.Bxc4 axb5 8.Bb3 Bc5 9.Kf1
0–0 10.g3 d6 11.Kg2 exd5 12.exd5 Re8
13.Ne2 Ra7 14.Re1 Rae7 15.Bd2 Ba7
16.Ng1 Rxe1 17.Bxe1 Qb6 18.Nh3 Bxh3+
19.Kxh3 Re5 20.g4 h5 21.Bg3 hxg4+
22.fxg4 Ne4 23.Nd2 Nf2+ 24.Bxf2 Qxf2
25.Nf1 Re2 26.Qd3 Qg2+ 27.Kh4 Bf2+
28.Kg5 Re5+ 29.Kf4 g5#
0–1
(56) Vallejo Pons Francisco (ESP)
(2519) - De La Riva Aguado Oscar
(ESP) (2458) [A57]
It (cat.13) Pamplona (Spain) (9), 1999
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.f3
e6 6.e4 c4 7.Bxc4 axb5 8.Bb3 Bc5 9.Nh3
0–0 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 exd5 12.Bxd5
Qa5+ 13.Nc3 Nxd5 14.Qxd5 b4 15.Na4
b3+ 16.Nc3 Nc6 17.Qxb3 Rb8 18.Qa4
Rxb2 19.Qxa5 Nxa5 20.Na4 Bb4+ 21.Kf1
Rc2 22.Nf4 Ba6+ 23.Kg1 Bd6 24.Nd5 Be5
25.Rd1 Be2 26.Ne7+ Kh7 27.Rd5 Nc4
28.Bg3 Bxg3 29.hxg3 Ra8 30.Nc5 Ne3
31.Nxd7 Nxd5 32.Nxd5 Bxf3 33.gxf3
Raxa2 34.Ne3 Re2
0–1
(57) Wojtaszek Radoslaw (POL) (2469)
- Harikrishna P (IND) (2539) [A57]
Ch World (juniors) (under 20) Goa (India)
(11), 2002
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.f3
e6 6.e4 c4 7.Bxc4 axb5 8.Bxb5 Bc5 9.Nc3
Bb7 10.Nge2 0–0 11.Kf1 exd5 12.exd5
Ba7 13.g3 Qb6 14.Kg2 Qf2+ 15.Kh3 Qxf3
16.Nf4 Qf2 17.Rf1 Qc5 18.Re1 Qd6
19.Nh5 Nxh5 20.Qxh5 Bd4 21.a4 Bxc3

22.bxc3 Bxd5 23.Ba3 Be6+ 24.Kg2 Bd5+
25.Kh3 Be6+ 26.Kg2 Bd5+ 27.Kh3
½–½
(58) Dreev A (2650) - Bareev E (2675)
[A57]
Tilburg 61/78, 1994
[Bareev,E]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.Nc3 axb5 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5 d6 8.Bf4 Nxe4
[8...g5 - 61/(78)]
9.Qe2 []
[9.Bd3 ! - 46/(98)]
9...g5 10.Be5 [10.Qxe4 gxf4 11.Bc4 Qb6
12.Ne2 Bd7 13.a4 Bxb5–+]
10...dxe5 11.Qxe4 Bg7 12.d6 Ra5 [!]
13.Rd1 [!]
[13.Nc7+ Kf8 14.dxe7+ Qxe7 15.Nd5 Qb7
16.Bc4 Be6 (16...Nd7) ]
13...0–0 14.Nf3 [!]
[14.Bd3 f5 15.Qc4+ e6µ]
14...Nd7 [!!]
[14...e6 15.h4 gxh4 16.Nxe5±; 14...f5
15.Qc4+ e6 16.h4 g4 (16...gxh4 17.Nc7;
16...Bd7 17.Nc7; 16...Rxb5 17.Qxb5 g4
18.Qxb8) 17.Ng5]
15.Nxg5 Nf6 16.Qh4 [16.Qxe5 exd6
17.Nxd6 c4 !]
16...e6 17.d7 [?]
[17.Bc4 b3 ! Dreev,A; 17.Bd3 ! 17...h6
18.Ne4 Nd5 (18...Nxe4 19.Qxe4 f5
20.Qc4÷; 18...Nd7 19.Qg3 f5 20.Nc7 !)
19.Qxd8 Rxd8 20.Nxc5 e4 (20...Rxa2 =)
21.Bc4 Nb6 22.Be2 Nd7 23.Nxe4 Bb7
69
(23...Ba6 24.Nc7 Bxe2 25.Kxe2 Re5
26.Kf3²) 24.f3 Rxa2 =]
17...Bxd7 18.Nd6 h6 19.Ngxf7 Rxf7
20.Nxf7 [20.Bc4 Rf8 21.Nb7 Qb6 22.Nxa5
Qxa5³ 'with the idea' 23.Rxd7 ? 23...Nxd7
24.Bxe6+ Kh8 25.Bxd7 b3+–+]
20...Kxf7 21.Bc4 Qc7 [21...Qe7 22.0–0
Nd5 (22...Bb5 23.Bxb5 Rxb5³) 23.Qe4
Bc6 (23...Kg8 24.f4 Nxf4 25.Rxf4 exf4
26.Rxd7+–) 24.f4 exf4 25.Rxf4+ Nxf4
26.Qxc6©]
22.f4 [22.0–0 Bb5 23.Bxb5 Rxb5 24.Qc4
Ra5 ]
22...exf4 23.0–0 Bb5 [!]
24.Bxb5 Rxb5 25.Rxf4 Qe7 [25...Rb6
26.Rdf1 Qe7 27.Rxf6+ Bxf6 28.Qxh6 e5
29.g4 ]
26.Qg3 [26.Rdf1 Rb8 27.Qg3 Rf8 28.Rg4
Kg8 29.Rg6 Kh7 30.Qd3 Kh8³]
26...Rb6 [!]
27.Rdf1 e5 28.Rf5 Re6 29.Qb3 Kg6
[29...e4 30.Qc4 (30.Re5 Qd6 31.Rd5
Qc7µ) 30...e3 31.Rxc5÷]
30.Qc2 e4 31.Rxc5 [31.Qxc5 Qxc5+
32.Rxc5 Ng4 33.Rd1 e3 34.Rcd5 e2
35.Re1 Bxb2–+]
31...Ng4 32.Rd5 [32.Rc6 Rxc6 (32...Kh7
33.Rxe6 Qxe6 34.Qe2÷) 33.Qxc6+ Kh7
34.Kh1 Nxh2 ! 35.Rf4 Nf1 ! 36.Rg4 Qe5
37.Kg1 Nd2–+]
32...Kh7 [!]
33.Qa4 ['time']
[33.Qe2 Qa7+ 34.Kh1 Ne3 35.Qf2 Rf6–+]
33...Ne3 34.Rd7 Qc5 35.Rff7 Nxg2+
['time']

[35...Ng4+ 36.Kf1 Rf6+ ! (36...Qc1+ )
37.Ke2 Qe3+ (37...Qxb2+ 38.Rd2 Qc3
39.Qd7) 38.Kd1 Qg1+ 39.Kc2) 37.Rxf6
Nxf6+]
36.Kh1 [!]
[36.Kxg2 Rg6+–+]
36...Qc1+ [36...Rg6 37.Rxg7+ =]
37.Rd1 [37.Qd1 Qxd1+ 38.Rxd1 Nh4
39.Rg1 (39.Rdd7 Rg6 ) 39...Ng6 40.Rb7
e3 41.Rxb4 e2 42.Re1 Bf6–+]
37...Qxb2 38.Qd7 Rg6 39.Rg1 Qe5 [?]
[39...e3 !]
40.Rf5 [?]
[40.Re7 ! 40...Qf4 (40...Qc3 ) ? 41.Qf5 e3
42.Re6 (42.Qxg6+ Kxg6 43.Rxg2+ Kh5
44.Rgxg7 e2 45.Rg1 =) 42...Nh4 43.Qb1
Qb2 44.Rexg6+–) 41.Rf7 Qg5 42.Qe7
(42.Qb7 ) 42...Qh4 43.Qxb4 (43.Re7 e3–
+) 43...Ne3 44.Rxg7+ =) 42...Qe3 !
43.Qd7 != (43.Qxb4 ) 43...Nf4 ! 44.Rxg6
(44.Rxg7+ Rxg7 45.Rxg7+ Kxg7 46.Qe7+
Kg6–+) 44...Qf3+–+) ]
40...Qc3 41.Qe6 [?]
[41.Rf7 e3–+]
41...Rxe6
0–1
(59) Regez Markus (SUI) (2139) -
Malakhatko Vadim (UKR) (2543) [A57]
It (open) Basel (Switzerland) (1), 2004
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.Nc3
axb5 6.e4 b4 7.Nb5 d6 8.Bf4 Nxe4 9.Bd3
g5 10.Be3 Nf6 11.Bxg5 Bg7 12.Ne2 Nbd7
13.Ng3 Ne5 14.0–0 Qb6 15.a4 bxa3
16.Rxa3 Rxa3 17.bxa3 Bg4 18.Qa4 0–0
19.Bc2 Bd7 20.Rb1 c4 21.Be3 Qb8 22.f4
70
Nxd5 23.Ba7 Qa8 24.fxe5 Bxb5 25.Rxb5
Nc3 26.Qxc4 Qxa7+ 27.Kh1 Nxb5 28.Qe4
Rc8 29.Qxh7+ Kf8 30.Nh5 Bxe5 31.Qh6+
Ke8 32.Bf5 Qf2
0–1
(60) Silman J (2410) - Christiansen L
(2530) [A57]
Los Angeles 47/100, 1989
[Christiansen,L]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.Nc3 axb5 [5...Qa5 Ue 47/(100)]
6.e4 b4 7.Nb5 d6 8.Bf4 g5 9.Bxg5 N]
[9.Be3 !?]
9...Nxe4 10.Bf4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bg7
[11...Ba6 ?! 12.Qe2 b3+ 13.Kf1 Kd8
14.a4±]
12.Qe2 b3+ 13.Kf1 f5 [!]
14.f3 [14.Qh5+ ? 14...Kd8µ; 14.Nf3 0–0÷]
14...0–0 15.fxe4 fxe4 16.g3 [16.Qxe4 Qd2
!]
16...Qxa2 [!!]
17.Rxa2 [17.Re1 Ra4 ! ]
17...bxa2 18.Bxa2 Rxa2 19.Nc7! Bf5
[19...Na6 20.Ne6 Bxe6 21.dxe6 Rb8 !
22.Qxe4 Rbxb2 23.Ne2 (23.Qa8+ Nb8)
23...Rxe2 24.Qxe2 Rxe2 25.Kxe2 Nc7µ;
19...Ra7 20.Nb5 Ra1+ 21.Kg2 Ba6÷]
20.Ne6 Rxb2 21.Nxf8 [?]
[21.Nxg7 ?! 21...Rxe2 22.Nxf5 Ra2
23.Nxe7+ Kg7 ! 24.Ne2 e3 25.g4 Rxf4+
26.Nxf4 Rf2+ 27.Ke1 Rxf4 28.Nf5+ Kf6
29.Nxd6 Ke5µ; 21.Qe3 ! 21...Bxe6
(21...Rb1+ 22.Kg2 Rb2+ =) 22.dxe6 Nc6
23.Qxe4 Nd4 ! (23...Ra8 ? 24.Ne2 !)
24.Nf3 Rfb8]

21...Rxe2 22.Nxe2 Kxf8 23.Kf2 Na6–+
24.Bd2 Nc7 25.Nf4 Be5 26.Ba5 Bxf4
27.Bxc7 Bg5 [27...Bd2 ?? 28.Ke2 ]
28.h3 Ke8 29.g4 Bc8 30.Kg3 Bd2 [!]
31.Rb1 e3 32.Kf3 Kd7 33.Bb8 Ba6 34.h4
e2 35.Kf2 Bd3 36.Ra1 Kc8 37.Ba7 Kb7
0–1
(61) Graca R (2036) - Sharapov E
(2437) [A57]
XVIII Kochan Mem (2), 06.08.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
axb5 6.Bxb5 Qa5+ 7.Nc3 Bb7 8.Nge2
Nxd5 9.0–0 Nc7 10.Bc4 e6 11.e4 Be7
12.Ng3 Qb6 13.f4 0–0 14.e5 Qc6 15.Qe2
f5 16.exf6 Bxf6 17.Bd3 d5 18.Qh5 g6
19.Bxg6 hxg6 20.Qxg6+ Bg7 21.Nh5 Rf7
22.Qg5 Nd7 23.Rf3 d4 24.Rg3 Ne8
25.Nd1 Qe4 26.Bd2 Qe2 27.Nf2 Qxd2
28.Ng4 Kf8 29.Nh6 Bxh6 30.Qxh6+ Ke7
31.Rg6 Bd5 32.Qg5+ Kd6 33.b4 c4
34.Rxe6+ Bxe6 35.Ng3 Qxf4
0–1
(62) Blackburn J (2206) - Dobrov V
(2504) [A57]
South Wales Masters (7), 11.07.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
Bb7 6.Nc3 axb5 7.Bxb5 Qa5 8.Nge2 Nxd5
9.0–0 Nc7 10.Bc4 Ba6 11.Bxa6 Nbxa6
12.Nf4 g6 13.Bd2 Bg7 14.Ncd5 Qb5 15.a4
Qc6 16.Bc3 Bxc3 17.bxc3 e5 18.Nxc7+
Nxc7 19.Nd3 d6 20.a5 0–0 21.Qa4 Qxa4
22.Rxa4 Rfb8 23.f4 f6 24.Rd1 Nd5 25.Rc1
Rb3 26.Raa1 Nxc3 27.Rc2 Ne4 28.Nf2
Rxa5
0–1
71
(63) Zietak K (2036) - Miton K (2636)
[A57]
5th Amplico AIG Life (1), 17.12.2005
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
axb5 6.Bxb5 Qa5+ 7.Nc3 Bb7 8.Bc4 e6
9.Bd2 Qb6 10.e4 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 exd5
12.Bxd5 Bxd5 13.Qe2 Qe6 14.f3 Bc4
15.Qe3 d5 16.b3 d4 17.Qf4 Bb5 18.Kf2
Be7 19.Nxc5 Qd5 20.Qe4 Qxc5 21.Rc1
Bc6 22.Rxc5 Bxe4 23.Rc8+ Bd8 24.fxe4
Rxa2 25.Nf3 Kd7 26.Rxb8 Bh4+ 27.Nxh4
Rxb8 28.Nf3 Rxb3 29.Rd1 Rbb2 30.Ke2
Ke6 31.Nxd4+ Ke5 32.Kd3 Rxd2+
33.Rxd2 Rxd2+ 34.Kxd2 Kxd4 35.e5 Kxe5
36.Ke3 Kf5 37.Kf3 f6 38.h3 h5 39.g3 Ke5
40.Ke3 Kf5 41.Kf3 Ke5 42.Ke3 g5 43.Kd3
f5 44.Ke3 f4+ 45.gxf4+ gxf4+ 46.Kf3 Kf5
47.Kf2 Ke4 48.Ke2 f3+ 49.Kf1 Ke3 50.Ke1
f2+ 51.Kf1 h4 52.Kg2 Ke2 53.Kh2 Kf3
0–1
(64) Gasanov,Eldar (2414) -
Aveskulov,Valeriy (2504) [A57]
VIII Rector's Cup Kharkiv (11), 05.04.2006
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
axb5 6.Bxb5 Qa5+ 7.Nc3 Bb7 8.Bd2 Qb6
9.Nf3 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Bxd5 11.Bc3 Bxa2
12.Ba4 Bb3 13.Bxb3 Rxa1 14.Bxf7+ Kxf7
15.Qxa1 e6 16.Ne5+ Kg8 17.Qa2 Qb5
18.f4 h5 19.Kf2 Rh6 20.Rd1 d6 21.Nf3
Nd7 22.f5 c4 23.Nd4 Qd5 24.fxe6 Ne5
25.Kg1 Ng4 26.Re1 Qe5 27.Nf3 Qxe6
28.h3 Nf6 29.e4 Nxe4 30.Qa8 d5 31.Rd1
Qb6+ 32.Kh2 Rd6 33.Rxd5 Nxc3 34.bxc3
Qc7 35.Kh1 Rxd5 36.Qxd5+ Qf7 37.Qe4
Bd6 38.Qa8+ Bf8 39.Qc6 Qf4 40.Qd5+
Qf7 41.Qd4 g6 42.Ne5 Qf1+ 43.Kh2 Bg7
44.Qd5+ Kh7 45.Nf3 Qd3 46.Ng5+ Kh6
47.Nf7+ Kh7 48.Ng5+
½–½
 72

(65) Konovalov,Andrey - 9...e6 10.e4 [!]

Kryvoruchko,Yuriy [A57]
Championship UKR Teams Club's Alushta
(4.3), 18.04.2006
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.a4 Bg7 8.e4 0–0 9.Bd3
axb5 10.Bxb5 Ba6 11.Qd3 Bxb5 12.Nxb5
Na6 13.Bd2 Qc8 14.f3 c4 15.Qc2 Nc5
16.Qxc4 Nfd7 17.Bc3 Nb6 18.Qe2 Nbxa4
19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Nh3 Nb3 21.Ra3 Nc1
22.Qd2 Qc4 23.Qd4+ Qxd4 24.Nxd4
Nxb2 25.Rc3 Ncd3+ 26.Kd2 Ne5 27.Rhc1
Na4 28.Rc7 Nc5 29.Rxe7 Rfc8 30.f4 Kf8
31.Rxe5 dxe5 32.fxe5 Nxe4+ 33.Kd1
Nc3+ 34.Kd2 Nxd5 35.Rxc8+ Rxc8 36.Nf2
Ra8 37.Ke2 Ra4 38.Kd3 Nf4+
10...Nxe4 [?!]
11.Nxe4 Bxd5 12.Qd3 f5 13.Ng3 N]
13...Bxg2 14.a4 Qb7 15.f3 Be7 [15...Nc6
'better is']
16.N1e2 Bxh1 17.Nxh1 0–0 18.0–0–0 Bf6
19.Bc3 d5 20.Nf4± Bxc3 21.Qxc3 Rf6
22.Ng3 Na6 23.Ngh5 Rf7 24.Nxe6
[24.Rg1 ?! 24...d4 25.Qb3 Nc7 26.Nxe6
Nxb5 27.Rxg7+ Rxg7 28.Nexg7+ Kh8
(28...Qf7 29.Qxb5) 29.axb5÷]
24...Nc7 [!]

0–1 25.Nxc7 Qxc7 26.Qd2 f4 27.Qxd5 Raf8

28.Qe6 [!]

(66) Konovalov,Andrey - [28.Re1 Kh8 ]

Chulivska,Vita (2240) [A57]
Championship UKR Club's Teams Alushta 28...Kh8 29.Rd7 Rxd7 30.Bxd7 Qd8
(4.2), 24.04.2007 31.a5 [!]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3 31...Qg5 [31...Qxa5 32.Qe5 Rg8
d6 6.Nc3 g6 7.a4 Bg7 8.Qb3 Nbd7 9.bxa6 33.Be6+–]
0–0 10.Bb5 Bxa6 11.Nge2 Qb6 12.0–0
Rfb8 13.Ra3 Qb7 14.e4 Bxb5 15.Qxb5 32.Qg4 [!]
Qxb5 16.axb5 Ne8 17.Bg5 f6 18.Be3 Nc7
19.Rb1 f5 20.f3 fxe4 21.fxe4 Ne5 22.Rba1 32...Qxg4 [32...Qe7 33.Qxg7+ Qxg7
Rxa3 23.bxa3 Nc4 24.Bc1 Bd4+ 25.Kh1 34.Nxg7 Kxg7 35.Bc6+–]
Nxb5 26.Rb1 Rf8 27.Bh6 Nbxa3 28.Rd1
Bg7 29.Bg5 Bf6 30.Bh6 Rb8 31.Rf1 g5 33.Bxg4 g6 34.Bd7 [!]
32.h4 gxh4 33.Nd1 Nc2 34.Nf4 N2e3
35.Nxe3 Nxe3 34...Ra8 [34...gxh5 35.Bc6 Rf7 36.a6 Ra7
37.Bb7 Kg7 38.Kc2 Kf6 39.Kc3 Ke5
0–1 40.Kc4+–]

35.Nxf4 Rxa5 36.Kc2² Kg7 37.Be6 Kf6

(67) Beliavsky A - Miles A [A57] 38.Bg8 Ra8 39.Bc4 Ke5 40.Ne6 Kd6 [?!]
Thessaloniki (ol) 38/87, 1984
[Krogius,N] [40...Ra1 'better is' 41.Nxc5 Rh1]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3 41.Ng5 Ke5 42.Bd3 Ra7 43.Be4 Kd4 [?]
Bb7 [?!]
[43...h6 44.Nh3 g5²]
6.Nc3 Qa5 7.Bd2 axb5 8.Bxb5 Qb6
9.Qb3 [!] 44.Ne6+ [!]

44...Kc4 45.h4 [!]
45...Ra1 46.Bd3+ Kb4 47.Ng5 Rh1
48.Nxh7 Rxh4 49.Nf6 Rh2+ 50.Kc1 Kb3
51.Ne4 [!]
51...Rh1+ 52.Kd2 c4 53.Be2 Rb1
54.Bd1+ Kxb2 55.Nc3 Ra1 56.Bc2 Rf1
[?]
[56...Rg1 !?]
57.Nd1+ Ka3 58.Ke2 Rh1 [58...Rg1
59.Ne3 c3 (59...g5 60.Nxc4+ Kb4
61.Ne5±) 60.Kf2 Rg5 61.f4±]
59.Bxg6 Rh2+ 60.Ke3 Kb4 61.Kf4 c3
62.Ne3 Kb3 [?!]
[62...Kc5 'better is' ]
63.Bd3 Kb2 64.Ke4 Kc1 65.f4+– Rh8
66.Bb5 Rb8 67.Bd3 Kd2 68.Nc4+ Kd1
69.Kf3 [!]
69...Rh8 70.Be4 Ke1 71.Na3 Kd1 72.f5
Rh7 73.Kf4 Rf7 74.Ke5 Re7+ 75.Kd4
Ke2 76.f6 Rc7 77.Ke5 Ke3 78.Nc2+ Kd2
79.Kf5 Rc5+ 80.Kf4 Rc8 81.Kg5 Rg8+
82.Kf5 Rf8 83.Kg6 Rg8+ 84.Kf7 Rg4
85.Bh7 Rh4 86.Bg6 Rg4 87.Na3 Kc1
88.Kg7 Kb2 89.f7 Rf4 90.Nc2 Rxf7+
91.Kxf7
1–0
(68) Benjamin Joel (USA) (2520) -
Alburt Lev O (USA) (2455) [A57]
Ch USA Berkeley (USA), 1984
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
Bb7 6.Nc3 Qa5 7.Bd2 axb5 8.Bxb5 Qb6
9.Qb3 e6 10.e4 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Bxd5
12.Qd3 f5 13.Ng5 Bxg2 14.Qe2 Bxh1
15.f3 Ra6 16.a4 Be7 17.N1h3 h6 18.a5
Qb7 19.Nxe6 Rxe6 20.Qxe6 Qxb5 21.Qe2
Qxb2 22.Rd1 Nc6 23.Kf2 Qd4+ 24.Be3
Qh4+ 25.Kg1 Qxh3 26.Kxh1 Nxa5
73
27.Bxc5 Nc6 28.Bxe7 Nxe7 29.Rg1 Kf7
30.Rxg7+ Kxg7
0–1
(69) Litvinchuk J - Wolff P [A57]
USA 40/96, 1985
[Wolff,P]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
Bb7 6.Nc3 Qa5 7.Bd2 axb5 8.Bxb5 Qb6
9.Qb3 e6 10.e4 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Bxd5
12.Qd3 Qb7 [!N]
13.f3! [13.Ng3 Bxg2 14.f3 Bxh1 15.Nxh1
Be7 16.a4 0–0 17.0–0–0 Nc6 18.Bc3 d5µ]
13...c4 14.Bxc4 Bxc4 15.Qxc4 d5
16.Qc2 [?!]
[16.Qc3 ? 16...dxe4 17.Ne2 Nd7 18.0–0
Rc8 19.Qa5 Bc5+ 20.Kh1 0–0µ (20...e3µ)
; 16.Qe2 ?! 16...dxe4 17.Bc3 ! 17...Bb4
18.Qxe4 (18.fxe4 Bxc3+ 19.bxc3 Ra4 !;
18.Bxb4 Qxb4+ 19.Qd2 Qb6 ! 20.fxe4
Ra4 !) 18...Bxc3+ 19.bxc3 Qb2 ! 20.Rb1
Qxc3+ 21.Kf1 Qa3 22.Ne2 (22.Qb4 Qxa2
23.Rd1 Nc6 24.Qc5 Qa6+ 25.Ne2 Ne7µ)
22...0–0 ! 23.Nc1 Nd7³; 16.Qd4 dxe4
17.Bc3 ! 17...Nd7 (17...exf3 ) 18.Nxf3 Nd7
!? (18...Nc6 19.Qe4 Bb4 20.0–0 Bxc3
21.bxc3 0–0 22.Ng5 g6 23.Qh4 h5÷) )
18.Qxe4 (18.fxe4 Nf6 ! 19.0–0–0 Be7µ )
18...Qxe4+ 19.fxe4 Nc5 ! 20.Nf3 (20.e5
Nb3 21.Rd1 Rxa2 =) 20...Nxe4 21.Bd4 f6
! (Mednis,E) 22.Ke2 e5 23.Be3 Bd6 !=]
16...dxe4 17.Rc1 [!?]
[17.Qxe4 Qxb2 18.Rb1 (18.Rc1 Rxa2 !;
18.Rd1 Rxa2) 18...Qxa2 19.Ne2 Nd7
20.Nc3 Qa6 21.Nb5 Rc8µ; 17.Bc3 Bb4 !;
17.fxe4 Nd7 18.Nf3 Bc5 19.Ke2 ! 19...0–0
20.Rhd1 Rfc8 21.Bc3 Nb6]
17...Nd7 18.Qxe4 Qxe4+ 19.fxe4 Nc5
20.Ke2 Rxa2 [!?]
[20...Nxe4 21.Nf3 Nxd2 22.Nxd2 Bd6 =]

21.Nf3 Rxb2 22.Rc4 [!]
[22.Ra1 Be7 23.Ra8+ Bd8 24.Rc1 Nxe4
25.Rcc8 Ke7 26.Kd3 Nxd2 27.Nxd2 Kd7
28.Nc4 Rb5 !]
22...Be7 [22...Nb3 23.Rc8+ Kd7 24.Ra8
Nd4+ 25.Nxd4 Rxd2+ 26.Ke3 Rxd4
27.Kxd4 Bc5+ 28.Kxc5 Rxa8µ]
23.Ra1 0–0 24.Ra7 Bd6 25.e5 Bb8
26.Re7 Nb3 27.Rb4 Nc1+ [?]
[27...Bxe5 28.Rxb3 !? (28.Nxe5 Rxd2+
29.Ke3 Rxg2 30.Rxb3 Rxh2 31.Rbb7 =) ;
27...Nxd2 28.Rxb2 Nxf3 29.Kxf3 Bxe5
30.Rb1 !]
28.Ke3 Rxb4 29.Bxb4 Rc8 [29...Na2
30.Bd6 ! 30...Nc3 31.Rb7 Nd5+ 32.Kd4 !
32...Bxd6 33.exd6 Rd8 34.Kc5±]
30.Bd6 [!]
30...Nb3 31.Rb7 Bxd6 32.exd6© Na5
33.Rc7 [!]
33...Rd8 [33...Nc4+ ? 34.Rxc4 Rxc4
35.d7+–]
34.Ng5 [34.d7 Kf8 35.Ne5 Ke7 36.Ra7
f6µ; 34.Nd4 Kf8 35.Nb5 Ke8 36.Kd4 Rd7
37.Rc2 (37.Rc8+ Rd8 38.Rc7 =) 37...Rb7
38.Kc5 Kd7÷ (38...Nb3+ ? 39.Kc4 !
39...Rxb5 40.Kxb5 Nd4+ 41.Kb6 Nxc2
42.Kc7+–) ]
34...f6 35.Nf7 [35.Nxe6 Rxd6 =; 35.Rxg7+
=]
35...Nc4+ [!]
36.Kd4 ['time']
[36.Ke2 Rxd6 37.Nxd6 Nxd6 38.Rc6 Nf5
=; 36.Kf2 Rxd6 37.Nxd6 Nxd6 38.Rc6 Nf5
39.Rxe6±]
36...Nxd6 37.Nxd8 Nb5+ 38.Kc5 Nxc7
39.Kd6 Nd5 40.Nxe6 Ne3 41.Nf4 g5 [?]
74
[41...Kf7]
42.Nd5 [!]
42...Nxd5 43.Kxd5
43...Kf7 [43...h5 44.Ke6 Kg7 45.Kf5 Kf7
46.g3 (46.h3 h4–+) 46...g4 ! (46...Kg7 )
47.h3 Kf7 48.Ke4 != 48...h4 (48...Ke6
49.g4 !) 49.gxh4 gxh4 50.Kf5) 47.Ke4 Kg6
48.Kf4 f5 49.Ke3 (49.Ke5 ? 49...Kg5–+)
49...Kg5 50.Kd3 Kf6 (50...h4 51.Ke3 hxg3
52.hxg3 Kf6 53.Kf2 = Ue CE4/a3) 51.Ke3
Ke5 (51...h4 52.gxh4 ! 52...Ke5 53.h5 f4+
54.Kd3 Kf5 55.h6 Kg6 56.Ke4 f3 57.Ke3
=) 52.Kd3 Ke6 53.Ke3 (53.Kd4 ) 53...Kd6
54.Ke3 = (54.Kd3 ? 54...Ke5 55.Ke3 h4 !
56.gxh4 f4+ 57.Kd3 Kf5 58.h5 Kg5 59.Ke4
f3 60.Ke3 Kxh5 61.h3 Kh4 62.hxg4 Kg3–
+) ) 53...Kd5 54.Kf4 Ke6 55.Ke3 =]
44.Kd6 [??]
[44.g4 Ke7 45.Kd4 Kd6 46.Ke4 Ke6 47.h3
h6 (47...Kf7 48.Kf3 ! 48...Kg6 49.Ke4 f5+
50.gxf5+ Kf6 51.h4 ! 51...g4 52.h5 Kg5
53.f6 !=) 48.Kd4 f5 49.gxf5+ Kxf5 50.Ke3
Ke5 51.Kf3 h5 52.Ke3 Kf6 53.Kf2 != Ue
CE 4/a5 (946.)]
44...f5 [!]
45.Ke5 Kg6 46.Kd4 Kf6 47.Kd3 Ke5
48.Ke3 f4+ 49.Kf3 Kf5 50.Kf2 g4 51.Ke2
Ke4 52.Kf2 Kd3 53.Ke1 Ke3 54.Kf1 h5
55.Ke1 h4 56.Kf1 g3 57.hxg3 hxg3
58.Ke1 Kd3 59.Kf1 Kd2
60.Kg1 Ke2
0–1

(70) Karpov An (2705) - Miles A (2570)
[A57]
Tilburg 42/(81), 1986
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
Bb7 6.Nc3 Qa5 7.Bd2 axb5 8.Bxb5 Qb6
9.Qb3 e6 10.e4 Nxe4 11.Nxe4 Bxd5
12.Qd3 Qb7 13.f3 c4 14.Bxc4 Bxc4
15.Qxc4 d5 16.Qc2 dxe4 17.Qxe4 N]
[17.Rc1 Ue 40/96]
17...Qxe4+ 18.fxe4 Nd7 19.Ne2 Nc5
20.Nc3 Nd3+ 21.Ke2 Nxb2 22.Nb5 Ra4
23.Nc3 Ra8 24.Nb5 Ra4 25.Nc3 Ra8
26.Nb5
½–½
(71) Gurevich D - Benjamin Joel [A57]
Chicago 41/70, 1986
[Benjamin,Joel]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
Bb7 6.Nc3 axb5 7.Bxb5 Qa5 8.Bd2 Qb6
9.Qb3 e6 10.Bc4 Qxb3 11.Bxb3 Na6 [!N]
12.Nf3 [12.Nge2 Nb4 13.dxe6 Nd3+
14.Kf1 fxe6]
12...exd5µ 13.0–0 Be7 14.Rfd1 0–0
15.Be1 Nc7 16.Nh4 [!?]
16...g6 17.g3 Rfb8 18.Ng2 Bc6
19.Rab1 c4 20.Bc2 Ne6 21.Nf4 d4 [!]
22.exd4 [22.Nxe6 dxc3–+]
22...Bf3 [!]
[22...Nxf4 23.gxf4 Bf3 24.Rdc1÷]
23.Nfe2 [23.Rdc1 Nxd4; 23.Rd2 Nxf4
24.gxf4 Bd6µ]
23...Bb4 24.d5 [24.Kf1 Ng4 25.h3 Nh2+
26.Kg1 Bxe2–+]
75
24...Ng5 [24...Bxc3 !? 25.dxe6 (25.Bxc3
Nxd5µ) 25...Bxe1 (25...Bxe2 ? 26.Bxc3
Bxd1 27.Rxd1±; 25...Bxb2 ?! 26.exd7
Bxe2 27.d8Q+ =) 26.exf7+ Kxf7 27.Rxe1
Rxa2 (27...Bxe2 28.Rxe2 Rxa2µ) 28.Nd4
Rbxb2 29.Rxb2 (29.Nxf3 Rxc2 30.Ng5+
Kf8 ! 31.Rb8+ Kg7 32.Re7+ Kh6 33.Nf7+
Kh5 34.Re5+ Kg4–+) 29...Rxb2 30.Bxg6+
Kxg6 31.Nxf3 d5µ]
25.h4 [!]
25...Bxe2 26.hxg5 Bxd1 27.Rxd1 Ne8µ
28.a4 [!]
28...Be7 29.Nb5 Bxg5 30.Bc3 [30.Bb4 !?
30...Bf6 31.Ba3]
30...Bf6 31.Bxf6 Nxf6 32.Rd4 Re8
33.Rxc4 Nxd5 34.Rd4 Re1+ 35.Kh2
[35.Kg2 Ne3+ 36.fxe3 Re2+]
35...Nf6 36.Bd1 [!]
36...Kg7 37.b4 Rc8 38.Nd6 Rc1 39.Bf3
Rc2 40.Kg2 Ra1
41.Rf4 [!]
41...g5 [41...Rxa4 ? 42.Bd1; 41...Raa2
42.Bd1 Rd2 43.Bb3÷]
42.Rf5 [42.Nf5+ Kf8 43.Rd4 Raa2–+]
42...h6 [42...g4 43.Bxg4 Nxg4 44.Rg5+
Kf8 45.Rxg4 Rxa4 46.Rf4³]
43.b5 g4 44.b6 [!!]
[44.Bb7 Rxa4–+ (44...Rcc1 45.Rf4 ! ]
44...gxf3+ 45.Kxf3 Rb2 46.b7 [!]
[46.Nb5 ? 46...d5 47.Rxf6 (47.b7 Nd7
48.Rxd5 Rxa4) 47...Rxa4 ]
46...Rb3+ 47.Kg2 Rxb7™ 48.Nxb7 Rxa4
49.Nd6 [?]

[49.Nc5 Rd4 (49...Ra5 50.Ne6+) 50.Rf3 !
Bisguier,A]
49...Rd4 50.Nb5 Rd5 [!]
51.Rxd5 Nxd5µ 52.Kf3 Kf6 ['time']
[52...f5]
53.Ke4 Ne7 54.Nc7 h5 55.Ne8+ Kg5
56.f4+ [?]
56...Kg6 57.Ke5 ['time']
[57.Nd6]
57...Nf5–+ 58.Nc7 Nxg3 59.Nd5 Nf5
['time']
[59...h4]
60.Ke4 d6 61.Kf3 Nh6 62.Ke4 Ng8
63.Ne3 Nf6+ 64.Kf3 Ng4 65.Nc4 d5
66.Nb6 Nf6 67.Nc8 Kf5 68.Ne7+ Ke6
69.Nc6 Ne4 70.Nd4+ Kd6 71.Nf5+ Kc5
72.Ng7 h4 73.Nf5 [73.Kg4 d4]
73...h3 74.Nh6 f6 75.Nf5 Kc4 76.Ne3+
Kd4 77.Nf1 Kd3 78.Nh2 f5 [!]
0–1
(72) Annakov Babakuli (TKM) (2410) -
Kalegin Evgenij (RUS) (2475) [A57]
It (open) Moscow (Russia) (9), 1995
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
axb5 6.Bxb5 Qa5+ 7.Nc3 Bb7 8.Bd2 Qb6
9.Bc4 e6 10.e4 Nxe4 11.Nf3 Nxd2
12.Qxd2 Be7 13.0–0 0–0 14.Rfe1 Na6
15.Rad1 Rad8 16.Qe2 Bf6 17.Ne5 Bxe5
18.Qxe5 d6 19.Qh5 e5 20.Ne4 f6 21.Qh4
h6 22.Nc3 f5 23.f4 e4 24.Qf2 Rde8 25.a3
Nb8 26.b4 Nd7 27.Bb5 Re7 28.Bxd7
Rxd7 29.Qe3 Ra8 30.Ra1 Bc8 31.b5
Rda7 32.a4 Bd7 33.h3 Qd8 34.Reb1 Ra5
35.Ra3 Qf6 36.Rd1 Kh8 37.Rb3 g5
38.Rb2 gxf4 39.Qe1 Rb8 40.Rf2 f3
41.Nxe4 fxe4 42.Qxa5 Rg8 43.Qd2 Bxh3
76
44.Qb2 Qxb2 45.Rxb2 e3 46.Kh2 Bxg2
47.b6 e2 48.Rdb1 f2 49.Rxe2 f1Q 50.Rxf1
Bxf1 51.Re6 Rd8 52.b7 Rb8 53.Rxh6+
Kg7 54.Rxd6 Rxb7 55.Rc6 c4 56.d6 Rb8
57.d7 Rd8 58.Rc7 Kf6 59.a5 Ke7 60.a6
Kd6 61.Rb7 Kc6 62.Kg3 Bd3 63.Kf3 Bf5
0–1
(73) Nikolic Stanimir (SCG) (2320) -
Vaisser Anatoly (FRA) (2555) [A57]
It (open) Forli (Italy) (1), 1989
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3
axb5 6.Bxb5 Qa5+ 7.Nc3 Bb7 8.Bc4 e6
9.Bd2 Qb6 10.e4 Nxe4 11.Nge2 Nf6
12.Nf4 Na6 13.0–0 Nc7 14.Re1 Be7 15.b3
exd5 16.Bd3 d4 17.Na4 Qc6 18.Qe2 Ne6
19.Bb5 Qd6 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Qxe6 Qxe6
22.Rxe6 Kf7 23.Re5 d6 24.Bc4+ d5
25.Bb5 Ne4 26.Be1 Bf6 27.Rf5 Nd6
28.Nxc5 Nxf5 29.Nxb7 d3 30.Rd1 Rxa2
31.Bxd3 Nd4 32.b4 Rha8 33.Na5 Rb8
34.Bf1 Nc2 35.Nc6 Re8 36.Bd2 Na3
37.Na5 g6 38.g3 Rc8 39.Bf4 Be7 40.Nb7
Nc4
0–1
(74) Nguyen Huynh Minh H (VIE) (2188)
- Tu Hoang Thai (VIE) (2396) [A57]
Ch Vietnam Dong Thap (Vietnam) (13),
2003
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 a6 3.Nc3 c5 4.d5 b5 5.cxb5
axb5 6.Nxb5 Qa5+ 7.Nc3 Bb7 8.Bd2 Qb6
9.e4 e6 10.Bc4 Nxe4 11.Nge2 Nf6 12.Nf4
Bd6 13.0–0 0–0 14.b3 Na6 15.dxe6 fxe6
16.Qe2 Nb4 17.Be3 Nc6 18.Nb5 Bb8
19.Rad1 Ne5 20.Nd3 Neg4 21.Bxc5
Bxh2+ 22.Kh1 Qc6 23.f3 Nh5 24.Bf2 Rxf3
25.Ne5 Bxe5 26.Bd5 Rh3+ 27.Kg1 Bh2+
28.Kh1 Nxf2+
0–1
 77

(75) Bernabe Duran Francisco (ESP) 11...0–0 [11...Qa6 12.Qe2 Qxe2+ 13.Kxe2
(2242) - Del Rio Angelis Salvador G Nbd7³]
(ES (2489) [A57]
It (open) Alava (Spain) (2), 2001 12.0–0 c4 [!]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.a4 b4 5.Nd2 13.Qc2 [?!]

g6 6.e4 d6 7.Ngf3 Bg7 8.Bd3 0–0 9.0–0 e5
10.Re1 h6 11.Nf1 Nh7 12.Bd2 f5 13.Qc1
f4 14.Be2 Nd7 15.g3 g5 16.h4 Ndf6
17.gxf4 gxf4 18.Bd3 Ng4 19.N1h2 Kh8
20.Bf1 Bf6 21.h5 Rg8 22.Bg2 Nxh2
23.Kxh2 Qe8 24.Kh1 Qxh5+ 25.Nh2 Rxg2
26.Kxg2 Bh3+ 27.Kh1 Bg4 28.Bxf4 exf4
29.e5 Bf3+
13...c3 14.bxc3 bxc3 [!]
[14...Qxc3 ?! 15.Ra2 ! 15...Na6 16.Qb1
Rfc8 17.Bb2 Qc2 18.Bxf6 Qxb1 19.Rxb1
Bxf6³]
15.Nb3 Qg4 [!]

0–1 16.Nfd4 Qxe4 17.Qxc3 Nxd5 [17...Qxd5 ]

18.Qd2 Nb6 [!]

(76) Schmidt Wl (2445) - Kasparov G
(2740) [A57] 19.Re1 Qd5 20.Qd1 N8d7 21.Ra2 Bxd4
Dubai (ol) 42/78, 1986 [21...Rfe8 22.Be3 Nc4–+]
[Kasparov,G]
22.Rd2 Ne5 [22...Bxf2+ ?! 23.Kxf2 Qf5+µ]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.a4 b4 [!]
23.Nxd4 Nbc4 24.Rc2 [24.Rde2 ?
[4...bxc4 Ue 42/(78)] 24...Qxd4 25.Qxd4 Nf3+ 26.Kg2 Nxd4
27.Re4 Nc2 28.R1e2 d5–+]
5.Nd2 g6 N]
24...Rac8 25.Rc3! [25.Be3 Nxe3 26.fxe3
[5...e5] Nf3+ !]

6.e4 d6 7.Ngf3 [7.b3 !? ; 7.g3] 25...Nb6 [25...Qa5 26.Rc2 Qxa4–+]

7...Bg7 8.g3 [?!] 26.Bb2 Rxc3 27.Bxc3 Rc8 [?!]

[8.Bd3] [27...Qc4 28.Ba1 Nxa4–+]

8...e6 [!] 28.Ba1 Rc4 [??]

9.Bh3 [?!] [28...Nbd7µ]

[9.Bg2 exd5 10.0–0 ! 10...0–0 ! (10...dxe4 ? 29.Nb5 [!]

11.Ng5±) 11.cxd5 Ba6 12.Re1 Nbd7÷]
29...Rxa4™ [29...Nf3+ ? 30.Qxf3 !;
9...exd5 10.Bxc8 Qxc8 11.cxd5 [?] 29...Re4 30.Rf1 !=]

[11.exd5 Qh3 !? (11...0–0 12.0–0 =) 30.Qxd5 Nxd5 31.Bxe5 ['time']

12.Ng5 Qf5 13.Qe2+ Kd7 14.Nge4÷]
[31.Kg2 !=]

31...dxe5 32.Rxe5
32...Nf6 33.Re7 a5 34.Nd6 [?!]
[34.Ra7 Ne4 !]
34...Rd4 [!]
35.Nxf7 Kf8 36.Ra7 Rd7 37.Rxd7 Nxd7
38.Nd6 Ke7 39.Nc4 a4 40.Kf1 Ke6
41.Ke2 Kd5 42.Ne3+ [42.Na3 Ne5 !]
42...Kd4 43.Kd2 [43.Nc2+ Kc3 44.Na3
Nf6 45.f4 Ne4 ! 46.g4 Nd6–+]
43...Ne5 44.Kc2 Nd3 [44...Ke4 45.f4 Nf3
46.Nf1÷ (46.Ng4 h5 47.Nf2+ Ke3 48.Nd3
Nxh2 49.Ne5 Nf1 50.Nxg6 Nxg3 51.Kc3
Ke4 52.Kb4 Kf5–+) ]
45.Nd1 Ne1+ 46.Kb2 Nf3 [46...Ke4 47.f4
!]
47.h4 Ne5 [47...Kd3 48.Ne3 Ke2 49.h5 !
49...gxh5 50.Nd5 ]
48.Ka3 Ke4 49.h5 gxh5 50.Ne3 [50.Kxa4
Kf3 51.Kb3 Nd3 52.Kc2 Nxf2 53.Nc3 Nh1
!]
50...Kf3 51.Nd5 Ng4 [!]
52.Ne7 [52.Nf4 Nf6 53.Nd3 Ke2–+]
52...Nxf2 53.Nf5 Ne4 54.Kxa4 Nxg3
55.Nh4+ Ke4 56.Kb4 Nf5
0–1
(77) Moskalenko Viktor (UKR) (2471) -
Ponomariov Ruslan (UKR) (2616) [A57]
Ukrainian Games Alushta (Ukraine), 1999
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nd2 bxc4 5.e4
c3 6.bxc3 g6 7.c4 d6 8.Bb2 Bg7 9.Ngf3 0–
0 10.Bd3 e5 11.0–0 Nh5 12.Bc2 Nd7
13.Rb1 Nb6 14.Bc3 Bd7 15.Re1 Bh6
16.Bd3 f5 17.exf5 Nf4 18.Bf1 gxf5 19.g3
Ng6 20.Nb3 Rf7 21.Nfd2 Qf8 22.Na5 Re8
78
23.Nc6 e4 24.a4 e3 25.Nf3 f4 26.g4 Bxg4
27.h3 Bh5 28.a5 Nd7 29.Be2 Bg7 30.Qc2
Bxc3 31.Qxc3 exf2+ 32.Kxf2 Re3 33.Qb2
Qh6 34.Ng1 f3 35.Bf1 Qf4
0–1
(78) Lorscheid Gerhard (GER) (2312) -
Ikonnikov Vyacheslav (RUS) (2509)
[A57]
It (open) \ Amsterdam (Netherlands) (5),
2001
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 g6 5.Qc2
bxc4 6.e4 d6 7.Bxc4 Bg7 8.0–0 0–0 9.Nc3
Ba6 10.Bxa6 Nxa6 11.Qe2 Qb6 12.Nd2
Nb4 13.Nc4 Qa6 14.Bg5 Nc2 15.Qxc2
Qxc4 16.Rad1 Rab8 17.Rfe1 h6 18.b3
Qa6 19.Bd2 Ng4 20.Re2 c4 21.h3 Ne5
22.Be3 Rfc8 23.Bd4 Rb4 24.Re3 cxb3
25.axb3 Qb7 26.f4 Rxd4 27.Rxd4 Nf3+
0–1
(79) Berreth Marc (GER) (2140) -
Baklan Vladimir (UKR) (2590) [A57]
It (open) Schwabisch Gmund (Germany)
(2), 2001
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 g6 5.Qc2
bxc4 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.e4 Ba6 8.Bg5 0–0
9.Nd2 h6 10.Bf4 e6 11.Be2 exd5 12.exd5
Bb7 13.0–0 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Bxd5 15.Bxc4
Bxc4 16.Nxc4 d5 17.Rfd1 Nc6 18.Nd6
Nd4 19.Qd2 Rb8
0–1
(80) Vasilevich,Tatjana (3) -
Zubov,Alexander (16) [A57]
Sevastopol Ch-Ukr (7), 2000
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 g6 5.Qc2
bxc4 6.e4 Ba6 7.Bxc4 Bxc4 8.Qxc4 d6
9.0–0 Bg7 10.Qe2 0–0 11.h3 Qa5 12.Na3
Qa6 13.Nb5 Nxe4 14.Qxe4 Qxb5 15.Qxe7
Qd7 16.Re1 Qxe7 17.Rxe7 Na6 18.Bf4

Bxb2 19.Rb1 Bf6 20.Rd7 Rad8 21.Rbb7
Nb4 22.Bxd6 Rxd7 23.Rxd7 Rc8 24.Rxa7
Nxd5 25.Ra5 Nb4 26.Bxc5 Nxa2
½–½
(81) Truskavetsky Alexandr (UKR)
(2293) - Aveskulov Valeriy (UKR)
(2363) [A57]
Ch Ukraine (juniors) (under 16) Kiev
(Ukraine), 2001
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6
d6 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.Nf3 g6 8.e4 Bg7 9.Be2
0–0 10.0–0 Nxb6 11.Bf4 Bg4 12.h3 Bxf3
13.Bxf3 Nfd7 14.Be2 Qc7 15.Qc2 c4
16.Rad1 Rfc8 17.Be3 Rab8 18.Bd4 Bxd4
19.Rxd4 Qc5 20.Rd2 Qb4 21.Rc1 Nc5
22.Rd4 Nbd7 23.Nd1 Ne5 24.Bxc4 Ncd3
25.Rxd3 Qe1+ 26.Kh2 Nxd3 27.Qxd3
Rxb2 28.Nxb2 Qxc1 29.Qe2 a5 30.Bb3
Qc3 31.g3 Qd4 32.Kg2 Rc3 33.h4 Kg7
34.Na4 Rc1 35.Qb2 Qxb2 36.Nxb2 Kf6
37.Kf3 Rc3+ 38.Ke2 Ke5 39.Nd1 Rc8
40.Kd3 h6 41.Ne3 Kf6 42.Nc4 Ra8 43.a4
Ra7 44.f4 Kg7 45.Kd4 f6 46.Na3 Rc7
47.Bc4 Rc8 48.Nb5 g5 49.hxg5 hxg5
50.Na7 Rh8 51.Nc6 Kf7 52.Bb5 Rh3
53.Nd8+ Kg6 54.Be8+ Kg7 55.fxg5 fxg5
56.g4 Rh8 57.Ne6+ Kf6 58.Nc7 Rh1
59.Na6 Rc1 60.Bd7 Rb1 61.Bb5 Rd1+
62.Ke3 Re1+ 63.Kd4 Rd1+ 64.Ke3 Rg1
65.Be2 Ra1 66.Bb5 Ra3+ 67.Kd4 Rg3
68.Bd7 Rb3 69.e5+ dxe5+ 70.Kc4 Rb1
71.Nc5 Rb4+ 72.Kc3 e4 73.Nb3 e3
74.Nc5 Rb1 75.Kd3 Ke5 76.Kxe3 Kxd5
77.Nd3 Ra1 78.Bb5 Ra3
0–1
(82) Bacrot E (2707) - Carlsen M (2675)
[A58]
World Blitz (13), 07.09.2006
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.Nf3 d6 8.g3 Nbd7
9.Bg2 Bg7 10.Rb1 Nb6 11.b3 Bc8 12.Nd2
Bf5 13.e4 Bc8 14.0–0 Ba6 15.Re1 Nfd7
79
16.Bb2 0–0 17.Nf3 Ne5 18.Nxe5 Bxe5
19.Qd2 Nd7 20.Nd1 Qb6 21.Kh1 c4
22.bxc4 Bxc4 23.Ne3 Qa6 24.Bd4 Qxa2
25.Rb2 Qa6 26.Rc1 Rfc8 27.Ng4 Bxd4
28.Qxd4 f6 29.Rbc2 Bb3 30.Rxc8+ Rxc8
31.Rxc8+ Qxc8 32.Qb2 Nc5 33.Ne3 Qa6
34.h4 Qd3 35.h5 Nxe4 36.hxg6 hxg6
37.Kh2 Nc5 38.Qa3 Qa6 39.Qb4 Qb7
40.Qg4 Kf7 41.Qh4 Kg7 42.Qg4 Qd7
43.Qb4 Qa4 44.Qb8 Qd4 45.Qd8 Qe5
46.Bh3 f5 47.Bg2 Ne4 48.Bxe4 Qxe4
49.Qd7 Kf7 50.Qb5 Ba2 51.Qa5 Bb1
52.Ng2 Qf3 53.Qe1 Be4 54.Nh4 Qh5
55.f3 Bxd5 56.Qe3 g5 57.Qd3 Be6
0–1
(83) Breier Andreas (GER) (2227) - Van
Der Weide Karel (BEL) (2434) [A58]
It (open) Groningen (Netherlands) (2),
1999
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.g3 d6 8.Bg2
Bg7 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Rb1 Nb6 11.b3 Bc8
12.Nh4 h6 13.Qc2 Qd7 [13...Bb7 !?N
14.e4 Ba6]
14.Bb2 g5 15.Nf3 Qf5 16.e4 Qg6 17.0–0
0–0 18.Rfd1 Bg4 19.h3 Bxf3 20.Bxf3 h5
21.a4 g4 22.hxg4 hxg4 23.Bg2 Nfd7
24.Ne2 Bxb2 25.Qxb2 Ne5 26.Nf4 Qg7
27.Bf1 Nf3+ 28.Kg2 Qh7 29.Bb5 Qxe4
30.Bd3 Qe5 31.Rh1 Qxb2 32.Rxb2 Rfb8
33.Re2 Ne5 34.Bb5 Kg7 35.Rh4 Rh8
36.Re1 Rxh4 37.gxh4 Kf6 38.Kg3 Ra7
39.Rd1 Kf5 40.Rh1 Ra8 41.h5 c4
42.bxc4 Nxa4 43.Ra1 Nb6 44.Rxa8 Nxa8
45.h6 Kf6 46.Ba4 Ng6 47.Bc2 Nxf4
48.Kxf4 Nb6 49.Kxg4 Nxc4 50.Kh5 Ne5
51.f4 Nd7 52.f5 Nf8 53.Kg4 Ke5 54.Bb3
Nh7 55.Ba2 Nf6+ 56.Kg5 Ke4 57.Bb3
Kf3 58.Bc2 Nh7+ 59.Kh4 f6 60.Kh5 Nf8
61.Bb1 Kf4 62.Bc2 Ke5 63.Kg4 Kxd5
64.Bb3+ Ke5 65.Bg8 d5 66.h7 Nxh7
67.Bxh7 e6 68.fxe6 Kxe6
½–½

(84) Midoux Sebastien (FRA) (2310) -
Milanovic Danilo (SCG) (2447) [A57]
It (open) Cappelle la Grande (France) (7),
17.02.2005
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 Bb7
5.Qc2 Na6 6.Nc3 Nb4 7.Qb1 bxc4 8.e4
Ba6 9.Ne5 e6 10.Nxc4 exd5 11.exd5
Qe7+ 12.Ne3 Bxf1 13.Kxf1 Qe5 14.h4
Be7 15.Rh3 0–0 16.Rf3 g6 17.Nc4 Qh5
18.d6 Bd8 19.Bg5 Ng4 20.Rh3 Bxg5
21.hxg5 Qxg5 22.Qe1 Qf5 23.Qd2 Rfe8
24.a3 Nc2 25.Rc1 Nd4 26.Re1 Nb3
0–1
(85) Sax Gyula (HUN) (2515) - Miles
Anthony J (ENG) (2565) [A57]
It (open) \ London (England), 1993
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 b5 4.c4 Bb7
5.Qc2 Na6 6.a3 bxc4 7.e4 e6 8.Bxc4 exd5
9.exd5 Nc7 10.0–0 Bxd5 11.Bxd5 Nfxd5
12.Re1+ Ne6 13.Bg5 Be7 14.Qf5 0–0
15.Qxd5 Bxg5 16.Nc3 Bf6 17.Rad1 Bxc3
18.bxc3 Qa5 19.Re3 Qxa3 20.Ne5 Rad8
21.h4 Qa4 22.h5 h6 23.Ree1 Rfe8 24.Ra1
Qc2 25.c4 Qf5 26.Nd3 Qf6 27.g3 d6
28.Rxa7 Qd4 29.Nf4 Qc3 30.Rb1 Ng5
31.Nd3 Qf6 32.Rbb7 Rb8 33.Rd7 Re6
34.Kg2 Rbe8 35.Nf4 Re5 36.Qxd6 Qf5
37.Qd3 Re4
½–½
(86) Moskalenko V (2509) - Solovjov S
(2417) [A57]
Cullera 82/61, 2001
[Moskalenko,V]
1.d4 [hess Informant]
1...Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 Bb7 5.Qc2
Na6 [!?]
6.Nc3 [!]
6...Nb4 7.Qd1 bxc4 8.e4 e6 [!?N]
80
9.Bg5 [9.Bxc4 ?! 9...Nxe4 10.Nxe4 exd5]
9...exd5 10.e5! [10.exd5 Qe7+ 11.Be2
Nd3+ 12.Kf1 h6]
10...Qb6 [10...d4 11.exf6 (11.Bxc4 !?)
11...gxf6; 10...h6 11.exf6 hxg5 12.Qe2+
Be7 13.fxe7 Qxe7 !? (13...Qa5 14.Qd2 d4
(14...Rh6 15.Nxg5 ) 15.Bxc4 !?) 14.Kd1 ]
11.a3 [!]
[11.exf6 gxf6 12.Bf4 Qe6+ (12...d4 ?!
13.Bxc4 ! 13...dxc3 14.bxc3±) 13.Kd2÷]
11...Ne4 [!?]
[11...Na6 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Nxd5±;
11...Ng4 12.h3 Nd3+ 13.Bxd3 Qxb2
14.Bd2 !]
12.axb4 cxb4 13.Nxe4 [13.Be3 bxc3 !?
14.Bxb6 cxb2]
13...dxe4 14.Be3 Qc7 [14...Bc5 15.Nd4 ]
15.Nd2±
Line
(87) Midoux Sebastien (FRA) (2310) -
Milanovic Danilo (SCG) (2447) [A57]
It (open) Cappelle la Grande (France) (7),
17.02.2005
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 Bb7
5.Qc2 Na6 6.Nc3 Nb4 7.Qb1 [7.Qd1 bxc4
8.e4 e6 (8...Nd3+ 9.Bxd3 cxd3 10.Qxd3)
9.Bxc4 Nxe4 (9...exd5 10.exd5 Qe7+
11.Kf1) 10.Nxe4 exd5 11.0–0 (11.Bg5 f6
(11...Qb6 12.0–0 f6÷) 12.Ne5 Qe7
13.Qh5+ Kd8 14.Nf7+ Kc7 15.Bf4+ Kb6
16.Nfd6 Qe6 17.0–0 Bxd6 18.Nxd6 dxc4
19.Nxb7 (19.Rac1 g6 20.Qd1ƒ) 19...Kxb7
20.Qxc5 Nd3 21.Qc7+ Ka6 22.b4 Qc6
23.Qa5+ Kb7³) 11...dxc4 12.Re1 Bxe4
13.Rxe4+ Be7 =]

7...bxc4 8.e4 Ba6 9.Ne5 e6 10.Nxc4
exd5 11.exd5 Qe7+ 12.Ne3 Bxf1 13.Kxf1
Qe5 14.h4 Be7 15.Rh3 0–0 16.Rf3 g6
17.Nc4 Qh5 18.d6 Bd8 19.Bg5 Ng4
20.Rh3 Bxg5 21.hxg5 Qxg5 22.Qe1 Qf5
23.Qd2 Rfe8 24.a3 Nc2 25.Rc1 Nd4
26.Re1 Nb3
0–1
(88) Chabot R (2251) - Aveskulov V
(2539) [A57]
Quebec Open (1), 20.07.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 b4 5.a3
g6 6.axb4 cxb4 7.Be3 a5 8.Bd4 Bg7 9.e4
d6 10.Nbd2 0–0 11.Be2 e5 12.dxe6 Bxe6
13.0–0 Nc6 14.Be3 Ng4 15.Bg5 Qb6
16.h3 Nxf2 17.Rxf2 Bxb2 18.Bh6 Rfb8
19.Rb1 Bc3 20.Nf1 a4 21.Be3 Qc7
22.N1d2 a3 23.Nb3 a2 24.Rc1 Ra3
25.Ng5 Rba8 26.Nxe6 fxe6 27.Bg4 Qe7
28.c5 Rd8 29.Rxa2 Rxa2 30.Qf1 d5
31.Qb5 Ne5 32.Rf1 h5 33.Bf3 Rf8 34.Bh6
Nxf3+ 35.Rxf3 Rxf3 36.gxf3 Bg7
0–1
(89) Nascimento Alexandre (ANG)
(2215) - Plaskett Jim (ENG) (2480)
[A57]
Ch World (team) Lucerne (Switzerland),
1985
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 b4 5.Qc2
g6 6.e4 d6 7.Bg5 Bg7 8.Bd3 0–0 9.0–0 a5
10.Nbd2 Nbd7 11.Rfe1 Qc7 12.h3 Re8
13.Rad1 e6 14.Nf1 Nb6 15.Ng3 Ba6
16.h4 Ng4 17.h5 a4 18.hxg6 hxg6 19.Bf4
Nd7 20.Nf1 b3 21.axb3 axb3 22.Qc1 Bc8
23.Bb1 Nde5 24.Nxe5 Nxe5 25.Re3 exd5
26.exd5 Ra1 27.Rxb3 Bf5 28.Nd2 Nd3
29.Bxd3 Rxc1 30.Rxc1 Bxb2 31.Rb1 Bxd3
32.Rxd3 Bd4 33.Nf3 Bf6 34.Rdb3 Kg7
35.Rb7 Qd8 36.R1b6 Re4 37.Bxd6 Rxc4
38.Rb8 Qd7 39.Bf8+ Kh7 40.R6b7 Qxd5
41.Rb6 Rc1+
0–1
81
(90) Cebalo Miso (CRO) (2550) - Barlov
Dragan (SCG) (2440) [A57]
It (cat.10) Vrsac (Yugoslavia), 1985
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 b4 5.b3
d6 6.Nbd2 e5 7.e4 g6 8.a3 Nbd7 9.Be2
Bh6 10.0–0 0–0 11.Qc2 Nh5 12.g3 Ng7
13.Ne1 bxa3 14.Nb1 Bxc1 15.Qxc1 f5
16.Nc3 fxe4 17.Nxe4 Nf6 18.f3 Bh3
19.Ng2 Nf5 20.Bd3 Nd4 21.Qxa3 Nh5
22.b4 cxb4 23.Qxb4 Nxf3+ 24.Kh1 Rb8
25.Qa3 Nd4 26.Rxf8+ Qxf8 27.Rf1 Qe7
28.c5 dxc5 29.d6 Qd7 30.Qxc5 Bxg2+
31.Kxg2 Rb2+ 32.Kg1 Qh3 33.Bc4+ Ne6
34.Nf2 Qf5 35.Qc8+ Kg7 36.Bxe6
1–0
(91) Dreev Alexey (RUS) (2682) -
Vaisser Anatoly (FRA) (2573) [A57]
Ch URS (1/2 final) Sevastopol (Ukraine),
1986
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 b4 5.Bg5
d6 6.Nbd2 h6 7.Bh4 g5 8.Bg3 Bg7 9.e4
Nh5 10.Qc2 a5 11.Be2 a4 12.Rd1 Nd7
13.0–0 Qb6 14.Ne1 Nxg3 15.hxg3 b3
16.axb3 axb3 17.Qxb3 Qxb3 18.Nxb3
Bxb2 19.Nd3 Bg7 20.Bg4 Kd8 21.f4 gxf4
22.gxf4 Ra3 23.Rb1 Ba6 24.Rfc1 Kc7
25.e5 Rb8 26.Bxd7 Rbxb3 27.Rxb3 Rxb3
28.Bf5 e6 29.dxe6 fxe6 30.Be4 Ra3
½–½
(92) Dickenson Neil F (ENG) (2245) -
Plaskett Jim (ENG) (2475) [A57]
It \ London (England), 1987
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 b4 5.Nbd2
g6 6.e4 d6 7.Be2 Bg7 8.a3 Na6 9.0–0 0–0
10.Re1 e6 11.Bf1 Re8 12.h3 Re7 13.Bd3
Qe8 14.Nf1 Rb8 15.Ng3 e5 16.Nh2 h6
17.Rf1 Rb6 18.Be3 bxa3 19.bxa3 Nb8
20.Ng4 Nxg4 21.hxg4 Reb7 22.Bc2 Qe7
23.f3 Bf6 24.Bxh6 Bg5 25.Bxg5 Qxg5
26.Qc1 Qh4 27.Kf2 Bxg4 28.fxg4 Rb3
29.Bxb3 Rxb3 30.Kg1 Rxg3 31.Qe1 Qxg4

32.Ra2 Nd7 33.Qf2 f6 34.Rb2 Kf7 35.Rb7
Ke8 36.Rxa7 f5 37.exf5 gxf5 38.Qxf5
Rxg2+ 39.Kh1 Rg1+
0–1
(93) Sokolov Ivan (NED) (2706) - Van
Wely Loek (NED) (2617) [A57]
It (cat.19) Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands) (6),
2004
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 b4 5.a3
g6 6.axb4 cxb4 7.e4 [!?]
[7.Be3 a5 8.g3 Bg7 9.Bg2 0–0 10.0–0 Bb7
11.Bd4 d6 12.Nbd2 Nbd7 13.Re1 Qc7
14.e4 Nc5 15.Qc2 e5 16.Bxc5 dxc5
17.Rf1 Bc8 18.Ne1 Bd7 19.b3 Ng4 20.h3
Nh6 21.Nd3 1/2–1/2, Sokolov Ivan (NED)
2525 - Wilder Michael (USA) 2540,
Preston (England) 1989]
7...Nxe4 [N]
[7...d6 8.Qa4+ Nbd7 9.e5 dxe5 10.Nxe5
Qc7 11.Bf4 Nh5 12.Nxd7 Qxd7 13.Be5 f6
14.Bd4 e5 15.Be3 Ng7 16.Qxd7+ Kxd7
17.Nd2 a5 18.Nb3 a4 19.c5 Kc7 20.Bb5
1–0, Kallai Gabor 2500 - Bricard
Emmanuel 2475 , France 1996 Ch France
(team) 1995/96]
8.Qd4 Nf6 9.Rxa7 Rxa7 10.Qxa7 Na6
11.Be3 d6 12.Be2 Bg7 13.Nbd2 Qd7
14.Qb6 Qb7 15.Qa5 Nd7 16.Nd4 Ndc5
17.0–0 0–0 18.Ra1 Bd7 19.N2b3 Ra8
20.Nxc5 dxc5 21.Nb3 Bxb2 22.Nxc5
Qc8 23.Rb1 Nxc5 24.Qxc5 Bc3 25.Qxe7
Bf5 26.Rc1 b3 27.Rxc3 b2 28.Rb3 Ra1+
29.Bf1 []
29...Bd3 [??]
[29...Rxf1+ ! 30.Kxf1 Qxc4+ 31.Ke1 Qc1+
32.Ke2 Qc2+0.00/0]
30.h3 Rxf1+ 31.Kh2 b1Q 32.Rxb1 Bxb1
33.d6 [?]
82
[33.Bh6 ! 33...Qb8+ 34.d6 Rxf2 35.Qe5 f6
36.Qe6+ Kh8 37.Qe7 Rxg2+ 38.Kxg2
Qb2+ 39.Kg1 Qd4+ 40.Be3 Qd1+ 41.Kh2
Qe2+ 42.Kg3 Qe1+ 43.Bf2+–]
33...Qf8 34.Qf6 Rd1 35.c5 Bf5 [35...Qg7
36.Qd8+ Qf8 37.Qf6 Qg70.04/0]
36.Bf4 [0.00/0]
Qg7 37.Qd8+ Qf8 38.Qf6 h5 39.Be5 Kh7
40.c6 Rd5 41.f3 Be6 42.Qe7 Qh6 43.Qf6
Qf8 44.Qe7 Qh6 45.Qf6 Qf8 46.Qe7
[46.c7 !? 46...Rxd6 47.c8R Bxc8
48.Bxd60.28/0]
½–½
(94) Popov Valerij (RUS) (2547) -
Tregubov Pavel V (RUS) (2636) [A57]
Ch Russia (qual) St. Petersburg (Russia)
(2), 05.2004
[[ VOLGA gam.,A57] Popov Valerij (RUS)
+1 =2 –0]
1.d4
1...Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.d5 b5 4.c4 b4 5.a3 g6
6.axb4 [6.Be3 bxa3 7.Rxa3 d6 8.Nc3 Bg7
9.g3 0–0 10.Bg2 Na6 11.0–0 Nb4 12.Qd2
Re8 13.Bh6 Nd7 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.Rfa1
a5 16.b3 h6 17.Bh3 Qb6 18.Kg2 Nf6
19.Bxc8 Rexc8 20.e4 Re8 21.Re1 e6
22.Raa1 Qb7 23.Rad1 exd5 24.exd5 Qd7
25.h3 Rxe1 ...1–0, Tkachiev Vladislav
2642 - Pap Misa 2411 , Rabac 2003 Cup
Croatia (team)]
6...cxb4 =]
7.e4 [7.Be3 a5 8.g3 Bg7 9.Bg2 0–0 10.0–0
d6 11.Nbd2 Bd7 12.h3 a4 13.Nd4 Qc8
14.Kh2 Qa6 15.f4 Rc8 16.Bg1 Be8 17.e4
Nfd7 18.Qe2 Qb7 19.N2f3 Nb6 20.Rfc1
Na6 21.e5 Nc5 22.h4 b3 23.Ra3 Qa6
24.Bf1 Rc7 25.h5 Qc8 26.hxg6 hxg6 ...1–
0, Razuvaev Yuri S 2560 - Loncar Robert
2410 , Maribor 1996 Memorial V.Pirc]
 83

7...Nxe4 [7...d6 8.Qa4+ Nbd7 9.e5 dxe5 45.Ke3 d4+ 46.Ke2 f5 47.Ng8 Kd6
10.Nxe5 Qc7 11.Bf4 Nh5 12.Nxd7 Qxd7 48.Nf6 Ke5 49.Nd7+ Ke6 50.Nb6 Kd6
13.Be5 f6 14.Bd4 e5 15.Be3 Ng7 51.Nc4+ Kd5 52.Nb6+ Ke6 53.Nc4 Kf6
16.Qxd7+ Kxd7 17.Nd2 a5 18.Nb3 a4 54.Kd2 g4
19.c5 Kc7 20.Bb5 1–0, Kallai Gabor 2500
- Bricard Emmanuel 2475 , France 1996 55.fxg4
Ch France (team) 1995/96]
55...fxg4 56.Ke2 Be4 57.Nd2 Bd5
8.Qd4 Nf6 9.Rxa7 Rxa7 10.Qxa7 Na6 58.Kd3 Ke5 59.Ke2 Be6 60.Kd3 Bd5
11.Be3 [11.Be2 Bg7 12.0–0 0–0 13.Be3 d6 61.Ke2 Kd6 62.Ke1 Kc5 63.Kf2 Bc4
14.Nbd2 Qd7 15.Ra1 Qxa7 16.Bxa7 Nd7 64.Ne4+ Kc6 65.Nf6 Be6 66.Ne4 Kd5
17.Bd4 Ndc5 18.Bxg7 Kxg7 19.Nd4 e5 67.Nd2 Ke5 68.Ke2 Bf7 69.Kd3 Be8 [? -
20.dxe6 fxe6 21.f3 Bb7 1/2–1/2, Kuzmin 0.29/0]
Alexey 2525 - Vaisser Anatoly 2575 ,
Benasque 1997 It (open)] [69...Bd5 'better is' 70.Ke2 Bf7 71.Kd3
Bd5-2.38/0]
11...d6 12.Be2 Bg7 13.0–0 [N]
70.Ke2 [? -2.38/0]
[13.Nbd2 Qd7 14.Qb6 Qb7 15.Qa5 Nd7
16.Nd4 Ndc5 17.0–0 0–0 18.Ra1 Bd7 [70.Nxb3 'better is' 70...Bg6+ 71.Ke2 Kd5
19.N2b3 Ra8 20.Nxc5 dxc5 21.Nb3 Bxb2 72.Nc1-0.29/0]
22.Nxc5 Qc8 23.Rb1 Nxc5 24.Qxc5 Bc3
25.Qxe7 Bf5 26.Rc1 b3 27.Rxc3 b2 70...Ba4 [? -0.52/0]
28.Rb3 Ra1+ 29.Bf1 Bd3 30.h3 Rxf1+
31.Kh2 b1Q 32.Rxb1 Bxb1 ...1/2–1/2, [70...Bf7 'better is' 71.Kd3 Bd5 72.Ke2
Sokolov Ivan 2706 - Van Wely Loek 2617 Kd6-2.38/0]
, Wijk aan Zee 2004 It (cat.19)]
71.Kf2 Kd5 72.Ke2 [? -2.38/0]
13...Qd7 [CAP 0.22/0]
[72.Ke1 'better is' 72...Bb5 73.Nxb3 Ke4
14.Qb6 0–0 15.Nd4 Ne4 16.Bf3 Nec5 74.Kd2-0.89/0]
17.Qb5 Bxd4 18.Bxd4 Qc7 19.Bxc5
Qxc5 20.Qxc5 Nxc5 21.Nd2 Bf5 22.Ra1 72...Bb5+ 73.Ke1 Bc4 74.Kf2 Kc5
b3 23.Bd1 Rb8 24.Kf1 Rb4 25.Ke1 [?! - 75.Ne4+ Kc6 76.Nf6 Be6 77.Ne4 Kb5
1.33/0] 78.Nd2 Kb4 79.Ke2 Bf5 80.Kf2 Bd3
81.Ke1 Bb5 82.Kf2 Bc4 83.Ke1 Bd5
[25.Rc1 !? 25...Bd3+ 26.Ke1 Na4 84.Ke2 Kc5 [? -0.04/0]
27.Bxb3-0.41/0]
[84...Bc4+ 'better is' 85.Ke1 Bd3 86.Kf2
25...Bc2 26.Ke2 Bd3+ 27.Ke3 Bxc4 Bc2-2.38/0]
28.Ra8+ Kg7 29.Kd4 Be2+ 30.Kc3 Ra4
31.Rxa4 Nxa4+ 32.Kb4 Bxd1 33.Kxa4 85.Kd3 Be6 86.Ke4 Bd5+ 87.Kf4 Be6
Kf6 34.Nc4 Bc2 35.f3 [?! -2.13/0] 88.Ke4 Bd5+ 89.Ke5 d3 90.Nb1 Bf3
91.Nd2
[35.Kb4 !? 35...h5 36.Kc3 g5 37.f3-
1.38/0] ½–½

35...Kf5 36.Kb4 Kf4 37.Kc3 h5 38.Kd2

h4 39.Ke2 g5 40.Na5 Ke5 41.Nc6+ Kxd5
42.Nxe7+ Kc5 43.g3 hxg3 44.hxg3 d5

(95) Agzamov Georgy (UZB) - Plaskett
Jim (ENG) (2470) [A57]
Memorial M.Chigorin Sochi (Russia) (11),
1984
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 b4 5.Nbd2
g6 6.b3 Bg7 7.Bb2 0–0 8.e4 d6 9.Qc2 e5
10.dxe6 Bxe6 11.g3 Nc6 12.Bg2 Bg4
13.0–0 Nd7 14.h3 Bxf3 15.Nxf3 Bxb2
16.Qxb2 Nde5 17.Ne1 Nd4 18.f4 Nec6
19.Nd3 a5 20.Rad1 a4 21.Kh2 axb3
22.axb3 Ra3 23.Nc1 Qf6 24.Rf2 Rfa8
25.Re1 Qe7 26.Re3 Ra1 27.e5 dxe5
28.Nd3 R8a2 29.Qxa2 Rxa2 30.Rxa2 Nf5
31.Re1 Qd6 32.Bd5 exf4 33.Nxf4 h5
34.h4 Nce7 35.Rd2 Kg7 36.Rd3 Nxg3
37.Rxe7 Nf1+ 38.Kg2 Qxe7 39.Kxf1 Qxh4
40.Rf3 Qh1+ 41.Ke2 Qb1 42.Nxh5+ gxh5
43.Rxf7+ Kh6 44.Rf3 Qg1 45.Rf6+ Kg5
46.Rf2 Qb1 47.Rf3 Qc2+ 48.Ke1 Kg4
49.Re3 h4 50.Bb7 Qh2 51.Kf1 Qd2
52.Bc8+ Kf4 53.Rh3 Qd8 54.Bb7 Qd1+
55.Kf2 Qc2+ 56.Kf1 Qd1+ 57.Kf2 Qd2+
58.Kf1 Ke5 59.Bg2 Qg5 60.Kf2 Kd4
61.Rf3 Qc1 62.Bh3 Qd2+ 63.Kf1 Qd1+
64.Kf2 Qh1 65.Bg2 Qc1 66.Bh3 Qb2+
67.Kf1 Qc3 68.Kf2 Qd2+ 69.Kf1 Ke4
70.Bg2 Ke5 71.Bh3 Kd4 72.Bg2 Qa2
73.Bh3 Qh2 74.Bg2 Qe5 75.Kf2 Qe4
76.Bh3 Qc2+ 77.Kf1 Qd2 78.Bg2 Qc1+
79.Kf2 Qb2+ 80.Kf1 Qa1+ 81.Kf2 Ke4
82.Rh3+ Kf5 83.Rf3+ Kg5 84.Bh3 Qb2+
85.Kf1 Qc2 86.Ke1 Qe4+ 87.Kf2 Qb1
88.Kg2 Qe1 89.Rf5+ Kg6 90.Rf3 Kg7
91.Rf2 Qd1 92.Rf3 Qd2+ 93.Kf1 Kg6
94.Bg2 Qd1+ 95.Kf2 Qd4+ 96.Kf1 Qg4
97.Kf2 Kg5 98.Bh3 Qe4 99.Kg2 Qe2+
100.Rf2
½–½
(96) Agzamov Georgy (UZB) - Vaisser
Anatoli (FRA) (2515) [A57]
It (cat.11) Sochi (Russia), 1985
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 b4 5.Nbd2
d6 6.e4 e5 7.Be2 g6 8.0–0 Bh6 9.a3 Na6
10.Qa4+ Qd7 11.Qc2 0–0 12.Ne1 bxa3
13.Rxa3 Nb4 14.Qb1 Qe7 15.Nb3 Bxc1
16.Nxc1 Ne8 17.Nc2 Nxc2 18.Qxc2 f5
84
19.exf5 Bxf5 20.Qd2 Rb8 21.Bd1 Rb4
22.Qc3 Qh4 23.Be2 Rb7 24.Nb3 Nf6
25.Na5 Ne4 26.Qc1 Rbf7 27.Qe3 g5
28.Nc6 g4 29.Bd3 Ng5 30.Bxf5 Rxf5
31.Ne7+ Kh8 32.Nxf5 Rxf5 33.Qg3 Qh5
34.Rxa7 Ne4 35.Qb3 Rf8 36.Qb7 Qg6
37.Qe7 Qh6 38.Rfa1 Nxf2 39.Qxf8+
1–0
(97) Levitt Jonathan (ENG) (2465) -
Wolff Patrick G (USA) (2540) [A57]
It (b) Hastings (England), 1990
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 b4 5.Nbd2
g6 6.e4 Bg7 7.Bd3 d6 8.0–0 0–0 9.Re1 e5
10.dxe6 Bxe6 11.e5 dxe5 12.Nxe5 Ng4
13.Ndf3 Nxe5 14.Nxe5 Bxe5 15.Rxe5
Bxc4 16.Re3 Nc6 17.b3 Qf6 18.Rb1 Bxd3
19.Bb2 Qf5 20.Qxd3 Qxd3 21.Rxd3 Rad8
22.Rbd1 Rxd3 23.Rxd3 Rd8 24.Rxd8+
Nxd8 25.Bf6 Nb7 26.Kf1 Kf8 27.g4 Ke8
28.Ke2 Kd7 29.Kd3 Ke6 30.Bg5 Nd6
31.h3 Kd5 32.Be7 Nb5 33.Bf6 Nc7 34.Bg5
Ne6 35.Be3 g5 36.f3 Nf4+ 37.Bxf4 gxf4
38.g5 a5 39.h4 c4+
0–1
(98) Biriukov Oleg V (RUS) (2415) -
Kalegin Evgenij (RUS) (2500) [A57]
Cup Russia St. Petersburg (Russia) (2),
1996
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 b4 5.Nbd2
g6 6.e4 d6 7.a3 Bg7 8.axb4 cxb4 9.Qa4+
Nfd7 10.Nb3 Na6 11.Qc6 Nc7 12.Nbd4 0–
0 13.Nb5 Nxb5 14.cxb5 Bb7 15.Qc4 f5
16.Ng5 Nc5 17.Bd3 h6 18.Nh3 g5 19.0–0
a6 20.bxa6 Rxa6 21.Be3 Nxd3 22.Qxd3
Qa8 23.Rad1 f4 24.Bc1 Ra2 25.Rfe1 Bc8
26.Qb3 f3 27.e5 Qa4 28.Qc4 b3 29.Qxa4
Rxa4 30.e6 Ba6 31.gxf3 Rxf3 32.Kg2 Rf5
33.f3 g4 34.Ng1 gxf3+ 35.Nxf3 Rg4+
36.Kf2 Bd4+ 37.Be3 Bf6 38.Bxh6 Kh7
39.Bc1 Bh4+ 40.Ke3 Bxe1 41.Rxe1 Rxd5
42.h3 Rg6 43.Kf4 Bd3
0–1
 85

(99) Filipenko A (2341) - Voitsekhovsky Nh7 ) 13...Bxf6 14.axb4 Nxb4 15.Qc3

S (2511) [A57] Bd7³]
XXX Nezhmetdinov Mem (2), 02.06.2008
13.Ne1 Nh5 [?!]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 b4 5.Bg5
d6 6.Nbd2 h6 7.Bxf6 exf6 8.e4 f5 9.e5 [13...h6]
dxe5 10.Nxe5 Bd6 11.Qa4+ Nd7 12.Nc6
Qf6 13.0–0–0 0–0 14.Qc2 a5 15.g3 a4 14.g3 f5 15.exf5 gxf5 16.Be2 [!]
16.f4 Nb6 17.Kb1 Bd7 18.Bg2 Rfe8
19.Rhe1 g5 20.fxg5 hxg5 21.Rf1 b3 [16.Ng2 ? 16...bxa3 17.Rxa3 (17.bxa3 ?
22.axb3 axb3 23.Nxb3 Ra4 24.Bh3 Rxc4 17...e4) 17...Nb4µ]
25.Qf2 g4 26.Bg2 f4 27.Nd2 Bf5+ 28.Ka1
Ra8+ 16...Nf6 17.Nd2 [!]

0–1 17...bxa3 [17...Bd7 18.Ng2²]

18.bxa3± Qf7 19.Ng2 Bd7 20.Rab1 Rab8

(100) Gulko B (2520) - Gurevich D 21.Qc3 [!]
(2505) [A57]
Somerset 42/79, 1986 21...a4 22.Qa5 Ra8 23.Rb7 Ne8 [23...Nb4
[Gulko,B] !? 24.Qb6 ! (24.Qc7 ? 24...Rfc8 25.Qxd6
Ra6 26.Qxe5 Nfxd5–+) 24...Ra6 25.Qc7
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 b4 [4...g6 Rc8 26.Rb8+–]
Ue 42/(79)]
24.Qb6 Nac7 25.Rxc7 Nxc7 26.Qxc7
5.Bg5 d6 6.Nbd2 g6 7.e4 [7.Bxf6 exf6 Ra6 27.Rb1 Rc8 28.Qb7 Raa8 29.Nh4
8.e3 =] [?!]

7...Bg7 8.Bd3 0–0 9.0–0 [?!N]
[9.h3 Ue 38/84; 9.a3 ! 9...Nbd7 !? (9...a5 ?
10.axb4 cxb4 11.Nb3 !; 9...Na6 !?) ]
9...a5 [!=]
10.Qc2 [?!]
[29.Bh4 Qe8 30.Bh5 Qxh5 31.Qxd7 Rcb8
32.Rb5+–]
29...h6 30.Bh5 Qxh5 31.Qxd7 Qxg5
32.Nxf5 Rf8 [!]
33.Ne7+ Kh7 34.Ne4 Qh5 35.Qxd6 Rab8
[!]

[10.a3] 36.Nf6+ [?]

10...e5 [!] [36.Rf1±]

11.a3 Na6 [11...h6 ?! 12.Bxf6 Bxf6 36...Bxf6 37.Rxb8 Qd1+ [!]

13.axb4 cxb4 14.c5²]
[37...Rxb8 38.Qxb8 Bxe7 39.Qc7 ]
12.Nb3 [!]
38.Kg2 e4 [!]
12...Qc7 [?!]

[12...a4 13.Nc1 b3 14.Qd2 ; 12...h6

13.Bxf6 (13.Bd2 a4 14.Nc1 b3 15.Qd1
 86

39.Rxf8 [39.h3 Qf3+ 40.Kg1 Rxb8 (102) Flear G (2493) - Tregubov P

41.Qxb8 Bxe7 42.Qc7 Qf6–+] (2636) [A58]
TCh-FRA Top 16 Gp A (1), 22.03.2008
39...Qf3+
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6
½–½ 5.bxa6 g6 6.Nc3 Bxa6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.g3 d6
9.Bg2 Nbd7 10.Rb1 0–0 11.0–0 Qa5
12.Bd2 Ng4 13.Qc2 Nge5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5
(101) Horvath Julia (HUN) (2275) - 15.b3 Qa3 16.Bc1 Qa5 17.Bd2 Qa3
Popovics Adam (HUN) (2320) [A57] 18.Bc1 Qa5 19.Bb2 c4 20.Rfc1 Rfc8
Ch Hungary (team) 2001/02 Hungary (11), 21.Qd1 Rab8 22.Bh3 f5 23.Na4 Bb5 24.f4
21.04.2002 Bxa4 25.fxe5 c3 26.Bxc3 Rxc3 27.Rxc3
Qxc3 28.bxa4 Rxb1 29.Qxb1 Bxe5
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.Nf3 Bb7 30.Qd1 h5 31.Qd3 Bd4+ 32.Kg2 Qa1
5.Qc2 Na6 6.a3 bxc4 7.e4 e6 8.Bxc4 exd5 33.Kf3 Bc5 34.Qd2 Qb1 35.Qf4 Qxa2
9.exd5 Nc7 10.0–0 Bxd5 11.Bxd5 Nfxd5 36.Bxf5 Qxd5+ 37.Be4 Qd1 38.Kg2
12.Re1+ Ne6 13.Qf5 Nf6 14.Bg5 Be7 Qxe2+ 39.Kh3 Kg7 40.Bd5 e6 41.Bg2
15.Nc3 0–0 16.Rad1 Rb8 17.Re2 h6 Be3 42.Qf3 Qd3 43.Qe4 Qxe4 44.Bxe4
18.Bh4 Re8 19.Red2 Qa5 20.Bxf6 Bxf6 Bb6 45.g4 hxg4+ 46.Kxg4 d5 47.Bc2 Kf6
21.Rxd7 Nf8 22.R7d5 Bxc3 23.bxc3 Qxc3 48.Bb3 g5 49.h3 Bd8 50.Ba2 Ke5 51.a5
24.Rxc5 Qxa3 25.Ra5 Qb3 26.Raa1 Rb5 Bxa5 52.Kxg5 Bd8+ 53.Kg4 Ke4 54.h4 e5
27.Qd3 Qxd3 28.Rxd3 Rb2 29.Rd2 Rxd2 55.Bb1+ Ke3 56.Kf5 Kd4 57.h5 e4 58.h6
30.Nxd2 Re7 31.Kf1 Ne6 32.Nc4 Rc7 Bc7 59.h7 Be5 60.Bc2 e3 61.Bd1 Bh8
33.Ne3 Rb7 34.g3 Kf8 35.Ke2 Rb2+ 62.Ke6 Ke4 63.Bc2+ Kf4 64.Bd3 d4
36.Ke1 Rb7 37.h4 g6 38.Ra5 h5 39.Nd5
Nc7 40.Nc3 Ke7 41.Ne4 Rb4 42.Nc3 Rc4 0–1
43.Kd2 a6 44.Kd3 Rc6 45.Ne4 Nb5
46.Ra1 Kd8 47.Ng5 f6 48.Ne4 Kc7
49.Nd2 Rc3+ 50.Ke2 Kb6 51.Ra4 Rc6
52.Kd3 Rd6+ 53.Kc2 Rd4 54.Ra1 a5
55.Re1 Kc7 56.Re6 Rd6 57.Re7+ Kd8
58.Rb7 Rc6+ 59.Kb2 Nd4 60.Nb3 Kc8
61.Nxa5 Rc2+ 62.Kb1 Rxf2 63.Rg7 Ne6
64.Rxg6 Kd7 65.g4 hxg4 66.Rxg4 f5
67.Rg1 f4 68.Nc4 f3 69.Ne5+ Kd6 70.Nxf3
Rxf3 71.Rg4 Rf2 72.Kc1 Ke5 73.Kd1 Nf4
74.Rg8 Rh2 75.Rh8 Kd4 76.Rd8+ Nd5
77.Rh8 Ne3+ 78.Ke1 Nc2+ 79.Kf1 Kd3
80.h5 Ne3+ 81.Kg1 Rg2+ 82.Kh1 Ke2
83.h6 Rg5 84.h7 Rh5+ 85.Kg1 Rh6
86.Rg8 Rxh7 87.Rf8 Rh3 88.Rf7 Rh4
89.Rf8 Rg4+

½–½
 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 Section

(1) Theory [A31] 5...d5 6.cxd5 Bc5

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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 8rsnlwqk+-tr(
XABCDEFGHY 7zpp+-+pzpp'
8rsnlwqkvl-tr( 6-+-+-sn-+&
7zpp+pzppzpp' 5+NvlPzp-+-%
6-+-+-sn-+& 4-+-+-+-+$
5+-zp-+-+-% 3+-+-+-+-#
4-+PzP-+-+$ 2PzP-+PzPPzP"
3+-+-+N+-# 1tRNvLQmKL+R!
2PzP-+PzPPzP" xabcdefghy
1tRNvLQmKL+R!
[(Black made a positional sacrifice to get
xabcdefghy an easy development and active play.)]

[(It is one of the popular ways for white if [6...Nxd5 ?? 7.Qxd5 Qxd5 8.Nc7+ Kd8
he doesn't want to play Benko)] 9.Nxd5+–]

3...cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 [(This variation is the
most aggressive for black, that's why I
recommend you to play it. It is also pretty
simple line in the same time, because
black has the only main set up of his
pieces.)]
7.N5c3 [7.d6? 'with the idea' Nc7 doesn't
work 7...0–0 8.Nc7 Ne4 9.e3 (9.Be3 Bxe3
10.fxe3 Qf6‚) 9...Bb4+ 10.Nd2 Qxd6
11.Nxa8 Rd8–+ then black will take the
knight d2, and the knight on a8 is
captured also]

5.Nb5 [5.Nb3?! (too passive) 5...d5 6.cxd5
Qxd5 7.Qxd5 Nxd5 =]
7...0–0 8.e3 [8.g3 Qb6 ! (it forces white to
weakening his position) 9.e3 Bg4 10.Be2
Bxe2 (10...Bh3 !? (not the best, but could
be good for blitz, because prevent the
white castling so make problems for
white) 11.Qxe2 e4 (it is important to play
e4, otherwise white will play e4 by himself
12.0–0 Nbd7 then black will play Ne5 and
put it on d3 or f3]
8...e4 9.Be2 Bf5 10.0–0 Nbd7
XABCDEFGHY
8r+-wq-trk+(
7zpp+n+pzpp'
6-+-+-sn-+&
5+-vlP+l+-%
4-+-+p+-+$
3+-sN-zP-+-#
2PzP-+LzPPzP"
1tRNvLQ+RmK-!
xabcdefghy
[next typical moves for balck: a6, Qe7,
Rd8, Rc8 and then black start to attack in
the center and on the kingside] Line

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 Games Section

(1) Kharashuta E (2218) - Muzychuk A
(2474) [A31]
TCh-RUS w (4), 04.05.2007
1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5
5.Nb5 d5 6.cxd5 Bc5 7.N5c3 0–0 8.g3
Qb6 9.e3 Bg4 10.Be2 Bxe2 11.Qxe2 e4
12.a3 Nbd7 13.Nd2 Rfe8 14.b4 Bf8
15.Bb2 Rac8 16.0–0 a5 17.Nc4 Qc7
18.Nxa5 Ne5 19.Nb5 Qd7 20.Bxe5 Rxe5
21.Nd4 Rxd5 22.Nc4 Qh3 23.Nd2 Ng4
24.f3 exf3 25.N2xf3 Re8 26.Nc2 g6
27.Rad1 Rf5 28.Rde1 Bh6 29.e4 Rf6
30.Qg2 Qxg2+ 31.Kxg2 Rc8 32.Nfd4 Rxf1
33.Rxf1 Bg7 34.Rf3 Rc4 35.Rd3 Ne5
36.Rd2 Bh6 37.Rd1 Rc3 38.a4 Nc4
39.Re1 Bf8 40.Re2 Rd3 41.a5 Bxb4
42.Nxb4 Rxd4 43.a6 bxa6 44.Nxa6 Ne5
45.Nc7 Kg7 46.Nd5 h5 47.h3 Ra4 48.Nc3
Ra3 49.Nd5 Kh6 50.Rf2 Rb3 51.Re2 h4
52.Re3 Rb2+ 53.Kg1 Kg5 54.g4 Rd2
55.Kf1 Nd3 56.Rf3 Ne5 57.Re3 Rh2
58.Kg1 Rb2 59.Kh1 Kh6 60.Kg1 Ra2
61.Kf1 Nc4 62.Rc3 Nd2+ 63.Kg1 Nxe4
64.Re3 Ng3 65.Rf3 Rd2 66.Ne3 Ne4
67.Ng2 Rd1+ 68.Kh2 Ng5 69.Re3 Rd2
70.Kg1 Ne6 71.Nxh4 Nf4 72.Kh1 Ra2
73.Rg3 Rb2 74.Ng2 Ne6 75.h4 f5 76.gxf5
gxf5 77.Rf3 Nd4 78.Rf4 Rd2 79.Ne3 Kg6
80.Nf1 Rd3 81.Kg2 Ne6 82.Rf3 Rd4
83.Ng3 f4 84.Ne2 Re4 85.Ng1 Kh5
86.Rh3 Kg4 87.Kf2 Ra4 88.Rd3 Kxh4
89.Rd6 Re4 90.Nf3+ Kg4 91.Rd5 Re3
92.Nh2+ Kh4 93.Nf3+ Kh3 94.Ra5 Rb3
95.Ng5+ Nxg5 96.Rxg5 Rg3 97.Rh5+ Kg4
98.Rh8 Rf3+ 99.Kg2 Re3 100.Rg8+ Kf5
101.Kf2 Ra3 102.Rf8+ Ke4 103.Re8+ Kf5
104.Rf8+
½–½

(2) Stefanova A (2483) - Hamdouchi H
(2602) [A31]
2nd Trophee Universitaire (9), 06.03.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5
5.Nb5 d5 6.cxd5 Bc5 7.e3 0–0 8.Bc4 a6
9.N5c3 e4 10.Nd2 Re8 11.Qc2 Bf5 12.Nf1
Nbd7 13.Ng3 Bg6 14.0–0 Rc8 15.Rd1 Bd6
16.Be2 h5 17.Nf1 h4 18.Bd2 Qe7 19.Be1
Qe5 20.Qa4 Qg5 21.Rd4 Bc5 22.Rdd1
Bf5 23.Kh1 Bd6 24.f4 Qh6 25.g3 Nc5
26.Qc2 Nd3 27.Rxd3 exd3 28.Bxd3 Bg4
29.Be2 Qh5 30.Bxg4 Qxg4 31.Qd1 Qh3
32.Qf3 b5 33.e4 Nxe4 34.Nxe4 Rxe4
35.Bc3 Rxf4
0–1
(3) Bocharov D (2611) - Dobrov V
(2499) [A31]
Cup Russia (2.4), 08.11.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5
5.Nb5 d5 6.cxd5 Bc5 7.N5c3 0–0 8.g3 Bf5
9.Bg2 e4 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.a3 a6 12.Bg5 h6
13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.e3 Re8 15.Nd2 Qe7
16.Rc1 Rad8 17.Qb3 Ba7 18.Rfd1 Rd7
19.Nc4 Red8 20.d6 Qe6 21.Ne2 Bg4
22.Nf4 Qf5 23.Re1 g5 24.Ne2 Qe6
25.Qb4 Nd5 26.Qd2 b5 27.Na5 Rxd6
28.Nd4 Bxd4 29.exd4 Nf6 30.Nb7 Rxd4
31.Nxd8 Rxd2 32.Nxe6 Bxe6 33.b4 Ng4
34.Red1 Ra2 35.Bh3 e3 36.fxe3 Nxh2
37.Bg2 Ng4 38.Rc3 Kg7 39.Bd5 Bxd5
40.Rxd5 Ra1+ 41.Kg2 Ra2+ 42.Kf1 Rf2+
43.Ke1 Rf3 44.Rd6 Rxg3 45.Rxa6 h5
46.Ra5 h4 47.Rxb5 Kg6 48.Rb8
0–1
(4) Ghosh D (2006) - Saravana Kr
(2261) [A31]
Parsvnath ch-Commonwealth (3),
04.12.2007
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5
5.Nb5 d5 6.cxd5 Bc5 7.e3 0–0 8.Be2 a6
9.N5c3 e4 10.0–0 Re8 11.Nd2 Bf5 12.Nb3
89
Bd6 13.Nd4 Bg6 14.Bd2 Nbd7 15.Rc1
Qe7 16.a3 Rac8 17.b4 Nb6 18.g3 h5
19.Qb3 Qd7 20.Rfe1 h4 21.Kg2 Be5
22.a4 Bxd4 23.exd4 Nbxd5 24.Nxd5 Nxd5
25.Rxc8 Rxc8 26.Rc1 Rd8 27.Be3 Bf5
28.Bc4 Bh3+ 29.Kg1 Qg4 30.Qd1 Qxd1+
31.Rxd1 Nxb4 32.Rb1 a5 33.Rc1 Nc6
34.Rd1 Bg4 35.Rd2 Rc8 36.h3 Bxh3
37.Kh2 Bd7 38.gxh4 Nb4 39.Be2 Bxa4
40.d5 Bd7 41.d6 Rc2 42.Rxc2 Nxc2
43.Bc5 a4 44.Bd1 Ne1 45.Kg3 Nd3
46.Ba3 b5 47.Bg4 f5
0–1
(5) Melkumyan H (2485) - Shkurikhin I
(2371) [A31]
4th Open A (5), 06.02.2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5
5.Nb5 d5 6.cxd5 Bc5 7.N5c3 0–0 8.g3
Qb6 9.e3 Bg4 10.Be2 Bxe2 11.Qxe2 e4
12.Nd2 Re8 13.a3 a5 14.0–0 Nbd7 15.b3
Bf8 16.Bb2 Nc5 17.Rab1 Rad8 18.Qc4
Ng4 19.Kg2 Ne5 20.Qe2 Qg6 21.b4 axb4
22.axb4 Ncd3 23.Ndxe4 f5 24.Nd2 Bxb4
25.Nf3 f4 26.Nd1 Nxf3 27.Qxf3 Ne1+
28.Rxe1 Bxe1 29.Rc1 fxe3 30.Rc7 e2
31.Rxg7+ Qxg7 32.Bxg7 exd1Q 33.Qxd1
Kxg7 34.d6 Bc3 35.Qf3 Be5 36.Qxb7+
Kh8 37.Qf7 Bxd6 38.Qf6+ Kg8 39.Qg5+
Kf8 40.Qf6+
½–½
(6) Filip L (2459) - Miroshnichenko E
(2642) [A31]
IX EICC (11), 02.05.2008
1.Nf3 c5 2.c4 Nf6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5
5.Nb5 d5 6.cxd5 Bc5 7.N5c3 0–0 8.g3 e4
9.Bg2 Re8 10.e3 Bf5 11.a3 Nbd7 12.Nd2
Rc8 13.0–0 Bb6 14.h3 Bg6 15.Rb1 h5
16.Qe2 h4 17.g4 Ne5 18.Ndxe4 Nxe4
19.Nxe4 Rc4 20.Nd2 Rc2 21.e4 Qf6
22.Kh1 Qf4 23.Nb3 Rxe2 24.Bxf4 Nd3
25.Be3 Bxe3 26.fxe3 Nf2+ 27.Kg1 Nxe4
28.Nd4 Rxe3 29.Rfe1 Nd6 30.Rxe3 Rxe3
 90

31.Rd1 Kf8 32.Kf2 Re7 33.Rc1 Bd3

34.Bf3 g6 35.b3 Ke8 36.Rc3 Be4 37.Re3
Kd7 38.Re1 a5 39.Re3 Re5 40.Ne2 f5
41.gxf5 gxf5 42.Nf4 b5 43.Re1 a4 44.bxa4
bxa4 45.Bd1 Nc4 46.Bxa4+ Kd6 47.Bc6
Re7 48.a4 Ne5

½–½

(7) Mirzanurov B (2321) -

Voitsekhovsky S (2511) [A31]
XXX Nezhmetdinov Mem (4), 04.06.2008

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5

5.Nb5 d5 6.cxd5 Bc5 7.e3 0–0 8.N5c3 e4
9.Be2 Re8 10.a3 Na6 11.Nd2 Nc7 12.Qc2
Bf5 13.0–0 Ncxd5 14.Nxd5 Qxd5 15.Nb3
Bd6 16.Nd4 Bg4 17.Rd1 Rac8 18.Qd2
Qe5 19.g3 Qh5 20.b4 Be5 21.Bb2 Bxd4
22.Bxg4 Nxg4 23.Bxd4 Qxh2+ 24.Kf1 Rc6
25.Rac1 Rh6 26.Qb2 Qh1+ 27.Ke2 Qf3+

0–1

(8) Goldsztejn G (2374) - Degraeve JM

(2523) [A31]
7th Open (2), 06.07.2008

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nf3 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5

5.Nb5 d5 6.cxd5 Bc5 7.e3 0–0 8.N5c3
Qe7 9.Be2 e4 10.Nd2 Rd8 11.Qc2 Bf5
12.a3 Nbd7 13.b4 Bd6 14.Bb2 Rac8
15.Qb3 Nb6 16.0–0 Bg4 17.Rfe1 Bxe2
18.Nxe2 Nbxd5 19.Ng3 Bxg3 20.hxg3
Ng4 21.Rad1 Qg5 22.Nxe4 Qh5 23.Rd4
Ndxe3 24.fxe3 Qh2+ 25.Kf1 Qh1+ 26.Ke2
Qxg2+ 27.Kd1 Qxe4 28.Re2 Qb1+ 29.Kd2
Nf6 30.Re1 Rxd4+ 31.exd4 Ne4+ 32.Ke2
Rc2+ 33.Kf3 Rf2+

0–1
 B. Scandinavian Defense

(1) Theory [B01] e5‚) 6...Qf5! (the best square for the
queen, little later you will see why it is the
[I will show you one interesting variation of
best) 7.Be3 (7.h3 ? (wastes time and
Scandinavian. It is quite aggressuve and
allows black to start an attack) 7...Bxf3
not very well-known. So you can create a
8.Bxf3 0–0–0 9.Be3 (9.Bxc6 Qe6+ 10.Qe2
huge problems for your opponents by
Qxc6 11.0–0 (11.d5 Nxd5³) 11...Rxd4³)
using this variation.]
9...Nxd4 10.Bxd4 Qe6+ 11.Be2 c5³) 7...0–
0–0 8.Nbd2
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4
XABCDEFGHY a) 8.0–0 e5 (black uses the pin on the
8rsnlwqkvl-tr( white's queen, it is one of the typical ideas
for black) 9.d5 e4 10.Nd4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4
7zppzp-zppzpp' Bd6 12.Bxf6 Bxe2 13.Qxe2 Qxf6
(13...gxf6 !? 14.Nc3 Rde8 15.Rae1 Rhg8
6-+-+-sn-+& 16.g3„) 14.Nc3 Qe5 15.g3 f5 16.Qe3 b6
5+-+P+-+-% =;
4-+-zP-+-+$ b) 8.Nc3 e5 9.d5 e4 10.Nd4 Nxd4
3+-+-+-+-# 11.Bxd4 (11.Bxg4 Qxg4 12.Qxg4+ Nxg4
13.Bxd4 c5 14.Be3 f5 =) 11...Bd6 12.Bxf6
2PzPP+-zPPzP" Bxe2 13.Qxe2 gxf6 14.Nxe4 Rhe8 15.f3
1tRNvLQmKLsNR! Qg6‚ 'with the idea' f5; 8...e5 9.d5 Nb4
(threatening Nc2 and Nd3. That's why it
xabcdefghy was important for black to put the queen
on f5) 10.0–0 Nc2 11.Rc1 Nxe3 (winning
[3.Nc3 (more calm move, which doesn't the bishop against knight and weakening
create any problems for black) 3...Nxd5 the white's pawn structure) 12.fxe3 Bc5‚;
4.Bc4 Nb6 5.Bb3 c5 (threatening c4) 6.d3 4.f3 (it is the most principled way for
(6.Qh5 e6 (6...c4 !? (this gambit line is not white: white is trying to keep the d5 pawn.
fully correct, but quite interesting anyway) Though white really can do it, black has a
7.Bxc4 Nxc4 8.Qb5+ Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 strong compensation) 4...Bf5 5.Bb5+ (5.c4
10.Nf3 Bxf3 11.gxf3 Nc6©) 7.d3 N8d7 e6 6.dxe6 Nc6 (black wants to resume the
8.Bg5 Nf6 =) 6...Bf5 (black needs to development quickly and start an attack)
develop the bishop before playing e6) 7.Be3 (7.exf7+ ?! (this move only helps
7.Qf3 Qd7 =] black, because then black has an extra
move Re8+ in the future) 7...Kxf7 8.Be3
3...Bg4 4.Be2 [4.Nf3 (not very aggressive Bb4+ 9.Nc3 Re8 10.Kf2 Rxe3! (it is
move) 4...Qxd5 5.Be2 (5.Nc3 (brings an winning for black) 11.Kxe3 Bc2
equal position after the forcing line) (distracting the queen) 12.Qxc2 (12.Qd2
5...Qh5 6.Be2 Nc6 7.0–0 0–0–0 8.h3 Nxd4 Ng4+–+) 12...Qxd4+ 13.Ke2 Bxc3–+ and
9.Nxd4 (9.hxg4? Nxg4 black is Re8 then) 7...Qe7 (black is preparing
threatening Qh2, and also black has castling queen-side; the queen is putting
prepared a discovered attack of the the pressure on the "e" line) 8.Nc3
white's queen) 9...Bxe2 10.Ncxe2 (8.exf7+ (it is quite dangerous way for
(10.Qxe2? Rxd4µ) 10...e5 11.Be3 Bc5 white, cause black has a huge advantage
12.c3 Rhe8 =) 5...Nc6 (black is going to in activity) 8...Kxf7 9.Kf2 Rd8 10.Nc3 Qb4
attack the d4 pawn) 6.c4 (6.0–0 0–0–0 7.c3 (a powerful idea: it attacks the b2 pawn

and open the f8 bishop) 11.Qb3 Nxd4
12.Qxb4 Bxb4 13.Nd5 Nc2 14.Nxb4 Nxa1
15.Ne2 a5µ) 8...0–0–0 9.Qd2 fxe6 10.0–0–0
Qb4 (as usual, black wants to use the pin
on the "d" line somehow: Bc5, e5 etc)
11.g4 Bg6 12.h4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 e5 14.g5
Rxd4 15.Qe1 Rxd1+ 16.Qxd1 Bc5 17.Qe2
Nh5 18.Qxe5 Re8 19.Bh3+ Kb8 20.Be6
Bd6–+) 5...Nbd7 6.c4 (6.Nc3 (doesn't help
white to keep the d5 pawn really) 6...a6
7.Bc4 Nb6 8.Bb3 Nbxd5 =) 6...e6 7.dxe6
(7.g4 ? 7...Bxb1 8.dxe6 Bg6 9.exd7+
Nxd7 10.Be3 c6 11.Ba4 Bb4+ 12.Kf1 Qe7
13.Bf2 0–0–0 14.Bc2 h5‚) 7...Bxe6 (now
the white's c4 pawn is under the attack.
Black wants to play a6 or c6 winning the
c4 pawn then) 8.d5
a) 8.Nc3 Bb4 9.d5 Bf5 10.Nge2 0–0 11.0–0
Ne5©;
b) 8.c5 c6 9.Bd3 Nd5 (an interesting way
for black. Now black is threatening Qh4
check, attacking the d4 pawn also)
10.Ne2 (10.Nc3 Qh4+ 11.g3 Qxd4µ)
10...Qh4+ 11.g3 Qh3 it stops the white's
castling and gives black a good
compensation. The queen always can
move on the g2 creating a lot of threats.;
8...Bf5 9.Nc3 (9.Ne2 Bc5 (preventing
castling); 9.Be3 ?! (this bishop will be an
object of the attack for black's rook or
queen on the "e" file.) 9...Bb4+ 10.Nc3 0–0
11.Nge2 Ne5 (threatening Nd3 and
attacking the c4 pawn) 12.0–0 a6‚)
9...Bc5 10.Qe2+ Qe7 11.g4 Bg6 12.Bg5
h5„]
92
4...Bxe2 5.Qxe2
XABCDEFGHY
8rsn-wqkvl-tr(
7zppzp-zppzpp'
6-+-+-sn-+&
5+-+P+-+-%
4-+-zP-+-+$
3+-+-+-+-#
2PzPP+QzPPzP"
1tRNvL-mK-sNR!
xabcdefghy
[5.Nxe2 (a passive move, which doesn't
create any problems for black) 5...Qxd5
6.0–0 Nc6 7.Nbc3 Qh5 (7...Qf5 !? (you
may choose this move, if you want to
complicate the position) 8.Ng3 Qg6 9.Be3
0–0–0 = then black wants to play e5 using
the pin or start to attack on the king-side
pushing the "h" pawn.) 8.Ng3 Qxd1
9.Rxd1 0–0–0 10.Be3 e6 =]
5...Qxd5 6.Nf3 e6 7.0–0 [7.c4 Bb4+ =]
7...Nc6 8.Nc3 [8.c4 ? ( a very popular
blunder) 8...Nxd4 9.Nxd4 Qxd4 10.Rd1
Qg4 11.f3 Bc5+ 12.Kh1 Qh4µ; 8.Be3 !?
8...Bd6 9.c4 Qh5 10.Nc3 g5 (it is more
sharp way, then black will certainly make
castling queen-side) (10...0–0 !?=) 11.g3
g4 12.Ng5 0–0–0 13.Nge4 Be7 14.Rfd1
Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Qf5 16.Qd3 Ne5 17.Nd6+
Bxd6 18.Qxf5 exf5 19.dxe5 Bxe5µ; 8.Rd1
0–0–0 9.c4 Qh5 10.Nc3 Rg8 (since we
have a different side castlings black is
going to attack the white's king. After g5–
g4 black will push away the white's knight;
and then will resume the attack with move
Bd6, attacking h2) 11.Be3 g5 12.d5 g4
13.dxc6 (13.Nd4 Bd6 14.g3 Ne5 15.dxe6
c5µ) 13...gxf3 14.Rxd8+ Kxd8 15.Qd3+
Bd6 16.g3 bxc6 17.Rd1 Ke7‚ with the
idea' Næ4]
 93

8...Qh5 9.Bf4 0–0–0 10.Rad1 Bd6

11.Bxd6 Rxd6 12.Ne4 Nxe4 13.Qxe4
Rhd8‚
XABCDEFGHY
8-+ktr-+-+(
7zppzp-+pzpp'
6-+ntrp+-+&
5+-+-+-+q%
4-+-zPQ+-+$
3+-+-+N+-#
2PzPP+-zPPzP"
1+-+R+RmK-!
xabcdefghy
Line

Scandinavian Defense Games Section

(1) Koscielski Janusch (GER) (2359) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2429) [B01]
It (open) Bad Wildbad (Germany) (8),
2000
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Nf3 Qxd5
5.Be2 Nc6 6.Be3 0–0–0 7.c4 Qf5 8.Nbd2
e5 9.Nxe5 Bxe2 10.Qxe2 Nxd4 11.Bxd4
Rxd4 12.Nef3 Rd8 13.0–0–0 Re8 14.Qf1
g6 15.h3 Bh6 16.g4 Qxf3
0–1
24.Nxc3 bxc3 25.Kf1 c2 26.Rc1 Ra8
27.Ke1 Raxa2 28.Kd2 Bf5 29.g4 Bg6
30.h4 h6 31.c5 Ra4 32.Kc3 Rb1 33.h5
Bh7 34.g5 hxg5 35.Bxg5 Ra3+ 36.Kd2
Rxc1
0–1
(3) Frehen Werner (GER) (2034) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2429) [B01]
It (open) Oberwart (Austria) (1), 2000

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5

(2) Ibrahimov Dzevad (1814) - 5.c4 e6 6.dxe6 Nc6 7.Be3 Qe7 8.d5 0–0–0
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2429) [B01] 9.Qa4 Qb4+ 10.Qxb4 Nxb4 11.Na3 fxe6
It (open) Guben (Germany) (2), 2000 12.dxe6 Bxe6 13.Kf2 Nd3+ 14.Bxd3 Rxd3
15.Nb5 Bxc4 16.Nc3 Bb4 17.Nge2 Re8
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5 18.Bd4 Rd2
5.c4 e6 6.dxe6 Nc6 7.exf7+ Kxf7 8.Be3
Qe7 9.Kf2 Rd8 10.Nc3 Qb4 11.Qb3 Nxd4 0–1
12.Qxb4 Bxb4 13.Nd5 Nc2 14.Nxb4 Nxa1
15.Ne2 a5 16.Ng3 Be6 17.Be2 axb4
18.Rxa1 Nd7 19.Bf4 Nc5 20.Bxc7 Rd2
21.Bb6 Na4 22.Be3 Rxb2 23.Ne4 Nc3

(4) Vajda Levente (ROM) (2447) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2429) [B01]
It (open) Budapest (Hungary), 07.2000
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5
5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.c4 e6 7.dxe6 Bxe6 8.d5
Bf5 9.Nc3 Bc5 10.Qe2+ Qe7 11.g4 Bg6
12.Bg5 0–0–0 13.Qxe7 Bxe7 14.Bxd7+
Rxd7 15.0–0–0 Re8 16.Nh3 h5 17.Rhg1
hxg4 18.fxg4 Bc5 19.Rge1 Rde7 20.Rxe7
Rxe7 21.Ng1 Re5 22.Bf4 Nxg4 23.b4 Rf5
24.Nge2 Rxf4 25.Nxf4 Be3+ 26.Kb2 Bxf4
27.Rd4 Ne5 28.Kb3 Bxh2 29.Rh4 Nf3
30.Rh8+ Kd7 31.Na4 b6
0–1
(5) Roth Lothar (GER) (2173) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2503) [B01]
It (open) \ Schwabisch Gmund (Germany)
(3), 2002
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Nf3 Qxd5
5.Be2 Nc6 6.c4 Qf5 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Bxf3 0–0–
0 9.Be3 e5 10.d5 Nb4 11.Na3 Nd3+
12.Kf1 Nxb2 13.Qb3 Bxa3 14.Qxa3 Nxc4
15.Qxa7 Nxe3+ 16.Qxe3 Kb8 17.g4 Qf4
18.Qxf4 exf4 19.Rd1 g5 20.h4 h6 21.hxg5
hxg5 22.Rxh8 Rxh8 23.Rb1 Ne8 24.Re1
Nd6 25.Re5 f6 26.Re6 Rf8 27.a4 Ka7
28.Ke2 Kb6 29.Kd3 Kc5 30.Re1 Rf7 31.a5
Kb5 32.Ra1 Re7 33.Kd4 f5 34.Rb1+ Kxa5
35.gxf5 Nxf5+ 36.Kc4 Nd6+ 37.Kc5 b6+
38.Kc6 Nc4 39.Ra1+
0–1
(6) Pavlov Maxim (UKR) (2442) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2501) [B01]
It (cat.8) Alushta (Ukraine) (11), 2003
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Be2
Nxd5 5.d4 Bf5 6.Nf3 e6 7.0–0 Be7 8.a3 0–
0 9.c4 Nb6 10.Nc3 Nc6 11.Be3 Bf6 12.b4
Bg4 13.b5 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 Nxd4 15.Bxb7
Rb8 16.Ne4 Be5 17.c5 Rxb7 18.cxb6
cxb6 19.f4 Nf5 20.fxe5 Nxe3 21.Qxd8
Rxd8 22.Nd6 Rc7 23.Rfc1 Rdd7 24.h3 h5
94
25.Rc6 Kf8 26.Rac1 Nd5 27.Kf2 f6 28.Kf3
fxe5 29.Ke4 Rxc6 30.bxc6 Rxd6 31.c7
Nxc7 32.Rxc7 a5 33.Kxe5 Rd3 34.Kxe6
Re3+ 35.Kf5 Rxa3 36.Rb7 Rb3 37.g4
hxg4 38.hxg4 a4 39.g5 a3 40.Ra7 Rb5+
41.Ke6 Ra5 42.Rf7+ Kg8 43.Rf1 a2
44.Ra1 Kh7
0–1
(7) Ambartsumova Karina (RUS) (2141)
- Muzychuk Anna (UKR) (2367) [B01]
Ch Europe (juniors) (under 14) (g) Budva
(Yugoslavia) (9), 2003
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Be2
Nxd5 5.d4 Bf5 6.Nf3 e6 7.0–0 Be7 8.a3 0–
0 9.c4 Nb6 10.h3 Nc6 11.Nc3 Bf6 12.Be3
a5 13.b3 e5 14.d5 e4 15.Nd4 Nxd4
16.Bxd4 c6 17.Rc1 Nd7 18.Bxf6 Qxf6
19.Bg4 Nc5 20.Bxf5 Qxf5 21.Qc2 Qg6
22.Rcd1 Rfe8 23.Rfe1
½–½
(8) Loef Dirk (GER) (2181) - Krivoshey
Sergei (UKR) (2501) [B02]
It (open) Schwarzach (Austria) (6), 2003
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nxd5 4.Bc4
Nb6 5.Bb3 c5 6.d3 Bf5 7.Qf3 Qd7 8.Bxf7+
Kxf7 9.g4 e6 10.Be3 Nc6 11.gxf5 exf5
12.0–0–0 Nd4 13.Qg2 Qc6 14.Qxc6 Nxc6
15.Nf3 Be7 16.d4 cxd4 17.Nxd4 Nxd4
18.Bxd4 Bg5+ 19.Kb1 Rhd8 20.Bxb6
axb6 21.Nd5 Rd6 22.c4 Re8 23.Nc3 Red8
24.Rxd6 Rxd6 25.Rd1 Rxd1+ 26.Nxd1
Kf6 27.Kc2 Bf4 28.h4 g5 29.hxg5+ Kxg5
30.Kd3 h5 31.Ke2 Kg4 32.b4 h4 33.Nc3
h3 34.Kf1 Kf3 35.Kg1 Be5 36.Nb5 h2+
37.Kh1 Kxf2 38.c5 bxc5 39.bxc5 f4
40.Nd6 f3
0–1

(9) Yarmysty Mikhail (UKR) (2278) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2501) [B01]
Ch Ukraine Simferopol (Ukraine) (3), 2003
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Bb5+
Nbd7 5.f3 Bf5 6.c4 e6 7.dxe6 Bxe6 8.c5
Nd5 9.Ne2 c6 10.Ba4 Qh4+ 11.Ng3 0–0–0
12.0–0 Nxc5 13.Nc3 Nxa4 14.Qxa4 Kb8
15.Nge4 Be7 16.Bd2 Nb6 17.Qd1 Ka8
18.Be1 Qh6 19.Bf2 f5 20.Ng3 Bd6 21.Re1
Rhe8 22.a4 Nd5 23.a5 a6 24.Na4 Bc7
25.Qc2 Bc8 26.Qc5 Qd2 27.Rxe8 Rxe8
28.Nb6+ Kb8 29.Nxd5 cxd5 30.Nf1 Qxb2
31.Rc1 Bxa5 32.Ne3 Bb6 33.Qd6+ Ka8
34.Rd1 Bxd4 35.Rxd4 Qxd4 36.Nf1 Qe5
37.Qc5 d4 38.Qb4 Rd8 39.Nd2 Qd6
40.Qb2 Be6 41.f4 Qd5 42.h3 Kb8 43.Nf3
Qb3 44.Qe2 Qb1+ 45.Kh2 Qe4 46.Qd2
Bd5 47.Bxd4 Rc8 48.Ng5 Qxg2+ 49.Qxg2
Bxg2 50.Kxg2 h6 51.Nf7 b5 52.Kf3 g6
53.h4 b4 54.Ke3 a5 55.Kd3 a4 56.Nd6
Rc1 57.h5 gxh5 58.Nxf5 a3 59.Be5+ Ka8
60.Nd4 h4 61.f5 Rc3+ 62.Kd2 a2 63.Nf3
0–1
(10) Ruck Tamas (HUN) (2343) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2501) [B01]
It (open) Szombathely (Hungary) (4), 2003
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Be2 Bxe2
5.Qxe2 Qxd5 6.Nf3 e6 7.c4 Bb4+ 8.Bd2
Bxd2+ 9.Nbxd2 Qh5 10.0–0 0–0 11.Ne4
Nbd7 12.Nc3 c6 13.Rad1 a6 14.c5 Nd5
15.Qe4 N7f6 16.Qe5 Qg6 17.Nxd5 Nxd5
18.Rfe1 Rad8 19.Re2 Rfe8 20.g3 f6
21.Qe4 Nc7 22.Qxg6 hxg6 23.h4 e5
24.Rde1 exd4 25.Rxe8+ Nxe8 26.Re7 d3
27.Nd2 f5 28.Rxb7 Nf6 29.Kf1 Rd5 30.b4
Re5 31.Rb8+ Kf7 32.Rd8 Nd5 33.Nc4
Re7 34.a3 f4 35.gxf4 Nxf4 36.Rd4 Nd5
37.Rxd3 Re6 38.Na5 Nf6 39.f3 Ke7
40.Kf2 Nh7 41.Re3 Rxe3 42.Kxe3 Kd7
43.Kf4 Kc7 44.Nc4 Nf8 45.Kg5 Kd7
46.Ne5+ Kc7 47.Nxg6 Ne6+ 48.Kf5 Nd4+
49.Ke4 Ne2 50.Nf4 Nc3+ 51.Kd3 Nb5
52.Ne6+ Kd7 53.Nxg7 Nc7 54.h5 Ke7
55.Nf5+ Kf6 56.Nd4 Kg5 57.Ke4 Kxh5
95
58.Nxc6 Kg6 59.Ke5 Kf7 60.Kd6 Ne8+
61.Kd7 Nf6+ 62.Kd6 Ne8+ 63.Ke5 Nc7
64.Nd4 Ke7 65.f4 Ne8 66.Nc6+ Kf7 67.f5
Nc7 68.Nd8+ Ke7 69.Ne6 Ne8 70.Nf4
1–0
(11) Beil Thomas - Krivoshey Sergei
(UKR) (2507) [B01]
It (open) Schwabisch Gmund (Germany)
(1), 02.01.2003
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Bb5+
Nbd7 5.Ne2 Nxd5 6.c4 c6 7.Ba4 N5b6
8.Bb3 e5 9.Nbc3 exd4 10.Qxd4 Bxe2
11.Nxe2 Bb4+ 12.Bd2 Bxd2+ 13.Qxd2
Nc5 14.Qe3+ Qe7 15.Qxe7+ Kxe7 16.0–0
Rhd8 17.Nc3 Rd4 18.Rfe1+ Kf6 19.Re3
g6 20.Rae1 a5 21.Rf3+ Kg7 22.Re7 Rf8
23.Re5 Nbd7 24.Re1 Rd2 25.Re2 Rxe2
26.Nxe2 Rd8 27.h3 Ne5 28.Re3 Ned3
29.Re7 Kf6 30.Re3 Nxb2 31.Nc3 Rd4
32.Ne2 Rd2
0–1
(12) Deviatkin Andrei (RUS) (2502) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2507) [B01]
Dos Hermanas Qualifier (16–B) Internet
(6), 16.03.2003
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Nf3 Qxd5
5.Be2 Nc6 6.h3 Bxf3 7.Bxf3 Qd7 8.0–0 0–
0–0 9.c3 e5 10.dxe5 Qxd1 11.Rxd1 Rxd1+
12.Bxd1 Nxe5 13.Be2 Bc5 14.Nd2 Rd8
15.Kf1 Bb6 16.Nf3 Nd3 17.Bxd3 Rxd3
18.Ke2 Rd7 19.Bd2 Ne4 20.Be1 Re7
21.Kf1 f5 22.Rd1 g5 23.Rd5 f4 24.Nxg5
Nd6 25.b3 Kd7 26.c4 Kc6 27.Nf3 Nf7
28.Rf5 Bc5 29.Rxf7
1–0

(13) Lagdahl Harald - Krivoshey Sergei
(UKR) (2507) [B02]
Dos Hermanas Qualifier (18–A) Internet
(4), 18.03.2003
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nxd5 4.Bc4
Nb6 5.Bb3 c5 6.Qh5 c4 7.Bxc4 Nxc4
8.Qb5+ Bd7 9.Qxc4 Bc6 10.Nf3 Bxf3
11.gxf3 Nc6 12.Qe4 e6 13.d3 Nd4 14.Kd1
Be7 15.Be3 Bf6 16.Rg1 0–0 17.Kd2 b5
18.Rg4 Nf5 19.Rag1 Rc8 20.Qb7 Qa5
21.d4 b4 22.Ne4 Kh8 23.Nxf6 gxf6
24.Qe4 b3+ 25.c3 bxa2 26.Ra1 Rb8
27.Qc2 Nd6 28.b4 Nc4+ 29.Ke1 Qh5
30.Ke2 Qxh2 31.Rxa2 f5 32.Bf4 Qh3
33.Rg3 Qh5 34.Rxa7 Rbc8 35.Qa4 Nb6
36.Qb3 Nd5 37.Be5+ f6 38.Bd6 Rg8
39.Rxg8+ Rxg8 40.c4 Nb6 41.Rb7 Nc8
42.Bc5 Qh1 43.Qa4 Qb1 44.d5 exd5
45.cxd5 Qb2+ 46.Ke3 f4+ 47.Ke4 Qe5+
48.Kd3 Qxd5+ 49.Bd4 Rd8 50.b5 Qxb7
51.Kc3 Qc7+ 52.Kb2 Qd6 53.Bc3 Nb6
54.Qe4 Nd5 55.Bd4 Qb4+ 56.Kc2 Qc4+
57.Kd1 Nc3+ 58.Ke1 Nxe4
0–1
(14) Afromeev Vladimir (RUS) (2547) -
Maslak Konstantin (RUS) (2460) [B01]
Cup Russia \ Internet, 07.09.2004
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bc4
Bg4 5.f3 Bc8 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.d4 Nb6 8.Bb3
Nbxd5 9.Nxd5 Nxd5 10.c4 Nf6 11.Ne2 e6
12.Be3 Be7 13.0–0 0–0 14.Bc2 b6 15.b3
c5 16.Qd3 cxd4 17.Bxd4 Bb7 18.Rad1
Bc5 19.Bxc5 Qxd3 20.Rxd3 bxc5 21.Rfd1
Rfc8 22.Nc3 Kf8 23.Nb5 Bc6 24.Nc3 Ke7
25.Kf2 g6 26.Ke3 h5 27.h4 a5 28.R3d2
Rc7 29.Be4 Nxe4 30.fxe4 a4 31.e5 axb3
32.axb3 Ra3 33.Rb1 Rb7 34.Rdb2 Rd7
35.g3 Rd4 36.Rd1 Rg4 37.Rg1 g5
38.hxg5 Rxg5 39.Kd3 Rxe5 40.Kc2 Rg5
41.Rbb1 Ra8 42.Kb2 Rag8 43.Na4 Rxg3
44.Rxg3 Rxg3 45.Nxc5 h4 46.b4 h3 47.b5
Bg2 48.b6 Rg8 49.Nd3 h2 50.Nf2 Kd6
51.Kc3 Kc6 52.Kd4 f6 53.c5 Rd8+ 54.Kc4
Kb7 55.Kb5 Rd2 56.Nh1 Bc6+ 57.Kc4 e5
58.Ra1 Rd4+ 59.Kc3 Bd5 60.Ra7+ Kb8
96
61.Ng3 Rc4+ 62.Kd3 Rxc5 63.Rh7 Rb5
64.Kc2 h1Q 65.Nxh1 Bxh1 66.Rxh1 Rxb6
67.Kd3 Kc7 68.Ke4 Rb4+ 69.Kd5 Rd4+
70.Ke6 Rf4 71.Rc1+ Kb6 72.Kd5 e4
73.Kd4 f5 74.Ke3 Rf3+ 75.Ke2 Kb5
76.Rc8 Kb4 77.Rc7 Rc3 78.Rf7 Rf3
79.Rc7 Kb5 80.Rc8 Kb6 81.Rc1 Rh3
82.Rc8 f4 83.Rf8 Rh2+ 84.Kf1 f3 85.Re8
Re2 86.Re5 Kc6 87.Rh5 Kd6 88.Ra5 Ke6
89.Rb5 Rd2 90.Rb8 Ke5 91.Re8+ Kf4
92.Rf8+ Ke3 93.Kg1 Rd1+ 94.Kh2 Ke2
95.Kg3 Rg1+ 96.Kh2 Rg2+ 97.Kh1 Rg7
98.Kh2 e3 99.Kh3 f2 100.Kh2 f1Q 101.Rf3
Qg1+ 102.Kh3 Qh1#
0–1
(15) Encinas Encinas Alvaro (ESP)
(2146) - Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2499)
[B01]
It (open) Navalmoral (Spain) (2),
05.12.2004
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Nf3 Qxd5
5.Be2 Nc6 6.0–0 0–0–0 7.Be3 Qf5 8.c4 e5
9.d5 e4 10.Nd4 Nxd4 11.Bxd4 Bd6
12.Bxf6 Bxe2 13.Qxe2 Qxf6 14.Nc3 Qe5
15.g3 f5 16.Nb5 a6 17.Nxd6+ Rxd6
18.Qe3 Kb8 19.b3 h5 20.h4 Rg6 21.f4
Qb2 22.Rfb1 Qf6 23.Kf2 Rd8 24.Rd1
Qb2+ 25.Kg1 Rgd6 26.Qd4 Qxd4+
27.Rxd4 c6 28.Rad1 cxd5 29.cxd5 Rc8
30.Rc4 Rcd8 31.Rcd4 b5 32.Kg2 Rc8
33.R1d2 Rc3 34.Re2 Kc7 35.Kh2 Rg6
36.Rdd2 Rgxg3 37.Rc2 Rh3+ 38.Kg2 Kd6
0–1
(16) Womacka Mathias (GER) (2436) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2487) [B01]
Ch Germany (blitz) (candidates) Internet
(8), 02.04.2005
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5
5.Bb5+ c6 6.dxc6 Qa5+ 7.Nc3 Nxc6
8.Nge2 0–0–0 9.0–0 e5 10.d5 Nxd5
11.Nxd5 Qxb5 12.Nec3 Qc4 13.Be3 Bc5
14.Qd2 Be6 15.Qf2 Bd4 16.b3 Qc5 17.b4

Qc4 18.b5 Na5 19.Rad1 Bxd5 20.Nxd5
Rxd5 21.c3 Bxe3 22.Qxe3 Qc5
0–1
(17) Kasparov Sergey (BLR) (2464) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2429) [B01]
It (cat.8) Rovno (Ukraine) (6), 2000
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Nf3 Qxd5 4.d4 Bg4
5.Be2 Nc6 6.c3 0–0–0 7.h3 Bxf3 8.Bxf3
Qd7 9.Qb3 e6 10.0–0 Rg8 11.Bg5 h6
12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Kh1 Na5 14.Qc2 Nc4
15.Nd2 Nxd2
½–½
(18) Schneider Martin (AUT) (2127) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2461) [B01]
It (open) Aschach (Austria) (1), 2001
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5
5.c4 e6 6.Qb3 c5 7.Qxb7 Nbd7 8.dxe6
fxe6 9.d5 Rb8 10.Qxa7 exd5 11.Nc3 Bd6
12.cxd5 0–0 13.Qa6 Rb6 14.Qa5 Re8+
15.Kd1 Rxb2
0–1
(19) Span Paul (NED) (2223) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2461) [B01]
Ch Netherlands (open) Dieren
(Netherlands) (2), 2001
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Be2 Bxe2
5.Qxe2 Qxd5 6.Nf3 e6 7.0–0 Nc6 8.Be3
Bd6 9.Nc3 Qh5 10.Qb5 Qxb5 11.Nxb5 a6
12.Nc3 0–0–0 13.Bg5 Be7 14.Rad1 h6
15.Bh4 g5 16.Bg3 Nd5 17.Nxd5 Rxd5
18.c4 Rd7 19.Ne5 Nxe5 20.Bxe5 Rhd8
21.Rde1 f6 22.Bg3 Rxd4 23.Rxe6 R8d7
24.b3 Rd2 25.h4 Rxa2 26.Rc1 Rdd2
27.Kh2 f5 28.Rce1 Bd8 29.Be5 Rxf2
30.Rxh6 gxh4 31.Rh8 Rad2 32.Bf6 Rxg2+
33.Kh1 h3 34.Be5 Rge2 35.Rxe2 Rxe2
36.Bf6 Rd2 37.Bg5 Rd3 38.Kh2 b6 39.Rf8
a5 40.Kh1 c6 41.Kh2 c5 42.Rh8 Kc7
43.Bf4+ Kd7 44.Rh7+ Kc8 45.Rxh3
97
Rxh3+ 46.Kxh3 Kd7 47.Kg2 Bc7 48.Bd2
Kc6 49.Kf3 b5 50.Bc3 bxc4 51.bxc4 Kd7
52.Bb2 Ke6 53.Ba3 Bd6 54.Ke3 Kf6
55.Kf3 Kg5 56.Bc1+ f4 57.Ba3 Kf5 58.Bb2
Be5 59.Bc1 a4 60.Ba3 Bd4 61.Bc1 Bc3
62.Ba3 Bb4
0–1
(20) Pasko Alexandr (UKR) - Krivoshey
Sergei (UKR) (2501) [B01]
Ch Ukraine Simferopol (Ukraine) (1), 2003
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Nf3 Qxd5
5.Be2 Nc6 6.c4 Qf5 7.Nc3 0–0–0 8.Be3 e5
9.d5 Nb4 10.0–0 Bxf3 11.Bxf3 Nc2 12.Rc1
Nxe3 13.fxe3 Bc5 14.Qe2 Qg5 15.Rce1
e4 16.Nxe4 Nxe4 17.Bxe4 Rhe8 18.Qf3
Kb8 19.Bxh7 g6 20.Qxf7 Re7 21.Qxg6
Qh4 22.Bg8 Rxe3 23.Rxe3 Bxe3+ 24.Kh1
Qxc4 25.Qf5 a6 26.Be6 Qb5 27.b3 Bc5
28.h4 Rh8 29.Rf4 Qe2 30.Qf6 Qe1+
31.Kh2 Rh5 32.g3 Re5 33.Kh3 Bd6
34.Rf1 Qd2 35.Bg4 Re3 36.Bf3 Qxa2
37.h5 Qxb3 38.h6 Qc4 39.Kg2 Qd3
40.Qg7 Re7 41.Qf6 Ka7 42.g4 Re2+
43.Rf2 Rxf2+ 44.Kxf2 Qd2+ 45.Kf1 Bc5
46.Be2 Qc1+ 47.Kg2 Qg1+ 48.Kh3 Bd6
49.Kh4 Qh2+ 50.Kg5 Qxe2 51.h7 Qe3+
52.Kg6 Qe4+ 53.Qf5 Qd4 54.Qf6 Qxg4+
55.Kf7 Qh5+ 56.Qg6 Qxg6+ 57.Kxg6 Be5
58.Kf5 Bb2
0–1
(21) Zesch Ludwig (GER) (2208) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2429) [B01]
It (open) Leutersdorf (Germany) (8), 2000
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Nf3 Qxd5
5.Nc3 Qh5 6.Be2 Nc6 7.0–0 0–0–0 8.h3
Nxd4 9.Nxd4 Bxe2 10.Ncxe2 e5 11.Be3
Bc5 12.c3 Rhe8 13.Re1 Bb6 14.Qc2 exd4
15.Bxd4 Bxd4 16.Nxd4 Re5 17.Nf3 Red5
18.Rad1 a6 19.c4 Rxd1 20.Rxd1 Rxd1+
21.Qxd1 Qf5 22.b3 h6 23.Qe2 Qb1+
24.Kh2 Qe4 25.Qd2 b6 26.Qc3 Kb7 27.a3
Qe2 28.Qd2 Qxd2 29.Nxd2 Kc6 30.b4 b5

31.Kg3 bxc4 32.Nxc4 Kb5 33.Nb2 Ne4+
34.Kf3 Nd2+ 35.Ke2 Nc4 36.Nd3 Nxa3
37.Kd2 Nc4+ 38.Kc3 Nd6 39.f3 f6 40.Nf4
Nf5 41.Ne6 c6 42.g4 Ne7 43.Nxg7 Nd5+
44.Kb3 Nxb4 45.Ne8 Nd5 46.Nd6+ Kc5
47.Nf5 Nf4 48.Nxh6 Nxh3 49.Ng8 Ng5
50.Nxf6 Nxf3 51.Ka4 Kd4 52.Nd7 Ne5
53.Nb8 c5 54.Nxa6 c4 55.g5 c3 56.Kb3
½–½
(22) Chandler Murray G (ENG) (2544) -
Galego Luis (POR) (2503) [B01]
It (cat.9) Santo Antonio (Portugal) (5),
2001
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Bb5+
Nbd7 5.f3 Bf5 6.c4 e6 7.dxe6 Bxe6 8.c5
c6 9.Bd3 b6 10.cxb6 Qxb6 11.Ne2 c5
12.0–0 cxd4 13.Nf4 Bd6 14.Na3 Bxa3
15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.bxa3 0–0 17.Re1 Kh8
18.Bd2 Nc5 19.Bc4 Qd6 20.Qe2 Nfd7
21.Rad1 e5 22.Bb4 Rfc8 23.Bd3 Qh6
24.Bf5 Qf6 25.Bh3 Re8 26.Rxd4 e4
27.Qe3 a5 28.Bc3 Qf7 29.Bxd7 Nxd7
30.Rxe4 Rxe4 31.Qxe4 Rc8 32.Qe7 Kg8
33.Qxf7+ Kxf7 34.Bxa5 Rc2 35.Kf1 Rxa2
36.Bb4 Nf6 37.Re2 Ra1+ 38.Re1 Ra2
39.Re7+ Kg6 40.Re2 Ra1+ 41.Kf2 h5
42.Kg3 Kf5 43.Re5+ Kg6 44.Kh4 Ra2
45.Rg5+ Kf7 46.h3 Nh7 47.Rf5+ Kg8
48.g3 g6 49.Rb5 Kg7 50.Rb7+ Kh6 51.f4
Rf2 52.Bc3 Ng5
1–0
(23) Werle Jan (NED) (2216) - Volokitin
Andrei (UKR) (2307) [B01]
It (cat.4) (young masters) Groningen
(Netherlands) (5), 1999
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5
5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.c4 e6 7.dxe6 Bxe6 8.d5
Bf5 9.Nc3 Bc5 10.Qe2+ Qe7 11.Bg5 0–0–0
12.Qxe7 Bxe7 13.Bxd7+ Rxd7 14.Bd2
Re8 15.0–0–0 Bd3 16.Bh6 Bxc4 17.Bxg7
Nxd5 18.Nxd5 Bxd5 19.Bc3 Bxa2 20.Nh3
98
Bd6 21.Rd2 Be6 22.g4 h5 23.Rg1 hxg4
24.fxg4 Rg8 25.Rdg2 Bc5 26.Nf2 Bd5
0–1
(24) Vajda Levente (ROM) (2447) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2429) [B01]
It (open) Budapest (Hungary), 07.2000
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5
5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.c4 e6 7.dxe6 Bxe6 8.d5
Bf5 9.Nc3 Bc5 10.Qe2+ Qe7 11.g4 Bg6
12.Bg5 0–0–0 13.Qxe7 Bxe7 14.Bxd7+
Rxd7 15.0–0–0 Re8 16.Nh3 h5 17.Rhg1
hxg4 18.fxg4 Bc5 19.Rge1 Rde7 20.Rxe7
Rxe7 21.Ng1 Re5 22.Bf4 Nxg4 23.b4 Rf5
24.Nge2 Rxf4 25.Nxf4 Be3+ 26.Kb2 Bxf4
27.Rd4 Ne5 28.Kb3 Bxh2 29.Rh4 Nf3
30.Rh8+ Kd7 31.Na4 b6
0–1
(25) Zaitsev Alexander (RUS) (2382) -
Saulin Dmitri (RUS) (2475) [B01]
Memorial D.Efremenkov Tula (Russia)
(10), 29.01.2004
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5
5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.c4 e6 7.dxe6 Bxe6 8.d5
Bf5 9.Ne2 Bc5 10.Ng3 Bg6 11.Qe2+ Kf8
12.Be3 Qe7 13.Bf4 Re8 14.Qxe7+ Rxe7+
15.Kd1 Nb6 16.a4 a6 17.a5 Nbxd5
18.cxd5 axb5 19.Nc3 Rd7 20.Ke2 b4
21.Nce4 Nxd5 22.Nxc5 Nxf4+ 23.Ke3
Nxg2+ 24.Ke2 Rd5 25.Nxb7 Ke7 26.Ne4
Nf4+ 27.Ke3 Ne6 28.Rhc1 Bxe4 29.fxe4
Rh5 30.Kd3 Kd7 31.a6 Ra8 32.Rf1 f6
33.Kc4 Rxh2 34.Rfd1+ Ke7 35.Kb5 Rxb2
36.a7 b3 37.Na5 Ra2 38.Nc6+ Ke8
39.Rxa2 bxa2 40.Ra1 Nd4+ 41.Nxd4
Rxa7 42.Nc6 Ra8 43.Kb4 Kd7 44.Na5
Re8 45.Rxa2 Rxe4+ 46.Kc3 h5 47.Kd3
Rg4 48.Nc4 h4 49.Ne3 Rg3 50.Ke4 g6
51.Rh2 g5 52.Nd5 c6 53.Nxf6+ Ke6
54.Nh5 Rg4+ 55.Kf3 Rc4 56.Rg2 h3
57.Rxg5 h2 58.Ng3 Rc5 59.Kg2 Rc2+
60.Kh1
½–½

(26) Womacka Mathias (GER) (2486) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2429) [B01]
It (open) Leutersdorf (Germany) (4), 2000
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5
5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.c4 e6 7.dxe6 Bxe6 8.Nc3
Bb4 9.d5 Bf5 10.Nge2 0–0 11.Bxd7 Nxd7
12.0–0 Ne5 13.Ne4 Nxc4 14.Qb3 Qxd5
15.Qxb4 Bxe4 16.fxe4 Qxe4 17.Ng3 Qc6
18.Bf4 Qb6+ 19.Qxb6 cxb6 20.b3 Na5
21.Nf5 Rfd8 22.Rad1
1–0
(27) Ruebensam Helmut (GER) (2234) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2429) [B01]
It (open) Guben (Germany) (6), 2000
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5
5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.c4 e6 7.dxe6 Bxe6 8.d5
Bf5 9.Nc3 Bb4 10.Qe2+ Kf8 11.g4 Bg6
12.h4 Nc5 13.Be3 h6 14.0–0–0 Qd6
15.Na4 a6 16.Nxc5 axb5 17.Nb3 Rxa2
18.Bd2 Ba3 19.Bc3 Qf4+ 20.Rd2 bxc4
21.bxa3 Rc2+ 22.Kd1 Rxc3 23.Rd4 Qd6
24.Nc1 Qxa3 25.Qd2 Rc2 26.Qf4 Qa4
27.Ke1 Qa5+ 28.Kf1 Bd3+ 29.Nge2
Bxe2+ 30.Nxe2 Qa1+ 31.Kf2 Qxh1
32.Qxc7 Qxh4+ 33.Kf1 Qh1+ 34.Kf2
Rxe2+ 35.Kxe2 Qg2+
0–1
(28) Leygue Dominique (FRA) (2285) -
Fressinet Laurent (FRA) (2455) [B01]
Ch France (juniors) France (4), 1998
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5
5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.c4 e6 7.dxe6 Bxe6 8.c5 c6
9.Bd3 b6 10.cxb6 Qxb6 11.Ne2 c5 12.Nf4
cxd4 13.Nxe6 fxe6 14.0–0 Bd6 15.Na3
Bxa3 16.bxa3 0–0 17.Rb1 Qd6 18.Bb2 e5
19.f4 Kh8 20.fxe5 Nxe5 21.Bc2 Neg4
22.g3 Ne3 23.Qd3 Nxc2 24.Qxc2 d3
25.Qc3 Rad8 26.Qb4 Qxb4 27.axb4 Ne4
28.Rxf8+ Rxf8 29.Bd4 Rd8 30.Be3 a6
31.Kg2 Nc3 32.Rb3 d2
0–1
99
(29) German Gustavo (ARG) (2495) -
Vescovi Giovanni (BRA) (2480) [B01]
It (open) \ Villa Martelli (Argentina) (7),
1997
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5
5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.c4 e6 7.dxe6 Bxe6 8.c5 c6
9.Ba4 Nd5 10.Nc3 Nxc3 11.bxc3 Qh4+
12.g3 Qf6 13.Qd2 Bxc5 14.Qf4 Be7
15.Ne2 Nb6 16.Bb3 Bc4 17.Qxf6 Bxf6
18.Ba3 0–0–0 19.Kf2 Rhe8 20.Rhe1 Bxb3
21.axb3 Nd5 22.Bb2 a6 23.Rad1 Re3
24.Nc1 Rxe1 25.Kxe1 c5 26.dxc5 Nxc3
27.Rxd8+ Kxd8 28.Ne2 Nd5 29.Bxf6+
Nxf6 30.Kd2 Nd7 31.b4 Kc7 32.Nd4 a5
33.Kc3 axb4+ 34.Kxb4 Ne5 35.Kc3 b6
36.cxb6+
½–½
(30) Volokitin Andrei (UKR) (2307) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2454) [B01]
It (open) Polanica Zdroj (Poland) (9), 1999
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5
5.Bb5+ Nbd7 6.c4 e6 7.g4 Bxb1 8.dxe6
Bg6 9.exd7+ Nxd7 10.Be3 c6 11.Ba4
Bb4+ 12.Kf1 Qe7 13.Bf2 0–0–0 14.Bc2 h5
15.Bxg6 fxg6 16.Qa4 hxg4 17.c5 Bd2
18.d5 Ne5 19.Qxa7 cxd5 20.Bg3 Rhe8
21.Rd1 Be3 22.Qa8+ Kc7 23.Qa5+ Kc8
24.Qa8+ Kc7 25.Qa5+ Kb8 26.c6 b6
27.Qb5 Qc5 28.Qxc5 bxc5 29.fxg4 Kc8
30.Bxe5 Rxe5 31.Nf3 Re6 32.Kg2 Rxc6
33.Rhe1 d4 34.Ne5 Rf6 35.Nc4 Bf4
36.Rd3 Kc7 37.Re7+ Rd7 38.Rxd7+ Kxd7
39.b4 Kc6 40.Nd2 Bxd2 41.Rxd2 Kd5
42.bxc5 Kxc5 43.Rf2 Kc4 44.Rc2+ Kb4
45.Rc7 d3 46.Rd7 Kc3 47.Rc7+ Kb2
48.Rb7+ Kc2 49.Rc7+ Kd1 50.Rxg7 Rc6
51.h4 d2 52.h5 Kc2 53.Rd7 gxh5 54.gxh5
d1Q 55.Rxd1 Kxd1 56.Kg3 Rc4
0–1

(31) Frehen Werner (GER) (2034) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2429) [B01]
It (open) Oberwart (Austria) (1), 2000
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5
5.c4 e6 6.dxe6 Nc6 7.Be3 Qe7 8.d5 0–0–0
9.Qa4 Qb4+ 10.Qxb4 Nxb4 11.Na3 fxe6
12.dxe6 Bxe6 13.Kf2 Nd3+ 14.Bxd3 Rxd3
15.Nb5 Bxc4 16.Nc3 Bb4 17.Nge2 Re8
18.Bd4 Rd2
0–1
(32) Winiwarter Felix (AUT) (2164) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2429) [B01]
It (open) Oberwart (Austria) (3), 2000
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5
5.c4 e6 6.dxe6 Nc6 7.Be3 Qe7 8.Nc3 0–0–
0 9.Qd2 fxe6 10.0–0–0 Qb4 11.g4 Bg6
12.h4 Nxd4 13.Bxd4 e5 14.g5 Rxd4
15.Qe1 Rxd1+ 16.Qxd1 Bc5 17.Qe2 Nh5
18.Qxe5 Re8 19.Bh3+ Kb8 20.Be6 Bd6
21.Qe2
0–1
(33) Gajsin Evgenij (RUS) (2398) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2460) [B01]
It (open) (b) Koszalin (Poland) (8), 1998
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5
5.c4 e6 6.dxe6 Nc6 7.Be3 Qe7 8.Kf2 0–0–
0 9.Nc3 Qb4 10.a3 Qxb2+ 11.Nge2 fxe6
12.g4 Bc2 13.Qc1 Qxc1 14.Rxc1 Bd3
15.g5 Nd7 16.c5 e5 17.d5 Nd4 18.c6 bxc6
19.Rd1 Bxe2 20.Nxe2 c5 21.f4 Bd6
22.fxe5 Rhf8+ 23.Kg2 Nf5 24.Bc1 Bxe5
25.Ng3 Nb6 26.Ba6+ Kb8 27.Nxf5 Rxf5
28.Rhe1 Bd4 29.Bd3 Rf2+ 30.Kg3 Rf7
31.Bxh7 Bf2+ 32.Kg4 Bxe1 33.Rxe1 Nxd5
34.h4 Nc3 35.Bb2 Nd1 36.Ba1 c4 37.Bg6
Rfd7 38.h5 c3 39.h6 gxh6 40.gxh6 Rg8
41.Kf5 Rxg6 42.Kxg6 c2 43.Bb2 Nxb2
44.Rc1 Nd3 45.Rxc2 Ne5+ 46.Kh5 Nf7
47.Rf2 Nxh6 48.Kxh6 Rd3 49.Kg5 Rxa3
50.Rb2+ Kc8 51.Kf4 Rd3 52.Ra2 Kb7
100
53.Rb2+ Kc6 54.Rc2+ Kd6 55.Ra2 Kd5
56.Rxa7 c5 57.Rh7 Kd4
0–1
(34) Ibrahimov Dzevad (1814) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2429) [B01]
It (open) Guben (Germany) (2), 2000
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5
5.c4 e6 6.dxe6 Nc6 7.exf7+ Kxf7 8.Be3
Qe7 9.Kf2 Rd8 10.Nc3 Qb4 11.Qb3 Nxd4
12.Qxb4 Bxb4 13.Nd5 Nc2 14.Nxb4 Nxa1
15.Ne2 a5 16.Ng3 Be6 17.Be2 axb4
18.Rxa1 Nd7 19.Bf4 Nc5 20.Bxc7 Rd2
21.Bb6 Na4 22.Be3 Rxb2 23.Ne4 Nc3
24.Nxc3 bxc3 25.Kf1 c2 26.Rc1 Ra8
27.Ke1 Raxa2 28.Kd2 Bf5 29.g4 Bg6
30.h4 h6 31.c5 Ra4 32.Kc3 Rb1 33.h5
Bh7 34.g5 hxg5 35.Bxg5 Ra3+ 36.Kd2
Rxc1
0–1
(35) Schneider Martin (AUT) (2127) -
Krivoshey Sergei (UKR) (2461) [B01]
It (open) Aschach (Austria) (1), 2001
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.f3 Bf5
5.c4 e6 6.Qb3 c5 7.Qxb7 Nbd7 8.dxe6
fxe6 9.d5 Rb8 10.Qxa7 exd5 11.Nc3 Bd6
12.cxd5 0–0 13.Qa6 Rb6 14.Qa5 Re8+
15.Kd1 Rxb2
0–1
(36) Hitzgerova Gabriela (CZE) (2225) -
Maslak Konstantin (RUS) (2405) [B01]
It (cat.3) \ Olomouc (Czech Republic) (4),
2002
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Be2
Nxd5 5.d4 Bf5 6.Nf3 e6 7.a3 Be7 8.c4
Nb6 9.Nc3 0–0 10.0–0 Bf6 11.Be3 Nc6
12.h3 h6 13.b4 a6 14.Ra2 Qe7 15.Qb3
Rfd8 16.Rd2 Rd7 17.Rfd1 Rad8 18.Bf1
Bg6 19.g4 Kh8 20.Bg2 Kh7 21.Bf1
½–½

(37) Van der Burght R (2284) -
Kasparov S (2500) [B14]
Czech Open GMA (1), 20.07.2007
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6
5.Nc3 g6 6.Qb3 Bg7 7.cxd5 0–0 8.Be2
Na6 9.Bf3 Qb6 10.Qxb6 axb6 11.Nge2
Nb4 12.0–0 Rd8 13.d6 Rxd6 14.Bf4 Rd7
15.Rfd1 Nfd5 16.Bg3 Nxc3 17.bxc3 Nc6
18.Rab1 Rxa2 19.Rxb6 e5 20.Re1 Re7
21.Bxc6 exd4 22.Bb5 Rb2 23.cxd4 Rexe2
24.Bxe2 Rxb6 25.d5 Bd7 26.h3 Bf8
27.Bf3 Bd6 28.Kh2 Kf8 29.h4 h6 30.Ra1
Bxg3+ 31.Kxg3 Ra6 32.Rc1 b5 33.Kf4
Ke7 34.Ke5 f6+ 35.Kd4 Kd6 36.g3 Ra4+
37.Kd3 Ra3+ 38.Ke2 b4 39.Be4 Bb5+
40.Kd2 f5 41.Bb1 Rf3 42.Ke1 Kxd5
43.Rd1+ Kc5 44.Rd8 b3
0–1
(38) Raubal Martin (AUT) (2202) -
Burmakin Vladimir (RUS) (2500) [B14]
It (open) Oberwart (Austria) (2), 1995
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6
5.Nc3 g6 6.Qb3 Bg7 7.cxd5 0–0 8.Be2 b6
9.Bf3 Bb7 10.Nge2 Qd7 11.Bg5 Rd8
12.Bxf6 Bxf6 13.0–0 Na6 14.a4 Rab8
15.Rfd1 Nc7 16.d6 Qxd6 17.Bxb7 Rxb7
18.Ne4 Qc6 19.Nxf6+ Qxf6 20.d5 Rbb8
21.Nc3 Rd7 22.Rd3 Rbd8 23.Re1 Ne8
24.Rde3 Nd6 25.h3 Kf8 26.Qb4 Nf5
27.Re5 Qh4 28.R5e4 Qg5 29.Re5 Qh6
30.Qg4 Qg7 31.Qb4 Qh6 32.Qg4 Qd2
33.R5e2 Qd4 34.Re4 Qf6 35.Re5 Nd6
36.Qd4 Rc7 37.Ne4 Nxe4 38.Qxe4 Rd6
39.Qe3 Rcd7 40.Qh6+ Kg8 41.Qe3 Rxd5
42.Rxd5 Rxd5 43.Qxe7 Qxb2 44.Qxa7
Rf5 45.Qb8+ Kg7 46.Qg3 Rf6 47.Qe3
Qb4 48.Qe4 Qc5 49.Qe2 Qd4 50.Qc2 h5
51.Re2 Kh7 52.Qe4 Qa1+ 53.Re1 Qb2
54.Re2 Qc1+ 55.Re1 Qc5 56.Re2 Qa3
57.Re3 Qd6 58.Rd3 Qc7 59.Rf3 Re6
60.Qf4 Qxf4 61.Rxf4 Kg7 62.Rb4 Kf6
63.Rb5 h4 64.g3
½–½
101
(39) Girya O (2342) - Muzychuk A
(2460) [B01]
4th Open C Women (8), 09.02.2008
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bc4
Bg4 5.f3 Bc8 6.Nc3 Nbd7 7.Nge2 Nb6
8.Bb3 a5 9.a3 a4 10.Ba2 Nbxd5 11.d4 e6
12.0–0 Be7 13.Ne4 b5 14.Nf4 Bb7 15.Qd3
0–0 16.Bd2 Nxf4 17.Bxf4 Bd5 18.Bxd5
Nxd5 19.Bg3 Qd7 20.Rad1 Nb6 21.Qc3
Nd5 22.Qe1 Qc6 23.Qe2 Nb6 24.Nc3
Bxa3 25.bxa3 Qxc3 26.Qxb5 Qxa3
27.Bxc7 Nd5 28.Bg3 Rfc8 29.Ra1 Qb4
30.Qd3 Qc4 31.Rf2 Qxd3 32.cxd3 Rc3
33.Rfa2 a3 34.Bd6 Rxd3 35.Rxa3 Raxa3
36.Rxa3 Rd1+ 37.Kf2 h5 38.Bc5 Rd2+
39.Kf1 h4 40.Ra8+ Kh7 41.Rf8 Kg6
42.Rh8 Ne3+ 43.Ke1 Rc2 44.g3 Rxh2
45.gxh4 Nf5 46.h5+ Rxh5 47.Rxh5 Kxh5
48.Kf2 Kh4 49.Bb6 Kh3 50.Bc5 Kh2
51.Bf8 g6 52.Bc5 Kh3 53.Bb6 Ne7 54.Bc7
Nd5 55.Bd8 f6 56.Ba5 g5 57.Bd2 Kh2
58.Bc1 Kh3 59.Bd2 Nf4 60.Ba5 f5 61.Bc7
Nd3+ 62.Ke3 Nb4 63.Bd6 Nc6 64.Bc7
Kg2 65.Bd6 f4+ 66.Ke4 Nxd4 67.Bxf4
gxf4
0–1
(40) Maes W - Pytel K (2385) [B01]
Open A (9), 03.11.2006
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.d4 Bg4
5.Be2 e6 6.h3 Bh5 7.c4 Qa5+ 8.Nc3 Bb4
9.Bd2 c6 10.a3 Bxc3 11.Bxc3 Qb6 12.Qc2
Bg6 13.Bd3 Nbd7 14.0–0 0–0 15.Rad1
Rfd8 16.Rfe1 Nh5 17.Bxg6 hxg6 18.d5
cxd5 19.cxd5 Nf8 20.dxe6 Nxe6 21.Qe4
Nf6 22.Qh4 Rxd1 23.Rxd1 Rd8 24.Qa4
Rxd1+ 25.Qxd1 Ne4 26.Bd4 Qa5 27.Qd3
Qd5 28.Qe3 a6 29.Bc3 g5 30.Be1 Nf4
31.Nxg5 Qxg5 32.Qxe4 Nxh3+ 33.Kf1
Qb5+ 34.Qe2 Qd5 35.Qg4 Qb5+ 36.Qe2
Qb6 37.Qg4 Qb5+ 38.Qe2
½–½
 C. Sicilian Defense
INSTRUCTION: I suggest you to study the "Kan variation" first. It is the main line certainly.
1. Kan variation
(1) Theory [B42] 5, Bd3 Line
[As I have told you before, Kan variation is
the most solid line in Sicilian. That's why I
recommend you to start playing Sicilian
with Kan variation. It is also very flexible:
black has a lot of different ways how to
develop the pieces.]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3
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white to play c4 in the future, getting more
control in the center)]
[5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 Bb4 (if white cannot
make castling, Bb4 is a strong move for
black) 7.Bd2 Nc6 (if white close the "d"
line and leave the knight "d4" undefenced
- black should attack it with Nc6 move)
8.Nb3 (8.Nxc6 bxc6 (it makes the black's
center stronger) 9.Bg2 Nf6 10.0–0 (now
white is threatening Nb5 with the
discovered attack of the bishop b4, so
black needs to protect the bishop. Move
"a5" also prepares the development of
another bishop on a6) 10...a5 11.Re1 e5
= (black needs to stop the white's idea e4–
e5)) 8...Nf6 9.Bg2 Be7 (if black plays d6
instead of this move - it cut off this bishop
from the black's position. So black should
go back first.) 10.0–0 0–0 11.Qe2 d6
12.Rad1 b5 13.h3 Bb7 so black have
finished the main opening's tasks and
then black will counter attack on the
queen-side and in the center; 5.c4 (white
makes a lot of the pawn moves instead of
development. Black should use it and start
to attack the white's center) 5...Nf6 6.Nc3
(6.Bd3 ? 6...Nc6 7.Nxc6 dxc6 8.0–0 e5
black is even better here) 6...Bb4 7.Bd3
a) 7.Nc2 ?! 7...Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Qa5 9.Qd3
Nc6 10.Ba3 Qe5 11.f3 d5‚ (black simply
attacks the white's center all the time);
b) 7.f3 ? 7...Qc7 (a typical move, which
not allow white to play e5) 8.Be3 0–0
9.Rc1 d5‚;
c) 7.e5 Ne4 8.Qg4 (8.Qd3 (or Qf3)
8...Qa5 9.Qxe4 Bxc3+ 10.Kd1 Bxd4
11.Qxd4 Nc6³) 8...Nxc3 9.a3 Bf8
(protection of g7) 10.bxc3 (now white has
a lot of weaknesses and black will attack
them) 10...d6 11.exd6 e5 12.Nf5 g6
13.Qe4 Nc6 14.Ng3 Bxd6³; 7...Qc7 (to
stop the white's move e5) 8.0–0 (8.Be3
Bxc3+ !? (it is also a typical idea for black
- black loses the bishop, but weakening
the white's pawns. after that black should
put his pawns on the black squares)

9.bxc3 d6 10.0–0 Nbd7 11.f4 Nc5 12.e5
Nfd7 =) 8...Nc6 9.Nxc6 dxc6 10.f4 e5
11.f5 h5 (this move prepares the move
Ng4 and an attack on the king-side.
Whtie cannot prevent it) 12.h3 Bc5+
13.Kh1 Ng4‚; 5.g3 ?! (a passive move,
which allows black to attack in the center
immediately) 5...d5 6.e5 (6.Bg2 dxe4
7.Bxe4 Nf6 8.Bg2 e5³) 6...Nc6 7.Nxc6
bxc6 8.Bg2 Qc7 ! (it forces white to
weakening his position) 9.f4 (9.Qe2 a5‚
'with the idea' Bà6) 9...Bc5³]
5...Nf6 6.0–0 Qc7
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7.Qe2 [7.Kh1 Bc5 (a standard intermidiate
move to push away the white's knight)
8.Nb3 Be7 9.f4 d6 10.Nc3 Nc6 =; 7.c4
(this move in the early stage of game is
bad for white) 7...Nc6 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.f4 e5
10.f5 Bc5+ 11.Kh1 h5‚ and Ng4]
7...d6 8.c4 [8.f4 g6 (in this system black
mostly should develop the bishop on g7)
9.f5 Bg7 10.fxe6 fxe6 11.Bc4 (this
aggressive attempt doesn't work for white)
11...Nc6 12.Nxe6 Bxe6 13.Bxe6 Nd4–+]
8...g6 [(develops the bishop on the active
position and makes the black's castling
better protected)]
103
9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Rd1 [10.Nf3 0–0 11.Bf4
Ng4 12.Rac1 Ne5 (it is important to
transfer this knight on the e5) 13.Nxe5
dxe5 14.Be3 Nc6 and Nd4, that is why it
was important to leave this knight; 10.Be3
0–0 11.Rac1 b6 12.Rfd1 Bb7 13.f3 Nbd7 it
is the most typical set up for the black's
pieces. Black should do it after any
passive moves of white]
10...0–0 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.h3 Nd7 13.Bf4
Nce5 [(black needs to put the knight on
the e5 to restrict an activity of the white's
bishop and protect the d6 pawn.)]
14.Rac1 b6 ['with the idea' Bb7=]
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3+-sNL+N+P#
2PzP-+QzPP+"
1+-tRR+-mK-!
xabcdefghy
Line

Kan Variation Games Section
(1) Kritz L (2592) - Kveinys A (2521)
[B42]
Bundesliga 2007–8 (9), 10.02.2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0–0 Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 g6
9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Nf3 Nc6 11.h3 Nd7 12.Bf4
Bxc3 13.bxc3 e5 14.Bh6 Nc5 15.Rfd1 f6
16.Nh2 Be6 17.Nf1 Qf7 18.Be3 Nxd3
19.Qxd3 Rd8 20.Nd2 0–0 21.Rab1 Rd7
22.Bb6 Rc8 23.a4 Ne7 24.Rb4 Nc6
25.Rb2 Ne7 26.Rb4 Nc6
½–½
(2) Fenollar Jorda M (2253) - Paunovic
D (2522) [B41]
XXXIII Open (3), 07.01.2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Qc2 Qc7 8.a3 Bc5
9.Nb3 Be7 10.Be2 0–0 11.0–0 d6 12.Be3
Nbd7 13.Rfc1 b6 14.a4 Ne5 15.f3 Rb8
16.a5 bxa5 17.Nxa5 Bd7 18.Qd2 Rfc8
19.b4 d5 20.c5 dxe4 21.Nxe4 Nxe4
22.fxe4 Rd8 23.Qe1 Bb5 24.Nc4 Bxc4
25.Bxc4 Ng4 26.g3 Nxe3 27.Qxe3 Bf6
0–1
(3) Shumilin (RUS) - Salov Sergei
(RUS) (2281) [B41]
Tournament Moscow (Russia), 1958
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.c4 Nf6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Nxc6 dxc6 8.0–0 e5
9.Nc3 Bc5 10.Na4 Bd4 11.Qc2 Ng4 12.h3
h5 13.Bd2 Qh4 14.Bc3 Qg3 15.hxg4 hxg4
16.Rfd1 Rh2
0–1
104
(4) Polgar Istvan (HUN) (2380) -
Portisch Lajos (HUN) (2630) [B42]
Ch Hungary Budapest (Hungary), 1971
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nf6 6.c4 Nc6 7.Nxc6 dxc6 8.Bf4
Nd7 9.Nc3 e5 10.Be3 Bc5 11.Qd2 Qb6
12.Na4 Bxe3 13.fxe3 Qa7 14.b4 a5 15.a3
axb4 16.axb4 Nb6 17.c5 Nxa4 18.Bc2 b5
19.cxb6 Qxb6 20.Bxa4 0–0 21.0–0 Ba6
22.Rfd1 Rfd8 23.Qc3 Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Bb5
25.Bb3 Qc7 26.Rd5 Qa7 27.Rxe5 Qa1+
28.Qxa1 Rxa1+ 29.Kf2 Kf8 30.Rf5 f6
31.Rc5 Rb1 32.Bc4 Ba4 33.e5 fxe5
34.Rxe5 Rxb4 35.Rf5+ Ke8 36.Bg8 Bc2
37.Rg5 Kf8 38.Be6 Be4 39.Kg3 Rb5
40.Rg4 Re5 41.Rf4+ Ke7 42.Bg8 Bf5
43.Ra4 Kf6 44.Kf3 Re8 45.Ba2 Bd3
46.Rd4 Bg6 47.Kf4 Ra8 48.Bb3 Rb8
49.Bd1 c5 50.Rd6+ Ke7 51.Ke5 c4
52.Rc6 Rb5+ 53.Kd4 Bf7 54.Rc7+ Kf6
55.e4 Be6 56.Rc6 Ke7 57.Rc7+
½–½
(5) Sanz T - Miezis Normunds (LAT)
(2505) [B41]
It (open) Castellar (Spain) (1), 1995
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.c4 Nf6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Nxc6 dxc6 8.0–0 e5
9.Nc3 Bc5 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3
Qe7 13.Rc1 h5 14.h4 Ng4 15.Qa4 gxh4
16.Bh2 Qg5
0–1
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(6) Martinez Manuel (ESP) - Kovacevic (9) Filipowicz A - Miles A [B41]

Slobodan (SCG) (2367) [B41]
It (open) La Pobla de Lillet (Spain) (1),
2000
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.c4 Nf6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Nxc6 dxc6 8.0–0 e5
9.f3 Bc5+ 10.Kh1 Nh5 11.Qe2 Be6
12.Nc3 Bd4 13.Qc2 Qh4 14.Ne2 Bf2
15.b3 Bg3 16.Nxg3 Nxg3+ 17.Kg1 Nxf1
18.Bxf1 0–0 19.Be3 Rfd8 20.Be2 Rd7
21.Qc3 f6 22.a4 Qh5 23.a5 Qg6 24.Kh1
h5 25.Bd3 h4 26.Rf1 Qh5 27.f4 exf4
28.Bxf4 Rad8 29.Bc2 Qe2 30.Re1 Rd1
31.Bxd1 Rxd1 32.Rg1 h3 33.Qf3 hxg2+
34.Qxg2 Rxg1+ 35.Kxg1 Qe1+ 36.Qf1
Qxe4 37.Bg3 Qe3+
Stockholm 22/354, 1976
[Miles,A]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Bd3 Qc7 8.0–0 Nc6
9.Bc2 Ne5 [9...Nxd4]
10.f4 Nxc4 11.e5 [?!]
11...Bxc3 12.exf6 [12.bxc3 Nd5³]
12...Nxb2 13.Bxb2 Bxb2 14.Rb1 Qb6 [!]
[14...Bxd4+ 15.Qxd4 Qxc2 ?? 16.Rbc1 !
16...Qg6 17.Qa7 ]
15.Rxb2 Qxb2µ 16.fxg7 Rg8 17.Rf3 [! ]

0–1 17...Rxg7 18.Rb3 Qxa2 19.Qe1 [!]

(7) Lederman Leon (ISR) (2321) - 19...b6 [!!]

Smirin Ilia (ISR) (2664) [B41]
Ch Israel (team) Israel (7), 2002 20.Be4 [20.Qe5 Qa5 21.Qxg7 ??
21...Qe1# ; 20.Nf5 ? 20...Rxg2+–+;
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 20.Qc3 Qa5–+]
5.c4 Nf6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Nxc6 dxc6 8.0–0 e5
9.Kh1 Bc5 10.Nc3 Ng4 11.f3 Nxh2 20...d5 [!]

0–1 [20...Ra7 21.Qc3 Bb7 22.Bxb7 Rxb7

23.Qc8+ Ke7 24.Nf5+ ! 24...exf5 (24...Kf6
? 25.Qc3+ !) 25.Re3+ =]
(8) Hlavac R (2151) - Voloshin L (2477)
[B41] 21.Bxd5 Ra7 [!]
2nd Highlands Open A (1), 24.09.2005
22.Qc3 [22.Qe5 Rc7 !]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.c4 Nf6 6.Bd3 Nc6 7.Nxc6 dxc6 8.0–0 e5 22...Rc7 [!]
9.Qc2 Nd7 10.Be3 Bc5 11.Re1 Bxe3
12.Rxe3 Nc5 13.Nc3 Ne6 14.Ne2 Qd6 23.Bc6+ [23.Qxc7 Qa1+–+]
15.Rb1 a5 16.b3 0–0 17.Nc3 Nd4 18.Qb2
Be6 19.a3 Rfd8 20.b4 axb4 21.axb4 b6 23...Bd7 24.Nxe6 Rxg2+ 25.Bxg2 Rxc3
22.h3 h6 23.b5 c5 24.Bf1 g6 25.Nd5 Bxd5
26.exd5 f5 27.Ree1 Ra7 28.Ra1 Re7 0–1
29.Ra6 e4 30.Rea1 f4 31.Ra8 Rxa8
32.Rxa8+ Kh7 33.Be2 Qe5 34.Qd2 e3
35.fxe3 fxe3 36.Qe1 Rf7 37.Ra6 Rf2
38.Ra7+ Kg8 39.Ra8+ Kg7 40.Ra7+ Kf6
41.Bf1 Nf3+

0–1

(10) Luther Th (2538) - Markowski T
(2549) [B41]
Bled (ol) 86/(146), 2002
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.c4 Nf6 6.Nc3 Bb4 7.Qc2 Qc7 8.a3
Bxc3+ 9.Qxc3 0–0 [!N]
[9...b6]
10.f3 d6 11.Be2 e5 [!]
12.Nc2 Be6 13.Bg5 Nbd7 14.Ne3 Rfc8
15.0–0 b5 16.Rac1 bxc4 17.Bxc4 Qa7 [=]
Line
(11) Ivanov Ol UKR (2454) - Smirin I
(2616) [B43]
4th Open A (2), 03.02.2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 Bb4 7.Bd2 Nf6 8.Bg2 Nc6
9.Nb3 Be7 10.0–0 0–0 11.g4 d5 12.exd5
Nb4 13.dxe6 Bxe6 14.h3 Rad8 15.a3 Nc6
16.Qf3 h5 17.g5 Nh7 18.Bf4 Bd6 19.Bxd6
Qxd6 20.Qxh5 Qf4 21.Nc5 Nxg5 22.N3e4
Rd5 23.Nd3 Qf5 24.Nxg5 Qxg5 25.Qxg5
Rxg5 26.Kh2 Rd8 27.Rad1 Rb5 28.b4
Bc4 29.Bxc6 bxc6 30.Nc5 Ra8 31.Rfe1 a5
32.Rd4 Be6 33.Nxe6 fxe6 34.Rxe6 axb4
35.axb4 c5 36.Rd5 Rxb4 37.Rxc5 Rf8
38.Kg2 Rbf4 39.Re2 R8f6 40.Rg5 Rc4
41.Rg4 Rc3 42.Rg3 Rcc6 43.Rf3
1–0
(12) Matlakov Maxim (RUS) (2272) -
Kuporosov Viktor (RUS) (2469) [B43]
Memorial M.Chigorin (open) St.
Petersburg (Russia) (1), 2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 Bb4 7.Nde2 Nf6 8.Bg2
Be7 9.0–0 Nc6 10.a4 0–0 11.b3 Rd8
12.Bb2 Rb8 13.h3 b5 14.axb5 axb5 15.f4
b4 16.Na4 d5 17.e5 Ne4 18.Kh2 Ba6
19.Re1 h5 20.Nd4 g6 21.Nxc6 Qxc6
106
22.Bd4 Bb5 23.Nb2 Rbc8 24.Rc1 Bc5
25.Bf1 Bxd4 26.Qxd4 Bxf1 27.Rxf1 Qc3
28.Qxc3 Rxc3 29.Nd3 Rdc8 30.Nxb4
Nxg3 31.Rfe1 Nf5 32.Red1 Kg7 33.Rd3 f6
34.Rcd1 fxe5 35.fxe5 R3c7 36.R1d2 g5
37.Rf2 Kg6 38.Rd1 g4 39.Rf4 Kg5
40.Rdf1 Rc3 41.hxg4 hxg4 42.Nd3 Rxc2+
43.Kg1 Ng3 44.Rf6 Ne2+ 45.Kf2 Nf4+
46.Ke3 Re2+
0–1
(13) Fontaine Robert (FRA) (2532) -
Svidler Peter (RUS) (2747) [B43]
Ch France (team) 2003 France (11), 2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 Bb4 7.Nde2 Nf6 8.Bg2
Be7 9.0–0 0–0 10.h3 d6 11.Be3 Nc6 12.g4
b5 13.f4 Nd7 14.Ng3 Re8 15.Qd2 Bb7
16.Nce2 Rad8 17.Nd4 Nxd4 18.Bxd4 e5
19.Bc3 d5 20.Kh1 dxe4 21.Ba5 Nb6
22.Qc3 Qxc3 23.bxc3 exf4 24.Nxe4 Bxe4
25.Bxe4 Bc5 26.Bd3 g5 27.Rae1 Rc8
28.Bxb6 Bxb6 29.Kg2 Rxe1 30.Rxe1
Rxc3 31.Re5 h6 32.Rd5 Bc7 33.h4 gxh4
34.Kh3 Ra3 35.Kxh4 Rxa2 36.Kh5 Kf8
37.Kxh6 Ke7 38.Rf5 Ke6 39.Rc5 Bd6
40.Rc8 f3 41.Re8+ Be7
0–1
(14) Berescu Alin (ROM) (2400) - Vajda
Albert (ROM) (2427) [B43]
Ch Romania (knockout system) Satu-
Mare (Romania) (2), 2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.g3 Bb4 7.Nde2 Nf6 8.Bg2
Be7 9.0–0 d6 10.h3 Nc6 11.g4 b5 12.a3 0–
0 13.Ng3 Re8 14.g5 Nd7 15.f4 Bf8
16.Nce2 Bb7 17.b3 Rac8 18.Bb2 Ne7
19.Rc1 Ng6 20.Nh5 d5 21.exd5 Nh4
22.Bh1 Nf5 23.Qd3 Nc5 24.Qd2 Bxd5
25.Neg3 Bxh1 26.Kxh1 Qc6+ 27.Kh2
Red8 28.Qe2 Rd5 29.Rf2 Rcd8 30.Qf3
Nh4 31.Qe3 Rd2 32.Nf1 Nf3+ 33.Kg3
Ne4+ 34.Kxf3 Nxf2+ 35.Kg3 Nd1 36.Rxd1
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Rxd1 37.Qe2 Qh1 38.Ne3 Qg1+ 39.Kh4 Bd6 22.Bxe5 Bxe5 23.Nc5 Qxc5 24.Rxa6
Re1 Bd4 25.Re2 Qb5 26.Qd3 Qxd3 27.cxd3
Rc1+ 28.Bf1 b3 29.Kg2 Rb1 30.f4 g6
0–1 31.f5 Rxb2 32.Rxb2 Bxb2 33.d4 Bxd4
34.fxe6 fxe6
0–1
(15) Livshits G (2406) - Svidler P (2742)
[B43]
World Blitz (13), 07.09.2006

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 a6 4.d4 cxd4

5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.g3 Bb4 7.Nde2 Nf6 8.Bg2
Be7 9.0–0 Nc6 10.h3 b5 11.a4 Rb8
12.axb5 axb5 13.Qd3 Ne5 14.Qe3 0–0
15.g4 b4 16.Na4 d5 17.exd5 Nxd5 18.Qb3
Ba6 19.Re1 Rfc8 20.Nf4 Nxf4 21.Bxf4

2. Morra Gambit

dxc3 5.Nxc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 d6 7.0–0 Be7 with

(1) Theory [B21] the same position]
[The attacker players plays Morra gambit
2...cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 d6
with a big pleasure. However it is a bad
6.Bc4 e6
opening objectively. You just need to
know how to respond correctly.]

1.e4 c5 2.d4
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[2.Nf3 (this order of moves doesn't [6...Nf6 (a typical mistake) 7.e5 Nxe5
change anything) 2...e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.c3 8.Nxe5 dxe5 9.Bxf7+ Kxf7 10.Qxd8+–]

7.0–0 Be7 [(black can start with Nf6 move
as well, but Be7 first little bit more precise,
because not allow white to play Bg5 at the
moment)]
8.Qe2 Nf6 9.Rd1 e5 [(stops the e5 move
and prepares the development of c8
bishop)]
10.h3 [10.Bg5 ?! 10...Bg4 and Nd4 in the
future]
10...0–0 11.Be3 Be6 12.Bxe6 fxe6
13.Rac1 [13.Ng5 (white can try to attack
this pawn immediately, but black can
protect it and push back the white's pieces
after that) 13...Qd7 14.Qc4 Nd8 15.Rac1
Rc8 16.Qb3 h6 17.Nf3 Nc6 saving the
extra pawn and better position]
13...Rc8
Morra Gambit Games Section
(1) Colding E - Krush I (2464) [B21]
9th Open (1), 04.04.2007
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6
5.Nf3 e6 6.Bc4 d6 7.0–0 Be7 8.Qe2 Nf6
9.Rd1 e5 10.h3 0–0 11.Be3 h6 12.Rac1
Be6 13.Bxe6 fxe6 14.b4 Qe8 15.Nb5 Rd8
16.Nxa7 Nxb4 17.Qb2 Nc6 18.Nb5 Nxe4
19.Nc7 Qg6 20.Kh2 Rb8 21.Qc2 d5
22.Nd2 Rbc8 23.f3 Qg3+ 24.Kh1 Nxd2
25.Nxe6 Nxf3 26.gxf3 Qxh3+
0–1
108
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[black have finished the development,
saved an extra pawn with the better
chances for the future game] Line
(2) Lenderman A - Gulko B (2576)
[B21]
US Open (8), 04.08.2007
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6
5.Nf3 d6 6.Bc4 e6 7.Qe2 Be7 8.0–0 Nf6
9.Rd1 e5 10.Bb5 Bg4 11.Qc4 0–0 12.Bxc6
Rc8 13.Qa4 bxc6 14.Qxa7 d5 15.Qa4 d4
16.Qc2 Nd7 17.Ne2 c5 18.b3 c4 19.bxc4
Qc7 20.Ng3 Qxc4 21.Qxc4 Rxc4 22.Nf5
Bxf5 23.exf5 Ra8 24.Bb2 g6 25.fxg6 hxg6
26.Rdc1 Rb4 27.Rc7 Rxb2 28.Rxd7
Raxa2 29.Rc1 Bf6 30.Rf1 e4 31.Rd6 Kg7
32.Nxd4 Rd2 33.Nb5 e3 34.Rxf6 Kxf6
35.Nc3 e2 36.Re1 Rd1 37.Kh1
0–1
 109

(3) Vospernik A - Horvath P1 (2461)

[B21]
Open A (1), 17.06.2006

1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.c3 dxc3

5.Nxc3 d6 6.Bc4 e6 7.0–0 Be7 8.Qe2 Nf6
9.Rd1 e5 10.h3 0–0 11.b4 a6 12.b5 Na5
13.bxa6 Qc7 14.axb7 Bxb7 15.Nd5 Qxc4
16.Nxe7+ Kh8 17.Qxc4 Nxc4 18.Nd2
Nxd2 19.Bxd2 Nxe4 20.Bb4 Rfe8 21.Nf5
d5 22.f3 Nf6 23.Nd6 Re7 24.Re1 Ra6
25.a3 Rd7 26.Nxb7 Rxb7 27.Rad1 g6
28.Rxe5 Kg7 29.Be7 Rd7 30.Bxf6+

½–½

(4) Esserman M - Ginsburg M (2372)

[B21]
Open (6), 29.09.2007

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.c3 dxc3

5.Nxc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 d6 7.0–0 Nf6 8.Qe2
Be7 9.Rd1 e5 10.Be3 0–0 11.Rac1 a6
12.b4 Bg4 13.a3 Rc8 14.Bb3 h6 15.h3
Bxf3 16.Qxf3 Nh7 17.Rc2 Kh8 18.Ne2
Qd7 19.Ng3 Nd4 20.Bxd4 Rxc2 21.Bxc2
exd4 22.Rxd4 Bf6 23.Rd3 Be5 24.Qe3
Qc7 25.Bb3 Rc8 26.Ne2 Nf6 27.g3 Bb2
28.a4 Qe7 29.f3 d5 30.exd5 Qxb4 31.Qd2
Qxd2 32.Rxd2 Be5 33.Kg2 Kg8 34.Rd3
Kf8 35.f4 Bd6 36.Kf3 g6

½–½

(5) Menor Villamor J - Vazquez R

(2517) [B21]
23rd Open (1), 19.08.2006

1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Nf3 d6 4.c3 dxc3

5.Nxc3 Nc6 6.Bc4 e6 7.0–0 Nf6 8.Qe2
Be7 9.Rd1 e5 10.h3 0–0 11.Be3 Be6
12.Bxe6 fxe6 13.b4 a6 14.b5 axb5
15.Qxb5 Qd7 16.Rab1 Rfb8 17.Bb6 Rc8
18.Qb3 h6 19.a4 Bf8 20.a5 Nxa5 21.Bxa5
Rxa5 22.Qb4 Rac5 23.Nb5 Rc4 24.Qb3
Rxe4 25.Nd2 Rh4 26.g3 Rxh3 27.Nc4
Qc6

0–1
 3. King Indian Attack
(1) Theory [A08]
[Some players likes to use the King's
Indian attack, because it gives white the
clear plan for an attack on the king-side.
It could be very dangerous. That's why I
want to show you how to play against this
line.]
1.e4 [(it one of the ways which could lead
to the King's Indian attack positions)]
[1.Nf3 (white can start from this move, but
it will bring the same position finally)
1...Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6 4.0–0 d5 5.d3
e6 6.Nbd2 Be7]
1...c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d3 d5 4.Nbd2
XABCDEFGHY
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[(white needs to make this move to
prevent an exchange of the queens)]
[4.g3 ?! 4...dxe4 5.dxe4 Qxd1+ 6.Kxd1
(that force white to leave the king in the
center and black got an equal position
easily]
4...Nc6 5.g3 Nf6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0–0 b6
XABCDEFGHY
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[(black is developing the pieces and don't
make castling. It is a flexible situation for
black: he could make castling queen-side
ot king-side depending on the future
situation)]
8.Re1 [8.Qe2 Bb7 the similar position]
8...Bb7 9.e5 [(white usually makes this
advance, but really the e5 pawn become
an object of an attack then)]
9...Nd7 10.Nf1 [10.c3 (whtie is trying to
defend the e5 pawn with the move d4, but
black has a tactical idea here) 10...Qc7
11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nb4 (threatening Nc2
fork) 13.Re3 Qc2 ! (13...Nc2 14.Rc3+–)
14.Qe1 (14.Qe2 ? 14...Ba6) 14...Qg6 and
white has no defense against Nc2]
10...g5 [(threatening g4, winning the e5
pawn)]
11.h3 h5 12.g4 [12.N1h2 (only puts the
knight on the bad position and white need
to play g4 anyway in the future) 12...Rg8
13.g4 Qc7 14.Qe2 hxg4 15.hxg4]

12...hxg4 13.hxg4 Qc7 14.Qe2 0–0–0
XABCDEFGHY
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King Indian Attack Games Section
(1) Botschek M (2249) - Bischoff K
(2555) [C00]
9th Bavarian Open (3), 31.10.2005
1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.Ngf3 Be7
5.g3 c5 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.0–0 b6 8.Re1 Bb7
9.c3 Qc7 10.a3 dxe4 11.dxe4 Rd8 12.Qc2
Nd7 13.Nf1 0–0 14.Bf4 Qc8 15.h4 c4
16.e5 Nc5 17.Ne3 Na5 18.Ng5 Nd3
19.Rf1 h6 20.Nh3 Bxg2 21.Kxg2 Qc5
22.Rae1 Nc6 23.Ng4 Qd5+ 24.Kg1 Qf3
25.Nh2 Nxe1 26.Rxe1 Qd3 27.Qa4 Rc8
28.Rd1 Qe2 29.Rd2 Qe1+ 30.Kg2 Nxe5
31.Qc2 Nd3 32.Re2 Qa1 33.Nf3 Rfd8
34.Be3 Rd5 35.Qa4 a5 36.Bxb6 Nxb2
37.Qc2 Nd3
0–1
(2) Weill Roland (FRA) (2212) - Cosma
Elena Luminita (ROM) (2440) [A08]
It (open) Chambery (France) (7), 2002
1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6 4.0–0 Be7
5.d3 b6 6.Nbd2 Bb7 7.e4 c5 8.Re1 Nc6
9.c3 Qc7 10.a3 h6 11.b4 dxe4 12.dxe4
Rd8 13.Qc2 Ng4 14.Nb3 Nge5 15.Nxe5
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[it is the most typical set up of the black's
pieces in this opening line. Black is
attacking the e5 pawn now. Then black
will prepare an attack on the king-side,
using open file "h".]
Line
Nxe5 16.Bf4 0–0 17.bxc5 Bxc5 18.Nxc5
Qxc5 19.Red1 Nc4 20.a4 e5 21.Bd2 Nxd2
22.Rxd2 Rxd2 23.Qxd2 Rc8 24.Rc1 Qa3
25.h4 Qxa4 26.Qd6 Re8 27.c4 Qc6
28.Qa3 Rc8 29.Rd1 a5 30.Qe7 Ba6
31.Bh3 Re8 32.Rd6 Qa8 33.Qd7 Bxc4
34.Rxb6 a4 35.Qc7 Qxe4 36.Qc5 Bd5
37.Kf1 a3 38.Bd7 a2
0–1
(3) Tkachiev Vladislav (FRA) (2645) -
Renet Olivier (FRA) (2500) [C00]
Ch France (team) 1997/98 France, 1998
1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.Ngf3 Be7
5.g3 b6 6.Bg2 Bb7 7.0–0 c5 8.Re1 Nc6
9.c3 Qc7 10.Nf1 dxe4 11.dxe4 Rd8
12.Qe2 0–0 13.e5 Nd7 14.Bf4 c4 15.Qxc4
Nc5 16.Nd4 Nxd4 17.cxd4 Bxg2 18.Kxg2
Qb7+ 19.Kg1 b5 20.Qc3 Na4 21.Qd2 Rd7
22.Be3 Nb6 23.Qe2 Nd5 24.Nd2 Bb4
25.Red1 Bxd2 26.Bxd2 Rc8 27.Rac1
Rdc7 28.Qd3 Rxc1 29.Rxc1 Rxc1+
30.Bxc1 Qc6 31.Bd2 a5 32.Qa3 a4
33.Qc5 Qxc5 34.dxc5 Ne7 35.f4 Kf8 36.g4
Ke8 37.Kf2 Kd7 38.Ke3 Kc6 39.Kd4 h5

40.h3 hxg4 41.hxg4 g6 42.b3 axb3
43.axb3 Nd5 44.b4 Ne7 45.Ke4 Kd7
46.Kf3 Nc6 47.Bc3 Ke7 48.Ke4 Kd7 49.f5
gxf5+ 50.gxf5 Ne7 51.f6
½–½
(4) Vardanian Haik (ARM) (2268) -
Murariu Andrei (ROM) (2299) [A08]
Ch World (juniors) (under 14) Oropesa
(Spain) (10), 2000
1.e4 c5 2.d3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nbd2 Nf6 5.g3
Nc6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0–0 b6 8.Re1 Bb7 9.e5
Nd7 10.c3 Qc7 11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4 Nb4
13.Re3 Qc2 14.Qe1 Qg6 15.Rc3 Nc2
16.Rxc2 Qxc2 17.Nf1 0–0 18.Qe3 Rac8
19.N1d2 Qd1+ 20.Qe1 Qxe1+ 21.Nxe1
Nb8 22.Nb3 Na6 23.Nd2
0–1
(5) Shukan Alexander (RUS) (2239) -
Tretjakov Sergei [A08]
It (open) (final) Novokuznetsk (Russia),
1997
1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 Nc6
5.g3 b6 6.Bg2 Bb7 7.0–0 Nf6 8.Re1 Be7
9.e5 Nd7 10.Qe2 Qc7 11.a4 g5 12.h3 h5
13.g4 0–0–0 14.c4 hxg4 15.hxg4 Nb4
16.Nf1 d4 17.b3 a5 18.Ba3 Nc6 19.Bc1
Nb4 20.Ba3 Nf8 21.Bxb4 cxb4 22.Ng3
Ng6 23.Nh5 Rxh5 24.gxh5 Nf4 25.Qd2
Nxg2 26.Kxg2 g4 27.Qf4 f5 28.Kg3 Bxf3
29.Qh6 Qc6 30.Qg7 f4+ 31.Kxf4 Bh4
32.Re4 Qc5
0–1
(6) Kotsur Pavel (KAZ) (2515) -
Sabjanov Rifat (RUS) (2370) [A08]
Cup Russia Nizhnij Novgorod (Russia)
(3), 1998
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d3 e6 4.g3 d5 5.Nbd2
Be7 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.0–0 b6 8.Re1 Bb7 9.e5
112
Nd7 10.c4 d4 11.a3 Qc7 12.Qe2 g5 13.h3
h5 14.g4 hxg4 15.hxg4 0–0–0 16.Nf1 Rdg8
17.Ng3 Rh4 18.Nxh4
½–½
(7) Makovetskaya Elena (UKR) (2133) -
Hryhorenko Nataliya (UKR) (2280) [A08]
Ch Ukraine (juniors) (under 20) (g)
Kharkov (Ukraine), 2001
1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.Ngf3 c5 5.g3
Nc6 6.Bg2 Be7 7.0–0 b6 8.Re1 Bb7 9.e5
Nd7 10.h4 h6 11.Nf1 g5 12.hxg5 hxg5
13.g4 Qc7 14.Qe2 0–0–0 15.Ng3 Rdg8
16.c3 Kb8 17.Bd2 Rh4 18.Nxh4 gxh4
19.Nh5 Ndxe5 20.Bf4 Bd6 21.Nf6 Rh8
22.d4 cxd4 23.cxd4 Ng6 24.Bxd6 Qxd6
25.Qe3 h3 26.Bf1 e5 27.Nh5 Nxd4
28.Rac1 h2+ 29.Kxh2 e4+ 30.f4 Nf3+
31.Kg3 Nxe1 32.Rxe1 d4 33.Qd2 e3
34.Rxe3 Qd8 35.Rf3 Qh4+
0–1
(8) Vorobiov Evgeny E (RUS) (2552) -
Pogosian Georgy (RUS) (2240) [A08]
Ch Central District Tula (Russia) (3),
16.03.2004
1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6 4.Ngf3 Be7
5.g3 c5 6.Bg2 Nc6 7.0–0 b6 8.Re1 Bb7
9.e5 Nd7 10.c4 d4 11.Nf1 Qc7 12.Qe2 h6
13.h4 0–0–0 14.a3 Rdg8 15.N1h2 g5
16.hxg5 hxg5 17.Ng4 Rh5 18.Nd2 Rgh8
19.f3 f5 20.Nf2 Qxe5 21.Qxe5 Ncxe5
22.g4 Rh2 23.Nf1 R2h7 24.gxf5 exf5
25.Ng3 Nxf3+ 26.Bxf3 Bxf3 27.Nxf5 Bf6
28.Nd6+ Kd8 29.Nde4 Rh2 30.Kf1 Rg2
31.Re2 Rhh2 32.Rc2 Bxe4 33.dxe4 d3
34.Rd2 Bd4 35.Nh3 Rxd2
0–1
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(9) Movsesian S (2637) - Delchev A
(2637) [C00]
15th TCh-CRO (7), 28.09.2006
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6 4.0–0 Be7
5.d3 c5 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.e4 b6 8.Re1 Bb7
9.e5 Nd7 10.Nf1 Qc7 11.Qe2 0–0–0 12.h4
h6 13.N1h2 g5 14.hxg5 hxg5 15.Ng4 Rh5
16.c3 d4 17.cxd4 Nxd4 18.Nxd4 cxd4
19.Bd2 Rdh8 20.Bxb7+ Qxb7 21.f3 Nxe5
22.Rac1+ Bc5 23.Qxe5 Qxf3 24.Rxc5+
bxc5 25.Qxc5+ Kb7 26.Qe7+ Ka8
0–1
(10) Martinovic Slobodan (SCG) (2445)
- Munschi Serge (FRA) (2290) [A08]
It (open) Metz (France) (3), 1995
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.0–0 c5 5.d3
Nc6 6.Nbd2 Be7 7.e4 Qc7 8.Re1 b6
9.Qe2 Bb7 10.c3 0–0 11.e5 Nd7 12.Nf1 b5
13.Bf4 d4 14.N1d2 dxc3 15.bxc3 Nb6
16.Bg5 b4 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.c4 Nd7
19.Qe3 a5 20.Qf4 Rad8 21.Ne4 Ba8
22.Rad1 h6 23.h4 a4 24.Rd2 Rb8 25.Rb1
Rfd8 26.h5 Nf8 27.Nh2 Nh7 28.Ng4 Nd4
29.Kh2 b3 30.axb3 Rxb3 31.Rxb3 axb3
32.Nd6 Ng5 33.Rb2 Bxg2 34.Kxg2 Ra8
35.Qc1 Qd7 36.Kh2 Qc6 37.Qf4 Ndf3+
38.Kg2 Nxe5+ 39.Kf1 Nxg4
28.Re1 Kb8 29.Re2 Qf5 30.Ng3 Qg6
31.Qg4 Nxg5 32.fxg5 Bc8 33.Qf3 Qxg5
0–1
(12) Piesik Piotr (POL) - Smirnov,Igor
[A08]
X Miedzynarodowe Mistrzostwa Gdanska
Gdansk (Poland) (2), 07.2008
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5 4.0–0 Be7
5.d3 c5 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.e4 b6 8.Qe2 Bb7
9.c3 Qc7 10.a3 a5 11.Re1 0–0 12.e5 Nd7
13.h4 Rae8 14.Bh3 d4 15.c4 a4 16.Nf1
Na5 17.Bf4 Qc6 18.N1d2 Nb3 19.Nxb3
axb3 20.Bg2 b5 21.cxb5 Qxb5 22.Nd2
Bxg2 23.Kxg2 Nb6 24.Rac1 Ra8 25.Nc4
Ra4 26.Nxb6 Qxb6 27.Qg4 Rc8 28.Rc4
Rxc4 29.dxc4 Qa6 30.h5 Qxc4 31.Bh6
Qd5+ 32.f3 g6 33.hxg6 fxg6 34.Rh1 Rc7
35.Qh3 Bd8 36.Bd2 Rf7 37.Qg4 Rf5
38.Bf4 c4 39.Rh6 Qd7 40.Rxg6+ hxg6
41.Qxg6+ Kh8 42.g4 Rxf4 43.Qh6+ Kg8
44.Qxf4 c3 45.Qh6 c2 46.Qg6+ Kf8
47.Qh6+ Qg7 48.Qf4+ Ke8 49.Kf2 Qg5
0–1

0–1

(11) Stopkin Vladimir (UKR) -

Smirnov,Igor [A08]
Ingulskij most (open) Nikolaev (Ukraine)
(9), 06.2007

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6 4.0–0 Be7

5.d3 c5 6.Nbd2 Nc6 7.e4 b6 8.Re1 Bb7
9.e5 Nd7 10.Nf1 g5 11.h3 h5 12.N1h2
Rg8 13.g4 hxg4 14.Nxg4 Qc7 15.c3 0–0–0
16.a3 f5 17.exf6 Nxf6 18.Rxe6 Nxg4
19.hxg4 Qd7 20.Qe2 Rde8 21.Nh2 Bd6
22.Rxe8+ Rxe8 23.Qd1 Rh8 24.Nf1 Ne5
25.Bxg5 Nxg4 26.f4 Nh6 27.Qf3 Nf7
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White Section
INSTRUCTION: I recommend you to use this order of study:

A. 1.e4-e5
B. Sicilian Defense
C. French Defense
D. Caro-Kann Defense
E. Scandinavian Defense
F. Pirc Defense
G. Alekhine's Defense.

A. 1.e4-e5 Lines
INSTRUCTION: I recommend you this order of studying:

1) Spanish Game.
2) Petrov's Defense.
3) Philidor's Defense.

1) Spanish Game.
(1) My - Theory [C86] many other sharp lines. Using this way
you can reach the normal classical
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 [3...Nf6 position of Spanish game without a lot of
4.Qe2 same with the main line] preparation work.)]

4.Ba4 Nf6 5.Qe2 5...b5 6.Bb3 Be7 [6...Bc5 (it is the most
active square for the bishop, but in this
XABCDEFGHY situation white will play Bg5 pinning the
8r+lwqkvl-tr( black's knight.) 7.c3 0–0 8.d3 d6 (8...h6
9.0–0 d6 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.fxe3 to open the
7+pzpp+pzpp' "f" file. It gives white a good chances for
6p+n+-sn-+& the attack on the king-side in the future:
white can play Nh4–f5, Qf2–g3 (or h4),
5+-+-zp-+-% double rooks on the "f" file.) 9.Bg5 using
4L+-+P+-+$ the bad position of a black's bishop (not
on the e7) whtie is starting to put the
3+-+-+N+-# pressure on the king-side]
2PzPPzPQzPPzP"
1tRNvL-mK-+R!
xabcdefghy
[(This variation helps you to avoid of
5...Ne4 line, Marshal counter-attack and
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7.c3 8...d6 9.Rd1

XABCDEFGHY
8r+lwq-trk+(
XABCDEFGHY 7+-zp-vlpzpp'
8r+lwqk+-tr( 6p+nzp-sn-+&
7+-zppvlpzpp' 5+p+-zp-+-%
6p+n+-sn-+& 4-+-+P+-+$
5+p+-zp-+-% 3+LzP-+N+-#
4-+-+P+-+$ 2PzP-zPQzPPzP"
3+LzP-+N+-# 1tRNvLR+-mK-!
2PzP-zPQzPPzP" xabcdefghy
1tRNvL-mK-+R! [In this opening line (with Qe2) white often
xabcdefghy brings the king-side rook on the d1. It
helps white to support the d4 advance and
[7.a4 !? (also a standard idea, which helps also the rook "looks" at the black's queen.
white to attack the black's weaknesses on Then white usually develops the knight:
the quenn-side and to develop the rook Nb1–d2–f1–g3.]
a1.) 7...b4 (7...Rb8 8.axb5 axb5 9.Nc3 the
knight is attacking b5 pawn and also it can Line
go on the center square d5.) 8.a5 fixing
the black's weak pawns.]

7...0–0 8.0–0 [8.d4 ! (even more

aggressive) 8...d6 9.0–0 (9.h3 !? also
good) 9...Bg4 10.Rd1 (10.d5 !?) 10...exd4
11.cxd4 d5 12.e5 Ne4 13.a4 b4 14.a5
fixing the black's weaknesses on the
queen-side; white is going to attack them
soon; 8.d3 !?'with the idea' Nd2–f1–g3]

Spanish Games Section
(1) Fedorov Alex (2611) - Romanov E
(2520) [C77]
8th ch-Euro (6), 08.04.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.c3 0–0 8.d4 d6
9.Nbd2 exd4 10.cxd4 Bg4 11.Qe3 Re8
12.0–0 Bf8 13.e5 dxe5 14.dxe5 Nd5
15.Qe4 Be6 16.Rd1 f5 17.exf6 Bf7
18.Qh4 Qxf6 19.Ng5 h6 20.Nde4 Qf5
21.Nxf7 Rxe4 22.Nxh6+ gxh6 23.Qxe4
1–0
(2) Jakovenko D (2708) - Bobras P
(2545) [C77]
8th ch-Euro (2), 04.04.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.c3 0–0 8.d4 exd4
9.e5 Ne8 10.cxd4 d5 11.Nc3 Bg4 12.Be3
Bb4 13.0–0 Ne7 14.h3 Bh5 15.g4 Bg6
16.Nh4 c6 17.f4 f5 18.exf6 Nxf6 19.f5 Bf7
20.g5 Ne4 21.g6 hxg6 22.Nxe4 dxe4
23.fxg6 Bxb3 24.Qh5
1–0
(3) Mamedov Rau (2566) - Kosintseva
N (2496) [C86]
Aeroflot Open (6), 19.02.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.c3 0–0 8.0–0 d6
9.Rd1 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.d3 a5 12.Nbd2
a4 13.Bc2 b4 14.g4 Bg6 15.Nf1 Nd7
16.Ng3 Re8 17.Nf5 Bf8 18.Bg5 Qb8 19.h4
Qb7 20.a3 b3 21.Bb1 f6 22.Be3 Bxf5
23.gxf5 d5 24.d4 exd4 25.cxd4 dxe4
26.Nd2 Ne7 27.Bxe4 Nd5 28.Qf3 N7b6
29.Kh1 c6 30.Rg1 Re7 31.Rg3 Rae8
32.Rag1 Nc8 33.h5 Nd6 34.Bxd5+ cxd5
35.h6 Ne4 36.Nxe4 dxe4 37.Qh5 Qc6
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38.d5 Qd7 39.Bc5 e3 40.Bxe7 Rxe7
41.hxg7 Bxg7 42.fxe3 Qxd5+ 43.R1g2
Kh8 44.Rh3 Bf8 45.Qf3 Qd8 46.Rh4 Rd7
47.Rg1 Bd6 48.Rhg4
1–0
(4) Mamedov Rau (2566) - Naiditsch A
(2663) [C86]
Aeroflot Open (7), 20.02.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Qe2 a6
5.Ba4 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.0–0 d6 8.c3 Bg4
9.h3 Bh5 10.Rd1 0–0 11.d3 d5 12.Nbd2
d4 13.Nf1 a5 14.g4 Bg6 15.a4 dxc3
16.bxc3 b4 17.Bb2 Re8 18.Bc4 bxc3
19.Bxc3 Nd4 20.Nxd4 exd4 21.Bd2 h5
22.g5 Nd7 23.f4 Bb4 24.Qg2 h4 25.Qg4
Rb8 26.Qxh4 Nb6 27.Bb5 c6 28.Bxc6 Re6
29.Bb5 f5 30.Bxb4 axb4 31.a5
1–0
(5) Mamedov Rau (2584) - Guliev L
(2466) [C77]
2nd President's Cup (9), 11.05.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 0–0 8.0–0 d6
9.Rd1 Bb6 10.h3 Na5 11.Bc2 c5 12.d3 h6
13.Nbd2 Re8 14.Nf1 d5 15.Ng3 Qc7
16.Nh4 dxe4 17.dxe4 Nc6 18.Qf3 Nh7
19.Nhf5 Bxf5 20.exf5 Rad8 21.Bxh6 gxh6
22.f6 e4 23.Qg4+ Ng5 24.Nf5 Qe5 25.h4
Qxf6 26.hxg5 hxg5 27.Rxd8 Bxd8 28.Rd1
Bc7 29.Bxe4 Ne7 30.Ne3 Qf4 31.Rd7 Kg7
32.Rxc7 Qxc7 33.Qxg5+ Ng6 34.Nf5+
Kg8 35.Qf6 Qe5 36.Nh6+ Kh7 37.Qxf7+
Kh8 38.Qxg6
1–0

(6) Shabalov A (2637) - Panchanathan
M (2486) [C86]
Open (6), 29.09.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.c3 d6 8.0–0 0–0
9.d4 Bg4 10.Rd1 Qc8 11.h3 Bh5 12.a4
Rb8 13.axb5 axb5 14.d5 Nd8 15.Ra7
Nxe4 16.Qxe4 Bg6 17.Qb4 Bxb1 18.Nxe5
c5 19.Qa3 dxe5 20.Rxe7 c4 21.Be3 Ra8
22.Ra7 Rxa7 23.Qxa7 Bd3 24.Qe7 e4
25.Bc5 Nb7 26.Qxf8+ Qxf8 27.Bxf8 Kxf8
28.Ra1 Nd6 29.Bd1 Ke7 30.Ra6 g6 31.g4
f5 32.g5 f4 33.Ra7+ Kf8 34.Bg4 e3
35.fxe3 fxe3 36.Rd7 Ne4 37.d6 Nxd6
1–0
(7) Adams Mi (2729) - Karpov Ana
(2670) [C86]
World Blitz (4), 21.11.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.0–0 d6 8.c3 0–0
9.Rd1 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.d5
Bd7 13.b3 c4 14.b4 Nb7 15.a4 g6 16.h3
Nh5 17.Bh6 Rfb8 18.Nbd2 a5 19.axb5
Bxb5 20.Ba4 Bxa4 21.Rxa4 axb4 22.Rxb4
Na5 23.Ra4 Nb3 24.Rxc4 Qa5 25.Rc6
Qa2 26.Qf1 Nf4 27.Bxf4 exf4 28.Nc4 Qc2
29.e5 dxe5 30.Ncxe5 Rd8 31.d6 Bxd6
32.Rcxd6 Rxd6 33.Rxd6 Ra1 34.Ne1
Qxc3 35.N5f3 Nc5 36.Qe2 h6 37.Kh2 Kg7
38.Rd5
1–0
(8) Adams Mi (2729) - Kasimdzhanov R
(2690) [C77]
World Blitz (28), 22.11.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.d3 d6 8.c3 0–0
9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 Be6 11.Nbd2 Ba7 12.h3
Bb6 13.g4 Bxb3 14.axb3 Ne7 15.Bxf6
gxf6 16.Nh4 Ng6 17.Nf5 Kh7 18.Qf3 Nf4
19.Nf1 d5 20.exd5 Qxd5 21.Qxd5 Nxd5
22.N1g3 Nf4 23.0–0–0 Rad8 24.Kc2 Bxf2
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25.Ne4 Bb6 26.Nxf6+ Kg6 27.Ne4 f6
28.Rhf1 h5 29.d4 hxg4 30.hxg4 Rh8
31.Rd2 Rh3 32.Ne7+ Kg7 33.g5 fxg5
34.Nxg5 Rh5 35.Ne4 Rdh8 36.dxe5 Be3
37.Rd7 Kh6 38.Ng3 Rh2+ 39.Kb1 Kg5
40.Ne4+ Kg4 41.Nf6+ Kg3 42.Nf5+
1–0
(9) Tiviakov S (2649) - Friedel J (2487)
[C77]
4th Open (2), 03.02.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.d3 d6 8.c3 h6 9.0–0
0–0 10.Be3 Re8 11.Nbd2 Ng4 12.Bd5
Nxe3 13.fxe3 Bb7 14.Qf2 Rf8 15.d4 Bb6
16.Nh4 Kh7 17.Qf5+ Kh8 18.Qh3 exd4
19.cxd4 Rb8 20.Bxf7 Ne7 21.Qe6 Kh7
22.Nf5 Nxf5 23.Rxf5 Kh8 24.Rh5 Qf6
25.Qxf6 gxf6 26.Bd5 c6 27.Be6 Kg7
28.Rf1 Rbe8 29.Bf5 Bc8 30.Bxc8 Rxc8
31.Nf3 Rce8 32.Nh4 Rxe4 33.Nf5+ Kg6
34.Rxh6+ Kg5 35.Rh7
1–0
(10) Adams Mi (2729) - Kramnik V
(2785) [C65]
World Blitz (34), 22.11.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Qe2 Bc5
5.c3 0–0 6.d3 Re8 7.Ba4 Bf8 8.Bg5 h6
9.Bh4 d5 10.Nbd2 Bg4 11.h3 Bh5 12.g4
Bg6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.exd5 Ne7 15.Bxe8
Nxd5 16.Bb5 Qb6 17.Bc4 Nf4 18.Qxe5
Bd6 19.Qb5 Qxb5 20.Bxb5 a6 21.Ne4
Bxe4 22.dxe4 axb5 23.0–0–0 Rxa2 24.Kb1
Ra8 25.e5 Bc5 26.Rd7 Bb6 27.Nd4 b4
28.cxb4 Ra4 29.Nc2 Ne6 30.f3 Kf8
31.Rd3 Ra8 32.Rhd1 Ke8 33.h4 c6 34.h5
Bc7 35.Re1 Nf4 36.Rd2 Bb6 37.Re4 Nd5
38.f4 Rd8 39.Kc1 Ra8 40.f5 Bd8 41.Kb1
Bg5 42.Rd3 b5 43.Nd4 Nxb4 44.Rb3 c5
45.Nxb5 Ke7 46.Re1 Rd8 47.Nd6 f6
48.Ne4 Bh4 49.Rh1 Rd4 50.Nxc5 Bf2
51.exf6+ Kxf6 52.Rf1 Bh4 53.Nd7+ Kg5
54.Ne5 Kf6 55.Nf3 Rxg4 56.Nxh4 Rxh4

57.Re3 Rxh5 58.Re6+ Kf7 59.Rb6 Nd5
60.Rb5 Nf6 61.Rb7+ Kf8 62.Rc1 Rxf5
63.Rc8+ Ne8 64.Rbb8 Re5 65.b4 h5
66.b5 h4 67.b6 h3 68.Rxe8+ Rxe8
69.Rxe8+
1–0
(11) Vitiugov Nikita (RUS) (2482) -
Pokazanjev Nikolai (RUS) (2380) [C77]
Ch Russia (juniors) (under 18) Nojabrsk
(Russia) (4), 09.04.2005
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.c3 0–0 8.d4 d6 9.h3
Re8 10.0–0 Bf8 11.a4 Rb8 12.axb5 axb5
13.Ng5 d5 14.Nxf7 Kxf7 15.exd5 exd4
16.dxc6+ Be6 17.Bxe6+ Rxe6 18.Qf3 Qd5
19.Qxd5 Nxd5 20.cxd4 Rxc6 21.Nd2 Rc2
22.Nf3 Kg8 23.Rd1 Bb4 24.Ne5 Re8
25.Nd3 Rc4 26.Ne5 Rc2 27.Nd3 Rc4
28.Be3 Bd6 29.Re1 Bb4 30.Rec1 Nxe3
31.Rxc4 Nxc4 32.Nxb4 Nxb2 33.Ra7
Re1+ 34.Kh2 Rc1 35.Nd5 c5 36.Ne7+ Kf8
37.Nf5 c4 38.d5 Rd1 39.Nxg7 c3 40.Ne6+
Ke8
½–½
(12) Tiviakov S (2669) - Gareev T (2522)
[C77]
37th Olympiad (5), 25.05.2006
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 Bc5 6.d3 d6 7.c3 Ba7 8.h3 Bd7
9.Bc2 Ne7 10.Nh4 0–0 11.g4 Be6 12.Nf5
Nd7 13.Be3 d5 14.Nd2 c5 15.Bb3 c4
16.dxc4 d4 17.cxd4 Bxf5 18.gxf5 Nxf5
19.exf5 exd4 20.Bxd4 Bxd4 21.0–0–0 Re8
22.Ne4 Nc5 23.f3 a5 24.Bc2 Rc8 25.Kb1
a4 26.a3 Nxe4 27.Bxe4 Qb6 28.Rc1 Bf6
29.Rhd1 h6 30.Rd5 Rc5 31.Qf2 Rec8
32.Rc2 Be7 33.Rd7 R8c7 34.Rcd2 Qa6
35.Rxe7 Qxc4 36.Rc2
1–0
119
(13) Tirard H (2435) - Maiorov N (2492)
[C65]
5th Rohde Open (5), 26.10.2005
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Qe2 Bd6
5.c3 0–0 6.d3 Re8 7.Nbd2 Bf8 8.Nf1 a6
9.Ba4 h6 10.g4 b5 11.Bc2 d5 12.g5 Nh5
13.gxh6 Nf4 14.Bxf4 exf4 15.hxg7 Bxg7
16.Rg1 dxe4 17.dxe4 Qf6 18.0–0–0 Bf5
19.Rd5 Bg6 20.Rdg5 Ne5 21.h4 Nxf3
22.Qxf3 Re5 23.R5g2 Kf8 24.Nh2 Bh5
25.Qh3 Bg6 26.Nf3 Bh6 27.Nxe5 Qxe5
28.f3 Rd8 29.h5 Bh7 30.Rd1 Rxd1+
31.Bxd1 f5 32.Rd2 Bg5 33.Rd5 Qf6
34.Rd7 Kg8 35.Bb3+ Kh8 36.Rf7 Qb6
37.Qg2 fxe4 38.Qd2 Qg1+ 39.Bd1 exf3
40.h6 Qe3 41.Rf8+ Bg8 42.Bxf3 Bxh6
43.Qxe3 fxe3 44.Re8 Kg7 45.Be2 Bxa2
46.Re7+ Kf6 47.Rxc7 Bf4 48.Rc6+ Ke5
49.Rxa6 Bc4 50.Kd1 Kd5 51.Rf6 Bg3
52.Rf3 Bf2 53.Rf5+ Ke4 54.Rf8 Bb3+
55.Kc1 Ba4 56.Ra8 Kd5 57.c4+ Kc6
58.b4 Be1 59.Ra6+ Kb7 60.cxb5 Bb3
61.Bf3+ Kc8 62.b6 Bg3 63.b7+ Kd7
64.Ra8 Bd5 65.b8Q Bxb8 66.Bxd5
1–0
(14) Varavin Viktor (RUS) (2465) -
Grinshpun Eduard (RUS) (2351) [C77]
It \ Budapest (Hungary), 1992
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.a4 b4 8.a5 0–0 9.0–
0 h6 10.h3 d6 11.Bc4 Nb8 12.d3 c5
13.Nbd2 Bd7 14.c3 Nc6 15.Nb3 Qc8
16.d4 cxd4 17.cxd4 exd4 18.Nbxd4 Re8
19.Qd3 Bf8 20.Qb3 Re7 21.Bf4 Nxe4
22.Nxc6 Bxc6 23.Nd4 Nc5 24.Qxb4 Re4
25.Qd2 Bb7 26.Rac1 Qd8 27.f3 Re8
28.b4 Ne6 29.Be3 Nxd4 30.Bxd4 d5
31.Bb3 Rc8 32.Rxc8 Qxc8 33.Rc1 Qd7
34.Qd3 Rc8 35.Rxc8 Qxc8 36.Bc3 Qe6
37.Bc2 f6 38.Qh7+ Kf7 39.Qg6+ Ke7
40.Kf2 Qf7 41.Qg3 Qe8 42.Bd4 Kd7
43.Bg6 Qe6 44.Qb8 Bc8 45.g4
1–0

(15) Ninov Nikolai (BUL) (2455) -
Pavlovic Nebojsa (SCG) (2288) [C77]
Cup Yugoslavia (team) Ulcinj (Yugoslavia)
(1), 1998
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.a4 Bb7 8.axb5
axb5 9.Rxa8 Qxa8 10.Nc3 b4 11.Nd5 Bd8
12.0–0 0–0 13.d3 d6 14.Bd2 Nxd5 15.Bxd5
Na5 16.Bxb4 c5 17.Bxb7 Qxb7 18.Bc3
Nc6 19.Nd2 Bc7 20.Nc4 Nd4 21.Bxd4
cxd4 22.Ra1 g6 23.Qf3 Ra8 24.Rxa8+
Qxa8 25.h4 d5 26.Na3 Qb7 27.b3 Bd6
28.Nb1 Qc6 29.Qe2 dxe4 30.dxe4 f5 31.f3
f4 32.h5 gxh5 33.Qc4+ Qxc4 34.bxc4 Bb4
35.Kf2 Kf7 36.Ke2 Ke6 37.Nd2 Kd6
38.Nb3 Kc6 39.Kd3 Bc3 40.Nc1 Kc5
41.Ke2 Kd6 42.Nd3 Ba5 43.c5+ Ke6
44.Nc1 Bb4 45.Nb3 Kd7 46.Kd3
1–0
(16) Littlewood John E (ENG) (2303) -
Durao Joaquim (POR) (2117) [C77]
Ch World (seniors) Gladenbach
(Germany) (2), 1999
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.a4 Rb8 8.axb5
axb5 9.d4 exd4 10.e5 Ng4 11.Qe4 Nh6
12.Bxh6 gxh6 13.Qf4 0–0 14.Qxh6 d5
15.Qxc6 Be6 16.Ra7
1–0
(17) Vitiugov Nikita (RUS) (2262) -
Abramov Alexander (RUS) (2278) [C77]
Ch Russia (juniors) (team) Rybinsk
(Russia), 2000
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.a4 b4 8.d4 0–0
9.dxe5 Ng4 10.Bf4 Bc5 11.0–0 Qe7
12.Bd5 a5 13.Nbd2 Ba6 14.Nc4 Ngxe5
15.Bxe5 Nxe5 16.Nfxe5 c6 17.Nxc6 dxc6
18.Bxc6 Bxc4 19.Qxc4 Rfc8 20.Qd5 Ra6
21.Bb7 Rd6 22.Bxc8 Rxd5 23.exd5 Qc7
24.Ba6 Bd6 25.g3 g6 26.Bd3 h5 27.b3 h4
120
28.Kg2 Qc8 29.Rfe1 Qg4 30.Re4 h3+
31.Kg1 Qf3 32.Re8+ Kg7 33.Bf1 Bc5
34.Re2 f5 35.Rae1 f4 36.Bxh3 fxg3
37.hxg3 Qxg3+ 38.Bg2 Qf4 39.Rd1 g5
40.Red2 Bd6 41.Rd4 Qf5 42.Re4 Bc5
43.Re2 Qf4 44.d6 Bxd6 45.Re4 Qf6
46.Red4 Bc5 47.Rd7+ Kh6 48.R1d2 g4
49.Rc7 Qf5 50.Rc6+ Kg7 51.Rc7+ Kh6
52.Rc6+ Kg7 53.Rc7+
½–½
(18) Vitiugov Nikita (RUS) (2262) -
Molchanov Fedor (RUS) (2208) [C86]
Ch Russia (juniors) (under 14) Toljatti
(Russia) (3), 2000
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.a4 Rb8 8.axb5
axb5 9.Nc3 0–0 10.0–0 b4 11.Nd5 d6
12.h3 Re8 13.d3 h6 14.Bd2 Be6 15.Ba4
Bd7 16.Bxc6 Bxc6 17.Nxb4 Ba8 18.b3 c6
19.Na2 Bf8 20.Rfd1 Qc7 21.Nh2 d5
22.Ng4 Nd7 23.Nc3 Kh7 24.Na4 g6
25.Qf3 Re7 26.h4 h5 27.Ne3 Bg7
28.Rac1 Nf6 29.Nc5 Qd6 30.b4 Ng8 31.c4
d4 32.Nf1 Rf8 33.Ra1 f5 34.exf5 Rxf5
35.Qe2 Qd8 36.Ng3 Rf8 37.Nge4 Nh6
38.Bg5 Nf5 39.Ne6
1–0
(19) Amin Bassem (EGY) (2281) -
Hendawy Adel (EGY) (1977) [C77]
It (open) Tanta (Egypt) (3), 2002
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.a4 b4 8.d4 d6
9.Qc4 Qd7 10.Qxf7+ Kd8 11.Qxg7 Rf8
12.Bg5 exd4 13.Bf7 Qg4 14.Nbd2 Ne5
15.Nxe5 dxe5 16.Bxf6 Qxg7 17.Bxg7 Rxf7
18.Bxe5 c5 19.0–0 a5 20.f4 Ba6 21.Rf3
Kd7 22.Rh3 Rg8 23.f5 Bb7 24.Re1 Bg5
25.Nc4 Bc6 26.Rg3 Bh4 27.Rxg8 Bxe1
28.Nb6+ Ke7 29.g4 Bxe4 30.f6+ Rxf6
31.Bxf6+ Kxf6 32.Re8 Bxc2 33.Rxe1 d3
34.Nc4 Bxa4 35.Kf2 Bb5 36.Nd6 Ba4
37.Ke3 Ke6 38.Nb7 Kd5 39.Kxd3 Bb5+

40.Kc2 a4 41.g5 c4 42.h4 a3 43.bxa3
Ba4+ 44.Kb1 b3 45.Kb2 Kd4 46.Rd1+
Ke3 47.Rc1 Kd4 48.Nd6 Bd7 49.Nxc4 Bf5
50.Kxb3 Bg6 51.a4 Ke4 52.a5 Kf4 53.a6
Be4 54.a7 Kg4 55.Ne5+ Kh5 56.Nc6
1–0
(20) Tiviakov Sergei (NED) (2480) -
Harus [C77]
Kazan (Russia) Kazan (Russia), 1985
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.a4 Bb7 8.c3 0–0
9.d3 Re8 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 Bf8 12.Nbd2
Qe7 13.Nf1 Na5 14.Bc2 d5 15.Ne3 Qe6
16.Bxf6 Qxf6 17.b4 dxe4 18.dxe4 Qc6
19.0–0 Nc4 20.Nxc4 bxc4 21.Nd2 a5
22.b5 Qg6 23.Nxc4 Bc5 24.Kh1 Re6
25.Rad1 Qg5 26.Rd3 Qh4 27.Rh3 Qe7
28.Bb3 Rf6 29.Rh5 g5 30.Bc2 Bc8 31.Bd1
Kg7 32.Ne3 Be6 33.h4 Rg6 34.Nf5+ Bxf5
35.exf5 Rd6 36.Qg4 f6 37.g3 Rad8
38.hxg5 fxg5 39.Be2 Bb6 40.Qe4 Rd2
41.f4 Qc5 42.f6+ Kxf6 43.Rxh6+ Ke7
44.Qh7+
1–0
(21) Tiviakov S (2669) - Adams Mi
(2707) [C77]
Corus A (1), 14.01.2006
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.a4 Bb7 8.c3 0–0
9.0–0 d5 10.d4 Na5 11.Bc2 dxe4 12.Nxe5
b4 13.Nd2 c5 14.Nxe4 b3 15.Nxf6+ Bxf6
16.Be4 Bxe4 17.Qxe4 cxd4 18.cxd4 Rc8
19.Be3 Re8 20.Rac1 Nc4 21.Qb7 Nxe5
22.dxe5 Bxe5 23.Rxc8 Qxc8 24.Qxb3
Qb8 25.Qxb8 Rxb8 26.Rc1 Bxb2 27.Rc6
Bd4 28.h3 Bxe3 29.fxe3 h5 30.Kf2 a5
31.Rc5 g6 32.Rxa5 Rb4 33.Kf3 Kg7
34.Ra8 f5 35.a5 Ra4 36.a6 h4 37.a7 Kh7
38.Ke2 Ra3 39.Kd2 Kg7 40.Kc2 Ra1
41.Kc3 Ra2 42.Kd3 Ra4 43.Kc2 Ra3
44.Kb2 Ra4 45.Kb3 Ra1 46.Kc4 Ra2
47.Kc5 Ra1 48.Kd5 Ra4 49.Ke5 Re4+
121
50.Kd6 Ra4 51.Kd5 Ra5+ 52.Kc6 Ra1
53.Kc5 Ra2 54.Kd4 Ra4+ 55.Kd3 Kh7
56.Ke2 Kg7 57.Kf3 Kh7 58.g3 hxg3
59.Kxg3 Kg7 60.Kf3 Kh7 61.Ke2 Kg7
62.Kd3 Kh7 63.Kc3 Kg7 64.Kb3 Ra1
65.Kc4 Ra2 66.Kd5 Ra5+ 67.Ke6 Ra3
68.Kd6 Ra4 69.h4 Ra3 70.Kc5 Ra1
71.Kd5 Ra5+ 72.Kd4
½–½
(22) Hou Yifan (2571) - Mecking H
(2567) [C86]
Corus B (6), 23.01.2009
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.0–0 Be7 6.Qe2 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.c3 d6
9.Rd1 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.d5
Bd7 13.Nbd2 Nh5 14.Nf1 g6 15.b3 Ng7
16.Bh6 Rfb8 17.h3 Nb7 18.g4 a5 19.Bd3
Nd8 20.Ng3 f6 21.Be3 Nf7 22.Kh2 b4
23.a4 Kh8 24.Rac1 bxc3 25.Rxc3 Qc8
26.Nd2 Ne8 27.Nc4 Nc7 28.Bd2 Ne8
29.Bc2 Bd8 30.Qf1 Be7 31.Re3 Qc7
32.Bc3 Bc8 33.Qe1 Bd8 34.Nf1 Kg8
35.Rg3 Qa7 36.Nfe3 Qc7 37.Rb1 Rb4
38.Bxb4 axb4 39.Bd3 Qb8 40.Qe2 Ra7
41.Ra1 Nc7 42.Rgg1 Bd7 43.Qf1 Be8
44.h4 Be7 45.f4 Qd8 46.Rd1 Na8 47.Qf2
Nb6 48.Nxb6 Qxb6 49.Nc4 Qd8 50.fxe5
fxe5 51.g5 h6 52.gxh6 Nxh6 53.Rdf1 Kh7
54.Qg2 Bxh4 55.Ne3 Bf6 56.Bb5 Bf7
57.Rf3 Kg7 58.Rh3 Ng8 59.Nf5+ Kf8
60.Nh6 Nxh6 61.Rxh6 Bg7 62.Rh3 Bf6
63.Qg4 Bg7 64.Rf1 Kg8 65.Qg3 Bf6
66.Rg1 Bg7 67.Be2 Bf6 68.Qe3 Be8
69.Qh6 Bg7 70.Qe3 Bf6 71.Bg4 Rh7
72.Be6+ Kg7 73.Rxh7+ Kxh7 74.Qh3+
Bh4 75.a5 Kg7 76.a6 Bf2 77.Rf1 Bd4
78.a7 Qa5 79.Qf3 Kh6 80.Qf8+ Kh5
81.Qh8+ Kg5 82.Qf6+ Kh6 83.Kg3
1–0

(23) Short N - Bacrot E (2700) [C86]
Corus B (12), 26.01.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.0–0 Be7 6.Qe2 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.c3 d6
9.Rd1 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 cxd4 12.cxd4
Qc7 13.Nc3 Bg4 14.a3 exd4 15.Rxd4 Nc6
16.Rd1 Ne5 17.Bf4 Nh5 18.Bxe5 dxe5
19.Nd5 Nf4 20.Nxf4 exf4 21.e5 g6 22.Bb3
Bxf3 23.gxf3 Rad8 24.Qe4 Rxd1+
25.Rxd1 Rd8 26.Rxd8+ Bxd8 27.Qxf4
Qe7 28.Qd4 Qg5+ 29.Kf1 Qc1+ 30.Ke2
Bb6 31.Bxf7+ Kxf7 32.e6+ Ke7 33.Qd7+
Kf6 34.Qf7+ Kg5 35.Qe7+ Kf5 36.Qf7+
Kg5
½–½
(24) Shabalov A - Sasikiran K (2694)
[C77]
1st WMSG Rapid Team (8), 16.10.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d3 Bb6
9.Nbd2 Ne7 10.a4 Bd7 11.Nf1 Ng6
12.Ng3 0–0 13.0–0 h6 14.Be3 Rb8 15.a5
Bxe3 16.fxe3 c6 17.h3 d5 18.exd5 cxd5
19.d4 Re8 20.dxe5 Nxe5 21.Nd4 Nc4
22.Rf3 Nh7 23.Bxc4 bxc4 24.Raf1 Ng5
25.Rf4 f6 26.Ngf5 Kh7 27.Qh5 Re5 28.h4
Bxf5 29.Nxf5 Ne6 30.Rg4 Rb7 31.Qg6+
Kh8 32.Nxh6 gxh6 33.Rxf6 Ng7 34.Rgf4
Kg8 35.Rf7 Rxf7 36.Rxf7
1–0
(25) Brkic A - Sokolov Iv NED (2658)
[C77]
17th CRO-chT 1a (4), 30.09.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.c3 d6 8.d3 Bb6
9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 Na5 11.Bc2 c5 12.Nbd2
Be6 13.Nf1 g5 14.Bg3 c4 15.d4 exd4
16.Nxd4 Bxd4 17.cxd4 d5 18.Be5 0–0
19.h4 Nxe4 20.Bxe4 dxe4 21.hxg5 Qxg5
22.Ng3 Bg4 23.Nxe4 Bxe2 24.Nxg5 f6
25.Rxh6 Bd3 26.Bxf6
1–0
122
(26) Short N - Krasenkow M (2636)
[C65]
Corus B (10), 23.01.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Qe2 d6
5.d4 Nd7 6.Bxc6 bxc6 7.dxe5 dxe5 8.Qc4
Qf6 9.Nc3 Nb6 10.Qd3 a5 11.Bg5 Qd6
12.0–0–0 Ba6 13.Qxd6 cxd6 14.b3 a4
15.Be3 c5 16.Rd2 Be7 17.Rhd1 Rd8
18.Ne1 0–0 19.Nd3 Bb7 20.f3 Bc6 21.Nb2
f6 22.a3 Rc8 23.bxa4 Ra8 24.Rxd6 Bxd6
25.Rxd6 Rfc8 26.Bxc5 Nxa4 27.Nbxa4
Bxa4 28.Bb4 h5 29.Nxa4 Rxa4 30.Kb2
Raa8 31.Kb3 Rd8 32.Rd5 Kf7 33.c4 Ke6
34.a4 Rd7 35.a5 Rc8 36.Bc5 Rb8+
37.Bb6 Rd6 38.Ka4 Rdxb6 39.axb6 Rxb6
40.Rd2 g5 41.c5 Rb1 42.c6 Rc1 43.Kb5
g4 44.Kb6 gxf3 45.gxf3 Rb1+ 46.Ka7
Ra1+ 47.Kb7 Rb1+ 48.Kc8 Rb3 49.c7
Rxf3 50.Rc2
1–0
(27) Shabalov A - Ghaem Maghami E
(2599) [C86]
1st WMSG Rapid Team KO (2.1),
17.10.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.c3 0–0 8.d4 d6 9.0–
0 Bg4 10.Rd1 Qc8 11.h3 Bh5 12.a4 Na5
13.Bc2 b4 14.Bd2 bxc3 15.Bxc3 Nc6
16.d5 Nd4 17.Bxd4 exd4 18.Nbd2 Rb8
19.Nc4 Re8 20.Rxd4 Nd7 21.Rb1 Bf6
22.Rdd1 Rb4 23.b3 Nc5 24.Qe3 Nxa4
25.e5 dxe5 26.d6 Rd8 27.d7 Qa8 28.Be4
c6 29.Rbc1 Bxf3 30.gxf3 Rxc4 31.Rxc4
Nb2 32.Rd6 Nxc4 33.bxc4 Qb8 34.Rxf6
Rxd7 35.Rxc6 g6 36.Rxa6 Kg7 37.Kg2
Qd8 38.Bd5 Qe7 39.f4 exf4 40.Qd4+ Kh6
41.Qxf4+ Kg7 42.Qd4+ Kh6 43.Qe3+
1–0

(28) Hess Ro - L'Ami E (2581) [C77]
XXIV Open (4), 18.02.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.c3 0–0 8.d4 d6
9.Nbd2 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.d5 Na5 12.Bc2
Qd7 13.Nf1 c6 14.dxc6 Qxc6 15.Ng3 Bg6
16.h4 h6 17.h5 Bh7 18.Nh4 d5 19.exd5
Qxd5 20.Ng6 Rfe8 21.Ne4 Qe6 22.Nxf6+
Qxf6 23.Qe4 fxg6 24.hxg6 Bxg6 25.Qxg6
Qxg6 26.Bxg6 Rf8 27.Ke2 Rad8 28.Be4
Nc4 29.b3 Nd6 30.Bd5+ Kh8 31.Bb2 Nf5
32.Bb7 Bc5 33.Rhf1 e4 34.g4 e3 35.gxf5
Rd2+ 36.Kf3 Rxf5+ 37.Kg4 Rg5+ 38.Kf3
Rf5+ 39.Kg4 Rf7 40.Bf3 h5+ 41.Kg3 Bd6+
42.Kg2 Rxb2 43.Rab1 Rxa2 44.Ra1 Rd2
45.Rxa6 g6 46.Ra8+ Kg7 47.Re8 exf2
48.Rxf2 Rd3 49.Re6 Rf5 50.c4 Bc5
51.Rxg6+ Kxg6 52.Be4 Bxf2
½–½
(29) Lanin A - Aleksandrov A (2574)
[C65]
inAUTOmarket Open (9), 18.07.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Qe2 Bc5
5.c3 0–0 6.d3 Re8 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 a6
9.Ba4 b5 10.Bb3 Be7 11.Nbd2 d6 12.Nf1
Nd7 13.Bg3 Nc5 14.Bd5 Bd7 15.Ne3 Rb8
16.d4 exd4 17.cxd4 Na4 18.Rc1 Nb4
19.Bb3 Nxb2 20.0–0 Na4 21.e5 Nc6
22.Qc2 Bf8 23.Nf5 Ne7 24.exd6 cxd6
25.Nxd6 Be6 26.Bxe6 fxe6 27.Nxe8 Qxe8
28.Bxb8 Qxb8 29.Rfe1 Nd5 30.Qc6 Nf4
31.g3
1–0
(30) Baklan V - Dobrev Nan (2423)
[C86]
XXVIII Open (3), 05.07.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.0–0 Be7 6.Qe2 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0–0
9.Rd1 Na5 10.Bc2 c5 11.d4 Qc7 12.d5
Nc4 13.b3 Nb6 14.a4 Qb7 15.h3 c4
16.axb5 cxb3 17.Bxb3 axb5 18.Rxa8
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Nxa8 19.Ba3 Nd7 20.Bb4 Nc7 21.Na3
Qb6 22.Bc2 Ba6 23.Ra1 Ra8 24.Bd3 Bd8
25.Qe3 Rb8 26.Qxb6 Rxb6 27.Nc2 Bc8
28.Ra7 f6 29.Na3 Nc5 30.Nxb5 Nxb5
31.Bxb5 Rxb5 32.Ra8 Kf7 33.Rxc8 Bb6
34.Nd2 Nd3 35.Nc4 Bxf2+ 36.Kh2 Kg6
37.Nxd6 Rb6 38.Nc4 Ra6 39.Ba5 Nc5
40.d6 Nxe4 41.d7 Ng3 42.h4 Kh5 43.d8Q
Kxh4 44.Nd2 e4 45.Rc4 Re6 46.Bc7
1–0
(31) Mastrovasilis D - Georgiadis I
(2373) [C86]
Acropolis Open (6), 14.08.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.0–0 Be7 6.Qe2 b5 7.Bb3 0–0 8.c3 d5
9.d3 d4 10.h3 Be6 11.Bxe6 fxe6 12.Nbd2
Qd7 13.cxd4 exd4 14.Nb3 e5 15.Bd2 Bd6
16.Rac1 Nd8 17.Nxe5 Bxe5 18.f4 Bd6
19.e5 Nd5 20.exd6 Qxd6 21.Nxd4 Nxf4
22.Bxf4 Qxd4+ 23.Kh1 c6 24.Be5 Rxf1+
25.Rxf1 Qd7 26.Qe4 Ne6 27.Rc1 Rc8
28.d4 h6 29.Rc3 Ng5 30.Qg6 b4 31.Rc4
a5 32.Rc5 a4 33.d5 Nxh3 34.Rxc6 Nf2+
35.Kg1 Rxc6 36.dxc6 Qd1+ 37.Kxf2 Qd2+
38.Kf3 Qd1+ 39.Ke3 Qe1+ 40.Kd4 Qd2+
41.Kc5
1–0
(32) Tiviakov S - Olsen H (2368) [C77]
Politiken Cup (9), 26.07.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6
5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Be7 7.c3 0–0 8.d4 d6 9.a4
Bd7 10.0–0 Qe8 11.a5 Bd8 12.Re1 Bg4
13.d5 Ne7 14.Bc2 c6 15.dxc6 Nxc6 16.b4
Rc8 17.Na3 Nh5 18.h3 Be6 19.Be3 f5
20.exf5 Bxf5 21.Bxf5 Rxf5 22.c4 e4
23.Bd2 Bf6 24.Rad1 Rxf3 25.gxf3 Qg6+
26.Kh2 Be5+ 27.f4 Nxf4 28.Bxf4 Bxf4+
29.Kh1 Ne5 30.Qxe4 Qh6 31.Kg2 bxc4
32.b5 Rf8 33.Nxc4 Qg5+ 34.Kf1 Bh2
35.Qg2 Bg3 36.Qd5+ Kh8 37.Nxe5 dxe5
38.Re2 Qh5 39.Rd3 Qg6 40.Qc5
1–0
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(33) Short N - Astaneh Lopez A (2357)

[C65]
4th ch-EU (6), 14.09.2008

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.Qe2 Bc5

5.c3 0–0 6.d3 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Ba4 b5 9.Bc2
Qe7 10.Nbd2 Rb8 11.Nf1 h6 12.Bh4 g5
13.Bg3 d5 14.Ne3 d4 15.Nd5 Qd8 16.Bb3
dxc3 17.bxc3 Bg4 18.h3 Bxf3 19.Qxf3
Kg7 20.h4 Nxd5 21.Bxd5 Ne7 22.hxg5

1–0

(34) Mamedov Rau - Mamedjarova T

(2271) [C77]
III President's Cup (2), 13.05.2008

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6

5.Qe2 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5 7.0–0 0–0 8.c3 d6
9.Rd1 Bg4 10.h3 Bxf3 11.Qxf3 a5 12.a3
Rb8 13.d3 h6 14.Nd2 b4 15.Ba4 Ne7
16.Nc4 Nh7 17.Nxa5 f5 18.d4 exd4
19.cxd4 Ba7 20.e5 Kh8 21.Bf4 bxa3
22.Qxa3 d5 23.Nc6 Nxc6 24.Bxc6 Bb6
25.e6 Qf6 26.Qe3 Rfe8 27.Bxe8 Rxe8
28.Be5 Qxe6 29.Ra8 Nf6 30.Rxe8+ Nxe8
31.b4 Kh7 32.Rc1 Qe7 33.Rc6 Qxb4
34.Re6 Qf8 35.Qg3 g5 36.Qf3

1–0
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2) Petrov's Defense.
(1) Theory [C43] if black don't know how to respond.) 5...d5
(5...Nf6 (it is a bit passive move back,
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 which gives white more active position])
6.0–0 Be7 7.h3 (not allowing the black's
[(I will show you 2 interesting variations bishop to be developed) 7...0–0 8.c3 Nc6
against Petrov's defense. Both of them 9.Bc2 d5 10.d4 Be6 11.Bf4 h6 12.Nbd2 it
are pretty active and easy for studying.)] is the correct set up of the white's pieces
here. The position is certainly nearly
3.d4 equal, but white has slightly better
chances, because of his more active
XABCDEFGHY pieces.) 6.Qe2 (white starts to put
8rsnlwqkvl-tr( pressure on the black's position using the
pin) 6...Qe7 7.0–0 (now it is hard for black
7zppzpp+pzpp' to develop his king-side pieces. And
6-+-+-sn-+& white is threatening Re1) 7...Nf6 8.Qd1
(saving the bad position of the queen e7
5+-+-zp-+-% and preparing the move Re1) 8...Qd8
4-+-zPP+-+$ 9.Re1+ Be7 10.Qe2 (to stop the black's
castling. Now white is going to resume the
3+-+-+N+-# development: Nc3, b3, Ba3 and black has
2PzPP+-zPPzP" some problems) 10...Nc6 11.b4!? Nxb4
12.Ba3‚]
1tRNvLQmKL+R!
3...Nxe4
xabcdefghy
[3...exd4 ?! (allows white to get extra
[the second variation is 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 tempos on e5) 4.e5 Ne4 5.Qxd4 d5
Nxe4 5.Bd3 6.exd6 Nxd6 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Qf4 (the most
XABCDEFGHY active square) 8...g6 9.Bb5 (9.Be3 ! (it is
even more aggressive plan: white is
8rsnlwqkvl-tr( preparing castling queen-side) 9...Bg7
7zppzp-+pzpp' 10.0–0–0 0–0 11.h4 h6 12.Bc5 Be6
13.Bb5±) 9...Bg7 10.Bxc6+ bxc6 11.0–0 0–
6-+-zp-+-+& 0 12.Be3² white has a stable advantage,
5+-+-+-+-% because of the black weak pawns.]
4-+-+n+-+$ 4.Bd3 d5 [4...Nf6 5.dxe5ƒ]
3+-+L+N+-#
5.Nxe5 Nd7 [5...Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.c4 after
2PzPPzP-zPPzP" any passive moves of black - white
1tRNvLQmK-+R! makes castling and then attack an e4
knight with c4 or Nc3]
xabcdefghy
6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0–0 Bd6 [7...Qh4 8.c4 0–0–
(it is not very well-known idea though it is 0 9.c5 (to stop Bd6 and gain the space on
quite logical: a development of a bishop the queen-side)]
gaining an extra tempo. This variation
could be very dangerous for black in case
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8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 0–0 10.Qh5

[(weakenning the black's position)]

10...f5 11.Re1 [11.Qf3 !? 11...c6 12.Bf4

(to exchange the black's bishop, which is
the main defender of his weak squares)]

11...c6 12.Bg5 Qc7 13.c4

XABCDEFGHY
8r+-+-trk+(
7zppwql+-zpp'
6-+pvl-+-+&
5+-+p+pvLQ%
4-+PzP-+-+$
3+-+L+-+-#
2P+P+-zPPzP"
1tR-+-tR-mK-!
xabcdefghy
[it is about equal, but white has an
initiative position.]

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Petrov's Defense Games Section

(1) Petrosian TL (2558) - Nalbandian T (2) Nakamura H (2664) - Bick J (2238)

(2524) [C43] [C42]
66th ch-ARM (7), 22.03.2006 Foxwoods Open (2), 13.04.2006

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5
5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0–0 Bd6 8.Nc3
Nxc3 9.bxc3 0–0 10.Qh5 f5 11.Re1 Qf6
12.Qf3 c6 13.Bf4 Rae8 14.Qg3 Ba3
15.Rab1 b5 16.Rxe8 Rxe8 17.Be5 Qg6
18.Qf4 h6 19.h3 Qg5 20.Qf3 Be7 21.Bxb5
Qg6 22.Bd3 Bd6 23.Rb7 Qe6 24.Rxa7
Bxe5 25.dxe5 c5 26.Qe3
1–0
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4
5.Bd3 d5 6.0–0 Be7 7.Re1 Nd6 8.Nc3 c6
9.Qe2 Nd7 10.b4 Nf8 11.Nd4 Ne6
12.Nxe6 Bxe6 13.Qh5 Qd7 14.Bb2 Bf6
15.Rab1 Kf8 16.h3 Nf5 17.Na4 g6 18.Nc5
gxh5 19.Nxd7+ Bxd7 20.Bxf6 Rg8 21.Re5
Nd4 22.Rxh5 Nf3+ 23.Kh1 Nxd2 24.Rd1
1–0

(3) Smirnov Igor - Mohannad Alqasem
(JOR) [C43]
Êðóãîâèê, 11.2006
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5
5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0–0 Bd6 8.Nc3
Nxc3 9.bxc3 0–0 10.Qh5 f5 11.Re1 Qf6
12.Qf3 f4 13.Qxd5+ Kh8 14.Qxb7 Qh4
15.Bd2 Rab8 16.Qd5 Rf6 17.g3 Qh3
18.Qg2 Qh5 19.gxf4 Bg4 20.Rab1 Rbf8
21.Rb5 c5 22.dxc5 Bxf4 23.Bxf4 Rxf4
24.Rb4 Bf3 25.Qg3 g5 26.Re7 h6 27.Bf1
Bc6 28.Rxf4 Rxf4 29.h3 Be4 30.Qe3 Qh4
31.Qd4+
1–0
(4) Charodej (24080) - flowerchild
(2342) [C42]
ICC 5 0, 01.05.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4
5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0–0 Bg4 7.c3 Be7 8.Bc2 c5
9.d4 0–0 10.Be3 Nc6 11.h3 Bh5 12.g4
Bg6 13.Bxg6 hxg6 14.d5 Ne5 15.Nxe5
dxe5 16.c4 Ne8 17.Nc3 b6 18.Qd3 Nd6
19.Rae1 f5 20.f3 Qd7 21.Bf2 e4 22.fxe4
fxg4 23.e5 Rf3 24.Qxg6 Nxc4 25.d6 g3
26.Bxg3 Rxf1+ 27.Rxf1 Bxd6 28.exd6
Qxh3 29.Rf2 Ne3 30.Qf7+ [Black resigns]
1–0
(5) Charodej (2477) - vutru (2494) [C43]
ICC 5 0, 03.07.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 Nxe4 4.Bd3 d5
5.Nxe5 Nd7 6.Nxd7 Bxd7 7.0–0 Be7
8.Nc3 Nxc3 9.bxc3 0–0 10.Qh5 f5 11.Rb1
Rb8 12.Bf4 g6 13.Qf3 Bc6 14.Rfe1 Bd6
15.c4 Bxf4 16.Qxf4 Qd6 17.Qxd6 cxd6
18.cxd5 Bxd5 19.c4 Bc6 20.Re6 Rfd8
21.d5 Ba4 22.Rb4 Be8 23.h3 Kf8 24.g4
fxg4 25.hxg4 Bf7 26.Re2 Re8 27.Rxe8+
Kxe8 28.g5 Kd7 29.Kg2 Kc7 30.Rb1 Re8
31.Kf3 Bg8 32.Kf4 Rf8+ 33.Ke3 Re8+
34.Kd4 Rf8 35.Ke3 Re8+ 36.Be4 a6
37.Kd4 Rf8 38.f3 b6 39.Rh1 Rf7 40.Rf1
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Rf4 41.Rh1 Rf7 42.Ke3 Re7 43.Kd4 Rf7
44.Rh4 Re7 45.Rf4 Bf7 46.Rf6 b5 47.c5
dxc5+ 48.Kxc5 Kd8 49.d6 Ra7 50.Kb6
Rd7 51.Bc6 [Black resigns]
1–0
(6) Charodej (2421) - AZ79 (2324) [C42]
ICC 5 0, 19.09.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4
5.d4 Be7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.h3 0–0 8.0–0 c5
9.Nc3 Nc6 10.Bf4 cxd4 11.Nb5 Qb6
12.Nbxd4 Qxb2 13.Rb1 Qxa2 14.Re1
Re8 15.Nb5 Bd8 16.Nxd6 Rxe1+
17.Qxe1 Be6 18.Rxb7 Rb8 19.Rxb8
Nxb8 20.Nxf7 Bxf7 21.Bxb8 a5 22.Ng5
Bd5 23.Bxh7+ Kh8 24.Bd3 Qa3 25.Qe5
Qe7 26.c4 Qxe5 27.Bxe5 Bg8 28.Nf3 a4
29.Bd6 Ne8 30.Ba3 Nc7 31.Ne5 Be6
32.Bc2 Bf6 33.Ng6+ Kg8 34.Bxa4 Bxc4
35.Nf4 Be5 36.Nh5 g6 37.Ng3 Kg7
38.Bc6 Be6 39.Bc1 Nd5 40.Ne4 Nb4
41.Bb7 Nd3 42.Be3 Nf4 43.Ng5 Bf5
44.Nf3 Bd6 45.Bd4+ Kh6 46.Be5 Bxe5
47.Nxe5 Ne2+ 48.Kf1 Nd4 49.g4 Be6
50.Kg2 Kg7 51.Kg3 Ne2+ 52.Kf3 Nd4+
53.Ke4 Nb3 54.Bc6 Nc5+ 55.Ke3 Kf6
56.Nd3 Nb3 57.f4 g5 58.fxg5+ Kxg5
59.Nf4 Bxg4 60.hxg4 Kxg4 61.Nd3 Kf5
62.Be4+ Kf6 63.Bd5 Ke7 64.Bxb3 Kd6
65.Kd4 Kd7 66.Bd5 Kc7 67.Ke5 Kd7
68.Be6+ Ke7 69.Nf4 Kf8 70.Kf6 Ke8
71.Bf7+ Kf8 72.Ng6# [Black checkmated]
1–0
(7) Charodej (2789) - 2L (2634)
09.10.2007
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4
5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0–0 Be7 7.h3 0–0 8.c3 d5
9.Bc2 c6 10.d4 h6 11.Bf4 Bd6 12.Ne5
Qc7 13.Nd2 Be6 14.Re1 Nbd7 15.Qf3
Rfe8 16.Re3 Bxe5 17.dxe5 Nh7 18.Nb3
c5 19.Qh5 Kh8 20.Bxh6 gxh6 21.Qxh6
Ndf8 22.Rg3 f5 23.exf6 Qf7 24.Rg7 Qxf6
25.Rxh7+ Nxh7 26.Qxh7#
1–0
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(8) Igor - Blackburne [C42]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4

5.d4 Be7 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.h3 Be6 8.0–0 c5
9.Nc3 Nc6 10.Bg5 Nxd4 11.Nxd4 cxd4
12.Bb5+ Nd7 13.Bxe7 Qb6 14.Bxd6 Qxd6
15.Ne2 a6 16.Bxd7+ Qxd7 17.Qxd4 Qxd4
18.Nxd4 0–0–0 19.Nxe6 fxe6 20.Rad1
Rxd1 21.Rxd1 Rf8 22.Kf1 Kc7 23.Ke2 Rf5
24.Rd3 Re5+ 25.Kd2 Kc6 26.Rf3 Rd5+
27.Kc1 Ra5 28.a3 Rg5 29.g3 Rh5 30.h4
g5 31.hxg5 Rxg5 32.Kd2 h5 33.Rf4 b5
34.a4 Rd5+ 35.Ke3 Rc5 36.Kd3 Rd5+
37.Ke3 Rc5 38.axb5+ axb5 39.c3 Kd6
40.Rd4+ Ke7 41.Rf4 Kd6 42.Kd3 Re5
43.Re4 Rf5 44.f4 Rf7 45.Re5 h4 46.gxh4
Rxf4 47.Rxb5 Rxh4 48.b4 Rh3+ 49.Kc4
Rh4+ 50.Kb3 e5 51.Rb8 e4 52.Re8 Kd7
53.Rg8 e3 54.Kc2 Rh3 55.Rg2 Kd6
56.Re2 Ke5 57.Kd3 Kf4 58.b5 Rh5
59.Rxe3 Rxb5 60.Re8 Rd5+ 61.Kc4 Rd2
62.Kc5 Kg5 63.Rf8 Kg6 64.c4 Rh2 65.Kb6
Rh6 66.Rf1 Kg5+ 67.Kb5 Rh8 68.c5 Rb8+
69.Kc6 Rb2 70.Kc7 Kg6 71.c6 Rb3
72.Kc8 Rc3 73.c7 Rc4 74.Rd1 Kf5 75.Kd7
Ke5 76.c8Q Rxc8 77.Kxc8 Ke6 78.Kc7
Ke5 79.Kc6 Ke4 80.Kc5 Kf5 81.Re1 Kg4
82.Kd5 Kf4 83.Re5 Kf3 84.Re4 Kg2
85.Kd4 Kf3 86.Kd3 Kf2 87.Re3 Kf1
88.Re2 Kg1 89.Ke3 Kf1 90.Kf3 Kg1
91.Kg3 Kf1 92.Re3 Kg1 93.Re1#

1–0
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3) Philidor's Defense.
(1) Theory [C41] 4.Bc4 [(this move helps white to attack f7
square, which could be really dangerous
[Philidor's defense is not very popular for black)]
opening, but some positional players like
to play it.] 4...c6 [4...Ngf6 ? 5.dxe5 dxe5 (5...Nxe5
6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Qxd8 Bb4+
1.e4 d6 2.d4 e5 3.Nf3 Nd7 9.Qd2 Bxd2+ 10.Nxd2±) 6.Ng5 and black
has no defense; 4...Be7 ? 5.dxe5 Nxe5
XABCDEFGHY (5...dxe5 6.Qd5+–) 6.Nxe5 dxe5 7.Qh5 g6
8r+lwqkvlntr( 8.Qxe5 Nf6 9.Bh6+– (white has a material
advantage, also white have stoped the
7zppzpn+pzpp' black's castling)]
6-+-zp-+-+&
5.0–0 Be7 [(in this position white may
5+-+-zp-+-% make the simple development moves, like
4-+-zPP+-+$ Nc3, Be3 and so on. But also white has
one powerful tactical idea)]
3+-+-+N+-#
2PzPP+-zPPzP" 6.dxe5 dxe5 7.Ng5 Bxg5

1tRNvLQmKL+R! XABCDEFGHY
xabcdefghy 8r+lwqk+ntr(
7zpp+n+pzpp'
[(this move seems logical, but it brings
some problems for black.)]
6-+p+-+-+&
5+-+-zp-vl-%
[3...exd4 4.Qxd4 (bringing the queen on
the active position. It is the easiest way for
4-+L+P+-+$
getting a good position.) 4...Nc6 5.Bb5 3+-+-+-+-#
Bd7 6.Bxc6 Bxc6 7.Nc3 (white has lost
the bishop in this line, but it gives white 2PzPP+-zPPzP"
quite initiative position and simple 1tRNvLQ+RmK-!
development) 7...Nf6 8.Bg5 Be7 9.0–0–0
0–0 10.h4 now white can attack on the xabcdefghy
king-side or in the center by pushing e5;
3...Nf6 4.Nc3 Nbd7 5.Bc4 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 [7...Nh6 ? 8.Ne6 fxe6 9.Bxh6 gxh6
(black doesn't create any threats, so white 10.Qh5+ Kf8 11.Bxe6 Qe8 12.Qxh6#]
should make the simple development
moves) 7.Re1 c6 8.a4 b6 9.Bg5 (it is the 8.Qh5 Qe7 [8...g6 9.Qxg5 Qxg5 10.Bxg5
most powerful plan for white in this line. and white has 2 bishops advantage in the
White is going to play d5 to create some endgame]
weaknesses in the black's position. That's
why white is attacking the f6 knight, which
is the main defender of the d5 square.)
9...Bb7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.d5 then white will
attack the black's weak pawns in the
center and on the queen-side.]
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9.Qxg5 Qxg5 10.Bxg5 Ngf6 11.f3

XABCDEFGHY
8r+l+k+-tr(
7zpp+n+pzpp'
6-+p+-sn-+&
5+-+-zp-vL-%
4-+L+P+-+$
3+-+-+P+-#
2PzPP+-+PzP"
1tRN+-+RmK-!
xabcdefghy
[White has 2 bishops, while black only has
several weaknesses. So white has a
stable positional advantage here]

Line

Philidor's Defense Games Section

(1) Kaidanov G (2596) - Georgiev Vl 14...cxd5 [?!]
(2560) [C41]
Chicago 84/247, 2002 [14...Nxd5 15.Nxd5 Qxd5 (15...Bxd5
[Kaidanov,G] 16.Qe3±; 15...cxd5 16.Be5±) 16.Qxd5
(16.Be5²) 16...cxd5 17.Nd4 Bc5²]
1.d4 [hess Informant]
15.Ng5 Bf5 [?]
1...d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7
5.Bc4 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Re1 c6 8.a4 a5 [15...Nh5 16.Rxe6 !; 15...Ra6 16.Nb5²;
9.h3 exd4 10.Qxd4 [10.Nxd4 Ue 15...Qc8 16.Be5² (16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Qe5
79/(278)] Ra6) ]

10...Nc5 11.Bf4 Ne6 [N] 16.Qe5+–

[11...Ncxe4 12.Nxe4 d5 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6 Line

14.Qc5 dxc4 15.Rad1 (15.Bd6 Re8
16.Bc7 Qd7÷) 15...Bd7 16.Be5 !; 11...Be6]

12.Bxe6 Bxe6 13.Rad1 d5 14.exd5

[14.Qe3 !?]

(2) Tseitlin Mi (2440) - Shirazi K (2395)
[C41]
Bagneux 61/(299), 1994
[Tseitlin,Mi]
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7
5.Bc4 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Re1 c6 8.a4 a5
[8...exd4 ! 9.Nxd4 Re8 10.Be3 Bf8 11.Nf3
h6 =]
9.h3 h6 10.Be3 Re8 11.d5 [!N]
[11.Qd2 - 55/(298); 11.Ba2 exd4 =
(11...Bf8 ?! 12.d5 ! 12...Nb6 13.Qd3 cxd5
14.Bxb6 Qxb6 15.Nxd5²) ]
11...Nb6 12.Bb3 cxd5 13.Bxb6 [!]
[13.Nxd5 Nbxd5 14.Bxd5 Nxd5 15.Qxd5
Be6÷]
13...Qxb6 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Qxd5 Be6
16.Qd3 Rac8 [16...Bxb3 ?! 17.cxb3 ]
17.Rad1 Rc6 [17...Rc6 18.Bd5 ! 18...Bxd5
19.exd5 Rc5 20.b3²]
Line
(3) Kundin A (2430) - Erenburg S
(2310) [C41]
Israel 75/(280), 1998
[Kundin,A]
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7
5.Bc4 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Re1 c6 8.a4 *]
8...a5 9.b3 [!?]
[9.Ba2 Ue 69/292]
9...h6 10.Ba3 Re8 11.h3 [!?N]
[11.Qd2 ?! 11...Nb6 12.Bf1 Bg4]
11...Qc7 12.Qd2 Nb6 13.Bf1 Be6
14.Rad1 Bf8 [14...Rad8 15.Nb1 ! 15...Nc8
16.c4² ]
131
15.Nb1 exd4 16.Nxd4 d5 17.exd5
[17.Bxf8 !? 17...Kxf8 18.e5 Ne4 19.Qf4² ]
17...Bxd5 18.Rxe8 Nxe8 19.Bxf8 Kxf8
20.c4 Be4 21.Nc3 Nf6 [21...Nf6 22.Nxe4 !
22...Nxe4 23.Qe1 ! 23...Nc5 24.Nf5 Ne6
25.Qc3 Qf4 26.Bd3²]
Line
(4) Solak D (2514) - Mitkov N (2546)
[C41]
Ljubljana 88/280, 2003
[Solak,D]
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7
5.Bc4 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Re1 c6 8.a4 a5
9.h3 exd4 10.Qxd4 Nc5 11.Bf4 Be6
[11...Ne6]
12.Rad1 Qb6 13.b3 [!N]
[13.Bxd6; 13.Bxe6]
13...Rad8 [13...Qb4 14.Bd2 !]
14.Bxe6 fxe6 15.e5 [!]
15...dxe5 [15...Nd5 16.exd6 Bxd6
(16...Nxf4 17.dxe7 Rxd4 18.exf8Q+ Kxf8
19.Rxd4±; 16...Rxf4 17.Nxd5 Rxd4
18.Nxe7+ ! 18...Kh8 19.Rxd4+–) 17.Bxd6
Rxd6 18.Ne5±; 15...Nfe4 16.Nxe4 Rxf4
17.Nf6+ !]
16.Qxe5 Rxd1 [!]
[16...Nd5 ? 17.Nxd5 cxd5 18.Qc7 !]
17.Rxd1 Nd5 18.Be3 [!]
[18.Nxd5 exd5 ! 19.Qxe7 Rxf4]
18...Nxe3 19.Qxe3 Rd8 20.Re1 [!]
[20.Nd4 Rd6]

20...Qb4 21.Ne4 Nxe4 22.Qxe4 Qxe4
23.Rxe4± Rd1+ 24.Re1 Rd6 25.Kf1 Bf6
26.Ke2 Kf7 27.Rd1 Rd5 [!]
28.c4 Rxd1 29.Kxd1 Ke7 30.Ne1 [!]
30...Bd4 31.Ke2 Kf6 32.Kf3 h5 33.Nd3
Kf5 34.g4+ hxg4+ 35.hxg4+ Kf6 36.Ke4
c5 37.f3 g6 38.Nf4 Kf7 39.Ne2 Bb2
40.Ng1 Kf6 41.Nh3 Bd4 42.Nf4 Bc3
43.Nd3 [43.g5+ ! 43...Kf7™ 44.Nd3 b6 !?
(44...Bd4 45.b4 !! 45...axb4 46.Nxb4 cxb4
47.Kxd4 e5+ 48.Kd3 Ke6 49.Kc2 Kf5
50.a5 Kf4 51.c5 Kxf3 52.a6+–) 45.Ne5+
Kg7 ! 46.Nd7 Kf7 47.Nxb6 Ke7±]
43...Bd4 44.b4 [??]
44...axb4 45.Nxb4 cxb4 46.Kxd4 e5+
47.Kd3 Ke6 [??]
[47...Kg5 ! 48.c5 Kf4 49.c6 bxc6 50.a5
Kxf3 51.a6 e4+–+]
48.Kc2 Kd6 49.Kb2 Kc6 50.Kc2
½–½
(5) Delchev A (2656) - Asis Gargatagli
H (2395) [C41]
VI Open (6), 25.08.2005
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7 4.Nf3 e5
5.Bc4 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Re1 c6 8.a4 a5
9.b3 exd4 10.Nxd4 Nb6 11.Bd3 d5 12.e5
Ng4 13.Nf5 Nxe5 14.Rxe5 Bf6 15.Bf4 Nd7
16.Nh6+ gxh6 17.Qg4+ Bg7 18.Bxh6 Qf6
19.Rh5
1–0
(6) Pavasovic D (2566) - Borgo G
(2380) [C41]
Open A (3), 04.09.2005
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7
5.Bc4 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Re1 c6 8.a4 a5
9.b3 h6 10.Ba3 Re8 11.Qd2 Qc7 12.Rad1
132
Nb6 13.Be2 Bg4 14.h3 Bh5 15.Nh4 Bxe2
16.Rxe2 Rad8 17.Nf5 Kh8 18.Qe3 Kh7
19.Red2 exd4 20.Qxd4 c5 21.Qd3 g6
22.Ne3 Qc6 23.Qb5 Rc8 24.f3 c4 25.Qxc6
Rxc6 26.Ncd5 Nfxd5 27.Nxd5 Nxd5
28.Rxd5 cxb3 29.cxb3 Rb6 30.R1d3 Kg8
31.Bc1 Rc6 32.Bf4 Ra8 33.Bxd6 Bxd6
34.Rxd6 Raa6 35.Rxc6 Rxc6 36.Rd5 b6
37.h4 h5 38.Kf2 Kf8 39.Kg3 Ke7 40.Kf4
Ke6 41.g4 hxg4 42.fxg4 f6 43.Rb5 Rd6
44.h5 Kf7 45.Ke3 Rc6 46.Kd4 Kg7 47.Kd5
Rc3 48.Rxb6 Rg3 49.e5 fxe5 50.Rxg6+
Kh7 51.Kxe5 Rxb3 52.Rd6 Ra3 53.Rd4
Kh6 54.Kf4 Rc3 55.Kf5 Rc5+ 56.Kf4 Rc6
57.Rd5 Rc4+ 58.Kf5 Rxa4 59.Rd7
1–0
(7) Delchev A (2669) - Kizov A (2423)
[C41]
Veselin Boskovic Mem (9), 10.10.2005
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7
5.Bc4 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Re1 c6 8.a4 a5
9.b3 exd4 10.Nxd4 Nc5 11.Ba3 Na6
12.Bxa6 Rxa6 13.Qf3 Re8 14.h3 Ra8
15.Rad1 Qc7 16.Qf4 Bf8 17.Nf3 Rd8
18.Rd3 Be6 19.Red1 Ne8 20.Nd4 g6
21.Nxe6 fxe6 22.e5 Qf7 23.Qxf7+ Kxf7
24.Ne4 h6 25.exd6 Kg8 26.Rg3 Kh7
27.Rf3
1–0
(8) Korneev O (2601) - Paunovic D
(2514) [C41]
GM (7), 15.12.2005
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7
5.Bc4 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Re1 c6 8.a4 a5
9.h3 Nb6 10.Ba2 Nfd7 11.Be3 exd4
12.Bxd4 Nc5 13.Bxc5 dxc5 14.Qe2 Qd6
15.Rad1 Qh6 16.e5 Be6 17.Bxe6 Qxe6
18.b3 Rad8 19.Ne4 Rxd1 20.Qxd1 Rd8
21.Qb1 Nd5 22.c4 Nf4 23.Neg5 Bxg5
24.Nxg5 Qg6 25.Qxg6 hxg6 26.g3 Ne6
27.Nxe6 fxe6 28.Re2 Rd1+ 29.Kg2 Kf7
30.h4 Rd4 31.f4 b5 32.cxb5 cxb5 33.axb5

Rb4 34.Kh3 g5 35.hxg5 g6 36.Rc2 Rxb5
37.Kg2 Ke7 38.Kf2 Kd7 39.Ke2 Kc6
40.Rd2 Rb4 41.Rd6+ Kb5 42.Rxe6 Rxb3
43.Rxg6 a4 44.Rg8 Kc6 45.g6 Rxg3 46.g7
Kb7 47.e6 a3 48.e7 a2 49.e8Q a1Q
50.Qd7+
1–0
(9) Grabarczyk B (2472) -
Cherednichenko S (2180) [C41]
5th Amplico AIG Life (2), 17.12.2005
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 Nbd7
5.Bc4 Be7 6.0–0 0–0 7.Re1 c6 8.a4 a5
9.b3 Qc7 10.Ba3 b6 11.d5 Bb7 12.dxc6
Bxc6 13.Nb5 Bxb5 14.Bxb5 Nc5 15.Nd2
d5 16.exd5 Nxd5 17.Qf3 Rad8 18.Nc4 Bf6
19.Rad1 Nf4 20.Qc6 Qxc6 21.Bxc6 Ne2+
22.Kf1 Nd4 23.Nxb6 Nxc2 24.Bxc5 Nxe1
25.Rxe1 Rc8 26.Nxc8 Rxc8 27.Bd6 Rxc6
28.Bxe5 Be7 29.Bc3 Rxc3 30.Rxe7 g6
31.Rb7 Rc2 32.g4 h6 33.Kg2 Rc3 34.h4
Kg7 35.f3 Rd3 36.Kg3 Rc3 37.Kf4 g5+
38.hxg5 hxg5+ 39.Ke4 Kg6 40.Rb6+ f6
41.Rb5 Kf7 42.Rxa5 Rxb3 43.Rb5 Ra3
44.a5 Ra4+ 45.Kd5 Ra3 46.Kc6 Rxf3
47.a6 Ke8
1–0
(10) Luther Thomas (GER) (2572) -
Nilsson Lars Kjoller (DEN) (2046) [C41]
It (open) Hania (Greece), 1993
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5 4.Nf3 exd4
5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Bb5 Bd7 7.Bxc6 Bxc6
8.Bg5 Be7 9.0–0–0 0–0 10.Rhe1 Nd7 11.h4
Bf6 12.Qe3 h6 13.Bxf6 Qxf6 14.g4 Qg6
15.Nd4 Ne5 16.f3 Rfe8 17.Nf5 Rad8
18.Ne2 Qe6 19.b3 Ng6 20.h5 Nf8
21.Ned4 Qe5 22.g5 hxg5 23.Qxg5 Nh7
24.Qg4 Bd7 25.Rg1 Bxf5 26.Nxf5 Kf8
27.Qxg7+ Qxg7 28.Rxg7 Nf6 29.Rdg1
1–0
133
(11) Firman N (2501) - Degraeve JM
(2535) [C41]
Bundesliga 2007–8 (11), 09.03.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Be7 6.Bf4 0–0 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 b5
9.Be2 c6 10.Bf3 Ra7 11.e5 dxe5 12.Bxe5
Bd7 13.Rhe1 Re8 14.Qg5 Nh5 15.Qxh5
Bg5+ 16.Kb1 g6 17.Bxb8 Rxe1 18.Rxe1
Ra8 19.Bc7
1–0
(12) Macieja Bartlomiej (POL) (2653) -
Kolkin Michail (UKR) (2010) [C41]
Tournament (active) Poland (8), 1994
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bg4 4.dxe5 Nd7
5.exd6 Bxd6 6.Be2 Qe7 [6...Ngf6 7.Nd4
Bxe2 8.Qxe2 0–0 (8...Be5 9.Nb3 0–0 10.f4
Bd6 11.e5±) 9.Nc3 Re8 (9...Nc5 10.f3
Be5 11.Nf5 Ne6 12.Be3²) 10.f3²]
7.Nd4 h5 [7...Bxe2 8.Qxe2 Ngf6 (8...g6
9.Nc3 Ngf6 10.Bg5 0–0–0 11.f4 Bb4
12.e5±; 8...Be5 9.Be3 c5 10.Nf5 Qf6
11.Nd2±) 9.Nf5 Qxe4 10.Nxg7+ Kd8
11.Qxe4 Nxe4 12.0–0±]
8.h3 Be6 9.Nc3 Ngf6 10.Bd3 0–0–0
11.Qe2 Bb4 12.0–0 Rhe8 13.a3 Bxc3
14.bxc3 Nc5 15.a4 Qd7 16.Ba3 Nxa4
17.Bb5 c6 18.Bxa4 Bxh3 19.gxh3 Qxh3
1–0
(13) Volokitin Andrei (UKR) (2566) -
Shkuro Iuri (UKR) (2243) [C41]
Ch Ukraine (juniors) (under 20) Kharkov
(Ukraine), 2001
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bg4 4.dxe5 Nd7
5.exd6 Bxd6 6.Be2 Qe7 7.Nd4 Bxe2
8.Qxe2 Be5 9.Be3 c5 10.Nf5 Qf6 11.c3 g6
12.Ng3 h5 13.Qc2 b5 14.Ne2 g5 15.Nd2
g4 16.a4 b4 17.Nc4 bxc3 18.Nxc3 Ne7
19.0–0–0 Nb6 20.Nxe5 Qxe5 21.a5 Nbc8
22.Qa4+ Kf8 23.Qc4 Kg7 24.Bxc5 Qg5+
25.Kb1 Rb8 26.Bd4+ f6 27.Qc7 Rb3
28.Nd5
1–0
 B) Sicilian Defense
INSTRUCTION: I recommend for you this order of study:

1) Najdorf Variation.
2) Rauzer Variation.
3) Scheveningen (Keres Attack).
4) Dragon Variation.
5) Variation Qb6.
6) Kan Variation.
7) Sveshnikov Variation.
8) Accelerated Dragon

1) Najdorf Variation.
I recommend you to study "Variation 6.Bg5" first. And followed by “ Variation 6.Rg1”

Variation 6.Bg5
(1) Theory - Theory [B99] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5
6.Bg5 Line XABCDEFGHY
8rsnlwqkvl-tr(
[Here I want to tell you one very important
thing. Please remember it. The best 7+p+-zppzpp'
variations for white against the Sicilian
defense - is the variations with castling
6p+-zp-sn-+&
QUEEN-SIDE. Though this idea is not 5+-+-+-vL-%
well-known, all the strong plyers know it.
Look at the super tournaments games.
4-+-sNP+-+$
Nearly always white makes castling 3+-sN-+-+-#
queen-side against Sicilian. This allows
white to use his king-side pawns to attack 2PzPP+-zPPzP"
the black's king in the middlegame. This 1tR-+QmKL+R!
plan is very dangerous for black and
pretty simple for white. That's why against xabcdefghy
all the Sicilian lines I will suggest you the
variations with the white's castling queen- [(white needs to develop bishop c1 and
side.] the queen to make castling)]
 135

6...e6 7.f4 11.Rhe1

XABCDEFGHY XABCDEFGHY
8rsnlwqkvl-tr( 8r+l+k+-tr(
7+p+-+pzpp' 7+-wqnvlpzpp'
6p+-zppsn-+& 6p+-zppsn-+&
5+-+-+-vL-% 5+p+-+-vL-%
4-+-sNPzP-+$ 4-+-sNPzP-+$
3+-sN-+-+-# 3+-sNL+Q+-#
2PzPP+-+PzP" 2PzPP+-+PzP"
1tR-+QmKL+R! 1+-mKRtR-+-!
xabcdefghy xabcdefghy
[(white is getting more control in the [white has 2 main plans: 1) prepare the
center. In the future it will help white to attack in the center with e4–e5 move; 2)
start an attack with the e5 or f5 move.)] prepare the attack on the king-side,
pushing the pawns (g4–g5).]
7...Be7 [7...Qb6 8.Nb3 Be7 9.Qf3 Nbd7
10.0–0–0 0–0 11.Bd3 similar with the main Line
line; 7...Nc6 8.Nxc6 bxc6 9.e5ƒ]

8.Qf3 Qc7 9.0–0–0 Nbd7 10.Bd3 b5

[10...h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.fxg5 Ne5 13.Qe2
Nfg4 14.Nf3 hxg5 15.Bg3 then white
should attack the black's knight on the e5
and put the pressure on the open file "f"]

Variation 6.Bg5 Games Section

(1) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2331) -
Tukhaev Adam (UKR) (2245) [B97]
Ch Ukraine (final) (8), 03.2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Nb3 Nbd7
9.Qe2 Qc7 10.0–0–0 b5 11.a3 Bb7 12.g4
Be7 13.Bg2 h6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6 15.e5 dxe5
16.Rxd7 Qxd7 17.Nc5 Bxg2 18.Nxd7
Bxh1 19.Nxf6+ gxf6 20.fxe5 fxe5 21.Qxe5
Ke7 22.Qc5+ Kf6 23.Qd4+ Ke7 24.a4
bxa4 25.Qc5+ Kf6 26.Qd4+ Ke7 27.Nxa4
Rhg8 28.Nb6 Rad8 29.Qf4 f5 30.h3 fxg4
31.hxg4 Rgf8 32.Qc7+ Ke8 33.b3 Rf2

34.Nc4 Rf1+ 35.Kb2 Rfd1 36.Ne5 Rf1
37.Qc4 Rf6 38.Qxa6 Bd5 39.c4 Be4
40.Kc3 Ra8 41.Qb5+ Ke7 42.Qd7+ Kf8
43.Qd4 Rf4 44.Ng6+
1–0
(2) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2331) - Tishin
Dmitry (UKR) (2414) [B97]
Ch Ukraine (final) (12), 03.2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Nb3 Qe3+
9.Qe2 Qxe2+ 10.Bxe2 Nbd7 11.0–0–0 b5
12.a3 Bb7 13.Bf3 Rc8 14.Rhe1 e5 15.Na5
Ba8 16.a4 bxa4 17.Nxa4 Be7 18.Bxf6
gxf6 19.Bg4 Rd8 20.Bxd7+ Rxd7 21.Nb6
Rd8 22.Nxa8 Rxa8 23.f5 0–0 24.Nc6 Rfe8
25.Nxe7+ Rxe7 26.Rxd6 Kg7 27.Re3 Rc7
28.Rg3+ Kh8 29.Rxf6 Rac8 30.c3 a5
31.Ra6 Rc5 32.Ra7
1–0
(3) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2446) - Aziz
(2331) [B97]
Ch Arab (team) (8), 09.2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qb6 8.Nb3 Be7
9.Qf3 Nbd7 10.0–0–0 Qc7 11.Bd3 b5
12.Rhe1 Bb7 13.Qg3 b4 14.Nd5 exd5
15.exd5 Kd8 16.Nd4 Re8 17.Nf5 Bf8
18.Rxe8+ Kxe8 19.Re1+ Kd8 20.Nxg7
Bxg7 21.Bxf6+ Nxf6 22.Qxg7 Ne8
23.Qg5+ f6 24.Rxe8+
1–0
(4) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2576) - Pasko
Alexandr (UKR) (2310) [B96]
Ch Ukr u18 (team) (1), 05.2004
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 8.Qf3 Nc6
9.Nxc6 Qxc6 10.Bd3 Be7 11.0–0 Bd7
12.Kh1 b5 13.Rae1 0–0 14.Qg3 Nh5
136
15.Qh4 Bxg5 16.fxg5 g6 17.g4 b4 18.Nd1
Ng7 19.Rf3 f5 20.gxf6 Rf7 21.Ref1 Ne8
22.Nf2 Qc5 23.Nh3 Qe5 24.Ng5 Rxf6
25.Qxh7+
1–0
(5) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2676) - Akulov
Leonid (UKR) [B99]
Independence of Ukraine (blitz) (10),
08.2004
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Nbd7
9.0–0–0 h6 10.Bh4 Qc7 11.Bd3 g5 12.fxg5
Ne5 13.Qe2 Nh7 14.Nf3 hxg5 15.Bg3 Nf8
16.Nxe5 dxe5 17.Bf2 Bd7 18.Kb1 Ng6
19.g3 0–0–0 20.a3 Bc6 21.Be3 Rh3 22.Qf2
Rf8 23.Bf1 Rh7 24.Bb6 Qb8 25.Bc4 Bd7
26.Qd2 Bc6 27.Rhf1 Rhh8 28.Rxf7 Qd6
29.Qxd6 Bxd6 30.Bxe6+ Kb8 31.Rxd6
Rxh2 32.Rxf8+
1–0
(6) Timman Jan H (NED) (2480) -
Jacobsen Bo (DEN) (2316) [B99]
Zt (cat.8) Forssa/Helsinki (Finland) (14),
1972
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qf3 Qc7
9.0–0–0 Be7 10.Bd3 b5 11.Rhe1 Bb7
12.Nd5 exd5 13.Nf5 Kf8 14.exd5 Bd8
15.Qg3 Rg8 16.Nxg7 Rxg7 17.Bh6 Nh5
18.Qe3 Bf6 19.Qe4 Nxf4 20.Qxf4 Bxd5
21.Bf5 Nb6 22.Be4 Bxe4 23.Rxe4 Rc8
24.Rd2 Qd8 25.Rxd6 Qc7 26.c3 Bxc3
27.bxc3 Qxc3+ 28.Kd1 Na4 29.Qe5 Qc2+
30.Ke1
1–0

(7) Timman Jan H (NED) (2470) -
Polugaevsky Lev A (RUS) (2625) [B96]
It (cat.12) Hilversum (Netherlands) (5),
1973
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qf3 Qc7
9.0–0–0 b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.Rhe1 h6
12.Qh3 0–0–0 13.Bxf6 Nxf6 14.Nd5 Qa5
15.Nb3
1–0
(8) Timman Jan H (NED) (2510) -
Hamann Svend (DEN) (2485) [B99]
It \ Amsterdam (Netherlands), 1975
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7
9.0–0–0 Nbd7 10.Bd3 h6 11.Qh3 Nb6
12.f5 e5 13.Nb3 Bd7 14.Be3 Nc4 15.Bxc4
Qxc4 16.Nd2 Qc6 17.Bg5 Rc8 18.Bxf6
Bxf6 19.Qd3 0–0 20.Kb1 b5 21.Nf1 b4
22.Nd5 Qb7 23.Nxf6+ gxf6 24.Ng3 Ba4
25.b3 Bb5 26.Qd2 Qc6 27.Nh5 d5
28.exd5 Qd6 29.Qxh6
1–0
(9) Timman Jan H (NED) (2510) -
Browne Walter S (USA) (2550) [B99]
It (a) Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands), 1975
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7
9.0–0–0 Nbd7 10.Bd3 h6 11.Qh3 Nb6
12.Bh4 e5 13.Nf5 Bxf5 14.exf5 Nfd5
15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.fxe5 dxe5 17.Bxe7
Qxe7 18.Bxa6 Rxa6 19.Rxd5 0–0 20.a3
Rc8 21.Re1 Rac6 22.Re2 Qg5+ 23.Kb1
Qf4 24.Qd3 f6 25.Rd2 Kh7 26.g3 Qg4
27.Rb5 Rc4 28.Rxb7 e4 29.Qe2 Qxf5
30.g4 Qe6 31.b3 R4c7 32.Rb4 e3
33.Qd3+ Kh8 34.Re4 Qxe4 35.Qxe4 exd2
36.Qd3 Ra7 37.Kb2 Rca8 38.a4 Rb8
39.Ka3 Rbb7 40.Qxd2 Rd7 41.Qf4 Ra5
42.b4 Re5 43.a5 Rd1 44.Qc4 Ra1+
45.Kb2 Ree1 46.Qc8+ Kh7 47.Qf5+ Kh8
137
48.c3 Ra4 49.Qc2 Rea1 50.Qb3 Kh7
51.c4 Kg8 52.b5 Rxa5 53.b6 Rh1 54.b7
Rxh2+ 55.Qc2
1–0
(10) Timman Jan H (NED) (2550) -
Browne Walter S (USA) (2585) [B99]
It \ Amsterdam (Netherlands), 1976
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7
9.0–0–0 Nbd7 10.Bd3 h6 11.Qh3 Nb6
12.Rhf1 Bd7 13.Bh4 Rc8 14.Qg3 e5
15.fxe5 dxe5 16.Nf5 Bxf5 17.Bxf6 Bxf6
18.Rxf5 Qe7 19.Rdf1 Rc6 20.a4 Bg5+
21.Kb1 0–0 22.Nd5 Nxd5 23.exd5 Rb6
24.Qxe5 Qxe5 25.Rxe5 Bf6 26.Rxf6 Rxf6
27.c4 Rf4 28.a5 f6 29.Re6 Rc8 30.d6 Rd8
31.c5 f5 32.Re7 Rb4 33.Kc2 Kf8 34.Kc3
Rg4 35.Rxb7 Rxg2 36.Bc4 Rxh2 37.Rf7+
Ke8 38.Rxg7 Rh3+ 39.Kd4 f4 40.Rg8+
Kd7 41.c6+
1–0
(11) Timman Jan H (NED) (2585) -
Mecking Henrique (BRA) (2630) [B96]
It (cat.13) Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands),
1978
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Nbd7 8.Qf3 Qc7
9.0–0–0 b5 10.Bd3 Bb7 11.Rhe1 Qb6
12.Nb3 b4 13.Na4 Qc7 14.Nd4 Be7
15.Qh3 0–0–0 16.f5 Nc5 17.fxe6 Nxa4
18.exf7+ Kb8 19.Ne6 Qa5 20.e5 Rc8
21.exf6 gxf6 22.Bf4 Nxb2 23.Kxb2 Rc3
24.Kc1 Rhc8 25.Nd4 Bf8 26.Re8 Qxa2
27.Rxf8 Rxf8 28.Bxd6+ Ka8 29.Bxf8 Qxf7
30.Bxb4 Rc7 31.Qe6 Qg7 32.Be4 Qg5+
33.Kb2 Bxe4 34.Qxa6+ Kb8 35.Bd6
1–0
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(12) Luther Thomas (GER) (2604) -
Efimenko Zahar (UKR) (2523) [B99]
Ch Europe Ohrid (Macedonia) (1), 2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7
9.0–0–0 Nbd7 10.g4 b5 11.Bxf6 Nxf6 12.g5
Nd7 13.f5 Nc5 14.f6 gxf6 15.gxf6 Bf8
16.Rg1 h5 17.Re1 Bd7 18.Kb1 0–0–0
19.Rg5 h4 20.Rd1 Kb8 21.a3 Qb6 22.Rh5
Bh6 23.Rxh4 Bg5 24.Rg4 Bh4 25.Bg2
Ka7 26.Rg7 Rdf8 27.e5 d5 28.Qf4 Na4
29.Na2 Rh5 30.Bf3 Rhh8 31.Be2 Qa5
32.Rg4 Be1 33.Nb3
1–0
(13) Luther Thomas (GER) (2594) -
Papp Gabor (HUN) (2466) [B99]
It (open) Oberwart (Austria) (5),
12.07.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 Qc7
9.0–0–0 Bd7 10.e5 dxe5 11.fxe5 Nd5
12.Ne4 0–0 13.Bf6 Bxf6 14.exf6 Qf4+
15.Qxf4 Nxf4 16.fxg7 Kxg7 17.Nc5 Bc8
18.g3 Ng6 19.Bg2 Ra7 20.Rhe1 b6
21.Nd3 Bb7 22.Bxb7 Rxb7 23.Nf4 Rc8
24.Nh5+ Kg8 25.g4 Rbc7 26.c3 h6 27.h3
b5 28.a3 Kh7 29.Rf1 Kg8 30.Rd2 Ne5
31.Kb1 Nbc6 32.Nxc6 Rxc6 33.Re2 Nd7
34.Rd1 Nb6 35.Nf6+ Kg7 36.Rf2 R6c7
37.Rd6 Rb7 38.h4 a5 39.g5 hxg5 40.hxg5
b4 41.Nh5+ Kg6 42.Nf4+ Kxg5 43.Rd1 f5
44.Nxe6+ Kf6 45.Nd4 Rc5 46.Rdf1 bxc3
47.Rxf5+ Rxf5 48.Rxf5+ Ke7 49.Nc6+
Kd6 50.Nxa5 Rh7 51.bxc3 Rh2 52.Rf6+
Kc5 53.Nb3+ Kb5 54.Nd4+ Ka5 55.Rc6
Na4 56.Rc8
1–0

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qf3 h6
9.Bh4 Qc7 10.0–0–0 Nbd7 11.Bd3 g5
12.fxg5 Ne5 13.Qe2 Nfg4 14.Nf3 Nxf3
15.Qxf3 hxg5 16.Bg3 Ne5 17.Bxe5 dxe5
18.Rdf1 Rh7 19.h4 gxh4 20.Qg4 Rh8
21.g3 Bd7 22.gxh4 Bf8 23.Rf3 Bc6
24.Rhf1 Bh6+ 25.Kb1 f5 26.exf5 Bxf3
27.Qxf3 0–0–0 28.fxe6 Kb8 29.Nd5 Qd6
30.e7 Qxd5 31.exd8Q+ Rxd8 32.Be4 Qd4
33.Qe2 Bf4 34.a3 Rd6 35.c3 Qd2
36.Qxd2 Rxd2 37.h5 Rh2 38.Rh1 Rxh1+
39.Bxh1 a5 40.Kc2 b6 41.Kd3 Kc7 42.Ke4
Kd6 43.Kf5 Ke7 44.Kg6 Kf8 45.Bd5 e4
46.h6 e3 47.Bc4 Be5 48.Kf5 Bg3 49.Kg6
Be5 50.h7 Bh8 51.Be2 Ke7 52.Kf5 Kf7
53.Ke4 Bf6 54.Kd5 Kg7 55.Kc6 Bd8 56.a4
Kxh7 57.Kd7 Bf6 58.Kc7 Kg6 59.Kxb6
Bd8+ 60.Kc6

1–0

(14) Luther Thomas (GER) (2534) -

Popovic Petar (SRB) (2474) [B98]
Bundesliga 2007/08 Germany (5),
08.12.2007
 Variation 6.Rg1
7.Nb3 h5 [(after this move white can start
(1) Theory [B80] 6.Rg1 Line to make the standard moves, but the
black's position was already weakened by
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
the move h5)]
5.Nc3 a6 6.Rg1
XABCDEFGHY [7...Be6 8.g4 d5 (8...Nc6 9.g5 Nd7 10.Be3
8rsnlwqkvl-tr( Be7 11.Qd2 'with the idea' 0–0–0 and
attack on the king-side then) 9.exd5 Nxd5
7+p+-zppzpp' 10.Nxd5 Bxd5 (10...Qxd5 11.Bd2 Nc6
12.Qe2 Be7 13.Bg2 Qd7 14.Be4 0–0 15.0–
6p+-zp-sn-+& 0–0„) 11.Rg3 (with the very interesting
5+-+-+-+-% idea to play Rd3) 11...Nc6 12.Rd3 Nb4
13.Rd2 (white is threatening c3 winning
4-+-sNP+-+$ the piece) 13...Bxb3 (the only move for
3+-sN-+-+-# black) 14.axb3 Qc7 15.c3 Nc6 16.Rd5 all
the white's pieces are pretty active
2PzPP+-zPPzP" already]
1tR-vLQmKLtR-!
8.Bg5 Be7 9.Be2 Nc6 10.Qd2 Be6 11.0–
xabcdefghy 0–0²

[This line is a bit unusual. However white

XABCDEFGHY
is still realising his main plan: to push the 8r+-wqk+-tr(
king-side pawns and to make castling
queen-side. The move Rg1 is preparing
7+p+-vlpzp-'
an advance g4–g5. If black doen't know 6p+nzplsn-+&
how to deal with this variation he could be
in a huge trouble. As a conclusion I can 5+-+-zp-vLp%
tell you this: your main variation against 4-+-+P+-+$
Najdorf is 6.Bg5 line, but sometimes you
may play 6.Rg1 as well. By the way 6. 3+NsN-+-+-#
Rg1 works perfect in a blitz games.] 2PzPPwQLzPPzP"
6...e5 [6...Nc6 this move doesn't stop the 1+-mKR+-tR-!
g4 move really. 7.g4! Nxd4 8.Qxd4 Nxg4
(8...Bxg4 ? (a popular mistake) 9.Rxg4!
xabcdefghy
Nxg4 10.Qa4+ Qd7 (10...b5 11.Nxb5 axb5
12.Bxb5++–) 11.Bb5 axb5 12.Qxa8+ Qd8 Line
13.Qxb7 and Qb5 on the next move)
9.Nd5 (white has a very good
sompensation for a little material sacrifice:
open line "g", threat of Nb6 in some
variations; extra tempos for development,
like Be2 on the next move); 6...e6 7.g4
Nc6 8.g5 Nd7 9.Be3 Be7 10.Qd2 0–0
11.0–0–0 with the attack on the black's
king, pushing the pawns on the kind-side]
 Variation 6.Rg1 Games Section
(1) Zvjaginsev V (2655) - Ivanchuk V
(2740) [B90]
Elista (m/3) 72/(251), 1998
[Zvjaginsev,V]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Rg1 Nc6 7.g4 [!N]
[7.Nxc6]
7...Nxd4 8.Qxd4 e5 [8...Bxg4 ? 9.Rxg4
Nxg4 10.Qa4+ Qd7 (10...b5 11.Nxb5+–)
11.Bb5 axb5 12.Qxa8+ Qd8 13.Qxb7+–;
8...Nxg4 9.Nd5©]
9.Qd1 [9.Qa4+ Bd7 10.Qb3 b5 !]
9...Be6 [9...h6 10.Bc4²]
10.g5 Nd7 11.Qf3 Rc8 12.Bh3 Be7
13.Be3 Rxc3 [13...Qa5 ?! 14.Bxe6 fxe6
15.Qg4 !15...Rxc3 'with the idea' ?
16.Bd2]
14.bxc3 Qc7 [14...Bc4 15.Bf1 Be6 !?
(15...Qc7 16.Bxc4 Qxc4 17.Bd2 Nc5
18.Rg4±) ]
15.Bxe6 Qxc3+ 16.Kf1 fxe6 17.Kg2
[17.Kg2 b5 !]
Line
(2) Andriasian S (2252) - Osmanodja
Filiz [B90]
8th ch-Euro w (6), 08.04.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Rg1 e5 7.Nb3 Be6 8.g4 d5
9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxd5 Qxd5 11.Bd2 Nc6
12.Qe2 Rc8 13.c3 Qd6 14.Rd1 Qc7
15.Bg2 Be7 16.Be4 Nd8 17.Bd3 f6
18.Rg3 Bf7 19.h4 Ne6 20.Kf1 a5 21.Kg1
Bd6 22.Bc1 e4 23.Bb5+ Kf8 24.Rg2 Nc5
25.Nxc5 Qxc5 26.Be3 Qe5 27.Bd4 Qe7
28.Bb6 Bc5 29.Rd7 Qe6 30.Bxc5+
1–0
(3) Kotronias Vasilios (GRE) (2587) -
Papadopoulos Giorgios (SWE) (2069)
[B80]
It (open) Thessaloniki (Greece) (1),
31.08.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Rg1 e5 7.Nb3 Be7 8.g4 Be6
9.g5 Nfd7 10.h4 Nb6 11.f4 g6 12.Qf3 Qc7
13.f5 Bc4 14.Be3 N8d7 15.Bh3 0–0–0
16.f6 Bf8 17.Bxb6 Qxb6 18.0–0–0 Kb8
19.Bxd7 Rxd7 20.Nd2 Be6 21.Nd5 Qc6
22.Rg3 h5 23.Qg2 Rd8 24.Rc3 Qa4
25.Ra3 Qc6 26.Nf1 Bg4 27.Rdd3 Ka7
28.Nfe3 Be6 29.Rdc3 Qb5 30.Qf2
1–0
(4) Waitzkin Joshua (USA) (2480) -
Palatnik Semon (USA) (2490) [B90]
It (cat.8) New York (USA) (4), 1998
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Rg1 Nc6 7.g4 h6 8.h4 Nxd4
9.Qxd4 Bxg4 10.Rxg4 Nxg4 11.Qa4+ b5
12.Nxb5 e6 13.Nc7+ Ke7 14.Nxa8 Qxa8
15.Be2 Nf6 16.Bd3 g5 17.Bd2 Bg7 18.0–0–
0 Rb8 19.Bb4 Ne8 20.c3 Rb6 21.hxg5
hxg5 22.Qa5 Qb7 23.Qxg5+ Bf6 24.Qa5
Be5 25.Qxe5 Rxb4 26.Qg5+ f6 27.Qd2
Rxe4 28.Bxe4 Qxe4 29.Qd4 Qc6 30.Rg1
e5 31.Qa7+ Ke6 32.Qh7 Qf3 33.Rg8 Qf4+
34.Kb1 Nc7 35.Qxc7 Qe4+ 36.Kc1 Qe1+
37.Kc2
1–0
(5) Smagin Sergey (RUS) (2583) -
Lautier Joel (FRA) (2638) [B90]
Bundesliga (2nd) West 1998/99 Germany,
1999
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Rg1 h6 7.g4 g5 8.Be3 e6
9.Qe2 Qc7 10.0–0–0 Nbd7 11.h4 gxh4
12.f3 b5 13.Qh2 b4 14.Na4 Be7 15.Qd2
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d5 16.Bxh6 Bb7 17.Be3 dxe4 18.g5 Nd5 (8) Helm Leonie (GER) (2121) -
19.g6 0–0–0 20.gxf7 Nc5 21.Bh3 Nxe3 Balcerak Philipp (GER) (2120) [B80]
22.Nxc5 Kb8 23.Ncxe6 Nc4 24.Nxc7 Ch Germany (juniors) (under 16)
Nxd2 25.Nce6 e3 26.Nxd8 Rxd8 27.Ne6 Germany (4), 2000

1–0 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

(6) Ivanchuk Vassily (UKR) (2699) -
Kasparov Garry (RUS) (2847) [B80]
Match \ Moscow (Russia) (1), 2002
5.Nc3 a6 6.Rg1 Nc6 7.g4 Nxd4 8.Qxd4
Nxg4 9.Nd5 Ne5 10.Qc3 Bg4 11.Rxg4
Nxg4 12.Nc7+ Kd7 13.Nxa8 Ne5 14.Bf4
Ng6 15.Bxd6 Qxa8 16.Bc7 e6 17.0–0–0+
Ke7 18.e5

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 1–0

5.Nc3 a6 6.Rg1 g6 7.g4 Bg7 8.Be3 Nc6
9.f3 e5 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Qd2 Be6 12.0–0–
0 Bf8 13.Na4 h5 14.h3 Nd7 15.Qc3 hxg4
16.hxg4 d5 17.Qxc6 d4 18.Bd2 Rc8
19.Qb7 Rb8 20.Qxa6 Ra8 21.Qb5 Bxa2
22.Bc4 Bxc4 23.Qxc4 Qf6 24.g5 Qd6
25.Kb1 Rh3 26.Rgf1 Be7 27.b3 Qa3
28.Bc1 Qb4 29.Qxb4 Bxb4 30.f4 Rh4
31.Rh1 Rxh1 32.Rxh1 Ke7 33.f5 Ra6
34.Rh7 Nc5 35.Bd2 Rxa4 36.fxg6 Bxd2
37.Rxf7+ Ke6 38.Rf6+ Ke7 39.bxa4 Nxe4
40.Rf5

1–0

(7) Petrosian Tigran L (ARM) (2477) -

Ghaem Maghami Ehsan (IRI) (2549)
[B80]
It (open) Isfahan (Iran)I (8), 11.02.2004

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.Nf3 a6 4.d4 cxd4

5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Rg1 b5 7.g4 Bb7 8.g5 Nxe4
9.Nxe4 Bxe4 10.Qg4 Bb7 11.Bg2 Qc7
12.Bxb7 Qxb7 13.Be3 g6 14.0–0–0 Bg7
15.f4 Nc6 16.f5 Rc8 17.f6 exf6 18.Ne6
fxe6 19.Qxe6+ Ne7 20.gxf6 Bxf6 21.Qxf6
Qe4 22.Qxh8+ Kd7 23.Rxd6+ Kxd6
24.Qf6+ Kc7 25.Re1 Kd7 26.c3 Rc6
27.Rd1+ Kc7 28.Bf4+ Kb6 29.Qf8 Nc8
30.Bg3 a5 31.a3 Ka6 32.Bf2 b4 33.axb4
axb4 34.Rd4 Qh1+ 35.Kc2 bxc3 36.Ra4+
Kb7 37.Qf7+

1–0
 2) Rauzer Variation.
XABCDEFGHY
(1) Theory - var Be7 [B63] 8r+lwq-trk+(
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 7zpp+-vlpzpp'
5.Nc3 Nc6 [White is realizing the standard 6-+nzppsn-+&
plan with castling queen-side. So white
needs to develop the bishop c1 and the 5+-+-+-vL-%
queen.]
4-+-sNP+-+$
6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 3+-sN-+P+-#
XABCDEFGHY 2PzPPwQ-+PzP"
8r+lwqkvl-tr( 1+-mKR+L+R!
7zpp+-+pzpp' xabcdefghy
6-+nzppsn-+&
5+-+-+-vL-% [9.f4 Nxd4 10.Qxd4 Qa5 11.Bc4 Bd7
12.e5 (white is opening the center and
4-+-sNP+-+$ starting the attack, using the unprotected
3+-sN-+-+-# position of the black's pieces ) 12...dxe5
13.Qxe5 !? 13...Qb4? (13...Qb6 14.f5
2PzPPwQ-zPPzP" Rac8 ? (14...Ng4 15.Qf4 Bxg5 16.Qxg5
1tR-+-mKL+R! Nf6 17.fxe6 Bxe6 18.Bxe6 Qxe6
19.Rhe1ƒ) 15.Qe2 Rfd8 16.Rxd7! Rxd7
xabcdefghy 17.fxe6 Rdc7 18.exf7+ Kf8 19.Re1±)
14.Rd4! Bc5 15.Rhd1 Bxd4 16.Rxd4 Bc6
[(in this position it is impossible for white 17.Bb5 Ng4 18.Rxb4 Nxe5 19.fxe5+–]
to play f4 and Qf3 (like he has done
against Najdorf variation), because the d4 9...a6 10.h4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 b5 12.Kb1
knight is hanging.)] Bb7 13.Qd2 Qc7 14.Ne2 [(a typical
transfer of the knight on the d4: it helps to
7...Be7 8.0–0–0 0–0 [(now white has 2 stop the black's attack on the queen side
good plans: 1) play f3 and attack on the and increase the control in center also)]
king-side, pushing the pawns g4–g5, h4–
h5 and so on; 2) play f4 and attack in the 14...Rac8 15.Nd4 Rfd8 [15...e5 ?
center, preparing the move e5)] 16.Nf5±; 15...d5 ? 16.e5 (keeping the
black's pieces out of game) 16...Ne8
9.f3 [!?] (16...Qxe5 ? 17.Bf4 Qh5 18.g4 Qg6
19.h5+–) 17.f4±]
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16.Bd3 Ne8 17.g4²

XABCDEFGHY
8-+rtrn+k+(
7+lwq-vlpzpp'
6p+-zpp+-+&
5+p+-+-vL-%
4-+-sNP+PzP$
3+-+L+P+-#
2PzPPwQ-+-+"
1+K+R+-+R!
xabcdefghy

Line

(2) Theory - Nc6 and Bf4 [B66]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 [10...e5?
5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6 11.Bxe5+–]
XABCDEFGHY
11.Qe3 [(to open the "d" line for the rook
8r+lwqkvl-tr( and white is intending to play Qg3 to
7+p+-+pzp-' support the attack on the king-side)]

6p+nzppsn-zp& 11...Be7 [11...Qa5 (such a premature

5+-+-+-vL-% attack can't be good for black) 12.Be2
Bb4 13.Be5 (a powerful position for the
4-+-sNP+-+$ bishop - it helps to protect the white's
queen-side position and to attack the g7
3+-sN-+-+-# square) 13...Bxc3 (13...dxe4 14.Bxf6 gxf6
2PzPPwQ-zPPzP" 15.Qxe4 Bb7 16.Bh5 (threatening Qe6)
16...Ke7 17.Bxf7 Bxc3 18.Qxe6+ Kf8
1+-mKR+L+R! 19.Rd7 Bxb2+ 20.Kxb2 Qb4+ 21.Qb3
xabcdefghy Qxb3+ 22.Bxb3+–) 14.Bxc3 Qxa2 15.Bd3
dxe4 16.Qg3! exd3 17.Qxg7 Rg8 18.Qxf6
[(This is the main line for black. We can d2+ 19.Kxd2 Qd5+ 20.Kc1 Qg5+ 21.Qxg5
see that black makes a lot of pawn move hxg5 22.Bf6 Bb7 23.h4±; 11...Bb4 (isn't a
moves and doesn't develop his pieces. threat really, so white can ignore it)
White should try to use this situation by 12.Be2 (12.a3 !?) 12...0–0 (12...Bxc3?
starting an immediate attack.] 13.Qxc3 Nxe4 14.Qxg7±) 13.e5 Nh7
14.h4 Be7 15.Bd3 f5 16.Qg3 Kh8 17.Ne2
Rb8 18.Be3 Rf7 19.Nf4²]
 144

12.Be2
XABCDEFGHY
8r+lwqk+-tr(
7+-+-vlpzp-'
6p+p+psn-zp&
5+-+p+-+-%
4-+-+PvL-+$
3+-sN-wQ-+-#
2PzPP+LzPPzP"
1+-mKR+-+R!
xabcdefghy
[(white develops the bishop on e2 to stop
the eventual moves Ng4 and Nh5)]

12...0–0 [12...Qa5 13.Qg3ƒ]

13.h4
XABCDEFGHY
8r+lwq-trk+(
7+-+-vlpzp-'
6p+p+psn-zp&
5+-+p+-+-%
4-+-+PvL-zP$
3+-sN-wQ-+-#
2PzPP+LzPP+"
1+-mKR+-+R!
xabcdefghy
[then white wants to attack on the king-
side: 1) white can play Rh3–g3 and attack
with a pieces; 2) white can push g4–g5
and use the pawns to open the position]

Line
 Rauzer Variation Games Section
(1) Fedorchuk Sergey A (UKR) (2415) -
Vuckovic Bojan (SCG) (2435) [B66]
Ch World (juniors) (under 20) Calicut
(India) (9), 1998
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Bb4 12.a3
Be7 13.Be2 0–0 14.Qg3 Kh8 15.Be5 Bd7
16.exd5 cxd5 17.Rd4 Ne8 18.Bd3 Rc8
19.Re1 Rxc3 20.bxc3 Bxa3+ 21.Kd1 Be7
22.Re3 Qb6 23.Rg4 Rg8 24.Rg6 Bf6
25.Rxf6 gxf6 26.Qh4 Rg7 27.Qxh6+ Kg8
28.Rh3 Kf8 29.Bxf6 Nxf6 30.Qxf6 Rg8
31.g4 Qb1+ 32.Kd2 Qg1 33.Qd8+ Be8
34.Qd6+ Kg7 35.Rh7+ Kf6 36.Qd8+ Ke5
37.f4+ Kxf4 38.Qf6+
1–0
(2) Shchekachev Andrei (RUS) (2560) -
Lopushnoy Denis (RUS) (2415) [B66]
Cup Russia (open) Tomsk (Russia) (7),
1998
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Be7
12.Be2 0–0 13.h4 Ne8 14.Kb1 Nd6 15.Bd3
Re8 16.Qg3 Kh8 17.Be5 Bf8 18.Rhe1 a5
19.exd5 cxd5 20.Nxd5
1–0
(3) Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter (ROM) (2584)
- Ivanchuk Vassily (UKR) (2702) [B66]
Ch World FIDE Las Vegas (USA) (4),
1999
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Be7
12.Be2 0–0 13.Qg3 Kh8 14.Bc7 Qd7
15.Be5 Qb7 16.exd5 cxd5 17.Rd4 Ne8
18.Bd3 Bd7 19.Re1 Bf6 20.Rg4 Bxe5
21.Rxe5 Rb8 22.b3 Rc8 23.Qh4 f5
24.Qe7 Kg8 25.Rb4 Qc7 26.Rxe6 Rf7
27.Nxd5 Rxe7 28.Nxc7 Bxe6 29.Nxe6
Rxe6 30.Bxf5 Rcc6 31.Bxe6+ Rxe6
32.Rd4 Kf7 33.Kd2 Nd6 34.Rf4+ Ke7
35.c4 a5 36.f3 Re5 37.a3 Rc5 38.Kd3
Re5 39.b4 g5 40.Rd4 Re1 41.bxa5 Ra1
42.Kc3 Rxa3+ 43.Kb4 Ra2 44.g4 Ke6
45.h3 Rb2+ 46.Kc3 Rb1 47.f4 Rc1+
48.Kd2 Ra1 49.f5+ Ke7 50.c5 Nb5
51.Re4+ Kf7 52.Re6 Rxa5 53.Rxh6 Nd4
54.Kc3 Nxf5 55.gxf5
½–½
(4) Gershon Alik (ISR) (2502) -
Kelecevic Nedeljko (BIH) (2414) [B66]
It (open) Biel (Switzerland) (11), 2000
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Qa5
12.Be2 dxe4 13.Qg3 Nd5 14.Nxd5 exd5
15.a3 Be6 16.f3 exf3 17.Bxf3 Rc8
18.Rhe1 g5 19.Bh5 Kd8 20.Be5 Rg8
21.Bf6+ Kd7 22.Bc3 Qc7 23.Bxf7 Bxf7
24.Qg4+ Kd8 25.Bf6+ Be7 26.Rxe7 Qxe7
27.Bxe7+ Kxe7 28.Re1+ Kd6 29.Qb4+ c5
30.Qb7 Rce8 31.Qxa6+ Kd7 32.Qb7+ Kd6
33.Rxe8 Bxe8 34.Qb6+ Bc6 35.b4 cxb4
36.axb4 Kd7 37.b5 Ba8 38.Qa7+ Kd6
39.b6
1–0
(5) Balashov Yuri S (RUS) (2575) -
Sargissian Gabriel (ARM) (2474) [B66]
Cup Russia (open) Bor (Russia) (5), 2000
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4
5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Be7
12.Be2 0–0 13.h4 Qa5 14.e5 Ne8 15.Rh3
Rb8 16.Bxh6 d4 17.Rxd4 Bc5 18.Rg3
Bxd4 19.Qxd4 Qb4 20.Qxb4 Rxb4 21.Be3
Rxh4 22.Bc5 Nc7 23.Bxf8 Kxf8 24.Rh3
Rxh3 25.gxh3 Nd5 26.Nxd5 exd5 27.Bg4

Bxg4 28.hxg4 Ke7 29.Kd2 Ke6 30.f4 g5
31.Ke3 c5 32.c3 a5 33.b3 gxf4+ 34.Kxf4
Kd7 35.a3 Kc7 36.g5 Kd7 37.b4
1–0
(6) Fedorchuk Sergey A (UKR) (2408) -
Kuznecov Victor (RUS) [B66]
Memorial M.Chigorin (open) St.
Petersburg (Russia) (1), 2000
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 d6 4.d4 cxd4
5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Be7
12.Be2 0–0 13.Qg3 Kh8 14.Bc7 Qd7
15.Be5 Ne8 16.exd5 cxd5 17.f4 Bb7
18.Bd3 f5 19.Qg6 Bf6 20.g4 Bxe5 21.fxe5
Qf7 22.gxf5 exf5 23.Rhg1 Qxg6 24.Rxg6
Nc7 25.Rdg1 Rf7 26.Ne2 Re8 27.Nf4 Bc8
28.Rd6 Kh7 29.Re1 Rfe7 30.Nxd5 Nxd5
31.Rxd5 g5 32.e6 Bxe6 33.Rde5 Kg6
34.Bxf5+ Kf6 35.Bxe6 Rxe6 36.Rxe6+
Rxe6 37.Rxe6+ Kxe6 38.Kd2
1–0
(7) Ponomariov Ruslan (UKR) (2684) -
Bu Xiangzhi (CHN) (2569) [B66]
It \ Lausanne (Switzerland) (3), 2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Qa5
12.Be2 Bb4 13.Be5 dxe4 14.Qg3 Bxc3
15.Bc7 Bxb2+ 16.Kxb2 Qb4+ 17.Ka1 Nd5
18.Qxg7 Qf8 19.Qd4 Bd7 20.Bg3 Rg8
21.c4 c5 22.Qb2 Nb4 23.a3 Nd3 24.Bxd3
exd3 25.Rxd3 Qg7 26.Be5 Qxg2 27.Rhd1
Ba4 28.Bf6 Kf8 29.Rd8+ Be8 30.Qb6 Rg6
31.Bb2 Rxd8 32.Qxc5+ Rd6 33.Qxd6+
Kg8 34.Qe5 f5 35.Qh8+ Kf7 36.Be5 Ba4
37.Rb1
1–0
146
(8) Khalifman Alexander (RUS) (2702) -
Xu Jun (CHN) (2654) [B66]
Match (team) Shanghai (China) (2), 2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Be7
12.Be2 Nd7 13.h4 Qb6 14.Qg3 d4 15.Nb1
Qa5 16.Rxd4 e5 17.Bd2 Qb6 18.Rc4 Rb8
19.b3 Bf6 20.Rb4 Qc7 21.Rxb8 Qxb8
22.Qc3 c5 23.Be3 0–0 24.g4 Be7 25.g5
hxg5 26.hxg5 Qd6 27.Bd2 Nb6 28.a4 c4
29.a5 cxb3 30.Qxb3 Na8 31.Qg3 Qg6
32.Qh2 f5 33.Qh8+ Kf7 34.Bh5 Rxh8
35.Bxg6+ Kxg6 36.Rxh8 Bb7 37.exf5+
Kxf5 38.Rg8 Kg6 39.Re8 Kf7 40.Rb8 Bf3
41.Be3 Nc7 42.Nd2 Bg2 43.Rb6 Nd5
44.g6+
1–0
(9) Sitnikov Anton (UKR) (2353) -
Papenin Nikolai (UKR) (2390) [B66]
Ch Ukraine (juniors) (under 18)
Dnepropetrovsk (Ukraine) (3), 2002
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Qa5
12.Be2 Bb4 13.Be5 dxe4 14.Qg3 Be7
15.Bxf6 gxf6 16.Nxe4 Qxa2 17.Qc7 Qa1+
18.Kd2 Qa4 19.Ke3 Kf8 20.Rd4 Qxc2
21.Rd8+ Bxd8 22.Qxd8+ Kg7 23.Qxf6+
Kg8 24.Qd8+ Kg7 25.Qd4+ e5 26.Qxe5+
Kg8 27.Nf6+ Kf8 28.Qd6+ Kg7 29.Nh5+
Kg8 30.Bd3
1–0
(10) Bauer Christian (FRA) (2599) -
Chabanon Jean-Luc (FRA) (2449) [B66]
Ch France Aix les Bains (France) (11),
2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Be7
12.Be2 Nd7 13.h4 0–0 14.exd5 cxd5

15.Bxh6 Bf6 16.Bg5 Rb8 17.Bxf6 Qxf6
18.Rd4 Bb7 19.Rhd1 Rfc8 20.Rg4 Kf8
21.g3 Rc6 22.Qd4 Qh6+ 23.Qf4 Qh8
24.Qb4+ Ke8 25.Qd4 f6 26.Re1 e5
27.Qxd5 Rb6 28.Qd3 Rxb2 29.Qg6+ Kd8
30.Qxg7 Qxg7 31.Rxg7 Bc6 32.Rd1 R2b4
33.Bg4 Rxg4 34.Rxg4 Ke7 35.Rg7+ Ke6
36.Ne4 Bxe4 37.Rdxd7 Kf5 38.Rd6
1–0
(11) Predojevic Borki (BIH) (2490) -
Chernyshov Konstantin (RUS) (2557)
[B66]
It (cat.8) Budapest (Hungary) (5), 2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Be7
12.Be2 0–0 13.h4 Bb4 14.e5 Bxc3
15.Qxc3 Ne4 16.Qe3 Qe7 17.f3 Nc5
18.Rh3 f5 19.exf6 Rxf6 20.Rg3 e5
21.Bxe5 Nd7 22.f4 Nxe5 23.fxe5 Re6
24.Bd3 Qxh4 25.Rf1 Qe7 26.Rgf3 Bb7
27.Rf5 Re8 28.Qf4 Bc8 29.Kb1 Qd8
30.Qg3 R6e7 31.Qg6 Bxf5 32.Bxf5 Rxe5
33.Qh7+ Kf7 34.Bd7+ Ke7 35.Qxg7+ Kd6
36.Bxe8 Qxe8 37.Rf6+ Re6 38.Qxh6 Rxf6
39.Qxf6+ Kc5 40.Qf2+ Kb5 41.b3 c5
42.a4+ Kc6 43.Qf6+ Kb7 44.Qd6 Qe4
45.Qxc5 Qxg2 46.a5 Qh1+ 47.Ka2 Qf1
48.Qxd5+ Ka7 49.Qc5+ Kb7 50.c4 Qc1
51.Qb6+ Ka8 52.Qxa6+ Kb8 53.Qb6+
Ka8 54.Qc6+ Ka7 55.Qd7+
1–0
(12) Iordachescu Viorel (MDA) (2634) -
Babaev Rashad (AZE) (2387) [B66]
It (open) Saint Vincent (Italy) (3), 2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Be7
12.Be2 Qa5 13.Qg3 Rg8 14.Bd6 Ra7
15.Bf3 Rd7 16.Bxe7 Rxe7 17.Rhe1 Bb7
18.Kb1 g5 19.h3 Kf8 20.Qd6 Ne8 21.Qe5
Qc7 22.Qxc7 Nxc7 23.Na4 Kg7 24.Nc5
147
Ba8 25.c4 dxc4 26.Be2 e5 27.Bxc4 Nb5
28.Nxa6 Nd4 29.Nc5 Rb8 30.Re3 Ra7
31.Rc1 Bb7 32.Rcc3
1–0
(13) Zhang Pengxiang (CHN) (2579) -
Wang Rui (CHN) (2477) [B66]
Zt Yongchuan (China) (2), 2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Be7
12.Be2 0–0 13.h4 Nd7 14.Qg3 Kh8 15.Bc7
Qe8 16.Rhe1 Bb7 17.Bf3 Rc8 18.Bd6
Bxd6 19.Qxd6 Qd8 20.Na4 Qc7 21.Qxc7
Rxc7 22.Re3 a5 23.Rc3 Rcc8 24.Nc5
Nxc5 25.Rxc5 Ra8 26.Rd4 a4 27.Rb4
Ra7 28.a3 Kg8 29.exd5 exd5 30.c4 Ba8
31.cxd5 cxd5 32.Bxd5 Re8 33.Bxa8
Raxa8 34.Kb1 Re1+ 35.Rc1 Re5 36.Rcc4
Rea5 37.Kc2 h5 38.Kc3 g6 39.g3 R8a7
40.Rf4 Kg7 41.Rbc4 R5a6 42.f3 Ra5
43.g4 hxg4 44.fxg4 Kh6 45.g5+ Kg7
46.Kc2 R5a6 47.Kb1 Ra5 48.Rb4 Kf8
49.Ka2 Kg7 50.Rb6 Rd5 51.Rfb4 Rdd7
52.Rc6 Ra8 53.Rcc4 Rda7 54.Rb6 Rd7
55.Rcb4 Raa7 56.Rb8 Re7 57.Rc8 f6
58.gxf6+ Kxf6 59.Rf8+ Kg7 60.Rff4 Re1
61.Rxa4 Rd7 62.Rad4 Rc7 63.Rg4
1–0
(14) Tseitlin Mark D (ISR) (2496) -
Tyomkin Dimitri (ISR) (2495) [B66]
Ch Israel (team) Israel (9), 1999
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Qa5
12.Be2 dxe4 13.Qg3 Nd5 14.Nxd5 cxd5
15.Kb1 g6 16.Be5 Rg8 17.f3 e3 18.f4 Bc5
19.Bd4 Rb8 20.Qxe3 Bxd4 21.Rxd4 Ke7
22.Rhd1 Rd8 23.g4 Rd6 24.b3 Bb7 25.Bf3
Qc5 26.Qf2 Rc8 27.R1d2 Kf8 28.h4 a5
29.Qe1 Ra6 30.f5 a4 31.fxg6 axb3
32.cxb3 fxg6 33.Rc4 dxc4 34.Bxb7 Rac6
35.Bxc8 Rxc8 36.Rc2 c3 37.Qf2+ Ke7

38.Qxc5+ Rxc5 39.Rg2 e5 40.Kc2 Ke6
41.Rg3 e4 42.Rxc3 Ra5 43.a4 Ke5
44.Rc6 Kf4 45.Rxg6 Rc5+ 46.Kd1 Rc3
47.b4 Ra3 48.a5 Ra4 49.Rb6 e3 50.Ke2
Ra2+ 51.Kd3 Ra3+ 52.Kd4 Kxg4 53.Rxh6
Rb3 54.Kc4 Ra3 55.Re6 Kf3 56.a6 e2
57.Rxe2 Kxe2 58.b5 Ra4+ 59.Kc5 Rxh4
60.a7 Ra4 61.b6 Kf3 62.Kc6 Ke4
1–0
(15) Balashov Yuri S (RUS) (2575) -
Makarov Marat (RUS) (2515) [B66]
Ch Russia (club) Smolensk (Russia) (1),
2000
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Qa5
12.Be2 Bb4 13.Be5 Bxc3 14.Bxc3 Qxa2
15.Bd3 dxe4 16.Qg3 exd3 17.Qxg7 Rg8
18.Qxf6 d2+ 19.Kxd2 Qd5+ 20.Kc1 Qg5+
21.Qxg5 hxg5 22.Bf6 Bb7 23.h4 gxh4
24.Rxh4 c5 25.g4 Bf3 26.Rd3 Be2 27.Re3
Bf1 28.g5 Kd7 29.c4 Kc6 30.Kd2 Rad8+
31.Bxd8 Rxd8+ 32.Kc2 Rg8 33.Rg4 Kd6
34.b3 Rh8 35.g6 fxg6 36.Rxg6 Bh3
37.Rg7 Bf5+ 38.Kb2 Kc6 39.Ra7 Kb6
40.Rd7 Kc6 41.Rd2 Rh1 42.Rg3 a5
43.Rg8 a4 44.Rc8+ Kb7 45.Rxc5 Rb1+
46.Ka3 axb3 47.Rb5+ Kc6 48.Rxb3 Rc1
49.Kb4 Rh1 50.Ra3 Rb1+ 51.Kc3 Re1
52.Ra6+ Kc5 53.Ra5+ Kb6 54.Rb5+ Kc6
55.Ra2 Rc1+ 56.Kd4 Rd1+ 57.Ke5 Re1+
58.Kf6 Bd3 59.Ra6+ Kc7 60.Rc5+ Kb7
61.Ra3 Bc2 62.Ra2
1–0
(16) Balashov Y (2534) - Kiselev S
(2488) [B66]
Russia 78/(220), 2000
[Balashov,Y]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Qa5
12.Be2 *]
148
12...Qc5 13.Qg3 d4 14.Na4 Qb4 15.Qb3
Qxb3 16.axb3 Nd7 17.Rxd4 e5 18.Rxd7
[!]
18...Bxd7 19.Bxe5 Be6 20.Rd1 Be7 [?]
[20...Rd8 !?]
21.Bd6 [!N]
[21.Bxg7]
21...a5 22.e5 [!]
22...h5 23.Bf3 Kf8 24.Bxc6 Rd8 25.c4
Rh6 26.c5 Bxb3 27.Rd3 Bc4 28.Rd4 Ba6
29.Nb6 Bxd6 30.exd6 Rf6
1–0
(17) Botvinnik Il (2350) - Greenfeld A
(2540) [B66]
Rishon Le_Zion 71/212, 1997
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6
9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Bb4 12.a3
Be7 13.Be2 0–0 14.Qg3 Kh8 15.Bc7 Qd7
16.Be5 Qb7 17.exd5 cxd5 18.Rd4 Ne8
19.Bd3 Bf6 20.Re1 Bd7 21.Rb4
Line
(18) Bologan Viktor (MDA) (2620) -
Zvjaginsev Vadim (RUS) (2652) [B63]
It (cat.15) Belfort (France) (3), 1999
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0–0–0 0–
0 9.f3 a6 10.h4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 b5 12.Kb1
Bb7 13.Qd2 Rc8 14.Bd3 Nd7 15.a3 Nb6
16.Ne2 f6 17.Be3 Nc4 18.Bxc4 Rxc4
19.Nd4 Qd7 20.Nb3 Ba8 21.Nc5 Qc8
22.Nd3 Qb7 23.b3 Rcc8 24.Nf4 Qd7
25.h5 Rf7 26.Kb2 f5 27.e5 Qc6 28.Nd3
Qd5 29.Bf4 dxe5 30.Bxe5 Bf6 31.Qe3
Rfc7 32.Rd2 Rc3 33.Re1 Qxe5 34.Nxe5
 149

Rxe3 35.Rxe3 Be4 36.f4 Rc5 37.Rc3

Rxe5 38.Rc8+ Kf7 39.Rd7+ (21) Kamsky G (2705) - Paschall W
(2353) [B63]
1–0 9th Open (3), 05.04.2007

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

(19) Bologan Viktor (MDA) (2641) - Ye 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Qb6 8.Nb3 Be7
Jiangchuan (CHN) (2670) [B63] 9.0–0–0 0–0 10.f3 Rd8 11.Kb1 a6 12.h4
Cup Tan Chin Nam (cat.16) Beijing Qc7 13.Bf4 b5 14.g4 Ne5 15.Qf2 Nfd7
(China) (6), 2000 16.Bg5 Nc5 17.Bxe7 Qxe7 18.Nxc5 dxc5
19.Rxd8+ Qxd8 20.Qxc5 Nd7 21.Qd6 Rb8
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 22.Be2 Rb6 23.Qd4 Qe7 24.g5
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0–0–0 0–
0 9.f3 a6 10.h4 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 b5 12.Kb1 1–0
Bb7 13.Qd2 Qc7 14.Ne2 Rac8 15.Nd4
Rfd8 16.Bd3 Ne8 17.g4 Bf6 18.Be3 d5
19.e5 Bxe5 20.f4 Bd6 21.g5 e5 22.fxe5
Bxe5 23.g6 Nd6 24.gxf7+ Qxf7 25.Rhf1
Qd7 26.Nf3 Bf6 27.Ng5 Nc4 28.Bxh7+
Kh8 29.Qe2 Qe8 30.Rxf6 gxf6 31.Bd4
Rc6 32.Qf2 Qf8 33.Bd3 Rd7 34.Qf5 Re7
35.Nh7 Bc8 36.Qh5 Qf7 37.Bg6

1–0

(20) Kamsky G (2700) - Gulko B (2589)

[B63]
American Continental (7), 12.08.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Be7 8.0–0–0 0–
0 9.Nb3 Qb6 10.f3 Rd8 11.Kb1 Qc7
12.Bf4 a6 13.g4 Ne5 14.Qg2 b5 15.g5
Nfd7 16.h4 Nb6 17.h5 Na4 18.Bd2 Bd7
19.f4 Nc4 20.Bxc4 Qxc4 21.f5 Bc6 22.f6
Nxc3+ 23.Bxc3 Bxe4 24.Qf2 Bxh1 25.fxe7
Rdc8 26.Rxh1 e5 27.h6 b4 28.Rh4 Qe6
29.Bxb4 Qxe7 30.Qd2 Qe6 31.hxg7 Qf5
32.Qd3 Qxd3 33.cxd3 Rc6 34.Rh6 Rd8
35.Nd2 Rdc8 36.Bc3 Kxg7 37.Ne4 d5
38.Bxe5+ Kf8 39.Rxc6 Rxc6 40.Nf6 Ke7
41.Nxh7 Ke6 42.Bf4 Kf5 43.Bd2 Ke5
44.Be3 Rc8 45.Nf6 Rh8 46.d4+ Ke6 47.a4
Rh3 48.Bf4 Rb3 49.Be5 Rb4 50.Ne8 Rxa4
51.Nc7+ Kf5 52.Nxd5 Ra5

1–0
 3) Scheveningen (Keres Attack).
(1) Theory [B81] on) 7.g5 Nd7 8.Be3 Be7 9.h4 a6 10.Qd2
0–0 11.0–0–0 with the attack on the king-
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 side, pushing the pawns forward; 6...d5
5.Nc3 d6 6.g4 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Bb5+ ! (it is important to
make this intermidiate check to close the
XABCDEFGHY d line for the black's queen) 8...Bd7
8rsnlwqkvl-tr( 9.Nxd5 exd5 10.Qe2+ Qe7 (10...Be7
11.Nf5 attacking the g7 and preventing
7zpp+-+pzpp' the black's castling)) 11.Be3 'with the idea'
6-+-zppsn-+& 0–0–0 with the great advantage for white]
5+-+-+-+-% 7.h4 Nc6 8.Rg1 h5 [8...d5 9.Bb5 (the
4-+-sNP+P+$ same idea of closing the d line for the
black's queen) 9...Bd7 10.exd5 Nxd5
3+-sN-+-+-# 11.Nxd5 exd5 12.Be3 Qxh4 13.Qe2 Be7
2PzPP+-zP-zP" 14.0–0–0‚]

1tR-vLQmKL+R! 9.gxh5 Nxh5 10.Bg5 Nf6 [10...Qb6

11.Nb3 a6 12.Be2 Nf6 (white also can
xabcdefghy simply play Qd2 and 0–0–0, but immediate
attack on the king-side even more
[White is realizing the most aggressive effective) 13.h5 Qc7 14.h6 Nh7 15.hxg7
plan against Sicilian - pawns attack on Bxg7 16.Be3 Bf6 17.Qd2 Bd7 18.0–0–0
the king-side with a castling queen-side. white is attacking the d6, also has the
The move g4 creates some problems for threat Na4–b6]
black immediately, because white is going
to play g5 and push away the black's 11.Be2 [!]
knight.]
XABCDEFGHY
6...h6 [6...e5 7.Bb5+ Bd7 (7...Nbd7 8r+lwqkvl-tr(
8.Nf5‚ attacking the d6 pawn) 8.Bxd7+
(an exchange of the light-squared 7zpp+-+pzp-'
bishops is favor white since black has
white-squared weaknesses f5 and d5.)
6-+nzppsn-+&
8...Qxd7 9.Nf5 h5 (after any passive 5+-+-+-vL-%
move, like 9...Nc6 white answers 10.Bg5
'with the idea' Bf6 and Nd5 then) 10.gxh5
4-+-sNP+-zP$
Nxh5 11.Bh6! Nc6 (11...gxh6 ? 12.Qxh5 3+-sN-+-+-#
then white will put the N on d5 - it is an
ideal situation for white) 12.Qxh5 Ne7 2PzPP+LzP-+"
(12...g6 13.Qg5 gxf5 14.Bxf8 Nd4 15.0–0– 1tR-+QmK-tR-!
0 Kxf8 16.Rhg1 with an attack of the
black's king) 13.Nxe7 Bxe7 14.0–0–0 Rxh6 xabcdefghy
15.Qe2 0–0–0 16.Nd5²; 6...Nc6 (the
white's moves are quite standard; so
white is going to make the next moves of 11...Bd7 12.h5 a6 13.Qd2 b5 [13...Be7
this variation against any passive answers 14.0–0–0 Qc7 15.h6 gxh6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6
of black, like a6, Be7, Bd7, Qc7 and so 17.Nf5 exf5 18.Nd5 Qd8 19.Qxh6 Be6
 151

(19...Rxh6 20.Rg8#) 20.Nxf6+ Ke7

21.Qg5+–]

14.a3 Be7 15.Be3 Nxh5 16.0–0–0 Nf6

17.Rxg7‚
XABCDEFGHY
8r+-wqk+-tr(
7+-+lvlptR-'
6p+nzppsn-+&
5+p+-+-+-%
4-+-sNP+-+$
3zP-sN-vL-+-#
2-zPPwQLzP-+"
1+-mKR+-+-!
xabcdefghy

Line

Scheveningen (Keres Attack) Games Section

(1) Shmuter L (2440) - Obukhov A [11.Nd5 - 57/(222)]
(2465) [B81]
Russia 57/222, 1993 11...Nc6 [11...g6 12.Bxf8 gxf5 13.Bxd6
[Shmuter,L] Nc6 14.Bc5±]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 e5 [6...a6 - 57/(222)]
7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Bxd7+ Qxd7 9.Nf5 h5
10.gxh5 [10.f3 10...hxg4 11.fxg4 g6
12.Ne3 Rh3 13.0–0 (13.Qe2) 13...Be7
14.Ned5 Nxg4 !15.Nxe7 Kxe7 16.Nd5+
Kf8 17.Rxf7+ Kxf7 18.Qf1+ Nf2™
19.Qxf2+ Kg7 = 20.Qf6+ Kh7 21.Qg5
Kg7; 10.Bg5 Nh7 11.Bd2 hxg4 12.Qxg4
g6 13.Ne3 Qxg4 14.Nxg4 Nc6 15.Nd5
'with the idea' 15...Rc8 16.c3 Kd7 Kosic,D]
10...Nxh5 11.Bh6 [!!N Neverov,V]
12.Qxh5 g6 13.Qg5 gxf5 14.Bxf8 Nd4
[14...Kxf8 15.0–0–0 Nd4 - (15...Qe6
16.exf5 Qh6 17.h4 Nd4 18.f6+–) ]
15.0–0–0 Kxf8 16.Rhg1 Qe6™ 17.Rxd4 [!]
17...exd4 18.Qg7+ Ke7 19.Nd5+ Kd7
20.Qxd4‚ Rhc8 [20...fxe4 21.Qa4+ Kc8
(21...Kd8 22.Qa5+ b6 23.Nxb6) 22.Qc4+
Kd8 23.Qc7+ Ke8 24.Qxb7 Rc8 25.Nc7+
Rxc7 26.Qxc7 Qxa2 27.Rg4 !; 20...Qe5
21.Qb4 Rab8 22.f4 Qe6 23.Qa4++–;
20...Qh6+ 21.f4 fxe4 (21...Qxh2 22.e5 !
22...Rh6 23.e6+ !!) 22.Qxe4 Qe6 23.Qa4+
Kd8 24.Qa5+ b6 25.Qc3+–; 20...b5

21.Qd3 Rab8 22.exf5 Qh6+ 23.f4 Qxh2
24.Re1 Qf2 (24...Qh4 25.Qc3 Rbc8
26.Nf6+ Kd8 27.Qa5+ Rc7 28.Nd5)
25.Qc3 Qc5 26.Re7+ Kc6 27.Rc7+ Kxd5
28.Qf3++–; 20...Rac8 21.Rd1 ! (21.Qxa7 ?
21...Rxc2+ 22.Kb1 Rc7 !) 21...fxe4
22.Qxa7 Rxh2 23.Qxb7+ Kd8 24.Qb6+
Kd7 25.Qa7+ Kd8 26.Qa5+ Ke8 27.Nc7+
Rxc7 28.Qxc7+–]
21.Qb4 [!]
[21.Qa4+ ? 21...Rc6 22.Nb6+ axb6
23.Qxa8 Qxe4]
21...Rab8 22.Qa4+ Rc6 23.Qxa7 Qh6+
24.Kb1 Qh8 25.Nb4 [!]
25...Rc7 [25...Rc4 26.Na6 Rbc8
27.Qxb7+ Ke8 (27...R4c7 28.Qb5+ !)
28.Nb4 !]
26.e5 [!]
26...Ra8 [26...b6 27.e6+ ! 27...fxe6
(27...Kc8 28.Qa6+ Rbb7 29.Nc6 !)
28.Qxb8 Qxb8 29.Rg7+ Kc8 30.Rg8+ Kb7
31.Rxb8+ Kxb8 32.Na6++–; 26...Rg8
27.Qa4+ Kd8 28.Qa8+ Rc8 29.Qa5+ Ke8
(29...Kd7 30.Rd1) 30.Re1+–]
27.e6+ [!]
27...Kxe6 [27...fxe6 28.Qxa8 Qxa8
29.Rg7++–]
28.Qb6 [!]
28...Rc5 29.Nd3 Qd4 30.Qxb7 [!]
30...Rh8 31.Nxc5+
1–0
152
(2) Hamdouchi H (2598) - Relange E
(2476) [B81]
TCh-FRA Top 16 (7), 01.05.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 d6 6.g4 e5 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Bxd7+
Qxd7 9.Nf5 h5 10.gxh5 Nxh5 11.Bh6 Nc6
12.Qxh5 Ne7 13.Qg5 Nxf5 14.exf5 Rxh6
15.Nd5 Qa4 16.Nc7+ Kd7 17.Nxa8 Qe4+
18.Kd2 Qd5+ 19.Ke2 Qc4+ 20.Kd2
½–½
(3) Kononenko Dmitry1 (2502) -
Cerveny P (2353) [B81]
19th Czech Chladek & Tintera A Open (2),
19.07.2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 d6 6.g4 e5 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Bxd7+
Qxd7 9.Nf5 h5 10.gxh5 Nxh5 11.Bh6 Nc6
12.Qxh5 Ne7 13.Nxe7 Bxe7 14.0–0–0
Rxh6 15.Qe2 0–0–0 16.Nd5 Kb8 17.Rd3
Re8 18.Kb1 Bd8 19.Ne3 g6 20.Rhd1 Be7
21.f3 Rh5 22.Rd5 Qc6 23.b3 Reh8
24.Rh1 Rh3 25.Nc4 a6 26.a4 Qc7 27.Rd2
Qc5 28.Kb2 R3h4 29.Rhd1 Bg5 30.Rd5
Rxh2 31.Qd3 Qc7 32.Nxd6 Rh1 33.Rxh1
Rxh1
1–0
(4) Charodej (2675) - Raul 14385 (2584)
[B81]
Çà÷¸òíàÿ ïàðòèÿ, 3m + 0s, 07.01.2008
[,Èãîðü]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 d6 6.g4 Nc6 7.g5 Nd7 8.h4 Be7
9.Be3 a6 10.Qe2 0–0 11.0–0–0 Nxd4
12.Bxd4 b5 13.a3 Rb8 14.f4 Qa5 15.Kb1
b4 16.axb4 Qxb4 17.Na2 Qa4 18.f5 Ne5
19.f6 gxf6 20.gxf6 Bxf6 21.Rg1+ Kh8
22.Qf2 Bg7 23.Rxg7 Kxg7 24.Bb5 Qxd4
25.Rg1+ Ng6 26.Qxd4+ e5 27.Qxd6 Rxb5
28.h5
1–0

(5) Smirnov - Korchnoi [B81]
21.01.2009
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 h6 7.h4 Be7 8.Rg1 Qa5
9.Nb3 Qc7 10.g5 hxg5 11.hxg5 Nfd7
12.g6 f6 13.Nb5 Qb6 14.Bf4 Ne5 15.Be3
Qd8 16.f4 Nec6 17.Qd2 a6 18.N5d4 a5
19.a4 Nxd4 20.Nxd4 Nc6 21.Nb5 Kf8
22.0–0–0 d5 23.Bg2 d4 24.Nxd4 Nxd4
25.Bxd4 Qe8 26.e5 f5 27.Bf3 Qxa4
28.Kb1 Rh6 29.Rh1 Qe8 30.Rxh6 gxh6
31.g7+ Kxg7 32.Rg1+ Kh8 33.Qg2 Qf7
34.Bh5 Qh7 35.Be8 a4 36.Bb6 a3 37.b3
Ra6 38.Qf2 a2+ 39.Ka1 Ra8 40.Qd4 h5
41.Bg6 Qh6 42.Bd8 Qf8 43.Qd1 Qh6
44.Bxe7 Bd7 45.Bf6+ Qg7 46.Bxg7+ Kg8
47.Qxd7 Rf8 48.Bxf8 Kxf8 49.Qf7#
1–0
(6) Gashimov V - Lepelletier B (2437)
[B81]
TCh-FRA Top 16 Gp A (1), 03.02.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 d6 4.d4 cxd4
5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.g4 Nc6 7.g5 Nd7 8.Be3 Be7
9.h4 a6 10.Qd2 0–0 11.0–0–0 Nxd4
12.Qxd4 b5 13.h5 Bxg5 14.h6 Bf6 15.e5
Bxe5 16.Qe4 d5 17.Nxd5 exd5 18.Qxd5
g6 19.Qxa8 Qf6 20.Qe4 Bxb2+ 21.Kb1
Ba3 22.Qd4 Qxd4 23.Bxd4 Nc5 24.Bh3 f5
25.Bg2 Ne6 26.Bd5 Kf7 27.Rhe1 Re8
28.Rd3 Bc5 29.Re2 Rd8 30.Be5 Be7
31.Bb3 Rxd3 32.cxd3 Bf6 33.Rc2 Bxe5
34.Rxc8 Ke7 35.Rc6 Nf8 36.Rxa6 Bd4
37.f3 Be3 38.Ra5 Bxh6 39.Rxb5 Bf4
40.Rb7+ Kd8 41.Rf7 Nd7 42.d4 h5 43.a4
Nb8 44.Kc2 Nc6 45.Kd3 h4 46.Rh7 g5
47.Be6 Ne7 48.Kc4
1–0
153
(7) Hamdouchi H - Achrah
Abderahmane (3) [B81]
Sekkat mem (4), 20.12.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 e5 7.Bb5+ Nbd7 8.Nf5 a6
9.Bc4 Nc5 10.Bg5 Be6 11.Qe2 Qb6 12.0–
0–0 Bxc4 13.Qxc4 Nxg4 14.h3 Nxf2
15.Rhf1 Ne6 16.Be3 Qa5 17.Rxf2 Rd8
18.Rd5 Qc7 19.Qb4 b5 20.Rfd2 g6
21.Nxd6+ Bxd6 22.Rxd6 0–0 23.Nd5 Qc4
24.Qxc4 bxc4 25.Bh6 Rxd6 26.Nf6+ Kh8
27.Rxd6 Ra8 28.Rd7 Nd8 29.Re7
1–0
(8) Hracek Z - Movsesian S (2635)
[B81]
TCh-CZE Extraliga 2005–6 (6),
04.12.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 h6 7.h4 Nc6 8.Rg1 d5
9.Bb5 Bd7 10.exd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 exd5
12.Be3 Be7 13.Qd2 Nxd4 14.Bxd7+ Qxd7
15.Qxd4 Bf6 16.Qb4 a5 17.Qa3 Qe7
18.Qxe7+ Bxe7 19.0–0–0 0–0–0 20.h5 Kc7
21.Rg3 b5 22.Bf4+ Kb6 23.Rgd3 Bc5
24.Rxd5 Rxd5 25.Rxd5 Kc6 26.Rf5 f6
27.Be3 Bxe3+ 28.fxe3 Re8 29.Kd2 a4
30.a3 Rd8+ 31.Ke2 Re8 32.Rf4 Kc5
33.Kd3 Re7 34.Re4 Rb7 35.Rd4 Kc6
36.e4 Rb8 37.Ke3 Rb7 38.Kf4 Kc5
39.Rd8 Kc6 40.Ke3 Rc7 41.Rd4 Kc5
42.Kd3 Rb7 43.b3 axb3 44.cxb3 Ra7
45.a4 bxa4 46.bxa4 Kc6 47.Ke3 Ra8
48.Kf4 Ra5 49.Rb4 Kc7 50.Rc4+ Kb7
51.Kf3 Kb6 52.Kf4 Kb7 53.e5 Rxe5
54.Re4 Ra5 55.Re7+ Kc6 56.Rxg7 Kd6
57.Rb7 Ke6 58.Rb6+ Kf7 59.Rb4 Ke6
60.Re4+ Kd6 61.Re1 Rxa4+ 62.Kf5 Ra5+
63.Kxf6 Rg5 64.Re4 Kd5 65.Rf4 Kd6
66.Kf7 Ke5 67.Ra4 Kd6 68.Ra6+ Ke5
69.Rg6 Kf4 70.Kg7 Kxg4 71.Kxh6 Kh4
72.Rxg5
1–0
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(9) Karpov An - Dorfman J (2405) [B81]

URS-ch44 Moscow, 1976

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 Be7 7.g5 Nfd7 8.h4 Nc6
9.Be3 a6 10.Qe2 Qc7 11.0–0–0 b5
12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.Bd4 b4 14.Nd5 exd5
15.Bxg7 Rg8 16.exd5 Qc7 17.Bf6 Ne5
18.Bxe5 dxe5 19.f4 Bf5 20.Bh3 Bxh3
21.Rxh3 Rc8 22.fxe5 Qc4 23.Rdd3 Qf4+
24.Kb1 Rc4 25.d6 Re4 26.Rhe3 Rxe3
27.Rxe3 Qxh4 28.Qf3 Qxg5 29.Re1 Qg2
30.Qf5 Rg6 31.Rf1 Qd5 32.dxe7 Kxe7
33.Qf4 a5 34.Qh4+ Ke8 35.Qxh7 Qf3
36.Qh8+ Ke7 37.Qh4+ Ke8 38.Qc4 Qb7
39.b3 Re6 40.Rg1 Rxe5 41.Rg8+ Ke7
42.Qh4+ Kd7 43.Qf6 Re7 44.Qf5+ Kd6
45.Qxa5 Re5 46.Qd8+ Ke6 47.Kb2 f6
48.Rf8 Qg7 49.Qc8+ Kd5 50.Qc4+

1–0

(10) Macieja B - Arlandi E (2458) [B81]

7th ch-Euro (1), 04.04.2006

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

5.Nc3 d6 6.g4 h6 7.h4 Nc6 8.g5 hxg5
9.Bxg5 a6 10.Qd2 Qb6 11.Nb3 Qc7 12.0–
0–0 Bd7 13.f4 0–0–0 14.Be2 Be7 15.h5
Kb8 16.Bf3 Bc8 17.Kb1 Nh7 18.Bxe7
Qxe7 19.Rhg1 Nf6 20.Qe2 Ne8 21.e5 d5
22.Qe3 Qc7 23.Ne2 Ne7 24.Rd3 Nf5
25.Qf2 f6 26.Rc3 Qe7 27.Qb6 Ka8
28.Ned4 Nxd4 29.Nxd4 Bd7 30.Be2

1–0
 4) Dragon Variation.
INSTRUCTION:

I am offering you 2 variations against the Dragon. The line 6.Bg5 is more sharp and
aggressive; the line 6.Be2 is more classical and solid. You may use both of these systems
in different situations.

I recommend you to study 6.Bg5 variation first.

6.Bg5 Line
8.Qe2 0–0 9.0–0–0
(1) Theory [B70] 6.Bg5 Line
XABCDEFGHY
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 8rsn-wq-trk+(
5.Nc3 g6 6.Bg5
XABCDEFGHY 7zpp+lzppvlp'
8rsnlwqkvl-tr( 6-+-zp-snp+&
7zpp+-zpp+p' 5+L+-+-vL-%
6-+-zp-snp+& 4-+-sNP+-+$
5+-+-+-vL-% 3+-sN-+-+-#
4-+-sNP+-+$ 2PzPP+QzPPzP"
3+-sN-+-+-# 1+-mKR+-+R!
2PzPP+-zPPzP" xabcdefghy
1tR-+QmKL+R! [(the white's main plan: to play f4 and e5
xabcdefghy opening the center and starting the attack.
Another tactical idea: white will try to use
his rook d1, which is opposed to the
[This is very aggressive variation.
black's queen.)]
Opening theory doesn't analyse it too
much, so your opponent probably will be
9...Nc6 10.Bxc6 Bxc6 [10...bxc6 11.e5
confused.]
dxe5 12.Nxc6 Qe8 13.Nxe5²]
6...Bg7 7.Bb5+ [(white is developing his
pieces on the most active positions)]

7...Bd7 [7...Nbd7 (this move closes the

diagonal for bishop and and it is not very
good idea.) 8.Qe2 0–0 9.0–0–0 a6 10.Bc4
b5 ? 11.Bd5 !? (11.Nc6 also good
11...Qe8 12.Nd5 bxc4 13.Nc7+–)
11...Nxd5 12.Nxd5+– attacking e7 and
threatening Nc6]
 156

11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.e5‚

XABCDEFGHY
8r+-wq-trk+(
7zp-+-zppvlp'
6-+pzp-snp+&
5+-+-zP-vL-%
4-+-+-+-+$
3+-sN-+-+-#
2PzPP+QzPPzP"
1+-mKR+-+R!
xabcdefghy

Line

Bg5 Variation Games Section

(1) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2446) - (2) Charodej (2340) - RexTheDog
Kucherenko Danil (UKR) (2331) [B70] (2218) [B70]
Ch Ukraine (8), 11.2003 ICC 5 0, 12.08.2006

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 g6 6.Bg5 Bg7 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Qe2 0–
0 9.0–0–0 Qa5 10.f4 Bg4 11.Nf3 a6 12.Bc4
Nc6 13.Bb3 Rac8 14.Kb1 Nd7 15.Nd5
Rfe8 16.h3 Bxf3 17.Qxf3 e6 18.Ne3 Nd4
19.Qf2 Qc5 20.Rd3 b5 21.Rhd1 h6
22.Bh4 a5 23.c3 Nxb3 24.axb3 Rc6
25.Nc2 Nf6 26.Qxc5 dxc5 27.Bxf6 Bxf6
28.e5 Be7 29.Rd7 c4 30.bxc4 Rxc4
31.R1d4 Rxd4 32.Nxd4 b4 33.Nc6 Bc5
34.cxb4 axb4 35.Rb7 Kg7 36.Nxb4 Rd8
37.Kc2 g5 38.Nd3 Bd4 39.f5 exf5 40.e6
Rc8+ 41.Kd2 Rf8 42.Rd7 Bf6 43.Nb4
Bxb2 44.Nd5 Bf6 45.g4 fxg4 46.hxg4 Rd8
47.Nxf6 Ra8 48.Rxf7+ Kg6 49.Nd7 h5
50.Nf8+
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 g6 6.Bg5 Bg7 7.Bb5+ Bd7 8.Qe2
0–0 9.0–0–0 Qa5 10.f4 Bg4 11.Nf3 a6
12.Bc4 Rc8 13.e5 Bxf3 14.gxf3 dxe5
15.fxe5 Nh5 16.Nd5 Nc6 17.Bd2 Qc5
18.Be3 Qa5 19.f4 Nb4 20.Nxb4 Qxb4
21.Rd4 Qa5 22.Rhd1 b5 23.Bb3 Bh6
24.f5 Bxe3+ 25.Qxe3 Rd8 26.fxg6 hxg6
27.e6 f6 28.Qd3 Rxd4 29.Qxg6+ Ng7
30.Rxd4 Qe1+ 31.Rd1 Qe3+ 32.Kb1 Kh8
33.Rg1 Rg8 34.a3 a5 35.Rg3 [Black
resigns]
1–0

1–0
 6.Be2 Line

(1) Theory - Theory [B70]

10.Kh1
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 XABCDEFGHY
XABCDEFGHY 8r+-wq-trk+(
8rsnlwqkvl-tr( 7zpp+-zppvlp'
7zpp+-zpp+p' 6-+nzplsnp+&
6-+-zp-snp+& 5+-+-+-vL-%
5+-+-+-+-% 4-+-+P+-+$
4-+-sNP+-+$ 3+NsN-+-+-#
3+-sN-+-+-# 2PzPP+LzPPzP"
2PzPP+LzPPzP" 1tR-+Q+R+K!
1tR-vLQmK-+R! xabcdefghy
xabcdefghy [it is a prophylaxis move]
[(Certainly the most aggressive variation
[If white makes the f4 move immediately
for white is Rauzer line with Be3, Qd2, 0–
10.f4 it gives black one tactical opportunity
0–0 etc. The move 6.Be2 is more calm
10...b5 11.Bxb5 Qb6+ 12.Kh1 Nxe4
and solid way. Its advantage is that it is
13.Nxe4 Qxb5 black got 2 bishops
pretty simple and you may play it even
advantage.]
without any theoretical knowledge.
Another advantage is that is doesn't allow
10...Na5 [10...Rc8 11.f4 Na5 12.e5 (the
black to get an attack. The players who
most aggressive move) 12...Nxb3 13.axb3
play Dragon usually are the attacker
dxe5 14.fxe5 Nd5 (14...Nd7 ? 15.Rxa7²;
players, so it could be very useful to limit
14...Qxd1 ? 15.Bxd1 Nd5 16.Nxd5 Bxd5
their aggressive possibilities.)]
17.Bxe7 Rfe8 18.Bf6²) 15.Nxd5 Bxd5
16.Bg4 with an initiative position]
6...Bg7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Bg5 Nc6 9.Nb3 [(the
black's knight c6 and the bishop g7 are
11.Nd5 [(now white can make this move
attacking the white's d4 knight. That's why
immediately, because black cannot take
white moved it back.)]
the e4 pawn)]
9...Be6 [(The white's main plan here is to
11...Bxd5 [11...Nxe4?? 12.Nxe7+ Kh8
occupy the d5 square with the knight. It
13.Nxg6+ hxg6 14.Bxd8+–]
requires preparation, because of a little
weakness of the e4 pawn. That's why
12.exd5 Rc8 13.c3 [(this move closes the
white will first play f4, Bf3 and only after
line for the black's rook c8 and bishop g7)]
that Nd5.)]
 158

13...Nc4 14.Bxc4 Rxc4 15.Qd3

XABCDEFGHY
8-+-wq-trk+(
7zpp+-zppvlp'
6-+-zp-snp+&
5+-+P+-vL-%
4-+r+-+-+$
3+NzPQ+-+-#
2PzP-+-zPPzP"
1tR-+-+R+K!
xabcdefghy
[white has finished the development
successfully. In the middlegame white will
attack the backward pawn e7 doubling the
rooks on the "e" file.]

Line

6.Be2 Variation Games Section.

(1) Sokolov An (2620) - Khalifman A 12.Nd5 Bxd5 13.exd5 Na5² 14.Qe2 Rc8
(2500) [B70] 15.Kh1 Qb6
USSR 43/263, 1986
[Bykhovsky,Av] [15...Nc4 16.Nd4 ]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Bg5 Nc6
9.Nb3 Be6 10.f4 [10.Kh1 Ue 43/(263)]
10...b5 11.Bf3 [11.f5 Bc4 12.Kh1 b4 ?!
13.Bxc4 bxc3 14.fxg6 hxg6 15.bxc3 Nxe4
16.Rxf7 Kh7 17.Qg4 d5 18.Qh4+ Kg8
19.Rxg7++–]
11...b4 [!?N]
[11...Rc8 Ue 31/271]
16.Nxa5 [16.Bh4 ?! 16...Nc4 17.Bf2 Qc7
18.Bd4 Nb6]
16...Qxa5 17.a3 h6 18.Bh4 [18.axb4
Qxb4 19.c3 Qc4]
18...bxa3 [18...Rc7 !?]
19.Rxa3 Qb4 20.c3 [20.Rxa7 ?! 20...Qxb2
21.Qxe7 Rxc2 = 22.Qxd6 ? 22...Rc1
23.Rg1 Rxg1+ 24.Kxg1 Ne4–+]
20...Qxf4 21.Bg3 Qc4 22.Qxc4 Rxc4
23.Rxa7 Rb8 [23...Ne4 ? 24.Be1±]

24.Rxe7 [24.Rf2 ? 24...Rxc3]
24...Rxb2 25.Bxd6 Rxc3 26.Be5 Rf2™
27.Kg1 [27.Rd1 ? 27...Rd3; 27.Ra1 Rc8
!? (27...Re3 ? 28.Kg1 Rfxf3 29.gxf3 Nxd5
30.Ra8+ Kh7 31.Rxf7 Rxe5 32.Raa7 h5
33.h4+–; 27...Rd3 ? 28.Ra8+ Kh7 29.h3±;
27...Ra3 28.Rc1) 28.d6 (28.Rd1 Nxd5
29.Bxd5 Rd2 30.Rf1 Rxd5 31.Bxg7 Rf5 !;
28.Kg1 Rxf3 29.gxf3 Nxd5) 28...Rd2
29.h3 Nd5 30.Bxd5 Rxd5 31.Bxg7 Kxg7
32.Rf1 Rf5²]
27...Rxf1+ 28.Kxf1 Rxf3+ 29.gxf3 Nxd5
30.Re8+ Kh7 31.f4² g5 [??]
[31...Ne3+ !? 32.Ke2 Nf5]
32.Bxg7 Kxg7 33.fxg5 hxg5 34.Re5 Nf4
35.Rxg5++–
35...Ng6 36.Kf2 f6 37.Rg1 Kh6 38.Kg3
Kg5 39.Kf3+ Kf5 40.Ra1 Kg5 41.Ra5+
Ne5+ 42.Ke4 Kh4 [42...Kg4 43.Ra3]
43.Kf5 Kh3 44.Ra2 Nd7 [44...Nf3 45.Ra3
Kg2 46.Rxf3]
45.Ra7
1–0
(2) Anand V (2520) - Babu S (2325)
[B70]
India (ch) 45/248, 1988
[Anand,V]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.0–0 Nc6 8.Nb3 0–0
9.Bg5 a5 [9...a6 Ue 45/(248)]
10.a4 Be6 11.Rb1 [!N]
11...Rc8 [11...Nd7 12.Nd5 Nb6 13.Bb5±]
12.Kh1 Nb4 13.Nd4 Bc4 14.Ndb5 Qd7
15.f4 [15.Bxc4 Rxc4 16.Qe2 Rfc8 17.f4
Qe6 18.Rbe1±]
159
15...Qe6 16.f5 [16.Bd3 Bxb5 ! 17.axb5
Nxd3 18.cxd3²]
16...Bxe2 17.Qxe2 Qc4 18.Qd2 Rcd8 [?!]
[18...Nxe4 19.Nxe4 Qxe4 20.Rbe1 ! (20.f6
Bxf6 ! 21.Bxf6 Rxc2µ; 20.c3 f6 !)
20...Qxc2 21.Qxc2 ! 21...Nxc2 (21...Rxc2
22.Bxe7 ) 22.Rxe7© ]
19.b3 Qc6 20.Rbe1 Rfe8 [20...d5 21.Nd4
Qc8 22.Bxf6 !?(22.e5±) ]
21.Nd4 Qc8 22.Ncb5 Nd7 [22...d5
23.Bxf6 exf6 24.c3 Nc6 25.exd5±]
23.c3 Nc6 24.Re3 Be5 [?!]
[24...Nf8±]
25.Rh3 Nc5 [?]
26.Qe1 Nd7 27.Qh4 Nf8 28.fxg6+– hxg6
29.Bh6 [29.Rf6 ? 29...Qxh3 !]
29...Qd7 30.Bxf8 Kxf8 31.Qh6+ Bg7
32.Qxg6 Ne5 33.Ne6+
1–0
(3) Moutousis K (2395) - Alterman B
(2400) [B70]
Santiago 51/(210), 1990
[Alterman,B; Vaisman,A]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Bg5 Nc6
9.Nb3 Be6 *]
10.f4 b5 11.Bf3 Bc4 12.Re1 e5 13.f5
Qb6+ [?!]
[13...b4 14.Nd5 Bxd5 15.exd5 Ne7
16.fxg6 hxg6 17.a3 a5 ! (17...bxa3 ?!
18.Rxa3 Nh7 19.Be3 ) 18.Kh1 Qc7 ]
14.Kh1 [!N]

[14.Be3 ?! - 48/292]
14...b4 15.Nd2 [!]
15...bxc3 16.Nxc4 Qb4 [!?]
17.b3 Rad8 [17...Nd4 18.Ne3
19.gxf3 !]
18.Ne3 Ne7™ 19.Qc1 [19.Bxf6 Bxf6
20.Nd5 Nxd5 21.Qxd5 gxf5 22.exf5 e4 !
23.Bxe4 (23.Rxe4 Qc5²) 23...Rfe8
24.Bd3²; 19.Qc1 gxf5 ! 20.exf5 (20.Nxf5
Nxf5 21.exf5 Kh8÷) 20...h5 ! 21.Bxf6 Bxf6
22.Bxh5 Kg7 ]
Line
(4) Gipslis A (2505) - Borge N (2405)
[B70]
Aalborg 58/(243), 1993
[Gipslis,A]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Nb3 Nc6
9.Bg5 Be6 *]
10.Kh1 Na5 11.f4 Nc4 12.f5 Nxb2
13.Qc1 [13.Qe1 - 52/210]
13...Bc4 14.Qxb2 [14.e5 ?! - 38/274]
14...Bxe2 15.Nxe2 Nxe4 16.f6 [!]
16...Nxf6 17.Nbd4 Qd7 N]
[17...Ne4 18.Be3 Qd7 19.c4
20.Rac1 b6÷]
18.c4 Rac8 19.Rac1 Rc5 20.Be3 Rfc8
21.Qb3 d5 22.cxd5 Nxd5 [?!]
[22...Rxc1; 22...Qxd5 23.Nb5 !]
23.Rxc5 [!]
23...Rxc5 24.Bg1 Rc8 25.Rd1±
Line
160
(5) Karpov An - Martin Gonzalez An
[B70]
Las Palmas 23/429, 1977
[Averbakh,Y]
Nxf3
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Bg5 Nc6
9.Nb3 Be6 10.Kh1 a6 [?!]
[10...a5 ! 11.a4 h6 12.Bh4 g5 13.Bg3 d5÷]
11.f4 b5 12.Bf3 Rc8 13.Nd5 [!]
13...Nd7 14.c3 Nb6 15.Qe2 Nc4 16.Rad1
Qd7 17.Rfe1 Qa7 18.Bh4 Rfe8 19.Nc1 [!]
19...Qb8 20.Nd3 a5 21.Nf2 Bd7 22.Bg4
[!]
22...Bxg4 23.Nxg4 a4 24.a3 Qb7 25.Rf1
Nd8 [25...Rf8]
26.f5 [!]
26...f6 27.Bxf6 [!]
27...exf6 28.Ngxf6+ Bxf6 29.Nxf6+ Kf8
30.fxg6+– hxg6 31.Qg4 Nf7 [31...Ne5
32.Nd7+ Kg7 33.Nxe5 Rxe5 34.Rxd6]
32.Qxg6 Nce5 33.Nh7+ [33.Nh7+ Ke7
34.Ng5 ! 34...Nxg6 35.Rxf7+ Kd8
36.Rxd6+]
1–0
Rac8
(6) Salov Sergei (RUS) (2302) -
Schaffer Hendrik (GER) (2161) [B70]
It (open) Bad Zwesten (Germany) (2),
2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.0–0 Nc6 8.Nb3 0–0
9.Bg5 Be6 10.Kh1 Na5 11.Nd5 Bxd5
12.exd5 Rc8 13.c3 Nc4 14.Bxc4 Rxc4
15.Qd3 Qc7 16.Rae1 h6 17.Bc1 Re8
18.a3 b5 19.Be3 a6 20.f4 Ra4 21.Na1
 161

Qb7 22.Rd1 Rc8 23.Nc2 Rac4 24.Bd4

Ng4 25.f5 g5 26.Qh3 Ne5 27.Ne3 R4c5 [12...Bd7 13.e5 Nxb3 14.axb3 dxe5
28.Bxc5 Rxc5 29.f6 exf6 30.Nf5 15.fxg6 hxg6 16.Rxa7 Qb6 17.Ra1]

1–0 13.Bd3 [13.e5 Bxe2 (13...dxe5 ?! 14.Qxd8

(7) Hunt Adam (ENG) (2411) - Johnston
Dafydd (WLS) (2268) [B70]
Ch England (team) 2002/03 England (3),
2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Bg5 Nc6
9.Nb3 Be6 10.f4 Na5 11.Kh1 Rc8 12.e5
Rxc3 13.bxc3 Ne4 14.Nxa5 Qxa5 15.Bxe7
dxe5 16.Bxf8 Bxf8 17.Bf3 Nxc3 18.Qd2 b6
19.fxe5 Qxe5 20.Rae1 Qc7 21.Rxe6 fxe6
22.Bg4
1–0
(8) Moroz Alexander (UKR) (2498) -
Hoffmann Matej (CZE) (2089) [B70]
It (open) \ Pardubice (Czech Republic) (4),
07.2004
Rfxd8 15.Nxa5 Bxe2 16.Nxe2 Rxc2
17.Ng3 Rxb2 18.Nc4²) 14.Qxe2 dxe5
15.Rad1 Qc7 16.Bxf6 Bxf6 17.Nd5 Qc4µ]
13...b5 14.a3 [14.Qe2 Bxd3 15.cxd3 Nxb3
16.axb3 b4 17.Bxf6 Bxf6 18.Nd5 a5
19.Nxf6+ exf6]
14...Nc6 [14...Nxb3 15.cxb3 Bxd3
16.Qxd3²]
15.Qd2 Ne5 16.Nd4 Nfd7 17.Nf3 Re8
18.Rad1 Qa5 [?!]
[18...a5÷]
19.Nxe5 Nxe5 [19...Bxe5 20.fxg6 hxg6
21.Bxc4 Rxc4 22.Qf2 Nf6 23.Nd5 Rxe4
24.Bxf6 exf6 25.Nxf6+ Bxf6 26.Qxf6 Qc7
27.Rxd6 Re1 28.Rd2²]
20.f6±

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 Line

5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.0–0 0–0 8.Bg5 Nc6
9.Nb3 Be6 10.Kh1 Rc8 11.f4 a6 12.Bf3
Qc7 13.Nd5 Bxd5 14.exd5 Na5 15.Nxa5
Qxa5 16.c3 b5 17.a3 Rc4 18.Qd2 Rfc8
19.Rae1 Qc7 20.Bh4 Bh6 21.Bd1 Bg7
22.Bb3 Re4 23.Rd1 Qa7 24.Bf2 Qb7
25.Bd4 Ng4 26.Bc2 Rxd4 27.cxd4 Qxd5
28.Bb1 Qh5 29.h3 Rc4 30.Qe2 f5 31.Ba2

1–0

(9) Vogt L - Perenyi B [B70]

Eger 40/(246), 1985
[Vogt,L]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

5.Nc3 g6 6.Be2 Bg7 7.0–0 Nc6 8.Nb3 0–0
9.Kh1 Be6 10.Bg5 Rc8 11.f4 Na5 12.f5 *]

12...Bc4 N]
 5) Variation Qb6.
(1) Theory [B33]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6 7...Bb4 [7...d6 if balck doesn't play Bb4 -
white should play more aggressive move
XABCDEFGHY Be3, then general is still the same: make
8r+l+kvlntr( 0–0–0 and attack on the king-side with g4–
g5 and so on 8.g4 Be7 9.g5 Nd7 10.Be3
7zpp+pzppzpp' Qc7 11.0–0–0‚]
6-wqn+-+-+&
8.Bd2 0–0 9.a3 Be7 [(the black's idea Bb4
5+-+-+-+-% was failed)]
4-+-sNP+-+$
10.e5 Ne8 11.0–0–0²
3+-+-+-+-# XABCDEFGHY
2PzPP+-zPPzP" 8r+l+ntrk+(
1tRNvLQmKL+R! 7zpp+pvlpzpp'
xabcdefghy 6-wqn+p+-+&
[(This is not the main line for black 5+-+-zP-+-%
certainly. However it becomes pretty
popular nowadays. White has one good
4-+-+-+-+$
plan, which nearly disproves the black's 3zPNsN-+-+-#
idea.]
2-zPPvLQzPPzP"
5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qe2! 1+-mKR+L+R!
XABCDEFGHY xabcdefghy
8r+l+kvl-tr(
7zpp+p+pzpp' Line
6-wqn+psn-+&
5+-+-+-+-%
4-+-+P+-+$
3+NsN-+-+-#
2PzPP+QzPPzP"
1tR-vL-mKL+R!
xabcdefghy
[(the most precise move - white is
preparing castle quenn-side and also
white is ready to play Bd2 if needed)]
 Variation Qb6 Games Section
(1) Balogh C (2561) - Zhang Pengxiang
(2638) [B33]
Aeroflot Open (1), 08.02.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6
5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qe2 Qc7 8.g4 d6
9.g5 Nd7 10.Be3 a6 11.0–0–0 b5 12.f4
Be7 13.h4 Nb6 14.Qf2 Rb8 15.Kb1 Na4
16.Ne2 Bb7 17.Ng3 Rc8 18.h5 Na5
19.Bd4 Nc4 20.h6 e5 21.hxg7 Rg8
22.Rxh7 Rxg7 23.Rxg7 exd4 24.Rg8+ Bf8
25.Bxc4
1–0
(2) Chebotarev O (2505) -
Shaposhnikov E (2547) [B33]
59th ch-RUS 1st League (8), 10.09.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6
5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qe2 Bb4 8.Bd2 0–0
9.a3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 e5 11.0–0–0 Qc7 12.g4
d6 13.g5 Nd7 14.Qe3 Nb6 15.f4 exf4
16.Qxf4 Na4 17.Be1 Ne5 18.Bb4 Nc5
19.Nd4 Bd7 20.Nf5 Ba4 21.Bc3 Rad8
22.Rxd6 Rfe8 23.Bxe5 Bxc2 24.Nh6+
gxh6 25.Rg6+ hxg6 26.Bxc7 Bxe4
27.Bxd8 Nb3+ 28.Kd1 Rxd8+ 29.Ke1
Bxh1 30.gxh6
1–0
(3) Guliyev N (2571) - Khairallah F
(2323) [B33]
ChIP (9), 15.07.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6
5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Bd3 d6 8.Be3 Qc7
9.f4 a6 10.Qf3 Be7 11.g4 b5 12.g5 Nd7
13.0–0–0 Nb4 14.Kb1 Bb7 15.h4 Rc8
16.Rhe1 0–0 17.Nd4 d5 18.e5 Nxd3
19.cxd3 b4 20.Nce2 Nc5 21.h5 a5 22.g6
fxg6 23.hxg6 h6 24.Qh3 Qd7 25.f5 Rxf5
26.Nxf5 exf5 27.Nd4 Ba6 28.Nxf5 Qb7
29.Bxh6 gxh6 30.Nxh6+ Kf8 31.g7+ Kxg7
32.Rg1+
1–0
(4) Vallejo Pons F (2674) - Rodriguez
Lopez Ra (2289) [B33]
III Open (1), 20.10.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6
5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.a3 Qc7 8.g4 d5
9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Bd2 Be7 11.Qe2 Nxc3
12.Bxc3 0–0 13.0–0–0 b6 14.Bg2 Bb7
15.Kb1 Rfd8 16.Be4 Rxd1+ 17.Rxd1 Rd8
18.Re1 a5 19.Qe3 a4 20.Nc1 Nb8
21.Bxb7 Qxb7 22.Nd3 Nd7 23.g5 Nc5
24.Ne5 Rd5 25.h4 Bd6 26.Ng4 Nd7 27.h5
b5 28.g6 Nf8 29.Bxg7 hxg6 30.Qh6
1–0
(5) Van den Doel E (25712) - Seeman T
(2422) [B33]
7th ch-Euro (2), 05.04.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6
5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qe2 Qc7 8.g4 h6
9.Bd2 d6 10.Bg2 b6 11.h4 Ne5 12.g5
hxg5 13.hxg5 Rxh1+ 14.Bxh1 Nfd7 15.0–
0–0 Nc4 16.g6 fxg6 17.Qg4 Nde5 18.Qg3
Nxd2 19.Nxd2 Qd7 20.f4 Nc6 21.Bg2 Bb7
22.Nc4 e5 23.Nb5 exf4 24.Qa3 Qe6
25.Ncxd6+ Bxd6 26.Qxd6 Bc8 27.e5
1–0
(6) Van der Weide K (24766) -
Spraggett K (2633) [B33]
XXXII Open (8), 14.01.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6
5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Bd3 d6 8.f4 a6
9.Qf3 Be7 10.Be3 Qc7 11.g4 b5 12.g5
Nd7 13.0–0–0 Nb6 14.Kb1 Na4 15.Ne2
Bd7 16.h4 0–0–0 17.Rc1 Kb8 18.c4 Qb7
19.cxb5 axb5 20.e5 Nb4 21.Qxb7+ Kxb7
22.exd6 Bxd6 23.Be4+ Nd5 24.Bd4 Rhg8
25.Bxh7 Nxf4 26.Nxf4 Bxf4 27.Bxg8 e5
28.Bh7 exd4 29.Rcf1 Be3 30.Rxf7 Kc6
31.Bf5 Be8
1–0

(7) Zherebukh Y (2418) - Kononenko
Dmitry1 (2501) [B33]
Czech Open GMA (8), 27.07.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6
5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qe2 Bb4 8.Bd2 0–0
9.a3 Be7 10.e5 Ne8 11.0–0–0 Qc7 12.f4
d6 13.exd6 Nxd6 14.g4 a5 15.Bg2 a4
16.Nc5 Na5 17.N3xa4 Ndc4 18.Bb4 Ra7
19.Qf2 b6 20.Nd3 Bxb4 21.Nxb4 Bd7
22.Nc3 Rc8 23.Rd3 Be8 24.Rhd1 Qe7
25.Qd4 Rd7 26.Qe4 Rdc7 27.Rh3 h6
28.g5 f5 29.gxf6 Qxf6 30.Qd4 Qxd4
31.Rxd4 Nxa3 32.Re3 Bf7 33.Bh3 N3c4
34.Rxe6 Nxb2 35.Nbd5 Rc4 36.Rxc4
Rxc4 37.Kxb2 Bxe6 38.Bxe6+ Kf8 39.h4
h5 40.Kc1 Rd4 41.Bf5 Kf7 42.Bd3 Ke6
43.Nc7+ Kf7 44.N3d5 Nb3+ 45.Kb2 Nc5
46.Kc3 Ra4 47.Bc4 Kg6 48.Nxb6 Ra1
49.Kd4 Nd7 50.Nxd7 Kf5 51.Ne5 Kxf4
52.Ne6+ Kg3 53.Nxg7 Kxh4 54.Be2
1–0
(8) Zherebukh,Yaroslav (2359) -
Zhornik,Nikolay (2365)
Ch UKR 20–boys Lviv (5), 04.02.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6
5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qe2 d6 8.g4 Be7
9.Be3 Qc7 10.g5 Nd7 11.0–0–0 a6 12.h4
b5 13.f4 Nb6 14.h5 Nc4 15.Bh3 Nxe3
16.Qxe3 Bd7 17.Nd4 0–0–0 18.Nxc6 Qxc6
19.Nd5 exd5 20.exd5 Qc4 21.Qxe7 Qxa2
22.Qxd6 Qa1+ 23.Kd2 Qa5+ 24.b4 Bxh3
25.Qc6+ Qc7 26.Qxa6+ Qb7 27.Qxb7+
Kxb7 28.Rxh3 Rxd5+ 29.Rd3 Rf5 30.Ke3
Re8+ 31.Kf3 Rc8 32.Rd7+ Kb6 33.h6 g6
34.R1d6+ Rc6 35.Rxc6+ Kxc6 36.Ra7
Kd5 37.Rc7 Kd6 38.Rb7 Kc6 39.Rb8 Kd6
40.Ke4 f6 41.Rb6+ Ke7 42.gxf6+ Rxf6
43.Rxb5
1–0
164
(9) Fedorov Alex (2603) - Chirila I
(2422) [B33]
IX EICC (1), 21.04.2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6
5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qe2 d6 8.g4 a6
9.Be3 Qc7 10.0–0–0 b5 11.f3 Nd7 12.Qf2
Rb8 13.g5 Nb6 14.Kb1 Na4 15.Bd2 g6
16.Nxa4 bxa4 17.Bc3 e5 18.Nd2 Be6
19.f4 Nb4 20.Bxb4 Rxb4 21.a3 Rb8 22.f5
gxf5 23.exf5 Bd5 24.Rg1 Qb7 25.b4 axb3
26.c4 Bc6 27.Bg2 Be7 28.Qe2 Rc8
29.Bxc6+ Qxc6 30.Rg3 h6 31.f6 Bf8 32.g6
fxg6 33.Rxg6 Rh7 34.Rg8 Rf7 35.Qh5
Qb7 36.Qg6 d5 37.Rxf8+ Kxf8 38.Rg1
Ke8 39.Qg8+ Rf8 40.Qe6+ Kd8 41.Rg7
1–0
(10) Leviczki T (2296) - Mihok O (2305)
[B33]
FSIMA February (4), 06.02.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6
5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qe2 Bb4 8.Bd2 0–0
9.a3 Bxc3 10.Bxc3 e5 11.0–0–0 Rd8
12.Rd6 Qc7 13.Rxf6 gxf6 14.Qg4+ Kh8
15.Qh4 Qd6 16.f4 Qe7 17.Bb5 d6
18.Bxc6 bxc6 19.fxe5 dxe5 20.Bb4 c5
21.Nxc5 a5 22.Nd7 Qxd7 23.Qxf6+ Kg8
24.Qg5+ Kh8 25.Qxe5+ f6 26.Qxf6+ Kg8
27.Qg5+ Kf7 28.Rf1+
1–0
(11) Sakelsek T (2454) - Rodriguez
Lopez Ra (2283) [B33]
X Malaga Open (4), 26.02.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qb6
5.Nb3 Nf6 6.Nc3 e6 7.Qe2 Bb4 8.Bd2 0–0
9.a3 Be7 10.e5 Ne8 11.0–0–0 d5 12.exd6
Nxd6 13.Be3 Qc7 14.Bf4 a6 15.g3 Rd8
16.Bg2 Bd7 17.Nc5 Be8 18.Nxe6 fxe6
19.Qxe6+ Bf7 20.Nd5 Bxe6 21.Nxc7 Bg4
22.Nxa8 Bxd1 23.Rxd1 g5 24.Bxd6 Rxd6
25.Rxd6 Bxd6 26.Bxc6 bxc6 27.h3 Kf7
28.Kd2 Ke6 29.b4 c5 30.c3 cxb4 31.axb4
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Kd5 32.Nb6+ Ke4 33.Nc4 Be7 34.Ke2 Bf6

35.Nd2+ Kd5 36.Kd3 h5 37.Ne4 Be7 38.f4
h4 39.fxg5 hxg3 40.Nxg3 Bxg5 41.Ne4
Be7 42.c4+ Ke5 43.c5 Kd5 44.Nc3+ Ke5
45.Kc4 Bd8 46.Nd5 a5 47.b5 a4 48.b6

1–0

6) Kan Variation.
The recommended order of study:

1) Main line
2) Taimanov var (Nc6)
3) Variation Bc5

1) Main line
(1) Theory - Theory [B42] 5...Nf6 [(black can start from this move, or
from the move Qc7 first - it will bring the
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 same position)]
[this variation doesn't allow white to use
the most aggressive plan with castling [5...Nc6 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.Nd2 (it is important
queen-side. That's why the classical Kan to transfer the knight on c4, because the
variation is the most solid system of knight will attack all the black's
Sicilian.] weaknesses then.) 7...e5 8.0–0 Nf6 9.Nc4
Qc7 (9...Bg4 10.Qe1 Nd7 11.f4 white
5.Bd3 tryies to use the black's undeveloped
position to start an attack 11...Bc5+
XABCDEFGHY (11...Be6 12.Kh1 f6 13.Be3 Qc7 14.a4 0–
8rsnlwqkvlntr( 0–0 15.f5 Bxc4 16.Bxc4 Bc5 17.Bd2 Kb8
18.b4ƒ) 12.Kh1 exf4 13.Bxf4 0–0 14.e5
7+p+p+pzpp' Bh5 15.e6 Nf6 16.Bg5ƒ) 10.Bd2
6p+-+p+-+& (threatening Ba5 and Nb6) 10...b5
(10...Bg4 11.Qe1 b5 12.Ne3 Bc5 13.Nxg4
5+-+-+-+-% Nxg4 14.Qe2 Nf6 15.b4 Bb6 16.c4²)
4-+-sNP+-+$ 11.Ba5 Qb8 12.Nb6 Ra7 13.Nxc8 Qxc8
14.a4 Rd7 15.axb5 axb5 16.Qf3 Bd6
3+-+L+-+-# 17.Bc3 0–0 18.Ra2 Rb7 19.Rfa1²; 5...g6
2PzPP+-zPPzP" (not very good move, which creates the
new weaknesses in the black's position)
1tRNvLQmK-+R! 6.c4 Bg7 7.Nb3 Nc6 8.0–0 Nge7 9.Nc3 0–0
10.Bg5² (it stops the d5 move)]
xabcdefghy
6.0–0 Qc7 7.Qe2 [(it is important to force
[5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3? Bb4 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 d5 black to play d6, and only then answer
9.Bd3 e5 10.Nb3 d4–+] c4)]
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[7.c4 ?! 7...Nc6 8.Nxc6 dxc6 9.Qe2 e5³

this pawn structure is favor black]
XABCDEFGHY
8-+rtr-+k+(
7...d6 8.c4 [(getting more control in the 7+-wql+pvlp'
center)]
6pzpnzppsnp+&’
8...g6 [8...Be7 9.Nc3 0–0 10.f4 Nbd7
11.Bd2 b6 12.Rae1 (this set up of the 5+-+-+-+-%
white's pieces is the most aggressive and
prepares e5 or f5 attacking moves.)
4-+P+PvL-+$
12...Bb7 13.f5 e5 (13...Nc5 14.fxe6 fxe6 3+-sN-wQN+P#
15.Bc2 g6 16.b4 e5 17.Nf3 Ne6 18.Bb3²)
14.Nb3 Nc5 15.Nxc5 bxc5 16.Rf3 with an
2PzP-+LzPP+"
attack on the king-side] 1+-tRR+-mK-!
9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Nf3 xabcdefghy
XABCDEFGHY
8rsnl+k+-tr( Line
7+pwq-+pvlp'
6p+-zppsnp+&
5+-+-+-+-%
4-+P+P+-+$
3+-sNL+N+-#
2PzP-+QzPPzP"
1tR-vL-+RmK-!
xabcdefghy
[(the white's plan here is to attack the d6
pawn)]

10...0–0 11.Bf4 Nc6 12.h3 [(to prevent the

black's idea e5 following by Bg4)]

12...Bd7 13.Rfd1 Rfd8 14.Rac1 [(white

has developed all the pieces on the good
positions and then will attack the d6
pawn)]

14...Rac8 [14...Ne5 (after this move, white

can simply take or even ignore it) 15.Nxe5
dxe5 16.Be3 (and white will use his pawns
majority on the queen-side)]

15.Qe3 b6 16.Be2ƒ
 Kan Variation Games Section
(1) Milos G (2515) - Motwani P (2455)
[B42]
Manila (ol) 55/206, 1992
[Milos,G]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0–0 Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 g6
9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Nf3 0–0 11.Bf4 Ng4
12.Rac1 Ne5 13.Rfd1 Nbc6 14.Qe3 [!N]
14...Qe7 [14...Nxd3 'better is']
15.Be2 Bd7 16.Ne1 [!]
16...Rad8 17.Bh6 Bxh6 18.Qxh6 g5
[18...f5 19.Qd2 Bc8 20.f4 Nf7 21.exf5 gxf5
22.Bf3± ]
19.Nc2 f6 20.Ne3 Ng6 21.g3 Nce5
22.Rf1
22...b5 [?!]
23.cxb5 Bxb5 24.Bxb5 axb5 25.Nxb5+–
Rc8 [25...Nf7 26.Qh3; 25...Nf3+ 26.Kg2
Nd2 27.Rc7 Rd7 28.Rfc1]
26.Qh3 [! ]
26...g4 27.Nxg4 Nf3+ 28.Kh1 [28.Kg2
Ng5 ]
28...Nd2 [28...Ng5 29.Qg2]
29.Rxc8 Rxc8 30.Re1 f5 ['time']
31.Nh6+ [31.exf5 'better is' 31...Qb7+
32.Qg2+–]
31...Kg7 [31...Kh8 32.Nxd6]
32.Nd4 Qf6™ 33.Nxe6+ Qxe6 34.Nxf5+
Kf6 [34...Kh8 35.Qh6]
35.f3 [!]
35...Nxf3 36.Rf1 Qxe4 37.Nxd6 Qd5
38.Qxc8 Nge5 39.Qf5+ Ke7 40.Ne4 Nd2
41.Qg5+
1–0
(2) Almasi Z (2580) - Vogt L (2495)
[B42]
Altensteig 58/210, 1993
[Vogt,L]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nf6 [5...Qc7 - 58/(210)]
6.0–0 Qc7 7.Qe2 [7.c4 - 58/(210)]
7...d6 8.c4 g6 9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Nf3 0–0
11.Rd1 Nc6 12.h3 N]
[12.Bf4 - 55/205]
12...Nd7 13.Be3 [13.Bf4 - 58/(210)]
13...b6 14.Rac1 Bb7 15.Bb1 [15.Nd5
Qd8]
15...Nce5 16.Nxe5 Nxe5 17.b3 [17.f4 ?!
17...Nxc4 18.Na4 Qb8 19.Rxc4 b5]
17...Rfd8 18.Qd2 Bf8 19.Na4 Nd7
20.Bg5 Rdb8™ [20...Re8 ? 21.Bf4 Ne5
22.Qd4±]
21.Nc3 Re8 22.Bh4 Rac8 [?!]
[22...Rab8]
23.Bg3 Ne5 24.f4 Nc6 [24...Nd7 ?
25.e5±]
25.Bf2 Rb8 26.a3 Ba8 27.b4 Qe7
28.Na4± Qd8 29.Be3 [29.Qe3 Bh6
30.Nxb6 e5 31.Nd5 Nd4 ]
29...b5 ['time']
30.cxb5 axb5 31.Nc3 Ne7 32.Qe2
[32.Qxd6 ?! 32...Qxd6 33.Rxd6 Nd5

34.Nxd5 exd5 35.Rd7 dxe4 36.Rcc7
Rbc8÷]
32...Bc6 33.Bc5 Nc8 34.e5 Qc7 [34...d5
35.Ne4]
35.exd6 Nxd6 [35...Bxd6 ? 36.Ne4 Bxc5+
37.Rxc5+– ]
36.Qe5 [!]
36...Rbd8 37.Bd4 f6™ 38.Qxf6 Bg7
39.Qxg7+ Qxg7 40.Bxg7 Kxg7 41.Ba2
Nf5 [?!]
[41...Kf6±]
42.Kf2 [42.Rxd8 ?! 42...Rxd8 43.Bxe6 ?!
43...Rd2]
42...Nd4 43.Bd5 [!]
43...Bxd5 44.Rxd4 Bc4 45.Rcd1 Rxd4
46.Rxd4 g5 47.a4 [47.fxg5]
47...gxf4 48.axb5 Bb3 49.Rxf4 Rc8
50.Rg4+ Kf8 51.Ne4 Rb8 [?]
52.Nc5
1–0
(3) Almasi Z (2645) - Farago I (2510)
[B42]
Linz 65/181, 1995
[Almasi,I]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0–0 Qc7 [6...d6 - 65/(181)]
7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 g6 9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Rd1 0–0
11.Nf3 Nc6 12.h3 b6 13.Be3 Nd7
14.Rac1 Nc5 [!N]
[14...Bb7 - 58/210]
15.Bb1 Bb7 16.Qd2 [16.a3 ?! 16...Nb3
17.Rc2 Nca5³; 16.Bf4 Rad8; 16.Bg5 !?]
168
16...Rad8 17.b3 [17.Bf4 Ne5; 17.Bg5
Rd7; 17.Bh6 f5 !]
17...Qb8 [?!]
18.Bh6 [!]
18...Ba8 [?!]
[18...Bc8²]
19.Nh2 [!]
19...f6 20.Bxg7 Kxg7 21.Ng4 Ne5 22.b4
[22.Ne3 Nf7™ 23.b4 Nd7 24.f4±]
22...Nxg4 [22...Ncd7 23.Ne3 !(23.Qxd6 ?
23...Qxd6 24.Rxd6 Nxc4 25.Rxe6 Kf7) ]
23.hxg4 Nd7™ [23...Nb7 24.Qe3+–]
24.Qxd6 [24.f4± Farago,I]
24...Ne5 [24...Qxd6 25.Rxd6 Ne5
26.Rxb6+–]
25.Qxb8 [25.Qe7+ ?! 25...Nf7 !]
25...Rxb8 26.Ne2 [!]
26...Rfd8 [26...Nxg4 27.Nf4 ! 27...Rfe8
(27...Rbe8 28.Rd6+–) 28.Rd7+ Kg8
29.a3± ]
27.Nd4 Kf7 28.f3 Rd7 [28...Rbc8 29.c5
bxc5 30.bxc5 Rd7 31.Nb3+–]
29.Nb3 [!]
29...Rxd1+ 30.Rxd1 Nxc4 31.Rd7+ Ke8
[?]
[31...Kg8 32.Nd4 (32.Bd3 Ne5 33.Rd6±)
32...e5 33.Ne6± (33.Bd3 Nb2²) ]
32.Rxh7 Rd8 33.Rh8+ [33.Bc2 Na3]
33...Kd7 34.Rxd8+ Kxd8
35.Bd3 Na3™ [35...b5 36.Nc5+–]

36.e5 [?]
[36.Bxa6 Nc2 37.Bc4 Nxb4²; 36.Kf2±;
36.Nd4 ! 36...e5 (36...Kd7 ) 37.Bxa6 e5
38.Nb5 Nc2 39.a3 Bc6 40.Nc3 ! (40.Kf2 *)
? 40...Bxb5 (40...Ke7 41.Ke2 Bxb5+
42.Bxb5 Nxa3 43.Bd3 Kd7 44.Kd2 Kc6 =)
41.Bxb5+ Kd6 42.Bd3 Nxa3 43.Ke2 Kc6
=) 40...Nxa3 41.Bd3 !) 37.Ne6+ Ke7
(37...Kd7 38.Nf8+) 38.Nc7+–]
36...fxe5 37.Bxg6 e4 [!=]
38.fxe4 [38.Bxe4 Bxe4 39.fxe4 Nc2 =]
38...Nc2 39.b5 axb5 40.e5 Ne3 41.g5
Nc4 [!]
[41...Ng4 42.Bh5 Nxe5 43.g6 Be4 44.g7
Bh7 45.Nd4 Ke7 46.Nxb5²]
42.Bd3 Nxe5 43.Bxb5 Ke7
½–½
(4) Smirin I (2662) - Nakamura H (2561)
[B42]
Foxwoods 88/(135), 2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0–0 Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 g6
9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Nf3 0–0 11.Rd1 Nbd7
12.Bf4 Ng4 13.Rac1 Nge5 [13...b6]
14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.Qd2 Rd8 [N]
[15...Re8]
16.Bg5 f6 17.Be3 Ng4 18.Bf4 e5 19.Nd5
Qf7 20.Bg3 Bh6 21.Qa5 Be6 22.Rc3 f5
23.exf5 gxf5 24.Be2±
Line
169
(5) Korneev Oleg (AND) (2611) - Zapata
Alonso (COL) (2520) [B42]
It (open) \ Neiva (Colombia) (4),
12.05.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0–0 Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 g6
9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Rd1 0–0 11.Nf3 Nc6 12.h3
Nd7 13.Bf4 Bxc3 14.bxc3 e5 15.Bh6 Re8
16.Nh2 Nc5 17.Bc2 Qe7 18.Ng4 Na5
19.g3 Be6 20.Ne3 Rac8 21.Nd5 Bxd5
22.cxd5 Rc7 23.c4 Nd7 24.Bd3 Rec8
25.Rab1 Qd8 26.Kg2 b6 27.Rdc1 Nb7
28.Qe3 Nbc5 29.Be2 Rb8 30.h4 Nf6
31.Bf3 Qd7 32.Qe2 Qa4 33.h5 Ncd7
34.Qe3 Rbc8 35.hxg6 hxg6 36.Rh1 Ne8
37.Qg5 Rxc4 38.Qh4 f6 39.Qg4 Nf8
40.Bxf8
1–0
(6) Ponomariov R (2738) - Svidler P
(2743) [B42]
Mtel Masters (7), 18.05.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0–0 Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 g6
9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Nf3 0–0 11.Bf4 Nc6
12.Rac1 Nd7 13.Qe3 Nce5 14.Nxe5 Nxe5
15.Be2 b6 16.Rfd1 Re8 17.Qd2 Nxc4
18.Bxc4 Qxc4 19.Qxd6 Bb7 20.Be5 Bxe5
21.Qxe5 Rad8 22.f3 b5 23.Kf2 Qc6
24.Ne2 Qb6+ 25.Rd4 Rd7 26.b4 Red8
27.Ke3 Rxd4 28.Nxd4 Rd6 29.Qf6 Rd7
30.Rc5 Qd6 31.g3 a5 32.a3 axb4 33.axb4
Qa6 34.Ne2 Qd6 35.Qc3 h5 36.Qd4 Qe7
37.Qe5 f6 38.Qb8+ Kg7 39.Nc3 e5
40.Nd5 Bxd5 41.exd5 f5 42.Qxb5 f4+
43.Kf2 e4 44.fxe4 fxg3+ 45.hxg3 Qf6+
46.Kg2 Qb2+ 47.Kh3 Rf7 48.Qd3 Qxb4
49.Qc3+ Qxc3 50.Rxc3 Re7 51.Rc4 Kf6
52.Kh4 Ke5 53.Rc6
1–0
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(7) Bacrot E (2708) - Galego L (2543)
[B42]
37th Olympiad (6), 27.05.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Qc7 6.0–0 Nf6 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 g6
9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Nf3 0–0 11.h3 Nbd7 12.Bf4
Ne5 13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Be3 Nh5 15.Rfd1
Bd7 16.Qc2 f5 17.Qb3 Bc6 18.Qb6 Qe7
19.b4 Nf4 20.Bf1 Rf7 21.a4 Qg5 22.Kh1
Bf6 23.b5 Bxe4 24.Nxe4 fxe4 25.bxa6
Rxa6 26.Qb5 Qf5 27.Rd7 Rf8 28.Rxb7
Rd6 29.Bc5 Nxh3 30.gxh3 Qf3+ 31.Bg2
Rd1+ 32.Rxd1 Qxd1+ 33.Kh2 Bg5 34.Be3
1–0
12.Bf4 Ng4 13.Rac1 Nge5 [13...b6
14.Qd2 Nde5 15.Be2 Rd8 16.Bg5 f6
17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.Be3 Rb8 19.b3 Nf7
20.f4 f5 21.exf5 gxf5 22.Bh5 Nh8 23.Na4
Ng6 24.Qf2 Qe7 25.Bxb6 Re8 26.c5 dxc5
27.Bxc5 Qf7 28.Bd6 Rb5 29.Rc7 1–0,
Lastin Alexander 2628 - Kobalia Mikhail
2603 , Elista 2001 Ch Russia]
14.Nxe5 Nxe5 15.Qd2 Rd8 16.Bg5 f6
17.Be3 Ng4 18.Bf4 e5 19.Nd5 Qf7 [?!
1.32/0]
[19...Qc5 !? 20.Bg3 Bh6 21.Qc2 Bxc1
22.b4 Qa7 23.Qxc1 Kg7 24.h3 Nh6
25.Nxf6 ]

20.Bg3 Bh6 21.Qa5 Be6 22.Rc3 f5 [?!

(8) Al-Modiahki Mohamad (QAT) (2505) 2.00/0]
- Rohl Juan (VEN) (2330) [B42]
Olympiad Elista (Russia) (8), 1998 [22...Bxd5 !? 23.Qxd5 Qxd5 24.cxd5
Bg51.32/0]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0–0 Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 g6 23.exf5 gxf5 24.Be2 [? 0.85/0]
9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Nf3 Nc6 11.Rd1 0–0 12.h3
Nd7 13.Be3 Nde5 14.Rac1 Bd7 15.Ne1 [24.Bh4 'better is' 24...Rf8 25.Be2 Bg7
Nb4 16.b3 f5 17.exf5 gxf5 18.Bb1 Ng6 26.f32.00/0]
19.Nd3 Nc6 20.Nf4 Nxf4 21.Bxf4 Nd4
22.Qd2 e5 23.Nd5 Qd8 24.Be3 Bc6 24...Bxd5 [?! 1.32/0]
25.Bxd4 exd4 26.Re1 Qh4 27.Ne7+ Kh8
28.Nxf5 Rxf5 29.Bxf5 Bh6 30.Qd3 Bxc1 [24...Bg5 !? 25.f4 Bxd5 26.Qxd5
31.Rxc1 Rg8 32.g4 h5 33.Qxd4+ Rg7 exf40.85/0]
34.Rc3 Qg5 35.Re3 Kg8 36.Be6+ Kh7
37.Qxd6 hxg4 38.hxg4 Qh4 39.Qh2 25.Qxd5 Nf6 26.Qxf7+ Kxf7 27.f3 [?!
0.80/0]
1–0
[27.Rb3 !? 27...Rab8 28.Rb6 Bf8
29.Bf31.25/0]
(9) Smirin Ilia (ISR) (2670) - Nakamura
Hikaru (USA) (2571) [B42] 27...Ke6 28.Rb3 b6 [?! 1.32/0]
It (open) Foxwoods (USA) (5), 2003
[28...b5 !? 29.Bh4 Rac8 30.cxb5
[[ SICILIAN def. PAULSEN var.,B42] axb50.90/0]
Smirin Ilia (ISR) +1 =2 –1]
29.Bf2 Nd7 [? 2.50/0]
1.e4
[29...b5 'better is' 30.Bh4 d5 31.Bxf6
1...c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 Kxf61.25/0]
5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0–0 Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 g6
9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Nf3 0–0 11.Rd1 Nbd7
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30.c5 d5 31.c6 Nf6 32.c7 Rdc8 [?! 17.Bxh7+ Kf8 (17...Kxh7 ? 18.Qh5+ Kg8
5.00/0] 19.Qxe8+ Kh7 20.Nxe6 Qc6 21.Nf8+ Kg8
22.Nd7+ Kh7 23.Qh5+ Kg8 24.Nxf6++–)
[32...Rf8 !? 33.Bxb6 Nd7 34.Ba5 18.Nf3± ]
d42.75/0]
17.Nxe6 [!]
33.Rxb6+ Kf7 34.Rc6 a5 35.Bh4[5.00/0]
[17.Qh5 !? 17...exd4 ! 18.Qxe8+ Kg7
1–0 19.Bxd4 Qc6 !]

17...Qf7 [17...Rxe6 18.Qg4+ Kf7 19.Nd5

(10) Lastin Alexander (RUS) (2628) - (19.Bxh7 !?) 19...Qd7 20.Bxh7 Bxd5
Kobalia Mikhail (RUS) (2603) [B42] 21.cxd5 Re8 22.Bf5 Qxd5 23.Be4 Qxa2
Ch Russia Elista (Russia) (8), 2001 24.Bxa8±]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 18.Nxd8 Rxd8 19.Bxb6 Rf8 [19...Rxd3 ]
5.Bd3 Qc7 6.0–0 Nf6 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 g6
9.Nc3 Bg7 10.Rd1 0–0 11.Nf3 Nbd7 20.Ne4 [!]
12.Bf4 Ng4 13.Rac1 b6 14.Qd2 Nde5
15.Be2 Rd8 16.Bg5 f6 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 20...Nd7 21.Be3 Qe6 22.c5 Kh8 23.Nd6
18.Be3 Rb8 19.b3 Nf7 20.f4 f5 21.exf5 e4 [23...Bd5 24.Bf5±]
gxf5 22.Bh5 Nh8 23.Na4 Ng6 24.Qf2 Qe7
25.Bxb6 Re8 26.c5 dxc5 27.Bxc5 Qf7 24.Bc4 Bd5 25.Bxd5 Qxd5 26.Qc4 [!]
28.Bd6 Rb5 29.Rc7
26...Qc6 [26...Qxc4 27.Rxc4+–]
1–0
27.Bh6 Ne5 28.Qe6 [!'time']

(11) Nevednichy V (2495) - Ionescu Co 28...Rae8 29.Qf5 Nd3 30.Bxf8 Rxf8

(2475) [B42] 31.Rc4+– Nxb2 32.Qxe4 Qc7 33.Rc2
Bucuresti 57/187, 1993 Rb8 34.Qf4 Qe7 35.Ne4 Rb4 36.Qxf6+
[Nevednichy,V] Qxf6 37.Nxf6 Nd3 38.h3 Rb1+ 39.Kh2

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 1–0

5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0–0 Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 Be7
9.Nc3 0–0 10.Be3 b6 N]
(12) Adams Mi (2715) - Spraggett K
[10...Nbd7 - 7/316] (2560) [B42]
Elista (ol) 73/211, 1998
11.Rac1 Bb7 12.f4 Re8 13.f5 Bd8 [?!] [Adams,Mi]

[13...Bf8 14.fxe6 fxe6 15.g4 !] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6

5.Bd3 Qc7 6.0–0 Nf6 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 Be7
14.fxe6 fxe6 15.e5 [!] 9.Nc3 0–0 10.Kh1 [10.f4]

15...dxe5 16.Rxf6 [!!] 10...Nbd7 [10...Nc6]

16...gxf6 [16...exd4 ? 17.Bxh7+ Kh8 11.f4 b6 12.Bd2 Re8 [?]

18.Qh5 gxf6 19.Bf5+ Kg8 20.Qxe8+ Kg7
21.Bh6+ ! 21...Kxh6 22.Qg6 #; 16...Bxf6 [12...Bb7 13.Rae1 g6 14.e5 Nh5]

13.Rae1 Nc5 [N]
[13...Bb7 Ue 23/338]
14.e5 [!?]
[14.Bc2 e5²]
14...Nxd3 15.Qxd3 [15.exf6 Nxe1 16.fxe7
Nxg2÷]
15...Nd7 [15...dxe5 16.fxe5 Nd7 17.Qf3
Rf8 18.Nxe6 fxe6 19.Qxa8 Bb7 20.Rxf8+
Nxf8 21.Qe8+–]
16.exd6 Qxd6 [16...Bxd6 17.Nd5 Qb7
18.Nf5‚]
17.Ne4 Qc7 [17...Nc5 18.Nxd6 Nxd3
19.Nxe8 Nxe1 20.Rxe1 Bb7 21.Nc7 Rc8
22.Nd5+–]
18.f5 Nc5 [18...e5 19.Qg3]
19.Qf3 [19.Nxc5 Bxc5]
19...Nxe4 [19...Bb7 20.fxe6 f6 21.Qg3]
20.Qxe4 Bb7 [?]
[20...Qb7 21.Qxb7 Bxb7 22.fxe6 Bf6
23.Rxf6 ! 23...gxf6 24.e7±]
21.Qg4 exf5 22.Nxf5 Bf6 23.b3 [??]
[23.Nh6+ Kh8 24.Rxe8+ Rxe8 25.Rxf6
gxf6 26.Bc3 Qe7 27.h3 !]
23...Kh8 [!]
24.Bf4 Qd7 25.h3 Re6 26.Rxe6 fxe6
27.Nd6 Bc6 28.Re1 Rf8 29.Rxe6 [29.Ne4
'better is']
29...b5 30.c5 Bd4 [!]
31.b4 Kg8µ 32.Be3 [32.Nf5 Qxe6
33.Nh6+ Qxh6 34.Bxh6 Rf1+ 35.Kh2
Be5+–+]
172
32...Bd5 33.Bxd4 Bxe6 34.Qg3 Bd5
[34...Bxa2µ 'better is']
35.Kh2 h6 [35...Bxa2 !?]
36.a3
½–½
(13) Matulovic M - Cvetkovic Sr [B42]
Jugoslavija 7/316, 1969
[Milic,B]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Qc7 [5...Bc5 Ue 6/435; 5...g6 Ue
6/432; 5...Nc6 Ue 6/433]
6.0–0 Nf6 7.Qe2 d6 [7...Bd6 Ue 2/332]
8.c4 Be7 [8...g6 Ue 3/377]
9.Nc3 0–0 10.Be3 Nbd7 11.f4 b6 12.g4 [!]
12...Nc5 13.g5 Ng4 [13...Nfd7 14.Bc2]
14.Qxg4 Nxd3 15.Qe2 Nb4 [15...Nc5 !?
16.f5 Re8 !?]
16.f5 Nc6 [?!]
[16...Re8 !? 17.f6 Bf8]
17.f6 Bd8 18.fxg7 Kxg7 19.Nxc6 Qxc6
20.Qh5 [!]
20...b5 [20...Qxc4 21.Rad1 !]
21.cxb5 axb5 22.Bd4+ e5 23.Qh6+ Kg8
24.Nd5 [!]
24...Qd7 [24...Qc4 25.Nf6+]
25.Rf3 [!]
[25.Nf6+ ? 25...Bxf6 26.gxf6 Qg4+ !]
25...f5 [25...exd4 26.Nf6+; 25...Qg4+
26.Rg3 Qxe4 27.Nf6++–]

26.gxf6 Rf7 27.Kh1 Bb7 28.Rg1+ Kh8
29.Rg7 [!]
1–0
(14) Gipslis A - Podgaets M [B42]
USSR 19/318, 1975
[Gipslis,A]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0–0 Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 [8.b3
Ue 17/353; 8.f4 ! 8...Nbd7 (8...g6 9.f5 !
9...gxf5 10.exf5 e5 11.Bg5 !) 9.Nf3 e5
10.a4 g6 11.Nc3 Bg7 12.Qf2 ! 12...b6
13.Qh4 h6 14.fxe5 dxe5 15.Nd2±]
8...Be7 9.Nc3 [9.f4 !]
9...b6 [9...Nc6]
10.f4 Nbd7 11.Nf3 Bb7 [11...e5]
12.e5 dxe5 [12...Ng4 13.h3 Nh6 14.f5± ]
13.fxe5 Ng4 14.Bf4 [!]
[14.Be4 ? 14...Ndxe5 ! 15.Nxe5 (15.Bxb7
Nxf3+ 16.gxf3 Bc5+ 17.Kh1 Qxb7µ)
15...Qxe5 ! 16.Bf4 (16.Qxg4 f5 !)
16...Qd4+ 17.Kh1 Bxe4 18.Nxe4 f5µ]
14...f6 [14...h5]
15.Kh1 [15.exf6 !? 15...Qxf4 (15...Bc5+ )
? 16.Kh1 Qxf4 17.Qxe6+ Kf8 (17...Kd8
18.fxg7 Bxf3 19.gxh8Q+ Kc7 20.Qxh7+–)
18.fxg7+ Kxg7 19.Qxd7+ ) 16.fxe7ƒ]
15...fxe5 [15...Ngxe5 16.Nxe5 fxe5
(16...Nxe5 17.Qh5+ ) 17.Bg3ƒ]
16.Nd4 [!!]
16...Qd6 [16...exf4 17.Nxe6 ; 16...Nc5
17.Qxg4 exf4 (17...Nxd3 18.Nxe6± )
18.Nxe6±]
17.Qxg4 [17.Be4 !? 17...exf4 (17...Bxe4
18.Nxe4 Qxd4 19.Rad1+–) 18.Bxb7±]
173
17...exf4 [?]
[17...Qxd4 'better is' 18.Bg6+
a) 18.Qxe6 ) 18...exf4µ (18...Qxd3 ?
19.Bg5 Qd6 20.Qf7+ ; 18...Nf8 ? 19.Qf7+ !
19...Kxf7 20.Bxe5+ Ke8 21.Bxd4 Rd8
22.Nd5 Bxd5 23.cxd5 Rxd5 24.Bxg7±) ;
b) 18.Qh5+ ) 18...Kd8 19.Bg5 Bxg5
20.Qxg5+ Kc7 21.Rad1 Raf8µ; 18...hxg6
19.Qxg6+ Kd8 20.Rad1 Qxc4 21.Bxe5ƒ]
18.Nxe6 [! ]
18...Ne5 [18...Nf6 19.Qh3 f3 20.Rxf3±]
19.Nxg7+ Kd8 [19...Kf8 20.Rxf4+ Kg8
21.Nf5++–]
20.Qe2 [!]
20...Nxd3 [20...Qxd3 21.Rad1+–]
21.Rad1+– Qg6 22.Rxd3+ Kc8 23.Ne6
[23.Qxe7 ?? 23...Qxg2# ]
23...f3 24.gxf3 Rg8 25.Nd5 Bxd5
26.Rxd5 [26.cxd5 Bd6]
26...Ra7 27.Rdd1 Bf6 28.Rg1 Qe8
29.Rxg8 Qxg8 30.Qe4 Rb7 [30...Kb8
31.Qf4+ ]
31.c5 bxc5 32.Nxc5 Rg7 33.Qa8+ Kc7
34.Qb7# ]
1–0
(15) Leitao R (2533) - Zapata A (2543)
[B42]
Santos 87/147, 2003
[Leitao,R]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nf6 6.0–0 Qc7 7.Qe2 d6 8.c4 Be7
9.Nc3 0–0 10.f4 Nbd7 11.Kh1 Re8
12.Bd2 [12.Nf3]

12...g6 13.Rae1 e5 [13...b6 ? 14.e5±]
14.Nf3 [N]
[14.fxe5 Nxe5 (14...dxe5 15.Nb3±) 15.Bg5
Qd8²; 14.Nc2]
14...exf4 15.Bxf4 Nc5 16.Bb1 [16.b4
Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Be6 18.c5 (18.Nd5 Bxd5
19.exd5 Bf8²) 18...Rad8 19.Nd5 Bxd5
(19...Nxd5 20.exd5 Bf5 21.Qc3±)
20.exd5ƒ]
16...Be6 17.Nd4 [17.b3 Nh5 (17...b5 ?!
18.cxb5 Nxb3 19.e5 !) 18.Be3 Bf6 19.Rc1
(19.Qd2²) 19...Bxc3 'with the idea'
20.Rxc3 Bg4 21.Qf2 Nxe4 22.Bxe4 Rxe4
23.Ng5 Re7 24.h3±]
17...Rac8 [17...Ncd7 18.b3 b5 19.Nd5
Bxd5 20.cxd5ƒ Nh5 21.Be3 Ne5 22.Rc1
Qd7 23.Nc6 Bf6 24.a4±]
18.b3 Nh5 19.Be3 Bh4 20.Rd1 Bg3
21.Qf3 Be5 22.Nd5 [!]
[22.b4 Nd7 23.Nxe6 'with the
23...fxe6 24.Qf7+ Kh8]
22...Bxd5 [?]
[22...Qd8 23.Nf5 Bxf5 24.exf5
25.Qh3 Qxh3 26.gxh3²]
23.exd5 Ng7 24.b4 [!]
24...Na4 25.Rc1 Qe7 26.Bg1 Nb6 27.c5
Nd7 28.c6+– Nf6 29.cxb7 [?!]
[29.Bd3+–]
29...Rxc1 30.Rxc1 Qxb7 31.Nc6 Nd7
32.Bd3 Nh5 33.Rf1 Rf8 34.Qe3 Ndf6
35.Qa7 [!]
35...Qxa7 36.Bxa7 Nxd5 37.Bxa6 Bc3
38.a3 [!'time']
[38.b5 Nc7 39.Bb8 Ba5 40.a4+–]
174
38...Re8 39.Bc4 [?]
[39.b5]
39...Nhf6 40.b5 Ne7 [!]
41.Rd1 d5 42.Bb3 Nxc6 43.bxc6 Rc8
44.Ba4 Ra8 45.c7 Ba5 [?'time']
[45...Be5 46.Rc1 Rc8 47.Bb8 (47.Bb6)
47...Bf4 ! (47...d4 48.Bb5) 48.Rc2 (48.Rc6
? 48...Ne8; 48.Rc5 Bd6 49.Rc6 Ne8
50.Rxd6 Nxd6 51.Bd7 Kf8²) 48...d4
49.Bb5 Bxc7 ! 50.Bxc7 (50.Ba7²)
50...Nd5²]
46.Rc1 Rc8 47.Bb8 [47.Bd4 ! 47...Ne4
48.Be5+–]
47...d4 48.Bb5 Nd5 49.Ba6 Rxc7
[49...Bxc7 'better is' 50.Bxc8 Bxb8]
50.Bxc7 Nxc7 51.Rc5 Bb6 52.Rc6 Ba5
53.Bc4+– Kf8 54.Rf6 Ke7 55.Rxf7+ Kd6
56.Rxh7 g5 57.g3 Kc5 58.Bd3 Nd5
59.Rh5 Bd2 60.Kg2 Bc1 61.h4 Nf6
idea' 62.Rxg5+ Bxg5 63.hxg5 Nh5 64.Kf3 Kd5
65.Kg4 Ng7 66.g6 Ke6 67.Kg5 Ke7
68.Bc4 Kf8 69.Kh6 d3 70.Bxd3 Kg8
71.a4
Qh4 1–0
(16) Dudas Jan (SVK) (2315) -
Machalova Veronika (SVK) (2108) [B42]
It (open) \ Bratislava (Slovakia) (8), 2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Qc7 6.0–0 Nf6 7.c4 Be7 8.Nc3 0–0
9.Qe2 d6 10.f4 Nbd7 11.Bd2 b6 12.Rae1
Bb7 13.f5 e5 14.Nb3 Nc5 15.Bb1 Rfd8
16.g4 Nfd7 17.g5 f6 18.h4 Nf8 19.Kh2
Rd7 20.Rg1 Re8 21.Rg3 Bd8 22.Qh5 g6
23.gxf6 Bxf6 24.fxg6 hxg6 25.Rxg6+ Nxg6
26.Qxg6+ Bg7 27.Qxe8+ Bf8 28.Rg1+
Rg7 29.Bh6 Bc6 30.Rxg7+ Qxg7 31.Bxg7
Bxe8 32.Bxf8 Kxf8 33.Nxc5 dxc5 34.Nd5
b5 35.Nc7
1–0

(17) Jakubowski K (2504) - Zhang T
(2163) [B42]
22nd Open (6), 22.02.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.0–0 e5 8.Nd2
Bd6 9.a4 Nf6 10.Nc4 Bc7 11.a5 0–0
12.Bg5 h6 13.Bh4 g5 14.Bg3 Re8 15.Qf3
Nh7 16.Qe3 Nf8 17.Rfd1 Qe7 18.f3 Ng6
19.Bf2 Be6 20.Qc5 Rad8 21.Bf1 Kg7
22.b4 f6 23.c3 Kf7 24.Qa7 Bb8 25.Qe3
Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Rd8 27.Qe1 Rxd1 28.Qxd1
Qd7 29.Qc2 Ne7 30.Nb6 Qe8 31.Na4 Bd6
32.Qd1 Nc8 33.Nc5 Bxc5 34.Bxc5 Qd7
35.Qxd7+ Bxd7 36.Kf2 Be6 37.Ke3 Ke8
38.g3 Kd7 39.Bf8 h5 40.f4 Nd6 41.fxe5
fxe5 42.Bg7 Nf7 43.h4 g4 44.Bd3 Ke7
45.Kd2 Kd6 46.Bf8+ Kd7 47.c4 Kc7
48.Kc3 Kd7 49.b5 cxb5 50.cxb5 axb5
51.Bxb5+ Kc7 52.Kb4 Ba2 53.Kc5 Be6
54.Bg7 Ba2 55.Bf6 Be6 56.Be8 Bb3
57.Be7 Be6 58.Ba4 Ba2 59.Bf6 Be6
60.Bc2 Ba2 61.Bd3 Be6 62.Bg7 Ba2
63.Bf8 Be6 64.Bc2 Ba2 65.Ba4 Be6
66.Kb4 Ba2 67.Bc5 Be6 68.Bb6+ Kc8
69.Kc5 Ba2 70.Be8 Be6 71.Bb5 Bb3
72.Bc4 Bxc4 73.Kxc4 Kd7 74.Kd5 Ke7
75.Bc7 Kd7 76.Bxe5
1–0
(18) Landa Konstantin (RUS) (2619) -
Miezis Normunds (LAT) (2501) [B42]
It (open) Schwabisch Gmund (Germany)
(8), 2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.Nd2 e5 8.Qh5
Bd6 9.Nc4 Nf6 10.Nxd6+ Qxd6 11.Qh4
Nd7 12.0–0 Nc5 13.Be2 0–0 14.Rd1 Qc7
15.b3 Ne6 16.Be3 f6 17.Bg4 Rd8 18.Bf5
Nf8 19.Rxd8 Qxd8 20.Qg4 Qe8 21.Rd1
Be6 22.Bb6 Qe7 23.h4 Re8 24.a4 Qb4
25.Be3 Bxf5 26.Qxf5 Qc3 27.Rd2 b5
28.h5 Kf7 29.axb5 cxb5 30.Rd6 Re6
31.Rd8 Qc6 32.b4 Re8 33.Rd2 g6 34.Qg4
Qc3 35.Rd6 Qxb4 36.Rc6 Re6 37.Rc8 f5
38.Qd1 Rd6 39.Qa1 Qxe4 40.Bc5
1–0
175
(19) Polgar Judit (HUN) (2686) - Miezis
Normunds (LAT) (2501) [B42]
Memorial P.Keres (active) Tallinn
(Estonia) (3), 2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.0–0 e5 8.Nd2
Nf6 9.Nc4 Qc7 10.a4 Bc5 11.Bg5 Be6
12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Qf3 Ke7 14.c3 h5 15.Ne3
Rag8 16.h3 Rg5 17.Rfd1 Rhg8 18.Bf1 h4
19.b4 Ba7 20.Kh1 Qc8 21.Rd2 Rd8
22.Rxd8 Qxd8 23.Rd1 Qg8 24.Nd5+ cxd5
25.exd5 Qc8 26.dxe6 fxe6 27.Qe4 f5
28.Qxh4 Qg8 29.b5 axb5 30.Bxb5 Kf6
31.Rd7 e4 32.Rxb7 Bc5 33.Rc7 Bf8 34.f4
exf3 35.Qd4+ Kg6 36.Be8+
1–0
(20) Cheparinov Ivan (BUL) (2550) -
Salgado Lopez Oscar (ESP) (2171)
[B42]
It (open) Linares (Spain) (5), 2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.Nd2 e5 8.0–0
Nf6 9.Nc4 Qc7 10.Bd2 b5 11.Ba5 Qb8
12.Nb6 Ra7 13.Nxc8 Qxc8 14.a4 Rd7
15.axb5 axb5 16.Qf3 Bd6 17.Bc3 0–0
18.Ra2 Rb7 19.Rfa1 Nd7 20.Bd2 Rd8
21.c3 c5 22.b4 c4 23.Bc2 Bc7 24.Bg5
Re8 25.Be3 Nf8 26.g3 Ne6 27.Ra6 Rd8
28.Qg4 Rd6 29.Rxd6 Bxd6 30.Qd1 Qc6
31.Qd5 Qc7 32.Bd1 Kf8 33.Bg4 Ke7
34.Ra8 h6 35.Ra6 Nd8 36.Rxd6 Qxd6
37.Bc5 Qxc5 38.bxc5
1–0
(21) Leko Peter (HUN) (2743) -
Khalifman Alexander (RUS) (2667)
[B42]
Match Budapest (Hungary) (2), 2000
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.Nd2 e5 8.Nc4
Nf6 9.0–0 Qc7 10.Bd2 Bg4 11.Qe1 b5
12.Ne3 Bc5 13.Nxg4 Nxg4 14.Qe2 Nf6

15.b4 Bb6 16.c4 Bd4 17.Rac1 Qd6
18.Bc2 0–0 19.Bb3 Rfd8 20.Rc2 Rd7
21.Rfc1 Rc7 22.g3 h6 23.Kg2 Rac8 24.a4
Qe6 25.axb5 axb5 26.Qd3 bxc4 27.Rxc4
Qd7 28.Be3 Bxe3 29.Qxe3 Qe7 30.Ba4
Rb8 31.Qc3 Rcb7 32.Rb1 c5 33.Rxc5
Nxe4 34.Rc8+ Kh7 35.Bc2 f5 36.Qf3 Rxc8
37.Qxf5+ g6 38.Qxc8 Nf6 39.Qc3 Rb6
40.Qc5 Qxc5 41.bxc5 Rxb1 42.Bxb1 Kg7
43.Kf3 Kf7 44.c6 Ne8 45.Ke3 Nf6 46.Be4
Ne8 47.Kd3 Nc7 48.Kc4 g5 49.Bf5 h5
50.Kc5 Ke7 51.f3 h4 52.Bd7
1–0
(22) Adorjan Andras (HUN) (2515) -
Miles Anthony J (ENG) (2565) [B42]
It \ Amsterdam (Netherlands), 1978
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.Nd2 e5 8.Nc4
Nf6 9.0–0 Bg4 10.Qe1 Nd7 11.f4 Bc5+
12.Kh1 exf4 13.Bxf4 0–0 14.e5 Bh5 15.e6
Nf6 16.Bg5 Be7 17.Qh4 b5 18.Ne5 Qd5
19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Qxh5 g6 21.Nd7
1–0
(23) Korneev Oleg (AND) (2465) -
Langner Ladislav (CZE) (2400) [B42]
It (open) Karvina (Czech Republic) (4),
1992
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.0–0 e5 8.Nd2
Nf6 9.Nc4 Bg4 10.Qe1 Nd7 11.f4 Be6
12.Kh1 Bc5 13.Qg3 Qf6 14.fxe5 Qg6
15.Qf4 Bxc4 16.Bxc4 0–0 17.Bd2 Rae8
18.Bc3 b5 19.Bb3 Be7 20.e6 fxe6 21.Qc7
Nc5 22.Qxc6 Nxe4 23.Qxe6+ Qxe6
24.Bxe6+ Kh8 25.Bd4 Bf6 26.Bxf6 Rxf6
27.Bd5 Nf2+ 28.Kg1 Ng4 29.Rfe1 Rd8
30.Bf3 h5 31.Rad1 Rc8 32.c3 Rb6 33.Rd5
g6 34.a3 a5 35.Bxg4 hxg4 36.Re4 b4
37.axb4 axb4 38.Rxb4 Rxb4 39.cxb4
Rc1+ 40.Kf2
1–0
176
(24) Ye Jiangchuan (CHN) (2540) -
Miles Anthony J (ENG) (2630) [B42]
It (open) Groningen (Netherlands) (10),
1996
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.Nd2 e5 8.0–0
Nf6 9.Nc4 Bg4 10.Qe1 Nd7 11.f4 Be6
12.Kh1 f6 13.Be3 Qc7 14.a4 0–0–0 15.f5
Bxc4 16.Bxc4 Bc5 17.Bd2 Kb8 18.b4 Bd4
19.Rb1 Nb6 20.Bb3 Nc8 21.Be6 Rd6
22.c3 Ba7 23.c4 Qd8 24.Rd1 Rd3 25.Qe2
a5 26.bxa5 Rd6 27.Bb4 c5 28.Bc3 Qe7
29.Bd5 Rhd8 30.Qh5 h6 31.Qe2 Ra6
32.Rb1 Nd6 33.Rb3 Kc7 34.Rfb1 Rb8
35.Qb2 Kc8 36.h3 Qc7 37.Qd2 Qe7
38.Qe2 Kc7 39.Be1 Kc8 40.Qg4 Kc7
41.Kh2 Qd7 42.Qd1 Qe7 43.Qg4 Kc8
44.Qg6 Kc7 45.Bd2 Qf8 46.Qh7
1–0
(25) Wolff Patrick G (USA) (2580) -
Kobas Adnan (BIH) (2285) [B42]
It \ Philadelphia (USA), 1996
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Nc6 6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.Nd2 e5 8.Nc4
Nf6 9.0–0 Bg4 10.Qe1 Nd7 11.f4 Be6
12.Qg3 h5 13.Kh1 h4 14.Qf3 Qc7 15.Bd2
0–0–0 16.Ba5 b6 17.Bc3 f6 18.f5 Bf7 19.a4
Kb7 20.b4 Be7 21.Qe2 Nb8 22.Bd2 Rd4
23.Bc3 Rhd8 24.Rfb1 Qd7 25.Bxd4 Qxd4
26.b5 cxb5 27.axb5 a5 28.Ra4 Bb4 29.h3
Nd7 30.c3 Qxc3 31.Raxb4 axb4 32.Nd6+
Kb8 33.Nxf7 Rf8 34.Bc4 Nc5 35.Bd5 b3
36.Nd6 Rd8 37.Nc4 Na4 38.Qd1
1–0
 177

(26) Filipenko A (2370) - Tukmakov V 22...Nxh6 23.Be6 Kg7 24.Bxf7 Nxf7

(2574) [B42] 25.Ne4+– Be7 26.Rd3 h5 27.Rhd1 Kf8
Pula 79/136, 2000 28.Rc3 Qa7 29.Nbc5 Ke8 30.Ne6 Nh6
[Filipenko,A] 31.a3 Nf5 32.Rc8+ Kf7 33.Nd8+ Bxd8
34.Rcxd8 Qe3 35.R1d7+ Ke6 36.Rc7
1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 Qg1+ 37.Ka2 Qxg2 38.Nc5+ Kf6
5.Bd3 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Nb3 [!?] 39.Ne4+ Ke6 40.Re8+ Kd5 41.Nf6+ [!]

[7.Be3 Nc6 8.Nb3 d5÷] 41...Kd4 [41...Kd6 42.Rd7+ Kc5 43.Rc8+

Kb6 44.Nd5+ Ka5 45.b4+]
7...Nc6 8.Bf4 [!]
42.Rc3 Nd6 43.Rd8 e4 44.f4
8...e5 [N]
1–0
[8...d5 9.exd5 exd5 10.Qe2+² ; 8...d6 Ue
29/274]
(27) Kotenko P (2314) - Zakhartsov V
9.Be3 Nf6 [!?] (2496) [B42]
Russia 82/(144), 2001
10.Qd2 0–0 [?!] [Zakharstov,V]

[10...d5 11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Bg5 !? (12.Nxd5 1.e4 [hess Informant]

Qxd5 13.0–0–0 Qxg2÷) ]
1...c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
11.Bg5 [!] 5.Bd3 *]

11...Ne7 12.0–0–0 b5 13.f3 Bb7 14.Kb1 5...g6 6.Nc3 Bg7 7.Nb3 Nc6 8.Bf4 [!]
Rc8 [?!]
8...e5 9.Be3 Nge7 [N]
[14...d5]
[9...Nf6 Ue 79/136]
15.h4‚ d5 16.h5 dxe4 17.Bxf6 [!]
10.Nd5 [!]
17...Bxf6 [17...exd3 ? 18.Bxg7+–]
10...Nxd5™ 11.exd5 Ne7 [11...Nb8 12.d6;
18.hxg6 fxg6 19.Qh6 Rf7 20.Bxe4 [!] 11...Nd4 12.Bxd4 exd4 13.Qe2+ Qe7
14.Qxe7+ Kxe7 15.0–0–0± ]
[20.Bc4 Qxd1+ 21.Rxd1 bxc4 22.Na5±]
12.d6 Nd5 [!?]
20...Qc7 21.Bxb7 Nf5 [21...Qxb7 22.Ne4
Nf5 23.Qxh7+ ! 23...Rxh7 24.Nxf6+ Kf8 [12...Nc6 13.0–0± ]
25.Rxh7 Qc6 (25...Ng7 26.Rd7; 25...Ne7
26.Nc5) 26.Nc5 Qxc5 (26...Ng7 27.Rd7) 13.Bc5 [13.Bxg6 ? 13...Nxe3–+]
27.Nd7+ Kg8 28.Nxc5 Kxh7 29.Nxa6+–]
13...Nf4 14.0–0 [?!]
22.Bxc8 [!]
[14.Be4 f5 15.Bd5²]
[22.Qh3 Qxb7 23.Ne4²]

14...Nxd3 15.Qxd3 b6 16.Qe4 [16.Bd4 0–
0™ 17.Bxe5 !? 17...Bxe5 18.Qd5 Bxh2+
19.Kxh2 Qh4+ 20.Kg1 Rb8÷ ]
16...Rb8 17.Bd4 0–0 18.Bxe5 Re8 19.f4
Bb7 20.Qe2 Bxe5 21.fxe5 Qg5
22.Qf2 Bd5 23.Rad1 Bc4 [!]
[23...Rxe5 24.h4 ! 24...Qh5™ 25.Rxd5
Rxd5 26.Qxf7+ Kh8 27.Qf6+ Kg8 28.Qf7+
=; 23...Qxe5 !? 24.Rfe1 Qg5]
24.Qf4 Qxf4 25.Rxf4 Be2 [25...Bxb3
26.axb3 Rbc8 =]
26.Re1 [26.Rd5 Rbc8 ]
26...Rxe5 27.Rb4 b5 28.Nd4 Rbe8
[28...Rbe8 29.a4 a5 30.Rb3 Bc4 (30...b4
31.Rxe2 Rxe2 32.Nxe2 Rxe2 33.c3 bxc3
34.bxc3 =) 31.Rxe5 Rxe5 32.Rc3 Rd5
33.Nxb5 Bxb5 34.axb5 Rxb5 35.Rc7 Rxb2
36.Rxd7 Rxc2 37.Ra7 =]
Line
(28) Malakhov V (2540) - Landa K
(2570) [B42]
Russia (ch_m/6) 69/(156), 1997
[Malakhov,V; Vaisman,A]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 g6 6.0–0 Bg7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Nxc6
[8.c3 - 17/354]
8...bxc6 9.Nd2 Ne7 [9...Bxb2 ?! 10.Nc4
Bxa1 11.Qxa1 f6 12.Nd6+ Kf8 13.Rb1±]
10.c3 Rb8 [!]
[10...0–0 11.Nc4 d5 12.Nb6 Rb8
13.Nxc8²]
11.Qc2 [!N]
[11.f4]
178
11...0–0 12.Rad1 d6 13.f4 Qc7 14.Kh1 c5
[!]
15.Nf3 Bb7 16.b3 d5 [!?]
17.e5 a5 18.Qf2 [!]
18...Rfc8 19.Rc1 [!]
Line
(29) Sokolov An (2565) - Bologan V
(2585) [B42]
Deutschland 74/191, 1998
[Sokolov,An]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 g6 6.0–0 Bg7 7.Be3 Nc6 8.Nxc6
bxc6 9.Nd2 [?!]
9...d5 [9...Ne7 Ue 69/(156); 9...Bxb2
10.Nc4 Bxa1 11.Qxa1 f6 12.Nd6+ Kf8
13.f4©]
10.Bc5 Bxb2 [?!N]
[10...Ne7]
11.c4 Ne7 [11...Bxa1 12.Qxa1 f6 13.exd5
cxd5 14.cxd5 exd5 15.Re1+ Kf7 16.Nf3©;
11...Nf6 12.Rb1 Bc3 13.exd5 cxd5 14.Nf3
(14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Ne4 Nxe4 16.Bxe4
Qxe4 17.Qd6 Bf6 18.Rfe1 Qa4 19.Qd5
Ra7 20.Bxa7 0–0) 14...dxc4 15.Qa4+ Bd7
16.Qxc4©]
12.exd5 cxd5 [12...exd5]
13.Rb1 Bf6 [13...Bc3 14.Ne4 !; 13...Be5
14.cxd5 exd5 15.Re1 Bd6 (15...Bxh2+
16.Kxh2 Qc7+ 17.Kg1 Qxc5 18.Qe2 !
18...Be6 19.Qe5 0–0 20.Ne4+–) 16.Bxd6
Qxd6 17.Qa4+ Bd7 18.Qd4 0–0 19.Ne4
Nc6 20.Nf6+ Kh8 21.Qh4±]
14.Ne4 [!]
14...Be5 [14...dxe4 15.Bxe4 Bd7 16.Qf3+–
]

15.cxd5 [15.f4 !? 15...dxe4 16.Bxe4 Qxd1
(16...Qc7 17.Bb6+–) 17.Rfxd1 Bxf4
(17...Rb8 18.fxe5+–) 18.Bxa8+–]
15...Nxd5 [15...exd5 16.f4 ! (16.Bd4 ?!
16...Nc6 ! 17.Bxe5 Nxe5 18.Qa4+ Bd7
19.Nd6+ Kf8 20.Qd4 Qf6 =) 16...dxe4
17.Bxe4 Qxd1 (17...Qc7 18.Bb6+–)
18.Rbxd1+–; 15...Qxd5 16.Qa4+ Bd7
17.Qa3 f5 18.Ng5 Bc6 19.Nf3 Bf6
20.Rfd1±]
16.Bc4 Bxh2+ [16...Qh4 17.f4 Nxf4
(17...Bxf4 18.Rxf4+–) 18.Nd6+ Kf8
19.Nf5++–; 16...f5 17.Nd6+ ! 17...Bxd6
18.Bxd5 Bxh2+ (18...exd5 19.Re1++–)
19.Kxh2 Qxd5 20.Qxd5 exd5 21.Rfe1+
Kd8 22.Re7+–]
17.Kxh2 Qh4+ 18.Kg1 Qxe4 19.Bd3 Qf4
20.Qb3 [20.Re1 Nc3÷]
20...Bd7 21.Qb7 [21.Rfe1 !? 21...Bc6
22.Be4 Rd8 23.Rbd1 Qg5 24.f4+–]
21...Rc8 22.Rfc1 Qd2 [22...Qe5 23.Bxa6
Nc3 24.Bb4 24...Rb8 25.Bxc3+–]
23.Bxa6 Qxa2 [23...Nc3 24.Be3 Qxa2
25.Ra1+–]
24.Bb5 Rxc5 25.Qxd7+
1–0
(30) Smirin Ilia (ISR) (2625) - Oratovsky
Michael (ISR) (2485) [B42]
Ch Israel (team) Israel (4), 1996
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 g6 6.c4 Bg7 7.Nb3 Nc6 8.Nc3 Nge7
9.Bg5 h6 10.Bh4 0–0 11.0–0 g5 12.Bg3
Ne5 13.f4 gxf4 14.Bxf4 N7g6 15.Be3 Qc7
16.Rc1 d6 17.Be2 b6 18.Qd2 Kh7 19.Nd4
Bb7 20.b3 Rab8 21.Qe1 Qe7 22.Kh1 Ba8
23.Kg1 Rg8 24.Qd2 Nh4 25.g3 Nhg6
26.Rf2 Nd7 27.Rcf1 Rgf8 28.Nd5 exd5
29.Nf5 Qxe4 30.Bd3 Qe6 31.Bxh6 Bh8
179
32.Bxf8 Rxf8 33.Qg5 Bg7 34.cxd5 Qe5
35.Re2 Bxd5 36.Rxe5 Ndxe5 37.Qh5+
1–0
(31) Anka Emil (HUN) (2435) - Nijboer
Friso (NED) (2525) [B42]
It (open) Dieren (Netherlands) (7), 1998
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 g6 6.c4 Bg7 7.Nb3 Nc6 8.0–0 Nge7
9.Nc3 0–0 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bh4 g5 12.Bg3
Ne5 13.f4 gxf4 14.Bxf4 N7g6 15.Be3 b6
16.Be2 Bb7 17.Qd2 Kh7 18.Nd4 Rc8
19.b3 d6 20.Rac1 Qe7 21.Rf2 Nd7 22.Rf3
Rh8 23.Rcf1 Nf6 24.Bd1 Rc7 25.Bc2 b5
26.Nd5 exd5 27.Nf5 Nxe4 28.Nxe7 Nxd2
29.Rxf7 Ne4 30.Nxg6 Rhc8 31.Ne7 Re8
32.Rxg7+ Kxg7 33.Bd4+ Nf6 34.Bxf6+ Kf8
35.Bh4+
1–0
(32) Akopian Vl (2698) - Milov V (2676)
[B42]
TCh-ESP Honor Gp1 (3), 22.06.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Ne7 6.0–0 Nbc6 7.Nxc6 Nxc6
8.Qg4 h5 9.Qh3 g5 10.f4 g4 11.Qe3 b6
12.Qf2 Bb7 13.Be3 h4 14.Bxb6 g3 15.Qe3
gxh2+ 16.Kxh2 Qf6 17.Nc3 Rg8 18.Rf3
Bh6 19.Qf2 Rg4 20.Rf1 Nb4 21.Bc7 Nxd3
22.cxd3 Rc8 23.Be5 Qe7 24.f5 d6 25.Bf4
Bg7 26.fxe6 fxe6 27.Kh1 d5 28.Bh2 Qc5
29.d4 Qb4 30.a3 h3 31.axb4 hxg2+
32.Qxg2
1–0
(33) Nakamura H (2640) - Milov V
(2657) [B42]
16th North American Open (6),
29.12.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Ne7 6.0–0 Nbc6 7.Nxc6 Nxc6 8.f4

d6 9.Nd2 g6 10.Nf3 Bg7 11.c3 0–0 12.Qe2
Re8 13.Qf2 Qc7 14.Nh4 b5 15.Be3 Bb7
16.Rad1 Qe7 17.Bb6 Bf6 18.Nf3 e5 19.g3
Bg7 20.Bb1 Nd8 21.f5 Bf8 22.Nh4 Bc6
23.a3 Qb7 24.Ba2 g5 25.Ng6 Bxe4
26.Nxf8 d5 27.Qe3 h6 28.Nd7
1–0
(34) Polgar Ju (2710) - Topalov V
(2813) [B42]
Blindfold Rapid (6), 09.12.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Ne7 6.0–0 Nec6 7.c3 Be7 8.Be3 0–0
9.Nd2 d6 10.f4 Nd7 11.Rf3 g6 12.Rg3
Nxd4 13.cxd4 e5 14.Nf3 exd4 15.Nxd4
Nc5 16.Nf5 d5 17.Bd4 Bxf5 18.exf5 Nxd3
19.Rxd3 Bf6 20.fxg6 hxg6 21.Qb3 Re8
22.Rad1 b5 23.Qc3 Bxd4+ 24.Qxd4 Re6
25.Qxd5 Qe8 26.Qxa8 Qxa8 27.Rd8+
Qxd8 28.Rxd8+ Kg7 29.Kf2 Re4 30.Kf3
Rc4 31.Rd2 a5 32.Rd5 Ra4 33.a3 b4
34.Rd3 bxa3 35.bxa3 Rc4 36.g4 Kh6
37.h4 f5 38.Kg3 fxg4 39.Kxg4 a4 40.Rd6
Kg7 41.Ra6 Rd4 42.Ra7+ Kf6 43.Ra5
Kg7 44.Kg5 Kf7 45.Ra7+ Kf8 46.Kxg6
Rxf4 47.Ra8+ Ke7 48.h5 Rg4+ 49.Kf5
Rc4 50.h6 Rc5+ 51.Ke4
1–0
(35) Akopian Vl (2698) - Milov V (2676)
[B42]
TCh-ESP Honor Gp1 (3), 22.06.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Ne7 6.0–0 Nbc6 7.Nxc6 Nxc6
8.Qg4 h5 9.Qh3 g5 10.f4 g4 11.Qe3 b6
12.Qf2 Bb7 13.Be3 h4 14.Bxb6 g3 15.Qe3
gxh2+ 16.Kxh2 Qf6 17.Nc3 Rg8 18.Rf3
Bh6 19.Qf2 Rg4 20.Rf1 Nb4 21.Bc7 Nxd3
22.cxd3 Rc8 23.Be5 Qe7 24.f5 d6 25.Bf4
Bg7 26.fxe6 fxe6 27.Kh1 d5 28.Bh2 Qc5
29.d4 Qb4 30.a3 h3 31.axb4 hxg2+
32.Qxg2
1–0
180
(36) Nakamura H (2640) - Milov V
(2657) [B42]
16th North American Open (6),
29.12.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Ne7 6.0–0 Nbc6 7.Nxc6 Nxc6 8.f4
d6 9.Nd2 g6 10.Nf3 Bg7 11.c3 0–0 12.Qe2
Re8 13.Qf2 Qc7 14.Nh4 b5 15.Be3 Bb7
16.Rad1 Qe7 17.Bb6 Bf6 18.Nf3 e5 19.g3
Bg7 20.Bb1 Nd8 21.f5 Bf8 22.Nh4 Bc6
23.a3 Qb7 24.Ba2 g5 25.Ng6 Bxe4
26.Nxf8 d5 27.Qe3 h6 28.Nd7
1–0
(37) L'Ami E (2577) - De Jong M (2341)
[B42]
Open (3), 14.10.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Ne7 6.0–0 Nbc6 7.Nxc6 Nxc6
8.Qg4 h5 9.Qe2 Ne5 10.Nd2 Qc7 11.Nf3
Ng4 12.h3 Bd6 13.Bd2 b6 14.b4 Bb7
15.c4 f6 16.Rac1 Bh2+ 17.Kh1 Bf4
18.Bxf4 Qxf4 19.g3 Qh6 20.Kg2 Ne5
21.Nxe5 fxe5 22.b5 h4 23.g4 0–0 24.c5
axb5 25.cxb6 Qf4 26.Rc3 Ra4 27.Kg1
Bc6 28.Rb1 Rb8 29.Bxb5 Rxb6 30.Bd3
Rxb1+ 31.Bxb1 Rd4 32.Re3 Rb4 33.Bd3
Ra4 34.Kg2 Ra3 35.Bb1 Ra4 36.Qf3 g5
37.Qd1 Rd4 38.Qc1 Kg7 39.Qc5 Qf8
40.Qxe5+ Qf6 41.Qc5 e5 42.Bc2 Qd6
43.Qxd6 Rxd6 44.Rc3 Rd4 45.Kf3 Kf6
46.a3 Bb5 47.Kg2 Bc6 48.Kf3 Bb5 49.Kg2
Bc6 50.Re3 Rd2 51.Bb3 Rd4 52.Kf3 Bb5
53.Kg2 Rd3 54.Kf3 Ke7 55.Rxd3 Bxd3
56.Ke3 Bf1 57.f3 Kd6 58.Bd1 Ba6 59.Be2
Bc8 60.a4 Kc5 61.a5 Bb7 62.Kd2 Kd4
63.Bb5 Bc8 64.a6 Kc5 65.a7 Bb7 66.Bxd7
Kb6 67.f4 exf4 68.e5 Kc7 69.e6 Kd6
70.Kd3 f3 71.Ke3 Ba8 72.Ba4 Kxe6
73.Bd1
1–0

(38) Berg E (2593) - Wirig A (2467)
[B42]
IV Open (6), 20.10.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Ne7 6.f4 Nec6 7.Nf3 d6 8.0–0 Nd7
9.Nc3 Nc5 10.Be2 b5 11.a3 Be7 12.Be3
Bb7 13.Qd2 0–0 14.Rad1 Qc7 15.b4 Nd7
16.e5 d5 17.Nd4 Rfe8 18.Bd3 Nxd4
19.Bxd4 Bf8 20.Rf3 g6 21.h4 Bg7 22.h5
Nb6 23.Qf2 Nc4 24.Rh3 Qd8 25.hxg6
hxg6 26.Bxc4 bxc4 27.Bb6 Qb8 28.Qh4
Rc8 29.Kf2 Kf8 30.Ne4 Rc6 31.Bc5+
Rxc5 32.Nxc5 Bc6 33.Rdh1 Qd8 34.Qg4
Kg8 35.Rh7 Qe7 36.Rxg7+
1–0
(39) Rechel Bernd (GER) (2402) -
Moroz Alexander (UKR) (2515) [B42]
It (open) Pardubice (Czech Republic) (8),
2000
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Qb6 6.c3 Nc6 7.Be3 Bc5 8.Nd2
Qxb2 9.0–0 Qxc3 10.Nxc6 Qxd3 11.Ne5
Qd6 12.Nec4 Qc7 13.Bxc5 Qxc5 14.e5
Kf8 15.Rc1 Qd4 16.Nd6 Ne7 17.Qh5 g6
18.Qh6+ Kg8 19.Nf3
1–0
(40) Golubev Mihail (UKR) (2515) -
Moroz Alexander (UKR) (2490) [B42]
Zt Donetsk (Ukraine) (5), 1998
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Bc5 6.c3 Nc6 7.Be3 Qb6 8.Nd2
Qxb2 9.0–0 Qxc3 10.Nxc6 Bxe3 11.fxe3
dxc6 12.Nc4 Qb4 13.e5 f5 14.Nd6+ Kf8
15.Qh5 g6 16.Qg5 Qa5 17.g4 Kg7 18.gxf5
exf5 19.Rxf5 Bxf5 20.Nxf5+ Kf8 21.Nd6
Kg7 22.Rf1 Qc7 23.Nf5+ Kf8 24.Nd4+
1–0
181
(41) Solak Dragan (SCG) (2539) - Djuric
Stefan (SCG) (2488) [B42]
Ch SCG (team) (1 Central League)
Vrnjacka Banja (Yugoslavia) (5),
28.09.2004
[[ SICILIAN def. PAULSEN var.,B42]]
1.e4
1...c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Qb6 [=]
6.Be3 [6.Nb3 Qc7 7.f4 Nf6 8.Qe2 d5 9.e5
Nfd7 10.0–0 Nc6 11.Be3 g5 12.f5 Ndxe5
13.Bxg5 Rg8 14.Bf4 Bd7 15.fxe6 Bxe6
16.Bxh7 Rh8 17.Bf5 0–0–0 18.Bxe6+ fxe6
19.N1d2 Bd6 20.g3 Qh7 21.c3 Nd3
22.Bxd6 Rxd6 23.Rf6 Nxb2 24.Raf1 Na4
25.R1f3 Kb8 ...1–0, Shirov Alexei 2746 -
Polgar Judit 2656 , Merida 2000 It
(cat.17)]
6...Qxb2 [6...Bc5 7.c3 Nc6 8.Nd2 Nxd4
9.Nc4 Nc2+ 10.Qxc2 Qc6 11.Bxc5 Qxc5
12.e5 f5 13.b4 Qc7 14.Nd6+ Ke7 15.g4
fxg4 16.Qd2 Nf6 17.c4 Qc6 18.0–0–0 h6
19.exf6+ gxf6 20.Be4 Qc7 21.h3 a5 22.b5
gxh3 23.Rhg1 1–0, Landa Konstantin 2649
- Mrva Martin 2421 , Kaskady 2002 Ch
Slovakia]
7.Nd2 Qc3 [CAP -0.15/0]
[7...Nc6 8.0–0 b5 9.N2b3 Qa3 10.c4 bxc4
11.Nxc6 dxc6 12.Qc2 Qa4 13.Bxc4 Nf6
14.Rfd1 Be7 15.Rd4 c5 16.Bd5 cxd4
17.Bc6+ Bd7 18.Bxa4 Bxa4 19.Bxd4 0–0
20.Qc7 Rfe8 21.Nc5 Bxc5 22.Qxc5 Nxe4
23.Qe5 Nf6 24.Qg3 Nh5 25.Qh4 e5
26.Bxe5 Rxe5 27.Qxa4 ...1–0, Kotronias
Vasilios 2539 - Matthews Shane 2258 ,
Istanbul 2000 Olympiad]
8.0–0 Qc7 9.e5 [N]
[9.f4 Nf6 (9...d6 10.Qf3 Nd7 11.e5 dxe5
12.fxe5 Nxe5 13.Qg3 f6 14.Bf4 Qd7
15.Bxe5 fxe5 16.Qxe5 Nf6 17.Ne4 Be7
18.Bc4 Nxe4 19.Qxe4 Bc5 20.Rad1 Qc6
 182

21.Qf4 Bd7 22.Qf7+ Kd8 23.Kh1 Bxd4 [19...Be7 ! 20.fxe6 fxe6 21.Qg4
24.Rxd4 Kc7 25.Qf4+ Kc8 26.Rfd1 Rd8 Qxe51.27/0]
27.Rd6 Qc7 28.Bxe6 Kb8 ...1–0, Pankin
Eugeny 2265 - Perun Sergey 2378 , Kiev 20.Nxf5 [?? 1.27/0]
2002 Ch Kiev) 10.Kh1 Nc6 11.c4 d6
12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.e5 Nd7 14.exd6 Bxd6 [20.Qxa6 'better is' 20...f4 21.Nd5 cxd5
15.Ne4 Be7 16.Bd4 0–0 17.Rf3 e5 18.fxe5 22.Qb5+4.50/0]
Nxe5 19.Rg3 Rd8 20.Ng5 Ng6 21.Qg1 c5
22.Be4 Rb8 23.Be3 Bb7 24.Bxb7 Rxb7 20...g6 21.Nd4 Qb7 [?? 5.50/0]
25.Rf1 Bxg5 26.Rxg5 Ne5 27.Bf4 f6
28.Bxe5 fxe5 ...0–1, Asauskas Henrikas [21...Qb6 ! 22.Qc4 Qb7 23.Rcd1
2239 - Staniszewski Piotr 2448 , Warsaw Bh61.33/0]
1999 Ch Poland (youth) (under 26)]
22.e6 fxe6 23.Nxe6 Bb4 24.a3 Qb6+
9...b5 [?! 0.80/0] 25.Kh1 Be7 26.Rcd1 Qe3
27.Ng7#[156.50/0]
[9...d6 !? 10.exd6 Bxd6 11.Qh5 Nf60.11/0]
1–0
10.f4 [?! 0.68/0]

[10.c4 !? 10...Nc6 11.cxb5 Nxe5 (42) Anisimov P (2515) - Tsigelnitskiy I

12.Rc10.80/0] (2404) [B42]
59th ch-RUS 1st League (6), 08.09.2006
10...Ne7 [?! 0.89/0]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
[10...Nc6 !? 11.c4 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 5.Bd3 Qb6 6.c3 Nc6 7.Be3 Bc5 8.Nd2
Bc50.68/0] Nxd4 9.Nc4 Qa7 10.cxd4 Bxd4 11.e5
Bxe3 12.fxe3 Nh6 13.Nd6+ Ke7 14.Qf3 f5
11.c4 bxc4 12.Nxc4 Nd5 13.Rc1 Nc6 [?! 15.Qg3 Nf7 16.0–0 g6 17.Bxf5 exf5
1.46/0] 18.Rxf5 gxf5 19.Qh4+ Ke6 20.Qf6+ Kd5
21.Qxf7+ Kxe5 22.Nc4+ Ke4 23.Qe7+
[13...Nxe3 !? 14.Nxe3 Nc6 15.Nxc6
dxc60.60/0] 1–0

14.Be4 [?! 0.68/0]

(43) Kotronias Vasilios (CYP) (2539) -
[14.Bf2 !? 14...Bb4 15.Be4 0–0 Matthews Shane (JAM) (2258) [B42]
16.Nf31.46/0] Olympiad Istanbul (Turkey) (11), 2000

14...Nxe3 15.Nxe3 Bb7 16.Nxc6 Bxc6 [?!
1.27/0]
[16...dxc6 !? 17.Qf3 Rc8 18.f5 Ba30.93/0]
17.Bxc6 dxc6 18.Qa4 Rc8 19.f5 [! 1.27/0]
[19.Qxa6 Bb4 20.Rf2 0–0 21.Rb20.18/0]
19...exf5 [?? 4.50/0]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Qb6 6.Be3 Qxb2 7.Nd2 Nc6 8.0–0
b5 9.N2b3 Qa3 10.c4 bxc4 11.Nxc6
dxc6 12.Qc2 Qa4 13.Bxc4 Nf6 14.Rfd1
Be7
15.Rd4 [!]
15...c5 16.Bd5 [!]
 183

16...cxd4 17.Bc6+ Bd7 18.Bxa4 Bxa4

[18...dxe3 19.Bxd7+ Nxd7 20.f4±]

19.Bxd4 0–0 20.Qc7

20...Rfe8 21.Nc5 Bxc5 22.Qxc5 Nxe4

23.Qe5 Nf6 24.Qg3 Nh5 25.Qh4 e5
26.Bxe5 Rxe5 27.Qxa4 Rae8 28.g3 R5e6
29.Rb1 Nf6 30.Rb7 h5 31.Ra7 Rd8
32.Rxa6 Re1+ 33.Kg2 Rd2 34.Ra8+ Kh7
35.Qf4 Rd5 36.Ra7 Kg6 37.Qc7 Rd7
38.Qc2+

1–0

(44) Frolyanov D (2498) - Wang Li

(2226) [B42]
WJun (2), 04.10.2006

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6

5.Bd3 Qb6 6.Be3 Bc5 7.c3 Qc7 8.Qg4 g6
9.0–0 d6 10.Qg3 Nd7 11.Nd2 e5 12.Rac1
Ngf6 13.Bh6 Ba7 14.N4b3 Nf8 15.Qh4
Ng4 16.Bxf8 Rxf8 17.h3 Nxf2 18.Rxf2 f5
19.Rcf1 fxe4 20.Nxe4 Qe7 21.Qg3 d5
22.Nec5 Rxf2 23.Qxf2 Bd7 24.Kh1 e4
25.Qd4 0–0–0 26.Be2 Bf5 27.c4 Qd6
28.cxd5 Bb8 29.Qg1 Bc7 30.Ne6 Bxe6
31.dxe6 Kb8 32.Rd1 Qxe6 33.Nc5 Qxa2
34.Rxd8+ Bxd8 35.Qd4 Bc7 36.Nxe4
Qb1+ 37.Bd1 Qc1 38.Nc5 Qg5 39.Qb4

1–0

(45) Simonian Hrair (ARM) (2174) -

Hansen Alexei Cherstiouk (DEN) (2009)
[B42]
Ch Europe (juniors) (under 12) Budva
(Yugoslavia) (6), 2003

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6

5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Be3 Qb6 7.c3 Qxb2 8.0–0
Qxa1 9.Qc2 Bxd4 10.Bxd4 Nf6 11.Nd2
Qxf1+ 12.Kxf1 Nc6 13.Nc4 Nxd4 14.cxd4
Ke7 15.Nb6

1–0
 2) Taimanov Variaration (Nc6)
(1) Theory - Theory [B48]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
XABCDEFGHY
8r+lwqkvlntr(
7zpp+p+pzpp'
6-+n+p+-+&
5+-+-+-+-%
4-+-sNP+-+$
3+-+-+-+-#
2PzPP+-zPPzP"
1tRNvLQmKL+R!
xabcdefghy
[(after Nc6 black have closed the "c" line,
so white can realize the most typical plan
against the Sicilian defence - make
castling queen-side and attack on the
king-side in the middlegame. That is why
the white's next moves will be Be3, Qd2
and castling queen-side.)]
5.Nc3 Qc7 [5...a6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qd2 Bb4
8.f3 (to protect the e4 pawn) 8...d5 9.0–0–0
Qa5 (9...dxe4 10.a3 (it is important to
push the bishop on a5 here) 10...Ba5
11.Nxc6 Qxd2+ 12.Bxd2 bxc6 13.Nxe4
Nxe4 (13...Bxd2+ 14.Nxd2 (white has an
advantage, because of the black's
weaknesses)) 14.Bxa5 Nf2 15.Rd8++–
that is why it is important to have the
bishop on a5) 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bd4 0–0
12.Qg5 h6 13.Qg3ƒ]
6.Be3 a6 [6...Nf6 (this position is the only
exception, when white needs to play f3
before Qd2.) 7.f3 Bb4 (7...a6 8.Qd2 it is
the main line) 8.Ndb5 (so white is using
the situation, when black has not the
pawn on the a6) 8...Qb8 (8...Qa5 ? 9.a3
Be7 10.Nd6+±) 9.a3 (this helps white to
push away the black's bishop) 9...Be7
(and now white can resume the realisation
of the standard plan) 10.g4 h6 11.Qd2
then 0–0–0 and attack on the king-side]
7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0 Bb4 [8...b5 (black is
threatening b4 and take Ne4) 9.Bf4 (this
typical aggressive move helps white to
increase an activity of the bishop with a
tempo) 9...Qb6 (9...Ne5 10.Nf3ƒ; 9...Qb7
10.e5ƒ) 10.Nb3 Bb4 11.f3 0–0 12.g4 Rd8
13.g5ƒ; 8...Ng4 (it is not a good idea,
because it only helps white to put the
bishop on the more active square) 9.Bf4
Nge5 (9...e5 10.Nd5 Qb8 11.h3²) 10.Bg3
Nxd4 11.Qxd4 f6 12.f4ƒ]
9.f3 [(after Bb4 white needs to answer f3
to protect an "e4" pawn)]
9...Ne5 [9...Ne7 10.Nde2 (to protect the
knight c3 and open the lines for the
white's pieces) 10...d5 (10...b5 11.g4 as
usual after any passive moves of black
white will simply start an attack on the
king-side) 11.Bg5 dxe4 12.Bxf6 gxf6
13.Qd4 exf3 (13...Bxc3 14.Nxc3 Qf4+
15.Kb1 Nc6 16.Qc4 ! 16...0–0 17.Nxe4
with an attack on the king-side) 14.Qxb4
fxe2 15.Bxe2 and white has a huge
advantage in activity. The concrete threat
is Ne4–d6/f6; 9...Na5 10.Bf2 (The good
profylaxis move) 10...Bxc3 11.Qxc3 Qxc3
12.bxc3 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 (now this knight
doesn't attack the bishop on e3 - that was
an idea of Bf2 move) 14.c4 Ne7 15.Nb3
Nxb3+ 16.cxb3²; 9...d5 10.a3 (this bishop
on b4 not allow white to take on "d5", that
is why white needs to push away this
bishop) 10...Bxc3 (10...Ba5 11.Nb3²)
11.Qxc3 dxe4 12.fxe4 Nxe4 13.Qd3 Nf6
14.Nxc6 bxc6 15.Bc5‚; 9...b5 10.Bf4 Ne5
11.Kb1 Be7 ? 12.Ndxb5 axb5 13.Nxb5
Qb8 14.Qc3 d6 15.Bxe5 dxe5 16.Nc7+
Kf8 17.Nxa8 Qxa8 18.Qxe5±]
 185

10.Nb3 XABCDEFGHY
XABCDEFGHY 8r+l+k+-tr(
8r+l+k+-tr( 7+-wq-vlpzp-'
7+pwqp+pzpp' 6p+-zppsn-zp&
6p+-+psn-+& 5+p+-sn-+-%
5+-+-sn-+-% 4-+-+P+PzP$
4-vl-+P+-+$ 3+NsN-vLP+-#
3+NsN-vLP+-# 2PzPP+-wQ-+"
2PzPPwQ-+PzP" 1+K+R+L+R!
1+-mKR+L+R! xabcdefghy
xabcdefghy
[(this opens the "d" line for the white's Line
pieces and the diagonal g1–a7 for bishop)]

10...b5 [10...d5 11.Bd4 (the typical move,

which protects the knight c3 and put the
pressure on the squares e5, f6 and g7)
11...0–0 (11...dxe4 ? 12.Bxe5 Qxe5
13.Qd8#) 12.a3 Bd6 13.exd5 exd5 14.Qf2
(to protect f3 and prepare g4 move)
14...b5 15.Bxb5 axb5 16.Nxb5 Qd8
17.Nxd6 Qxd6 18.Bc5 Qd8 19.Bxf8 Qxf8
20.Qc5 Qd8 21.Rhe1²; 10...Bxc3 11.Qxc3
Qxc3 12.bxc3 (black has a lot of weak
black squares) 12...d5 13.Bd4 Ned7 14.e5
Ng8 15.c4±]

11.Kb1 Be7 [11...Nc4 12.Bxc4 bxc4

(12...Qxc4 13.Bd4ƒ) 13.Nd4 Rb8 14.g4 0–
0 (14...d6 15.Ncb5 ! 15...Bxd2 16.Nxc7+
Kd7 17.Bxd2 Kxc7 18.Ba5+ Kb7 19.Ne2ƒ)
15.g5 Ne8 16.Ka1 this stops the black's
attack on the queen-side; 11...0–0 ?
12.Nxb5 Bxd2 13.Nxc7 Bxe3 14.Nxa8
Ne8 15.Nd4 Bb7 16.Nb6 Nc7 17.Nc4+–]

12.Qf2 [(to prepare g4)]

12...d6 [12...b4 13.Na4 ! the most active

move, then knight can go on b6 or c5]

13.g4 h6 14.h4 [with an attack on the

king-side]
 Taimanov Variaration (Nc6) Games Section
(1) Vallejo Pons F (2630) - Miladinovic I (3) Topalov V (2745) - Lutz Ch (2655)
(2495) [B48] [B48]
Leon 83/(157), 2001 Dortmund 85/164, 2002
[Lutz,Ch]
1.e4 [hess Informant]
1.e4 [hess Informant]
1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7
5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0 1...c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
Bb4 9.f3 *] 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Kb1 Nc4
9...b5 [N] [11...Bb7 ? 12.Nxb5±]

[9...Ne5 Ue 82/159] 12.Bxc4 bxc4 13.Nc1 Qb7 [N]

10.Bf4 Ne5 11.Nc6 [!] [13...Rb8]

11...Nd3+ 12.cxd3 Qxc6 13.Kb1 0–0
14.Rc1 Qb7 15.Qf2 Be7 16.d4 b4 17.Nd1
d6 18.Ne3 Nh5 19.Bg3 Bd7 20.Bh4 Bb5
21.Bxe7 Qxe7 22.Qd2 Qb7 23.Bxb5
Qxb5 24.d5²
Line
(2) Polgar Ju (2681) - Horvath Jo (2535)
[B48]
Kallithea 85/(163), 2002
1.e4 [hess Informant]
14.N1e2 [14.Qd4 Rb8 15.Na4 !?]
14...Rb8 15.b3
[15.Bd4 ?! 15...e5 16.Be3 (16.Bxe5 ?
16...Bd6–+) 16...0–0 ]
15...0–0 [15...a5 16.Bf4 Ra8 17.Bd6
(17.Qd4 cxb3 18.cxb3 0–0 ) 17...Ra6
(17...a4 18.Bxb4 Qxb4 19.e5; 17...cxb3
18.cxb3 a4 19.Bxb4 Qxb4 20.e5 Ng8
21.Ne4 Qxd2 22.Rxd2± ) 18.Qg5
(18.Bxb4 axb4 19.Na4 Qb5÷) 18...Bxd6
19.Qxg7 Rg8 20.Qxf6 Bf8²]

1...c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 16.Bf4 Ra8 17.Bd6 Bxd6 18.Qxd6 cxb3
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0 [?!]
Bb4 9.f3 *]
[18...a5 19.Rd4 Ra6]
9...d5 10.a3 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 dxe4 12.fxe4
[!N] 19.axb3 a5 20.Rd4 Ra6 21.Qa3 [21.Qc5
!?]
[12.Nxc6]
21...d5 22.exd5 exd5 [?]
12...Nxe4 13.Qd3 f5 14.Qc4 e5 15.Nxc6
Qxc6 16.Rd5 Qe6 17.Ra5 Nd6 18.Qc3± [22...e5 23.Ra4 Bf5 24.Ng3 Bg6 25.Rd1
Rd8]
Line
23.Nf4± Be6 24.Rhd1 h6 [24...Rd8
25.Ne4±]

25.Ncxd5 Nxd5 26.Nxd5 Rb8 [?]


[26...a4 ? 27.Nf6+ ! 27...gxf6 28.Rd8 Rxd8
29.Rxd8+ Kh7 30.Qf8 Kg6 (30...h5
31.Qh8+ (31.g4 ? 31...hxg4 32.fxg4 Qh1+
! Topalov,V) 31...Kg6 32.Rg8+ Kf5 33.Rb8
! 33...Qc6 34.Qxh5+ Kf4 35.Rb4+ Ke3
36.Qh4+–) 31.Qg8+ Kh5 32.Qg7 f5
(32...axb3 33.g4+) 33.Rd4+–; 26...Bxd5
27.Rxd5 a4±]
27.Nf6+ [!]
27...gxf6 28.Rd8+ Rxd8 29.Rxd8+ Kh7
30.Qf8 Kg6 [30...h5 31.Qh8+ (31.g4 !?
31...hxg4 32.fxg4 Kg6 33.Qg8+ Kh6
34.Qh8+ Kg5 35.Qg7++– Topalov,V)
31...Kg6 32.Rg8+ Kf5 33.Rb8+–]
31.Qg8+ Kh5 32.Qg7 [! ]
32...f5 33.Rd4 Bc8 [33...Bxb3 34.g4+ Kh4
35.gxf5+]
34.g3
1–0
(4) Motylev A (2622) - Tunik G (2491)
[B48]
Russia 86/168, 2002
[Motylev,A]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne7 10.Nde2 [!]
[10.a3]
10...d5 11.Bg5 [!]
11...dxe4 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Qd4 [!]
13...Bxc3 [N]
14.Nxc3 Qf4+ 15.Kb1 Nc6 16.Qc4 [!]
16...0–0 17.Nxe4 Kg7 18.Qc3 Ne7
[18...Qe5 19.Qe3 !]
187
19.g3 [19.Qc5 !? 19...Ng6 (19...Nd5 ?
20.Bc4 ! 20...Ne3 21.Nxf6 ! 21...Kxf6
22.Qxf8 Nxd1 23.Rxd1 Qxc4 24.Qh6+
Ke7 25.Qg5+ f6 26.Qg7+ Ke8 27.Qxf6+–)
20.h4‚]
19...Qe5 20.Qa3 Qc7 21.g4 [!]
[21.Bg2 b5 22.Qc5 (22.f4 Bb7; 22.Nd6
Bb7; 22.Qd6 Ra7) 22...Qxc5 23.Nxc5
Ra7²]
21...b6 [21...Ng6 22.Ng3 ! 22...Nf4
23.Nh5+ Nxh5 24.gxh5+– Rd8 25.Rg1+
Kh8 26.Rd2 ! 26...b6 (26...Bd7 27.Qe7
Qe5 28.a3; 26...Re8 27.Qa4 Qe7 28.Qf4)
27.Qe3 !; 21...e5 22.Ng3 f5 23.gxf5 Bxf5
24.Nxf5+ Nxf5 25.Bd3±; 21...Nd5 22.g5
(22.Ng3) 22...fxg5 (22...f5 23.Nf6 Qe7
24.Qa5 ! 24...Nxf6 25.Qe5+–) 23.h4 f5
24.hxg5 !? (24.Nxg5 h6 25.Nh3±)
24...fxe4 25.fxe4 Rf2 26.c4 Nf4 27.Qg3
Rxf1 28.Rdxf1 (28.Rhxf1 e5) 28...e5
29.Qc3 Kg8 30.Rh6±; 21...Rd8 22.Rxd8
Qxd8 23.Bd3‚ Bd7 'with the idea' 24.g5 !]
22.Ng3 Bb7 23.Nh5+ Kh8 24.Nxf6 Rac8
25.Rc1 [!]
25...Rfd8 26.Bxa6 [!]
[26.Qe3 Ng8 27.Nxg8 Rxg8 28.Bd3±]
26...Bxa6 [26...Ra8 ? 27.Qe3+–]
27.Qxa6 Qf4 28.Ne4 [!]
28...Qxf3 29.Ng5 Qf6 30.h4+– Rf8
31.Rhf1 Qg7 32.Qb7 Rce8 33.Qd7 [!]
33...h6 [33...Kg8 34.Rxf7]
34.Nxf7+ Kh7 35.Nd6 Rd8 36.Qxe6 Ng6
37.Rxf8 Rxf8 38.Nf5 Qf6 39.Qxf6 Rxf6
40.Re1
1–0

(5) Movsesian S (2659) - Polgar Ju
(2715) [B48]
Budapest 87/165, 2003
[Movsesian,S]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 d5 11.Bd4 0–0
12.Kb1 [!?N]
[12.a3]
12...dxe4 13.Qf4 Bd6 14.Nxe4 Nxe4
15.Qxe4 Nc6 [15...Bd7 ? 16.Bxe5 Bxe5
17.Rxd7 Qxd7 18.Bd3 !]
16.Bc3 Bd7 17.g4 [!]
17...Rfe8 18.Bd3 g6 19.Rhe1 [!?]
19...e5 20.h4 Ne7 21.Bc4 [21.Bxe5 Nc6
22.Bxd6 Qxd6 23.Qc4 Rxe1 24.Rxe1 Qg3
!]
21...Bc6 [21...b5 ? 22.Bxf7+ Kxf7 23.Qd3]
22.Qd3 [!?]
22...Rad8 23.Qe3 Nc8 24.h5 Nb6 25.Na5
[25.Bxf7+ Qxf7 26.Qxb6 Bc7 !]
25...Na4 26.Bd2 Bc5 27.Qe2 Bd5
28.hxg6 hxg6 29.Bxd5 [?!]
[29.Qh2 Bxf3 30.Rh1 Bxh1 31.Rxh1 Kf8
32.Bg5+–]
29...Rxd5 30.Rh1 [?]
[30.Qh2 Qb6 31.Nb3 Qf6 32.Nxc5±]
30...e4 [!]
[30...Qb6 31.Nb3 Qf6 32.Qe4 !]
31.fxe4 Ba3 [!!]
32.Qh2 [32.bxa3 Qe5 33.Nc4 Rb5+
34.Bb4 Nc3+ 35.Ka1 Qg7 !]
188
32...Qxh2 33.Rxh2 Rb5 34.b3 Rd8 35.c4
Rxa5 36.bxa4 Bb4 [=]
37.Kc2 Bxd2 38.Rdxd2 Rxd2+ 39.Rxd2
Rxa4 40.Kd3 Kf8 41.Rb2 b5 42.cxb5
axb5 43.Rxb5
Line
(6) Iordachescu V (2606) -
Goloshchapov A (2574) [B48]
Srbija i Crna Gora 88/157, 2003
[Iordachescu,V]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Qe1 [!N]
11...Nc4 [11...0–0 ? 12.Nxb5 axb5
13.Qxb4 Rxa2 14.Kb1±; 11...Bxc3
12.Qxc3 Qxc3 13.bxc3 d5 14.Bd4 Ned7
15.exd5 exd5 16.Na5²]
12.Bd4 0–0 [12...e5 13.Qg3 ! 13...0–0
(13...Nh5 14.Nd5 Qd8 15.Qg4+–) 14.Bxc4
Bd6 (14...bxc4 15.Nd5+–) 15.Bxf7+±;
12...Bd6 13.Bxc4 (13.Kb1²) 13...bxc4
14.Nd2² (14.e5 cxb3 15.exd6 Qxd6
16.axb3²) ]
13.e5 [13.Nxb5 ? 13...Qf4+; 13.a3 Be7
(13...Bd6 14.Bxc4 bxc4 15.Nd2²) 14.e5
Ne8 15.Bd3 Bb7÷]
13...Bxc3 [13...Ne8 ? 14.Nxb5 axb5
(14...Bxe1 15.Nxc7+–) 15.Qxb4 Nxe5
(15...Rxa2 16.Kb1 Ra8 17.Qxb5+–)
16.Bxb5 Rxa2 17.Bc5 d6 18.Bxd6+–]
14.Bxc3 Nd5 15.Bd4² Bb7 [15...d6
16.exd6 (16.Bxc4 bxc4 17.exd6 Qxd6
18.Na5 f6 19.Nxc4 Qc7 20.Ne3²)
16...Qxd6 (16...Nxd6 17.Bd3²) 17.Kb1
(17.Qh4²) 17...Rd8 18.Bd3 (18.Bc5 ?
18...Nc3+) 18...Qf4 (18...e5 19.Bxc4 bxc4
20.Bxe5²) 19.Be4²; 15...a5 16.Bd3
(16.Kb1 a4 17.Nc5²) 16...Nb4 17.Kb1 !]
16.Kb1 [16.Nc5 !?; 16.Bd3 !?]

16...Rac8 [16...d6 17.Bxc4 bxc4 18.exd6
(18.Na5) 18...Qxd6 19.Na5 Qc7 20.Qe5±;
16...f6 ! 17.exf6 (17.Bxc4 bxc4 18.Nc5²)
17...Nxf6 (17...gxf6 18.Nc5²) 18.Bxc4
bxc4 19.Be5²]
17.Bd3 f6 [17...Nf4 18.Qg3 (18.Bxh7+ ?
18...Kxh7 19.Qh4+ Kg8 20.Qxf4 f6µ;
18.h4 !? 18...Nxg2 'with the idea' ?
19.Qg3 Nge3 20.Rdg1 g6 21.h5+–)
18...Nxd3 19.cxd3 Na5 20.Rc1 Nc6
21.Bc5 Qxe5 (21...Rfe8 22.Bd6±) 22.Bxf8
Qxg3 23.hxg3 Rxf8 24.Nc5±]
18.Qh4 f5 [18...h6 19.exf6 Nxf6 20.Bc5
!20...d6 'with the idea' 21.Bxc4+–]
19.Rhe1 Rf7 [19...Nb4 ? 20.Bc5 Nxd3
21.cxd3±; 19...a5 20.Nc5 Nb4 21.Bf1²]
20.Qf2 [20.Nc5 !?]
20...a5 [20...Nb4 21.a3 Nc6 (21...Nxd3
22.cxd3+–) 22.Bxc4 (22.f4 Nxd4 23.Nxd4
Bd5) 22...Nxd4 (22...bxc4 23.Bb6 Qb8
24.Nc5²) 23.Qxd4 bxc4 24.Nc1²; 20...Nf4
21.Bf1 Bd5 22.g3 Ng6 23.f4²]
21.Nc5 Bc6 22.f4± a4 23.a3 Na5 24.c3
[24.g3 'better is' 24...b4 'with the idea'
25.Na6 Qb7 26.Nxb4 Nxb4 27.axb4 Qxb4
28.Bc3+–]
24...Nb7 [24...Nb3 25.Nxb3 axb3
26.Rc1±]
25.Na6 Qd8 26.Nb4 Nxb4 27.cxb4 Qe8
[27...d6 28.Qe2±]
28.Rc1 [?!]
[28.Qe2±]
28...Be4 [!]
29.Bxe4 Rxc1+ [29...fxe4 30.Rxc8 Qxc8
31.Rxe4±]
30.Rxc1 fxe4 31.g3 d5 32.Qc2 [!]
189
32...Re7 [32...Nd8 33.Qc8±]
33.g4 h5 34.h3 [34.f5 hxg4 35.f6±]
34...Qf7 35.Qc8+ Kh7 [35...Re8 36.Qc6±]
36.f5+– Re8 37.Qc6 exf5 38.gxf5 e3
39.Qc2 e2 40.Re1 [40.e6+–]
40...Rf8 41.f6+ Qg6 42.Rxe2 gxf6
43.exf6 Qxc2+ 44.Rxc2 Nd8 45.Rc7+
Kg6 [45...Rf7 46.Rc5 Ne6 47.Rxd5 Nxd4
48.Rxd4+–]
46.Rg7+ Kf5 47.Bc5 [!]
47...Rxf6 [47...Re8 48.f7]
48.Be7 Ne6 [48...Rf7 49.Rg5+ Kf4
50.Bxd8 Rd7 51.Rg8]
49.Bxf6 Kxf6 50.Rg8 Ng5 51.h4 Ne4
52.Kc2 Ke5 53.Rh8 Nf6 54.Kd3 Kf5
55.Rf8 Ke5 56.Rb8 Kf5 57.Rxb5 Kg4
58.Rb6 Nd7 59.Rg6+ Kxh4 60.Kd4
1–0
(7) Iordachescu V (2634) - Macieja B
(2653) [B48]
Bermuda 89/(147), 2004
[Macieja,B]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 a6 4.d4 cxd4
5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Be3 Qc7 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–
0 Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Qe1 [!]
11...Bxc3 [?N]
[11...Be7 12.f4 Nc4 13.e5±; 11...Nc4™]
12.Qxc3 Qxc3 13.bxc3 d5 [?!]
[13...0–0 14.Bc5 Re8 15.Bd6 Nc6
(15...Nc4 16.Bxc4 bxc4 17.Na5±)
16.Nc5±]
14.Bd4 [!]

14...Ned7 15.exd5 [!]
[15.e5 Ng8²]
15...Nxd5 [?!]
[15...exd5 ?! 16.Re1+ Kd8 17.Bd3+–;
15...0–0±]
16.Bxg7 Rg8 17.Bd4 Bb7 18.c4 bxc4
19.Na5 0–0–0 20.Nxc4+–
Line
(8) Korneev O (2573) - Horvath Ad
(2517) [B48]
Zalaegerszeg 90/154, 2004
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne7 10.Nde2 d5 11.Bg5 dxe4
12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Qd4 exf3 14.Qxb4 fxe2
15.Bxe2 f5 16.Rd6 [!N]
[16.Bf3 88/154]
16...Bd7 17.Rhd1 Bc6 18.Qd4
19.g4ƒ [!]
Line
(9) Leko P (2741) - Anand V (2774)
[B48]
Armenia - ROW 91/155, 2004
[Leko,P]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7
5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Na5 10.Kb1 [!N ('with the idea'
Ncb5)]
10...Bxc3 11.bxc3 [!]
11...b5 12.Bf4 [!!]
12...Qb6 13.Nb3 Nc4 14.Qd4
[14...Qxd4 15.cxd4²]
190
15.Bxc4 [15.exd5 ? 15...Qxd4 16.Rxd4 e5
!]
15...Qxd4 16.cxd4 [16.Bxb5+ ?! 16...axb5
17.Rxd4 Bb7 18.Nc5 Bc6; 16.Rxd4 bxc4
17.Na5ƒ]
16...dxc4 [?]
[16...bxc4 17.Nc5 dxe4 (Shipov,S) 18.fxe4
Nd7 19.Kb2
a) 19.Nxd7 ) 19...Kxd7 !?;
b) 19.Na4 ) 19...Bb7 20.Rhe1 (20.Nc3 f6)
20...f6 21.Bd6 Kf7²; 19...Nxc5 20.dxc5 f6
21.Bd6ƒ]
17.Na5 Nd7 [('with the idea' Nb6–a4)]
18.Bc7 [!]
18...0–0 [18...Ra7 19.Bd6 Nb6 'with the
idea' ? 20.Bc5 !; 18...f6 !?]
19.d5 exd5 20.exd5 Nf6 21.Rhe1 Bd7
22.Be5 Rfe8 23.Kb2 [!]
0–0
23...Rac8 24.Bxf6 [24.Nb7 ? 24...Nxd5 !;
24.Kc3 !? 24...Kf8 (24...Rc5 ) 25.Kb4 !
(25.Bxf6 ) 25...b4+ ! 26.Kxb4 Rb5+
27.Kc3 (27.Kxc4 Rc8+) 27...Rxe1
28.Rxe1 Rxa5) 25...Rxd5 'with the idea'
26.Bxf6 Rxd1 27.Rxd1 gxf6 28.Rxd7+–)
25.Kb4]
24...gxf6 25.Kc3 Kf8 [25...Re5 26.f4]
26.Kd4 [('with the idea' c3, Nb7–c5)]
26...c3™ 27.Rxe8+ Rxe8 [(R 9/i)]
[27...Kxe8 28.Re1+ Kd8 29.Nb7+ Kc7
30.Nc5+–]
28.Kxc3 Rc8+ [28...Re2 29.Rd2 b4+
30.Kd3 Bb5+ 31.c4 bxc3+ 32.Kxc3+–]
d5
29.Kb3 Ke7 30.Rd2 [30.c4 !?]

30...Kd6 31.Kb4 [31.Nb7+ ! 31...Ke5
32.Kb4 ! 32...Rc4+ 33.Ka5+–]
31...Rb8 [! (× Na5)]
32.c3 f5 33.a3 f6 34.Rd4 h5 35.g3 Be8
36.Nc6 Rc8 [!]
37.Na5 Rb8 38.Nc6 Rc8 39.Ka5 ['time']
39...Bxc6 40.dxc6+ Kxc6 [(R 7/g)]
41.Rh4 Kd6 42.Kb4 Rh8 [42...a5+
43.Kb3 (43.Kxb5 Rxc3 44.a4 Rxf3
45.Kxa5) ]
43.c4 [!]
[43.g4 fxg4 44.fxg4 Rg8 ! 45.gxh5 f5
46.h6 Ke5]
43...bxc4 44.Kxc4 Ke6 45.Kb4 Rb8+
46.Ka4 [46.Ka5]
46...Rd8 47.Ka5 [47.Rxh5 f4]
47...Rd2 [47...Rd3 48.a4 Rxf3 49.Kxa6
Rf2 50.a5 f4 51.gxf4 Kf5 52.Ka7 ! (52.Kb6
Rb2+) 52...Rb2 (52...Kg6 ) 53.a6 f5
54.Rh3 (54.Ka8 ? 54...Rf3) 54...Rxf4
55.Kb6 Rb4+ (55...Re4 56.Rc3) 56.Ka5
Re4 57.Ra3 f4 58.a7 Re8 59.Kb6 Kf5
60.a8Q Rxa8 61.Rxa8 f3 62.Kc5+–) 53.a6
Kg6 54.Ka8 Rb3 55.f5+ (55.a7 ?? 55...f5
!) 55...Kg5 56.Rc4 Kxf5 57.a7 Ke5 58.Rc8
f5 59.Rb8 Ra3 60.Kb7 f4 61.a8Q Rxa8
62.Rxa8 f3 63.Kc6 Ke4 64.h4 f2 65.Rf8
Ke3 66.Kd5 Ke2 67.Ke4 f1Q 68.Rxf1 Kxf1
69.Kf4+–]
48.a4 [!]
[48.f4 Rd5+ ! 49.Kxa6 Rd8 50.a4 Ra8+
51.Kb5 Rb8+ 52.Kc4 Rc8+ 53.Kb4 Rb8+
54.Ka3 Rh8 55.a5 (55.h3 Rg8 56.Rxh5
Rxg3+ 57.Kb4 Rf3) 55...Kd5 56.Kb4 Rb8+
57.Ka4 Kc4 58.Rxh5 Rb1 59.Ka3 Kc3
60.Ka2 Rb2+ 61.Ka1 Rb5]
191
48...f4 49.gxf4 Rd6 50.Rxh5 Rd4 51.Rc5
[!]
[51.Rh4 f5 !]
51...Rxf4 52.Rc3 Rh4 [52...Rd4 53.Ra3
Rd6 54.Rb3 Kf5 55.h4 Rd4 (55...Kf4
56.Rb6) 56.Rb4+–]
53.Rb3 Kd7 [53...Kf5 54.Rb4 Rxh2
55.Kxa6 Rf2 56.f4 Rxf4 57.Rxf4+ Kxf4
58.a5 f5 59.Kb5+–]
54.Rb4 Rxh2 55.Kxa6 [(R 5/d)]
55...Rc2 [55...Kc7 56.Rf4]
56.Kb6 Rc6+ 57.Kb5 Re6 58.Re4 Rd6
59.Rc4 Rd5+ 60.Kb4 Rd3 61.f4 Rd1
62.a5 Rb1+ 63.Ka4 Ra1+ 64.Kb5 Rb1+
65.Rb4 Rf1 66.Kb6 Kc8 67.Kc6 Re1
68.Kd6
1–0
(10) Grischuk A (2719) - Geller J (2489)
[B48]
Russia 91/156, 2004
[RR]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Qe1 Be7 [N]
12.f4 [!]
12...Nc4 13.e5 Ng4 14.Bd4 f5 15.h3 Nh6
16.Qf2 [!]
16...Bb7 17.Bxc4 [!]
17...bxc4 [17...Qxc4 !?]
18.Bb6 Qc6 19.Na5 Qxg2 20.Qd4 Bc8
21.Bc5 [!]
21...Bxc5 22.Qxc5+– Kf7 23.Qe3 [! (×
Qg2)]

23...Rb8™ 24.Rhg1 Qa8 25.Nxc4 Rf8
26.Nd6+ Kg8 27.Rxg7+ [!]
[27.Rxg7+ Kxg7 28.Qg3+ Kh8 29.Rg1
Rg8 30.Qxg8+ (30.Nf7+ Nxf7 31.Qxg8#)
30...Nxg8 31.Nf7#]
1–0
(11) Anand V (2788) - Polgar Ju (2735)
[B48]
WCh-FIDE (8), 06.10.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne7 10.Nde2 b5 11.Bf4 e5
12.Bg5 Bb7 13.Kb1 Ba5 14.Bxf6 gxf6
15.Qh6 Qb6 16.g3 Qe6 17.Bh3 f5 18.Qh4
f6 19.exf5 Qf7 20.Ne4 Bxe4 21.fxe4 Nc6
22.Rd6 0–0 23.Rhd1 Ra7 24.Bf1 Rc7
25.Nc1 Bb4 26.R6d5 Rfc8 27.Nb3 Bf8
28.c3 Kh8 29.g4 Qg7 30.Qg3 Ra8 31.a3
Rac8 32.Nc1 Na5 33.Na2 Nb3 34.h4 Nc5
35.Bd3 Na4 36.Bc2 Nb6 37.R5d3 d5
38.exd5 Bd6 39.Bb3 a5 40.Qf2 Nc4
41.Qe2 Rg8 42.Rg1 Qh6 43.Rdd1 a4
44.Bxc4 Rxc4 45.g5 fxg5 46.hxg5 Rxg5
47.Qe3 Rf4 48.Qb6 Rgxf5 49.Qxb5 Rf8
50.Nb4 e4 51.Rde1 Rh4 52.Ka1 e3
53.Qxa4 Re4 54.Qa6 Rfe8 55.Re2 Qf8
56.Qd3 Qf6 57.Nc2 Bc5 58.Rge1 Qe5
59.b4 Bb6 60.Kb2 h5 61.d6 Qf5 62.Rxe3
1–0
(12) Khairullin I (2538) - Motylev A
(2662) [B48]
59th ch-RUS 1st League (9), 11.09.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Qe1 Be7
12.f4 Ng6 13.e5 Ng4 14.Bd2 Bb7 15.h3
Bh4 16.g3 Bxh1 17.hxg4 Be7 18.f5 exf5
19.gxf5 Nxe5 20.Bf4 Bf6 21.Bxb5 0–0
22.Qxh1 axb5 23.Nd5 Qd8 24.Qh5 Re8
25.Rh1 h6 26.Kb1 d6 27.Nd4 Nd7 28.Nc6
Qc8 29.Bxh6
1–0
192
(13) Volokitin And (2662) -
Thorfinnsson Br (2379) [B48]
ECU Club Cup (1), 08.10.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Qe1 Nc4
12.Bd4 Bb7 13.e5 Bxc3 14.Bxc3 Nd5
15.Bxc4 bxc4 16.Na5 Nxc3 17.Qxc3 Bd5
18.b3 0–0 19.Nxc4 Bxc4 20.Rhe1 Rfc8
21.Qxc4 Qa5 22.Qd4 Qxa2 23.Qb2 Qa5
24.Kb1 Rc7 25.Re2 Qb5 26.Re4 a5
27.Rd2 Rca7 28.Ra4 Rb7 29.Qd4 Rc8
30.Qe4 Qf1+ 31.Ka2 Qc1 32.Rc4 Rxc4
33.Qxc4 h6 34.Rd6 Rb4 35.Qd3 a4
36.Rxd7 axb3+ 37.cxb3 g6 38.Rxf7 Kxf7
39.Qd7+ Kf8 40.Qd8+ Kg7 41.Qe7+ Kh8
42.Qxb4 Qc2+ 43.Ka3 Qc1+ 44.Ka4
Qa1+ 45.Kb5 Qxe5+ 46.Kc6 Qd5+ 47.Kc7
Qe5+ 48.Kd7 Qd5+ 49.Ke8 Qa8+ 50.Kf7
Qg8+ 51.Kf6 Qg7+ 52.Kxe6 Qg8+ 53.Ke5
Qg7+ 54.Ke4 Qc7 55.Qd4+ Kh7 56.Qc4
Qe7+ 57.Kd3 Qd6+ 58.Kc2 Qb6 59.Qf7+
Kh8 60.Qf4 Kh7 61.b4 Qf2+ 62.Qd2 Qf1
63.Kb2 h5 64.Qc2 Qb5 65.Qc7+ Kh6
66.Qd6 Qc4 67.Qd2+ Kh7 68.Qd7+ Kg8
69.Qe8+ Kh7 70.Qe7+ Kh6 71.Qe4 Qf1
72.Qf4+ Kh7 73.Qc7+ Kg8 74.Qc2 Kh7
75.Kb3 Qa1 76.Qd3 Qg1 77.Qd7+ Kh6
78.Qd2+ Kh7 79.h4 Qf1 80.Kc3 Qa6
81.Qd7+ Kh6 82.Qd8 Kh7 83.Qe7+ Kh6
84.Qg5+ Kh7 85.b5 Qa4 86.Qe7+ Kh6
87.Qb4 Qa1+ 88.Qb2 Qa5+ 89.Kd3 Qd8+
90.Qd4 Qg8 91.b6 Qb3+ 92.Qc3 Qb1+
93.Kd2 Qa2+ 94.Kd1 Kh7 95.Qc7+ Kh6
96.b7 Qb3+ 97.Ke2
1–0
(14) Volokitin And (2645) - Vachier
Lagrave M (2579) [B48]
GpB (3), 28.10.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Qf2 Nc4
12.Bc5 Qf4+ 13.Kb1 Bxc3 14.bxc3 d5
15.Bxc4 bxc4 16.Nd2 Bb7 17.Ka1 0–0–0
18.Rb1 Rd7 19.Bd4 dxe4 20.Nxc4 Nd5

21.Be5 e3 22.Qe2 Qh4 23.Rxb7 Kxb7
24.Rb1+ Ka8 25.Nb6+ Nxb6 26.Qxa6+
Ra7 27.Qxb6 Rxa2+ 28.Kxa2 Qa4+
29.Kb2 e2 30.Bg3
1–0
(15) Karjakin Sergey (2672) -
Movsesian S (2637) [B48]
TCh-ESP Final (1), 03.11.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Qe1 Be7
12.f4 Ng6 13.e5 Ng4 14.Ne4 0–0 15.Bc5
Bxc5 16.Nexc5 f6 17.Qg3 Nh6 18.Bd3
fxe5 19.Bxg6 hxg6 20.fxe5 a5 21.Ne4 Nf5
22.Qxg6 Qxe5 23.Nbc5 Ra7 24.Rhf1 d6
25.Kb1 Re7 26.Rf3 Nh4 27.Rxf8+ Kxf8
28.Qh7 g5 29.Qh6+ Qg7 30.Qxg7+ Rxg7
31.Rxd6 Rc7 32.Nxe6+ Bxe6 33.Rxe6 g4
34.Rf6+ Ke7 35.Rf2 Rc6 36.b3 Re6
37.Rf4 Nxg2 38.Rxg4 Ne3 39.Rh4 Rc6
40.c3 Rg6 41.Ng3 Kd7 42.Kc1 Ng4
43.Rh7+ Kc6 44.Nf5 Rf6 45.Nd4+ Kb6
46.h3 Rf1+ 47.Kd2 Rf2+ 48.Ke1 Rh2
49.Nf3 Rh1+ 50.Ke2 Nh2 51.Rh6+ Kb7
52.Nd2 Ng4 53.Rh7+ Kb6 54.Nf3 Nh2
55.Nd4 Ra1 56.Rh6+ Kb7 57.Nxb5 Rxa2+
58.Kd3 Rg2 59.Nd6+ Kc7 60.Ne4 Nf3
61.Rh5 Ra2 62.Rf5 Ne1+ 63.Kc4 a4
64.Rf7+ Kb6 65.bxa4 Rxa4+ 66.Kd5 Ra5+
67.Kd4 Ra4+ 68.Ke3 Ng2+ 69.Kf2 Ra2+
70.Kg3 Ne3 71.h4 Ra5 72.Kh3 Kc6
73.Rf3 Nc4 74.Rd3 Ne5 75.Rd6+ Kc7
76.Kg3 Ra4 77.Rd4 Ra5 78.Nf6 Rc5
79.Ne4 Ra5 80.Rd1 Nf7 81.Kf4 Nh6
82.Ng3 Rc5 83.Rd3 Ra5 84.Rd4 Rc5
85.c4 Kc6 86.Re4 Kd6 87.Ke3 Rc8
88.Rd4+ Ke6 89.Kd3 Ra8 90.Re4+ Kd6
91.Kd4 Rg8 92.c5+ Kd7 93.Nh5 Rf8
94.Kd5 Rf5+ 95.Re5 Rf1 96.c6+ Kd8
97.Ng7 Rd1+ 98.Kc5 Rc1+ 99.Kb6 Rb1+
100.Rb5 Rc1 101.Kb7 Nf7 102.Rd5+ Ke7
103.Rd7+ Kf6 104.Ne8+ Ke6 105.Nc7+
Kf6 106.Nd5+ Ke6 107.Nf4+ Kf6 108.c7
Rb1+ 109.Kc8 Rf1 110.Nd3 Ke6 111.Rxf7
Rxf7 112.Kb8 Rf8+ 113.c8Q+ Rxc8+
114.Kxc8 Kf5 115.Ne1
1–0
193
(16) Korneev Oleg (AND) (2573) -
Horvath Adam (HUN) (2517) [B48]
It (cat.13) Zalaegerszeg (Hungary) (7),
30.04.2004
[[ SICILIAN def. PAULSEN var.,B48]
Korneev Oleg (AND) +7 =8 -5]
1.e4
1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 [7.Bd3 b5
8.Nxc6 Qxc6 9.e5 f5 10.Be2 Bb7 11.Bf3
Qc7 12.Bxb7 Qxb7 13.0–0 Rc8 14.a3 Ne7
15.Qh5+ Ng6 16.Ne2 Bc5 17.Bxc5 Rxc5
1/2–1/2, Korneev Oleg 2566 - Lazarev
Vladimir 2525 , Assisi 2003 It (open)]
7...Nf6 8.0–0–0 Bb4 9.f3 Ne7 =]
10.Nde2 d5 11.Bg5 [11.a3 Ba5 12.Bg5
dxe4 13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Qh6 f5 15.Qf6 Ng6
16.fxe4 Qe5 17.Qxe5 Nxe5 18.exf5 Ng4
19.Re1 Bb6 20.Nd1 Nf2 21.Nxf2 Bxf2
22.Rd1 exf5 23.g3 Bd7 24.Bh3 0–0–0
25.Rhf1 Be3+ 26.Kb1 Be6 27.Rd3 Rxd3
28.cxd3 Rd8 29.Rf3 Bb6 30.Nc3 Bg1 ...1–
0, Shirov Alexei 2723 - Lutz Christopher
2640 , Dortmund 2002 It (Gr.1) (cat.19)]
11...dxe4 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Qd4 [13.Qh6
Nf5 14.Qh5 Bxc3 15.Nxc3 Qf4+ 16.Kb1
exf3 17.gxf3 Qh4 18.Qxh4 Nxh4 19.Be2
Bd7 20.Ne4 Ke7 21.Nxf6 Bc6 22.Ne4
Rhg8 23.Rhg1 Rg6 24.Rg3 Nf5 25.Rh3
Rh6 26.Rxh6 Nxh6 27.Rg1 Bxe4 28.fxe4
Rg8 29.Rxg8 Nxg8 30.e5 Kf8 31.a4 Ne7
32.Ka2 Ng6 ...0–1, Valerga Diego 2495 -
Caceres Sergio 2169 , Buenos Aires 2003
Ch Pan-American Continental; 13.fxe4
Ng6 14.Kb1 Be7 15.Ng3 Bd7 16.Nh5 0–0–
0 17.Qf2 Bc6 18.Be2 Qe5 19.Rhf1 Bxe4
20.Nxe4 Qxe4 21.Bd3 Qb4 22.Nxf6 Ne5
23.c3 Nxd3 24.Rxd3 Qc4 25.Rf3 Rd6
26.Qc2 Rhd8 27.b3 Rb6 28.h3 a5 29.Ka1
Qc7 30.g4 a4 31.Rb1 axb3 32.Rxb3 Rxb3
...1–0, Ramaswamy Aarthie 2284 -
Borulya Ekaterina 2330 , Bled 2002
Olympiad (w); 13.a3 exf3 14.axb4 fxe2
15.Bxe2 f5 16.Kb1 1/2–1/2, Cyborowski

Lukasz 2543 - Jaracz Pawel 2546 ,
Lubniewice 2002 Ch Poland (team)]
13...exf3 [13...Bxc3 14.Nxc3 e5 15.Qxe4
0–0 16.Qh4 Bf5 17.Qxf6 Rad8 18.Be2 Bg6
19.h4 Nd5 20.Rxd5 Rxd5 21.h5 Rd6
22.Qg5 f6 23.Qg3 e4 24.Nxe4 1–0,
Goloshchapov Alexander 2572 - Renette
Hans 2177 , Leuven 2003 It (open)]
14.Qxb4 [14.Qxf6 Ng6 15.Qxf3 Bxc3
16.Nxc3 Qf4+ 17.Qxf4 Nxf4 18.g3 Ng6
19.Bg2 Rb8 20.Rhe1 Ne7 21.Ne4 Nc6
22.Nc5 Ke7 23.a4 Na7 24.a5 b6 25.axb6
Rxb6 26.c4 Nc6 27.b3 Nb4 28.Kb2 Rd6
29.Rxd6 Kxd6 30.Ne4+ Kc7 31.Ra1 h5
32.Kc3 Nc6 33.Nc5 Nb8 ...1–0, Spraggett
Kevin 2526 - Rodriguez Guerrero Enrique
2450 , Madrid 2002 Memorial Pablo
Gorbea (open)]
14...fxe2 15.Bxe2 f5 [CAP 0.37/0]
16.Rd6 [N]
[16.Bh5 Ng6 17.Bxg6 fxg6 18.Rhe1 Kf7
19.g4 f4 20.Re4 g5 21.Rc4 Qe5 22.Ne4
a5 23.Qe1 b6 24.Nd6+ Kf6 25.Re4 Qc5
26.Rxf4+ 1–0, Vuckovic Bojan 2511 -
Beshukov Sergei 2499 , Catalan Bay
2.2.2004 It "Gibraltar Masters"; 16.Na4 b5
17.Nc5 0–0 18.Nd7 Bxd7 19.Qxe7 Rac8
20.Qg5+ Kh8 21.Qf6+ Kg8 22.Qg5+ Kh8
23.Qf6+ Kg8 24.Qg5+ 1/2–1/2, Arizmendi
Martinez Julen L 2534 - De La Riva
Aguado Oscar 2549 , Burgos 2003 Ch
Spain (Gr B); 16.Bf3 Bd7 17.Rhe1 Bc6
18.Bxc6+ bxc6 19.g4 Rb8 20.Qd4 Rg8
21.gxf5 Nxf5 22.Qd3 Qa5 23.Qd7+ Kf8
24.Qxc6 Rg4 25.Rd7 Qb6 26.Qxb6 Rxb6
27.Ne4 Rc6 28.c3 1/2–1/2, Gashimov
Vugar 2565 - Tregubov Pavel V 2628 ,
Istanbul 2003 Ch Europe]
16...Bd7 17.Rhd1 Bc6 18.Qd4 0–0 19.g4
fxg4 20.Qxg4+ Ng6 21.h4 Rad8 22.Rxd8
Rxd8 23.Rxd8+ Qxd8 24.h5 f5 25.Qg1
Qf6 26.a4 Kg7 27.hxg6 hxg6 28.Qc5 Qf8
29.Qe5+ Qf6 30.Qc7+ Qf7 31.Qd6 f4 [?
2.38/0]
194
[31...Qd7 'better is' 32.Qe5+ Kf7 33.Bc4
Qe71.17/0]
32.Ne4 f3 33.Qe5+[3.25/0]
1–0
(17) Fressinet Laurent (FRA) (2638) -
De La Riva Aguado Oscar (AND) (2556)
[B48]
It (open) Andorra (4), 06.07.2004
[[ SICILIAN def. PAULSEN var.,B48]
Fressinet Laurent (FRA) +10 =6 –0 De La
Riva Aguado Oscar (AND) +2 =5 –1]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 [7.Bd3 Nf6
8.0–0 Ne5 9.h3 Bc5 10.Kh1 d6 11.f4 Ng6
12.Qe1 Bd7 13.f5 Ne5 14.Nce2 Qb6
15.Qg3 0–0 16.Rab1 Nxd3 17.cxd3 e5
18.Bg5 Nh5 19.Qh4 Bxd4 20.Qxh5 1/2–
1/2, Fressinet Laurent 2636 - Varga Peter
2468 , France 1.4.2004 Ch France (team)
2004]
7...Nf6 8.0–0–0 [8.f3 Ne5 9.0–0–0 b5
10.Kb1 b4 11.Na4 d5 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.exd5
Nxd5 14.Nf5 Bd7 15.Nxd6+ Qxd6 16.Nb6
Qxb6 17.Bxe5 0–0 18.Bc4 Bc6 19.Bxg7
Kxg7 20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Qg5+ Kh8 22.Qf6+
Kg8 23.Rxd5 Rfe8 24.Rg5+ Kf8 25.Qd6+
1–0, Adams Michael 2708 - Skripchenko
Almira 2456 , France 1999 Ch France
(team) 1999]
8...Bb4 [8...Be7 9.f3 d6 10.g4 0–0 11.h4
b5 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.Ne2 Nd7 14.Nd4
Qc7 15.g5 Nc5 16.h5 b4 17.Kb1 Rb8
18.Qh2 Na4 19.Bd3 e5 20.Nb3 f5 21.f4
Nxb2 22.h6 g6 23.Kxb2 fxe4 24.fxe5 exd3
25.cxd3 Qc3+ 26.Kb1 Bf5 27.Qe2 dxe5
28.Rd2 ...0–1, Moreno Ruiz Javier 2436 -
Leitao Rafael 2526 , Pamplona 2002 It
(cat.14)]
9.f3 =]
 195

9...Ne5 10.Nb3 d5 [10...b5 11.Bd4 0–0 35.c4 Rxa5 36.bxa4 ...1/2–1/2, Movsesian
12.Qg5 Bd6 13.Kb1 Bb7 14.Bxb5 h6 Sergei 2639 - Polgar Judit 2728 ,
15.Qe3 axb5 16.Nxb5 Qc6 17.Nxd6 Qxd6 Budapest 2003 It (cat.17)]
18.Qf4 Qa6 19.Bxe5 Qxa2+ 20.Kc1 Rfc8
21.Kd2 Qa4 22.Rc1 Ne8 23.Rhd1 f6 17.Qe3 b5 18.g4 b4 19.Bd4 Nxd4
24.Bc3 d5 25.Qg4 dxe4 26.Qxe6+ Kh8 20.Nxd4 Qc5 21.Qb3 Kh8 22.Nxe6 Bxe6
27.Nd4 Ra6 28.Qe7 Nd6 29.Ne6 Rg8 23.Qxe6 Rae8 24.Qc4 Qe3 25.Qxa6
30.Ke1 ...0–1, Short Nigel D 2712 - Qxf3 [?! 2.13/0]
Movsesian Sergei 2647 , Sarajevo
19.5.2004 It (cat.15); 10...Bxc3 11.Qxc3 [25...Be5 !? 26.Qd3 Qh6 27.gxf5
Qxc3 12.bxc3 b5 13.Bf4 Nc4 14.Bxc4 Rc81.46/0]
bxc4 15.Na5 d5 16.Be5 dxe4 17.Nxc4
Nd7 18.Bd6 exf3 19.Ba3 Kd8 20.gxf3 Kc7 26.Bb5 [?! 1.33/0]
21.Rhg1 Rg8 22.Bd6+ Kc6 23.Na5+ Kb5
24.Rg5+ f5 25.Bc7 Ra7 26.c4+ Ka4 [26.Qxd6 !? 26...Qxh1 27.Bb5 Qe4
27.Rxd7 Bxd7 28.Bb6 Raa8 29.Nb3 Kb4 28.Bxe82.13/0]
30.c5 ...0–1, Acher Mathieu 2320 -
Chernuschevich Alexei 2506 , Aix les 26...Rd8 27.gxf5 Bxh2 28.Bd3 h6
Bains 2003 Ch France (accession)] 29.Qb6 Rb8 30.Qd4 Rfd8 31.Qc4 Be5
32.Qe6 Qf4 33.Rhf1 [?! 0.93/0]
11.Bd4 0–0 12.Kb1 [12.a3 Bd6 13.exd5
exd5 14.Qf2 b5 15.Bxb5 axb5 16.Nxb5 [33.Rde1 !? 33...Bf6 34.Re4 Qc7
Qb8 17.Nxd6 Qxd6 18.Bc5 Qd8 19.Bxf8 35.Rhe11.46/0]
Qxf8 20.Qc5 Qd8 21.Rhe1 Ng6 22.Nd4
Bd7 23.Re3 Nf4 24.g3 Ne6 25.Nxe6 Bxe6 33...Qd4 34.Qb3 Bf6 35.Be2 Qe5
26.Qd4 Ne8 27.a4 Nd6 28.Ra3 Nc4 36.Rxd8+ Rxd8 37.Bd3 Re8 38.Rd1 Rd8
29.Ra2 Na5 30.b4 Nc6 31.Qc5 Rc8 ...1/2– 39.Rf1 h5 [? 1.56/0]
1/2, Vallejo Pons Francisco 2629 -
Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2676 , Pamplona [39...Re8 'better is' 40.Rc1 Qf4 41.Bb5
2002 It (cat.16); 12.Qg5 Ned7 13.e5 Ne8 Rd80.26/0]
14.a3 h6 15.Qe3 Be7 16.f4 b6 17.h4 Nc5
18.Kb1 Nxb3 19.cxb3 Bc5 20.Rc1 Bxd4 40.Rh1 h4 41.Qxb4 Rd4 42.Qe1 Qb8 [?
21.Qxd4 Qd8 22.Na4 Rb8 23.Nxb6 Qxb6 2.88/0]
24.Qxb6 Rxb6 25.Rxc8 f6 26.Bd3 f5 27.b4
g6 28.Rhc1 Ng7 29.Be2 Rxc8 30.Rxc8+ [42...Re4 ! 43.Qc1 Re3 44.Ka1
Kf7 31.Rc7+ Kf8 ...1–0, Zagrebelny Qd51.27/0]
Sergey 2510 - Brylev Igor 2152 , Moscow
1995 It (open)] 43.Qc1 [? 1.38/0]

12...dxe4 13.Qf4 Bd6 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 [43.c3 ! 43...Rg4 44.Qe2 Qa8

15.Qxe4 Nc6 [15...Ng6 CAP -0.18/0] 45.Re12.88/0]

16.Bc3 f5 [N] 43...Rg4 [?! 1.91/0]

[16...Bd7 17.g4 Rfe8 18.Bd3 g6 19.Rhe1 [43...Qb6 !? 44.Re1 Rd8 45.Re6

e5 20.h4 Ne7 21.Bc4 Bc6 22.Qd3 Rad8 Qd41.38/0]
23.Qe3 Nc8 24.h5 Nb6 25.Na5 Na4
26.Bd2 Bc5 27.Qe2 Bd5 28.hxg6 hxg6 44.c3 Rg3 45.Qd1 [CAP 2.63/0]
29.Bxd5 Rxd5 30.Rh1 e4 31.fxe4 Ba3
32.Qh2 Qxh2 33.Rxh2 Rb5 34.b3 Rd8 1–0

(18) Vokarev Sergey (RUS) (2516) -
Geller Jakov (RUS) (2489) [B48]
It (cat.9) Alushta (Ukraine) (7), 14.09.2004
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Qe1 Be7
12.f4 Nc4 13.e5 Ng4 14.Bd4 Bb7 15.Bd3
d6 16.Qg3 dxe5 17.fxe5 h5 18.h3 Nh6
19.Kb1 g6 20.Qf2 Nf5 21.Bc5 Nxe5
22.Bxf5 gxf5 23.Bxe7 Kxe7 24.Rhe1 f6
25.Ne2 Rac8 26.Nf4 Rhd8 27.Nd4 Rxd4
28.Rxd4 Be4 29.Re2 Rd8 30.Rxd8 Qxd8
31.Rd2 Qc7 32.Qg3 Qc4 33.Qg7+ Ke8
34.Qg8+ Ke7 35.Ng6+
1–0
(19) Volokitin Andrei (UKR) (2685) -
Macieja Bartlomiej (POL) (2618) [B48]
It (cat.17) Bermuda (8), 07.02.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Qe1 Be7
12.f4 Nc4 13.e5 Ng4 14.Bd4 Bb7 15.Bxc4
bxc4 16.Nd2 Nh6 17.Qe2 Rc8 18.Nde4
Nf5 19.g4 Nxd4 20.Rxd4 f6 21.Rhd1 fxe5
22.Rxd7 Qxd7 23.Rxd7 Kxd7 24.fxe5
Rhf8 25.a3 Bxe4 26.Nxe4 Rc6 27.Qd1+
Ke8 28.g5 c3 29.Nxc3 Bxg5+ 30.Kb1 Rf5
31.Ne4 Be7 32.Qd4 g5 33.Qa7 Rf1+
34.Ka2 Rxc2 35.Qxa6 Rcc1 36.Qxe6
Ra1+ 37.Kb3 Rf3+ 38.Kc2 Re1 39.Nd6+
Kf8 40.Qh6+ Kg8 41.Qe6+ Kf8 42.Nf5
Rf2+ 43.Kb3 Bd8 44.Qd7
1–0
(20) Leko P (2763) - Polgar Ju (2735)
[B48]
WCh-FIDE (4), 01.10.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne7 10.Nde2 b5 11.g4 h6
12.Rg1 Ng6 13.a3 Be7 14.f4 b4 15.axb4
Bxb4 16.Qd4 Qa5 17.Kb1 Rb8 18.g5 Nh5
196
19.gxh6 Rxh6 20.Rg5 Qc7 21.Nb5 Rxb5
22.Rxb5 axb5 23.Qxb4 Nhxf4 24.Nc3
Rxh2 25.Bg1
1–0
(21) Bologan V (2666) - Markus R
(2585) [B48]
37th Olympiad (11), 02.06.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Qe1 Rb8
12.Qg3 0–0 13.Bd4 d6 14.a3 Bxc3
15.Bxc3 Ra8 16.Bb4 Ne8 17.Bxd6 Nxd6
18.Qxe5 Rd8 19.Qc5 Qxc5 20.Nxc5 e5
21.Be2 Be6 22.Rd2 Kf8 23.Rhd1 Ke7
24.a4 Rac8 25.Nxa6 bxa4 26.Nb4 Rc5
27.Kb1 Nb7 28.Rxd8 Nxd8 29.Rd3 Nb7
30.Ra3 Bd7 31.Nd5+ Ke6 32.Nb6 Ra5
33.Nxd7
1–0
(22) Leko Peter (HUN) (2722) - Vallejo
Pons Francisco (ESP) (2663) [B48]
It (cat.20) Linares (Spain) (5), 2003
[[ SICILIAN def. PAULSEN var.,B48] Leko
Peter (HUN) +1 =3 –0]
1.e4
1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7
5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 [8...Be7 9.f3 d6 10.g4 0–0 11.h4 b5
12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.Ne2 Nd7 14.Nd4 Qc7
15.g5 Nc5 16.h5 b4 17.Kb1 Rb8 18.Qh2
Na4 19.Bd3 e5 20.Nb3 f5 21.f4 Nxb2
22.h6 g6 23.Kxb2 fxe4 24.fxe5 exd3
25.cxd3 Qc3+ 26.Kb1 Bf5 27.Qe2 dxe5
28.Rd2 ...0–1, Moreno Ruiz Javier 2409 -
Leitao Rafael 2558 , Pamplona 2002 It
(cat.14)]
9.f3 =]

9...Ne5 [9...0–0 10.Kb1 Be7 11.g4 Ne5
12.Rg1 b5 13.g5 Nh5 14.f4 Nc4 15.Bxc4
bxc4 16.f5 g6 17.Nde2 Rb8 18.Ka1 Bc5
19.Bxc5 Qxc5 20.Qd6 Qxd6 21.Rxd6 gxf5
22.exf5 Ng7 23.Ng3 Kh8 24.Rf1 Rg8
25.fxe6 fxe6 26.Rf7 Ne8 27.Rd4 Rxg5
28.Rh4 Rg7 29.Rf8+ ...1/2–1/2, Erdogdu
Mert 2329 - Miladinovic Igor 2526 ,
Istanbul 2002 Ch Balkan Countries;
9...Ne7 10.a3 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 Qxc3
12.bxc3 e5 13.Nf5 Nxf5 14.exf5 b5 15.c4
d5 16.cxb5 axb5 17.Bxb5+ Bd7 18.Bxd7+
Kxd7 19.Rd3 d4 20.f4 Nd5 21.Bd2 f6
22.Re1 Kd6 23.fxe5+ fxe5 24.Kb2 Rhb8+
25.Rb3 Nb6 26.Kc1 Nc4 27.Rxb8 Rxb8
28.Bb4+ Kd5 29.Re2 ...0–1, Narciso
Dublan Marc 2460 - Andersson Ulf 2599 ,
Pamplona 2002 It (cat.14)]
10.Nb3 [10.a3 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 Qxc3
12.bxc3 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Bg1 Nxc3
15.Re1 Nd7 16.Nf5 0–0 17.Nxg7 Nb5
18.Nh5 Nxa3 19.Bd4 e5 20.Bb2 Nb5
21.Bxe5 Nxe5 22.Rxe5 Be6 23.Bxb5 axb5
24.Rxb5 Ra1+ 25.Rb1 Rxb1+ 26.Kxb1
Rd8 27.Kc1 Kf8 28.Rd1 Ra8 29.Nf4 Bf5
...1–0, Rios Mauricio 2375 - Ruiz Alciguel
2200 , Barranquilla 1995 Ch Colombia
(1/2 final)]
10...b5 [10...d5 11.Bd4 0–0 12.a3 Bd6
13.exd5 exd5 14.Qf2 b5 15.Bb6 Qb7
16.Na5 Qe7 17.Re1 Be6 18.f4 Neg4
19.Qd4 Ne4 20.Nxe4 dxe4 21.Rxe4 Nf6
22.Re1 Nd5 23.f5 Qg5+ 24.Kb1 Qxf5
25.Bd3 Qg5 26.h4 Qe7 27.Qe4 Nf6
28.Qf3 Rac8 29.Bd4 Nd5 30.Qe4 ...0–1,
Zagrebelny Sergey 2535 - Nenashev
Alexander 2510 , Tashkent 1992 Ch
Uzbekistan]
11.Bd4 [11.Kb1 Nc4 12.Bxc4 bxc4 13.Nc1
Qb7 14.N1e2 Rb8 15.b3 0–0 16.Bf4 Ra8
17.Bd6 Bxd6 18.Qxd6 cxb3 19.axb3 a5
20.Rd4 Ra6 21.Qa3 d5 22.exd5 exd5
23.Nf4 Be6 24.Rhd1 h6 25.Ncxd5 Nxd5
26.Nxd5 Rb8 27.Nf6+ gxf6 28.Rd8+ Rxd8
29.Rxd8+ Kh7 30.Qf8 Kg6 ...1–0, Topalov
Veselin 2745 - Lutz Christopher 2655 ,
Dortmund 2002 It (Gr.1) (cat.19)]
197
11...Be7 [11...h6 12.Kb1 Nc4 13.Qf2 0–0
14.Qg3 Bd6 15.Qe1 Be5 16.Bxe5 Qxe5
17.Qg3 Qxg3 18.hxg3 Ne3 19.Rd6 Ne8
20.Rd3 Nc4 21.a4 Ne5 22.Rd2 b4 23.Na2
Nc6 24.Nd4 Nxd4 25.Rxd4 a5 26.Bb5 Nf6
27.Rhd1 Rd8 28.c3 bxc3 29.Nxc3 Ra7
30.e5 Ne8 31.Ne4 ...0–1, Anand
Viswanathan 2725 - Portisch Lajos 2585 ,
Biel 1993 Izt; 11...Bb7 12.Kb1 Be7 13.Na5
d6 14.Nxb7 Qxb7 15.f4 Nc6 16.Bxf6 Bxf6
17.g4 0–0 18.g5 Bxc3 19.Qxc3 Rfd8 20.h4
e5 21.h5 exf4 22.Bh3 Ne5 23.Bf5 Qe7
24.g6 Ra7 25.gxf7+ Nxf7 26.Qf3 Qf6
27.Qxf4 Re7 28.Rd5 Re5 29.Rhd1 Rde8
30.Qd2 Qh6 31.Qxh6 ...0–1, Kovchan
Alexander 2420 - Tregubov Pavel V 2620
, Smolensk 2000 Ch Russia (club)]
12.Qg5 [CAP N 0.06/0]
[12.Kb1 d6 –0,09 CAP (12...Bb7 13.Na5
d6 14.Ne2 1/2–1/2, Ivanchuk
Vassily(2717) - Ljubojevic
Ljubomir(2566), Belgrade 1995 It
"Investbanka") 13.Qf2 0–0 N (13...Rb8
14.g4 h6 15.h4 Nc4 16.Bxc4 bxc4 17.Nd2
e5 18.Ba7 Rb7 19.g5 Nh5 20.Nd5 Qc6
21.Nf1 Be6 22.Be3 Bxd5 23.exd5 ...1/2–
1/2, Morozevich Alexander(2745) - Anand
Viswanathan(2790), Dortmund 2001 It
(cat.21) 23...Qb5 24.c3 Nf4 25.Bxf4 exf4
26.Rg1 0–0 27.Rg2 Rfb8 28.Rd2 g6
29.Qd4 hxg5 30.Nh2 gxh4 31.Ng4 Bg5
...1/2–1/2, Morozevich Alexander 2742 -
Anand Viswanathan 2770 , Dortmund
2001 It (cat.21)) 14.g4 b4 15.Na4 Bb7
16.Rg1 Nfd7 17.Nb6 Rab8 18.g5 Rfd8
19.Nxd7 Nxd7 20.h4 d5 21.Bd3 ?! –1,07
(21.exd5 !? 21...Bxd5 22.h5 Ne5 23.Be2 –
0,76) 21...e5 ?! –0,76 (21...a5 !? 22.exd5
Bxd5 23.Be4 Ba8 –1,07) 22.Ba7 Ra8
23.exd5 Rxa7 ? +0,13 (23...a5 ! 24.Be4
a4 25.Nc1 a3 –0,76) 24.Qxa7 Nc5 25.d6
Bxd6 26.Be4 Nxe4 27.fxe4 Ra8 28.Qe3
a5 29.Qd3 Rd8 30.Rgf1 a4 31.Nd2 Bf8 ?!
+0,80 ...1–0, Leko Peter 2722 - Lutz
Christopher 2655 , Essen 2002 It (cat.16)
(31...a3 !? 32.b3 Bc5 33.Qc4 Re8 +0,37) ;
12.Qf2 d6 13.g4

a) 13.Kb1 N 13...0–0 14.g4 Nfd7 (14...b4
15.Na4 Bb7 16.Rg1 Nfd7 17.Nb6 Rab8
18.g5 Rfd8 19.Nxd7 Nxd7 20.h4 d5
21.Bd3 e5 22.Ba7 Ra8 23.exd5 Rxa7
24.Qxa7 Nc5 25.d6 Bxd6 26.Be4 Nxe4
27.fxe4 Ra8 28.Qe3 a5 29.Qd3 Rd8
30.Rgf1 a4 31.Nd2 Bf8 32.Qc4 Qd7
33.Rf2 Rc8 34.Qd3 Qe6 35.Qb5 Bc6
36.Qc4 Qe8 37.Rdf1 Bb5 38.Qxf7+ Qxf7
39.Rxf7 Bxf1 40.Rxf1± Leko Peter (HUN)
2722 - Lutz Christopher (GER)
2655,^013^010 Essen (Germany) 2002)
15.Rg1 Bb7 16.g5 Rfc8 17.a3 Nc4
18.Bxc4 bxc4 19.Nc1 Rab8 20.N1e2 Bc6
21.Ka1 Qa5 22.Na2 ! 22...e5 23.Bc3 Qc7
24.Ng3 g6 25.Nf1 Nc5 26.Ne3 a5 27.Qd2
Rb5 28.h4 Ne6 29.Rb1 Rc5 30.Nc1 Rd8
31.Ng4 d5 ...1–0, Kasparov Garry 2847 -
Ye Jiangchuan 2682 , Bled 2002
Olympiad;
b) 13.g4 0–0 14.Rg1 Nfd7 15.f4 Nc4 16.g5
b4 17.Bxc4 Qxc4 18.f5 bxc3 19.f6 Bd8
20.fxg7 Re8 21.Rd3 e5 22.Rh3 Qe6
23.Qe3 exd4 24.Nxd4 Qxe4 25.Qxc3 Nc5
26.g6 Bxh3 27.gxf7+ Kxf7 28.Qxh3 Bg5+
0–1, Motylev Alexander(2641) - Alekseev
Evgeny(2548), Tomsk 2001 Ch Russia
(club); 13...0–0 14.Rg1 Nfd7 15.f4 Nc4
16.g5 b4 17.Bxc4 Qxc4 18.f5 bxc3 19.f6
Bd8 20.fxg7 Re8 21.Rd3 e5 ...0–1,
Motylev Alexander(2570) - Alekseev
Evgeny(2510), Tomsk 2001 Ch Russia
(club); 12.Qf2 d6 13.g4 0–0 14.Rg1 Nfd7
15.f4 Nc4 16.g5 b4 17.Bxc4 Qxc4 18.f5
bxc3 19.f6 Bd8 20.fxg7 Re8 21.Rd3 e5
...0–1, Motylev Alexander(2570)
Alekseev Evgeny(2510), Tomsk 2001 Ch
Russia (club); 12.Bxe5 Qxe5 13.f4 Qc7
14.e5 b4 15.Ne2 Nd5 16.g4 Bb7 17.Rg1
0–0 18.Rg3 d6 19.Qd4 Rfc8 20.Na1 dxe5
21.fxe5 Bc5 22.Qd3 Qxe5 23.Rh3 h6
24.Kb1 Ne3 25.Rc1 Rd8 26.Rh5 f5
27.Qb3 Nxf1 28.Rxf1 Qxe2 0–1,
Yanjindulam Dulamsuren 2138
Mongontuul Bathuyag 2196 , Oropesa
2001 Ch World (juniors) (under 14) (g)]
12...Ng6 13.Qg3 Bd6 14.Qf2 Rb8 [?!
0.34/0]
198
[14...Bxh2 15.g4 Bg3 16.Qg1 Bf4+-
0.32/0]
15.Kb1 0–0 16.Bc5 Bxc5 17.Qxc5 Qxc5
18.Nxc5 Rb6 19.a4 Rc6 20.Nd3 bxa4
21.Nxa4 d5 22.exd5 Nxd5 23.Ndc5 Ne5
24.Rd4 Nd7 25.Nxd7 Bxd7 26.Bc4 Nf6
27.Re1 Rfc8 28.Bd3 Kf8 29.Re5 R8c7
30.Ra5 Bc8 31.b4 [?! 0.34/0]
[31.Nc3 Nd7 32.Na4 Ke7 33.Kc11.00/0]
31...Nd5 32.Kb2 g6 [?! 0.95/0]
[32...Ne3 33.Nc5 Nxg2 34.c4 Ne30.16/0]
33.Kb3 Ne3 34.Nc5 [?! 0.16/0]
[34.c4 Ke7 35.Re5 Nf5 36.Bxf50.95/0]
34...Ra7 [? 1.60/0]
[34...Nxg2 'better is' 35.c3 Ke7 36.Bxa6
Bxa60.16/0]
35.g3 Ke7 36.f4 f6 [?! 1.70/0]
[36...Nf5 37.Bxf5 exf5 38.Rd3 Ke81.12/0]
37.Be4 Rb6 38.c4 e5 39.fxe5 fxe5
40.Rd3 Nf5 41.Na4 Re6 42.b5 Nd4+
43.Kc3[2.25/0]
1–0
- (23) Motylev Alexander (RUS) (2649) -
Xu Jun (CHN) (2608) [B48]
Match \ Moscow (Russia) (6), 2004
[[ SICILIAN def. PAULSEN var.,B48]
Motylev Alexander (RUS) +3 =6 –1]
1.e4
-
1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7
5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
[8.f3 Ne5 9.0–0–0 Bb4 (9...b5 10.Kb1 b4
11.Na4 d5 12.Bf4 Bd6 13.exd5 Nxd5
14.Nf5 Bd7 15.Nxd6+ Qxd6 16.Nb6 Qxb6

17.Bxe5 0–0 18.Bc4 Bc6 19.Bxg7 Kxg7
20.Bxd5 exd5 21.Qg5+ Kh8 22.Qf6+ Kg8
23.Rxd5 Rfe8 24.Rg5+ Kf8 25.Qd6+ 1–0,
Adams Michael 2708 - Skripchenko
Almira 2456 , France 1999 Ch France
(team) 1999) 10.Nb3 b5 11.Kb1 0–0
12.Nxb5 Bxd2 13.Nxc7 Bxe3 14.Nxa8
Ne8 15.Nd4 Bb7 16.Nb6 Nc7 17.Nc4 1–0,
Motylev Alexander 2640 - Gershon Alik
2546 , Bermuda 2003 It (cat.15)]
8...Bb4 [8...Be7 9.f3 d6 10.g4 0–0 11.h4
b5 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.Ne2 Nd7 14.Nd4
Qc7 15.g5 Nc5 16.h5 b4 17.Kb1 Rb8
18.Qh2 Na4 19.Bd3 e5 20.Nb3 f5 21.f4
Nxb2 22.h6 g6 23.Kxb2 fxe4 24.fxe5 exd3
25.cxd3 Qc3+ 26.Kb1 Bf5 27.Qe2 dxe5
28.Rd2 ...0–1, Moreno Ruiz Javier 2436 -
Leitao Rafael 2526 , Pamplona 2002 It
(cat.14)]
9.f3 =]
9...Na5 [CAP 0.48/0]
[9...Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Bd4 Be7 12.Kb1 d6
13.Qf2 Rb8 14.g4 h6 15.h4 Nc4 16.Bxc4
bxc4 17.Nd2 e5 18.Ba7 Rb7 19.g5 Nh5
20.Nd5 Qc6 21.Nf1 Be6 22.Be3 Bxd5
23.exd5 Qb5 24.c3 Nf4 25.Bxf4 exf4
26.Rg1 0–0 27.Rg2 Rfb8 28.Rd2 g6
29.Qd4 ...1/2–1/2, Morozevich Alexander
2742 - Anand Viswanathan 2770 ,
Dortmund 2001 It (cat.21)]
10.Bf2 [N]
[10.Nb3 d5 (10...Nxb3+ 11.axb3 d5
12.exd5 Nxd5 13.Bd4 Qa5 14.Kb1 0–0
15.Bc4 Bxc3 16.bxc3 Ne7 17.Qf2 Nc6
18.Bc5 Re8 19.Qe3 e5 20.Bb6 Qa3
21.Bc5 Qa5 22.Kb2 Qc7 23.Bb6 Qe7
24.Qc5 Qxc5 25.Bxc5 h5 26.h3 Be6
27.Bxe6 Rxe6 28.Rd7 b5 29.Rhd1 Rc8
...0–1, Akopian Vladimir 2689 - Anand
Viswanathan 2774 , Moscow 12.6.2004
Match "Armenia-Rest of the World")
11.Bf4 Nxb3+ 12.cxb3 Qa5 13.e5 Nd7
14.a3 Be7 15.Kb1 b5 16.b4 Qd8 17.Ne2
Nb6 18.Nd4 Bd7 19.b3 0–0 20.Ka2 Qb8
199
21.Rc1 Qa7 22.Be3 Rac8 23.Bd3 Qb8
24.f4 Rfd8 25.Qf2 Rxc1 26.Rxc1 Rc8
27.Rxc8+ Nxc8 28.Qc2 h6 29.Nc6 Qb7
...1–0, Topalov Veselin 2735 - Anand
Viswanathan 2766 , Monte Carlo
21.3.2004 It "Melody Amber" (blindfold);
10.Qe1 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 Qxc3 12.bxc3 d5
13.e5 Nd7 14.f4 b5 15.Nb3 Nc6 16.Bd3
Rb8 17.Kd2 Nb6 18.Rb1 Nc4+ 19.Bxc4
dxc4 20.Nc5 0–0 21.Rhd1 1/2–1/2, Svidler
Peter 2747 - Anand Viswanathan 2766 ,
Monte Carlo 20.3.2004 It "Melody Amber"
(active); 10.Kb1 Bxc3 11.bxc3 b5 12.Bf4
Qb6 13.Nb3 Nc4 14.Qd4 d5 15.Bxc4
Qxd4 16.cxd4 dxc4 17.Na5 Nd7 18.Bc7 0–
0 19.d5 exd5 20.exd5 Nf6 21.Rhe1 Bd7
22.Be5 Rfe8 23.Kb2 Rac8 24.Bxf6 gxf6
25.Kc3 Kf8 26.Kd4 c3 27.Rxe8+ Rxe8
28.Kxc3 Rc8+ 29.Kb3 Ke7 ...1–0, Leko
Peter 2741 - Anand Viswanathan 2774 ,
Moscow 14.6.2004 Match "Armenia-Rest
of the World"; 10.g4 h6 11.g5 hxg5
12.Bxg5 b5 13.Kb1 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Bb7
15.Bf4 e5 16.Bg3 0–0–0 17.Qg5 d6 18.Nb3
Nh5 19.Bd3 Kb8 20.Nxa5 f6 21.Qe3 Qxa5
22.Bf2 1–0, Cheparinov Ivan 2550 - Teran
Alvarez Ismael 2382 , Coria del Rio
13.2.2004 It (open); 10.Bf4 d6 11.Nb3 e5
12.Bg5 Be6 13.Kb1 Rc8 14.Qe3 b5
15.Bh4 Bxc3 16.Qxc3 Qxc3 17.bxc3 Nb7
18.Kb2 Nd7 19.Bf2 Ke7 20.Ra1 Ndc5
21.Nxc5 Nxc5 22.Bxc5 Rxc5 23.a4 bxa4
24.Rxa4 a5 25.Bd3 Rb8+ 26.Kc1 Bd7
27.Ra3 a4 28.c4 Kd8 29.Kd2 Kc7 ...1/2–
1/2, Grischuk Alexander 2719 - Anand
Viswanathan 2766 , Bastia 2003 It (active)
(knockout system) "Corsica Masters";
10.a3 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 Qxc3 12.bxc3 d5
13.Bf4 Bd7 14.Bc7 Nc6 15.e5 Ng8 16.Bd3
Nge7 17.Kd2 b5 18.f4 0–0 19.g4 Nc8
20.Rhe1 Ra7 21.Nxc6 Rxc7 22.Nb8 Ra7
23.Nxd7 Rxd7 24.a4 Nb6 25.axb5 a5
26.Ra1 a4 27.Reb1 f6 28.exf6 gxf6
29.Re1 Re8 ...1–0, Dworakowska Joanna
2395 - Peng Zhaoqin 2396 , Elista
23.5.2004 Ch World (w)]
10...Bxc3 11.Qxc3 Qxc3 12.bxc3 d5
13.exd5 Nxd5 14.c4 Ne7 15.Nb3 Nxb3+
[?! 1.12/0]

[15...Nac6 !? 16.Bd3 0–0 17.Rhe1
e50.26/0]
16.cxb3 Bd7 17.Bd3 Bc6 18.Bb6 f5
19.Bc2 Kf7 20.Rhe1 Ng6 21.b4 Nf8
22.a4 Nd7 23.Bf2 Nf6 24.b5 axb5
25.axb5 Bd7 26.Kb2 Rhc8 27.Bb3 Re8
28.g4 fxg4 29.fxg4 h6 30.h4 Bc8 31.g5
hxg5 32.hxg5 Ng4 33.Bg3 Kg6 34.Bc2+
Kxg5 35.Rh1 Ne3 36.Bh4+[5.50/0]
1–0
(24) Topalov Veselin (BUL) (2737) -
Movsesian Sergei (SVK) (2647) [B48]
Ch World FIDE (KO-system) Tripoli
(Libya) (3), 23.06.2004
[[ SICILIAN def. PAULSEN var.,B48]
Topalov Veselin (BUL) +9 =7 –1 Topalov
Veselin (BUL)-Movsesian Sergei (SVK)
+1 =0 –0]
1.e4
1...c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7
5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 [7...b5 8.0–
0–0 Nf6 9.Bf4 Ne5 10.Nf3 Nfg4 11.Bg3 f6
12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.f4 Nc4 14.Bxc4 Qxc4
15.f5 Kf7 16.e5 b4 17.Nb1 exf5 18.exf6
gxf6 19.Bd6 Bxd6 20.Qxd6 Re8 21.b3
Qb5 22.Rhe1 Bb7 23.a4 Qc6 24.Qxb4
Rxe1 25.Qxe1 Rc8 26.Na3 d5 27.Qh4
...1–0, Topalov Veselin 2733 - Movsesian
Sergei 2631 , Sarajevo 2001 It (cat.16)]
8.0–0–0 Bb4 9.f3 =]
9...Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Kb1 [11.Bd4 Be7
12.Qf2 d6 13.Kb1 0–0 14.g4 Nfd7 15.Rg1
Bb7 16.g5 Rfc8 17.a3 Nc4 18.Bxc4 bxc4
19.Nc1 Rab8 20.N1e2 Bc6 21.Ka1 Qa5
22.Na2 e5 23.Bc3 Qc7 24.Ng3 g6 25.Nf1
Nc5 26.Ne3 a5 27.Qd2 Rb5 28.h4 Ne6
29.Rb1 Rc5 30.Nc1 Rd8 ...1–0, Kasparov
Garry 2847 - Ye Jiangchuan 2682 , Bled
2002 Olympiad; 11.Qe1 Be7 12.f4 Nc4
13.e5 Ng4 14.Bd4 f5 15.h3 Nh6 16.Qf2
Bb7 17.Bxc4 bxc4 18.Bb6 Qc6 19.Na5
200
Qxg2 20.Qd4 Bc8 21.Bc5 Bxc5 22.Qxc5
Kf7 23.Qe3 Rb8 24.Rhg1 Qa8 25.Nxc4
Rf8 26.Nd6+ Kg8 27.Rxg7+ 1–0, Grischuk
Alexander 2719 - Geller Jakov 2489 ,
Sochi 25.4.2004 Ch Russia (club)]
11...Be7 12.Qf2 d6 13.Bb6 [CAP N 00þ (
13.g4 Nfd7 ( 13...O-O 14.Rg1 Nfd7 15.g5
b4 16.Ne2 Bb7 17.Ned4 Nc4 18.h4 Nxe3
19.Qxe3 Rac8 20.Bd3 Nc5 21.f4 Rfe8
22.h5 Bf8 23.g6 Nxd3 24.cxd3 e5 25.Nf5
fxg6 26.hxg6 hxg6 27.Nh4 exf4 28.Qh3 d5
29.Nxg6 dxe4 30.Qh8+ Kf7 31.Nxf8 Qe5
32.Nd7 Qxb2+ {...0–1, Papa Severin 2399
- Lazarev Vladimir 2525 , Germany
7.3.2004 Bundesliga 2003/04 Rg1 0.00/0]
13...Bb7 [g5 Rc8]
14.a3 Nc4 15.Bxc4 bxc4 16.Nd4 Rb8
17.h4 d5 18.exd5 Bxd5 19.Nxd5 exd5
[Rge1 O-O Bf4 Rxb2+ Kxb2 Bxa3+ Kxa3
Qa5+ Kb2]
20.c3 [Kb1]
20...Qxb6 21.Nb3 Qxf2 [Bd6 Rd8 Bb4
Qxh4 Bxc3 Nf8 Re5 Qc4 ...0–1,
Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2676 - Ye
Jiangchuan 2682 , Bled 2002 Olympiad
Qb8 Bd4 ?! –0.26 Nc6 ?! +0.04 Be3 Nd7
?! 0.48/0]
[h4 21...h5 22.Qg3 b4 Ne2 Nc4 Bf2 22...0–
0 Ned4 Bd7 23.Nd2 Nxd2+ Rxd2 e5 Nf5
Bxf5 exf5 23...a5 Be3 Kh8 Be2 24.a4 Rd3
Rac8 Rc1 d5 Bd2 Qb8 Qe1 a3 Rb3 axb2
Rxb2 24...Qa7 Bd3 Bc5 Bxb4 e4 fxe4
dxe4 ...1/2–1/2, Macieja Bartlomiej 2653 -
Jaracz Pawel 2540 , Warsaw 2003 Ch
Poland; ; f4 !? Ned7 Ba5 Bb7 Bd3 +0.07
21...0–0 !? Be2 Bb7 22.Na5 Rc8 -0.26/0;
21...0–0 !? 22.g4 Bb7 22...g5 Nd7 -0.22/0]
22.g4 [?! -0.04/0]
[Qg3 !? O-O Bh6 Bf6 Qxd6 +0.48]
22...0–0 23.g5 [b4 Na4 Nce5 Rg1 Bb7
Na5 Rc8]

23...cxb3 [Bc6 ?! +0.64 Nxc6 Nxc6]
[Nc6 !? Nxb7 Qxb7 f4 Na7 +0.18]
24.f4 [Nc5 ?! +1.38 Nxc5 dxc5 f5 Ne5 ?
+2.63 Bh3 exf5 exf5 Re8 Bf4]
[; ]
[Na7 !? Bxa6 Rc6 Qe2 Qc7 +0.64 Rd8
'better is' Rxd8+ Nxd8 h4 Qd6 +1.38]
24...Bd6 [?! 3.75/0]
[Qc7 !? 24...g6 Rad8 gxh7+ Kxh7 1.91/0]
25.g6 hxg6 [fxg6 Ra7 Qg2 Nc4 Rxd6
Nxd6 Qd5 Rd8 gxf7+ Rxf7 Be6 Qb7 Qg5
156.50/0]
1–0
(25) Bauer Christian (FRA) (2599) -
Skripchenko Almira (FRA) (2456) [B48]
Ch France Aix les Bains (France) (5),
2003
[[ SICILIAN def. PAULSEN var.,B48]
Bauer Christian (FRA) +0 =1 –0
Skripchenko Almira (FRA) +4 =3 -2]
1.e4
1...c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 [6...Nf6 7.Bd3 a6
8.0–0 b5 9.Nxc6 dxc6 10.a4 Rb8 11.f4 e5
12.f5 Be7 13.Qe2 Bb7 14.Kh1 Rc8 15.b3
Nd7 16.Qf2 Qd8 17.Qg3 Bf6 18.Rad1
Qe7 19.Qf2 0–0 20.Be2 h6 21.Bf3 Bg5
22.Bxg5 hxg5 23.Rd2 Rc7 24.Rfd1 Nf6
25.h3 b4 26.Nb1 ...0–1, Muller Anne 2176
- Skripchenko Almira 2501 , France 2003
Ch France (team) 2003]
7.Qd2 [7.Bd3 Nf6 8.0–0 Nxd4 9.Bxd4 Bc5
10.Bxc5 Qxc5 11.Na4 Qc7 12.c4 d6
13.Rc1 Bd7 14.Nc3 0–0 15.Qe2 Rac8
16.Rfe1 Qc5 17.e5 Qxe5 18.Qxe5 dxe5
19.Rxe5 Rfd8 1/2–1/2, Bauer Christian
201
2585 - Lautier Joel 2653 , Clichy 2001 It
(cat.14)]
7...Nf6 8.0–0–0 Bb4 [8...Be7 9.f3 d6 10.g4
0–0 11.h4 b5 12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.Ne2 Nd7
14.Nd4 Qc7 15.g5 Nc5 16.h5 b4 17.Kb1
Rb8 18.Qh2 Na4 19.Bd3 e5 20.Nb3 f5
21.f4 Nxb2 22.h6 g6 23.Kxb2 fxe4 24.fxe5
exd3 25.cxd3 Qc3+ 26.Kb1 Bf5 27.Qe2
dxe5 28.Rd2 ...0–1, Moreno Ruiz Javier
2409 - Leitao Rafael 2558 , Pamplona
2002 It (cat.14)]
9.f3 =]
9...Ne5 [9...0–0 10.Kb1 Be7 11.g4 Ne5
12.Rg1 b5 13.g5 Nh5 14.f4 Nc4 15.Bxc4
bxc4 16.f5 g6 17.Nde2 Rb8 18.Ka1 Bc5
19.Bxc5 Qxc5 20.Qd6 Qxd6 21.Rxd6 gxf5
22.exf5 Ng7 23.Ng3 Kh8 24.Rf1 Rg8
25.fxe6 fxe6 26.Rf7 Ne8 27.Rd4 Rxg5
28.Rh4 Rg7 29.Rf8+ ...1/2–1/2, Erdogdu
Mert 2329 - Miladinovic Igor 2526 ,
Istanbul 2002 Ch Balkan Countries;
9...Ne7 10.a3 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 Qxc3
12.bxc3 e5 13.Nf5 Nxf5 14.exf5 b5 15.c4
d5 16.cxb5 axb5 17.Bxb5+ Bd7 18.Bxd7+
Kxd7 19.Rd3 d4 20.f4 Nd5 21.Bd2 f6
22.Re1 Kd6 23.fxe5+ fxe5 24.Kb2 Rhb8+
25.Rb3 Nb6 26.Kc1 Nc4 27.Rxb8 Rxb8
28.Bb4+ Kd5 29.Re2 ...0–1, Narciso
Dublan Marc 2460 - Andersson Ulf 2599 ,
Pamplona 2002 It (cat.14)]
10.Nb3 [10.a3 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 Qxc3
12.bxc3 d5 13.exd5 Nxd5 14.Bg1 Nxc3
15.Re1 Nd7 16.Nf5 0–0 17.Nxg7 Nb5
18.Nh5 Nxa3 19.Bd4 e5 20.Bb2 Nb5
21.Bxe5 Nxe5 22.Rxe5 Be6 23.Bxb5 axb5
24.Rxb5 Ra1+ 25.Rb1 Rxb1+ 26.Kxb1
Rd8 27.Kc1 Kf8 28.Rd1 Ra8 29.Nf4 Bf5
...1–0, Rios Mauricio 2375 - Ruiz Alciguel
2200 , Barranquilla 1995 Ch Colombia
(1/2 final)]
10...b5 [10...d5 11.Bd4 0–0 12.a3 Bd6
13.exd5 exd5 14.Qf2 b5 15.Bb6 Qb7
16.Na5 Qe7 17.Re1 Be6 18.f4 Neg4
19.Qd4 Ne4 20.Nxe4 dxe4 21.Rxe4 Nf6
22.Re1 Nd5 23.f5 Qg5+ 24.Kb1 Qxf5

25.Bd3 Qg5 26.h4 Qe7 27.Qe4 Nf6
28.Qf3 Rac8 29.Bd4 Nd5 30.Qe4 ...0–1,
Zagrebelny Sergey 2535 - Nenashev
Alexander 2510 , Tashkent 1992 Ch
Uzbekistan]
11.Kb1 [11.Bd4 Be7 12.Qf2 d6 13.Kb1 0–
0 14.g4 Nfd7 15.Rg1 Bb7 16.g5 Rfc8
17.a3 Nc4 18.Bxc4 bxc4 19.Nc1 Rab8
20.N1e2 Bc6 21.Ka1 Qa5 22.Na2 e5
23.Bc3 Qc7 24.Ng3 g6 25.Nf1 Nc5
26.Ne3 a5 27.Qd2 Rb5 28.h4 Ne6 29.Rb1
Rc5 30.Nc1 Rd8 ...1–0, Kasparov Garry
2847 - Ye Jiangchuan 2682 , Bled 2002
Olympiad]
11...Be7 [11...Nc4 12.Bxc4 bxc4 13.Nc1
Qb7 14.N1e2 Rb8 15.b3 0–0 16.Bf4 Ra8
17.Bd6 Bxd6 18.Qxd6 cxb3 19.axb3 a5
20.Rd4 Ra6 21.Qa3 d5 22.exd5 exd5
23.Nf4 Be6 24.Rhd1 h6 25.Ncxd5 Nxd5
26.Nxd5 Rb8 27.Nf6+ gxf6 28.Rd8+ Rxd8
29.Rxd8+ Kh7 30.Qf8 Kg6 31.Qg8+ ...1–0,
Topalov Veselin 2745 - Lutz Christopher
2655 , Dortmund 2002 It (Gr.1) (cat.19)]
12.Qf2 [CAP 0.00/0]
12...Rb8 [N]
[12...d6 CAP 0.00/0 13.g4
a) 13.h4 N 13...h5 14.Qg3 b4 15.Ne2 Nc4
16.Bf2 ?! –0,63 (16.Bc5 !? 16...a5 17.Nec1
Ba6 18.Bxc4 +0,19) 16...0–0 17.Ned4 ?! –
1,19 (17.Nec1 !? 17...e5 18.Nd2 Nxd2+
19.Rxd2 –0,63) 17...Bd7 18.Nd2 Nxd2+ ! –
1,19 (18...Ne5 ? 19.f4 Neg4 20.Bg1 Rfc8 –
0,67) 19.Rxd2 e5 ! –1,19 (19...Rfc8 ?
20.Be3 Kf8 21.Bd3 Bb5 –0,55) 20.Nf5
Bxf5 21.exf5 a5 ! –1,19 (21...Rfc8 ?
22.Be3 Kf8 23.Bd3 d5 –0,47) 22.Be3 Kh8 !
–1,19 (22...Rfc8 ? 23.Bh6 Bf8 24.Bd3 a4 –
0,47) 23.Be2 a4 24.Rd3 ! –1,19 (24.c3 ?
24...bxc3 25.Rc2 Rab8 26.Qe1 -2,76)
24...Rac8 25.Rc1 d5 26.Bd2 Qb8 27.Qe1
?! –1,33 (27.c3 !? 27...a3 28.b3 Rc6
29.cxb4 –0,81) 27...a3 28.Rb3 axb2
29.Rxb2 Qa7 30.Bd3 Bc5 31.Bxb4 e4
32.fxe4 ?! -2,01 ...1/2–1/2, Macieja
202
Bartlomiej 2629 - Jaracz Pawel 2546 ,
Warsaw 2003 Ch Poland (32.Bb5 !?
32...Rc7 33.a4 Rfc8 34.Bxc5 –1,26) ;
b) 13.g4 Nfd7 (13...h6 14.h4 Nfd7 15.Qg2
Bb7 16.g5 h5 17.Bd4 Rc8 18.a3 Nc5
19.Qg3 Na4 20.Rh2 0–0 21.Nxa4 bxa4
22.Nc1 Ng6 23.Nd3 Qb8 24.Ka1 e5
25.Be3 d5 26.Bh3 Rc4 27.exd5 Bd6
28.Nb4 e4 29.f4 Nxf4 30.Qe1 Bxb4
31.axb4 Nxd5 32.Rdd2 Nxe3 ...0–1,
Kovchan Alexander 2536 - Bellaiche
Antony 2427 , Cappelle la Grande 2003 It
(open)) 14.Rg1 (14.g5 Bb7 15.a3 0–0
16.Rg1 Rfc8 17.h4 Nc4 18.Bxc4 bxc4
19.Nc1 Rab8 1/2–1/2, Nevednichy
Vladislav 2593 - Delchev Aleksander
2634 , Creon 2001 It (open)) 14...Bb7
15.g5 Rc8 16.a3 Nc4 17.Bxc4 bxc4
18.Nd4 Rb8 19.h4 d5 20.exd5 Bxd5
21.Nxd5 exd5 22.Rge1 0–0 23.Bf4 Rxb2+
24.Kxb2 Bxa3+ 25.Kxa3 Qa5+ 26.Kb2
c3+ 27.Kb1 Qb6+ 28.Nb3 Qxf2 29.Bd6
Rd8 30.Bb4 Qxh4 31.Bxc3 Nf8 32.Re5
Qc4 ...0–1, Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2676 -
Ye Jiangchuan 2682 , Bled 2002
Olympiad; 13...Nfd7 14.Rg1 Bb7 15.g5
Rc8 16.a3 Nc4 17.Bxc4 bxc4 18.Nd4 Rb8
19.h4 d5 20.exd5 Bxd5 21.Nxd5 exd5
22.Rge1 0–0 23.Bf4 Rxb2+ 24.Kxb2
Bxa3+ 25.Kxa3 Qa5+ 26.Kb2 c3+ 27.Kb1
Qb6+ 28.Nb3 Qxf2 29.Bd6 Rd8 30.Bb4
Qxh4 31.Bxc3 Nf8 32.Re5 ...0–1,
Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2676 - Ye
Jiangchuan 2682 , Bled 2002 Olympiad]
13.g4 h6 14.h4 d6 15.Rg1 g5 [?! 0.54/0]
[15...b4 !? 16.Ne2 Nc4 17.Bc1 Bb70.04/0]
16.Rh1 Rg8 17.hxg5 hxg5 18.Ba7 Rb7
19.Bd4 Bd7 20.Qg3 b4 21.Ne2 Nc4
22.Nec1 Bb5 23.Bxc4 Bxc4 24.Nd2 e5
[?! 0.70/0]
[24...Bb5 !? 25.Nd3 e5 26.Be3 Rb80.13/0]
25.Nxc4 Qxc4 26.b3 Qc6 27.Bb2 a5
28.Qe1 a4 29.Nd3 Qb5 30.Qd2 Nd7
 203

31.Rh7 Nf8 32.Rh6 Ng6 33.Qh2 [?! (26) Ovetchkin Roman (RUS) (2502) -
0.50/0] Kim Alexey (RUS) (2449) [B48]
It (open) \ Moscow (Russia) (9),
[33.Rc1 !? 33...Bf6 34.Ba1 Ke7 25.02.2004
35.Rch10.90/0]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
33...Rc7 [?! 0.90/0] 5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qd2 Bb4 8.f3 a6
9.0–0–0 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Kb1 Be7
[33...Bf8 !? 34.Rh7 axb3 35.axb3 12.Qf2 d6 13.g4 Nfd7 14.g5 Nc4 15.Bxc4
Nh40.50/0] bxc4 16.Nd4 Rb8 17.Bc1 0–0 18.h4 Re8
19.h5 Nf8 20.f4 Qb7 21.b3 Bd8 22.Bb2
34.Rh7 [?! 0.50/0] Bb6 23.Qg3 Bd7 24.h6 g6 25.f5 Bc7
26.fxe6 Bxe6 27.Nxe6 fxe6 28.Rhf1 Nd7
[34.Qd2 !? 34...Rb7 35.Rdh1 Bf6 29.Rxd6 Bxd6 30.Qxd6 Rbd8 31.Qd4 e5
36.Bc10.90/0] 32.Qxc4+ Kh8 33.Qf7 Nc5 34.Qxb7 Nxb7
35.Ba3 Nd6 36.Bxd6 Rxd6 37.Nd5 Rd7
34...Bf6 [?! 0.95/0] 38.c4 Rb7 39.c5 Ra7 40.c6

[34...Nf4 !? 35.Bc1 a3 36.Qh1 Bf60.50/0] 1–0

35.Qd2 Rb7 36.Ne1 Be7 37.Ng2 Nf4

38.Ne3 axb3 39.cxb3 Ra7 40.Nf5 Ra6 [?! (27) Inarkiev Ernesto (RUS) (2602) -
2.25/0] Gershon Alik (ISR) (2533) [B48]
It (open) \ Athens (Greece) (6),
[40...Rd7 !? 41.Qc2 Qe2 42.Qxe2 11.03.2005
Nxe21.25/0]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4
41.Rc1 Qa5 [?! 3.50/0] 5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Kb1 Be7
[41...Ne6 !? 42.Rc4 Rb6 43.Bc1 12.Qf2 d6 13.Bb6 Qb8 14.Bd4 0–0 15.g4
Bf82.25/0] Nfd7 16.g5 Nc4 17.h4 a5 18.f4 a4 19.Nc1
Bb7 20.Nxb5 Nxb2 21.Bxb2 a3 22.Nxa3
42.Ba1 [? 1.60/0] Rxa3 23.Bb5 Nc5 24.Bxa3 Bxe4 25.Qe2
Bxh1 26.Rxh1 d5 27.Rh3 Qxf4 28.Bxc5
[42.a4 'better is' 42...Rf8 43.Qc2 Qc5 Bxc5 29.Nd3 Qd4 30.Nxc5 Qg1+ 31.Qf1
44.Qh23.50/0] Qxc5 32.Rb3 Rc8 33.Bd3 Qa7 34.Qf4
Ra8 35.a3 g6 36.Ka2 Re8 37.Qe5 Rc8
42...Ra8 [?! 2.25/0] 38.Kb2 Ra8 39.Ka2 Rd8 40.Qb2 Qc7
41.Rb7 Qh2 42.Rxf7
[42...Qb6 !? 43.Ng7+ Kd7 44.Bxe5
Rga81.60/0] 1–0

43.Rc6 Nd3 [?! 5.00/0]

(28) Akopian Vl (2704) - Cramling P
[43...Qa7 !? 44.Rxd6 Qg1+ 45.Qd1 (2515) [B48]
Qxd1+1.85/0] Gibtelecom Masters (6), 29.01.2006

44.a4 Nc5 45.Qd5 Ne6 46.Rc8+[10.00/0] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
1–0 Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Kb1 Be7

12.Qf2 d6 13.g4 Nfd7 14.Rg1 Bb7 15.g5
0–0 16.f4 b4 17.Na4 Nc4 18.Bxc4 Qxc4
19.f5 Qb5 20.f6 Qxa4 21.fxe7 Rfe8
22.Rxd6 Bxe4 23.Rg4 Bd5 24.Qe1 a5
25.Bd4 Bxb3 26.axb3 Qb5 27.Rxd7 a4
28.bxa4 Qf5 29.Rg3 e5 30.Ra7 Rac8
31.Qxe5
1–0
(29) Erenburg S (2573) - Einarsson B
(2245) [B48]
XXII Open (1), 06.03.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Kb1 Be7
12.Qf2 d6 13.Bb6 Qb8 14.Bd4 Nc6
15.Be3 Bd7 16.g4 Ne5 17.g5 Nh5 18.Rg1
b4 19.Ne2 Nc4 20.Bc1 Qc7 21.Ng3 Nxg3
22.Rxg3 e5 23.f4 exf4 24.Bxf4 Ne5
25.Nd4 g6 26.Bh3 Bxh3 27.Rxh3 Qc5
28.Rf1 Ng4 29.Qg1 Ne5 30.Be3 Rc8
31.Qf2 Qc4 32.b3 Qc3 33.Rg3 Qc7 34.Bf4
0–0 35.h4 Qb7 36.Qe2 Rc3 37.Rxc3 bxc3
38.Nf3 f6 39.gxf6 Bxf6 40.Bh6 Bg7
41.Nxe5 Rxf1+ 42.Qxf1 Bxh6 43.Qc4+
Kf8 44.Nc6 Qb6 45.Nd4 Bd2 46.a4 Kg7
47.Ka2 Kh6 48.b4 Be3 49.Ne6 Bd2 50.a5
Qg1 51.Qc7 Qd1 52.Qg7+ Kh5 53.Qxh7+
Bh6 54.Ng7+ Kxh4 55.Kb3 Qb1+ 56.Kc4
Qa2+ 57.Kd3 Kg5 58.Ne8 Qe6 59.Qh8
Qh3+ 60.Kd4 Kg4 61.Qf6 Qe3+ 62.Kd5
Qd2+ 63.Kc4 Qxc2 64.Qxg6+ Bg5
65.Nf6+ Kf3 66.Qh5+
1–0
(30) Georgiev Ki (2677) - Almasi Z
(2657) [B48]
37th Olympiad (7), 28.05.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Kb1 Be7
12.Qf2 d6 13.Bb6 Qb8 14.Bd4 0–0 15.g4
Bb7 16.g5 Nfd7 17.Rg1 [17.f4 Nc6
204
18.Be3 b4 19.Na4 a5 20.h4 Ba6 21.h5
Bxf1 22.Qxf1²]
17...b4 18.Ne2 a5 19.f4 a4 20.Nd2 Nc6
21.Be3 b3 22.cxb3 axb3 23.a3 Rc8
24.Nc3 Bf8 25.Bb5 Nc5 26.Rg3 Nd8
27.Qe2 g6 28.f5 exf5 29.exf5 Qc7
30.Bd4 Nc6 31.Bf6 Re8 32.Qc4 Qd7
33.fxg6 Qf5+ 34.Ka1 Qxg6 35.Nxb3 d5
36.Nxd5 Re4 37.Qc1 Nxb3+ 38.Rxb3
Na5 39.Rc3 Qf5 40.Nc7 Rb8 41.Bd3 Rc8
42.Qc2 Qg4 43.Rc1 Rb8 44.b4 Bxb4
45.axb4 Bc6 46.Bxe4 Bxe4 47.Qa4
1–0
(31) Kosintseva T (2458) -
Javakhishvili L (2416) [B48]
11th ECU Club Cup w (5), 12.10.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Kb1 Be7
12.Qf2 d6 13.g4 Bb7 14.Bb6 Qb8 15.Bd4
0–0 16.g5 Nfd7 17.f4 b4 18.fxe5 bxc3
19.exd6 Qxd6 20.Be2 Qc7 21.Bxc3 Bxg5
22.Rhg1 f6 23.h4 Bh6 24.Ba5 Qc8 25.Rg3
Ne5 26.Nc5 f5 27.exf5 Rxf5 28.Qg1 Bd5
29.Bc3 Qc7 30.Bd4 a5 31.Rc3 Qf7
32.Be3 Qf6 33.Bxh6 Qxh6 34.h5 Rb8
35.b3 Rbf8 36.Qg3 Qf6 37.Qe3 Rf2
38.Ne4 Bxe4 39.Qxe4 Nf7 40.Rc7 Rh2
41.Rf1 Nd6 42.Qg4 Qe5 43.Rxf8+ Kxf8
44.Qf3+ Qf6 45.Qa8+ Ne8 46.Rc8
1–0
(32) Luther Thomas (GER) (2572) -
Kroencke Manfred (GER) (2190) [B48]
It (open) Bad Wiessee (Germany) (2),
2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Kb1 Nc4
12.Bxc4 Qxc4 13.Bd4 h6 14.Qf4 Be7
15.Na5 Qb4 16.Bb6 Bd8 17.Bxd8
1–0

(33) Kosintseva N (2469) - Velcheva M
(2279) [B48]
37th Olympiad w (10), 31.05.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5 11.Kb1 Nc4
12.Bxc4 bxc4 13.Nd4 Rb8 14.g4 d6
15.Ncb5 Bxd2 16.Nxc7+ Kd7 17.Bxd2
Kxc7 18.Ba5+ Kb7 19.Ne2 Kc6 20.Rd4 d5
21.g5 Ne8 22.Nc3 Nd6 23.exd5+ exd5
24.Rxd5 Be6 25.Re5 g6 26.a4 h6 27.Ne2
Nf5 28.Nf4 Bd7 29.gxh6 Rxh6 30.Re4
Nd6 31.Rd4 g5 32.Ne2 Be6 33.Bc3 Rh3
34.Ng3 Nb7 35.Ne4 Rg8 36.Rg1 Rxh2
37.Rxg5 Rxg5 38.Nxg5 Bd5 39.Rf4 Nd6
40.Rf6 Kc5 41.Be5 Rh1+ 42.Ka2 c3+
43.b3 Nc4 44.Bxc3 Ne3 45.Ne4+ Bxe4
46.fxe4 Rh2 47.b4+
1–0
(34) Motylev Alexander (RUS) (2640) -
Gershon Alik (ISR) (2546) [B48]
It (cat.15) Bermuda (11), 2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.f3 Ne5
9.0–0–0 Bb4 10.Nb3 b5 11.Kb1 0–0
12.Nxb5 Bxd2 13.Nxc7 Bxe3 14.Nxa8
Ne8 15.Nd4 Bb7 16.Nb6 Nc7 17.Nc4
1–0
(35) Kasimdzhanov R (2653) -
Al_Modiahki M (2550) [B48]
Hyderabad 86/(169), 2002
[Kasimdzhanov,R]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 d5 11.Bd4 0–0
12.a3 [12.Qg5 ?! 12...Bd6 13.Kb1 dxe4]
12...Bd6 13.exd5 [N]
[13.Qe1]
205
13...exd5 [13...Nxd5 14.Nxd5 (14.Ne4 ?
14...Nxf3µ) 14...exd5 15.Qc3 Qxc3
16.Bxc3 Be6 17.Bb4 Bxb4 18.axb4 Rfc8
19.c3²]
14.Qf2 b5 15.g4 Be6 16.Bd3 [16.h3 !?
16...Ned7 (16...b4 17.axb4 Bxb4 18.f4
Bxc3 19.Bxc3 Ne4 20.Qd4 Nxc3 21.Qxc3
Nc6 22.f5 d4 23.Nxd4 Bd5 24.Rg1 Rfd8²)
17.Bd3 Rab8 18.Kb1 b4 19.axb4 Rxb4÷]
16...Nfd7 17.Bf5 Nc4 18.Rhe1 Rfe8
19.Kb1 Rac8 [19...b4 !? 20.axb4 Bxb4
21.Qh4 Bxf5 22.gxf5 Bxc3 23.Bxc3 Na3+
24.Kc1 (24.bxa3 Qxc3³) 24...Nb5 25.Bxg7
Kxg7 26.Rxe8 Rxe8 27.Rg1+ Kh8 28.Qg4
Qe5 29.f6 Qxf6 30.Qxd7 Qe6; 19...Nf8
20.Re2 Rab8 21.Rde1 Qc6÷]
20.Re2 Bxf5 21.gxf5 Rxe2 22.Qxe2 Qc6
23.Qg2 Bf8 24.Rg1 f6 [?!]
[24...Nf6 ! 25.Qg5 Ne8 26.f6 g6 27.h4
(27.Nxd5 ? 27...Nxa3+; 27.Qxd5 Nxf6³)
27...a5 28.h5 b4 29.hxg6 fxg6 30.axb4
axb4 31.Qxd5+ Qxd5 32.Nxd5 Rd8
33.Re1 Kf7÷]
25.f4 Nd6 [25...Ndb6 26.Bxb6 (26.Bc5 !?)
26...Nxb6 27.Nd4]
26.Qxd5+ Qxd5 27.Nxd5 Kf7 28.Ne3²
Line
(36) Vallejo Pons F (2635) -
Kasimdzhanov R (2653) [B48]
Pamplona 86/169, 2002
[Kasimdzhanov,R]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 d5 11.Bd4 0–0
12.a3 Bd6 13.exd5 exd5 14.Qf2 b5
15.Bxb5 [!?N]
15...axb5 16.Nxb5 Qb8 17.Nxd6 Qxd6
18.Bc5 [18.Qg3 ? 18...Nfd7]
 206

18...Qd8 [18...Qb8 !? 19.Bxf8 Kxf8 41.a7 Nxa7 42.Qxa7 [42.Rxa7 ?

20.Rhe1 Ba6 (20...Kg8 ? 21.Qg3) 21.Qd4 42...Rxc2+ 43.Kb1 Qc6 44.Ra8+ Qxa8
(21.Qg3 Nd3+) 21...Nc4 22.Nc5 Kg8 45.Kxc2 Qa2+ 46.Kc1 h6³]
23.g4²]
42...Rxc2+ [!]
19.Bxf8 Qxf8 20.Qc5 [!]
43.Kb1 h5 44.Qxc7 Rxc7²
20...Qd8 21.Rhe1 Ng6 22.Nd4² Bd7
23.Re3 [?!] Line

[23.g3 Ra5 24.Qd6 Qc8 25.Rd3 Ra6

26.Qb4 h6 27.Rc3²] (37) Acs Peter (HUN) (2525) - Fries-
Nielsen Jens Ove (DEN) (2388) [B48]
23...Nf4 24.g3 Ne6 25.Nxe6 Bxe6÷ Bundesliga 2004/05 Germany (8),
26.Qd4 [?!] 29.01.2005

[26.Rc3 h6 27.Qc7 Qf8÷] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7
5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0 Bb4
26...Ne8 [!] 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 d5 11.Bd4 0–0 12.Kb1
dxe4 13.Qf4 Bd6 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4
27.a4 Nd6 28.Ra3 Nc4 [28...Qa5 ! 29.g4 Nc6 16.Bb6 Qxb6 17.Rxd6 Qc7 18.Rd2
Rc8µ] e5 19.Bc4 a5 20.a4 g6 21.g4 Nd4
22.Nxd4 Qxc4 23.Qxe5 Qxa4 24.Nb5 Be6
29.Ra2 [29.Qxc4 dxc4 30.Rxd8+ Rxd8 25.Nc3 Qc6 26.Rhd1 a4 27.g5 Rfe8
31.a5 Kf8µ] 28.Ka1 a3 29.Ne4 axb2+ 30.Kxb2 Qb6+
31.Kc1 Ba2 32.Nf6+
29...Na5 [?!]
1–0
[29...Rc8 30.b3 Na5 31.Kb1 Qc7µ]

30.b4 [!] (38) Vuckovic Bojan (SCG) (2511) -

30...Nc6 31.Qc5 Rc8 32.a5 Qd7 33.a6
Na7 34.Qb6 Rc6 [34...h6 35.Ra5 Kh7
36.Rc5 Qa4 37.Kb2²]
35.Qb8+ Rc8 36.Qb6 Rc6 37.Qd4 Qc7
[37...h6 ! 38.c4 Qe7 39.c5 Rc8 40.Qf4
Nb5÷]
Beshukov Sergei (RUS) (2499) [B48]
It \ Catalan Bay (England) (7), 02.02.2004
[[ SICILIAN def. PAULSEN var.,B48]
Beshukov Sergei (RUS) +3 =1 –1]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 =]

38.Qf4 Qc8 39.Qe3 Qc7 [39...Rxa6 8.0–0–0 [8.f3 b5 9.g4 h6 10.Nxc6 dxc6
40.Rxa6 Qxa6 41.Rxd5²] 11.0–0–0 e5 12.h4 Be6 13.Bh3 Rd8 14.Qf2
Rxd1+ 15.Rxd1 Nd7 16.Kb1 Be7 17.f4
40.b5 [!] exf4 18.Bxf4 Qb6 19.Qf3 g5 20.Bh2 0–0
21.hxg5 Bxg5 22.Nd5 cxd5 23.exd5 Nf6
[40.Rxd5 ? 40...h6] 24.dxe6 Qxe6 25.a3 Re8 26.Bg1 Ne4
27.Be3 Nc3+ ...1/2–1/2, Adams Michael
40...Nxb5 [40...Rb6 41.Rxd5 Qb8 2708 - Anand Viswanathan 2771 ,
42.Re5±] Linares 1999 It (cat.20)]

8...Bb4 9.f3 Ne7 10.Nde2 d5 11.Bg5
[11.a3 Ba5 12.Bg5 dxe4 13.Bxf6 gxf6
14.Qh6 f5 15.Qf6 Ng6 16.fxe4 Qe5
17.Qxe5 Nxe5 18.exf5 Ng4 19.Re1 Bb6
20.Nd1 Nf2 21.Nxf2 Bxf2 22.Rd1 exf5
23.g3 Bd7 24.Bh3 0–0–0 25.Rhf1 Be3+
26.Kb1 Be6 27.Rd3 Rxd3 28.cxd3 Rd8
29.Rf3 Bb6 30.Nc3 Bg1 ...1–0, Shirov
Alexei 2723 - Lutz Christopher 2640 ,
Dortmund 2002 It (Gr.1) (cat.19)]
11...dxe4 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Qd4 [13.Qh6
Nf5 14.Qh5 Bxc3 15.Nxc3 Qf4+ 16.Kb1
exf3 17.gxf3 Qh4 18.Qxh4 Nxh4 19.Be2
Bd7 20.Ne4 Ke7 21.Nxf6 Bc6 22.Ne4
Rhg8 23.Rhg1 Rg6 24.Rg3 Nf5 25.Rh3
Rh6 26.Rxh6 Nxh6 27.Rg1 Bxe4 28.fxe4
Rg8 29.Rxg8 Nxg8 30.e5 Kf8 31.a4 Ne7
32.Ka2 Ng6 ...0–1, Valerga Diego 2495 -
Caceres Sergio 2169 , Buenos Aires 2003
Ch Pan-American Continental; 13.fxe4
Ng6 14.Kb1 Be7 15.Ng3 Bd7 16.Nh5 0–0–
0 17.Qf2 Bc6 18.Be2 Qe5 19.Rhf1 Bxe4
20.Nxe4 Qxe4 21.Bd3 Qb4 22.Nxf6 Ne5
23.c3 Nxd3 24.Rxd3 Qc4 25.Rf3 Rd6
26.Qc2 Rhd8 27.b3 Rb6 28.h3 a5 29.Ka1
Qc7 30.g4 a4 31.Rb1 axb3 32.Rxb3 Rxb3
...1–0, Ramaswamy Aarthie 2284 -
Borulya Ekaterina 2330 , Bled 2002
Olympiad (w); 13.a3 exf3 14.axb4 fxe2
15.Bxe2 f5 16.Kb1 1/2–1/2, Cyborowski
Lukasz 2543 - Jaracz Pawel 2546 ,
Lubniewice 2002 Ch Poland (team)]
13...exf3 [13...Bxc3 14.Nxc3 e5 15.Qxe4
0–0 16.Qh4 Bf5 17.Qxf6 Rad8 18.Be2 Bg6
19.h4 Nd5 20.Rxd5 Rxd5 21.h5 Rd6
22.Qg5 f6 23.Qg3 e4 24.Nxe4 1–0,
Goloshchapov Alexander 2572 - Renette
Hans 2177 , Leuven 2003 It (open)]
14.Qxb4 [14.Qxf6 Ng6 15.Qxf3 Bxc3
16.Nxc3 Qf4+ 17.Qxf4 Nxf4 18.g3 Ng6
19.Bg2 Rb8 20.Rhe1 Ne7 21.Ne4 Nc6
22.Nc5 Ke7 23.a4 Na7 24.a5 b6 25.axb6
Rxb6 26.c4 Nc6 27.b3 Nb4 28.Kb2 Rd6
29.Rxd6 Kxd6 30.Ne4+ Kc7 31.Ra1 h5
32.Kc3 Nc6 33.Nc5 Nb8 ...1–0, Spraggett
Kevin 2526 - Rodriguez Guerrero Enrique
207
2450 , Madrid 2002 Memorial Pablo
Gorbea (open)]
14...fxe2 15.Bxe2 f5 16.Bh5 [16.Na4 b5
17.Nc5 0–0 18.Nd7 Bxd7 19.Qxe7 Rac8
20.Qg5+ Kh8 21.Qf6+ Kg8 22.Qg5+ Kh8
23.Qf6+ Kg8 24.Qg5+ 1/2–1/2, Arizmendi
Martinez Julen L 2534 - De La Riva
Aguado Oscar 2549 , Burgos 2003 Ch
Spain (Gr B); 16.Bf3 Bd7 17.Rhe1 Bc6
18.Bxc6+ bxc6 19.g4 Rb8 20.Qd4 Rg8
21.gxf5 Nxf5 22.Qd3 Qa5 23.Qd7+ Kf8
24.Qxc6 Rg4 25.Rd7 Qb6 26.Qxb6 Rxb6
27.Ne4 Rc6 28.c3 1/2–1/2, Gashimov
Vugar 2565 - Tregubov Pavel V 2628 ,
Istanbul 2003 Ch Europe]
16...Ng6 [N]
[16...Bd7 17.Rhe1 Rg8 18.g4 Rc8 19.gxf5
Nxf5 20.Rd2 a5 21.Qe4 Kf8 22.Qd3 Bc6
23.Bf3 Bxf3 24.Qxf3 Qc6 25.Qh5 h6
26.Red1 Rg6 27.Qe2 Qc5 28.Qf3 Qe3
29.Qxe3 Nxe3 30.Re1 Nc4 31.Rd7 Rg2
32.h4 b6 33.Rb7 Na3 34.bxa3 Rxc3
35.Rxb6 Rcxc2+ 36.Kb1 ...0–1, Jaracz
Barbara 2292 - Blimke Dalia 2231 ,
Lubniewice 2002 Ch Poland (team)]
17.Bxg6 fxg6 18.Rhe1 Kf7
19.Re4 [! 3.25/0]
[19.Rd6 g5 20.Qd4 Rf8 21.Re51.46/0]
19...g5 20.Rc4 Qe5 21.Ne4 a5 22.Qe1 b6
23.Nd6+ Kf6 24.Re4 Qc5 25.Rf4[9.00/0]
1–0

(39) Kramnik Vladimir (RUS) (2777) -
Ljubojevic Ljubomir (SCG) (2569) [B48]
It \ Monte Carlo (Monaco) (11), 2003
[[ SICILIAN def. PAULSEN var.,B48]
Ljubojevic Ljubomir (YUG) +1 =3 –1]
1.e4
1...c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 [8...Be7 9.f3 d6 10.g4 0–0 11.h4 b5
12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.Ne2 Nd7 14.Nd4 Qc7
15.g5 Nc5 16.h5 b4 17.Kb1 Rb8 18.Qh2
Na4 19.Bd3 e5 20.Nb3 f5 21.f4 Nxb2
22.h6 g6 23.Kxb2 fxe4 24.fxe5 exd3
25.cxd3 Qc3+ 26.Kb1 Bf5 27.Qe2 dxe5
28.Rd2 ...0–1, Moreno Ruiz Javier 2409 -
Leitao Rafael 2558 , Pamplona 2002 It
(cat.14)]
9.f3 =]
9...d5 [9...Ne7 10.a3 Bxc3 11.Qxc3 Qxc3
12.bxc3 d5 (12...e5 13.Nf5 Nxf5 14.exf5
b5 15.c4 d5 16.cxb5 axb5 17.Bxb5+ Bd7
18.Bxd7+ Kxd7 19.Rd3 d4 20.f4 Nd5
21.Bd2 f6 22.Re1 Kd6 23.fxe5+ fxe5
24.Kb2 Rhb8+ 25.Rb3 Nb6 26.Kc1 Nc4
27.Rxb8 Rxb8 28.Bb4+ Kd5 29.Re2 ...0–1,
Narciso Dublan Marc 2460 - Andersson
Ulf 2599 , Pamplona 2002 It (cat.14))
13.e5 Nd7 14.f4 Nc5 15.Nb5 axb5
16.Bxc5 Bd7 17.Kd2 Ra4 18.g3 Nc8
19.Rb1 b6 20.Bb4 Kd8 21.Bd3 Na7
22.Rhf1 g6 23.h3 h5 24.Rf2 Nc8 25.Be2
Na7 26.Rff1 Nc8 27.g4 h4 28.Bd3 Na7
29.Rbe1 ...1/2–1/2, Leko Peter 2722 -
Ljubojevic Ljubomir 2548 , Monaco 2002 It
"Melody Amber" (active); 9...Ne5 10.Nb3
b5 11.Bd4 h6 12.Kb1 Nc4 13.Qf2 0–0
14.Qg3 Bd6 15.Qe1 Be5 16.Bxe5 Qxe5
17.Qg3 Qxg3 18.hxg3 Ne3 19.Rd6 Ne8
20.Rd3 Nc4 21.a4 Ne5 22.Rd2 b4 23.Na2
Nc6 24.Nd4 Nxd4 25.Rxd4 a5 26.Bb5 Nf6
27.Rhd1 Rd8 28.c3 bxc3 29.Nxc3 ...0–1,
Anand Viswanathan 2725 - Portisch
Lajos 2585 , Biel 1993 Izt; 9...0–0 10.Kb1
Be7 11.g4 Ne5 12.Rg1 b5 13.g5 Nh5
14.f4 Nc4 15.Bxc4 bxc4 16.f5 g6 17.Nde2
208
Rb8 18.Ka1 Bc5 19.Bxc5 Qxc5 20.Qd6
Qxd6 21.Rxd6 gxf5 22.exf5 Ng7 23.Ng3
Kh8 24.Rf1 Rg8 25.fxe6 fxe6 26.Rf7 Ne8
27.Rd4 Rxg5 28.Rh4 Rg7 29.Rf8+ ...1/2–
1/2, Erdogdu Mert 2329 - Miladinovic Igor
2526 , Istanbul 2002 Ch Balkan Countries]
10.a3 Bxc3 [10...Ba5 11.Nb3 dxe4
12.Nxa5 Qxa5 13.fxe4 0–0 14.Bg5 Rd8
15.Bd3 b5 16.e5 b4 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Qh6
f5 19.Ne4 fxe4 20.Bxe4 1–0, Rizouk
Aimen 2519 - Garrido Dominguez Jesus
2137 , Sevilla 2003 It (open); 10...Bd6
11.Nb3 (11.Nde2 Na5 CAP -0.30/0)
11...Ne7 12.g4 h6 13.Kb1 Be5 14.Ne2
Bd7 15.Bg2 Qc8 16.f4 Bc7 17.exd5 Nfxd5
18.Bd4 Bb5 19.Bxg7 Rg8 20.Be5 Bxe5
21.fxe5 Rxg4 22.Bxd5 Nxd5 23.Rhg1
Bxe2 24.Qxe2 Rxg1 25.Rxg1 Ne7 26.h4
Qc7 27.h5 0–0–0 28.Nd2 Nf5 29.Nf3 Kb8
30.Qe4 ...1/2–1/2, Arakhamia-Grant
Ketevan 2413 - Skripchenko Almira 2501
, Warsaw 2001 Ch Europe (w); 10...Be7
11.exd5 Nxd5 12.Nxd5 exd5 13.Bf4 Qb6
14.Be3 Qc7 15.h4 0–0 16.h5 Re8 17.Nxc6
bxc6 18.h6 g6 19.Qc3 Bf8 20.Bc5 Qf4+
21.Kb1 Qe5 22.Bd4 Qd6 23.Bg7 Be7
24.Be5 Qc5 25.Qd2 Bf8 26.Qf4 Qe7
27.Bc3 Be6 28.Qd4 f6 29.Qxf6 Qxf6
30.Bxf6 ...1–0, Bosch Jeroen 2442 - Van
Der Werf Mark 2422 , Dieren 2002 Ch
Netherlands (open)]
11.Qxc3 dxe4 [CAP 0.98/0]
12.fxe4 [12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.Qxc6+ bxc6
14.fxe4 Nxe4 15.Bd3 Nf6 16.Bd4 0–0
17.Rhf1 Nd5 18.c4 Ne7 19.Bc5 Re8
20.Be4 f5 21.Bxe7 Rxe7 22.Rd8+ Kf7
23.Bxc6 Rb8 24.Bf3 Rc7 25.Kb1 Rxc4
26.Be2 Rc6 27.Rc1 Rcb6 28.Rc2 a5
29.Kc1 g5 30.Rdxc8 Rxc8 31.Rxc8 g4
...1–0, Reznicek - Vujovic Milorad 2345 ,
Imperia 1996 It (open)]
12...Nxe4 13.Qd3 Nc5 [N]
[13...f5 14.Qc4 e5 15.Nxc6 Qxc6 16.Rd5
Qe6 17.Ra5 Nd6 18.Qc3 0–0 19.Rxe5
Qa2 20.b3 Qxa3+ 21.Kb1 Nb5 22.Qe1
 209

Rd8 23.Bc4+ Kh8 24.Bd2 1–0, Polgar [43.Kb1 ? 43...g4 44.Rg2 g3

Judit 2700 - Horvath Jozsef 2511 , 45.Reg12.75/0]
Halkidiki 2002 Cup European Club (final)]
43...Re7 44.Kb1 [? 2.75/0]
14.Qc4 Nd7 15.Nxc6 Qxc6 [?! 0.90/0]
[44.Qd4 ! 44...Kg6 45.Rxe4 Rxe4
[15...bxc6 !? 16.Bd3 Ne5 17.Qc5 46.Qxe4+4.00/0]
Nxd3+0.46/0]
44...Bb5 45.Qh8 Rh7 46.Qd4 [! 5.00/0]
16.Qg4 g6 17.Be2 0–0 [?! 1.18/0]
[46.Qf8+ ? 46...Rf7 47.Qg8 Re7
[17...f5 !? 18.Qh4 e5 19.Rhf1 Qf60.66/0] 48.Rg13.50/0]

18.Bh6 Re8 19.Rhf1 f5 [? 4.00/0] 46...Bc6 47.Rf1+ Kg4

48.Rxe4+[300.00/0]
[19...Qc7 'better is' 20.Qh4 Qe5 21.Bc4
b61.18/0] 1–0

20.Qd4 e5 21.Bc4+ Kh8 22.Qh4 Nf6

23.Bg5 [? 0.75/0] (40) Kotsur Pavel (KAZ) (2552) -
Satyapragyan Swayangsu (IND) (2415)
[23.Bf7 'better is' 23...Bd7 24.Bg5 Kg7 [B48]
25.Bxg64.00/0] It (open) Lucknow (India) (7), 07.10.2004

23...Ng8 24.Bf7 Rf8 25.Bd5 Qc7 26.Qb4 [[ SICILIAN def. PAULSEN var.,B48]
Re8 27.Qb3 h6 28.Bxg8 hxg5 29.Bf7 Rf8 Kotsur Pavel (KAZ) +0 =0 –1]
30.Bxg6 Kg7 31.Bh5 Rh8 [?! 1.50/0]
1.e4
[31...f4 !? 32.Bf3 Bf5 33.Rde1
Rac80.54/0] 1...c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 [7.Bd3 Nf6
32.g4 Rh6 33.Rde1 [?! 1.00/0] 8.0–0 b5 9.Nxc6 Qxc6 10.a3 Bb7 11.Kh1
Be7 12.Qe2 0–0 13.f3 Qc7 14.Bd2 d6
[33.h4 !? 33...Be6 34.Qf3 Rf8 15.b4 Nd7 16.a4 Bf6 17.Ra3 bxa4 18.f4
35.hxg51.50/0] Rfe8 19.Nxa4 e5 20.f5 d5 21.Nc3 d4
22.Na4 Bc6 23.Nb2 Bb5 24.c4 dxc3
33...Be6 [?! 1.85/0] 25.Rxc3 Qb7 26.Nc4 Be7 ...0–1, Kotsur
Pavel 2395 - Hatanbaatar Bazar 2440 ,
[33...f4 !? 34.Qd5 Re6 35.Re4 Bd71.00/0] Singapore 1995 Ch Asia (team)]

34.Qe3 Kf6 35.h4 Rg8 36.gxf5 Bc4
37.Bg6 Rxh4 38.Rg1 Rf4 [? 3.50/0]
[38...g4 'better is' 39.Rh1 Rgh8 40.Rxh4
Rxh41.50/0]
39.Qg3 Rxf5 40.Bxf5 Kxf5 41.Qc3 Rg7
42.Rg3 e4 43.Rge3 [! 4.00/0]
7...Nf6 8.0–0–0 Bb4 9.f3 =]
9...b5 10.Nxc6 [10.Bf4 Ne5 11.Nc6 Nd3+
12.cxd3 Qxc6 13.Kb1 0–0 14.Rc1 Qb7
15.Qf2 Be7 16.d4 b4 17.Nd1 d6 18.Ne3
Nh5 19.Bg3 Bd7 20.Bh4 Bb5 21.Bxe7
Qxe7 22.Qd2 Qb7 23.Bxb5 Qxb5 24.d5
Rfd8 25.Rc4 a5 26.Rhc1 Nf6 27.Rc7 h6
28.dxe6 fxe6 29.Nc2 Ne8 ...1–0, Vallejo
Pons Francisco 2630 - Miladinovic Igor

2495 , Leon 2001 Ch Europe (team);
10.g4 Ne5 11.g5 Nh5 12.Kb1 Ba5 13.Nb3
Bb6 14.Bxb6 Qxb6 15.f4 Nc4 16.Bxc4
bxc4 17.Nd4 Rb8 18.b3 0–0 19.Rhf1 a5
20.Rf3 Qc7 21.Rdf1 Ba6 22.R1f2 cxb3
23.axb3 Rfc8 24.Kb2 g6 25.e5 d6 26.Ne4
dxe5 27.fxe5 Qxe5 28.Qe3 Kh8 29.Rxf7
Ng7 ...1–0, Efimov Igor 2505 - Miladinovic
Igor 2602 , Lido Estensi 2003 It (open)]
10...Qxc6 [N]
[10...dxc6 11.Kb1 (11.Bf4 Qb6 12.Bd6
Bxd6 13.Qxd6 Ra7 14.Qg3 0–0 15.Bd3 b4
16.Ne2 a5 17.e5 Nd5 18.f4 a4 19.Be4
Ba6 20.Bxd5 Bxe2 21.Rd2 cxd5 22.Rxe2
a3 23.Qe3 axb2+ 24.Kxb2 d4 25.Qd3 Ra3
0–1, Martinez Cristian 2243 - Diaz
Cordoba Fredy 2263 , Cali 2003 Ch
Colombia) 11...Be7 12.g4 e5 13.Qf2 Be6
14.Bg2 Rb8 15.Ne2 Nd7 16.g5 Qa5
17.Nc1 c5 18.f4 exf4 19.Bxf4 Rc8 20.Qg3
c4 21.Bh3 Nc5 22.Bxe6 Nxe6 23.Bd6
Bxd6 24.Rxd6 0–0 25.Rf1 c3 26.g6 hxg6
27.Rxe6 fxe6 28.Qd6 Rfe8 29.Rf8+ Kh7
30.Qg3 ...0–1, Kapnisis Spyridon 2373 -
Miladinovic Igor 2495 , Ano Liosia 2001 It
(open)]
11.Bd4 Be7 12.g4 [0.04/0]
[12.e5 !? 12...Nd5 13.Nxd5 Qxd5
14.Kb10.29/0]
12...h6 [0.41/0]
[12...0–0 !? 13.e5 Nd5 14.Bg2 Bb70.04/0]
13.Bd3 Bb7 14.Kb1 b4 15.Ne2 d5
16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Nf4 d4 18.Nh5 0–0–0
19.Qe2 Kb8 20.f4 Qb6 21.Rhf1 a5 22.e5
fxe5 23.fxe5 Bg5 24.Rxf7 Rhf8 25.Rxf8
Rxf8 26.Nf6 Rd8 [1.22/0]
[26...Qc7 !? 27.Ba6 Bxa6 28.Qxa6
Bxf61.07/0]
27.Ne4 Be3 [1.46/0]
210
[27...Bxe4 !? 28.Qxe4 Qb7 29.Qe2
Be31.22/0]
28.Nd6 Qc5 29.Rf1 Bd5[2.13/0]
1–0
(41) Nepomniachtchi I (2506) - Sharma
Di (2370) [B48]
Open (2), 30.01.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Bb4 9.f3 b5 10.Kb1 Be7 11.g4 h6 12.h4
Ne5 13.Qg2 Rb8 14.g5 Nh5 15.f4 Nc4
16.Bxc4 Qxc4 17.g6 f5 18.Rhe1 fxe4
19.f5 0–0 20.fxe6 dxe6 21.Qxe4 Nf6
22.Qe5 Rb7 23.Bg1 Ng4 24.Qg3 e5 25.b3
Bxh4 26.Qxh4 Qxc3 27.Rf1 Nf6 28.Rd3
Qb4 29.a3 Qxa3 30.Nc6 Rd7 31.Rxd7
Bxd7 32.Nb4 Be6 33.Bc5 Rd8 34.Nd3
Qa5 35.Rxf6 gxf6 36.Qxf6 Re8 37.Be7
Bd5 38.g7 Kh7 39.Qf5+ Kxg7 40.Bf6+ Kf7
41.Bxe5+ Ke7 42.Qf6+ Kd7 43.Qd6+ Kc8
44.Qb8+ Kd7 45.Nc5+ Kc6 46.Qd6#
1–0
(42) Vallejo Pons Francisco (ESP)
(2630) - Miladinovic Igor (GRE) (2495)
[B48]
Ch Europe (team) Leon (Spain) (4), 2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7
5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0 Bb4
9.f3 b5 10.Bf4 Ne5 11.Nc6 Nd3+ 12.cxd3
Qxc6 13.Kb1 0–0 14.Rc1 Qb7 15.Qf2 Be7
16.d4 b4 17.Nd1 d6 18.Ne3 Nh5 19.Bg3
Bd7 20.Bh4 Bb5 21.Bxe7 Qxe7 22.Qd2
Qb7 23.Bxb5 Qxb5 24.d5 Rfd8 25.Rc4 a5
26.Rhc1 Nf6 27.Rc7 h6 28.dxe6 fxe6
29.Nc2 Ne8 30.Nd4 Qe5 31.Rb7 Qxh2
32.Nc6 d5 33.Nxd8 Rxd8 34.exd5 Qh5
35.g4 Qh4 36.Rb5 Qf6 37.Rxa5 Qxf3
38.Qxb4 exd5 39.Qe7 Qd3+ 40.Ka1 Qd2
41.Rac5 Rb8 42.Qe5 Rd8 43.a3
1–0

(43) Vuckovic Bo (2506) - Miladinovic I
(2607) [B48]
2nd ch-SCG (1), 27.02.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7
5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0 Bb4
9.f3 b5 10.Bf4 Ne5 11.Kb1 Be7 12.Ndxb5
axb5 13.Nxb5 Qb8 14.Qc3 d6 15.Bxe5
dxe5 16.Nc7+ Kf8 17.Nxa8 Qxa8 18.Qxe5
h5 19.Bb5 Qb7 20.Rd3 h4 21.Rhd1 Kg8
22.a4 Rh5 23.Qd4 e5 24.Qc3 Be6 25.Bc4
Qa7 26.Bxe6 fxe6 27.Qc6 Kf7 28.Rb3
Rg5 29.Rb7 Qf2 30.Rxe7+ Kxe7 31.Qc7+
Kf8 32.Rd8+ Ne8 33.Qc6
1–0
(44) Topalov Veselin (BUL) (2733) -
Movsesian Sergei (SVK) (2631) [B48]
It (cat.16) Sarajevo (Bosnia &
Herzegovina (1), 2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 b5 8.0–0–0 Nf6
9.Bf4 Ne5 10.Nf3 Nfg4 11.Bg3 f6 12.Nxe5
Nxe5 13.f4 Nc4 14.Bxc4 Qxc4 15.f5 Kf7
16.e5 b4 17.Nb1 exf5 18.exf6 gxf6 19.Bd6
Bxd6 20.Qxd6 Re8 21.b3 Qb5 22.Rhe1
Bb7 23.a4 Qc6 24.Qxb4 Rxe1 25.Qxe1
Rc8 26.Na3 d5 27.Qh4 Kg8 28.Rd3 Qe6
29.Qg3+ Kf7 30.Re3 Qb6 31.Qh3 Qc5
32.Qxh7+ Kf8 33.Rg3
1–0
(45) Yemelin Vasily (RUS) (2549) -
Jakovenko Dmitry (RUS) (2561) [B48]
Ch Russia Krasnodar (Russia) (8), 2002
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 b5 8.0–0–0 Nf6
9.Bf4 Qb6 10.Nb3 Bb4 11.f3 0–0 12.g4
Rd8 13.g5 Ne8 14.Kb1 Na5 15.Be3 Qc7
16.Qf2 Rb8 17.Nxa5 Bxa5 18.Ne2 Bb7
19.h4 Rbc8 20.Rc1 e5 21.Bh3 Nd6 22.b3
Rf8 23.Rhg1 Bb4 24.Bb6 Qc6 25.c3 Ba3
26.Rc2 f5 27.gxf6 Rxf6 28.Ng3 Rcf8
29.Bg2 Ne8 30.Be3 d5 31.exd5 Qxd5
211
32.Ne4 R6f7 33.Ng5 Re7 34.b4 Rc7
35.Qe2 Rc4 36.f4 e4 37.Bh3 Bc8 38.Bxc8
Rxc8 39.Rd1 Qc6 40.Qg2 Nf6 41.Bc5
Rfd8 42.Rcd2 Rxd2 43.Rxd2 h6 44.Rd6
Qxd6 45.Bxd6 Rxc3 46.Qd2 Rc1+
47.Qxc1 Bxc1 48.Kxc1 hxg5 49.fxg5 Ne8
50.Be5 Kf7 51.h5 Ke6 52.Bxg7
1–0
(46) Kasimdzhanov Rustam (UZB)
(2676) - Polgar Judit (HUN) (2700)
[B48]
It \ Moscow (Russia) (4), 2002
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0 b5
9.Bf4 Qb6 10.e5 Nxd4 11.exf6 Nc6
12.Ne4 d5 13.Nd6+ Kd7 14.Nxf7 Rg8
15.Ng5 Qa5 16.Qxa5 Nxa5 17.Nxh7 Bb7
18.Bd3 Bd6 19.Bxd6 Kxd6 20.f7 Rh8
21.f8Q+ Raxf8 22.Nxf8 Rxf8 23.f3 Nc6
24.h4 e5 25.h5 Kc5 26.h6 gxh6 27.Rxh6
Rg8 28.Rg6 Re8 29.Re1 a5 30.Rg7 Bc8
31.Kd2 a4 32.a3 b4 33.axb4+ Nxb4
34.Rg5 Nc6 35.Ra1 Kb4 36.c3+ Ka5
37.b4+ Kb6 38.Rxa4 e4 39.fxe4 dxe4
40.b5 exd3 41.bxc6 Ba6 42.c4
1–0
(47) Karjakin Sergey (UKR) (2566) -
Computer \ [B48]
It (sheveningen) \ Kiev (Ukraine) (5), 2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0 b5
9.Bf4 Ne5 10.Nf3 Nxf3 11.gxf3 Qa5
12.Kb1 b4 13.Ne2 d5 14.Bg5 Bb7 15.Nf4
Rd8 16.e5 h6 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.exf6 d4
19.Re1 Bd6 20.Rg1 Bxf4 21.Qxf4 b3
22.Bd3 Qxa2+ 23.Kc1 Qa1+ 24.Kd2 Qa5+
25.Ke2 bxc2 26.Rc1 e5 27.Qf5 Rd5
28.Rxc2 e4 29.Rc8+ Bxc8 30.Qxc8+ Qd8
31.Qc6+ Kf8 32.fxe4 Rd6 33.Qc5 Qb6
34.Qc8+ Rd8 35.Qf5 Qxb2+ 36.Kf3 Qa3
37.e5 Qb3 38.Kf4 Qb2 39.Kf3 Qb7+
40.Kf4 Qb4 41.Kf3 Qc5 42.Rg7 Qc6+

43.Kg3 Qc7 44.Kh4 Rb8 45.f4 Rb2 46.h3
Rb8 47.Qg4 h5 48.Qg5 Qc1 49.Rxf7+
Ke8 50.Re7+ Kd8 51.e6 Qe1+ 52.Qg3
Qxg3+ 53.Kxg3 Rh6 54.Rd7+ Ke8 55.f7+
Kf8 56.f5 Kg7 57.Kf4 Kf6 58.Bc4 Rhh8
59.e7 Rhe8 60.fxe8Q
1–0
(48) Sutovsky Emil (ISR) (2669) -
Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan (GEO)
(2454) [B48]
It (open) \ Caleta (England) (4),
28.01.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.d4 cxd4
5.Nxd4 Qc7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0
b5 9.Bf4 Qb7 10.e5 b4 11.exf6 bxc3
12.Qxc3 Nb4 13.Bc4 gxf6 14.Nf5 d5
15.Nd6+ Bxd6 16.Bxd6 dxc4 17.Qxf6
Nxa2+ 18.Kb1 Rg8 19.Ba3 Qc7 20.Rd6
Nc3+ 21.bxc3 Bd7 22.Re1 Rb8+ 23.Ka2
a5 24.Rb6
1–0
(49) Grischuk A (2720) - Needleman G
(2381) [B48]
WCC (1.2), 27.11.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 Nf6 8.0–0–0
Ng4 9.Bf4 Nge5 10.Bg3 Nxd4 11.Qxd4 f6
12.f4 Bc5 13.Qd2 Nf7 14.e5 f5 15.Bf2
Bxf2 16.Qxf2 b5 17.g4 fxg4 18.h3 Bb7
19.Bg2 g3 20.Qxg3 b4 21.Ne2 g5
22.Bxb7 Qxb7 23.Nd4 Qe4 24.f5 Qxe5
25.Qxe5 Nxe5 26.Rhe1 d6 27.Nxe6 Ke7
28.Nxg5 Rhf8 29.Ne4 Rxf5 30.Nxd6
1–0
212
(50) Petrov Marijan (BUL) (2415) -
Andonov Bogomil (BUL) (2400) [B48]
Ch Bulgaria Shumen (Bulgaria) (8), 1997
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0
Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Ng4 10.Qb6 Qc6 11.Bd4 e5
12.Be3 Nxe3 13.Qxe3 Bc5 14.Qg5 0–0
15.Qxe5 d6 16.Qg3 Be6 17.f4 Rac8 18.f5
Qb6 19.fxe6 Be3+ 20.Kb1 Rxc3 21.Rxd6
Rxc2 22.Kxc2 Qc5+ 23.Kd3 fxe6 24.b4
Qxb4 25.Kxe3 Qc5+ 26.Ke2 e5 27.Rd2
Rf4 28.Kd1
1–0
(51) Movsesian Sergei (SVK) (2628) -
Oral Tomas (CZE) (2559) [B48]
Extraliga 2004/05 Czech Republic (11),
17.04.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Qc7
5.Nc3 e6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qd2 Bb4 8.f3 Nxd4
9.Qxd4 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 e5 11.Qb4 d6
12.0–0–0 0–0 13.Qxd6 Qxc3 14.Qc5 Qa1+
15.Kd2 Rd8+ 16.Bd3 Qxa2 17.Qxe5 b6
18.Ra1 Qe6 19.Qxe6 Bxe6 20.Rhb1 Ne8
21.Rb4 Nd6 22.Ke2 f5 23.Rba4 fxe4
24.fxe4 Nc8 25.Ba6 Nd6 26.Bf4 Rd7
27.Rd4 Rad8 28.c3 b5 29.h3 Bc4+
30.Ke3 Kf7 31.g4 h6 32.g5 hxg5 33.Bxg5
Re8 34.Kf3 Ke6 35.Bf4 Nf7 36.Rad1 Rde7
37.h4 Kf6 38.Rg1 Re6 39.Bb7 Rb6
40.Rd7 b4 41.h5 Ne5+ 42.Bxe5+ Kxe5
43.cxb4 Rf8+ 44.Ke3 Be6 45.Rg5+ Kf6
46.Rdxg7 Bf7 47.Bd5 Bxd5 48.R7g6+ Ke7
49.Rxb6 axb6 50.Rxd5 Rf1 51.Rb5 Rh1
52.Kd4 Kd7 53.Rg5 Kc6 54.b5+ Kd7
55.Kd5 Rd1+ 56.Ke5 Rb1 57.Kf6
1–0

(52) Smirin I (2652) - Portisch L (2536)
[B48]
21st ECC (4), 21.09.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qd2 Bb4 8.f3 d5
9.a3 Ba5 10.Ndb5 Qe7 11.Qf2 0–0 12.Bc5
Qd8 13.0–0–0 a6 14.exd5 exd5 15.Bxf8
Qxf8 16.Nd4 Bxc3 17.bxc3 Qxa3+ 18.Kd2
Bd7 19.Nxc6 bxc6 20.Bd3 Qd6 21.Qg3
Qc5 22.Rb1 Qa7 23.Rhe1 c5 24.Qd6 c4
25.Bf1 Bb5 26.Re3 h6 27.Rbe1 Rf8 28.g4
Qa8 29.Kc1 Rd8 30.Qc5 d4 31.cxd4 Nd5
32.Re5 c3 33.Bc4 Bxc4 34.Qxc4 Qb7
35.Re8+ Rxe8 36.Rxe8+ Kh7 37.Qb3 Nb4
38.Re3 a5 39.Rxc3 Qe7 40.Kb2 Qf6
41.Qc4
1–0
(53) Savchenko B (2569) - Vitiugov N
(2573) [B48]
U20ch-RUS (2), 03.03.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qd2 Bb4 8.f3
Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 0–0 11.Qc5
Qb8 12.Qg5 d6 13.Bd3 Qc7 14.0–0 e5
15.Qh4 Qxc3 16.Rab1 b6 17.Kh1 Be6
18.f4 Bxa2 19.Rbd1 Nd7 20.Rf3 exf4
21.e5 g6 22.Bxf4 Nxe5 23.Qf6 Rac8
24.Bc4 Nxf3 25.Qxc3 Ne5 26.Rxd6
1–0
(54) Izoria Z (2652) - Gagunashvili M
(2542) [B48]
7th ch-Euro (2), 05.04.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.f4 Bb4 8.Ndb5
Qa5 9.e5 a6 10.Nd6+ Bxd6 11.Qxd6 Ne4
12.Qd3 Nxc3 13.Bd2 Nxe5 14.Qd4 Ng6
15.Bxc3 Qf5 16.Qxg7 Qxf4 17.Be2 Rf8
18.Rf1 Qe4 19.Qxh7 e5 20.0–0–0 Qxe2
21.Rfe1 Qb5 22.Bxe5 Nxe5 23.Qh5 d6
24.Rxd6 Ke7 25.a4 Qc4 26.Qxe5+ Be6
27.b3 Qc8 28.Re3 Rg8 29.Rc3 Qxc3
213
30.Rxe6+ fxe6 31.Qxc3 Rxg2 32.Qb4+
Kf6 33.Qxb7 Rgg8 34.a5 e5 35.Qf3+ Ke6
36.h4 Rgf8 37.Qg4+ Kd6 38.h5 Rae8
39.Qb4+ Ke6 40.Qc4+ Kf5 41.Qxa6 e4
42.Qg6+ Kf4 43.Kd2 Kf3 44.Ke1 e3 45.a6
e2 46.a7 Ke3 47.Qg1+ Kf4 48.b4 Rf5
49.Qf2+ Kg5 50.a8Q Rxa8 51.Qg2+
1–0
(55) Movsesian S (2637) - Pelletier Y
(2583) [B48]
TCh-ESP Honor Gp1 (2), 07.09.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qd2 Bb4 8.Ndb5
Qb8 9.f3 a6 10.Nd4 d5 11.a3 Bd6 12.exd5
exd5 13.0–0–0 0–0 14.Kb1 Rd8 15.g4 Be5
16.g5 Nh5 17.Qf2 g6 18.Nce2 Re8
19.Nc3 Rd8 20.Bg2 Nf4 21.h4 Na5 22.h5
Nxg2 23.Qxg2 Nc4 24.Bc1 Qd6 25.hxg6
hxg6 26.f4 Bg7 27.Rd3 Kf8 28.Rhd1 Be6
29.f5 gxf5 30.g6 Ne5 31.Bf4 Qe7 32.gxf7
Bxf7 33.Re3 Qd6 34.Qxg7+ Kxg7
1–0
(56) Naiditsch A (2657) - Tregubov P
(2556) [B48]
Bundesliga 2006–7 (2), 29.10.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qd2 Bb4 8.f3
Nxd4 9.Qxd4 Bxc3+ 10.bxc3 b6 11.Bg5
e5 12.Qb4 d6 13.0–0–0 0–0 14.Bxf6 gxf6
15.Rxd6 Be6 16.Ba6 Bxa2 17.c4 Bxc4
18.Bxc4 a5 19.Bxf7+ Rxf7 20.Qxb6 Rc8
21.Qxc7 Rfxc7 22.Rd2 Kf7 23.Re1 Rc3
24.Kb2 Kg6 25.Ra1 R8c5 26.Ra3 Rxa3
27.Kxa3 f5 28.Kb3 Kg5 29.Re2 Rb5+
30.Kc4 Rb2 31.Kd3 Rb1 32.c3 Ra1
33.exf5 Kxf5 34.Kc4 h5 35.Kb5 h4 36.c4
h3 37.c5 hxg2 38.Rxg2 a4 39.c6 a3 40.c7
Rc1 41.Kb6 Ke6 42.Ra2 Kd7 43.Rd2+
Ke7 44.h4 Rb1+ 45.Kc6 Rc1+ 46.Kb7
Rb1+ 47.Kc8 Rb2 48.Rd7+ Ke8 49.Rd5
a2 50.Rxe5+ Kf7 51.Ra5 Kg6 52.f4 Kh6

53.f5 Kh7 54.Kd7 Rd2+ 55.Kc8 Kg7
56.Ra6 Kh7 57.h5 Kg7 58.Ra7 Kh6 59.f6
1–0
(57) McShane Luke J (ENG) (2568) -
Potkin Vladimir (RUS) (2516) [B48]
Ch World (juniors) (under 20) Goa (India)
(8), 2002
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Qc7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.f3 Bb4 8.Ndb5
Qb8 9.a3 Be7 10.g4 a6 11.Nd4 b5 12.Qd2
0–0 13.Nce2 Rd8 14.g5 Ne8 15.h4 Bb7
16.0–0–0 d5 17.Nxc6 Bxc6 18.e5 d4
19.Bxd4 Bxf3 20.Rh3 Bg4 21.Rg3 Bf5
22.Bh3 Bxh3 23.Rxh3 b4 24.a4 Qb7
25.Qf4 Rac8 26.Rf3 Bf8 27.b3 Rd7
28.Ng3 Nc7 29.Ne4 Nd5 30.Qg4 Nc3
31.Nxc3 bxc3 32.Rxc3 Rcd8 33.Rcd3 g6
34.Kb1 Bg7 35.Qe2 Qb8 36.Bb2 Rxd3
37.Rxd3 Rxd3 38.Qxd3 Bxe5 39.Qxa6
Bxb2 40.Kxb2 e5 41.Qc6 Qd8 42.Qe4
Qa5 43.Qe3 Qd5 44.c4 Qg2+ 45.Kc3 Qa2
46.Kb4 Qh2 47.a5 h5 48.a6 e4 49.Qxe4
Qd6+ 50.Kb5 Qd7+ 51.Qc6 Qf5+ 52.Qd5
1–0
(58) Dominguez Lenier (CUB) (2661) -
Volokitin Andrei (UKR) (2685) [B46]
It (cat.17) Bermuda (1), 30.01.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qd2 Bb4 8.f3 d5
9.a3 Ba5 10.0–0–0 0–0 11.Nb3 dxe4
12.Qf2 Bd7 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.fxe4 Ne5
15.Qg3 Bc7 16.Bf4 f6 17.Nc5 Rf7
18.Nxe6 Bxe6 19.Rxd8+ Rxd8 20.h4 Rd4
21.Bd3 Nxd3+ 22.cxd3 Bxf4+ 23.Qxf4
Rxd3 24.Rd1 Rxd1+ 25.Kxd1 h5 26.Kc2
Re7 27.Qd6 Kf7 28.Kc3 Bg4 29.Qd5+
Kg6 30.a4 Rd7 31.Qc5 Be6 32.g3 Bg4
33.Kb4 Rd3 34.Qc2 Rxg3 35.Ka5 Be6
36.b4 Rg4 37.Kb6 Rxh4 38.Kxb7 Rg4
39.b5 axb5 40.a5 Rg3 41.a6 Bc4 42.a7
Bd3 43.Qc6 Rg4 44.a8Q Bxe4 45.Qae8+
Kf5 46.Qxh5+
1–0
214
(59) Ponomariov R (2723) - Volokitin
And (2665) [B46]
Young Masters (4), 06.02.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.a3 d6 8.f4 Be7
9.Qf3 0–0 10.0–0–0 Qc7 11.Rg1 Nxd4
12.Rxd4 b5 13.g4 d5 14.exd5 Bb7 15.Bd3
Nxd5 16.Nxd5 Bxd5 17.Qh3 g6 18.f5 Bf6
19.Rb4 Be5 20.Rf1 a5 21.Rxb5 Rfb8
22.fxe6 Bxe6 23.a4 Rxb5 24.axb5 Bd5
25.b6 Qc6 26.Qh4 a4 27.Qe7 Bxb2+
28.Kxb2 a3+ 29.Kc1 a2 30.Kd2 Be6
31.Qf6 Qg2+ 32.Rf2 a1Q 33.Qxa1 Qxf2+
34.Bxf2 Rxa1 35.b7 Rb1 36.Be4 Bxg4
37.Bg3 Bf5 38.Bh1 Rxh1 39.b8Q+ Kg7
40.Qe5+ Kh6 41.Qe3+ Kg7 42.Qe5+ Kh6
43.Qf6 Rg1
1–0
(60) Naiditsch A (2664) - Bruzon L
(2652) [B46]
37th Olympiad (9), 30.05.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 a6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Qd2 Bb4 8.f3 d5
9.0–0–0 Qa5 10.Nxc6 bxc6 11.Bd4 0–0
12.Qg5 h6 13.Qg3 Be7 14.Be5 Qb6 15.f4
Bd7 16.Be2 a5 17.Na4 Qd8 18.Kb1 Ra7
19.b3 Kh8 20.Rhf1 Rg8 21.Qh3 c5 22.g4
Bxa4 23.bxa4 d4 24.g5 Rb7+ 25.Bb5 Nh7
26.g6 fxg6 27.Qxh6 Bf6 28.Qxg6 Bxe5
29.fxe5 Qg5 30.Qxg5 Nxg5 31.Rf4 Rd8
32.Rg1 Nf7 33.Rg6 Re7 34.Bc4 Rb8+
35.Kc1 Rb6 36.Rh4+ Kg8 37.Rh5 Kf8
38.a3 Kg8 39.Rg3 g5 40.h4 Kg7 41.hxg5
Nxe5 42.g6 Nxg6 43.e5 Kf7 44.Rhg5 Nh4
45.R3g4
1–0
 3) Variation Bc5
(1) Theory [B42] 8...d6 9.0–0 Nc6 10.Nc3 Qc7 11.a4
XABCDEFGHY
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Be7 8r+l+k+ntr(
XABCDEFGHY 7+pwq-vlp+p'
8rsnlwqk+ntr( 6p+nzpp+p+&
7+p+pvlpzpp' 5+-+-+-+-%
6p+-+p+-+& 4P+-+P+-+$
5+-+-+-+-% 3+NsNL+-+-#
4-+-+P+-+$ 2-zPP+QzPPzP"
3+N+L+-+-# 1tR-vL-+RmK-!
2PzPP+-zPPzP" xabcdefghy
1tRNvLQmK-+R! [(white should not develop the bishop c1
xabcdefghy too early, because probably it will be
placed on the h6)]
[(black has forced the white's knight to go
on the more passive position. But this 11...Nf6 12.Bh6 Ne5 13.h3 [(to stop Ng4)]
premature development of a bishop is
weakening the g7 square in the same 13...Bf8 14.Qd2 [(white also can simply
time.)] take on f8, but Qd2 even stronger - black
still has a huge problems with his king and
[6...Ba7 7.Qg4 Nf6 8.Qg3 (8.Qxg7 ? rook h8)]
8...Rg8 9.Qh6 Bxf2+ 10.Kxf2 Ng4+–+)
8...d6 (otherwise white will play e5) 9.Nc3 14...Bxh6 15.Qxh6²
Nc6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bd2 (after this XABCDEFGHY
maneuveur it will be harder for black to
make castling) 11...b5 (11...0–0 ?
8r+l+k+-tr(
12.Bxh6+–) 12.0–0–0 (and in the 7+pwq-+p+p'
middlegame white will attack on the king-
side and in the center with the moves f4 6p+-zppsnpwQ&
and e5)] 5+-+-sn-+-%
7.Qg4 g6 8.Qe2 [(the white's idea: after 4P+-+P+-+$
the black's move Nf6 white will always
answer Bh6 and will stop the black's
3+NsNL+-+P#
castling)] 2-zPP+-zPP+"
1tR-+-+RmK-!
xabcdefghy

Line
 Variation Bc5 Games Section
(1) Votava Jan (CZE) (2515) - Ioseliani
Nana (GEO) (2520) [B42]
Extra League 1996/97 Czech Republic
(7), 1997
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.Qg4 Nf6 8.Qg3
d6 9.Nc3 Nc6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bd2 Ne5
12.Be2 h5 13.Bg5 b5 14.f4 h4 15.Bxf6
hxg3 16.Bxd8 Nc4 17.0–0–0 Rxh2 18.Bh4
Rxg2 19.Kb1 Bb7 20.Bxc4 bxc4 21.Na5
Rb8 22.Nxc4 Bc5 23.Bxg3
1–0
(2) Smirin I (2673) - Arencibia W (2510)
[B42]
WCC (1.4), 29.11.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.Qg4 Nf6 8.Qg3
d6 9.Nc3 Nc6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bd2 Ne5
12.0–0–0 g5 13.Be2 b5 14.f4 gxf4 15.Bxf4
Rg8 16.Qh3 Qe7 17.a3 Bd7 18.Rhf1 Rc8
19.Kb1 Rg6 20.Bxh6 Rxc3 21.bxc3 Nxe4
22.Bf4 Qf6 23.Nd4 Qg7 24.Qe3 f5 25.g3
Qh8 26.Ka1 Bc5 27.Ka2 Ng4 28.Bxg4
Rxg4 29.h3 Rg6 30.g4 Kd8 31.gxf5 exf5
32.Rg1 Re6 33.Qf3 Re8 34.Bc1 Qe5
35.Bb2 Qd5+ 36.Ka1 Qc4 37.Rg7 Bxd4
38.Rxd4 Qe6 39.h4 Qf6 40.Rh7 Qg6
41.Qh5 Qg2 42.Rxd7+ Kxd7 43.Qxf5+
Kd8 44.c4 Qxc2 45.Rxd6+
1–0
(3) Grischuk A (2720) - Istratescu A
(2622) [B42]
WCC (2.1), 30.11.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.Qg4 g6 8.Qg3
Nc6 9.Nc3 d6 10.h4 Nf6 11.Bh6 Ne5
12.Be2 b5 13.f4 Nc4 14.0–0–0 Ne3 15.Rd4
Nfg4 16.Bxg4 Nxg4 17.Qxg4 Bxd4
18.Nxd4 b4 19.Na4 Bd7 20.b3 Bxa4
21.bxa4 Qd7 22.Kb1 Rc8 23.Rd1 Qxa4
24.f5 Ke7 25.fxe6 f6
1–0
(4) Fedorchuk Sergey A (UKR) (2457) -
Zakharov Vladimir (UKR) (2376) [B42]
Ch Ukraine (juniors) (under 18)
Dnepropetrovsk (Ukraine) (2), 1999
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.Qg4 Nf6 8.Qg3
d6 9.Bg5 Nc6 10.Nc3 b5 11.0–0–0 b4
12.Ne2 Bb7 13.f4 Qc7 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5
Nh5 16.Qh4 Qxe5 17.Rhe1 Be3+ 18.Bxe3
Qxe3+ 19.Kb1 Nf6 20.Nf4 Qb6 21.Nxe6
fxe6 22.Rxe6+ Kf7 23.Bc4 Kg6 24.Qg3+
Kh6 25.h4
1–0
(5) Fedorchuk Sergey A (UKR) (2408) -
Gagunashvili Merab (GEO) (2321) [B42]
Ch World (juniors) (under 20) Yerevan
(Armenia) (9), 2000
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.Qg4 Qf6 8.Qg3
Nc6 9.Nc3 Nge7 10.0–0 Qg6 11.Qh3 Nb4
12.Be3 Nxd3 13.cxd3 b6 14.Nd2 d5
15.Qh4 dxe4 16.dxe4 b5 17.Rfe1 f6
18.Nb3 0–0 19.Rad1 e5 20.Rd6 Qf7
21.Qg3 Bb8 22.Rd3 Nc6 23.Bc5 Rd8
24.Nd5 Ba7 25.Ne7+ Qxe7 26.Bxe7 Rxd3
27.Qxd3 Nxe7 28.Qd6 Kf7 29.Na5 Bb8
30.Qd8 Ra7 31.Qb6 Ra8 32.Nc6
1–0
(6) Palac Mladen (CRO) (2566) -
Gombac Jan (SLO) (2269) [B42]
It (open) Zadar (Croatia) (3), 2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.Qg4 Qf6 8.0–0

Nc6 9.Qg3 h5 10.Be3 h4 11.Qh3 Bxe3
12.Qxe3 h3 13.g3 Nge7 14.Nc3 d6 15.f4
Bd7 16.Rae1 Ng6 17.Na4 0–0 18.Nb6
Rad8 19.c3 Be8 20.Rf2 Nge7 21.Bf1 Qh6
22.g4 e5 23.f5 Qxe3 24.Rxe3 d5 25.exd5
Nxd5 26.Nxd5 Rxd5 27.Bxh3 f6 28.Bg2
Rd1+ 29.Rf1 Rxf1+ 30.Kxf1 Bf7 31.Ke1
Bc4 32.Nc5 b6 33.Nd7 Rf7 34.Bxc6
1–0
(7) Palac Mladen (CRO) (2565) - Drabke
Lorenz (GER) (2453) [B42]
It (open) Dresden (Germany) (4),
28.07.2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.Qg4 Nf6 8.Qg3
d6 9.Nc3 0–0 10.Bg5 Nbd7 11.0–0 Qc7
12.a4 Kh8 13.Qh4 e5 14.Kh1 h6 15.f4
Be3 16.Bxh6 gxh6 17.Qxh6+ Kg8
18.Qg5+ Kh8 19.Nd5 Nxd5 20.exd5 f5
21.Qh4+ Kg8 22.Qg3+ Kh8 23.Qh3+ Kg8
24.Qg3+ Kh8 25.Qxe3 e4 26.Be2 Qxc2
27.Nd4 Qc5
1–0
(8) Almasi Zoltan (HUN) (2631) - Votava
Jan (CZE) (2506) [B42]
Bundesliga 2004/05 Germany (1),
13.11.2004
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.Qg4 Qf6 8.f4 h5
9.Qg3 d6 10.Nc3 h4 11.Qf3 Nc6 12.Be3
g5 13.Bxa7 Rxa7 14.f5 Qh6 15.0–0 Nge7
16.Rad1 Ra8 17.Be2 exf5 18.exf5 Bxf5
19.Nd5 0–0 20.Nd4 Bg6 21.Nxe7+ Nxe7
22.Qxb7 Rae8 23.h3 Qh7 24.Bd3 Bxd3
25.Rxd3 Ng6 26.Qd5 Ne5 27.Rb3 Qg6
28.Rb6 g4 29.Rxd6 Qg5 30.hxg4 Qe3+
31.Kh1 h3 32.Nf3 Qe2 33.Nh2 hxg2+
34.Qxg2 Qxg2+ 35.Kxg2 Nc4 36.Rxa6
Ne3+ 37.Kf2 Nxf1
1–0
217
(9) Almasi Zoltan (HUN) (2628) - Glek
Igor V (GER) (2588) [B42]
Bundesliga 2004/05 Germany (9),
30.01.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Ba7 7.Qg4 Nf6 8.Qg3
d6 9.Nc3 Nc6 10.Bg5 h6 11.Bd2 g6
12.Be2 Nd4 13.Qd3 Nxe2 14.Qxe2 e5
15.Be3 Bxe3 16.Qxe3 Be6 17.0–0–0 Qc7
18.Rd2 0–0–0 19.Rhd1 Kb8 20.f3 Rd7
21.Kb1 h5 22.Na4 Rdd8 23.Qg5 Qe7
24.h4 Rhe8 25.Nc1 b5 26.Nc3 b4 27.Na4
Qd7 28.Nb6 Qc6 29.Nb3 Kc7 30.Qe3 Rb8
31.Nc4 d5 32.exd5 Nxd5
1–0
(10) Chuprov D (2477) - Epishin V
(2600) [B42]
58th ch-RUS Semi-Final (4), 06.09.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6
5.Bd3 Bc5 6.Nb3 Be7 7.Qg4 g6 8.Qe2 d6
9.0–0 Nd7 10.Nc3 Ne5 11.Kh1 Nf6 12.Bh6
Nfg4 13.Bd2 h5 14.f4 Nxd3 15.cxd3 Bd7
16.f5 gxf5 17.exf5 e5 18.Nd5 Bc6 19.Ba5
Qb8 20.Nc7+ Kf8 21.Nxa8 Qxa8 22.Nd2
d5 23.Bb6 Qb8 24.Bg1 Bf6 25.Rf3 Rh7
26.Rh3 Qc8 27.Rf1 Bb5 28.Qd1 Qc6
29.Nb3 Be7 30.Rff3 b6 31.Rfg3 Nf6
32.Qe1 Qd6 33.d4 e4 34.Be3 h4 35.Rg5
Ne8 36.Rxh4 Rxh4 37.Qxh4 Bxg5
38.Bxg5 f6 39.Bf4 Qb4 40.h3 Ke7
41.Qh7+ Kd8 42.Qb7 Bc4 43.Bb8 Bxb3
44.axb3 Qb5 45.Kg1 Qxb3 46.Kh2 Qc4
47.Qxb6+ Ke7 48.Qe6+ Kf8 49.Bf4 Qxd4
50.Bh6+ Ng7 51.Qc8+ Ke7 52.Qc7+ Ke8
53.Bxg7 e3 54.Qc8+ Ke7 55.Qe6+
1–0
 7) Sveshnikov Variation.
I recommend you this order of study:

1) Bxb5 attack
2) Prevention a4
3) Variation c4

So I am offering you several variations against Sveshnikov. You may use all of them in
different situtions.

1) Bxb5 Attack
(1) Theory [B33]
12...Ra4 [12...Rb8 ? (this move looks like
[I want to show one very interesting the most natural one. Really it is a huge
variation against Sveshnikov. It is a sharp mistake.) 13.Nbc7+ Kd7 14.Qh5‚ one of
attacking line, which will bring you a lot of the main ways how white can attack in all
quick victories!] these lines); 12...Ra7 (Black gives up the
material immediately to stop the white's
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 attack. After that white will start using his
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 passed pawns on the queen-side.)
9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 [(We can see that 13.Nxa7 Nxa7 14.c3 Bg7 (14...fxe4 ?
black makes too many pawn moves in this 15.Qa4+ Qd7 16.Nf6++–) 15.Qa4+ Qd7
line. That's why white may try to use this 16.Qxd7+ (Since white is going to use his
situation by making an interesting passed pawns, it is good for white to
sacrifice.)] transfer the game into an endgame.)
16...Bxd7 17.exf5 Bxf5 18.0–0 then white
11.Bxb5 axb5 12.Nxb5 will use his passed pawns on the queen-
side; 12...Qg5 (this attempt for creating a
XABCDEFGHY counter-play doesn't work) 13.Ndc7+ Kd8
8r+lwqkvl-tr( 14.Qd5 ! (helps to attack and to stop the
black's attack in the same time, because
7+-+-+p+p' now Qg2 is not dangerous) 14...Qxg2
6-+nzp-+-+& 15.0–0–0+–]
5+N+Nzpp+-%
4-+-+P+-+$
3+-+-+-+-#
2PzPP+-zPPzP"
1tR-+QmK-+R!
xabcdefghy
[(white uses the lack of development in
the black's position to start an attack
immediately; the concrete threat is Nc7)]
 219

13.c4
XABCDEFGHY
8-+lwqkvl-tr(
7+-+-+p+p'
6-+nzp-+-+&
5+N+Nzpp+-%
4r+P+P+-+$
3+-+-+-+-#
2PzP-+-zPPzP"
1tR-+QmK-+R!
xabcdefghy
[(Here is one more sudden move! It is the
new surprise for your opponent. White
wants to open more lines, which is one of
the main principles of an attack.)]

13...Rxc4 [13...Qa5+ 14.b4 Rxb4

(14...Nxb4 15.Nf6+ (this helps white to
avoid of am exchange and to attack the
black's king.) 15...Kd8 (15...Ke7 ?
16.Qxd6#) 16.0–0 with a strong attack)
15.0–0©]

14.0–0 Rxe4 15.Rc1 Bb7 16.Nbc7+ Kd7

17.Qh5+–
XABCDEFGHY
8-+-wq-vl-tr(
7+lsNk+p+p'
6-+nzp-+-+&
5+-+Nzpp+Q%
4-+-+r+-+$
3+-+-+-+-#
2PzP-+-zPPzP"
1+-tR-+RmK-!
xabcdefghy
Line
 Bxb5 Attack Games Section
(1) Sulskis S - Moiseenko A1 (2632) (4) Valsecchi A - Cantoro D (1853)
[B33] [B33]
6th Amplico AIG Life (8), 16.12.2006 ch-ITA U20 (1), 18.07.2007

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Bxf6 gxf6
9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bxb5 axb5
12.Nxb5 Ra7 13.Nxa7 Nxa7 14.c3 Bg7
15.Qa4+ Qd7 16.Qxd7+ Bxd7 17.a4 fxe4
18.b4 Be6 19.c4 Nc6 20.0–0 Bxd5 21.cxd5
Nxb4 22.Rfb1 Nxd5 23.a5 Kd7 24.a6 Ra8
25.Rb7+ Ke6 26.a7 e3 27.Rb8 exf2+
28.Kf1 Nc7 29.Rxa8 Nxa8 30.Rb1 e4
31.Rb8 Kd5 32.Rxa8 Bd4
1–0
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5
9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bxb5 axb5
12.Nxb5 Ra4 13.c4 Rxc4 14.0–0 Bg7
15.Rc1 Rxc1 16.Qxc1 Nd4 17.Nxd6+
Qxd6 18.Qxc8+ Qd8 19.Qc5 Ne6 20.Qa3
f6 21.Rc1 Kf7 22.Qa7+ Kg6 23.Ne7+ Kg5
24.Qe3+ f4 25.h4+ Kh5 26.Qf3+ Kxh4
27.Qh3+ Kg5 28.Qf5+ Kh6 29.Qxe6
1–0

(2) Vallejo Pons F (2693) - San

Segundo Carrillo P (2570) [B33]
City of Culture GM (8), 15.07.2009

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5
9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bxb5 axb5
12.Nxb5 Ra4 13.Nbc7+ Kd7 14.0–0 Rxe4
15.Qh5 Nd4 16.c3 Ne2+ 17.Kh1 Kc6
18.g3 Rg8 19.Qf3 Nf4 20.gxf4 Bb7
21.Qd3 Qxc7 22.Nxc7 Kxc7 23.f3 Rxf4
24.Rf2 e4 25.Qc4+ Kb6 26.a4 Rxf3
27.a5+ Ka7 28.a6

1–0

(3) Valsecchi A (2363) - Doluhanova E

(2240) [B33]
Open (3), 08.06.2009

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5
9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bxb5 axb5
12.Nxb5 Ra4 13.c4 Rxc4 14.0–0 Be7
15.Rc1 Rxc1 16.Qxc1 Nd4 17.Nbc7+ Kf8
18.Qh6+ Kg8 19.Nxe7+ Qxe7 20.Nd5
Qe6 21.Nf6+ Qxf6 22.Qxf6 h5 23.Qxd6

1–0
 2) Prevention a4
(1) Theory - Theory [B33] 10.0–0 Be7 11.Bg5 0–0 12.Bxf6 Bxf6
13.Nd5
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 XABCDEFGHY
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.a4
XABCDEFGHY 8-+rwq-trk+(
8r+lwqkvl-tr( 7+p+-+pzpp'
7zpp+-+pzpp' 6p+nzplvl-+&
6-+nzp-sn-+& 5+-+Nzp-+-%
5+N+-zp-+-% 4P+L+P+-+$
4P+-+P+-+$ 3sN-+-+-+-#
3+-sN-+-+-# 2-zPP+-zPPzP"
2-zPP+-zPPzP" 1tR-+Q+RmK-!
1tR-vLQmKL+R! xabcdefghy
xabcdefghy [(the white's plan here is to attack the
black's weaknesses in the center (d6 and
[(White stops the black's eventual d5) and on the queen-side (b6).]
advance a6 and b5. It is a calm classical
system, which helps to restrict the black's 13...Bg5 14.c3 [(preventing Nd4)]
activity and to get a slightly better
position.)] 14...Kh8 [14...Ne7 15.Qb3 ! puts the
strong pressure on b7 and on the diagonal
7...a6 8.Na3 Be6 [8...Bg4 9.f3 Be6 10.Bc4 a2–g8]
Rc8 11.0–0 Nb4 12.Nd5 Nbxd5 13.exd5
Bd7² then white will attack on the queen- 15.Qe2 [15.Ba2 !?'with the idea' Nñ4]
side: Be3, c3, Qb3 etc]
15...Ne7 [15...f5 ? 16.Nb6 ! typical tactical
9.Bc4 Rc8 [9...Bxc4? (an exchange of the idea, which gives white a huge positional
white-squared bishops is favor white, advantage; 15...g6 16.Rad1²]
because black has a huge weakness d5.)
10.Nxc4 Nxe4? (this standard idea
doesn't work in this position.) 11.Nxe4 d5
12.Bg5 f6 13.Bxf6! gxf6 14.Qxd5+–;
9...Be7 10.Bg5 0–0 11.Bxf6 (white is
trading the main defender of the d5
square) 11...Bxf6 12.0–0 Rc8 13.Nd5²]
 222

16.Rad1
XABCDEFGHY
8-+rwq-tr-mk(
7+p+-snpzpp'
6p+-zpl+-+&
5+-+Nzp-vl-%
4P+L+P+-+$
3sN-zP-+-+-#
2-zP-+QzPPzP"
1+-+R+RmK-!
xabcdefghy
[and white is starting to attack the black's
weaknesses on the "d" line]

Line

Prevention a4 Games Section

(1) Smirnov Igor - Bunda Viktor (UKR)
[B33]
03.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.a4 a6 8.Na3 Bg4
9.f3 Be6 10.Bc4 Bxc4 11.Nxc4 Rc8
12.Be3 Nd4 13.Bxd4 Rxc4 14.Be3 Be7
15.Qd3 Qc8 16.0–0 0–0 17.Rf2 Kh8 18.a5
Qe6 19.Rd2 Rc6 20.Nd5 Nd7 21.Qb3 Rb8
22.Ba7 Nc5 23.Qb4 Rbc8 24.Bxc5 Rxc5
25.Qxb7 f5 26.Qxa6 Bg5 27.Re2 fxe4
28.fxe4 Rxc2 29.Rxc2 Rxc2 30.Qf1 Rc8
31.a6 Qd7 32.a7 Ra8 33.Qa6 h6 34.Kh1
Bd8 35.b4
(2) Zubarev Al1 - Baron Ta (2213) [B33]
XXIV Open (3), 18.02.2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.a4 a6 8.Na3 Bg4
9.f3 Be6 10.Bc4 Rc8 11.Bg5 Qb6 12.Rb1
Nb4 13.Bb3 Be7 14.Qd2 0–0 15.Be3 Qc7
16.Nd5 Nbxd5 17.exd5 Bf5 18.0–0 Nd7
19.a5 Nc5 20.Ba2 Bg6 21.Nc4 f5 22.Nxe5
Be8 23.Rfc1 f4 24.Bd4 Bf6 25.Nc4 Bxd4+
26.Qxd4 Bg6 27.b4 Nd7 28.Bb3 Kh8
29.Re1 Rce8 30.Re6 Nf6 31.Nxd6 Rd8
32.Qc5
1–0

1–0

(3) Christensen Es - Frisvold Ole Emil
[B33]
Politiken Cup (6), 23.07.2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.a4 a6 8.Na3 Be6
9.Bg5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Bc4 Ne7 12.0–
0 Rc8 13.Bd5 Qd7 14.Qd3 Bxd5 15.Nxd5
Nxd5 16.Qxd5 Qc6 17.Rfd1 Be7 18.b3 0–
0 19.a5 Qxd5 20.Rxd5 Rc6 21.Nc4 Rfc8
22.f3 Rc5 23.Rd3 g6 24.Rad1 R8c6 25.g3
f6 26.Kg2 Kg7 27.Kh3 Kh6 28.Kg4 Kg7
29.f4 exf4 30.gxf4 f5+ 31.exf5 Rxf5
32.R1d2 h5+ 33.Kg3 Rcc5 34.Nxd6 h4+
35.Kg4 Bxd6 36.Rxd6 Rxa5 37.Rd7+ Kh6
38.Rxb7 Ra1 39.Rb4 Rg1+ 40.Kf3 Rf1+
41.Rf2 Rxf2+ 42.Kxf2 Kh5 43.h3 a5
44.Re4 g5 45.Kf3 gxf4 46.Rxf4 Rg5
47.Rg4 Rc5 48.c4 Rf5+ 49.Rf4 Rg5
50.Ke4 a4 51.bxa4 Kh6 52.Rxh4+
1–0
(4) Rublevsky S - Sveshnikov E (2540)
[B33]
URS-ch58 Moscow (9), 1991
1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nge2 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4
5.Nxd4 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.a4 a6 8.Na3 Be6
9.Bc4 Be7 10.0–0 Bxc4 11.Nxc4 Nxe4
12.Nxe4 d5 13.Qg4 g6 14.Rd1 f5 15.Qg3
fxe4 16.Be3 d4 17.Nxe5 Bd6 18.Nxc6
Bxg3 19.Nxd8 dxe3 20.fxg3 Rxd8
21.Rxd8+ Kxd8 22.Re1 Kd7 23.Rxe3 Rc8
24.c3 Re8 25.Kf2 Kd6 26.Re1 Kc5 27.b3
Re6 28.Ke3 Rb6 29.Rb1 Kd5 30.a5 Rc6
31.Rd1+ Ke5 32.c4 b5 33.Rd5+ Ke6
34.cxb5 Rc1 35.Rd2 Re1+ 36.Re2 Ra1
37.Kxe4 Rxa5 38.bxa6 Rxa6 39.b4 Rb6
40.Rb2 Rb5 41.Kd4 Kd6 42.Kc4 Rh5
43.h3 Re5 44.b5 Kc7 45.Rf2 h5 46.Rf7+
Kc8 47.Rg7 Re6 48.Kd5 Rb6 49.Ke5 Kd8
50.Kf4 Ke8 51.Kg5 Rxb5+ 52.Kxg6
1–0
223
(5) Zinchenko Ya - Velikhanli F (2310)
[B33]
2nd President's Cup (7), 09.05.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.a4 a6 8.Na3 Be6
9.Bc4 Rc8 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
12.Nd5 Bg5 13.0–0 0–0 14.c3 Ne7 15.Qb3
Bxd5 16.Bxd5 Nxd5 17.Qxd5 Qc7 18.Rfd1
Rfd8 19.Nc2 Qb6 20.Qa2 Qc6 21.Rd5
Qc4 22.Qxc4 Rxc4 23.f3 g6 24.a5 f5
25.exf5 gxf5 26.Rad1 Rc5 27.Nb4 Rxd5
28.Nxd5 Kf7 29.f4 Bh6 30.Kf2 Rc8 31.Nb6
Rc5 32.fxe5 dxe5 33.Rd7+ Kg8 34.Nd5
Rxa5 35.Nf6+ Kf8 36.Nxh7+ Ke8 37.Nf6+
Kf8 38.Rxb7 Bc1 39.c4 Ra2 40.c5 Bxb2
41.c6 e4 42.Ke3 Bxf6 43.c7 Rc2 44.Rb8+
Kf7 45.c8Q Rxc8 46.Rxc8 Kg6 47.Rc6 a5
48.Kf4 a4 49.Ra6 a3 50.g3 a2 51.Rxa2
Bg5+ 52.Ke5 Bf6+ 53.Kd5 Kg5 54.Rf2 e3
55.Rf3 e2 56.Re3 f4 57.Rxe2 fxg3 58.Rg2
Kh4 59.Rxg3 Bd8 60.Ke4 Bc7 61.Rg2
Kh3 62.Kf3 Kh4 63.Rg7 Be5 64.Rh7+ Kg5
65.h4+ Kg6 66.Rb7 Ba1 67.Kg4 Kh6
68.Rb6+ Kh7 69.Kg5 Bc3 70.Rb7+ Bg7
71.Ra7 Kg8 72.Kg6
1–0
(6) Zinchenko,Yaroslav -
Kolesov,Eugeny (2028) [B33]
Championship UKR Club's Teams Alushta
(6.4), 26.04.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.a4 a6 8.Na3 Be6
9.Bc4 Rc8 10.Bg5 Be7 11.0–0 0–0 12.Bxf6
Bxf6 13.Nd5 Bg5 14.c3 Kh8 15.Qe2 Ne7
16.Rad1 Nxd5 17.Bxd5 Bxd5 18.Rxd5
Qc7 19.Rfd1 Be7 20.a5 f5 21.exf5 Rxf5
22.Nc2 Rf4 23.Nb4 Rcf8 24.f3 g5 25.h3
h5 26.Kh2 Kg7 27.Nd3 R4f7 28.Nf2 Rf6
29.Ne4 Rg6 30.Qd3 Kh6 31.g4 h4 32.Kg2
Qc6 33.Nxd6 Bxd6 34.Rxd6 Rxd6
35.Qxd6+ Rf6 36.Qxc6 Rxc6 37.Rd5 b5
38.Rxe5 b4 39.Re3 Rc5 40.Re6+ Kg7
41.Rxa6 bxc3 42.bxc3 Rxc3 43.Rd6 Rc2+
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44.Kg1 Ra2 45.a6 Kh7 46.Kf1 Kg7 47.Ke1

Kf7 48.Kd1 Kg7 49.Kc1 Kf7 50.Kb1 Ra5
51.Kb2 Ke7 52.Rg6 Kf7 53.Rc6 Kg7
54.Kb3

1–0

3) Variation c4
(1) Theory [B33]
13.Be2 0–0 14.0–0 Bg5 15.Qd3
[I am going to show you one more XABCDEFGHY
positional system against Sveshnikov. It is
pretty simple for studying, because there 8r+lwq-trk+(
are not much theory lines here. This 7+-+-+pzpp'
variation could be good if you want to get
a calm position and limit the black's 6-+nzp-+-+&
activity.] 5zp-+Nzp-vl-%
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 4-zpP+P+-+$
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5
9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4
3+-+Q+-+-#
XABCDEFGHY 2PzPN+LzPPzP"
8r+lwqk+-tr( 1tR-+-+RmK-!
7+-+-+pzpp' xabcdefghy
6p+nzp-vl-+& [In the middlegame white will attack the
5+p+Nzp-+-% black's weaknesses on the "d" file (d5
square and pawn d6). Also white can
4-+P+P+-+$ attack the black's advanced pawns by
3sN-+-+-+-# playing a3. As usual it is good for white if
he can exchange the light-squared
2PzP-+-zPPzP" bishops. White needs to prepare Bg4
1tR-+QmKL+R! move (by playing h3 or Qg3) to realise this
idea]
xabcdefghy
Line
b4 12.Nc2 a5 [after 12...Rb8 white should
play 13.b3 to prevent the possible move
b3 for black; 12...0–0 (sometimes black
makes this sacrifice of the b4 pawn. It is
easier for white to ignore it and to resume
the development. Accepting of the
sacrifice gives black some open lines for
an attack.) 13.Be2]
 Variation c4 Games Section
(1) Beliavsky Alexander G (SLO) (2595)
- Sokolov Ivan (NED) (2625) [B33]
Olympiad Manila (Philippines) (11), 1992
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6
9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c4
b4 13.Nc2 Rb8 14.Be2 0–0 15.0–0 Bg5
16.Qd3 a5 17.Rad1 Be6 18.b3 Kh8
19.Nde3 Qb6 20.Nf5 Bxf5 21.exf5 Rbd8
22.Bf3 Ne7 23.Be4 Qc5 24.Qf3 Ng8
25.Rd5 Qc7 26.g3 Nf6 27.Rdd1 h5
28.Rfe1 Rfe8 29.Ne3 Bxe3 30.Rxe3 Kg8
31.h3 Rc8 32.g4 hxg4 33.hxg4 Qe7
34.Kg2 Nh7 35.Red3 Red8 36.Rh1 Ng5
37.Qe3 Nxe4 38.Qxe4 d5 39.Rdh3 f6
40.cxd5 Kf7 41.g5 Qd6 42.Rd3 Rc3
43.g6+ Ke7 44.Rh7 Rg8 45.Rxc3 bxc3
46.Qc4 c2 47.Qxc2 Qxd5+ 48.Kg3 Kd6
49.Rh4 Re8 50.f3 Re7 51.Rc4 Rb7
52.Rc8 Rd7 53.Qc1 Qb5 54.Re8 Kd5
55.Re6 a4 56.Qd2+ Kc5 57.b4+ Kc4
58.Qc1+ Kd4 59.a3 Qc4 60.Qd2+ Qd3
61.Qxd3+ Kxd3 62.b5 Kc4 63.b6 Kb5
64.Kg4 Ka6 65.f4 Rd4 66.b7+ Kxb7
67.Re7+ Kb6 68.Rxg7 Rxf4+ 69.Kh5
Rxf5+ 70.Kh6 Rf3 71.Rf7 Rh3+ 72.Kg7
Rxa3 73.Kxf6 Rg3 74.g7 a3 75.Rf8 Kb5
76.g8Q Rxg8 77.Rxg8 Kb4
½–½
(2) Frolov Artur (UKR) (2540) -
Manninen Marko (FIN) (2385) [B33]
It \ Jyvaskyla (Finland) (4), 1994
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5
9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2
a5 13.Be2 0–0 14.0–0 Bg5 15.Bg4 Be6
16.b3 g6 17.a3 bxa3 18.Rxa3 f5 19.exf5
gxf5 20.Bh3 Ne7 21.Nce3 Bxe3 22.Nxe3
Qd7 23.f4 Qa7 24.b4 Bxc4 25.Rf2 Qc7
26.fxe5 d5 27.bxa5 Qxe5 28.Bxf5 Nxf5
29.Nxf5 Kh8 30.Re3 Qf6 31.Ref3 Qe5
32.Nh6 Rxf3 33.Rxf3 d4 34.Ng4 Qe4
35.Nf6 Qe2 36.Qb1 d3 37.Qa1 Rb8
38.Rf2 Qe7 39.Nd7+
1–0
(3) Morozevich A (2707) - Leko P (2763)
[B33]
WCh-FIDE (9), 08.10.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5
9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2
Rb8 13.b3 Bg5 14.g3 0–0 15.h4 Bh6
16.Bh3 Be6 17.Kf1 a5 18.Kg2 Rb7 19.Bf5
Kh8 20.Qd3 Nb8 21.Rad1 Na6 22.Qf3 g6
23.Bh3 f5 24.h5 fxe4 25.Qxe4 Nc5
26.Qe2 Bxd5+ 27.Rxd5 Rbf7 28.Rf1 gxh5
29.Qxh5 Qf6 30.Bg4 Ne4 31.f3 Qg7
32.Rdd1 Nf6 33.Qh3 Nxg4 34.Qxg4 Qf6
35.Qe4 Bf4 36.Kf2 Qh6 37.gxf4 Rxf4
38.Rh1 Qg7 39.Qd5 e4 40.Rdg1 Rxf3+
41.Ke2 Rf2+ 42.Kd1 Qe5 43.Rh5 Rf1+
44.Rxf1 Rxf1+ 45.Ke2 Qf4 46.Qd4+ Kg8
47.Rg5+ Qxg5 48.Kxf1 Qc1+ 49.Ne1
Qf4+ 50.Kg1 Qg5+ 51.Ng2 Qc1+ 52.Kh2
Qh6+ 53.Kg3 Qg5+ 54.Kf2
1–0
(4) Kamsky G (2690) - Jun Zhao (2244)
[B33]
WCC (1.1), 27.11.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5
9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2
a5 13.Be2 Bg5 14.0–0 0–0 15.Qd3 Be6
16.Rad1 Ra7 17.h3 g6 18.Bg4 Qb8
19.Nde3 Be7 20.b3 h5 21.Bxe6 fxe6
22.g3 g5 23.Nf5 exf5 24.Qd5+ Kh7
25.Qxc6 f4 26.gxf4 gxf4 27.Kh2 Qa8
28.Qxa8 Rfxa8 29.Rd5 Rc8 30.Kg2 Kg7
31.Rfd1 Kf7 32.Ne1 Rc5 33.Rxc5 dxc5
34.Rd5 a4 35.Nd3 axb3 36.axb3 Ra3
37.Nxe5+ Ke6 38.Nd3 Rxb3 39.Nxf4+ Kf7

40.Rxh5 Kg7 41.Rd5 Kf7 42.Rd7 Ke8
43.Rb7 Rb2 44.Ng6 Bg5 45.e5
1–0
(5) Short N (2676) - Arakhamia K (2426)
[B33]
Gibtelecom Masters (1), 24.01.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5
9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4 0–0
12.cxb5 Nd4 13.bxa6 Bg5 14.Nc2 Bg4
15.Qd3 Qa5+ 16.b4 Rfc8 17.bxa5 Nxc2+
18.Qxc2 Rxc2 19.Bd3 Bd2+ 20.Kf1 Rc5
21.f3 Be6 22.Ke2 Bxa5 23.Rhc1 Rxc1
24.Rxc1 Bxd5 25.exd5 Kf8 26.Rc6 Ke7
27.Bf5 Rb8 28.Bc8 Bb6 29.Bb7 Bd4
30.Rc7+ Kf6 31.Kd3
1–0
(6) Predojevic B (2553) - Roiz M (2599)
[B33]
Aeroflot Open (7), 14.02.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5
9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2
a5 13.g3 0–0 14.Bg2 Be6 15.0–0 Bxd5
16.cxd5 Nb8 17.Ne3 Nd7 18.h4 g6
19.Rc1 Nc5 20.Rxc5 dxc5 21.Nc4 Qc7
22.d6 Qc6 23.Qd3 Rfd8 24.f4 Re8 25.d7
Red8 26.fxe5 Rxd7 27.Rxf6 Rxd3
28.Rxc6 a4 29.Rd6 Rxg3 30.Kh2 Rg4
31.Kh3 h5 32.Ne3 a3 33.b3 c4 34.bxc4 b3
35.Rd1 b2 36.Nxg4 hxg4+ 37.Kxg4 Rb8
38.Rb1 Rb3 39.Bf1 Rc3 40.Kf4 Kf8 41.e6
f6 42.e5 f5 43.h5 gxh5 44.Kxf5 Rc1
45.Kf6 Rxb1 46.e7+ Ke8 47.Bg2
1–0
226
(7) Fedorov Alex (2608) - Zhigalko S
(2496) [B33]
ch-BLR (4), 07.03.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5
9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2
a5 13.g3 0–0 14.Bg2 Be6 15.0–0 Bxd5
16.cxd5 Na7 17.h4 Qb8 18.Bh3 Bd8
19.Ne3 Bb6 20.Nc4 Bd4 21.Rc1 Nc8
22.Qe2 a4 23.Kg2 b3 24.a3 Ne7 25.Ne3
g6 26.h5 Ra7 27.Rh1 Rc7 28.Qd2 Rxc1
29.Qxc1 Qb7 30.Nc4 Qc7 31.Qh6 f5
32.hxg6 Nxg6 33.Bxf5 Qg7 34.Qxg7+
Kxg7 35.Kf3 h6 36.Rb1 Ne7 37.Nxd6 Rd8
38.Nb5 Nxf5 39.exf5 Rxd5 40.Nxd4 Rxd4
41.Re1 Kf6 42.g4 Rf4+ 43.Kg3 h5
44.gxh5 Kxf5 45.f3 Rc4 46.Rh1 Rc7
47.Rh4 Kg5 48.h6 Kg6 49.h7 Rxh7
50.Rxa4 Rd7 51.Rb4 Rd3 52.Kg4 Kf6
53.Rb6+ Ke7 54.Kf5 Re3 55.f4 exf4
56.Kxf4 Rh3 57.Ke4 Kd7 58.Kd5 Kc7
59.Rb4 Rh2 60.Rxb3
1–0
(8) Malakhov V (2691) - Khairullin I
(2544) [B33]
XIII TCh-RUS (1), 20.04.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bf4 e5 8.Bg5 a6
9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Be7 11.Bxf6 Bxf6 12.c4
b4 13.Nc2 Rb8 14.b3 0–0 15.Be2 Bg5
16.0–0 Be6 17.Qd3 Rb7 18.Rad1 a5 19.h3
Nb8 20.f4 exf4 21.Nxf4 Bxf4 22.Rxf4 Nc6
23.Rf2 Rd7 24.Qg3 h6 25.Bf3 Qe7
26.Rfd2 Rfd8 27.Kh2 a4 28.Nd4 Ne5
29.Be2 axb3 30.axb3 Kh7 31.Nc2 Nc6
32.Ra1 Rb7 33.Ra6 Ne5 34.Nd4 Ra7
35.Nc6 Nxc6 36.Rxc6 Ra3 37.Bd1 Qf6
38.Bc2 g6 39.e5 Qf1 40.Rf2 Qc1
41.Bxg6+ fxg6 42.Rc7+
1–0
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(9) Movsesian S (2618) - Miton K (2646) 60.Rf8+ Ke6 61.Rg8 Kf6 62.Kc2 Ra7
[B33] 63.Kb2 Rb7 64.Rf8+ Ke6 65.Rg8 Kf6
XIII TCh-RUS (6), 25.04.2006
½–½
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.d4 cxd4
5.Nxd4 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5
9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2
Rb8 13.b3 Bg5 14.g3 0–0 15.Bg2 a5 16.0–
0 Ne7 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Qd3 Bb7
19.Rfd1 Rfd8 20.a3 Bc6 21.axb4 axb4
22.h4 Bh6 23.Ra6 Qb7 24.Rda1 g6
25.Ra7 Qb6 26.R1a6 Qc5 27.Qd1 Rb7
28.Ra8 Rbb8 29.R8a7 Rb7 30.Qa1 Rxa7
31.Rxa7 Rb8 32.Qa6 Qb6 33.Kf1 Bd2
34.Qxb6 Rxb6 35.Ke2 Bc3 36.Kd3 Kg7
37.Bh3 Kf6 38.Bc8 h5 39.f3 Rb8 40.Rc7
Rb6 41.g4 Bb2 42.gxh5 gxh5 43.Bd7
Bxd7 44.Rxd7 Bc1 45.Ra7 Bf4 46.Ra4
Ke6 47.Ra8 Kf6 48.Ke2 Kg6 49.Kf2 Bd2
50.Ra4 f5 51.Ra8 f4 52.Ke2 Bc3 53.Kd3
Kf7 54.Ke2 Kg6 55.Ne1 Bxe1 56.Kxe1 Kf6
57.Ke2 Ke6 58.Kd3 Rb7 59.Rg8 Kf6
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8) Accelerated Dragon
(1) Theory [B34] 7...bxc6 8.e5
XABCDEFGHY
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 [2...Nc6 (this order of
moves is also possible) 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 8r+lwqk+-tr(
g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 it brings the same 7zp-+pzppvlp'
position]
6-+p+-snp+&
3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bg7 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be3 5+-+-zP-+-%
Nf6
XABCDEFGHY 4-+-+-+-+$
8r+lwqk+-tr( 3+-sN-vL-+-#
7zpp+pzppvlp' 2PzPP+-zPPzP"
6-+n+-snp+& 1tR-+QmKL+R!
5+-+-+-+-% xabcdefghy
4-+-sNP+-+$ [(white is using the disadvantage of
3+-sN-vL-+-# accelarated dragon) - the lack of d6
pawn.]
2PzPP+-zPPzP"
8...Ng8 [8...Nd5 9.Nxd5 cxd5 10.Qxd5
1tR-+QmKL+R! Rb8 11.Bc4 0–0 (11...e6 ?! 12.Qc5
xabcdefghy (preventing the black's castling) 12...Bb7
13.0–0 Rc8 14.Qb4 Qc7 (14...Bxe5
[(Black plays accelerated Dragon to avoid 15.Bxe6²) 15.Bb5 Bxe5 16.f4²) 12.0–0–0
of the variations with the white's castling (the most aggressive move for white. Now
queen-side)] black has some problems with the
development of c8 bishop.) 12...Qc7
7.Nxc6 [7.f3 0–0 8.Qd2 d5! and black gets
an active game. That's why black haven't a) 12...Bb7 13.Qxd7 Qa5 14.f4 (to cut off
played d6 before.] the bishop g7) 14...Bxg2 15.Rhg1 Bf3
16.Rd4±;

b) 12...d6 13.Bxa7 Be6 (13...Bb7?

14.Qb5±; 13...Rb4 14.Bb3 Bxe5 15.Qd2
Rb5 16.Bd4²) 14.Qd3 Bxc4 15.Qxc4 Rc8
16.Qb3 Bxe5 17.Bb6 Qd7 18.Bd4 and
white saves an extra pawn; 13.Bb3 (a
typical move, which helps white to close
the "b" file and to stop the black's attack.)
13...Bxe5 14.Qc5! (Since white has a
material avantage, white should go to the
endgame. Qc5 is also a double attack on
the black's pawns a7 and e7) 14...a5
15.Rd5 Qxc5 16.Rxc5 Bxb2+ 17.Kxb2 a4
18.Rc7 axb3 19.cxb3±]
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9.f4!? [(white may play f4 or Bd4 to 14...Nf6 15.0–0 Bb7 16.Rae1©

protect the central pawn. Both of the
moves are possible, but Bd4 is a bit more
XABCDEFGHY
precise.)] 8r+-+k+-tr(
[9.Bd4! c5 (9...Qa5 10.Bc4 (white wants to
7zpl+pzp-+p'
use his advantage in development to start 6-+-+-snp+&
a quick attack) 10...Bxe5 11.0–0 Nf6
12.Re1‚; 9...Nh6 10.e6! (this tactical idea
5wq-zp-vl-+-%
works well after Bd4, that's why it is better 4-+L+-+-+$
for white to play 9.Bd4 first) 10...0–0
11.Bxg7 Kxg7 12.exd7 Qxd7 13.Qxd7 3+-sN-vL-+-#
Bxd7 14.0–0–0²) 10.Bxc5 Qc7 11.Bd4 2PzPPwQ-+PzP"
Bxe5 12.f4 Bxd4 13.Qxd4 Nf6 14.0–0–0²
then Bc4 and Rhe1 with more active 1+-+-tRRmK-!
position] xabcdefghy
9...f6 10.Bd4 Qa5 [10...Nh6 11.exf6
[(then white can increase the pressure on
(white is using the black's centralized the "e" file. Another standard tactical idea
king) 11...Bxf6 (11...exf6 ? 12.Qe2+ Qe7 is a discovered attack on the black's
13.Ne4 (threatening Nd6 or Nf6) 13...0–0 queen with the move Nd5.)]
14.Bc5±) 12.Bxf6 exf6 13.Qe2+ Qe7
14.Qxe7+ Kxe7 15.0–0–0²; 10...Qc7 Line
11.Qe2 (white needs to keep an e5 pawn,
because it hampers the black's
development) 11...fxe5 12.Bxe5 Bxe5
13.Qxe5 Qxe5+ 14.fxe5 Nh6 15.0–0–0
Ng4 16.Re1 0–0 17.Bc4+ Kg7 18.h3±]

11.Qd2 fxe5 12.fxe5 c5 13.Be3 Bxe5

14.Bc4 [(black won a pawn, but has a
huge advantage in activity)]

Accelerated Dragon Games Section

(1) Johansson Jan (SWE) (2414) - cxb3 31.axb3 Ra5 32.Nd4 Bd7 33.Kc3
Persson Bjorn [B34] Rc5+ 34.Kb4 Rc8 35.Ra1 Rc7 36.Ra5
Ch Sweden (corr.) Sweden (5), 1989 Be6 37.f5

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 1–0

5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5
Ng8 9.f4 f6 10.Bd4 Nh6 11.exf6 Bxf6
12.Bxf6 exf6 13.Qe2+ Qe7 14.Qxe7+
Kxe7 15.0–0–0 d5 16.Re1+ Kf7 17.Bd3
Bd7 18.h3 Nf5 19.Bxf5 Bxf5 20.g4 Bd7
21.Na4 Rab8 22.Nc5 Bc8 23.Re2 Re8
24.Rxe8 Kxe8 25.Re1+ Kf7 26.b3 Rb5
27.Nd3 c5 28.Kb2 c4 29.Nc1 Be6 30.Ne2

(2) Kovchan Alexander (UKR) (2504) -
Zavgorodniy Sergiy (UKR) (2440) [B34]
Ch Ukraine (team) Alushta (Ukraine) (5),
2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6
5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5
Ng8 9.f4 f6 10.Bd4 Nh6 11.exf6 exf6
12.Qe2+ Qe7 13.Ne4 Kd8 14.Bc5 Qe6
15.Nd6 Qxe2+ 16.Bxe2 Bf8 17.0–0–0 Nf5
18.c4 Bxd6 19.Bxd6 Re8 20.Bf3 Nxd6
21.Rxd6 Ke7 22.c5 Rb8 23.Re1+ Kd8
24.Red1 Ke7 25.Be2 Rb4 26.R1d4 Rxd4
27.Rxd4 Kd8 28.Kd2 Kc7 29.Bc4 Bb7
30.g3 Rf8 31.Re4 Kd8 32.Bd3 a6 33.Kc3
f5 34.Re3 Rf6 35.Kd4 d6 36.cxd6 Rxd6+
37.Kc5 Kd7 38.b4 Bc8 39.Bc4 Rf6 40.Ra3
Rd6 41.Rd3 Rxd3 42.Bxd3 Ke7 43.Bc4 h6
44.h4
1–0
(3) Janosevic Dragoljub (YUG) (2330) -
Pirc Vasja (YUG) [B34]
It (2) Budapest (Hungary) (14), 1965
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6
5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5
Ng8 9.f4 f6 10.Bd4 Qc7 11.Qe2 fxe5
12.Bxe5 Bxe5 13.Qxe5 Qxe5+ 14.fxe5
Nh6 15.0–0–0 Ng4 16.Re1 0–0 17.Bc4+
Kg7 18.h3 Rf4 19.b3 Nh6 20.g4 Nf7 21.e6
dxe6 22.Bxe6 Kf8 23.Bxf7 Rxf7 24.Ne4 h5
25.Ng5 Rf4 26.Rhf1 Rxf1 27.Rxf1+ Kg7
28.Rf7+ Kg8 29.Rxe7 hxg4 30.Re8+ Kg7
31.hxg4
1–0
(4) Varavin Viktor (RUS) (2399) - Bern
Ivar (NOR) (2370) [B34]
It (open) \ Gausdal (Norway), 1993
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6
5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5
Ng8 9.Bd4 Qc7 10.f4 f6 11.Qe2 Rb8 12.0–
0–0 Nh6 13.g3 0–0 14.Qc4+ Nf7 15.exf6
exf6 16.Bg2 Qb7 17.b3 a5 18.Rhe1 d5
230
19.Nxd5 cxd5 20.Bxd5 Qb5 21.Bc5 Qxc4
22.Bxc4 Bg4 23.Bxf8 Bxf8 24.Rd5 Bb4
25.c3 Bxc3 26.Re7 Rf8 27.Rc5 Bb4
28.Rxf7 Ba3+ 29.Kc2 Bxc5 30.Rc7+ Kh8
31.Rxc5 Ra8 32.Rc6 Kg7 33.Kc3 Rd8
34.Rc7+ Kh6 35.Ra7 Rd1 36.Bg8
1–0
(5) Tringov G - Damjanovic M [B34]
Ljubljana 7/327, 1969
[Parma,B]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6
5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5
Ng8 [8...Nd5 !? 9.Nxd5 cxd5 10.Qxd5 Rb8
11.Bc4 0–0 12.f4 d6÷]
9.Bd4 c5 [9...Qa5 Ue 3/401; 9...f6 !?]
10.Bxc5 Qc7 11.Bd4 Bxe5 12.f4 Bxd4
13.Qxd4 Nf6 14.0–0–0 [!]
[14.g4 ? Ue 3/399]
14...0–0 15.Bc4± Bb7 16.Rd2 d5 [?]
[16...d6]
17.Bb3 Rfd8 18.Rhd1 Rd7 19.g3 Qb6
20.Qxb6 axb6 21.Nxd5+– Bxd5 22.Bxd5
Nxd5 23.Rxd5 Rxd5 24.Rxd5 Rxa2
25.b4 Ra1+ 26.Kb2 Re1 27.Kb3 f6 28.c4
Kf7 29.Ka4 h5 30.Kb5 Rb1 31.Rd2 e5
32.fxe5 fxe5 33.Rd7+ Kf6 34.Rd6+ Kf5
35.Rxb6 e4 36.Rb8 Kg4 37.Re8 Kf3
38.c5 e3 39.c6 Rc1 40.Kb6 e2 41.c7
1–0
(6) Firman Nazar (UKR) (2494) -
Efimenko Zahar (UKR) (2523) [B34]
It (cat.11) Lvov (Ukraine) (1), 2001
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6
5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5
Nd5 9.Nxd5 cxd5 10.Qxd5 Rb8 11.Bc4 0–
0 12.0–0–0 Qc7 13.Bb3 Bxe5 14.Qc5 a5

15.Rd5 Qxc5 16.Rxc5 Bxb2+ 17.Kxb2 a4
18.Rc7 axb3 19.cxb3 Re8 20.Rhc1 d5
21.Ba7 Ra8 22.b4 Ba6 23.a4 Bc4 24.b5
e5 25.R1xc4 dxc4 26.a5 Red8 27.a6 Rd5
28.b6 Kg7 29.Kc3 Rb5 30.Rxc4 Rb1
31.b7 Rxa7 32.Rb4 Rc1+ 33.Kd2 Rc5
34.b8Q Rxa6 35.Rb2 Ra4 36.g3 h5 37.h4
e4 38.Qe8 Rac4 39.Ke2 Rc8 40.Qe5+
Kg8 41.Rb8 Rxb8 42.Qxb8+ Kg7 43.Qe5+
Kg8 44.Ke3 Rb4 45.Qc5 Ra4 46.Qb5
1–0
(7) Tukmakov V - Weichert [B34]
Graz 14/351, 1972
[Maric,R]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6
5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5
Ng8 9.Bd4 c5 10.Be3 [!?N]
[10.Bxc5 Ue 3/399]
10...Qc7 [10...Bxe5 ? 11.Qd5 Bxc3+
12.bxc3 Rb8 13.Qe5+–]
11.Bc4 [!]
11...Bb7 [11...Qxe5 !? 12.Qf3]
12.Qd2 Qxe5 13.0–0–0 Nf6 14.Rhe1© 0–0
15.Bg5 Qxh2 16.f3 [!]
16...Qc7 17.Rxe7 Qb6 18.Qd6 [!]
18...Rac8 19.Bxf6 Bxf6 20.Rxf7 [!]
20...Rxf7 21.Qxb6 Bg5+ 22.Kb1 axb6
23.Rxd7 Kh8 24.Rxf7+– Re8 25.a4 Bc6
26.Rc7 Ba8 27.Bd5 Re1+ 28.Ka2 Bxd5+
29.Nxd5 Re2 30.g3 Rxc2 31.f4 Rd2
32.Rd7 Be7 33.Nxb6 Re2 34.Nd5 Bf8
35.a5 h5 36.a6 Bg7 37.Rb7
1–0
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(8) Dueckstein A - Karlsson L [B34]
Luzern 27/355, 1979
[Wedberg,T]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Bg7
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5
Nd5 9.Nxd5 cxd5 10.Qxd5 Rb8 11.Bc4
e6 12.Qc5 Bb7 13.0–0 Rc8 14.Qb4 Bxe5
[?]
[14...Qc7]
15.Rad1 [?]
[15.Bxe6 ! 15...dxe6
a) 15...fxe6 ) 16.Qxb7 Rb8 (16...Rxc2
17.Qe4 Qc7 18.Rac1±) 17.Qxa7 Bxb2
(17...Rxb2 18.Bd4±) 18.Rad1±;
b) 15...Qc7 ) 16.Bb3 Bxh2+ 17.Kh1 Bd6
18.Qh4 0–0 19.Bh6 ; 16.Qxb7 0–0 17.c3²]
15...Bxh2+ [!]
16.Kxh2 Qh4+ 17.Kg1 Qe4 [!]
18.f3 Qxe3+ 19.Rf2 Qb6 20.Qc3 0–0
21.Rxd7 Bd5 22.b3 Rc6 23.a3
23...a5 24.g3 Qc5 25.a4 Bxc4 26.bxc4
Rb6 [!]
27.Kg2 Rb4 28.Rd4 Rxa4 29.Rfd2 Ra3
30.Qb2 Qb4 31.Qxb4 axb4 32.c5 Rc8
33.Rxb4 Rxc5 34.Re4 Rac3 35.Ree2 h5
36.Rf2 Kg7 37.Kf1 Rg5 38.Kg2 h4–+
39.g4 Rgc5 40.Kh3 g5 41.Kg2 Kg6
42.Rfe2 R5c4 43.Kf2 Kg7 44.Kg2 Rf4
45.Rd3 Rxd3 46.cxd3 Rd4 47.Re3 Kf6
48.Kf2 Rd5
0–1
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(9) Alexikov Alexander (UKR) (2393) -
Vokarev Sergey (RUS) (2516) [B34]
It (cat.9) Alushta (Ukraine) (9), 02.09.2004
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6
5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5
Ng8 9.Bd4 Qa5 10.f4 f6 11.Qd2 fxe5
12.fxe5 Bxe5 13.0–0–0 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 Nf6
15.Re1 0–0 16.Rxe7 Rb8 17.Bd3 Qb6
18.Qe5 Ba6 19.Bxg6 hxg6 20.Qg3 Ng4
21.b3 Qc5 22.Re4 Rbe8 23.Rxg4 Qe3+
24.Qxe3 Rxe3 25.Rxg6+ Kf7 26.Rg5 Rfe8
27.Nd1 Re2 28.Rf1+ Ke7 29.Rf2 Re1
30.Ra5 Bc8 31.Rxa7 Kd8 32.Ra4 Rh1
33.h3 Ree1 34.Rd4 d5 35.c4 Be6 36.cxd5
Bxd5 37.Kc2 Kc7 38.Nc3
28.Rh4 Nd7 29.Kc2 e5 30.Kb2 Re8 31.g4
e4 32.f4 e3 33.g5 Rc6 34.Reh1 Nf8
35.Nd4 e2 36.Nxc6 e1Q 37.Rxe1 Rxe1
38.Nd4 Re4 39.Nb5 Ne6 40.Nd6 Re2+
41.Ka3 Re3 42.Ne8+ Kf8 43.Nf6 Rd3
44.Nd7+ Ke7 45.Nxb6 d4 46.Rh1 dxc3
47.Rc1 Nxf4 48.a5 Kd8 49.a6 Nd5
50.Nxd5 Rxd5 51.b4 Kc7 52.Kb3 Rxg5
53.Ra1 Kb8 54.Kxc3 Re5 55.Kc4 Re4+
56.Kc5 Re5+ 57.Kb6 Re6+ 58.Ka5 f5
59.Rh1 f4 60.Rh8+ Ka7 61.Rh7+ Ka8
62.b5 Re8 63.Rf7 g5 64.b6 Re5+ 65.Kb4
Re4+ 66.Kc5 Re5+ 67.Kc6 Re8 68.a7 f3
69.Kb5
1–0

1–0

(10) Tringov Georgi P (BUL) (2379) -

Stein Leonid Z (UKR) (2620) [B34]
It Sarajevo (Bosnia & Herzegovina (14),
1967

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 Bg7 4.Nc3 cxd4

5.Nxd4 Nc6 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5
Ng8 9.Bd4 Qa5 10.Bc4 Bxe5 11.0–0 Nf6
12.Re1 d6 13.Bxe5 dxe5 14.Qe2 Bf5
15.Bb3 e4 16.Qc4 0–0 17.Qxc6 Rad8
18.Rad1 Qe5 19.h3 Rxd1 20.Nxd1 Rc8
21.Qa6 Rc7 22.Qe2 a5 23.Nc3 Rc5
24.Qe3 Qc7 25.Rd1 Kg7 26.Qd4 Re5
27.Nd5

½–½

(11) Gouliev N (2555) - Scharrer P

(2209) [B34]
Hotel Montesano Open A (4), 10.09.2005

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6

5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be3 Nf6 7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.e5
Ng8 9.Bd4 c5 10.Bxc5 Qc7 11.Bd4 Bxe5
12.Qd2 Nf6 13.0–0–0 Bxd4 14.Qxd4 0–0
15.h4 Qb6 16.Qxb6 axb6 17.Bb5 Bb7
18.Rhe1 e6 19.f3 d5 20.a4 Rfc8 21.Rd4
Ba6 22.Kd2 Bxb5 23.Nxb5 Nd7 24.b3 Rc5
25.c3 Nb8 26.h5 Kg7 27.hxg6 hxg6
 C) French Defense
0–0 8.Qe2 b6 9.Nxf6+ Nxf6 10.Bg5 Bb7
(1) Theory [C11] 11.Rad1²]
1.e4 e6 2.Nf3
4.e5
XABCDEFGHY XABCDEFGHY
8rsnlwqkvlntr( 8rsnlwqkvl-tr(
7zppzpp+pzpp' 7zppzp-+pzpp'
6-+-+p+-+& 6-+-+psn-+&
5+-+-+-+-% 5+-+pzP-+-%
4-+-+P+-+$ 4-+-+-+-+$
3+-+-+N+-# 3+-sN-+N+-#
2PzPPzP-zPPzP" 2PzPPzP-zPPzP"
1tRNvLQmKL+R! 1tR-vLQmKL+R!
xabcdefghy xabcdefghy
[This opening line will probably be a
Nfd7 [4...Ne4 5.Ne2 (trying to attack the
surprise for your opponent. It gives white
black's knight on e4 then) 5...Be7 (5...c5 ?
a lot of attacking ideas and sometimes
6.d3+–) 6.d3 Nc5 7.d4 Ne4 8.Ng3 0–0
you will win the games even during the
9.Bd3 Nxg3 10.hxg3 with an attack on the
opening stage!]
king-side]
2...d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 [3...d4 ?! (create an
5.d4 c5 6.dxc5 Bxc5 [6...Nc6 7.Bf4 Bxc5
advenced pawn, which will be an object of
8.Bd3 the same position with the main
the attack) 4.Ne2 Nc6 (4...c5 5.c3 Nc6
line]
(5...dxc3 (it removes the pressure and
allows white to create a strong pawn
7.Bd3 Nc6 8.Bf4 a6 [8...0–0 ? 9.Bxh7+
center in the future) 6.bxc3 Nc6 7.Ng3 Nf6
Kxh7 10.Ng5+ Kg8 (10...Kg6 11.Qd3++–)
8.Bb5 Be7 9.0–0 0–0 10.d4²; 5...d3 ? 6.Nf4
11.Qh5+–; 8...Qb6 ? 9.0–0 Qxb2 10.Nb5
c4 7.Qa4+ Nc6 8.Qxc4±) 6.cxd4 cxd4
with the idea Nc7+ 10...0–0 (10...Bb6
7.Qa4 Bc5 8.b4 Bxb4 (8...Bb6 9.b5 Nce7
11.Nd6+ Ke7 12.Rb1 with the strong
10.Nexd4±) 9.Nexd4 attacking the knight
attack on the black's centalized king))
on c6, bishop on b4, threatening Bb5)
11.Bxh7+ Kxh7 12.Ng5+ Kg8 13.Qh5+–]
5.c3 dxc3 (5...d3 ? 6.Nf4 winning the
pawn d3) 6.bxc3 Nf6 7.Ng3 Be7 8.d4 0–0
9.Bd3²; 3...c5 ?! 4.exd5 exd5 5.d4 white
creates an isolated pawn in the black's
position, which will be an object of the
attack 5...Nc6 6.Bb5 Nf6 7.0–0 Be7 8.Bg5
0–0 9.dxc5 and attack the d5 pawn then;
3...dxe4 a bit passive move, which doesn't
create any problems for white. So white
can just make any logical moves here)
4.Nxe4 Nd7 5.d4 Ngf6 6.Bd3 Be7 7.0–0
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9.0–0 [then Qe2 and white has slightly better

XABCDEFGHY position]

8r+lwqk+-tr( Line
7+p+n+pzpp'
6p+n+p+-+&
5+-vlpzP-+-%
4-+-+-vL-+$
3+-sNL+N+-#
2PzPP+-zPPzP"
1tR-+Q+RmK-!
xabcdefghy

French Defense Games Section

(1) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2331) - Brovko
(UKR) [C00]
Ch Ukraine (team) (8), 04.2001
[Smirnov Igor (UKR)]
1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 c5 4.exd5 exd5
5.d4 Nf6 6.Bg5 c4 7.Bxf6 gxf6 8.g3 Be6
9.Bg2 Nc6 10.0–0 Bg7 11.b3 Na5 12.Nh4
Qd7 13.Nxd5 0–0–0 14.Nf4 Qxd4 15.Qe1
Qe5 16.Nxe6 fxe6 17.Qb4 Bf8 18.Qa4
Qc5 19.Bh3 f5 20.Rae1 Be7 21.Ng2 Rd2
22.Rxe6 Nc6 23.Qxc4 Nd4 24.Rxe7 Qxc4
25.bxc4 Rd8 26.Ne3
1–0
a5 16.Rad1 Ba6 17.Bxa6 Rxa6 18.Rfe1
Rb6 19.b4 Nb7 20.Bd4 c5 21.Bxc5 Nxc5
22.bxc5 Ra6 23.c4 d4 24.Qe4 Qe7
25.Nxd4 Bxd4 26.Qxd4 Rc6 27.Re5 Rfc8
28.Rde1 Rxc5 29.Rxe6 Qf8 30.R6e4 Kh8
31.Qc3 h6 32.h3 Qg8 33.Re6 R5c6
34.Rxc6 Rxc6 35.Re4 a4 36.Qe3 Rc8
37.Re6 Qf8 38.c5 Kh7 39.Qe4+ Kh8
40.c6 a3 41.c7
1–0
(3) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2446) [C00]
Active chess (10), 07.2001

1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 d4 4.Ne2 c5 5.c3

(2) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2446) - Miskin dxc3 6.bxc3 Nf6 7.Ng3 Nc6 8.d4 cxd4
(UKR) (2331) [C11] 9.cxd4 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 Qa5 11.Rb1 Bxd2+
Ch Ukraine under 1984 (team) (4), 12.Qxd2 Qxd2+ 13.Kxd2 b6 14.Bb5 Bd7
05.2001 15.Rhc1 Rc8 16.Ne5

1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 1–0

5.d4 c5 6.dxc5 Nc6 7.Bf4 Nxc5 8.Be2 Be7
9.0–0 0–0 10.Nb5 a6 11.Nbd4 f6 12.c3
fxe5 13.Nxc6 bxc6 14.Bxe5 Bf6 15.Qc2

(4) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2446) -
Ermolaev (UKR) (2331) [C11]
Ch Ukraina 1/2final (3), 11.2001
1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7
5.d4 c5 6.dxc5 Nc6 7.Bf4 Bxc5 8.Bd3 f6
9.exf6 Qxf6 10.Bg3 0–0 11.0–0 a6 12.Qe2
Nd4 13.Nxd4 Bxd4 14.Rae1 Nc5 15.Bd6
Rd8 16.Be5 Bxe5 17.Qxe5 Qxe5 18.Rxe5
Nxd3 19.cxd3 Bd7 20.f4 Rac8 21.Re2
Rc5 22.Rd2 Rdc8 23.Kf2 Kf7 24.Ne2 Ke7
25.Ke3 a5 26.Nd4 b6 27.Rdd1 h6
28.Rde1 Rf8 29.Kd2 Kd6 30.Rf3 Rf7
31.g3 Rc8 32.Rfe3 Rf6 33.Re5 Rc5
34.R1e3 Rc8 35.Re1 g5 36.fxg5 Rf2+
37.R5e2 Rxe2+ 38.Rxe2 hxg5 39.Nf3 g4
40.Ne5 Rg8 41.d4 Bb5 42.Rf2 Be8
43.Ke3 Ke7 44.Rc2 Kd6 45.Rc8 a4 46.a3
b5 47.Nd3 Rf8 48.Ne5 Rg8 49.Kf4 Rf8+
50.Ke3 Rg8 51.Rc2 Rf8 52.Rf2 Rg8
53.Rf4 Bh5 54.Rf6 Rc8 55.Kd2 Rh8
56.Ke3 Rh7 57.Rf8 Rc7 58.Kd2 Ke7
59.Rh8 Bf7 60.Nxf7
1–0
(5) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2446) -
Drozdovskiy Yuri (UKR) (2331) [C00]
Ch Ukraine (final) u18 (3), 02.2002
1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 Ne7
5.Ne2 c5 6.c3 Ba5 7.d4 cxd4 8.Nexd4
Nbc6 9.Bd3 Ng6 10.Qe2 0–0 11.0–0 f6
12.Bxg6 hxg6 13.exf6 Nxd4 14.f7+ Rxf7
15.cxd4 Bb6 16.Bg5 Qd6 17.Rad1 Bd7
18.Ne5 Rf5 19.f4 Be8 20.Kh1 Bd8
21.Bxd8 Rxd8 22.h4 Qb6 23.Qd2 Rf8
24.Rc1 Bf7 25.Qc3 Qa6 26.a3 Qb5 27.Rf2
Ra8 28.Rfc2 Be8 29.g3 Qa4 30.Qb4 Qxb4
31.axb4 Bc6 32.Nxg6 Rfe8 33.Rc5 a6
34.Ne5 Kf8 35.Kg2 Rec8 36.Kf3 Ke7
37.g4 Kd6 38.h5 Rc7 39.g5 Rh8 40.Kg4
Rf8 41.Ra1 Rcc8 42.Nxc6 Rxc6 43.Rxc6+
Kxc6 44.Rc1+ Kd6 45.Rc5 Rh8 46.b5
axb5 47.Rxb5 Kc6 48.Rc5+ Kd6 49.Rc3
Ra8 50.h6 gxh6 51.gxh6 Ke7 52.Rc7+ Kf6
53.Rxb7 Ra1 54.h7 Rh1 55.b4 Rg1+
56.Kf3 Rh1 57.Kg2 Rh6 58.b5 Kf5 59.b6
235
e5 60.fxe5 Rg6+ 61.Kf3 Rxb6 62.h8Q
Rh6 63.Qf8+
1–0
(6) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2331) -
Semenenko (UKR) (2400) [C11]
Ch Ukraine (team) (7), 04.2002
[Smirnov Igor (UKR)]
1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7
5.d4 c5 6.dxc5 Bxc5 7.Bd3 Nc6 8.Bf4 a6
9.0–0 b5 10.Qe2 h6 11.Rae1 Nb6 12.Nd1
Bb7 13.c3 b4 14.Nd2 a5 15.Nb3 Be7
16.Qg4 g5 17.Bc1 Qc7 18.Bb5 Nd7
19.Bxc6 Bxc6 20.f4 h5 21.Qe2 gxf4
22.Bxf4 Nc5 23.Nxc5 Bxc5+ 24.Be3 Bf8
25.Bd4 Qb7 26.Rf3 b3 27.axb3 Qxb3
28.Rh3 h4 29.Qf2 Be7 30.Rf3 Rh7 31.Ne3
Rb8 32.Re2 Bb5 33.Rd2 Qa2 34.b4 Qb1+
35.Rd1 Qb3 36.bxa5 Bg5 37.Ra1 Ra8
38.h3 Ba6 39.Ng4 Rb8 40.Bb6 Rc8
41.Bc5 Rb8 42.Bb4 Qc4 43.Nf6+ Bxf6
44.Rxf6 d4 45.Rf4 Qd5 46.Rxd4 Qb7
47.Rxh4 Rxh4 48.Qxh4 Qa7+ 49.Kh1 Rb5
50.Rf1
1–0
(7) Smirnov Igor - Olshevsky (UKR)
[C11]
Ingulskij most (open) (2), 06.2007
1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7
5.d4 Be7 6.Bd3 0–0 7.h4 c5 8.Bxh7+
1–0
(8) Charodej (2342) - fmkromos (2189)
[C00]
ICC 5 0, 13.08.2006
1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 c5 4.exd5 exd5
5.d4 Nc6 6.Bb5 a6 7.Bxc6+ bxc6 8.0–0
Be7 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Na4 Be7 11.Be3
Nf6 12.Bb6 Qd7 13.Bc5 Bxc5 14.Nxc5
Qd6 15.Re1+ Kf8 16.Qd4 Rb8 17.b4 h6
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18.Ne5 Nd7 19.Nexd7+ Bxd7 20.Qe5 9.dxc5 d4 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.Ne4 Bg4
[Black resigns] 12.Bxc6 bxc6 13.Nxf6+ Qxf6 14.Qxd4
Bxf3 15.Qxf6 gxf6 16.gxf3 Rab8 17.b3
1–0 Rb5 18.Rad1 Rxc5 19.c4 Re8 20.Rfe1
Kf8 21.Rxe8+ Kxe8 22.Rd4 a5 23.Rh4 h5
24.Re4+ Kd7 25.h4 Rf5 26.f4 Kd6 27.Kg2
(9) Charodej - Oehoe (30377) [C00] Kc5 28.a3 a4 29.b4+ Kd6 30.Kf3 c5 31.b5
ICC 5 0, 24.09.2007 Kc7 32.Ke3 Kb6 33.Re7 Ka5 34.Ke4

1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 1–0

5.d4 c5 6.dxc5 Nc6 7.Bf4 Be7 8.Bd3
Nxc5 9.h4 h5 10.Qe2 a6 11.Bg5 b5
12.a3 Bb7 13.0–0 Qc7 14.Bxe7 Qxe7
15.b4 Nxd3 16.cxd3 0–0 17.Rac1 Rac8
18.d4 Nb8 19.Nb1 Nd7 20.Nbd2 Nb6
21.Nb3 Nc4 22.Nc5 Nxa3 23.Ng5 g6
24.g4 hxg4 25.Qxg4 Rxc5 26.bxc5 Nc4
27.h5 Bc8 28.Rc3 Kg7 29.hxg6 fxg6
30.Rh3 Rh8 31.Rxh8 Kxh8 32.Kg2
[Black resigns]

1–0

(10) Charodej (2727) - Yowix (2594)

27.09.2007

1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7

5.d4 c5 6.dxc5 Nxc5 7.Bf4 Nc6 8.Be2 Be7
9.0–0 0–0 10.Nb5 f6 11.exf6 Bxf6 12.Bc7
Qd7 13.Bd6 Be7 14.Ne5 Nxe5 15.Bxe5
Bf6 16.Bd6 Be7 17.Be5 Bf6 18.Qd4 a6
19.Bxf6 Rxf6 20.Qxc5 axb5 21.Bxb5 Qf7
22.c4 Rf5 23.Qe3 Bd7 24.Bxd7 Qxd7
25.cxd5 exd5 26.Rfd1 Raf8 27.Rd2 Qa4
28.b3 Qb4 29.Rad1 Qh4 30.g3 Qh3
31.Qe6+ Kh8 32.Rxd5 h6 33.Rxf5 Rxf5
34.Qe8+ Kh7 35.Qe4 Kg8 36.Qe6+ Kh7
37.Rd5 Rxf2 38.Qxh3

1–0

(11) Charodej (2754) - Cskamoskva

(2899) [C00]
Çà÷¸òíàÿ ïàðòèÿ, 3m + 0s, 24.10.2007
[,Èãîðü]

1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 c5 4.exd5 exd5

5.d4 Nf6 6.Bg5 Nc6 7.Bb5 Be7 8.0–0 0–0
 D) Caro-Kann Defense
(1) Theory [D42]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4
XABCDEFGHY
8rsnlwqkvlntr(
7zpp+-zppzpp'
6-+-+-+-+&
5+-+p+-+-%
4-+PzP-+-+$
3+-+-+-+-#
2PzP-+-zPPzP"
1tRNvLQmKLsNR!
xabcdefghy
[(white is starting to attack the black's
center. White opens the position getting
an active game.)]
4...Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 [5...Nc6 (this move
doesn't provide a defence of the d5 pawn,
so white should increase the pressure)
6.Bg5 dxc4 (6...e6 7.c5 and then Bb5,
fixing the white's positional anvantage.
After the black's move Nc6 it is usually
good to play c5.) 7...b6 (this move doesn't
help black to exchange the c5 pawn,
because of the weakness of the black's
knight c6) 8.Bb5 Bd7 9.Bxc6 Bxc6 10.b4
saving the passed pawn c5) 7.d5 Ne5
8.Qd4 Nd3+ 9.Bxd3 cxd3 10.Nf3 (white
will finish the development quickly and will
start an attack); 5...g6 (this is a little bit
slow way of development, white will use it
to start an attack immediately) 6.cxd5 Bg7
(6...Nxd5 allows white to get an extra
tempo for development 7.Bc4 Nxc3 8.Qb3
! (an important intermidiate move, which
weakening the black's position) 8...e6
(8...Ne4 ? 9.Bxf7+ Kd7 10.Qe6+ Kc7
11.Qxe4+–) 9.bxc3 Bg7 (9...Be7 10.Bh6)
10.Ba3 stopping the black's castling)
7.Bb5+ Nbd7 (7...Bd7 8.Bc4 white keeps
the d5 pawn and it is hard for black to
develop the b8 knight now) 8.d6! exd6
9.Qe2+ Qe7 10.Bf4 Qxe2+ (10...a6
11.Bxd6 ! 11...Qxe2+ 12.Bxe2±) 11.Bxe2
(Nge2 is also possible, but Be2 is even
stronger: now white has a new threat Nb5
and the bishop will go on the f3, putting
the pressure on the black's queen-side)
11...Ke7 12.Bf3 Nb6 13.Nge2²; 5...dxc4
(only helps white to develop the bishop)
6.Bxc4 e6 7.Nf3 Nc6 8.0–0 Be7 9.Bg5 (so
white is making all the natural moves and
gets an active position.)]
6.Nf3 Be7 [6...Bb4 7.cxd5 (white usually
needs to take on d5 before the
development of the f1 bishop. Otherwise
black will have an extra-tempo after dc)
7...Nxd5 8.Bd2 Nc6 9.Bd3 0–0 10.0–0 Be7
11.Qe2 and then white will bring the rooks
on the central lines. So the black's move
Bb4 doesn't make any difference really;
6...Nc6 7.c5 (standard answer on the
black's move Nc6) 7...b6 (7...Be7 8.Bb5 0–
0 9.Bxc6 bxc6 10.0–0 then white can use
the pawn majority on the queen side and it
is very difficult for black to use his pawn
majority in the center somehow) 8.Bb5
Bd7 9.Bxc6 Bxc6 10.Ne5 Qc7 11.b4 bxc5
12.bxc5 Be7 13.Bf4 (white got the passed
pawn on the "c" line and a stable
positional advantage)]
7.cxd5 Nxd5 [7...exd5 8.h3 (this idea
limits the activity of the black's white-
squared bishop) 8...0–0 (8...Bf5 9.Bb5+
Nc6 10.Ne5 with an initiative position)
9.Bd3 Nc6 10.0–0 Be6 11.Bf4 the position
is nearly simmetry, but white is more
active and black has a passive bishop on
e6. Then white will bring the rooks on the
open files and put the knight on the "e5")]
8.Bd3 0–0 9.0–0 Nc6 [(the main white's
idea here is to attack the black's king.
Certainly white needs to finish the
development also. To start the attack
white can use the diagonal b1–h7 and put
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the queen and the bishop onto this

diagonal. )]

10.Re1
XABCDEFGHY 11...Nce7 12.Qd3 g6 13.Bh6 Re8
14.Rad1
8r+lwq-trk+( XABCDEFGHY
7zpp+-vlpzpp' 8r+lwqr+k+(
6-+n+p+-+& 7zpp+-snp+p'
5+-+n+-+-% 6-+-+pvlpvL&
4-+-zP-+-+$ 5+-+n+-+-%
3+-sNL+N+-# 4-+-zPL+-+$
2PzP-+-zPPzP" 3+-sNQ+N+-#
1tR-vLQtR-mK-! 2PzP-+-zPPzP"
xabcdefghy 1+-+RtR-mK-!
[(right now white has no good possibilities xabcdefghy
for development of the c1 bishop. So
white is waiting for the better time.)] [white has an active position, then white
will play Ne5 and resume the attack on
10...Bf6 [10...Nf6 11.Bg5 b6 12.a3 to stop the center and on the king-side]
Nb4 move 12...Bb7 13.Bc2 Rc8 14.Qd3
g6 15.Rad1 typical set up of the white's Line
pieces; 10...b6 ? 11.Nxd5 exd5 (11...Qxd5
12.Be4 Qd6 13.Qc2±) 12.Bxh7+ Kxh7
13.Qc2+ Kg8 14.Qxc6±]

11.Be4 [(it puts the pressure on the

black's center and prepares Qd3)]

Caro-Kann Defense Games Section

(1) Botvinnik Mikhail M (RUS) (2630) -
Spielmann Rudolf (AUT) [B13]
It Moscow (Russia) (1), 1935
1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Qb6 [6...e6 =]
7.cxd5 Qxb2 [?]
[7...Nxd4 'better is' 8.Nf3 Qxb2 9.Rc1©]
8.Rc1 [!]
[8.Na4 ? 8...Qb4+ 9.Bd2 Qxd4 10.dxc6
Ne4 11.Be3 Qb4+ 12.Ke2 bxc6 !]
8...Nb4 [8...Nb8 9.Na4 Qb4+ 10.Bd2+–;
8...Nd8 9.Bxf6 exf6 10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Rc2
Qb4 12.Qe2+ Be7 13.Bxd7+ Kxd7
14.Qg4+±]

9.Na4 Qxa2 10.Bc4 Bg4 11.Nf3 Bxf3
12.gxf3
1–0
(2) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2446) -
Domnin Sergey (UKR) (2331) [B14]
Ch Ukraine (1), 05.2002
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.c5 b6 8.Bb5 Bd7
9.Bxc6 Bxc6 10.Ne5 Qc8 11.b4 Bd7
12.Bg5 Be7 13.0–0 0–0 14.Rc1 Qb7
15.Ng4 Rfc8 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6 17.Bxf6 gxf6
18.Qg4+ Kh8 19.Qh4 Kg7 20.Rfe1 Qc7
21.Re3 Qd8 22.Rg3+ Kf8 23.Qxh7 Ke7
24.Re1 Be8 25.Rge3
1–0
(3) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2446) -
Skilkova Alena (UKR) (2331) [B14]
Sevastopol Cup (3), 02.2004
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 b6 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bb5+
Bd7 9.Bd3 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Bc6 11.0–0 Bd6
12.Re1 h6 13.Ne5 Bxe5 14.Rxe5 Nd7
15.Re3 Nf6 16.Ba3 Qd5 17.Bf1 Qf5
18.Re5 Qg6 19.c4 Nd7 20.Re3 0–0–0
21.Be7 Rde8 22.Bd6 Bb7 23.c5 e5
24.dxe5 Nxc5 25.Rc1 Rd8 26.Qd4 Rd7
27.Rg3
1–0
(4) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2576) -
Fingerov Dmitry (UKR) (2404) [D42]
Ch Ukraina 1/2final (3), 05.2004
1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.d4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Be7 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd3
Nc6 9.0–0 0–0 10.Re1 Bf6 11.Be4 Nce7
12.Qd3 g6 13.Bh6 Re8 14.Ne5 Nc6
15.Nxg6 Nxc3 16.Ne7+ Nxe7 17.Bxh7+
Kh8 18.bxc3 e5 19.Be4 Bg7 20.Bg5 f5
21.Qh3+ Kg8 22.Bc2 Be6 23.dxe5 Qc7
239
24.g4 Rf8 25.Rad1 Ng6 26.Rd6 Rae8
27.Rxe6 Rxe6 28.Bb3 Nxe5 29.gxf5 Nc4
30.fxe6 Qc5 31.Be3 Qc6 32.e7 Re8
33.Bg5 b5 34.Bc2 Ne5 35.Rxe5
1–0
(5) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2676) - Bets
Anatolij (MLD) [B14]
(6), 12.2004
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd2 0–
0 9.Bd3 Nc6 10.0–0 Be7 11.Qe2 Nf6
12.Ne4 Qb6 13.a3 Bd7 14.Be3 Nd5 15.b4
a6 16.Nc5 Rad8 17.Qc2 h6 18.Rfd1 Bd6
19.Rac1 Bb8 20.Qa2 Nce7 21.Bb1 Rfe8
22.Re1 Nxe3 23.fxe3 Bc6 24.Rf1 Bd5
25.Qf2 Rf8 26.Qc2 g6 27.Qf2 Kg7 28.Ne5
Bxe5 29.dxe5 Ng8 30.e4 Bc6 31.Nxe6+
fxe6 32.Qxb6 Rxf1+ 33.Rxf1
1–0
(6) Smirnov Igor (UKR) - Bologan
Viorel (MDA) [B14]
10.06.2005
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6
5.Nc3 e6 6.Nf3 Bb4 7.cxd5 Nxd5 8.Bd2
Nc6 9.Bd3 0–0 10.0–0 Be7 11.Qe2 Bf6
12.Rad1 Nce7 13.Ne4 b6 14.Nxf6+ Nxf6
15.Bg5 Ned5 16.Ne5 Bb7 17.Ng4 Kh8
18.Bb1 Nb4 19.Nxf6
1–0
(7) Smirnov Igor - Majestik [B13]
Open J (2), 07.2005
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 Qb6 7.cxd5 Nxd4 8.Nf3
Nxf3+ 9.Qxf3 a6 10.Bc4 h6 11.Bxf6 Qxf6
12.Qe2 g6 13.0–0 Bf5 14.Rfe1 0–0–0
15.Rac1 h5 16.Bxa6 Qxa6 17.Nb5+ Kd7
18.Rc7+ Ke8 19.Rxe7+
1–0
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Nxe7 30.Ne4 Nc6 31.Ng5+ Kg7 32.Re6

(8) Charodej (2809) - Nanu Mag (2727)
[B13]
3m + 0s, 25.12.2006
[,compaq]
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6
5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 dxc4 7.d5 Ne5 8.Qd4
Ned7 9.Bxc4 g6 10.Nf3 Bg7 11.0–0 0–0
12.Bb3 b6 13.Rfe1 Nc5 14.Rad1 Bf5
15.Qh4 Qd6 16.Nd4 Bd3 17.Nc6 e5
18.Nxe5 Bf5 19.Nc4 Qd8 20.d6 Be6
21.Ne5 Nxb3 22.axb3 Rc8 23.Ne4
1–0
Nd5 33.Bc4 Nf4 34.Rd6 b5 35.Rxc6 bxc4
36.Rxc4 Re7 37.Kf1 Nd3 38.Rc7 Rxc7
39.Ne6+ Kf6 40.Nxc7 a5 41.Ke2 Nxb2
42.Nd5+ Ke6 43.Ne3 Kd6 44.Kd2 Kc6
45.Kc2 Na4 46.Nc4 Kd5 47.Kb3 Kxd4
48.Kxa4 Kxc4 49.Kxa5 Kd3 50.a4 Ke2
51.f4 Kf2 52.Kb4 Kxg2 53.a5 Kxh2 54.a6
h5 55.a7 h4 56.a8Q Kg3 57.Qg8 h3
58.Qxg6+ Kxf4 59.Qg1 Kf3 60.Qh2 Kg4
61.Kc4 Kh4 62.Kd4 Kg4 63.Ke4 Kh4
64.Kf5 Kh5 65.Qxh3#
1–0

(9) Charodej (2809) - Bologan (2811)

[B10]
3m + 1s, 30.01.2009
[,Autor]

1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.c4 Nf6

5.Nc3 g6 6.cxd5 Bg7 7.Bb5+ Nbd7 8.d6
exd6 9.Qe2+ Qe7 10.Bf4 Qxe2+ 11.Bxe2
0–0 12.Bxd6 Re8 13.Nf3 Nb6 14.0–0 Nfd5
15.Bb5 Rd8 16.Be5 f6 17.Bg3 Be6
18.Rfe1 Kf7 19.Ne4 a6 20.Bf1 Bf8
21.Neg5+ fxg5 22.Nxg5+ Kf6 23.Nxe6
Re8 24.Bh4+ Kf7 25.Nc5 Ra7 26.Rxe8
Kxe8 27.Re1+ Kf7 28.Re5 Be7 29.Bxe7

E) Scandinavian Defense
(1) Theory [B01]
[The Scandinavian defense is a bit tricky
opening. Sometimes it gives a strong
attack for black in the opening. I will show
you one good line, which restrict the
black's active possibilities and gives white
several clear and powerful plans in the
middlegame.]
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 [2...Nf6 (after Nf6
white can transfer it into the Panov's
attack of 1.e4–c6 line) 3.c4 c6 4.Nc3 cxd5
5.d4]
3.Nc3 Qa5 [3...Qd6 (doesn't change
something really, because white makes
the same moves all the time) 4.g3 Nf6
5.Bg2 Nc6 6.Nge2 Bg4 7.h3 Bh5 8.0–0 e5
9.d3 Be7 10.Be3 0–0 (here white has 2
typical plans: 1) attack on the king-side 2)
attack on the queen-side) 11.g4 (11.a3
Bg6 12.b4ƒ) 11...Bg6 12.f4ƒ]
4.g3 Nf6 5.Bg2 c6 6.Nge2
XABCDEFGHY
8rsnl+kvl-tr(
7zpp+-zppzpp'
6-+p+-sn-+&
5wq-+-+-+-%
4-+-+-+-+$
3+-sN-+-zP-#
2PzPPzPNzPLzP"
1tR-vLQmK-+R!
xabcdefghy
[(it is better for white to develop the knight
on the e2, to leave an open diagonal for
bishop g2)]
241
6...Bg4 7.h3 [(white needs to push back
the black's bishop; in the future white will
be able to play g4 also)]
7...Bh5 8.0–0 Nbd7 9.d3
XABCDEFGHY
8r+-+kvl-tr(
7zpp+nzppzpp'
6-+p+-sn-+&
5wq-+-+-+l%
4-+-+-+-+$
3+-sNP+-zPP#
2PzPP+NzPL+"
1tR-vLQ+RmK-!
xabcdefghy
[(mainly white should play d3, instead of
d4 - because in the Scandinavian black
wants to attack the white's pawn d4.
Making the move d3 white is creating very
solid position without any weaknesses. So
it will be difficult for black to find the plan
for middlegame)]
[9.d4 d4 is also possible. Sometimes
white can play d4 to open the position in
the situation with advantage in
development; 9.b4 (it is not a sacrifice,
because white will take back the pawn
soon. Using this move white can open the
position on the queen-side and start an
attack there) 9...Qxb4 (9...Qc7 10.b5 this
helps white to open the diagonal h1–a8 for
bishop and "b" line for the rook) 10.Rb1
Qd6 11.Rxb7 with a good attacking
position]
9...e6 [(In this type of positions white can
realize one of 2 main plans: 1) attack on
the queen-side with a3, b4, Rb1, b5 2)
attack on the king-side with g4, f4, f5)]
 242

10.a3 Be7 11.Rb1 [(the rook here is

making a good job, because white is
going to open the "b" file)]

[11.b4 ? 11...Bxb4]

11...0–0 12.b4 [12.g4 (it is also a possible

plan) 12...Bg6 13.f4 this helps white to
limit the activity of the black's bishop g6
and prepares an attack on the king-side
(13.Nf4 !? winning the bishop, is also
good) ]

12...Qc7 13.b5
XABCDEFGHY
8r+-+-trk+(
7zppwqnvlpzpp'
6-+p+psn-+&
5+P+-+-+l%
4-+-+-+-+$
3zP-sNP+-zPP#
2-+P+NzPL+"
1+RvLQ+RmK-!
xabcdefghy
[and white put the pressure on the black's
queen-side]
Line

Scandinavian Defense Games Section

(1) Kovchan A (2498) - Batsiashvili N 29.Bd5 Rd7 30.Bb3 Qb5 31.Rb1 Re8
(2324) [B01] 32.Bc4 Qh5 33.Qf3 Qh6 34.Qg4 Rc7
Universities (9), 07.09.2006 35.Rbf1 Re5 36.Rxf7 Rxf7 37.Rxf7 Qe3+
38.Rf2+ Kg7 39.Qf4 Rg5+ 40.Kh2 Qe7
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.g3 Nf6 41.Be6 Rb5 42.c3 Rh5 43.d4 Rh4
5.Bg2 c6 6.Nge2 Bf5 7.b4 Qc7 8.0–0 a6 44.Qe5+ Kh6 45.Bg4
9.a4 e6 10.Rb1 Be7 11.h3 0–0 12.g4 Bg6
13.f4 Nbd7 14.d3 Nd5 15.f5 exf5 16.Nxd5 1–0
cxd5 17.Nf4 fxg4 18.Nxd5 Qd8 19.Qxg4
Nf6 20.Nxe7+ Qxe7 21.Qf3 Rac8 22.Rb2
Rc7 23.Bf4 Rd7 24.Bg5 Rc8 25.Bxf6 gxf6
26.Qxf6 Qe8 27.a5 Rdc7 28.Rf2 Qa4

(2) Rozentalis E (2578) - Wiedermann F
(2119) [B01]
25th Liechtenstein Open (1), 11.05.2007
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.g3 Nf6
5.Bg2 e5 6.Nge2 Be7 7.0–0 0–0 8.d4 c6
9.Re1 Rd8 10.Bd2 Qc7 11.dxe5 Ng4
12.Nf4 Nxe5 13.Qe2 Nbd7 14.Nfd5 cxd5
15.Nxd5 Qxc2 16.Nxe7+ Kh8 17.Ba5
Qxe2 18.Rxe2 Re8 19.Nd5 Rg8 20.Rd1 f6
21.Nc7 Rb8 22.Bd5 b6 23.Bxg8 Kxg8
24.Bc3 Nf3+ 25.Kf1 Nde5 26.Kg2 Bg4
27.Re3 Nh4+ 28.gxh4 Bxd1 29.Bxe5 fxe5
30.Rxe5 Ba4 31.Kg3 Kf7 32.Nd5 Rb7
33.b3 Bc6 34.Nb4 Bd7 35.Kf4 Be6 36.Nc6
Rd7 37.Ke3 Kf6 38.f4 Rc7 39.Nd4 Bd7
40.Rd5 Bg4 41.f5 Re7+ 42.Kf4 Bh3
43.Rd6+ Kf7 44.Nc6 Rc7 45.h5 Bg2
46.Ne5+ Ke7 47.Re6+ Kf8 48.h6 gxh6
49.Rxh6 Rc2 50.f6 Rxa2 51.Rxh7 Kg8
52.Rg7+ Kf8 53.Ng6+
1–0
(3) Charodej (2838) - Milan j (2706)
[B01]
Çà÷¸òíàÿ ïàðòèÿ, 3m + 0s, 07.08.2007
[,compaq]
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.g3 c6
5.Bg2 Nf6 6.Nge2 Bg4 7.h3 Bh5 8.0–0 e6
9.d3 Be7 10.Bd2 Qb6 11.Rb1 Nbd7 12.b4
a6 13.a4 0–0 14.b5 axb5 15.axb5 c5 16.g4
Bg6 17.Nf4 Qc7 18.Re1 Bd6 19.Qf3 Rab8
20.b6 Nxb6 21.Nxg6 hxg6 22.Nb5 Qd8
23.Nxd6 Qxd6 24.Bf4
1–0
(4) Charodej - gavia [B01]
ICC 5 0, 18.09.2007
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6 4.g3
Nf6 5.Bg2 a6 6.Nge2 h5 7.h3 Bf5 8.d3
Nc6 9.Be3 e5 10.Qd2 0–0–0 11.b4 e4
12.0–0 exd3 13.cxd3 Qxd3 14.Qb2 Nxb4
15.Rac1 Bd6 16.a3 Nc6 17.Rb1 Na5
18.Nd4 Bg6 19.Rfd1 Qc4 20.Bf1 Qc5
243
21.Ndb5 axb5 22.Bxc5 Bxc5 23.Qxb5
Bb6 24.Rbc1 Kb8 25.Na4 Rxd1 26.Rxd1
Ka7 27.Nxb6 cxb6 28.Rd6 Nc6 29.Bg2
Be4 30.Bxe4 Nxe4 31.Rd7 Rc8 32.Rxf7
Nc5 33.Rxg7 Kb8 34.Qb2 Rd8 35.Qf6
Rd1+ 36.Kg2 Ne4 37.Qf4+ Nd6 38.Rd7
Ka7 39.Rxd6 Rb1 40.Qa4+ Na5 41.Rd5
Ka6 42.Rxa5+ bxa5 43.Qc4+ Ka7
44.Qd3 b6 45.Qxb1 [Black resigns]
1–0
(5) Charodej - Queenie [B01]
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.g3 Nf6
5.Bg2 c6 6.Nge2 e5 7.0–0 Bd6 8.d3 0–0
9.Bg5 Nbd7 10.a3 Re8 11.b4 Qc7 12.b5
a6 13.bxc6 bxc6 14.a4 Bb7 15.Rb1 a5
16.h3 Bb4 17.Na2 Be7 18.Nac3 Rad8
19.g4 Nd5 20.Bxe7 Rxe7 21.Ne4 N5f6
22.N2g3 Nxe4 23.Nxe4 Ba8 24.Qd2 Ree8
25.f4 Qa7+ 26.Kh1 exf4 27.Qxf4 Re7
28.Qd6 Re6 29.Qf4 Re7 30.Qg5 Ne5
31.Rf5 h6 32.Qf4 Rde8 33.Rf1 c5 34.g5
hxg5 35.Qxg5 Bxe4 36.Bxe4 g6 37.h4
Qd7 38.h5 Re6 39.hxg6 fxg6 40.R5f4
R6e7 41.Rh4 Rh7 42.Rxh7 Kxh7 43.Rf2
Kg8 44.Qh6 Rb8 45.Rf1 Rd8 46.Qg5 Re8
47.Rf6 Kg7 48.Kg2 Qe7 49.Bxg6 Qxf6
50.Qxf6+ Kxf6 51.Bxe8
1–0
(6) Smirnov Igor - Sven [B01]
06.12.2008
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.g3 Nf6
5.Bg2 c6 6.Nge2 e5 7.0–0 Bb4 8.a3 Be6
9.d4 Bxc3 10.Nxc3 exd4 11.Qxd4 0–0
12.Bf4 Rd8 13.Qb4 Qxb4 14.axb4 Na6
15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.Rxa6 Bc4 17.Rxc6 Bxf1
18.Kxf1 Nd5 19.Nxd5 Rxd5 20.Ra6 Rc8
21.c3 Rd7 22.Be3 Rd1+ 23.Kg2 Rb1
24.Rxa7 Rxb2 25.Bd4 Kf8 26.Rb7 Rb3
27.b5 Rbxc3 28.Bxc3 Rxc3 29.b6 Rb3
30.h4 h5 31.Kf1 Rb2 32.Kg2 Rb3 33.Kf1
Rb2 34.Ke1 Ke8 35.f3 g6 36.Kd1 Kd8
37.Kc1 Rb3 38.Rxf7 Rxb6 39.Kd2 Ke8

40.Rf4 Rb2+ 41.Ke3 Rb3+ 42.Ke4 Ke7
43.g4 Rb4+ 44.Ke5 Rb5+ 45.Ke4 Rb4+
46.Ke3 Rb3+ 47.Kf2 hxg4 48.fxg4 Rb2+
49.Kg3 Rb3+ 50.Rf3 Rb6 51.g5 Ke8
52.Kg4 Ra6 53.Rf4 Ra2 54.Rf6 Ra4+
55.Kg3 Ra3+ 56.Rf3 Ra6 57.Kg4 Ra4+
58.Rf4 Ra2 59.Rf3 Ra6 60.Kh3 Ke7
61.Rf4 Ke8 62.h5 gxh5 63.Kh4 Ke7
64.Kxh5 Ra2 65.Kh6 Ke6 66.g6 Rh2+
67.Kg7 Rg2 68.Rf1 Rg3 69.Kh7 Ke7
70.g7 Rh3+ 71.Kg8 Rh2 72.Re1+ Kd7
73.Re4 Rh3 74.Kf7 Rf3+ 75.Kg6 Ra3
76.g8Q Rg3+ 77.Kf7 Rf3+ 78.Kg7 Rg3+
79.Kf8 Rxg8+ 80.Kxg8 Kc6
1–0
(7) Orlov And - Eichhorn An (2297)
[B01]
Sparkassen Open (3), 01.07.2008
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.g3 Nf6
5.Bg2 c6 6.Nge2 g6 7.h3 Bg7 8.d3 0–0
9.0–0 Nbd7 10.Rb1 Qc7 11.b4 Nb6 12.Bf4
e5 13.Bd2 Be6 14.a4 Nbd5 15.a5 a6
16.Na4 h5 17.Nc5 Bf5 18.c4 Ne7 19.Nc3
Rad8 20.Qe2 Rfe8 21.Be3 Nd7 22.N3e4
Nxc5 23.Nxc5 Kh7 24.Rfc1 Bh6 25.Bxh6
Kxh6 26.b5 axb5 27.cxb5 Bc8 28.b6 Qb8
29.a6 bxa6 30.b7 Bf5 31.g4 hxg4 32.hxg4
Be6 33.Nxa6 Qd6 34.Qe3+ Kh7 35.Qc5
1–0
(8) Vasiukov E - Obradovic M (2239)
[B01]
7th Veselin Boskovic Mem Op (2),
03.10.2006
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.g3 c6
5.Bg2 Bf5 6.b4 Qc7 7.Rb1 e6 8.Nge2 Nf6
9.0–0 Be7 10.d3 0–0 11.Bf4 e5 12.Bg5
Nbd7 13.b5 Rad8 14.h3 Be6 15.a4 h6
16.Be3 Bc5 17.Qc1 Bd5 18.Nxd5 cxd5
19.Bd2 b6 20.Kh1 Rfe8 21.Qd1 Bd6 22.f4
e4 23.Be1 Bf8 24.Nd4 Nb8 25.Ra1 Bc5
26.Nf5 Kh7 27.d4 Bf8 28.Ne3 Rc8 29.h4
Nbd7 30.Bh3 Qb7 31.g4 Rc7 32.g5 Ng8
244
33.Qg4 g6 34.h5 Bg7 35.c3 Nf8 36.f5
hxg5 37.hxg6+ fxg6 38.fxg6+ Nxg6
39.Qh5+ Bh6 40.Bf5 Rg7 41.Ng4 Qf7
42.Bg3 Rf8 43.Be5 Qxf5 44.Rxf5 Rxf5
45.Bxg7 Kxg7 46.a5 Nf4 47.Qe8 bxa5
1–0
(9) Yudasin L - Herman Geoffrey [B01]
US Amateur Team East (4), 19.02.2006
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.g3 Nf6
5.Bg2 c6 6.Nge2 g6 7.0–0 Bg7 8.d3 0–0
9.Rb1 e5 10.b4 Qc7 11.b5 Be6 12.a4
Nbd7 13.Bd2 Rfe8 14.Qc1 Nb6 15.bxc6
bxc6 16.a5 Nbd5 17.Na4 Nd7 18.c4 Ne7
19.Qa3 Nf5 20.Bb4 Bf8 21.Nc5 Nxc5
22.Bxc5 Bxc5 23.Qxc5 Bd7 24.Nc3 Rab8
25.Nd5 Qc8 26.Rxb8 Qxb8 27.Nf6+
1–0
(10) MacKinnon,K - Lazo Edmund,Jan
[B01]
WBX Teams Edmonton CAN (3),
13.12.2008
1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.g3 Nf6
5.Bg2 c6 6.Nge2 g6 7.0–0 Bg7 8.d4 0–0
9.a3 Bf5 10.b4 Qc7 11.Bf4 Qd7 12.Qd2
Bh3 13.Rfd1 Bxg2 14.Kxg2 Nd5 15.Ne4
Na6 16.Bh6 f5 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.Ng5
Nac7 19.c4 Nf6 20.Qe3 h6 21.Nf3 Ng4
22.Qc3 Nf6 23.Ne5 Qd6 24.f3 e6 25.Rd3
Rad8 26.Nf4 g5 27.c5 Qe7 28.Nfg6 Qe8
29.Nxf8 Kxf8 30.Re1 Nfd5 31.Qd2 f4
32.Qc2 Kg7 33.Qe2 Ne3+ 34.Rxe3 fxe3
35.Qxe3 Nb5 36.Rd1 Qf8 37.a4 Nc7
38.Qe4 Qf6 39.b5 Nd5 40.Rc1 Rc8
41.bxc6 bxc6 42.Rb1 Rc7 43.Rb8 Qf5
44.a5 Qf6 45.a6 Nc3 46.Qd3 Nb5
47.Nxc6
0–1
 F) Pirc Defense
(1) Theory [B06] [(it is the most typical set up of the white's
pieces)]
1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Be3 Nf6
5.Qd2 7...0–0 8.h3 [(to stop Ng4 or Bg4)]
XABCDEFGHY 8...Nbd7 9.0–0 [(if black have pushed the
8rsnlwqk+-tr( pawns on the queen-side already - it
makes sense for white to castling king-
7zppzp-zppvlp' side)]
6-+-zp-snp+&
9...e5 10.a4
5+-+-+-+-% XABCDEFGHY
4-+-zPP+-+$ 8r+lwq-trk+(
3+-sN-vL-+-# 7zp-+n+pvlp'
2PzPPwQ-zPPzP" 6-+pzp-snp+&
1tR-+-mKLsNR! 5+p+-zp-+-%
xabcdefghy 4P+-zPP+-+$
[(using this way, white is always ready to
play Bh6 and exchange the powerful 3+-sNLvLN+P#
black's bishop. Also white is waiting -
white will decide which castling to make,
2-zPPwQ-zPP+"
depending on what black will do)] 1tR-+-+RmK-!
5...c6 [5...0–0 6.Bh6 then 0–0–0 and h4–h5 xabcdefghy
with the attack]
[(white has finished the main opening's
6.Nf3 b5 [(threatening b4 and Ne4)] tasks and starts to attack the black's
7.Bd3 weaknesses in the center and on the
queen-side)]
XABCDEFGHY
8rsnlwqk+-tr( Line

7zp-+-zppvlp'
6-+pzp-snp+&
5+p+-+-+-%
4-+-zPP+-+$
3+-sNLvLN+-#
2PzPPwQ-zPPzP"
1tR-+-mK-+R!
xabcdefghy
 Pirc Defense Games Section
(1) Short Nigel D (ENG) (2670) -
Irzhanov Ruslan (KAZ) (2535) [B06]
Olympiad Elista (Russia) (4), 1998
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 c6
5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Qd2 b5 7.Bd3 Bg4 8.e5 b4
9.Ne4 Nd5 10.Bh6 0–0 11.h4 Bxf3 12.gxf3
dxe5 13.h5 Bf6 14.Nxf6+ exf6 15.hxg6
fxg6 16.Bxf8 Qxf8 17.dxe5 Nd7 18.Be4
N7b6 19.exf6 Qxf6 20.Qh6 Qf7 21.0–0–0
Nf6 22.Bxg6
1–0
(2) Goloshchapov Alexander (UKR)
(2519) - Tosic Miroslav (SCG) (2502)
[B06]
Cup Russia (open) Moscow (Russia) (3),
1999
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 d6
5.Be3 b5 6.Qd2 Nd7 7.Bd3 Nb6 8.h3 a5
9.0–0 Nc4 10.Bxc4 bxc4 11.Rfe1 a4
12.Rad1 Qa5 13.d5 Bb7 14.Bd4 Nf6
15.e5 dxe5 16.dxc6 exd4 17.cxb7 Rb8
18.Nxd4 Qa6 19.Nxa4 Qxb7 20.Nc5 Qc8
21.Rxe7+ Kf8 22.Rc7 Qxc7 23.Nce6+
fxe6 24.Nxe6+ Kf7 25.Nxc7 Rhc8 26.Qf4
Kg8 27.Nd5 Nxd5 28.Rxd5 Rxb2 29.Rd7
Kh8 30.Qf7 Rg8 31.Qxc4 Rf8 32.Qc7
1–0
(3) Kasparov Garry (RUS) (2847) -
Radjabov Teimour (AZE) (2624) [B06]
It \ Moscow (Russia) (5), 2002
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 d6
5.Be3 Nd7 6.Qd2 Ngf6 7.Bh6 Bxh6
8.Qxh6 e5 9.0–0–0 Qe7 10.h3 a6 11.dxe5
dxe5 12.Bc4 b5 13.Bb3 a5 14.a4 b4
15.Nb1 Ba6 16.Nbd2 0–0–0 17.Qe3 Kb7
18.Bc4 Nc5 19.Bxa6+ Kxa6 20.Nc4 Nfxe4
21.Nfxe5 Rd5 22.Nxc6 Qg5 23.Rxd5
Qxd5 24.N4xa5 Kb6 25.Nxb4
1–0
(4) Carlsen Magnus (NOR) (2484) -
Andersen Alf R (NOR) (2192) [B06]
Ch Barents Region A Alta (Norway) (4),
2003
1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6 4.Nf3 d6
5.Be3 b5 6.Bd3 Nd7 7.Qd2 Nb6 8.b3 Bg4
9.Ng1 d5 10.e5 h5 11.h3 Bc8 12.f4 Nh6
13.Nf3 a5 14.0–0 Nf5 15.Bf2 e6 16.a4 b4
17.Ne2 Bf8 18.Bxf5 gxf5 19.Bh4 Qc7
20.Rfc1 Ba6 21.c3 Rc8 22.Be1 Be7
23.cxb4 axb4 24.Bh4 Bf8 25.Ne1 Nd7
26.Nd3 Qb6 27.Bf2 Be7 28.Rc2 Qb7
29.Kh2 Kf8 30.Rac1 Kg7 31.Ng1 Kh6
32.Nf3 Rc7 33.Bh4 Bxh4 34.Nxh4 Bxd3
35.Qxd3 Rhc8 36.Qg3 c5 37.Qg5+ Kh7
38.Qxh5+ Kg7 39.g4 Rg8 40.gxf5 Kf8
41.Qh6+ Ke7 42.fxe6
1–0
(5) Al Modiahki M (2570) - Marin Ir
(2224) [B07]
VII Sants Open (5), 30.08.2005
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 c6
5.Qd2 Nbd7 6.Nf3 b5 7.Bd3 e5 8.dxe5
dxe5 9.0–0 Bb7 10.h3 Bg7 11.Ne2 a6
12.Ng3 0–0 13.a4 Qe7 14.c4 b4 15.c5 a5
16.Rac1 Rad8 17.Qe2 Kh8 18.Rfd1 Ng8
19.Nd2 Ndf6 20.Nc4 Qc7 21.Rd2 Bc8
22.Nd6 Be6 23.Bc4 Bxc4 24.Qxc4 Ra8
25.Rcd1 h5 26.Nf1 Bh6 27.Rd3 Kg7
28.Bxh6+ Nxh6 29.Ne3 h4 30.Qc1 Rg8
31.Nec4 Qa7 32.Nxe5 Qc7 33.Qg5 Rae8
34.Nxe8+ Rxe8 35.Rd6 Nxe4 36.Rxg6+
fxg6 37.Rd7+
1–0

(6) Fogarasi T (2490) - Collins S IRL
(2413) [B07]
FSGM September (1), 03.09.2005
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 c6 5.h3
Nbd7 6.f4 b5 7.a3 Nb6 8.Nf3 Bg7 9.Bd3
0–0 10.0–0 Bb7 11.Qe1 a5 12.Rd1 Qc7
13.e5 Nfd5 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Bd2 c5
16.c3 cxd4 17.cxd4 Qb6 18.Kh1 b4 19.f5
dxe5 20.dxe5 bxa3 21.bxa3 Qb3 22.Be4
Qxa3 23.Qh4 Ra6 24.e6 fxe6 25.fxg6
hxg6 26.Ng5 Rxf1+ 27.Rxf1 Nf6 28.Bxb7
Rd6 29.Bc1 Qb3 30.Bf3 a4 31.Ne4 Qd3
32.Re1 Rd4 33.Nxf6+ exf6 34.Qf2 e5
35.Be3 Rd7 36.Rd1 Qb5 37.Rc1 Qb3
38.Be2 Qb7 39.Bc4+ Kf8 40.Bc5+ Ke8
41.Qg3 g5 42.Qg4 Qc6 43.Bb5
1–0
(7) Areshchenko A (2625) -
Zimmerman Y (2375) [B07]
14th Monarch Assurance (2), 25.09.2005
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 c6 5.h3
Nbd7 6.f4 Qa5 7.Qd2 b5 8.Bd3 b4 9.Nd1
c5 10.Nf2 Bb7 11.Nf3 Bg7 12.0–0 Qc7
13.c3 bxc3 14.Qxc3 0–0 15.Rfc1 Qb8
16.b4 Rc8 17.bxc5 dxc5 18.Rab1 cxd4
19.Qxc8+ Qxc8 20.Rxc8+ Bxc8 21.Nxd4
e5 22.Nc6 exf4 23.Bxf4 Nc5 24.Bc4 Be6
25.Bxe6 fxe6 26.Rb4 Bf8 27.Rc4 Rc8
28.Nd4 Nfd7 29.Nf3 Nb6 30.Rc2 Ncd7
31.Rd2 Bb4 32.Re2 Rc4 33.Ng4 Be7
34.Bg5 Bxg5 35.Nxg5 h5 36.Ne3 Rc1+
37.Kh2 Rc6 38.Rf2 Nf8 39.Rf7 Nbd7
40.Re7 Rc3 41.Nd1 Rd3 42.Nf2 Rd2
43.Kg1 Rxa2 44.Nd3 a5 45.Nf4 a4
46.Nfxe6 Nxe6 47.Rxe6 Kg7 48.e5 Rd2
49.Re7+ Kf8 50.Rf7+ Ke8 51.e6 Nc5
52.Ra7 Rd5
½–½
(8) Movsesian Sergei (SVK) (2555) -
Denoth Mario (SUI) (2178) [B06]
It (open) Pula (Croatia) (3), 1997
247
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 c6 5.h3
Nd7 6.f4 b5 7.Nf3 b4 8.Ne2 Ngf6 9.Ng3
Bb7 10.c4 bxc3 11.bxc3 0–0 12.Bd3 Qa5
13.Bd2 d5 14.e5 Ne4 15.Nxe4 dxe4
16.Bxe4 Qc7 17.c4 Nb6 18.Qc2 e6
19.Bb4 Rfd8 20.Bd6 Qc8 21.Kf2 Ba6
22.c5 Nd5 23.Qd2 Rd7 24.Rhb1 Rb7
25.Rxb7 Qxb7 26.Rb1 Qc8 27.g3 Bb5
28.Qa5 Qa6 29.Qxa6 Bxa6 30.Bxd5 exd5
31.a4
1–0
(9) Sveshnikov Evgeny (LAT) (2555) -
Jovanic Ognjen (CRO) (2313) [B06]
It (open) Bled (Slovenia) (9), 2000
1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.Be3 c6 5.h3
Nf6 6.f4 Qb6 7.Qc1 Nbd7 8.Nf3 0–0 9.Bd3
Qc7 10.e5 Nd5 11.Nxd5 cxd5 12.0–0 Nb6
13.g4 Nc4 14.b3 Nxe3 15.Qxe3 dxe5
16.dxe5 Bd7 17.Rae1 e6 18.g5 Rfd8
19.Nh2 Rac8 20.Ng4 Qc5 21.a4 Qxe3+
22.Rxe3 Rc3 23.h4 Bf8 24.Rh3 Be7 25.h5
Rc7 26.Rf2 Bc5 27.Nf6+ Kg7 28.hxg6
hxg6 29.Rh7+ Kf8 30.Kf1 Bxf2 31.Kxf2 a5
32.Ke3 b6 33.Kd2 Rb7 34.Ke3 Bc6
35.Kd4 Rbb8 36.Ng4 Be8 37.Nh6 Rbc8
38.c3 Rc5 39.Ba6 Ke7 40.Bd3 Kf8 41.Ba6
Ke7 42.Ng8+ Kf8 43.Nf6 Rc7 44.f5 exf5
45.e6 Ke7 46.Ke5 Rd6 47.exf7 Bxf7
48.Ng8+ Kf8 49.Kxd6 Kxg8 50.Kxc7 Kxh7
51.Kxb6 d4 52.cxd4 Bxb3 53.Kxa5 f4
54.Kb4 Bd1 55.a5 f3 56.Kc3
1–0
 G) Alekhine's Defense.
(1) Theory - Theory (8) [B03]
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 d6
5.exd6
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[(The exchange variation is one of the
good ways for white. It helps to restrict the
black's activity and to save a stable
advantage.)]
5...cxd6 [5...exd6 6.Nc3 (White should
develop this knight first. If white plays Nf3
- black can answer Bg4 making an
unpleasant pin.) 6...Be7
a) 6...Bf5 (it is not very good move for
black, because now white can save the
tempo and play Nf3 without preparation
move h3) 7.Nf3 Be7 8.Be2 0–0 9.0–0 Bf6
10.Be3 Nc6 11.b3 d5 12.c5 Nc8 13.Qd2²;
b) 6...g6 (it is a bit slow way of
development and white can try to attack
quickly) 7.Nf3 Bg4 (7...Bg7 ?! 8.Bg5±)
8.h3 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Nc6 10.Be3 Bg7 11.0–0–
0 0–0 12.h4‚; 7.h3 0–0 8.Nf3 Bf5 9.Be2
Bf6 (9...Nc6 10.d5! Ne5 11.Nd4²) 10.Be3
Nc6 11.0–0 Re8 (11...d5 12.c5 Nc4
13.Bc1 and b3 then. It will push away the
black's knight on the edge.; 11...h6 12.b3
d5 13.c5 Nc8 14.Qd2²) 12.Rc1²]
6.Nc3 g6
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[(The black's main idea in this opening is
to attack the white's center. To break this
plan, white should protect the center first,
and only then resume the development of
the king-side pieces.)]
[6...Nc6 ? 7.d5 Ne5 8.f4 Ng4 9.c5 dxc5
10.Bb5+ Bd7 11.Qxg4+–]
7.Be3 Bg7 8.Rc1 0–0 [8...Nc6 (this move
allows white to gain some space with a
tempo) 9.d5 Ne5 10.Be2 0–0 11.b3²]
9.b3 [(white has protected the center very
well and now it is very difficult for black to
do something really)]
9...e5 [9...f5 10.g3 (stopping f4 and
preparing Bg2) 10...e5 (10...Nc6 11.d5
Ne5 12.Bg2±) 11.dxe5 dxe5 12.Qxd8
Rxd8 13.c5 N6d7 (13...f4 14.Bd2 N6d7
15.Bc4+ Kh8 (15...Kf8 ? 16.Nd5 Nxc5
17.Bb4±) 16.Ne4²) 14.Bc4+ Kh8
15.Nb5±; 9...Nc6 10.d5 Ne5 11.Be2 ('with
the idea' f4,Ng1–f3–d4) 11...f5 (11...Ned7
?! 12.Nf3 Nf6 13.Nd4±; 11...e6 ? 12.f4
Ned7 13.dxe6±) 12.f4 Ng4 (12...Nf7 ?!
13.Nf3 e5 14.dxe6 Bxe6 15.0–0 Re8
16.Bd4±) 13.Bxg4 fxg4 14.Nge2 e5
15.dxe6 Bxe6 16.Bd4 white has a strong
 249

advantage because of a lot of by playing b4–b5.4) use an open "d" file

weaknesses in the black's position.] with a rooks.]

10.dxe5 [(white is transfering the game Line

into the slightly better endgame)]

10...dxe5 11.Qxd8 Rxd8 12.c5 N6d7

[12...Nd5 ?? 13.Rd1+–]

13.Nf3 Nc6 14.Bc4

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[white has several ideas about what to do
then: 1) Ng5 attacking f7; 2) transfer the
knight on d6 by playing Nb5 (or e4)-d6; 3)
use the pawn majority on the queen-side

Alekhine's Defense Games Section

(1) Smirnov Igor (UKR) (2576) - 32.Rxe6 Bxe6 33.Re1 h5 34.h4 Qg3
Gubanov (UKR) [B03] 35.Re5 Re8 36.Na5 Bd7 37.Rxe8 Bxe8
Ch Ukr u18 (team) (3), 05.2004 38.Bxa6 Qe1+ 39.Kh2 Qb1 40.a3 Qa2
41.Bb7 Qxa3 42.Bxc6
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 d6
5.exd6 cxd6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Rc1 0– 1–0
0 9.b3 Nc6 10.d5 Ne5 11.Be2 Ned7
12.Nf3 Nf6 13.0–0 e6 14.dxe6 Bxe6
15.Nd4 d5 16.c5 Nc8 17.Qd2 Ne7 18.Bh6
Nc6 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Rfd1 Qe7 21.Ncb5
Ne4 22.Qe3 a6 23.Nxc6 bxc6 24.Nd4 Qd7
25.f3 Nf6 26.b4 Rfe8 27.Qc3 Qc7 28.Re1
Bd7 29.Nb3 Qf4 30.Bf1 Re6 31.Qd4 Qg5

(2) Smirnov Igor - Dolghikova
Ekaterina (UKR) [B03]
Instalplast, 08.2006
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 d6
5.exd6 exd6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.h3 Be7 8.Nf3
Bf5 9.Bd3 Bxd3 10.Qxd3 0–0 11.0–0 Re8
12.b3 g6 13.Bf4 Bf6 14.Rfe1 Bg7
15.Rxe8+ Qxe8 16.Re1 Qd7 17.Qd2 Re8
18.Rxe8+ Qxe8 19.Nb5 Qd7 20.d5 Ne5
21.Bxe5 dxe5 22.Nxa7 e4 23.Nh2 f5
24.a4 Be5 25.Nf1 Nxc4 26.bxc4 Qxa4
27.Nb5 Qxc4 28.d6 cxd6 29.Nxd6 Bxd6
30.Qxd6 Qc6 31.Qe5 h5 32.h4 b5 33.Ne3
Qb7 34.Nd5 b4 35.Qe6+ Qf7 36.Qxf7+
Kxf7 37.Nxb4 g5 38.hxg5 Kg6 39.g3 Kxg5
40.Nd5 h4 41.Kg2 Kg4 42.Ne3+ Kg5
43.gxh4+ Kxh4 44.Nxf5+ Kg5 45.Ne3 Kf4
46.Kf1
1–0
(3) Charodej (2699) - Erdnussbuddha
(2628) [B03]
3m + 0s, 25.09.2006
[,compaq]
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 d6
5.exd6 exd6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.h3 0–0 8.Nf3 Bf5
9.Be2 Bf6 10.0–0 Nc6 11.Be3 Re8 12.b3
h6 13.Qd2 d5 14.c5 Nc8 15.g4 Bg6
16.Ne1 N8e7 17.Ng2 b6 18.Na4 Be4
19.f3 Bh7 20.Rac1 a6 21.cxb6 cxb6
22.Rfd1 Qb8 23.Nf4 Rd8 24.Nh5 Bh4
25.Bxh6 Nxd4 26.Qxd4 f6 27.Bxg7 Bg6
28.Bxf6 Bxh5 29.Bxh4
1–0
(4) Charodej (2566) - Otipap (2348)
[B03]
ICC 5 0, 22.09.2008
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6
5.exd6 exd6 6.Nc3 Be7 7.h3 0–0 8.Nf3
Nc6 9.Be2 Bf5 10.d5 Nb8 11.0–0 N8d7
12.Be3 Re8 13.Qd2 Bf6 14.Nd4 Bg6
15.Rae1 Nc5 16.b4 Ne4 17.Nxe4 Bxe4
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18.f3 Bg6 19.Bf2 Nd7 20.f4 Be4 21.Bd3
Bxd3 22.Qxd3 a5 23.a3 axb4 24.axb4
Rxe1 25.Rxe1 g6 26.Nb5 Bh4 27.g3 Bf6
28.c5 Nf8 29.Kg2 Ra2 30.cxd6 cxd6
31.Re2 Ra6 32.Qc4 Qd7 33.Nc7 Ra1
34.b5 Qf5 35.Qe4 Qc8 36.b6 Nd7
37.Qe8+ Qxe8 38.Nxe8 Rb1 39.Nxf6+
Nxf6 40.Bd4 Kg7 41.g4 Rd1 42.Bb2 h6
43.h4 Rxd5 44.g5 hxg5 45.hxg5 Kf8
46.Bxf6 Rb5 47.Rc2 Ke8 48.Rc8+ Kd7
49.Rc7+ Ke6 50.Rxb7 Rb3 51.Kf2 d5
52.Ke2 Kf5 53.Rxf7 Ke4 54.Re7+ Kxf4
55.b7 Kf5 56.Be5 Kxg5 57.b8Q Rxb8
58.Bxb8 Kf6 59.Re5 d4 60.Rd5 g5
61.Kd3 g4 62.Rxd4 g3 63.Bxg3 Kf5
64.Rf4+ Ke6 65.Ke3 Kd6 66.Ke4 Kc6
67.Rf5 Kd7 68.Rf6 Ke7 69.Ke5 Kd7
70.Re6 Kc7 71.Rd6 Kb7 72.Kd5 Kc7
73.Kc5 Kb7 74.Bf2 Kc8 75.Kc6 Kb8
76.Rd8# [Black checkmated]
1–0
(5) Nataf IA (2529) - Bjornsson Sv
(2174) [B03]
TCh-ISL 2009–10 (2), 26.09.2009
1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6
5.exd6 exd6 6.Nc3 Nc6 7.h3 Be7 8.Nf3 0–
0 9.Be2 Re8 10.0–0 Bf6 11.Be3 g6 12.Rc1
Bf5 13.b3 d5 14.c5 Nc8 15.b4 a6 16.Qb3
Be6 17.Rcd1 N8e7 18.g4 Bg7 19.Nh2
Qd7 20.f4 f5 21.g5 Bf7 22.Nf3 Nd8 23.a3
Ne6 24.Qc2 Rad8 25.Qd2 c6 26.Na4 Nc8
27.Nb2 Qe7 28.Kf2 Nf8 29.Nd3 Qc7
30.Nfe5 Bxe5 31.Nxe5 Nd7 32.h4 Nxe5
33.fxe5 Kg7 34.Rh1 Be6 35.Bf4 Qf7 36.h5
Rh8 37.Rh4 Rdg8 38.Rdh1 Na7 39.a4
Nc8 40.R1h3 Qc7 41.Qc1 Qd8 42.Qh1
Ne7 43.hxg6 hxg6 44.Rh7+ Rxh7
45.Rxh7+ Kf8 46.b5 axb5 47.axb5 Ke8
48.Qa1 Qb8 49.Qa5 Rf8 50.Qb6 Bg8
51.Rh1 Nc8 52.Qa5 Rf7 53.Rh8 Rg7
54.Qd2 Kf8 55.e6 Qa7 56.Bd6+ Ne7
57.Qf4
1–0
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(6) MacKinnon K (2148) - Mulyar M

(2390) [B03]
Canadian Open (5), 15.07.2009

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.d4 d6

5.exd6 cxd6 6.Nc3 g6 7.Be3 Bg7 8.Rc1 0–
0 9.b3 Nc6 10.d5 Ne5 11.Be2 a5 12.f4
Ned7 13.Nf3 Nc5 14.Nd4 Re8 15.0–0 e6
16.dxe6 Bxe6 17.Nxe6 Rxe6 18.Bd4
Bxd4+ 19.Qxd4 Qe7 20.Bg4 Re3 21.Rcd1
Rd8 22.Rf3 Re1+ 23.Rxe1 Qxe1+ 24.Rf1
Qe7 25.Rd1 Re8 26.Bf3 h5 27.Qxd6
Qe3+ 28.Kf1 Ne6 29.Qd2 Nxf4 30.Bxb7
a4 31.Bc6 axb3 32.axb3 Re6 33.Qxe3
Rxe3 34.c5 Rxc3 35.Rd8+ Kg7 36.cxb6
Rc1+ 37.Kf2 Nd3+ 38.Ke2 Nf4+ 39.Kd2
Rxc6 40.b7 Rb6 41.b8Q Rxb8 42.Rxb8
Nxg2 43.b4 Kf6 44.b5 Nf4 45.b6 Ne6
46.Rc8

1–0

(7) Rozentalis E (2588) - Krasenkow M

(2631) [B03]
Najdorf Mem GMA (8), 25.07.2009

1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.c4 Nb6

5.exd6 exd6 6.h3 Nc6 7.Nc3 Be7 8.Nf3 0–
0 9.Be2 Bf5 10.0–0 Bf6 11.Be3 d5 12.c5
Nc4 13.Bc1 b6 14.b3 N4a5 15.cxb6 axb6
16.Bf4 Nb4 17.Qd2 Re8 18.Rac1 Rc8
19.Rfd1 c5 20.Nb5 Rc6 21.Bf1 Re7
22.Be5 Be4 23.Bxf6 Rxf6 24.Ng5 Rc6
25.dxc5 bxc5 26.Nc3 Qf8 27.f3 Bg6
28.Nxd5 Rd7 29.Nf6+ gxf6 30.Qxd7 fxg5
31.Qa7 Bc2 32.Re1 Qd8 33.Qe7 Qxe7
34.Rxe7 Rc8 35.Bb5 Kf8 36.Re5 f6
37.Re6 Kf7 38.Rb6 Kg7 39.Ba4 Bd3
40.Rxb4

1–0
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NEW OPENING LINES

 NEW OPENING LINES
INSTRUCTION:
All openings are presented for your games with WHITE.
King's Indian defense and Gruenfeld defense arise after 1.d4.
Sicilian defense happens after 1.e4.
First learn the "Theory" file, after that go through "Instructive games" (if they are presented)
A. King's Indian Defense
Theory [E61]
[GM Igor Smirnov]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0–0
5.Bf4
XABCDEFGHY
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[The Black's usual idea in King's Indian
defense is to play e5. White's f4–bishop
gets control over the e5–square, making it
harder for Black to realize his plan. In this
system White usually doesn't play e4 but
move e3 instead. This makes his center
very well protected. Thus it is getting
harder for Black to use his fianchettoed
bishop and to attack White's center. In
conclusion, this variation is quite
unpleasant for Black player, because it's
not that easy to find any active plan for
Black.]
5...d6 [5...c5 allows White to get a space
advantage after 6.d5 d6 7.e4 a6 8.a4 It is
important to prevent b5 move. Now it is
very difficult to find any active plan for
Black, while White has a comfortable
position and easy development.]
6.h3 [This prophilactic move gives an
escape square for White's f4–bishop.
Additionally it presents Black from playing
Bg4.]
[Careless move 6.e3?! allows Black to
exchange White's powerful bishop:
6...Nh5]
6...Nbd7 [6...Nfd7 This clumsy move
prepares e5 advancement. However, at
the same time, it hampers Black's normal
development. That's why now White may
play more aggressively. 7.e4! (7.e3 !? the
standard set up is good as well) 7...e5
8.Bg5 f6 9.Be3 Now it's something similar
with the main lines of King's Indian, but in
a very favorable situation for White.;
6...Nc6 7.e3 Nd7 8.d5 Black intended to
play e5. White prevents this idea while
attacking c6–knight and getting a space
advantage. 8...Nce5 9.Nxe5 Nxe5
10.Be2² White has a stable positional
advantage, and it's difficult for Black to
find any active plan.]
7.e3 Qe8 [Black has to bring a lot of
efforts and make some awkward moves to
play e5.]
[7...Re8 is useless because it doesn't
prepare e5–move anyway: 8.Be2 e5?
9.dxe5 dxe5 10.Nxe5! Nxe5 11.Qxd8

Rxd8 12.Bxe5± winning a pawn; 7...c5
8.d5 a6 9.a4² all Black's active attempts
are prevented.; 7...c6 This move doesn't
do much, so White should simply continue
his development. 8.Be2 a6 9.0–0 b5
10.a3²]
8.Be2 e5 9.Bh2
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[White should keep the tension. Black's
e5–pawn is under an attack of White's
pieces, which forces Black to keep his
defenders on the current positions.]
9...Qe7 [9...exd4 10.Nxd4 In a Black's pawns d6 and c7.]
middlegame White will play in the center.
He has 2 main plans: 1) Occupy d5–
square with Nd5 2) Prepare c5–move in
King's Indian Defense Instructive Games Section
(1) Drozdovskij Y - Kasimdzhanov R
(2672) [E61]
3rd Rapid KO (2.2), 31.10.2006
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0–0
5.Bf4 d6 6.h3 b6 7.e3 c5 8.d5 b5 9.cxb5
a6 10.a4 Qa5 11.Nd2 Bb7 12.e4 Qb4
13.Qb3 Nbd7 14.Be2 axb5 15.Bxb5 Ba6
16.0–0 Rfb8 17.Qc2 Bxb5 18.axb5 c4
254
order to open the c-file and use a power
of his h2–bishop.]
10.0–0 e4 11.Nd2
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[Practically this position is very favorable
for White. He has a clear plan, while for
Black it's not that simple even to find his
next move! White has 2 main ideas: 1)
Attack Black's e4–pawn with Qc2.2) Start
pushing pawns on the queen-side: b4, c5
etc. White's h2–bishop plays important
role in this plan, it puts pressure on the
Line
19.Be3 Nc5 20.Bxc5 Qxc5 21.Ra4 Rxa4
22.Qxa4 Rc8 23.Rc1 Nd7 24.Qa6 Rb8
25.Qc6 Bxc3 26.Rxc3 Qxb5 27.Qxb5
Rxb5 28.Nxc4 f5 29.f3 Nf6 30.Re3 Kf7
31.Kf2 Rb8 32.g4 Rc8 33.b3 Ra8 34.Re2
Ra1 35.e5 Nxd5 36.exd6 exd6 37.Nxd6+
Kf6 38.h4 h6 39.Ne8+ Kf7 40.Nd6+ Kf8
41.gxf5 Ra6 42.Re8+ Kg7 43.Re6 Ra2+
44.Kg3
1–0

(2) Drozdovskij,Yuri - Stets,Vasilij (543)
[E61]
Sevastopol Ch-Ukr (1), 2000
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0–0
5.Bf4 c5 6.d5 d6 7.e3 Na6 8.Be2 Nc7 9.h3
a6 10.a4 Rb8 11.0–0 Bd7 12.a5 b5
13.axb6 Rxb6 14.Qc2 Qb8 15.Ra2 Qb7
16.Nd2 e6 17.e4 e5 18.Be3 Qc8 19.Rb1
Rb7 20.Nb3 Nfe8 21.Na5 Rb4 22.Bd2 f5
23.Nd1 Rb6 24.b4 fxe4 25.bxc5 Rxb1
26.Qxb1 dxc5 27.Qb6 Na8 28.Qb7 Nd6
29.Qxc8 Rxc8 30.Nc3 Bf6 31.Be3 Nb6
32.Bf1 Bd8 33.Nb1 Kf7 34.Nd2 Na4
35.Nc6 Bxc6 36.dxc6 Nb6 37.Bxc5 Ke6
38.Rxa6 Rxc6 39.Bb4 Kd7 40.c5 Nd5
41.Ra7+ Ke6 42.Ba3 e3 43.fxe3 Bg5
44.e4 Bxd2 45.exd5+ Kxd5 46.Rxh7 Be3+
47.Kh2 Bxc5 48.Bxc5 Kxc5 49.h4 Kd4
50.h5 gxh5 51.Rxh5 Rc2 52.Rh7 e4
53.Rd7 Ke5 54.Re7+ Kf4 55.Rd7 Rc6
56.Be2 Nf5 57.Rf7 Ra6 58.Kg1 Ke3
59.Rxf5 Kxe2 60.g3 Rd6 61.Kg2 e3
62.Re5 Rd2 63.g4 Kd3+ 64.Kf3
½–½
(3) Johannesson I - Bjarnason S (2255)
[E61]
ch-ISL (5), 15.08.2005
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0–0
5.Bf4 d6 6.e3 c6 7.h3 a6 8.Be2 b5 9.a3
Nbd7 10.0–0 bxc4 11.Bxc4 c5 12.d5 Bb7
13.e4 Qc7 14.Re1 Nb6 15.Ba2 Nfd7
16.Rc1 Rac8 17.Re2 Qb8 18.Na4 Rfd8
19.Nxb6 Nxb6 20.Qb3 Nd7 21.Qc2 Qa8
22.Nd2
½–½
(4) Johansen D - Skiotis P (2158) [E61]
Elwood Open (2), 03.11.2007
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 0–0
5.Bf4 d6 6.h3 Nh5 7.Bh2 f5 8.e3 Nc6 9.d5
Nb4 10.Be2 e5 11.dxe6 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3
Na6 13.g4 Ng7 14.gxf5 Nxf5 15.h4 Nc5
255
16.h5 Qf6 17.Qc2 Nh4 18.Nxh4 Qxf2+
19.Kd2 Qxh4 20.Bf4 Qf6 21.hxg6 Bxe6
22.g7 Bf5 23.gxf8Q+ Rxf8 24.Rag1+ Kh8
25.Qb2 Ne4+ 26.Ke1 Bg6 27.Rh6 Kg7
28.Bd3 Qe6 29.Qh2 Rf6 30.Rxh7+
1–0
(5) Rogers I - Hasanova E (2342) [E61]
Essent Open (3), 23.10.2005
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 0–0
5.Bf4 d6 6.h3 Nfd7 7.e4 e5 8.Bg5 f6
9.Be3 exd4 10.Nxd4 Nc5 11.Be2 Re8
12.Qc2 Ne6 13.Nb3 Nc6 14.Rd1 Qe7
15.0–0 Qf7 16.f4 Nf8 17.c5 dxc5 18.Nxc5
Ne6 19.Nb3 a5 20.f5 Nf8 21.Nd5 a4
22.Nd4 gxf5 23.Bc4 Kh8 24.Nb6 Nxd4
25.Rxd4 Be6 26.Nxa8 Rxa8 27.exf5 Bxc4
28.Rxc4 Qe8 29.Bf4
1–0
(6) Zubov A UKR - Daulyte D (2205)
[E61]
6th Amplico AIG Life (8), 16.12.2006
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0–0
5.Bf4 d6 6.h3 Nbd7 7.e3 Re8 8.Be2 h6
9.0–0 Nh5 10.Bh2 e5 11.Qc2 exd4
12.exd4 Nf8 13.Qd2 Bd7 14.Rad1 Ne6
15.Rfe1 a6 16.b4 Kh7 17.c5 dxc5 18.bxc5
Nf6 19.Ne5 Kg8 20.Bc4 b6 21.c6 Bc8
22.d5 Ng5 23.f4 Rxe5 24.fxe5 Nh5 25.e6
fxe6 26.dxe6 Qxd2 27.Rxd2 Bxe6
28.Rxe6
1–0
(7) Pogonina N - Gromova I (2219)
[D93]
4th Open C Women (6), 07.02.2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 0–0
5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 d5 7.h3 Qa5 8.Qd2 Rd8
9.c5 Re8 10.a3 Na6 11.Be2 Nd7 12.0–0
e5 13.b4 Qd8 14.Bh2 Nc7 15.b5 Ne6

16.Rfc1 Ng5 17.Nxe5 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Bxe5
19.Bxe5 Rxe5 20.f4 Nxh3+ 21.gxh3 Bxh3
22.Bf3 Re8 23.Re1 Qh4 24.Qh2 h6
25.Bg2 d4 26.Ne4
1–0
(8) Novikov St1 - Safin S (2493) [E61]
Aeroflot Open A2 (7), 20.02.2008
1.c4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 0–0
5.Bf4 d6 6.e3 a6 7.Be2 c6 8.h3 b5 9.0–0
Nbd7 10.a3 bxc4 11.Bxc4 Nb6 12.Ba2
Nfd5 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bh4 g5 15.Bg3 Nxc3
16.bxc3 Nd5 17.Qc2 Qa5 18.Rfc1 Nb6
19.e4 Be6 20.Bxe6 fxe6 21.Qb3 Kf7 22.c4
Nd7 23.c5 dxc5 24.Rab1 cxd4 25.Rxc6
Nc5 26.Qc4 Rfc8 27.Nxd4 Bxd4 28.Rxc8
Rxc8 29.Qxd4 Qxa3 30.Qd1 Kg6 31.Rb6
Qa5 32.Qb1 Kf7 33.Kh2 Qd2 34.Rb2 Qd3
35.Qc1 Na4 36.Qxc8 Nxb2 37.Qh8 Nc4
38.Qxh6 Qxe4 39.Qxg5 a5 40.Qh5+ Qg6
41.Qe2 Nd6 42.Be5 Qe4 43.Qh5+ Qg6
44.Qe2 Qf5 45.g4 Qe4 46.Qxe4 Nxe4
47.f4 a4 48.h4 a3 49.h5 Kg8 50.g5 Kh7
51.Kg2 a2 52.Kf3 Nc5 53.Ke3 Nd7 54.Bb2
e5 55.f5 Nf6 56.h6 Ng4+ 57.Ke4 Nxh6
58.g6+ Kg8 59.Kxe5 Ng4+ 60.Ke6 Ne3
61.Bc3 Nd1 62.Ba1 Ne3 63.g7 Ng4
64.Kxe7 Nh6 65.f6 Nf7 66.Ke6 Nh6
67.Bb2 Nf7 68.Kd5 Nd8 69.Kc4 Kf7
70.Kb3 a1Q 71.Bxa1 Ne6 72.Kc4 Ng5
73.Kd5 Nf3 74.Bc3 Ng5 75.Ke5 Kg8
76.Kf5 Nf7 77.Ke6 Ng5+ 78.Ke7 Nf7
79.Bd2 Ne5 80.Ke8
1–0
(9) Drozdovskij Y - Paragua M (2526)
[E61]
1st WMSG Blitz Ind KO (1.2), 05.10.2008
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0–0
5.Bf4 d6 6.h3 Nc6 7.e3 Nd7 8.d5 Nce5
9.Be2 f5 10.0–0 h6 11.Nd4 Nf6 12.Bh2 c5
13.dxc6 Nxc6 14.Qd2 Bd7 15.Rfd1 Rc8
16.Rac1 Nxd4 17.exd4 g5 18.b3 f4 19.Bf3
b6 20.Re1 Bf5 21.Re2 Qd7 22.Rce1 Rce8
256
23.Ne4 Nxe4 24.Bxe4 Bxe4 25.Rxe4 f3
26.Re6 fxg2 27.Qd3 Rf7 28.Bxd6 Ref8
29.Bg3 Bxd4 30.Rg6+ Kh8 31.Rxh6+ Kg8
32.Rg6+ Rg7 33.Rxg7+ Kxg7 34.Be5+
1–0
(10) Cyborowski,L - Helaszek,E (2089)
[E61]
8th Amplico AIG Life Rapid Warsaw POL
(2), 20.12.2008
1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 0–0
5.Bf4 d6 6.h3 c5 7.d5 Bf5 8.Nd2 e5 9.Bg5
h6 10.Bh4 g5 11.Bg3 Na6 12.e4 Bg6
13.Be2 Qd7 14.a3 Nc7 15.b4 b6 16.0–0
h5 17.Rb1 Rab8 18.Re1 g4 19.hxg4 Nxg4
20.Nf1 f5 21.exf5 Bxf5 22.Bd3 Bh6
23.bxc5 bxc5 24.Rxb8 Rxb8 25.f3 Nf6
26.Bh4 Rf8 27.Ng3 Bxd3 28.Qxd3 Qh7
29.Qxh7+ Nxh7 30.Nce4 Ne8 31.Be7 Rf7
32.Bxd6 Nxd6 33.Nxd6 Rd7 34.Nde4 h4
35.Nf5 Bf8 36.Rb1 h3 37.gxh3 Rf7
38.Neg3 Ng5 39.Kg2 e4 40.fxe4 Nxe4
41.Nxe4 Rxf5 42.Rb8 Kf7 43.h4 Rf4
44.Ng5+ Kg6 45.Ne6
1–0
(11) Sergeev Vl - Folk P (2260) [E61]
RC SPORT Open (5), 02.05.2006
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 0–0
5.Bf4 d6 6.h3 c6 7.e3 a6 8.Be2 b5 9.0–0
Nbd7 10.Rc1 Re8 11.Bh2 Qa5 12.Nd2
Bb7 13.c5 d5 14.a3 e5 15.b4 Qd8 16.Nb3
Qe7 17.Bf3 Qe6 18.Re1 e4 19.Be2 Nf8
20.a4 Bc8 21.Ra1 Bd7 22.Na5 h5 23.Nb7
N8h7 24.Nd6 Rf8 25.Bf4 h4 26.Ra3 Kh8
27.f3 Nh5 28.fxe4 Nxf4 29.exf4 dxe4
30.d5 cxd5 31.Nxd5 Rab8 32.Bg4 f5
33.Rxe4 Qxe4 34.Nxe4 fxg4 35.hxg4 Bc6
36.axb5 Bxb5 37.Nd6 Nf6 38.Ne7
1–0

(12) Sumets A - Jaroch P (2173) [E61]
6th Amplico AIG Life (2), 16.12.2006
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0–0
5.Bf4 d6 6.h3 c6 7.e3 a6 8.Be2 b5 9.0–0
Nbd7 10.Qc2 bxc4 11.Bxc4 Nb6 12.Be2
Nbd5 13.Nxd5 cxd5 14.Rfc1 Ra7 15.Qb3
Bd7 16.Qa3 Qb6 17.Rc2 Rb8 18.Rac1 a5
19.Ne1 h6 20.Nd3 Bf8 21.Qc3 Rc8
22.Qd2 Rxc2 23.Qxc2 a4 24.a3 Ne8
25.Nb4 Rc7 26.Qd1 Rxc1 27.Qxc1 Nc7
28.Bf3 e6 29.Be2 Kg7 30.Bg3 Be7 31.f3
Bg5 32.Be1 Nb5 33.f4 Be7 34.Bd1 Nc7
35.Bc2 Na6 36.Qd1 Nxb4 37.Bxb4 Qa6
38.b3 axb3 39.Bxb3 Bb5 40.Qc2 Bd8
41.Qc3 Bc4 42.Kf2 Bh4+ 43.g3 Bd8 44.h4
Bf1 45.Bd1 h5 46.Bxd6 Qxd6 47.Kxf1
Qa6+ 48.Kf2 Qa5 49.Qxa5 Bxa5 50.Ba4
Kf8 51.Bc6 Ke7 52.a4 f5
½–½
(13) Ganin M (2431) - Vovk Y (2575)
[D92]
80th Viktor Kart Jubilee (1), 11.04.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7 4.Nc3 0–0
5.Bf4 d5 6.Rc1 c5 7.dxc5 dxc4 8.Qxd8
Rxd8 9.e3 Na6 10.c6 bxc6 11.Bxc4 Nb4
12.0–0 Ba6 13.Bxa6 Nxa6 14.Na4 Rac8
15.Rfd1 Nd5 16.Be5 Nb6 17.Rxd8+ Rxd8
18.Nxb6 axb6 19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Kf1 c5
21.Ke2 Kf6 22.a3 g5 23.g4 h5 24.h3 hxg4
25.hxg4 b5 26.b3 Rh8 27.Nd2 Kg6
28.Ne4 Rc8 29.b4 c4 30.Nc3 Nc7 31.Rd1
Ra8 32.Rd7 Rxa3 33.Rxc7 Rxc3 34.Rc5
Rc2+ 35.Kf3 e6 36.Rxb5 f5 37.Rc5 Kf6
38.b5 fxg4+ 39.Kg3 c3 40.b6 Rc1 41.b7
Rg1+ 42.Kh2 Rb1 43.Rxc3 Rxb7 44.Kg3
Kf5 45.Rc5+ e5 46.Rc4 Rb1 47.Ra4 Rh1
48.e4+ Kg6 49.Ra6+ Kh5 50.Re6 Rg1+
51.Kh2 Re1 52.Rxe5 Kh4 53.Ra5 Re2
54.Kg1 Rxe4 55.Ra3 Rf4 56.Kg2 Rf6
57.Rb3 Kh5 58.Kg3 Rf4 59.Ra3 Rb4
60.Rc3 Rb1 61.Kg2 Re1 62.Ra3 Kg6
63.Ra6+ Kf5 64.Ra5+ Kf4 65.Ra4+ Re4
66.Ra3 Rd4 67.Rb3 Ke4 68.Ra3 Rd3
69.Rxd3 Kxd3 70.Kg3 Ke2 71.Kxg4 Kxf2
72.Kxg5
½–½
257
(14) Simutowe A (2481) - Gabaldon
Gomez M (2186) [E61]
Arctic Chess Challenge (7), 07.08.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0–0
5.Bf4 d6 6.h3 Nbd7 7.e3 c6 8.Be2 Qe8
9.Bh2 h6 10.0–0 Nh7 11.d5 c5 12.Qd2 f5
13.e4 fxe4 14.Nxe4 Ndf6 15.Nc3 a6
16.Ne1 g5 17.g4 e5 18.Ng2 Bd7 19.a4
Qd8 20.Ne3 Kh8 21.Bd3 Ng8 22.Ne4 Bc8
23.b4 b6 24.a5 Nhf6 25.axb6 Qxb6
26.bxc5 Nxe4 27.Bxe4 Qxc5 28.Ra5 Qc7
29.c5 Nf6 30.Bg2 Nd7 31.cxd6 Qxd6
32.Nf5 Qf6 33.d6 Rb8 34.Bc6 Re8 35.Re1
Rb6 36.Bxd7 Bxd7 37.Nxg7 Kxg7
38.Bxe5 Rxe5 39.Raxe5 Rxd6 40.Rd5
Rxd5 41.Qxd5 Bc6 42.Qe5 Qxe5 43.Rxe5
Kf6 44.Re3 Bd5 45.Kh2 Bc6 46.Kg3 Bd5
47.h4 Bc6 48.f4 gxf4+ 49.Kxf4 a5 50.Rc3
Bd7 51.Rc7 Be8 52.Rh7 h5 53.gxh5 a4
54.h6 Bf7 55.Rh8 Kg6 56.h7 Bb3 57.Ra8
Kxh7 58.Kg5 Bd1 59.Rc8 Bb3 60.Rc7+
Kh8 61.Kg6 a3 62.Rc8+ Bg8 63.Rd8 a2
64.Ra8 a1Q 65.Rxa1 Bh7+ 66.Kh6 Bg8
67.Ra7 Bd5 68.Rh7+ Kg8 69.Rg7+ Kh8
70.Rh7+ Kg8 71.Rd7 Be4 72.Rd8+ Kf7
73.Rb8 Bd3 74.Rb3 Be4 75.Re3 Bc2
76.Rg3 Kf8 77.Rg2 Bd3 78.Rg1 Bc2
79.Rg7 Bd3 80.Rg3 Bc2 81.Kg5 Kg7
82.Rc3 Bh7 83.Rc7+ Kh8 84.Kh6 Bg8
85.Kg6 Bd5 86.Re7 Bc4 87.Rd7 Bb3
88.h5 Bc2+ 89.Kh6 Bb3 90.Rb7 Bc4
91.Rc7 Bd5 92.Kg6 Be4+ 93.Kh6 Bd5
94.Rh7+ Kg8 95.Rd7 Be4 96.Kg5 Bc2
97.Kf6 Kh8 98.Re7 Bd3 99.Rb7 Bc2
100.Kg5 Bd3 101.Rc7 Be4 102.Kh6 Bd5
103.Rg7 Bc4 104.Rg3 Bd5 105.Re3 Bg8
106.Kg5 Ba2 107.Re1 Bb3 108.Re8+ Kh7
109.Rc8 Bd5 110.Rd8 Bc4 111.Rd4 Ba2
112.Rd7+ Kh8 113.Rb7 Bc4 114.Rb4 Bg8
115.Rb8 Kh7 116.Rb7+ Kh8 117.Kg6 Bd5
118.Rh7+ Kg8 119.Re7 Kf8 120.Kf6 Bb3
121.h6 Bc2 122.h7 Bxh7 123.Rxh7
1–0
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(15) Rukavina J (2423) - Gracin D (17) Drozdovskij Y (2627) - Hamdouchi

(2181) [E61] H (2590) [E61]
18th CRO-Cup (2), 21.05.2009 Galicia Festival Blitz (9), 26.09.2009

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.d4 0–0
5.Bf4 c5 6.d5 Nh5 7.Be5 f6 8.Bxb8 Rxb8
9.g4 Nf4 10.e3 f5 11.h3 fxg4 12.hxg4 Qb6
13.Rb1 Qb4 14.Nd2 d6 15.Nde4 Bd7
16.f3 h5 17.exf4 hxg4 18.Qd2 e5 19.dxe6
Bxe6 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.Qxb4 cxb4 22.cxd5
Rxf4 23.Ng5 gxf3 24.Bh3 Bd4 25.Rc1
Re8+ 26.Be6+ Kg7 27.Kf1 Kf6 28.Nh7+
Ke5 29.Rh3 f2 30.Ng5 Rff8 31.Rc2 Bb6
32.b3 a5 33.Rh2 Be3 34.Re2 Kd4 35.Bd7
Kxd5 36.Rxe3
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0–0
5.Bf4 d6 6.h3 b6 7.e3 Bb7 8.Qc2 Nbd7
9.Be2 a6 10.0–0 e6 11.b4 Qe7 12.Rfd1 e5
13.Bh2 exd4 14.Nxd4 Ne5 15.Rac1 Rad8
16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.cxd5 Bxd5 18.Qxc7 Qg5
19.Bf1 b5 20.f4 Qh6 21.fxe5 Qxe3+
22.Kh1 Bxe5 23.Rc3 Qf2 24.Rc2 Qh4
25.Nf5 Qxh3 26.Kg1 Bxh2+ 27.Kf2 Qxf5+
28.Ke1 Rc8
0–1

1–0

(16) Gunnarsson J (2462) - Bjornsson

Si (2287) [E61]
ch-ISL (1), 01.09.2009

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0–0

5.Bf4 d6 6.e3 Nfd7 7.h3 e5 8.Bh2 f5
9.dxe5 Nxe5 10.Qd5+ Nf7 11.Be2 Nc6
12.0–0 Re8 13.Rfd1 Be6 14.Qb5 Qc8
15.Rac1 Nce5 16.Nd4 Bd7 17.Qb3 Nc6
18.c5 Nxd4 19.exd4 dxc5 20.Bc4 Be6
21.d5 Bd7 22.d6 Be6 23.d7

1–0
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B. Gruenfeld Defense
attack it. 10.d5 Bxf3 (10...Ne5? is losing a
Theory [D85] pawn: 11.Nxe5 Bxe2 12.Nxf7 ! 12...Rxf7
[GM Igor Smirnov] 13.Qxe2 and white is a pawn up) 11.gxf3
This is the most aggressive move. Now
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 Black can't place his knight to e5,
[Black's main idea in Gruenfeld defense is because White will kick it away by playing
to take the c3–knight, and to attack f4. (also possible is 11.Bxf3 !? 11...Ne5
White's center and those weak pawns (c3, 12.0–0 With a normal position.) 11...Na5
a2) afterwards. White has a simple way to (11...Ne5 12.Qb3! White covers c4–square
restrict Black's active possibiities.] and is intending to play f4 pushing the
black's knight backward.) 12.Bd4
5.Bd2 exchanging Black's powerful bishop and
XABCDEFGHY therefore weakening Black's king position.
12...Qd6 13.Bxg7 Kxg7 14.Rc1
8rsnlwqkvl-tr( (threatening Nb5) 14...c6 15.Qd2 White's
7zppzp-zpp+p' queen aims at the black's a5–knight)
15...cxd5 16.Nb5 and Qxa5]
6-+-+-+p+&
5+-+n+-+-% 7.Bxc3 [White opposed his bishop to the
black's bishop-g7. Thus white neutralized
4-+-zP-+-+$ the black's fianchettoed bishop already.]
3+-sN-+-+-# 7...c5 [Black should try to attack White's
2PzP-vLPzPPzP" center. He has no other plan.]
1tR-+QmKLsNR! [7...0–0 8.Bc4 c5 9.d5 leads to the main
xabcdefghy line]

[Now if Black takes on c3, White is ready 8.d5

to re-capture with his bishop. This will XABCDEFGHY
strengthen White's center and give him a
very solid position.]
8rsnlwqk+-tr(
7zpp+-zppvlp'
5...Bg7 6.e4 Nxc3 [6...Nb6 7.Be3 White
needs to protect his d4–pawn. 7...0–0 6-+-+-+p+&
(7...Nc6 is a mistake, becase it allows 5+-zpP+-+-%
white to place his pieces on the best
positions: 8.Bb5 0–0 9.Nge2 White should 4-+-+P+-+$
develop this knight to e2 in order to 3+-vL-+-+-#
prevent an eventual pin Bg4. Now 9...Bg4
is not dangerous for white, because he 2PzP-+-zPPzP"
will simply play 10.f3) 8.Be2 Generally 1tR-+QmKLsNR!
white is going to play Nf3 and Be2. It's
better to start from the bishop's xabcdefghy
development, because it prevents a pin on
the knight with Bg4.) 8...Nc6 9.Nf3 Bg4
White has a strong center and Black must
 260

[White should not break his pawn chain.]

8...Bxc3+ 9.bxc3 0–0 10.Bc4 [!]

[10.Nf3 gives black a chance to pin this

knight 10...Bg4]

10...Qa5 11.Ne2
XABCDEFGHY
8rsnl+-trk+(
7zpp+-zpp+p'
6-+-+-+p+&
5wq-zpP+-+-%
4-+L+P+-+$
3+-zP-+-+-#
2P+-+NzPPzP"
1tR-+QmK-+R!
xabcdefghy
[It's better to develop this knight to e2.
Now white can play f3 in reply to the
black's move Bg4. Next White will castle
and will start advancing his central pawns:
f4, e5 and so on.]

Line
 C.Sicilian Defense 5.f3 Line
Theory [B54]
[GM Igor Smirnov]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.f3
XABCDEFGHY
8rsnlwqkvl-tr(
7zpp+-zppzpp'
6-+-zp-sn-+&
5+-+-+-+-%
4-+-sNP+-+$
3+-+-+P+-#
2PzPP+-+PzP"
1tRNvLQmKL+R!
xabcdefghy
[White intends to play c4 then, which will
create a strong central position and limit
Black's counterplay. Another advantage of
this system is that it avoids Najdorft and
Dragon variations, where you must have
an extensive theoretical knowledge.]
5...e6 [5...g6 The white's set up of his
pieces is very similar in all the lines: 6.c4
Bg7 7.Nc3 Nc6 8.Be3 protecting the d4–
knight 8...0–0 9.Qd2 This prophylactic
move prevents an eventual threat Qb6.
9...Bd7 10.Be2 Rc8 11.0–0 a6 12.Rac1
Next White will play Rfd1 and will put the
knight on d5. White has a powerful
position and is going to start an active
play in a center.; 5...e5 6.Nb3 d5 (6...Be6
7.c4 Now Black has a stable problem -
his weaknesses d6 and d5. 7...Be7 8.Be3
0–0 9.Nc3 a5 10.Be2 White is going to
finish his development, put pressure over
the d-file, and place the knight on d5.)
7.Bg5 Increasing the tension 7...Be6
(7...dxe4 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8 9.fxe4 In this
endgame White has a lot of attacking
ideas: Nc3–d5, 000, Bc4, Bf6 etc) 8.Bxf6
gxf6 9.exd5 Qxd5 (9...Bxd5 10.Nc3 Bb4
11.Qd3 Protecting the c3–knight and
preparing long casting) 11...Nc6 12.0–0–0
Bxb3 13.axb3 Qxd3 14.Bxd3 Black has a
lot of weaknesses which determines
White's steady advantage.) 10.Qxd5 Bxd5
11.Nc3 Be6 (11...Bb4 doesn't work well
for Black: 12.0–0–0 Bxc3 13.Rxd5²) 12.0–
0–0 Then White will finish his development
and will attack Black's weaknesses by
playing Nd5, Nb5, Bd3–e4, Na5 etc]
6.c4 Be7 [6...Nc6 7.Nc3 Qb6 In this line
Black is trying to prevent white from
castling. However, this idea failes after the
White's proper response. 8.Nc2 Be7
9.Bd3 0–0 10.Be3! Black tried to prevent
this move, but it's possible anyway!
10...Qc7 (10...Qxb2 ? 11.Qd2 Black's
queen is trapped and white is going to
capture it by playing Rb1. 11...Nb4
12.Rb1 Nxc2+ 13.Bxc2 Qa3 14.Nb5 Qxa2
(14...Qa6 15.Nc7+– forking Black's queen
and rook) 15.e5! preparing a discovered
attack on the next move 15...dxe5
16.Bxh7+ Kxh7 17.Qxa2+–) 11.0–0²]
7.Nc3 0–0 8.Be2 Nc6 9.Be3
XABCDEFGHY
8r+lwq-trk+(
7zpp+-vlpzpp'
6-+nzppsn-+&
5+-+-+-+-%
4-+PsNP+-+$
3+-sN-vLP+-#
2PzP-+L+PzP"
1tR-+QmK-+R!
xabcdefghy
[Usually White should play Be3 in reply to
Black's move Nc6. Then white will be able
 262

to recapture by the bishop if Black takes

Nd4.]

9...a6 10.0–0 Bd7 11.Qd2 Rc8 12.Rac1

XABCDEFGHY
8-+rwq-trk+(
7+p+lvlpzpp'
6p+nzppsn-+&
5+-+-+-+-%
4-+PsNP+-+$
3+-sN-vLP+-#
2PzP-wQL+PzP"
1+-tR-+RmK-!
xabcdefghy
[After that White will play Rfd1 and b3.
This gives White a very powerful position
and prevents any Black's counterplay.]

Line

Sicilian Defense - 5.f3 Line [B54] Instructive Games Section

(1) Svetushkin Dmitry (MDA) (2542) - (2) Varga Zoltan (HUN) (2541) -
Papadopoulou Vera (GRE) (2210) [B54] Berkvens Joost (NED) (2364) [B54]
It (open) Korinthos (Greece) (2), 2002 It (cat.8) Budapest (Hungary) (10), 2000

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.f3 e5 6.Nb3 Be6 7.c4 Nbd7 8.Be3 Rc8
9.Na3 a6 10.Be2 Be7 11.0–0 0–0 12.Qd2
Nb6 13.Rac1 Nfd7 14.Rfd1 f5 15.exf5
Bxf5 16.Bd3 Bxd3 17.Qxd3 Qe8 18.Na5
d5 19.cxd5 Nc5 20.Qe2 Rf6 21.d6 Rxd6
22.Rxd6 Bxd6 23.N5c4 Qd8 24.Nxb6
Qxb6 25.Qc4+
1–0
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.f3 e5 6.Nb3 Be6 7.c4 a5 8.Be3 a4
9.N3d2 Qa5 10.Nc3 Nbd7 11.Rb1 Be7
12.Be2 Bd8 13.Nb5 0–0 14.Nxd6 Bb6
15.Bxb6 Qxb6 16.Nb5 Rfd8 17.Qc2 Nc5
18.b4 axb3 19.axb3 Nh5 20.g3 Na6 21.b4
Bd7 22.Nc3 Qh6 23.Nf1 Nf6 24.Qd2 Qh3
25.Ne3 Be6 26.Ncd5 Qh6 27.0–0 b5
28.Rfd1 bxc4 29.Bxc4 Nc7 30.Rb3 Rab8
31.b5 Bxd5 32.exd5 Nfe8 33.Be2 Nd6
34.b6 Na8 35.Rdb1 Nf5 36.b7 Nc7
37.Qc1 Nxe3 38.Qxc7 Nxd5 39.Qxd8+

1–0

(3) Ponomariov Ruslan (UKR) (2695) -
Polgar Judit (HUN) (2732) [B54]
It (cat.20) Sofia (Bulgaria) (2), 13.05.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.f3 e5 6.Nb3 Be6 7.c4 a5 8.Be3 Be7
9.Be2 a4 10.N3d2 Qa5 11.Nc3 0–0 12.0–0
Bd8 13.Nb5 Bb6 14.Bf2 Nc6 15.Nb1 Ne8
16.N1c3 Bc5 17.Kh1 a3 18.bxa3 Nc7
19.Rb1 Nxb5 20.Nxb5 Bxf2 21.Rxf2 Qb6
22.Qg1 Nd4 23.Rff1 Ra6 24.Nxd4 Qxd4
25.Qxd4 exd4 26.Rfd1 Rxa3 27.Rxd4
Rxa2 28.Bf1 h5 29.Kg1 Rfa8 30.Rxd6 Rc2
31.Rdb6 Raa2 32.Rxb7 Bxc4 33.Bxc4
Rxc4 34.R1b2 Rc2 35.Rxc2 Rxc2 36.h4
g6 37.Kh2 Kg7 38.Kg3 Re2 39.Rb6 Kf8
40.Rb1 Kg7 41.Rg1 Ra2 42.Kf4 Rb2
43.g3 Rb4 44.Rd1 Ra4 45.Ke3 Ra2
46.Rd4 Rg2 47.Kf4 Rg1 48.e5 Re1
49.Re4 Rg1 50.Re3 Rg2 51.Re1 Rf2
52.g4 hxg4 53.Kxg4 Rg2+ 54.Kh3 Rf2
55.Kg3 Ra2 56.Rd1 Re2 57.Rd5 Re1
58.Kf2 Rh1 59.Rd4 Rh2+ 60.Kg3 Re2
61.Re4 Ra2 62.Re3 Ra1 63.Rd3 Re1
64.f4 Rg1+ 65.Kf3 Rh1 66.Kg4 f5+ 67.Kg3
Rg1+ 68.Kf3 Rh1 69.Rd7+ Kg8 70.Ke3
Rxh4 71.e6 Kf8 72.Kd4 g5 73.Ke5 gxf4
74.Rf7+ Ke8 75.Rxf5 Rh1 76.Rxf4 Ke7
77.Rf2 Re1+ 78.Kd5 Rxe6
½–½
(4) Popov Roman (RUS) (2405) -
Neverov Valeriy (UKR) (2560) [B54]
It (cat.9) Krasnodar (Russia) (5), 1997
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.f3 e5 6.Nb3 d5 7.Bg5 Be6 8.Bxf6 gxf6
9.exd5 Bxd5 10.Nc3 Be6 11.Qxd8+ Kxd8
12.0–0–0+ Kc7 13.Nd5+ Bxd5 14.Rxd5
Nc6 15.c3 Bh6+ 16.Kc2 Be3 17.Bc4 Bb6
18.Rhd1 Rad8 19.Nd2 f5 20.Rxd8 Nxd8
21.Bd3 Rg8 22.g3 Rg5 23.Nc4 Nc6 24.b4
f6 25.a4 Rh5 26.Rd2 Ne7 27.Kb3 Bg1
28.h4 a6 29.Re2 Ba7 30.Rg2 Nd5 31.g4
Nf4 32.Rd2 fxg4 33.fxg4 Nxd3 34.gxh5 e4
35.Rg2 e3 36.Rg7+ Kc6 37.Nxe3 Bxe3
38.Rg3 Nc1+ 39.Kc2 Bh6 40.Rf3 Kd5
1–0
263
(5) Vokarev Sergey (RUS) (2469) -
Vasilev Milen (BUL) (2316) [B54]
It (open) Linares (Spain) (2), 2000
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.f3 e5 6.Nb3 d5 7.Bg5 Be6 8.Bxf6 gxf6
9.exd5 Bxd5 10.Nc3 Bb4 11.Qd3 Nc6
12.0–0–0 Bxb3 13.axb3 Qxd3 14.Bxd3
Bxc3 15.bxc3 0–0–0 16.f4 Kc7 17.Rhf1
Rd7 18.fxe5 fxe5 19.Bc4 Re7 20.Rxf7
Rxf7 21.Bxf7 Rf8 22.Be6 Kb6 23.Bd5 Rf2
24.Bf3 Kc7 25.Re1 Kd6 26.Re4 Ke6
27.Rh4 Kf5 28.Be4+ Kg5 29.Rxh7 Nd8
30.h4+ Kf4 31.Bd5 Rf1+ 32.Kd2 Rf2+
33.Kd3 Rf1 34.Ke2 Rc1 35.Kd2 Rf1
36.Rh8
1–0
(6) Vokarev Sergey (RUS) (2469) -
Zhelnin Vladimir V (RUS) (2462) [B54]
Ch Russia (club) Smolensk (Russia) (4),
2000
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.f3 e5 6.Nb3 d5 7.Bg5 Be6 8.Bxf6 gxf6
9.exd5 Bxd5 10.Nc3 Bb4 11.Qd3 Bc6
12.Qxd8+ Kxd8 13.0–0–0+ Kc7 14.Nd5+
Bxd5 15.Rxd5 Nd7 16.c3 Nb6 17.Rd1 Be7
18.Bd3 h5 19.Bf5 Rad8 20.Na5 Nc8
21.Nc4 Bc5 22.a4 Ne7 23.Bc2 Nd5
24.Be4 Ne3 25.Nxe3 Bxe3+ 26.Kc2 h4
27.g3 Rxd1 28.Rxd1 Bf2 29.Bf5 hxg3
30.hxg3 Rd8 31.Rh1 Bxg3 32.Rh7 Rf8
33.Be6 Kd6 34.Bxf7 Rd8 35.Bc4 Rd7
36.Rh6 Ke7 37.Bd3 Bf4 38.Rh7+ Kd6
39.Rh8 Kc7 40.a5 Rd8 41.Rh7+ Rd7
42.Rh8 Rd8 43.Rh1 Rd7 44.b4 Be3
45.Bf5 Rg7 46.Kd3 Bf4 47.Rh8 Kc6
48.Rf8 Bg5 49.c4 Bh4 50.Rb8 Kc7
51.Rc8+ Kd6 52.c5+ Kd5 53.Rd8+ Kc6
54.Kc4 a6 55.Rb8
1–0

(7) Yandemirov Valeri (RUS) (2505) -
Touzane Olivier (FRA) (2382) [B54]
It (open) Ubeda (Spain) (3), 2000
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.f3 e5 6.Nb3 d5 7.Bg5 Be6 8.Bxf6 gxf6
9.exd5 Bxd5 10.Nc3 Bb4 11.Qd3 Nc6
12.0–0–0 Bxb3 13.axb3 Bxc3 14.bxc3
Qxd3 15.Bxd3 h6 16.Bf5 Rg8 17.g4 Rd8
18.Rxd8+ Nxd8 19.Rd1 Ne6 20.Be4 Nd8
21.b4 Ke7 22.Kb2 Nc6 23.Bxc6 bxc6
24.Ra1 Ra8 25.Ra6 f5 26.Rxc6 fxg4
27.fxg4 h5 28.g5 h4 29.Ra6 e4 30.c4 Rd8
31.Rxa7+ Ke6 32.b5 Re8 33.Kc3 e3
34.Kd3 Kd6 35.Ra6+ Kc5 36.Rc6+ Kb4
37.Ke2 Kc3 38.b6 Kxc2 39.b7 Rb8
40.Rb6 Kc3 41.c5 Kd4 42.c6
1–0
(8) Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter (ROM) (2686)
- Azmaiparashvili Zurab (GEO) (2679)
[B54]
It (cat.16) Pune (India) (4), 06.09.2004
1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.f3 c5 4.Ne2 cxd4
5.Nxd4 e5 6.Nb3 d5 7.Bg5 Be6 8.Bxf6
gxf6 9.exd5 Bxd5 10.Nc3 Bb4 11.Qd2
Be6 12.Qxd8+ Kxd8 13.0–0–0+ Kc7
14.Nd5+ Bxd5 15.Rxd5 Nd7 16.Bd3 Rag8
17.g3 h5 18.Be4 b6 19.Rhd1 Rd8 20.c3
Be7 21.Bf5 Nb8 22.Rxd8 Rxd8 23.Rxd8
Kxd8 24.h4 Na6 25.g4 Bf8 26.gxh5 Nc7
27.Nd2 Bh6 28.Kc2 Nd5 29.Nf1 Nf4
30.Ng3 Ng2 31.Be4 Nxh4 32.Nf5 Nxf5
33.Bxf5 Ke7 34.b4 Kf8 35.c4 Ke7 36.Kb3
Kd6 37.Ka4 Be3 38.Kb5 Kc7 39.c5 bxc5
40.bxc5 Bh6 41.Kc4 Kc6 42.Be4+ Kc7
43.Kd5 Kd7 44.Bd3 Bf4 45.Bb5+ Ke7
46.Ke4 Ke6 47.Bc4+ Ke7 48.Kf5 Bg5
49.c6 Kd6 50.Bxf7 Kxc6 51.Kg6
1–0
264
(9) Lobron Eric (GER) (2506) - Lerner
Konstantin Z (UKR) (2507) [B54]
It (open) Bad Wiessee (Germany) (7),
01.11.2002
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.f3 Nc6 6.c4 Qb6 7.Nc2 e6 8.Nc3 Be7
9.Bd3 0–0 10.Be3 Qc7 11.Rc1 Ne5
12.Nd4 Bd7 13.0–0 a6 14.b3 Rfc8 15.Kh1
Qa5 16.Qd2 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Rab8 18.a4
Be8 19.Qd2 Qc7 20.Rfd1 b6 21.g4 Qb7
22.g5 Nd7 23.Qg2 Nc5 24.Rb1 Bf8
25.Rd2 Rd8 26.Qh3 Rbc8 27.Rg2 g6
28.Rg4 b5 29.Rh4 h5 30.gxh6 Kh7
31.axb5 axb5 32.Ndxb5 d5 33.exd5 exd5
34.Bg5 Bxb5 35.Nxb5 Re8 36.Rd4 Ne6
37.Rxd5 Nxg5 38.Rxg5 Re3 39.Rd5 Rce8
40.Qd7 Qxd7 41.Rxd7 Rxf3 42.Kg2 Rf4
43.Rb2 Kxh6 44.Nd6 Bxd6 45.Rxd6 Rb8
46.Rdd2 f5 47.Rdc2 Rc8 48.c5 Rb4
49.Kf2 Kg5 50.Ke3 Kf6 51.Kd3 Rcb8
52.Kc3 Ke5 53.Rd2 g5 54.h3 f4 55.Rd7 f3
56.c6 R4b6 57.c7 Rc8 58.Kd3 Kf4
59.Rf7+ Kg3 60.b4 Rc6 61.Rf5 g4
62.hxg4 R6xc7 63.g5 Rd8+ 64.Ke4 Re7+
65.Re5 Rxe5+ 66.Kxe5 f2 67.Rxf2 Kxf2
68.g6 Ke3 69.g7 Kd3 70.b5 Kc4 71.b6
Kc5 72.Ke6
½–½
(10) McShane Luke J (ENG) (2651) -
Sakaev Konstantin (RUS) (2656) [B54]
It (open) \ Copenhagen (Denmark) (5),
2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.f3 Nc6 6.c4 Qb6 7.Nc2 e6 8.Nc3 Be7
9.Bd3 0–0 10.Be3 Qc7 11.0–0 Ne5 12.Nb5
Qb8 13.Be2 a6 14.Nc3 Qc7 15.Qd4 Bd7
16.a4 Rac8 17.Na3 Qb8 18.Rfd1 Nc6
19.Qd2 Bd8 20.Kh1 Bc7 21.Bg1 Rfd8
22.Nc2 Ne7 23.b4 d5 24.exd5 exd5 25.c5
Bf4 26.Qe1 Re8 27.Bd3 Nf5 28.Ne2 Be5
29.Bxf5 Bxf5 30.Ncd4 Bg6 31.Rac1 h6
32.Qd2 Nd7 33.Qa2 Nf6 34.b5 axb5
35.axb5 Qc7 36.c6 Ra8 37.Qb3 bxc6
38.Nxc6 Bd6 39.Nc3 Bf4 40.Ra1 Rxa1
41.Rxa1 Qd6 42.Rd1 Qe6 43.Nd4 Qe5

44.b6 Qg5 45.b7 Kh7 46.Qb5 Qh4
47.Nde2 Bb8 48.Nxd5 Re5 49.Nxf6+ Qxf6
50.Rd5 Re6 51.h3 Qe7 52.Bh2 Rxe2
53.Bxb8 Re1+ 54.Kh2 Rb1 55.Rd7 Qe8
56.Qc6 Qxb8+ 57.Rc7 Rb2 58.f4 Rc2
59.Rc8 Qxf4+
0–1
(11) Kasparov Sergey (BLR) (2486) -
Kolthoff Siegmund (GER) (2165) [B54]
It (open) Werther (Germany) (2), 2003
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.f3 Nc6 6.c4 Qb6 7.Nc2 e6 8.Nc3 Be7
9.Bd3 0–0 10.Ne3 Rd8 11.0–0 Ne5 12.Kh1
a6 13.Be2 Qc7 14.a4 b6 15.b3 Bb7
16.Bb2 Rac8 17.Qd2 Ned7 18.Rfc1 Re8
19.Ba3 Qb8 20.Rd1 Nc5 21.Rab1 Bc6
22.Qc2 Qa8 23.b4 Ncd7 24.Qd2 Bb7
25.Qe1 Bf8 26.Rbc1 Qb8 27.Qd2 Rcd8
28.Rc2 Qa8 29.Qe1 Qb8 30.Qg3 Nh5
31.Qh4 Nhf6 32.Qf2 Qa8 33.Rcd2 Qb8
34.Bf1 Qc7 35.Bb2 Ne5 36.Na2 Ned7
37.Qg3 Qb8 38.Bc3 Nh5 39.Qh4 Nhf6
40.Qg3 Nh5 41.Qf2 Nhf6 42.Nc1 Qc7
43.Rc2 Qb8 44.Nb3 Rc8 45.a5 Be7
46.axb6 Nxb6 47.Bd4 Nbd7 48.Qd2 Ne5
49.Rcc1 Nfd7 50.Qb2 Bf8 51.Qa1 Nc6
52.Bc3 Qa8 53.Na5 Nxa5 54.Qxa5 Be7
55.Bd4 Ne5 56.Qa1 Bf8 57.Bc3 Rb8
58.c5 f6 59.cxd6 Nd7 60.Nc4 e5 61.Na5
Bc8 62.Bc4+ Kh8 63.Bf7 Rd8 64.Bd5 Bb7
65.Nxb7 Rxb7 66.Be1 Qa7 67.Bxb7 Qxb7
68.Qa5 Rc8 69.Rc7
1–0
(12) McShane Luke J (ENG) (2651) -
Pelletier Yannick (SUI) (2587) [B54]
It (blitz) ACP (Prelim1) Internet (2),
12.04.2004
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.f3 Nc6 6.c4 Qb6 7.Nc2 g6 8.Nc3 Bg7
9.Bd3 0–0 10.Rb1 e6 11.Be3 Qc7 12.0–0
a6 13.Be2 b6 14.Qd2 Rd8 15.Rfd1 Rb8
16.Bf1 Bb7 17.Qf2 Ba8 18.Rbc1 Nd7
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19.Nd4 Nxd4 20.Bxd4 Bh6 21.Be3 Bg7
22.Rc2 Ne5 23.b3 Nd7 24.Bd4 Bh6
25.Na4 Nc5 26.Nc3 Qe7 27.Be3 Bg7
28.Qg3 Be5 29.Qf2 Bg7 30.Qe1 Bc6
31.Ne2 Be8 32.Nd4 Qb7 33.Qh4 b5
34.cxb5 axb5 35.b4 Na4 36.Rdc1 Rdc8
37.Rxc8 Rxc8 38.Rxc8 Qxc8 39.Nxb5
Bxb5 40.Bxb5 Nc3 41.Bf1 Nxa2 42.b5
Nc3 43.Qe7 Bf8 44.Qa7 Nd1 45.Bd4 e5
46.Bb6 Qc2 47.h4 h5 48.Qc7 Qd2 49.Qc6
Kg7 50.Qd5 Qc2 51.Ba7 Be7 52.Qd3 Qc1
53.b6 Qc5+ 54.Kh2 Nf2 55.Qe2 Bxh4
56.g3 Bg5 57.Kg2 Nd3 58.Qxd3 Be3
59.Qe2 Bg1 60.Kh3 Bd4 61.Kg2 Qc8
62.Qc4 Qb7 63.Qd5 Qc8 64.b7 Qc2+
65.Kh3 Qf2 66.Bg2 Qg1 67.Bxd4 exd4
68.b8Q
1–0
(13) Erenburg Sergey (ISR) (2513) -
Ilincic Zlatko (SCG) (2538) [B54]
It (cat.8) Budapest (Hungary) (5),
08.09.2004
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.f3 Nc6 6.c4 Qb6 7.Nc2 g6 8.Nc3 Bg7
9.Rb1 Nb4 10.Ne3 0–0 11.Be2 Bd7 12.a3
Nc6 13.Ned5 Nxd5 14.Nxd5 Qd8 15.0–0
e6 16.Ne3 Nd4 17.b3 Qb6 18.Kh1 Ba4
19.Qe1 Nxb3 20.Bd1 Rfc8 21.Bxb3 Bxb3
22.Qd2 Rc6 23.Bb2 Ba2 24.Bxg7 Bxb1
25.Bf6 Qb3 26.Nd5 Qd3 27.Ne7+ Kf8
28.Qh6+ Ke8 29.Rg1 Kd7 30.Qxh7 Kc7
31.Qxf7 Kb6 32.Qxe6 Rxc4 33.Nd5+ Ka5
34.Nb4 Qe2 35.Qd5+ Rc5 36.Qxb7 Rcc8
37.Rxb1 Qb5 38.Nc6+
1–0
(14) Varga Zoltan (HUN) (2533) - Seps
Monika (SUI) (2105) [B54]
It (open) Lenk (Switzerland) (2), 03.2005
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.f3 Nc6 6.c4 Qb6 7.Nc2 g6 8.Nc3 Bg7
9.Rb1 Ng4 10.Qd2 Bh6 11.Qe2 Bxc1
12.Nd5 Qd8 13.Rxc1 Nge5 14.Qd2 0–0
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15.Be2 Be6 16.Nde3 Nd7 17.0–0 Rc8

18.f4 Nf6 19.Bf3 Qb6 20.Kh1 Qa6 21.b3
b5 22.e5 dxe5 23.Bxc6 Qxc6 24.fxe5 Ne4
25.Qd4 Rfd8 26.Qxa7 Rd7 27.Qa5 bxc4
28.bxc4 Ra8 29.Qe1 Qc7 30.Nb4 Qxe5
31.Ned5 Bxd5 32.cxd5 f5 33.Rc6 Qb2
34.Re6 Rb7 35.Nd3 Qd4 36.Nf4 Rxa2
37.Rc6 Nf2+ 38.Rxf2 Rxf2 39.Rc8+ Kf7
40.Qe6+ Kg7 41.Rg8+ Kh6 42.Rxg6+

1–0

D. Sicilian Defense (var 6.f4)

is to push the king-side pawns: g4–g5, f5
Theory (var 6.f4) [B93] and so on.]
[GM Igor Smirnov]
7.Nf3 [White usualy uses the following set
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 up of his pieces: Bd3,à4 (preventing
5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 black's eventual move b5), 0–0, Kh1, Qe1
XABCDEFGHY (queen can be transferred to the king-
side in order to support White's attack
8rsnlwqkvl-tr( there), Nh4–f5, Bg5 (after fxe5).]
7+p+-zppzpp'
7...Nbd7 [7...Qc7 Doesn't change
6p+-zp-sn-+& something really, so White keeps making
5+-+-+-+-% his standard moves. 8.Bd3 Be7 9.0–0 0–0
10.Kh1 b5 11.Qe1ƒ Aiming for an attack
4-+-sNPzP-+$ on the king-side.]
3+-sN-+-+-# 8.a4 [Played to prevent b5 and to stop an
2PzPP+-+PzP" eventual Black's counterplay on the queen
side.]
1tR-vLQmKL+R!
xabcdefghy 8...Be7 9.Bd3 0–0 10.0–0 exf4 [10...Nc5
11.Kh1 This prophylactic move is nearly
[This can help White to play e5 at once.] always suitable in similar positions.
11...d5 12.Nxe5 dxe4 (12...Nfxe4 13.Bxe4
6...e5 [6...e6 This move is more passive dxe4 14.Be3; 12...Ncxe4 13.Be3 Bf5
than 6...e5. That's why in this variation 14.Qf3 'with the idea' Ne2–d4) 13.Be2 Qc7
White should use the most aggressive 14.Be3 b6 15.Qe1 (it's useful to
plan with castling queen-side. 7.Qf3 Be7 remember this typical transfer of the
(7...Qb6 8.Nb3 and then Be3 gaining an queen to the king-side.) 15...Bb7
extra-tempo) 8.Be3 Qc7 9.0–0–0 Nbd7 16.Qg3²]
10.Bd3 White has finished his
development. The main middlegame plan 11.Kh1 [Played to avoid Black's move
Qb6+]
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[Immediate 11.Bxf4 allows Black to win a

pawn after 11...Qb6+] 16...gxf6 17.Qh5

11...Ne5 [11...Nh5 Black can't keep the f4–

XABCDEFGHY
pawn anyway, so it is only a time wasting. 8r+-+-trk+(
12.Nd4 attacking that side knight
12...Ndf6 13.Be2 g6 14.Nd5² with nice
7+pwq-+p+p'
attacking position] 6p+-+lzp-+&
12.Bxf4 Qc7 [Black needs to protect his
5+-+-zp-+Q%
e5–knight.] 4P+-+P+-+$
[12...Bg4 13.Be2 Bxf3 14.Bxf3 with a good 3+-sNL+-+-#
position] 2-zPP+-+PzP"
13.Nxe5 dxe5 14.Bg5 [Threatening Bxf6 1tR-+-+-+K!
and Nd5.] xabcdefghy
14...Be6 15.Bxf6 Bxf6 16.Rxf6!?
[White sacrificed an exchnage, but got
XABCDEFGHY great attacking chances. Now White is
8r+-+-trk+( going to play Rf1 and Nd5. Black's
weakened castling is very vulnerable.]
7+pwq-+pzpp'
6p+-+ltR-+& Line

5+-+-zp-+-%
4P+-+P+-+$
3+-sNL+-+-#
2-zPP+-+PzP"
1tR-+Q+-+K!
xabcdefghy
[(This positional sacrifice gives White a
lasting initiative.)]

Sicilian Defense - (var 6.f4) [B93] Instructive Games Section
(1) Sokolov An (2543) - Landenbergue
C (2428) [B93]
Schweiz 76/254, 1999
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.a4 Be7
9.Bd3 0–0 10.0–0 exf4 11.Kh1 Nc5 12.Bxf4
Bg4 13.Qe1 Bh5 14.Bc4 Rc8 15.e5 dxe5
16.Nxe5 Qd4 17.Ne2 Bxe2 18.Qxe2 Ne6
19.Bg3 Ng5 20.c3 Qc5 21.b4 Qc7 22.Ng6
Qxc4 23.Nxe7+ Kh8 24.Qe5 Rfe8 25.Rxf6
Qxc3 26.Qxc3 Rxc3 27.Rf5 f6 28.Re1
Rd8 29.Rd5
1–0
(2) Glek I - Malisauskas V [B93]
USSR 41/292, 1986
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.a4 Qc7
9.Bd3 Be7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Kh1 exf4 12.Bxf4
Ne5 13.Bg5 Be6 14.Nxe5 dxe5 15.Bxf6
Bxf6 16.Rxf6 gxf6 17.Qh5 Kg7 18.Rf1
Rh8 19.Qh4 Qe7 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.exd5
Rad8 22.c4 a5 23.Be4 b6 24.b4 axb4
25.a5 Rd6 26.axb6 Rxb6 27.Qg3+ Kf8
28.Qe3 Rb8 29.c5 h5 30.d6 Qe6 31.Qd3
b3 32.c6 Rb4 33.Bf5 e4 34.Bxe6 exd3
35.c7 Kg7 36.d7
1–0
(3) Beliavsky A - Chandler M [B93]
Wien 41/(291), 1986
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.a4 Be7
9.Bd3 0–0 10.0–0 Nc5 11.Kh1 d5 12.Nxe5
dxe4 13.Be2 Qc7 14.Be3 b6 15.Qe1 Bb7
16.Qg3 Ne6 17.Rad1 Bc5 18.f5 Bd6
19.Rxd6 Qxd6 20.fxe6
Line
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(4) Nunn J (2590) - King D (2460) [B93]
BRD 42/308, 1986
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.a4 Be7
9.Bd3 0–0 10.0–0 Nc5 11.Kh1 d5 12.Nxe5
Nfxe4 13.Bxe4 dxe4 14.Nd5 Be6
15.Nxe7+ Qxe7 16.f5 f6 17.Ng4 Bf7
18.Qe1 a5 19.b3 Rfd8 20.Bb2 Rd6
21.Qg3 Kh8 22.Rae1 b6 23.Qh4 Rf8
24.Re3 Qd8 25.Kg1 Bg8 26.Bc3 Rd1
27.Ree1 Rd6 28.Nf2 Qc8 29.Re3 Rd5
30.g4 Qc7 31.Nh3 Nd3 32.cxd3 Qxc3
33.Nf4 g5 34.Nxd5 Bxd5 35.Qe1 Qd4
36.dxe4 Bxe4 37.Qc3 Qd5 38.Qc4
1–0
(5) Oll L (2430) - Novikov I (2495) [B93]
USSR 42/(309), 1986
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.a4 Be7
9.Bd3 0–0 10.0–0 Nc5 11.Kh1 Qc7 12.Qe1
Re8 13.fxe5 dxe5 14.Qg3 Bd8 15.Nh4
Kh8 16.Nf5 Bxf5 17.Rxf5 Qc6 18.Be3
Nxd3 19.cxd3 Qd7
Line
(6) Georgiev Kr (2440) - Fakhiridou E
(2252) [B93]
Open (6), 01.05.2009
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 b5 7.e5 b4 8.Qf3 Ra7
9.Ncb5 axb5 10.exf6 gxf6 11.Be3 b3
12.Bxb5+ Bd7 13.Nxb3 Rc7 14.Bxd7+
Nxd7 15.0–0 e6 16.f5 Ne5 17.Qe2 Nc4
18.fxe6 fxe6 19.Nd4 Qe7 20.Qh5+ Kd8
21.Rxf6 Nxe3 22.Rxe6 Rxc2 23.Rxe7
Bxe7 24.Nxc2
1–0

(7) Friedel J (2516) - Ehlvest J (2606)
[B93]
ch-USA (8), 16.05.2009
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 Qc7 7.Bd3 g6 8.0–0 Bg7
9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.Qe1 0–0 11.Kh1 e6 12.Qh4
b5 13.f5 Bb7 14.Bg5 Rae8 15.a3 Qc5
16.Rad1 b4 17.e5 bxc3 18.b4 Qc6 19.exf6
Bh8 20.Rf2 Qd5 21.Nd4 Ne5 22.Be2 Qe4
23.Qg3 Ba8 24.Rf4 Qb7 25.Bh6 exf5
26.Nxf5 Bxf6 27.Nxd6 Qe7 28.Nxe8 Rxe8
29.Rdf1 Bh8 30.Bxa6 Qe6 31.Bb5 Rd8
32.h3 Qd5 33.Be2 Qd2 34.Rd1 Qxd1+
35.Bxd1 Rxd1+ 36.Kh2 Nc6 37.Re4 Rd8
38.Qe3
1–0
(8) Morshedi A (2347) - Gurczak John
[B93]
Copper State Int (6), 01.06.2009
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.a4 Be7
9.Bd3 0–0 10.0–0 exf4 11.Bxf4 Nc5 12.Kh1
Bg4 13.Qd2 Bh5 14.Nd4 Re8 15.Nf5 Bf8
16.Bg5 Nxd3 17.Qxd3 Re6 18.Nd5 Bg6
19.Nd4 Be7 20.Nxe6 fxe6 21.Nxe7+ Qxe7
22.Qc4 Rf8 23.Rae1 Qd7 24.c3 Rc8
25.Qd4 e5 26.Qb4 a5 27.Qxa5 Rc5
28.Qb4 b5 29.Bxf6 gxf6 30.Rxf6 bxa4
31.Qb8+ Rc8 32.Qxd6 Qxd6 33.Rxd6 Rb8
34.Rd2 a3 35.bxa3
1–0
(9) Sadkowsky D (2277) - Ghyselen W
(1886) [B93]
32nd Taminco Open (2), 18.07.2009
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.a4 Qc7
9.Bd3 Be7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Kh1 b6 12.Qe1
Bb7 13.fxe5 dxe5 14.Nh4 Rfe8 15.Nf5 Bf8
16.Bg5 Re6 17.Qh4 Kh8 18.Nd5 Qd8
19.Rad1 g6 20.Nxf6 Nxf6 21.Bc4
1–0
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(10) Todorovic GM (2471) - Simic V
(2064) [B93]
10th EICC (3), 08.03.2009
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.Bd3 Be7
9.0–0 0–0 10.Kh1 b5 11.Qe1 Qc7 12.a3
Nb6 13.fxe5 dxe5 14.Qg3 Nc4 15.b3 Nh5
16.Qe1 Nb6 17.a4 b4 18.a5 bxc3 19.axb6
Qxb6 20.Nxe5 Be6 21.Nc4 Bxc4 22.Bxc4
Nf6 23.e5 Ne8 24.Qxc3 Bb4 25.Qf3 Nc7
26.c3 Be7 27.Be3 Bc5 28.Bxc5 Qxc5
29.Bxf7+ Kh8 30.Qe4 Nb5 31.c4 Nc3
32.Qe1 Qd4 33.e6 Ne4 34.Rf4
1–0
(11) Broekmeulen Ja (2325) - De
Groote E (2251) [B82]
TCh-NED 2008–9 (2), 01.11.2008
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e6 7.Qf3 Qb6 8.Nb3 Nc6
9.g4 Be7 10.g5 Nd7 11.h4 Nb4 12.Rh2
Qc7 13.Be3 b5 14.h5 d5 15.exd5 Bb7
16.0–0–0 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.Rxd5
exd5 19.Qxd5 Rd8 20.Qe4 0–0 21.Bd3 f5
22.Qe6+ Kh8 23.h6 Qd6 24.hxg7+ Kxg7
25.Bd4+
1–0
(12) Friedel J - Medina Ro (2159) [B93]
Open (1), 26.09.2007
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 Nbd7 7.a4 g6 8.Bd3 Bg7
9.Nf3 0–0 10.0–0 e5 11.Kh1 exf4 12.Bxf4
Nc5 13.Qd2 d5 14.e5 Nfe4 15.Qe3 Nxd3
16.cxd3 Nxc3 17.bxc3 Qa5 18.Bh6 Qxc3
19.Bxg7 Kxg7 20.Rac1 Qa5 21.Ng5 Be6
22.Rf6 Rac8 23.Rcf1 Qxa4 24.R6f4 Qd7
25.Nxh7 d4 26.Qf2 Rh8 27.Ng5 Rcf8
28.Rf6 Bf5 29.Qg3 Rc8 30.Rxf7+ Qxf7
31.Nxf7 Kxf7 32.Qg5 Ke8 33.g4 Bxd3
34.Qf6 Bxf1 35.Qxh8+ Kd7 36.e6+ Kc7
37.Qe5+ Kb6 38.Qxd4+ Rc5 39.e7 Bb5
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40.e8Q Bxe8 41.Qd8+ Kb5 42.Qxe8+ Rc6 (15) Pruess D - Sarkar J (2403) [B93]
43.h4 a5 44.h5 gxh5 45.gxh5 a4 46.h6 New England Masters (7), 16.08.2007

1–0 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

(13) Zsiltzova Lisenko L - Luna R
(1974) [B82]
37th Olympiad w (6), 27.05.2006
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e6 7.Qf3 Qc7 8.Be3 b5
9.Bd3 Bb7 10.g4 h6 11.0–0–0 Nbd7 12.h4
Nc5 13.g5 b4 14.gxf6 bxc3 15.b3 gxf6
16.f5 Qa5 17.Kb1 e5 18.Ne2 Qb4 19.Bxc5
Qxc5 20.Nxc3 Rc8 21.Bc4 Qb4 22.Qd3
Rc7 23.Rhg1 Kd7 24.Nd5 Bxd5 25.Qxd5
Rxc4 26.Qxf7+ Kc6 27.Qxc4+ Qxc4
28.bxc4 Kc5 29.Rd5+ Kxc4 30.Rg3 Be7
31.Kb2 Rb8+ 32.Rb3 Rb5 33.Rbxb5 axb5
34.c3 h5 35.Kc2 Bf8 36.Rd1 Be7 37.Rd2
Bf8 38.Rd1 Be7 39.Rb1 Bd8 40.Rb4+ Kc5
41.Kd3 Ba5 42.Rb1 Bd8 43.Rg1 d5
44.Rg8 Ba5 45.Rh8 dxe4+ 46.Kxe4 Bxc3
47.Rxh5 Bd2 48.Rh8 Kb4 49.h5 Ka3
50.h6
5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.a4 Be7
9.Bd3 0–0 10.0–0 exf4 11.Kh1 Nc5 12.Bxf4
Bg4 13.Qe1 Re8 14.Rd1 Bh5 15.e5 Nxd3
16.Rxd3 Nd7 17.Qg3 Bg6 18.Rd2 Nc5
19.exd6 Bf6 20.d7 Nxd7 21.Qh3 Bxc3
22.bxc3 Qf6 23.Bg5 Qf5 24.Rxd7 h6
25.Bh4 Qxh3 26.gxh3 Re2 27.Rf2 Rxf2
28.Bxf2 Bxc2 29.a5 Re8 30.Nd4 Be4+
31.Kg1 Re5 32.Nb3 Rb5 33.Rd4 Bc2
34.Nc5 Rxa5 35.Nxb7 Ra1+ 36.Kg2 a5
37.c4 a4 38.c5 a3 39.c6 a2 40.c7 Bf5
41.Ra4 Rd1 42.Rxa2 Be4+ 43.Kg3 Rd3+
44.Kf4 Bxb7 45.Ra7 g5+ 46.Ke5 Rd5+
47.Ke4 f5+ 48.Kf3
1–0

1–0

40(14) Sokolov And1 - Vogt S (2016)

[B93]
19th Kreuz Open (1), 05.04.2007

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6

5.Nc3 a6 6.f4 b5 7.e5 dxe5 8.fxe5 b4
9.Na4 Ng4 10.Bf4 Qa5 11.e6 Bxe6
12.Nxe6 fxe6 13.Qxg4 Qxa4 14.Bd3 Nd7
15.0–0 Qa5 16.Rad1 Qb6+ 17.Kh1 Ra7
18.Qf3 Qa5 19.Bb8

1–0