EXERCISE N1: Evaluate. Determine all
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the moves-candidates. Make a choice
based on your intuition.
Training of calculation II.
White has an evident space advantage;
moreover there are some weak squares in
Time to time we meet such difficult Black camp: g6, e6 and d6 which is
positions where it is impossible to give especially important as the White knight is
preference to any  candidate move basing ready to penetrate in. In the same time one
on the variants calculation, even having mustn t underestimate opponent s
enough time for reflection. In similar resources. Pawn b3 is attacked, both
situation an intuition begins to play a bishops and a rook of Black are finely
bigger, even decisive role. mobilized although placed on the 8th line,
The following example is an unique by its and its second rook can be quickly
complexity position where nearly ten of transferred on the 7th rank. Even the brief
candidate moves are real pretenders to the analyzes shows that the keys question is
title of  The best move ! the possibility to realize the penetration on
To use the material in training purposes, d6. Understandable that immediate 26.Nd6
the variants analyze is divided to thirteen is not good because of 26...Ndxc5! with a
tests-exercises. winning position. Consequently the
penetration is to be prepared. The range of
Grischuk A. : Morozevich A. White possibilities is so wide that to
Dagomys 2004 determine all the moves-candidates is far
to be easy. They can be divided into
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Nf3 following groups:
b5 6.b3 Bf5 7.Ne5 h6 8.g4 Bh7 9.Bg2 e6 o  Defensive :
10.0 0 Bd6 11.Bb2 0 0 12.Rc1 Ra7 13.c5 1) 26.Qc2, 2) 26.Qb2, 3) 26.Qd1.
Bc7 14.Ne2 a5 15.f3 Nfd7 16.f4 f6 17.Nd3 o  Attacking :
Na6 18.a3 b4 19.a4 Re8 20.Qd2 Bb8 4) 26.Nf4, 5) 26.h4.
21.Ng3 e5 22.f5 Kh8 23.e4 dxe4 24.Nxe4 o  Preparing :
exd4 25.Bxd4 Bg8 6) 26.Bf2 , 7) 26.Rfe1
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8) 26.g5.
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So, let s start to analyze!
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White has three possibilities to defense the
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pawn b3: 26.Qc2, 26.Qb2 and 26.Qd1:
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1) 26.Qc2
9-+-wQ-+LzP0
Logical,  human move, but it doesn t
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make special problems and doesn t
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promise an advantage & To adopt the
A range of interesting events has already second rook into the play, Black has to
happened, but we haven t purposely make free the 7th rank, so two moves seem
stopped on them, striving for a critical to be natural:
position, which analyzing is the subject of
26...Ne5
this article. More complicated but acceptable 26...Nf8
27.Bf2 (27.Nd6 Rae7! 28.Bxc6 Bxd6
29.cxd6 Qxd6) 27...Rae7 28.Rfe1 Nd7
29.Rcd1 Qc7 30.Nd6 Rxe1+ 31.Nxe1
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Naxc5! 32.Nxe8 Qxh2+ 33.Kf1 Bxb3 28.Nd6 Nxc5! 29.Bxe5 Rxe5 30.Ng6+
34.Qe2 Be5�. Kh7 31.Nxe5 Rxd6 32.Nxc6 Rxc6
27.Nd6 Nxg4 28.Bxc6 Ree7 33.Bxc6 Nxb3!
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3) 26.Qd1
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Between  defensive moves this move
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demands Black to find not so evident
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replay to achieve the position with equal
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chances.
9Pzp-vL-+n+0
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9+P+N+-+-0
9-vl-wqr+lmk0
9-+Q+-+-zP0
9tr-+n+-zp-0
9+-tR-+RmK-0
9n+p+-zp-zp0
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EXERCISE N2: Evaluate consequences
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of the move 29.Nf4.
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29.Nf4 leads to the draw: 29... Nxc5!
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30.Bxc5 Bxd6 31.Bxd6 Qxd6 32.Ng6+
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Kh7 33.Nf8+=.
White can hardly count on something more EXERCISE N4: How to continue with
also after 29.Rfd1 Bxd6 30.cxd6 Qxd6 Black?
31.Bxa7 Bxb3 32.Qxb3 Qxh2+ 33.Kf1
Qe2+=. 26...Nb6!
Weaker is 26...Bd5 27.Re1 (27.Nd6
2) 26.Qb2?! Ndxc5 28.Nxe8 Bxb3 29.Nxc5 Bxd1
This move s disadvantage consists in the 30.Ne6 Qxe8 31.Bxc6) 27...Nf8 28.Bf2
fact that the queen leaves unprotected the Rae7 29.Nd6).
knight d3. It allows Black to force 27.Nd6
profitable changes and when activating After 27.Bxf6 gxf6 28.cxb6 Qxb6+ 29.Rf2
pieces to get an advantage. Qd4 White has to speed up the draw:
26...Ne5 27.Nf4 30.Qd2 Rxe4 31.Bxe4 Qxe4 32.Qxh6+=.
27.Nxe5 Bxe5 28.Bxe5 Rxe5. 27...Nxc5 28.Bxc5 Bxd6 29.Bxc6 Rf8,
XIIIIIIIIY with chances for both sides.
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We have considered two following
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possibilities 26.Nf4 and 26.h4 as
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 Attacking
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4) 26.Nf4
9+P+-+-+-0
Keep equality, but doesn t make problems.
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26...Ne5
9+-tR-+RmK-0
More faithful and natural. More risky looks
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26...Bxb3 27.Rfe1 Bxf4 (27...Kh7 28.Ne6
EXERCISE N3: How to continue with
Bxe6 29.fxe6 Rxe6 30.Ng5+ hxg5
Black? 31.Rxe6) 28.Qxf4 Bxa4 29.Nd6 Rf8
30.Qe3�.
27...Rd7!
Evidently weaker 27...Bf7? 28.Nd6 or
27...Nxg4?! 28.Nd6.
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XIIIIIIIIY c) 26...Bxb3
Leads to positions with both-sides
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chances. 27.g5 Bd5 (After 27...Ne5
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28.Bxe5 fxe5 29.f6!?� Black position is
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quite dangerous. For example: 29...Rg8
9zp-zP-snP+-0
(29...Qd4+ 30.Kh1 Rd8 31.Qe2! Qxd3?
9Pzp-vLNsNP+0
32.Qh5+-) 30.g6 Qd4+ 31.Rf2 Bd5 32.Nd6
9+P+-+-+-0
Bxd6 33.cxd6 Bxg2 34.Kxg2 Rd7 35.Qe2
9-+-wQ-+LzP0
(35.fxg7+ Kxg7 36.Qe2S) ) 28.gxf6 Nxf6
9+-tR-+RmK-0
(The position continues to be absolutely
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unclear, after 28...Rxe4 29.Bxe4 Bxe4
EXERCISE N5: Evaluate the position.
30.Nf2, but the balance is not broken,
How to continue with White? which is approved for instance by the
following variant 30...Bd5 31.fxg7+ Kh7
White has no reasons to count on 32.f6! Nxf6 33.Ng4 Bh2+ 34.Kxh2 Nxg4+
something more than the equality.
35.Kg3 Qb8+ 36.Kxg4 Be6+ 37.Kf3 Rf7+
27.Nd6 38.Kg2 Bd5+ 39.Kh3 Be6+ 40.Kg2=)
Leads to the draw. In the end game after
29.Nxf6 Bxg2 30.Nxe8 Qxd4+ 31.Kxg2
27.Bxe5?! Qxd2 28.Nxd2 Bxe5 29.Bxc6 Qg4+ 32.Kh1 Qxh4+ 33.Kg1 Qg3+
Bxf4 30.Rxf4 Rc8 Black position is a bit
34.Kh1.
better. d) 26...Rxe4!
27...Nxc5 The best move. To sacrifice the exchange
27...Rd7 28.Bxe5 Nxc5 29.Nxe8 Rxd2 provides Black with an evident advantage.
30.Ng6+=.
27.Bxe4 Ndxc5! 28.Nxc5 (28.Bxc5 Nxc5
28.Nxe8 29.Ne5!? Rd7! 30.Nxd7 Nxe4 31.Qe3
Or 28.Bxe5 Nxb3 29.Nxe8=.
Qxd7 32.Qxe4 Qa7+ 33.Rf2 Bg3)
28...Nxb3 29.Bxe5 Nxd2 30.Ng6+= 28...Nxc5 29.Qe3 (29.Rxc5 Rd7) 29...Qd6.
5) 26.h4?! The second  attacking Two following continuations 26.Bf2 and
possibility is inaccurate.
26.Rfe1 we have called  preparing :
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9-vl-wqr+lmk0 6) 26.Bf2
Bishop, unprotected on d4, suggests about
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its retreat. Moreover after penetration and
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change on d6 it can defense the pawn d6
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transferring on the diagonal h2-b8. 26.Be3
9Pzp-vLN+PzP0
is hardly to be reasonable with this aim.
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The idea with sacrifice on h6 looks too
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fantastic, and bishop position on e3 is
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unsafe.
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EXERCISE N6: Determine the moves-
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candidates and calculate variants.
9n+p+-zp-zp0
9zp-zP-+P+-0
a) 26...Nf8?! 27.Nd6! Bxd6 28.cxd6 Rd7
9Pzp-+N+P+0
29.g5 Rxd6 30.gxf6 Rxd4 31.fxg7+ Kxg7
9+P+N+-+-0
32.Rxc6ą is bad for Black.
9-+-wQ-vLLzP0
b) 26...Ne5?! 27.Bxe5! fxe5 (27...Bxe5
9+-tR-+RmK-0
28.Nxe5 fxe5 29.Nd6ą) 28.f6 Qd4+
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29.Kh1 Bd5 30.fxg7+ Kxg7 31.Rf6ą.
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EXERCISE N7: Determine the moves- XIIIIIIIIY
candidates and calculate variants.
9-vl-wqr+-mk0
9+-+r+-zp-0
As 26...Ne5?! allows White to penetrate
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easily on d6 - 27.Nxe5 Bxe5 28.Nd6,
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Black has in its disposal three logical
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possibilities: a) 26...Bd5, b) 26... Rxe4
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and c) 26...Bxb3.
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a) 26...Bd5?!
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It s the less successful move out of three
EXERCISE N8: Calculate variants after
continuations. With quiet events
development White can count on c1) 30.Qb2, c2) 30.Rfd1 and c3) 30.Bxc6
and make your choice.
advantage due to its space advantage.
27.Rfe1! (27.Nd6?! Ndxc5) 27...Re7
First two continuations are mistaken.
(27...Ne5?! 28.Nxe5 Bxe5 29.Nd6 Bxg2
30.Kxg2ą; 27...Bxe4 28.Rxe4 Rxe4
c1) 30.Qb2? Bxd6 31.Bxd6 (31.Qxb3?
29.Bxe4 Ne5 30.Qe2 Rd7 31.Nxe5 Bxe5)
28.h3. Bxc5+ 32.Rxc5 Qb6 33.Rfc1 Re5 +)
31...Bxa4 (Three pawns together with the
possession of all open files evidently
b) 26...Rxe4!?
prevail. Wherever White bishop retreats,
With sacrifice the exchange Black gets rid
of a dangerous knight and, taking the pawn its position is difficult.) 32.Bf4 (or 32.Bc5
Rd2 33.Qa1 Bb5 (33...Ree2 34.Rf2)
b3, gets quite enough equivalent. 27.Bxe4
Bxb3 28.Nb2 (28.Nf4 Bxf4 29.Qxf4 Ne5) 34.Rf2 b3 or 32.Bg3 Rd2 33.Qa1 Bb5)
32...Bb5 33.Rfe1 (33.Bxc6 Re2 +)
28...Qc8! Black has a compensation,
sufficient enough for equality: 29.Qe3 Bf7 33...Rxe1+ 34.Rxe1 Rd1 35.Kf2 Rxe1
36.Kxe1 Qe7+ 37.Kf2 a4 +.
30.Nd3 Ne5 31.Nxe5 Bxe5 32.Qf3 b3.
c2) 30.Rfd1? Bxd1 31.Rxd1 Bxd6
c) 26...Bxb3!
Objectively the best move. It allows Black 32.Bxd6 Rxd6 33.Qxd6 Re1+! +;
to fight for something more than equality.
27.Nd6 c3) 30.Bxc6! Rxd6 31.Bxd6 Bxd6
Open position of White king and strong
After 27.Nf4? White has no sufficient
compensation: 27...Ne5 28.Nd6 Bxd6 passed-pawn allow to give preference to
Black s position.
29.cxd6 c5.
27...Ndxc5! 28.Nxc5 32.Kg2
32.Rf2?! Re5.
The only acceptable move. Bad is
28.Nxe8? Rd7! (28...Nxd3 29.Rxc6 Bf4!) 32...Bc7 33.Qxd8 Rxd8
29.Bxc6 Rxd3 30.Qe2 Rh3 or 28.Bxc5?
Rae7! (28...Rd7) 29.Nxe8 Nxc5 30.Rxc5 So, complications after 26.Bf2 are
profitable rather for Black.
Ba7 31.Kh1 (31.Rf2 Rd7) 31...Bxc5
32.Nxf6 gxf6 33.Qxh6+ Rh7 and Black
position is close to be won.
28...Nxc5 29.Bxc5 Rd7
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The second  preparing move is stronger. Actually after 30...Rxe8 31.Bxd8 Rxd8
7) 26.Rfe1 32.Ne5 Bxe5 33.Rxe5 Bxb3 34.Bxc6ą
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30...Be6 31.Bxe7 Qxe7 32.fxe6 Qxe8
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(32...Nxe6 33.Be4+ Kh8 34.Bf5+-)
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33.e7+-. But Black finds out a brilliant
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saving resource.
9zp-zP-+P+-0
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9Pzp-vLN+P+0
9-vl-wqNsnl+0
9+P+N+-+-0
9+-+-tr-+k0
9-+-wQ-+LzP0
9n+p+-vL-zp0
9+-tR-tR-mK-0
9zp-zP-+P+-0
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EXERCISE N9: Determine the moves-
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candidates and calculate variations.
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9+-tR-tR-mK-0
Black has to play accurate to keep equality.
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26...Nf8
26...Bxb3?! is a risky move: 27.Nd6 Bxd6 30& Be5!! 31.Bxe7 (Also bad is 31.Bxe5
28.cxd6 c5 29.Ba1! (29.Bf2 Bxa4! Rxe8 32.Bd6 Bxb3 + and 31.Rxe5 Qd4+
30.Rxe8+ Qxe8 31.Ra1 (31.Re1 Qb8) 32.Kh1 Rxe5 33.Nxe5 Qe3 34.Rf1 Nxc5 or
31...Bb5 32.Rxa5 Qb8 33.Nxb4 cxb4 31.Nxe5 Qd4+ 32.Kf1 Rxe8) 31...Qxd3
34.Rxb5 Qxb5 35.Bxa7 b3 36.Bd4 Nac5 32.Nf6+ (32.Rcd1? Qc3) 32...Kh8! and
and Black is to hold out) 29...Rxe1+ Black escapes: 33.Rcd1 Qxb3 34.Rd8 Qc3
30.Rxe1 Nf8 (30...c4?! 31.Bd4ą) 31.Nf4 35.Rxe5 Qxe5 36.Rxf8 Qd4+.
Rd7 32.Qe3. Instead of a spectacular queen sacrifice
Passively is 26& Re7?! White has got stronger is 28.Bxc6! Bxd6 29.Bxe8 Rxe1+
several continuations holding an initiative: 30.Rxe1 (Also possible is 30.Qxe1)
27.Bf2 Bd5 28.h4 or 27.Re3!? Bd5 30...Nxc5 31.Nxc5 Bxc5 32.Re4 Bxb3
(27...Bxb3 28.g5) 28.Qe2 Bxb3 29.g5 or 33.Qe3 Bxd4 34.Rxd4ą with an evident
27.h4!?. advantage.
27.Nd6 Rxe1+! Let s came back to 27& Rxe1.
Interesting variants appear after an 28.Rxe1 Bxd6 29.cxd6 Rd7
objectively unsuccessful move 27...Rae7? XIIIIIIIIY
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9-+-wq-snlmk0
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9+-+r+-zp-0
9+-+-tr-zp-0
9n+pzP-zp-zp0
9n+psN-zp-zp0
9zp-+-+P+-0
9zp-zP-+P+-0
9Pzp-vL-+P+0
9Pzp-vL-+P+0
9+P+N+-+-0
9+P+N+-+-0
9-+-wQ-+LzP0
9-+-wQ-+LzP0
9+-+-tR-mK-0
9+-tR-tR-mK-0
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EXERCISE N11: Determine the moves-
EXERCISE N10: Estimate the Queen candidates and calculate variants.
sacrifice 28.Qxh6.
a) 30.Bxc6?!  is mistaken and put White
The queen sacrifice seems to win: on the brink of serious problems: 30...Rxd6
28.Qxh6+?! gxh6 29.Bxf6+ Kh7 30.Nxe8. 31.Re8 Qc7!
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XIIIIIIIIY d1) After 31...Nh7 32.Qxh6 Bxb3 33.Bd4
c5 34.Qg6 White gets a full compensation.
9-+-+Rsnlmk0
9+-wq-+-zp-0
d2) 31& Bxb3 can lead to draw: 32.Qd4 (It
9n+Ltr-zp-zp0
is not good either 32.Qb2?! Bd5 33.Bxg7+
9zp-+-+P+-0
Kg8 or 32.Qxh6+?! Kg8) 32...Qh4 33.Bg3
9Pzp-vL-+P+0
Qf6 34.Be5 Qh4 35.Bg3=.
9+P+N+-+-0
9-+-wQ-+-zP0
d3) 31...Kh7 32.Qd4 (32.Re3 Nc5 33.Rh3
9+-+-+-mK-0
Nxb3 34.Qf4�) 32...c5 33.Qd3 c4 34.bxc4
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Qb6+ 35.Kh1�. The position is very
EXERCISE N12: Could White escape?
complicated and rather approximately
To an escape leads 32.Qe3 Qxc6 33.Rxf8 equal, but practically it is easier to be
Qd7 (33...Qd5 34.Bxf6!) 34.Bxf6! gxf6
played with White ... 35...Qc5 (35...Nc5
35.Re8! Qg7 36.Nf4 Qxg4+ 37.Kf2 Qxf5 36.Qe3 Rxd6 37.g5 Bf7 38.Bd4! Rxd4
38.Rxg8+=.
39.Qxd4 Nxa4 40.Qxb6 Nxb6 41.g6+
Nxg6 42.fxg6+ Bxg6 43.c5ą) 36.g5 Bxc4
b) 30.Re4 is a logical, position reinforcing
37.g6+ Kg8 38.Qe4�.
maneuver. 30...Bd5 (White gets a good
compensation after 30...Rxd6 31.Qe3 Nc7
The last eighth move-candidate is an
32.Nc5�; or 30...Bxb3 31.Qe3�) 31.Nc5 immediate brake-through:
Nxc5 (An ending with an extra pawn
31...Bxe4 32.Nxe4 Rxd6 33.Nxd6 Qxd6
8) 26.g5! hxg5
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37.Bxc6ą ... and Black is unlikely to
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escape.) 32.Bxc5 Bxe4 33.Bxe4�. White
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has got a sufficient compensation.
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c) After 30.Qe3 Rxd6 31.Bb6 Qb8 32.Nf4
9Pzp-vLN+-+0
Nd7!= (Black is holding an equality. More
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complicated is 32...Bxb3 33.Bf1 Bf7
9-+-wQ-+LzP0
34.Ba7 Qc8 35.Bxa6 Qxa6 36.Qe7) 33.Ba7
9+-tR-+RmK-0
(33.Bxa5 Ndc5!) 33...Qd8 34.Ng6+ Kh7
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35.Qe8 Qxe8 36.Rxe8 Nac5 37.Rd8 Rd1+
38.Kf2 Rd2+=. EXERCISE N13: How to continue with
White ?
d) 30.Ne5!? is a very interesting idea.
30...fxe5 31.Bxe5 To nothing good leads either 27.h4?! gxh4
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Bf7.
9-+-wq-snlmk0
27.Qd1!!
9+-+r+-zp-0
Only in accordance with this move the
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realized pawn sacrifice finds sense. The
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move 26.g5 is not so difficult to be made
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out in connection with the idea to open the
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h-line, but in context of this plan it is
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erroneous. But to understand that, when
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sacrifying the pawn, White has simply
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reinforced the positional idea to penetrate
on d6 is very difficult! It s impossible to
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approach to the acceptance of the similar
decision by means of variants searching,
but by intuition only!
27...Bf7!
It s the best move, Black had many other
moves:
a) 27...Ne5?? 28.Bxe5 Bxe5 29.Nxe5+-;
b) 27...Nb6?? 28.Qh5+ Bh7 29.Nxf6!+-;
c) 27...Rxe4? 28.Qh5+ Bh7 29.Bxe4 Nf8
30.Bf2+-;
d) 27...Bd5 28.Nd6 Bxd6 29.cxd6 Bxg2
30.Qh5+ Kg8 31.Rfe1! Rxe1+ (31...Ra8
32.Kxg2 c5 33.Bf2) 32.Rxe1 Nf8 33.Bxa7
Qxd6 34.Kxg2 Qxd3 35.Qf3 Qd7
36.Bb6ą;
e) 27...Nf8 28.Nd6 Ree7 29.h4 Nxc5
30.Bxc5 Bxd6 31.Bxa7 Rxa7 32.hxg5 fxg5
33.Rxc6ą;
f) 27...Bh7 28.Qh5! Ne5 29.Rcd1! Qxd4+
(29...g6 30.Bxe5!ą) 30.Ndf2 Qd8
(30...Nf3+ 31.Bxf3 Qe5 32.Ng4 Qe7
33.Nd6ą) 31.Rxd8 Rxd8 32.h4 gxh4
33.Nh3ą.
28.Nd6! Bxd6 29.cxd6 c5 30.Bf2
White has a fine compensation. It is
difficult for Black to activate his pieces, so
he is forced to wait for events
development.
30...Kg8
30...Ne5?! 31.Nxe5 Rxe5 32.Qd3 Qb6
33.Rfe1ą; 30...Qb6?! 31.Bd5!ą; 30...Qb8
31.Bg3 Re3 32.Rf2�.
31.Re1
Other ways are available: 31.h4 Qb6
32.hxg5 fxg5 33.Nb2 Ne5; 31.Bg3 Qb6
32.Kh1�; 31.Qc2 Qb6 32.Rfd1�.
31...Rxe1+ 32.Bxe1! Qb6 33.Bg3 Bxb3
34.Qxb3+ c4+ 35.Bf2 cxb3 36.Bd5+ Kh7
37.Bxb6 Nxb6 38.Bxb3.
In conclusion of, one should say that
Grischuk chose 26.Bf2 in his game, but it
was played during a team tournament and
in that moment the match and the game
were qualified as DRAW by both teams
captains decision &
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