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[Event "92nd ch-Marshall CC"] [Site "New York USA"] [Date "2009.01.26"] [Round "8"] [White "Izoria, Z."] [Black "Lenderman, A."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D15"] [WhiteElo "2610"] [BlackElo "2443"] [Annotator "GM Aveskulov, V"] [PlyCount "91"] [EventDate "2008.10.17"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #03, 2009"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 {A very rare reply against of Chebanenko's variation} b5 $6 ({A typical move that was prepared by 4th move. But more precisely was} 5... dxc4 {as it was, for example, in the game Grischuk-Wang Yue, Baku, 2008:} 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 b5 8. Nd2 Bb7 9. Bg2 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. e4 O-O 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Re1 Rc8 15. Bf1 b4 16. Nf3 a5 17. Bd3 Qb6 {and Black is ok}) 6. c5 Bf5 7. Bg2 e6 8. Ne5 {쾌說調壹?[#] White prepares a capture of the center (f2-f3 and e2-e4)} Qc8 ({A novelty. The only game that also came to this position was continued in such way:} 8... Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. f3 h6 11. e4 {and White is better, Solozhenkin-Westerinen, 1994}) 9. f3 h6 10. e4 Bh7 11. Nd3 {White wants to capture more space by means of pushing forward pawn e4} a5 12. e5 Ng8 (12... Nfd7 {was better; a square e7 is more useful for a bishop} 13. Be3 Be7 14. O-O O-O 15. Qd2 {with minimal advantage of White}) 13. Be3 Ne7 14. Bf2 {쾌說調壹?[#] A profilactics against of Nf5 that will be met now by g3-g4} Na6 15. O-O Nc7 16. Nf4 {Knight is ready to jump to h5} Ra7 {It's no good when someone begins to make such moves. But Black really has no any normal planes. It just can wait...} 17. Qd2 Kd8 { A plan... At least such. King transfers to the queen-side.} 18. g4 Qd7 19. Bg3 Kc8 20. h4 {쾌說調壹?[#]} g6 $2 {Black wants to make a fortress along the whole board. But this dream will not come true. About this move... I guess that it is a crime to close own bishop in such way! It has to be the last method of defence when all another ways don't help!} (20... Kb8 $5 21. h5 Nc8 { and bishop develops (I'm not sure whether I can say about any development in such positions...but in any way...) to e7. Of course it is not a paradise but there is no g7-g6!}) 21. Rf2 {Rook frees a square for a bishop} Bg7 22. Re1 { One more profilactic move. Against of f7-f6} Kb7 (22... f6 $2 23. exf6 Bxf6 24. Rfe2 $18 {and pawn e6 is undefenced}) 23. Bf1 Raa8 24. Ng2 {Georgian GM has found the only place in Black's "fortress" that can be attacked right now - a pawn h6} Bg8 {A continuation of action that was began by move 20. Black should to brick up own rook in order to defence a pawn.} 25. Bf4 Bf8 26. Bd3 Ne8 { 쾌說調壹?[#] Now White begins an attack at the queen-side. Black is not able to defence both sides as well. There is no communication between them.} 27. a4 $1 b4 28. Nb5 $1 {A sacrifice of knight just for opening of lines} cxb5 { In other way knight would go to d6. Than another knight would come to c2 and White would sacrifice it on b4 with the same result.} 29. axb5 Kc8 30. Ra1 Qb7 31. Be3 Nc7 ({Black could play} 31... g5 {but it is not an hard task to prevent this kind of a counterplay} 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. Bxg5 Bh7 34. Bf1 $16 { and bishop h7 has no any perspective}) 32. b6 Ne8 33. Bb5 Nc7 ({In a case of} 33... Nc6 {White could continue like it did in the game: b2-b3, Qd3, Rfa2...}) 34. Bf1 Ne8 35. b3 {쾌說調壹?[#]} h5 {Black tries to activate at least one piece. But take a look at the bishop g8!} (35... Nc6 36. Bb5 Kd7 37. Qd3 $18) 36. g5 Ng7 37. Bb5 Ngf5 38. Qd3 Nc6 39. Bxc6 $1 {Preventing Nfe7} Qxc6 40. Rfa2 f6 {A despair} 41. Rxa5 Rxa5 42. Rxa5 Kb8 (42... fxe5 43. Qa6+ Qb7 (43... Kd8 44. Qa8+ Qxa8 45. Rxa8+ Ke7 46. b7 $18) (43... Kb8 44. Qa7+ Kc8 45. Qa8+ Qxa8 46. Rxa8+ Kb7 47. Ra7+ Kb8 48. c6 Bd6 (48... Rh7 49. c7+ Rxc7 50. bxc7+ Kc8 51. Ra8+ Kxc7 52. Rxf8 $18) 49. dxe5 Bxe5 50. c7+ Bxc7 51. bxc7+ Kc8 52. Bf4 $18) 44. c6 Qxa6 45. Rxa6 $18) 43. gxf6 Rh7 44. Bf2 Bf7 45. Ne1 g5 46. Nc2 {Black resigned. A brilliant game of Zviad Izoria!} 1-0 [Event "ch-CUB"] [Site "Las Tunas CUB"] [Date "2009.01.26"] [Round "7"] [White "Delgado Ramirez, N."] [Black "Martinez, Lel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A24"] [WhiteElo "2550"] [BlackElo "2485"] [Annotator "GM Aveskulov, V"] [PlyCount "120"] [EventDate "2009.01.20"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "CUB"] [EventCategory "12"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #03, 2009"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 O-O 5. d3 d6 6. e3 e5 7. Nge2 Nbd7 8. O-O Nh5 9. Bd2 f5 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 10. f4 ({I guess better was to play first} 10. b4 {and just after} g5 {-} 11. f4) 10... Nc5 ({Black begins search a counterplay. In a case of} 10... Nhf6 11. b4 Qe7 12. Qc2 {we can see a typical for this opening position.}) 11. d4 ({White could play more solid:} 11. Qc2 Ne6 12. b4 { and Black has a choice between} Nf6 {with typical positions} ({and active} 12... g5 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 13. fxg5 ({interesting position would come after} 13. g4 fxg4 $1 14. f5 Nef4 $1 15. exf4 gxf4 {but White doesn't need such complications}) 13... Qxg5 14. Rac1 {defencing a queen and preparing d3-d4} ( 14. d4 $6 exd4 15. exd4 Nxd4) 14... c6 15. d4 {White is better})) 11... Ne6 12. d5 Nc5 13. b4 Nd7 {From move 9 Black didn't make any move! But White's activity doesn't allow us say about any advantage of White. Square e4 became weak and this is the main achievement of transfer knight d7 to ... d7} 14. Rc1 (14. Qc2 {leaving a rook on the a-line was better.}) 14... a5 15. a3 axb4 16. axb4 exf4 17. exf4 ({After} 17. gxf4 {White would have problems with a pawn e3} ) 17... Re8 {Black rooks have captured both open lines} 18. Nb5 Ndf6 { 쾌說調壹?[#]} 19. Ned4 $6 ({An inaccuracy. It was necessary to control an e4-square:} 19. Nec3 $5 {Now Black is capturing an initiative}) 19... Ne4 20. Be1 {Well, well, well...It is not the best place for a bishop} Nhf6 {Another knight is coming back from out} 21. Nb3 Ng4 (21... Bd7 $5 {deserves attention} 22. Qd3 (22. N5d4 Ra3) 22... Bxb5 23. cxb5 Qd7 {and than Qf7}) 22. Rf3 { White defences a square e3} Bd7 23. h3 {From now Black has a hook on g3} Ngf6 24. N5d4 Ra2 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 25. Kh2 {It was not time for the king's move. Pawn g3 is protected; king on g1 is safe so far...} ({That's why White has to change rooks in order that to reduce an attacking potential of Black} 25. Ra1 Qa8 26. Rxa2 Qxa2 27. Bf1) 25... h5 26. Na5 $2 ({Again White doesn't want to change rooks:} 26. Rc2 Qa8 27. Rxa2 Qxa2 28. Qc2 {and so far White doesn't loss }) 26... h4 $1 {Of course Black doesn't pay any attention to pawn b7} 27. gxh4 {The only} (27. Nxb7 $4 hxg3+ 28. Bxg3 Qa8 29. Na5 Rd2 30. Qg1 Ng4+ 31. hxg4 Bxd4 32. Qe1 fxg4 $19 {with subsequent Kf7 and Rh8}) 27... Nh5 {Now target is a pawn f4} 28. c5 $2 {쾌說調壹?[#] White plays like there is no attack at its king.} ({But even after strongest} 28. Ra1 Rxa1 29. Qxa1 Qf6 30. Nab3 Bh6 31. Qc1 Bxf4+ 32. Rxf4 Qe5 33. Ne2 Nef6 {Black has an huge advantage}) 28... Bh6 $2 ({Black misses a first moment in the game to break resistance of opponent:} 28... Nxf4 $1 29. Rxf4 Be5 30. Qf3 (30. Bg3 Nxg3 31. Kxg3 Bxf4+ 32. Kxf4 Qxh4+ {with a checkmate}) 30... g5 31. Nxb7 Qf6 32. hxg5 Qxg5 $19) 29. c6 $1 { For a moment position becomes unclear. But just for a moment} Bxf4+ 30. Kg1 $2 ({Right place for a king was h1:} 30. Kh1 $1 Bc8 ({now Black can't play like it did in the game:} 30... bxc6 $2 31. dxc6 Bc8 $2 ({the only move is} 31... Be6 32. Nxe6 Rxe6 33. Qb3 Qf6 34. Qxa2 Bxc1 35. b5 {with complicated position}) 32. Rxf4 $1 Nxf4 (32... Rxg2 33. Rxe4 $1 Rxe4 34. Kxg2 $16 {with extra piece}) 33. Qb3+ Kf8 34. Qxa2 Nd3 35. Qa1 $1 Nxc1 36. Qxc1 Qf6 37. Nb5 {and White is better}) 31. cxb7 Bxb7 32. Nxb7 Qa8 33. Na5 (33. Rxc7 $2 Ra1 34. Qe2 Nhg3+ $19) 33... Bxc1 34. Qxc1 Qxd5 35. Nac6 {and position is still unclear}) 30... bxc6 31. dxc6 Bc8 32. Qb3+ ({Now White can't take on f4:} 32. Rxf4 $2 Nxf4 33. Qb3+ (33. Bxe4 Rxe4 34. Qb3+ Be6 $1 35. Nxe6 Ne2+ 36. Kf1 Nxc1 37. Nxd8+ Nxb3 38. Nxb3 Rh2 $19) 33... Be6 34. Nxe6 Rxg2+ $19) 32... Kf8 33. Qxa2 Bxc1 {쾌說調壹? [#] Again Black has an huge advantage. But game is not over} 34. Ne2 Bh6 35. b5 Qe7 36. Nb3 Be6 37. Ned4 (37. Qb2 Bg7 38. Nbd4 Bc4 $19) 37... Bxb3 ({More precisely was} 37... Bd5 $1 $19 {with following Nf4}) 38. Nxb3 (38. Qxb3 $4 Nc5 {and Qe1}) 38... Ng5 $1 39. Rf1 ({There are no problems for Black after} 39. hxg5 Qxe1+ 40. Rf1 Qe3+ 41. Qf2 Bxg5 42. Qxe3 Bxe3+ 43. Kh2 Re5 $19) 39... Qe3+ 40. Kh2 (40. Bf2 Nxh3+ $19) 40... Ne4 {쾌說調壹?[#] If you take a look at the board just for a moment you can think that there is any material advantage Black has. But it is not true} 41. Bf3 Qf4+ $6 ({Better was} 41... Nf4) 42. Kg2 Neg3 $4 {A blunder} ({Black is easily winning after} 42... Nhg3 43. Rg1 Qxh4 44. Nd4 Qg5 45. Kh2 Qf6 $19 {Now White again is coming back}) 43. Bd2 $1 Re3 { The only because otherwise Black just would loss a bishop} 44. Qa8+ Kg7 { Again the only} (44... Ke7 45. Bxe3 Qxe3 46. Qc8 $16) (44... Kf7 45. Bd5+ Ke7 46. Rxf4 (46. Rf2 $1 $18 {also wins}) 46... Nxf4+ {쾌說調壹?[#]} 47. Kf2 $3 ({ a fantastic calculation abilities of Rybka! The point of move is that after} 47. Kg1 Re2 {Nh3 is a threat} 48. Bxf4 Bxf4 {now Be3 threats} 49. Bg2 Be3+ 50. Kh2 Nf1+ 51. Kh1 Ng3+ {Black has a perpetual check}) {But now after} 47... Nxh3+ 48. Kg2 Nf4+ 49. Kg1 Re2 {doesn't save Black} 50. Bxf4 Bxf4 51. Bg2 Be3+ 52. Kh2 Nf1+ {and White's king has place on h3} 53. Kh3 $18) 45. Bxe3 Qxe3 { 쾌說調壹?[#]} 46. Qa1+ $2 ({White had to agree for a draw:} 46. Qd8 Nxf1 47. Qxc7+ Kh8 (47... Kg8 $4 {losses} 48. Bd5+ Kh8 49. Qd8+ Kg7 50. Qg8+ Kf6 51. Qf7+ Ke5 52. Qe6+ Kf4 53. Qxd6+ Qe5 54. Qb4+ {with a checkmate}) 48. Qd8+ Kh7 49. Bxh5 Qg3+ 50. Kxf1 Qxh3+ 51. Ke2 Qe3+ 52. Kf1 Qh3+ $11) {From now position of White is getting be undefencable in third time in the game!} 46... Kh7 47. Bxh5 (47. Qd1 Nxf1 48. Bxh5 Ng3 $1 49. Bf3 Ne4 $19) 47... Nxh5 48. Rf3 { The only move} Qe2+ 49. Rf2 Qxb5 $6 ({Better was} 49... Qe4+ $1 50. Rf3 (50. Kg1 Be3 $19) 50... Nf4+ 51. Kg3 Nd3 {with decisive threats} 52. Qd1 Qe5+ 53. Kg2 Ne1+ 54. Kf2 Nxf3 55. Qxf3 Qxb5 $19) 50. Qc3 Bg7 51. Qf3 Be5 {쾌說調壹?[#] } 52. Rd2 (52. Nc1 {is slightly better; the best place for White knight is e2} Nf4+ {doesn't allow knight go to d3} 53. Kg1 Qc4 54. Ne2 Nh5 $1 {and back; next move is Qh4; Black is winning in any way}) 52... Nf4+ ({Immediate} 52... Qc4 $1 {would win a pawn h4}) 53. Kh1 Qc4 54. Rd1 Nh5 {Black realised that 52.. .Nf4 was unnecessary} 55. Nd2 Qxh4 $19 56. Rb1 Ng3+ 57. Kg2 Qg5 58. Nc4 Ne4+ 59. Kf1 (59. Kh1 Bd4 $19) 59... Bd4 60. Re1 d5 {White resigned.} 0-1 [Event "80th ch-GER"] [Site "Saarbruecken GER"] [Date "2009.02.12"] [Round "7"] [White "Prusikin, M."] [Black "Braun, A."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E15"] [WhiteElo "2529"] [BlackElo "2558"] [Annotator "GM Aveskulov, V"] [PlyCount "45"] [EventDate "2009.02.06"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #03, 2009"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qc2 c5 6. d5 exd5 7. cxd5 Bb7 8. Bg2 Nxd5 9. O-O {쾌說調壹?[#]} Nc7 ({This move is not popular. More often Black plays} 9... Be7 {and than 0-0}) 10. Nc3 ({Alternative is} 10. Rd1) 10... Be7 11. Rd1 Qc8 ({Black has no time for a castling} 11... O-O $2 {because of} 12. Ng5 Bxg5 13. Bxb7 $18 {that's why Black defenced a bishop b7 first}) 12. Bg5 { A logical move-novelty} (12. e4 {Tarasova-Kursova, Dagomys, 2008}) 12... f6 { Black doesn't want to allow a change of black-squared bishops, but after f7-f6 there are serious troubles with light squares at the king-side.} 13. Bf4 Ne6 ({ Again Black can't make a castling} 13... O-O $2 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 14. Bxc7 $1 Qxc7 15. Ng5 $1 fxg5 16. Nd5 Qe5 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. Bxb7 Nc6 19. Bxa8 Rxa8 20. Qd3 $16) 14. Nd5 {쾌說調壹?[#]} ({Another perspective way is} 14. Bd6 Bxd6 15. Rxd6 O-O 16. Rad1 {and White has a dangerous initiative}) 14... Nc6 $6 ({ Computer advices unhuman change of light-squared bishop:} 14... Bxd5 {but I don't believe that such actions can be succesful} 15. Rxd5 Nc6 16. a3 { preventing Nb4} Nxf4 (16... O-O 17. Bh3 {and Black is not in time to block an h3-c8 diagonale}) 17. gxf4 g6 18. Rad1 d6 19. f5 $5 Kf7 20. Rxd6 $1 Bxd6 21. Rxd6 Kg7 22. Qa4 $16) ({Probably it is the last moment in the game when Black could get a normal position:} 14... Nxf4 $1 15. Nxf4 O-O 16. Qc4+ Rf7 (16... Kh8 $2 17. Nh4 $1 Bxg2 18. Nhg6+ hxg6 19. Nxg6+ Kh7 20. Nxe7 $18 {and Qh4}) 17. Bh3 Bf8) 15. Rac1 {White just developed last piece} Kf7 $2 {After this fanciful move Black will not have real chances to survive in this game} ({ The only normal move was} 15... O-O 16. Nxe7+ Nxe7 17. Bd6 Re8 18. b4 Bc6 { and than Qb7. Of course Black is still under pressure but it is too far away from a loss}) 16. h4 $1 {White begins to fix light squares at the king side. Without g7-g6 Black can't develop rook from h8} g6 ({Computer plays} 16... Qe8 17. h5 Kf8 {But I don't think that someone has any doubts about huge advantage of White:} 18. Qf5 Qf7 19. e3 Rd8 20. Nh4 {than Qg4 and Nf5}) 17. h5 $16 g5 ({ There is no difference in a case of} 17... Nxf4 18. Nxf4 g5 19. Qc4+ Kg7 20. Nd5 $16 {and than Bh3}) 18. Be3 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Qg8 {It is hard to advise something Black. Outcome is clear.} (18... Qd8 19. Qf5 Kg8 20. Nh2 $18 { and knight transfers to g4}) (18... Qe8 19. Qf5 Kg7 20. Nxf6 $1 Bxf6 21. h6+ Kxh6 22. Rxd7 $1 $18) (18... Nc7 19. Nxe7 Nxe7 20. Nxg5+ $1 fxg5 21. Bxb7 Qxb7 22. Rxd7 Ke8 23. Rcd1 h6 24. Qc3 $18) 19. b4 $1 $18 {An unobvious move. The idea is to open a "c" line.} cxb4 {Black allows White to show us a main idea of b2-b4 move} ({More resistible was} 19... d6 20. b5 Na5 21. Nh2 Kf8 22. Ng4 Qf7 23. Qb2 Rd8 24. Be4 $18 {but there are also no chances for Black. It is blocked along the whole board}) 20. Nxf6 $1 Kxf6 21. Rxd7 {Now it's getting clear for what White played b2-b4. Knight c6 is hanging thanks to c5xb4} Bc8 22. Qxc6 Bxd7 23. Bd4+ {Black resigned.} (23. Bd4+ Kf7 24. Ne5+ $18) 1-0 [Event "80th ch-GER"] [Site "Saarbruecken GER"] [Date "2009.02.13"] [Round "8"] [White "Braun, A."] [Black "Buhmann, R."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B14"] [WhiteElo "2558"] [BlackElo "2565"] [Annotator "GM Aveskulov, V"] [PlyCount "65"] [EventDate "2009.02.06"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #03, 2009"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 c6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 Nf6 4. d4 cxd5 {After some transposition of moves opponents came to Caro-Cann defence (Panov's attack)} 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Bd2 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Nd7 $6 {According to my chessbase till this game this move just twice was played by Black. But those chess players have not recognized names that's why I don't indicate them. Actually even without knowing of theory we can see that Black's move is kind of strange. First of all Black is going to spend 2 moves to develop its knight (instead of one move to develop it to c6). The second thing is that after developing knight to f6 Black's knights will be duplicating each other and noone will be protecting e5-square and noone will be pushing a d4-pawn.} ({The main move here is} 8... Nc6 {with subsequent multiple theoretical variations}) 9. Bd3 {White has not to invent something; it just should make all easy moves to complete development } N7f6 10. O-O Be7 11. Ne5 O-O 12. Bg5 {White begins active actions; queen is going to h3; rooks will be developed to central lines...} Bd7 13. Qf3 Bc6 14. Qh3 {쾌說調壹?[#]} g6 {White had a threat of capturing on d5, than on f6 and finally on h7 with checkmate} 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Rfe1 {As a result of finished opening White has a little advantage. Its pieces are more active; and position of Black's king is weakened by g7-g6 move} Nh5 $5 {Black is trying to change some pieces in order to make White's activity less dangerous.} 17. Bh6 Ndf4 ({ Another opportunity was} 17... Nhf4 {but here White also could save an advantage} 18. Qg4 f5 ({a necessary move because in a case of} 18... Nxd3 19. Rxd3 Re8 $2 {White has an easy tactics} 20. Nxf7 $1 $18 {with winning position} ) 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. Qf3 Nxd3 21. Rxd3 Rf7 ({or} 21... Re8 22. Nxd5 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 exd5 24. Rde3 Kf7 25. Bg5 Rc7 26. g3 $16 {with big advantage of White}) 22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Rde3) 18. Qg4 Nxd3 ({After} 18... f5 19. Nxc6 fxg4 20. Nxd8 Rfxd8 21. Bf1 $16 {weaknesses on e6 and g4 + a pair of bishops = White is better}) 19. Rxd3 Ng7 ({Except of obvious threat Bf8 White also wanted to take on h5.} 19... Nf6 $2 20. Qh3 Re8 21. Nxf7 $1 $18) 20. Qf4 {Now White is going to play Rh3 than Bg7 and easily checkmate Black's king. Black is forced to make new weaknesses.} Bd5 21. Rh3 g5 ({Computer offers unhuman move} 21... a6 { like White doesn't want to checkmate its king. The idea is that after} 22. Bxg7 $2 {Black replies with} Bg5 $1 23. Qg3 Kxg7 24. Nxd5 exd5 {and it is ok}) ({ but unfortunately White has another threat -} 21... a6 22. Qd2 $1 {now Bg7 is a real threat because Bg5 will be met by f2-f4} Bf6 23. Ng4 $18 {with subsequent Qf4 and Bg7}) 22. Qd2 {now queen is going to d3 in order to continue pushing on h7-square} f6 ({in a case of} 22... f5 23. Nxd5 exd5 24. Rb3 Rc7 25. Rc1 $16 {Black has a serious problems due to its multiple weaknesses}) 23. Qd3 fxe5 $2 {쾌說調壹?[#]} ({Black had to play} 23... f5 { Of course, White is still better after} 24. Qd2 ({now} 24. Nxd5 {doesn't make a sense because Black can take knight with queen} Qxd5 {and pawn g5 is not hanging anymore}) 24... g4 25. Rd3 Bf6 26. b3 $16 {(preventing Bc4) and than h2-h3}) 24. Bxg7 $1 e4 (24... Rf5 25. Bxe5 $18) 25. Nxe4 $1 Kxg7 26. Rxh7+ $1 { The point of White's idea} Kxh7 (26... Kg8 27. Nxg5 $1 Rf5 28. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 29. Qh3+ Kg7 30. Qh7+ Kf6 (30... Kf8 31. Qh8#) 31. Qh6#) 27. Nxg5+ {A forced checkmate is inevitable.} Kh6 28. Qh7+ Kxg5 29. Qg7+ Kh5 (29... Kf4 30. g3+ Kf3 31. Re3#) 30. g4+ Kh4 31. Qh6+ Kxg4 32. h3+ Kf5 33. Re5# {Not often you can see a checkmate in the games of grandmasters.} 1-0 [Event "80th ch-GER"] [Site "Saarbruecken GER"] [Date "2009.02.14"] [Round "9"] [White "Baramidze, D."] [Black "Braun, A."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D48"] [WhiteElo "2548"] [BlackElo "2558"] [Annotator "GM Aveskulov, V"] [PlyCount "122"] [EventDate "2009.02.06"] [EventType "swiss"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "GER"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #03, 2009"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 {Slav defence is one of the most popular openings for today} 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 9. O-O a6 10. e4 c5 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 11. d5 c4 12. Bc2 Qc7 13. Nd4 (13. dxe6 fxe6 14. Nd4 Nc5 15. Be3 e5 16. Nf5 g6 17. Nh6 Bg7 18. Qf3 Ne6 19. Qh3 Bc8 20. Qh4 Qe7 21. Rfe1 Nd5 $1 22. Qxe7+ Nxe7 23. Nd5 Bb7 24. Ng4 Nd4 25. Bd1 Nxd5 26. exd5 O-O-O {Black is better, Morozevich-Anand, Mexico, 2007}) 13... Nc5 (13... e5 14. Nf5 g6 15. Ne3 Bc5 16. Qf3 O-O 17. Bd2 Ne8 18. Ne2 Nd6 19. Rfc1 Rac8 { Black is ok, Anand-Van Wely, Monte-Carlo, 2005}) 14. b4 (14. Bg5 O-O-O (14... Be7 {looks interesting; the idea is to make a short castling}) 15. Bxf6 ({ White also can immediately begin attack at the Black's king:} 15. b4 cxb3 16. axb3 {with perspective position}) 15... gxf6 16. b4 cxb3 17. Bxb3 Kb8 {with complicated position, Chernin-Topalov, Budapesht, 1993}) 14... cxb3 15. axb3 b4 {Otherwise White would play b3-b4} 16. Na4 Ncxe4 $5 ({Another possibility is to take on a4:} 16... Nxa4 17. Rxa4 Bc5 18. Bg5 Rd8 $5 {with unclear position} (18... Bxd4 $6 19. Qxd4 Qxc2 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Rxb4 Qc8 22. Qxf6 $16)) 17. Bxe4 ({If White changes an order of moves} 17. dxe6 Bd6 {and then} 18. Bxe4 { Black gets an extra opportunity to take on e4 with bishop} Bxe4) 17... Nxe4 18. dxe6 Bd6 ({There are no garanties for Black's king in a case of a long castling:} 18... O-O-O $2 19. Bb2 Kb8 20. Rc1 Nc5 (20... Qd6 $2 21. Nc6+ $1 Bxc6 22. Be5 Qxe5 23. Qxd8+ Kb7 24. Qb6+ $18) 21. exf7 $16) 19. exf7+ Qxf7 { 쾌說調壹?[#]} 20. f3 Qh5 21. g3 ({White could push forward another pawn as well:} 21. h3 Qe5 22. f4 (22. fxe4 $4 Qh2+ 23. Kf2 O-O+ 24. Nf3 Bxe4 $19) 22... Qf6 23. Bb2 {and Black is slightly better due to remote location of knight on a4 and more harmonious arrangement of own pieces}) 21... Nxg3 $5 ({Just this move is a novelty. Till this moment opponents were repeating a game between Kasparov and Kramnik that was played in Dos-Hermanas, 1996:} 21... O-O 22. fxe4 Qh3 23. Nf3 $2 (23. Qe2 $1) 23... Bxg3 $1 24. Nc5 $2 (24. Ra2 $1) 24... Rxf3 25. Rxf3 Qxh2+ 26. Kf1 Bc6 27. Bg5 Bb5+ 28. Nd3 Re8 $19) 22. Re1+ $6 { 쾌說調壹?[#]} ({I guess White has to accept a sacrifice of knight right now:} 22. hxg3 O-O ({the only; because} 22... Bxg3 $2 {is not good} 23. Qe2+ Kf7 24. Qe6+ Kf8 25. Qf5+ $18) 23. Ra2 $1 {and rook moves to g2 in order to defence a king. Position is unclear and just hours of analyse can help you to realise whose chances are better}) 22... Kf7 $6 ({Black misses a first opportunity in this game to take an advantage:} 22... Ne4 $1 23. Ra2 {White should protect an h2-pawn} O-O 24. fxe4 {this capturing is also forced} Qh4 $1 {here computer says that Black is almost winning. For example,} 25. Ne6 Rad8 $3 {I'm not sure that this move could be found in a real game by any GM} 26. Nxd8 Rxd8 $19 27. Kh1 (27. Qe2 Bxh2+ 28. Kg2 Bb8 $19) 27... Bxh2 28. Qxd8+ Qxd8 29. Rxh2 Bxe4+ 30. Kg1 (30. Rxe4 Qd1+ 31. Kg2 Qc2+ $19) 30... Qd6 $19) 23. hxg3 Bxg3 24. Ra2 ( 24. Qe2 {also doesn't help White too much} Rhe8 25. Be3 Rad8 $1 26. Rad1 Bxe1 27. Qxe1 Rd6 $19) 24... Rad8 $1 ({Another strong move was} 24... Rhd8 $1 { with an exemplary variation:} 25. Re3 Be5 26. Rd3 Rxd4 $1 27. Rxd4 Bxf3 28. Rd7+ Ke8 29. Qd3 Qh1+ 30. Kf2 Qg2+ 31. Ke3 Qg3 32. Re2 Rc8 $19 {But move in the game is also good. Attack of Black is more than enough for a sacrificed material}) 25. Re3 {쾌說調壹?[#]} (25. Rf1 Be5 26. Be3 (26. Rd2 Rxd4 27. Rxd4 Qh2#) 26... Rd6 $19 {Rook transfers to g6}) (25. Rc2 Qh4 26. Re4 Bxe4 27. fxe4 Qxe4 $19 {and Black again is winning}) 25... Rhe8 ({A serious mistake that compliments White with a hope} 25... Be5 $1 26. Rd3 (26. Rd2 Qg5+ 27. Kf2 (27. Rg2 Bxd4 $19) 27... Qh4+ 28. Kg2 Bxd4 29. Red3 Rd6 30. Rxd4 Rg6+ 31. Kf1 Qh3+ 32. Ke1 Re8+ 33. Re2 Rg1+ $19) (26. Rxe5 Qxe5 27. Rd2 Rhe8 $19) 26... Rd6 27. Rg2 Rg6 $1 {with idea Qh2} 28. Qf1 Re8 $19 {From now a new fight starts.}) 26. Rxe8 {Of course White is glad of change of a pair of Rooks} Rxe8 27. Re2 { 쾌說調壹?[#] Black was threatening with a check from e1} Qh4 $1 {쾌說調壹?[#] } 28. Nc5 Bh2+ $1 {The idea of last Black's move} 29. Kf1 (29. Rxh2 Re1+ 30. Kg2 Qg4+ $1 31. Kf2 Qg1#) 29... Be5 {Now check from h1 threats} 30. Be3 Bc8 $1 {A bishop transfers to h3} 31. Rg2 Bh3 32. Ne2 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Bxg2+ (32... Rd8 {also gets an advantage} 33. Qc2 Bxg2+ 34. Kxg2 Qh2+ 35. Kf1 Kg8) 33. Kxg2 Qh2+ 34. Kf1 Qh3+ 35. Kf2 (35. Ke1 $4 Qh1+ 36. Bg1 (36. Ng1 Bc3+) 36... Qxf3) 35... Qh2+ 36. Kf1 Qh3+ 37. Kf2 Kg8 {Black is much better that's why Braun has continued a game} 38. Ne4 Qh4+ 39. Kg2 Rd8 40. Qc2 {쾌說調壹?[#]} Kh8 $2 ({ An inaccuracy.} 40... Qh2+ {was better} 41. Kf1 h6 $5 {protecting a g5-square}) 41. Ng5 Qh2+ 42. Kf1 Qh5 {쾌說調壹?[#]} 43. f4 $2 ({Just a moment White was ok. Right move was} 43. Kg2) 43... Bf6 {After a change on g5 major pieces of Black will get new open lines opposite White's king} 44. Kg2 Bxg5 45. fxg5 Qg4+ 46. Ng3 (46. Kf2 Rf8+ 47. Ke1 Qh4+ 48. Kd1 Rd8+ 49. Kc1 Qg4 {with a threat of Rc8} 50. Kb2 Re8 51. Qd3 Qe6 $19) 46... Qd1 {due to a weakness on b3 Black offers a change of queens} 47. Qc7 {due to the same reasons White declined it} Qd5+ 48. Kh2 Re8 49. Bg1 Qxb3 $19 {쾌說調壹?[#] The rest is easy stuff} 50. Bd4 Qa2+ 51. Kh3 Qe6+ 52. Kh4 Qe7 53. Qc6 (53. Qb6 Rf8 (53... h6 $2 54. Qxh6+ $1) 54. Ba1 Rf4+ 55. Kh3 Qd7+ 56. Kg2 Rc4 $19) 53... Rd8 54. Nf5 Qe1+ 55. Kh3 Qf1+ 56. Kg4 Qd1+ 57. Kg3 Qd3+ 58. Qf3 (58. Kf4 Rxd4+ 59. Nxd4 Qxd4+ $19) 58... Qxf3+ 59. Kxf3 b3 60. Bxg7+ Kg8 61. Ke3 {쾌說調壹?[#]} (61. Bf6 Rd2 {and b3-b2 }) 61... Rf8 $1 ({White resigned} 61... Rf8 62. Bxf8 b2 $19) 0-1 [Event "Aeroflot Open"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.02.17"] [Round "1"] [White "Naiditsch, A."] [Black "Gajewski, G."] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C67"] [WhiteElo "2693"] [BlackElo "2581"] [Annotator "IM Polivanov, A"] [PlyCount "107"] [EventDate "2009.02.17"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #03, 2009"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 ({It's pity, that Gajewski has rejected a variant, which he invented on his own:} 3... a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3 d6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bc2 d5 $5 {It would be fun.}) 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 ({If White are not burning with the desire to go to an endgame, they can try} 6. dxe5 $5 Nxb5 7. a4) 6... dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 ({After} 7... Ne4 8. Qe2 Bf5 9. Rd1 Qc8 10. Nd4 Bc5 11. Be3 {White have a stable advantage.}) 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Nc3 Ke8 10. Ne4 $5 ({Usually occurs} 10. h3 {with further g2-g4, but 10.Ne4 doesn't turn down these ideas - in such positions, order of moves haven't any critical importance.}) 10... Be6 ({Black want to put their bishop to d5. Indeed, bishop can't be developed in another way, cause than it will be some headache with e5-e6:} 10... c5 11. c3 h6 12. h3 b6 13. Re1 Be6 (13... Bb7 $6 14. Bf4) 14. g4 Ne7 15. Nh2 Kd7 16. f4 g6 {, Borisek-Hammer, 38th Olympiad 2008}) 11. h3 ({Naiditsch offered} 11. g4 Ne7 12. h3 {, but this is dubious recommendation:} h5 $1 13. Nfg5 (13. Nh2 hxg4 14. hxg4 Ng6 15. f4 Bd5 $1) 13... hxg4 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. hxg4 Ng6 16. f4 Rh4 $15) 11... h5 $146 ({Last time, when Naiditsch met this position, his opponent had chosen} 11... Rd8 12. Bg5 Rd7 13. g4 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Rxd4 15. Rad1 Rxd1 16. Rxd1 Be7 17. Bxe7 (17. Be3 $5 Bd5 18. Nd2) 17... Kxe7 {, Naiditsch-Istratescu, ESP-chT 2005, and Black have no problem here.}) 12. Bg5 {Of course, White use the chance to place his bishop comfortably.} Be7 13. Rad1 b6 ({Gajewski has decided to prevent any possibility of Ne4-c5, but was it dangerous? Scarcely:} 13... Rd8 14. Rxd8+ Kxd8 15. Rd1+ Ke8 16. Nc5 $5 Bc8) 14. Rd2 Rd8 15. Rxd8+ Bxd8 16. Bxd8 Kxd8 17. Neg5 Bd5 {Diagram [#]} 18. e6 $5 {Perhaps, the only chance to intensify a game. White have noticed some shady side of 13...b6, but Black's position is so durable, that it's hardly be enough for any achievements.} Bxe6 19. Ne5 Kc8 20. Nexf7 ({It stands to reason, that White choose pawn f7 instead c6:} 20. Nxe6 $2 fxe6 21. Nxc6 Kb7 22. Ne5 Rd8 {, and black rook trespass on second rank.}) 20... Bxf7 21. Nxf7 Re8 22. g4 {White proceed to realization of pawn majority.} (22. Rd1 $6 Re2 23. Rd8+ Kb7 24. Rh8 Rxc2 {, and Black are protecting pawn c6, so check Nf7-d8 is harmless now.}) 22... Nd4 ({Such feeling, that after} 22... Re7 $1 23. Ng5 hxg4 24. hxg4 Nd4 25. c3 Re5 $1 {Black could pose some problems for opponent:} 26. f4 (26. cxd4 Rxg5 27. f3 Rd5) 26... Ne2+ 27. Kh2 Nxf4) 23. c3 Nf3+ 24. Kg2 hxg4 25. hxg4 {Diagram [#]} Re1 $2 {It's quite difficult to feel deeply, which piece should be set on e1 here. And Gajewski, unfortunately, didn't succeed in it...} ({Let's look on} 25... Ne1+ 26. Kg3 Nd3 27. b3 ({after } 27. f4 Nxb2 28. Ne5 c5 29. Kh4 {Black will bring knight b2 into life by means } c4 $1) 27... Re2 28. f3 $1 {- poisonous move} ({another way - trying to create a passed pawn:} 28. f4 Rxa2 29. f5 (29. Rd1 $2 Nxf4 $1) 29... Rc2 30. g5 (30. Kh4 $5 {is worth to think about}) 30... Rxc3 31. Rf3 Nc5 $1 32. Rxc3 Ne4+ 33. Kf3 Nxc3 34. f6 gxf6 35. g6 Nd5 36. g7 Ne7 $1 {- knight e7 will be given for the passer g7, and draw is the most likely here, though White should be precise}) 28... Rxa2 $6 (28... Nc5 {is safer}) 29. Rd1 Nc5 {(as white pawn stands on f3, not on f4 - trick Nd3xf4 is impossible)} 30. Rd8+ Kb7 31. Rg8 Ne6 32. f4 $1) 26. Rxe1 Nxe1+ 27. Kf1 Nd3 28. b3 {White are going to lead up black knight in blind alley...} Nc1 29. Ke1 Nxa2 30. Kd2 b5 31. Ne5 (31. b4 {is inaccurately, as Black liberating by} c5 $1) 31... b4 32. c4 Nc3 {Diagram [#]} 33. Kd3 $1 {It's found out, that knight c3 is locked in a cage, so White can easily perform own operations on king flank.} (33. Nxc6 $6 Kd7 34. Nxb4 Ne4+ 35. Ke3 Nc5) 33... c5 34. f4 Kd8 ({Black's counterplay are not in time:} 34... a5 35. f5 Na2 (35... a4 36. bxa4 Nxa4 37. g5 Kd8 38. f6 gxf6 39. g6 $1 Ke8 40. g7 $18) 36. g5 Nc1+ 37. Ke4 Ne2 38. Kd5 $1 (38. f6 gxf6 39. g6 Ng3+ 40. Kd5 Nh5 {- Black are detaining pawn "g"}) 38... a4 39. bxa4 b3 40. Nd3 $18) 35. f5 Ke7 36. g5 {White pawns not very far from promotion - that's why appear some ideas with derivation by dint of knight's sacrifice.} Na2 37. Nc6+ Kf7 38. Na5 Ke7 39. Ke3 $1 ({Naiditsch on the alert:} 39. Nb7 $2 Nc1+ 40. Kc2 Ne2) 39... Nc3 40. Nb7 Nd1+ 41. Kf3 Nc3 42. Nxc5 Kd6 $6 ({It was necessary to take advantage of the opportunity knight's leaving from b7:} 42... a5 $1 {Some draw chances still remain in this case.}) 43. Nb7+ ({Looks like Naiditsch has missed an immediate winning:} 43. Na6 c5 (43... Na2 44. Nxc7) 44. Nxc5 $1 $18) 43... Ke7 44. Na5 Ke8 (44... Kd6 45. Nc6 a5 46. Nxa5 Ke5 47. Kg4 $18) 45. Ke3 $1 ({ White are going to carry out a "triangle", because passing to actions at once is less exact:} 45. Nc6 Na2 46. Nxa7 Nc1 47. Nc6 Nxb3 48. Ke3 $5 g6 $1 $132) 45... Nd1+ 46. Ke2 (46. Kd4 $1) 46... Nc3+ 47. Kf3 {Diagram [#]} (47. Kd3 { also possible}) 47... Kf8 (47... Kd7 48. Nc6 $1 Kxc6 49. f6 gxf6 50. g6 $18) 48. Ke3 $1 ({In case} 48. Nc6 $6 {Black can resort to the same trick:} Na4 $1 49. Nxa7 Nc5 {, and further like in variant 45.Nc6}) 48... Nd1+ (48... Ke8 49. Nc6 Na2 50. Nxa7 Nc1 51. Nc6 Nxb3 52. Nxb4 $18 {- with a tempo up in comparison with 45.Nc6}) 49. Kd4 g6 {Realizing, that game is lost, Black are putting some traps.} 50. fxg6 (50. f6 $2 Nf2 51. Nc6 Nh3) 50... Kg7 51. Nc6 Kxg6 52. Nxa7 Nc3 (52... Kxg5 53. Nb5 c6 54. Na7 $18) 53. Nb5 Na2 54. c5 $1 { The final nuance. Very impressive ending game by Naiditsch.} (54. Nxc7 $2 Nc1 55. Kc5 Nxb3+ 56. Kxb4 Nd4 $11) 1-0 [Event "World Chess Challenge"] [Site "Sofia BUL"] [Date "2009.02.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Kamsky, G."] [Black "Topalov, V."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C65"] [WhiteElo "2725"] [BlackElo "2796"] [Annotator "IM Polivanov, A"] [PlyCount "64"] [EventDate "2009.??.??"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #03, 2009"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O {All in readiness for Berlin Defence?} Bc5 $5 {Nope! Topalov has chosen system, which was very popular in the end of 1990th, thanks to Peter Leko.} 5. Nxe5 ({Facing with surprise, Kamsky made the most straight move; more complicate is} 5. c3 O-O 6. d4 Bb6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 d6 {- by the way, last year Topalov met this variant twice against Vallejo. Maybe, Spaniard "convinced" Veselin in quality of 4...Bc5.}) 5... Nxe4 (5... Nxe5 6. d4 a6 7. Be2 {leaves more attacking opportunities for White.}) 6. Qe2 Nxe5 7. d4 $5 ({I doubt whether equality after} 7. Qxe4 Qe7 8. d4 Nc6 9. Qxe7+ (9. Qg4 h5 $5) 9... Bxe7 {was corresponded to Kamsky's plans.}) 7... Qe7 $5 ({Almost forgotten continuation.} 7... Be7 8. Qxe4 Ng6 9. f4 $5 {, Shirov-Grischuk, New Delhi 2000.}) 8. dxc5 ({White still don't want} 8. Qxe4 Nc6) 8... Nxc5 { Diagram [#] So, Kamsky is without a pawn... temporarily. As always, there is some choice in a way - try to win pawn back, or to develop some initiative instead. White are choosing second path.} 9. Nc3 $146 ({First path was performed in the next game:} 9. Bf4 f6 10. Re1 O-O 11. Bxe5 fxe5 12. Qxe5 Qxe5 13. Rxe5 d6 14. Bc4+ {1/2, Sigurjonsson-Beyen, Nice ol 1974}) ({and in case} 9. b4 a6 $8 10. bxc5 axb5 11. Re1 {, Gipslis-Gonsoir, Hradec Kralove 1977, Black have the only move here -} Ra6 $1 $13) 9... Ng6 $1 {Topalov is ready for course of events like this.} (9... c6 10. f4 a6 $6 (10... Ng6 11. Be3 $1 O-O 12. f5 $40 {with f5-f6 ideas}) 11. Re1 $1 axb5 12. Qxe5 Qxe5 13. Rxe5+ Ne6 14. f5 $18) 10. Qh5 ({Now} 10. Be3 {will be replied by} Ne6 11. f4 f5 $1) 10... c6 11. Bg5 f6 ({Was it some way to not weakening point g6? Yes, but after} 11... Qd6 $5 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. Bf4 $5 Nxf4 14. Qxc5 {Black are compelled to return pawn, otherwise their king will be in danger:} d6 $1 15. Rxd6 O-O $11) 12. Rae1 Ne6 13. Bd3 O-O 14. Bd2 d5 ({Topalov has decided not to "clutch" for extra-material. Apparently, he was not delighted by forced variant} 14... Qf7 15. Ne4 Ne5 16. Qh3 d5 (16... Nxd3 17. Nd6 $1) 17. Nd6 Ng5 $8 18. Qg3 Qc7 19. Nxc8 Raxc8 20. Rxe5 Qxe5 21. Qxe5 Nh3+ 22. gxh3 fxe5 23. f3 $14) 15. f4 (15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Qxg6 f5) 15... Qc5+ {Diagram [#]} 16. Kh1 $2 ({It's possible to understand Kamsky's thoughts - he doesn't want to give away the white pieces (this is a profusion for a short-time match!), but such way, which he chooses - this is the road to nowhere. So, it was only} 16. Be3 d4 17. Bxg6 Qxh5 (17... hxg6 18. Qxc5 Nxc5 19. Bxd4 $14) 18. Bxh5 dxe3 19. Rxe3 $11 {, maybe White are even slightly better.}) 16... d4 17. Bf5 (17. Qxc5 Nxc5 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Ne2 Ne4 $1 (19... b5 20. Bb4) 20. Bb4 Rd8 $17) 17... Rf7 $2 ({It's strange that brilliant tactician Topalov overlooked} 17... Nexf4 $1 18. Rxf4 dxc3 19. Bxc3 ( 19. Be6+ Bxe6 20. Qxc5 cxd2 $19) 19... Bxf5 20. Rxf5 Qc4 $17) 18. Ne4 Qd5 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Qxd5 $6 ({White are missing 22th Black's move (and it's quite explainable) - but after} 20. Qxg6 Nf8 21. Qg3 Bf5 22. Qf3 Rd8 {Topalov's position is more perspective.}) 20... cxd5 21. Nd6 {Diagram [#]} Rc7 $1 ({ Excellent. By the way, idea of sacrifice knight e6 is the only reasonable thought there:} 21... Re7 22. Bb4) 22. c4 $2 ({Poorly. Worth try to search some drawing chances after} 22. Nxc8 Raxc8 23. Rxe6 Rxc2 24. Bb4 Rxb2 25. a3 d3 26. Ree1 Rcc2 27. Rd1 Rxg2 28. Rf3 Rxh2+ 29. Kg1 {, and maybe White will be succeeded in winning back couple of pawns.}) 22... dxc3 23. Bxc3 d4 24. Bb4 ( 24. Nxc8 dxc3 25. bxc3 Raxc8 26. Rxe6 Rxc3) 24... Bd7 {Next part of the game expands automatically.} 25. Rf2 a5 26. Ba3 b5 27. b3 b4 28. Bb2 Ra6 $1 29. Ne4 ({Line-"c" can't be locked anyway:} 29. Nc4 Bb5 $19) 29... Rac6 30. Kg1 Rc2 31. g3 d3 32. Rd1 f5 {White are losing a piece. A painful defeat...} 0-1 [Event "Aeroflot Open"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.02.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Milov, V."] [Black "Romanov, E."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A25"] [WhiteElo "2669"] [BlackElo "2576"] [Annotator "IM Polivanov, A"] [PlyCount "70"] [EventDate "2009.02.17"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #03, 2009"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d3 Nc6 4. a3 g6 ({Milov is provoking an opponent to Najdorf System with reverse colours and extra-tempo:} 4... d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 {, but Romanov has something else in mind.}) 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 d6 7. e3 Be6 8. Nd5 ({It's undesirable to allow d6-d5 with the pawn on e3, because point d3 can become a weakness:} 8. Nge2 d5) 8... O-O 9. Ne2 Qd7 10. Nec3 {Diagram [#]} ({White are delaying a castling with the only goal - to avoid white-squared bishops' exchange. Otherwise, game could proceed so:} 10. O-O Bh3 11. e4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nxd5 13. cxd5 Ne7 14. Be3 c6 15. Qa4 $1 {, Csom-Kaiszauri, Vilnius 1978}) 10... Ne8 ({Now} 10... Bh3 {is connected with unclear pawn's sacrifice:} 11. Bxh3 Qxh3 12. Nxc7 Qg2 13. Ke2 $1 {That's why knight moved to e8 - for protecting square c7. And for one more thing...}) 11. h4 $5 {Milov has changed own plans, and in view of point h5 is no more under control, he's decided to strike up a something like attack.} Nd8 {Now the true point of 10...Ne8 is revealed - Black are intending to dismiss knight d5 by c7-c6, so they have retreated from f6 to keep off exchange.} 12. h5 c6 13. e4 $1 {White piece is immovable.} b5 $1 ({Good reaction. After} 13... cxd5 14. cxd5 Bg4 15. f3 Bxh5 16. g4 Bxg4 17. fxg4 {open line "h" is fully worth a pawn.}) 14. Ne3 bxc4 15. dxc4 f5 $1 {It might seem, that English Opening is quite calm one, but this time it may be hot!} 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. exf5 gxf5 18. Qc2 ({At the disposal of White there was an interesting, positional sacrifiice:} 18. g4 $5 fxg4 (18... f4 19. Nf5 $16) 19. Ne4 $44) 18... Nf6 19. Bh3 {Diagram [#]} d5 $5 { Exclamation mark - for the courage, question mark - for the move's quality...} ({There was no need in such measures. Simple} 19... e4 20. Ne2 d5 (20... Nf7 21. Nf4) 21. Nf4 Ng4 {provides a very good play for Black.}) 20. Nxf5 e4 21. g4 ({Nothing else:} 21. Nh6+ Bxh6 22. Bxe6+ Nxe6 23. Bxh6 Nd4 $17) 21... Bxf5 22. gxf5 d4 23. Na4 ({We can say with confidence, that Milov plays only for a victory, otherwise he would chosen} 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. f6 Qe8 25. fxg7 Nxf2+ ( 25... Rxf2 26. Bf5 $1) 26. Qe2 Nd3+ 27. Kd1 Nf2+ $11 {with perpetual check.}) 23... e3 $6 ({The main advantage of such strong central pawns as d4 and e4 - they constrain white pieces' movement. So, it was necessary to hold this concentrated force as long as possible - for example,} 23... Qe7) 24. fxe3 dxe3 25. Qd1 $1 ({Excellent decision. Uptaking of sacrifice was related with some danger:} 25. Bxe3 Re8 26. Kf2 Ne4+ 27. Kg1 (27. Kf3 $5 {looks desperately}) 27... Qd6 $44) 25... Qc7 26. Qf3 Nf7 {Romanov brings reserves to sphere of action.} 27. Bxe3 ({Was it good trying to occupy point e6? Rather "yes", than "no":} 27. Nc5 $5 Ng5 28. Qxe3 Nxh3 29. Ne6 (29. Rxh3 $2 Rae8 30. Ne6 Qa5+ $19) 29... Qa5+ 30. Bd2 Ng4 $5 (30... Qxf5 31. Nxg7 Kxg7 32. Qxh3 $16) 31. Bxa5 Nxe3 32. Rxh3 Nc2+ 33. Kd1 Nxa1 34. Rg3 Rf7 35. Bc3 {with strong initiative, but it quite heavy variant to be calculated in "real" conditions.}) 27... Ne5 28. Qe2 Ne4 {Almost compells a counter sacrifice - a sacrifice of exchange.} (28... Qa5+ 29. Nc3 Ne4 30. O-O Ng3 31. Qg2 Nxf1 32. Rxf1 $16 {- White have a clear edge here.}) 29. O-O-O Ng3 {Diagram [#]} 30. Qg2 $6 (30. Qc2 $1 {looks much better from some points of view - defence of c4 and keeping an eye to h7:} Nxh1 31. Rxh1 Qf7 32. f6 $1 Qxf6 33. Kb1 $16) 30... Nxh1 ({Of course, Romanov wants more than slightly worse ending after forced} 30... Nxc4 $5 31. Rdg1 Nxe3 ( 31... Nxh1 32. Bh6 Rf7 33. f6 $18) 32. Qxg3 Qxg3 33. Rxg3 Nxf5 34. Bxf5 Rxf5 35. Rhg1 Rf7 36. Nc5 $14) 31. Nc5 $6 ({Milov continues a series of not the best moves. Worth to try} 31. Rxh1 Nxc4 32. Bg5 Qe5 33. f6 (33. Rg1 $5) 33... Rxf6 34. Bxf6 Qxf6 35. Qg4 {with hardly more pleasant, but almost equal position.}) 31... Nxc4 32. f6 $1 ({Good. Immediate} 32. Bd4 Qg3 33. Bxg7 Qxg2 34. Bxg2 Rxf5 $17 {gives nothing, hence White want to entice one more black piece to diagonal a1-h8.}) 32... Rxf6 (32... Nxe3 $4 33. Be6+ $18) 33. Rd7 $2 { Huge error. So what for was made 32th White's move?..} (33. Bd4 $8 Qg3 (33... Rh6 $6 34. Be6+ Kh8 35. Qg5 $1 Ne5 36. Bc3 $40) 34. Bxf6 Qxg2 35. Bxg2 Bxf6 36. Rxh1 Bxb2+ 37. Kc2 {- draw is the most probable outcome here.}) 33... Qg3 $8 34. Bd4 Qxg2 35. Bxg2 Rg6 {Not the only move, but perhaps the simpliest one. It's mystery, what exactly Milov did overlook?} (35... Rg6 36. Rxg7+ (36. Bxh1 Bxd4 37. Rxd4 Rg1+ 38. Rd1 Rxd1+ 39. Kxd1 Nxb2+ 40. Kc2 Nc4 $19) 36... Rxg7 37. Bxg7 Kxg7 38. Bxh1 {- of course, there is left some game, but the result is known beforehand...}) 0-1 [Event "Aeroflot Open"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.02.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Ragger, M."] [Black "Potkin, V."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D43"] [WhiteElo "2540"] [BlackElo "2613"] [Annotator "IM Polivanov, A"] [PlyCount "76"] [EventDate "2009.02.17"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #03, 2009"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bg7 $5 {The rarest continuation, which is figured on surprise effect.} ( 9... Bb7 {is the common choice.}) 10. e5 {Diagram [#]} ({Here the one of the latest examples:} 10. a4 g4 $1 (10... b4 11. e5 $16) 11. Nd2 b4 12. Na2 ({ those, who will play this position in near future, should try} 12. Nxc4 bxc3 13. Nd6+ Kf8 14. bxc3 $44) 12... Qxd4 13. Nxb4 (13. Nxc4 Nxe4) 13... c3 $1 14. bxc3 Qxc3 15. O-O Qxb4 16. Nc4 $6 ({nothing better than winning back a piece:} 16. Rb1) 16... Nxe4 17. Rb1 Qc5 18. Nd6+ Nxd6 19. Bxd6 Qd4 $17 {, Werle-Motylev, Corus B 2009}) 10... Nh5 $6 ({Wrong direction. Knight h5 always be got under bishop e2.} 10... Nd5 {is worth considering:} 11. Ne4 O-O 12. Qc2 {, Kotanjan-Livshits, Aeroflot-B 2005,} g4 $1 13. Nfd2 Nb4 14. Qc3 c5 $1 $132) 11. Ne4 $6 $146 ({It was needed to include} 11. a4 Qb6 {first:} 12. Ne4 O-O 13. Nfxg5 $1 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Nd7 (14... hxg5 15. Nf6+ Bxf6 16. Qc2 $18) 15. a5 (15. Qc2 f5 $1) 15... Qc7 16. Qc2 Rd8 17. Nh7 $18 {, Nenrichs-Van der Vliet, NED-chT 2000 - that looks very earnestly.}) 11... O-O 12. Qc2 (12. Nfxg5 $2 { is pointless here:} Nxg3 13. hxg3 hxg5 14. Nf6+ (14. Qc2 f5 15. exf6 Rxf6 $1) 14... Bxf6 15. Qc2 Re8 $19 {; that's why 11.a4 was indispensable - to distract black queen from point f6.}) 12... Na6 (12... g4 13. Bh4 $1) 13. O-O-O ({ Not the best time for} 13. Nfxg5 $2 {again:} Nb4 14. Qd2 (14. Qb1 hxg5 15. Bxh5 Nd3+ $19) 14... hxg5 15. Qxb4 Qxd4 $17) 13... Qa5 14. Qb1 (14. a3 b4 15. Nexg5 Rd8 $1) 14... Nb4 {Potkin evokes a3 for the hook, it will give counterplay connected with b5-b4.} ({Threat Nfxg5, but what to do?} 14... g4 15. Nfd2) 15. a3 Nd5 16. Nfxg5 {This strike was to about happen for a long time.} hxg5 17. Bxh5 {Diagram [#]} Bh6 $2 ({Perhaps, the first serious mistake. In such sharp position, price of every move is very high, so delay is inadmissible - only} 17... b4 $1 18. Nxg5 f5 $1) 18. Qc2 Rb8 (18... b4 {is dwindled now:} 19. axb4 ( {not} 19. a4 b3 20. Qxc4 Ba6) 19... Qxb4 20. Nf6+ Nxf6 21. exf6 $16) 19. Nf6+ Nxf6 20. exf6 e5 $5 {Diagram [#] Revealing of bishop c8 is very constructive idea, which, however, meets some fitting rebuff.} 21. Bxf7+ $1 (21. Bxe5 $2 b4 $1 22. Bxb8 g4+ 23. Rd2 (23. Kb1 Bf5 $19) 23... bxa3 $40) 21... Rxf7 22. Qg6+ Bg7 23. dxe5 {Now menaces of mate on last rank will be restrain black queen.} c3 $2 ({Black are ignoring} 23... b4 $1 {again. After the series of forced moves -} 24. a4 Bg4 25. h4 Qxa4 26. hxg5 Qa1+ {- the best way for the White (if they want to play for a win) - unclear ending:} 27. Qb1 Qxb1+ 28. Kxb1 Bxd1 29. e6 $1 $13) 24. h4 $1 {Ragger attaches pawn "h" (and also a rook h1) to attack.} g4 (24... cxb2+ 25. Kxb2 b4 26. a4 $18) 25. h5 $1 b4 26. h6 Bf5 27. Qxf5 bxa3 (27... cxb2+ 28. Kb1 bxa3 29. Qe6 $18) 28. h7+ $2 ({It's a shame - White were one step away from a victory. Apparently, Ragger just didn't see, that his king successfully escapes to the right flank:} 28. hxg7 cxb2+ (28... axb2+ 29. Kc2 b1=Q+ 30. Rxb1 Qa2+ 31. Kxc3) 29. Kc2 Qc5+ 30. Kd2 Rd8+ 31. Ke2 Qc4+ 32. Ke3 (32. Qd3 $1 {- for aesthetes}) 32... Qc5+ 33. Kf4 $18) 28... Kh8 29. fxg7+ $2 ({But this error can set White on the verge of fiasco. The best choice was trying to hold a fortress by} 29. b3 $1 a2 30. Kc2 Qa3 31. Qe6 { , but following variants are so intricate, and it's almost impossible to find they for a few minutes of time... of course, if you are not a silicone monster. } Qb2+ 32. Kd3 c2 33. Ra1 Rd8+ 34. Ke4 Qd4+ 35. Kf5 Rdf8 36. Bh4 {(all is around pawn f6)} Qd3+ 37. Kg5 (37. Kxg4 {doesn't change an overall score -} Qe4+ 38. f4 Bxf6 39. Bxf6+ Rxf6 40. Qxf6+ Rxf6 41. exf6 Qxg2+ 42. Kf5 Qd5+ $11) 37... Bh6+ $1 38. Kxh6 Rxh7+ 39. Kg5 Rg8+ 40. Kf4 Qd4+ 41. Kg3 Qd3+ $11) 29... Rxg7 30. b4 {Diagram [#]} ({Here} 30. b3 {doesn't work anymore:} a2 31. Kc2 Qa3 32. Qe6 Qb2+ 33. Kd3 c2 $19 {- with absence pawn f6, White's king shelter is disappeared.}) 30... a2 $1 ({Choosing between two attractive alternatives, Potkin selects the right one. Well, he has a good intuition, cause there is no way to calculate all the consequences in case of} 30... Qxb4 31. Qc2 Qa5 32. Qa2 Rgb7 33. Bh4 Qxe5 34. Rhe1 Qf4+ 35. Re3 Rb1+ 36. Qxb1 Rxb1+ 37. Kxb1 Qb4+ 38. Kc2 Qb2+ 39. Kd3 c2 40. Rh1 c1=N+ $1 (40... c1=Q $2 41. Bf6+ Qxf6 42. Re8+ $18) 41. Kc4 Qc2+ 42. Kd4 Kxh7 43. Bd8+ $11) 31. bxa5 a1=Q+ 32. Kc2 Qb2+ 33. Kd3 c2 34. Rc1 (34. Ke3 {doesn't alters anything:} c1=Q+ 35. Rxc1 Rb3+ $19) 34... Rd8+ 35. Ke2 Qb5+ 36. Ke1 Qb4+ 37. Kf1 Rd1+ 38. Ke2 Qd2# {Mate on the board. We can only imagine, what Ragger has been feeling at that moment - a winning game turns into the nightmare for a few seconds...} 0-1 [Event "Aeroflot Open"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "2009.02.18"] [Round "2"] [White "Van Wely, L."] [Black "Dziuba, M."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D18"] [WhiteElo "2625"] [BlackElo "2556"] [Annotator "IM Polivanov, A"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2009.02.17"] [SourceTitle "CZM, #03, 2009"] [Source "ChessZone.org"] [SourceDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceVersionDate "2009.01.01"] [SourceQuality "1"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O O-O 9. Nh4 Qe7 ({It's difficult to understand, why consistent} 9... Bg4 10. f3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 {has been almost passed out of grandmaster use}) ({more often we can meet} 9... Nbd7 {, and then White are reacting by the following way:} 10. Nxf5 exf5 11. Qc2 g6 12. f3 {with e3-e4 idea; so, Black have put queen to e7 for making difficult this advancement.}) 10. Nxf5 exf5 11. Qc2 g6 12. f3 $6 ({For my opinion, it's too early for this move - before, it's needed to bring some pieces (Bd2, Rae1). For example:} 12. Bd2 $1 c5 13. dxc5 Qxc5 $6 (13... Nbd7) 14. Na2 $1 Rc8 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qb3+ Qc4 17. Qxb4 Qxb4 18. Bxb4 $16 { , Krush-Caruana, Corus C 2008}) 12... c5 {Diagram [#] Such undermining becomes already the classical one. But in this case Black want first of all not to pressure on point e3, but to develop knight on c6.} 13. Na2 $146 ({White were acting inertly in the following game:} 13. Qf2 Nc6 14. Na2 Ba5 15. dxc5 Qxc5 16. Bb5 Bb6 17. Kh1 Nd5 $17 {, Bagirov-Mamedyarov, Presidents Cup 2005}) 13... Ba5 14. dxc5 Nc6 ({Just so, cause suggesting itself} 14... Nbd7 15. b4 Bc7 { faces with} 16. a5 $1 $16 {(a7-a5 is not threat anymore)} Qe5 $2 17. f4 $1 Qxa1 18. Bb2 $18) 15. Kh1 {Perhaps, Van Wely thinks about possibilty of e3-e4 with c1 bishop's entrance to g5 or h6. So he departured by king for the avoidance of some checks.} ({What could be happen, if White persisted on b2-b4? Let's take a look:} 15. Rb1 Rfc8 $1 {- rook are leaving a loophole for the king} ( 15... Nb4 16. Qc3 Nxa2 17. Qxa5 Nxc1 18. Re1 $1 $16) 16. b4 Nxb4 17. Nxb4 Qxc5 18. Qb2 Qxc4 19. Qxf6 Bxb4 20. Rxb4 $5 (20. Bb2 Bc3 $11) 20... Qxb4 21. Bb2 Kf8 {- White's initiative will be enough for a draw, but no for more.}) 15... Nh5 $5 16. g3 (16. e4 Bc7 $40) 16... Rad8 17. Rb1 ({It was quite appropriate moment for e3-e4:} 17. e4 $5 fxe4 18. Bh6 exf3 $1 (18... Ng7 19. b4 $1 $16) 19. Bxf8 Qxf8 20. Rad1 Nd4 21. Rxd4 Rxd4 22. Rxf3 {with some preponderance.}) 17... Bc7 18. Kg2 Rd7 19. b4 Rfd8 {Both opponents have aimed to this position: White are keeping an extra pawn, Black are consolidated very well, and their holding of line-"d" breaks White's manoeuvres.} 20. Bb5 {Diagram [#] In searching of methods to promote on queen flank, Van Wely wants to exchange on c6 and to move b4-b5-b6...} Qg5 $1 {Excellent idea. Dziuba forses f3-f4, what means new squares for knight h5 - squares e4 and g4.} 21. f4 (21. Qf2 f4 22. exf4 Bxf4 { , and black rook will get vital point d2.}) 21... Qe7 22. a5 ({It's found out, that} 22. Bxc6 $6 bxc6 23. b5 {is no good through} Rd5 {; at the same time, 21. f4 provides useful square f3 for the bishop.}) 22... a6 23. Be2 Nf6 24. Nc3 h5 $1 {Pawn h5 can be used in two ways: first, after Nf6-g4 taking Bf3xg4 will be inappropriate (as line-"h" will be opened), and second - as ramming h5-h4.} 25. Bf3 Ng4 26. Nd1 ({There was some indirect method of protecting pawn e3:} 26. Rd1 $5 Rxd1 (26... Nxe3+ $2 27. Bxe3 Qxe3 28. Nd5 Qe6 29. Re1 $18) 27. Nxd1 { , but obviously Van Wely hadn't wanted to change one of the own king's defenders.}) 26... h4 27. h3 ({Interesting variants are taking place after} 27. b5 $5 axb5 (27... Nxa5 28. c6 $5 bxc6 29. b6 Bb8 30. Ra1 $13) 28. a6 $1 { (using bishop's f3 power)} hxg3 29. hxg3 (29. axb7 $2 {loses:} Nxh2 30. Bxc6 Nxf1 31. Bxd7 Qh4 $1 $19) 29... Nce5 $3 {(now we can see all consequences of h5-h4)} 30. Bxg4 (30. fxe5 $2 Qxe5 $19) 30... Nxg4 31. a7 $13 {- it's hard to say, which trumps will be weightier (passed pawn a7 or line-"d"), but it seems, Black is OK.}) 27... Nf6 28. g4 fxg4 29. hxg4 {Diagram [#]} Nd5 $2 ({After some tactics (honestly speaking, no the easiest one) Black would be insured against loss:} 29... Bxf4 $1 30. exf4 Nd4 31. Qf2 Nxf3 32. Qxf3 Rxd1 $1 33. Rxd1 Rxd1 34. Qxd1 Qe4+) 30. Bxd5 Rxd5 31. Nf2 {White king is safety covered under pawns, instead black king can become nervous after Qc3+Bb2 or g5+Ng4...} Qe6 32. Qe4 Qd7 33. Bb2 $6 ({Why to allow Black to take root on the second rank?} 33. g5 {would be a better choice.}) 33... Rd2 34. Bc3 $6 (34. Kh1) 34... Ra2 $2 ({Dziuba "believes" to his titled partner, but indeed} 34... Qxg4+ 35. Kh1 Qg3 {is quite highly for Black:} 36. Bxd2 (36. Rg1 Qxf2 37. Rxg6+ fxg6 38. Qxg6+ Kf8 $11) 36... Rxd2 37. Qg2 ({the old motive} 37. b5 $5 axb5 38. a6 { doesn't look promising after} Rxf2 39. Rxf2 Qxf2 40. axb7 Nd8 41. c6 Ne6) 37... Qxe3 $132 {- soon Black will be getting rich one pawn more.}) 35. Kf3 Re8 36. Rbd1 $1 Qc8 $5 ({Dziuba realized, that ending after} 36... Qxd1+ 37. Nxd1 (37. Rxd1 $4 Rxf2+ $19) 37... Rxe4 38. Kxe4 Nxb4 39. Rh1 $1 $16 {is bad for him, so he looking for a happiness in a complicated game} (39. Bxb4 $2 Ra4)) 37. Qc4 Ra3 {Diagram [#]} 38. Ne4 $4 {Ubelievable...} (38. g5 $6 Qf5 39. Ng4 Kf8 $13 { promises some counterplay in light of Be5 or Ne5...}) ({... but wise} 38. Rd3 $1 $18 {waives all objections.}) 38... Rxe4 {This move is the only one to not lose at once. With a quirk of fate, it is also winning.} 39. Kxe4 (39. Qxe4 Rxc3) 39... Qxg4 40. Rg1 (40. Ra1 Qf5+ 41. Kf3 Ne5+ $1 42. Bxe5 Qh3+ 43. Ke2 Qxe3+ 44. Kd1 Rd3+ $19) 40... Qf5+ 41. Kf3 Be5 $1 {This is the end.} ({Similar ideas as in previous variant -} 41... Ne5+ $2 42. Bxe5 Qh3+ 43. Kf2 Qxe3+ 44. Kf1 $11 {- gives nothing but the draw.}) 42. Bd2 Nd4+ {Now it follows a forced mate.} 43. Kg2 (43. Kf2 Bxf4 44. exf4 Rf3+ 45. Ke1 Qe4+ $19) 43... Qg4+ 44. Kf2 Qf3+ 45. Ke1 Rxe3+ $1 46. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 47. Kf1 Qxf4+ {Dziuba has been waiting for the chance almost all game, and he has waited till it comes.} (47... Qxf4+ 48. Ke1 (48. Kg2 Qf3#) 48... Nf3+ $19) 0-1