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[Event "ch-RUS"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.10.04"] [Round "2"] [White "Morozevich, Alexander"] [Black "Svidler, Peter"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A29"] [WhiteElo "2787"] [BlackElo "2727"] [Annotator "Polivanov, Anatoly"] [PlyCount "174"] [EventDate "2008.10.03"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #11, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. Nf3 ({A very boring, viscous game turns out in this variant. Something like} 6. d3 Be7 7. Nh3 $5 { more suits to style of Morozevich:} O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. f4) 6... Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 (8. Rb1 O-O 9. b4 Nxb4 10. Nxe5 c6) 8... O-O 9. a4 ({Meets rarely. It's more often possible to see} 9. a3 {with further b2-b4, Bb2.}) 9... a5 10. Be3 Be6 {Black are preparing Nb6-d5.} (10... Nd5 $2 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. Nd4 $16) 11. Nd2 ({After} 11. Rc1 Nd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bc5 {there is an approximate equality on a board.}) 11... Nd5 12. Nxd5 Bxd5 13. Bxd5 Qxd5 14. Qb3 {Diagram [#]} Nb4 $146 ({A good innovation. Now the queen will not get on b5, as in a game Voloshin-Nun, CZE-chT 1996:} 14... Qd7 15. Qb5 Qc8 16. Rfc1 $14) 15. Rfc1 ({The exchange of queens is absolutely non-prospective for White:} 15. Qxd5 Nxd5 16. Nc4 Nxe3 17. Nxe3 c6 $1 $15 {, and after b7-b5 Black will form either a passed pawn, or a weakness on b2.}) 15... Qd7 16. Ne4 b6 {Svidler takes away the important square c5 from white pieces. It became clear now, that an opening was folded for Black more than favourably.} 17. Bd2 {Bishop e3 already has nothing to do, therefore Morozevich translates it to c3.} c6 $1 ({A delicate decision!} 17... Kh8 {arose to protect a pawn e5 by f7-f6, or to think of activity f7-f5... But then White could cause a numbness of pawns:} 18. Bxb4 axb4 19. Qc4 c5 20. Qb5 $5) 18. Bc3 ({Now} 18. Bxb4 {is pointless - a pawn structure keeps elasticity:} Bxb4 19. Qc4 Rac8) 18... Qc7 19. Qc4 ({ It's tempting to unseal a game:} 19. d4 {, but then Black will grasp a line "d" -} exd4 20. Bxd4 c5 21. Qf3 (21. Bc3 Rad8 22. Rd1 $2 c4 $19) 21... Rad8 22. Bc3 f5 23. Nd2 Bg5 $17) 19... Nd5 20. Nd2 Rfe8 21. Qe4 {Morozevich doesn't have any plan, he just undertakes maneuvers of pieces on purpose to cause some weaknesses anywhere. But Svidler plays very accurately.} Bc5 22. Nf3 (22. Nc4 f6 $15) 22... Bd6 ({Black decide not to be got involved in complications, and that's right - they could develop not in Black's advantage:} 22... Qc8 $5 23. e3 f5 24. Qc4 e4 25. Ne5 $13) 23. Ng5 Nf6 24. Qf5 h6 25. Nf3 ({In case of} 25. Ne4 {it is better for Black not to touch a white knight:} Nd5 $1 (25... Nxe4 26. Qxe4 c5 (26... Qd7 27. b4) 27. b4 $5 axb4 28. Bxb4 Qd7 29. Bc3) 26. Nxd6 Qxd6 {- after all in the closed positions knight is more stronger than bishop.} ) 25... Re6 {From here rook will protect pawn c6, and drive away the white queen (if it need to).} 26. Rc2 Nd5 27. Rac1 Rae8 28. Bd2 Bb4 {Diagram [#]} 29. Bxb4 $2 ({Enough heavy error. It was necessary to use the first chance for activization:} 29. d4 $1 g6 $1 (29... Bxd2 30. Rxd2 Ne7 (30... e4 31. Qxd5 $1 $16) 31. Qg4 e4 32. Ne5 f5 33. Qh5 Rf8 34. e3 $14) 30. Qh3 Bxd2 31. Rxd2 e4 32. Ne5 $13 {and here Black are having a possibility to take game into a draw at once -} e3 $5 33. fxe3 Nxe3 34. Qxh6 Nf5 35. Qf4 Nxd4 36. Nxg6 Qxf4 37. Nxf4 Nxe2+ 38. Nxe2 Rxe2 39. Rxe2 Rxe2 40. Rxc6 Rxb2 $11) 29... Nxb4 30. Rc4 c5 $17 {Now at disposal of Black there is a well-known manoeuvre of Botvinnik: Nc6-d4. It will be badly to beat a knight, because the pawn e2 will become vulnerable. To suffer a knight d4 also uneasily, and e2-e3 will bring headache with the point d3.} 31. Nd2 Qd7 $1 {Another master move! It is useful to compel b2-b3, then after Nc6-d4 pawn b3 will get under a blow.} 32. b3 (32. Ra1 $5) 32... Nc6 33. Qh5 (33. e3 Rd6 34. Qxd7 Rxd7 35. R4c3 Nb4 $19) 33... Nd4 34. Re1 {Diagram [#]} e4 $3 {Exactly like a classic - a break in the most protected place. In many respects this combination is possible through an unsuccessful position of a white queen.} 35. dxe4 (35. Nxe4 Re5 $1 (35... f5 $2 36. Rxd4 $1) 36. Qh4 ( 36. Qxh6 Rxe4 $1 $19) 36... f5 $19) 35... Re5 36. Qh4 Nf5 37. exf5 (37. Qf4 g5 $19) 37... Qxd2 38. Rf1 Rxe2 {What has turned out as a result? Svidler has broken through White's strengthenings, and now pawns b3 and f5 will be difficult to protect.} 39. Qg4 $2 ({It was necessary to search happiness in tactics:} 39. f6 $5 g6 (39... Re1 40. Qg4) 40. Rc2 $1 Qg5 (40... Qxc2 $4 41. Qxh6 $18) 41. Qxg5 hxg5 42. Rc3 g4 $1 (42... Rb2 $6 43. Rd1 Re6 44. Rd8+ Kh7 45. Rf3 {- White even will intercept the initiative}) 43. Rd1 R8e6 44. f3 Rxf6 45. fxg4 Rff2 46. h4 $17 {- here, of course, struggle goes on two results, but the drawn game is quite possible.}) 39... Qd3 $1 40. f6 g6 $19 {The estimation of a position does not make complexities - soon Black will be with a superfluous material.} 41. Rcc1 (41. Qh3 h5) 41... Qxb3 {Plus one.} 42. Rb1 Qe6 {Now pawn's f6 turn.} 43. Qf4 Re4 44. Qc7 Rb4 45. Rbd1 Qxf6 {Plus two.} 46. Rd6 Qe7 47. Rd7 Qe6 48. Rfd1 (48. Rd6 Qb3) 48... Re4 $1 {It is perfectly played! Before to take away on a4, Svidler entices the king to g2 - suddenly it will be useful?} (48... Rxa4 49. R7d6 {- here White can win back something.}) 49. Kg2 Rxa4 {Plus three.} 50. R7d6 Qf5 51. R1d3 (51. Rxb6 Re2 52. Rf1 Raa2 $19) 51... Ra1 $1 {Black are not forgeting about a prophylaxis.} (51... Re2 $2 52. Rf3) 52. Rd8 (52. Rf3 Rg1+ 53. Kxg1 Qxf3 54. Rd8 Rxd8 55. Qxd8+ Kg7 56. Qxb6 Qc3 $19) 52... Rae1 $2 {To this moment Svidler played ideally, but here he made an error.} ({After} 52... Rxd8 53. Rxd8+ Kh7 $1 (53... Kg7 $4 54. Qe7 $18) 54. Rf8 Qd5+ 55. Kh3 Kg7 {Morozevich probably would surrender.}) 53. Rf3 Qe6 54. Rxe8+ Qxe8 55. Qxb6 a4 $2 ({Errors don't walk alone. It was possible to use unsuccessful position of rook and king:} 55... Re5 56. Qxa5 Qc6 57. Qc3 Rf5 58. g4 Rxf3 59. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 60. Kxf3 Kg7 $19 {- the pawn endgame is easily won.} ) 56. Qxc5 Qa8 57. Qc3 Rb1 $6 {Another inaccuracy after which victory becomes enough difficult.} (57... Re6 58. Kh3 $8 (58. Kg1 Rb6 $19) 58... Rc6 59. Qe3 Rc5 $1 $19) 58. Qc4 Rb7 59. Qd5 Ra7 60. Qxa8+ Rxa8 61. Ra3 {This endgame had arisen by force. How to estimate it? Mark Dvoretsky in the own endgame treatise specifies, that if the last pawn has stepped over a line of demarcation - then the weakest side has no chances to rescue. But even so - it's still necessary to prove!} f5 ({The first impression was such that it is not necessary to hurry up with this move. After all the pawn blocks to the king a way to king flank. But all the same, it's hard to manage without f7-f5 - } 61... Kg7 62. Kf3 Kf6 63. Ke4 Ke6) 62. Kf3 Kf7 63. Ke3 Ke6 64. Kd4 g5 $6 ({ It seems that direct} 64... f4 $1 {leads to a victory. White because of zugzwang should either allow to pass pawn a4 go forward, or to pass the black king:} 65. g4 (65. Ke4 fxg3 66. fxg3 h5 $19) (65. gxf4 Kf5 66. Kd5 Kxf4 67. Kc6 Kg4 $19) 65... g5 66. h3 Kd6 67. Kc4 Kc6 $19) 65. Re3+ Kd6 66. Ra3 {Morozevich waits, and it is not clear how Black will break.} g4 67. Kc4 Ke5 68. Re3+ Kf6 69. Ra3 h5 {Svidler decided to resort to a throw of a pawn "h".} 70. Kd4 Ra7 71. f4 $1 {Fine!} h4 ({In the case of} 71... gxf3 72. Ke3 {black king already not able to make way on a queen flank, because white king will head for the pawn h5.}) 72. gxh4 $2 {It was not necessary to take this pawn.} ({Such feeling, that after} 72. Kc4 {there will be a draw:} h3 {(with an idea to translate a rook to g2)} (72... hxg3 73. hxg3 Ke6 74. Kc5 (74. Kb4 Kd5 $19)) 73. Ra2 a3 (73... Re7 74. Kb4 Rb7+ 75. Kxa4 Rb1 76. Re2 Rg1 77. Kb3 Rg2 78. Rc2 Ke6 79. Kc3 Kd5 80. Kd3 $11 {- White are getting in time!}) 74. Kb3 Ke6 75. Rxa3 Rxa3+ 76. Kxa3 Kd5 77. Kb3 Ke4 78. Kc3 Kf3 79. Kd3 Kg2 80. Ke3 Kxh2 81. Kf2 $11 {- all comes to an end with stalemate.}) 72... Re7 $2 ({It was better to continue idea h7-h5-h4:} 72... Kg6 $1 73. Kc5 (73. Kd5 Kh5 74. Ke5 Ra5+ 75. Kf6 Kh6 $1 $19 {- the Black are "smoking out" the king} (75... Kxh4 76. Kg6 $1) ) (73. Ke5 $2 Re7+ 74. Kd5 Re4 $19) 73... Kh5 74. Kb6 Ra8 75. Kb7 Re8 76. Rxa4 Re4 77. Ra8 Rxf4 78. Rh8+ Kg6 79. Kc6 Rf2 80. Kd5 Rxh2 81. Ke5 Re2+ $1 $19 { - White have not time to block the connected pawns.}) 73. Kd3 $2 ({Morozevich does not use the given chance. The key to the draw - it's king's activity!} 73. Kd5 $1 Re4 74. Rc3 Rxf4 75. Rc6+ Kg7 76. Ke5 Rf2 (76... Rf3 77. Ra6 a3 78. h5 { - who are playing for a win?}) 77. Ra6 a3 78. Rxa3 Kg6 79. Ra8 Re2+ 80. Kf4 Rxh2 81. h5+ $1 {(dumping a ballast - this position is drawish)} Rxh5 82. Ra6+ $14) 73... Re4 74. Rc3 Kg6 $1 {Black are protected from the check on the sixth line. Now Svidler will not give a quarter to Morozevich.} (74... Rxf4 75. Rc6+ Kf7 76. Ra6) 75. Rc8 Rxf4 (75... Kh5 76. Rh8+) 76. Rg8+ Kf7 77. Ra8 Rf2 78. Ke3 Rxh2 79. Rxa4 (79. Kf4 Rf2+ 80. Kg3 Rf3+ 81. Kg2 a3 $19) 79... Kg6 80. Ra8 Rxh4 81. Kf4 Rh3 {Here what is the matter - at a check on a sixth line king will hide on h5.} ({Therefore} 81... Rh5 $2 {resulted only in a draw:} 82. Ra6+ Kf7 83. Ke5 $1 g3 84. Kf4 g2 85. Ra7+ Ke6 86. Rg7 $11) 82. Ra6+ (82. Rg8+ Kf7 $19) 82... Kh5 83. Kxf5 Rf3+ {Further does not require any comments.} (83... g3 $4 84. Ra8 $18) 84. Ke4 Kh4 85. Ra1 Kh3 86. Rg1 Ra3 87. Kf4 g3 {Yeah... dramatic game.} 0-1 [Event "ch-RUS"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.10.08"] [Round "5"] [White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"] [Black "Morozevich, Alexander"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B54"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2787"] [Annotator "Polivanov, Anatoly"] [PlyCount "114"] [EventDate "2008.10.03"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #11, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 $5 {Interesting continuation in a spirit of Keres' attack. However, the knight did not getting yet (and will not get) on f6, therefore advancement g4-g5 loses in force a little. But White hardly will worry about it.} b5 7. Bg2 Bb7 8. O-O Ne7 9. f4 ( {If suddenly it will want to use the pawn of b5:} 9. a4 $5 b4 10. Nce2 { , then it is necessary to consider} h5) 9... Nbc6 ({Probably} 9... Nec6 { is more exact, as in case of 10.Nf3 the knight b8 will have a square d7.}) 10. Be3 (10. Nf3 $5) 10... Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nc6 12. Qd2 ({Exchange of queens does not promise an edge:} 12. Qb6 Qxb6 13. Bxb6 Be7 14. Rad1 Bd8 $1 $11 {, Sisniega-Vera, Linares 1992.}) 12... Be7 13. Rad1 $146 ({An attempt to apply mate immediately does not pass:} 13. g5 O-O 14. Bf2 Re8 15. h4 Rc8 16. h5 Na5 17. b3 d5 $1 $132 {, Van der Weide-Wersma, Triesen 2006.}) 13... Rc8 { Morozevich decides to do without castling for a while, and to think about a counterplay Na5-c4.} 14. Qf2 {Diagram [#]} Bh4 $5 {Interestingly, but risky - the bishop possibly can not get out of an imprisonment.} ({But however - was there another choice for Black?} 14... O-O 15. Bb6 Qd7 16. e5 d5 17. Ne4 $36) 15. Qe2 Na5 16. g5 (16. Bd4 O-O 17. g5 Nc4 {- would lead with transposition to one of further variants}) (16. e5 $5 Bxg2 17. Rxd6 (17. Qxg2 Nc4) 17... Qc7 18. Kxg2 Nc4 $13) 16... Nc4 17. Bd4 e5 $2 ({Morozevich plays in the own style. More boring, but at the same time more correct was next:} 17... O-O 18. b3 $1 ( 18. Qg4 e5 $1 $132) 18... e5 19. bxc4 exd4 20. Nd5 h6 $1 (20... f6 21. gxf6 Bxf6 22. e5 $1 $18) (20... Bxd5 21. cxd5 f6 22. Bh3 $1 $16) 21. cxb5 Bxd5 22. exd5 axb5 23. gxh6 gxh6 24. Be4 Kh8 {- position is sharp, but still is more perspective for White.}) 18. Bxe5 (18. fxe5 $2 dxe5 19. Bxe5 Qxg5 $17) 18... Bxg5 {Diagram [#]} (18... O-O 19. Bd4 Nxb2 20. Rd2 $1 Nc4 21. Rd3 $16) (18... Nxe5 $2 19. fxe5 Bxg5 20. exd6 O-O 21. e5 $18) 19. Bxg7 $2 ({Jakovenko was greedy. The pawn is a pawn, but it was necessary to consider that the line "g" will be open now, and Black will receive a counterplay through it.} 19. Bd4 $1 {puts Black on the verge of defeat:} Bh6 (19... Be7 20. Qg4 $18) (19... Nxb2 20. fxg5 Nxd1 21. Qxd1 $18) 20. Rd3 $1 (20. e5 $5) 20... Nxb2 21. Rh3) 19... Rg8 20. Bd4 ({In the case of} 20. fxg5 Rxg7 21. Rf6 {Black are holding out by tactics:} Rxg5 22. Qf2 Rxg2+ $1 23. Kxg2 Ne3+ 24. Qxe3 Qxf6 {- they have nothing to worry about.}) 20... Bf6 21. Bxf6 $6 ({The king on e8 provokes White by seeming defencelessness, and Jakovenko decides to rush in attack... More quiet} 21. Nd5 {abandoned proof preponderance for White:} Bxd4+ (21... Bxd5 22. exd5+ Kf8 23. c3 $16) 22. Rxd4 Nxb2 23. Kh1) 21... Qxf6 22. Nd5 Qxb2 23. e5 Kf8 $1 {Black king leaves even not saying good-bye.} 24. Rf2 $1 ({ White have solved a puzzle of the contender - direct} 24. e6 {lost in view of shocking} Ne3 $3 25. Qxe3 (25. Nxe3 Rxg2+ 26. Nxg2 Rxc2 $19) 25... Rxc2 26. Rf2 Bxd5 27. Rxd5 Qa1+ $19) (24. exd6 {also badly:} Re8 25. Qf2 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Ne3 $19) 24... Bxd5 ({Black are getting rid of a knight because it could bring many troubles:} 24... dxe5 25. Nf6 Rg7 26. fxe5 Nxe5 $5 27. Qxe5 $1 Qxe5 28. Nd7+ Ke7 29. Nxe5 Rxg2+ 30. Rxg2 Bxg2 31. Kxg2 Rxc2+ 32. Kg3 Rxa2 {- a curious endgame, but most likely a drawn.}) 25. Rxd5 Re8 26. Kh1 dxe5 27. fxe5 Nxe5 ( 27... Rxe5 $4 28. Qf3 $18) 28. Qf1 $1 {In not the most simple situation, Jakovenko inventively tries to discover threats.} Qc3 29. Rd7 {Diagram [#] Consecutive continuation of the previous move.} Re7 {The most interesting moment. Besides a move in a game, there are two possibilities more.} ({ Exchange of queens:} 29... Qc4 $5 30. Bd5 Qxf1+ 31. Rxf1 $44 {- here White are having quite good activity}) (29... Rg7 $1 {(the strongest)} 30. Bd5 (30. Ra7 $2 Qc5 31. Rxa6 Ng4 $19) 30... Nf3 $3 (30... Kg8 $2 31. Rdxf7 Nxf7 32. Rxf7 Kh8 $8 33. Rf8+ Rg8 34. Bxg8 Re1 35. Bd5+ Kg7 36. Rf7+ $11) 31. Rb7 $1 (31. Rxf3 Re1 $19) 31... Re1 32. Rb8+ Ke7 33. Re2+ Kd6 34. Rxe1 Qxe1 35. Qxe1 Nxe1 { - very good chances for a Black's victory.}) 30. Rxe7 Kxe7 31. Bd5 $6 ({ White are seduced with one-pass threat, it was necessary to think more globally:} 31. a4 $1 bxa4 (31... Qc5 $1 $13) 32. Qxa6 Qd4 (32... a3 33. Qf6+ Kd7 34. Rf1 $40) 33. Qf6+ Kf8 34. Rf4 Qd1+ 35. Rf1 Qe2 (35... Qd4 $4 36. Rb1 $18) 36. Qd8+ $14) 31... Rg6 $1 {Remarkable move - Black are liquidating threat Rxf7, and at the same time protecting pawn a6.} 32. Be4 (32. Bxf7 $2 Qc6+ $19) 32... Rg7 33. Re2 f6 $6 ({Creates a superfluous catch for an attack. It was needed to hastily evacuating the king:} 33... Kf8) 34. Qf2 Qc7 35. Re1 h5 {It is difficult to explain sense of such continuation... To fix a square g4 for a knight? Or just useful moves for Black have ended?} 36. Bg2 (36. a4 $5 {still remains worthy idea, but here it does not pass:} bxa4 37. Rb1 Ng4 $1 38. Qg2 Qe5 $17) 36... Rg5 ({King can not go away for a while, that's why Morozevich prepares a loop-hole for him.} 36... Kf7 $2 37. Bd5+ Kg6 $2 38. Rg1+ Ng4 39. h3) 37. h3 $2 ({An error - it is impossible to miss the king:} 37. Bd5 $1 Qd6 ({what else?} 37... Rg6 $2 38. Qf5 $16) 38. Qa7+ Qd7 39. Qc5+ Qd6 40. Qa7+ $11) 37... Kf7 $1 38. Rf1 Qd6 ({Morozevich preferred to take the square b6 under control, but not a7, it is although possible vice versa.} 38... Qe7 39. Qb6 $6 Nc4 $1 40. Qxa6 Ne3 41. Re1 Rxg2 42. Rxe3 Rg1+ $1 $19) 39. Qa7+ Kg6 {Diagram [#]} 40. Qa8 $2 {Error of the name of fortieth move.} ({The idea of checking the king on the eighth line - is correct, but at first it was necessary to make one more thing:} 40. Be4+ $1 f5 41. Qa8 $1 Qe6 (41... fxe4 42. Qg8+ Kh6 43. Qh8+ $11) (41... a5 $2 42. h4 $1 $18) 42. Bd5 Qf6 43. Qg8+ Kh6 (43... Qg7 44. Qe6+ Kh7 45. Kh2 $1 $11) 44. Qe6 Qxe6 (44... Kg6 45. Qg8+) 45. Bxe6 Kg6 46. h4 Rg3 47. Bxf5+ Kg7 {- White have an excellent chances for salvation.}) 40... Kg7 41. Qa7+ (41. Bd5 Nf7 42. Bxf7 Kxf7 43. Qb7+ Qe7 $1 $19) 41... Nf7 {Now Black are not giving such possibility.} 42. Qb7 a5 43. Qf3 ({ As a White's situation is very bad already, it was possible to try last chance: } 43. a4 $5 bxa4 44. c4 {, but} Qe6 $1 $19 (44... a3 $2 45. Bd5)) 43... b4 44. Rd1 $6 Qe6 45. Rf1 Nd6 {Morozevich starts to strengthen a position.} 46. Rd1 ( 46. Qc6 {allowed somehow to resist - now it's over.}) 46... Nf5 47. Qb7+ Kh6 48. Rd8 (48. Qa8 Rg8 49. Qf3 Qe5 $19) 48... Qe1+ 49. Kh2 Qe5+ 50. Kg1 Rg7 $1 { The comfortable route Kh6-g5-h4 is prepared now for a king, from where nobody will disturb him.} 51. Rh8+ Kg5 52. Qc6 Qe1+ 53. Kh2 Qe5+ 54. Kg1 Nd4 {Winning slightly time - and now to attack.} 55. Qc4 Kh4 56. Qd3 (56. Kh1 Qe1+ 57. Qf1 ( 57. Kh2 Qg3+) 57... Nxc2 $19) 56... Ne2+ 57. Kf1 Nf4 0-1 [Event "ch-RUS"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.10.10"] [Round "7"] [White "Timofeev, Artyom"] [Black "Maslak, Konstantin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A38"] [WhiteElo "2670"] [BlackElo "2544"] [Annotator "Polivanov, Anatoly"] [PlyCount "69"] [EventDate "2008.10.03"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #11, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 d6 ({Now grandmasters mainly prefer to get counterplay after} 8... Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 a6) 9. Nc2 ({White did not begin to be got involved in dispute, whether Black have compensation after} 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bxc6 Rb8 (10... Bh3 11. Bxa8 Qxa8 12. f3 Bxf1 13. Kxf1 $16) 11. Bg2 Qa5 12. Nb5 Bb7 13. Bxb7 Rxb7 14. Bd2 (14. Qd3 d5) 14... Qa6 15. Bc3 Rc8 $44 {- perhaps, some compensation really exists here.}) 9... a6 {This tempo can be spent with a greater benefit. At disposal of Black there were two perspective ways.} (9... h5 10. Bg5 Be6 11. b3 h4 $5 12. Bxh4 $2 Nh7 {- Luther's way}) (9... Be6 10. b3 Qd7 {- Kramnik's way.}) 10. b3 {Timofeev proceeds to the standard plan connected with Bb2 and Nd5. Thus White will weaken black king and win a bit space yet.} Qa5 {Diagram [#]} ({Next game demonstrates, how all that stuff can develop in similar case: } 10... Bd7 11. Bb2 Qa5 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. Bxg7 Nc3 (13... Ne3 $5) 14. Bxc3 Qxc3 15. Ne3 Qa5 16. Nd5 Ra7 $6 17. b4 Qd8 18. c5 $16 {, Dorfman-Chekhov, USSR 1976. }) 11. Nd5 ({Here it is better to start immediately with 10.Nd5, as after} 11. Bb2 {it can appear unpleasant} Qh5) 11... Be6 $6 $146 {Judging by this move, black are intending to "suffer" a knight d5... But as practice shows, it is better to get rid of the centralized knight as soon as possible.} (11... Nxd5 12. cxd5 Na7 (12... Bxa1 $2 13. dxc6 $18) 13. Bd2 Qd8 14. Rc1 Bd7 15. Ne3 $14 { , Panno-Szmetan, San Fernando 1993.}) 12. Bd2 Qd8 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. Nce3 Re8 ( 14... b5 $4 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Rxc6 $18) 15. Bc3 Ng4 ({Maslak persistently ignores the piece on d5. After} 15... Bxd5 16. Nxd5 ({it's possible to make attempt like} 16. cxd5 Ne5 17. Qd4 Nfd7 18. Kh1 $1 Qb6 19. Qxb6 Nxb6 {- the endgame is not the most pleasant for Black, but quite playable}) 16... Nxd5 17. Qxd5 (17. Bxg7 $6 Ne3 18. fxe3 Kxg7 $15) 17... Bxc3 18. Rxc3 Qc7 {- Black are standing worse for sure - but in structures a-la Maroczy this is an usual order of things.} (18... Qa5 $6)) 16. Nxg4 Bxg4 (16... Bxc3 $2 17. Nh6+ Kg7 18. Nxf7 $18) 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qd2 $16 {White have a large advantage - they can play on both flanks. And what to do for Black - not clearly very much.} Bd7 ( 18... b5 $2 19. cxb5 axb5 20. Rxc6 Rxc6 21. Qd4+ $18) 19. Rfd1 b6 $6 ({I think that in a half-open game Black would have more chances to a favourable result: } 19... b5 20. cxb5 axb5 21. Qe3 $1 Ne5 $8 22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Rc1 $16) 20. b4 e5 {Aha, here that Maslak bethought to - to put a knight on d4! Something like "our answer to Chamberlain".} 21. Qe3 $1 {Diagram [#]} ({The majority for certain would not began to take itself for a ride, and would go on the variant } 21. e3 Bg4 $5 {; but Timofeev has approached to a position concretely.}) 21... Rb8 ({Perhaps, last chance to change something radically was immediate} 21... Nd4 22. Rxd4 exd4 23. Qxd4+ f6 24. Qxb6 (24. Nxb6 Rb8 25. c5 Be6 $16) 24... Rxe2 (24... Qxb6 25. Nxb6 Rc7 26. Nxd7 Rxd7 27. Bc6 $18) 25. Qxa6 $1 (25. Qxd6 $2 Rxc4 $3 26. Rd1 (26. Rxc4 Re1+ 27. Bf1 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Bh3+ $19) 26... Re6 $19 {- suddenly Timofeev would get in this trap!?}) 25... Qe8 $5 {- a position is lost objectively, but it's possible to pull some nerves a bit.}) 22. b5 axb5 23. cxb5 Nd4 24. Rxd4 exd4 25. Qxd4+ f6 {Diagram [#]} 26. e3 $1 ({ And again White are setting the exemplary pattern of prudence. Obvious} 26. Rc7 {could turn around problems:} Rxe2 27. Bh3 (27. Nxf6 $2 Qxc7 28. Nd5+ Kg8 29. Nxc7 Re1+ 30. Bf1 Bh3 31. Qd5+ Kh8 32. Qd4+ $11) 27... Qxc7 28. Qxf6+ Kg8 29. Nxc7 Bxh3 30. Qc3 d5 $3 {(strongest counterblow!)} 31. Nxd5 (31. g4 Rc8) 31... Rd8 32. Ne3 Rdd2 $132 {- Black's activity at least will suffice for a draw.}) 26... Rf8 (26... Rc8 27. Rxc8 Bxc8 (27... Qxc8 28. Nxf6 Re5 29. Nxd7 Qxd7 30. f4 $18) 28. Nxb6 $18) 27. a4 Be8 {Maslak wants to translate a bishop to f7 and nevertheless to get rid from the knight d5.} (27... Be6 28. Nf4 Bf7 29. Rc6 $18 ) 28. h4 {White are joining reserves of king side to attack.} (28. Rc7+ Rf7 29. Re7 Kf8 $1 30. Re6 Kg7 {- Black are sticking for a time.}) 28... Rf7 (28... Bf7 29. Rc7 Re8 30. Rd7 $1 $18) 29. Bh3 $1 {White bishop also connects to attack with decisive effect.} Bd7 30. Bxd7 Rxd7 (30... Qxd7 31. Nxb6 Qa7 32. Rc6 $18) 31. Rc6 Rc8 ({In the case of} 31... Rdb7 {White will stretch Black's defence something like that:} 32. g4 $1 Kf7 33. Qf4 Rd7 34. g5 f5 35. e4 $18) 32. Rxc8 Qxc8 33. Nxf6 Qc1+ 34. Kg2 Rf7 35. Ng4+ {Maslak has not admitted any blunder, and nevertheless has lost. What does it speaks about? Surely, about the excellent game of Timofeev.} (35. Ng4+ Kf8 36. Qxd6+ Kg7 37. Qd4+ Kf8 38. Nh6 $18) 1-0 [Event "ch-RUS"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.10.13"] [Round "9"] [White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"] [Black "Sakaev, Konstantin"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D17"] [WhiteElo "2737"] [BlackElo "2640"] [Annotator "Polivanov, Anatoly"] [PlyCount "95"] [EventDate "2008.10.03"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #11, 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 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 ({ The Morozevich line is well developed here:} 7... Qc7 8. g3 e5 9. dxe5 Nxe5 10. Bf4 Nfd7) 8. Ne5 a5 ({Attempt to repeat a position does not pass:} 8... Nbd7 $6 9. Qb3 $1 $16 {, Kasparov-Timman, Riga 1995 - pawn c4 is not existing anymore!} ) 9. g3 ({Another ways to fight for the square e4:} 9. f3) ({and} 9. Bg5) 9... e6 10. Bg2 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. e3 ({Performing e4 in one step does not turn out:} 12. e4 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Bxe4 14. f3 Bd5 $17) 12... h6 {Black are preparing bishop's departure in beforehand.} 13. Qe2 Bh7 14. Rd1 Nfd7 15. Nd3 $5 ({ Looks at oneself logically - so that strange, that the exchange} 15. Nxd7 Nxd7 16. e4 Qe7 17. Be3 {is more widespread.}) 15... Qe7 16. e4 ({Advancement e4 is usually met by e6-e5 - therefore, preliminary} 16. f4 $5 {deserves for some attention:} f6 (16... Bxd3 $1 17. Qxd3 f5) 17. e4 e5 18. dxe5 fxe5 19. f5 $16) 16... Rfd8 ({For some reason Sakaev refuses from} 16... e5 17. d5 Rfd8 { , Kramnik-Short, Novgorod 1994.}) 17. f4 $146 ({A logical novelty. Another registration of this idea -} 17. Bf4) 17... Nf6 18. h3 {Diagram [#] Using that the pawn d4 is inviolable, Jakovenko is preparing a shelter on h2 for a king.} Qc7 $2 {A hardly noticeable error which, nevertheless, makes essential impact on the further flow of a game.} ({The only possible play for Black - c6-c5, but with a queen on c7 it's not so good in view of Nc3-b5. That's why it was necessary to go at once} 18... c5 $1 19. Nxc5 (19. dxc5 Nbd7 $1 20. Bd2 Nxc5 $11) 19... Bxc5 20. dxc5 Rxd1+ 21. Nxd1 Qxc5+ 22. Be3 Qb4 $132 {- vulnerability of white pawns provides a nice counterplay for Black}) (18... Rxd4 $2 19. Be3) 19. Nf2 c5 20. Be3 cxd4 ({There is no sense to heave up with taking cxd4:} 20... Rac8 21. Nb5 Qe7 22. dxc5 Bxc5 23. Bxc5 Qxc5 (23... Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxc5 25. b3 $1 $16) 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. e5 Nfd5 26. Nd6 $16) 21. Bxd4 Bc5 22. Bxf6 ({There was a choice: to go to the previous variant -} 22. Nb5 { , or to destroy shelter of the black king. Jakovenko chosen a right way!}) 22... gxf6 23. Kh2 Nd7 $6 ({Doubtfully. Obviously, that next White's move - 24. Ng4. Therefore it's made sense to send a black-square bishop for defence of king side:} 23... Bf8 24. Ng4 Bg7 25. e5 fxe5 26. fxe5 Bf5 27. Nf6+ Kh8 { - Black have fully playable position.}) 24. Ng4 Kg7 25. e5 $1 {Diagram [#] Jakovenko puts a stubborn problem before Sakaev.} f5 ({Objectively speaking, a move that Black have made - the strongest one, but now the bishop h7 grows into a "big pawn", and the end of game becomes clear. It was necessary to think over} 25... fxe5 $5 {, which loses faster, but demands from White some resolute actions:} 26. Nb5 Qb8 (26... Qb6 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. Qxe5+ $18) 27. Nxe5 $1 (27. fxe5 $6 h5 $1 28. Rxd7 Rxd7 29. Nf6 Rd3 $1 30. Nxh7 Re3) 27... Nf6 ( 27... Nxe5 28. Rxd8 Qxd8 29. Qxe5+ $18) 28. Rxd8 Qxd8 29. Bxb7 Rb8 30. Nc6 Qb6 31. Nxb8 Qxb7 32. Rc1 Ne4 33. Nc3 $18) 26. Ne3 Nb6 27. Nb5 Qe7 28. Nd6 $1 Rd7 ( {In a make-weight to all misfortunes, it appears, that taking a piece d6 is impossible:} 28... Bxd6 29. exd6 Rxd6 30. Nxf5+ Bxf5 31. Qe5+ $18) 29. Rac1 Rc7 (29... Bxd6 30. exd6 Qd8 31. Qb5 $1) (29... Nxa4 30. b3 $18) 30. b3 Rb8 ({ Attempt to be liberated by} 30... f6 {is ineffectual:} 31. exf6+ Kxf6 32. Ng4+ $1 fxg4 33. Qe5+ Kg6 34. Be4#) 31. Rd3 Bg6 32. Rcd1 h5 {Businesses are quite bad for Black, if it is necessary to do such moves.} 33. h4 Bb4 {Diagram [#]} 34. Nc2 $1 {Practically all white pieces stand ideally... all, except for the knightf e3. And Jakovenko translates it to b5.} Bc5 35. Nd4 Bb4 (35... Rd7 36. N4b5 f6 37. Qc2 $1 Bb4 (37... Bxd6 38. Rxd6 Rxd6 39. exf6+ Qxf6 40. Rxd6 $18 ( 40. Qc7+ $2 Rd7)) 38. Qf2 $18) 36. N4b5 Rc5 (36... Rd7 37. Qe3 $18) 37. Nc4 $1 {Now White are winning a square d7 where a rook will be directed.} Nxc4 (37... Nd5 38. Bxd5 Rxd5 39. Rxd5 exd5 40. Rxd5 f6 41. Qd3 $18) 38. Rd7 Qf8 39. bxc4 b6 (39... Qc8 40. Nd6 $1 $18) 40. Nc7 Kh6 41. Na6 $18 {Here it would be possible to lower a curtain, but Sakaev has decided still to play a little bit. } Rbc8 42. Nxc5 Qxc5 {Diagram [#]} 43. R1d6 $1 {White are taking pawn b6 under a fire, and in concert prepare encroachment on the line "d".} Bc3 44. Qd3 ({ Hardly more precisely it was} 44. Rd8 {at once:} Rxd8 (44... Rc7 45. Rh8+ Bh7 ( 45... Kg7 46. Rdd8) 46. Rxh7+ Kxh7 47. Qxh5+ $18) 45. Rxd8) 44... Be1 (44... Qxc4 45. Rxb6 Be1 {is the most persistently, but it would not affect to result. }) 45. Rd8 Rxd8 46. Rxd8 Kh7 47. Rb8 Qf2 48. Kh1 $1 {Last chord. Now from Qd8 rescues an exchange only, but it is however hopeless. If you paid attention, that almost all comments behave to moves of Black; it means that White (Jakovenko) played practically ideally. And it is actual so!} (48. Kh1 Qxg3 49. Qxg3 Bxg3 50. Rxb6 Bxf4 51. Rb5 $18) 1-0 [Event "ch-RUS"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2008.10.15"] [Round "11"] [White "Alekseev, Evgeny"] [Black "Svidler, Peter"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2715"] [BlackElo "2727"] [Annotator "Polivanov, Anatoly"] [PlyCount "68"] [EventDate "2008.10.03"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [EventCategory "17"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #11, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 c6 {Only victory was convenient for Svidler - and he elects Caro-Kann. Interesting choice, it is need to say!} 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 ({Somewhere from the beginning of this decade the variant} 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 {which hampers program advancement c6-c5, was become the enough fashionable.}) 4... e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Bg6 7. b3 Nh6 ({Just like this - as after} 7... Ne7 8. Ba3 {Black can be deprived rights for castling.}) 8. c4 ({Taking on h6 -} 8. Bxh6 gxh6 { - senselessly. Black easily will conduct f7-f6 and will take initiative.}) 8... Nf5 9. Nc3 Bb4 ({It is important to leave a square e7 for a horse, differently -} 9... Be7 10. g4 $1) 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Bd3 ({White want to go away a knight from c3 to e2, and thus to leave the bishop b4 in fools. This idea is good, but approved by theory} 11. a3 {is nothing worse:} Be7 (11... Bxc3 12. Bxc3 $14 ) 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. g4 Nh6 14. Ne1 f6 15. exf6 gxf6 ({perhaps,} 15... Bxf6 16. f4 Be7 {is more ideological}) 16. h4 $1 {, Wahls-Rogers, Deutschland 1996.}) 11... f6 $5 $146 ({A good, fighting novelty. Before there was} 11... Nh4 12. Nxh4 Qxh4 13. Ne2 Rad8 {, which resulted in the hardly best endgame for White - } 14. a3 Ba5 15. g3 Qh5 16. c5 Qf3 17. Nf4 {, Iordachescu-Dreev, ACP Blitz 2004.}) 12. Ne2 (12. exf6 Qxf6 13. Ne2 Bh5 $15) 12... fxe5 13. dxe5 (13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. dxe5 Qb6 $5 15. Nf4 Ne3 $1 $17) 13... Nc5 {Diagram [#] Alike, already here appeared determining position for us.} 14. Nf4 (14. Bc2 {is deserving a careful study:} Bh5 (14... dxc4 15. a3 $1 {(unsuccessful position of a bishop b4 and a knight c5 affects here)} Qxd1 16. Raxd1 Ng3 17. hxg3 Bxc2 18. axb4 Bxd1 19. Rxd1 Nxb3 20. Ng5 $16) 15. a3 $1 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nh4 (16... Qg5+ 17. Ng3 $16) 17. Kh1 $1 {(the necessary preventive move)} (17. axb4 Nxf3+ 18. Kg2 Qh4 19. h3 (19. Rh1 Ng5 $1 $19) 19... Nxb3 $3 20. Ra3 dxc4 $17) 17... Bd2 $1 { - beautiful game goes! -} (17... Nxf3 18. Nd4 $18) 18. Nd4 Bf4 19. b4 Bxe5 20. bxc5 Qf6 $44 {- a piece as though as superfluous, but compensation is undoubted. In general, that, who plays better, will win!}) 14... Nxd3 15. Nxd3 (15. Qxd3 $6 Nh4 16. Nxg6 $2 Rxf3 $19) 15... Bh5 16. Nf4 Bxf3 (16... Qe8 $5 { looked at oneself very not bad.}) 17. Qxf3 Qe7 (17... Qh4 {is more aggressively, but maybe Svidler was not pleased by variant} 18. Nxe6 (18. Rad1 {is more balanced}) 18... Nd4 19. Nxd4 Rxf3 20. Nxf3 Qg4 21. cxd5 cxd5 22. Rfd1 {, and try to win here!}) 18. cxd5 ({An exchange is optional, but desirable -} 18. Nd3 dxc4 19. bxc4 Ba3 $15) 18... cxd5 ({Black demonstrate again, that they don't want to intensify a game for the time - differently they would prefer more double-edged} 18... exd5) 19. Qg4 $6 {First inaccuracy. It was needed to think about occupying the line "c".} Bd2 $1 20. Nd3 (20. Rad1 Qb4 21. Bc1 Qxf4 22. Qxf4 Bxf4 23. Bxf4 Rac8 $17) 20... Rac8 ({More naturally} 20... Rfc8 { leaving from under possible Bb2-a3.}) 21. Qd1 $6 ({Second inaccuracy. Better} 21. a4 Rfd8 22. Ba3 Qc7) 21... Qg5 22. g3 {Diagram [#]} (22. f4 Be3+ 23. Kh1 Ng3+ $19) 22... Be3 $1 {Very unexpected and beautiful move!} (22... Bc3 23. Bxc3 Rxc3 24. Rc1 $5) 23. Kh1 $6 ({Third inaccuracy after which White it's needed to be in earnest troubled for the fate of game. Alexeev "has believed" to the contender and did not take on e3, though it was better:} 23. fxe3 Nxg3 24. Rf4 (24. hxg3 Qxg3+ 25. Kh1 Rxf1+ 26. Qxf1 Rc2) (24. Rxf8+ Rxf8 25. hxg3 Qxg3+ 26. Kh1 Qh3+ 27. Kg1 Qxe3+ 28. Kg2 Rf5 $19) 24... Ne2+ 25. Kh1 Qh5 $5 $40 (25... Nxf4 26. Nxf4 Rc6 $13)) 23... Qh6 24. Bc1 ({Dangers catch at every step -} 24. Qe2 Bxf2 $1 25. Qxf2 Ne3 26. Rac1 $5 Nxf1 27. Nf4 Rxc1 28. Bxc1 g5 $19) 24... d4 $1 25. Kg2 $2 ({Now it will be absolutely heavy. Idea to go away by king - faithful, only it was not necessary to leave it to g2, from where it can get under shots:} 25. Kg1 $1 Bxc1 26. Rxc1 Rc3 27. Rxc3 dxc3 $17) 25... Rc3 $1 26. Qe2 (26. fxe3 Rxc1 $19) 26... Qg6 $2 {Right here already Svidler begins to "invent".} ({Simple} 26... Rfc8 {conduced to the won position...}) ({ ... although there was a combinational way:} 26... Nh4+ 27. gxh4 Qg6+ 28. Kh1 Qe4+ 29. Kg1 Rxd3 30. fxe3 (30. Bxe3 Rf4 $19) 30... Qg6+ 31. Kh1 Rxf1+ 32. Qxf1 Qe4+ 33. Kg1 Qg4+ 34. Kf2 Rd1 $19) 27. fxe3 Rxd3 28. Kg1 $8 Nxe3 $6 (28... Rf7 $1 $17 29. Qxd3 $2 Nxe3 $19) 29. Rxf8+ Kxf8 30. Bxe3 dxe3 (30... Rxe3 {meant a tacit agreement on a drawn:} 31. Rf1+ Kg8 32. Qc4 Rxg3+ $11) 31. Rc1 $2 ({ Alexeev has not sustained a pressure. After} 31. Qc2 $1 Rd8 {(otherwise will be worse)} 32. Qc5+ Kg8 33. Qxe3 $11 {the position is equal.}) 31... h6 32. Rc8+ Kf7 (32... Ke7 $4 33. Qf3 $18) 33. g4 ({Last chance to change something was} 33. Qf1+ {, but it is badly anyway:} Qf5 34. g4 Qxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Rd2 36. Rc7+ Kg6 37. Rxb7 Rxa2) 33... Qe4 34. Rc4 Qd5 {This game was very difficult, with plenty of errors. But decisive battles can not be different!} 0-1 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2008.10.17"] [Round "3"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D49"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2783"] [Annotator "Aveskulov, Valery"] [PlyCount "82"] [EventDate "2008.10.14"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "12"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #11, 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. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 { Meran variation is named after the city where game between Grunfeld and Rubinshtein was played in 1924} 8. Bd3 a6 {Black prepares c6-c5} 9. e4 ({ White doesn't waste own time for a castling and tries to capture initiative right now. Here above-mentioned game is:} 9. O-O c5 10. a4 b4 11. Ne4 Bb7 12. Ned2 Be7 13. Qe2 O-O 14. Rd1 a5 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Bd2 Rfd8 17. Rac1 Qc6 18. b3 Qd5 19. Be1 cxd4 20. exd4 Rdc8 21. Bd2 Ne4 22. Re1 Nd6 23. Qf1 Nxc4 24. bxc4 Qh5 25. Ne5 Nxe5 26. Rxe5 Qh4 27. f4 Bf6 28. g3 Bxe5 $1 29. dxe5 Qe7 {and White has resigned soon}) 9... c5 {Diagram [#]} 10. e5 (10. d5 {came up in the game between Karpov and Anand (Monaco,1994):} Qc7 11. O-O Bb7 12. dxe6 fxe6 13. Ng5 Qc6 14. Qe2 c4 15. Bc2 Bc5 16. Be3 O-O 17. Rad1 {with complicated game}) 10... cxd4 ({Black is worst after simple move} 10... Nd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Bc2) 11. Nxb5 axb5 ({According to a practice White is better after} 11... Nxe5 12. Nxe5 axb5 13. Bxb5+ Bd7 14. Nxd7 Qa5+ 15. Bd2 Qxb5 16. Nxf8 Rxf8 17. a4 {Kramnik-Kasparov, Wijk aan Zee, 1999}) 12. exf6 gxf6 13. O-O (13. Bxb5 $2 Qa5+ $19) 13... Qb6 14. Qe2 {Diagram [#]} (14. Be4 Bb7 15. Bxb7 Qxb7 16. Nxd4 Rg8 $11 {Kamskiy-Kramnik, Linares, 1994}) 14... Bb7 $1 $146 {A powerful idea that prepared by the team of Anand. Before Black was trying to defence a pawn on b5 by different ways (14...b4; 14...Ba6 and even 14...Ra5) but all these moves were not able to solve opening problems that Black encounter to.} 15. Bxb5 ({2 days later Moiseenko played against Colovic at the European club championship and has chosen} 15. Bf4 Bc6 16. Rfc1 Nc5 17. Bg3 ({White is sacrifacing a pawn since after simple} 17. Nxd4 {Black has no problems:} Nxd3 18. Qxd3 Rd8 19. Qc3 Bxg2 (19... Rxd4 $4 20. Be3 $18) 20. Nxe6 (20. Bc7 Qxd4 21. Bxd8 Rg8 $1 22. Qxd4 Bh3+ 23. Kh1 Bg2+ $11) 20... fxe6 21. Kxg2 Rg8+ 22. Bg3 Be7 $11) 17... Rd8 18. Rc2 Qb7 19. Re1 Rg8 {and White has doubtful compensation for a pawn}) 15... Bd6 ({In the 5th game of this match Anand will play} 15... Rg8) 16. Rd1 ({This position came up (with transposition of moves) in the game Doeppner-Voigt, Oberliga Nord, 1992:} 16. Nxd4 Rg8 17. Nf3 Ke7 18. Bxd7 Rxg2+ $1 19. Kxg2 Rg8+ 20. Kh3 Ba6 21. Qd1 Bxf1+ 22. Qxf1 Qb4 23. Ng5 fxg5 24. Qb5 Qe4 {with a strong attack for a sacrificed piece}) 16... Rg8 17. g3 { Diagram [#]} (17. Rxd4 $2 Rxg2+ $1 18. Kxg2 Qxd4 {with a big advantage of Black }) 17... Rg4 $1 $146 ({Just this move is a novelty.} 17... Bc5 $4 18. b4 $1 Bxb4 19. Nxd4 $18 {D'Israel-Gerbelli Neto, Paulisto-ch, 2000}) 18. Bf4 $1 ({ A first key moment in the game. After 40-minutes thoughts Kramnik has found very interesting reply for a novelty of his opponent. The main idea of previous move of Black here is:} 18. Nd2 {(the most natural move: White pushes a rook g4)} Ke7 $1 19. Bxd7 ({very risky to take a rook:} 19. Qxg4 $2 {since after} Qxb5 {noone defences white squares near White's king}) 19... Rag8 $1 { the point of idea!} 20. Bb5 (20. Qb5 Qc7 21. Nc4 Qxd7 22. Nxd6 Kxd6 23. Qb4+ Kc7 {and Black is ok}) 20... Rxg3+ (20... d3 {also is deserving attention} 21. Qxd3 Rxg3+ 22. hxg3 Rxg3+ 23. Kf1 Rxd3 24. Bxd3 Qd4 {with unclear position}) 21. hxg3 Rxg3+ 22. fxg3 d3+ 23. Qf2 Bc5 24. Rf1 Qxb5 {and it's no easy to consolidate White pieces}) ({Another interesting opportunities that White had are} 18. b4 $5) ({and} 18. a4 $5) 18... Bxf4 {So far Anand had one-hour more at the clock!} 19. Nxd4 ({First time during this game Anand became thoughtful. Probably, the main line of home preparation was} 19. Rxd4 Kf8 $1 20. Bxd7 Rd8 21. Rad1 Rxd7 22. Rxd7 Bxg3 23. hxg3 Rxg3+ 24. Kh2 Bxf3 25. Qe3 Qxe3 26. fxe3 Rg2+ 27. Kh3 Rxb2 {with an equal endgame.}) 19... h5 $1 ({Alternative was} 19... Rg6 20. Nxe6 fxe6 21. Rxd7 Kf8 22. Bd3 $1 Rg7 (22... Rg5 23. Rxb7 Qxb7 24. Be4 Qb8 25. Bxa8 Qxa8 26. Qxe6 {and White is ok}) 23. Rxg7 Kxg7 24. gxf4 Kh8 {with dangerous compensation}) 20. Nxe6 (20. Bxd7+ $2 Kxd7 21. Nxe6+ Bd6 $19) 20... fxe6 21. Rxd7 Kf8 22. Qd3 $1 {With a threat of incursion to h7} Rg7 $1 ({Equal endgame could happen after} 22... Bxg3 23. hxg3 h4 24. Qd6+ Qxd6 25. Rxd6 $11) (22... Bc8 $2 {looks strange} 23. Rh7 Kg8 24. Re7 $1 $16) 23. Rxg7 ({ After the game Kramnik has pointed at} 23. Rd1 $5 {Exemplary variation:} Rxd7 24. Qxd7 Be5 25. Qh7 Bd5 26. Qh8+ Kf7 (26... Ke7 {is risky because of} 27. Qg7+ Kd6 28. Qd7+ Kc5 29. Rc1+ Kb4 30. Bc6 {with a strong attack}) 27. Qh7+ ({ perhaps, White shouldn't decline a repetition of moves:} 27. Qxh5+ Kg7 28. Qg4+ Kf8 {and two excellent bishops give Black a clear advantage}) 27... Kf8 $11) 23... Kxg7 24. gxf4 Rd8 $1 {Anand pushes a queen of White before he starts attack at the king} 25. Qe2 ({Probably better was} 25. Qb3 {leaving an e2-square for own king} Kh8 26. Rc1 Qd4 27. Kf1 Qxf4 28. Qe3 Qxe3 29. fxe3 Rd2 $11) 25... Kh6 $1 {Diagram [#] This is an ideal place for a king of Black.} 26. Kf1 Rg8 27. a4 ({Initially Kramnik wanted to play} 27. f5 $6 {but than he has realized that after} Bg2+ 28. Ke1 Bc6 $1 {White is in troubles:} 29. Qd2+ Kh7 30. Bxc6 Qxc6 31. Ke2 Qb5+ 32. Kf3 Rg4 {with winning attack. With the move in the game White has protected a bishop on b5 and prevented a Bc6-threat. But unfortunately for White it wasn't only threat}) 27... Bg2+ 28. Ke1 Bh3 $1 { Diagram [#]} ({Anand doesn't want to get a draw after} 28... Bd5 29. Kf1 Bg2+ $11) 29. Ra3 $2 ({White had to play} 29. Rd1 $1 {for example,} Rg1+ (29... Bg4 30. Qe3 $1 Qxe3+ 31. fxe3 Bxd1 32. Kxd1 Rg2 33. Kc1 $1 Rxh2 34. Bc6 $1 { with very unclear endgame}) 30. Kd2 Rg2 31. Qe3 Rxf2+ 32. Be2 Rxe2+ $1 33. Qxe2 Bg4 34. Qd3 Qxb2+ 35. Qc2 Qb4+ 36. Kc1 $11 {But now Black is capturing an advantage}) 29... Rg1+ 30. Kd2 Qd4+ 31. Kc2 {Diagram [#]} (31. Rd3 {is lost because of} Qxb2+ 32. Ke3 Qa1 $1 $19) 31... Bg4 $2 (31... Bf5+ $1 {is winning:} 32. Bd3 (32. Kb3 Rc1 33. a5 Qd5+ 34. Bc4 (34. Kb4 Qc5+ 35. Kb3 Bc2+ 36. Ka2 Qd5+ 37. Bc4 Qh1 $19) (34. Ka4 Bc2+ 35. b3 (35. Kb4 Qd6+ $19) 35... Bxb3+ 36. Rxb3 (36. Kb4 Qc5+ 37. Kxb3 Rc3+ $19) 36... Qd4+ 37. Rb4 Qa1+ 38. Kb3 Rc3#) 34... Qb7+ 35. Ka4 (35. Bb5 Bc2+ 36. Ka2 Qd5+) 35... Rc2 36. Ba6 Qc6+ 37. Qb5 Rc4+ 38. Kb3 Bc2+ 39. Ka2 Qh1 $19) 32... Bg4 33. f3 (33. Qe3 Bd1+ {with checkmate}) 33... Bh3 {with following Rg2}) 32. f3 $2 ({Kramnik misses last chance to get an almost equal endgame after} 32. Rd3 $1 Bf5 33. Kb3 Bxd3 34. Bxd3) 32... Bf5+ 33. Bd3 $4 ({The only move was} 33. Kb3 {and Black has a serious attack after} Rc1 34. a5 Qd5+ 35. Bc4 Qb7+) 33... Bh3 $2 ({Anand hasn't found checkmating} 33... Bxd3+ 34. Rxd3 (34. Qxd3 Rg2+ {with mate}) 34... Qc4+ 35. Kd2 Qc1# {But position is still winning for Black}) 34. a5 ({ A little bit better was} 34. Qd2 Rg2 35. Be2 Bf5+ 36. Kc1 Qg1+ 37. Qd1 Qxh2 $19 ) 34... Rg2 $19 {Black wins a queen and a game.} 35. a6 Rxe2+ 36. Bxe2 Bf5+ 37. Kb3 Qe3+ 38. Ka2 Qxe2 39. a7 Qc4+ 40. Ka1 Qf1+ 41. Ka2 Bb1+ {White resigned. This game practically forejudged an outcome of the match} 0-1 [Event "24th European Club Cup 2008"] [Site "Halkidiki"] [Date "2008.10.20"] [Round "4.2"] [White "Najer, Evgeniy"] [Black "Naiditsch, Arkadij"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "2682"] [BlackElo "2678"] [Annotator "Aveskulov, Valery"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2008.10.17"] [EventCountry "GRE"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #11, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] [WhiteTeam "TPS"] [BlackTeam "Baden-Baden"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 ({Another popular lines are: } 5. Nb3 Bb6 ({instructive example of capturing of black squares was shown by experienced Ukrainian GM:} 5... Bb4+ 6. c3 Be7 7. Bf4 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Bg5 $5 8. Bg3 d6 9. Bd3 h5 10. h3 h4 11. Bh2 Qf6 12. Nd4 Nge7 13. O-O Bf4 {and Black is better, Arzumanian-Romanishin, UKR-ch, 2007}) 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 d6 { with equal position, Ivanchuk-Morozevich, Morelia-Linares, 2007}) (5. Nxc6 Qf6 6. Qd2 (6. Qf3 bxc6 7. Nd2 d6 8. Nb3 Bb6 9. Bd2 $11 {Nataf-Fressinet, FRA-ch, 2006}) 6... dxc6 7. Nc3 Ne7 ({also possible:} 7... Qe7) (7... Be6) (7... Bd4) 8. Qf4 Be6 9. Qxf6 gxf6 10. Na4 Bb4+ 11. Bd2 Bxd2+ 12. Kxd2 O-O-O+ 13. Bd3 b6 $11 {Rublevskiy-Aleksandrov, Poikovskiy, 2004}) 5... Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 ({ Black has two similar replies if White plays} 7. g3 {:} {immediate} d5 ({ of after preliminary} 7... h5 8. h3 d5 {with good position})) 7... Ne5 8. Be2 Qg6 9. O-O d6 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 10. f3 ({My opinion is that White has no enough compensation after} 10. f4 Qxe4 11. Bf2 Bxd4 12. cxd4 N5g6 13. g3 (13. Nc3 Qxf4 14. Nb5 O-O 15. Nxc7 Rb8 16. Nb5 Bd7 17. Nxa7 Qg5 {Black is better, Saks-Lukas, HUN-ch, 1991}) 13... O-O 14. Nc3 Qf5 {Tomczak-Aleksandrov, 7th Amplico AIG Life rapid, 2007}) ({Also White has tried another variation of the sacrifice of e4-pawn:} 10. Kh1 Qxe4 11. Nd2 Qg6 12. Nb5 ({here good chance to make a quick draw is:} 12. Bh5 Qd3 13. Be2 Qg6 $11) 12... O-O 13. Nxc7 Rb8 14. Nc4 Bh3 15. Rg1 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Bxe3 17. fxe3 Bf5 {and Black is ok, Ganguly-Khalifman, World-ch, 2001}) 10... O-O 11. Kh1 ({Another logical move is} 11. Nd2 {but after} d5 {White again should play} 12. Kh1 {with exemplary variation:} dxe4 13. fxe4 Bg4 14. Bf4 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Bd6 16. Nb5 N7c6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6 $11 { Baklan-Delchev, Balager, 2006}) 11... d5 12. f4 Qxe4 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 13. b4 $1 ({A novelty. The only game that came to this position was Movsesian-Hracek, TCh-CZE, 2000:} 13. Bg1 $6 Nc4 14. Bf3 Qg6 15. Qe2 c6 16. a4 {Black is much better because of an extra-pawn, but in some reasons opponents have agreed for a draw}) ({Effective variation comes up after} 13. Nd2 Qxe3 $1 14. Nc2 Ng4 $1 15. Nxe3 Nxe3 16. Qa4 Nxf1 17. Rxf1 Nf5 18. Nb3 Bb6 {with unclear position}) 13... Bb6 14. Bg1 Bh3 ({Now the idea of the novelty is getting clear; Black can't play} 14... Nc4 $2 {because of undefenced position of knight e7:} 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. Re1 Qxf4 17. Rxe7 {with extra piece}) 15. Rf2 {The only move} Bxd4 ({White is better after} 15... N5g6 16. Bf3 Qxf4 17. gxh3 Qd6 18. Na3 { with idea Nac2}) ({The same situation is after} 15... Bxg2+ 16. Rxg2 Qxf4 17. Nd2) 16. cxd4 Ng4 $5 17. Rf3 {쾌說調壹?[#]} (17. Bxg4 $2 Bxg4 18. Qxg4 Qxd4 $19) 17... Bxg2+ $5 {A good example of psyhological sacrifice; if White will play like computer does Black is loosing, but during the real game it is not easy to prove invalidation of the Black's idea} 18. Kxg2 Nf5 19. Qd2 $2 { And White immediately makes a mistake} ({Better was} 19. Kh1 $1 Nge3 20. Bxe3 Nxe3 21. Qd2 $1 {with following Nc3; White is better} (21. Qd3 $2 Nc2)) 19... Nh4+ 20. Kg3 Qg6 $5 ({An interesting endgame could happen after} 20... Nxf3 21. Bxf3 Nf6 $1 22. Bxe4 Nxe4+ 23. Kf3 Nxd2+ 24. Nxd2 Rfe8 25. Nb3 {Black has 2 pawns and a Rook for 2 pieces, but its Rooks have no squares for incursion; that's why I guess that position is about equal}) 21. Kxh4 Nf6 22. Re3 ({ White is worst after} 22. Rh3 Ne4 23. Qc1 Qf6+ $1 (23... f5 {also gives an advantage} 24. Rg3 Qh6+ 25. Bh5 g6 26. Qd1 Qxf4+ 27. Kh3 Nxg3 28. hxg3 Qh6 29. Nc3 c6) 24. Kg4 Qe6+ 25. f5 (25. Kh4 f5 26. Rg3 Nxg3 27. Kxg3 Qxe2 $19) 25... Nf6+ $1 26. Kf3 Qe4+ 27. Kf2 Qxd4+ 28. Kg2 Qxa1) 22... Qxg1 23. Bf3 Rae8 $19 { 쾌說調壹?[#] Inharmonious pieces of White are not able to offer resistance} 24. Re5 Ne4 $1 {Suddenly a pawn d5 becomes the main actor in the final scene} 25. Bxe4 Rxe5 26. dxe5 dxe4 27. a4 e3 28. Qe2 Re8 {White resigned. I guess that a novelty that came up in this game has good chances to be replayed, since Naiditsch couldn't solve all oppening problems (after 19.Kh1 white had an advantage)} 0-1 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2008.10.20"] [Round "5"] [White "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Black "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D49"] [WhiteElo "2772"] [BlackElo "2783"] [Annotator "Aveskulov, Valery"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2008.10.14"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "12"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #11, 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. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 a6 9. e4 c5 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 10. e5 cxd4 11. Nxb5 axb5 12. exf6 gxf6 13. O-O Qb6 14. Qe2 Bb7 15. Bxb5 {All these moves also were made in the 3rd game of this match. Anand won that game. Now opponents have decided to check a depth of preparation of each other} Rg8 {쾌說調壹?[#]} ({The Indian grandmaster deviated from above-mentioned game first} 15... Bd6) 16. Bf4 {Kramnik is capturing important diagonal and defencing own king} Bd6 $1 17. Bg3 ({A nice draw is coming after} 17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Rfd1 e5 $5 19. Rxd4 Qxd4 $1 20. Nxd4 Bxg2 21. Bxd7+ Kxd7 22. Qd2 Bh3+ 23. Kh1 Bg2+ $11) 17... f5 $1 {Black prepares f5-f4 in order to push away a bishop g3} 18. Rfc1 ({Badly was} 18. Rfd1 $2 { because of} f4 19. Bh4 (19. Nxd4 $2 fxg3 20. hxg3 Bxg3 $1 {otherwise White has enough compensation} 21. fxg3 Rxg3 {and Black is attacking}) 19... Ra5 $1 20. a4 Rxb5 $1 21. axb5 Ne5 22. Nxe5 (22. Kf1 Rxg2 23. Nxe5 Rxh2 {with the transposition to the main line}) 22... Rxg2+ 23. Kf1 Rxh2 24. Nf3 (24. Nc6 f3 $1 25. Qxf3 Qxb5+ $19) 24... Rh1+ 25. Ng1 Rxh4 {and Black is better}) ({ Move based on principle was} 18. Nxd4 $5 Rxg3 $5 (18... f4 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. Qxe6+ Kf8 21. Qf5+ (21. Kh1 Ne5 22. Qh6+ Rg7 23. Qxf4+ Kg8 24. a4 Rf8 25. Qd2 Bxg2+ 26. Kxg2 Qb7+ 27. Kh3 Qc8+ 28. Kg2 Qb7+ $11) 21... Kg7 22. Bd3 Qc6 23. Qxh7+ Kf8 24. Qf5+ Kg7 $11) 19. hxg3 Qxd4 20. Rfd1 Qb6 21. Rd2 Ba6 {with unclear position}) ({Also} 18. a4 {was possible:} f4 19. Bh4 Qc5 20. Kh1 Qh5 21. Rfc1 {with complicated game}) 18... f4 19. Bh4 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Be7 $1 { The best square for Black king is on e7} (19... Ra5 20. a4 Rxb5 $2 {doesn't work now:} 21. axb5 Ne5 22. Nxe5 Rxg2+ 23. Kf1 Rxh2 $4 24. Ra8+ $1 Bxa8 25. Rc8+ Qd8 26. Rxd8#) 20. a4 {Defencing a bishop on b5 and widening a space for rook a1} Bxh4 (20... Qd6 $5 {with idea of transfer a queen to d5} 21. Ra3 f6 $5 {restricting a bishop h4. Position is very complicated for estimation. A good pawn structure of Black is "compensated" by bad location of its king. Some pieces of opponents are placed harmoniously, some of them are definitely misplaced. In short, there is a total mess at the board!}) 21. Nxh4 Ke7 $1 22. Ra3 (22. b4 $2 {-} Rxg2+ $1 23. Nxg2 Rg8 24. f3 d3+ 25. Qf2 Bxf3 26. Qxb6 Rxg2+ 27. Kf1 Nxb6 28. Bxd3 Nd5 {with big advantage of Black}) ({probably better was } 22. Bxd7 Kxd7 23. b4 {and a pair of white pawns are very dangerous in future} ) 22... Rac8 {Anand makes use of good moment to capture only open line} (22... Rxg2+ $2 {doesn't work} 23. Nxg2 Rg8 24. Rf3 $1 $18) 23. Rxc8 ({White could save rook from exchange:} 23. Rd1 {but after} Qc5 24. Bxd7 Qd5 $1 25. f3 Kxd7 { only White can be in troubles because its knight will not be able to leave the edge of the board for a long time}) 23... Rxc8 24. Ra1 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Qc5 25. Qg4 Qe5 {Black can't be worst with such kind of centralization} 26. Nf3 Qf6 27. Re1 Rc5 28. b4 Rc3 $1 {쾌說調壹?[#]} ({White is better in the following endgame} 28... Ne5 29. Nxe5 Rxe5 30. Rxe5 Qxe5 31. Qh4+ Kf8 32. Bf1) 29. Nxd4 $4 {A great miscalculation from Kramnik!} ({Better was} 29. Nd2 {with complicated game}) 29... Qxd4 30. Rd1 Nf6 31. Rxd4 Nxg4 32. Rd7+ Kf6 33. Rxb7 Rc1+ 34. Bf1 Ne3 $1 {This is the point of miscalculation.} 35. fxe3 fxe3 { White resigned. Kramnik spent a lot of time after Anand's novelty and finally he missed not difficult stuff in unclear position.} 0-1 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2008.10.21"] [Round "6"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E34"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2772"] [Annotator "Aveskulov, Valery"] [PlyCount "93"] [EventDate "2008.10.14"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "12"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #11, 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. cxd5 Qxd5 6. Nf3 Qf5 7. Qb3 ({ 10 years ago these opponents already played this position...but with change of colours:} 7. Qxf5 exf5 8. a3 Bd6 9. Nb5 Be6 10. e3 Nc6 11. Bd2 Ne4 12. Bd3 a6 13. Nxd6+ cxd6 14. Ke2 Kd7 15. Rhc1 Rhc8 16. Be1 Ne7 17. Ng1 b5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Bh4 Nfd5 20. Bxe7 {1/2, Kramnik-Anand, Frankfurt, 1998}) 7... Nc6 {Black prepares e6-e5} (7... c5 8. a3 Ba5 9. Qc4 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Nbd7 11. g4 Qxg4 12. dxc5 Nd5 13. Qc2 Qf5 14. Qc4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bg2 Bd7 17. Bxd5 {1/2, Eljanov-Anand, Wijk aan Zee, 2008}) 8. Bd2 O-O 9. h3 {쾌說調壹?[#] A new novelty from the team of Anand. White prepares g2-g4 with following development of bishop to g2.} (9. e3 Rd8 10. Be2 e5 11. Nxe5 Be6 12. g4 Qxe5 13. dxe5 Bxb3 14. exf6 Be6 15. f4 gxf6 {with complicated game, Ivanchuk-Anand, Monako, 1996}) 9... b6 ({In addition a novelty is preventing planned by Black e6-e5:} 9... e5 $2 10. g4 Qg6 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Qxb4 Nc6 13. Qc4 $16) ({ Another possible reply to a novelty is} 9... Rd8 {with attack of pawn d4. Kramnik has decided to develop a bishop first}) 10. g4 Qa5 11. Rc1 {Rook is observing weakened by previuos move of Black line "c".} ({Nothing special can be achieved after simple finishing of development:} 11. Bg2 Bb7 12. O-O Rad8 { and Black is ok}) (11. g5 {is too agressive:} Nh5 {and knight feels itself pretty well at the edge of board}) 11... Bb7 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Qd5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 15. Bd2 {쾌說調壹?[#] White has obtained an advantage of two bishops, and from now the main task for it is the consolidating of position} Nf6 { Attacking the pawn d4} 16. Rg1 Rac8 ({Probably better was} 16... Rfd8 {and just after} 17. e3 Rac8 {with equal position}) 17. Bg2 Ne7 $6 {The beginning of Black's troubles.} ({At the press-conference Kramnik offered} 17... Ba8 { arranging a bishop on the defenced square}) (17... Rfd8 $2 18. Ne5 $18) 18. Bb4 c5 ({An interesting sacrifice of a pawn.} 18... Rfe8 {was deserving attention:} 19. Ne5 Bxg2 20. Rxg2 Ng6 $5 {non-human move; Black allows White to put knight on c6} 21. Nc6 a5 22. Bd2 (22. Bc3 Nd5 23. e4 Nde7 24. Bd2 Nxc6 25. Rxc6 Rcd8 26. Be3 f5 $11) 22... e5 $1 23. dxe5 Nxe5 24. Rg3 Nxc6 25. Rxc6 Ne4 {White is slightly better, but Black has enough resourses to save this game}) 19. dxc5 { 쾌說調壹?[#]} Rfd8 $6 ({Black could just take on c5:} 19... bxc5 20. Bxc5 ({ probably the best move is} 20. Bc3 $5 {and White has pleasant position with minimal advantage}) ({after} 20. Rxc5 Ne4 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 {Black has enough compensation}) 20... Ne4 21. b4 Nxc5 22. bxc5 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Rc7 24. Kd2 Rfc8 { and Black is close to equality}) 20. Ne5 $1 Bxg2 21. Rxg2 bxc5 ({Alternative is } 21... a5 {but after} 22. Bd2 Rd5 23. Nd3 bxc5 24. Rc4 {White is much better because of weaknesses on c5 and a5}) 22. Rxc5 Ne4 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Nd3 (24. Bxe7 $4 Rc1#) 24... Nd5 25. Bd2 Rc2 26. Bc1 $16 {쾌說調壹?[#] White has extra pawn and its main task is just don't allow Black organize real counterplay.} f5 $5 27. Kd1 Rc8 28. f3 Nd6 29. Ke1 ({A little bit slow move. Slightly better was } 29. e3 $1 $16 {with an idea to play Rc2}) 29... a5 {Just wasting time} ({ Black could return its rook on c2:} 29... Rc2 30. Rf2 ({White can repeat position} 30. Kd1 Rc8 {and play} 31. e3 {with transposition to the line from the comment to 29th move of White}) 30... Ne4 $1 31. fxe4 fxe4 32. Bg5 h6 33. Bh4 exd3 34. exd3 Rc1+ 35. Kd2 Rh1 {with counterplay}) 30. e3 e5 $5 {Kramnik sacrifices a second pawn trying to make some mess at the board, but itsn't a big problem for Anand to suppress such kind of counterplay} 31. gxf5 e4 32. fxe4 Nxe4 33. Bd2 {쾌說調壹?[#]} a4 $2 ({Better was} 33... Re8 $1 {and White still has some technical problems with realization of its extra material}) 34. Nf2 $18 {Now White is just winning} Nd6 35. Rg4 Nc4 ({Black could win back one pawn:} 35... Nxf5 {but after} 36. Rxa4 Nfxe3 37. Bxe3 Nxe3 38. Re4 $18 { White is still winning with its pair of passed pawns}) 36. e4 ({A little bit better would be} 36. Nd1 {but move in the game also doesn't give Black any chances}) 36... Nf6 37. Rg3 Nxb2 (37... Nxe4 38. Nxe4 Re8 39. Bc3 Rxe4+ 40. Kf2 Ne5 41. Re3 $18) 38. e5 Nd5 39. f6 {쾌說調壹?[#] Rest is easy stuff} Kf7 40. Ne4 Nc4 41. fxg7 Kg8 42. Rd3 Ndb6 43. Bh6 Nxe5 44. Nf6+ Kf7 45. Rc3 Rxc3 46. g8=Q+ Kxf6 47. Bg7+ {Black resigned.} 1-0 [Event "WCh"] [Site "Bonn GER"] [Date "2008.10.23"] [Round "7"] [White "Anand, Viswanathan"] [Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D19"] [WhiteElo "2783"] [BlackElo "2772"] [Annotator "Aveskulov, Valery"] [PlyCount "72"] [EventDate "2008.10.14"] [EventType "match"] [EventRounds "12"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #11, 2008"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2008.07.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 {Considering a terrible situation in the match for Kramnik, a lot of experts and fans were predicting such unusual for elite players openings as Benoni. But Russian grandmaster didn't decide to stake everything and Slav at the board again is} 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 { Anand choses a quiet line, keeping in mind that every draw brings closer the day when he will be the World Champion} e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Qe2 { Preparing e3-e4} Bg6 (9... Ne4 10. Bd3 {leads to an advantage of White}) 10. e4 O-O ({In a case of} 10... Bxc3 11. bxc3 Nxe4 12. Ba3 {White has very dangerous compensation}) 11. Bd3 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Bh5 {With an idea of pushing pawn "e" forward} 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 {This position can be estimated as "with a minimal plus of White" because of advantage in space} 14. Qe3 Re8 (14... Bg6 15. Ng5 Re8 16. f4 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 f5 18. Be3 Nf8 19. Kh1 Rc8 20. g4 $1 {White has an initiative, Topalov-Kramnik, Elista, 2006}) (14... h6 15. Ne1 Bxe1 16. Rxe1 Bg6 17. Be2 Rc8 18. Bd2 Nb8 19. a5 Qe7 {with equal position, Kramnik-Bareev, Bugojno, 1999}) 15. Ne1 (15. Ng5 $5 {was deserving attention}) 15... Bg6 (15... Rc8 16. f4 Bxe1 17. Rxe1 Bg6 18. Bf1 Rc2 19. b3 Qa5 20. Bb5 Rd8 21. Re2 Rcc8 22. Bd2 Qb6 23. Rf2 a6 24. Bf1 $11 {Topalov-Kramnik, Elista, 2006}) 16. Bxg6 hxg6 ({after} 16... fxg6 17. Nd3 Be7 18. Qh3 Qb6 19. Be3 { White has minimal advantage}) 17. Nd3 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Qb6 ({Just this move is a novelty:} 17... Be7 18. Bd2 Rc8 19. Rfc1 Nb8 20. Rxc8 Qxc8 21. Rc1 Qd7 22. b3 b6 23. Bb4 Bxb4 24. Nxb4 a5 25. Na2 Rc8 26. Rc3 Nc6 {1/2, Banus-Erdos, Budapest, 2004}) 18. Nxb4 Qxb4 19. b3 Rac8 20. Ba3 ({Another opportunity was} 20. Bd2 {with an idea of following attack at the king-side. But such kind of attack is always tied with risk that was absolutely unnecessary for Anand in this moment of a match}) 20... Qc3 21. Rac1 Qxe3 {쾌說調壹?[#] In this moment Kramnik offered a draw, but after 10 minutes of thoughts Anand declined it. Really White is keeping some pressure in the endgame} 22. fxe3 f6 23. Bd6 g5 24. h3 Kf7 {At the press-conference after the game Kramnik offered don't bring a king to g6 and to play fe5 right now as he did two moves later} 25. Kf2 Kg6 26. Ke2 {Anand is bringing his king closer to a center} fxe5 27. dxe5 b6 { 쾌說調壹?[#] Black's knight is ready to jump to c5} ({Black also could prepare b7-b6 by the} 27... a5 {preventing b3-b4. But Kramnik decided don't waste his time for such preparation}) 28. b4 {The only move from view of fight for an advantage} Rc4 $5 29. Rxc4 dxc4 30. Rc1 ({Probably better was} 30. Kd2 { with an idea of blockade of a pawn on c4:} Rc8 31. Kc3 a6 32. e4 {and White has good chances for a win}) 30... Rc8 31. g4 {쾌說調壹?[#] Position of Black looks very dangerous (all its pieces are worst then its opponents, pawn c4 is weak and soon will be surrounded and taken), but Kramnik has found excellent saving idea} a5 $1 32. b5 ({In a case of} 32. bxa5 bxa5 33. Rb1 Nc5 34. Bxc5 Rxc5 35. Rb5 Rd5 $1 36. Rb6 Rxe5 37. Rc6 {it's hard to believe that White can win this position}) 32... c3 33. Rc2 Kf7 34. Kd3 $6 {Admitting a draw.} ({ White could continue a fight for an advantage by means of} 34. e4 {with an idea of bringing a king to d4 (avoiding a check on c5). With exemplary variation:} Rc4 35. Kd3 Rxa4 36. Rxc3 Ra1 37. Rc7 Ke8 38. Rc8+ Kf7 39. Kc2 Ra4 40. Rd8 Nc5 41. Rf8+ Kg6 42. Rb8 {and there is no clear way to an equality for Black:} Ra2+ 43. Kb1 Rh2 44. Rxb6 Na4 (44... Nxe4 45. Rc6 Nd2+ 46. Kc2 Nf3+ 47. Kc3 Rxh3 48. Kc4 Rh1 49. Kc5 $16) 45. Rc6 Rb2+ 46. Kc1 Rxb5 47. Rc4 Nb6 48. Rc7 Na4 49. Kc2 {and White is better thanks to weaknesses on e6 and g7 and better position of its pieces}) 34... Nc5+ 35. Bxc5 Rxc5 36. Rxc3 Rxc3+ {Draw because of fortress along the whole board from both sides} 1/2-1/2