[Event "Berlin m1"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "1851.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Anderssen, Adolf"]
[Black "Mayet, Carl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "Eliskases/Schluricke"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "1851.??.??"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.10"]

1. e4 1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 {This opening with its pawn
sacrifice, the Evans-Gambit", was named after an English ship's captain, who
introduced it about 1840. It is based on the idea of achieving a lead in
development  and in any case setting up a strong pawn centre. Openings of this
sort are called gambits, from the Italian  "dare un gambetto" (to trip someone
up). At one point they were the meat and drink of chess - at a time when all
play was aimed at either mate or achieving an overwhelming advantage. Even
today when they are not so frequently played, they are still a dangerous
weapon in the hands of an inventive attacking player. Bei dieser Eroeffnung,
dem "Evans-Gambit", benannt nach einem englischen Seekapitaen, der sie um etwa
1840 herum aufgebracht hat, treffen wir ein Bauernopfer an. Es beruht auf dem
Gedanken, einen Vorsprung in der Entwicklung zu erreichen und sich auf jeden
Fall ein starkes Bauernzentrum zu bilden. Eroeffnungen dieser Art nennt man
"Gambite", eine Bezeichnung die vom italienischen "dare un gambetto" (ein Bein
stellen) herruehrt. Sie waren einstmals, d.h. zu Zeiten, in denen man nur
darauf spielte, entweder zu siegen oder einer Uebermacht zu erliegen, gang und
gaebe. Heute hingegen werden sie nur noch selten gespielt, sie sind aber in
den Haenden eines erfindungsreichen Angriffsspielers immer noch eine scharfe
Waffe.} 4... Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O d3 ({
Mayet was well aware that after Es war Mayet gut bekannt, dass Weiss nach} 7...
dxc3 {White can bring about a powerful attack with mit} 8. Qb3 Qf6 9. e5 {
einen maechtigen Angriff in die Wege leiten kann.}) ({After Nach} 7... d6 8.
cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 {White has a strong, mobile pawn centre. besitzt Weiss ein
starkes, bewegliches Bauernzentrum.}) {The continuation he has chosen is not
better that the first one and without doubt weaker than the second one since
it neither achieves anything concrete nor aoes it advance his development.
Die von ihm gewaehlte Fortsetzung ist jedoch nicht besser als die erste und
zweifellos schwaecher als die zweite, denn weder bringt sie was ein, noch
foerdert sie die Entwicklung.  } 8. Ng5 8... Nh6 9. e5 9... Nxe5 $6 {And a knig
ht is lost... even if he gets three pawns in return. Und darauf geht, wenn
auch fuer drei Bauern, gar ein Springer verloren.  } 10. Re1 Qe7 11. f4 $1
11... Bb6+ ({Possibly Mayet had overlooked that after Moeglicherweise hatte
Mayet uebersehen, dass er nach} 11... Qc5+ 12. Kh1 12... Qxc4 $2 13. Rxe5+ {
he either loses material or is mated: entweder Material verliert, oder Matt
wird:} {After Nach} 13... Kd8 {
the king's bishop is gone. steht der Koenigslaeufer ein.} ({Schlecht ist} 13...
Kf8 $2 $143 {is bad on account of wegen} 14. Qe1 $1 14... g6 15. Re8+ Kg7 16.
Qe5+ f6 17. Qe7+ {and Black has to sacrifice the queen, because after und
Schwarz muss die Dame opfern, weil auf} 17... Nf7 {there follows} 18. Rxh8 {
with mate in a few moves. e.g. folgt mit Matt in wenigen Zuegen, z.B.:} 18...
Kxh8 (18... Kh6 19. Rxh7#) (18... fxg5 19. fxg5) 19. Qf8#)) {From now on he
has to bank on the strength of the three pawns he got for his piece. But since
the strength of the pawns is not evident in this sort of position but comes to
the fore only in simplified positions, the prospect is not all that rosy. This
explanation tells us the goals of the protagonists. Anderssen will try to
bring about a decision by a violent attack since he has an extra piece to play
with. Mayet on the other hand will aim for multiple exchanges and at the same
time will have to secure the position of his king as best he can.    Von nun
an muss er auf die Kraft der drei Bauern hoffen, die er fuer die Figur erhaelt.
Doch da die Bauern ihren vollen Wert nicht in einer Stellung wie dieser,
sondern erst in vereinfachten Stellungen erhalten, ist diese Aussicht wenig
beruhigend. Aus der vorangegangenen Erklaerung ergeben sich bereits die Ziele
der beiden Streitenden. Anderssen wird es darauf anlegen, die Entscheidung in
einem heftigen Angriff herbeizufuehren, den er mit einer Figur mehr spielen
kann. Mayet wird dagegen einen mehrfachen Abtausch anstreben und zugleich
seine Koenigsstellung so gut wie moeglich sichern muessen.  } 12. Kh1 12...
Nhg4 13. Nh3 $1 13... d6 14. Bxd3 O-O 15. fxe5 {It is generally advantageous
not to capture a piece before you have to. This had become the case, because
Black was threatening no less than 15...Nxd3,  16.Rxe7  Ndf2+, 17.Nxf2  Nxf2,
18.Kg1  Nxd1+  shaking off the pin and emerging with a won game. Es ist im
allgemeinen vorteilhaft, einen Stein nicht eher zu schlagen, als bis es
notwendig wird. Das war aber jetzt der Fall geworden, denn Schwarz drohte
nicht weniger als  15...Nxd3,  16.Rxe7  Ndf2+, 17.Nxf2  Nxf2,  18.Kg1  Nxd1+
mit Abschuettelung der Fesselstellung und einem gewonnenem Spiel.} (15. Bd2 $4
15... Nxd3 16. Rxe7 Ndf2+ 17. Nxf2 Nxf2+ 18. Kg1 18... Nxd1+ $19) (15. Bc2
15... Nf2+ 16. Nxf2 Bxf2 17. Re4 (17. Re2 17... Bg4) 17... Bf5 $15) 15... Nxe5
16. Nf4 c6 17. Nd2 17... g5 $6 {By weakening his king position, Mayet is doing
exactly the reverse of what he should.   Indem Mayet seine Koenigsstellung
schwaecht, tut er gerade das Gegenteil dessen, was er tun sollte.  } 18. Qh5
18... f5 $4 {This new mistake is the final straw. Dieser neue Fehler schlaegt
dem Fass den Boden aus.} ({Black should have overprotected his knight on e5
with Schwarz haette seinen Springer auf e5 mit} 18... f6 $142 {
We will soon see why. ueberdecken muessen. Warum, das wird man gleich sehen.})
19. Bc4+ $1 {Now White is even ready to give back a piece for three pawns. But
only because he will be clearly winning after the exchanges. Jetzt ist sogar
Weiss dazu bereit, eine Figur fuer drei Bauern herzugeben. Das aber nur
deshalb, weil er nach der Abwicklung klar auf Gewinn steht.} 19... Kg7 {
Mayet hardly has any defence left and chooses the best of the remaining
possibilities. Check out the variations: Mayet kann sich kaum noch wehren und
waehlt die beste der verbliebenen Moeglichkeiten. Man pruefe folgendeVarianten:
} (19... d5 20. Nxd5 cxd5 21. Bxd5+ Kh8 22. Nf3 Bc7 23. Bxg5 23... Qg7 $142 ({
After Auf} 23... Qd6 {then gewinnt} 24. Nxe5 {wins and und} 24... Qxd5 $2 {
would be a mistake on account of waere ein Fehler wegen} 25. Ng6+ Kg8 (25...
Kg7 26. Qh6+ Kf7 27. Qxh7#) 26. Ne7+) (23... Qd7 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Rxe5) (23...
Qe8 24. Bf6+ Rxf6 25. Qxe8+ Kg7 26. Qg8+ Kh6 27. Qg5#) 24. Nxe5 Bxe5 25. Bh6
$18 {and White wins. und Weiss gewinnt.}) (19... Kh8 20. Rxe5) 20. Nf3 $1 {
That the sacrifice linked to this move is excellent can be seen from the
following moves. Dass das hiermit verbundene Opfer vorzueglich ist, das zeigen
uns die folgenden Zuege.} 20... h6 (20... Qf6 21. Nxg5 h6 22. Nfe6+ Bxe6 23.
Nxe6+ Kh7 (23... Kg8 24. Rxe5 d5 25. Bxh6) 24. Nxf8+) (20... Bd8 21. Nxg5 Qxg5
22. Ne6+ Bxe6 23. Bxg5 $18) (20... gxf4 21. Bxf4 Bc7 22. Nxe5 dxe5 23. Rxe5 $1
23... Qf6 (23... Bxe5 24. Qh6+ Kh8 25. Bxe5+ Qxe5 26. Qxf8#) 24. Rae1 $18 {
with a winning position. mit Gewinnstellung.}) 21. Nxe5 ({Very pretty and a
little more precise is: Sehr schoen und eine Kleinigkeit praeziser ist} 21.
Rxe5 $5 21... dxe5 22. Qg6+ Kh8 23. Qxh6+ Qh7 24. Ng6#) 21... Qf6 {If one of th
e knights is taken then mate follows in three moves. Wird einer der beiden
Springer geschlagen, folgt ein Matt in drei Zuegen.} (21... dxe5 22. Qg6+ Kh8
23. Qxh6+ Qh7 24. Ng6#) (21... gxf4 22. Qg6+ Kh8 23. Qxh6+ Qh7 24. Ng6#) 22.
Ng4 $1 {Anderssen, whose calculations all go as far as the mate, can now
afford to be generous. Anderssen, dessen Berechnungen saemtlich mit dem Matt
abschliessen, ist jetzt gerne grosszuegig.} 22... fxg4 (22... gxf4 23. Re7+ Kh8
(23... Qxe7 24. Qxh6#) 24. Nxf6 Rxf6 25. Qe8+) 23. Re7+ $1 (23. Re7+ Kh8 24.
Ng6+ Qxg6 25. Qxg6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Cable m 9091"]
[Site "USA"]
[Date "1890.10.13"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Chigorin, Mikhail"]
[Black "Steinitz, William"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[Annotator "Steinitz"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1890.10.13"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]

{Myers:  This is game #1 of a 2-game correspondence match played for a stake
of $750.  The openings were pre-arranged by the players.  Chigorin's play was
deeper and sounder, and Steinitz was rightfully defeated in convincing fashion.
It is evident from the games that Chigorin invested the greater effort.} 1. e4
{Myers Lipnitsky Avery Kasparov Edwards Russell Steinitz} 1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3.
Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. O-O Qf6 7. d4 7... Nh6 $6 $146 {Steinitz:  The
move here adopted has never before been tried in actual play, but was a new
suggestion which I made in my "Modern Chess Instructor".} (7... Nge7 8. Bg5 Qd6
9. d5 (9. Qb3 O-O 10. Rd1 Bb6 11. dxe5 Qg6 12. Qa3 Re8 13. Nbd2 d6 14. exd6
cxd6 15. Bf4 Bc5 16. Qc1 Bg4 17. Bg3 Rad8 18. h3 Bxf3 19. Nxf3 Qxg3 20. Kh1 Qg6
21. Rd3 Qf6 22. Qd2 Ng6 23. Ng5 Nce5 24. Rf3 Nxf3 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. gxf3 26...
Qc4 {0-1 Chigorin,M-Steinitz,W/Havana CUB 1889/}) 9... Nd8 10. Qa4 Bb6 (10...
b6 11. Na3 a6 12. Bd3 $1 12... Bxc3 13. Rab1 Bb7 14. Nc4 Qc5 15. Be3 b5 16.
Bxc5 bxa4 17. Rfc1 d6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. Nxd6+ Kd7 20. Nxb7 Bd4 21. Nxd4 exd4
22. Nxd8 Rhxd8 23. Rb7+ Kd6 24. e5+ Kxd5 25. Rxe7 Rac8 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. f3 Rc3
28. Be4+ Kc4 29. Rxf7 Kb4 30. e6 d3 31. Rd7 {
1-0 Chigorin,M-Steinitz,W/Havana CUB 1889/}) (10... f6 11. Bc1 Bb6 12. Na3 c6
13. Bb3 Bc5 14. Rd1 b5 15. Qa5 Nb7 16. Qa6 Nd8 17. Qa5 Nb7 18. Qa6 Nd8 19. Qa5
Nb7 20. Qa6 Qc7 21. dxc6 dxc6 22. Nxb5 cxb5 23. Qxb5+ Bd7 24. Bf7+ Kd8 25. Rb1
Nd6 26. Qb3 Qb6 27. Qc2 Qc6 28. Bb3 a5 29. Be3 Bxe3 30. fxe3 a4 31. Bd5 Nxd5
32. Rxd5 Re8 33. Rbd1 Re6 34. c4 Ra7 35. c5 Nc8 36. Nd2 Ke8 37. Nc4 Re7 38. Qe2
a3 39. Qh5+ g6 40. Qh4 Ra4 41. Rd6 Nxd6 42. Nxd6+ Kd8 43. Qxf6 Ra5 44. Qf8+ Re8
45. Nxe8 Qxc5 46. Qxc5 Rxc5 47. Nf6 Rc7 48. Kf1 Kc8 49. Rxd7 Rxd7 50. Nxd7 Kxd7
51. Ke2 Kc6 52. Kd3 Kb5 53. Kc3 h5 54. Kb3 g5 55. Kxa3 Kc4 56. Kb2 Kd3 57. a4
Ke2 58. a5 Kf2 59. a6 Kxg2 60. a7 Kxh2 61. a8=Q h4 62. Qg8 h3 63. Qxg5 Kh1 64.
Qxe5 {1-0 Chigorin,M-Steinitz,W/Havana CUB 1889/}) 11. Na3 c6 (11... Qg6 12.
Bxe7 Kxe7 13. Nxe5 Qf6 14. Nf3 Qxc3 15. e5 c6 16. d6+ Kf8 17. Bb3 h6 18. Qh4 g5
19. Qh5 Qd3 20. Rad1 Qh7 21. Nc2 Kg7 22. Ncd4 Qg6 23. Qg4 h5 24. Nf5+ Kf8 25.
Qxg5 Qxg5 26. Nxg5 h4 27. Kh1 Rh5 28. f4 Ne6 29. g4 hxg3 30. Nxg3 Rh6 31. Nxf7
Kxf7 32. f5 Ke8 33. fxe6 dxe6 34. Ne4 {
1-0 Chigorin,M-Steinitz,W/Havana CUB 1889/}) 12. Rad1 Qb8 13. Bxe7 Kxe7 14. d6+
Kf8 15. Qb4 (15. Nxe5 f6 16. Nf3 Bc5 17. e5 b5 18. Bxb5 cxb5 19. Nxb5 Ne6 20.
exf6 gxf6 21. Qh4 Kf7 22. Qh5+ Kg8 23. Qg4+ Kf7 24. Qh5+ Kg7 25. Nfd4 Bxd4 26.
Nxd4 Rf8 27. Rd3 Bb7 28. Nxe6+ dxe6 29. Rh3 Be4 30. Qg4+ Bg6 31. Qxe6 Qb6 32.
Qd5 Rad8 33. Rd1 Rfe8 34. c4 Rxd6 35. Qf3 Rd3 36. Qg4 36... Re4 {
0-1 Chigorin,M-Steinitz,W/Havana CUB 1889/}) 15... f6 16. Bb3 g6 17. Nc4 Kg7
18. a4 Nf7 19. Nxb6 axb6 20. Bxf7 Kxf7 21. Nxe5+ Kg7 22. Nc4 b5 23. axb5 Qa7
24. b6 Qa4 25. Qc5 Re8 26. f3 Qa2 27. Ne3 Qb3 28. Rb1 Qf7 29. Nc4 Ra4 30. Rb4
Ra2 31. Qd4 Kg8 32. Ne3 Ra3 33. Ra4 Rb3 34. Rfa1 Kg7 35. Ra8 Rb5 36. Rb8 c5 37.
Qd5 Rxb6 38. Raa8 Qf8 39. Nc4 Rc6 40. f4 b5 41. Rxb5 Ba6 42. Rxe8 Qxe8 43. Rxc5
Rxc5 44. Qxc5 Qxe4 45. Ne3 Qxf4 46. h3 Bb7 47. c4 Bc6 48. Qa3 Qd4 49. Kh2 f5
50. c5 f4 51. Nc2 Qe5 52. Qa1 Qxa1 53. Nxa1 Kf6 54. Nc2 Ke5 55. Nb4 Bb7 56. Kg1
Kd4 57. c6 Bc8 58. cxd7 Bxd7 59. Kf2 Ke5 60. Nd3+ Kxd6 61. Nxf4 Ke5 62. Ke3 Kf6
63. Nd3 h6 64. Kf4 g5+ 65. Ke3 h5 66. Nc5 Bc6 67. g3 h4 68. g4 Bg2 69. Ne4+
Bxe4 70. Kxe4 70... Ke6 { -  Chigorin,M-Steinitz,W/Havana CUB 1889/}) (7... h6
8. Qb3 $1 (8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Qxe5 10. Qb3 Qh5 11. Ba3 c6 12. Nd2 Bd8 13. e5
Ne7 14. f4 O-O 15. Ne4 b5 16. Bd3 Qg4 17. f5 Nd5 18. Rf3 Re8 19. Bd6 Nf4 20.
Rg3 Ne2+ 21. Bxe2 Qxe4 22. Bd3 Qa4 23. f6 Qxb3 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. axb3 Bb6+ 26.
Kh1 Bb7 27. Rxf7 c5 28. Rh7+ Kg8 29. f7# {
1-0 Richmond,P-Noakes,M/England ENG 1999/}) (8. Bb5 Nge7 9. Ba3 exd4 10. e5 Qe6
11. cxd4 Bb4 12. Bb2 d5 13. Nc3 O-O 14. Ne2 Ng6 15. Qb3 Ba5 16. Ne1 Nce7 17. f4
Qb6 18. Ba3 f5 19. Qa4 c6 20. Bd3 Qd8 21. Qc2 b5 22. Kh1 Bb6 23. g4 a5 24. Rg1
b4 25. gxf5 Bxf5 26. Bxf5 Rxf5 27. Rxg6 bxa3 28. Rxc6 Nxc6 29. Qxf5 Nxd4 30.
Nxd4 Bxd4 31. Qe6+ Kh8 32. Rd1 Bc3 33. Rxd5 33... Qb8 {
-  Gunsberg,I-Steinitz,W/New York USA 1891/}) 8... Nge7 (8... exd4 9. cxd4 Bb6
10. e5 Qg6 11. Bd3 Qh5 12. Bb2 Nge7 13. d5 Na5 14. Qa4 Nxd5 15. Nbd2 Nc6 16.
Rfe1 Ndb4 17. Bb1 d5 18. exd6+ Be6 19. Re5 g5 20. Rxe6+ fxe6 21. Bxh8 O-O-O 22.
d7+ Rxd7 23. a3 Rxd2 24. Nxd2 Qe2 25. Be4 Qxf2+ 26. Kh1 Nd5 27. Bxd5 exd5 28.
Qg4+ {1-0 Lee,G-Chandler,C/Great Britian GBR 1994/}) 9. Nxe5 O-O 10. f4 Bb6 11.
Qd1 d6 12. Nf3 Bg4 13. Be3 Rae8 14. Nbd2 d5 15. e5 Qe6 16. Be2 Nf5 17. Bf2 f6
18. Ng5 fxg5 19. Bxg4 gxf4 20. Qf3 Nce7 21. a4 c6 22. a5 Bd8 23. Rfb1 b6 24.
Qxf4 Ng6 25. Qf3 Bg5 26. Qd1 Nf4 27. axb6 Nd3 28. Nf3 Nxf2 29. Kxf2 Be3+ 30.
Ke2 Qg6 31. Bxf5 Rxf5 32. Kxe3 Qxg2 33. bxa7 Ref8 34. Nd2 Qg5+ 35. Kd3 Qg6 36.
Kc2 Rf1+ 37. Kc1 Rxd1+ 38. Kxd1 Qg4+ 39. Kc1 Qg1+ 40. Kb2 Qg2 41. Kc2 Qg6+ 42.
Kb3 Ra8 43. Ra4 Kh7 44. Rba1 Qe8 45. Ra5 g5 46. Kb2 h5 47. Nb3 g4 48. Nc5 h4
49. Ra6 Kh6 50. Rb6 Kg5 51. Rb7 Kf4 52. e6 g3 53. hxg3+ hxg3 54. Rf7+ Ke3 55.
Kc2 {1-0 Bergez,L-Lebrun,X/Issy Les Moulineaux Syre FRA 1996/}) (7... Bb6 8.
Ba3 (8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Qxe5 10. Kh1 d6 11. f4 Qe7 12. e5 Be6 13. exd6 Qxd6
14. Bb5+ Kf8 15. Ba3 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Ba4 Nf6 18. Bc2 Ng4 19. Qe1 Bc4 20.
Rf3 Re8 21. Qd2 21... Be2 {0-1 Sieber,W-Karl,H/Samnaun SUI 2004/}) 8... d6 9.
dxe5 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 Qxe5 11. Kh1 Be6 12. f4 Qxe4 13. Nd2 Qc6 14. Qe2 O-O-O 15.
Bxe6+ fxe6 16. Qxe6+ Qd7 17. Rae1 Nf6 18. Qxd7+ Kxd7 19. Nc4 Nd5 20. Nxb6+ Nxb6
21. g4 Rde8 22. Bc1 Rxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 24. Rf1 Re2 25. f5 Ke7 26. Bg5+ Kf7 27.
Bd8 Nd5 28. Rb1 b6 29. c4 Ne3 30. Bxc7 Nxg4 31. Bxd6 Ne3 32. c5 32... Nxf5 {
-  Rutkauskas,G-Nemes,G/Zakopane IBCA POL 2000/}) 8. Bg5 (8. d5 Ne7 9. Qa4 Bb6
10. Na3 Ng4 11. h3 h5 12. Rb1 a6 13. Rxb6 cxb6 14. Rd1 Rb8 15. Qb4 Qg6 16. Bb3
b5 17. c4 d6 18. cxb5 a5 19. Qxa5 b6 20. Qc3 Nf6 21. Ng5 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Qxe4 23.
Bg5 f6 24. Bc2 Qe2 25. Bc1 Bd7 26. Re1 Nxd5 27. Rxe2 Nxc3 28. Rd2 Rc8 29. Bb2
Nxb5 30. Bg6+ Ke7 31. Nc2 Be8 32. Bd3 g6 33. Ne3 Nd4 34. Nd5+ Ke6 35. Nxb6 Rb8
36. Bc4+ Kf5 37. Nd5 { -  Timman,J-Kurajica,B/Wijk aan Zee NED 1977/}) (8. Bd5
Ne7 9. Bg5 Qa6 10. Bxe7 Kxe7 11. Nxe5 d6 12. Bc4 b5 13. Bb3 c6 14. Nxc6+ Kd7
15. Bd5 Bb7 16. Nxa5 Bxd5 17. exd5 Qxa5 18. Qd3 Rac8 19. Rc1 f5 20. Nd2 Rc7 21.
Nb3 Qb6 22. Re1 Kc8 23. Nd2 Qb7 24. Reb1 Qxd5 25. Rxb5 Qc6 26. c4 Kd7 27. d5
Qa8 28. Rab1 g6 29. Qe3 Nf7 30. Qe6+ Kd8 31. Rb8+ Rc8 32. Rxa8 Rxa8 33. Rb7 {
1-0 Saunders,I-McWilliam,R/corr GBR 1907/}) 8... Qd6 (8... Qg6 $5 9. d5 Nb8 10.
Bxh6 (10. Na3 $5 10... O-O 11. Be7 d6 12. Bxf8 Kxf8 13. Bd3 Bh3 14. Nh4 Qg5 15.
Nc4 Bb6 16. Qf3 $14) 10... Qxh6 11. Nxe5 O-O 12. d6 Nc6 13. Ng4 {
Vasyukov/Nikitin} 13... Qxd6 $1 14. Qxd6 cxd6 15. Ne3 b5 16. Bxb5 Rb8 17. a4
Re8 18. Rc1 Rxe4 19. Nd2 19... Re6 $36 {Myers}) 9. d5 $1 (9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. dxe5
Nxe5 11. Qxd6 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 cxd6 13. Rc1 Rg8+ 14. Kf1 Rb8 15. Na3 a6 16. Rab1
b5 17. Bd5 Bb6 18. Nc2 a5 19. Ne1 Ba6 20. Ng2 b4+ 21. c4 Bd4 22. Rd1 Bc3 23. f4
Rg6 24. Ne3 Kf8 25. Ke2 Bf6 26. Rd3 Rc8 27. a3 Bc3 28. f5 Rg5 29. Rxc3 bxc3 30.
Rb6 Bxc4+ 31. Nxc4 Rg2 32. Kd3 Rxf2 33. Kxc3 Ke7 34. Kd4 Rxc4+ 35. Kxc4 Rxh2
36. Kb5 Rd2 37. Kxa5 h5 38. a4 h4 39. Rb3 Kf6 40. Kb6 {
1-0 Chigorin,M-Markov,A/corr RUS 1890/}) 9... Nd8 $5 (9... Ne7 $5 10. Qa4 Bb6
11. Na3 Ng4 (11... c6 12. Rad1 Qb8 13. Bxe7 Kxe7 14. d6+ 14... Kf8 $132 {
Steinitz}) 12. h3 Nxf2 13. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 14. Kxf2 Qb6+ 15. Be3 Qb2+ 16. Nc2 a6 17.
Bb3 Qxc3 18. Rc1 f5 19. Nce1 Qb2+ 20. Rc2 Qb1 21. Qa3 a5 22. Bg5 Ng8 23. Nd2
Qa1 24. Nef3 b5 25. Rxc7 b4 26. Qxa5 Rxa5 27. Rxc8+ Kf7 28. d6+ Rd5 29. Bxd5+
Kg6 30. exf5+ Kxf5 31. Rf8+ Nf6 32. g4+ Kg6 33. Bf7# {
1-0 Chigorin,M-Markov,A/corr RUS 1890/}) 10. Qa4 (10. Qd3 $5) 10... Bb6 {
Lipnitsky:  Given that the two players held opposing views on this line of the
Evans Gambit, the game is a special kind of creative duel.  Black has an extra
pawn.  It is hard for White to open up lines for an attack on the black king,
which is fairly securely placed.  It is easy to see that White has no sharp
attack in the gambit style.  But something else is obvious:  White has a
lasting initiative on every part of the board.  Chigorin demonstrates that
this more than compensates for the sacrificed pawn.} 11. Na3 11... c6 $2 (11...
Qg6 $1 $132 $142 {Steinitz}) (11... O-O $5 $142 {Myers} 12. Bd3 Qg6 13. Nc4 {
Kasparov} 13... f6 14. Nxb6 cxb6 15. Bxh6 Qxh6 16. d6 $14 {Myers}) 12. Be2 {
Steinitz:  In general, I may remark that my antagonist's attack is of the same
description as in most of the games which we have played together, and it is
representative of the old school.  He believes in advancing the pawns, and
sacrificing one or more of them in order to create difficulties on the K-side,
or for the purpose of blocking his opponent's pieces; whereas I maintain that
the King is a strong piece that can usually take care of itself, and that in
his style of attack Chigorin has to employ powerful pieces in order to block
inferior ones.  In the end, I opine that as usual, my minor pieces will
thoroughly develop, while his far advanced pawns, which cannot retrace their
steps, will form weak marks for my own ultimate counter-attack.} 12... Bc7 $6 (
12... Ng4 $5 13. Nc4 Bxf2+ 14. Rxf2 Qc5 15. Bh4 b5 16. Qa3 Qxa3 17. Nxa3 Nxf2
18. Bxf2 f6 19. Rd1 a5 20. Nh4 Nf7 21. Nf5 g6 22. Ng3 22... h5 $132 {Myers})
13. Nc4 Qf8 (13... Qg6 14. Bxd8 Kxd8 (14... Bxd8 15. Nfxe5 Qf6 16. Qa3 Be7 17.
d6 $16 {Kasparov}) 15. Ncxe5 Qf6 16. Nd3 cxd5 17. e5 Qc6 18. Qh4+ $18 {Myers})
14. d6 $1 {Myers:  Steinitz is still not willing to admit that he is in
trouble.  He wrote, "In a match over the board, I would undertake to play the
identical variation up to this point against any living player, at least four
times, and if either Chigorin or Gunsberg were to offer me a draw at that
stage, I would refuse."} (14. Qd1 $5 14... cxd5 15. exd5 Nf5 16. Nfxe5 Qc5 17.
Bg4 d6 18. Ne3 dxe5 19. Nxf5 Bxf5 20. Bxf5 O-O 21. Qg4 $18 {Myers}) 14... Bxd6
$8 15. Nb6 (15. Bxd8 $5 15... Kxd8 $8 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Qxa7 Bc7 18. Rfd1 $1 (18.
Rab1 18... Ke7 $5 $132 {Steinitz}) 18... Ke7 (18... Ng4 $2 19. Rab1 Qc5 20.
Nxc8 Qxf2+ 21. Qxf2 Nxf2 22. Kxf2 $18) 19. Rd2 d6 20. Na8 Rxa8 (20... Qd8 21.
Nxe5 $18) 21. Qxa8 f5 22. exf5 Qxf5 23. Bd3 e4 24. Bxe4 Qa5 25. Qxa5 Bxa5 26.
Re2 $18 {Myers}) 15... Rb8 16. Qxa7 Ne6 (16... Ng4 $2 17. Nh4 Ne6 18. Bxg4 Nxg5
19. Nf5 Ne6 20. Rfd1 Bc7 21. Na8 Rxa8 22. Qxa8 Kd8 23. Rxd7+ Kxd7 24. Rd1+ {
1-0 Gunsberg,I-Steinitz,W/New York USA 1891/}) (16... Ng8 $2 17. Bxd8 Kxd8 18.
Bc4 Bc7 19. Rfd1 Qe7 20. Na8 d6 21. Nxc7 Kxc7 22. Rab1 f5 23. exf5 Bxf5 24. Rb6
$18 {Myers}) 17. Bc1 $1 {Myers:  Steinitz could be generous with his praise:
"This move, like White's 12th and 14th moves, bears the stamp of genius."}
17... Ng8 {Steinitz:  I consider that now, that is, after Black's 17th move,
my position is better than it was at the start of the game, and I am ready to
lay odds of two to one that my opponent will not win.  In other words, I
undertake to draw at least.} (17... Qe7 18. Ba3 18... Nf4 $2 (18... c5 $5) 19.
Bc4 $1 (19. Rfe1 {Steinitz} 19... Qe6 20. Ng5 $18) 19... Qf6 20. Rfd1 Bc7 21.
Na8 $18 {Myers}) 18. Ba3 $1 18... c5 {Myers:  Black's position is totally
busted, but Steinitz in his commentary, which was published as the game
progressed, speaks as if the position is difficult for Black but unclear, with
a hard-fought draw as a distinct possibility.} 19. Rad1 $1 (19. Rfd1 $5 19...
Nf6 {Steinitz} 20. Ng5 $1 20... Nxg5 21. Nc4 Bc7 22. Bxc5 Qg8 (22... d6 23.
Nxd6+ Bxd6 24. Bxd6 Qxd6 25. Rxd6 $18) 23. Bd6 Nfxe4 24. Bxc7 Nxc3 25. Qxb8
Nxe2+ 26. Kf1 Ke7 27. Bd6+ Ke6 28. Bxe5 $18 {Myers}) 19... Nf6 (19... Bc7 20.
Bb5 $1 20... Nf6 21. Nd5 Bd6 22. Nh4 (22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Nh4 $18 {Steinitz})
22... Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Bc7 24. Nf5 g6 25. Rfd1 gxf5 26. Rxd7 Bxd7 27. Rxd7 Qh6 28.
Bxc5 Nxc5 29. Qxc5 $18 {Chigorin}) 20. Bc4 (20. Ng5 $5) (20. Bb5 Qe7 21. Nd5
Nxd5 22. exd5 22... Ng5 {Myers:  Steinitz here expresses optimism for Black's
positon, although White has a concrete winning variation at his disposal.} 23.
Nxg5 $3 23... Qxg5 24. f4 $3 24... Qh5 25. Qb6 $1 25... Qh6 26. Bxc5 Bxc5+ 27.
Qxc5 b6 28. Qc7 Ra8 29. Qxe5+ Kd8 30. d6 Re8 31. Qd5 $18 {Myers}) 20... Bc7 (
20... Nxe4 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Qxb7 Rc6 23. Nxe5 $18 {Kasparov}) (20... Qe7 21.
Bxe6 fxe6 22. Nc4 Bc7 23. Bxc5 $18 {Kasparov}) 21. Nd5 (21. Rfe1 $1 $142 21...
Nd8 22. Na8 Bd6 23. Qxc5 $1 23... Ne6 (23... Bxc5 24. Nc7+ Ke7 25. Bxc5+ d6 26.
Bxd6+ Kd7 27. Nxe5#) 24. Qa7 Bxa3 25. Qxb8 Qc5 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Qxe5 d6 28.
Qxc5 Bxc5 29. e5 $1 $18 {Myers}) (21. Nxc8 $1 $142 21... Rxc8 22. Qxb7 Kd8 23.
Bxe6 fxe6 24. Ng5 $18 {Edwards}) 21... Bd6 22. Nh4 Nxd5 (22... b5 23. Nf5 Rb7
24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Qa6 Bb8 26. Bxb5 $18 {Myers}) 23. Nf5 g6 24. Nxd6+ $1 24...
Qxd6 25. Bxd5 (25. exd5 $1 25... Nf4 (25... Ng5 26. Bxc5 Ra8 27. Bxd6 Rxa7 28.
Bxe5 O-O 29. Bd4 $18 {Myers}) 26. Bxc5 Qc7 27. Rfe1 d6 28. Bb5+ Ke7 29. Rxe5+
$18 {Edwards}) 25... Qc7 26. Bxe6 fxe6 27. Bxc5 Ra8 28. Qxa8 Qxc5 29. Qa4 (29.
Qb8 $1 29... Rf8 30. Qd6 b6 31. a4 Rf4 32. Rd5 $1 $18 {Myers}) 29... Kd8 30.
Rd2 30... Kc7 {Myers:  This move does not lessen Steinitz's difficulties, but
he does not comment.  For Black, the picture is increasingly hopeless.} 31. Rb1
$1 31... Rd8 (31... d6 32. Rb4 $1 {Kasparov} 32... Kb8 33. c4 h5 34. Rb5 Qc6
35. Qb4 Rd8 36. Rxe5 $18 {Myers}) 32. Rb5 $1 32... Qc6 33. Qb4 d6 34. a4 $1
34... Qe8 (34... Bd7 35. Rxd6 $1 {Kasparov} 35... Qxd6 36. Rxb7+ Kc8 37. Qxd6
$18) 35. Rb6 Qf8 36. Qa5 $1 36... d5 (36... Kb8 37. Rdb2 $1 37... Rd7 38. Ra6
b6 39. Ra8+ Kb7 40. Qxb6+ Kxa8 41. Qb8# {Myers}) 37. exd5 Kb8 38. d6 {
Steinitz resigned in April of 1891, with a full range of excuses offered up to
his readers of the "International Chess Magazine".  "The telegraph battle,"
wrote Kasparov, "provoked an unprecedented surge in the popularity of chess in
many countries."  And Lasker recalled many years later:  "The games of the
telegraph match made a startling impression on me.  To crush Steinitz in such
a way--this seemedincredible!"} 1-0

[Event "Hamburg Beratungspartie"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "1913.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Bier,M/Dimer,J"]
[Black "Tarrasch, Siegbert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1913.??.??"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.10.01"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 3... Nf6 {The starting position for the Two Knights
Defence. Die Ausgangsstellung der Zweispringerverteidigung im Nachzug.  } 4.
Nc3 ({The attack} 4. Ng5 {leads to a sharp variation of the Two Knights
Defence and is best met by fuehrt zu einer scharfen Variante im
Zweispringerspiel und wird am besten mit} 4... d5 $5 {beantwortet,} 5. exd5 Na5
6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Be2 h6 9. Nf3 e4 10. Ne5 10... Bd6 $44 {with compens
ation for the pawn which has been sacrificed. mit Kompensation fuer den
geopferten Bauern.}) 4... Bc5 {The position on the board is now that of the
so-called Giuoco Piano, four knights game. Auf dem Brett ist jetzt die
Stellung des sogenannten italienischen Vierspringerspiels entstanden.} ({
A possible move is Moeglich ist} 4... Nxe4 $5 {because Black wins back the
piece with advantage: denn Schwarz gewinnt die Figur vorteilhaft zurueck:} 5.
Nxe4 ({Since White must in any case hand back a piece, he could play Da Weiss
auf jedenfall eine Figur zurueckverliert koennte er} 5. Bxf7+ $2 {
. But after spielen. Aber Schwarz kommt nach} 5... Kxf7 6. Nxe4 6... d5 {
Black gets an advantage. He has the bishop pair, but the disadvantage of no
longer being able to castle, which in this case is not so serious because  he
can complete his development just as quickly as White and in addition he
dominates the centre. in Vorteil. Schwarz besitzt das Laeuferpaar und der
Nachteil, dass er nicht mehr rochieren kann ist in diesem Falle nicht sehr
ernster Natur, da er seine Entwicklung ebenso schnell wie Weissvervollstaendige
n kann und ausserdem das Zentrum beherrscht.} 7. Neg5+ 7... Kg8 {and White cann
ot prevent Black from freeing himself with ...h7-h6 and ...Kg8-h7. The
position contains a trap, but one which Black can easily avoid.. und Weiss
kann den Schwarzen nicht hindern, sich mit h7-h6 und Kg8-h7 zu befreien. Die
Stellung enthaelt eine Falle, die Schwarz jedoch leicht vermeiden kann.} 8. Qe2
{The correct move is Richtig ist} 8... h6 $142 (8... e4 $6 {
And Black may not reply to Als Antwort auf} 9. Nxe4 {with darf Schwarz nicht}
9... dxe4 $4 {spielen,} (9... Nb4 10. d3 dxe4 11. dxe4 11... Qf6 $17) {
because weil} 10. Qc4+ {leads to mate. zum Matt fuehrt.}) 9. Nh3 Bxh3 10. gxh3
e4 11. Ng1 Nd4 12. Qd1 (12. Qe3 $4 12... Nxc2+) 12... Qg5 $19) 5... d5 6. Bd3 (
{After Nach} 6. Bxd5 6... Qxd5 {Black has the advantage of the bishop pair.
hat Schwarz den Vorteil des Laeuferpaars.}) 6... dxe4 7. Bxe4 {This sees Black
exchange White's central pawn for one of lesser importance and get good play,
since it is not easy for White to play the equalising move d2-d4 without
exchanging his bishop for the black queen's knight. (Lasker, Ed) Nach dieser
Abwicklung hat Schwarz den weissen Zentralbauer gegen einen weniger wichtigen
getauscht und gutes Spiel, da Weiss nicht gut den Ausgleichszug d2-d4 spielen
kann, ohne den Laeufer fuer den schwarzen Damenspringer abzutauschen. (Lasker,
Ed)}) 5. d3 d6 (5... O-O $6 {This is somewhat too early for Black to castle.
Die Rochade kommt hier fuer Schwarz etwas zu frueh.} 6. Bg5 Bb4 7. O-O Bxc3 8.
bxc3 h6 9. Bh4 d6 10. Re1 Na5 11. Bb3 Bg4 12. h3 {After Nach} 12... Bxf3 $6 13.
Qxf3 g5 14. Bg3 Re8 15. h4 {White had the better game. Larsen-Kuzmin/
Reykjavik 1978 hatte Weiss das bessere Spiel. Larsen-Kuzmin/ Reykjavik 1978})
6. Be3 ({Worth considering is the Canal Attack with Beachtenswert ist der
Canal-Angriff mit} 6. Bg5 {, with which White can try for an advantage.
(Estrin) , bei dem Weiss versuchen kann, in Vorteil zu kommen. (Estrin)} 6...
Na5 $1 (6... h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. c3 9... a6 $5) 7. Nd5 Nxc4 8. dxc4
8... c6 $1 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. Bh4 Rg8 11. O-O Be6 12. Qd3 Qe7 13. Rad1 13...
O-O-O $15 {Here Black has a good game. Eliskases,E-Bronstein,D/ Mar del Plata
1960 Hier hat Schwarz gutes Spiel. Eliskases,E-Bronstein,D/ Mar del Plata 1960}
) 6... Bb6 (6... Bxe3 7. fxe3 Na5 8. Bb3 Nxb3 9. axb3 {Practical experience
shows that the semi-open f- and a-files bring somewhat the better prospects to
White. After Nach praktischen Erfahrungen raeumen die halboffene f- und
a-Linie dem Anziehenden etwas bessere Aussichten ein. Nach} 9... Ng4 10. Qd2 f5
11. exf5 Bxf5 12. O-O O-O 13. h3 Nh6 14. e4 Bd7 15. d4 Nf7 16. dxe5 dxe5 17.
Rad1 {his superiority is in no doubt. (Estrin) Schlechter,C-Salwe,G/ Karlsbad
1907 ist sein Uebergewicht ohne Zweifel. (Estrin) Schlechter,C-Salwe,G/
Karlsbad 1907}) 7. Qd2 (7. O-O 7... Bg4 $1 {Euwe}) 7... Bg4 {
8... Bxf3,  9.gxf3 Nh5} ({Or also Oder auch} 7... Be6 {After Nach} 8. Bb5 Bd7
9. O-O Ne7 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. d4 Ng6 12. Rad1 h6 13. h3 13... O-O-O {Black achi
eves a safe and solid position. Chigorin,M-Von Bardeleben,C/ Hannover 1902
erlangt Schwarz eine sichere und feste Stellung. Chigorin,M-Von Bardeleben,C/
Hannover 1902}) ({A worse move is Schlechter ist} 7... Na5 $6 $143 8. Bb3 Nxb3
9. axb3 Bxe3 10. Qxe3 10... a6 {on account of wegen} 11. d4 $1 {after which
White has better prospects. (Estrin) wonach Weiss aussichtsreicher steht.
(Estrin)}) 8. O-O-O (8. Ng5 8... Bh5 9. f3 h6 10. Nh3 10... Nd4 $10) (8. h3
8... Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nd4 ({The continuation Die Zugfolge} 9... Nh5 10. Nd5 Nd4 11.
Bxd4 Bxd4 12. c3 Bb6 13. f4 Qh4 14. fxe5 dxe5 15. O-O-O {
is less favourable for Black. ist fuer Schwarz weniger guenstig.}) 10. Bxd4
10... Bxd4 $10) 8... Nd4 $6 {This is dangerous. Das ist gefaehrlich.} (8...
Bxf3 9. gxf3 Nd4 10. f4 {
leads to a better game for White. fuehrt zu besserem Spiel fuer Weiss.}) (8...
Qd7 9. Bg5 (9. h3 9... Bxf3 10. gxf3 { 11.f4}) 9... Bxf3 10. gxf3 Nd4 11. Bxf6
{White has good prospects. Weiss hat gute Aussichten.} 11... Nxf3 (11... gxf6
12. Nd5 O-O-O 13. f4) 12. Qe2 Nd4 13. Qh5 gxf6 14. Nd5 O-O-O 15. c3 Ne6 16.
Nxf6 Qe7 17. Qf5) ({Am ehesten spielbar fuer Schwarz sieht} 8... Na5 $142 {
looks the most playable for Black. aus:} 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Ba4 Bxe3 11. Qxe3 (11.
fxe3 11... b5 $17) 11... b5 12. Bb3 Nxb3+ 13. axb3 13... O-O $15 {with an accep
table position for Black. (Estrin) mit annehmbarer schwarzer Stellung. (Estrin)
}) 9. Bxd4 Bxd4 (9... Bxf3 {is also more solid.} 10. gxf3 (10. Bb5+ Nd7 11.
Bxb6 (11. gxf3 11... Bxd4 {  c6}) 11... Bxd1 12. Bxc7 Qxc7 13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Rxd1
14... O-O $44 {The intermediate check has brought White nothing. Weiss hat mit
dem Zwischenschach nichts gewonnen.}) 10... Bxd4 $10) 10. Nxd4 $1 10... Bxd1 $2
{This appears extremely risky. Dies erscheint aeusserst riskant.} (10... exd4
11. Ne2 c5 12. f3 12... Be6 $10 {leads to equality. fuehrt zum Ausgleich.}) 11.
Nf5 Bg4 12. Nxg7+ 12... Kd7 {Still the best. Noch am besten.} (12... Kf8 13.
Qh6 {is unfavourable for Black. ist unguenstig fuer Schwarz.} 13... Kg8 (13...
Ke7 14. h3 Bd7 15. f4 {
with an irresistible attack. mit unwiderstehlichem Angriff.}) 14. h3 Bd7 15.
Nd5 Nxd5 16. Nh5 $18) (12... Ke7 13. Qg5 (13. Nd5+ Nxd5 14. Bxd5 h6 15. Bxb7
Rb8 16. Bd5 16... Rg8 {In this position the two pawns are not sufficient
compensation for the exchange. SJB1913 Die beiden Bauern sind in dieser
Stellung kein genuegender Ausgleich fuer die Qualitaet. SJB1913}) (13. h3 Be6
14. Qg5 h6 15. Qh4 Qg8) (13. d4 {13.f4} 13... h6 { c6  This continuation is an
adequate defence. SJB 1913 Diese Zugfolge ist eine genuegende Verteidigung.
SJB 1913}) (13. f4 h6 14. Rf1 {
Black is on the edge of the abyss. Schwarz steht am Rande des Abgrundes.} 14...
Qe8 (14... Nd7 15. fxe5 (15. d4 {This move also creates extreme problems for
Black. Auch dieser Zug bereitet dem Schwarzen aeusserste Sorgen.}) 15... Nxe5
16. Qf4) 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. Nf5+ Bxf5 17. Rxf5 {
The e5-pawn falls. Der Bauer e5 faellt.}) (13. f3 Bd7 (13... Be6 14. f4 Bxc4
15. dxc4 exf4 16. Nf5+ $16) 14. Qg5 h6 (14... Rg8 $4 15. Nd5+) 15. Nd5+ Kf8 16.
Qxf6 Qxf6 17. Nxf6 Kxg7 18. Nxd7 Rad8 19. Nxe5 $14) 13... c6 14. h3 h6 15. Qh4
15... Qg8 {SJB 1913}) 13. d4 $36 13... exd4 (13... Rg8 14. dxe5 Rxg7 15. exf6
Qxf6 16. Nd5 Qg5 17. f4 17... Qh6 {SJB 1913} 18. Qa5 b6 19. Qa4+ Kd8 (19... c6
20. Nxb6+ axb6 21. Qxa8 Qxf4+ 22. Kb1 Qxe4 23. Bd3 Qxg2 24. Re1 Be6 25. b3 {
White has a decisive attack. Weiss hat entscheidenden Angriff.}) 20. Qc6 Rc8
21. Ba6 Bd7 22. Qc3 c6 23. Bxc8 Kxc8 24. g3 Kb7 25. Nf6 $18 {
with a winning position for White. mit weisser Gewinnstellung.}) (13... Kc8 14.
dxe5 dxe5 15. Qg5 {Black has no satisfactory defence against the threats of 15.
Nd5 and 16.Qe5. Schwarz hat keine befriedigende Verteidigung gegen die
Drohungen 15.Nd5 und 16.Qe5.}) (13... Qe7 14. dxe5 Qxe5 15. f4 Qc5 16. Bxf7 $16
) 14. Qxd4 14... Nh5 $2 (14... Rg8 15. e5 Rxg7 16. exf6 Rg6 17. Bxf7 Qxf6 18.
Qa4+ c6 19. Bxg6 {unsatisfactory for Black. unbefriedigend fuer Schwarz.}) (
14... Qe7 15. f4 { 16.e5}) (14... Kc8 $142 {  15...R g8} 15. Bxf7 (15. e5 15...
dxe5 16. Qxe5 Rg8 17. Nf5 Nd7) 15... Qe7 16. Nd5 Qxf7 17. Qxf6 Qxf6 18. Nxf6
Rf8 19. Nxg4 19... Rg8 {Black is not without prospects of saving the game.
Schwarz ist nicht ohne Rettungsaussichten.}) 15. Nxh5 Bxh5 (15... Qg5+ 16. f4
Qxh5 17. Nd5 {
The threat of 18.Nf6 is decisive. Die Drohung 18.Nf6 hat entscheidende Kraft.})
16. Qd5 ({Sehr stark ist} 16. Nd5 {is very strong.} 16... Qg5+ (16... c6 17.
Nf6+ Kc7 18. f4 (18. Nxh5 $2 18... Qg5+) 18... Bg6 19. f5 Bh5 20. g4 {
with a winning position. mit Gewinnstellung} (20. Kb1 $6 20... b5 21. Bd3 21...
c5 {und Schwarz kann noch etwas im Trueben fischen.})) (16... Bg6 17. Nf6+ Ke7
18. f4 {
This is no more pleasant for Black. Dies ist nicht erfreulicher fuer Schwarz.})
({After Auf} 16... Kc8 {the computer suggests the following variation.
schlaegt der Computer folgende Variante vor:} 17. Nf6 Bg6 18. f4 d5 19. Rd1
Bxe4 20. Qc3 Bxg2 21. Bxd5 Bxd5 22. Nxd5 b6 23. Qc6 Rb8 24. Nxb6+ $18) 17. f4
Qxg2 18. Nf6+ Ke7 19. Re1 {The threats 20.Nh5 and 20.e5 are decisive. Die
Drohungen 20.Nh5 und 20.e5 haben entscheidende Kraft.} 19... Bg6 (19... Qxh2
20. e5 $18) 20. Nd5+ Kd7 21. f5 Bh5 22. Nf6+ Ke7 23. e5) 16... Bg6 17. Qxb7
Qg5+ 18. Kb1 $2 (18. f4 $1 $142 {
is mor worth recommending: ist empfehlenswerter:} 18... Rhb8 (18... Qxf4+ 19.
Kb1 Rhc8 (19... Rac8 20. Bb5+ (20. Rd1 {SJB 1913}) (20. Nd5 {SJB 1913}) 20...
Kd8 (20... Ke6 21. Qxa7 {With his wandering king Black will not be able to
survive. White is threatening to gobble up more material with 22.Ba6. Schwarz
wird mit seinem Wanderkoenig nicht ueberleben koennen. Weiss droht, mit 22.Ba6
weiteres Material zu verzehren.}) 21. Ba6 (21. Qc6 21... Qg4) 21... Kd7 (21...
Qg4 22. Qxa7) 22. Qb5+ {White is winning. Weiss steht auf Gewinn.}) 20. Bb5+
Ke6 (20... Kd8 21. Qc6 $18) 21. Qd5+ {  22.Qa8 +-}) 19. Qxc7+ Kxc7 20. fxg5 $18
) 18... Rhb8 19. Bb5+ Qxb5 20. Qxb5+ Rxb5 21. Nxb5 Bxe4 22. f3 $6 (22. Rg1 $142
{  Nb5-c3  White retains a sound extra pawn. Weiss behaelt einen gesunden
Mehrbauern.}) 22... Bc6 $6 (22... Bb7 {is more exact: ist genauer:} 23. Rf1 (
23. Re1 23... Rg8 24. Re2 $2 24... Bxf3) 23... Ba6 (23... Re8 $2 24. Nc3) (
23... Rg8 $2 24. Rf2) 24. c4 24... c6 $142 (24... Bxb5 25. cxb5 Rb8 26. a4 a6
27. bxa6 Rb4 28. Rd1 Rxa4 (28... c6 {
is not an improvement. ist keine Verbesserung.} 29. a5 Ra4 30. Rd4) 29. Rd5 {
30.R h5  Black has serious problems. Schwarz hat erhebliche Sorgen.}) 25. Na3
Re8 26. Rf2 Re1+ 27. Kc2 27... d5 {Black has good prospects of a draw because
of the active position of his pieces. Dank der aktiven Aufstellung seiner
Figuren hat Schwarz gute Remisaussichten.}) 23. Nd4 (23. Nc3 $2 23... Rg8 {
White loses his extra pawn. Weiss verliert seinen Mehrbauern.}) 23... Rg8 24.
g3 (24. Nxc6 $142 24... Kxc6 25. g3 25... Re8 {  R e2   and Black has no
difficulty in holding the draw. und Schwarz hat keine Muehe, remis zu halten.})
24... Re8 25. Kc1 Bb7 26. Kd2 $2 ({After Nach} 26. Rd1 $142 {
White has good prospects of a victory. hat Weiss gute Siegesaussichten.}) 26...
c5 27. Nb3 Bxf3 28. Re1 Rxe1 29. Kxe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "ISR-ch op"]
[Site "Ramat Aviv"]
[Date "1999.03.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shani, Amichai"]
[Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2204"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[Annotator "Mikhalevski,V"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "1999.03.28"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. Nc3 {
Old-fashioned continuation and a rare guest in the modern tournament practice.}
(5. c3 {is more popular.}) 5... d6 6. h3 {Side branch of 5.Nc3 line.} (6. Bg5 {
usually leads to approximately equal play.Here are two examples:} 6... h6 7.
Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Nd5 Qd8 9. c3 a6 10. d4 Ba7 11. dxe5 Nxe5 12. Nxe5 dxe5 13. Qh5
O-O 14. Qxe5 Re8 15. Qf4 15... Qd6 {If black plays 9...a6 then all the games
reach this position where White chooses between endgame after 16.Q:d6 and 16.
Qf3.} 16. Qf3 (16. Qxd6 Rxe4+ 17. Kd2 cxd6 18. Bb3 Bd7 19. f3 Re5 20. f4 Re4
21. Rhe1 Rae8 22. Rxe4 Rxe4 23. Re1 Rxe1 24. Kxe1 Kf8 25. Kd2 Bg1 26. h3 h5 27.
Bc2 Bc6 28. Be4 f5 29. Bf3 h4 30. Nc7 a5 31. Bxc6 bxc6 32. Ne6+ 32... Ke7 $1
33. Nxg7 Kf6 34. Ne8+ Ke7 35. Ng7 (35. Nc7 $2 35... Kd7 36. Na6 36... Kc8)
35... Kf6 36. Ne8+ ({After} 36. Nh5+ 36... Kg6 37. g4 {
White has no chances to win in view of an unfortunate position of his knight.})
36... Ke7 { -  Ivanovic,B-Spassky,B/Bugojno 1984/MCD (36)}) 16... Be6 17. O-O-O
17... Qe5 18. Be2 Rad8 19. Nb4 Rxd1+ 20. Bxd1 (20. Rxd1 Qxh2) 20... Bc4 21. Bc2
Re6 22. Qf5 a5 23. Bd3 Bxd3 24. Nxd3 Qxe4 25. Qxe4 Rxe4 26. Kd2 c6 27. f3 {
-  Morozevich,A-Korneev,O/Elista 1997/CBM 59 (27)}) 6... a6 {
A rare move and an attempt to escape from simmetry.} ({
In the 19-th century Black tried} 6... Ne7 {
One of the first  games in this line continued as following:} 7. d4 exd4 8.
Nxd4 c6 9. Nf3 Ng6 10. O-O O-O 11. Qd3 Nh5 12. Ne2 Kh8 13. g4 Nf6 14. Ng3 Nd7
15. Bb3 Nge5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Qc3 $4 (17. Qe2) 17... Bd4 $1 {
Suddenly White loses a queen.} 18. Qb4 18... a5 {
0-1 Williams,E-Harrwitz,D/London 1852/HCL (18)} 19. Qa4 $140 ({or} 19. Qa3
19... Bc5 20. Qa4 b5) 19... b5 20. Qa3 Bc5) ({More popular} 6... h6) (6... Be6)
({and} 6... Na5) 7. a3 7... b5 {
before playing Be6 I decided to take some space on the queenside.} (7... h6 8.
Be3 O-O 9. Qd2 Qe7 10. O-O Nd4 11. Nh4 $2 11... Nxe4 $17 {
0-1 Ludwig,I-Fanouraki,N/Tallinn 1997/EXT 98 (42)}) (7... Ne7 8. Bg5 Be6 9.
Bxf6 gxf6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Nh4 Kd7 12. g4 Ng6 13. Nxg6 13... hxg6 $11 {
0-1 Mudongo,B-Lang,H/Elista 1998/CBM 66 ext (56)}) 8. Ba2 (8. Bb3 h6 9. O-O
9... O-O { -  Ilincic,Z-Conquest,S/Alma Ata 1989/EXT 97 (9)}) 8... Be6 $11 9.
Bxe6 9... fxe6 10. Bg5 $6 {Not the best place to develop the bishop.After
capture on e6 the pin is not dangerous any more and the bishop on g5 is going
to feel uncomfortable in few moves.} 10... O-O 11. O-O 11... Qe8 $1 $15 {
moving the queen to the king side.} 12. Ne2 $6 {
After this careless move initiative is moving srongly to the White's hands.} (
12. Be3 $5) 12... Qg6 $1 13. Kh2 $2 {allows Black to produce a nice tactical
operation which brings a big positional advantage.} (13. Ng3 $2 {is refuted by}
13... Nd4 $1 {winning at least a pawn.} (13... Nd7 14. h4 $1 14... h6 $140 15.
h5) 14. Bxf6 (14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Bxf6 (15. Bh4 $142 15... Bxb2 $17) 15... Qxg3
$1 $19) (14. Bd2 14... Nxe4 $1 15. Nxd4 (15. Nxe4 15... Nxf3+ $17) (15. dxe4
Nxf3+ 16. gxf3 (16. Kh1 $142) 16... Qxg3+ $19) 15... Nxg3 $19) 14... Rxf6 15.
Nxd4 (15. Nh2 $2 15... Qxg3 $1 16. fxg3 Ne2+ 17. Kh1 Nxg3#) (15. Nh4 $6 15...
Qg5 16. Qg4 Qxg4 17. hxg4 17... Nxc2 $17) 15... Bxd4 16. c3 16... Bxf2+ $5 $17)
(13. Qd2 $142) (13. Nc3 $5 13... Nh5 $1 $15 (13... Nd4 14. Be3 $5 (14. Nxd4
14... Bxd4 $15 (14... exd4 15. Bxf6 Rxf6 16. Ne2)) 14... Nxf3+ (14... Nxe4 $2
15. Bxd4 $1 $18) 15. Qxf3 Nd5 16. Nxd5 $1 16... exd5 17. Qe2 dxe4 18. Bxc5 exd3
19. cxd3 dxc5 20. Qxe5 $11)) 13... Nxe4 $1 14. dxe4 Rxf3 15. gxf3 15... Qxg5
$17 {The results of this sacrifice have been seen with the naked eye.The
shelter of the White's king is destoyed;all the pawns on the king side are
weak and part of them situated on the open file;posts f4 and h4 are waiting
for the Black's knight.What else Black needs to win the game?} 16. c3 {
covering the d4 square and preparing Qb3.} 16... Rf8 17. Ng3 17... Ne7 $1 $19 {
Transfering the knight to the king side Black decides the game in his favour.}
18. b4 Bb6 19. Ra2 {White is helpless against unnumerous threats.} 19... Ng6
20. Rg1 $6 20... Nh4 21. Rf1 (21. Nf5 Qf4+) 21... Rxf3 22. Qb3 Kf7 23. a4 23...
Bxf2 {This game can be a good example of the positional sacrifice of exchange.}
(23... Bxf2 24. Raxf2 Qxg3+ 25. Kh1 Rxf2) 0-1

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 30th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2000.05.27"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C52"]
[WhiteElo "2683"]
[BlackElo "2715"]
[Annotator "Lukacs"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2000.05.17"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.27"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O Nge7 8.
Ng5 {
This hyper-aggressive move is not so dangerous as it looks like at first sight.
} (8. cxd4) 8... d5 (8... Ne5 {is a serious alternative as well.} 9. Bb3 (9.
Nxf7 Nxf7 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Qh5+ Ng6 12. Qd5+ {
forcing the K to retreat to a worse square.} 12... Kf8 13. Qxa5 d3 (13... d5 $6
{is a light-hearted attempt to finish development quickly.} 14. exd5 Kf7 15.
cxd4 Re8 16. Nc3 $14 {defending   d5.} (16. Nd2 $6 {
allows Black to get back the d5 P without a fight.} 16... b6 (16... Nf4 17. Nf3
17... Nxd5 {Now the N has an excellent blockading square on d5.} 18. Bg5 Qd6
19. Ne5+ Kg8 20. Rae1 b6 21. Qb5 21... Bb7 $13 {
Sertic-Stepic, CRO-chT U20 Medulin 1997}) 17. Qc3 17... Bb7 $15 {
and White's P structure remains worse.})) 14. Rd1 d6 15. Rxd3 15... Qe7 $11) (
9. Qh5 $2 {fails to} 9... g6 $19) 9... d5 $1 (9... O-O $2 {
falls prey to a quick assault.} 10. cxd4 N5g6 11. Qh5 h6 12. Nxf7 Rxf7 13.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Qxa5 $18 {Verkasalo-Tahvanainen, FIN-chJ 1998}) (9... f6 $6 {
is rather ugly.} 10. cxd4 fxg5 11. dxe5 11... g6 $2 (11... Nc6 12. Qh5+ g6 13.
Qxg5 Qxg5 14. Bxg5 $14) 12. Bxg5 h5 13. Bf6 Rf8 14. Bg7 Nc6 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16.
Qf3+ Kg7 17. Nc3 Nxe5 18. Qe3 Qf6 19. Nd5 $18 {
Jaros-P.Hubner, Svetla nad Sazavoa op-B 1999}) 10. cxd4 (10. exd5 {- 8...d5})
10... Ng4 $13) (8... O-O $2 {is again bad because of} 9. Qh5 h6 10. Nxf7 Rxf7
11. Bxf7+ Kf8 (11... Kh7 12. cxd4 Bb6 13. Bb2 Nxd4 14. Nd2 d6 15. Nf3 $16) 12.
f4 dxc3 13. f5 Bb6+ 14. Kh1 Bd4 15. f6 $1 $18 {
Sveshnikov-Fuchs, Finkenstein op 1994}) 9. exd5 (9. Bxd5 $2 {
is out of question.} 9... Nxd5 10. Qh5 g6 11. Qh6 11... Be6 $19 {
Estrin-Kondali, corr 1971}) 9... Ne5 10. Bb3 (10. Qxd4 $6 10... N7g6 (10...
Nxc4 $2 11. Qxg7 $1 11... Rf8 12. Nxh7 $18) (10... f6 $5 11. Bb5+ {
Other tries fail to impress:} (11. Bb3 Bb6) (11. Re1 Bb6 12. Qe4 Bf5 13. Qf4
Qd7 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. dxe6 Qc6 16. Rxe5 $5 (16. Na3 O-O-O) 16... Ng6 $1 {
This is a nasty intermediate move with a double  .} (16... fxe5 17. Qf7+ Kd8
18. Bg5 Qe8 19. Qxg7 $44 {and the black K is vulnerable in the middle.}) 17.
Bb5 Nxf4 18. Bxc6+ bxc6 19. Re4 {(Novosak-Sosna, CZE-chT 1995)} 19... Nd3 $1
$15) 11... c6 12. dxc6 bxc6 13. Be2 $1 13... Bf5 $11) 11. Bf4 O-O (11... Nxc4
$5 12. Re1+ (12. Qxc4 O-O) 12... Kf8 13. Qxc4 Nxf4 14. Qxf4 14... Qxd5 $15) 12.
Bxe5 12... Qxg5 $15 {Benares Ricardo-Persson Christoffer, Guarapuava 1995})
10... O-O (10... h6 $143 {is inferior} 11. cxd4 $142 {This looks simple, but} (
11. Qxd4 {works also well, for example:} 11... hxg5 $5 (11... N7g6 12. Qa4+ Bd7
13. Nxf7 Bxa4 14. Nxd8 Bxb3 15. axb3 Bxc3 16. Nxc3 16... Kxd8 {
(Verkasalo-Hermlin, Haapajarvi op 1999)} 17. Rd1 $1 17... a6 18. d6 $16) 12.
Qxe5 f6 13. Qg3 $1 (13. Qe4 Qd6) 13... Qd7 14. Re1 $14) 11... N5g6 (11... hxg5
12. dxe5 $16) 12. Nxf7 $1 12... Kxf7 13. d6+ $16) (10... dxc3 $5 {
is also interesting not only grabbing the P but hindering White's development.}
11. Qe2 (11. Qd4 f6 12. Nxc3 12... c5 $1 $19) 11... f6 12. Ne4 (12. Ne6 Bxe6
13. dxe6 13... Qd3 $17) 12... Nxd5 13. Ba3 c6 (13... Bf5 $5) 14. Nd6+ Kd7 15.
f4 Ng6 16. Bxd5 Qb6+ 17. Kh1 17... cxd5 {and it is not easy for White to show
something for the sacrificed material, Bronstein-Comp Heuristic Alpha, The
Hagua AEGON 1992.}) 11. Nxh7 (11. cxd4 $6 11... Ng4 12. Ba3 (12. Qf3 $6 12...
Qd6 $1 13. Bf4 (13. Qg3 {exchanging Q cannot be bad for Black after} 13... Qxg3
14. hxg3 Bb6) 13... Qf6 14. Nc3 {
(and draw was agreed in Bronstein-Ivanov, Maidstone Menchik op 1994)} {
missing the unexpected} 14... Nxh2 $1 15. Qh5 (15. Bxh2 Qxg5 16. d6 16... Bg4
$17) (15. Kxh2 15... Bxc3 $17) 15... Bf5 $17) 12... Nxd5 $1 {
This positional exchange sacrifice solves Black's problems.} 13. Bxf8 Qxg5 14.
Bc5 (14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Ba3 Bd7 16. Nd2 Re8 (16... Qxd4 17. Nf3 Qxd1 18. Rfxd1
18... Bc6 $15 {with two pawns and an active   for the exchange.}) 17. Nb3 Bb6
18. Rc1 Re6 19. Rc3 Bb5 20. Re1 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 21... Qxd4 $15 {
Anderssen-Mieses, Breslau m 1867}) 14... Nf4 $1 $44) 11... Kxh7 12. Qh5+ Kg8
13. Qxe5 Nf5 (13... dxc3 {develops only White's N.} 14. Nxc3 (14. Ba3 Ng6 15.
Qh5 15... Nf4 $1 16. Qf3 Qf6 17. Bxf8 Nh3+ 18. Kh1 Qxf3 19. gxf3 Kxf8 20. Na3
20... Bb6 $17 {
with more than enough compensation for the exchange according to Chandler.})
14... Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Qxd5 17. Bb2 f6 18. Qxc7 $14) 14. Bd2 (14.
cxd4 Re8 15. Qf4 15... Bb4 {and White (!) has problems with his development.})
14... c5 (14... Re8 15. Qf4 Bb6 16. cxd4 Bxd4 17. Bc3 {
and at least White can accomplish his development.}) 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Re1 Bc7
17. Qe4 Qf6 (17... Qd6 18. g3) 18. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch 53rd"]
[Site "Samara"]
[Date "2000.06.23"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Evgeny"]
[Black "Meister, Jakob"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[WhiteElo "2541"]
[BlackElo "2473"]
[Annotator "Lukacs"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2000.06.03"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 d6 7. Qb3 Qd7 8. dxe5
Bb6 9. Nbd2 9... Nh6 $6 {This variation has got a bad reputation, and not
without reason. In many variations the N on h6 is out of play.} (9... Na5 {
Short-Huebner, Dortmund 1997 CBM60}) 10. O-O (10. exd6 {
transposes to the game after} 10... Qxd6 11. O-O 11... O-O {- 10.0-0}) 10...
O-O 11. exd6 (11. Ba3 $5 {comes into consideration as well:} 11... Na5 12. Qb5
$1 (12. Qb2 {is rather passive.} 12... Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Qc6 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. exd6
(15. Nd4 $6 {causes only trouble for White.} 15... Qxe4 (15... Qa4 16. Nc2 Qxe4
17. exd6 cxd6 18. Bxd6 18... Rd8 $15) 16. exd6 (16. Rfe1 16... Qg6 $36) 16...
c5 $1 {killing the B on a3.} 17. Rfe1 Qg6 18. Nb5 18... Bd7 $1 19. c4 (19. Nc7
19... Bc6 $17) 19... Nf5 $17 {  Bc6    }) 15... Qa4 $1 {
The B is in trouble again.} 16. d7 Qxa3 17. Qxa3 Rxa3 18. Rfd1 (18. dxc8=Q
18... Rxc8 $15 {and  White's P structure is corrupted on the  .}) 18... Bxd7
19. Rxd7 19... Rxc3 $15 {and Black is a healthy P up.}) 12... Nxc4 (12... Re8
$5 13. exd6 (13. Qxd7 Bxd7 14. exd6 Nxc4 15. Nxc4 Rxe4 16. Nxb6 cxb6 17. Rfe1
Rae8 18. Rxe4 Rxe4 19. Nd4 19... Nf5 $11 {successfully blockading the d  ,  .})
13... cxd6 (13... Nxc4 14. Qxc4 cxd6 15. Qd5 $14 {- 12....Nxc4}) 14. Qd5 $1 $14
(14. Qxd7 Bxd7 15. Bd5 Rac8 16. Bxd6 (16. c4 16... Bc5 $132) 16... Rxc3 $132))
13. Qxc4 (13. Qxd7 $6 13... Bxd7 14. Nxc4 Bb5 15. Nfd2 (15. Nxb6 axb6) 15...
Rfc8 16. exd6 cxd6 17. Nxd6 Bxf1 18. Nxc8 Rxc8 19. Kxf1 19... Rxc3 $15 {
with   P majority, and active pieces for Black.}) 13... Rd8 (13... Re8 14. exd6
cxd6 15. Qd5 Qd8 16. Qxd6 $14 (16. Bxd6 $143 16... Be6 17. Qd3 17... Rc8 $44))
14. exd6 (14. Rad1 $6 14... dxe5 15. Nxe5 15... Qe8 $17 {finishing development,
after which White remains with his shattered P formation versus a strong  .})
14... cxd6 15. Rad1 (15. Qd5 Qc7) 15... d5 $5 {
Black wants to get rid of his weakness on d6.} (15... Ng4 16. h3 Nf6 17. Rfe1)
16. Qb3 (16. exd5 Qxd5 17. Be7 Qxc4 18. Nxc4 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 19... Bg4 $11 {
and Black has fully equalized.}) 16... dxe4 17. Nxe4 (17. Nc4 $2 17... Qe8 18.
Nxb6 (18. Rxd8 Qxd8 19. Rd1 Qf6) 18... Be6 $17) 17... Qc7 18. Rxd8+ {
White cannot make profit from the weakness of d6:} (18. Bd6 Qc6) (18. Nd6 Be6)
18... Qxd8 19. Rd1 Qc7 20. Bd6 Qc6 21. Neg5 21... Bf5 $11) 11... Qxd6 12. Bd5 (
12. Ba3 Bc5 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Rab1 (14. Rad1 14... Re8 $11) (14. Bd5 {
is answered by} 14... Ne7) 14... Ng4 15. Bd5 15... Nge5 $11) 12... Qg6 (12...
Na5 13. Qb4 Qg6 14. Ne5 Qh5 15. Ndf3 15... c6 {
Now White's centralized pieces have to leave.} 16. Bb3 (16. Ba3 $2 16... Re8
17. Bb3 c5 18. Qb5 Rxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. Bd5 {(Alexander-Tylor, Hastings 1935)
} 20... Ng4 $1 21. f4 (21. g3 Be6) 21... Qe7 22. Rae1 Bd7 23. Qb2 23... Qh4 $19
) 16... Re8 (16... Nxb3 17. axb3 17... Ng4 $13) 17. Bxh6 (17. Nd3 Bg4 18. Nf4
18... Qc5 $15) 17... Nxb3 18. axb3 18... Qxh6 $15 {
and Black has a strong   in an open position.}) 13. Nc4 Bh3 14. Ng5 (14. Ne1
Be6) (14. Nh4 Qh5) 14... Bd7 15. a4 ({
Eliminating the   doesn't lead to an advantage for White.} 15. Nxb6 15... axb6
16. Rd1 Na5 17. Qc2 c6 18. Bb3 Rfd8 19. Bf4 19... Qf6 $5 (19... Nxb3 20. axb3
$1 {improving his corrupted P structure.} (20. Qxb3 20... b5 {
blockades the weaknesses on the  .} 21. Rd6 Be6 22. Qd1 (22. Rxe6 $2 {
founders on} 22... fxe6 23. Nxe6 23... Qf7 $1) 22... Rxd6 23. Qxd6 23... Bc4
$11) 20... Rxa1 21. Rxa1 f6 22. Qd2 $5 (22. Nf3 Bg4 23. Ne1 23... b5 $11) 22...
fxg5 23. Bxg5 Rf8 24. Bxh6 24... Be6 $11) 20. g3 20... b5 $13) 15... Rab8 (
15... Na5 $5 16. Nxa5 Bxa5 17. Rd1 Bg4 18. f3 Bc8 (18... c6 19. Bc4 Bb6+ 20.
Kh1 $36) 19. Be3 Bb6 20. Bxb6 axb6 21. f4 Bg4 22. Rf1 (22. Re1 c6 23. Bc4 Qd6
24. e5 Qc5+ 25. Kh1 $14) 22... c6 (22... Be2 23. Rfe1 $14) 23. Bc4 Kh8 24. Rfe1
(24. Qxb6 $2 24... f6 25. Ne6 Qxe4) 24... Rae8 25. g3 f6 26. Ne6 Bxe6 27. Bxe6
$14 {and the N on h6 is still completely out of play.}) 16. Nxb6 axb6 17. f4 (
17. Rd1 17... Rbd8 $11) 17... Ne7 18. Bc4 (18. f5 $5 {
seems to be consequent and aggressive.} 18... Qf6 (18... Qh5 19. Bf4 Nxd5 20.
Qxd5 Bc6 21. Qd1 Qxd1 22. Rfxd1 $14 {and the black N is off-side.}) (18... Qd6
19. Ba3 Qf6 20. Ne6 $1 $16) 19. Bc4 (19. Bf4 $6 19... Nxd5 20. Qxd5 Bc6 21. Qe5
Qxe5 22. Bxe5 f6 23. Bxc7 fxg5 24. Bxb8 Rxb8 25. e5 25... Rf8 $17) 19... Nc6 (
19... Bc6 20. Bf4 $16) 20. Ne6 $1 {This is the main tactical motif here.} (20.
h3 $2 20... Na5) 20... Na5 (20... fxe6 $2 21. fxe6 Qg6 22. e7+ Rf7 (22... Nf7
23. exf8=Q+ Rxf8 24. Bxf7+ $18) 23. Bxh6 $18) 21. Qb4 21... Rfc8 $1 (21... Nc6
$6 22. Qb2 $1 $18) (21... Nxc4 $2 22. Nxf8 $18) 22. Bd5 Nc6 23. Qb2 $16 {
and the N on e6 is still untouchable.}) 18... Nc6 19. Qc2 (19. f5 $5 19... Qf6
20. Ne6 {- 18.f5 Qf6 19.Bc4 Nc6 20. Ne6}) 19... Rbd8 20. Ba3 $6 ({
missing again the space-gaining} 20. f5 $1 20... Qf6 (20... Qh5 $2 21. Be2 $18)
(20... Qd6 $2 21. Ba3 $18) 21. Ne6 $1 {Now this is better than ever!} 21...
fxe6 (21... Bxe6 22. fxe6 Qg6 23. Bxh6 $18) 22. fxe6 Qxf1+ 23. Bxf1 Bxe6 24.
Bxh6 gxh6 25. Rd1 $16 {and Black has no real compensation for the Q.}) 20...
Rfe8 21. Rad1 Na5 22. Bd5 Kh8 (22... Bc6 23. c4 $16) (22... Bg4 23. Rd3 $16)
23. Bc1 $1 {White has realized his previous mistake and the B goes back to the
vital c1-h6  .} (23. Qa2 Kg8) 23... b5 $6 (23... f6 24. Ne6 (24. f5 Qh5 25. Ne6
Bxe6 26. Bxe6 Ng4 27. Bf4 $14) 24... Bxe6 25. Bxe6 $14 {
and both knights are on the edge of the board.}) 24. axb5 Qb6+ (24... Bxb5 25.
c4 Bc6 26. Qc3 $16) 25. Kh1 f6 (25... Bxb5 $2 26. c4 Nxc4 27. e5 $1 27... Qg6
28. Nxf7+ $1 {creating a dangerous e  .} 28... Nxf7 29. Qxg6 hxg6 30. Bxf7 Rf8
31. e6 $16) 26. Nf7+ Nxf7 27. Bxf7 Rf8 (27... Re7 28. Bd5 Bxb5 29. c4 Bc6 30.
Bb2 Red7 31. Rd3 {with a mighty   for White.}) 28. Bd5 Bxb5 29. c4 $16 29...
Rxd5 $5 {
Black sacrifices the exchange in order to change the course of the game.} (
29... Bc6 30. Rfe1 $16 {was simply much better for White.}) 30. exd5 Bxc4 (
30... Nxc4 31. Rfe1 $18) 31. Ba3 Ra8 32. Rfe1 Bb3 33. Qe4 {
with back-rank threats.} 33... h6 34. Rc1 Nc4 35. Be7 Nd6 36. Qb1 (36. Qg6 $1 {
would have finished the game outright.} 36... Bxd5 37. Bxf6 $18) 36... Nc8 37.
Bc5 $18 37... Qb5 38. Qg6 Nd6 39. Re7 Rg8 40. Bd4 Ne8 (40... Bxd5 41. Bxf6 $18)
41. Rce1 41... Qxd5 { } 42. Ba1 $2 ({missing the obvious} 42. Rxg7 $3 {
Mate in 5} 42... Rxg7 43. Rxe8+ $18) 42... Ba4 $1 $13 {
Now Black is back in the game again!} 43. h3 (43. R7e3 Bc6 (43... c5 44. Rh3
Rf8) 44. Rh3 (44. Rd3 Qc4 45. Rd4 Qa2) 44... Rf8 $13 {
and there is no continuation of the  .}) 43... c5 44. Kh2 Qd2 45. R1e3 Bc6 46.
Bc3 Qd6 (46... Qf2 $1) 47. Qf5 47... Nc7 $2 {
This is probably the final mistake!} (47... b5 $1 {gave reasonable chances for
survival because of the strong connected passed pawns on the  .} 48. R3e6 Qd5
49. Qg6 b4 50. Ba1 c4 51. Rxe8 Bxe8 52. Rxe8 52... c3 $11) 48. Rf7 $1 48... Nd5
49. Re6 $1 49... Qxf4+ 50. Qxf4 50... Nxf4 { } 51. Rexf6 $1 $18 {
liquidating to a winning  .} 51... gxf6 52. Bxf6+ Rg7 53. Rxg7 Nh5 54. Rxb7+
Nxf6 55. Rb6 Be4 56. Rxf6 Kg7 57. Re6 Bd3 58. Rc6 c4 59. Kg3 Kh7 60. Kh4 Be2
61. g4 Bf1 62. Kh5 Bxh3 63. Rc7+ Kg8 64. Kxh6 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2001.01.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C52"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "Lukacs"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2001.01.13"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.03.20"]

1. e4 1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O Nge7
8. Ng5 d5 9. exd5 Ne5 10. Bb3 O-O 11. cxd4 {This is the old line here, which
was regarded as satisfactory for Black. What was Morozevich's improvement?} (
11. Nxh7 {- Short-Adams, Bosna Super GM Sarajevo 2000 CBM 77}) 11... Ng4 12.
Qf3 (12. Ba3 12... Nxd5 $1 {This is the typical method for a strong
counterattack. Suddenly Black's pieces come out of passivity very quickly, and
it is White, who has to defend himself.} 13. Bxf8 Qxg5 14. Bc5 (14. Bxd5 Qxd5
15. Ba3 15... Bd7 {Black has more than enough compensation for the exchange
because of his lead of development,  , and the weak pawns in White's camp.} 16.
Nd2 Re8 (16... Qxd4 17. Nf3 Qxd1 18. Rfxd1 18... Bc6 $15) 17. Nb3 Bb6 18. Rc1
Re6 19. Rc3 Bb5 20. Re1 Bxd4 21. Nxd4 21... Qxd4 $15 {
Anderssen-Mieses, Breslau m 1867}) 14... Nf4 $1 $44 {
with attacking chances on the  .}) 12... Nf6 $5 (12... Qd6 {
deserves also attention.} 13. Bf4 (13. Qg3 Qxg3 14. hxg3 Bb6) 13... Qf6 14. Nc3
{(Bronstein-Ivanov, Maidstone Menchik op 1994)} {missing the brilliant} 14...
Nxh2 $1 15. Qh5 (15. Kxh2 15... Bxc3 $17) (15. Bxh2 Qxg5 16. d6 16... Bg4 $17)
15... Bf5 $17) 13. Ba3 h6 14. Ne4 (14. Qe2 Nfxd5 15. Bxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxf8 16...
Qxg5 $15) 14... Nxe4 15. Qxe4 15... Re8 {
White has still problems with the development of his N.} 16. Bb2 Nf5 17. Qf4
17... Bb4 {  Bd6 blockading the weak pawns and attacking on the  .} 18. Na3
18... Bd6 {Black has a very comfortable position, the duel in the opening is
clearly to his favour.} 19. Qd2 Qh4 20. g3 Qh3 21. Nc4 21... b5 $1 (21... Nh4
22. f4 Bg4 23. Ne5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Nf3+ 25. Rxf3 Bxf3 26. e6 $44) 22. Ne5 $2 {
White wants more than he can afford in the position.} (22. Nxd6 22... cxd6 {
leaves Black with a virtual P majority, but White has chances for a persistant
defence because of his  .} 23. Rac1 Bb7 24. Rc7 Re7 25. Rfc1 Rae8 26. Rxe7 Rxe7
27. Re1 (27. Qa5 $2 27... Re2 28. Qxb5 28... Nh4 $1 29. gxh4 Qg4+ 30. Kf1 30...
Qf3 $1 $19) 27... a6 28. Rxe7 Nxe7 29. Qe2 29... Qd7 $15) 22... Bb7 23. Rae1
23... a5 $1 24. a3 24... b4 $1 25. axb4 $2 {
This loses outright, already it is difficult to give a good advice.} (25. a4
25... Ne7 $19) 25... Bxb4 26. Bc3 Bxc3 27. Qxc3 { } 27... Nh4 $1 0-1

[Event "Julian Borowski-A 3rd"]
[Site "Essen"]
[Date "2001.05.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Smagin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[WhiteElo "2604"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[Annotator "Lukacs"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2001.05.02"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.05"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. Qb3 $6 (6. d4 $142 {
is the popular main line since centuries!}) 6... Qe7 (6... Qf6 $5 {
Nge7 deserves attention as well.}) 7. d4 (7. Ba3 {is met by} 7... Qf6 $1) 7...
exd4 (7... Nxd4 $6 {is not so good:} 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. O-O (9. Ba3 Qxe4+ 10. Kf1
$1 $44) 9... Bb6 10. e5 $1 {
White has to open up lines against the K in the middle.} 10... d6 (10... Qxe5 {
helps only for White's plans.} 11. Bxf7+ Kf8 12. Nd2 Nf6 13. Ba3+ d6 14. Nf3
Qe7 15. Bc4 $44 {Wills-Jones, cr 1969}) 11. exd6 cxd6 12. Bd2 12... Be6 {
(Wills-Bramwell, Essex ch 1971)} 13. Re1 $44) (7... Bb6 8. Nxe5 (8. Bg5 $6 8...
f6 $1 9. Bxg8 9... Na5 $15) (8. dxe5 $2 {is met by the standard} 8... Na5 {
exhanging White's excellent B.} 9. Qb5 a6 10. Qa4 (10. Qd5 c6 11. Qd3 11... Qc5
$17) 10... Qc5 $17) 8... Nxe5 9. dxe5 9... d6 $1 {Development first!} 10. O-O {
Other tries are inferior:} (10. Ba3 Qxe5 11. Bxf7+ 11... Kf8 $17) (10. exd6 $2
10... Qxe4+ 11. Kd1 11... Bg4+ $19) 10... dxe5 11. Ba3 Qf6 12. Nd2 12... Ne7
$142 {  0-0} (12... Bd7 {
This looks rather useless, the development of the   has the priority.} 13. Bd5
Ne7 (13... Bc6 14. Nc4 $16) 14. c4 Bd4 15. Qxb7 Rc8 16. Rab1 O-O 17. Nf3 Rfe8
18. Nxd4 exd4 19. f4 Nxd5 20. e5 Qg6 (20... Bc6 21. Qxc8 $1 $16) 21. cxd5 Bf5
22. Rb2 Be4 23. Qxa7 Bxd5 24. Qxd4 $14 {Wills-Hopewell, corr 1969-70}) 13. Nf3
13... O-O {This is the safest option.} (13... Bg4 $5 14. Bxf7+ (14. Bxe7 Kxe7)
14... Kf8 $1 15. Bc4 (15. Bxe7+ Kxe7) 15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 g6 (16... Qxf3 17.
Be6 $1) 17. Rad1 $44) (13... Nc6 14. Rad1 Bg4 15. Rd3 $44) 14. Qb5 Be6 15. Bxe6
15... fxe6 $11) 8. O-O (8. Ba3 d6 9. O-O 9... Bb6 {- 8.0-0 Bb6}) 8... Bb6 {
We have reached a critical position.} 9. cxd4 (9. Ba3 {
is the other main continuation.} 9... d6 (9... Na5 $6 {is premature:} 10. Qa4
Qd8 (10... Qf6 11. e5 Qf4 12. Nbd2 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Qh6 14. Nxb6 $16 {
and only the black Q has developed yet, Sveshnikov-Orel, Bled op 1997.}) 11.
Ne5 $5 (11. cxd4 Nxc4 12. Qxc4 d6) 11... Nxc4 (11... Nh6 12. cxd4 $44) 12. Nxc4
$1 $44) (9... Qf6 $5) 10. cxd4 {is the logical plan.} (10. e5 $6 {
is too aggressive.} 10... Na5 11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Bb5 Bxb5 13. Qxb5+ 13... Qd7 $17
) (10. Bb5 $6 {loses the pace of the  .} 10... Nf6 $5 (10... Be6 11. Qa4 Bd7
12. cxd4 a6 13. Nc3 $44 {Cafferty-Corbyn, Birmingham 1963}) 11. cxd4 (11. Nxd4
Bd7) 11... O-O 12. Bxc6 (12. e5 $2 12... Nxd4 $1 13. exf6 (13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14.
exf6 14... Qxf6 $19) 13... Qxf6 14. Bb2 14... Nxb3 $19) 12... bxc6 13. e5 13...
Nd5 $15) 10... Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Nc3 Nf6 13. Rad1 {
bringing the last undeveloped piece into action is more to the point.} (13.
Bxf7+ $6 {wins back one P, but helps for Black to finish his development} 13...
Qxf7 14. Qa4+ Bd7 15. Qxd4 O-O 16. f4 16... Bc6 {White has no real
compensation for the sacrificed P, as the following lines show:} 17. Rf3 (17.
Rab1 Rfd8 (17... Rfe8 18. e5 Qg6 19. Rb2 dxe5 20. fxe5 Rad8 21. Qc4+ 21... Nd5
$17) 18. Bb2 Rd7 19. Rbe1 a6 20. Qf2 Qg6 21. e5 {(Albano-Bonnick, cr 1987)}
21... dxe5 22. fxe5 22... Ng4 $17) (17. Rae1 Rfe8 18. Re3 (18. e5 Qg6 19. g3
Ng4) 18... Rad8 19. Bb2 Qh5 20. f5 a6 21. Rf4 Re5 22. Rh3 Qf7 23. g4 (23. Rfh4
Rde8 24. Qd3 24... Bxe4 $19 {Harding-Oren, cr 1988-89}) 23... Rde8 24. Re3
24... d5 $17) 17... Rae8 18. Re1 a5 19. Bc1 b5 20. a3 Qc4 21. Qxc4+ bxc4 22.
Rfe3 22... Nd7 $17 {Lobigas-Balinas, Manila 1968}) 13... Bxc3 14. Qxc3 14...
Qe5 $1 {stops White's   for a moment.} (14... O-O 15. Rfe1 Ng4 16. Qg3 $1 16...
Ne5 17. Bd5 $44 { }) (14... Nxe4 {allows the devastating} 15. Qxg7 Qf6 16.
Bxf7+ Ke7 17. Qxf6+ (17. Bb2 Qxg7 18. Bxg7 Rd8 19. Bd5 Nc5 20. Rfe1+ $44) 17...
Nxf6 18. Bc4 $44) 15. Qc1 (15. Qb3 O-O) (15. Qxe5+ {
The   can only be better for Black.} 15... dxe5 16. Bb2 (16. f4 16... Be6 $1)
16... Be6 $1 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Bxe5 O-O 19. Bxc7 19... Nxe4 $15) 15... O-O 16.
Bb2 Qe7 17. e5 Ne8 18. Rfe1 Be6 19. exd6 Nxd6 20. Qc3 Qf6 21. Qc1 Qe7 22. Qc3
22... Qf6 { :  Plachetka-Rolletschek, AUT-chT Austria 1994}) (9. Bg5 {
is certainly answered by} 9... Nf6 $1 $15) 9... Na5 $6 {
Now White's strong P   remains intact.} (9... Bxd4 $6 {
gives up the   in an open position.} 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qd3 $1 11... Ne6 12. Ba3
$44) (9... Nxd4 $142 10. Nxd4 Bxd4 11. Ba3 (11. Nc3 Nf6 (11... c6 $2 {
is certainly too slow in an open gambit position.} 12. Rd1 $1 12... Be5 (12...
Bc5 13. Na4 d6 14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. Bxf7+ $1 {This is the decisive blow!} 15...
Qxf7 16. Rd8+ Ke7 17. Bg5+ Nf6 18. Rxh8 $18 {
Pfleger-Mendes, Lourenco Marques 1973}) 13. Ba3 d6 14. f4 $1 14... Bxc3 15.
Qxc3 Qf6 16. e5 {opening up the lines and the diagonals against the enemy K.}
16... dxe5 17. fxe5 Qg5 18. Rf1 Nh6 19. Bc1 Qg6 20. Bxh6 Qxh6 21. Bxf7+ $18 {
Fiorito-Gysi, cr 1992-94}) 12. Rd1 (12. Ba3 12... d6 {- 8.Ba3}) 12... Bxc3 13.
Qxc3 O-O (13... d6 $2 {runs into the typical blow} 14. e5 $1 14... dxe5 15. Ba3
c5 16. Bxc5 $1 $18) 14. e5 {other tries are clearly worse:} (14. Ba3 14... d6
$17) (14. f3 d6 15. Bb2 15... Be6 $17) 14... Ne4 15. Qd4 Nc5 16. Ba3 16... b6
$15) 11... d6 (11... Qf6 $5 12. e5 $1 {White has to open the e  .} 12... Bxe5
13. Nc3 Bxc3 14. Rae1+ Bxe1 15. Rxe1+ 15... Kd8 {
White has sacrificed already a R and 3 pawns!} 16. Bb2 Qh6 17. Qf3 Ne7 18. Qxf7
Re8 19. Bxg7 Qg6 20. Bf6 Qxf7 21. Bxf7 h6 22. Bxe8 Kxe8 23. Rxe7+ Kf8 24. Rh7
b6 25. Be5 c5 26. h4 d5 27. Rxh6 Ke7 28. h5 $11 {
Seger-Andersson, Sweden corr 1983}) 12. Nc3 12... Nf6 {- 9.Ba3} (12... Bxc3 $6
13. Qxc3 Qe5 14. Qb3 Nh6 15. Bb2 Qg5 16. f4 Qc5+ 17. Kh1 $44 {
Eilmes-Harding, cr 1988})) 10. Qa4 Nxc4 11. Qxc4 d6 12. a4 $5 ({The natural}
12. Nc3 {was also worthy of attention:} 12... Nf6 (12... c6 13. d5 $44) 13. Bg5
(13. e5 dxe5 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. Nd5 Be6 16. Qa4+ Qd7) 13... Be6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15.
exd5 O-O 16. Rfe1 Qd8 17. Re3 h6 18. Bh4 Rc8 (18... g5 $2 19. Nxg5 hxg5 20.
Bxg5) 19. Rae1 $44 {and the pin on the h4-d8   is rather annoying.}) 12... c6 (
12... a5 {was the other defence against a4-a5.} 13. e5 (13. Nc3 $5 13... Nf6 (
13... Be6 14. Nd5 Qd7) 14. e5 (14. Bg5 Be6 15. Qb5+ Bd7 16. Qb3 Bc6) 14... dxe5
15. dxe5 (15. Nxe5 Be6 16. Qb5+ Nd7 17. d5 Bf5 18. Ba3 $44) 15... Ng4 16. Ba3 (
16. Nd5 Be6) 16... Be6 17. Qe4 $44) 13... dxe5 14. Re1 {
(Raudive-Kislov, MK Cafe-B 1999)} 14... Nf6 $1 (14... e4 15. Ba3 $40) 15. Nxe5
15... O-O $1 {
Black sacrifices the exchange in order to liquidate to a promising  .} (15...
Be6 16. Qb5+ Kd8 17. Ba3 $44) 16. Ba3 Qe6 17. Bxf8 Qxc4 18. Nxc4 Bxd4 19. Ra2
Kxf8 20. Rd2 c5 21. Nb6 21... Rb8 $11) 13. Nc3 (13. a5 $5 {
gains even more space.} 13... Bc7 14. d5 c5 15. Bg5 Nf6 16. Qb5+ $44) 13... Qd8
$5 (13... Nf6 14. a5 Bc7 15. d5 $44 {
and it is no doubt, that White has a good positional compensation for the P.})
14. a5 $1 {This is the beginning of a manoeuvre hindering Black's castle.} (14.
Ng5 Nh6) 14... Bxa5 15. Bg5 f6 (15... Nf6 $5 16. Bxf6 (16. e5 dxe5 17. dxe5
17... Be6 $1 $17) 16... gxf6 {is a rather cramped P structure, too.}) (15...
Ne7 16. Bxe7 16... Kxe7 {Here the K is simply awful.} 17. Ng5 Rf8 18. Nxh7 $14)
16. Bd2 {weakening the a2-g8  .} 16... Ne7 17. Rfe1 b5 (17... Bg4 $5 {
S.Kindermann}) 18. Qb3 Bb6 (18... Bg4 $5 {was again interesting.}) 19. e5 $1 {
This is the thematic breakthrough in the  .} 19... d5 (19... fxe5 20. Bg5 $44 (
20. dxe5 d5)) 20. exf6 20... gxf6 { } 21. Nxb5 $1 {
opening up the   e1-a5 for the B.} 21... O-O (21... cxb5 $2 22. Bb4 $18) (21...
Kf7 $5 {is a cold-blooded answer with the following complications:} 22. Ng5+ $1
(22. Nc3 $6 22... Rg8 $17) (22. Bb4 $2 22... Nf5 $1 $17) 22... Kg8 $1 {
This is the best defence.} (22... fxg5 23. Bxg5 23... Re8 $1 (23... cxb5 24.
Qf3+ Nf5 25. Qh5+ Kg7 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 27. g4 $18) 24. Qf3+ (24. Qd3 Bf5 25. Rxe7+
Rxe7 26. Qxf5+ 26... Kg8 $11) 24... Bf5 $1 (24... Kg8 25. Qg3) 25. Re5 $1 (25.
Bxe7 Rxe7 26. Qxf5+ Kg8) 25... Kg8 26. Rae1 cxb5 (26... Qd7 27. Bxe7 Bg6 28.
Nd6 Rxe7 29. Rxe7 Qxd6 30. R1e6 $1) 27. Bxe7 Qd7 (27... Rxe7 28. Rxe7 Bg6 29.
R1e6 $1 $18) 28. Rxf5 Rxe7 29. Rxe7 Qxe7 30. Qxd5+ Kg7 31. Rg5+ Kh6 32. Re5 $18
) (22... Kg7 23. Qg3 $1 23... Ng6 (23... Nf5 $4 24. Ne6+ $18) 24. Nd6 $1 (24.
Nf7 Kxf7 25. Nd6+ Kg7 26. Bh6+ Kxh6 27. Nf7+ Kg7 28. Nxd8 28... Rxd8 $17) 24...
Bc7 (24... fxg5 25. Bxg5 Qf8 26. Re7+ Qxe7 27. Bxe7 Bxd4 28. Re1 $16) 25. Ngf7
Bxd6 26. Nxd6 $14) 23. Ne4 $1 {Other tries are inadequate.} (23. Bb4 Nf5) (23.
Qg3 23... Nf5 $1 $19) (23. Nc3 Nf5 (23... Bxd4 24. Nf3 Bb6 25. Ne4 $44) 24. Qa4
Nxd4 25. Be3 fxg5 26. Bxd4 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 Kf7) 23... Ng6 $142 (23... cxb5 $6 24.
Nxf6+ Kf7 (24... Kg7 $2 25. Nh5+ Kf7 26. Bg5 $18) 25. Qf3 $1 (25. Rxe7+ Qxe7 (
25... Kxf6 26. Bg5+ $18) 26. Qxd5+ 26... Qe6 $1 $17) 25... Bf5 (25... Nf5 26.
Nxd5 Bd7 27. Qh5+ Kg7 28. Re7+ $18) 26. Bg5 Nc6 27. Qxf5 Nxd4 28. Qf4 $16) (
23... Nf5 $6 24. Ned6 $1 24... Kg7 (24... Nxd6 $2 25. Qg3+ $18) 25. Qd3 cxb5
26. Nxf5+ Bxf5 27. Qxf5 Re8 28. Rxe8 Qxe8 29. Re1 $16) 24. Ned6 (24. Bh6 $44)
24... Bd7 (24... Bxd4 25. Nxd4 Qxd6 26. Bb4 Qd7 (26... c5 27. Ra5 $1 (27. Re8+
Kf7 28. Nb5 Qc6) 27... c4 28. Qc3 $44) 27. Qf3 $1 27... Kg7 28. Ne6+ Qxe6 29.
Rxe6 Bxe6 30. Bc3 Rhf8 31. Ra6 $16) 25. Bh6 $1 25... Rb8 (25... a6 $2 26. Nc3
Bxd4 27. Nxd5 $18) 26. Qf3 $44) 22. Bb4 22... Nf5 $2 {Black sacrifices the
exchange in order to minimize White's activity, but in vain.} (22... Rf7 {
was more natural.} 23. Nd6 23... Rg7 $13) 23. Bxf8 Qxf8 (23... Kxf8 24. Qb4+
Kg7 25. Nc3 $16) 24. Nc3 ({or} 24. Rac1 24... Bd7 25. Nc3 $16) 24... Kh8 (24...
Nxd4 25. Nxd4 Bxd4 26. Nxd5 $1 26... Bxa1 27. Re8 $1 $18 {
is the blow from the blue!}) (24... Bxd4 {is again met by the standard} 25.
Nxd5 $1 25... Bxa1 26. Re8 $1 $18) 25. Qa4 Bb7 26. Re6 (26. Ne2 $1 {
was the precise move order.} 26... Qg7 27. g3 $16) 26... Ng7 $2 ({missing}
26... Qg7 $1 {trying to activate his pieces on the g  .} 27. Qd1 (27. Rae1 Rg8
28. g3 Qg4 29. Qd1 29... Ba5 $13) 27... Rg8 28. g3 $14) 27. Re2 $18 {
Now again everything is in order.} 27... c5 28. Rae1 Rc8 (28... cxd4 29. Nxd4
$16) 29. dxc5 Qxc5 30. Qd7 Qc7 31. Qxc7 31... Rxc7 {
The   is winning, but some technique is required.} 32. Nb5 Rc5 33. Nd6 Ba6 34.
Ra2 {White has to eliminate the  .} 34... Bd3 35. Rd2 Bg6 36. Red1 Bh5 (36...
Bc2 37. Rc1 Bb3 38. Rxc5 Bxc5 39. Rb2 $18) 37. Rxd5 ({or} 37. g4 $5 37... Bg6 (
37... Bxg4 $4 38. Nf7+ Kg8 39. Nh6+ $18) 38. Rxd5 $18) 37... Rxd5 38. Rxd5 Bxf3
39. gxf3 Ne6 40. Nc4 Bc5 41. f4 f5 42. Re5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 2nd"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2001.06.03"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Rabiega, Robert"]
[Black "Haznedaroglu, Kivanc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[WhiteElo "2517"]
[BlackElo "2358"]
[Annotator "Lukacs"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2001.06.01"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.09.13"]

1. e4 1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Bc5 (5... Be7 {and}) (5...
Ba5 {are the popular lines these days.}) 6. d4 exd4 7. O-O (7. cxd4 Bb4+) (7.
Ng5 $6 {wins back a P, but exchanges the well-developed pieces.} 7... Nh6 8.
Nxf7 Nxf7 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qh5+ g6 11. Qxc5 11... d6 {looks also promising.} (
11... d5 $5 {and already Black is better developed!} 12. exd5 (12. Qxd5+ Be6)
12... Re8+ 13. Kf1 Re5 14. c4 Qh4 15. Bd2 Qe4 16. f3 Qe2+ 17. Kg1 Rg5 18. g4
18... Ne5 $19 {and mate is inevitable.})) 7... d3 $6 {
Usually this plan is slow in the Evans Gambit.} (7... d6 $142 8. cxd4 8... Bb6
{leads to better examined lines.}) 8. Ng5 $1 (8. Qxd3 $6 {
allows Black to consolidate his position.} 8... d6 9. Bg5 Nge7 10. Nbd2 h6 11.
Bh4 11... O-O $15 {Anderssen-Steinitz, London m1 1866}) 8... Nh6 (8... Ne5 {
is met by the same blow:} 9. Nxf7 $1 9... Nxf7 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Qh5+ Kf8 12.
Qxc5+ d6 13. Qc4 Qe7 14. Ba3 Be6 15. Qxd3 {
White has won back the P with good chances of a    .} 15... c5 16. Nd2 Re8 17.
Rfe1 Nh6 18. c4 b6 19. Bb2 Rd8 20. f4 $16 {E.Moser-Dumancic, Aschach 1999}) 9.
Nxf7 $1 9... Nxf7 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Qh5+ g6 (11... Kf8 12. Qxc5+ d6 13. Qd5
Qf6 14. Qxd3 Be6 15. f4 $16 {  e5 or f5, Wills-Iqbal, Ahmad corr 1964-65.}) 12.
Qxc5 d6 13. Qe3 (13. Qb5 {was also successful in the old game} 13... Ne7 14.
Nd2 Re8 15. f4 Kg8 16. Qxd3 Be6 17. Bb2 d5 18. c4 $1 $16 {
Ragozin-Ilyn Genevsky, SU  m 1930.}) (13. Qd5+ {
is also a dangerous alternative:} 13... Be6 14. Qxd3 Kg8 (14... Re8 15. f4 Kg8
16. Bb2 $1 {  c4, and the B on the long   is irresistable} (16. Nd2 {
This is not so aggressive.} 16... d5 17. f5 Bf7 18. fxg6 (18. exd5 Ne5 19. Qg3
19... Qxd5 $13) 18... Bxg6 19. Qxd5+ Qxd5 20. exd5 {White's advantage is
undeniable in the  , but the direct   against the black K was more promising
because of the  .} 20... Ne5 21. c4 (21. Ba3 Rad8 22. c4 22... b5 $5 $132 {
Tartakower-Spielmann, Hamburg, 1910}) 21... Rad8 (21... Bd3 22. Rf4) 22. Bb2
$14) 16... d5 17. c4 $1 $16 {Duhrssen-Kramer, Ebensee 1930}) (14... Qh4 15. f4
Rhf8 16. Nd2 Kg8 17. Nf3 Qf6 18. Be3 $16 {Sokolsky-Kopayev, Chernovitsi 1946})
15. f4 Qe8 16. Bb2 h6 17. c4 {
This is the best plan here, as it was mentioned before.} 17... Rh7 18. Nc3 Nb4
19. Qe2 Re7 20. a3 Nc6 21. Qd3 Kh7 22. Nd5 $16 {
Vertadier-Regnier, FRa-ch corr. 1946}) 13... Re8 14. Qxd3 14... Qh4 $6 {
This may lead to losses of tempi in an opened position.} (14... Kg7 $142 15. f4
Qf6 16. Nd2 $14 {  Rb1,Bb2,c4 with a dominating B on the long  .}) 15. f4 $1
15... Kg8 16. Nd2 Qe7 17. c4 $1 {  Bb2} 17... Qf6 18. Nb3 {
White has to avoid the exchange of Q in an attacking position.} 18... Qe7 19.
Re1 19... g5 {Black wants to close the long   on e5.} 20. fxg5 Be6 21. Bb2 Ne5
22. Qg3 Bxc4 (22... Nxc4 23. Bf6 Qf7 24. Nd4 $40 {  Nf5}) 23. Nd4 Rf8 24. Nf5
Qe6 25. a4 (25. Rac1 25... b5 $1 {strengthens the B's position on c4.}) 25...
Kh8 $2 (25... Rae8 $2 26. Rac1 26... a6 {Now this is already late!} 27. Bxe5
dxe5 28. g6 $1 {This is point!} 28... hxg6 29. Rxc4 Rxf5 30. exf5 Qxc4 31.
Qxg6+ Kf8 32. f6 $18) (25... Rfe8 $2 {is met by the same plan:} 26. Rac1 Rac8
27. Bxe5 dxe5 28. g6 $1 $18) (25... a6 $1 {  b5 was the persistant defence.}
26. Rac1 b5 27. Nh6+ Kh8 28. Ng4 Rae8 29. axb5 axb5 30. Ra1 $16) 26. Rac1 $1
$18 26... Rfe8 (26... Rae8 27. Ne3 $18) (26... Rac8 27. Rxc4 $1 $18) 27. Ne3 (
27. g6 $5 {was also as good as winning.} 27... hxg6 28. Rxc4 Qxc4 29. Qxg6 $18)
27... Ba6 28. Rxc7 Rac8 29. Nd5 Rf8 30. Re7 1-0

[Event "Pamplona 0102"]
[Site "Pamplona"]
[Date "2001.12.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Conquest, Stuart"]
[Black "Narciso Dublan, Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C52"]
[WhiteElo "2601"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[Annotator "Lukacs"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2001.12.27"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. d4 exd4 7. Qb3 Qf6 8.
O-O 8... d3 $5 {
Is this the revival of the old romantic era of the XIX-th century?!} (8... Bb6
{is the modern way, see Short-Piket, Zuerich SUI 2001 CBM 83.}) 9. e5 (9. Bg5
Qg6 10. Bxd3 {allows Black to finish his development quickly.} 10... Nh6 {
is also possible.} (10... Nf6 11. Rd1 (11. Nbd2 11... O-O $17 {
with a healthy P up.}) 11... Ng4 $17 {
and White has not much to show for the sacrificed P.}) 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Rad1
Bb6 13. Bxh6 Qxh6 14. e5 14... d6 $142 {
is the simple way to finish the development.} (14... d5 15. Qxd5 (15. exd6 $6
15... cxd6 16. Ne4 Bg4 17. Qd5 17... Rad8 {
Black is a P up, and he has a strong   as well.} 18. Neg5 g6 19. Bc4 19... Qg7
$17 {Zukertort-Steinitz, London 1872}) 15... Be6 16. Qe4 16... Rad8 $15)) (9.
Re1 Nge7 10. Bg5 Qg6 11. Bxe7 11... Kxe7 {If this can also be played without
punishment then something is wrong with White's idea!} (11... Nxe7 12. Ne5 Qf6
13. Bxf7+ Kf8 14. Bh5 g6 15. Nc4 gxh5 16. Nxa5 16... Kg7 $15) 12. e5 12... Re8
$1 {  Kf8 is the best defence, and after} (12... Kf8 $2 {
Now the development of the h8 R is problematic.} 13. Nbd2 Bb6 14. Ne4 Na5 (
14... Nd8 $2 {allows the bright finish:} 15. Qa3+ 15... Ke8 $2 16. Nf6+ $1 {
1:0 Anderssen-Rosental, Vienna 1873}) 15. Qa3+ d6 16. exd6 16... Bh3 $1 $13 {
and Black is still not dead!} (16... Nxc4 $2 17. d7+ Nxa3 18. d8=Q#)) 13. Nbd2
13... Kf8 $17 {and the black K escapes.}) 9... Qg6 10. Nbd2 (10. Ng5 $6 10...
Nh6 11. Rd1 Bb6 12. Bxd3 12... Qh5 $17) (10. Bf4 $5 10... Bb6 11. Qd1 Nge7 12.
Bxd3 Qg4 13. Qd2 Ng6 14. Bg3 O-O 15. Na3 15... d6 $1 {
giving back the material, but finishing the development in time.} 16. exd6 cxd6
17. Nc4 Bc5 (17... d5 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. Rfb1) 18. Nxd6 Bxd6 19. Bxd6 19... Rd8
$13 {Hartoch-Beliavsky, Netherlands-SU 1978}) (10. Rd1 Nge7 11. Bxd3 Qh5 12.
Ba3 (12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Re1 (13. Nc4 Bb6) 13... d5 {
solving all the problems in the opening.} 14. Nf1 (14. exd6 cxd6) 14... Bb6 $17
{Adler-Sonkin, Dnepropropetrovsk 1966}) 12... O-O 13. Nbd2 13... Re8 {
Black has now time for quiet moves like that attacking   e5.} (13... d5 {
This is a bit premature now.} 14. exd6 cxd6 15. Bxd6 Rd8 16. Nc4 $14 (16. Ne4 {
is less precise:} 16... Be6 17. Bc4 Bxc4 18. Qxc4 Bb6 19. Ng3 Qg6 20. Bc5 Bxc5
21. Qxc5 {and White's pawns on the   are weak.} 21... Rd3 $11 {
Am.Rodriguez-Ortega Izquierdo, Gran Canaria 1989})) 14. Nc4 Bb6 15. Qc2 15...
Ng6 $15) (10. Re1 $1 {is still the best here since 1852!} 10... Nge7 11. Ba3 $1
{Yes, we are on the right track for the "evergreen" game!} (11. Nbd2 {- 10.Nbd2
}) 11... b5 $6 (11... O-O $142 {
was certainly better, but then we would miss one of the chess masterpieces!})
12. Qxb5 Rb8 13. Qa4 Bb6 14. Nbd2 Bb7 15. Ne4 Qf5 (15... Nd4 16. cxd4 Bxe4 17.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Rxe4 $16) 16. Bxd3 Qh5 17. Nf6+ $1 17... gxf6 18. exf6 18... Rg8
$1 19. Rad1 $1 19... Qxf3 $2 (19... Rxg2+ 20. Kxg2 Ne5 21. Qxd7+ $1 $18) 20.
Rxe7+ $1 20... Nxe7 { } (20... Kd8 21. Rxd7+ $1) 21. Qxd7+ $3 $18 {
Anderssen-Dufresne, Berlin 1852}) 10... Nge7 {
Now White has no real compensation for the sacrificed pawns.} 11. Re1 11... O-O
{This is the simplest, although} (11... b5 $5 {
now deserves already attention, for example:} 12. Bxb5 (12. Qxb5 Rb8 13. Qc5
13... Bb6 $17) 12... Rb8 13. Qa4 Bxc3 14. Rb1 a6 15. Bxd3 $5 (15. Bxc6 $2 15...
Qxc6 16. Qxc6 16... Nxc6 {leads to a hopeless   for White.} 17. Rxb8 Nxb8 18.
Re3 Nc6 19. Rxd3 Bb4 20. Bb2 20... a5 $17 {Zukertort-Steinitz, London 1872})
15... Qxd3 16. Rxb8 Nxb8 17. Re3 Qf5 18. Rxc3 Nbc6 19. Ba3 $44) 12. Ne4 (12.
Re3 Qh5 13. Bxd3 13... Bb6 $17) 12... d5 (12... d2 $5 {
is worthy of consideration as well.} 13. Bxd2 d5 14. exd6 (14. Bxd5 Nxd5 15.
Qxd5 15... Bg4 $17) 14... cxd6 15. Bd3 (15. Bg5 d5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 17...
Be6 $15) 15... Bg4 $15 (15... Qe6 16. Qc2 $44 {Losev-Kadimova, Moscow 1991}))
13. exd6 cxd6 14. Bxd3 d5 (14... Bg4 $5) 15. Nc5 Qh5 (15... Qf6 $5 16. Na4 (16.
Bg5 $2 16... Qxc3 $19) (16. Bb2 16... b6 $17) 16... h6 17. Ba3 17... b6 $17)
16. Bg5 Ng6 17. Bd2 (17. Nxb7 17... Rb8 $17) 17... Bb6 (17... Bc7 $17 {
and Black is a P up with very active pieces!}) 18. Qb5 Bg4 19. Ng5 h6 (19...
Nce5 20. Bxg6 Nxg6 21. h3 21... Bc8 {was also perfect.}) 20. h3 hxg5 21. hxg4
Qxg4 22. Be2 (22. Nxb7 Nf4 23. Bxf4 Qxf4 24. Re2 24... Rae8 $17 {was also clear
ly better for Black, but he now has only an advantage of a doubled P.}) 22...
Qf5 23. Bd3 Qf6 24. Be3 24... Nge5 $19 {and White's dreams of   cannot be
realized, he is lost. However the game is not yet over...} 25. Be2 Rfe8 26.
Rad1 Rad8 27. Qb3 Na5 28. Qb5 Qc6 29. Bd4 Nec4 30. Qb4 Nd6 31. Nb3 Nac4 32.
Bxb6 axb6 (32... Nxb6 $19 {was the simplest win.}) 33. Bf3 33... Ne4 $2 {
This allows White to penetrate and weaken Black's P structure.} (33... Rxe1+
34. Rxe1 34... Re8 $19 {and Black is still two pawns up in the  , although he
has some technical peoblems because of the doubled pawns.}) 34. Bxe4 dxe4 35.
Rxd8 Rxd8 36. Qe7 Ra8 (36... Rd3 37. Rxe4 Rd1+ (37... Rxc3 38. Rd4 $1) 38. Re1
38... Qd5 $15 {was still a bit better, but not winning anymore.}) 37. Rxe4
37... Rxa2 $4 {This is a serious blunder!} (37... b5 $15) 38. Qd8+ $18 38...
Kh7 39. Qd3 $1 {with double threats winning a piece.} 39... Qg6 40. Qh3+ Qh6
41. Qxh6+ gxh6 42. Rxc4 Rc2 43. Nd4 Rc1+ 44. Kh2 h5 45. Rc7 Kg6 46. Nb5 Rc2 47.
f3 f5 48. Rxb7 g4 49. Rxb6+ Kg5 50. Nd4 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 5th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2004.05.24"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C52"]
[WhiteElo "2616"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "Lukacs"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2004.05.15"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.07.27"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5 6. Qb3 Qe7 (6... Qf6 $5 {
Nge7 deserves attention as well.}) 7. d4 (7. Ba3 {is met by} 7... Qf6 $1) 7...
Nf6 $1 {This brave developing move allows Bxf7!} (7... Nxd4 $6 {is not so good:
} 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. O-O (9. Ba3 Qxe4+ 10. Kf1 $1 $44) 9... Bb6 10. e5 $1 {
White has to open up lines against the K in the middle.} 10... d6 (10... Qxe5 {
helps only for White's plans.} 11. Bxf7+ Kf8 12. Nd2 Nf6 13. Ba3+ d6 14. Nf3
Qe7 15. Bc4 $44 {Wills-Jones, corr 1969}) 11. exd6 cxd6 12. Bd2 12... Be6 {
(Wills-Bramwell, Essex ch 1971)} 13. Re1 $44) (7... exd4 8. O-O (8. Ba3 d6 9.
O-O 9... Bb6 {- 8.0-0 Bb6}) 8... Bb6 {We have reached a critical position.} 9.
cxd4 (9. Bg5 {is certainly answered by} 9... Nf6 $1 $15) (9. Ba3 {
is the other main continuation.} 9... d6 (9... Na5 $6 {is premature:} 10. Qa4
Qd8 (10... Qf6 11. e5 Qf4 12. Nbd2 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Qh6 14. Nxb6 $16 {
and only the black Q has developed yet, Sveshnikov-Orel, Bled op 1997.}) 11.
Ne5 $5 (11. cxd4 Nxc4 12. Qxc4 d6) 11... Nxc4 (11... Nh6 12. cxd4 $44) 12. Nxc4
$1 $44) (9... Qf6 $5) 10. cxd4 {is the logical plan.} (10. e5 $6 {
is too aggressive.} 10... Na5 11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Bb5 Bxb5 13. Qxb5+ 13... Qd7 $17
) (10. Bb5 $6 {loses the pace of the  .} 10... Nf6 $5 (10... Be6 11. Qa4 Bd7
12. cxd4 a6 13. Nc3 $44 {Cafferty-Corbyn, Birmingham 1963}) 11. cxd4 (11. Nxd4
Bd7) 11... O-O 12. Bxc6 (12. e5 $2 12... Nxd4 $1 13. exf6 (13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14.
exf6 14... Qxf6 $19) 13... Qxf6 14. Bb2 14... Nxb3 $19) 12... bxc6 13. e5 13...
Nd5 $15) 10... Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. Nc3 Nf6 (12... Bxc3 $6 13. Qxc3 Qe5 14.
Qb3 Nh6 15. Bb2 Qg5 16. f4 Qc5+ 17. Kh1 $44 {Eilmes-Harding, cr 1988}) 13. Rad1
{bringing the last undeveloped piece into action is more to the point.} (13.
Bxf7+ $6 {wins back one P, but helps for Black to finish his development} 13...
Qxf7 14. Qa4+ Bd7 15. Qxd4 O-O 16. f4 16... Bc6 {White has no real
compensation for the sacrificed P, as the following lines show:} 17. Rf3 (17.
Rab1 Rfd8 (17... Rfe8 18. e5 Qg6 19. Rb2 dxe5 20. fxe5 Rad8 21. Qc4+ 21... Nd5
$17) 18. Bb2 Rd7 19. Rbe1 a6 20. Qf2 Qg6 21. e5 {(Albano-Bonnick, corr 1987)}
21... dxe5 22. fxe5 22... Ng4 $17) (17. Rae1 Rfe8 18. Re3 (18. e5 Qg6 19. g3
Ng4) 18... Rad8 19. Bb2 Qh5 20. f5 a6 21. Rf4 Re5 22. Rh3 Qf7 23. g4 (23. Rfh4
Rde8 24. Qd3 24... Bxe4 $19 {Harding-Oren, corr 1988-89}) 23... Rde8 24. Re3
24... d5 $17) 17... Rae8 18. Re1 a5 19. Bc1 b5 20. a3 Qc4 21. Qxc4+ bxc4 22.
Rfe3 22... Nd7 $17 {Lobigas-Balinas, Manila 1968}) 13... Bxc3 14. Qxc3 14...
Qe5 $1 {stops White's   for a moment.} (14... O-O 15. Rfe1 Ng4 16. Qg3 $1 16...
Ne5 17. Bd5 $44 { }) (14... Nxe4 {allows the devastating} 15. Qxg7 Qf6 16.
Bxf7+ Ke7 17. Qxf6+ (17. Bb2 Qxg7 18. Bxg7 Rd8 19. Bd5 Nc5 20. Rfe1+ $44) 17...
Nxf6 18. Bc4 $44) 15. Qc1 (15. Qb3 O-O) (15. Qxe5+ {
The   can only be better for Black.} 15... dxe5 16. Bb2 (16. f4 16... Be6 $1)
16... Be6 $1 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Bxe5 O-O 19. Bxc7 19... Nxe4 $15) 15... O-O 16.
Bb2 Qe7 17. e5 Ne8 18. Rfe1 Be6 19. exd6 Nxd6 20. Qc3 Qf6 21. Qc1 Qe7 22. Qc3
22... Qf6 { :  Plachetka-Rolletschek, AUT-chT Austria 1994}) 9... Nxd4 $142 (
9... Bxd4 $6 {gives up the   in an open position.} 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Qd3 $1
11... Ne6 12. Ba3 $44) (9... Na5 $6 {Now White's strong P   remains intact.}
10. Qa4 Nxc4 11. Qxc4 d6 12. a4 $5 ({The natural} 12. Nc3 {
was also worthy of attention:} 12... Nf6 (12... c6 13. d5 $44) 13. Bg5 (13. e5
dxe5 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. Nd5 Be6 16. Qa4+ Qd7) 13... Be6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 O-O
16. Rfe1 Qd8 17. Re3 h6 18. Bh4 Rc8 (18... g5 $2 19. Nxg5 hxg5 20. Bxg5) 19.
Rae1 $44 {and the pin on the h4-d8   is rather annoying.}) 12... c6 (12... a5 {
was the other defence against a4-a5.} 13. e5 (13. Nc3 $5 13... Nf6 (13... Be6
14. Nd5 Qd7) 14. e5 (14. Bg5 Be6 15. Qb5+ Bd7 16. Qb3 Bc6) 14... dxe5 15. dxe5
(15. Nxe5 Be6 16. Qb5+ Nd7 17. d5 Bf5 18. Ba3 $44) 15... Ng4 16. Ba3 (16. Nd5
Be6) 16... Be6 17. Qe4 $44) 13... dxe5 14. Re1 {
(Raudive-Kislov, MK Cafe-B 1999)} 14... Nf6 $1 (14... e4 15. Ba3 $40) 15. Nxe5
15... O-O $1 {
Black sacrifices the exchange in order to liquidate to a promising  .} (15...
Be6 16. Qb5+ Kd8 17. Ba3 $44) 16. Ba3 Qe6 17. Bxf8 Qxc4 18. Nxc4 Bxd4 19. Ra2
Kxf8 20. Rd2 c5 21. Nb6 21... Rb8 $11) 13. Nc3 (13. a5 $5 {
gains even more space.} 13... Bc7 14. d5 c5 15. Bg5 Nf6 16. Qb5+ $44) 13... Qd8
$5 (13... Nf6 14. a5 Bc7 15. d5 $44 {
and it is no doubt, that White has a good positional compensation for the P.})
14. a5 $1 {This is the beginning of a manoeuvre hindering Black's castle.} (14.
Ng5 Nh6) 14... Bxa5 15. Bg5 $44 {Sutovsky-Smagin, Essen 2001 CBM 83}) 10. Nxd4
Bxd4 11. Nc3 (11. Ba3 11... Qf6 $5 12. e5 $1 {White has to open the e  .} 12...
Bxe5 13. Nc3 Bxc3 14. Rae1+ Bxe1 15. Rxe1+ 15... Kd8 {
White has sacrificed already a R and 3 pawns!} 16. Bb2 Qh6 17. Qf3 Ne7 18. Qxf7
Re8 19. Bxg7 Qg6 20. Bf6 Qxf7 21. Bxf7 h6 22. Bxe8 Kxe8 23. Rxe7+ Kf8 24. Rh7
b6 25. Be5 c5 26. h4 d5 27. Rxh6 Ke7 28. h5 $11 {
Seger-Andersson, Sweden corr 1983}) 11... Nf6 (11... c6 $2 {
is certainly too slow in an open gambit position.} 12. Rd1 $1 12... Be5 (12...
Bc5 13. Na4 d6 14. Nxc5 dxc5 15. Bxf7+ $1 {This is the decisive blow!} 15...
Qxf7 16. Rd8+ Ke7 17. Bg5+ Nf6 18. Rxh8 $18 {
Pfleger-Mendes, Lourenco Marques 1973}) 13. Ba3 d6 14. f4 $1 14... Bxc3 15.
Qxc3 Qf6 16. e5 {opening up the lines and the diagonals against the enemy K.}
16... dxe5 17. fxe5 Qg5 18. Rf1 Nh6 19. Bc1 Qg6 20. Bxh6 Qxh6 21. Bxf7+ $18 {
Fiorito-Gysi, corr 1992-94}) 12. Rd1 (12. Ba3 12... d6 {- 8.Ba3}) 12... Bxc3
13. Qxc3 O-O (13... d6 $2 {runs into the typical blow} 14. e5 $1 14... dxe5 15.
Ba3 c5 16. Bxc5 $1 $18) 14. e5 {other tries are clearly worse:} (14. Ba3 14...
d6 $17) (14. f3 d6 15. Bb2 15... Be6 $17) 14... Ne4 15. Qd4 Nc5 16. Ba3 16...
b6 $15) (7... Bb6 8. Nxe5 (8. Bg5 $6 8... f6 $1 9. Bxg8 9... Na5 $15) (8. dxe5
$2 {is met by the standard} 8... Na5 {exhanging White's excellent B.} 9. Qb5 a6
10. Qa4 (10. Qd5 c6 11. Qd3 11... Qc5 $17) 10... Qc5 $17) 8... Nxe5 9. dxe5
9... d6 $1 {Development first!} 10. O-O {Other tries are inferior:} (10. Ba3
Qxe5 11. Bxf7+ 11... Kf8 $17) (10. exd6 $2 10... Qxe4+ 11. Kd1 11... Bg4+ $19)
10... dxe5 11. Ba3 Qf6 12. Nd2 12... Ne7 $142 {  0-0} (12... Bd7 {
This looks rather useless, the development of the   has the priority.} 13. Bd5
Ne7 (13... Bc6 14. Nc4 $16) 14. c4 Bd4 15. Qxb7 Rc8 16. Rab1 O-O 17. Nf3 Rfe8
18. Nxd4 exd4 19. f4 Nxd5 20. e5 Qg6 (20... Bc6 21. Qxc8 $1 $16) 21. cxd5 Bf5
22. Rb2 Be4 23. Qxa7 Bxd5 24. Qxd4 $14 {Wills-Hopewell, corr 1969-70}) 13. Nf3
13... O-O {This is the safest option.} (13... Bg4 $5 14. Bxf7+ (14. Bxe7 Kxe7)
14... Kf8 $1 15. Bc4 (15. Bxe7+ Kxe7) 15... Bxf3 16. gxf3 g6 (16... Qxf3 17.
Be6 $1) 17. Rad1 $44) (13... Nc6 14. Rad1 Bg4 15. Rd3 $44) 14. Qb5 Be6 15. Bxe6
15... fxe6 $11) 8. dxe5 (8. Ba3 d6 9. d5 (9. O-O 9... O-O $17) (9. dxe5 Nxe5
10. Nxe5 Qxe5 11. Bxf7+ Ke7 12. O-O 12... Rf8 $17) 9... Nd4 $1 10. Nxd4 exd4
11. Qb5+ Kf8 12. Qxa5 Qxe4+ 13. Kf1 (13. Kd1 13... Bf5 $19) 13... Bh3 $19) 8...
Nxe5 9. Nxe5 Qxe5 10. Bxf7+ 10... Ke7 $1 {  Rf8} (10... Kf8 {
ruins Black's development.} 11. O-O (11. f3 Bb6) 11... Nxe4 (11... Qxe4 12. Nd2
$44) 12. Be3 (12. Bd5 Nf6 13. c4 d6 14. Bb2 Qf4) 12... Bb6 13. Nd2 $44) 11. O-O
Rf8 12. Bd5 $5 (12. f4 $143 12... Qxe4 13. Bc4 (13. Bd2 Bb6+ 14. Kh1 Ng4) 13...
Re8 {  Kf8 and the black K reaches safety.} 14. Qa3+ 14... d6 $17) (12. Bc4
$143 12... Ng4 $1 {Black's counterattack is successful.} 13. f4 Qc5+ 14. Kh1
Nf2+ 15. Rxf2 Qxf2 16. Qd1 16... Re8 $17) 12... Bb6 13. h3 $2 (13. Nd2 $2 {
loses to} 13... Ng4 $1 $19) (13. Kh1 Nxd5 14. exd5 14... Rxf2 $15 {
was also not rosy, but still preferable than the game continuation.}) 13... d6
$1 {  Bh3 and suddenly Black's   becomes very dangerous despite of his K in
the middle!} 14. Na3 (14. Nd2 14... Bxh3 $1 $19) (14. Kh1 c6 15. Bc4 15... Nxe4
$19) (14. a4 Bxh3 15. a5 15... Qg3 $19) 14... Bxh3 $1 $19 {
White's K is in clear and present danger.} 15. c4 (15. Bxb7 15... Ng4 $19) (15.
gxh3 Qg3+ 16. Kh1 Qxh3+ 17. Kg1 17... Ng4 $19) 15... Bd7 (15... Ng4 16. Qxh3
16... Rxf2 $19 {was also enough for a win.}) 16. c5 (16. Bb2 16... Qh5 {  Ng4})
16... Bxc5 $1 (16... Ng4 17. Qh3 17... Bxc5 $44) 17. Nc4 17... Qh5 $19 {
and White has no   at all.} 18. Qg3 Qg4 19. Qd3 c6 20. e5 Nxd5 21. exd6+ 21...
Kd8 {The K is safe, White is a clear piece down.} 22. Qb3 b5 23. Ne5 Qh4 24.
Qc2 Bxd6 25. g3 Qa4 26. Qb2 Qb4 27. Nxc6+ Bxc6 28. Qxg7 Qe4 29. Bg5+ Ne7 30. f3
Rxf3 31. Bxe7+ Qxe7 0-1

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaya"]
[Date "2004.07.31"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Sveshnikov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Stefansson, Hannes"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C51"]
[WhiteElo "2186"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[Annotator "Lukacs"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2004.07.30"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 Na5 7. Nxe5 (7. Be2
d6 (7... exd4 {- Short-Onischuk,Tan Chin Nam Cup 2000 CBM 78}) 8. Qa4+ (8. O-O
$6 {This quiet developing move is not forceful enough.} 8... exd4 9. Qxd4 (9.
cxd4 Nf6) 9... Nf6 {
and Black can finish his development without beeing disturbed.} 10. Ba3 O-O 11.
c4 c5 12. Qd3 Be6 13. Nfd2 Nd7 14. Nc3 Ne5 15. Qg3 Bh4 16. Qe3 16... Bxc4 $19 {
Zawadzka-Zayac, Wisla Hugart op 1999}) (8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qa4+ 9... c6 {- 8.Qa4})
(8. Ba3 {The most natural reply is} 8... Nc6 $1 (8... c6 $6 {
leaves the N on a5.} 9. Bb4 {  Qa4} (9. Qa4 b5 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. Nbd2 Nf6 12. Bb4
12... Nb7 {White has no real compensation for the sacrificed P.} 13. c4 a5 14.
Bc3 b4 15. Bb2 exd4 16. Bxd4 c5 17. Bb2 a4 18. Rb1 {
(Alexander-Euwe, Maastricht 1946)} 18... O-O $1 19. O-O (19. e5 dxe5 20. Bxe5
20... Qd8 $17) 19... Ng4 $17 (19... Nh5 $5)))) 8... c6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nxe5
10... Nf6 {Black gave back the P, but he can finish his development.} 11. O-O
b5 (11... O-O {looks satisfactory for Black.} 12. Rd1 Qc7 13. Bf4 b5 14. Qc2
Qb7 (14... Bd6 $6 {is strongly met by} 15. Rxd6 $1 15... Qxd6 16. Ng6 Qd8 17.
Nxf8 Qxf8 18. a4 $14 { }) 15. Nd2 15... Be6 {White has weaknesses on the  .}
16. a4 Qb6 17. axb5 cxb5 18. Rdb1 a6 19. Be3 Qc7 20. Bd4 20... Rfd8 $15 {
c3, Hesse-Mottas, Pizol op 1997.}) 12. Qc2 12... O-O $13 {
- Jobava-Stefansson, Antalya 2004 CBM 101}) 7... Nxc4 8. Nxc4 d5 (8... d6 $5 9.
O-O Nf6) 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. Ne3 {
Black has the  , but White can build up a strong P  .} 10... Qd7 $5 {
Now the Q can prepare the push b7-b5 and Rd8 may also come.} (10... Qd8 11. O-O
({Forcing matters by} 11. Qa4+ {leads nowhere after} 11... c6 12. d5 Bd7 13.
Qd4 Bf6 14. Qb4 b6 (14... cxd5 $5 15. Qxb7 (15. Nxd5 Bc6) 15... Be6 16. Qc6+
Kf8 17. Ba3+ Ne7 18. O-O Rc8) 15. O-O 15... Ne7 $11) (11. Ba3 Nf6 (11... Bxa3
12. Nxa3 Nf6) 12. O-O {- 11.0-0} (12. Qa4+ $5 12... c6 13. O-O O-O 14. Re1 (14.
Nd2 $5 14... Re8 $11) 14... Re8 15. Nd2 Be6 16. Rab1 Qc7 17. Bxe7 Rxe7 18. c4 {
This is the P structure White is aiming for, the question is whether Black can
successfully attack it or not.} 18... Rd7 $5 (18... b6 19. Nf3 c5 20. Qa3 (20.
d5 $6 20... Bd7 21. Qc2 21... Ne4 $15) 20... Rae8 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Red1 h6 23.
h3 $14 $142 (23. Rbc1 {(Sveshnikov-Short,  GER-chT 1992)} 23... Bg4 $1 $14 {
Sveshnikov})) (18... b5 $5 19. cxb5 cxb5 20. Qxb5 Bxa2 21. Nf5 $14) 19. Nf3 b6
20. Rbd1 Rad8 (20... Ng4) 21. d5 $5 $36)) 11... Nf6 12. c4 (12. Qd3 $6 12...
O-O 13. c4 (13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. Qxf5 14... Qd5 $1 $15) 13... c6 14. Nc3 14... Bd6
$1 {  Bc7-b6 in order to put extra pressure on   d4.} 15. Bd2 Re8 16. Rae1
16... Bc7 $1 17. f4 Bb6 18. d5 (18. Nc2 $2 18... Rxe1 19. Rxe1 19... g6 $1) (
18. Ne2 18... Ng4 $1) 18... Ng4 $1 (18... Ne4 $6 19. Nxe4 (19. Kh1 $6 19...
Nxd2 20. Qxd2 Bd7 21. f5 Qg5 22. Ncd1 Re4 23. Qc3 23... Bc5 $17 {
Mikhalchishin-Lukacs, Pernik 1976}) 19... Bf5 20. Qc3 (20. Qa3 Bxe3+ 21. Rxe3
21... Rxe4 $11) 20... Bxe4 21. c5 cxd5 22. cxb6 d4 23. Qb3 dxe3 24. Bxe3 24...
axb6 $11) 19. Kh1 (19. h3 19... Bf5 $1 $19) (19. Na4 Bf5) 19... Bxe3 $1 20.
Bxe3 Qh4 21. h3 Bf5 22. Qd2 (22. Qxf5 Nxe3 23. Qd7 23... Qg3 $1) 22... Nf6 $11)
(12. Ba3 {White wants to liquidate the  .} 12... O-O 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. c4 (14.
Nd2 Rd8) 14... c5 (14... b6 15. Nc3 (15. Qf3 Ba6 16. Nc3 Rfe8) 15... Bb7 16.
Qc2 Qd7 (16... Rfe8 17. Rad1 17... Rad8 $11) 17. Rfd1 Rfe8 18. d5 Re5 19. Rd4
Rae8 20. h3 20... a6 {securing the blockading square d6.} (20... Bc8 $6 21.
Rad1 Rg5 22. Rh4 {(Sveshnikov-Budimir, Ljubljana op 1999)} 22... Rge5 $11) 21.
Rad1 21... Qd6 $13) 15. d5 Re8 (15... Ne4 $5) 16. Nd2 16... Qd6 {
trying to blockade the vital d6 square.}) (12. Re1 12... O-O $13) (12. Qf3 O-O
13. Rd1 Re8 (13... c6 14. c4 14... Bd7 {looks a bit passive.} 15. Nc3 Qa5 16.
Bb2 16... Ba3 $1 17. Bxa3 Qxa3 18. Rd3 {(V.Georgiev-Musat, Balkan-chT 1994)}
18... Rfe8 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. h3 (20. d5 $2 {immediately founders on tactics:}
20... Bg4 $1 $19) 20... Rac8 21. d5 21... b6 $14) 14. Nd2 c6 15. Bb2 Qa5 16. c4
$13 {Ivkovic-Sofrevsky, YUG-ch 1959}) 12... O-O 13. Nc3 (13. Bb2 c6 14. Nc3 {
- 13.Nc3} (14. Qf3 14... Re8 $13) (14. Nd2 Re8 15. Qc2 Ng4 16. Nf5 Bg5 17. Nf3
Qf6 18. Ng3 Qh6 19. Bc1 Bxc1 20. Raxc1 20... Be6 $11 {
Novosak-Shurygin, Frydek Mistek op 1996})) 13... c6 (13... c5 $5 14. Ncd5 $5 (
14. d5 14... Ne8 {Black can successfully blockade   d6.} 15. Bb2 (15. Ne4 15...
f5 $1 16. d6 $1 {otherwise Black gets a total control over the dark squares.} (
16. Nd2 Bf6 17. Rb1 17... Nd6 $15) 16... Bxd6 17. Nxd6 (17. Qd5+ Kh8 18. Nxc5 (
18. Nxd6 18... Qxd6 $17) 18... Qc7 $17 (18... f4 19. Nc2 Rf5 20. Nxb7 Qc7))
17... Qxd6 18. Nd5 18... Be6 $15) 15... Nd6 16. Qd3 f5 (16... Re8 17. Rfe1 Bf6)
17. f4 Bf6 18. Ncd1 (18. Rad1 Re8) 18... Bxb2 19. Nxb2 Qf6 20. Qc2 Bd7 21. Rae1
Qd4 22. Rf3 22... Rae8 $13 {Sveshnikov-Nikolov, 1999})) (13... Re8 14. Bb2 (14.
Rb1 Bf8) 14... Bf8 15. d5 15... a5 $1 {  Ra6} 16. Qf3 Ra6 17. h3 17... h5 $5
18. Rad1 h4 19. Rfe1 19... Nd7 {  Ne5, Rg6 Nikitin}) (13... Be6 $5 {
provoking the threat?} 14. d5 Bd7 15. Qd4 b6 16. a4 Bc5 17. Qd3 Qe7 18. Re1
Rfe8 19. Bd2 19... Qe5 $13 {Lenz-Kalsch, cr 1988}) 14. Rb1 (14. Bb2 Qa5 (14...
Bd6 $5 15. Qf3 $5 $14 {  Rad1}) (14... b5 $5 {
Black radically wants to solve the problem of the  .} 15. cxb5 (15. Qf3 15...
Rb8 $14) 15... cxb5 16. Qf3 (16. Nxb5 $2 {founders on} 16... Rb8 17. Qe2 Qb6
18. a4 a6 19. Nc4 19... Qe6 $1 $19) 16... Rb8 17. d5 17... Bc5 $1 18. Rad1 Qd6
19. h3 (19. Ne2 19... Bxe3 $14) 19... Re8 20. Rfe1 (20. Ne2 20... Nd7 $1 21.
Nf5 (21. Nd4 Ne5) 21... Ne5 $11) 20... Bd7 21. Nf5 (21. Ne2 Ne4 22. Nd4 g6 23.
Nc6 23... Rbc8 $13) 21... Bxf5 22. Qxf5 (22. Rxe8+ Rxe8 23. Qxf5 23... a6 $11)
22... Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 a6 (23... Bd4 24. Rd1 $1 $14 {Nunn-Lukacs, Budapest 1978})
24. Ne4 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 25... Rd8 {and the   cannot be worse for Black.} 26. Rd1
(26. Qe8+ Rxe8 27. Rxe8+ Qf8 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8) (26. Qg4 Qg6 27. Qxg6 hxg6 28. Rd1
28... f6 $11) 26... Qg6 27. Qxg6 hxg6 28. Kf1 f6 29. Ke2 29... Kf7 $11) 15. d5
15... Ba3 {otherwise the B on the long   can be strong.} 16. Bxa3 Qxa3 17. Qb3
Qa5 18. Rab1 h6 19. Qb4 Qxb4 20. Rxb4 c5 21. Rb2 b6 22. Rd1 Rd8 23. f3 23...
Ne8 {Black can blockade the defended  .} 24. a4 Nd6 25. Ra1 (25. Nb5 Kf8) 25...
f5 $5 26. Nb5 f4 27. Nxd6 Rxd6 28. Nf1 Bf5 29. a5 Re8 30. Kf2 30... Bd3 $11 {
Harding-Skotorenko, 1988}) (14. d5 $5 14... Re8 15. Qf3 (15. Rb1 $6 15... Bd6
$1 16. Qf3 cxd5 17. Nexd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 18... Qc7 {The   can even be better
for Black in view of his strong   and the possibility of creating a remote  .}
19. h3 (19. Nb5 $2 19... Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Qc4 21. Kxh2 Qxf1 22. Nc7 Re1 23. Nxa8
Qh1+ 24. Kg3 24... Rg1 $1 25. Rb3 Qh3+ 26. Kf4 26... Qh6+ $19 {
Tronhjem-van Perlo, cr 1995}) 19... Bh2+ (19... Bd7) 20. Kh1 20... Be5 $13) (
15. Bb2 15... Bd6 $13) 15... Qc7 16. Bb2 Bd7 17. Rac1 Bd6 18. h3 18... c5 $13 {
Hoiberg -Foisor, Debrecen EU-chT 1992}) 14... Re8 (14... Qc7 15. Qf3 Re8 16. h3
Bd7 17. Bb2 {- 14...Re8} (17. Nf5 $6 17... Bxf5 18. Qxf5 Rad8 19. Be3 {
(Achermann-de Jong, corr 1994)} 19... b6)) 15. Bb2 Qc7 16. Qf3 16... Bd6 $5 (
16... Bd7 17. Ne2 Rad8 (17... Bd6) 18. Ng3 Bc8 19. d5 cxd5 20. cxd5 Qa5 21.
Rfd1 Qa6 22. Ngf5 $16 (22. Rbc1 Ba3 23. Bxf6 Qxf6 24. Qxf6 gxf6 25. Rc4 $14 {
Kasparov-Short, London  1993})) 17. h3 Bd7 18. Rfe1 (18. Ne2 $2 {
If White forgets about the   Black will conquer it...} 18... Ne4 $1 19. Rfd1
Re6 20. d5 Ng5 21. Qh5 Rg6 22. dxc6 Qxc6 23. Nd4 23... Qe4 $15 {
Kasparov-Short, London  1993}) 18... Rad8 $13) (10... Qa5 {fighting against Ba3
} 11. O-O Nf6 12. c4 (12. Re1 Be6 13. c4 c6 14. Nd2 (14. Bb2 Rd8 15. d5 O-O 16.
Nc3 16... Rfe8 $13) 14... Rd8 15. Nb3 Qc7 16. Qf3 O-O 17. Bb2 Rfe8 18. Rac1 Bc8
19. d5 {White can advance, but this also creates some weaknesses in his camp.}
19... h6 20. Nd4 20... Bd6 $1 21. dxc6 Bxh2+ 22. Kh1 22... Be5 $11 {
Sigurjonsson-Frey, Reykjavik 1982}) 12... O-O $142 (12... c6 13. d5 (13. Bb2
Be6 14. Nc3 Rd8 (14... O-O-O 15. d5 $5 $36) 15. d5 15... O-O $13 (15... cxd5 $6
{activates only the enemy pieces.} 16. Ncxd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 O-O (17... Bxd5 $2
18. Qh5 $1 $18) 18. Qf3 $16 {Cafferty-Van Geet, Amsterdam 1972})) 13... Qd8 14.
Qf3 cxd5 15. cxd5 O-O 16. Na3 Re8 (16... Ne8 17. Nac4 Nd6 18. Bb2 $14 {
Sveshnikov-Kharitinov, RUS-ch Krasnoyarsk 2003}) 17. Nac4 17... Bc5 $13) 13. d5
(13. Bb2 c6 (13... Qg5 14. Nd2 Ng4 15. Nd5 Bd6 16. Nf3 Qh5 17. h3 c6 18. Nc3
Nf6 19. Ne5 19... Qh4 $13 {Fries nielsen-H.W.Jensen, Copenhagen op 1994}) 14.
d5 cxd5 15. cxd5 Rd8 16. Nc3 16... Qb4 $1 $11 {Brynell-Perez, Malmo op 1986/87}
) 13... b5 $5 (13... Rd8 14. Bb2 (14. Bd2 Bb4) 14... b6 15. Qf3 $14) (13... c6
14. d6 $5 (14. Qb3 cxd5 15. cxd5 Rd8 16. Nc3 16... Ng4 $132) (14. Bd2 14... Qc7
$13) 14... Bd8 15. Bb2 Re8) 14. Nd2 Rd8 (14... bxc4 $2 {
helps only for White to finish his development.} 15. Ndxc4 Qa6 16. Bb2 $16 {
Timman-Tatai, Amsterdam 1977}) 15. Nb3 Qb6 16. Nd4 Bb7 (16... bxc4 17. Nc6 Re8
18. Nxc4 Qb5 19. Ne3) 17. Rb1 a6 18. Nef5 (18. Bb2 Bc5 19. Ndf5) 18... Bc5 19.
Be3 c6 (19... g6 $5 20. Nh6+ 20... Kg7 $13) 20. Qf3 cxd5 21. cxb5 $14 {
Canda-Sieiro Gonzales, Camaguey 1986}) 11. O-O Nf6 12. c4 (12. d5 O-O 13. c4 {
- 12.c4}) (12. Bb2 O-O 13. c4 {- 12.c4}) 12... O-O (12... b5 $5) 13. Bb2 (13.
d5 13... b5 $5 $13 {is Black's main idea here.} (13... c6 14. Nc3 {- 13.Nc3}) (
13... Ng4 $6 14. Bb2 Bc5 15. Bd4 Bxd4 16. Qxd4 Re8 17. Nc3 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Qe7
19. Rf3 $14 {Minasian-Giorgadze, Manila op (Men) 1992})) (13. Qd3 {
is also met by the standard} 13... b5 $1 14. cxb5 14... a6 $1 15. Nc3 axb5 16.
Qxb5 (16. Nxb5 $2 16... Ba6) 16... Qxd4 $1 $13) (13. Nc3 $142 {
against the quick b7-b5 looks best.} 13... c6 $5 (13... b6 $5 14. a4 {  Ba3} (
14. d5 c6) 14... Bb7 $13) 14. d5 $1 14... cxd5 15. Ncxd5 Nxd5 16. Nxd5 Bd8 17.
Rb1 {White's active pieces compensate the worse P structure and the  .} 17...
Qc6 18. Qd4 Be6 19. Rb3 19... Rc8 $1 20. Ba3 Re8 21. Rg3 f6 22. Nxf6+ Bxf6 23.
Qxf6 $14 {Nunn-Larsen, Phillips Drew 1980}) 13... b5 $5 {
Black wants to ruin White's P   and open the diagonals for the  .} (13... c6
14. Nd2 Ng4 15. Re1 Nxe3 16. Rxe3 Bg5 17. Rb3 Re8 18. Nf3 18... Bf6 $11 {
Marusenko-Podat, Independence Cup 2002}) 14. Nc3 (14. Nd2 Bb7 15. Qb3 a6 16. a4
Rab8 17. axb5 axb5 18. cxb5 Bd5 19. Nxd5 Nxd5 20. Nc4 20... Rxb5 $11 {
Skotorenko-Krogius, SU 1969}) (14. cxb5 Qxb5 15. Ba3 {
(Perez-Kabuye, Novi Sad ol (Men) 1990)} 15... Bxa3 16. Nxa3 16... Qa6 $11)
14... bxc4 15. Nxc4 (15. Re1 Rb8 16. Nxc4 16... Bb7 {- 15.Nc4}) 15... Rb8 16.
Re1 16... Bb7 {
Here we see the bright side of 10...Qd7, the B belongs to the long  .} 17. Qc2
Rfe8 18. Rad1 Bb4 (18... Qg4 19. Ne3 19... Qh5 $15) 19. Rxe8+ (19. Ne5 19...
Qe6 $15) 19... Rxe8 20. Ne5 Qe6 21. Ne2 $6 {
This gives up the vital   d5 without a fight.} (21. Qa4 Bxc3 22. Bxc3 22... Nd5
$15) 21... Nd5 22. Ng3 Nf4 23. f3 f6 24. Qxc7 24... Ba6 $1 25. Ng4 $4 {
allowing the nice finish.} (25. Nf5 Bf8 26. d5 26... Nxd5 $17) (25. d5 25...
Nxd5 $17) 25... Qe1+ $1 (25... Qe1+ 26. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 27. Kf2 Nd3#) 0-1

[Event "Montreal-A 5th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2004.08.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tyomkin, Dimitri"]
[Black "Zugic, Igor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2498"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[Annotator "Tyomkin,D"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2004.08.04"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Qe7 6. d4 Bb6 7. h3 Nf6 8. Re1
h6 9. b4 {It seems like b4 and a4 moves of white can be played with any move
order! Also black must respond with a6 in both cases;} (9. a4 a6 10. Be3 O-O
11. Bd3 Re8 12. Nbd2 Qd8 13. Qb3 $14 {
1-0 Nevednichy,V-Renaze,L/Creon FRA 2004/The Week in Chess 510 (34)}) 9... a6
10. a4 10... g5 $146 {Too ambitious! This attack of black would make much more
sense if the centre locked; But here white demolishes black in the centre and
the queenside;} (10... O-O 11. Ba3 Re8 (11... Nd7 12. b5 $6 12... Na5 13. Ba2
Qf6 14. Qd3 Re8 15. Nbd2 Nf8 16. Kh2 16... Ne6 $11 {
-  Torre,E-Ekstroem,R/Lugano 1989/TD (42)}) 12. b5 Na5 13. Nxe5 $1 $16 (13. Bd3
{1-0 Markland,P-Stoica,V/Graz 1972/MCD (36)})) 11. a5 Ba7 12. b5 {
White moves are simple but very painful for black!} 12... Nd8 (12... axb5 13.
Bxb5 Bd7 14. a6 bxa6 15. Rxa6 15... Nb8 {This position is no fun for black,
but probably it's better than black got in the game;} 16. Bxd7+ Qxd7 17. Ra3 g4
18. hxg4 Nxg4 19. Re2 $1) 13. Ba3 $16 {
Total fiasco of black's opening strategy!} 13... Nd7 (13... axb5 14. Bxb5+ Bd7
15. dxe5 Bxb5 16. exf6 $16) 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. b6 {
As you can guess, this move didn't require too much of thinking! :-)} 16... Bb8
17. bxc7 Bxc7 18. Nd2 {Two pawns of white hang, but activity of pieces i
bigger factor in open positions!} 18... O-O (18... Bxa5 19. Nf3 Qxc3 20. Qxd6
$18) (18... Qxc3 19. e5 $1 $18) 19. Bd5 19... Re8 {
in case of Qxc3 white gets open big diagonal for the dark square bishop;} (
19... Qxc3 20. Nb3 $18) 20. Nc4 Qf6 21. Re3 {
The 3rd rank is very tempting for the white rook;} 21... Bd7 22. Qf3 $1 {
In the ending white wins d6 pawn on a spot;} 22... Qg6 (22... Qxf3 23. Rxf3 $18
) 23. Qg3 {d6 is dead;} 23... Nc6 24. Bxd6 Bd8 (24... Bxd6 25. Nxd6 Re7 26.
Nxb7 $18) 25. Nb6 Bxb6 26. axb6 Rac8 27. Bc7 27... Re6 {
Other moves of black wouldn't change things much here;} (27... Nd8 28. c4 $18)
28. Bxe6 Bxe6 29. Rd1 Kh7 30. f4 gxf4 31. Qxf4 Qg5 (31... Rg8 32. Rg3 Qxg3 33.
Qxg3 Rxg3 34. Bxg3 $18) 32. Qxg5 hxg5 33. Rd6 33... Na5 (33... Ne5 34. Rg3 Nc4
35. Rd4 Rg8 36. Rgd3 $18) 34. Red3 {
The simpliest way for white here is to trade rooks at first;} 34... Bc4 35. Rg3
Rg8 36. Bd8 {36.Rd8 is faster, but 26.Bd8 is good enough;} (36. Rd8 $142) 36...
g4 37. hxg4 Rg6 (37... Be6 38. Rh3+ Kg7 39. Rh5 Nc4 40. Rd4 {
the win is pretty simple here;}) 38. Bf6 Be6 39. g5 {
Black king is caged in the corner;} (39. Rh3+ Rh6 40. Rd8 Rxh3 41. gxh3 {
and white mates in few;}) 39... Rg8 40. Rgd3 Nc4 (40... Nc4 41. Rd8 {
and the mate is close;}) 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2005.06.30"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C51"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Lukacs"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2005.06.18"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 Na5 7. Be2 (7. Nxe5 {
- Sveshnikov-Stefansson, Liepajas Rokade rapid 2004 CBM 103}) 7... exd4 (7...
d6 {- Jobava-Stefansson, EU-ch 5th Antalya 2004 CBM 101}) 8. Qxd4 8... d6 {
Black also sacrifices a P for development.} (8... Kf8 {doesn't look very witty.
} 9. O-O d6 10. h3 Bf6 11. Qe3 Ne7 12. Rd1 Qe8 13. Nbd2 h6 14. Nd4 $44 {
Sermek-Luciani, Toscolano 1995}) 9. Qxg7 Bf6 10. Qg3 Qe7 (10... Ne7 11. Bg5 ({
In case of} 11. O-O {Black will gain additional tempi chasing the enemy Q.}
11... Rg8 12. Qf4 Ng6 13. Qe3 Bg4 14. Nd4 Bxe2 15. Qxe2 Qd7 16. Kh1 Nc6 17. Be3
O-O-O 18. f4 Bxd4 19. cxd4 d5 20. e5 20... Nh4 {
blockading on the light squares.} 21. Rg1 Nf5 22. Qf2 Rg6 23. g3 {
(Gunnarsson-Jensen, Politiken Cup 1997)} 23... f6 $1 $15) 11... Ng6 12. O-O Be6
(12... Bxg5 $5 {is the other healthy option.} 13. Nxg5 Qf6 14. f4 (14. Bb5+ Nc6
15. Nd2 15... Bd7 $11) 14... Bd7 {  0-0-0} (14... h6 $2 {
founders on the pin after} 15. Nxf7 $1 ({and certainly not} 15. Nh3 $2 15...
Bxh3 16. Qxh3 (16. gxh3 Rg8) 16... Nxf4 17. Qe3 Nxe2+ 18. Qxe2 Qg6 19. Qb5+ Nc6
20. Qxb7 Kd7 21. Qb5 Rab8 22. Qf5+ $11) 15... Kxf7 16. Bh5 {
The K cannot escape from the pin.} 16... Kg7 17. f5 Qg5 18. Bxg6 $1 18... Qxg3
19. hxg3 $16 {Rajlich-Lukacs, Budapest 2000})) 13. Nbd2 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15.
Nd4 {  f4} 15... Nf4 (15... O-O-O $2 16. f4 $16) 16. Qe3 (16. Bb5+ c6) 16...
Qg5 17. g3 Nh3+ 18. Kh1 Qxe3 19. fxe3 19... Ke7 $11 {
Short-Onischuk, Beijing 2000 CBM 078}) (10... Be6 {is another safe option.} 11.
Bg5 (11. O-O Qd7 12. Rd1 Qa4) 11... Qe7 12. e5 dxe5 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. Qxe5
14... Bc4 $1 $11 {Rohde}) 11. Qf4 $1 (11. O-O $6 11... Qxe4 $1 {
it is hard to believe, but Black can bravely take the P.} (11... Bd7 $6 {
Shirov-Timman, Biel 1995 CBM 49}) 12. Re1 (12. Nd4 12... Be5 $1 13. Qg5 (13.
Nd2 Qxe2 14. Nxe2 14... Bxg3 $17 {with a healthy P up in the  .}) 13... Ne7 $17
{I.Sokolov}) (12. Bf4 Ne7 13. Re1 Qg6 14. Bg5 Bxg5 15. Bb5+ Kf8 16. Nxg5 16...
Rg8 $15 {Warakomski-L'Ami, Warsaw 2005}) 12... Kf8 13. Bb5 Qg6 14. Re8+ Kg7 15.
Ng5 (15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 16... h6 $15 {Rajlich-Nguyen Anh Dung, Budapest 2000
}) 15... Nh6 (15... Ne7) 16. Re4 $5 (16. Rxh8 16... Kxh8 {
and the K has reached a quiet place.}) 16... Nf5 (16... Bxg5 17. Qxg5 Bf5 18.
Rh4 Qxg5 19. Bxg5 Ng4 20. h3 {(Shetty-Ravi, IND-ch Kasaragad 1996)} 20... f6 $1
21. Bf4 (21. hxg4 fxg5 22. Rh5 22... Bg6 {and the g5 P is taboo.}) 21... Ne5
22. Bh6+ 22... Kf7 $17 {
and White cannot show anything real for the sacrificed P.}) 17. Qf4 17... d5
$17) 11... Bd7 12. O-O O-O-O 13. Be3 Nc6 (13... Re8 14. Nbd2 Bxc3 15. Rac1 $40)
14. Bd4 $1 {If Black takes the B White's   becomes very strong.} 14... Re8 15.
Nbd2 d5 16. Bd3 Bxd4 17. cxd4 Qf6 (17... dxe4 18. Nxe4 {
activates the white pieces.}) 18. Qg3 {The Q will be vulnerable on the g  .} (
18. Qe3 $5 18... Nge7 19. e5 Qg7 20. Rfb1 $40 {
with good attacking chances on the  ,   b.}) 18... Nge7 19. Ne5 (19. e5 19...
Qh6 $1 {  Rhg8 comes with a vital tempo.}) 19... Reg8 (19... Nxe5 $6 20. dxe5
Qh6 21. f4 $16) 20. Nxd7 $2 {liquidating to the   cannot be good for White.} ({
Again} 20. Qe3 $5 {was the best practical chance.} 20... Nxe5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22.
Qxa7 $1 22... Bh3 23. g3 Bxf1 24. Rxf1 $44 {and the black K is not safe at all.
}) 20... Rxg3 21. Nxf6 Rxd3 22. Nf3 dxe4 23. Nxe4 23... Nxd4 $17 {
White can win back the P, but the black pieces are more active.} 24. Ne5 Ra3
25. Rfd1 (25. Nxf7 Rf8 26. Ne5 26... Nc2 $17 {and the a2 P falls.}) 25... Nec6
26. Nxf7 Rg8 27. Nfg5 h6 28. Nf7 Rg6 29. Ng3 29... Ra5 {
White has serious problems with his trapped f7 N.} 30. h4 $2 (30. f4 Rf6 31.
Ne5 31... Rxf4 $17 {and Black has a healthy extra P.}) 30... Nf5 $2 (30... Rf6
$19 {wins outright, because the N will be captured.}) 31. Re1 $1 (31. Rd2 Nxg3
32. Re1 $1 {This is an important zwischenzug.} 32... b5 33. fxg3 33... b4 $17)
31... Nxg3 (31... Rf6 32. Nxf5 Raxf5 33. Re8+ Kd7 34. Ree1 34... b5 $1 $17) 32.
fxg3 Rxg3 (32... Rf6) 33. Nxh6 {
Now White has again good practical chances for the draw.} 33... Nd4 (33... Rh5
34. Rad1 34... b6 $15) 34. Re7 $1 (34. Kh2 Rg7 35. Re4 35... c5 $15) 34... Rg6
35. Nf7 Nf3+ (35... Rg4 36. Rc1 Nc6 37. Re8+ Kd7 38. Ree1) 36. Kf1 $2 {
The K is more vulnerable here than on h1.} (36. Kh1 $1 36... Nxh4 37. Re8+ Kd7
38. Rae1 $1 $44) 36... Nxh4 37. Rd1 (37. Re8+ Kd7 38. Re5 Rf6+ 39. Kg1 Rxe5 40.
Nxe5+ 40... Kd6 $17) 37... Rf5+ 38. Ke1 (38. Kg1 Rxg2+ 39. Kh1 39... Rg8 $19)
38... Nxg2+ $19 {and the game is over.} 39. Kd2 Rd5+ 40. Ke2 Nf4+ 41. Kf3 Rxd1
42. Re8+ Kd7 43. Rd8+ Ke7 44. Rxd1 Rf6 45. Nd8 Ne6+ 0-1
