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[Event "Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2008.06.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Aveskulov, Valery"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2008.06.28"]
[SourceTitle "CZM, #8, 2008"]
[Source "ChessZone.org"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 {Vasiliy Ivanchuk is known
for his many-sided repertory. My database contains 26 games between these
opponents, but this position happened for the first time!} 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3
d5 8. O-O Nf6 9. Qf3 {Another popular continuations are 9.Re1 and 9.Qe2} Be7
10. Qg3 Nh5 ({Rublevskiy played} 10... O-O {against Karjakin in Foros, 2008.} {
After} 11. Bh6 Ne8 12. Bd2 a5 13. e5 a4 {White's development advantage was
compensated by a solid pawn structure and lack of weaknesses.}) 11. Qf3 (11.
Qh3 {came up in game Movsesian-Predojevich, Sarajevo, 2008} g6 12. e5 f5 $1 13.
Bh6 Rb8 14. Be2 Rb4 15. Bxh5 Rh4 16. Qg3 Kf7 {and Black has no troubles}) 11...
Nf6 12. e5 Nd7 13. Qg3 g6 14. Bh6 {[#]} c5 {Novelty. Black tries to bother the
main idea of White - c2-c4 - physically. Another possible variations are:} (
14... a5 {with idea to trade white-squared bishops} 15. Rfe1 Ba6 16. Qh3 Bf8
17. Ne2 Qe7 ({I think nothing really bad would happen to Black after} 17...
Nxe5 18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. Bxf8 ({after} 19. Nd4 Bxh6 20. Qxh6 Qf6 {it's not easy
to prove any compensation for the sacrificed pawn}) 19... Kxf8 20. Nd4 c5 $1
21. Nb3 Nd7 22. Nxc5 $1 Nxc5 23. Qc3 d4 24. Qxc5+ Qd6 {with equal endgame}) 18.
Nd4 Bb7 (18... Bxh6 19. Qxh6 c5 20. Nb5 Bxb5 21. Bxb5 Qf8 22. Bxd7+ Kxd7 23.
Qh3 {with advantage because of naked king of Black}) 19. c4 {White captured
initiative in game Kournosov-Kobalia, Moscow, 2008}) (14... Bf8 15. Bxf8 Kxf8
16. Rfe1 a5 17. Na4 Kg7 18. c4 h5 19. h4 {And Black is under pressure.
Kournosov-Movsesian, Plovdid, 2008}) 15. Na4 c4 16. Be2 Bb7 {[#] Now we can
make some summaries about the opening. Black has defenced against c2-c4 but
now the c4 pawn became target for another undermining - b2-b3. After probable
exchange on b3 Black will have persistent weakness on a6. Otherwise, Black
should defence on c4 but there are not too many opportunities for this. And
don't forget about the undevelopped Rook on h8 - every opening of position
will only expose this disadvantage. So, white is slightly better.} 17. b3 Bc6
18. Nb2 {Knight's job on a4 is done. Now it is moving to a more comfortable
square on e3.} Rb8 19. Nd1 Nc5 $6 ({Black missed very good moment for tactics -
} 19... Nxe5 $1 20. Bg7 Bf6 21. Bxh8 Bxh8 22. Ne3 {and position is very
unclear. White has exchange up but Black has a pawn for it, 2 bishops and
mobile pawn structure}) 20. Ne3 {Now White just has clear advantage} Ne4 21.
Qh3 Ng5 {Ivanchuk couldn't find any useful move- this simple attack on the
queen has no global idea. Later this will cause fatal troubles for Black.} ({
Computer advises the not clear for me} 21... Rg8 {and afterwards} 22. bxc4 d4
23. Ng4 {agrees that White has big advantage}) 22. Qg4 c3 23. a3 $6 {[#]} ({
Leko makes an ordinar human move and prevents Rb4. But computer shows a more
strong and effective way -} 23. Rad1 $1 {followed by the transfer of the
Knight to d6} Ne4 (23... Rb4 24. Nc4 Ne4 25. a3 Rb8 26. Bf3 Ng5 27. Nd6+ Bxd6
28. exd6 Nxf3+ 29. Qxf3 {with winning position}) 24. Nc4 Qc7 25. Bf3 dxc4 26.
Bxe4 cxb3 27. axb3 Rb4 28. Bxc6+ Qxc6 29. Qg3 {and White has visible advantage
thanks to weakness on c3 and non-castled King of Black}) 23... Bb5 $4 {
Decisive mistake} ({Black was supposed to play} 23... Ne4 {.} {After} 24. Bxa6
d4 25. Rad1 Bf8 26. Bxf8 Kxf8 {Black has enough compensation for a pawn
because of the strong black-squared structure d4-c3-d2 and the Bishop on c6.})
({Of course, White shouldn't take the pawn on a6 and allow activation of
Black's pieces. After} 23... Ne4 {they can just make a normal move such as} 24.
Rfd1 {and save their advantage.}) 24. Bxb5+ axb5 25. f3 $1 {I think, Ivanchuk
missed something in the following variations - I can't believe that he just
didn't see this restricting move} Qb6 26. Rae1 $1 d4 27. Nd1 d3+ 28. Kh1 ({
Another way to the win was} 28. Nf2 d2 29. Re2 Qd8 30. h4 $18) 28... dxc2 29.
Nf2 Bc5 ({After} 29... Qd8 30. Re2 {the position is still winning; Black's
Knight will be destroyed anyway.}) 30. Nd3 Be3 31. Bxg5 $18 {The rest is just
the affair of technique.} Bd2 32. Re2 O-O (32... Qa5 33. Nc1 $1 O-O 34. Be7
Rfe8 35. Bd6 Rbc8 36. Qe4 $18) 33. Nc1 b4 (33... Rbc8 34. Bxd2 cxd2 35. Rxd2
Rfd8 36. Qg5 $18) 34. Bxd2 cxd2 35. Rxd2 bxa3 36. Rxc2 Rfc8 37. Qe4 Rxc2 38.
Qxc2 Qd4 39. Na2 Qxe5 40. b4 Rd8 41. h3 h5 (41... Qe3 42. Rc1 Rd2 $2 43. Qc8+
Kg7 44. Qc3+ Qxc3 45. Nxc3 $18) 42. Rb1 Qe3 43. Rd1 Rd5 44. Qb1 Qe2 45. Re1 Qd2
(45... Qf2 46. Rf1 Qe3 47. Qe1 Qb3 48. Qe2 $18) 46. Rc1 Rd8 47. b5 Rb8 48. Rc3
h4 49. b6 Qd6 50. Rb3 Rb7 51. Nc3 Qc6 52. Rxa3 Qxb6 53. Qxb6 Rxb6 54. Ra4 g5
55. f4 Rb3 56. Ne2 Re3 57. Ng1 1-0
[Event "Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2008.06.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Aveskulov, Valery"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2008.06.28"]
[SourceTitle "CZM, #8, 2008"]
[Source "ChessZone.org"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 {Loek
Van Wely is one of the most principle grandmaster. He was overplayed by
Kramnik twice in this position but for him it doesn't matter: he again is
going to it!} 8. O-O Bd6 ({In one game between these opponents} 8... Be7 {
came up. After} 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qc2 Rc8 11. Rad1 Qc7 12. Ne5 h6 13. Qe2 Rfd8 14.
f4 c5 15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. Nb5 Qb8 17. Nxd7 Rxd7 18. f5 {White has got dangerous
initiative, Kramnik-Van Wely, Corus, 2007}) 9. Nbd2 (9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qc2 Re8 11.
Rad1 Qe7 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bd3 Ba3 16. Ba1 {with
pleasant position for White, Kramnik-Van Wely, Monaco, 2007}) 9... O-O 10. Ne5
{[#]} Qe7 ({At the last European championship (Plovdiv, 2008) Caruana played}
10... Qc7 {against B.Savchenko. After} 11. f4 c5 12. Qe1 $6 ({Inaccuracy.
Better was} 12. Qe2 $5 {and White has more chances thanks to a captured space
at the king-side.}) 12... cxd4 13. exd4 Bb4 $1 {After trade of this bishop to
knight d2 Black will have quantitative advantage in the fight for e4 square.}
14. a3 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 Ne4 16. Qe3 f6 17. Rac1 Qd8 18. Nxd7 (18. Nf3 f5 {with
complicated game}) 18... Qxd7 19. b4 Rfc8 20. c5 Bc6 {Black is safe; a
queen-side will be closed by b6-b5 and centre is controlled by knight on e4.})
11. Qf3 {White is transfering own queen to more active place.} Rfd8 12. Qh3 h6
13. f4 {[#]} Bb4 $2 ({First mistake - bishop leaves good place and few moves
later White will expose this. Better was} 13... c5 $5 {with exemplary
variation -} 14. cxd5 Nxd5 15. Ne4 cxd4 16. Nxd6 (16. Bxd4 $6 Bxe5 17. fxe5 Nb4
{Black is ok}) 16... Qxd6 17. Qh5 $1 (17. Bxd4 $2 Nxf4 $1 18. Rxf4 Nxe5 {
with extra pawn}) 17... Qe7 (17... Nxe5 $4 18. fxe5 Qe7 19. Rxf7 $1 Qxf7 20.
Bh7+ Kf8 21. Ba3+ Ne7 22. Bg6 $18) 18. Ba3 $5 Qe8 $1 (18... Qxa3 19. Qxf7+ Kh8
20. Ng6+ Kh7 21. Rf3 $1 {with dangerous attack}) 19. exd4 (19. Nxf7 $2 N7f6 $1
20. Nxh6+ gxh6 21. Qxh6 Qh5 {and Black is just piece up}) 19... Nxe5 20. fxe5
f5 $1 {with equality}) 14. Ndf3 Ne4 $2 ({Second step to disaster. Probably,
the right move is} 14... Bd6 {admitting that previous move was mistake}) 15.
Nxd7 Rxd7 16. Ne5 Rc7 ({Rook should guard 7-th rank, because after} 16... Rdd8
17. Bxe4 dxe4 18. f5 f6 {White has nice trick} 19. fxe6 $1 Re8 (19... fxe5 20.
Rf7 Qg5 21. Rxb7 $16) 20. Ng4 Qxe6 21. d5 $1 cxd5 22. Nxf6+ $1 gxf6 23. Qg3+ {
with winning position}) 17. Bxe4 dxe4 {[#]} 18. c5 $1 {Kramnik threw out of
action both of Black's bishops} bxc5 ({Probably better was} 18... f6 {pushing
away knight of White} 19. Nc4 ({after} 19. a3 Bxc5 $1 (19... fxe5 20. axb4 {
and difference between bishops is enormous.}) 20. dxc5 fxe5 21. Bxe5 Rd7 {
Black is ok}) 19... Ba6 20. Rfc1 Ba5 $5 {White is still better but its
advantage should be proved yet}) 19. a3 Ba5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. b4 ({Another
option to attack was} 21. f5 $5 Bb6 (21... exf5 $2 22. b4 Qc2 (22... Qb5 23.
Rxf5 {with attack}) 23. Rf2 Qb3 24. bxa5 f6 25. Ng6 {with extra piece}) 22. Bd4
Qb5 (22... Qd5 $6 23. Bxb6 axb6 24. Nc4 $1 {White is better}) 23. f6 {with
attack. For example,} Kh7 24. Bxb6 axb6 25. Qg3 Rg8 26. Ng4 Rcc8 27. fxg7 Rxg7
28. Rf6 Qg5 (28... Qh5 29. h3 $16) 29. Qh3 Kg8 30. Rxh6 Kf8 31. Nf6 Ke7 32. Rd1
Rd8 33. Rxd8 Kxd8 34. Nxe4 Qd5 35. Qh4+ Kc7 36. Qe7+ Qd7 37. Qxd7+ Kxd7 38.
Nf6+ Ke7 39. h4 $16) 21... Qb5 {[#]} 22. Qg3 $6 ({Perhaps, this is a mistake.
Much stronger was} 22. f5 $1 f6 (22... Bb6 23. Ng4 {with attack}) 23. Ng4 e5
24. Qg3 Kh8 25. Bxe5 $1 fxe5 26. bxa5 $16) 22... Bb6 $2 ({The Dutch goes past
excellent opportunity to defence his position -} 22... f5 $1 {blocking a pawn
"f" and involving rook c7 for defencing of own king. For example,} 23. Rad1 (
23. Qg6 Re7 24. Rad1 Qe2 25. bxa5 Qxb2 26. Rd7 Rxd7 27. Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Qxd7 Ba6
{and position is not so clear}) 23... Qe2 24. Ba1 Bb6 25. Rfe1 Qh5 26. Rd6 {
Black is not so bad as it was in the game. After move that was played position
of Black is absolutely hopeless.}) 23. Nd7 g6 24. Nf6+ Kf8 25. Be5 Rcc8 26. Qh4
h5 ({A capturing of pawn doesnt matter} 26... Bxe3+ 27. Kh1 {noone defences
king of Black.}) 27. Nh7+ Ke8 (27... Kg8 28. Qf6 $18) 28. Bd6 Rc7 29. Rfd1 1-0
[Event "Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2008.07.02"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nepomniashchy, Yan"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2634"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Aveskulov, Valery"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2008.06.28"]
[SourceTitle "CZM, #8, 2008"]
[Source "ChessZone.org"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qd2
Nbd7 9. O-O-O Be7 10. f4 {The idea to advance pawn to f4 at one go is very
fashionable now.} Ng4 ({Another popular line here is} 10... b5 11. f5 Bc4 (
11... Bxb3 {was played also:} 12. axb3 b4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 O-O 15. Bc4 {
White has clear plan of attacking at the king-side. And Black just can wait.
Kryvoruchko-Borovikov, Pardubice,2006.}) 12. g4 Nxg4 (12... h6 13. Qg2 Qc7 14.
a3 Rc8 15. Kb1 Nb6 16. Bxb6 Qxb6 17. h4 {with advantage. Matlakov-Tihonov,
Saint-Peterburg, 2007.}) 13. Rg1 h5 {position is very complicated; Black won a
pawn but White got an open line and a pair of extra tempos. In game
Motylev-Iskusnyh, Dagomys, 2007 came up} 14. Kb1 Bxf1 15. Rdxf1 Ndf6 16. a3 a5
17. Bg5 b4 18. Bxf6 bxc3 19. Bxe7 cxd2 20. Bxd8 Rxd8 21. Nxd2 Nxh2 22. Rd1 d5 {
with unclear endgame. So, a capturing of a pawn is not prohibited so far.}) 11.
g3 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 b5 ({Doesn't look good} 12... O-O {that was played in game
Amonatov-Tihonov, Moscow, 2006:} 13. Kb1 Nf6 14. f5 Bd7 15. Rg1 h6 16. h4 {
with pleasant game for White.}) 13. Kb1 Qb6 14. Qe2 {[#]} (14. Qe1 {came up in
another game of Van Wely:} b4 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 O-O 17. Bh3 Nc5 18. fxe5
Nxb3 19. axb3 dxe5 20. Qxe5 Bf6 21. Qf4 $16 {Nisipeanu-Van Wely, Foros, 2008.})
14... b4 ({Just this move is a novelty. In only game where happened this
position was} 14... O-O 15. f5 Bc4 16. Qf3 Rfc8 17. Nd2 Rab8 18. h4 {and White
is better, Emelin-Vojtsekhovskiy, Dagomys, 2007.}) 15. Na4 ({Still better was}
15. Nd5 $5 {like in a game that cited above} Bxd5 16. exd5 O-O 17. Bh3 f5 18.
Rhf1 {and Black is under strong pressure:} e4 19. Nd4 g6 20. g4 $16) 15... Qc6
16. f5 {Only move.} Bxf5 ({After} 16... Bxb3 $6 17. axb3 {White is always
better because of difference between bishops and control under d5 square.}) 17.
exf5 Qxa4 18. Bg2 {[#]} O-O $2 ({The point is that after} 18... Rc8 19. Rd5 {
queen of Black gets unexpected troubles:} Nf6 20. Ra5 Qd7 21. Rxa6 O-O ({
it's not time for a pawn:} 21... Qxf5 $6 {After} 22. Ra7 $1 {Black is in big
problems.}) 22. g4 {White is better.}) ({But rook could go in another way -}
18... Ra7 $5 19. Qc4 {otherwise there is no real compensation for a sacrificed
pawn} O-O 20. Bc6 Rc8 21. Bxa4 Rxc4 22. Na5 Rcc7 23. Bxd7 $1 ({worse is} 23.
Nc6 Nc5 $1 24. Nxe7+ (24. Nxa7 $2 Nxa4 $19) 24... Rxe7 25. Rxd6 h6 26. Bc6 Rac7
{and Black is ok.}) 23... Rxd7 24. Nc6 Rac7 25. Nxe7+ Rxe7 26. Rxd6 f6 27. Rxa6
Red7 {Black has good chances to save this endgame.}) 19. Bxa8 {Now White just
is realizing extra exchange.} Rxa8 20. g4 ({Better was} 20. Qc4 $5 {
restricting queen (c6 square) and rook (c8) of Black.}) 20... Qc6 ({If Black
played} 20... Rc8 {White would answer} 21. g5 $16 Bxg5 $2 22. Rxd6 $18) 21. Na5
Qc7 22. Nc4 a5 $2 {Blunder. I guess that Van Wely was carried away by
maneouver of knight to d5 square and just forgot to check another its
possibilities. [#]} 23. Nxd6 $1 {It's a final breakthrough.} Bxd6 24. Qd3 Nf6 (
24... Rc8 25. Qxd6 Qxc2+ 26. Ka1 Nf8 27. Qxe5 $18) 25. Qxd6 Qxd6 26. Rxd6 Nxg4
27. Rg1 ({Easier was} 27. Rhd1 {saving an h-pawn} Kf8 28. h3 Nf2 29. Re1 Ke7 (
29... f6 30. Re3 $18) 30. Rb6 $18) 27... Nxh2 28. f6 g6 29. Rg2 Nf3 30. Re2 h5
31. Re3 e4 32. Rxe4 {White rooks are controling a whole board and passed pawns
of Black have no chances to become a queen.} g5 33. Rd3 g4 34. Rd5 Ra6 (34...
g3 35. Re2 h4 36. Rh5 Rd8 37. Kc1 $18) 35. Rf4 Re6 36. a4 Re1+ 37. Ka2 Rh1 38.
Rxa5 {That's over} Kh7 39. Rd5 Kg6 40. a5 Re1 41. a6 Re8 42. a7 Ra8 43. Ra5 Nh2
44. Rxb4 g3 45. Rb8 Rxa7 46. Rg8+ Kxf6 47. Rxa7 Ng4 48. Ra3 1-0
[Event "Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2008.07.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Aveskulov, Valery"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2008.06.28"]
[SourceTitle "CZM, #8, 2008"]
[Source "ChessZone.org"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e3 ({Interesting positions are
coming after} 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. e5 cxd4 8. Qa4+ Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Ne4
Be7 11. exf6 gxf6 {But Ivanchuk decided to play more calm positions this day.})
5... a6 6. a4 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. dxc5 ({Another possible line is} 9.
Qe2 cxd4 10. Rd1 e5 11. exd4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qe5 Qd6 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15.
Rxd4 {and White is slightly better.}) 9... Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bxc5 11. Bd2 b6 12.
Bd3 Bb7 ({A novelty. Earlier} 12... Nb4 {was played:} 13. Be2 O-O 14. a5 b5 15.
Rac1 {with advantage of White, I.Sokolov-Van Wely, Spain (rapid), 2006.}) 13.
Ne4 Be7 ({Alternative is} 13... Nxe4 14. Bxe4 O-O {but it wouldn't change the
type of position.}) 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Rac1 {[#] The game has come to a
many-pieces endgame past a middlegame. A technique of players at this stage of
game is going to be the main factor that decide a result of a fight. Right
now White has a little advantage and Black should be very carefull. Very often
such games are lost because a weakest side can't stand a long passive defence
and begins unprepared active actions.} O-O 16. Be4 Rfc8 17. b3 Na5 $6 ({
So far as White has no threats Black could play} 17... Kf8 {bringing a king
closer to the centre}) 18. Bxb7 Nxb7 19. Bb4 {From now king of Black has no
such opportunity.} Bb2 20. Rxc8+ Rxc8 21. Rd7 {[#]} Na5 $6 ({Apparently,
Naiditsch incorrectly estimated an endgame after trade on a5. Other he would
play} 21... Nd8 {bringing a knight to c6 in another way.}) 22. Bxa5 bxa5 23. g4
$1 {Capturing a space at the king-side. White has an advantage thanks to
following factors: 1) arrangement of qeen-side pawns at white squares that
doesn't allow Black to organise serious pushing at the b3-pawn; 2) a weakness
of a6-pawn; 3) an activity of White's rook and 4) major potential of king of
White that easier can get a centre} h6 24. Kg2 Bc3 25. g5 {White is widening
action field.} Rb8 26. Rd3 Rc8 ({Black couldn't take a pawn -} 26... Rxb3 $2
27. gxh6 gxh6 {[#]} 28. Ne5 $1 Kf8 29. Nc4 Ke7 30. Nxa5 Ra3 31. Nc4 Rb3 32. e4
$18) 27. h4 hxg5 28. hxg5 Kh7 29. Kg3 Kg6 30. Kf4 Rc6 31. e4 {Ivanchuk as much
as possible improves own position.} f6 32. Kg4 fxg5 $2 ({Black shouldn't
change a pawn's structure. Better was} 32... Bb2 {making use of that after} 33.
Nh4+ Kf7 34. Rd7+ Ke8 $1 {White can't take on g7:} 35. Ra7 (35. Rxg7 $4 f5+ $19
) 35... Bd4 36. Ra8+ Kd7 37. f4 Rb6 {and Black has a counterplay}) 33. Nxg5 e5
{[#]} ({An attempt to trade rooks also doesn't result in a success -} 33... Bf6
34. Nf3 Rc3 35. Rd6 Rxb3 36. Rxe6 Rb4 37. Ne5+ Kh7 38. Nd7 Bc3 39. Kf5 {
and Black's king unexpectedly gets serious troubles.}) 34. Nf3 Kf6 35. Kh5 {
Workaround.} Ke7 36. Nh4 Kf6 37. Rf3+ Ke6 38. Nf5 Kd7 39. Rd3+ Kc7 40. Nxg7 {
Position is practically winning; White just should show accuracy.} Be1 41. f3
Rc3 42. Ne6+ Kc6 43. Rxc3+ Bxc3 44. Kg6 Kd6 45. Kf5 Kc6 46. f4 exf4 47. Kxf4
Bf6 48. e5 Be7 49. Ke4 Bh4 50. Kd4 Bg3 51. Ng5 {Bringing a knight to f3 square
where it is controling 2 important squares - d4 and e5.} Bf4 52. Nf3 Bg3 53.
Kc4 {With following Nd4 and Kd5. Black resign. Technical win of Ivanchuk; step
by step he was improving own position and finally his opponent couldn't keep
him.} 1-0
[Event "Sparkassen"]
[Site "Dortmund GER"]
[Date "2008.07.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2624"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[Annotator "Aveskulov, Valery"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2008.06.28"]
[SourceTitle "CZM, #8, 2008"]
[Source "ChessZone.org"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 {Sozin's attack was
a favourite one in a repertoire of Fisher against of variation of Najdorf.} e6
7. Bb3 Nbd7 8. Bg5 {The main adherents of this move are Nisipeanu and
Rublevskiy. At this tournament Naiditsch second time choose this line.} h6 9.
Bh4 ({In the first round Arkadiy played} 9. Bxf6 {against of Nepomniachtchi.
Then was} Qxf6 10. O-O g5 $5 {typical strategical device - Black is guaranting
e5-square for own knight.} 11. Nde2 Rg8 12. f4 gxf4 13. Nxf4 Qg5 {with
complicated game.}) 9... Nc5 ({More often is coming up} 9... Qa5 10. Qe2 Qh5
11. Nf3 Be7 12. O-O-O {with following attack at the king-side.}) 10. Qe2 Be7
11. O-O-O O-O 12. Bg3 {[#]} Qc7 $2 {Without any reason Black itself is
provoking useful for White break .} ({I don't like suggested by computer a move
} 12... e5 {because of} 13. Nf3 ({White doesn't need complications after} 13.
Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Qc8) 13... Nxb3+ 14. axb3 {with following Bh4. A bad bishop
on e7 and weakness of d5-square are guaranting advantage for White}) ({It
would be better to play} 12... Bd7 $5 13. e5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 {and just now to
determine a place for queen -} Qa5 {and Black has extra tempo in comparison
with continuation in the game.}) 13. e5 {Of course.} dxe5 14. Bxe5 Qa5 15. Kb1
Bd7 16. f4 {White is organising quick attack making use of "hook" at h6.} b5
17. g4 b4 18. g5 {[#]} bxc3 $4 ({Even after lost of tempo position of Black in
not so bad. The only way was} 18... hxg5 19. fxg5 Ne8 $1 ({badly is} 19... Ng4
{because of} 20. Qxg4 bxc3 21. Qh5 $3 {with inevitable threat of capturing on
g7:} Nxb3 22. Bxg7 $1 Kxg7 23. Qh6+ Kg8 24. g6 fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Qh6+ Kg8
27. Rhg1+ $18) 20. Nd5 $1 exd5 21. Bxd5 Nd3 $3 ({a fantastic defencive
resourse. Other Black is lost:} 21... Rc8 22. g6 $1 $18 {with mating attack}) (
21... Nc7 22. Bxc7 Qxc7 23. g6 $18) 22. Bxg7 $1 Qxd5 23. Bxf8 Bxf8 24. Qxd3 {
with complicated game.}) 19. gxf6 gxf6 {[#]} (19... Bxf6 {doesn't help also:}
20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qh5 Kh7 22. Nf5 $1 exf5 23. Bxf7 Rg8 24. Rhg1 $1 {with
mating threats.}) 20. Nf5 $1 ({After opening of a g-line position of Black is
so bad that here is not only way to win:} 20. Rhg1+ Kh7 21. Nxe6 $1 Bxe6 (21...
fxe6 22. Rxd7 $1 Nxd7 23. Qd3+ $18) 22. Bxe6 fxe6 23. Qh5 Rg8 24. Qf7+ Kh8 25.
Rg6 {with checkmate.}) ({or} 20. Qh5 Kh7 21. Nf5 $1 exf5 22. Bxf7 $18 Rg8 23.
Rhg1 $18) 20... exf5 21. Bxc3 Qd8 22. Qh5 Kh7 23. Rhg1 ({nice trick is coming
up in following variation:} 23. Bxf7 Rxf7 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Rhe1 Ne4 26. Rxd7
$1 {in the same time distracting a queen of Black from f8 square and pinning a
bishop on e7} Qxd7 27. Rg1 Ng5 28. Bxf6+ Bxf6 29. Qxd7 $18) 23... Qe8 24. Rg3
Rg8 25. Bxf7 Rxg3 26. hxg3 {Black resign. One serious mistake of Black
entailed crushing attack.} 1-0
[Event "9th Karpov Poikovsky"]
[Site "Poikovsky/Russia"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2654"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Khustnutdinov, Rustam"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "CZM, #8, 2008"]
[Source "ChessZone.org"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. e4 e5 {this is one of the main Shirov's weapons against 1.e4 ( the second
one is Sveshnikov variation)} 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3
Bc5 {Arkhangelsk variation, usually uses by ukrainian GM's Onischuk and
Malanuik, and sometimes uses by top Gm's, including Topalov and Anand} 7. c3 ({
The game from World Championship - 2007 in Mexico} 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 Bb6 $5 9. d4
({My own game in this variation -} 9. d3 h6 $6 (9... d6) 10. Na3 $14 {1/2-1/2
Fedorov,A (2607)-Khusnutdinov,R (2452)/Moscow RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 692
(24)}) 9... O-O 10. axb5 (10. a5 Ba7 11. Re1 d6 12. h3 Re8 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4
g5 15. Nxg5 $5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 $40 {1-0 Grischuk,A (2709)-Anand,V (2779)/Rishon
Le Ziyyon 2006/CBM 114 ext (29)}) 10... axb5 11. Na3 (11. dxe5 Ng4 12. Na3
Ncxe5 13. h3 d6 $3 {amazing novelity from World Champion} 14. Qe2 Nxf3+ 15.
Qxf3 Ne5 16. Qg3 Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Nxb5 Rxf2 19. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 20. Qxf2 Rxb5
21. Qe2 Rb8 22. Bf4 Qf6 23. Rf1 {1/2-1/2 Topalov,V (2801)-Anand,V (2792)/Wijk
aan Zee 2006/CBM 111}) 11... d6 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Be3 exd4 14. cxd4 Nxe4 15. Qc2
Qe8 16. Ba4 Bd7 17. Rfe1 Nb4 18. Qc4 Ba5 19. Nc3 Bxa4 20. Rxa4 d5 21. Qf1 Nc6 {
1/2-1/2 Leko,P (2751)-Anand,V (2792)/Mexico City 2007/CBM 120}) 7... d6 {
the main move} (7... Bb6 {is also playable} 8. d4 Qe7 (8... O-O 9. Nxe5 $1) 9.
a4 Bb7 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 O-O 12. Na3 Nc4 13. Nxc4 bxc4 14. a5 Ba7 15. Ra4 c6
16. d6 Qe6 17. Ng5 Qg4 18. Rxc4 $16 {1-0 Adams,M (2620)-San Claudio Gonzalez,F
(2240)/Oviedo 1992/TD (47)}) 8. a4 ({"endgame way" is empty for white} 8. d4
Bb6 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qxd8+ Kxd8 12. Bxf7 Rf8 13. Bd5 Nxd5 14.
exd5 Bb7 $44 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Rxf1+ 17. Kxf1 Bxd5 18. Nd2 Ke7 $11 19. e4
Be6 20. a4 Rb8 21. b4 c5 22. axb5 Rxb5 23. Rxa6 {1/2-1/2 De Firmian,N (2605)
-Tkachiev,V (2605)/Biel 1995/CBM 049}) 8... Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 {
till the moment partners are walking along the main line of the variation} 11.
Qd3 {The first deviation by Sutovsky} ({after} 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 {the game
goes with transposition to Leko-Anand's game}) 11... O-O {of course, Shirov
sacrifices the b5-pawn} ({more "materialistic"} 11... Bd7 {was played in two
child prodigyes match} 12. Na3 O-O 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 Qe7 15. Rfe1 Bg4 16. Qxb5
Bxf3 17. Qxc6 g5 18. Bg3 Bg4 19. Qc4 Be6 $13 {0-1 Negi,P (2538)-Lahno,K (2495)/
New Delhi 2006/CBM 115 ext (45)}) 12. Bg5 {and Sutovsky reject all offers - it
is not his style!} ({all the more so pawn is won back immediatelly} 12. Qxb5
Qe8 13. Qd3 exd4 14. cxd4 Nxd4 $1 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 (16. Bxf7+ Rxf7 17.
Qxd4 Qxe4 $11) 16... Rxb3 $11 17. Nc3 Be6 18. Ra5 Nd7 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. exd5 Qe2
$132 {0-1 Kupreichik,V (2500)-Shirov,A (2700)/Germany 1997/GER-chT (48)}) 12...
exd4 {it seems that it is obliged, because of} (12... h6 {suddenly leeds to
troubles} 13. Bxf6 $1 Qxf6 14. Qxb5 Na5 ({it is interesting to check} 14... Na7
15. Qa4 g5 16. Nbd2 g4 17. dxe5 dxe5 18. Ne1 Nc6 19. Bd5 Ne7 20. Nc4 c6 21.
Nxb6 Rxb6 22. Bc4 $13 {1/2-1/2 Negi,P (2538)-Lahno,K (2459)/New Delhi 2006/CBM
115 ext (56)}) 15. Bd5 $1 Bg4 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 $1 $16 {1-0 Shabalov,A
(2631)-Ganguly,S (2636)/Edmonton 2005/CBM 107 ext (37)}) 13. cxd4 h6 {it's
amazing that this move is only in MegaBase. I thnik, that here is the other
good ways for black, but I don't know they :-)} 14. Bh4 {if white wants to
take advantage - they must save the bishop from exchange} g5 (14... Bg4 15.
Nbd2 Bh5 16. Qc3 Qe8 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rfc1 $16 {1-0 Felgaer,R (2556)-Swinkels,
R (2428)/Gibraltar 2007/CBM 116 ext (60)}) 15. Bg3 ({it is interesting to try}
15. Nxg5 hxg5 16. Bxg5 Nxd4 17. Nc3 c6 ({in way of} 17... Nxb3 18. Nd5 Bd4 19.
Qxb3 $36 {White's strikes are dangerous}) 18. Ba2 $44 {with some compensation
for knight, but I'm not sure, that it is enough}) (15. e5 {forced leeds to
perpetual check} gxh4 16. Qg6+ Kh8 17. Qxh6+ Nh7 18. Bc2 f5 19. exf6 Rf7 20.
Ng5 Qxf6 21. Nxf7+ Qxf7 22. Bxh7 Qxh7 23. Qf8+ Qg8 24. Qh6+ Qh7 25. Qf8+ Qg8
26. Qh6+ {1/2-1/2 Adams,M (2734)-Shirov,A (2699)/Elista 2007/CBM 119}) 15...
Nh5 {the logical extension of previous move and defence from e4-e5 threat} (
15... Bg4 16. Nbd2 (16. e5 $5 Bxf3 17. gxf3 (17. Qg6+ Kh8 18. Qxh6+ Nh7 19. Bc2
(19. gxf3 Nxd4 $132) 19... f5 20. exf6 Rf7 21. gxf3 Nxd4 $13)) 16... Nh5 17. e5
$14) 16. Nc3 $146 {Agressive novelity} ({One year before Emil has tried} 16.
Nbd2 Qf6 17. e5 Bf5 18. Qc3 dxe5 19. dxe5 Nxg3 20. hxg3 b4 21. exf6 bxc3 22.
bxc3 Rfd8 23. Rfd1 Rd6 24. Nc4 {But had no success 1/2-1/2 Sutovsky,E (2630)
-Avrukh,B (2632)/Dagomys RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 701}) (16. e5 Kg7 $1) 16...
Nxg3 17. fxg3 (17. hxg3 g4 (17... Qf6 $2 18. Nd5 $1) 18. e5 Kg7 19. Bc2 Rh8 20.
Qe4 d5 21. Nxd5 gxf3 22. Nxb6 Rxb6 23. Rfd1 fxg2 24. d5 Ne7 25. e6 {very funny
position, isn't it?}) 17... g4 {The action begins} (17... Ne5 $5 18. Qd2 c6 19.
Kh1 Nc4 20. Bxc4 bxc4 {with equal position}) 18. e5 ({The alternative -} 18.
Nh4 Nxd4 19. Ba2 Nf3+ 20. Kh1 Nxh4 {can't satisfy white}) 18... Kg7 {Black
king save by oneself} ({worse was} 18... Ne7 {because of} 19. Nd5 $1 {fries to
defeat defenders of g6-square} Kg7 ({unfortunately it's impossible to play}
19... Nxd5 20. Bc2 $1 $16) 20. Nxb6 Rxb6 21. exd6 Rxd6 22. Ne5 $14) 19. Bc2 {
Ready to fight!} (19. Kh1 $5 {here are some variations, which was found by
Rybka} dxe5 (19... gxf3 20. Bc2 Rh8 (20... dxe5 $2 21. Qh7+ Kf6 22. Rxf3+ Ke7
23. Bb3 $40) 21. Qxf3 Be6 22. Qxc6 Bxd4 23. exd6 Qxd6 $13) 20. Nh4 Ne7 (20...
Nxd4 $4 21. Rxf7+ Rxf7 22. Qg6+ $18) 21. Rxf7+ Rxf7 22. Bxf7 Qxd4 23. Qxb5 (23.
Qf1 Qf2 $17) 23... c6 24. Qf1 Qg1+ $1 25. Qxg1 Bxg1 26. Kxg1 Kxf7 $15) (19. Nh4
Nxe5 $8 20. Qd2 (20. Nf5+ Bxf5 21. Qxf5 Bxd4+ 22. Kh1 Qg5 $17) (20. Qe4 f5 21.
Qf4 Nc6 22. Nxb5 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Qf6 $17) 20... Qg5 21. Rf4 Nc4 22. Qf2 Be6 $13)
19... Rh8 $8 {Queen's visit may be fatal for Black King, so it must be stopped}
20. Nh4 {Direct strike is not powerfull, so it is time for quiet moves} (20.
Nd5 gxf3 21. Nxb6 (21. Qxf3 $4 Bxd4+ 22. Kh1 Nxe5 $19) 21... Rxb6 22. Qxf3 Be6
$1 23. Be4 d5 (23... Nxd4 $4 24. Qf6+ Qxf6 25. exf6+ Kf8 26. Ra8+ {with
checkmate}) 24. Bc2 Qe7 $17) 20... Nxd4 $1 {the most principial and the most
strongest Diagram [#]} ({half measures didn't help} 20... Be6 $6 21. Nf5+ Bxf5
22. Qxf5 Bxd4+ 23. Kh1 Nxe5 24. Rae1 $36 Qe7 25. Nd5 Qe6 26. Qxe6 fxe6 27. Nxc7
Bxb2 28. Nxe6+ Kg8 29. Rf5 $1 $16) 21. Rxf7+ {I can't say single-valued that
it is good or bad move....because there is two sides - one is the 20th depth
of Rybka, and the second is your own brain without compuetr assistance} (21.
Kh1 $5 Be6 (21... Qg5 22. exd6 cxd6 23. Rf4 $1 Nxc2 24. Raf1 Be6 25. Qxc2 $16 {
big number of Black weaknesses gives the advantage for White}) 22. exd6 Qxd6
23. Nxb5 Nxb5 24. Qxb5 Qc5 25. Qe2 Qe3 26. Qb5 Qc5 $11) 21... Kxf7 {Diagram [#]
} 22. Rf1+ $5 {see comment to 21st move} ({in express-analyze Emil has told
that he didn't want to go to the endgame} 22. Qg6+ Kf8 (22... Ke7 {is too
dangerous} 23. Nd5+ (23. Qg7+ Ke6 24. Qxg4+ Ke7 25. Qg7+ Ke6 26. Kh1 $5 Qg8 27.
Qf6+ Kd7 28. e6+ Nxe6 29. Bf5 $44) 23... Kd7 24. Qf7+ Kc6 25. Nb4+ Kc5 26. Nd3+
Kc6 27. Nb4+ Kb7 28. Be4+ Nc6+ 29. Kh1 Bd7 30. Qd5 Qe8 31. e6 Qxe6 32. Qxb5 Kc8
33. Bf5 $1 Qe5 34. Bxd7+ Kxd7 35. Qxc6+ Kc8 36. Ng6 Qxb2 37. Qa4 Qe2 38. Nxh8
Bd4 39. Rc1 Bb2 40. Rxc7+ Kxc7 41. Nd5+ Kb7 42. Qd7+ Ka6 43. Qa4+ Kb7 $11) 23.
Rf1+ Nf3+ (23... Nf5+ {forced leeds to draw endgame} 24. Kh1 Qg5 25. Bxf5 (25.
exd6 $2 Qxg6 26. Nxg6+ Kg7 27. Bxf5 (27. dxc7 Ra8 $1 28. Nxh8 Ne3 $19) 27...
Bxf5 28. Nxh8 Be6 $19) 25... Qxg6 26. Nxg6+ Kg7 27. Nxh8 Bxf5 28. Rxf5 Ra8 $1
29. h4 Ra1+ 30. Kh2 Bg1+ $11) 24. Kh1 Qg5 $8 (24... Bb7 $2 25. Bb3 $1 d5 26.
Nxf3 $18) 25. gxf3 Qxg6 26. Nxg6+ Kg7 27. Nxh8 Bb7 28. Be4 Bxe4 29. Nxe4 dxe5
30. fxg4 Rxh8 $132) (22. Kh1 $5) 22... Ke8 ({it is scary to play} 22... Ke6 23.
Kh1 {but Rybka again repulse white's attack}) (22... Nf3+ $2 {is bad} 23. Kh1
$16 {I don't see good move for Black}) 23. Nd5 {Diagram [#]} (23. Qg6+ Kd7 24.
Qxg4+ Ne6+ (24... Kc6 25. Be4+ d5 (25... Kc5 $2 26. b4+ $3 Kc4 (26... Kxb4 $4
27. Nd5+ Kc4 28. Qd1 $3 {mate in 8}) 27. Qd1 Bb7 28. Qd3+ Kxb4 29. Na2+ Ka4 30.
Nc3+ $11) 26. Qg6+ Kb7 27. Nxd5 Be6 28. Nf4+ c6 $19) 25. Kh1 Qg5 26. Qd1 Rf8
$19) (23. Kh1 Be6 24. Qg6+ Kd7 $19) (23. Ne4 Nf3+ 24. Kh1 Nxe5 25. Qxb5+ c6 {
in my vision Black must win}) 23... Nf3+ $6 (23... Nxc2+ 24. Kh1 (24. Nxb6 Rxb6
25. Qg6+ Kd7 26. Qxg4+ Kc6 27. Qe4+ d5 28. Qxc2+ Kb7 $19) 24... Ne3 25. Qg6+ (
25. Nf6+ Ke7 26. Nd5+ Nxd5 27. Ng6+ Kd7 28. Qxd5 Qg8 29. Rf7+ Kd8 30. Nxh8 Qe8
$1 $19) (25. Nxe3 Qg5) 25... Kd7 26. Nxe3 Qg5 27. Qf7+ Qe7 28. e6+ Kd8 29. Ng6
Qxe6 30. Nxh8 Qxe3 $19) (23... Qg5 24. Nxb6 Rxb6 25. Qxd4 Qxe5 26. Qd2 Qg5 $17)
(23... Be6 24. Nf6+ Ke7 25. Ng6+ Kf7 26. Nd5+ Kg7 27. Nxh8 Nxc2+ 28. Nxb6 Qg5 (
28... Kxh8 29. Rf6 $18)) 24. Kh1 Nxe5 $8 {The most logical} (24... Nxh4 $2 25.
gxh4 (25. e6 $5 Bxe6 26. Qxb5+ Qd7 27. Nf6+ Kd8 28. Nxd7 Bxd7 29. Qd5 Nxg2 30.
Kxg2 Re8 $44) 25... Bc5 (25... Be6 $4 26. Qxb5+ Qd7 (26... Bd7 27. Bg6#) 27.
Nf6+ $18) 26. b4 $1 Be6 27. bxc5 dxc5 28. Qg6+ Kd7 29. Rd1 $1 $18) 25. Qxb5+ {
It is very impotant to deprive king of d7-square} Bd7 (25... c6 26. Bg6+ (26.
Qxc6+ Nxc6 27. Bg6+ $11) 26... Kd7 (26... Nxg6 $4 27. Qxc6+ Bd7 28. Qxd6 $18)
27. Bf5+ Ke8 28. Bg6+ $11) 26. Qe2 {mate on g6 is coming} Qg5 $8 27. Ng6 {
Diagram [#]} Bc6 $2 {final mistake, after which black has no advantage} ({
the only way to save it was} 27... Be6 $3 28. Ndf4 $1 (28. Nf6+ Kd8 29. Nxh8
Ke7 $1 30. Ng6+ Nxg6 31. Bxg6 Rf8 $1 32. Rf5 Qc1+ 33. Rf1 Qe3 $19) (28. Nxb6
Rxb6 29. Nxh8 Bc4 $19) 28... Bc4 29. Ba4+ Kd8 30. Qxc4 Nxc4 31. Ne6+ Kc8 32.
Nxg5 {and now the ccurate move} Nd2 $17 {gives Black good chanses for win}) 28.
Rf5 Qc1+ 29. Rf1 $11 {The equality now} Qg5 30. Rf5 Qc1+ 31. Rf1 {Diagram [#]}
Qxf1+ $1 {Shirov wants to use ALL chanses to win} 32. Qxf1 Bxd5 33. Nxh8 Ke7
34. Ng6+ Nxg6 35. Bxg6 Rf8 36. Qb1 ({another way to draw was} 36. Qe2+ Kd8 37.
Bh5 Bc6 $1 38. Qc4 $8 Rf2 39. Qg8+ Ke7 40. Qh7+ Kd8 41. Qg8+ $11) ({But not}
36. Qc1 $4 {in view of} Rf2 $19) 36... Kd8 {artful move - king goes away from
check's on "e' line} (36... Rf2 37. Be4 Bc4 38. Bd3 Bd5 39. Be4 $11) 37. h3 {
Last accurate move, Draw is inevitable now} (37. Bf5 {was dangerous because of}
Re8 {and now WHite can't play} 38. Bxg4 $4 Bf2) 37... Rf2 (37... gxh3 38. Be4
Bxe4 39. Qxe4 Rf2 40. gxh3 Rf1+ 41. Kg2 Rf2+ $11) 38. Be4 Bxe4 39. Qxe4 Rf1+
40. Kh2 Bg1+ 41. Kh1 Bf2+ 42. Kh2 Bg1+ {Great action of two Masters was very
breathtaking! Diagram [#]} 1/2-1/2
[Event "9th Karpov Poikovsky"]
[Site "Poikovsky/Russia"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A61"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Khustnutdinov, Rustam"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "CZM, #8, 2008"]
[Source "ChessZone.org"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 {The Benoni is a rare guest in top-level chess,
but it may lead to a sharp tactical battle} 4. d5 d6 {nontrivial move which
was used by Volokitin earlier} 5. Nc3 (5. dxe6 fxe6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bf4 e5 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Nfd2 d5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Nc3 Be6
15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. Qc2 $13 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V (2739)-Volokitin,A (2679)/Sochi
2005/CBM 107 (50)}) 5... exd5 {retuns to main lines} (5... g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. e4 {
1-0 Harikrishna,P (2668)-Ivanisevic,I (2664)/Kallithea Halkidiki GRE 2008/The
Week in Chess 714 (72)}) 6. cxd5 g6 (6... a6 7. a4 g6) 7. h3 {the profilactic
of Bg4-f3 maneuver} (7. e4 a6 8. h3 b5 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 (11. Bf4
Re8 12. Re1 Ra7 13. a3 Rae7 14. Rc1 Qb6 15. b4 Nbd7 16. Qd2 Bb7 17. Bh2 {
1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R (2705)-Gelfand,B (2736)/Moscow 2007/EXT 2008 (65)}) 11...
Re8 12. Re1 Ra7 13. b4 Nbd7 14. Bd2 Rc7 15. Rb1 Nb6 $13 {1-0 Morozevich,A
(2762)-Miroshnichenko,E (2646)/Lugo 2007/CBM 119 (43)}) (7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O
9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Ne8 11. Nc4 Nac7 12. a4 f5 13. exf5 Rxf5 14. Bg4 Rf8 15.
Bxc8 Rxc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P (2741)-Kramnik,V (2770)/Brissago 2004/CBM 103
(65)}) (7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O (8... Na6 9. O-O Nc7 10. e4 O-O 11. h3 Nd7 12. Bg5
f6 13. Bf4 Ne5 14. a4 g5 15. Bxe5 fxe5 16. Nd2 {1/2-1/2 Wang Yue (2689)
-Gashimov,V (2679)/Baku AZE 2008/The Week in Chess 703 (46)}) 9. O-O Re8 10.
Bf4 Bg4 11. Nd2 Nh5 12. Be3 Nd7 13. h3 Bxh3 14. Bxh3 Nxg3 15. fxg3 Rxe3 16. Rf3
Bd4 17. Rxe3 Bxe3+ 18. Kh1 $16 {1-0 Eljanov,P (2692)-Topalov,V (2780)/Wijk aan
Zee NED 2008/The Week in Chess 690 (46)}) 7... a6 (7... Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Bd3 a6
(9... b5 10. Bxb5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qa5+ 12. Nfd2 Qxb5 13. Nxd6 Qa6 14. N2c4 Rd8
15. Bf4 Nd7 16. O-O Nb6 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. Nxc8 Raxc8 19. Rb1 Qb7 20. d6 Bf8 21.
Qd2 Bxd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sasikiran,K (2690)-Ivanchuk,V (2729)/Foros 2007/CBM 119
(28)}) 10. a4 Nbd7 11. O-O Re8 (11... Nh5 12. Be2 Re8 13. Re1 h6 14. Bd2 Nhf6
15. Bf1 g5 16. Rb1 g4 17. hxg4 Nxg4 18. Bf4 Nf8 19. Bg3 Ng6 20. Nh2 h5 21. Be2
h4 22. Bxh4 Qxh4 23. Bxg4 Bd4 24. Rf1 Kg7 25. Bxc8 Raxc8 26. Nf3 Qf6 27. Nxd4
cxd4 28. Ne2 Rxe4 29. Ng3 Rh4 30. Nh5+ Rxh5 31. Qxh5 Rh8 32. Qg4 Rh4 33. Qg3 {
1/2-1/2 Grigoriants,S (2573)-Volokitin,A (2684)/Dagomys RUS 2008/The Week in
Chess 700}) 12. Re1 Qe7 (12... Qc7 13. Bg5 (13. Bf4 b6 14. Qd2 Bb7 15. Bc4 Nh5
16. Bh2 h6 17. g4 Nhf6 18. Rad1 h5 19. g5 Nh7 20. Bg3 Re7 21. Re2 $14 {1/2-1/2
Onischuk,A (2650)-Nakamura,H (2644)/San Diego 2006/CBM 112 (65)}) 13... h6 14.
Be3 g5 15. Qd2 Qd8 16. Rad1 Nh5 17. Nh2 Nf8 18. h4 Nf4 19. Bf1 Qf6 20. g3 Nh3+
21. Bxh3 Bxh3 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Bxg5 Qg6 24. f3 b5 $132 {0-1 Georgiev,K (2649)
-Gashimov,V (2664)/Crete 2007/CBM 121 (40)}) 13. Bf4 Nh5 14. Bh2 Rb8 15. g4
Nhf6 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 19. Bxe5 Rxe5 $44 {0-1 Radjabov,T
(2747)-Ivanchuk,V (2729)/Odessa 2007/CBM 119 (47)}) 8. a4 (8. e4 b5 9. Bd3)
8... Qe7 {Black's idea to stop e2-e4 and takes control over that square} (8...
Bg7 {is usually playing}) 9. g3 {This switch of plans leads to a slightly
improved version of the fianchetto-Benoni because of the fact that the black
queen has defined its intentions a bit too soon.} ({嵬調泣 ?} 9. Bf4 Bg7 10. e3
O-O 11. Be2 h6 12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. Nc4 Ne8 14. O-O Rb8 15. a5 g5 16. Bh2 Ne5 17.
Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Qd2 $14 {1-0 Kunte,A (2527)-Sadvakasov,D (2618)/
Philadelphia 2007/CBM 119 ext (75)}) (9. Bg5 Bg7 10. e3 O-O 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12.
Bd3 Ne5 13. Bc2 h6 14. Bh4 b5 15. axb5 Bb7 $13 {1-0 Krasenkow,M (2676)
-Volokitin,A (2652)/Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 (37)}) (9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bh6 11.
Bd3 Ne5 12. Be2 Nh5 13. Nf3 Bxc1 14. Qxc1 O-O 15. O-O Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Nf6 17.
Qg5 Re8 18. Rab1 Bd7 19. Rfe1 Rac8 20. Re3 Rc7 21. Rd1 Qe5 $11 {1-0 Khalifman,
A (2650)-Emms,J (2500)/Thessaloniki 1996/EXT 1998 (45)}) 9... Bg7 10. Bg2 Ne4 {
rare move} (10... O-O {is rather more popular} 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Bf4 Rb8 13. Rb1
Ne8 14. Qd2 Nb6 15. Bh6 Nc4 16. Qc1 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Ne5 18. b4 Nxf3+ 19. Bxf3 Bf5
$13 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V (2719)-Topalov,V (2707)/Istanbul 2000/EXT 2001 (43)})
11. O-O {white let pass} O-O {Diagram [#]} (11... Bxc3 {is too dangerous now}
12. bxc3 Nxc3 13. Qd2 Ne4 (13... Nxe2+ $2 14. Kh2) 14. Qb2 f6 (14... O-O 15.
Bh6 $16) 15. Bh6 $40 {prevent the castle and saves good chances for attack}) (
11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxc3 $2 13. Ra3 $16) 12. Ra3 $146 {New move - rook
defences the knight and takes control over 3rd line, where can go on b3 on e3
in future} (12. Nxe4 Qxe4 13. Bf4 (13. Nd2 Qe7 14. Nc4 Nd7 15. Bf4 Ne5 16. Nb6
Rb8 17. Qd2 Qc7 18. a5 Bd7 19. Rac1 Bb5 20. Rfe1 Nd7 21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Bh6 Bxh6
23. Qxh6 f5 24. e4 Rbe8 25. exf5 Qxf5 26. Qd2 Qd3 {1/2-1/2 Atalik,S (2455)
-Ionescu,C (2465)/Mangalia 1992/EXT 1997}) 13... Qe7 14. Qd2 Re8 15. e4 Nd7 16.
Bh6 Bh8 17. Bg5 Qf8 18. Bh6 Qe7 19. Bg5 Qf8 20. Bh6 Qe7 21. Bg5 {1/2-1/2
Atalik,S (2584)-Georgiev,K (2653)/Valjevo 2007/CBM 119}) 12... Nxc3 {without
that exchange black is hard to complere the development} (12... Bf5 $6 13. Nxe4
Bxe4 14. Re3 $14) (12... Nd7 13. Nxe4 Qxe4 14. Bf4 Qe7 15. Re3 Qf6 16. Qb3 $14)
13. bxc3 Nd7 (13... Bf5 $6 {again is not good} 14. c4 Nd7 15. Re3 Qd8 $2 16. g4
$18) 14. c4 {"anti b7-b5"} Rb8 {Diagram [#]Black insist} 15. Bf4 $1 {
multipurpose move! WHite completes the development and prevent b7-b5} Rd8 (
15... b5 16. Re3 Ne5 17. Bxe5 dxe5 18. cxb5 axb5 19. d6 {with iniciative}) {
b7-pawn is potencially weak} 16. Rb3 ({now on} 16. Re3 {black have} Qf8) 16...
Ne5 $6 ({on} 16... Nf6 {white can move} 17. e4 $5 {and black can't take it}
Nxe4 (17... Qxe4 18. Ne5 Qf5 19. Nc6) 18. Re1 f5 19. Ng5 Qc7 20. Bxe4 $1 fxe4
21. Rxe4 Bf5 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. Rxe6 $16) ({in my opinion, black should move in
Benko's Gambit style} 16... b5 17. cxb5 Nb6 18. Re1 ({black's idea was in
variation} 18. a5 Nc4 {and both pawns are attacked}) 18... axb5 19. axb5 Bd7
$44) 17. Nxe5 {The only way for advantage} (17. Re3 Nxf3+ {with check} 18. Bxf3
Qc7 $11) 17... dxe5 (17... Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Qxe5 19. a5 $1 $14) 18. Be3 {c5-pawn
may become a weakness too} b6 19. Qc2 ({its too early for} 19. a5 b5 {it is
necessary to take ALL forces to battlefield}) 19... Bd7 {a4-pawn is on target}
20. Qa2 {protected} b5 {essential move that must be played tiil white will
move Rfb1} 21. axb5 axb5 22. cxb5 $1 {Risk minimization - practice and good
decition, I think} ({if way of} 22. Qa6 {black can have their own chances} Qe8
(22... b4 $2 23. d6) 23. d6 (23. Bxc5 Ra8 24. Qb7 bxc4 $11) 23... e4 $132) (22.
Ra3 b4 23. Ra7 e4 $132) 22... c4 $2 (22... Bxb5 {promises better} 23. Qb2 (23.
Rfb1 $2 Bc4) 23... e4 (23... Qe8 24. Bxc5 Bc4 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Qc2 Qb5 27. Bd6
Re8 28. Rb1 Qd7 29. Qxc4 Qxd6 30. Qc6 $16) 24. Qb1 Qd7 25. Rc1 c4 26. Rxc4 Bxc4
27. Rxb8 f5 {with chanses for rescue}) (22... Rxb5 $6 {is not good} 23. Rxb5
Bxb5 24. Rb1 Be8 25. Rc1 {c5-pawn will be lost soon and white will have very
good chances to win}) 23. Rbb1 Bxb5 (23... Rxb5 24. Qxc4 $16) (23... c3 24. b6
Bf5 25. Ra1 h5 26. Qb3 e4 27. Ra5 $16) 24. Ba7 $1 (24. Qa5 $5 {is another way}
Be8 25. Rxb8 Rxb8 26. Rc1 $16) 24... Ra8 ({The sacrifice} 24... Bf8 25. Bxb8
Rxb8 26. Qa5 Qc5 27. Rfc1 $18 {in my opinion is not enough}) (24... Rb7 $2 25.
d6 $18) 25. Rxb5 Qxa7 26. Qxc4 $16 {White have extra pawn but small number of
pieces on board have drawn tendency. WHite should play carefully} Qa2 {for
draw, black is enough to exchange all hard pieces. This move is the first step
- Queen are exchanging now} 27. Qxa2 Rxa2 28. e3 {Diagram [#]} Rc8 (28... Bf8 {
maybe, Black should play passive} 29. Rc1 Bd6 30. Be4 {but in this way White
can increase their position as long as possible. King goes on g2, g and
h-pawns go forward.....all in all, in opinion of GM Jakovenko black have some
chances for good result}) 29. Rd1 (29. d6 $2 {is too early} Rd2) 29... Bf8 (
29... Rcc2 30. d6 Rxf2 31. Bd5 (31. Rb8+ Bf8 32. Bd5 Rab2 33. Rxb2 Rxb2 34. d7
Be7 35. Rf1 Rd2 36. Rxf7 Rxd5 37. Rxe7 $18)) 30. d6 {Diagram [#] Let the party
begin!} (30. Rb6 Rcc2 31. d6 Rd2 $1 $11 (31... Rxf2 $2 32. Bd5 Rad2 33. Rxd2
Rxd2 34. e4 $16)) 30... Bxd6 $1 {this tactical idea - black's the only hope
for rescue} 31. Rb7 $1 {The best answer} (31. Rxd6 Rc1+ 32. Bf1 (32. Kh2 $2
Rxf2) 32... e4 33. Re5 Raa1 34. Kg2 Rxf1 35. Rxe4 Rfd1 {Black has big chances
to draw}) ({doesn't work} 31. Bd5 $2 Ra7 32. Bxf7+ $2 Rxf7 33. Rxd6 Rc1+ 34.
Kg2 Rc2 $11) 31... Bc5 $6 {Diagram [#]} (31... Rc7 32. Rxd6 Rc1+ 33. Bf1 Raa1
34. Kg2 Rxf1 35. Rd8+ Kg7 36. Rdd7 $18 {see variant in the game below}) (31...
Ra6 32. Rd7 Bf8 33. Bb7 $18) (31... Rd8 {the best try} 32. Bd5 Rc2 33. Rxf7 Kh8
34. Bb3 $16) 32. Rc1 $4 {Jakovenko has tried to use opponent's zeit and misses
his advantage in a spot. It's not a surprise in such a hot position !} (32.
Rdd7 $1 {was crushing} Rf8 33. Bd5 Ra5 34. Bxf7+ Kg7 35. Bd5+ Kf6 36. Rf7+ Rxf7
37. Rxf7+ Kg5 38. Rxh7 $18) 32... Rd8 $4 {alas, Volokitin didn't take his
chance} (32... Ra5 $1 {gives the long-expected draw} 33. Bd5 Rf8 $11) 33. Rxc5
$1 {Now White are wining} Rd1+ 34. Bf1 ({of course not} 34. Kh2 $2 Rxf2) 34...
Raa1 35. Kg2 {The accurate calculation} Rxf1 36. Rc8+ Kg7 37. Rcc7 $40 e4 38.
Rxf7+ Kh6 39. h4 $18 {Diagram [#] Last move were forced. The way to win is not
the only} (39. Rxh7+ {wins too} Kg5 40. Rb5+ $1 Kf6 41. Rb6+ Ke5 42. Re7+ Kd5
43. g4 $18 (43. h4 $4 Rh1 $1 $11)) 39... Kh5 40. Rb5+ $8 Kh6 41. Kh3 Rfb1 42.
Re5 1-0
[Event "9th Karpov Poikovsky"]
[Site "Poikovsky/Russia"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2691"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[Annotator "Polivanov, Anatoly"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "CZM, #8, 2008"]
[Source "ChessZone.org"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 {Queen's Gambit Accepted (along with Slav Defence) - one
of the major opening weapons of Sergei Rublevsky. Wang Hao, undoubtedly,
should be prepared for such turn of events.} 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 a6 6.
O-O Nf6 7. Bb3 b5 {White-squared bishop's fianchetto is a main idea for Black
in this variation.} 8. a4 b4 9. e4 Bb7 ({Pawn e4 - is the Danaos gift:} 9...
Nxe4 10. d5 $16 {- Black's position is scattering}) ({earlier Rublevsky
defended continuation} 9... cxd4 10. Nbd2 Be7 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Nc4 Nc6 {, but
after a defeat from Bologan (by the way, in the same tournament - in Poikovsky)
, apparently disappointed in it and wanted to try something different.}) 10. e5
Ne4 11. Nbd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 cxd4 {Diagram [#]} 13. Ng5 {Rather new attempt of
reaching an edge.} (13. Bg5 {there was more frequent:} Be7 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15.
Nxd4 O-O {and Black didn't feel any special troubles.}) 13... Nd7 {Perhaps,
the most exact objection. A knight threatens pawn e5 and goes to c5 to remove
powerful white bishop (as well as covering important point e6).} ({After} 13...
Be7 {White have received an attack soon:} 14. Qh5 Bxg5 15. Bxg5 Qd7 16. f4 {
, Moiseenko-Kuzubov, Moscow open 2008.}) 14. f4 $1 $146 {Conceptually and
consistently!} ({In a game-predecessor was} 14. Rc1 Nc5 15. Bc4 h6 16. Qh5 g6
17. Qh3 Be7 18. Nf3 Ne4 {, Dunis-Zhang Pengxiang, Cannes 2005 - it is not
visible, how White is going to develop own initiative further.}) 14... Nc5 15.
f5 Nxb3 $8 ({In case of unwary} 15... Be7 $2 {White immediately are taking aim
for a mate:} 16. Nxf7 Kxf7 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. f6 $1 Nxb3 19. Qg4 $18) 16. Qxb3
Qd5 {Black are making the right decision - threat on g2 is more important than
protection of squares e6 and f7.} ({The following variant illustrates, what
dangers could wait for Black in that case:} 16... Bd5 $6 17. Qg3 exf5 18. Rxf5
h6 19. e6 $1 hxg5 20. exf7+ Bxf7 21. Re1+ Be7 22. Bxg5 $18) 17. Qg3 {Diagram
[#]} h6 {And here Rublevsky is carried away a little, trying to provoke Wang
Hao to the decisive actions.} ({It was better simply to finish a development:}
17... exf5 18. Rxf5 d3 $1 (18... f6 $2 19. exf6 $1 Qxf5 20. Qc7 $18) 19. Nxf7
Bc5+ 20. Kh1 O-O {- White have an initiative there, but whether it will be
possible to embody it in something serious?}) 18. Nxf7 $1 {Wang Hao accepts a
challenge!} ({It was possible to perform another (but not less dangerous) kind
of sacrifice:} 18. fxe6 $5 hxg5 19. exf7+ Kd7 20. Rac1 Qe6 $1 21. Bxg5 $40 {
- Black are separated from fiasco only by a small pawn d4...}) 18... Kxf7 19.
fxe6+ Kg8 {All the rest loses.} (19... Kxe6 20. Qg4+ Ke7 21. Bxb4+ Ke8 22. Qg6+
Kd8 23. Bxf8 $18) (19... Ke8 20. Qg6+ Kd8 21. Rf7 Bc6 22. Rc1 $1 Rc8 23. Be1 $1
$18) 20. Rf7 Re8 21. Raf1 g5 $5 {Diagram [#] Interesting idea - Black wish to
connect a rook through the seventh rank - but the pawn g5 can become object
for an attack.} (21... d3 $1 22. R1f2 $5 (22. Rd7 Bc5+ 23. Kh1 Qxg2+ 24. Qxg2
Bxg2+ 25. Kxg2 Rxe6 $11) 22... Qe4 23. e7 Rxe7 24. Rxf8+ Kh7 $13 {- any result
is possible.}) 22. Rxf8+ $2 {The position is very complicated, with many
promising opportunities for White - but Wang Hao had been unable to find out
it till the end, and as result - he is choosing the most forced option.} ({
Immediate triple on "f"-file gives not much:} 22. Qf2 Qxg2+ (22... Bg7 23.
Rxg7+ $18) 23. Qxg2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Rh7 $1 {- Black should beat off}) (22. R1f5
$1 Qxg2+ (22... Rh7 23. Bxb4 $3 Bg7 (23... Bxb4 24. Rxg5+ Kh8 25. Rgg7 $18) 24.
Qf2 $40) 23. Qxg2 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 Rh7 25. Kf3 $1 {- here in what a nicety: at a
rook on f1 this move was not good, because a rook on f7 was unprotected -} Rg7
26. Ke4 Rg6 27. Kd5 $1 $16 {- Black have no moves practically: therefore White
should win -} Rgxe6 $2 28. Rxf8+ $18) (22. R1f3 $5 {is also interesting as a
prevention from saving sacrifice at g2.}) 22... Rxf8 23. Rxf8+ Kxf8 24. Qf2+
Ke8 25. Qf7+ Kd8 26. e7+ Kc8 27. Qf8+ $2 {Awful carelessness - an only
explanation can be that a Chinese thought, that a capture of a queen is
necessary, and has overlooked Rublevsky's retort.} ({It was needed to continue
a forsage:} 27. e8=Q+ Rxe8 28. Qxe8+ Kc7 29. Qe7+ Kb6 30. Qd6+ Qxd6 31. exd6 a5
{- an endgame looks unpleasant, but White should be rescueed; let's dig hardly
deeper:} 32. h4 gxh4 33. Bxh6 Bc6 34. Bg5 Bxa4 {Diagram [#]} 35. Bd8+ $1 {
(such thing named by "vanishing move")} (35. Bxh4 $2 Bd7 36. Kf2 a4 37. Kf3 Kc5
(37... a3 $2 38. bxa3 bxa3 39. Bf6 Kc5 40. Ke4 $11) 38. Bf6 Kc4 $1 $19) 35...
Kb5 (35... Kc5 36. Kf2 Kxd6 37. Bxa5) (35... Ka6 36. Bxh4 {- move 35.Bd8+
disappeared, but his consequences remained - now Black's king is too far}) 36.
Kf2 {- it appears, that a bishop a4 is in an original cage now:} Bb3 37. Bxa5
$1 $11) 27... Kc7 $1 28. e8=N+ Kb6 29. Qd6+ Qxd6 30. Nxd6 a5 {Basically, it's
all clear - Black have an exchange up and a pawn e5 will fall soon.} 31. Nf7 (
31. Be1 Bc6 32. b3 (32. Bf2 Kc5) 32... Bd5 $19) 31... Re8 32. Nd6 Re6 33. h4
Bd5 (33... Rxe5 $4 34. Nc4+ $18) 34. hxg5 {Here whether Wang Hao has dropped a
flag, whether he has realized hopelessness of resistance after 34...hxg5 - the
fact remains the fact. Black have won.} (34. hxg5 hxg5 35. Bxg5 Rxe5 $19) 0-1
[Event "9th Karpov Poikovsky"]
[Site "Poikovsky/Russia"]
[Date "2008.07.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2675"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[Annotator "Polivanov, Anatoly"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "CZM, #8, 2008"]
[Source "ChessZone.org"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 {The problem of white-squared bishop
can be solved differently. It's possible to fianchetto it, or simply to
develop it. As Shirov does.} 5. Nc3 ({Standard reaction} 5. Qb3 {here is
harmless:} Qb6 6. cxd5 Qxb3 7. axb3 Nxd5 $11) 5... e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8.
O-O Ne4 $5 {Diagram [#] In a well-known position Black are trying to impose a
sharp game at once. It's remarkable that in the first (and last) time this
move has met in a game of two german juniors... Shirov has approved this idea
on a super-grandmaster level.} ({In a famous rapid game Topalov-Kramnik,
Elista (m/15) 2006, occured} 8... Bd6 9. g3) 9. g3 $146 {Having collided with
unexpectedness, Inarkiev abstains from exchange for a while.} (9. Nxg6 hxg6 (
9... Nxc3 $2 {is awful - White instantly strengthen its center and receive an
open line for a rook:} 10. bxc3 hxg6 11. h3 Bd6 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. Qb3 b6 14. cxd5
cxd5 15. c4 $16 {, Jorczik-Heimann, GER-ch U16 2008}) 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Nxe4
dxe4 (11... Qh4 $5 12. h3 Qxe4 13. b4 a6 $132) 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. h3 Nf6 {- Black
hardly will complain of openings results.}) 9... Nd6 10. b3 Be7 11. Nxg6 {
Not to retreat back!} ({Trick} 11. Ba3 $6 {is useless:} Bxh4 (11... Qa5 $5) 12.
Bxd6 Be7 13. Bxe7 Qxe7) 11... hxg6 12. Qc2 Nf6 {Before to castle in a long
side, Black are strengthening a pawn d5.} (12... Qc7 13. cxd5 cxd5 (13... exd5
$2 14. Nxd5 $18) 14. Bd2 O-O-O $2 15. Rac1 Kb8 16. Qb2 $18) 13. Rd1 {The
White's plan is clear - to translate a bishop on g2, and to consolidate thus a
king flank.} ({The same purpose could be promoted by a move} 13. f3 Nf5 $1 (
13... Qc7 $2 14. e4 $16) 14. Rf2 {- but this also weakens points e3 and g3.} (
14. g4 Nh4 {is interesting, but risky})) 13... Qc7 14. Bf1 O-O-O 15. Bg2 Rh5 {
About Riga's magician Mikhail Tal talked: "He has an open file? There wil be
mate!". By the way, Shirov is known as Tal's follower.} (15... dxc4 $2 16. e4
$1 $36) 16. c5 {I'm not sure that this move was essential part of White's
strategy.} Nf5 17. h3 Rdh8 {Diagram [#]} ({Time of sacrifice did not come yet:
} 17... Nxg3 $2 18. fxg3 Qxg3 19. Qf2 $16) 18. e4 (18. g4 Rxh3 $1 19. gxf5 (19.
Bxh3 Rxh3 20. gxf5 Qh2+ 21. Kf1 Qh1+ 22. Ke2 Qf3+ 23. Kd3 Qxf5+ $19) 19... Ng4
20. f4 Nxe3 21. Bxe3 Rxe3 22. Ne2 g5 $1 $40 {- Black will attack by all own
pieces at material equality.}) 18... dxe4 19. Bf4 $6 {Inarkiev has decided to
take away a material not in the best edition.} (19. Nxe4 {was stronger:} Nd5 (
19... Nxe4 $6 20. Qxe4 Bf6 21. b4 $1 {- after b4-b5 White will be attack}) 20.
g4 Rxh3 21. gxf5 {- now swoops like Nf6-g4 are impossible -} Qh2+ 22. Kf1 gxf5
23. Nd6+ {(pieces' exchange reduces Black's attacking potential)} Bxd6 24. cxd6
Qxd6 25. Bxh3 Rxh3 26. Bd2 {- there are no decisive threats, the whole
struggle is still ahead.}) 19... Qd8 $1 ({Shirov truly evades from a variation
} 19... Nxd4 20. Rxd4 e5 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. g4 $5 {- here so much figures under
fight, so that is difficult to understand something.}) 20. g4 Rxh3 $1 {Shirov
has not been enough for a piece, so he decided to offer an exchange too.} (
20... Rh4 $2 21. Be5) 21. gxf5 (21. Bxh3 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Qxd4 23. Rd1 Qxc5 $17)
21... Rxc3 $1 22. Qxc3 Nd5 23. Qc1 gxf5 {Diagram [#] Let's sum up an
intermediate results: Black have three pawns for a rook and magnificent
outpost on d5. Besides, a pawn avalanche on a king side is ready to wipe off
all and anything... So, White don't have any time for build-up, it's need to
react immediately.} 24. Kf1 $2 {Inarkiev wrongs. King simply won't have time
to run across on an opposite flank.} ({White should try to organize
counterattack:} 24. b4 g5 25. Bd2 (25. Be5 f6 $17) 25... Qc7 26. b5 cxb5 (26...
Qh2+ 27. Kf1 f4 (27... Nf4 28. Bxf4 gxf4 29. Qa3 $1) 28. Bxe4 g4 29. Ke2 f3+
30. Kd3 Qxf2 31. Re1 $1 $132) 27. Qa3 a6 28. Kf1 $1 {- a position is full of
life, though is more pleasantly to play black. But they should be on the alert
- for example, in variant} Bf6 29. Rac1 $13 {White already threaten to go
c5-c6, and so on.}) 24... Rh4 $1 25. Be5 (25. Bg3 Rh5) 25... Qh8 26. Ke1 (26.
Qc4 Qh5) 26... Rg4 $1 {Shirov starts to interfere into enemy camp.} 27. Bf1 Rg1
28. Qc4 (28. Kd2 Bg5+ $19) 28... Qh4 $1 29. Ke2 Bg5 (29... f4 {won at once:}
30. Rd2 f3+ 31. Kd1 e3 $19) 30. Rdb1 {Inarkiev is trying to cover up the
square f2, but it does not help.} f4 31. Rb2 f3+ 32. Kd1 e3 33. Ke1 e2 {
For a taste - an elegant finale.} 34. Rxe2 Rxf1+ (34... Rxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Qh1#)
0-1
[Event "9th Karpov Poikovsky"]
[Site "Poikovsky/Russia"]
[Date "2008.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2672"]
[Annotator "Polivanov, Anatoly"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "CZM, #8, 2008"]
[Source "ChessZone.org"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Bc4
$5 {All the matter is that Volokitin selects a Sicilian Najdorf very seldom;
possibly, that's why Gashimov decides to reply with a surprise on a surprise,
and thus to put out the opponent from home preparation.} (8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O {
occures is much often.}) 8... Qb6 ({Persons, who would be interested to be
exposed under an attack after} 8... b5 9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. Nxe6 {are not so much,
and Volokitin not from their number.}) 9. Bb3 Be7 10. f5 {White are clearing
the way for a bishop b3 - in general, this is the standard idea for Sicilian
defence.} Nc5 11. Qf3 $5 {Diagram [#] Very interesting.} ({Variation 8.Bc4 was
very popular in the seventies. In 2005 Radjabov made an effort to reanimate
this variation at high level, but without a huge success:} 11. fxe6 fxe6 12.
Na4 Qc7 13. Nxc5 dxc5 14. Nxe6 Bxe6 15. Bxe6 Qe5 $11 {, Radjabov-Gelfand,
Espana 2005. Three years later, Radjabov's teammate makes a new try.}) 11...
Ncxe4 $2 $146 {And literally at once, Volokitin commits almost a decisive
mistake. Probably, it was not a good idea - to play this variation (with all
subtleties of which you are not quite familiar) in a principle game.} ({
A game of players with a rating ELO under 2300 proceeded so:} 11... Bd7 12.
O-O-O O-O-O 13. Qh3 $13 {, Hoepfl-Haensel, Oberliga 2001}) (11... Nxb3 12. Nxb3
a5 $5 {deserves a sizable attention.}) 12. Nxe4 Qxd4 (12... Nxe4 13. Ba4+ (13.
Qxe4 Bxg5 14. fxe6 fxe6 15. Bxe6 Qa5+ $1 16. c3 Qe5 $11) 13... Bd7 14. fxe6 $1
$16) 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. c3 {A key moment - where to recede a queen? There is an
opinion, that in such cases it's necessary to hold a queen more close to enemy
camp (for a breaking a coordination of opponent's pieces).} Qb6 $6 (14... Qe5
$5 15. O-O-O d5 (15... Qxf5 16. Nxd6+ Bxd6 17. Qxf5 exf5 18. Rxd6 $16 {- alike,
that this bad endgame is the best that can be got from after 11...Ncxe4}) 16.
Ng3 Bd7 (16... O-O 17. Rhe1 Qc7 18. Rd4 $18) 17. Rhe1 Qc7 18. fxe6 fxe6 19.
Bxd5 $1 O-O-O (19... exd5 20. Qxf6 $18) 20. Bxe6 Bxe6 21. Rxe6 $18 {- White
should win.}) 15. O-O-O (15. fxe6 $2 Bxe6 $1 $11) 15... d5 {Diagram [#]} 16.
fxe6 $1 {The sacrifice of a piece is nearly forced, but anyway - it deserves
an exclamation mark.} dxe4 (16... fxe6 17. Nxf6+ Bxf6 18. Qxf6 Qe3+ (18... Rf8
19. Ba4+ Bd7 20. Bxd7+ Kxd7 21. Rxd5+ $18) 19. Kb1 Rf8 20. Qg7 $18) 17. exf7+
Kf8 18. Qxe4 f5 {This move can make vulnerable a rook on h8, but cannot do
without it.} (18... Qc6 19. Qe3 (19. Bd5 $6) 19... h5 20. Rhe1 Qc7 21. Qe4 $1
$18) 19. Qf4 Qg6 ({Perhaps, the most persistent there was} 19... Kg7 20. Rhe1
Bf8 {Diagram [#] , and now White must choose a clear path that will lead to a
victory:} 21. Re3 $1 {- the most precise continuation:} (21. Re8 Qh6 22. Qxh6+
Kxh6 23. Rdd8 Kg7 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Rxc8 {- a position is won, but it would be
desirable to get even greater}) (21. Re6 $5 {- this way leads to a victory
through the sacrifices:} Qxe6 (21... Bxe6 22. Qg5+ Kxf7 23. Qxf5+ Ke7 24. Qg5+
Kf7 25. Rf1+ Ke8 26. Ba4+ $18) 22. Bxe6 Bxe6 23. g4 $1 Kxf7 24. gxf5 Bxa2 25.
Qa4 $1 $18) 21... h5 22. Rg3+ Kh7 23. Rg8 Qh6 24. Qxh6+ Bxh6+ 25. Kb1 $18) 20.
Rhe1 Be6 {Otherwise White will give up a rook on d8.} (20... Qf6 21. Rd8+ Bxd8
22. Re8+ Kg7 23. Rg8+ $18) (20... Bg5 21. Rd8+ Kg7 22. Rg8+ Rxg8 23. fxg8=Q+
Kh6 24. Qf8+ Kh5 25. Bd1#) 21. Qe5 $1 {Gashimov passes a last trap.} (21. Rxe6
$4 Bg5 $19) 21... Qg5+ (21... Qf6 22. Qxe6 Qxe6 23. Rxe6 $18) 22. Kb1 {It was
possible to surrender already here. The rest does not demand any comments.}
Bxb3 23. Qxh8+ Kxf7 24. Qxh7+ Kf8 25. axb3 {After this miniature Gashimov has
opened a way to a first place's sharing, and Volokitin - to a sharing of a
last one. Whatever one may say, the sixth round - is the defining round!} 1-0
[Event "9th Karpov Poikovsky"]
[Site "Poikovsky/Russia"]
[Date "2008.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D47"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[Annotator "Polivanov, Anatoly"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "CZM, #8, 2008"]
[Source "ChessZone.org"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 {
Meran System on the board.} 8. Bd3 Bd6 {Entered in a fashion relatively
recently.} ({An immediate action in a center is more widespread:} 8... a6 9. e4
c5) 9. O-O O-O {Diagram [#] A nice position. Here was occured nearly every a
little bit reasonable move for White.} 10. a3 $5 {Jakovenko opts a move with a
provocative tint...} a5 {... and provocation is succeeded! Actually, 10...a5 -
is inaccuracy.} ({A clamp b2-b4 was not dangerous:} 10... Bb7 11. b4 a5 12. Rb1
Qe7 13. Qb3 e5 $1 $132 {, Kaidanov-Al Sayed, Gibraltar 2007.}) 11. e4 e5 12.
Bg5 Bb7 $6 $146 {Not successfull again. As a pawn stands already on a5 (not on
a6), advancement of c6-c5 is laboured, consequently, the prospects of bishop
b7 are very misty.} ({It was necessary to follow a well-trodden road:} 12...
exd4 13. Nxd4 Ne5 14. Be2 Bc5 15. Nf3 (15. Nb3 Bb6) 15... Qe7 $11 {,
Ostenstad-Gausel, NOR-chT 2004.}) 13. Re1 (13. Ne2 $5 c5 $2 14. Bxf6 $1 $16)
13... Re8 14. Ne2 $1 {A good move! Now knight e2 will be able to reply to
taking exd4 - and knight f3 will be able to fight for the square e5.} h6 15.
Bh4 Be7 {It's looks doubtfully - such retreats not from a good life.} ({
There was an interesting attempt of the radical delivering from a pin:} 15...
Qb6 $5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxf6 Nxf3+ 18. gxf3 gxf6 19. Qd2 Qc5 $1 (19... Bxh2+
$5 20. Kg2 $1) 20. Qxh6 Qg5+ 21. Qxg5+ fxg5 $44) 16. Rc1 {Jakovenko isn't
paying any attention to a pawn e5, and proceeding with a develop.} ({In case}
16. dxe5 $6 Ng4 17. Bg3 Bc5 {Bologan's calculation could be justified.}) 16...
Nh5 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Qd2 {White are continuing to strengthen a position
methodically.} Red8 ({A jerk} 18... c5 {is useless again:} 19. Bxb5 exd4 20. b4
$1 $16 (20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Rxc5 Nf6 $44)) 19. Qe3 {It's better to go away from
under rook's d8 sight. Now it became clear, that Black's counterplay is not
expected, while Jakovenko has a precise plan - translation of a knight to f5
with a further pawn splash.} Nhf6 20. h3 Nh7 {Bologan undertakes a knight
manoeuvre... It's hard to offer anything different.} 21. Bb1 ({Immediate} 21.
Ng3 {was good also, but White wish to place a pieces on impregnable positions
before. No need to hurry.}) 21... Nhf8 22. Ng3 Ng6 23. Nf5 {A knight on f5 is
established - now the second part of a plan goes to the business.} Qf6 24. dxe5
Ndxe5 25. Nxe5 Qxe5 {Diagram [#]} (25... Nxe5 26. b3 $1) 26. f4 $3 {
Beautifully... However, when all the pieces are located in the best way,
something similar is simply obliged to be.} Qxf4 $2 {Black had a difficult
choice... Bologan did not guess.} ({Taking by a knight would lead to an
irresistible attack:} 26... Nxf4 27. Rc5 Qc7 28. e5 Ne6 (28... Qb6 29. Qxf4 $1
Qxc5+ 30. Kh2 $40) (28... Ng6 29. e6 $18) 29. Nxh6+ Kf8 (29... gxh6 30. Qxh6
$18) 30. Rf1 gxh6 (30... Rd7 31. Bg6 $18) 31. Qxh6+ Ke8 32. Bg6 $18) ({it
Should take the pawn "b":} 26... Qxb2 $1 27. e5 Rd2 28. Be4 Rad8 {- the
position of the Black id suspect, but so far they are keeping.}) 27. Ne7+ Kh7
28. e5 $1 Qxe3+ (28... Qh4 29. Nf5 Qg5 30. Qxg5 hxg5 31. e6 $18) 29. Rxe3 Re8 (
29... Rd7 30. Nxg6 fxg6 31. Rg3 $16) 30. Nxg6 (30. Nf5 $5 {looked temptingly,
but Jakovenko anticipated the own strong 31th move.}) 30... fxg6 31. h4 $1 {
Diagram [#] Pawn g6 sentenced to death?} h5 $2 {Now it's impossible to save
the situation.} ({The only hope for Black was an attempt to recollect the poor
creature on b7:} 31... Bc8 $5 32. Be4 $1 (32. h5 Bf5) 32... Ra7 (32... Bf5 33.
Bxc6 Rac8 34. Bxe8 Rxc1+ 35. Kh2 $18) 33. Bxc6 Bd7 $16) 32. e6 Rad8 {It's not
a good idea to allow the pawn "e" to go unpunishedly forward, but it doesn't
matter.} (32... Re7 33. Rc5 Kh6 34. Rg5 Rd8 35. Rxg6+ Kh7 36. Rg5+ Kg8 37. Bg6
$1 $18) 33. e7 Rd7 (33... Rd6 34. Ba2 Rf6 35. Rf1 $18) 34. Rce1 {Obviously not
the best game by Bologan... but Jakovenko was excellent.} 1-0
[Event "9th Karpov Poikovsky"]
[Site "Poikovsky/Russia"]
[Date "2008.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Polivanov, Anatoly"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "CZM, #8, 2008"]
[Source "ChessZone.org"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 {I think, it's possible to predict, that soon anyone will avoid Marschall
Attack against Alexei Shirov.} 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3
Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Re8 ({In a variation} 14... Qh4 15. g3 Qh3 16. Bxd5
cxd5 17. Qxd5 {Shirov has an impressive ELO performance 2869...}) 15. Rxe8+
Qxe8 16. Nd2 Qe6 $146 {A novelty.} ({An estimation of all the system 14...Re8
depends on the line} 16... Qe1+ 17. Nf1 Bg6 18. Bxd5 cxd5 19. Qxd5 Rd8 20. Bg5
Qxa1 21. Bxd8 Bf8 {; It all needs practical verification.}) 17. h3 ({
Protecting from Bf5-g4, although it was possible to make it in a more defiant
way:} 17. Ne4 Bg4 18. Qe3 $5) 17... Re8 18. Ne4 {The "e"-file needs to be
blocked, otherwise it risks to become jumping-off place for a black pieces.} ({
Here is an illustrative variation:} 18. Nf1 Qg6 19. Bc2 Re1 20. Rb1 h5 $3 21.
Bd2 Bg4 $17) 18... Bxe4 19. dxe4 Qe5 {Onischuk is searching for adventures.} ({
The most reasonable decision would be switch to the endgame:} 19... Qxe4 20.
Qxe4 Rxe4 21. Kf1 {- White, certainly, have a more pleasant position, but
probably, it will not suffice for a victory.}) 20. Kf1 {Diagram [#]} Bc5 $2 {
Now Black's position slowly, but confidently steps on the road to ruin.} ({
Logical contunuation of idea 19...Qe5 was} 20... Qh2 $5 {, and White should
operate very accurate:} 21. g4 Bc5 22. Bxd5 $1 (22. exd5 $6 Bxf2 $1 23. Qxf2 (
23. Qg2 Re1+ 24. Kxf2 Re2+ 25. Kxe2 Qxg2+) 23... Qh1+ 24. Qg1 Qf3+ $11 (24...
Re1+ $5)) 22... cxd5 23. Bf4 dxe4 24. Re1 $1 Rd8 25. Rxe4 Rd1+ 26. Re1 Rxe1+
27. Kxe1 Qg1+ 28. Ke2 $16) ({the best was acknowledging own error (and losing
a tempo in comparison with 19...Qxe4):} 20... Qxe4 $1 21. Qxe4 Rxe4 22. Bxd5 (
22. a4 $5 b4 23. Bc2 Re6) 22... cxd5 23. Be3 $14) 21. Bd2 $1 Qh2 {This is not
so well anymore, cause king has time to escape.} 22. Ke2 (22. g4 $2 Rxe4) 22...
Re6 {A steadfast decision - Onischuk passes to an endgame in which opponent
has a pawn up and two bishops. But there, perhaps, chances on a draw will be
greater, than anywhere else.} (22... Qe5 23. Re1 $1 Nf6 (23... Qxe4+ 24. Kf1
$18) 24. Kf1 Qh2 25. g4 $1 $18 (25. Bf4 $6 Qh1+ 26. Ke2 Rxe4+ 27. Qxe4 Qxe1+
28. Kxe1 Nxe4 29. f3 $14)) 23. Kd3 $1 Rf6 24. Qg3 (24. Qh5 Rxf2 25. exd5 Qg3+ (
25... Qxg2 26. Rd1 $18) 26. Kc2 Rxd2+ 27. Kxd2 Qe3+ 28. Kc2 Qe4+ $11) 24...
Qxg3+ 25. fxg3 Ne7 ({After} 25... Nc7 26. Bf4 Ne6 27. e5 {the game would be
roughly the same.}) 26. Bf4 Ng6 {Diagram [#]} (26... g5 27. Bxg5 Rf2 28. Be3 $1
Bxe3 29. Kxe3 Rxb2 30. Rf1 $18) 27. e5 $1 Nxf4+ 28. Ke4 (28. gxf4 $2 Rxf4 $11)
28... Rg6 29. Kxf4 $18 {As a result, Shirov got a winning ending. It's not
even in extra pawn... just a black pieces are very badly - line "d" will carry
over into White's possession.} Be7 (29... Kf8 30. Rd1 Ke7 31. Bc2 Rh6 32. Bf5
$18) 30. Rd1 c5 31. Rd7 Kf8 32. Bd5 Rb6 ({Free oneself does not turn out:}
32... f6 33. e6 Rg5 34. c4 $1 $18) 33. Ra7 g6 34. Ra8+ Kg7 35. Ra7 {So less
the moves up to the control - some much the better.} Kf8 36. b3 c4 $5 {A good
endeavour.} 37. b4 $1 {Of course!} (37. bxc4 bxc4 38. Ke4 (38. Bxc4 Rc6) 38...
Rb2 39. Rxa6 Rxg2 {- here it's visible, how much the White's task become
complicated.}) 37... f6 38. e6 Bd6+ 39. Ke4 Be5 {Diagram [#] Perhaps, the only
opportunity for counterplay.} (39... f5+ 40. Kd4 Bxg3 41. Rf7+ (41. Kc5 $4 Bf2#
{- a stunning cooperative!}) 41... Ke8 42. Rxh7 $18) 40. g4 $1 {White subtly
noticed the fact that a bishop e5 may be vulnerable. Now Onischuk is having to
go with the stream.} Bxc3 (40... Rd6 41. g5 $1 Ke8 42. Rf7 $18) (40... h6 41.
h4 $1) 41. e7+ Ke8 42. Rc7 Bxb4 43. Bc6+ Rxc6 44. Rxc6 {With an exchange White
should win easily.} Bxe7 (44... Kxe7 45. Rxa6 Bd6 46. Kd5 Be5 47. Kc5 $18) 45.
Rxa6 c3 46. Kd5 Kf7 (46... b4 47. Ke6 Kd8 48. Rc6 {- Black are in zugzwang now;
} (48. Ra8+ $4 Kc7 $19)) 47. Rc6 b4 48. Rc7 h5 {Diagram [#]} (48... f5 49. gxf5
gxf5 50. Ke5 $18) (48... h6 49. g3 $1) 49. gxh5 gxh5 50. g4 $1 {Shirov has
calculated correctly - White is winning forcedly.} hxg4 51. hxg4 f5 (51... Ke8
52. Ke6 Kd8 53. Rd7+ $1 (53. Rxe7 $4 c2 $19) 53... Kc8 54. Rd4 $1 Bf8 55. Kf7
$18) 52. gxf5 Kf6 53. Ke4 Bf8 54. Rc6+ Kg5 (54... Kf7 55. f6 Ke8 56. Kf5 Kd7
57. Rc4 $18) 55. f6 {Shirov again confirmed his highest endgame skill.} (55. f6
Kg6 56. Ke5 Bh6 57. f7+ $18) 1-0
[Event "Greek Team Championship"]
[Site "Greece"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Atalik, Suat"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A69"]
[WhiteElo "2585"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Khustnutdinov, Rustam"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "CZM, #8, 2008"]
[Source "ChessZone.org"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 {Benoni - The Opening of
the month :-)} 6. Nc3 a6 7. a4 (7. e4 Bg4 8. a4 g6 9. Qb3 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Qc7 11.
f4 Nbd7 12. Bg2 Bg7 13. O-O O-O 14. Qc2 Rfe8 15. Bd2 c4 16. Rae1 Rab8 17. Re3
b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Na2 Nh5 20. Rh3 Nc5 21. Nb4 Ra8 22. f5 Nf6 23. fxg6 hxg6
24. Re1 Ng4 25. Bc3 Ne5 26. Rd1 {1-0 Evdokimov,A (2510)-Ovetchkin,R (2532)/
playchess.com INT 2005/EXT 2007}) 7... g6 8. Nd2 {One more popular line} Nbd7
9. e4 (9. a5 Qe7 10. e4 Bg7 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O b5 13. axb6 Nxb6 14. Re1 Re8
15. Qc2 Ng4 16. Bxg4 Bxg4 17. b3 Bd4 18. Bb2 Bd7 19. Qd3 Bb5 20. Qc2 Bg7 21. h3
Bd7 22. Qd3 Bb5 23. Qc2 {1/2-1/2 Jobava,B (2646)-Pantsulaia,L (2611)/San
Marino 2006/CBM 112 ext}) 9... Bg7 10. Be2 (10. Nc4 Nb6 $1 11. Ne3 O-O 12. Bd3
Re8 13. O-O Bd7 $6 (13... c4 14. Bc2 a5 $11) 14. Bd2 Rb8 15. a5 $14 {1-0
Yakovich,Y (2593)-Marin,M (2551)/Gothenburg 2002/EXT 2003 (46)}) 10... O-O 11.
O-O Re8 (11... Rb8 12. Ra3 Ne5 13. Re1 g5 14. Nf1 h6 15. Qc2 Re8 16. Bd2 Bd7
17. a5 Qc7 18. Na4 Ng6 19. Ng3 Nf4 20. Bf1 Re7 21. b4 Rbe8 22. bxc5 N6xd5 23.
Qc1 Nf6 24. Bb4 d5 25. c6 Bxc6 26. Bxe7 Rxe7 27. exd5 Rxe1 28. Qxe1 N6xd5 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Volkov,S (2567)-Bu Xiangzhi (2593)/Moscow 2002/CBM 088 (138)}) 12. f4 (
12. Qc2 Rb8 (12... Ne5 13. Re1 Bg4 14. Bf1 Nh5 15. Ra3 Nf4 16. Nd1 Bd7 17. a5
f5 $36 {0-1 Wang Yue (2626)-Jobava,B (2651)/Taiyuan 2006/CBM 114 (64)}) 13. Ra3
Qe7 14. h3 h6 15. a5 g5 16. Nc4 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. f4 Qd4+ 19. Kh2 b5 $132 {
1/2-1/2 Khalifman,A (2628)-Akopian,V (2646)/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 072 (40)}) 12...
c4 (12... Rb8 13. a5 b5 14. axb6 Nxb6 15. Kh1 c4 16. Ra3 Qc7 17. b4 cxb3 18.
Rxb3 Nfd7 19. Na4 $2 Nxa4 20. Rxb8 Nc3 21. Rxc8 Qxc8 22. Qe1 Nxe4 $17 {0-1
Navara,D (2656)-Gashimov,V (2664)/Reggio Emilia ITA 2007/The Week in Chess 686
(55)}) 13. Kh1 {the main line} (13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxc4 Nb6 15. fxe5 Ng4 16. Nd6
Bxe5 17. Nxe8 Qh4 (17... Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Qh4 19. Bg5 Qxg5 20. Bxg4 Bxg4 21. Qxg4
$1) 18. h3 Qg3 19. Bxg4 Qh2+ 20. Kf2 Qg3+ 21. Kg1 Qh2+ 22. Kf2 Qg3+ {1/2-1/2
Taimanov,M (2590)-Tal,M (2625)/Sukhumi 1972/EXT 2001}) 13... Nc5 14. e5 {
the most aggressive and the strongest way, I think} ({quiet} 14. Bf3 {gives
black extra temp for development} Bd7 15. e5 dxe5 16. fxe5 Rxe5 17. Nxc4 Re8
18. Bf4 Nfe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Rc1 Rc8 21. Bxe4 Rxe4 22. Nd6 Rxf4 23. Rxf4 Rxc1
24. Qxc1 Bh6 25. Nxf7 Bxf4 26. Qxf4 Qf8 27. Nh6+ Kg7 28. Qc1 Qd6 29. h3 Qxd5
30. Ng4 Bxg4 31. hxg4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Ehlvest,J (2460)-Szekely,P (2435)/Tallinn
1983/MCD (41)}) 14... dxe5 15. fxe5 Rxe5 (15... Nfd7 16. e6 fxe6 17. Nxc4 Ne5
18. d6 Bd7 19. Bf4 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 Nxa4 21. Nxa4 b5 22. Bxb5 Bxb5 23. Re1 Rc8 24.
Qd2 Rc4 25. Bg5 Bf6 26. Bxf6 Qxf6 27. Nc3 Rd4 28. Qe3 Rd3 29. Qh6 Qg7 30. Qg5
h6 31. Qh4 g5 32. Qh5 Bd7 33. Rxa6 {1-0 Van Ketel,R (2151)-Gaponenko,I (2415)/
Gent 2002/CBM 089 ext}) 16. Nxc4 Re8 (16... Rf5 17. Bf4 Nfe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19.
Qc2 Nf6 20. Ne3 Nxd5 21. Qd2 Rxf4 22. Rxf4 Be6 {1/2-1/2 Farago,I (2515)
-Goldstern,F (2340)/Seefeld 1996/EXT 2000 (38)}) (16... Rxe2 $6 17. Nxe2 Bg4
18. Ne5 Nce4 19. Bf4 g5 20. Be3 Bh5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Glek,I (2475)-Tseshkovsky,V
(2520)/Budapest 1989/EXT 2003 (44)}) 17. Bg5 {Diagram [#]} Bf5 $6 {bishop is
situated bad here. Every moment it maybe taken by rook and on that square he
didn't take control over impotant d5-square} (17... h6 18. Bh4 Nce4 19. d6 (19.
Nxe4 Rxe4 20. Bg3 Nxd5 21. Rxf7 Be6 $2 22. Rxb7 Kh8 $2 23. Qc2 Bf5 24. Nd6 Re7
25. Qc6 Rxe2 26. Nf7+ $18 {1-0 Yrjola,J (2515)-Vaisser,A (2495)/Sochi 1984/MCD
(35)}) 19... g5 20. Be1 Be6 21. Nxe4 Nxe4 22. Ba5 Bxc4 23. Bxd8 Bxe2 24. d7 Re6
25. Qxe2 {1-0 Beliavsky,A (2620)-Velimirovic,D (2495)/Moscow 1982/IZT}) 18. d6
{Programm move} h6 (18... Nce4 19. Nxe4 Rxe4 20. Ne3 Be6 21. Bf3 Rb4 22. Bd5
$16 {1-0 Yrjola,J (2430)-Teo Kok Siong (2320)/Dubai 1986/TD (43)}) 19. Bh4 {
Diagram [#]} Kh7 $2 {I don't understand this move's idea. on h7 king is
situated worse than g8} ({black should admit making mistake} 19... Be6 20. Bxf6
Bxf6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Rxe2 23. Qxc5 b5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qxb5 Rxa1 26.
Rxa1 Bd4 $132) 20. a5 ({rook sacrifice was pleasured} 20. Rxf5 $5 gxf5 21. Qf1
{here you can see minuses of Kh7 move} Kg8 (21... Qc8 $2 22. Nb6) 22. Qxf5 Qc8
23. Qf4 Qe6 24. Bf3 $44) (20. Nd5 $1 Re4 (20... Rb8 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Bg4 $1
$16) (20... Nce4 21. Nc7 $16) 21. g4 Qe8 22. gxf5 Nxd5 23. Qxd5 Rxh4 24. Bf3
$14) (20. Bf3 $6 Bd3) 20... Rc8 (20... Be6 21. Bxf6 Bxf6 22. Nd5 Bxd5 23. Qxd5
Rxe2 24. Qxc5 Rc8 25. Qd5 Kg7) 21. d7 $5 {add maximum oil to the fire} ({again,
} 21. Rxf5 {was enabled} gxf5 22. Qf1 Kg8 23. Nd5 $1 Nce4 24. Rd1 $36) 21...
Qxd7 (21... Ncxd7 22. Nd6 Ne5 23. Nd5 $1 Rc6 24. Nxe8 Qxe8 25. Nxf6+ Bxf6 26.
Bxf6 Rxf6 27. Qb3 $16) 22. Nd6 Bc2 $2 {Diagram [#] Another wrong decition -
black didn't expect white's next move} ({better was} 22... Red8 23. Nxc8 Qxc8
24. Qe1 g5 25. Bg3 Nfe4 $44 {with some compensation}) 23. Nxe8 $1 {Beautiful
sacrifice!} Bxd1 24. Nxf6+ Bxf6 25. Raxd1 {all white pieces is ready to fight}
Bd4 $6 ({the best way was to return queen} 25... Qxd1 26. Nxd1 Bxh4 27. g3 (27.
Rxf7+ Kg8 28. Bc4 Kh8 29. g3 Ne4 30. Bd3 Nd6 31. Rd7 Rd8 $11) 27... Re8 28.
Rxf7+ Kh8 29. Nc3 Bg5 30. h4 $14) 26. Bc4 $1 {Diagram [#]} Bxc3 $4 {The final
mistake of this chess battle} (26... f5 $6 27. Bf2 Ne6 28. Bxe6 Qxe6 29. Bxd4
$16) ({or} 26... Ne6 27. Ba2 (27. Bb3) 27... Rc6 (27... Qe8 28. Bxe6 Qxe6 29.
Rxd4 Rc4 30. Bf2 Rxd4 31. Bxd4 Qc4 32. Rd1 $16) 28. Bf2 (28. Ne4 Qe8) 28... Rd6
29. Bg3 (29. Ne4 Qa4 $1) 29... Rc6 (29... Qe7 30. Bxd6 Qxd6 31. Rxf7+ Kg8 32.
Rf6 $18) 30. Be5 $16) 27. bxc3 $18 Qa4 ({Rybka's 1st line} 27... Qxd1 {is "no
comments"}) 28. Rxf7+ Kg8 29. Rc7+ ({simple} 29. Rd4 {was enough too. But
Atalik's move, of course. is more effect}) 29... Qxc4 30. Rxc8+ Kf7 31. Rc7+ $1
{the last subtlety} ({on immediatelly} 31. Bf2 {was} Qe2) 31... Ke6 32. Re1+ {
game over} Kf5 33. Bf2 {the knight is losing and the attack is continuing.
Black prefer to resign} 1-0
[Event "Greek Team Championship"]
[Site "Greece"]
[Date "2008.07.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Harikrishna, Penteala"]
[Black "Ivanisevic, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2668"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Khustnutdinov, Rustam"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2008.??.??"]
[SourceTitle "CZM, #8, 2008"]
[Source "ChessZone.org"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. d5 d6 {Ivan repeats opening from Jakovenko -
Volokitin game} 5. Nc3 (5. dxe6 fxe6 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bf4 e5
10. Bg5 Be6 11. Nfd2 d5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. Nc3 Be6 15. Bxc6 bxc6
16. Qc2 $13 {1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V (2739)-Volokitin,A (2679)/Sochi 2005/CBM 107
(50)}) 5... g6 (5... exd5 6. cxd5 g6 (6... a6 7. a4 g6) 7. h3 (7. e4 a6 8. h3
b5 9. Bd3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 (11. Bf4 Re8 12. Re1 Ra7 13. a3 Rae7 14. Rc1
Qb6 15. b4 Nbd7 16. Qd2 Bb7 17. Bh2 {1/2-1/2 Ponomariov,R (2705)-Gelfand,B
(2736)/Moscow 2007/EXT 2008 (65)}) 11... Re8 12. Re1 Ra7 13. b4 Nbd7 14. Bd2
Rc7 15. Rb1 Nb6 $13 {1-0 Morozevich,A (2762)-Miroshnichenko,E (2646)/Lugo 2007/
CBM 119 (43)}) (7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Na6 10. O-O Ne8 11. Nc4 Nac7 12. a4
f5 13. exf5 Rxf5 14. Bg4 Rf8 15. Bxc8 Rxc8 $11 {1/2-1/2 Leko,P (2741)-Kramnik,
V (2770)/Brissago 2004/CBM 103 (65)}) (7. g3 Bg7 8. Bg2 O-O (8... Na6 9. O-O
Nc7 10. e4 O-O 11. h3 Nd7 12. Bg5 f6 13. Bf4 Ne5 14. a4 g5 15. Bxe5 fxe5 16.
Nd2 {1/2-1/2 Wang Yue (2689)-Gashimov,V (2679)/Baku AZE 2008/The Week in Chess
703 (46)}) 9. O-O Re8 10. Bf4 Bg4 11. Nd2 Nh5 12. Be3 Nd7 13. h3 Bxh3 14. Bxh3
Nxg3 15. fxg3 Rxe3 16. Rf3 Bd4 17. Rxe3 Bxe3+ 18. Kh1 $16 {1-0 Eljanov,P (2692)
-Topalov,V (2780)/Wijk aan Zee NED 2008/The Week in Chess 690 (46)}) 7... a6 (
7... Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Bd3 a6 (9... b5 10. Bxb5 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qa5+ 12. Nfd2 Qxb5
13. Nxd6 Qa6 14. N2c4 Rd8 15. Bf4 Nd7 16. O-O Nb6 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. Nxc8 Raxc8
19. Rb1 Qb7 20. d6 Bf8 21. Qd2 Bxd6 $11 {1/2-1/2 Sasikiran,K (2690)-Ivanchuk,V
(2729)/Foros 2007/CBM 119 (28)}) 10. a4 Nbd7 11. O-O Re8 (11... Nh5 12. Be2 Re8
13. Re1 h6 14. Bd2 Nhf6 15. Bf1 g5 16. Rb1 g4 17. hxg4 Nxg4 18. Bf4 Nf8 19. Bg3
Ng6 20. Nh2 h5 21. Be2 h4 22. Bxh4 Qxh4 23. Bxg4 Bd4 24. Rf1 Kg7 25. Bxc8 Raxc8
26. Nf3 Qf6 27. Nxd4 cxd4 28. Ne2 Rxe4 29. Ng3 Rh4 30. Nh5+ Rxh5 31. Qxh5 Rh8
32. Qg4 Rh4 33. Qg3 {1/2-1/2 Grigoriants,S (2573)-Volokitin,A (2684)/Dagomys
RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 700}) 12. Re1 Qe7 (12... Qc7 13. Bg5 (13. Bf4 b6 14.
Qd2 Bb7 15. Bc4 Nh5 16. Bh2 h6 17. g4 Nhf6 18. Rad1 h5 19. g5 Nh7 20. Bg3 Re7
21. Re2 $14 {1/2-1/2 Onischuk,A (2650)-Nakamura,H (2644)/San Diego 2006/CBM
112 (65)}) 13... h6 14. Be3 g5 15. Qd2 Qd8 16. Rad1 Nh5 17. Nh2 Nf8 18. h4 Nf4
19. Bf1 Qf6 20. g3 Nh3+ 21. Bxh3 Bxh3 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Bxg5 Qg6 24. f3 b5 $132
{0-1 Georgiev,K (2649)-Gashimov,V (2664)/Crete 2007/CBM 121 (40)}) 13. Bf4 Nh5
14. Bh2 Rb8 15. g4 Nhf6 16. e5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 18. Rxe5 Qxe5 19. Bxe5 Rxe5
$44 {0-1 Radjabov,T (2747)-Ivanchuk,V (2729)/Odessa 2007/CBM 119 (47)}) 8. a4 (
8. e4 b5 9. Bd3) 8... Qe7 (8... Bg7) 9. g3 (9. Bf4 Bg7 10. e3 O-O 11. Be2 h6
12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. Nc4 Ne8 14. O-O Rb8 15. a5 g5 16. Bh2 Ne5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18.
Nxe5 Qxe5 19. Qd2 $14 {1-0 Kunte,A (2527)-Sadvakasov,D (2618)/Philadelphia
2007/CBM 119 ext (75)}) (9. Bg5 Bg7 10. e3 O-O 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. Bd3 Ne5 13. Bc2
h6 14. Bh4 b5 15. axb5 Bb7 $13 {1-0 Krasenkow,M (2676)-Volokitin,A (2652)/
Mallorca 2004/CBM 104 (37)}) (9. Nd2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bh6 11. Bd3 Ne5 12. Be2 Nh5
13. Nf3 Bxc1 14. Qxc1 O-O 15. O-O Nxf3+ 16. Bxf3 Nf6 17. Qg5 Re8 18. Rab1 Bd7
19. Rfe1 Rac8 20. Re3 Rc7 21. Rd1 Qe5 $11 {1-0 Khalifman,A (2650)-Emms,J (2500)
/Thessaloniki 1996/EXT 1998 (45)}) 9... Bg7 10. Bg2 {1-0 Jakovenko,D (2709)
-Volokitin,A (2672)/Poikovsky/Russia 2008/[Khustnutdinov, Rustam] (42)}) 6. h3
Bg7 {as opposed to Volokitin, Black continues to use roundabout way} 7. e4 O-O
(7... exd5 8. exd5 O-O 9. Bd3 Qe7+ (9... Re8+ 10. Be3 Rxe3+ 11. fxe3 Qe7 12.
O-O Nfd7 13. Qe2 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. Rf3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nd7 17. Raf1 Ne5 18.
Rf6 Bf5 19. R6xf5 gxf5 20. Bxf5 Qg5 $44 {1/2-1/2 Lputian,S (2616)-Petrosian,T
(2606)/Yerevan ARM 2008/The Week in Chess 688 (60)}) 10. Kf1 Na6 11. Bf4 Nh5
12. Bg5 f6 13. Bd2 f5 14. Kg1 Nc7 15. Kh2 $13 {1-0 Navara,D (2647)-Gdanski,J
(2544)/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108 (51)}) 8. Bd3 (8. Bg5 exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Bd3 c4
11. Bc2 b5 12. a3 Nbd7 13. O-O Qb6 {1/2-1/2 Psakhis,L (2545)-Evdokimov,A (2463)
/Moscow 2005/EXT 2006 (25)}) 8... Na6 9. O-O (9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 exd5 11. cxd5
b5 12. Nxb5 (12. O-O c4 13. Bc2 {1-0 Georgiev,K (2663)-Milanovic,D (2495)/
Herceg Novi 2007/CBM 120 ext (67)}) 12... Nb4 13. O-O Ba6 14. Be2 Nxe4 15. a3
Qb6 16. axb4 Bxb5 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Nd4 Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Rfe8 20. Qc2 a5 21. Rab1
Re4 22. Nc6 Qb3 23. Qd2 Qd3 24. Nxa5 Qxd2 25. Bxd2 Rd4 26. Bc3 {1/2-1/2
Blagojevic,D (2502)-Ivanisevic,I (2595)/Zlatibor 2007/CBM 120 ext}) 9... e5 {
after that move the game came's to King Indian Defence} 10. Rb1 (10. a3 Ne8 (
10... Nh5 11. Re1 Nc7 12. b4 b6 13. Bd2 Bd7 14. Rb1 Qe8 15. Bc2 Nf4 16. Ba4
cxb4 17. Bxd7 Qxd7 18. axb4 f5 {1-0 Beliavsky,A (2655)-Smirin,I (2500)/Moscow
1988/URS-ch (42)}) 11. Nh2 f5 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 g5 14. Bd2 f4 15. Qh5 Bd4+
16. Kh1 Ng7 17. Qh6 Qf6 18. Qxf6 Bxf6 19. Nf3 Bd7 20. e5 Bxe5 21. Nxg5 $14 {
1-0 Popov,I (2594)-Ivanisevic,I (2649)/Plovdiv BUL 2008/The Week in Chess 703
(56)}) 10... Kh8 {black the only idea is f7-f5 but it may be prepared by
different ways. For example} (10... Nh5 {is not good, because knight is on
target here} 11. a3 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. Nxe5) ({but} 10... Ne8 $5 {was
possible}) 11. a3 Ng8 ({maybe Black should move close to centre} 11... Nb8 $5)
12. Nh2 f5 (12... Bh6 13. Bxh6 Nxh6 14. Qd2 Kg7 15. f4) 13. f4 ({worse was} 13.
exf5 gxf5 (13... Bxf5 $5 {is antipositional} 14. Ne4 {with stable advantage})
14. f4 e4 15. Bc2 Bd4+ 16. Kh1 Nf6 {and black have good chances for attack on
King's side}) 13... exf4 (13... fxe4 {didn't help} 14. Nxe4 Nf6 15. fxe5 Nxe4
16. Bxe4 Bxe5 17. Nf3 Bg7 18. Ng5 $16 {white active pieces and space advantage}
) 14. Bxf4 g5 15. Bd2 f4 16. Qh5 (16. e5 $5 {looks cool} Bxe5 17. Nf3 {black
is around of danger} ({worse is} 17. Qh5 Bf5) 17... Bf6 18. Ne4 h6 19. Nfxg5 $1
$18) 16... h6 {The necessary move} (16... Bd7 $2 17. e5) 17. h4 (17. e5 dxe5 (
17... Bxe5 18. Nf3 Bf5 19. Bxf5 Rxf5 20. Ne4 $36) 18. Nf3 Nf6 19. Qg6 Qe8 20.
Qxe8 Nxe8 21. Nb5 $44) 17... Nf6 (17... Bd7 18. e5 Be8 19. Qd1 Bxe5 20. Nf3)
18. Qg6 Bd7 {Diagram [#]White Queen are in trouble. Somebody must rescue it!}
19. hxg5 (19. e5 dxe5 20. hxg5 Be8 21. Qf5 Bd7 22. Qxe5 Nh5 23. Qd6 Bf5 (23...
Bd4+ 24. Rf2 Qxg5 25. Nf3 Bxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Qg3+ 27. Kg1 Bf5 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29.
Bxf5 Rxf5 30. Qe6+ Rf7 31. Ne5 $18) 24. Qxd8 Raxd8 25. Bxf5 Bd4+ 26. Rf2 Rxf5
27. gxh6 $44) 19... Be8 20. Qxg7+ $5 {There is no way back....} (20. Qf5 Nh5
21. Qg4 Bd4+ 22. Rf2 Qxg5 $15) 20... Kxg7 21. gxf6+ Rxf6 (21... Qxf6 {change
nothing} 22. Ne2 Qe7 23. Nxf4 $44) 22. Ne2 $1 $44 {Diagram [#] It is very hard
to play that position by black because it is very hard to find a good move or
good idea while white have very easy game} Nb8 $6 {Knight hurryes up to
epicentre} (22... Kg8 23. Nxf4 Rf7 24. e5 dxe5 25. Ne6 Qh4 $132) 23. Nxf4 Nd7
24. Ng4 $40 {Knights is ready to crush Black's army} Rxf4 25. Rxf4 $1 {the
most aggressive - bishop's place is on c3} (25. Bxf4 $6 h5 $1 26. Ne3 Ne5 $11)
25... Ne5 {The barrier is complete,but I'm not sure in it's durability} (25...
Bh5 26. Bc3+ Ne5 27. Nxe5 dxe5 28. Bxe5+ Kg8 29. Rbf1 $18) (25... Bg6 $5 26.
Bc3+ Kh7 27. Rbf1 Qg5 28. Bd2 Ne5 (28... Qe7 $2 29. e5 $1) 29. Nxe5 $1 Qxe5 30.
Bc3 Qg5 31. R1f3 h5 $8 32. Rf6 $16) 26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. Rf5 $16 {alas, e5-pawn
are falls and White's central pawns is ready to marsh} (27. Bc3 $2 Qg5 28. Rbf1
Bg6 $14) 27... Bg6 28. Rxe5 Qh4 {Black's the only hope - is not safe position
of White King} 29. Bc3 $6 {Here Pentala begins to miss :-(} ({better was
immediately} 29. Rf1 Rf8 30. Rxf8 Kxf8 31. d6 {and now black can't play} Qg3 $2
32. Bxh6+ $18) 29... Kg8 30. Rf1 Rf8 {rook exchages - good news for black} 31.
d6 (31. Rxf8+ Kxf8 32. d6 Qg3 33. Be2 Be8) 31... Qg3 $1 {Very impotant resource
} 32. Re6 $4 {the second miss, that can be fatal for White} ({it was necessary
to move} 32. Rxf8+ $1 Kxf8 33. Rd5 (33. Be2 {is enough too}) 33... Qe3+ 34. Kh2
Qf4+ 35. g3 Qf2+ 36. Kh3 {alas, no perpetual} Bf7 37. Rf5 $1 Qg1 38. d7 {wining
}) 32... Rxf1+ $1 (32... Qe3+ $4 33. Kh2 Rxf1 34. Rxg6+ $18) 33. Bxf1 Qe3+ 34.
Kh2 Bxe4 $1 $11 {Diagram [#]} 35. Re8+ ({there is no victory after} 35. d7 Qf4+
36. Kg1 (36. g3 $4 Qf2+ 37. Kh3 Qxf1+ 38. Kh4 Qh1+ 39. Kg4 Qd1+ 40. Kf4 Qxd7
$19) 36... Qe3+ $11) (35. Rf6 Bc6 $8) 35... Kf7 36. Re7+ Kf8 (36... Kg6 $4 37.
Rg7+ Kf5 38. d7 Qf4+ 39. Kh3 Ke6 $1 40. d8=N+ $1 (40. d8=Q Bf5+ 41. g4 Qxf1+
42. Kg3 Qg1+ $11) 40... Kd6 41. Be2 Bf5+ 42. Bg4 $16) 37. Bg7+ (37. Be5 $5)
37... Kg8 38. Be5 {White cannot lose that position, and so now they will
trying to win without any risk.} Bc6 (38... Kf8 39. Bg3 Qd4 40. b4 $5) 39. b4
$1 {The last resource} Qe1 (39... cxb4 40. axb4 Qe1 (40... a6 $4 41. b5 Bd7 42.
Bg3 $18)) 40. b5 (40. Bd3 Qh4+ 41. Kg1 Qe1+ $11) 40... Bd7 $8 (40... Bf3 $4 41.
Bf6 $1 Qxf1 42. Rg7+ Kf8 43. d7 Qd1 44. d8=Q+ Qxd8 45. Bxd8 Kxg7 46. gxf3 $18)
41. Bg3 (41. Rxd7 Qxe5+ 42. g3 Qh5+ 43. Bh3 Qe2+ 44. Bg2 Qh5+ $11) (41. Kg1
Qe3+ 42. Kh2 Qe1 $11) 41... Qxf1 42. Rxd7 Qf5 {Black hopes in perpetual, so
white must be very carefull} (42... Qe2 43. Re7 Qh5+ 44. Kg1 Qd1+) 43. Re7 Qh5+
44. Kg1 Qd1+ 45. Re1 Qd4+ 46. Kh2 Qg4 (46... Qxc4 47. d7 $2) (46... Kf8) 47.
Re5 {white is waiting for mistake} b6 48. Rd5 Qd7 49. Bf4 Qg4 50. Bg3 Qd7 $8
51. Rd3 Qf5 52. Rf3 Qg4 (52... Qh5+ 53. Kg1 Qg4 54. Bf4 Kh7 {I don't see how
white can go prongess} 55. Rd3 Qxf4 56. d7 Qc1+ 57. Kh2 Qf4+ 58. Kg1 (58. Kh3
$4 Qf5+) 58... Qc1+ $11) 53. Rf4 Qd1 54. Rh4 Kh7 55. Bf4 h5 56. Bg3 Kg6 57. Re4
({after} 57. Rf4 $6 Qd3 $1 {white may have problems with c4-pawn}) 57... Kf5
58. Rf4+ (58. Re5+ Kg4 59. Rd5 Qb3 60. Be1 Qxc4 61. Rd2 h4 62. d7 Qf4+ $11)
58... Kg5 59. a4 Kg6 60. Re4 Kf5 $6 61. Rh4 Kg5 (61... Qe2 $1 62. Rf4+ Kg6) 62.
Rh3 Kf5 63. Rh4 Kg5 64. Rf4 Kg6 {the dwaw is offered} 65. Re4 {Declined!} Kf5
$6 (65... Qd3 66. Re7 h4 67. Be5 h3 $1 68. d7 hxg2 69. Kxg2 Qe2+ $11) 66. Re5+
Kg4 67. Re7 $1 {The best try} Qd3 $4 {and......he misses} (67... h4 $8 68. Re4+
Kf5 69. Rxh4 Kg6) 68. Be5 {not the strongest, but enough move} (68. Rg7+ $1 Kf5
69. d7 Qd4 70. Re7 $18) 68... Kf5 69. d7 Qxc4 70. Bg3 Qd3 $2 (70... Qd4 71.
Re5+ Kf6 72. d8=Q+ Qxd8 73. Bh4+ Kxe5 74. Bxd8 c4 75. Kg3 c3 76. Kh4 $18) 71.
Bc7 $18 {finish} Qc4 72. d8=Q 1-0
[Event "Rapid Match"]
[Site "Kiev UKR"]
[Date "2008.07.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Short, Nigel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[Annotator "Khustnutdinov, Rustam"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.07.03"]
[SourceTitle "CZM, #8, 2008"]
[Source "ChessZone.org"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 {not the most popular line, but possible move} ({
The main way} 3... Bf5 {was used by top GM's for many times. Fresh game by
World Champion -} 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O h6 7. Nbd2 Nd7 8. Nb3 Nc8 9. a4
Be7 10. a5 O-O 11. Be3 a6 12. Ne1 f6 13. f4 fxe5 14. fxe5 Bg5 15. Qd2 Bxe3+ 16.
Qxe3 Ne7 17. Nd3 b6 18. g4 Bxd3 19. Bxd3 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 c5 21. dxc5 bxa5 22. g5
Nc6 23. gxh6 Qh4 24. hxg7 Ndxe5 25. Nxa5 Qd4 26. Qxd4 Nxd4 27. Rf8+ {1-0
Vallejo Pons,F (2684)-Anand,V (2803)/Leon ESP 2008/The Week in Chess 708}) 4.
Nf3 {There are diffirent ways here} (4. dxc5 Nc6 5. Bb5 (5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Bb5 Qa5+
7. Nc3 e6 8. Be3 Nge7 9. a3 a6 (9... O-O-O 10. b4 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qc7 12. Bxc6
Nxc6 13. Bd4 a6 14. f4 f6 15. exf6 Qxf4 16. fxg7 Bxg7 17. Bxg7 Rhg8 18. Qd2 Qf3
19. Rg1 Rd7 20. Qe2 Qf5 21. O-O-O Rgxg7 22. Rg3 Rdf7 23. Na4 Rg6 24. Nb6+ Kc7
25. Rd2 {1-0 Wang Hao (2684)-Yu Shaoteng (2505)/Beijing CHN 2008/The Week in
Chess 710 (38)}) 10. b4 Qc7 11. O-O Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Qxe5 13. Bxc6+ Nxc6 14. Na4
g5 $13 {1-0 Navara,D (2680)-Landa,K (2641)/Erfurt GER 2008/The Week in Chess
692 (60)}) 5... e6 6. Be3 Nge7 7. c3 Bd7 8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. Nf3 Nf5 10. Bd4 a5 11.
O-O (11. a4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Be7 13. O-O O-O 14. Nbd2 Qc7 15. Ne1 f6 16. Nd3 fxe5
17. Nxe5 Bxa4 18. Qxa4 Qxe5 19. Rae1 Qf4 {1/2-1/2 Karjakin,S (2678)-Khenkin,I
(2602)/Mainz 2007/CBM 119 ext}) 11... Nxd4 12. cxd4 b6 13. cxb6 Qxb6 $44 {
1/2-1/2 Karjakin,S (2732)-Asrian,K (2630)/Dagomys RUS 2008/The Week in Chess
700 (53)}) (4. c3 Nc6 5. Na3 cxd4 6. cxd4 Bf5 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 e6 9. Ne2
Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Nge7 11. O-O O-O 12. Nc2 Bxd2 13. Qxd2 Rc8 $11 {0-1 Xie Jun (2530)
-Karpov,A (2770)/Monte Carlo 1996/CBM 052 ext (65)}) 4... cxd4 {One more
unexpected decision!} (4... Nc6 5. c4 e6 (5... Bg4 6. cxd5 Bxf3 7. Qxf3 Nxd4 8.
Qd1 Qxd5 9. Bb5+ Kd8 10. O-O e6 11. Nc3 Qxe5 12. b4 $36 {1-0 Sutovsky,E (2630)
-Miladinovic,I (2579)/Plovdiv BUL 2008/The Week in Chess 703 (33)}) 6. cxd5
exd5 7. Nc3 c4 8. a3 Na5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Be3 $5 Nb3 11. Rb1 Bf5 12. g3 Qd7 13.
Bg2 Bd8 14. O-O Ne7 15. Nh4 Bxb1 16. Qxb1 O-O 17. f4 Bb6 18. f5 $44 {1/2-1/2
Ni Hua (2680)-Agdestein,S (2589)/Gibraltar ENG 2008/The Week in Chess 691 (66)}
) (4... Bg4 5. c4 cxd4 6. cxd5 Qxd5 7. Nc3 Qd7 8. Bb5 Nc6 9. Qxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4
a6 11. Bxd7+ Bxd7 12. Nd5 Rc8 13. Nb6 Rc7 14. e6 Bxe6 15. Bf4 Rc5 16. b4 Rc4
17. Nxc4 Bxc4 18. Rc1 b5 19. a3 $16 {1-0 Ni Hua (2704)-Yu Shaoteng (2505)/
Beijing CHN 2008/The Week in Chess 710 (50)}) 5. Nxd4 (5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qf4 e6 7.
a3 Bd7 8. Bd3 h6 9. Qg3 $13 {1-0 Ovetchkin,R (2475)-Popov,R (2392)/
chessassistantclub.com INT 2004/CBM 104 ext (53)}) 5... e6 {French defence
with extra move is now.} ({other way also have some "mines"} 5... Nc6 6. c4 e6
7. Nc3 Bc5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qg4 Kf8 10. Bd3 Ne7 11. O-O Ng6 12. Re1 Qh4 13. Qxh4
Nxh4 14. Bd2 Ng6 15. Na4 Be7 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Rac1 f6 18. exf6 gxf6 19. Rc7
Ne5 20. Bb5 Rg8 21. Re3 Rb8 22. Rb3 Rg6 23. Be2 Ra8 24. Bh5 Bd7 25. Bxg6 Bxa4
26. Bh6+ {1-0 Najer,E (2653)-Yevseev,D (2580)/Sochi 2006/CBM 111 ext}) 6. Bd3 (
{in 5th game of the match Karjakin has played} 6. c4 Bc5 7. Nc3 Ne7 8. Be3 Bxd4
9. Bxd4 O-O 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Bb5 Bd7 12. Be2 Nbc6 13. O-O Be6 14. Nb5 a6 15.
Nd6 Nxd4 16. Qxd4 Nc6 17. Qe3 d4 18. Qg3 f6 19. exf6 Rxf6 20. Bh5 Rh6 21. Rfe1
Qd7 22. Rxe6 Rxe6 23. Bf7+ Kh8 24. Bxe6 Qxe6 25. Nxb7 $14 {?桎蓮 禎悚怏?1-0
Karjakin,S (2727)-Short,N (2655)/Kiev UKR 2008/The Week in Chess 713 (59)})
6... Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O Ne7 9. c4 Ng6 10. Qe2 (10. f4 Bc5+ 11. Kh1 O-O 12.
Nd2 a5 13. Qa4 Bd7 14. Nb3 Bb6 15. c5 Bc7 16. Bd2 f6 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Nd4 e5
19. Bxg6 Rxg6 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. Nf3 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Bf6 23. Bf4 Bf5 24. Rb6 Be4
25. Bg3 d4 26. Rd1 h5 27. Nxd4 Qe8 28. Nf3 h4 29. Re1 Rg4 30. h3 Rxg3 31. Rxe4
Qg6 32. Qc4+ Kh7 33. Rxc6 Qf5 34. Rxh4+ {1-0 Nisipeanu,L (2690)-Kiik,K (2444)/
Fuegen 2006/CBM 115}) 10... Be7 11. f4 O-O 12. Nd2 (12. Nc3 {was possible too})
12... a5 13. Nf3 Ba6 14. Be3 a4 15. Rac1 Qb8 16. Rc2 {Steinitz rule - the
surplus defence of weaknesses} Rd8 17. Rfc1 c5 18. h4 $5 (18. cxd5 Bxd3 19.
Qxd3 Rxd5 20. Qe4 Qb7 {black have weak pawn on c5 and white have weak pawn on
b2 - they are compensating}) 18... Nf8 (18... Nxh4 $2 19. Nxh4 Bxh4 20. Qh5 $18
) (18... d4 $5 19. Bd2 Bxh4 20. f5 (20. Bxg6 $2 hxg6 21. Nxh4 d3) 20... exf5
21. Nxh4 Nxh4 22. Bg5 Ng6 23. Bxd8 Nf4 24. Qf3 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Qxd8 26. Qxf5 Qe7
$44) 19. cxd5 Bxd3 20. Qxd3 Rxd5 21. Qe4 Nd7 {Diagram [#]} 22. h5 $6 (22. Ng5
$5 Bxg5 (22... Nf8 23. Bxc5) 23. hxg5 Ra5 (23... Ra6 $2 24. Bxc5) 24. Kh2 $14)
22... Ra7 23. Nd2 $1 Ra6 24. Qf3 f6 $6 (24... Rb6 25. Nc4 Rb4 $14) 25. exf6
Nxf6 $6 (25... Bxf6 26. Nc4) 26. h6 $1 gxh6 ({after} 26... g6 27. Bxc5 $16 {
white have simple extra pawn}) 27. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 28. Rxc5 Rxc5 (28... Qxb2 29.
Qg3+ Kf7 30. Nf3 Rxc5 31. Rxc5 Qb6 32. Ne5+ Ke8 {with chances for success
defence}) 29. Rxc5 Qb6 30. Qf2 Ng4 (30... Qxb2 31. Qg3+ Kf8 32. Rc8+ Ne8 33.
Nc4 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Qb7 35. Qa3+ Qe7 36. Qc3 $40) 31. Qd4 $1 {right way! with
Queens black is harder too beat off the enemy} ({road to endgame was worse} 31.
Rc8+ Kg7 32. Qxb6 Rxb6 33. Nc4 {it maybe not enough for win}) 31... Qd6 32.
Rc8+ Kf7 33. Qh8 Nf6 34. Nf3 {Diagram [#]} Kg6 $4 {Diagram [#]} (34... Qxf4 {
didn't help too} 35. Qf8+ Kg6 36. Rc5 $3 {and there are no rescue for example}
Qe3+ 37. Kh1 {and all checks is finished}) (34... Ra5 35. g4 {white's chances
is high}) 35. Rf8 $4 (35. Ne5+ Kf5 36. Rf8) 35... Qxf4 {Diagram [#]} 36. Rg8+
Kh5 $4 {Diagram [#]} (36... Nxg8 37. Qxg8+ Kf5 38. Qf7+ Kg4 (38... Ke4 $4 39.
Qb7+) 39. Nh2+ Kg3 40. Nf1+ Kg4 $11) 37. Qxf6 $1 1-0
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