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Corus Wijk aan Zee 2009......................................................................................... 4
FIDE Rating List January 2009 ................................................................................ 5
51st Reggio Emilia Tournament ............................................................................... 7
(01) Kveinys,Aloyzas (2533) - Savchenko,Boris (2648) [D35].................................. 9
(02) Kulaots,Kaido (2556) - Mchedlishvili,Mikheil (2615) [B60] .............................. 11
(03) Abasov,Nijat Azad (2363) - Malakhatko,Vadim (2633) [D45].......................... 12
(04) Ibarra Jerez,Jose Carlos (2513) - Herraiz Hidalgo,Herminio (2510) [C12]...... 14
(05) Erdogdu,Mert (2460) - Gurevich,Mikhail (2624) [C10] .................................... 16
(06) Aroshidze,Levan (2526) - Vocaturo,Daniele (2445) [B78]............................... 17
(07) Karjakin,Sergey (2706) - Morozevich,Alexander (2771) [B48] ........................ 19
(08) Wang Yue (2739) - Ivanchuk,Vassily (2779) [D30] ......................................... 20
(09) Short,Nigel D (2663) - L'Ami,Erwin (2603) [C48] ............................................ 22
(10) Werle,Jan (2607) - Motylev,Alexander (2676) [D43] ....................................... 23
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News
Corus Wijk aan Zee 2009
Corus Tournament in Wijk aan Zee. Sergey Karjakin took the tournament after winning
with black against Leinier Dominguez Perez. Magnus Carlsen lost. The rest of the play-
ers tied going into the round drew. Nigel Short had the group-B in his grasp but some-
how missed perpetual and lost to the tournament winner Fabiano Caruana. Wesley So
confirmed his victory in the C-Group after a quick draw.
Corus A Wijk aan Zee (NED), 17 i-1 ii 2009
cat. XIX (2716)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0 1 2 3 4
1.
Karjakin, S
g UKR 2706
*
=
=
1
=
1
0
=
=
= 0 1 1 1 8
2803
2.
Aronian, L
g ARM 2750
=
*
=
1
=
0
1
=
=
= = = 1 = 7,5
2770
3.
Radjabov, T
g AZE
2761
=
=
*
=
=
=
1
0
1
= 1 = = = 7,5
2769
4.
Movsesian, S
g SVK
2751
0
0
=
*
=
=
=
1
=
= 1 = 1 1 7,5
2770
5.
Carlsen, M
g NOR 2776
=
=
=
=
*
1
=
=
0
1 = = = = 7
2740
6.
Dominguez, L
g CUB 2717
0
1
=
=
0
*
=
=
=
= = 1 = 1 7
2745
7.
Kamsky, G
g USA
2725
1
0
0
=
=
=
*
=
=
= = = = 1 6,5
2715
8.
Van Wely, L
g NED 2625
=
=
1
0
=
=
=
*
=
= = = = 0 6
2694
9.
Wang Yue
g CHN 2739
=
=
0
=
1
=
=
=
*
= 0 = 0 1 6
2685
10. Smeets, J
g NED 2601
=
=
=
=
0
=
=
=
=
*
1 = = 0 6
2695
11. Ivanchuk, V
g UKR 2779
1
=
0
0
=
=
=
=
1
0 *
= = 0 5,5
2654
12. Stellwagen, D
g NED 2612
0
=
=
=
=
0
=
=
=
= = *
= = 5,5
2667
13. Adams, M
g ENG 2712
0
0
=
0
=
=
=
=
1
= = = *
= 5,5
2659
14. Morozevich, A g RUS 2771
0
=
=
0
=
0
0
1
0
1 1 = = *
5,5
2654
Corus B Wijk aan Zee (NED), 17 i-1 ii 2009
cat. XVI (2641)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 0 1 2 3 4
1.
Caruana, F
g
ITA
2646
*
1
=
=
=
0
0
1
= = 1 1 1 1
8,5
2751
2.
Short, N
g
ENG 2663
0
*
=
1
=
1
=
1
1 = 1 = = 0
8
2726
3.
Motylev, A
g
RUS 2676
=
=
*
1
=
=
=
0
= 1 1 = 1 =
8
2725
4.
Kasimdzhanov,R g
UZB
2687
=
0
0
*
=
1
=
=
= 1 1 1 = 1
8
2724
5.
Volokitin, A
g
UKR 2671
=
=
=
=
*
=
0
1
1 1 = = = =
7,5
2696
6.
Vallejo Pons, F
g
ESP
2702
1
0
=
0
=
*
=
0
1 0 1 1 1 1
7,5
2693
7.
Efimenko, Z
g
UKR 2688
1
=
=
=
1
=
*
0
0 = 0 1 = 1
7
2666
8.
Navara, D
g
CZE
2638
0
0
1
=
0
1
1
*
= = 0 = = 1
6,5
2641
9.
Reinderman, D
g
NED 2549
=
0
=
=
0
0
1
=
*
1 = = = =
6
2619
10. Hou Yifan
wg CHN 2571
=
=
0
0
0
1
=
=
0 *
= 1 = 1
6
2617
11. L'Ami, E
g
NED 2603
0
0
0
0
=
0
1
1
= = *
= 1 =
5,5
2587
12. Mecking, H
g
BRA 2567
0
=
=
0
=
0
0
=
= 0 = *
= 1
4,5
2537
13. Werle, J
g
NED 2607
0
=
0
=
=
0
=
=
= = 0 = *
0
4
2503
14. Sasikiran, K
g
IND
2711
0
1
=
0
=
0
0
0
= 0 = 0 1 *
4
2495
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cat. XI (2521)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0 1 2 3 4
1.
So, W
g
PHI
2627
*
1
=
=
=
0
=
1
1
1 1 1 1 =
9,5
2687
2.
Hillarp P, Tiger
g
SWE 2586
0
*
1
0
1
1
=
0
=
1 = 1 1 1
8,5
2626
3.
Giri, A
f
RUS
2469
=
0
*
1
=
=
=
=
=
= 1 1 1 1
8,5
2635
4.
Gupta, A
g
IND
2569
=
1
0
*
1
1
0
0
0
1 0 1 1 1
7,5
2574
5.
Howell, D
g
ENG 2622
=
0
=
0
*
=
0
1
1
0 1 1 1 1
7,5
2570
6.
Holzke, F
g
GER 2524
1
0
=
0
=
*
=
=
0
1 1 0 1 =
6,5
2520
7.
Harika, D
m IND
2473
=
=
=
1
1
=
*
=
0
= = = 0 0
6
2495
8.
Bitalzadeh, A
m NED
2400
0
1
=
1
0
=
=
*
1
0 0 1 0 0
5,5
2473
9.
Nijboer, F
g
NED
2560
0
=
=
1
0
1
1
0
*
0 1 0 0 =
5,5
2461
10. Bosboom, M
m NED
2418
0
0
=
0
1
0
=
1
1
*
0 1 0 =
5,5
2472
11. Pruijssers, R
m NED
2444
0
=
0
1
0
0
=
1
0
1 *
0 1 =
5,5
2470
12. Iturrizaga, E
g
VEN
2528
0
0
0
0
0
1
=
0
1
0 1 *
1 1
5,5
2463
13. Leon H, M
g
MEX 2542
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1 0 0 *
1
5
2432
14. Romanishin, O
g
UKR
2533
=
0
0
0
0
=
1
1
=
= = 0 0 *
4,5
2410
FIDE Rating List January 2009
Veselin Topalov topped the 2009 FIDE rating list for the 2nd time in a row increasing his
rating to 2796. World Champion Viswanathan Anand also increased his rating in beating
Vladimir Kramnik to retain his title. Vassily Ivanchuk holds on to his 3rd place in the
world in spite of having a slightly rocky end to the year after some tremendous chess
the rest of the time. Magnus Carlsen missed out on the top spot last time but is back
down to 4th as his form has been patchy in this quarter. Alexander Morozevich drops to
5th from 2nd place dropping a lot of points this time. The top 5 has become the top 2, in
the last rating list there was only 5 points between the top 5 but this has now become 25
points. Teimour Radjabov and Dmitry Jakovenko gained points and both moved above
Vladimir Kramnik who lost points against Anand and in the Olympiad. Peter Leko holds
on to 9th and Sergei Movsesian is the only new entry in the top 10 edging out Levon
Aronian who drops from 7th to 11th. The rating required to be tied for the 100th player
moves up from 2633 to 2634.
FIDE Rating List January 2009 Top 100
Rk oc08
Name
T NAT YroB ap07 ju07 oc07 ja08 ap08 ju08 oc08 ja09 G-
s
1
1
Topalov, Veselin
g BUL 1975 2772 2769 2769 2780 2767 2777 2791 2796 8
2
5
Anand, Viswanathan g IND 1969 2786 2792 2801 2799 2803 2798 2783 2791 11
3
3
Ivanchuk, Vassily
g UKR 1969 2729 2762 2787 2751 2740 2781 2786 2779 19
4
4
Carlsen, Magnus
g NOR 1990 2693 2710 2714 2733 2765 2775 2786 2776 17
5
2
Morozevich, A
g RUS 1977 2762 2758 2755 2765 2774 2788 2787 2771 20
6
8
Radjabov, Teimour
g AZE 1987 2747 2746 2742 2735 2751 2744 2751 2761 27
7
10
Jakovenko, Dmitry
g RUS 1983 2708 2735 2710 2720 2711 2709 2737 2760 40
8
6
Kramnik, Vladimir
g RUS 1975 2772 2769 2785 2799 2788 2788 2772 2759 20
9
9
Leko, Peter
g HUN 1979 2738 2751 2755 2753 2741 2741 2747 2751 23
10 13
Movsesian, Sergei
g SVK 1978 2642 2667 2670 2677 2695 2723 2732 2751 16
11 7
Aronian, Levon
g ARM 1982 2759 2750 2741 2739 2763 2737 2757 2750 16
12 18
Shirov, Alexei
g ESP 1972 2699 2735 2739 2755 2740 2741 2726 2745 19
13 11
Wang, Yue
g CHN 1987 2656 2696 2703 2698 2689 2704 2736 2739 28
14 23
Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 1983 2717 2726 2715 2711 2716 2728 2719 2733 28
15 20
Gelfand, Boris
g ISR
1968 2733 2733 2736 2737 2723 2720 2719 2733 17
16 22
Ponomariov, Ruslan g UKR 1983 2717 2706 2705 2719 2719 2718 2719 2726 9
17 16
Kamsky, Gata
g USA 1974 2705 2718 2714 2726 2726 2723 2729 2725 16
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Mamedyarov, S
g AZE 1985 2757 2757 2752 2760 2752 2742 2731 2724 29
19 31
Gashimov, Vugar
g AZE 1986 2644 2655 2663 2665 2679 2717 2703 2723 28
20 17
Svidler, Peter
g RUS 1976 2736 2735 2732 2763 2746 2738 2727 2723 27
21 29
Bacrot, Etienne
g FRA 1983 2709 2695 2695 2700 2705 2691 2705 2722 40
22 25
Alekseev, Evgeny
g RUS 1985 2679 2689 2716 2711 2711 2708 2715 2718 33
23 21
Dominguez, Leinier g CUB 1983 2678 2680 2683 2691 2695 2708 2719 2717 10
24 12
Adams, Michael
g ENG 1971 2734 2724 2729 2726 2729 2735 2734 2712 29
25 35
Sasikiran, Krishnan g IND 1981 2690 2676 2661 2677 2679 2684 2694 2711 24
26 28
Ni, Hua
g CHN 1983 2654 2681 2641 2680 2703 2705 2710 2709 15
27 15
Karjakin, Sergey
g UKR 1990 2686 2678 2694 2732 2732 2727 2730 2706 17
28 55
Vallejo Pons, F
g ESP 1982 2676 2666 2660 2675 2684 2650 2664 2702 34
29 26
Bu, Xiangzhi
g CHN 1985 2656 2685 2692 2691 2708 2710 2714 2702 9
30 32
Rublevsky, Sergei
g RUS 1974 2680 2679 2676 2695 2695 2699 2702 2702 0
31 42
Akopian, Vladimir
g ARM 1971 2698 2708 2713 2700 2673 2673 2679 2700 33
32 30
Nakamura, Hikaru
g USA 1987 2658 2647 2648 2670 2686 2697 2704 2699 19
33 24
Vachier-Lagrave, M g FRA 1990 2593 2595 2634 2637 2632 2681 2716 2696 28
34 19
Eljanov, Pavel
g UKR 1983 2686 2701 2691 2692 2687 2716 2720 2693 29
35 44
Naiditsch, Arkadij
g GER 1985 2654 2644 2639 2638 2623 2665 2678 2693 17
36 27
Polgar, Judit
g HUN 1976 2727 2707 2708 2707 2709 2711 2711 2693 8
37 47
Malakhov, Vladimir
g RUS 1980 2679 2676 2690 2689 2689 2689 2675 2692 18
38 34
Wang, Hao
g CHN 1989 2638 2624 2643 2665 2684 2691 2696 2691 7
39 52
Dreev, Alexey
g RUS 1969 2633 2606 2607 2633 2657 2657 2670 2688 24
40 41
Efimenko, Zahar
g UKR 1985 2620 2624 2624 2638 2660 2670 2680 2688 15
41 89
Vitiugov, Nikita
g RUS 1987 2592 2608 2594 2609 2617 2616 2638 2687 28
42 50
Kasimdzhanov, R
g UZB 1979 2677 2683 2690 2681 2681 2679 2672 2687 22
43 39
Bologan, Viktor
g MDA 1971 2636 2650 2657 2663 2665 2686 2682 2687 15
44 36
Tiviakov, Sergei
g NED 1973 2663 2648 2643 2649 2634 2645 2686 2684 10
45 59
Almasi, Zoltan
g HUN 1976 2675 2682 2691 2667 2674 2668 2663 2680 27
46 33
Cheparinov, Ivan
g BUL 1986 2646 2657 2670 2713 2695 2687 2696 2679 31
47 84
Sargissian, Gabriel
g ARM 1983 2651 2667 2673 2676 2643 2660 2642 2678 20
48 43
Moiseenko, A
g UKR 1980 2630 2641 2646 2643 2650 2632 2678 2676 9
49 49
Motylev, Alexander g RUS 1979 2642 2648 2645 2644 2666 2674 2672 2676 6
50 37
Nisipeanu, L-D
g ROU 1976 2693 2683 2668 2684 2684 2692 2684 2675 25
51 62
Harikrishna, P.
g IND 1986 2650 2664 2668 2664 2679 2668 2659 2673 26
52 57
Areshchenko, A
g UKR 1986 2647 2645 2638 2645 2650 2664 2664 2673 5
53 51
Timofeev, Artyom
g RUS 1985 2658 2650 2637 2664 2664 2650 2670 2671 26
54 61
Volokitin, Andrei
g UKR 1986 2654 2681 2678 2674 2684 2672 2659 2671 21
55 56
Jobava, Baadur
g GEO 1983 2658 2644 2644 2643 2658 2665 2664 2669 24
56 38
Najer, Evgeniy
g RUS 1977 2624 2623 2635 2634 2627 2670 2682 2669 18
57 40
Milov, Vadim
g SUI
1972 2676 2675 2676 2690 2690 2705 2681 2669 10
58 --
Miroshnichenko, E
g UKR 1978 2646 2671 2651 2647 2642 2593 2632 2667 23
59 46
Fressinet, Laurent
g FRA 1981 2644 2646 2654 2656 2656 2673 2676 2666 8
60 79
Tomashevsky, E
g RUS 1987 2641 2654 2646 2646 2658 2646 2646 2664 19
61 85
Short, Nigel D
g ENG 1965 2691 2683 2649 2645 2660 2655 2642 2663 31
62 70
Guseinov, Gadir
g AZE 1986 2586 2612 2614 2617 2625 2643 2650 2661 17
63 60
Nielsen, Peter Heine g DEN 1973 2651 2649 2638 2626 2629 2652 2662 2660 10
64 68
Sutovsky, Emil
g ISR
1977 2637 2656 2655 2642 2630 2654 2651 2660 7
65 82
Onischuk, Alexander g USA 1975 2663 2650 2674 2664 2664 2670 2644 2659 25
66 71
Sokolov, Ivan
g NED 1968 2655 2666 2673 2686 2690 2658 2650 2657 17
67 58
Tkachiev, Vladislav g FRA 1973 2652 2655 2661 2657 2657 2664 2664 2657 8
68 53
Inarkiev, Ernesto
g RUS 1985 2669 2663 2674 2681 2684 2675 2669 2656 30
69 73
Zhang, Zhong
g SIN
1978 2621 2634 2634 2617 2613 2632 2649 2656 9
70 66
Grachev, Boris
g RUS 1986 2578 2601 2602 2601 2610 2640 2653 2655 14
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Savchenko, Boris
g RUS 1986 2583 2577 2583 2589 2569 2578 2648 2654 19
72 48
Postny, Evgeny
g ISR
1981 2622 2598 2599 2627 2649 2661 2674 2652 28
73 80
Berkes, Ferenc
g HUN 1985 2600 2597 2606 2618 2618 2645 2645 2651 9
74 --
Predojevic, Borki
g BIH
1987 2609 2628 2645 2641 2651 2634 2615 2650 36
75 --
Fridman, Daniel
g GER 1976 2635 2628 2621 2627 2640 2637 2630 2650 30
76 --
Rodshtein, Maxim
g ISR
1989 2530 2586 2615 2614 2626 2605 2609 2650 25
77 --
Bocharov, Dmitry
g RUS 1982 2614 2605 2603 2600 2569 2582 2597 2647 36
78 93
Amonatov, Farrukh g TJK 1978 2574 2598 2637 2649 ???? 2650 2634 2647 26
79 45
Roiz, Michael
g ISR
1983 2605 2630 2644 2659 2659 2680 2677 2647 24
80 72
Smirin, Ilia
g ISR
1968 2650 2649 2639 2616 2630 2637 2649 2647 14
81 --
Delchev, Aleksander g BUL 1971 2600 2591 2613 2630 2639 2618 2632 2647 9
82 77
Tregubov, Pavel V. g RUS 1971 2615 2599 2609 2636 2629 2658 2646 2647 9
83 --
Beliavsky, Alexander g SLO 1953 2648 2653 2646 2638 2641 2606 2619 2646 35
84 87
Caruana, Fabiano
g ITA
1992 2513 2549 2594 2598 2620 2630 2640 2646 22
85 64
Avrukh, Boris
g ISR
1978 2644 2645 2641 2628 2632 2656 2657 2645 23
86 76
Bareev, Evgeny
g RUS 1966 2643 2653 2653 2677 2677 2655 2647 2645 4
87 95
Nyback, Tomi
g FIN
1985 2585 2567 2565 2579 2587 2639 2634 2644 15
88 75
Khenkin, Igor
g GER 1968 2629 2602 2600 2602 2609 2655 2647 2644 10
89 69
Karpov, Anatoly
g RUS 1951 2668 2668 2670 2655 2655 2651 2651 2644 8
90 91
Zhang, Pengxiang
g CHN 1980 2657 2649 2644 2640 2640 2643 2636 2644 7
91 67
Lastin, Alexander
g RUS 1976 2590 2583 2597 2604 2622 2639 2651 2643 13
92 90
Graf, Alexander
g GER 1962 2620 2595 2576 2586 2611 2621 2636 2643 9
93 --
Shulman, Yuri
g USA 1975 2600 2610 2616 2614 2606 2623 2616 2639 20
94 --
Mamedov, Rauf
g AZE 1988 2584 2591 2582 2583 2617 2627 2631 2638 16
95 99
Navara, David
g CZE 1985 2720 2656 2656 2680 2672 2646 2633 2638 10
96 --
Aleksandrov, Aleksej g BLR 1973 2609 2605 2614 2618 2583 2574 2617 2636 29
97 78
Zvjaginsev, Vadim
g RUS 1976 2659 2658 2674 2677 2674 2663 2646 2636 11
98 92
Vescovi, Giovanni
g BRA 1978 2609 2609 2617 2617 2617 2631 2635 2635 0
99 81
Georgiev, Kiril
g BUL 1965 2660 2663 2649 2662 2665 2671 2645 2634 28
100 65
Riazantsev, A
g RUS 1985 2621 2615 2623 2628 2638 2617 2656 2634 19
101 96
Gustafsson, Jan
g GER 1979 2588 2606 2606 2607 2603 2620 2634 2634 8
102 --
Kobalia, Mikhail
g RUS 1978 2639 2634 2631 2623 2627 2618 2630 2634 7
--
54
Nikolic, Predrag
g BIH
1960 2631 2646 2657 2665 2674 2669 2669 2623 21
--
63
Ivanisevic, Ivan
g SRB 1977 2614 2595 2607 2649 2649 2664 2658 2628 34
--
83
Sadvakasov, D
g KAZ 1979 2615 2618 2635 2619 2629 2632 2643 2616 12
--
86
Sakaev, Konstantin g RUS 1974 2633 2634 2634 2646 2649 2634 2640 2619 28
--
88
Kazhgaleyev, Murtas g KAZ 1973 2603 2599 2588 2594 2617 2641 2640 2630 26
--
94
Gurevich, Mikhail
g TUR 1959 2639 2633 2627 2607 2611 2631 2634 2624 8
--
97
Seirawan, Yasser
g USA 1960 2642 2634 2634 2628 2630 2634 2634 2634 0
--
98
Malakhatko, Vadim g BEL 1977 2598 2596 2596 2600 2621 2612 2633 2610 18
--
100 Istratescu, Andrei
g ROU 1975 2625 2629 2631 2617 2628 2636 2633 2624 15
51st Reggio Emilia Tournament
The 51st Reggio Emilia Tournament took place 27th December 2008 - 4th January
2009. Top seed Ni Hua won the tournament comfortably with 7.5/9 a point and a half
clear of last year's winner Zoltan Almasi.
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cat. XIV (2576)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9 0
1.
Ni Hua
g
CHN
2710
*
1
=
=
1
=
1
1
1 1 7,5 2834
2.
Almasi, Zoltan
g
HUN
2663
0
*
1
=
1
0
=
1
1 1 6
2691
3.
Landa, Konstantin
g
RUS
2613
=
0
*
=
1
1
0
1
= = 5
2614
4.
Gustafsson, Jan
g
GER
2634
=
=
=
*
0
=
=
1
= 1 5
2612
5.
Marin, Mihail
g
ROU
2556
0
0
0
1
*
1
=
=
1 1 5
2621
6.
Dreev, Alexey
g
RUS
2670
=
1
0
=
0
*
1
=
= = 4,5 2565
7.
Leon Hoyos, Manuel g
MEX
2535
0
=
1
=
=
0
*
=
1 = 4,5 2580
8.
Ronchetti, Niccolo
m ITA
2414
0
0
0
0
=
=
=
*
= 1 3
2469
9.
Shytaj, Luca
m ITA
2472
0
0
=
=
0
=
0
=
*
= 2,5 2421
10. Cebalo, Miso
g
CRO
2493
0
0
=
0
0
=
=
0
= *
2
2365
Sources:
1)
2) The Week In Chess
http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic.html
3) ChessPro.ru
4) CrestBook.com
5) Chessbase.com
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Games
(01) Kveinys,Aloyzas (2533) -
Savchenko,Boris (2648) [D35]
Open A Gjovik NOR (6), 04.01.2009
[IM Polivanov, Anatoly]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5
c6 6.e3 [By request White could occupy the
diagonal b1-h7: 6.Qc2 , but there is 6...Na6! at
the disposal of Black − 7.e3 (7.a3 Nc7) 7...Nb4
8.Qd2 (8.Qb1 g6) 8...Bf5 9.Rc1 a5 10.a3 Na6]
6...h6 [6...Bf5 7.Qf3 Bg6 8.Bxf6 gxf6 9.h4!]
7.Bh4 Bf5 [All the same Black decide to take
up a diagonal, but all has the price, including
7... Bf5. Also it was possible 7...Be7 8.Qc2 Be6
9.Bd3 Nh5!? , Speelman−Ljubojevic, Reykjavik
1991.] 8.Qf3! Now White are going to impair a
contender's pawn structure a little. 8...Bg6
9.Bxf6 gxf6 Diagram
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5+-+p+-+-%
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[Quite clearly, that Savchenko did not have
mood to play the worse endgame after
9...Qxf6 10.Qxf6 gxf6 11.Kd2] 10.Qd1 A good
move − the queen has made the business, the
queen should leave − for not preventing to own
pieces. By the way, it becomes clear, what for
was necessary 6...h6 before 7...Bf5 − now
10.h4 simply loss of tempo. 10...Nd7N
[10...Qb6 11.Qd2 Nd7 12.Nf3 Rg8 13.Be2 Bd6
14.0-0 , Krogius−Kovacs, Budapest 1965.]
11.Bd3 Rg8 12.Nge2 [Certainly, Black willingly
would agree with 12.Bxg6 fxg6] 12...Bd6 [A
pawn is inedible: 12...Bxd3 13.Qxd3 Rxg2
14.Ng3] 13.Ng3 Qe7 14.Qc2 Such sensation,
that Kveinys is waiting for a while, in which
flank him to castle. 14...h5 Black are helping
the opponent to be determined. 15.Kf1 [White
did not want to part with material: 15.0-0-0 h4
16.Nf5 Bxf5 17.Bxf5 Rxg2 18.Rhe1!?© , also
they did not want to rise under rook g8. So,
there was only a move in a game.] 15...Qe6
[15...0-0-0? 16.Bxg6 fxg6 17.Nxd5±] 16.Nf5
Bc7 17.h4 Let it is a little artificial, but rook will
be thus developed. 17...0-0-0 18.Rh3 Kb8
Plans of the sides, basically, are not a secret.
White will attack by b4−b5 − there is not any
sense for Black to open a line "c", therefore
they will try to meet b4−b5 with 6− 5. So, rook
on c8 has to be useful. 19.Na4 Diagram
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5+-+p+N+p%
4N+-zP-+-zP$
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1tR-+-+K+-!
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But Kveinys will not admit c6−c5 so simply,
therefore he goes by knight to a4, at the same
time interfering Nd7−b6 and slightly provoking
Black. [19.b4 Rc8 (probably, even better
19...Nb6!? 20.b5 Nc4 21.bxc6 Bxf5 22.Bxf5
Qxc6 and Black is OK.) 20.Na4 (20.b5?! Ba5!)
20...b6!? 21.Rc1 ] 19...b5? [Provocation is
succeeded for 100 percents. Probably, it is not
so easy to find a good move here, but 19...b5 −
not from its list for sure. 19...Bd6!? 20.a3
c5!„] 20.Nc3 Kb7 [There was curious sacrifice
20...Ne5!? 21.dxe5 fxe5 , but with exact game
it will be certainly insufficient − 22.Ng3! e4
23.Be2 Bf5!? (23...d4 24.exd4 e3 25.Qb3+−) ]
21.Rc1 Rc8 22.Rf3 [Kveinys is going to blow
up Black's strengthenings black by e2−e4, but
at first it is necessary to consolidate a knight
f5: 22.e4? Bxf5 23.exf5 Qd6] 22...a6 23.e4!
Fragile black foundations will go to pieces.
23...Nb6 [23...Bxf5 24.Rxf5 dxe4 25.Bxe4 Kb8
26.Rxh5+−] 24.exd5 cxd5 [24...Nxd5 25.Ne4]
25.Re3 Now also rook rushes on a line "e"...
Affairs are poorly. 25...Qd7 [25...Qc6
26.Ne7+−] 26.Re7 [26.Ne7 Bf4] 26...Qc6 Dia−
gram
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XABCDEFGHY
8-+r+-+r+(
7+kvl-tRp+-'
6psnq+-zpl+&
5+p+p+N+p%
4-+-zP-+-zP$
3+-sNL+-+-#
2PzPQ+-zPP+"
1+-tR-+K+-!
xabcdefghy
[It was possible to put a trap: 26...Qd8
27.Nxd5?? (27.Na4!!+−) 27...Nxd5 28.Qc6+
Kb8 29.Rd7 Qxd7! 30.Qxd7 Rgd8 31.Qc6 Bb6-
+ and the queen is lost.] 27.Qd1 [A quite good
move, but here were two alternatives which at
least are not weaker: 27.Nxb5!? Qxc2 28.Bxc2
axb5 29.Nd6+ Kb8 30.Nxc8 Rxc8 31.Bxg6 fxg6
32.Rc5 − here Savchenko's position is close to
critical; 27.b3! − keeping all benefits.] 27...Nc4
Black should block a line "c" to not lose at
once, but then tactical impact is possible...
However, whether so is it dangerous?
[27...Bxf5 28.Bxf5 Qd6 (28...Rcd8 29.Nxd5+−)
29.Bxc8+ Rxc8 30.Re3! Qh2 31.Rh3+−]
28.Nxd5!? Apparently, White were simply
bothered with maneuvers, so they had went to
a concrete definition. 28...Qxd5 29.Be4 Qxe4
30.Rxe4 Bxf5 31.Re7 Kb8 32.b3 Bg4? [A
mistake. After only 32...Nd6 33.d5! (33.Rc6
Be4; 33.Qxh5 Rh8) 33...Bd8 the Black's posi−
tion is more strong, than it seems.] 33.Qe1? [It
is hard to say, what was not pleasant to
Kveinys in case of 33.f3! Bxf3 34.gxf3
(34.Qxf3?? Nd2+-+) 34...Bh2 35.bxc4 (35.Kf2
Bg3+ 36.Ke2 Rce8! ) 35...Rg1+ 36.Ke2 Rxd1
37.Rxd1+− − maybe, a time trouble? ]
33...Ba5! 34.b4 Bc7 [34...Bb6 is more reli−
able.] 35.g3? [It would be very unpleasant for
Black to face with sacrifice 35.Rxc4! bxc4
36.b5! before time−control, and it's uneasy to
find the exact reply − 36...a5 ( 36...Be6!
37.Qb4 Bd5) 37.Qe4 f5 38.Qd5!± (38.Qc6
Rg6) ] 35...f5! [It was possible to hunt for an
exchange: 35...Bd6!? 36.Rxf7 ( 36.Kg2)
36...Rge8 37.Qc3 Ne5 (37...Re2!?) 38.dxe5
Rxc3 39.Rxc3 Bxb4 40.Rc6 Rxe5∓ , but I like
Savchenko's decision even more. ] 36.Kg2 f4
37.Qe4 fxg3 38.f3 [38.fxg3 Bh3+!] 38...Be6
39.d5? Diagram
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5+p+P+-+p%
4-zPn+Q+-zP$
3+-+-+Pzp-#
2P+-+-+K+"
1+-tR-+-+-!
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[Mistakes proceed. It was necessary to search
for the chances in attack to king − 39.a4 ]
39...Rcd8?? One wrong move, and the esti−
mation of a position varies on opposite...
[39...Bxd5! 40.Qxd5 Rgd8! (so is more exact
than 40...Rcd8 41.Rxc4!) 41.Qxh5 (41.Qg5
Rd2+-+; 41.Qc5 Rd2+ 42.Kg1 Bb6-+)
41...Rd2+ 42.Kh3 Rg8!-+] 40.Rxc7 Without the
bishop 7 white king can feel like in safety.
[40.dxe6?? Rd2+ 41.Kg1 Bb6+-+] 40...Kxc7
[40...Bxd5 41.Qe7+− (41.Qf4?! Rg4 42.R7xc4+
Rxf4 43.Rxf4) ] 41.dxe6 fxe6 42.Re1 [It is
possible to take also a pawn: 42.Qxe6 , but
White now decide to "play up to true".] 42...e5
Diagram
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6p+-+-+-+&
5+p+-zp-+p%
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43.a4! It is perfectly played! Now the line "a"
becomes a reloading point for white artillery.
From this time, Kveinys does not allow any
chance for the opponent. 43...Rd7 [43...Rd2+
44.Re2 Rxe2+ 45.Qxe2 Rg7 46.Qe4+− −
zugzwang.] 44.axb5 axb5 45.Ra1 Kb6
[45...Rd2+ 46.Kg1 Kb6 47.Qh7+−] 46.Ra2
Rdg7 [It was necessary to risk: 46...Rd1!? ,
and here White have just one way to a victory
− 47.f4™ (47.Qe2? Rd4 ) 47...Rf8 48.fxe5 Rff1
49.Kxg3 Rg1+ 50.Rg2+−] 47.Qe1! [47.f4!?]
47...Rd8 48.Qa1 Now Black are compelled to
leave a pawn g3. [48.Qg1+ Rd4] 48...Rb7
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[48...Ne3+ 49.Kh3 g2 50.Ra6+ Kb7 51.Ra7++−
] 49.Ra6+ Kc7 50.Kxg3 Rd3 51.Re6 Ra3
52.Qc1 [Even better 52.Qd1! ] 52...Kb8
53.Qh6 Ka7 [Counterattack is useless:
53...Rf7 54.Qxh5 Raxf3+ 55.Qxf3 Rxf3+
56.Kxf3+−] 54.Qf8 [54.Qxh5 Rg7+ 55.Rg6+−]
54...Rc7 55.Re7! White are changing rooks,
then they with checks will take away on h5.
55...Rb7 56.Rxb7+ Kxb7 57.Qf7+ Kc6
58.Qxh5 Further all will be made with passed
"h". 58...Rb3 [58...Kd5!? 59.Qf7+ Kd4 60.h5
Kc3 61.h6 Ra8 62.h7 Kxb4 63.Qg8 Rxg8+
64.hxg8Q Kc3] 59.Qe8+ Kb6 60.Qb8+ Ka6
61.Qc8+ Kb6 62.Qc5+ Ka6 63.h5 e4 64.Qc6+
Complex and interesting game. 1-0
(02) Kulaots,Kaido (2556) -
Mchedlishvili,Mikheil (2615) [B60]
Open A Gjovik NOR (9), 07.01.2009
[IM Polivanov, Anatoly]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6
5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Qb6 "Lateral" con−
tinuation, at which the theory comes to an end
much faster, than in case of 7...a6 or 7...Be7.
8.Bxf6 [Usually White do not hurry up with this
exchange, and at once depart 8.Nb3 to find out
Black's intentions − 8...Be7, 8...a6 or even
8...Bd7. ] 8...gxf6 9.Nb3 Bd7 10.0-0-0 0-0-0
11.f4 Rg8 [Perhaps, it is more exact, than
11...Na5 12.Be2 h5 13.Kb1 Kb8 14.Rhf1 ,
Karjakin−Greenfeld, Saint−Vincent 2005.]
12.g3 Na5 13.Kb1 f4−f5 enters into White's
plans practically always, therefore they have
departed king from c1 to not get under "stray"
check Bf8−h6. 13...Kb8 Diagram
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5sn-+-+-+-%
4-+-+PzP-+$
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2PzPPwQ-+-zP"
1+K+R+L+R!
xabcdefghy
[From recent examples: 13...Nxb3 14.axb3
Qc5 15.Bh3 Kb8 16.f5 Rg5 17.e5!? , Saric−
Melia, Mediterranean Open 2008.] 14.Qe2N A
novelty, and the interesting one. White want to
go by the bishop to h3, but Na5−c4 confuses
them. That's why they neutralize this threat,
and at the same time aim on h5. [Earlier met
14.Be2 Nxb3 (14...Rc8 15.Bh5 Nc4 16.Qd4
Qxd4 17.Nxd4 Rg7 18.f5 Be7? 19.Bxf7!+− ,
Gopal−Bregadze, WChU20 (13) 2007) 15.axb3
Bc6 16.Bh5 Rd7 17.Rhf1 Bh6 , Corrales−
Bregadze, WCh U20 (4) 2007.] 14...Nxb3
15.axb3 Qc5 Certainly, Black are not admitting
a queen to h5. 16.Bh3 Be7 17.f5 Now again
Kulaots threatens to jump out... 17...Rg5 And
Black interfere again. 18.Rhf1 Diagram
XABCDEFGHY
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7zpp+lvlp+p'
6-+-zppzp-+&
5+-wq-+Ptr-%
4-+-+P+-+$
3+PsN-+-zPL#
2-zPP+Q+-zP"
1+K+R+R+-!
xabcdefghy
18...Qe5 [Hereabout Black start to lose a string
of the game. They with pleasure would go e6−
e5 to dupe the bishop h3 but then the knight
will jump to d5. Hence, there is an idea − to
banish it from 3: 18...b5!? Here a provisional
variant − 19.Rf4 b4 20.Na2 Bb5 21.Qg2 e5
22.Rh4 Bc6 23.Rxh7 d5!© , and black bishops
come back to life.] 19.Rf4 h6?! [This is care−
lessness already. 19...Bf8 was the best deci−
sion.] 20.Nd5! Using a unsuccessful position of
a black queen, White quickly achieve an ad−
vantage. Simply and well. By the way, now it is
clear, why White have at first gone 19.Rf4 −
pawn e4 is protected now. 20...Bf8 [20...exf5
21.Qf3!] 21.Ne3 [21.Nxf6 not so clear: 21...Bb5
22.c4 Bc6] 21...Bb5? [It was necessary to re−
turn the bishop back: 21...Be7 22.b4! (com−
pressing a ring around of black queen) 22...h5
, and Mchedlishvili's position rather solid.]
22.Qf3 Here so, for one move, pawn f6 be−
came very vulnerable. 22...h5 Diagram
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XABCDEFGHY
8-mk-tr-vl-+(
7zpp+-+p+-'
6-+-zppzp-+&
5+l+-wqPtrp%
4-+-+PtR-+$
3+P+-sNQzPL#
2-zPP+-+-zP"
1+K+R+-+-!
xabcdefghy
[22...Rc8 23.c4 (23.Ng4 Qc5!) 23...Bc6 24.Ng4
Qa5 25.Nxf6±] 23.Bf1! A remarkable move
with two ideas − h2−h4, and... Something else.
23...Bd7 [23...Bxf1 24.Rxf1 Be7 25.h4±]
24.fxe6 Bxe6 [24...fxe6 25.Nc4 Qc5 26.Rxf6+−
] 25.Bc4! Probably, Black have underesti−
mated force of this move. Now Kulaots grasps
white squares. 25...Rg6 [In case of 25...Bg7
White at first would cover a point b2 from bat−
tery Qe5+Bg7: 26.c3 , and then will be setting
to the rest.] 26.Rh4 Rg5 [26...Bg7 27.c3!
(27.Rxh5? f5! ) ] 27.Bxe6 fxe6 [27...Qxe6
28.Rd4! Qe5 29.Rd5 Qe6 30.Rxg5 fxg5
31.Rxh5+−] 28.Nc4 Qc5 29.Qxf6 Rc8
30.e5!+− White are finishing a game with ele−
gant tactics. 30...Rxe5 31.Nxe5 Qxc2+
32.Ka2 Qxd1 33.Nd7+ Ka8 34.Rc4! [34.Nxf8
is enough; but it is better to put a mate: 34.Rc4
Re8 35.Qc3] 1-0
(03) Abasov,Nijat Azad (2363) -
Malakhatko,Vadim (2633) [D45]
Open A Gjovik NOR (9), 07.01.2009
[GM Aveskulov, Valery]
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5 4.Nc3 c6 5.e3 a6
6.c5 From one side, White is fixing black
squares, but in the same time Black is free to
push e6−e5 in any moment. And the question
is "what is the more valuable?" I think it is mat−
ter of taste. 6...b6 [6...Nbd7 is more popular.
One of most famous games ever played with
this variation is the battle between Garry Kas−
parov and computer named as Comp Fritz
(New York, 2003): 7.b4 a5 8.b5 e5 9.Qa4 Qc7
10.Ba3 e4 11.Nd2 Be7 12.b6 Qd8 13.h3 0-0
14.Nb3 Bd6?! 15.Rb1 Be7 very strange strat−
egy even for computer 2003 16.Nxa5 and then
White confidently realised an extra pawn.]
7.cxb6 Nbd7 [Sometime Black takes a pawn
b6 at once 7...Qxb6 8.Na4 Qa7 9.Bd3 a5 10.0-
0 Ba6 11.Ne5 Bd6 12.Bxa6 Qxa6 13.b3 0-0
14.Bb2 Nfd7 15.Rc1 Rc8 16.f4 with minimal
advantage of White, Bacrot−I Sokolov, Olym−
piad, 2006] 8.Bd3 c5 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
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7+-+n+pzpp'
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5+-zpp+-+-%
4-+-zP-+-+$
3+-sNLzPN+-#
2PzP-+-zPPzP"
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9.dxc5?! [This capture is a novelty. Usually
White plays 9.0-0 allowing a capturing on d4.
Then it arranges pieces like Bb2, Qe2, Rac1,
Rfe1 and tries to use a weakness of c5 and e5
squares. After the move in the game Black
gets an advantage in the center. ] 9...Nxc5
[9...Bxc5 10.Na4 Bxb6 11.Nxb6 Qxb6= with
following 6− 5, 6− 5, Ba6] 10.Bc2 Qxb6
11.Na4 [Black is slightly better after 11.0-0 Bd6
due to the advantage in space. That's why
White is going to change a pair of knights.]
11...Qb8?! [A strange move. Easy moves were
guaranting Black "a little plus" 11...Nxa4
12.Bxa4+ Bd7 13.0-0 Bd6 14.Bxd7+ Nxd7
15.b3 0-0 16.Bb2 a5] 12.Nxc5 [After 12.Qd4
Black could save a knight from a change:
12...Ncd7! 13.0-0 Bd6 and Black is again a lit−
tle bit better] 12...Bxc5 13.Ba4+ Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8rwql+k+-tr(
7+-+-+pzpp'
6p+-+psn-+&
5+-vlp+-+-%
4L+-+-+-+$
3+-+-zPN+-#
2PzP-+-zPPzP"
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[Black is better after natural 13.0-0 0-0 14.b3
a5 15.Bb2 Ba6] 13...Ke7? [A strang desire to
leave a king in the center when there is a pos−
sibility don't do this. 13...Bd7 14.Bxd7+ Nxd7
15.0-0 0-0 16.b3 Bd6 with an advantage.Now
Black should don't forget about own king be−
cause in any moment it could be troubled.]
14.0-0 Bb7? [14...a5! was stronger because 1)
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Black prevents a next move of White; and 2)
can use a6−square for Bishop in near future
15.Nd4 Bb7= and then Rc8] 15.b4! White de−
velops a bishop c1 with a tempo 15...Bd6 [Of
course, Black doesn't want ot open a b−line for
an opponent: 15...Bxb4 16.Rb1 a5 17.Bb2 Rc8
18.Be5 Qa7 19.Nd4 with initiative.] 16.Bb2
Rc8 17.Bd4 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8rwqr+-+-+(
7+l+-mkpzpp'
6p+-vlpsn-+&
5+-+p+-+-%
4LzP-vL-+-+$
3+-+-zPN+-#
2P+-+-zPPzP"
1tR-+Q+RmK-!
xabcdefghy
17...Bxb4? In some reasons Malakhatko de−
cided to take a pawn 2 moves later. [17...Bc6!
deserved attention changing a "bad" bishop
18.Bxc6 Rxc6 19.a3 e5 20.Bb2 Kf8 with nor−
mal position; Another opportunity that Vadim
had is 17...e5 18.Bb2 Kf8 19.h3 Qc7 and
Black is ok.] 18.Ne5 [Nijat is fixing pawns d5,
e6 and dividing a board into 2 parts. White
couldn't make use of pinning along "b"−line:
18.Rb1 because of 18...a5 19.Rb2 Kf8 20.Qb1
Ba6 21.a3 Bxf1 22.Kxf1 Ne4 23.axb4 axb4
24.Rxb4 Rc1+ 25.Qxc1 Qxb4 with equal end−
game] 18...Bd6 19.f4 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
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5+-+psN-+-%
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3+-+-zP-+-#
2P+-+-+PzP"
1tR-+Q+RmK-!
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White has a compensation for a pawn.
19...Qc7 20.Rb1 Kf8 [Natural move 20...a5?
would loss immediately: 21.Rf2! Kf8 only move
22.Rc2 Qe7 23.Nd7+! Nxd7 24.Rxb7 Rd8
25.Qb1+− and Bb6] 21.Qb3 Rcb8 [Only move
because 21...Rab8 is not good: 22.Bb6!
(22.Ba7? Ra8 23.Qxb7? Rxa7-+) 22...Qe7
23.Ba7±] 22.Rfc1 Qe7 23.Qd3 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8rtr-+-mk-+(
7+l+-wqpzpp'
6p+-vlpsn-+&
5+-+psN-+-%
4L+-vL-zP-+$
3+-+QzP-+-#
2P+-+-+PzP"
1+RtR-+-mK-!
xabcdefghy
23...Rc8?? A blunder. [Of course, White had a
serious initiative. Just look at such exemplary
variation: 23...h6 24.Rb6 Rc8 25.Rcb1 Rc7
26.Nd7+! Nxd7 27.Qh7 f6 28.Rxb7 Rd8
29.Rxc7 Bxc7 30.Rb7 Nc5 31.Bxf6! Qxf6
32.Rxc7 Qa1+ 33.Kf2 Ne4+ 34.Ke2 Qb2+
(34...Nc3+?? 35.Kf3 Qf1+ 36.Kg3 Qe1+
37.Kh3 Qxe3+ 38.g3
) 35.Bc2 Qb5+
36.Bd3 Qb2+ 37.Rc2 Qb6 38.Bxe4 dxe4
39.Qxe4± with extra pawn in the endgame.;
But 23...Kg8! would allow Black to hope for a
successful defence: For example, 24.Bc6
(probably 24.Rb6 is supposed to be the main
move) 24...Rc8 25.Rxb7 Qxb7 26.Bxb7 Rxc1+
27.Kf2 Rb8 28.Bxa6 Ne4+ 29.Kf3 Rf1+
30.Qxf1 Nd2+ 31.Kf2 Nxf1 32.Bxf1 Ra8=]
24.Rxc8+ Rxc8 25.Nd7+! A little tactics.
25...Nxd7 26.Qxh7 [The point of combination.
After 26.Rxb7 Rc1+ 27.Bd1 (27.Kf2?? Qh4+
28.Kf3 g5-+) 27...e5 Black is out of danger]
26...f6 is only 27.Rxb7 Rc1+ 28.Kf2 Bc7 Dia−
gramm
XABCDEFGHY
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7+Rvlnwq-zpQ'
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3+-+-zP-+-#
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xabcdefghy
29.Bxd7! [Black resigned because after the
capturing of the bishop 29.Bxd7 Qxd7 White
plays 30.Bxf6 with a threat of check on h8
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30...Qf7 31.Be5 Ke8 32.Rxc7 Rxc7 33.Bxc7
Qxc7 34.Qg8+ Kd7 35.Qxg7++− with winning
pawn endgame.] 1-0
(04) Ibarra Jerez,Jose Carlos (2513) -
Herraiz Hidalgo,Herminio (2510)
[C12]
XX Open Roquetas de Mar ESP (9),
06.01.2009
[GM Aveskulov, Valery]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Bb4 5.e5 h6
6.Be3 [Earlier 6.Bd2 was the most popular but
today Be3 is getting be the number one in this
position; 6.Bc1 also looks interesting. At least
few my games were played by this move]
6...Ne4 7.Qg4 g5 An ambitious move. Black
without any necessity makes own pawn struc−
ture very vulnerable (I mean an idea h2−h4)
[More solid continuations are 7...g6 ; and
7...Kf8 ] 8.h4 Diagramm
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This move was played first time by Shirov.
8...c5 Almost a novelty. Because earlier just
one game came to this position, but level of
this game is...look at this: [8...c5 9.hxg5 Nxc3
10.Bd2 Ne4 11.Bxb4 cxb4 12.g6 Qg5 13.gxf7+
Kxf7 14.Qf3+ Kg7 15.Rd1 Rf8 16.Qd3 Nxf2
17.Qe2 Nxh1 18.Rd3 Qh4+ 19.Kd2 Rf2 20.Nf3
Qf4+ 21.Ke1 Rxe2+ and finally White resigned,
Pieleck−Rheinstaedtler, corr. (!), 1995; Now I
would like to show you the main game of this
variation: 8...h5 9.hxg5! hxg4 10.Rxh8+ Bf8
11.Nxe4 dxe4 12.Ne2! White has a compen−
sation for a queen. Its knight is going to f6 via
e4. In the same time Black pieces have serious
troubles to complete development. 12...c5
(here another interesting game is 12...Kd7
13.0-0-0 c6 14.Ng3 Qe7 15.Nxe4 Kc7 16.Rh7
Nd7 17.g6 Qe8 18.Rxf7 Be7 19.Nf6 Bxf6
20.exf6 Qg8 21.Bf4+ Kb6 22.Bd3 Nxf6
23.Bc7# Ganguly−Nakamura, internet, 2006)
13.0-0-0 Qa5 14.Nc3 cxd4 15.Bxd4 Nc6
16.Nxe4 Nxd4 17.Nf6+ Ke7 Shirov−Volkov,
2003. The opponents have agreed for a draw
because of perpetual check: 18.Rxd4 Qxe5
19.Ng8+ Ke8 20.Nf6+= Unfortunately, White
just twice has decided to sacrifice a queen in
this way.] 9.Nge2 [9.hxg5!? looks very danger−
ous for Black. For example, 9...Qa5 (9...Nxc3
10.Rxh6! Rf8 (10...Rg8 11.g6! Qc7 12.g7 the
main idea of White in these variations is to
push pawn "g" to g8 12...Nc6 13.Rh8 Ne7
14.Bd2 Ne4 15.Bxb4 cxb4 16.Bd3 White is
better) 11.g6 cxd4 (11...Ne4+ 12.c3 cxd4
13.Bxd4±) 12.Bd2 Qc7 13.Nf3 fxg6 14.Qxg6+
Kd8 15.Rh7 Bd7 16.Qg7 and computer thinks
that White is better but for an human it is diffi−
cult to understand) 10.Nge2 Nxc3 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8rsnl+k+-tr(
7zpp+-+p+-'
6-+-+p+-zp&
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4-vl-zP-+Q+$
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1tR-+-mKL+R!
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11.Rxh6! (11.g6!? Ne4+ 12.c3! a sacrifice of
pawn for a tempo (12.Kd1 is worse 12...Nc6
13.Rxh6 (13.g7? Rg8 14.Rxh6 Bd2!-+)
13...Rxh6 14.g7 Rg6 15.g8Q+ Rxg8 16.Qxg8+
Ke7 17.Bg5+ Nxg5 18.Qxg5+ Kd7 19.c3 cxd4
20.cxb4 Qxb4 Black is better) 12...Nxc3
13.gxf7+ Kxf7 14.Qf4+ Ke8 15.bxc3 Bxc3+
16.Bd2 Bxd2+ 17.Qxd2 Qxd2+ 18.Kxd2 Nc6
position is about equal) 11...Rf8 (11...Nxe2+
12.Kxe2 Rf8 13.g6 is the main line; 11...Ne4+
12.c3 Rf8 13.g6 cxd4 14.gxf7+ Rxf7 15.Rh8+
Bf8 16.Nxd4 with strong attack) 12.g6!? Nxe2+
13.Kxe2 cxd4 14.g7 dxe3 15.Rh8± and White
will get a new queen soon] 9...Qa5 [Black
again could play 9...h5!? with complicated
lines. I just show one of them: 10.hxg5 cxd4
11.Nxd4 Qa5 Diagramm
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XABCDEFGHY
8rsnl+k+-tr(
7zpp+-+p+-'
6-+-+p+-+&
5wq-+pzP-zPp%
4-vl-sNn+Q+$
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1tR-+-mKL+R!
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12.Rxh5! Bxc3+ 13.bxc3 Qxc3+ 14.Ke2 Rxh5
15.Qxh5 Qxa1 16.Qh8+ Kd7 17.Qg8 Nc6
18.Qxf7+ with complicated game] 10.0-0-0 h5
Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8rsnl+k+-tr(
7zpp+-+p+-'
6-+-+p+-+&
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4-vl-zPn+QzP$
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[Black is a worse after 10...Nxc3 11.Nxc3 Bxc3
12.bxc3 h5 13.Qe2 (13.Qxg5?! is no so good
13...Qxc3 14.dxc5 Nc6) 13...g4 14.Qb5+ Qxb5
15.Bxb5+ Bd7 16.Be2 Nc6 17.f3] 11.hxg5! Of
course. When someone sees such move there
is no chance don't do it. [Black is ok after
11.Qf3 g4 12.Qf4 Nxc3 13.Nxc3 Bxc3 14.bxc3
Qxc3 (The closing of a center is not good for
Black 14...c4 15.Kd2 with following Be2, f2−f3.
) 15.dxc5 (15.Bb5+ Nc6 16.Qf6 Rg8 17.Bxc6+
bxc6 18.Bg5 Rxg5 19.hxg5 Qa1+ 20.Kd2
Qxd4+ 21.Kc1 (It's no time to play for a win −
21.Ke1?! Qc3+ 22.Kf1 Qxc2 23.Re1 Qg6 and
Black is better thanks to pawns in the center)
21...Qa1+=) 15...Nc6 16.Bb5 Bd7] 11...Nxc3
[Of course, Black can't take a queen right now
− 11...hxg4? 12.Rxh8+ Kd7 13.Nxe4 dxe4
14.c3 and White has a big advantage] 12.Nxc3
Bxc3? Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
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7zpp+-+p+-'
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[But now Black misses a right moment for a
capturing: 12...hxg4!? 13.Rxh8+ Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8rsnl+k+-tR(
7zpp+-+p+-'
6-+-+p+-+&
5wq-zppzP-zP-%
4-vl-zP-+p+$
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13...Kd7! (Black is lost in a case 13...Ke7?
14.g6 fxg6 because of unexpected 15.Bb5!
Nc6 16.Rdh1 and checkmate is inevitable)
14.Rh7! (White needs a pawn g5 for attack
14.g6?! fxg6 15.Rh7+ Kc6 16.Bb5+ Kb6
17.dxc5+ Bxc5 18.Bd2 Nc6 19.Nxd5+ exd5
20.Bxa5+ Kxb5 Black is better) 14...cxd4
(14...Bxc3? is badly 15.g6! Qd8 (15...Bxb2+
16.Kxb2 Qb4+ 17.Kc1 Qa3+ 18.Kd2! Qa5+
19.Ke2 b6 20.Bd2!±) 16.bxc3 and pawn "g6" is
unstoppable) 15.Bxd4 Qd8 16.Rxf7+ Ke8
17.Rf6 Nc6 this position is very complicated.
Every move should be calculated very well be−
cause any of them can be a decisive mistake.]
13.g6! Perhaps, the most difficult move in the
game. The queen is left under attack, bishop
c3 is not captured. But the most unbelievable
thing here is that White is almost winning after
this move! 13...cxd4 [There is no perpetual
check after 13...Bxb2+? 14.Kxb2 Qb4+
(14...hxg4 15.Rxh8+ Ke7 16.g7+−) 15.Kc1
Qa3+ 16.Kd2 Qb4+ 17.Ke2 Qc4+ 18.Ke1+−;
13...hxg4?? is absolutely hopeless 14.Rxh8+
Kd7 15.gxf7+−] 14.Rxh5!+− Qxa2 [14...Bxb2+
again doesn't help Black 15.Kxb2 Qb4+ 16.Kc1
Qa3+ 17.Kd2 Qb4+ 18.Ke2 d3+ 19.Kf3 Qxg4+
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20.Kxg4 Rg8 21.Bxd3 this endgame is winning
for White] 15.Rxh8+ Kd7 16.bxc3 dxc3
[16...Qa1+ 17.Kd2 Qxc3+ 18.Ke2+−] 17.Rxd5+
[Black resigned because after 17.Rxd5+ Qxd5
18.gxf7 here is a checkmate in 10. ] 1-0
(05) Erdogdu,Mert (2460) -
Gurevich,Mikhail (2624) [C10]
6th ch−Mediterranean Antalya TUR (3),
12.01.2009
[IM Polivanov, Anatoly]
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4
5.Nxe4 Nbd7 6.Nf3 h6 [Shares of variant
6...Be7 7.Nxf6+ Bxf6 have a little fallen after
8.h4!?] 7.Nxf6+ Nxf6 8.Be3 [Some time ago
capture 8.Bxf6 Qxf6 was quite popular, but
after 9.Bb5+ c6 10.Bd3 turn out rather boring
positions; still many questions after 8.Bh4 c5]
8...Bd6 [Black can knock against the bishop
e3: 8...Nd5 9.Bd3 Nxe3 10.fxe3 Bd6 − in order
on 11.e4 to answer 11...e5!? , though White
anyway have a small edge. ] 9.Bd3 b6!? Dia−
gram
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4-+-zP-+-+$
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1tR-+QmK-+R!
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Interestingly. Black pretend, that check on b5
is not scarely for them.10.Qe2 [If to give it at
once, the check is really harmless: 10.Bb5+
Bd7 11.Qe2 Bxb5 12.Qxb5+ Qd7 13.Qxd7+
Nxd7 1/2, Sokolov−Huzman, 2006; so White
should fight for the advantage by means of
10.Ne5 Bb7 (10...0-0 11.Qf3!?) 11.Bb5+ Kf8
12.Qe2 a6 13.Bd3 c5 14.0-0 1/2, Nisipeanu−
Milov, 2003 − here again for some reason the
game was drawn, though White has been fixed
much better prospects here. ] 10...Bb7 11.0-0-
0 Nd5 Black are going to get advantage of two
bishops. 12.Ne5N Erdogdu's desire to prevent
a double strike on f4 is clear, but unexpectedly
Gurevich appears more than persevering.
[12.Bd2 Nf4 13.Bxf4 Bxf4+ 14.Kb1 0-0 15.h4
(15.Be4!?) 15...Qd5 16.Rhe1 Rad8 17.Qf1
Qa5 18.Be4 Ba6 19.Bd3= , Leko−Ivanchuk,
Amber rapid 2008.] 12...Qf6! The first idea −
what Black to do after a check? [12...0-0
13.Bd2] 13.Bb5+ c6 It appears, nobody wants
to leave by king... 14.Bxc6+ [I think, it was
better to take by knight and at once to return a
pawn back: 14.Nxc6 0-0 15.Ne5 Bxe5 16.dxe5
Qxe5=] 14...Bxc6 15.Nxc6 0-0 In a result,
white knight appeared in a trap, plus to that the
line "c" is open now. Gurevich's plan was justi−
fied on 100%. 16.Ne5 Rfc8! [After 16...Bxe5
17.dxe5 Qxe5 Black would have more pleasant
position, but they already have not enough of
it.] 17.Nd3 Diagram
XABCDEFGHY
8r+r+-+k+(
7zp-+-+pzp-'
6-zp-vlpwq-zp&
5+-+n+-+-%
4-+-zP-+-+$
3+-+NvL-+-#
2PzPP+QzPPzP"
1+-mKR+-+R!
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17...a5! Brilliant multi−purpose move − to
transfer rook on c7, and to open line "a" after
Nd5−b4 (if will allow). 18.Qf3 [Probably, White
were afraid 18.a3 Bxa3 19.bxa3 Nc3] 18...Qg6
Just here − Black are keeping in mind the point
c2. 19.a3 [ It is not the best method of protec−
tion. It was necessary to try 19.Bd2 , and if
19...Nb4 (thought 19...Rc4! is stronger)
20.Bxb4 axb4 21.Kb1 the square a2 can be
protected by a knight.] 19...Ra7 [That's right,
no need to hurry with b6−b5: 19...b5 20.Nc5 b4
21.Rd3 (21.a4 b3!) ] 20.Kd2 [It is already simi−
lar to despair. The pawn can be defended from
d2: 20.Rd2 Rac7 21.Kb1 b5 22.Nc5 Nxe3
23.fxe3 Bxc5 24.dxc5 Rxc5 25.e4 , but the po−
sition does not please eyes.] 20...Rac7 21.Rc1
[21.c3!? b5 22.Ke1] 21...b5 22.g3 White are
preparing for shelter on g2 − whether it late?
22...b4 23.axb4 [23.a4 would be met by
23...b3! 24.cxb3 (24.c3 Rc4) 24...Bb4+!-+]
23...Rxc2+!? [The sacrifice, certainly, is at−
tractive, but that is the case "combination for
the sake of combination". Simple 23...Nxb4
was stronger: 24.Nxb4 axb4 25.c3 (25.Rhd1
Rxc2+ 26.Ke1 b3-+) 25...bxc3+ 26.bxc3 e5‚ ,
and all lines will be opened.] 24.Rxc2 Rxc2+
25.Kxc2 Nxb4+ Diagram
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XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-+k+(
7+-+-+pzp-'
6-+-vlp+qzp&
5zp-+-+-+-%
4-sn-zP-+-+$
3+-+NvLQzP-#
2-zPK+-zP-zP"
1+-+-+-+R!
xabcdefghy
26.Kb3?! [Facilitates a Black's task. In case of
correct 26.Kb1 Gurevich should sweat over
victory: 26...Qxd3+ 27.Ka1 e5! 28.dxe5 (after
28.Rc1 exd4 29.Rc8+ Bf8 30.Rxf8+ Kxf8
31.Qa8+ Ke7 king leaves from checks −
32.Qa7+ Ke6 33.Qb6+ Kd5 34.Qb7+
(34.Qxa5+ Kc4 35.Qc7+ Kb3-+) 34...Kc5
35.Qc7+ Kb5 36.Qd7+ Nc6-+) 28...Qc4!! − de−
ciding intermediate move − (28...Bxe5
29.Qa8+ Kh7 30.Qxa5 Bc3! 31.Qa4!=)
29.Qa8+ Bf8 30.Qxa5 (30.Kb1 a4! 31.Rg1 a3-
+) 30...Nc2+ 31.Kb1 Nxe3-+] 26...Qxd3+
27.Ka4 Qc2+ 28.Kb5 [28.Kxa5 Qc4-+]
28...Nd5 Now white king is naked absolutely.
The rest − is a matter of technic, which of
Gurevich has a lot. 29.Bc1 Qc8! 30.Qd1 Nb4
31.Qf3 [31.Ka4 Qc6+ 32.Ka3 Nd3+ 33.Ka2
Nxf2-+] 31...Qa6+ 32.Ka4 Nd5 33.Qb3
[33.Kb3 Qb7+! 34.Kc2 Nb4+-+ − here where
22.g3 has affected; 33.b4 Qc4 34.Qb3 Nc3+
35.Ka3 Qe2!-+] 33...Nb6+ Sometimes you can
lost not having made any gross blunder... 0-1
(06) Aroshidze,Levan (2526) -
Vocaturo,Daniele (2445) [B78]
6th ch−Mediterranean Antalya TUR (3),
12.01.2009
[GM Aveskulov, Valery]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3
g6 Dragon's variation becomes more and more
popular last time first of all thanks to efforts of
Carlsen and Radjabov. 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 0-0
8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.0-0-0 Rc8 11.Bb3
Ne5 12.Kb1 Re8 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8-+rwqr+k+(
7zpp+lzppvlp'
6-+-zp-snp+&
5+-+-sn-+-%
4-+-sNP+-+$
3+LsN-vLP+-#
2PzPPwQ-+PzP"
1+K+R+-+R!
xabcdefghy
[The most impressing game in the Dragon last
year was played by 2 young GMs: 12...a6
13.h4 h5 14.g4 hxg4 15.h5 Nxh5 16.Rdg1 Qa5
17.Bh6 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8-+r+-trk+(
7+p+lzppvl-'
6p+-zp-+pvL&
5wq-+-sn-+n%
4-+-sNP+p+$
3+LsN-+P+-#
2PzPPwQ-+-+"
1+K+-+-tRR!
xabcdefghy
17...Bf6! (a novelty) 18.fxg4 Bxg4 19.Bxf8 Kxf8
20.Qe3 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8-+r+-mk-+(
7+p+-zpp+-'
6p+-zp-vlp+&
5wq-+-sn-+n%
4-+-sNP+l+$
3+LsN-wQ-+-#
2PzPP+-+-+"
1+K+-+-tRR!
xabcdefghy
20...Rxc3! the continuation of home prepara−
tion 21.Qxc3 Qxc3 22.bxc3 e6 and then Black
managed to win this battle, Carlsen−Radjabov,
Sochi, 2008] 13.h4 h5 14.g4 [The most agres−
sive. White also can play more solid chess
without sacrifices: 14.Bh6 Nc4 15.Bxc4 Rxc4
16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Nd5 e5 18.Nxf6 Qxf6
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19.Nb3= Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+r+-+(
7zpp+l+pmk-'
6-+-zp-wqp+&
5+-+-zp-+p%
4-+r+P+-zP$
3+N+-+P+-#
2PzPPwQ-+P+"
1+K+R+-+R!
xabcdefghy
Leko−Carlsen, match (rapid), 2008] 14...hxg4
15.h5 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8-+rwqr+k+(
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6-+-zp-snp+&
5+-+-sn-+P%
4-+-sNP+p+$
3+LsN-vLP+-#
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1+K+R+-+R!
xabcdefghy
White is going to open all the lines against of
the Black's king, but Daniele prepared a little
surprise for his opponent. 15...Rxc3!N Very
interesting and strong novelty. [15...Nxh5
16.Bh6 Kh7 17.Bxg7 Kxg7 18.fxg4 Bxg4
19.Nf5+ Bxf5 20.exf5 Rh8 21.fxg6 Nxg6
22.Ne4 and White has sufficient compensation
for 2 sacrificed pawns, Radjabov−
Kasimdzhanov, Olympiad, 2008] 16.bxc3?!
[White makes a mistake by the first move after
the novelty. 16.Qxc3 was better: 16...gxh5
17.Rdg1 with following Qd2, Bh6. This position
is very unclear; I guess just practice can say
whose chances are better.] 16...Nxf3! The
point of Black's idea [16...gxh5 looks risky for
Black 17.Bh6 e6 Black should block the a2−g8
diagonale 18.Qg5 Ng6 19.Nf5 with attack that
could be irresistible] 17.Nxf3 Nxe4 18.Qd3
[Another move is 18.Qh2 here Black at least
has a draw with perpetual check: 18...gxf3
19.hxg6 Nxc3+ 20.Kc1 Ne2+ 21.Kb1
(21.Qxe2? fxe2 22.gxf7+ Kf8-+) 21...Nc3+
22.Kc1=; Just transposition of moves could
happen after 18.Bxf7+ Kf8 (18...Kxf7? 19.Qd5+
Kf8 20.Qxe4+−) 19.Qd3 Nxc3+ (there are
many interesting variations after 19...Bf5 Dia−
gramm
XABCDEFGHY
8-+-wqrmk-+(
7zpp+-zpLvl-'
6-+-zp-+p+&
5+-+-+l+P%
4-+-+n+p+$
3+-zPQvLN+-#
2P+P+-+-+"
1+K+R+-+R!
xabcdefghy
20.hxg6! Nxc3+ 21.Qxc3! Bxc3 22.Nd4! with a
threat of checkmate in 1 22...Bxd4 23.Bxd4 e5
24.Rh8+ Kg7 25.Rh7+ (Black is ok in a case
25.Rxe8? Qc7) 25...Kf6 26.Bf2 g3 27.Bxg3
Qb6+ 28.Ka1 Bxc2 29.Rf1+ Kg5 30.Bh4+ Kg4
31.Bf2 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+r+-+(
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6-wq-zp-+P+&
5+-+-zp-+-%
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3+-+-+-+-#
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xabcdefghy
with unclear position. If someone wants to
train own calculation abilities you can do it
here) 20.Kc1 Bf5] 18...Nxc3+ 19.Kc1 Bf5
20.Bxf7+ [White is hopeless after 20.Qc4 d5-+]
20...Kf8
[20...Kxf7?? 21.hxg6+ Bxg6
22.Ng5++−] 21.Qc4 gxf3 Diagramm
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XABCDEFGHY
8-+-wqrmk-+(
7zpp+-zpLvl-'
6-+-zp-+p+&
5+-+-+l+P%
4-+Q+-+-+$
3+-sn-vLp+-#
2P+P+-+-+"
1+-mKR+-+R!
xabcdefghy
As a result of the combination that began by
move Rc3 we have a position where Black has
3 pawns for exchange. In any moment Black
can force a perpetual check; but if White will do
a mistake Black will punish it. But right now
position is unclear. 22.h6 [White is loosing in a
case 22.hxg6?? Qa5!-+ with idea Qa3 and
then check on e4; In some reasons White
doesn't want to take a rook: 22.Bxe8 Qxe8
(22...Kxe8 23.Qg8+ Bf8 24.hxg6 Qa5 25.Rh4
supervising an e4−square 25...Qb5 with a
threat of check on b1 26.Qb3 Qxb3 27.axb3
Nxd1 28.Kxd1 Bxg6 29.Rb4 b6 30.Ra4 this
endgame is about equality) 23.h6 Ne2+ 24.Kb1
Nc3+ 25.Kc1= I think Black should agree for a
draw because after 25...Bh8? 26.h7 Ne2+
27.Kd2 Black is in danger. 27...Bc3+??
28.Qxc3 Nxc3 29.h8Q++−] 22...Ne2+ 23.Kb1
Nc3+ 24.Kc1 Bh8 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8-+-wqrmk-vl(
7zpp+-zpL+-'
6-+-zp-+pzP&
5+-+-+l+-%
4-+Q+-+-+$
3+-sn-vLp+-#
2P+P+-+-+"
1+-mKR+-+R!
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Black remembering an opportunity of perpet−
ual check decides to continue the fight. 25.h7
[Uneasy endgame could happen after 25.Bxe8
Ne2+ 26.Kb1 Kxe8 27.Qg8+ (White should
change queens because Black's king is more
safe than White's one: 27.Rd3?! d5! 28.Qb5+
Kf7 29.Rf1 Qd6 with idea Qf6; Black has a se−
rious initiative) 27...Kd7 28.Qxd8+ Kxd8
29.Rde1 b6 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8-+-mk-+-vl(
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5+-+-+l+-%
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3+-+-vLp+-#
2P+P+n+-+"
1+K+-tR-+R!
xabcdefghy
This endgame is objectively unclear but White
has no any active planes while Black has a lot
of opportunities to improve its position. That's
why practically Black is better; its moves are
easier] 25...e6 It's only way to try to get any
advantage for Black. But it just makes Black's
king weaker. 26.Bg8?? A decisive mistake.
[Game had to finish with a draw after natural
26.Bxe8 Ne2+ (26...Kxe8?? 27.Qxc3! Bxc3
28.h8Q+ Bxh8 29.Rxh8++−) 27.Kb1 Kxe8 (in a
case 27...Qf6 already Black's king is in troubles
28.Bh6+ Ke7 29.Qc7+ Kxe8 30.Qb8+ Qd8
31.Qxb7±) 28.Rdf1 Kd7 29.Qa4+ Kc8 30.Qxa7
Qf6 31.Qa8+ Kc7 32.Qa5+=] 26...Qa5-+ Rook
e8 is enough defencer for Black's king. All an−
other pieces are ready to attack White's king.
Black is winning 27.Rd3 Nxa2+ 28.Kb1
[28.Kd1 Nc3+ 29.Rxc3 (29.Ke1 Qa1+-+)
29...Qxc3 30.Qxc3 Bxc3 Black has too many
extra pawns. 31.h8Q Bxh8 32.Rxh8 Kg7
33.Rh7+ Kxg8 34.Rxb7 Rc8-+] 28...Nc3+
29.Rxc3 Bxc3 30.Bh6+ Ke7 31.Bg5+ Kd7
32.Qxc3 [32.Qa2 Bxc2+-+] 32...Qxc3 33.h8Q
Qxh8 34.Rxh8 Rxg8 White resigned[34...Rxg8
35.Rxg8 f2-+] 0-1
(07) Karjakin,Sergey (2706) -
Morozevich,Alexander (2771) [B48]
Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED (1), 17.01.2009
[IM Polivanov, Anatoly]
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nc6 5.Nc3
Qc7 6.Be3 a6 7.Qd2 In the beginning of
2000th English attack became the powerful
weapon not only against Scheveningen, but
also versus Paulsen System. 7...Nf6 8.0-0-0
Be7 [Rare continuation which Morozevich ap−
plies sometimes. Usually game begins just af−
ter 8...Bb4 9.f3 Ne5 10.Nb3 b5] 9.f3 0-0 10.g4
b5 [More often is planning to recede a knight
on d7, instead of e8: 10...d6 11.g5 Nd7 12.h4
Nxd4 (12...b5? 13.g6!) 13.Bxd4 b5 , and so
on.] 11.g5 Ne8 12.h4 [Sometimes White do not
allow to a knight c6 to go on c4, but all focus
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that on c4 is possible to make the way from d6:
12.Nxc6 Qxc6 13.h4 Nd6 , Korbut−
Javakhishvili, Dresden 2007.] 12...Ne5 13.Kb1
[There were attempts to "take the bull for
horns" at once: 13.h5 Bb7 14.g6 Rc8 15.Kb1 ,
but after 15...b4 16.Na4 Nxf3!? 17.Nxf3 Bxe4
have arisen complications, which, however,
quickly came to the peace − Dominguez−
Morozevich, Sarajevo 2008.] 13...Bb7 Diagram
XABCDEFGHY
8r+-+ntrk+(
7+lwqpvlpzpp'
6p+-+p+-+&
5+p+-sn-zP-%
4-+-sNP+-zP$
3+-sN-vLP+-#
2PzPPwQ-+-+"
1+K+R+L+R!
xabcdefghy
14.h5N [Here one more way of treatment this
position: 14.Bf4 d6 15.a3 Nc4 16.Bxc4 bxc4
17.Nde2 Rb8 18.Ka1! , Stojanovic−Cabrilo,
Sarajevo B 2008. Now white will put rook to b1
for defence, and will easy attack.] 14...Rc8
15.Qg2! Karjakin precisely lets to know, that
he will not admit any tricks with b4 and Nxf3.
At the same time queen will support g5−g6.
15...b4 16.Na4 f5! But the queen g2 is asked
under the bishop b7, therefore Morozevich
tries to unseal a diagonal. 17.gxf6 [It is cor−
rect, cause the variant 17.exf5 Nxf3! could
bring for White a lot of headache: 18.Bxa6!?
(18.Nxf3 Bxf3 19.Qxf3 Qxc2+ 20.Ka1 Rxf5
21.Qg4 Qxa4∓) 18...Bxa6 19.Nxf3 (19.f6 Nxd4
20.fxe7 Rf5! 21.Bxd4 Bb7∓) 19...Bb7! ]
17...Nxf6 18.Bd3 At last, White have con−
nected the rooks. 18...Rf7 As rook will appear
on g1 soon, Black protect point g7, and at the
same time prepare for the pressure upon the
pawn f3. 19.b3 [Karjakin wants to return a
knight a4 in game as 19.Rdg1 is premature in
view of 19...Bc6 20.Nxc6 Qxc6 21.b3 Nxd3
22.cxd3 Qb5] 19...Rcf8 20.Rdg1 Ne8 21.Rh3
[Of course, not 21.f4? Rxf4 22.Bxf4 Rxf4∓]
21...Bf6 [Battery Qg2+Rg1 is looked so
fiercely, that it would be desirable to leave the
king − 21...Kh8!? , but Morozevich has strong
nerves.] 22.Nb2 Diagram
XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+ntrk+(
7+lwqp+rzpp'
6p+-+pvl-+&
5+-+-sn-+P%
4-zp-sNP+-+$
3+P+LvLP+R#
2PsNP+-+Q+"
1+K+-+-tR-!
xabcdefghy
[22.f4 Nxd3 23.cxd3 Qd6! (23...Bxd4 24.Bxd4
Qxf4 25.Bc5 ) ] 22...Nc6? [A hard−to−explain
mistake. It was necessary to exchange the im−
portant bishop: 22...Nxd3 23.cxd3 (23.Nxd3
a5) 23...Nd6„] 23.Nxc6 Qxc6? [From the
same series. If bishop d3 will receive operative
open space, it will turn out badly for Black. So
it was necessary to block it at any cost:
23...Bxc6 24.Nc4 e5! 25.Bd2 (25.Nb6 Nd6
26.Nd5?? Bxd5 27.exd5 e4-+) 25...Be7
(25...a5 26.Ne3 Nd6 27.Ng4+−) 26.Ne3 Bb5
27.Bxb5 axb5 28.Nd5 Qa5± , and Black are
holding tight for a while.] 24.Nc4 [It was possi−
ble to pass to resolute actions: 24.e5 Bxe5
25.Nc4 (25.h6?! Qc3) 25...Bc3 26.h6 , but Kar−
jakin does not hurry up, and he is raight − at−
tack will not escape anywhere. ] 24...d5 In ad−
dition, Black are opening a diagonal b1-h7 for
the bishop... As like not Morozevich, but
someone else has made last three moves.
[24...Nd6 25.e5 Nxc4 26.exf6 Nxe3
27.Qxg7++−; 24...e5 25.Na5 Qc7 26.Nxb7
Qxb7 27.Bc4+−; the only chance to try to con−
fuse White was 24...Bc3!? , but here the win−
ning is simple also − 25.h6 g6 26.e5 Rxf3
27.Bxg6! Rf1+ 28.Qxf1 Rxf1+ 29.Rxf1 Qg2
30.Rhh1!] 25.exd5 exd5 [25...Qxd5 26.h6 g5
27.Bxg5 Bxg5 28.Rh5+−] 26.h6 [26.h6 g6
(26...dxc4 27.Bxh7++−)
27.Bxg6 hxg6
28.Qxg6+ Kh8 29.Qg7++−] 1-0
(08) Wang Yue (2739) -
Ivanchuk,Vassily (2779) [D30]
Corus A Wijk aan Zee NED (2), 18.01.2009
[IM Polivanov, Anatoly]
Before this round Ivanchuk has unexpectedly
lost White (!) to Smeets − that's why it was only
possible to guess, in what condition Ukrainian
has sat down at the board... 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6
3.Nf3 d5 4.Bg5 dxc4 5.Qa4+ [Opening trans−
positions are widely possible here: 5.Nc3 c6
(5...Bb4 6.e4 c5 − D39) 6.e4 b5 − D44.]
5...Nbd7 [5...c6 6.Qxc4 b5 7.Qc2 Bb7 is fre−
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quently played.] 6.Nc3 [A queen usually do not
take a pawn: 6.Qxc4 a6 − as after a6 and b5
Black are successfully developed.] 6...a6 Dia−
gram
XABCDEFGHY
8r+lwqkvl-tr(
7+pzpn+pzpp'
6p+-+psn-+&
5+-+-+-vL-%
4Q+pzP-+-+$
3+-sN-+N+-#
2PzP-+PzPPzP"
1tR-+-mKL+R!
xabcdefghy
7.g3?N [An erroneous novelty already at the
seventh move − whether it a record? There
was no need to turn off with trodden 7.e4 b5!
8.Nxb5 Rb8 (it is possible to learn an ex−
change's sacrifice: 8...axb5!? 9.Qxa8 Bb4+)
9.Nc3 Rxb2 10.Ne5 , Speelman−Muir, England
1994.] 7...b5 Ivanchuk operates under the
similar script. 8.Nxb5 Rb8 9.Na7? And this is
pseudoactivity already. [White should neces−
sary to made a choice between 9.Na3 Bb4+
10.Bd2 Bxd2+ 11.Nxd2 Bb7 , though here they
have some difficulties...; ... and 9.Nc3 Rxb2
10.Qxc4 (10.Ne5? is bad because of 10...Bb4
11.Qxb4 Rxb4 12.Nc6 Bb7-+ − the pawn g3
spoils all) 10...Nb6 11.Qd3 Nbd5 − here
Black's got the initiative too.] 9...Rb4! [Much
more strongly, than unclear 9...Rxb2 10.Nxc8
(10.Nc6 Nb6) 10...Bb4+ (10...Qxc8 11.Bg2
Bb4+ 12.Kf1) 11.Kd1 Qxc8 12.Bc1] 10.Bxf6
[10.Qc2 Bb7 − it is possible to say goodbye to
a knight.] 10...gxf6 [Just so, as in fact
10...Qxf6 leaves pawn c7 without protection:
11.Qc6] 11.Qa5 Bb7 In result, Black have left
with absolutely won position after 11th move.
Not bad, huh? 12.Bh3!? The Chinese does
not lose courage and finds interesting chance.
12...Qb8 13.Qh5 Ke7? Similar like careless−
ness. [13...Rb6! fixed a victory: 14.Nc6 Rxc6
15.d5 Bb4+ 16.Kf1 exd5 17.Qxd5 Nb6-+]
14.d5! Diagram
XABCDEFGHY
8-wq-+-vl-tr(
7sNlzpnmkp+p'
6p+-+pzp-+&
5+-+P+-+Q%
4-trp+-+-+$
3+-+-+NzPL#
2PzP-+PzP-zP"
1tR-+-mK-+R!
xabcdefghy
14...Qxa7?! Ivanchuk has become nervous.
[The best outcome was to pass in much better
endgame: 14...Bxd5 15.Qxd5 exd5 16.Nc6+
Kd6 17.Nxb8 Rxb8 18.b3!∓; 14...exd5 15.Bxd7
Qxa7 16.Bh3 does not inspire a trust.] 15.dxe6
Now all goes on a rolling track. 15...fxe6
16.Bxe6! Kxe6 17.Qe8+ Be7 18.Qxh8 Nf8
19.Qg8+ Kd7 Diagram
XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-snQ+(
7wqlzpkvl-+p'
6p+-+-zp-+&
5+-+-+-+-%
4-trp+-+-+$
3+-+-+NzP-#
2PzP-+PzP-zP"
1tR-+-mK-+R!
xabcdefghy
20.0-0-0+?? A horrible mistake. King itself
climbs in a guillotine. [Wang Yue could reduce
to a drawn game (the most reasonable result
here) by two ways: 20.Qg4+ Kc6 (20...Ke8 is
much weaker: 21.Qh5+ Ng6 (21...Kd7 − here
will be not draw: 22.Rd1+ Bd6 23.Qf7++−)
22.Qxh7 Be4 23.Nh4‚) 21.Qe4+ Kd7
22.Qg4+; 20.Rd1+ Ke8 21.Nd4 Rxb2 22.Ne6
Bb4+! (22...Bd6 23.Rxd6+−) 23.Kf1 Bd6
24.Ng7+ Ke7 25.Nf5+=] 20...Ke8 21.Qg4
[21.Nd4 − that attack is not sufficient anymore,
White will receive a mate at first: 21...c3!
22.Ne6 (22.bxc3 Qc5) 22...cxb2+ 23.Kb1
Be4+-+] 21...Qc5! There is no any protection
from fatal threat c4−c3. 22.a3 [22.Qd4 c3]
22...Rxb2! In the end − rook's sacrifice.
23.Kxb2 Qxa3+ 24.Kb1 [24.Kc2 Qa2+ 25.Kc3
Qb3+ 26.Kd2 (26.Kd4 c5#) 26...Bb4+ 27.Kc1
c3-+] 24...Qb3+ 25.Ka1 c3 Opponents made
inadmissible mistakes, as for their level... 0-1
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(09) Short,Nigel D (2663) -
L'Ami,Erwin (2603) [C48]
Corus B Wijk aan Zee NED (3), 19.01.2009
[GM Aveskulov, Valery]
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6 4.Bb5 Nigel
Short is known as a classic chess player.
4...Nd4 [4...Bb4 is the most classical. But
Deutch GM wants to avoid symmetrical posi−
tion.] 5.Nxe5 Not very popular continuation.
Most of games by this line were played in the
first half of XX−th century. 5...Nxb5? A mistake
at the 5−th move. [Perhaps, the strongest is
5...Qe7 6.f4 (6.Nf3 Nxb5 7.Nxb5 Qxe4+ 8.Qe2
Qxe2+ 9.Kxe2 Nd5=) 6...Nxb5 7.Nxb5 d6 8.Nf3
(8.Nd3?? Bg4 0-1 Brujic,B−Jankovic,M/Novi
Sad 1989) 8...Qxe4+ 9.Kf2 and here Black can
make some mess at the board: 9...Ng4+
10.Kg3 Qg6!? 11.Nh4 Qf6 12.h3 (12.Nxc7+?
Kd8 13.Nxa8 g5! with strongest attack at the
king; Black is better) 12...g5 13.Qe2+ Ne5! with
excellent position.But if someone would like to
play this line for Black I advise to check all
these variations one more time. ] 6.Nxb5 c6
[6...Nxe4 of course, is not good 7.Qh5!? pro−
voking a weakness 7...g6 8.Qe2 d5 9.d3 Bg7
10.Nf3 c6 11.Nc3 f5 12.0-0 0-0 13.dxe4 fxe4
14.Nd2±] 7.Nc3 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8r+lwqkvl-tr(
7zpp+p+pzpp'
6-+p+-sn-+&
5+-+-sN-+-%
4-+-+P+-+$
3+-sN-+-+-#
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1tR-vLQmK-+R!
xabcdefghy
7...Qe7? [Black had to forget about lost pawn
and continue a game without it: 7...Bb4 8.d3 0-
0 9.0-0 d5 trying to use a strength of a pair of
bishops. Certailnly White is better but Black
can offer a serious resistance here.] 8.Nf3±
Now White has a huge advantage. 8...Nxe4
[8...d5 can't change the estimation of position:
9.e5 Bg4 10.0-0 Ne4 11.d3 Nxc3 12.bxc3 Bxf3
13.Qxf3 Qxe5 14.Bf4±] 9.0-0 Nxc3 [Another
way to defence position of Black was 9...d5
10.Re1 Be6 the only move because of a threat
d2−d3 11.Nxe4 dxe4 12.Rxe4± and White has
an extra pawn and no real technical problems]
10.dxc3 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8r+l+kvl-tr(
7zpp+pwqpzpp'
6-+p+-+-+&
5+-+-+-+-%
4-+-+-+-+$
3+-zP-+N+-#
2PzPP+-zPPzP"
1tR-vLQ+RmK-!
xabcdefghy
10...d5?! [Perhaps, Black could make next
strange move 10...Qd8!? avoiding creating of a
target "d5" 11.Re1+ Be7 12.Qe2 (White can't
keep a blockade like 12.Qd6 because of
12...Kf8 13.Qd3 d5 14.Bf4±) 12...d5 (12...d6
13.Bf4 Bg4 14.Rad1 Bxf3 15.gxf3 Kf8 16.Qd3±
and White should win) 13.Bf4 Be6 14.Nd4 Qd7
15.Nxe6 fxe6 16.Qxe6 Qxe6 17.Rxe6 Kf7
18.Rae1 Rhe8± with chances to save an end−
game without a pawn] 11.Bg5 Difference be−
tween activity of White and Black pieces is
visible. 11...Qd6 [The same is coming after
11...Qc7 12.Re1+ Be6 13.Nd4 Kd7 14.Qh5±]
12.Re1+ Be6 13.Nd4 c5 [If Black played
13...Be7 White would reply 14.Nf5! Bxf5
15.Rxe7+ Kf8 16.Rxb7± with totally winning
position; Nothing would be changed after
13...Kd7 14.c4 Kc7 15.Qf3+− and then Bf4]
14.Nxe6 fxe6 15.Qh5+ Provoking g7−g6
15...g6 16.Qg4 Kf7 [In a case 16...Kd7 White
would undermine an undefenced center of
Black: 17.c4! d4 18.Qf3+−] 17.c4 d4 [Black
could play 17...Bg7 but way to win here is also
not kind of difficult for players of Short's level.
For example, 18.cxd5 Rhe8 19.dxe6+ Rxe6
20.Qf3+ Kg8 21.Qb3 Rae8 22.Rxe6 Rxe6
23.Re1+−] 18.Qf3+ Kg8 19.Bf6 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8r+-+-vlktr(
7zpp+-+-+p'
6-+-wqpvLp+&
5+-zp-+-+-%
4-+Pzp-+-+$
3+-+-+Q+-#
2PzPP+-zPPzP"
1tR-+-tR-mK-!
xabcdefghy
[Black resigned as after 19.Bf6 Bg7 White
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plays 20.Qxb7+− with double attack. So, study
classic games! There are many interesting
lines can be found. ] 1-0
(10) Werle,Jan (2607) -
Motylev,Alexander (2676) [D43]
Corus B Wijk aan Zee NED (4), 20.01.2009
[GM Aveskulov, Valery]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 Slav defence is the most
popular opening against of 1.d4 today. 3.Nf3
Nf6 4.Nc3 e6 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5
8.Bg3 b5 9.Be2 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8rsnlwqkvl-tr(
7zp-+-+p+-'
6-+p+psn-zp&
5+p+-+-zp-%
4-+pzPP+-+$
3+-sN-+NvL-#
2PzP-+LzPPzP"
1tR-+QmK-+R!
xabcdefghy
9...Bg7 Russian GM chooses a very rare con−
tinuation. [The most interesting disputes are
coming after 9...Bb7 10.0-0 Nbd7 11.Ne5 Bg7
12.Nxd7 (Topalov beated Kramnik (Wijk aan
Zee,2008) with a novelty prepared by his sec−
ond Ivan Cheparinov 12.Nxf7!? Kxf7 13.e5
Nd5 14.Ne4 Qb6 15.Nd6+ Ke7 16.Bg4 Raf8
(very interesting game was played in Foros
(2008) 16...h5 17.Bxh5 Raf8 18.Qg4 Bh6
19.h4 Rhg8 20.hxg5 Bxg5 21.Ne4 Ne3 Dia−
gramm
XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-trr+(
7zpl+nmk-+-'
6-wqp+p+-+&
5+p+-zP-vlL%
4-+pzPN+Q+$
3+-+-sn-vL-#
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1tR-+-+RmK-!
xabcdefghy
22.Qxg5+!? Rxg5 23.Bh4 Kd8 24.fxe3 Rh8
25.Bxg5+ Kc7 26.Bg4 c5 27.dxc5 Nxc5
28.Rf7+ Kb8 29.Nd6 Rg8 30.Raf1 Rxg5
31.Rf8+ Kc7 32.R1f7+ Nd7 33.Rxd7+ Kxd7
34.Rf7+ Kd8 35.Rf8+ Kd7 36.Rf7+ Draw.
Shirov−Karjakin) 17.Qc2 Qxd4 18.Qg6 Qxg4
19.Qxg7+ Kd8 20.Nxb7+ Kc8 21.a4 b4
22.Rac1 c3 23.bxc3 b3 24.c4 Rfg8 25.Nd6+
Kc7 26.Qf7 Rf8 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-tr-tr(
7zp-mkn+Q+-'
6-+psNp+-zp&
5+-+nzP-zp-%
4P+P+-+q+$
3+p+-+-vL-#
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1+-tR-+RmK-!
xabcdefghy
27.cxd5!+− Rxf7 28.Rxc6+ Kb8 29.Nxf7 Re8
30.Nd6 Rh8 31.Rc4 Qe2 32.dxe6 Nb6 33.Rb4
Ka8 34.e7 Nd5 35.Rxb3 Nxe7 36.Rfb1 Nd5
37.h3 h5 38.Nf7 Rc8 39.e6 a6 40.Nxg5 h4
41.Bd6 Rg8 42.R3b2 Qd3 43.e7 Nf6 44.Be5
Nd7 45.Ne6 1-0) 12...Nxd7 13.Bd6 Kramnik−
Aronian, Wijk aan Zee, 2008] 10.a4 [10.Qc2 g4
11.Ne5 Qxd4 12.Rd1 Qb6 13.Nxg4 Nxg4
14.Bxg4 Nd7 15.Be2 Bb7 16.0-0 with unclear
position, Avrukh−Livshits, ch−ISR, 2004]
10...g4 11.Nd2 [Already this move is a novelty.
The 10th World champion played 11.Ng1 b4
12.e5 bxc3 13.exf6 Bxf6 14.bxc3 Qa5 15.Rc1
h5 and Black is absolutely ok, Spassky−
Antoshin, Chigorin's memorial, 1964] 11...b4
Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
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7zp-+-+pvl-'
6-+p+psn-zp&
5+-+-+-+-%
4PzppzPP+p+$
3+-sN-+-vL-#
2-zP-sNLzPPzP"
1tR-+QmK-+R!
xabcdefghy
12.Na2?! [White has an interesting idea of
sacrifice of a knight: 12.Nxc4!? bxc3 13.Nd6+
Kf8 14.bxc3 White has just a pawn for a piece
but beauty knight on d6, disharmonious pieces
of Black and opening of f−line after f2−f3 pro−
vide White sufficient compensation for a knight]
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12...Qxd4 13.Nxb4 [The alternative is 13.Nxc4
Nxe4 (13...Qxd1+?! just helps White to develop
a rook 14.Rxd1 Nxe4 15.Nxb4 with compensa−
tion for a pawn(Black has an advantage after
15.Bh4 0-0 16.Nxb4 c5 17.Nd3 Nd7) ) 14.Nxb4
White has a compensation due to better devel−
opment and weaknesses on g4 and c6
14...Qc5 15.Nd6+ Ke7 16.Bh4+ Kf8 17.Nxe4
Qxb4+ 18.Nd2 with following 0-0. An extra
pawn doesn't matter in positions kind of this.]
13...c3 [13...Nxe4 14.Nxc4 is coming to varia−
tions from the comment to last move] 14.bxc3
Qxc3 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8rsnl+k+-tr(
7zp-+-+pvl-'
6-+p+psn-zp&
5+-+-+-+-%
4PsN-+P+p+$
3+-wq-+-vL-#
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1tR-+QmK-+R!
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15.0-0?! [Not the best moment for a castle.
White had to go back in order to go forward
later: 15.Na2! Qd4 16.Rb1 e5 17.Qc2 with fol−
lowing 0-0, Rfd1, Nc4 etc.; White is better]
15...Qxb4 16.Nc4? [Extraordinary moves are
not good in this position. White had to play
without complications: 16.Rb1 Qd4 17.Bxb8 0-
0 18.Bf4 Black has troubles with finishing of
development. And White needs just 2 moves
(Qc2, Rfd1) to consolidate position and begin
the attack at the queen−side. 18...Nd5!?
19.exd5 Qxf4 20.g3 (drawish endgame is
coming after 20.dxc6 Rd8 21.g3 Qxd2
(21...Qg5?! 22.Rb5 Qe7 (22...Qxd2 23.c7
Qxd1 24.Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25.Bxd1 now Black has
no Be5 move 25...Bb7 26.Rxb7 Be5 27.Rxa7
Rc8 28.a5 Rxc7 29.Rxc7 Bxc7 30.a6 Bb6
31.Bxg4±) 23.Qc2 Qc7 ) 22.c7 Qxd1 23.Rfxd1
Rxd1+ 24.Rxd1 Be5 25.Rd8+ Kg7 26.Ba6
Bxc7 27.Rxc8 Rxc8 28.Bxc8=) 20...Qd6
21.dxc6 Qxc6 22.Bxg4 Qc7=] 16...Nxe4
17.Rb1 The only move. 17...Qc5 [Probably
17...Qc3!? was a little bit better 18.Bxb8 0-0
19.Bf4 Ba6 20.Nd6 Qf6! Black has 2 extra
pawns and there is no compensation for them]
18.Nd6+ [After 18.Bxb8 Black can play as well
18...Bd4 (and 18...Nc3 19.Nd6+ Ke7 20.Nxc8+
Rxc8 21.Rb7+ Kf6! (21...Kf8?? 22.Qd7 Nxe2+
23.Kh1+−) 22.Bd6 Nxe2+ 23.Kh1 Qd4
24.Be7+ Kg6 25.Qxe2 Rcb8 with advantage of
Black) 19.Qe1 0-0 20.Bd3 Ba6! 21.Qxe4 Rfxb8
22.Qxg4+ Bg7 and Black is better] 18...Nxd6
19.Bxd6 Qd4 Diagramm
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7zp-+-+pvl-'
6-+pvLp+-zp&
5+-+-+-+-%
4P+-wq-+p+$
3+-+-+-+-#
2-+-+LzPPzP"
1+R+Q+RmK-!
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[Black also could save an advantage by means
of 19...Qa5!? 20.Bxb8 0-0 21.Bf4 (21.Bxg4? is
not good 21...Ba6 22.Bd6 Rfd8 23.Re1 Bf8
24.Re5 Qc3 25.Rc1 Qb2 26.Rxc6 Rac8!
27.Rxc8
(27.Rxa6 Rc1-+) 27...Bxc8-+)
21...Rd8 22.Qc1 h5 23.Bh6 Qc3 24.Bxg7 Qxc1
25.Rfxc1 Kxg7 26.Rxc6 e5] 20.Bxg4? A deci−
sive mistake. [Black has a big advantage in a
case 20.Rxb8 Rxb8 21.Bxb8 0-0 22.Bxg4 e5
23.Be2 (23.Bxc8 Rxc8 24.Qb3 Qb6) 23...Be6;
The right move was 20.Bxb8! 0-0 21.Bc7! e5
22.Qc2 Qd7 23.Bb8! with following Rfd1; White
has a sufficient compensation.] 20...Qxd1
21.Rfxd1 Nd7-+ 22.Bf3 Diagramm
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7zp-+n+pvl-'
6-+pvLp+-zp&
5+-+-+-+-%
4P+-+-+-+$
3+-+-+L+-#
2-+-+-zPPzP"
1+R+R+-mK-!
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22...Be5! [The only but winning move. After
22...Bf8? White prepared a strong reply
23.Bc7! with unresistible threat Bc6 23...a5
24.Bxc6 Ra7 25.Bxd7+ Ke7 (25...Bxd7??
26.Rb8+ Ke7 27.Bd8+ with checkmate) 26.Be5
Bxd7 27.Bxh8 Bxa4 28.Rdc1±] 23.Bxc6 The
only move 23...Bxd6 24.Bxa8 [Black is win−
ning in a case 24.Rxd6 Ke7 25.Rbd1 Rb8!
26.Bxd7 Rd8-+] 24...Ke7 Black has 2 pieces
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for a rook; now it just needs an elementary
technics of realisation. 25.Bb7 Certainly White
wants to change one of Black's bishops but it
doesn't help to save the game 25...Nc5
26.Bxc8 Rxc8 Diagramm
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6-+-vlp+-zp&
5+-sn-+-+-%
4P+-+-+-+$
3+-+-+-+-#
2-+-+-zPPzP"
1+R+R+-mK-!
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27.Rdc1 Rc7 with the idea Rb7 28.Rc4 Rb7
29.Rd1 a5 Fixing a weakness on a4 30.Rcd4
Rd7 31.Rc4 Rb7 32.Rcd4 Rb6 33.g3 Nd7
34.Rh4 [After 34.Kg2 knight is moving to d5
34...Nf6] 34...Rb4 35.Rxh6 Rxa4 Diagramm
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7+-+nmkp+-'
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5zp-+-+-+-%
4r+-+-+-+$
3+-+-+-zP-#
2-+-+-zP-zP"
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From now Black has an easy plan to win −
a5−a4−a3−... 36.Rh5 Ne5 37.f4 Nc4 38.f5
Bc5+ 39.Kh1 Ne3 40.Re1 e5 Diagramm
XABCDEFGHY
8-+-+-+-+(
7+-+-mkp+-'
6-+-+-+-+&
5zp-vl-zpP+R%
4r+-+-+-+$
3+-+-sn-zP-#
2-+-+-+-zP"
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Black pieces essentially became more active.
41.h3 Bd4 42.g4 Kf6 43.Rg1 Ra1 The change
of rooks is useful for Black. A pawn a5 is going
to be unstoppable 44.Rh6+ Kg5 45.Rxa1
Bxa1 46.Rh5+ [46.Ra6 Bc3-+] 46...Kf4 47.f6
Bc3 48.Rh7 e4 49.Rxf7 Diagramm
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8-+-+-+-+(
7+-+-+R+-'
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5zp-+-+-+-%
4-+-+pmkP+$
3+-vl-sn-+P#
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49...Nd5 First of all Black should stop a f−pawn
50.Kg2 e3 51.Re7 Bxf6 52.Re6 Bc3 53.Re8
a4 54.Rf8+ Nf6 55.Ra8 e2 56.Rxa4+ Ne4
White resigned 0-1
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