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Table of contents:

# 03, 2009

News............................................................................................................................ 4

Games ......................................................................................................................... 9

Editorial staff: ............................................................................................................. 26

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News

Topalov qualifies to play Anand

Start of game two. Photo © Jordan Jordanov

Topalov won the match 4.5-2.5, Topalov won games 2, 5 and 7. Kamsky won game 4.

World Chess Challenge Sofia (BUL), 17-27 ii 2009

Name

Ti NAT Rtng 1

7 8 Total Perf

Topalov, Veselin g

BUL 2796 ½ 1 ½ 0

1 ½ 1

4½ 2827

Kamsky, Gata

g USA 2725 ½ 0 ½ 1

0 ½ 0

2½ 2694

Amber Blindfold and Rapid tournament 2009

The 18th Amber Blindfold and Rapid tournament takes place March 14th (first round) -
March 26 (last round) at the five-star hotel Palais de la Mediterranee, splendidly located
on the famous Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France. The event is organised by the
Association Max Euwe in Monaco.
The total prize-fund is - 216,000 Euros.

This year's field is stronger than ever with all the world's best players taking part.
The twelve participants are (in alphabetical order): World Champion Viswanathan An-
and (India), Levon Aronian (Armenia), Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Vasily Ivanchuk
(Ukraine), Gata Kamsky (United States), Sergey Karjakin (Ukraine), Vladimir Kramnik
(Russia), Peter Leko (Hungary), Alexander Morozevich (Russia), Teimour Radjabov
(Azerbaijan), Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) and Wang Yue (China).

Every day four sessions will be played, two blindfold sessions and two rapid sessions.
The first session starts at 14.30 hrs. The fourth session finishes around 20.00 hrs.
(Note: the final round on March 26 starts at 12.30 hrs. March 18 and 23 are rest days.)

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Aeroflot Open 2009

The mega Aeroflot Open took place in Moscow 16th February (the day of arrival) to 27th
February 2009 (the day of departure). Etienne Bacrot beat Arman Pashikian in the final
round to finish on 6.5/9 alongside Alexander Moiseenko. Bacrot took first place on the
basis that he played more games with the black pieces than Moiseenko.

Aeroflot Open Moscow (RUS), 16-27 ii 2009

Leading Final Round 9 Standings:

1 Bacrot, Etienne

GM FRA 2722 6.5 2775 0.62 -1 2607.3

2 Moiseenko, Alexander GM UKR 2676 6.5 2770 1.11 1 2602.9

3 Zhou, Jianchao

GM CHN 2612 6 2753 1.71 -1 2638.9

4 Predojevic, Borki

GM BIH 2650 6 2706 0.64 -1 2571.1

5 Zhigalko, Sergei

GM BLR 2587 6 2765 2.15 1 2655.4

6 Kurnosov, Igor

GM RUS 2602 6 2758 1.89 1 2642.4

7 Potkin, Vladimir

GM RUS 2613 6 2748 1.61 1 2626.6

8 Tomashevsky, Evgeny GM RUS 2664 6 2743 0.92 1 2610.3

9 Pashikian, Arman

GM ARM 2621 6 2729 1.29 1 2598.9

10 Yudin, Sergei

IM RUS 2562 5.5 2706 1.78 -1 2636.9

11 Zhou, Weiqi

GM CHN 2542 5.5 2714 2.15 -1 2632.9

12 Filippov, Anton

GM UZB 2556 5.5 2711 1.94 -1 2631.9

13 Kosintseva, Tatiana w IM RUS 2497 5.5 2702 2.52 -1 2621.9

14 Sargissian, Gabriel

GM ARM 2677 5.5 2685 0.1 1 2598.7

15 Vitiugov, Nikita

GM RUS 2687 5.5 2672 -0.18 1 2591.4

16 Zvjaginsev, Vadim

GM RUS 2636 5.5 2665 0.36 1 2571.6

17 Aleksandrov, Aleksej GM BLR 2636 5.5 2644 0.1 1 2566.4

18 Riazantsev, Alexander GM RUS 2634 5.5 2636 0.03 1 2561.4

19 Khairullin, Ildar

GM RUS 2574 5 2671 1.17 -1 2643.1

20 Andriasian, Zaven

GM ARM 2564 5 2689 1.51 -1 2643.1

21 Kotsur, Pavel

GM KAZ 2563 5 2676 1.37 -1 2632

22 Ajrapetjan, Yuriy

GM UKR 2490 5 2642 1.84 -1 2599.1

23 Dreev, Alexey

GM RUS 2688 5 2607 -1.01 -1 2570

24 Amonatov, Farrukh

GM TJK 2647 5 2613 -0.44 -1 2569.1

25 Smirin, Ilia

GM ISR 2647 5 2602 -0.56 -1 2563.4

26 Nepomniachtchi, Ian GM RUS 2628 5 2595 -0.44 -1 2555.6

27 Huzman, Alexander

GM ISR 2602 5 2582 -0.26 -1 2533.1

28 Zhigalko, Andrey

GM BLR 2572 5 2695 1.48 1 2649.4

29 Dyachkov, Sergej

GM RUS 2553 5 2674 1.46 1 2630

30 Wen, Yang

GM CHN 2504 5 2656 1.83 1 2611.4

31 Grachev, Boris

GM RUS 2655 5 2658 0.01 1 2606.7

32 Ehlvest, Jaan

GM USA 2595 5 2637 0.51 1 2601.9

33 Naiditsch, Arkadij

GM GER 2693 5 2645 -0.61 1 2600.4

34 Kazhgaleyev, Murtas GM KAZ 2630 5 2617 -0.18 1 2571.9

35 Mamedov, Rauf

GM AZE 2638 5 2604 -0.44 1 2560.9

36 Landa, Konstantin

GM RUS 2626 5 2611 -0.23 1 2560.7

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37 So, Wesley j

GM PHI 2627 5 2577 -0.65 1 2541.4

38 Grigoriants, Sergey

GM RUS 2565 4.5 2647 1.03 -1 2643.7

78 players

Bunratty Chess Festival

The Bunratty Chess Festival took place 20th-22nd February 2009. Peter Svidler re-
turned and successfully defended his title with a 5.5/6 score a point clear of Bogdan La-
lic (who held the winner to his only draw), Gawain Jones, Peter Wells and Alex Lopez
who all finished on 4.5 points. Chess Today's Alex Baburin (who lost to Svidler in the
final round) and London Chess Centre owner IM Malcolm Pein (losses to Baburin (Ba-
burin played really well in time trouble) and Wells) both finished on 4 points. 38 players
competed in the top group.

Bunratty Chess Festival (IRL), 20-22 ii 2009

Name

Loc NAT Total 1

1 Peter Svidler

GM 2723 RUS 5.5 37:W 8:W 13:W 4:W 2:D 6:W

2 Bogdan Lalic

GM 2538 CRO 4.5 27:W 14:D 5:W 3:D 1:D 12:W

3 Gawain Jones

GM 2540 ENG 4.5 16:W 15:W 9:D 2:D 18:W 4:D

4 Peter Wells

GM 2513 ENG 4.5 31:W 23:W 11:W 1:L

7:W 3:D

5 Alex Lopez

FM 2367 IRL 4.5 36:W 6:D 2:L 8:W 17:W 9:W

6 Alexander Baburin GM 2541 IRL 4

19:W 5:D 7:W 9:D 11:W 1:L

7 Malcolm Pein

2391 ENG 4

28:W 20:W 6:L 15:W 4:L 18:W

8 Chris Baker

2351 ENG 3.5 24:W 1:L 12:W 5:L

19:W 16:D

9 Adam Hunt

2431 ENG 3.5 30:W 26:W 3:D 6:D 10:D 5:L

10 Mark Heidenfeld

2367 IRL 3.5 32:W 12:D 14:D 13:D 9:D 15:D

11 Simon Ansell

2405 ENG 3.5 25:W 35:W 4:L 19:W 6:L 14:D

12 Gavin Wall

2302 ENG 3.5 38:W 10:D 8:L 25:W 13:W 2:L

13 Simon Williams

GM 2507 ENG 3.5 22:W 18:W 1:L 10:D 12:L 25:W

14 Lawrence Cooper IM

2313 ENG 3.5 34:W 2:D 10:D 18:L 27:W 11:D

15 Philip Short

FM 2309 IRL 3.5 33:W 3:L 31:W 7:L

24:W 10:D

16 Daniel McGowan

2098 SCO 3.5 3:L 24:D 32:D 31:W 22:W 8:D

17 Callum Kilpatrick

2211 ENG 3.5 35:L 28:W 25:D 23:W 5:L 22:W

18 Karl McPhillips

2220 IRL 3

29:W 13:L 30:W 14:W 3:L 7:L

19 Frans Wolferink

2130 NED 3

6:L 36:W 26:W 11:L 8:L 33:W

20 Mark Orr

2249 SCO 3

26:L 7:L 33:D 38:W 29:D 23:W

21 Clement Sreeves

1974 SCO 3

23:L 22:L 28:D 36:D 37:W 30:W

22 Andrew Mendelson

2087 IRL 2.5 13:L 21:W 23:D 35:W 16:L 17:L

23 Paul Wallace

2253 IRL 2.5 21:W 4:L 22:D 17:L 32:W 20:L

24 Justin Daly

2003 IRL 2.5 8:L 16:D 37:W 27:D 15:L 29:D

25 Lasha Tsaboshvili

2038 ROU 2.5 11:L 38:W 17:D 12:L 35:W 13:L

26 Stephen Moran

1971 IRL 2.5 20:W 9:L 19:L 28:D 30:D 27:D

27 John Keaveney

2096 ENG 2.5 2:L 34:W 35:D 24:D 14:L 26:D

28 Sam Osborne

2021 IRL 2.5 7:L 17:L 21:D 26:D 38:D 35:W

29 Rory Delaney

1962 IRL 2.5 18:L 30:L 36:D 34:W 20:D 24:D

30 Anthony Fox

2085 IRL 2

9:L 29:W 18:L 32:D 26:D 21:L

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31 Eamon Keogh

2092 IRL 2

4:L 33:W 15:L 16:L 34:L 38:W

32 Maria Yurenok

WFM 2035 ENG 2

10:L 37:D 16:D 30:D 23:L 34:D

33 Brian Galligan

1998 IRL 2

15:L 31:L 20:D 37:D 36:W 19:L

34 David Oswald

2002 SCO 2

14:L 27:L 38:D 29:L 31:W 32:D

35 Oisin P. Benson

1951 IRL 1.5 17:W 11:L 27:D 22:L 25:L 28:L

36 Anthony Aherne

2006 IRL 1.5 5:L 19:L 29:D 21:D 33:L 37:D

37 Jan Heinrich

2133 SVK 1.5 1:L 32:D 24:L 33:D 21:L 36:D

38 Darren McCabe

1897 IRL 1

12:L 25:L 34:D 20:L 28:D 31:L

Noteboom Memorial

The Noteboom Memorial took place 20th-22nd February 2009. Yuri Solodovnichenko
edged out Friso Nijboer on tie-break after both finished on 5.5/6.

Noteboom Memorial Leiden (NED), 20-22 ii 2009

Name

Ti NAT ELO Pnts Bhlz SB TPR

1 Solodovnichenko, Yuri

g UKR 2571 5.5 23

20.5 2824

2 Nijboer, Friso

g NED 2560 5.5 19.5 17.25 2692

3 Nikolic, Predrag

g BIH 2623 5

19.25 2619

4 Miedema, Roi

f NED 2325 5

17.25 2451

5 Meng, Roger

NED 1917 5

16.75 2484

6 Beeke, Bob

NED 2181 5

19.5 15

2449

7 Van den Doel, Erik

g NED 2574 4.5 26.5 18.25 2520

8 Roobol, Martin

f NED 2329 4.5 22.5 14.75 2520

9 Van Ketel, Raoul

f NED 2287 4.5 22

14.75 2466

Van de Griendt, Jan
Willem

f NED 2355 4.5 21.5 15

2325

11 Straver, Robert

NED 2206 4.5 21

2313

12 Kleijn, Christov

NED 2314 4.5 20.5 12.75 2412

13 Meijer, Dolf

NED 2217 4.5 19

12.75 2459

14 Wantola, Ivo

NED 2300 4

2384

15 Soors, Stef

BEL 2236 4

22.5 14

2336

16 Leeuwenburgh, Evert

NED 2068 4

22.5 14

2147

17 De Graaf, Dick

NED 2064 4

22.5 13.5 2202

18 Slingerland, Fred

f NED 2399 4

21.5 13

2254

19 Vrancken, Gilbert

NED ---- 4

21.5 12.5 2263

20 Timmermans, Mark

NED 2123 4

13.25 2336

146 players

UEP bid for Candidates and World title matches

Whilst there hasn't been anything settled for the World Championship match for this
year between Anand and the winner of Kamsky and Topalov, perhaps understandably,
although given the economy worryingly, FIDE have announced the bidding process for
the 2010 Candidates tournament and 2011 World Championship match and they've al-
ready received a bid from UEP (

http://www.uep-chess.com/

) the organisers of Kramnik -

Leko in Brissago and Anand - Kramnik in Bonn. FIDE discuss the UEP bid and the

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process at:

http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/3748-uep-make-

bid-for-candidates-2010-and-world-championship-2011

Sources:
1)

http://www.e3e5.com

2) The Week In Chess

http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html

3) ChessPro.ru

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4) CrestBook.com

http://www.crestbook.com

5) Chessbase.com

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Games

(01) Izoria,Z (2610) - Lenderman,A
(2443) [D15]

92nd ch−Marshall CC New York USA (8),

26.01.2009
[GM Aveskulov, V]

1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.d4 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.g3 A
very rare reply against of Chebanenko's varia−
tion 5...b5?! [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 10.0-0 Be7 11.e4 0-0
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

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and e2−e4) 8...Qc8 [A novelty. The only game
that also came to this position was continued in
such way: 8...Be7 9.0-0 0-0 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 11...a5 12.e5 Ng8 [12...Nfd7
was better; a square e7 is more useful for a
bishop 13.Be3 Be7 14.0-0 0-0 15.Qd2 with
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14.Bf2

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A profilactics against of Nf5 that will be met

now by g3−g4 14...Na6 15.0-0 Nc7 16.Nf4
Knight is ready to jump to h5 16...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

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20...g6? 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 an−
other ways don't help! [20...Kb8!? 21.h5 Nc8
and bishop develops (I'm not sure whether I

can say about any development in such posi−
tions...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 21...Bg7
22.Re1 One more profilactic move. Against of
f7−f6

22...Kb7

[22...f6? 23.exf6 Bxf6

24.Rfe2+− 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 24...Bg8 A continuation
of action that was began by move 20. Black

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should to brick up own rook in order to defence
a pawn. 25.Bf4 Bf8 26.Bd3 Ne8

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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! b4 28.Nb5! A sacrifice of knight

just for opening of lines 28...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± and bishop h7 has no any per−
spective] 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

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35...h5 Black tries to activate at least one

piece. But take a look at the bishop g8!
[35...Nc6 36.Bb5 Kd7 37.Qd3+−] 36.g5 Ng7

37.Bb5 Ngf5 38.Qd3 Nc6 39.Bxc6! Prevent−
ing Nfe7 39...Qxc6 40.Rfa2 f6 A despair
41.Rxa5 Rxa5 42.Rxa5 Kb8 [42...fxe5
43.Qa6+ Qb7 a) 43...Kd8 44.Qa8+ Qxa8

45.Rxa8+ Ke7 46.b7+−; b) 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+−)
49.dxe5 Bxe5 50.c7+ Bxc7 51.bxc7+ Kc8

52.Bf4+−; 44.c6 Qxa6 45.Rxa6+−] 43.gxf6
Rh7 44.Bf2 Bf7 45.Ne1 g5 46.Nc2 Black re−
signed. A brilliant game of Zviad Izoria! 1-0

(02) Delgado Ramirez,N (2550) -
Martinez,Lel (2485) [A24]

ch−CUB Las Tunas CUB (7), 26.01.2009
[GM Aveskulov, V]
1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7 4.Nc3 0-0 5.d3

d6 6.e3 e5 7.Nge2 Nbd7 8.0-0 Nh5 9.Bd2 f5

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just after 10...g5 − 11.f4 ] 10...Nc5 [Black be−
gins 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 12...Nf6 with typi−

cal positions(and active 12...g5

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13.fxg5 (interesting position would come after

13.g4 fxg4! 14.f5 Nef4! 15.exf4 gxf4 but White
doesn't need such complications) 13...Qxg5

14.Rac1 defencing a queen and preparing d3−
d4 (14.d4?! 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

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move! But White's activity doesn't allow us say
about any advantage of White. Square e4 be−
came 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 [Af−

ter 17.gxf4 White would have problems with a
pawn e3] 17...Re8 Black rooks have captured
both open lines 18.Nb5 Ndf6

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19.Ned4?! [An inaccuracy. It was necessary to

control an e4−square: 19.Nec3!? Now Black is
capturing an initiative] 19...Ne4 20.Be1 Well,

well, well...It is not the best place for a bishop
20...Nhf6 Another knight is coming back from
out 21.Nb3 Ng4 [21...Bd7!? deserves attention
22.Qd3 (22.N5d4 Ra3) 22...Bxb5 23.cxb5 Qd7

and than Qf7] 22.Rf3 White defences a square
e3 22...Bd7 23.h3 From now Black has a hook

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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? [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!

Of course Black doesn't pay any attention to
pawn b7 27.gxh4 The only [27.Nxb7?? hxg3+
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31.hxg4 Bxd4 32.Qe1 fxg4-+ with subsequent

Kf7 and Rh8] 27...Nh5 Now target is a pawn f4
28.c5?

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[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

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Nxg3 31.Kxg3 Bxf4+ 32.Kxf4 Qxh4+ with a
checkmate) 30...g5 31.Nxb7 Qf6 32.hxg5
Qxg5-+] 29.c6! For a moment position be−

comes unclear. But just for a moment
29...Bxf4+ 30.Kg1? [Right place for a king was
h1: 30.Kh1! Bc8 (now Black can't play like it did
in the game: 30...bxc6? 31.dxc6 Bc8? (the only

move is 31...Be6 32.Nxe6 Rxe6 33.Qb3 Qf6
34.Qxa2 Bxc1 35.b5 with complicated position)
32.Rxf4! Nxf4 (32...Rxg2 33.Rxe4! Rxe4

34.Kxg2± with extra piece) 33.Qb3+ Kf8
34.Qxa2 Nd3 35.Qa1! Nxc1 36.Qxc1 Qf6
37.Nb5 and White is better) 31.cxb7 Bxb7
32.Nxb7 Qa8 33.Na5 (33.Rxc7? Ra1 34.Qe2
Nhg3+-+) 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? Nxf4 33.Qb3+ (33.Bxe4 Rxe4
34.Qb3+ Be6! 35.Nxe6 Ne2+ 36.Kf1 Nxc1
37.Nxd8+ Nxb3 38.Nxb3 Rh2-+) 33...Be6

34.Nxe6 Rxg2+-+] 32...Kf8 33.Qxa2 Bxc1

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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-+] 37...Bxb3 [More precisely was

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If you take a look at the board just for a mo−

ment you can think that there is any material
advantage Black has. But it is not true 41.Bf3

Qf4+?! [Better was 41...Nf4 ] 42.Kg2 Neg3??
A blunder [Black is easily winning after
42...Nhg3 43.Rg1 Qxh4 44.Nd4 Qg5 45.Kh2
Qf6-+ Now White again is coming back]

43.Bd2! Re3 The only because otherwise
Black just would loss a bishop 44.Qa8+ Kg7

Again the only [44...Ke7 45.Bxe3 Qxe3
46.Qc8±; 44...Kf7 45.Bd5+ Ke7 46.Rxf4
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47.Kf2!! (a fantastic calculation abilities of Ry−
bka! 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

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52.Kh2 Nf1+ and White's king has place on h3
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46.Qa1+? [White had to agree for a draw:
46.Qd8 Nxf1 47.Qxc7+ Kh8 (47...Kg8?? 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+=] 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! 49.Bf3 Ne4-+] 47...Nxh5 48.Rf3

The only move 48...Qe2+ 49.Rf2 Qxb5?! [Bet−
ter was 49...Qe4+! 50.Rf3 (50.Kg1 Be3-+)
50...Nf4+ 51.Kg3 Nd3 with decisive threats
52.Qd1 Qe5+ 53.Kg2 Ne1+ 54.Kf2 Nxf3

55.Qxf3 Qxb5-+] 50.Qc3 Bg7 51.Qf3 Be5

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52.Rd2 [52.Nc1 is slightly better; the best
place for White knight is e2 52...Nf4+ doesn't
allow knight go to d3 53.Kg1 Qc4 54.Ne2 Nh5!
and back; next move is Qh4; Black is winning

in any way] 52...Nf4+ [Immediate 52...Qc4!
would win a pawn h4] 53.Kh1 Qc4 54.Rd1
Nh5 Black realised that 52...Nf4 was unneces−

sary 55.Nd2 Qxh4-+ 56.Rb1 Ng3+ 57.Kg2
Qg5 58.Nc4 Ne4+ 59.Kf1 [59.Kh1 Bd4-+]
59...Bd4 60.Re1 d5 White resigned. 0-1

(03) Prusikin,M (2529) - Braun,A
(2558) [E15]

80th ch−GER Saarbruecken GER (7),
12.02.2009
[GM Aveskulov, V]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 c5
6.d5 exd5 7.cxd5 Bb7 8.Bg2 Nxd5 9.0-0

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9...Nc7 [This move is not popular. More often
Black plays 9...Be7 and than 0-0] 10.Nc3 [Al−
ternative is 10.Rd1 ] 10...Be7 11.Rd1 Qc8
[Black has no time for a castling 11...0-0? be−

cause of 12.Ng5 Bxg5 13.Bxb7+− 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 bish−
ops, 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...0-
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14.Bxc7! Qxc7 15.Ng5! fxg5 16.Nd5 Qe5
17.Nxe7+ Qxe7 18.Bxb7 Nc6 19.Bxa8 Rxa8
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[Another perspective way is 14.Bd6 Bxd6

15.Rxd6 0-0 16.Rad1 and White has a dan−
gerous initiative] 14...Nc6?! [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 prevent−
ing Nb4 16...Nxf4 (16...0-0 17.Bh3 and Black is
not in time to block an h3−c8 diagonale)
17.gxf4 g6 18.Rad1 d6 19.f5!? Kf7 20.Rxd6!
Bxd6 21.Rxd6 Kg7 22.Qa4±; Probably it is the

last moment in the game when Black could get
a normal position: 14...Nxf4! 15.Nxf4 0-0
16.Qc4+ Rf7 (16...Kh8? 17.Nh4! Bxg2
18.Nhg6+ hxg6 19.Nxg6+ Kh7 20.Nxe7+− and

Qh4) 17.Bh3 Bf8] 15.Rac1 White just devel−
oped last piece 15...Kf7? After this fanciful

move Black will not have real chances to sur−
vive in this game [The only normal move was
15...0-0 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]

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16.h4! White begins to fix light squares at the
king side. Without g7−g6 Black can't develop
rook from h8 16...g6 [Computer plays

16...Qe8 17.h5 Kf8 But I don't think that some−

one has any doubts about huge advantage of
White: 18.Qf5 Qf7 19.e3 Rd8 20.Nh4 than Qg4

and Nf5] 17.h5± g5 [There is no difference in a
case of 17...Nxf4 18.Nxf4 g5 19.Qc4+ Kg7
20.Nd5± and than Bh3] 18.Be3

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18...Qg8 It is hard to advise something Black.

Outcome is clear. [18...Qd8 19.Qf5 Kg8
20.Nh2+− and knight transfers to g4; 18...Qe8

19.Qf5 Kg7 20.Nxf6! Bxf6 21.h6+ Kxh6
22.Rxd7!+−; 18...Nc7 19.Nxe7 Nxe7 20.Nxg5+!
fxg5 21.Bxb7 Qxb7 22.Rxd7 Ke8 23.Rcd1 h6
24.Qc3+−] 19.b4!+− An unobvious move. The

idea is to open a "c" line. 19...cxb4 Black al−
lows 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+−
but there are also no chances for Black. It is
blocked along the whole board] 20.Nxf6! Kxf6
21.Rxd7 Now it's getting clear for what White

played b2−b4. Knight c6 is hanging thanks to
c5xb4 21...Bc8 22.Qxc6 Bxd7 23.Bd4+ Black

resigned.[23.Bd4+ Kf7 24.Ne5++−] 1-0

(04) Braun,A (2558) - Buhmann,R
(2565) [B14]

80th ch−GER Saarbruecken GER (8),

13.02.2009
[GM Aveskulov, V]

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

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8...Nd7?! According to my chessbase till this
game this move just twice was played by
Black. But those chess players have not rec−
ognized 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 theo−
retical variations ] 9.Bd3 White has not to in−
vent something; it just should make all easy
moves to complete development 9...N7f6 10.0-

0 Be7 11.Ne5 0-0 12.Bg5 White begins active
actions; queen is going to h3; rooks will be de−
veloped to central lines... 12...Bd7 13.Qf3 Bc6
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14...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
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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? White has an easy
tactics 20.Nxf7!+− 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± with big ad−
vantage of White) 22.Nxd5 exd5 23.Rde3]

18.Qg4 Nxd3 [After 18...f5 19.Nxc6 fxg4
20.Nxd8 Rfxd8 21.Bf1± 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?
20.Qh3 Re8 21.Nxf7!+−] 20.Qf4 Now White is
going to play Rh3 than Bg7 and easily check−

mate Black's king. Black is forced to make new
weaknesses. 20...Bd5 21.Rh3 g5 [Computer

offers unhuman move 21...a6 like White does−
n't want to checkmate its king. The idea is that
after 22.Bxg7? Black replies with 22...Bg5!
23.Qg3 Kxg7 24.Nxd5 exd5 and it is ok; but

unfortunately White has another threat −
21...a6 22.Qd2! now Bg7 is a real threat be−
cause Bg5 will be met by f2−f4 22...Bf6
23.Ng4+− with subsequent Qf4 and Bg7]

22.Qd2 now queen is going to d3 in order to
continue pushing on h7−square 22...f6 [in a

case of 22...f5 23.Nxd5 exd5 24.Rb3 Rc7
25.Rc1± Black has a serious problems due to
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[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 24...Qxd5 and pawn g5 is not
hanging anymore) 24...g4 25.Rd3 Bf6 26.b3±
(preventing Bc4) and than h2−h3] 24.Bxg7! e4
[24...Rf5 25.Bxe5+−]

25.Nxe4! Kxg7

26.Rxh7+! The point of White's idea 26...Kxh7
[26...Kg8 27.Nxg5! Rf5 28.Rh8+! Kxh8
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evitable. 27...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

(05) Baramidze,D (2548) - Braun,A
(2558) [D48]

80th ch−GER Saarbruecken GER (9),
14.02.2009

[GM Aveskulov, V]
1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 e6 Slav de−

fence is one of the most popular openings for
today 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5
8.Bd3 Bb7 9.0-0 a6 10.e4 c5

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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! 22.Qxe7+ Nxe7 23.Nd5 Bb7 24.Ng4 Nd4
25.Bd1 Nxd5 26.exd5 0-0-0 Black is better,
Morozevich−Anand, Mexico, 2007] 13...Nc5
[13...e5 14.Nf5 g6 15.Ne3 Bc5 16.Qf3 0-0

17.Bd2 Ne8 18.Ne2 Nd6 19.Rfc1 Rac8 Black
is ok, Anand−Van Wely, Monte−Carlo, 2005]

14.b4 [14.Bg5 0-0-0 (14...Be7 looks interest−
ing; the idea is to make a short castling)
15.Bxf6 (White also can immediately begin at−
tack 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!? [Another possibility is to take
on a4: 16...Nxa4 17.Rxa4 Bc5 18.Bg5 Rd8!?
with unclear position(18...Bxd4?! 19.Qxd4

Qxc2 20.Bxf6 gxf6 21.Rxb4 Qc8 22.Qxf6±) ]
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
18...Bxe4] 17...Nxe4 18.dxe6 Bd6 [There are
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castling: 18...0-0-0? 19.Bb2 Kb8 20.Rc1 Nc5
(20...Qd6? 21.Nc6+! Bxc6 22.Be5 Qxe5
23.Qxd8+ Kb7 24.Qb6++−) 21.exf7±] 19.exf7+
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20.f3 Qh5 21.g3 [White could push forward
another pawn as well: 21.h3 Qe5 22.f4
(22.fxe4?? Qh2+ 23.Kf2 0-0+ 24.Nf3 Bxe4-+)
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!? [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...0-0

22.fxe4 Qh3 23.Nf3? (23.Qe2!) 23...Bxg3!
24.Nc5? (24.Ra2!) 24...Rxf3 25.Rxf3 Qxh2+
26.Kf1 Bc6 27.Bg5 Bb5+ 28.Nd3 Re8-+]
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[I guess White has to accept a sacrifice of
knight right now: 22.hxg3 0-0 (the only; be−
cause 22...Bxg3? is not good 23.Qe2+ Kf7
24.Qe6+ Kf8 25.Qf5++−) 23.Ra2! and rook

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tion is unclear and just hours of analyse can
help you to realise whose chances are better]
22...Kf7?! [Black misses a first opportunity in
this game to take an advantage: 22...Ne4!

23.Ra2 White should protect an h2−pawn
23...0-0 24.fxe4 this capturing is also forced
24...Qh4! here computer says that Black is al−
most winning. For example, 25.Ne6 Rad8!! I'm

not sure that this move could be found in a real
game by any GM 26.Nxd8 Rxd8-+ 27.Kh1

(27.Qe2 Bxh2+ 28.Kg2 Bb8-+) 27...Bxh2
28.Qxd8+ Qxd8 29.Rxh2 Bxe4+ 30.Kg1

(30.Rxe4 Qd1+ 31.Kg2 Qc2+-+) 30...Qd6-+]
23.hxg3 Bxg3 24.Ra2 [24.Qe2 also doesn't

help White too much 24...Rhe8 25.Be3 Rad8!
26.Rad1 Bxe1 27.Qxe1 Rd6-+] 24...Rad8!
[Another strong move was 24...Rhd8! with an
exemplary variation: 25.Re3 Be5 26.Rd3 Rxd4!
27.Rxd4 Bxf3 28.Rd7+ Ke8 29.Qd3 Qh1+
30.Kf2 Qg2+ 31.Ke3 Qg3 32.Re2 Rc8-+ But
move in the game is also good. Attack of Black

is more than enough for a sacrificed material]
25.Re3

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Qh4 26.Re4 Bxe4 27.fxe4 Qxe4-+ and Black
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26.Rxe8 Of course White is glad of change of
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Black was threatening with a check from e1
27...Qh4!

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29.Kf1 [29.Rxh2 Re1+ 30.Kg2 Qg4+! 31.Kf2
Qg1#] 29...Be5 Now check from h1 threats
30.Be3 Bc8! A bishop transfers to h3 31.Rg2

Bh3 32.Ne2

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32...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??

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

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40...Kh8? [An inaccuracy. 40...Qh2+ was bet−
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43.f4? [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
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of Rc8 50.Kb2 Re8 51.Qd3 Qe6-+] 46...Qd1
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The rest is easy stuff 50.Bd4 Qa2+ 51.Kh3
Qe6+ 52.Kh4 Qe7 53.Qc6 [53.Qb6 Rf8
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(06) Naiditsch,A (2693) - Gajewski,G
(2581) [C67]

Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (1), 17.02.2009

[IM Polivanov, A]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 [It's pity, that

Gajewski has rejected a variant, which he in−
vented on his own: 3...a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7
6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2
d5!? It would be fun.] 4.0-0 Nxe4 5.d4 Nd6
6.Bxc6 [If White are not burning with the desire
to go to an endgame, they can try 6.dxe5!?
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!? [Usually occurs
10.h3 with further g2−g4, but 10.Ne4 doesn't

turn down these ideas − in such positions, or−
der 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?! 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:

12...h5! 13.Nfg5 (13.Nh2 hxg4 14.hxg4 Ng6
15.f4 Bd5!) 13...hxg4 14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.hxg4

Ng6 16.f4 Rh4 ] 11...h5N [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!? 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. 12...Be7 13.Rad1 b6 [Ga−
jewski has decided to prevent any possibility of
Ne4−c5, but was it dangerous? Scarcely:

13...Rd8 14.Rxd8+ Kxd8 15.Rd1+ Ke8
16.Nc5!? Bc8] 14.Rd2 Rd8 15.Rxd8+ Bxd8

16.Bxd8 Kxd8 17.Neg5 Bd5

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18.e6!? 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.
18...Bxe6 19.Ne5 Kc8 20.Nexf7 [It stands to
reason, that White choose pawn f7 instead c6:
20.Nxe6? fxe6 21.Nxc6 Kb7 22.Ne5 Rd8 , and

black rook trespass on second rank.] 20...Bxf7
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tion of pawn majority. [22.Rd1?! 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!
23.Ng5 hxg4 24.hxg4 Nd4 25.c3 Re5! 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

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25...Re1? 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 (af−

ter 27.f4 Nxb2 28.Ne5 c5 29.Kh4 Black will
bring knight b2 into life by means 29...c4!)
27...Re2 28.f3! − poisonous move (another

way − trying to create a passed pawn: 28.f4
Rxa2 29.f5 (29.Rd1? Nxf4!) 29...Rc2 30.g5
(30.Kh4!? is worth to think about) 30...Rxc3
31.Rf3 Nc5! 32.Rxc3 Ne4+ 33.Kf3 Nxc3 34.f6

gxf6 35.g6 Nd5 36.g7 Ne7! − knight e7 will be
given for the passer g7, and draw is the most

likely here, though White should be precise)
28...Rxa2?! (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!] 26.Rxe1 Nxe1+ 27.Kf1 Nd3 28.b3
White are going to lead up black knight in blind
alley... 28...Nc1 29.Ke1 Nxa2 30.Kd2 b5
31.Ne5 [31.b4 is inaccurately, as Black liberat−
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33.Kd3! It's found out, that knight c3 is locked

in a cage, so White can easily perform own
operations on king flank. [33.Nxc6?! 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

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37.Ke4 Ne2 38.Kd5! (38.f6 gxf6 39.g6 Ng3+
40.Kd5 Nh5 − Black are detaining pawn "g")
38...a4 39.bxa4 b3 40.Nd3+−] 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. 36...Na2 37.Nc6+
Kf7 38.Na5 Ke7 39.Ke3! [Naiditsch on the
alert: 39.Nb7? Nc1+ 40.Kc2 Ne2] 39...Nc3
40.Nb7 Nd1+ 41.Kf3 Nc3 42.Nxc5 Kd6?! [It

was necessary to take advantage of the op−
portunity knight's leaving from b7: 42...a5!

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!+−] 43...Ke7 44.Na5 Ke8
[44...Kd6 45.Nc6 a5 46.Nxa5 Ke5 47.Kg4+−]
45.Ke3! [White are going to carry out a "trian−
gle", because passing to actions at once is less

exact: 45.Nc6 Na2 46.Nxa7 Nc1 47.Nc6 Nxb3
48.Ke3!? g6!„] 45...Nd1+ 46.Ke2 [46.Kd4!]

46...Nc3+ 47.Kf3

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[47.Kd3 also possible] 47...Kf8 [47...Kd7

48.Nc6! Kxc6 49.f6 gxf6 50.g6+−] 48.Ke3! [In
case 48.Nc6?! Black can resort to the same

trick: 48...Na4! 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+− −
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? Nf2

51.Nc6 Nh3] 50...Kg7 51.Nc6 Kxg6 52.Nxa7
Nc3 [52...Kxg5 53.Nb5 c6 54.Na7+−] 53.Nb5
Na2 54.c5! The final nuance. Very impressive
ending game by Naiditsch.[54.Nxc7? Nc1

55.Kc5 Nxb3+ 56.Kxb4 Nd4=] 1-0

(07) Kamsky,G (2725) - Topalov,V
(2796) [C65]

World Chess Challenge Sofia BUL (2),

18.02.2009
[IM Polivanov, A]

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.0-0 All in
readiness for Berlin Defence? 4...Bc5!? 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 0-0 6.d4 Bb6 7.Bg5 h6 8.Bh4 d6 − by
the way, last year Topalov met this variant
twice against Vallejo. Maybe, Spaniard "con−
vinced" 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!? [I
doubt whether equality after 7.Qxe4 Qe7 8.d4
Nc6 9.Qxe7+ (9.Qg4 h5!?) 9...Bxe7 was corre−

sponded to Kamsky's plans.] 7...Qe7!? [Almost
forgotten continuation. 7...Be7 8.Qxe4 Ng6
9.f4!? , Shirov−Grischuk, New Delhi 2000.]

8.dxc5 [White still don't want 8.Qxe4 Nc6]
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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.Nc3N [First path was performed in the
next game: 9.Bf4 f6 10.Re1 0-0 11.Bxe5 fxe5
12.Qxe5 Qxe5 13.Rxe5 d6 14.Bc4+ 1/2,
Sigurjonsson−Beyen, Nice ol 1974; and in
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Gonsoir, Hradec Kralove 1977, Black have the

only move here − 11...Ra6! ] 9...Ng6! Topalov
is ready for course of events like this. [9...c6
10.f4 a6?! (10...Ng6 11.Be3! 0-0 12.f5‚ with
f5−f6 ideas) 11.Re1! axb5 12.Qxe5 Qxe5

13.Rxe5+ Ne6 14.f5+−] 10.Qh5 [Now 10.Be3
will be replied by 10...Ne6 11.f4 f5!] 10...c6

11.Bg5 f6 [Was it some way to not weakening
point g6? Yes, but after 11...Qd6!? 12.Rad1
Qc7 13.Bf4!? Nxf4 14.Qxc5 Black are com−
pelled to return pawn, otherwise their king will
be in danger: 14...d6! 15.Rxd6 0-0=] 12.Rae1
Ne6 13.Bd3 0-0 14.Bd2 d5 [Topalov has de−
cided not to "clutch" for extra−material. Appar−

ently, he was not delighted by forced variant
14...Qf7 15.Ne4 Ne5 16.Qh3 d5 (16...Nxd3
17.Nd6!) 17.Nd6 Ng5™ 18.Qg3 Qc7 19.Nxc8
Raxc8 20.Rxe5 Qxe5 21.Qxe5 Nh3+ 22.gxh3

fxe5 23.f3 ] 15.f4 [15.Bxg6 hxg6 16.Qxg6 f5]
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16.Kh1? [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 ) 18.Bxh5 dxe3 19.Rxe3= ,
maybe White are even slightly better.] 16...d4
17.Bf5 [17.Qxc5 Nxc5 18.Bc4+ Kh8 19.Ne2
Ne4! (19...b5 20.Bb4) 20.Bb4 Rd8∓] 17...Rf7?

[It's strange that brilliant tactician Topalov
overlooked 17...Nexf4! 18.Rxf4 dxc3 19.Bxc3
(19.Be6+ Bxe6 20.Qxc5 cxd2-+) 19...Bxf5
20.Rxf5 Qc4∓] 18.Ne4 Qd5 19.Bxg6 hxg6

20.Qxd5?! [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
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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 suc−
ceeded 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!

29.Ne4 [Line−"c" can't be locked anyway:
29.Nc4 Bb5-+] 29...Rac6 30.Kg1 Rc2 31.g3
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(08) Milov,V (2669) - Romanov,E
(2576) [A25]

Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (2), 18.02.2009
[IM Polivanov, A]

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 weak−
ness: 8.Nge2 d5] 8...0-0 9.Ne2 Qd7 10.Nec3

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[White are delaying a castling with the only
goal − to avoid white−squared bishops' ex−
change. Otherwise, game could proceed so:
10.0-0 Bh3 11.e4 Bxg2 12.Kxg2 Nxd5 13.cxd5
Ne7 14.Be3 c6 15.Qa4! , Csom−Kaiszauri, Vil−

nius 1978] 10...Ne8 [Now 10...Bh3 is con−
nected with unclear pawn's sacrifice: 11.Bxh3

Qxh3 12.Nxc7 Qg2 13.Ke2! That's why knight
moved to e8 − for protecting square c7. And for

one more thing...] 11.h4!? 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. 11...Nd8 Now the true

point of 10...Ne8 is revealed − Black are in−
tending to dismiss knight d5 by c7−c6, so they

have retreated from f6 to keep off exchange.
12.h5 c6 13.e4! White piece is immovable.
13...b5! [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! 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!? fxg4 (18...f4

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19...d5!? 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 pro−
vides a very good play for Black.] 20.Nxf5 e4
21.g4 [Nothing else: 21.Nh6+ Bxh6 22.Bxe6+
Nxe6 23.Bxh6 Nd4∓] 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!) 26.Qe2 Nd3+
27.Kd1 Nf2+= with perpetual check.] 23...e3?!
[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 possi−

ble − for example, 23...Qe7 ] 24.fxe3 dxe3
25.Qd1! [Excellent decision. Uptaking of sacri−
fice was related with some danger: 25.Bxe3
Re8 26.Kf2 Ne4+ 27.Kg1 (27.Kf3!? looks des−

27.Bxe3 [Was it good trying to occupy point
e6? Rather "yes", than "no": 27.Nc5!? Ng5
28.Qxe3 Nxh3 29.Ne6 (29.Rxh3? Rae8
30.Ne6 Qa5+-+) 29...Qa5+ 30.Bd2 Ng4!?
(30...Qxf5 31.Nxg7 Kxg7 32.Qxh3±) 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

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[28...Qa5+ 29.Nc3 Ne4 30.0-0 Ng3 31.Qg2
Nxf1 32.Rxf1± − White have a clear edge
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30.Qg2?! [30.Qc2! looks much better from
some points of view − defence of c4 and keep−
ing an eye to h7: 30...Nxh1 31.Rxh1 Qf7 32.f6!
Qxf6 33.Kb1±] 30...Nxh1 [Of course, Romanov

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32.Bh6 Rf7 33.f6+−) 32.Qxg3 Qxg3 33.Rxg3
Nxf5 34.Bxf5 Rxf5 35.Rhg1 Rf7 36.Nc5 ]
31.Nc5?! [Milov continues a series of not the
best moves. Worth to try 31.Rxh1 Nxc4 32.Bg5

Qe5 33.f6 (33.Rg1!?) 33...Rxf6 34.Bxf6 Qxf6
35.Qg4 with hardly more pleasant, but almost
equal position.] 31...Nxc4 32.f6! [Good. Imme−
diate 32.Bd4 Qg3 33.Bxg7 Qxg2 34.Bxg2

Rxf5∓ gives nothing, hence White want to en−
tice one more black piece to diagonal a1-h8.]

32...Rxf6 [32...Nxe3?? 33.Be6++−] 33.Rd7?
Huge error. So what for was made 32th
White's move?.. [33.Bd4™ Qg3 (33...Rh6?!
34.Be6+ Kh8 35.Qg5! Ne5 36.Bc3‚) 34.Bxf6
Qxg2 35.Bxg2 Bxf6 36.Rxh1 Bxb2+ 37.Kc2 −
draw is the most probable outcome here.]
33...Qg3™ 34.Bd4 Qxg2 35.Bxg2 Rg6 Not the

only move, but perhaps the simpliest one. It's
mystery, what exactly Milov did over−
look?[35...Rg6 36.Rxg7+ (36.Bxh1 Bxd4
37.Rxd4 Rg1+ 38.Rd1 Rxd1+ 39.Kxd1 Nxb2+

40.Kc2 Nc4-+) 36...Rxg7 37.Bxg7 Kxg7
38.Bxh1 − of course, there is left some game,

but the result is known beforehand...] 0-1

(09) Ragger,M (2540) - Potkin,V
(2613) [D43]

Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (2), 18.02.2009

[IM Polivanov, A]
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!?
The rarest continuation, which is figured on

surprise effect. [9...Bb7 is the common choice.]
10.e5

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[Here the one of the latest examples: 10.a4 g4!

(10...b4 11.e5±) 11.Nd2 b4 12.Na2 (those, who
will play this position in near future, should try
12.Nxc4 bxc3 13.Nd6+ Kf8 14.bxc3©)

12...Qxd4 13.Nxb4 (13.Nxc4 Nxe4) 13...c3!
14.bxc3 Qxc3 15.0-0 Qxb4 16.Nc4?! (nothing
better than winning back a piece: 16.Rb1 )
16...Nxe4 17.Rb1 Qc5 18.Nd6+ Nxd6 19.Bxd6
Qd4∓ , Werle−Motylev, Corus B 2009]
10...Nh5?! [Wrong direction. Knight h5 always

be got under bishop e2. 10...Nd5 is worth con−
sidering: 11.Ne4 0-0 12.Qc2 , Kotanjan−
Livshits, Aeroflot−B 2005, 12...g4! 13.Nfd2 Nb4
14.Qc3 c5!„] 11.Ne4?!N [It was needed to in−

clude 11.a4 Qb6 first: 12.Ne4 0-0 13.Nfxg5!
Nxg3 14.hxg3 Nd7 (14...hxg5 15.Nf6+ Bxf6

16.Qc2+−) 15.a5 (15.Qc2 f5!) 15...Qc7 16.Qc2
Rd8 17.Nh7+− , Nenrichs−Van der Vliet, NED−
chT 2000 − that looks very earnestly.] 11...0-0
12.Qc2 [12.Nfxg5? is pointless here: 12...Nxg3
13.hxg3 hxg5 14.Nf6+ (14.Qc2 f5 15.exf6
Rxf6!) 14...Bxf6 15.Qc2 Re8-+ ; that's why
11.a4 was indispensable − to distract black

queen from point f6.] 12...Na6 [12...g4 13.Bh4!]
13.0-0-0 [Not the best time for 13.Nfxg5?
again: 13...Nb4 14.Qd2 (14.Qb1 hxg5 15.Bxh5
Nd3+-+) 14...hxg5 15.Qxb4 Qxd4∓] 13...Qa5

14.Qb1 [14.a3 b4 15.Nexg5 Rd8!] 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. 16...hxg5 17.Bxh5

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17...Bh6? [Perhaps, the first serious mistake.
In such sharp position, price of every move is
very high, so delay is inadmissible − only
17...b4! 18.Nxg5 f5!] 18.Qc2 Rb8 [18...b4 is

dwindled now: 19.axb4 (not 19.a4 b3 20.Qxc4
Ba6) 19...Qxb4 20.Nf6+ Nxf6 21.exf6±]
19.Nf6+ Nxf6 20.exf6 e5!?

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Revealing of bishop c8 is very constructive

idea, which, however, meets some fitting re−
buff.21.Bxf7+! [21.Bxe5? b4! 22.Bxb8 g4+
23.Rd2 (23.Kb1 Bf5-+) 23...bxa3‚] 21...Rxf7

22.Qg6+ Bg7 23.dxe5 Now menaces of mate
on last rank will be restrain black queen.
23...c3? [Black are ignoring 23...b4! again. Af−
ter 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) − un−

clear ending: 27.Qb1 Qxb1+ 28.Kxb1 Bxd1
29.e6! ] 24.h4! Ragger attaches pawn "h" (and
also a rook h1) to attack. 24...g4 [24...cxb2+
25.Kxb2 b4 26.a4+−] 25.h5! b4 26.h6 Bf5

27.Qxf5 bxa3 [27...cxb2+ 28.Kb1 bxa3
29.Qe6+−] 28.h7+? [It's a shame − White were

one step away from a victory. Apparently,
Ragger just didn't see, that his king success−
fully escapes to the right flank: 28.hxg7 cxb2+
(28...axb2+ 29.Kc2 b1Q+ 30.Rxb1 Qa2+
31.Kxc3) 29.Kc2 Qc5+ 30.Kd2 Rd8+ 31.Ke2

Qc4+ 32.Ke3 (32.Qd3! − for aesthetes)
32...Qc5+ 33.Kf4+−] 28...Kh8 29.fxg7+? [But
this error can set White on the verge of fiasco.
The best choice was trying to hold a fortress by

29.b3! a2 30.Kc2 Qa3 31.Qe6 , but following
variants are so intricate, and it's almost impos−
sible to find they for a few minutes of time... of
course, if you are not a silicone monster.

31...Qb2+ 32.Kd3 c2 33.Ra1 Rd8+ 34.Ke4
Qd4+ 35.Kf5 Rdf8 36.Bh4 (all is around pawn

f6) 36...Qd3+ 37.Kg5 (37.Kxg4 doesn't change
an overall score − 37...Qe4+ 38.f4 Bxf6
39.Bxf6+ Rxf6 40.Qxf6+ Rxf6 41.exf6 Qxg2+
42.Kf5 Qd5+=) 37...Bh6+! 38.Kxh6 Rxh7+

39.Kg5 Rg8+ 40.Kf4 Qd4+ 41.Kg3 Qd3+=]
29...Rxg7 30.b4

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[Here 30.b3 doesn't work anymore: 30...a2
31.Kc2 Qa3 32.Qe6 Qb2+ 33.Kd3 c2-+ − with
absence pawn f6, White's king shelter is dis−
appeared.] 30...a2! [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 c1N+! (40...c1Q? 41.Bf6+

Qxf6 42.Re8++−) 41.Kc4 Qc2+ 42.Kd4 Kxh7
43.Bd8+=] 31.bxa5 a1Q+ 32.Kc2 Qb2+

33.Kd3 c2 34.Rc1 [34.Ke3 doesn't alters any−
thing: 34...c1Q+ 35.Rxc1 Rb3+-+] 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

(10) Van Wely,L (2625) - Dziuba,M
(2556) [D18]

Aeroflot Open Moscow RUS (2), 18.02.2009

[IM Polivanov, A]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 dxc4 5.a4

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Bf5 6.e3 e6 7.Bxc4 Bb4 8.0-0 0-0 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 react−
ing 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 advance−
ment.] 10.Nxf5 exf5 11.Qc2 g6 12.f3?! [For
my opinion, it's too early for this move − be−

fore, it's needed to bring some pieces (Bd2,
Rae1). For example: 12.Bd2! c5 13.dxc5
Qxc5?! (13...Nbd7) 14.Na2! Rc8 15.Bxf7+ Kxf7
16.Qb3+ Qc4 17.Qxb4 Qxb4 18.Bxb4± ,

Krush−Caruana, Corus C 2008] 12...c5

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Such undermining becomes already the clas−

sical one. But in this case Black want first of all
not to pressure on point e3, but to develop

knight on c6. 13.Na2N [White were acting in−
ertly in the following game: 13.Qf2 Nc6 14.Na2
Ba5 15.dxc5 Qxc5 16.Bb5 Bb6 17.Kh1 Nd5∓ ,
Bagirov−Mamedyarov, Presidents Cup 2005]
13...Ba5 14.dxc5 Nc6 [Just so, cause sug−
gesting itself 14...Nbd7 15.b4 Bc7 faces with
16.a5!± (a7−a5 is not threat anymore)

16...Qe5? 17.f4! Qxa1 18.Bb2+−] 15.Kh1 Per−
haps, 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 per−
sisted on b2−b4? Let's take a look: 15.Rb1

Rfc8! − rook are leaving a loophole for the king
(15...Nb4 16.Qc3 Nxa2 17.Qxa5 Nxc1
18.Re1!±) 16.b4 Nxb4 17.Nxb4 Qxc5 18.Qb2
Qxc4 19.Qxf6 Bxb4 20.Rxb4!? (20.Bb2 Bc3=)

20...Qxb4 21.Bb2 Kf8 − White's initiative will be
enough for a draw, but no for more.]
15...Nh5!? 16.g3 [16.e4 Bc7‚] 16...Rad8

17.Rb1 [It was quite appropriate moment for
e3−e4: 17.e4!? fxe4 18.Bh6 exf3! (18...Ng7
19.b4!±) 19.Bxf8 Qxf8 20.Rad1 Nd4 21.Rxd4
Rxd4 22.Rxf3 with some preponderance.]

17...Bc7 18.Kg2 Rd7 19.b4 Rfd8 Both oppo−
nents 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

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In searching of methods to promote on queen

flank, Van Wely wants to exchange on c6 and
to move b4−b5−b6... 20...Qg5! 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?! bxc6 23.b5 is no good through
23...Rd5 ; at the same time, 21.f4 provides

useful square f3 for the bishop.] 22...a6 23.Be2
Nf6 24.Nc3 h5! 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!? Rxd1
(26...Nxe3+? 27.Bxe3 Qxe3 28.Nd5 Qe6
29.Re1+−) 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!? axb5 (27...Nxa5
28.c6!? bxc6 29.b6 Bb8 30.Ra1 ) 28.a6! (using

bishop's f3 power) 28...hxg3 29.hxg3
(29.axb7? loses: 29...Nxh2 30.Bxc6 Nxf1
31.Bxd7 Qh4!-+) 29...Nce5!! (now we can see
all consequences of h5−h4) 30.Bxg4 (30.fxe5?

Qxe5-+) 30...Nxg4 31.a7 − 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

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29...Nd5? [After some tactics (honestly speak−
ing, no the easiest one) Black would be in−
sured against loss: 29...Bxf4! 30.exf4 Nd4
31.Qf2 Nxf3 32.Qxf3 Rxd1! 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... 31...Qe6 32.Qe4 Qd7 33.Bb2?!
[Why to allow Black to take root on the second
rank? 33.g5 would be a better choice.]
33...Rd2 34.Bc3?! [34.Kh1] 34...Ra2? [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=) 36...Rxd2 37.Qg2 (the old
motive 37.b5!? axb5 38.a6 doesn't look prom−
ising after 38...Rxf2 39.Rxf2 Qxf2 40.axb7 Nd8

41.c6 Ne6) 37...Qxe3„ − soon Black will be
getting rich one pawn more.] 35.Kf3 Re8
36.Rbd1! Qc8!? [Dziuba realized, that ending
after 36...Qxd1+ 37.Nxd1 (37.Rxd1?? Rxf2+-+)
37...Rxe4 38.Kxe4 Nxb4 39.Rh1!± is bad for
him, so he looking for a happiness in a compli−
cated game(39.Bxb4? Ra4) ] 37.Qc4 Ra3

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38.Ne4?? Ubelievable... [38.g5?! Qf5 39.Ng4

Kf8 promises some counterplay in light of Be5
or Ne5...; ... but wise 38.Rd3!+− waives all ob−
jections.] 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+!
42.Bxe5 Qh3+ 43.Ke2 Qxe3+ 44.Kd1 Rd3+-+]
40...Qf5+ 41.Kf3 Be5! This is the end. [Similar
ideas as in previous variant − 41...Ne5+?
42.Bxe5 Qh3+ 43.Kf2 Qxe3+ 44.Kf1= − gives
nothing but the draw.] 42.Bd2 Nd4+ Now it fol−

lows a forced mate. 43.Kg2 [43.Kf2 Bxf4
44.exf4 Rf3+ 45.Ke1 Qe4+-+] 43...Qg4+
44.Kf2 Qf3+ 45.Ke1 Rxe3+! 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+-+] 0-1

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