[Event "Moscow Sesion Comentadas"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2004.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlsen, Ma"]
[Black "Dolmatov, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[Annotator "Torrecillas,A"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2004.??.??"]
[Source "Everyman Chess"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.01"]

{Vamos a ver una partida muy instructiva sobre el tema de la exactitud en la
conducción del ataque. Carlsen abre la posición muy pronto y no permite ningún
recurso defensivo apretando al rival con las mejores jugadas una y otra vez.} 
1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 $5 d6 ({Una opción es:} 2... Nf6 {y puede seguir el gambito:}
3. e4 $1 fxe4 4. dxe4 Nxe4 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Ng5 {(Amenaza comer en h7).} g6 7. h4
$5 ({O bien:} 7. Nxh7 Rxh7 8. Bxg6+ Rf7)) 3. e4 e5 4. Nc3 Nc6 {Aparentemente
el negro tiene una posiciÃ=/+n sana, pero veamos... TEST} 5. exf5 $1 {(3
puntos) El blanco abre la posición para aprovechar que el rey negro ha quedado
algo expuesto.} (5. Be2 {(1 punto) Es una jugada de desarrollo rutinario que
no aprovecha la posición blanca.}) (5. d4 $1 {(3 puntos) Con la misma idea de
abrir la posición.}) (5. Bg5 {(1 punto)} Be7 $1 {y únicamente hemos conseguido
cambiar piezas.}) 5... Bxf5 6. d4 $1 {Lo dicho: el blanco abre el juego antes
de que el negro enroque,} Nxd4 (6... e4 {TEST} 7. d5 $1 {(3 puntos) La jugada
justa que evita que se cierre el juego.} (7. Ng5 {(1 punto)} d5 8. f3 $1 Nf6 $1
9. fxe4 dxe4) (7. Bg5 {(1 punto)} Be7 8. Nh4 $1 Qd7 9. Bb5 d5 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11.
O-O $1) 7... exf3 (7... Nce7 $2 8. Nd4 Nf6 9. Bb5+ Kf7 10. O-O) (7... Ne5 8.
Nxe5 dxe5 9. Bb5+) 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Qxf3 {y el negro no ha logrado su objetivo
de cerrar el juego.}) 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Qxd4 Nf6 {TEST} ({Tras:} 8... Bxc2 $6 9.
Bc4 {para 0-0, î Re1 y el rey negro peligra en el centro.}) 9. Bc4 $1 {(4
puntos) La mejor diagonal para el alfil dificultando el enroque negro. La
jugada tiene una justificación táctica que veremos a continuación al anticipar
que no es bueno para el negro jugar ...c6+...d5.} (9. Bd3 {(2 puntos)} Bxd3 10.
Qxd3 {Defiende c2 y el negro queda algo débil en las casillas blancas.} Be7 11.
O-O O-O) (9. Bb5+ {(1 punto)} c6 10. Ba4 {Defiende c2 pero da tiempo al negro
para enrocar.} Be7 11. Bb3 d5 12. O-O O-O) 9... c6 (9... Qd7 10. O-O {y no
puede enrocar largo porque cae a7.}) (9... Be7 10. Bf4 c6 11. O-O-O d5 12. Qe5
Bg6 13. Rhe1 {con una presión muy incómoda.}) 10. Bg5 $1 b5 ({La jugada
anterior tenía la idea de:} 10... d5 {TEST} 11. O-O-O $1 {(3 puntos)} (11. Qe5+
{(1 punto)} Qe7 $1 {y el cambio de damas facilita la defensa.}) (11. Nxd5 $2 {
(0 puntos)} cxd5 12. Bb5+ Kf7 {y no hay compensación por la pieza.}) 11... Be7
(11... dxc4 $2 12. Qe5+ {.}) 12. Rhe1 O-O (12... dxc4 13. Qe5 Bd7 14. Bxf6 gxf6
15. Qxf6 Rf8 16. Qg7) 13. Qe5 $1 Qc8 14. Qxe7 dxc4 15. Qc5 b5 16. Rd6 Bd7 17.
Re7 {con dominio de las piezas blancas.}) 11. Bb3 Be7 12. O-O-O Qd7 13. Rhe1 $1
{El blanco tiene todas las piezas movilizadas. Con cada jugada útil ha
mejorado su posición. Ahora se amenaza comer en f6 o en d6 aprovechando la
clavada del Be7.} Kd8 {TEST} ({No era posible:} 13... O-O-O $2 14. g4 $1 Bxg4 {
TEST} ({No} 14... Bg6 $2 15. Be6) 15. Rxe7 $1 {(3 puntos)} (15. Rd3 {(0 puntos)
} c5 $1) (15. f3 {(0 puntos)} Bf5) 15... Qxe7 16. Qxg4+ ({también gana.} 16.
Bxf6) 16... Nxg4 17. Bxe7 $18) 14. Rxe7 $3 {(4 puntos) Sin dejar un momento de
respiro al negro.} (14. Bxf6 {(1 punto)} Bxf6 $3 {Excelente defensa, que no
permite el blanco con la jugada de la partida.} 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 16. Rxd6+ Kc7 17.
Rdd1 {Y el negro ha sacrificado un peón para parar el ataque y sus dos alfiles
son muy activos en el final.}) (14. a4 $1 {(2 puntos) Una jugada buena, pero
no la mejor.}) 14... Qxe7 {TEST} ({Or} 14... Kxe7 {TEST} 15. Bxf6+ {(3 puntos)}
({Es lo mismo:} 15. Re1+ {(3 puntos)} Kd8 16. Bxf6+ gxf6 17. Qxf6+ Kc7 18. Re7
$18) (15. f3 {(0 puntos)}) 15... gxf6 16. Re1+ Kd8 17. Qxf6+ Kc7 18. Re7 {
ganando la dama.}) 15. Qf4 $1 {(3 puntos)} (15. g4 {(1 punto)} Bd7 $1 (15...
Bxg4 $2 16. Bxf6)) (15. Qxd6+ $2 {(0 puntos)} Qxd6 16. Rxd6+ Kc7 17. Bf4 Kb7 {
y el rey negro está a salvo.}) 15... Bd7 {TEST} 16. Ne4 $3 {(3 puntos) Para
entrar en d6 o f6.} (16. Rxd6 {(1 punto)} Kc8 $1 {El negro se mantiene. El rey
negro puede ir a b7 y conectar las torres.}) (16. Rd3 {(0 puntos)} Kc7 17. Re3
Qf8 {y el negro se ha recuperado.}) 16... d5 ({O} 16... Rf8 17. Nxd6 {para
Bb4-a5 y para Nf5xg7. El caballo en d6 es fortísimo (no como la torre en la
variante 16.Rxd6 donde el rey negro escapaba por c8) por ejemplo...} h6 18. Qd2
a5 19. Nf5 Qe8 20. Qd4 Ra6 21. Nxg7 Qe7 22. Nf5 $18) 17. Nxf6 h6 18. Bh4 g5 {
TEST} 19. Qd4 $1 {(4 puntos) Abandonan pues seguiría...} (19. Bxg5 {(0 puntos)}
hxg5 20. Qxg5 Rf8 {y hay que cambiar damas aflojando la presión.}) (19. Qd2 {
(2 puntos)} Qxf6 20. Bg3 $1 {con presión.}) 19... gxh4 {TEST} (19... Rf8 20.
Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Bg3 {con material de ventaja y ataque.}) 20. Nxd5 $1 {(3 puntos)}
(20. Nxd7 $2 {(0 punts)} Kxd7 $1 {y está todo defendido.}) (20. Qc3 $2 {(0
punts)} b4 21. Qd4 Rf8 {con defensa.}) 20... cxd5 (20... Qf8 21. Nf6 $18) 21.
Qxh8+ Qe8 22. Qxh6 1-0

[Event "Linares 18th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2001.02.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2849"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2001.02.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]

1. e4 {Lukacs} c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 {Until now Kasparov has used the Advance
Caro-Cann only in simultaneous displays, here he chooses a very sharp and
topical line.} Bf5 4. Nc3 {A less ambitious approach is} (4. c3 e6 5. Be3 Qb6
6. Qb3 Nd7 7. Nd2 f6 8. f4 g5 $5 9. Ngf3 gxf4 10. Bxf4 Bh6 $1 11. Bxh6 Nxh6 12.
exf6 Nxf6 13. Be2 Rg8 14. Qxb6 axb6 15. O-O Ne4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Ne1 Nf5 18.
Bf3 Ne3 19. Rf2 Bf5 20. Be2 Ke7 21. Bd3 c5 22. Bxf5 Nxf5 23. Nf3 h5 $11 {
1/2,Grischuk,A-Leko,P/Linares/2001/}) 4... e6 ({
Only 2 rounds later in Linares we saw Karpov play} 4... Qb6 {
But the critical move certainly is} 5. Bd3 $5 (5. Nf3 e6 6. Be2 Ne7 7. O-O Bg4
8. Na4 Qc7 9. b3 b5 10. Nb2 Nd7 11. c4 bxc4 12. bxc4 dxc4 13. Ng5 Bxe2 14. Qxe2
Nb6 15. Nxc4 Nf5 16. Rd1 Be7 17. Nf3 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Qd7 19. g4 Nh4 20. Nxh4 Bxh4
21. g5 h6 22. d5 hxg5 23. Qxc6 Rc8 $132 {Grischuk,A-Karpov,A/Linares/2001/})
5... Bxd3 (5... Qxd4 $6 6. Nf3 Qg4 7. h3 Qh5 (7... Qxg2 8. Rg1 Qxh3 9. Bf1 Bxc2
10. Qe2 Qh5 11. Rg5 Qh1 12. Qxc2 Na6 13. Be3 g6 14. O-O-O Qxf3 15. Bg2 Qxd1+
16. Qxd1 Bh6 17. Rg3 Bxe3+ 18. Rxe3 e6 19. Qb3 O-O-O 20. Rf3 Nh6 21. Qa3 $16 {
Thoren,P-Bergstrom,P/SWE-chT 9596/1996/}) 8. O-O Bxd3 9. cxd3 $32 {|^}) 6. Qxd3
e6 7. Nge2 $14 {() White's attacking chances on both flanks (f4-f5, a4-a5)
rank higher than his formally "bad" B.}) 5. g4 Bg6 6. Nge2 Ne7 ({
The older move is} 6... c5 {in accordance with "meet a flank attack with a
central thrust" also leads to great complications:} 7. h4 h5 (7... h6 8. f4 $1
Be7 9. Bg2 Bxh4+ 10. Kf1 Be7 11. f5 Bh7 12. Nf4 Qd7 13. Nh5 Bf8 14. dxc5 Nc6
15. Nb5 Bxc5 16. c4 Nxe5 17. Qe2 Nxc4 18. Bxd5 Qxb5 19. Bxc4 $36 {
Shirov,A-Nisipeanu,L/WCh FIDE Las Vegas/1999/}) 8. Nf4 Nc6 $5 9. Nxg6 fxg6 10.
Ne2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Kd7 12. Be3 $5 (12. Bh3 $6 Qb6 13. c3 Nxd4 14. cxd4 hxg4 15.
Qxg4 Ne7 16. O-O Nf5 17. Qxg6 Nxh4 18. Qf7+ Be7 19. Bg5 Rae8 20. Rac1 Rhf8 21.
Bxe6+ Qxe6 22. Rc7+ Kxc7 23. Qxe6 Bxg5 24. Qd6+ Kc8 25. e6 Nf3+ 26. Kg2 Nxd4
27. f4 {Grischuk,A-Ehlvest,J/FIDE WCh New Delhi/2000/} Bd8 $1 28. Rc1+ Nc6 $17)
12... Nh6 13. gxh5 Qa5+ (13... Nxd4 $142 14. Bxd4 Nf5 15. hxg6 Rxh4 $132) 14.
c3 Nxd4 15. Bxd4 Nf5 16. hxg6 Bc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. h5 Raf8 19. Qd2 Ne7 20. Bd3
Rf3 21. Be4 Rff8 22. Bd3 Rf3 23. Be4 Rff8 24. Bc2 Rf3 25. Qd4 Qa5 26. O-O-O $16
{Shirov,A-Nielsen,PH/Bundesliga 0001/2001/}) 7. Nf4 c5 8. dxc5 {
The newer continuation, introduced into serious practice by Svidler.} (8. h4
cxd4 9. Nb5 Nec6 10. h5 Be4 11. f3 a6 $1 12. Nd6+ (12. fxe4 axb5 13. exd5 exd5
14. h6 $5 Nd7 $1 15. e6 fxe6 16. Nxe6 Qe7 17. Qe2 Nde5 18. hxg7 Bxg7 19. Nxg7+
Qxg7 20. Bh6 Qe7 $13 21. Rh5 $2 (21. Kd1 $1) 21... Rg8 22. a3 b4 23. Bh3 Rg6
24. a4 d3 25. cxd3 Rxh6 $1 {0-1,Malakhov,V-Galkin,A/Lausanne YM/2000/}) 12...
Bxd6 13. exd6 g5 14. Nh3 h6 15. fxe4 dxe4 16. Bg2 f5 17. O-O O-O 18. gxf5 exf5
19. Bxe4 $1 fxe4 20. Bxg5 $1 Rxf1+ 21. Qxf1 hxg5 22. Qf5 Qd7 23. Qg6+ Qg7 24.
Qe8+ Qf8 $11 {This perpetual occured in quite a few games during 1999 and 2000.
}) 8... Nd7 $5 {Unusual, but not so bad.} ({More often Black played} 8... Nec6
9. h4 Qc7 10. Bg2 Qxe5+ 11. Nce2 (11. Kf1 d4 {Even the more restrained} 12. Nb5
(12. h5 $6 {Shirov,A-Bareev,E/FIDE WCh New Delhi/2000/} dxc3 $1 13. hxg6 cxb2
14. Rb1 (14. Bxb2 $6 Qxf4 $17) 14... bxc1=Q 15. gxf7+ Kxf7 16. Rxb7+ Be7 $17 {
White's compensation for the piece is rather vague.}) 12... Na6 13. Nxg6 hxg6
14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Qf3 Qd5 $11 {promises only equality at best.}) 11... Na6 $5
{The piece sacrifice is the best solution of the problems with the Bg6.} (11...
d4 12. h5 Be4 13. f3 Bd5 14. Nd3 (14. h6 $5) 14... Qc7 15. h6 $36) 12. h5 Be4
13. f3 O-O-O 14. Bd2 Bxc5 (14... Nxc5 $5 $36 {Shirov}) 15. Qc1 (15. fxe4 dxe4
16. Qc1 Rxd2 $5 17. Qxd2 Rd8 18. Qc1 Nab4 19. Rh3 Bb6 20. Rc3 e3 21. Kf1 Rd4
22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Nh3 e2+ 24. Ke1 Bxc3+ 25. bxc3 Qxc3+ 26. Kxe2 Nd4+ 27. Kf1
Qc4+ 28. Kf2 Ndxc2 $17 {Gofshtein,L-Donchenko,A/ISR-ch op/2001/}) 15... g5 16.
Nh3 Nd4 (16... h6 $5 $13) 17. fxe4 Nxe2 18. Kxe2 dxe4 19. Bxg5 Qg3 20. Kf1 Qxg4
21. Bxd8 Rxd8 $44 {Shirov,A-Bareev,E/Montecatini Terme/2000/ However it's
quite possible Kasparov had prepared a strong improvement somewhere here.}) ({
Also playable is} 8... Nbc6 9. h4 Nxe5 {-8...Nd7!?} (9... d4 $2 10. Nb5 $1 Nc8
11. h5 Be4 12. f3 $16)) 9. h4 {Consistent.} ({After} 9. Nb5 $6 Nc6 {
White's [+] falls to pieces.}) 9... Nxe5 10. Bg2 $5 {A new idea.} (10. h5 $6
Be4 11. Nxe4 (11. Rh3 N7c6 12. f3 Bxf3 13. Rxf3 Qh4+ $17 {->}) 11... dxe4 12.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 13. Bg2 Nf3+ 14. Bxf3 exf3 $15 {
Black's >> P are more mobile than White's << majority.}) (10. Bb5+ N7c6 11. Qe2
a6 $5 {/\} ({Less ambitious is} 11... Be4 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Bxc6+ Nxc6 14. Qxe4
Bxc5 $11) (11... Be4 $5 {
Lukacs Prasad-Prakash, Penta Media GM Kelamabakkam IND 2000 CBM 79}) 12. Ba4 (
12. Bxc6+ {Lukacs - Sax-Polak, Budapest zt 2000 CBM 78}) 12... Bxc5 $1 13. h5 (
13. Qxe5 $143 b5 14. Qxg7 Bd4 $17) 13... Be4 14. Nxe4 dxe4 15. Bxc6+ Nxc6 16.
Qxe4 Qd4 $1 $15 {Apicella,M-Fontaine,R/FRA-ch Vichy/2000/}) 10... h5 $6 {
Now White gets an advantage, the principled reply was Lukacs: 'Now White has
good attacking chances.'} (10... d4 $1 11. Ne4 (11. h5 {
'!?' Lukacs.  Lukacs: 'is the most exciting continuation.'} dxc3 12. Qxd8+ (12.
hxg6 $143 Qxd1+ 13. Kxd1 O-O-O+ $17) (12. Qe2 {
Lukacs keeps the queens off, but this is not a great achievement.} Qa5 13. b4
Qxb4 14. hxg6 N7xg6) 12... Rxd8 13. hxg6 N7xg6 14. Nxg6 (14. b4 $5 {Lukacs}
Nxf4 15. Bxf4 Nc6 $1 {Black has to defend his <<.} (15... Nxg4 $2 {
Lukacs allows the white ^^ to show his strength.} 16. Bxb7 (16. Rb1 {Lukacs}
Rd4) 16... Rd4 17. Bg3 Rxb4 18. c6 $16 {and the o^ on c6 is hard to stop.}) (
15... Ng6 {Lukacs} 16. Be3 Ne5 17. g5 $44) 16. Bxc6+ {
is the best reaction getting back quickly >< c3.} (16. Rb1 $2 {Lukacs} Rd4 $1
$17 (16... Be7 {Lukacs allows White to consolidate his position.} 17. Be3 O-O
18. g5 f6 19. gxf6 gxf6 (19... Bxf6 $5 {Lukacs} 20. b5 Nd4 21. Be4 g6 22. c6 b6
$13 {trying to blockade the <<.}) 20. Bh6 Rf7 $142 {
defending the penetration on the g <->.} (20... Rfe8 {
Lukacs Now White's penetration on the g <-> is inevitable.} 21. Rg1 {
(Z.Almasi-Karpov, Amber Blindfold 2001)} Kh8 (21... Kf7 {Lukacs} 22. Bxc6 bxc6
23. Rg7+ Kf8 24. Rb3 $16 (24. b5 $16 {Lukacs})) 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. Bg7+ Kg8 24.
Bxf6+ Kf7 25. Bxc3 $16) 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rb3 Bf8 23. Rxc3 Rfd7 24. Rg3+ Kf7
25. Ke2 $14)) 16... bxc6 17. Be5 Rd5 18. Bxc3 h5 $13 19. Ke2 h4 20. Rh3 $11)
14... fxg6 $5 (14... Nxg6 {Lukacs} 15. Bxb7 Bxc5 $15) 15. b4 b6 $15 {|^}) (11.
Nce2 N7c6 (11... Qa5+ $5 12. Qd2 (12. Bd2 {Lukacs} Qxc5 $15) 12... Qxc5 (12...
Qxd2+ {Lukacs} 13. Bxd2 O-O-O $13) 13. Qxd4 N7c6 $15) 12. h5 Bxc2 $1 13. Qxc2 (
13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qxc2 d3 15. Qc3 dxe2 $36 {
/\Qd1# and the mating threat saves the N.}) 13... d3 14. Qa4 dxe2 15. Be3 Qd7
$5 {Pe2} 16. Nxe2 (16. Rg1 Rd8 $17) (16. Kxe2 Nxg4 $15) 16... Bxc5 (16... Nd3+
17. Kf1 Nxb2 18. Qb3 $132) 17. Bxc5 Nd3+ 18. Kf1 Nxc5 19. Qb5 Rd8 $1 20. f4 Nd3
$15) 11... Bxe4 12. Bxe4 N7c6 $13 {Here White will also lose his Pc5, but the
strong unopposed Bee4 gives him play.}) 11. Qe2 {'!' Lukacs.} N7c6 {
Lukacs: 'This is the safe option.'} (11... Nxg4 $2 12. Nb5 {/\Nd6+/-} (12. Nxg6
{Lukacs} Nxg6 13. Nxd5 Qd7 14. Bg5 Bxc5 15. O-O-O $44) 12... Qd7 13. Nd6+ Kd8
14. Bd2 (14. Qd2 {Lukacs} Kc7) 14... Nc6 15. Nxg6 fxg6 16. O-O-O (16. Bf4 {
Lukacs} Bxd6 17. cxd6 Qf7 18. Qd2) 16... Bxd6 17. cxd6 Qxd6 18. Bg5+ (18. Rhe1
{Lukacs} Kd7 19. Bc3 $44) 18... Kc7 19. Rhe1 Rhe8 20. Be4 $44) 12. Nxg6 {
The B-hunt is over, because} (12. gxh5 $2 Bf5 $17 {is unappealing.}) 12... Nxg6
13. Bg5 $1 $146 {'!' Lukacs.  By transposition we have arrived into a known
position. But it's no surprise White can improve on a blindfold game, the
logical developing move is very strong. Lukacs: 'This is an important
improvement here!'} (13. Nxd5 Bxc5 (13... hxg4 $5 $13) 14. Bg5 Nge7 15. Qb5 f6
16. Qxc5 Nxd5 17. O-O-O Qe7 18. Qb5 O-O-O 19. Bd2 hxg4 20. Qc4 Nb6 21. Qxg4 Rd4
22. Qg3 Rhd8 23. Bc3 Rxd1+ 24. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Kxd1 Na4 26. Bxc6 $11 {
1/2,Shirov,A-Karpov,A/Monte Carlo blind/2000/}) (13. gxh5 $6 {Lukacs} Nxh4 14.
Nxd5 Nd4 15. Qe4 Rxh5 $15) 13... Be7 (13... Qa5 $143 14. gxh5 Nge5 15. O-O-O
$36 {/\} Bxc5 (15... d4 $2 {Lukacs} 16. Qb5 dxc3 17. Bxc6+ Nxc6 18. Qxb7 $18)
16. h6 $1 gxh6 17. Bf6 Rg8 18. Bxd5 $40 {><Ke8}) 14. gxh5 Nf8 $2 {
'?!' Lukacs.  Too passive and in a higher sense probably the losing move.} (
14... Nxh4 15. Bxh4 Bxh4 16. Bxd5 $142 (16. Nxd5 O-O $132 (16... Nd4 $6 17. Qd3
exd5 18. Qxd4 $16)) 16... Be7 (16... O-O 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Ne4 $16 {
-><->g,><Kg8} (18. Rd1 $16 {Lukacs})) 17. Bxc6+ bxc6 18. Qe4 $5 Qc7 19. O-O-O
$36) (14... Nge5 15. f4 {'!' Lukacs.  loses an important tempo:} (15. Bxe7 {
Lukacs} Qxe7 (15... Kxe7 $2 {Lukacs} 16. f4 $16) 16. Nb5 (16. O-O-O {Lukacs}
Kf8 $1 (16... Qxc5 {Lukacs} 17. f4 $16)) 16... Kf8 17. Nd6 Nd7 18. Nxb7 Rb8 $15
) 15... Nc4 (15... Nd7 16. O-O-O $16 {/\ '!' Lukacs.  Lukacs: 'is White's main
idea sacrificing the g5 B, but advancing without losing precious time.'} Nxc5 (
16... f6 {Lukacs} 17. h6 $1 g6 18. Qxe6 $16) 17. Bxd5 $1 exd5 18. Nxd5 $18) 16.
O-O-O {/\} Qa5 17. Bxd5 $1 exd5 18. Bxe7 Qb4 $5 (18... Nxe7 19. Nxd5 Qxc5 20.
Rhe1 $18) 19. Bf6+ $1 (19. Bd6+ $2 Kd8 20. Bc7+ Kd7 21. Qg4+ Ke8 $11) 19...
N6e5 (19... Kf8 $2 20. Nxd5 $18) 20. Na4 gxf6 21. fxe5 O-O-O 22. b3 $16) (14...
Bxg5 $142 15. hxg5 $142 {'!' Lukacs.} (15. hxg6 Bf6 $1 $132 (15... Bxh4 $2 16.
Bxd5 $40) 16. Nxd5 Bxb2 17. Rb1 Qa5+ 18. Qd2 Qxa2 19. Nc7+ Ke7 20. Qd6+ Kf6 21.
Qf4+ Kxg6 22. h5+ Kh7 {and it seems White has only a perpetual after} 23. Rxb2
(23. O-O Raf8 $15) 23... Qxb2 24. Be4+ (24. h6 $6 Qa1+ 25. Ke2 Nd4+ 26. Kd3
Qc3+ $1 27. Kxc3 Ne2+ $17) 24... f5 25. Bxf5+ exf5 26. Qxf5+ $11) 15... Nf4 (
15... Nd4 16. Qd2 (16. Qd3 {Lukacs} Nf4 17. Qxd4 Nxg2+ 18. Kf1 Qxg5 19. Ne2 $18
{and the N is trapped on g2.}) 16... Nf4 17. Qxf4 Nxc2+ 18. Ke2 Nxa1 19. Rxa1 {
/\} Rxh5 20. Nb5 $18 {->}) (15... Qxg5 {Lukacs} 16. hxg6 $1) 16. Qg4 Nxg2+ (
16... Qc7 17. O-O-O Ne5 18. Qg3 $1 O-O-O 19. Bf3 $5 {/\Nb5+/-}) 17. Qxg2 Qa5
18. g6 $5 (18. O-O-O d4 (18... Qxc5 19. g6 $40) 19. Ne4 Qxa2 20. Nd6+ Ke7 $13)
18... f5 19. h6 Rxh6 20. Rxh6 gxh6 21. O-O-O Qxc5 $14) 15. Nb5 {
Lukacs: 'Now White's -> is very dangerous.'} ({The players analysed} 15. f4 f6
16. h6 Kf7 $5 $13 {afterwards, the straightforward text is more clear-cut.})
15... Nd7 $1 (15... f6 $6 16. Bf4 e5 (16... Qa5+ {Lukacs} 17. Bd2 Qd8 18. Bxd5
$1) 17. O-O-O $1 {><[+]} d4 18. Bxc6+ (18. h6 $5 $40) 18... bxc6 19. Rxd4 $1
exd4 $2 20. Nc7+ $18) (15... Qa5+ $143 16. Bd2 Qd8 17. Bf4 $16) 16. h6 $1 Nxc5
{Again relatively the best.} (16... gxh6 $2 17. Nd6+ Kf8 18. Qh5 $18) (16... g6
17. Bxe7 Kxe7 (17... Nxe7 {Lukacs} 18. O-O-O O-O (18... Nxc5 {Lukacs} 19. Qe5
$18) 19. h5 g5 20. f4 $18) 18. O-O-O {/\c4-> Black can survive only with the
[+] closed, this is more important than keeping the >> intact.} (18. Bxd5 $1 {
Lukacs} Nxc5 19. O-O-O $16) 18... Kf8 19. c4) 17. Bf4 (17. hxg7 Rg8 18. Bf4 $5
(18. Bxe7 $6 Nxe7 $14 (18... Qxe7 {Lukacs} 19. Bxd5 $1 (19. h5 {Lukacs} Rxg7
20. Bxd5 $1 exd5 21. Nc7+ Kd7 22. Nxa8 Rg8 23. Rd1 Qd6 24. Qf3 Qe6+ 25. Kf1 d4)
19... O-O-O (19... exd5 {Lukacs} 20. Nc7+ Kd7 21. Nxa8 Rxa8 22. Qxe7+ Kxe7 23.
h5 $18) 20. Bf3 (20. Rd1 {Lukacs} Rxd5 21. Nxa7+ Kd7 $1) 20... Rxg7 (20... a6 {
Lukacs} 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Nc3 $18) 21. Rd1 $16) 19. Qe5 Qa5+ 20. Nc3) 18... Rc8
19. O-O-O $16 {is similar.}) 17... Kf8 {
Now White's attack will quickly become decisive.} ({Kasparov recommends} 17...
Qa5+ $5 18. c3 (18. Bd2 Qb6 19. hxg7 Rg8 20. Bc3 $6 Na4 $15) 18... O-O-O 19.
hxg7 Rhg8 20. Bc7 {
but Black has at best only practical chances for the exchange:} Qa4 21. Bxd8
Kxd8 22. h5 Rxg7 23. Kf1 $16) 18. hxg7+ Kxg7 19. O-O-O Kf8 {><Ra8 '?!' Lukacs.}
(19... Qa5 $5 20. Kb1 $5 (20. a3 Rag8 21. Bd2 $16 (21. b4 $6 Qa4 $132)) 20...
Rag8 (20... Nb4 21. a3 Nxc2 22. Bxd5 $1 $18 {->}) 21. Bd2 {/\Bc3,c4->}) (19...
Rc8 $6 {Lukacs} 20. c4 Na5 21. cxd5 $6 Nd3+ 22. Kb1 Nxf4 23. Qe5+ Bf6 24. Qxf4
$18) 20. Kb1 (20. c4 $5 $16 {
White's calm prophylaxis enhances the strength of the prepared [+] break.})
20... a6 $6 {Loses practically by force, now White's pieces coordinate ideally
for the final attack.} (20... Qa5 $142 21. c4 $5 $16 {/+-} (21. Bd2 $5)) 21.
Nc7 {'!' Lukacs.} Rc8 22. Bxd5 $1 (22. Nxd5 exd5 23. Bxd5 (23. Rxd5 {Lukacs}
Qb6) 23... Qb6 $5 (23... Qd7 24. Qf3 {/\Bh6} Qe8 25. Rhg1 {/\Qg4,Qc3+-}) 24.
Qg4 Rd8 25. Qf5 (25. Rhg1 Bf6 $13) 25... Rxd5 $14 {is less convincing.}) 22...
exd5 23. Rxd5 Qxc7 $8 {'?' Lukacs.  Lukacs: 'It was already not easy to give a
good advice, but this is clearly bad.'} (23... Nd7 24. Rh5 $1 (24. Qd2 $143 $16
Rxc7 25. Bxc7 Qxc7 26. Rxd7) 24... Rxh5 25. Qxh5 Bf6 26. Bd6+ Ne7 27. Nd5 $18 {
/\Be7}) (23... Rxc7 24. Rxd8+ Bxd8 25. Bd6+ $1 Ne7 26. Qe5 $18) 24. Bxc7 Rxc7
25. Rf5 $5 {
'!' Lukacs.  Kasparov praised this move afterwards, but even the prosaic} (25.
h5 Ne6 26. Qe3 $18 {was sufficient.}) 25... Rd7 (25... Bd6 26. Qd1 Rh6 27. Rg1
$18 {/\Qg4,Rh5}) (25... Nd4 {Lukacs} 26. Qe5 $18) 26. c3 {/\Qc4} (26. Qc4 Rh7
27. Rxc5 $2 (27. c3 $18 {Lukacs}) 27... Rxh4 $1 $15) 26... f6 ({
More resilient was} 26... Rh6 $142 27. Rg1 Ne6 28. Rh5 (28. Qe3 $5 Rf6 29. Rh5
Ke8 30. Rh8+ Nf8 31. h5 $18) 28... Rxh5 29. Qxh5 $18) 27. Rg1 {/\Qg4} Nd8 (
27... Rxh4 28. Rxc5 $1 Bxc5 29. Qe6 Rf7 30. Qc8+ Ke7 31. Qxb7+ $18) 28. Qg4 Ke8
(28... Nf7 29. Rxc5 $18) 29. Rh5 Rf8 (29... Rxh5 30. Qxh5+ Nf7 31. Rg8+ $18)
30. Rxc5 $1 Bxc5 31. Qh5+ {/\Qc5 with a material advantage and a continuing ->.
} 1-0

[Event "Linares 19th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2002.03.09"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]

1. e4 e6 {Ponomariov has never played the French before, but preparing against
it for his last round game with Anand he decided to give the Rubinstein a try
with Black.} 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 {By far the most popular move.
About a decade ago even elite players (Karpov, Kramnik, Andersson) tested} (
4... Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Ng3 {but Black's position
remains rather passive. White controls more space and counterplay with c5 is
difficult to implement effectively.} (8. Neg5 $5)) 5. Nf3 {
The most natural continuation, but not the only move.} (5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Qe2 c5
7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bd2 O-O 10. O-O-O $5 (10. Nf3 e5 $1 11. O-O-O e4
12. Bxe4 Qe7 13. Rhe1 Qe6 14. a3 Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bxf2 16. Re2 Qxe4 17. Rxe4 Be6
18. Be3 Bf5 19. Re7 Bxe3+ 20. Rxe3 Rfe8 21. Rde1 Rxe3 22. Rxe3 Kf8 $11 {
Ivanchuk,V-Anand,V/FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/}) 10... Qd5 11. Kb1 (11. Bc3 $5 Qxa2 {
hasn't been tested so far, but is perhaps playable for Black. After} (11...
Qg5+ 12. Kb1 Nd5 13. Be5 Qxg2 $2 14. Qh5 f5 15. Nf3 Qg4 16. Rhg1 Qxh5 17. Rxg7+
Kh8 {Sadler,M-Miles,A/BCF-ch Hove/1997/} 18. Rdg1 $1 $18 {mates quickly.}) 12.
Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qh5 Qa1+ 14. Kd2 Qa5+ 15. Ke2 f5 16. g4 Kh8 $5 $132 {
the position remains tense.}) 11... e5 $142 $1 $132 {/\} ({Extremely risky is} 
11... Qxg2 $6 12. Nf3 Qxf2 13. Qe5 Be7 (13... Nd7 14. Bxh7+ Kxh7 15. Qh5+ Kg8
16. Rhg1 Be3 17. Bxe3 (17. Bc3 f6 18. Rdf1 Qe2 19. Re1 Qf2 20. Ref1 Qe2 21. Re1
Qf2 22. Qg4 Rf7 23. Rgf1 Nf8 24. Rxf2 Bxf2 25. Rf1 Bb6 26. Qh5 g6 27. Qh4 e5
28. Nd2 g5 29. Qh6 Bd8 30. Ne4 {1-0,Anand,V-Van Wely,L/Monte Carlo/2001/})
17... Qxe3 18. Rg3 Qc5 $2 19. Qh6 {
1-0,Morozevich,A-Van Wely,L/Wijk aan Zee/ 2002/}) 14. Rdf1 Qc5 15. Qg3 Nh5 16.
Qh3 g6 17. Rhg1 $44 Nf4 $2 18. Bxf4 e5 19. Qh6 exf4 20. Rg5 $1 {
/\Rh5,1-0,Khalifman,A-Bareev,E/Wijk aan Zee/2002/}) 12. Bc3 e4 13. Bxf6 exd3
14. Rxd3 Qc6 $44 {/\Bf5|^}) ({Rather tame is} 5. g3 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Bg2
e5 $1 8. Nf3 exd4 9. Qxd4 Be7 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. O-O O-O 12. Be3 c6 13. Rfe1
Bb6 14. a4 Re8 15. a5 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Rxe3 17. fxe3 a6 18. Ra4 Kf8 19. Nd4 Ke7
20. Nb3 Kd6 21. Rd4+ Kc7 22. Nc5 Nd7 $11 {Van den Doel,E-Van Wely,L/Leeuwarden/
2001/ All this indicates once Black gets in e5 unharmed, he should be doing
fine.}) 5... Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ {The most flexible.} (6. Bg5 {leads to a position
more often arising after 3...Nf6 4.Bg5 de4 5.Nxe4 Nbd7, Black can now choose
between:} {But Black can also fight for the important e5-square with} Be7 (6...
h6 7. Nxf6+ Nxf6 8. Bh4 (8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Bd3 Bd7 $5 11. Qe2 c5 12.
Qe4 Rb8 13. Ne5 Bd6 14. f4 cxd4 15. O-O Bxe5 16. fxe5 Qg5 17. Qxd4 Bc6 18. Be4
O-O 19. Bxc6 {1/2,Topalov,V-Bareev,E/Cannes/2002/}) 8... c5 $14 {/=} (8... c5
$14 {/= The position bears the typical characteristics of a Caro-Cann, Black
has reasonable <=> and good chances for full equality.} 9. Bd3 (9. Bc4 cxd4 10.
O-O Be7 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. Re1 Qb6 13. Bb3 a5 14. a4 Rd8 15. c3 Nd5 16. Bg3 Bf6
17. Re2 Ne7 18. Rd2 Bd7 19. Bc4 Rac8 20. Nb5 Bxb5 21. Bxb5 Nf5 $11 {
Ponomariov,R-Bareev,E/FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/}) (9. Be2 cxd4 10. Qxd4 Qxd4 11.
Nxd4 Bd7 12. Nb5 Rc8 13. O-O-O a6 14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Rxd6 g5 16. Bg3 Ne4 17. Rd4
Nxg3 18. hxg3 Ke7 19. Bf3 Rc7 20. a4 e5 21. Rb4 a5 22. Rxb7 Rxb7 23. Bxb7 Bxa4
24. g4 {1/2,Galkin,A-Bareev,E/RUS-chT Tomsk/2001/}) 9... cxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 11.
O-O O-O 12. Bg3 Bd7 13. c3 Qb6 14. Qe2 Bd6 15. f4 $5 {
Ponomariov,R-Psakhis,L/EU-ch Ohrid/2001/} Bc5 16. Bf2 Nd5 $132)) 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6
8. h4 O-O 9. Bd3 c5 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. Qe4 g6 12. O-O-O e5 13. Qd5 $5 Re8 14.
Rhe1 Re6 15. Bb5 Qa5 $1 16. Bc4 Qc7 17. Bb3 Nc5 18. Bxf6 Nxb3+ 19. axb3 Rxf6
20. Qxe5 (20. Rxe5 Be6 21. Qxd4 Bxb3 22. Rc5 Rc6 $11 {
/=/+,Glek,I-Gurevich,M/Zwolle/2002/}) 20... Qxe5 21. Rxe5 Bg4 22. Rxd4 Bxf3 23.
gxf3 Rxf3 $132) (6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O Nxe4 $1 8. Bxe4 Nf6 9. Bg5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7
11. Bf3 O-O 12. Re1 Qb6 $1 13. Nb3 Rd8 14. Qe2 Bd7 {and Black is ready ro
finish his development and equalize. Only to trouble leads the radical} 15. Bd2
Bb4 16. c3 Bd6 17. c4 $6 a5 18. Rac1 a4 $1 19. c5 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Qc7 21. Na5 Bb5
$1 22. Qxb5 Rxd2 $36 {Polgar,J-Van Wely,L/Hoogeveen/2001/}) 6... Nxf6 7. c3 c5
8. Ne5 $1 {/\Bb5 A less known, but aggressive move, which according to
Dokhoian Kasparov analysed for a while before Linares.} (8. Be3 Qc7 9. Ne5 a6
10. Qa4+ Nd7 11. O-O-O cxd4 12. Nxd7 $5 (12. Bxd4 Bd6 $11) 12... Qxd7 (12...
Bxd7 $5 13. Qxd4 Bc6 $13 {/\Rd8=}) 13. Qc2 Bc5 14. Bxd4 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 Qc7 16.
Bd3 Bd7 17. g3 h6 18. Rd1 O-O-O 19. Rc4 Bc6 20. Be4 Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Rd8 22. Qf3
Rd6 23. h4 Kb8 24. Bxc6 Rxc6 25. Rxc6 bxc6 26. h5 Kb7 27. Kc2 f5 28. Qd3 Qf7
29. Qe2 {Adams,M-Anand,V/Linares/2002/} g6 $5 $11 {/+/=}) 8... Nd7 $2 {
This gives White a raging initiative, nearly always a mistake against Kasparov.
} ({Black can't solve his problems with} 8... Qa5 $6 9. Be3 $32 {|^} (9. Qb3 $5
$36)) ({Thus Black should parry Bb5 with the radical} 8... a6 $142 9. Qa4+ ({
White can transpose into the above note with} 9. Be3) 9... Bd7 (9... Nd7 10.
Be3 $32) 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. Qxd7+ Kxd7 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Be2 Rhd8 14. a4 (14.
Bf3 Kc7 15. Ke2 e5 $5 $132) 14... a5 15. Bf4 Ke7 16. Bf3 Rd7 17. O-O Rad8 18.
Rfe1 h6 19. h4 Nd5 20. Bg3 Bd6 21. Bxd6+ {1/2,Kasimdzhanov,R-Dorfman,J/
Bundesliga 0102/2002/ Here Black's centralized forces enable him to fight
effectively against White's ^^.}) (8... cxd4 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Qxd4
a6 12. Be2 $5 $14 {/+/- also isn't ideal, the ^^ in an open position gives
White a permanent advantage.}) (8... Qc7 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Be3
O-O-O 12. O-O Nf6 13. Qf3 Bd6 14. g3 Kb8 15. Rfd1 Nd5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. Bxc5
Qxc5 18. Bf1 Qc7 19. c4 Nf6 20. Bg2 $36 {Topalov,V-Milov,V/Eurotel Prague/2002/
}) 9. Bb5 Bd6 $8 (9... a6 10. Qf3 f6 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. Bxd7+ $18) (
9... Be7 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qf3 O-O 13. Bxd7 Bxd7 14. Bh6 $18) (9...
cxd4 10. Qf3 Qf6 11. Nxd7 Qxf3 12. Ne5+ $5 Qc6 13. Nxc6 a6 14. Nxd4+ $16) 10.
Qg4 Kf8 $8 (10... g6 $6 11. Qf3 $40 (11. Bh6 $40) (11. Bf4 $40)) (10... O-O $2
11. Bxd7 $1 Bxe5 (11... Bxd7 12. Bh6 $18) 12. Bxc8 cxd4 13. cxd4 Bxd4 14. Bxb7
$16) 11. O-O $5 {Kasparov sacrifices a pawn to get maximum out of the position.
} ({Fritz recommends} 11. Qh5 {but after} Nxe5 (11... Bxe5 $2 12. dxe5 {
doesn't cost a tempo, but the gaping dark-square holes are worth more.}) 12.
dxe5 Be7 13. O-O h6 $5 14. Rd1 Qc7 15. Bf4 a6 $14 {
Black has chances to consolidate.} (15... g6 16. Qf3 Kg7 17. Rd6 $1 $36)) (11.
Bxd7 $142 Bxd7 12. Bg5 f6 13. Nxd7+ Qxd7 14. O-O-O $1 $32 {|^}) (11. Bf4 $36)
11... Nxe5 12. dxe5 Bxe5 {Black must meet the challenge, after} (12... Be7 13.
Rd1 $16 {he is a few tempi down compared to the line above.}) 13. Bg5 {
White first develops his B with tempo, d1 is the square for the Ra1.} Bf6 $5 {
Exchanges help the defence, but here the Be5 is an important piece, which
controls squares on the d-file. Nevertheless Black's move is probably the best,
as} (13... f6 14. Rad1 {is even more dangerous:} Qc7 $142 $5 (14... Qb6 $6 15.
Be3 $40 {><c5,/\} Kf7 16. Bd7 Rd8 $2 {viazne na} 17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Be8 $1 g6 19.
Bf7+ $1 Kxf7 20. Qxh7+ Ke8 21. Qg8+ Ke7 22. Bxc5+ Qxc5 23. Rxd8 $18) (14... Qe7
15. Be3 {/\Bc5} (15. Rfe1 $5) 15... Kf7 (15... a6 $2 16. Bxc5 $1 Qxc5 17. Rd8+
Kf7 18. Rxh8 Qxb5 19. Qh5+ Ke7 20. Rd1 {/\Rdd8+-}) 16. Bc4 {/\f4-f5->}) 15. Be3
$142 $1 (15. Qh5 {forces the weakening} g6 {but isn't too convincing after} 16.
Qh6+ (16. Bh6+ Kf7 17. Qh4 a6 $13) 16... Kf7 17. Be3 a6 18. Be2 Bd7 $5 $132 {/\
} 19. Bxc5 Ba4) 15... a6 (15... Kf7 16. Bc4 b5 (16... Bd7 17. Rxd7+ Qxd7 18.
Rd1 Qc6 19. Bxe6+ Qxe6 20. Rd7+ $18) (16... g5 17. f4 $16) 17. Bxb5 Rb8 18. Bc4
Rxb2 19. f4 Bxc3 20. f5 $16 {->}) 16. Bc4 (16. Bxc5+ $2 Kf7 $19) 16... f5 17.
Qh5 $1 b5 (17... g6 18. Qh4 Kf7 19. Bg5 b5 (19... Bd7) 20. Bd8 Qa7 21. Be2 $36)
18. Bxc5+ $5 Qxc5 19. Rd8+ Ke7 20. Rxh8 $44) (13... Qc7 14. Rad1 f6 {-13...f6}
(14... g6 $2 15. Qh4 h5 16. Bd8 $18)) 14. Rad1 Qc7 (14... Qe7 15. Bxf6 gxf6 (
15... Qxf6 16. Qg3 g6 (16... Qe7 17. Rd6 $16) 17. Qc7 $16) 16. Qh4 (16. Qh5 h6
17. Rd3 $44 {/\} a6 $2 18. Rfd1 $1 axb5 19. Rd8+ Kg7 20. Rxh8 Kxh8 21. Qxh6+
Kg8 22. Rd3 $18) 16... h5 17. Rd3 (17. Be2 $5 $36) 17... e5 18. Rfd1 $40) 15.
Qh4 $1 (15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Qh4 Ke7 {suits Black, although he will probably lose
the Ph7, his K is safer and he will manage to connect his R faster.}) 15...
Bxg5 {Now the Rh8 remains passive, but after} (15... Ke7 {
Kasparov intended the powerful} 16. f4 a6 17. f5 $1 e5 (17... axb5 18. fxe6 Qe5
19. Bxf6+ gxf6 20. Rde1 Ra4 21. Qh6 Qg5 22. exf7+ Be6 23. Rxe6+ Kxe6 24. f8=Q
Rxf8 25. Qxf8 $18) 18. Bc4 b5 19. Bd5 Ra7 20. Bxf6+ gxf6 21. Qh5 $36) 16. Qxg5
f6 17. Qh5 g6 (17... Qe7 18. Rd2 $40 (18. Rfe1 $5 $40)) (17... Ke7 18. Rfe1 $16
{/\} a6 19. Bc4 b5 $2 20. Bxe6 Bxe6 21. Rxe6+ Kxe6 22. Qd5+ Ke7 23. Re1+ $18)
18. Qh6+ Kf7 $8 (18... Qg7 $2 19. Rd8+ Kf7 20. Be8+ $1 $18) 19. Rd3 $6 {
Now Black gets a chance to relieve the pressure, as d3 will for one move be
inacessible to the B.} (19. Rd2 $142 a6 20. Bd3 f5 (20... Bd7 21. Rfd1 Bc6 (
21... Rad8 22. Bxg6+ $1 hxg6 23. Qxh8 Rxh8 24. Rxd7+ $18) 22. Be4 $1 $16) 21.
Rfd1 $36) 19... a6 20. Rh3 $8 {The only move to keep the initiative alive.} Qe7
({Invests more time, but a sensible alternative was} 20... Bd7 21. Be2 (21.
Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Qxh7+ Rxh7 23. Rxh7+ Ke8 $11 24. Rh8+ Ke7 25. Rxa8 $6 Qd2 $36 {
/=/+}) 21... Qe5 (21... Rag8 $5 {
/\Rg7,Rd8,Rf8 White has some compensation, but nothing too concrete.})) (20...
axb5 $2 21. Qxh7+ $18) (20... Qb6 $2 21. Be8+ $1 Kxe8 22. Qg7 Rf8 23. Rxh7 Qd6
24. Qxg6+ Kd8 25. Qh5 $1 {/\Rd1+-}) 21. Bd3 {/\Bg6} f5 $8 (21... Bd7 $2 22.
Qxh7+ Rxh7 23. Rxh7+ Kf8 24. Rxe7 Kxe7 25. Bxg6 $18) 22. g4 $1 {
White plays on, spurning the drawish} (22. Qxh7+ $11) 22... Qf6 (22... Bd7 $5
23. Rd1 $44 {~~} (23. gxf5 gxf5 24. Qh5+ Kf8 25. Re1 Rg8+ $11 {
only activates the passive R.})) ({Risky is} 22... fxg4 23. Rh4 Bd7 24. f3 $5 (
24. Rxg4 e5 25. Rg3 Qf6 26. f4 $14) 24... Rag8 (24... gxf3 $2 25. Bxg6+ $1 hxg6
26. Rxf3+ $18) (24... Raf8 $2 25. Bxg6+ $1 hxg6 26. fxg4+ Ke8 27. Qxh8 $18) 25.
fxg4+ Ke8 26. Bxg6+ $1 (26. g5 $6 e5 $132) 26... Kd8 (26... hxg6 $2 27. Qxh8 $1
$18) 27. Be4 $14) 23. Rd1 b5 $5 (23... fxg4 24. Re3 $13 {/\f3} (24. Rg3 e5 25.
Bc4+ $44)) ({A safe continuation was} 23... g5 24. Qh5+ (24. gxf5 Qxh6 25. Rxh6
Kg7 $11 {is similar.}) 24... Qg6 (24... Kg7 $5) 25. gxf5 Qxh5 26. Rxh5 exf5 27.
Rxg5 Be6 $1 $11 {
Was Ponomariov with more time on the clock already getting ambitious?}) 24. Be2
e5 (24... Ra7 $143 25. Qxh7+ $5 Rxh7 26. Rxh7+ Qg7 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. g5 $14 {
/+/-}) (24... g5 $5 25. gxf5 Qxh6 26. Rxh6 Kg7 27. Rh5 h6 (27... exf5 28. Rxg5+
Kf6 29. Rh5 Be6 $132) 28. h4 exf5 $11 {leads to a drawish _|_.} (28... gxh4 $11
)) (24... fxg4 $6 25. Bxg4 $40 {/\Rf3}) 25. Rhd3 Ra7 $2 {
Now Kasparov finally gets a chance to pursue his -> with increased vigor.} (
25... Be6 26. gxf5 (26. Rd6 $5 e4 27. Rb6 $16) 26... Bxf5 27. Rd6 Qe7 28. a4 {
->}) ({The last chance to save the game was} 25... fxg4 $142 $1 {
So White should play the modest} 26. Rd6 (26. f3 {M.Pein} c4 $1 (26... Qf4 27.
Qh4 $1 Ra7 (27... g3 $2 28. Rd7+ $1 Bxd7 29. Rxd7+ Kg8 30. Qe7 Qe3+ 31. Kg2
Qxe2+ 32. Kh3 Qxh2+ 33. Kg4 $18) 28. fxg4 (28. Rd8 $2 Qe3+ 29. Kf1 gxf3 $1 $17)
28... e4 29. Rh3 $1 (29. Rd8 $2 Qe3+ 30. Kf1 Rxd8 31. Rxd8 Kg7 $1 $19 {->})
29... Qe5 30. Rd8 $16 {><Kf7}) (26... Be6 27. fxg4 e4 28. Re3 (28. Rf1 exd3 29.
Rxf6+ Kxf6 30. Qf4+ Kg7 31. Qe5+ Kf7 32. Qc7+ Kf6 $11) 28... Qe5 29. Rf1+ $40 {
/\} Ke7 30. Bf3 Bd5 31. Bxe4 Bxe4 32. Rfe1 $18) 27. Rd6 Qf4 $15 {/\} 28. Qh4 $2
gxf3 29. Rd7+ Bxd7 30. Rxd7+ Kg8 31. Qe7 Qg4+ 32. Kf2 Qg2+ 33. Ke3 Qxe2#) 26...
Qf4 27. Rxg6 (27. Rd7+ $2 Bxd7 28. Rxd7+ Ke8 29. Qg7 Qf8 $19) (27. Qh4 g3 $11)
27... Qxh6 28. Rxh6 Bf5 29. Rd5 Kg7 30. Rhd6 c4 31. Rxe5 Rhe8 $11) 26. Rd6 Qg7
{Misplaces the Q, but hardly any better was} (26... Be6 27. Rc6 (27. a4 $5)
27... g5 28. Qh5+ Kg7 29. Rdd6 Re7 30. h4 $1 $16 {/+-}) (26... Qe7 $6 27. Rxg6
hxg6 28. Qxh8 Be6 29. Rd8 {/\Rg8+-}) 27. Qe3 Rc7 28. a4 $1 {
Once White gains c4 for his B the defence collapses.} e4 (28... c4 29. Qb6 $18)
(28... f4 29. Qe4 $18) 29. axb5 axb5 30. Bxb5 $18 Qe5 31. Qg5 Qe7 (31... Kg7 $2
32. R1d5 Qe7 33. Rd7 $1 $18) (31... c4 32. Bxc4+ $1 {/\} Rxc4 $2 33. Rd7+ $18)
32. Qh6 Be6 (32... fxg4 33. Bc4+ Ke8 34. Qf4 $18 {e.g.} Bf5 35. Rd8+ Qxd8 36.
Qe5+ Qe7 37. Qxh8+ Qf8 38. Rd8+ $1) (32... c4 33. Rxg6 hxg6 34. Qxh8 fxg4 35.
Be8+ $5 $18) 33. Qf4 $138 (33. gxf5 gxf5 34. Be2 $18) 33... Bc8 (33... Rb8 34.
Rxe6 $1 Kxe6 35. gxf5+ Kf7 (35... gxf5 36. Bc4+ $18) (35... Kf6 36. Rd6+ Kf7
37. Bc4+ $18) 36. Bc4+ Kg7 37. f6+ $1 $18) (33... c4 34. Bc6 $5 $18 {/\Re6,Be4}
) (33... Ra7 34. Qe5 Rf8 35. Bc6 $18) 34. Qh6 Be6 35. gxf5 gxf5 (35... Bxf5 36.
Bc4+ Ke8 37. Qf4 $1 $18 {/\Rd8,Bb5}) 36. Be2 $1 Qf6 (36... Rg8+ 37. Kh1 Rg6 38.
Qxh7+ Kf6 39. Rxe6+ $1 $18) 37. Bh5+ Ke7 38. Rxe6+ (38. Rxe6+ Kxe6 (38... Qxe6
39. Qg7+ $18) 39. Rd6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 29th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "1999.05.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Short, Nigel D"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1999.05.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.08.01"]

1. d4 {McShane} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 {After preferring
Capablanca's 4.Qc2 for a long time Kasparov returns to his old love, which has
brought him the World title in 1985. He has tried it recently in a few blitz
games, so it was only a question of time when it would appear in a tournament
encounter.} O-O (5... cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4 7. Qd3 Qa5 8. Nb3 Nxc3 9. Bd2 Ne4 10.
Qxe4 Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 O-O 12. Bg2 Nc6 13. Qe3 $14 (13. Qd3 $5)) 6. Bg2 cxd4 7.
Nxd4 d5 8. cxd5 ({Already the K-K matches proved Black has no problems after} 
8. Qb3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 (9. Qxc3 e5 10. Nb3 d4 11. Qa5 Qe8 12. Bg5 Nc6 13. Qa3 Qe6
14. Rc1 b6 15. O-O Bb7 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. c5 Rfc8 18. Nd2 Nd8 19. Ne4 Qe6 20. b4
Rc7 21. Qa4 h6 22. Rc2 f5 23. Nd6 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 bxc5 25. bxc5 Nf7 $11 {
1/2, Boensch,U-Ftacnik,L/Munich/1993/}) 9... Nc6 $1 10. cxd5 Na5 11. Qc2 Nxd5
12. Qd3 Qc7 $1 $132) 8... Nxd5 9. Bd2 ({Garri understandably refrains from} 9.
Qb3 Qb6 10. Bxd5 exd5 11. Be3 Bxc3+ 12. Qxc3 Qg6 $1 13. O-O Nc6 14. Rfc1 Bh3
15. Qc2 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Qe6 17. f3 Rfe8 $132 18. Kf2 $6 Qh6 19. Qd3 Re7 20. Rc2
Rae8 21. Re1 Qh5 22. Kg1 Bf5 {0-1,Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Moscow m 5'/1998/}) 9...
Bxc3 {A theoretically important moment. What is more-a tempo or the ^^?} ({
Also playable is} 9... Nxc3 10. bxc3 Be7 11. Rb1 a6 $5 (11... e5 $2 12. Rxb7
exd4 13. Rb3 Be6 14. Bxa8 Na6 15. Bf3 Bxb3 16. Qxb3 d3 17. Qc4 Nc5 18. O-O dxe2
19. Qxe2 Bf6 20. Be3 Qc7 21. c4 Re8 22. Qc2 Rb8 23. Rb1 $18 {
Kasparov,G-Anand,V/Wijk aan Zee 5'/1999/}) (11... Qd7 12. Bf4 Bf6 13. Nb5 a6
14. Qxd7 Nxd7 15. Nd6 Bxc3+ 16. Kf1 Bf6 17. Nxb7 $14 {
Stohl,I-Aronian,L/Portoroz/1999/}) 12. O-O Qc7 13. Qb3 (13. Qc2 Nd7 14. c4 Rb8
15. Bf4 e5 16. Nf5 Bc5 17. Be3 b6 18. Rfd1 Nf6 19. Bxc5 Qxc5 20. Ne3 Be6 21.
Qa4 b5 22. cxb5 Rxb5 $11 {1/2,Panzer,P-Ribli,Z/BL9192/1992/}) 13... Nd7 14. Bf4
e5 15. Nf5 Bc5 16. Bg5 Nb6 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. Nxc8 Raxc8 19. a4 Rb8 20. Rfd1 Nc4
21. Bd5 b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. Kg2 h6 24. Bc1 Ba7 $132 {
Piket,J-Nielsen,P/Moscow olm/1994/}) 10. bxc3 Nb6 $5 {A rare move, which
however has it's logic. The main struggle will take place on the <<, where
White's ^^ is already aimed. Black therefore wants to create <=> on this part
of the board, ><c4 is a welcome target. On the other hand Black loses time.} ({
More usual is} 10... e5 11. Nb5 {Currently the most topical move.} Nc6 12. O-O
Be6 13. Bc1 a6 14. c4 Nb6 (14... Nde7 15. Nd6 b6 16. Ba3 Ra7 17. c5 bxc5 18.
Ne4 $1 c4 19. Ng5 Qxd1 20. Rfxd1 Rc8 21. Nxe6 fxe6 {
Kasparov,G-Kramnik,V/Wijk aan Zee/1999/} 22. e3 $44 {^^|^}) 15. Nd6 Nxc4 16.
Nxb7 Qb6 17. Qb3 Qd4 18. Ba3 Nxa3 19. Qxa3 Qb4 20. Qxb4 Nxb4 21. Nc5 Bd5 22. a3
Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Nd5 24. Rfc1 Rfd8 25. Rab1 h6 26. a4 Nf6 27. Rd1 $11 {
1/2,Piket,J-Kortschnoj,V/Nijmegen m/1993/}) 11. Be3 $5 {
This move is certainly more enterprising, than the stereotyped} (11. O-O e5 12.
Nb5 ({Harmless is} 12. Nc2 Nc6 13. Be3 Qxd1 14. Rfxd1 Na4 $1 15. Nb4 Nxc3 16.
Nxc6 bxc6 17. Bxc6 Nxd1 18. Rxd1 Be6 (18... Rb8 19. Bxa7 $14 {/\Bc5}) 19. Bxa8
Rxa8 20. a3 a6 {1/2,Izhnin,A-Gurevich,V/UKR-ch sf/1986/}) 12... Nc4 (12... Nc6
$6 13. Be3 $36 {/\Na7}) 13. Bc1 Nc6 14. Bd5 Nb6 $142 $11 (14... N6a5 $6 15. Qd3
a6 16. Na3 Bf5 {1/2,Makarichev,S-Yudasin,L/Ivano Frankovsk/1982/} 17. e4 Nb6
18. c4 $36) (14... Be6 $5 $13)) (11. Nb5 $143 $6 Bd7 {/\Bc6=/+}) (11. Qb3 $143
$6 e5 {/\Be6|^}) 11... Nd5 $146 (11... Nc4 12. Qd3 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Nd7 14. O-O {
<->b,/^h1-a8,><b7} e5 15. Nb5 Qb6 16. Qxb6 $5 (16. Rab1 $6 Qxe3 17. fxe3 Nc5
18. Nd6 Rb8 19. Bd5 Be6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Rb4 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 b6 23. Ke1 Rd8 24.
Ne4 Nxe4 {1/2,Mochalov,E-Dydyshko,V/Minsk/1982/}) 16... axb6 17. Nd6 $14) (
11... N8d7 12. Qb3 $5 $14 {/\} Nd5 $2 13. Bxd5 Nc5 14. Qc4 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 exd5
16. Nb5 $16) 12. Qd2 (12. Qd3 $143 Nd7 {/\Nc5,Ne5}) (12. Bd2 $11 {
is a move Kasparov would never play.}) 12... Nd7 {/\N7b6} (12... Nxe3 $14 {
-11...Nc4}) 13. Bg5 $1 {
If White doesn't want to relinquish the initiative, hew must act fast.} (13. c4
Nxe3 (13... N5b6 $6 14. Rc1 Ne5 15. c5 Nbc4 16. Qc3 $16) 14. Qxe3 {Compared to
the position after 11...Nc4 White has played c4 instead of 0-0, this eases
Black's task.} Qc7 $5 (14... Nc5 $143 15. Nb3 $1 $36) 15. Rc1 (15. O-O $5 Qxc4
16. Rfc1 $44) 15... Nc5 16. O-O (16. Nb3 Nxb3 17. axb3 Bd7 $11) 16... Bd7 17.
Nb5 Qb6 $132) (13. O-O $6 N7b6 $15) 13... Qc7 14. Nb5 (14. Bxd5 $6 exd5 {><K,c4
} 15. Nf5 Kh8 $5 16. O-O Qe5 $15) (14. e4 N5b6 $15 (14... Qxc3 $2 15. exd5
Qxa1+ 16. Ke2 $18)) 14... Qc5 (14... Qa5 $2 15. c4 $16) (14... Qc4 15. Nd6 (15.
Rb1 $5) 15... Qc5 16. c4 Qxd6 17. cxd5 e5 18. O-O $14) 15. c4 $1 {
A typical Kasparovian intuitive "stab".} ({Less energetic is} 15. Rb1 a6 $142
$1 (15... N7b6 $143 16. e4 Nc4 17. Qd4 $14 {/+/-}) (15... f6 16. Bf4 $5 (16. e4
Nxc3 $1) 16... Nxf4 17. gxf4 $32 {
and Black has problems with unravelling his <<.}) (15... h6 16. c4 $5 (16. Bxd5
hxg5 (16... exd5 17. Be3 $16) 17. Bg2 $36 {/\Nd6,Qd6,Qd4}) 16... N5b6 (16...
Qxc4 $6 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Nd6 {/\Be7+/-}) 17. Be3 Nxc4 (17... Qf5 18. Qd3 $1
$16 {/\} Nxc4 $2 19. Be4 $18) (17... Qxc4 $2 18. Rb4 $16) 18. Bxc5 Nxd2 19.
Bxf8 (19. Rc1 Nxc5 20. Rxc5 Rd8 21. Rc2 Bd7 22. Na3 Rac8 $1 $15 {saves the N.})
19... Nxb1 20. Bb4 $36 {><Nb1}) 16. Bxd5 (16. e4 axb5 17. exd5 Qc4 $1 $15) (16.
c4 $2 f6 $1 17. Nd4 fxg5 18. cxd5 e5 19. Nf3 g4 $17) 16... exd5 (16... axb5 17.
Bg2 $11) 17. Be3 Qc4 18. Nd6 Qc6 $11 {<=>}) 15... Qxc4 16. Rb1 {/\Bd5,Be7,Nd6}
N7b6 (16... Nc5 $6 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Rb4 $1 (18. Nd6 Qa4 19. Be7 Ne4) 18... Ne4
19. Rxc4 Nxd2 20. Rxc8 $16) (16... f6 17. Bf4 $5 (17. Nd6 $143 Qc6 $15) (17. e4
$2 fxg5 18. exd5 Nc5 $40) 17... N7b6 $5 (17... Nxf4 18. gxf4 Nb6 19. O-O Bd7 (
19... e5 $5) 20. Nd6 Qa4 21. Rfc1 $5 $36 (21. Rb4 Qa3 22. Nxb7 $14 {/\Rb6}))
18. O-O (18. Bd6 $6 {><Bd6} Rd8 19. O-O Bd7 20. Rfc1 Bxb5 $1 $17) 18... Bd7 19.
Rfc1 (19. Nd6 Qa6 20. Rxb6 $6 Qxb6 21. Bxd5 exd5 22. Qxd5+ Kh8 23. Nf7+ Rxf7
24. Qxf7 Be6 $17) 19... Qa4 20. Nc7 Rac8 21. Nxd5 Rxc1+ 22. Rxc1 Nxd5 23. Bxd5
exd5 24. Qxd5+ Kh8 25. Qxb7 Be6 $11 {
/+/=,^- Despite being a pawn down black should be able to hold this position.})
(16... a6 $2 17. Bxd5 $1 exd5 18. Nd6 $16 {wins an exchange.}) ({
Interesting also is} 16... N7f6 $5 17. O-O Ne4 18. Bxe4 Qxe4 19. f3 $44 {/\e4})
17. O-O h6 $5 {Brave, but probably the best.} (17... f6 $6 18. e4 $1 fxg5 (
18... Ne7 19. Be3 $44 {|^}) 19. Rfc1 $40 {/\ed5}) (17... Bd7 18. Rfc1 Qa4 19.
Nd6 $36 h6 (19... f6 20. e4 $1 Ne7 (20... fxg5 21. exd5 Qa3 22. Nxb7 exd5 23.
Nc5 $16 {/\Rb3,Bd5}) 21. Be3 $16 {with very strong pressure,e.g.} Bc6 22. Bh3)
20. Bxh6 (20. e4 hxg5 21. exd5 exd5 $5 $13) 20... gxh6 {
Much more effective is the surprising} 21. Bxd5 $1 (21. e4 Qa3 $142 $5 (21...
Nf6 22. e5 (22. Qxh6 Qd4 23. Rd1 Qxf2+ $1 (23... Ng4 $17)) 22... Nfd5 (22...
Ng4 $2 23. Rb4) 23. Bxd5 $1 {/\Rc4,Rb4->}) (21... Ne7 22. Rc5 $5 (22. Qxh6 Qd4)
(22. e5 Qg4 $1) 22... Rfc8 (22... Rfd8 23. Qxh6 Be8 24. Rg5+ Ng6 25. Nxf7 Bxf7
26. Rxg6+ Bxg6 27. Qxg6+ $40) (22... Kh7 23. Ra5 Nc4 (23... Qc6 24. Rc1 $18)
24. Nxc4 Qxc4 25. Rc1 $1 $18) 23. Rh5 Ng6 (23... Qc2 $2 24. Qxh6 Qxb1+ 25. Bf1
$18) 24. Qxh6 Be8 25. e5 $40) 22. e5 (22. exd5 Qxd6 23. Qxh6 Qe5 $15) (22. Qxh6
Qxd6 23. Qg5+ $11) 22... Kg7 23. Rb3 Qa6 (23... Qa4 24. Bxd5 {/\Rb4,Rc4}) 24.
Bxd5 $5 Nxd5 25. Rc4 Ne7 (25... f5 26. Rh4 Rh8 27. Rxb7 Nb6 (27... Rad8 28.
Nxf5+ exf5 29. Qxd5 $18) 28. Nxf5+ exf5 29. Rxb6 $5 Qxb6 30. Qxd7+ Kg6 31. Rc4
$40) 26. Rxb7 Rad8 27. Rcc7 Bc6 28. Rxa7 Qb5 $3 $17 {/\Qb1,Qe5,Qd5} (28... Qb6
29. Qc1 $40)) 21... exd5 (21... Nxd5 $2 22. Rc4) 22. Rb4 Qa3 (22... Qa6 23. Rh4
) 23. Rc7 $1 Rfd8 (23... Kh7 24. Rxd7 Nxd7 25. Nf5 Kg6 (25... Qa6 26. Rh4) 26.
Qxh6+ Kxf5 27. g4+ Ke5 28. f4#) (23... Bh3 24. Nb5 {/\Qh6+-}) (23... Rad8 24.
Rxd7 Rxd7 25. Rg4+ Kh7 26. Nf5 Rd6 27. Rg7+ Kh8 28. Qd4 Qc1+ 29. Kg2 f6 30. Qg4
$18 {/\Rh7}) 24. Qf4 (24. Nb5 $6 Qa6 $1 (24... Bxb5 25. Rg4+) 25. Qxh6 Nc4 $13)
24... Rf8 25. Rxb6 axb6 26. Rxd7 $16) 18. Bxh6 $1 {The only consistent
continuation of the attack, which leads to amazing tactical complications.} (
18. Rfc1 Qg4 $15) (18. e4 hxg5 19. Rfc1 Qa4 $13) 18... gxh6 19. e4 {
The Q must be cut off from the >>.} (19. Qxh6 $2 Qg4 $17) 19... Ne7 (19... Bd7
$2 20. Rfc1 Qa4 21. exd5 Bxb5 22. Rb4 $18 {/\Rg4-h4->}) 20. Rfc1 Qa4 21. Qxh6
$44 {A very important critical position. White has sacrificed a piece to
attack Black's K, moreover Short's pieces are uncoordinated and his <<
undeveloped. But White's forces are also still quite far from the main action,
so it's a question of who manages to mobilize his reserves more effectively.
Although it was very hard to foresee, Black's logical next move probably loses,
so now is the time to look for alternatives.   McShane: 'So white has a queen
hovering around the vulnerable black king. But that's not enough for a winning
attack, so Kasparov swings an extra rook around.'} Bd7 $6 ({The weakening} 
21... f6 $6 {gives White a whole array of attacking possibilities:} 22. Rc5 $5
(22. Rc7 Bd7 (22... Rf7 23. Nd6 Qxa2 24. Rbc1 e5 25. Nxf7 Qxf7 26. Rd1 $36) 23.
Nc3 Qd4 24. Rd1 Qe5 25. Rdxd7 Nxd7 26. Rxd7 Rf7 $13 {/=/+}) (22. g4 $5 $40 {
/\Rc3,b3-h3,g4-g5}) (22. a3 $5 $40 {/\Rb4}) (22. e5 $5 Qg4 23. Rc7 (23. exf6 $6
Nf5) 23... Qg6 24. Qxg6+ Nxg6 25. exf6 Rxf6 26. Nd6 $44) 22... e5 (22... Qxa2
$2 23. Rh5 Qxb1+ 24. Bf1 $18) 23. Rc7 (23. Rxe5 fxe5 24. Qg5+ Kh8 25. Qxe7 Rxf2
$5 $13) 23... Rf7 (23... Bd7 24. Nc3 Qd4 (24... Qa3 25. Rxb6 axb6 26. Rxd7 $40
{/\Nd5,Bh3}) 25. Bh3 $1 $36 {/\} (25. Rd1 $143 Qb4 26. Rdxd7 Nxd7 27. Rxd7 Rad8
$11) 25... Rac8 $6 26. Rxd7 Nxd7 27. Be6+ Rf7 28. Nd5 $1 $18) 24. Nd6 Qxa2 25.
Rbc1 $36) (21... Ng6 $142 $5 22. h4 $142 $1 (22. Rc5 $6 Qxa2 $1 (22... Rd8 23.
Bf3 $5) (22... Nd7 23. Rg5) (22... e5 23. Nc7 $1 {/\Rb6,Nd5->}) 23. Nc3 Qa3 $17
{enables Black's Q to join the defence effectively.}) 22... Nc4 $5 {
is better, White's attack is very dangerous, but probably not winning by force.
} (22... Bd7 23. h5 Ne7 (23... Nh8 24. Qf6 Kh7 25. Nd6 {/\e5,Be4+-}) 24. Qf6 (
24. Rc5 f6) 24... Kh7 25. h6 $16) 23. a3 $1 $36 (23. h5 $143 Nge5)) (21... Rd8
{is not an ideal defence either.} 22. Qf6 $1 (22. h4 $44) (22. Qg5+ Kf8 23.
Qh6+ $11 (23. h4 $5)) 22... Nc6 23. e5 $40) 22. Rc5 (22. Nd6 $2 Qd4 $17) 22...
Ng6 {The best.} (22... Bxb5 $2 23. Rh5 $18) (22... Rfd8 $6 23. Rg5+ Ng6 {
The simplest is} 24. Nd6 (24. Rxg6+ $5 fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 (25... Kf8 26. Qf6+
Kg8 27. Nd6 Be8 28. Qxe6+ $40) 26. Nd6 Rf8 27. e5 $40) (24. h4 Bxb5 25. Rbxb5
Qxa2 26. Rxg6+ fxg6 27. Rg5 Qa1+ 28. Kh2 Kf7 $1 29. Qxg6+ Ke7 30. Bh3 (30. e5
$2 Rf8 $1) 30... Rd1 $1 31. Qxe6+ Kd8 32. Qf7 Rh1+ 33. Kg2 Qf1+ 34. Kf3 Qd1+
$11) 24... Be8 25. e5 (25. Nxf7 $2 Rd1+) 25... Rxd6 26. exd6 Qd4 27. h4 Qh8 28.
Qxh8+ Kxh8 29. h5 $16) 23. Rg5 {/\h4-h5,e5,Nd6-e4,Be4 McShane: 'Now white
always has a perpetual check up his sleeve with Rxg6+'} (23. Rh5 Rfd8 24. Qh7+
Kf8 25. Nd6 Be8 26. e5 Rxd6 $5 (26... Nxe5 $2 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Nf5+ $1 exf5 29.
Qxe5+ Kd7 30. Rc1 $18 {->}) 27. exd6 Qd4 28. Qh6+ $11 {was possible, but here
White's attack is grounded and Kasparov didn't want that.}) (23. h4 $2 Qxa2 24.
Nc3 Qa3 25. Rg5 Rfc8 $1 (25... Qxc3 26. e5 Qd3 27. Rb4 Nd5 28. Be4 Qd1+ 29. Kh2
Be8 30. h5 Nde7 31. Rxb7 Qe2 32. Rxe7 Qxe4 33. Rxg6+ $18) 26. h5 Qf8 $19 {
enables Black's Q to return to the defence. It's crucial for White to prevent
this.}) 23... Qc2 {Black can't avoid a perpetual and has to do something
against the abovementioned attacking ideas. Short's move is the best practical
chance, although objectivly it should also lose.} (23... Bxb5 $5 24. Rbxb5 (24.
Rxg6+ fxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Qh5+ Kg8 27. Rxb5 $2 Rf7) 24... Qd1+ $5 (24...
Rfd8 $2 25. Rxg6+ fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Kf8 27. Qf6+ $18) (24... Qd4 25. e5 $1 (25.
Rxg6+ fxg6 26. Qxg6+ Qg7 27. Qxe6+ Rf7) 25... Qd1+ 26. Bf1 Rfc8 27. Rb4 $1 Rc4
28. Rxc4 Nxc4 29. Rxg6+ fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kf8 31. Qf6+ $18 {/\Qe6-c4+-}) 25. Bf1
Qd4 26. e5 Rfc8 27. Rb3 $1 {White needs h4 for his R.} (27. h4 Qd1 $1 28. Rb4
Rc1 29. Rxg6+ fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 $11) 27... Qe4 (27... Qd1 28. Rb4 {-24...Qd4})
28. h4 Nd7 29. h5 Ndxe5 30. Re3 Ng4 31. Rxe4 Nxh6 32. hxg6 $16 {_|_}) (23...
Qxa2 $2 24. Nc3 Qc2 25. e5 Qxc3 (25... Bc6 26. Bxc6 bxc6 27. Rb4 $18) 26. Be4
Be8 27. Rh5 $1 {#2}) (23... Rfd8 {-22...Rfd8}) 24. Na3 Qd3 {Controls e4.} (
24... Qxa2 $2 25. e5 Qxa3 (25... Rfc8 26. Be4 Be8 27. Rh5 $1 {/\Bg6+-}) 26. Be4
Be8 27. Rh5 $18) (24... Qe2 25. h4 Qxa2 26. e5 $1 $18) 25. h4 $6 ({Kasparov's
ntuition proved him right once again: just after the game he proposed the
winning} 25. Rb3 $1 Qd1+ (25... Qd4 26. e5 Rac8 27. Bf1 Bc6 (27... Rc1 28. Rf3
$1 $18) 28. Rd3 Qe4 29. f3 Qe1 30. Nc2 Qa5 31. Rd4 Qc5 32. Kg2 $1 {/\Rh4+-})
26. Bf1 Rfc8 27. Rxg6+ $1 (27. g4 $2 Rc1 28. Rxg6+ fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 30. Qf6+
Ke8 31. Qh8+ Ke7 32. Qh4+ Kd6 $19) (27. Rd3 $6 Qa1 $142 $1 (27... Qe1 $2 28.
Rxg6+ fxg6 29. Qxg6+ Kf8 (29... Kh8 30. g4 Rc3 31. Qf6+ $18) 30. Rf3+ Ke7 31.
Qf6+ Kd6 32. Rd3+ Kc7 (32... Kc6 33. Qe5 $1 Qb4 34. Rc3+ Qxc3 35. Bb5#) 33.
Nb5+ Bxb5 34. Qe5+ $18) 28. e5 Be8 $1 (28... Rc1 $2 29. Rxg6+ $11) 29. Rh5 (29.
Rf3 Nd7 $19) 29... Bc6 $1 {/\} (29... Rc1 30. Qh7+ Kf8 31. Qh6+ $11) 30. Rg5
Be4 $19) 27... fxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kf8 (28... Kh8 $2 29. g4 $18) 29. Qf6+ $142 $5 (
29. Rd3 Qa1 30. Rf3+ Ke7 31. Qg5+ Kd6 $5 (31... Ke8 {-29.Qf6+!}) 32. Qd2+ Nd5
33. exd5 $40) 29... Kg8 $1 (29... Ke8 $2 30. Rf3 Qd6 31. Nb5 $1 Qc5 (31... Bxb5
32. Bxb5+ Rc6 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Qg7+ Ke8 35. Qg8+ $18) 32. e5 $1 $18) 30. Qg5+
$1 Kf7 31. Rd3 Qa1 (31... Qc1 32. Rf3+ Ke8 33. Qg8+ Ke7 34. Qg7+ Kd6 (34... Kd8
35. Qf6+) 35. Qd4+ Ke7 36. Qf6+ Kd6 37. Rd3+ Kc7 38. Rc3+ $18) 32. Rf3+ Ke8 33.
e5 $1 $18 Ba4 34. Qg8+ Kd7 35. Qf7+ Kd8 36. Qf8+ Be8 37. Rd3+ Nd5 38. Rxd5+
exd5 39. Qf6+ Kd7 40. Qd6# {
A beautiful finish, White's Q does the job single-handed.}) (25. e5 $2 Rfc8 $1
{/\Qa3-f8-+} (25... Qxa3 $2 26. Be4 $18)) 25... Qxa3 26. h5 $6 {McShane: 'This
move gives up the last opportunity to play Rxg6+ with a draw, so its is an
extremely crucial moment. Objectively its probably best to take the perpetual
check, as Short has an improvement at move 30, but full marks for bravery.'} (
26. Rxg6+ $142 $11) 26... Qe7 (26... Be8 $2 27. hxg6 fxg6 28. Rxg6+ Bxg6 29.
Qxg6+ Kh8 30. Rb5 $1 $18) 27. e5 (27. hxg6 {McShane} f6 28. g7 (28. Rh5 Qg7)
28... fxg5 {is no good}) 27... Be8 $1 {[]} (27... Bc6 $2 28. Bxc6 (28. hxg6 $2
f6 $17) (28. Rb4 Qxb4 (28... Be8 $2 29. Rbg4 $1 Nd7 30. hxg6 f6 31. g7 fxg5 32.
Rxg5 $1 Bg6 33. Rxg6 Rfe8 34. Bh3 $18) 29. hxg6 Qb1+ $16 {-28.Bc6 bc6 29.Rb4})
28... bxc6 29. Kg2 $1 {Kasparov's move wins by force.} (29. Rb4 Qxb4 30. hxg6
Qe1+ 31. Kg2 Qe4+ 32. Kh2 fxg6 33. Rxg6+ Qxg6 34. Qxg6+ Kh8 35. Qh6+ Kg8 36.
Qxe6+ {/\f4+/-/+-}) 29... Qd7 (29... Qb7 $2 30. hxg6 f6 31. g7 fxg5 32. Qh8+
Kf7 33. gxf8=Q+ Rxf8 34. Qh7+ $18) (29... c5 30. Rh1 Qb7+ 31. f3 (31. Kg1 $2
Rfd8) 31... Nc4 32. hxg6 Ne3+ 33. Kf2 Qb2+ 34. Kxe3 $18 {the K escapes to h3.})
30. Rh1 Qd5+ 31. f3 Qd2+ 32. Kh3 Qd7 33. g4 $1 {/\Kg3,hg6+-}) 28. Be4 f5 29.
exf6 (29. hxg6 $2 Qg7 $19) 29... Rxf6 30. hxg6 $2 (30. Bxg6 $142 Bxg6 31. Rxg6+
Rxg6 32. Qxg6+ Kf8 $5 (32... Kh8 33. Qh6+ Qh7 34. Qf6+ Qg7 35. Qxe6 $44) 33.
Re1 (33. Rb3 Qf7) 33... Qf7 $13 {But with Short in time-trouble Kasparov wants
to keep as many pieces and tension on the board as possible.}) 30... Qg7 $6
$138 {'?' McShane.} (30... Bc6 $1 $19) (30... Bc6 $1 {
McShane: gains time to regroup and make use of the extra piece.}) 31. Qh7+ Kf8
32. Qh4 $5 {A suprising retreat.} ({Also interesting, but probably weaker was} 
32. Kg2 Bc6 (32... Rd8 33. Rh1 Rd2 $2 34. Qxg7+ Kxg7 35. Rh7+ Kg8 36. g7 $1 $18
) 33. Bxc6 bxc6 34. Rh1 Rf5 $1 (34... Nd5 $2 35. Qh8+ Qg8 36. Rxd5 $18) (34...
Rc8 35. a4 $5 $44) 35. Qh5 (35. Rxf5+ exf5 36. Rh5 $2 Qxh7 37. gxh7 Kg7) 35...
Rxg5 36. Qxg5 $15) 32... Rc8 $2 {The decisive mistake.} ({Critical is} 32...
Bxg6 $142 33. Rb3 (33. Rb4 $1 {McShane For instance,} Rc8 34. Bxg6 Rxg6 35.
Rf4+ Ke8 (35... Kg8 36. Rxg6 Qxg6 37. Rg4) 36. Qh5) 33... Nd5 $1 {
Hiarcs-this protects f4!} (33... Kf7 $2 34. Bxg6+ $1 (34. Rf3 $2 Rxf3 35. Rxg6
Qa1+ 36. Kg2 Rh8 $19) (34. Qg4 Rg8 35. Rc3 $5 (35. Rf3 $2 Rxf3 36. Bxg6+ Kf6)
35... Qh6 $1 (35... Kf8 36. Rf3 Rxf3 37. Qxf3+ Qf7 38. Qd3 $1 Bh7 $1 39. Qd8+
Qe8 40. Qf6+ $11) 36. Rc7+ Kf8 {/\Rh8-/+}) 34... Rxg6 35. Rf3+ (35. Qh5 Rg8)
35... Kg8 36. Rxg6 Qxg6 37. Rf4 $1 $18 (37. Rf6 Qg7 38. Rxe6 Rf8 $1 $11)) 34.
Qg4 (34. Rf3 Rxf3 35. Rxg6 Qa1+ 36. Kg2 Rf6 $1 37. Qh8+ Ke7 38. Qxa8 (38. Qg7+
Kd6 39. Bxd5 Rh8 $1 $19) 38... Ne3+ 39. Kh3 Rxg6 40. Qxb7+ Kf6 41. Bxg6 Qf1+
42. Kh4 Ng2+ 43. Kg4 Kxg6 44. Qe4+ $11) 34... Ne7 (34... Kf7 $2 35. Rxb7+ $18)
35. Rxb7 Qh6 36. Bxg6 (36. Rxe7 Rc8 $1 37. Rd7 Rc1+ 38. Rd1 Bxe4 $19) 36...
Rxg6 37. Rxg6 Qxg6 38. Qh4 Re8 $15) (32... Kg8 $5 {also deserves close
attention, White probably doesn't have more than a draw after} 33. Qh7+ $11) (
32... Ke7 $143 33. Bxb7 {/\Qb4->,><K[+]}) (32... Bc6 $2 33. Rh5 Bxe4 34. Rh8+
Ke7 35. Rh7 Qxh7 36. Qxh7+ Kd6 37. Rd1+ Nd5 38. Qh4 $1 $18) 33. Rh5 $1 $18 {
-><->h '!' McShane.} Bxg6 $8 (33... Rxg6 34. Rh8+ $18 {/\Rh7}) (33... Kg8 34.
Rh7 $18) 34. Rh8+ Kf7 35. Rxc8 Nxc8 36. Rxb7+ Ne7 37. Bxg6+ Qxg6 (37... Kxg6
38. Qg4+ Kh7 39. Qxg7+ Kxg7 40. Rxe7+ $18 {_|_ loses another pawn.}) 38. Qb4 {
McShane: 'How embarassing. Almost any square is better than f6 for the rook!'}
Qf5 $6 {Hastens the end, but Black was lost anyway.} (38... Kg8 $8 39. Qxe7 Rf8
40. Rb5 Re8 (40... Rf7 41. Rb8+ Kg7 42. Qh4 $18) 41. Qxa7 $18 {->}) 39. Qxe7+
Kg6 40. Qh7+ (40. Qh7+ Kg5 41. Rg7+ Qg6 (41... Rg6 42. Qh4#) 42. Qh4+ Kf5 43.
Qf4#) 1-0

[Event "Moscow Botvinnik Memorial"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.09.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2823"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2011.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]

1. Nf3 b5 $6 2. e4 $1 {The most energetic way to meet Black's extravagant move.
Carlsen may have underestimated Kramnik's readiness to switch to dynamic play
at such an early stage of the game.} Bb7 $6 ({
It almost looks safer to avoid the pawn exchange with} 2... a6 3. d4 Bb7 4. Bd3
{, transposing to 1.e4 a6, as experimented in the famous game Karpov,A (2725)
-Miles,A (2545) Skara 1980 EU-chT [ChessBase] (0-1, 46)}) 3. Bxb5 Bxe4 {
Generally speaking, the exchange of a knight pawn for a central one should
favour Black. However, the bishop is exposed in the centre and the time
invested in this operation (two tempi, ...Bxe4-b7) is too high a price to pay.
At the same time, the b5-bishop is active. For instance, it prevents an early
occupation of the centre with ...d5.} 4. O-O Nf6 5. d4 e6 ({
Playing for the centre with} 5... c6 6. Ba4 d5 {
would leave Black desperately underdeveloped:} 7. Ne5 Qb6 8. c4 $16) 6. c4 Be7
7. Nc3 Bb7 {White is better developed and has been the first to occupy the
centre. We have actually got a reversed Sokolsky (1.b4 e5 2.Bb2 Bxb4 3.Bxe5)
with an extra tempo for White, in what is a questionable position anyway.} 8.
d5 {There is no reason to refrain from this new territorial gain.} ({
The slow manoeuvre} 8. Ba4 O-O 9. Bc2 {is relatively popular, but it
contradicts Steinitz' teaching according to which the player having an
advantage is bound to attack! Black gets a reasonable Hedgehog-type of
position after} d6 10. b3 Nbd7 11. Bb2 c5 {, for instance:} 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13.
Qe2 Qb6 (13... a6 14. Rad1 Qc7 15. Rfe1 Rfe8 16. Nd4 Rac8 {
1/2 (22) Timoscenko,G (2536)-Tomescu,V (2453)/Padova 1999/CBM 073 ext}) 14.
Rad1 Rfd8 15. Rfe1 a5 16. Ng5 h6 17. Nge4 Ncxe4 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20.
Qxe4 a4 $132 {1/2 (38) Iskusnyh,S (2440)-Zhelnin,V (2475)/Orel 1997/EXT 1999})
8... O-O 9. Bf4 $5 $146 {
It is strange that such a natural developing move is new.} ({Here, too, White
usually retreats with his other bishop, as if fearing ...c6 (or what else?)
True, this also is enough for an advantage, which speaks against the system of
development chosen by Black.} 9. Ba4 Na6 (9... Bb4 10. Bg5 Bxc3 11. bxc3 h6 {
Speelman,J (2530)-Hodgson,J/London 1985/EXT 2007 (1-0, 27)} 12. Bxf6 $5 Qxf6
13. Re1 $32 {It is not clear how Black could develop. Among other things, the
d7-pawn needs protection.}) 10. Re1 (10. a3 Nc5 11. Bc2 a5 12. Be3 exd5 13.
cxd5 $14 {
Wojtkiewicz,A (2560)-Bronstein,D (2400)/Reykjavik 1994/CBM 039 ext (1-0, 44)})
10... Bb4 11. Bg5 Nc5 12. Bc2 Bxc3 13. bxc3 d6 14. Bh4 h6 15. Nd4 exd5 16. Nf5
$16 {Eingorn,V (2475)-Semeniuk,A/Soviet Union 1984/EXT 2000 (1-0, 40)}) 9...
Na6 (9... c6 $2 {is not a threat at all:} 10. d6 $1 cxb5 11. dxe7 Qxe7 12. Bd6
Bxf3 13. gxf3 $18) 10. Re1 Qc8 {Avoiding the pin created by Bg5 after ...Bb4.
However, the last move takes the queen too far from the kingside.} 11. Nd4 Bb4
12. Bg5 $1 Ne8 (12... Bxc3 13. Bxf6 Bxe1 (13... gxf6 14. bxc3 Nc5 15. Re3 $40)
14. Qg4 g6 15. Qf4 Bxf2+ 16. Kxf2 Nc5 {hoping for a fork on d3 or e4.} 17. Kg1
$1 $18 {Black has exhausted his defensive resources and can resign.}) 13. Re3 {
The logical continuation, building up a decisive kingside attack.} ({
The continuation suggested by the computer,} 13. Qa4 $5 Bxc3 14. Bxd7 $16 {
looks good enough, but in a rapid game players usually play according to known
patterns and rarely notice such "incidental" possibilities.}) 13... c6 {
Finally, but... too late. While Black will eliminate the central white pawns,
his king will get into deadly trouble.} 14. Bxa6 Bxa6 15. Qh5 f6 (15... Bxc4
16. Rh3 h6 17. Bxh6 $40) 16. Rh3 $1 {Most of Black's pieces (the queen, the
queen's rook, the bishops) are completely out of play and cannot contribute to
the defence. Although White's attack implies a piece sacrifice, he will enjoy
material superiority on the critical area of the board.} fxg5 17. Qxh7+ Kf7 18.
Qh5+ Kg8 (18... Ke7 19. Qxg5+ Kf7 20. Qh5+ Ke7 21. Qh4+ Nf6 (21... Rf6 22. Ne4
$18) (21... Kf7 22. dxe6+ dxe6 23. Ne4 $18) 22. dxe6 dxe6 23. Re1 Kf7 24. Nf3
$18) 19. Qh7+ Kf7 20. Ne4 Bxc4 21. Qh5+ Ke7 (21... Kg8 22. Nxg5 $18) (21... g6
22. Qh7+ Ng7 23. Rf3+ $18) 22. Qxg5+ Kf7 23. Qh5+ Ke7 24. Qg5+ Kf7 25. dxe6+
dxe6 26. Nf3 $1 {An elegant regrouping move.} Kg8 27. Qh4 {
Threatening Ng5 (either of them) followed by Qh8 mate.} Rxf3 28. Qh7+ (28. Qh7+
Kf8 29. Rxf3+ Ke7 30. Qh4+) 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.04"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 ({
Kamsky's brilliant win against Mamedyarov last year inspired others to try} 6.
f4 {However, Black mostly played the typical Paulsen move} a6 ({
Transposing to the Scheveningen} 6... d6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. Qf3 a6 9. Bd3 Be7 10.
O-O O-O 11. Kh1 Bd7 12. Rae1 b5 13. a3 {would give White an extra tempo after
taking on d4 - his bishop went to d3 in one move. He had a dangerous attack
even after} Rab8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Qh3 Rfd8 16. Bd2 d5 17. e5 Ne4 18. f5 $5
Nxd2 19. fxe6 Ne4 20. exf7+ Kh8 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. Rxe4 g6 23. Ref4 (23. Re3 $5
$36) 23... Kg7 $2 (23... Qxe5 24. Bxg6 Qg7 25. Bd3 h6 $11) (23... Qc6 $132) 24.
e6 Rf8 25. Qe3 Bc5 26. Qe1 Bd6 27. Rh4 Be7 28. Qe3 h5 29. Qd4+ Kh6 30. Rxh5+ {
1-0, Kamsky,G (2741)-Mamedyarov,S (2775)/WCup/2013/}) ({
Another possible option is} 6... Nxd4 7. Qxd4 a6 8. Be3 b5 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. Kb1
Rc8 11. Bd3 Nf6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Ne4 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Be7 15. Qg3 g6 16. h4 Bxe4 17.
Bxe4 d5 $11 {Hracek,Z (2638)-Gagunashvili,M (2556)/EU-chT Warsaw/2013/}) 7.
Nxc6 $5 ({White doesn't want to commit either of his bishops yet. After} 7. Be3
b5 $13 {Black has done fine in practice.}) 7... bxc6 (7... Qxc6 8. Bd3 (8. Be2
b5 9. Bf3 Bb7 10. Qd3 Rc8 11. Be3 Qc4 12. O-O-O Nf6 13. e5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Qxd3
15. Rxd3 b4 16. Na4 Nd5 17. Nb6 Nxb6 18. Bxb6 Rb8 19. Bc7 Rb7 20. Bd6 a5 21. c4
Bxd6 22. Rxd6 Ke7 23. Kd2 Rc8 24. Kd3 Rbc7 25. b3 Rc6 $11 {
Balogh,C (2664)-Vitiugov,N (2709)/EU-ch Plovdiv/2012/}) 8... b5 9. Qe2 Bb7 10.
Bd2 Be7 $5 (10... Bc5 11. O-O-O Ne7 12. a3 {
and now Black should probably prefer the double-edged} O-O $5 (12... O-O-O 13.
Kb1 $14 d5 $6 (13... Kb8 $142) 14. Rhe1 Rd7 $2 (14... d4 $8 15. Na2 $14) 15.
exd5 Nxd5 16. f5 $1 $36 Re8 17. Nxd5 Qxd5 18. Ba5 Bd4 (18... Qxg2 19. fxe6 Rxe6
20. Qh5 $1 $18) 19. Qf1 $1 Bc6 20. fxe6 fxe6 21. Be4 Qc5 22. Qf3 $18 {
Naiditsch,A (2716)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2731)/Mulhouse/2011/}) 13. Qh5 f6 14. g4
Rac8 15. Rhe1 Qb6 16. Kb1 Bd4 17. Ne2 Bf2 18. Rf1 Rf7 19. Qh3 Ng6 20. Bc1 Bc5
$6 (20... a5 $132) 21. e5 b4 22. axb4 Bxb4 23. f5 $1 $40 {
Nepomniachtchi,I (2702)-Vitiugov,N (2729)/RUS-ch Nizhny Novgorod/2013/}) 11. a3
Rc8 12. O-O-O (12. O-O Nf6 13. e5 Nd5 14. Ne4 O-O 15. Rae1 f5 $13) 12... Nf6
13. g4 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Be4 Qc7 16. Kb1 O-O 17. f5 Bf6 18. fxe6 fxe6 19.
Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bc1 Qe5 21. Rhe1 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Qxe4 23. Rxe4 Rc6 $132 {
Volokitin,A (2647)-Landa,K (2639)/RUS-chT/2014/}) 8. Bd3 d5 9. O-O Nf6 10. Kh1
Be7 11. b3 (11. e5 Nd7 12. Na4 c5 13. c4 d4 14. Be4 Bb7 15. Qf3 Bxe4 16. Qxe4
Rc8 17. b3 Qc6 18. Qe2 O-O 19. Bd2 f5 20. exf6 Bxf6 $15 {
Adams,M (2708)-Timman,J (2650)/Dortmund/1999/}) (11. Qf3 Bb7 (11... O-O $5) 12.
f5 e5 ({Once more an interesting try is} 12... O-O {/\} 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Qh3
Bc8 $132) 13. Qg3 d4 14. Nb1 c5 15. Nd2 O-O (15... h5 $5 16. Qe1 h4 17. Nc4 h3
18. g3 Bc6 $13 {Timofeev,A (2622)-Volokitin,A (2679)/Sarajevo/2005/}) 16. Re1 (
16. Nc4 $142 $1 $14) 16... Ne8 $5 17. Nc4 Bf6 18. a4 Nd6 19. Bg5 Bxg5 20. Qxg5
{Haslinger,S (2543)-Rodshtein,M (2664)/Hoogeveen/2013/} f6 $11) 11... Bb7 12.
Bb2 c5 13. Qe2 (13. exd5 exd5 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Rae1 Rfe8 16. Nb5 $5 {
Vachier Lagrave,M (2680)-Lazarev,V (2438)/FRA-chT Belfort/2012/} axb5 $5 17.
Bxf6 Bf8 $1 18. Be5 Qb6 19. Bxb5 Re7 $11 {/=/+}) 13... O-O 14. e5 Nd7 15. Rae1
c4 $5 16. bxc4 dxc4 17. Be4 (17. Bxc4 Bb4 18. Rb1 Rac8 19. Bd3 Nc5 $44) 17...
Nc5 18. Qxc4 Rfc8 19. Bxb7 Nxb7 20. Qe4 Rab8 21. Ba1 Nc5 22. Qe2 Qc6 $44 23. f5
$6 (23. Rd1 $5) 23... exf5 24. Rxf5 Ne6 25. Ne4 Qxc2 26. Qf1 Qxa2 27. Nd6 Rf8
28. Nxf7 Qc2 29. h3 Rb3 30. Kh2 Qd3 $17 {
Shabalov,A (2546)-Vachier Lagrave,M (2719)/WCup/2013/}) (6. Be2 Nf6 (6... a6 {
is in the Pauslen spirit, our example shows this move shouldn't be postponed
too long.}) 7. Be3 Be7 $6 8. f4 d6 9. Ndb5 $5 Qb8 10. g4 Nd7 11. h4 a6 12. Nd4
Qc7 13. g5 Na5 14. h5 b5 15. Nf5 $1 exf5 16. Nd5 Qc6 17. exf5 (17. h6 $1 g6 18.
Bd4 Rg8 19. Bf3 $40 {+/-}) 17... Nc4 18. Bf3 Nxe3 19. Nxe3 Qc5 20. Qd2 Rb8 21.
b4 $1 Qa7 $6 (21... Ne5 $142 22. Bd5 $36) 22. O-O-O Bb7 23. Bxb7 Rxb7 24. h6 $1
$40 {Vachier Lagrave,M (2745)-Mareco,S (2582)/Caleta/2014/}) 6... a6 ({
Even now omitting this move might cause Black some problems:} 6... Nf6 7. f4 $5
Bb4 8. Ndb5 Qa5 9. e5 Nd5 10. Bd2 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 O-O (11... Bxc3+ $6 12. Nxc3
O-O 13. Qd6 $1 {, po} f6 14. exf6 Qb4 15. O-O-O Qxd6 16. Rxd6 gxf6 17. Bc4 Kf7
18. Rhd1 Ke7 19. Ne4 Rd8 20. g4 $16 {
Inarkiev,E (2656)-Kurnosov,I (2602)/Moscow/2009/}) 12. Qd2 Bxc3 (12... f6 13.
exf6 Rxf6 14. g3 d5 15. Bxb4 Nxb4 16. Nd4 Qb6 17. c3 Nc6 18. O-O-O Bd7 19. Be2
Be8 20. Bg4 Nxd4 21. Qxd4 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Bg6 23. Bf3 $14 {
Giri,A (2715)-Bauer,C (2639)/ESP-chT Leon/2012/}) 13. Nxc3 f6 14. exf6 Rxf6 15.
O-O-O d5 16. g3 $5 $146 ({Earlier White played} 16. Kb1) 16... Bd7 $6 (16... d4
17. Ne4 Qxa2 18. Nxf6+ gxf6 19. Qd3 Qa1+ 20. Kd2 Qxb2 21. Qb3 $13 {/+/=}) (
16... Rb8 $5 $132) 17. Ne4 Rh6 18. Qxa5 Nxa5 19. Nf2 Rf6 20. Ng4 Rff8 21. Ne5
Rad8 22. Bh3 $14 {
/+/-, Motylev,A (2677)-Shimanov,A (2550)/EU-ch Aix-les-Bains/2011/}) 7. Qd2 (7.
Bd3 Nf6 8. O-O {
was once one of the main lines, now it has fallen out of fashion:} Ne5 (8...
Nxd4 9. Bxd4 Bc5 10. Bxc5 (10. Be2 d6 11. Qd3 Bxd4 12. Qxd4 e5 13. Qb4 Be6 ({
The more passive} 13... O-O {is also tenable:} 14. Rfd1 Rd8 15. Rd2 Be6 16.
Rad1 Ne8 17. a4 Rdc8 18. a5 Qc5 19. Qxc5 Rxc5 20. Ra1 Rac8 21. Bd3 Nf6 22. Na4
R5c6 23. Nb6 Rb8 24. c4 Nd7 $11 {
Ma,Q (2595)-Mchedlishvili,M (2649)/Hastings/2014/}) 14. Rfd1 Qc5 15. a3 Qxb4
16. axb4 Ke7 17. Ra5 Rhc8 18. f3 Bc4 19. Bd3 g6 20. Kf2 Ke6 21. Rda1 Nd7 22.
Ke2 Nb6 23. Kd2 Rc7 24. Na4 Nxa4 25. R1xa4 Rac8 26. c3 f5 $11 {
Dembo,Y (2429)-Schneider,V (2261)/EU-ch Plovdiv/2008/}) 10... Qxc5 11. Qd2 d6 (
11... O-O 12. Rae1 d6 13. Re3 e5 (13... b5 14. Rg3) 14. Rf3 $1 Kh8 15. Rxf6
gxf6 16. Qh6 Rg8 17. Nd5 Rg6 18. Qf8+ Rg8 19. Qxf7 Bh3 20. Qxf6+ Rg7 21. Ne3
$36 {Solak,D (2615)-Safarli,E (2660)/Baku op/2013/}) 12. Rae1 e5 13. Re3 Be6
14. Rg3 Nh5 $5 (14... h6 15. Be2 Kf8 16. Kh1 Rd8 17. f4 exf4 18. Qxf4 Qe5 19.
Qe3 Kg8 20. Bd3 Kh7 {Solak,D (2590)-Pelletier,Y (2589)/EU-chT Novi Sad/2009/}
21. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 22. Nd5 Bf5 $8 23. Qf3 Bg6 24. h4 $1 h5 25. Nxf6+ Kg7 26. Nd5
$16) 15. Rg5 ({White is consistent,} 15. Rf3 O-O $11 {is too timid.}) 15... g6
16. Rxh5 gxh5 17. Qg5 Kd7 18. Nd1 Rag8 19. Qxh5 h6 20. Ne3 Rg5 21. Qf3 Rc8 22.
Rd1 Kc7 23. a4 Qc6 24. h4 Rgg8 25. b3 {Here White's compensation for the
exchange is not as impressive as in the above games and Black can even get
some initiative with} f5 $5 26. Nxf5 Rcf8 27. Qh3 h5 $13 {
/=/+, Solak,D (2583)-Ivanisevic,I (2614)/SRB-chT Kragujevac/2009/}) (8... b5 9.
Nxc6 (9. Qe2 Bb7 10. f4 (10. a3 Be7 11. f4 d6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Rae1 b4 14. Nd1
bxa3 15. bxa3 e5 $1 16. Nf2 exf4 17. Bxf4 Ne5 $15 {
Polgar,J (2630)-Ljubojevic,L (2580)/Buenos Aires/1994/}) 10... Nxd4 11. Bxd4
Bc5 12. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 13. Kh1 (13. Rf2 $6 b4 14. Nd1 O-O 15. Kh1 d6 16. Rf3 e5 17.
fxe5 Qxe5 18. Rf5 Qe6 19. Nf2 Rae8 20. Qd2 d5 $1 $36 {
Sengupta,D (2538)-Grachev,B (2668)/Basel/2014/}) 13... b4 $1 ({
Practically forced, as White gets a huge attack after} 13... d6 $2 14. e5 dxe5
15. fxe5 Nd7 16. Be4 $1 Bc6 17. Qh5 g6 18. Qh4 $1 $16 {->} (18. Qf3 $6 O-O 19.
Bxc6 Nxe5 20. Bxa8 Nxf3 21. Bxf3 b4 22. Ne4 Qxc2 23. Rf2 Qc7 $13 {
Vachier Lagrave,M (2715)-So,W (2684)/Reykjavik/2013/})) 14. Nd1 (14. Nb1 d5 (
14... d6 $11) (14... h5 $5 15. e5 Ng4 $13) 15. e5 Ne4 16. Nd2 Nxd2 17. Qxd2 g6
18. Rae1 a5 $1 19. Rf3 Ba6 20. a3 Bxd3 21. Rxd3 Rc8 22. axb4 axb4 23. c3 O-O
$11 {Vorobiov,E (2534)-Vescovi,G (2590)/Moscow/2002/}) 14... d6 15. Nf2 e5 16.
Ng4 Nxg4 17. Qxg4 O-O 18. a3 Bc6 19. Qf5 bxa3 (19... a5 $5) 20. Rxa3 Bb5 21.
Rc3 Qb4 22. Rb3 Qc5 23. Rc3 {1/2, Byrne,R (2510)-Karpov,A (2540)/Moscow/1971/
One of the few Sicilians with Black in Karpov's career.}) 9... Qxc6 10. a3 Bb7
11. Qe2 (11. Qf3 Bd6 12. Bf4 O-O 13. Rfe1 Bxf4 14. Qxf4 d6 15. Re3 Nd7 16. Qh4
Ne5 17. Nd5 Ng6 18. Ne7+ Nxe7 19. Qxe7 Rae8 20. Qg5 Qc5 $11 {
Leko,P (2763)-Kramnik,V (2744)/Dortmund/2005/}) 11... Be7 12. f4 O-O 13. e5 (
13. Bd4 Bc5 14. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 15. Kh1 {
Golubev,M (2487)-Tregubov,P (2647)/Manama/2009/} d6 $132) 13... Nd5 14. Nxd5
Qxd5 15. c4 bxc4 16. Bxc4 Qc6 17. Rac1 (17. f5 Rac8 18. Bd3 exf5 19. Bxf5 Bc5
20. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 21. Kh1 Rce8 22. Rae1 Re7 23. b4 Qc3 $11 {
Bacallao Alonso,Y (2526)-Gonzalez Vidal,Y (2549)/Santa Clara/2014/}) 17... Bc5
18. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 19. Qf2 Qxf2+ 20. Rxf2 Rfb8 21. b4 Bc6 22. f5 a5 $11 {
Landa,K (2615)-Tregubov,P (2658)/Novokuznetsk/2008/}) 9. h3 Bc5 10. Kh1 d6 11.
f4 Ng6 {was earlier played with success:} 12. Qe1 (12. Qd2 O-O 13. Rae1 b5 14.
a3 Re8 $11 (14... e5 $5 $132)) 12... Bd7 $5 (12... O-O 13. f5 Ne5 14. Qh4 $13 {
followed by the sacrificial Rf3 is more dangerous, but probably playable aswell
}) 13. f5 (13. b4 Ba7 $1 14. a4 O-O 15. Ra3 e5 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. Nf5 Bxe3 18.
Qxe3 (18. Nxe3 Nf4 $11) 18... Bxf5 19. exf5 Nf4 20. Ne4 N6d5 21. Qe1 f6 $15 {
1/2, Pinkovetsky,S (2549)-Toro Solis de Ovando,G (2541)/email/2011/}) 13... Ne5
14. Qh4 (14. Nce2 exf5 15. exf5 Nd5 16. Bg1 O-O 17. Qg3 Kh8 18. a3 Rae8 19. b4
Bb6 20. c4 Nf6 $13 {
/=/+, Mitkov,N (2530)-Ivanisevic,I (2548)/EU-chT Plovdiv/2003/}) 14... Qb6 15.
Nce2 (15. Bh6 $2 Ng6 $1 $17) (15. fxe6 fxe6 16. Rxf6 gxf6 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18.
Qxf6 Kd7 19. Na4 Bxe3 20. Nxb6+ Bxb6 $15) 15... O-O-O 16. Bg1 (16. Qg3 Nh5 $11)
16... exf5 17. b4 $6 (17. exf5 $142 Qxb2 18. Rfb1 Qa3 19. Rb3 Qa5 20. Rab1 b5
21. Qg3 $13) 17... Qxb4 18. Rab1 Qa4 19. exf5 Rhe8 20. Nc3 Qa5 21. Ne4 Nxd3 22.
cxd3 Nxe4 23. dxe4 Qa4 24. Rfc1 Kb8 25. e5 Bxd4 (25... dxe5 $2 26. Rxc5 exd4
27. Rd5 $18) (25... Ka8 $5 $15) 26. Bxd4 Bc6 27. Rb4 (27. e6 $1 fxe6 28. Rb4 $1
Qxb4 29. Ba7+ Kxa7 30. Qxb4 exf5 31. Qd4+ Ka8 32. Rxc6 bxc6 33. Qb6 $11) 27...
Qxb4 28. Ba7+ Kxa7 29. Qxb4 dxe5 $15 {
Haznedaroglu,K (2430)-Ribli,Z (2591)/EU-Cup Saint Vincent/2005/}) (7. Qf3 {
also prepares 0-0-0, but is still only a sideline:} b5 8. Nxc6 (8. Qg3 $5) 8...
Qxc6 9. O-O-O $6 (9. Bd3 $142) 9... Bb7 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. Bd4 b4 12. Bxf6 gxf6
13. Ne2 f5 $1 14. Ng3 Bg7 15. Kb1 Qc5 16. Qf4 Be5 17. Qd2 f4 $17 {
Grischuk,A (2783)-Wang,Y (2723)/Beijing blitz/2013/}) 7... Nf6 8. O-O-O (8. f4
$5 {is right now highly topical:} Bb4 ({The Scheveningen continuation} 8... d6
9. Be2 Be7 {allows White to spice it up  with the dangerous} 10. O-O-O O-O 11.
g4 $1 Nxd4 (11... b5 12. g5 Nd7 13. a3 $5 $36) 12. Qxd4 e5 13. Qd3 Bxg4 (13...
exf4 14. Bxf4 Be6 15. g5 Nd7 16. Bxd6 $14) (13... d5 14. exd5 exf4 15. Bd4 $36)
14. Bxg4 Nxg4 15. Nd5 Qd7 16. f5 Bd8 17. Rhg1 Nxe3 18. Qxe3 f6 19. h4 Qf7 20.
h5 Kh8 21. Rg6 $40 Rg8 22. Rdg1 h6 $2 23. Nxf6 $1 Bxf6 24. Rxh6+ $1 $18 {
Shirov,A (2726)-Ljubojevic,L (2571)/Monte Carlo rpd blindfold/1999/}) (8... b5
9. e5 {isn't quite ideal either:} Ng4 (9... b4 10. Ncb5 axb5 11. Nxb5 Qb8 12.
exf6 gxf6 13. c4 bxc3 14. bxc3 Ra5 (14... Rg8 15. Rb1 Na7 16. a4 Nxb5 17. Bxb5
Qc7 18. Bb6 (18. O-O $36) 18... Qb7 19. Rg1 Be7 20. g3 Qe4+ $6 (20... Kf8 $1
21. Qe3 Rb8 $13) 21. Kf2 Bb7 22. Bxd7+ Kf8 23. Qe2 Qd5 24. Bb5 Bc5+ 25. Bxc5+
Qxc5+ 26. Qe3 Qh5 27. h4 $16 {Popov,I (2653)-Demianjuk,A (2345)/Moscow/2014/})
15. a4 Ba6 16. Kf2 (16. Be2 $1 $16 {/\} Bxb5 17. Bxb5 Qxb5 18. axb5 Rxa1+ 19.
Kf2 Rxh1 20. bxc6 dxc6 21. Qa2 $18) 16... Be7 17. Be2 O-O 18. Qxd7 Bb7 19. Rhd1
Rc8 20. g3 Bf8 21. Nd6 Bxd6 22. Qxd6 Qa8 {
Hansen,E (2567)-Shankland,S (2605)/Barcelona/2013/} 23. Qa3 $16 {/+-}) 10. Bg1
Bb7 11. O-O-O (11. Nb3 $5 d5 (11... d6 12. Qe2 $1) 12. O-O-O $14) 11... Nxd4
12. Bxd4 Be7 13. Bd3 f5 14. h3 Nh6 15. Rhg1 O-O 16. Kb1 (16. Qe3 Rac8 17. Kb1
Bc6 18. Ne2 Bd5 19. g4 g6 20. b3 Qb7 21. Rdf1 a5 22. Ng3 Bc4 23. Be4 Bd5 {
1/2, Karjakin,S (2766)-Svidler,P (2758)/Khanty-Mansiysk Candidates/2014/}) (16.
g4 $14) 16... Kh8 17. g4 Bc6 18. Ne2 b4 $6 (18... g6 $142 $14) 19. gxf5 Nxf5
20. Bxf5 Rxf5 21. Ng3 Rf7 22. f5 $1 exf5 23. Rdf1 Raf8 $2 24. Nh5 Rg8 {
Schrott,E (2059)-Collutiis,D (2449)/Amantea/2009/} 25. Qh6 $3 gxh6 26. e6+ $18)
9. Bd3 Na5 $5 (9... d5 10. e5 Ng4 11. Bg1 f6 12. Be2 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 $5 (13. Qxd4
Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3 $36) 13... fxe5 14. fxe5 Nxe5 15. O-O (15. Qg5 $6 Ng6 16. O-O
Qe7 17. Qe3 Bd7 18. a3 Bd6 19. Bh5 O-O-O 20. Bb6 $2 {
Dominguez Perez,L (2757)-Robson,R (2628)/St Louis blitz/2014/} Qh4 $1 $19)
15... Bd6 16. Bh5+ g6 17. Rae1 $1 Rf8 (17... gxh5 18. Nxd5 $1 exd5 19. Bxe5
Bxe5 20. Qxd5 $18) 18. Rxf8+ Kxf8 19. Qf4+ Nf7 (19... Qf7 20. Qh6+ Qg7 21.
Qxg7+ Kxg7 22. Rxe5 $16) 20. Qf6 e5 (20... gxh5 21. Nxd5 $1 Qd8 22. Qg7+ Ke8
23. Rf1 $18) 21. Rf1 $1 Bf5 22. Rxf5 gxf5 23. Nxd5 Qd7 24. Bxf7 Be7 25. Qxe5
Kxf7 26. Nb6 {1-0, Smirnov,P (2635)-Maletin,P (2611)/Tomsk/2013/}) (9... O-O
10. a3 $1 Bxc3 $6 11. Qxc3 Ng4 12. Bd2 $36 e5 ({
This line won't be tested anymore, as Black's former intention} 12... Qb6 {
runs into} 13. h3 $1 $16) 13. Nxc6 dxc6 14. h3 Nf6 15. fxe5 Nd7 16. Bf4 Re8 17.
Bc4 Nxe5 18. Rf1 $1 Kh8 19. O-O-O f6 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 (20... Rxe5 $2 21. Qxe5 $1)
21. Qxe5 fxe5 22. Rf7 $32 {
+-, Solak,D (2610)-Navara,D (2700)/EU-ch Yerevan/2014/}) (9... Ne7 10. Nde2 d6
11. a3 (11. O-O-O O-O 12. Kb1 $14) 11... Bc5 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Ng3 b5 14. e5
Nfd5 15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxc5 dxc5 17. Be4 Bb7 18. Nh5 Rad8 19. Bxd5 Bxd5 20. Qe3
f5 21. exf6 g6 22. f5 exf5 23. Nf4 Bf7 24. Nd3 {
Perunovic,M (2617)-Firat,B (2480)/EU-ch Yerevan/2014/} Qb6 $1 $11) (9... e5 $6
10. Nf5 g6 11. fxe5 Nxe5 12. Bg5 Nfg4 $6 {
Popov,I (2620)-Potkin,V (2666)/EU-ch Legnica/2013/} 13. Ne7 $1 $16) 10. a3 Bxc3
11. Qxc3 Qxc3+ 12. bxc3 d5 (12... d6 13. Nb3 Nc6 14. O-O-O b5 15. Rhe1 Bb7 16.
Bb6 Rc8 17. c4 bxc4 18. Bxc4 Ke7 19. e5 dxe5 20. Nc5 Nb8 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Nxb7
Nfd7 23. Bf2 exf4 24. Bh4+ Nf6 25. Rd6 $40 {
Shomoev,A (2560)-Grigoriants,S (2581)/Taganrog/2014/}) 13. e5 (13. exd5 exd5
$132 (13... Nxd5 14. Bd2 Nb6 $13)) 13... Ne4 14. Nb3 Nc4 15. Bxc4 dxc4 16. Na5
Bd7 (16... b5 17. Bd4 f5 18. exf6 gxf6 19. O-O Rf8 20. Rae1 f5 21. Rf3 Rf7 22.
Rh3 Bb7 23. Nxb7 Rxb7 24. Rh6 Re7 25. g4 $14 {
Edouard,R (2658)-Javakhishvili,L (2430)/Caleta/2014/}) 17. Bd4 Rc8 18. Nxb7 Bc6
$1 (18... Ba4 19. Ke2 Bxc2 20. Ke3 O-O 21. Ra2 Bd3 22. Rb2 Rb8 23. Rb4 f5 24.
Na5 $13 {/+/=, Sutovsky,E (2652)-Oral,T (2528)/EU-ch Yerevan/2014/}) 19. Na5
Bd5 20. Rb1 Kd7 $1 $146 {An important novelty by Giri saves the line for Black.
} (20... O-O 21. Ke2 (21. Rb4 f6 22. O-O $14) 21... Nc5 (21... f6 $142 $1) 22.
Kf2 Ne4+ 23. Ke3 Nc5 24. Rhg1 Nd7 25. Rb4 Nb8 {
Popov,I (2650)-Oral,T (2528)/EU-ch Yerevan/2014/} 26. Nb7 $16) 21. Ke2 (21. Rb4
f5 22. exf6 gxf6 23. O-O Rhg8 $132) 21... f5 22. Rb6 g5 $1 23. fxg5 Rhg8 {
The point of Black's 20th move - he can use his rook for active counterplay.
If he had castled, his own king would get in the way.} 24. Rg1 Rxg5 25. Rxa6
Rgg8 26. Rb6 Rb8 27. Rb4 f4 $44 {Volokitin,A (2683)-Giri,A (2749)/Bundesliga/
2014/ With White's sidelined knight Black has full compensation and he even
went on to win the game.}) 8... Be7 ({The other main move is} 8... Bb4 {
, but this has gradually almost disappeared from the scene since last year:} 9.
f3 Ne5 ({After} 9... Ne7 $5 10. Nde2 ({Here} 10. Nb3 {is too soft due to} d5
11. e5 Nd7 12. f4 b6 13. Bd4 Nc5 14. a3 Ne4 15. Qe1 Nxc3 16. Bxc3 Bxc3 17. Qxc3
Qxc3 18. bxc3 a5 19. Nd4 Ba6 20. Bd3 Kd7 $11 {
Carlsen,M (2872)-Ivanchuk,V (2757)/London Candidates/2013/}) 10... d5 {
the critical line seems to be} 11. Bg5 $5 (11. a3 Ba5 12. Bg5 dxe4 13. Bxf6
gxf6 14. Qh6 f5 15. Qf6 Ng6 16. fxe4 f4 $1 17. g3 fxg3 18. hxg3 Qe5 $5 19. Qf2
Bd7 20. Bg2 O-O-O 21. Kb1 Be8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Nf4 Bc7 24. Rh5 Qg7 25. Rc5
Ne5 $11 {Scheuermann,B (2544)-Ugge,A (2541)/email/2003/}) 11... dxe4 12. Bxf6
gxf6 13. Qd4 exf3 14. Qxb4 fxe2 15. Bxe2 f5 16. Rd6 Bd7 17. Rhd1 Bc6 18. Bf3 $5
$44 (18. Qd4 O-O 19. g4 Rfc8 $1 $132)) 10. Nb3 b5 11. Qe1 Be7 12. f4 Ng6 13. e5
Ng4 14. Ne4 Nxe3 $1 (14... O-O 15. Bc5 $14) 15. Qxe3 O-O 16. h4 (16. Nd6 f6 17.
Bd3 $5 $14) 16... Bb7 17. h5 (17. Nd6 f6 18. Nxb7 Rac8 19. c3 fxe5 $5 $132)
17... Rac8 18. Bd3 Nxe5 $1 19. fxe5 Qxe5 20. Nbd2 f5 21. Nf3 Qc7 22. Neg5 (22.
Nc3 $13) (22. Ned2 $5) 22... Bd5 23. Nh4 $2 (23. h6 g6 $44) 23... Qc5 $1 24.
Qd2 Bf6 25. a3 b4 $1 26. axb4 Qd4 27. c3 Bxg5 28. Qxg5 Rxc3+ $19 {
->, Ter Sahakyan,S (2575)-Potkin,V (2653)/EU-ch Aix-les-Bains/2011/}) 9. f3 {
White opts for the English Attack setup.} ({
Just like one move earlier, the alternative is} 9. f4 b5 10. e5 (10. Bd3 b4 11.
Na4 (11. Nce2 Na5 $132) 11... Rb8 12. Kb1 (12. e5 Nd5 13. Be4 Bb7 14. Bxd5 Nxd4
15. Bxb7 $2 (15. Qxd4 Bxd5 16. Nb6 Bc6 $11 {/=/+}) 15... b3 $1 16. Bxd4 bxa2
17. b4 (17. b3 $4 Ba3+) 17... Rxb7 18. Ba1 Bxb4 19. Qe3 O-O 20. c3 d5 21. Kd2
Ba3 22. f5 Qa5 23. Qd4 Rc8 $40 {Soares,F (1924)-Tosi,F (2370)/email/2009/})
12... d6 13. b3 O-O 14. Nxc6 Qxc6 15. Rhe1 Qc7 16. Qe2 Bd7 17. Nb2 Bb5 18. Bd4
Qc6 19. Qf3 Rfc8 $132 {
1/2, Gashimov,V (2719)-Movsesian,S (2723)/Reggio Emilia/2010/}) 10... b4 11.
exf6 (11. Na4 Nd5 $15) (11. Ncb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 Qb8 (12... Qa5 $5 13. exf6 gxf6
14. Nd6+ Bxd6 15. Qxd6 Qxa2 16. Rd3 Qa1+ 17. Kd2 Ra2 18. Rb3 (18. Bd4 Nxd4 19.
Rxd4 Rxb2 20. Bb5 Qxh1 21. Bxd7+ Bxd7 22. Qb8+ $1 $11) 18... Rxb2 19. Bb5 Qa2
20. Rxb2 Qxb2 21. Bc5 Qc3+ 22. Kd1 Ba6 $1 23. Bxa6 (23. Bxc6 Qa1+ $11) 23...
Qa1+ 24. Kd2 Qxa6 25. Bd4 Rg8 26. g3 Qb7 27. Bc5 Qb8 $11 {
Wei,Y (2551)-Stukopin,A (2522)/WChJ Kocaeli/2013/}) 13. exf6 gxf6 14. Kb1 d5
15. c4 bxc3 16. Qxc3 Bd7 17. Bc5 O-O 18. Qg3+ Kh8 19. Qh4 Bxc5 20. Qxf6+ Kg8
21. Qg5+ (21. Rd3 $2 Ne7) 21... Kh8 {
1/2, Yu,Y (2662)-Cori Tello,J (2587)/WChJ Kocaeli/2013/}) 11... bxc3 12. Qxc3
Bxf6 13. g4 h6 (13... Bb7 14. g5 Bxd4 15. Rxd4 O-O $5 (15... Rc8 16. Ra4 (16.
Rd2 Ne7 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. Rg1 Nf5 19. Bb6 Rc6 20. Bf2 d5 21. Bd3 (21. Rd3 $5
$14) 21... Nd6 22. Bd4 O-O 23. h4 (23. a4 a5 24. Bb5 $5 $14) 23... a5 24. h5
Ba6 25. Bxa6 Rxa6 26. h6 g6 $11 {
Sengupta,D (2529)-Konguvel,P (2347)/Kolkata/2014/}) 16... O-O 17. Rg1 d5 18.
Kb1 d4 $1 (18... Rfd8 19. Bd3 d4 $2 20. Bxd4 Rxd4 21. Rxd4 Qb6 22. Bxh7+ $1
Kxh7 23. g6+ $1 fxg6 24. Qh3+ Kg8 25. Qxe6+ Kf8 (25... Kh8 26. Rg3 $18) 26.
Qd6+ Kg8 27. Rdd1 $18 {Yu,Y (2675)-Svidler,P (2753)/Dubai rpd/2014/}) 19. Bxd4
Qxf4 20. Qg3 Qxg3 21. Rxg3 Rfd8 22. Rd3 a5 (22... Nxd4 $142 23. Raxd4 Rxd4 24.
Rxd4 Kf8 $132) 23. Bb6 Rxd3 24. Bxd3 $14 {
Yu,Y (2675)-Ganguly,S (2619)/Dubai blitz/2014/}) 16. Rd2 Rfc8 17. Rg1 Qd8 18.
Bd4 (18. Bd3 Ne7 (18... a5 $2 19. g6 $1 hxg6 20. Bxg6 fxg6 21. Rxg6 e5 22. Qb3+
$18) 19. Qd4 Rab8 $13) ({Interesting is} 18. Qb3 $5 Qc7 (18... Rab8 19. Bc5 $5)
19. Qb6 $14 {and the endgame is slightly better for White.}) 18... Ne7 $5 (
18... Nxd4 19. Qxd4 Bd5 $11) 19. Qd3 Qa5 (19... Nf5 $132) 20. a3 Qa4 $6 (20...
Nf5 $142 21. Bc3 (21. Bf2 $6 Qa4 $36) 21... Qb6 22. Bd4 Qa5 $11 (22... Qc7 $5))
21. Bh3 $1 Nd5 22. Kb1 (22. Qe4 $1 Nb4 (22... Rxc2+ 23. Qxc2 Rc8 24. Bc3 $16)
23. Qxb7 Nxc2 24. Bc3 Nxa3 25. Qxd7 Nb5 26. Rg3 $14 {
Black has counterplay, but hardly full compensation for the piece.}) 22... Nxf4
23. Qe3 Ng6 (23... Nxh3 24. Qe5 Qxd4 25. Qxd4 Nxg1 26. Qxg1 Be4 27. Qd4 d5 28.
b3 $14) 24. Rf1 Qb5 (24... Bd5 $5 {/\} 25. Qf2 e5 26. Bxe5 Nxe5 27. Rxd5 Nc4
28. Rd3 Rab8 29. Ka1 Ne5 $132) 25. Qf2 Rf8 26. Bc5 Ne5 27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. Rd4
$14 {/~~, Sutovsky,E (2642)-Morozevich,A (2719)/Poikovsky/2014/}) 14. h4 (14.
Bg2 Bb7 15. Rhg1 Rc8 16. Kb1 Nxd4 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. Bxd4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Ke7 20.
Ra4 Bxg2 21. Rxg2 Rc6 $11 {Hracek,Z (2635)-Akesson,R (2469)/Pardubice rpd/2013/
}) 14... Bb7 15. Rh2 (15. Rh3 Rc8 16. Kb1 Nxd4 17. Qxc7 Rxc7 18. Bxd4 Be4 19.
Bd3 Bxd4 20. Bxe4 Bf6 21. Bd3 Rb7 22. b3 a5 23. Ba6 Rb6 24. Be2 d5 25. Re3 Be7
26. f5 a4 27. fxe6 fxe6 28. c4 axb3 29. Rxb3 Rxb3+ 30. axb3 dxc4 31. Bxc4 Bxh4
$11 {Ramsden,J (2000)-Voigt,D (1991)/email/2012/}) 15... Rc8 (15... Qd6 $5 16.
Qd2 (16. Rhd2 $5 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Qxf4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Kb1 $44) 16... Nxd4 17.
Bxd4 Bf3 18. Bxf6 Qxd2+ 19. Rdxd2 gxf6 20. Bg2 Bxg2 21. Rhxg2 Ke7 22. Rd4 d5
23. b3 {1/2, Pikula,D (2489)-Arsovic,Z (2434)/Valjevo/2012/}) 16. Qd2 Nxd4 (
16... Be7 17. Nxc6 (17. Kb1 $6 Nb4 $1 18. Nb3 $2 Bf3 19. Rc1 Bxg4 20. Bd4 O-O
21. Be2 Bf5 $17 {Aagaard,J (2528)-Rasmussen,A (2538)/DEN-ch Odense/2011/})
17... Bxc6 18. Kb1 $13 {/+/=}) ({Too risky is} 16... g5 $6 17. fxg5 hxg5 18.
Rf2 Bxd4 $6 (18... Be5 $142) 19. Bxd4 Nxd4 20. Qxd4 e5 {
Gorovykh,E (2446)-Geller,J (2534)/Dagomys/2010/} 21. Qe3 $1 $16 {/\} gxh4 22.
Rxd7 $1 $18) 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 O-O 19. g5 h5 20. Rf2 d5 $5 (20... Qa5 21.
a3 Rc7 22. Bd3 g6 23. Rdd2 Bc6 (23... Bd5 $5) 24. Qf6 Ba4 25. f5 $1 exf5 26. b4
Qd5 27. Bxf5 Qa2 (27... Qh1+ $142 28. Rd1 Qxh4 29. Bxg6 Qxf2 $1 30. Qxf2 fxg6
$14) 28. Bxg6 Qxa3+ 29. Kd1 d5 30. Qe5 $1 (30. Rxd5 Qxb4 31. Bxf7+ Rcxf7 32.
Qg6+ Rg7 33. Qe6+ Kh8 34. Qh6+ Kg8 35. Qe6+ Kh8 {
1/2, Inarkiev,E (2674)-Movsesian,S (2716)/Olginka/2011/}) 30... Rb7 (30... Rfc8
$2 31. Rxf7 $18) (30... Qxb4 31. Qxc7 Qb1+ 32. Ke2 Re8+ 33. Kf3 Qh1+ 34. Kg3
Qg1+ 35. Rg2 $18) 31. Bh7+ $1 Kxh7 32. Rxf7+ Rbxf7 33. g6+ $1 Kg8 34. gxf7+
Rxf7 35. Rg2+ Kf8 36. Qb8+ Ke7 37. Re2+ Kd7 38. Qe8+ Kd6 39. Qe6+ $18) 21. Re1
({Black wants to exchange his passive bishop after} 21. Bd3 g6 22. a3 a5 23.
Re1 Bc6 24. Qf6 Bb5 $1 25. Bxb5 (25. Bxg6 Qa7 26. Rf3 fxg6 27. Qxg6+ Qg7 28.
Qxe6+ Qf7 $11) 25... Qb6 26. Ree2 Qxb5 27. Rxe6 fxe6 $11 {
Guseinov,G (2613)-Macieja,B (2594)/Istanbul olm/2012/}) 21... g6 22. Re3 a5 (
22... Bc6 23. Bxa6 (23. Rb3 $5) 23... Ra8 24. Ra3 Ra7 25. Rff3 Rfa8 $132) 23.
Rb3 a4 $5 24. Qxa4 Qc5 25. Rg2 Ra8 26. Qb4 (26. Qb5 Qc7 $1 $11) 26... Qxb4 27.
Rxb4 Rxa2 28. Be2 (28. Kd2 Ba6 $11 {is drawish, so White retains the bishops.
However, this shouldn't have given him an advantage either.}) 28... Ba6 29. Bd1
Ra8 (29... Rc8 $5) 30. Rg3 Bc4 31. Kd2 {
Saric,I (2637)-Yu,Y (2677)/Wijk aan Zee-B/2014/} R2a7 $5 $11) 9... b5 {
All the rage nowadays.} (9... O-O 10. g4 b5 11. g5 Nh5 12. Nce2 Rd8 13. Ng3
Nxd4 14. Qxd4 Nf4 15. h4 Bb7 16. Qb6 Qb8 17. Kb1 d5 $1 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Qxb7
Bc5 20. exd5 (20. Ne2 Qd6 $1) 20... Qxg3 21. Bd3 {
1/2, Salgado Lopez,I (2626)-Movsesian,S (2721)/Moscow/2011/} Rdb8 22. Bxh7+ Kf8
23. Qd7 Ra7 24. Qc6 Rc7 25. Qxa6 Ra7 $11) 10. Kb1 {This quiet prophylactic
move (moving the king away from the semi-open c-file is usually useful) has
started to replace the openly aggressive} (10. g4 Nxd4 {
which has brought Black excellent results in recent practice:} 11. Qxd4 (11.
Bxd4 Bb7 12. g5 (12. Qf2 O-O 13. Bd3 Rac8 14. Ne2 d6 15. Ng3 Nd7 16. Rhe1 Nc5
17. Kb1 Rfd8 18. b3 e5 19. Bb2 Bh4 20. Rg1 g6 21. Qe3 f6 22. f4 exf4 23. Qxf4
d5 $1 24. Qxc7 Rxc7 $15 {Karjakin,S (2776)-Topalov,V (2767)/Beijing/2013/}) (
12. Ne2 $6 Rc8 13. c3 h6 14. Ng3 b4 15. c4 d5 $1 $36 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Nf5 exf5
18. Bxf6 Bxc4 19. Bxc4 Bxf6 20. Rhe1+ Kf8 21. Kb1 Qxc4 22. Rc1 Bc3 23. Qd7 Kg8
$19 {Volokitin,A (2688)-Robson,R (2623)/WCup Tromsoe/2013/}) ({
Caruana was understandably unwilling to repeat} 12. Kb1 O-O 13. Qf2 (13. e5 Nd5
14. Ne4 f6 $1 15. exf6 Bxf6 16. Nxf6+ Nxf6 17. Bg2 Nd5 18. Rhe1 Rae8 (18...
Rad8 $5 $11 {/\} 19. Be5 d6 20. Bg3 e5 {and White doesn't have f4 anymore.})
19. Be5 d6 20. Bg3 e5 21. f4 $1 Nxf4 22. Bxb7 Qxb7 23. Qxd6 Re6 24. Qc5 $14 {
/<=>, Inarkiev,E (2682)-Le,Q (2712)/Dubai rpd/2014/}) 13... Rac8 14. Rg1 Bc6
15. Bd3 b4 16. Ne2 d5 17. g5 Nh5 18. exd5 Bxd5 19. Rg4 e5 20. Be3 Qc6 21. Rf1
g6 22. Nc1 f5 $1 23. gxf6 Nxf6 24. Rgg1 Nh5 25. Qd2 Bxf3 $15 {Caruana,F (2779)
-Svidler,P (2740)/ECC Rhodes/2013/ For more details see the notes to this game
by Kr. Szabo in CBM 157.}) (12. Bd3 O-O {only transposes after} 13. g5 Nh5)
12... Nh5 13. Be5 (13. Kb1 O-O 14. Bd3 (14. Rg1 Rac8 15. Qf2 Rfd8 16. Bb6 Bc5
17. Bxc7 Bxf2 18. Bxd8 Bxg1 19. Rxd7 Bxh2 20. Be7 Bc6 21. Ra7 Rc7 22. Rxc7 Bxc7
$11 {/=/+, Blomqvist,E (2508)-Cramling,P (2520)/SWE-chT/2014/}) (14. Be3 d5 $1
15. exd5 b4 16. Na4 Bxd5 17. Nb6 Rad8 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19. Qc1 Rxd1 20. Qxd1 Nf4
$132 {/=/+, Bauer,C (2622)-Ganguly,S (2630)/Linares/2013/}) (14. Ne2 $5 $13 {
is an unexplored version of Almasi's idea below.}) 14... Nf4 15. h4 Rac8 16.
Ne2 Nxd3 17. cxd3 e5 18. Be3 Bb4 (18... d5 $5 $15) 19. Qxb4 Qc2+ 20. Ka1 Qxe2 {
s pohodlnou hrou, Mamedov - Morozevic, Europsky pohar 2013.} 21. Qd2 (21. Bd2
$5) 21... Qxd2 (21... Qxf3 $142 $15) 22. Bxd2 f6 {
Mamedov,N (2612)-Morozevich,A (2734)/ECC Rhodes/2013/} 23. Bb4 Rf7 24. Rhf1 $11
) (13. Ne2 Rc8 14. Rg1 O-O 15. Bh3 g6 16. Kb1 d5 17. e5 Ng7 18. f4 b4 19. Bg4
a5 20. Nc1 Ba6 21. Rg2 a4 $132 {
Almasi,Z (2710)-Movsesian,S (2700)/EU-chT Warsaw/2013/}) (13. Bd3 O-O 14. Ne2
e5 15. Be3 g6 16. Ng3 Nf4 17. h4 Rac8 18. Bxf4 exf4 19. Ne2 d5 20. Qxf4 Bd6 21.
e5 Bxe5 22. Qd2 Bg7 23. f4 Rfe8 24. Kb1 {
Dominguez Perez,L (2725)-Potkin,V (2642)/Havana/2012/} d4 25. Rh2 Re3 $15)
13... Qxe5 14. Qxd7+ Kf8 15. Qxb7 Qb8 $5 (15... Rb8 16. Qa7 g6 17. Kb1 h6 $5
18. Rd7 Re8 19. gxh6 Rxh6 20. Qxa6 b4 21. Ne2 Nf6 22. Rd1 Rxh2 23. Rxh2 Qxh2
24. Nd4 (24. Nc1 $5) 24... Rd8 25. Qe2 Qc7 26. Nb5 Rxd1+ 27. Qxd1 Qf4 28. c3 g5
$1 $44 {Safarli,E (2653)-Movsesian,S (2700)/`WChT Antalya/2013/}) (15... Bxg5+
16. Kb1 Qb8 17. Rd7 $5 (17. Qc6 g6 18. Rd7 Qe8 $132) 17... Qxb7 18. Rxb7 Bf6
19. a4 $1 Bxc3 20. bxc3 bxa4 21. Bxa6 g5 22. Bb5 Kg7 23. Rd1 Rhb8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8
25. c4 Nf4 26. Kb2 Ng6 27. Ka3 $14 {/~~, Ter Sahakyan,S (2572)-Polgar,J (2693)/
EU-ch Yerevan/2014/ Although Black has counterplay here, White's passed pawns
on the c-file eventually decided the game in his favour.}) 16. Rd7 Qxb7 17.
Rxb7 g6 $1 18. a4 b4 19. Na2 Bxg5+ 20. Kb1 a5 21. Bc4 Nf4 ({
Black has avoided weakenening his queenside and should hold the balance with} 
21... Rc8 $5 22. b3 Nf4 23. Rd1 Kg7 24. Rdd7 Rhf8 {/\} 25. Rb5 Rfd8 $11) 22.
Rd1 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Bxd8 24. Nc1 h5 25. Nd3 (25. Nb3 $142 $14) 25... Nxd3 26.
cxd3 g5 $11 {Khairullin,I (2651)-Jumabayev,R (2564)/Moscow/2014/}) 11... Bb7
12. g5 Nh5 {Now the most concrete move is} 13. Bh3 (13. Ne2 Rc8 14. Rd2 (14.
Qd2 d5 15. e5 d4 $5 16. Nxd4 O-O 17. Bd3 Rfd8 18. Kb1 g6 19. Rhf1 Qxe5 20. f4
Qc7 21. Qf2 Bf8 $11 {
Bauer,C (2622)-Lopez Martinez,J (2543)/ESP-chT Linares/2013/}) 14... d5 (14...
Bc5 $5 15. Qd3 d5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. e5 d4 $1 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Rc5 20. Re2
Nf4 21. Re3 Ng6 22. Rg1 Ke7 23. Bg2 h6 24. gxh6 Rxh6 $15 {
Proudian,A (2259)-Mekhitarian,K (2548)/Mogi das Cruzes/2013/}) 15. exd5 Bxd5
16. Nf4 Nxf4 17. Bxf4 Qa5 18. Qxg7 Rf8 19. Rxd5 Qa4 $1 20. Rd2 Qxf4 21. h4 $2 (
21. Qd4 $1 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxg5+ $11) 21... Rd8 22. Bd3 (22. Qc3 f5 $1 $17) 22...
Bb4 23. Rhd1 {Inarkiev,E (2698)-Schlosser,P (2612)/EU-ch Yerevan/2014/} Bxd2+
24. Rxd2 Ke7 $17) (13. Rd2 Rc8 14. Bxb5 (14. Rg1 Bc5 15. Qxc5 Qxc5 16. Bxc5
Rxc5 17. a4 bxa4 18. Nxa4 Ra5 19. b3 Bc6 20. Nc3 Rc5 21. Nd1 a5 $11 {
Saric,I (2622)-Khairullin,I (2657)/EU-ch Legnica/2013/}) 14... axb5 15. Nxb5
Qc6 16. Na7 Qc7 17. Nb5 {
1/2, Dominguez Perez,L (2757)-Caruana,F (2779)/Elancourt/2013/}) (13. Kb1 Rc8
14. Qd2 b4 $5 (14... g6 15. Bh3 b4 16. Ne2 d5 17. e5 O-O 18. Bd4 a5 19. Bg4 Ng7
20. h4 a4 21. Nc1 Ba6 22. h5 a3 23. Qh2 gxh5 24. Rd2 $1 $40 {
Almasi,Z (2689)-Inarkiev,E (2688)/Havana/2013/}) 15. Na4 (15. Ne2 d5 16. e5 d4
$5 17. Nxd4 O-O 18. Be2 Rfd8 19. Qc1 g6 20. Rhe1 Qxe5 21. f4 Qc7 22. f5 e5 23.
fxg6 hxg6 24. Bxh5 gxh5 25. Nf5 Be4 26. Nxe7+ Qxe7 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Re2 Bg6
$36 {Volokitin,A (2683)-Najer,E (2628)/Bundesliga/2013/}) 15... d5 $142 (15...
Bc6 $6 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Nd5 exd5 18. exd5 Ba4 19. b3 Bd6 20. bxa4 O-O 21. Bxa6
Qa5 22. Bc4 Qxa4 23. Rhe1 g6 24. Bb3 Qb5 25. Bd4 $14 {/+/-, Erenburg,S (2615)
-Rasmussen,A (2502)/Helsingor/2013/ White's king is relatively safe and he
went on to convert his extra pawn.}) 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Nb6 Rd8 $132) 13... Rc8
(13... f6 $5 $13) 14. Bg4 (14. Qd2 b4 15. Na4 Bc6 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. Bg4 Rxb6 18.
Bxb6 Qxb6 19. Bxh5 Qa5 20. Kb1 Qxg5 21. Qxg5 Bxg5 22. Bg4 Bf4 23. Bh3 Ke7 24.
Bf1 a5 $44 {/=/+, Robson,R (2628)-Wang,Y (2705)/Ningbo WChT/2013/}) (14. Rd2
Bc5 15. Qxc5 Qxc5 16. Bxc5 Rxc5 17. Rg1 Nf4 18. Bf1 h6 19. gxh6 g6 20. Rg4 Nh5
$11 {/=/+, Feygin,M (2512)-Wirig,A (2495)/BEL-chT/2014/}) 14... b4 15. Bxh5
bxc3 16. Qxg7 (16. b3 O-O $5 (16... e5 17. Qa4 Bc6 18. Qc4 $1 $14 (18. Qxa6 $2
Ra8 19. Qc4 Rxa2 20. Qxc3 O-O 21. Bg4 Rc8 22. Bc5 Bxe4 23. fxe4 Bxc5 24. Kb1
Bd4 {0-1, Browne,W (2444)-Van Kampen,R (2603)/Reykjavik/2014/})) 17. Qxd7 {
Van Foreest,J (2380)-Ivanov,J (2375)/Can Picafort/2014/} Bc5 $1 $36) 16...
cxb2+ 17. Kxb2 (17. Qxb2 $4 Ba3 $19) 17... Rf8 18. Qd4 (18. Ka1 d5 19. Bd4 dxe4
20. fxe4 Bxe4 21. Rhf1 Bg6 22. Be2 Qa5 $13 {
Demetrio,A (2510)-Schiendorfer,R (2348)/email/2009/}) 18... Bc5 $5 (18... d5
$132) 19. Qxc5 Qxc5 20. Bxc5 Rxc5 21. h4 h6 22. Rhg1 Ke7 $44 {
Rasik,V (2450)-Miton,K (2597)/SVK-chT/2014/}) 10... Ne5 {
This is still only a sideline, but Caruana was excellently prepared anyway.} ({
Statistically the most often played move is} 10... h5 11. Nxc6 (11. Qf2 $5 d6
12. h3 h4 (12... Bb7 13. Bd3 h4 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Rhe1 b4 16. Ne2 e5 17. Bb6
Qb7 18. Nc1 Nd7 19. Ba5 O-O 20. Bc4 Rfc8 21. Nd3 Ba4 22. Bb3 Bxb3 23. axb3 $16
{Yu,Y (2527)-Movsesian,S (2718)/Khanty-Mansiysk WCup/2009/ For more details
see the notes to this games by Kritz in CBM 134.}) 13. g4 (13. Bd3 $5 Ne5 $13)
13... hxg3 14. Qxg3 g6 15. Nxc6 Qxc6 16. e5 Nh5 17. Qg1 Bb7 18. exd6 Bxd6 19.
Ne4 Be7 20. Bg5 Qc7 21. Bxe7 {
1/2, Karthikeyan,P (2415)-Malakhatko,V (2552)/Mumbai/2013/} Kxe7 $13 {/=/+})
11... dxc6 12. e5 Nd5 $5 $146 (12... Qxe5 13. Bd4 Qc7 14. Qg5 Rg8 15. Be5 Qa5 (
15... Qa7 16. Be2 $36) 16. Bd6 (16. Qg3 $5 $44) 16... Bxd6 17. Rxd6 Qc7 18. Rd2
({Now Black consolidates, so White should consider other moves:} 18. Qc5 $44) (
18. Qe5 $5) 18... Bb7 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. fxe4 c5 21. Be2 g6 22. Rhd1 Bxe4 23. Bf3
Bxf3 24. gxf3 Qe7 25. Qe5 Rc8 26. Rd6 Qc7 27. Qg5 a5 28. Qd2 Kf8 29. Rd7 Qe5
30. Qh6+ Ke8 31. Ra7 Qf6 32. Qd2 Kf8 33. Qh6+ {
1/2, Kryvoruchko,Y (2676)-Macieja,B (2614)/Lublin/2012/}) 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. f4
Bd7 15. g3 Rc8 16. Bg2 a5 17. Bd4 b4 $11 {The centre is closed and Black's
position is solid, so Motylev goes for the double-edged} 18. f5 exf5 19. e6 $5
(19. Bxd5 Be6 $11) 19... fxe6 20. Bxg7 Rg8 (20... Rh7 $5) 21. Bd4 a4 22. Bf3
$44 {Motylev,A (2656)-Eljanov,P (2723)/EU-ch Yerevan/2014/}) ({After} 10...
Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bb7 (11... b4 $6 12. Na4 Rb8 13. Qf2 (13. c4 $1 $36 {Karjakin})
13... O-O 14. Nb6 e5 (14... d6 $142 $132) 15. Be3 d6 16. Nxc8 Qxc8 {
Karjakin,S (2756)-Safarli,E (2653)/WChT Antalya/2013/} 17. g4 $1 $36) {
White can avoid the lines from the above note with} 12. Qg5 (12. g4 {
transposes to the 10.g4 lines.}) (12. e5 $5 Nd5 13. Ne4 {also deserves
attention; this is a better vesrion of White's idea from Inarkiev-Le Queng
Liem.}) 12... b4 (12... O-O $2 13. e5 Nd5 14. Nxd5 $18 {
shows one concrete tactical reason for 10.Kb1.}) 13. Na4 O-O 14. Nb6 Rae8 15.
Qg3 d6 16. Nc4 e5 17. Bb6 Qc6 18. Be3 Rc8 19. Bd3 Rfe8 20. Rhe1 Nd7 21. Na5 Qc7
22. Nxb7 Qxb7 23. Qf2 a5 $6 (23... Nc5 $142) 24. Qe2 Nc5 25. Bc4 $36 {
Ivanchuk,V (2731)-Wang,Y (2723)/Beijing blitz/2013/}) ({After} 10... Bb7 {
it's quite possible Fabiano intended to play} 11. Bf4 $5 {
, finally this idea was used somewhat later by Anand:} (11. g4 Nxd4 {
again resembles (and can transposes into) 10.g4 Nxd4. Black equalized after}
12. Qxd4 Rc8 13. Rd2 Bc5 14. Qxc5 Qxc5 15. Bxc5 Rxc5 16. h4 Ke7 17. a4 b4 18.
Na2 b3 19. Nc3 bxc2+ 20. Rxc2 d6 21. b4 Rcc8 22. Be2 h6 23. Rhc1 g5 24. h5 Nd7
$11 {Tazbir,M (2555)-Movsesian,S (2688)/CZE-chT/2013/}) 11... e5 (11... Qb6 12.
Nb3 $1 $14) 12. Nf5 ({The bishop sortie makes no sense after} 12. Nxc6 dxc6 $11
) 12... exf4 13. Nd5 Nxd5 (13... Qb8 14. Nxg7+ Kf8 15. Nf5 $44) 14. exd5 Nb4
15. c4 $1 (15. Nxe7 Qxc2+ 16. Qxc2 Nxc2 $15) ({White has higher ambitions than
} 15. d6 Qxc2+ 16. Qxc2 Nxc2 17. Nxg7+ Kf8 18. dxe7+ Kxg7 19. Kxc2 Bc6 20. Rd4
Rhe8 $11) 15... Bd6 (15... Bc5 16. a3 Nxd5 17. cxd5 O-O 18. d6 Qb6 19. Qxf4 $36
) 16. a3 (16. Nxg7+ $5 Kf8 17. Nf5 $13) 16... Be5 (16... O-O $5 17. Nxd6 Qxd6
18. Qxb4 Qg6+ $132) 17. Qxb4 (17. d6 $1 $14) 17... d6 18. cxb5 O-O 19. g3 axb5
20. Bxb5 Rfb8 $2 (20... Bc8 $142 21. Nd4 $14 {/<=>}) 21. gxf4 Bc8 22. Nh6+ $1
gxh6 {Anand,V (2785)-Movsesian,S (2672)/Dubai rpd/2014/} 23. Rhg1+ $1 {/\} Bg7
24. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 25. Qd4+ f6 26. Rg1+ Kf7 27. Qe4 $1 $18) 11. g4 b4 (11... Bb7
12. g5 Nh5 (12... b4 13. gxf6 (13. Na4 $142 $1 $36) 13... bxc3 14. fxg7 Rg8 15.
Qxc3 Qxc3 16. bxc3 Rxg7 17. Be2 Rc8 $44 {
Luther,T (2551)-Mastrovasilis,D (2462)/Fuerth/2002/}) 13. Rg1 O-O (13... b4 14.
Na4 d5 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. f4 (16. Qf2 Ng6 17. b3 Bd6 18. Bd3 Nhf4 $13 {
Worek,J (2274)-Krejci,J (2454)/CZE-chT/2011/}) 16... Nf3 17. Nxf3 Bxf3 18. Bg2
Bxg2 19. Qxg2 O-O 20. f5 $1 $16) 14. f4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Qxc4 (15... bxc4 $5 16. f5
$14) 16. Nb3 Bb4 17. Qxd7 Bc6 18. Nd2 Qxc3 19. bxc3 Bxd7 20. cxb4 Bc6 21. Kb2
$16 {Shomoev,A (2587)-Morozevich,A (2722)/RUS-chT Loo/2014/}) (11... d6 $6 12.
g5 Nfd7 13. f4 Nc4 14. Bxc4 Qxc4 15. Rhe1 $36 {leads to a position, which
arises more often via Scheveningen move orders. White has a powerful
initiative here:} b4 (15... Bb7 16. e5 $1 b4 17. Na4 Qd5 18. exd6 Qxd6 19. Nxe6
fxe6 20. Qxd6 Bxd6 21. Rxd6 $18 {
Fedorchuk,S (2599)-Lazarev,V (2517)/FRA-chT/2007/}) 16. Na4 Rb8 17. f5 Ne5 18.
f6 $1 gxf6 19. gxf6 Bd8 (19... Bxf6 20. Nf5 $1 exf5 21. Qxd6 $18) 20. Bf4 Qc7
21. Bxe5 dxe5 22. Nc6 $1 $18 {Svidler,P (2635)-Maksimenko,A (2550)/Tivat/1995/}
) (11... h6 12. Rg1 b4 {- 11...b4}) 12. Na4 h6 13. Rg1 ({After} 13. Bf4 Bb7 (
13... Rb8 $5 14. Rg1 d6 {/\Bd7}) 14. h4 d5 {
the central break is more effective:} 15. Qh2 Bd6 16. Nc5 Qxc5 17. Bxe5 Bxe5
18. Qxe5 Rc8 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Qh2 Qa5 21. Nb3 Qc7 22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. Be2 Ke7
$11 {1/2, Janosi,E (2223)-Koch,C (2175)/email/2009/}) 13... d5 (13... g5 14. h4
{won't slow White down, so Svidler logically seeks central counterplay.}) 14.
Bf4 $1 $146 {Only this move is a novelty. The pin is unpleasant, but} (14. g5 {
was less flexible:} hxg5 15. Rxg5 Nxf3 $6 (15... dxe4 16. Bf4 {
transposes back to our game.}) (15... Ng6 16. Rxg6 $5 fxg6 17. e5 $44) ({
However, White has to reckon also with other moves as} 15... Bd7 $5) 16. Nxf3
Nxe4 17. Qd4 Bxg5 (17... Bf6 18. Re5 $16) 18. Nxg5 Rxh2 19. Bd3 $32 {
->, Wiegner,D-Bretz,D/email/1998/}) 14... dxe4 ({
It's difficult to give a clear verdict about} 14... Bd6 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Nf5
$1 O-O 17. Nxd6 Nxf3 $1 (17... Qxd6 $2 18. g5 $40) 18. Qf2 Nxg1 19. Bg3 $5 (19.
Rxd5 exd5 20. Qxg1 Qa7 $5 $13) 19... Qc6 20. b3 Nf3 21. Bg2 Ng5 22. h4 Nh7 23.
Nf5 $44 {|^ In any case entering such a tactical labyrinth without thorough
prior preparation is very impractical to say the least.}) 15. g5 (15. Bxe5 $6
Qxe5 16. Nc6 Qd5 $15) 15... hxg5 16. Rxg5 Nfd7 (16... e3 $143 $6 17. Qg2 $40)
17. Rxg7 exf3 ({Natural enough, but Black had also the alternative} 17... Qa5
$5 {The follow-up} 18. Qg2 (18. b3 $5 exf3 19. Nb2 Bf6 20. Rg3 $13) 18... exf3
19. Nxf3 Bb7 20. Be2 Bf6 $5 $11 {
is chaotic to the human eye, Houdini indicates the position is roughly equal.})
18. Nxe6 $1 {A typical Sicilian sacrifice. Once Black manages to coordinate
his forces with Bf6, Bb7 and possibly 0-0-0, he would have little to of his
lead in development.} fxe6 {A sensible choice.} (18... Qc6 19. Nd4 $5 Qxa4 20.
Nf5 $40 {
is far more dangerous for Black. Even the engine agrees, a sample line is} b3
21. axb3 Qb4 22. Qe3 Qc5 23. Rd4 $16) 19. Bd3 {White's moves were coming fast,
Caruana was obviously still on well-known terrain.} Bf6 $6 {If one has to
choose the decisive error, objectively it's probably already this move.
However, it's difficult to blame Svidler for not playing (finding?) the
computer move} (19... Rb8 $142 $1 {/\} 20. Qe3 (20. Bg6+ Kd8 21. Bg5 Nxg6 22.
Bxe7+ Nxe7 23. Qg5 Re8 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Qg8+ $11 {is one of the possible
forced draws, but White can play on without much risk - Black's king remains
permanently exposed.}) 20... Rb5 21. c4 bxc3 22. Nxc3 $5 (22. Bg6+ Kd8 23. Nxc3
Qc5 (23... Rxb2+ 24. Ka1 Re2 $5 25. Nxe2 fxe2 26. Rxd7+ Bxd7 27. Bxe5 Qc5 28.
Qxe2 Rf8 $132 {=}) 24. Nxb5 Qxe3 25. Bxe3 Nxg6 26. Bb6+ Ke8 27. Nc7+ Kf8 28.
Nxe6+ Ke8 $11) 22... Rxb2+ $5 (22... Ra5 23. Bg6+ Kd8 24. Rxe7 (24. Bxe5 Rxe5
25. Qxf3 Rf8 $15) 24... Kxe7 25. Bg5+ Kf8 26. Bh6+ Ke7 27. Qf4 $5 (27. Bg5+ $11
Nf6 $2 28. Qf4 Rf8 29. Ne4 $18) 27... Rxh6 28. Qg5+ Nf6 29. Qxh6 Rd5 $8 30.
Nxd5+ Nxd5 31. Rc1 Qb7 32. Bh5 $14) 23. Kxb2 Kf8 $1 24. Rxe7 (24. Rg6 Kf7 $1
$13) 24... Kxe7 25. Kc2 Qa5 $132) 20. Bg6+ Nxg6 $8 (20... Kd8 $2 21. Bxe5 $18)
(20... Kf8 $2 21. Rf7+ $1 Kg8 22. Rg1 Qa7 23. Be3 $1 Nxf7 24. Bxa7 Rxa7 25. Qe3
$18) 21. Bxc7 Bxg7 22. Qd3 $1 {Black has more than enough material for the
queen, but his pieces are uncoordinated.} ({
The energetic text move is the best, after} 22. Qxb4 Ra7 23. Qg4 O-O $5 {
Black may even spurn the perpetual with} 24. Qxe6+ Kh7 25. Qh3+ Bh6 $15) 22...
Nge5 ({Svidler didn't like} 22... Ne7 23. Qxf3 Ra7 24. Bd6 $36 {
, so he holds on to the passed pawn as a potential source of counterplay.}) 23.
Bxe5 Bxe5 24. Qe4 $5 ({White's move is even more forcing than} 24. Qxf3 Rb8 25.
Qc6 Ke7 26. Nc5 Nf6 27. Nxa6 Bxa6 28. Qc5+ Kf7 29. Qxe5 $14 {/+/-}) 24... Ra7
$8 (24... Rb8 $2 25. Nc5 $18) 25. Nc5 Ke7 (25... Rh6 $142 $1 26. Qe3 (26. Nxd7
Rxd7 27. Rxd7 Bxd7 28. Qxe5 f2 $11) 26... Rg6 {, but after} 27. Qxf3 $1 Nf6 (
27... Nxc5 28. Qh5 Rag7 29. Qxe5 Rg1 (29... Nd7 30. Qc7 $18) (29... Nb7 30. Qb8
$18) 30. Qh5+ $18) 28. Qe3 $1 Ng4 29. Qe4 {White has a clear advantage:} Rg8
30. h3 Nf2 31. Qxe5 Nxd1 32. Qb8 Re7 33. Qxc8+ Kf7 34. Qxa6 Rg1 35. Kc1 $16)
26. Rf1 $1 {White cleverly avoids the rook swap.} (26. Nxd7 $2 Rxd7 27. Rxd7+
Bxd7 28. Qxe5 Rf8 $11 {and White must already give a perpetual.}) 26... Rf8 $6
({A more resilient try was} 26... Rd8 $5 27. b3 $1 f2 (27... Rc7 28. Nxd7 Rcxd7
29. Qxe5 Rd1+ 30. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 31. Kb2 {and Black will lose the Pf3:} Bb7 32.
Qg7+ Ke8 33. Qxb7 f2 34. Qa8+ Rd8 35. Qc6+ $18) 28. Rxf2 Rg8 29. Rf1 Nxc5 30.
Qxe5 Nd7 31. Qe4 $16 {/+-}) 27. Nxd7 Rxd7 28. Qxe5 Rd5 29. Qe3 Rdf5 30. Qf2 ({
Caruana is understandably unwilling to calculate if he can afford the rook
swap after} 30. Qa7+ Bd7 31. Rd1 Rd5 $5 (31... Rd8 32. Qf2 $18 {
is a better version of the game position.}) 32. Rxd5 exd5 33. Qc5+ Ke8 34. Qe3+
Kd8 35. Qb6+ Ke8 36. Qb8+ Kf7 37. Qf4+ Ke7 38. Qxb4+ {
While this probably also wins, the text move is more practical.}) 30... a5 31.
b3 {White already has a material advantage, his plan is to first free his king,
then activate the rook and prepare the opportunity for the queen to rejoin the
attack.} Bd7 32. Rg1 Bc6 33. Kb2 R8f7 34. Rg8 Rf8 35. Rg4 R8f7 (35... Rf4 $2
36. Qc5+ Kd7 37. Qa7+ Kd6 38. Rxf4 Rxf4 39. Qb8+ $18) 36. a3 $1 $18 bxa3+ 37.
Kxa3 Kd6 38. Rc4 Bd5 $6 ({Shortens his suffering, but} 38... Bd7 39. h4 $5 $18
{would also gradually win for White.}) 39. Rc8 {Black's resignation was maybe
slightly premature, but not unjustified - the threat c4 decides the issue:} (
39. Rc8 Be4 (39... Bc6 40. Qb6 Rc5 41. Rd8+ Ke7 42. Qc7+ Kf6 43. Qf4+ Rf5 44.
Qh4+) 40. Qd4+ Bd5 (40... Rd5 41. Qxe4 f2 42. Rc6+ $1) 41. c4 f2 42. cxd5 f1=Q
43. Rc6+ $18 {with a mating attack.}) 1-0

[Event "Paris sim"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1925.02.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "NN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D06"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1925.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.10"]

1. d4 d5 {
Cet échiquier était mené par un groupe de joueurs non membres du même cercle}
2. c4 Nf6 $6 3. cxd5 Nxd5 4. e4 Nf6 5. Bd3 (5. Nc3) 5... Nc6 $146 (5... e5 {
Colle,E-Koltanowski,G/BEL m Belgium 1925 (1)/1-0}) 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. d5 Bxf3 (7...
Ne5 8. Nxe5 Bxd1 9. Bb5+ c6 10. dxc6 a6 11. c7+ axb5 12. cxd8=Q+ Rxd8 13. Nc3
Bc2 $11) 8. gxf3 Ne5 9. Bb5+ (9. Be2) 9... c6 10. Bf4 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 cxb5 12.
Nc3 $32 a6 13. Rd1 g6 $6 (13... b4) 14. e5 $40 Nh5 15. Bg5 Qc7 16. d6 exd6 17.
Nd5 Qa5+ 18. b4 Qxa2 19. Nc7+ Kd7 20. Qxb7 1-0

[Event "Paris sim"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1925.02.01"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Alekhine, Alexander"]
[Black "Potemkin, Peter Petrovich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B02"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "1925.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.11.10"]

1. e4 Nf6 {Une petite provocation de la part des joueurs du Cercle du Palais
Royal à utiliser la défense crée par ALEKHINE quelques années plus tôt.  Dans
son livre "On the road to the world Championship", ALEKHINE a mentionné que
son adversaire sur ce 3ème échiquier était Peter Petrovich POTEMKINE.  En fait
POTEMKINE était membre du cercle du Palais Royal et il s'agissait bien d'une
partie en consultation.  POTEMKINE était un russe blanc émigré à la révolution
à Paris, un nom de cercle fameux lui a été donné après sa mort en 1926.  Ce
club existe toujours aujourd'hui même s'il est désormais en banlieue
parisienne à Levallois.  Au début des années 30, c'était  le club des russes
blancs à Paris et il comptait parmi ses membres: ALEKHINE, KANN,ROSSOLIMO,
BERNSTEIN,E. ZNOSKO-BOROVSKY et V. HALBERSTADT,} 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Bc4
Nb6 5. Bb3 c5 6. d3 Nc6 7. Nf3 $146 (7. Qh5 {
Tarrasch,S-Gruenfeld,E/Karlsbad 1923 (10)/1/2-1/2}) 7... Na5 $6 (7... Bf5) (
7... e6) 8. Ne5 Nxb3 (8... e6 9. Qh5 $1 {Alekhine}) 9. axb3 Nd7 $6 10. Nc4 $5
Nb6 (10... e6 11. Bf4 $36) 11. Bf4 $32 (11. Na5) 11... Nd5 $6 (11... Nxc4 {
semblait plus logique après avoir recherché pendant plusieurs coups cetéchange.
} 12. bxc4) 12. Nxd5 Qxd5 13. O-O b5 14. Ne3 Qc6 15. d4 e6 $2 (15... cxd4 16.
Qxd4) 16. d5 $36 exd5 $2 (16... Qb7 $142 17. Re1) 17. Nxd5 $18 Bd6 (17... f6
18. Nc7+) 18. Re1+ Be6 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Ra6 $1 Qd7 21. Rexe6+ $1 fxe6 22.
Rxe6+ $1 Kf7 (22... Qxe6 23. Nc7+) 23. Re7+ Qxe7 24. Nxe7 Kxe7 25. Qe2+ Kf7 26.
Qh5+ Kf6 27. Qxc5 Rhe8 28. g4 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0203"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2003.02.08"]
[Round "10.3"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2699"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2002.10.19"]
[EventType "tourn ()"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.26"]
[WhiteTeam "Luebeck"]
[BlackTeam "Porz"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 {This move order aims mainly to avoid the
Sveshnikov, where Black has been doing well lately. It was also very popular
in Linares, contrary to Wijk aan Zee there was not a single B33 game in Spain.}
Nf6 {Black insists. An alternative is} (3... e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. O-O Nf6
7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4 exf4 (8... Bg4 $5 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Bxf4 Nd4 11. Qd2 Qd7 12. a4
(12. h3 Bh5 13. g4 $6 Bg6 14. Nd5 b5 15. Bb3 Bd8 $1 16. Rae1 Nxb3 17. axb3 Nxd5
18. exd5 Bf6 19. Nf3 Rfe8 20. Qh2 Bxb2 21. Bxd6 a5 22. Be5 Bxe5 23. Rxe5 Rxe5
24. Qxe5 Re8 $17 {Ponomariov,R-Radjabov,T/Linares/2003/}) 12... h6 13. Nf3
Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Be6 15. Kh1 Kh7 16. Bb5 Qd8 17. d4 cxd4 18. Ne2 Nh5 19. Bg3
Nxg3+ 20. hxg3 Bg5 $132 {1/2,Kramnik,V-Grischuk,A/Wijk aan Zee/2003/}) 9. Bxf4
h6 10. Nf3 Be6 11. Nd5 Bxd5 12. exd5 Na5 13. Nh4 Nxc4 (13... b5 $2 14. Nf5 bxc4
15. Bxh6 $1 gxh6 16. Nxh6+ $1 Kh7 17. Nf5 $40 {
Sutovsky,E-Smirin,I/ISR-ch/Tel Aviv/2002/}) 14. dxc4 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Bxh4 16.
Rad1 b6 17. Bxd6 Be7 18. Be5 Bg5 19. Bd6 Be7 20. Bf4 Bf6 21. c3 Qxd5 22. cxd5
Rad8 23. Bxh6 Bxc3 24. bxc3 gxh6 25. Rfe1 Rd7 26. c4 a6 27. a4 b5 $11 {
Kramnik,V-Leko,P/Linares/2003/}) 4. Bb5 {Shirov avoids the open Sicilian.} ({
Another alternative, which is not so innocuous, is} 4. e5 $5 Ng4 5. Qe2 {
Even after the more solid} d6 {Black can't avoid complications:} ({
Risky is the greedy} 5... Qc7 6. Nb5 Qb8 7. d4 $1 cxd4 (7... a6 $2 8. Nd6+ $1
exd6 9. exd6+ Kd8 10. dxc5 {/\Ng5+- loses more or less by force.}) 8. Bf4 f6 9.
Bg3 Ngxe5 10. O-O-O $32 {->,><Ke8}) 6. exd6 Qxd6 (6... e6 $143 7. Qc4 $5 $14)
7. d4 $1 (7. Ne4 Qc7 8. Nxc5 e5 $32 {|^}) 7... cxd4 8. Nb5 Qd8 9. Bf4 e5 10.
O-O-O $5 Be7 11. Nxe5 (11. h3 $5) 11... Ngxe5 12. Bxe5 O-O 13. Nxd4 (13. Bxd4
Qa5 14. Kb1 Be6 $132) 13... Nxe5 14. Qxe5 Bf6 $44 {^^}) 4... Qc7 {
This has become the most popular reaction on the highest level.} ({
The database shows Black most often plays} 4... Nd4 {but after} 5. e5 Nxb5 6.
Nxb5 Nd5 7. Ng5 $1 $36 {/\Nf7 both theory and practice speak for White.} h6 $2
8. Nxf7 $1 Kxf7 9. Qf3+ Ke6 10. c4 $40 {/\d4+-}) (4... g6 5. e5 Ng4 6. Bxc6
dxc6 7. h3 Nh6 8. g4 $5 $14 {() also leaves Black fighting for equality. In
the English Opening (A2) lines with Bb4 have a good reputation, here with
colours reversed the extra tempo gives White chances to fight for the
initiative.}) ({Due to White's lead in development interesting is the attempt
to close the position with} 4... e5 {White can however retain an edge with} 5.
Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nxe5 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 Qd4 8. Qe2 Qxe5 9. f4 $5 Qe7 (9... Qxf4 10. d4
$1 (10. Nf6+ Kd8 11. Qe8+ Kc7 12. Qxf7+ Kd8 $1 $11) 10... Qh4+ 11. g3 Qe7 12.
O-O (12. Bg5 Qe6 (12... f6 13. dxc5 fxg5 14. O-O-O Qe5 15. Rhe1 Kf7 16. Rd8 $40
) 13. O-O h6 14. Bh4 $40) 12... Qe6 13. Bg5 $1 {-12.Bg5} (13. Rxf7 Bd7 $5 $13 {
/\0-0-0})) 10. f5 $32 {|^}) (4... d6 5. e5 $14) 5. O-O e6 ({
Black's most consistent reaction} 5... Nd4 {was tested in Linares. It's
probably somewhat stronger than the text, in the game Black will not get a
second chance for the N-sortie.} 6. Re1 (6. d3 a6 7. Bc4 e6 8. Nxd4 cxd4 9. Ne2
Nxe4 10. dxe4 Qxc4 11. Nxd4 e5 12. Nf5 Qxe4 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxd6 f6 15. f4 b5
16. Bd2 Bb7 17. Rf2 Qc6 18. Qxc6 {1/2,Anand,V-Ivanchuk,V/FIDE WCh Moscow/2001/}
) (6. Nxd4 $5 cxd4 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Qc5 9. c4 dxc3 (9... a6 $5 10. Ba4 Qxc4
11. Bb3 Qd3 12. Re1 $13) 10. Qb3 a6 11. Be2 c2 12. d4 Qd6 13. Bf3 g6 14. Bd2
Qf6 15. d6 Qxd6 16. Rfe1 a5 17. Qxc2 Bg7 18. Bxa5 O-O 19. Bc3 Re8 20. Qb3 Qc7
21. a4 d6 22. a5 Rb8 23. Rec1 $36 {Anand,V-Leko,P/Linares/2003/}) 6... a6 7.
Bc4 $5 (7. e5 Nxb5 8. exf6 Nxc3 (8... gxf6 $5 {is perhaps also playable:} 9.
Ne4 Bg7 $13) 9. fxg7 Bxg7 10. dxc3 d6 11. Ng5 Bf5 12. Qf3 (12. a4 Qc6 13. Qe2
Bf6 14. Ne4 Bxe4 15. Qxe4 Qxe4 16. Rxe4 d5 $11 {
/=/+,1/2,Anand,V-Kramnik,V/Linares/2003/}) 12... Bg6 13. h4 h5 14. Qg3 {
+/-Volokitin} Qd7 $132) 7... d6 8. Nd5 Nxd5 9. exd5 g6 (9... Bg4 $5) 10. Nxd4
cxd4 11. d3 h6 12. b4 Bg7 13. Qe2 Bf6 14. Qf3 Kf8 15. Bb2 Qb6 16. a3 h5 17. h3
h4 18. Qf4 Bf5 19. Rab1 Rh5 20. a4 Be5 21. Qf3 Rc8 22. a5 $14 {
/~~,Kasparov,G-Leko,P/Linares/2003/}) 6. Re1 {/\e5} Ng4 $5 {
This rather bizarre way of preventing e5 is probably Black's best choice.} (
6... Be7 7. e5 Ng4 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. d4 f5 10. h3 Nh6 11. Bg5 Bf8 12. Be3 $16 {
Istratescu,A-Chernyshov,K/Pardubice op/1997/}) (6... a6 7. Bxc6 Qxc6 8. d4 $32
{->}) (6... d6 {In the A28 index with colours reversed White can choose
between 7.Bd2 and 7.a3!?, but in this position the extra tempo gives him good
tactical chances-an illustrative example is} 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nd5 $1 Qd8 (8...
exd5 9. exd5+ Be7 10. Nxd4 $1 Nxd5 (10... Bd7 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Qf3 Rc8 13. Bh6
$1 $16) 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Qxd5 Bb7 13. Bg5 f6 14. Bf4 cxb5 15. Qxd6 Qxd6 (15...
Qd8 $2 16. Rad1 $18) 16. Bxd6 O-O-O 17. Bxe7 $14) 9. Nxd4 Bd7 10. Bg5 exd5 $2 (
10... Rc8 $142) 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. exd5+ Be7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. dxc6 Bc8 15. Qf3
Rb8 16. Re3 Rxb2 17. Rae1 Be6 18. Rxe6 $1 fxe6 19. Qh5+ {
1-0,Rozentalis,E-Slekys,E/USSR/1988/}) 7. Bxc6 {
White insists on advancing his central pawn.} bxc6 (7... dxc6 $6 8. e5 {
is strategically inferior, Black's B may both become very passive:} b6 9. d3
Bb7 10. h3 Nh6 11. Bxh6 gxh6 12. Re4 Rg8 13. Ne2 O-O-O 14. c4 Be7 15. Qc2 Kb8
16. Nf4 Bc8 17. Rae1 Qd7 18. R1e3 Qe8 19. Qe2 Qf8 20. Nh5 $16 {><^^,>>,Georgiev
,Kr-Lerch,P/Selestat/2000/ and Black was doomed to total passivity.}) (7...
Qxc6 $143 8. d4 $32 {->}) 8. e5 f6 9. d4 $5 $146 {Shirov is not interested in
abstract questions as the P-structure and opens the position to cash in on his
lead in development.} (9. d3 Nxe5 10. Nxe5 fxe5 11. f4 exf4 12. Qg4 d6 13. Bxf4
e5 14. Qg3 Bd7 15. Bg5 Be6 16. Ne4 Kd7 (16... Be7 $142 $13) 17. Be3 Re8 18. c4
Rg8 19. a3 Be7 20. b4 cxb4 21. axb4 Ra8 22. Ra6 Qb7 23. Rea1 Qxb4 24. Rxa7+
Rxa7 25. Rxa7+ Kd8 26. h3 $40 {Brustkern,J-Papp,G/Budapest/2002/}) (9. exf6
Nxf6 $132 {
is also unclear, Black can activate his forces much easier than in the game.})
9... cxd4 10. Qxd4 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 fxe5 12. Rxe5 $32 {The critical position of
the whole game. Black can make something out of his ^^ and pawn [+] only if he
manages to safeguard his K and connect his R. And this is not so easy, Shirov
intuitively felt the potential of White's position. On the other hand Van
Wely's sense of danger deserted him for a moment and it was already too late...
} Be7 $2 {After this natural move Black's position will deteriorate rapidly.} (
12... Rb8 13. Bf4 Qb6 $142 (13... Rb4 14. Qxb4 $1 Bxb4 15. Rxe6+ dxe6 16. Bxc7
Bxc3 17. bxc3 $14 {/+/- leads to dreary _|_.}) (13... d6 14. Ree1 Qb6 (14... e5
15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. Rxe5+ Kf7 17. Qc4+ Kg6 18. Rae1 $40 {/\} h6 19. Nd5 $1 $18) (
14... c5 15. Qd3 $16) 15. Qc4 $36) 14. Qd1 d6 $1 (14... Be7 $143 15. Re1 Rb7
16. Bd6 $16) 15. Re1 Qc7 $14 {
holds for the tinme being, but Black's position is highly suspicious.}) (12...
Qb6 13. Qg4 $36 {doesn't solve the development problems.}) (12... d6 13. Re1 {
loosens Black's position, his P become very vulnerable-all in all he would
still like to avoid this advance.} Rb8 14. Bf4 {-12...Rb8}) ({
Arguably the best is the seemingly antipositional} 12... d5 $5 {/\Bd6,e5} {
White's most logical reaction is} 13. Bf4 {
And Black has even the intersting alternative} Qb6 $5 (13... Bd6 14. Re4 $1 O-O
(14... dxe4 $2 15. Bxd6 {/\Ne4+/-}) 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 {and White's piece
coordination is not so ideal as to allow him occupation of the e5 and c5
sqaures without concessions:} 16. Na4 (16. Ree1 Rf5 $132) (16. Re2 c5 (16...
Rf5 $5) 17. Qe5 $14 {/<=>}) 16... Rf5 17. Rae1 Qf8 $1 18. Re5 Rf4 19. Qc3 Rb8
$1 $13 {<=>}) 14. Qa4 Bd7 $13) (12... Bd6 $2 13. Bf4 $40 {
leads only to the game position with one move less.}) 13. Bg5 $1 {
After a long think Shirov finds the only way to keep the initiative.} (13. Bf4
$6 Qb6 $5 $15 (13... d6 14. Re2 e5 15. Qc4 $1 $13)) 13... Bd6 $6 {Now White's
attack will prevail. The exchange of the dark-squared B without an advance of
the Pd7 means positional bankruptcy:} (13... Bf6 $2 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Re3 e5
16. Qc5 $18 {/\} d6 $2 17. Nb5) ({The only alternative was} 13... d6 $142 14.
Bxe7 Qxe7 (14... dxe5 15. Qc5 $44 {->+/-}) 15. Re2 $36 {->[+]} O-O 16. Rd1 Rd8
17. Ne4 e5 18. Qc3 $14 {
But in comparison with the game at least Black's K is in safety.}) 14. Bf4 {
/\Re6} c5 (14... O-O $2 15. Rg5 e5 $8 16. Bxe5 $18) (14... Bxe5 $2 15. Bxe5 Qb6
16. Qg4 $18) 15. Qe3 $1 {/\Nb5 The most energetic reply.} (15. Qe4 $143 Bxe5
16. Bxe5 d5 $13) (15. Rxe6+ $143 dxe6 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Bxd6 c4 18. Nb5 Bb7 $1
$13) 15... a6 {Black loses another tempo.} (15... O-O 16. Nb5 Qc6 17. Nxd6 Qxd6
18. Rf5 (18. Bg3 $143 Qb6 $14) 18... Qe7 19. Bg5 $16 {/+- loses a P and
White's win should be a matter of technique. But nevertheless this was better
than the slaughter, that follows.}) (15... Bxe5 $2 16. Bxe5 Qc6 (16... d6 17.
Nb5 $18) 17. Ne4 $18 {and Black's K can't escape to safety:} O-O 18. Qg5 Rf7
19. Nd6 h6 20. Qg6 Re7 21. Rd1 $1 {/\Bf6+-}) (15... Qb7 16. Rxe6+ dxe6 17. Bxd6
$40 {+-}) ({Slightly, but not much better is} 15... Qb8 16. Rf5 $1 (16. Re4 O-O
17. Bxd6 Qxd6 18. Rd1 $36 {
is less incisive, preventing castling is more important.}) 16... Qxb2 17. Re1
$40 {/\} Rf8 18. Rxf8+ Bxf8 19. Nd5 $16) (15... Rb8 16. Nd5 $1 (16. Rxc5 Bxc5
17. Bxc7 Bxe3 18. Bxb8 Bd4 $14) 16... Qc6 (16... Qb7 17. Rxe6+ $16) 17. Qg3 $1
(17. Rg5 h6 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Rd1 Rxb2 $132) 17... Bxe5 (17... Bf8 18. Rh5 $1
Rxb2 19. Rxh7 $18) 18. Bxe5 Qxd5 19. Qxg7 Rf8 20. Bxb8 $16 {
Black is a P down and his K is very vulnerable, e.g.,} Qf5 21. Bg3 Qxc2 $2 22.
Bh4 Rf7 23. Qg5 $18) 16. Nd5 Qc6 (16... Qb8 17. Rf5 $1 {/\Rd1->} (17. Qg3 O-O
18. Rg5 Qxb2 $1 $15) (17. Rg5 Bxf4 18. Nxf4 Qxb2 $13)) 17. Rg5 (17. Rf5 $16 {
was possible even now, but Shirov's move is more concrete and better.}) 17...
h6 (17... O-O $2 18. Qg3 $1 {loses, pretty is the mate after} Bxf4 (18... Rf7
19. Nf6+ $18) (18... Qxd5 19. Bxd6 $1 $18) 19. Rxg7+ Kh8 20. Nf6 $1 $18) (17...
Bb7 18. Bxd6 Qxd6 19. Rd1 $18 {/\Nf6}) ({Hopeless in the long run is also} 
17... Bxf4 18. Nxf4 O-O 19. Qe5 g6 20. Nh5 Rf7 21. Nf6+ Kf8 22. Ne4 $18) 18.
Bxd6 hxg5 (18... Qxd6 19. Rd1 {/\Nf6+-}) 19. Rd1 $1 $18 {
This powerful move retains the Bd6 and makes Black's position untenable.} (19.
Nc7+ $143 $6 Kf7 $14) 19... Rh6 (19... Kf7 $2 20. Qf3+ $18) (19... Qxd6 20.
Nf6+ Ke7 21. Ng8+ $1 (21. Rxd6 Kxd6 22. Ne4+ $18) 21... Rxg8 22. Qxg5+ $18) ({
Important is that the defence} 19... Bb7 {fails to} 20. Qxg5 Qxd6 21. Nf6+ gxf6
22. Qg6+ $18 {Van Wely's move covers g6 and prevents this line.}) 20. Ne7 $40 (
20. Qxg5 $2 Qxd6 $19) (20. Nc7+ $6 Kf7 21. Nxa8 Bb7 $16) 20... Qa4 (20... Qb5
21. Nf5 Qxb2 (21... Rh7 22. Qxg5 Kf7 23. Qe7+ Kg6 24. Qe8+ $1 Kxf5 25. Qf7+ $18
) 22. Nxh6 gxh6 23. Qf3 $18) (20... Qb6 21. Qxg5 $18 (21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. Qxg5
Kf7 23. Be5 $18)) 21. Qf3 Bb7 {Desperation, but there was nothing better:} (
21... Qxc2 22. Ng8 $18) 22. Qxb7 (22. Nd5 $1 Rh8 (22... O-O-O 23. Nb6# (23.
Ne7#)) 23. Nc7+ Kd8 24. Qxb7 $18) 22... Rd8 23. Ng8 Rh8 {
Shortens the suffering.} (23... Qxc2 24. Qf3 Qf5 25. Qxf5 exf5 26. Nxh6 $18) (
23... Qc6 24. Qxc6 dxc6 25. Nxh6 $18) 24. Qf3 $1 Rxg8 25. Qh5+ (25. Qh5+ g6 26.
Qh7 {/\Qe7#}) 1-0

[Event "URS"]
[Site "Soviet Union"]
[Date "1985.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Chiburdanidze, Maia"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C15"]
[WhiteElo "2400"]
[BlackElo "2310"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1985.??.??"]
[EventType "game"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.30"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qd3 dxe4 5. Qxe4 Nf6 6. Qh4 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Qa5 9. Qb4 Qc7 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Bb5 e5 12. Bg5 Bd7 13. Bxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxf6
gxf6 15. O-O-O Bxf3 16. gxf3 Rc8 17. Rd5 Rd8 18. Rd6 Rxd6 19. cxd6 Qb6 20. Rd1
Qxb4 21. d7+ Ke7 22. cxb4 Rd8 23. c4 f5 24. f4 f6 25. Kc2 Rxd7 26. Rxd7+ Kxd7
27. Kc3 Kc6 28. Kd3 b6 29. b5+ Kd6 30. Kc3 Kc5 31. a3 1-0

