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[Event "FIDE Grand Prix"] [Site "Sochi/Russia"] [Date "2008.07.31"] [Round "1"] [White "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Black "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2727"] [Annotator "IM Khusnutdinov, Rustam"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #9, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 {The most principal way. In one interview Grischuk told that he is ready to go that line everytime} ({The other way is quiet} 6. Bxf6 {which is the also playable by top-GMs} Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Rc1 Bd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O Qe7 11. Qc2 a6 12. c5 Bc7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Rd8 15. Rfe1 Nf8 16. Qc3 $13 {1/2 Ivanchuk,V (2740)-Topalov,V (2767)/ Sofia BUL 2008/The Week in Chess 706 (49)}) 6... dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 { Black has won a pawn, but they are behind in development and weakened their King's side} 9. Ne5 ({The most popular move is} 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 Ke7 15. Nd6 Qb6 16. Bg4 Raf8 17. Qc2 Qxd4 18. Qg6 Qxg4 19. Qxg7+ Kd8 20. Nxb7+ Kc8 21. a4 b4 22. Rac1 c3 23. bxc3 b3 24. c4 Rfg8 25. Nd6+ Kc7 26. Qf7 Rf8 27. cxd5 Rxf7 28. Rxc6+ Kb8 29. Nxf7 Re8 30. Nd6 Rh8 31. Rc4 Qe2 32. dxe6 Nb6 33. Rb4 Ka8 34. e7 Nd5 35. Rxb3 Nxe7 36. Rfb1 Nd5 37. h3 h5 38. Nf7 Rc8 39. e6 a6 40. Nxg5 h4 41. Bd6 Rg8 42. R3b2 Qd3 43. e7 Nf6 44. Be5 Nd7 45. Ne6 {1-0 Topalov,V (2780)-Kramnik,V (2799)/Wijk aan Zee NED 2008/The Week in Chess 690}) (9. e5 {Hikaru Nakamura's patent} Nd5 10. Nd2 Nd7 11. Be2 Bb7 12. a4 Qb6 13. Nde4 a5 14. O-O Rd8 15. Bh5 b4 16. Qg4 Nc7 17. Nd6+ Bxd6 18. exd6 Nf6 19. Qf3 Nxh5 20. dxc7 Rxd4 21. Qxh5 bxc3 22. bxc3 Rd3 23. Rab1 Qa6 24. Be5 Rh7 25. f4 c5 26. fxg5 Rd2 27. Rxb7 Qxb7 28. Qf3 Rd5 29. g6 {1-0 Nakamura,H (2648)-Van Wely,L (2679)/Bastia 2007/EXT 2008}) 9... h5 ( 9... Bb7 10. h4 Rg8 11. hxg5 hxg5 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Rh7+ Bg7 15. Qh5+ Kf8 16. Qf3+ Ke8 17. Qh5+ Kf8 18. Qf3+ Ke8 19. Qh5+ {1/2 Grischuk,A (2716) -Karjakin,S (2732)/Baku AZE 2008/The Week in Chess 703}) (9... Bb4 10. Be2 Nxe4 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nxc3 13. Qc2 Nxe2+ 14. Qxe2 h5 15. f4 $1 $36 {1-0 Cheparinov,I (2713)-Nepomniachtchi,I (2600)/Wijk aan Zee NED 2008/The Week in Chess 689 (29)}) 10. h4 (10. f3 h4 11. Bf2 Bb7 12. Be2 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14. O-O e5 15. a4 a6 16. d5 Rh6 $1 $15 {0-1 Carlsen,M (2733)-Anand,V (2799)/ Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP 2008/The Week in Chess 693 (59)}) 10... g4 11. Be2 Bb7 {with the move transposition we werw back to 9.Be2-line} 12. O-O (12. f3 Nbd7 13. fxg4 hxg4 14. O-O Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Nd7 16. Bxh8 Qxh4 17. Bxg4 Qxh8 18. e5 O-O-O $1 (18... Nxe5 $5 19. dxe5 Bc5+ 20. Rf2 Qxe5 21. Qe2 Qxe2 22. Bxe2 Rd8 23. Kf1 Bxf2 24. Kxf2 $16 {1-0 Kasparov,G (2813)-Dreev,A (2698)/Moscow 2004/ CBM 104 (59)}) 19. Qe2 c5 20. d5 Nxe5 21. dxe6 Nxg4 22. Qxg4 Qd4+ 23. Qxd4 cxd4 24. Nxb5 fxe6 25. Rac1 Bh6 26. Rxc4+ Kb8 27. Re1 Be3+ 28. Rxe3 dxe3 29. Rd4 Rf8 30. Rd1 a6 31. Nc3 Rf2 32. Rd6 e5 33. Re6 Rf5 34. Rg6 Rf2 35. Rg5 Rxb2 36. Rxe5 Rxg2+ $11 {1/2 Bacrot,E (2715)-Dreev,A (2704)/Poikovsky 2005/CBM 106}) 12... Nbd7 13. Qc2 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bg7 ({In rapid Karjakin has been chosed more rarelly } 14... Bh6 {and had won in great battle} 15. Bg3 Qxd4 16. Rfd1 Qb6 17. b3 cxb3 18. axb3 a6 19. b4 Bf8 20. Be5 Be7 21. Qc1 Rg8 22. Qf4 g3 23. Bd4 e5 24. Qxe5 Nd7 25. Qxh5 gxf2+ 26. Bxf2 Qc7 $132 {0-1 Grischuk,A (2711)-Karjakin,S (2732)/ Odessa UKR 2008/The Week in Chess 687 (62)}) (14... Rg8 15. Rad1 Rg6 16. Bf4 Be7 17. g3 a6 18. b3 cxb3 19. axb3 Bb4 20. Bd3 Qxd4 21. Na2 e5 22. Be3 Qd6 23. Be2 Qe7 24. Nxb4 Qxb4 25. Bc5 Qa5 26. Qb2 Qc7 27. Bd6 Qd7 28. Bxe5 Qe7 29. Bd6 $40 {1-0 Sakaev,K (2649)-Khenkin,I (2641)/Belgrade 1999/CBM 069 (39)}) 15. b3 ( 15. Rad1 O-O 16. Qc1 $5 (16. f3 Nh7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. g3 Qb6 19. Kh2 Rad8 20. fxg4 hxg4 21. Bxg4 Rxd4 22. Bh5 e5 $1 $15 {0-1 Zhao Xue (2517)-Beliavsky,A (2638)/Gibraltar ENG 2008/The Week in Chess 691 (34)}) (16. Bg3 Nd7 17. f3 c5 $1 {0-1 Aronian,L (2750)-Anand,V (2792)/Mexico City 2007/CBM 120 (41)}) 16... Nh7 17. g3 f6 18. Bf4 a6 19. Rfe1 Rf7 20. Qc2 Rd7 21. b3 cxb3 22. Qxb3 Nf8 $13 {1/2 Radjabov,T (2735)-Aronian,L (2739)/Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP 2008/The Week in Chess 695 (31)}) 15... cxb3 16. axb3 O-O 17. Bg3 (17. Rfd1 Qe7 18. Bf4 Nd7 19. e5 f5 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Bg5 c5 22. d5 exd5 23. Nxd5 Bxd5 24. Rxd5 Qe4 25. Rxc5 Qxc2 26. Rxc2 Ne4 27. Ra6 {1/2 Volokitin,A (2678)-Gustafsson,J (2606)/ Germany 2007/EXT 2008}) 17... c5 $146 {The novelity was prepared at home. But it no wonder that there wass no surprise for Grischuk - this variation is analysing by all Top-GMs} ({previous attempts were unsuccess} 17... b4 $6 18. Na4 Nd7 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Nc5 Nxc5 21. dxc5 Rfd8 22. Rd6 Bd4 23. e5 $16 { 1-0 Avrukh,B (2641)-Sargissian,G (2673)/Kreuzberg GER 2007/The Week in Chess 683 (41)}) (17... Nd7 18. e5 f5 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Rad1 Qe7 21. Qg6 Qf7 22. Qg5 b4 23. Na4 c5 24. Nxc5 Ne4 25. Qe3 Nxc5 26. dxc5 Rfd8 27. Bc4 Bd5 28. Qg5 Qb7 29. Be5 Rd7 30. Rxd5 exd5 31. Bxg7 dxc4 32. Be5+ $18 {1-0 Pashikian,A (2537) -Ter Sahakyan,S (2449)/Yerevan ARM 2008/The Week in Chess 716 (36)}) 18. e5 { The strongest} ({on} 18. dxc5 b4 {was displeased}) 18... Nd5 ({if} 18... Nd7 { then} 19. Ne4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Qb6 21. Bd3 f5 22. exf6 Nxf6 23. Qe2 $14 {iwth dangerous iniciative for White}) 19. Nxb5 (19. dxc5 {leeds to equal only} Nb4 20. Qc1 Qd4 21. Rd1 Qxc5 22. Nxb5 Qxc1 23. Rdxc1 a5 $11 {So Grischuk wants more }) 19... cxd4 {by the way, the only move} 20. Nd6 {The first progress by White - their knight is on strong central position now} Rb8 {I think, all that moves were analyzing by Karjakin at home} 21. Qd2 $5 ({simple} 21. Rxa7 {doesn't give any advantage for White} Qb6 22. Rxb7 (22. Rfa1 $5) 22... Rxb7 23. Nxb7 Qxb7 24. Qe4 Qxb3 25. Qxd4 $11) 21... Nc3 {black must do active moves or in different way they may have some troubles on KIng's side} 22. Bd3 {It is important to save knight on d6} ({in way of} 22. Bc4 Ne4 {black are exchaning it}) 22... a5 {Diagram [#] A pawn tries to go out fire} 23. Ra3 $1 { Profilactic thinking in action!} ({White see, that on} 23. Rfe1 {b3-pawn may be on massed fire after} Bd5 24. Bf4 (24. Bc4 $6 Bxc4 25. bxc4 Qb6 $17) 24... Rxb3 $15) 23... Bd5 24. Bc2 {attack and defence} Rb6 {Diagram [#]} (24... a4 25. Qd3 $1 (25. bxa4 $6 Rb2 26. Bh7+ Kxh7 27. Qxb2 Qa8 $44) 25... f5 26. exf6 Rxf6 27. Re1 Bxb3 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Ne8 $3 Kxe8 (29... Qxe8 $4 30. Bd6+) 30. Qxg7 Bxc2 31. Bxb8 Qe7 $132) 25. Re1 $1 (25. Qd3 f5 26. exf6 Rxf6 27. Rxa5 Rxd6 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Ra7 Rf7 (29... Rd7 $4 30. Bd6+ $1 {The overload}) 30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31. Bxd6 Qxd6 32. Qxh5+ Kf8 33. Qxg4 $15) 25... a4 ({In opinion of GM A. Grischuk, Black should sacrifice rook on d6 immediately} 25... Rxd6 26. exd6 f5 {but after} 27. Bd3 {Rybka says that White's position is much better}) (25... Rc6 $5 {"Rybka 3 Human" recommendation} 26. Qd3 (26. Qxd4 Nb5 $1) 26... f5 27. exf6 Rxf6 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Nc4 $1 $14) (25... f5 26. exf6 Qxf6 27. Qd3 Rd8 28. Qh7+ Kf8 29. Nc4 {with same ideas.... After looking of all possibilities, I can say that the best practical chance for Black was Grischuk's move R:d6}) 26. Qd3 {A.Grischk: "Now white's moves are simple"} (26. bxa4 Rb2 27. Bh7+ Kxh7 28. Qxb2 Qa8 29. Nb5 Bxg2 $132) 26... f5 {Black has saw the mate in 1} 27. exf6 Rxf6 28. Nc4 $1 {Diagram [#]} Bxc4 $2 (28... Rf5 29. Nxb6 Qxb6 30. bxa4 Qb2 31. Bd6 (31. Rxc3 dxc3 32. a5 Bb3) 31... Qb6 32. Be7 (32. Qg3 $2 d3 $1 33. Bxd3 Rxf2 $17) 32... Qc7 33. Bg5 Be5 $132) (28... Rb7 29. Qh7+ Kf8 30. Qxh5 Rh6 ( 30... axb3 31. Bd6+) 31. Qxg4 axb3 32. Rxb3 Rxb3 33. Bxb3 d3 34. Bd1 $1 $16) 29. bxc4 $1 $16 (29. Qxc4 $2 {loses all advantage after} Qd5) 29... Qe7 ({alas } 29... Rb7 {was bad} 30. Rxc3 Qa5 {because of} 31. Qh7+ Kf8 {and the easiest way to win is} 32. Bd6+ Kf7 (32... Ke8 33. Qg8+ Bf8 34. Bxf8 $18) 33. c5 $1 $18 {blocking the 5th line}) 30. Qxd4 $1 {One more strong move. Black's centre are crushing now} Qxa3 31. Qxb6 (31. Qd8+ {was quiet better} Qf8 32. Qxb6 {but Qb6 is enough too}) 31... e5 32. Qd8+ {there are a lot of ways to win here} ({ for example} 32. Qb7) 32... Qf8 (32... Rf8 33. Qd7 $1) 33. Qa5 {Suddenly Nc3 are in trouble} e4 34. Bxe4 ({Action after} 34. Qxc3 Rxf2 {were not nessesary}) 34... Nxe4 35. Rxe4 $18 a3 36. Re3 {with falling of a-pawn Black's game are lost} Qf7 37. Qxa3 Qxc4 38. Qa5 Qf7 39. Re5 Rh6 {it is too sad to make such moves, but there were no alternative} 40. Qd8+ Kh7 41. Re7 {Diagram [#] Mass exchange on g7-pawn is enough for victory.} 1-0 [Event "FIDE Grand Prix"] [Site "Sochi/Russia"] [Date "2008.08.02"] [Round "3"] [White "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Black "Kamsky, Gata"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D87"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2723"] [Annotator "IM Khusnutdinov, Rustam"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #9, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 {the main weapon of Gata Kamsky's second - GM E. Sutovsky} 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 {as his "elder friend" Topalov Cheparinov is plying only his variation in Grunfeld} c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 (10... Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bd3 cxd4 13. cxd4 Be6 14. d5 Bxa1 15. Qxa1 f6 16. Qd4 Bf7 17. Bh6 Re8 18. Bb5 e5 19. Qf2 Re7 20. Bd3 Rc8 21. f4 Nc4 22. fxe5 Nxe5 23. Qxf6 Bxd5 24. exd5 Ng4 25. Qf4 Nxh6 26. Qxh6 Qb6+ 27. Kh1 Qe3 28. Qh4 Re5 29. Qf6 Ree8 30. Bxg6 hxg6 31. Qxg6+ Kh8 32. Qf6+ Kh7 33. Qf7+ Kh8 34. Nf4 {1-0 Topalov,V (2780)-Shirov,A (2755)/Morelia/Linares MEX/ESP 2008/ The Week in Chess 695}) (10... Qc7 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. Bf4 Qd7 13. d5 Na5 14. Bd3 b5 15. Rb1 a6 16. c4 e6 17. Bg5 Re8 18. Qd2 Nxc4 19. Bxc4 bxc4 20. d6 Bb7 21. Qe3 f6 22. Bh4 g5 23. Bg3 f5 $13 {0-1 Topalov,V (2804)-Svidler,P (2743)/Sofia 2006/CBM 113 (61)}) 11. Bd3 b6 (11... cxd4 12. cxd4 b6 13. Qd2 (13. Rc1 e6 14. Qa4 Bd7 15. Qa3 Re8 16. Bd2 Nc6 17. Bc3 Bf8 18. Qb2 Qe7 19. Rb1 Rac8 20. Rfc1 Qa3 {1/2 Ivanchuk,V (2735)-Ehlvest,J (2605)/Reykjavik 1991/CBM 026}) 13... Bb7 14. Rad1 Rc8 15. d5 Nc4 16. Bxc4 Rxc4 17. Bd4 Qd6 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nd4 Qb4 20. Qe3 Rfc8 21. h4 Kg8 22. h5 Qc3 23. Rd3 Qb2 24. h6 Rc3 25. Nc6 Rxd3 26. Qxd3 Kf8 27. a4 $13 {1/2 Van Wely,L (2655)-Svidler,P (2738)/Dortmund 2005/CBM 108 (52)}) 12. Qd2 (12. Rc1 e5 13. dxc5 Be6 14. c4 bxc5 15. Bxc5 Bh6 16. Rc3 Re8 17. Ba3 Qc7 18. Qc2 Rab8 19. c5 Red8 20. c6 Rb6 21. Rb1 Rxc6 22. Rxc6 Nxc6 23. Bc1 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Qd6 25. Qxc6 Qxc6 26. Rxc6 Rxd3 27. f4 Bg4 $17 {0-1 Van Wely,L (2677) -Shirov,A (2740)/Foros UKR 2008/The Week in Chess 709 (41)}) 12... e5 13. Bh6 ( 13. dxe5 Bxe5 (13... Be6 14. Rad1 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Bxc4 16. f4 Qe7 17. Qc2 Rad8 18. Rfe1 h5 19. Nc1 Qe6 $44 {0-1 Navara,D (2646)-Kamsky,G (2723)/Sochi RUS 2008/ The Week in Chess 719 (40)}) 14. Rad1 Be6 15. Bh6 Bg7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. f4 f5 { 1/2 Wang Yue (2704)-Navara,D (2646)/Sochi RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 719 (69)}) (13. d5 f5 14. Bg5 Qe8 15. f3 c4 16. Bc2 f4 17. Kh1 h6 18. Bh4 g5 19. Be1 Bd7 20. g3 Qh5 21. Ng1 Rf7 22. Qg2 Kh8 23. Bd1 Rg8 24. Rb1 Bf8 $40 {0-1 Van Wely,L (2676)-Kamsky,G (2726)/Dagomys RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 700 (48)}) (13. dxc5 Be6 14. Rfd1 Qc7 15. cxb6 axb6 16. Bh6 Rfd8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qe3 Bxa2 $1 $11 { 0-1 Ni Hua (2703)-Navara,D (2672)/Dagomys RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 701 (29)}) 13... cxd4 14. cxd4 exd4 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. f4 {Diagram [#]} (16. Rac1 Bb7 17. f4 Rc8 18. Rxc8 Qxc8 (18... Bxc8 19. f5 Nc6 20. Nf4 Ne5 21. Nd5 {1/2 Peralta,F (2558)-Alonso,S (2437)/La Plata ARG 2008/The Week in Chess 717}) 19. f5 Nc6 20. Rf3 Ne5 21. Rh3 Rh8 22. f6+ Kg8 23. Qh6 Qf8 24. Qxf8+ Kxf8 25. Nxd4 Ke8 26. Bb5+ Kd8 27. Rc3 a6 28. Ba4 b5 29. Bb3 Re8 {1/2 Karjakin,S (2732)-Carlsen,M (2765)/Foros UKR 2008/The Week in Chess 711}) 16... f6 {The novelity at high level} (16... Bb7 17. Rac1 {with move transposition the game goes to 2 vunderkind's battle Karjakin-Carlsen}) 17. Rac1 Bg4 {of course, Kamsky had analized this position at home} ({but Rybka's first line is} 17... Qd6) 18. Ng3 Bd7 {The invitation to perpetual....in other way bishop may be caught into a trap after f4-f5} 19. h4 (19. Ne2 Bg4 $11) 19... Rc8 20. Rxc8 (20. h5 Qe7 21. Ba6 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Nc6 23. Bb5 Qd6 24. h6+ Kxh6 25. e5 Qd5 26. f5+ Kg7 27. exf6+ Rxf6 28. Qg5 Rd6 29. f6+ Kf8 30. Qh6+ Ke8 31. Bc4 {1-0 Golichenko,I (2353) -Shishkin,V (2510)/Kyiv UKR 2008/The Week in Chess 701}) 20... Bxc8 21. h5 Qe7 (21... Nc6 $5) (21... Qd6 $5 {and the game may be contining such way} 22. e5 fxe5 23. hxg6 hxg6 24. f5 $13 {in Cheparinov's style}) 22. Qe2 {there are no real compensation for pawn - so the opening battle has been won by Kamsky. Whites' the obly hope is the uncovered camp of black king} Bd7 (22... Nc6 $5) 23. Rc1 Rc8 24. Re1 {Corect. Every exchange is better for black, because they are defendind side now} Rc3 25. e5 f5 $1 $17 {It is too dangerous to open any lines....black advantage is going to realization study now} 26. hxg6 hxg6 27. Qd2 Nc4 (27... Qa3 28. e6) 28. Bxc4 Rxc4 29. Qd3 {Diagram [#]} Qc5 {I think it is the most tough move, but it gives some extra chanses for white} (29... Be6 $6 {is not good} 30. Ne2 Qc5 31. Rd1 {d4-pawn will be lost}) ({but it was interesting to try} 29... Qe6 $5) 30. e6 Bb5 {Diagram [#] Last moves looks strange - all pieces goes away from king, but we can find the answer in variations} (30... Be8 $2 31. Nxf5+ $1 gxf5 32. Qg3+ Kf8 33. Re5 $1 Qc8 34. Rxf5+ Ke7 35. Qg7+ Kd6 36. Qe5+ Ke7 37. Qf6+ Kd6 $11) (30... Rc1 $2 31. Nxf5+ gxf5 32. Qg3+ Kf8 33. exd7 Rxe1+ 34. Qxe1 d3+ 35. Kh2 Qe7 36. Qe6 $1 Qxe6 37. d8=Q+ Kf7 38. Qxd3 $11) 31. Nh5+ $1 {the best chance} (31. Nxf5+ $2 Qxf5) 31... Kh6 (31... Kf8 32. e7+ Qxe7 33. Qg3 $1 Rc3 34. Rxe7 Rxg3 35. Re5 gxh5 36. Rxf5+ Kg7 37. Rxb5 h4 $17) (31... gxh5 32. Qg3+ Kh7 33. Re5) 32. Qh3 {there are no way back} d3+ {not nessesary check but it isn't impotant} (32... gxh5 33. Qh4 ( 33. Re5 Rc1+ 34. Kh2 Qe7 35. Rxf5 (35. Rxb5 Rc3 $3 36. g3 Rc2+ 37. Kg1 Qa3 $19) 35... Be8 $19) 33... Be8 $19 34. Re5 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Qf8 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Rxf5 Qg7 38. Qd8 Rc2 39. Rg5 Bg6) 33. Kh2 gxh5 34. Qh4 Be8 35. Re5 $2 (35. Qf6+ $1 { then forced line} Kh7 (35... Bg6 $4 36. Qh8+ Bh7 37. e7 $18) 36. Re5 Qd6 37. Qxf5+ Bg6 (37... Kg7 38. Qg5+ $11) 38. e7 Bxf5 39. e8=Q Qf6 40. Qxh5+ Kg7 ( 40... Kg8 41. Re8+ Kg7 42. Qh8+ Kg6 43. Rg8+ Kf7 44. Rf8+ $18) 41. Rxf5 (41. Qxf5 Qxf5 42. Rxf5 Rc5 $1 $19) 41... Rc5 42. Rxc5 Qxf4+ 43. g3 Qf2+ 44. Kh3 Qxc5 {with good chances to win}) 35... Qf8 36. Qg5+ Kh7 37. Rxf5 Qg7 38. Qd8 Rc2 $2 ({the victory was after} 38... h4 $1 39. Rg5 Qc7 40. Qxd3+ Kh8 41. Qf5 Qxf4+) 39. Rg5 {Diagram [#]} Qc7 $4 {one-move blow with disastrous effects} ({ Kamsky must found the only} 39... Bg6 $8 40. Rg3 $1 (40. f5 Qe5+) {and now fantastic move} 40... Rc7 $3 41. f5 Qe5 42. fxg6+ Kg7 $17 {Diagram [#] saves the advantage}) 40. Qxd3+ Kh6 41. Qf5 1-0 [Event "FIDE Grand Prix"] [Site "Sochi/Russia"] [Date "2008.08.03"] [Round "4"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B76"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2744"] [Annotator "IM Khusnutdinov, Rustam"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #9, 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 g6 {Thanks to Magnus Carlsen and other Top GM's efforts borrowed for many times "Dragon" system has returned on high level} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. O-O-O ({Recently Radjabov has checked the main way} 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. Bb3 Rc8 11. h4 h5 12. O-O-O Ne5 13. Bg5 Rc5 14. Kb1 Re8 15. g4 hxg4 16. h5 Nxh5 17. Rxh5 gxh5 18. Qh2 Ng6 19. Qxh5 Qa5 20. f4 Rxg5 21. fxg5 e6 {but in action game Black had won 0-1 Radjabov,T (2751)-Carlsen,M (2765)/Baku AZE 2008/The Week in Chess 703 (40)}) 9... d5 {That why White usually prefer 9.Bc4} 10. Qe1 (10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Qc5 Qb8 15. Qa3 Be6 16. Ba6 Qe5 17. g3 Rad8 18. Bf4 Qf6 19. Rhe1 Bf5 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21. c3 Qb6 $44 {0-1 Adams,M (2746) -Fedorov,A (2575)/Wijk aan Zee 2001/CBM 081 (31)}) (10. Kb1 Nxd4 11. e5 Nf5 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Nxd5 Qxd5 $5 14. Qxd5 Nxe3 15. Qd2 Nxd1 16. Qxd1 Be6 $44) 10... e5 (10... e6 {is also playable}) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 (12... cxd5 $5 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Bc4 Qc7 15. Bxf6 dxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Nd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 Rfe8 19. Qc3 $14 {1/2 Leko,P (2741)-Carlsen,M (2765)/Miskolc HUN 2008/The Week in Chess 708 (65)}) 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7 15. Bc5 Rfd8 16. g4 {blocking f7-f5} (16. Ng5 Bc8 17. g4 Rb8 18. Ba3 Bh6 19. Qh4 Kg7 20. f4 Bxg5 21. fxg5 Be6 22. Rde1 Nf4 23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Re3 $14 {1-0 Svidler,P (2585)-Alterman,B (2575)/Haifa 1995/CBM 046 (64)}) (16. Qh4 h6 17. g4) 16... Nf4 (16... h6) 17. Qc3 {Diagram [#]} (17. Bxe6 Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Nxe6 19. Qd6 Qxd6 20. Bxd6 Nd4 21. Rf1 f5 22. gxf5 gxf5 23. Ng3 Rd8 24. Be7 Bh6+ 25. Kb1 Rd7 26. c3 f4 27. cxd4 fxg3 28. Bf6 {1/2 Oleksienko,M (2588)-Gaponenko,I (2468)/Paleochora GRE 2008/The Week in Chess 716}) (17. Bd6 Rxd6 $5 18. Nxd6 Bd5 19. Nb5 Qb6 20. Bxd5 cxd5 21. Nc3 Rb8 $44 {0-1 Shadrina,T (2386)-Pogonina,N (2401)/Vladimir 2005/CBM 109 ext (39)}) 17... Rd4 (17... Bd5 18. Kb1 (18. g5 $6 Ne6 19. Be3 Nd4 20. Kb1 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Nxf3 22. Rdf1 Nd4 $15 {0-1 Panchanathan,M (2419)-Gashimov,V (2579)/Nakhchivan 2003/EXT 2004 (38)}) 18... Rd7 19. Bf2 h6 20. Bh4 Re8 21. a3 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Rd4 23. Bd3 Qb6 24. Rhf1 Nxd3 25. cxd3 Qb5 26. Rf2 Rb8 27. Rc2 Bf8 $13 {1/2 Svidler,P (2660)-Alterman,B (2615)/Bad Homburg 1997/CBM 060 (36)}) ({It is interesting to try the sacrtifice in other redaction} 17... Rd5 {but the statistic is very sad for Black 0 points in 3 games!} 18. Kb1 Rad8 19. Rde1 h6 20. Be3 Qe7 21. Rhg1 Kh8 22. h4 f5 $13 {1-0 Gdanski,J (2528)-Fedorov,A (2590)/ Ohrid 2001/CBM 084 (57)}) 18. Bxd4 {as opposed to Rd5-variaton, here White must take the rook} exd4 19. Qb4 $8 {Diagram [#] Again the only right way} (19. Qb3 $2 Rb8 20. Bxe6 (20. Qa4 $2 d3 $40) 20... Rxb3 21. Bxb3 c5 $15 22. Bc4 Ng2 $17) 19... d3 ({now on} 19... Rb8 {White already have} 20. Qd6 $1) (19... c5 20. Qa4 Nd5 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Rhe1 c4 $44) 20. Bxe6 (20. Bb3 $6 dxc2 21. Rd2 Nd5 22. Qd6 Qxd6 23. Nxd6 Bh6 24. Ne4 Bxd2+ 25. Kxd2 Rd8 26. Kxc2 $11) 20... Ne2+ (20... Nxe6 21. c3 $16 {and White must win}) 21. Kb1 (21. Kd2 $4 {is like a suicide} Qf4+ 22. Ke1 Nd4 $19 {white can resign}) 21... Rb8 22. Bxf7+ $1 { Good strike!} Kh8 ({The bishop was poisoned} 22... Kxf7 23. Qc4+ Kf8 24. c3 $18 ) 23. Qxb8+ $6 {wrong implementation of correct idea} (23. Qa3 dxc2+ 24. Kxc2 Qxf7 (24... Rxb2+ 25. Qxb2 Bxb2 26. Kxb2 Qxf7 27. Rd8+ Kg7 28. Rhd1 $18 { Black can't protect the 7th-line}) 25. b3 c5 $1 $44 (25... Qxf3 26. Qe7 Nd4+ 27. Rxd4 Bxd4 28. Qxh7+ Kxh7 29. Ng5+ Kg7 30. Nxf3 $16)) (23. Qb3 $1 {leeds to wining position} Rxb3 24. Bxb3 dxc2+ 25. Bxc2 Nd4 26. Rd3 $16) 23... Qxb8 24. c3 $1 (24. Bb3 dxc2+ 25. Kxc2 Nd4+ 26. Kb1 Nxb3 27. axb3 h5 $1 {Air gate!} 28. Ka2 $1 (28. gxh5 Qxb3 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. hxg6+ Kh6 $1 $132) 28... hxg4 29. fxg4 Qf4 $13) 24... Nxc3+ {again the strongest} (24... Bxc3 {was worse because of} 25. Bb3 {and dominating N on e4 is still alive}) 25. Nxc3 Bxc3 26. Bb3 Bf6 ( 26... Bd4 $6 27. Rxd3 c5 28. h4 $1 $16) 27. Rxd3 Qe5 $44 {Black's battery on a1-h8 diagonal are giving good compensation for a pawn} ({it was interesting to try GM Azmaiparashvili's idea} 27... a5 $5 {but White have strong answer} 28. h4 $1 (28. Rd2 $6 a4 29. Bxa4 $2 Qf4) 28... a4 (28... Qe5 {should be played }) 29. g5 $1 Be5 30. Rhd1 $18) 28. Rd2 (28. Rc3 Qe2 $1) 28... Qe3 29. Rhd1 Qxf3 30. Rd7 Qe4+ 31. Bc2 Qb4 32. Bb3 Qe4+ $11 33. Ka1 $1 {Svidler wants to play.... .but the objective appreciation is "equal" but not a "draw"} Qg2 $6 (33... Qxg4 34. a3 (34. Rf7 Bd4 35. Re1 Be5 36. Re7 Bf6 $11) 34... Qf4 35. R1d2 a5 { with equal position}) 34. R1d2 Qxg4 35. a3 {as compared with 34. ... Qg2 white have impotant extra temp} a5 $2 (35... c5 36. Rxa7 Qf4 37. Ra8+ Kg7 38. Rc2 Kh6 {with good chances to rescue}) ({堯?} 35... Qe4 36. Ka2 a5 37. Ra7 Bd4 38. Rxa5 c5) 36. Rb7 $2 (36. R2d6 $1 {wins immediately} Qg1+ (36... a4 37. Re6 $1 $18) 37. Bd1 $1 {The high computer geometry!} (37. Ka2 $2 Qf2 38. Rd2 Qe3 $11) 37... Qf2 38. Rb7 $18) 36... a4 $2 {The fatal mistake in ceitnot.....is such nonstandard position all players, including GMs may blow at every move} ({after } 36... Qf4 37. Rd1 Bd4 {the position is staying near equal}) 37. Rdd7 $1 { white's threat are irresistible now} Qg1+ 38. Bd1 Qxh2 39. Rdc7 (39. Ka2 { was enough too}) 39... Bd8 (39... Qd2 40. Rb8+ Bd8 41. Bxa4 $18) 40. Rc8 ({ more preticise} 40. Rf7 $1 Qh6 41. Bxa4) 40... Qd2 41. Bc2 $1 1-0 [Event "FIDE Grand Prix"] [Site "Sochi/Russia"] [Date "2008.08.03"] [Round "4"] [White "Al-Modiahki, Mohamad"] [Black "Navara, David"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B40"] [WhiteElo "2556"] [BlackElo "2646"] [Annotator "IM Khusnutdinov, Rustam"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #9, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 $5 Nc6 4. Nc3 Nd4 $1 {Good way to reveal shortcomings of White's opening system} ({if} 4... Nf6 5. Be2 {later white will move d2-d4 with good redaction of main lines}) 5. Nxd4 {There are no problems for black in other lines} (5. Be2 Ne7 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Nb1 Nc6 8. d3 d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. cxd5 Qxd5 11. O-O Be6 $11 {1-0 Aronian,L (2610)-Solak,D (2510)/Dos Hermanas 2003/EXT 2004 (47)}) (5. d3 Ne7 6. g3 Nec6 7. Bg2 g6 8. O-O Nxf3+ 9. Bxf3 Bg7 10. Be3 d6 11. Qd2 O-O 12. Bg2 $11 {1-0 Malakhov,V (2557)-Kveinys,A (2502)/ Cappelle la Grande 1999/EXT 2000 (39)}) (5. g3 Nxf3+ 6. Qxf3 Ne7 7. Bg2 Nc6 8. O-O g6 9. d3 Bg7 10. h4 d6 11. Bd2 O-O $11 {0-1 Pelletier,Y (2525)-Lehner,O (2415)/Portoroz 1998/EXT 1999 (23)}) 5... cxd4 6. Ne2 Nf6 $1 $146 {Strong novelity that may leed to reappraisal of values} (6... Qb6 7. Ng3 g6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O Ne7 10. d3 O-O 11. Bg5 f6 12. Bd2 a5 13. Qc1 d6 14. Rb1 Bd7 15. Bh6 Rfc8 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. f4 d5 18. e5 f5 19. b3 $13 {1-0 Rublevsky,S (2645)-Tregubov, P (2525)/Krasnodar 1997/EXT 2000 (40)}) (6... e5 7. g3 (7. f4 $5 d3 8. Nc3 exf4 9. Qf3 Qh4+ 10. g3 fxg3 11. hxg3 Qf6 12. Qxd3 Qe5 13. Qf3 Nf6 14. d4 Qxd4 15. Be3 Qd6 16. Bf4 Qc6 17. O-O-O $36 {1-0 Yandemirov,V (2504)-Borisova,E (2285)/ Pardubice 2007/CBM 119 ext (30)}) 7... g6 8. Bg2 Bg7 9. O-O Ne7 10. b4 O-O 11. d3 d6 12. a4 Be6 13. a5 b5 14. axb6 axb6 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 $11 {0-1 Prokopchuk,E (2513)-Pridorozhni,A (2475)/Nefteyugansk 2002/CBM 092 (28)}) 7. d3 (7. e5 Ng4 8. Nxd4 Nxf2 $5 9. Kxf2 Qh4+ 10. Ke3 Bc5 11. g4 b5 {with crazy position}) (7. Ng3 h5 $1 8. h4 Bd6 $15) (7. Nxd4 Nxe4 8. Qf3 f5 $13) (7. Qc2 $5 Bc5 8. b4 Bxb4 9. Nxd4 Qb6 10. Nb3 Qc7 $13) 7... d5 $6 {little bit untimely} ({Better was to protect d4-pawn at first} 7... Qb6 $1 8. Ng3 {and now} d5 $1) 8. cxd5 (8. e5 Ng4 9. Nxd4 Nxf2 $1 $17) 8... exd5 (8... Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 exd5 (10... O-O 11. Nxd4 exd5 12. e5 Re8 13. f4 $14) 11. Qb4 $1 $14) 9. Nxd4 $6 {White misses their chance} (9. Qa4+ $1 Bd7 {the best answer in my opinion} (9... Qd7 {immediately leeds to draw} 10. Qxd4 dxe4 11. dxe4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Bb4+ (12... Nxe4 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Kxd7 15. O-O $14) 13. Bd2 Bxd2+ 14. Kxd2 Nxe4+ 15. Ke3 Nf6 16. Bb5+) 10. Qxd4 dxe4 11. dxe4 Rc8 $44 {with advantage in development that is good compensation for extra pawn. May be, Al-Modahki didn't want to play that position?}) 9... Qb6 $1 10. Nc2 ({was more correct} 10. Nb3 Bb4+ (10... dxe4 11. Be3) 11. Bd2 dxe4 12. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 13. Qd2 Qxd2+ 14. Nxd2 $11) 10... dxe4 11. Be2 Bd6 (11... Be6 12. O-O O-O-O 13. Be3 Bc5 14. d4 Bd6 15. Qd2 $13 (15. d5 Bc5)) 12. O-O O-O {Diagram [#]} 13. Na3 $6 (13. Be3 Qc7 (13... Qxb2 $2 14. Bd4) 14. h3 Rd8 15. Nd4 Bh2+ 16. Kh1 Be5 17. Nb5 Qe7 18. d4 Bb8 $15) (13. h3 $6 Bb8 $1 $17) 13... Be6 (13... Bxa3 14. bxa3 Rd8 15. Qc2 Bf5 16. dxe4 Nxe4 17. Qb3 $11) (13... Qc7 $5 14. h3 (14. Nb5 Bxh2+ 15. Kh1 Qc6 16. Kxh2 Qxb5 17. dxe4 Qe5+ $15) 14... Bxa3 15. bxa3 Rd8 16. Be3 exd3 17. Bxd3 Bxh3 $1 (17... Bf5 18. Rc1) 18. gxh3 (18. Rc1 Qd7 $1 (18... Qd6 19. Bxh7+ Kxh7 20. Qxd6 Rxd6 21. gxh3 $11)) 18... Qc3 19. Bxh7+ Nxh7 $15) 14. Nc4 Bxc4 15. dxc4 Bc5 $15 {Diagram [#] White's bishops are offside, e4-pawn is strong and control of all dark-squares - so Black have advantage} 16. Qc2 (16. Qb3 $5) 16... Rad8 17. a3 Bd4 (17... a5 {is not a hinder} 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 Bxb4 20. Qb3 Qd6 21. Be3 {and b7-pawn will fall fast}) 18. Rb1 Rfe8 $32 19. b4 e3 20. fxe3 ({there were no happiness after} 20. f3 {black advantage is high}) 20... Bxe3+ 21. Kh1 (21. Bxe3 $4 Qxe3+ 22. Kh1 Rd2 $19) 21... Ne4 {Diagram [#]} 22. Bxe3 $2 (22. Bh5 $1 Kh8 23. c5 Qh6 24. Bxe3 Qxe3 $36 {with dangerous threats}) 22... Qxe3 23. Bf3 Rd2 24. Bxe4 {White must sacrifice material now} ({nice ending} 24. Qa4 Ng3+ 25. hxg3 Re6) (24. Qc1 Nf2+ 25. Rxf2 Qxf2 $19 {can't be satisfactory for they}) 24... Rxc2 25. Bxc2 Qxa3 $19 {Huge material advantage is gurantee the victory} 26. c5 Re7 27. Bb3 {Diagram [#]} Qxb4 $2 {blunder associated with tactical miscalculation} ({simple} 27... g6 {was wining without any problems}) 28. Bd5 $1 {unforeseen chance....now white some hopes for good result} ({of course, Navarra has count only} 28. Bxf7+ $2 Rxf7) ({and } 28. Rxf7 $2 Qxb3) 28... Qa5 ({white's main idea is in variation} 28... Qxc5 $2 29. Rbc1 (29. Rfc1 $2 Qe3 $1)) 29. Bxb7 g6 (29... Qxc5 {is foul as before} 30. Rbc1 (30. Rfc1 $4 Rxb7) 30... Qe5 31. Rc8+ Re8 32. Rxe8+ Qxe8 33. Rc1) 30. Rfc1 Re5 31. c6 Rc5 32. h3 Kf8 33. Ra1 {Diagram [#]} Qb4 $4 {the second blow in a row.....I wonder that b4-sqaure is fatal for black queen} (33... Rxc1+ 34. Rxc1 Qc7 {but in opinion of Qatarian GM coach GM V. Bologan, white have big chances to draw}) 34. c7 $1 {it is very hard to understand what Navarra has been missed but now he is losing his rook} Rxc7 35. Rxc7 $18 a5 36. Bf3 Qb6 37. Rc8+ Kg7 38. Ra8 {alas, "one queen no queen"} h5 39. R8xa5 Qd4 40. Rd1 { White's plan is to attack and capture all black pawns} Qe3 41. Ra4 Kh6 42. h4 Qe5 43. Re4 Qg3 {perpetual - is the only hope} 44. Kg1 f5 45. Rc4 Kg7 46. Kf1 Kh6 47. Rdd4 Kg7 48. Rc6 1-0 [Event "FIDE Grand Prix"] [Site "Sochi/Russia"] [Date "2008.08.04"] [Round "5"] [White "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2744"] [BlackElo "2687"] [Annotator "IM Khusnutdinov, Rustam"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #9, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 {The most popular variation at high-level} 9. Ne5 ({other theory is after} 9. Be2) 9... Bb7 ({other popular line} 9... h5 {was already happended in Radjabov's games} 10. h4 g4 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Nbd7 13. Qc2 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Bg7 15. Rad1 O-O 16. Qc1 Nh7 17. g3 f6 18. Bf4 a6 19. Rfe1 Rf7 20. Qc2 Rd7 21. b3 cxb3 22. Qxb3 $44 {1/2 Radjabov,T (2735)-Aronian,L (2739)/Morelia/Linares MEX/ ESP 2008/The Week in Chess 695 (31)}) 10. h4 {The way of all Top-GMs} g4 { ideological counter-sacrifice} ({of course, other moves is possible too} 10... Rg8 11. hxg5 hxg5 12. Nxf7 Kxf7 13. e5 Nd5 14. Rh7+ Bg7 15. Qh5+ Kf8 16. Qf3+ Ke8 17. Qh5+ Kf8 18. Qf3+ Ke8 19. Qh5+ {1/2 Grischuk,A (2716)-Karjakin,S (2732) /Baku AZE 2008/The Week in Chess 703}) ({?} 10... Bg7 11. hxg5 hxg5 12. Rxh8+ Bxh8 13. Qf3 b4 14. Nxc4 bxc3 15. bxc3 Kf8 16. Nd6 Qe7 17. Rb1 Ba6 18. e5 Ne8 19. Bxa6 Nxa6 20. Rb7 Nec7 21. Qxc6 Rb8 22. Rxa7 Rb1+ 23. Ke2 Rb2+ 24. Kf3 Kg7 25. Qxa6 Kg6 26. Qd3+ Kh6 27. Qc4 f5 {1-0 Bocharov,D (2569)-Askarov,M (2522)/ Kazan RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 714}) 11. Nxg4 Nbd7 ({black can't take d4-pawn because it is dangerous for their health} 11... Nxg4 12. Qxg4 Qxd4 13. Rd1 Qg7 14. Qf4 $36 {with strong iniciative}) 12. Nxf6+ (12. Be2 {leeds to main lines}) 12... Qxf6 (12... Nxf6 13. Qf3 Rg8 14. Be2 a6 15. Rd1 Nd7 16. O-O Qf6 17. Qe3 O-O-O 18. b3 cxb3 19. axb3 Be7 20. Rc1 Qh8 21. Bh2 Qg7 22. Bf3 e5 23. Nd5 Bd6 24. Qc3 Rde8 25. Qa5 Re6 26. Rxc6+ $3 $40 {1-0 Gelfand,B (2723) -Alekseev,E (2711)/Dagomys RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 700 (37)}) 13. Be2 $146 ( 13. Qd2 Rg8 (13... O-O-O 14. h5 Bg7 15. O-O-O Qe7 16. Qe3 e5 17. dxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxe5 Nxe5 19. Be2 Nd3+ 20. Bxd3 cxd3 21. Rxd3 Rxd3 22. Qxd3 Qg5+ 23. Qd2 Qxg2 24. Rd1 Qg5 25. f4 Qxh5 26. Qd7+ Kb8 27. e5 Qf3 {1/2 Gelfand,B (2737)-Najer,E (2634)/Odessa UKR 2008/The Week in Chess 687}) 14. O-O-O Nb6 15. Qe3 b4 16. e5 Qf5 17. Ne4 O-O-O 18. Be2 c5 19. dxc5 Qxe4 20. Rxd8+ Kxd8 21. Qxe4 Bxe4 22. cxb6 axb6 23. Rd1+ Kc8 24. Rd4 Bxg2 25. Rxc4+ Bc5 26. Rf4 b3 27. a3 Bd5 28. Rxf7 Be3+ 29. fxe3 Rxg3 30. Kd2 $14 {1-0 Bocharov,D (2569)-Vitiugov,N (2617)/ Dagomys RUS 2008/The Week in Chess 701 (86)}) 13... O-O-O {the most "nature" move - King goes away from centre} ({it is too early for} 13... e5 {because of} 14. Bg4 $1 {and if} exd4 {white can move} 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. e5 $16 {with attack}) ({maybe} 13... Rg8 $5 {was better} 14. Qd2 O-O-O 15. Rd1 $13) 14. e5 { in such difficalt position it is very hard to find the best way - it is task for deep computer analysis} ({the alternative was} 14. h5 {with idea Bg3-h4} Bg7 (14... Qg7 $5) 15. e5 (15. Bh4 $6 Qxd4 $15) 15... Qe7 16. Qc2 f6 17. Bh4 $132 {with hard play on all 3 results}) ({on} 14. O-O {Radjabov didn't like} Rg8 15. a4 b4 16. e5 Qg7 {Rybka is agreed with Teimour's opinion}) 14... Qf5 $5 (14... Qe7 {was more carefully}) 15. a4 ({if} 15. Bg4 {then} Qd3 $1 {and} 16. Qxd3 cxd3 17. O-O-O b4 18. Ne4 c5 19. Rhe1 h5 {and black is catching the iniciative}) 15... b4 $6 {Diagram [#] A mistake, but a blow....black misses queen-capture idea} ({black should play solid} 15... a6 16. O-O (16. Bg4 Qd3 $1 ) 16... Rg8 $13) ({or more active} 15... Rg8 16. axb5 Rxg3 $1 17. bxc6 Bxc6 18. fxg3 Nxe5 $44 {with crazy action}) 16. Bxc4 $1 {He has did it!} Nc5 $2 { and this is a blow...} ({imperturbable} 16... Rg8 $1 17. Bd3 (17. Ne2 c5) 17... Qg4 18. Ne2 $1 (18. Ne4 Qxd1+ 19. Rxd1 c5 $8 20. Nd6+ (20. dxc5 Nxc5 21. Nxc5 Bxc5 22. Rc1 Rxd3 23. Rxc5+ Kb8 24. O-O Rg4 $44) 20... Bxd6 21. exd6 cxd4 22. Bb5 a6 23. Bc4 Nc5 24. Rxd4 e5 25. d7+ Rxd7 26. Rxd7 Kxd7 27. O-O $14) 18... c5 19. f3 Qg7 20. Rc1 $14) 17. Ne2 $1 $16 {white have full extra pawn} Rg8 ({ alas, black can't play} 17... Ne4 {because of} 18. Bd3 $1 {and knight will be won}) 18. O-O {simple and good} Be7 19. Qc1 ({it was interesting to try} 19. a5 $5) ({Teimour also saw} 19. Qe1 {with idea} Ne4 20. Bd3 {but it was declined by } c5 21. f3 Nxg3 22. Bxf5 Nxf5 $132 {with good compenstion and iniciative}) 19... Ne4 {"only forward" - that is CHeparinov's motto} 20. Ba6 $5 {unexpected idea} (20. Qf4 $2 {was bad} Qxf4 21. Bxf4 Bxh4 22. Bxh6 $2 c5 $1 $17 { g2-square is on fire}) ({better was} 20. Qe3 c5 21. Rac1 $1 {and now black can't play} Bxh4 22. Bxh4 Rxg2+ 23. Kxg2 Ng5+ {because of} 24. d5 $1 exd5 25. Qxc5+ Kb8 26. Qc7+ $1 Kxc7 27. Bd3+ {finishing}) 20... Kb8 $6 {without c6-c5 black can't dispense so} (20... c5 {was better}) 21. Bxb7 Kxb7 22. a5 $1 Rc8 ({ on} 22... a6 23. Qe3 {looks good} Rg4 24. Rac1 $40) (22... c5 $5 23. a6+ Kb6 24. Qe3 $16 {with big advantage}) 23. a6+ Kb8 24. Qxh6 $2 {suddenly Radjabov have lost concentration} ({fundamental move} 24. Qe3 {was nessesary now..... white's position is a near victory because on} c5 {they can move} 25. Ra5 $1) 24... Ng5 $1 {closing a trap} 25. d5 $5 {the best practical} ({in variation} 25. hxg5 Rh8 26. Bf4 Rxh6 27. gxh6 Bg5 $1 (27... Rg8 $5) 28. Bc1 $5 Rh8 { the best resuls for white is a draw}) 25... Rg6 {now black must win, but in ceitnot white have chances to rescue} 26. Qxg6 (26. Qh5 $2 {loses immediately} Nh3+) 26... Qxg6 27. d6 $44 Bd8 {the bishop goes to b6} ({maybe black should destroy white's pawn on king's side} 27... Nf3+ 28. gxf3 (28. Kh1 Nxh4 29. dxe7 Nf5 $19) 28... Bxh4 29. Rfd1 {but here black have many technical problems}) 28. hxg5 Bb6 29. Rfd1 Qxg5 30. Rac1 {after blow Radjabov again plays good} Qg4 31. d7 $6 (31. Rd2 $5 {with idea on} Rh8 {to win a move} 32. d7) ({or} 31. Kf1 $5 Rh8 32. d7) 31... Rd8 (31... Rh8 $5 32. Rd2 ({bishop endgame is very dangerous for white} 32. Rxc6 Qxe2 33. Rdc1 Qxa6 $8 34. Rc8+ Qxc8 35. Rxc8+ Rxc8 36. dxc8=Q+ Kxc8 37. Kf1 $17 (37. b3 $2 a5 $19)) 32... Kc7 $15) 32. Kf1 Kc7 $15 33. Rd6 Rxd7 $4 {by opinion of GM S. Shipov, in such position the most impotant thing is to blow LAST BUT ONE :-) Alas, this Cheparinov's mistake is fatal} ({ the correct} 33... c5 $1 {are saving good chances for success} 34. Rcd1 c4 $17) 34. Rcxc6+ $1 ({of course not} 34. Rdxc6+ $4 Kd8 35. Rc8+ Ke7 {and the battle is continuing}) 34... Kd8 35. f3 $1 {I think Ivan had missed that move} ({ black' idea was in variation} 35. Rxb6 $2 axb6 36. a7 Qe4 $19) 35... Qh5 { black queen can't get a6-pawn now - all ways are closed} (35... Qf5 36. Bh4+ $18) 36. Rxb6 $18 Qh1+ (36... axb6 37. a7 $18) (36... Rxd6 37. Rb8+ Kd7 (37... Kc7 38. exd6+ Kxb8 39. d7+ e5 40. d8=Q#) 38. exd6 $18) 37. Ng1 {the last feature} ({on} 37. Kf2 $4 {black wins} axb6 38. a7 Qa1 $1) 37... Rxd6 38. exd6 1-0 [Event "FIDE Grand Prix"] [Site "Sochi/Russia"] [Date "2008.??.??"] [Round "9"] [White "Wang, Yue"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E81"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2744"] [Annotator "GM Aveskulov, Valery"] [PlyCount "123"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #9, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c5 7. dxc5 ({Another possible moves in this position are:} 7. Nge2) ({and} 7. d5 {Chinese grandmaster, that has played 2 tournaments of Grand Prix in Baku and Sochi without losses (there are 26 (!) games against of strongest GMs of the world), decided to go to an endgame omitting a middlegame. But it was not surprised for his opponent because this line is the main one in the repertoire of Wang Yue.}) 7... dxc5 8. Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bxc5 {쾌說調壹?[#] So, White won a pawn but Black has enough compensation thanks to open lines and good development.} Nc6 10. Nge2 ({There is nothing special for White after} 10. Ba3 a5 11. Rd1 Be6 12. Nd5 Nb4 13. Bd3 ({if White takes one more pawn} 13. Nxe7+ $5 {Black can play} Kh8 14. Rxd8+ Rxd8 15. Nd5 Nc2+ 16. Kf2 Nxa3 17. bxa3 b5 $1 18. Nh3 bxc4 19. Bxc4 Rc8 ({Black can't take on d5} 19... Nxd5 {because of} 20. Rd1 $16) 20. Bb3 a4 $1 21. Bxa4 Nxd5 22. exd5 Bxd5 23. Bb3 Bxb3 24. axb3 Rc2+ 25. Kg3 Be5+ 26. f4 Rc3+ 27. Kg4 Bd6 $11 {Of course, this variation is not forced but is very significant in order to demonstrate Black's compensation for a pawn}) 13... Bxd5 14. cxd5 Nxd3+ 15. Rxd3 e6 16. Be7 Rd7 17. d6 Ra6 18. Rc3 Rc6 19. Ne2 Ne8 $11 {Wang Yue-Dyachkov, Aeroflot-open, 2007}) ({Also Black is ok after} 10. Nd5 Nd7 11. Nxe7+ Nxe7 12. Bxe7 Bxb2 13. Rb1 Bc3+ 14. Kf2 Bd4+ 15. Kg3 Re8 16. Bg5 Nf6 {Graf-Inarkiev,2007}) 10... b6 (10... Nd7 {is more popular, for example,} 11. Bf2 Nde5 12. Nf4 Bh6 13. Bg3 b6 14. Nfd5 e6 15. Rd1 Bb7 16. Be2 Bg7 17. f4 Nd7 18. Nc7 {and in some reasons opponents have agreed to a draw, Boros-Lenic, Youth World Championship, 2008}) 11. Ba3 Bb7 (11... Nd7 {Was played in the game Wang Yue-Nataf, internet, 2004:} 12. O-O-O Ba6 13. Nd5 Nde5 14. Nec3 $6 ( 14. b3 $5) 14... e6 $1 15. Ne7+ Nxe7 16. Bxe7 Rxd1+ 17. Kxd1 Bxc4 {and Black is better.}) ({Countryman of Radjabov played} 11... e6 {here:} 12. Rd1 Nd7 13. Nc1 Ba6 14. Nb3 Nde5 $6 (14... Bxc3+ $1 15. bxc3 Nde5 16. c5 Bxf1 17. Rxf1 Nd3+ 18. Ke2 Nf4+ 19. Kf2 Nd3+ 20. Kg3 (20. Ke2 Nf4+ $11) 20... Nce5 {with compensation}) 15. Nb5 Rxd1+ 16. Kxd1 Rd8+ 17. Kc2 Bf8 18. Be2 {with advantage, Wang Yue-N.Mamedov, World Youth Championship, 2005.}) 12. Rd1 a5 $146 (12... Nd7 13. Nd5 Nde5 14. Nc1 (14. Nef4 $5) 14... e6 15. Ne7+ Nxe7 16. Bxe7 Rxd1+ 17. Kxd1 Re8 18. Ba3 f5 19. exf5 Nxf3 {and already White has some troubles, Lautier-Kir.Georgiev, 1992.}) 13. Nc1 Nb4 14. Bd3 (14. Kf2 {was deserving the attention. For example:} Rxd1 15. Nxd1 Nd7 16. Nc3 (16. Be2 $6 Bd4+ 17. Kg3 Nf6 {with a threat of check on h5 that can't be easy prevented}) 16... Bd4+ 17. Kg3 Nf6 18. N1e2 Be5+ 19. Kf2 e6 {with compensation}) 14... Bh6 15. Nd5 (15. N3e2 { is not so good:} Nd7 16. Kf2 (16. b3 $2 Nc5 17. Bb1 Rxd1+ 18. Kxd1 Rd8+ 19. Ke1 Rd2 $1) 16... Ne5 17. Bxb4 axb4 18. b3 Kg7 {and White's pieces are disorganized }) 15... Nfxd5 16. cxd5 {쾌說調壹?[#]} e6 ({There is an equal position after} 16... Bxc1 17. Bxb4 axb4 18. Rxc1 Rxa2 19. O-O Rxb2 20. Rc7 Bc8 21. Rxe7 (21. Bb5 b3 22. Rfc1 Kg7 $1 {and White can't take a Bishop} 23. Rxc8 $4 {because of} Rxc8 24. Rxc8 Rc2 $1 $19) 21... Rd2 22. Bc4 Rc2 23. Bb3 Rb2 24. Bc4 Rc2 { , but Azerbaijani wants more than just a fast draw.}) 17. Bxb4 ({There is just a transposition of moves after} 17. dxe6 Bxc1 ({White is better after} 17... Nxd3+ 18. Nxd3 fxe6 19. Be7 Rd7 20. Bf6 Rc8 21. Bc3 Rcd8 22. Nf2 Rxd1+ 23. Nxd1 {(with idea Kf2 and Ne3)}) 18. Bxb4 axb4 19. e7) 17... axb4 18. dxe6 Bxc1 19. e7 Rdc8 $6 ({I guess Radjabov saw that after} 19... Rxd3 {there is an equal endgame:} 20. Rxd3 Bg5 21. h4 Bxe7 22. Rd7 Rxa2 23. Rxe7 (23. Rh2 $2 Bc5 24. Rxb7 Rxb2 {with advantage of Black}) (23. Kd2 Bc5 24. Rxb7 Rxb2+ 25. Kd3 Rxg2 $11) 23... Ra1+ 24. Kf2 Rxh1 25. Rxb7 Rb1 $11 {But he still wants to complicate the game.}) 20. e8=Q+ Rxe8 21. Rxc1 {From now White is slightly better because of pawn's advantage on the king-side.} f5 $5 {It's a right strategy to change pawns when one is weaker in the endgame.} ({Alternative was } 21... Rxa2 22. Rb1 Rd8 23. Ke2 Rc8 24. Kd2 Kg7 25. Rhc1 Kf6 26. Rc4 {and White is slightly better}) 22. Rc7 Bd5 (22... Ba6 $2 23. Bc2 $16) 23. O-O (23. Kf2 {was interesting also:} fxe4 24. fxe4 Bxe4 25. Bc4+ Kh8 26. Rd1 Rf8+ 27. Kg3 Rfd8 28. Rdd7 Rxd7 29. Rxd7 {and White has good facilities for a win thanks to bad position of Black's king}) 23... fxe4 24. fxe4 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Bxa2 $2 ({Pawn a2 is not so valuable as central one. Better was} 24... Bxe4 25. Bc4+ Kh8 26. Re1 (26. Rff7 g5 27. Kf2 {with advantage}) 26... Bf5 27. Rxe8+ Rxe8 28. Kf2 Rd8 29. Ke3 Rd1 {and rook of Black is more active than it is in the variation from comment to 23-rd move of White}) 25. Ra1 $16 Bd5 (25... Bf7 $5 {was deserving a serious attention since the endgame after} 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Bc4 Bxc4 28. Rxc4 b3 29. Rb4 Rc8 30. Rxb3 Rc4 31. Rxb6 Rxe4 32. Rb7 { is not so winning because of} Re2 $1 {and White's king is cut off too} 33. h3 ( 33. h4 Re4 34. g3 Re2) 33... h5) 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 27. Bb5 ({White is much better and after} 27. Rc4 Rd8 28. Be2 b3 29. Bf3 $16) 27... Re5 (27... Rd8 28. Rc4 b3 29. Kf2 Rd2+ 30. Kf3 $16) 28. Bc4+ Kf8 29. Rc8+ Re8 30. Rxe8+ Kxe8 31. e5 { 쾌說調壹?[#]} Ke7 ({Another way of defence was to activate a king, but it also doesn't save:} 31... Kd7 32. Kf2 Kc6 33. Bg8 h6 34. Ke3 Kc5 35. Kf4 $1 ({ a key moment. After} 35. g3 $2 g5 $1 $11 {Black set up a fortress along of 4-th rank.}) 35... Bxg2 36. Bf7 Bd5 37. Bxg6 Be6 {plan of White is easy - to bring a bishop to f7 and to create a threat of king's manoeuver to h5.} 38. Bf5 Bc4 39. Bd7 Bd3 (39... Bf1 40. Be6 $1 {renewing a threat Kf5} Bd3 41. Bf7 $18) 40. Be8 b5 41. Bf7 Kc6 (41... Bc4 42. e6 Kd6 43. Kf5 Ke7 44. Kg6 $18) 42. Kg4 Bc4 43. e6 $1 Kd6 44. Kh5 Bxe6 45. Bxe6 Kxe6 46. Kxh6 Kd5 47. h4 $18 {and white is winning}) 32. Kf2 Bc6 33. g3 g5 34. Ke3 h6 35. Kd4 Bd7 36. Bd5 Bb5 { 쾌說調壹?[#] The idea of White is to put a king on d5 and to bring a bishop to h3-c8 diagonal. Then Black will be forced to allow White's king to come to one of "b" pawns. Chinese doesn't do this for a while... Probably, he was practicing a rule "don't hurry": in situation, when one has an advantage in an endgame and his opponent has no active opportunities, going back and forth makes opponent less carefull and concentated.} 37. Bf3 Be8 38. Bg2 Ba4 39. Bd5 Bb5 40. Bg8 Kf8 41. Bc4 Ba4 42. Bd5 Bb5 43. Bf3 Ke7 44. Bg4 Bf1 45. Kd5 Bb5 46. Bf5 {Mission is completed.} Be8 47. Kc4 b3 48. Kxb3 {The rest is an easy stuff. } Bb5 49. Kc3 Be2 50. Kd4 Bb5 51. Kd5 Ba4 52. b4 Bb5 53. Bg4 Ba4 54. Bc8 Kd8 55. Ba6 Kd7 56. e6+ Ke7 57. Bc8 Bb5 58. Bd7 Be2 ({There is no hope in the pawn's endgame:} 58... Bxd7 59. exd7 Kxd7 60. g4 Kc7 61. b5 Kd7 62. h3 Kc7 63. Ke6 $18) 59. Kc6 b5 60. Kb6 Bc4 61. Bxb5 Bxe6 62. Kc7 {Black resign. Wang Yue was playing carefully and - that is more important - almost unmistakably. Radjabov in the same time was very agressive but inaccurate. Consequently Chinese made one more step to the world chess elite.} 1-0 [Event "FIDE Grand Prix"] [Site "Sochi/Russia"] [Date "2008.??.??"] [Round "12"] [White "Svidler, Peter"] [Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2738"] [BlackElo "2709"] [Annotator "GM Aveskulov, Valery"] [PlyCount "159"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #9, 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 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 ({Another popular move in this line is} 6... c5) 7. Qc2 ({White also can play} 7. c5 { here. Except of this there are many another possible moves, such as: 7.Bd3, 7. Be2, 7.a3, 7.cd.}) 7... c5 8. dxc5 Nxc5 9. Be2 (9. O-O-O {is also possible. But Svidler had no desire to play position with different-side castles that day.}) 9... dxc4 10. Bxc4 Bd7 11. O-O {쾌說調壹?[#] White is slightly better.} Qb6 12. Rfd1 ({This position happened just once before:} 12. a3 {Krogius-Shuba, 1997}) 12... Rfd8 13. Be2 {Svidler brings his bishop to f3-square.} Be8 14. Nd2 Nd5 15. Nc4 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Nb4 $2 ({First mistake. Better was} 15... Qb4 16. Nxd5 ({after} 16. a3 $2 Qb3 {already Black has an advantage}) 16... exd5 17. Ne5 Rac8 {with equality}) 16. Nxb6 Nxc2 17. Nxa8 Nxa1 18. Rxd8 Bxd8 19. Bd6 ( 19. Nc7 {also gives an advantage} Bd7 (19... Bc6 20. N7b5 a6 (20... Bxb5 21. Nxb5 a6 22. Nd6) 21. Nd4 Bd7 22. Bd6 {White is much better}) 20. N7b5 a6 21. Nd4 $16 {Black has big troubles with knight on a1}) 19... Na4 20. Nd1 $6 (20. Nxa4 {is more natural and strong} Bxa4 21. Nc7 Bc6 (21... Nc2 $4 22. Bd1 $1 $18 {with idea b2-b3}) 22. Bd3 Bf6 23. b3 {with following transfer of king to a queen-side}) 20... Bf6 $2 ({Perhaps, Jakovenko missed a manoeuvre of White's knight that leads to win of a pawn. Otherwise, he would play} 20... Bc6 21. b3 b6 22. Nc7 Nc5 23. Nb5 Bxb5 24. Bxb5 Nc2 25. Nc3 {White, of course, is better but at least there is no material inequality}) 21. b3 Nc3 ({Nothing changes after} 21... Nb6 22. Nxb6 axb6 23. Bd3 Bc6 24. Bc7 b5 25. Ba5 Kf8 26. f4 $16) 22. Nxc3 Bxc3 23. Bf3 Bc6 (23... b6 24. Bb8 $16) (23... b5 24. Nc7 Bd7 25. Be2 b4 26. Bd3 a5 27. Nb5 $16 {with following Bc7}) 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Bc5 a6 { 쾌說調壹?[#]} (25... a5 26. Nb6 Bb4 27. Bxb4 axb4 28. Nd7 f6 29. Nc5 Kf7 30. Kf1 $18) 26. Nc7 {Here manoeuver is} a5 27. Na6 Nc2 28. Nb8 Nb4 29. Bxb4 axb4 30. Nxc6 {쾌說調壹?[#] White has an extra pawn and its position is winning. Svidler proves this easily and elegantly!} Kf8 31. Kf1 e5 ({Unfortunately, Black is forced to set up a pawn to black square, because after} 31... Ke8 32. Ke2 Kd7 33. Nd4 e5 (33... Kd6 $2 34. Nb5+ Kc5 35. Nxc3 bxc3 36. a3 $18) 34. Nb5 Bb2 35. Kd3 {White is winning one more pawn}) 32. e4 $1 {Svidler fixes first pawn on the black square.} Ke8 33. Ke2 Kd7 34. Na5 Bd4 35. f3 Bb6 36. Nc4 Bc7 37. Ne3 Kc6 38. Nf5 {Now White begins to set up all of Black's pawns on black suqares.} g6 39. Nh6 f6 40. Kd3 Kc5 {Black's king should guard a c4-square} 41. Nf7 Bb6 42. h4 Kb5 43. h5 Bc5 (43... gxh5 44. Nd6+ Kc5 45. Ne8 Bd8 46. Ng7 $18) 44. hxg6 hxg6 45. Nh8 $1 g5 {쾌說調壹?[#] Mission is completed. From now White begins to prepare a transfer of king to king-side.} 46. Nf7 Bb6 47. Nd6+ Kc5 48. Nf5 Kb5 49. g3 Bc5 50. Kd2 {White can don't hurry.} Bf8 51. Ke2 Bc5 ( 51... Kc6 52. Kf2 Kd7 53. Kg2 Ke6 54. Kh3 Kf7 55. Kg4 Kg6 56. f4 Bc5 57. fxg5 fxg5 58. Kf3 $1 {and back!} Kf6 59. g4 Ke6 60. Ke2 Kd7 61. Kd3 Kc6 62. Kc4 $18) 52. Kf1 Kc6 53. Kg2 Kd7 54. Kh3 Ke6 55. Kg4 Kf7 56. Kh5 Bf8 57. g4 Be7 58. Kh6 ({Pawn's endgame is drawn:} 58. Nxe7 Kxe7 59. Kh6 Kd6 $1 $11) 58... Bc5 59. Kh7 Bf8 60. Kh8 Bc5 61. Nh6+ Kg6 62. Nf5 Kf7 63. Kh7 Bf8 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 64. Ne3 { The knight is going to distract the king of Black from defence of king-side.} Bc5 65. Nc4 Bf8 66. Na5 Bd6 67. Nc6 Bc5 68. Nd8+ Ke7 69. Nb7 Bb6 70. Kg7 Ke6 71. Kf8 $1 Kd7 72. Kf7 Kc7 73. Kxf6 Kxb7 74. Kxg5 Kc6 75. Kf6 Kd6 76. g5 Bd8+ 77. Kf5 Bb6 78. Kg6 Bd8 79. Kh6 Ke7 80. Kg7 {A pawn "g" is unstoppable. Black resign. A very technical win of Svidler!} 1-0 [Event "FIDE Grand Prix"] [Site "Sochi/Russia"] [Date "2008.??.??"] [Round "13"] [White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"] [Black "Cheparinov, Ivan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2709"] [BlackElo "2687"] [Annotator "GM Aveskulov, Valery"] [PlyCount "99"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #9, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ne7 {쾌說調壹?[#] The most popular continuation at the moment} 10. h3 Ng6 11. Ne4 ({More often White plays} 11. Bg5+ {, for example,} Ke8 12. Rad1 Bd7 ({or} 12... Be6 13. Nd4 Bc4 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. Bd2 Rd8 16. a3 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Nf4 18. Kh2 {with minimal advantage of White, Anand-Kramnik, advanced chess, rapid, 2007}) 13. Rd2 Be6 14. Rfd1 Be7 15. Ne4 Bd5 16. Re1 Bxg5 17. Nexg5 h6 18. Ne4 Rd8 19. b3 $11 {Anand-Vallejo, 2003}) 11... h6 12. b3 c5 13. Bb2 Be6 14. Nfd2 {A novelty. Just 14.c4 was played before. Now White wants to push forward pawns of king-side.} h5 $6 (14... Nf4 $5 {was deserving attention:} 15. Kh2 Be7 16. g3 Nxh3 (16... Nd5 17. c4 Nb4 18. f4 g6 19. g4 { with advantage}) 17. f4 Bf5 18. Kg2 g5 19. Rh1 g4 20. e6 Rf8 21. exf7 Rxf7 22. Rhe1 b6 {with unclear position}) 15. Ng5 {After change of bishop e6 Black will not have a counterplay.} Be7 16. Nxe6+ fxe6 17. g3 {쾌說調壹?[#] Now we can make some summaries about the opening. White has a quantitative advantage at the king-side and Black has nothing therefor. White should push own pawns forward and Black should carefully prevent this.} h4 {Otherwise Jakovenko would play h4 himself.} 18. Kg2 Kd7 19. Rae1 $6 (19. Rad1 $5 {Looks more natural. But this is not a big mistake because Black can't make use of this tempo.}) 19... Rad8 20. Nf3 Ke8 21. Rd1 a5 22. a4 Rd5 23. c4 {Queen-side is closed. All play is concentrated at the opposite side from now.} Rd8 24. Bc1 Rf8 25. Rfe1 Rf7 26. Rxd8+ Bxd8 27. Re4 {쾌說調壹?[#] First achievement of White - Black should take on g3} hxg3 28. fxg3 Rd7 29. h4 Rd3 30. Re3 Rd7 { Black doesn't want to change rooks because its rook is only hope for a counterplay} 31. h5 ({Probably,} 31. Rc3 $5 {was better, for example,} b6 32. h5 Ne7 33. Ng5 Nc6 34. Nxe6 Kf7 35. Nxd8+ Rxd8 36. Kh3 {with advantage.}) 31... Ne7 32. g4 Nc6 33. g5 Ne7 34. Re2 Nf5 (34... Rd3 $6 35. h6 Ng6 (35... Rxb3 36. Nh4 $1 gxh6 37. gxh6 Kf7 38. Rd2 Nc6 39. Rd7+ Be7 40. Bg5 $18) 36. Rd2 Rxd2+ ( 36... Rxb3 37. hxg7 Ne7 38. g6 Ng8 39. Kg3 $18 {with following transfer of rook to h8}) 37. Bxd2 $16) 35. Rd2 Rf7 ({Interesting bishop's endgame would happen after} 35... Rxd2+ 36. Bxd2 b6 37. Kh3 Nd4 38. Nxd4 cxd4 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 39. c5 $1 ({A key moment.} 39. Kg4 {allows Black to build a fortress -} c5 $11) 39... bxc5 40. h6 gxh6 41. gxh6 Kf7 42. Bxa5 Bg5 (42... Kg6 43. Bd2 $18) 43. h7 Kg7 44. Kg4 Bd8 45. Kf3 Kxh7 46. Ke4 Kg6 47. b4 cxb4 48. Bxb4 c6 49. Kxd4 Kf5 50. Bc3 Bb6+ 51. Kc4 Ke4 52. Ba1 $1 {it is not only but the most instructive way to win: White passes a turn to opponent} Ba5 53. Bb2 $1 Bb6 54. Bc3 $1 Ba7 55. a5 Bf2 56. Bb4 Ba7 57. Bc5 Bb8 58. Bb6 $18) 36. Rd3 Rf8 {Rook moves to h8} 37. Kh3 {쾌說調壹?[#]} c6 $2 ({A critical moment of the game. Cheparinov misses an excellent chance to save it.} 37... Nd4 $1 38. Nxd4 (38. Kg4 Nxf3 39. Rxf3 Rxf3 40. Kxf3 g6 $1 $11 {one more fortress}) 38... cxd4 39. h6 (39. Rxd4 Rf1 $1 {an unexpected move. I think, both players were calculating just more natural check on f3} (39... Rf3+ $2 40. Kg4 Rxb3 41. h6 $18) 40. Bd2 Rh1+ 41. Kg4 Rg1+ 42. Kf3 Bxg5 43. Bxa5 b6 44. Rg4 Rf1+ 45. Ke2 Rf5 46. Bc3 Bh6 { and Black should be ok.}) 39... c5 40. g6 (40. h7 $4 g6 $17) 40... gxh6 41. g7 Rg8 42. Bxh6 Kf7 43. Rf3+ Kg6 44. Rf8 Kh7 $11) 38. Kg4 $16 {From now position of Black is practically hopeless.} Bc7 39. Be3 b6 40. g6 Bd8 (40... Nxe3+ 41. Rxe3 Bd8 42. Re4 $18 {with following Rf4}) 41. Bf4 Bc7 42. Nd2 Nh6+ (42... Bd8 43. Ne4 Be7 44. Ng3 Nd4 45. h6 gxh6 46. g7 Rg8 47. Bxh6 Kf7 48. Kh5 $18) 43. Bxh6 gxh6 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 44. Rd6 $5 ({Nice tactical trick, but} 44. Nf3 $1 { was better:} Ke7 45. Re3 {(with idea Re3-e4-f4)} Rd8 (45... Rg8 46. Re4 Rd8 47. Rf4 Rf8 48. Rxf8 Kxf8 49. Kf4 $18) 46. Kf4 Kf8 (46... Rf8+ 47. Ke4 Rf5 48. Re1 Rxh5 49. Rg1 Kf8 50. Rd1 $18) 47. Ke4 Ke7 48. Re2 $18) 44... Bxd6 $2 ({ Cheparinov misses last chance to put up resistance:} 44... Ke7 $1 45. Rxc6 Bxe5 46. Rxb6 Rf4+ 47. Kh3 Rf5 48. Rb7+ Ke8 49. Kg2 Rg5+ 50. Kf2 Bd4+ 51. Ke2 Re5+ 52. Kd3 Kf8 $16) 45. exd6 $18 e5 46. Ne4 $1 Rf4+ 47. Kg3 Rf1 48. Kg2 Rf4 (48... Rd1 49. Nf6+ Kf8 50. d7 {with idea Nd5} Rd6 51. g7+ $18) 49. Nf6+ $1 Rxf6 50. d7+ {Black resign. This game proves again that to defence such positions is more difficult than to play when you are the stronger side.} 1-0 [Event "FIDE Grand Prix"] [Site "Sochi/Russia"] [Date "2008.??.??"] [Round "13"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Grischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D47"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2728"] [Annotator "GM Aveskulov, Valery"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #9, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {This game was played in the last round of stage of Grand Prix in Sochi. A win would make Aronian a winner of this tournament and draw - at least a co-winner. Grischuk in the same time had just 6 points out of 12. That's why motivation of opponents was at the different levels.} 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 { Armenian chooses a very solide opening} e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O b4 10. Ne4 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bd6 12. a3 bxa3 13. b3 ({Interesting game was played in the superfinal of championship of Russia in 2007 between Tomashevsky and Jakovenko:} 13. b4 Nf6 14. Bd3 a5 $5 {Black needs to change a7 and c6 pawns for equalization} 15. bxa5 Qxa5 16. Ne5 O-O 17. Nc4 Qc3 18. Bxa3 $1 Bxa3 19. Rb1 Ba6 20. Rb3 Qxc4 $1 21. Rxa3 Qd5 22. Rxa6 Rxa6 23. Bxa6 c5 24. dxc5 {draw. The move that made by Aronian doesn't allow Black to get rid of own weaknesses.}) 13... Nf6 14. Nd2 Qc7 {쾌說調壹?[#]} ({ Unpleasant for Black type of positions is after} 14... Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxh2+ 16. Kxh2 Qh4+ 17. Kg1 Qxe4 18. f3 Qg6 (18... Qd5 19. Bxa3 f6 20. Bc5 Kf7 21. Bxa7 Rhe8 22. Qc2 Kg8 23. b4 {with advantage. Bareev-Bruzon, Havana, 2006}) 19. Bxa3 h5 20. Qe1 h4 21. Bc5 (21. Qa5 {was deserving attention} h3 22. Ra2 {with unclear position}) 21... a6 22. Qa5 h3 23. Ra2 f6 $11 {Korotylev-Malakhov, Dagomys, 2007}) 15. Bf3 {An idea of Topalov that was used in his match against of Kramnik in Elista, 2006} Bxh2+ 16. Kh1 Bd6 17. Nc4 Be7 18. Bxa3 O-O 19. Bc5 {쾌說調壹?[#]} ({A novelty. Aronian decided to "cement" a bishop b7. Topalov played} 19. Bxe7 Qxe7 20. Ra5 Rfd8 21. Kg1 c5 $5 22. Rxc5 Ne4 23. Bxe4 Bxe4 24. Qg4 {with advantage.}) 19... Rfd8 {allows White to connect all pawns in one "island".} ({That's why} 19... Bxc5 {looks more logical} 20. dxc5 Rfd8 { After exemplary} 21. Qc2 ({worst is} 21. Nd6 Nd7 22. Qc2 (22. b4 $2 a5 $1 23. Nxb7 Qxb7 24. bxa5 Ne5 {and Black has no troubles}) 22... Nxc5 23. Nxf7 Kxf7 24. Qxc5 Qe7 25. Qc2 Kg8 {with equal position}) 21... Nd7 22. b4 Ne5 23. Nxe5 Qxe5 24. b5 Qc7 25. Qe4 Rd5 26. Qb4 Rd7 (26... Rdd8 $2 27. Qa5 $1 Rdc8 28. Qxc7 Rxc7 29. Rxa7 $1 Rxa7 30. b6 $16) 27. b6 axb6 28. Rxa8+ Bxa8 29. cxb6 {Black is still slightly worst}) 20. b4 ({Of course, Aronian doesn't want to allow unblocking c6-c5 after} 20. Bxa7 $6 Nd7) 20... Bxc5 21. bxc5 a5 {Grischuk prevents Ra5} 22. Re1 Ba6 23. Nb6 Rab8 $2 ({Right move was} 23... Ra7 $1 24. Rxa5 Bb5 25. Qa1 Rxa5 26. Qxa5 g6 ({or even} 26... g5 {) and Black is ok})) 24. Rxa5 Bb5 25. Qa1 Nd5 ({After} 25... Nd7 {White also would play} 26. Ra7 Rb7 27. Rxb7 Qxb7 28. Qa5 {with advantage}) 26. Ra7 Rb7 27. Rxb7 Qxb7 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 28. Qa5 $1 Qe7 (28... Nxb6 $2 29. Qxb5 cxb5 30. Bxb7 $16) 29. Ra1 Qg5 {Black created first threat from the beginning - to take on e3 and to give a perpetual check from h6 and e3 squares} 30. Nxd5 exd5 31. Qc7 {쾌說調壹?[#]} g6 $6 ({Right move was} 31... h5 $1 {protecting a very important g4-square} 32. Ra7 Rf8 {and just then g6. Of course, White is still better, but it is too far from a win}) 32. Ra7 Qf6 $2 {쾌說調壹?[#]} ({After} 32... Rf8 {White has an interesting move} 33. g4 {with following pawn's pressure at the king-side.}) { But in any way Rf8 should be played. Because after} 33. Bg4 $1 {position of Black is absolutely hopeless: White is surrounding a c6-pawn and Black can't prevent this} Re8 34. Kg1 Kg7 35. Bd7 Re7 ({After} 35... Rf8 {the easiest is} 36. Qe5 Qxe5 37. dxe5 $18 {with winning endgame}) 36. Qd8 h5 (36... Re4 37. Qb8 h5 38. Ra8 Kh6 39. Qd6 $1 Qe7 40. Bf5 $1 $18) 37. Ra8 Kh6 38. Rc8 Kh7 39. Bxc6 (39. Bh3 {(with threat Rc7) is even better}) 39... Bxc6 40. Rxc6 Qxc6 41. Qxe7 Kg7 42. Kh2 {Black resign. Aronian has captured a little advantage from the opening and very confidently realised it.} 1-0 [Event "FIDE Grand Prix"] [Site "Sochi/Russia"] [Date "2008.??.??"] [Round "13"] [White "Karjakin, Sergey"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B78"] [WhiteElo "2727"] [BlackElo "2744"] [Annotator "GM Aveskulov, Valery"] [PlyCount "104"] [EventDate "2008.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "19"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #9, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {Both of opponents were an half of point behind of a leader before the last round. That's why fight chess was very predictable in this duel.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 {Dragon's variation again becomes popular thanks to games of Magnus Carlsen.} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 a6 {쾌說調壹?[#] Norvegian know-how. Right before the tournament Magnus three times in 5 days played this position: once - in the decisive game against of Dominguez (Biel) and twice - against of Anand at the World rapid championship (Mainz).} 13. h4 h5 14. g4 ({Once Anand played} 14. Bh6 {, but after} Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Rhe1 Re8 { couldn't get any advantage.}) 14... hxg4 15. h5 Nxh5 16. Rdg1 ({Dominguez played} 16. Bh6 {:} e6 17. Rdg1 Qf6 18. fxg4 Bxh6 19. Qxh6 Qg7 20. Qe3 Nf6 21. g5 Nh5 22. Nde2 a5 23. Rxh5 $5 gxh5 24. Nf4 {with complicated game}) 16... Qa5 17. Bh6 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Bf6 $1 $146 ({Magnus missed something and blundered right now} 17... Rxc3 $2 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rxh5 $1 $18 {Teimour has prepared a very strong novelty. He is sacrifacing an exchange, but this is just a beginning...}) 18. fxg4 ({Nice combinations are coming after:} 18. Qd1 {:} Rxc3 $1 19. Bd2 Rfc8 20. fxg4 Nf4 21. g5 Bg7 22. Bxc3 Rxc3 $1 23. Qd2 {쾌說調壹?[#] } Nh3 $1 (23... Rxb3 $1 {is nice but is not enough for equalization:} 24. Qxa5 Rxb2+ 25. Kc1 (25. Ka1 $2 Nc6 26. Nxc6 Rb5+ 27. e5 Rxa5 28. Nxa5 Bxe5+ 29. Kb1 Nd5 {with advantage of Black}) 25... Nfd3+ 26. Kd1 Bg4+ 27. Rxg4 (27. Ne2 Nf2+ 28. Kc1 (28. Ke1 $4 Nxh1 $19) 28... Nfd3+ 29. Kd1 Nf2+ $11) 27... Rb1+ 28. Ke2 Rxh1 29. Qd8+ Bf8 30. Rg3 Nc5 31. Nf3 {and White has good chances to realize extra queen}) 24. Qxc3 (24. Rxh3 $4 Rg3 $1 $19) 24... Qxc3 25. bxc3 Nxg1 26. Rxg1 e6 {with equality}) 18... Bxg4 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qe3 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Rxc3 $1 {Here another surprise from Radjabov is. He sacrifices one more exchange!} 21. Qxc3 Qxc3 22. bxc3 e6 {I think noone will want to play this position with White anymore. A compensation for two sacrificed exchanges is very considerable: two pawns; a pair of bishops, excellent pawn's structure and perfect arrangement of own pieces. And the biggest problem for White is that there are no real active opportunities. To play with Black is much easier.} 23. Bc4 Nxc4 (23... Nf4 {was deserving serious attention. Bishop g4 is more useful than its colleague is.}) 24. Rxg4 Be5 25. Rg2 b5 26. Rf2 $6 ({Karjakin is missing strong reply of Black. Better was} 26. Rh4 {defencing e4-pawn}) 26... Kg8 $6 ({Radjabov doesn't make use of White's mistake:} 26... Nf6 $1 27. Rhf1 Kg7 {with threat Ne3; black is better}) 27. a4 bxa4 28. Ka2 Nf6 29. Re2 { 쾌說調壹?[#]} d5 $1 {The most efficient!} 30. exd5 Nxd5 31. Rh3 Bxd4 $1 (31... Nf4 {is worst:} 32. Rh4 Nxe2 33. Nxe2 Nd2 34. Rxa4 g5 35. Ra5 f6 36. Rxa6 { and White is ok}) 32. cxd4 Nf4 33. Reh2 Nxh3 34. Rxh3 g5 {쾌說調壹?[#] Black is almost winning. Pawns "g" and "f" are unstoppable. But Karjakin managed even under time pressure to get euqal position.} 35. Rg3 f6 36. Rc3 Nd2 37. Rd3 Ne4 38. c4 Kf7 39. c5 g4 $2 {This natural move misses a win! Unbelievably!} ({ Right move was} 39... Ke7 {with following pushing forward of "g"-pawn:} 40. Rh3 g4 41. Rh4 f5 42. Rh7+ Kd8 43. Rh6 Kd7 44. Rh7+ Kc6 45. Re7 Ng5 46. Rg7 Nf3 $19 ) 40. c6 Ke7 41. d5 $1 exd5 42. c7 Kd7 43. Rxd5+ Kxc7 44. Rf5 g3 45. Rf4 { 쾌說調壹?[#]} {This is already equality!} Kd7 $1 {But Radjabov found one more interesting idea} ({After} 45... Nc3+ 46. Ka3 Ne2 47. Rxf6 g2 {White gives a lot of checks till Black's king will be too far from a6-pawn:} 48. Rf7+ Kc6 49. Rf6+ Kd5 50. Rf5+ Kd4 51. Rg5 g1=Q 52. Rxg1 Nxg1 53. Kxa4 $11) 46. Kb2 $4 ({ Ukrainian believes to Radjabov and don't take the knight. But there was a draw: } 46. Rxe4 f5 47. Re1 f4 48. Rg1 Ke6 49. Kb2 Kf5 50. Kc2 Kg4 51. Kd2 f3 52. Ke3 $11 {After move that was made black again is winning}) 46... Ke6 $1 {White's king is not in time to help rook to stop black pawns} 47. Rxe4+ Kf5 48. Re1 Kg4 49. Kc2 g2 50. Kd2 Kg3 51. Ke2 a3 52. Ra1 a2 {Pushing forward of "f"-pawn is winning. White resign. Very spectacular game!!! Bravo!!!} 0-1 [Event "41st Festival GM"] [Site "Biel SUI"] [Date "2008.07.26"] [Round "6"] [White "Bacrot, Etienne"] [Black "Alekseev, Evgeny"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E15"] [WhiteElo "2691"] [BlackElo "2708"] [Annotator "IM Polivanov, Anatoly"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2008.07.20"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #9, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ {Well-known check in the theory, called to break coordination of white pieces.} 4. Bd2 Be7 {Now game passes to the Catalan rails.} ({In a case of} 4... Qe7 {it could accept independent outlines.}) 5. Nf3 d5 6. Qc2 O-O 7. Bg2 c6 {Black made off development of a king flank, and now they proceed to a development of a queen one.} 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Rd1 {Center is closed now, but it is only a matter of time - for now, rook is moving to the center.} b6 10. b3 Ba6 11. Bf4 Rc8 12. Nc3 {Blimey, White are giving a pawn all of a suden... Something is impurely here.} Nh5 {Diagram [#]} ({ It turns out that taking away on c4 is unprofitable:} 12... dxc4 13. bxc4 Bxc4 14. Nd2 b5 (14... Ba6 15. Qa4) 15. Nxc4 bxc4 16. e4 $14) ({in a recent times, a waiting move} 12... h6 $5 {occures quite often.}) 13. Bc1 Nhf6 ({Alekseev fully could extract a benefit from a position of knight on h5 - it means} 13... f5 14. e3 Qe8 15. Bb2 g5 $132 {; it is expected an interesting game with a mutual chances.}) 14. Bb2 ({It was already possible to make a standard promotion:} 14. e4 dxc4 15. Nd2 b5 16. bxc4 bxc4 17. Na4 $1 ({obvious} 17. Qa4 $6 {appears a mistake on a check:} Bb5 $1 18. Nxb5 $2 Nb6 $19) 17... c5 18. d5 $13) 14... Qc7 ({Bacrot was at most pleasant memoirs about} 14... dxc4 {:} 15. bxc4 Bxc4 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. dxe5 Nd5 (17... Nd7 18. Rd4 Bd5 19. e4 c5 20. Rxd5 exd5 21. Nxd5 $44 {- White's superiority in a center at least costs an exchange }) 18. Ne4 b5 19. Nd6 {- this move is a basic idea of all pawn's sacrifice -} Bxd6 20. exd6 Qd7 21. Rd4 f5 22. e4 Nb4 23. Qc3 c5 24. Rd2 f4 $2 25. a4 a6 26. axb5 axb5 $2 {- now it comes a remarkable blow, which instantly decides the fate of a game in behalf on Bacrot -} 27. Ra7 $3 $18 {, Bacrot-Lautier, Paris 2002.}) 15. Rac1 $6 (15. Nd2 $6 {does not fit by a reason of} c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. e3 (17. cxd5 $2 Bxf2+ $1 $19) 17... Bb4 $15 {- Black are simply better, Lida Garcia-Miladinovic, Buenos Aires 1994}) ({it was necessary to insist on the sacrifice of pawn, but in a different way:} 15. e4 dxc4 16. Qe2 b5 17. bxc4 bxc4 18. Rac1 {, Karner-Papp, Steinbrunn 2005.}) 15... dxc4 $146 {Now Alekseev follows Lautier's road.} (15... Rfd8 {was very dry and uninteresting:} 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Qb1 Qb8 $11 {, Collins-Ward, Detroit op 1990.}) 16. bxc4 Bxc4 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 {Diagram [#]} Nd5 ({Of course, pawn e5 cannot be beat:} 18... Qxe5 $2 19. Ne4 $1 $18) ({but worthwhile to reflect by counter-sacrifice - a sacrifice of exchange:} 18... Nd7 $5 19. Ne4 Bxa2 $1 20. Nd6 Nc5 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 $44 {- white bishops shot in the emptiness, but a black pawns on the queen side will come to the movement soon...}) 19. Ne4 b5 (19... Bxa2 20. Qa4) 20. Nd6 Bxd6 21. exd6 Qd7 {It is now clear that the situation of a rook c1 in comparison with a game Bacrot-Lautier is not in White's favour - they have to spend one tempo due pawn's a2 protection.} (21... Qxd6 22. e4 Qe7 23. exd5 cxd5 24. Rd4 $1 $36) 22. a4 f6 {It is better to block a diagonal a1-h8 to get out of harm's way...} ({... otherwise it could happen an embarrassment such like} 22... a6 23. e4 Nb4 $2 24. Qc3 $18) 23. Ba3 {Diagram [#]} (23. e4 $2 Nb4 $17) 23... Nb6 $6 {Off the beam.} ({It's clear, that e2-e4 is threatening, but why to retreat ahead of time?} 23... f5 {there was very worth to notice, using that bishop already went away from a main diagonal.}) 24. a5 Na4 25. Rd4 Bd5 ( 25... c5 26. Rxc4 bxc4 27. Qxc4 Rb8 (27... f5 28. e4 $1) 28. Be4 $1) 26. Bc5 $1 {Bacrot doesn't give a chance for an opponent to free oneself from the clutches.} (26. e4 c5 27. Rxa4 Ba8 $1 $17) 26... Bxg2 27. Kxg2 e5 28. Rd2 Rfd8 {An interesting position. White have a doubtless compensation for a pawn but how to embody it in something decisive? Where to break?} 29. Qb3+ Qf7 30. Qe3 { White are trying to find a weak spots in Black's camp.} Rd7 {Look's like carelessness.} (30... a6 $142 {- there is no need to suppose fixing of a pawn a7.}) 31. a6 h6 32. f3 Qe6 $6 {Diagram [#] Probably, hardly not the any other move would be better. But let's not swearing a Black - it's really not easy to find a Bacrot's idea.} 33. Bxa7 $3 Ra8 $2 ({Alekseev is guided by the right motive - to destroy the passed a6 until it became a fearsome force as is the case} 33... Rxd6 34. Rxd6 Qxd6 35. Qb3+ Kh7 36. Bf2 $16) ({but it is worthwhile to make it a move later:} 33... Kh8 $1 34. Bc5 Ra8 35. a7 Nxc5 36. Qxc5 Raxa7 37. Qxc6 Rab7 $14 {- It remains unclear, how White will win there.}) 34. Rxc6 $1 ({Sure, Black expected} 34. Bc5 Nxc5 35. Qxc5 Rxa6 $17) 34... Raxa7 ({The last chance to save a game was desperate} 34... Rdxa7 $5 35. d7 Qxc6 36. d8=Q+ Kh7 {- such "wild" correlation of material could substantially complicate the task of White.}) 35. Qd3 $1 {Here it that - White are using a two black weaknesses: knight and king.} b4 (35... Kf7 36. Qxb5 Nc3 37. Rxc3 Rxd6 38. Rxd6 Qxd6 39. Rc8 Qd7 40. Qb6 $1 $18) 36. Rc8+ (36. Qb5 Nc3 37. Qxb4 Nd5 38. Qc5 $18 {leads to a decisive edge, but Bacrot's way is more stronger and beautiful.}) 36... Kf7 37. Qh7 f5 (37... Rxd6 38. Rg8 $1 $18) 38. Qg8+ (38. Rg8 $2 Qf6) 38... Kf6 39. Rf8+ Rf7 40. Rxf7+ Rxf7 41. Qd8+ Kg6 42. d7 {After the forced variation, it's became obvious, that for a pawn of d7 (or a6) is prepared a brilliant future.} Nc5 (42... Kh7 43. Qe8 Re7 44. Qxe7 Qxe7 45. d8=Q $18) 43. Qe8 1-0 [Event "41st Festival GM"] [Site "Biel SUI"] [Date "2008.07.28"] [Round "7"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Alekseev, Evgeny"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C48"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2708"] [Annotator "IM Polivanov, Anatoly"] [PlyCount "167"] [EventDate "2008.07.20"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #9, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 {Here the first interesting moment.} ({ Carlsen decides to curb the possibility of applying the "Berlin Wall":} 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 {, which Alekseev applies willingly.}) 4... Bc5 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Bxc6 dxc6 {Diagram [#]} 7. Nxe5 {Very strange choice.} (7. h3 $5 {was in a spirit of position:} Re8 8. Ne2 Bf8 9. g4 $36 {, Psakhis-Barua, Calcutta 1988.} ) 7... Qd4 ({A "beginner's blow"} 7... Bxf2+ {also was quite good:} 8. Kxf2 Qd4+ 9. Be3 Qxe5 10. h3 Nh5 $36) 8. Be3 Qxe5 {So, Black won a piece... but only for one move.} 9. d4 Qe7 10. dxc5 Nxe4 {Where did we come in the end? Black are more pleasant "for a penny", though a position has dead-draw tendencies. But Carlsen is able to play any position.} 11. Qd4 $146 ({This is more actively, than that in a game of Dutch girls:} 11. Nxe4 Qxe4 12. O-O { , Berkelmans-Groenhuis, NED-ch U16 girls, 2003.}) 11... Bf5 12. O-O-O Rad8 13. Qb4 Qe6 14. Kb1 {Diagram [#]} ({In similar situations it is so desirable to change all the pieces:} 14. Nxe4 Bxe4 15. Rxd8 Rxd8 16. Rd1 Rxd1+ 17. Kxd1 $11 {, and after that - to sign a score sheets, and go home to drink tea. But such temptations do not visit a viking.}) 14... b5 $1 {Active move. Now Magnus will have to open slightly a refuge of a king.} 15. b3 ({Carelessness like} 15. Rhe1 {is punishable:} a5 $1 {- Black will have a serious initiative there -} 16. Qxa5 Ra8 $17) 15... Qe5 16. Nxe4 ({White have solved Alekseev's trap:} 16. Bd4 $2 Rxd4 17. Rxd4 Nxf2 18. Rf1 a5 $19) 16... Bxe4 17. Bd4 Qf5 18. Qc3 f6 19. f3 Bd5 20. Rhe1 Rd7 {As we see, Alekseev wishes to continue game too...} ({ ... differently he would head for exchanges:} 20... Rfe8 $11) 21. Bf2 Rfd8 22. Rd4 h5 {But this already looks like a provocation! Surely, Russian grandmaster understands, that after g2-g4 communications will be open for White's heavy pieces, but nevertheless he goes for it.} (22... Bf7 23. g4 Qg6 {is more pacified.}) 23. h3 Bf7 24. g4 hxg4 25. hxg4 Qg5 26. Kb2 ({I like a straightforward} 26. Be3 {more:} Qh4 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Rg1 {, and after g4-g5 White will attack here.}) 26... Rxd4 27. Bxd4 Qd5 28. Rd1 {Diagram [#]} b4 $5 { An evening stops to be languid. Alekseev is using the first possibility to aggravate a game.} 29. Qxb4 $1 {Norwegian accepts a call!} ({Although, if to speak frankly, he did not have another choice:} 29. Qe3 a5 30. Qf4 a4 31. Qxc7 $6 (31. Rd2 $1) 31... Re8 $36 {- it's fraught with troubles.}) 29... Qxf3 30. Rd2 Qxg4 31. Bc3 Qc8 $8 32. Rg2 {Both players was aiming at that position. Black have a pawn up, but its king is not reliable. What will outweigh?} Bd5 ({ An immediate} 32... Qf5 {also was possible:} 33. Qh4 Bd5 $1 34. Qxf6 Qxf6 35. Bxf6 Bxg2 36. Bxd8 {- there will be draw.}) 33. Rg1 Qf5 34. Qb7 Kf7 $5 { Diagram [#] Alekseev surprised us again.} ({Nine out of a ten people would prefer here} 34... Qf4) 35. Qxc7+ {Here Carlsen has a difficult choice: take the pawn "c", and attack a king, or take the pawn "a", and then lead own pawn "a" to a queen. It was difficult to argue for sure, but it seems that the second option was more promising.} ({Here is a sample variation:} 35. Qxa7 Qd7 36. a4 Rh8 37. a5 Be4 38. a6 Rh2 39. Qb7 $1 (39. Rc1 $5) 39... Rxc2+ 40. Ka3 Rxc3 41. a7 Bd5 42. a8=Q Rxb3+ 43. Qxb3 Bxb3 44. Qh8 $1 $18) 35... Rd7 36. Qc8 Be4 $1 {In fact, the only move.} 37. Qh8 Qh7 (37... g5 {was not losing immediately, but it's afraid to do such move before a time control.}) 38. Qc8 Qf5 39. Rf1 (39. Qh8 Qh7 $11) 39... Qe6 $1 {Well, well, well! Now became abundantly clear, that the drawn game does not suit to Alekseev's plans - only in a case that Carlsen will demand it (for example, 39. Qh8, and so on). A struggle moves to the area of psychology...} (39... Qxf1 40. Qxd7+ Kf8 41. Qxa7 Qf2 42. Ka3 Qxc2 43. Kb4 Bd5 $11) 40. Qh8 Re7 ({It was possible to take a pawn } 40... Bxc2 $5 {, thus with impunity:} 41. Rg1 Bg6 42. Re1 Be4 43. Rg1 $11) 41. Rd1 Re8 42. Qh2 Bf5 43. Rd2 ({Carlsen also does not forget about defence - } 43. Rd6 $6 Qe2 $1 44. Qxe2 Rxe2 45. Bd2 g5 {- White will have a problems.}) 43... Re7 44. Qb8 Rd7 45. Rf2 ({Move} 45. Rd6 {could be a good attempt:} Rxd6 46. cxd6 {, and Black must find an exact reaction} Kg6 $1 47. Qc7 Qe4 $132 { , and they're out of a danger.}) 45... Bg6 46. Rh2 Qe8 47. Qg3 Qe4 48. Rg2 Re7 49. Rd2 Rb7 50. Qh2 Re7 51. Qb8 {Diagram [#]} (51. Qh8 Re8) {Since this moment, during ten next moves, Alekseev will play only by own bishop. It reminds a boxer duel in which one of fighters dropped hands, demonstrating the complete invulnerability and confidence in the his forces. It's impressed.} 51... Bf5 52. a4 Bg6 53. a5 Bf5 54. a6 Bg6 55. Qg3 Bf5 56. Rg2 Bg6 57. Rh2 Bf5 58. Qb8 Bg6 59. Ka3 Bh7 60. Rd2 Bf5 61. Qh8 Qe3 ({It was possible to continue a show:} 61... Bg6 62. Rf2 Bf5 {, but Black don't want to lose a chance to attack anything.}) 62. Kb2 Qe4 {A precise move again.} ({From pawn's taking -} 62... Qxc5 $6 {- expecting only some troubles -} 63. Qh5+ Ke6 64. Bd4 Qa5 65. Re2+ Kd7 66. Rxe7+ Kxe7 67. Bxa7 $16 Qxa6 $2 68. Bc5+ Ke6 69. Qe8+ Kd5 70. Qe7 $18) 63. Rf2 Qg4 ({Old tricks will not pass here:} 63... Bg6 $2 64. Bxf6 $18) 64. Qh2 Bg6 65. Qd6 Qe6 {Diagram [#] Unerring.} (65... Re2 $2 66. Bxf6 $1 Kg8 $1 ( 66... Rxf2 67. Qe7+ $18) 67. Bd4 Rxf2 68. Bxf2 $16) 66. Qxe6+ $2 {The defining moment of a whole game. I am assured, that many are asked by a question: "Why Carlsen did change a queens?". I think, it similarly to a capture of a pawn on h2 in the first game of match Spassky-Fischer. There two opponents tormented each other too, anybody did not want to offer draw, and Fisher has emotionally taken a pawn by a bishop, as saying "Here a draw anyhow". But all has appeared not so simply...} Kxe6 67. Ba5 ({The idea of bishop's sacrifice will not succeed:} 67. Re2+ Kf7 68. Rxe7+ Kxe7 69. Ba5 Bf5 70. Bb6 Bc8 $1) 67... Be4 68. c4 g5 {Now Black will quietly pull down the pawns.} 69. Bd2 Rg7 70. Re2 f5 71. b4 {White also will follow their example, although obviously, that black pawns go practically without any difficulty, in contrast to.} g4 72. b5 cxb5 73. cxb5 g3 {Both sides conducts their plans consistently.} 74. Re1 Kd5 75. Be3 $2 { A fatal error - but in such difficult position, and at the shortage of time, such mistakes are inevitable.} ({There was a problem draw -} 75. b6 Kxc5 76. Rxe4 $1 fxe4 (76... Kxb6 $6 77. Re6+ Kc5 78. Rf6 g2 79. Be3+ Kd5 80. Bg1) 77. b7 Rg8 78. Bf4 $1 $11 g2 79. b8=Q Rxb8+ 80. Bxb8 g1=Q 81. Bxa7+ $11) 75... Bd3 $19 76. Rd1 Ke4 {Now black bishop holds opposite pawns on a breech-sight, and king will come for help... All is ended.} 77. Rxd3 (77. Re1 f4 78. Bg1+ Kf5 $19 ) 77... Kxd3 78. Bg1 f4 79. b6 f3 80. b7 Rg8 {A last fineness.} (80... f2 $2 81. Bxf2 gxf2 82. b8=Q Rg1 $11 (82... f1=Q $2 83. Qb5+ $18)) 81. c6 f2 82. c7 fxg1=Q 83. c8=Q Qd4+ 84. Ka2 ({Here White surrendered because of} 84. Ka2 Qc4+ $19 {; tremendous, psychological heat.}) 0-1 [Event "41st Festival GM"] [Site "Biel SUI"] [Date "2008.07.29"] [Round "8"] [White "Alekseev, Evgeny"] [Black "Dominguez Perez, Lenier"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B91"] [WhiteElo "2708"] [BlackElo "2708"] [Annotator "IM Polivanov, Anatoly"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2008.07.20"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "SUI"] [EventCategory "18"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #9, 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. g3 {A good system, the main plus of which - it's universality. Sicilian fianchetto can be applied in Dragon, and in Paulsen, and Najdorf (as we see), and in Scheveningen. Even in Pelikan System too.} e5 7. Nde2 ({After} 7. Nb3 {it comes a very unpleasant} Bg4 $1) 7... Be7 8. Bg2 b5 9. h3 {White are preparing a standard maneuver h3, g4, Ng3...} Nbd7 (9... b4 $6 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Qxd5 Ra7 12. Be3 $16) 10. g4 $6 { ... but before it was necessary to secure a king.} (10. O-O Bb7 11. g4 b4 ( 11... O-O 12. Ng3) 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5) 10... b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 ({Here } 12. Qxd5 {is useless because Black already have an answer} Nb6) 12... a5 { Diagram [#]} 13. O-O ({It would be great to play} 13. Ng3 {, but then white king risked remain at the center after} Ba6 $15) 13... h5 $1 $146 {Excellent novelty! If White did not have time to play Ng3, this is needed to be avail.} ( 13... Ba6 14. Re1 O-O 15. Ng3 {, Lujan-Colovic, Balaguer 2006.}) 14. gxh5 Rxh5 15. Nd4 ({Before to move 13...h5, Dominguez certainly considered a circumstances of} 15. Nf4 $5 Rh8 16. Ne6 fxe6 17. dxe6 Nb6 18. Bc6+ Kf8 19. Bxa8 d5 $1 $17 (19... Nxa8 20. Qf3+)) 15... Nf6 16. Nc6 Qc7 {A knight on c6 is magnificent, but abstrusely, whether Alekseev will be able to extract some benefit from this fact. Whereas the weakness of the king flank, especially pawn h3 - is a harsh reality already. Thus, Black went out with initiative position after an opening.} 17. Qf3 Bf5 (17... e4 18. Qg3) 18. Re1 Qd7 ({ Dominguez decided to not distracted from the own plans and not to take a pawn, although a superficial analysis does not expose the special difficulties after } 18... Bxc2 19. Qg3 Kf8 20. Bg5 Qd7 21. Rac1 Bf5 22. f4 e4 {; probably, he simply did not want to open the "c"-file for a white rook too soon.}) 19. a3 { Diagram [#]} b3 $1 {Indeed!} ({If} 19... bxa3 {, then} 20. Rxa3 {and rook a1 unexpectedly connects to defence}) ({and after} 19... Bxh3 20. axb4 Bxg2 21. Kxg2 a4 22. b3 {Black are deprived the queen side, and yet unknown, whether they will be able to organize a mate attack instead of it.}) 20. cxb3 Bxh3 21. Bd2 Bxg2 ({Dominguez may take a pawn b3:} 21... Rh4 22. Bxh3 Rxh3 23. Qg2 Rxb3 {, but a rook could appear in incarceration -} 24. Bc3 $1) 22. Kxg2 {Alekseev decides to take by king, and it is correct - a rook will be useful in defence through the line "h".} ({In case of} 22. Qxg2 Ng4 23. Re2 Rh2 24. Qf3 Bh4 25. Rf1 f5 $40 {Dominguez could attack at least by three methods: Qf7-g6; Kf7, Rah8; e4, g5, Qh7... It is pleasant to play such position as Black.}) 22... Rf5 {The attack of pawn d5 might be the quite good undertaking - only it needs to be done not rudely, but neatly.} (22... e4 $2 23. Rxe4 $18) (22... Rh4 23. Rh1 e4 24. Qe2 Qg4+ 25. Qxg4 Rxg4+ 26. Kf1 Kd7 $15) 23. Qd3 Nh5 {Dominguez finally renounces attack of the sqaure d5, and rightly so, as demonstrated following variations.} (23... e4 24. Rxe4 Rxd5 (24... Nxe4 $2 25. Qxe4 Rh5 26. Qf3 Qf5 ( 26... Rf5 27. Bf4 Bf6 28. Re1+ Kf8 29. Qh3 $1 $18) 27. Qxf5 Rxf5 28. Re1 $18) 25. Rh1 $3 (25. Rxe7+ Qxe7 26. Qxd5 Nxd5 27. Nxe7 Kxe7 $11) 25... Nxe4 26. Rh8+ Bf8 27. Qxd5 Qg4+ 28. Kh2 Qe2 29. Be3 $13 {- both kings under a fire, and it's hard to say, how it will be end. Probably, draw - but only in a case of flawless game of both chessplayers.}) 24. Rh1 g6 {Black want to change bishops and thus to become stronger on f4 square. It will be possible now.} 25. b4 { And at this time White are spending own plans - to pass the pawns as further as possible (desirable, to queen promote). Collision of two plans in pure form! } Bg5 26. b5 (26. bxa5 Bxd2 27. Qxd2 Rf4 {- I do not think, that the picture of fight would change essentially.}) 26... Bxd2 27. Qxd2 Rf4 28. Rh3 Kf8 ({ King g2 and rook h3 so asked under a double strike, but this is a pitfall!} 28... Rd4 $2 29. Nxd4 Nf4+ 30. Qxf4 $1 exf4 31. Rh8+ Ke7 32. Rxa8 $18) 29. Rah1 Qg4+ {Diagram [#]} 30. Kf1 $2 {And here Alekseev is mistaken (and no wonder - under such press..).} ({After} 30. Kh2 {white king would be at least protected: } Kg7 31. Rg1 (31. b6 Rf3 32. Rxf3 Rh8 $1 33. Rh3 Nf4 $19) 31... Qf5 32. Rg2) 30... Ng3+ 31. Rxg3 Qxg3 32. b6 {White are cherishing hopes on the passed pawn, but "naked" king - is much more serious.} Qf3 ({Nothing spoils, but} 32... Qb3 $1 {is more exact.}) 33. Rh2 Kg8 $6 {Inaccuracy.} ({The forced variation} 33... Qb3 $1 34. Rh8+ Kg7 35. Rxa8 Qh3+ 36. Ke1 (36. Kg1 Rg4#) 36... Qh1+ 37. Ke2 Qf3+ 38. Ke1 (38. Kf1 Rh4) 38... Re4+ 39. Qe3 Rxe3+ 40. fxe3 Qxe3+ 41. Kd1 Qxb6 $19 {resulted to a victory, but Dominguez, obviously, wanted to drag as far as to control, then to understand it in a calm situation.}) 34. b7 Re8 35. b4 ({ Taking off the square b3 was a good attempt:} 35. Qc2 $5 Kg7 $1 (35... Qxd5 $4 36. Ne7+ $18) 36. a4 Qxd5 37. b3 (37. b8=Q Rxb8 38. Nxb8 Rc4 $19) 37... Qf3 $19 {although it did not influence on the general evaluation of position.}) 35... axb4 36. axb4 Qg3 37. Rh1 (37. Rg2 Qb3 38. Kg1 Qb1+ 39. Kh2 Rh4+ 40. Kg3 Qh1 41. f3 Rf4 42. Kf2 Qh4+ 43. Kg1 Rxf3 44. b8=Q Rxb8 45. Nxb8 Rb3 $19) 37... Qf3 38. Rh2 Qg3 39. Rh1 {Diagram [#]} Qb3 {At last.} 40. b8=Q {It finds out, that White are in zugzwang now.} (40. Rh2 Kg7 41. b8=Q (41. Rh1 Qb1+ 42. Kg2 Rg4+ $19) 41... Rxb8 42. Nxb8 Qb1+ 43. Qe1 Rxb4 44. Qxb1 (44. Nc6 Qd3+ 45. Kg2 Rg4+ $19) 44... Rxb1+ 45. Ke2 Rxb8 $19) 40... Rxb8 41. Nxb8 Rxb4 {Dominges chooses the elegant finishing off.} (41... Qf3 {would be more brutal:} 42. Rg1 Rd4 43. Qxd4 exd4 44. Rg3 Qxd5 45. Kg1 Qb5 $19) 42. Nd7 Qc4+ 43. Kg2 Qg4+ 44. Kh2 Qh5+ 45. Kg2 Rg4+ ({Next variation could become a worthy ending of a good game:} 45... Rg4+ 46. Kf3 Qxh1+ 47. Kxg4 f5+ 48. Kg5 (48. Kg3 f4+ 49. Kg4 Qh5#) 48... Kg7 $1 $19) 0-1 [Event "VI Gyorgy Marx Mem"] [Site "Paks HUN"] [Date "2008.07.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Berkes, Ferenc"] [Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2606"] [Annotator "IM Polivanov, Anatoly"] [PlyCount "96"] [EventDate "2008.07.25"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "HUN"] [EventCategory "15"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #9, 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 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 ({Berkesh evading a Moscow gambit} 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 {, which is became a cult already. And it is correct: to whom is it necessary, strain the memory?!}) 6... Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3 dxc4 9. Bxc4 {Diagram [#]} g6 ({Bishop can be developed to another diagonal:} 9... Bd6 10. O-O Qe7 {; but 9...g6 is more flexible, and after standard undermining c6-c5 or e6-e5, bishop g7 will take the air.}) 10. O-O Bg7 11. Rc1 O-O 12. Bb3 ({I prefer} 12. b4 $5 {- c6-c5 is more complicate now, and you can move b4-b5 yourself if something happens.}) 12... Qe7 { The queen leaves to not get under a tempo Ne4 during the most improper moment.} 13. Qc2 ({Usually White are trying to interfere b7-b6 by} 13. Ne4) ({or even} 13. Na4 $5 {, as Beliavsky played in person.}) 13... b6 14. Rfd1 $146 ({ Immediate capture of a square d6 is doomed to failure as next game has shown:} 14. e4 Bb7 15. e5 Rac8 16. Ne4 c5 17. Nd6 Bxf3 18. gxf3 Rcd8 {, Czerwonski-Kuczynski, POL-ch 1996.}) 14... Bb7 15. Qe2 Rad8 16. Bc4 Rfe8 17. h3 Kh7 {The manoeuvres of a both sides follow further. Like both chessplayers are waiting, who is the first of them will show activity.} 18. a3 c5 {Diagram [#] Finally something.} ({It is noteworthy that} 18... e5 {was not even slightly worse:} 19. d5 e4 20. Nd4 Ne5 {- Black are having an active position.}) 19. Bb5 $6 {A strange move... After Beliavsky's simple reply White's lunge will be depreciate.} ({It was necessary to answer vigorously:} 19. d5 exd5 20. Nxd5 ( 20. Bxd5 Ne5) 20... Qe4 21. Nf4) 19... Rf8 20. Ba6 $6 Ba8 $6 {For a some reason Black did not take a pawn after simple tactical operation.} (20... Bxf3 21. Qxf3 cxd4 22. exd4 Nb8 $17) 21. Bc4 cxd4 22. exd4 Nf6 23. Qe3 {Berkes is playing inertly.} ({But there is not other choice, cause} 23. d5 {will be parry by} Qc7 $1 24. dxe6 Bxf3 25. gxf3 fxe6 26. Bxe6 Rde8 $44) 23... Qb7 $15 24. Bd3 Kg8 {Diagram [#] Interesting prophylactics. As though Beliavsky expected future blunder of Berkes...} 25. Qe2 $2 Rxd4 {Central pawn disappeared into thin air. Naturally, that at king on h7 it would be follow Bxg6+.} 26. Ba6 Rxd1+ 27. Rxd1 Qe7 28. b4 Rd8 {All is correct, exchanges at such situations will approach a victory.} 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Nb5 Nd5 { Beliavsky is starting to develop the forces - now threatens a jump on f4 with fatal consequences.} 31. Qc4 (31. Nxa7 Nf4 32. Qe3 Qd1+ 33. Kh2 g5 34. Nc8 Bxf3 35. Qxf3 Qxf3 36. gxf3 Be5 $19) 31... Ne7 {Black wish to make the way for a queen into enemy's camp.} (31... e5 $5 {also wasn't bad:} 32. Nxa7 Nc7) 32. Nxa7 Qd1+ 33. Qf1 Bxf3 34. gxf3 Qxf3 35. Qd3 Qa8 $6 ({A queen tries to use unsuccessful position of white pieces on "a"-file, but it was better to continue attack:} 35... Qf4 36. Qd8+ $6 Kh7 $1 37. Qxe7 Bd4 $19) 36. Qd7 Bf6 { Diagram [#]} 37. a4 $2 {Probably, Berkes has already reconciled to defeat and consequently has passed by excellent chance.} (37. Nc8 $1 {- now Black are having a choice -} Kg7 $1 (37... Qxa6 $2 38. Qe8+ Kg7 39. Nd6 $11 {- the tandem queen+knight guarantees a draw}) (37... Nd5 $2 38. Bb7 Qb8 (38... Qxa3 39. Bxd5 exd5 40. Nd6 $40) 39. Bxd5 exd5 40. Nd6 Qf8 41. Qc6 $13) (37... Nxc8 38. Qxc8+ Qxc8 39. Bxc8 {- White should keep an endgame}) 38. Nxe7 (38. Qb7 $5) 38... Qxa6 39. Qc8 Qxc8 40. Nxc8 Bd4 {- Black, of course, have a pawn up, but a passed pawn "a" can deliver to them many troubles.}) 37... Kg7 38. a5 (38. Qb7 Qd8) ({Here was an idea of a bishop's a6 sacrifice again:} 38. Nb5 $5 { , but it gave nothing on conditions of Black's exact game:} Qxa6 $1 39. Nc7 Qc4 $1 40. Ne8+ Kf8 $1 41. Nxf6 Qc1+ 42. Kg2 Qg5+ 43. Ng4 h5 44. Qd8+ Kg7 45. Qd4+ f6 46. f4 Qd5+ 47. Qxd5 Nxd5 $19) 38... bxa5 39. bxa5 Qe4 40. Bf1 Qf4 {Here now Beliavsky is building the battery on a diagonal h2-b8.} 41. Nb5 (41. Nc6 Qg5+ 42. Kh1 Qc1 $19) 41... Be5 42. Bg2 Qc1+ 43. Bf1 Nd5 {It is remarkable - all black pieces are in attack, and White's queen and knight are cut off from an outside world... All must end quickly.} 44. a6 (44. Qd8 Nf4 45. a6 Nxh3+ 46. Kg2 Qc6+ $1 47. f3 Qc2+ $19) (44. Qb7 Qf4 45. Bg2 Ne3 $1 46. fxe3 Qxe3+ 47. Kf1 Bg3 $19) 44... Qg5+ 45. Bg2 Nf4 46. Qc6 Ne2+ 47. Kf1 (47. Kh1 Qf4) 47... Qd2 48. f4 Ng3+ {It would not be desirable to belittle Beliavsky's achievement, but Berkes played this game poorly, much below own potential.} (48... Ng3+ 49. Kg1 Qe1+ 50. Kh2 Ne2 $1 $19 (50... Bxf4 $4 51. Qc3+ $1)) 0-1 [Event "Canadian Open"] [Site "Montreal CAN"] [Date "2008.07.27"] [Round "9"] [White "Mikhalevski, Victor"] [Black "Huzman, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "2592"] [BlackElo "2589"] [Annotator "IM Polivanov, Anatoly"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2008.07.19"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "CAN"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #9, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Na3 $5 { Diagram [#] An interesting gambit variation!} ({Continuation} 7. Qc2 a6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 {somehow has a little bothered already.}) 7... Bxa3 8. bxa3 Bd7 9. Qc2 {White is winning back a pawn at once.} ({More frequently occures} 9. Ne5 Bc6 10. Nxc6 Nxc6 11. Bb2 Nd5 {, and now we have a classical situation - two bishops versus two knights. Would it be a Janowsky-Chigorin game...}) 9... Bc6 10. Qxc4 Nbd7 ({Knight on c6 looks rather natural than on d7:} 10... Bd5 11. Qc3 Nc6 12. Rd1 Be4 $11 {- it was better to play on white squares.}) 11. Bf4 h6 $146 {Unclear delay.} ({Since the knight is on d7, one had to try to push c7-c5, as in a game of Polish youngsters:} 11... Rc8 12. Rac1 Bd5 13. Qc2 c5 {, Przedmojski-Zeberski, POL-ch sf U20 2003.}) 12. Rfc1 Nb6 13. Qb3 Nfd5 (13... Bd5 14. Bxc7 Bxb3 15. Bxd8 Bd5 16. Be7 $18) 14. Bd2 Nf6 { Diagram [#] Apparently, Huzman does not afraid a positional sacrifice of exchange...} ({... because then he would have preferred} 14... Ne7 {, which could be followed} 15. Qd3 $1) 15. Rxc6 $1 {One thing - to sacrifice another people's exchange in the analysis, investigating a grandmasters' game, and quite another thing - to risk thus in own game. Mikhalevski is not easily frightened.} bxc6 16. Rc1 Rb8 $2 {Again Huzman acting sluggish.} ({Since pawn c6 is doomed to death, it was worth giving it dearly (ideally - to block the line "c" for the white rook):} 16... Ne4 $5 17. Bb4 c5 18. dxc5 (18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. Rxc5 Nd7) 18... Nd5 19. Ne5 f5 $13 {- Black knights strengthened very well in the center.}) 17. Rxc6 Nbd5 18. Qc2 Rb6 19. Rc4 {Black are not expected any countergame, while White will methodically intensify a position, waiting for a moment, when the contender "will twitch".} (19. e4 $2 Rxc6 20. Qxc6 Nxe4 $19) 19... Qb8 20. Bc1 Ne7 {Diagram [#]} 21. Ne5 {Mikhalevski refuses a pawn, fairly believing, that its capture only will liberate black pieces.} (21. Rxc7 $2 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Qxc8 23. Qxc8+ Nxc8) 21... Rd8 22. Bf3 Ne8 23. e3 Nd6 24. Rc3 ({And here it was already possible to be greedy:} 24. Rxc7 Rc8 25. Rc5 Rb5 26. Nd3 $16) 24... f6 {Now White have waited till Black's position weakening.} 25. Nd3 Nf7 (25... Nd5 26. Rc5 Nb7 27. e4 $1 Nxc5 28. dxc5 $16) 26. a4 {A good transfer of the bishop to the diagonal a3-f8.} Nd5 27. Rc5 Rd7 28. Ba3 Nd8 ({ Activity after} 28... Ng5 29. Bg2 Rb1+ 30. Bc1 {is temporary - e3-e4, f2-f4, and black pieces will be forced to retreat.}) 29. Kg2 Nb7 30. Rc6 Na5 31. Rc5 Nb7 {As usual, both sides are trying to short a number of moves before time control.} 32. a5 $1 {Mikhalevsky uses a density of black pieces.} Nxc5 (32... Ra6 33. Qc4 $1 Rad6 34. Rb5 $18) 33. Nxc5 Rc6 {Diagram [#]} 34. Qg6 $6 { A key moment. White decide to pursue a crane in the sky, instead of to be content with a titmouse in hands...} ({As it turned out, capture} 34. Nxd7 $2 { is not good in view of unexpected impact} Nxe3+ $1 35. Kg1 Nxc2 (35... Qb5 $5) 36. Nxb8 Rc3 $17) ({but if to drive away a knight preliminary:} 34. e4 $1 { , there will be an applepie order -} Nb4 35. Nxd7 Rxc2 36. Nxb8 Nd3 37. Bg4 $16 ) 34... Rf7 $4 {A terrible mistake. It is clear that White are going to put a mate, but it was possible to repulse all threats with a pair of exact moves.} ( 34... Rdd6 $1 35. Be4 {(the strongest)} (35. Nxe6 Nxe3+ 36. fxe3 Rxe6 37. Bxc6 Rxc6 38. Bc5 Re6 $17) (35. Ne4 Ra6 36. Nxd6 cxd6 37. Bg4 Qc8 $17 (37... Nc7 $5) ) 35... Ne7 $1 (35... f5 $2 36. Nxe6 Nxe3+ 37. fxe3 Rxe6 38. Bd5 Qc8 39. Qxf5 $16) 36. Qh7+ (36. Nd7 Rxd7 37. Bxe7 f5 38. Bxc6 Rxe7 $17) 36... Kf7 $13 { - as now fashionable to say, there is a fight on three outcomes} (36... Kf8 $4 37. Qh8+ Ng8 38. Nd7+ $18)) 35. Be4 f5 36. Bxd5 Rf6 37. Qxf6 $1 {Here Huzman decided to stop a resistance. A situation is heavy indeed, but usually in such ones not giving up yet...} (37. Qxf6 gxf6 38. Bxc6 Qb1 39. Bd7 $18) 1-0

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