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[Event "Grand Slam Final"] [Site "Bilbao ESP"] [Date "2008.09.13"] [Round "10"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D47"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2781"] [Annotator "Aveskulov, Valery"] [PlyCount "85"] [EventDate "2008.09.02"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #10, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {The game was played in the last round of Grand Slam Final in Bilbao; the winner would take not only first place in the tournament but and the first rank in the world rating-list according to 01.10.2008.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. a3 {쾌說調壹? [#] The popular move in this time} Bd6 (9... b4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 bxa3 12. O-O Bd6 13. b3 Nf6 14. Nd2 Qc7 15. Bf3 {White is slightly better, Topalov-Kramnik, world championship match, Elista, 2006 and Aronian-Grischuk, Sochi,2008}) 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 ({Another opportunities:} 11. Bd2 Qe7 12. Ng5 h6 13. Nge4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 c5 15. Nxd6 Qxd6 $11 {Gelfand-Shirov, Dortmund, 2002} ) ({and} 11. h3 e5 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Bd2 Qe7 14. Ng5 h6 15. Nge4 Bc7 16. Rfe1 Bb6 $11 {Topalov-Aronian, Sofia, 2008}) 11... h6 ({Effect win was gain in the following game:} 11... a6 12. b4 a5 13. Rb1 axb4 14. axb4 Qe7 15. e4 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Ne2 Qe6 19. f4 Ra2 20. Qd1 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Ba1 $1 { home preparation from Anand's laboratory} 21. e5 c5 $1 22. exf6 Bd4+ 23. Rf2 ( 23. Kh1 Qh3 $19) 23... Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Qd5 $19 {Gelfand-Anand, Nice, rapid, 2008 }) 12. e4 {A novelty} e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. h3 {Preparing Be3} a6 {Black prepares c6-c5} 16. Be3 {쾌說調壹?[#] White prevents this pushing and wants to put own bishop on c5} c5 $6 ({and Black doesn't pay attention to this. An interesting idea, but better was} 16... Re8 $5 17. f4 ({worse is} 17. Rad1 Qe7 18. Ne2 c5 $1 19. Bxc5 Qc7 20. f3 {Black wanted to take on e4} Rac8 21. Rc1 Qb8 {(with idea Nd7) and Black is ok}) 17... Bxc3 18. bxc3 Nxe4 $5 19. Bxe4 f5 20. Rad1 Qe7 {White is just slightly better and here no material disbalance is} ) 17. Bxc5 Re8 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Bxb2 21. d6 Qc6 22. f3 { 쾌說調壹?[#] As a result of almost forcing moves, White got a dangerous passed pawn and from now all efforts of both sides are concentrated around its blocking/unblocking} Rec8 ({After} 22... Rad8 {White can play} 23. Rf2 $1 ({ with idea Be4 that can't be played right now because of unprotected position of queen:} 23. Be4 Rxe4 $1 24. fxe4 Bxa3 25. Rf5 Qxe4 26. Qxe4 Bxe4 {and Black is ok}) 23... Re5 24. Bh7+ Kh8 25. Bb4 {with advantage of White; its pawn is very dangerous}) 23. Bh7+ $1 {A strong check. The point is that the best position for Black's king is on g8} ({Immediate} 23. Be4 {doesn't get an advantage so far as after} Qxc5+ 24. Qxc5 Rxc5 25. Bxb7 Rd8 26. Rfe1 {Black can take on a3 that it can't do when king is on h8:} Bxa3 27. d7 Kf8 $11) 23... Kh8 (23... Kf8 24. Bb4 $1 Qxc2 25. Bxc2 Rxc2 26. d7+ Kg8 27. d8=Q+ Rxd8 28. Rxd8+ Kh7 29. Rd7 $16) 24. Be4 Qxc5+ 25. Qxc5 Rxc5 26. Bxb7 Rd8 27. Rfe1 { White has a solid advantage in this endgame because of strength of d6-pawn. It's hard to organise stopping it} ({Topalov could win a pawn right away but he decided to stake on d6-pawm:} 27. Bxa6 Bxa3 28. d7 Kg8 29. Rfe1 Kf8 30. Re3 $16 {with following Rb3 and Bb5}) 27... Be5 (27... Bxa3 $4 28. d7 $18 {and Re8} ) (27... Re5 {doesn't help} 28. Rxe5 Bxe5 29. d7 a5 30. Rd5 Bf6 31. Bc8 b4 32. Rxa5 bxa3 33. Rxa3 $18 {endgame is hopeless for Black: White's king is moving to c7; rook - to e8 and a pawn becomes a queen}) 28. d7 a5 29. f4 Bc7 ({ The only move.} 29... Bf6 $2 {is bad because of} 30. Re8+ Kh7 31. Be4+ g6 32. Rd6 $18) 30. Bd5 $1 Kh7 ({Of course, Black can't take on d7:} 30... Rxd7 $4 31. Re8+ Kh7 32. Be4+ f5 33. Rxd7 fxe4 34. Rxe4 $18) 31. Bxf7 Rf5 32. Ba2 Rxf4 { After this change of pawns bishop of White got a wonderful opportunity...} 33. Bb1+ Kg8 34. Bg6 {It is} Bb6+ 35. Kh1 Bc5 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 36. Rc1 $4 ({Topalov losses almost the whole advantage in the moment when his position became practically winning:} 36. Re8+ Rf8 37. Rd3 $1 {protecting an a3-pawn} a4 (37... b4 $4 38. Rd5 $1 {pushing a bishop away from defencing of f8-square} Bb6 (38... Ba7 39. Rxf8+ Kxf8 40. Re5 $1 {with checkmate}) 39. axb4 axb4 40. Rf5 $18) 38. Re5 Ba7 39. Rf3 $1 Bd4 40. Rxf8+ Rxf8 41. Re6 $1 {protecting b6 and f6 squares} Bc3 42. Bd3 Ba5 43. Bxb5 Rd8 44. Re8+ Kf7 45. Bxa4 $18 {with following maneouver of White's king to the queen-side}) 36... Bf8 {Now White is just slightly better} 37. Red1 Bxa3 $4 ({Being under time pressure, Ivanchuk overlooks a trap. If he saw it, he would definitely play} 37... Rc4 $1 { and position is not too far from equality}) 38. Rc8 $18 Rff8 (38... Be7 39. Re1 Bg5 40. g3 $1 {Black's bishop doesn't have enough space at the h4-d8 diagonal} Rff8 41. Be8 $18 {with following h4 and Re6 as it happened in the game}) 39. Be8 Be7 40. Re1 {Bishop has 4 squares at the h4-d8 diagonal but White is able to attack every of them} Bg5 41. g3 a4 42. h4 Bf6 43. Re6 {Black resign. Rf6 is inevitable} 1-0 [Event "61st ch-RUS HL"] [Site "Novokuznetsk RUS"] [Date "2008.09.11"] [Round "8"] [White "Timofeev, Artyom"] [Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C92"] [WhiteElo "2650"] [BlackElo "2675"] [Annotator "Aveskulov, Valery"] [PlyCount "121"] [EventDate "2008.09.03"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #10, 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. h3 d6 9. c3 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Re8 {In the decisive game of the last round of the "Moscow-open 2008" Inarkiev chose Chigorin's variation. After 117 moves Timofeev practically extorted from his opponent not only the win in the game but and the first prize of the tournament.} 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a4 { Another popular moves are: 12.d5 and 12.a3} h6 13. Bc2 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Bb1 c5 16. d5 Nd7 17. Ra3 {쾌說調壹?[#]} c4 ({Alternative is} 17... f5 18. Nh2 Nf6 ({also possible} 18... c4 19. Rf3 Ne5 20. Rxf5 Nbd3 21. Bxd3 Nxd3 22. Re3 Bc8 23. Rh5 Re5 24. Rxe5 dxe5 {with compensation, Kotronias-Kasimdzhanov, Olympiad, 2006}) 19. Rf3 Re5 (19... fxe4 20. Nxe4 Nbxd5 21. Ng4 Kh8 22. Bd2 { with compensation for a pawn, Karjakin-Bacrot, Wijk aan Zee, 2006}) 20. Rxf5 Rxf5 21. exf5 Bxd5 22. Ng4 {and just here theory starts!}) 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nd4 Qb6 20. Nf5 Ne5 21. Rg3 g6 22. Nf3 Ned3 23. Be3 Qd8 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 24. Nxh6+ (24. Bxh6 Qf6 25. N3h4 $5 {interesting idea of Kotronias} Bxd5 ({after} 25... Nxe1 {White can unexpectedly reply} 26. Bd2 $1 Nbd3 27. Qh5 $1 {with very complicated position that requires detailed analyse}) 26. Qh5 Re6 27. Bd2 $5 Bg7 $2 (27... Qh8 $5 {with complicated position}) 28. Bc3 $1 Re5 $2 (28... gxh5 29. Bxf6 Rxf6 30. Rxg7+ Kh8 31. Bxd3 Nxd3 32. Re3 $16) 29. Bxe5 $18 { Kotronias-Berend, ETCC, 2007}) 24... Bxh6 25. Bxh6 Qf6 ({White has a dangerous compensation for an exchange after} 25... Nxe1 $6 26. Nxe1 Qf6 27. Bd2 Na2 28. Bxa2 Rxa2 29. Bc3 $16) 26. Re2 ({Just this move is a novelty. Timofeev decided to save black-squared bishops. Main line was} 26. Bxd3 Nxd3 27. Re2) 26... Nxb2 ({Probably, better was} 26... Ra1 $5 {, paralysing White pieces}) 27. Qf1 ({ White has nothing after} 27. Qd4 Qxd4 28. Nxd4 Ra1 $1 29. Rxb2 Rxe4 30. Nxb5 ( 30. Rxb4 $2 Rxd4 31. Kh2 Rd1 {and bishop can't leave first rank because of checkmate on h1}) 30... Re1+ 31. Kh2 Raxb1 32. Rxb1 Rxb1) 27... N2d3 28. Kh2 { 쾌說調壹?[#] White sacrificed a pawn and continues to play like nothing happened. But it's too slow to be true} Ra1 $6 ({Better was} 28... Qh8 $5 { pushing bishop away} 29. Bd2 Qa1 {with idea c4-c3}) 29. Be3 Ne5 $2 ({Black has defenced against of one threat but has missed another strong idea.} 29... Ra4 { looks stronger} 30. Bd4 Qf4 31. Kg1 Bc8 {with complicated position}) 30. Nd4 { Pawn b5 is hanging} c3 31. Bg5 (31. Nb3 $5 Ra3 32. Bg5 Qh8 33. Nd4 {and now Black can't play like it did in the game:} Ng4+ $2 {because of misplaced rook} 34. Rxg4 Qxd4 35. e5 Qc5 36. Qc1 $1 c2 37. Bf6 $18 {with following Qh6}) 31... Ng4+ 32. Rxg4 Qe5+ (32... Qxd4 $2 33. e5 Qc5 34. Be3 Qxd5 (34... c2 $2 { is loosing because of} 35. Bxc5 cxb1=Q 36. Qxb1 Rxb1 37. exd6 $1 $18) 35. Rxb4 {with advantage of White: it has an extra-piece and Black can just offer a protacted persistance}) 33. Kg1 Qxd4 34. e5 Qc5 ({Unclear position could happen after} 34... c2 $1 35. Rxc2 $8 Qxe5 $8 36. Rc1 Rc8 37. Re1 Qc3) 35. exd6 {쾌說調壹?[#]} ({Alternative was} 35. Be3 Qxd5 36. Rxb4 Rc8 37. exd6 c2 38. Rxc2 Rxc2 39. Rxb5 Qc6 {and Rybka says that position is equal, but it's dificult to understand this for an human}) 35... Rea8 $4 ({Perhaps, Inarkiev was under strong time pressure and that's why he couldn't find saving idea:} 35... Rxe2 36. d7 Qxd5 37. d8=Q+ Qxd8 38. Bxd8 c2 $1 (38... Rb2 $2 39. Kh2 Rbxb1 40. Qxb5 Nc6 41. Qd5 $18) 39. Rxb4 Rd2 $3 {the point of combination. It's really hard to find such resourse during the game} 40. Bxc2 Rxf1+ 41. Kxf1 Rxc2 $11) 36. d7 $18 {Now position is winning} c2 37. Re8+ Kg7 38. Rxa8 Rxa8 ( 38... Rxb1 $4 39. Bf6+ $18) 39. Bxc2 Nxc2 40. d8=Q Rxd8 41. Bxd8 f5 (41... Qxd5 42. Qc1 $18) 42. Rg3 Qxd5 43. Qd3 Nd4 44. Bb6 Ne6 45. Qc3+ {Of course, White doesn't want to change queens; its king is more safe than Black's one} Kf7 46. Qh8 {쾌說調壹?[#]} g5 47. Ba5 Ke7 48. Kh2 {Timofeev, first of all, wants to secure own king from any danger} Qe4 49. f3 Qd5 50. h4 gxh4 51. Qxh4+ Kd7 52. Qf6 {Rest is just affair of technique. Attack with opposite-squared bishops is always more dangerous} Kc6 53. Bc3 f4 54. Rh3 {There is no possible checks for king of White anymore} Kc5 55. Rh6 Bc8 56. Qh8 Qc6 57. Bd2 b4 58. Qb2 Qb7 59. Rh5+ Kc4 60. Qc2+ Kd4 61. Be1 {checkmate is inevitable. Black resign. One serious mistake of Black predeterminated outcome of the game.} 1-0 [Event "Grand Slam Final"] [Site "Bilbao ESP"] [Date "2008.09.09"] [Round "7"] [White "Aronian, Levon"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E36"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2777"] [Annotator "Aveskulov, Valery"] [PlyCount "115"] [EventDate "2008.09.02"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #10, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 O-O ({Another possible variations are} 6... Ne4 7. Qc2 c5 8. dxc5 Nc6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. e3 Qf6 { Bareev-Ivanchuk, 2006}) ({and} 6... c5 7. dxc5 d4 8. Qg3 Nc6 { Carlsen-Naiditsch, World Cup, 2007}) 7. Nf3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 b6 {쾌說調壹?[#] It is not very popular variation} 9. g3 ({More often White plays} 9. Bg5 {, for example,} Ba6 10. Qc2 c5 ({alternative is} 10... Nbd7) 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. Rd1 Qa5+ 13. Bd2 Qb6 14. Bc3 Nbd7 {with equal position, Karpov-Topalov, Spain, 2007 }) 9... Ba6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Bg2 c5 12. b4 Rc8 ({After the game Aronian said that} 12... Qc8 {was better}) 13. Qa4 {If queen were on c8-square, this move would be useless} Bb7 14. dxc5 ({Of course,} 14. Qxa7 $2 {is not good:} Bd5 15. Qa4 cxd4 16. O-O e5 {and Black is better}) 14... bxc5 15. O-O (15. Qxa7 $2 Bd5 16. Qa4 Ra8 17. Qb5 Qe7 {with following Rfb8; Black has very dangerous initiative}) 15... a6 16. Rd1 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Nd5 $6 ({Better was} 16... Nb6 $1 17. Rxd8 (17. Qb3 Bd5 18. Qd3 Nc4 $11) 17... Nxa4 18. Rxf8+ Kxf8 19. bxc5 Rxc5 20. Be3 Rc8 $11) 17. Bg5 Qe8 18. Bd2 N5b6 $6 ({One more mistake. Perhaps, Topalov missed next idea of White. Otherwise, he would play} 18... Qe7 19. Rac1 {with minimum advantage of White}) 19. Qc2 $1 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Nf6 $6 ({The point of Aronian's idea is in the following variation:} 19... cxb4 20. Qb1 $1 { with double threat - Ng5 and capture on b4. But in any way Black had to take on b4:} f5 21. Bxb4 Rf6 {and White is just slightly better. There is no material disbalance and all of Black's pieces are arranged on good positions}) 20. bxc5 Be4 21. Qb3 Na4 22. Bb4 ({Much stronger was} 22. Qe3 $1 {and Black can't take on c5:} Nxc5 23. Bb4 Ng4 24. Qd4 e5 25. Nxe5 Qxe5 26. Bxc5 Rxc5 27. Bxe4 $16) 22... a5 23. Bxa5 Nxc5 24. Qb2 {쾌說調壹?[#] From now Black should play absolutely hopeless (I mean at the top-players' level) position without a pawn} Na4 25. Qd4 {Queen is controling the whole board from the center} Qb5 26. Bb4 Rfe8 27. Qe5 Qb7 ({Unfortunately, Black can't capture on e2} 27... Qxe2 $2 28. Nd4 Qg4 (28... Qc4 29. Bxe4 Nxe4 30. Qxe4 e5 31. Rac1 Qxc1 32. Rxc1 Rxc1+ 33. Kg2 Rc4 34. Qd5 Rxd4 35. Qc6 $18) 29. f3 $18) 28. Rac1 h6 29. h3 Bd5 30. Qa1 {Aronian is preparing a change of all the rooks} Ne4 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 32. Rc1 Rxc1+ 33. Qxc1 Qa7 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 34. Qc8+ $1 {Provoking useful for White tactics} Kh7 35. e3 Nxg3 36. Nd4 $1 Ne4 (36... Bxg2 37. Kxg2 Nf5 (37... Nh5 $2 38. Nc6 Qb6 39. Ne7 Nf6 40. Qc2+ g6 41. Qxa4 $16) (37... Ne4 38. Nc6 Qb6 39. Ne7 $18) 38. Nxf5 Nb6 39. Qc2 exf5 40. Qxf5+ $16) 37. Qc2 f5 {쾌說調壹?[#]} ( 37... Qa8 $2 38. f3 $18) 38. Nxe6 $1 {The point of the check on 34-th move} Bxe6 39. Bxe4 Qf7 40. Bg2 {Now White just should organise the pushing of "a" pawn} Nb6 41. Qc5 Nd5 42. Qf8 Qh5 43. Qd6 Bf7 44. Qe5 Nf6 45. f3 {Restricting a queen of Black} Qg6 46. a4 {Run, Forest, run!} f4 47. exf4 Qb1+ 48. Qe1 Qa2 49. a5 {The rest is affair of technique} Bg6 50. Bf1 Nd5 51. Bd2 Qa4 52. a6 Nxf4 53. Bxf4 Qxf4 54. a7 Qa4 55. Qf2 Qa1 56. Kh2 Qa4 57. Bc4 Qa5 58. Qa2 { Black resign.} 1-0 [Event "Grand Slam Final"] [Site "Bilbao ESP"] [Date "2008.09.09"] [Round "7"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2781"] [Annotator "Aveskulov, Valery"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2008.09.02"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #10, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] {A score between opponents before this game was of 4 wins to 0 in favour of Carlsen! That's why Ivanchuk's victory in this game has very big importance for future battles.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. a3 Qa5 10. O-O-O {쾌說調壹?[#]} ({One of the main lines. Another popular variations are:} 10. Nd2) (10. Rd1) ({and even} 10. Ra2 {with idea b2-b4}) 10... Be7 11. h4 ({White also can push forward another pawn:} 11. g4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. g5 exf4 14. gxf6 Bxf6 15. Nd5 Ne7 16. Nxf6+ gxf6 17. Rhg1+ Kh8 {this is just initial position of the line. As I know, Black is OK}) ({sometime White plays} 11. Kb1) 11... Rd8 ({Black can protect a b5-square right now:} 11... a6 12. Ng5 Rd8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e4 Nxe4 15. Ngxe4 dxe4 16. Rxd8+ Qxd8 17. Qxe4 g6 $11 {Gelfand-Karpov, Wijk aan Zee, 1998}) 12. Nd2 (12. g4 Bd7 13. Kb1 dxc4 14. Bxc4 Rac8 15. g5 Nh5 16. Bd6 g6 17. Be2 Bxd6 18. Rxd6 Ne7 19. Qb3 $11 {Kasparov-Ehlvest, Nizhniy Novgorod, 1995}) 12... a6 ( {Ivanchuk declined variation with forcing endgame where White gets some advantage:} 12... dxc4 13. Nxc4 Rxd1+ 14. Qxd1 Qd8 15. Qxd8+ Nxd8 16. Be2 Bd7 17. e4 {Topalov-Kramnik, Wijk aan Zee, 1997}) 13. Be2 $6 {쾌說調壹?[#]} ({ A not very good novelty. Before White played} 13. g4 dxc4 $6 (13... Nxg4 $5) 14. Nxc4 Rxd1+ 15. Qxd1 Qd8 16. Qxd8+ Bxd8 17. Bg2 e5 (17... Nxg4 $2 18. Rd1 { with following Rd8 and Nb6}) 18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Bxe5 Nxg4 20. Bg3 $16 { Nielsen-Glud, ch-DEN, 2008}) 13... b5 $1 {As Carlsen said after the game, he underestimated a strength of this move} 14. cxd5 ({Black has very strong initiative after a capturing on b5:} 14. cxb5 axb5 15. Nb3 ({nothing changes after} 15. Bxb5 Bd7) 15... Qb6 16. Bxb5 Bd7) 14... exd5 15. g4 $6 ({Magnus begins attack at the king-side but Black's one is much faster. Better was to concentrate on the defence of own king:} 15. Kb1 Be6 16. Nb3 Qb6 17. Rc1) 15... Be6 16. Nb3 $6 ({This move just helps Black. Much better was immediate} 16. g5 $5 Ne4 17. Ndxe4 dxe4 18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Rd1 Rc8 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 20. Kd2 $1 { unexpected going away. King is going to more safe part of a board. Black has just a little advantage}) 16... Qb6 17. g5 Ne4 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Rxd8+ (19. Kb1 $2 Rdc8 $1) 19... Nxd8 20. Kb1 Rc8 21. Qd1 Nc6 {쾌說調壹?[#] Black is ready to start attack and it's really very hard for White to do something against of this} 22. h5 a5 23. g6 a4 24. Nd2 ({Alternative was} 24. Nd4 Nxd4 25. exd4 ({or } 25. Qxd4 Qc6 26. gxh7+ Kxh7 27. Qd2 Rd8 28. Qc2 Qd5 $19) 25... Bb3 26. gxh7+ Kxh7 27. Qd2 Bf6 {with big advantage of Black}) 24... b4 25. gxf7+ Bxf7 { 쾌說調壹?[#] White's attack had finished before it was started} 26. Nc4 ({ After} 26. Qxa4 bxa3 27. Nc4 Qb7 28. Nxa3 Bxa3 29. Qxa3 Nb4 {we see a position from the game just with another order of moves}) 26... Qb7 27. Qxa4 bxa3 28. Nxa3 Bxa3 {Ivanchuk chose the shortest way to a goal} 29. Qxa3 Nb4 {with idea Ba2 and Nc2} 30. b3 {only defence} Nd3 31. Bxd3 exd3 32. Rc1 d2 {White resign. A wonderful victory for Ivanchuk!} 0-1 [Event "Grand Slam Final"] [Site "Bilbao ESP"] [Date "2008.09.05"] [Round "4"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Radjabov, Teimour"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B78"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2744"] [Annotator "Aveskulov, Valery"] [PlyCount "73"] [EventDate "2008.09.02"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #10, 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 {Dragon's varitation again is going to be popular thanks to efforts of Radjabov and...Carlsen} 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rb8 {쾌說調壹?[#]} ({Just a month ago Radjabov won an excellent game against of Karjakin in Bilbao:} 10... Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 a6 $5 13. h4 h5 14. g4 hxg4 15. h5 Nxh5 16. Rdg1 Qa5 17. Bh6 Bf6 $1 18. fxg4 Bxg4 19. Bxf8 Kxf8 20. Qe3 Rxc3 $1 21. Qxc3 Qxc3 22. bxc3 e6 {with compensation. But in this game he decided to play another unusual variation because Carlsen used to play this line himself.}) 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Kb1 ({The most popular move is} 12. Bh6 {, for example,} Bxh6 13. Qxh6 e5 $5 14. Nde2 b5 15. h4 ({Black has good compensation after} 15. Rxd6 b4 16. Nd5 Nxb3+ 17. axb3 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Qc7) 15... b4 16. Nd5 Nxb3+ 17. axb3 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Rb6 { with unclear position, Zambrana-Zhao Zong, 2008}) ({Young Indian talent played } 12. g4 {:} b5 13. Bh6 e5 $2 ({better was} 13... Bxh6 14. Qxh6 b4 15. Nd5 e6 { and Black is ok}) 14. Nf5 $1 gxf5 15. gxf5 Nxb3+ 16. axb3 Ne8 17. Bxg7 Nxg7 18. Qxd6 $16 {Negi-Corrales, team championship of Spain, 2008}) 12... b5 13. h4 ( 13. Bh6 {came up in the game Berg-Evdokimov, 2007:} Bxh6 14. Qxh6 e5 15. Nde2 Nxb3 16. cxb3 b4 {and Black has no troubles}) 13... Nc4 14. Bxc4 bxc4 15. Ka1 { 쾌說調壹?[#] Black has opened a line "b" but king of White is out of dangerous at the a1-square.} h5 ({Black prevented a change of black-squared bishops in the following game:} 15... Re8 16. g4 Qa5 17. h5 Rb6 18. Nde2 Ra6 19. h6 Bh8 20. g5 Nh5 $11 {, Stellwagen-Reinderman, ch-NED, 2008}) 16. Rb1 Qa5 ({A novelty. Radjabov doesn't want to waste time for a saving of g7-bishop and begins attack at the queen-side immediately.} 16... Re8 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. g4 hxg4 19. h5 {with typical dragon's attack at the king of Black, Efimenko-Charbonneau, Montreal, 2005}) 17. Bh6 {White changes the main defender of Black's king before attack starts} Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Rb6 19. g4 $6 ({ Better was} 19. Qg5 $11 {admitting that White doesn't pretend for an advantage anymore}) 19... hxg4 20. Qe3 ({Initially Carlsen's idea was to play} 20. h5 { but it doesn't work because of standard} g5 $1 {, for example,} 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. Qxg5+ Kh7 23. exf5 Rg8 {and Black is better}) 20... Rfb8 21. h5 g5 (21... Nxh5 {also gives an advantage:} 22. fxg4 Bxg4 23. Rh4 Bd7) 22. fxg4 Nxg4 23. Qd2 f6 {쾌說調壹?[#] Black is better: its king is safe; pieces are on the excellent positions; it has an extra-pawn. From now the main task is to prevent a counterplay of White. But it's not so easy} 24. Nf3 {White is preparing e4-e5} Ra6 $6 ({Azerbaijani grandmaster underestimated a counterplay of White. Otherwise he would play} 24... Qc5 $1 {with idea to change queens} 25. Nd5 c3 $1 {distraction} 26. Nxc3 (26. Qxc3 Qxc3 27. Nxc3 Ne3 {with big advantage}) 26... Qe3 {and Black has a clear advantage without any risk to lose }) 25. Rhg1 (25. e5 $1 {was deserving attention:} Bc6 ({not good} 25... Nxe5 { because of} 26. Nxg5) 26. exf6 $1 Bxf3 ({after} 26... exf6 27. Qxd6 Re8 28. Rbe1 $1 {White is almost winning}) 27. Rhf1 Nxf6 28. Rxf3 Ne4 29. Qe3 Nxc3 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Qh6+ $11) 25... Rb4 {with idea Qa2!} 26. a3 Be6 $2 ({A key moment of the game. After} 26... Ra4 $1 {(it was initial desire of Radjabov during the game)} 27. Nxa4 Qxd2 28. Nxd2 Rxa4 {쾌說調壹?[#] Black is better, because of White's weaknesses (e4 and h5) and excellent places for Black's pieces (e6 for a bishop and e5 for a knight)}) 27. e5 $1 {White is capturing an initiative. From now Black should defence very carefully} dxe5 $6 (27... Qxa3+ $2 28. bxa3 Rxa3+ 29. Na2 c3 30. Qxg5+ $1 fxg5 31. Rxb4 $18) (27... Nxe5 $6 28. Nxg5 $1 {with strong attack}) (27... Kh8 $5 {taking away a king from line "g"}) 28. Nxg5 $1 Bf5 $1 ({Hopelessly was} 28... fxg5 29. Qxg5+ Kf8 30. h6 $18) ( 28... Ra4 $2 29. Qc1 $1 $18) 29. Nge4 Kh7 ({Probably more safe was} 29... Kf7 30. Rg3 $1 {defencing 3-rd rank} ({badly is} 30. h6 $2 Bxe4 31. Rxg4 (31. Nxe4 Qxa3+ 32. bxa3 Rxa3#) 31... Ra4 $1 {with threat of Ra3. Black is winning})) 30. Qe2 ({Perhaps better was immediate} 30. Rg3 $5) 30... Nh6 (30... Ne3 31. Rg3 $1 (31. Qxe3 $2 Qxa3+ 32. bxa3 Rxa3+ 33. Na2 Rxb1+ 34. Kxb1 Rxe3 $11) 31... Bxe4 32. Qxe3 Bxc2 33. Rbg1 Qxa3+ 34. bxa3 Rxa3+ 35. Na2 Rxe3 36. Nxb4 Rxg3 37. Rxg3 {White is winning}) ({Possible was} 30... Rab6 $5 31. Qf3 Be6 32. Qd1 $1 { with idea Qd8} (32. Rxg4 $4 Rxb2 $1 $19) 32... Rb8 33. Rxg4 Rxb2 34. Rg7+ Kxg7 35. Rxb2 Qxa3+ 36. Ra2 Qb4 {with good practical chances to make a draw}) 31. Rg3 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Be6 $4 ({Only move was} 31... Rb8 $1 {with good position:} 32. Qg2 Kh8 33. Qd2 Nf7 34. Qe3 Qb6 $11) 32. Rg6 $2 ({Carlsen misses first chance to win a game} 32. Qg2 $1 Nf5 33. Rg7+ $3 {an unobvious move} Nxg7 34. Qg6+ Kh8 35. Qh6+ Kg8 36. Rg1 Kf7 37. Rxg7+ Ke8 38. Nxf6+ $18) 32... Nf5 $4 ({ Radjabov could offer more resistance:} 32... Bf5 $1 33. Qg2 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Bxe4 $1 34. Qxe4 Qxa3+ $3 {one more unobvious tactics} 35. bxa3 Rxa3+ 36. Na2 Rxa2+ $1 {the point of combination} 37. Kxa2 Ra4+ 38. Kb2 c3+ 39. Kxc3 Rxe4 40. Rb7 Ng8 {but White is still winning even after such feat}) 33. Qg4 $1 $18 { with irresistable threats: Ng5 and Rh6} Nh4 34. Ng5+ $1 fxg5 35. Qxg5 Nxg6 36. Qxg6+ Kh8 37. Rg1 {Checkmate is inevitable. Black resign. Very interesting game: Radjabov had used a good novelty, won a pawn, but then underestimated a counterplay of White and Carlsen made use of opponent's mistakes.} 1-0 [Event "Grand Slam Final"] [Site "Bilbao ESP"] [Date "2008.09.05"] [Round "4"] [White "Topalov, Veselin"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E15"] [WhiteElo "2777"] [BlackElo "2798"] [Annotator "Polivanov, Anatoly"] [PlyCount "49"] [EventDate "2008.09.02"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #10, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 {Nearly any another way of pawn's c4 defence was more popular before. But times are very, and now exactly 5.Qc2 is in most demand.} Bb7 ({After} 5... c5 6. d5 (6. Bg2) 6... exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 {all would be as in a game} (8. e4 Qe7)) 6. Bg2 c5 7. d5 {Variant 5. Qc2 is based on this pawn's sacrifice.} exd5 8. cxd5 Nxd5 ({To beat by bishop is much worse:} 8... Bxd5 9. Nc3 Bc6 10. e4 d6 11. Bf4 {- now White are castling in a long side, and will threaten e4-e5 with all consequences.}) 9. O-O Be7 10. Rd1 ({Direct} 10. Qe4 {parried by} Bc6 $1 11. Ne5 Nf6 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 ) 10... Qc8 ({Anand protects a bishop b7:} 10... O-O $2 11. Qe4 $16) ({ possibly, after this game a chess elite will come back to} 10... Nc6 11. Qf5 ( 11. a3 $5) 11... Nf6 12. e4 g6 13. Qf4 O-O) 11. a3 $5 {Rather poisonous move. White preserve itself against attacks Nb4, and at the same time give black a right to speak out.} Nf6 {Diagram [#]} (11... O-O 12. Qe4 Nc3 13. Qxe7 Nxd1 14. Qd6 $16) 12. Bg5 $1 $146 {Here an opening bomb from Topalov!} ({A Bulgarian essentially strengthens White's game in comparison with first source:} 12. Nc3 d5 (12... O-O 13. e4 $16) 13. Bg5 d4 (13... Nbd7 14. Bh3) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 (14... Bxf6 15. Nb5 $16) 15. Ne4 O-O $13 {, Rodshtein-Pashikian, Erevan 2006.}) 12... d5 (12... O-O 13. Nc3 Nc6 14. e4 $44) 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 (13... gxf6 14. Nd4 $1 $16 {- as line "c" is open, this move is possible.}) 14. Nc3 Bxc3 ({Another doesn't fit. In case of} 14... Qe6 {Black are waited by arising blow} 15. Nxd5 $1 Bxd5 16. Ng5 Bb3 17. Nxe6 Bxc2 18. Rd2 $16) 15. bxc3 Na6 {Diagram [#] Anand at height for a while.} (15... O-O 16. Ng5 g6 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 $16) ( 15... Qc7 16. Ng5 h6 (16... Qe5 17. f4 Qe3+ 18. Kh1 $16) 17. Bxd5 $1 Bxd5 18. Rxd5 hxg5 19. Qe4+ Kf8 20. Rad1 Nc6 21. Rd7 Qc8 22. Qd5 $18) 16. Nh4 $1 { Certainly, a game is moving yet according to home analysis, that's why Topalov easily made a correct choice between 16.Ng5 and 16.Nh4.} (16. Ng5 $6 h6 17. Nh3 Nc7) 16... g6 (16... O-O 17. Nf5 Qe6 18. c4 $1 $16) 17. Bxd5 Bxd5 ({It is necessary to be exchanged before to make castling:} 17... O-O $2 18. Nxg6 hxg6 19. Qxg6+ Kh8 20. Qh6+ Kg8 21. Qg5+ Kh7 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Rd6 f6 24. Qf5+ Kg8 25. Rd7 $18) 18. Rxd5 O-O 19. Rad1 {Perhaps, it is possible to ascertain that White have a considerable edge after an opening: possession of a line "c" plus the weak black king.} Nc7 {Anand improves a position of a knight with a tempo.} 20. Rd7 Ne6 21. Qe4 {Diagram [#]} Qe8 $2 {Until now Anand operated impeccably. But it's difficult to balance on the tense rope all the time.} (21... Qa6 $5 22. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7 $8 23. Qxa8+ Nf8 24. Rd3 Qxa3 25. Qd5 $16 {- Black will not seize a queen in defence}) (21... Nd4 $1 {was the best decision from a current situation:} 22. Qe7 Nc6 23. Nf5 $1 {(a beautiful game goes!)} (23. Qf6 Nd4 24. Re7 Qc6 $1) 23... Nxe7 (23... gxf5 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. R1d5 $18) 24. Nxe7+ Kg7 25. Nxc8 Rfxc8 {- of course, Black are standing worse, but there are good chances for a draw.}) 22. Nf3 c4 $2 ({A nervous continuation. Still it was necessary to return to a trick with} 22... Nd4 {, though it does not give former effect any more:} 23. Ne5 (23. Qxe8 Nxf3+ 24. Kg2 Nh4+ 25. gxh4 Rfxe8 $14) 23... Nc6 $1 24. f4 Nxe5 25. fxe5 $16) 23. Qh4 $1 ({Topalov does not waste own time on trifles, and goes to the king.} 23. Qxc4 $6 Nc5 24. R7d6 Rc8) 23... Nc5 ({ Here an indicative variant of how white pieces will finish with the opponent:} 23... Rc8 24. Ne5 h5 25. R1d6 Rc7 (25... Rc5 26. Qf6 $18) 26. Qf6 Rxd7 27. Nxd7 Qd8 28. Qe5 $18) 24. Re7 Rd8 {Diagram [#] Vishy puts the last trap.} (24... Qa4 25. Rd6 Qc2 26. Ng5 h5 27. Rf6 $18) 25. Rf1 $1 {It is remarkably played - to such degree remarkably that Anand has surrendered at once! And not at all prematurely. Impressive miniature - even hard to remember, when Anand was lost so quickly. By chance, not in 1995, to Kasparov, in the Evans' gambit?} (25. Rf1 Qc6 26. Ng5 h5 27. Nxf7 Rd5 (27... Rxf7 28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Qxd8 $18) 28. Qf4 g5 29. Qf3 $18) ({and here obvious move} 25. Rd4 $6 {actually appears a false trail:} Rxd4 $1 (25... Qc6 26. Rxf7 $18) 26. cxd4 Qd8 27. dxc5 c3 28. Nd4 bxc5 29. Ne6 $1 c2 30. Nxd8 c1=Q+ 31. Kg2 Rxd8 32. Rxa7 $18) 1-0 [Event "Grand Slam Final"] [Site "Bilbao ESP"] [Date "2008.09.04"] [Round "3"] [White "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Black "Topalov, Veselin"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D58"] [WhiteElo "2775"] [BlackElo "2777"] [Annotator "Polivanov, Anatoly"] [PlyCount "112"] [EventDate "2008.09.02"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "ESP"] [EventCategory "21"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #10, 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. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 ({As an alternative - } 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Qb3 ({or even} 8. Qd2 {with queen's side castling}) 8... c6) 6... O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Bd3 ({Frequently, White change pawns before bishop's development:} 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nxd5 exd5 {- but now this system has left on backyards.}) 8... Bb7 (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. O-O Ne4 $5) 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Bg3 ({Carlsen shows that he is ready to struggle, instead of simplifications after} 10. Qe2 c5 11. Rfd1 Ne4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. cxd5 exd5) 10... c5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 ({After} 11... exd5 {White fully can follow the plan of Pillsbury:} 12. Ne5 {and f2-f4}) 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 (12... exd5 13. Ne5 c4 {looks quite attractive. The plans of sides were determined - White will develop initiative on a king flank, and Black - on a queen one.} 14. Bc2 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 f6 16. Bf4 f5 17. Be5 b5 18. f4 {, Bologan-Short, Sarajevo 2004.}) 13. e4 Bb7 14. Rc1 a6 {Diagram [#] A notable moment. Such feeling, that Topalov did this move taking into account Carlsen's feature.} ({The enough simple methods of equalization are developed in a theory:} 14... cxd4 15. Bc7 Qe8 16. Nxd4 Bc5 $1 {, and a queen goes out to e7.}) 15. b4 $6 $146 {Calculation of the Bulgarian justifies - Carlsen climbs straight ahead. Obviously, Topalov made the conclusions out of defeats to Norwegian, and has not bad studied him.} ({ Actually, the move 14... a6 has the minuses, one of which - weakness of point b6. This circumstance could be used so:} 15. Qe2 cxd4 16. Bc7 Qe8 17. Nxd4 Bc5 18. Nb3 {, Ftacnik-Ali, Dubai ol (men) 1986}) ({and it was possible to go on the way of original thinker Oleg Romanishin:} 15. Bb1 Nf6 16. Qe2 Rc8 17. Rcd1 c4 18. d5 $1 exd5 19. e5 Nh5 20. Nd4 Nxg3 21. hxg3 $44 {, Romanishin-Georgiev K., Leningrad 1987 - actually, White have one piece more in attack.}) 15... cxb4 16. Bc7 Qe8 17. Qe2 b5 18. Ba5 {It turns out somehow strange - sacrificed a pawn, and then at once go to win it back.} ({But blitzkrieg is really poorly: } 18. d5 exd5 (18... Bc5 19. d6 e5 20. Nh4 $1) 19. exd5 Bd8 $1 (19... Bxd5 20. Rfe1 Bf6 21. Qd2 Be6 22. Qxb4 $44) 20. Qd2 Bxc7 21. Rxc7 Bxd5 $17) ({It is possible to recommend} 18. Qe3 $5 {, then in suitable conditions all the same to put d4-d5.}) 18... Rc8 19. Qb2 $6 {Diagram [#]} (19. Rb1 {was more correct, and after the refined manoeuvre} Nb8 $1 (19... e5 $5) 20. Bxb4 Bxb4 21. Rxb4 Nc6 22. Rbb1 Qd7 23. a4 $1 {there is a next key position:} (23. Qe3 Rfd8 $17) 23... bxa4 $1 (23... b4 $5 24. Bxa6 Bxa6 25. Qxa6 Nxd4 26. Rxb4 Nxf3+ 27. gxf3 Qd2 28. Rc4 Rb8 {- Black will play with a draw in a pocket} (28... Qg5+ 29. Kh1 Qf4 $11)) (23... Nxd4 24. Nxd4 Qxd4 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rxb5 $11 {- here a dead calm}) 24. Rxb7 (24. Rfd1 $5) 24... Qxb7 25. Bxa6 Qb4 26. Bxc8 Rxc8 {- the passed pawn "a" can bring some anxieties for White, but its exchange to the pawn "d" is the most credible.}) 19... Nf6 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Nd2 $2 ({Carlsen did not see the remark of Topalov, otherwise he would choose} 21. Re1 $15 { - Bulgarian, probably, would operate by analogy.}) 21... Qc3 $1 22. Qxc3 bxc3 23. Bxc3 Rc8 24. Ba5 (24. Bb2 Bb4) 24... Bd8 $1 {Very beautifully and unexpectedly.} 25. Bxd8 (25. Bb4 Bb6 $19) 25... Rxd8 {It is found out that one of the central pawns should be "sacrificed".} 26. Rd1 Rxd4 27. Nb3 Rd8 $19 { At such level similar positions should be won by "hands".} 28. f3 Kf8 { According to the classics, king goes to a center.} 29. Kf2 (29. Nc5 {gave nothing:} Bc8 30. a4 Nd7) 29... Nd7 30. Be2 Ke7 31. Na5 Ba8 32. Rc1 Kd6 ({ Topalov does not wish to suppose the slightest chance, though} 32... Nb6 33. Nc6+ {was harmless:} Bxc6 34. Rxc6 Rd6) 33. Ke3 Nb6 34. f4 Rc8 {Now the line "c" is won.} 35. Rxc8 Nxc8 36. Kd4 Ne7 37. Bf3 Kc7 ({Interestingly - before 40th move Topalov did not begin to make the important decision on transition into bishop endgame. And as though he rights:} 37... Nc6+ 38. Nxc6 Bxc6 39. g3 f6 40. e5+ fxe5+ 41. fxe5+ Kc7 42. Bg4 Bd5 43. a3 a5 44. Bd1 (44. Kc5 b4 $1 $19 ) 44... b4 45. axb4 axb4 46. Ba4 Kb6 47. Be8 Ka5 48. Bd7 b3 49. Kc3 {- far enough from a win.}) 38. Nb3 (38. Kc5 Ng6 39. g3 e5 $19 {- bishop f3 is getting blunted, it's quite badly.}) 38... Kb6 {Diagram [#]} 39. Ke5 {Magnus dares at last chance - to make the way through king pawns. But it appears, and here Topalov holds all under the control.} (39. Bh5 g6 40. Be2 Nc6+ 41. Kc3 ( 41. Ke3 Nb4) 41... a5 $19) 39... Ng6+ 40. Kd6 Nxf4 41. Nc5 (41. Ke7 f5 $1 42. exf5 Bxf3 43. f6 Bd5 44. fxg7 e5 $19) 41... b4 42. h4 (42. g3 Nh3) 42... a5 43. g3 Nh3 44. Nd7+ Ka7 $1 ({Such feeling, that even in the case} 44... Kb5 45. Be2+ Ka4 46. Nb6+ Ka3 47. Nxa8 Kxa2 {Black will win, but only kamikaze, or a computer either will go on such.}) 45. Kc5 f5 ({Also was worthy} 45... Nf2 46. Kb5 Bxe4 47. Bh5 f5 48. Kxa5 Nh1 $19 {, but here all ways are leading to Bilbao.}) 46. Kb5 (46. exf5 Bxf3 47. fxe6 Nf2 48. Kb5 (48. e7 Bh5 $19) 48... Kb7 $1 49. Kxa5 Kc7) 46... fxe4 47. Bh5 e3 48. Kxa5 g6 $1 {All is simple - Black are winning a piece.} 49. Bg4 h5 50. Be2 Ng1 {There is no sense in further commenting.} 51. Bf1 e2 52. Bxe2 Nxe2 53. Nf8 Be4 54. Nxe6 Nxg3 55. Nf4 Kb7 56. Kxb4 Kc6 {The scenario of this game has reminded a recent meeting Topalov-Carlsen. There White had lost a pawn d4 too the, and then Black have confidently won endgame. But that was in Morelia - and here, in Bilbao, contenders have changed over.} 0-1 [Event "InventiChess GM"] [Site "Antwerp BEL"] [Date "2008.08.29"] [Round "7"] [White "Vaganian, Rafael A"] [Black "Werle, Jan"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "2594"] [BlackElo "2591"] [Annotator "Polivanov, Anatoly"] [PlyCount "101"] [EventDate "2008.08.23"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "BEL"] [EventCategory "12"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #10, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. Bg5 $6 {Vaganian decides to check up knowledges of young grandmaster Werle, so he chooses the rarest continuation with that goal.} ({More habitual here} 8. a4 Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6) ({or} 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qc2 Bb7) 8... b5 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Ng5 { All the idea 8.Bg5 consists in this jump. White are changing two pawns for an exchange.} Bxg5 11. Bxa8 Qxd4 12. Bg2 Qb6 ({This variation was perfectly familiar to Vaganian - after all, he played it by Black:} 12... Nd7 13. Nc3 f5 14. b3 cxb3 15. axb3 Qc5 {, Kortchnoi-Vaganian, Montpellier 1985 - an Armenian grandmaster has won gradually.}) 13. Nc3 {Diagram [#]} Nc6 $1 $146 {Werle demonstrates, why he departed a queen from d4.} ({Earlier met} 13... f5 14. b3 cxb3 15. axb3 c5 16. e3 {, Tietjen-Lorentzen, corr 2004.}) 14. Rfd1 ({It is not good to defend a square d4:} 14. e3 Nb4 $17) 14... Nd4 15. Qb1 $2 {It's hard to explain such passivity.} (15. Qe4 {was much better -} c5 16. e3 f5 17. Qb1 Rd8 $1 $44 (17... Nc6 $4 18. Rd6 $18)) 15... f5 {Key move of all Black's strategy. Werle takes away the square e4, and at the same time keeps aggression possibility f5-f4.} 16. Kh1 $2 {Similar indecision behind a board usually leads to defeat.} ({Do you want it, or not, it was necessary to dismiss a knight:} 16. e3 Nc6 17. Ne2 Nb4 18. Nf4) 16... Bb7 {Now White are losing the first (and the only one) defender of the king.} 17. f4 Bxg2+ 18. Kxg2 Bf6 19. Re1 {b5-b4 threatened, therefore White free a square d1.} b4 20. Nd1 Qc6+ 21. Kf2 (21. e4 Rd8 $1 (21... c3 22. bxc3 bxc3 23. Qd3)) 21... e5 $1 { Shaky shelter of the king goes to pieces.} 22. Qc1 exf4 23. Qxf4 g5 $1 { Here Werle a bit aesthetes already.} ({Easily results to the purpose "working-peasant"} 23... Nc2 $5 24. Rc1 g5 $1 $19 (24... Nxe1 25. Qxc4+ $1)) 24. Qd2 f4 25. g4 {Diagram [#]} (25. gxf4 Be5 26. e3 Bxf4 $1 $19) 25... Ne6 $2 ({I will dare to assert that after} 25... Nc2 {Vaganian would recognise the defeat:} 26. Qxc2 Bd4+ 27. e3 fxe3+ $19 {- it is strange that Werle has passed by this simple tactics.}) 26. Kg1 Bd4+ 27. Nf2 (27. e3 fxe3 28. Nxe3 Nf4 $19) 27... Qc5 ({Again some unconcern. If to press a knight f2, the game will end immediately:} 27... Be3 28. Qxb4 f3 $19) 28. Rf1 Be3 (28... f3 29. e4 {- that's why an intermediate move 27... Be3 was so important.}) 29. Qd7 {A queen breaks through in a hostile camp, and it always can bring an additional intrigue.} Nd4 30. Kh1 Qe5 ({A circumstance that the contender still resists, should affect game of Werle. Possibly, he needs to "link teeth" and to put queens for an exchange rigidly:} 30... Qd6 $5 31. Qxd6 cxd6 32. Nd1 Bd2 { - it did not influence on the estimation of position (it is still won for Black). Moreover, it's easier to miss something with a queens!}) 31. Rad1 c3 { Another Black's trump goes to motion.} 32. bxc3 bxc3 33. Kg2 {Diagram [#]} c5 ( {It's hard to understand:} 33... f3+ $1 34. exf3 Nxf3 35. Qd5+ Qxd5 36. Rxd5 Nh4+ 37. Kg1 c2 $19) 34. Rb1 {The rook goes to the seventh line - and already the black king will appear under fire.} Rf7 ({Again and again Werle misses the forced win:} 34... f3+ $142 35. Kh3 fxe2 36. Nd3 exf1=Q+ 37. Rxf1 Qe6 $19) 35. Qc8+ Kg7 $4 ({The hardest error (maybe, a time trouble?) . It was necessary to repeat a position:} 35... Rf8 {, and then to return to abovemention variations. }) 36. Rb8 {Now absolutely unclear, who will have the upper hand.} Qd5+ 37. Kh3 Ne6 {Diagram [#]} 38. Nd1 $1 {An excellent move! As soon as a chance was given, Vaganian is caught for him a dead grip.} (38. Qh8+ Kh6 39. Qxc3 f3 $1 40. Qxe3 fxe2 $19) 38... Bd4 39. Nxc3 $1 {A quite unpleasant tactics under time control. } Bxc3 40. Qh8+ Kh6 41. Qxc3 {Now it's possible to sum up. It's a miracle, that White did not lose until now! But position of Black so strong, that even after this scattering of errors they have a normal position.} Nd4 42. Re8 Kg7 43. Qd3 {Diagram [#]} h5 $2 ({Too impulsively. Correctly there would be} 43... c4 44. Qe4 Qxe4 45. Rxe4 Nc2 $1 46. Rc1 Ne3 {, and the most prudent for White - to return an exchange, and to pass to equal endgame.}) 44. Qe4 hxg4+ 45. Kxg4 Qd7+ 46. Kxg5 {White king endures so much in this game, that a walk to g5 is pure nonsense.} Rf5+ 47. Kh4 Kf7 48. Rg1 $2 (48. Rh8 $1 {could bring a victory: } Qe7+ (48... Kg7 49. Rg1+ Kxh8 50. Qa8+ $18) 49. Qxe7+ Kxe7 50. Rh5 $18) 48... Qd6 49. Re7+ {H'm!} ({Whether ending of a game was entered wrong (probably, the white at first went} 49. Kh3 {), whether I do not know, what to think...}) 49... Kf6 (49... Qxe7+ {announces a check - that is why the king is necessary on h3.}) 50. Rg6+ Kxg6 51. Qg2+ {This game is excellent illustration of the known theses: "The most difficult is to win the won position" and "Never give up!".} 1-0 [Event "InventiChess GM"] [Site "Antwerp BEL"] [Date "2008.08.26"] [Round "4"] [White "Timman, Jan H"] [Black "Vaganian, Rafael A"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2562"] [BlackElo "2594"] [Annotator "Polivanov, Anatoly"] [PlyCount "105"] [EventDate "2008.08.23"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "BEL"] [EventCategory "12"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #10, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 Nh6 ({Generally speaking, this move is considered less exact, than preliminary} 6... cxd4 7. cxd4 {, and only now} Nh6 {- in this case taking on h6 is impossible.}) 7. Bxh6 gxh6 ({As practice has shown, capture} 7... Qxb2 $2 {is badly. A game can proceed so:} 8. Be3 Qxa1 (8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Qxa1) 9. Qc2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Ba3 12. Bb5+ Kf8 13. O-O Qb2 14. Bc5+ $1 $18) 8. Qd2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Na3 cxd4 ({Here now Vaganian decides to change "c"-pawns anyway. And it's correct:} 10... f6 $6 11. exf6 Rxf6 12. dxc5 Qxc5 13. b4 $36) 11. cxd4 f6 12. exf6 Rxf6 13. Nc2 a5 {Diagram [#]} 14. a3 $1 $146 {A remarkable novelty! The most valuable in it - this is not simply new continuation, it is new, conceptual idea - struggle for the point e5. Hardly Timman has prepared this move at home - more likely, this move has been prompted to him by the richest experience.} a4 (14... Bd7 15. b4) 15. Rad1 $1 ({Immediate fight for the square e5 is prematurely:} 15. Nb4 $6 Nxb4 (15... Rxf3 $2 16. Nxc6 Rb3 17. Ne5 Rxb2 18. Qf4 $1 $40) 16. axb4 Rxf3 $1 17. Bxf3 Qxd4 18. Qxd4 Bxd4 $15 {- White will fight for a draw here.}) 15... Bd7 16. Nb4 Rf5 (16... Nxb4 17. axb4 Bb5 18. Bxb5 Qxb5 19. Ne5 $16) 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. Ne5 ({For some reason Timman decides to head for exchanges while he could go} 18. Bd3 $5 {with benefit:} Rxf3 (18... Rf7 19. Qe3 Qxb2 $2 20. Rb1 Rxf3 (20... Qxa3 21. Bxh7+) 21. Rxb2 Rxe3 22. fxe3 $18) 19. gxf3 Rf8 (19... Qxd4 20. Bxh7+ Kh8 (20... Kxh7 21. Qc2+ $18) 21. Qxd4 Bxd4 22. Rxd4 Kxh7 23. Rc1 $18) 20. Bb1 {- White have a very promising position.}) 18... Bxe5 19. dxe5 {Diagram [#]} Raf8 $2 ({And here it is already wrong. Vaganian decides to go contrary to the requirements of position, and this, as a rule, leads to sad consequences.} 19... Rxe5 20. Kh1 { (White should not take a great interest too)} (20. Qxh6 Rxe2 21. Qg5+ Kh8 ( 21... Kf8 22. Rd3 $1 $40) 22. Qf6+ Kg8 23. Qg5+ $11) 20... Rg5 21. f4 Rg7 $15) 20. Bd3 Rxe5 ({Now it is quite heavily - it was necessary to protect a pawn with the aid of} 20... Rg5) 21. Qxh6 Rf7 22. Qh4 $1 {Excellent, geometrical move. Now it turns out, that Black are nearly in zugzwang.} Qb8 (22... Kh8 23. Bxh7 $18) 23. Kh1 $1 (23. f4 Qb6+ 24. Kh1 Re3) 23... Qf8 24. f4 $18 Ref5 ({ They have to pay off quality, it will be worse otherwise:} 24... Re3 25. f5 Re5 26. fxe6 Rxe6 27. Bxh7+ $18) 25. Bxf5 Rxf5 26. Rf3 $18 {Total, Timman got winning position. Here is only one difficulty - position has the closed character.} ({There was an interesting possibility to prevent c6-c5:} 26. Rd3 h6 (26... c5 27. Rg3+ Kh8 28. Rg5 $18) 27. b4 $1 {- but Timman's choice also not bad.}) 26... c5 27. Rh3 $6 ({As rooks love open space, it was needed to try to open a line, and at the same time to exchange rooks - this is a right plan:} 27. Re1 d4 28. Re5 h6 $8 29. Rxf5 exf5 30. Qe1 $18) 27... h6 28. Qg3+ Kh8 29. Rh4 Be8 $1 {Vaganian is not losing one's temper and translates a bishop to f7, from where it will cement position.} 30. Re1 Qf6 31. Rg4 Bf7 32. h3 $2 ({It seems that Timman has become nervous, and has made an "idle" move, while it was better to change queens, and then to conduct the king in the centre:} 32. Qh4 $1 Qxh4 33. Rxh4) 32... d4 ({Vaganyan does right - he doesn't distract to the pawn b2, and tries to use the trump - a passer "d". It was risky to tear away queen from defence - here exemplary variant:} 32... Qxb2 33. Re5 c4 34. Kh2 $1 c3 35. Rxf5 exf5 36. Rg7 c2 37. Rxf7 c1=Q 38. Rf8+ Kh7 39. Qg8#) 33. Qf3 $2 {After this error the intrigue twists on the new.} h5 $1 34. Rg5 Rxf4 35. Qa8+ Kh7 36. Rxc5 d3 {Diagram [#]} (36... Rf1+ 37. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 38. Kh2 Qf4+ 39. g3 Qe3 $132 (39... Qf2+ 40. Qg2)) 37. Rg1 $1 {At last Timman finds an excellent reply - he passes the move's turn ti Vaganian as though, and now he indeed risks to make a mistake.} Bg6 $2 {And Vaganyan wrongs!} ({ It was necessary to keep at combining the pawn d2 with threats to the point of g2, Black got excellent countergame:} 37... d2 38. Qa5 Qd4 39. Rd1 Rf2) 38. Rc7+ Kh6 ({Back the way is not present:} 38... Bf7 39. Rd7 Qf5 (39... Rd4 40. Qa7 $18) 40. Qd8 $18) 39. Rc8 Bh7 40. Rh8 e5 $2 {And since the Black are opening a sixth line for enemy pieces - there will be not any rescue.} ({ It was possible to try to stir up water by} 40... Rf1 $5 41. Qg8 Rxg1+ 42. Kxg1 Qd4+ 43. Kh1 Qe4 44. Qf8+ Kg6 45. Qf2 h4 46. Rf8 Kg5 $1 {- the king walks under bullets, but a mate it is not visible yet.}) 41. Qg8 $1 {From this moment, Timman plays impeccably. At first, he forges black pieces by defence of bishop h7.} Qf5 $2 {A last error.} (41... Qg7 42. Qb8 (42. Qxg7+ $2 Kxg7 43. Re8 Rd4 $19) 42... Qg5 43. Rc1 Rf6 $1) 42. Rc1 Rf1+ 43. Rxf1 Qxf1+ 44. Kh2 Qf5 ({The endgame is hopeless cause king is too close:} 44... Qf4+ 45. Qg3 Qxg3+ 46. Kxg3 Kg7 47. Re8 Kf6 48. Kf3 $18) 45. Qg3 e4 (45... Qf4 46. Qxf4+ exf4 47. Ra8 $1 d2 48. Rd8 $18) 46. h4 $1 {Timman transfers turn of a move, and it's found out that there is nothing to answer for Black.} (46. Qd6+ Kg7 47. Rd8 Bg6 ) 46... Qg4 (46... d2 47. Rd8 $18) 47. Qf2 Qe6 48. Qf4+ Kg7 49. Ra8 Qf5 (49... Qe7 50. Rc8 $1 $18) 50. Ra7+ Kf6 51. Qd6+ Qe6 52. Qf8+ Ke5 53. Ra5+ {The glorified veterans gave to us an irreproachable, but a very interesting game.} (53. Ra5+ Kd4 54. Qc5#) 1-0 [Event "3rd NH"] [Site "Amsterdam NED"] [Date "2008.08.21"] [Round "2"] [White "Wang Yue"] [Black "Agdestein, Simen"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A85"] [WhiteElo "2704"] [BlackElo "2583"] [Annotator "Polivanov, Anatoly"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2008.08.20"] [EventType "schev"] [EventRounds "10"] [EventCountry "NED"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #10, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 f5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 {Botvinnik was like to apply this unusual hybrid of Dutch and Nimzowitsch defence.} 5. Qb3 Qe7 6. Bd2 Bxc3 $146 ( {One of Botvinnik's long-term opponent - I mean Keres - developed so:} 6... b6 7. e3 Bb7 8. Be2 O-O 9. O-O Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne4 {, Laurine-Keres, Estonia 1937; as we see, Black are necessary to change on c3 however. So it is better to do it at once, as well as Agdestein acted.}) 7. Bxc3 d6 8. g3 Nbd7 ({Why not to develop a bishop like Keres did:} 8... b6 9. Bg2 Bb7 {? It appears, at the disposal of White there was a very strong blow, using weakness of a square e6:} 10. d5 $1 exd5 (10... e5 11. Ng5 $16) 11. Nd4 dxc4 (11... O-O 12. cxd5 $16) 12. Qa4+ $1 c6 13. Nxf5 $16 {- what conclusion does follow from it? Probably, it is not necessary to get a move on with d7-d6 - it's better to pass b6/Bb7 at once.}) 9. Bg2 Ne4 ({If not to hurry with this move, the bishop can slip away: } 9... O-O 10. O-O Ne4 11. Be1 $5) 10. O-O Nxc3 11. Qxc3 O-O 12. Rfe1 {The Chinese chooses the correct plan, connected with e2-e4.} ({A similar idea with c4-c5 would not be crowned success:} 12. Rac1 Nf6 13. c5 Bd7 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. Qc7 $6 Nd5 {- White have achieved nothing.}) 12... e5 (12... Nf6 {did not prevent e2-e4:} 13. Nd2) ({there was one possibility to depreciate e2-e4:} 12... f4 $5 13. e4 g5 {, but} 14. e5 $1 g4 15. Nd2 $16 {- Black are very undeveloped here.}) 13. e4 f4 {Diagram [#]} ({That is correct, it is impossible to open an "e"-line here:} 13... fxe4 14. Rxe4 (14. Nd2 $5) 14... Nf6 15. Re2 exd4 16. Nxd4 Qf7 17. Rae1 $16) 14. c5 $1 {Timely blasting of the centre - differently Agdestein would play c7-c5 himself.} dxc5 (14... exd4 { looks not bad:} 15. cxd6 cxd6 $1 {- just like this, to provide for a knight an outpost on e5 -} (15... dxc3 16. dxe7 Re8 17. bxc3 fxg3 18. hxg3 Rxe7 19. Rad1 $16) (15... Qxd6 16. Qc4+ Kh8 17. e5 $1 $16) 16. Nxd4 Ne5 {- bishop g2 sets against the pawn e4, Black are having a good position here.}) 15. dxc5 $1 ({ Usually in such cases it should beat the pawn "e", but this position is an exception:} 15. dxe5 $6 Nb6 16. Nh4 (16. gxf4 Rxf4 17. Qe3 g5 $5) 16... g6 $1 { (White will not open a bishop by Nh4-f5)} 17. Rac1 c4 {- pawn c4 is easy defensible, there are no problems for Black.}) 15... Nxc5 ({It was impossible to leave a "?-line closed:} 15... Rf6 16. gxf4 Rxf4 (16... exf4 17. e5) 17. c6 bxc6 18. Qxc6 Nb6 19. Qc3 $1 $16) ({an endgame after} 15... Qxc5 16. Qxc5 Nxc5 17. Nxe5 $14 {is more pleasant for White by sight.}) 16. Rac1 {The pawn of e5 will not go away, therefore Wang Yue develops a rook.} b6 ({Agdestein could to entrench oneself by} 16... Ne6 17. Qxe5 c6 {, but it is unclear, how further to develop.}) 17. b4 Na6 18. Nxe5 c5 $6 {Morally, this is the first serious inaccuracy in a game.} ({It was necessary to change the pawns and to develop a bishop:} 18... Nxb4 19. Qxc7 Qxc7 20. Rxc7 Be6 (20... Nxa2 $2 21. Bf1 $1 $18) 21. a3 Na6 22. Re7 Nc5 {- as a result, a Black's quite strong position. Certainly, a rook on the seventh line it is unpleasant, but Black should exchange it shortly.}) 19. b5 Nc7 (19... Nb4 20. Qb2 $1 $16) 20. a4 Be6 { Here Wang Yue was making an uneasy choice of the future for a knight e5 - to jump on a tempting square c6, or to leave it in the own camp. These possibilities are approximately equivalent.} 21. Nd3 ({The main plus of a} 21. Nc6 {- it taking off a square d8 thanks to what White will take off a file "d" -} Qf7 (21... Qg5 22. Qd2 $1 a6 $2 23. Qd6 $18) 22. Red1 {with a notable edge for Wang Yue.}) 21... fxg3 (21... f3 {looks at oneself temptingly, but probably, this pawn will simply get lost -} 22. Bf1 Rad8 23. Ne5) 22. hxg3 { Diagram [#]} Rad8 $2 {Agdestein gets off from a right way.} ({It was not a good idea to withdraw a rook from a8 - quite the contrary, he should use it:} 22... a6 $1 23. a5 $1 (23. bxa6 Rxa6 $15 {- here Black are simply better}) 23... axb5 (23... Nxb5 24. Qe5 $1 bxa5 25. Nxc5 Rfe8 26. Qxe6+ Qxe6 27. Nxe6 Rxe6 28. e5 Rd8 29. Ra1 $16) 24. axb6 Na6 25. e5 (25. Nxc5 $2 Rac8 $19) 25... Rad8 $13 {- position is sharp, and can make off whichever, because the pawns "b" and "c" can come to a motion.}) 23. Ne5 Qf6 {Not to come a rook back?!} 24. f4 (24. Nd3 $2 Rd4 25. Ra1 Bc4 $17) 24... Rd4 25. Ra1 {There is no any counterplay for a Black, their pieces are located very unsuccessfully, while the White can vary plans of preparation a4-a5 and pawn rolling on a king flank. } (25. Qa1 Bb3 $1) 25... a6 $2 {In already heavy position, Agdestein commits a decisive error.} (25... Rc4 26. Qf3 Rc2 27. Rad1 $16) 26. Nc6 Rxe4 ({Any other deviation did not change a position's eval:} 26... Rd7 27. Qxf6 (27. e5 $2 Qh6 28. bxa6 Bd5 $1 $132) 27... gxf6 28. bxa6 Nxa6 29. Rab1 Rb7 30. e5 $18) (26... Rc4 27. Qxf6 gxf6 28. bxa6 Nxa6 29. Bf1 $18) 27. Qxf6 Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Rxf6 { Diagram [#]} 29. a5 $1 $18 {Thematic break - like as well as it is not so difficult.} Nxb5 30. axb6 Nd6 31. Rxe6 $1 {Well, a small tactic in the end.} Rxe6 32. Bd5 Kf7 33. Nd8+ Ke7 34. Nxe6 c4 35. Bxc4 {Wang Yue has almost faultlessly played this game, has waited errors of the contender, and then masterful used them. All is naturally!} (35. Bxc4 Nxc4 36. b7 $18) 1-0