[Event "TCEC 18 Premier 2020"]
[Site "tcec-chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "32.3"]
[White "LCZero v0.25.1-sv-t60-3010"]
[Black "Komodo 2551.00"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E00"]
[WhiteElo "3809"]
[BlackElo "3743"]
[PlyCount "215"]
[EventDate "2020.05.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1336"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.15"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qc2
O-O 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Qxc3 Bd7 11. Be2 dxc4 12. Qxc4 Rac8 13. O-O Rfd8 14. Qc3 a6
15. Rfc1 Ne7 16. Ne5 Bb5 17. Bh5 c5 18. Bxf7+ Kh7 19. dxc5 Rd5 20. a4 Rxe5 21.
axb5 axb5 22. c6 Nxc6 23. f4 Re4 24. Bh5 Qxc3 25. Rxc3 Rb4 26. b3 g6 27. Bg4
Rd8 28. Rd1 Rxd1+ 29. Bxd1 e5 30. fxe5 Re4 31. Kf2 Rxe5 32. Rd3 Rf5+ 33. Bf3
Kg7 34. h4 Ne5 35. Rd4 Rf6 36. e4 Rc6 37. Rd5 Rc5 38. Rxc5 Nd3+ 39. Ke3 Nxc5
40. Bd1 Kf7 41. e5 b6 42. Kd4 Ke7 43. Bc2 Ne6+ 44. Ke3 Nc5 45. Kd4 Ne6+ 46. Ke4
Nc5+ 47. Kd5 Ne6 48. Ke4 Nc5+ 49. Kf4 b4 50. Ke3 Ke6 51. Kd4 g5 52. hxg5 hxg5
53. Bd1 Ke7 54. Kd5 Nd3 55. g3 Nc5 56. Bc2 Nb7 57. Kc6 Nc5 58. Kxb6 Nd7+ 59.
Kb5 Nxe5 60. Kxb4 Kd6 61. Bf5 Kd5 62. Kc3 Nf7 63. Bh7 Nd6 64. Bg6 Kc5 65. b4+
Kc6 66. Kc2 Kb5 67. Kb3 Kb6 68. Kc3 Kc6 69. Bc2 g4 70. Bg6 Kd5 71. Kd3 Ke5 72.
Kc3 Kf6 73. Bh7 Ke5 74. Bc2 Kd5 75. Bg6 Ke5 76. Kd3 Kd5 77. Bh7 Ke5 78. Kc3 Kd5
79. Bg6 Ke5 80. Bc2 Nb5+ 81. Kc4 Na3+ 82. Kd3 Nb5 83. Kc4 Na3+ 84. Kd3 Nb5 85.
Bb1 Nd6 86. Kc3 Nb5+ 87. Kd3 Nd6 88. Kd2 Nc4+ 89. Ke2 Nd6 90. Bd3 Kd4 91. Kd2
Ke5 92. Ke3 Nc8 93. Bg6 Nd6 94. Bd3 Nc8 95. b5 Nb6 96. Bg6 Nd5+ 97. Kd3 Kd6 98.
Bf7 Nf6 99. Ke3 Ke7 100. Bg6 Nd5+ 101. Kd4 Kd6 102. Bf7 Nf6 103. Ke3 Ke7 104.
Bg6 Nd5+ 105. Kd3 Kd6 106. Kd4 Nf6 107. Kc4 Nd5 108. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "TCEC 18 Premier 2020"]
[Site "tcec-chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "17.1"]
[White "Stockfish 202005232210"]
[Black "rofChade 2.303"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "3796"]
[BlackElo "3661"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2020.05.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1335"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. h3 Bg7 6. g4 b5 7. e5 Nfd7 8. f4 Nb6
9. Qf3 O-O 10. h4 b4 11. Ne4 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qd5 13. Bg2 Qc4 14. Rd1 Qxa2 15. h5
b3 16. cxb3 Qxb3 17. Ne2 Nd5 18. Rxd5 cxd5 19. N4c3 Rd8 20. hxg6 fxg6 21. Nd4
Qxb2 22. Nxd5 Re8 23. Nxe7+ Rxe7 24. Qd5+ Rf7 25. Qd8+ Bf8 26. Bd5 Nc6 27.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qd5+ Kg7 29. f5 gxf5 30. Qxc6 Qb7 31. Qf6+ Kg8 32. Rh5 Bg7 33.
Qd8+ Bf8 34. Qg5+ Qg7 35. Qf4 Qc7 36. gxf5 Rb8 37. Rg5+ Kh8 38. Ne2 Rb1+ 39.
Kf2 h6 40. Rg6 Rb5 41. Qg3 Qf7 1-0

[Event "TCEC 20 Premier 2020"]
[Site "tcec-chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.03"]
[Round "29.1"]
[White "Fire 021819"]
[Black "ScorpioNN 3.0.7.1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "3752"]
[BlackElo "3812"]
[PlyCount "221"]
[EventDate "2020.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "36"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1326"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.06"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.11"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Bd2 f5 8. d5
Bf6 9. Qc2 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 O-O 11. O-O a5 12. Rfe1 Na6 13. a3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 a4
15. e4 Nc5 16. f4 Qf6 17. e5 Qf7 18. Qd4 h6 19. Rad1 g5 20. Nb1 Qg6 21. Nc3
Rab8 22. Bf1 Rf7 23. Bd3 Rg7 24. Bc2 h5 25. Rf1 Rf8 26. Rd2 c6 27. Nxa4 cxd5
28. Nxb6 Ne4 29. Rg2 Rff7 30. cxd5 gxf4 31. Rxf4 Ng5 32. Kh1 exd5 33. Nxd5 Nh3
34. Bb3 Nxf4 35. Nxf4 Qa6 36. Bxf7+ Rxf7 37. Kg1 Bxg2 38. Nxg2 Re7 39. Nf4 Qa5
40. Nd3 Qd2 41. b4 Qd1+ 42. Kf2 Qd2+ 43. Kf3 h4 44. Qc4+ Kg7 45. gxh4 Kh7 46.
Nf2 d6 47. e6 Qe1 48. Nh3 Rg7 49. Ng5+ Kg6 50. Qc8 Qf1+ 51. Kg3 Qg1+ 52. Kf3
Qg4+ 53. Ke3 Qxh4 54. Nf3 f4+ 55. Kd3 Qh3 56. Qe8+ Kf6 57. Qf8+ Kxe6 58. Qxg7
Qxf3+ 59. Kc2 Qe4+ 60. Kc3 f3 61. Qh6+ Kd7 62. Qd2 d5 63. Qd3 Qe1+ 64. Kb3 f2
65. Qxd5+ Ke7 66. Qg5+ Kd6 67. Qc5+ Ke6 68. Qc6+ Ke5 69. Qc7+ Kf5 70. Qc5+ Kg4
71. Qc4+ Kh3 72. Qd3+ Kh4 73. Qh7+ Kg4 74. h3+ Kf3 75. Qf5+ Kg2 76. Qg6+ Kh1
77. Qc6+ Kg1 78. Qg6+ Kh2 79. Qd6+ Kxh3 80. Qd3+ Kg2 81. Qg6+ Kf3 82. Qf6+ Ke2
83. Qa6+ Kd2 84. Qd6+ Ke2 85. Qa6+ Ke3 86. Qb6+ Ke2 87. Qb5+ Kd2 88. Qd5+ Ke2
89. Qc4+ Ke3 90. Qe6+ Kd2 91. Qd5+ Ke2 92. Qe4+ Kf1 93. Qh1+ Ke2 94. Qe4+ Kd2
95. Qc2+ Ke3 96. Qc5+ Kf4 97. Qd4+ Kg3 98. Qd3+ Kh2 99. Qd6+ Kh1 100. Qh6+ Kg1
101. Qg6+ Kf1 102. Qd3+ Qe2 103. Qb1+ Kg2 104. Qg6+ Kf3 105. Qh5+ Ke3 106. Qe5+
Kd2 107. Qc3+ Kd1 108. Qa1+ Kd2 109. Qc3+ Kd1 110. Qa1+ Kd2 111. Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "TCEC 18 Premier 2020"]
[Site "tcec-chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.05"]
[Round "22.4"]
[White "Stoofvlees II a14"]
[Black "Komodo 2551.00"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "3730"]
[BlackElo "3743"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2020.05.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1335"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. O-O Ne7 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7. Ne2 a6 8.
Ba4 Nc6 9. d3 b5 10. Bb3 Bb7 11. a4 Bd6 12. axb5 axb5 13. Rxa8 Bxa8 14. Bd2 Bb7
15. Qe1 Qc7 16. Kh1 b4 17. f4 O-O 18. f5 Ra8 19. Bf4 Na5 20. f6 e5 21. Bxf7+
Kxf7 22. Bd2 g6 23. Qh4 Rh8 24. Ng1 h6 25. Nh3 Bf8 26. Ng5+ Kg8 27. Qf2 Qc6 28.
b3 hxg5 29. f7+ Kg7 30. Bxg5 Rh5 31. Bf6+ Kh7 32. Be7 Bxe7 33. g4 Bf8 34. gxh5
d5 35. hxg6+ Qxg6 36. Qh4+ Qh6 37. Qg4 Qg7 38. Qf5+ Qg6 39. Rg1 Qxf5 40. exf5
e4 41. Rg8 Bh6 42. f8=R Bxf8 43. Rxf8 Kg7 44. Rd8 Kf6 45. Rf8+ Ke7 46. Rb8 exd3
47. cxd3 Kf6 48. Kg2 Kxf5 49. Kf3 Bc6 50. Rxb4 Be8 51. Rxd4 Ke5 52. Rb4 Nc6 53.
Rb7 Kd4 54. Ke2 Ne5 55. b4 Bg6 56. h4 Bxd3+ 57. Kf2 Kc4 58. h5 Be4 59. b5 Nd3+
60. Ke3 Nc5 61. Rb8 d4+ 62. Kd2 Nb3+ 63. Ke2 d3+ 64. Ke3 d2 65. Rd8 Bd5 66. Ke2
Nd4+ 67. Kxd2 Nxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "TCEC 18 Premier 2020"]
[Site "tcec-chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.31"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Ethereal 12.19"]
[Black "LCZero v0.25.1-sv-t60-3010"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B66"]
[WhiteElo "3708"]
[BlackElo "3809"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2020.05.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1335"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. Be2
h6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bf4 e5 11. Bg3 Be7 12. O-O Be6 13. b3 O-O 14. Rad1 a5 15.
Qe3 Qb8 16. h3 Qb4 17. Kh2 Rfe8 18. f4 exf4 19. Bxf4 d5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Nxd5
Bxd5 22. Bh5 Bh4 23. Qg1 Qc3 24. Rxd5 cxd5 25. Bxf7+ Kh7 26. Bxe8 Rxe8 27. g3
Bf6 28. Qg2 Bd4 29. Rc1 a4 30. Bd2 Qb2 31. Qf3 a3 32. Qd3+ Kh8 33. Rf1 Bf6 34.
Kg2 Rc8 35. Re1 Qxa2 36. Qf5 Rd8 37. Bxh6 Bc3 38. Qg6 Rf8 39. Bf4 Qb2 40. Rf1
Kg8 41. Qd3 a2 42. Qxd5+ Kh7 43. Qe4+ Kg8 44. Bc1 a1=Q 45. Qc4+ Kh7 46. Qh4+
Kg8 47. Qc4+ Kh7 48. Qh4+ Kg8 49. Rxf8+ Kxf8 50. Bxb2 Bxb2 51. Qd8+ Kf7 52.
Qd7+ Kg8 53. Qe8+ Kh7 54. Qh5+ Kg8 55. Qe8+ Kh7 1/2-1/2

[Event "TCEC 18 Premier 2020"]
[Site "tcec-chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.06"]
[Round "24.4"]
[White "Ethereal 12.19"]
[Black "Stoofvlees II a14"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "3708"]
[BlackElo "3730"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.05.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1335"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 a6 7. O-O Rb8 8. e4
d6 9. Rb1 Bg4 10. Be3 Qc8 11. Rc1 Re8 12. Qd3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 e5 14. d5 Nd4 15.
Bg2 c5 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. b3 Nd7 18. Qd2 Nc5 19. Rce1 a5 20. Ne2 Nxe2+ 21. Rxe2
Qc7 22. Ree1 Ne6 23. f4 exf4 24. gxf4 c5 25. f5 Nf8 26. Bf4 Bd4+ 27. Kh1 a4 28.
e5 dxe5 29. Bg5 Qd7 30. Qc2 e4 31. Rxe4 axb3 32. axb3 gxf5 33. Rxe8 Rxe8 34.
Bd5 Ng6 35. Qxf5 Qxf5 36. Rxf5 Re1+ 37. Kg2 h6 38. Bd8 Ne7 39. Bxf7+ Kg7 40.
Bxe7 Rxe7 41. Bh5 Re5 42. Rxe5 Bxe5 43. h3 Bc3 44. Be2 Kf6 45. Kf3 Ke5 46. Ke3
Bd4+ 47. Kd2 Ke4 48. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "TCEC 18 Premier 2020"]
[Site "tcec-chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.13"]
[Round "40.1"]
[White "rofChade 2.303"]
[Black "AllieStein v0.7_dev-net_14.3"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "3661"]
[BlackElo "3761"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.05.25"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1336"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.15"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c5 4. Nge2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Bb3 e6 9. O-O b6 10. Ndb5 Ba6 11. a4 Na5 12. Ba2 Qe7 13. f4 Bb7 14. e5 Ne8 15.
Qd2 a6 16. Na3 d6 17. Bxb6 dxe5 18. Bxa5 Qc5+ 19. Qf2 Qxa5 20. Nc4 Qc7 21. fxe5
Bxe5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Rae1 Qd6 24. Ne4 Bxe4 25. Rxe4 Qe7 26. b4 Nd6 27. Rf4
Rac8 28. Bb3 Nf5 29. g4 g5 30. Re4 Nh4 31. Bc4 Qxb4 32. Bxe6 Qb7 33. Bc4 Ng6
34. Qf6 Qxe4 35. Bxf7+ Rxf7 36. Qxf7+ Kh8 37. Qf6+ Kg8 38. Qf7+ Kh8 39. Qf6+
Kg8 40. Qf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "TCEC 21 Superfinal 2021"]
[Site "tcec-chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.07.23"]
[Round "19.1"]
[White "LCZero 0.28-dev+_69626"]
[Black "Stockfish 14_202107131735"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "3623"]
[BlackElo "3639"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2021.07.20"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "100"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1394"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.26"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 g6 3. Nc3 Nh6 4. Bf4 Nf7 5. h4 Bg7 6. Nf3 d6 7. e4 Nc6 8. Bc4
fxe4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Nxe4 Rf8 11. Qd2 Bf5 12. Bh6 Bxh6 13. Qxh6 Bxe4 14. Ng5+
Ke8 15. Ne6 Qc8 16. Qxf8+ Kd7 17. Qf4 Bxg2 18. Rg1 Bd5 19. Ng5 Qh8 20. Qg4+ e6
21. O-O-O b5 22. h5 Rf8 23. h6 Rxf2 24. Rgf1 Rf5 25. Rxf5 exf5 26. Qe2 Qf8 27.
Qxb5 Qxh6 28. Qxd5 Qxg5+ 29. Kb1 Qg3 30. Qh1 Ne7 31. Qxh7 g5 32. Qh6 Qe3 33. a4
Qe2 34. Rg1 g4 35. Qf4 a6 36. Rh1 Kc6 37. Rc1 Kd7 38. b3 Kc6 39. Kb2 Qe6 40.
Qd2 Kd7 41. Ka3 Qf6 42. Rg1 Kc8 43. Kb2 Kb8 44. Ka3 Kc8 45. Kb2 Kb8 46. Qb4+
Kc8 47. Qc4 d5 48. Qd3 Kb7 49. Qd2 Nc6 50. c3 Ne7 51. Rf1 Nc8 52. Qf4 Nd6 53.
c4 dxc4 54. Qxg4 c5 55. Qf3+ Kc7 56. Qd5 Qxd4+ 57. Qxd4 cxd4 58. Rf4 cxb3 59.
Rxd4 Kc6 60. Kxb3 a5 61. Rf4 Ne4 62. Kc4 Nc5 63. Kc3 Kd5 64. Kd2 Nb3+ 65. Kc3
Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "TCEC 20 Premier 2020"]
[Site "tcec-chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.30"]
[Round "12.4"]
[White "LCZero v0.26.3_T60.66740"]
[Black "Stockfish 20201225"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "3575"]
[BlackElo "3592"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2020.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "56"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1365"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.01.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.01.04"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 Nfd7 7. Qd2 c5 8. d5
Qa5 9. h4 Ne5 10. Bh6 Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Qb4 12. h5 Qxb2 13. Rc1 g5 14. Qxg5+ Kh8
15. h6 Rg8 16. Qd2 Qxd2+ 17. Kxd2 f6 18. f4 Nf7 19. Nf3 Nd7 20. Be2 Nf8 21. a4
b6 22. Rcf1 Rb8 23. Nd1 Bd7 24. Ne3 Rb7 25. Ra1 Ng6 26. g3 Nf8 27. Nf5 e5 28.
dxe6 Nxe6 29. Ke1 Bc6 30. Bd3 Nf8 31. Kf2 Ne6 32. Ne1 Rc7 33. Nc2 Rb7 34. Nce3
Rf8 35. Bc2 Nd4 36. Nxd4 cxd4 37. Nf5 Rc7 38. Nxd4 Bd7 39. Bd3 Rc5 40. Nf5 Ra5
41. Be2 Rc5 42. Ne3 Ra5 43. Nd5 Nd8 44. Ke3 Bxa4 45. Bd1 Bd7 46. Rxa5 bxa5 47.
Bc2 Be6 48. Ra1 Nb7 49. Kd4 Nd8 50. Ba4 Bg4 51. f5 Nf7 52. Nxf6 Bxf5 53. exf5
Nxh6 54. Ne8 Nxf5+ 55. Ke4 Nxg3+ 56. Kd5 Rf5+ 57. Kxd6 Rf3 58. c5 Rd3+ 59. Ke7
Re3+ 60. Kd8 Re4 61. Bd7 Kg8 62. c6 Re3 63. c7 Rc3 64. Ra3 Rxa3 65. c8=Q Rf3
66. Qc4+ Rf7 67. Be6 Nf5 68. Bxf7+ Kf8 69. Be6 a4 70. Qc5+ Ne7 71. Qxe7# 1-0

[Event "TCEC 19 Premier 2020"]
[Site "tcec-chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.21"]
[Round "46.4"]
[White "LCZero v0.26.2-rc1_J92-100"]
[Black "AllieStein v0.8-120f959_net-1"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E08"]
[WhiteElo "3543"]
[BlackElo "3536"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2020.08.30"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "56"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1351"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.28"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Nbd7 7. Qc2 c6 8. b3
b6 9. Bb2 Bb7 10. Nc3 Qc7 11. Rfd1 Rad8 12. a4 a5 13. e3 h6 14. Qe2 Rfe8 15.
Rac1 Qb8 16. Nd2 Bf8 17. f4 Bb4 18. Rc2 Bxc3 19. Rxc3 c5 20. Rcc1 Rc8 21. dxc5
bxc5 22. Bf3 Ba8 23. g4 e5 24. g5 exf4 25. gxf6 fxe3 26. cxd5 exd2 27. Qg2 g6
28. Qxd2 g5 29. Qd3 Ne5 30. Bxe5 Qxe5 31. Rf1 Bb7 32. Rce1 Qxf6 33. Rxe8+ Rxe8
34. Bh5 Ba6 35. Bxf7+ Qxf7 36. Qxa6 Qg7 37. Kh1 Qh7 38. Qc4 Qe4+ 39. Qxe4 Rxe4
40. Rc1 Re3 41. Rxc5 Rxb3 42. Rxa5 Rd3 43. Rb5 Kf7 44. a5 Ra3 45. h4 gxh4 46.
Kh2 Ke7 47. Rc5 Kd6 48. Rb5 h3 49. Kh1 Ra2 50. Rb6+ Kxd5 51. a6 Ra1+ 52. Kh2
Ra2+ 53. Kh1 Ra1+ 54. Kh2 Ra2+ 55. Kg1 h2+ 56. Kh1 Ra4 57. Rb8 Ra1+ 58. Kxh2
1/2-1/2

[Event "TCEC 20 Premier 2020"]
[Site "tcec-chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.01.07"]
[Round "35.1"]
[White "KomodoDragon 2647.00"]
[Black "AllieStein v0.8-120f959_net-1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A41"]
[WhiteElo "3522"]
[BlackElo "3509"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2020.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "56"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1366"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.01.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.01.12"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. d5 Nb8 5. Bd3 g6 6. c4 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. h3 c6
9. O-O e6 10. Re1 exd5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Bg5 dxc4 13. Bxc4 h6 14. Ne4 hxg5 15.
Nxd6 g4 16. Ng5 Nc6 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Ngxf7 Qa5 19. Qb3 Qd5 20. Re8+ Bf8 21.
Qxd5 Nxd5 22. Nxc8 Nc7 23. Ne7+ Kxf7 24. Rxa8 Nxa8 25. Nxc6 bxc6 26. Rc1 gxh3
27. Rxc6 hxg2 28. a4 Nb6 29. Rc7+ Ke6 30. a5 Nd5 31. Rxa7 Kd6 32. Rf7 Be7 33.
Kxg2 Kc6 34. Kf3 Bc5 35. Ke4 Nc7 36. Rf6+ Kb5 37. f4 Na8 38. Rxg6 Kxa5 39. Ke5
Kb5 40. f5 Nb6 41. Ke6 Kc6 42. Rg2 Nd5 43. Rd2 Nc7+ 44. Ke5 Bb4 45. Rd1 Bf8 46.
f6 Nb5 47. Kf5 Nd6+ 48. Kg6 Nb7 49. Rc1+ Kd7 50. Kf7 Bd6 51. Kg8 Nd8 52. f7 Ne6
53. Rc4 Nf8 54. b4 Ke6 55. b5 Nd7 56. Rc8 Nf6+ 57. Kg7 Nd7 58. Re8+ Kd5 59. Rd8
Ke6 60. b6 Be5+ 61. Kg6 Bd6 62. b7 Ne5+ 63. Kg7 Nxf7 1-0

[Event "TCEC 21 Premier 2021"]
[Site "tcec-chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.07.05"]
[Round "41.1"]
[White "Igel3.0.5"]
[Black "AllieSteinv0.8-120f959_PS1.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "3512"]
[BlackElo "3543"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2021.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "54"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1392"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 b5 4. a4 b4 5. Bxc4 Bb7 6. Nf3 e6 7. O-O Nf6 8. Nbd2
Nbd7 9. a5 Rb8 10. Qa4 Bd6 11. Ne5 Bxe5 12. dxe5 Ng4 13. Be2 Ngxe5 14. f4 Nc6
15. Bf3 Ne7 16. Rd1 Ba6 17. Ne4 Bb5 18. Qc2 b3 19. Qd2 a6 20. Nc3 Bc6 21. e4
Qc8 22. Qd4 O-O 23. Be3 Qb7 24. Qa7 Rfd8 25. Be2 Qxa7 26. Bxa7 Ra8 27. Be3 f5
28. exf5 Nxf5 29. Bf2 Nd6 30. Rdc1 Nf6 31. Bd1 Rab8 32. Na4 Bb5 33. Nc5 Nde4
34. Bxb3 Nxf2 35. Bxe6+ Kh8 36. Kxf2 Rd2+ 37. Kg1 Rxb2 38. Rab1 Rxb1 39. Rxb1
Re8 40. Rd1 g6 41. Rd4 h5 42. Kf2 Kg7 43. g3 Ng4+ 44. Kg1 Nf6 45. h3 Bc6 46.
Kf2 Ne4+ 47. Nxe4 Rxe6 48. Ng5 Re7 49. g4 Bb5 50. Kg3 hxg4 51. hxg4 Re3+ 52.
Kh4 c5 53. Rd6 c4 54. f5 gxf5 55. gxf5 Kf8 56. f6 Re5 57. f7 Rf5 58. Kh5 c3 59.
Rd8+ Ke7 60. Rc8 Kd7 61. Rxc3 Rf6 62. Rb3 Bc4 63. Rb7+ Kc8 64. Re7 Bxf7+ 65.
Rxf7 Rxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "TCEC 21 Premier 2021"]
[Site "tcec-chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.06.26"]
[Round "13.1"]
[White "Igel3.0.5"]
[Black "AllieSteinv0.8-120f959_PS1.7"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E73"]
[WhiteElo "3512"]
[BlackElo "3543"]
[PlyCount "252"]
[EventDate "2021.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "54"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1391"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.08"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. Qd2
Kh7 9. O-O-O e5 10. h4 exd4 11. Bxd4 Qe7 12. h5 g5 13. f4 gxf4 14. Nf3 Ne5 15.
Qxf4 Re8 16. a3 Nc6 17. Bf2 Kg8 18. Rde1 Ne5 19. Bh4 Neg4 20. Rhf1 Bd7 21. Kb1
Nxh5 22. Qd2 Qe6 23. Nd4 Qg6 24. Ka2 Rxe4 25. Nxe4 Qxe4 26. Nb3 Ne5 27. Bxh5
Qxh4 28. Rxe5 Bxe5 29. Qxh6 Qxc4 30. Qg5+ Bg7 31. Bxf7+ Qxf7 32. Rxf7 Kxf7 33.
Qh5+ Ke7 34. Qh4+ Kf8 35. Nd4 Re8 36. Qf4+ Kg8 37. Qg5 Kf8 38. Nf5 Be5 39. Qh6+
Kg8 40. Qg6+ Kf8 41. g4 a5 42. g5 Be6+ 43. Kb1 Bxf5+ 44. Qxf5+ Ke7 45. Qe4 b6
46. Qc4 Kd7 47. a4 Re7 48. Kc2 Re8 49. g6 Re7 50. b3 Rg7 51. Kd3 Re7 52. Ke4
Bh8+ 53. Kf4 Bb2 54. Qb5+ Kd8 55. Qf5 Bc1+ 56. Kg4 Bh6 57. Qd5 Bg7 58. Qg5 Bb2
59. Kf3 Ba1 60. Qg4 Bh8 61. b4 axb4 62. Qxb4 Ba1 63. Qc4 Re8 64. Kg4 Bb2 65.
Qf7 Ba1 66. Kg5 Re5+ 67. Kh6 Re7 68. Qf8+ Kd7 69. Qf3 Ke8 70. Kg5 Re5+ 71. Kf4
Re7 72. Kg4 Kd8 73. Qa8+ Kd7 74. Qh1 Bd4 75. Qd5 Ba1 76. Qf5+ Kd8 77. Qf8+ Re8
78. Qf4 Re6 79. Qf1 Bb2 80. Qf5 Re8 81. Qg5+ Re7 82. Kf3 Ba1 83. Qf5 Re1 84.
Qf8+ Re8 85. Qf7 Bb2 86. Kf4 Ba1 87. g7 Bxg7 88. Qxg7 Re5 89. Qg4 Rc5 90. Ke3
Ra5 91. Kd2 Re5 92. Kc3 Ra5 93. Qg8+ Kd7 94. Kb4 Rc5 95. Qh7+ Kc8 96. Qg7 Kb8
97. Qg1 Ka7 98. Kb3 Ra5 99. Qc1 Kb8 100. Kb4 Re5 101. Qa3 Rf5 102. Qh3 Rc5 103.
Qh1 Kc8 104. Qg1 Kb8 105. Kb3 Re5 106. Qg8+ Kb7 107. Qg2+ Kc8 108. Qh3+ Kb7
109. Qf3+ Kc8 110. Qc3 Kb8 111. Kb4 Re4+ 112. Ka3 Re5 113. Kb3 Ra5 114. Kb4 Re5
115. Qf3 Rc5 116. Ka3 Kc8 117. Qa8+ Kd7 118. Kb4 Ra5 119. Qb7 Rc5 120. Kb3 Ra5
121. Kc3 Rxa4 122. Kb3 Ra5 123. Kc4 Kd8 124. Kb3 Re5 125. Kb4 Rc5 126. Kb3 Ra5
1/2-1/2

[Event "TCEC 20 Premier 2020"]
[Site "tcec-chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.27"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Ethereal TCEC S20 DivP"]
[Black "Stockfish 20201225"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E91"]
[WhiteElo "3482"]
[BlackElo "3592"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2020.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "56"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1365"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.01.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.01.04"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nbd7 9. Be3 a6 10. f3 b6 11. Nc6 Qe8 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. cxd5 Bxb2 14. Rb1 Bg7 15.
Bxb6 Nxb6 16. Rxb6 e6 17. Bc4 exd5 18. Bxd5 Bd7 19. Qd2 Rc8 20. Rc1 Bxc6 21.
Rbxc6 Rxc6 22. Rxc6 Qb8 23. Bb3 Rc8 24. Rxa6 d5 25. exd5 Qb5 26. Rc6 Rxc6 27.
dxc6 Qxc6 28. Qd8+ Bf8 29. Qd5 Qf6 30. g3 h5 31. a4 h4 32. Kg2 Bb4 33. Bc4 Kf8
34. Qa8+ Kg7 35. Qb7 Bc3 36. Qd5 hxg3 37. hxg3 Kf8 38. Qc5+ Kg8 39. Qb5 Kf8 40.
Qc5+ Kg8 41. Qb5 Kf8 42. a5 Bxa5 43. Qc5+ Kg8 44. Bxf7+ Kxf7 45. Qxa5 Qb2+ 46.
Kf1 Qc1+ 47. Qe1 Qc4+ 48. Qe2 Qc6 49. Qe4 Qc1+ 50. Kg2 Qb2+ 51. Kf1 Qc1+ 52.
Kf2 Kg7 53. g4 Qb2+ 54. Ke3 Qc1+ 55. Kf2 Qb2+ 56. Qe2 Qd4+ 57. Qe3 Qd7 58. Qe5+
Kh6 59. Ke3 Qa7+ 60. Qd4 Qe7+ 61. Kd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2019"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2019.08.12"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2882"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2019.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1292"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8. h3
Nd7 9. Be3 Nb6 10. Qc5 a5 11. Rc1 Nd7 12. Qa3 e5 13. d5 Nd4 14. Nb5 c5 15. dxc6
Nxc6 16. Be2 Nf6 17. Rd1 Bd7 18. Bc5 Nxe4 19. Bxf8 Bxf8 20. Qe3 Nc5 21. O-O Qf6
22. Nc7 Rd8 23. Nd5 Qg7 24. Nb6 e4 25. Nd4 Be8 26. Nxc6 Rxd1 27. Rxd1 Bxc6 28.
Bc4 Qe5 29. Qd4 Qg5 30. Nd5 Bxd5 31. Bxd5 Nd3 32. Qxe4 Nxb2 33. Rb1 Qf6 34.
Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "7th Sinquefield Cup 2019"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2019.08.24"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2882"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2019.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1294"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ Nd7 8.
Nf3 c5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O Nb6 11. Qa3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bg4 13. Rd1 Bxf3 14. Bxf3
Bxd4 15. e5 Nc4 16. Qb4 Rc8 17. Bh6 Bxa1 18. Rxd8 Rfxd8 19. e6 Ne5 20. exf7+
Nxf7 21. Be3 Bd4 22. Qxe7 Re8 23. Qa3 b6 24. Bd5 Rc5 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qxa7+
Re7 27. Qa6 b5 28. h3 Bxe3 29. fxe3 Rce5 30. Qb6 R7e6 31. Qb7+ Re7 32. Qb6 R7e6
33. Qb7+ Re7 34. Qb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.09.05"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2877"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Rc1 c6 10. Qc2 Nxc3 11. Qxc3 Nd7 12. Be2 (12. Bd3 dxc4 13. Bxc4 {
is more common but White wants to recapture with his queen.}) 12... dxc4 13.
Qxc4 {An unusual decision allowing e6-e5. On the other hand, White prevents ...
b7-b6 followed by ...Bc8-b7 and ...c6-c5 so the position remains asymmetrical.}
e5 14. O-O exd4 15. Nxd4 {We have a typical quiet position with the open
d-file. It is approximately equal but not yet drawn - just made for Magnus
Carlsen!} Nf6 (15... Ne5 16. Qc5 Re8 17. Qxe7 Rxe7 18. Rfd1 Bd7 19. b4 Kf8 20.
Rc3 Be8 21. Nb3 Rd7 22. f4 Rxd1+ 23. Bxd1 Rd8 24. Be2 Ng6 25. Kf2 Ne7 26. e4 b6
27. Bf3 f6 28. Ke3 $14 {/= 1/2 (55) Nanu,C (2515)-Nikolov,S (2409) Sunny Beach
2010}) (15... Nb6 16. Qc5 (16. Qb3 $5) 16... Re8 17. Qxe7 Rxe7 18. Rfd1 Be6 19.
a3 g6 20. Nxe6 Rxe6 21. Rd4 Kf8 22. Rcd1 Ree8 23. Kf1 Ke7 24. Re4+ {1/2 (24)
Del Rio de Angelis,S (2484)-San Segundo Carrillo,P (2509) Leon 2012}) 16. b4 ({
White obtained a tiny plus in the following game:} 16. Bf3 Re8 17. Rfd1 Bd7 18.
a4 a5 19. Qb3 Bg4 20. Bxg4 Nxg4 21. h3 Nf6 22. Nf5 Qe6 23. Qxe6 Rxe6 24. Nd6
Re7 25. Nc4 $14 {1-0 (83) Melkumyan,H (2628)-Esen,B (2555) Plovdiv 2012}) 16...
Bd7 (16... Be6 $5 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18. Qxe6 fxe6 {was recommended by IM Maxim
Notkin but White can still fight on, say, after} 19. a4 {with a minority
attack.}) 17. Rfd1 Rfe8 18. Qc5 g6 19. a4 Qxc5 20. bxc5 a5 21. Nb3 (21. Rd2 $5
{M.Notkin}) 21... Re5 22. Rd4 Kf8 23. Kf1 Ke7 24. Bc4 g5 25. h3 b5 $6 {Hardly
a good idea. Black trades White's only weakness and remains with pawn ruins on
the queenside.} (25... h5 $5 26. Ke2 g4) 26. cxb6 Rb8 27. f4 $5 {A nice pawn
sacrifice.} Rxe3 28. Nc5 (28. Nxa5 Rxb6 29. fxg5 c5 30. Rd3 Rxd3 31. Bxd3 hxg5
32. Rxc5 g4 33. hxg4 Bxa4 $11) (28. fxg5 $5 hxg5 29. Nxa5 Re5 (29... Rxb6 30.
Bd3 $1) 30. Nb3 c5 31. Rxd7+ Nxd7 32. a5 $14) 28... Rxb6 29. Kf2 gxf4 30. Rxf4
Re5 31. Rxf6 Be8 {An unnecessary tactical trick.} (31... Rb2+ 32. Kf3 Rxc5 33.
Rxf7+ Kd8 (33... Kd6 34. Rd1+ Ke5 35. Re7+ Kf6 36. Re4 $14) 34. Rd1 Rxc4 35.
Rdxd7+ Kc8 {looks very dangerous for Black but, surprisingly, there is no
decisive blow, e.g.} 36. Rc7+ Kb8 $1 (36... Kd8 $2 37. Ra7 Ke8 38. Rh7) 37.
Rce7 Ka8) 32. Rf4 $1 Rxc5 33. Re4+ Kf8 34. Rxe8+ Kxe8 35. Bxf7+ Kxf7 36. Rxc5 {
This rook endgame is very subtle; the line between a draw and White's win is
very thin.} Rb4 {It looked more logical to give a couple of checks to force
White's king out of the centre:} (36... Rb2+ 37. Kg3 Rb3+ {; however, the king
goes forward:} 38. Kh4 $1 Rb4+ 39. g4 Rxa4 40. Rxc6 Kg7 41. Kh5 $18 {M.Notkin})
37. Rxa5 c5 38. Ke3 Rd4 39. Ra6 Kg7 $6 (39... h5 $5 40. Rh6 (40. a5 Ra4) 40...
Rxa4 41. Rxh5 Ra3+ 42. Kf4 c4 43. Rc5 c3 44. h4 Ra2 45. g4 c2 46. g5 (46. h5
Ra4+ 47. Kg3 Ra3+ 48. Kh4 Ra2 {is a theoretical draw}) 46... Ke6 47. Kg4 Kd6
48. Rc8 Ra4+ 49. Kh5 Ra2 {, and White apparently can't make progress}) 40. a5
Ra4 41. g4 h5 (41... Ra3+ 42. Ke4 Rxh3 43. Kd5 c4 (43... h5 44. gxh5 Rxh5+ 45.
Kc4 Rh4+ 46. Kb5) 44. Kxc4 h5 45. gxh5 Rh4+ 46. Kc5 Rxh5+ 47. Kb6 Rh6+ 48. Kb7
Rh5 49. Ra7 $1 $18 {M.Notkin}) 42. gxh5 Ra3+ 43. Ke4 c4 44. Kd4 c3 (44... Rf3
45. h6+ Kh7 46. Rc6) 45. Kd3 Kh7 46. h6 $2 (46. Kc2 $1 {was necessary. It is
essential for White not to allow Black's rook to control the a-pawn from the
side.} Kg7 47. h6+ Kh7 48. h4 Kh8 49. Ra7 Kg8 50. a6 Kh8 51. h5 $22 Kg8 52.
Rg7+ Kh8 53. a7 Ra2+ 54. Kb3 $18) 46... Rb3 $3 {Miraculously, this move now
saves the game.} 47. Kc2 (47. Rc6 {(b6, d6 etc.)} Ra3 48. a6 Kg8 {No zugzwang
is possible now, and White can't make progress.}) 47... Rb5 48. Kxc3 Rf5 {
The so-called Vancsura setup. Despite 3 extra pawns, the position is drawn.}
49. Ra8 Rb5 50. Kc4 Rf5 {The f-file is the most appropriate position for
Black's rook.} 51. Kb4 Rf4+ 52. Kc5 Rf5+ 53. Kd4 Rb5 54. Ke4 Rc5 55. Ra6 Rb5
56. h4 Rc5 57. Kd4 Rb5 58. Kc4 Rf5 59. Kb4 Rf4+ 60. Kc5 Rf5+ 61. Kb6 Rf6+ {
Black pushes White's king away as it is approaching the a-pawn.} 62. Kb7 Rf7+
63. Kc8 Rf8+ 64. Kd7 Rf5 65. Ra8 Rd5+ 66. Ke6 Rb5 67. Kf6 Rc5 68. Ra7+ Kxh6 69.
Kf7 Rb5 70. a6 Rb6 71. Kg8 Rb8+ 72. Kf7 Rb6 73. Ke7 Kg6 74. Kd7 Rf6 75. Ra8 Kg7
76. Kc7 Rf7+ 77. Kd6 Rf6+ 78. Ke5 Rb6 79. Ra7+ (79. a7 Ra6 $11) 79... Kg6 80.
h5+ Kh6 81. Kf5 Rc6 82. Re7 Rxa6 83. Re6+ Rxe6 84. Kxe6 Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.08.29"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2877"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 {As usual, Magnus is not going for the theoretical
lines, trying to minimise the value of any opening preparation.} c6 4. Nf3 d5
5. Bb3 Bb4+ {Provoking the move that now follows, so that White won't be able
to develop his knight to c3 anymore.} (5... Bd6 {used to be the main move.}) 6.
c3 Bd6 7. Bg5 dxe4 (7... Be6 8. d4 dxe4 9. Nfd2 exd4 10. Nxe4 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6
12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Qb3 Qe7 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. cxd4 Na6 16. Nc3 O-O-O $11 {
1/2-1/2 (34) Shirov,A (2713)-Roiz,M (2668) Saratov 2011}) 8. dxe4 h6 (8... O-O
9. O-O Qe7 $6 (9... h6 10. Bh4 Qe7 $11) 10. Nh4 $1 Na6 11. Nd2 Nc5 12. Qf3 Nxb3
13. axb3 $14 {1-0 (29) Karjakin,S (2772)-Efimenko,Z (2703) Poikovsky 2011}) 9.
Bh4 Qe7 {Fabiano is playing it flexibly, not castling immediately, but
developing the queenside pieces instead. The position is, of course, equal.}
10. Nbd2 Nbd7 11. Bg3 $6 $146 {This move looks strange to me - moving the
bishop away without even provoking g7-g5.} (11. Qe2 Bc7 12. O-O Nf8 13. Bg3 Ng6
14. Nh4 Nf4 15. Bxf4 exf4 16. Rfe1 Bg4 17. f3 Be6 18. Bxe6 Qxe6 19. Nf5 O-O $11
{1-0 (73) Pridorozhni,A (2491)-Aleshin,O (2423) Moscow 2005}) (11. O-O {
would also be normal.}) 11... Bc7 12. O-O Nh5 13. h3 $6 {Carlsen continues the
odd strategy. Anything else that makes sense would be preferable.} Nxg3 14.
fxg3 Nc5 (14... Nf6 {would avoid the complications that followed in the game.
Black is slightly better.}) 15. Bxf7+ $5 {Obviously, Carlsen wasn't happy with
the course of the game. This intuitive sacrifice is an interesting practical
chance as it leads to a murky position where both sides have to calculate a
lot.} Kxf7 (15... Qxf7 $4 16. Nxe5 {and Black has to part with his queen to
avoid the deadly check on h5.}) 16. Nxe5+ (16. Nh4+ $5 {was an interesting
alternative which could lead to a position where White wins the queen for
several pieces.} Kg8 17. Ng6 Qe8 18. Rf8+ Qxf8 19. Nxf8 Kxf8 20. Qh5 Be6 21.
Nf3 Nd7 22. Rf1 (22. Nh4 Nf6 23. Rf1 Rg8 $17) 22... Kg8 23. Nh4 Rh7 $1 24. Qg6
Bxa2 25. Nf5 Kh8 26. Ne7 Bb6+ 27. Kh2 Bc5 28. Qf5 g5 $1 29. Rd1 $1 Rf7 30. Qxd7
Rxe7 31. Qf5 Kg7 32. Rd7 Bf7 33. Rxe7 Bxe7 34. Qd7 Re8 35. Qxb7 {Black is
better, but to win this position would be quite a difficult task.}) 16... Kg8
17. Ng6 Qg5 18. Rf8+ Kh7 19. Nxh8 (19. Rxh8+ Kxg6 20. Nf3 (20. b4 Qxg3 $1 21.
bxc5 Bxh3 22. Qf3 Rxh8 23. Qxg3+ Bxg3 24. gxh3 Be5 $17) 20... Qxg3 (20... Qe3+
$6 21. Kh1 Nxe4 22. Nh4+ Kg5 23. Nf3+ Kf6 24. Qd4+ Qxd4 25. Nxd4 Nxg3+ 26. Kg1
{Here the matters are not entirely clear as long as Black's queenside is
undeveloped.}) 21. Qc2 Bg4 $1 22. hxg4 Rxh8 23. e5+ Kf7 24. Qf5+ Ke7 $19) 19...
Bg4 (19... Qe3+ $1 {was even stronger, but required precise calculation.} 20.
Kh1 Bg4 21. Qf1 $2 (21. Qxg4 Rxf8 22. Ng6 Rf7 $17) 21... Qxg3 22. e5 Rxf8 23.
Qxf8 Qxe5 (23... Bxe5 $4 24. Nf1 $18) 24. Nf1 Bxh3 $1 {This must have been
seen in advance!} 25. gxh3 Qe4+ 26. Kg1 Ne6 $19) 20. Qf1 Nd3 $1 {Great
resource, adding the knight to the counterattack.} 21. Qxd3 (21. Ng6 {was an
interesting chance, but insufficient.} Qe3+ (21... Kxg6 $2 22. Qf7+ Kh7 23.
Qg8+ $11) 22. Kh1 Qxg3 23. e5 Rxf8 24. Nxf8+ Kg8 25. Ng6 Nf2+ 26. Kg1 Nxh3+ 27.
Kh1 Nf2+ 28. Kg1 Be6 $1 29. Ne7+ (29. Qxf2 $2 Bb6 $19) 29... Kh8 30. Ng6+ Qxg6
31. Kxf2 Qc2 $17) 21... Rxf8 22. hxg4 Qxg4 23. Nf3 Qxg3 (23... Kxh8 {would
have been slightly more precise.}) 24. e5+ (24. Nf7 $1 Rxf7 25. e5+ g6 (25...
Kh8 $6 26. e6 {is the point of White's idea, the black rook gets kicked away
by the pawn.}) 26. Rf1 {White is worse as in the game, but here Black's
seventh rank is slightly weakened, which might give White some additional
practical chances.}) 24... Kxh8 25. e6 {Carlsen is rushing forward with his
passed pawn, but unfortunately for him his king is too vulnerable.} (25. Rf1
Bb6+ (25... Bxe5 26. Nxe5 Rxf1+ 27. Qxf1 Qxe5 28. Qf7 {White has decent
chances to hold this endgame.}) 26. Kh1 Qg4 (26... Rf4 27. Qd7 $8 {still
surviving.}) 27. Nh2 Rxf1+ 28. Qxf1 Qh5 29. Qf8+ Kh7 30. Qd6 Qg6 31. Nf3 Qxd6
32. exd6 Kg6 33. Kh2 Kf6 34. Kg3 Ke6 35. Kg4 Kxd6 36. Kf5 Kd5 {This endgame
should be won for Black. If the white king goes to g6, its counterpart will
penetrate to the queenside via e4.}) 25... Bb6+ 26. Kh1 Qg4 (26... Rf4 $4 {
No, it's not mate.} 27. e7 Rh4+ 28. Nxh4 Qxh4+ 29. Qh3 $16) 27. Qd6 (27. e7 Re8
28. Re1 Qh5+ 29. Nh2 Bc7 30. g3 Qf7 {The pawn is going down and White's
prospects are very grim.}) 27... Rd8 28. Qe5 Rd5 29. Qb8+ Kh7 30. e7 Qh5+ (
30... Rh5+ $4 31. Nh2 {would turn the tables.}) 31. Nh2 $2 {A blunder in a bad
position.} (31. Qh2 {was the only way to prolong the fight.} {Still, after} Qe8
{White loses the passed pawn. The bishop is also superior to the knight.} 32.
Re1 $2 {fails to} Bf2 33. Rf1 Rh5 $19) 31... Rd1+ 32. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 33. Nf1 Qxf1+
34. Kh2 Qg1+ (34... Qg1+ 35. Kh3 Qe3+ {capturing the Pe7.}) 0-1

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas ENG"]
[Date "2019.10.12"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Kasimdzhanov, R."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A37"]
[WhiteElo "2876"]
[BlackElo "2657"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1301"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.21"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. h4 Nf6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
O-O 9. O-O d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bg5 Qa5 12. Nb3 Nxc3 13. Nxa5 Nxd1 14. Nxc6
Nxb2 15. Ne7+ Kh8 16. Rac1 Bd7 17. Bxb7 Rab8 18. Rc7 Bb5 19. Bf3 a6 20. Rfc1 h6
21. Be3 Rbd8 22. Kg2 Kh7 23. Nc6 Rc8 24. Na7 Rxc7 25. Rxc7 Kg8 26. Nxb5 axb5
27. h5 g5 28. Rb7 Nc4 29. Bc5 Ra8 30. Be4 Be5 31. Bb1 Bd6 32. Ba7 Bf8 33. f4
gxf4 34. gxf4 Na5 35. Rd7 Nc6 36. Bf2 Nb4 37. f5 exf5 38. Rd2 Be7 39. Be1 f4
40. Rd7 Bf8 41. Kf1 Bc5 42. Rb7 Nxa2 43. Rxb5 Bd4 44. Rb3 Kg7 45. Rd3 Bf6 46.
Bd2 Ra4 47. Rd7 Kg8 48. Rc7 Rd4 49. Bxa2 Rxd2 50. Bxf7+ Kf8 51. Bc4 Bg5 52. Kf2
Rc2 53. Kf3 Rc3+ 54. Ke4 f3 55. exf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Rapid 2019"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.26"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Utegaliyev, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2872"]
[BlackElo "2502"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2019.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1312"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.30"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 c6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nc4 Qc7 8.
a4 a5 9. Qf3 Nb6 10. Bf4 Qd8 11. Be5 Nbd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. c3 Nf6 14. Bd3 Be6
15. O-O Bxc4 16. Bxc4 e6 17. Qg3 g6 18. f4 Bg7 19. f5 exf5 20. Bc7 Qc8 21. Qd6
Ne4 22. Rae1 Qd7 23. Rxe4+ fxe4 24. Bxf7+ Qxf7 25. Rxf7 Kxf7 26. Qd7+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Steinitz Mem Open"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.15"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1332"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Nbd2 O-O 6. c3 b6 7. Ne5 c5 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. h4 Nc6 10. Qf3 Rc8 11. h5 h6 12. Qg3 Ne8 13. Bxh6 cxd4 14. Bxg7 Nxg7 15.
h6 Qf6 16. hxg7 Qxg7 17. Bh7+ Kh8 18. Nxf7+ Rxf7 19. Bg6+ Kg8 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7
21. Qxd6 dxc3 22. bxc3 Ne5 23. O-O d4 24. f3 dxe3 25. Ne4 e2 26. Rf2 Kg8 27.
Qxe6+ Kh8 28. Qh3+ Kg8 29. Rxe2 Rf8 30. Qe6+ Kh8 31. Ng5 Nxf3+ 32. Nxf3 Bxf3
33. Rf2 Qxc3 34. Raf1 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Final 8"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.30"]
[Round "2.33"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2020.05.23"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1334"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O Nb6 9. Qc2 Nfd5 10. Bg3 c5 11. dxc5 Bxc5 12. Rfd1 Bd7 13. Ne5 Rc8 14. Rac1
Nb4 15. Qe4 N4d5 16. Qf3 Ba4 17. Nxa4 Nxa4 18. e4 Nxb2 19. exd5 Nxd1 20. Rxd1
exd5 21. Bxc4 Qe7 22. Bxd5 Bd6 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Qh5 Bxe5 25. Bg6 h6 26. Bxe5
Qg5 27. Qxg5 hxg5 28. h4 Rc5 29. Bb2 Rb5 30. Ba3 Rc8 31. h5 Ra5 32. Bb2 Rxa2
33. Rd2 Kg8 34. Bb1 Ra5 35. Rd7 Rb5 36. Ba2+ Kh7 37. Bxg7 g4 38. Be5+ Kh6 39.
Bf4+ Kxh5 40. Bf7+ Kh4 41. Kh2 g3+ 42. fxg3+ Kg4 43. Be6+ Kh5 44. Rh7+ Kg6 45.
Rh6+ Kg7 46. Bxc8 1-0

[Event "Carlsen Inv Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.28"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B54"]
[WhiteElo "2863"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1330"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bc4 Nxe4 6. Qh5 e6 7. Nxe6 Bxe6 8.
Bxe6 Qe7 9. Bxf7+ Qxf7 10. Qe2 Qe7 11. O-O Nf6 12. Be3 Nc6 13. Nc3 d5 14. Qf3
O-O-O 15. Rfe1 Qd7 16. Nb5 a6 17. a4 Qg4 18. Qxg4+ Nxg4 19. Bb6 axb5 20. axb5
Nb8 21. Bxd8 Kxd8 22. h3 Nf6 23. Ra7 Kc7 24. Re6 Bc5 25. b6+ Bxb6 26. Re7+ Kd6
27. Raxb7 Nbd7 28. Rxg7 Kc6 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 2020"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.02"]
[Round "1.38"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1356"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. Bc4 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Re1 a6 9. a4 Nc6 10. h3 b6 11. Bf4 Bb7 12. Qd2 e6 13. Rad1 Ne7 14. Ne5 Ned5 15.
Bg5 Qd6 16. Nxd5 exd5 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Bb3 c5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Bxd5 Rad8 21.
Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2021.02.22"]
[Round "67"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Tang, Andrew"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C10"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2021.02.22"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "88"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1373"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Ngf6 6. Ng3 c5 7. c3 Be7 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. O-O b6 10. Qe2 Bb7 11. Bf4 Qc8 12. Rad1 Rd8 13. Ne5 Nd5 14. Bxh7+
Kf8 15. Bc1 Nxe5 16. dxe5 g6 17. Bh6+ Ke8 18. Qg4 Qc6 19. f3 c4 20. Ne4 Qc7 21.
Bxg6 Qxe5 22. Bh5 Qh8 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qh5+ 1-0

[Event "Norway sim"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wilson, Rainn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.12.14"]
[EventType "simul (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Bc4 Bg4 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. Ng5+ Ke8 7. Qxg4 Nh6
8. Qh3 Nd7 9. Ne6 Qc8 10. Nxg7+ Kd8 11. Ne6+ Ke8 12. Bxh6 Nf6 13. Nc3 Kf7 14.
d5 c6 15. O-O cxd5 16. exd5 Qc4 17. Ng5+ Ke8 18. Qe6 Qg4 19. Qf7+ Kd7 20. Rae1
Rae8 21. Re6 Qd4 22. Rfe1 Ng4 23. Rxe7+ Rxe7 24. Rxe7+ Kc8 25. Re8+ Rxe8 26.
Qxe8+ Kc7 27. Ne6+ Kb6 28. Qb5# 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open KO 2020"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.26"]
[Round "1.24"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1360"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.30"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Na3 cxd4 7. Nb5 Na6 8.
Be3 Nf6 9. Bxd4 O-O 10. Be2 Bg4 11. a4 e5 12. Bxa7 e4 13. Qxd5 Nxd5 14. Nfd4
Bd7 15. Bc4 Nf4 16. g3 Rfc8 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. gxf4 Kg8 19. Nb3 Nc7 20. O-O
Nxb5 21. axb5 Bxb5 22. Rfe1 Bd3 23. Bd4 Bh6 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Be5 Ra2 26. Nc5
Rxb2 27. Nxe4 Kf7 28. c4 Re2 29. Nd6+ Ke6 30. Rxe2 Bxe2 31. Nxb7 Bxc4 32. Nc5+
Kf5 33. f3 Bxf4 34. Bxf4 Kxf4 35. Kf2 h6 36. h4 Bb5 37. Ne6+ Ke5 38. Nc5 Kd4
39. Ne6+ Ke5 40. Nc5 Kd5 41. Ne4 Ke5 42. Kg3 Bd7 43. Nf2 Bf5 44. Nd1 Be6 45.
Ne3 Bf5 46. h5 gxh5 47. Nxf5 Kxf5 48. Kh4 Kf4 49. Kxh5 Kxf3 50. Kxh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Carlsen-Tang Bullet 2021"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2021.02.22"]
[Round "85"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Tang, Andrew"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E09"]
[WhiteElo "2862"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2021.02.22"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "88"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1373"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Be7 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nbd2
b6 9. e4 Ba6 10. b3 Rc8 11. Bb2 c5 12. exd5 exd5 13. Rfe1 cxd4 14. Nxd4 b5 15.
Nf5 Bc5 16. Rad1 bxc4 17. bxc4 Re8 18. Qa4 Qb6 19. Rxe8+ Rxe8 20. Nb3 Bxf2+ 21.
Kh1 Bxc4 22. h3 Nc5 23. Nxc5 Qxb2 24. Nd7 Rd8 25. Nxf6+ Qxf6 26. Bxd5 Be2 27.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qb3+ Kg6 29. Nh4+ Kh6 30. Rxd8 Qxd8 31. Qe6+ Qf6 32. Qxe2 Bxg3
33. Nf3 Bf4 34. Kg2 Qg6+ 35. Kf1 Qg3 36. Qe6+ g6 37. Qg4 Qxg4 38. hxg4 Kg7 39.
Kg2 Kf6 40. Nd4 Be5 41. Nc6 Bd6 42. Nxa7 Bc5 43. Nb5 Kg5 44. Kf3 Kh4 45. a4 g5
46. a5 h5 47. gxh5 g4+ 48. Kg2 Kxh5 49. a6 Kg5 50. a7 Bxa7 51. Nxa7 Kf4 52. Nb5
Kf5 53. Nc3 Kf4 54. Nd1 Kf5 55. Nf2 Kf4 56. Nxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Lindores Abbey Stars"]
[Site "Cupar SCO"]
[Date "2019.05.25"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E48"]
[WhiteElo "2861"]
[BlackElo "2774"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.05.25"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1281"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.05.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.05.27"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nge2 Re8 8.
Bd2 b6 9. O-O Bd6 10. Rc1 c5 11. Nb5 Bf8 12. f3 Nc6 13. Kh1 Bb7 14. a3 g6 15.
Bb1 Rc8 16. Ba2 a6 17. Nbc3 Bg7 18. dxc5 bxc5 19. Be1 d4 20. Na4 Nd7 21. Bxf7+
Kxf7 22. Qb3+ Kf8 23. Qxb7 Rxe3 24. Ng3 Nce5 25. Bd2 Rd3 26. Ne4 Rb8 27. Qd5
Rxd2 28. Nxd2 Nd3 29. Rc2 Qe7 30. Ne4 Nf4 31. Qc4 1-0

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.23"]
[Round "24"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2857"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "32"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. O-O Bf5 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. d3 Nbd7 8. Be3
Bc5 9. Bxc5 Nxc5 10. Qa3 a5 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. Rfc1 Nfd7 13. Qc3 h6 14. Rab1 Bg6
15. b3 Rfc8 16. a3 Nf6 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 Ncd7 19. h3 Qd8 20. b5 Qe7 21. bxc6
bxc6 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Qxc8+ Rxc8 24. Rxc8+ Kh7 25. Rc2 Qd6 26. Nf1 e5 27. Rd1
Qb4 28. Ne3 Qa4 29. Rcc1 Qa5 30. Nh4 Bh5 31. g4 Bg6 32. Nxg6 Kxg6 33. Rc6 Kg5
34. Bf3 h5 35. gxh5 Qa4 36. Rdc1 Qf4 37. Nxd5 Nxd5 38. Bxd5 Kxh5 39. R1c4 Qd2
40. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Meltwater Tour Final 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.09.26"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2855"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2021.09.25"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 c5 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Be2
c4 9. O-O Bb4 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Ne5 Qa5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Na4 O-O
15. b3 Rab8 16. Qc2 Rfc8 17. bxc4 dxc4 18. a3 Bd6 19. Bxc4 Bf5 20. Qd1 Bg6 21.
Nc5 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Rd8 23. Qf3 Qxc5 24. Bxa6 Ra8 25. Bb7 Ra7 26. Qxc6 Qe7 27.
Ba6 Rda8 28. Bc4 Be4 29. Bd5 Ra6 30. Qc4 Ra4 31. Qb3 Rxa3 32. Rxa3 Rxa3 33.
Bxf7+ Kf8 34. Qe6 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 Qxf7 36. Qd6+ Qe7 37. Qb8+ Qe8 38. Qf4 Qc6+ 39.
Kg3 Ra5 40. h4 Kf7 41. Rd1 Ra8 42. e4 Re8 43. f3 Rg8+ 44. Kh2 Qc5 45. Qd2 Qe5+
46. f4 Qxe4 47. Qa2+ Ke7 48. Qa7+ Ke8 49. Qb8+ Kf7 50. Qc7+ 1-0

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Karjakin +2-2=10"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2016.11.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2853"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[Annotator "Nunn,J"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Carlsen had pressed strongly in Games 3 and 4 so now, with the white pieces
in front of him, would this be the game for the champion's breakthrough in the
match?} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 {So far Carlsen has adopted three different
openings in his three games with White. Gone are the days of
Alekhine-Capablanca when they played the Queen's Gambit Declined in almost
every one of the 34 games.} Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 {The quiet form of the Giuoco
Piano, often called the Giuoco Pianissimo. White aims for a slow build-up,
sometimes trying to gain space on the queenside with c3 and b4, or playing for
a delayed action in the centre after transferring the knight from b1 to d2, f1
and g3, much as in the Spanish. It's tempting to just comment that such quiet
methods are unlikely to bring White much of an objective advantage, but that
isn't the way Carlsen plays. Like another world champion, Emanuel Lasker, he
is often not so concerned with playing the most critical lines, but more in
reaching a position in which he can show his strengths. Quiet methods have
secured Carlsen many victories from positions that initially didn't appear to
offer many winning chances.} O-O 6. a4 {But this is really unusual.} ({White
generally prefers to prepare central expansion by} 6. c3 {or to pin the knight
by}) (6. Bg5 {The ChessBase online database gives a mere 22 games with this
move, with White scoring a respectable 66%.}) 6... d6 7. c3 {Now we have
transposed into a more standard line. Black has to take action against the
threat to trap his bishop.} a6 8. b4 Ba7 9. Re1 Ne7 {A standard plan in such
positions. Black transfers his knight to the kingside in order to generate
play there. With only one minor piece on that side of the board, White is
slightly vulnerable there especially if he does not undertake the knight
transfer to g3.} (9... Ng4 {can be met by} 10. Ra2 {a benefit of White's early
queenside pawn advance.}) 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. d4 {I'm not very enthusiastic about
this move, even though my computer likes it. Is White playing on the queenside
or in the centre? True, the knight transfer to g6 has weakened Black's hold on
d4, allowing White to push in the centre, but it is better to wait for this
type of move until White is more prepared. Playing d3 and then d4 involves an
inevitable loss of tempo and White's development is not yet good enough to
give a central advance any real bite.} c6 {A good response by Karjakin. Noting
the slight fragility in White's position, he prepares to play actively in the
centre himself.} 12. h3 {It's unfortunate that White has to play another
non-developing move, but} (12. Nf1 {is strongly met by} Bg4 {White has not
achieved any advantage from the opening.}) 12... exd4 $6 {Karjakin plans to
break apart White's centre, but the results are not especially favourable. He
could have kept the balance by the simple} (12... Re8 {or, if he really wanted
some central action, by}) (12... d5) 13. cxd4 Nxe4 14. Bxf7+ $1 {A somewhat
surprising decision, but a good one.} (14. Nxe4 d5 15. Bd3 dxe4 16. Bxe4 Be6 {
doesn't give White anything, so Carlsen prefers to keep his knights, which are
effective despite the relatively open position.}) 14... Rxf7 15. Nxe4 d5 16.
Nc5 (16. Neg5 $6 Rf6 {only puts the g5-knight in jeopardy.}) 16... h6 {Ruling
out any possible ideas involving Ng5 followed by Qh5.} 17. Ra3 {Thanks to
White's earlier queenside advance, White can save time by doubling rooks
without developing the c1-bishop first.} Bf5 18. Ne5 {This looks slightly
premature. White would have had more chances of an advantage with the natural}
(18. Rae3 Qf6 19. Ne5 Re7 20. Nxg6 Rxe3 21. Rxe3 Bxg6 22. Qe2 {with a solid
control of the open file, although admittedly any advantage is rather slight.})
18... Nxe5 19. dxe5 (19. Rxe5 {achieves nothing after} Bb8 20. Nxb7 Qf6 21.
Re8+ Kh7 {attacking the knight and threatening ...Bh2+.}) 19... Qh4 {Attacking
b4 and taking aim at f2.} 20. Rf3 {A good defensive move maintaining the
balance.} Bxc5 $6 ({The tactical justification for White's play is} 20... Qxb4
$2 21. Ba3 Qa5 22. e6 Rf6 23. Nxb7 Qb6 24. e7 {and wins, but Karjakin's
response is not the best.}) (20... Bg6 21. Rxf7 Bxf7 {would have been fine for
Black, since the e-pawn is not well enough supported to be a real danger.}) 21.
bxc5 {The exchange on c5 has altered the structure of the position. White's
queenside pawns are broken, but they are not really vulnerable, while Black's
b-pawn is now permanently backward. Perhaps the main worry for Black is that
White's 4 vs 2 kingside majority is far more mobile than Black's queenside
pawns. The outlines of real problems for Black are visible in the position and
it is surprising that Karjakin went in for a line which allowed Carlsen to
exercise his famous grinding skills when he had a reasonable alternative which
kept some active play.} Re8 {.} 22. Rf4 Qe7 23. Qd4 {White now a very safe
advantage. At the moment it may appear small, but it could easily increase.
The big question is whether White can advance his kingside pawns without
exposing his king too much.} Ref8 24. Rf3 Be4 25. Rxf7 Qxf7 26. f3 Bf5 27. Kh2
({It might appear that White can start pushing his pawns at once, but after} 
27. g4 Qg6 28. Kh2 Be6 29. f4 Qc2+ 30. Bd2 g6 31. Rg1 Kf7 {Black sets up a
line of defence which is hard to break through. Carlsen therefore manoeuvres
in the hope of finding a more favourable moment to start his pawn advance.
However, the extra time allows Black to improve his position and it becomes
more rather than less difficult to advance the pawns.}) 27... Be6 28. Re2 Qg6
29. Be3 Rf7 30. Rf2 Qb1 31. Rb2 Qf5 32. a5 Kf8 {An interesting plan. If White
does eventually push on the kingside, it could be that Black's king will be a
tactical weakness. Karjakin therefore decides to transfer his king to the
queenside, where his numerical superiority of pawns offers good shelter.
Additionally, the king can defend the b7-pawn, relieving his other pieces of a
rather menial job.} 33. Qc3 {Carlsen cannot see any way to make progress, and
for the moment just moves around without achieving very much.} Ke8 34. Rb4 g5
$1 {An interesting and highly committal decision. Black could have set up a
light-square blockade with ...g6, aiming to hold on to the f5-square at all
costs, but he decides instead to take pre-emptive action to prevent White's
pawns even getting as far as f4 and g4. The danger is that in any ending the
kingside pawns on dark squares will be vulnerable to attack by White's bishop,
especially if his king is far away on the queenside. In my view, Karjakin made
the right decision and, by taking action himself rather than simply waiting,
he has forced Carlsen to come up with a counterplan.} 35. Rb2 Kd8 36. Rf2 Kc8
37. Qd4 Qg6 {Black is now even ready to play ...h5 followed by ...g4, which
would completely kill any winning prospects for White, so Carlsen decides to
block Black's advance.} 38. g4 h5 39. Qd2 Rg7 {I don't see how White can make
progress here since any pawn advance of the kingside would expose the white
king too much. If White could swap off the major pieces the g5-pawn would fall,
but there is no way to achieve this.} 40. Kg3 Rg8 41. Kg2 $2 {This move, which
blocks the path of White's major pieces to the h-file is a serious error after
which White is even worse. Any normal move, such as} (41. Rh2 {would have
maintained the balance.}) 41... hxg4 42. hxg4 (42. fxg4 $2 Qe4+ 43. Kg1 Rh8 {
loses at least a pawn,.}) 42... d4 $1 {Karjakin strikes with a pawn sacrifice
allowing him to activate his bishop.} ({This is even stronger than} 42... Qh6
43. Qd4 {White must block the d-pawn since} (43. Kf1 d4 44. Bxd4 Qh1+ 45. Ke2
Rd8 {gives Black a very dangerous attack}) 43... Rh8 44. Kf1 Qh1+ 45. Ke2 Qb1
46. Bxg5 {when White can at least run with his king to f4.}) 43. Qxd4 (43. Bxd4
Qh7 44. Kg1 Qh3 45. Qe2 Rf8 46. Rh2 Qg3+ 47. Rg2 Qxf3 48. Qxf3 Rxf3 {is an
unpleasant ending for White, since all his pawns are weak, but this might
actually have been the lesser evil.}) 43... Bd5 $2 {Karjakin fails to make the
most of his chances. After} (43... Rh8 44. Qe4 Qh6 45. Kf1 Qh1+ 46. Ke2 Bd5 {
would have been deeply unpleasant for White. His king is floating around in
the middle of the board, while Black's piece press from all sides. After} 47.
Qd3 Qa1 48. Bxg5 Qxe5+ 49. Be3 Qa1 {it is unlikely that White will survive in
the long run. As is so often the case in opposite-coloured bishop positions
with major pieces, it's the initiative and attacking chances which count, and
not the odd pawn or two.}) 44. e6 {In an echo of Karjakin's ...d4, Carlsen
returns the pawn in order to gain space for his pieces. However, it would have
been even simpler to play} (44. Kg3 {allowing the rook to switch to h2, after
which I can see nothing for Black.}) 44... Qxe6 ({Or} 44... Qh7 45. e7 Qxe7 46.
Bd2 Qh7 47. Qf6 Rh8 48. Qf5+ Qxf5 49. gxf5 g4 50. Kg3 gxf3 {and with his king
active White should have no trouble holding the ending.}) 45. Kg3 {The crisis
is essentially over and the game is once more on course for a draw.} Qe7 46.
Rh2 Qf7 47. f4 {Further activating White's pieces and fully equalising.} gxf4+
48. Qxf4 (48. Bxf4 Qf5 49. g5 {was also safe for White.}) 48... Qe7 49. Rh5 Rf8
50. Rh7 Rxf4 51. Rxe7 Re4 {Forcing the draw.} ({After} 51... Re4 52. Rxe4 Bxe4
53. Kf4 Bd3 54. Ke5 Kd7 55. Kf6 Ke8 56. Bh6 Bc2 57. g5 Bd3 58. g6 Bc2 59. g7
Bb3 {Black is not in any danger.}) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 4th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2016.04.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2851"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.04.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.05.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Nbd2 Bb4 6. Qa4 c5 7. a3 {A very
logical line: White provokes ...c7-c5 so that the position opens up, and then
obtains the advantage of the bishop pair.} Bxd2+ 8. Bxd2 O-O (8... cxd4 {
, seen in a number of games, is another possibility.}) 9. dxc5 {An unusual
move order.} (9. Bf4 Qc8 (9... Bb7 10. dxc5 e5 $5 {is a curious idea}) 10. Bd6
Re8 11. dxc5 Ne4 12. Bg2 Bb7 $11 (12... bxc5 $143 {1/2 (18) Portisch,L (2650)
-Seirawan,Y (2555) Mar del Plata 1981} 13. Ne5 $1 Bb7 14. Bxe4 Bxe4 15. f3 $16)
) (9. Bg2 {is common but then, besides} {Black can also play} d5 $5 {:} (9...
Bb7 {e.g.} 10. dxc5 (10. O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bxg2 12. Kxg2 Nc6 13. Nxc6 dxc6 {
1/2 (13) Portisch,L (2630)-Keres,P (2615) Amsterdam 1971}) 10... bxc5 11. Be3 (
11. O-O d6 12. b4 $5) 11... d6 12. O-O a5 13. Qb3 Qc7 14. Rfd1 Ra6 15. Bf4 a4
16. Qc2 Nbd7 $11 {0-1 (34) Sebenik,M (2552)-Iordachescu,V (2645) Istanbul 2012}
) 10. dxc5 (10. Bf4 Qd7 11. Qxd7 Nbxd7 12. Ne5 cxd4 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nxd7 Nxd7
15. O-O-O Nc5 $15 {1/2 (29) Toth,C (2420)-Sunye Neto,J (2545) Merida 1993}) (
10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be3 (11. O-O Bxe2 12. Rfe1 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Qd7 $1 $15 {0-1 (40)
Sorin,A (2460)-Zarnicki,P (2515) Villa Gesell 1998 CBM 064 [Avrukh,B]}) (11.
Bg5 Qe8 $1) 11... Qe8 $11) 10... bxc5 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. O-O Qe7 {- Black should
equalise.}) 9... bxc5 10. Bg2 Qb6 $6 (10... Bb7 {transposes to
Sebenik-Iordachescu (see above). Black tries to make use of White's early
d4xc5 but the position of his queen on b6 is a serious drawback.}) 11. O-O Nc6
(11... d5 12. Ne5 $1 Qxb2 13. Bf4 $36) (11... Bb7 12. b4 $1) 12. Be3 $1 {
A very unpleasant pin, with a permanent threat of b2-b4.} Rfc8 (12... Qa5 $6
13. Qc2 $1 Ng4 14. b4 cxb4 15. axb4 Qh5 16. Bc5 $18 {1-0 (35) Belotti,B (2405)
-Boog,A (2375) Biel 1992}) (12... Rab8 $5 13. b4 Bxc4 14. Bxc5 Bb3 $1 15. Bxb6
Bxa4 16. Bc5 Rfc8 17. Bd6 $14) 13. Rfd1 $1 (13. Bxc5 $143 Qxc5 14. Qxa6 Qa5 $1
15. Qxa5 Nxa5 {- Black regains the c4-pawn and almost equalises.}) 13... d5 14.
cxd5 exd5 15. Bxc5 {Now in time!} Qa5 $1 {A tactical trick enabling Black to
regain the pawn but White keeps a positional advantage.} 16. Qc2 (16. Qxa5 Nxa5
17. Nd4 Rxc5 18. b4 {was possible too, but the game continuation is more clear.
}) 16... Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Qxc5 18. Rac1 Qb6 19. b4 $16 {White has a queenside
pawn advantage, his bishop is strong, and Black's d5-pawn is weak. Black
gradually succumbs to White's pressure.} h6 20. Qe3 $1 {A good idea. White's
queenside pawns will be especially strong in the endgame.} Qb7 {Too passive.} (
20... Qxe3 21. fxe3 Ne7 {was relatively better after all.}) 21. Bh3 Re8 22. Qc3
Ne7 23. Nd4 Ne4 24. Qc7 Qa6 25. f3 Ng5 26. Bd7 Red8 27. h4 Nxf3+ $6 {
Desperation.} (27... Nh7 28. Re1 Qf6 29. Rcd1 {and Black is in a kind of
stalemate.}) 28. Nxf3 Qxa3 29. Kg2 Qb2+ {An unnecessary check.} (29... Qxb4 {
may be more stubborn.}) 30. Rd2 Qxb4 31. Re1 {White may have technical
problems after the queen exchange but he avoids it, using his extra piece for
a decisive attack.} a5 32. Rde2 Ng6 33. h5 Nh8 34. Bf5 a4 35. Ne5 Qd6 36. Qc2
$1 Re8 37. Bh7+ Kf8 38. Qf5 Re7 39. Bg6 Kg8 40. Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 41. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "London Classic 7th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Mokal,P"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2015.12.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 ({On move number 33 in the main game below, Carlsen was of the opinion
that perhaps he should have taken the N with his B and gone for a RR vs RBP
endgame with 3 other Ps each on the kingside. That endgame would be somewhat
similar to the following one that occured in Tkachiev - Van Wely, 2003 with
light notes by endgame expert Karsten Mueller in CBM 95. It went -} 1. d4 Nf6
2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3 e5 9. d5
Nb4 10. e4 c6 11. a3 Na6 12. a4 O-O 13. a5 Nc4 14. Qb3 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Nxa5 16.
Qc3 b6 17. b4 Bb7 18. bxa5 Bxd5 19. axb6 axb6 20. exd5 e4 21. Nd4 Qxd5 22. Be3
Rfc8 23. Qd2 Rc4 24. O-O Rxd4 25. Bxd4 Qxd4 26. Qxd4 Bxd4 27. Ra4 Bc3 28. Bxe4
Ra7 29. Bd3 Ba5 30. Bxa6 Rxa6 {This is the structure and material balance that
we are talking about.} 31. Rd1 Ra7 32. g4 Kg7 33. Rad4 Bc3 34. Rd7 Ra4 35. h3
Rf4 36. Kg2 b5 $5 37. R1d3 b4 38. Rb7 h6 39. Rf3 Rf6 40. Rxf6 Kxf6 {Without
the b-pawn Black's position is theoretically lost, but with it matters are not
completely clear. The game is not conclusive proof, so further analysis is
needed.} 41. Kf3 h5 $6 {opens for White many inroads on the light squares.} (
41... Be1 $142) 42. gxh5 gxh5 43. Rb5 Kg6 44. Ke4 Be1 45. f4 Bc3 46. Rb6+ f6
47. Rc6 Bb2 48. Rd6 Bc3 49. Rd3 Be1 $6 (49... f5+ $5 {came strongly into
consideration}) 50. Re3 Bd2 51. Rg3+ Kf7 52. Kf5 Ke7 53. Rd3 (53. Rg7+ $5 Kd6
54. Rh7 Kc5 55. Ke4 $16 (55. Kxf6 $2 b3 56. Rb7 b2 57. Rxb2 Bc3+ $11)) 53...
Bc3 54. Ke4 Kf7 55. f5 Kg7 56. Rg3+ Kh7 57. Kd5 Be5 58. Re3 Kh6 59. Ke6 Bd4 (
59... Bc3 60. h4 Kg7 61. Ke7 Kh7 62. Kf7 Be5 63. Rb3 Bc3 64. Rb1 Kh8 65. Rg1 b3
66. Rg8+ Kh7 67. Rg7+ Kh8 68. Kg6 b2 69. Rc7 $18) (59... Kg5 $2 {is refuted
nicely:} 60. Rxe5 fxe5 61. f6 b3 62. f7 b2 63. f8=Q b1=Q 64. Qf6#) 60. Rg3 $1
Be5 61. Rg6+ Kh7 62. Kf7 h4 (62... b3 63. Rg7+ Kh8 (63... Kh6 64. h4 b2 65. Kg8
b1=Q 66. Rg6#) 64. Kg6 b2 65. Rd7 Bc7 66. Rxc7 b1=Q 67. Rc8#) 63. Rg4 Kh6 64.
Rxb4 Kg5 65. Ke6 {1-0 (65) Tkachiev,V (2642)-Van Wely,L (2675) France 2003 CBM
095 [Mueller,Karsten]} (65. Ke6 Ba1 66. Rg4+ Kh5 67. Rg6 Bd4 68. Rxf6 $18))
1... d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O e6 5. d3 Bd6 6. c4 Ne7 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. e4 Na6 $146 {In two previous games the N had been developed
to d7. From a6 the N can find a nice shielded square on c7 to protect d5 while
if needed, it can play an active role from b4 or c5.} (10... Nd7 11. Qc2 (11.
exd5 cxd5 (11... Nxd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qb3 $14) 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh4 $14) 11...
Rc8 12. Nd4 (12. Be3 $5) 12... Bg6 13. f4 $6 Bc5 (13... Qb6 $15) 14. Be3 $14 {
1-0 Miles,A (2595)-Vera Gonzalez Quevedo,R (2535)/Havana 1998 (53), with a
slight advantage of space.}) (10... dxe4 11. dxe4 Qc7 12. Qc2 Nd7 13. Be3 Rad8
14. Nd4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Berkovich,M (2334)-Azarov,S (2603)/Cappelle la Grande
2014 (31); was also slightly better for White.}) 11. exd5 (11. g4 Bg6 12. Nd4
$5 {/\f2-f4-f5.} (12. Nh4) 12... Re8 13. f4 Bc5 (13... Qb6 14. Be3 Qxb2 $13)
14. Be3 $13) 11... cxd5 (11... Nxd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qb3 $14) 12. Re1 ({
Worth considering was} 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nh4 {to pocket the ^^ advantage.}) 12...
Nc6 13. d4 (13. g4 $5 Bg6 14. Nxd5 Nc5 $132 (14... Nab4 $5 15. Nxb4 Nxb4 16.
Ne5 Re8 (16... Nxd3 17. Nxd3 Bxd3 18. Bxb7 (18. Qxd3 $2 Bh2+ $19) 18... Rb8 19.
Qf3 $14) 17. Bd2 Bxe5 18. Bxb4 Bxd3) 15. d4 Nd3) 13... Nc7 14. a3 h6 15. b4 Rc8
(15... Re8 $5 16. Rxe8+ (16. Bb2 $6 Rxe1+ 17. Qxe1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Nxd4) 16...
Qxe8 17. Bb2 $14) 16. Bb2 a6 $6 {Adams "My ...a6 move was not very clever,
because it gave him a clear plan."} (16... Re8 $5) 17. Na4 $1 {Carlsen
immediately pounces on the weakened squares.} a5 18. Nc5 (18. Nb6 $5 Rb8 19.
bxa5 Nxa5 20. g4 Bg6 21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 $16) 18... axb4 19. axb4 Rb8 (19...
b6 20. Qa4 $1 bxc5 21. dxc5 $16 Nxb4 22. cxd6 Qxd6 23. Be5 Qb6 24. Rab1 Nca6
25. Bd4 Qd6 26. Nh4 $1 $16 Bg6 27. Nxg6 fxg6 28. Bf1 $16 {Black's pieces are
stuck.}) 20. Qa4 (20. Qb3 $5 b6 21. Nd3 f6 (21... Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Ne6 23. Qxd5
Nxb4 24. Qb3 $16) 22. Rac1 $14) 20... Bxf3 21. Bxf3 Qf6 22. Qb3 (22. Bg4 $5
Bxc5 23. bxc5 $14) 22... Rfd8 23. Bg4 Nxd4 {Black finds the best way to fight,
giving up an exchange.} (23... Qg6 24. b5 Ne7 (24... Na5 25. Rxa5 b6 26. Ra7
bxc5 27. dxc5 Rxb5 28. Qf3 $1 Rxb2 29. cxd6 Ne6 30. Qxd5 $18) 25. b6 Ne8 26.
Ra7 $18) (23... Qg5 24. b5 $16) (23... Ra8 24. Kg2 (24. Nxb7 Bxb4) 24... Rxa1
25. Rxa1 b6 26. Nb7 Rb8 27. b5 Nxd4 28. Nxd6 Nxb3 29. Bxf6 Nxa1 30. Bxa1 $16) (
23... Bxc5 24. bxc5 $16) 24. Bxd4 Qxd4 25. Red1 Qc4 26. Qxc4 dxc4 27. Nd7 Rxd7
(27... Bxb4 28. Ra4 {would be similar to the game.}) 28. Bxd7 {Adams "I was
not very optimistic about my chances here."} Bxb4 29. Ra4 Bc5 $1 {Adams
visualises a nice fortress. Although not an impeccable one, this fortress
seems like his best chance to fight for a draw.} (29... Na6 30. Rc1 c3 31. Bb5
$16 {and Black's pieces are all stuck defending each other.}) 30. Rxc4 b6 {
Carlsen "I just assumed that I should be able to break down this fortress
somehow. But maybe it is not that easy."} 31. Kg2 g6 32. Bc6 Ne8 33. Rd7 ({
Carlsen "Perhaps I should have taken the N with} 33. Bxe8 Rxe8 34. Rd7 $14 {
with slightly better chances to win than in the game." A similar situation
occured in Tkachiev vs Van Wely, 2003 which you can find above in the note to
the 1st move.}) 33... Nf6 34. Ra7 Kg7 35. Ra8 Rxa8 36. Bxa8 h5 37. Ra4 Ng8 38.
Bd5 Ne7 39. Ba2 Nc6 ({Black could also think about going for his desired setup
immediately with} 39... Nf5 $5) 40. Ra8 Nb4 41. Bc4 Nc6 42. f4 Ne7 43. Kf3 ({
Adams was worried about} 43. Ra7 $5 {but Carlsen rejected it because of} h4 {
which seems to be simplifying towards a draw. For example} (43... b5 $2 44. Ra5
$18) 44. gxh4 (44. g4 b5 45. Ra5 (45. Rc7 Bd6 46. Rd7 Bxf4) 45... Bd6 46. Rxb5
Bxf4 $11) 44... b5 45. Ra5 Bd6 46. Rxb5 Bxf4 47. Rb7 Bd6 $13) 43... Nf5 44. Ra7
Nd6 ({Nakamura was of the opinion that keeping the N on e7 would secure an
easier draw, but the players were not sure about this assessment. While Adams
thought that the White K would penetrate via b5-a6-b7-c7 and so on, Carlsen
thought that Ke4-e5 at some point might create problems for Black. I tried
both these ideas, but could not find anything clear -} 44... Ne7 45. Ke4 Kf6 (
45... b5 46. Rc7 Bd6 47. Rd7 $18) 46. Rb7 Kg7 47. Kd3 (47. g4 hxg4 48. hxg4 Kf6
49. g5+ Kg7 50. Kd3 Kf8 51. Kc2 Bd6) (47. Ke5 Nc6+ 48. Kd5 Ne7+ 49. Ke4 Kf6 50.
g4 hxg4 51. hxg4 Kg7 52. g5 Kf8 53. Ke5 Kg7 54. Rc7 Kf8 {It is still not clear
how White can make progress.} 55. Rd7 (55. Rxc5 bxc5 56. Kf6 Ng8+ $11) (55. Kf6
$4 Bd4#) 55... Ke8 56. Rb7 Kf8) 47... Kf8 48. Kc3 Kg7 (48... Bf2 49. g4 hxg4
50. hxg4 Be3 51. f5 gxf5 52. gxf5) 49. Kb3 Kf8 50. Ka4 Bf2 51. g4 hxg4 52. hxg4
Bc5 53. Kb5 Kg7 54. Ka6 Kf8 55. Ba2 (55. Rc7 Bd6) 55... Kg7 56. Ra7 (56. Rd7
Kf8 57. Kb7 Be3 58. Rd8+ Kg7 59. Re8 Bc5 60. Kc7 Ng8 61. g5 Ne7 62. Kd7 Nf5 63.
Bb1 Nd6 (63... Ng3 $5)) 56... Kf8 57. Kb7 {and in spite of getting the K into
the enemy camp I found it tough to make progress. Some sample variations -} Be3
58. Ra8+ (58. Ra4 Ng8 59. Re4 Bc5 60. g5 Ne7 61. Kc7 Kg7 62. Kd7 Nf5) 58... Kg7
59. Re8 Bc5 60. Bb3 Ng8 (60... Kf6 61. Rf8) 61. Rd8 Nh6 (61... Ne7 62. Rd7 Kf8
63. Kc7) 62. Rd7 (62. g5 Nf5 63. Rd7 Ne7 64. Kc7 Kf8 65. Rd1 (65. Kd8 Nc6+ 66.
Kc7 Ne7) 65... Be3 66. Kd7 Nf5 $13) 62... g5 $5 (62... Nxg4 63. Rxf7+ Kh6 64.
Bc2) 63. f5 (63. fxg5 Nxg4 64. Rxf7+ Kg6 65. Be6 Ne3 $11) 63... Nxg4 64. Rxf7+
Kh6 65. Rc7 Ne5 66. f6 Kg6 67. f7 Bd6 68. Ka6 Kg7 69. Ra7 g4 70. Ra8 Bf8 $11)
45. Bd5 Bd4 46. Rd7 Bc5 47. Ba2 Kf6 48. g4 hxg4+ 49. hxg4 Kg7 50. Rd8 Nb7 51.
Rd7 Nd6 52. Ke2 Kf8 53. Kd3 Kg7 54. Bd5 Kf8 55. Rd8+ Kg7 56. Bc6 Kh7 57. g5 Kg7
58. Bd5 Kh7 59. Rd7 Kg7 60. Ke2 Kf8 61. Kf3 Ke8 62. Rc7 Bd4 (62... Kf8 $5) 63.
Kg4 (63. Bxf7+ Nxf7 64. Rc6 Nh8 65. Ke4 Kd7 $11) 63... Be3 $6 {After a lot of
manouvering, Adams makes a slip, overlooking White's strong idea.} ({He should
have played} 63... Kf8 $142 {not allowing Bf7. Then Carlsen was intending to
use the idea of} 64. f5 (64. Bxf7 $2 Nxf7 65. Rc6 Kg7 $11) 64... gxf5+ 65. Kh5
{, with minor chances, according to him. This would still be a draw, but it
would require some accuracy from Black (less than the game though).}) 64. Bxf7+
$1 {Adams admitted to having overlooked this point. But luckily, he managed to
collect himself and continue to find the best resources in a difficult
position.} Nxf7 65. Rc6 Bd4 66. Rxg6 b5 {Black has a striking harmony and
flexibility between his K,B,N&P. Its like they are all there for each other,
always. He can use the P as a decoy for the R, or he can even think about
sacrificing the 2 pieces for White's two pawns and draw the K+P vs K+R ending.}
67. Rg8+ (67. Kf3 $5 b4 68. Ke4 Bc3 69. Rb6 Kd7 70. Kd5 Ke7 71. g6 Nh6 $11) (
67. Kh5 Kd7 $1 $11) 67... Kd7 68. f5 (68. Rb8 Nd6 69. f5 Kc7 70. Ra8 b4 71. Ra4
Bc3) (68. Ra8 b4 69. g6 Nd6 70. g7 Bxg7 71. Ra7+ Kc6 72. Rxg7 b3 73. Re7 Kc5
$11) 68... Be3 $1 {Carlsen underestimated this defense. He thought White would
win this but he missed 74...Ne7 in the variation below with 73.Kh5.} 69. Rg7 (
69. g6 $2 Nh6+ 70. Kf3 Nxg8 71. Kxe3 $11) 69... Ke8 70. Rg8+ Kd7 71. Rg7 Ke8
72. g6 Nh6+ $1 73. Kf3 (73. Kh5 Nxf5 74. Rf7 Ne7 $1 $11 (74... Nh6 $2 75. Rf3
Bd2 76. g7 $18 b4 77. Kg6 Ke7 78. Rd3 Bc1 79. Rd1 Bf4 80. Rd4 Bc1 81. Rxb4 Bd2
(81... Ng8 82. Rb8 Nh6 83. Rh8 $18) 82. Re4+ Kd7 83. Rd4+ $18) (74... Nd6 $2
75. Rf6 $18)) 73... Nxf5 74. Rf7 Nh4+ 75. Kxe3 Nxg6 76. Rb7 b4 77. Ke4 b3 78.
Rxb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aimchess US Rapid KO 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.09.05"]
[Round "3.23"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Artemiev, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2021.08.31"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 g6 7. g4 h6 8. Be3
Bg7 9. f3 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Qd2 Nc6 12. O-O-O b4 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. axb4 Qb8 15.
Nd5 Bxd5 16. exd5 a5 17. b5 a4 18. Bd4 O-O 19. Kb1 a3 20. b3 Qc8 21. c4 a2+ 22.
Ka1 Re8 23. Rhe1 e5 24. dxe6 Rxe6 25. Bd3 d5 26. Qb2 dxc4 27. Bxc4 Rxe1 28.
Rxe1 Qd8 29. h4 g5 30. hxg5 hxg5 31. f4 gxf4 32. g5 Qxd4 33. Qxd4 Ng4 34. Bxf7+
Kf8 35. Re8+ Rxe8 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Bxe8 f3 38. b6 Ne3 39. b7 Nc2+ 40. Kxa2
Nb4+ 41. Ka3 Na6 42. Bb5 Nb8 43. Bd3 Nd7 44. Kb4 f2 45. Kb5 Kf7 46. b4 Ke6 47.
Ka6 Kd6 48. Ka7 Kc7 49. g6 1-0

[Event "Magnus Carlsen Inv KO"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.19"]
[Round "2.24"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2789"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2021.03.16"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1376"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.22"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 e5 7. Nf3 h6 8. g3
Be7 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Be6 11. Nh4 Nbd7 12. Nf5 Bxf5 13. exf5 Qc7 14. a5 Rab8
15. Be3 Rfc8 16. Qd3 Bf8 17. Rfc1 b6 18. axb6 Nxb6 19. Rxa6 Nc4 20. Nd5 Qd8 21.
b3 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Rc5 23. c4 Qc8 24. Nxf6+ gxf6 25. Ra7 Qxf5 26. Bd5 Qg5 27. Rb1
Qxe3 28. fxe3 Rb4 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Bd5 Rc8 31. Kg2 Rcb8 32. Rf7 Bg7 33. Ra1
1-0

[Event "NIC Classic KO 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.30"]
[Round "2.22"]
[White "Carlsen, M."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2847"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2021.04.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1382"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 a5 8. Bg5
h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Nh7 11. d4 Ba7 12. h3 h5 13. Nbd2 h4 14. Bh2 exd4 15. Nxd4
Nxd4 16. cxd4 Bxd4 17. Nf3 Bxb2 18. Rb1 Bg7 19. e5 d5 20. Bxd5 c6 21. Bxf7+
Kxf7 22. e6+ Bxe6 23. Qc2 Kg8 24. Rxe6 Qd5 25. Rd6 Qf5 26. Qxf5 Rxf5 27. Rxb7
Rb5 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Be5+ Kf8 30. Rd7 Re8 31. Bd4 Re7 32. Rd6 Rc7 33. Be5 Re7
34. Bd4 Rc7 35. Be5 Re7 36. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Eurotel Trophy sim"]
[Site "Prague"]
[Date "2001.10.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Babula, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2838"]
[BlackElo "2566"]
[Annotator "Gershon,A"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2001.10.18"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3
Be6 9. Ne3 O-O (9... a6 10. a4 Nb4 11. O-O d5 12. exd5 Nbxd5 13. Nexd5 Nxd5 14.
Bxd5 Bxd5 15. Qe2 Be6 16. Qxe5 Bf6 17. Qe2 O-O 18. Ne4 Be7 19. Be3 Rc8 $44 {
Kucypera,A-Krupa,M/ Brzeg Dolny POL 2001/ 0-1 (48)}) 10. O-O Nd7 (10... a6 11.
a4 Nb4 12. Qe2 Rb8 13. Bd2 Nh5 14. g3 Bg5 15. Rf2 Nc6 16. Raf1 Nd4 17. Qd1 Bxe3
18. Bxe3 Bh3 19. f4 Nf6 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 22. Bh6 $40 {Golubev,
M-Parligras,M/ Bucharest ROM 2001/ 1-0 (26)}) 11. Ned5 Nb6 12. Nxb6 Qxb6 13.
Nd5 Bxd5 $6 (13... Qd8 {Ftacnik} 14. f4 $14) 14. Bxd5 {White's going for a
small but long term advantage, the light squared B.} Nb4 15. Bc4 Rad8 16. f4
exf4 17. Rxf4 d5 (17... Bg5 $2 {Ftacnik} 18. Rxf7 $1 Rxf7 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20.
Bxg5 $16) 18. exd5 Nxd5 19. Rf5 Nc7 (19... Qe6 {Ftacnik} 20. Qf3 Qe1+ 21. Qf1
Qxf1+ 22. Kxf1 $14) 20. Qf3 $14 Qg6 (20... Bf6 {Ftacnik} 21. c3) (20... Ne6 {
Ftacnik} 21. c3 $14) 21. a4 Ne8 22. Be3 {Ftacnik: 'Open position and bishops
pair slightly favour Kasparov even though black's position is rock solid.'} b6
(22... Nd6 {Ftacnik} 23. Rxc5 $16) 23. Bb3 Nd6 24. Rd5 (24. Rf4 $4 Bg5 $19)
24... Qf6 25. Rf1 Qxf3 (25... Qxb2 $5 26. Qg3 {is not a position you want to
be defending against Kasparov} (26. d4 $143 Qc3 {'!' Ftacnik.} (26... c4 27.
Bc1 Qa1 28. Bg5 $18) (26... cxd4 $2 {Ftacnik} 27. Bxd4 Qa3 28. Qg3 $18) 27.
dxc5 Nc4 28. Rxd8 Bxd8 29. cxb6 (29. Bf4 {Ftacnik} Qd4+ 30. Qf2 $14) 29...
Qxe3+ (29... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 30. Qf2 Qxe3 31. Qxe3 Bxb6 $11) 30. Qxe3 Nxe3 31.
Rxf7 $1 Bxb6 (31... Rxf7 32. bxa7 $18) 32. Rf3+ Nc4+ (32... Nd5+ {Ftacnik} 33.
Kf1 Rxf3+ 34. gxf3 $14) 33. Kf1 Rxf3+ 34. gxf3 Kf7 $11)) 26. Rxf3 Bf6 $1 {
Forcing white to play c2-c3, thus weakenning the 'd3' pawn which allows black
to swap one pair of R and make his defensive task easier} 27. c3 Nc8 28. g4 {
'!' Ftacnik.} Rxd5 29. Bxd5 Rd8 (29... h6 {- game}) 30. Bc4 Nd6 31. Ba2 h6 32.
Bf4 (32. Bxh6 $6 Bxc3 33. bxc3 gxh6 $14) 32... g5 33. Bg3 Kg7 34. Kf1 a6 $2 {
creating another weakness (either b6 or c5 P)} 35. Bf2 Rc8 36. Bg3 Rd8 37. Ke2
b5 {'?!' Ftacnik.} (37... Re8+ {Ftacnik} 38. Re3 Rxe3+ 39. Kxe3 Be7 40. d4 $14)
38. a5 (38. axb5 axb5 39. Bxd6 Rxd6 40. Rf5 {woulf have been less strong as in
the game white has another weakness to play against}) 38... b4 39. Bxd6 {
'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'Babula will be badly suffering in a position with
opposite colour bishops, since a6 and f7 are prefect targets.'} (39. Kd2 $4
bxc3+ 40. bxc3 Ne4+ 41. Kc2 Nxc3 $17) 39... Rxd6 40. Kd2 Rd7 41. Rf5 (41. Bc4
Bd8 42. Rf5 Bxa5 43. Rxc5 Bc7 44. h3 a5 $132) 41... Rb7 42. Kc2 ({of course
not:} 42. Rxc5 $4 bxc3+ 43. bxc3 Rb2+ $19) 42... bxc3 43. bxc3 Rb5 (43... Re7 {
Ftacnik} 44. Bc4 Re5 45. Rf1 $1 (45. Rxe5 {Ftacnik} Bxe5 46. Kb3 Bxh2 47. Bxa6
Bc7 48. Ka4 f5 $132) 45... Re2+ 46. Kb3 Rxh2 47. Bxa6 Bd8 48. Ra1 $18) 44. Bc4
Rxa5 45. d4 {White has a huge advantage due to the more advanced passed pawn
and the much more active pieces '!' Ftacnik.} Kg6 46. dxc5 Be7 (46... Kg7 {
Ftacnik} 47. Kb3 Ra1 48. c6 $18) 47. c6 $1 (47. Bxf7+ $2 Kg7 48. c6 Rxf5 49.
gxf5 Bd6 50. Be6 Kf6 $11) 47... Bd8 (47... Rxf5 $4 48. gxf5+ Kxf5 49. c7 $18)
48. Bxf7+ Kg7 49. Bd5 Rc5 50. c4 {The rest is agony.} Bf6 51. Kd3 Bb2 52. Rf2
Ba1 53. Ke4 Kg6 54. Ra2 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2837"]
[BlackElo "2769"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. d4 dxe4 7. Qxe4 Nf6 8.
Qh4 Be7 9. Bd3 Nbd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 g6 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Ne2 e5 14. Bc4 exd4
15. Nxd4 Nh5 16. Qe4 Bf8 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qf3+ Kg8 19. Qb3+ Kh8 20. Be3 Nc5
21. Qc3 Ne4 22. Qb3 Qb6 23. Qf7 Re7 24. Qf3 Qa5 25. Rfe1 Rae8 26. Nb3 Qf5 27.
Qxf5 gxf5 28. Bxa7 Nf4 29. f3 Ng3 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Bc5 Re2 32. Bf2 Rxc2 33.
Nd4 Rxb2 34. Rd1 Bc5 35. Kh2 Ngh5 36. Nxf5 Kg8 37. Bxc5 Rxg2+ 38. Kh1 Rg5 39.
Rd8+ Kf7 40. Rf8+ Ke6 41. Nd4+ Kd5 42. Ba7 c5 43. Nb5 Ng3+ 44. Kh2 Nf1+ 45. Kh1
Ne2 46. Nc3+ Nxc3 47. f4 Rg7 48. Rf5+ Ke4 49. Rxc5 Nd5 50. Rc4+ Kf3 51. Bd4
Ng3+ 52. Kh2 Ne4 53. Bxg7 1-0

[Event "1st Abu Dhabi Super Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Davtyan, Artur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2835"]
[BlackElo "2461"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1328"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.20"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. Nbd2
O-O 9. Nf1 Ng4 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bb4+ 12. Bd2 Bxd2+ 13. Qxd2 Bb7 14. Ng3 Ne7
15. O-O Ng6 16. Rfe1 c5 17. Rad1 Re8 18. a4 h6 19. Bc2 Qf6 20. h3 N4e5 21. dxe5
dxe5 22. Qd6 Qxd6 23. Rxd6 Nf4 24. Rb6 Bc8 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rxb5 Ra2 27. Bb3
Rxb2 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Rxb2 Nd3 30. Reb1 Nxb2 31. Rxb2 Kf6 32. Rc2 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2832"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
Bxg3 9. hxg3 Qb6 10. a4 h6 11. O-O Ne7 12. Qb3 Qc7 13. a5 Bd7 14. Be2 Ng6 15.
Qa3 c4 16. b3 cxb3 17. Nxb3 Ne4 18. Rfc1 Bc6 19. c4 dxc4 20. Rxc4 Qd8 21. Nc5
Nd6 22. Rc2 Bd5 23. Bd3 b6 24. e4 bxc5 25. exd5 exd5 26. dxc5 Ne4 27. c6 Qc7
28. Qb3 Rfd8 29. Qb7 Rac8 30. Rb1 Qxa5 31. c7 Rf8 32. Qb5 Qa3 33. Qxd5 Nc3 34.
Rxc3 Qxc3 35. Bxg6 Rxc7 36. Ne5 Qc5 37. Bxf7+ Rfxf7 38. Rb8+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2830"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4
Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Re1 Rc8 17. Qd1 Qc2 18. Qe2 Nc6 {This system was popular
15-20 years ago.} (18... Qc7 {is the main continuation here; however, it
violates the so-called Znosko-Borovsky rule, which recommends keeping the
advanced queen in the opponent's camp as long as it can't be trapped, in order
to disrupt the opponent's manoeuvring.}) 19. Bd3 (19. e5 $6 {was tried by
Aronian in a recent rapid game:} Nd8 20. Bd7 Rcb8 21. h4 Bd5 22. Rbc1 Qa2 23.
Ng5 h6 24. Nh3 Ne6 25. Qe3 Rd8 $17 {1/2 (50) Aronian,L (2803)-Grischuk,A (2783)
Beijing CHN 2013 - White does not have sufficient compensation for the pawn.})
(19. Rec1 Qa2 20. Bc4 Nxd4 $1 21. Nxd4 Rxc4 22. Qxc4 Qxd2 23. Nc6 Qd7 24. Qd5
Bxc6 25. Rxc6 Qxd5 26. exd5 Be5 (26... Bd4 $1 $15) 27. Kf1 Bd6 28. Ra1 {
1/2 Tratar,M-Jelen,Ig/SLO-ch 1996}) (19. d5 Nd4 20. Nxd4 Bxd4 $13) 19... Qa2
20. Bc4 (20. Ra1 $5 {is challenging and needs more tests; in the following
games Black failed to reach safe equality:} Qb2 (20... Qb3 $2 21. Reb1 Qe6 22.
d5 $18) 21. Ra4 (21. Reb1 $2 Nxd4 $1 $19) 21... Qb3 (21... b5 $5 22. Bxb5 a5 $1
) 22. Rea1 Nd8 23. R4a3 (23. Rxa7 Ne6 $1) 23... Qe6 24. Rxa7 Rxa7 (24... Qd6
25. Be3 Nc6 $14 {E.Solozhenkin}) 25. Rxa7 Qd6 (25... Ra8 26. Rxa8 Bxa8 27. h3
Qa2 28. Kh2 Qb2 29. d5 Nb7 30. Qe3 Nc5 31. Qf4 $1 $36 {1/2 (41) Polak,T (2525)
-Kalod,R (2435) Olomouc 1998 CBM 067 [Ftacnik,L]}) 26. Be3 e6 {1-0 (46)
Solozhenkin,E (2565)-Beshukov,S (2460) Elista 1996 CBM 056 [Solozhenkin]} 27.
Qb2 $14) 20... Qa4 21. Bb3 (21. Ra1 Qc2 22. Ra2 $2 Nxd4 $1 23. Rxc2 Nxe2+ 24.
Rxe2 Rxc4 25. Rxc4 Ba6 $19 {A.Shirov}) 21... Qa3 (21... Qa6 $6 {is hardly good
as the queen is very passive here:} 22. Qe3 Na5 (22... e6 $5 23. d5 exd5 24.
Bxd5 (24. exd5 Na5 $13) 24... Na5 25. Qa3 Bxd5 26. exd5 Rc5 27. d6 Qc8 28. Qd3
Qc6 29. d7 Rd8 30. Bb4 Nb7 31. Rbd1 $14 {1-0 (47) Petkov,S (2084)-Bazak,J IECC
2003}) (22... Rf8 23. Ra1 Na5 (23... Qb5 24. Rec1 $36) 24. Reb1 $1 e6 $5 (24...
Rac8 $2 25. Bd1 $1 $18 {Komarov,D-Liss,E/Paris/1996/ Ftacnik,L}) 25. Bd1 Bc6
26. Be2 Qc8 27. Ne5 $36 (27. Bxa5 bxa5 28. Rxa5 Rb8 $11)) 23. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 24.
Ng5+ Kg8 (24... Ke8 25. Qh3 $1 $40 Bxd4 26. Qxh7 b5 27. Bxa5 Qf6 28. Red1 $1 {
1-0 Poluljahov,A-Tseshkovsky,V/Krasnodar 1996 (42)}) 25. Qh3 h6 26. Ne6 $1 $40
{A.Shirov} (26. Qe6+ Kh8 27. Re3 (27. Nf7+ Kh7 28. Bxh6 {1-0 (32) Lobron,E 
(2590)-Konguvel,P (2395) Linares 1996} b5 $1) 27... b5 28. Nf7+ (28. Bxa5 Rc6
$1 29. Nf7+ Kh7 30. Ng5+ Kh8 $10) 28... Kh7 29. Ng5+ Kh8 30. Nf7+ Kh7 31. Ng5+
{1/2 (31) Lautier,J (2645)-Shirov,A (2695) Belgrade 1995 CBM 051 [Shirov]}))
22. Bxf7+ $1 {This sacrifice is the only way to cause Black any problems.} Kxf7
23. Qc4+ e6 24. Ng5+ Ke8 25. Nxe6 $44 {White has obtained excellent
compensation for the piece: Black's king is exposed and under attack, and
White's central passed pawns are his important trump for the future.} Qe7 26.
Nxg7+ (26. d5 $5 Nd4 $1 (26... Ne5 27. Qb3 $44) 27. Qa4+ b5 28. Rxb5 Nxb5 29.
Qxb5+ Kf7 30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. d6 Qxd6 32. Qxb7+ Qc7 33. Bc3+ Kh6 34. Bd2+ Kg7 $11
) 26... Qxg7 27. Bc3 (27. Qe6+ $5 Qe7 (27... Ne7 28. d5) 28. Qg8+ Kd7 29. Qc4
Ke8 30. Qg8+ Kd7 31. Qc4 Ke8 32. Qa4 $5 Kf7 33. Qb3+ Kg7 34. Bc3 $44 {1-0 (68)
Caire,F (2474)-Domanov,D (2446) Lechenicher SchachServer 2011}) 27... Nd8 (
27... Nxd4 $1 28. Qxd4 Qxd4 29. Bxd4 Rc4 {led to an equal ending; however,
Peter Svidler decided to play for a win, hoping to make use of his extra piece
after all.}) 28. Qb3 Rc7 {Another risky decision.} (28... Rxc3 $5 29. Qxc3 Ne6
30. Rbd1 Rd8 {was possible here, consolidating Black's position.}) 29. Ba1 Rac8
30. d5 Qd7 31. Qb2 Qe7 32. Rbd1 {Now White evades a drawing line.} (32. Qh8+
Qf8 33. Qe5+ Qe7 $11 (33... Re7 $6 34. Qd4)) 32... Nf7 $6 (32... Rc2 33. Qh8+
Qf8 34. d6 Bc6 $1 35. d7+ Bxd7 36. Qxf8+ Kxf8 37. Rxd7 R2c7 38. Rd5 $13 {_|_})
33. e5 {White's pawns have finally started their advance.} Rc2 34. Qb5+ Qd7 $2
{Black gives up a piece in a much inferior version to that available on move
27.} (34... Kf8 $142 35. e6 Nd6 36. Qb3 $44) 35. Qxd7+ Kxd7 36. e6+ Kd6 37.
exf7 ({The best but very difficult move} 37. Bf6 $3 {was recommended by
commentators (GM Pavel Maletin and others). After} Ng5 $1 (37... Nh6 $2 38.
Be5+ Ke7 39. d6+ Kxe6 40. Bg7+) (37... R2c7 38. Bh4 $1 Rc4 $1 39. Bg3+ Ke7 40.
exf7+ Kxf7 41. d6 Re8 $1 42. f4 $1 {White's d-pawn can hardly be stopped.}) 38.
Be5+ $1 (38. Bxg5 Bxd5) 38... Kc5 $1 (38... Ke7 39. d6+ Kxe6 40. d7) 39. e7 $1
Bxd5 $1 40. e8=Q Rxe8 41. Bd4+ Kd6 42. Rxe8 {White should win.}) 37... Rf8 38.
Re6+ Kd7 39. Rf6 Re2 $1 40. f4 (40. Bc3 Re7 41. Bb4 Rexf7 42. Rd6+ Kc8 {
is harmless}) (40. Rf3 Re7 41. Ra3 a6 42. Bd4 Rexf7 43. Bxb6 {keeps an extra
pawn but after} Rf5 $1 {it can hardly be converted. Instead, White decides to
keep positional pressure.}) 40... Re7 41. Be5 Rexf7 42. Rd6+ Ke8 $2 (42... Ke7
$1 {was the right move, after which Black can activate his f8 rook (...Rf8-d8
or c8) and hold on.}) 43. Re1 (43. Ra1 {was possible but White finds a strong
forced manoeuvre.}) 43... Re7 44. Rc1 Rff7 45. Bf6 $1 Rd7 46. Re6+ Kf8 47. d6
Kg8 {This attempt to rearrange pieces fails.} (47... a5 {, trying to create
counterplay, might be a better chance.}) 48. h4 Rf8 49. Bg5 {Preventing 49...
Rc8.} (49. Rc7 Rxc7 50. dxc7 {was another good possibility.}) 49... Kf7 (49...
Kg7 50. h5 $1) 50. Rce1 Bc6 51. h5 $6 (51. Re7+ $1 Kg8 52. Rc1 $1 Rxd6 53. Rc7
$1 {, winning an exchange and the game, was not easy to find.}) 51... a5 $2 (
51... gxh5 {was possible. It is not immediately clear how White can win.}) 52.
Re7+ (52. hxg6+ hxg6 53. Re7+ Kg8 {was more accurate}) 52... Kg8 53. hxg6 hxg6
(53... Rxd6 54. gxh7+ Kh8 {was still possible but White should win anyway after
} 55. R7e6 Rxe6 56. Rxe6 Ba8 57. Rxb6 Kxh7 58. Ra6 {etc.}) 54. R1e6 Rf7 55.
Rxg6+ Kh7 56. Rh6+ Kg7 57. Ree6 {Black resigned a bit prematurely but after} (
57. Ree6 Rf8 58. g4 {etc. White should gradually win.}) (57. g4 $5 {was even
simpler.}) 1-0

[Event "Douglas IoM op"]
[Site "Douglas"]
[Date "2017.09.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Birkisson, Bardur Orn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2827"]
[BlackElo "2164"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2017.09.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. d4 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nf3 b6 6. Bd3 Bb7 7. O-O d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. f4 Ne4 11. Nxe4 dxe4 12. Bc4 Qe7 13. a3 Bd6 14. b4 Nf6 15.
Bb2 c6 16. Qc2 b5 17. Bb3 a5 18. h3 axb4 19. axb4 Bxb4 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Ra1
Nd5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Qxc6 Nc7 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 25. Qxe4 Rf8 26. d5 Rxf7 27. Nxf7+
Qxf7 28. Qxb4 Nxd5 29. Qxb5 Nxe3 30. Qb8+ Qg8 31. Bxg7+ Kxg7 32. Qe5+ Kf7 33.
Qxe3 Qg6 34. Kh2 h5 35. Qb3+ Kf8 36. Qb8+ Kg7 37. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com sf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2819"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "23"]
[EventDate "2016.08.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "32"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O gxf3 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.
Qxf3 Bh6 9. d4 Nxd4 10. Qh5+ Kg7 11. Bxf4 d6 12. Be5+ 1-0

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.03.13"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Black "Sarana, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D61"]
[WhiteElo "2817"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2019.01.08"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1272"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "San Jose Hackers"]
[BlackTeam "Australia Kangaroos"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Be7 5. Qc2 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Nc3 h6 8. Bxf6
Nxf6 9. O-O-O c5 10. dxc5 Qa5 11. Kb1 Bxc5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Nxd5 Nxd5 14. Rxd5
b6 15. Bc4 Bb7 16. Rd7 Bc6 17. Rxf7 Rxf7 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Ne5+ Kg8 20. Qc4+
Kh8 21. Nxc6 Qd2 22. b4 Qxf2 23. Qf1 Qxe3 24. Qf3 Qxf3 25. gxf3 Bd6 26. h3 a5
27. bxa5 bxa5 28. Rd1 Bg3 29. a4 Kh7 30. Rd5 Ra6 31. Nd4 Be1 32. Kc2 Rg6 33.
Kd3 Rg2 34. Rd7 Rd2+ 35. Ke3 Ra2 36. Ne6 Ra3+ 37. Ke2 Bc3 38. Rc7 Be5 39. Rc5
Bc3 40. f4 Kg6 41. f5+ Kf6 42. Nf4 Bb4 43. Nd5+ Kg5 44. Rb5 Rxa4 45. f6 Kg6 46.
fxg7 Kxg7 47. Nxb4 axb4 48. Kf3 Ra3+ 49. Kg4 Rb3 50. h4 Rb1 51. Kh5 b3 52. Rb7+
Kf6 53. Kxh6 b2 54. h5 Kf5 55. Kh7 Ke6 56. h6 Kf6 57. Kh8 Rh1 58. Rb6+ Kf7 59.
Rb7+ Kf8 60. h7 b1=Q 61. Rxb1 Rxb1 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A35"]
[WhiteElo "2816"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1233"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.26"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. a3 a6 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. b4
Bd6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Be2 Be6 12. O-O a5 13. Nb5 Be7 14. bxa5 Nxa5
15. Nfd4 Bd7 16. Bc3 Nc6 17. a4 Ne4 18. Bb2 Nc5 19. Bf3 Ne5 20. Be2 Nc4 21. Bc3
Ne4 22. Be1 Bf6 23. Ra2 Re8 24. Bd3 Nc5 25. Bc2 g6 26. Bb4 Ne6 27. Bb3 Nxd4 28.
Nxd4 Qb6 29. Bc3 Rec8 30. Ba1 Na5 31. Bxd5 Nc6 32. Nb5 Nb4 33. Bxf7+ Kxf7 34.
Qxd7+ Be7 35. Bd4 Qc6 36. Qh3 Nxa2 37. Qxh7+ Ke8 38. h3 Rxa4 39. Rd1 Qe6 40.
Qh8+ Kf7 41. Qh7+ Ke8 42. Qh8+ Kf7 43. Qh7+ Ke8 1/2-1/2

[Event "BT Wireplay sim"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1998.12.17"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Brown, Steve"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "1998.12.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. Ng5 Be6 6. Nxe6 fxe6 7. Bxe6 Qe7 8.
Bh3 a6 9. O-O Qf7 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. f4 g6 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Bg5 Bg7 14. d4 exd4
15. e5 dxc3 16. exf6 cxb2 17. Qd7+ Kf8 18. fxe7+ Kg8 19. Be6 bxa1=Q 20. Bxf7#
1-0

[Event "PCA/Intel-GP"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Comp Genius"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D23"]
[WhiteElo "2815"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 042 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.11.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.11.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Qc2 dxc4 5. Qxc4 Bf5 6. Nc3 Nbd7 7. g3 e6 8.
Bg2 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. e3 Ne4 11. Qe2 Qb6 12. Rd1 Rad8 13. Ne1 Ndf6 14. Nxe4
Nxe4 15. f3 Nd6 16. a4 Qb3 17. e4 Bg6 18. Rd3 Qb4 19. b3 Nc8 20. Nc2 Qb6 21.
Bf4 c5 22. Be3 cxd4 23. Nxd4 Bc5 24. Rad1 e5 25. Nc2 Rxd3 26. Qxd3 Ne7 27. b4
Bxe3+ 28. Qxe3 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Qxd8 30. Bf1 b6 31. Qc3 f6 32. Bc4+ Bf7 33. Ne3
Qd4 34. Bxf7+ Kxf7 35. Qb3+ Kf8 36. Kg2 Qd2+ 37. Kh3 Qe2 38. Ng2 h5 39. Qe3 Qc4
40. Qd2 Qe6+ 41. g4 hxg4+ 42. fxg4 Qc4 43. Qe1 Qb3+ 44. Ne3 Qd3 45. Kg3 Qxe4
46. Qd2 Qf4+ 47. Kg2 Qd4 48. Qxd4 exd4 49. Nc4 Nc6 50. b5 Ne5 51. Nd6 d3 52.
Kf2 Nxg4+ 53. Ke1 Nxh2 54. Kd2 Nf3+ 55. Kxd3 Ke7 56. Nf5+ Kf7 57. Ke4 Nd2+ 58.
Kd5 g5 59. Nd6+ Kg6 60. Kd4 Nb3+ 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.29"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2814"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. Ngf3 Bg6 7. Be2 Ne7 {
I know that some of the Caro-Kann specialists prefer to develop the knight on
h6, with little concern about spoiling the pawn structure. Perhaps, it's a
matter of taste, but, in practice Black achieve results superior to the move
in the text. Here is the latest example:} (7... Nh6 8. O-O Be7 9. Bxh6 gxh6 10.
Nb3 O-O 11. Qd2 Kg7 12. c3 f6 13. Qe3 Qc7 14. c4 Rae8 $132 {0-1 Edouard,R 
(2634)-Zhigalko,A (2566)/Moscow RUS 2011/The Week in Chess 850 (36)}) 8. Nh4 $1
{The best way to fight for an advantage.} c5 ({Black can also save his bishop
by} 8... Nf5 9. Nxf5 Bxf5 10. g4 Bg6 11. h4 h6 12. h5 Bh7 {This position
appeared in a couple of games. I believe that here Black's chances to equalise
are higher than after the choice of Wang Hao.}) 9. c3 Nc6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Nf3
({Another possible idea for White is} 11. a3 Rc8 (11... a5 12. a4 $14) 12. b4
cxd4 13. cxd4 {gaining space on the queenside.}) 11... Rc8 $6 {This standard
move can't be so bad, but, I believe that Black's play should be more concrete.
} (11... Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bd3 Qb6 14. Qe2 Rfc8 15. h4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17.
Bb1 Qa6 18. Qd1 $1 $14 {1-0 Svidler,P (2735)-Macieja,B (2613)/Germany 2004/EXT
2005 (61)}) (11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Qa5+ 13. Kf1 {This is just a temporary
inconvenience for the king. After g2-g3 he will find a safe shelter on g2.
Later on White will start the plan that was realized in current game. The
evaluation clearly favours White.}) (11... Qb6 $1 {If Black wants to continue
to play this line, he has to be more active.} 12. O-O $5 (12. Qc2 cxd4 13. cxd4
Qa5+ 14. Kf1 Rc8 $132 {The queen on c2 is vulnerable.}) 12... Qxb2 {Risky, but
principled.} 13. Rb1 Qxc3 $2 (13... Qxa2 14. Rxb7 {White's compensation is
obvious, but the objective evaluation is unclear to me. This position is worth
being checked in practice. Here is a sample line:} c4 {It is recommended for
Black to close the centre.} 15. Ng5 Nd8 16. Bg4 $5 {A very interesting rook
sacrifice.} (16. Rb1 Be7 17. Bg4 $44) 16... Nxb7 17. Qf3 f5 (17... Nf6 18. exf6
Nd8 19. Re1 $1 $44) 18. Nxe6 Rc8 19. Bxf5 gxf5 20. Qxf5 Nb6 21. Bg5 Be7 22.
Nxg7+ Kd8 {White has a perpetual check, but not more than that.}) 14. Rxb7 cxd4
(14... c4 15. Rc7 $18 {Black's knight doesn't have a good square in view of
the threat Qd1-a4.}) 15. Bd2 Qa3 16. Bb5 Rc8 17. Qb1 $1 Be7 18. Rc1 $18) 12.
O-O a6 {This plan is obviously slow. On the other hand, it's very hard to
suggest an alternative idea. Due to doubled pawns on the kingside, Black can,
in no way, realise the ...f7-f6 advance.} 13. g3 Be7 14. h4 b5 (14... Qb6 15.
Rb1 {and Black has no good way to develop his initiative on the queenside.})
15. a4 $1 {It is useful for White to open the a-file.} Qb6 16. axb5 axb5 17.
Kg2 c4 {It should be noted, that castling is unsatisfactory for Black at any
moment. In such a case White simply plays Rh1 followed by h4-h5 with an
irresistible attack.} 18. Ng5 Qd8 19. Bg4 {Now some sacrifices on e6 or f7 are
in the offing, therefore, Black's next more is practically forced.} Bxg5 20.
Bxg5 Qc7 21. Rh1 {White's plan is incredibly prosaic, and there is nothing
Black can do about it. His counterplay on the queenside is way too slow.} Nb6
22. h5 {Black is lost, where did he go that astray? I guess, the whole
conception was wrong and the plan on the queenside too slow as well.} gxh5 23.
Bxh5 Na4 {This allows a spectacular finish, but the position is lost anyway.} (
23... g6 24. Bg4 {is not a relief for Black. Either the penetration along the
h-line, or the manouevre Qd1-Qf3-Qf6 will be decisive.}) (23... Rf8 24. Qc2 g6
(24... Kd7 25. Qh7 $18) 25. Bg4 Ne7 26. Rh7 Nf5 {and here White has several
winning ideas,} 27. Qc1 Qb7 28. Bd1 $18 {followed by Qc1-f4 and g3-g4 is just
one good example.}) 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 25. Qf3+ Kg8 (25... Kg6 26. Bf6 $1 $18)
26. Rxh8+ Kxh8 27. Rh1+ Kg8 28. Qh5 Rf8 (28... Ne7 29. Bxe7 Qxe7 30. Qh8+ Kf7
31. Qxc8 $18) 29. Bf6 $1 (29. Bf6 Qd7 30. Qg6 $1 $18) 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Markov, Mikhail2"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2304"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O Nd5 9. Bxc4 Nxf4 10. exf4 c5 11. dxc5 Nxc5 12. Qe2 Bf6 13. Rad1 Qc7 14. Ne5
a6 15. a4 Nd7 16. Nxf7 Rxf7 17. Bxe6 Nf8 18. Bxf7+ Qxf7 19. Ne4 Be7 20. Qf3 Bd7
21. Ng5 Bc6 22. Qxc6 bxc6 23. Nxf7 Kxf7 24. Rfe1 Rb8 25. Re2 c5 26. g3 Rb4 27.
Rd5 g6 28. Rde5 Rb7 29. h4 Bd6 30. Re8 Nd7 31. Rc8 Be7 32. a5 Bf6 33. Rc6 Bxb2
34. Rxa6 Bd4 35. Kg2 Nb8 36. Rb6 Rxb6 37. axb6 c4 38. b7 c3 39. Kf3 Bf6 40. Re4
Be7 41. Rc4 Ke6 42. Rxc3 h5 43. Re3+ Kd7 44. f5 g5 45. Rxe7+ 1-0

[Event "Mitropa sim"]
[Site "Meissen"]
[Date "2013.05.31"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Wagner, Dennis"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2013.05.31"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5 5. a3 Qxc5 6. b4 Qc7 7. Bb2 Bg7 8.
e3 O-O 9. c4 d6 10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O a5 12. Qb3 b6 13. Bc3 Bb7 14. Qb2 axb4 15.
axb4 Rxa1 16. Rxa1 Ra8 17. h3 Qb8 18. Rb1 Ra7 19. Bd1 Qa8 20. Bb3 Qf8 21. c5
bxc5 22. bxc5 dxc5 23. Ng5 Nd8 24. Bc4 Nd5 25. Bxg7 Qxg7 26. Qb5 Qe5 27. Ndf3
Qc7 28. e4 Nf6 29. Nxf7 Nxf7 30. Ng5 Bc8 31. Bxf7+ Kg7 32. Bb3 h6 33. Qc4 hxg5
34. Qf7+ Kh6 35. Qf8+ Kh7 36. Qf7+ Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Nanjing Pearl Spring 2nd"]
[Site "Nanjing"]
[Date "2009.09.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2813"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2009.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. h3
Bb7 9. d3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nbd2 Nf4 12. Ne4 Na5 13. Bxf4 exf4 14. d4 Qd7
15. Ne5 Qf5 16. Qd3 Rad8 17. Nc5 Qxd3 18. Nexd3 Bxc5 19. dxc5 f3 20. gxf3 Bxf3
21. Re7 Rc8 22. Bxf7+ Rxf7 23. Rxf7 Kxf7 24. Ne5+ Kf6 25. Nxf3 Rd8 26. Kg2 Nc6
27. a3 a5 28. Rb1 a4 29. b4 axb3 30. Rxb3 Rb8 31. Rd3 b4 32. axb4 Nxb4 33. Rd7
Na6 34. Nd2 Nxc5 35. Rxc7 Ne6 36. Rc4 Rd8 37. Nf3 g5 38. h4 h6 39. Kg3 Kf5 40.
Ra4 Rd5 41. hxg5 hxg5 42. c4 Nc5 43. Ra8 Ne4+ 44. Kg2 Rd3 45. Rf8+ Nf6 46. c5
g4 47. Ng1 Rd2 48. c6 Rc2 49. Ne2 Rc4 50. Ra8 Ke5 51. Ra6 Nd5 52. Kg3 Kd6 53.
f3 gxf3 54. Kxf3 Rxc6 55. Rxc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Besancon sim2"]
[Site "Besancon"]
[Date "1999.08.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Cid, Nadia"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C28"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[PlyCount "52"]
[EventDate "1999.08.23"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Be7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. O-O Nd4 8. fxe5
dxe5 9. Bxf7+ Kf8 10. Bb3 Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 Bh3 12. Re1 Bc5+ 13. Kh1 Nd7 14. Be3
Bxe3 15. Rxe3 Qg5 16. Re2 Qf4 17. Rf2 Qe3 18. Qg1 Nf6 19. Re1 Qh6 20. Nd5 Nxd5
21. Bxd5 c6 22. Bb3 Rd8 23. Qg3 Re8 24. f4 exf4 25. Rxf4+ Ke7 26. Rf7+ Kd8 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Lichthof Champions"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2006.08.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E60"]
[WhiteElo "2812"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2006.08.22"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Qe8 7. Nc3 Na6 8. h3
e5 9. e4 Nd7 10. Re1 exd4 11. Nxd4 Ne5 12. b3 Nc5 13. Be3 c6 14. Re2 a5 15. Qc2
a4 16. Rd1 axb3 17. axb3 Qe7 18. f4 Ned7 19. Bf2 Na6 20. Qa2 h5 21. b4 Nc7 22.
Qd2 h4 23. g4 Ne6 24. Nf5 gxf5 25. exf5 Ra3 26. Ne4 d5 27. cxd5 cxd5 28. fxe6
fxe6 29. Ng5 Nf6 30. Bc5 Qc7 31. Nxe6 Bxe6 32. Rxe6 Rf7 33. g5 Ne4 34. Re8+ Kh7
35. Qxd5 Nxc5 36. bxc5 Bf8 37. g6+ Kxg6 38. Qg5+ Kh7 39. Be4+ Kh8 40. Qh6+ Kg8
41. Bh7+ Kh8 42. Bg6+ Kg8 43. Bh7+ Kh8 44. Bg6+ Kg8 45. Bxf7+ Qxf7 46. Qg5+ Kh7
47. Rxf8 1-0

[Event "Zuerich Chess Challenge Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Zuerich"]
[Date "2015.02.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C27"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2797"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "32"]
[EventDate "2015.02.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. Nf3 Nbd7 8. Bb3
Bb6 9. d4 g5 10. Bg3 g4 11. dxe5 $5 (11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. dxe5 Nh7 13. e6 $1 fxe6
14. Qxg4 {is very, very unclear.}) 11... gxf3 12. exf6 fxg2 13. Bxf7+ $5 {
Exposing the king to checks by sacrificing a piece!} (13. Rg1 {is logical,
with a position that is very difficult to evaluate.}) 13... Kxf7 14. Qh5+ Ke6 (
14... Kxf6 {keeps the game going, and even though Black is up a bishop it
looks extremely risky. A computer might win this game, but in blitz it seems
suicidal as it is difficult to find the necessary defensive resources.}) 15.
Qf5+ (15. Qg4+ Kf7 $11) 15... Kf7 16. Qh5+ Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 2019"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.11.18"]
[Round "2.14"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A20"]
[WhiteElo "2811"]
[BlackElo "2776"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1307"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. O-O Nb6 7. b3 f6 8. Bb2
Be6 9. Nc3 Qd7 10. d4 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 exd4 12. Ne4 Rd8 13. Qc2 d3 14. exd3 Be7
15. d4 O-O 16. Nc5 Bxc5 17. dxc5 Nd5 18. c6 Qxc6 19. Qxc6 bxc6 20. Ba3 Rfe8 21.
Rac1 Bf7 22. Rxc6 Re2 23. Ra1 Rde8 24. Bf3 Rd2 25. Rcc1 Rd3 26. Bg2 a5 27. Bf1
Rd2 28. Rd1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 a4 30. bxa4 Ra8 31. Bc4 Nc3 32. Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Rd7+
Kg6 34. Rxc7 Nxa4 35. Bc1 Nb6 36. a3 h5 37. h4 Nd5 38. Rc5 Ne7 39. Kg2 Nf5 40.
Rc4 Nd6 41. Rb4 Rc8 42. Bf4 Nf5 43. a4 Rc2 44. a5 Ra2 45. Rb5 Nd4 46. Rd5 Nb3
47. Bc7 Nd2 48. Bb6 Nc4 49. Rc5 Nxb6 50. axb6 Rb2 51. Rc6 Kf5 52. Kf3 g5 53.
Ke3 Ke5 54. f4+ gxf4+ 55. gxf4+ Kf5 56. Kd3 Kxf4 57. Kc3 Rb1 58. Rc4+ Kg3 59.
Rb4 Rc1+ 60. Kd4 Rc8 61. b7 Rb8 62. Kc5 f5 63. Kc6 f4 64. Kc7 Rxb7+ 65. Kxb7 f3
66. Kc6 f2 67. Rb1 Kxh4 68. Kd5 Kg3 69. Ke4 Kg2 70. Ke3 f1=Q 71. Rxf1 Kxf1 72.
Kf3 Ke1 73. Kg3 Kd2 74. Kh4 Ke3 75. Kxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 73rd"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2011.01.26"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2810"]
[BlackElo "2722"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2011.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 141"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 h6 10. Bh4 c5 {Shirov displays the same readiness to defend his
point of view as in the case of the New Arkhangelsk.} 11. Bc4 $5 Nxc3 $146 ({
Deviating from his the game played just the day before:} 11... cxd4 $146 12.
Qxd4 $1 {Aronian,L (2805)-Shirov,A (2722)/Wijk aan Zee 2011/CBM 141/[Krasenkow]
(1-0, 53)}) 12. bxc3 Ba3 13. Rb1 a6 14. Be2 O-O 15. O-O b5 16. c4 Bb4 17. Qc2
Bb7 18. Rfd1 bxc4 ({Before releasing the tension, it might have made sense to
complete his development with} 18... Rac8 $5) 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Rd4 $36 Rab8
21. Ne5 Bd5 22. Be7 Rfe8 23. Bd6 Rbd8 24. Bh5 Rxd6 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Bxe8 1-0

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2018"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.23"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2808"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2018.06.23"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1233"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.26"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. g4 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 c5 9. g5 Nh5 10. Bg3 g6 11. Qe2 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bb4 14. Nf3 Bd7
15. Rd1 Qe7 16. O-O Nxg3 17. hxg3 Bc6 18. Nb5 Rfd8 19. Nbd4 Be4 20. Bc2 Bd5 21.
e4 Bxa2 22. b3 e5 23. Nf5 gxf5 24. exf5 e4 25. f6 Qe6 26. Nd4 Qh3 27. Bxe4 Re8
28. Qf3 Nd7 29. Bf5 Ne5 30. Qe2 Ng4 31. Bxg4 Rxe2 32. Bxh3 Re5 33. Rd3 Rd8 34.
Ra1 Bc5 35. Rxa2 Rxd4 36. Rxd4 Bxd4 37. Rd2 Bb6 38. Rc2 Rc5 39. Re2 h5 40. Bg2
Kf8 41. Bh3 Rxg5 42. Bd7 Kg8 43. Re7 Rd5 44. Be8 Rf5 45. Bxf7+ Kf8 46. Bc4 Rxf6
47. Re2 Bc5 48. Kg2 b6 49. f3 Rg6 50. Re5 Bd6 51. Rf5+ Kg7 52. f4 h4 53. Rf7+
Kh6 54. Kh3 hxg3 55. Kg2 Rg4 56. Rf6+ Rg6 57. Rf7 Rg4 58. f5 Be5 59. Re7 Re4
60. f6 Rf4 61. Rxe5 Rxf6 62. Re7 a5 63. Kxg3 Kg5 64. Re5+ Rf5 65. Rxf5+ Kxf5
66. Kf3 Ke5 67. Ke3 Kd6 68. Kd4 Kc6 69. Be2 b5 70. Bf3+ Kb6 71. Bg2 a4 72. b4
Ka6 73. Kc5 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2807"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2017.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 d4 3. b4 Bg4 4. g3 Bxf3 5. exf3 e6 6. Qb3 a5 7. b5 Nd7 8. Bg2
Nc5 9. Qc2 h5 10. d3 h4 11. f4 Nh6 12. Nd2 a4 13. Ba3 Ra7 14. Rb1 Be7 15. Ne4
Nxe4 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Bxe4 O-O 18. b6 cxb6 19. Rxb6 Ng4 20. O-O Nf6 21. Bf3
Rc8 22. Qb2 Nd7 23. Rxb7 Rxb7 24. Qxb7 Qd8 25. Qb2 Nc5 26. Qc2 Qa5 27. Rc1 Rb8
28. Qe2 h3 29. f5 exf5 30. Bd5 Qc3 31. Rd1 Kf8 32. Qe5 Re8 33. Qd6+ Kg8 34. Rf1
Nxd3 35. Qd7 Rf8 36. Qxf5 Nb4 37. Bxf7+ Rxf7 38. Qc8+ Rf8 39. Qe6+ Rf7 40. Qe8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 2021"]
[Site "Krasnaya Polyana RUS"]
[Date "2021.07.19"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Jumabayev, R."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2806"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2021.07.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1393"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.19"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. Qc2 Be7 7. e3 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Nge2 g6 11. O-O O-O 12. Rae1 Ndf6 13. Nc1 Be6 14. f3
b6 15. Qf2 c5 16. Qh4 Qd8 17. g4 Ng7 18. N1e2 Rb8 19. a4 c4 20. Bc2 a6 21. Nf4
b5 22. axb5 axb5 23. b4 cxb3 24. Bxb3 b4 25. Nce2 Bc8 26. Ng3 Ba6 27. g5 Bxf1
28. Rxf1 Nfe8 29. Nxd5 Rb5 30. Qe4 Qxg5 31. f4 Qd8 32. f5 Nf6 33. Nxf6+ Qxf6
34. fxg6 Qxg6 35. Bxf7+ Qxf7 36. Rxf7 Rxf7 37. Qd3 Rg5 38. Kg2 Nf5 39. e4 Nh4+
40. Kh3 Ng6 41. Qc4 h5 42. Kg2 h4 43. Kh3 hxg3 44. hxg3 Kg7 45. Qxb4 Rf3 46.
Qb7+ Kh6 47. Qb8 Re3 48. d5 Rxe4 49. d6 Rd4 50. Qb2 Rxd6 51. Qc3 Rdd5 52. Qe3
Ra5 53. Kg2 Rae5 54. Qd4 Rd5 55. Qe3 Rd3 56. Qe1 Nf4+ 57. Kf2 Rgxg3 58. Qe4
Rg2+ 0-1

[Event "Linares 11th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Dorfman,J"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "1993.02.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Speelman,J Hertneck} d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3
e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Nh4 Bg6 (9... O-O) 10. h3 (10. f3) (10. Nxg6 {
Hertneck} hxg6 11. h3 g5 $40) 10... O-O 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qc2 (12. Na2 {
Hertneck} Bd6 13. b4 a5 14. b5 c5 $13 {Sokolov,I-Lautier,J, Chalkidiki 1992})
12... Rc8 $6 (12... Qe7 $142) (12... e5 $2 {Hertneck} 13. Qxg6 $16) (12... a5
$5 {Speelman,J}) 13. Rd1 Qb6 (13... Qe7 14. Qb3 $1 {/\ 15.Na2}) (13... Qa5 {
Speelman,J} 14. Na2 Bd6) 14. e4 c5 (14... e5 15. Be3 (15. dxe5 {Speelman,J}
Nxe5 16. Ba2) (15. Na2 $5) 15... exd4 (15... Qa5 16. Ne2 Rfe8 $13) 16. Bxd4 Bc5
17. a5 Qc7 18. Bxc5 Nxc5 19. b4 Ncd7 20. Qd2 {/\ Qe3+/-}) 15. d5 Ne5 16. Be2 (
16. Ba2 {Hertneck} c4 17. Be3 Bc5 $13) 16... exd5 (16... c4 17. Be3 (17. a5 $5
{Hertneck}) (17. Bf4 {Speelman,J}) 17... Bc5 18. a5 Qc7 19. d6 Qc6 20. Bxc5
Qxc5 21. Qd2 {/\ 22.Qd4}) 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. Rxd5 Nc6 19. Bc4 Nd4 20. Qd3 Rcd8
21. Be3 Rxd5 22. Bxd5 Rd8 23. Qc4 $16 Rd7 24. Rc1 (24. Rd1 {Speelman,J} Qa6 $5
25. Rxd4 $6 (25. Qxa6 bxa6 26. Bxd4 $5 (26. Kf1) 26... cxd4 27. Rxd4 $16) 25...
cxd4 26. Qc8+ Kh7 27. Qxd7 dxe3 28. Qxf7 e2 29. f4 e1=Q+ 30. Kh2 Kh6 (30... g5
$5) 31. Qg8 Qh1+ $1 32. Kxh1 Qf1+ 33. Kh2 Qxf4+) 24... Qf6 25. Rd1 (25. Kf1 {
Speelman,J} Ne6 26. g3 $5) 25... Ne6 {/\ Nc7} 26. Qb3 $1 a5 27. Rd3 Nf4 (27...
Kf8 28. g3 $1 Ng5 (28... Nd4 29. Bxd4 cxd4 30. Rf3 $18) 29. Bxg5 $1 (29. e5 $6
Qxe5 $1 (29... Nxh3+ 30. Kh2 Qf5 31. Be4 $18) 30. f4 Qc7) 29... Qxg5 30. Rf3 f6
$16) 28. e5 $1 Qf5 (28... Qxe5 29. Bxf7+ $18) (28... Ne2+ {Speelman,J} 29. Kh1
$18) 29. Bxf4 Qxf4 30. e6 Rd8 (30... Re7 {Speelman,J} 31. exf7+ Kf8 32. Be6 $18
) 31. e7 (31. exf7+ Kf8 32. g3 $18) (31. g3 {Speelman,J}) 31... Re8 32. Rf3
Qc1+ 33. Kh2 Rxe7 34. Bxf7+ Kh7 35. Bxg6+ $1 (35. Qd3 $1 {Speelman,J} Qg5 36.
Qd8 Qe5+ 37. g3 $18) 35... Kh6 (35... Kxg6 36. Qd3+ Kh6 37. Qd6+ $18) 36. Qd5
Qg5 37. Bf5 g6 38. h4 Qf6 (38... Qh5 {Speelman,J} 39. g4 $1) 39. Bd3 Qe5+ 40.
Qxe5 Rxe5 41. Rf6 c4 42. Bxc4 $2 (42. Rxg6+ Kh5 (42... Kh7 $1 {Speelman,J} 43.
Bb1 $1 (43. Re6+ $4 cxd3 44. Rxe5 Bd6 $1) 43... Re1 (43... Kh8 $1 $18) 44. Bf5
$18) 43. Kh3 cxd3 44. Rf6 Re4 45. g4+ Rxg4 46. Rf5+ $18 (46. Rf5+ Kg6 47. Kxg4
d2 48. Rd5)) 42... Be7 43. Rb6 Bc5 44. Rf6 (44. Rxb7 $2 {Speelman,J} Bxf2 45.
Bg8 Kh5 $1 $8) 44... Re4 (44... Be7 45. Rf4 (45. Rf7 {Speelman,J} Bxh4 46. g3
Be7 47. f4 $5 $16 Re3 48. Kh3 g5 $5 49. f5 Re4 50. f6 Rxc4 51. fxe7 Re4 52. b3
Kg6 53. e8=Q Rxe8 54. Rxb7 $16) 45... Bd6 46. g3 $18) 45. Bd3 (45. Rxg6+ $2 {
Speelman,J} Kxg6 46. Bd3 Bxf2 47. Bxe4+ Kf6 $1 (47... Kh5 $2 48. Kh3 Bxh4 49.
Bf3+ Kg5 50. g3 $1 $18) 48. g3 Ke5 49. Bc2 Be1 $14) 45... Rg4 (45... Rxh4+ {
Speelman,J} 46. Kg3 Rd4) 46. Kh3 Be7 (46... Rxh4+ {Speelman,J} 47. Kxh4 $4 (47.
Kg3 $1) 47... Be7) 47. Re6 (47. Kxg4 $18) (47. Kxg4 $5 {Speelman,J} Bxf6 48. b3
(48. f4 $5 Bxb2 $5 (48... Be7 $1 $16) 49. f5 gxf5+ 50. Bxf5 $18 Bd4 51. Bd3 Bf2
52. Kh3 Kg7 53. g4 Kf6 54. g5+ Ke5 55. Kg4 $18) 48... Bd4 49. f4 Be3 50. g3 Bf2
51. Bb5 Be1 52. Be8 Bf2 53. h5 g5 54. f5 Kg7 55. Kf3 Bc5 56. g4 Kf8 57. Bg6 Ke7
58. Ke4) 47... Rxh4+ 48. Kg3 Rd4 49. Rxg6+ Kh5 50. Bf5 Bd6+ (50... Bh4+ {
Speelman,J} 51. Kh3 Bxf2 52. g4+) 51. Kf3 Bc5 52. g4+ Kh4 53. Rh6+ (53. Be4 {
Speelman,J} Rd6 (53... Bd6 54. Rh6+ Kg5 55. Rh5+ Kf6 56. Rxa5 Rb4 57. Rf5+ $18)
54. Rg7 Rb6) 53... Kg5 54. Rg6+ Kh4 55. Be4 Rd6 (55... Rd2 $2 56. Rh6+ Kg5 57.
Rh5+ $18) 56. Rg7 (56. Rxd6 {Speelman,J} Bxd6 57. Bxb7 $16) 56... Rf6+ 57. Bf5
Rb6 58. Rh7+ Kg5 59. Rh5+ Kf6 60. Bd3 Bd4 61. g5+ Kg7 62. Rh7+ Kf8 (62... Kg8
63. g6 $1 $18) 63. Bc4 Rxb2 64. Rf7+ Ke8 65. g6 (65. g6 {Speelman,J} Rxf2+ 66.
Ke4 $18) 1-0

[Event "Horgen CS"]
[Site "Horgen"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D56"]
[WhiteElo "2805"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
c6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. O-O Bxc3 11. Rxc3 dxc4 12. Bxc4 e5 13. Bb3 exd4 14. exd4 Qd6
15. Re1 Nf6 16. Ne5 Bf5 17. Rf3 Bh7 18. Nxf7 Rxf7 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qb3+ Kf8
21. Qxb7 Rd8 22. Qxa7 Qxd4 23. Qxd4 Rxd4 24. Rc3 Be4 25. f3 Bd5 26. Kf2 Ne8 27.
b3 Rd2+ 28. Re2 Rd1 29. Rcc2 Nd6 30. Re1 Rd4 31. Ke2 Nb5 32. Ke3 Rb4 33. Rd2
Ke7 34. Kf2+ Kf7 35. Re3 Nd6 36. Ke2 Nf5 37. Re5 Nd6 38. Kd3 Nb5 39. Kc2 Na3+
40. Kc3 Rb7 41. Kd4 Nb5+ 42. Kc5 Kf6 43. Re3 Nc7 44. Kd6 Nb5+ 45. Kc5 Nc7 46.
a4 Na6+ 47. Kd6 Rb8 48. Rxd5 cxd5 49. Kxd5 Rb6 50. Kc4 Rb8 51. Kd5 Rb6 52. Kc4
Rb8 53. Re4 Nb4 54. a5 Nc6 55. a6 Rb6 56. Kc5 Rxa6 57. Kb5 Ra3 58. Kxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2016.06.11"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2804"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 e6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. h3 Bh5 8. e4
O-O 9. Qe1 a5 10. Nh2 dxe4 11. dxe4 e5 12. Nc4 Nfd7 13. a4 Na6 14. Ng4 f6 15.
Nge3 Nb4 16. Bd2 b6 17. h4 Re8 18. Bxb4 Bxb4 19. c3 Bf8 20. b4 Qc7 21. Bh3 Red8
22. Qb1 Bf7 23. Rd1 Ra7 24. Rd3 axb4 25. cxb4 b5 26. axb5 Rxa1 27. Qxa1 cxb5
28. Na3 Nb8 29. Nxb5 Qb6 30. Rxd8 Qxd8 31. Nd5 Nc6 32. Qc3 Nxb4 33. Nxb4 Qb8
34. Bf1 Qa8 35. Nd5 h5 36. Bc4 Qa4 37. Kg2 Bc5 38. Qb3 Qa1 39. Nxf6+ gxf6 40.
Bxf7+ Kh8 41. Qf3 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.16"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[PlyCount "190"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. c3 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O e5 8. h3
Nh5 9. Nb3 h6 10. Re1 Qf6 11. Bf1 Rd8 12. d5 Nb8 13. g3 Qe7 14. c4 b6 15. Nh2
a5 16. Nd2 Na6 17. a3 Nc5 18. b3 Bd7 19. Rb1 Rf8 20. Rb2 Qe8 21. b4 Na4 22. Rc2
f5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Ndf3 Qf7 25. Nh4 Nf6 26. Bd3 e4 27. Be2 axb4 28. axb4 Nh7
29. Bh5 Qf6 30. Ng6 Rfc8 31. Nf4 Ng5 32. h4 Nf7 33. Bxf7+ Qxf7 34. Nf1 Re8 35.
Ne3 Be5 36. Neg2 Kh7 37. Qd2 Rg8 38. Re3 Rg4 39. Ra3 Rag8 40. Rca2 b5 41. cxb5
Nb6 42. Ra7 Bxb5 43. Rc2 Nc4 44. Qd1 R4g7 45. Ne6 Qf6 46. Nxg7 Rxg7 47. Bf4 Bd4
48. Kh2 Bxa7 49. Qc1 Bb6 50. Rxc4 Bxc4 51. Qxc4 Bxf2 52. Qe2 Bb6 53. h5 Bd4 54.
b5 Be5 55. Qf2 Bxf4 56. Nxf4 Rg4 57. Qa7 Rg7 58. Ne6 Re7 59. Qb8 e3 60. Nf8+
Kg7 61. Ne6+ Rxe6 62. dxe6 Qxe6 63. Qxc7+ Kf6 64. Qd8+ Qe7 65. Qh8+ Kg5 66.
Qg8+ Kxh5 67. Qd5 Kg6 68. Qg8+ Kf6 69. Qh8+ Kg6 70. Qg8+ Kf6 71. Qh8+ Ke6 72.
Qc8+ Kd5 73. Qa8+ Kd4 74. Qa1+ Kc5 75. b6 Kxb6 76. Qd4+ Kc6 77. Qa4+ Kd5 78.
Qb5+ Ke4 79. Qc4+ Ke5 80. Qc3+ Kd5 81. Qd3+ Kc5 82. Qc3+ Kb5 83. Qb3+ Kc6 84.
Qa4+ Kc7 85. Qa7+ Kd8 86. Qa8+ Kd7 87. Qa4+ Ke6 88. Kg2 Qb7+ 89. Kh2 Qe4 90.
Qe8+ Kd5 91. Qa8+ Kc4 92. Qa4+ Kc3 93. Qa3+ Kc2 94. Qa2+ Kd1 95. Qb1+ Qxb1 0-1

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2861"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 Nc6 $6 {Does Magnus
Carlsen laugh at his rivals? He can play anything at all and then outplay them!
} 7. d5 {The most logical reply. Otherwise Black has the idea ...e7-e5 d4-d5
Nc6-d4!:} (7. Be2 e5 8. d5 Nd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Qxd4 Re8 11. Qd3 Qe7 12. Bg5 h6
13. Bxf6 Bxf6 $132) (7. Be3 e5 8. d5 Nd4 $1 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Bxd4 (10. Qxd4 Ng4
11. Qd2 Nxe3 12. Qxe3 f5 $1 $44) 10... Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qh4 12. g4 Re8 13. Bg2 Bf5
14. O-O Bxe4 15. Bxg7 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Kxg7 17. Qd4+ Qf6 18. Qxf6+ Kxf6 19. Rfe1 {
1/2 (19) Lutz,C (2580)-Finkel,A (2465) Leeuwarden 1994}) (7. Bg5 h6 8. Be3 e5
9. d5 Nd4 $1 (9... Ne7 10. Qc1 Kh7 11. Bd3 $14 {1-0 (28) Chernin,A (2600)
-Uhlmann,W (2500) Austria 1993}) 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 (11. Bxd4 Nxe4 $1 12.
Nxe4 (12. Bxg7 Re8 $1) 12... Qh4 $1 13. g4 Re8 14. Bg2 Bf5 $1 $11) 11... Ng4
12. Qd2 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 {Here Black's compensation for the pawn is less
impressive than in the 7.Be3 line as his position is weakened by ...h7-h6.
Still, after} f5 14. Bd3 Bd7 {he can't complain.}) 7... Nb4 (7... Nb8 8. Be2 c6
9. O-O a6 10. Bg5 b5 11. dxc6 b4 12. Bxf6 exf6 13. c7 Qxc7 14. Nd5 Qb7 15. Nd4
Nd7 16. Qd2 Re8 17. Rfe1 $16 {1-0 (42) Zubarev,A (2583)-Lagarde,M (2501)
Sautron FRA 2012}) 8. Be2 (8. Bg5 e6 9. a3 Na6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. Be2 Nc5 12.
Qc2 Qe8 13. Nd2 Bd7 14. O-O Bc6 15. Bd3 Nfd7 16. Rfe1 {1/2 (16) Bagirov,V 
(2500)-Zaitsev,I (2445) Podolsk 1992}) (8. a3 $5 {A logical idea: to push
Black's knight away to a6 before he has played ...a7-a5; besides, White's
bishop can now go to d3-c2, where it is placed better than on e2.} Na6 9. Bd3
Nc5 10. Bc2 e6 (10... a5 11. Be3) 11. O-O exd5 12. cxd5 Re8 13. Re1 a5 14. Bf4
a4 15. Rc1 $14 {1-0 (36) Berkovich,D (2445)-Zaitsev,I (2445) Podolsk 1992})
8... e6 9. Be3 (9. O-O Re8 10. Bg5 exd5 11. exd5 h6 12. Be3 Na6 13. Qd2 Kh7 14.
Rfe1 Nc5 15. Bxc5 dxc5 16. Bd3 Bd7 17. Ne5 Re7 18. Re3 Ne8 19. Rae1 $14 {
1/2 (26) Iotov,V (2569)-Libiszewski,F (2478) Marrakesh 2010}) 9... Re8 10. Nd2
a5 11. O-O Bd7 12. Re1 b6 13. Rc1 Kh8 14. a3 Na6 15. Qc2 e5 16. Rb1 Ng8 {
Finally we have a normal King's Indian, and Black's position is quite decent
as he will now play ...f7-f5.} 17. b4 f5 18. Nb5 $5 (18. Nf3 $5 Nf6 $1 (18...
Bh6 19. Bxh6 Nxh6 20. Bd3) 19. Bd3 f4 20. Bc1 Rg8 21. Qe2 Bc8 $13) 18... Bh6 (
18... f4 19. Bxb6 $1 cxb6 20. Nxd6 Rf8 21. c5 $16) 19. Bxh6 Nxh6 20. exf5 (20.
Qc3 $5 f4 21. Nb3) 20... gxf5 (20... Nxf5 $5 21. Ne4 axb4 22. axb4 Bxb5 23.
cxb5 Nb8 24. Bg4 Nd7 $14 {/=}) 21. f4 $5 exf4 22. Qc3+ Kg8 23. Bh5 Nf7 24.
Rxe8+ Qxe8 25. Qf6 Qf8 26. Bxf7+ Qxf7 27. Qg5+ Qg7 28. Qxf4 $14 {The position
has clarified. Black's kingside attack is now out of the question, and his
misplaced a6 knight guarantees White an edge.} axb4 29. axb4 Re8 30. Nd4 (30.
Rb3 Qe5) 30... Qe5 31. Qg5+ Qg7 32. N2f3 $1 Qxg5 33. Nxg5 Kg7 34. Nge6+ Kf6 35.
Rf1 Bxe6 36. Nxe6 h5 $6 (36... Kg6 $1 $14) 37. g4 (37. b5 $5 Nc5 38. Rxf5+ Kxf5
39. Ng7+ Kf4 40. Nxe8 Nd3 41. Nxc7 Ne5 {Black recaptures one of the missing
pawns but the other one remains - and good winning chances for White.}) 37...
hxg4 38. hxg4 Nxb4 39. Rxf5+ Kg6 40. Nf4+ Kg7 41. g5 {White still pushes on
but the number of pawns is dramatically decreasing.} c6 $1 42. Kf2 (42. Rf6
cxd5 43. cxd5 Nxd5 $1 44. Nxd5 Re5 45. Rxd6 Rxg5+ $11) 42... cxd5 43. cxd5 Re5
44. Ne6+ Kg6 45. Rf6+ Kh5 46. Kf3 Re3+ $1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.16"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2802"]
[BlackElo "2826"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "114"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. Qa4 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. O-O
d5 9. Ne5 Qe8 {This line was examined in CBM 93, annotations to Kalinitschew -
Graf by GM A.Finkel. As that game was played many years ago, a lot of new
material has appeared since then.} 10. b3 (10. cxd5 {is White's most popular
option but Black has no problems after the exchange of queens. Here is a
relatively recent example:} cxd5 11. Qxe8 Rxe8 12. Bf4 Nbd7 13. Nxd7 Nxd7 14.
Rfc1 Rac8 15. a4 g5 16. Bd2 Bb4 17. e4 dxe4 18. Bxg5 Bxc3 19. bxc3 Bd3 20. a5
f6 21. Bf4 Nf8 22. f3 exf3 23. Bxf3 Ng6 24. Bd6 Red8 25. Bb4 Rc7 26. Ra3 Ne7
27. c4 Bg6 28. axb6 axb6 29. Ra6 Nc8 30. d5 exd5 31. c5 Rdd7 32. Ra8 bxc5 33.
Rxc5 Rxc5 34. Bxc5 Rc7 35. Bd4 Be4 $11 {1/2 Socko,B (2641)-Markus,R (2567)/
Dresden 2007/CBM 118 (50)}) (10. Qb3 {was played by GM Sh.Mamedyarov in a
rapid game. He won with the help of his opponent:} Nfd7 11. cxd5 Nxe5 12. dxe5
cxd5 13. Rd1 Nd7 (13... Nc6 $1 $36) 14. e4 dxe4 15. Nxe4 Nxe5 16. Bf4 Nc4 17.
Nd6 Nxd6 18. Bxa8 Nb7 19. Bxb7 Bxb7 20. Rac1 Qa8 21. Rd7 Bf6 22. Qd3 $13 {
1-0 Mamedyarov,S (2742)-Ibanez Aullana,J (2301)/Villarrobledo 2008/CBM 126
Extra (29)}) 10... b5 (10... Ne4 $5 11. Nxe4 Bb5 12. cxb5 cxb5 13. Qa3 Bxa3 14.
Bxa3 f6 $1 15. Nd6 Qd8 16. Bh3 $5 fxe5 17. Bxe6+ Kh8 18. dxe5 $44) 11. Qa5 Bd8
(11... bxc4 $5 12. bxc4 Qd8 13. Qa4 Nfd7 $1) 12. Qa3 Be7 13. c5 {In this
structure White keeps some pressure. His c5-pawn can't be undermined as
Black's pawn is already on b5, and preparing ...e6-e5 is not easy for Black
either.} Bb7 14. Qb2 a5 15. Nd3 b4 16. Na4 Nbd7 17. a3 $146 (17. Bf4 Ba6 18.
Rfd1 Qd8 (18... Nh5 $5) 19. a3 bxa3 20. Qxa3 Nh5 21. Bd6 Bxd6 22. cxd6 Bxd3 23.
Rxd3 Nhf6 24. Rc1 Nb8 25. Rdc3 Ne8 26. Rxc6 $6 Nxc6 27. Rxc6 Nf6 28. Nc5 Rb8
29. d7 Ra8 $13 {1-0 Beliavsky,A-Antoshin,V/Soviet Union 1978/EXT 2010 (42)})
17... Ba6 18. Rd1 Bxd3 19. Rxd3 Ne4 (19... bxa3 $5 20. Rxa3 (20. Qxa3 e5) 20...
e5 21. dxe5 Ng4) 20. f3 (20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Rd1 f5 22. Qc2 bxa3 23. Rxa3 Qh5
$132) 20... Nef6 {After provoking the weakening f2-f3, ...e6-e5 can be more
effective.} 21. Rd1 e5 22. e3 (22. dxe5 Nxc5 $1 23. exf6 $2 Bxf6 24. Qb1 Nxa4
25. bxa4 Qxe2) 22... bxa3 23. Qc2 Bd8 {A standard manoeuvre. The bishop
protects the crucial a5-pawn and b6-square, as well as aiming at White's
kingside.} 24. Bxa3 Rb8 25. Re1 Qe6 26. Nb2 Re8 27. Nd3 Bc7 28. Bb2 e4 29. Nf2
exf3 30. Bxf3 Ne4 31. Nxe4 dxe4 32. Bd1 Nf6 33. Bc3 Nd5 34. Bxa5 {This pawn is
not important anymore as Black has an excellent kingside counterplay, and
White's b3 pawn can't move forward.} Ra8 35. Qd2 Qg6 36. Kh1 $6 (36. Ra4 $142
Rxa5 37. Rxa5 h5 $1 $44) 36... Qh6 37. b4 $6 (37. Kg1 Rxa5 38. Rxa5 Bxa5 39.
Qxa5 Nxe3 40. Qd2 Nf5 41. Qxh6 gxh6 (41... Nxh6 42. b4 $13) 42. Bc2 Nxd4 43.
Rxe4 Rxe4 44. Bxe4 Nxb3 45. Bxc6 Nxc5 $11) 37... Bxg3 38. Rg1 Bh4 39. Bb3 Bg5
$6 (39... Qxe3 $142 {although the position after} 40. Qxe3 Nxe3 41. b5 (41. d5
Nxd5 42. b5 Bf6 43. Ra2 Reb8 44. b6 Bd4) 41... Bf6 $1 (41... cxb5 42. d5 $44)
42. bxc6 Bxd4 43. Ra2 {was not easy to evaluate. GM Magnus Carlsen prefers a
simpler course but White obtains passed pawns anyway, with parity of material.}
) 40. Bxd5 Bxe3 41. Bxf7+ Kxf7 42. Qa2+ Qe6 43. Rgf1+ Kg8 44. Qxe6+ Rxe6 45.
Rad1 Bg5 46. d5 cxd5 47. Rxd5 Bf6 48. Rd6 Rxd6 $2 (48... Kf7 $142 {Still,
White keeps winning chances after} 49. Rxe6 Kxe6 50. Rc1 Bg5 51. Rc2) 49. cxd6
Bd8 (49... e3 50. Re1 ({but not} 50. Rxf6 gxf6 51. Kg2 Kf7 52. d7 Ke7 53. d8=Q+
Rxd8 54. Bxd8+ Kxd8 55. Kf3 Kc7 56. Kxe3 Kc6 57. Ke4 Kb5 58. Kf5 Kxb4 59. Kxf6
Kc5 60. Kg7 h5 $11) 50... Kf7 51. Rxe3 {, and White should win.}) 50. Rf5 $2 {
Missing the victorious} (50. Bc7 $1 e3 51. b5 Bh4 52. d7 e2 53. Rg1 $1 (53. Rc1
$2 Rf8 $1 54. Kg2 Kf7 55. Kf3 (55. b6 Ke6 56. b7 Kxd7) 55... Ke6+ 56. Kxe2 Kxd7
$11) 53... e1=Q (53... Bf2 54. Rc1) (53... Rf8 54. b6 Rf1 55. Bg3) 54. Rxe1
Bxe1 55. d8=Q+ Rxd8 56. Bxd8 Kf7 57. b6 Bc3 58. b7 Be5 59. Bh4 Bb8 60. Bg3 Ba7
61. b8=Q Bxb8 62. Bxb8 $18 {Not an easy line to find!}) 50... Bxa5 51. bxa5 Rd8
$1 52. Rd5 (52. a6 Rxd6 53. Ra5 Rd8 54. a7 Ra8 55. Kg2 Kf7 56. Kf2 Ke6 57. Ke3
Kd6 58. Kxe4 Kc6 59. Ke5 Kb6 60. Ra1 Rxa7 61. Rxa7 Kxa7 62. Ke6 Kb6 63. Kf7 g5
$11) 52... Kf7 53. a6 Ke6 54. Rd4 Kd7 55. Rb4 e3 56. Kg2 Rf8 57. a7 e2 1/2-1/2

[Event "11th London Classic 2019"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2019.12.04"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2019.12.02"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1309"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.10"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8.
O-O a6 9. a4 Nd5 10. Bxc4 Nxf4 11. exf4 c5 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Qe2 b6 14. Rad1
Qe7 15. Rfe1 g6 16. Nd5 Qd8 17. Ng5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Ra7 19. b4 Bxb4 20. Bxf7+
Rxf7 21. Nxf7 Qf8 22. Nd6 Bxd6 23. Qe6+ Kg7 24. Rxd6 Rc7 25. g3 Qf7 26. Rc6
Rxc6 27. Qxc6 Qf8 28. Rc1 Nc5 29. Qxb6 Ne6 30. Qc6 Nd4 31. Qc7+ Kh6 32. Qxc8
Qe7 33. Rd1 Nf3+ 34. Kg2 Qe4 35. Kh3 Nd4 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2018"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2018.08.12"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2801"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2018.08.11"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1240"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.13"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. b3 c5 6. Bb2 O-O 7. Rc1 dxc4 8. bxc4
b6 9. g3 Bb7 10. Bg2 Nc6 11. O-O Rc8 12. Qe2 Qc7 13. Rfd1 Qb8 14. d4 cxd4 15.
exd4 Rfe8 16. d5 exd5 17. Nxd5 Nxd5 18. cxd5 Bg5 19. Qxe8+ Rxe8 20. dxc6 Bxc1
21. Be5 Rxe5 22. Nxe5 Ba6 23. Rd7 Bg5 24. c7 Qc8 25. Bd5 Bf6 26. Bxf7+ Kf8 27.
Be6 Ke8 28. Bf7+ Kf8 29. Be6 Ke8 30. Bf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch34-KK5 Kasparov-Karpov +4-3=17"]
[Site "Lyon/New York"]
[Date "1990.11.07"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2800"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1990.10.08"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 021"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1991.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nd7 10. d4 Bf6 11. a4 Bb7 12. Na3 exd4 13. cxd4 Na5 {A new move, but
giving up the center doesn`t look very good. For 13. - Sb6 see matchgame 18.}
14. Ba2 b4 15. Nc4 Nxc4 16. Bxc4 Re8 17. Qb3 Rxe4 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Be3 Re7 20.
Bd5 c6 21. Be6 Nf8 22. Bg4 a5 23. Rac1 {White is better.} Ng6 24. Bh5 Rc8 25.
Bg4 Rb8 26. Qc2 Rc7 27. Qf5 Ne7 28. Qd3 Nd5 29. Bd2 c5 30. Be6 Nb6 31. dxc5
dxc5 32. Qxd8+ Rxd8 33. Bf4 Re7 34. Ng5 Bd5 35. Bxd5 Rxd5 36. Rxe7 Bxe7 37. Re1
$15 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2017.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. Bg3 Nf6 6. c4 O-O 7. Nc3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 c5 9. d5 exd5 10. Nxd5 Bxg3 11. hxg3 Nc6 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. O-O Rad8 14. Qe2
Ne5 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Rad1 Bg4 17. f3 Qxg3 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. fxg4 Kg8 20. Ne4
Nxe4 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Qc4+ Kh8 23. Qxe4 h6 24. Qe7 Rc8 25. Rf4 b6 26. b3 Rg8
27. a4 a6 28. Kf1 Qh2 29. Kf2 Qh1 30. g5 Qa1 31. gxh6 Qb2+ 32. Kf3 gxh6 33.
Qf6+ Qxf6 34. Rxf6 b5 35. Rxh6+ Kg7 36. Rxa6 bxa4 37. Rxa4 Rb8 38. Ra5 Rc8 39.
g4 Kf6 40. Kf4 Ke6 41. g5 Kd5 42. b4 Rf8+ 43. Kg4 Ke4 44. Rxc5 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 40th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2012.07.22"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Meier, Georg"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2012.07.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 e6 4. e3 {No big theory today... Keine große
Theorie heute...} Nc6 5. d4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 (6... exd5 {is more common: ist
geläufiger:} 7. Bb5 Bd6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. O-O O-O 10. b3 Bg4 11. Bb2 Bd6 12. h3
Bh5 13. Be2 a6 14. Nh4 Bxe2 15. Nxe2 $14 {Kramnik-Polgar, Baku rapid 2010}) 7.
Bc4 (7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4 {is a tabiya. ist eine Tabiya.}) 7... cxd4 8. exd4 Be7
9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 {Here Georg was already on his own obviously, but managed
to find over the board a very interesting way of playing. Hier war Georg
offensichtlich bereits auf sich allein gestellt, schaffte es aber, am Brett
eine sehr interessante Spielweise zu finden.} Bf6 {Threatening ...Nb6, winning
a pawn. Droht ...Nb6, was einen Bauern gewinnt.} 11. Bb3 (11. Ne4 {is the main
theoretical continuation, but in general I believe White should try to put
pressure on Black's knight on d5 if he wants to fight for advantage in this
structure. ist die theoretische Hauptfortsetzung, aber generell glaube ich,
Weiß sollte versuchen, den schwarzen Springer auf d5 unter Druck zu setzen,
wenn er in dieser Struktur um Vorteil kämpfen will.} b6 12. a3 Bb7 13. Qd3 Rc8
14. Bd2 Nce7 {with a very complicated position, but Black is perfectly fine in
my opinion. mit einer sehr komplizierten Stellung, aber Schwarz steht meines
Erachtens absolut ordentlich.}) 11... Nde7 {A new and very unusual way of
playing this type of position, but possibly the best, at least computer
programs give it their approval. Eine neue und sehr ungewöhnliche Weise,
diesen Stellungstyp zu behandeln, aber womöglich die beste, zumindest geben
ihr Computerprogramme ihre Zustimmung.} (11... Nce7 12. Ne5 $5) (11... b6 12.
Nxd5 exd5 13. Ne5 $14) 12. Bf4 $5 {I was not sure that this continuation is
entirely correct, but it seemed to me to be the only way to complicate matters
and to play for a win. White has some play for the pawn, but objectively Black
is fine, of course. Ich war nicht sicher, ob diese Fortsetzung vollauf korrekt
ist, aber sie schien mir der einzige Weg zu sein, die Dinge zu komplizieren
und auf Gewinn zu spielen. Weiß hat einiges Spiel für den Bauern, aber
objektiv steht Schwarz natürlich ordentlich.} (12. Be3 {was "correct", but
leading to simplifications and very likely to a draw. war "korrekt", führte
aber zu Vereinfachung und sehr wahrscheinlich zum Remis.} Nf5 13. d5 {There is
no decent way to protect this pawn. Es gibt keine ordentliche Möglichkeit,
diesen Bauern zu decken.} Nxe3 14. Rxe3 exd5 $11) (12. Re4 {is too artificial
and just can't be right - ist zu künstlich und kann einfach nicht richtig sein
-} b6 $11) 12... Bxd4 {The simplest. Am einfachsten.} (12... Nxd4 {the
computer likes even more. gefällt dem Computer sogar noch besser.} 13. Ne4 (13.
Nxd4 Bxd4 {and Black is not worse, at a minimum, although the position is
still very complicated. und Schwarz steht zumindest nicht schlechter, obwohl
die Stellung noch immer sehr kompliziert ist.} 14. Qf3 (14. Nb5 Bb6) (14. Bg5
f6) 14... Ng6 15. Bg3 Qf6) 13... Nxb3 14. Nxf6+ gxf6 15. Qxb3 {is very unclear.
ist sehr unklar.}) 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Bc4 {At least White has two bishops now.
Wenigstens hat Weiß jetzt die zwei Läufer.} Nec6 {By far not the only move,
but the most "human". Bei weitem nicht der einzige Zug, aber der
"menschlichste".} 15. Rc1 {A good move, keeping the tension. Ein guter Zug,
die Spannung wird aufrechterhalten.} (15. Qh5 {was tempting, but I didn't like
it because of war verlockend, missfiel mir aber wegen} Qa5 $1 {and White has
to change queens. und Weiß muss die Damen tauschen.} 16. Qxa5 Nxa5 17. Bd3 Nac6
$11) 15... Qf6 16. Bc7 $1 (16. Bd6 Rd8 17. Ne4 Qg6) 16... e5 {My opponent,
being seriously behind on the clock, is trying to clarify the position. A very
logical and natural decision, but things are not so easy for Black here
suddenly. Mein Gegner, auf der Uhr ernstlich im Hintertreffen, versucht, die
Position zu klären. Eine sehr logische und natürliche Entscheidung, aber hier
ist die Sache für Schwarz plötzlich nicht so einfach.} ({Probably it was
better to play Besser war wahrscheinlich} 16... Qe7 17. Bg3 Rd8 18. Qh5 Nf5 19.
Bf4 Bd7 {with an unclear complicated position, where Black is rather solid,
but White has his play for the pawn also. mit einer unklaren komplizierten
Stellung, wo Schwarz recht fest steht, aber auch Weiß sein Spiel für den
Bauern hat.}) 17. Nd5 Qg5 18. f4 $1 {Now it gets tactical, and you need to
calculate variations precisely. Nun wird es taktisch, und man muss Varianten
genau berechnen.} exf4 19. Bxf4 Qh4 (19... Qg4 20. Be3 {- a choice of the
computer - - eine Computerwahl -} (20. Bd6 $5) 20... Qxd1 21. Rexd1 Ne6 22. Bb5
{and White has more than enough play for the pawn. und Weiß hat mehr als genug
Spiel für den Bauern.}) (19... Qg6 {is not an option: ist keine Option:} 20.
Qxd4 $1 Nxd4 21. Ne7+ Kh8 22. Nxg6+ hxg6 23. Bd6 $16 Rd8 24. Be7) 20. Bg3 (20.
Re4 $5 {I was trying to make this work during the game but it is not clear:
Während der Partie versuchte ich, dies zum Funktionieren zu bringen, aber es
ist nicht klar:} Bg4 (20... Ne6 $13 21. g3 Qd8 22. Be3) 21. Qd2 (21. Bd6 $13)
21... Nf3+ $1 22. gxf3 Bxf3 {with a total mess, for instance mit totalem
Durcheinander, zum Beispiel} 23. Bd3 Qg4+ 24. Kf2 Qg2+ 25. Ke3 Qh3 $13) 20...
Qd8 $2 {The only mistake of my opponent in this game, but in such a sharp
position you pay the full price for it. Der einzige Fehler meines Gegners in
dieser Partie, aber in einer solchen scharfen Stellung zahlt man den vollen
Preis dafür.} (20... Qg5 {was obligatory, with a very sharp play which seems
to end in a more or less equal position: war Pflicht, mit sehr scharfem Spiel,
welches in eine mehr oder weniger ausgeglichene Stellung zu münden scheint:}
21. Re4 $1 (21. Bf4 {White has a draw if he wants, of course. Weiß hat ein
natürlich ein Remis, wenn er will.} Qh4) 21... Nf5 $1 (21... Bf5 22. Rxd4 Nxd4
23. Bf4 $1) 22. Rg4 $1 Qh6 $8 (22... Qd8 23. Bc7) 23. Bf4 Qe6 $8 24. Nc7 (24.
Qf1 $5 $13) 24... Qe4 $1 25. Nxa8 Ne3 26. Qf3 $1 Qxf3 27. gxf3 Nxc4 $1 28. Rg2
N4e5 29. Bxe5 Nxe5 {Not an easy line to calculate, I must admit. Ein nicht
leicht zu berechnendes Abspiel, muss ich zugeben.}) 21. Nc7 Rb8 22. Nb5 Ra8 23.
Bd6 $1 {That is what Georg has missed in his calculations. Now Black is in
trouble all of a sudden. Dies ist, was Georg in seinen Berechnungen übersehen
hatte. Urplötzlich ist Schwarz in Schwierigkeiten.} Re8 {Not seeing a nice
combination which is winning by force. Anyway, there was nothing really
satisfactory for Black already. Übersieht eine schöne Kombination, die
forciert gewinnt. Allerdings gab es sowieso bereits nichts wirklich
Befriedigendes für Schwarz mehr.} (23... Nxb5 $142 {was more stubborn, but
White wins an exchange in all variations and later the game normally also: war
hartnäckiger, aber Weiß gewinnt in allen Varianten eine Qualität und später
normalerweise auch die Partie:} 24. Bxf8 Qb6+ 25. Kh1 Kxf8 26. Bxb5 Be6 (26...
Qxb5 $2 27. Qd6+) 27. Bxc6) 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 25. Qh5+ g6 26. Qxh7+ Kf6 27.
Nxd4 $1 {The best and the simplest. Das Besten und Einfachste.} Nxd4 (27...
Rxe1+ 28. Rxe1 Qxd6 29. Rf1+ (29. Qh8+ {also wins - gewinnt auch -} Kf7 30.
Nxc6) 29... Ke5 (29... Bf5 30. Nxf5 Qc5+ 31. Ne3+) 30. Nf3+ Kd5 31. Rd1+ Kc5
32. Rxd6) 28. Qh4+ Kf7 29. Rc7+ (29. Qxd4 {is also winning, of course, but the
text is more precise. gewinnt ebenfalls, natürlich, aber der Text ist genauer.}
) 29... Bd7 (29... Qxc7 30. Qh7+ Kf6 31. Rf1+ Bf5 32. Bxc7) 30. Qh7+ Kf6 31.
Rf1+ Ke6 {A generous gesture from my opponent :) Eine großzügige Geste von
meinem Gegner :)} (31... Nf5 32. Rxd7 Qb6+ 33. Kh1) 32. Qxg6+ Kd5 33. Rc5# 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.21"]
[Round "6.7"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2804"]
[PlyCount "110"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. Nc3 d5 5. Nb5 Na6 6. e3 O-O 7. h3 c6 8. Nc3
Nc7 9. Be2 Bf5 10. O-O Rc8 11. Bh2 Ne4 12. Nxe4 Bxe4 13. c3 Re8 14. Qb3 Rb8 15.
Ne5 Bf5 16. Rfd1 Be6 17. Rac1 Qc8 18. c4 Ra8 19. cxd5 Bxd5 20. Qa3 f6 21. Nd3
e5 22. dxe5 fxe5 23. Nc5 b6 24. e4 Bf7 25. Nd7 c5 26. Qc3 Re7 27. Bxe5 Bxa2 28.
Bxg7 Rxd7 29. Bh6 Be6 30. Qe5 Bb3 31. Rd3 Be6 32. Rcd1 Rf7 33. Bg5 Rf8 34. Bh6
Rf7 35. Bd2 Nb5 36. Be3 Qe8 37. R3d2 Nc7 38. Bg5 Bb3 39. Rd8 Bxd1 40. Rxa8 Qxa8
41. Bxd1 Qe8 42. Qc3 Qxe4 43. Bb3 Nd5 44. Qc1 Qd4 45. Kh1 b5 46. Be3 Nxe3 47.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 48. fxe3 Qe5 49. Qf1+ Kg7 50. Qxb5 Qxe3 51. Qd7+ Kh6 52. Qxa7 Qe1+
53. Kh2 Qe5+ 54. Kh1 c4 55. Qf2 Qe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Super League 2021"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.10.13"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Ding Liren"]
[Black "Vidit, S."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2799"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2021.10.11"]
[EventType "team"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]
[WhiteTeam "Pivotal Pawns"]
[BlackTeam "Brutal Bishops"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. dxc5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Qxc5 6. Nb5 Na6 7. c3 Bd7 8.
a4 e6 9. Nf3 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Qb6 12. Qd4 Bc5 13. Qd3 Rfc8 14. b4 Be7
15. Rfc1 Qd8 16. Qd4 Qb6 17. Be5 Be8 18. h3 h6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Bd4 Nd7 21.
Bd3 f6 22. e4 e5 23. Be3 f5 24. exd5 e4 25. d6 Bf6 26. Be2 exf3 27. Bxf3 Rab8
28. a5 bxa5 29. Rxa5 Ne5 30. Bd5+ Bf7 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 32. d7 Rd8 33. Nd6+ Ke6
34. Nxb7 Rxb7 35. Rxa6+ Kf7 36. c4 Rxb4 37. c5 Rxd7 38. c6 Rc7 39. Ra7 Bd8 40.
Rca1 Ke6 41. Ra8 Nxc6 42. Rc1 Bf6 43. Ra6 Kd7 44. Rd1+ Ke8 45. Rc1 Nb8 46. Re6+
Kd7 47. Rxc7+ Kxe6 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.19"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Fish, Gennadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C61"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2460"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Socar"]
[BlackTeam "Werder Bremen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 exd4 5. Bc4 Nf6 6. O-O Nxe4 7. Bxf7+
Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qd5+ Kg7 10. Qxe4 Qf6 11. d3 c6 12. Bf4 d6 13. Nd2 Bf5 14.
Qf3 Be7 15. Rae1 Rhe8 16. Ne4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Qf7 18. Rfe1 Bf6 19. Bxd6 Qxa2 20.
Be7 Rxe7 21. Rxe7+ Bxe7 22. Rxe7+ Kg8 23. h4 Rf8 24. Qg4 Qd5 25. Rxb7 Qe5 26.
Qe4 Qxe4 27. dxe4 Re8 28. f3 Re5 29. b4 a5 30. Rb6 axb4 31. Rxc6 Rb5 32. Rd6
1-0

[Event "London Classic 4th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2012.12.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "McShane, Luke J"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[Annotator "Kramnik,V"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2012.12.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. g3 dxc4 6. a4 e6 7. Bg2 c5 8. O-O
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nbd7 10. Nc2 Qc7 (10... Bc5 {was played against me by Karjakin in
a blitz tournament in Moscow 2009, but after wurde von Karjakin gegen mich in
einem Blitzturnier in Moskau 2009 gespielt, aber nach} 11. Ne3 Ne5 12. Qxd8+
Kxd8 13. a5 Rb8 14. Na4 Bb4 15. f4 Neg4 16. Nxc4 Bd7 17. h3 Bb5 18. b3 Nh6 19.
g4 {I quickly achieved a winning position. erreichte ich schnell eine
Gewinnstellung.}) 11. Bf4 $146 {An interesting, although far from clear,
continuation, which I analysed a long time ago. I could not remember clearly
the lines, but decided to try it anyway. Eine interessante, wenngleich
keineswegs klare Fortsetzung, die ich vor langer Zeit analysiert hatte. Ich
konnte mich nicht klar an die Varianten erinnern, beschloss aber, es trotzdem
zu versuchen.} (11. Qd4 {was played by me more than fifteen years ago(!) in my
game against Boris Gelfand, Linares 1997. wurde von mir vor mehr als fünfzehn
Jahren (!) gespielt, in meiner Partie gegen Boris Gelfand, Linares 1997.} Bc5
$1 12. Qh4 Be7 $1 13. Na3 Ne5 {and Boris managed to equalise. und Boris gelang
es auszugleichen.}) 11... e5 (11... Qc5 $143 12. Rc1 Be7 13. Ne3) 12. Bd2 {
The point, now White wants to play Ne3 and Nd5 and Black has to react; the
game becomes very sharp. Die Pointe, jetzt will Weiß Ne3 und Nd5 spielen, und
Schwarz muss reagieren; das Spiel wird sehr scharf.} (12. Bg5 $143 h6) 12...
Nc5 (12... Bc5 $143 13. Ne3 Bxe3 (13... O-O 14. Rc1 Rb8 15. Ncd5) 14. Bxe3 O-O
15. a5 {und Weiß hat offensichtlich Vorteil.}) 13. Bg5 Be6 (13... Nb3 {was a
serious alternative and possibly more precise: war eine ernste Alternative und
eventuell genauer:} 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. a5 {The most interesting
move here in my opinion. Meines Erachtens der interessanteste Zug hier.} (16.
Rb1 Be6 17. Nce3 Rc8) (16. Ra2 Be6 17. a5 Bc5) 16... Nxa1 17. Qxa1 {White
definitely has play for the exchange, but the position is very unclear. Weiß
hat definitiv Spiel für die Qualität, aber die Stellung ist sehr unklar.} Bc5
18. Rd1 $13) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nce3 (16. a5 {is safer, but looks
rather equal after ist sicherer, sieht aber ziemlich ausgeglichen aus nach} Nb3
17. Ra4 Nxa5 18. Nce3 Bh6 19. Nxc4 Nxc4 20. Rxc4 O-O 21. Rc3 Rc8 $11) 16... Nb3
17. a5 $1 {A risky, but logical sac. Now Luke spent almost an hour on his next
move and still did not choose the best one. I have to say that the position is
very complicated and difficult to play. Ein riskantes, aber logisches Opfer.
Nun verbrauchte Luke fast eine Stunde für seinen nächsten Zug und wählte
dennoch nicht den besten. Dazu muss ich sagen, dass die Stellung sehr
kompliziert und schwer zu spielen ist.} Rc8 (17... Nxa1 18. Qa4+ $1 {that is
the point Das ist die Pointe.} Bd7 19. Qxa1 Bc5 20. Nxc4 {and White's
initiative is very powerful here, for example und die Initiative von Weiß ist
hier sehr kraftvoll, zum Beispiel} Be6 21. Rd1 Rb8 22. Qc1 Bd4 23. Ncb6 $36) (
17... Bh6 {doesn't help either: hilft ebenfalls nicht:} 18. Nxc4 Nxa1 19. Ncb6
$16 Rb8 20. Qa4+ Kf8 21. Rxa1 Kg7 22. Rd1 Qe8 23. Qh4 Bg5 24. Qh5 {and I
wouldn't like to be Black here obviously. , und ich wäre hier bestimmt nicht
gerne Schwarz.}) (17... Bc5 $142 $1 18. Ra4 {I would definitely prefer White
here, but Black can resist: Ich würde hier definitiv Weiß vorziehen, aber
Schwarz kann sich wehren:} Nxa5 $1 (18... Rc8 19. Nxc4 Nd4 20. Nc3 Ba7 21. b3)
19. Nxc4 (19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. Rxa5 Rd8 21. Qc2) (19. Qc1 $5) 19... Nc6 {and
although there is a lot of play for White, things are not totaly clear. The
following line is best, according to the computers, and at the end White has a
serious initiative in a messy position. , und obwohl es eine Menge Spiel für
Weiß gibt, ist die Sache nicht absolut klar. Die folgende Variante ist, laut
den Computern, am besten, und am Ende hat Weiß eine ernste Initiative in einer
chaotischen Stellung.} (19... Nxc4 20. Rxc4 Rc8 21. Qc2 Bxd5 22. Rxc5 Rxc5 23.
Qxc5 Bxg2 24. Kxg2 {looks unpleasant sieht unangenehm aus.}) 20. e3 Rc8 21. Qh5
Bxd5 22. Rd1 Bd4 23. exd4 Bxc4 24. Rxc4 Nxd4 25. Bd5 Rc7 26. Rcxd4 $1 exd4 27.
Rxd4 Qd7 28. Kg2 h6 29. Qf3) 18. Ra4 Nd4 (18... Nxa5 {is much less efficient
already ist bereits weit weniger wirksam:} 19. Nxf6+ (19. Rxa5 $5 Qxa5 20.
Nxf6+ Ke7 21. Ned5+ Kd8) 19... Qxf6 20. Rxa5 e4 21. Qc2 {White is better here
clearly Weiß steht hier klar besser.} Bg7 22. Rb1 c3 23. bxc3) (18... Bc5 19.
Nxc4 $16) 19. Nb6 Rc7 20. Rxc4 {This strong move was admittedly underestimated
by my opponent. Diesen starken Zug wurde von meinem Gegner zugegebenerweise
unterschätzt.} (20. Nexc4 Bg4 $13) 20... Bxc4 (20... Bc5 21. Nbd5 Rc8 22. Qd3)
21. Nexc4 $16 Nb5 {Probably not the best, although there is no good advice one
can give. Wahrscheinlich nicht am besten, wenngleich guter Rat teuer ist.} (
21... Bc5 22. e3 Bxb6 23. Nxb6 $16) (21... Be7 22. e3 Ne6 23. Qa4+ Kf8 24. Nd5
$16) 22. Qb1 {Computers prefer Qa4, but I like to put my queen on f5. Die
Computer bevorzugen Qa4, aber ich stelle meine Dame gerne nach f5.} Qd4 23. Rd1
Qc5 24. e3 (24. Ne3 {Again, computers prefer this direct approach, but e3
looks very human, just stopping Black's only active idea ...Nd4 and White
slowly starts to improve his position: Erneut bevorzugen die Computer diese
direkte Herangehensweise, aber e3 sieht sehr menschlich aus, es wird einfach
die einzige aktive schwarze Idee ...Nd4 verhindert, und Weiß geht langsam
daran, seine Stellung zu verbessern:} Nd4 25. Ned5 Nxe2+ 26. Kf1 $18) 24... Be7
{Black has no moves practically, so from now on White just have to choose
which of many attractive possibilities to play. Schwarz hat praktisch keine
Züge, daher muss sich Weiß von jetzt an lediglich aussuchen, welche von vielen
attraktiven Möglichkeiten er spielen will.} 25. Qf5 Kf8 26. Bd5 Kg7 27. Qg4+
Kh6 28. e4 {Playing for direct mate, although Bxf7 was good as well. Spielt
auf direktes Matt, wobei Bxf7 ebenfalls gut war.} Nd4 29. Ne3 {I was already
looking for mate, not paying too much attention to the other side of the board,
but in fact our silicon friend (enemy?) discovers a very nice geometrical
motif instead: Ich suchte bereits nach dem Matt und zollte daher der anderen
Brettseite nicht viel Aufmerksamkeit, unser Silikon-Freund (Feind?) jedoch
entdeckt stattdessen ein sehr schönes geometrisches Motiv:} (29. b4 $1 Qxb4 30.
Rxd4 exd4 31. Qf4+ Kg7 32. Qxc7 {winning. mit Gewinn.}) 29... f5 {Here I took
time to calculate variations and actually saw the whole line which happened in
the game, including Qg4, which clarifies matters completely. I must admit, my
opponent has only moves all the time, so it was not very difficult. Hier ließ
ich mir Zeit, die Varianten zu berechnen, und sah tatsächlich das ganze
Abspiel, zu dem es in der Partie kam, einschließlich Qg4, was die Sache
endgültig klärt. Ich muss zugeben, mein Gegner hat die ganze Zeit einzige Züge,
sehr schwer war es daher nicht.} 30. Qh3+ Kg7 31. Rxd4 $1 exd4 32. Nxf5+ Kf8
33. Qh6+ Ke8 34. Bxf7+ Kd8 (34... Kxf7 35. Qg7+ $18) 35. Qg7 Rf8 36. Nxd4 (36.
Nd5 {is good enough as well. ist ebenfalls gut genug.}) 36... Rc6 (36... Rxf7
37. Qxf7 Qxd4 38. Qg8+ Bf8 39. Qxf8#) 37. Nxc6+ bxc6 (37... Qxc6 38. Qxh7 Bf6
39. Nd5 $18) 38. Qg4 $1 Kc7 {Otherwise White mates on d7 or c8.  Ansonsten
setzt Weiß auf d7 oder c8 matt.} 39. Qd7+ Kb8 40. Qd2 {Pure stupidity. Seeing
that Luke had 15 seconds left for his last move, I decided instead of the
planned Kg2 to play something unexpected, hoping to win on time. Reine
Dummheit. Sehend, dass Luke 15 Sekunden für seinen letzten Zug hatte,
beschloss ich, statt des geplanten Kg2 etwas Unerwartetes zu spielen - in der
Hoffnung, auf Zeit zu gewinnen.} Kc7 (40... Bg5 $1 {was an incredible tricky
move, which would not save the game, but at least prolong it. Well, I am not
sure anyone would find it with just seconds on his clock. war ein unglaublich
trickreicher Zug, der die Partie zwar nicht retten, aber zumindest verlängern
würde. Nun, ich bin nicht sicher, dass ihn mit nur Sekunden auf seiner Uhr
jeder finden würde.} 41. Nd7+ Kc8 $1 42. Qd1 {The simplest Am einfachsten.} Rd8
43. Qg4 $1 Qe7 (43... Rxd7 44. Be6) 44. Nf6+ Kb7 45. Qxg5 Qxf7 46. e5 {easily
winning. mit leichtem Gewinn.}) 41. Qd7+ Kb8 42. Kg2 {No more cheap tricks :)
Keine billigen Tricks mehr :)} Bd6 {It is completely lost anyway, White has a
material advantage and an attack in addition. Es ist sowieso komplett verloren,
Weiß hat Materialvorteil und obendrein noch Angriff.} (42... Rd8 43. Qxd8+ Bxd8
44. Nd7+ Ka7 45. Nxc5 $18) (42... Rxf7 43. Qc8+ Ka7 44. Qc7#) 43. b4 Qd4 44.
Qxc6 {The rest is simple and easy. White has a number of wins on every next
move. Usually I am quite strong when I am five pawns up :) Der Rest ist
einfach. Weiß hat bei jedem der nächsten Züge eine Reihe von
Gewinnmöglichkeiten. Gewöhnlich bin ich recht stark, wenn ich fünf Bauern mehr
habe :)} Ka7 45. Kh3 Qd1 46. Nc8+ Rxc8 47. Qxc8 Qf1+ 48. Kg4 h5+ 49. Kxh5 {
I was slightly worried about blundering some stalemate, but there is nothing
he can do about his bishop fortunately :) Ich war leicht besorgt, noch
irgendein Patt zu übersehen, aber zum Glück kann er ja mit seinem Läufer
nichts machen :)} 1-0

[Event "chess.com qf blitz 1m+1spm"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2016.05.10"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D75"]
[WhiteElo "2795"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2016.04.06"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 c5 8. O-O
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. e3 Bf5 11. Ba3 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Rb1 Qc8 14. Qb3 Rb8
15. Rfd1 Re8 16. Nb5 a6 17. Bd5 axb5 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Bxe8 Bxe8 20. Qxb5 Ne5
21. Qc5 Bc6 22. Qxe7 Nf3+ 23. Kf1 Nxh2+ 24. Ke1 Nf3+ 25. Ke2 Ne5 26. Rd4 Nf3
27. Rf4 Ne5 28. Bd6 Bf3+ 29. Kf1 Qh3+ 30. Ke1 Qh1+ 31. Kd2 Qxb1 32. Rxf3 Nxf3+
33. Ke2 Ng1+ 34. Kd2 Qb2+ 0-1

[Event "Corsica Masters rap 10th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2006.11.05"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2792"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2006.11.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. Na3 O-O 11. axb5 axb5 12. Nxb5 exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Re1 Bxf3
15. gxf3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Qxd4 Nd7 19. Ra3 Nc5 20. Qc4 Qf6
21. f4 Re8 22. Rg3 Qe6 23. Qxe6 Nxe6 24. f5 Nc5 25. Rge3 d5 26. f3 d4 27. Ra3
Rxf5 28. Rd1 Rf6 29. Rxd4 Rb8 30. Rc4 Nb3 31. Be3 c5 32. Kf2 h6 33. Ke2 Nd4+
34. Bxd4 cxd4 35. b4 Rfb6 36. Rb3 Rb5 37. Kd3 Rh5 38. Kxd4 Rxh2 39. b5 Rd2+ 40.
Kc5 h5 41. b6 h4 42. f4 h3 43. Rcc3 h2 44. Rh3 Rc2+ 45. Kb5 Rf2 46. e5 Rxf4 47.
Rxh2 Re4 48. Kc6 Rxe5 49. b7 g6 50. Kc7 Ree8 51. Rg2 Kf7 52. Rf3+ Ke6 53. Rxg6+
Kd5 54. Rf5+ Ke4 55. Rb5 Rh8 56. Rg4+ Kf3 57. Rc4 Ke3 58. Rb3+ Kd2 59. Rg4 Kc2
60. Rf3 Kd2 61. Rg2+ Ke1 62. Rb3 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. a4 Bf8 14. Bd3 c6 15. b3
g6 16. Ba3 Qc7 17. Qc2 Bg7 18. Rad1 Rac8 19. Bb2 Nh5 20. Bf1 bxa4 21. bxa4 d5
22. dxe5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Bxe5 24. c4 dxe4 25. c5 Bxb2 26. Qxb2 e3 27. fxe3 Rcd8
28. Nc4 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Qe7 30. Nd6 Rd8 31. Qd4 Rf8 32. Bc4 Bc8 33. Rb1 Ng3 34.
e4 Qg5 35. Bxf7+ Rxf7 36. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 b5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Bg7 11. Bd3 Ne7 12. Nxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. c4 f5
15. Qf3 d5 {Radjabov remains true to his beloved variation.} 16. cxd5 fxe4 17.
Bxe4 Rb8 18. Rfd1 f5 {A very rare move, played only twice in 2006.} ({However,
the main} 18... Qd7 {still remains a reasonable option for Black, since his
chances to draw are very high. For example:} 19. d6 Rb6 20. Qd3 Rd8 21. Rac1
Bf8 22. Rc7 Qxc7 23. Bxh7+ Kg7 24. dxc7 Rxd3 25. Bxd3 Bxa3 ({worse is} 25...
Rc6 26. Nc2 f5 27. Ne3 e4 28. Bb1 Rxc7 29. g4 $1 {1-0 Galkin,A (2616)
-Khairullin,I (2533)/Moscow 2006 (60)}) 26. bxa3 Rc6 27. Be4 Rxc7 28. Bd5 Rc3
29. h4 Bf5 (29... Rxa3 $5) 30. Bb3 a5 31. a4 {1/2-1/2 Istratescu,A (2628)
-Khairullin,I (2554)/Plovdiv 2008} (31. a4 bxa4 32. Bxa4 Rc4 $11)) 19. d6 Qf6
20. Bc6 Be6 21. Bd5 Rbd8 22. Qb3 Bf7 (22... Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Kh8 24. Rad1 {
secured White a large advantage in Vehi Bach,V (2385)-Kosintseva,T (2479)/
Kusadasi 2006.}) 23. Nc2 Rxd6 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. Rxd6 Qxd6 26. Ne3 f4 (26...
Qg6 27. a4 $1 bxa4 28. Qxa4 $14) 27. Rd1 Qg6 28. Nd5 Bf8 $146 {In order to
achieve an advantage White must blockade his opponent's central pawns (by
taking control over the square in front of the black e-pawn). Bringing the
bishop to d4 looks like a good idea, but only if Black succeeds in avoiding
some static positions without counterplay.} ({In the game Bobras,P (2535)
-Yakovich,Y (2583)/Port Erin 2006 Black won after having been lost on the way:
} 28... Kh8 29. Nc3 (29. f3 e4 $132) 29... f3 (29... e4 $2 30. Nxe4 $16) 30. g3
Qf5 31. Rd8+ Bf8 32. Nd1 Kg7 33. Ne3 Qg6 34. Qc3 {White has a clear advantage.}
Qb1+ 35. Rd1 Qe4 36. Rd5 Be7 37. h4 Bf6 38. Kh2 h5 39. Qc8 Be7 40. Qxa6 Bxh4
41. gxh4 $4 (41. Qe6 Bf6 42. Nf5+ Kg6 43. Nd6 $18) 41... Qxh4+ 42. Kg1 Kh7 43.
Nf5 Rg7+ 44. Nxg7 Qg5+ {and White got mated.}) 29. f3 Kh8 {A natural move, but
Radjabov connects it with the wrong idea to double on the g-file.} (29... Bc5+
30. Kf1 Kg7 {was more precise, with good chances to equalize. For instance:}
31. Nc3 Bd4 32. Ne4 Rc7 {and Black solves his problems.}) 30. Nc3 Rg7 $2 {
This will turn out to be the decisive waste of time.} (30... Bc5+ 31. Kf1 Bd4 {
was necessary, and if White continues similarly to the game} 32. Ne4 {then} Rc7
{and again Black controls the c-file and should have no problems to hold the
balance.}) 31. Rd2 Bc5+ 32. Kf1 Bd4 33. Ne4 Rc7 34. Rc2 $1 {This move is
possible due to Radjabov's mistake 30...Rg7. Now Black doesn't have any
activity and cannot exploit the centralized position of his bishop. After the
inevitable exchange of rooks at some moment White's Q+N will be much stronger
than Black's Q+B.} Rc6 35. Qd3 Kg7 36. b3 h6 37. g4 $1 {Black's position is
more difficult than it appears. White prepares the attack on the kingside and
there is nothing Black can do to prevent it.} fxg3 (37... Qe6 38. h4 Qd7 (38...
Qc8 39. Nd6 $16) 39. h5 $16 Qc7 $140 40. Ng5 $1 hxg5 41. Qg6+ Rxg6 42. Rxc7+
$18) 38. hxg3 Qe6 39. Kg2 Qc8 40. Rxc6 Qxc6 41. Qd2 $16 Qe6 ({After} 41... h5
42. Qg5+ Qg6 43. Qe7+ Qf7 44. Qd6 Qg6 45. Qd7+ Qf7 46. Qc6 Qg6 47. Nd6 {
White wins material.}) 42. g4 Qc6 {The centralized bishop on d4 is completely
out of play and Black has nothing better than to wait.} 43. Ng3 Kh7 44. Nf5 Bb6
45. Qd3 Kh8 46. Qe2 Bc7 47. Qd2 Kh7 (47... e4 {runs into mate after} 48. Qd4+)
48. Ne7 Qc5 ({After} 48... Qd6 49. Qc2+ Kh8 50. Nf5 Qb6 {White must be careful
to avoid} 51. Nxh6 $2 Qxh6 52. Qxc7 Qd2+ {with a draw, but 51.Qe4 instead
keeps the position winning.}) 49. Qd3+ Kh8 50. Qd7 {The final stage of attack:
White penetrates with both pieces, creating decisive threats.} e4 51. Qe8+ Kg7
52. Nf5+ Kf6 53. Qxe4 Bb6 54. Kh3 h5 55. g5+ $1 Kxg5 56. Ne7 Kf6 57. Nd5+ Kg7
58. Qe5+ Kh6 59. Qf6+ Kh7 60. Qf7+ Kh6 61. Ne7 1-0

[Event "Lindores Abbey Tal Mem"]
[Site "Riga LAT"]
[Date "2021.11.08"]
[Round "15.2"]
[White "Caruana, F."]
[Black "Korobov, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2791"]
[BlackElo "2684"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2021.11.08"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. d4 cxd4 5. Qxd4 a6 6. Be2 Ngf6 7. O-O e5 8.
Qe3 Nc5 9. Nfd2 Be7 10. c4 O-O 11. Nc3 b5 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Bxb5 Bb7 14. Bc4
Qc8 15. b3 Bd8 16. Bb2 Bb6 17. Qe2 Ne6 18. Nb5 Nf4 19. Qf3 Qd7 20. a4 Kh8 21.
Rad1 g5 22. Kh1 Rg8 23. Rfe1 Rg6 24. Nf1 g4 25. Qg3 N6h5 26. Qh4 Bd8 27. Bxe5+
Kg8 28. Nxd6 Bxh4 29. Nxf7 Qxf7 30. Bxf7+ Kxf7 31. Bxf4 Nxf4 32. Rd7+ Kg8 33.
Rxb7 Bxf2 34. Rd1 Re8 35. g3 Nh3 36. a5 Bc5 37. Rd5 Rf8 38. Nd2 Rgf6 39. Rf5
Rxf5 40. exf5 Rxf5 41. a6 Rf2 42. Rd7 Re2 43. Nf1 Nf2+ 44. Kg2 Ne4+ 45. Kh1 Ra2
46. b4 Nf2+ 47. Kg2 Ne4+ 48. Kh1 Bb6 49. b5 h5 50. Rb7 Bc5 51. Rc7 Kf8 52. Rc6
Ke7 53. b6 Rxa6 54. b7 Ra1 55. Rxc5 Rxf1+ 56. Kg2 Rf2+ 57. Kg1 Rb2 58. Re5+ Kf6
59. Rxe4 Rxb7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Candidates - Blitz tiebreaks"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.09"]
[Round "1.10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "159"]
[EventDate "2011.05.09"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "300+3"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 e6 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. e3 c5
9. Nc3 Nc6 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. d4 Qd8 13. Ne5 Nxe5 14. Bxb7 Rb8 15.
Bg2 cxd4 16. exd4 Nd7 17. d5 exd5 18. Qxd5 Bf6 19. Rad1 Bxb2 20. Qxd7 a5 21.
Rfe1 Qxd7 22. Rxd7 Ba3 23. Bd5 Bc5 24. Re4 Rfd8 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Be6 Rxd7 27.
Bxd7 Rd8 28. Bb5 Rd2 29. Rf4+ Ke7 30. a4 Rd4 31. Rf3 Rd6 32. Rf4 Rf6 33. Re4+
Re6 34. Rg4 g6 35. Kg2 h5 36. Rc4 Kf6 37. Rf4+ Kg7 38. Rc4 Kf6 39. h4 Re5 40.
Rc3 Rd5 41. Rc2 Re5 42. Rd2 Kg7 43. Bc4 Kf6 44. Rd8 Kg7 45. Bd3 Re6 46. Bc4 Rd6
47. Rg8+ Kh7 48. Re8 Rd2 49. Be2 Kg7 50. Re6 Rb2 51. f4 Rxb3 52. Bb5 Re3 53.
Rc6 Kh7 54. Rc7+ Re7 55. Rc8 Kg7 56. Bd3 Rd7 57. Be4 Rd2+ 58. Kh3 Rd7 59. Rc6
Rd6 60. Rc7+ Kf6 61. Bc2 Rd4 62. Bb3 Be7 63. Bc4 Rd6 64. Kg2 Rd2+ 65. Kf3 Rd6
66. Ke4 Rd8 67. Bd5 Rd6 68. Rb7 Rd8 69. Rxb6+ Rd6 70. Rb5 Bd8 71. Rb7 Be7 72.
Ra7 Rb6 73. Rxa5 Rb4+ 74. Kf3 Rd4 75. Ra6+ Kg7 76. Be4 Rd6 77. Rxd6 Bxd6 78. a5
Bc5 79. a6 Kf6 80. Ke2 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 26th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1998.06.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "1998.06.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Kostakiev,D} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7
7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qd8 12. d5 Ne5 13. Bc3 (
13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 (14... Nxd7 15. Rc1 O-O 16. O-O $14) 15. O-O (15.
Bc3 Qg4 (15... Rc8 16. O-O Nf3+ 17. gxf3 Rxc3 18. Nxc3 Bxc3 19. Rc1 Be5 20. Kg2
$13) 16. O-O (16. Qa4+ Qd7 17. Qb3 Qg4 18. Qxb7 O-O $17) 16... Qxe4 17. Ng3 Qf4
18. Re1 {/\ Re4} Nf3+ 19. Qxf3 Qxf3 20. Bxg7 Qxd5 21. Bxh8 Rc8 $6 (21... Kf8
22. Bb2 Re8 23. Ba3 f5 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Re1 Qxa2 26. Bxe7+ Kf7 $13) 22. Bf6
Rc7 23. Ne4 {/\ Be7!} Qa5 24. Bg5 $1 f5 25. Bd2 $1 (25. Nd2 e5 $13) 25... Qa6
26. Ng5 h6 27. Nf3 {1/2-1/2 Veingold,A-Dvoirys,S/Budapest/1989/ (36)}) 15...
O-O 16. Bc3 Rfc8 (16... Rac8) 17. f4 Ng4 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Qd4+ Kg8 20. h3 Qb5
21. Ng3 Rc4 22. Qd2 Nf6 {Larsen,B-Lombardy,W/Zuerich/1961/0-1 (96)}) (13. Rc1
O-O 14. O-O Nxc4 15. Rxc4 e6 16. Bc3 $1 $14 exd5 17. exd5 Bd7 $2 (17... b6) 18.
Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Nc3 $1 Rc8 20. Rxc8 Bxc8 21. Ne4 $1 f5 22. Qd4+ Kg8 23. Nc3 $1
Qf6 24. Qb4 b6 25. Rd1 $16 {1-0 Rashkovsky,N-Dvoirys,S/USSR-ch/1986/ (51)})
13... O-O 14. Bb3 Qb6 (14... Bd7 15. f4 Ng4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4+ Kg8 18. h3
Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Nf6 20. e5 Ne8 21. Kg1 {1/2-1/2 Donner,J-Ree,H/NLD-ch/1977/ (42)})
15. f4 $146 (15. O-O Bg4 16. h3 Bxe2 17. Qxe2 Rfc8 18. Rac1 a5 19. Bd2 h5 20.
Kh1 Rxc1 21. Rxc1 a4 22. Bd1 Nd7 23. Rc4 Qb1 {1/2-1/2 Shneider,A-Huzman,A/
URS-sf Ukraine-ch/1989/ (41)}) 15... Ng4 (15... Nd7 $5 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4+
Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Nc5 19. Bc2 Rd8 $11) 16. Bd4 (16. Bxg7 Qf2+ 17. Kd2 Kxg7 18. Qg1
Bd7 $15) 16... Qa5+ (16... Bxd4 17. Qxd4 Qxd4 18. Nxd4 Rd8 (18... Nf6 19. e5
Ne4 (19... Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Rd8 21. Nb5) 20. Rc1 $14) 19. Ke2 e5 20. fxe5 Nxe5 $13
) 17. Qd2 Qxd2+ 18. Kxd2 {[#]} e5 $2 {A very illustrative mistake, white will
be able to build a dominating pawn chain in the center.} (18... Bxd4 19. Nxd4
Rd8 20. h3 Nf6 21. Ke3 $14) (18... Nf6 19. e5 (19. Bxf6 {Kostakiev,D} Bxf6 20.
Rac1 $16) 19... Ne4+ 20. Ke3) 19. h3 $1 (19. fxe5 Bxe5 20. Bxe5 Nxe5 21. Rhc1
$13) 19... exd4 20. hxg4 g5 (20... d3 21. Nc3 Re8 22. Rae1 (22. e5 Bxg4 23.
Kxd3 f6 $1 $13) 22... Bxg4 23. Kxd3 $16) (20... Bxg4 21. e5 Bxe2 22. Kxe2 Rac8
23. Rad1 $16) 21. g3 Bxg4 (21... d3 22. Nc3 Bxg4 23. Kxd3 Bf3 24. Rhe1 $16) 22.
e5 Bxe2 (22... Bf3 23. Rhf1 g4 (23... Be4 24. d6 $16) 24. d6 $1 $16) 23. Kxe2
Rfc8 24. Rad1 (24. Kd3 $2 Rc3+ 25. Kxd4 Rxg3 $17) 24... Rc3 25. Rd3 Rac8 (25...
Rd8 26. d6 $16) (25... b5 $142 {Kostakiev,D}) 26. d6 {Black is technically
pawn up, but his pieces are not getting anywhere. On the contrary Kramnik is
eying f7 and h7 weaknesses and his cenral pawns are already quite far.} b5 (
26... Rd8 27. Rxc3 dxc3 28. Rc1 gxf4 (28... h5 29. Rxc3 h4 30. Rc7 hxg3 31.
Rxf7 Kh8 32. e6 g2 33. e7 g1=Q 34. exd8=Q+ Kh7 35. Bc2+ Kh6 36. Qh8+ Bxh8 37.
Rh7#) (28... Rc8 29. e6 $18) 29. gxf4 Bh6 30. Kf3 Rc8 31. e6 $18) (26... Kf8
27. Rxh7 $16) (26... Re8 27. Rxc3 dxc3 28. Kd3 Rd8 29. Rc1 h5 30. Rxc3 h4 31.
gxh4 gxh4 32. Rc7 $18) 27. Rxc3 dxc3 28. e6 $1 Kf8 (28... Rb8 29. e7 Bf6 30.
fxg5 Bxg5 31. Rf1 c2 32. Kd3 c1=Q 33. Rxc1 Bxc1 34. d7 $18) (28... Bf6 29. e7 (
29. fxg5 {Kostakiev,D} Bxg5 30. e7 $16) 29... Re8 (29... Bxe7 30. dxe7 Re8 31.
Kd3 Rxe7 32. Kxc3 Re3+ 33. Kb4 Rxg3 34. fxg5 Rxg5 35. Rf1 Rg7 36. Kxb5 $18) 30.
Bd5 Bxe7 31. Bc6 Bxd6+ 32. Bxe8 $18) (28... c2 29. d7 Rf8 30. e7 $18) (28...
gxf4 {Kostakiev,D} 29. d7 $18) 29. e7+ Ke8 {[#]} 30. Bxf7+ $1 (30. Bxf7+ $1
Kxf7 (30... Kd7 31. f5 (31. Rxh7 $18 {Kostakiev,D} c2 32. e8=Q+ Rxe8+ 33. Bxe8+
Kxe8 34. Kd2 $18) 31... Rb8 32. Rxh7 Bf6 33. Bh5 $18) 31. d7 $18) 1-0

[Event "Chess Classics Giants 1st pl blitz"]
[Site "Frankfurt"]
[Date "1998.06.19"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E34"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "1998.06.19"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 Qxd5 6. e3 c5 7. a3 Bxc3+ 8.
Qxc3 Nbd7 9. Nf3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. f3 Nb6 12. e4 Qd8 13. Be2 e5 14. Nc2 Re8
15. O-O Be6 16. Rd1 Qc8 17. Qxc8 Raxc8 18. Ne3 Na4 19. Bb5 Bb3 20. Bxe8 Bxd1
21. Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Nxd1 Nc5 23. Nc3 Nb3 24. Rb1 a6 25. Be3 Na5 26. Rd1 Nc4 27.
Bc1 Nxa3 28. bxa3 Rxc3 29. Bb2 Rb3 30. Bxe5 Rxa3 31. Rc1 b5 32. Rc7+ Kg6 33.
Rb7 Rb3 34. Bd6 a5 35. Bf8 Nh5 36. Kf2 Rb2+ 37. Ke3 Rxg2 38. Rxb5 Rxh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 26th"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "1998.07.04"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[Annotator "Leko,P"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1998.06.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 066"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.09.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Hecht} Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nd2 bxc4 5. e4 c3 $1 {Khalifman} (5...
g6 6. Bxc4 d6 7. b3 Bg7 8. Bb2 $14 {1-0 Khalifman,A-Leko,P/Ubeda 1997/CBM 58 
(46)}) 6. bxc3 g6 7. Nc4 d6 (7... Nxe4 8. Qe2 Bg7 (8... Nf6 $4 9. Nd6#) 9. Qxe4
Bxc3+ 10. Bd2 Bxa1 11. Ba5 Qxa5+ $8 12. Nxa5 Bc3+ 13. Kd1 Bxa5 14. h4 $1 $36 {
Kramnik} (14. d6 Nc6 15. Bb5 O-O $132)) 8. Bd3 Bg7 9. Nf3 (9. Ne2 $5 O-O 10.
O-O $13) 9... O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Bd2 Nb6 12. Na5 $2 c4 $1 13. Bc2 (13. Nxc4
Nxc4 14. Bxc4 Nxe4 $17) 13... Qc7 $1 {-/+/-+} 14. Re1 $1 (14. Nc6 $6 e6) (14.
Qe2 Nbxd5 15. Nxc4 (15. exd5 Qxa5) 15... Ba6 16. Bd3 Rfc8 17. exd5 (17. Nxd6
Nxc3 18. Bxc3 Bxd3 19. Qxd3 Qxc3) 17... Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Qxc4 19. Qxe7 Nxd5 (19...
Rd8 $5) 20. Qxd6 Nxc3 21. Bxc3 Bxc3 $19) 14... Nbxd5 15. Nxc4 (15. exd5 $2 Qxa5
16. Rxe7 Nxd5 $19) 15... Nxc3 (15... Ba6 $5 16. Nxd6 $1 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Qxc3 18.
Nxf7 $1 Rxf7 19. Bb3 Bc4 20. Bxc4 (20. Rc1 $2 Bxb3) 20... Qxc4 21. Ne5 Qe6 22.
Nxf7 Kxf7 $15 (22... Qxf7 23. e5)) (15... Qxc4 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bb3 Qc5 18.
Bxd5 Qxd5 19. Rxe7 Bg4 20. Bf4 $15) 16. Bxc3 Qxc4 17. Bb2 (17. Bd4 $6 Bg4)
17... Bb7 $5 (17... Bg4 18. Bb3 Qa6 19. h3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Nd7 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22.
Rac1) 18. Bb3 Qa6 19. e5 $1 Ne4 (19... Ng4 $6 20. exd6 $1 Bxb2 21. dxe7 Rfe8
22. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 23. Qb3+ $13) (19... dxe5 20. Nxe5 e6 21. Nxf7 Qc6 22. f3
Rxf7 23. Bxe6 $13) 20. Rb1 $1 Rac8 (20... Rad8 21. e6 $1 f5 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23.
Qd4+ Nf6 24. Bc4 Qc6 25. Qxa7) (20... Rab8 $5 21. Bd5 $1 (21. e6 f5) (21. exd6
Qxd6) 21... Bxd5 22. Qxd5 Nc5 23. exd6 Qxd6 24. Qxd6 exd6 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26.
Rbd1 $15) 21. exd6 Qxd6 22. Bxf7+ $2 (22. Qxd6 exd6 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Be6 $3
Rc7 25. Rxb7 $1 Rxb7 26. Bd5 Nc5 (26... Rb2 27. Rxe4) 27. Bxb7 Nxb7 28. Re7 $15
) 22... Rxf7 23. Bxg7 Qxd1 24. Rexd1 Nxf2 $1 25. Kxf2 Bxf3 26. gxf3 Rc2+ 27.
Kg3 Kxg7 {[#] Hecht: Bei der Abwicklung in dieses Doppelturmendspiel (also zu
24...Sxf2) schrieb Leko, vom dem die meisten Anmerkungen stammen ("SCHACH" 8/
98, Seiten 20-25): "Nun ist Schwarz wieder obenauf! Das einzige Problem
bestand darin, die Zeitnot unbeschadet zu überstehen. Dann ist es vorbei! So
dachte ich zumindest - und dies erwies sich als teurer Fehler!"} 28. Rb3 $5
$132 {Versucht, etwas Gegenspiel aufzubauen.} (28. a4 Rc3 $19 {mit Bauernminus
und passiver Position.}) 28... Rxa2 29. Rd7 Ra5 (29... e6 $2 30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31.
Rb7+ $15) 30. h4 h6 31. Rc3 e6 32. Rd6 Kf6 33. Re3 Re7 34. Re4 g5 35. Rc6 {
Hecht:Bislang alles folgerichtig. Doch nun unterlaufen uns in Zeitnot einige
Ungenauigkeiten.} Re5 $2 $138 (35... gxh4+ $142) (35... gxh4+ {Hecht}) 36. Ra4
$138 (36. Rxe5 $1 Kxe5 37. hxg5 hxg5 38. Kg4 (38. Kg4 {Hecht: und ich bin mir
nicht sicher, ob Schwarz noch gewinnen kann.} Re8 (38... Kd5 39. Ra6 Rf7 40.
Kxg5 Rxf3 41. Rxa7 e5 42. Kg4 $11 {Die ENDSPIEL-CD bestätigt das. Der weiße
König befindet sich auf der kurzen Seite und der Turm ideal auf der a-Linie. 
Das reicht. (Hecht)}) 39. Ra6 Ra8 40. Kxg5 $11 {da der Ta8 keine Wartezüge hat
(Hecht)})) 36... gxh4+ 37. Rxh4 h5 38. Ra6 Rg7+ 39. Kf2 Rb7 40. Rha4 Rb2+ {
Die Zeitkontrolle war geschafft und ich wähnte mich endgültig auf der
Siegerstarße. Ich fühlte mich auch noch sehr frisch und konnte einfach nicht
glauben, daß noch irgendetwas schiefgehen könnte. All das "half" mir, in
meiner Konzentration nachzulassen und das Endspiel nicht mehr gebührend ernst
zu nhemen!} 41. Kg3 Rg5+ (41... Ree2 $5 42. Rxa7 (42. Rf4+ Kg5) 42... Rg2+ 43.
Kf4 e5+ 44. Ke4 Rbe2+ 45. Kd5 Rd2+ $19) 42. Kh3 (42. Kh4 $2 Rh2#) 42... Rb3 43.
Kh4 $1 Rf5 {Hecht:Ich berechnete auch:} (43... Re5 $5 44. Rf4+ Rf5 45. Re4 (45.
Rxf5+ $5 {Hecht} Kxf5 46. Kxh5 Rb7 $1 (46... Rxf3 47. Kh4 $11) 47. Kh4 Kf4 48.
Kh5 (48. Kh3 Kxf3) 48... Kxf3 49. Rxe6 a5 50. Ra6 Rb5+ 51. Kh4 Rf5 $1 $19 {
Sie erinnern sich an das Endspiel Herrera-Vazquez mit vertauschten Farben?
Dies soll nur ein Schlaglicht sein (Hecht).}) 45... Rb6 46. Rxa7 Rxf3 47. Kxh5
Kf5 48. Rh4 e5 $19) (43... Rxf3 $2 44. Rxe6+ $1 Kxe6 45. Ra6+ $1 (45. Kxg5 $2
Rf5+) 45... Kf5 46. Ra5+ Kf4 47. Ra4+ $11) 44. f4 $5 {[#]} (44. Re4 Rb6 45.
Rxa7 Rxf3 46. Kxh5 Kf5 47. Rh4 e5) 44... Rb7 $2 {Aus irgend einem seltsamen
Grund ging ich davon aus, das Endspiel mit 43...Tf5 verdorben zu haben und
glaubte nicht mehr an den Sieg. Das Problem liegt darin, daß sich Weiß auf das
naheliegende 44...Tf3? wunderschön mit 45.Txe6+ retten kann. Danach remisiert
Weiß dieses eigentlich verlorene Endspiel, weil sein König auf patt steht.} (
44... Rf3 $2 45. Rxe6+ $3 Kxe6 46. Ra6+ Kd5 47. Ra5+ Ke4 48. Ra4+ Ke3 49. Ra3+
Kf2 50. Ra2+ Kg1 {[#] Analysediagramm} 51. Rg2+ Kf1 52. Rg1+ Ke2 53. Re1+ Kd3
54. Rd1+ Kc3 55. Rd3+ Kb4 56. Rd4+ $11) (44... Re3 $1 45. Rxa7 (45. Rc4 Rb5 $19
) 45... Rf3 46. Rf7+ Kg6 $3 {die Pointe!} (46... Kxf7 $2 47. Ra7+ Kf8 48. Ra8+
$11) 47. Rg7+ Kxg7 48. Ra7+ Rf7 $19) 45. Re4 Re7 46. Rea4 {Nun sieht es so aus,
als ob Weiß die Stellung halten könnte, doch wenn ich nicht völlig
zusammengebrochen wäre, hätte ich es meinem Gegner doch etwas schwerer machen
können als in der Partie.} Rb5 $6 47. Rxa7 Rxa7 48. Rxa7 Rb4 49. Kg3 Rb3+ 50.
Kg2 Kf5 51. Ra5+ Kxf4 52. Rxh5 1/2-1/2

[Event "WCC cand"]
[Site "Cazorla"]
[Date "1998.05.27"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D88"]
[WhiteElo "2790"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Hansen,Cu"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1998.05.24"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 065"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Ne2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14. Kxf1
cxd4 15. cxd4 e5 16. d5 Nc4 17. Qd3 {It seems this move was played the first
time between to unknown players at the olympiad in  Moscow 1994.} Nxe3+ 18.
Qxe3 Qh4 19. h3 Bh6 20. Qd3 Rf8+ 21. Kg1 Qf2+ 22. Kh1 {Black has no targets to
attack in this middlegame position} Qe3 $1 {However in the endgame both Pe4
and Pa2 could become weak.} 23. Qxe3 Bxe3 24. Rd1 Rf2 25. Ng1 Kf7 26. Rd3 Bb6
27. Rf3+ Ke7 28. Rxf2 Bxf2 29. Nf3 Kd6 30. g3 (30. Ng5 b5 $1 (30... Ke7 31.
Nxh7 Be3 32. g3 b5 33. Kg2 a5 34. Kf3 Bc1 35. Ke2 b4 36. Kd3 a4 37. Kc2 $16) (
30... Bd4 31. Nxh7 b5 32. h4 a5 33. h5 gxh5 34. gxh5 b4 35. Ng5 a4 36. h6 b3
37. axb3 axb3 38. h7 b2 39. h8=Q b1=Q+ 40. Kh2 Qg1+ 41. Kh3 Qh1+ 42. Kg4 Qxg2+
43. Kf5 $18) 31. Nf7+ (31. Nxh7 a5 $17) 31... Kc5 32. Nxe5 Kd4 $1 33. Nc6+ Kxe4
34. d6 Kd5 35. d7 Bb6 36. d8=Q+ Bxd8 37. Nxd8 a5 38. Nb7 (38. Nf7 b4 39. Ng5 a4
40. Nf3 Kc4 41. Kg1 Kc3 $19) 38... a4 39. Kg1 Kc6 40. Nd8+ Kd5 41. Nb7 $11)
30... Bxg3 31. Kg2 Bf4 32. Kf2 $6 (32. Ne1 $142 Z0 33. Nd3) 32... Kc5 33. Ke2
b5 34. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2018"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.22"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1233"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.26"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 g6 6. a4 b4 7. h4 d6 8. Ng5 Nh6
9. Bd5 Bd7 10. d4 Nxd4 11. c3 bxc3 12. bxc3 c6 13. Bxf7+ Nxf7 14. cxd4 Bg7 15.
Nxf7 Kxf7 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Ra3 Rb8 18. Nd2 Be6 19. Nf3 Re8 20. Nxe5+ dxe5 21.
Rd3 Qe7 22. Ba3 c5 23. h5 g5 24. O-O Red8 25. Rf3+ Kg8 26. Qc1 Rbc8 27. Bb2 Rd4
28. Bxd4 exd4 29. Rg3 g4 30. f4 Qh4 31. f5 Bf7 32. Qf4 Bxh5 33. Rh3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 9th Mar"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Black "Tsydypov, Z."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B84"]
[WhiteElo "2789"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[PlyCount "198"]
[EventDate "2021.03.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1375"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.15"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. Nb3 Be7 8. g4
h6 9. h4 b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. Bf3 Nfd7 12. g5 Ne5 13. gxh6 gxh6 14. Bh5 Bxh4 15.
Be3 Nbc6 16. Qe2 Nc4 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qh5+ Ke7 19. Rxh4 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Qb6 21.
Qe2 Ne5 22. O-O-O Raf8 23. Nd4 Rf7 24. Qh2 Rf6 25. Kb1 b4 26. axb4 Qxb4 27. Rg1
Rhf8 28. Rxh6 Rf1+ 29. Nd1 Qe1 30. Rh7+ Nf7 31. Rxf1 Qxf1 32. Kc1 Qf6 33. Nc3
Ke8 34. b3 Bc8 35. Kb2 Qg5 36. Nc6 Qc5 37. Nd4 Qg5 38. Qh3 Qg6 39. Rh4 Bd7 40.
Qf1 Qg5 41. Rf4 Qa5 42. Rf6 Qe5 43. Rf2 Qa5 44. Qc4 Ne5 45. Rxf8+ Kxf8 46. Qf1+
Ke7 47. Qg1 Qb4 48. Qg5+ Ke8 49. Nde2 a5 50. Kc1 Qc5 51. Qf6 Qxe3+ 52. Kb1 Qd2
53. Qh8+ Ke7 54. Qh4+ Ke8 55. Qh8+ Ke7 56. Qa8 a4 57. bxa4 Nc4 58. Qh8 Na3+ 59.
Kb2 Nxc2 60. Qh4+ Ke8 61. Qh8+ Ke7 62. Qh4+ Ke8 63. Qh5+ Ke7 64. Qh7+ Kd8 65.
Kb3 Ne3 66. Qh8+ Kc7 67. Qd4 Qc2+ 68. Ka3 Ng4 69. Qc4+ Kd8 70. Nd4 Qd2 71. Ndb5
Ne5 72. Qc7+ Ke7 73. Kb4 Qb2+ 74. Ka5 Nc6+ 75. Kb6 Qf2+ 76. Kb7 Qc5 77. Qb6
Nd8+ 78. Ka7 Nc6+ 79. Kb7 Nb4 80. Qxc5 dxc5 81. Kb6 c4 82. Kc5 Na6+ 83. Kxc4
Kd8 84. e5 Kc8 85. Nd6+ Kc7 86. Ncb5+ Kb6 87. Nc3 Nb8 88. Nf7 Nc6 89. Ne4 Be8
90. Ned6 Bxf7 91. Nxf7 Ka5 92. Kb3 Nd4+ 93. Kc3 Nc6 94. Kb3 Nd4+ 95. Ka3 Nc6
96. Ng5 Nxe5 97. Nxe6 Nc4+ 98. Kb3 Nb6 99. Nc5 Nxa4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 0910"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2010.02.28"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2616"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2009.10.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. a4
Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Nd7 13. Qe1 Bf8 14. Qf2 Rb8 15.
Rad1 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 b6 17. e5 dxe5 18. fxe5 Bc5 19. Bh5 Rf8 20. Bxf7+ Kh8 21.
Ne4 Nxe5 22. Nxc5 bxc5 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Bg6 Rg8 25. Bxh7 Kxh7 26. Qh4+ Kg6 27.
Rd3 Qh5 28. Rg3+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "33"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E39"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2708"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. Nf3 c5 6. dxc5 Na6 7. c6 bxc6 8. a3
Bxc3+ 9. Qxc3 d5 10. e3 Nc5 11. Qc2 Nce4 12. Be2 Bb7 13. O-O c5 14. b3 Qe7 15.
Bb2 h6 16. Rac1 Rac8 17. Ne5 Rfd8 18. f3 Nd6 19. Bd3 Nd7 20. Ng4 dxc4 21. bxc4
e5 22. e4 f6 23. Ne3 Nf8 24. Nd5 Qe8 25. f4 Nf7 26. Be2 Ng6 27. Bg4 Rc6 28. g3
Nf8 29. Bh5 exf4 30. gxf4 Re6 31. Rce1 Bxd5 32. cxd5 Rxd5 33. Bxf7+ Kxf7 34. f5
Re7 35. Qc4 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.30"]
[Round "22"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Nd7 7. Nbd2 Nc8 8. Nb3
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. a4 Qc7 11. c3 Bg6 12. a5 a6 13. Kh1 c5 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15.
dxc5 Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5 17. Qd2 Ne7 18. b4 Qc7 19. Rac1 Be4 20. Rfe1 Nc6 21.
Qe3 Rfd8 22. Kg1 Rac8 23. h4 h6 24. Nd2 Qxe5 25. Nxe4 Qxe4 26. Qb6 Qxh4 27.
Qxb7 Qg5 28. Rcd1 Ne5 29. Qb6 h5 30. Qd4 Ng6 31. Rd3 h4 32. Qg4 Qf6 33. Re3
Rxc3 34. Bxa6 Rxe3 35. Rxe3 Qa1+ 36. Kh2 d4 37. Rd3 Qb2 38. Bb7 Qxf2 39. Rf3
Qe1 40. Qg5 Rd7 41. Bc6 Rd6 42. b5 Qxa5 43. Be8 Nh8 44. Qe7 Qd8 45. Bxf7+ Kh7
46. Qxd8 Rxd8 47. Bxe6 g6 48. Bc4 Rd6 49. Rb3 Rb6 50. Ra3 Kh6 51. Ra6 Rb8 52.
Rd6 Rb7 53. b6 Kg5 54. Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE-Wch"]
[Site "San Luis"]
[Date "2005.09.29"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "194"]
[EventDate "2005.09.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ARG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.01.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Bg2 (7. Nc3 c6
8. e4 d5 9. Qc2 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Bb7 11. Nfg5 c5 12. d5 exd5 13. cxd5 h6 $13 {
Topalov-Anand, Sofia 2005}) 7... c6 8. Bc3 d5 9. Ne5 Nfd7 10. Nxd7 Nxd7 11. Nd2
O-O 12. O-O Rc8 13. e4 c5 ({Another popular continuation is 13...b5, but in
the latest game played with this move Black didn't manage to equalize and
suffered a defeat, so Vishy chooses more solid approach.} 13... b5 14. Re1 dxe4
15. Bxe4 bxc4 16. bxc4 (16. Nxc4 Nb6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. Qc2 h6 19. a4 Qc7 20.
Red1 Rfd8 21. Rac1 Qa7 $11 {Anand,V-Adams,M/Linares 2005}) 16... c5 (16... Nb6
$5 17. c5 Nd5 18. Qc2 h6 19. Bg2 Rb8 20. Nf3 Bf6 21. Bd2 Rb7 $11 {Pelletier,
Y-Gelfand,B/Biel 2005}) 17. d5 exd5 18. Bxd5 Nb6 19. Ba5 Bf6 20. Rb1 Rb8 21.
Qf3 Qd7 22. Bxb6 axb6 23. Ne4 $14 {Bacrot,E-Adams,M/Dortmund 2005}) 14. exd5
exd5 15. dxc5 dxc4 16. c6 cxb3 17. Re1 b2 $1 {This move is considered to be
the safest path.} 18. Bxb2 Nc5 19. Nc4 Bxc4 {Once again Vishy opts for the
most solid move, even though Black managed to hold also after 19...Bf6 and 19..
.Nd3!?:} (19... Bf6 20. Bxf6 Qxf6 21. Ne5 Rfd8 22. Nd7 $6 Qf5 23. Re5 Qxe5 24.
Nxe5 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Kf8 $11 {Epishin,V-Bagaturov,G/Cappelle la Grande 1997}) (
19... Nd3 $5 20. Rxe7 Bxc4 21. Rd7 Nxb2 22. Rxd8 Nxd1 23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Rxd1
Kf8 $11 {Maki Uuro,M-Agopov,M/Helsinki 2002}) 20. Qg4 Bg5 ({Of course Black
isn't ready to suffer after} 20... Bf6 $6 21. Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Qxc4 $16) 21. Qxc4
Nd3 22. Ba3 {Another possible continuation is} (22. Be5 {but just a move in
the game it's hardly dangerous for black.} Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Bf6 24. Bxf6 Qxf6 25.
c7 Qd6 26. Rc1 b5 27. Qc2 g6 28. Bb7 b4 29. Qc5 Qxc5 30. Rxc5 Rfe8 31. Kf1 Kf8
$11 {Bacrot,E-Lutz,C/Gothenburg 2005}) 22... Nxe1 23. Rxe1 Re8 {The opponents
played a long theoretical line which is considered harmless for Black. White
has a good compensation for exchange, but that's about it. In other words draw
is the most likely result in this line.} 24. Rxe8+ (24. Be4 $6 g6 25. h4 $6 Bf6
26. Re3 Qd4 27. Qc2 b5 28. Bc5 Qc4 $17 {Sammalvuo,T-Veingold,A/Finland 1997})
24... Qxe8 25. Bd5 h5 {Taking square g4 under control in order to neutralize
White's pressure on g7.} (25... Be7) 26. Kg2 Be7 27. Bb2 Bf6 28. Bc1 $1 {
Even disrupting Black's pawn structure is not a fair price for the bishop
exchange. Thanks to the bishop's pair White can keep pressure on Black's
position.} Qe7 29. Be3 ({In my opinion it was better to force Black to play g5
since after a move in the game the position remains balanced.} 29. Bf4 $1 g5 (
29... Qc5 $2 30. Bxf7+ Kf8 31. Qe6 $18) 30. Be3) 29... Rc7 30. h4 Be5 31. Qd3
Bd6 32. Bg5 Qe8 33. Qf3 b5 $1 {White can't capture on h5 if he's got some
aggressive intentions, so it's just about a time to bring the pawn to b4.} 34.
Be3 (34. Qxh5 Rxc6 35. Bxc6 Qxc6+ 36. Qf3 Qxf3+ 37. Kxf3 a5 38. Ke4 b4 39. Kd5
Bf8 $11) 34... Qe5 35. Qd1 Qe8 36. Qxh5 Rxc6 37. Bxa7 $5 {Topalov isn't ready
to call it a day yet! After} (37. Bxc6 Qxc6+ 38. Qf3 Qxf3+ 39. Kxf3 a5 40. Ke4
b4 41. Kd5 Be7 42. Bc5 Bd8 {the position should be drawish.}) 37... Ra6 38. Bd4
Bf8 39. Be5 b4 40. Qf5 {White keeps some initiative going, but with a couple
of accurate moves Anand shows that it's not more than illusion.} g6 $1 41. Qf4
Qe7 $1 (41... Bg7 42. Bxg7 Kxg7 43. Qxb4) 42. Bd4 Ra5 43. Qf3 Bg7 44. Bb6 Rb5
$6 {It was much safer to put a rook on a6 to keep an eye on g6 just in case.} (
44... Ra6) 45. Be3 Bc3 $6 46. Bg5 Qa7 (46... Qf8) 47. Qd3 $1 $14 {Diagram [#]}
Rb6 (47... Qa6 $2 48. Bd8 $1 $18 {Followed by Kh2 and Bc4 winning a rook.}) 48.
Be3 Qa6 $6 {I think Anand overlooked White's 52nd move, otherwise he would've
chosen 48...Qb8 with reasonable chances to survive, even though things are not
that simple as it may look like.} (48... Bg7 $6 49. Qxg6 $1 $16) (48... Qb8 49.
Bxb6 Qxb6 50. a4 $1 Bf6 51. Bb3 $14) 49. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 50. Qd7+ Kf8 (50... Kf6
51. Qd8+ Kf5 52. Bxb6 Qxa2 53. g4+ Ke5 54. Bc7+ Ke4 55. Qe8+ $18) 51. Qd8+ Kf7
52. Qc7+ $1 $18 {Winning a pawn on g6 and getting an easily winning endgame.} (
52. Qxb6 Qxa2 $11) 52... Kg8 53. Qxb6 Qxa2 54. Qxg6+ Kh8 (54... Kf8 55. Bc5#)
55. Qc6 $1 Qf7 56. g4 Bg7 57. h5 ({Another winning line is} 57. g5 b3 58. g6
Qg8 59. h5 b2 60. Qb7 Qe6 61. Bf4 Qf5 62. Bd6 Qg5+ 63. Bg3 Qf5 64. h6 Qxg6 65.
hxg7+ Qxg7 66. Qxg7+ Kxg7 67. Be5+ $18) 57... b3 58. Qe4 b2 59. h6 Bf6 {
Diagram [#]} 60. Bd4 $6 {An inaccuracy after which a win isn't that simple.} (
60. g5 $1 Qe7 61. Qxe7 Bxe7 62. Bd4+ Kh7 63. Bxb2 Bxg5 64. Bg7 $18) 60... Kg8
61. Bxf6 $2 {After a move in the game the position is drawish, so Topalov had
to play} (61. Bxb2 $5 Bxb2 62. g5 Kh8 63. f4 $18) 61... Qxf6 62. Kg3 Qb6 $1 63.
Qc4+ (63. g5 $2 Qb8+ $1 $19) 63... Kh7 64. g5 Qg6 $11 65. Qc7+ Kg8 66. Qb8+ Kf7
$1 (66... Kh7 $2 67. Qb7+ Kg8 68. h7+ Qxh7 69. Qxb2 $18) 67. Qb7+ Kf8 68. Qb8+
Kf7 69. Qb3+ Kf8 70. Qf3+ Ke7 71. Qe3+ Kd7 72. Qd4+ Ke6 (72... Qd6+ 73. Qxd6+
Kxd6 74. h7 b1=Q 75. h8=Q Qg1+ 76. Kf3 Qd1+ $11) 73. Qxb2 Qxg5+ 74. Kf3 Qh5+
75. Ke4 Qf5+ $2 {After the move in the game white is winning...again!} (75...
Qg6+ $11) 76. Ke3 Qg5+ 77. f4 $18 Qg3+ 78. Ke4 Qe1+ 79. Kf3 Qf1+ 80. Kg3 Qg1+
81. Qg2 Qb1 82. Qc6+ Kf7 83. Qd7+ Kf6 84. Qg7+ Ke6 85. Qe5+ (85. f5+ $1 Kd5 (
85... Qxf5 86. h7 Qd3+ 87. Kh4 $18) 86. Kg4 $18) 85... Kf7 86. Qh5+ Kf6 87.
Qg5+ Kf7 88. Qh5+ Kf6 89. Qh4+ Kf7 90. h7 $2 {The last mistake! A well-known
principle of queen endgames says that the party who has some extra material
should keep the queen closer to the center. This approach offers a chance to
avoid the perpetual, whereas at the edge of the board the queen can't help the
king...See the rest of the game!} Qe1+ 91. Kg4 Qd1+ 92. Kg5 Qd8+ 93. Kh5 Qd5+
94. Qg5 Qh1+ 95. Qh4 Qd5+ 96. Kg4 Qd1+ 97. Kg3 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 33rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2005.07.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B46"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2005.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
O-O Qc7 9. Re1 Bb7 10. Qf3 Bd6 11. e5 Bf8 12. Ne2 Ne7 13. Nf4 g6 14. c4 Bg7 15.
Qe2 O-O 16. Bd2 dxc4 17. Bxc4 c5 18. Rac1 Rfd8 19. Nd3 Nf5 20. f3 Rd4 21. Bg5
a5 22. Qf2 h5 23. b3 Qb6 24. a4 Rc8 25. Rc3 Bd5 26. Bb5 Qb8 27. Qb2 c4 28. bxc4
Rxd3 29. Rxd3 Rxc4 30. Qd2 Rb4 31. f4 Bf8 32. Kh1 Qb6 33. Rc1 Nd4 34. Qf2 Qa7
35. Be8 Bc5 36. Rdc3 Nb3 37. Rxc5 Nxc1 38. Bxf7+ Kxf7 39. Rxd5 Qxf2 40. Rd7+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "26"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kosteniuk, Alexandra"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2788"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. e5 cxd4 8. Qa4+
Nc6 9. O-O-O Bd7 10. Ne4 Be7 11. exf6 gxf6 12. Bh4 e5 13. Bxc4 a6 14. Qb3 Na5
15. Bxf7+ Kf8 16. Qd3 Bb5 17. Qd2 Kxf7 18. Qh6 Qc8+ 19. Kb1 Qf5 20. Rhe1 Bc6
21. Ka1 Bxe4 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. Rxd4 Rad8 24. Ra4 Nc6 25. g4 Qxg4 26. f3 Qg6 27.
Qf4 Bc2 28. Rc4 Bd3 29. Rcc1 Rhe8 30. Qc7 Ne5 31. Qxb7 Rd7 32. Qb3+ Kf8 33. Bg3
Qf7 34. Qa4 Bb5 35. Qe4 Nd3 36. Rg1 Bc5 37. Qh4 Bxg1 38. Rxg1 Ne5 39. Bf4 Ng6
40. Bh6+ Kg8 41. Qb4 Red8 0-1

[Event "Benidorm Stars 7th"]
[Site "Benidorm"]
[Date "2008.12.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Vila Gazquez, Xavier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2008.12.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.08"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Nc3 Bg4 9. h3 Bh5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 c5 12. Nxg6 hxg6 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Bxf7+
Kxf7 15. Qb3+ Ke8 16. Re1+ Be7 17. Bf4 Rf7 18. Nb5 Kf8 19. Nc7 Qc8 20. Ne6+ Ke8
21. Ng5 Rf8 22. Rxe7+ Kxe7 23. Qb4+ 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2017.05.03"]
[Round "1.26"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Grigoriants, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2576"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2017.05.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 c5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nf3 g6 5. d4 d5 6. dxc5 Qa5+ 7. Nbd2 Qxc5 8.
c4 Bg7 9. Rc1 O-O 10. a3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 Qd6 12. O-O Bf5 13. b4 Rad8 14. Qb3 Ne4
15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Rcd1 Qc7 17. Bxf7+ Kh8 18. Bxg7+ Kxg7 19. Ng5 Bf5 20. Be6 h6
21. Bxf5 hxg5 22. Be4 Ne5 23. h3 Rd6 24. Qb2 Rdf6 25. Rd5 Nc4 26. Qc3 Rc8 27.
Rc5 1-0

[Event "London Classic Gp-C 5th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2013.12.12"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D05"]
[WhiteElo "2786"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "155"]
[EventDate "2013.12.11"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 d5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 Be7 5. d4 O-O 6. Bd3 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. a3 b6
9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. c4 a5 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Qc2 g6 14. Rad1 Nd7 15.
Nb1 Bf6 16. Nc3 Nce5 17. Be2 d4 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 d3 20. Bxd3 Nxf3+ 21.
Qxf3 Bxb2 22. Bb5 Qb6 23. Bxd7 Qxb3 24. Bc6 Ra7 25. Bd5 Qxa3 26. h4 Qb4 27. h5
Qh4 28. Qe2 Bg7 29. hxg6 hxg6 30. Qc2 a4 31. Qxg6 a3 32. Ba2 c4 33. Qc6 c3 34.
Rd5 Re7 35. Qc5 Rfe8 36. Rf5 Qe4 37. Rf4 Qa8 38. Qg5 Qb8 39. Qg6 Qc7 40. Rc1
Kf8 41. Qa6 Qc5 42. Rd1 c2 43. Rc1 Rd8 44. Qe2 Rc7 45. Rxc2 Qxc2 46. Rxf7+ Ke8
47. Qb5+ Qc6 48. Qh5 Rd1+ 49. Qxd1 Rxf7 50. Bxf7+ Kxf7 51. Qb3+ Qe6 52. Qxa3
Qd5 53. Qa4 Bf6 54. g4 Qf3 55. Qd7+ Kf8 56. Qf5 Qxf5 57. gxf5 Kf7 58. f4 Bb2
59. Kg2 Kf6 60. e4 Bc1 61. Kf3 Bd2 62. Kg4 Bc1 63. e5+ Kf7 64. Kg5 Bd2 65. Kg4
Bc1 66. Kg5 Bd2 67. f6 Ke6 68. Kg6 Bxf4 69. f7 Bh6 70. Kxh6 Kxf7 71. Kg5 Ke6
72. Kf4 Ke7 73. Kf5 Kf7 74. e6+ Ke7 75. Ke5 Ke8 76. Kd6 Kd8 77. e7+ Ke8 78. Ke6
1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 19th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2013.11.14"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Lupulescu, Constantin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[Annotator "Sumets,A"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2013.11.08"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Romania"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ROU"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O c5 7. c4 Nbc6 8. dxc5
d4 {Despite the fact that 8...dxc4 hasn't been refuted, nowadays everybody
prefers 8...d4. Is it chess fashion?} (8... dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qxd1 10. Rxd1 Bg4 $6 (
10... Ng6 $5 11. Be3 a6 12. Nc3 Ngxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Be2 Be7 $13) 11. Nc3
Rd8 12. Rxd8+ Kxd8 13. Ng5 Nxe5 14. Bf1 (14. Bf4 $1 N7g6 15. Bxe5 Nxe5 16. Re1
Nxc4 17. Nxf7+ Ke8 18. Nxh8 Bxc5 (18... Bf5 19. h3 Bxc5 20. g4) 19. h3 Bf5 20.
g4 Bd3 21. Rxe6+ Kf8 22. Ne4 $18) 14... Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bf4 h6 17. Bxe5
hxg5 $11 {Svidler,P (2690)-Yermolinsky,A (2660) Madrid 1998 1/2 (23)}) 9. Qb3
Qc7 10. Na3 a6 11. Qa4 Rd8 $146 {The novelty of Romanian GMs Lupulescu and
Parligras seems to be logical compared with the brave 11...0-0-0. Black is
going to prepare short castling.} (11... O-O-O $6 {the second line of Houdini
3.0} 12. b4 Nxe5 $2 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Bf3 $16 Ng6 15. g3 $2 (15. Bxb7+ $1 Kxb7
16. c6+ Kc7 17. Qxa6 Kd6 18. Qb7 $18) 15... Be4 16. Re1 Bxf3 $6 (16... Bc6 $1
17. Bxc6 Qxe1+ 18. Kg2 Be7 19. Bxb7+ (19. Rb1 $5) 19... Kxb7 20. c6+ Kb8 21.
Qxa6 Qe4+ 22. Kg1 Qe1+ 23. Kg2 Qe4+ $11) 17. Rxe5 Nxe5 18. Bf4 $16 {Shomoev,
A-Maletin,P Ch- Siberia Barnaul RUS 2011 1-0 (24)}) 12. b4 Ng6 13. Bd1 $5 (13.
b5 $6 {This looks very tempting, but unfortunately it doesn't work due to}
Ncxe5 14. bxa6+ Qc6 $1 {the point} 15. Qxc6+ bxc6 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bf4 f6 $17)
(13. Bb2 d3 (13... Nf4 $5 {could be recommended} 14. Rfe1 Bg4 15. b5 $6 (15.
Rab1 Be7 16. Nxd4 Bxe2 17. Nxe2 Nd3 18. Red1 Nxb2 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. Rxb2 Qxe5
21. Qc2 O-O $44) (15. Nxd4 Nxe2+ 16. Nxe2 Rd2 17. Bc3 Rxe2 18. b5 Bxc5 $5 19.
Rxe2 Bxe2 20. bxc6 Qxc6 21. Qxc6+ bxc6 $15) 15... Nxe2+ 16. Rxe2 Bxf3 17. gxf3
Qa5 $15) 14. Bd1 Rd7 15. Re1 Bg4 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 Be7 18. Rad1 O-O 19. Nb1
Rfd8 20. Nd2 Nd4 21. Bxd4 Rxd4 $44 {Volokitin,A-Parligras,M European Teams
Championship Warsaw POL 2013 1/2-1/2 (41)}) 13... Rd7 $1 14. Nc2 Bxc2 {This is
a forced move, otherwise Black would lose his strong d-pawn:} (14... Bd3 $6 15.
Re1 Bxc4 16. Ncxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 b5 18. cxb6 Qxb6 19. Nf3 Qxb4 20. Qc2 $40) (
14... d3 15. Ncd4 Be4 16. Re1 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Be7 18. Bb2 O-O 19. a3 $16) 15.
Bxc2 d3 16. Bd1 Be7 $1 {It looks like Black couldn't have taken on e5.} (16...
Ngxe5 $6 17. Nxe5 Nxe5 (17... Qxe5 18. Rb1 (18. b5 axb5 19. cxb5 Rd4 20. Bb2
Rxa4 21. Bxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxa4 Bxc5) 18... Be7 19. Bb2 Qg5 20. Bf3 O-O 21. Bxc6
bxc6 22. Qxc6 Rfd8 23. Qxa6 $16) 18. Bf4 g5 19. Bxe5 $1 Qxe5 20. Bf3 $40 {
Black's position is very dangerous.}) 17. Bb2 O-O {At least the black king is
on the safe flank.} 18. Rb1 Rfd8 19. Re1 Nh4 (19... d2 $5 {Interesting, but
probably it is not enough to get an equal game} 20. Re4 a5 21. a3 Rd3 22. Be2
Rxf3 23. Bxf3 Ngxe5 24. Be2 f5 25. Re3 Bg5 26. Qb3 $1 Bxe3 27. Qxe3 $16) 20.
Nxh4 Bxh4 21. Re4 Be7 22. Bc3 Nd4 23. Rb2 g6 (23... a5 $5 24. a3 $6 (24. Qxa5
$5 Qxa5 25. bxa5 Bxc5 26. Kf1) 24... axb4 25. axb4 b6 26. Bxd4 {leads to an
equal position} ({he could have tried} 26. Ra2 bxc5 27. b5 Qb7 28. Re1 Bg5 29.
Qa6 Qb8 30. g3 Bc1 $132) 26... Rxd4 27. Rxd4 Rxd4 28. cxb6 Qxb6 29. c5 Qb8 30.
g3 Qxe5 $11 {Andreikin,D (2710)-Parligras,M (2576) Warsaw POL 2013 1/2 (119)})
24. Rd2 $1 b6 25. Qxa6 bxc5 26. b5 $1 Qb8 27. b6 $5 Qb7 $2 {After trading
queens Black doesn't have any counterplay. He should have chosen between 27...
Bg5 and 27...Rb7.} ({The computer recommends} 27... Bg5 $5 28. f4 f5 29. exf6
Bxf4 30. Rxd3 Bxh2+ 31. Kh1 Nf5 32. Rxd7 Rxd7 33. Re1 Bg3 $13) (27... Rb7 28.
Rb2 Nc2 {with the idea ...Nb4} 29. Qa5 $1 Rc8 30. Bxc2 dxc2 31. Rxc2 Rxb6 $44)
28. Qxb7 Rxb7 29. Rb2 $16 Rdb8 {Now Black is two pawns down and even despite
opposite-coloured bishops Grischuk has a winning position.} (29... f6 30. a4 $1
fxe5 31. a5 Ra8 32. Re3 Bf6 33. Rxd3 e4 34. Rh3 $18) (29... f5 $5 30. exf6 Bxf6
31. Kf1 Rd6 32. Re3 Rdxb6 33. Rxb6 Rxb6 34. Rxd3 $16) 30. Bxd4 cxd4 31. Rxd4
Rxb6 32. Rxb6 Rxb6 33. Bb3 $1 (33. Rxd3 $2 Rb2 34. a4 Bc5 $11) 33... Ra6 34.
Rxd3 g5 35. g3 h5 $1 {Black tries to swap as many pawns as he can. This is the
right strategy but it can't help if White plays precisely.} 36. Kg2 Ra5 (36...
g4 $5 37. Rd7 Kf8 38. Rb7 Ra5 39. Rb8+ Kg7 40. Rb5 Rxb5 41. cxb5 {Black's
pawns are located on light squares, so White easily wins the endgame.}) 37. f4
h4 38. Kf3 hxg3 39. hxg3 gxf4 40. gxf4 Kf8 41. Ke4 Ke8 42. Rh3 Ba3 43. Rh8+ Ke7
44. Rb8 Ra7 45. f5 $1 exf5+ $8 46. Kxf5 Bc5 47. a4 Bf2 48. Bd1 $1 Bd4 (48...
Rc7 49. a5 Rxc4 50. Rb7+ Kf8 51. Bb3 $18) 49. Bf3 Kd7 (49... Rxa4 50. Bc6 $18)
50. Rb7+ Rxb7 51. Bxb7 $18 Bb6 (51... Bc3 52. Kf6 Kc7 53. Bd5 $18) 52. Kf6 Ke8
53. Bd5 Bd8+ 54. Kg7 Bc7 55. Bxf7+ Ke7 56. e6 Bb6 57. Kg6 Kd6 58. Kf5 Bc5 59.
a5 Bb4 60. a6 Bc5 61. Bh5 Bd4 62. Bg4 1-0

[Event "St Stefan/Belgrade m"]
[Site "Belgrade"]
[Date "1992.??.??"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Fischer, Robert James"]
[Black "Spassky, Boris Vasilievich"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2560"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1992.09.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "YUG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 031"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. c4 c6 12. cxb5 axb5 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. Bg5 b4 (14...
h6 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Bh4 Re8 17. a3 Qc7 18. Ba2 Rad8 19. Qb3 Rf8 20. Qc2 Qb8
21. Rad1 Nb6 22. Bg3 Bd6 $14 {Gufeld,E-Kholmov,R/URS-ch/1972/}) 15. Nb1 h6 (
15... c5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Nbd2 Nfd7 18. Bxe7 Qxe7 19. a4 bxa3 20. bxa3 Nxf3+
21. Qxf3 Ne5 22. Qc3 Qc7 23. f4 Nc6 24. Nf3 $14 {Mecking,H-Unzicker,W/Hastings/
1971/}) (15... Ne8 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Nbd2 Nc7 18. Nc4 Nb5 19. Rc1 Rfd8 20. Ne3
c5 21. dxc5 {/Geller,E-Portisch,L/Palma de Mallorca izt/1970/}) 16. Bh4 (16.
dxe5 hxg5 17. exf6 Bxf6) 16... c5 17. dxe5 Nxe4 $1 18. Bxe7 (18. e6 $2 Bxh4 19.
exd7 Bxf2+ $19) 18... Qxe7 19. exd6 Qf6 (19... Qxd6 20. Qxd6 Nxd6 21. Rd1 Ra6 (
21... c4 22. Rxd6 cxb3 23. Rxd7 Rxa2 (23... Bxf3 24. gxf3 Rxa2 25. Ra7 $1) 24.
Rxb7 Rxa1 25. Nfd2 Rd8 (25... Rc8 26. Rxb4 Rc1+ 27. Kh2 Raxb1 28. Nxb1 Rxb1 29.
Rxb3 $16) 26. Kh2 $14) 22. Nbd2 Nb6 23. Ne5 $14) 20. Nbd2 (20. Bd5 Bxd5 21.
Qxd5 Qxb2 (21... Nxd6 $5 22. Nbd2 Rfc8 $132) 22. Nbd2 $13) 20... Nxd6 21. Nc4
Nxc4 (21... Ra6 22. Nfe5) 22. Bxc4 (22. Qxd7 Bc6 23. Qe7 Nxb2 $1) 22... Nb6 (
22... Bxf3 23. Qxd7 Qg6 24. Bf1 $10) 23. Ne5 $8 (23. Be2 Qxb2 $17) 23... Rae8 (
23... Nxc4 24. Nxc4 Ba6 25. Qc2 (25. Re4 Bxc4 26. Rxc4 Qxb2 27. Rxc5 Rxa2 28.
Rxa2 Qxa2 29. Rb5 Qc4 30. Rb7 Rc8 $17) (25. Ne5 Rfd8 26. Qc2 Rd5 $17) 25...
Bxc4 26. Qxc4 Qxb2 27. Qxc5 b3 $1 28. a4 (28. Reb1 Qf6 $17) 28... Rfb8 $17) 24.
Bxf7+ $8 (24. Qh5 Rxe5 25. Rxe5 (25. Bxf7+ $2 Rxf7 26. Qxe5 Qxf2+) 25... Nxc4
26. Rxc5 Nxb2 $17) (24. Ng4 Qxb2 $17) 24... Rxf7 25. Nxf7 Rxe1+ 26. Qxe1 Kxf7 (
26... Qxf7 27. Qe5 Qg6 $140 28. Qb8+ Bc8 29. Rd1 $132) 27. Qe3 Qg5 (27... Qxb2
$2 28. Re1 $40) (27... Qg6 28. f3) 28. Qxg5 hxg5 29. b3 (29. a3 b3 $5 30. a4
Ba6 $17) 29... Ke6 (29... Bd5 30. a3 bxa3 31. Rxa3 Ke7 32. Ra7+ Kd6 33. Rxg7
Bxb3 34. Rxg5 c4 35. Kf1 c3 36. Ke2 c2 37. Kd2 $13) 30. a3 Kd6 (30... bxa3 31.
Rxa3 Kd5 32. Ra7 Kc6 33. f3 $13) 31. axb4 cxb4 32. Ra5 Nd5 (32... Bd5 $2 33.
Rb5 Kc6 34. Rxb4 $16) 33. f3 Bc8 34. Kf2 Bf5 35. Ra7 g6 (35... Bc2 36. Rxg7
Bxb3 37. Ke1 Bc2 38. Kd2 b3 39. Rxg5 $13) 36. Ra6+ Kc5 37. Ke1 Nf4 (37... Bc2
38. Kd2 Bxb3 39. Rxg6) 38. g3 Nxh3 39. Kd2 Kb5 (39... Ng1 40. Ke3 g4 (40... Bc2
$2 41. Ra1 Nh3 42. Rc1 $18) 41. fxg4 $10) 40. Rd6 Kc5 (40... Ng1 41. Ke3 Bc2
42. Rd5+ Kc6 43. Rxg5 Bxb3 44. Rxg6+ Kc5 45. Rh6 Bc2 46. Rh1) 41. Ra6 Nf2 42.
g4 Bd3 43. Re6 Kd5 (43... Bb1 44. Re1 Ba2 45. Kc2) 44. Rb6 Kc5 45. Re6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE Candidates"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2014.03.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2785"]
[BlackElo "2830"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2014.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
{Topalov chooses another way to avoid the Marshalll counterattack.} b4 9. d4 d6
10. dxe5 dxe5 {Aronian has a lot of experience in this line.} 11. Nbd2 {
The exchange of queens woudn't really suit Topalov's aggressive style.} (11.
Qxd8 Rxd8 12. Nbd2 h6 (12... Bd6 13. a5 h6 14. Bc4 Kf8 15. b3 Ke7 $6 ({After} 
15... Bb7 {Black is only slightly worse.}) 16. Bd5 $1 Nxd5 17. exd5 Na7 18.
Nxe5 $16 {1-0 (34) Karjakin,S (2721)-Aronian,L (2754) Nalchik 2009}) 13. a5 Bc5
14. Bc4 Ng4 15. Re2 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. h3 Nf6 18. Re1 Rab8 19. Nc4 Rb5 20.
b3 Bd4 $11 {1-0 (70) Carlsen,M (2862)-Aronian,L (2813) Saint Louis 2013}) (11.
Bg5 Qxd1 12. Rxd1 Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Nxe7 14. Nxe5 Nc5 15. Nd2 Nxb3 $6 (15... Bf5 {
followed by Ra8-d8 looks like an improvement for Black.}) 16. Nxb3 f6 17. Nd7
Re8 18. Na5 Nf5 19. Nc5 Nd6 20. Nd3 Rb8 21. Nc6 Rb6 22. Ncxb4 $16 {0-1 (58)
Giri,A (2732)-Aronian,L (2801) Antalya 2013}) 11... Bc5 12. h3 Bb7 13. Qe2 {
This position is rather typical. Objectively, it should be equal. However, if
Black makes a few inncuous moves, he may find himself under pressure. White's
idea is to play Nd2-c4, attacking the Pe5 and bringing the knight to e3 and d5
or f5, according to circumstances.} Nd4 (13... Qe7 14. Nc4 a5 {followed by
Bb7-a6 at some point should be playable as well.}) 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Bc4 $146 (
15. Qf3 Kh8 {1/2-1/2 (15) Jansa,V (2485)-Razuvaev,Y (2525) Kolkata 1986}) (15.
a5 $5 {is another option, typically fixing the Pa6 as a potential weakness.})
15... a5 16. Bd3 Nd7 $6 {This is a dubious manoeuvre.} (16... Qe7 17. Nf3 c5 $1
$132 {is a slightly strange idea to lock in his own bishop in the centre. But,
I don't see how White can trap it.}) 17. Nf3 Nc5 (17... Bb6 18. Bg5 f6 19. Be3
$14 {The light squares in Black's camp are seriously weakened.}) 18. Nxd4 exd4
19. Bf4 Re8 20. Qh5 Qe7 (20... Nxe4 $6 {was definitely risky.} 21. f3 g6 (21...
Nf6 22. Qc5 Nd5 23. Rxe8+ Qxe8 24. Bg3 $16) 22. Qh6 Nf6 23. Qh4 Nd5 24. Bg5 Qd6
25. Qxd4 c5 26. Qh4 $16) 21. Bb5 {Provoking the move that now follows, closing
the long diagonal for Black's bishop.} c6 22. Bc4 Ba6 (22... g6 {was also
possible, but the weakness of the dark squares near the king may become
apparent after} 23. Qf3 Ba6 24. Ba2 Ne6 25. Bxe6 Qxe6 26. Bg5 $36) 23. Bd6 $1
Qxd6 24. Bxf7+ Kf8 25. e5 Qd7 26. e6 Nxe6 27. Bxe8 Rxe8 28. Qxh7 $6 {It was a
tough dilemma for Topalov, which pawn to take. From a human point of view it's
really tempting to grab the one near the opponent's king. However, objectively
the other capture offered White more chances for a win.} (28. Qxa5 Bb7 29.
Qxb4+ c5 30. Qb6 {I can understand why Veselin didn't go for this position. It
looks as if Black has good attacking chances on the long diagonal. The
concrete variations, however, are in White's favour.} Qd5 (30... Bc6 31. a5 Qd5
32. f3 Nf4 33. Rxe8+ Bxe8 34. Kh1 $1 Qg5 35. Qd6+ Kf7 36. Rg1 $16) 31. f3 Bc6
32. b4 c4 33. a5 d3 34. cxd3 cxd3 35. Rad1 Kf7 36. a6 d2 37. Re2 Qb5 38. Qxb5
Bxb5 39. Rexd2 Bxa6 40. Rd6 {White's rook plus two pawns are superior to
Black's two minor pieces.}) 28... Qd5 29. f4 $1 d3 $1 {Both players are
playing the best moves, and this exciting position is heading into a forced
draw.} 30. f5 d2 31. Qh8+ Kf7 (31... Ke7 $5 {is very non-human, but also leads
to a draw after} 32. Qh4+ g5 $1 33. Qxg5+ Kd7 34. Rxe6 $1 d1=Q+ 35. Rxd1 Qxd1+
36. Kh2 Rxe6 37. fxe6+ Kxe6 38. Qg6+ Kd7 39. Qf5+ $1 Kd6 40. Qxa5 Qxc2 41.
Qxb4+ $11) 32. Qh5+ {Neither side can avoid the perpetual check.} Kf8 33. Qh8+
Kf7 34. Qh5+ Kf8 35. Qh8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kovalev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3
O-O 9. Nc3 Bg4 10. Be3 Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Nd5 Nd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 c6
15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 16. Qg3 Nc5 17. Ba2 a5 18. f4 Rab8 19. Qf2 Na4 20. Rab1 c5 21.
e5 dxe5 22. fxe5 Qxe5 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Rbe1 Qc7 25. Re4 Nxb2 26. Qf5 h6 27.
Re6 Rb6 28. Bg6 Rg8 29. Re8 Rf6 30. Rxg8+ Kxg8 31. Qd5+ Kf8 32. Re1 1-0

[Event "Legends of Chess Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.26"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Black "Anand, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1342"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. f4 Nc6 6. Nf3 Ng4 7. Ng5 Bf2+ 8. Kf1
exf4 9. Bxf7+ Kf8 10. Ne6+ Bxe6 11. Bxe6 Ne3+ 12. Bxe3 Bxe3 13. Qh5 Ne5 14. Nd5
c6 15. Nxe3 Qf6 16. Ke2 Qxe6 17. Rhf1 Qf6 18. Rxf4 Qxf4 19. Rf1 Qxf1+ 20. Kxf1
Re8 21. Kg1 Nf7 22. Qg4 g6 23. Nc4 Re7 24. Qf4 Re6 25. Na5 Kg7 26. Nxb7 Rb8 27.
Nc5 Re7 28. Nb3 Ne5 29. h3 c5 30. Qd2 Rf8 31. d4 cxd4 32. Qxd4 Rf6 33. Nd2 g5
34. Nf1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 2nd Mar"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.02"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Rozovsky, Daniel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2085"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2021.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1374"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.08"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.09"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. e3 b6 6. a3 Be7 7. b4 Bb7 8. Bb2
c5 9. dxc5 bxc5 10. b5 d5 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. O-O Qc7 13. Qc2 Rac8 14. Rfd1 Rfd8
15. a4 e5 16. cxd5 Nxd5 17. Nc4 Bf6 18. e4 Nb4 19. Qb3 Bxe4 20. Nd6 Bd5 21.
Rxd5 Nxd5 22. Nxc8 c4 23. Bxc4 Nc5 24. Qa2 Nb4 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Qc4 Nbd3 27.
Ba3 Rxc8 28. Qxd3 Kxf7 29. Qxh7 Ne6 30. Rd1 Rd8 31. Re1 Qc3 32. Bc1 Nd4 33.
Nxe5+ Bxe5 34. Qh5+ g6 35. Qxe5 Nf5 36. Qxc3 Rd7 37. Bg5 1-0

[Event "Skilling Open KO 2020"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.26"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2020.11.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1360"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.30"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 Bc5 5. Bc4 Nxf2 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Qd5+
Kg6 8. Qxc5 Nxh1 9. Nc3 h6 10. Qc4 Nc6 11. Nd5 d6 12. Nf4+ Kh7 13. Qd3+ Kg8 14.
Qd5+ Kh7 15. Qd3+ Kg8 16. Qd5+ Kh7 17. Qd3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2020"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[Round "16.3"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1350"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.21"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. Qxd4 Nc6 5. Qd3 Bc5 6. Bf4 O-O 7. O-O-O Re8
8. f3 d6 9. Qd2 Be6 10. Kb1 a6 11. Nge2 b5 12. Nc1 Ne5 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3 Bxe3
15. Qxe3 b4 16. N3e2 a5 17. Nf4 a4 18. h4 Qe7 19. g4 a3 20. b3 Bxg4 21. fxg4
Nexg4 22. Qd4 c5 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxd6 Nxe4 25. Rd7 Ngf2 26. Bc4 Nxh1 27.
Bxf7+ Kh7 28. Nce2 Nhg3 29. Bg6+ Kh8 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2020"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.19"]
[Round "14.4"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1350"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.21"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. f4 d6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Na4 Bb6 8. Nxb6
axb6 9. a3 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. O-O O-O 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 Nxf4 14. Bxf4 exf4
15. Qxf4 Qd4+ 16. Rf2 Qxb2 17. Re1 Qxa3 18. Qxc7 Qc5 19. Qxb7 Ra7 20. Bxf7+ Kh8
21. d4 Qxd4 22. Re8 Rxe8 23. Qxc6 Rf8 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 2020"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.13"]
[Round "4.54"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C25"]
[WhiteElo "2784"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1362"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.14"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. f4 exf4 4. Nf3 g5 5. Bc4 g4 6. O-O gxf3 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.
Qxf3 Qh4 9. d4 Nxd4 10. Qd3 Ne6 11. Bxf4 Nxf4 12. Nd5 Bd6 13. Nxf4 Bxf4 14. g3
Qg5 15. Rxf4+ Ke7 16. Qd4 Nf6 17. Rf5 Qxf5 18. exf5 d5 19. Qe5+ Kf7 20. Re1 Re8
21. Qxc7+ Bd7 22. Rxe8 Rxe8 23. Qxb7 Re2 24. Qxa7 Rxc2 25. Qd4 Bxf5 26. a4 Be4
27. h3 Nh5 28. Qe5 Rg2+ 29. Kf1 Nxg3+ 30. Ke1 Re2+ 0-1

[Event "Shanghai Masters"]
[Site "Shanghai"]
[Date "2010.09.07"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2783"]
[BlackElo "2780"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2010.09.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 Nc6 6. Qa4 (6. O-O Rb8 {doesn't
necessarily transpose into 5...a6 lines - Black will play this move only if
it's necessary. For this reason White mostly prefers the game continuation,
aiming to regain the sacrificed pawn as soon as possible.}) 6... Bb4+ (6... Nd5
{(d7)} 7. Qxc4 Nb6 {is another plausible attempt in this line:} {Perhaps White
should also reconsider the older} 8. Qd3 (8. Qb5 a6 9. Qd3 e5 10. Nxe5 Nb4 11.
Qd1 Qxd4 12. Qxd4 Nc2+ 13. Kd1 Nxd4 14. Be3 Nf5 15. Bxb6 cxb6 {A more recent
try is} 16. Nd2 (16. Nc3 Bc5 17. e3 (17. Nd3 O-O 18. Ne4 Be7 19. e3 Bd7 20. Ke2
Bc6 21. Rhc1 Rfe8 22. g4 Nh6 23. Bf3 Rad8 24. h3 f5 25. gxf5 Nxf5 $36 {
Rodshtein,M (2609)-Naiditsch,A (2691)/EU-ch Rijeka/2010/}) 17... O-O 18. Ke2
Re8 19. Nd3 Rb8 20. Rhc1 Be6 21. Bd5 Bd7 22. Ne4 Bf8 23. Rc7 Rbd8 24. Nc3 Nd4+
25. Kd2 Be6 $132 {Kramnik,V (2772)-Naiditsch,A (2654)/Dortmund/2007/ for more
see notes by marin in CBM 119.}) 16... Bd6 (16... Bc5 17. Nd3 Rb8 (17... O-O
18. Nxc5 bxc5 19. Rc1 $16) 18. Rc1 Be7 19. e3 O-O 20. Ke2 Bd7 21. Nc4 Bd8 22.
Rhd1 Re8 23. b3 Bb5 24. Bh3 Bxc4 25. Bxf5 Bb5 26. a4 Bxd3+ 27. Rxd3 $16 {
Eljanov,P (2717)-Naiditsch,A (2685)/CRO-chT Sibenik/2009/}) 17. Nd3 O-O 18. Rc1
Rb8 19. e3 Be6 20. a3 Rfe8 21. Rc3 Be7 22. Rc7 Nd6 23. Nf4 Bg4+ 24. Bf3 Bd8 25.
Rc3 Bxf3+ 26. Nxf3 b5 27. Nd5 Ne4 28. Rc2 Nf6 $132 {1/2 Gongora Reyes,M (2451)
-Oms Pallisse,J (2494)/Barbera del Valles 2010/The Week in Chess 818 (39)})
8... e5 9. Nxe5 Nb4 10. Qc3 Qxd4 11. O-O Qxc3 12. Nxc3 f6 13. Nf3 c6 14. Nd4
Bd7 15. a3 N4d5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 {with the idea} 17. Bd2 $5 Bd6 18. e4 Nc7 19.
Rac1 g6 20. Bc3 $14 O-O-O $6 21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. Bxf6 Rhe8 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. f4
$16 {Haba,P (2536)-Babula,V (2594)/CZE-chT/2008/}) 7. Bd2 Nd5 (7... Bd6 8. Na3
$5 Bxa3 9. Qxa3 Ne4 10. Be3 $44) 8. Bxb4 Ndxb4 9. Nc3 {This move recently
became popular mainly thanks to Aronian himself.} ({The line} 9. a3 b5 10. Qxb5
Nc2+ 11. Kd2 Bd7 $5 ({Black doesn't have to go for} 11... Nxa1 12. Qxc6+ Bd7
13. Qxc4 c5 14. Qa2 Qa5+ 15. Nc3 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Rd8 17. Rxa1 $13 {/+/=}) 12.
Kxc2 Nxd4+ 13. Nxd4 Bxb5 14. Nxb5 Rb8 15. N1c3 O-O 16. Rhd1 Qf6 $132 {gives
Black sufficient <=> and perhaps even chances to fight for more than that.}) ({
After} 9. O-O Rb8 10. Na3 ({After the older continuation} 10. Nc3 a6 11. Ne5
O-O 12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qxc4 Qd6 15. e3 Rxb2 16. Rab1 Rb6 {White
has compensation for the P, but not more than that:} 17. f4 a5 18. Qa4 Ba6 19.
Rfd1 c5 20. Ne4 Qd5 21. Rxb6 Qxe4 22. Rxa6 {1/2,Filippov,V (2574)-Rausis,I 
(2508)/Dubai op/1999/}) 10... O-O 11. Qb5 b6 12. Qxc4 Ba6 13. Nb5 Qd5 14. Qxd5
Nxd5 15. a4 Na5 16. Ne5 Rbd8 17. Bxd5 Bxb5 18. axb5 Rxd5 19. b4 Nb3 20. Nc6 (
20. Rxa7 Nxd4 21. Nc6 Nxe2+ 22. Kg2 {Cernousek,L (2436)-Klovans,J (2428)/Mlada
Boleslav/2008/} Rd7 23. Ne5 Rd5 $11) 20... Nxa1 21. Rxa1 Ra8 22. Ne7+ Kf8 23.
Nxd5 exd5 24. Rc1 Rc8 25. Ra1 Ra8 26. Rc1 Rc8 27. Ra1 {1/2,Rodshtein,M (2609)
-Macieja,B (2639)/Copenhagen/2010/ White already repeated moves - if Black's K
get over to d7 and manages to play c6, he can already take over the initiative.
}) 9... Bd7 {The main point why White postponed castling shows after} (9... a6
10. Ne5 O-O (10... Rb8 11. Nxc6 Nxc6 12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Qxc6+ Qd7 14. Qxd7+
Bxd7 15. O-O-O Ke7 16. e4 Rb6 17. Rhe1 g5 18. Rd2 h5 19. f3 h4 20. g4 Rd8 21.
Re3 $14 {Georgiev,K (2669)-Arnaudov,G (2404)/Kyustendil/2010/}) 11. Nxc6 Nxc6
12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Qxc4 Rb8 14. b3 Qd6 15. Ne4 Qb4+ 16. Qxb4 Rxb4 17. O-O-O $1
e5 18. Rd2 a5 19. Rhd1 a4 20. Nc5 axb3 21. axb3 Be6 22. Kb2 Rb5 23. Rc1 Rfb8
24. Rc3 exd4 25. Rxd4 $16 {ק, Aronian,L (2750)-Adams,M (2712)/Wijk aan Zee/
2009/}) 10. O-O a5 $5 (10... Rb8 11. Qb5 {and White wins the P back with a
space advantage. If Black gets more ambitious, he can end like this:} Nc2 $2
12. Rad1 N2xd4 13. Nxd4 Nxd4 14. Qc5 Nf5 15. Nb5 $1 c6 16. Nd6+ Nxd6 17. Rxd6
b6 18. Qxc4 {1-0,Georgiev,K (2669)-Gutov,A (2437)/EU-ch Rijeka/2010/}) ({
Somewhat more risky than the text-move, but still playable is} 10... a6 11. Ne5
b5 12. Qa3 (12. Nxc6 Nxc6 13. Qd1 Rb8 14. Ne4 O-O 15. b3 Be8 16. e3 e5 $15 {
Batchuluun,C (2391)-Ghaem Maghami,E (2593)/Subic/2009/}) 12... Rb8 13. Nxc6
Nxc6 14. Qc5 (14. d5 Ne7 (14... b4 15. Qxa6 Nd4 16. Qxc4 e5 17. Ne4 O-O 18.
Rfe1 b3 19. a4 Nc2 20. Red1 Nxa1 21. Rxa1 Qe7 22. Qc5 Qxc5 23. Nxc5 Bc8 24. Bf1
(24. e4 $5) 24... f5 25. e3 Rd8 26. Bb5 Rxb5 27. axb5 Rxd5 28. Rc1 Rd2 29. Nxb3
Rxb2 $11 {Degerhammar,R (2488)-Pinkovetsky,S (2645)/corr/2004/}) 15. dxe6 fxe6
16. Qxa6 Rb6 17. Qa5 O-O 18. Rfd1 Qc8 19. Ne4 Rf5 20. Nc5 Rxc5 21. Qb4 Rd5 22.
Qxe7 Rdd6 23. Be4 Qe8 24. Qh4 h6 25. Bc2 Bc6 $132 {Schroeder,M (2113)-Kokkila,
T (2628)/corr/1999/}) 14... Ne7 15. a4 bxa4 16. Qxc4 Bb5 17. Qc5 Qd6 18. Qxd6
cxd6 19. Rfb1 Kd7 20. e3 Rhc8 21. Nxa4 Rc2 22. Be4 Rd2 23. Nc3 Bc4 24. b3 Bd3 {
Pavlovic,M (2515)-Van den Doel,E (2568)/Dieren op/2008/}) 11. Qd1 O-O 12. e3 (
12. Nd2 Nxd4 13. Bxb7 Rb8 {1/2,Heinig,W (2338)-Teske,H (2487)/Bundesliga 0506/
2006/} 14. Bg2 Bc6 $11) 12... a4 13. Qe2 Na5 14. Ne5 Nd5 $5 ({This is more
enterprising than the rather passive, but solid} 14... Qe8 15. Nxc4 Bb5 16.
Nxb5 Qxb5 17. Rfc1 Nd5 18. Bf1 Nxc4 19. Rxc4 c6 20. a3 Rfd8 21. Rac1 Qb6 22.
Qc2 Ra5 23. Rc5 g6 24. Qd2 Ra7 25. h4 Nf6 26. Qc2 {1/2, Dziuba,M (2556)-Landa,
K (2626)/Moscow/2009/}) 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Bxd5 Bh3 17. Qf3 {Initiatiates
complications, but in the end doesn't promise White any advantage.} ({However,
Black has no problems whatsoever after the more sedate} 17. Bg2 Bxg2 18. Kxg2
f6 19. Nf3 Qe7 $11 {<=>,/\a3,Qe4,c5}) 17... Bxf1 {Black must accept the
challenge, otherwise he is seriously worse.} 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Rxf1 Nc6 (19...
Ra6 20. Qe4 $36) (19... Qf6 $6 20. Qh5 Qh6 21. Qxh6 gxh6 22. Bxc4 $16) 20. Nxc6
bxc6 21. Qh5 Rb8 22. Bxc4 {Logical, White chops off a potentially dangerous o^.
} (22. Bg6 $143 $6 h6 23. Qe2 Qf6 24. Bb1 c5 $1 25. Rd1 Rfd8 (25... cxd4 26.
exd4 c5 $1 27. Qc2 g6 $17) 26. Qxc4 Rxb2 27. Bc2 cxd4 28. exd4 {Rodshtein,M 
(2609)-Landa,K (2598)/Copenhagen/2010/} Qf3 29. Qxc7 Rf8 $36) 22... Rxb2 23.
Bd3 g6 24. Bxg6 Qe7 25. Bb1 {Reliably protects Pa2, on the other hand the B is
passive on b1.} (25. a3 Rb5 26. Qh3 Rb3 27. Bf5 Rxa3 28. Rc1 Rxe3 $1 29. fxe3
Qxe3+ 30. Kg2 Qd2+ 31. Kf3 Qd3+ 32. Kf4 Qxd4+ 33. Kf3 Qd3+ 34. Kf4 Qd4+ 35. Kf3
Qd3+ 36. Kf4 {1/2, Khairullin,I (2620)-Alekseev,E (2691)/RUS-ch 1L Irkutsk/
2010/}) 25... Qf7 {It's time to take stock. White has 2P for the exchange,
moreover his P-structure is ver compact, while Black's P are all isolated.
Nevertheless Black is OK, as his major pieces are very active.} 26. Qc5 ({After
} 26. Qe5+ $142 $5 Qf6 (26... Kg8 27. Qg5+) 27. Qe4 Qg6 28. Qe5+ Qf6 29. Qe4 {
I can't see, how can Black effectively avoid repetition. Aronian was not
playing for a win, as a move later he is willing to force a perpetual...})
26... Rxf2 27. Qe5+ Rf6 {Kramnik must continue the fight to get a chance to
qualify.} (27... Kg8 28. Qg5+ $11) 28. Rf4 $6 {Natural, but inaccurate.} (28.
g4 Kg8 29. Bf5 $44) (28. Bd3 $5 {/\} Kg8 29. Rc1) 28... Qg7 $1 29. Bf5 Rd6 {
Suddenly White has to tread with care.} 30. Bc2 (30. Qe4 c5 31. Rh4 h6 $15) (
30. Qc5 Rd5 {/\c5|^}) 30... Rxf4 31. Qxf4 a3 32. g4 $6 {Another weakening,
which complicates White's task.} (32. Qe4 Rf6 33. Qd3 $15) 32... Qe7 33. g5 c5
$1 {Black activates his R and starts a direct ->.} 34. dxc5 Rd2 35. Bb3 Kg7 $6
{Kramnik errs as well. however, with approaching time-trouble it's difficult
for a human player to realize, that after} (35... Qg7 $1 36. Bc4 (36. Qf6 Qxf6
37. gxf6 Re2 $19) 36... Qa1+ 37. Bf1 Qxa2 38. Qf6+ Kg8 39. g6 Qb3 $1 {White
will run out of checks.}) 36. h4 Rd3 37. Kg2 $2 {Unnecessarly loses the Pe3.
After} (37. Kf2 $142 Qf8 (37... Rxb3 38. Qd4+ $132) 38. Be6 Rc3 39. Kg2 $132 {
the outcome of the game remains fully open.}) 37... Rxe3 38. Qd4+ Re5 39. Bd5
c6 $138 (39... h6 $1 {retains the c-pawns and should win more easily.}) 40. Kg3
$5 h6 $1 (40... cxd5 41. Kf4 Kg8 42. Qxe5 Qxc5 $11) 41. gxh6+ $8 Kxh6 42. Qf4+
Kh7 43. Bxc6 Rxc5 44. Qe4+ {Leads to an _|_, in which White in the long run
can't hold his P.} ({However, once White must avoid a Q-swap, he will
gradually lose after} 44. Be4+ Kg8 45. Kh3 Qe5 $19) 44... Qxe4 45. Bxe4+ Kg7
46. Kf4 Kf6 47. Ke3 (47. Bd3 Rh5 48. Kg3 (48. Ke4 Rxh4+ {wins as in the game.})
48... Rd5 49. Bc4 Rc5 50. Bg8 Rc8 51. Bd5 Ke5 52. Bf7 Rc7 53. Bg6 Kf6 54. h5
Rd7 $19) 47... Ke5 48. Kd3 Rb5 49. Kc4 Rb2 50. Bh7 (50. Ba8 Kf4 ({Black
shouldn't hurry to tak the P, after the premature} 50... Rxa2 $2 51. Kb3 Ra1
52. h5 $11 {he can't improve his position - if he lets White's K reach a1 the
theoretical draw is perfect.}) 51. h5 Kg5 52. Kc3 Kxh5 53. Bd5 Rb8 $19) 50...
Rh2 51. h5 Rxh5 {Black has reached a won TB position.} 52. Bc2 (52. Bg6 Rh6 53.
Bf7 Rb6 $19) 52... Rh2 (52... Rh6 $19 {immediately is a quicker win.}) 53. Kb3
Kd4 54. Bg6 Rh3+ (54... Rh6 $19) ({The online first showed the strange
move-order} 54... Rh4 $2 55. Kb4 $2 (55. Kxa3 Kc3 56. Be4 $1 $11) 55... Rh6 $19
) 55. Kb4 Rh6 56. Bf7 Ra6 57. Bg8 Ra7 58. Be6 Kd3 59. Bb3 Kd2 60. Ba4 Rb7+ 61.
Kc4 (61. Kxa3 $2 Kc3) 61... Kc1 62. Kc3 Kb1 63. Bb3 Rc7+ 64. Kd3 (64. Kb4 Kb2 {
/\Rc1-a1-a2}) 64... Kb2 65. Kd2 Rd7+ 66. Ke3 Kc3 67. Bg8 Re7+ 68. Kf2 Kd2 69.
Kf3 Kd3 70. Kf2 Re2+ 71. Kf3 Re8 (71... Re8 72. Bb3 Rf8+ 73. Kg2 Kc3 {/\Kb2,
Rc8-c1-a1xa2}) 0-1

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.07"]
[Round "1.13"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[PlyCount "46"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1244"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.10"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nd7 3. c4 dxc4 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 Rb8 6. e4 b5 7. axb5 axb5 8. d5
Nc5 9. Ne5 Bd7 10. Be3 Nb3 11. Ra7 Nf6 12. Nxc4 bxc4 13. Bxc4 Ng4 14. Bxb3 Nxe3
15. fxe3 g6 16. O-O Bh6 17. d6 Bxe3+ 18. Kh1 Bxa7 19. Bxf7+ Kf8 20. Be6+ Ke8
21. Bf7+ Kf8 22. Be6+ Ke8 23. Bf7+ Kf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Rapid Paris 2018"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2018.06.22"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2782"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2018.06.20"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1233"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.26"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3 17. Nd2 Qf5 18. Bd4 Rfe8 19. a4 h6 20. Kg2 Qxf3+ 21.
Nxf3 Rac8 22. Kg1 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Bg6 24. axb5 axb5 25. h4 f6 26. Ra1 Bf7 27.
Ra7 Bf8 28. Nd2 Rc7 29. Kf1 c5 30. Rxc7 Nxc7 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 32. Be3 Ke6 33. Ke2
Kd5 34. h5 c4 35. g4 Ne6 36. f3 Bd6 37. Ne4 Be5 38. Kd2 Nf4 39. Ng3 Ne6 40. Nf5
Bd6 41. Kc2 b4 42. b3 cxb3+ 43. Kxb3 bxc3 44. Kxc3 Bf8 45. Kd3 Ng5 46. Ke2 Ne6
47. f4 Nd8 48. Kf3 Nc6 49. Bb6 Ne7 50. Ne3+ Kc6 51. Bd4 Nc8 52. g5 fxg5 53.
fxg5 hxg5 54. Kg4 Kd7 55. Kxg5 Ke6 56. Kg6 Ne7+ 57. Kh7 g6 58. hxg6 Nxg6 59.
Kxg6 Bd6 60. Be5 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 2020"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.11"]
[Round "1.31"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2020.11.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1358"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. c3 Nf6 4. Be2 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. d3 O-O 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Nbd2
e5 9. a3 a5 10. d4 cxd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. Nxe5 Nxe4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Rc1 Rb8 15.
Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxc6 Rxb2 17. Bc4 Bd7 18. Rc5 Qb6 19. Bd5 Bf5 20. Qa4 Rb1 21.
Qxa5 Rxf1+ 22. Kxf1 Qb1+ 23. Qe1 Qd3+ 24. Qe2 Qxa3 25. g4 Bc8 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27.
Bd5 Ba6 28. Bc4 Bxc4 29. Rxc4 Qd6 30. Kg2 Qd7 31. h3 h6 32. Qc2 Qe8 33. Rc7 Kh7
34. d5 Rf3 35. Bd4 Rf7 36. Bxg7 Kxg7 37. d6 e3 38. Qc3+ Kh7 39. Qxe3 Qa8+ 40.
Kg3 1-0

[Event "Grand Slam Final 1st"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2008.09.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B78"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "58"]
[EventDate "2008.09.02"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. Kb1 a6 13. Rhe1 b5 14. Bh6 Bxh6
15. Qxh6 Rxc3 16. bxc3 a5 17. f4 Neg4 18. Qh4 a4 19. Bxf7+ Rxf7 20. e5 Nd5 21.
e6 Nxc3+ 22. Kc1 Bxe6 23. Nxe6 Qa5 24. Qxg4 Nxa2+ 25. Kb2 Qc3+ 26. Kxa2 Qxc2+
27. Ka1 Qc3+ 28. Kb1 Qb3+ 29. Ka1 Qc3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 5th"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2017.06.08"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2786"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Bf4 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Nc3 Bxd4 14.
Nd5 d6 15. Bg5 f6 16. Bh4 Bxb2 17. Rb1 Be5 18. f4 c6 19. fxe5 cxd5 20. exf6
Nxf6 21. Bd3 Bd7 22. h3 b5 23. Bxb5 Qe8 24. Qxe8+ Bxe8 25. Ba6 Bg6 26. Bxf6
gxf6 27. Bb7 Re8 28. Bxd5+ Bf7 29. Bxf7+ Kxf7 30. Rb7+ Kg6 31. Rxa7 Rc8 32. Rd7
Rxc2 33. Rxd6 Rxa2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Paris GCT Rapid"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]
[BlackElo "2808"]
[Annotator "Yermolinsky,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd7 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 a6 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Bd3 Bd6 13. h3 Be5 14. c3 h6
15. Bh4 Bd7 16. Re1 O-O-O 17. Qf3 Bxd4 18. cxd4 Bc6 19. Qe2 Rxd4 20. Bg3 Qa5
21. Rac1 $6 (21. Qe3 Qd5 22. Bf1 $44) 21... Qd5 22. Rxc6+ bxc6 23. Bxa6+ Kd7
24. Rc1 Ke7 25. Bb7 Ne4 26. Bxc6 Nxg3 27. fxg3 Qxa2 28. Qe5 Rhd8 29. Kh2 Kf8
30. Bf3 Qxb2 31. Rc7 {Karjakin had been reduced to playing for tricks ever
since he lost his d4-pawn..} Qb8 $2 (31... Qb4 {would put the end to it.}) 32.
Qc5+ Kg8 33. Qe7 Rf8 34. Bh5 {Suddenly, White's got something going.} Qd8 $2 {
Still, there was no reason to panic.} (34... Rd2 $1 35. Bxf7+ Kh8 36. Bg6 (36.
Bxe6 $2 Rxg2+ {and Black mates.}) 36... Rg8 37. Be4 Re2 $17) 35. Bxf7+ Kh8 36.
Qxd8 Rdxd8 37. Bxe6 $11 {Just like that, all his winning chances are gone.} Rf2
38. g4 g6 39. Rc5 Re2 40. Bf7 Kg7 41. Bd5 Rd7 42. Bf3 Rb2 43. Rc6 Rbd2 44. Kg3
R2d6 45. Rc8 g5 46. Ra8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Leuven GCT rapid"]
[Site "Leuven"]
[Date "2017.06.28"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2703"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2017.06.28"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 a5 6. e4 Bg4 7. Bxc4 e6 8. Be3
Bb4 9. Qd3 Nbd7 10. Nd2 Bh5 11. f4 O-O 12. h3 Re8 13. O-O Qc7 14. Rae1 Rad8 15.
Qc2 Nb6 16. Bb3 Nfd7 17. f5 e5 18. Kh1 exd4 19. Bxd4 Bc5 20. Be3 Bxe3 21. Rxe3
Ne5 22. g4 Bxg4 23. hxg4 Nxg4 24. Rh3 Nd7 25. Nf3 Ne3 26. Bxf7+ Kf8 27. Qf2
Nxf1 28. Bxe8 Rxe8 29. Qxf1 h6 30. Nd4 Qe5 31. Ne6+ Kg8 32. Qg2 1-0

[Event "MrDodgy Invitational 2"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.14"]
[Round "2.7"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Grandelius, N."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2021.05.12"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1384"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Bd7 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. h4 Rad8 14. h5 cxd4
15. cxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxf7+ Rxf7 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 Bb5 19. Rfc1 Qxc1+ 20. Rxc1
Rxd4 21. Bxd4 gxh5 22. Bxa7 Bc6 23. Rc5 Rf8 24. Rxh5 Ra8 25. Bc5 Ra5 26. Rg5+
Kf7 27. Bxe7 Rxa2 28. Bb4 Rb2 29. Rg7+ Kxg7 30. Bc3+ Kg6 31. Bxb2 h5 32. g3 b5
33. Bc3 Bd7 34. Kf2 Bh3 35. Bb4 Kg5 36. Ke3 Bg2 37. Be7+ Kg6 38. f4 Kf7 39. Bb4
Kg6 40. f5+ Kg5 41. Be7+ Kh6 42. Kf4 Kg7 43. e5 Kf7 44. Bb4 Bh3 45. e6+ Kf6 46.
Bc3+ Ke7 47. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 75th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2013.01.27"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Szabo,Kr"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Bd4 Bxd4 (12... e5 {is the
sharp main line.}) 13. Qxd4 Qb6 14. Na4 Qc7 (14... Qa5 {was the main line, but
the text has been gaining in popularity these days.}) 15. Bc4 Rd8 16. Nc5 $5 {
White wants to avoid Be6 followed by Nf4.} (16. Bb3 Be6 (16... Bf5 17. Nc5 {
- 16.Nc5} (17. g4 {unnecessarily weakens the vital f4-square.} Nf4 18. Qe3 Be6
19. h4 Bxb3 20. axb3 Ng2 21. Rxd8+ Rxd8 22. Qe4 Qf4+ 23. Qxf4 Nxf4 $11 {
Ivanchuk-Carlsen, Leon (m/1-rapid) 2009}) (17. g3 $5 Rd6 18. g4 $5 Nf6 ({
The natural} 18... Nf4 $6 {doesn't work in view of the tactical blow} 19. Bxf7+
$1 Kxf7 20. Qc4+) 19. Qe3 Be6 20. Rxd6 exd6 21. Bxe6 Re8 22. Bxf7+ Qxf7 23. Qb3
Nd5 $44 {Pommerel Brouwer-Romm, corr 2009})) 17. Nc5 Nf4 18. Nxe6 Nxe6 19. Qe3
Nf4 20. g3 Nd5 21. Qg5 e6 22. Rhe1 a5 23. a4 Rab8 24. Qe5 (24. h4 Kg7 25. h5 h6
26. Qe5+ Qxe5 27. Rxe5 Kf6 $11) 24... Qxe5 25. Rxe5 {Black's pawn structure is
slightly inferior, but the d5 knight is very strong.} Rb4 (25... Kg7 26. Re4
Rb4 27. Bxd5 exd5 28. Rxb4 axb4 29. Re1 Ra8 30. b3 $14) 26. Re4 Rdb8 27. Rdd4
Rxd4 {Exchanging one pair of rooks, the black king has a clear way to d6.} (
27... R4b6 $6 28. Rc4 $1 Kf8 29. Rc5 Ra8 30. Re5 $1 $14 {Leko-Van Wely, Wijk
aan Zee 2013}) 28. Rxd4 Kf8 29. Rc4 Ne7 (29... Rb6 $2 30. Rc5 Ra6 31. Bc4 $16)
30. Rc5 Ra8 31. c3 Ke8 32. Bc2 Kd7 33. Re5 Kd6 $11 {and Black can hold the
endgame.}) 16... Bf5 17. Bb3 h5 $2 {This only weakens Black's kingside.} (17...
Nb6 18. Qe3 (18. Qc3 h5 19. g3 e6 20. Rhe1 Nd5 $13 {A.Muzychuk-Cmilyte, Eilat
2012}) 18... Nd5 (18... h5) 19. Qh6 Qb6 20. Na4 {(Perez Mitjans-Delgado Ramos,
Barcelona 2011)} Qb4) (17... Nf4 {is the most active continuation.} 18. Qf2 (
18. Qc4 Be6 19. Nxe6 Nxe6 20. g3 Rd6 21. c3 a5 22. f4 Rad8 {=/+/=
Serban-Haugen, ICCF 2009}) 18... Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Rd8 20. Re1 (20. Rxd8+ Qxd8 21.
g3 Qd4 $1 22. Qxd4 Ne2+ 23. Kd2 Nxd4 $11 {Dothan-Lecroq, ICCF 2011}) 20... h5
21. g3 Nd5 22. a3 Qb6 23. Bc4 {1/2 Scherer-Ham, ICCF 2010}) 18. g4 $1 {Sergey
immediately exploits the weakness of the kingside.} (18. Rhe1 {allows the
simplifications after} Nb6 19. Qe3 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Qxh2 21. Qxe7 Nd5 $132 {
A.Muzychuk-Cmilyte, Ankara 2012}) 18... e5 19. Qg1 $1 Nf4 {Black's hopes were
founded on the excellent knight on f4.} 20. Re1 $1 (20. Kb1 {leads to
unnecessary exchange of rooks.} Rxd1+ 21. Qxd1 Rd8 22. Qg1 hxg4 23. fxg4 Bc8
$13) 20... hxg4 21. fxg4 Bc8 {Now the a8-rook is completely out of play.} 22.
Qg3 $1 (22. h4 {It is difficult to open lines against the black king:} Qe7 23.
h5 g5) 22... a5 $2 (22... Rb8 23. Rhf1 $16 (23. Qh4 $6 Rxb3 $1 {Black
eliminates the dangerous bishop.} 24. cxb3 Ng2)) 23. Qh4 $1 {Now Black
founders on the weakness of the dark squares.} a4 $2 {This loses outright, but
it is hard to give good advice.} (23... Ng2 $2 24. Bxf7+ $1 $18) (23... Kg7 24.
Ne4 (24. Bxf7 $143 Rh8 $1) 24... Bxg4 (24... Nd5 25. Rhf1 Rh8 26. Qg5 a4 27.
Rxf7+ $1 Qxf7 (27... Kxf7 28. Qf6+ $18) 28. Qxe5+ Kg8 29. Nf6+ $18) 25. Qf6+
Kg8 26. Rhf1 $1 a4 27. Bc4 $18) 24. Bxf7+ $1 Kg7 25. Ne4 1-0

[Event "Tilburg"]
[Site "Tilburg"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Georgiev, Kiril"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[Annotator "Donev,I"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1994.09.??"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 044"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6
8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c6 {Schwarz vermeidet die
Vereinfachung des Spiel nach 11...c5 und strebt ein kompliziertes Mittelspiel
an, in dem er hinter der Mauer d5-c6-b6 günstig umgruppieren kann.} 12. O-O Qd6
13. Qb3 Nd7 {Weiß hat hauptsächlich zwei Pläne: 1.Spiel im Zentrum.
Vorbereitung und Durchsetzen des Durchbruchs im Zentrum mit e3-e4, wobei nach
dem Abtausch de4 der d4-Bauer schwach wird (besonders beim Türmeabtausch!!).
Vorteile für} 14. Rfe1 {Jetzt ist klar, daß Karpov den Vorstoß im Zentrum
vorbereitet.} Be7 (14... a5 15. bxa5 Rxa5 16. a4 Bd8 17. Bf1 Nf6 18. g3 Bc7 $10
) 15. Rab1 a5 {Schwarz versucht, am Damenflügel Gegenspiel zu bekommen.} 16.
bxa5 (16. b5 c5 $1 $10) (16. a3 axb4 17. axb4) 16... Rxa5 17. a4 (17. e4 Ra3
18. Qc2 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Qf4 $10) 17... Re8 18. Bf1 (18. e4 {Ftacnik} dxe4 19.
Nxe4 (19. Bc4 $6 exf3 20. Bxf7+ Kf8 21. Bxe8 Kxe8 22. Qg8+ Nf8 $17) 19... Qg6
$13) 18... Bf8 (18... Ba6 {Ftacnik}) 19. Qc2 (19. e4 {Ftacnik} dxe4 20. Nxe4
Qf4 (20... Qg6 $2 21. Nh4 Qh5 (21... Qg4 22. g3 Rxe4 23. f3 Rxe1 24. fxg4 Rxb1
25. Qxb1 Rxa4 26. Nf3 $16) 22. Ng3 Qxh4 23. Rxe8 $16) 21. Nf6+ (21. Bd3 $13)
21... Nxf6 22. Rxe8 Nxe8 23. Qxb6 Rxa4 24. Qxb7 Qc7 $10) 19... g6 20. e4 dxe4
21. Nxe4 Qf4 22. Bc4 $1 Bg7 (22... c5 $2 {Ftacnik} 23. Ng3 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Bxf3
25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Bxf7 Qg5 27. gxf3 cxd4 28. Re8 $16) 23. Re2 (23. Ng3 {Ftacnik
} Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 b5 $1 $132) 23... c5 (23... Rea8 24. Bb3 Nf6 25. Ne5 $1 $16) (
23... b5 {Ftacnik} 24. Bb3 $14) 24. d5 Raa8 (24... Rea8 $5 25. Bb3 Ne5 26. Nxe5
Bxe5 $132) 25. Rbe1 $16 Rad8 (25... Ne5 {Ftacnik} 26. Nxe5 Rxe5 27. Qb3 Rae8
28. f3 $1 $16) 26. Qb3 {/\a5} Ba8 27. g3 Qb8 (27... Qg4 28. h3 $1 Qh5 (28...
Qxh3 $2 29. Neg5 $1 $18 {mit Doppelangriff /\Re8 oder Nh3.}) 29. Kg2 $16) 28.
d6 {Räumt die Diagonale a2-g8.} Rf8 {[#]} (28... Rxe4 29. Bxf7+ Kh7 30. Rxe4
Bxe4 31. Rxe4 Nf6 (31... Nf8 $142 32. Ne5 $16 (32. h4 $16 {Ftacnik})) 32. Bxg6+
$3 Kxg6 (32... Kh8 33. Ne5 $18 (33. Ne5 Nxe4 34. Nf7+ Kg8 35. Nxh6+ Kh8 36.
Qg8+ Rxg8 37. Nf7#)) 33. Re7 Kh7 (33... Ne8 34. Qc2+ (34. Qd3+ Kf6 35. Qc3+ Kg6
36. Nh4+ Kh7 37. Nf5 $18) 34... Kf6 35. Qc4 Kg6 36. Qe4+ $18) 34. Qd3+ Kg8 (
34... Kh8 35. Qg6 Rg8 36. Ne5 $18) 35. Qg6 Ne8 36. d7 $18) 29. Bxf7+ $3 $18
Rxf7 30. Neg5 hxg5 31. Nxg5 Rdf8 (31... Qxd6 32. Qxf7+ Kh8 33. Re7 Rg8 34. Rxd7
Qc6 35. Qxg7+ $1 Rxg7 36. Re8+ Rg8 37. Rh7#) 32. Re8 $1 (32. Nxf7 {Ftacnik} Nf6
$13) 32... Qxd6 (32... Rxe8 {Ftacnik} 33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Rxe8+ $18) (32... c4 {
Ftacnik} 33. Qxc4 Ne5 34. R1xe5 Qb7 35. Qxf7+ Qxf7 36. Nxf7 Bxe5 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8
38. Nxe5 $18) (32... Qb7 {Ftacnik} 33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Rxa8 Qxa8 35. Qxg6 Nf6 36.
Re7 $18) 33. Qxf7+ Kh8 34. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 04th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1995.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "1995.03.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 046 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Nbd2 Nbd7 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4
e5 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. exd5 exd4 11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe4 Nc5 13. Bc2 Bg4 14. Qxd4
Bxf3 15. gxf3 Re8 16. Be3 Re5 17. Qg4 Nd7 18. f4 Nf6 19. Qf3 Rxd5 20. Bb3 Rf5
21. Qxb7 Bxf4 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Rad1 Qf8 24. Be6 Rb8 25. Qxa7 Rg5+ 26. Kh1 Ne4
27. Qf7 Qxf7 28. Bxf7 Bxe3 29. fxe3 h5 30. b3 Nc3 31. Rd2 Re5 32. a4 Rxe3 33.
a5 Ne4 34. Ra2 Nd6 35. Bxh5 Rexb3 36. a6 Ra8 37. Bg6 Rb6 38. a7 Kg8 39. Rfa1
Kf8 40. Bh5 Ke7 41. Bf3 Nb7 42. Rg2 g6 43. Be4 Kf7 44. Rc2 1-0

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.15"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 c5 5. g3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Ne4 7. Qd3 Bxc3+ 8.
bxc3 Nc5 9. Qf3 d6 10. Bg2 {This system was examined in several CBM issues:
108 (several games annotated by GM V.Gavrikov), 115 (Bareev-Nyback), 116 
(Chuchelov-Babula).} e5 ({To} 10... Nbd7 {(previously considered the most
appropriate) White has recently achieved good results by means of} 11. Qg4 {
, e.g.} O-O (11... Qf6 12. Nb5 O-O 13. Bg5 Qg6 14. Qh4 f6 15. Be3 Qc2 16. O-O
Qxe2 17. Rfe1 Qc2 18. Qd4 $16 {1-0 Le Quang Liem-Smirnov,P/Moscow RUS 2008/The
Week in Chess 693 (24)}) 12. Bh6 Qf6 13. Bg5 Qg6 14. Qh4 Nf6 (14... f6 15. Be3
a6 16. O-O Qf7 17. Nb3 Qe7 18. Qd4 Na4 19. Rfd1 Ne5 20. Rab1 Re8 21. Na5 Qc7
22. Nxb7 $16 {1-0 L'Ami,E-Sher,M/Cappelle La Grande FRA 2008/The Week in Chess
694 (53)}) (14... a6 15. O-O Nf6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Qxf6 gxf6 18. Nb3 Rd8 19.
Nxc5 dxc5 20. Rfd1 Rd7 21. Rxd7 Bxd7 22. Bxb7 Ra7 23. Rb1 $16 {1-0 L'Ami,
E-Gofshtein,L/Hoogeveen 2007/CBM 120 ext (64)}) 15. Nb3 (15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. Rd1
Bd7 17. O-O Ba4 18. Rb1 Rac8 19. Nb3 b6 20. Rfd1 e5 21. Rb2 Rfd8 22. Bd5 Bc6
23. Nxc5 Bxd5 24. cxd5 Rxc5 $11 {1/2-1/2 Moiseenko,A-Kveinys,A/Cappelle La
Grande FRA 2008/The Week in Chess 693 (29)}) (15. O-O Bd7 16. Nb3 Rac8 17. Rfd1
Bc6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Nxc5 dxc5 21. Rd6 Rfd8 22. Rad1 Rxd6 23.
Rxd6 Kf8 {1/2-1/2 Nielsen,P-Gyimesi,Z/Crete 2007/CBM 121 (39)}) 15... Nce4 16.
Bxf6 Nxf6 17. Qd4 e5 (17... Rd8 $5) 18. Qxd6 Bg4 19. Rd1 Rae8 20. Bxb7 Qh5 21.
h3 e4 22. Nd4 $16 {1-0 Delchev,A-Kveinys,A/Crete 2007/CBM 121 (63)}) 11. Qe3 $5
$146 {After provoking ...e6-e5 White starts regrouping his pieces to make use
of the hole on d5. Earlier practice had seen:} (11. Nb3 Nba6 12. Ba3 Qc7 13.
Rd1 (13. Bxc5 Nxc5 14. Nxc5 Qxc5 15. Qd5 Qxd5 16. Bxd5 Rb8 17. Kd2 Be6 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Furman,B-Greet,A/Hastings 2007/CBM 116 ext (48)}) 13... Be6 14. Nxc5 (
14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15. Nxc5 dxc5 (15... Qxc5 $142 $1) 16. O-O Rb8 17. Qh5 O-O 18.
Bd5 Rfe8 19. Bxe6 Rxe6 20. Rd5 Re7 21. Rfd1 Rbe8 22. Qg5 b6 23. Rd6 $14 {
1-0 Aronian,L-Nielsen,P/Turin 2006/CBM 113 (66)}) 14... Nxc5 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16.
Qxb7 Rc8 17. O-O (17. Bd5 Bxd5 18. Qxd5 Qxc4 19. Qxd6 Qxc3+ 20. Kf1 Qc7 21. Kg2
Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Ke7 23. Ra6 Rc7 $11 {1/2-1/2 Moiseenko,A-Gyimesi,Z/
Maalot-Tarshiha ISR 2008/The Week in Chess 688 (33)}) 17... Qxc4 18. Rxd6 O-O
19. Qxa7 Qxe2 20. a4 Rxc3 21. a5 Bc4 22. Ra1 Ra3 23. Rdd1 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Qb2 25.
Rd1 Be2 26. Re1 Qd2 27. Rb1 Bd3 $132 {1/2-1/2 Wang Yue-Meier,G/Yerevan 2006/
CBM 114 ext (36)}) (11. Nf5 $5 Qf6 12. Ne3 Qxf3 13. Bxf3 (13. exf3 Nba6 14. Ba3
Be6 15. O-O-O O-O-O 16. f4 exf4 17. gxf4 f5 18. h4 Rhe8 19. h5 Kc7 $13 {
1/2-1/2 Ivanchuk,V-Asrian,K/Sochi 2007/CBM 118 (62)}) 13... Be6 14. Ba3 Nba6
15. O-O-O Ke7 16. Bg2 Rad8 17. f4 f6 18. Rhf1 b6 19. g4 Nc7 20. h4 g6 21. Kc2
Rhf8 22. Bc6 f5 23. fxe5 dxe5 24. Rxd8 Kxd8 25. gxf5 gxf5 26. Bxc5 bxc5 27. Be4
$14 {1-0 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Monte Carlo 2007/CBM 117 ext (29)}) 11... O-O (11...
Nba6 $6 {was a later attempt at an improvement, which was brilliantly refuted:}
12. f4 $1 Qe7 (12... O-O 13. fxe5 dxe5 14. Nb3 $16) 13. Nc6 $1 Qd7 14. Nb4 O-O
15. Nxa6 Nxa6 16. fxe5 Re8 17. O-O Rxe5 18. Qd4 Nc5 19. Bd5 Ne6 20. Qf2 Qe7 21.
Rb1 $16 Nd8 22. Bf4 Rxe2 23. Bxd6 Qe8 24. Qxe2 Qxe2 25. Rfe1 Qxe1+ 26. Rxe1 Be6
27. c5 {1-0 Gajewski,G-Macieja,B/Lublin POL 2008/The Week in Chess 694 (41)})
12. Nb3 Qc7 (12... Nba6 13. Ba3 Qc7 14. Nxc5 Nxc5 15. Bxc5 dxc5 {and White
gets a favorable structure as in Aronian-Nielsen (see above)} ({or} 15... Qxc5
16. Qxc5 dxc5 17. O-O-O)) {However, the text move leads to an even better
situation for White as his bishop pair proves really strong.} 13. Nxc5 dxc5 14.
O-O Nd7 15. f4 $5 {Making space for the bishops!} exf4 $6 (15... Re8 $142 16.
f5 $5 (16. Bd5 $5 Nf6 17. f5)) 16. Rxf4 {Despite his destroyed pawn structure,
White has a clear advantage. In fact, it is difficult for Black to develop his
pieces without losses!} a5 ({It was relatively better for Black to give up a
pawn but complete his development:} 16... Nb6 17. Ba3 Be6 18. Qxc5 Rfc8 19.
Qxc7 Rxc7 20. Bd6 Rxc4 21. Bxb7 Rd8 $16) 17. Qe7 (17. Ba3 $5 Ra6 18. Bd5) 17...
Qe5 18. Qxe5 Nxe5 19. Be3 Nd7 (19... Be6 {hardly helps now:} 20. Bxc5 Rfd8 21.
Rd4 $5) 20. Re4 (20. Rd1 $5 {was perhaps more accurate. If} Re8 {then} 21. Re4
Kf8 22. Rd5 {etc.}) 20... Ra6 (20... Nf6 $1 21. Re7 Be6 $16 {was the last
chance of consolidation.}) 21. Rb1 Rg6 22. Re7 b6 23. Bf4 h5 24. Be4 Re6 25.
Rxe6 fxe6 26. Bd6 Rf6 27. Rd1 {Total domination!} Kf7 28. Bf4 Kg8 29. Bc7 Rf7
$6 {Loses material.} (29... e5 $142) 30. Bg6 {The rest is clear.} a4 31. Bxh5
Nf6 32. Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Bxb6 Ba6 34. Bxc5 e5 35. a3 Bxc4 36. Bb4 e4 37. Kf1 1-0

[Event "PRO League All Stars St1"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Iturrizaga, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2018.09.08"]
[EventType "team (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1245"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.03"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Central"]
[BlackTeam "Atlantic"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Na3 Bg7 6. Bc4 Nb6 7. Bb3 O-O 8. O-O
Nc6 9. Re1 d6 10. exd6 exd6 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. cxd4 Bf5 14. Bf4 Rc8
15. Nb5 Nc4 16. Nxa7 Nxb2 17. Qd2 Nc4 18. Qb4 Ra8 19. Bxc4 Rxa7 20. Bxd6 Bxd4
21. Bxf8 Bxa1 22. Bc5 b6 23. Bxb6 Rb7 24. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "MrDodgy Invitational 2"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.16"]
[Round "4.9"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Jobava, Ba"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "2021.05.12"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1384"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. e5 Nd5 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8.
bxc3 O-O 9. c4 Ne7 10. Nb5 Nbc6 11. Bc3 a6 12. Nd6 Nxe5 13. h4 f6 14. h5 Nf7
15. h6 Nxh6 16. Bd3 Ng6 17. c5 Qc7 18. Rxh6 gxh6 19. Qh5 b6 20. Bxg6 Qxc5 21.
Qxh6 Qxc3+ 22. Ke2 Qe5+ 23. Ne4 Rf7 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qxh7+ Ke8 26. Qh8+ Ke7
27. Qg7+ Kd8 28. Qxf6+ Qxf6 29. Nxf6 Ke7 30. Ng4 Bb7 31. f3 Rc8 32. Kd2 Rc4 33.
Rh1 Kd6 34. Kc1 Ra4 35. Kb2 Rd4 36. Kc3 Ra4 37. Kb2 b5 38. a3 b4 39. Rd1+ Bd5
40. axb4 Rxb4+ 41. Ka3 Rc4 42. Kb2 Rb4+ 43. Ka3 Rc4 44. Kb2 Kc5 45. Ne3 Rb4+
46. Kc3 Bc6 47. Ng4 Rc4+ 48. Kb2 d6 49. Ra1 Ra4 50. Rxa4 Bxa4 51. Nf6 Bc6 52.
g3 Bxf3 53. g4 Kd4 54. Ne8 Ke5 55. g5 Be4 56. c4 Bg6 57. Nc7 a5 58. Kb3 Bf5 59.
Ka4 Kd4 60. g6 Bxg6 61. Nxe6+ Kxc4 62. Kxa5 Bf5 63. Nf4 Kd4 64. Kb6 Ke5 65. Kc7
Be4 66. Kd7 Bf5+ 67. Kc7 Bh7 68. Kc6 Be4+ 69. Kc7 Bf5 70. Kc6 Bc2 71. Kc7 Ba4
72. Nd3+ Kd5 73. Nb4+ Kc5 74. Nd3+ Kd5 75. Nf4+ Ke5 76. Nd3+ Ke6 77. Nf4+ Ke7
78. Nd5+ Ke6 79. Nf4+ Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 17th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2008.03.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2780"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2008.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Nd2 d5 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
Ngf3 Nc6 9. O-O d4 10. Nb3 Be7 11. Rd1 e5 12. e3 Bg4 13. exd4 e4 14. Ng5 Bxd1
15. Qxd1 a5 16. a4 Re8 17. Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Bf6 19. Bd5 Rc8 20. Bd2 Bxd4 21.
Nxd4 Nxd4 22. Bxa5 Qxa5 23. Qxd4 Re1+ 24. Rxe1 Qxe1+ 25. Kg2 Qb4 26. Bxf7+ Kh8
27. Bd5 Qxa4 28. Qg4 Rf8 29. Bxb7 Qb4 30. Bf3 Qxb2 31. c5 Qc3 32. c6 g6 33. h4
Qf6 34. h5 gxh5 35. Qxh5 Rf7 36. Qg4 Rf8 37. Qe4 Rf7 38. Qe3 Kg7 39. Be4 Qe5
40. Qe2 Rc7 41. Qg4+ Kf8 42. Qh4 Qd6 43. Qh5 Qf6 44. Qd5 Kg7 45. g4 h6 46. Kg3
Qc3+ 47. Kg2 Qf6 48. Bf3 Rf7 49. Qd3 Qf4 50. Qc3+ Kh7 51. Qd3+ Kg7 52. Qe2 Qf6
53. Bd5 Re7 54. Qc4 Qe5 55. Qd3 Qf6 56. Qg3 Qd4 57. Bf3 Qc5 58. Qb8 Qc3 59. Bd5
Qc5 60. Qg8+ Kf6 61. Qh8+ Kg6 62. Bf3 Qe5 63. Qg8+ Rg7 64. Qh8 Re7 65. Qf8 Rc7
66. Qd8 Qe7 67. Qg8+ Kf6 68. Qd5 Kg7 69. Be4 Qf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 16th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2007.03.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2007.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Re4 g5 16. Qf1 Qh5 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. f3 Nf6 19. Qg2 Qg6 20. Re3 Rae8 21. Ne4 Nd5
22. Bxd5 cxd5 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Bxg5 Qe6 26. g4 Bd3 27. Rd1 Qe1+
28. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 29. Kf2 Re2+ 30. Kg3 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Kg7 32. Bd8 f6 33. Kg3 Kf7
34. Kf4 Ke6 35. Ke3 Bb1 36. a4 Bc2 37. a5 Bd1 38. Kf4 Bc2 39. Kg3 Bd1 40. h3
Be2 41. f4 f5 42. Kh4 Bf1 43. b4 Bg2 44. Kh5 Bf3 45. Bc7 Kf6 46. Bd8+ Ke6 47.
Kg5 h6+ 48. Kg6 fxg4 49. f5+ Kd7 50. hxg4 Bxg4 51. f6 Be6 52. f7 Bxf7+ 53. Kxf7
Kxd8 54. Ke6 Ke8 55. Kxd5 Kf7 56. c4 bxc4 57. Kxc4 1-0

[Event "chess.com IoM Masters"]
[Site "Douglas ENG"]
[Date "2018.10.23"]
[Round "4.15"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Dragnev, Valentin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2508"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2018.10.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1251"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d3 e5 6. e4 dxe4 7. dxe4 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bg4 9. Na3 Nd4 10. Rd3 Bd6 11. Nc4 Bc7 12. Ncxe5 Ne2+ 13. Kf1 Nxc1 14.
Rxc1 Be6 15. b3 O-O 16. Re3 Rfd8 17. Nd3 c4 18. Nf4 Bd7 19. e5 Ng4 20. Re2 cxb3
21. axb3 Bc6 22. h3 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Nxe5 24. Bxb7 Rab8 25. Bg2 Rb5 26. Rce1 Ba5
27. Bd5 Bxe1 28. Rxe5 Bc3 29. Bxf7+ Kxf7 30. Rxb5 Rd1+ 31. Kg2 Rd2 32. Nd3 Rxc2
33. Rc5 Ke6 34. Rc6+ Kd7 35. Rc4 Kd6 36. Nc5 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.08.02"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1239"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 Ne7 8. d4
Bb6 9. a4 a5 10. Be3 Nxe4 11. dxe5 Bxe3 12. Rxe3 d5 13. Bxd5 Nxf2 14. Bxf7+
Kxf7 15. Qxd8 Rxd8 16. Kxf2 h6 17. Na3 Nd5 18. Rd3 Bf5 19. Rd4 c5 20. Rd2 Nf4
21. Nc4 Rxd2+ 22. Nfxd2 Ke6 23. Nb3 b6 24. Rd1 Nd3+ 25. Ke3 Nxe5 26. Nxb6 Rb8
27. Nxc5+ Ke7 28. Nd5+ Kf7 29. Kf4 Bc2 30. Rf1 Nc4 31. b4 axb4 32. cxb4 Rd8 33.
Ne3 Rd4+ 34. Kg3+ Kg6 35. Nxc2 1-0

[Event "Croatia GCT 2019"]
[Site "Zagreb CRO"]
[Date "2019.07.01"]
[Round "6.4"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2779"]
[BlackElo "2819"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2019.06.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1286"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 h6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Qxa8 12. Nh4 Bc8 13. Na3 Bg4 14. Qc2 Qb8
15. Kh1 g5 16. Nf5 Bxf5 17. exf5 O-O 18. Qd1 Na5 19. Bxf7+ Rxf7 20. b4 Bxb4 21.
cxb4 Nc6 22. Nc2 Qc8 23. g4 Qa8 24. f3 Qa2 25. d4 Re7 26. dxe5 dxe5 27. Qd3 e4
28. Qc3 Ne5 29. f4 Nd5 30. Qh3 Nf3 31. Ne1 Nxe1 32. Rxe1 e3 33. fxg5 hxg5 34.
Qg2 Qc4 35. Qf3 Re4 36. h3 Rf4 37. Qg3 Rf1+ 0-1

[Event "ch-USA TB 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.10.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2021.10.19"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. e4 e5 6. Be2 Ne7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
h6 9. Bf1 f5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. b4 Nc6 12. b5 Nd4 13. Ba3 Rf7 14. c5 fxe4 15.
Nxd4 exd4 16. Bc4 Ne5 17. Bxf7+ Nxf7 18. Nxe4 Be6 19. Bb2 Bc4 20. a4 a6 21. Nd2
axb5 22. axb5 Rxa1 23. Bxa1 Bxb5 24. Nf3 d3 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Qa1+ Kg8 27. Nd4
Bc4 28. Qc3 b5 29. cxb6 Nd6 30. Nc6 Qg5 31. b7 Bd5 32. b8=Q+ Kf7 33. Qxc7+ 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2019"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2019.08.14"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Rapport, R."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2019.08.13"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 a5
9. Nc3 Rb8 10. Nd5 a4 11. Ba2 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Bd7 13. b4 axb3 14. cxb3 O-O 15.
Qc2 Na7 16. b4 Nc8 17. Be3 Nb6 18. Bb3 Bg4 19. Nd2 c5 20. h3 Bd7 21. bxc5 dxc5
22. Bxc5 Bxc5 23. Qxc5 Bxh3 24. Qxe5 Qxd3 25. Rad1 Bg4 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qf4+
Kg8 28. Qxg4 Qxa3 29. Nf3 Qe7 30. e5 Nc4 31. Rd5 Qe8 32. Rb1 Qc6 33. Rd7 Qg6
34. Qxg6 hxg6 35. e6 Rbe8 36. Rxb5 Rxe6 37. Rbb7 Rf5 38. Rxg7+ Kf8 39. Rh7 Rh5
40. Rhf7+ Ke8 41. Rfc7 Rb6 42. Rc8# 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 20th"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2015.11.20"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D58"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeam "England"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "NED"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ENG"]
[WhiteClock "0:35:26"]
[BlackClock "0:35:11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. e3 b6 8. Be2
Bb7 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. cxd5 exd5 11. b4 c6 12. O-O Re8 13. Rc1 a5 14. b5 c5 15.
Na4 c4 16. Ne5 Ra7 17. f4 Nd7 18. e4 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Be7 20. exd5 Bxd5 21. Qd4 c3
22. Qxc3 Bxa2 23. Qe3 Bb4 24. Rc2 Be6 25. f5 Bd5 26. Nxb6 Rae7 27. Nxd5 Rxe5
28. Qf3 Rxd5 29. Kh1 Rde5 30. Bc4 Re1 31. Rc1 Rxf1+ 32. Rxf1 Qc7 33. Bb3 Qe5
34. f6 Qxb5 35. fxg7 Qxf1+ 36. Qxf1 Re1 37. Bxf7+ Kxg7 38. Qxe1 Bxe1 39. Bb3 h5
40. g3 h4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday 13th Apr"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Maevsky, N."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2337"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2021.04.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1380"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.19"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. Qc2 g6 6. b3 Bg7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. Be2
Bg4 9. O-O Nbd7 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 e6 12. d4 Re8 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. Rac1 Qe7
15. g3 h5 16. Bg2 Red8 17. Ne2 Qf8 18. Nf4 b5 19. Qe2 Nb6 20. Bc3 bxc4 21. Ba5
Rb8 22. bxc4 Qa3 23. Qe1 Rdc8 24. Bxb6 Rxb6 25. cxd5 exd5 26. Nxd5 Nxd5 27.
Bxd5 c5 28. Qe2 Rbb8 29. Qf3 cxd4 30. Rxc8+ Rxc8 31. Bxf7+ Kh7 32. Bxg6+ Kxg6
33. Qe4+ Kh6 34. Qe6+ Kh7 35. Qf5+ Kh6 36. Qxc8 dxe3 37. Qe6+ Kh7 38. Qe4+ Kh6
39. Qxe3+ Kh7 40. Qxa3 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.07.26"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Hou Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1238"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. c4 g6 5. Nf3 d6 6. d4 e4 7. Nfd2 Bg7 8. Nc3
Qe7 9. d5 Ne5 10. Ncxe4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Bg4 12. Qc1 O-O 13. Nd2 f5 14. f3 Bh5 15.
Qc2 f4 16. e4 Qh4+ 17. Ke2 Qe7 18. Re1 Bf6 19. Kd1 g5 20. Be2 Bg6 21. g3 Bg7
22. Reg1 c6 23. h4 cxd5 24. h5 Be8 25. h6 Bh8 26. gxf4 Rxf4 27. cxd5 Bg6 28.
Rg3 Rff8 29. b4 Rac8 30. Qb3 Bf6 31. Rhg1 Nf7 32. Nc4 b5 33. Na5 Be5 34. Nc6
Rxc6 35. dxc6 Bxg3 36. Rxg3 a6 37. a4 bxa4 38. Qd5 a3 39. Ba1 Qa7 40. Bd4 Qe7
41. Bc4 a2 42. Bxa2 Rb8 43. Rxg5 Rxb4 44. Rxg6+ hxg6 45. Bc3 Rb5 46. Qxf7+ Qxf7
47. Bxf7+ Kh7 48. c7 Rc5 49. Ba5 Kxh6 50. Be6 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2017"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.07.26"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Hou Yifan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "167"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1238"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. e3 d5 3. Be2 e6 4. O-O b6 5. c4 Bd6 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 Bb7 8. Nc3
a6 9. Qc2 Nbd7 10. Rad1 Rc8 11. d4 Qe7 12. Qb1 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Ne5 Nxe5
15. dxe5 Ba3 16. Ba1 Rfd8 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. Rd1 h6 19. g3 a5 20. h4 Rd7 21. h5
Bc5 22. Bc3 Qd8 23. Rxd7 Qxd7 24. Qd1 Qxd1+ 25. Bxd1 Kf8 26. g4 Ke8 27. Bb2 Kd7
28. Kg2 Be7 29. Kg3 Ke8 30. a3 Kd7 31. Bc1 Ke8 32. Bc2 Kd7 33. Kg2 Ke8 34. Bb2
Kd7 35. Kf1 Ke8 36. Ke2 Kd7 37. Bc1 Ke8 38. Ke1 Kd7 39. Kf1 Ke8 40. Bd1 Kd7 41.
Ke2 Ke8 42. Kd2 Bh4 43. Ke1 Be7 44. Be2 Kd7 45. Bd1 Ke8 46. Bc2 Kd7 47. Kf1 Ke8
48. Kg2 Kd7 49. Kg3 Ke8 50. Bb2 Kd7 51. f4 exf3 52. e4 Bg5 53. Kxf3 Ke7 54. b4
axb4 55. axb4 Bd2 56. Ba3 Bc3 57. b5+ Ke8 58. c5 bxc5 59. Bxc5 Bxe5 60. Ba4 Kd8
61. Ke3 Bc8 62. Bc2 Bd7 63. Bd3 Bd6 64. Ba7 e5 65. Kf3 Ke7 66. Be3 Kf6 67. Bc4
Be6 68. Bd5 Bd7 69. Bc4 Bf8 70. Ba7 Bd6 71. Kg3 g6 72. Bb8 Ke7 73. g5 hxg5 74.
h6 Kf8 75. b6 cxb6 76. Bxd6+ Kg8 77. Bxe5 b5 78. Bxf7+ Kh7 79. Bf6 Kxh6 80. e5
b4 81. e6 Ba4 82. e7 Bb5 83. e8=Q Bxe8 84. Bxe8 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.18"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d4 Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. Qb3 O-O 7. Nc3 Qb6 8. O-O
Be6 9. Na4 Qxb3 10. axb3 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Ne5 Nb6 13. c5 Nbd7 14. f4 a6 15.
b4 Bf5 16. h3 h5 17. Be3 Rab8 18. Rfd1 Ne8 19. Bf2 Ndf6 20. b5 axb5 21. Ra7 Bh6
22. Na2 Ng7 23. Nb4 Rfc8 24. Rda1 g5 25. e3 Be6 26. Nbxc6 Rxc6 27. Nxc6 bxc6
28. Rxe7 Nd7 29. Ra7 Rd8 30. Be1 gxf4 31. gxf4 Nf5 32. Ba5 Rc8 33. Rexd7 Bxd7
34. Rxd7 Nxe3 35. Bf3 Nf5 36. Bxh5 Bxf4 37. Bxf7+ Kh8 38. Bd8 Be3+ 39. Kg2 Bxd4
40. b4 Ne3+ 41. Kf3 Nc2 42. Kg4 Nxb4 43. Kf5 Nd3 44. Be7 Ra8 45. Be6 Ra1 46.
Bxd5 Rf1+ 47. Ke4 Bxc5 48. Kxd3 Bxe7 49. Bxc6 Rd1+ 50. Kc2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessbrah Inv May 2020"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.05.15"]
[Round "1.14"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2777"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2020.05.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1332"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. a3 cxd4 7. Qxd4 Nc6 8.
Qd2 Be7 9. e4 Nxc3 10. Qxc3 O-O 11. Be3 e5 12. Bc4 Bg4 13. Rd1 Qc7 14. Bd5 Rad8
15. O-O Bxf3 16. gxf3 Bf6 17. b4 a6 18. Rd3 Qc8 19. Kg2 Be7 20. Rfd1 Rd6 21.
Bxf7+ Rxf7 22. Rxd6 Bxd6 23. Rxd6 Rxf3 24. Kxf3 Qf8+ 25. Ke2 Qxd6 26. Qc4+ Kh8
27. Qf7 h6 28. Qxb7 Qe6 29. h3 Kh7 30. Qb6 Qc4+ 31. Kf3 Nd4+ 32. Bxd4 exd4 33.
Qc5 Qd3+ 34. Kf4 Qd2+ 35. Ke5 d3 36. Kd4 Qe2 37. Qc4 Qxf2+ 38. Kxd3 Qf3+ 39.
Kd4 Qxa3 40. e5 Qxh3 41. Qxa6 Qg4+ 42. Kd5 h5 43. Qd3+ Kh6 44. e6 Qg5+ 45. Kd6
Qd8+ 0-1

[Event "MrDodgy Invitational 2"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.13"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Jobava, Ba"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2776"]
[BlackElo "2603"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2021.05.12"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1384"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 h6 11. Re1 Nd7 12. a4 Nf6 13. h3 Re8 14. Rxe8+ Qxe8 15.
a5 dxc4 16. Bxc4 Be6 17. Bf1 Rd8 18. c4 Bf5 19. Be3 Ne4 20. Qb3 Qe7 21. c5 Bb8
22. a6 bxa6 23. Bc4 Qf6 24. Rxa6 Bxh3 25. Bxf7+ Kh8 26. Bc4 Bg4 27. Be2 Be6 28.
Qb7 Bd5 29. Ra3 Re8 30. Bf1 Qg6 31. Ne5 Bxe5 32. dxe5 Rxe5 33. Rxa7 Kh7 34. Ra8
Nc3 35. Qb2 Bxg2 36. Bxg2 Re4 37. Qb8 Qg4 38. Qg8+ Kg6 39. Rf8 Qd1+ 40. Kh2
Rh4+ 41. Bh3 Rxh3+ 42. Kxh3 Qh5+ 43. Kg2 Qg4+ 44. Kf1 Qd1+ 45. Kg2 Qg4+ 46. Kf1
Qd1+ 47. Kg2 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Reggio Emilia 54th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2011.12.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D55"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. e3 O-O 8. Rc1
c6 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nd7 11. O-O e5 12. Ne4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Be5 14. f4 Bc7 15.
Bxf7+ Rxf7 16. Ne6 Qe8 17. Nxc7 Qxe4 18. Nxa8 Qxe3+ 19. Rf2 Nf6 20. Qe1 Qxe1+
21. Rxe1 Nd5 22. Re8+ Rf8 23. Rfe2 b5 24. R2e5 a6 25. f5 Bb7 26. Rxf8+ Kxf8 27.
Rxd5 cxd5 28. Nc7 Kf7 29. Kf2 d4 30. g4 g5 31. fxg6+ Kxg6 32. Ne6 Bc8 33. Nxd4
Bxg4 34. Kg3 Kg5 35. h4+ Kh5 36. a3 Bd7 37. Nf3 Bc8 38. Ne5 Bb7 39. b4 Bc8 40.
Nc6 Bd7 41. Nb8 Bc8 42. Nc6 Bd7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Biel SKA"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "1996.07.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Tukmakov, Vladimir B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Lutz,C"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "1996.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 055"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Qe7 10. Rd1 e5 11. Bb3 (11. h3 {Boensch,U-Slobodjan,R/Bad Homburg
(08) ;CBM 55 1996}) 11... e4 12. Nd2 (12. Ng5 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5
15. Nxe4 (15. Qxe4 Ndf6 16. Qf4 Qh4 17. Qg3 Qxg3 18. fxg3 Re8 19. Re1 Be6 $15 {
Izhnin,A-Guliev,S/Nikolaev zt (10) ;CBM 47 1995}) 15... Qh4 16. Ng3 $13 {
Hellsten,J-Sergejev,R/WchJM-U20 Halle (05) ;EXP 48 1995}) 12... Re8 13. f3 exf3
14. Nxf3 Nf8 15. e4 $1 {Wenn Schwarz zur Blockade des Feldes e4 kommt, kann er
besser stehen. Dank einer taktischen Wendung behält Weiß Endspielinitiative,
aber Schwarz verteidigt sich genau.} Nxe4 16. Qxe4 Qxe4 17. Nxe4 Rxe4 18. Bxf7+
Kh8 19. Ng5 Re7 20. Rf1 (20. Bb3 Be6 (20... Ne6 $2 21. Rf1 $1) 21. Nxe6 Nxe6
$10) 20... Ne6 $10 (20... Be6 $4 21. Bxe6 {1-0 Vilela,J-Leyva,H/Capablanca
mem-B (10) ;EXP 52 1996}) 21. Bd2 Nxg5 22. Bxg5 Re4 23. Rae1 Bf5 24. Rxe4 Bxe4
25. Re1 Rf8 26. Rxe4 Rxf7 27. Re6 Bf8 28. Re8 h6 29. Be3 Kh7 30. d5 cxd5 31.
Bxa7 Be7 32. Bd4 Bf6 33. Bxf6 Rxf6 34. Re5 d4 35. Rd5 Rc6 36. b3 Rc1+ 37. Kf2
Rc2+ 38. Kf3 Rxa2 39. Rxd4 Rc2 40. Rc4 Rd2 41. Rb4 Rd3+ 42. Ke2 Rd7 43. h4 h5
44. Rb5 g6 45. g3 Kh6 46. Ke3 Kg7 47. b4 Kf6 48. Ke4 Rc7 49. Rb6+ Rc6 50. Rxb7
Rc4+ 51. Kd5 Rc3 52. b5 Rxg3 53. Rb8 Rb3 54. Kc4 Rb1 55. Rf8+ Kg7 56. Rf4 g5
57. Rf5 gxh4 58. Rxh5 Rc1+ 59. Kd4 Rb1 60. Kc5 Rc1+ 61. Kd6 Rb1 62. Kc6 Rc1+
63. Kb7 Rc4 64. b6 Kg6 65. Rh8 Kg5 66. Ka6 Rb4 67. b7 Kg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess Classics Final"]
[Site "Frankfurt"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2690"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1996.??.??"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. O-O Qe7 11. Bb3 e4 12. Ng5 Bxh2+ 13. Kxh2 Ng4+ 14. Kg1 Qxg5
15. Qxe4 Ndf6 16. Qf4 Qh4 17. f3 g5 18. Be1 Qh6 19. Qd6 Nxe3 20. Ne4 Be6 21.
Bxe6 Nxe4 22. Bxf7+ Kg7 23. Qe5+ Kxf7 24. fxe4+ Nxf1 25. Bb4 Qh2+ 26. Qxh2 Nxh2
27. Bxf8 Rxf8 28. Kxh2 Ke6 29. Re1 Rf2 30. Kg3 Rxb2 31. Rh1 Rb4 32. Rh6+ Kf7
33. Rxh7+ Ke6 34. Rh6+ Kf7 35. Rd6 Ke7 36. e5 Ra4 37. Kg4 c5 38. Kxg5 Rxd4 39.
Rxd4 cxd4 40. Kf4 Ke6 41. Ke4 d3 42. Kxd3 Kxe5 43. Kc4 Kf4 44. Kc5 Kg3 45. Kd6
Kxg2 46. Kc7 b5 47. Kb7 b4 48. Kxa7 Kf3 49. Kb6 Ke4 50. Kc5 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2019"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.08.01"]
[Round "16.5"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1291"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.07"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 d6 3. f4 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. O-O e6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nb5
Na5 9. Bd3 e5 10. b4 Nc6 11. Bc4 Nf6 12. c3 a6 13. Ng5 axb5 14. Bxf7+ Ke7 15.
cxd4 Nxd4 16. Be3 Rf8 17. Bxd4 exd4 18. Qxd4 Rxf7 19. e5 Kf8 20. Rad1 Rc7 21.
f5 gxf5 22. Qh4 Kg8 23. Rxd6 Qe7 24. exf6 Bxf6 25. Re1 Bxg5 26. Rxe7 Rc1+ 27.
Re1 Bxh4 28. Rxc1 Be7 29. Rd5 Kf7 30. Rxb5 Be6 31. Rxb7 Bxa2 32. Ra1 Bd5 33.
Rxa8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2775"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[PlyCount "182"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 d6 10. Bd2 b4 11. c3 Rb8 12. cxb4 Bc8 13. b5 axb5 14. axb5 Rxb5 15.
Ra8 Rb8 16. Rxb8 Nxb8 17. d4 exd4 18. Nxd4 c5 19. Nf3 Nc6 20. Bc3 Be6 21. Nbd2
d5 22. Ng5 Bg4 23. Qc2 c4 24. Nxc4 dxc4 25. Bxc4 Nd7 26. Nxf7 Rxf7 27. Bxf7+
Kxf7 28. Bxg7 Kxg7 29. Qxc6 Ne5 30. Qc3 Bf6 31. Qg3 h5 32. h3 h4 33. Qe3 Be6
34. b4 Qd3 35. Kh2 Be7 36. f4 Qxe3 37. Rxe3 Nc4 38. Re2 Bxb4 39. g3 Nd2 40.
gxh4 Bc4 41. Rg2+ Kh6 42. Kg3 Bf1 43. Rh2 Bd3 44. Kg4 Nxe4 45. Kf5 Bd6 46. Rg2
Kh5 47. Rg8 Ng5+ 48. Kf6 Nh7+ 49. Kg7 Bxf4 50. Ra8 Be5+ 51. Kf7 Kxh4 52. Ra4+
Kh5 53. h4 Bb2 54. Rf4 Bc3 55. Ke6 Be1 56. Rf3 Bg6 57. Rf1 Bb4 58. Rf4 Nf8+ 59.
Kd5 Be7 60. Rf1 Bc2 61. Rg1 Bb3+ 62. Ke4 Ng6 63. Kf5 Bd8 64. Ke4 Be6 65. Rd1
Be7 66. Ra1 Bc8 67. Ra5+ Kxh4 68. Ra1 Kg5 69. Rg1+ Bg4 70. Rg2 Bc5 71. Rg3 Nf4
72. Ke5 Bf2 73. Ra3 Bh3 74. Ra5 Bg2 75. Ra3 Ne2 76. Ra5 Bg3+ 77. Ke6+ Kg6 78.
Ra6 Nd4+ 79. Ke7+ Kg7 80. Ra1 Bh3 81. Rh1 Bg4 82. Rg1 Ne2 83. Rf1 Bf4 84. Rd1
Nc3 85. Rd3 Ne4 86. Kd8 Nc5 87. Rd5 Ne4 88. Rd3 Ng5 89. Ke7 Nf7 90. Rd4 Bg5+
91. Ke8 Ne5 0-1

[Event "Moscow FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.05.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2762"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1280"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
Nxd4 9. Bxf7+ Rxf7 10. Nxe5 Rf8 11. Qxd4 Bb7 12. Nc3 c5 13. Qd1 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5
15. exd5 Bd6 16. c4 bxc3 17. bxc3 a5 18. Nf3 Qf6 19. Bg5 Qg6 20. Be7 Bxe7 21.
Rxe7 Qd6 22. Qe2 Bxd5 23. Rd1 Rab8 24. Ne1 Qc6 25. Qe5 Bf7 26. Rdxd7 Rfe8 27.
Qf4 Qf6 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Qd2 Qe6 30. Rd8 h6 31. Rxe8+ Qxe8 32. a3 Qa4 33. Qc1
Bg6 34. Nf3 Qb3 35. Ne5 Bc2 36. Ng4 a4 37. h3 Bf5 38. Ne5 Kh7 39. Kh2 Qa2 40.
Kg1 Kg8 41. Qf4 Qxa3 42. Qxf5 Qxc3 43. Nc6 Kh8 44. Qf7 Qb3 45. Qe8+ Kh7 46.
Qe4+ Kh8 47. Na5 Qd1+ 48. Kh2 Qd6+ 49. f4 a3 50. Qa4 c4 51. Qxc4 Qd2 52. Nb3
Qe3 53. Nc1 h5 54. h4 Qe7 55. Qc8+ Kh7 56. Qf5+ g6 57. Qh3 Qf7 58. f5 Qc7+ 59.
Qg3 Qxc1 60. Qxg6+ Kh8 61. Qxh5+ Kg7 62. Qg6+ Kf8 63. Qf6+ Ke8 64. Qe6+ Kf8 65.
Qd6+ Kf7 66. Qe6+ Kf8 67. Qf6+ Kg8 68. Qe5 Kf7 69. f6 Qc4 70. Qe7+ Kg6 71. Qg7+
Kf5 72. Qg5+ 1-0

[Event "Clutch Chess Showdown Int"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.07"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "164"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1335"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 c5 10. Rd1 a6 11. Bd3 Qc7 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. e4 b6 14. Bc4 Ng4 15.
h3 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Bxe5 17. Be3 Bb7 18. f3 Rac8 19. Rac1 b5 20. Bb3 Qe7 21. Nd5
exd5 22. Bxc5 Bd6 23. Bxd6 Qxd6 24. Qd2 Qb6+ 25. Qf2 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Rxc1 27.
Rxc1 dxe4 28. Rc7 Ba8 29. Ra7 g6 30. Bxf7+ Rxf7 31. Rxa8+ Kg7 32. Rxa6 exf3 33.
g4 Rd7 34. b4 h5 35. gxh5 gxh5 36. Ra5 Kg6 37. Kxf3 Rd2 38. h4 Rh2 39. Kg3 Rd2
40. Rxb5 Rxa2 41. Rg5+ Kh6 42. Rf5 Ra8 43. Rf6+ Kg7 44. Rf3 Rb8 45. Rb3 Rb5 46.
Kf4 Kf6 47. Ke4 Ke6 48. Kd4 Kd6 49. Kc4 Rf5 50. Rd3+ Kc6 51. Rd4 Kb6 52. Rd6+
Kc7 53. Rd5 Rf4+ 54. Rd4 Rf5 55. b5 Kb6 56. Rd6+ Kb7 57. Rh6 Rf4+ 58. Kc5 Rxh4
59. Rh7+ Kc8 60. Kb6 Rh3 61. Rc7+ Kb8 62. Rh7 Kc8 63. Rc7+ Kb8 64. Rf7 Kc8 65.
Rf8+ Kd7 66. Kb7 h4 67. b6 Rb3 68. Ka7 Ra3+ 69. Kb8 h3 70. b7 h2 71. Rf7+ Ke6
72. Rh7 Ra2 73. Rh5 Rc2 74. Rh3 Ke7 75. Re3+ Kf6 76. Re1 Kg5 77. Rb1 Kg4 78.
Ka7 Rc7 79. Rh1 Kg3 80. Ka8 Rxb7 81. Kxb7 Kg2 82. Rxh2+ Kxh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday 26th Oct"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.10.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Le Goff, R."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2288"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2021.10.26"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. Re1 d6 7. a4 a5 8. Nc3
h6 9. h3 Re8 10. Be3 Bf8 11. d4 exd4 12. Nxd4 Ne5 13. Bb3 c6 14. f4 Ng6 15. Qd3
Bd7 16. e5 dxe5 17. Qxg6 exd4 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Bxd4 Rxe1+ 20. Rxe1 Bf5 21.
Qxf5 Qxd4+ 22. Kh1 Bd6 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 Qd1+ 25. Kh2 Rf8 26. h4 Qxc2 27.
b3 Qf2 28. Kh3 Bb4 29. Re8 Rxe8 30. Bxe8 Qe3+ 31. g3 Qxe8 32. h5 Be7 33. Kg2
Qf8 34. Qxa5 Bf6 35. Qc7 Qe7 36. Qc8+ Kh7 37. Qf5+ Kg8 38. Qc8+ Kf7 39. Qf5 Qd6
40. Qg6+ Kf8 41. Qf5 Qd2+ 42. Kh3 Qd6 43. Qc8+ Qd8 44. Qxb7 Qd5 45. Qc8+ Kf7
46. Qc7+ Kg8 47. Qc8+ Bd8 48. b4 Qh1+ 49. Kg4 Qd1+ 50. Kh3 Qxh5+ 51. Kg2 Qe2+
52. Kh3 Qf1+ 53. Kh2 Qe2+ 54. Kh3 Qh5+ 55. Kg2 Qe8 56. a5 Qe2+ 57. Kh3 Qf1+ 58.
Kh2 Qe2+ 59. Kh3 Qf1+ 60. Kh2 Qe2+ 61. Kh3 1/2-1/2

[Event "6th Sinquefield Cup 2018"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2018.08.27"]
[Round "9.5"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D86"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[PlyCount "238"]
[EventDate "2018.08.18"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1243"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.03"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Bd7 12. Rb1 Qc7 13. h4 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nxd4
15. Bxf7+ Rxf7 16. Nxd4 Rd8 17. Qb3 Qg3 18. Ne2 Qxh4 19. Bf2 Qf6 20. Rfd1 b6
21. Qa3 e6 22. Rd2 Be8 23. e5 Qf5 24. Rxd8 Qxb1+ 25. Kh2 Rf8 26. Ng3 Bxe5 27.
Qxa7 Qb4 28. Kg1 Qb1+ 29. Kh2 Qb4 30. Kg1 Bf6 31. Rd1 Ba4 32. Rf1 Bc6 33. Qxb6
Qxb6 34. Bxb6 Ra8 35. Rf2 Bd5 36. Ne4 Be5 37. Re2 Bxa2 38. Ng5 Bd6 39. Kf2 Bc4
40. Rd2 Be7 41. Be3 Bd5 42. Rc2 h6 43. Ne4 Bxe4 44. fxe4 h5 45. Rc7 Bf6 46. Rc6
Ra2+ 47. Kf3 Ra3 48. Ke2 Kf7 49. Rc7+ Ke8 50. Rh7 Rb3 51. Ra7 Rb2+ 52. Kf3 g5
53. e5 g4+ 54. Ke4 Rb4+ 55. Kd3 Bd8 56. Ra8 Kd7 57. g3 Bc7 58. Bd4 Kc6 59. Bc3
Rb8 60. Ra6+ Rb6 61. Ra8 Rb5 62. Ke4 Rb3 63. Bd4 Bb8 64. Ra6+ Kd7 65. Ra8 Rb1
66. Bf2 Rb4+ 67. Bd4 Bc7 68. Kd3 Rb8 69. Ra7 Rb5 70. Kc4 Ra5 71. Rb7 Kc6 72.
Rb3 Bxe5 73. Rb6+ Kd7 74. Bxe5 Rxe5 75. Kd4 Ra5 76. Ke4 Ke7 77. Rb8 Ra3 78. Rh8
Rxg3 79. Rxh5 Ra3 80. Kf4 Ra4+ 81. Kg3 Kd6 82. Rh8 Kd5 83. Rd8+ Ke5 84. Rb8 Rd4
85. Ra8 Re4 86. Ra5+ Kf6 87. Ra8 e5 88. Rf8+ Ke6 89. Re8+ Kd5 90. Rd8+ Kc4 91.
Ra8 Kd5 92. Rd8+ Kc5 93. Rc8+ Kd4 94. Ra8 Rf4 95. Re8 Ke4 96. Rg8 Rf3+ 97. Kxg4
Rf1 98. Kh3 Ke3 99. Kg2 Ra1 100. Rg3+ Ke2 101. Rg4 Ke3 102. Rg3+ Kd2 103. Rg4
Re1 104. Ra4 e4 105. Ra2+ Ke3 106. Ra3+ Kf4 107. Kf2 Rb1 108. Ke2 Rb2+ 109. Ke1
Ke5 110. Ra4 Kf5 111. Ra8 Kf4 112. Ra3 Rh2 113. Kf1 Rd2 114. Ke1 Rd3 115. Rxd3
exd3 116. Kd2 Ke4 117. Kd1 Ke3 118. Ke1 d2+ 119. Kd1 Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2018"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2018.08.15"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2766"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1241"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 c5 6. O-O d6 7. h3 b6 8. Nbd2
Bb7 9. c3 Nbd7 10. a4 a6 11. Bd3 cxd4 12. exd4 e5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bxe5 Nxe5
15. Nxe5 Nh5 16. Ndf3 Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Bxg2 18. Bxg6 Nf4 19. Bxf7+ Rxf7 20. Nxf7
Kxf7 21. Qxd8 Rxd8 22. Rfd1 Rg8 23. Kh2 Bxh3 24. Rd4 Rg2+ 25. Kh1 Rxf2 26. Kg1
Rg2+ 27. Kf1 Rxb2+ 28. Ke1 Ng2+ 29. Kd1 Ne3+ 30. Kc1 Rc2+ 31. Kb1 Bf5 32. Ra2
Rxc3+ 33. Kb2 Rc2+ 34. Ka3 Rxa2+ 35. Kxa2 Be6+ 36. Kb1 h5 37. Kc1 Nd5 38. Kd2
Kf6 39. Ke1 Ke5 40. Rc4 Bd7 41. Kf2 a5 42. Kf3 Nb4 43. Rh4 Bg4+ 44. Ke3 Na6 45.
Rh1 Nc5 46. Rb1 Nxa4 47. Rb5+ Kd6 48. Kd4 Kc6 49. Rg5 Nc5 50. Kc4 b5+ 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.21"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Bf4 d5 7. e3 $5 {
A relatively rare contnuation which came into the limelight recently after
having been used by Carlsen at the 2013 Candidates. So might have decided upon
this variation due to the later improvement over a previous game of his
opponent.} ({The main line goes} 7. Ndb5 e5 8. cxd5 exf4 9. dxc6 bxc6 10. Qxd8+
Kxd8 {as for instance in Nakamura,H (2775)-Kramnik,V (2801) Moscow 2012 CBM
149 [Marin,M] (1/2-1/2, 40)}) 7... Bb4 8. Be2 {Both sides will keep the
tension in the centre for a while, but Nxc6 and ...dxc4 are permanent issues.}
(8. Nxc6 bxc6 {only strengthens Black's centre without causing him any major
inconvenient regarding his development.} 9. Qa4 Qb6 10. Bd3 O-O 11. O-O Be7 12.
Qc2 Ba6 $11 {Bruzon Batista,L (2659)-Vidit,S (2651) Baku 2015 (1-0, 39)}) 8...
O-O ({Carlsen's aforementioned game went} 8... dxc4 9. Nxc6 Qxd1+ 10. Rxd1 bxc6
11. Bxc4 Nd5 12. O-O Nxf4 13. exf4 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ke7 {Carlsen,M (2872)-Kramnik,
V (2810) London 2013 (1/2-1/2, 30). White's position looks more active but due
to the king's presence in the centre Black had no trouble reaching a draw.}) 9.
O-O Bxc3 ({After castling} 9... dxc4 {looks a bit more suspicious, since in
the endgame the king would be far from the centre:} 10. Nxc6 bxc6 (10... Qxd1
11. Rfxd1 bxc6 12. Bxc4 Nd5 13. Be5 $16 {is a lot different from the
Candidates' game.}) 11. Qa4 Qb6 12. Bxc4 Nd5 13. Rac1 (13. Be5 $5 $14 {looks
more natural.}) 13... Nxf4 14. exf4 Bb7 $11 {Huzman,A (2580)-Moiseenko,A (2692)
Berlin 2015 (1/2-1/2, 53)}) ({The last move anticipates possible problems in
the centre, which could pop up after} 9... Re8 10. cxd5 $1 Nxd4 (10... Bxc3 11.
dxc6 Bxb2 12. Rb1 Bxd4 13. c7 Qe7 14. exd4 Nd5 15. Qc1 {with a well defended
and annoying pawn on the seventh rank.}) (10... exd5 11. Ncb5 Re7 12. Rc1 $16)
(10... Nxd5 11. Nxd5 $16 Qxd5 $2 12. Bf3 $18) 11. Qxd4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nxd5 13.
Bg3 $14) 10. bxc3 $146 ({Vachier had previously faced} 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. bxc3
Ne4 12. Qc2 Qf6 13. Rac1 e5 14. Bg3 $6 (14. f3 Nc5 15. Bg3 {may be better but
Black would have an active position anyway}) 14... Bf5 $36 {Zhigalko,A (2589)
-Vachier Lagrave,M (2711) Warsaw 2012 (0-1, 69)}) 10... Re8 11. Bg5 {The
bishop was at risk of becoming a passive piece so White spends a couple of
tempi to exchange it for the important f6-knight, thus reducing Black's
control over d5.} h6 12. Bxf6 (12. Bh4 {allows Black to develop strong
counterplay:} g5 13. Bg3 e5 14. cxd5 Qxd5 15. Nb5 Rd8 16. Qxd5 Nxd5 17. Rad1
Be6 18. c4 Nf4 $5 19. exf4 exf4 $11 {Black will retrieve the piece and the
mutual weaknesses will compensate for each other.}) 12... Qxf6 13. cxd5 exd5 {
From the structural point of view, the c3-pawn is almost as weak as the
d5-pawn (the difference is made by the bishops' colour) but White has on his
side a slight advance in development.} 14. Qb3 Rd8 {A necessary loss of time
allowing White to increase his pressure.} 15. Bf3 Na5 $6 {This will lead to an
unpleasant ending. Quite possibly, Black missed something in the line from the
next comment.} (15... Qd6 16. Rfd1 Ne5 {looks safer.} {The combination} 17.
Bxd5 $2 Qxd5 18. Nb5 {does not work on account of} Nf3+ $1 19. Kh1 $2 ({
This is the thematic line, but it loses. Better is} 19. gxf3 {accepting that
he will have to struggle after} Qg5+ 20. Kh1 Be6) 19... Qh5 20. Rxd8+ Kh7 21.
Qc2+ g6 22. gxf3 (22. h3 Bxh3 $19) 22... Qxf3+ 23. Kg1 Bh3 $19) 16. Qb5 $1 {
Attacking the knight and keeping an eye on the d5-pawn.} (16. Qa4 {is less
effective due to} Nc4 $11 {when} 17. Bxd5 $2 {does not work on account of} Nb6
$19) 16... Qb6 ({Vachier might have relied on} 16... b6 17. Bxd5 a6 18. Qa4
Rxd5 $2 19. Qe8+ Kh7 20. Qe4+ Qg6 21. Qxd5 Bb7 {failing to notice that} 22. Qf5
$18 {pins the queen.}) 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Rfb1 {After getting additional
weaknesses Black's position became unpleasant. In the event of complete
exchanges of the weak pawns White would get an ending with 4 pawns versus 3
pawns, which would offer good winning chances if he kept a minor piece in the
process.} Nc4 19. Rb4 (19. Be2 $5 Rd6 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Rb4) (19. a4 $5 $16)
19... Ra3 20. Nb5 Ra5 21. h3 $6 {Wasting a vital tempo in a moment when White
faced no back rank dangers.} (21. a4 $14 {stabilises the queenside in White's
favour since} Bd7 $6 22. Rd1 $16 {wins a pawn on account of} Be6 $2 23. Rxc4
$18) 21... Bd7 22. Bxd5 $2 {Unexpectedly losing a piece.} (22. a4 Nd2 23. Be2
Bxb5 24. Bxb5 Ne4) 22... Ne5 $1 {Quite a curious system of pins and X-Ray
attacks.} (22... Bxb5 $2 23. Bxc4 $16) 23. Re4 (23. c4 Bxb5 $19) 23... Ng6 24.
Bxf7+ {Relatively best.} Kxf7 25. Nd6+ Kg8 26. Nxb7 Bc6 27. Rd4 Rxd4 28. Nxa5
Rd6 29. Nxc6 Rxc6 30. a4 Rxc3 31. a5 bxa5 32. Rxa5 {White has managed to
simplify to an ending which at first sight looks drawish. But the black knight
will show impressive versatility in weakening and attacking the white
structure and So will not display the required accuracy in defence..} Rc1+ 33.
Kh2 Rc2 34. Kg3 Nf8 35. h4 ({Another way of advancing the pawns is} 35. f4 Nd7
36. Kf3 Nb6 (36... Rc3 37. Ra6 Nf6 38. Ra5 {prevents the knight's activation.})
37. e4 Rc3+ 38. Kf2 Nd7 39. e5 Nc5 {and White has no lesser worries than in
the game.}) 35... Nd7 36. Kf3 Kh7 37. Rf5 Nc5 38. g4 Nd3 39. Kg3 g6 40. Rf7+
Kg8 41. Rf6 Kg7 42. g5 $2 {This looks like the decisive mistake. So obviously
relied on the stability of his fortress but probably misjudged the ending
after the more or less forced rook exchange.} ({It was better to keep both
enemy pawns vulnerable on the sixth rank with} 42. Ra6 $1 {for instance} Rxf2 (
{Or} 42... Nxf2 43. Ra7+ Kf8 44. Ra6 {when in order to avoid a repetition
Black would have to give up both his pawns and head for a rook and knight
versus rook ending.}) 43. Ra3 $1 {Forcing the rook to abandon the f-file.} Rd2
44. Ra7+ Kf8 45. Ra8+ Ke7 46. Ra7+ Kd8 47. Ra6 Ne5 48. Re6 $11) 42... h5 43. f3
{White has a wide range of defensive plans, but none of them seems to work.} (
43. f4 {loses quicker than the game continuation:} Ne1 44. f5 Rg2+ 45. Kh3 gxf5
46. Rxf5 Re2 47. Re5 Nd3 48. Re8 (48. Re6 $2 Nf4+ $1) 48... Kf7 {and the rook
does not have favourable squares along the e-file.}) ({One natural question is
how would Black make progress if White keeps his pawns on their actual squares:
} 43. Kg2 Ne5 44. Kg3 Ng4 45. Rf4 Ra2 46. Rf3 Ra4 {Reducing White's mobility
even more.} 47. Kh3 Ne5 48. Rf6 Rg4 49. Ra6 Nf3 50. Ra7+ Kf8 51. Ra8+ Ke7 52.
Ra7+ Kd8 ({Black does not make ay progress after} 52... Ke6 53. Ra6+ Kf5 54.
Ra5+) 53. Ra8+ Kc7 54. Rf8 Ng1+ ({The hurried} 54... Nxh4 {leads to a draw:}
55. f3 Nxf3 56. Rxf3 Rxg5 57. Rf6 Kd7 58. e4 $1 Ke7 59. e5 $11 {The pawn has
reached e5 just in time to help build a fortress.}) 55. Kh2 Kd6 56. f3 Nxf3+ $1
57. Rxf3 Rxh4+ 58. Kg3 Rg4+ 59. Kf2 Rxg5 {Black's king is better centralised
than in the previous line which makes a decisive difference.}) ({With the
h-pawn much safer than on h6, the rook's side attack does not work:} 43. Ra6
Rxf2 44. Ra3 Rd2 45. Ra7+ Kf8 46. Ra8+ Ke7 47. Ra7+ Ke6 48. Ra6+ Kf5 {It is
also important that after g4-g5 this square is available for the king,
practically winning a tempo.} 49. Rf6+ Ke5 50. Rxg6 Nc5 {White has no time to
eliminate Black's last pawn due to the danger of a direct attack:} 51. Rh6 Ne4+
52. Kh3 Re2 53. Rxh5 (53. g6 Rxe3+ 54. Kh2 Nf6 $19) 53... Rxe3+ 54. Kg2 Kf4 $19
) 43... Ne1 44. e4 Rc3 45. Kf2 Nd3+ 46. Kg3 Ne5 47. Kg2 {It may seem that
White has stabilised things, but his rook is kind of trapped:} Rc6 $1 48. Rxc6
(48. f4 {loses the h4-pawn:} Rc2+ 49. Kg3 Rc3+ 50. Kg2 Nf3 $19) 48... Nxc6 49.
f4 Kf7 {This ending offers no saving hope since White will not be able to keep
the compact character of his structure due to zugzwang.} 50. Kf3 ({f4-f5 is a
permanent issue, but it almost never works:} 50. f5 $2 gxf5 51. exf5 Ne7 52. f6
Ng6 53. Kg3 Ke6 $19) 50... Ke6 51. Ke3 Kd6 52. Kd2 (52. f5 gxf5 53. exf5 Ke5
54. f6 Nd4 55. Kd3 Ne6 56. Ke3 Nf4 57. Kf3 Ng6 $19) 52... Kc5 53. Kd3 (53. f5
Ne5 $19) 53... Kb4 54. Kd2 (54. f5 Kc5 (54... Ne5+ $2 55. Kd4 $18) 55. fxg6
Ne5+ 56. Ke3 Nxg6 $19) 54... Kc4 55. Ke3 Kc5 $1 ({Vachier's initial intention
might have been} 55... Ne7 {If so, he must have noticed in time the saving
line:} 56. f5 gxf5 57. g6 $3 {Clearing the g5-square for the king in order to
eliminate the last black pawn.} (57. exf5 Nxf5+ 58. Kf4 Nxh4 59. Ke5 Kd3 $19)
57... fxe4 58. Kxe4 Nxg6 59. Kf5 $11) 56. Kd3 Nd8 {Not the only way of
improving the knight's placement.} 57. Ke3 Nf7 58. Kd3 (58. f5 Ne5 59. Kf4 Kd4
$19) 58... Nd6 59. Ke3 Kc4 60. f5 Ne8 $1 {Preparing to block the g-pawns.} (
60... gxf5 $2 61. g6 $11) 61. fxg6 (61. f6 Nc7 62. Kf4 Kd4 $19) 61... Ng7 62.
e5 (62. Kf4 Kd4 $19) 62... Kd5 63. Kf4 Kd4 64. e6 $5 Kd5 (64... Nxe6+ $2 65.
Kf5 $18 {As we can see, there are several moments when the line between
winning and losing is very thin.}) 65. e7 Ke6 66. Ke4 Kxe7 67. Ke5 Ke8 {
The most elegant way.} ({But} 67... Kf8 {also wins:} 68. Kf6 {This looks like
a zugzwang, but the knight is too mobile to allow that:} Ne8+ 69. Ke6 Nc7+ 70.
Kd6 Nb5+ 71. Kc5 (71. Ke5 Kg7 72. Kf5 Nd4+ 73. Ke4 Nc6 74. Kf5 Ne7+) 71... Na3)
68. Kd5 (68. Kf6 Kf8 69. Ke5 Ke7 {with a decisive opposition.}) 68... Kd7 (
68... Kd7 69. Ke5 Ke7 {is the same as above.}) 0-1

[Event "ITA-chT 46th"]
[Site "Condino"]
[Date "2014.05.04"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Codenotti, Marco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2362"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2014.04.30"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Padova Obiettivo"]
[BlackTeam "Torino"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 Nf6 5. c4 Nc6 6. Qe3 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O
O-O 9. h3 Be6 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. b3 Qb6 12. Qd2 Qa5 13. Bb2 a6 14. Rfd1 Rab8 15.
a3 Nde5 16. b4 Nxf3+ 17. Bxf3 Qb6 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. Bxg7 Kxg7 20. exd5 Ne5 21.
Be2 Rbc8 22. Rac1 Kg8 23. Rc2 Qa7 24. Rdc1 b6 25. Qe3 Rfe8 26. f4 Nd7 27. Bg4
Rb8 28. Kh2 Nf6 29. Bf3 a5 30. Qd4 Nd7 31. Re1 axb4 32. axb4 Qa4 33. Qc3 Nf6
34. g4 Ra8 35. g5 Nd7 36. Kg3 Qa3 37. Qd2 Qb3 38. Re3 Qb1 39. Rc1 Qa2 40. Qc3
Qa7 41. h4 Rac8 42. Qd4 Nf8 43. Bg4 Rcd8 44. Rce1 Qc7 45. h5 gxh5 46. Bxh5 e5
47. fxe5 dxe5 48. Rxe5 Rxe5 49. Qxe5 Qxc4 50. Qe7 Qxd5 51. Bxf7+ Qxf7 52. Qxd8
Qb3+ 53. Kf2 Qc2+ 54. Re2 Qc4 55. Qd6 Qh4+ 56. Ke3 Qxg5+ 57. Kd3 Qb5+ 58. Kd2
Qg5+ 59. Kc2 Qf5+ 60. Kb2 Qf3 61. Rc2 Qe4 62. Qxb6 Qe5+ 63. Rc3 Qe2+ 64. Ka3
Qe1 65. Qd4 Qa1+ 66. Kb3 Qb1+ 67. Ka4 Qa2+ 68. Kb5 Qe2+ 69. Qc4+ 1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.07.31"]
[Round "3.8"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2021.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1395"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nxe4 8.
Bxb4 Nxb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ d5 11. Ne5+ Ke6 12. Qxb4 Qf8 13. Qxf8 Rxf8 14.
f3 Nd6 15. Nc3 Nf5 16. Rd1 c6 17. Kf2 Kd6 18. Rhe1 g5 19. g4 Nh4 20. Kg3 b6 21.
Ne2 Ba6 22. Ng1 Rf6 23. f4 h6 24. Nh3 Rg8 25. b4 Bb5 26. Rd2 a5 27. bxa5 bxa5
28. Rf2 a4 29. fxg5 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 hxg5 31. Nxg5 Bc4 32. a3 Ng6 33. Ngf7+ Kc7
34. Nxg6 Rxg6 35. g5 c5 36. dxc5 Rg8 37. h4 d4 38. Ne5 Bd5 39. Kg3 Rb8 40. Rd1
Rb3+ 41. Rd3 Be4 42. Rxb3 axb3 43. Nc4 Bd3 44. Nb2 Bc2 45. h5 Kc6 46. g6 Kxc5
47. Kf4 Kd6 48. Kg5 Ke7 49. h6 Kf8 50. Kf6 Kg8 51. h7+ Kh8 52. g7+ 1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters KO"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.07"]
[Round "3.11"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2021.08.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1396"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.13"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.13"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. Bc2 Re8 11. Re1 h6 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Nf1 b4 14. Ng3 bxc3 15.
bxc3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Bd2 Rb8 18. a5 Nf6 19. Ba4 Bd6 20. h3 Na7 21. Bc2 Nb5
22. Qc1 Bc6 23. Nh4 Bf8 24. Nhf5 Qd5 25. Ne3 Qc5 26. Ra4 Nd6 27. d4 Qa7 28. Ra1
Qa8 29. f3 exd4 30. cxd4 Nb5 31. Nef5 Bd7 32. Re5 Qa7 33. Be3 c5 34. Nxh6+ gxh6
35. Bxh6 Rxe5 36. dxe5 c4+ 37. Kh2 Nh7 38. Bxf8 Nxf8 39. Qg5+ Ng6 40. Nh5 Qd4
41. Bxg6 Qxa1 42. Bxf7+ Kxf7 43. Qf6+ 1-0

[Event "Norway Chess 2nd"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2014.06.09"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E21"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2783"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2014.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 161"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 {Thanks to his castled king
Black is able to start real counterplay in the centre.} 6. Rc1 h6 7. Bh4 cxd4 (
7... g5 8. Bg3 Ne4 9. e3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nc6 11. Bd3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Nxg3 13. hxg3
Kg7 14. Qh5 Rh8 15. f4 d5 16. O-O dxc4 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. fxg5 Qe7 19. Rf6 Bd7
20. Rcf1 {1-0 (20) Bacrot,E (2725)-Inkiov,V (2465) Haguenau 2013}) 8. Nxd4 d5 {
Kramnik is right to hurry up with active operations in the centre as with each
move the opponent will be closer to complete development including the king
being brought to safety. The pawn advance to d5 is a relatively rare
continuation as Black has predominantly been testing other ideas.} (8... Nc6 9.
a3 (9. e3 e5 (9... b6 10. Ndb5 (10. Be2 Bb7 11. O-O {1/2 (11) Marin,M (2475)
-Andersson,U (2600) Szirak 1987}) 10... Be7 11. Be2 Ne8 12. Bg3 d6 13. O-O Bb7
14. Bf3 a6 15. Nd4 Qc8 16. Nxc6 Bxc6 17. Nd5 Bd8 18. Nb4 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Ra7 20.
Qc6 Qxc6 21. Nxc6 $14 {1-0 (53) Bacrot,E (2706)-Rau,H (2464) Deizisau 2012}) (
9... Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 g5 11. Bg3 Ne4 12. Ra3 Qe7 13. Bd3 Qb4+ 14. Kf1 Qxb2 15.
Bxe4 Qxa3 16. h4 Nxd4 17. hxg5 Nf5 18. Bxf5 exf5 19. Be5 f6 20. Bd6 Qc3 21.
Rxh6 Rf7 22. Rg6+ $18 {1-0 (28) Sedlak,N (2553)-Perunovic,M (2580) Vrsac 2008})
(9... d6 10. Bd3 Bd7 11. O-O Ne5 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Rxc3 Rc8 14. f4 Nxd3 15. Qxd3
d5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Rfc1 Rxc3 19. Rxc3 Qb6 20. Rb3 Qc7 21. Kf2
$11 {1/2 (36) Barsov,A (2525)-Campora,D (2505) Catalan Bay 2003}) (9... Be7 10.
Be2 d5 11. O-O Bd7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxe7 Ncxe7 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. Bf3 Rc8 16.
Bxd5 exd5 17. Qb3 Bc6 18. Rc3 Qb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Rb3 Ra8 21. a3 $16 {
1-0 (73) Zhang,Z (2649)-Hussein,H (2354) Beijing 2008}) 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Ndb5
Rd8 12. Be2 d6 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Nxc3 Be6 15. Qb3 Rd7 16. Rfd1 Rad8 17. Rd2 Qg6
18. Rcd1 e4 19. Qc2 Bf5 20. Kh1 Ne5 21. Rd5 $11 {1-0 (58) Bacrot,E (2645)
-Socko,B (2551) Rethymnon 2003}) 9... Bxc3+ 10. Rxc3 g5 11. Bg3 Ne4 12. Nb5
Nxc3 13. Nxc3 d5 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Qxd5 Be6 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. e3 Rac8 18. h4
g4 19. Be2 Na5 20. Be5 Nc4 21. Bxc4 Bxc4 $15 {1/2 (54) Anand,V (2784)-Timman,J
(2649) Wijk aan Zee 1999}) (8... b6 9. e3 Bb7 10. Ndb5 $1 Na6 11. Nd6 Bxd6 12.
Qxd6 Rc8 (12... Qc7 13. Nb5 $16) 13. f3 Rc6 14. Qd4 Qe7 15. Be2 (15. Rd1 Rd8
16. Be2 $16) 15... g5 $6 (15... Nc7 16. O-O d5 17. cxd5 exd5 18. Bd3 $16) 16.
Bg3 d5 (16... Nh5 17. Rd1 (17. Bf2 f5 18. h4 $16) 17... Nxg3 18. hxg3 Rd8 19.
Ne4 $16) 17. h4 (17. Be5 Nd7 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Bg3 $16) 17... Nh5 (17... dxc4
$2 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Ne4 Nh7 20. Bd6 $18) 18. Bf2 Ng7 19. hxg5 hxg5 (19... Qxg5
20. cxd5 exd5 21. g4 $16) 20. Qe5 $5 {1-0 (36) Ponomariov,R (2705)-Polgar,J 
(2708) Vitoria Gasteiz 2007} (20. cxd5 exd5 21. Bb5 Rc5 22. a3 $16)) (8... g5
9. Bg3 Ne4 10. Ndb5 f5 11. Bc7 Qe7 12. f3 a6 13. a3 axb5 14. axb4 Na6 15. Be5
d6 16. Bd4 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 bxc4 18. e4 fxe4 19. Bxc4 b5 20. Bb3 Bb7 21. Qd4 Kh7
$11 {1-0 (62) Bauer,C (2640)-Cheparinov,I (2621) Metz 2005}) (8... Be7 9. e3 d6
10. Be2 Nc6 11. O-O a6 12. Bg3 Bd7 13. Nb3 Ne5 14. c5 Qb8 15. f4 Ng6 16. e4 e5
17. fxe5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 dxe5 19. Rxf6 Bxf6 20. Qxd7 $18 {1-0 (33) Gonzalez
Garcia,J (2522)-Hernandez Carmenates,H (2570) Barbera del Valles 2011}) 9. Bxf6
(9. e3 e5 10. Nf3 g5 11. Bg3 d4 12. exd4 exd4 13. Nxd4 (13. Qxd4 Re8+ 14. Be2
Qe7 15. O-O Nc6 16. Qe3 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qxe3 18. fxe3 Rxe3 19. Nd4 $11) 13... Qb6
14. Ndb5 Bg4 15. Be2 Bxe2 16. Kxe2 Qe6+ 17. Kf1 Qxc4+ 18. Qe2 Qxe2+ 19. Kxe2
Re8+ 20. Kd3 Nc6 $11 {1/2 (56) Wojtaszek,R (2701)-Tkachiev,V (2632) Legnica
2013}) (9. cxd5 g5 (9... exd5 10. e3 Nc6 11. Be2 Re8 12. O-O g5 13. Bg3 Bxc3
14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Rxc3 Bd7 16. f3 Re6 17. Qd2 Qe7 18. Rfc1 Nh5 19. Bf2 Nf4 20.
Ba6 Ng6 21. Bb7 Rd8 22. Qd4 $16 {1/2 (41) Byrne,R-Wexler,B Leipzig 1960}) 10.
Bg3 Qxd5 11. a3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Rd8 13. Nb5 Na6 14. f3 Bd7 15. e4 Qc5 16. Qd4
Bxb5 17. Qxc5 Nxc5 18. Bxb5 a6 19. Be2 Nh5 20. Bf2 Rac8 21. Rc2 Nd3+ 22. Kf1
Nhf4 $11 {1/2 (37) Ipatov,A (2569)-Smirnov,P (2618) Moscow 2013}) 9... Qxf6 10.
cxd5 Rd8 {The former world champion is working hard on chess and often his
analyses are surprisingly deep. Black could have tried the simple recapturing
with pawn with a fair position.} (10... exd5 11. e3 Nc6 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. Rxc3
Qg6 $11) 11. e3 (11. e4 $2 exd5 $19) 11... Rxd5 (11... exd5 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13.
Rxc3 Nc6 $11) 12. Qb3 Rxd4 $6 {The game was very important for both players
who have not been on friendly terms ever since their world championship match.
Kramnik tries to punish Topalov with active play over the board. Unfortunately
the exchange sacrifice is not forced and most likely also not the strongest
line.} (12... Qe7 13. Bd3 Rd8 14. O-O Nc6 $11) 13. exd4 Nc6 14. Bb5 $1 Qf4 {
Black gets cold feet at the moment when he could shock his adversary with the
sacrifice of the rook with 14...Nxd4!? The whole system is very spirited, but
Black has no reason to believe that he can gain an opening advantage.} (14...
Qxd4 15. Bxc6 bxc6 16. O-O $14) (14... Nxd4 $5 15. Qxb4 Qf4 16. Kd1 (16. Qe7
Qxc1+ 17. Nd1 Nc2+ 18. Ke2 Nd4+ 19. Ke1 e5 $19) 16... e5 17. Ne2 (17. Rf1 Bg4+
18. f3 Rd8 19. Qe7 Nc6+ 20. Qxd8+ Nxd8 21. fxg4 Qxg4+ 22. Kc2 $14) 17... Nxe2
18. Qxf4 Nxf4 19. Re1 Bf5 20. Rc5 $14) 15. O-O Nxd4 16. Qd1 (16. Qc4 $5 Bd6 (
16... a6 17. Rfd1 e5 18. Nd5 Qg4 19. Qxb4 axb5 20. Kh1 $14) 17. g3 Qg4 18. Rfd1
e5 19. Qd5 Be7 20. Rd3 $14) 16... Bxc3 $6 {Even in the battle of two former
world champions the positional rules are still more than valid. Kramnik is
diminishing his chances by the exchange of his dark-squared bishop for the
knight at the moment when a simple retreat would have offered near equality.} (
16... Ba5 17. Bd3 e5 $11) 17. Rxc3 e5 (17... Nxb5 $2 18. Qd8+ Kh7 19. Rxc8 $16)
(17... Qd6 18. Bc4 e5 19. Qh5 Be6 20. Bxe6 Qxe6 21. Rc7 $14) 18. Bc4 (18. Qc1
$5 Be6 19. Bd3 $14) 18... Bd7 19. Qc1 Qf6 (19... Qxc1 20. Rfxc1 Bc6 21. f3 $14)
20. Qe3 Bc6 21. Bd3 {White is very disciplined and he is working hard on
stabilising his position in the centre. Black's chances for active counterplay
will be honed down to a minimum.} Re8 (21... Qd6 22. Be4 Bxe4 23. Qxe4 Rd8 24.
Re3 Nc6 25. f4 exf4 26. Qxf4 $14) 22. Be4 Bb5 (22... Qd6 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. Rc4
Rb8 25. b3 Rd8 26. Re1 $14) 23. Re1 Qa6 $2 {Kramnik did not play this spirited
opening with the hope of defending passively. His striving for active play is
perfectly understandable, but White will benefit more from the conflict.} (
23... Qe7 24. b3 $14) 24. Rc7 $1 Qxa2 (24... Bc6 25. Bxc6 bxc6 26. Qa3 $1 $16)
25. Rxb7 a6 (25... Qxb2 26. Rb1 Qe2 27. R7xb5 Qxe3 28. fxe3 Nxb5 29. Rxb5 $18)
26. b3 Rd8 $6 {The nerves are ticking and Black is not willing to admit that
only passive defence can offer some chances of survival.} (26... Rf8 27. Bb1
Qb2 28. h3 Ne2+ 29. Kh2 Nf4 30. Rc7 Nd5 31. Qe4 Nf6 32. Qf5 $16) 27. Bd5 $1
Ne2+ (27... Rxd5 28. Rb8+ Kh7 29. Qe4+ f5 30. Qxd5 $18) 28. Kh1 (28. Rxe2 $2
Qxe2 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Qxe2 Bxe2 31. h4 $14) 28... Nf4 (28... Qc2 29. Bxf7+ Kh8
30. Bc4 Qd1 (30... Bxc4 31. Qxe5 Qc3 32. Qxc3 Nxc3 33. bxc4 $18) 31. Qxe2 Qxe2
32. Bxe2 Bxe2 33. h3 $18) 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Qb6 $6 {Topalov is not immune to
trepidations of his own. In the heat of the fight he chooses exactly the wrong
method of bringing his queen closer to the black king.} (30. Rb6 $1 Qd2 31. Rb8
Qd6 32. Rxd8+ Qxd8 33. Qxe5 Nd3 34. Qe7 $18) (30. Qxe5 Qxf2 31. Bd5 $1 Nh5 32.
Bf3 Nf6 33. Rf7 $18) 30... Qd2 31. Rg1 Kh7 $6 {A nervous move, ignoring the
golden chance to complicate matters with a spectacular hidden resource. In the
battle of two computers we would have seen 31..Nh3!!, but instead we are
witnessing the merciless duel of two ex-world champions.} (31... Nh3 $3 32.
gxh3 Be2 33. Qc6 Qd3 34. Bd5 Qxd5+ 35. Qxd5 Rxd5 36. Rc1 $16) (31... Qd4 32. h3
$18) 32. h3 Rd6 (32... Qd4 33. Bc4 $18) 33. Qc7 Bd7 (33... Rd7 34. Qb8 Rd8 35.
Qxe5 Qxf2 36. Bg6+ $18) 34. Qb8 {Exactly this picture was the defender's worst
nightmares. Black is unable to defend the 8th rank so he chooses to play
va-banque.} h5 $8 35. Qg8+ Kh6 36. Qh8+ Kg5 37. Qxg7+ Kf5 38. Bxh5 {Time
trouble is lurking around the corner and White probably had no time to choose
the best winning line. Fortunately for the aggressor his position is
completely winning in most sensible lines.} (38. f3 Nd3 39. Rxd7 Rxd7 40. Qg6+
Kf4 41. g3+ Kxf3 42. Qf5+ Ke3 43. Qg5+ Nf4 44. Qxe5+ $18) (38. Bg8 $1 Ng6 39.
Bh7 Be8 40. Re7 Re6 41. Rxe8 $18) 38... Nxh5 39. Qg4+ Kf6 40. Qxh5 Qxf2 41.
Qh6+ {Even after the time control Topalov is not ready to play the best moves,
he just wants to grab his deserved point and run...} (41. Rb8 $1 Ke6 42. Qg4+
Ke7 43. Qg7+ Ke6 44. Rf8 $18) 41... Ke7 42. Qg7+ Ke6 43. Qg4+ Ke7 44. Rd1 {
Material and positional superiority is rendering any resistance by Black
pointless.} (44. Rd1 Rxd1+ 45. Qxd1 Qf5 46. h4 Ke8 47. Kg1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 4th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2009.11.17"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2009.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "42"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. Nbd2 d5 5. e3 O-O 6. c3 b6 7. a4 Bb7 8. Be2
Nbd7 9. O-O a5 10. h3 h6 11. Bf4 Ne4 12. Bh2 c5 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Nd2 e5 15.
Nc4 cxd4 16. exd4 exd4 17. cxd4 Nf6 18. Be5 Ba6 19. Nd6 Ne8 20. Nxe4 Bxe5 21.
Bxa6 Qxd4 22. Qxd4 Bxd4 23. Bc4 Rc8 24. Rac1 Nf6 25. Bxf7+ Kg7 26. Nxf6 Kxf6
27. Bb3 Bxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sinquefield Cup 2nd"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.08.27"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2772"]
[BlackElo "2801"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2014.08.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "23"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Caruana had a dream tournament at the Sinquefield Open 2014. He won ahead of
Magnus Carlsen with an astonishing three point margin. After seven rounds
Caruana had a perfect score of 7.0/7. This was the first game of the
tournament and hence, it is interesting to see how it all began.} 1. Nf3 Nf6 2.
c4 c5 {White can play quietly with g3, Bg2 or he can play the Maroczy
structure with d4. Against whatever White chooses, Black has a good number of
ways to play as well. Hence, the Symmetrical English is one of the richest
openings in chess literature.} 3. Nc3 Nc6 ({Just to give you a glimpse of how
many varied setups are possible, let's consider the move ...d5.} 3... d5 4.
cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 (5. g3 Nc6 {transposes to the game.}) 5... Nb4 (5... Nxc3 6.
dxc3 (6. bxc3 g6 7. d4 Bg7 {And believe it or not, we have transposed to the
Grünfeld Defence.}) 6... Qxd1+ 7. Kxd1 $14 {is a comfortable endgame for White
in which he scores well.}) 6. Bc4 Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ 8. Kf1 Ne6 $13 {And out of
the eight opening moves, the black N has made five. But that's how modern
openings work.}) 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 (6. e4 $2 {is no longer any good
as after} Ndb4 $1 $17 {Black is just better.}) (6. d4 {is very strongly met
with} Qa5 $1) 6... Nc7 {In order to set up the Maroczy Bind with ...e5.} (6...
g6 {is another way to play} 7. O-O Bg7 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. d3 O-O {The latest
trend now is to sacrifice the b2-pawn with} 10. Be3 $5 {The game Karpov-Ribli,
Amsterdam, 1980, is one of the classics in this line.}) (6... e5 $2 7. Nxe5 $1
$16) 7. O-O e5 {In the Maroczy Bind structure which is defined by the pawns on
e5 and c5, Black has more space. But White is ahead in development and will
try to break Black's hold on the position with either b4 or f4. In the
meanwhile Black will try to finish his development.} 8. a3 {This move has
become quite popular after Mihail Marin recommended it in his book on the
English Opening. The idea is to pressurise the centre with the intention of
playing b4.} (8. d3 {is the normal way to play this system.} Be7 9. Nd2 {
Now there are two schools of thought here. One is that of the players who do
not mind ruining their structure by allowing Bxc6 and other is for thos who
prevent it by going Bd7. I prefer the former.} (9. Be3 {followed by Rc1 is the
other plan.} O-O 10. Rc1 f5 $5 {A relatively untested idea. But I think Black
is doing fine here.} 11. Na4 b6 12. b4 Nxb4 13. Nxe5 Nbd5 14. Bd2 (14. Nc6 Qd6
15. Nxe7+ Qxe7 $11) 14... Bf6 $11) 9... Bd7 $6 {this is a little timid and
unnecessary.} (9... O-O 10. Nc4 f6 11. f4 (11. Bxc6 bxc6 {I cannot believe
that White has an advantage here but it does lead to an imbalanced game,})
11... exf4 12. Bxf4 Kh8 {with an interesting position.}) 10. Nc4 f6 11. f4 b5
12. Ne3 exf4 13. Rxf4 $14 {White's chances have to be preferred here.}) 8...
Rb8 $5 {a very shrewd way to stop White from going b2-b4.} (8... Be7 $6 9. b4
$1 cxb4 10. axb4 Bxb4 $2 11. Nxe5 $1 Nxe5 12. Qa4+ Nc6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Qxb4
$18 {shows White's idea perfectly.}) 9. d3 {Topalov changes his plans and goes
for normal play.} (9. b4 $2 cxb4 10. axb4 Bxb4 11. Nxe5 Nxe5 12. Qa4+ Nc6 13.
Bxc6+ bxc6 {And you notice how the subtle move Ra8-b8 changes everything!}) (9.
Rb1 {is Marin's recommendation.} f6 {defending against b4.} 10. d3 (10. e3 $6
Bf5 $1) 10... Be7 11. Be3 Be6 $1 {A move which Marin does not cover.} (11...
O-O $6 {allows White to play b4.} 12. b4 $1 cxb4 13. axb4 $36) 12. Nd2 (12. b4
cxb4 13. axb4 Bxb4 $15 {There are no tactics for White here.}) 12... Qd7 {
Black is already very comfortable. In a top level game between Ding and
Nepomniachtchi, White played} 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 O-O (14... Bxb4 $2 15. Bxc6
bxc6 16. Bxa7 $14) 15. b5 Nd4 $15 {Black is already pushing for an advantage.})
9... Be7 10. Be3 (10. Nd2 {As we already know, the knight is going to c4 and
then White will go f4.} O-O 11. Nc4 Be6 $1 {The key difference because of the
inclusion of a3 and Rb8.} (11... f6 $6 12. f4 (12. Bxc6 bxc6 {is one of the
ideas in this opening. But here the inclusion of the moves a3 and Rb8 seems to
favour Black as his rook is on the open file.}) 12... exf4 13. Bxf4 $14 {
and this pin can be quite irritating.}) 12. Bxc6 Bxc4 {b7 is no longer hanging.
} (12... bxc6 13. Nxe5 $14) 13. Bxb7 Bxd3 14. Bg2 Bg6 $11) 10... O-O 11. Rc1
Bd7 (11... b6 $6 {with the idea of ...Bb7 is met with} 12. b4 $1 cxb4 13. axb4
Bxb4 14. Qa4 Bb7 (14... b5 15. Nxb5 Rxb5 16. Rxc6 $14) 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Qxb4
Bxg2 17. Kxg2 $14) (11... Be6 $5 {was an interesting way to continue.} 12. Ne4
b6 13. b4 (13. Nfg5 Bg4 14. h3 Bd7 {Black is fine.}) 13... f5 14. Neg5 Bd5 15.
bxc5 h6 16. Nh3 Ne6 17. cxb6 axb6 $44) 12. Nd2 (12. Ne4 {Only a month
previously Nisipeanu had played this. And this looks like a much more coherent
way to play.} b6 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 Nb5 $1 {As played by Gabor Nagy is the
best.} (14... Bxb4 $6 {This can be a good point to stop and think - why did
White sacrifice his b4 pawn?} 15. d4 $1 {Precisely so! A superb central break
which leaves Black in trouble.} exd4 (15... Nd5 16. Bg5 f6 17. dxe5 $18) 16.
Nxd4 Ne7 (16... Nxd4 17. Qxd4 $16) 17. Nc2 Ba5 18. Bf4 $16) 15. Rc4 {And now
instead of Rc8 as in the game, f6 is strong with a fine position for Black.} f6
$11) 12... Nd4 $1 $11 {Black has finished his development without any major
catastrophe happening. Caruana's opening play has been successful.} 13. Nc4 f6
14. f4 {The only way to create counterplay in this position.} exf4 (14... b5
15. Na5 {with the knight looking towards squares like b7 and c6, White has
some pressure.}) 15. Bxf4 Nde6 (15... b5 16. Na5 $14) 16. Bd2 (16. Bd6 Bxd6 17.
Nxd6 Bc6 18. Bxc6 Qxd6 19. Bg2 f5 $11) 16... b6 {Caruana is careful and
consolidates his position. The position is quite complicated and dynamic, but
Black holds the long term trumps. Mainly because he has no weak pawns and has
only two pawn islands as compared to White's three. This explains why, if
White doesn't do anything his position will go downhill pretty soon.} 17. g4 $5
{What is Topalov trying to achieve? The main idea is to put his B on g3 via e1.
On g3 the B will be wonderfully placed and looking at the important dark
squares like d6 and c7. It's an ambitious plan that weakens the white pawn
structure and his king position but that is how Topalov plays.} Be8 {Caruana
too senses that f7 might be the best square for his bishop.} 18. Be1 b5 19. Ne3
(19. Na5 $2 Qd4+ 20. Kh1 Qxg4 $17) 19... Bd6 {Stopping Bg3.} 20. Ncd5 $6 {
As mentioned previously, any exchange is just going to help Black as he has
THE long term advantage of a better pawn structure.} (20. Nf5 {should have
been preferred.} Be5 21. e3 g6 22. Ng3 Qd7 {The position remains complicated
with mutual chances.}) 20... Nxd5 21. Bxd5 Bf7 {Black consolidates and White's
g3-g4 is looking very silly now. There are weaknesses all over the board.} 22.
Nf5 Be5 {I wonder what Topalov saw when he decided to go for this position.}
23. Qd2 (23. Bxe6 Bxe6 24. Rxc5 Bxf5 25. gxf5 Bd4+ 26. Bf2 Bxc5 27. Bxc5 Re8 (
27... Rf7 28. e4 Qd7 29. d4 {The central pawns looks a little menacing.}) 28.
Bxa7 Rb7 29. Bc5 Qd5 $15 {White may hold this one but there is no doubt that
Black is better.}) (23. Bc3 g6 24. Bxe5 fxe5 25. Nh6+ Kg7 26. Nxf7 Qxd5 $19)
23... Nd4 $1 {Cool play by Caruana. He keeps exchanging pieces which
accentuates the weaknesses in White's camp.} 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 {The threat of Nb3
forces White to exchange one more pair of minor pieces.} 25. Rd1 Nxf5 26. gxf5
{Let us take stock of what has happened. White's king is shivering. White's
pawns are weak. The bishop which had a dream of going to g3 is lying passively
on e1. Black on the other hand has a safe king, a perfect pawn structure and a
monster on e5. This should be winning for Black.} (26. Rxf5 Qd4+ $19) 26...
Qd4+ 27. Bf2 Qg4+ 28. Kh1 c4 $1 {At first it is difficult to understand what
is the point of this move. But on closer inspection, we can notice that
Caruana is trying to remove the d3-pawn which controls the important e4-square
and at the same time open the b-file for his R standing on b8.} (28... Qxf5 29.
Bxc5 {unnecessarily gives White counterplay.}) (28... Qh5 29. Bg1 {and White
is holding on.}) 29. Qc2 {trying to control the important e4 square after dxc4.
} (29. dxc4 Qe4+ 30. Kg1 bxc4 31. Bd4 Rd7 32. e3 h5 33. Qc3 Qg4+ 34. Kh1 Kh7
$19) 29... Re8 $1 {X-raying the e2-pawn.} 30. dxc4 $2 {Missing Black's idea
but the position is already very difficult and it is hard to suggest a
reasonable alternative for White.} Qh5 $1 {Surprisingly, it is difficult to
defend h2.} 31. h4 (31. Bg1 Bxh2 $1 {This move ends all resistance.} 32. Bxh2
Rxe2 33. Rd8+ Rf8 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 $19) 31... Qg4 32. Qd3 bxc4 33. Qe3 Rfe7 34.
b3 Bb2 $1 {The final accurate move. The B controls the c1-square and next will
follow c3-c2. A perfect game by Caruana who made use of every little mistake
committed by the Bulgarian grandmaster.} 35. Z0 (35. Qf3 Qxf3+ 36. exf3 c3 $19)
0-1

[Event "Victoria Grand Pacific op 6th"]
[Site "Victoria"]
[Date "2012.04.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Han, Yiming"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2012.04.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. Nf3 a6 6. Ng5 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. O-O
Bc5+ 9. Kh1 O-O 10. Nc3 Nf6 11. Nxf7 Rxf7 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Qh5+
1-0

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1998.01.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1998.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Kramnik had an explosive start with 4/4 and Topalov and me were on a "mere" 3/
4.} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {Topalov and
Shirov have been playing this line for some two years now and have been
responsible for it's growth in popularity. They have had many interesting
encounters in this line as well. As with topical lines, the theory develops
rapidly. I beat Shirov in Groningen, but in the 3rd round in Wijk aan Zee,
Piket had shown an improvement over Shirov's play in Groningen, so the ball
was back in White's court. I was attracted to a plan that Topalov used against
Shirov used in Madrid 1997, so I decide to give it a shot.} 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6
9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. h3 {Topalov had a big advantage against Shirov and
subsequently Hracek obliterated Shirov in the Bundesliga. Nevertheless, Shirov
demonstrated an improvement on these games as well (against me in the last
round of Wijk aan Zee), so matters are not clear here theoretically speaking.
Topalov deviated even earlier.} O-O 12. Re1 Re8 $5 {Topalov prefers to leave
the bishop on c8 and pressurize e4.} (12... Bb7 13. Na3 {Topalov's point - in
comparision with a normal Archangelsk, White has a concrete target on b5.} exd4
14. cxd4 Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. Nb1 c5 17. Bg5 h6 18. Bh4 cxd4 $1 {The last word
on this variation - Anand-Shirov Wijk aan Zee (13) 1998. However, it's time to
leave theory and go back to the game!} (18... g5 $2 19. Nxg5 hxg5 20. Bxg5 b3
21. Bxb3 $1 (21. Bd3 c4 {Topalov-Shirov Madrid 1997}) 21... cxd4 22. Ra3 $1 $16
{Hracek-Shirov})) 13. Na3 b4 $1 {The next few moves all look forced.} 14. Nc4 (
14. dxe5 bxa3 $1 (14... dxe5 15. Nc4 $14) 15. exf6 axb2 16. Bxb2 (16. Bxf7+
Kxf7 17. Qd5+ Be6 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. f7+ (19. Nxe6 Qxf6) 19... Kh8 $3 20. Nxe6
bxa1=Q 21. Nxd8 Rexd8 $19) 16... Qxf6 $11) 14... bxc3 15. bxc3 exd4 16. Nxb6 (
16. cxd4 $2 Nxd4 $1 $17) 16... Rxb6 17. cxd4 Nxe4 (17... Rxe4 $2 18. Bxf7+ $1
$16) 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Rxe4 Rxe4 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Nxe4 {Black has simplified
the position and even got bishops of opposite colours. Nevertheless, he still
has to be careful. His pieces are misplaced - the rook on b6 and even the
knight on c6 are vulnerable in some lines. Black's king is slightly exposed,
not only because he only has two pawns in front of him, but because of vague
threats of Ra8 etc.} Bf5 22. Ng5 $1 Ne7 (22... h6 $2 23. Qf3 Ne7 24. Ra8 Rb8 (
24... Bc8 25. Qf7+ Kh8 26. Qxe7 $1) 25. Qb3+ $1 $18) 23. g4 $1 Bg6 (23... Bd7
24. Qf3 $1 $18 (24. Qd3 g6 $16)) 24. Ne6 Qc8 $4 {We thought that 22...Ne7 was
a big mistake, but in fact it is only 24...Qc8 that proves fatal. I found 22...
Qb8 at home trying to stop Ra7, but I am unable to find anything really
convincing against it.} (24... Qb8 $1 {Maybe White is still better, but it
doesn't look too serious.} 25. d5 (25. Qf3 d5) 25... Bf7 $1 {The difference is
that Black has Rb1 is many lines.} (25... c5 26. Bg5 $16) 26. Qd4 (26. Nxg7 $2
Kxg7 27. Qd4+ Kf8 28. Bh6+ (28. Qh8+ Ng8 29. Bh6+ Ke8 30. Re1+ Kd7 $17) 28...
Ke8 29. Re1 Rb1 $1 $17) (26. Bg5 Ng6 27. Nd8 (27. Be3 Rb5) (27. Qd4 Ne5) 27...
Ne5) 26... Bxe6 27. dxe6 Rb1 28. Rxb1 Qxb1 29. Qf4 h6 (29... Qg6 30. Qa4 $14)
30. Qf7+ Kh7 31. Qxe7 Qxc1+ 32. Kg2 {This might just be a draw.}) 25. d5 $1 {
I don't see any defence anymore.} Bf7 (25... c5 26. Ra7 $1 {Topalov} Rb7 27.
Rxb7 Qxb7 28. Qf3 $1 Qc8 (28... Bf7 29. Qxf7+ $1 $18) 29. Qc3 $18) 26. Nxg7 $1
Kxg7 {Both alternatives would have prolonged the game, but Black's king is
much too weak now to really save the game.} (26... Bxd5 27. Nh5 $16) (26...
Nxd5 27. Nf5 $16) 27. Qd4+ Kf8 (27... Kg8 28. Bh6 $18) (27... Kg6 {The most
tricky line.} 28. Qe4+ Kf6 (28... Nf5 29. Ra3 $1 $18) 29. Bh6 $1 {My intention
during the game.} (29. g5+ Kg7 30. Qxe7 Qf5 31. Ra8 $1 Kg6 {I thought during
the game, but later Fritz found a way} 32. Qf8 $1 Qxh3 33. Ra3 {Still, this
isn't the easiest line around.}) 29... Nf5 (29... Bxd5 30. Qxh7 Nf5 31. Re1
Nxh6 32. Qxh6+ Kf7 33. Qh5+ $18) (29... Bg6 30. Qd4+ Kf7 31. Qg7+ Ke8 32. Bg5
Qd8 33. Ra8 $18) 30. gxf5 Qxf5 (30... Qg8+ 31. Kh2 Bxd5 32. Qh4+ Kxf5 33. Qh5+
Kf6 34. Rg1 $18) 31. Qh4+ Kg6 (31... Ke5 32. Rd1 $1 Bxd5 33. Qe7+ $18) 32. Kh2
$18) 28. Bh6+ Ke8 29. Re1 {Kramnik lost to Shirov and now I joined him in the
lead with 4/5.} (29. Re1 Kd7 30. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 31. Qe4+ Be6 $8 (31... Kf6 32.
g5#) (31... Kd7 32. Qf5+ $18) 32. Qxh7+ Bf7 (32... Ke8 33. Qh8+ Ke7 34. Bg5+
Kf7 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Qe7+ Kg8 37. Bh6 Qd7 38. Qf8+ Kh7 39. dxe6 $18) 33. Qe4+
Be6 34. Bg5+ Kf8 35. dxe6 $18) 1-0

[Event "Superbet Classic 2021"]
[Site "Bucharest ROU"]
[Date "2021.06.11"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2021.06.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1388"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.14"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Bd6 9. Qc2 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. f4 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Ng4 14. Bd4
c5 15. Bxc5 Re8 16. O-O Nxe3 17. Bxe3 Rxe3 18. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Bd7 20. Qb3
Qf6 21. Qxb7 Qd4+ 22. Kh1 Re8 23. Rxe8+ Bxe8 24. Bxf7+ Kf8 25. Bb3 Qc5 26. Qd5
Qc1+ 27. Bd1 Qxf4 28. Qc5+ Kg8 29. Qxa7 h5 30. h3 Bc6 31. Bb3+ Kh7 32. Qf7 Qc1+
33. Kh2 Qc5 34. Qg8+ Kh6 35. Qe6+ g6 36. Qf6 Bd7 37. h4 Qc7+ 38. g3 Qc8 39.
Qf4+ Kh7 40. Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Arena May 8th 2021"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2021.05.08"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Black "Jacobson, Brandon"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2491"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2021.05.08"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1384"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 h6 5. a3 c5 6. cxd5 cxd4 7. Qa4+ Bd7 8.
Qxd4 exd5 9. Nxd5 Nxd5 10. Qxd5 Nc6 11. e3 g6 12. Qe4+ Be6 13. Bc4 Qa5+ 14. Bd2
Qf5 15. Qxf5 Bxf5 16. Bc3 Rg8 17. O-O Be7 18. Rac1 a6 19. Rfd1 Rd8 20. Rxd8+
Bxd8 21. Bd5 Bd7 22. Ne5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 b5 24. Rd1 g5 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Rxd7+
Ke6 27. Rg7 Rxg7 28. Bxg7 Ke7 29. g4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 20th Apr"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Black "Jannatul, Ferdous"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "1778"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2021.04.20"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1381"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.26"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4 Bg6 5. e6 fxe6 6. h4 Bf7 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Ne5
Nbd7 9. Nxf7 Kxf7 10. g5 Ne4 11. Bd3 Kg8 12. Qg4 Nd6 13. Qxe6+ Nf7 14. h5 Nc5
15. dxc5 Qc8 16. Bf5 Qxe6+ 17. Bxe6 g6 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Bxf7+ Kg7 20. Rxh8
Kxh8 21. Bxg6 e5 22. Nc3 Bxc5 23. Bd2 Rf8 24. Nd1 Kg7 25. Bd3 e4 26. Bf1 Kg6
27. b4 Bb6 28. c3 Kh5 29. a4 a6 30. Be3 Bc7 31. b5 Kg4 32. bxc6 bxc6 33. Bxa6
Rh8 34. a5 Ra8 35. Be2+ Kh3 36. a6 Kg2 37. g6 Rh8 38. a7 Rh1+ 39. Kd2 1-0

[Event "Clutch Champions Showdown"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.29"]
[Round "2.10"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.05.26"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1334"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.01"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. O-O d6 7. a4 h6 8. Re1 Ba7
9. Nbd2 g5 10. b4 Nh7 11. Nb3 g4 12. Nfd2 Qf6 13. d4 Ng5 14. b5 Ne7 15. bxa6
bxa6 16. Nf1 h5 17. Qd3 Rg8 18. Bxg5 Rxg5 19. Bxa6 Bd7 20. Bb7 Rd8 21. Qa6 Bb8
22. Ne3 h4 23. Nc5 g3 24. fxg3 hxg3 25. Nxd7 Rxd7 26. Rf1 Qh8 27. h3 exd4 28.
Nd5 Nxd5 29. Bxd5 dxc3 30. Qc8+ Rd8 31. Bxf7+ Ke7 32. Qe6+ 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 05th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1996.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Xie, Jun"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "168"]
[EventDate "1996.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 052 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O Nb6 8.
Nc3 Nc6 9. e3 Re8 10. Re1 a5 11. b3 e5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Bb2 c6
15. Qc2 a4 16. Nxa4 Nxa4 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. bxa4 Qa5 19. Red1 Re8 20. Rd4 Bf5
21. Qb2 Ra6 22. Rb4 Bc8 23. Rc1 c5 24. Rb5 Qxa4 25. Rbxc5 Be6 26. Bxb7 Rd6 27.
a3 Red8 28. Bf3 Bh3 29. Re1 Rd2 30. Qc1 Ra2 31. Rd5 Rc8 32. Rc5 Rb8 33. Bd5
Rxa3 34. Rc7 Rf8 35. Rd1 Qa6 36. Qb2 Rd3 37. Rcc1 Bg4 38. Rxd3 Qxd3 39. Bg2 Qd7
40. h4 Rc8 41. Ra1 Bf5 42. Qe5 h5 43. Bd5 Re8 44. Qd4 Be6 45. Ra5 Rc8 46. Kg2
Qc7 47. Bxe6 Qxa5 48. Bxf7+ Kh7 49. Be6 Qa8+ 50. e4 Rc7 51. Kh2 Qf8 52. Kg2 Qe7
53. Bd5 Qc5 54. Qf6 Qe7 55. Qf4 Kg7 56. Qe3 Qc5 57. Qb3 Qd4 58. Qb8 Re7 59.
Qg8+ Kh6 60. Qf8+ Qg7 61. Qf4+ Kh7 62. Qb8 Qf6 63. Qb4 Kg7 64. Qa5 Re8 65. Qc5
Re7 66. f4 Re8 67. Qc7+ Qe7 68. Qc3+ Kh6 69. Qc6 Kg7 70. e5 Rd8 71. Kh2 Rb8 72.
Be4 Qf7 73. Qd6 Rb2+ 74. Kh3 Ra2 75. Qc6 Re2 76. e6 Qe7 77. Qd5 Qf6 78. Qd7+
Kh6 79. Qd5 Kg7 80. Qb7+ Kh6 81. Qd5 Kg7 82. Qc6 Qb2 83. Bg2 Qf6 84. Be4 Qb2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2000.07.09"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[Annotator "Huebner,R"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2000.07.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 078"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.10.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 e6 7. Nxf5 exf5 8. e3
Bb4 9. Bxc4 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Qc2 g6 12. f3 Rc8 13. Kh1 Nb6 (13... c5 14. d5
Nb6 15. Ba2 c4 16. e4 fxe4 17. fxe4 Ng4 18. Qe2 Ne5 19. Be3 a6 20. Bd4 Bd6 21.
Rad1 Nbd7 22. b3 cxb3 23. Bxb3 Qa5 24. Qb2 Rfe8 25. h3 {1/2-1/2 Lautier,
J-Sakaev,K/Las Vegas 1999/CBM 72 (25)}) 14. Bb3 c5 15. a5 cxd4 16. axb6 {
Der Textzug führt zu einem forcierten Remis.} ({Nach} 16. exd4 Nbd5 {hat
Schwarz sicher keine Probleme.}) 16... dxc3 17. bxa7 cxb2 18. Qxb2 Bc3 19.
Bxf7+ {Ohne diese überraschende Möglichkeit wäre Weiß natürlich verloren.} Rxf7
(19... Kg7 $2 20. Qxb7 Bxa1 21. Be6+ Rc7 22. a8=Q {brächte den Schwarzen in
Schwierigkeiten.}) (19... Kh8 20. a8=Q Qd3 21. Rg1 Rxa8 22. Rxa8 Bxb2 23. Rxf8+
Kg7 24. Rc8 Bxc1 25. Rc7 Qxe3 26. Rgxc1 {ergab ebenfalls eine ausgeglichene
Stellung.}) 20. Qxc3 Rxc3 21. a8=Q Qxa8 22. Rxa8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "FTX Crypto Cup KO 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.27"]
[Round "1.23"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2021.05.26"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1386"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 d6 6. a3 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Qe7 8.
Bg2 e5 9. O-O O-O 10. b4 Bf5 11. Bb2 Be4 12. Rfe1 Rfe8 13. b5 Nxd4 14. Nxd4
exd4 15. f3 Bg6 16. Qxd4 Qe3+ 17. Qxe3 Rxe3 18. Bd4 Rb3 19. e4 Nd7 20. f4 f6
21. e5 fxe5 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. Bxe5 Nxe5 24. Rxe5 Bf7 25. Rc5 c6 26. bxc6 bxc6
27. Rxc6 Rd8 28. Rc7 h5 29. Rxa7 Bxc4 30. Ra8 Rxa8 31. Bxa8 g5 32. Rc1 Bf7 33.
Rd1 Rxa3 34. Bd5 h4 35. Bxf7+ Kxf7 36. gxh4 gxh4 37. Rd4 h3 38. Rg4 Kf6 39. Rg3
Rxg3+ 40. hxg3 Kg5 41. Kh1 Kh5 42. Kg1 Kg5 43. Kh1 Kh5 44. Kg1 Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Clutch Chess Showdown Int"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2020.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1335"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Bd2
Nbd7 9. Qb3 Rb8 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. e4 dxe4 13. fxe4 Be7 14. e5 Ng4
15. Bc4 O-O 16. Rf1 Bh4+ 17. g3 Bg5 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. O-O-O c5 20. Qe6 Nh6 21.
Qxg6 Bxd2+ 22. Rxd2 cxd4 23. Rxd4 Qe7 24. Rh4 Qxh4 25. gxh4 Nxe5 26. Qg3 Nhxf7
27. Rf5 Rfe8 28. a3 Rbc8 29. Kb1 Rc4 30. Nd5 Rg4 31. Qb3 Rxh4 32. Qxb7 Nd6 33.
Rxe5 Nxb7 34. Rxe8+ Kh7 35. Re7 Nd6 36. Rxa7 Rxh2 37. Nf6+ Kg6 38. Ng4 Rd2 39.
Kc1 Rd4 40. Ne3 Kf6 41. Kc2 g5 42. Rd7 Ke6 43. Rg7 Ke5 44. Nd1 Ne4 45. Nc3 Kf5
46. Nxe4 Rxe4 47. Kb3 g4 48. a4 Re3+ 49. Kb4 Re4+ 50. Ka3 Re5 51. b4 Re3+ 52.
Kb2 Re4 53. Kc3 Re3+ 54. Kc4 Re4+ 55. Kb5 Re5+ 56. Ka6 Re6+ 57. Ka5 Rg6 58.
Rf7+ Ke6 59. Rf1 g3 60. b5 g2 61. Rg1 Kd7 62. b6 Kc8 63. Ka6 Kb8 64. a5 Rg8 65.
Kb5 Rg5+ 66. Kc6 Rg6+ 67. Kd5 Rg5+ 68. Kd6 Kb7 69. Ke6 Rxa5 70. Rxg2 Kxb6
1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday 6th Apr"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.06"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Black "Drygalov, Andrey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2770"]
[BlackElo "2500"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2021.04.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1379"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.12"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. Bc4 e6 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qc2 O-O 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 dxe5 12. dxe5 Qa5 13. Qe4 Qa4 14. Bg5 h6
15. Bxe7 Nxe7 16. Rad1 Bd7 17. Qe2 Rac8 18. Bb3 Qc6 19. h3 Rfd8 20. Nd4 Qc5 21.
Kh2 Qxc3 22. f4 a6 23. f5 Nxf5 24. Nxf5 exf5 25. Rd6 Bb5 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27.
Rxf5+ Kg8 28. Qh5 Rxd6 29. Qf7+ Kh8 30. exd6 Qc6 31. Qe7 Qd7 32. Qe5 Rd8 0-1

[Event "London Classic Elite blitz 6th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2014.12.08"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2829"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.12.08"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. Bc4 e6 5. O-O a6 6. Re1 Nf6 7. e5 dxe5 8. Nxe5
O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 c5 11. Qf3 cxd4 12. Nd2 Nbd7 13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. Bxe6 Nf8
15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Ne4 g5 17. Bg3 Bg4 18. Nd6+ Kg8 19. Qxb7 N8d7 20. Qb3+ Kh7
21. Qd3+ Kg8 22. Qxd4 Bh5 23. Nf5 Bf8 24. Bd6 Bg6 25. Ne7+ Kh7 26. Nxg6 Kxg6
27. Re6 Bxd6 28. Rxd6 Qe7 29. h3 Ne5 30. Rd1 Rc8 31. Qe4+ Kg7 32. Qf5 Rc6 33.
Rxc6 Nxc6 34. c3 Ne5 35. Kh1 Ng6 36. Qd3 Qb7 37. b4 Nf4 38. Qf3 Qc7 39. a4 h5
40. b5 axb5 41. axb5 Qc5 42. Rb1 N6d5 43. b6 Nxc3 44. b7 Nxb1 45. b8=Q Nd2 46.
Qfb7+ Kf6 47. Qh8+ 1-0

[Event "World-ch Carlsen-Karjakin +2-2=10"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "2016.11.23"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2853"]
[Annotator "Caruana,F"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2016.11.11"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{Eu esperava um empate bastante manso, mas em vez disso fomos agraciados com
um jogo de luta extremamente complexo, com uma abertura geralmente não vista
no nível superior. A variação do Arcanjo certamente não era esperada pela
maioria das pessoas, e provavelmente não pelo campo de Karjakin também.
Jogá-lo requer uma enorme quantidade de conhecimento, por isso é provável
que Carlsen o tenha preparado antes do jogo como reforço das suas principais
defesas. Eu tenho alguma experiência jogando isso como Black contra Karjakin,
já que foi o meu mainstay se abrindo por um tempo, e nós jogamos vários
jogos interessantes. Como tentativa de vencer, pode funcionar se o oponente
estiver mal preparado ou surpreso, mas Karjakin se mostrou à altura da tarefa.
(Caruana)} 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 {
A variação do Arcanjo certamente não era esperada pela maioria das pessoas,
e provavelmente não pelo campo de Karjakin também. Jogá-lo requer uma
enorme quantidade de conhecimento, por isso é provável que Carlsen o tenha
preparado antes do jogo como reforço das suas principais defesas. Eu tenho
alguma experiência jogando isso como Black contra Karjakin, já que foi o meu
mainstay se abrindo por um tempo, e nós jogamos vários jogos interessantes.
Como tentativa de vencer, pode funcionar se o oponente estiver mal preparado
ou surpreso, mas Karjakin se mostrou à altura da tarefa.} 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3 d6
9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 ({Aceitando o sacrifício de peão} 10. a5 {Eis a rota. Em
2012, Alexey Kuzmin deu uma boa descrição do contexto teórico nesta
Pesquisa no Anuário 105. Embora possa não haver uma vitória forçada após
a aceitação do sacrifício do peão (Kuzmin chamou de "uma decisão ruim"),
é claro que Black enfrenta uma luta difícil depois de} Nxa5 11. Rxa5 Bxa5 12.
dxe5 Ng4 13. Bg5 f6 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Bh4 c5 16. h3 h5 17. Bd5 $1 {[#]
Divergências iniciais - Portanto, pode-se concluir que o bispo deve retornar
a a7. Depois de 10...Ba7 11.h3 a linha principal é 11...0-0, mas Há
divergências precoces. Fabiano Caruana foi bem sucedido em um final quando
Kateryna Lagno jogou 11 ... h6 contra ele, mas parece haver pouco errado com
11 .... Bb7. Depois de 11 ... 0-0 12. Be3 (nos primeiros dias de 10.a5, 12.Te1
era prevalente, mas isto quase não é mais visto) O preto pode pegar o peão
a4 de duas maneiras: imediatamente ou depois de 12 ... exd4 13.cxd4. Embora os
cavalos em e4 e c6 estejam desprotegidos. O preto pode recorrer a um número
surpreendente de manobras táticas para se manter à tona. um tesouro para os
estrategistas!}) 10... axb5 11. Na3 {A variação do Arcanjo certamente não
era esperada pela maioria das pessoas, e provavelmente não pelo campo de
Karjakin também. Jogá-lo requer uma enorme quantidade de conhecimento, por
isso é provável que Carlsen o tenha preparado antes do jogo como reforço
das suas principais defesas. Eu tenho alguma experiência jogando isso como
Black contra Karjakin, já que foi o meu mainstay se abrindo por um tempo, e
nós jogamos vários jogos interessantes. Como tentativa de vencer, pode
funcionar se o oponente estiver mal preparado ou surpreso, mas Karjakin se
mostrou à altura da tarefa.} O-O 12. Nxb5 Bg4 13. Bc2 exd4 14. Nbxd4 Nxd4 15.
cxd4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Nh5 17. Kh1 {Eu sempre senti que essa linha era uma das
mais desagradáveis ​​para os negros. O branco evita qualquer risco e
espera provar a vantagem do par de bispos após a abertura do centro,
geralmente quando White sacrifica um peão com e5 ou f4. Enquanto isso, Black
tem que estar constantemente à procura de táticas.} Qf6 18. Be3 c5 $5 {
Anos atrás, quando Rustam Kasimdzhanov estava fritando algumas bananas, ele
me explicou que esse movimento era a melhor chance para o empate de Black.
Depois de analisá-lo, ele tentou contra Nakamura na olimpíada de Tromso em
2014. Carlsen e sua equipe também devem ter sentido que essa era a melhor
maneira de Black abordar a posição.} 19. e5 Qe6 20. exd6 c4 $1 {Este
movimento incomum é o ponto atrás de 18 ... c5. O preto mantém o centro
fechado e planeja capturar d6 em seguida e criar ameaças de acasalamento
depois com ... Bc7.} 21. b3 cxb3 (21... c3 {foi como Rustam abordou a
posição e, embora possa ser jogável, ele perdeu o jogo. A escolha de
Carlsen é talvez a melhor maneira de equalizar.} 22. d5 Qxd6 23. Ra6 Nf4 24.
Ra4 Ng6 25. Qd3 Bc7 26. f4 {Nakamura-Kasimdzhanov, Tromso ol 2014, E o Preto
foi superado.}) 22. Bxb3 Qxd6 23. Ra6 {Depois de 23 movimentos, chegamos a uma
posição crítica, que certamente foi analisada por ambos os jogadores e suas
equipes. Magnus mergulhou no pensamento aqui, o que talvez signifique que ele
esqueceu o que ele havia preparado, ou que ele estava decidindo entre duas
opções mais ou menos equivalentes.} Rfd8 ({Outra opção de jogo} 23... Qd7 {
imediatamente, e considerando as táticas Bxf7 que aconteceram mais tarde no
jogo, manter a torre no f8 por enquanto mereceu consideração.} 24. Rg1 g6 {
Tenho a sensação de que isso teria oferecido ao preto melhores chances de
igualdade.}) 24. Rg1 Qd7 25. Rg4 {Eu pensei que colocar a torre em h4 era
muito estranho, mas não havia outra maneira conveniente de defender o
peão-d4. Os próximos doze movimentos são muito difíceis de explicar. A
posição é altamente concreta e é provável que ambos os jogadores
estivessem criando e reagindo a ameaças imediatas; o resultado final é um
jogo muito computadorizado.} ({Um sacrificio tentador} 25. Rg5 g6 26. Rxh5 gxh5
{parece levar a lugar nenhum.}) ({A sugestão de computador:} 25. Bc4 Bxd4 26.
Bg5 {Levaria a um final muito interessante:} Rdc8 27. Ra4 Rc7 28. Bxf7+ Qxf7
29. Rxd4 Rf8 30. Rd8 Rc8 31. Rxc8 Rxc8 {e as chances de vitória do branco
são mínimas}) 25... Nf6 26. Rh4 Qb5 27. Ra1 g6 {Este movimento é geralmente
útil, fornecendo luft para o rei preto.} 28. Rb1 Qd7 29. Qd3 Nd5 30. Rg1 {
Agora os planos do branco são claros. Rooks nos arquivos abertos e um bispo
em b3 abrem o caminho para um eventual sacrifício de torre em g6, h7 ou um
sacrifício de bispo em f7. A ameaça imediata é de Bg5.} Bc7 31. Bg5 Re8 32.
Qc4 Rb5 $1 {Um excelente movimento, mas não tenho certeza se foi um que foi
calculado com precisão por qualquer um dos jogadores.} (32... Nb6 $4 33. Qxf7+
Qxf7 34. Bxf7+ Kxf7 35. Rxh7+ {mostra as táticas disponíveis à disposição
do branco.}) 33. Qc2 (33. Ba4 {é claro, é crítico. Branco parece ganhar uma
torre, mas Black tem uma resposta sorrateira:} Qf5 $1 34. Qf1 $1 {Interpor com
a rainha no g2 é a única maneira de salvar o branco. Agora, o preto tem
apenas um movimento para permanecer no jogo:} Rb1 $3 (34... Qxf3+ 35. Qg2 Qxg2+
36. Kxg2 {Vitória do branco}) 35. Qxb1 Qxf3+ 36. Rg2 Nc3 37. Qf1 Nxa4 {
e o preto tem compensação pela troca na forma das forças descoordenadas do
branco e uma poderosa rainha em f3. No entanto, p branco ainda pode tentar se
reagrupar e jogar por uma vitória, mesmo que o empate seja o resultado mais
provável.}) 33... Ra8 $6 {Depois disso, Black novamente experimenta
dificuldades.} (33... Rb4 {Recomendação da máquina, contra} 34. Bd2 Re2 $1)
34. Bc4 Rba5 35. Bd2 Ra4 36. Qd3 Ra1 37. Rxa1 Rxa1+ 38. Kg2 Ne7 $2 {Quase o
erro decisivo, mas praticamente esse movimento foi difícil de punir.} ({
Depois de algo como} 38... Bd8 39. Re4 Nf6 {, O preto ainda é claramente pior,
mas ele tem chances decentes de segurar devido ao contra-ataque ao rei branco.}
) 39. Bxf7+ {Muito tentador, mas não correto. Depois desse sacrifício, todos
na sala dos espectadores ficaram muito animados e começaram a prever uma
vitória para Karjakin. No entanto, toda a linha se torna muito forçado e
leva a uma posição de de empate.} (39. Qb3 $1 {Seria melhor} Nf5 (39... Qf5
40. Re4 Bd6 41. Qb7 {apenas ganha material, pois o cavalo está preso.}) 40.
Bxf7+ Kg7 (40... Qxf7 41. Qxf7+ Kxf7 42. Rxh7+ Ke6 43. Rxc7 {, e este final
provavelmente está perdido ou, pelo menos, muito difícil de manter.}) 41. Rh3
{Parece que o preto deve ter contra-ataque aqui, mas não há caminho para
criar ameaças ao rei branco. Acontece que o rei preto está terminalmente em
perigo.} Qe7 42. Bg8 h5 43. d5 {, e Bc3 está vindo. É claro que isso não
garantiria uma vitória, já que a posição continua muito complicada,
especialmente em problemas de tempo, mas objetivamente Karjakin teria boas
chances de vitória como essa.}) 39... Kxf7 40. Qc4+ Kg7 41. d5 ({Meu primeiro
pensamento durante o jogo foi} 41. Rxh7+ Kxh7 42. Qf7+ Kh8 43. Bh6 {, com o
companheiro eu pensei, mas depois eu vi} Qxd4 {e a mesa virou. Pretas
venceriam.}) (41. Bh6+ Kf6 $1 {é surpreendentemente ruim para White, já que
o ataque não leva a lugar nenhum.}) 41... Nf5 {Agora tudo é forçado} (41...
Be5 $2 42. Bc3 Qd6 43. Qf4 $1 {é uma vitória muito engenhosa, com um duplo
no rei e na rainha preta.}) 42. Bc3+ Kf8 43. Bxa1 Nxh4+ 44. Qxh4 Qxd5 {E aqui
ficou claro que Carlsen não perderia o jogo. O branco não está ganhando h7
e sua vantagem de peão não é suficiente para causar problemas
significativos para o preto. Karjakin tentou arduamente criar progresso aqui,
mas sem sucesso.} 45. Qf6+ Qf7 46. Qd4 Ke8 47. Qe4+ Qe7 48. Qd5 Bd8 49. Kf1 Qf7
50. Qe4+ Qe7 51. Be5 Qe6 52. Kg2 Be7 53. Qa8+ Kf7 54. Qh8 h5 55. Qg7+ Ke8 56.
Bf4 Qf7 57. Qh8+ Qf8 58. Qd4 Qf5 59. Qc4 Kd7 60. Bd2 Qe6 61. Qa4+ Qc6 62. Qa7+
Qc7 63. Qa2 Qd6 64. Be3 Qe6 65. Qa7+ Ke8 66. Bc5 Bd8 67. h3 Qd5 68. Be3 Be7 69.
Qb8+ Kf7 70. Qh8 Qe6 71. Bf4 Qf6 72. Qb8 Qe6 73. Qb7 Kg8 74. Qb5 Bf6 {
Finalmente, Karjakin desistiu de tentar vencer. Magnus sobreviveu a uma
posição difícil! Se ele tivesse perdido, a partida teria sido praticamente
decidida, mas agora ainda é uma competição aberta. Amanhã Carlsen tem
brancas para tentar vencer; ele não conseguiu converter suas vantagens até o
momento no jogo, então vamos ver se ele pode vencer nos últimos jogos
cruciais.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Norway Chess 1st"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.10"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2813"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2013.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. d3 Nd4 ({The more ambitious but also slightly
riskier alternative is} 11... a5 12. b5 Nd4 13. Nd2 Qc8 {Carlsen,M (2801)
-Kramnik,V (2772) London 2009 CBM 134 [Carlsen,M] (1-0, 43)}) 12. Nd2 c6 13.
Nde4 Bf7 {An interesting psychological detail. With White, Aronian had faced
the other two popular continuations, but with Black he chooses the third one.}
(13... Nd5 {Aronian,L (2739)-Topalov,V (2780)/Morelia/Linares 2008/CBM 123/
[Marin,M] (1-0, 65)}) (13... Rf7 14. Bd2 Nd5 15. e3 Nxc3 16. Nxc3 Nf5 17. Qc2
Bf8 18. Rfd1 a5 $6 {In this position, the thematic queenside break only helps
White to open the b-file for his attack.} (18... Nd6 {would leave White with
the problem of how to continue his slow attack. For instance, the immediate
activation of the knight does not look too promising:} 19. Na4 Nb5 20. Ra1 Bg4)
19. Na4 axb4 20. Bxb4 $1 {Suddenly, White has a strong initiative.} Kh8 21.
Bxf8 Qxf8 22. Nc5 Bc8 23. a4 Nd6 24. Rb4 Bf5 25. Qb2 $16 {Aronian,L (2739)
-Karjakin,S (2732)/Nice (rapid) 2008/CBM 123 Extra (1-0, 51)}) 14. Nc5 Rb8 {
This looks a bit passive to me.} ({Shortly after publishing the first volume
of my 1.c4 trilogy, I got caught in my opponent's preparation. That game went} 
14... Qc7 {, which is more natural, because it connects the rooks and prepares
their centralisation.} 15. e3 ({Aronian eventually won a game with} 15. Be3 {
, but his position did not look enviable at all:} a5 16. Qd2 axb4 17. axb4 Nd7
18. N5e4 f5 19. Bg5 Qd8 20. Bxe7 Qxe7 21. Ng5 Ra3 $17 {Aronian,L (2808)
-Gelfand,B (2733)/Monte Carlo (blindfold) 2011/CBM 142 (1-0, 29)}) 15... Ne6
16. N3e4 Nxc5 17. Nxc5 Rfd8 18. Bh3 $5 {This looks like an improvement over my
game.} ({After} 18. Qc2 a5 {I felt proud of my} 19. e4 {, followed by} axb4 20.
axb4 Nd7 21. Be3 Ra2 22. Qc3 {If allowed to play Bh3 and force an exchange on
c5 or else a knight retreat, I would get a great position, but after half an
hour of thinking my opponent came up with} b5 $3 $15 {Marin,M (2597)-De la
Villa Garcia,J (2496)/Benasque 2010/CBM 137 Extra (0-1, 52), , when the mutual
pawn weaknesses tend to compensate for each other, but both black bishops are
active, while mine from g2 is less so.}) 18... Bxc5 ({If} 18... Kh8 {I could
transpose to the known plan, having discarded ...Nb6-d7 followed by ...b5.} 19.
Qc2 a5 20. e4 $14) 19. bxc5 Nd7 20. Qc2 b6 21. cxb6 axb6 {The position is not
easy to asses, but there are players who would treasure the potential force of
the two bishops. I would be one of them!}) 15. e3 $146 {A logical novelty.} ({
It is probably too early for} 15. Bh3 Bxc5 16. bxc5 Nd5 17. Bd2 Bh5 18. f3 f5
$36 {Winants,L (2500)-Vyzmanavin,A (2590)/Ostende 1991/CBM 026 ext (0-1, 44)})
15... Ne6 16. d4 $5 {But I find that only this move brings in some, if not new,
at least fresh concept. White takes advantage of the hidden defects of ...Rb8
to speed up his development and take over the initiative.} exd4 {The most
natural reaction. Even if grabbing the central pawn is risky, Black can try to
block it.} ({The mechanical occupation of the c4-square weakens the control
over the d5-square.} 16... Nc4 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. d5 cxd5 19. Bxd5 Qc8 20. e4 b5
21. Qe2 {Both players have a strong outpost, but White can think of starting a
pawn attack with f2-f4 at the right moment. I would prefer his chances.}) 17.
exd4 Re8 (17... Nxd4 $2 18. Bf4 $16 Rc8 19. Nxb7 Qd7 20. Nc5 Qd8 21. Bh3 $5 {
should be avoided.}) (17... Qxd4 {may be playable, though.} 18. Qxd4 Nxd4 19.
Bf4 Rbd8 20. Nxb7 Rd7 {Black's activity may compensate for the pawn weaknesses.
}) 18. Re1 Bd6 {Of course, Black is not interested in strengthening White's
structure with an exchange on c5.} 19. a4 $36 {A natural move in the English
Opening. Usually, it is a sign that White prepares b4-b5, but here Black has
to count with a4-a5, too.} Nc7 $1 {The most consistent defence, strengthening
the control over the crucial d5-square.} (19... Qc7 20. a5 Nc4 21. N5e4 $36) (
19... Bc7 20. d5 $1 Nxc5 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. bxc5 Nc4 23. d6) 20. Rxe8+ {
Aiming to distract one of the three pieces defending the rook from their
optimal squares.} ({If} 20. b5 Nbd5 21. Nxd5 Bxd5 22. bxc6 bxc6 {White's
advantage is purely symbolical.}) 20... Bxe8 $6 (20... Qxe8 {looks more
constructive from the point of view of development, as can be seen in the line}
21. b5 $6 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Rd8 $36) 21. b5 Bg6 (21... Bxc5 22. dxc5 Qxd1+ 23. Nxd1
Nbd5 24. Bd2 $14) 22. N5e4 {This retains some vanishing initiative, but White
had an even stronger continuation.} (22. Qb3+ $1 {No matter how he reacts,
Black will lose at least one tempo. One of the hidden problems is that ...Nbd5
would run into bxc6, leaving the b7-pawn pinned.} Bf7 (22... Kh8 23. N3e4 Nbd5
$6 24. bxc6 Bxc5 25. Nxc5 Bxb1 26. Nd7 $1 $16) 23. Qc2 Bg6 24. Be4 Bxe4 25.
N3xe4 $36) 22... Bf8 23. Bf4 Rc8 24. bxc6 bxc6 25. Bh3 Ra8 26. Bxc7 Qxc7 27.
Qb3+ Bf7 28. Be6 Re8 29. Bxf7+ Qxf7 30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. a5 (31. a5 Nd5 32. Nxd5
Rxe4 33. Rb7+ Ke6 34. Nf4+ Kf5 35. Rxa7 Rxd4 $11) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares 17th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2000.03.01"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2769"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[Annotator "Blatny,P"]
[PlyCount "82"]
[EventDate "2000.02.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bg4 12. Rb1 Nd7 13. h3 Bh5 14. Rb5 Nb6
15. c4 Bxf3 16. Qxf3 dxc4 17. Bc2 Qd7 18. a4 g6 19. Be3 (19. Bd2 c3 $1 {
see Kasparov-Shirov/Linares 2000/CBM76}) 19... Rac8 20. Rfb1 c3 21. a5 Nc4 22.
Rxb7 Qe6 (22... Rc7 23. a6 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Rfc8 25. Kh1 Bf8 26. Rf1 Bh6 27. Bb3
Rf8 28. e4 Rxb7 29. axb7 Qxb7 30. Qxc3 $14 {De Firmian,N-Rozentalis,E/Wichern
op 5th 1999/EXT 2000/1/2-1/2 (55)}) 23. Ra1 $1 (23. Rc1 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Rc7 25.
Bb3 Qe7 26. a6 Kg7 27. Rxc7 Qxc7 28. Qb7 Rc8 $11 {Kazhgaleyev,M-Arencibia,W/
Elista ol (Men) 1998/CBM 66 ext/1/2-1/2 (44)}) (23. Rxa7 Nd2 $17) 23... Bb8 $6
(23... Nxe3 24. fxe3 $14) 24. Bb3 $1 Qd6 25. g3 Nxe3 26. Bxf7+ (26. fxe3 Rc7
27. Rxc7 Bxc7 $13) (26. Qxe3 Rc7 27. Rxc7 Qxc7 $13) (26. Rxf7 $2 Rxf7 $19)
26... Kh8 27. Qxe3 (27. fxe3 $2 Rc7 28. Rxc7 Bxc7 $19) 27... Qf6 28. Be6 Rce8
29. d5 Be5 $1 {/\Bd4} (29... Qf3 30. Qd4+ Qf6 31. Ra4 $18) 30. Ra2 $2 (30. Qxa7
Rxe6 $1 31. dxe6 (31. Rxh7+ Kg8 32. dxe6 $40) 31... Bd4 32. Rxh7+ Kg8 33. Qb7
Qxf2+ 34. Kh1 c2 $1 (34... Qf1+ 35. Rxf1 Rxf1+ $11) 35. Rf7 Bxa1 36. Rxf2 c1=Q+
37. Kg2 Rxf2+ 38. Kxf2 Bd4+ $40 39. Ke2 Qe3+ 40. Kd1 Qxe6 $17) (30. Rb4 Rb8 31.
Rc4 c2 32. Rc1 Rb1 33. R4xc2 Bd4 34. Qf4 Rxc1+ 35. Rxc1 Bxf2+ 36. Kg2 Qg7 37.
Qe4 $16) (30. Ra4 $1 Rb8 (30... c2 31. Rc4 Bd4 32. Qf4 Qxf4 33. gxf4 $18) 31.
a6 c2 32. Rc4 Bd4 33. Qf4 Qxf4 (33... Bxf2+ 34. Kg2 Qxf4 35. gxf4 Rxf4 36. Rcc7
$18) 34. gxf4 Rxf4 35. Rxc2 $18) 30... Bd4 31. Qe1 (31. Qe2 Qxf2+ 32. Qxf2 Rxf2
33. Rxf2 Rf8 34. Rbf7 (34. Kf1 Rxf2+ 35. Ke1 Rh2 36. Rc7 c2 37. d6 Bf2+ 38. Kf1
(38. Kd2 Bc5+ 39. Kc1 Ba3#) 38... Bxg3 39. Rc8+ Kg7 40. d7 Bh4 41. Bd5 Rd2 $19)
(34. d6) 34... Rxf7 35. Bxf7 c2 $19) 31... Qf3 32. Kh2 Qxd5 33. Bxd5 Rxe1 34.
Kg2 (34. Rf7 $142 Rxf7 35. Bxf7) (34. f4 $5) 34... Bxf2 $1 35. Rf7 $19 (35.
Rxf2 $5 Rxf2+ 36. Kxf2 c2 $19) 35... Rxf7 36. Bxf7 Bc5 37. Bb3 Kg7 38. Rc2 Bd4
39. a6 (39. h4 Re3 $19) 39... Kf6 40. Ra2 Ke5 41. h4 (41. Kf3 Re3+ 42. Kg2 Ke4
$19) 41... Ke4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.30"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 a6 9. a3 Bd6 10. O-O e5 11. h3 Bd7 12. Rd1 exd4 13. exd4 h6 14. Be3 Ne7
15. Ne5 b5 16. Ba2 c6 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Bf5 19. Qf3 Qc8 20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. g4 Qd7 23. gxf5 Nxf5 24. Rac1 Rc8 25. b4 Kg8 26. d5 cxd5 27.
Rxd5 Rxc1+ 28. Bxc1 g6 29. Bf4 Qe6 30. Bxd6 Nxd6 31. Rd1 Nf7 32. Rc1 h5 33. Rc6
Qe1+ 34. Kg2 Ne5 35. Qd5+ Kh7 36. Re6 Nd3 37. Qd7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.10"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Godena, Michele"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bulgaria"]
[BlackTeam "Italy"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BUL"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ITA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nd7 7. Bxc4 Ngf6
8. O-O O-O 9. f3 Ne5 10. Be2 Qe7 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 c5 13. Nb3 Rd8 14. Qc2
Be6 15. Be3 b6 16. Nd2 Nc6 17. Rfe1 Rac8 18. Bf1 h6 19. h3 Rc7 20. a4 Bc8 21.
Nc4 Rcd7 22. Bf4 Nh5 23. Bh2 Ba6 24. e5 Qg5 25. Qe4 Bxc4 26. Bxc4 Na5 27. e6
Nf6 28. exf7+ Rxf7 29. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.18"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B57"]
[WhiteElo "2768"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Bd7 7. O-O g6 8.
Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Nd5 Bg7 10. Bg5 O-O 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nxf6+ exf6 13. Qd4 f5 14.
exf5 Qg5 15. f3 Qxf5 16. Rf2 Qc5 17. Rd1 Rfe8 18. Rfd2 a5 19. a3 Re7 20. b4
axb4 21. axb4 Qg5 22. Qf2 Ra4 23. h4 Qe5 24. Rd4 Ra3 25. Rxd6 Rc3 26. Bb3 Re3
27. Rd8+ Be8 28. R8d5 Qc7 29. Rc5 Bc6 30. h5 Qf4 31. Rc4 Qf6 32. h6 Re8 33. Qg3
R3e5 34. Rf4 Rf5 35. Rdd4 Qe5 36. Qh4 Qe3+ 37. Kh2 Rh5 38. Bxf7+ Kh8 39. Qxh5
gxh5 40. Bxe8 Qxe8 41. Rf5 Qe7 42. c4 Kg8 43. c5 Bd7 44. Re4 Qd8 45. Rd5 Kf7
46. Rf4+ Ke6 47. Rfd4 Qb8+ 48. f4 Bc6 49. Rg5 Ke7 50. Rd6 Be8 51. b5 Qc8 52. b6
h4 53. Re5+ Kf7 54. f5 Qa8 55. f6 Qa4 56. Re7+ Kf8 57. Rd8 Qf4+ 58. Kh1 Qf1+
59. Kh2 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.09.20"]
[Round "2.16"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Giri, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1246"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.09.24"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Bf5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Be2 Bd6 6. Bg3 O-O 7. Nbd2 c5 8. c3
Nc6 9. Qa4 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. Qb5 a6 12. Qb3 b5 13. O-O Bxg3 14. hxg3 cxd4
15. cxd4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 Na5 17. Qb4 Nc4 18. a4 a5 19. Qxb5 Rb8 20. Bxc4 Rxb5 21.
Bxb5 Qd6 22. Rac1 Qb4 23. Kg2 Qxb2 24. Rc7 h5 25. Rfc1 g6 26. R1c6 Qb4 27. Ra7
Qe1 28. Rcc7 g5 29. Re7 h4 30. Be8 hxg3 31. fxg3 Qe2+ 32. Kh3 Qxf3 33. Bxf7+
Rxf7 34. Rxf7 Qh5+ 35. Kg2 Qe2+ 36. Rf2 Qxe3 37. Rb2 Qe4+ 38. Kh2 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2018.12.01"]
[Round "3.16"]
[White "Aronian, L."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2777"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2018.07.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1256"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Be2 Ne4 8. cxd4
Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O f6 11. exf6 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qxf6 13. h3 Bf5 14. a4 Rae8
15. Nh2 Ba5 16. Ra3 Ne7 17. Rb3 b6 18. Bh5 Ng6 19. Nf3 c6 20. Ba3 Rf7 21. Ne5
Nxe5 22. dxe5 Qxe5 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Bb4 Bxb4 25. cxb4 d4 26. Rg3 Kg8 27. Qh5
Bc2 28. Qh4 d3 29. Re3 Qb8 30. Qc4+ Kh8 31. Qxc6 Rc8 32. Rfe1 Rg8 33. Qc3 Qd6
34. Qd2 a5 35. bxa5 bxa5 36. Re4 Rf8 37. Rc4 Qb6 38. Ree4 h6 39. Rf4 Rb8 40.
Kh2 Qe6 41. Rce4 Qd6 42. Rd4 Qe5 43. g3 Kh7 44. Rd7 Rb6 45. Rff7 Rg6 46. h4 Rg4
47. Kg2 Qe2 48. Qc3 Qe4+ 49. f3 1-0

[Event "FIDE Candidates 2020"]
[Site "Yekaterinburg RUS"]
[Date "2021.04.24"]
[Round "12.3"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Black "Alekseenko, K."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2698"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2020.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1381"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.26"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 dxe4 4. fxe4 e5 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. c3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qc7 8. dxe5
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Qxe5 10. Bf4 Qh5 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. O-O-O Nb6 13. Bb3 Be7 14. Rhg1
Qxf3 15. gxf3 g6 16. Nc4 Nxc4 17. Bxc4 b5 18. Bb3 Nd7 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Rxd7
Ke6 21. Rc7 Rhc8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Be3 a5 24. Kd2 a4 25. f4 Rd8+ 26. Ke2 Rf8
27. Kf3 Rd8 28. Rc1 c5 29. c4 b4 30. Ke2 Rd7 31. Rd1 Rxd1 32. Kxd1 Bf8 33. Kc2
Be7 34. b3 a3 35. Kd3 Bf8 36. Bf2 Be7 37. Ke3 Bd8 38. Kf3 Be7 39. Kg4 h5+ 40.
Kf3 Bf8 41. Bh4 Bd6 42. e5 Bc7 43. Ke4 Ba5 44. Bg5 Bb6 45. Bh6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 2019"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.21"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Vitiugov, N."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1298"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. c3 O-O 10. d4 h6 11. Nbd2 exd4 12. cxd4 Nb4 13. Nf1 c5 14. e5 dxe5 15.
dxe5 Nh7 16. e6 Bxe6 17. Bxe6 Qxd1 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Rxd1 Bf6 20. Bd2 Nd3 21.
Bc3 c4 22. Bxf6 Nxf6 23. b3 Ne4 24. bxc4 bxc4 25. Ne3 Nexf2 26. Rf1 Ne4 27.
Nxc4 Kg8 28. Nfe5 Rxf1+ 29. Rxf1 Nxe5 30. Nxe5 Nc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 2019"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.02"]
[Round "1.25"]
[White "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C46"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1301"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.21"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nc3 Nc6 2. e4 e5 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bc4 Nxe4 5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. Nxe4 d5 7. Neg5+
Kg8 8. d3 h6 9. Nh3 g5 10. Nhg1 Bg7 11. c3 Bf5 12. Ne2 e4 13. Nfd4 Nxd4 14.
Nxd4 Bxd4 15. cxd4 exd3 16. O-O Kg7 17. h4 Qf6 18. Qf3 Be4 19. Qg3 Qd6 20. Qg4
Raf8 21. hxg5 hxg5 22. f4 Qg6 23. Bd2 Rh4 24. Qg3 Qh5 25. Kf2 Rg4 26. Rh1 Rxg3
27. Rxh5 Rxg2+ 28. Ke1 Rg1+ 0-1

[Event "Sofia MTel Masters 4th"]
[Site "Sofia"]
[Date "2008.05.09"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C11"]
[WhiteElo "2767"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "86"]
[EventDate "2008.05.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. a3 {
This is a rare move. Usually White plays 8.Qd2 b5 and here 9.a3. To my mind,
Topalov's choice won't find many followers. After the move in text Black might
save a tempo by refraining from ...b7-b5, at least for a while. It is
interesting that on the next day Topalov employed the same line as Black,
against his second Ivan Cheparinov.} ({Cheparinov didn't follow the main line
either:} 8. Ne2 Be7 9. c3 O-O 10. g3 cxd4 11. Nexd4 Nc5 12. Bg2 Bd7 13. O-O Rc8
$11 {0-1 Cheparinov,I (2696)-Topalov,V (2767)/Sofia BUL 2008/The Week in Chess
705 (38)}) 8... cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Be2 {Topalov is trying to steal a tempo,
in case that Black will go for a standard overall exchange on d4 followed by
Qd8-b6.} (10. Qd2 Bxd4 11. Bxd4 Nxd4 12. Qxd4 Qb6 13. Qxb6 Nxb6 {In this
endgame White has a slight edge but, usually Black keeps the balance without
many difficulties.} 14. Bd3 Bd7 15. Ne2 f6 16. Kd2 fxe5 17. fxe5 Ke7 18. Rhf1
Raf8 {+/=/= 1/2-1/2 Psakhis,L (2560)-Drasko,M (2510)/Moscow 1988/CBM 009 (28)})
(10. g3 Qb6 11. Na4 Qa5+ 12. Nc3 Qb6 13. Na4 Qa5+ 14. Nc3 Qc7 15. Nce2 O-O 16.
Bg2 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Nb6 18. b3 f6 $1 19. exf6 e5 $1 20. fxe5 Qxe5 21. Qd2 Rxf6
$36 {0-1 Lalic,B (2548)-Kortschnoj,V (2659)/Calcutta 2000/CBM 074 ext (47)})
10... O-O {Of course, Black is not forced to go for the exchange on d4 so
quickly.} 11. Qd2 Qc7 ({Now the exchange} 11... Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4 13. Qxd4 Qb6
{is a bit worse for Black, since in the forthcoming endgame the king is on an
inferior g8 location, compared to an ideal e7 square.}) 12. Bf3 $6 {Topalov
vacates the e2 square for the knight but, loses control over the f1-a6
diagonal which will be exploited by Ivanchuk a few moves later. It would have
been more natural and preferable to complete his development.} (12. O-O b5 (
12... Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Qb6 14. Rfd1 {+/=/=} Qxb2 $4 15. Rdb1 $18) 13. Rad1 {
White's position is very solid in this case.} ({Worthy of consideration was} 
13. Rf3 $5 Bb7 14. Rg3 {trying to harass the black monarch.})) 12... Nxd4 13.
Bxd4 Nb6 14. Ne2 Bxd4 (14... Nc4 $6 {is a punch in the air.} 15. Qc3) 15. Qxd4
Bd7 16. b3 {If it were White's turn, after QQd4-d2 followed by Ne2-d4 White's
position would be very good. However, Black is just in time to prevent this
regrouping.} ({The immediate} 16. Qd2 $6 Rac8 17. Nd4 $2 {would fall into} Nc4
18. Qc3 Nxe5 $1 19. Qxc7 Nxf3+ 20. Nxf3 Rxc7 {and Black is a healthy pawn up.})
16... Bb5 $1 (16... f6 $6 {is too risky.} 17. exf6 gxf6 18. O-O e5 19. fxe5
fxe5 20. Qd2 $14 {Black's monarch is vulnerable and his pawn centre is not so
tough.} (20. Bxd5+ $4 Kg7 21. Qd2 Qc5+ $19)) 17. Nc3 $2 {After this move Black
seizes the intiative.} ({By} 17. Qc3 Qxc3+ 18. Nxc3 Rfc8 19. Kd2 Rc5 20. Nxb5
axb5 21. c3 Rac8 22. Rhc1 $11 {Topalov could get a much better version of the
endgame that arose later in the game.}) 17... Rfc8 18. Nxb5 axb5 19. Be2 Nd7
20. Ra2 {If White has to make such an awkward move, this means that something
went definitely wrong.} (20. Bd3 Nc5 $17) 20... Nb8 $1 {Transfering the knight
to better pastures.} 21. O-O Nc6 22. Qd2 Qb6+ {Before proposing the exchange
of queens, it is useful to drive away the white king far from the centre.} 23.
Kh1 Qa5 {White is nearly forced to exchange queens under unfavourable
circumstances.} 24. Qxa5 Rxa5 25. Raa1 Rca8 ({Probably stronger would have been
} 25... Nd4 26. Bd3 Rca8 $17 {The knight on d4 also prevents the counterplay
f4-f5 that occurred later in the game.}) 26. Rad1 Rxa3 27. Bxb5 Nb4 28. c4 {
Practically forced.} R8a5 $2 {Wasting time and weakening the back rank. It
should be noted that Ivanchuk was in a severe time-scramble.} (28... Rxb3 29.
cxd5 Nxd5 30. Bc4 Rb4 31. Bxd5 exd5 32. Rxd5 Rxf4 $1 33. Kg1 {White should
hold this endgame.}) (28... g6 $5 $15) 29. f5 exf5 30. g4 $1 {Well played.
This move was definitely unpleasant for Ivanchuk, especially in time-trouble.}
Rxb3 (30... fxg4 31. Bd7 $1 dxc4 32. e6 Re5 33. exf7+ Kf8 34. Bxg4 Ra8 35. bxc4
{and White survives.}) 31. gxf5 Re3 $2 (31... Rb2 32. e6 Raa2 33. Rfe1 Rxh2+
34. Kg1 Rag2+ 35. Kf1 {and Black has no more than a perpetual check.}) 32. Rb1
Nd3 33. e6 $2 {Missing the chance.} (33. Ra1 $1 Rxa1 34. Rxa1 g5 35. cxd5 Nxe5
36. d6 {and Black can't stop the d-pawn and has to give up a knight.}) 33... d4
{According to the evidence, Ivanchuk had about only 7 seconds for 7 remaining
moves until the move 40 (no increment!). So, at this point his prior task was
to be able not to lose on time...} 34. Be8 $2 (34. Bc6 $1 Nc5 35. Bxb7 fxe6 36.
fxe6 Nxb7 37. Rxb7 h6 38. e7 Rae5 $11) 34... Nc5 {Finally, the knight has
arrived at a perfect outpost.} 35. Bxf7+ Kf8 36. f6 gxf6 37. Rxf6 Ke7 {Now
Black has perfect harmony between all his pieces.} 38. Rh6 d3 39. Rxh7 d2 40.
Rg1 Re1 41. Bh5+ Kxe6 {With some ups and downs, Ivanchuk gloriously survived
the incredible time-scramble. Topalov can resign now, the d-pawn decides the
outcome.} 42. Rhg7 Ne4 43. R7g6+ Ke5 {A dramatic finish of a very important
encounter!} 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2018"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1241"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7
8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5 10. O-O dxe4 11. c3 Qd6 12. cxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd6 cxd6 14.
Nc3 Bg4 15. Nxe4 Nc2 16. f3 Nxa1 17. fxg4+ Ke6 18. Ng5+ Kd7 19. Rf7+ Kc6 20.
Nxh7 Rae8 21. Bd2 Re2 22. Bc3 Rhe8 23. Nf8 g5 24. Nh7 Nc2 25. Rf2 d5 26. Nxg5
d4 27. Bd2 d3 28. Nf3 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 Re2+ 30. Kg3 Kd5 31. g5 Ke6 32. h4 Kf5 33.
h5 Re4 34. g6 Nd4 35. Nxd4+ Rxd4 36. Kf3 Rg4 37. g3 b5 38. Bf4 a5 39. Ke3 b4
40. Kxd3 a4 41. Kc4 a3 42. bxa3 bxa3 43. Kb3 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2018"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2018.08.14"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Grischuk, A."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2766"]
[BlackElo "2773"]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2018.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1241"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.20"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7
8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 d5 10. O-O dxe4 11. c3 Be6 12. Bf4 Qd5 13. cxd4 Qxd4 14. Qc1
Bc4 15. Re1 Bd3 16. Nc3 Rhe8 17. Bxc7 Rac8 18. Bg3 Kg8 19. Qg5 Rf8 20. Rad1 Rf5
21. Qg4 Re8 22. Kh1 Re6 23. f3 Ne5 24. Bxe5 Rfxe5 25. Nxe4 Kg7 26. b3 Qb4 27.
h3 Bxe4 28. Rxe4 Rxe4 29. fxe4 Rxe4 30. Qg3 Qe7 31. Kh2 Kh6 32. Rd5 a6 33. Qd3
Qc7+ 34. Qg3 Qxg3+ 35. Kxg3 Re2 36. Rd7 b5 37. a4 Re3+ 38. Kf4 Rxb3 39. axb5
Rb4+ 40. Kf3 axb5 41. Rb7 Rb1 42. Kf4 g5+ 43. Kg4 b4 44. Rb6+ Kg7 45. Kxg5 Rc1
46. Rb7+ Kg8 47. Rxb4 Rc5+ 48. Kf6 Rc6+ 49. Ke5 Rc5+ 50. Kd6 Rc2 51. Rg4+ Kf7
52. Ke5 Rc5+ 53. Kd4 Ra5 54. Ke3 Ra3+ 55. Kf4 Ra5 56. Rg5 Ra3 57. Rg3 Ra5 58.
Rf3 Kg6 59. Rb3 Ra4+ 60. Kf3 Rc4 61. g4 Ra4 62. Kg3 h6 63. Kh4 Ra5 64. Rb6+ Kg7
65. Rc6 Rb5 66. Rc3 Ra5 67. Kg3 h5 68. Rc7+ Kg6 69. Rc6+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Foros Aerosvit 3rd"]
[Site "Foros"]
[Date "2008.06.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "126"]
[EventDate "2008.06.08"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Rc1
Bd6 9. Bd3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Qe7 11. O-O O-O 12. Ne4 Bc7 13. Bb3 {A quiet
prophylactical move leading to a slight plus for White, due to his space
advantage.} Rd8 (13... e5 14. d5 cxd5 15. Qxd5 Bb8 (15... Nb6 $2 16. Qc5 $1)
16. Rfd1 Nf6 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Nd2 a5 19. Ne4 Qg6 20. Nc5 Ra7 21. Nd7 Bxd7 22.
Qxd7 b6 23. Qb5 $16 {1-0 Cebalo,M-Mazuran,M/Pula 1993/EXT 1999 (35)}) 14. Qc2 (
14. Qe2 $5 Rb8 (14... Nf8 15. Ne5 Rb8 (15... Bd7 16. f4 Be8 17. Nc5 $14) 16. f4
f6 17. Nd3 Kh8 18. Ndc5 a5 19. a3 Ra8 20. Qc2 b6 21. Nd3 Bd7 22. Qc4 (22. Ba4
$1 $14) 22... Rac8 23. Ba2 Be8 24. b4 Bg6 25. Nef2 Bd6 26. Rfd1 axb4 27. axb4
Ra8 $132 {1-0 Cebalo,M-Kuczynski,R/Polanica Zdroj 1992/CBM 031 (50)}) (14... a5
15. a3 Nf6 16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Rfd1 Bd7 18. Rc5 Be8 19. Qc2 $1 Qe7 20. Ba2 Bd6
21. Rc3 Rac8 22. h4 g6 23. e4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Anand,V/Linares 1992/CBM
028/[Dautov] (46)}) 15. h3 Kh8 16. Rfd1 Nf8 17. Ne5 Bd7 18. f4 Be8 19. a3 a5
20. Qc4 f6 21. Nd3 Bf7 22. Nec5 Kg8 23. Rf1 Bd6 24. Qc3 Ra8 25. Rce1 Kh8 26.
Rf3 Bg6 27. Rg3 $14 {0-1 Ribli,Z-Kuczynski,R/Tilburg 1992/CBM 032 (29)}) 14...
a5 $146 {Other moves seen in practice:} (14... Nf8 15. Rfd1 (15. Ne5 f6 16. Nf3
Bd7 17. Nc5 Bc8 {1/2-1/2 Sandstrom,L-Beikert,G/Baden-Baden 1993/TD (17)}) 15...
Rb8 16. a3 (16. Ne5 Bd7 17. a3 Be8 18. Ba2 f6 19. Nd3 Bg6 20. Nec5 Kh8 21. Qc4
Bh7 22. b4 Rd5 23. g3 Qf7 24. Qc2 Rh5 25. Qe2 $14 {1-0 Kumaran,D-Berezin,O/
Halle 1995/CBM 048 ext (35)}) 16... Bd7 17. Nc5 Be8 18. Qe4 (18. Ba2 Kh8 19.
Nd3 b6 20. b4 Rdc8 21. Rd2 Ra8 22. Qb2 a5 23. Rdc2 axb4 24. axb4 f6 25. Rc3 Ra7
26. Ra3 Rxa3 27. Qxa3 Bg6 28. Nfe1 Bd6 $132 {1/2-1/2 Cramling,P-Galliamova,A/
Groningen 1997/CBM 062 ext (41)}) 18... Nh7 (18... Bd6 19. Ne5 Kh8 20. Ned3 $14
{1/2-1/2 Schmidt,W-Kuczynski,R/Cetniewo 1991/CBM 022 ext}) 19. Nd3 (19. Ne5 $5)
19... Ng5 20. Nxg5 Qxg5 21. f4 Qf6 22. Qf3 Kh8 23. Rc3 Rbc8 24. Ba2 Qe7 25. Bb3
Ba5 26. Rc2 Bc7 27. Qe4 Qf6 28. Ne5 Qe7 29. Nd3 Qf6 30. Ba4 (30. Nc5 $142 $14)
30... Qf5 31. Qxf5 (31. Qf3 Qd5) 31... exf5 32. Nc5 Rb8 33. Kf2 Bd6 34. Rdc1 g6
35. b4 Rdc8 36. Bb3 Rc7 37. Bc4 Re7 38. a4 Kg8 {1/2-1/2 Petrosian,T-Dorfman,J/
Moscow 1976/URS-ch (44)}) (14... Rb8 15. a3 Nf8 16. Ne5 Bd7 17. Nc5 Be8 18. Ba2
(18. f4 $5) (18. Qe4 $5) 18... b6 (18... Kh8 19. Qe4 f6 20. Qh4 Bd6 21. Nf3 b6
22. Ne4 c5 23. Nxd6 Qxd6 24. Rfd1 Rbc8 25. Bb3 cxd4 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Nxd4 $14
{1-0 Zarubin,O-Filipenko,A/Severodonetsk 1982/EXT 1999 (48)}) 19. Ncd3 c5 $1
20. dxc5 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Qxc5 22. Qxc5 bxc5 23. Nc4 {1/2-1/2 Bareev,E-Dreev,A/
Elista 1998/CBM 065}) (14... Nf6 15. Rfd1 (15. Nc5 b6 16. Nd3 Bb7 17. Rfd1 Rac8
18. Qe2 Bb8 19. Rc2 Ne4 20. Rdc1 Bd6 21. a3 c5 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Nxc5 Bxc5 24.
Bc4 {1/2-1/2 Haap,J-Remmler,H/Schwaebisch Gmuend 2001/CBM 080 ext}) (15. Nxf6+
$5 Qxf6 16. Rfd1 Bd7 17. Qe4 Re8 18. Ne5 Rad8 19. f4 Bd6 20. Rd2 Bc8 21. g4 g6
22. Rf1 Re7 23. h4 Qg7 24. h5 $36 {1-0 Van Seben,E-Budra,Z/IECG 2001/
R1-2001-0-00006 (39)}) 15... Bd7 16. Nc5 Rab8 17. a3 Be8 18. Ba2 e5 19. Bb1
exd4 20. exd4 g6 21. Re1 Qf8 22. Ba2 Kh7 23. Qd2 Bd6 24. Nd3 Rbc8 25. Nfe5 Bb8
26. Qf4 Qg7 27. Qe3 Nd5 28. Qh3 Rc7 29. Nc5 Re7 30. Qh4 $36 {1-0 Alekseev,
E-Burmakin,V/Sochi 2005/CBM 107 (44)}) 15. a3 Rb8 {This move (you have already
seen it in some games above) is also prophylactical. The idea is that after ...
Nd7-f8(f6) and ...Bc8-d7 Ne4-c5 doesn't attack the b7 pawn. The drawback is
that after the insertion of ...a7-a5 a2-a3 the a5 pawn can be hanging at some
point.} 16. Rfd1 Nf8 17. Ne5 Bd7 18. Nxd7 $6 {A paradoxical decision, which
no-one but Magnus can explain. White exchanges his powerful knight for Black's
passive bishop. He takes into account that the bishop can be activated by
means of ...Bd7-e8, ...f7-f6 and ...Be8-g6; however, that would weaken Black's
pawn structure.} Nxd7 19. g3 Nf6 20. Qc5 Qxc5 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Rxc5 {Equal
pawns, opposite-coloured bishops... and now Magnus Carlsen outplays an
outstanding endgame specialist!} Ra8 23. Kg2 Bd6 24. Rc2 f5 25. Bc4 a4 $6 {
A tentative but in my opinion - a wrong move! This pawn will be weak on a
light square and need major pieces to defend it!} 26. Be2 Be7 27. Bf3 Ra5 28.
Rc4 Bf6 29. Rdc1 {White's plan is to put his bishop to d1 or c2 (forcing ...
Rd8-a8) and then, according to the principle of two weaknesses, after
necessary preparation, open a second front on the kingside (g3-g4). To prevent
such course of events, Black opens up the centre. That creates the second
weakness at once (the f5 pawn) but Black obtains some counterplay against the
white b2 pawn.} e5 30. dxe5 Bxe5 31. Rb4 Rd7 32. Rc2 Kg7 33. Kf1 Bf6 34. Rcc4
Ra8 35. Rf4 Ra5 36. Ke2 $6 (36. Rxa4 Rxa4 37. Rxa4 Bxb2 38. Ra7 c5 39. Be2 $14
{was probably more appropriate.}) 36... Rc5 $1 37. Rfc4 Rxc4 38. Rxc4 Bxb2 39.
Rxa4 c5 (39... Bc3 $142 $1 40. Ra7 $140 Rd2+ 41. Kf1 Rb2 {activating the rook
and Black is probably out of danger,}) 40. Kf1 b6 41. Be2 {Correcting the
inaccuracy on the 36th move but now the white rook is far less active.} Bc3 42.
Bb5 Rd1+ 43. Kg2 Ba5 44. Rf4 Kg6 45. a4 (45. Bc4 $142 $1 Rd7 46. Ba2 $1 $36)
45... Bc3 46. g4 {what else?} fxg4 47. Be8 Be5 (47... h5 48. Bxf7+ Kg5 49. h3
$1) 48. Bxf7+ Kg5 49. Re4 Kf5 50. Rc4 Rd7 51. Bh5 Rg7 52. a5 (52. h3 $5 gxh3+
53. Kxh3 {creating connected passed pawns}) 52... bxa5 53. Rxc5 Ra7 54. Rc4 Rg7
55. Rc5 Ra7 56. Rc4 Rg7 57. Rc6 Ra7 58. Bg6+ Kg5 59. Bc2 a4 ({Black is out of
danger after} 59... h5 {, too}) 60. Rg6+ Kh5 $2 (60... Kh4 $1 61. Rxh6+ Kg5 62.
Re6 Bb8 {and White can't make exploit the dangerous position of the black king.
}) 61. Re6 $2 (61. h3 $1 a3 (61... gxh3+ 62. Kxh3 a3 63. Rg2 $18 {- the h6
pawn harms Black!}) 62. hxg4+ (62. Rxg4 Rg7 63. Rxg7 Bxg7 64. Bb3 {is hardly
winning}) 62... Kh4 63. Bf5 Bg7 (63... a2 64. Rxh6+ Kg5 65. Rg6+ Kh4 66. f4 Rh7
$8 67. Ra6 a1=Q 68. Rxa1 Bxa1 69. Bxh7 Kxg4 {is a tablebase win for White -
Black can't reach a drawish setup Kf6, Bd6}) 64. Be6 {and White keeps good
winning chances}) 61... Bg7 $4 {A terrible mistake - nothing unusual after a
long defence. Black overlooks a mating idea.} ({After} 61... Bb8 {White can't
win}) 62. Kg3 Ra5 63. Bg6+ Kg5 (63... Kg5 {and Black resigned, noticing} 64.
h4+ (64. f4+ gxf3 65. h4#) 64... gxh3 65. f4#) 1-0

[Event "Novgorod 3rd"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1996.07.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "1996.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 054"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Bd6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 c6 7. Bg5 $6 {
Weiß versucht, das Schlagen auf c4 zu erzwingen, bevor der Bf1 gezogen hat, um
mit Bf1xc4 ein Tempo zu sparen.} O-O $1 (7... dxc4 8. Bxc4 $14) 8. cxd5 h6 $1 {
Die Bedeutung dieses Zwischenzuges wird gleich ersichtlich.} (8... Qb6 9. Bxf6
Qxb2 10. Qc1 Qxc1+ (10... Ba3 $2 11. Bg5 $18) 11. Rxc1 gxf6 12. Be2 $10 cxd5 $6
13. Nxd5 Be6 $6 14. Nxf6+ Kg7 15. d5 $14 {1/2-1/2 Teske,H-Knaak,R/DDR-ch
Stralsund 1988 (33)}) 9. Bh4 (9. Bxf6 Qxf6 {Schwarz hat auf jeden Fall genug
Kompensation für den Bauern, welchen Weiß zudem kaum verteidigen kann.} 10.
dxc6 Nxc6 11. Be2 Rd8 12. O-O Nxd4 13. Nxd4 Be5 $15) 9... Qb6 $1 {Weiß muß um
Ausgleich kämpfen.} 10. Qd2 (10. Bxf6 $2 Qxb2 11. Qc1 Ba3 $1 $19 {Da sieht man
den Sinn von 8...h6!, denn 12.Bg5 ist verhindert!}) 10... Nxd5 11. Bg3 {
Die schwarze Stellung ist scheinbar so gut, daß man nur nach Varianten sucht,
die klaren Vorteil bringen.} Bxg3 {Solche Züge sind schnell gemacht, weil
Schwarz den Entwicklungsvorsprung nicht einbüßen will.} (11... Bb4 {war eher
geeignet, auf Vorteil zu spielen.} 12. Be2 Re8 (12... Qa5 13. Rc1 Nd7 (13...
Nf6 $5) 14. O-O N7f6 15. Bd3 $13) 13. Rc1 (13. O-O Nxc3 14. bxc3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3
Rxe2 16. Rae1 Rxe1 17. Rxe1 Be6 18. d5 cxd5 19. Be5 f6 $17) 13... Nxc3 14. bxc3
Ba3 15. Rd1 Qb2 16. Ne5 Nd7 17. O-O $13) 12. hxg3 $10 Bg4 $6 {Es war höchste
Zeit für das Schach auf e8.} (12... Re8+ 13. Be2) 13. Bd3 $1 Re8+ 14. Kf1 $1
Nd7 $6 (14... Nf6) (14... Nb4) 15. Nxd5 $1 cxd5 {Weiß hat in dem Moment
genommen, wo der schwarze Springer nicht mehr nach c6 kann.} 16. Rh4 Bxf3 $6 {
Ohne Not wird die weiße Bauernstruktur verbesert und aus schwarzer Sicht eine
ungünstige Figurenkonstellation geschaffen.} (16... Be6) 17. gxf3 Nf8 18. Kg2
Ng6 19. Rh5 Qxd4 $6 (19... Rad8 $14) 20. Rd1 Rad8 (20... Qb6 21. Rxd5 {+/=/+/-
Der Läufer ist klar besser als der Springer.}) 21. Bxg6 Qxd2 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23.
Rxd2 $16 {Der Pd5 ist nicht zu retten.} d4 (23... Ke6 24. f4) 24. Rh4 d3 25.
Rf4+ Kg6 26. Re4 h5 27. Rxe8 Rxe8 28. Rxd3 Re2 29. Rb3 b6 30. Rb5 Kh6 31. g4 g6
32. g5+ Kg7 33. f4 Rc2 34. Kg3 Rd2 35. f3 Rc2 36. Rb3 Kf7 37. Ra3 Rxb2 38.
Rxa7+ Kg8 39. f5 Rb5 40. Ra8+ Kf7 41. fxg6+ Kxg6 42. f4 Rb1 43. Rg8+ Kf5 44.
Rf8+ Ke4 45. Re8+ Kf5 46. Re5+ Kg6 47. Re6+ Kf5 48. Rf6+ Ke4 49. g6 b5 50. Kh4
Rh1+ 51. Kg5 h4 52. Re6+ Kf3 53. g7 Rg1+ 54. Kf6 h3 55. Re8 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Rapid"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2019.02.21"]
[Round "8.3"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Navara, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "74"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1268"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bf4 Bd6 11. Qc1 Bxf4 12. Qxf4 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 c6 14. a5 Nbd7
15. Nc3 Qe7 16. Rfd1 e5 17. Qe3 Rae8 18. d5 e4 19. d6 Qe6 20. Bg2 Nd5 21. Qxe4
Nxc3 22. Qxe6 Nxe2+ 23. Qxe2 Rxe2 24. Bh3 Rd8 25. Re1 Rxe1+ 26. Rxe1 g5 27. Re7
Nf6 28. Rxb7 Rxd6 29. Bf1 Rd1 30. Kg2 Ra1 31. b4 c5 32. Bxa6 cxb4 33. Bc4 Ne4
34. Bxf7+ Kf8 35. Bd5 Nc3 36. Bc4 Rxa5 37. Rxh7 Ne4 1-0

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Speelman, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1316"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Saint Louis Arch Bishops"]
[BlackTeam "U.K. Lions"]

1. c4 b6 2. d4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb7 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxf3 6. exf3 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Nf6
8. Nc3 O-O 9. d5 exd5 10. cxd5 Re8+ 11. Be2 c6 12. O-O cxd5 13. Nxd5 Nc6 14.
Rfe1 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Qf6 16. f4 Rad8 17. Bc4 Na5 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. Qxd7 Rf8 20.
Bd5 Rd8 21. Bxf7+ Kf8 22. Qc7 Qd6 23. Rc1 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 15th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2006.03.29"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Nielsen, Peter Heine"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B50"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2006.03.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Nc6 5. c3 g6 6. Bb3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 b5
9. Re1 e5 10. Nbd2 Bb7 11. Nf1 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Ng3 Nf4 14. Bxf4 exf4 15.
Ne4 Qb6 16. Nd6 Na5 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Ng5+ Kg8 20. Re6 Qd8 21.
Qg4 Bc8 22. Rae1 Bd7 23. Qh4 h6 24. Rxg6 hxg5 25. Qh6 Qf8 26. Re5 Re8 27. Rxg7+
Qxg7 28. Rxg5 Re7 29. f3 Nc6 30. Rxg7+ Rxg7 31. Qd6 c4 32. dxc4 bxc4 33. Qxf4
Ne7 34. Qxc4+ Kh7 35. Kf2 Nf5 36. g4 Ne7 37. Qd3+ Ng6 38. h4 Kg8 39. h5 Nf4 40.
Qc4+ Ne6 41. Kg3 Rf7 42. Qd5 Nf4 43. Qxf7+ Kxf7 44. Kxf4 Bc6 45. c4 a5 46. c5
a4 47. g5 Ke6 48. h6 Kf7 49. Ke5 Bxf3 50. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Carlsen Inv Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.30"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1330"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 d5 4. e3 e6 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Ne4 8. Bxe7
Qxe7 9. Ne2 Nd7 10. c4 c6 11. Rc1 a5 12. a3 Nd6 13. Qc2 Nf6 14. Ne5 Bd7 15.
cxd5 exd5 16. b4 Rfc8 17. Qc5 axb4 18. axb4 Be8 19. Ra1 Qd8 20. Ng3 g6 21. f3
b6 22. Qc3 Qe7 23. Rfe1 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Nf7 25. Bf1 Nxe5 26. dxe5 Nd7 27. f4 Nf8
28. Ne2 c5 29. bxc5 bxc5 30. Nd4 Rb8 31. Nf3 Ne6 32. Ra6 c4 33. Qd2 Nc5 34.
Qxd5+ Bf7 35. e6 Nxe6 36. Bxc4 Ng5 37. Qd3 Nxf3+ 38. gxf3 Re8 39. Kg2 Qc5 40.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 41. e4 Re7 42. e5 Rb7 43. Ra2 Kg7 44. Qd8 Rb1 45. Qf6+ Kh6 46. Kh3
Qe3 47. Qg5+ Kg7 48. Qf6+ Kh6 49. Qh4+ Kg7 50. Qe7+ Kh6 51. Qh4+ Kg7 52. Rf2
Qc5 53. Qf6+ Kh6 54. Rg2 Rb8 55. Rg5 1-0

[Event "Chess24 Banter Final 2020"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Svidler, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1351"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.28"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Nf6 3. e5 Nh5 4. d4 d6 5. Bc4 Nc6 6. Qe2 Bg7 7. O-O dxe5 8.
dxe5 Nd4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qc4+ Be6 11. Ng5+ Ke8 12. Nxe6 Nxe6 13. Qxe6 Qd4 14.
Qb3 b6 15. e6 Nf4 16. Qb5+ Kf8 17. Nc3 Nxg2 18. Qc6 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 7th July"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Tomb, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2084"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1340"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O c6 7. a4 h6 8. Ba2
Qc7 9. Re1 Nf8 10. d5 Ng6 11. h3 O-O 12. Be3 Bd7 13. Qd2 Kh7 14. Bb3 Nh5 15.
Ne2 c5 16. Bc4 Nh4 17. Nxh4 Bxh4 18. g3 Be7 19. g4 Nf6 20. Ng3 Ng8 21. Nf5 Qd8
22. f4 Bxf5 23. exf5 exf4 24. Bxf4 Bg5 25. c3 Bxf4 26. Qxf4 Nf6 27. Re2 Re8 28.
Rae1 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 Kg8 30. Kg2 a6 31. h4 Nh7 32. Kg3 Rb8 33. a5 Qf6 34. Bd3 Kf8
35. Qe3 Rd8 36. Bc4 Rb8 37. Bd3 Rd8 38. Bc2 Rb8 39. Ba4 Kg8 40. Qf4 Rd8 41. Re3
Rb8 42. Qe4 Nf8 43. Qe7 Kh7 44. Qxf6 gxf6 45. Re7 Kg7 46. Be8 Kg8 47. Bxf7+ Kg7
48. Kf4 b6 49. Be6+ Kh8 50. g5 fxg5+ 51. hxg5 hxg5+ 52. Kxg5 bxa5 53. Rf7 Nh7+
54. Kh6 Nf8 55. f6 a4 56. Rg7 Nxe6 57. dxe6 1-0

[Event "Carlsen Inv Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.26"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1329"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.27"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14.
Kxf1 Qd6 15. e5 Qd5 16. Ng1 Nc4 17. Qe2 cxd4 18. cxd4 b5 19. Nf3 a5 20. Bg5 Rf8
21. Rd1 e6 22. h4 a4 23. Kg1 b4 24. h5 b3 25. axb3 axb3 26. hxg6 h6 27. Bf6
Bxf6 28. exf6 Rxf6 29. Ne5 Nxe5 30. dxe5 Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Rf8 32. Rf1 Rxf1+ 33.
Qxf1 Qe7 34. Qb5 Kg7 35. Qxb3 Qh4+ 36. Kg1 Qxg4 37. Qd3 h5 38. Qd8 Qf5 39. Qd6
Kxg6 40. g3 Qb1+ 41. Kh2 Qc2+ 42. Kh3 Qc4 43. Qd1 Qe4 44. Qa1 Kf5 45. Qd1 Kg6
46. g4 Qe3+ 47. Kh4 Qf2+ 48. Kh3 Qe3+ 49. Kh4 Qg5+ 50. Kh3 Qxe5 51. Qd3+ Kh6
52. gxh5 Kxh5 53. Kg2 Kg4 54. Qf3+ Kg5 55. Qg3+ Kf5 56. Qf3+ Qf4 57. Qh5+ Ke4
58. Qe2+ Qe3 59. Qc4+ Kf5 60. Qb5+ Kf4 61. Qf1+ Kg5 62. Qc4 e5 63. Qg8+ Kf4 64.
Qf7+ Ke4 65. Qb7+ Kd3 66. Qb3+ Ke2 67. Qb2+ Kd3 68. Qb3+ Ke4 69. Qb7+ Kd3 70.
Qb3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chessable Masters Final 8"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.04"]
[Round "3.22"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2020.06.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1339"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.06"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Bd2 Bg7 6. e4 Nxc3 7. Bxc3 O-O 8.
Qd2 c5 9. d5 e6 10. Bc4 Bxc3 11. bxc3 exd5 12. Bxd5 Nd7 13. Nf3 Nb6 14. O-O Be6
15. Bxe6 Qxd2 16. Bxf7+ Rxf7 17. Nxd2 Rd8 18. Nb3 c4 19. Nc5 Re8 20. a4 Rc7 21.
a5 Nc8 22. Na4 Rxe4 23. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 b5 25. axb6 axb6 26. g4 b5 27. Nb2
Kf7 28. Re5 Nd6 29. Kg2 Re7 30. Rxe7+ Kxe7 31. f4 h5 32. h3 hxg4 33. hxg4 g5
34. Kf3 Kf6 35. Nd1 gxf4 36. Kxf4 Nc8 37. Ne3 Nb6 38. g5+ Kg6 39. Kg4 Nd7 40.
Kf4 Nc5 41. Ke5 Kxg5 42. Nxc4 bxc4 43. Kd4 Na4 44. Kxc4 Nxc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch rapid"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2010.12.19"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2597"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2010.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nb6 6. d3 c6 7. b3 Bg7 8. Bb2
N8d7 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O a5 11. Rb1 Nf6 12. Qc2 h6 13. Rfd1 Be6 14. e4 Qc8 15.
d4 Bh3 16. Bh1 Rd8 17. a4 Qe6 18. Re1 Ne8 19. Ne2 g5 20. Ne5 Nc7 21. Nd3 Na6
22. Bc3 Nb4 23. Nxb4 axb4 24. Bxb4 Bg4 25. Bc3 Bxe2 26. Rxe2 Rxd4 27. Bxd4 Bxd4
28. Bg2 Qf6 29. Kh1 e5 30. Bh3 Qf3+ 31. Kg1 Ra5 32. Bf5 Rc5 33. Qd1 Rc3 34. Rd2
Qxd1+ 35. Rdxd1 Rc2 36. Rf1 Ra2 37. Kh1 c5 38. f4 c4 39. fxg5 hxg5 40. bxc4
Nxc4 41. Rfe1 Nd6 42. Bd7 Bc3 43. Rf1 Nxe4 44. Rxb7 Nf2+ 45. Rxf2 Rxf2 46. Rc7
Bd4 47. a5 Ra2 48. Be8 Ra1+ 49. Kg2 g4 50. Bxf7+ Kf8 51. h3 Rxa5 52. h4 Ra7 53.
Rxa7 Bxa7 54. Be6 e4 55. Bxg4 Bb8 56. Bf5 Bxg3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Chess24 Banter Final 2020"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "1.7"]
[White "Giri, A."]
[Black "Svidler, P."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2020.09.21"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1351"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.28"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 6. g3 Qb6 7. Ndb5 Ne5 8.
Bf4 Nfg4 9. e3 a6 10. h3 axb5 11. hxg4 Nxc4 12. Rc1 d5 13. b3 Nd6 14. g5 Bd7
15. Bd3 Rc8 16. Kf1 b4 17. Ne2 Rxc1 18. Qxc1 Be7 19. Qb2 f6 20. gxf6 gxf6 21.
Rxh7 Rxh7 22. Bxh7 e5 23. Bh6 Bf5 24. Bg8 Nf7 25. Bg7 Qc6 26. Qd2 d4 27. Ng1 d3
28. f3 Qc3 29. Ke1 Bc5 30. Bxf7+ Kxf7 31. Bh6 e4 32. fxe4 Bxe4 33. Nh3 Qa1+ 34.
Kf2 Qh1 35. Nf4 Qh2+ 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2764"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "2012.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O b6 8. b4 Bb7
9. a4 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Qe2 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 c6 15.
Rac1 a6 16. b5 axb5 17. axb5 c5 18. dxc5 Rxa3 19. c6 Nc5 20. cxb7 Qb8 21. Bc2
d4 22. Qc4 Rc3 23. Qd5 dxe3 24. fxe3 Qxb7 25. Qxb7 Nxb7 26. Ng5 Bh6 27. Bxg6
Rxc1 28. Bxf7+ Kf8 29. Nxh7+ Kg7 30. Rxc1 Bxe3+ 31. Kf1 Re7 32. Rc6 Rxf7+ 33.
Ke2 Re7 34. Nf6 Bc5+ 35. Kd3 Na5 36. Nh5+ Kh7 37. Rf6 Re3+ 38. Kd2 Nc4+ 39. Kd1
Rd3+ 40. Kc2 Rd4 41. Nf4 Ne3+ 42. Kb1 Rb4+ 43. Ka2 Bd4 44. Nd3 Rxb5 45. Rd6 Nc2
46. g4 Nb4+ 47. Ka3 Nc2+ 48. Ka2 Be3 49. Re6 Bg1 50. Re1 Nxe1 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2018"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "8.17"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Black "Bosiocic, Mari"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2763"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1260"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.03"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Be3 c6 6. a4 O-O 7. a5 Nbd7 8. h3
Qc7 9. Bc4 Nxe4 10. Bxf7+ Rxf7 11. Nxe4 Nf6 12. Nxf6+ exf6 13. O-O d5 14. Qd2
g5 15. Ne1 Bf5 16. Nd3 Re8 17. Rfe1 Rfe7 18. Qc3 h6 19. Nb4 a6 20. Nd3 Bc8 21.
Bd2 Re4 22. Nc5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 24. Bxe1 f5 25. Nd3 f4 26. f3 Bf5 27. Ne5
c5 28. Bf2 Kh7 29. Kh2 Bf6 30. Nd3 c4 31. Ne5 Qd6 32. b3 Bxe5 33. dxe5 Qc6 34.
Qb4 Be6 35. Qe7+ Kg8 36. Bc5 Qd7 37. Qf6 Kh7 38. Bf8 cxb3 39. cxb3 d4 40. Qxh6+
Kg8 41. Bd6 Qf7 42. Qxg5+ Kh7 43. Bb4 Qf5 44. Qxf5+ Bxf5 45. Bd2 Be6 46. Bxf4
Bxb3 47. Bd2 Kg6 48. g4 Kf7 49. Kg3 Ke6 50. f4 Kd5 51. h4 Ke4 52. h5 Bf7 53. h6
Bg6 54. f5 Kd5 1-0

[Event "Mainz sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.13"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Faqiry, Ramat"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "1853"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2007.08.13"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
Nc6 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nh4 Nxe4 13. Nxg6 Nxc3 14. Bxf7+ Kd7
15. bxc3 hxg6 16. Rb1 Rb8 17. Qf3 Qf8 18. Qd5 Nd8 19. Bxg6 Rxh3 20. Kg2 Rh4 21.
Bf5+ Ke8 22. Rh1 Qf7 23. c4 Qxd5+ 24. cxd5 Rxh1 25. Kxh1 Kf7 26. Kg2 g6 27. Bd7
Bf8 28. Rh1 b5 29. Bg5 Bg7 30. Rh3 Rb7 31. Bc8 Rb8 32. Bxa6 Kg8 33. Rb3 Nf7 34.
Be3 Ra8 35. Bxb5 Rxa2 36. Bd3 Ra4 37. f3 Kh7 38. Rb7 e4 39. Bxe4 Ne5 40. Bg5
1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 29th"]
[Site "Rhodes"]
[Date "2013.10.22"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Maki, Veijo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B35"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2379"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Malachite"]
[BlackTeam "Tammer"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FIN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qa5 8.
O-O O-O 9. Bb3 d6 10. h3 Bd7 11. Re1 Rac8 12. f4 Nh5 13. Nde2 Nf6 14. Qd2 Qh5
15. Ng3 Qh4 16. Bf2 Qh6 17. Nd5 Rfe8 18. Rad1 Be6 19. c3 b6 20. Ba4 Nd7 21. Bb5
Ncb8 22. Ba4 Bxd5 23. exd5 a6 24. Ne4 b5 25. Bc2 Nc5 26. Nxc5 dxc5 27. Be4 Nd7
28. d6 exd6 29. Qxd6 Nf6 30. Bb7 Rb8 31. Bxa6 b4 32. Bc4 bxc3 33. bxc3 Qh5 34.
Re5 Rxe5 35. fxe5 Ne8 36. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2007.05.06"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2762"]
[BlackElo "2729"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2007.05.02"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 118"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
Bd7 9. Nb3 Be7 10. a4 O-O 11. a5 Ne5 12. f4 Nc4 13. g4 h6 14. Rf2 Rc8 15. g5
hxg5 16. fxg5 Ne8 17. h4 g6 18. Bh3 Ng7 19. Rg2 Re8 20. Bg4 d5 21. h5 gxh5 22.
Bxh5 d4 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. g6+ Kg8 25. Qf3 Ne5 26. Qh3 Bf6 27. Qh7+ Kf8 28.
Nxd4 Ke7 29. Bg5 Kd6 30. Bxf6 Qxf6 31. Rf1 Qe7 32. Rd1 Kc7 33. Qh2 Qd6 34. Rg5
Nf5 35. exf5 exf5 36. Qf4 Kb8 37. g7 Ka8 38. Rg3 Qc5 39. Kf1 Ng4 40. Rdd3 Qe7
41. Kg2 Rc5 42. b4 Re5 43. b5 axb5 44. Qf3 Rc5 45. Nd5 Rxd5 46. a6 Qc5 47. c3
Bc6 48. Nxc6 bxc6 49. Rxg4 fxg4 50. Qf7 Re2+ 51. Kf1 Rf5+ 52. Kxe2 Qf2+ 53. Kd1
Qf1+ 54. Kd2 Rxf7 55. g8=Q+ Ka7 56. Qxg4 Rf2+ 57. Ke3 Qe1+ 58. Kd4 Qe7 59. c4
Rc2 0-1

[Event "Cologne sim"]
[Site "Cologne"]
[Date "1988.10.29"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Black "Ballo, Harald"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E16"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "1988.10.29"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg2 Bb7 6. d5 exd5 7. Nh4 g6 8. Nc3
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nxg6 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Re8 14. Nf4 Nc6
15. Bxd5 Qg5 16. e4 Rad8 17. Nd3 Na5 18. f4 Qg7 19. e5 Ba6 20. Qa4 d6 21. Rae1
dxe5 22. Nxe5 Re7 23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24. Re8+ Rxe8 25. Qxe8+ Qf8 26. Bxf7+ Kg7 27.
Qxf8+ Kxf8 28. Bd5 Nxc4 29. Re1 Na3 30. Re6 Bd3 31. Rxh6 Nb5 32. c4 Nc3 33. Kf2
Kg7 34. Rc6 Nxa2 35. Rc7+ Kf6 36. g4 Kg6 37. h4 Nb4 38. h5+ Kh6 39. Kg3 Nxd5
40. cxd5 1-0

[Event "London Classic rapid op 6th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2014.12.07"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Sadler, Matthew D"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D30"]
[WhiteElo "2760"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2014.12.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nf6 7. O-O Be7 8.
dxc5 Bxc5 9. a3 Ne4 10. b4 Be7 11. Bb2 Bf6 12. Bxf6 Qxf6 13. Qxd5 Be6 14. Qxe4
Qxa1 15. b5 Nd8 16. Qb4 Qf6 17. Nd4 Qe7 18. Nd2 Qxb4 19. axb4 Rc8 20. Ra1 b6
21. Rxa7 Rc1+ 22. Nf1 O-O 23. Ra6 Rb1 24. Rxb6 Rxb4 25. Rd6 Bc4 26. b6 Ne6 27.
Nd2 Rd8 28. Nf5 Rxd6 29. Nxd6 Bxe2 30. b7 Nc5 31. Bd5 Ba6 32. Bxf7+ Kf8 33. Bd5
Nxb7 34. Bxb7 Bxb7 35. Nxb7 Rxb7 36. Kg2 Kf7 37. h4 Ra7 38. Ne4 h6 39. Kf3 Ke6
40. Kf4 Rf7+ 41. Ke3 Ke5 42. g4 Ra7 43. f4+ Kd5 44. Ng3 Ra3+ 45. Kf2 Ra2+ 46.
Kf3 Ra3+ 47. Kf2 Rb3 48. h5 Ra3 49. g5 Ke6 50. gxh6 gxh6 51. Kg2 Kf6 52. Kh3
Ra5 1/2-1/2

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2021.06.21"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2021.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1389"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 d5 3. e3 c5 4. Bxf6 gxf6 5. dxc5 e6 6. c4 dxc4 7. Nd2 Nd7 8.
Ngf3 Nxc5 9. Bxc4 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qc2 Bd7 12. a4 f5 13. Nd4 a5 14. b3 Rc8
15. Rac1 f4 16. N2f3 fxe3 17. fxe3 Qf6 18. Ne2 Qb2 19. Qd1 Rfd8 20. Nfd4 Ne4
21. Rc2 Qa3 22. Nf4 e5 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Nfe6+ Kg8 25. Nxd8 exd4 26. Rxc8 Bxc8
27. Qh5 Nd6 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. Nf7+ Kg8 31. Nxd6 Be6 32. exd4 Bxd4+
33. Kh1 b6 34. Nc4 Kg7 35. Rd1 Bc5 36. Nxb6 Bxb3 37. Rb1 Be6 38. Rb5 Bb4 39.
Nd5 Bd2 40. Ne7 Bc4 41. Rc5 Bb3 42. Nc6 Bxa4 43. Nxa5 Be3 44. Re5 Bb6 45. Nc4
Bd8 46. Nd6 Bb6 47. Re6 Bc5 48. Ne4 Bf8 49. h3 Bb3 50. Rb6 Bd5 51. Ng3 Bc4 52.
Nf5+ Kg8 53. Kh2 Bd3 54. g4 Bc5 55. Rc6 Bf2 56. Kg2 Be4+ 57. Kxf2 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D93"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2771"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Rc1 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. Nf3 Qxc5 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. O-O Qa5 12. h3 Bf5 13. Ng5 Qa6 14. e4 Rad8
15. Bxf7+ Kh8 16. Qe1 h6 17. exf5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Rxf7 19. fxg6 Rff8 20. f4 Qd3
21. f5 Nh5 22. Rf3 Qd4+ 23. Kh1 Bf6 24. Ne4 Kg7 25. Nc5 Rd6 26. Bxf6+ Rdxf6 27.
Ne6+ Rxe6 28. Qxe6 Rf6 29. Qe3 Rxf5 30. Qxd4+ Nxd4 31. Rxf5 Ng3+ 32. Kh2 Ngxf5
33. Rc7 Kxg6 34. g4 Nd6 35. Rxe7 Kf6 36. Re3 b5 37. h4 Nc4 38. Re4 Ne6 39. Kg3
a5 40. b3 Nd6 41. Re1 Nc5 42. g5+ Kf5 43. Rf1+ Ke5 44. Kg4 Nce4 45. h5 1-0

[Event "Levitov Dubov-Firouzja Bl"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2021.05.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D70"]
[WhiteElo "2759"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2021.05.19"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1386"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. Be3 Nc6 8. Bb5
O-O 9. Nge2 e5 10. d5 Na5 11. Bxb6 axb6 12. b4 c6 13. Bd3 b5 14. bxa5 b4 15.
Nb1 cxd5 16. O-O Qxa5 17. Nd2 Be6 18. Nb3 Qb6+ 19. Kh1 Rfd8 20. Qe1 Qe3 21. Rd1
dxe4 22. Bxe4 Rxd1 23. Qxd1 Rxa2 24. Nec1 Rb2 25. Bd5 Bf5 26. Bc4 b5 27. Qd8+
Bf8 28. Bd5 Bh3 29. f4 exf4 30. Nd3 Re2 31. Bf3 Bf5 32. Nbc1 Rd2 33. Bd5 Rxd3
34. Nxd3 Qxd3 35. Re1 Be4 36. Bxf7+ Kxf7 37. Qc7+ Be7 38. Qxf4+ Bf5 39. Qc7 Qd6
40. Qb7 Qc5 41. h3 b3 42. Qf3 Qb4 43. Rb1 b2 44. g4 Qe4 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday 24th Nov"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, L."]
[Black "Galaktionov, Artem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2315"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2020.11.24"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1360"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.30"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. f4 d6 5. Nf3 Nd7 6. Be3 e5 7. Bc4 Ngf6 8. fxe5
dxe5 9. dxe5 Ng4 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Ng5+ Ke8 12. Qxg4 Nxe5 13. Qg3 Nc4 14. Rd1
Qe7 15. O-O Nxb2 16. Rf7 Qe5 17. Rxg7 Qxg7 18. Bd4 Qe7 19. Bxh8 Nxd1 20. Nxd1
Be6 21. Ne3 Rd8 22. h3 Kd7 23. Bd4 b6 24. Qf4 Rf8 25. Qe5 h6 26. Nf3 Bxa2 27.
Qg3 Kc8 28. Be5 Qe6 29. Kh2 Kb7 30. Nd4 Qf7 31. Bd6 Rd8 32. e5 c5 33. Nf3 Be6
34. Qh4 h5 35. Qxd8 Ka6 36. Qg5 c4 37. Qf6 Qd7 38. Nd4 Bg8 39. Qf4 b5 40. Qe4
Ka5 41. Bc5 a6 42. Nc6+ Ka4 43. Qd4 Qxc6 44. Bd6 b4 45. Qa1+ Kb5 46. Qd4 a5 47.
Qa7 Be6 48. Qb8+ Ka4 49. Qa7 c3 50. Bc7 Qb5 51. Bd6 Ka3 52. Qd4 a4 53. Qxc3+
Ka2 54. Bxb4 1-0

[Event "34th Leon GM 2021"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.07.04"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, L."]
[Black "Gelfand, B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B67"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2021.06.30"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1391"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.05"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.08"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Qd2 a6 8.
O-O-O e6 9. Kb1 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 h6 11. Bc1 Rc8 12. f4 Qc7 13. Qe3 Bc6 14. Bd3 Be7
15. Rhe1 b5 16. a3 Rb8 17. Qg3 Bf8 18. b3 a5 19. Bb2 b4 20. axb4 axb4 21. Nd5
Bxd5 22. exd5 Nxd5 23. Bg6 Nc3+ 24. Bxc3 bxc3 25. Rxe6+ Be7 26. Rde1 O-O 27.
Rxe7 Qa5 28. Bxf7+ Rxf7 29. Re8+ Rxe8 30. Rxe8+ Rf8 31. Re7 Rf7 32. Re8+ Rf8
33. Qe3 Rxe8 34. Qxe8+ Kh7 35. Qe4+ Kh8 36. Qc6 Qb4 37. Qc4 Qb6 38. Qxc3 Qg1+
39. Kb2 Qxg2 40. h3 Qe4 41. Qc8+ Kh7 42. Qc4 Qe7 43. b4 d5 44. Qd4 Qb7 45. Qc5
Qf7 46. Qd4 Qb7 47. Qd3+ Kh8 48. b5 d4 49. Qc4 Qb6 50. Qc6 Qa5 51. Kb3 Qa1 52.
b6 Qa6 53. Qe8+ Kh7 54. Qe4+ Kh8 55. Qxd4 Qb5+ 56. Qb4 Qd5+ 57. Kb2 Qb7 58. Qc5
Qa6 59. c4 Qb7 60. Kb3 Qh1 61. Kb4 Qb1+ 62. Ka5 Qa1+ 63. Kb5 Qb1+ 64. Ka6 Qa2+
65. Kb7 1-0

[Event "Shenzhen Du Te Cup"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2017.03.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2017.03.23"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.05.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O e6 5. h3 Bh5 6. d4 Nf6 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. g4 Bg6 10. Ne5 Nbd7 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. Qd3 dxc4 13. Qxc4 e5 14. dxe5 Nxe5
15. Qb3 Qc7 16. f4 Ned7 17. e4 Nc5 18. Qc2 Ne6 19. e5 Nd7 20. Ne2 g5 21. Bd2
gxf4 22. Nxf4 Qxe5 23. Kh1 Nxf4 24. Bxf4 Qc5 25. Qb3 Qb4 26. Qg3 Nf6 27. a3
Qxb2 28. Be5 Qc2 29. Rab1 b6 30. Rbc1 Qg6 31. Bxc6 Rac8 32. Bg2 Ne4 33. Qf3 Nd2
34. Qb7 Nxf1 35. Rxc8 Qb1 36. Qxe7 Rxc8 37. Qg5 Ne3+ 38. Kh2 Qg6 39. Qxe3 Rc2
40. Kh1 Ra2 41. Kg1 Qc2 42. Bf1 Qc5 43. Bd4 Qd6 44. Qe8+ Qf8 45. Qe4 Qxa3 46.
Qe5 Qf8 47. Bd3 Ra5 48. Qe4 g6 49. Bc4 Kh7 50. Qf4 Qe7 51. Kh2 a6 52. g5 Kg8
53. Qb8+ Qf8 54. Qxb6 Rxg5 55. Bxf7+ Kh7 56. Qc7 Kh6 57. Be3 Qg7 58. Qf4 Qb2+
59. Bd2 Kg7 60. Qxg5 Kxf7 61. Qd5+ Kg7 62. Kg3 Qa1 63. Qc5 Kf7 64. Qc4+ Ke7 65.
Bb4+ Kd7 66. Qd3+ Kc6 67. Qc3+ Kd5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 9th"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.13"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2692"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.10.13"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. Nf3 e4 5. d4 Bf8 6. Ng5 c6 7. Nc3 f5 8. h4
Nf6 9. e3 d5 10. Qb3 a6 11. a4 Be7 12. Bd2 Ra7 13. Rc1 h6 14. Nh3 Be6 15. Nf4
Bf7 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Ncxd5 O-O 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. Ng6 Qd8 20. Bc4 b5 21. Bxf7+
Rfxf7 22. Ne5 bxa4 23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24. Qe6 Nbd7 25. Qxf5 Qb8 26. O-O h5 27. Qf4
Qxb2 28. Rc8+ Nf8 29. Ba5 a3 30. Qb8 N6d7 31. Qxb2 axb2 32. Rb1 Rf5 33. Bc3 Nb6
34. Rb8 Na4 35. Bxb2 Kf7 36. Ba3 Nd7 37. R8b7 Ke6 38. Ra7 Nf6 39. Rxa6+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Ne7 6. O-O Bg6 7. Nbd2 Nf5 8. Nb3
Nd7 9. a4 Be7 10. a5 a6 11. c4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 Qc7 13. h3 Rd8 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Qe2
Rfe8 16. Rfd1 Nh4 17. Ne1 c5 18. Rac1 Nf5 19. Nf3 Nxd4 20. Nfxd4 cxd4 21. Bxe6
d3 22. Qe3 Qxc1 23. Bxf7+ Bxf7 24. Nxc1 Bg6 25. Rxd3 Bxd3 26. Nxd3 Nf8 27. Qe4
Ne6 28. Be3 Kh8 29. f4 g6 30. Kh2 Ng7 31. Bb6 Rd7 32. Nc5 Rd2 33. Qxb7 Nf5 34.
Ne4 Rxb2 35. Nd6 Bh4 36. Nxf5 gxf5 37. e6 Rd2 38. Qa7 Bf6 39. Qf7 1-0

[Event "8th Sinquefield Cup 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.25"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, L."]
[Black "Shankland, S."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2021.08.17"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
Nc6 9. Nd5 O-O 10. Bb6 Qd7 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Qd3 Ne7 13. O-O-O Qc6 14. Be3 b5
15. Bb3 Bb7 16. Qxd6 Qxd6 17. Rxd6 Bxe4 18. Nd2 Bb7 19. Bc5 Rac8 20. Rd7 Bxg2
21. Rg1 Rxc5 22. Rxg2 Nf5 23. Bd5 Nd4 24. Ne4 Rxc2+ 25. Kb1 Bd8 26. Bxf7+ Kh8
27. Bd5 Re2 28. Rg1 Nf5 29. Be6 Nd4 30. Bd5 Nf5 31. Be6 Nd4 32. Bd5 1/2-1/2

[Event "82nd Tata Steel GpA"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee NED"]
[Date "2020.01.21"]
[Round "9.7"]
[White "Duda, J."]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2758"]
[BlackElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "157"]
[EventDate "2020.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1316"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a6 7. a4 Ba7 8. Na3
Ne7 9. Nc2 Ng6 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. Nxe3 O-O 12. a5 b5 13. axb6 cxb6 14. Re1 Bb7
15. h3 b5 16. Ba2 Qd7 17. Nh2 d5 18. Nhg4 Nxg4 19. hxg4 d4 20. Nd5 Qd6 21. cxd4
exd4 22. g3 a5 23. Kg2 Ne7 24. Nxe7+ Qxe7 25. Rh1 a4 26. Qf3 h6 27. Qf5 Bc8 28.
Qxb5 Ba6 29. Qf5 Bxd3 30. Bd5 Ra6 31. g5 Qxg5 32. Qxg5 hxg5 33. Rhd1 Be2 34.
Rxd4 g4 35. Rdxa4 Rh6 36. e5 Rh5 37. Rf4 Rxe5 38. Bxf7+ Rxf7 39. Ra8+ Kh7 40.
Rxf7 Bc4 41. Rd7 Bd5+ 42. Rxd5 Rxd5 43. Ra4 Rd2 44. Rb4 Kh6 45. Kf1 Kg5 46.
Rb5+ Kf6 47. Rb7 Rc2 48. Ke1 Kg6 49. Rb8 Kg5 50. Rb4 Kh5 51. Rb5+ Kg6 52. Rb7
Kf6 53. Rb8 Kg5 54. b4 Rb2 55. b5 Kg6 56. b6 Kg5 57. Rb7 Kf6 58. Kd1 Rxf2 59.
Rc7 Rb2 60. b7 g6 61. Kc1 Rb6 62. Kd2 Ke5 63. Kc3 Kd5 64. Rg7 Rb1 65. Kc2 Rb6
66. Kd3 Rb3+ 67. Kd2 Rb6 68. Ke3 Ke5 69. Re7+ Kf6 70. Rc7 Ke5 71. Kd3 Kd5 72.
Rd7+ Ke6 73. Rh7 Kd5 74. Rg7 Rb3+ 75. Ke2 Ke5 76. Kd2 Kd5 77. Kc2 Rb6 78. Kc3
Rb1 79. Rxg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.14"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[Annotator "Pavlovic,M"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 (7. Bc2 d5
$5 {another Onischuk invention, but I am not sure that it's an equaliser
though.}) 7... d6 8. a4 Bg4 $5 {This move order is Onischuk's speciality.} (
8... Rb8 {this would take us back to the main line of the Modern Ruy Lopez and
the reader can see more about that in my article on that which will be
published in CBM 156.}) 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Qxa8 11. h3 Bxf3 {They already
played one game and Onischuk went:} (11... Bh5 {and after:} 12. d3 O-O 13. Bg5
Nd7 14. g4 Bg6 15. Bd5 $5 (15. Nh4 Kh8 16. Bd5 h6 17. Bc1 Nf6 18. b4 Bb6 19.
Bb3 Ne7 $13 {1/2-1/2 (36) Dominguez Perez,L (2708)-Onischuk,A (2670) Biel SUI
2008}) 15... h6 (15... Qa6 16. b4 Ba7 17. Nbd2 h6 18. Qa1 Qb7 19. Nb3 Bb6 20.
Bh4 $14) 16. Bh4 $5 (16. b4 hxg5 17. bxc5 Nxc5 18. Nxg5 Qd8 19. Bxc6 Qxg5 20.
Bxb5 f5 (20... Ne6 $1 $15) 21. Bc4+ Kh7 22. exf5 Rxf5 23. h4 Qxh4 24. gxf5 Qg5+
25. Kh2 Qh4+ {1/2-1/2 (25) Sutovsky,E (2607)-Onischuk,A (2668) Montreal CAN
2006}) 16... Qb7 {(for 16...Qa6 see above comment)} 17. Qe2 $5 Ba7 18. Na3 Nb6
19. d4 $5 Nxd5 (19... exd4 20. Qxb5 $18) 20. exd5 Na5 21. dxe5 (21. Qxb5 Qxb5
22. Nxb5 Bb6 23. Re1 f6 24. dxe5 fxe5 25. Nd2 Be8 26. Na3 Bf7 27. b4 Nb7 28.
Nac4 Bxd5 29. Nxb6 cxb6 30. c4 Bc6 $11) 21... b4 22. Nb5 Bc5 23. exd6 cxd6 24.
c4 $14) (11... Bd7 12. d4 Bb6 13. Bg5 (13. Qd3 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. Qd2 Na2
16. Bxa2 Qxa2 17. Nc3 Qc4 18. e5 Nd5 19. Ne4 O-O 20. exd6 cxd6 21. Nxd6 Qc7 22.
Ne4 Re8 $44 23. Nc5 {1/2-1/2 (23) Efimenko,Z (2660)-Onischuk,A (2664) Dagomys
RUS 2008}) 13... Nxe4 14. Bd5 Nf6 15. dxe5 $5 (15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. dxe5 (16. Nfd2
$5 Qd8 17. Qf3 (17. Qh5 $5 O-O 18. Be4 f5 19. Bxf5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 exd4 21. Nf3
Ne7 22. Qxb5 dxc3 23. Nxc3 c6 24. Qh5 f6 $14) 17... Ne7 18. Qxf6 O-O 19. Bb3
exd4 20. Re1 Nc6 21. Ne4 Ne5 22. cxd4 Bxd4 23. Bxf7+ Nxf7 24. Qxd4 Ne5 $13)
16... dxe5 17. Bxf7+ Ke7 18. Nh4 Qa4 19. Qh5 Qf4 20. Bd5 Be8 21. Qg4 Qxg4 22.
hxg4 Bd7 23. Nd2 Rd8 $13 {1/2-1/2 (39) Shirov,A (2739)-Onischuk,A (2674)
Khanty-Mansiysk RUS 2007}) 15... Nxd5 16. Qxd5 O-O 17. exd6 cxd6 18. Qxd6 Qb7
19. Re1 h6 20. Be3 $16) 12. Qxf3 Nb8 $5 {An interesting new attempt.} (12...
O-O 13. d3 Qa1 14. Qe2 Na5 15. Bc2 b4 16. d4 exd4 17. cxb4 Bxb4 18. e5 dxe5 19.
Bg5 Rb8 20. Bxf6 gxf6 21. Nc3 $18 {1-0 (30) Smirnov,P (2631)-Sakaev,K (2633)
Sochi RUS 2007}) 13. d3 O-O 14. Nd2 Nbd7 15. Qd1 Bb6 16. Nf3 Nc5 17. Bc2 Ne6
18. Ng5 Nxg5 (18... h6 19. Nf3 $36 (19. Nxe6 fxe6 $13)) 19. Bxg5 Qd8 20. Qf3 h6
21. Bd2 Qe7 22. Ra1 $14 Qe6 23. b4 Rd8 24. Ra3 Nd7 25. Bb3 Qf6 26. Qg3 Nf8 27.
Be3 Ne6 $6 (27... Bxe3 $1 28. fxe3 $5 (28. Qxe3 $14) 28... Ne6 29. Ra7 Qe7 30.
Kh2 $14 {White does have constant pressure despite the fact that Black has
managed to exchange a lot of pieces.}) 28. Bxb6 cxb6 29. Qe3 $16 Nf4 30. Ra7
Qg5 31. Qf3 Rc8 32. Bxf7+ Kh7 33. c4 $18 Qf6 34. Qg4 Rf8 35. Qf5+ Qxf5 36. exf5
Nxd3 37. Bg6+ Kg8 38. f6 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 20th"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2013.04.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kokarev, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2013.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Economist SGSEU"]
[BlackTeam "Politekhnik"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 g6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. a3 d6 6. Rb1 Nh6 7. e3 Nf5 8. Nge2
Rb8 9. d3 O-O 10. O-O Qe8 11. b4 b6 12. b5 Na5 13. Bd2 e6 14. a4 Qd8 15. Nf4
Bb7 16. Bh3 Ne7 17. Qc2 Ba8 18. e4 Bb7 19. Nce2 a6 20. Bc3 axb5 21. Nxe6 fxe6
22. Bxe6+ Rf7 23. axb5 Qf8 24. Nf4 Bc8 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. Rfe1 g5 27. Nd5 Ng6
28. Bxg7 Qxg7 29. f4 gxf4 30. gxf4 Nxf4+ 31. Kh1 Ng6 32. Rg1 Be6 33. Nf4 Bf7
34. Rbf1 Qe5 35. h4 Kh8 36. Rg5 Qd4 37. Nxg6+ Bxg6 38. h5 Nxc4 39. hxg6 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 14th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2007.08.18"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Ginsburg, Gennadij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2007.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.09.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e4 dxe4 6. Bc4 cxd4 7. Qb3 Qd7 8.
Nxe4 Nc6 9. Bd2 a5 10. a4 Bb4 11. Bxb4 axb4 12. Bxf7+ Kf8 13. Bxg8 Rxg8 14. Ne2
Qe6 15. Qd3 b6 16. Rc1 Ba6 17. Qf3+ Ke8 18. Rxc6 Qxc6 19. Nf6+ Qxf6 20. Qxa8+
Kf7 21. Qxa6 Rh8 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D90"]
[WhiteElo "2757"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2013.12.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h4 c6 6. Bg5 Ne4 7. e3 Nxg5 8. hxg5
e6 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Qa5+ 11. Qd2 Qxd2+ 12. Kxd2 Nd7 13. c5 h5 14. b4 O-O 15.
Bc4 Rd8 16. Ke3 e5 17. Nd6 exd4+ 18. Kf4 Nf8 19. Bxf7+ Kh7 20. Rae1 a5 21. Nh2
axb4 22. g4 Rxd6 23. cxd6 Ra5 24. Re7 d3 25. gxh5 gxh5 26. Nf3 Bg4 27. Nh4 Rxg5
28. f3 Bf6 29. fxg4 Rxg4+ 30. Kf5 Rxh4 31. Kxf6 1-0

[Event "Asia-chT 16th"]
[Site "Guangzhou"]
[Date "2010.11.18"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Murshed, Niaz"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A87"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[PlyCount "148"]
[EventDate "2010.11.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Bangladesh"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BAN"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. d4 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. c4 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 Qe8 8. Nd5
Nxd5 9. cxd5 Nd7 10. Be3 Nb6 11. Ng5 h6 12. Ne6 Bxe6 13. dxe6 d5 14. Qc1 Qc8
15. a4 c6 16. Bxh6 Qxe6 17. a5 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Nc4 19. b3 Nd6 20. a6 b6 21. Rfc1
Rac8 22. Rc2 Rf6 23. Rac1 Nb5 24. e3 Qd7 25. Bf1 Nd6 26. Qf4 Nf7 27. h4 Rf8 28.
Be2 Kg7 29. b4 b5 30. Rc5 Rd6 31. Kf1 Qe6 32. g4 Qd7 33. g5 Rh8 34. Kg2 Re8 35.
Rh1 e5 36. dxe5 Nxe5 37. Qd4 Kg8 38. h5 Nf7 39. hxg6 Rxg6 40. Bh5 Re4 41. Qc3
Rxg5+ 42. Kf1 d4 43. exd4 Qxd4 44. Bxf7+ Kxf7 45. Rh7+ Rg7 46. Rxf5+ Kg8 47.
Rxg7+ Qxg7 48. Qb3+ Rc4 49. Rf3 Qa1+ 50. Kg2 Qe5 51. Kg1 Qd5 52. Rg3+ Kf7 53.
Qe3 Qd1+ 54. Kg2 Qd5+ 55. Rf3+ Kg6 56. Qe8+ Kh6 57. Qf8+ Kg6 58. Qf6+ Kh5 59.
Qf7+ Qxf7 60. Rxf7 Rxb4 61. Rxa7 Ra4 62. Ra8 Kg6 63. a7 Kh7 64. Kf3 b4 65. Ke3
b3 66. Kd2 c5 67. f4 c4 68. Kc3 Ra2 69. f5 Rc2+ 70. Kd4 Ra2 71. f6 b2 72. Rb8
Rxa7 73. Rxb2 Kg6 74. Kxc4 Kxf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup-A"]
[Site "Shenyang"]
[Date "2000.09.05"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Milos, Gilberto"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2756"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[Annotator "Finkel,A"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2000.09.01"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik.} c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 e6 4. O-O Nge7 5. Re1 Nd4 6. Nxd4 cxd4 7.
d3 (7. c3 a6 8. Bf1 Nc6 9. a4 $6 Be7 10. Na3 O-O 11. Nc2 d5 12. e5 f6 $1 $15 {
Szmetan-Milos/Buenos Aires/1996}) 7... g6 (7... a6 8. Ba4 Nc6 9. Nd2 Be7 (9...
b5 10. Bb3 g6 $5 11. Nf3 $6 (11. f4 Bg7 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Qe2 a5 14. a3 Bb7 15.
Qf2 $13) 11... Bg7 12. Bg5 Qc7 13. Rc1 O-O 14. Qd2 a5 $1 15. a4 $2 (15. a3 $142
) 15... b4 $15 {Glek,I-Milov,V/Biel SKA 1996}) 10. Qh5 g6 11. Qe2 b5 12. Bb3
Bb7 13. Nf3 Bf6 14. Bh6 d6 15. Qd2 a5 16. c3 $14 {Morozevich,A-Milov,V/Tilburg
1994}) (7... Nc6 8. Nd2 Be7 (8... a6 9. Bxc6 dxc6 10. e5 c5 11. Qg4 Bd7 12. Ne4
Bc6 13. Nd6+ Bxd6 14. Qxg7 Kd7 15. exd6 Qg8 $15 {Peptan,C-Shumiakina,T/EUCup99
(women) 1999}) 9. e5 O-O 10. Bxc6 dxc6 11. Qg4 Kh8 12. Ne4 f5 13. exf6 gxf6 14.
Qh5 Qe8 $15 {Belkhodja,S-Vaisser,A/Masters KO 2000}) 8. Ba4 (8. c3 Nc6 9. Bxc6
dxc6 10. cxd4 Bg7 11. Nd2 Qxd4 12. Nf3 Qb6 13. Qa4 O-O 14. e5 Bd7 15. Bg5 h6
16. Be7 Rfe8 17. Qa3 Qb5 18. Re4 b6 19. Rb4 {1/2-1/2 Brodsky,M-Fominyh,A/
RUS-chT 1997}) 8... Bg7 9. Nd2 (9. c3 {Ftacnik} O-O 10. Bg5 $14) 9... O-O 10.
f4 d6 (10... d5 $6 {Ftacnik} 11. e5 $14) 11. Nf3 Bd7 12. Bb3 {Nothing promises}
(12. Bxd7 Qxd7 13. Bd2 Rac8 {'=' Ftacnik.} 14. Rc1 Rc7 15. c3 dxc3 16. bxc3 f5
$13 {and black has very comfortable position,but also the move in the game
doesn't bring white the desirable advantage.}) 12... a5 13. a4 (13. a3 {Ftacnik
} Qc7 14. Bd2 $11) 13... b5 $5 14. axb5 (14. Bd2 b4 (14... bxa4 15. Bxa4 Bxa4
16. Rxa4 Qb6 17. Qa1 Nc6 18. b4 $16) 15. Qe2 Rc8 16. Qf2 $14) (14. Ng5 {Ftacnik
} h6 15. Nf3 b4 $11) 14... Bxb5 15. f5 $5 {It's hard to come up with something
else. '?!' Ftacnik.} (15. Ba4 {Ftacnik} Ba6 16. Qe2 $14) 15... gxf5 (15... exf5
{Ftacnik} 16. Bg5 Kh8 17. exf5 f6 18. Bd2 Nxf5 19. Be6 Ne3 20. Bxe3 dxe3 21.
Rxe3 $11) 16. Ng5 (16. exf5 {Ftacnik} Nxf5 17. Ng5 Qf6 18. Ne4 Qg6 $17) 16...
h6 (16... fxe4 $2 {Ftacnik} 17. Qh5 h6 18. Nxf7 $1 (18. Nxe6 $6 fxe6 19. Bxe6+
Kh8 20. Qxb5 e3 $13) 18... Rxf7 19. Bxe6 Be8 20. Rf1 $18) 17. exf5 (17. Nxf7 {
Ftacnik} Kxf7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 (18... Kf6 $2 19. exf5 $18) 19. Bxe6+ Kh7 20. exf5
Be8 21. Qh3 Nc6 $15) 17... Nxf5 (17... hxg5 $2 {Ftacnik} 18. Bxg5 Re8 19. Qh5
$40) 18. Nxf7 $1 {The point of 15th move of white.} (18. Nh3 a4 19. Ba2 d5 20.
Qh5 Qh4 $17) (18. Bxe6 {Ftacnik} fxe6 19. Nxe6 Qb6 20. Nxf8 Rxf8 21. Qg4 Ne3
$15) (18. Ne4 {Ftacnik} d5 $17) 18... Rxf7 (18... Qf6 {Ftacnik} 19. Rxe6 Qxf7
20. Rf6 Bxf6 21. Bxf7+ Rxf7 22. Qh5 $14) 19. Bxe6 Qf6 {'!' Ftacnik.} (19... Be8
{Ftacnik} 20. Qg4 Ne3 21. Bxe3 dxe3 22. Rxe3 Qb6 23. Rae1 Qxb2 24. Bd5 Qd4 25.
Qxd4 Bxd4 26. Bxa8 $14) 20. Qf3 (20. Qh5 {Ftacnik} Raa7 21. Bd2 a4 $15) 20...
Raa7 21. Bxf7+ (21. Bd2 {Ftacnik} a4 22. Qd5 Bd7 23. Bxf7+ Qxf7 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7
$15) 21... Qxf7 22. Rf1 ({Deserved attention} 22. b3 $5 {leaving black pawn on
a5.}) 22... Bd7 23. Bd2 ({Sooner or later white has to change the queens.It
was a right moment now.} 23. g4 Qg6 24. Qe4 Nh4 25. Qxg6 Nxg6 26. h3 {'='
Ftacnik.} a4 $13) 23... a4 24. c4 (24. Ra3 {Ftacnik} Rc7 25. c4 dxc3 26. bxc3
d5 27. g4 Bf8 28. Raa1 Nd6 $15) 24... Qg6 (24... dxc3 {Ftacnik} 25. Bxc3 Bxc3
26. bxc3 a3 27. Rf2 $132) 25. Qe4 Kh7 26. b4 $6 (26. g4 {Ftacnik} Ne3 $17)
26... Bc8 $1 27. h3 (27. g4 Re7 28. Qf3 Ne3 $17 {'-+' Ftacnik.}) 27... h5 $1
28. Rae1 Rf7 $5 {Now white finds himself under strong attack and the material
osses are inevitable.} (28... Re7 29. Qf4 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Bh6 31. Qf2 Be3 32.
Bxe3 dxe3 $17) 29. Rf2 (29. Qe8 {Ftacnik} Nh4 30. Rf2 Rxf2 31. Qxg6+ Nxg6 32.
Kxf2 Ne5 $17) 29... Be5 30. Qa8 {'?' Ftacnik.} (30. Ref1 $5 {Ftacnik} a3 (30...
Bb7 $2 31. Rxf5 $1 Bxe4 32. Rxf7+ $16) 31. Bc1 Qg3 32. Bf4 Bxf4 33. Qxf4 Qxd3
$17) 30... Bb7 (30... Qg3 $5 {Ftacnik} 31. Rxe5 dxe5 32. Qxc8 (32. Qxa4 Qxd3
$19) 32... Qxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Nd6+ $19) 31. Qe8 (31. Qxa4 {Ftacnik} Bg3 32. Ree2
Bxf2+ 33. Rxf2 Ng7 34. Re2 Qxd3 $19) 31... Bg3 $19 32. Ref1 Bxf2+ 33. Rxf2 Rg7
34. Qxg6+ Kxg6 35. Bf4 h4 36. b5 Kf6 37. Kh2 Ke6 38. Re2+ Kd7 0-1

[Event "Richard Riordan Blitz"]
[Site "Netanya"]
[Date "2009.07.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Rodshtein, Maxim"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2623"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2009.07.16"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. b3 Nbd7 6. Bb2 Bd6 7. Be2 O-O 8. d4
dxc4 9. bxc4 e5 10. O-O Re8 11. c5 Bc7 12. Bc4 exd4 13. exd4 Nf8 14. d5 cxd5
15. Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bxd5 Rb8 17. Qd4 Ne6 18. Qc4 b5 19. Qb3 Qe7 20. Rfe1 Qf8 21.
Nd4 Kh8 22. Nf5 Nxc5 23. Bxg7+ Kg8 24. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "36"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C81"]
[WhiteElo "2755"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Qe2 Be7 10. Rd1 O-O 11. c4 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Qd7 13. Nc3 Nxc3 14. bxc3 f6
15. Bf4 fxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 c6 18. Bb3 a5 19. Re1 Bf6 20. Bxf6 Rxf6 21.
Rad1 a4 22. Bc2 Bf7 23. Rb1 a3 24. h3 d4 25. Qd3 Bg6 26. Qc4+ Bf7 27. Qd3 Bg6
28. Qc4+ Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Bxf7 30. Bb3 dxc3 31. Bxf7+ Rxf7 32. Rb3 Rd7 33. Rxc3
Rd2 34. Rxc6 Rxa2 35. Rc7 Rb2 36. Ree7 a2 37. Rxg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Trophee KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2010.10.30"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2010.10.28"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nbd2 Bg7 6. b4 O-O 7. Bb2 a5 8. b5 a4
9. Rc1 dxc4 10. Bxc4 cxb5 11. Bxb5 Qb6 12. Qe2 Bd7 13. Bxd7 Qxb2 14. Rb1 Qxa2
15. Bb5 Qe6 16. Bc4 Qd7 17. Ne5 Qc7 18. O-O Nc6 19. Nxf7 Rxf7 20. Nf3 Nd8 21.
Ng5 Ra5 22. Nxf7 Nxf7 23. Qa2 e5 24. dxe5 Rxe5 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. Qxf7+ Kxf7
27. Rxb7+ Kg8 28. Ra7 Bf8 29. Rxa4 Kf7 30. h3 g5 31. g4 Kg6 32. Ra6 Be7 33.
Rfa1 Bd8 34. Kg2 h5 35. Kf3 hxg4+ 36. hxg4 Rd5 37. Rc6 Kf7 38. Ra7+ Be7 39.
Rcc7 Re5 40. Rcb7 Kf8 41. Ra4 Rd5 42. Rba7 Rd2 43. R7a5 Ng8 44. Rf5+ Kg7 45.
Ra7 Kg6 46. Ra6+ Kg7 47. Re6 Rd7 48. Ra5 Bf6 49. Ke2 Bd8 50. Raa6 Rb7 51. Rad6
Be7 52. Rb6 Ra7 53. Ra6 Rb7 54. f4 Nf6 55. Kf3 gxf4 56. g5 Nd5 57. exf4 Kf7 58.
Re5 Rd7 59. Kg4 Nb4 60. Rh6 Bf8 61. Rf6+ Kg7 62. Re8 Be7 63. Rf5 Bd6 64. Re6
Bc7 65. Rb5 Nd3 66. f5 Kf7 67. g6+ Kg7 68. Kg5 Bf4+ 69. Kh5 Bc7 70. f6+ Kf8 71.
g7+ Kf7 72. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.12"]
[Round "12.2"]
[White "So, W."]
[Black "Topalov, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B23"]
[WhiteElo "2754"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "IVO"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1279"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.05.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.05.13"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. Ng5 O-O 8. f4
Bg4 9. Qe1 exf4 10. Rxf4 Bh5 11. Nf3 a6 12. a4 Bxf3 13. Rxf3 Nd4 14. Rf2 Ng4
15. Rf4 Ne5 16. Qd1 Bg5 17. Rf2 Bxc1 18. Qxc1 Qh4 19. Rf4 Qg5 20. Rf2 Qh5 21.
Qf4 b5 22. Bd5 Rab8 23. axb5 axb5 24. Re1 b4 25. Nd1 b3 26. c3 Nxd3 27. Qd2
Nxf2 28. Qxf2 Ne6 29. Ne3 Qg5 30. Rf1 Nc7 31. h4 Qe5 32. Bxf7+ Kh8 33. Nc4 Qe7
34. Qf4 Rbd8 35. e5 dxe5 36. Nxe5 Rd6 37. Qe3 Qd8 38. Bxb3 Rxf1+ 39. Kxf1 Rf6+
40. Kg1 Qf8 41. Kh2 g6 42. Kh3 Qc8+ 43. Kh2 Qf8 44. Kh3 Qc8+ 45. Kh2 Qf5 46.
Qxc5 Qf4+ 47. Kh3 Qf5+ 48. Kh2 Qf4+ 49. Kh3 Qf5+ 50. Kh2 1/2-1/2

[Event "China Elite Mind blitz"]
[Site "Huaian"]
[Date "2016.02.28"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.02.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.04.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.04.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O b5 8.
Nxc6 dxc6 9. a4 b4 10. Nb1 Nf6 11. Bd3 e5 12. Nd2 a5 13. Qf3 Be7 14. Nc4 O-O
15. Qg3 Nd7 16. Be3 Re8 17. Rad1 Bf8 18. f4 Ba6 19. fxe5 Bxc4 20. Bxc4 Nxe5 21.
Bxf7+ Qxf7 22. Rxf7 Nxf7 23. Rd7 Ne5 24. Rb7 Rad8 25. h3 Ng6 26. Qf3 Ne5 27.
Qe2 Kh8 28. Bf4 Ng6 29. Bg3 Rd4 30. e5 Rd5 31. e6 h5 32. Rd7 Rxd7 33. Qxh5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.08"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Grivas,E"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2013.06.06"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:11"]
[BlackClock "0:01:32"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 Bd6 7. Qf3 c5 $5 ({
A novelty.} 7... Be6 8. Bd3 c5 9. Bxd6 Qxd6 10. dxc5 Qxc5 11. Qf4 Nc6 12. Nge2
Rd8 13. Rd1 O-O 14. O-O $14 {was seen in Shomoev,A-Inarkiev,E Vladivostok 2012.
Inarkiev decided to play ...c5 directly.}) 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. Bg5 Nbd7 10. O-O-O {
A risky continuation, but White needed to complicate matters...} Qa5 $6 (10...
Be7 $5 11. Nge2 Nb6 12. h3 O-O $13 {was interesting and preferable!}) 11. Nge2
$6 ({White could win the central pawn:} 11. Nxd5 $1 Nxd5 12. Qxd5 O-O 13. Be7
Re8 14. Bd6 $14 {.}) 11... O-O 12. Nd4 Bb4 13. Nb3 Qc7 14. Qf4 $6 (14. Bf4 Qc6
15. Nd4 Qc5 16. Nb3 {was equal, but as said, White had to win at any cost!})
14... Qxf4 $2 ({The worst contiuation. The position was screaming for the
obvious} 14... Bd6 $1 {A sample continuation could be} 15. Qh4 Ne4 (15... Be5
16. Bf4 (16. Kb1 Bxc3 17. Rc1 Ne4 18. Bd3 Nxg5 19. Qxg5 h6 20. Qe7 Qe5 21. Qa3
Bxb2 22. Qxb2 Qd6 $17) 16... Bxf4 17. Qxf4 Qxf4 18. exf4 Nb6 19. f3 $11) 16.
Bd3 Ba3 $1 17. Kb1 Nxc3+ 18. bxc3 h6 19. Be7 Bxe7 20. Qxe7 Qxc3 $17 {.}) 15.
Bxf4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Ne4 17. Rxd5 Nxf2 18. Rg1 Nf6 19. Rd4 {White enjoys the
advantageof the bishop pair and Black of the better pawn structure. The
position is balanced but a bit more easy for White in the coming middlegame/
endgame. I think that this is the kind of position that White wanted to have
in this critical game.} Bd7 20. Be2 Rac8 21. Kb2 Rfe8 22. h3 h6 23. Rf1 N2e4
24. c4 Ng5 $2 ({Black blunders in no time! He should have gone for} 24... b6 {
with a balanced position.}) 25. Bxg5 hxg5 26. Rxf6 $1 gxf6 27. Rxd7 Rxe3 28.
Bh5 $1 {Black is plain lost. White's advantage of the two minor pieces vs rook
is decisive.} b5 29. c5 (29. cxb5 axb5 30. Nd4 {was another winning
continuation.}) 29... a5 30. Bxf7+ Kf8 31. Bg6 $2 {But Black played instantly:}
({White makes his life difficult. The simple} 31. Bd5 a4 32. Bb7 Rce8 33. Nd4
a3+ 34. Kc2 {was curtains.}) 31... a4 $2 ({He should have tried} 31... Re2+ 32.
Bc2 Rxg2 33. Ra7 $16 {, when White still would have to work hard...}) 32. Nd4
Rxc5 ({Or} 32... a3+ 33. Kc2 Rxc5+ 34. Kd2 Ree5 35. Bf7 $1 Re7 36. Ne6+ $18 {.}
) 33. Rd8+ Kg7 34. Nf5+ Kxg6 (34... Rxf5 35. Bxf5 Re2+ 36. Ka3 Rxg2 37. Rd7+
Kf8 38. Rb7 $18 {.}) 35. Nxe3 {And now White with an extra piece has no
problem to cash in the point.} b4 36. Rd3 Re5 37. g4 Re4 38. Nc2 Re2 39. Kc1 f5
40. Rd6+ Kf7 41. gxf5 b3 42. axb3 axb3 43. Nd4 Re3 44. Nc6 Kf8 45. f6 Kf7 46.
Nd8+ Kf8 47. f7 Rf3 48. Re6 {And Black resigned, making Mamedyarov the new
FIDE Rapid World Champion!} 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "23"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A71"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 c5 6. d5 h6 7. Bh4 e6 8. e4 d6
9. Nd2 exd5 10. cxd5 Re8 11. Be2 Na6 12. O-O Nc7 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. a4 Na6 15.
Rae1 Nb4 16. Qd1 a6 17. f4 b5 18. axb5 axb5 19. Nxb5 Qb8 20. Nc3 Nh7 21. Kh1
Na2 22. Nxa2 Rxa2 23. Nc4 Qc7 24. e5 dxe5 25. fxe5 Bxe5 26. d6 Qb8 27. Nxe5
Rxe5 28. Bc4 Rxe1 29. Bxf7+ Kg7 30. Qxe1 Qxb2 31. Bxa2 1-0

[Event "51st Biel GM 2018"]
[Site "Biel SUI"]
[Date "2018.07.23"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Svidler, P."]
[Black "Georgiadis, N."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B51"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2018.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1237"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.23"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. O-O a6 5. Bd3 Ngf6 6. Re1 e6 7. a4 b6 8. c3
Bb7 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. Na3 Be7 11. Bc2 Rc8 12. d3 O-O 13. Bd2 Rfe8 14. Rac1 e5 15.
Bb3 d5 16. exd5 Nxd5 17. Qe4 Nxc3 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Qf5+ Kg8 20. Bxc3 Bf6 21.
Nc4 Qc6 22. Ncxe5 Nxe5 23. Bxe5 Qd5 24. Re3 Bxe5 25. Rxe5 Rxe5 26. Qxe5 Qxd3
27. Qe6+ Kh8 28. Re1 h6 29. h3 b5 30. Ne5 Qd5 31. Qg4 Kh7 32. Qg6+ Kg8 33. f3
Qd2 34. Qf7+ Kh7 35. Kf1 Qd5 36. Qg6+ Kg8 37. Ng4 Qg5 38. Qb6 Qd5 39. Nxh6+ Kh7
40. Ng4 Rf8 41. Kg1 Qd4+ 42. Kh1 Bxf3 43. gxf3 Rxf3 44. Qe6 Qd3 45. Ne3 bxa4
46. Kg2 Rf6 47. Qd5 Qg6+ 48. Kh1 Rf2 49. Rg1 Qh6 50. Rg3 Qf6 51. Qd3+ Kh8 52.
Ng4 Qc6+ 53. Kg1 Rxb2 54. Qd8+ Kh7 55. Qh4+ Kg8 56. Nh6+ 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel India Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2018.11.14"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Ganguly, S."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2018.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1254"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 b6 5. Bb2 Bb7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. d4
Bd6 9. Bd3 O-O 10. O-O a6 11. Rc1 Qe7 12. Rc2 Ne4 13. Qc1 Rac8 14. Nb1 f5 15.
Ba3 c5 16. g3 Qf7 17. Nc3 Nxc3 18. Rxc3 cxd4 19. Bxd6 Rxc3 20. Qd2 Nc5 21. Bb1
Rc8 22. Qxd4 Ne4 23. Ba3 Qe6 24. Bb2 R3c7 25. a4 h6 26. h4 Nc3 27. Bd3 Ne4 28.
b4 Nc3 29. Ra1 b5 30. axb5 Nxb5 31. Qf4 d4 32. Bxf5 Qc6 33. e4 Rf8 34. Nxd4
Nxd4 35. Bxd4 Rcf7 36. g4 Qc4 37. Bc5 Rd8 38. Rc1 Qe2 39. Be6 Rdd7 40. Be3 Rde7
41. Bb3 Qb2 42. Bxf7+ Rxf7 43. Qd6 Rxf2 44. Qe6+ Kh7 45. Bxf2 Qxc1+ 46. Kg2 Qf4
47. Qf5+ Qxf5 48. gxf5 Bxe4+ 49. Kg3 Bxf5 50. Bd4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Pepe Cuenca Invitational"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.16"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Duda, J."]
[Black "Svidler, P."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2020.04.12"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1328"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.20"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Bb3 a6 7. Nbd2 O-O 8. Nf1
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Ng3 f6 11. O-O Be6 12. Ne4 Be7 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4
15. Qxd4 Bf7 16. Re1 Re8 17. Bd2 Qd7 18. Rad1 Rad8 19. Bc1 Qc6 20. Qd3 Nb6 21.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Qf3 Kg8 23. h4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Bf8 25. Re1 Nc4 26. Re2 Nd6 27. Ng3
Qxf3 28. gxf3 Rxe2 29. Nxe2 Nf5 30. h5 Kf7 31. Ng3 Ke6 32. Kf1 Bd6 33. Ne4 Ne7
34. Ke2 Nd5 35. Nxd6 Kxd6 36. c4 Ne7 37. Bf4+ Kd7 38. Kd3 g6 39. hxg6 Nxg6 40.
Bg3 c6 41. f4 Ke6 42. Ke4 f5+ 43. Ke3 h5 44. b3 h4 45. Bh2 Kd6 46. Kd4 c5+ 47.
Ke3 b5 48. f3 bxc4 49. bxc4 Kc6 50. Kd3 Nf8 51. Bg1 Ne6 52. Ke3 Nd4 53. Bf2
Nc2+ 54. Kd2 Nd4 55. Ke3 h3 56. Bg1 Kb6 57. Kf2 Ka5 58. Bh2 Kb4 59. Kg3 Kxc4
60. Kxh3 Kd3 61. Bg1 c4 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2021"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2021.06.22"]
[Round "10.4"]
[White "Kramnik, V."]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2753"]
[BlackElo "2760"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2021.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1390"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bc4 e6 7. Be3 Be7 8. Bb3
b5 9. a3 O-O 10. f3 Bb7 11. Qe2 Nc6 12. O-O-O Rc8 13. Kb1 Nxd4 14. Bxd4 Qa5 15.
Qe1 Qc7 16. h4 Bc6 17. h5 a5 18. e5 dxe5 19. Bxe5 Qb7 20. Ne2 Nd7 21. Bd4 e5
22. Ng3 a4 23. Nf5 Bf6 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. Bc3 Be7 26. Nxe7+ Rxe7 27. h6 g6 28.
Rd6 Nb6 29. Qg3 Be8 30. Rhd1 Nc4 31. Rd8 Nxa3+ 32. Kc1 b4 33. Rxc8 Qxc8 34. Qg5
bxc3 35. Qxe7 cxb2+ 36. Kd2 Qd7+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.24"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Bosna Sarajevo"]
[BlackTeam "Norilsk Nikel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "BIH"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. dxc5 Bxc5 6. Ngf3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qc6 8.
Qe2 Nbd7 9. Nb3 a6 10. a4 Bd6 11. O-O Qc7 12. a5 O-O 13. Re1 e5 14. Nbd2 h6 15.
b3 Re8 16. Ne4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Nc5 18. Qh4 Be6 19. Nd2 Rad8 20. h3 Bf5 21. Ra2
Bg6 22. Nf1 Qc6 23. Ne3 Be7 24. Qg3 Ne4 25. Qf3 Bc5 26. Ra4 Bd4 27. Nd1 Rd6 28.
Be3 Bxe3 29. Qxe3 Nd2 30. Qc3 Be4 31. Ne3 Red8 32. Ng4 Bxg2 33. Nxe5 Nf3+ 34.
Qxf3 Bxf3 35. Bxf7+ Kh7 36. Nxc6 Rxc6 37. Rf4 Bd1 38. Re7 b6 39. axb6 Rxb6 40.
Rc7 Rd2 41. c3 a5 42. h4 h5 43. Rc5 Rd3 44. Bd5 Kh6 45. Rf8 Rg6+ 46. Kf1 Rg4
47. Rh8+ Kg6 48. Rc6+ Kf5 49. Rxh5+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Barrientos, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2457"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2020.09.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1351"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.28"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 b5 6. O-O Bb7 7. a4 Nc6 8. Nb3
b4 9. Be3 Nf6 10. f4 d5 11. e5 Nd7 12. N1d2 Be7 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh6 Bf8 15. Qh3
Bg7 16. Nf3 O-O 17. Ng5 h6 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qxe6+ Rf7 20. Bxg6 Qe8 21. Qxd5
Nd8 22. Bxf7+ Qxf7 23. Qxf7+ Kxf7 24. Rfd1 Ke8 25. Rd2 Rc8 26. Rad1 Bc6 27. Nd4
Nf8 28. Nf5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 27th Oct"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1356"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 c6 6. Be2 Bf5 7. O-O Nd7 8.
Nf3 e6 9. c4 N5f6 10. Nc3 Bd6 11. Nh4 Bg6 12. g3 O-O 13. Be3 Re8 14. Qb3 Qc7
15. Nxg6 hxg6 16. Rfd1 a5 17. Rac1 Bb4 18. Na4 Bf8 19. d5 e5 20. Nb6 Rad8 21.
c5 cxd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Rxd5 Nf6 24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. c6 bxc6 26. Bb6 Qd7 27.
Bxd8 Qxd8 28. Rxc6 Qd2 29. Bc4 e4 30. Bxf7+ Kh7 31. Qc2 Qd4 32. Kg2 Bb4 33. a3
Be1 34. Qe2 Bd2 35. Rc2 e3 36. Rc4 Qd7 37. Rh4+ Nh5 38. Qxh5+ gxh5 39. Rxh5#
1-0

[Event "Play for Russia Prelim"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.05.13"]
[Round "11.4"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2020.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1332"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14.
Kxf1 Qd7 15. h3 Nc4 16. Qd3 b5 17. Bf2 cxd4 18. cxd4 Rc8 19. Ng1 b4 20. Nf3 a5
21. Rc1 Na3 22. Qb3+ e6 23. Be3 Rxc1+ 24. Bxc1 Qc6 25. Bxa3 bxa3 26. Qxa3 Qxe4
27. Qxa5 Qd3+ 28. Ke1 Qe3+ 29. Kd1 Qf2 30. Qa6 Qe3 31. Qe2 Bxd4 32. Qxe3 Bxe3
33. Ke2 Bb6 34. Ng5 e5 35. Kd3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 7th July"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Williams, Si1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B72"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2464"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.07.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1340"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2
Bb7 9. a4 e5 10. Nb3 b4 11. Na2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. O-O-O Nd7 14. Bc4 Nxe3 15.
Qxe3 Qh4 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. Rxd7+ Ke8 18. Qd3 Bc6 19. Rd1 Be7 20. Rc7 Rd8 21.
Qe2 Qg5+ 22. Kb1 Bd5 23. Nac1 Kf7 24. Nd3 Bxb3 25. cxb3 Kg7 26. Ka2 Rhe8 27.
Nc5 Qf6 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Qc4 Kh8 30. Ne4 Qf8 31. Qxa6 Bf6 32. Qxf6+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing FIDE GP"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.07.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2734"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2013.07.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Be7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7
8. Ng5+ Ke8 9. Ne6 c5 10. Qd1 Qb6 11. Nxg7+ Kf7 12. Nf5 Bf8 13. O-O d5 14. Nxd5
Nxd5 15. Qxd5+ Ke8 16. Bg5 Qg6 17. Rad1 Rg8 18. f4 a5 19. e5 Qxf5 20. Qxg8 Ra6
21. Rfe1 Rg6 22. e6 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2019"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2019.08.11"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Yu Yangyi"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2019.08.10"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1292"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.12"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Ne2 Ne7 8. c3
Ba5 9. Ng3 Ng6 10. d4 c6 11. Bd3 Re8 12. h3 h6 13. a4 exd4 14. cxd4 c5 15. Bd2
cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bb6 17. Bc3 d5 18. Bb5 Rxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Nf3 a6 21. Bd3 Nxc3
22. bxc3 Nf4 23. Re1 Bd7 24. Bf1 Rc8 25. c4 dxc4 26. Re4 g5 27. Rxc4 Rxc4 28.
Bxc4 Qc7 29. Rc1 Nxh3+ 30. Kf1 Qf4 31. Rc3 Bf5 32. Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Qb3+ Kg6 34.
Qxb6+ Kh5 35. gxh3 Qxa4 36. Qd4 Bxh3+ 37. Kg1 Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Qf1 39. Ne1 Bg4 40.
Qe3 Qb5 41. Ng2 Qd7 42. Qe5 Qf5 43. Qe8+ Qg6 44. Nf4+ 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Bullet Open 1"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Kane, J."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C57"]
[WhiteElo "2752"]
[BlackElo "2240"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2020.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1363"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. Bb3 Rf8 7. O-O d6 8.
d3 Bg4 9. Qe1 h6 10. h3 hxg5 11. hxg4 Qd7 12. Qe2 Nd4 13. Qd1 Nxg4 14. Bxg5+
Ke8 15. Nd2 Nxf2 16. Qh5+ Rf7 17. Qxf7+ Qxf7 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Rxf2+ Kg6 20.
Be3 Nxc2 21. Bxc5 Nxa1 22. Be3 Nc2 23. Nc4 Nb4 24. a3 Nxd3 25. Rf3 b5 26. Rg3+
Kf7 27. Nd2 Nxb2 28. Rf3+ Ke6 29. Nb3 Nc4 30. Rg3 a5 31. Bc1 a4 32. Na1 c5 33.
Rxg7 b4 34. axb4 cxb4 35. Rb7 b3 36. Kf1 Rg8 37. Kf2 Rg4 38. Nxb3 Rg8 39. Nd2
Rf8+ 40. Ke2 Na5 41. Ra7 Nc6 42. Rxa4 Nd4+ 43. Rxd4 exd4 44. Nf3 Rg8 45. Kf2 d3
46. Bb2 Rc8 47. Nd4+ Ke5 48. Ke3 Kf6 49. Kxd3 Kg5 50. Nf5 Kg4 51. Ne3+ Kg3 52.
Nd5 Kxg2 53. Ne7 Rd8 54. Nc6 Re8 55. Ba3 Rxe4 56. Bxd6 Kh3 57. Kxe4 Kg2 58. Kd5
Kh1 59. Be5 Kg2 60. Nd4 Kh3 61. Nf5 Kg2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Morelia/Linares 25th"]
[Site "Morelia/Linares"]
[Date "2008.02.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 123"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.04.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
$5 Nxd4 9. Bxf7+ $5 ({Later in the same tournament, Ivanchuk obtained an
advantage with the more normal continuation} 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. e5 {, although
he later blundered a piece, Ivanchuk,V (2751)-Aronian,L (2739)/Morelia/Linares
2008/CBM 123 (0-1, 60)}) 9... Rxf7 (9... Kxf7 10. Nxe5+ Kg8 {transposes to the
game.}) 10. Nxe5 Rf8 (10... Nc6 $2 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. e5 Ng8 13. Qh5+ Kf8 14.
Qf5+ Ke8 15. Qxh7 $18 {1-0 Palkovi,J (2410)-Lochte,T (2230)/Budapest 1994/EXT
97 (21)}) (10... Ne6 $5 {makes more sense.} 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. e5 Bb7 13. exf6
Bxf6 14. Nc3 Kg8 15. Nd5 Bd4 {Davies,A (2187)-Atalik,E (2400)/Ottawa 2007/CBM
119 ext (1/2-1/2, 37)} 16. Be3 $5 Bxb2 17. Rb1 Be5 18. c4 $14 {White has
completed his development and retains a small material advantage, with
acceptable stability in the centre.}) 11. Qxd4 {White has won a pawn, but he
is behind in development, while two of his developed pieces are exposed and
will cause him additional loss of time. Besides, Black has the pair of bishops.
} c5 12. Qd1 Qc7 {Black refrains from developing his queen's bishop yet,
because he hopes to prove it to be useful on its initial square, too.} (12...
Bb7 {is the more popular alternative, at least in correspondence games.} 13.
Nc3 Qe8 {The most consistent continuation. Black intends to put the enemy
kingside under strong pressure.} (13... d6 14. Nf3 b4 {help White improve the
placement of his knights.} 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Bf6 17. Qd3 Bc8 18. a3 $1 $14
{Todorcevic,M (2425)-Belkadi,R (2340)/Nice 1974/EXT 2000 (1-0, 58)}) (13... b4
14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bf6 {Howell,J (2370)-Blatny,P (2395)/Groningen 1985/EXT
2000 (1-0, 73)} 16. Nc4 $5 $14) (13... Qc7 {makes little sense because after}
14. Ng4 Nxg4 15. Qxg4 $14 {Rantanen,Y (2435)-Pinter,J (2535)/Helsinki 1983/MCD
(1/2-1/2, 44). Black does not have ...d5 at his disposal anymore.}) 14. Ng4 $6
{This helps Black develop his attack, but practice has not shown a clear way
for White yet.} Qg6 15. Nxf6+ Bxf6 16. Nd5 Rae8 $32 {Szczepanski,Z-Malinin,V/
URS corr 1990/Corr Nr. 1 [Malinin] (0-1, 29)}) 13. Ng4 Nxg4 14. Qxg4 d5 15. Qh5
dxe4 16. Qd5+ Kh8 17. Qxa8 {After making 7 moves, the queen has captured a
whole rook. However, she will soon be lost, which will lead to almost material
equality.} Bb7 18. Qa7 $146 {This novelty does not really save the queen, but
it will considerably slow down Black's counterplay.} (18. Qxf8+ Bxf8 19. Nd2
Bd6 20. Nf1 Be5 21. c3 h6 22. Be3 Bd5 23. h3 Bc4 24. Nd2 Bd3 25. a3 Bh2+ 26.
Kh1 Bd6 27. b4 cxb4 28. cxb4 Qc3 29. f3 exf3 {1/2-1/2 Vorobiov,E (2580)-Novik,
M (2466)/Sochi 2007/CBM 118 ext}) 18... Ra8 19. Bf4 {As pointed out by Dorian
Rogozenko, the purpose of this move is to temporarily drive the enemy queen
away from controlling of h2-square.} Qc6 20. Qxa8+ Bxa8 21. Be3 {White has
stabilized the position and Black needs to spend some time before attacking
the h2-pawn and provoking the desirable weakening of the white kingside.} Qf6
22. c3 Bd6 23. Nd2 Qe5 $6 {Although this is part of Black's main plan, he
should have delayed it slightly.} ({As pointed out by Rogozenko,} 23... Bc6 $5
{would have been better, preventing the opening of the a-file.} 24. Nb3 (24. a4
bxa4 25. Nc4 Bf8 {is OK for Black.}) 24... Qe5 25. g3 Be7 26. Rad1 h6 $44 {
and White cannot activate his rooks easily.}) 24. g3 h6 ({It is too late for} 
24... Bc6 $2 {already:} 25. Bf4 Qe6 26. Bxd6 e3 27. Rxe3 Qxd6 28. Ne4 $16 {
White has considerable material advantage. If necessary, he will be able to
consolidate his knight with f3, removing any danger of an attack.}) 25. a4 $14
{Once he has an additional open file for his rooks, White will have the better
position.} Bc6 26. axb5 axb5 27. Nb3 (27. c4 $5 b4 (27... Qxb2 28. Ra6 $1 $18)
(27... Qe7 28. Ra6 Qc7 29. Rea1 bxc4 30. Nxc4 $16) (27... Qe8 28. Ra6 $36) 28.
Ra6 Qe8 29. Nb3 $14) 27... Bf8 28. Red1 Bd5 29. h4 $5 (29. Nxc5 Bxc5 30. Bxc5
e3 31. Bxe3 Qe4 32. Rxd5 Qxd5 $14 {White is very stable and, strictly speaking,
has a small material advantage, but it is not easy to suggest a constructive
plan to improve his position decisively.}) ({After} 29. Nc1 $5 {Black could
achieve a more favourable form of the game position with} g5 $5 {, when his
kingside would be less weak.}) 29... Kg8 (29... Bxb3 $5 30. Rd8 Kg8 31. Raa8
Qf5 {White has an active position, but it is hard to prove that he can get
anything more than a... drawn opposite coloured bishops ending with an extra
pawn.} 32. Rac8 Be6 33. Rxf8+ (33. Rxc5 $2 Qf3 34. Kh2 h5 $3 35. Rc7 Bh3 $1 36.
Kxh3 Qh1#) 33... Qxf8 34. Rxf8+ Kxf8 35. Bxc5+ Kf7 $11) 30. Nc1 g5 $6 31. hxg5
hxg5 32. Ra5 $36 {Black's weaknesses along the 5th rank leave him struggling.}
Qc7 33. Ra6 Qf7 34. Rb6 Be7 35. Rxb5 Be6 36. Rb8+ Kg7 37. Rb7 Kh6 38. Re1 Qf6
39. Rb6 Qf5 40. Nb3 Kh5 41. Nd2 Bd7 42. Ra1 Bd8 43. Rb8 1-0

[Event "Graz op-A"]
[Site "Graz"]
[Date "2016.02.12"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Li, Chao B"]
[Black "Uksini, Bardhyl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D19"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2245"]
[Annotator "Schulz,André"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2016.02.12"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 170 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qe2 Nbd7 10. e4 Bg4 11. Rd1 Qa5 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 e5 14. d5 Nb6 15.
Bb3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 cxd5 17. exd5 Rac8 18. c4 Nxc4 19. Bg5 {[#]} Qa6 $2 {Ein
Fehler, der in dieser Position nicht zum ersten Mal geschieht. Schwarz möchte
f6 mit einer Figur decken, aber...} ({Richtig ist} 19... e4 {z.B.:} 20. Qf5 Nd6
21. Qe5 (21. Qf4 Qd8 $11) 21... Rfd8 22. Bxf6 gxf6 {und falls} 23. Qxf6 {dann}
Qc3) 20. d6 Nxd6 21. Bxf6 gxf6 22. Qxf6 $16 Nc4 (22... Ne8 23. Qxe5 Qf6 {
mit allerdings hässlicher Stellung war noch spielbar.}) 23. Qh4 Na5 {[#]} 24.
Bxf7+ Kh8 (24... Rxf7 25. Qg4+ $18) (24... Kxf7 25. Rd7+ Ke6 26. Qe7+ Kf5 27.
Qxh7+ {gefolgt von Matt.}) 25. Rd7 {Alles schon einmal vorgekommen: 1-0 (25)
Werle,J (2457)-Tischbierek,R (2477) Germany 2005} 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.08.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2737"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2017.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. dxc5 Nc6 5. a3 Nxe5 6. b4 Nf6 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. Nf3
g6 9. Nc3 d4 10. Nb5 e5 11. Qe2 Bg4 12. O-O-O Bh6+ 13. Kb1 O-O 14. h3 Bxf3 15.
Qxf3 a5 16. Bc4 axb4 17. axb4 Nxb4 18. Nd6 Nc6 19. Rhe1 Bg7 20. g4 Qe7 21. c3
dxc3 22. Qxc3 Ra5 23. f4 Rxc5 24. Bxf7+ Qxf7 25. Qxc5 Nd7 26. Qb5 Qxf4 27. Rf1
Qb4 28. Qd5+ Kh8 29. Nf7+ Rxf7 30. Rxf7 Nf6 31. Qd6 Qe4+ 32. Qd3 Qa4 33. Rxb7
Nb4 34. Rxb4 Qxb4 35. Rc1 e4 36. Qd4 Qb8 37. Qe5 Qd8 38. Qb5 h6 39. Qb7 Qd3+
40. Ka1 Ne8 41. Rc8 Qa3+ 42. Kb1 Qd3+ 43. Ka2 Kh7 44. Rxe8 Qc4+ 45. Qb3 Qa6+
46. Kb1 Qf1+ 47. Bc1 Qe2 48. Qg8# 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 09th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2000.03.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[Annotator "Van Wely/Cifuentes"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2000.03.16"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.05.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4
e5 8. Nf5 g6 9. g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5 $8 (10... Ng8 11. Nd5 $1 Bxf5 (11... Nd7
12. Qf3 $36 (12. Qf3 Ne7 13. Bb6 $1 $18)) 12. Bb6 Qc8 13. Nc7+ Ke7 14. Nxa8 Nd7
15. Bc7 Qxa8 16. Bxd6+ (16. Qxd6+ $2 Ke8 17. Qd5 Ne7 18. Qf3 Qc8 $19) 16... Ke8
17. Bxf8 Nxf8 (17... Kxf8 18. Qd6+ Kg7 19. O-O-O $36) 18. Qe2 $13) (10... Nfd7
11. Qh5 $1 {/\ Bc4, g6|^}) 11. gxf6 d4 12. Bc4 Qc7 13. Qd3 dxe3 14. O-O-O (14.
fxe3 b5 (14... Bb4 15. O-O-O Bxc3 16. Qxc3 Nc6 17. Rhg1 Bxf5 18. Rg5 Bg6 19. h4
Rd8 $2 (19... h6) 20. Bd5 Rd7 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Rxe5+ Kd8 23. Rxd7+ Qxd7 24. h5
$16 {Shirov,A-Van Wely,L/Varsovia active 2000}) 15. Bd5 (15. Bb3 Bb7 16. Nd5
Qa5+ 17. c3 Nd7 18. O-O-O Nc5 19. Qc2 O-O-O 20. Rhg1 Bh6 21. Rg7 Nxb3+ 22. Qxb3
Bxd5 23. Rxd5 Qb6 24. Rxe5 Qd6 {0-1 Shirov,A-Anand,V/Monte Carlo 1999/CBM 69
ext (24)}) 15... Nc6 16. O-O-O Bb7 17. Be6 Nb4 18. Qd7+ Qxd7 19. Bxd7+ Kd8 20.
Bc6+ Kc7 21. Bxb7 Kxb7 22. a3 Nc6 23. Rd7+ Kc8 24. Rxf7 Nd8 25. Rg7 Bxg7 26.
fxg7 Rg8 27. f6 Kd7 28. Nd5 Nf7 29. Nb6+ Ke6 30. Nxa8 Rxa8 31. Rf1 Nh6 32. e4
Kf7 33. h3 Ng8 34. Rf5 Re8 35. a4 bxa4 36. Kb1 Nxf6 37. g8=Q+ Rxg8 38. Rxe5 Re8
39. Ra5 Rxe4 40. Rxa6 h5 41. Ka2 Rh4 42. Ka3 Nd5 43. Rxa4 Rxh3+ 44. Ka2 h4 45.
c4 Ne3 46. c5 Ke6 47. Re4+ Kd5 48. Re8 Kxc5 49. Rc8+ Kb6 50. Rh8 Ng2 51. b3 Rg3
52. Ka3 h3 53. Rh6+ Kb5 54. Rh5+ Kc6 55. Rh6+ Kd5 56. Ka4 Ne3 57. b4 Ng4 58.
Rh8 h2 59. b5 Rg1 {0-1 Hracek,Z-Kavalek,L/Ceska Trebova 1998/EXT 99 (59)}) (14.
f4 Bb4 15. O-O-O Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nc6 17. Rhg1 e2 18. Qxe2 Bxf5 19. Qh5 Be4 20.
fxe5 Na5 21. Be6 Rf8 22. Bd7+ Qxd7 23. Rxd7 Kxd7 24. Qg4+ {1-0 Van den Doel,
E-Van Wely,L/Dieren 1999}) 14... exf2 (14... Nc6 15. Nd5 Qa5 16. f4 Bh6 17. Kb1
b5 18. fxe5 e2 19. Qxe2 Bb7 20. Bb3 O-O-O 21. e6 Rhe8 22. Qh5 Nb4 23. Ne7+ Kb8
24. Qxh6 Bxh1 25. Rxh1 fxe6 26. a3 {1-0 Gallagher,J-Shneider,A/Bern 1995/CBM
46 ext (26)}) (14... Bh6 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qd5+ Kxf6 17. Ne4+ Ke7 18. f6+ Ke8
19. Nd6+ Kf8 20. Qxe5 e2+ 21. Kb1 exd1=Q+ 22. Rxd1 Be6 23. f7 Bxf7 24. Qxh8+
Ke7 25. Qxh7 Qxd6 26. Rxd6 Bf8 27. Rd3 {1-0 Soot,M-Shishkov,A/Tallinn 1997/EXT
98 (27)}) 15. Bxf7+ $5 {'!' Ftacnik.} Kxf7 16. Qd5+ Kxf6 $1 (16... Ke8 $143 17.
f7+ Ke7 18. Qf3 Bh6+ 19. Kb1 Kf8 20. Qxf2 Nd7 (20... Nc6 21. Qh4 Bf4 22. Qf6
Qxf7 23. Qxh8+ Qg8 24. Qf6+ Qf7 25. Qh8+ Qg8 26. Qf6+ {1/2-1/2 Movsesian,
S-Ribli,Z/ch-AUT (team), Melk AUT 1999 (26)}) 21. Ne4 Bg7 22. Rhg1 Nf6 23. Qg3
Qxf7 (23... Nh5 24. Qa3+ Kxf7 (24... Qe7 $4 25. Rd8+ Kxf7 26. Qb3+ $18) 25.
Nd6+ Kf6 (25... Kg8 26. Ne8 Qxc2+ 27. Kxc2 Bxf5+ $13) 26. Qh3 $18) 24. Qa3+ Qe7
(24... Kg8 25. Rd8+ Ne8 26. Nd6 $18) 25. Qxe7+ Kxe7 26. Rxg7+ Kf8 27. Rc7 Ne8
28. Rd8 Rg8 29. Ng3 Rg4 30. Rxh7 Rd4 31. Rh8+ Kf7 32. Rhxe8 Bd7 33. Kc1 Bxe8
34. Rxa8 $14 {1/2-1/2 Shirov,A-Polgar,J/Dortmund 1996 (56)}) 17. Ne4+ Ke7 $8 (
17... Kg7 $4 18. Rhg1+ fxg1=Q 19. Rxg1+ $18 Kh6 20. Qd2+ Kh5 21. Qg5#) (17...
Kxf5 $2 18. Rhf1 Bh6+ 19. Kb1 Bf4 20. Rxf2 Qe7 21. Rxf4+ $1 Kxf4 22. Rf1+ Kg4
23. Nf6+ $18) 18. Nd6 Bh6+ 19. Kb1 Kf6 20. Rhf1 $146 {Ftacnik: 'Shirov is very
fond of this ultrasharp line, where the outcome balances between draw and
dangerous attack. White must beware to get enough compensation for the mass of
sacrificed material, but for the moment all black pieces are still sleeping.'}
(20. Ne4+ Ke7 (20... Kg7 $5 21. f6+ Kg6 $13 (21... Kf8 22. Qd8+ Qxd8 23. Rxd8+
Kf7 24. Rxh8 Bf5 25. Nd6+ Kxf6 26. Rf1 Bf4 27. Rxf2 b5 28. Nxf5 Kxf5 29. Rg2
$16)) 21. Nd6 Kf6 22. Ne4+ Ke7 23. Nd6 {1/2-1/2 Gormally,D-Kaufman,L/Hampstead
1998/EXT 99 (23)}) 20... Rf8 (20... Nc6 $5 21. Ne4+ Kg7 22. f6+ Kf8 (22... Kg6)
23. Qc5+ Kf7 (23... Kg8)) (20... Bxf5 {Ftacnik} 21. Rxf2 Bf4 22. Nxf5 Nc6 23.
Nd6 $13) 21. Rxf2 Nc6 (21... Bf4 $2 {Ftacnik} 22. Rxf4 exf4 23. Qd4+ $18) 22.
Qc4 Bf4 $4 {Ftacnik: 'One step can cost the life in such a dangerous position,
the punsihment is quite simple. '} (22... Kg7 $1 23. Rg1+ Kh8 24. Rfg2 Bg7 $1 (
24... Bxf5 25. Nxf5 Bf4 26. Rg7 Qxg7 $1 27. Rxg7 (27. Nxg7 Rg8) 27... Rxf5 28.
Rxb7 Rg8 29. a3 $13) 25. Rxg7 (25. f6 Rxf6 26. Rxg7 Qxg7 27. Rxg7 Be6) 25...
Qxg7 26. Rxg7 Kxg7 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Qg5 (28. b3 Rf6) (28. Qh5 Be6) 28... Be6 $1
29. b3 Rad8 30. Qh6 $1 Bxf5 (30... Bc8 31. f6) 31. Nxb7 Rc8 (31... Bg6 32. Nxd8
Rxd8 33. h4 Kg8 34. h5 Rd1+ 35. Kb2 Rh1 36. Qd2) 32. Nd6 Bxc2+ 33. Kxc2 Rf2+
34. Kd3 Rcf8 (34... Nb4+ 35. Ke4) 35. Nf7+ R2xf7 (35... R8xf7 36. Qxc6 Rxa2 37.
Qe8+ Kg7 38. Qxe5+) 36. Qxc6 Rf6 37. Qd7 $13) 23. Rxf4 $1 exf4 24. Qc3+ Kg5 25.
Rg1+ Kh4 26. Qf3 1-0

[Event "Linares 16th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1999.03.06"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D88"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "1999.02.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 070"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Ftacnik} Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7.
Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4
Rxf1+ 14. Kxf1 cxd4 15. cxd4 e5 16. d5 Nc4 17. Qd3 Nxe3+ 18. Qxe3 Qh4 {If
White manages to consolidate his position (transpose his knight to f3 and
start his d-pawn), he will be obviously better. Black should urgently create
counterplay.} 19. h3 (19. Qg3 Rf8+ 20. Kg1 Qxg3 21. Nxg3 Bh6 22. Rf1 Be3+ 23.
Kh1 Rc8 24. h4 Rc2 25. Rf3 Bc5 {0-1 Tuchtfeld,J-Stephan,A/OLNN 1993 (42)}) (19.
Kg1 $5 {Ftacnik} Qxg4 20. Rc1 Bh6 21. Qxh6 Qxe2 22. h3 $36) 19... Bh6 (19... b6
20. Kg1 Bf8 21. Kh1 Bc5 22. Qd3 Qf6 23. Ng1 Qf2 24. Nf3 Bd6 25. Qa6 Rf8 26. Ng5
Qe3 27. Ne6 Qc3 28. Rg1 Rf7 29. Ng5 Re7 30. Rf1 {1-0 Nenashev,A-Conquest,S/
Open, Groningen NED 1997 (36). The game shows how White can fulfil his plan if
Black plays inaccurately.}) 20. Qd3 Rf8+ 21. Kg1 Qf2+ 22. Kh1 Qe3 $1 {The
exchange of queens is favourable for Black as his king becomes safe and his
queenside pawn advantage becomes important.} 23. Qc4 (23. Qxe3 Bxe3 24. Rd1 Rf2
25. Ng1 Kf7 26. Rd3 Bb6 27. Rf3+ Ke7 28. Rxf2 Bxf2 29. Nf3 Kd6 $11 {1/2-1/2
Kramnik,V-Shirov,A/WCC cand Cazorla 1998 (33)}) 23... b5 $1 (23... Rf2 $2 24.
d6+) 24. Qxb5 Rf2 25. Qe8+ Bf8 $1 $146 {An important improvement comparing to}
(25... Rf8 26. Qe6+ Kh8 27. g5 $1 Bxg5 28. Qxe5+ Bf6 29. Qd6 Bg7 30. Ng1 Qxe4
31. Rc1 $16 {1/2-1/2 Van Wely,L-Shirov,A/EUCup final/Belgrade/1999 (44)}) 26.
Qe6+ (26. d6 $5 {Ftacnik} Qxe2 27. d7 Qxe4 28. Rg1 Rf3 29. Qe6+ Kh8 30. g5 Be7
31. gxf3 Qxf3+ 32. Rg2 Qf1+ 33. Kh2 Qf4+ $11) 26... Kh8 27. d6 Qxe2 (27... Qxe4
28. Rg1 Bxd6 29. Qxd6 Qxe2 {is also a draw}) 28. Qxe5+ Bg7 {'!' Ftacnik.
Ftacnik: 'Kasparov's opening preparation goes to the mindbogling depths. The
world champion knows enough about this long line to be sure not to lose the
game.'} (28... Kg8 {Ftacnik} 29. Qd5+ Kg7 30. d7 Be7 31. d8=Q Bxd8 32. Qxd8
Qxe4 (32... Rf1+ 33. Kh2 $1) 33. Qc7+ $14) 29. Qe8+ Rf8 30. d7 Qd3 31. e5 h6 {
'!' Ftacnik.} 32. e6 Kh7 33. Rg1 Rf3 {'!' Ftacnik. Ftacnik: 'The main
equalizing idea is connected with the perpetual check to the white king.'} 34.
Qb8 Rxh3+ 35. gxh3 Qe4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Rotterdam"]
[Date "1989.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2610"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "1989.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 O-O 8.
Ne2 c5 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14. Kxf1
Qd6 15. e5 Qd5 16. Bf2 Rd8 17. Qc2 Qc4 18. Qb2 Bh6 19. h4 Rf8 20. g5 Qd3 21.
Qb1 Qe3 22. Qe1 Bg7 23. Kg1 Qe4 24. Ng3 Qxh4 25. Ne4 Rxf2 26. Nxf2 cxd4 27. Rd1
d3 28. Qe3 Nc6 29. Nxd3 Qa4 30. Qf3 Qa5 31. e6 Nd8 32. Nf4 Be5 33. Nd5 Qc5+ 34.
Kh1 1-0

[Event "Linares 26th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2009.02.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2779"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2009.02.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 c6 8. d5 Ng4
9. Bg5 f6 10. Bh4 c5 11. O-O h5 12. Ne1 Nh6 13. f3 {Here Black played 13... g5
once before, but Ivanchuk forces opponent's bishop to abandon the diagonal
h4-d8 in a different way, after which Black uses his g6 pawn to support the
advance f6-f5.} Nf7 14. Rb1 Bh6 {Creating a positional threat to transfer the
bishop via e3 to d4.} 15. Bf2 (15. Qd3 {can be answered by} Bg5 {and then f5
anyway.}) 15... Na6 16. a3 b6 17. b4 f5 18. exf5 gxf5 19. f4 $5 Bxf4 20. Bxh5
Bd7 21. Rb3 Qg5 {Aronian played well until now, but here he errs.} 22. b5 $2 {
This advance is connected with a wrong idea.} ({In order to find the correct
solution White needs to notice the well hidden tactical motif: black queen and
king are both on the same file and White has ideas to pin the queen! This can
be reached in the following way:} 22. Nd3 $1 Be3 (22... Bd2 {doesn't prevent
White's intention:} 23. Nb1 Be3 24. b5 Nc7 25. Nxc5 Bxc5 26. Rg3) 23. bxc5 $1
Nxc5 ({Relatively best is to make a positional concession and leave the knight
on a6, although after} 23... bxc5 24. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 25. Nf2 {White has a large
advantage.}) 24. Nxc5 Bxc5 25. Bxc5 ({Accuracy is always required. Bad is to
start with} 25. Ne4 fxe4 26. Bxc5 {in view of} Ba4 $1) 25... bxc5 26. Ne4 $1
fxe4 27. Rg3 {Mission completed. White wins thanks to the pin on the g-file.})
22... Nc7 23. Bxf7+ Rxf7 24. Ne2 Rg7 25. Nxf4 Qxf4 26. Bxc5 Qh6 27. Be3 f4 28.
Bc1 Bg4 29. Qd2 Rf8 30. Nd3 Ne8 {White is a pawn up, but that doesn't matter
at all. In fact he might even prefer not to have the pawn on c4, which closes
the c-file. Unexpectedly it turns out that the position is difficult for
Aronian, since Black has very easy play on the kingside, where he enjoys two
open files and a space advantage. Black plans ...Nf6, then remove the bishop
from g4 and place the knight there, after which White will be forced to make
fatal weaknesses around his king.} 31. Nxf4 {This doesn't save White, but
there was no way out in any case.} Rxf4 32. Rxf4 Qxf4 33. Qxf4 exf4 34. Bxf4
Rf7 35. g3 Re7 {At this moment White still has three pawns for the piece.
Unfortunately he is forced to give them one by one in order to prevent Black's
increasing activity.} 36. h3 Bxh3 {The first one is gone.} 37. Kf2 Nf6 38. g4
Bxg4 {The second one.} 39. Re3 Ne4+ 40. Ke1 Kf7 41. a4 Nc5 42. Kd2 Rxe3 43.
Kxe3 Ke7 44. Kd4 {and Aronian resigned before Black would take the next pawn
on a4.} 0-1

[Event "Levitov Christmas Final"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.12.24"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Gadimbayli, Abdulla"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C40"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2020.12.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1364"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.28"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d5 3. d4 dxe4 4. Nxe5 Bd6 5. Qh5 Be6 6. Bg5 Nf6 7. Qh4 Be7 8.
c3 O-O 9. Nd2 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Qxe4 Bd5 12. Qf5 Re8 13. O-O-O g6 14. Qf4
Bg5 15. Qg3 Bh4 16. Qh3 h5 17. Bd3 Nc6 18. f4 Nxe5 19. fxe5 c5 20. Nf3 Bxf3 21.
Qxf3 cxd4 22. cxd4 Qxd4 23. Bxg6 Qc5+ 24. Bc2 Qxe5 25. Rhf1 Re7 26. Rd5 Qe3+
27. Qxe3 Rxe3 28. Rxh5 Be7 29. Bb3 Rf8 30. Rhf5 Bb4 31. Bxf7+ Kg7 32. Bd5 Rxf5
33. Rxf5 Re1+ 34. Kc2 Re2+ 35. Kb3 Bd6 36. Rf7+ Kg6 37. Rxb7 Be5 38. Ka3 Rd2
39. Be4+ Kg5 40. h3 Bd6+ 41. Kb3 Be5 42. Rxa7 Rxb2+ 43. Kc4 Rd2 44. Bf3 Kf4 45.
a4 Rd4+ 46. Kb5 Rd2 47. a5 Bd4 48. Re7 Rb2+ 49. Kc4 Bg1 50. Re1 Be3 51. Ra1
Rc2+ 52. Kd5 Rd2+ 53. Ke6 Bc5 54. Ra4+ Kg5 55. a6 Rd6+ 56. Ke5 Rd7 57. Rg4+ Kh6
58. Rc4 1-0

[Event "Paris GCT Blitz"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "2017.06.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A25"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2761"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2017.06.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e3 a6 6. Nge2 Ba7 7. b3 Nge7 8. Bb2
h5 9. h4 Bg4 10. d3 Qd7 11. Qd2 Rb8 12. Rc1 O-O 13. Ne4 f6 14. N2c3 Nd8 15. Nd5
Ng6 16. Ba3 Ne6 17. f3 Bf5 18. O-O Kh8 19. Qe2 Rbd8 20. Kh2 Nc5 21. Rcd1 c6 22.
Ndc3 b5 23. d4 Nxe4 24. Nxe4 Qe6 25. dxe5 Bxe4 26. fxe4 Nxe5 27. Qxh5+ Kg8 28.
Bh3 Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Nxf7 30. cxb5 axb5 31. Rc1 Bc5 32. Bxc5 dxc5 33. Be6 Rfe8 34.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 35. Rxc5 Rxe4 36. Rf2 Rxe3 37. Rxc6 Rdd3 38. Rg2 Kg6 39. Rc5 Re5 40.
Rxe5 fxe5 41. Rf2 e4 42. Kg2 b4 43. g4 Rc3 44. Re2 e3 45. Kf3 Kf6 46. Kf4 g5+
47. hxg5+ Kg6 48. Rxe3 Rc1 49. Re6+ Kg7 50. Re4 Rf1+ 51. Ke5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch blitz"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2016.12.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Sychev, Klementy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2453"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2016.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "26"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. e3 a6 6. cxd5 exd5 7. b3 Nc6 8. Bb2
Bd6 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Ba7 12. Rc1 d4 13. exd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4
15. Bf3 Ra7 16. Rc2 Be5 17. Nd5 Bxb2 18. Rxc8 Qd6 19. Qc2 Be5 20. Rd1 Ra8 21.
Rxa8 Rxa8 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Bxb7 Re8 24. Qc6 Qxc6 25. Bxc6 Rb8 26. Rd7 Bf6 27.
Bd5 Rd8 28. Bxf7+ Kf8 29. Rxd8+ Bxd8 30. Bc4 a5 31. g3 g6 32. Kg2 Bb6 33. f4
Kg7 34. Kf3 Kf6 35. Ke4 h5 36. h3 Bf2 37. g4 hxg4 38. hxg4 Bc5 39. Kd5 Be3 40.
Ke4 Bd2 41. Bb5 Bc1 42. Be8 Bd2 43. g5+ Kg7 44. f5 gxf5+ 45. Kxf5 Bc1 46. g6
Bb2 47. Ke6 Kf8 48. Bf7 Bc3 49. Kd5 Ke7 50. Kc4 Bd2 51. Kb5 Kf6 52. a3 Bc3 53.
b4 axb4 54. axb4 Ke7 55. Kc5 Kd7 56. b5 Bd2 57. b6 Bc3 58. Bd5 Kc8 59. Kd6 Bd4
60. b7+ Kb8 61. Ke7 Kc7 62. Kf7 1-0

[Event "Magnus-Alireza 27th Feb"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2021.02.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2021.02.27"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "33"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1373"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 e5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. d5 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Na5 8.
Nxe5 Qe7 9. Qd4 Nf6 10. f3 O-O 11. Nxc4 Nxc4 12. Bxc4 Rd8 13. O-O c6 14. Bb3
cxd5 15. exd5 b5 16. Bg5 Bb7 17. Rfe1 Qd6 18. Bxf6 Qxf6 19. Qxf6 gxf6 20. Rad1
Rd7 21. d6 Rad8 22. Re7 Bc6 23. Bxf7+ Kf8 24. Rxd7 Bxd7 25. Bb3 Rc8 26. Rd3 a5
27. a3 a4 28. Ba2 Ke8 29. Re3+ Kd8 30. Bg8 h5 31. h4 Rc6 32. Rd3 Bf5 33. Rd5
Bd7 34. Rxh5 Rxc3 35. Rh8 Be8 36. Be6 Re3 37. Bf7 b4 38. axb4 a3 39. b5 Kd7 40.
Bc4 Kxd6 41. Rh7 Bc6 42. bxc6 Kxc6 43. Ra7 Kc5 44. Bg8 Kb4 45. h5 Re5 46. h6
Rh5 47. h7 f5 48. Kf2 Rxh7 49. Bxh7 f4 50. Bg8 Kc3 51. Rxa3+ Kb4 52. Ra4+ Kc3
53. Rxf4 Kd3 54. Re4 Kc3 55. f4 Kd2 56. f5 Kc3 57. Re5 Kd3 58. f6 Kd2 59. f7
Kc3 60. f8=Q Kd2 61. Qd6+ Kc3 62. Rb5 Kc2 63. Qb6 Kc3 64. Rc5+ Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Magnus-Alireza Bullet"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2021.02.22"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B41"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2862"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2021.02.22"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "31"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1373"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. f3 Qc7 11. Rc1 b6 12. b4 Bb7 13. a3 Rfc8 14. Nb3 Rab8 15.
Qe1 Qd8 16. Qf2 Ba8 17. Rfd1 Bf8 18. Bf4 Qc7 19. Na4 Bc6 20. Nb2 Ne5 21. Nd4
Be8 22. h4 h5 23. Bg5 Nh7 24. Be3 Ng6 25. Nd3 Qd8 26. g3 Nf6 27. Nb3 Ba4 28.
Rc3 d5 29. exd5 Nxd5 30. Nb2 Nxc3 31. Rxd8 Rxd8 32. Nxa4 Nxa4 33. Bd4 a5 34. f4
axb4 35. axb4 Bxb4 36. Bxh5 Ne7 37. Qe3 Nf5 38. Qe5 Nxd4 39. Nxd4 Bc5 40. Bxf7+
Kxf7 41. Qxe6+ Kf8 42. Qf5+ Kg8 43. Kg2 Bxd4 44. h5 Nc5 45. Qg6 Rb7 46. h6 Re7
47. h7+ Kh8 48. Kh3 Ne4 49. Qg4 Nf2+ 0-1

[Event "Skilling Open Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.23"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Radjabov, T."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C46"]
[WhiteElo "2749"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2020.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1359"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. h3 Bb4 5. Bd3 d6 6. Ne2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. Bc2 e4 11. Ne1 Bd6 12. d4 exd3 13. Nxd3 Bf5 14. Nef4 Qc4
15. Bb3 Qa6 16. Nb4 Nxb4 17. cxb4 Rad8 18. Qf3 Bxb4 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qb3+ Be6
21. Nxe6 Rxe6 22. Be3 Be7 0-1

[Event "Tashkent FIDE GP 2nd"]
[Site "Tashkent"]
[Date "2012.11.28"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2012.11.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UZB"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Qa4+ {
If somebody wants to get through the very promising Gruenfeld Defence he
should rather try something a bit unusual. The modern check with the queen on
a4 meets some of the criteria.} Nd7 8. Nf3 c5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O a6 {Dominguez
Perez was out of form in Tashkent and his opponents were trying to benefit
from his uncertainty. The move in the game is fine, even though considering
the form Black should have considered the interesting idea of the knight
transfer to the e6-square.} (10... cxd4 11. cxd4 Nc5 $5 (11... Nf6 12. Bd3 Bd7
13. Qa3 (13. Qb4 a5 14. Qxb7 Rb8 15. Qa7 Bc6 16. Re1 Nd7 17. Bf4 e5 18. dxe5
Nb6 19. Be3 Qxd3 20. Bxb6 $14 {1-0 (40) Stefansson,H (2585)-Sigfusson,S (2339)
Reykjavik 2006}) 13... Bg4 14. Rb1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 b6 16. Be3 e6 17. Rfd1 Ne8 18.
Bb5 Nd6 19. Ba6 Qd7 20. Rbc1 Rfd8 21. Bg5 f6 22. Be3 $14 {1-0 (44) Vitiugov,N 
(2474)-Kurnosov,I (2524) Samara 2004}) 12. Qc2 Ne6 13. Be3 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4
15. Rad1 e5 16. Bxd4 exd4 17. Qb2 Be6 18. Qxb7 Qb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Rxd4 Rxa2
21. Bb5 Rc8 $15 {0-1 (47) Miton,K (2653)-Ivanchuk,V (2729) Havana 2007}) (10...
Qc7 11. Bg5 (11. Rb1 b6 12. e5 Bb7 13. Bg5 f6 14. exf6 Nxf6 15. Qb3+ Kh8 16.
Rfe1 Rad8 17. Rbc1 Bd5 18. Qa3 Nh5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. c4 Ba8 $11 {1-0 (75)
Shipov,S (2613)-Nakamura,H (2494) ICC INT 2002}) 11... a6 12. e5 e6 13. Qa3 Re8
14. Nd2 h6 15. Be3 b6 16. Ne4 Bf8 17. Qb2 Bb7 18. Bd3 b5 19. Qe2 Rac8 20. h4 h5
21. g4 f5 22. exf6 Bxe4 23. f7+ Kxf7 24. Bxe4 Nf6 $11 {1/2 (28) Milov,V (2605)
-Avrukh,B (2600) Andorra 2001}) (10... b6 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. cxd4 Nf6 13. Qc2 Bb7
14. Bd3 a6 15. Rb1 b5 16. a4 Qc8 17. Qe2 bxa4 18. Ba3 Bc6 19. Rdc1 Qe8 20. Ne5
$16 {1-0 (36) Conquest,S (2534)-Knott,S (2387) Liverpool 2006}) 11. Qa3 Qc7 {
It is much easier to be a small expert in problems of any line. It seems, that
the key to the real equalising attempt should be the move of the knight to the
f6-square.} (11... cxd4 12. cxd4 Nf6 (12... e5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3 f5 15. exf5
Rxf5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Rad1 Qf8 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Nd4 Rf6 20. Bg5 Rd6 21. Nf3
$14 {1/2 (33) Jakobsen,O (2387)-Dragicevic,D (2200) Copenhagen 2006}) 13. Bg5
h6 14. Bxf6 Bxf6 15. Rab1 Rb8 16. h3 b5 17. d5 Qd6 18. Qe3 Bg7 19. Rfd1 Qb6 20.
Rdc1 Qxe3 21. fxe3 e6 $11 {0-1 (33) Pascua,H (2174)-Nolte,R (2522) Manila 2008}
) 12. Bg5 Re8 (12... Nf6 13. Bd3 (13. e5 Nd5 (13... Ne4 14. Bf4) 14. dxc5 Bxe5
15. Bc4 Nf6 16. Rfe1 Bf4 17. Bxf4 Qxf4 18. Bb3 $11) 13... Rd8 $11) 13. Rad1 (
13. e5 b6 14. Qb3 e6 $11) 13... Rb8 {With this move the defender is missing
his last chance to play the key move ...Nf6 with nearly full impact.} (13...
Nf6 $1 $11) 14. d5 (14. Bh4 b5 15. Bg3 e5 16. dxe5 Nxe5 17. Rd5 c4 $11) 14...
e6 15. dxe6 (15. Bh4 b5 16. Bg3 e5 17. c4 $14) 15... Rxe6 $1 {The counterplay
is a great theme in the Gruenfeld Indian Defence. Black is doing fine so far,
since he intuitively chooses the best moves.} (15... fxe6 16. c4 b5 $14) 16.
Bh4 $5 (16. Qc1 Rxe4 17. Bd3 Re8 18. Rfe1 Ne5 19. Nxe5 Rxe5 20. Bf4 Bg4 21. Be2
Be6 $11) 16... Bh6 $2 {The main idea of this odd defensive move should have
been the covering of the b8-h2 diagonal with a bishop from f4. Unfortunately
this idea is tactically completely losing and the situation becomes
immediately becomes critical. Black had to find the courage for the brave move
16...Rxe4! when White would have to be content with equal chances.} (16... Rxe4
$1 17. Bg3 Ne5 18. Bxe5 (18. Bd3 Nxf3+ 19. gxf3 Re5 $15) 18... Bxe5 19. Bd3 Rf4
20. Nxe5 Qxe5 $11) 17. Bc4 $1 Rxe4 (17... Re8 18. Qb3 Nf8 19. Bg3 Bf4 20. Bxf7+
Qxf7 21. Qxf7+ Kxf7 22. Bxf4 $16) 18. Bg3 Qb6 {If we believe there are also
sad moves played in the game of chess than the retreat of the queen is a great
candidate. Dominguez has discovered, that the planned move 18...Bf4 is losing
on the spot. From this moment on Morozevich will play with great energy} (18...
Bf4 19. Bxf7+ $1 Kh8 (19... Kxf7 20. Ng5+ Kg8 21. Nxe4 $18) 20. Ng5 Re7 21. Ne6
$18) 19. Qa4 $1 (19. Bxb8 Rxc4 20. Rfe1 $16) 19... Re7 (19... Rxc4 20. Qxc4 Ra8
21. Qh4 $18) 20. Bd6 $1 {The difference in the coordination of both camps is
extreme, Black is not able to soak up the blows in any sensible way.} (20. Bxb8
Nxb8 21. Rfe1 Bd7 22. Qb3 $16) 20... Qd8 (20... Bf8 21. Bxe7 Bxe7 22. Rxd7 Bxd7
23. Qxd7 $18) 21. Bxe7 Qxe7 22. Rfe1 Qf8 (22... Qd8 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Ne5+ Kg7
25. Nxd7 b5 26. Nxb8 Qc7 27. Qh4 g5 28. Qe4 $18) (22... Qf6 23. Rxd7 b5 24.
Rxf7 $18) 23. Rxd7 b5 24. Bxf7+ $1 {It was still not too late to blow
everything with the unsophisticated move 24.Rxf7?. Fortunately White is
playing with great energy.} (24. Rxf7 $2 bxa4 25. Ne5 Bd2 $11) 24... Kg7 (24...
Qxf7 25. Rd8+ $1 Bf8 (25... Kg7 26. Qh4 $18) 26. Qh4 $18) (24... Kh8 25. Qd1
Bxd7 26. Qxd7 $18) 25. Qd1 Bxd7 26. Qxd7 Rd8 (26... Qxf7 27. Re7 $18) 27. Qc7
Rc8 28. Qb7 Rb8 29. Qe7 {The final move was played in order to keep it safe.
The retreat of the queen to the e4-square would have been much more elegant.} (
29. Qe4 Kxf7 30. Ne5+ Kg8 31. Nd7 $18) (29. Qe7 Qxe7 30. Rxe7 Rd8 31. Bb3+ $18)
1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.22"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Nbd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. d3 Bd6 8.
a4 O-O 9. Nc3 b6 10. Nb5 Ba6 11. O-O Rc8 12. Qb3 Bb8 13. Nd2 Nd5 14. Nc4 N7f6
15. Bd2 Bb7 16. e4 Ne7 17. e5 Nfd5 18. Ncd6 Bxd6 19. Nxd6 Rb8 20. Nxb7 Rxb7 21.
d4 cxd4 22. Bb4 Re8 23. Bxe7 Rexe7 24. Rad1 Rbd7 25. Rxd4 h6 26. Rfd1 Qc7 27.
Re1 Rd8 28. Bxd5 Qc5 29. Red1 Red7 30. Bxe6 Rxd4 31. Bxf7+ Kf8 32. Rxd4 Qxd4
33. Bh5 Qd5 34. Qb4+ Kg8 35. Qe7 Qd7 36. Bf7+ Kh7 37. Qxd7 Rxd7 38. Bc4 g5 39.
Kg2 Rd4 40. b3 g4 41. h3 h5 42. hxg4 hxg4 43. e6 Kg7 44. Kf1 Re4 45. Kg2 Rd4
46. Kf1 Re4 47. Kg2 Rd4 48. f3 gxf3+ 49. Kxf3 Kf6 50. g4 Ke7 51. g5 Rh4 52. Kg3
Re4 53. Kf3 Rh4 54. g6 Rh6 55. g7 Rg6 56. Ke4 Rg5 57. Kd4 Rxg7 58. Kd5 Rh7 59.
Kc6 Rg7 60. Kc7 Rh7 61. Kc6 Rg7 62. Kc7 Rh7 63. Bd5 Rh5 64. Bc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2012.12.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A09"]
[WhiteElo "2748"]
[BlackElo "2775"]
[PlyCount "156"]
[EventDate "2012.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 e5 3. c4 d4 4. d3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. b4 Nxb4 8. Nxe5
O-O 9. a3 Na6 10. Nf3 c5 11. e4 dxe3 12. fxe3 Nb8 13. Nc3 Nc6 14. Bb2 Bg4 15.
Qc2 Qd7 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. cxd5 Qxd5 18. Ne5 Qe6 19. Nxg4 Qxg4 20. Qb3 Qe6 21.
Bd5 Qxe3+ 22. Kh1 Nd4 23. Qxb7 Bf6 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 25. Bc4 Rab8 26. Qg2 Rxb2 27.
Qxb2 Nf3 28. Qc1 Nd2 29. Rf4 Qe7 30. Qxd2 Bxa1 31. Qe3 Bf6 32. Qxe7 Bxe7 33.
Re4 Bd6 34. Kg2 h5 35. a4 a5 36. d4 cxd4 37. Rxd4 Bb4 38. Bd3 Kg8 39. Bg6 Bc5
40. Rd5 Rf2+ 41. Kh3 Bb4 42. Rd8+ Rf8 43. Rd5 Rf2 44. Rxh5 Ra2 45. Rf5 Rd2 46.
Re5 Rf2 47. Kg4 Rf6 48. Kh5 Rf8 49. g4 Rc8 50. g5 Kf8 51. h4 Kg8 52. Rd5 Kf8
53. Rd7 Kg8 54. Be4 Re8 55. Bd5+ Kh7 56. Kg4 Re7 57. Rd8 g6 58. h5 Re1 59. Bg8+
Kg7 60. h6+ Kh8 61. Bb3+ Kh7 62. Bg8+ Kh8 63. Bd5+ Kh7 64. Kh4 Be7 65. Rd7 Re5
66. Kh3 Kh8 67. Bf7 Bxg5 68. Bxg6 Bxh6 69. Rh7+ Kg8 70. Rxh6 Kg7 71. Rh5 Re3+
72. Kg4 Kxg6 73. Rxa5 Kf6 74. Ra8 Ke7 75. a5 Kd7 76. a6 Kc7 77. a7 Kb7 78. Rb8+
Kxa7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.15"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "St Petersburg CF"]
[BlackTeam "Tomsk 400"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 Bb4 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O Bxc3 7. bxc3 Re8 8.
Ne1 d5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Qc2 Bg4 11. f3 Be6 12. e4 Nb6 13. d3 Qd7 14. f4 f5 15.
g4 fxe4 16. f5 Bf7 17. Bxe4 Nd5 18. g5 g6 19. Ng2 Nce7 20. f6 Nf5 21. Rb1 c5
22. Rf2 Nd6 23. Bf3 c4 24. dxc4 Nxc4 25. Qd3 e4 26. Bxe4 Ne5 27. Qg3 Rac8 28.
Bd2 Qg4 29. Qxg4 Nxg4 30. Re2 Nxc3 31. Bxc3 Rxc3 32. Rxb7 h6 33. h3 Rxh3 34.
Bd5 Rxe2 35. Bxf7+ Kf8 36. Bxg6 Re8 37. Rf7+ Kg8 38. Rg7+ Kh8 39. Rh7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Candidates"]
[Site "Kazan"]
[Date "2011.05.24"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2747"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2011.05.05"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {After two timid days, our deserved finalists decided to show us some
aspects of their strength! This game is a very rich positional game and
contains everything one would expect of a high-level game.} Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
d5 4. Nc3 {Alas! We will never know what Gelfand had in mind against the
Catalan!} Be7 {The QGD seems to be one of Gelfand's main black weapons
prepared for this event. A very classical approach which is mostly explored in
the 1927 WC match between legendary Capablanca and Alekhine. Funnily enough,
Grischuk has not had enough of it in this cycle!} 5. Bf4 {An interesting
choice which one would expect from Grischuk. The question many asked
themselves here is how many moves it would take before he offered a draw! At
least the previous ones were not very combative except his first game against
Gelfand.} (5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Bxf6 7. Qb3 dxc4 8. Qxc4 O-O 9. g3 b5 $1 $146 10.
Qxb5 Nd7 11. Bg2 c5 12. O-O Rb8 13. Qa4 a5 14. dxc5 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A (2747)
-Gelfand,B (2733)/Kazan RUS 2011}) 5... O-O 6. e3 (6. Rc1 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3
Nc6 9. a3 d4 10. exd4 Nxd4 11. b4 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 Bd4 13. Nb5 e5 14. Bg5 Re8 15.
Bxf6 e4 16. Bxd8 exf3+ 17. Kd2 Rxd8 18. Nxd4 Rxd4+ 19. Kc3 fxg2 20. Bxg2 Rg4
21. Rhd1 Be6 22. Bxb7 Rxc4+ 23. Kb2 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A (2747)
-Gelfand,B (2733)/Kazan RUS 2011 (49)}) 6... Nbd7 {This move skips the
activity with 6..c5 in favor of a rock solid but slightly cramped position for
Black.} 7. c5 {This is the most radical approach. White neutralises the
tension in the centre in order to obtain a spatial advantage on the queenside.}
(7. Qc2 c5 8. Rd1 Qa5 9. Nd2 cxd4 10. exd4 dxc4 11. Nxc4 Qd8 12. Bd3 Nb6 13.
O-O Bd7 14. Nxb6 Qxb6 15. d5 Kh8 16. dxe6 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,A (2747)-Kramnik,V
(2785)/Kazan 2011/CB19_2011}) 7... Nh5 8. Be2 $5 $146 {No more draw offers! A
good sign for me and the spectators!} (8. Bd3 {used to be the "Tabiya" in this
line, which has been played thousands of times. Did Grsichuk have something
special up his sleeves? The continuation proved that he did!}) (8. b4 Nxf4 9.
exf4 c6 10. Bd3 b6 11. O-O a5 12. a3 Qc7 13. g3 Ba6 14. Bxa6 {1/2-1/2 Grischuk,
A (2747)-Kramnik,V (2785)/Kazan 2011/CB19_2011}) 8... c6 9. O-O Nxf4 10. exf4 {
To be perfectly honest, I have trouble seeing the special appeal of Grischuk's
idea. The bishop on d3 seemed more appealing to me!} f6 {The right decision at
the wrong time. Gelfand believes that he can play e5, and he is right, except
that...this is exactly what Grischuk is waiting for!} 11. b4 Qc7 12. Qd2 Rf7 $6
{Why does Gelfand avoid e5 and instead accept a slightly worse position? Let
us examine the following lines:} ({For better or for worse Black had to go for
} 12... e5 $1 13. Rfd1 $2 (13. Rfe1 $1 {is a good move, because it keeps both
Bf1 and Bd3 as possible choices.} Kh8 14. Bf1 {was the alternative.} (14. Bd3
a5 $1 (14... e4 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 Bd8 17. Rae1 a5 18. Re8 $1 axb4 19.
Rxf8+ Nxf8 20. Re8 g6 21. Rxf8+ Kg7 22. Re8 {and White is clearly better.}) 15.
b5 e4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Nxc5 $1 18. dxc5 cxb5 19. Nd4 Bxc5 20. Nxb5 Qf7 {
The dust has settled and Black seems to have the better prospects.}) 14... a5 (
14... e4 $2 15. Nxe4 dxe4 16. Rxe4 Bd8 17. Rae1 $36) 15. b5 (15. fxe5 $2 fxe5
16. Nxe5 Nxe5 17. Rxe5 axb4 $17) 15... e4 16. Qe3 (16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Rxe4 Nxc5
18. dxc5 Bxc5 $15) 16... Bd8 17. b6 Qb8 18. Nxe4 dxe4 19. Qxe4 f5 20. Qe3 Nf6
21. Ne5 g6 22. Bc4 Kg7 23. Rad1 $44 {and White enjoys fine compensation. This
is probably what Gelfand tried to avoid, but instead he ended up in a clearly
worse position!}) (13. Rae1 $5 {This or the other rook to e1 is probably what
Grischuk had in mind.} Kh8 $1 {A very strong prophylactic move confirmed by
the silicon mind!} (13... e4 $2 14. Nxe4 $1 dxe4 15. Bc4+ Kh8 16. Rxe4 $14) 14.
Bd3 $1 {What is this? A blunder?} a5 $1 ({Hardly. If} 14... e4 $2 15. Nxe4 dxe4
16. Rxe4 {White obtains a strong initiative! Deep preparation by Grischuk?!})
15. fxe5 axb4 $1 (15... fxe5 16. b5 e4 17. Nxe4 dxe4 18. Rxe4 Bf6 19. Rfe1 Qd8
20. h4 $1 {and once again White has a dangerous initiative.}) 16. exf6 Nxf6 17.
Nd1 {with unclear play.}) (13. fxe5 $2 fxe5 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Nxd5 $4 Nxf3+ 16.
Bxf3 cxd5 $19) 13... a5 $1 14. a3 Re8 {and Black is very well prepared to open
up the game after which he can enjoy his pair of bishops.}) 13. Rae1 Nf8 14.
Bd3 {This is the right moment for the bishop to come to d3...Do you
understand? Yes Mr. Grischuk! We understand!} Bd7 15. g3 Re8 16. Re3 Bd8 17.
Rfe1 {White is clearly better at this point, however Gelfand stays calm and
prepares a trap.} Qb8 18. Na4 $1 Bc7 19. Nb2 {A typical manoeuvre for the
knight!} Rfe7 20. Qc3 Rd8 $1 {Gelfand is trying to get free his bishop from
the pawn chain via e8-h5.} 21. Bf5 {This is too hasty, yet it does not harm
White. He remains in full control! Still, he should go for} (21. a4 $5 Be8 22.
a5 Bh5 23. Nh4 $1 {Black has just one weakness but is left with no counter
play and is running out of space!} Qc8 (23... g5 $6 24. fxg5 fxg5 25. Nf5 Ree8
26. Nd6 $1 {Black's position is becoming like Swiss cheese on the dark squares!
} Bxd6 27. cxd6 Qxd6 28. Qd2 Qe7 29. a6 b6 30. Bc2 $1 {White's knight will
head to e5 and Black has to defence against an annoying attack despite his
material advantage.}) 24. Be2 Bf7 25. Nf3 Bh5 (25... Rde8 26. b5 $16) (25...
Ng6 26. Bf1 Rde8 27. Nd3 a6 28. h4 Qd7 29. Bh3 Nh8 $1 {This is a position rich
in strong positional manoeuvres...Black has to bring his knight to d8.} 30. Qd2
Bh5 31. Qe2 Kf8 32. Nb2 Nf7 33. Kg2 Nd8 34. Na4 Bg6 {White is better,
nevertheless it is not easy to crack Black's position. White has to exploit a
drastic plan sooner or later.}) 26. Nd3 Rde8 27. Nh4 Bf7 28. Qb2 a6 29. Bg4 {
and White is clearly better.}) 21... Rf7 $5 {This is the trap Gelfand had
prepared!} 22. Bg4 $6 {Grischuk goes astray. He had to retreat the bishop back
to d3.} e5 $1 {Well calculated by Gelfand!} 23. Bxd7 exf4 24. Be8 fxe3 25. Qxe3
Ng6 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qe6+ Kf8 28. Qh3 (28. Nd1 Re8 29. Qf5 {is also equal.})
28... Qc8 $1 {This strong move seals the game's fate. Grischuk has to concede
a draw!} 29. Qxc8 (29. Qxh7 $2 {loses an exchange to} Kf7 30. Qh5 Rh8 31. Re7+
Kxe7 32. Qxg6 Kf8) 29... Rxc8 30. Kf1 Re8 31. Rb1 Ke7 32. Nd3 a6 33. a4 Kd7 34.
b5 axb5 35. axb5 cxb5 36. Rxb5 Rb8 37. Nb4 Ne7 38. Ne1 Nc6 39. Nxc6 {A nice
fighting game! I believe that all the spectators must have enjoyed it a lot!}
1/2-1/2

[Event "chess.com Speed 2019"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.10.03"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Artemiev, V."]
[Black "Grischuk, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2759"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1301"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.21"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bf5 3. e3 e6 4. Nf3 h6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 Bh7 7. Qe2 c5 8. Rg1
Nc6 9. g4 d4 10. e4 Qc7 11. h4 Bd6 12. O-O-O b5 13. Kb1 Nd7 14. g5 a5 15. Bh3
hxg5 16. Rxg5 Bf8 17. Rdg1 a4 18. Rxg7 Bxg7 19. Rxg7 axb3 20. cxb3 Qf4 21. Ng5
Bg8 22. Ngf3 Nde5 23. Bc1 Qf6 24. Rg5 Bh7 25. Bg2 Nxf3 26. Nxf3 e5 27. Bh3 Bg6
28. Bg4 Qe7 29. h5 Bh7 30. Rg7 Qf6 31. h6 Bg6 32. Bg5 Qd6 33. Nh4 c4 34. dxc4
d3 35. Qe3 d2 36. Qxd2 Bxe4+ 37. Ka1 Qxd2 38. Bxd2 bxc4 39. bxc4 Nd4 40. Kb2
Rb8+ 41. Kc3 Ra8 42. Bg5 Rxa2 43. Bh5 Rc2+ 44. Kb4 Bd3 45. Bxf7+ Kf8 46. Bd5
1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 2019"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.12.05"]
[Round "3.11"]
[White "Artemiev, V."]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2767"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1309"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.10"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Nbxd2 a5 8.
a3 a4 9. Ba2 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 O-O 12. O-O dxe4 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 14. Qxe4
Nd7 15. Rfe1 Qb6 16. Rab1 Ra5 17. Qf5 Qc7 18. Re3 g6 19. Qg4 Qd6 20. Qg3 Nf6
21. Rbe1 Rb5 22. Rxe5 Rxb2 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Bxg6 Rxc2 25. Bf5 Qd4 26. Re7 Rg8
27. Qf3 Qc3 28. Bxh7 Rc1 29. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 30. Kh2 Nxh7 31. Rxb7 Qc5 32. Qf7 Qe5+
33. f4 Qg7 34. Qxg7+ Rxg7 35. Rb4 Rd7 36. Rxa4 Rxd3 37. Rc4 Rxa3 38. Rxc6 Kg7
39. g4 Nf6 40. f5 Ne4 41. h4 Ra2+ 42. Kg1 Ra3 43. g5 Ng3 44. Rc7+ Kg8 45. f6
Nf5 46. g6 Rg3+ 47. Kf2 Rxg6 48. f7+ Kg7 49. h5 Rf6 50. Kg2 Nh6 51. Kg3 Nxf7
52. Rc4 Rf5 53. Rf4 Kf8 54. Rxf5 Kg7 55. Kh4 Nh6 56. Ra5 Nf7 57. Ra7 Kf6 58.
Ra6+ Kg7 59. Kg4 Nh6+ 60. Kf4 Nf7 61. Rg6+ Kh7 62. Kf5 Nh6+ 63. Kf6 1-0

[Event "Budapest Hunguest Hotels"]
[Site "Budapest"]
[Date "2003.04.20"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B80"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[BlackElo "2659"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2003.04.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 095"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Be3 a6 7. f3 b5 8. g4 h6
9. Qd2 b4 10. Na4 Nbd7 11. O-O-O Qa5 12. b3 d5 $6 {Very unfortunate move since
black will have to lose tempo with the developed knight.} (12... Bb7 $1 $13)
13. e5 $1 Ng8 (13... Nxe5 14. Nxe6 $1 (14. Nc6 Qc7 15. Nxe5 Qxe5 16. Bd4 Qd6
$15) 14... Nxf3 (14... fxe6 15. Bb6 Nxf3 16. Qf4 $16) 15. Qg2 Bxe6 (15... Nh4
16. Qg3 Bxe6 17. Bb6 $18) 16. Bb6 Qxa4 17. bxa4 Ng5 18. Bd4 $16) 14. f4 Qc7 (
14... Bb7 15. Bd3 Rc8 16. h4 Nc5 17. Nxc5 Bxc5 18. Kb1 Ne7 $14) 15. Kb1 g5 $2 {
Movsesian is toying with fire, since his pieces are grossly underdeveloped for
such action.} (15... Bb7 16. h4 $14) 16. f5 $1 Nxe5 (16... Qxe5 17. Nxe6 $1
fxe6 18. Bd4 $16) 17. fxe6 fxe6 (17... Bxe6 18. h4 (18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. Qe2 Bg7
20. Nc5 $36) 18... Bxg4 19. Re1 Nf6 20. hxg5 Ne4 21. Qh2 Bd6 22. Bf4 $40) 18.
h4 gxh4 (18... Nxg4 19. hxg5 e5 20. Nb5 $1 Qc6 (20... axb5 21. Bxb5+ Bd7 22.
Qxd5 Qxc2+ 23. Ka1 $1 (23. Kxc2 Nxe3+ 24. Kb2 Nxd5 25. Bxd7+ Kxd7 26. Nb6+ Ke6
27. Nxa8 Bc5 $19)) (20... Qb7 21. Nb6 Rb8 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. Bh3 $16) 21. Na7
Qe6 22. Nxc8 Rxc8 23. Bh3 $16) 19. g5 $1 hxg5 (19... Bd7 20. Bh3 (20. Rxh4 Ng6
21. Rh5 e5 22. Bd3 N8e7 $13) 20... Qd6 21. Nxe6 Bxe6 22. Bc5 Qc7 23. Bxe6 Bxc5
24. Bxg8 $40) 20. Bxg5 Nf7 (20... Be7 21. Re1 Rh5 22. Rg1 $40) 21. Bh3 e5 (
21... Nxg5 22. Qxg5 Qg7 23. Qe3 Qg3 24. Qe2 $40) 22. Ne6 Bxe6 (22... Qd6 $2 23.
Qxd5 Qxd5 24. Nc7#) (22... Qb7 23. Qxd5 Bd6 24. Qc4 Qb5 25. Qg4 $16) 23. Bxe6
d4 $6 (23... Nxg5 24. Qxg5 Qg7 25. Qd2 Nf6 26. Bxd5 Rc8 27. Be6 Rb8 28. Rhe1
$40) 24. Rdf1 Rh7 (24... Nxg5 25. Qxg5 Qg7 26. Bf7+ Kd7 27. Qf5+ Kc7 28. Rhg1
$18) 25. Rxh4 $6 {Leko is less impressive in positions where he has to lash
out for a direct attack. Much better was 25.Qd3!} (25. Qd3 $1 Nxg5 (25... Rg7
26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 27. Qg6 Rc8 28. Qe6+ Re7 29. Qxg8 $18) 26. Qg6+ Rf7 (26... Ke7
27. Qxg5+ Kxe6 28. Qxg8+ Rf7 29. Qg6+ $18) 27. Bxf7+ Nxf7 28. Qe6+ Ne7 29.
Qxf7+ Kd7 30. Rf6 $18) 25... Rg7 (25... Rxh4 26. Bxf7+ Qxf7 27. Rxf7 Rh1+ 28.
Kb2 Kxf7 29. Qg2 Rh5 30. Qf3+ Kg6 31. Qxa8 $18) (25... Nxg5 26. Qxg5 Rxh4 27.
Qg6+ Ke7 28. Rf7+ $18) 26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 27. Re1 Ne7 (27... Be7 28. Bxe7 Rxe7 29.
Rg4 $1 O-O-O 30. Rg6 e4 31. Qg5 $18) 28. Bxe7 Rxe7 (28... Bxe7 29. Rh8+ Rf8 (
29... Bf8 30. Qxd4 Rd8 31. Qxb4 $18) 30. Rxf8+ Bxf8 31. Qg5 $18) 29. Qxb4 Rc8
30. Qd2 Qc6 {Despite all the efforts black's position remains very difficult.}
(30... Bg7 31. Qd3 Kd8 32. Rg4 $16) 31. Qd3 Bg7 32. Rg4 Rcc7 (32... Kd8 33. Rg6
Bf6 34. Qf5 Re6 35. c3 dxc3 36. Nxc3 Ke7 (36... Qxc3 37. Rg8+ Ke7 38. Qh7+ Kd6
39. Rd1+ $18) 37. Rf1 $18) 33. Rg6 Qd5 (33... Qb7 34. Rb6 e4 35. Qg3 Qc8 36.
Rxe4 Rxe4 37. Qg6+ $16) 34. Nb6 Qc5 (34... Qb5 35. Qe4 $18) 35. Qe4 d3 (35...
Rb7 36. Rc6 Qb5 37. Rc8+ Kf7 38. Qf5+ Bf6 39. Rh1 $18) 36. Qxd3 $6 {Very
positional and very dull, since white could have mated his opponent with a
simple serie of checks.} (36. Qa8+ $1 Kf7 (36... Rc8 37. Qxc8+ Qxc8 38. Nxc8
dxc2+ 39. Kxc2 Rc7+ 40. Kd3 Kf7 41. Reg1 $18) 37. Rf1+ Kxg6 38. Qe4+ Kh6 39.
Rh1+ Kg5 40. Qg2+ Kf5 41. Rf1+ Ke6 42. Qg6+ Bf6 43. Rxf6#) 36... Qf2 (36... e4
$5 37. Qc4 $1 (37. Rxe4 Rxe4 38. Qxe4+ Re7 39. Qa8+ Kf7 40. Rxg7+ Kxg7 41. Qg2+
Kh6 $14) 37... Qf2 38. Qg8+ Bf8 39. Rc1 $18) 37. Rf1 Qc5 38. Nc4 Qd4 (38... e4
39. Nd6+ $18) 39. Qxd4 exd4 40. Rxa6 d3 41. cxd3 Re2 42. Ra8+ Ke7 43. Rg8 Bc3
44. Rgf8 Ke6 45. R8f2 1-0

[Event "Internet sim"]
[Site "Internet USCF"]
[Date "2000.09.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Miorca"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2746"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2000.09.17"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2001"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nd4 4. Nxd4 cxd4 5. O-O a6 6. Bc4 b5 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7
8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qd5+ e6 10. Qxa8 Qc7 11. b4 Bxb4 12. Ba3 Bxa3 13. Nxa3 b4 14. c3
bxa3 15. cxd4 Qb7 16. Qxb7 Bxb7 17. f3 Ne7 18. Rab1 Bc6 19. Rfc1 g5 20. Rc3 Bb5
21. Rxa3 Rc8 22. Rc3 Rxc3 23. dxc3 d5 24. Kf2 Ng6 25. Ke3 h5 26. g3 h4 27. Rb4
hxg3 28. hxg3 Ne7 29. a4 Bc4 30. Rb7 g4 31. fxg4 dxe4 32. Rc7 Bb3 33. a5 Kf8
34. c4 Bc2 35. Ra7 Bd3 36. Rxa6 Bxc4 37. Ra8+ Kf7 38. a6 Nc6 39. a7 Nxa7 40.
Rxa7+ Kg6 41. Kxe4 Kf6 42. Kf4 Be2 43. g5+ Kg6 44. Re7 Bc4 45. Ke5 1-0

[Event "Villarrobledo op"]
[Site "Villarrobledo"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D68"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1998"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1997.11.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 c6 7. Rc1 Nbd7 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nd5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. O-O Nxc3 12. Rxc3 e5 13. Bb3 exd4 14. exd4
Nf6 15. Re1 Qd6 16. Ne5 Bf5 17. Rf3 Bg4 18. Rxf6 Qxe5 19. dxe5 Bxd1 20. Bxf7+
Rxf7 21. Rxf7 Kxf7 22. Rxd1 Ke6 23. f4 a5 24. Kf2 Ra6 25. Rd6+ Ke7 26. Ke3 Rb6
27. b3 a4 28. Rd3 Ke6 29. g4 c5 30. h4 Rb4 31. h5 h6 32. bxa4 Rxa4 33. Rd6+ Ke7
34. Rb6 Rxa2 35. Rxb7+ Ke6 36. Rb6+ Ke7 37. Rc6 Rg2 38. Kf3 Rc2 39. Ke4 c4 40.
Rc7+ Kd8 41. Rxg7 Rd2 42. Ra7 c3 43. Ra3 Re2+ 44. Kf5 Re3 45. Ra4 c2 46. Rc4
Re2 47. g5 hxg5 48. fxg5 Ke7 49. h6 Rh2 50. Rc7+ Kd8 51. Rc5 Ke7 52. Kg6 1-0

[Event "chess.com Speed 2019"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2019.12.04"]
[Round "2.19"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Duda, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2730"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2019.09.02"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1309"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.10"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. Qe2 Nfd7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.
Ng5+ Ke8 9. Ne6 Nxd4 10. Nxg7+ Kf8 11. Qd3 Nxc2+ 12. Qxc2 Kxg7 13. Be3 c6 14.
O-O-O Qa5 15. Bd4+ Nf6 16. f4 e5 17. Be3 Ng4 18. Bg1 exf4 19. Rxd6 Ne3 20. Qd3
Rf8 21. g3 Qb4 22. Rd4 Qe7 23. gxf4 Ng2 24. f5 Qg5+ 25. Qd2 Qxd2+ 26. Rxd2 Nh4
27. Bd4+ Kg8 28. Bc5 Re8 29. Rf2 b6 30. Bd6 gxf5 31. Rg1+ Kf7 32. Bg3 Ng6 33.
exf5 Ne5 34. Kb1 Ba6 35. Ka1 Bd3 36. Bf4 Rad8 37. Rfg2 Bxf5 38. Rg7+ Ke6 39.
Rxa7 Nf3 40. Rf1 Rd3 41. Ra6 Nd4 42. Re1+ Kf7 43. Ra7+ Kf6 44. Rxe8 Nc2+ 45.
Kb1 Nb4 46. Rf8+ Kg6 47. Rxf5 Kxf5 48. a3 Kxf4 49. axb4 Rh3 50. Ra6 Rxh2 51.
Rxb6 h5 52. Rxc6 h4 53. b5 h3 54. Rh6 Rh1+ 55. Ka2 Kg5 56. Rh8 1-0

[Event "Norway Masters blitz"]
[Site "Stavanger"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2013.05.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c6 2. g3 d6 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. c4 e5 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. e4 Bg4 8. d3
Nbd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Be3 Ne8 11. Qd2 Nc7 12. Nh2 f6 13. d4 Bf7 14. b3 b5 15. cxb5
cxb5 16. Rfd1 b4 17. Na4 a5 18. Rac1 Nb5 19. Nf3 Rb8 20. dxe5 fxe5 21. Ng5 Bxg5
22. Bxg5 Qe8 23. Be3 Be6 24. Qe2 h6 25. Kh2 Nf6 26. f4 exf4 27. Bxf4 Nd7 28.
Rxd6 Nxd6 29. Bxd6 Rc8 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. Bxf8 Nxf8 32. Nb6 Qc7 33. Nd5 Qe5 34.
Nf4 Bf7 35. Qa6 Ne6 36. Nd5 Ng5 37. Qc8+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ Qxf5 39. exf5 Be8 40. Ne3
Nf7 41. Nc4 a4 42. Bd5 axb3 43. axb3 h5 44. Kg2 Kh6 45. h4 g5 46. fxg6 Kxg6 47.
Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "WchT 10th"]
[Site "Tsaghkadzor"]
[Date "2015.04.22"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E07"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2015.04.19"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.05.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "US of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Bg2 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. Nc3
O-O 9. Bf4 dxc4 10. e4 b5 11. d5 cxd5 12. exd5 b4 13. d6 bxc3 14. dxe7 Qxe7 15.
Bd6 Qd8 16. bxc3 Re8 17. Nd4 Nd5 18. Nxe6 Rxe6 19. Bxd5 Rxd6 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21.
Qxd6 Qg5 22. Qc6 Nb6 23. Rab1 Bh3 24. Rxb6 axb6 25. Qb7+ Kg6 26. Qxa8 Bxf1 27.
Qe8+ Kh6 28. Kxf1 Qd5 29. Qe3+ Kh5 30. a4 h6 31. Ke2 Kg6 32. Qxb6+ Kh7 33. Qd4
Qc6 34. a5 h5 35. h4 Qe6+ 36. Kd2 Qc6 37. Ke3 g6 38. Qa7+ Kh6 39. Qe7 Qa4 40.
Qe5 Kh7 41. Qc7+ Kh6 42. Qc8 Kh7 43. a6 Qd1 44. Qxc4 Qe1+ 45. Kf3 Qh1+ 46. Ke2
1-0

[Event "Sharjah Masters 1st"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.03.26"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Mayed, Alrashedi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E92"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2018"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2017.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. Be3 exd4 8. Nxd4
c6 9. f3 Nbd7 10. O-O d5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Bf2 dxc4 13. Bxc4 a6 14. Rc1 Ne5 15.
Bb3 b5 16. Re1 Re8 17. a4 b4 18. Nce2 a5 19. Nf4 g5 20. Nd3 Nh5 21. Rxe5 Bxe5
22. Nc6 Bxh2+ 23. Kxh2 Qd6+ 24. Nde5 Qf6 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. Nxf7 Kxf7 27. Qd5+
Be6 28. Qxg5 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas ENG"]
[Date "2019.10.20"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C65"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1302"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.21"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Bc4 Qd6 8. b4
Bb6 9. a4 O-O 10. Nbd2 Bf5 11. Ba3 e4 12. dxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxd6 cxd6
15. O-O-O Rac8 16. Bb3 Rfd8 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Ng5+ Kg6 19. Nxe4 d5 20. Nc5
Bxc5 21. bxc5 Na5 22. Kc2 Nc4 23. Kb3 Nxa3 24. Kxa3 Rxc5 25. Rd3 b5 26. a5 Rb8
27. Rb1 Rbc8 28. Kb3 Rb8 29. Ka3 Rbc8 30. Kb3 Rb8 31. Ka3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 d6 5. Qc2 Nbd7 6. g3 c5 $6 {About this
dubious system - see CBM 91, annotations by GM V.Golod to Hillarp Persson -
Agrest.} 7. Bg2 O-O 8. O-O a6 (8... Qe7 9. Rd1 a6 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Re8 12.
b4 e5 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Bb2 Rb8 15. b5 Qe6 16. a4 $14 {1/2-1/2 Soppe,G-Giaccio,
A/Cordoba 1998/EXT 1999 (73)}) 9. Rd1 (9. a3 $5 Bxc3 10. Qxc3 {V.Golod}) 9...
cxd4 $146 (9... Qc7 10. a3 Bxc3 11. Qxc3 Re8 12. b3 b6 13. Bb2 Bb7 14. Rac1
Rac8 15. b4 $5 cxb4 16. axb4 Qb8 17. Qa3 $14 {0-1 Hillarp Persson,T-Agrest,E/
Skara 2002/CBM 091/[Golod,V] (50)}) 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. b3 (11. a3 {deserved
attention here, too, although Black could now play} Bc5) 11... d5 $6 {It's not
easy for Black to develop his queenside. Still, it was probably better to keep
the position closed:} (11... Nc5) 12. Na4 $1 dxc4 13. Qxc4 Qxc4 14. bxc4 $16 {
Any Catalan player would be glad to get such a position from the opening!} Re8
15. Rb1 Bf8 16. Bd2 e5 17. Nb3 e4 {Shutting up the terrible bishop. However,
White's other pieces are strong enough to keep the black pieces down.} 18. c5
Nd5 19. Be1 N7f6 20. Na5 Ra7 21. e3 Bd7 22. Nc3 Bc6 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Nxd5 Nxd5
25. Ba5 {Finally, White has got a strong bishop pair. Black can capture the c5
pawn but he has many more weak pawns (a6,c6,e4).} g6 26. Bf1 Raa8 27. Rbc1 Bh6
28. Rc2 Rab8 29. Bc4 Nb4 30. Bxb4 {It is well-known that one of the advantages
of the bishop pair is that one of the bishops can be traded at an appropriate
moment.} Rxb4 31. Rd7 Rf8 32. Bxa6 {Despite the opposite-coloured bishops,
Black's position is hopeless. His pawns are on light squares and he can hardly
protect them. And don't forget about White's passed a-pawn!} Rfb8 33. Bc4 R4b7
34. Bxf7+ Kf8 35. Be6 Bg5 36. Rd4 Re7 37. Bb3 Bf6 38. Rd6 Kg7 39. Rxc6 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Ortiz Suarez, Isan Reynaldo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 b5 8. Nd5
Nbd7 9. Nec3 Bb7 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. a4 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 bxa4 14. Rxa4
O-O 15. Bc4 Bg5 16. O-O a5 17. Qd3 Bc6 18. Ra2 Qb8 19. Rfa1 Bd8 20. Ne3 Ra7 21.
Bd5 Bb5 22. Qd2 g6 23. b4 a4 24. c4 Bd7 25. b5 Bb6 26. Rxa4 Rxa4 27. Rxa4 Qc7
28. Ra6 Bc8 29. Bxf7+ Rxf7 30. Nd5 Bxf2+ 31. Qxf2 Qd8 32. Qb6 Qh4 33. Ra8 Rf8
34. Qxd6 Qf2+ 35. Kh2 1-0

[Event "EU-ch blitz 29th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2010.12.17"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D16"]
[WhiteElo "2744"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2010.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.01.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e3 c5 7. Bxc4 Nc6 8. O-O
cxd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. Rd1 Nb4 12. Bf4 b6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. Nxf7 Rxf7
15. Bxe6 Bd6 16. Be5 Qe7 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Nb5 Rd8 19. Qc4+ Nbd5 20. Nxd6+
Rxd6 21. Bxd6 Qxd6 22. h3 Kg6 23. Qc2+ Kh6 24. Qd2+ Kg6 25. Qc2+ Kh6 26. Qd2+
Kg6 27. Qc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ICC op final"]
[Site "ICC INT"]
[Date "2016.06.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.06.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. h3 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. exd4 d6 8. Be2
Nc6 9. O-O Be6 10. Nbd2 Qb6 11. Qb1 Rac8 12. a4 Rfe8 13. Re1 Bd5 14. Nc4 Bxc4
15. Bxc4 Nxd4 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. Nxd4 e5 18. Qa2+ Kf8 19. Ne6+ Rxe6 20. Be3 Qc6
21. Qxe6 Re8 22. Qb3 a6 23. Rad1 h6 24. Qb6 Ke7 25. f4 e4 26. Bd4 d5 27. c4
dxc4 28. Qxc6 bxc6 29. Rc1 Ke6 30. Rxc4 Kd5 31. b3 Rb8 32. Bxf6 Bxf6 33. Rd1+
Ke6 34. Rxe4+ Kf5 35. Rc4 h5 36. Rd3 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.10"]
[Round "29"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Sargissian, Gabriel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D31"]
[WhiteElo "2743"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bf5 7. g4 Be6 8. h4
Nd7 9. g5 h6 10. g6 fxg6 11. Bd3 Ngf6 12. Bxg6+ Bf7 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Nf3 Rf8
15. Rg1 h5 16. Ng5+ Ke8 17. Ne6 Qb6 18. Qc2 Ne4 19. Nxe4 dxe4 20. O-O-O Nf6 21.
Rxg7 Rc8 22. Nxf8 Bxf8 23. Rg5 Be7 24. Kb1 Nd5 25. Re5 Qb5 26. Bg5 1-0

[Event "Pardubice Synthesia rap op 19th"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "2008.07.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Genba, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D32"]
[WhiteElo "2742"]
[BlackElo "2429"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2008.07.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e4 dxe4 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Qb3 cxd4 8.
Bxf7+ Ke7 9. Nb5 Nc6 10. Bd2 a6 11. Na3 a5 12. Rc1 Ne5 13. Bc4 Nxc4 14. Rxc4
Be6 15. Qxb7+ Ke8 16. Rxd4 Qxd4 17. Qxa8+ Kf7 18. Qb7+ Qd7 19. Qxd7+ Nxd7 20.
Ne2 Bxa3 21. bxa3 Rb8 22. f3 exf3 23. O-O Rb2 24. Rxf3+ Nf6 25. Rd3 Bc4 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 1st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.11.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[Annotator "Knaak,R"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2006.11.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{The first round often sets the scene for a successful or unsuccessful
tournament. This was the case in the Tal Memorial in Moscow. Alexander
Morozevich, the hero of the Europa Cup lost his opening game and finished last.
His opponent, the Armenian Levon Aronian, who lives in Berlin, made good use
of his full point and had a successful tournament - going on to share victory
with Leko and Ponomariov.  Oft stellt die erste Runde die Weichen für ein
erfolgreiches oder auch missratenes Turnier, so auch beim Tal-Memorial in
Moskau. Alexander Morozevich, beim Europa-Pokal noch der Held, verlor die
Auftaktbegegnung und wurde schließlich Letzter. Sein Gegner, der in Berlin
lebende Armenier Levon Aronian, nutzte den vollen Punkt für ein erfolgreiches
Turnier - er teilte am Ende mit Leko und Ponomariov den Sieg.} 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3
e6 3. c4 dxc4 4. e3 a6 5. a4 Nf6 6. Bxc4 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qe2 Be7 (8... cxd4 9.
Rd1 Be7 10. exd4 {is the main line. ist die Hauptvariante.}) 9. Rd1 Qc7 10.
dxc5 O-O 11. b3 e5 12. h3 e4 13. Nd4 Ne5 14. b4 {And Aronian is the first to
deviate. Behind his move there was a deeply laid plan, I thought. Then I read
Aronian's own comments (in NIC Magazine 8/2006) in which the winner of the
game claime he did not know what theory had to say after move 8. Damit weicht
Aronian vom Vorgänger ab. Dahinter steckt eine tief durchdachte Konzeption,
dachte ich. Dann sah ich die Kommentare von Aronian selbst (in NIC Magazine 8/
2006), in denen der Sieger dieser Partie behauptet, ab dem 8. Zug die Theorie
nicht mehr zu kennen.} (14. Bb2 Bxc5 15. Nd2 Qe7 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. Ng3 g6 18. Qc2
Rac8 19. a5 Rfe8 20. Nde2 Bc6 21. Nc3 Ned7 22. Nce2 Ne5 23. Nc3 {1/2-1/2 Milov,
V (2653)-Karjakin,S (2635)/Warsaw 2005/CBM 108}) 14... b6 {Of course White
cannot hang on to the extra pawn.  Den Mehrbauern kann Weiß natürlich nicht
behaupten.} 15. Nd2 bxc5 16. bxc5 Bxc5 17. Ba3 Bxa3 18. Rxa3 {The position
which was apparently being aimed at. Black has a problem: his Bc8 does not
have a good square, e.g. it is doomed to passivity on b7. Possibly a move like
18...Bd7 is okay, but Morozevich prefers active play. The Bc8 is attacking h3,
so... Das ist die vermeintlich angestrebte Stellung. Schwarz hat ein Problem:
der Bc8 besitzt kein gutes Feld, z.B. ist er auf b7 zu reiner Passivität
verdammt. Mag sein, dass ein Zug wie 18...Bd7 okay ist, aber Morozevich agiert
lieber aktiv. Der Bc8 greift h3 an, also...} Ng6 $5 19. Nf1 Qc5 20. Rc3 Qg5 21.
Ng3 h5 {All this does not look bad, but the black rooks are not in the game. 
Das sieht alles nicht schlecht aus, aber die schwarzen Türme spielen nicht mit.
} 22. Kh1 Nh4 ({After Nach} 22... h4 23. Nf1 Ne5 {Black does not make progress
at first, but it was somewhat better. kommt Schwarz vorerst nicht weiter, dies
war aber gleichwohl etwas besser.}) 23. Qc2 $1 {White is preparing, e.g., Bf1,
after which Black's attack would be completely beaten off. Weiß bereitet u.a.
Bf1 vor, wonach der schwarze Angriff völlig abgeschlagen wäre.} Nxg2 $1 24.
Kxg2 {According to computer analysis there was a better move: Laut
Computeranalyse gab es einen besseren Zug:} (24. Nxe4 $1 Nxe4 25. Qxe4 Bxh3 26.
Bd3 f5 27. Qb7 {but this and the further analyses are inhuman. According to
the way they played, the contestants did not think of that at all. aber dies
und die weiteren Analysen sind unmenschlich. Dem Vernehmen nach verschwendeten
die Kontrahenten keinen Gedanken daran.}) 24... h4 25. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 26. Rc5
Bxh3+ {Once again the only move.  Wieder der einzige Zug.} 27. Kxh3 Qg4+ 28.
Kg2 hxg3 $2 {Black should have waited before playing this; but in any case he
has the problem with the Kf7. Even if he reaches an endgame he is somewhat
worse off, Schwarz hätte damit warten sollen, das Problem mit dem Kf7 hat er
aber auf jeden Fall. Selbst, wenn er ein Endspiel erreicht, steht er etwas
schlechter.} (28... Rfc8 29. Rc1 Rxc5 30. Qxc5 hxg3 31. Qc7+ Kg6 32. Qxg3 Qxg3+
33. Kxg3 $14 {/+/-}) 29. f3 $1 {All White's pieces are taking part in the
attack. Alle weißen Figuren beteiligen sich nun am Angriff.} exf3+ 30. Nxf3 Kg8
31. Qa2+ Kh8 32. Rc4 $1 ({Not Nicht} 32. Rh1+ Nh7 {and Black still survives.
und Schwarz lebt noch.}) 32... Qf5 $1 {Aronian is forced into some precise
play, but brilliantly carries out his task. Aronian wird zu präsisem Spiel
gezwungen, meistert diese Aufgabe aber glänzend.} 33. Rf4 $1 (33. Rh1+ $2 Nh5
34. Rf4 Qa5 $13) 33... Qh7 34. Rh4 Nh5 35. Rd5 Rf5 ({Now Jetzt reicht} 35... g6
{is not sufficient because of nicht wegen} 36. Rhxh5 gxh5 37. Qb2+ Qg7 38.
Rxh5+ Kg8 39. Rg5 {winning. mit Gewinn.}) 36. e4 Nf4+ 37. Kxg3 Rh5 38. Rxf4
Rh3+ 39. Kg4 Re8 40. Rdf5 Rg8 41. Qxg8+ Qxg8 42. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Bazna Kings 4th"]
[Site "Medias"]
[Date "2010.06.14"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "163"]
[EventDate "2010.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ROU"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 ({This was my 3rd meeting with Wang Yue
in recent months. In the first 2 games he tried} 4... g6 {, but both times I
got an advantage from the opening. So it came as no surprise that he decided
to play another line.}) 5. Nf3 b5 6. c5 ({I met the Chebanenko system for the
first time back in 1990. I'll include htat game in these annotations, as it
shows similiar ideas to ones in this game.} 6. b3 g6 (6... Bg4) 7. Be2 Bg7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Ne5 Bb7 10. f4 Qd6 11. Bf3 Nbd7 12. Qe2 Rab8 13. g4 Rfd8 14. g5 Ne8
15. Qg2 bxc4 16. bxc4 e6 17. Rb1 Ba8 18. c5 Qe7 19. Bd2 Rxb1 20. Rxb1 Rb8 21.
Rxb8 Nxb8 22. Na4 Bb7 23. Ba5 Bxe5 24. dxe5 Nc7 25. Nb2 Nb5 26. a4 Qxc5 (26...
Na3 27. Bb4 Nc4 28. Nxc4 dxc4 $18) 27. axb5 Qxe3+ 28. Qf2 Qxf4 29. Bd2 Qxe5 30.
Nd3 Qf5 31. Qa7 Nd7 32. Ne1 Bc8 33. Qc7 {1-0 Gelfand ,B (2680)-Hort,V (2545)/
Novi Sad olm 1990/[Gelfand]}) 6... g6 7. Ne5 (7. Be2 Bg7 8. Ne5 O-O 9. O-O Be6
10. f4 Qc7 11. g4 $6 Ne4 12. Bf3 f5 13. Bd2 Nd7 14. Be1 Nxe5 15. fxe5 Nxc3 16.
Bxc3 Bh6 $15 {0-1 Gelfand,B (2717)-Bareev,E (2675)/Khanty Mansyisk RUS 2005 
(34)}) 7... Bg7 8. f4 a5 {This plan was tried twice by my opponent vs E.
Bacrot and both times he had no problems from the opening.} 9. Be2 (9. Bd3 Bf5
10. Bxf5 gxf5 11. Bd2 e6 12. Qe2 h5 13. O-O-O b4 14. Na4 Ne4 15. Nb6 Ra7 16.
Nd3 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Kxd7 18. Rdg1 Qb8 {1/2-1/2 Bacrot,E (2705)-Wang Yue (2736)/
Elista RUS 2008 (47)}) 9... Qc7 10. O-O O-O 11. a3 $1 {This is a new and
important idea. I was waiting for a chance to use it for a couple of years. We
had analysed my game vs Bareev with Alexander Khuzman and had realized that e4
is the key square in such a position.} (11. Bd3 Bf5 12. Bxf5 gxf5 13. Bd2 Nbd7
14. Be1 e6 15. Rf3 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Rh3 Rfe8 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Qh5 h6 20.
Bh4 Ra7 21. Rg3 Kh7 22. Bg5 Rh8 23. Qh4 Qe8 24. Bf6 Bxf6 25. Qxf6 Rg8 26. Rxg8
Qxg8 27. Kf2 Rd7 28. Rg1 Qd8 29. Qxd8 Rxd8 30. g4 fxg4 31. Rxg4 f5 {1/2-1/2
Bacrot,E (2705)-Wang Yue (2736)/Dresden GER 2008}) 11... Be6 ({If} 11... Ne4 {
then} 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. a4 b4 14. Qc2 {keeping an advantage.}) 12. Bf3 {
Taking control of the e4-square.} Nbd7 13. Nd3 $1 {Of course, White is
avoiding any exchanges as Black's pieces are very cramped and he does not have
enough space for them.} h6 $6 {Faced with a new plan my opponent thought for a
long time and decided to build "a wall".} ({I would rather go for} 13... Bf5 {
trying to exchange the poor B.}) 14. g4 $1 {It was easy to let slip the
advantage:} ({After} 14. Bd2 Bf5 15. Nf2 g5 {Black has nothing to worry about.}
) 14... Nh7 (14... h5 15. h3 hxg4 16. hxg4 g5 17. Kg2 {just plays into White's
hands.}) 15. h4 f5 16. g5 hxg5 ({During the game I thought that} 16... h5 {
would be even worse as h5 becomes a target and White would sacrifice a N on h5
in good circumstances, for example} 17. Ne2 Bf7 18. Ng3 e6 19. Bd2 Rfb8 20.
Nxh5 gxh5 21. Bxh5 {However, now things do not seem so clear to me, as Black
would sac a piece, let's say, by} Bxh5 22. Qxh5 Ndf6 23. gxf6 Nxf6 {with good
defending chances.}) 17. hxg5 {So, White has won some more space. The pawns on
c5 and g5 are limiting Black's pieces to the last 2 ranks. The next step in
White's plan is to regroup his pieces. Black has no counterplay whatsoever and
has to wait.} Kf7 18. Kg2 Rfb8 19. Bd2 Nhf8 20. Be2 {B is going to d3 and the
Ns to f3 and g3} Ke8 21. Ne1 Bg8 22. Nf3 Rb7 23. Bd3 Nb8 24. Ne2 Qd8 25. Ng3 {
White is threatening a sacrifice on f5 and Black is obliged to play e6} e6 26.
Rh1 Bh7 $2 {Black wanted to hide his K on g8, but it allows White a strong
regrouping. I still believe that waiting passively was the best option.} ({
Here I was looking for a plan how to break through, if Black simply waits. It
seems possible, that the piece sac e3-e4 would work, for example} 26... Nbd7
27. Qe2 Nb8 28. Rae1 Nbd7 ({probably better is} 28... Re7 {However it is
difficult for Black to defend against all the ideas - White wants to play Bc3,
Qd2, Ne2-c1-b3, forcing a4, then he can play e3-e4 in good circumstances: then
he can bring the N to e5 through d3 etc.} 29. Bc3 Qc7 30. Qd2 Nbd7) 29. e4 fxe4
30. Bxe4 dxe4 31. Nxe4 {/\Nd6,Ne5. Another plan would be to move the N to d3,
Qe1, plan a4 and sac a N on b4 after b5-b4, followed by the advance of the
b-pawn. However, it is very hard to say, if White's advantage is enough for
victory.}) 27. Qc2 Kf7 28. Rh3 {There is no need even to consider an e3-e4
breakthrough, as White has a better plan at his disposal.} Kg8 29. Rah1 {
Now the B cannot return to g8.} Raa7 30. Kf1 Qe8 31. Be1 Bh8 32. Rh6 Bg7 33.
R6h4 Bh8 34. R1h3 {White is tripling his major pieces on the h-file according
to Alekhine's advice - first the pair of rooks and the Q behind them.} Re7 35.
Qh2 Reb7 36. Rh6 Re7 37. Ne2 Reb7 38. Nc1 Re7 39. Nb3 {It is important to
force Black to play a4, as it gives White the b4-square and the possibility to
open the position by b3, if nessesary. Even though the main action would most
likely take place on the kingside, you should never neglect such a detail.} a4
({Or} 39... Qd8 40. Qd2 $1 a4 41. Nc1 $18) 40. Nc1 Reb7 41. Be2 Re7 42. Nd3
Reb7 43. Nh4 $1 {White has placed his pieces ideally - it is time to go for an
attack!} Bg7 (43... Re7 44. Nxg6 Nxg6 45. Bh5 Bg7 (45... Rg7 46. Ne5) 46. Bxg6
Bxg6 47. Rh8+ $18) (43... Nbd7 44. Nxg6 $18) 44. Rxh7 $1 Nxh7 (44... Kxh7 $2
45. Nxg6+ Kg8 46. Rh8+ Kf7 47. Nde5+ Bxe5 48. Nxe5+) 45. Nxg6 Nd7 $1 {the only
defence} (45... Qxg6 $2 46. Bh5 $18) (45... Bxd4 46. exd4 Qxg6 47. Ne5 $18) 46.
Bh5 Qd8 (46... Ndf8 47. Nxf8 Qxf8 48. Bf3 {winning the N.}) 47. Nb4 Rc7 (47...
Nb8 48. Ne5 Bxe5 49. dxe5 Rg7 50. g6 Nf8 51. Bh4 Qe8 52. Bf6 {with an easy win.
}) 48. Nh8 $3 {A beautiful way to launch the final attack. I got really
excited when I saw this possibility. Strangely enough no engine on my computer
indicates it even set to a depth around 20ply.} ({I was also thinking about} 
48. Ne5 {, but I was not sure how to progress after} Nxe5 49. dxe5 Nf8 50. Nc2
Nd7 51. Bb4 Qe7 52. Nd4) 48... Ndf8 ({I believe that the most stubborn was} 
48... Kxh8 49. Bf7 (49. Bg6 Ndf8) 49... Ndf8 50. Rxh7+ $1 Nxh7 51. g6 Bh6 $1 {
The only defence} 52. Qxh6 Rxf7 53. gxf7 Rxf7 54. Nxc6 {and despite being an
exchange down, White is going to win - for example} Qe8 55. Ne5 Ra7 (55... Rf6
56. Qh4 $18) 56. Bb4 Rc7 57. Ke2 Rc8 58. Kd2 Rc7 59. c6 Rxc6 60. Nxc6 Qxc6 61.
Qg6 $18) (48... Bxh8 {allows the nice} 49. Bf7+ $3 Kxf7 50. Rxh7+ Bg7 51. g6+
$1 Kf8 (51... Kg8 52. Rh8+) (51... Ke8 52. Rxg7 Nf8 53. Rg8 Rg7 54. Rxf8+ Kxf8
55. Nxc6) 52. Rxg7 $18) 49. Nf7 Rxf7 50. Bxf7+ ({White had another way to
victory} 50. Nxc6 Qa8 51. g6 Nxg6 52. Bxg6 Qxc6 53. Bxf7+ Rxf7 54. Rxh7 $18)
50... Rxf7 (50... Kxf7 51. Nxc6 $18) 51. Rxh7 Qe8 ({Or} 51... Nxh7 52. g6 $1
Rc7 53. Qxh7+ Kf8 54. Bh4 $1 Qe8 55. Bg5 $18 {winning easily, for example} Qd7
56. Bh6 Bxh6 57. Qh8+ Ke7 58. Qxh6 Qe8 59. Qh7+ Kd8 60. g7 $18) 52. Rh3 {
Already here I saw it till the end. White exchanges Qs, plays b3, then a4,
exchange Rs on a line and penetrate by B and N into the enemy's camp.} Ng6 53.
Qe2 Rc7 54. Qh5 Kf7 55. Qh7 {Black cannot avoid the exchange of queens.} Qg8 (
55... Nf8 56. g6+ Nxg6 57. Rg3) (55... Qd8 56. Rh6 Nf8 57. Nxc6 Rxc6 58. g6+)
56. Qxg8+ Kxg8 57. Nd3 Ra7 58. Ke2 Kf7 59. Nb4 Ne7 60. Kd1 Ra8 61. Kc2 Rg8 62.
Nd3 Ra8 63. Rh7 Ng6 64. b3 Nf8 65. Rh2 axb3+ 66. Kxb3 Ke8 67. Ra2 Kd7 68. a4
bxa4+ 69. Rxa4 Rxa4 70. Kxa4 Kc8 71. Ba5 Ng6 72. Nb4 Kd7 ({Or} 72... Kb7 73.
Bd8 $1 {with the idea of Ka5, Na6.}) 73. Na6 Kc8 74. Bc7 Bf8 75. Ka5 Kb7 76.
Bd6 Be7 77. Bxe7 ({It is never too late to blunder} 77. Nc7 $2 Bd8) 77... Nxe7
78. Nb4 Ng8 79. Nd3 Ne7 80. Ne5 Ng8 81. g6 Nf6 82. g7 1-0

[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2013.05.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Ramirez, Alejandro"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.05.03"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bd7 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 Na5 11. Ba2 bxa4 12. Nc3 Rb8 13. Bc1 c5 14. Nd2 Rb4 15.
Kh1 Qc8 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 Bg5 18. b3 axb3 19. Rxa5 b2 20. Bxb2 Bxd2 21.
Bxe5 dxe5 22. Qxd2 Bxh3 23. Qe3 Bd7 24. Qxc5 Rb5 25. Qxc8 Rxc8 26. Rxa6 Rxc2
27. f4 exf4 28. Rxf4 g5 29. Bxf7+ Kg7 30. Rf1 Bh3 31. Ra7 Bxg2+ 32. Kg1 Bxf1
33. Bb3+ Kg6 34. Bxc2 Rb2 35. Ra6+ Kf7 36. Ra7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS Fed Internet Cup Final 5'"]
[Site "chessassistantclub.com INT"]
[Date "2004.12.28"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D00"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2004.12.28"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bh4 c6 4. e3 Qb6 5. Qc1 e5 6. c3 Nd7 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. Be2
Ne7 9. Bxe7 Kxe7 10. O-O Re8 11. Nbd2 e4 12. Ne1 Qc7 13. f4 exf3 14. Nexf3 Kf8
15. Qe1 Nf6 16. Bd3 Ng4 17. e4 Bxh2+ 18. Kh1 Bg3 19. Qe2 dxe4 20. Nxe4 Nf6 21.
Qc2 Nxe4 22. Bxe4 Qf4 23. Bg6 Kg8 24. Bh5 Bf5 25. Qb3 Be6 26. Qxb7 Bd5 27. Qd7
Re2 28. c4 Be4 29. Qh3 Bf5 30. Bxf7+ Kh7 31. Ng5+ Qxg5 32. Rxf5 Qe3 33. Rff1
Rf8 34. Bg6+ Kxg6 35. Rxf8 Re1+ 36. Rf1 Rxa1 37. Qf5# 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 19th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2010.03.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "120"]
[EventDate "2010.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Nbd2 c6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. Ng3 Rfe8 17. b3 Nb6 18. Be3 Rab8 19. Rc1 Qxc3 20. Bd3 Qa5 21. Bd2
Qa3 22. Rc2 Rec8 23. Bc1 Qa5 24. Bd2 b4 25. Nh4 Rxc2 26. Qxc2 Rc8 27. Qb1 g6
28. Nf3 Bb5 29. Bc2 Nbd7 30. Rc1 d5 31. exd5 Nxd5 32. a4 Bc6 33. Be4 Bb7 34.
Rxc8+ Bxc8 35. Qe1 N5f6 36. Bd3 Bb7 37. Bc4 Qc5 38. Ng5 Qc6 39. Nf3 a5 40. Bc1
Nb6 41. Bxf7+ Kg7 42. Qe3 Qc3 43. Be6 Qxe3 44. Bxe3 Nbd7 45. Kf1 e4 46. Nd2 Nc5
47. Bc4 Nfd7 48. Bb5 Kf6 49. Bxd7 Nxd7 50. Ngxe4+ Ke6 51. f3 h5 52. Kf2 Bd8 53.
Bd4 Bd5 54. Ke3 Bc7 55. h4 Bd8 56. g3 Bc7 57. Ng5+ Kf5 58. Nge4 Ke6 59. Ng5+
Kf5 60. Nge4 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "North Bay op"]
[Site "North Bay"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Nickoloff, Bryon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 1997"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bd6 8. c3
O-O 9. Nbd2 h6 10. d4 Re8 11. Re1 Bf8 12. Nf1 d6 13. Ng3 Na5 14. Bc2 Nc4 15. b3
Nb6 16. a4 c5 17. dxc5 dxc5 18. Qe2 bxa4 19. bxa4 a5 20. Nd2 c4 21. Nxc4 Nxc4
22. Qxc4 Rc8 23. Qa2 Rxc3 24. Bb3 Re7 25. Bb2 Rd3 26. Bc4 Rd2 27. Qb3 Bc6 28.
Nf5 Nxe4 29. Nxe7+ Qxe7 30. Rad1 Rxf2 31. Rxe4 Qc5 32. Ba3 Rxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Bxe4+
34. Kg3 Qxa3 35. Bxf7+ Kh7 36. Bg8+ Kg6 37. Bf7+ Kf6 38. Rf1+ Bf5 39. Qxa3 Bxa3
40. Bd5 Bb4 41. h4 h5 42. Be4 g6 43. Kf3 Bd7 44. Bc2 Bh3 45. Rg1 Bg4+ 46. Rxg4
hxg4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 07th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1998.03.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Nikolic, Predrag"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2740"]
[BlackElo "2635"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "1998.03.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.04.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.04.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 b6 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 O-O 7. e3 Ne4 8.
Qc2 Bb7 9. Be2 d6 10. O-O Nd7 11. Ne1 c5 12. f3 Nef6 13. b4 Rc8 14. Qb3 cxd4
15. exd4 e5 16. Bb2 Re8 17. Nc2 d5 18. Ne3 exd4 19. Bxd4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 Ne5 21.
Bxe5 Rxe5 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. Rfd1 Qe7 24. Nf1 b5 25. Qa2 Re2 26. Rd2 Rxd2 27.
Nxd2 Qe3+ 28. Kh1 Qd3 29. Bb3 Bd5 30. Rg1 h6 31. Bxd5 Nxd5 32. Ne4 Rc2 33. Qa1
Ne3 34. Qe5 Kh7 35. Nc5 Qc3 36. Qe4+ Kh8 37. h3 Rc1 38. Qe8+ Kh7 39. Qe4+ Kh8
40. Nd3 Rxg1+ 41. Kxg1 Qd2 42. f4 Nxg2 43. Qe8+ Kh7 44. Qe4+ Kh8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2017.08.18"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2017.08.17"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 d6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nbd7 6. h3 Bg7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O
b6 9. Bh2 Bb7 10. Nbd2 Qc7 11. e4 e5 12. Re1 Rfe8 13. a4 a6 14. dxe5 dxe5 15.
Qb3 Nh5 16. Rad1 Nf4 17. Bc4 Re7 18. Nf1 Nf6 19. Ng5 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21. Qxb5
h6 22. Bxf4 exf4 23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24. e5 Ba6 25. Bxf7+ Qxf7 26. Qxc5 Ne8 27. e6
Qc7 28. Qxc7 Nxc7 29. Rd7 Ne8 30. Ra1 Bf6 31. Ra3 Be5 32. Nd2 Nf6 33. Rf7 Bd6
34. Rxf6 Bxa3 35. bxa3 Bd3 36. Rxf4 Bf5 37. e7 Re8 38. g4 Bd7 39. Rf8+ Rxf8 40.
exf8=Q+ Kxf8 41. Kg2 Ke7 42. Kg3 Kd6 43. Kf4 Kd5 44. h4 Ba4 45. Nf3 Bc2 46. g5
h5 47. Ke3 Bb1 48. c4+ Kc5 49. Ne5 Bf5 50. f4 Bb1 51. Kd2 Kd4 52. a4 Ke4 53.
Nxg6 Kf5 54. Ne7+ Kg4 55. g6 Kxh4 56. f5 Ba2 57. Kc3 1-0

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d6 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. Ng5 Rf8 12. Nf3 Re8 13. a4 $5 {Usually, White
advances his a-pawn one move later.} ({However, during the last years, after} 
13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. a4 {Black has been very successful with} Na5 $5 {. The latest
example at a high level is Kasimdzhanov,R (2690)-Polgar,J (2708)/Madrid 2007/
CBM 121/[Marin] (0-1, 38)}) 13... h6 {It is noteworthy that here, too, just as
in the same line, Black's best reaction to a4 is ...h6.} ({This is less
obvious here, where Black still has the useful move at his disposal. The
necessity of covering the h6-square was revealed by the greatest expert (with..
. Black!) of the Zaitsev Ruy Lopez ever:} 13... Bf8 14. d5 Na5 15. Ba2 c6 16.
Na3 ({Karpov himself did not experience problems with Black against the
premature occupation of the g5-square with} 16. Bg5 cxd5 17. Bxf6 Qxf6 18. Bxd5
Bxd5 19. Qxd5 Qe6 {It appears that White has not sufficient development to
maintain the control of the d5-square with pieces.} 20. axb5 Qxd5 21. exd5 axb5
22. Nfd2 Nc4 $11 {Tseshkovsky,V (2595)-Karpov,A/Rostov on Don 1980/EXT 99 (1/
2-1/2, 27)}) 16... cxd5 $6 17. exd5 bxa4 18. Qxa4 Nxd5 {and now, finally,} 19.
Ng5 $1 $16 {Karpov,A (2700)-Miles,A (2610)/London 1984/MCL/[ChessBase] (1-0,
34)}) 14. Nbd2 exd4 $5 ({Black is not forced to transpose to the old main line
with} 14... Bf8 15. Bc2 exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 {, which is probably exactly what
White was hoping for, since he has plenty of attacking possibilities here.})
15. cxd4 Nb4 {One of the first games where this position was seen was the 44th
of the first Karpov-Kasparov matches. Black intends to more or less "trap" the
b3-bishop, preventing its transfer to b1, from where it overprotects the
e4-pawn and eventually backs up Qh7#. However, the bishop is quite active on
b3, too, maintaining the f7-square under permanent pressure and enabling
certain tactical possibilities.} 16. d5 {This early release of the tension in
the centre hardly offers chances for an advantage.} (16. axb5 {is almost
unexplored. The only relevant game went} axb5 17. Rxa8 Qxa8 18. e5 dxe5 19.
dxe5 Nfd5 20. Ne4 c5 21. e6 $13 {De Firmian,N (2540)-Nikolic,P (2575)/Tunis
1985/IZT/[ChessBase] (1-0, 39)}) (16. Qe2 {looks like the most consistent move.
White maintains the tension in the centre and puts the b5-pawn under pressure.
On the other hand, the queen's opposition with the enemy rook somewhat
restricts White's active possibilities.} Bf8 17. e5 dxe5 ({It is curious that
in most of the games played after the endless K-K match, Black avoided Karpov's
} 17... Bc6 {. Normally, the reigning World Champion's choice should have
received better treatment, but people might have been put off by the fact that
the final part of the game was marked by the young challenger's initiative. Or
maybe after almost 5 months of fight the match had ceased to excite the
interest of spectators of all chess levels...} 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Qd1 Nfd5 20.
Ne4 c6 {Kasparov,G (2715)-Karpov,A (2705)/Moscow 1985/MainBase/[ChessBase] (1/
2-1/2, 40). By now, Black is maintaining acceptable stability in the centre.})
18. dxe5 (18. Nxe5 Bd5 19. axb5 Bxb3 20. Nxb3 Qd5 $15 {Kholmov}) 18... Nd3 (
18... Qd3 19. Qxd3 Nxd3 20. Re3 Nxc1 21. Rxc1 Nd5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. axb5 axb5
24. Rxc7 Ra1+ 25. Kh2 Ra2 26. Rc2 b4 $44 {/+/= Black managed to draw, but one
can feel that he was basically struggling all the way, Aseev,K (2455)-Ivanov,A
(2400)/Kostroma 1985/MCD (1/2-1/2, 31)}) 19. Rd1 {Black should probably just
continue his development by connecting rooks with} Qd7 (19... Nf4 {means too
much moving around with the same piece.} 20. Qf1 N6d5 21. Ne4 Qc8 22. Ng3 $14 {
White has maintained his advantage in space on the kingside, having almost
completed his development, Aseev-Fedorov, USSR 1985 (1-0, 30)}) (19... c5 {
fails to consolidate the d3-knight under favourable circumstances:} 20. Qf1 Nh5
(20... Nxe5 21. Nxe5 Rxe5 22. Nf3 $1 Rd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rxa8
Qxa8 26. Qxb5 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Qxf3 28. Qd3 $14) 21. Nc4 $1 Be4 22. axb5 axb5 23.
Rxa8 Qxa8 24. Rxd3 Bxd3 25. Qxd3 bxc4 26. Qxc4 $14 {Despite his minimal
material advantage, Black is under serious pressure. White has unchallenged
domination on the light squares and the h5-knight stands badly.}) 20. Nf1 (20.
Bc2 {allows Black win time for his regroupment.} Nb4 21. Ne4 Nfd5) ({After} 20.
axb5 $6 axb5 21. Rxa8 Bxa8 22. Nf1 $6 Nxc1 $1 {White clearly misses his
queen's rook. Rac1 would have maintained the enemy queen under attack, while}
23. Rxc1 {offers Black a vital tempo to take over the initiative with} Bxf3 24.
gxf3 c5 $36) 20... Rad8 21. e6 $1 {The only way to fight for the initiative.
This pawn is doomed anyway and White does better to give it up while spoiling
the enemy structure.} (21. Bc2 $2 Bxf3 $1 22. gxf3 Rxe5 23. Qxd3 Rd5 $17) 21...
fxe6 22. Ne5 Nxc1 23. Raxc1 Qc8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qxb5 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 Bd6 {
The active pair of bishops and the outposts provided by the c- and e-pawns
offer Black reasonable play despite his minor structural problems.}) 16... Bf8
{This looks like the most logical answer, but Black seems to have several
other acceptable continuations.} (16... c5 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. Nf1 Bf8 19. Ng3
Ne5 20. Nd4 d5 21. f4 Nc4 22. e5 Ne4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Bxc4 bxc4 25. Be3 $13 {
Tseshkovsky,V (2505)-Ivanov,A/Soviet Union 1984/EXT 2000 (0-1, 45)}) (16... Nd7
{Black activates his kingside minor pieces, but neglecting the break with ...
c6 is slightly dangerous in the long term. The b7-bishop could eventually
remain passive for a long time.} 17. axb5 (17. Nd4 Bf6) 17... Bf6 $5 (17...
axb5 18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. Nd4) 18. Bc4 $6 (18. bxa6 Bxa6 19. Ba4 Bb5 $6 20. Bxb5
$1 Rxa1 21. Nb3 Ra2 22. Nfd4 $14) 18... Nc5 19. bxa6 Bxa6 20. Bxa6 Nbxa6 {
White's delay in development is at least as important as his extra pawn.} 21.
Nb3 {But this is hardly a solution. Black will retain an active piece and the
better pawn structure in conditions of material equality.} Rxe4 22. Rxe4 Nxe4
23. Nbd4 Nac5 $15 {Arizmendi Martinez,J (2540)-Perez Candelario,M (2496)/Leon
2006/CBM 116 (0-1, 42)}) 17. Nf1 $146 ({A novelty over the not very relevant
game} 17. axb5 axb5 18. Rxa8 {1/2-1/2 Sax,G (2565)-Smejkal,J (2555)/Zagreb
1985/MCL}) 17... c6 {Black should not delay this move for too long. Since
Black is better developed, he should not fear the tactical operation initiated
by White's next move.} 18. Bd2 Nd3 (18... a5 19. Bxb4 axb4 20. dxc6 (20. axb5
cxd5 $1) 20... Bxc6 21. Ng3 {leaves White with a pleasant control of the light
squares.}) 19. dxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qb3+ d5 22. Qxd3 dxe4 23. Qc3 exf3
24. Qxc6 fxg2 25. Qxg2 Qd5 $15 {Black has the better structure and an active
piece placement. After the more or less inevitable exchange of queens, his
king would be placed rather well in the neighbourhood of the centre. However,
the most probable result remains a draw.} 26. Rxe8 Rxe8 27. Qxd5+ Nxd5 28. axb5
axb5 29. Ra5 Rb8 30. Ne3 Nxe3 31. Bxe3 Rb7 32. Kf1 Be7 33. Ke2 Bf6 34. b3 Ke6
35. Kd3 Kf5 36. Ke2 Ke4 37. Ra8 Rd7 38. Re8+ Re7 39. Rxe7+ Bxe7 40. f3+ Kf5 41.
Bd4 Bf6 42. Be3 h5 43. Bd2 g6 44. Be3 Be5 45. Bd2 Bd6 46. Be3 Bc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2007.11.30"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2674"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2007.11.24"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a4
Bg4 9. axb5 axb5 10. Rxa8 Qxa8 11. h3 Bd7 12. d4 Bb6 13. Bg5 Nxe4 14. Bd5 Nf6
15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Bxf7+ Ke7 18. Nh4 Qa4 19. Qh5 Qf4 20. Bd5 Be8
21. Qg4 Qxg4 22. hxg4 Bd7 23. Nd2 Rd8 24. Ndf3 Na5 25. g5 Bg4 26. Be4 fxg5 27.
Nxe5 Be2 28. Re1 Rd1 29. Rxd1 Bxd1 30. Nhf3 h6 31. Kf1 Nb3 32. Bc6 b4 33. cxb4
Nd4 34. Nxd4 Bxd4 35. Nd3 Kd6 36. Be4 h5 37. f3 Bb3 38. Ke2 Bc4 39. Kd2 Bxd3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "170"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3
Qc7 9. Bd2 Be7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. O-O-O Nbd7 12. cxd5 exd5 13. e4 dxe4 14. fxe4
c5 15. Bc4 cxd4 16. Bxf7+ Kd8 17. Kb1 dxc3 18. Bxc3 Nxe4 19. Bxg7 Nec5 20. Qe3
Rh4 21. Rhe1 Re4 22. Qh3 Qf4 23. Qh8+ Kc7 24. Qxa8 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Qxf7 26. Bc3
Qf5+ 27. Ka1 Bf6 28. Qxa7 Bxc3 29. bxc3 Qf2 30. Qa5+ Kc6 31. Rb1 Qxg2 32. Qb5+
Kc7 33. Qa5+ b6 34. Qa7+ Nb7 35. Rd1 Qf3 36. Rc1 Qf4 37. Rd1 Ndc5 38. Rb1 Qf6
39. Qa3 Ne4 40. Qb4 Nbc5 41. Qd4 Qf3 42. Qg7+ Nd7 43. Qd4 g5 44. Rd1 Ndc5 45.
Rc1 Qf4 46. Rd1 Qxh2 47. Qg7+ Kc6 48. Qg6+ Kb7 49. Qf7+ Qc7 50. Qxc7+ Kxc7 51.
Rg1 Nd3 52. Kb1 Ndf2 53. Kc2 g4 54. a4 g3 55. Kb3 Kc6 56. Kb4 Nd3+ 57. Kc4 Ne5+
58. Kb4 Nf3 59. Rxg3 Nxg3 60. a5 bxa5+ 61. Kxa5 Kc5 62. c4 Ne4 63. Ka4 Nd4 64.
Ka5 Nc3 65. Ka6 Ne6 66. Kb7 Na4 67. Ka6 Nb6 68. Kb7 Nd7 69. Ka6 Nd8 70. Ka5 Nb6
71. Ka6 Kc6 72. c5 Nc4 73. Ka7 Ne6 74. Kb8 Nd8 75. Ka7 Nb7 76. Kb8 Na3 77. Ka7
Nb5+ 78. Ka6 Nc3 79. Ka7 Nd5 80. Ka6 Nb4+ 81. Ka7 Kc7 82. c6 Nc5 83. Ka8 Ne4
84. Ka7 Nd6 85. Ka8 Nxc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-CHN Summit 8th Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2739"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2012.07.07"]
[EventType "team-schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Bc4 c6 6. O-O Bg7 7. h3 O-O 8. Re1
Nd7 9. Nbd2 a5 10. a4 N7b6 11. Bf1 Bf5 12. c3 Qc7 13. Ne4 Rad8 14. Bg5 Rfe8 15.
Qc1 Nc8 16. Ng3 Bd7 17. Bh6 Nd6 18. c4 Nf6 19. Bf4 Qc8 20. Qc3 Qa8 21. Rad1 b5
22. b3 bxa4 23. bxa4 c5 24. dxc5 Nd5 25. Qc1 Nxf4 26. cxd6 Ne6 27. dxe7 Rxe7
28. Qa3 Ree8 29. Ne5 Bc8 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. c5 Rd4 32. Bb5 Bf8 33. Be8 Rf4 34.
Nd3 Rd4 35. Ne5 Rf4 36. Qa2 Qa7 37. Ne4 Qc7 38. Qd5 Nxc5 39. Bxf7+ Kg7 40. Ng5
Qd6 41. g3 Qxd5 42. Bxd5 Rxa4 43. Rc1 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup 2021"]
[Site "Krasnaya Polyana RUS"]
[Date "2021.08.05"]
[Round "8.2"]
[White "Duda, J."]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2757"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2021.07.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1396"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.13"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.13"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. Bg5 Be7 8.
e3 O-O 9. Rd1 Nc6 10. Qa4 Be6 11. Bb5 Qb6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14. Rxd5
Bxb2 15. Ke2 Bf6 16. Rhd1 Rac8 17. Bc4 Qb4 18. Qb3 Qxb3 19. Bxb3 Nb8 20. g4 h6
21. h4 g6 22. g5 hxg5 23. hxg5 Be7 24. Re5 Nc6 25. Rd7 Bd8 26. Rb5 Na5 27. Bd5
Rc7 28. Bxf7+ Kg7 29. Rxc7 Bxc7 30. Bd5 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 2021"]
[Site "Krasnaya Polyana RUS"]
[Date "2021.07.29"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Duda, J."]
[Black "Vidit, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2021.07.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1395"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. h3 Bb7 12. Be3 Nxe4 13. d5 Bxe3 14. dxc6 Nxf2 15.
Qe2 Nxh3+ 16. Kh1 Nf2+ 17. Rxf2 Bxf2 18. Qxf2 Bxc6 19. Nxe5 Bxg2+ 20. Kg1 Qf6
21. Nxf7 Qxf2+ 22. Kxf2 Rf8 23. Kxg2 Rxf7 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Nd2 Re8 26. Rf1+
Kg6 27. Kf2 h5 28. Rg1+ Kf6 29. Kf3 g6 30. Ne4+ Kg7 31. Nf2 Rf8+ 32. Kg2 Re8
33. Nd3 g5 34. Nb4 Re2+ 35. Kh1 Rxb2 36. Ra1 c5 37. Nxa6 b4 38. Nxb4 cxb4 39.
a6 bxc3 40. a7 c2 41. a8=Q Rb1+ 42. Kg2 c1=Q 43. Ra7+ Kf6 44. Qf8+ Ke5 45. Re7+
Kd5 46. Qf3+ Kc5 47. Rc7+ Kb4 48. Qb7+ Ka5 49. Qa7+ Kb5 50. Qb8+ 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Rapid"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2019.02.22"]
[Round "11.3"]
[White "Navara, D."]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A22"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2019.02.20"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1268"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 Bb4 4. Bg2 O-O 5. e4 Bxc3 6. bxc3 Re8 7. d3 h6 8. Ne2
c6 9. O-O d5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. Qb3 Nb6 13. c4 Nc6 14. Be3 Bg4 15.
Rfe1 Qd7 16. Rab1 Rad8 17. c5 Nd5 18. Qxb7 Qxb7 19. Rxb7 Ncb4 20. Nc3 Nxe3 21.
Rxe3 Nc2 22. Bd5 Nxe3 23. Bxf7+ Kf8 24. Bxe8 Kxe8 25. fxe3 Rxd3 26. Rxg7 Bh3
27. Ne4 Rxe3 28. Nd6+ Kf8 29. Rf7+ Kg8 30. Kf2 Ra3 31. c6 Rxa2+ 32. Ke3 Ra3+
33. Ke4 Bg2+ 34. Kxe5 Bxc6 35. Rc7 Ra5+ 36. Kf6 Ra6 37. Rc8+ Kh7 38. Rc7+ Kg8
39. Rg7+ Kf8 40. Rf7+ Kg8 41. Rg7+ Kf8 42. Rh7 Bd5 43. Ke5 Bg8 44. Rxh6 Ra5+
45. Kf6 Ra2 46. Kg5 a5 47. Nf5 a4 48. Rh8 Rb2 49. Nh6 Rb5+ 50. Kh4 Kg7 51.
Rxg8+ Kxh6 52. Ra8 a3 53. Ra6+ 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[Round "17.3"]
[White "Navara, D."]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E25"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1268"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. d4 Bb4 4. f3 d5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
dxc5 Qa5 9. e4 Nf6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Kf2 Nfd7 12. Ne2 Nxc5 13. Nd4 Bd7 14. a4 Qc7
15. a5 Rd8 16. Qb1 e5 17. Nb5 Bxb5 18. Bxb5 Nbd7 19. Rd1 Nf6 20. Qb4 Rxd1 21.
Rxd1 b6 22. Bxc5 bxc5 23. Qa3 Rb8 24. Bc4 h6 25. Rd2 g5 26. h3 Kg7 27. Kg3 h5
28. Rd1 Kg6 29. h4 gxh4+ 30. Kxh4 Qe7 31. Kh3 h4 32. Qa4 Rd8 33. Rb1 Nh5 34.
Qc6+ Rd6 35. Rb7 Nf4+ 36. Kh2 Rxc6 37. Rxe7 Rd6 38. Rxe5 Rd2 39. Bxf7+ Kh6 40.
Rf5 Nxg2 41. Kh3 Ne1 42. Kxh4 Rd3 43. Kg4 Rxc3 44. Bd5 Nc2 45. Rf6+ Kg7 46. Kg5
Nd4 47. Rf7+ Kh8 48. Kh6 1-0

[Event "Sochi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. Qe1 e5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bc4 Be6 14. Ne4 Qc7
15. Bc5 Rfd8 {In this variation Black enjoys excellent play with his pieces
and a safe position on the kingside. The only concern for him is the pawn
structure on the opposite flank.} 16. g4 Nf4 17. Qc3 Rd4 $6 $146 {A new move
of somewhat dubious value. In practice, Black has preferred to benefit from
the potential of the d5-square.} (17... Bd5 18. Kb1 (18. g5 Ne6 19. Be3 Nd4 20.
Kb1 Bxc4 21. Qxc4 Nxf3 22. Rdf1 Nd4 23. h4 Qe7 24. h5 Qe6 25. Qc3 Rab8 26. Bc1
Ne2 27. Qe1 Qc4 {0-1 Panchanathan,M (2419)-Gashimov,V (2579)/Nakhchivan 2003 
(38)}) 18... Rd7 19. Bf2 h6 20. Bh4 Re8 21. a3 Bxe4 22. fxe4 Rd4 23. Bd3 Qb6
24. Rhf1 Nxd3 25. cxd3 Qb5 {1/2 Svidler,P (2660)-Alterman,B (2615)/Bad Homburg
1997 (36)}) (17... Rd5 18. Kb1 Rad8 19. Rde1 (19. Bxd5 cxd5 20. Be3 Qe7 21. Qc5
Qb7 22. Qa3 Qc6 23. Qc3 Qa8 24. Bxf4 Rc8 25. Qa5 exf4 26. Ng5 Qb8 27. c3 Bxc3
28. Qa3 {1-0 Xie Jun (2515)-Gufeld,E (2475)/Kuala Lumpur 1994 (37)}) 19... h6
20. Be3 Qe7 21. Rhg1 Kh8 22. h4 f5 23. gxf5 Bxf5 24. a3 Qxh4 25. Bxa7 R5d7 26.
Bf2 {1-0 Gdanski,J (2528)-Fedorov,A (2590)/Ohrid 2001 (57)}) 18. Bxd4 exd4 19.
Qb4 (19. Qb3 $2 Rb8 20. Bxe6 Rxb3 21. Bxb3 c5 22. Bc4 Ng2 $19) 19... d3 $2 {
Very thematic and seemingly a very logical move, but it will meet a tactical
refutation. Relatively the best seems to be 19...c5!? with counterplay.} (19...
c5 $5 20. Qa4 Nd5 21. Bxd5 (21. Qa3 Rb8 22. Rd2 Rb4) 21... Bxd5 22. Rhe1 Qxh2
23. Qd7 Be6 24. Qd6 Qxd6 25. Nxd6 Rb8 $44) (19... Nd5 20. Qd6 Qxd6 21. Nxd6 Be5
22. Ne4 Ne3 23. Bxe6 Nxd1 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Kxd1 $16) 20. Bxe6 (20. Bxd3 $2
Rb8 21. Qd6 Bxb2+ 22. Kd2 Qa5+ 23. Ke3 Be5 24. Qxc6 Rc8 $17) 20... Ne2+ (20...
Nxe6 21. c3 (21. Rxd3 Rb8 22. Qd6 Bxb2+ 23. Kd2 Qa5+ 24. c3 $14) 21... Qf4+ 22.
Nd2 $16) 21. Kb1 Rb8 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 (22... Kxf7 23. Qc4+ Kf8 24. b3 $18 dxc2+
25. Kxc2 Qe5 26. Qc5+ $18) 23. Qxb8+ $2 {Both participants were fighting
against their worries and Svidler in the end did not found the courage for the
exact move 23.Qb3! with a serious advantage.} (23. Qa3 $2 dxc2+ 24. Kxc2 Qxf7
25. b3 c5 $1 $13) (23. Qb3 $1 Rxb3 (23... dxc2+ $2 24. Qxc2 Rxb2+ 25. Qxb2 Bxb2
26. Kxb2 Qe5+ (26... Qxf7 27. Rd8+ Kg7 28. Rhd1 $18) 27. Kb1 $18) 24. Bxb3
dxc2+ 25. Bxc2 Nd4 26. Rd3 $16) 23... Qxb8 24. c3 {The necessity of playing
such a move indicates that not everything went ideally.} (24. Bb3 dxc2+ 25.
Kxc2 Nd4+ 26. Kb1 Nxb3 27. axb3 h5 $1 28. gxh5 Qxb3 29. Rd8+ Kh7 30. hxg6+ Kh6
$1 31. Rd2 Qxf3 32. Re1 a5 $13) 24... Nxc3+ 25. Nxc3 Bxc3 26. Bb3 Bf6 27. Rxd3
Qe5 28. Rd2 Qe3 {The activity of Black pieces and weakness of b2 compensate
for the danger from the white rooks.} 29. Rhd1 Qxf3 30. Rd7 (30. Rd6 Qe4+ 31.
Ka1 Qe5 32. R6d2 Qf4 $11) 30... Qe4+ 31. Bc2 Qb4 32. Bb3 Qe4+ 33. Ka1 Qg2 $6 {
Radjabov is losing the feeling for the most exact moves under time pressure;
the situation is becoming dangerous for him.} (33... Qxg4 34. Rf7 (34. a3 Qf4
35. R1d2 a5 $11) 34... Qg5 35. Bc2 (35. Re1 Bxb2+ 36. Kb1 Be5 37. Rd1 Qh4 38.
Rdd7 Qe1+ 39. Bd1 Qb4+ $11) 35... Qc5 36. Kb1 Bd4 37. Rd7 Be5 38. Rb7 Bd4 $11)
34. R1d2 Qxg4 35. a3 a5 $2 (35... c5 36. Rxa7 Qf4 37. Ra8+ Kg7 38. Rc2 Kh6 $13)
(35... Qe4 36. Ka2 a5 37. Ra7 Qe5 38. Rc2 h5 $14) 36. Rb7 $2 (36. R2d6 $1 Qg1+
37. Bd1 Qf2 38. Rb7 Qf4 39. Rxc6 $18) 36... a4 $2 {The crowning of the comedy
of errors, since after the conquest of the 7th rank by the white rooks the
black king is simply doomed.} (36... Bd4 $1 $11) 37. Rdd7 $1 Qg1+ 38. Bd1 Qxh2
39. Rdc7 Bd8 40. Rc8 Qd2 41. Bc2 (41. Bc2 c5 42. Re7 c4 43. Kb1 $18) 1-0

[Event "Istanbul ol (Men) 40th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.31"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Kazhgaleyev, Murtas"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D94"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Israel"]
[BlackTeam "Kazakhstan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ISR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "KAZ"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O b6 8. b4 Ne4
9. Bb2 Nxc3 10. Bxc3 Bb7 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. a4 a6 13. b5 Nd7 14. Qb3 a5 15. Ne5
Qc7 16. Qb2 f6 17. Nc6 Bxc6 18. bxc6 Qxc6 19. Rfc1 Qe6 20. Bb5 f5 21. Bd2 Nc5
22. Qa2 Ne4 23. Rc6 Qf7 24. Rxb6 f4 25. Bc6 fxe3 26. Bxd5 exf2+ 27. Kh1 Nxd2
28. Bxf7+ Rxf7 29. Rb2 f1=Q+ 30. Rxf1 Nxf1 31. Rf2 Raf8 32. Rxf1 Bxd4 33. Qc4
Bc3 34. g4 Bb4 35. h4 Kg7 36. Qd4+ Kg8 37. Qd5 Kg7 38. Qe5+ Kg8 39. Qe6 Kg7 40.
Qe5+ Kg8 41. Rxf7 Rxf7 42. h5 gxh5 43. Qg5+ Kf8 44. Qxh5 Kg7 45. Qe5+ Kg8 46.
g5 Rg7 47. Qd5+ Kf8 48. Qf5+ Kg8 49. Kh2 Rg6 50. Kh3 Rd6 51. Kg4 Rg6 52. Qd5+
Kg7 53. Kh5 Rd6 54. Qe5+ Kg8 55. Qe4 Rg6 56. Qa8+ Kg7 57. Qd8 Rd6 58. Qxe7+ Kg8
59. Qe8+ Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch blitz"]
[Site "Wroclaw"]
[Date "2014.12.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Bodnaruk, Anastasia"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2014.12.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Nge2 e5 7. O-O c6 8. h3
Qc7 9. Be3 b5 10. a3 a5 11. g4 Re8 12. Ng3 Ba6 13. Nce2 b4 14. Re1 Nfd7 15.
axb4 axb4 16. Qd2 exd4 17. Bxd4 Ne5 18. b3 c5 19. Be3 Nbd7 20. Rad1 Bxe2 21.
Rxe2 Bf8 22. f4 Nc6 23. e5 Re6 24. Bd5 Ree8 25. Ne4 dxe5 26. Ng5 Nd4 27. Bxd4
cxd4 28. Bxf7+ Kg7 29. Bxe8 Rxe8 30. f5 Qb6 31. Qd3 Nc5 32. Qc4 Qa7 33. Ne4 d3
34. f6+ Kh8 35. cxd3 Nxe4+ 36. Kg2 Nc3 37. Rde1 Nxe2 38. Rxe2 Qc5 39. Qf7 Qc6+
40. Kg3 Rd8 41. Kh4 Qd7 42. Qxd7 Rxd7 43. Rxe5 Rxd3 44. Re8 Kg8 45. Rb8 h6 46.
g5 Rd4+ 47. Kg3 hxg5 48. Rb7 Bd6+ 49. Kg2 Rf4 50. Rg7+ Kf8 51. Rxg6 Rf5 52. f7
Bc5 53. Kg3 Kxf7 54. Rc6 Bd4 55. Kg4 Re5 56. Rc4 Bc3 57. Rc6 Bd2 58. Rd6 Bc1
59. Rd4 Rb5 60. Rd6 Bb2 61. Rc6 Re5 62. Rc4 Bc3 63. Rc6 Rd5 64. Rb6 Rd2 65. Kf5
Rf2+ 66. Kg4 Rb2 67. Kf5 Rxb3 68. Rb7+ Ke8 69. Ke6 Kd8 70. Kd6 Kc8 71. Rc7+ Kb8
72. Kc6 Rb1 73. Rf7 Bd4 74. Rf8+ Ka7 75. Rf7+ Ka6 76. Rf8 Rc1+ 77. Kd5 Ba7 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch Superfinal 61st"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.10.10"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Lastin, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2651"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. g3 e6 10. Bg2 Bb4 11. O-O O-O 12. e3 h6 13. Qe2 Bh7 14. Rd1 Nfd7 15.
Nd3 Qe7 16. e4 Rfd8 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Be3 Nc4 19. Bc1 e5 20. d5 Nf6 21. b3 Nb6
22. dxc6 bxc6 23. Nb1 Nbd7 24. Nd2 Nc5 25. Nxc5 Bxc5 26. Bb2 Bd4 27. Bxd4 Rxd4
28. Nc4 c5 29. Qe1 Qc7 30. Rac1 Nd7 31. f3 Bg6 32. Bh3 Nb8 33. Rxd4 exd4 34.
Nd2 Na6 35. Qe2 f6 36. Be6+ Bf7 37. Bd5 Ra7 38. Bxf7+ Qxf7 39. Qb5 Qc7 40. Nc4
Nb4 41. Nb2 Na6 42. Nd3 Qf7 43. Nxc5 Nxc5 44. Rxc5 Kh7 45. Qd3 Rb7 46. Rd5 Qe6
47. Kg2 Rb4 48. g4 Kg8 49. Rxd4 Rxb3 50. Rd8+ Kh7 51. Qd5 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 50th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2017.07.27"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2017.07.24"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 180"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.09.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Rc1 Rd8 ({The queen exchange after} 9... Qg6 10. Qc2 Qxc2 11. Rxc2
Rd8 {is probably a better choice for Black in this line.}) 10. Be2 $1 (10. a3 {
is too slow:} Bxc3+ 11. Rxc3 e5 $1 12. cxd5 exd4 13. Rc5 Bg4 (13... Qf5 $5 14.
Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Qb1+) 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. Qxd4 Qxd4 16. exd4 b6 17. Rxc7 Rxd5
18. Bc4 Re8+ 19. Kd2 Rxd4+ 20. Kc3 Rd7 $11 {1/2 (30) Ding,L (2759)-Harikrishna,
P (2758) Shenzhen 2017}) (10. cxd5 {is probably harmless, too:} exd5 11. Be2 (
11. a3 Bf8 12. Be2 Ne7 13. b4 Ng6 14. Qb3 c6 15. Na4 Bg4 16. Nc5 Rab8 17. Qd1
Bd6 $11 {1/2 (75) Rivas Pastor,M (2533)-Cornette,M (2544) Salou 2011}) (11. Bb5
a5 $5 (11... Bf8 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. O-O a5 $5 {0-1 (24) Formanek,E (2330)-Braga,
F (2390) Hastings 1985} 14. e4 $13) 12. a3 Bf8 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. O-O Bd6 15. e4
Bf4 16. Rce1 dxe4 (16... Bg4 17. Ne5 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Qg6 19. f3 Bh3 20. Rf2 $14 {
1/2 (43) Shariyazdanov,A (2495)-Ibragimov,I (2590) Moscow 1998}) 17. Rxe4 Rb8
$11) 11... Be6 (11... a6 $5 12. O-O Bf8 13. a3 Ne7 14. b4 Bg4 15. Qd1 Bxf3 $11
16. gxf3 $6 c6 17. Kh1 Nf5 18. f4 a5 $36 {1/2 (28) Mamedyarov,S (2724)-Bartel,
M (2594) Moscow 2009}) 12. O-O Bf8 (12... a6 13. Ne5 $1 (13. Qd1 Bd6 14. Na4
Ne7 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. Rc3 b6 17. Nd3 Ng6 18. Qb3 Bf5 $13 {1-0 (39) Langeweg,
K-Medina Garcia,A Wijk aan Zee 1969}) 13... Bxc3 14. Nxc6 $1 Bd7 15. Rxc3 Bxc6
16. Qc2 $14) 13. a3 Ne7 14. b4 Nf5 15. Nb5 c6 16. Nc7 Rab8 17. Nxe6 Qxe6 18.
Qxa7 Nxe3 $1 19. fxe3 Qxe3+ 20. Kh1 Qxe2 21. Ne5 {1-0 (38) Krasenkow,M (2635)
-Zhao,X (2562) Vlissingen 2013 CBM 155 Extra [CB]} Re8 $13) 10... dxc4 {
A typical motif: Black gains a tempo since White's bishop comes to c4 in two
moves. However, it is not enough for equality. Black can't find a good moment
to free his pieces with ...e6-e5.} (10... e5 11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 dxc4 13.
Bxc4 Bd7 14. Qc2 Bf5 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Qe6 17. Qb1 b6 18. Rfd1 $14 {
1/2 (57) Zhu,Y (2340)-Boldoo,E (2200) Ulaanbaatar 2015}) 11. Bxc4 Bd7 (11... e5
12. O-O (12. dxe5 Bxc3+ 13. Rxc3 Nxe5 $11 {1/2 (46) Houska,J (2416)-Dorrington,
C (2315) England 2014}) 12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 {- see above Zhu-Boldoo}) 12. Qc2
Bd6 (12... e5 $6 {now loses a pawn after} 13. dxe5 Nxe5 (13... Bxc3+ 14. Qxc3)
14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bxf7+ $1 Kh8 16. O-O $14 (16. Bg6 $6 {1-0 (50) Cmilyte,V 
(2524)-Hou,Y (2606) Beijing 2012} Bb5 $44)) 13. O-O a6 (13... e5 $2 14. Nd5)
14. Rfd1 Qe7 15. a3 Rac8 $6 {Unable to push ...e6-e5, Black starts an
artificial manoeuvre, which only worsens his position.} (15... b5 $142 16. Ba2
b4 17. Bb1 f5 $14) 16. Ba2 Nb8 {Preparing ...c7-c5 but again, Black will be
unable to carry out that plan without serious concessions.} 17. e4 Bf4 (17...
c5 $2 18. e5 Bc7 19. d5) 18. Ra1 Bc6 {So, Black has failed to push either ...
e6-e5 or ...c7-c5, and he is completely passive now. White launches a kingside
attack.} (18... c5 19. e5 $1 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Bg5 21. h4 Bc6 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23.
hxg5 Bxf3 24. gxf3 Qxg5+ 25. Kf1 $16) 19. h4 h5 20. Ne2 Bh6 21. Ng3 g6 22. d5
$1 exd5 $6 (22... Bd7 $5 23. e5 $16) 23. exd5 Be8 24. Re1 Qf8 (24... Qf6 25.
Ne4 Qb6 26. Nfg5 $16) 25. Ng5 $40 Kh8 26. Rad1 Nd7 27. Qb3 Nb6 28. Qf3 Kg8 29.
N3e4 Nd7 30. d6 $1 Bg7 31. Nxf7 $1 Bxf7 32. Qxf7+ Qxf7 33. Bxf7+ Kxf7 34. Ng5+
Kf6 (34... Kg8 35. dxc7 Rxc7 36. Ne6 Rdc8 37. Nxc7 Rxc7 38. Re7 $18) 35. Re7
Ne5 36. Rd5 $1 Kf5 (36... cxd6 37. Rdxe5 $1 dxe5 38. Rf7#) 37. Rxg7 Rxd6 38.
Rf7+ Rf6 39. Re7 1-0

[Event "Miskolc m"]
[Site "Miskolc"]
[Date "2005.06.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2763"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[EventDate "2005.06.02"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "HUN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 d6 5. d3 Be7 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Bg4 8. f3
Be6 9. Ne3 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 11. Bd2 Ne8 12. a4 Bg5 13. Ned5 Bxd2 14. Qxd2 Nc7
15. f4 exf4 16. Qxf4 Ne5 17. Ba2 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Bxd5 19. Bxd5 Qb6 20. b3 c4+ 21.
Kh1 cxd3 22. cxd3 Nxd3 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Qd2 Ne5 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-CHN Summit 10th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.06.13"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C00"]
[WhiteElo "2737"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2016.06.11"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "China"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1
b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 a5 11. h4 b4 12. Bf4 a4 13. a3 bxa3 14. bxa3 Ba6 15. Ne3
Rb8 16. Bh3 Nd4 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. e6 Nf6 20. exf7+ Rxf7 21. Bxb8
Qxb8 22. Be6 Bc8 23. Qb1 Qc7 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qb5 Bd7 26. Rxe7+ Kxe7 27. Qb4+
Kf7 28. Re1 Qxc2 29. Re7+ Kg6 30. Qxd4 Qd1+ 31. Kh2 Qf3 32. Qf4 Qxf4 33. gxf4
Bg4 34. Kg2 Bd1 35. f5+ Kxf5 36. Rxg7 Ke5 37. Rf7 d4 38. Kf1 h5 39. Ke1 Bb3 40.
Rg7 Kf4 41. Rg6 Ng4 42. Rd6 Kf3 43. Rd8 Kg2 44. Rxd4 Nxf2 45. Rd8 Nh3 46. Ke2
Kg3 47. Ke3 Kxh4 48. d4 Kg5 49. d5 Kf6 50. d6 Ke6 51. d7 Bd1 52. Kd2 Bg4 53.
Ra8 Kxd7 54. Rxa4 Ng5 55. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-ch rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2016.10.02"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Zablotsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2016.10.02"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. f4 Bg7 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. e5
Ng4 9. h3 Nh6 10. Be3 Qa5 11. O-O Rd8 12. Qe2 Nf5 13. Bf2 Nc6 14. Ne4 Ncd4 15.
Nxd4 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 Rxd4 17. c3 Rd8 18. Bc4 Qb6 19. Rad1 Be6 20. Bxe6 c4+ 21.
Rd4 Rxd4 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. cxd4 Qxd4+ 24. Kh1 Rd8 25. Ng5+ Kg8 26. Qg4 Qd5 27.
Ne6 Rd7 28. f5 Qd3 29. Rg1 b5 30. Nc5 Rd4 31. Nxd3 Rxg4 32. hxg4 cxd3 33. Rd1
Bxe5 34. Rxd3 Bxb2 35. Rb3 Bd4 36. Rxb5 Kf7 37. g3 Kf6 38. Kg2 Kg5 39. Kf3 h6
40. a4 Kf6 41. a5 Bg1 42. a6 Bd4 43. Ke4 Bf2 44. Rb7 h5 45. fxg6 hxg4 46. g7
Kxg7 47. Rxe7+ Kf6 48. Rb7 1-0

[Event "Carlsen Inv Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.18"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B82"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2863"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.04.18"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1328"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.20"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Be7 7. f4 Nc6 8. Qf3
e5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Bc4 Ng4 11. Bd2 exf4 12. Bxf4 O-O 13. O-O Bf6 14. Bb3 Re8
15. Rad1 Ne5 16. Qg3 Ba6 17. Bxe5 Bxe5 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Bxe8 Qb6+ 20. Qf2 Rxe8
21. Qxb6 axb6 22. Rf7 h6 23. Rc7 c5 24. Rc6 Bd4+ 25. Kh1 Bxc3 26. bxc3 Rxe4 27.
Rxb6 Bc4 28. a4 Re2 29. Rbxd6 Rxc2 30. Ra1 Rxc3 31. a5 1-0

[Event "Speed Super Swiss KO 2020"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.04"]
[Round "4.9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vl3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2020.10.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1352"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. e3 g6 5. Bd3 Bg7 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. O-O b6 8. b3
Bb7 9. Bb2 Nbd7 10. Rc1 e6 11. cxd5 exd5 12. Ne5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Nd7 14. f4 f6
15. e6 Nc5 16. Rxc5 bxc5 17. f5 Qb6 18. Qc2 c4 19. bxc4 Qxe3+ 20. Kh1 g5 21.
Nb3 dxc4 22. Bxc4 c5 23. e7+ Rf7 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qc4+ Kxe7 26. Ba3 Qe4 27.
Qxe4+ Bxe4 28. Re1 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 14th Sept"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.09.14"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Herrera Reyes, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2319"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2021.09.14"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. d4 d6 5. e3 O-O 6. Be2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. c4 a5 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. Na4 Qc7 13. c5 d5 14. Nb6 Ra7 15.
Qc2 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qc3+ Kg8 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. Rfd1 Ba6 20. Bf3 a4 21. b4
Bb5 22. e4 e6 23. a3 Qe7 24. exd5 exd5 25. Re1 Qg5 26. g3 Re7 27. h4 Rxe1+ 28.
Rxe1 Qf5 29. Bd1 Rd8 30. Qd4 h5 31. Re3 Qb1 32. Kh2 Qa2 33. Qf6 Rf8 34. Bxh5 d4
35. Re5 Bd3 36. Kg2 Qb1 37. Bg4 Be4+ 38. Bf3 Bd3 39. Bxc6 Qf1+ 40. Kh2 Be2 41.
Bd5 Bg4 42. Bxf7+ Rxf7 43. Re8+ Kh7 44. Rh8# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 22nd June"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.06.22"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Holt, C."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2021.06.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1390"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.28"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.28"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. d4 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Nxg6 hxg6 8. Rb1
Nbd7 9. c5 e5 10. b4 Qc7 11. g3 Be7 12. Bg2 Nf8 13. f4 exd4 14. exd4 Ne6 15.
O-O O-O 16. Be3 Rfe8 17. Qd3 Nd7 18. f5 gxf5 19. Rxf5 Bf6 20. Rbf1 Rad8 21. Kh1
b6 22. Ne2 bxc5 23. bxc5 Qa5 24. Nc1 Qa4 25. Nb3 Rb8 26. R5f2 Qc4 27. Qd2 Qb4
28. Qd3 Qc4 29. Qxc4 dxc4 30. Na5 Nxd4 31. Bxd4 Bxd4 32. Rd2 Bc3 33. Rxd7 Bxa5
34. Bxc6 Rec8 35. Bd5 Rxc5 36. Bxf7+ Kh7 37. Rd4 Rb6 38. Bxc4 Rf6 39. Bd3+ Kh6
40. Rxf6+ gxf6 41. Kg2 Bb6 42. Rd7 Rc3 43. h4 Bc7 44. Rh7# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 21st July"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.07.21"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Kobo, Ori"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2020.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1342"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 c5 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb2 g6 5. d4 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Bg7 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O
Re8 9. c4 e5 10. Nf3 e4 11. Nd4 dxc4 12. Bxc4 a6 13. a4 Nbd7 14. Nd2 Ne5 15.
Be2 h5 16. h3 Bd7 17. Nc4 Nxc4 18. Bxc4 Nh7 19. f4 exf3 20. Qxf3 Ng5 21. Bxf7+
Kh7 22. Qxb7 Rxe3 23. Rf2 Rb8 24. Qxa6 Nxh3+ 25. gxh3 Rg3+ 26. Rg2 Rxg2+ 27.
Kxg2 Qg5+ 28. Kh1 Bxh3 29. Rg1 Bg4 30. Rg2 Qh4+ 31. Kg1 Qe1+ 32. Qf1 Qxf1+ 33.
Kxf1 Bh3 34. Kg1 Bxg2 35. Kxg2 Rd8 36. a5 Bxd4 37. Bxd4 Rxd4 38. a6 Rd2+ 39.
Kh3 Ra2 40. Bc4 Kh6 41. b4 Ra4 42. b5 g5 43. b6 g4+ 44. Kg3 Ra3+ 45. Kf4 Ra4
46. b7 Rxc4+ 47. Kg3 Rc3+ 48. Kf2 g3+ 49. Kg2 h4 50. b8=Q Rc2+ 51. Kh3 Rh2+ 52.
Kg4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 16th Feb"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.16"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Preotu, Razvan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B21"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2487"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2021.02.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1372"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.02.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.02.22"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 Bb4 7. O-O Nge7 8.
e5 d5 9. exd6 Qxd6 10. Nb5 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 O-O 12. Nc7 Rb8 13. Bf4 Ng6 14. Bg3 e5
15. a3 Ba5 16. Nb5 Bg4 17. Bd5 Nge7 18. h3 Bh5 19. Ba2 Rbd8 20. Rxd8 Rxd8 21.
Nxe5 Nxe5 22. Bxe5 Nc6 23. Bf4 a6 24. Nd6 g5 25. Bg3 Bc7 26. Nxf7 Bxf7 27. Bxc7
Rd2 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. b4 Nd4 30. Be5 Ne2+ 31. Kf1 Ke6 32. Re1 Kxe5 33. Rxe2+
Rxe2 34. Kxe2 Kd4 35. g3 h5 36. f3 b5 37. h4 gxh4 38. gxh4 Kc4 39. Ke3 Kb3 40.
f4 Kxa3 41. f5 a5 42. bxa5 1-0

[Event "Maotai Prince Cup Kings"]
[Site "Jinzhou"]
[Date "2009.09.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2009.09.17"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 c5 7. d5 b5 8. cxb5 a6
9. a4 h6 10. Be3 e6 11. Nf3 exd5 12. exd5 Re8 13. Bd3 Nbd7 14. O-O Nb6 15. Qb3
Bb7 16. a5 Nbxd5 17. Bc4 Nxe3 18. Bxf7+ Kh7 19. Bxe8 Nxf1 20. Bc6 Bxc6 21. bxc6
Ne3 22. fxe3 Qe8 23. c7 Qxe3+ 24. Kh1 Ne4 25. Re1 Nf2+ 26. Kg1 Nxh3+ 27. Kh2
Qf4+ 28. Kxh3 Rf8 29. Nd5 Qf5+ 30. g4 Qc8 31. Re7 1-0

[Event "WMSG Blitz Team 1st"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.10.13"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Steingrimsson, Hedinn"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2540"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2008.10.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. O-O Bd6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. e4
dxc4 9. Bxc4 e5 10. Bg5 Qe7 11. d5 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. h3 Rd8 14. dxc6 bxc6
15. Qe2 Nh5 16. Qc2 Qf6 17. Nh2 Qg6 18. Kh1 Nf4 19. Rg1 Bc5 20. Ne2 Ne6 21.
Bxe6 Bxf2 22. Rgf1 Be3 23. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 6th Blitz"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2009.08.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Timofeev, Artyom"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2009.08.23"]
[EventType "schev (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Rc1 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. Nge2 Qxc5 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. Nb5 Qh5 12. Ng3 Qh4 13. Nc7 g5 14. Bxg5
Qxg5 15. Nxa8 Qe5 16. O-O Qb8 17. Bxf7+ Kh8 18. Rxc6 Qxa8 19. Rcc1 Qb8 20. Be6
1-0

[Event "Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019"]
[Site "Abidjan CIV"]
[Date "2019.05.12"]
[Round "12.4"]
[White "Wei Yi"]
[Black "Amin, B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2704"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2019.05.11"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "IVO"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1279"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.05.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.05.13"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 f5 2. d3 Nc6 3. d4 e6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. c4 O-O 7. O-O d6 8. d5 Ne5
9. Nd4 Nxc4 10. dxe6 g6 11. Bh6 Re8 12. Qc1 Ne5 13. Nc3 c5 14. Nc2 Bxe6 15.
Bxb7 Rb8 16. Bg2 d5 17. Bf4 Bd6 18. Bg5 d4 19. Nd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5+ Nf7 21. e3 d3
22. Ne1 Be5 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Qc4+ Qd5 25. Qxd5+ Nxd5 26. Nxd3 Bxb2 27. Rab1
c4 28. Nxb2 Nc3 29. Nxc4 Rxb1 30. Nd6+ Kf8 31. Rxb1 Nxb1 32. Nxe8 Kxe8 33. Bf6
Kf7 34. Bd4 a6 35. f3 Nd2 36. Kf2 Ke6 37. Ke2 Nc4 38. Kd3 Nd6 39. Bc5 Nf7 40.
Bd4 Ng5 41. Ke2 Kd5 42. h4 Nf7 43. Kd3 Nd6 44. Bc3 h6 45. Bg7 Nf7 46. Kc3 g5
47. h5 g4 48. e4+ Ke6 49. fxg4 fxg4 50. Kd4 Kd6 51. e5+ Ke6 52. Ke4 a5 53. Kf4
a4 54. a3 Kd5 55. Kf5 Ng5 56. Bxh6 Nf3 57. Bf4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 2nd Mar"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.02"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Lomasov, Semyon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2525"]
[PlyCount "186"]
[EventDate "2021.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1374"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.08"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.09"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. e5 Nfd7 7. f4 Nxe5 8.
c3 Nec6 9. N2f3 Bc5 10. Be3 Bb6 11. Bd3 Nxd4 12. cxd4 Nc6 13. O-O Bd7 14. Qe2
g6 15. Rad1 Rc8 16. Qf2 Nb4 17. Bb1 Bb5 18. Rfe1 Qc7 19. Ne5 O-O 20. f5 exf5
21. Bh6 Rfe8 22. Bxf5 Rxe5 23. Bxc8 Rxe1+ 24. Qxe1 Nxa2 25. Bg4 Qd6 26. Be2 Bd7
27. Bg4 f5 28. Bf3 Nb4 29. Kh1 a5 30. Qh4 Nc6 31. Bf4 Qe6 32. Re1 Qf7 33. Be5
Bd8 34. Qf4 Be6 35. Qe3 Bd7 36. Qb3 Be6 37. Qb5 Qd7 38. Bf4 Bf7 39. Qc5 Kg7 40.
Qc1 Kg8 41. Qe3 Kg7 42. Bh6+ Kg8 43. g3 Bf6 44. Qf4 Bd8 45. h4 Qc7 46. Kg2 Qxf4
47. Bxf4 Nxd4 48. Bd1 Nc6 49. Bb3 d4 50. Bxf7+ Kxf7 51. Kf3 Bf6 52. Ke2 Ke6 53.
Bd2 Kd5 54. Ra1 b6 55. h5 gxh5 56. Rh1 Ke4 57. b3 d3+ 58. Kd1 Nd4 59. Rxh5 Nxb3
60. Rxh7 Nxd2 61. Kxd2 b5 62. Ra7 a4 63. Ra5 b4 64. Rxa4 Bc3+ 65. Kd1 Kf3 66.
Ra5 Kg4 67. Rd5 d2 68. Rd3 Kg5 69. Ke2 Kg4 70. Kd1 f4 71. gxf4 Kxf4 72. Rd8 Ke4
73. Kc2 Ke3 74. Re8+ Kf3 75. Rd8 Ke2 76. Re8+ Kf2 77. Rd8 Ke2 78. Re8+ Kf2 79.
Kd1 Kf3 80. Rb8 Ke3 81. Kc2 Ke2 82. Rd8 b3+ 83. Kxc3 d1=Q 84. Rxd1 Kxd1 85. Kb2
Kd2 86. Kb1 Kc3 87. Kc1 Kc4 88. Kb2 Kb4 89. Kb1 Ka4 90. Kb2 Kb4 91. Kb1 Ka3 92.
Ka1 b2+ 93. Kb1 Kb3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday 9th June"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Nyzhnyk, I."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[PlyCount "162"]
[EventDate "2020.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1336"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.15"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. e3 O-O 5. d4 d6 6. Be2 c6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. a4
Qc7 9. a5 e5 10. c4 Re8 11. Nc3 Nf8 12. a6 b6 13. d5 c5 14. Nb5 Qe7 15. Nd2 e4
16. b4 h5 17. h3 N8h7 18. bxc5 bxc5 19. Re1 Ng5 20. Bf1 h4 21. Ra3 Rb8 22. Qa1
Nh5 23. Bxg7 Nxg7 24. Rb1 Rb6 25. Nc3 Qd8 26. Rxb6 Qxb6 27. Nb5 Nf5 28. Rb3 Re7
29. Ra3 Nh7 30. Be2 Ng7 31. Nc3 f5 32. Bd1 Ne8 33. Ba4 Nc7 34. Bb5 Rf7 35. Rb3
Nxa6 36. Be8 Nb4 37. Bxf7+ Kxf7 38. Ra3 a6 39. Qb1 Nf6 40. Na2 Nd7 41. Rb3 a5
42. Nc3 Ne5 43. Ra3 Bd7 44. Ne2 g5 45. Nc3 Qa6 46. Qf1 a4 47. Nb5 Nxd5 48. f4
exf3 49. Nxf3 Nxf3+ 50. Qxf3 Nf6 51. Qd1 Bxb5 52. cxb5 Qxb5 53. Rxa4 Qc6 54.
Ra7+ Kg6 55. Qb3 c4 56. Qc3 Qe4 57. Ra6 Qd5 58. Qd4 Qxd4 59. exd4 d5 60. Re6 g4
61. Kf2 Kg5 62. Ke3 f4+ 63. Ke2 f3+ 64. gxf3 gxh3 65. Kf2 Kf5 66. Re5+ Kf4 67.
Re7 h2 68. Kg2 h1=Q+ 69. Kxh1 Kxf3 70. Rf7 c3 71. Rxf6+ Ke3 72. Rc6 Kxd4 73.
Kg2 Kd3 74. Kh3 Kd2 75. Kxh4 d4 76. Kg3 d3 77. Kf3 c2 78. Ke4 Ke2 79. Rc3 d2
80. Rxc2 Ke1 81. Rxd2 Kxd2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday 28th Sept"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.09.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Black "Savchenko, B."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2736"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2021.09.28"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bf5 4. d3 e6 5. Nh4 Bg4 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Nfd7 8. Nf3
Bg6 9. Nbd2 c5 10. c4 Nc6 11. b3 d4 12. a3 a5 13. Ne4 Be7 14. Ng3 O-O 15. h4 f5
16. h5 Be8 17. gxf5 exf5 18. Bf4 Nf6 19. Qd2 Ng4 20. Nh2 Nce5 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22.
Bd5+ Bf7 23. Bxf7+ Rxf7 24. f3 Bd6 25. fxg4 fxg4 26. Bg5 Nxd3+ 27. Qxd3 Qxg5
28. Nhf1 Re8 29. Ne4 Qf5 30. Nfd2 Bf4 31. Kd1 g3 32. Kc2 g2 33. Rhg1 Bxd2 34.
Nxd2 Rxe2 35. Qxf5 Rxf5 36. Rae1 Ref2 37. Re4 R5f3 38. Kd1 Re3 39. Rxe3 dxe3
40. Nf3 Rxf3 41. Ke2 Rg3 42. b4 cxb4 43. axb4 axb4 44. c5 Kf7 45. c6 Ke7 0-1

[Event "Staunton Memorial 6th"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2008.08.10"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Timman, Jan H"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2562"]
[PlyCount "98"]
[EventDate "2008.08.07"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.10.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Be3 Be7 10. c3 Nc5 11. Bc2 Nd7 12. Re1 Ndxe5 13. Nxe5 Nxe5 14. Bd4 f6
15. a4 b4 16. f4 Bg4 17. Qd2 Nc6 18. Bf2 Bh5 19. c4 b3 20. Bxb3 d4 21. c5 Bf7
22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qd3 Qd7 24. Qc4+ Kf8 25. b4 a5 26. b5 Nb4 27. Nd2 Qd5 28.
Qxd5 Nxd5 29. Nb3 Kf7 30. Rad1 Nb4 31. Bxd4 Rhd8 32. Rd2 Rd5 33. Red1 c6 34. b6
Na6 35. Be3 Nb4 36. Rxd5 Nxd5 37. Bd2 Ke6 38. Kf2 Kd7 39. Kf3 f5 40. Rc1 Bf6
41. Ke2 Bb2 42. Rc4 Ba3 43. Nxa5 Bb2 44. Kd3 Bf6 45. g3 Re8 46. Rc1 Ra8 47. Rb1
Be7 48. Kc4 Bf6 49. Re1 Rb8 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Gulko, Boris F"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2565"]
[Annotator "Schussler,H"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "1991.09.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 026"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1992.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ernst} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 (4... Qh4 5. Nb5 {5. c3!?.}
Bc5 6. Qe2 Qd8 {(Hector)} 7. Be3 d6 8. Qd2 Bxe3 9. Qxe3 Nf6 10. N1c3 O-O $10 {
Bjerring,K-Schüssler,H, Gausdal 1990.}) (4... Nf6 {See CBM 26/game 648.}) 5.
Be3 {Interesting is also 5. b3 (See Chiburdanidze-Xie Jun W-ch 1991; CBM 26/
game 965) and 5. f5. 5. xc6 allows 5. - f6!.} Qf6 (5... Bb6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Qd2 $5
$14) 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 $1 {The modern line. For 7.g3 see Rasik,V-Blatny,P,
Brno 1991.} Qg6 $2 (7... Ne5 8. Be2 Qg6 (8... d5 9. O-O $1 dxe4 $6 10. Nb5 Bd6
$6 {10. - b6.} 11. Bc5 $1 $16 {Steimgrimsson-Malanjuk, Hungary 1991 (CBM 26/
game 276).}) 9. O-O d5 (9... d6 10. f4 Qxe4 11. Bf2 $18 {(11. - xf4 12. b5!)
Steingrimsson,H-Lukacs,P, Hungary 1991 (CBM 25/game 275).} (11. Bf2 {Ernst} Nd7
12. Bd3 Qd5 13. c4 Qxd4 14. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 15. Kh1 Bxb2 $16)) 10. Bh5 $1 {New and
much better than the older 10.exd5.} Qxe4 11. Nd2 Qd3 (11... Qh4 12. N4f3 Qxh5
13. Bxc5 $14) 12. N4f3 Bd6 (12... Bxe3 13. Nxe5 Qxd2 14. Qa4+ c6 15. Rad1 $16)
13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Bc5 $14 {Ehlvest,J-Beljavskij,A, Reykjavik 1991 (CBM 26/game
631).}) (7... O-O 8. O-O Bb6 9. Bb3 {Interesting is the flexible 9. h1. See
Kasparov,G-Kamsky,G, Tilburg 1991 (CBM 26/game 893).} Na5 $5 (9... d6 10. Kh1
Nxd4 11. cxd4 Nc6 12. Nc3 $1 $14 {Dolmatov,S-Yusupov,A, candidates match 1991.}
) 10. Nc2 Qg6 11. Re1 d6 $14 {Nijboer,F-Van der Wiel,J, NLD-ch 1991 (CBM 26/
game 461).}) 8. Nxc6 Qxc6 (8... Qxg2 9. Rf1 Bxe3 10. Nxe7 $18 (10. fxe3 $44 {
Ernst})) 9. Bxf7+ $1 $16 Kxf7 10. Qh5+ Ng6 11. Qf5+ Ke8 12. Qxc5 Qxe4 13. Nd2
Qc6 14. Qh5 d6 15. O-O Be6 16. Bd4 Kd7 17. f4 $1 Ne7 18. f5 $1 Bxf5 19. Rae1 $1
g6 20. Rxe7+ $1 Kxe7 21. Qg5+ Kd7 22. Bxh8 Qb6+ {22. - xh8 23. xf5 gxf5 24.
g7+ + -} (22... Rxh8 {Ernst} 23. Rxf5 gxf5 24. Qg7+ $18) 23. Bd4 Qxb2 24. g4
Be6 25. Rb1 Qxa2 26. Qb5+ Ke7 27. Qxb7 Rd8 28. Rf1 $1 Qxd2 29. Qxc7+ Bd7 30.
Bf6+ Ke6 31. Qc4+ {31. - d5 32. a6+ + -} 1-0

[Event "FIDE-Wch k.o. f 25'"]
[Site "Lausanne"]
[Date "1998.01.09"]
[Round "8.7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2770"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "1998.01.09"]
[EventType "match (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 063"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1998.03.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 {Horn,Pe Hecht} d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. d3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 e6
7. e4 Be7 8. Qe2 (8. Qe1 {Horn,Pe Das führt in der Regel zu spannungsreicheren
Stellungen. Karpov scheint aber in dieser Schnellpartie einen eher ruhigen
Start zu bevorzugen.}) 8... O-O 9. h3 Bh5 10. Re1 {Auch eher ein Nebenweg.} (
10. b3 a5 11. a4 (11. Bb2 a4 12. g4 Bg6 13. e5 Ne8 14. Kh1 Nc7 15. Rab1 axb3
16. axb3 Ra2 17. Ne1 f6 18. Ndf3 f5 19. Ng1 Nb5 20. Qd2 fxg4 21. hxg4 Ba3 22.
Ba1 Qh4+ 23. Bh3 h5 24. Ng2 {1-0 Miles,A-Borik,O/Baden Baden 1981 (40)}) 11...
b5 12. Bb2 Qb6 13. Rfb1 Rfd8 14. g4 Bg6 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. Bxe5 dxe4 17. Nxe4
Bxe4 18. dxe4 Nd7 19. Bb2 e5 20. Bf1 Bc5 21. axb5 cxb5 22. Qxb5 Bxf2+ 23. Kg2 {
Anikaev,Y-Timman,J/Vilnius 1969/1/2-1/2 (57)}) (10. g4 dxe4 (10... Bg6 11. Nh4
dxe4 12. dxe4 $2 (12. Nxg6 $8 hxg6 13. Nxe4 Nxe4 (13... Qc7 14. f4 Nc5 15. Nxc5
Bxc5+ 16. Be3 Qb6 17. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 18. Qf2 Qb5 $11 {Mäser,F-Salazar,H/Zürich/
1986 Horn: Der Bg2 sollte dem Nf6 grundsätzlich hier überlegen sein. Da aber
Schwarz keine Schwächen hat, kann er mit dem Ergebnis der Eröffnung durchaus
zufrieden sein.}) 14. Qxe4 e5 15. b4 (15. d4) 15... a5 16. b5 cxb5 17. Qxb7 Rb8
18. Qd5 Qc7 19. a4 b4 20. f4 Qxc2 21. Qxd7 Bc5+ 22. Kh1 Bd4 23. fxe5 Bxa1 24.
Bg5 Bxe5 25. Be7 b3 {0-1 Roizman,A-Uhlmann,W/USSR 1966 (29)}) 12... Bxe4 $1 $19
13. Bxe4 Nxe4 14. Nxe4 Bxh4 15. g5 f5 16. Qh5 fxe4 17. Qxh4 Ne5 18. Qxe4 Nf3+
19. Kg2 Nxg5 {0-1 Degenhardt,H-Barbero,G/Frankfurt 1990 (35)}) 11. dxe4 (11.
Nxe4 Bg6) 11... Bg6 12. Rd1 Qc7 (12... e5 13. Nh4 Re8 14. Nf5 Bf8 15. Nc4 Qc7
16. Ng3 b5 17. Ne3 Nc5 18. Nef5 Ne6 19. g5 Nd7 20. h4 Bxf5 21. exf5 Nd4 22. Qg4
Nxc2 23. f6 Re6 24. fxg7 Bxg7 25. Rb1 {Golovin,L-Fominyh,A/RUS-chT 1993/1/2-1/
2 (52)}) 13. Nh4 Rad8 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. Nf3 e5 16. b3 Nc5 17. Bb2 Nfd7 18. Ne1
Ne6 19. Nd3 Bg5 20. Qf3 Rfe8 21. Qg3 Bf4 22. Nxf4 exf4 23. Qc3 f6 {0-1
Damljanovic,B-Geller,E/Vrsac 1987 (36)}) 10... dxe4 11. dxe4 e5 12. b3 (12. a4
Re8 13. Qc4 {Horn: Eine eher ungewöhnliche Methode, die Fesselung aufzuheben.
Die Folge demonstriert die weißen Pläne: aktives Spiel am Q-flügel, wo der Bh5
nicht mittun kann.} Qc7 14. Nh4 Bf8 15. Nb3 Nb6 16. Qc3 Nfd7 17. a5 Nc8 18. Nf5
Bg6 19. Be3 Nd6 20. Nxd6 Bxd6 21. Red1 Red8 {1-0 Savon,V-Sloth,J/Esbjerg 1980 
(31)} (21... Red8 {Horn,Pe} 22. f3 $5 Nf8 23. Nc5 $14 {Savon,V-Sloth,J/Esbjerg/
1980})) 12... Qc7 13. Bb2 Rfe8 (13... Bb4 $6 {Horn,Pe Dieser eher unmotivierte
Abtausch kam schon in einer Partie vor.} 14. a3 Bxd2 15. Qxd2 $14) 14. Qf1 {
Horn: Fernab der Schablone. Da der Nd2 nun einige Zeit ein Problemkind ist,
übernimmt Weiß mit diesem Zug eine Verpflichtung zu sorgfältigem Spiel. Es
wäre interessant zu wissen, wieviel Zeit Karpov für diesen Zug gebraucht hat.}
(14. a4 Rad8 $11) (14. Nc4 {Horn,Pe} Bc5) 14... Rad8 {Horn: Die natürliche
Antwort: die Besetzung der d-Linie mit einem R kann Weiß wegen der
Fesselstellung (noch) nicht nachmachen.} 15. a3 (15. a4 {Horn,Pe Dieser häufig
und gern gespielte Zug ist hier schon verdächtig:} Bb4 $5 16. c3 Bf8) 15... b5
$1 {Horn: Da der Nd2 sowieso nach Nc4 einen traurigen Rückzug antreten muß,
konnte Schwarz hier auch anders herum spielen; vielleicht wäre es aufs gleiche
herausgekommen.} (15... Bf8 {Horn,Pe} 16. Nc4 $140 $6 b5) 16. Bc3 (16. Nh4 {
Horn,Pe} Nc5 17. Bc3) 16... Bf8 (16... a5 17. b4 $11) 17. Nh4 Nc5 18. Bf3 Bg6 {
Horn: Das kam für mich sehr überraschend: Schwarz gibt freiwillig das B-paar
her. Eine Rechtfertigung findet diese Entscheidung darin, daß der Druck gegen
Pe5 verflogen ist, und der Bf3 (zumal bei der Position der Qf1) noch lange
kein rechtes Spiel findet.} (18... Bxf3 19. Nhxf3 a5 $11) 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Bg2
{Horn: Der Abtausch des Bc8 gegen den Ng1 ist in dieser Eröffnung ein
Standardthema: hier hat Weiß durch die Hin- und Herzieherei mit dem B und der
Q einige Zeit verloren.} a6 {Horn: Einen konkreten Grund für diesen Zug habe
ich nicht entdeckt.} (20... Ne6 {Horn,Pe} 21. Nf3 Nd7) 21. Qe2 (21. Rad1 Ne6
22. Bb2 Bc5 $11) (21. Red1 {Horn,Pe}) 21... Ne6 22. Nf3 Nd7 (22... Nd4 $6 23.
Nxd4 (23. Bxd4 {Horn,Pe} exd4 24. Qd3 (24. e5 Nd7 25. Nxd4 (25. Qd3 Nxe5 26.
Nxe5 Rxe5 27. Rxe5 Qxe5 28. Bxc6 Qc7 $11) (25. b4) 25... Nxe5 $11) 24... c5 25.
e5 c4 26. bxc4 bxc4 27. Qd2 Nh7 $13) 23... exd4 24. Bb2 c5 25. f4 $16) 23. a4 {
Horn: Sieht sehr kräftig aus; vielleicht wäre es aber besser gewesen, erst
noch einen ruhigen Zug einzuschieben.} (23. h4 $14 {Horn,Pe}) 23... b4 24. Bb2
a5 {Horn: Schwarz hat seine weißen Felder (die Diagonale f1-a6) geschwächt. Er
muß jetzt schnell aktiv werden, eher der Bg2 über f1 ins Geschehen eingreift.
Dazu ist Pc5 nebst Nd4 die gegebene Möglichkeit.} 25. c3 (25. Red1 $15 c5 {Horn
} 26. Qc4 (26. Rd5 Nd4 27. Nxd4 cxd4 $132) 26... Nb6 (26... Nd4 $2 27. Bxd4
exd4 28. Nxd4 $16) 27. Qb5 Nd4 28. Nxd4 cxd4 29. Qxa5 Qxc2 30. Bxd4 exd4 31.
Qxb6 Bc5 $44) 25... bxc3 26. Bxc3 Rb8 27. Rab1 (27. Qc2 {Horn,Pe} Bb4 28. Re3
Bxc3 29. Rxc3 c5) (27. Red1 $2 {Horn,Pe} Rxb3 28. Qd2 Nec5 29. Bxa5 Qa7 $15)
27... Bb4 28. Rec1 (28. Bxb4 Rxb4 29. Qc2 $14) 28... Bxc3 29. Rxc3 c5 30. Qe3
$6 {Karpov plays without his usual precision, control of the white squares and
weak a5,c5 pawns should offer him better chances.} (30. Rd1 Red8 31. Qc2 $14) (
30. Rd1 {Horn,Pe}) 30... Qd6 $1 (30... Nd4 $4 {Horn,Pe} 31. Nxd4 exd4 32. Qxd4
$18) 31. h4 {Horn: Hier fängt Karpov an, auf Abwege zu geraten: mit Nd2 und
Bf1 konnte er das Feld c4 unter Kontrolle nehmen, womit er wohl genügend
Gegenspiel bekommen hätte. In den beiden nächsten Zügen ging das immer noch,
wenn auch in jeweils (geringfügig) schlechterer Version.} (31. Rd3 Nd4 32. Rbd1
Red8 $14) (31. Bf1 {Horn,Pe} Nd4 32. Nd2 Nb6 33. Rbc1) 31... Nd4 32. Bh3 (32.
Nd2 {Horn,Pe} Qe6 33. Bf1) 32... Nb6 33. Rbc1 $6 (33. Nd2 Re7 34. Rbc1 Rc7 $14)
(33. Nd2 $11 {Horn,Pe /\ Bf1, Nc4}) 33... c4 $1 {Nun ist guter Rat teuer.} 34.
bxc4 Nxa4 35. c5 (35. Rd3 Nc5 36. Rdc3 {sonst kommt Rb3} Rb2 $15 (36... Rb2 {
Horn,Pe Hier beherrscht Schwarz das Brett: es ist kein Wunder, daß Karpov dazu
keine Lust hatte.} 37. Bf1 a4 (37... Nxf3+ 38. Qxf3 Qd2 39. Rd1 Qxf2+ 40. Qxf2
Rxf2 41. Rd5 Nxe4 42. Re3 f5 43. Rxe4 Rxf1+ 44. Kxf1 fxe4 45. Rxa5 $11) 38. Rd1
Rd8 39. Ne1 (39. Kh1 a3 40. Rxa3 Nxe4 $19))) 35... Qe7 36. Ra3 (36. Rc4 Rb3 $19
) (36. Nxd4 {Horn,Pe} exd4 37. Qxd4 Nxc3 38. Qxc3) 36... Nxc5 37. Rac3 (37.
Nxd4 exd4 38. Qxd4 Nb3 $17) 37... Ncb3 38. Rc7 Qf6 (38... Nxc1 39. Rxe7 Nce2+
40. Kg2 Rxe7 41. Qa3 Ra7 42. Nxe5 a4 $15) (38... Nxf3+ 39. Qxf3 Nxc1 40. Rxe7
Rxe7 41. Qa3 Reb7 42. Qxa5 Rb5 43. Qc7 $11) 39. R1c3 Nxf3+ (39... a4 $1 {
Jussupow} 40. Ng5 (40. Bd7 Nxf3+ 41. Qxf3 Qxf3 42. Rxf3 Re7 $19 (42... Re7 {
Horn,Pe} 43. Rc8+ Rxc8 44. Bxc8 Ra7 $19)) 40... a3 $19) 40. Qxf3 a4 $2 {
Anand have spend lot of time on this move, but it gives up the advantage.} (
40... Nd4 $1 41. Qxf6 gxf6 42. R3c5 $15 (42. Bf1 {Horn,Pe} Ne6 $17)) (40...
Qxf3 {Horn,Pe} 41. Rxf3) 41. Qxf6 gxf6 42. Bd7 Nd4 (42... Re7 43. Bxa4 Rxc7 44.
Rxc7 Nd4) 43. Bxe8 Ne2+ (43... Rxe8 44. R3c4 Ra8 45. Rc8+ $16) 44. Kg2 Nxc3 45.
Bxf7+ Kf8 (45... Kg7 $2 46. Bd5+ Kf8 47. Rxc3 $18) 46. Bxg6 Nb5 (46... Rb3 47.
h5 $1 a3 48. h6 $18) 47. Rf7+ Kg8 48. Rxf6 Ra8 (48... Kg7 49. Ra6 Nc7 50. Rc6
a3 51. Rxc7+ Kxg6 52. Ra7 $18) 49. h5 $1 a3 (49... Kg7 50. Rf7+ Kh6 51. f4 exf4
52. gxf4 Ra7 53. Rxa7 Nxa7 54. Kf3 a3 55. Bf7 $18) 50. h6 a2 (50... Nc3 51.
Bf7+ Kh7 52. Rc6 a2 53. Bxa2 Nxa2 54. Re6 Nc3 55. Rxe5 $16) 51. Bf7+ Kh7 52.
Bxa2 {White must have played this move with a great relief, black pawn was
quite dangerous.} Rxa2 {[#] Hecht:  Achtung! Schluß einer Schnellpartie 
(Zeitknappheit). Karpov hätte e5 abholen können mit Remisschluß, da auch h6
fällt. Mit 53.g4 unternimmt er einen Gewinnversuch. Für die taktische
Fehlleistung eine Endspielmedaille.} 53. g4 Nc3 (53... Ra8 54. g5 (54. Kg3 Ra1
55. g5 Nd4) 54... Rg8 55. Rf5 Nd6 56. Rxe5 Nf7 57. Re7 Rxg5+) 54. g5 Nxe4 55.
Rf7+ Kg6 $2 {Frustrated Anand commits serious mistake, it is understandable
that he badly wanted to win.} (55... Kg8 $1 56. g6 Ra8 57. f3 (57. Rg7+ Kf8) (
57. Re7 Nf6 $1 58. Rxe5 (58. f3 Nd5) (58. h7+ Kh8 59. Rxe5 Kg7) 58... Ng4 59.
Rh5 Nxh6 60. Rxh6 Kg7) (57. h7+ Kh8 58. g7+ Kxh7 59. Rf8 Kxg7 60. Rxa8 $11 {
Karpov} (60. Rxa8 {Hecht} Kg6 61. Kf3 Nf6 $11 {Hecht: (Karpov) Anmerkung: Weiß
kann noch einen Gewinnversuch unternehmen, indem er den König Richtung d6 in
Marsch setzt. Dann wird allerdings der f-Bauer schutzbedürftig.})) 57... Nc5
58. Kg3 Ne6 (58... e4 59. Rc7 Nd3 60. fxe4 Ne5) 59. Kg4 Nf8 60. Kg5 Ra3 61. h7+
Nxh7+ 62. gxh7+ Kh8 63. Kg6 Ra6+ 64. Rf6 Ra8 65. Re6 Rb8 66. Rxe5 Rb6+ 67. Kf7
Rb4 $14) 56. Rg7+ Kf5 57. h7 Rxf2+ (57... Ra8 58. Rg8 $18) (57... Nxf2 58. h8=Q
Ne4+ 59. Kh3 $18) 58. Kg1 Kg4 59. h8=Q Kg3 60. Re7 $1 Rg2+ (60... Nd2 61. Qxe5+
$18) 61. Kf1 Nd2+ 62. Ke1 1-0

[Event "Champions Showdown Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2019.02.24"]
[Round "17.5"]
[White "Rapport, R."]
[Black "Shankland, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D01"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2731"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1268"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. e3 c6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3
c5 9. a3 a6 10. Ne5 h6 11. Bf4 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. Qg4 f5 14. Qg6 Rf7 15.
Qxe6 Nf6 16. Bxf5 Bxe6 17. Bxe6 Ne8 18. Nxd5 Nc7 19. Nxc7 Rb8 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7
21. Rad1 Qf8 22. Rd7 Rd8 23. Rfd1 Rxd7 24. e6+ 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0405"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2004.11.13"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2613"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "2004.11.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2005"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden Oos"]
[BlackTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. Ngf3 Ne7 7. Be2 Bg6 8. Nh4
c5 9. c3 Nc6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Nf3 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bd3 Qb6 14. Qe2 Rfc8 15.
h4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bb1 Qa6 18. Qd1 Qc6 19. Ne1 Bxh4 20. a3 Na6 21. g3 Be7
22. Nd3 Nf8 23. Qg4 Nb8 24. Kg2 Nbd7 25. Rh1 Nh7 26. Qh3 Ndf8 27. Nf4 Bg5 28.
Nxg6 fxg6 29. Bxg5 Nxg5 30. Qh8+ Kf7 31. Rh4 Qc1 32. Bd3 Nfh7 33. Rxc1 Rxh8 34.
Rc7+ Kg8 35. Rg4 Rf8 36. Bxg6 Nf7 37. Rxb7 Nhg5 38. Rxa7 Rh6 39. Bxf7+ Nxf7 40.
Rf4 g5 41. Rf3 Nd8 42. Rxf8+ Kxf8 43. b4 Nc6 44. Ra8+ Kf7 45. b5 Nxd4 46. b6
Kg6 47. b7 Nc6 48. g4 Rh7 49. Re8 Rxb7 50. Rxe6+ Kf7 51. Rxc6 Ra7 52. Rd6 Rxa3
53. e6+ Kf6 54. Rxd5 Ra4 55. Rf5+ Kg6 56. Re5 Rxg4+ 57. Kf1 Kf6 58. e7 Kxe5 59.
e8=Q+ Kf5 60. Qf7+ Ke5 61. Qg6 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.14"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2735"]
[BlackElo "2681"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5
9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bg7 12. Nxd7 Nxd7 13. Bd6 a6 14. Bh5 {This
system is examined by GM I.Stohl in CBM 118 (annotations to
Iljin-Nepomniachtchi), by GM D.Rogozenko in CBM 120, as well as in annotations
to Inarkiev-Aronian in this issue. Perhaps fearing a novelty from the Dutch GM,
Teimour opts for an older line than} (14. Re1 {, which he had played against
Anand two days earlier - see the game in this issue.}) 14... Bf8 15. Bxf8 Rxf8
16. d5 {This move meets a definite refutation in the present game.} (16. e5 Qb6
17. b3 $146 (17. Ne4 O-O-O 18. Nd6+ Kb8 19. Nxf7 Rxf7 20. Bxf7 Nxe5 21. Qh5
Rxd4 22. Bxe6 c5 $36 {0-1 Radjabov,T-Anand,V/Mainz 2006/CBM 114 (36)}) 17...
O-O-O $5 18. bxc4 Nxe5 19. c5 Qa5 $1 20. Ne4 Qb4 (20... Nc4 21. Be2 f5 22. Bxc4
fxe4 23. Bxe6+ Kb8 24. Re1 Qc3 25. Rxe4 Qb2 26. f3 Rf4 27. Qc1 Qxc1+ 28. Rxc1
Rxd4 29. Rxf4 gxf4 30. g4 fxg3 {1/2-1/2 Eljanov,P-Anand,V/Kemer 2007/CBM 121})
21. Nd6+ Rxd6 22. cxd6 Nd7 23. a4 Qxd6 $13 {1/2-1/2 Kramnik,V-Anand,V/Mexico
City 2007/CBM 120/[Rogozenko] (40)}) 16... cxd5 $5 $146 (16... Qe7 $5 17. b3
cxb3 18. Qxb3 Ne5 19. Rac1 c5 20. dxe6 O-O-O 21. exf7 Rd3 $6 (21... Nd3 $142 $1
$13) 22. Be2 Qxf7 23. Bxd3 Nxd3 {1/2-1/2 Gajewski,G-Dreev,A/Dresden 2007/CBM
118 (70) - Black's compensation for the exchange is hardly sufficient.}) 17.
exd5 Nf6 $1 18. dxe6 (18. Re1 {looks more logical but Black keeps an excellent
position by means of} Ke7 $1 (18... Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Qxd5 20. Qxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxe6+
Kd7 22. Rxh6 Rh8 $1 23. Rxh8 Rxh8 24. Bxf7 Nf4 25. g3 Nh3+ 26. Kg2 Nxf2 {
is quite enough for a draw}) 19. Bf3 b4 20. Ne2 (20. d6+ Qxd6 21. Qxd6+ Kxd6
22. Bxb7 bxc3 23. Bxa8 cxb2 24. Rad1+ Nd5 $19) 20... Bxd5 21. Nd4 Rg8 {and
White does not have sufficient compensation for the material sacrificed.})
18... Qxd1 19. Bxf7+ Ke7 20. Raxd1 $15 {White has won a pawn but his f7 bishop
is out of play and Black's queenside pawn majority guarantees him a certain
edge.} Rfd8 21. Ne2 Be4 22. f4 b4 23. fxg5 $6 {it was time to look for
equality:} (23. Ng3 $1 Bd3 (23... Bh7 $6 24. f5) (23... Bc2 24. Rc1) 24. fxg5
hxg5 25. Rf5 $11) 23... hxg5 24. Ng3 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Bh7 26. Nh5 $6 (26. Ne2)
26... c3 27. Nxf6 Kxf6 28. bxc3 bxc3 29. Rc1 c2 30. Kf2 Rd8 {Suddenly White is
in trouble despite his extra pawn!} 31. Ke2 Rd4 32. h3 Be4 33. Bh5 {The bishop
has to ingloriously retreat.} Kxe6 34. g3 Ke5 35. h4 gxh4 36. gxh4 Rd5 $4 {
In a winning position Black commits a big mistake.} (36... Rd6 $1 37. Ke3 (37.
Bf3 Bh7 $19) 37... Rd3+ 38. Ke2 Kd4 $1 $19) 37. Bf3 $1 Rd1 38. Bxe4 Rxc1 39.
Kd2 {White has given up an exchange to get rid of Black's terrible passed pawn
- and fortunately, he can now survive!} Rg1 $6 {Black goes for an endgame with
blocked a-pawns, which is is theoretically drawn. However, the more logical} (
39... Ra1 40. Bxc2 Rxa2 {was not sufficient for a win either:} 41. h5 Ra3 42.
h6 Rh3 43. h7 Kd4 44. Bf5 Rh2+ 45. Kc1 Kc3 46. Kb1 {How can Black push the
white king away? If he moves his pawn to a4, White's bishop can abandon his
h7-pawn and pass to the a2-g8 diagonal, with a theoretical draw. The other
attempt is to move the black king to the a2-square:} Kb4 (46... Kb3 47. Be6+
Ka3 48. Bg8) 47. Bg6 Ka3 48. Bf5 (48. Be4 {is possible, of course, but not
necessary.}) 48... Rh1+ 49. Kc2 Ka2 50. Be4 {(say; in fact, White needn't even
remain passive)} Rh2+ 51. Kc1 a5 52. Bf5 a4 53. Be4 a3 54. Bf5 Ka1 55. Be4 a2
56. Bf5 Rh4 57. Be4 {Black has apparently made some progress, but can't
achieve anything more.}) 40. Bxc2 Kd4 41. Bd3 a5 (41... Ra1 42. h5 {etc. - see
previous annotation.}) 42. a4 Rh1 43. Bb5 Rh2+ 44. Kd1 Ke3 45. Kc1 Rxh4 46. Kc2
Rh7 47. Ba6 Rc7+ 48. Kd1 Rc6 49. Bb5 Rc3 50. Ba6 Ra3 51. Bb5 Ra2 52. Kc1 Kd4
53. Kd1 Kc3 54. Ke1 Rd2 55. Ba6 Rd4 56. Bb5 Kc2 57. Ke2 Re4+ 58. Kf3 Re7 {
Black has cut off the White king along the e-file but he can't win without
pushing it a file farther - and that is impossible.} 59. Kf2 Kc3 60. Kf3 Kd4
61. Ba6 Re3+ 62. Kf2 Ke4 63. Bb5 Kf4 64. Ba6 Re4 65. Bb5 Re6 66. Bc4 Re4 67.
Bb5 Rd4 68. Ke2 Rd6 69. Bd3 Rh6 70. Bb5 Ke4 71. Bd3+ Kd4 72. Bb5 Rh2+ 73. Kf3
Ra2 74. Bd7 Ra3+ 75. Kf2 Kd3 76. Kf3 Kd2+ 77. Kf4 Re3 78. Bb5 Re7 79. Kf3 Kc3
80. Ba6 Kd4 81. Bb5 Re6 82. Kf2 Re5 83. Kf3 Kc5 84. Kf2 Kb6 85. Bd3 Kc5 86. Bb5
Kb4 87. Kf3 Kb3 88. Kf4 Re1 89. Kf3 Ra1 90. Ke2 Rxa4 91. Bxa4+ Kxa4 92. Kd2 Kb3
93. Kc1 {The king comes back in time.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Istanbul ol (Men) 40th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.08.31"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Munoz Santana, Jose Lisandro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2428"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moldova"]
[BlackTeam "Dominican Republic"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MDA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "DOM"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. Be3 Nf6 8. a3
Be7 9. g4 d6 10. g5 Nd7 11. h4 Na5 12. Qd2 b5 13. Nf5 exf5 14. Nd5 Qd8 15.
O-O-O Bb7 16. Nxe7 Nb3+ 17. cxb3 Qxe7 18. f3 fxe4 19. f4 Nc5 20. Kb1 Rd8 21. f5
Qe5 22. f6 gxf6 23. Ka2 Ne6 24. gxf6 d5 25. Bg4 d4 26. Qb4 Qxf6 27. Bxe6 dxe3
28. Bxf7+ Qxf7 29. Rxd8+ Kxd8 30. Qd4+ Kc7 31. Rc1+ Kb8 32. Qxh8+ Ka7 33. Qd4+
Ka8 34. Qxe3 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2014.12.09"]
[Round "22.1"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Lou, Yiping"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D40"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2492"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2014.04.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beijing"]
[BlackTeam "Shanghai"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. e3 e6 5. d4 d5 6. a3 cxd4 7. exd4 Ne4 8. Qc2
Nxc3 9. bxc3 Be7 10. Bd3 dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. Bd3 h6 13. O-O b6 14. Qe2 Qc7
15. Re1 Bd6 16. c4 Re8 17. Bb2 Bd7 18. Qe4 f5 19. Qe2 Ne7 20. Rac1 Ng6 21. g3
Bc6 22. c5 Bf8 23. Bc4 Qf7 24. h4 Bd5 25. h5 Ne7 26. Ne5 Qf6 27. Nd7 Qf7 28.
Qxe6 Bxe6 29. Bxe6 Nd5 30. Bxf7+ Kxf7 31. Re5 Rxe5 32. dxe5 Rc8 33. e6+ Ke7 34.
Rd1 Kxe6 35. cxb6 Nxb6 36. Nxf8+ Rxf8 37. Bxg7 Rg8 38. Bxh6 Rh8 39. Rc1 Kd5 40.
Bf4 Rxh5 41. Rc7 Ke4 42. Rxa7 Nd5 43. Ra4+ Kd3 44. Be5 1-0

[Event "World Cup ACP 4th"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2010.05.27"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Black "Tregubov, Pavel V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B45"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[PlyCount "151"]
[EventDate "2010.05.27"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
Ne4 Bb7 9. Bd3 Qc7 10. f4 Nb4 11. Be2 c5 12. Bf3 Rd8 13. c3 Nd5 14. c4 Nb4 15.
Be3 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Be7 17. O-O O-O 18. Qf3 g6 19. Qf2 d5 20. exd6 Qxd6 21. g3
Nc6 22. b3 Nd4 23. Rad1 Bf6 24. Kh1 Rd7 25. Qg2 Rfd8 26. g4 Qe7 27. f5 exf5 28.
gxf5 Re8 29. Bxd4 Rxd4 30. Rxd4 Bxd4 31. Bc6 Rf8 32. Bd5 Kg7 33. Qf3 Qe5 34.
Qg4 Qf6 35. Bg2 Qe7 36. Bd5 a5 37. Qf4 Qe5 38. Qg4 Qf6 39. Qe4 Rd8 40. Qg2 g5
41. Qe4 Rd7 42. Re1 Ra7 43. a4 Ra6 44. Kg2 Rb6 45. Qd3 g4 46. Qg3 h5 47. Rf1
Be5 48. Qe3 Bd4 49. Qg3 Qg5 50. h3 gxh3+ 51. Kxh3 Qxg3+ 52. Kxg3 Rxb3+ 53. Kh4
Kf6 54. Kxh5 Ra3 55. Kg4 Be5 56. Rb1 Rg3+ 57. Kh4 Rg7 58. Be4 Bg3+ 59. Kh3 Ke5
60. Bc2 Bf4 61. Re1+ Kf6 62. Re4 Be5 63. Rg4 Rh7+ 64. Rh4 Rxh4+ 65. Kxh4 Bb2
66. Kg4 Ke5 67. f6 Kd4 68. Bg6 Kxc4 69. Bxf7+ Kb4 70. Kf3 Bxf6 71. Ke2 Kxa4 72.
Kd3 Kb4 73. Bg8 a4 74. Bf7 Ka3 75. Kc2 Kb4 76. Kd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2015.09.22"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "62"]
[EventDate "2015.09.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 dxe4 8.
Nxe5 O-O 9. dxe4 Qe7 10. Qf4 Nh5 11. Bxf7+ Kh8 12. Qg3 $3 Rxf7 ({The point is
that after} 12... Nxg3 $2 13. Ng6+ $1 hxg6 14. hxg3+ {Black gets mated!}) 13.
Nxf7+ Qxf7 {Instead of being dead lost, the ball is in White's camp with rook
and two pawns for the two pieces and the better center. That said, Ding Liren
was not about to tuck his tail between his legs, and fought back hard and drew
the game.} 14. Qd6 Be6 15. Nc3 Nd7 16. O-O-O Re8 17. Rhf1 Bc4 18. Rfe1 Ne5 19.
b3 Ba6 20. Kb1 h6 21. f3 Nf4 22. Rd2 Kh7 23. Red1 Re6 24. Qb8 Qf6 25. Na4 Be2
26. Rc1 b6 27. Nc3 Ba6 28. Rcd1 Nc4 29. bxc4 Qxc3 30. Qxf4 Qb4+ 31. Ka1 Qc3+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 77th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2015.01.13"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Ding, Liren"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2734"]
[BlackElo "2732"]
[Annotator "Ding,Liren"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.01.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O {Here comes the King's
Indian Defence, which I started to play with the black pieces since I was a
child. My opponent, Teimour Radjabov, is a prominent expert in this opening
and comes up with important ideas from time to time. I had studied his games
carefully to improve my understanding of the KID.} 6. h3 e5 7. d5 {I have had
this position with both sides and come to the conclusion that maybe the plan
of 7...Nh5 followed by ...f5 suited the spirit of the position most.} Nh5 {
Another popular move is 7...a5, with the idea of ...Na6-c5 or Nfd7-c5:} 8. g3
f5 {Many player prefers 8...Qe8, to control the e6-square first.} (8... Qe8 9.
Be2 f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. Nh4 (11. Ng5 Nf6) 11... Nf6 {unclear.}) 9. exf5 gxf5
10. Ng5 Qe8 {An important move in my opinion, introduced by Maxim Rodshtein.}
11. Be2 (11. c5 Nf6) (11. g4 Nf4 {is the point behind 10...Qe8.}) 11... Nf6 12.
Be3 (12. g4 {is not as annoying as in the previous line.} h6 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14.
dxe6 Qxe6 15. gxf5 Qxf5 16. Rg1 Kh8 {prepares ...Nc6-d4, Black is out of
danger.  Now (in the game) he will play 13.Nf3 in the event of 12...h6; the
position looks a little bit quiet.}) 12... Na6 13. Qd2 Bd7 {An inaccuracy. I
was calculating the variation after 13...h6 or 13...Nc5, but I couldn't make
either of them work, so in the end I just played a useful waiting move.} ({
I should have played} 13... Nc5 14. b4 (14. O-O-O h6 15. Nf3 (15. Bxc5 hxg5 ({
Or} 15... dxc5 16. Nf3 e4 17. Nh4 Qf7) 16. Ba3 Qg6 17. Kb1 b6 {Black is fine.})
15... Nce4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qc2 {Compared to the game, I can act on the
queenside immediately} c6 $1 {with an extremely complicated position, for
example} 18. dxc6 (18. g4 cxd5 19. Rxd5 Be6) 18... bxc6 19. g4 d5 20. gxf5 Bxf5
21. Nh4 Bh7 22. Rhg1 Ng5 23. Qd2 Ne4 {This might be a repetition.}) 14... Na4
15. Nb5 (15. Nxa4 Qxa4 16. O-O (16. b5 a6) 16... Qe8 $1) 15... Qe7 $1 {I had
missed this simple and strong move. Or should I say I don't want to leave my
knight on a4, but he can't find a safe place for his king either.}) (13... h6
$6 14. Nf3 Nc5 (14... Kh7 15. Nh4) 15. Bxh6 Nfe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qc1 $1 {
White is a healthy pawn up.} ({Of course not} 17. Qe3 f4 18. Qxe4 Bf5)) 14.
O-O-O h6 ({I played 14...h6 first because I wanted to avoid the possibility
after} 14... Nc5 {of} 15. g4 h6 16. Ne6 $5) 15. Nf3 ({Now} 15. Ne6 {doesn't
work} Bxe6 16. dxe6 Qxe6 17. Bxh6 Ne4) 15... Nc5 16. Nh4 {Now he's threatening
17.g4.} ({Here I was afraid of the variation starting with} 16. g4 Nce4 17.
Nxe4 Nxe4 18. Qc2 Nxf2 19. Bxf2 fxg4 20. hxg4 e4 21. g5 {and now} h5 $1 {
is the very important detail. It seems Black can hold his own.} (21... exf3 22.
Bd3) 22. Rde1 Bg4 (22... Qf7 {is also possible, but harder to find over the
board} 23. Qxe4 Rae8 24. Qd3 Qf4+ 25. Qd2 Bxb2+ $1 26. Kc2 Qxd2+ 27. Kxd2 Bg4
$11) 23. Bd4 Bxf3 24. Bxf3 Rxf3 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 26. Rxe4 Qf7 27. Qe2 (27. Rhe1
Rf1 28. Qc3+ Kg8) 27... Rf2 28. Qxh5 Qxh5 29. Rxh5 Raf8 {with approximately
equality.}) (16. Bxc5 dxc5 {didn't cross my mind.}) 16... Nce4 17. Nxe4 Nxe4
18. Qc2 Ng5 {The only move, but a prefectly acceptable one.} (18... Qd8 {
fails to} 19. Bd3) (18... Nc5 19. g4) 19. Bd3 {A very interesting idea. He
wanted to provoke ...e4 and fix my pawn structure.} (19. Kb1 {is a little bit
slow.} Ba4 $1 20. b3 Bd7 21. Bd3 Qf7 {Black can attack through the long
diagonal.}) 19... e4 (19... Qf7 {is stronger.} 20. f4 exf4 21. gxf4 Rae8 22.
Rde1 (22. fxg5 Rxe3 23. gxh6 Bxh6 24. Kb1 Qf6 25. Rhg1+ Bg7 $1) 22... Ne4 23.
Rhg1 Kh7 {with energetic play Black keeps the balance.}) 20. Be2 {Now I can
conclude that the position is slightly better for White.} Rc8 (20... Ba4 21. b3
Bd7 22. Ng2 a5 23. a4 $1) (20... a5 21. Ng2 a4 22. Nf4 (22. a3 b5 23. c5 b4)
22... a3 23. b3) (20... b5 21. c5) (20... Rb8 {is another way to support the ..
.c5 idea.} 21. Kb1 c5 22. dxc6 bxc6 23. Bd4 Bxd4 24. Rxd4 Rf6 25. Rhd1 $14) 21.
Kb1 c5 22. dxc6 Rxc6 {He has many choices here.} 23. Qd2 (23. Qb3 Kh7 24. Qxb7
Ne6) (23. c5 {deserves attention:} dxc5 24. Bb5 Rc7 (24... Ne6 $5) 25. Rxd7
Rxd7 26. Bxc5 Rff7 27. Bxa7 Qe5 28. Bxd7 Rxd7 29. Ng6 Qb5 {White is a pawn up,
but Black can get typical KID-like counterplay.}) (23. Bd4 Qf7 24. Bxg7 Qxg7)
23... Be6 (23... Qf7 $5) 24. Bxg5 (24. Bd4 {is a safer way to play} Qf7 (24...
Bxc4 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 (25... Bxe2 26. Bxh6) 26. Qd4+) 25. Bxg7 Kxg7 (25... Qxg7
26. Ng2 Bxc4 27. Bxc4+ Rxc4 28. Ne3 Rc6 29. Qd5+ Qf7 30. Nxf5 Qxd5 31. Rxd5)
26. Qd4+ Kh7 27. b3 {White has a solid advantage.} f4 28. Bg4 $1) 24... hxg5
25. Qxg5 {I thought I must have enough compensation for the pawn, but I can't
find the best move.} Ra6 (25... b5 $1 26. Bh5 (26. cxb5 Ra6 $3 27. a3 (27. bxa6
Qa4) 27... Rxa3 $1 28. bxa3 Ba2+ $1 29. Kc2 Qc8+ {I think I must win the best
game prize (if there is one) if I can get this position over the board.}) 26...
Qb8 $1 27. Ng6 (27. c5) 27... bxc4 28. Ne7+ Kh8 29. Rd2 Rb6 30. Ng6+ Kh7 (30...
Kg8) 31. Nxf8+ Kg8 32. Qxg7+ Kxg7 33. Nxe6+ Kh6 34. Rc1 Kxh5 35. Rxc4 {is
probably equal, but Black has the easier play.}) (25... Rb6 26. Rd2) (25...
Rxc4 {leads to a draw almost by force.} 26. Bxc4 Bxc4 27. Nxf5 Rxf5 28. Qxf5
Qa4 29. a3 Qb3 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. Qf5+ Kg8) 26. Rd2 ({If} 26. b3 {then} b5 {
will be more powerful} 27. cxb5 $2 Bxb3) 26... b5 {A mistake. During the game
I was hesitating between 26...b5 and 26...Qa4.} (26... Qa4 27. b3 {Now Black
can choose between giving perpetual or playing on} (27. a3 {is bad in view of}
Qb3 28. Ng6 (28. Qe3 Rxa3) 28... Rf6 $1 {This's what I missed} 29. Ne7+ (29.
Nf4 Bf7 (29... Rxa3 30. Nh5)) 29... Kf8 (29... Kh8 $5) 30. Nd5 (30. Ng6+ Rxg6
31. Qxg6 Rxa3 32. Qxe6 Qa2+) 30... Bxd5 31. Rxd5 Rxa3 32. Rxf5 Rxf5 33. Qxf5+
Ke7 34. Qxe4+ Be5 35. Qh7+ Kd8 36. Qg8+ Kc7 37. Qf7+ Kb6 38. c5+ dxc5 39. Qxb3+
Rxb3 40. f4 Bd4 {Black has good winning chances.}) 27... Rb6 (27... Qa5 28. Rc1
) (27... Qxb3+ 28. axb3 Ra1+ 29. Kc2 Ra2+ $11) 28. Qe3 Qa5 29. Rc1) 27. Rc1 {
I had only considered this, but missed a strong continuation.} (27. g4 $1 $16
Qd8 (27... fxg4 28. hxg4 bxc4 29. Nf5 Bxf5 30. gxf5 Qa4 31. a3) (27... e3 28.
fxe3 (28. Qxe3 f4) 28... bxc4 29. Rg1 $1 (29. gxf5 Bxf5+) 29... c3 30. Nxf5
Bxa2+ 31. Kc1 cxd2+ 32. Kxd2 Qe5 33. Bxa6 Qxb2+ 34. Ke1) (27... Bxc4 28. Bxc4+
bxc4 29. Nxf5) 28. Qxd8 Rxd8 29. Nxf5 bxc4 30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. Rc1 Rc8 32. Rc3 d5
33. f3 {Maybe the best I can get is such an endgame with a pawn down.}) 27...
Qf7 {I offered a draw here because I can't figure out what's going on and I
wanted to enjoy the rest day in a good mood.} 28. Ng6 (28. b3 {is very natural,
but can't yield White any advantage.} bxc4 29. Bxc4 Bxc4 30. Rxc4 Kh7 $1 31.
Ng2 d5 32. Rcd4 Bxd4 33. Rxd4 Rd6 34. h4 $5 {with a complex battle ahead.}) ({
Now} 28. g4 {is less effective} fxg4 29. hxg4 Qf6 $1 $11) ({This computer line
shows how difficult it is to handle the position:} 28. Qg6 Rc6 29. Rdc2 f4 30.
Qxe4 d5) 28... Bf6 {I wanted to drive his queen away from g5 and avoided the
possibility of ...Ne7.} 29. Qh6 {Surprisingly, this is the decisive mistake.
He should manage to exchange queens by means of 29.Qh5:} (29. Qh5 bxc4 (29...
Rb8 30. Nf4) 30. Nxf8 (30. Rxc4 $5) 30... Qxh5 31. Bxh5 Kxf8 {Although Black
has a strong pawn centre and can't be worse.}) (29. Ne7+ {is bad in view of}
Kh7) 29... Rb8 {Now all my pieces are well-placed.} 30. Nf4 Bxc4 31. Rxc4 (31.
Bxc4 {also loses:} bxc4 32. Nd5 Bxb2 33. Rxb2 Rxb2+ 34. Kxb2 Qxd5 35. Qg6+ Kf8
36. Qf6+ Ke8) 31... bxc4 32. Nd5 Bg7 {The only move, but good enough.} ({
Of course not} 32... Bxb2 33. Ne7+ Qxe7 34. Bxc4+) 33. Qg5 c3 {The only
winning move, but not very hard to find.} 34. Bc4 {The best practical choice.}
(34. Nxc3 Rc6 35. Nd5 Qxd5 $1 36. Qxg7+ Kxg7 37. Rxd5 Rbc8 {White is left with
no hope.}) 34... cxd2 ({I thought} 34... Kf8 {might be simpler but turned it
down because of} 35. Rc2 Rc6 36. Bb3 {I had missed a clever move 35...Ra5!})
35. Nf6+ Kf8 36. Nh7+ Ke8 37. Bxf7+ Kxf7 38. Qxf5+ Kg8 39. Kc2 {A blunder,
maybe he overlooked my 40th move.} (39. Qd5+ {is critical} Kxh7 (39... Kh8 40.
Kc2) 40. Qxe4+ {I calculated until here, thought that I definitely could hide
my king somewhere, but it's not an easy task.} Kh8 41. Qh4+ Kg8 42. Qc4+ Kf8
43. Qf4+ Ke7 44. Qe4+ Be5 45. Qh7+ Ke6 46. Qg6+ Bf6 {It's important to put the
bishop on f6.} 47. Qe4+ Kf7 48. Qh7+ Kf8 49. Qh6+ Kg8 $1 50. Qg6+ Bg7 51. Qe6+
Kh8 {and White has run out of checks} 52. Kc2 Rxa2 $19) 39... Rxb2+ 40. Kd1
Rb1+ {He couldn't avoid losing the queen so he resigned.} 0-1

[Event "RUS-chT rapid"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2017.10.04"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2017.10.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Samara Bukavshin"]
[BlackTeam "Urals Sima Land"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. O-O a6 7. Nd5 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3 Na5 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Bd5 c6 13. Bxf7+ Qxf7 14. b4
Nc4 15. dxc4 Qxc4 16. Qxd6 Qxc3 17. Kh1 Bh3 18. Nxe5 Qxe3 19. Qg6 Qe2 20. Rfe1
Qb2 21. Nd3 Qc3 22. Qg3 Rad8 23. Rad1 Bg4 24. Qxg4 Rxd3 25. e5 Rxd1 26. Qxd1
Qxb4 27. e6 Qe7 28. h3 c5 29. Qd7 Re8 30. Rc1 Qxd7 31. exd7 Rd8 32. Rxc5 Rxd7
33. a4 Kf7 34. Kh2 Ke6 35. a5 Kd6 36. Rc1 Re7 37. Rb1 Kc7 38. Rc1+ Kb8 39. Kg3
Re5 40. Ra1 Kc7 41. Kf4 Rc5 42. h4 h5 43. g4 g6 44. g5 Kc6 45. Re1 Kd6 46. Re8
Rc4+ 47. Kg3 Rc3+ 48. Kg2 Rc2+ 49. Kg3 Rc3+ 50. Kg2 Rc6 51. Rb8 Kc7 52. Rf8 b6
53. Rf7+ Kd6 54. axb6 Rxb6 55. Kf3 a5 56. Ra7 Rb3+ 1-0

[Event "AUT-chT 0809"]
[Site "Austria"]
[Date "2009.03.21"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Miroshnichenko, Evgenij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2667"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2008.11.07"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AUT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2010"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Wulkaprodersdorf"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AUT"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AUT"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 a6 6. c5 Nbd7 7. b4 Qc7 8. Bb2 g6
9. Bd3 Bg7 10. Na4 O-O 11. O-O e5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. dxe5 Ng4 14. Be2 Nxe5 15.
f4 Nd7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qd4+ Kg8 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nc3 a5 20. Nxe4 axb4 21. Bc4
b6 22. Rad1 bxc5 23. Qb2 Rd8 24. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-ch Higher League 64th"]
[Site "Taganrog"]
[Date "2011.06.16"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Chadaev, Nikolay"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D44"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2577"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2011.06.15"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 e6 6. e4 Bb4 7. Bg5 Qa5 8. Bd2
c5 9. Bxc4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. O-O Ne5 13. Ba2 Rd8 14. Nc2 Nc6
15. Nxb4 Qxb4 16. Nd5 Qxb2 17. Rfb1 Qe5 18. Bc3 Qg5 19. Nxf6+ gxf6 20. Rb3 e5
21. Bb2 Bg4 22. Qf1 Kh8 23. Rxb7 Rab8 24. f4 exf4 25. Qb5 Qxb5 26. Bxf6+ Kg8
27. axb5 Nb4 28. Bxf7+ Kf8 29. Rbxa7 Rd7 30. Bc4 Rc8 31. Ra8 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 13th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2015.02.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Bok, Benjamin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2015.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. a4 h6
9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 g4 11. Nh4 Nh5 12. Na3 Qg5 13. Nc2 Ba7 14. d4 Bd7 15. Qd3
Rae8 16. b4 Ne7 17. f3 Ng6 18. Nxg6 Qxg6 19. fxg4 Nxg3 20. Qxg3 exd4 21. Nxd4
Qxe4 22. Rf4 Qe3+ 23. Kh1 Qxg3 24. hxg3 Re3 25. Raf1 Rxc3 26. Bxf7+ Kg7 27.
Ne6+ Bxe6 28. Bxe6 Rxf4 29. gxf4 b5 30. axb5 axb5 31. Bd7 Rc4 32. Bxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde CCAS Trophee KO"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2010.10.31"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C38"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "38"]
[EventDate "2010.10.28"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2011"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 Bg7 5. h4 h6 6. d4 d6 7. c3 Nc6 8. O-O g4
9. Ne1 Qxh4 10. Bxf4 Nf6 11. e5 dxe5 12. dxe5 g3 13. Bxg3 Qxg3 14. exf6 Bf8 15.
Nd3 Bd6 16. Qh5 Bg4 17. Bxf7+ Kf8 18. Qg6 Qh2+ 19. Kf2 Qg3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "RUS-CHN Summit 8th Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.07.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2697"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2012.07.07"]
[EventType "team-schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Be4 7. f3 Bg6 8. Qb3
Qc7 9. Bd2 Be7 10. g3 Nbd7 11. Rc1 Nb6 12. cxd5 exd5 13. Be2 a5 14. O-O a4 15.
Qd1 Qd7 16. Be1 a3 17. b3 Rd8 18. Bf2 Bb4 19. Bd3 O-O 20. Ne2 Rfe8 21. Nf4 Nc8
22. Nhxg6 hxg6 23. h4 Nd6 24. Qc2 Rc8 25. Kg2 c5 26. dxc5 Bxc5 27. Qd2 Nde4 28.
fxe4 dxe4 29. Rxc5 Rxc5 30. Qb4 Rec8 31. Be2 Rc2 32. Qxa3 Nd5 33. Nxd5 Qxd5 34.
Bc4 Qf5 35. Qb4 Rd8 36. Qxb7 Rxa2 37. Qc7 Qf3+ 38. Kg1 Rdd2 39. Qxf7+ Qxf7 40.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 41. Be1+ Ke6 42. Bxd2 Rxd2 43. Rf4 Ke5 44. Rg4 Kf5 45. Rg5+ Kf6 46.
Kf1 Rd3 47. Kf2 Rd2+ 48. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2008.01.25"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2799"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2008.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e6 7. a4 Nc6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Qc7 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Rb8 13. Qd2 Bf8 14. Qf2 Bd7 15.
g4 $1 {Carlsen had little to lose by playing aggressively against the world
champion. Some even insist, that 14...Bd7 was not the best move for Black.} e5
16. Nf5 exf4 (16... Be6 17. g5 Nd7 18. Nh6+ gxh6 19. f5 Bc4 20. Rg1 Ne7 (20...
hxg5 21. b3 f6 22. bxc4 $13) 21. gxh6+ Kh8 22. Rg2 d5 23. Rag1 d4 24. Qg3 Ng6
25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Bxd4 Bxh6 27. Nd5 Bxd5 28. exd5 Bg7 29. Bc3 $14 {1/2
Kristiansen,J (2445)-Horvath,J (2540)/Novi Sad 1990 (41)}) 17. Bxf4 {The
defender has done nothing wrong, so it is no surprise that the violent line 17.
Bb6 is not dangerous for him.} (17. Bb6 Qc8 18. g5 Nxe4 19. Nh6+ (19. Bxe4 Bxf5
20. Bxf5 Qxf5 21. Qxf4 Qg6 $17) 19... gxh6 20. Nxe4 hxg5 21. Rg1 (21. Nxg5 Ne5
$17) 21... Ne5 $2 (21... h6 22. h4 Rxe4 23. Bxe4 Bf5 $15) 22. Rxg5+ Bg7 23.
Rag1 Nxf3 24. Rxg7+ Kh8 25. Qxf3 {1-0 Houtsonen,P (2146)-Lehtinen,A (2155)/
Tampere 1999}) 17... Be6 18. Rad1 (18. g5 Nd7 19. Bg2 Nb4 $13) 18... Ne5 19.
Bxe5 {In the higher chess sense such an exchange should not be the best line.
White is giving up the control of the dark squares hoping, that his
magnificent knights will offer chances for a kingside attack.} (19. g5 Nfd7 20.
Bg2 Nb6 $13) 19... dxe5 20. g5 Nd7 21. Nd5 Qc6 (21... Bxd5 22. exd5 e4 23. Bg2
Rbd8 24. d6 Qc5 25. Qf4 $16) (21... Qc5 22. Nfe3 $1 Be7 (22... b5 23. Bh5 g6
24. Bg4 $16) 23. Qg2 $14) 22. Bg2 {The young star was criticised for this
retreat, but otherwise Black would always be able to take the f5-knight at a
suitable moment.} (22. a5 Bxf5 23. exf5 e4 24. Bg2 Re5 25. f6 $14) 22... Qc5
23. Qh4 $1 (23. Qxc5 $6 Nxc5 24. Nc7 Rec8 25. Nxe6 Nxe6 $15) 23... Qxc2 24. Rc1
Qxa4 {Anand likes the idea of indirectly pinning the queen on h4 along the 4th
rank. It is most likely, that Black can hold after the greedy 24...Qxb2, but
that would be quite risky.} (24... Qxb2 25. Rc3 g6 26. Rh3 h5 27. Bf3 (27. gxh6
Kh8 28. Ng7 Bxd5 29. exd5 Be7 30. Qe1 Rf8 $15) 27... Qc2 28. Bxh5 gxh5 29. Qxh5
Qxe4+ 30. Rff3 Qe1+ 31. Kg2 Qd2+ 32. Kg3 Qe1+ 33. Kg2 $11) 25. b3 {In this
charged position each move can be worth its weight in gold. The direct 25.Rc3
was praised as the best move, but Anand would not have had to take on d5 as
suggested by some grandmasters.} (25. Rc3 g6 $1 (25... Bxd5 26. Rh3 h6 27. gxh6
g6 (27... Bxe4 28. Bxe4 g6 29. Bd5 Qb5 (29... Qxh4 30. Nxh4 $18) 30. Ne3 Kh8
31. Rxf7 $16) 28. h7+ Kh8 29. exd5 Qb5 (29... Qxh4 30. Nxh4 g5 $1 31. Rxf7 gxh4
32. Rxd7 Re7 (32... e4 33. Bf1 Bg7 34. Rxh4 e3 $11) 33. Rxe7 Bxe7 34. Be4 Rf8
$11) 30. Ne3 Be7 $11) 26. Rh3 (26. Nfe3 Rec8 27. Ng4 Kh8 28. Rh3 h5 29. gxh6
Qd4 $17) 26... h5 27. gxh6 (27. Bf3 $2 Bxd5 28. exd5 Qxh4 29. Nxh4 e4 $19)
27... Bxf5 28. Nc3 Qd4 29. exf5 Qxh4 30. Rxh4 g5 $15) 25... Qa5 (25... Qxb3 26.
Rc3 Qa4 27. Rh3 h6 28. gxh6 g6 29. Nf6+ Nxf6 30. Qxf6 Kh7 31. Qg7+ Bxg7 32.
hxg7+ Kg8 33. Rh8#) 26. Rc3 (26. b4 Bxb4 27. Ra1 Qc5 28. Rfc1 Qf8 $17) 26... g6
27. Rh3 h5 28. Bf3 {This pure aggression is correct since the whole position
cries for the decision on the kingside.} (28. gxh6 Qd8 (28... gxf5 $2 29. Rg3+
Kh7 30. Qg5 $18) 29. h7+ Kh8 30. Qg3 Rc8 $15) 28... Bxd5 29. exd5 Bg7 $1 {
Anand knows better, than to let his young opponent roam freely on the light
squares with 29..gxf5?} (29... gxf5 $2 30. Qxh5 Bg7 31. Qh7+ Kf8 32. Qxf5 Re7
33. d6 Re6 34. Rh7 $18) 30. Bxh5 (30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. Be4 Rf8 $17) 30... gxf5 (
30... gxh5 31. Qxh5 Qxd5+ 32. Rff3 (32. Kg1 Qc5+ 33. Rf2 Qc1+ 34. Rf1 Qc5+ $11)
32... Qd1+ 33. Kg2 Qe2+ 34. Kg1 Qd1+ 35. Kg2 Qe2+ $11) 31. Bxf7+ $5 {A truly
ingenious idea, as Carlsen steps up his attack with a spectacular sacrifice.} (
31. Rxf5 Qxd5+ 32. Rhf3 Rf8 33. Bxf7+ Rxf7 34. Rxf7 Nf8 $17) 31... Kxf7 32. g6+
Kg8 (32... Kxg6 $2 33. Rg1+ Kf7 34. Rxg7+ $1 Kxg7 35. Qg5+ $18) 33. Qh7+ $2 {
Youth mixed with impatience and excitement! White must have been frustrated,
that despite his heroic efforts the chances remain balanced. The necessary 33.
Rxf5 allowed Black to sacrifice the queen in order to avoid perpetual, but
chances would stay about equal.} (33. Rxf5 Qxd5+ (33... Qa1+ $5 34. Kg2 Qb2+
35. Rf2 Qxf2+ 36. Kxf2 (36. Qxf2 Nf6 37. d6 Rbd8 38. Rd3 $13) 36... Nf8 37. Rg3
Rbd8 38. Qe4 $13) 34. Rhf3 Qd1+ (34... Qxf3+ 35. Rxf3 Nf8 36. Qc4+ Ne6 37. Rf7
$11) 35. Rf1 (35. Kg2 $2 Qd2+ 36. Rf2 Qh6 $19) 35... Qd5+ $11) 33... Kf8 34.
Rxf5+ Ke7 (34... Nf6 $2 35. Rxf6+ Bxf6 36. Qf7#) 35. Qxg7+ Kd6 $1 {This moment
was surely pleasant for Anand, suddenly his king looks much safer than White's!
} (35... Kd8 36. Qf7 Qe1+ 37. Rf1 Qe4+ $17) 36. Rf7 (36. Rf6+ Nxf6 37. Qxf6+
Kc5 38. Qf2+ Kb5 $19) 36... Qxd5+ 37. Kg1 Rbd8 38. Rh7 Qd4+ 39. Kg2 (39. Kf1
Qd1+ 40. Kg2 Qg4+ 41. Kf2 Rg8 $19) 39... Qg4+ 40. Kh1 Rg8 {The game is over as
the knight on d7 still holds the Black's position together.} 41. Rf6+ (41.
Rxd7+ Qxd7 42. Qf6+ Qe6 $19) 41... Kc7 (41... Nxf6 42. Qxf6+ Kd5 $19) 42. Qe7
Qe4+ {A real battle of great chess minds. Carlsen deserves lot of credit for
his spirited attack!} 0-1

[Event "Staunton Memorial 4th"]
[Site "London/Crowthorne"]
[Date "2006.08.19"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Lanchava, Tea"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2389"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2006.08.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. Nf3 Nf6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. h3
Nbd7 9. O-O Qc7 10. Ne2 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. a4 Bb7 13. Ng3 a6 14. c4 bxc4 15.
Bxc4 c5 16. Qc2 Rac8 17. Rac1 Qd6 18. Rfd1 Qe7 19. h4 Ng4 20. Bg5 Bf6 21. Qe2
Nb8 22. Nf1 h6 23. Ne3 hxg5 24. Nxg4 gxh4 25. Qe3 Bg7 26. Qg5 Qxg5 27. Nxg5 Rc7
28. Rd6 Bc8 29. Nh2 Rc6 30. Rcd1 Bh6 31. Nxf7 Rxf7 32. Rxc6 Nxc6 33. Rd6 Bb7
34. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "WchT 11th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2017.06.26"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[Annotator "Silver,A"]
[PlyCount "137"]
[EventDate "2017.06.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "United States"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "USA"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. g4 Be4 5. f3 Bg6 6. e6 $5 {While this move is
certainly well-represented in the databases, it has never been seen in
grandmaster play. This was not some on-the-spot inspiration, and shows the
Russians plan to give it their all to change the direction of that golden wind.
} (6. Ne2 e6 7. h4 h5 8. Ng3 Qb6 9. a4 a5 10. c3 c5 11. Na3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Bb4+
13. Kf2 Nd7 {1-0 (50) Shirov,A (2705)-Parligras,M (2650) Porto Carras 2011})
6... fxe6 7. h4 Nd7 $146 {The 'official' novelty.} (7... c5 $5) (7... e5 8.
dxe5 e6 9. h5 Bf7 10. Be3 c5 11. Bb5+ Nc6 12. Qd2 Qc7 13. Bf4 Nge7 {1/2-1/2 
(22) Kranjec,T (2157)-Grabner,J (2184) ICCF email 2005}) 8. h5 Bf7 9. f4 {[#]}
e5 {An excellent practical decision. The e6 pawn is unlikely to survive in the
longterm, so Black decides to unload it right away to work on his development.}
10. fxe5 e6 11. Nf3 c5 12. c3 Ne7 13. Bd3 Nc6 14. O-O Qb6 15. Kg2 Rc8 16. a3 {
An interesting idea. not only does it prevent cxd4 cxd4 Nb4, but it also waves
a red flag inviting Black to take on d4.} cxd4 {Black takes! However, he is
walking into a minefield.} 17. cxd4 Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Qxd4 19. Bg6 $1 Qxd1 20.
Bxf7+ Kd8 ({Trying to keep the king on the Bf7 is very risky.} 20... Ke7 21.
Bg5+ Nf6 22. Rxd1 Kxf7 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Be3 {and White is clearly better, up
a piece for two pawns.}) 21. Rxd1 Ke7 22. Rf1 Rc2+ 23. Kh1 Nxe5 24. Bg5+ Kd7
25. Nc3 {Black must now prevent Rae1.} Nxg4 {aiming for ...Rh2+.} 26. Bxe6+
Kxe6 27. Rae1+ Kd6 {[#]} 28. Rxf8 $1 Nf2+ {A miscalculation.} ({Of course not} 
28... Rh2+ $6 29. Kg1 $16) ({Black just need to take back with} 28... Rxf8 $11
29. Be7+ Kd7 30. Bxf8 Nf2+ 31. Kh2 d4 {and the position is not clear as
White's pawns are quickly disappearing.}) 29. Rxf2 $1 $14 Rxf2 30. Nb5+ Kc6 31.
Nxa7+ Kc7 32. Nb5+ Kb8 33. b4 Rf5 34. Be7 Rxh5+ 35. Kg2 d4 36. Nxd4 Rd5 37. Bc5
Rhd8 38. Re4 h5 39. a4 g5 (39... Kc8 $14) 40. a5 ({White should try} 40. Bb6
$16) 40... g4 41. a6 ({Better is} 41. Bb6 $1 $16) 41... bxa6 42. Nc6+ Kc7 43.
Nxd8 Kxd8 $16 44. Kg3 Rf5 45. Kh4 Rd5 46. Re3 Kc7 47. Re7+ Kb8 48. Bb6 Rb5 49.
Bc7+ Ka8 50. Ba5 Rf5 51. Re6 Kb7 52. Rg6 Ka7 53. Rb6 Rd5 54. Rf6 Kb7 55. Rf4
Ka7 56. Kg3 (56. Rf7+ $16 Kb8 57. Rh7) 56... Rd3+ $14 57. Kf2 Rd5 58. Ke3 Re5+
59. Kf2 Kb7 60. Rf7+ Ka8 61. Rg7 Re4 62. Kg3 Re5 63. Kf4 $1 Rd5 64. Ke4 Rb5 65.
Kd4 Rf5 66. Bb6 Rb5 $2 67. Rg8+ Kb7 68. Bc5 Kc7 69. Ke4 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas ENG"]
[Date "2019.10.15"]
[Round "6.7"]
[White "Vitiugov, N."]
[Black "Bluebaum, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1302"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.21"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. d4 e5 8. Nf3
exd4 9. Bg5 Qe6+ 10. Be2 Be7 11. Nxd4 Qe4 12. Bxe7 Qxe7 13. O-O O-O 14. Re1 Qf6
15. Bf3 Qa6 16. Bd5 c6 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Re8 Qxc4 20. Rxf8+ Kxf8
21. Re1 Bd7 22. Qg5 Qxc3 23. Qd8+ Kf7 24. Nf3 h6 25. Ne5+ Ke6 26. Kf1 Kd6 27.
Nxd7 Qd3+ 28. Kg1 Nxd7 29. Qxa8 Qd2 30. Rf1 Qxa2 31. Qxb7 Qa4 32. Qb2 Nf6 33.
Re1 Qa5 34. Qd4+ Nd5 35. Qe5+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.09"]
[Round "15"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2788"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Be7 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Qc2 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. O-O
c4 9. Nc3 Nc6 10. Rd1 Be6 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. e4 dxe4 14. Qxe4 Bd7 15.
d5 Na5 16. Rd2 Re8 17. Qc2 Rc8 18. Rad1 b5 19. Nd4 Qb6 20. Ne4 Be5 21. Nf3 Bb8
22. d6 b4 23. Neg5 hxg5 24. Nxg5 g6 25. Bd5 Bf5 26. d7 Bxc2 27. Bxf7+ Kg7 28.
Bxe8 Rd8 29. Rxc2 Qf6 30. h4 Nc6 31. Re2 Be5 32. Kg2 Nd4 33. Re4 c3 34. bxc3
bxc3 35. f4 c2 36. Rc1 Qb6 37. fxe5 Qb2 38. Ree1 Ne2 39. e6 Nxc1 40. e7 Kh6 41.
Ne6 Nd3 42. exd8=Q c1=Q+ 43. Kh3 Nf2+ 44. Kg2 Nd3+ 45. Kh3 Nxe1 46. Qg5+ Qxg5
47. hxg5+ Kh7 48. d8=Q Qe2 49. Kh4 0-1

[Event "RUS-CHN Friendship blitz"]
[Site "Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky"]
[Date "2016.09.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Black "Hou, Yifan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A50"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2658"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2016.09.18"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 e6 2. g3 b6 3. Bg2 Bb7 4. O-O Nf6 5. c4 g6 6. d4 Bg7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. d5
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Nd4 c5 11. dxc6 dxc6 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Be3 Qd7 14. Nb3 Qe7
15. Qd2 Nd7 16. Bg5 Nhf6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Qf4 Qe5 19. Nd4 Rc8 20. Ndb5 cxb5
21. Bxb7 Rc5 22. Qxe5 Nxe5 23. Be3 Rc7 24. Ba6 b4 25. Nb5 Rce7 26. Nd6 Rf8 27.
Bd4 Nc6 28. Be3 Ne5 29. Bc1 h6 30. h3 Ned7 31. Kg2 Nc5 32. Bc4 Nfd7 33. e4 Ne5
34. Be2 Nc6 35. Be3 Nxe4 36. Nxe4 Rxe4 37. Bf3 Re6 38. Bd5 Rf6 39. Bf4 Ne7 40.
Bc4 Nf5 41. Rd7 Rc6 42. Bd5 Rc2 43. Rxa7 Rxb2 44. g4 Nd4 45. Bd6 Rd8 46. Bxf7+
Kh7 47. Bf4 Nb5 48. Bc4 Nxa7 49. Re1 Nc6 50. Re6 Nd4 51. Re7 Rc2 52. Be5 Rxc4
53. Rxg7+ Kh8 54. Rc7+ Kg8 55. Rxc4 Ne6 56. Rxb4 Rd5 57. f4 b5 58. Kf3 Kf7 59.
Ke4 Rc5 60. h4 Rc2 61. Rxb5 Rxa2 62. Rb7+ Ke8 63. Kd5 Nf8 64. Rb8+ Kf7 65. Rb7+
Ke8 66. Bd4 Ra5+ 67. Ke4 Ne6 68. Bf6 Nc5+ 69. Kf3 Nxb7 70. Bg7 h5 0-1

[Event "Shenzhen Evening Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.01"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Wei Yi"]
[Black "Yu Yangyi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E01"]
[WhiteElo "2732"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2021.05.01"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1382"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.03"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Nh3 O-O 7. O-O h6 8. Nc3
Re8 9. Nf4 c6 10. f3 c5 11. e3 Nc6 12. dxc5 Bxc5 13. Nfxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Be6
15. f4 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Bxe3+ 17. Bxe3 Rxe3 18. Rf3 Qb6 19. Kh1 Rxf3 20. Bxf3 Rd8
21. Qf1 Qxb2 22. Rb1 Qxa2 23. Rxb7 Nd4 24. Bg2 a5 25. Qb1 Qxb1+ 26. Rxb1 a4 27.
Be4 Re8 28. Bd5 Rd8 29. Bc4 Rc8 30. Rb4 Nc2 31. Rxa4 Ne3 32. Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Kg1
Rc2 34. Re4 Ng4 0-1

[Event "ESP-chT"]
[Site "Cala Galdana"]
[Date "2001.10.20"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Narciso Dublan, Marc"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C70"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2517"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2001.10.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 084 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.10.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Na5 6. O-O d6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4
Ne7 9. Bg5 Bb7 10. Nc3 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Bg7 13. f4 c5 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15.
fxg5+ Kg8 16. Ne6 Bd4+ 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Qxd4 hxg5 19. Qf6 Rh7 20. Rad1 Qf8 21.
Qxd6 Qc8 22. Qf6 Nac6 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. Rxd5 Rg7 25. Rxg5 Qd7 26. Rxg7+ Qxg7 27.
Qe6+ Kh8 28. Bh4 Nd4 29. Qh3 Kg8 30. Bf6 Rf8 31. e5 Ne2+ 32. Kh1 Be4 33. Rf2
1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2017.09.10"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Fedoseev, Vladimir1"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C48"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2792"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2017.09.03"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2018"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.10.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. d3 c6 7. Nxe5 O-O 8.
Nxf7 Rxf7 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Be3 Ne6 11. Bxc5 Nxc5 12. e5 Ne8 13. d4 Ne6 14. O-O
d6 15. f4 dxe5 16. fxe5+ Kg8 17. d5 cxd5 18. Nxd5 N8c7 19. c4 Bd7 20. Qg4 Nf8
21. Qf3 Ng6 22. Rad1 Ne6 23. h4 Nxh4 24. Qf7+ Kh8 25. Nf6 Qb6+ 26. Rf2 Ba4 27.
Rd6 Ng5 28. Qe7 Nf5 29. Rxb6 Nxe7 30. Rxb7 Ng6 31. Nh5 Ne6 32. Rff7 Be8 33.
Rxa7 Rd8 34. Rf1 Kg8 35. Ng3 h5 36. Nf5 Kh7 37. b4 h4 38. b5 Rd2 39. Nd6 h3 40.
gxh3 Bd7 41. Rxd7 Ng5 42. Rf5 Nh4 43. Rxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.15"]
[Round "18"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Wang, Yue"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2013.12.14"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8.
O-O-O Be7 9. f3 b5 10. Kb1 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bb7 12. Qg5 b4 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 24. Qe2 Nc5 25. Bc4 a4 26. Bd5 Qb8 27. Qc4
Rf8 28. Bd2 b3 29. cxb3 axb3 30. axb3 Qa7 31. Be3 Qb8 32. Rc1 h6 33. b4 Ne6 34.
Qb3 Nc7 35. Red1 Bg5 36. Bxg5 hxg5 37. Rc6 Nb5 38. Qc4 Nd4 39. Bxf7+ Kh8 40.
Rxd4 Rxc6 41. Qxc6 exd4 42. Qd7 g6 43. Bxg6 1-0

[Event "Tbilisi FIDE GP"]
[Site "Tbilisi"]
[Date "2015.02.21"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B97"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2810"]
[Annotator "Mikhalchishin,A"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2015.02.15"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qb6 8. Qd2
Qxb2 9. Rb1 Qa3 10. e5 h6 {This move has become more popular than dxe5 lately,
but both demand too great an effort of memory. And in this game the memory of
one player failed...} 11. Bh4 dxe5 12. fxe5 g5 {Here there are two very
serious options:} (12... Nfd7) (12... Nd5) 13. Bg3 Nh5 14. Ne4 Nd7 15. Rb3 Qxa2
16. Be2 {This move is relatively new; top players have tried here} (16. Qc3 b6
{was Sjugirov-Nepomniachtchi from 2009.}) 16... Nc5 $2 {Immediately a mistake.
Grischuk said after the game that he had analysed this position for the last
time about 6 years ago!} ({The correct way is here} 16... Qa1+ 17. Bd1 {
and only now} (17. Kf2 $5 Nxg3 $1) 17... Nc5 {promises Black good chances, but
all these lines in analysis are usually drawn!}) 17. Nc3 $1 Nxb3 ({Now} 17...
Qa1+ {loses:} 18. Rb1 Ne4 19. Rxa1 Nxd2 20. Bxh5) 18. Nxb3 Bb4 $2 {This is the
decisive mistake.} (18... Nxg3 19. Nxa2 Nxh1 20. Kf1 {Black will lose his
knight on h1 and White would need just to show good technique.}) 19. Bxh5 Qb2
20. O-O $1 Qxc3 (20... O-O 21. Be1 Qxc3 22. Qxc3 Bxc3 23. Bxc3 {leaves White
with a completely winning position with two pieces for a rook. There is no
defence against Bb4.}) 21. Bxf7+ Ke7 22. Qf2 {The decisive move - the threat
of Qf6+ is unstoppable.} Kd7 23. Qb6 $1 {The attack from the other side is
more precise than the other way.} (23. Qf6 Rf8 24. Be1 Qc4 25. Bxb4 Qxb4 26.
Bxe6+ Kc7 27. Qxf8 {was also winning.}) 23... Rf8 24. Be1 $1 {So, a memory win
or a memory loss?} 1-0

[Event "Biel GM 48th"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2015.07.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Rapport, Richard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2671"]
[Annotator "Vachier Lagrave,M"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2015.07.20"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 {I knew it was pretty much useless to prepare lines against
Richard with White. Thus I just chose my first move, and obviously didn't
expect the Philidor to appear on the board!} 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7
6. g3 O-O $1 ({I expected} 6... d5 7. e5 Ng4 8. Bg2 {but this line is also
slightly better for White.}) 7. Bg2 Re8 8. O-O Bf8 9. Bf4 {I didn't take much
time to play this move. My idea is to hinder Black's ideas to play g6-Bg7 
(because of Qd2 followed by Bh6) and c6 (because of the pawn on d6) and
develop my pieces naturally. The only problem being that Black now get his
knight on e5 unchallenged.} Nbd7 10. Qd2 Ne5 11. Rad1 c6 (11... Nh5 $5 12. Bg5
Nc4 $1 (12... f6 13. Be3 Nc4 14. Qe2 $16) 13. Qc1 f6 14. Bd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 g6 {
should be clearly better for White. Still, managing to get the dark squared
bishop is a great achievement for Black who still has a solid position.}) (
11... Ng6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Nd5 Qd8 15. f4 Ne7 16. Ne3 {was another
similar option. But both lines are of course rather passive.}) 12. h3 b5 $1 {
After a long think Richard came up with a nice idea I had completely missed.}
13. b3 (13. Bxe5 $2 dxe5 14. Nxc6 Qb6 $19) 13... b4 14. Na4 c5 15. Nb5 d5 $5 {
I thought this would be Richard's idea. While he was thinking for long on
whether he should play this principled move, I adjusted my own thoughts and
managed to see a few nice lines.} (15... Ba6 16. c4 $1 (16. Nxd6 {was my idea
but is not so impressive after} Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Qxd6 18. Rxd6 Bxf1 19. Kxf1 c4 {
and Black is fine.}) 16... Bxb5 17. cxb5 Qa5 18. Bg5 Qxb5 19. Bxf6 gxf6 {
and White does have excellent compensation for the pawn but possibly no more.})
16. exd5 $1 (16. Bxe5 Rxe5 17. Qf4 {was my first thought, but then I realised
things were very unclear after} a6 $1 18. Nbc3 $1 {I missed the idea behind
this move, and after} (18. Nd4 Rxe4 19. Bxe4 Nxe4) (18. Na7 Rxe4 19. Bxe4 Rxa7
$13 {with excellent compensation for the exchange.}) 18... Bd6 19. Nxd5 Nxd5
20. Qd2 {White threatens f4 and keeps a nice advantage. But what I played was
more forcing, and also a surprise to Richard, like I hoped it would be.}) 16...
Bxh3 (16... Bd7 17. Rfe1 Ng6 18. Bc7 Rxe1+ (18... Qc8 19. Rxe8 Bxe8 20. d6 Bxb5
21. Nxc5 $16) 19. Rxe1 Qc8 20. d6 Bxb5 21. Nxc5 Qf5 (21... Nd7 22. Bb7) 22.
Bxa8 Qxc5 $16) (16... a6 17. Nc7 $1 {and there follows a nice forced line :}
Qxc7 18. d6 Qb8 19. Bxe5 $1 (19. Bxa8 $2 Qxa8 20. Bxe5 Bxh3) 19... Rxe5 20.
Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Nb6 Qc6 22. d7 $1 (22. Nxc8 {was my idea, but after} Rd5 $1 (
22... Qxc8 23. d7 Qd8 24. Rfe1 Rxe1+ (24... Rd5 25. Qxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 $18) 25.
Qxe1 $1 {White is winning thanks to the d7 pawn. Black is unable to move his
pieces.}) 23. Na7 (23. Ne7+ Bxe7 24. Qxd5 Nxd5 25. dxe7 Nf6 26. Rd8+ Ne8 27.
Rfd1 f6 28. Rxe8+ Qxe8 29. Rd8 Kf7 {is only enough for a draw.}) 23... Qb7 24.
Qf4 (24. Qe2 Rxd6 $1) 24... Qxa7 25. Rxd5 Nxd5 26. Qf5 Nf6 {things are
suddenly not as clear.}) 22... Bb7 23. f3 Nxd7 24. Nxd7 {and White is winning.}
) 17. Bxe5 Rxe5 18. Bxh3 a6 (18... Rxd5 19. Qe2 a6 20. Bg2 $18) 19. Nbc3 (19.
Nc7 $6 Qxc7 20. d6 Qa7 21. d7 Rd8 22. Rfe1 Rh5 $1 {is the problem of playing
at all cost for the passed d-pawn. Thus I settle for a pawn up.}) 19... bxc3
20. Nxc3 Bd6 {But Black keeps some chances to hold thanks to a good blockade
on the dark squares. Still I take control of the e-file now.} 21. Rfe1 Rxe1+ (
21... Qe7 22. Rxe5 Qxe5 23. Re1 Qh5 24. Kg2) 22. Rxe1 Qc7 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Rxe4
Qb6 $6 {It's difficult to defend passively but this move was not called for
and gives me additional options.} (24... g6 25. Bf1 Qd7 $16) 25. Qe3 $6 g6 $6
26. Bd7 {Now taking advantage of Qb6. The bishop moves to e8 to create
additional threats on Black's king.} Rd8 27. Be8 Qc7 28. Kg2 (28. Rh4 $6 Qe7
29. Qh6 $2 Qe1+ 30. Kg2 Rxe8) 28... Rb8 29. Rh4 $6 {It's not clear I should
force Black to play ...h5, but it does help create a few more weaknesses, thus
I played it automatically.} (29. Qf3 {immediately was stronger.}) 29... h5 (
29... Be7 30. Bxf7+) (29... Qe7 30. Qh6 Qxe8 31. Qxh7+ Kf8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33.
Re4+) (29... Be5 30. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 31. Rxh7+ Bg7 32. Qe6+ Kf8 33. Qxg6 Re8 34.
Rh4 $1 {and White wins easily thanks to the combined pressure on the king and
the many pawns available.}) 30. Re4 Rb4 (30... Qd8 $1 31. Qf3 Rb7 {offered the
best chance of survival.}) 31. c4 Rb8 32. Qf3 {Now I manage to break through
on the kingside.} Bf8 (32... Be5 33. Qxf7+) (32... Kf8 33. Qf6) 33. Qf6 a5 (
33... Rb6 34. Bxf7+) 34. d6 $1 Qb7 (34... Bxd6 35. Bxf7+ Qxf7 36. Qxd6 Rf8 37.
Rf4 Qb7+ 38. Kh2 Rxf4 39. Qxg6+ $1 {and the pawn endgame is easily won :} Qg7
40. Qxg7+ Kxg7 41. gxf4 Kg6 42. Kg3 Kf5 43. Kh4 Kxf4 44. Kxh5 Kf3 45. Kg5 Kxf2
46. Kf4 Ke2 47. Ke4 Kd2 48. Kd5) 35. f3 Bg7 36. Qe7 (36. Qg5 {was more lethal
with the d-pawn inevitably queening. But at the same time, I decided two pawns
should be more than enough to win the following endgame and didn't think any
more about it. A harmless hastiness here, but which costs every chess player a
lot of half points in ihs or her career!}) 36... Qxe7 37. Rxe7 Bf8 38. Bxf7+
Kg7 39. Ra7 Bxd6 40. Bd5+ Kf6 41. Rxa5 {Fortunately for me, this endgame is
indeed completely hopeless for Black. The a-pawn supported by the Bd5 is
virtually unstoppable.} Rb6 42. f4 g5 43. Kf3 h4 44. fxg5+ Kxg5 45. gxh4+ Kxh4
46. Ke4 Kg5 47. Rb5 Rb8 48. Rxb8 1-0

[Event "WchT 9th"]
[Site "Antalya"]
[Date "2013.12.04"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2013.11.26"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 d5 7. Bb5 Ne4 8. cxd4
Bb6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Qc2 Bg6 13. Qb3 Ne7 14. Nh4 c5 15.
Nxg6 hxg6 16. dxc5 Nxc5 17. Bxc5 Bxc5 18. O-O Bd4 19. Rad1 Bxe5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5
21. Rxd5 Qf6 22. Rfd1 Rac8 23. Qe3 Bxb2 24. Qxa7 b6 25. Qa4 Rfd8 26. Bc4 Rxd5
27. Bxd5 Be5 28. g3 Qf5 29. Qb5 Bc7 30. Kg2 Bxg3 31. Qxb6 Bh4 32. Qd4 Bxf2 33.
Bxf7+ Qxf7 34. Qxf2 Qxf2+ 35. Kxf2 Rc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Champions Showdown Blitz"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2019.02.23"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Duda, J."]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2731"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2019.02.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1268"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. f4 c5 8. g3
Bd7 9. Bg2 Bc6 10. Nf3 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. d4 Rd8 13. f5 exf5 14. Bg5 Qd6 15.
Bf4 Qf6 16. Bc7 Rc8 17. Be5 Qg6 18. d5 Be8 19. Rb1 Nd7 20. Rxb7 Qa6 21. Qb3 Bd8
22. Rb5 Nxe5 23. Nxe5 Bxb5 24. cxb5 c4 25. Nxc4 Qf6 26. d6 Rab8 27. Bd5 Rc5 28.
Ne3 Rxc3 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Qd5 Bb6 31. Rxf5 Qh6 32. Kg2 Qxe3 33. d7 Rc5 34. Be8
Rxe8 35. Qf7 Rg8 36. Rf4 Qe2+ 37. Rf2 Qe4+ 38. Rf3 Rc3 0-1

[Event "FIDE World Cup 2019"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.22"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Duda, J."]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1298"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.09.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.09.23"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. a3 g6 2. e4 c5 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. Bc4 Nc6 5. d3 Nf6 6. Bg5 d6 7. Nge2 Bd7 8. Qd2
h6 9. Bh4 Nd4 10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Ne2 Qb6 12. Bb3 Rc8 13. h3 a5 14. a4 Bc6 15.
O-O Nd7 16. f4 Nc5 17. Bc4 Nxa4 18. e5 Nxb2 19. Bb3 a4 20. Ba2 Qc5 21. Bf2 dxe5
22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. Bxf7+ Kd7 24. Nf4 Rcf8 25. Be6+ Ke8 26. Nxg6 Rf6 27. Nxe5
Qxe5 28. Rae1 Qd6 29. Qa5 Rhf8 30. Qh5+ Kd8 31. Qa5+ Ke8 32. Qa8+ Qd8 33. Qxd8+
Kxd8 34. Bxd4 Rxf1+ 35. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 36. Kxf1 a3 37. Bc5 Nd1 38. g4 Ba4 39. Ke1
Bxc2 40. Kd2 Ba4 41. h4 Ke8 42. g5 hxg5 43. hxg5 Kf8 44. Bd4 1-0

[Event "PCA/Intel-GP"]
[Site "Paris"]
[Date "1995.11.09"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2395"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "1995.11.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 049 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.01.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. d4 c5 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 13. Qc1 Bb7 14. Bc4
Qa4 15. Bb5 Qa2 16. Re1 Rc8 17. Qd1 e6 18. Ba4 Na6 19. h4 Qa3 20. h5 Qf8 21.
Bf4 Rd8 22. Bg5 Rd6 23. Bf4 Rdd8 24. Qd2 Rac8 25. hxg6 hxg6 26. Qe3 Rc4 27. Bb5
Rb4 28. Qe2 Rxb1 29. Rxb1 Nb8 30. Rd1 Qb4 31. Bg5 Rc8 32. d5 exd5 33. exd5 a6
34. Be8 Qf8 35. Ba4 b5 36. Bb3 Re8 37. Qd2 Qa3 38. Qd3 Nd7 39. d6 Qb2 40. Bc1
Qf6 41. Ng5 Rf8 42. Qh3 Rc8 43. Bxf7+ Kf8 44. Nh7+ Kxf7 45. Qxd7+ 1-0

[Event "EU-ch blitz"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2015.12.18"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Pogosian, Manvel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2382"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2015.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qe2 a6 11. Rad1 b5 12. Bb3 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. e4 b4 15.
Na4 Ba7 16. Bd6 Re8 17. Bc2 e5 18. Bxb4 Rc8 19. Bd3 a5 20. Bd6 Re6 21. Bc4 Rxd6
22. Rxd6 Nxe4 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Rdd1 Qe7 25. Bd5 Bxd5 26. Rxd5 Nef6 27. Rxa5
Bb8 28. Rb5 e4 29. g3 Qf7 30. Ng5 Qxa2 31. Nb6 Nxb6 32. Rxb6 Be5 33. Nxe4 Nxe4
34. Qxe4 Bf6 35. Qc6 Rxc6 36. Rxc6 h5 37. b4 Qa4 38. Rc4 Qb3 39. Re4 h4 40. Kg2
Qd3 41. Rfe1 Qd7 42. gxh4 Qf5 43. R1e3 Qg6+ 44. Kf1 Qh5 45. Kg2 Qg6+ 46. Kf1
Kh7 47. Rf4 Qh5 48. Kg2 Qd5+ 49. Ref3 Qc6 50. Rf5 Kg6 51. h5+ Kh7 52. b5 Qb7
53. h3 Bd4 54. Rg5 Qe4 55. Rg4 Qd5 56. Rgf4 Bb6 57. Rf5 Qe4 58. R5f4 Qd5 59.
Rf5 Qe6 60. Rg5 Bd8 61. Rgf5 Qe4 62. R5f4 Qd5 63. Rf5 Qd1 64. Rf8 Bf6 65. b6
Qb1 66. Rf7 Kh6 67. b7 Qb6 68. R3xf6+ gxf6 69. Rxf6+ Qxf6 70. b8=Q Kxh5 71. Qg3
Qd8 72. Qg4+ Kh6 73. Qf4+ Kh7 74. Kg3 Qd1 75. Qh4+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 25th"]
[Site "Ohrid"]
[Date "2009.10.08"]
[Round "5.2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Stocek, Jiri"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2009.10.04"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 133"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Novoborsky"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 O-O 8. d4
Bd7 9. d5 Na5 10. Nbd2 b5 11. Bc2 c6 12. b4 Nb7 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. Nf1 Qc7 15.
Ng3 Bd7 16. Bd2 Rfc8 17. Bb3 Nd8 18. Rc1 Qb7 19. Bg5 h6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Qxd6
Qc7 22. Qxc7 Rxc7 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. exf5 Rac8 25. Nxe5 Nc6 26. f4 Nxb4 27. Bxf7+
Rxf7 28. cxb4 Rxc1 29. Rxc1 Bxe5 30. Rc8+ Kh7 31. fxe5 Rxf5 32. e6 Re5 33. Rc6
Re4 34. a3 a5 35. bxa5 Kg6 36. Rb6 Kf6 37. Rxb5 Ra4 38. Re5 Ke7 39. Kf2 Rxa3
40. h4 Ra2+ 41. Kf3 Ra3+ 42. Ke4 Ra4+ 43. Kd3 Rxh4 44. Re4 Rh1 45. Kc4 1-0

[Event "Anatoly Karpov Trophy"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde FRA"]
[Date "2021.10.29"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Topalov, V."]
[Black "Gozzoli, Y."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C92"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2021.10.29"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Bb7 10. d4 Re8 11. a3 Bf8 12. d5 Nb8 13. c4 h6 14. Nc3 c6 15. Be3
Nbd7 16. Rc1 Qb8 17. Nd2 Rc8 18. Qe2 Be7 19. Ba2 Bd8 20. Red1 Bb6 21. Nf1 cxd5
22. exd5 bxc4 23. Bxc4 Qa7 24. Ba2 Rab8 25. Bxb6 Qxb6 26. Ne3 Qd8 27. Nc4 Nb6
28. Na5 Nbxd5 29. Nxb7 Nxc3 30. Bxf7+ Kh8 31. Rxc3 Rxb7 32. Rxd6 Qf8 33. Rxc8
Qxc8 34. Bc4 e4 35. Bxa6 Qc1+ 36. Rd1 Qxb2 37. Qxb2 Rxb2 38. a4 Ra2 39. Bb5 Kh7
40. Rc1 Kg6 41. Rc5 Ra1+ 42. Kh2 Ra2 43. a5 Rxf2 44. a6 Ra2 45. Re5 Ra3 46. Re7
Nd5 47. Rxe4 Nc7 48. Bf1 Kf7 49. Rb4 Ke7 50. Rb6 Ra1 51. Kg1 Nd5 52. Rb7+ Kd6
53. Kf2 Nc7 54. Rb6+ Kc5 55. Rg6 Ra2+ 56. Kg3 Ra3+ 57. Kh4 Ra1 58. Rxg7 Nxa6
59. Ra7 Rxf1 60. Rxa6 Kd5 61. Rxh6 Ke5 62. g4 Rf3 63. Rh8 Ra3 64. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel-A 78th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2016.01.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2798"]
[Annotator "Navara,D"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2016.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.03.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 a6 8. Be2
b5 9. Qb3 c5 10. dxc5 Bb7 ({The alternative} 10... Be6 11. Qc2 Nbd7 {is
perfectly playable as well. I had prepared an idea, but it would hardly bring
me more than a draw.}) 11. e5 Nfd7 12. Be3 e6 13. O-O ({Engines might prefer} 
13. a4 $5 {, but Black seems to equalise after} Qa5 14. O-O b4 15. Na2 Nc6 16.
Rfd1 Nxc5 {, even though there are still some problems to be solved after both}
17. Qc4 {and} (17. Qc2 {.})) 13... Qc7 14. Rad1 (14. a4 Nxc5 15. Qb4 Nxa4 16.
Nxa4 bxa4 17. Rfc1 Qd7 $11) 14... Nxc5 15. Qa3 Ne4 $5 {This move was new to me.
} ({My knowledge of} 15... Ncd7 16. Qe7 Rc8 {was not perfect, either. At least
I had seen the following game:} 17. a4 b4 $6 (17... bxa4 $1 {Stohl}) 18. Ne4
Nf8 19. Qh4 Bxe4 20. Qxe4 Nbd7 21. Qxb4 Nxe5 22. Nxe5 Qxe5 23. Qd6 Qxb2 24. Bf3
Be5 25. Qd3 Rab8 26. Qxa6 Rc3 27. Qa5 Bc7 28. Qa7 Rc4 29. Rc1 Rbb4 30. Rxc4
Rxc4 31. g3 Qa3 32. Bd1 h5 33. Qb7 h4 34. Qb3 Rc3 35. Qxa3 Rxa3 36. Bc5 Rc3 37.
Bb4 Rc4 38. Bd2 Nd7 39. Bb3 Rd4 40. Rd1 hxg3 41. hxg3 Nc5 42. Be3 Rb4 43. Bxc5
Rxb3 44. Rd7 Ba5 45. Kg2 Rc3 46. Be7 Kg7 47. g4 Rc4 48. g5 Bc3 49. Rd3 Be5 50.
a5 Rc6 51. Ra3 Ra6 52. Bd8 Kf8 53. Kf3 Ke8 54. Bb6 Bd6 55. Ra2 Be7 56. Kg4 f5+
57. gxf6 Bxf6 58. Kf4 Kd7 59. Ke4 Bc3 60. Kd3 Bf6 61. Kc4 Kc6 62. Rc2 {1-0 (62)
Gelfand,B (2744)-Svidler,P (2734) Khanty-Mansiysk 2015 CBM 167 [Stohl,I]}) 16.
Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Ng5 (17. Bc5 Rc8 18. Bd6 Qb7 $11) 17... Bc6 $1 (17... Bd5 $2 18.
Rxd5 $1 exd5 19. e6 f6 20. e7 Re8 21. Bf3 $16) (17... Bb7 $2 18. Bc5 (18. f4 $5
{might be even stronger}) 18... Qxe5 (18... Re8) 19. Bf3 $1 $16) 18. f4 Qb7 ({
I expected} 18... h6 19. Nf3 ({I also considered} 19. Nh3 {, but it should not
pose Black too many problems.}) 19... Qb7 (19... Rc8 $1 {might equalise, but
White still maintains some initiative.}) {, but White can maintain the
initiative after} 20. h4 $1 $36 {(Komodo)} {The following line demonstrates
the dangers that can await Black if he is careless:} h5 $6 (20... Rc8 $5) 21.
Ng5 $1 Bxg2 $2 22. Rf3 $3 Bxf3 23. Bxf3 Nc6 24. Qc3 Rac8 25. Rc1 $16 Na5 $2 26.
Bxb7 Rxc3 27. Rxc3 Nxb7 28. Rc7 Na5 29. b3 $1 $18 {and Black loses his knight.
Needless to say, I did not see anything of this.}) (18... Nd7 $2 {is plainly
bad on account of} 19. Rc1 Qb7 20. Rxc6 $1 Qxc6 21. Bf3 Qc8 22. Rc1 $1 Qb8 23.
Bxa8 Qxa8 24. Qd6 $16) 19. Bc5 ({The simple continuation} 19. Bf3 Bxf3 20. Nxf3
$36 {would have preserved some pressure, but I had completely different plans
and also did not feel that optimistic about 19.Bf3.}) 19... Re8 $2 ({Black
should have played} 19... h6 $1 {.} {After} 20. Nh7 $1 (20. Nf3 Rc8) (20. Nxe6
fxe6 21. Bxf8 Bxf8 22. Qh3 $13) 20... Rc8 21. Nf6+ Bxf6 22. exf6 {he seems to
hold with} Nd7 $1 ({, whereas} 22... Bxg2 $2 23. Rf2 Bd5 24. Qh3 $1 $18 {
gives White a crushing attack, the sample line being} Kh7 25. Rd3 $1 Rxc5 26.
Qxh6+ Kxh6 27. Rh3# {. Still, 22...Nd7 requires a more detailed analysis.})) (
19... Rc8 $2 {is not an improvement, as} 20. Qh3 h6 21. Nxe6 $1 fxe6 22. Qxe6+
{gives White a strong attack.}) 20. f5 $3 exf5 {Black has to accept the
sacrifice.} 21. Rxf5 $1 gxf5 22. Bh5 Bd5 $1 {Anish choses the most tenacious
defence.} (22... Ra7 $6 23. e6 $1 fxe6 24. Bxe8 Bxe8 25. Qe3 $1 $16 {is very
bad for Black.}) (22... h6 $2 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Qh3 Bxg2 {loses to} 25. Qh5 $1
{(Komodo)} (25. Qxf5 Be4 $1) 25... Bh1 26. Bd5 $1 Bxd5 27. Qxe8+ Bg8 28. Rd8
$18) (22... Rf8 23. Bxf7+ $6 ({Much stronger is} 23. Qb3 $1 {, as pointed by
GM Igor Stohl in Ceskoslovensky sach 2/2016. He has shown all the following
lines:} Be8 (23... Bxe5) 24. Bxf8 Kxf8 (24... Bxf8 25. e6 {and the attack
breaks through}) 25. Bxf7 $1 (25. e6 {is also enough}) 25... Qa7+ 26. Kh1 Bxf7
27. Rd8+ Ke7 28. Qxf7+ Kxd8 29. Ne6+ Kc8 30. Qe8+ Kb7 31. Qe7+ Nd7 32. Qxd7+
Kb6 33. Qd6+ Ka5 34. Qa3+ Kb6 35. Qc5+ Ka5 36. b4+ Ka4 37. Qc3 {with a mate to
follow. Igor points out that this line resembles the famous Kasparov - Topalov
game from Wijk aan Zee 1999.}) 23... Rxf7 24. Rd8+ {looked crushing to me. In
fact, the game continues, but White maintains a big advantage:} Rf8 25. Qb3+ $1
({I wonder if I saw} 25. Bxf8 $4 Qb6+ {.}) 25... Bd5 26. Rxd5 Kh8 27. Bxf8 Bxf8
28. Rd8 Nc6 29. Qf7 $1 Qxf7 30. Nxf7+ Kg7 31. Rxa8 Kxf7 32. Rxa6 $16 {, as}
Nxe5 $6 (32... Bc5+ 33. Kf1 Nd4 $16) 33. Ra5 $1 {should be technically winning
for White.}) (22... Nd7 $2 {loses to} 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Qh3 h6 25. Rd6 $1 $18 (
25. Qxf5 $2 Be4 $1)) 23. Rxd5 ({After the game Anish showed me the following
line:} 23. e6 $6 Bxe6 24. Nxe6 Nc6 25. Nxg7 Kxg7 {. After} 26. Qg3+ Kh8 {
there might be a perpetual, but hardly more.}) 23... Qxd5 24. Bxf7+ Qxf7 25.
Nxf7 Kxf7 26. Qb3+ Kg6 27. Qg3+ {I still had enough time, but decided to get
closer to the time control.} ({I also considered} 27. h4 $2 {but rejected it
on account of} Rxe5 $2 (27... Bxe5 $1 {is stronger:} 28. Qd5 Bg3 29. Bb4 (29.
h5+ Kg5) 29... Nd7 30. Qxd7 Rad8 {should be fine for Black}) 28. h5+ Kf6 $2 {
. It is very hard to spot that White is winning a whole rook after} 29. Bf2 $3
$18 {, e.g.} Ke7 ({or} 29... Kg5 30. Qf7 Bh6 31. Qb7) 30. Qg8 Bf6 31. Qxh7+ Ke6
32. Qb7 {.}) 27... Kf7 28. Qb3+ ({An even stronger move was} 28. Bd4 $1 {
(Not a very natural move!)} Nc6 29. e6+ Kxe6 30. Bxg7 $16 {, as Black's king
would have remained exposed.}) 28... Kg6 29. Qg3+ Kf7 30. Qf3 $6 (30. Bd4 $1)
30... Nd7 $1 (30... Nc6 $2 {loses to} 31. Qd5+ $1 Re6 32. Qd7+ Ne7 33. Bxe7
Rxe7 34. Qd5+ $18) 31. Qd5+ Kg6 32. Qc6+ ({It was better to play} 32. Qxd7 $1
Bxe5 33. h4 {, but I could not see anything concrete after} h5 {. The
following line should be tenable for Black:} 34. Qc6+ Kg7 35. Qb7+ Kg6 36. Qb6+
Kh7 37. Bd4 Bxd4+ 38. Qxd4 Re1+ $1 39. Kh2 (39. Kf2 Rae8) 39... Re4 40. Qf6 Rg4
41. Qxf5+ Kh6 $14 {and White can hardly break through. There is naturally some
room for improvements.}) 32... Nf6 $2 ({Anish rejected} 32... Bf6 $1 {on
account of} 33. Bd4 $1 Rad8 {(My calculation had not gone that far...)} 34.
exf6 Ne5 $1 35. Bxe5 Rxe5 $2 ({, but Black can hold after} 35... Rd1+ $1 36.
Kf2 Rxe5 {. White can still try} 37. f7+ $1 (37. Qxa6 Rd2+ 38. Kf3 Rd3+ {
leads to a perpetual}) 37... Kxf7 38. Qh6 $1 $14 {, but I do not really
believe I could win this. I have had a bad experience with the Q:2R endgames.})
36. f7+ $1 Kg7 (36... Kxf7 37. Qc7+) 37. f8=Q+ $1 Rxf8 38. Qc7+ Kf6 39. Qd6+
$18) 33. exf6 Rac8 (33... Bxf6 $2 34. Be7 $6 ({Much stronger is} 34. Bd4 $1 Rf8
35. Bxf6 Rac8 36. Qe6 $1 {, as pointed out by Igor Stohl in Ceskoslovensky
sach 2/2016. He gives the following line:} Rc1+ 37. Kf2 Rc2+ (37... Rxf6 38.
Qg8+ {does not change anything - Stohl}) 38. Kf1 $1 Rxf6 39. Qg8+ Kh6 40. h4
Rg6 41. Qf8+ Rg7 42. g4 $1 fxg4 43. Qf4+ {and White wins the c2-rook}) 34...
Rxe7 35. Qxa8 {should be lost for Black, whose king is very weak.}) 34. Qxa6
Ra8 (34... Bxf6 35. Bd4 Rf8 36. Bxf6 (36. h3 $5) 36... Rc1+ 37. Kf2 Rxf6 38.
Qxb5 $16 {looked very promising to me.}) 35. f7+ ({In retrospect it made sense
to repeat the position, playing} 35. Qc6 Rac8 36. Qa6 Ra8 37. f7+ {. But I
still had enough time and also felt uncertain whether the game continuation
was better than 34...Bxf6.}) 35... Kxf7 36. Qxb5 Rad8 37. Qb3+ Kg6 ({After} 
37... Re6 {White can play} 38. a4 $1 (38. Bb4 $16 {is a solid option,
preserving the advantage.}) 38... Rd2 39. a5 {, not caring about the pawn.}
Bxb2 $1 (39... Rxb2 40. Qd5 $18) 40. a6 Kf6 41. Bf2 Rxf2 $1 42. Kxf2 Bd4+ 43.
Kf3 Rxa6 44. Qb4 $1 {The mighty Komodo says White is winning thanks to the
poor co-ordination of Black's pieces. It is the case, but I would still feel
uncertain about it.} Be5 (44... Ba1 45. h4 $1 {is not a big improvement for
Black.}) 45. Qf8+ Kg5 (45... Kg6 46. Qe8+ Kf6 47. Qh8+ Ke6 48. Qc8+ $18) 46.
h4+ $1 Kxh4 47. Qc5 $3 $18 {might look simple when watching online, but
actually is very difficult for a decent player. The whole line is pretty
irrelevant in practical play.}) 38. Qg3+ Kf7 39. Qb3+ (39. Qg5 Bxb2 40. Qxf5+
Kg8 {also leaves Back with a tough defensive task, but winning such a position
is still far from easy.}) 39... Kg6 40. Bd6 $2 {I went down to the last
seconds before playing this move. I wanted to restrict Black's rook, but
putting pieces en prise is usually very risky, especially with little time
left.} ({A much stronger try was} 40. h4 $1 {, a move which I had originally
planned.} {The following line includes the suggestions of giants like Anish
Giri, GM Tukmakov and Komodo.} Be5 ({I disliked} 40... Bf6 {, but} 41. Qg3+ Kf7
42. Qf3 $16 {preserves excellent winning chances.}) 41. a4 Rd2 42. a5 Rxb2 43.
Qd5 {and Black will soon have to give up some material for the a-pawn, as} Bg3
$4 {fails to} 44. Qc6+ Kf7 45. Qd7+ {. With the pawn still on f7, Black could
hope to set up a fortress with a rook against the queen, but here it looks
extremely unlikely.}) 40... Bxb2 $1 {White's advantage is gone. Black had
other good options as well.} (40... Bd4+ 41. Kf1 Re3 42. Qb4 Re4 $1 {(Giri)
would also give Black sufficient counterplay.}) 41. Qxb2 Rxd6 42. h3 Ra6 {
After the fall of the a-pawn there is nothing to play for. Except to justify
the starting fee, of course. (In fact, there are more reasons to visit Wijk
aan Zee, as it is a very nice tournament with its friendly chess atmosphere. I
would like to thank the organisers for inviting me once more, it was an honour
for me to participate in the main tournament.)} 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 6th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2011.11.19"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B70"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Ramirez Alvarez,Alejandro"]
[PlyCount "170"]
[EventDate "2011.11.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/6000+30:20/3000+30:900+30"]

1. e4 {30} c5 {30} 2. Nf3 {0} d6 {0} 3. d4 {0} cxd4 {0} 4. Nxd4 {0} Nf6 {0} 5.
Nc3 {0} g6 {0 The American super star is going out for blood in this game! The
Tal Memorial hadn't been good for Hikaru, and his game against Svidler was
very one-sided in favour of the Russian, so he brings out all of his fighting
spirit against Ian!} 6. Be2 {330 Perhaps a slight disappointment for the
spectators. The game steers away from the razor-sharp lines of the Yugoslav
attack, but this doesn't mean the game will be any less interesting.} Bg7 {30}
7. O-O {0} O-O {30} 8. Re1 {60} Nc6 {0} 9. Nb3 {30} Be6 {60} 10. Bf1 {30} a5 {
30} 11. Nd2 $6 {510 A strange novelty. The more common move is} (11. a4 Bxb3
12. cxb3 Nb4 {with the idea of ...e6 next move, which is considered to be fine
for Black.}) 11... a4 {510} (11... d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 {looked like
a slight edge for Black already, however the move played in the game is just
as ambitious.}) 12. Ndb1 {90 Although original, this anti-development
manoeuvre of the knight cannot be recommended. It is not heading for any
particularly useful square.} Ra5 {930} 13. Na3 {150} d5 {90} 14. exd5 {90} Nxd5
{390} 15. Ncb5 {90} Qc8 {1410} 16. c3 {90} Rd8 {210 There should be almost no
doubt that Black has achieved an excellent position from the opening.} 17. Qe2
{30} Nc7 {150 The position is relatively quiet, and Black has many ways to
proceed and all of them should give him a slight edge. White's pieces are just
clumsy. Be5 also came to mind.} 18. Rd1 {390} Nxb5 {390} 19. Nxb5 {30} Ne5 {30}
20. Na3 {450 Retreating again to the side of the board...} (20. Nd4 $6 Bc4 $1
21. Qe1 Bxf1 22. Qxf1 Rad5 {followed by ...a3 gave Black a dominating position.
Black has exchanged White's passive bishop on f1 but in exchange he has
absolute control over the d-file.}) 20... Rad5 {570} 21. Rxd5 {30} Rxd5 {30}
22. Be3 {150} Ng4 {210} 23. h3 {270} Nxe3 {30} 24. Qxe3 {0} Qc6 $15 {150 / -/+
Nakamura has now established a stable advantage. He holds the open d-file, the
pair of bishops and is overall more active. Although he is still far from
winning, he has punished Ian for his dubious play.} 25. Nc2 {300} Qc7 {401} (
25... Qd7 {with the idea of penetrating directly on the d-file was worth
considering.} 26. a3 (26. Nb4 Rd1 (26... Rd2 $2 27. Nd3 {makes the rook quite
uncomfortable.}) 27. Rxd1 Qxd1 28. Qe2 Qb1 29. a3 Bh6 $15 {with strong
pressure over the queenside, but White is solid and will probably hold.}) 26...
Rd2 {seems terrible, so White must do something.}) 26. a3 {150 This move
finishes the solidification of the queenside. Of course, this also means that
he will never be able to advance the pawns in a dangerous way. Black has all
the trumps, and White will be happy to survive. At the moment he will have a
good square for his N on b4, which is very stable, but sadly far away from the
kingside if anything happens there.} Be5 {169} 27. Nb4 {90} Rd8 {6} 28. Nd3 {30
} Bd6 {5} 29. Re1 {90} Bf5 {101} 30. g3 {330} Bxd3 $5 {474 Nakamura tries to
dismantle Ian's position in an opposite coloured game where he will hold the
initiative. It was also possible to tend to the position in a more calm and
subtle matter, as he is holding all the trump cards.} (30... h5 31. h4 Kg7 {
with the idea of f6 and e5 comes to mind.}) 31. Bxd3 {210} Bc5 {16} 32. Qf3 {30
} Rd6 {19 The point, now the f2 AND b2 pawns will be under fire.} 33. Re4 {90}
Rb6 {248} 34. Bc4 $6 {90} (34. Re2 Rf6 35. Qg2 {looks unpleasant but I don't
see how Black makes progress. White simply maintains his pieces where they are
and there is an insufficient amount of viable targets.}) 34... e6 {5} 35. Re2 {
30} Bxa3 36. Bxe6 {30} Bxb2 $6 {78} (36... Rxb2 {Although it is usually not
advisable to trade pieces when the opposite coloured bishops are on the board
and you are trying to play for a win, I believe this was a better move.
Although Hikaru has won some queenside pawns, the initiative on the kingside
is lost, which means he has to be careful concerning his own king. The
combined power of the passed a-pawn and the pressure he can exert over f2
might still allow him to win this game.} 37. Ba2 Rxe2 38. Qxe2 Kg7 39. Kg2 Bd6
40. Qc4 Qxc4 41. Bxc4 Be5 {is two extra pawns, but not an easy task.}) 37.
Bxf7+ $5 {90 The evaluation is more for the practical value of the move than
for its objective value. Of course, this move should lose, but figuring out
how is not easy when all that remains are seconds on the clock.} (37. Ba2 Bxc3
$2 (37... Ba3 38. Re4 $1 $17 {and this is the problem variation. How does
Black defend his a4-pawn? The only viable solution seems to be the following:}
Rb2 39. Bd5 $1 Kg7 (39... Bc5 $2 40. Re8+ Kg7 41. Rc8 $1 $11 {A fabulous
resource, which you can't blame the players for missing in such time pressure.}
) 40. Rxa4 Bc5 41. Ra2 $1 Bxf2+ 42. Kg2 $15 {This forces the trade of the
rooks, and the endgame is unpleasant for White but holdable.}) 38. Bxf7+ Qxf7
39. Qxc3 {leaves the king way too vulnerable to consider winning.}) 37... Qxf7
{36} 38. Qd3 {30} Re6 $2 {225 And Nakamura falters. It is hard to blame him
with little time left. It was absolutely essential to take control of d8.} (
38... Qc7 $1 39. Re8+ (39. Qd5+ Kf8 $1 40. Qe4 (40. Re3 Rf6 41. Qd4 Kg7 $19 {
and Black consolidated.}) 40... Ba3 41. Qe8+ Kg7 42. Qxa4 Be7 $19 {and Black
has nothing to worry about.}) 39... Kg7 $1 40. Qd4+ Rf6 41. Rd8 $1 (41. Qd5
Qxc3 42. Qg8+ Kh6 $19 {is no more than a silly check on g8, after which Black
is obviously winning.}) 41... Qxc3 42. Rd7+ Kg8 43. Rd8+ Rf8 44. Rxf8+ Kxf8 45.
Qd8+ Kf7 46. Qd7+ Kf6 47. Qd6+ Kf5 $19 {and Black isn't only not getting mated,
the checks run out soon and his extra material should tell.}) 39. Qd8+ {30} Kg7
{30} 40. Qd4+ {0} Kg8 {0} 41. Qd8+ {60} Qf8 {2380} 42. Qd5 {30} Qd6 {4 Trying
to win. The rook is quite poisoned.} 43. Qxd6 {90} (43. Qxe6+ Qxe6 44. Rxe6 Kf8
$1 {and since the R can't make it to the a-file, this becomes incredibly
dangerous for White.} 45. Rd6 Ke8 46. Re6+ Kd8 47. Rf6 Kc7 $1 48. Rf8 b5 $19)
43... Rxd6 {19} 44. Rxb2 {0} a3 {55} 45. Ra2 {0} Ra6 {4 Like in the previous
part of the game, Black is the one holding all the trump cards, however he is
still far from winning. His a3-pawn is quite vulnerable and the pawn count
will be dangerously reduced.} 46. Kf1 {30} Kf7 {69} 47. Ke2 {30} Ke6 {25} 48.
Kd3 {30} Kd5 {6} 49. f4 {30} h5 {207} (49... Ra4 {to cut off White on the 4th
rank was probably a good winning attempt.} 50. c4+ (50. g4 $1 b5 $1 {
controlling c4, now White is very passive.} 51. g5 $1 {seemingly a horrible
concession, but what else? - however, how does Black proceed?} Ra8 52. Kc2 $11
Ke4 53. Kb3 Kxf4 54. Rxa3 $11) 50... Kc5 51. g4 b6 {has the same idea as h6,
but solidifies the b-pawn.} (51... h6 {Black is making White move, he has no
choice but to weaken his f-pawn.} 52. f5 gxf5 53. gxf5 Kb4 54. Kc2 Ra5 55. Ra1
$1 {Unfortunately White still has this resource, which allows him basically to
draw the game.} Rxf5 56. Rb1+ Kxc4 57. Rxb7 $11) 52. f5 {now fails to...} (52.
h4 {A subtle difference, changing the position of the pawn.} b5 $1 (52... h6
53. f5 gxf5 54. gxf5 Kb4 55. Kc2 Ra5 56. Ra1 Rxf5 57. Rb1+ Ka5 58. Kb3 $11 {
is now drawn.}) 53. cxb5 Rxf4 $19 {and White's kingside falls.}) 52... gxf5 53.
gxf5 Kb4 54. Kc2 Ra5 55. Ra1 Rxf5 56. Rb1+ Ka5 $1 $19 {and the extra pawns
tilt the balance in favour of Black, who is winning this position without any
doubt.} 57. Kb3 Rf3+ 58. Ka2 Rxh3 $19) 50. g4 {1170} h4 $1 {5 I like this move,
as it makes h3 into another weakness, specially considering what White's only
resource in this position is.} 51. c4+ {510} Kc5 {4} 52. Kc3 {0} Re6 {116} 53.
Rf2 $1 {0 I think this move is very important, since Black's rook is
considerably more active on the e-file, White must create as many problems as
possible. He will advance his f-pawn in hopes of creating sufficient
counterplay.} Re3+ {43} 54. Kc2 {30} Kxc4 {307} (54... Kc6 $5 {was an
interesting study-like move. The idea is to try to catch the f-pawn with the K,
while allowing the R to defend and capture pawns. However it might still not
be enough.} 55. f5 gxf5 56. gxf5 Kd7 57. Kb1 Rxh3 58. Ka2 Ke7 59. Rf4 $1 (59.
f6+ $2 Kf7 60. Rf4 b6 {Zugzwang.}) 59... b6 60. Rd4 Kf6 61. Rf4 {and the game
is still not won.}) (54... Kd6 55. Rd2+ {is awkward for Black.}) 55. f5 {30} g5
{219 Controlling the important f4-square.} 56. f6 {0} Re8 {1} (56... Rb3 57.
Rf4+ $2 {Overly cute.} (57. Rf1 $11) 57... gxf4 58. f7 Rc3+ $19) 57. f7 {0} Rf8
{0} 58. Kb1 {90} Kd5 {78} (58... b5 59. Rf5 b4 60. Ka2 $11 {And Black can't
make any progress in this position.} Kc3 61. Rc5+ Kd4 62. Rf5 Kc4 63. Rf6 $11)
59. Rf5+ {30} Ke6 {5} 60. Rxg5 {0} Rxf7 {0} 61. Rh5 {60} b5 {282} (61... Rf2
62. Rxh4 b5 63. g5 $1 $11 (63. Rh5 $4 b4 64. Rb5 Rb2+ 65. Ka1 Kd6 $19)) 62.
Rxb5 {30} Rf3 {63} 63. Rb6+ {210} Ke5 {76} 64. Rb5+ {90} Ke6 {150} (64... Kd4
65. Ka2 Rxh3 66. g5 $11) 65. Rb6+ {0} Kd5 {17} 66. g5 {0} Rxh3 {72} 67. Rb4 {0}
Ke5 {66 This endgame with the split pawns is, unfortunately for Hikaru, drawn.
It is reminiscent of the Botvinnik-Fischer endgame from the 1962 Olympiad. The
defensive task is not incredibly difficult.} 68. g6 {0} Kf6 {5} 69. Rg4 {0} Kg7
{3} 70. Ka2 {0} Kh8 {2} 71. Rf4 {30} Kg7 {413} 72. Rg4 {30} Rh1 {67} 73. Rb4 {
270} h3 {117} 74. Rb3 {30} Kxg6 {20} (74... h2 75. Rh3 Kxg6 76. Rh8 {is a
simple draw, since the a3-pawn does not help Black.}) 75. Rg3+ {90} Kf5 {23}
76. Rc3 {30} Ke5 {32} 77. Rxa3 {90} Rh2+ {32} 78. Ka1 {0} Kf4 {4} 79. Rb3 {0}
Rh1+ {99} 80. Ka2 {0} Rh2+ {12} 81. Ka1 {0} Rh1+ {54} 82. Ka2 {30} Kg4 {34} 83.
Rb4+ {0} Kg3 {30} 84. Rb3+ {0} Kg4 {2} 85. Rb4+ {0} Kg3 {3 Hikaru had the
advantage the entire game, it seemed like he was about to win on several
occasions, but Ian's combination of resourcefulness and sheer desperation
allowed him to scrape a draw from an atrocious opening.} 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch blitz"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2015.12.18"]
[Round "14.4"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Mykola"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A55"]
[WhiteElo "2730"]
[BlackElo "2416"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2015.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6 3. Nc3 Nbd7 4. e4 e5 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Be2 c6 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
Qc7 9. Bf1 Re8 10. d5 Nf8 11. b4 cxd5 12. Nb5 Qd8 13. cxd5 a6 14. Nc3 Bg4 15.
h3 Bh5 16. Bd2 Qd7 17. a4 Rec8 18. a5 Bd8 19. Na4 Ng6 20. Ra3 Nh4 21. Be2 Nxe4
22. Nxh4 Bxh4 23. Bxh5 Bxf2+ 24. Kh2 Nxd2 25. Re2 Nc4 26. Rxf2 Nxa3 27. Nb6 Qe7
28. Bxf7+ Kh8 29. Qh5 Rf8 30. Nxa8 g6 31. Qf3 Nb5 32. Nb6 Kg7 33. Qg4 Rxf7 34.
Nc8 Qf8 35. Rc2 Nd4 36. Rc3 Qd8 37. Nb6 h5 38. Qg3 Qf6 39. Rc8 Ne2 40. Qe3 Nf4
41. Qe4 h4 42. Nc4 Qg5 43. Nxd6 Qg3+ 44. Kh1 Nxh3 45. gxh3 Rf1# 0-1

[Event "NIC Classic Prelim 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.24"]
[Round "5.6"]
[White "Duda, J."]
[Black "Le Quang Liem"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E10"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1381"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.26"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6 4. Bg5 b5 5. e4 Bb7 6. e5 h6 7. Be3 Bb4+ 8. Bd2
Bxd2+ 9. Nbxd2 Ne4 10. cxb5 Nxd2 11. Qxd2 O-O 12. bxa6 Nxa6 13. Be2 c5 14. O-O
Qb6 15. Rfd1 Rfb8 16. b3 Bd5 17. dxc5 Nxc5 18. Nd4 Ra5 19. Rdb1 Ne4 20. Qe3 Bb7
21. b4 Rxe5 22. a4 Rd5 23. Rd1 Nf6 24. b5 Ra8 25. Bf3 e5 26. Bxd5 exd4 27. Qxd4
Qxd4 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Rxd4 Ra5 30. f3 Ke7 31. Re1+ Kd8 32. Re5 d5 33. h4 Kd7
34. Kf2 Kd6 35. Re2 Ra8 36. Ke1 Kc5 37. Rf4 d4 38. Rc2+ Kd5 39. Rc7 Bc8 40. b6
Ke5 41. g3 g5 42. hxg5 hxg5 43. Rc5+ Kd6 44. Rxc8 Rxc8 45. Rxf6+ Kc5 46. a5 Rb8
47. Kd2 Kb5 48. Kd3 Ka6 49. g4 Kxa5 50. Kxd4 Ka6 51. Ke5 Rg8 52. Kf5 Kb7 53.
Rg6 Rf8+ 54. Kxg5 Rxf3 55. Rf6 Rg3 56. Kh5 Rh3+ 57. Kg6 Rh1 58. g5 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp2"]
[Site "San Sebastian"]
[Date "2006.09.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Tiviakov, Sergei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E42"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2006.09.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 O-O 7. a3 Be7 8. d5
exd5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. d6 Bf8 11. g3 Re6 12. Bf4 Nh5 13. Be3 Rxd6 14. Qb3 Nc6 15.
Bg2 Nf6 16. O-O Re6 17. Rad1 d6 18. Nd4 Nxd4 19. Bxd4 Ne8 20. Nd5 Nc7 21. Rc1
Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Re7 23. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 24. Rxe1 Qc7 25. Re8 Bh3 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27. Re1
b6 28. Qf3 Rc8 29. g4 Qd7 30. Bh5 Qe7 31. Bc3 Qh4 32. Re3 1-0

[Event "Tata Steel India Blitz"]
[Site "Kolkata IND"]
[Date "2018.11.14"]
[Round "14.5"]
[White "Harikrishna, P."]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2765"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2018.11.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1254"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.11.19"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. b3 Bd6 5. Bb2 O-O 6. d4 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. O-O
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. Nc3 Qe7 11. Nb5 a6 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. Nd2 Ne4 14. Nxe4
Bxe4 15. f3 Bg6 16. a4 Rfc8 17. e4 d5 18. exd5 exd5 19. Bxd5 Rab8 20. Rc1 Rxc1
21. Qxc1 Nf6 22. Re1 Qb4 23. Bc4 b5 24. Ba3 Qa5 25. axb5 axb5 26. Re5 h6 27.
Bd6 Rc8 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Re7+ 1-0

[Event "Turin ol (Men) 37th"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "2006.06.03"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2652"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2006.05.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 113"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Cuba"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CUB"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Qd2 Bb4 9. Rc1 h6 10. Bh4 O-O 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qxa3 13. e4 Ne7 14. Bd3 Ng6
15. Bg3 e5 16. O-O Re8 17. Rfe1 Qa5 18. Qb2 Qd8 19. Bb1 a5 20. Rcd1 a4 21. Ba2
Qe7 22. Qc1 Ra5 23. Qd2 exd4 24. Nxd4 Qc5 25. Bc7 Ra8 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qa2+
Kf8 28. Ne6+ Rxe6 29. Qxe6 Ne7 30. Re3 Ke8 31. Rf3 Qh5 32. Bd6 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas ENG"]
[Date "2019.10.11"]
[Round "2.23"]
[White "Svidler, P."]
[Black "Parligras, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2629"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1301"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.21"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. c3 Ba7 7. a4 d6 8. Re1
O-O 9. h3 Ne7 10. Nbd2 Ng6 11. Nf1 c6 12. Ng3 Re8 13. Bb3 d5 14. Bg5 Qb6 15.
Be3 Qc7 16. Bxa7 Rxa7 17. d4 exd4 18. Qxd4 c5 19. Qd2 dxe4 20. Ng5 Rf8 21.
N3xe4 Nxe4 22. Nxe4 b6 23. Rad1 Bb7 24. Nd6 Bc6 25. Qg5 Qb8 26. Bxf7+ Raxf7 27.
Nxf7 Qf4 28. Qxf4 Nxf4 29. Ng5 Bxg2 30. Ne6 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.27"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Black "Khusnutdinov, Rustam"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C04"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2458"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nc6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd7 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1
f6 9. exf6 Bxf6 10. c3 e5 11. Qb3 Nb6 12. dxe5 Nxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe5 14. Nf3 Bf6
15. Be3 Be6 16. a4 Bf7 17. Rad1 Qc8 18. Bg5 Bxg5 19. Nxg5 Qf5 20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21.
Bf3 c6 22. Re2 Raf8 23. Rde1 Qg5 24. Re5 Qg6 25. Bh5 Qf6 26. Bxf7+ Qxf7 27. f3
Nc8 28. Qb4 h6 29. a5 Kh7 30. Re6 Rd8 31. Qh4 Rd7 32. h3 c5 33. c4 Qf5 34. R6e5
Qc2 35. Rxd5 Rxd5 36. cxd5 Nd6 37. Qf4 1-0

[Event "Chigorin Memorial 21st"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2013.10.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Solak, Dragan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D15"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2013.10.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e3 a6 5. Nf3 b5 6. c5 g6 7. Ne5 Bg7 8. f4 Bf5
9. g4 Be6 10. Bg2 h5 11. g5 Nfd7 12. Nf3 a5 13. Nh4 Bg4 14. Qc2 e6 15. h3 Bf5
16. Nxf5 exf5 17. Nxb5 cxb5 18. c6 O-O 19. cxd7 Qxd7 20. Qb3 Rd8 21. Bd2 a4 22.
Qd3 Na6 23. O-O Bf8 24. Rac1 Rac8 25. Ba5 Re8 26. Kf2 Bb4 27. Bxb4 Nxb4 28. Qd2
Nxa2 29. Rc5 Qe7 30. Ra1 Nb4 31. Rac1 Rxc5 32. Rxc5 h4 33. Rxb5 Nc2 34. e4 Rc8
35. e5 Qa7 36. Bxd5 Nxd4 37. Rb7 Qc5 38. Bxf7+ Kf8 39. Qc3 Qxc3 40. bxc3 Rxc3
41. Bxg6 Rf3+ 42. Kg2 Rg3+ 43. Kf2 Rf3+ 44. Kg2 Rg3+ 45. Kf2 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cap d'Agde-A"]
[Site "Cap d'Agde"]
[Date "2006.10.28"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Negi, Parimarjan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2538"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[EventDate "2006.10.27"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "14"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. Bc4 Bg7 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14.
Kxf1 Qd6 15. Kg1 Qe6 16. Qd3 Qc4 17. Rd1 cxd4 18. Qxc4+ Nxc4 19. Bxd4 Rd8 20.
Rb1 e5 21. Bf2 Rd2 22. Ng3 Rxa2 23. Rd1 Kf7 24. Rd7+ Ke6 25. Rxg7 Ra1+ 26. Nf1
Nd2 27. g3 Rxf1+ 28. Kg2 Rb1 29. Bxa7 Nxe4 30. h4 Rb3 31. h5 Rxc3 32. Rxh7
Rxg3+ 33. Kf1 Rxg4 34. hxg6 Rxg6 35. Rxb7 Kf5 36. Bb8 Nf6 37. Bxe5 Kxe5 38. Ke2
Nd5 39. Rb8 Kd4 40. Re8 Ra6 41. Kf3 Ra3+ 42. Kf2 Nf6 43. Rd8+ Ke4 44. Ke2 Ra2+
45. Rd2 Ra8 46. Rd6 Ke5 47. Rb6 Ne4 48. Rb7 Nc5 49. Re7+ Kd4 50. Kf3 Rf8+ 51.
Ke2 Rd8 52. Kf3 Nd3 53. Re4+ Kd5 54. Ke3 Kc5 55. Re7 Nb4 56. Rc7+ Kd6 57. Rh7
Re8+ 58. Kf3 Nd5 59. Rh1 Rf8+ 60. Ke4 Rf4+ 61. Kd3 Rf8 1/2-1/2

[Event "NIC Classic Prelim 2021"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.04.25"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "Duda, J."]
[Black "Tari, A."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C20"]
[WhiteElo "2729"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2021.04.24"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1381"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.26"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Nf3 d5 6. Qe2 O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. d3
h6 9. Kh1 a5 10. exd5 cxd5 11. Nxe5 Bd4 12. f4 Nc6 13. Nb5 Bg4 14. Qd2 Bxe5 15.
fxe5 Rxe5 16. Qf4 Qd7 17. Bd2 Nh5 18. Qa4 Re2 19. Bf4 Bh3 20. Rg1 Qg4 21. Bxd5
Nf6 22. Qc4 Qh5 23. Bxf7+ Qxf7 24. Qxf7+ Kxf7 25. g4 Bxg4 26. Raf1 Rxc2 27.
Bxh6 Rh8 28. Nd6+ Ke6 29. Bf4 Nd4 30. Rg2 Rxg2 0-1

[Event "Speed Chess GP4 2021"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.10.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Andreikin, D."]
[Black "Nesterov, Arseniy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D04"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2021.10.09"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. e3 Bg4 4. c4 c6 5. Nc3 e6 6. h3 Bh5 7. g4 Bg6 8. Ne5
Nbd7 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Bd2 g5 11. a3 Be7 12. Qf3 Qb6 13. b4 dxc4 14. Bxc4 e5 15.
Ne2 e4 16. Qg2 a5 17. O-O axb4 18. axb4 O-O 19. Ng3 Nd5 20. Nxe4 Nxb4 21. Rxa8
Rxa8 22. Rb1 Qa5 23. Qf3 Rf8 24. Qf5 Qxf5 25. gxf5 c5 26. dxc5 Nc6 27. Rxb7
Nce5 28. Bd5 Bxc5 29. Bc3 Ba3 30. Nxg5 Bd6 31. Nxf7 Rxf7 32. Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. f4
Kf6 34. Rxd7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 7th Sept"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.09.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Andreikin, D."]
[Black "Skatchkov, Valery"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E51"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2298"]
[PlyCount "149"]
[EventDate "2021.09.07"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. e3 O-O 6. Bd2 Nc6 7. Rc1 Re8 8. a3
Bxc3 9. Bxc3 Ne4 10. Bd3 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 e5 12. cxd5 Qxd5 13. Bc4 Qd6 14. Ng5 Re7
15. Qh5 Qg6 16. Qxg6 hxg6 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. d5 Ne7 20. Rxc7 Ke8
21. e4 Bd7 22. Rxb7 Nc8 23. f3 Nd6 24. Rb3 Rc8 25. Rc3 Rb8 26. b4 a5 27. Kf2
axb4 28. Rb3 Ra8 29. axb4 Ra2+ 30. Kg3 Nb5 31. Rhb1 Ke7 32. R1b2 Ra1 33. h4 Kd6
34. Rb1 Ra2 35. R3b2 Ra3 36. Rc1 Ra4 37. Rcc2 Ke7 38. Rc5 Kd6 39. Rcc2 Ke7 40.
Rd2 Kd6 41. Ra2 Rxb4 42. Ra6+ Ke7 43. Rxg6 Kf7 44. Rg5 Kf6 45. Ra2 Bc8 46. Rc2
Bd7 47. Ra2 Bc8 48. Rh5 Nd6 49. Rh8 Bb7 50. Rc2 Rc4 51. Rxc4 Nxc4 52. Rf8+ Ke7
53. Rf5 Bc8 54. Rg5 Kf6 55. Rh5 Nd6 56. Rh8 Ke7 57. Rg8 Kf7 58. Rd8 Ke7 59. Rh8
Kf7 60. h5 Ke7 61. h6 gxh6 62. Rxh6 Nf7 63. Rb6 Bd7 64. Kf2 Nd6 65. g4 Be8 66.
Kg3 Bg6 67. Ra6 Be8 68. Ra7+ Kf6 69. Kh4 Nb5 70. g5+ Kg6 71. Re7 Bf7 72. Rxe5
Nd4 73. Kg4 Kg7 74. f4 Kf8 75. f5 1-0

[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2020"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.09.18"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, I."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2784"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2020.09.18"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1350"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.21"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 d6 2. d4 g6 3. e4 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 Bg7 6. h3 Nc6 7. Bc4 Nxe4 8. Bxf7+
Kxf7 9. Nxe4 d5 10. Nc5 Rf8 11. O-O Kg8 12. c3 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5
15. a5 c6 16. Be3 Bc7 17. b4 Qd6 18. f4 g5 19. Qh5 gxf4 20. Bd4 Qg6 21. Qxg6+
hxg6 22. Rae1 Bd6 23. Be5 Bxc5+ 24. bxc5 Bf5 25. Rxf4 Rae8 26. Rh4 g5 27. Rh5
g4 28. hxg4 Bd3 29. Rg5+ Kf7 30. Rg7+ Ke6 31. Bd6+ Kf6 32. Rge7 Rc8 33. R1e6+
Kg5 34. Rg7+ 1-0

[Event "TUR-chT"]
[Site "Izmir"]
[Date "2016.08.05"]
[Round "13.2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Ozen, Bahadir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2306"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2016.07.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Hatay Buyuksehir Belediyesi"]
[BlackTeam "Bogazici Universitesi"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TUR"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. g3 O-O 6. Bg2 c5 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4
e5 9. Nb3 dxc4 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Na5 e4 12. Nxc4 Nc6 13. b3 Bf5 14. Bb2 Nd4 15.
Rfd1 Bb4 16. Kf1 Nc2 17. Rac1 e3 18. Bxb7 Rab8 19. Rxd8+ Rxd8 20. Rd1 Rb8 21.
Bf3 exf2 22. Kxf2 Bc5+ 23. e3 Re8 24. Nd5 Ne4+ 25. Kg2 Ng5 26. Be2 Be4+ 27. Kf2
Nh3+ 28. Kf1 h5 29. Bxh5 Re6 30. Nc7 Rc6 31. Rd7 Nxe3+ 32. Nxe3 Bxe3 33. Bxf7+
Kh7 34. Bc4 Kh6 35. Bxg7+ Kh5 36. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.03"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Firouzja, Alireza"]
[Black "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B24"]
[WhiteElo "2728"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2020.11.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1357"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.09"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. g3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 e6 6. O-O Nge7 7. d3 O-O 8. Be3
Nd4 9. Qd2 d5 10. Rad1 b6 11. exd5 exd5 12. Bxd4 cxd4 13. Nb5 Nf5 14. Qb4 a5
15. Qb3 Bb7 16. a4 Rc8 17. Nf4 Rc5 18. Rfe1 Qd7 19. Re2 Bh6 20. Nh3 Bc6 21.
Rde1 Bxb5 22. axb5 Qxb5 23. Qxb5 Rxb5 24. b3 Rc8 25. Re8+ Rxe8 26. Rxe8+ Bf8
27. Nf4 Ne7 28. Rd8 Rc5 29. Nxd5 Nxd5 30. Bxd5 Rxc2 31. Rd7 b5 32. Bxf7+ Kh8
33. Rb7 a4 34. Rxb5 a3 35. b4 a2 36. Ra5 Rc1+ 0-1

[Event "EU-ch rapid"]
[Site "Wroclaw"]
[Date "2014.12.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Grossmann, Ryszard"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2124"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2014.12.20"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nxc6 dxc6 7. O-O e5 8.
a4 a5 9. Nd2 Be6 10. Qh5 Qc7 11. Nf3 Bd6 12. Ng5 Nf6 13. Nxe6 Nxh5 14. Nxc7+
Bxc7 15. Be3 O-O 16. Ra3 Nf6 17. Rb3 Rfb8 18. f3 Kf8 19. Rd1 Ke8 20. Bc4 Bd8
21. Kf1 Be7 22. Bf2 Bd8 23. Ke1 Bc7 24. g4 Ng8 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Rd7+ Kg6 27.
Rxc7 Nh6 28. Rbxb7 Rxb7 29. Rxb7 Nf7 30. Rc7 Kf6 31. Rxc6+ Kg5 32. Kf1 Rb8 33.
Kg2 g6 34. Be3+ Kh4 35. Rc7 Ng5 36. Bf2# 1-0

[Event "TCh-POL Ekstraliga 2018"]
[Site "Poland POL"]
[Date "2018.06.10"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Navara, D."]
[Black "Piesik, P."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C06"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2353"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2018.06.08"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1231"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.12"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Wasko HETMAN GKS Katowice"]
[BlackTeam "UKS Hetman Czestochowa"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4
f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. O-O O-O 12. Bf4 Bxf4 13. Nxf4 Qd6 14. g3 Qb4
15. Rb1 Kh8 16. a3 Qb6 17. Ng5 e5 18. Nxh7 Nxh7 19. Qh5 e4 20. Ng6+ Kg8 21.
Qxd5+ Rf7 22. Bc4 Qc7 23. Qxe4 Bh3 24. Rfe1 Nf8 25. Nf4 Qd7 26. Nxh3 Qxh3 27.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. d5 Nd8 29. Qf3+ Kg8 30. Re8 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D97"]
[WhiteElo "2727"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 dxc4 6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8.
Be2 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 c6 12. Qd1 Re8 13. O-O Nxe4 14. Nxe4
Rxe4 15. dxc6 Rd4 16. Qb3 bxc6 17. Bc4 Qf6 18. Be3 Rd8 19. Rad1 Rxd1 20. Rxd1
h5 21. h4 Bg4 22. f3 Bf5 23. Bg5 Qe5 24. Bxf7+ Kh7 25. Qc3 Qc7 26. Qc4 Qb6+ 27.
Kh1 Qxb2 28. Be6 Rf8 29. Bxf5 Rxf5 30. Rd7 Qa1+ 31. Kh2 Rd5 32. Rxd5 cxd5 33.
Qxd5 Qe5+ 34. Qxe5 Bxe5+ 35. g3 Kg7 36. Kg2 Kf7 37. Be3 a6 38. f4 Bc3 39. Kf3
Ke6 40. g4 Bf6 41. f5+ gxf5 42. gxh5 Bxh4 43. h6 Kf7 44. h7 Bf6 45. Bg5 Be5 46.
Bf4 Bg7 47. Bd6 Kg6 48. Kf4 Kxh7 49. Kxf5 Bc3 50. a4 a5 51. Bc5 Be1 52. Bd4 Bb4
53. Ke6 Kg6 54. Kd5 Kf5 55. Kc6 Ke6 56. Kb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Titled Tuesday 22nd Sept"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.22"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Andreikin, D."]
[Black "Vlassov, N."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A45"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2352"]
[PlyCount "33"]
[EventDate "2020.09.22"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1351"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.28"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 e6 3. Nd2 h6 4. Bh4 c5 5. e3 b6 6. Ngf3 Bb7 7. c3 Be7 8. Bd3
g5 9. Bg3 g4 10. Ne5 h5 11. Qc2 Bxg2 12. Rg1 Bb7 13. Bg6 Rf8 14. Bxf7+ Rxf7 15.
Qg6 Qc8 16. Nxf7 Kf8 17. Nd6 1-0

[Event "Candidates Tournament Gp2"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2002.07.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2716"]
[Annotator "Stohl,I"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2002.07.06"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 090"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.09.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 c5 {This was a last round game, in which Morozevich
had to win, while a draw was sufficient for Bareev. Black therefore tries to
complicate matters as soon as possible.} 4. c3 {White on the other hand
strives for a simple position.} (4. dxc5 Na6 $5 5. e4 Nxc5 6. Ne2 d6 7. Nbc3
Nf6 8. O-O Bd7 9. Re1 O-O 10. a4 Rc8 11. h3 b6 12. Nd4 a6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Be3
Kh7 15. g4 Qc7 16. Qd2 Rfd8 17. f3 e5 18. Nb3 Bc6 19. Qf2 Qb7 20. Nxc5 bxc5 21.
b3 d5 $1 $36 {Hoffmann,A-Stohl,I/Albena/1989/}) ({The most ambitious for White
is} 4. d5 d6 5. c4 {with possible transpositions into a King's Indian, Benoni,
or even Dutch Defence.} (5. e4 b5 $5 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. O-O Ngf6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Qe2
a5 10. c3 a4 11. Re1 Nb6 12. Rb1 Ne8 13. c4 bxc4 14. Nxc4 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 e6 16.
Bg5 Qc7 17. Qd3 Rb8 18. b3 axb3 19. axb3 exd5 20. Qxd5 Nf6 21. Qd3 Ng4 22. Bf4
Rb6 $11 {Stryjecki,M-Hebden,M/Cappelle la Grande/2002/})) 4... Qa5 $5 (4...
cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 $11 {leads to sterile positions of the Fianchetto Gruenfeld 
(D79), Black of course ism't interested. He chooses arguably the most sensible
attempt to achieve a complicated position.}) (4... Qb6 5. Nf3 (5. d5 Nf6 6. e4
O-O 7. Ne2 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. exd5 d6 10. a4 Bg4 11. h3 Bxe2 12. Qxe2 Nbd7 13.
Na3 Rae8 14. Qb5 Qc7 15. Nc4 Ne5 16. Nxe5 Rxe5 17. Bf4 Re7 18. Rfe1 Rfe8 19.
Kf1 a6 20. Qc4 Nd7 21. Rxe7 Rxe7 22. Re1 Rxe1+ 23. Kxe1 Be5 $11 {Zvjaginsev,
V-Losev,D/Moscow/1989/}) 5... d6 6. O-O Nf6 7. Na3 O-O 8. Re1 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Qa5
10. Qh4 Nc6 11. h3 d5 12. c4 Ne5 13. Be3 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 dxc4 15. Qxc4 Be6 16.
Qc5 Qxc5 17. Bxc5 Rfe8 18. Bd4 Bd5 19. Be5 Rac8 20. Red1 e6 21. Ne1 Bxg2 22.
Kxg2 Nd5 $11 {Manninen,M-Kiik,K/FIN-ch op Naantali/2000/}) (4... Qc7 5. Na3 $1
Nf6 6. e4 d6 7. Ne2 O-O 8. O-O Nc6 9. d5 Ne5 $6 10. f4 Ned7 11. c4 a6 12. Nc3
Rb8 13. Re1 b5 14. cxb5 c4 15. e5 $1 dxe5 16. fxe5 Ne8 17. d6 exd6 18. exd6 Qd8
19. Nd5 $16 {Averbakh,Y-King,D/New York WFW/1990/}) 5. Nd2 {Pigusov,E (2525)
-Bareev,E (2555) GMA op Moscow 1989 (4) 1/2-1/2 A rather passive move,
although White keeps the position symetrical, his N lands on b3, where it has
little scope. But interestingly enough Bareev had already played it with
opposite colours (and White had the extra Nf3).} (5. dxc5 Qxc5 6. Nf3 (6. Be3
Qc7 7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Na3 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nd4 d6 (10... d5 $11) 11. Nab5 Qd7 12.
h3 Nxd4 (12... a6 $5 $13) 13. Nxd4 d5 14. a4 e5 $6 15. Nb5 b6 16. Qb3 Bb7 17.
Rfd1 h6 18. Na3 Rfd8 19. Nc2 Ba6 20. Rd2 Rac8 21. Nb4 Bc4 22. Qd1 a5 23. Nc2
Qc7 24. Na3 Ba6 25. Qb3 $36 {Kengis,E-Loeffler,S/Gausdal/1991/}) 6... Nf6 7.
O-O O-O 8. Qa4 (8. Be3 Qc7 9. Na3 a6 10. Qb3 Nc6 11. Bb6 Qb8 12. Nd4 Re8 13.
Nac2 e5 14. Nxc6 dxc6 15. Qa4 Be6 16. Rfd1 Bf8 17. Ne3 Nd7 18. Ba5 Bc5 19. Ng4
Be7 20. Ne3 Bg5 21. Nf1 Rc8 22. Nd2 Be7 $11 {Wichmann,C-Hennig,D/BL 9697/1997/}
) 8... d5 $6 (8... Nc6 9. Be3 Qa5 $132) 9. Be3 Qc7 10. Bf4 Qb6 11. Qb3 Nfd7 12.
Be3 Qa5 13. Rd1 Nb6 14. Bxb6 Qxb6 15. Qxb6 axb6 16. Rxd5 Be6 17. Rb5 Rxa2 18.
Rxa2 Bxa2 19. Na3 Rd8 20. Rxb6 Rd1+ 21. Bf1 Bd5 22. Nc2 Nd7 23. Rb4 Rb1 24. Ne3
Bc6 25. Nd2 Re1 26. f4 $16 {Delchev,A-Chatalbashev,B/BUL-ch/1994/}) (5. Nf3
cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. e4 d6 9. h3 Nc6 10. Be3 Bd7 11. Nd2 Rac8 12. Re1
Rfe8 13. Kh2 Ne5 14. Qe2 b5 15. N2b3 Qa4 16. Nd2 a6 17. f4 Nc6 18. e5 dxe5 19.
Nxc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. fxe5 Nd5 22. Bd4 Qa5 23. Qf3 {Iotti,P-Bellini,F/
Reggio Emilia/2001/} Rd8 $13) (5. d5 d6 6. Nf3 (6. Nd2 Nf6 7. e4 O-O 8. Ne2
Nbd7 9. O-O Qa6 10. f4 c4 11. Nd4 Nc5 12. Qe2 Nd3 13. N2f3 Bd7 14. a3 Qb6 (
14... e5 $142 $1 $36) 15. Kh1 e5 16. dxe6 fxe6 17. e5 Ng4 18. exd6 Qxd6 19. Nd2
e5 20. Nxc4 Qc5 21. Nxe5 Ndxe5 22. fxe5 Rxf1+ 23. Bxf1 Nxe5 24. Bf4 {Bunzmann,
D-Glek,I/Budapest/1998/}) 6... Nf6 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Re8 9. Na3 Nbd7 10. h3 b5
11. e4 a6 12. Nc2 Bb7 13. Bf4 h6 14. h4 e5 15. Bd2 c4 16. b4 cxb3 17. axb3 Qc7
18. Nh2 Nc5 19. Rb1 a5 20. b4 axb4 21. cxb4 Ncxe4 $1 22. Rxe4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 f5
24. Bg2 Qf7 25. Bc1 e4 $13 {Karpov,A-Topalov,V/Dortmund/1999/}) 5... cxd4 6.
Nb3 Qb6 7. cxd4 Nf6 (7... a5 8. a4 Nc6 9. Nf3 d5 10. O-O Bg4 11. Be3 Bxf3 12.
Bxf3 e6 13. Qd3 Nge7 14. Qb5 Qa6 15. g4 h5 16. h3 hxg4 17. hxg4 Kf8 18. Kg2 b6
19. Qxa6 Rxa6 20. Rad1 f6 21. Rh1 Rxh1 22. Kxh1 g5 23. Bd2 Ra8 24. Rc1 Rc8 $11
{Zara,D-Timman,J/EU-chJ Groningen/1968/}) 8. d5 {Gains (), but also opens the
a1-h8/^.} ({More circumspect was} 8. Nf3 $11) 8... d6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. O-O Na6 $1
$146 (10... Bd7 11. Be3 Qa6 (11... Qb5 $142 $5 12. Nfd4 Qa4 {/\Na6-c5<=>}) 12.
Bd4 Qa4 13. Re1 Na6 14. e4 {[+]} Nc7 15. e5 $1 Nfxd5 16. exd6 exd6 17. Bxg7
Kxg7 18. Ng5 Bc6 19. Re4 Qb5 20. a4 Qb6 21. a5 Qa6 22. Nd4 Rae8 23. Bf1 $40 {
Romanishin,O-Lobron,E/EU-ch Saint Vincent/2000/}) 11. Nfd4 ({The manoeuvre
from the previous note is now less effective:} 11. Be3 Qb5 12. Nfd4 Qa4 $132 {
/\Nc5,Ng4}) 11... Bd7 12. Bd2 {/\Ba5+- White already experiences some problems
with finishing his << development.} (12. h3 Rfc8 13. Be3 Qb4 14. Nc2 Qa4 $1 {/\
} (14... Qc4 15. Na3 Qa4 16. Bd4 Nb4 17. e4 $13) 15. Bd4 Nc7 16. e4 Nb5 $36)
12... Nc5 (12... Ba4 $143 13. Ba5 Qxa5 (13... Bxb3 14. Nxb3 Qb5 15. Bc3 $14)
14. Nxa5 Bxd1 15. Rfxd1 Rfc8 $11) 13. Ba5 (13. Rc1 Rfc8 $15) 13... Qa6 14. Qd2
Rfc8 15. Nxc5 (15. Rfc1 $142 $5 Nxb3 (15... Ng4 16. Bc3 Ne5 17. Qe3 $5 $13) 16.
axb3 (16. Nxb3 Rxc1+ $1 17. Nxc1 {leads to the game position}) 16... Rxc1+ 17.
Rxc1 Rc8 18. Rxc8+ Bxc8 19. e3 b6 20. Bc3 $11) 15... Rxc5 {Logical and good,
but a playable alternative was} (15... dxc5 $5 16. Nc2 Bf5 17. Bc3 Be4 $15) 16.
Nb3 (16. Bb4 Rxd5 $5 (16... Rc7 $11 {/=/+}) 17. Bxd5 Nxd5 $44) 16... Rc4 17.
Rfc1 Rxc1+ $1 18. Nxc1 {An ugly recapture, but White can hardly afford} (18.
Rxc1 b6 19. Bc3 Qxa2 20. Nd4 Nxd5 21. Nf5 (21. Nb3 e6 $5 $15) 21... Bxc3 22.
Qxd5 Qxd5 23. Nxe7+ Kf8 24. Bxd5 Bxb2 (24... Re8 $5) 25. Rc7 Re8 $17) 18... Ng4
$5 {This is more ambitious than} (18... Rc8 19. Bc3 Qc4 $36) 19. Nd3 (19. Bc3
Bxc3 20. Qxc3 Rc8 21. Qd2 Ne5 $15 {/= gives Black a pleasant position, in
which he can play for a win without risk.}) 19... Rc8 20. h3 Ne5 21. Bc3 (21.
Nxe5 Bxe5 $36) 21... Nc4 ({Less complicated was} 21... Nxd3 $142 $5 22. exd3
Bf5 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 $15 {ק}) 22. Qg5 $5 (22. Qe1 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 (23. bxc3 Qa5 $17
) 23... Ne5 $36 {can lead to the position from the note above, so Bareev
lashes out.}) 22... Bxc3 23. Qxe7 (23. bxc3 f6 $15 {/-/+}) 23... Nxb2 (23...
Bb5 24. bxc3 Re8 25. Qc7 {/\} Rxe2 26. a4 $1 Bxa4 27. Bf1 Rd2 28. Re1 $36) (
23... Qa4 24. bxc3 Re8 25. Qf6 Rxe2 26. Nf4 $132) (23... Bxb2 24. Nxb2 Ne5 25.
Nd3 Re8 26. Qf6 Nxd3 27. exd3 $13 {/\Rc1-c7,׻}) 24. Qxd7 Rf8 25. Rc1 $6 (25.
Nxb2 Bxb2 26. Rf1 Be5 $5 (26... Qxe2 27. Qxd6 Bd4 28. Qb4 $11) 27. e3 Qxa2 28.
Qxb7 a5 $15 {o^a}) (25. Be4 $5 Qc4 (25... f5 $2 26. Qe6+ Kg7 27. Nf4 $1 {/\}
fxe4 28. Qe7+ Kg8 29. Ne6 Ra8 30. Ng5 $18) 26. Qe7 f5 27. Nxb2 Qxe4 (27... Bxb2
28. Qe6+ Kg7 29. Bd3 $14 {עg7}) 28. Qxe4 fxe4 29. Rb1 $11) 25... Nxd3 26. Rxc3
(26. exd3 Qxa2 $1 $17 {/=/+}) 26... Ne5 27. Qc7 (27. Qe7 Qxe2 28. Rc7 Qd1+ 29.
Kh2 Nf3+ 30. Bxf3 Qxf3 31. Qe3 Qxd5 $17) 27... Qxe2 28. Re3 (28. Bf1 Qe4 $40)
28... Qxa2 29. Bf1 (29. Qxd6 $2 Nc4 $19) (29. Qxb7 $142 a5 $17) 29... Qxd5 $19
30. Bg2 Qd1+ 31. Kh2 Qd2 32. Kg1 Nd3 (32... b5 $1 {/\} 33. Qxa7 Rc8 $19 {->})
33. Rf3 Ne1 (33... Qc1+ 34. Qxc1 Nxc1 35. Ra3 b5 36. Rxa7 Ne2+ 37. Kh2 $5 $17 (
37. Kf1 Nc3 38. Rc7 b4 39. Rb7 Ra8)) 34. Rf6 Qd1 $138 ({Simpler was} 34... Nxg2
35. Rxd6 Qe2 36. Kxg2 Qe4+ 37. Kg1 Qf3 38. Rd7 b6 $1 $19 {/\} 39. Qxa7 $2 Ra8 {
In time-trouble Morozevich move by move completely ruins his position.}) 35.
Bxb7 d5 $6 (35... Nd3+ 36. Kg2 Kg7 $1 37. Qc3 (37. Qxd6 Qa1 $1 $19) 37... Ne5
38. Rf4 Rb8 $19 {was still sufficient to win.}) 36. Kh2 Kg7 $2 (36... Qb3 $1
37. Qe7 Nf3+ 38. Kg2 Ne5 $17) 37. Qe5 Kg8 (37... Rd8 38. Re6+ Kg8 39. Qxe1 $18)
38. Bxd5 $18 {/\Bf7} Nd3 39. Qe7 Qe1 40. Bxf7+ (40. Bxf7+ Kg7 41. Be6+ $18) 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord rap"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2014.12.11"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 9. Nd5 Bxd5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Qd2 g6 12. O-O-O Bg7 13. Kb1 Qc7 14. Be2 O-O
15. g4 Rfc8 16. Rc1 hxg4 17. fxg4 a5 18. g5 Ne4 19. Qd3 Nec5 20. Nxc5 Nxc5 21.
Qd1 Qe7 22. h4 a4 23. a3 e4 24. h5 Qe5 25. c3 Nb3 26. Rc2 Qg3 27. Qg1 Qxg1+ 28.
Rxg1 Ra5 29. Rd1 Be5 30. Bg4 Rf8 31. Rf2 Nc5 32. Rdf1 gxh5 33. Bxh5 Nd3 34.
Rxf7 Rxf7 35. Bxf7+ Kg7 36. Be8 Ra8 37. Bb5 Ra5 38. Bc4 Nc5 39. Kc2 Nd7 40. Be2
Nf8 41. Bb6 Ra8 42. Bg4 Ng6 43. Re1 Nf4 44. Rxe4 Kg6 45. Be3 Nxd5 46. Bd2 b5
47. Bf3 Rd8 48. Rh4 Nb6 49. Be4+ Kf7 50. Bd3 Nd7 51. Bxb5 Nc5 52. Bxa4 Rb8 53.
Bc6 Ke6 54. b4 1-0

[Event "UKR-ch 83rd"]
[Site "Lvov"]
[Date "2014.11.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Bogdanovich, Stanislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C49"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[Annotator "Havasi,G"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "2014.11.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Ne2 {This is
a manoeuvring move. White wants to place his knight on g3.} (7. Bg5 {is the
most popular and the usual move.} Bxc3 8. bxc3 Qe7 9. Re1 Nd8 10. d4 Ne6 11.
Bc1 Rd8 12. Bf1 c5 13. g3 Nf8 14. Nh4 h6 $13 {Ivanchuk-Nakamura, Antalya 2013})
7... Ne7 {And Black wants to do the same. After this move, Black usually wants
to play c6, Ng6, Ba5-c7.} 8. c3 Ba5 9. Ng3 c6 10. Ba4 Ng6 {The position is
very symmetrical.} 11. Re1 (11. d4 {is the most popular move} Re8 12. Bc2 h6
13. h3 Be6 14. Re1 c5 15. d5 Bd7 $13 {Short-Collins, Bunratty 2011}) 11... Re8
12. h3 $146 {This is the novelty.} (12. Bc2 {has been played before} d5 13. a4
(13. Bg5 d4 $13) 13... Bc7 14. Bb3 Be6 $132 {Llaneza Vega-Sebastian, Bremen
2009}) 12... h6 13. d4 {And White is the one, who wants to break the symmetry
and gain some space.} exd4 (13... Be6 {is also possible to hold the centre} 14.
Be3 Qc7 15. Qc2 Bb6 $11) (13... b5 {is an interesting move} 14. Bc2 b4 15. dxe5
Nxe5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Qf3 bxc3 18. bxc3 {and White has some initiative.}) 14.
b4 $1 {Of course White wants to take back on d4 with the pawn.} Bc7 15. cxd4 b5
16. Bb3 a5 {This is Black's idea, White can't protect the b4-pawn with a pawn,
but this isn't a problem, as White has a strong centre and the bishop will be
strong on b4.} 17. Bd2 $1 axb4 18. Bxb4 Bb7 {This move will cause Black
problems, as the bishop is actually doing nothing else other than defending
the c6-pawn.} (18... Be6 {is still better} 19. Rc1 Bxb3 20. axb3 $14) 19. Rc1 (
19. Qc2 {is also good} Nf4 20. Rad1 $14) 19... Qd7 20. Qc2 Rac8 21. Rcd1 {
White can improve his position as much as he wants, as Black is completely
paralyzed.} (21. e5 $1 {is a more direct way to fight for the advantage} Nd5
22. Ne4 $1 dxe5 23. Nc5 Qe7 24. Nxb7 Qxb4 25. Qxc6 $16) 21... Bb8 22. a4 (22.
e5 {is also possible to get the c5-square for the knight} Nd5 23. Bxd6 Bxd6 24.
exd6 Qxd6 25. Ne4 Qf4 26. Nc5 Ba8 27. Qd3 $14) 22... bxa4 23. Bxa4 Ba6 24. Bb3
(24. Qb3 $16 {is even better, White is simply much better.}) 24... Bb5 (24...
Nf4 25. Bc3 $14) 25. Bc3 (25. Bd2 {is also good.}) 25... Qb7 (25... d5 26. e5
Nh7 27. Bd2 $14) 26. Nf5 (26. Qd2 $1 {is also interesting followed by Bc2})
26... d5 {Black tries to activate his f6-knight.} ({In the event of} 26... Nf4
{White's only way to the advantage is} 27. Ba2 $1 {, which defends against the
threat of Nd3, which would work, if the B is on b3}) 27. e5 Ne4 28. Rxe4 $1 {
This is the only way to keep the advantage. White's central pawns, bishop pair
and f5-knight are simply too strong.} dxe4 29. Qxe4 $18 Bd3 {This is the only
chance; otherwise Black's kingside gets destroyed.} 30. Bxf7+ $1 Qxf7 31. Rxd3
Rf8 32. g4 $18 Qd5 ({If Black tries to exchange the strong knight, White plays
} 32... Ne7 33. Bb4 $18 (33. e6 $18)) 33. Qxd5+ (33. Nxh6+ {is even better} Kh7
34. Nf5 $1 Qxe4 35. Ng5+ Kh8 36. Nxe4 $18) 33... cxd5 34. Bd2 Rfe8 35. Rb3 Nf8
36. Rb5 (36. g5 $18) 36... Rcd8 37. g5 h5 38. Bb4 Ne6 39. g6 Kh8 40. Bd6 (40.
Be7 $18) 40... Ba7 41. Rb7 Ra8 42. h4 Bb8 43. Ng5 Nxg5 44. hxg5 Bxd6 45. exd6
Rf8 46. Rf7 Rad8 47. d7 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 0809"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2008.10.04"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Cyborowski, Lukasz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2504"]
[PlyCount "45"]
[EventDate "2008.10.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Baden-Baden"]
[BlackTeam "Trier"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. g4 Nxg4 6. Rg1 Ngf6 7. Bc4 h6 8.
Be3 Nb6 9. Bb3 exd4 10. Qxd4 Bg4 11. Rg3 c5 12. Qd3 Rc8 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5
Bh5 15. Qf5 Bd6 16. Ne4 Qe7 17. Nxd6+ Qxd6 18. Rxg7 Rc7 19. Bxf7+ Bxf7 20. Rd1
Nbd5 21. Nxf7 Qxh2 22. Nxh8 Rxg7 23. Qc8+ 1-0

[Event "Benidorm Stars 7th"]
[Site "Benidorm"]
[Date "2008.12.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Vila Gazquez, Xavier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2422"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2008.12.05"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "13"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 127 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.08"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Be3 e6 5. Nd2 Nd7 6. Be2 Ne7 7. f4 Bg6 8. Ngf3
c5 9. c3 Qb6 10. b4 cxb4 11. c4 Qd8 12. O-O dxc4 13. Bxc4 a6 14. d5 exd5 15.
Bb3 Nf5 16. Bf2 Bc5 17. Qe2 Bxf2+ 18. Rxf2 Ne7 19. g4 Be4 20. Nxe4 dxe4 21. Ng5
O-O 22. Qxe4 Ng6 23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. e6+ Kg8 26. Rd1 Qh4 27. Rxd7
Rc8 28. f5 Qh3 29. Rd1 Ne5 30. e7 1-0

[Event "European Online CC PlayB"]
[Site "Tornelo INT"]
[Date "2021.03.29"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Vidit, S."]
[Black "Bluebaum, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2021.03.29"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1377"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.29"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Novy Bor"]
[BlackTeam "SF Deizisau e.V."]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. Qa4+ Nc6 8.
e3 O-O 9. Be2 Bd7 10. Qb3 dxc4 11. Qxc4 Qe7 12. Rd1 Na5 13. Qd3 c5 14. a3 c4
15. Qc2 Bd6 16. g4 f5 17. Rg1 fxg4 18. Rxg4 e5 19. Rg1 Bc6 20. dxe5 Bxe5 21.
Nxe5 Qxe5 22. Qg6 Qf6 23. Qxf6 Rxf6 24. Nd5 Rf7 25. Bh5 Nb3 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27.
Rg4 Rd8 28. Rf4+ Ke8 29. Nc7+ Ke7 30. Rxd8 Kxd8 31. Ne6+ Kd7 32. Nxg7 Nc5 33.
Rxc4 Nd3+ 34. Ke2 Nxb2 35. Rb4 1-0

[Event "Merida Ruy Lopez GM"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2008.04.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Granda Zuniga, Julio E"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2008.04.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 124"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.05.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
Nf6 9. Nc3 dxc4 10. Bxc4 Nbd7 11. Re1 Nb6 12. Bb3 c6 13. Qe2 Bb4 14. Bg5 h6 15.
Bh4 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Nbd5 17. Qd2 Qa5 18. Rac1 Nh5 19. h3 Be6 20. Re5 Nhf4 21. Bg3
Ng6 22. Ree1 Rfe8 23. h4 Bg4 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 Bf5 26. Qb2 b5 27. f3 Re6
28. Bg3 Rae8 29. Rxe6 Rxe6 30. c4 bxc4 31. Bxc4 h5 32. Kh2 Re8 33. Qf2 Kh7 34.
Re1 Rxe1 35. Qxe1 Qxe1 36. Bxe1 Kg6 37. Kg1 Nf4 38. Bd2 Bd3 39. Bxf7+ Kxf7 40.
Bxf4 Ke6 41. Kf2 g6 42. Ke3 Bf1 43. g4 a5 44. a3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gashimov Memorial"]
[Site "Shamkir"]
[Date "2016.05.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[Annotator "Baldauf,M"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2016.05.26"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 173"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 (4. Nf3 Bg7 5. Qb3 {ist das System, das
zuletzt von Radjabov gespielt wurde - wenn auch nur in Blitz und Rapid.} dxc4
6. Qxc4 O-O 7. e4 Nc6 8. Be2 e5 9. d5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Qxd4 c6 12. Qc4 b5
13. Qxc6 Bd7 14. Qd6 Re8 15. Bg5 b4 16. Qxb4 Nxd5 17. Nxd5 Qxg5 18. O-O Rab8
19. Qd6 Be6 20. f4 Qh4 21. Rad1 Bf8 22. Qa6 Bxd5 23. exd5 Rxb2 24. Bf3 Qxf4 25.
d6 Rb6 26. Qxa7 Qe3+ 27. Kh1 Rxd6 28. Qxe3 Rxe3 29. Rxd6 Bxd6 30. Bd5 Re7 31.
a4 Bb4 32. Rb1 Bc3 33. g3 Rd7 34. Rb5 Ra7 35. Rb7 Rxb7 36. Bxb7 {1/2-1/2 (36)
Radjabov,T (2734)-Aronian,L (2797) Beijing 2014}) 4... Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3
Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O {das aggressive Lc4-System ist ein
gerne gesehener Gast aller Grünfeld-Spieler. Schwarz hat an dieser Stelle eine
große Auswahl interessanter Züge, alle führen zu zweischneidgem und scharfem
Spiel} Qc7 (10... Bg4 11. f3 Na5 {war eine der Hauptvarianten aus den
KuK-Zeiten} 12. Bxf7+ (12. Bd3 $5 {gilt heute als vielversprechendster Ansatz}
cxd4 13. cxd4 Be6 14. d5 Bxa1 15. Qxa1 f6) 12... Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14. Kxf1
Qd6 15. e5 Qd5 16. Bf2 Rf8 17. Kg1 Bh6 18. h4 Qf7 19. Bg3 Be3+ 20. Kh2 Qc4 21.
Rb1 b6 22. Rb2 Qd5 23. Qd3 Nc4 24. Rb1 b5 25. Kh3 a6 26. Ng1 cxd4 27. Nf3 Rd8
28. a4 dxc3 29. Qxc3 Qe6 30. Kh2 bxa4 31. Rb4 Nd2 32. Rxa4 Nf1+ 33. Kh3 Rd1 34.
Qc2 Rc1 35. Qe2 h5 36. Be1 Qd7 37. Qxa6 Ra1 38. Qxg6+ {1-0 (38) Karpov,A (2700)
-Kasparov,G (2740) Seville 1987 MainBase [Bulletin]}) 11. Rc1 Rd8 12. f4 (12.
h3 {spielte Radjabov in einer früheren Partie, die konkrete Idee dahinter ist
einfach das entlastende ...Lg4 zu verhindern} a6 13. Bf4 (13. f4 b5 14. Bd3 e6
$13) 13... Qa5 14. Qb3 e6 15. a4 cxd4 16. cxd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Rxd4 18. Be3 Rd6
19. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 b5 21. axb5 axb5 22. Qxb5 Qxb5 23. Rd8+ Bf8 24. Bxb5
Bb7 25. Rxa8 Bxa8 26. f3 f5 27. Bd3 fxe4 28. Bxe4 Bxe4 29. fxe4 Kf7 30. Kf1 h5
31. Kg1 Bd6 32. Kf1 Bf8 33. Kg1 Bd6 34. Kf1 Bf8 {1/2-1/2 (34) Radjabov,T (2757)
-Carlsen,M (2772) Nanjing 2009 CBM 133 [Krasenkow,M]}) (12. Bf4 $5 Qd7 13. d5
Na5 14. Bd3 b5 $13) 12... Bg4 {Weiß steht unter Druck und muss den Angriff
fortsetzen} 13. f5 (13. d5 e6 $15) 13... gxf5 14. h3 cxd4 15. Bxf7+ {die
Stellung scheint sehr scharf und komplex zu sein, doch wie so oft in moderner
Eröffnungsvorbereitung, weist die Engine einen Weg ins Remis} Kxf7 16. Qb3+ e6
17. Nxd4 {aufgrund der taktischen Finesse, dass nach der Öffnung der c-Linie
die schwarze Dame hängt, gewinnt Weiß die geopferte Figur zurück - die
Stellung ist danach jedoch sehr vereinfacht und Safarli hat keine Probleme,
das Remis zu sichern.} Nxd4 (17... Bxd4 $2 18. cxd4 Be2 $2 (18... Qb6 19. hxg4
$14) 19. Rxf5+ Kg7 20. Rxc6 Qxc6 21. Bh6+ $3 Kxh6 22. Qe3+ Kg7 23. Qg5+ Kh8 24.
Qf6+ Kg8 25. Rg5#) 18. cxd4 Qb6 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. hxg4 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 Rxd4 22.
exf5 Rxg4 23. Rc7+ Kf6 24. fxe6+ Kxe6 25. Rxb7 Rxa2 26. Rxb6+ Ke5 27. Rf2 Rxf2
28. Kxf2 Kf5 29. Kf3 Rf4+ 30. Kg3 Rg4+ 31. Kf3 Rf4+ 32. Kg3 Rg4+ 33. Kf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Speed Chess Invitational"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.25"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Andreikin, D."]
[Black "Vidit, S."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2726"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2020.10.25"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1355"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.26"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.27"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Bd6 9. Qc2 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. f4 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Ng4 14. Bd4
c5 15. Bxc5 Re8 16. O-O Nxe3 17. Bxe3 Rxe3 18. Qf2 Re8 19. Rad1 Qf6 20. f5 b6
21. Qg3 Rd8 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qc7+ Rd7 24. Rxd7+ Bxd7 25. Qxd7+ Kf8 26. h3 a5
27. Rd1 Re8 28. Qd6+ Kf7 29. Qxf6+ Kxf6 30. Rd6+ Kxf5 31. Rxb6 Re2 32. a4 g5
33. b3 Rb2 34. Kh2 h5 35. Rb5+ Kf4 36. Rxa5 Rxb3 37. Ra8 g4 38. hxg4 hxg4 39.
a5 Rb5 40. a6 g3+ 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday 18th May"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Andreikin, D."]
[Black "Kovalev, Vl"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E71"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2021.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1385"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.24"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bd3 Na6
9. Nge2 Nc5 10. Bc2 Nh5 11. Qd2 Re8 12. O-O-O Bd7 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. h4 a4 15.
Rdg1 Rb8 16. g4 Nf4 17. Nxf4 exf4 18. Qxf4 Bxg5 19. hxg5 Re5 20. Qh2 Kf8 21. f4
Re8 22. Qxh7 Ke7 23. e5 dxe5 24. fxe5 Rf8 25. Bxg6 a3 26. b4 Na4 27. d6+ cxd6
28. Nd5+ Ke6 29. Bxf7+ Kxe5 30. Re1+ Kd4 31. Qe4# 1-0

[Event "Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2021.03.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andreikin, D."]
[Black "Sjugirov, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2021.03.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1374"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.08"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.09"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. g3 f5 4. Bg2 Nf6 5. d4 Be7 6. Nf3 e4 7. Nh4 O-O 8. O-O
Ng4 9. f3 exf3 10. Nxf3 Nc6 11. Nd5 Nf6 12. Nf4 Bd7 13. Ng5 Qc8 14. d5 Nd8 15.
b3 Ng4 16. Nf3 Bf6 17. Rb1 Nf7 18. Nd4 Bxd4+ 19. Qxd4 Nge5 20. Bb2 Re8 21. Rbe1
Qd8 22. Ne6 Bxe6 23. dxe6 Rxe6 24. Bxb7 Rb8 25. Bd5 Rf6 26. e4 f4 27. gxf4 Rxf4
28. Bxf7+ Rxf7 29. Rxf7 Kxf7 30. Qd5+ Kg6 31. Bxe5 dxe5 32. Qxe5 Qg5+ 33. Qxg5+
Kxg5 34. Rd1 Re8 35. Rd7 Kf6 36. Rxc7 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 9th Feb"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Andreikin, D."]
[Black "Weetik, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2423"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2021.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1371"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.02.15"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.02.15"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. a4 e5 2. a5 d5 3. e3 a6 4. d4 Nc6 5. Nf3 e4 6. Nfd2 Nf6 7. c4 Bb4 8. Nc3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nxa5 10. Qa4+ Nc6 11. d5 Bxc3 12. dxc6 Bxd2+ 13. Bxd2 O-O 14. Bb4
Re8 15. Rd1 Bd7 16. cxd7 Re5 17. Qa2 c5 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Bc3 Re7 20. Be6 Qb6
21. Ba5 Qc6 22. d8=Q+ 1-0

[Event "Olympiad-24"]
[Site "Valetta"]
[Date "1980.11.29"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Hort, Vlastimil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D42"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "121"]
[EventDate "1980.11.20"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "MLT"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2000"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.11.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Soviet Union"]
[BlackTeam "Czechoslovakia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "URS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CSR"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 e6 5. Nf3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bd3 Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nf6 11. a3 Qd6 12. Be3 Rd8 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. Rad1 Rac8
15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Qb8 17. Qe2 Be8 18. Bb1 Nd5 19. Qd3 g6 20. Bg3 Bd6 21. Nxd5
exd5 22. Ne5 Qc7 23. Qe3 Qb6 24. Qxh6 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Bf8 26. Qg5 Qe6 27. Ba2 Bb5
28. h3 Rd7 29. Qe3 b6 30. Qf4 Bc4 31. Bb1 Bb3 32. Rd2 a5 33. Bd3 Rdc7 34. Kh2
Rc1 35. Rde2 Rxe1 36. Rxe1 Bc2 37. Ba6 Rc5 38. Be2 Bf5 39. Rd1 Qc6 40. Rd2 Rc2
41. Bf3 Be6 42. Qd4 Rxd2 43. Qxd2 Qc4 44. Be2 Qa2 45. Bf4 Bc5 46. Be3 d4 47.
Bg5 Qd5 48. Bf6 Bf8 49. Bd3 Bg7 50. Qf4 Kh7 51. f3 b5 52. Kg3 Qd7 53. Bxg7 Kxg7
54. Qf6+ Kg8 55. h4 Qe8 56. h5 Bc4 57. h6 Qf8 58. Bxg6 Qxh6 59. Bxf7+ Kh7 60.
Qf5+ Kh8 61. Qc8+ 1-0

[Event "Jerusalem FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Jerusalem ISR"]
[Date "2019.12.19"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Wei Yi"]
[Black "Navara, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A06"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2707"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2019.12.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1311"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. b3 Bf5 3. Bb2 e6 4. d3 h6 5. Nbd2 Nf6 6. g3 c5 7. Ne5 Nbd7 8. e4
Bh7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Bg2 Qd8 11. exd5 exd5 12. Qe2+ Be7 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. O-O
Bf5 15. Rae1 Be6 16. Qh5 Qd7 17. Rxe6 Qxe6 18. Bxd5 Qd7 19. Bxf7+ Kd8 20. Re1
Kc7 21. Be6 Qd8 22. Nc4 a6 23. Bd5 Ra7 24. Qf7 Re8 25. Bf3 b5 26. Na5 Kb6 27.
Nc6 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 18th"]
[Site "Nice"]
[Date "2009.03.15"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2791"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2009.03.14"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
Nxd4 9. Bxf7+ Rxf7 10. Nxe5 Rf8 11. Qxd4 c5 12. Qc3 Qc7 13. a4 Bb7 14. axb5
Nxe4 15. Qb3+ c4 16. Qxc4+ Qxc4 17. Nxc4 axb5 18. Rxa8 Rxa8 19. Ncd2 Ra1 20. f3
Nxd2 21. Nxd2 Bg5 22. Nb3 Rb1 23. Bd2 Rxe1+ 24. Bxe1 Bd5 25. Nd4 Be3+ 26. Bf2
Bxd4 27. Bxd4 Ba2 28. h4 Bb1 29. c3 Kf7 30. Kf2 g6 31. Ke3 Ke6 32. Kf4 h5 33.
Kg5 d5 34. g4 hxg4 35. fxg4 Bc2 36. h5 gxh5 37. gxh5 Bd3 38. Kf4 Kf7 39. Ke5
Bc4 40. Be3 Kg7 41. Kd4 Kh7 42. Kc5 Kg8 43. h6 Kh7 44. Kb4 Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Novgorod"]
[Site "Novgorod"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2805"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1994.08.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 043"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 c5 7. d4 Bg7 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O Bg4 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxe7
Re8 15. Rxb7 Nc6 (15... Nd7 $5 16. Bb4 Rxe4 17. Re1 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Rxd4 $15 {
Hultin-Ernst,T/Gausdal Troll Masters/1991/}) 16. Bc5 Rxe4 17. Bd3 Rxd4 $5 $146
(17... Ree8 18. Bb5 Rec8 19. Qd3 Be6 20. Re1 Bd5 $13 {Manso,F-Sanchez Almeyra,
J/San Sebastian/1993/}) 18. Bxd4 Nxd4 19. Be4 Rd8 20. Qb1 Ne2+ 21. Kh1 Qc4 22.
Bxg6 $5 (22. Rb8 Rxb8 23. Qxb8+ Kh7 24. Nd2 Qd4 $13) (22. Rb4 Qe6 $13) 22...
Nc3 (22... fxg6 $2 23. Qxg6 (23. Ne5 Qe6 $5) 23... Ng3+ 24. hxg3 (24. fxg3
Qxf1+ 25. Ng1 Bd7 (25... Rd7 $2 26. Rb8+) 26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Qe8+ Kh7 28. Qxd7
Qa1 29. Qf5+ $10) 24... Qxf1+ 25. Kh2 Bd7 26. Ne5 $40 (26. Rxd7 Rxd7 27. Qe8+
Kh7 28. Qxd7 Qxf2 29. Qf5+ $10)) 23. Bxf7+ (23. Qe1 $1 Be6 $1 $44 (23... Rf8 $2
$13 24. Bxf7+ $1 Rxf7 25. Qe8+ Rf8 (25... Bf8 26. Qxf7+ Qxf7 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28.
Ne5+ $18) 26. Qg6 Qxf1+ 27. Ng1 $18) (23... fxg6 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 25. Qe7+ Qf7 (
25... Kg8 26. Qxd8+ Kg7 27. Re1 $18) 26. Qxd8 Bxf3 (26... Qxf3 27. Qd4+ (27.
gxf3 $4 Bxf3+ 28. Kg1 Ne2#) 27... Kg8 28. Rb1 $1) 27. Qd4+ Kh7 28. Qxc3 Bd5 29.
f4 $18)) 23... Qxf7 24. Rxf7 Nxb1 25. Rxa7 Nc3 26. h3 (26. Ng1 $5 Rd1 27. Rxd1
Nxd1 28. Ra2 Bb2 29. h3 Be6 30. Ra8+ Kf7 31. f3 Nf2+ 32. Kh2 Be5+ 33. g3 $10) (
26. h3 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Rf8 28. Rg1 Rf7 $10) 1/2-1/2

[Event "Hoogovens"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "1996.01.18"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2665"]
[Annotator "Anand,V"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "1996.01.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 051"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.04.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Ftacnik} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
O-O 8. a4 b4 9. d3 d6 10. a5 {Survey CBM 51 [Ftacnik]} Bg4 11. Be3 d5 12. Nbd2
{Actually, White has very little choice here.} (12. h3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 dxe4 14.
dxe4 Nd4 15. Bxd4 Qxd4 16. Qe2 (16. Rd1 Qxe4 17. Qxe4 Nxe4 18. Bd5 Rad8 $1)
16... Rfd8 $1 (16... Qxb2 17. Nd2 $44)) 12... h6 $1 (12... d4 13. Bg5 $14) (
12... dxe4 13. dxe4 $14) 13. h3 (13. exd5 Nxd5 14. h3 Nxe3 15. Rxe3 Bxf3 16.
Nxf3 Bc5 $1) 13... d4 (13... Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Ba4) 14. hxg4 dxe3 15. fxe3
Nxg4 16. Bd5 (16. Nc4 $5 Bf6 {It's not so easy to prove an advantage for White
here, but he is definitely better because of the difference in Bs.} (16... Bc5
17. Ba4 $1 $16)) 16... Qd7 17. Nc4 Bf6 {Here I saw that the Q sac was possible
and that it gave White the advantage. I decided to go for it because I was in
a reckless mood that day!} 18. Nfd2 $1 h5 19. Rf1 Rad8 20. Rf5 $1 g6 (20... Ne7
21. Rxh5 g6 (21... c6 22. Nb6 Nxe3 23. Rh8+ $1 Kxh8 24. Qh5+ $18) 22. Rh3 {
This all seems to work out.}) 21. Qxg4 $3 {Critical but very risky and of
course White has reached the point of no return.} hxg4 22. Rxf6 Ne7 23. Bxf7+
Kg7 24. Raf1 Qb5 25. g3 $1 {Otherwise Black himself plays g4-g3} Rd7 {/\ Nd5}
26. R1f2 $1 {Now the N can't move because Rg6+ is followed by Rh2#} Qc5 27. Nb3
(27. Kf1 $142 $1 {Ftacnik /\Ke2}) (27. b3 $142 {Ftacnik} Rdd8 28. Nf1 Rd7 29.
Nh2 $16) 27... Qa7 $2 (27... Qb5 $142 $8 28. d4 $1 exd4 (28... Nf5 $1 29. Nxe5
$1 (29. Rxg6+ Kxf7 $13) (29. exf5 $1 Kxf6 {As these things go, the solution is
to give more material!} 30. Nxe5 $1 (30. fxg6+ Kg7 31. Nxe5 Re7) 30... Re7 (
30... gxf5 31. Bc4 Qa4 32. Nc5 Qa1+ 33. Rf1 $18) 31. Bc4 $1 Qa4 32. Nc5 Qa1+
33. Rf1 Qxb2 34. Ne4+ Kg7 35. f6+ Rxf6 36. Nxf6 (36. Rxf6 Rxe5 37. dxe5 Qxc2 {
This is a mess}) 36... Rxe5) 29... Kxf6 (29... Rd6 30. Bc4 $18) 30. Bc4 Qa4 31.
Nc5 Qa1+ 32. Rf1 $18) 29. exd4 Kh8 $8 {White has a draw at least with Rh2 and
Rhf2, but does he have more?} (29... Nf5 30. Rxg6+ Kxf7 31. Rxf5+ $1 $18 Kxg6 (
31... Qxf5 32. exf5) 32. Rxb5 {The reason why exd4 is bad} axb5 33. Ne5+ $18)
30. Ne5 Rxd4 (30... Rd6 31. Bc4 Rdxf6 32. Rh2+ Kg7 33. Bxb5 axb5 34. Re2 $16)
31. Nxg6+ Nxg6 32. Nxd4 Qe5 33. Nf5 $1 Qxf6 34. Rh2+ Nh4 35. Bb3 Rf7 36. Bxf7
Qxf7 37. Rxh4+ $18 {The sting at the end of the tail.}) 28. Nxe5 $4 (28. Rxa6
$3 Qxa6 29. Nc5 Qc6 $1 {Ivanchuk} (29... Rxf7 30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31. Nxe5+ $1 {
And Black has a horrible position, which is probably lost.} (31. Nxa6 Nc6 {
This didn't seem so clear to me.})) 30. Ne6+ Qxe6 31. Bxe6 Rxf2 32. Kxf2 b3 $1
33. c3 $1 Rxd3 34. Ke2 Rd8 35. Nd2 $1 $16 {This seems to be the best that
White can achieve, but he does have good winning chances.}) 28... Qxe3 $1 {
Unfortunately, there is a gaping hole in this variation.} (28... Rd6 $4 29.
Rxd6 cxd6 30. Nd4 $1 $18 {I saw this and fell in love with the whole variation.
}) 29. Nxd7 Rh8 $1 {Now I suddenly realised that Black's threat is not Qg3,
but Qe1!} 30. Kg2 Rh3 {With the lethal threat of Qe1!} 31. Bxg6 (31. Bc4 Qe1
$17) (31. Bg8 Nxg8 32. Rf7+ Kh6 33. Nf8 Kh5 $1) 31... Nxg6 32. Kf1 $2 (32. Rf7+
Kh6 33. Nf8 (33. Nf6 Qxg3+ 34. Kf1 Rh1+ 35. Ke2 Nf4+ 36. Rxf4 Qe1#)) 32... Rh1+
33. Kg2 Rd1 34. Rxg6+ (34. Rf1 Nh4+ 35. gxh4 Qh3+ 36. Kg1 Rxf1+ 37. Rxf1 g3 $19
) (34. Nbc5 $2 {Ftacnik} Nh4+ $1 35. Kh2 Nf3+ 36. R6xf3 Qh6+) 34... Kxg6 35.
Ne5+ Kg7 36. Nxg4 Qe1 37. Kf3 Qh1+ 38. Kf4 Rf1 39. Ke3 Qg1 40. Kf3 $4 {
Forgetting that c2 could no longer be protected.} (40. Ke2 $1 Re1+ (40... Rb1
$1 41. Nd4 {And the game chunders on}) (40... Rxf2+ 41. Nxf2 Qb1 42. Kd2 $1
Qxb2 43. Nd1 {/\ Ne3,Nc4}) 41. Kf3 {Black still has to work on realizing his
advantage.} (41. Kd2 Rb1)) 40... Rxf2+ 41. Nxf2 Qb1 {Now c2 and the whole <<
crumble.} 42. Nd4 Qxb2 43. Nf5+ Kf7 44. Ne3 Qa2 45. e5 Qxa5 46. d4 Qa1 47. Ke4
a5 48. d5 a4 {I decided to end my suffering here.} 0-1

[Event "Titled Tuesday 9th Mar"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Andreikin, D."]
[Black "Hansen, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2606"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2021.03.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1375"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.15"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. e3 g6 5. d4 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O a6 8. a4 a5
9. b3 Na6 10. Ba3 Nb4 11. Ne5 e6 12. Nd3 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Re8 14. Rac1 e5 15. dxe5
Rxe5 16. cxd5 Bf5 17. Qd2 Nxd5 18. Rfd1 Qe8 19. Bf3 Nb4 20. Bxb4 axb4 21. Ne2
Bf8 22. Nf4 h5 23. Be2 Re7 24. Qxb4 Rxe3 25. Qxb7 Re4 26. Bc4 Rxf4 27. Bxf7+
Qxf7 28. Qxa8 Be4 29. f3 Rxf3 30. Rf1 Rf5 31. Qd8 Qxb3 32. a5 Qb2 33. Rf2 Qxf2+
0-1

[Event "Titled Arena Mar 6th 2021"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2021.03.06"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Andreikin, D."]
[Black "Lavrov, Ma1"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A27"]
[WhiteElo "2725"]
[BlackElo "2401"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2021.03.06"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1374"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.08"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.09"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 5. Kxf2 Nxe5 6. d4 Nxc4 7. e4 Nb6
8. Qg4 Qf6+ 9. Ke1 d5 10. Qg3 dxe4 11. Bg5 Qg6 12. Nb5 Nd5 13. Bc4 a6 14. Nxc7+
Nxc7 15. Qxc7 Qxg5 16. Bxf7+ Kf8 17. Bc4 Qe7 18. Rf1+ Nf6 19. Qb6 h5 20. Rc1
Bd7 21. Bb3 Rc8 22. Rxc8+ Bxc8 23. d5 Ke8 24. d6 Qe5 25. Qc7 Bg4 26. Qb8+ Kd7
27. Qc7+ Ke8 28. Qxg7 Qa5+ 29. Kf2 Qc5+ 30. Kg3 h4+ 31. Kf4 Nh5+ 32. Kxg4 Nxg7
33. Rf7 Qh5+ 34. Kf4 Qxf7+ 35. Bxf7+ Kxf7 36. Kxe4 Ke6 37. Kd4 Kxd6 38. Ke4 Ne6
39. Kf5 Rg8 40. g3 hxg3 41. hxg3 Rxg3 42. Ke4 Rg2 43. Kd3 Rxb2 44. Kc4 Rxa2 45.
Kb4 Rb2+ 46. Ka5 Rb5+ 47. Ka4 Nc5+ 48. Ka3 Rb3+ 49. Ka2 Kd5 50. Ka1 Kc4 51. Ka2
Rc3 52. Ka1 Rb3 53. Ka2 Kc3 54. Ka1 Kc2 55. Ka2 Rc3 56. Ka1 Ra3# 0-1

[Event "World Blitz 2019"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.12.29"]
[Round "7.2"]
[White "Andreikin, D."]
[Black "Carlsen, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2872"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2019.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1312"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.12.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.12.30"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Bd6 9. Qc2 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 Bxe5 12. f4 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Ng4 14. Bd4
c5 15. Bxc5 Re8 16. O-O Nxe3 17. Bxe3 Rxe3 18. Qf2 Re8 19. Rad1 Qc7 20. Rc1 Qd6
21. f5 Qf6 22. Bb3 Bd7 23. Rc7 Re7 24. Rxb7 a5 25. Rb6 Qg5 26. f6 gxf6 27. Rxf6
Be8 28. Bxf7+ Bxf7 29. Rxf7 Rxf7 30. Qxf7+ Kh8 31. Qf6+ Qxf6 32. Rxf6 Rd8 33.
g3 Kg7 34. Rf2 a4 35. Kg2 a3 36. bxa3 Rd3 37. Kf1 Rxa3 38. Ke1 h5 39. Kd1 h4
40. gxh4 Kg6 41. Kc1 Ra8 42. Kb2 Rb8+ 43. Kc3 Rc8+ 44. Kd4 Ra8 45. Kc4 Rc8+ 46.
Kb3 Rb8+ 47. Kc3 Ra8 48. Kb2 Rb8+ 49. Ka1 Ra8 50. Rf4 Ra3 51. Kb2 Rh3 52. a4
Rxh2+ 53. Kb3 Rh3+ 54. Kb4 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp1 49th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2005.08.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D76"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[Annotator "Krasenkow,M"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2005.08.24"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. e3
e5 9. d5 Ne7 {This knight retreat is considered a bit too passive.} 10. e4 Bg4
11. O-O c6 12. h3 (12. Qb3 $6 cxd5 13. Nxd5 Nbxd5 14. exd5 Qxd5 15. Qxd5 Nxd5
16. Nxe5 Be6 17. Nd3 Rc8 18. Bd2 O-O 19. Rac1 b6 20. b3 Nc3 21. Bxc3 Rxc3 22.
Rxc3 Bxc3 {1/2-1/2 Kharitonov,A-Polovodin,I/Irkutsk 1983/MCD}) 12... Bxf3 13.
Qxf3 {This capture in such positions is more precise than Bxf3 as it
contributes to development. Therefore it is more favorable for Black to play ..
.Bc8-g4 after White has already played Qd1-e2 (gaining a tempo in case of h3
Bxf3 Qxf3)} (13. Bxf3 O-O 14. Qb3 cxd5 15. Nxd5 Nbxd5 16. exd5 Nf5 (16... Qd7
$5) 17. Qxb7 Nd4 $44 18. d6 Rb8 19. Qe4 f5 20. Qd5+ Kh8 21. Rd1 Qf6 22. Be3 Rb5
23. Rxd4 exd4 24. Bxd4 Rxd5 25. Bxf6 Rxd6 26. Be7 Rd2 27. Bxf8 Bxf8 28. Rc1
Rxb2 $11 {1/2-1/2 Filippov,V-Bologan,V/Izmir 2004/CBM 104 no vc (45)}) 13...
cxd5 (13... O-O {- D 76}) 14. exd5 (14. Nxd5 Nc6 (14... Nbxd5 15. exd5 Nf5 16.
Qa3 $1 $16 {Blees,A-Mikhalchishin,A/Lillafuehred 1989/Inf 48}) 15. Qa3 Bf8 16.
Qd3 Bg7 17. Be3 O-O 18. Rfd1 Nd4 $11 {1/2-1/2 Blees,A-Mikhalchishin,A/
Lillafured 1989/TD (24)}) 14... Nf5 15. d6 $5 {Fighting for initiative before
Black has castled.} Rb8 {Black correctly evaluates that White can't keep his
d6 pawn in a long term. Capturing it at once was risky:} (15... Nxd6 16. Rd1
Qc7 (16... Qe7 17. Nd5 (17. Be3 Ndc4) 17... Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Rd8 19. Be3 b6 20.
Bd2 $1 a5 (20... Nf5 $2 21. Qb5+) 21. Be3) 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Rd8 19. Bg5 f6
20. Be3 $16 {The bishops are really terrible in this line.}) (15... Qxd6 16.
Qxb7 O-O 17. Qa6 Rad8 18. Ne4 {and White keeps initiative.}) 16. Rd1 (16. Be3
O-O 17. Rad1 {didn't change much:} Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Nb5 Nc4 20. Qd5 Nxb2
21. Rxd4 a6 $1 22. Nc7 b5 23. Re1 {- see annotation to move 21.}) 16... O-O 17.
Be3 (17. Ne4) 17... Nd4 18. Bxd4 exd4 19. Nb5 Nc4 20. Qd5 $5 {A courageous
attempt to keep advantage.} (20. Rab1 Nxd6 21. Nxd4 $11) 20... Nxb2 21. Rxd4 $5
{This exchange sac is practically forced - otherwise White just loses his
passed pawn, e.g.} (21. Rd2 Na4 22. Nxd4 Nb6 23. Qc5 Rc8) 21... Bxd4 {It would
be less stressing not to take this exchange:} (21... a6 22. Nc7 b5 (22... Na4
$143 23. Re1 $44 {e.g.} Nb6 24. Qe4 Nc8 25. Red1 Bxd4 26. Qxd4 b5 27. Bc6 $1)
23. Re1 Nc4 $1 (23... Bxd4 $143 24. Qxd4 Nc4 25. Nd5 f6 26. Re6 Ne5 27. Qh4 $16
) {and White has apparently nothing better than} 24. Rdd1 Rb6 $1 25. Qc5 Rxd6
26. Rxd6 Qxd6 27. Qxd6 Nxd6 28. Nxa6 $11) 22. Qxd4 Qb6 $8 23. Qxb6 axb6 24. Rc1
$44 {White's passed pawn is very strong but it can only guarantee him a draw.}
Nd3 {It was possible to activate the rook first:} (24... Ra8 $5 25. d7 (25. Bd5
Ra5) (25. Rc7 Rxa2 26. Bd5 Ra1+ 27. Kg2 Nd3 $132) (25. Rc2 Nd3 26. Bxb7 Ra5 $1
$132) (25. a3 Ra5 (25... Nd3 26. Rc7 Ra5 27. d7 Nc5 28. Nd6 $36) 26. d7 Nc4 27.
Rxc4 Rxb5 28. Kf1 Rc5) 25... Nd3 26. Rc7 Nc5 27. Nd6 Rfd8 28. Bxb7 Rab8 29. Bc6
Kf8 $11) 25. Rc7 Nc5 26. Bd5 {With the white pawn on d6 (instead of d7) Black
should be more careful as his f7 pawn is under attack. Still, he has not too
much to worry about yet.} Kg7 27. Kg2 Kf6 28. a3 Ra8 29. h4 h6 {Black starts
playing for a win. A risky decision!} (29... Ra5 30. Bc4 Ra4 31. Bd5 $11) 30.
Ba2 g5 31. h5 g4 32. Bd5 Ra5 33. Bc4 Kg5 34. Re7 Kxh5 35. Bxf7+ Kg5 $2 {
It was still possible to play it back:} (35... Rxf7 36. Rxf7 Kg6 37. d7 Nxd7
38. Rxd7 Rxb5 39. Rxb7 $11) 36. Be8 $1 {The d-pawn now becomes very formidable
as one of the black rooks is cut off and his king is unsafe.} Kf6 (36... Rxe8
37. Rxe8 Rxb5 38. Re5+ Kf6 39. d7 $18 {was probably overlookes by Black when
playing 35...Kg5.}) 37. Nc7 Na6 (37... Rxa3 38. Nd5+ Kg5 39. d7 (39. Ne3 h5 40.
d7 Ra8 41. Re5+ Kf6 42. Rf5+ Kg7 43. Rxh5 Rd8 44. Rg5+ Kh7 45. Rd5 $16) 39...
Ra8 40. Nxb6 Rd8 41. Nd5 $16) 38. Re6+ Kf5 39. d7 Nxc7 40. d8=Q Nxe6 {Formally,
Black has enough material for the queen but his king is under attack.} 41. Qxb6
Rd5 (41... Re5 42. Bd7 Kg5 $1 43. Qb2 $36) 42. Bh5 (42. Qxb7 Rd4 43. Qh7+ Ke5
44. Qxh6 $16) 42... Rd4 43. Qxb7 Rf6 $2 {This leads to an immediate collapse.}
(43... Kg5 $1 44. Bf7 $140 (44. Qb5+ Rf5 45. Qe8 Rf6 46. Bf7 Rd8 47. Qb5+ Rf5)
44... Kf6 45. Bxe6 Kxe6 46. Qc6+ Kf7 47. Qxh6 Ra8 $11 {/\Raa4}) 44. Qb5+ Ke4
45. Bxg4 Ng5 46. f3+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow FIDE Grand Prix"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2019.05.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Wojtaszek, R."]
[Black "Mamedyarov, S."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D82"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1280"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bf4 Bg7 5. e3 c5 6. dxc5 Qa5 7. Rc1 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. Nge2 Qxc5 10. Qb3 Qa5 11. O-O Nbd7 12. Nb5 Ne4 13. Bc7 b6 14. Bxf7+
Rxf7 15. Qd5 Nec5 16. Qxa8 Qxb5 17. Nd4 Qa6 18. b4 Nd3 19. Rcd1 Nb2 20. Rb1
Bxd4 21. exd4 Nc4 22. Rbc1 b5 23. a4 Qb7 24. Qxb7 Bxb7 25. axb5 Na3 26. f4 Nxb5
27. Be5 Rf8 28. g3 Kf7 29. f5 g5 30. g4 a6 31. Kf2 Nf6 32. Rg1 Rh8 33. Ke2 h6
34. h3 Rd8 35. Rc4 Rg8 36. Re1 Nd5 37. Kf2 Rd8 38. Kg3 Ndc3 39. Kh2 Ne4 40. Re2
Nec3 41. Re3 Nd5 42. Re2 Rd7 43. Kg3 Nf6 44. h4 Rd8 45. hxg5 hxg5 46. Bxf6 exf6
47. Rh2 Kg7 48. Rd2 Rd7 49. Rc1 Bd5 50. Kf2 Kf7 51. Rc5 Ke7 52. Re2+ Kd6 53.
Re8 Nxd4 54. Ra5 Bb7 55. Ra3 Kd5 56. Rc3 Bc6 57. Ke3 Nb3 58. Re6 Bb5 59. Rxb3
Kc4 60. Rb1 Kc3 61. Rxf6 Rd3+ 62. Ke4 Rd4+ 63. Ke5 Rxg4 64. Rb6 Bd3 65. Rc6+
Kd2 66. Rb2+ Ke3 67. f6 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 17th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2013.10.21"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Fridman, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2602"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2013.10.20"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2014"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 8.
Nc3 Nxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Qh5 f5 11. Rb1 b6 12. Re1 c6 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. c4 Be8
15. Qf3 dxc4 16. Bxc4+ Bf7 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. h4 Qd7 19. h5 Bf8 20. h6 gxh6 21.
Bf4 Qxd4 22. Be5 Qc4 23. Rbd1 Re8 24. Ba1 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 c5 26. Re8 Re7 27.
Rxe7 Bxe7 28. Qxf5 Qxa2 29. Qg4+ Bg5 30. Qc8+ Kf7 31. Qf5+ Ke8 32. Qc8+ Kf7 33.
Qf5+ Ke8 34. Qc8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup 2021"]
[Site "Krasnaya Polyana RUS"]
[Date "2021.07.24"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Vitiugov, N."]
[Black "Svidler, P."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2021.07.12"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1394"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.26"]
[SourceVersion "3"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.27"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Nf3 c5 8.
Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. d5 Bxc3 11. Be3 Nd4 12. Nxd4 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxa1 14.
Bxa1 Bd7 15. Bc4 Rc8 16. Bb3 Bb5 17. Qd4 f6 18. Rb1 e5 19. Qxa7 Bc4 20. Bd1 Rf7
21. Bg4 Bd3 22. Rd1 Bxe4 23. Be6 Bxd5 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qe3 Rc6 26. Bb2 Rd6
27. Ba3 Rd7 28. Qh6 Kg8 29. h4 Bc6 30. Rxd7 Bxd7 31. Qd2 Qe8 32. Qd5+ Be6 33.
Qxb7 Bxa2 34. Be7 Qf7 35. g4 Bd5 36. Qc7 h6 37. Kh2 g5 38. Qd8+ Kg7 39. Kg3 Be6
40. h5 Bc4 41. f3 Be6 42. Kf2 Bc4 43. Ke3 Ba2 44. Kf2 Be6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP"]
[Site "Riga"]
[Date "2013.09.13"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2724"]
[BlackElo "2746"]
[Annotator "CB"]
[PlyCount "42"]
[EventDate "2013.09.13"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 {Der klassische Aufbau ist kaum
geeignet, die Pirc-Verteidigung in Verlegenheit zu bringen. Nach 1.Sf3 hat man
allerdings auch nicht mehr so viel Auswahl.} O-O 6. O-O c6 ({Andere beliebte
Alternativen sind} 6... Bg4) ({oder} 6... Nc6) 7. a4 ({Oder} 7. h3) ({bzw.} 7.
Re1) 7... Qc7 ({Häufig wird auch} 7... a5 8. h3 Na6 9. Be3 Nb4 {gespielt.}) 8.
Be3 Nbd7 9. Nd2 ({Nach} 9. h3 b6 10. Qd2 Bb7 11. Bh6 (11. a5 $5 Rad8 12. a6)
11... a6 {hat Weiß bisher auch nicht viel heraus geholt.}) 9... e5 (9... b6
10. f4 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. f5 gxf5 13. Rxf5 Re8 14. Qf1 Qd8 15. Rd1 Nf8 16.
Nc4 Qe7 17. Rxe5 Be6 18. Rg5 Ng6 19. Rg3 Qb4 20. Nd6 Red8 21. Nf5 Rxd1 22. Bxd1
Bh8 23. Nh6+ Kf8 24. Rf3 Bc4 25. Be2 Bxe2 26. Nxe2 Re8 27. Bd4 Qd2 28. Bxf6
Qxh6 29. Bxh8 Nxh8 30. Ng3 Qd2 31. Qd3 Qc1+ 32. Rf1 Qxb2 33. Qd6+ Kg8 34. Nh5
Rc8 35. Qh6 Qd4+ 36. Kh1 f5 37. Qe6+ {1-0 (37) Jakovenko,D (2720)-Savchenko,B 
(2589) Odessa 2008}) 10. Nc4 $6 ({Üblich ist eigentlich} 10. dxe5 dxe5 $14 {
z.B.:} 11. Nc4 Ne8 12. a5 f5 13. f3 Ndf6 14. Bc5 Rf7 15. Nd6 Rd7 16. Bc4+ Kh8
17. Nxe8 Nxe8 18. Qe2 Nd6 19. Bb3 Rd8 20. Rad1 b6 21. axb6 axb6 22. Bxd6 Rxd6
23. Rxd6 Qxd6 24. Rd1 Qc5+ 25. Qf2 Qxf2+ 26. Kxf2 Bf8 27. Rd8 Bb7 28. Rxa8 Bxa8
29. exf5 gxf5 30. Be6 f4 31. Bf5 Bc5+ 32. Ke2 Bd4 33. Nd1 Kg7 34. c3 Bc5 35.
Nf2 Bb7 36. Ne4 Be7 37. Nd2 b5 38. Be4 h6 39. Nb3 b4 40. Ke1 bxc3 41. bxc3 Kf6
42. Na5 Ba6 43. Nxc6 Bc5 44. Nb4 Bb5 45. Nd3 Bg1 46. h3 Be3 47. Nb2 Bc1 48. Nd3
Be3 49. Nb4 Ke6 50. Nd5 Bc5 51. Nc7+ {1-0 (51) Rogozenco,D (2517)-Hickl,J 
(2554) playchess.com INT 2004}) 10... exd4 11. Bxd4 Rd8 $11 (11... Ne5 12. f3 {
1/2-1/2 (12) Ionescu,C (2504)-Badea,B (2460) Bucharest 2001}) 12. Qd2 Nc5 (
12... Ne5 $11) 13. Qe3 b6 14. a5 Be6 (14... b5 15. e5 (15. Nxd6 Ne6 16. Bxf6
Bxf6 17. e5 Bxe5 18. Qxe5 Qxd6 $11) 15... dxe5 16. Bxe5 Qe7 17. Bxf6 (17. Nd2
$2 b4 18. Nd1 Nd5 $19) 17... Bxf6 18. Qxe7 Bxe7 19. Ne5 Bb7 $11) 15. b4 $6 (15.
axb6 axb6 16. f3 $11) 15... Bxc4 16. bxc5 b5 17. cxd6 $2 (17. Bxc4 Ng4 18. cxd6
Qxd6 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qf3+ Kg8 21. Qxg4 Qxd4 22. Qe6+ Kh8 23. Ne2 Qc5 $15)
17... Qxd6 18. Rad1 $2 (18. Bxc4 Qxd4 19. Qxd4 Rxd4 20. Bd3 Nd7 $17) (18. Bc5
Qe6 19. Rad1 Bxe2 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Nxe2 Ng4 22. Qg3 (22. Qf3 Nxh2 23. Kxh2
Qe5+ $19) 22... Qxe4 $17) 18... Ng4 19. Qh3 Bxd4 (19... Qxh2+ 20. Qxh2 Nxh2 21.
Bxg7 Nxf1 22. Rxd8+ Rxd8 23. Bf6 Rd6 24. e5 Rxf6 25. exf6 Nd2 {ist nicht so
klar.}) 20. Bxc4 $2 (20. Qxg4 Be6 21. Qg5 f6 22. Qc1 Qb4 $19) 20... Nxf2 21.
Bxf7+ Kg7 0-1

[Event "FRA Cup quarterfinal"]
[Site "Senat"]
[Date "2003.05.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Adams, Michael"]
[Black "Saiboulatov, Danial"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C05"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2338"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2003.05.24"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 094 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.07.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. f4 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. a3 a5
9. b3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Be7 11. h4 f5 12. h5 h6 13. Ne2 O-O 14. Rg1 Qd8 15. Nc3 Nb6
16. Ra2 Bd7 17. g4 fxg4 18. Rxg4 Rf7 19. Bd3 Bf8 20. Bg6 Be8 21. Rag2 Ne7 22.
Bxf7+ Bxf7 23. Nh4 Rc8 24. R4g3 Nf5 25. Nxf5 exf5 26. Rh2 Qe8 27. a4 Nd7 28.
Kf1 Nb8 29. Bb2 Nc6 30. Nb5 Qd7 31. Ba3 Nb4 32. Kg1 Be8 33. Rhg2 Rc6 34. Nd6
Rxd6 35. Bxb4 axb4 36. exd6 Qxd6 37. Re3 Qd7 38. Qf3 Bf7 39. Kh1 Be7 40. Qd1
Bf6 41. Rf2 Qd8 42. Kg2 Qb6 43. Rd2 Qd6 44. Qf3 Qd8 45. Re1 Kh8 46. Rc1 Qe8 47.
Re2 Qd7 48. Rec2 Bxd4 49. Rc8+ Kh7 50. R1c7 Qe6 51. Rf8 1-0

[Event "Bundesliga 9899"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "1999.01.31"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Ftacnik, Lubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1998.10.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "GER-chT"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Wattenscheid"]
[BlackTeam "Hamburger SK"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
Nbd7 9. Qd2 Be7 10. g4 h6 11. O-O-O b5 12. h4 Nb6 13. Qf2 Rb8 14. Nc5 Bc8 15.
Be2 Qc7 16. g5 dxc5 17. gxf6 gxf6 18. f4 b4 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 e4 21. f5 Bd6
22. Qg2 Bd7 23. Bh5 Rf8 24. Rhe1 Bxf5 25. Rf1 Qd7 26. Qg7 Bh3 27. Rxf6 Qe7 28.
Qxh6 Be5 29. Re6 Bxe6 30. dxe6 Qf6 31. exf7+ Rxf7 32. Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Qh7+ Ke8
34. Qg8+ Qf8 35. Qe6+ Qe7 36. Qc6+ Kf7 37. Rd7 1-0

[Event "Reykjavik Edda rapid"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2003.03.04"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Votava, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2003.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. c4 Bd7 8. Nc3
Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. b4 Be7 11. b5 Bd7 12. a4 O-O 13. Ba3 Qa5 14. Qb3 Qc7 15.
Be2 e5 16. b6 Qb8 17. Rfd1 Be6 18. Rd2 Rc8 19. Rad1 Rc6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. c5 Rc8
22. exd5 dxc5 23. d6 Bf8 24. d7 e4 25. Bc4 Rd8 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27. Bb2 Qf4 28.
Qc3 Qf5 29. Qg3 Qg4 30. Qe5 e3 31. h3 Qh4 32. Qf5 Ne4 33. fxe3 Nd6 34. Bd5 Be7
35. Qe6 1-0

[Event "Chessable Qualifier 2020"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.17"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Svidler, P."]
[Black "Jones, G."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2670"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2020.10.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1354"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.20"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O c6 6. b3 d6 7. d4 e5 8. Nc3 e4
9. Ng5 d5 10. Nh3 h6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. f3 Nc6 13. Nf2 Re8 14. fxe4 Nxe4 15.
Ncxe4 dxe4 16. e3 Nxd4 17. exd4 Bxd4 18. Bxh6 e3 19. Bxe3 Rxe3 20. Kh1 Bf5 21.
Rc1 Bb2 22. Rc4 Qg5 23. Ng4 Rd3 24. Qe2 Rd2 25. Qf3 Re8 26. h4 Qh5 27. Rf4 Bg7
28. Qxb7 Rd7 29. Qf3 Rd3 30. Nf6+ Bxf6 31. Qxh5 gxh5 32. Rxf5 Bg7 33. Bd5 Re5
34. Bxf7+ Kh8 35. Kg2 Rd2+ 36. Kh3 Rxa2 37. Rxh5+ Rxh5 38. Bxh5 Rc2 39. Bf3 a5
40. Bd5 Rc5 41. Rf5 Bd4 42. Be6 Rc6 43. Bc4 Bc3 44. Bb5 Re6 45. Rf3 Be1 46. Bd7
Rd6 47. Bf5 Rd4 48. Re3 Bb4 49. g4 Rf4 50. h5 Kg7 51. Kh4 Rf1 52. Re2 Bc5 53.
Kg5 Rh1 54. Re6 Kf7 55. Kh6 Bf8+ 56. Kh7 Be7 57. Rg6 Bf6 58. Be4 Rh3 59. Bd5+
Ke7 60. h6 Rd3 61. Bc4 Rg3 62. Kg8 Bc3 63. h7 Rh3 64. Re6+ Kd7 65. g5 Rh4 66.
Ra6 Kc7 67. g6 Rd4 68. Ra8 Rg4 69. Bf7 Kb7 70. Re8 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 27th Oct"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.10.27"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Svidler, P."]
[Black "Krutko, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2397"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2020.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1356"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bb3 a6 8. Nf1
Ne7 9. Ng3 Ng6 10. O-O Ba7 11. h3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Re1 Ndf4 14. Bxf4 exf4
15. Ne4 Bf5 16. d4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 Qd6 18. Qe2 c5 19. Re1 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rad8 21.
h4 Qf6 22. Qd2 Nxh4 23. Nxh4 Qxh4 24. Rxf4 Qg5 25. Qe3 h6 26. g3 Bb8 27. Re4
Qxe3 28. R1xe3 Ba7 29. Re7 Bxd4 30. Rf3 Bxb2 31. Bxf7+ Kh8 32. Rxb7 Bd4 33. Kg2
Rd6 34. Bg6 Rdd8 35. Rxf8+ Rxf8 36. f4 a5 37. a4 Bc3 38. Kf3 Bd4 39. Ke4 Bc3
40. g4 Bd2 41. Bf7 g6 42. f5 gxf5+ 43. gxf5 Bc3 44. Kd5 Kg7 45. Ke6 Bd2 46. f6+
Kh8 47. Kf5 Bc3 48. Kg6 Rc8 49. Be6 Rf8 50. Rh7# 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 8th Sept"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Svidler, P."]
[Black "Tomb, M."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2084"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.09.08"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1349"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O c6 7. a4 h6 8. Re1
Qc7 9. Be3 Nf8 10. a5 Ng6 11. h3 O-O 12. Qe2 Nh5 13. g3 Bxh3 14. Nh4 Nhf4 15.
Bxf4 Bxh4 16. Be3 Bf6 17. Qh5 Bd7 18. Qxg6 d5 19. Nxd5 cxd5 20. Bxd5 exd4 21.
Bf4 Qxc2 22. Rac1 Qxb2 23. Rc7 Bc6 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 25. Bxh6 Rxf7 26. Qxf7 d3 27.
e5 Bxe5 28. Qh5 Kg8 29. Bc1 Qc3 30. Qxe5 Qxe5 31. Rxe5 1-0

[Event "Cuernavaca Young Masters"]
[Site "Cuernavaca"]
[Date "2006.02.03"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2644"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2006.02.03"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MEX"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 112"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.06.07"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. axb5
axb5 9. Nc3 h6 10. Nd5 d6 11. c3 Bg4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Be3 Nxd5 14. Bxd5 Ne7 15.
Bb3 Bb6 16. d4 exd4 17. cxd4 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. O-O O-O 20. e5 Rc8 21. e6 Qb6
22. exf7+ Bxf7 23. Re1 Ng6 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. Qd5 Qb7 26. Qxb7 Rxb7 27. Ra6 Ne5
28. Nxe5 dxe5 29. Rc1 Rbc7 30. Bxc5 Rxc5 31. Rxc5 Rxc5 32. Rb6 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Rc2
34. Rxb5 Rxf2 35. Kg3 Rc2 36. Rxe5 Rxb2 1/2-1/2

[Event "1st Abu Dhabi Super Blitz"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.04.15"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Svidler, P."]
[Black "Caruana, F."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2835"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2020.04.15"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1328"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.04.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.04.20"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. Nxe5
Nxe5 9. d4 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 d6 11. Bf4 c5 12. Qe3 c4 13. Ba2 O-O 14. f3 Be6 15.
Rd1 Qe7 16. Nc3 h6 17. Bg3 Rfe8 18. Ne2 Nh5 19. Bf2 f5 20. axb5 axb5 21. exf5
Bxf5 22. Nd4 Bg6 23. f4 Ng4 24. Qxe7 Rxe7 25. Nxb5 d5 26. Nc3 Rxb2 27. Nxd5 Re2
28. Nf6+ Nhxf6 29. Bxc4+ Kh7 30. Bxe2 Rxc2 31. Re1 h5 32. Bd4 Nd5 33. g3 Nh6
34. Bf3 Nb4 35. Rec1 Nf5 36. Bc5 Rb2 37. Rcb1 Rxb1+ 38. Rxb1 Nd4 39. Rxb4 Nxf3+
40. Kg2 Ne1+ 41. Kf1 Nd3 42. Rc4 Ne5 43. Rc3 Ng4 44. h3 Nf6 45. Bd4 Bf5 46. Rc7
Bxh3+ 47. Ke2 Kg6 48. Bxf6 gxf6 49. Rc5 Bf5 50. Ke3 Bh3 51. Kd4 Bg4 52. Kd5 Kf7
53. Kd6 Bf3 54. Rc7+ Kg6 55. Ke7 Kf5 56. Rc5+ Kg4 57. Kxf6 Kxg3 58. f5 h4 59.
Kg5 h3 60. f6 h2 61. Rc1 Bd5 62. Kg6 Kg2 63. f7 Bxf7+ 64. Kxf7 h1=Q 65. Rxh1
Kxh1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 7th"]
[Site "Gibraltar"]
[Date "2009.02.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Svidler, Peter"]
[Black "Gashimov, Vugar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2723"]
[BlackElo "2723"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2009.01.27"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.03.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 cxd4 5. Nxd4 d5 6. O-O Be7 7. c4 dxc4 8.
Qa4+ Nbd7 9. Rd1 O-O 10. Qxc4 Nb6 11. Qb3 Bd7 12. Nc3 Qb8 13. Ndb5 Rc8 14. Be3
Nc4 15. Bf4 e5 16. Bg5 Na5 17. Qa4 a6 18. Qxa5 axb5 19. Qxa8 Qxa8 20. Bxf6 Bxf6
21. Rxd7 e4 22. Nxe4 Qa5 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. Bd5 Rc7 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Rxc7 Qxc7
27. Bb3 Qe5 28. e3 Qxb2 29. Rd1 Ke7 30. h3 h6 31. Rd4 Qc1+ 32. Kg2 Qc6+ 33. Bd5
Qc2 34. Rh4 Qd3 35. Re4+ Kf8 36. Rd4 Qc2 37. Rh4 Qd2 38. Bb3 Kg7 39. Rg4+ Kh7
40. Rd4 Qc3 41. Rd6 Kg6 42. h4 Qc7 43. Re6 Kg7 44. Bd5 b6 45. h5 Qc5 46. e4 Qd4
47. Re7+ Kh8 48. Re8+ Kg7 49. Re7+ Kh8 50. Bf7 Qc5 51. Re8+ Kg7 52. Bg6 b4 53.
Ra8 Qd4 54. Rb8 Qc5 55. Bf5 Qd4 56. Re8 Qc5 57. Rd8 Qc6 58. Rd4 Qc5 59. Rd5 Qc6
60. Rd7+ Kg8 61. Re7 Qc5 62. Be6+ Kh8 63. Rf7 Qd4 64. Rf8+ Kh7 65. Bd5 Qe5 66.
Rf7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bahia Feliz"]
[Site "Bahia Feliz"]
[Date "2011.05.15"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Nyzhnyk, Illya"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2011.05.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 a6 3. Nge2 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8.
O-O e5 9. f4 Nf6 10. Qf3 b5 11. a4 b4 12. Nd1 Bg4 13. Qg3 Bxd1 14. Rxd1 Nh5 15.
Qg4 Nxf4 16. Bc4 Bc5+ 17. Kh1 O-O 18. Rd7 Qc8 19. Bxf4 exf4 20. Rad1 Qe8 21.
Qg5 Bb6 22. e5 Bd8 23. Qf5 g6 24. Qxf4 Be7 25. Qe4 Bf6 26. Rxf7 Rxf7 27. Bxf7+
Qxf7 28. exf6 Qxf6 29. Qxb4 Re8 30. Qc4+ Kh8 31. Qxa6 Qf2 32. Qf1 Qxc2 33. Qf6+
Kg8 34. Rf1 Qc4 35. h3 c5 36. a5 Ra8 37. Kh2 Qa6 38. Qf7+ Kh8 39. Rd1 g5 40.
Rd7 Qg6 41. Qd5 Re8 42. Qxc5 1-0

[Event "Kurnosov Mem Rapid 2020"]
[Site "Chelyabinsk RUS"]
[Date "2020.09.05"]
[Round "9.11"]
[White "Vitiugov, N."]
[Black "Badelka, Olga"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B32"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2427"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.09.04"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1348"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.09.07"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.07"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. N1c3 a6 7. Na3 Be7 8.
Be3 Nf6 9. Nc4 b5 10. Nb6 Rb8 11. Nxc8 Qxc8 12. Bd3 O-O 13. O-O Rd8 14. a3 h6
15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Na5 17. b3 f5 18. f3 Nb7 19. b4 Bg5 20. Bxg5 hxg5 21. Qd2
f4 22. Qe2 Qc3 23. Qe4 Qd4+ 24. Qxd4 exd4 25. Rfe1 Rdc8 26. Re6 Rc3 27. Rg6 Re8
28. Rxg5 Nd8 29. Bg6 Rf8 30. Rg4 Rf6 31. Re1 Rf8 32. Re4 Rxa3 33. Rgxf4 Rxf4
34. Rxf4 Re3 35. h4 Re5 36. Rxd4 Nf7 37. Bxf7+ Kxf7 38. Kf2 Re7 39. c4 1-0

[Event "TCh-CZE Extraliga 2018-19"]
[Site "Czech Republic CZE"]
[Date "2019.02.10"]
[Round "8.4"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Antoniewski, R."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B30"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[PlyCount "145"]
[EventDate "2018.11.03"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1266"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.02.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.02.12"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "1. Novoborsky SK"]
[BlackTeam "Beskydska sachova skola"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 d6 6. Nd2 Nf6 7. Nf1 Nd7 8. Ne3
Nb6 9. O-O O-O 10. a3 Bg5 11. Ba2 Be6 12. Ncd5 Ne7 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Bxe6 Bxe3
15. Bxf7+ Rxf7 16. Bxe3 Qd7 17. h3 d5 18. Qh5 Ng6 19. Qg4 Qc6 20. exd5 Qxd5 21.
Qc4 Qd7 22. b4 b5 23. Qe4 cxb4 24. axb4 Rc8 25. Ra2 Nf4 26. Bd2 Qd4 27. Bxf4
Rxf4 28. Qxb7 Rcf8 29. Qa7 Qxb4 30. f3 Qc3 31. Rb1 b4 32. Qe3 h6 33. Rb3 Qc7
34. Rab2 Qd6 35. Qe1 Rc8 36. Kh1 Kh7 37. Qb1 Qc6 38. Qd1 Qd6 39. Qe1 Rc7 40.
Qb1 Qc6 41. Qe1 Qd6 42. Ra2 Qd5 43. Qe2 Rc6 44. Ra1 Qc5 45. Rb2 Qd4 46. Rba2
Rc3 47. Ra5 b3 48. cxb3 Rxd3 49. Rb1 e4 50. Ra4 Qd7 51. Rxe4 Rfxf3 52. Re6 Rf8
53. b4 Qd5 54. Qg4 Qf5 55. Qxf5+ Rxf5 56. b5 Rf7 57. b6 Rb7 58. Rc6 Ra3 59. Kh2
Rd3 60. Rb4 Re3 61. Rb5 Rd3 62. h4 Re3 63. g3 Ree7 64. Kh3 Re4 65. Kg2 Re1 66.
Kf2 Re4 67. Kf3 Re1 68. Rc7 Rxc7 69. bxc7 Rc1 70. Rb7 Kg6 71. Ke4 Kh5 72. Kd5
Kg4 73. Rb4+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-The World"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2002.09.08"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2807"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2002.09.08"]
[EventType "schev (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 091"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "The World"]
[BlackTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nf6 9. h3 Nb4 10. Be2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 O-O 12. Nc3 Nbd5 13. Bg5 c6 14. Re1 Be6 15.
Qb3 Rb8 16. Rad1 (16. Rac1 Nc7 17. Bxe6 Nxe6 18. Bh4 Nf4 19. Rcd1 N4d5 $11 {
1/2-1/2 Matulovic,M-Kurajica,B/Umag 1972/MCD (42)}) (16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Bd3 h6
18. Bf4 Bd6 19. Be5 Ne4 20. Rac1 Qa5 21. Bxd6 Nxd6 22. Qc3 Qxc3 23. Rxc3 Rbc8
24. Ne5 Rxc3 25. bxc3 Rc8 26. Rc1 b5 27. Rc2 {1/2-1/2 De Groot,A-Daw,G/WT/
M\532 1991 (27)}) (16. Ne5 Re8 17. Rad1 Qd6 18. Bh4 (18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne4 Qd8
20. Nc5 Qd6 21. Qf3 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Nc7 23. Bxe6 Nxe6 24. Qg3 h6 25. Ne4 Qe7 $11
{1/2-1/2 Tsvetkov,A-Gottardi,G/Memorial Konstantinopolsky (corr.), cor 1997 
(33)}) 18... Qb4 19. Qc2 Rbd8 20. Bd3 h6 21. Bg3 Qa5 22. Nc4 Qa6 23. Nxd5 Nxd5
24. Rxe6 $1 $16 {1-0 Hulak,K-Toth,B/Budva 1981/MCD (32)}) 16... Re8 17. Bh4 h6
18. Ne5 Qb6 $1 19. Qxb6 axb6 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nxd5 cxd5 22. Bb3 {This endgame
is similar to the endgame from the game Leko,P-Adams,M Dortmund 2002. But in
our position the pair of bishops gives Black good possibilities to equalise
the game.} g5 23. Ng4 {After this move the drawing result of the game becames
obvious.} (23. Re3 $5) 23... Bxg4 24. hxg4 (24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. hxg4 Re4 26.
Bxd5 Rxg4 $11) 24... Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 Bxd4 26. Rd1 Bxb2 27. Rxd5 Rc8 $1 28. Rd7
Rc1+ 29. Kh2 Rc7 $1 30. Bxf7+ Kg7 31. Rxc7 Be5+ 32. g3 Bxc7 33. Bd5 Kf6 34.
Bxb7 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM 43rd"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2015.07.05"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Meier, Georg"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E27"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "153"]
[EventDate "2015.06.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.07.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nh5 7. g3 f5 8. e4
d6 9. exf5 exf5 10. Bd3 c5 11. Ne2 Nc6 12. O-O Rf7 13. Be3 b6 14. Qc2 g6 15. g4
Qe7 16. Bh6 Ng7 17. Qd2 fxg4 18. Be4 Bb7 19. Bd5 Nd8 20. Bxf7+ Nxf7 21. Bxg7
gxf3 22. Nf4 Qg5+ 23. Kh1 Re8 24. Rf2 Kxg7 25. d5 Qe5 26. Rxf3 Bc8 27. Rg3 Bf5
28. Kg1 Kh8 29. Rf1 Qf6 30. Ne6 Ne5 31. Qh6 Re7 32. Rg5 Rf7 33. Qh4 Qe7 34. Nf4
Kg8 35. Qg3 Nxc4 36. h4 Qe3+ 37. Qxe3 Nxe3 38. Re1 Ng4 39. h5 Ne5 40. Rg3 Kg7
41. Rf1 Re7 42. Ng2 Bd7 43. Nh4 Bg4 44. Rf4 Bd7 45. Nf3 b5 46. Ng5 Bf5 47. a4
a6 48. a5 Nc4 49. Nf3 Bb1 50. Ng5 Bf5 51. Nf3 Be4 52. h6+ Kxh6 53. Rh3+ Kg7 54.
Ng5 Bf5 55. Rxh7+ Kf6 56. Rxe7 Kxe7 57. Ne4 Nxa5 58. Rh4 Bxe4 59. Rxe4+ Kd7 60.
Rg4 Nc4 61. Rxg6 a5 62. Rg7+ Kc8 63. Kf2 b4 64. cxb4 cxb4 65. Ke2 Nb6 66. Kd3
a4 67. Ra7 b3 68. Ra5 Nd7 69. Kc3 Nc5 70. Kb2 Kb7 71. Ka3 Kb6 72. Ra8 Kb7 73.
Rh8 Kb6 74. Rh6 Kc7 75. Rh7+ Kb6 76. Rh6 Kc7 77. Rh7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-RUS Summit Men 7th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Ni, Hua"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[PlyCount "154"]
[EventDate "2010.08.05"]
[EventType "schev"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 138"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 a5 9. f3 Nfd7 10. e4 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Qxd1+ 12. Kxd1 Bg6 13. Be3 Nd7 14. e6
fxe6 15. Bc4 e5 16. Kc2 e6 17. Bxe6 Bf7 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Rhd1 Ke6 20. Ne2 g6
21. Bd2 Bd6 22. Bc3 Rhd8 23. b3 Bc7 24. Ng3 Nc5 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Nf1 Nd3 27.
Ne3 Nf4 28. Re1 Kf7 29. Nc4 b5 30. Nxa5 Bxa5 31. Bxa5 Ra8 32. Bc3 bxa4 33. g3
axb3+ 34. Kxb3 Nd3 35. Rd1 Rb8+ 36. Kc2 Nb4+ 37. Bxb4 Rxb4 38. Rd7+ Kg8 39. Rc7
Rc4+ 40. Kd3 Rc1 41. f4 exf4 42. gxf4 Rh1 43. Kd4 Rxh2 44. Ke5 Rf2 45. Rxc6 Rf1
46. Rf6 Kg7 47. Ke6 h5 48. Rf7+ Kg8 49. f5 gxf5 50. e5 f4 51. Kf6 f3 52. Rg7+
Kh8 53. Rg5 f2 54. Rxh5+ Kg8 55. Rh2 Ra1 56. Rxf2 Kf8 57. Rb2 Rf1+ 58. Ke6 Ra1
59. Rb8+ Kg7 60. Rb6 Re1 61. Ra6 Re2 62. Ra7+ Kf8 63. Ra8+ Kg7 64. Ra5 Kf8 65.
Rd5 Re1 66. Rd8+ Kg7 67. Re8 Ra1 68. Re7+ Kf8 69. Rd7 Ke8 70. Rd4 Ra6+ 71. Rd6
Ra7 72. Rb6 Re7+ 73. Kf5 Rf7+ 74. Rf6 Rh7 75. Re6+ Kf7 76. Rc6 Rh5+ 77. Ke4 Rh1
1/2-1/2

[Event "Pardubice op rap 22nd"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "2011.07.21"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Maximov, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2479"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2011.07.20"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. Nge2 c5 7. d5 e6 8. O-O
exd5 9. cxd5 a6 10. a4 Nbd7 11. h3 Re8 12. Ng3 Rb8 13. Be3 h5 14. f4 h4 15.
Nge2 b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. e5 b4 18. Nb5 Nxd5 19. Bxg6 Nxe3 20. Bxf7+ Kf8 21.
Qb3 Rxb5 22. Bxe8 Qxe8 23. Qxe3 Bb7 24. Ra7 Rb6 25. Qf2 Qh5 26. Rd1 Kg8 27.
Rxb7 Rxb7 28. Rxd6 Nf8 29. Kh2 Re7 30. Rd8 c4 31. Qc5 Qf7 32. Qxb4 Bh6 33. Rd4
Rc7 34. Kh1 Kh7 35. Rd6 Rb7 36. Qc3 Qf5 37. Rf6 Qd3 38. Nd4 Qf1+ 39. Kh2 Bxf4+
40. Rxf4 Qxf4+ 41. Kh1 Qf1+ 42. Kh2 Qf4+ 43. Kg1 Ra7 44. Nc2 Ne6 45. Qe1 Rg7
46. Qe2 Rg5 0-1

[Event "Ho Chi Minh City HD Bank op 5th"]
[Site "Ho Chi Minh City"]
[Date "2015.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Li, Chao B"]
[Black "Htay, Min Lwin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C51"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2286"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2015.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "VIE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 exd4 7. Qb3 Na5 8.
Bxf7+ Kf8 9. Qa4 c6 10. Bxg8 Kxg8 11. cxd4 b5 12. Qc2 Nc4 13. O-O d5 14. Nbd2
Be6 15. Nxc4 bxc4 16. Re1 Bf6 17. Rb1 Qd7 18. Ne5 Bxe5 19. dxe5 g6 20. Ba3 Kg7
21. Bd6 Rhe8 22. Qd2 Kg8 23. Rb2 a5 24. Reb1 Bf7 25. Rb7 Qe6 26. Re1 Rad8 27.
Qxa5 dxe4 28. Qc3 Qd5 29. h3 Qd3 30. Qc1 c3 31. Re3 Qa6 32. Rb4 Qxa2 33. Rxc3
Bd5 34. Ra3 Qe2 35. Rb7 Bf7 36. Raa7 1-0

[Event "Baku op"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2009.09.23"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Black "Durarbayli, Vasif"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A65"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2443"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2009.09.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. e4 g6 7. Bd3 Bg7 8. Nge2
O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Re8 11. Ng3 Qc7 12. f4 c4 13. Bc2 Nbd7 14. Be3 Nc5 15. Bd4
Ng4 16. Nce2 Nf6 17. f5 Qe7 18. Ra3 Ncd7 19. b3 cxb3 20. Rxb3 Ne5 21. a5 Qc7
22. Bb6 Qe7 23. Bd4 Qc7 24. Bb6 Qe7 25. Rc3 Bd7 26. Rc7 Rec8 27. Rxb7 Qe8 28.
Bd4 Bb5 29. h3 Rc4 30. Bb3 Rb4 31. Rb6 Rc8 32. Rxd6 Qe7 33. Rb6 Nfd7 34. fxg6
hxg6 35. d6 Qg5 36. Bxe5 Nxe5 37. Kh1 Qe3 38. d7 Rd8 39. Bxf7+ Nxf7 40. Rxf7
Kxf7 41. Qd5+ Kf8 42. Qd6+ Kg8 43. Qxb4 Rxd7 44. Rxb5 axb5 45. Qxb5 Rd1+ 46.
Kh2 Re1 47. h4 Qf2 48. Qg5 Qf6 49. Qg4 Kh7 50. h5 gxh5 51. Nxh5 Qe5+ 52. Neg3
Ra1 53. Nxg7 Qxg7 54. Qh4+ Qh6 55. Nh5 Qd6+ 56. Nf4+ Qh6 57. Nh5 Qd6+ 58. Ng3+
Qh6 59. Kh3 Rxa5 60. Qxh6+ Kxh6 61. Kg4 Kg6 62. Nf5 Ra2 63. Kf4 Kf6 64. Nh4
Rf2+ 65. Ke3 Ra2 66. Kf4 Rf2+ 67. Ke3 1/2-1/2

[Event "2nd Prague Masters 2020"]
[Site "Prague CZE"]
[Date "2020.02.20"]
[Round "8.5"]
[White "Vidit, S."]
[Black "Navara, D."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2020.02.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1320"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.02.24"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Bf4 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. Bg3 Nd7 8. e4
N5f6 9. e5 Nh5 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Bc4 a6 12. d5 exd5 13. Bxd5 Nxg3 14. hxg3 c6 15.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. e6+ Kxe6 17. Qe2+ Kf7 18. O-O-O Bf6 19. Ne4 Qe7 20. Nd6+ Kf8 21.
Qxe7+ Bxe7 22. Nxb7 Nf6 23. Ne5 Nd5 24. Kb1 Rc8 25. Rhe1 Bxa3 26. Nxc6 Bb4 27.
Nxb4 Nxb4 28. Rd7 h5 29. Nd6 Ra8 30. Ree7 Rh7 31. Ne4 Rh6 32. Rxg7 Rd8 33. b3
Rxd7 34. Rxd7 a5 35. f3 Rc6 36. Rd2 Kf7 37. Kb2 Ke6 38. Nc3 Rd6 39. Re2+ Kf5
40. Ne4 Rd1 41. Nc3 Rd3 42. Nb1 Nd5 43. Kc2 Nb4+ 44. Kb2 Nd5 45. Na3 Ne3 46.
Nc4 Nxc4+ 47. bxc4 a4 48. Kc2 Rb3 49. Rd2 Rb4 50. Kc3 Rb3+ 51. Kc2 Rb4 52. Kc3
Rb3+ 53. Kd4 a3 54. Ra2 Ke6 55. c5 b5 56. g4 hxg4 57. fxg4 b4 58. g5 Rb2 59.
Ra1 a2 60. g6 b3 61. c6 Rc2 62. Rf1 b2 63. g7 Rxg2 64. c7 Kd7 0-1

[Event "Vladimir Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "2016.03.06"]
[Round "12"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Neiksans, Arturs"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2721"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2016.03.05"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 171 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.04.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.04.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5
exd5 9. Bg2 O-O 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bb7 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Bf4 Nf8 14. Nb5 c5 15.
dxc5 bxc5 16. Nc4 Ne6 17. Be5 Qd7 18. Nbd6 Red8 19. Nxb7 Qxb7 20. Ne3 Qa6 21.
Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Bxd5 Nd4 23. Bc4 Qxa2 24. e3 Nc6 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Qh5 Nxe5 27.
Be6 Bf6 28. f4 Ng6 29. Qxh7 Ke7 30. Bc4 Rh8 0-1

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 69th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2015.09.06"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2015.09.06"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nc3 c5 2. Nf3 d5 3. e4 d4 4. Ne2 Nc6 5. Ng3 a6 6. Bc4 b5 7. Bd5 Bd7 8. d3 e6
9. Bb3 Bd6 10. O-O Nge7 11. Bd2 Ng6 12. a4 O-O 13. Nh5 Rc8 14. axb5 axb5 15.
Ng5 h6 16. Nh3 e5 17. f4 Bxh3 18. f5 Nf4 19. gxh3 Qg5+ 20. Ng3 h5 21. Kh1 c4
22. dxc4 d3 23. c3 h4 24. Qf3 bxc4 25. Bxc4 Nd4 26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 27. cxd4 hxg3
28. hxg3 Rc2 29. gxf4 exf4 30. Rg1 Qh4 31. Rg4 Qh5 32. Rxg7+ Rxg7 33. Qxh5 Rxd2
34. f6 Rgg2 35. Ra8+ Bf8 36. f7+ Kg7 37. Qe5+ Kh7 38. Qf5+ Kg7 39. Qe5+ Kh7 40.
Qxf4 Rge2 41. Qh4+ Kg7 42. Qg4+ Kh7 43. Qg8+ Kh6 44. Ra6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.19"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Johannessen, Leif Erlend"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2503"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Alkaloid"]
[BlackTeam "Oslo Schakselkap"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "MKD"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Bd3 Bb7 8. cxd5
exd5 9. O-O c5 10. Ne5 Na6 11. Bb5 Qc8 12. Bg5 Rd8 13. Qa4 Nb8 14. f4 c4 15.
Qd1 a6 16. Ba4 b5 17. Bc2 Qc7 18. Rf3 Ne4 19. Rh3 Bxg5 20. fxg5 Nd7 21. Nxd7
Qxd7 22. Qh5 Qf5 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rf1 Qg6 25. Qh4 Ra7 26. Bd1 Bc8 27. Bh5 Qd6
28. Bxf7+ Rxf7 29. Qxh7+ Kf8 30. Rxf7+ Kxf7 31. Rh6 Be6 32. Rf6+ Ke8 33. Qxg7
b4 34. d5 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.20"]
[Round "19"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Safarli, Eltaj"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A07"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 Nf6 2. Bb2 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. Nf3 d5 6. O-O c6 7. d3 Bg4 8. Nbd2
Nbd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Nxf3 Re8 11. c4 e5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Nd2 Rc8 14. Rc1 Qa5
15. a3 Qb6 16. b4 a5 17. Qa4 axb4 18. axb4 Bf8 19. b5 Rxc1 20. Rxc1 Bc5 21. Rf1
Nh5 22. d4 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Bxd5 Rxe2 25. Nc4 Qf6 26. Qa8+ Kg7 27. Qxb7
Nc5 28. Qc6 Qg5 29. Qxc5 Nxg3 30. Qxd4+ Kg8 31. Bxf7+ Kf8 32. Qd6+ Kg7 33. Qxg3
1-0

[Event "Mainz CCM5 sim"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2005.08.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Kribben, Matthias"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D78"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2224"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2005.08.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c4 c6 6. d4 O-O 7. Nbd2 Bf5 8. b3
Ne4 9. Bb2 Qa5 10. a3 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 Rd8 12. e3 Bd3 13. Re1 dxc4 14. Nxc4 Bxc4
15. bxc4 Nd7 16. Qb3 Qb6 17. Qc2 e5 18. Rad1 exd4 19. exd4 c5 20. Bd5 cxd4 21.
Re7 Ne5 22. Bxd4 Nf3+ 23. Bxf3 Bxd4 24. Rxb7 Qd6 25. Bd5 Qe5 26. Qd3 Bb6 27.
Qf3 Qf5 28. Qxf5 gxf5 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Bd5 Rac8 31. Re1 Re8 32. Rxe8+ Rxe8 33.
Kf1 Bc5 34. a4 a5 35. Rb5 Bb4 36. c5 Kg7 37. c6 Kf6 38. Rb7 h6 39. f4 Re1+ 40.
Kg2 Re2+ 41. Kh3 Rc2 42. Rf7+ Kg6 43. Rd7 Bc5 44. c7 Bg1 45. g4 fxg4+ 46. Kxg4
h5+ 47. Kf3 Bxh2 48. Rd6+ Kg7 49. Rc6 1-0

[Event "Turin International"]
[Site "Turin"]
[Date "1982.06.10"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Portisch, Lajos"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1982.06.04"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "MCD"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Re1 Bf5 9. c4 Nb4 10. Bf1 O-O 11. a3 Nc6 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 dxc4 14. Bxc4
Bd6 15. Bg5 Qd7 16. Nh4 Na5 17. Ba2 b5 18. a4 a6 19. axb5 axb5 20. Nxf5 Qxf5
21. Be7 Rfb8 22. g4 Qd7 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Bxd6 Qxf7 25. Re7 Qf8 26. Bc5 Qf4 27.
Qe2 h6 28. Re4 Qf7 29. Re5 Nc4 30. Rxa8 Rxa8 31. Rf5 Qg6 32. Qe4 Kh7 33. h3
Ra1+ 34. Kg2 Rc1 35. Bb4 Nd6 36. Bxd6 cxd6 37. Qd3 d5 38. f3 1-0

[Event "CHN tt"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2017.06.06"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Li, Chao B"]
[Black "Dai, Changren"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2423"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beijing"]
[BlackTeam "Tianjin"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. Nbd2 d5 6. c3 Bd6 7. Bg3 O-O 8. Bb5
h6 9. O-O Bxg3 10. hxg3 Qb6 11. a4 Ne7 12. Qb3 c4 13. Qb4 Qc7 14. a5 Rb8 15. b3
Nc6 16. Qa3 cxb3 17. Nxb3 Bd7 18. Nc5 Rfc8 19. Rfc1 Be8 20. a6 b6 21. Nb7 Na5
22. Bxe8 Nc4 23. Bxf7+ Qxf7 24. Ne5 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Ng4 26. f3 Nxe5 27. Nd6 Nc4
28. Nxf7 Nxa3 29. Nxh6+ gxh6 30. Rxa3 Rc4 31. g4 Rbc8 32. Kf2 b5 33. Rb1 R8c5
34. Ra5 Ra4 35. Raxb5 Rxc3 36. Rb7 Rxa6 37. Re7 Rc8 38. Rbb7 Ra2+ 39. Kg3 1-0

[Event "Warsaw AIG Life rapid 6th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2006.12.17"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Tomczak, Jacek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2720"]
[BlackElo "2420"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2006.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 115 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.01.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nxd5 4. d4 g6 5. c4 Nb6 6. Nc3 Bg7 7. c5 Nd5 8. Bc4
c6 9. O-O Be6 10. Ng5 Nxc3 11. Nxe6 Nxd1 12. Nxd8 Nxb2 13. Bxf7+ Kxd8 14. Bxb2
Rf8 15. Bc4 b5 16. Be2 Na6 17. a4 Nxc5 18. axb5 Nb3 19. Ra3 Nxd4 20. Rd1 e5 21.
bxc6 Kc7 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Rb1 Rfb8 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Rxa7+ Kxc6 26. g3 Bf6 27.
Rxh7 g5 28. Rf7 Bd8 29. Rf5 Be7 30. Bf3+ Kc7 31. Be4 Rf8 32. Re5 Bf6 33. Re6
Kd7 34. Bf5 Bh8 35. Bg4 Kc7 36. Be2 Kd7 37. Ra6 Be5 38. Kg2 Ke7 39. Bc4 Bd6 40.
Bd3 Ke6 41. Ra5 Be5 42. f3 Rb8 43. Bc4+ Kf6 44. Ra6+ Kg7 45. Bd3 Bf6 46. Ra7+
Kg8 47. Kh3 Rb2 48. Bc4+ Kh8 49. Rf7 Bg7 50. Rf5 Rc2 51. Bd3 Rd2 52. Be4 Bh6
53. Rf6 g4+ 54. Kxg4 Be3 55. h4 Rg2 56. f4 Rg1 57. h5 Bf2 58. Kf3 Be1 59. Rh6+
Kg7 60. Rg6+ Kf7 61. h6 Bd2 62. h7 Rh1 63. Rg8 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2011.09.08"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B01"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2699"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2011.08.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 g6 6. h3 Bg7 7. Bc4 a6 8. O-O
b5 9. Bb3 Bb7 10. Ne5 O-O 11. Bf4 Qd8 12. Re1 Nbd7 13. Qe2 c5 14. dxc5 Nxc5 15.
Rad1 Qc8 16. Bxf7+ Rxf7 17. Nxf7 Kxf7 18. Qxe7+ Kg8 19. Bc7 Bf8 20. Qxf6 Qxc7
21. Nd5 Qf7 22. Ne7+ Bxe7 23. Qxe7 Qxe7 24. Rxe7 Rb8 25. b4 Kf8 26. Rxh7 Kg8
27. Re7 Kf8 28. Re5 Na4 29. Rd6 Kf7 30. Ree6 Rc8 31. Rxg6 Rxc2 32. Rh6 Kg7 33.
Rhg6+ Kf7 34. h4 Rc1+ 35. Kh2 Rc4 36. Rh6 Kg7 37. h5 Be4 38. Rhe6 Kf7 39. Rxa6
Nc3 40. Rf6+ Ke7 41. h6 Ne2 42. Rae6+ Kd7 43. Re5 Rxb4 44. h7 Bxh7 45. Rxe2 Bb1
46. Ra6 Rh4+ 47. Kg1 Rd4 48. Rb2 Rd1+ 49. Kh2 Bd3 50. a4 1-0

[Event "MrDodgy Invitational 2020"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.12"]
[Round "1.8"]
[White "Navara, D."]
[Black "Howell, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2663"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2020.06.12"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1336"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.15"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 Bh5 11. Nbd2 Na5 12. Bc2 Ng4 13. Nf1 Nxe3 14. Nxe3 Bg5
15. dxe5 Bxe3 16. Rxe3 Nc4 17. exd6 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Qxd6 19. Qxd6 cxd6 20. Nd4
Rfe8 21. Rf1 Bg6 22. Rf4 Rac8 23. Bb3 Rxe4 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 25. Be6 Re8 26. Rf3 h6
27. Bd7 R8e7 28. Bf5 Bxf5 29. Nxf5 Rf7 30. Kf2 Re6 31. Ke2 Kh7 32. a3 Ref6 33.
Nxd6 Rxf3 34. gxf3 Rc7 35. e4 g5 36. Ke3 Kg6 37. e5 Ra7 38. Ke4 Ra8 39. Kd5 Rf8
40. e6 Kf6 41. Nf7 Ke7 42. Ke5 Rc8 43. Kd5 Rf8 44. b3 h5 45. c4 bxc4 46. bxc4
g4 47. fxg4 hxg4 48. c5 Rb8 49. Nd6 Rb2 50. Nf5+ Ke8 51. c6 Rxh2 52. c7 Rd2+
53. Nd4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 2nd June"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.06.02"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Wojtaszek, R."]
[Black "Kulkarni, R."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2321"]
[PlyCount "141"]
[EventDate "2020.06.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1335"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.08"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. a3 d6 5. e3 g6 6. b4 Bg7 7. Qc2 O-O 8. Bb2
Bf5 9. d3 Re8 10. Nd2 d5 11. cxd5 Nd4 12. exd4 exd4+ 13. Nce4 Nxd5 14. Be2 Nf4
15. Bf3 g5 16. O-O g4 17. Bd1 Bg6 18. Bxg4 f5 19. Bf3 fxe4 20. Nxe4 Qh4 21. g3
Qh3 22. Ng5 Qf5 23. gxf4 Qxf4 24. Bc1 Qh4 25. Bg2 h6 26. Nf3 Qh5 27. Bf4 Rf8
28. Qxc7 Rac8 29. Qxb7 Rc2 30. Bg3 Bxd3 31. Rfe1 Be2 32. Ne5 Bxe5 33. Qd5+ Rf7
34. Qxe5 Qxe5 35. Bxe5 d3 36. Bd5 d2 37. Bxf7+ Kxf7 38. Kg2 dxe1=Q 39. Rxe1 Bd3
40. Re3 Bc4 41. Bd4 a6 42. Bc5 Bd5+ 43. Kg3 Be6 44. h4 Rc4 45. f3 h5 46. Re4
Rxe4 47. fxe4 Bc4 48. Kf4 Ke6 49. Bd4 Be2 50. Bc3 Kd6 51. Ke3 Bg4 52. Kd4 Kc6
53. Bd2 Bh3 54. a4 Bg4 55. Kc4 Bd1 56. b5+ axb5+ 57. axb5+ Kd6 58. Bc3 Be2+ 59.
Kb4 Bd3 60. e5+ Kd5 61. Ka5 Be2 62. b6 Kc6 63. e6 Bg4 64. e7 Bd7 65. Bf6 Be8
66. Ka6 Bd7 67. Ka7 Bc8 68. b7 Bxb7 69. e8=Q+ Kc7 70. Qe7+ Kc6 71. Qxb7+ 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2007.01.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D18"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[Annotator "Rogozenco,D"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2007.01.13"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 117"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.03.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. e3 e6 7. Bxc4 Bb4 8. Ne5
Nbd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. O-O ({Sometimes White starts with} 10. f3 {and then after
} Rd8 11. O-O O-O 12. Qb3 {in opposite to the game Black has the queen's rook
on d8. However, instead of the most popular reaction 10...Rd8 Black can
continue 10...0-0 and later place on d8 the king's rook, which makes no
difference to the game.}) 10... O-O 11. f3 Rfd8 12. Qb3 {Krasenkow's patent.
In this position the queen used to go to e2 until in 2005 the Polish GM
developed it on b3.} Qe7 $1 $146 {This novelty is the most flexible move in
the position. The queen will probably have to leave the d-file anyway, while
other moves restrict Black's later options.} (12... Ba5 13. Rd1 Bg6 14. e4 Bb6
15. Be3 (15. e5 Nd5 $13 {1/2-1/2 Kiselev,S (2437)-Kuporosov,V (2473)/Tula 2002
(20)}) 15... e5 16. Ne2 exd4 17. a5 Bc5 18. Bxd4 Qe7 19. Qc3 Bxd4+ 20. Nxd4 $14
) (12... c5 13. Rd1 Qe7 14. e4 Bg6 15. d5 $5 (15. Na2 $6 Ba5 16. Bg5 $2 cxd4
17. e5 Qc5 18. Qb5 Qxb5 $1 (18... Rdc8 19. exf6 $16 {1-0 Vasilevich,T (2386)
-Xu Yuanyuan (2410)/Elista 2004 (49)}) 19. Bxb5 (19. axb5 Rdc8) 19... Rd5 $17)
15... exd5 (15... Bxc3 16. Qxc3 exd5 17. exd5 $14) 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 $14)
(12... a5 13. Rd1 Bg6 14. e4 Qe7 15. Be3 (15. Na2 Bc5 16. Be3 Ba7 17. Nc1 Rd7
18. Qc3 c5 19. Nb3 {1/2-1/2 Harika,D (2358)-Swathi,G (2244)/Hyderabad 2006}
cxd4 $132) 15... Nd5 $5 16. Bf2 Nf4 $13) 13. Rd1 {Already this looks to me
like a slight inaccuracy.} (13. e4 Bg6 (13... Rxd4 $2 14. Ne2 $16 ({Even} 14.
exf5 Qc5 15. Be2 $1 Bxc3 16. Be3 {favours White})) 14. Be3 (14. Rd1 e5 {
leads to the game}) (14. Ne2 c5 15. Be3 {see 14.Be3}) 14... c5 (14... e5 15.
dxe5 Bc5 16. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 17. Kh1 Qxe5 18. Qxb7 Qc5 19. Qb3 Rab8 20. Rad1 $1 $16)
15. Ne2 cxd4 16. Nxd4 Bc5 17. Rad1 (17. Rfd1 {unexpectedly runs into a similar
combination like in the game:} Bxe4 $1 18. fxe4 Ng4 $36) 17... Rac8 (17... Bxe4
18. fxe4 Ng4 19. Rxf7 $1) 18. Be2 $11) 13... Bg6 14. e4 e5 $1 (14... c5 15. d5
$14 {transposes to the variation 12...c5, see above.}) 15. Ne2 $2 {A tactical
mistake.} ({White still could keep the balance with} 15. Be3 exd4 16. Bxd4 Rxd4
(16... Bc5 17. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 18. Kh1 $11) 17. Rxd4 Bc5 18. Rad1 Rd8 19. Ne2 Qe5
20. Qc3 $11 {and Black cannot increase the pressure}) (15. dxe5 $2 Qc5+ $1 16.
Kf1 (16. Kh1 $2 Bxc3 17. Rxd8+ Rxd8 18. bxc3 Qxc4 $1 $19) 16... Ba5 $1 {
with a very strong attack. For instance:} 17. g3 (17. exf6 Bb6 $19) 17... Bb6
18. Kg2 (18. Rxd8+ Rxd8 19. Kg2 Nd7 $5 $17 20. f4 $140 Qf2+ 21. Kh3 Nc5 22. Qb4
Nxe4 $19) 18... Rxd1 19. Qxd1 (19. Nxd1 Ng4 $1 $19) 19... Nxe4 20. Nxe4 Qxc4
$17) 15... exd4 16. Nxd4 Bc5 17. Be3 Bxe4 $1 18. fxe4 Ng4 {It looks like Black
has a decisive advantage. Nevertheless Navara exploits all his chances and
succeeds to achieve opposite-coloured bishops.} 19. Kh1 $1 {Other moves are
worse:} (19. Qd3 Qe5 $19) (19. Nf5 Qe5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Bxf7+ Kh8 22. Bxc5
Qxc5+ 23. Ne3 Nxe3 24. Kh1 {Here White keeps material equality for a while,
but his position is lost.} Qd4 ({or} 24... Ng4 25. h3 Nf2+ 26. Kh2 Qe5+ 27. Kg1
Qd4 28. Kh2 Qxe4 29. Qxb7 Qf4+ 30. Kg1 Rf8 $19) 25. Bh5 Rf8 26. Bf3 Qd2 27. Qe6
Qf2 28. Qh3 Qxb2 $19) (19. h3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Qe5 21. Qf3 Bxd4+ 22. Kh1 Rd7 $17)
19... Qxe4 20. Bxf7+ Kh8 21. Qe6 $1 Qxe3 {The correct decision to keep the
queens.} ({The endgame after} 21... Qxe6 22. Nxe6 Rxd1+ 23. Rxd1 Bxe3 24. Rd8+
({Another option is} 24. Re1) 24... Rxd8 25. Nxd8 Nf2+ 26. Kg1 Nd3+ 27. Kf1
Nxb2 28. Nxb7 Nxa4 29. Be8 {can turn out to be a draw}) 22. Qxg4 Bxd4 23. Ra3
Qe7 24. Qh5 Rd6 25. Rad3 c5 26. Bc4 Rh6 27. Qg4 (27. Qf7 $5 $17) 27... Rf8 $6 (
{Stronger was} 27... Re8 $17 {avoiding the exchange of rooks.}) ({or} 27... Rf6
{and in case of} 28. Rf3 {Black wins the second pawn:} (28. b3 Re8 29. h3 Ref8
$17) 28... Rxf3 29. Qxf3 Bxb2 30. Rb1 Rf8 31. Qe2 (31. Qd5 b6) 31... Be5 32.
Re1 Qh4 33. Qxe5 Qxc4 $19) 28. Rf3 $1 Rhf6 ({Now after} 28... Rxf3 29. Qxf3
Bxb2 $2 {White can use opponent's back rank weakness:} 30. Qf7 $1 {and Black
is in troubles}) 29. Rxf6 Rxf6 30. b3 {In spite of the extra pawn and the
strong bishop on d4, Black's advantage is minimal. White has no weaknesses and
his bishop is also strong and stable on c4. The queenside structure is of such
nature that Black cannot make use of his extra pawn there.} g6 31. h3 Kg7 32.
Qe2 Qxe2 {Basically giving up the fight.} (32... Qd6 {planning something like .
..Qg3 and ...Be5 was called for. Then after} 33. Re1 Qg3 34. Qe7+ Kh6 {Black
still keeps some practical chances.}) 33. Bxe2 Re6 34. Bc4 Re7 35. g4 {After
the exchange of queens White releases the king and has no problems at all to
hold the position.} b6 36. Kg2 h5 37. gxh5 gxh5 38. Rf1 Kg6 39. Bd3+ Kg7 40.
Kg3 Kh6 41. Rf5 Bc3 42. Bc4 Kg6 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.20"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2719"]
[BlackElo "2764"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 b6 11. dxc5 Qc7 12. Nd4 Ne5 13. Nb5 Qb8 14. Bd5 Ng4
15. g3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 a6 17. Bxf7+ Kh8 18. Nd4 bxc5 19. Bd5 Rxf1+ 20. Qxf1 cxd4
21. Rb1 Qa7 22. Qf7 Be6 23. Qxe6 dxc3 24. Bxa8 Qxe3+ 25. Kg2 Qe2+ 26. Kh3 Qh5+
27. Kg2 Qe2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Montreal 8th"]
[Site "Montreal"]
[Date "2007.07.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Miton, Kamil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2007.07.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nf3 Bb4 7. Bd3 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 O-O 9. O-O a6 10. a4 Nc6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Re1 Bd7 13. Qe2 Nd5 14. Bxd5 Bxg5
15. Be4 Bf6 16. Rad1 Re8 17. Ne5 Qe7 18. Nxd7 Qxd7 19. d5 Nd4 20. Qg4 g6 21.
Bb1 Nf5 22. dxe6 Rxe6 23. Ne4 Bd4 24. Ba2 Re7 25. Ng5 Qxa4 26. Qh3 h6 27. Bxf7+
Rxf7 28. Nxf7 Kxf7 29. g4 Nd6 30. Qf3+ Kg7 31. Qf4 Bxf2+ 32. Qxf2 Qxg4+ 33. Qg3
Qxg3+ 34. hxg3 Nf5 35. g4 Nh4 36. Re6 Kf7 37. Rb6 Nf3+ 38. Kg2 Ne5 39. Kg3 Rb8
40. Rd5 Nc6 41. Rd6 Ne7 42. Rd7 h5 43. g5 1-0

[Event "Andorra sim"]
[Site "Andorra"]
[Date "2001.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Lozano Garnes, Zeus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2001.??.??"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "AND"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2003"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 e6 7. f3 Bb4 8. e4
Bg6 9. Bxc4 Nbd7 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. O-O Qc7 12. g3 e5 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Qb3+
Ke8 15. Qxb4 exd4 16. Qxd4 Rh5 17. Bf4 Qa5 18. Rad1 Rd8 19. b4 Qb6 20. Kg2 c5
21. bxc5 Qb2+ 22. Rd2 Qb3 23. Rfd1 Qe6 24. Nb5 Qh3+ 25. Kg1 a6 26. Nd6+ Ke7 27.
Nxb7 Rb8 28. Bxb8 Nxb8 29. Qd8+ Ke6 30. Qxb8 Re5 31. Nd8+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 28th"]
[Site "Eilat"]
[Date "2012.10.14"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Svidler, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2012.10.11"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Saratov Economist"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg CF"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 d6 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O a6 7. a4 b6 8. Re1 e6
9. e5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Bb7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bh4 Qc8 13. Bf3 Nfd7 14. Ne4 Ra7 15. Ra3
Bxe4 16. Bxe4 c5 17. Nxf7 Rxf7 18. d5 exd5 19. Bxg6 Ne5 20. Bxf7+ Rxf7 21. Qxd5
Nbc6 22. Rae3 Qd7 23. Qe4 Nd4 24. Qa8+ Kh7 25. Rxe5 Bxe5 26. Qe4+ Nf5 27. g4
Bxb2 28. gxf5 Qxf5 29. Qxf5+ Rxf5 30. Rb1 Rf4 31. Rxb2 Rxh4 32. Rxb6 Rxa4 33.
Rc6 Rc4 34. Rxa6 Rxc2 35. Rc6 c4 36. Kg2 Rc3 37. h4 Rc1 38. Kg3 c3 39. Kf4 Rc2
40. f3 Rh2 41. Kg3 Rc2 42. Kg4 Rc1 43. Kh5 c2 44. Rc7+ Kg8 45. Kxh6 Rf1 46.
Rc8+ Kf7 47. Rxc2 Rxf3 48. Rg2 Rf4 49. h5 Rf5 50. Rg6 Kf8 51. Rg1 Kf7 52. Rg2
Ra5 53. Rg7+ Kf8 54. Rb7 Kg8 55. Rc7 1/2-1/2

[Event "CRO-chT1A"]
[Site "Bol"]
[Date "2014.10.12"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Saric, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2718"]
[BlackElo "2678"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2014.10.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Osijek"]
[BlackTeam "Rijeka Liburnija"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e3 c5 8.
Be2 Qa5 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 c4 11. Nd2 Qxc3 12. e4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Rc1
Qa5 15. Bd2 Qf5 16. Bxc4 O-O 17. Bb3 Nf6 18. Rc5 Qd7 19. Qc1 b6 20. Rc7 Qb5 21.
Bc4 Qa4 22. Bg5 Ne8 23. Bxf7+ Rxf7 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Qxc8 Kf8 26. d5 Qd7 27.
Qc6 h6 28. Bh4 Qxc6 29. dxc6 Rc7 30. Rc1 Rc8 31. g4 Kf7 32. Bg3 Ke6 33. Kf1 Nf6
34. h3 Nd5 35. Rc4 e3 36. f4 g6 37. Ke2 Ne7 38. c7 Kd7 39. Kxe3 Nd5+ 40. Ke4
Nxc7 41. f5 gxf5+ 42. gxf5 Re8+ 43. Be5 Na6 44. Kd5 Ke7 45. Ra4 Rd8+ 46. Kc6
Rc8+ 47. Kb7 Nc5+ 48. Kxc8 Nxa4 49. Kb7 b5 50. Kxa7 b4 51. Ka6 b3 52. axb3 Nc5+
53. Kb5 Nxb3 54. Bc3 Nc1 55. Kc4 Ne2 56. Be5 Ng1 57. Bf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow Superblitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2006.01.05"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2006.01.05"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
d6 9. c3 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. h3 Bd7 13. Bg5 c6 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Nbd2 Rac8 16. Rc1 h6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Qe2 Be6 19. Bd3 Nc4 20. Nf1 d5 21. b3
Nb6 22. Ng3 g6 23. exd5 Nxd5 24. Nxe5 Nf4 25. Nxc6 Nxe2+ 26. Rxe2 Rxc6 27. Ne4
Bg7 28. c4 bxc4 29. Bxc4 Rfc8 30. Rec2 Bf5 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 32. Rxc6 Rxc6 33.
Rxc6 Bxe4 34. Rxa6 Bc3 35. a3 Ke7 36. b4 Bd3 37. Rc6 Bd2 38. g4 Kd7 39. Rc5 Kd6
40. Ra5 Kc6 41. f3 Bf4 42. Kg2 Kb6 43. Rd5 Bc2 44. h4 Bb3 45. Rd4 Be5 46. Rd8
Kc7 47. Rd3 Bc4 48. Re3 Bb2 49. Kg3 Kb6 50. a4 Bd5 51. Rd3 Kc6 52. f4 Bc4 53.
Rd2 Ba3 54. Rc2 Kd5 55. b5 Bc5 56. Rd2+ Ke4 57. Rd8 Be3 58. Re8+ Kd3 59. f5 g5
60. hxg5 hxg5 61. Rxe3+ Kxe3 62. b6 1-0

[Event "Linares 19th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2002.03.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2742"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "99"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Hecht} e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3
O-O 8. a4 Bb7 9. d3 Re8 10. Na3 Bxa3 11. bxa3 d5 $1 12. exd5 (12. Bg5 dxe4 13.
dxe4 h6 14. Qxd8 Rexd8 15. Bxf6 gxf6 $11) 12... Nxd5 13. Bb2 $6 {The vision of
the play along the diagonal a1-h8 is very attractive, but his move is deeply
suspicious.} (13. Bd2 Qd7 14. axb5 axb5 15. c4 bxc4 16. dxc4 Nf6 17. Bg5 $14) (
13. Ng5 $5 bxa4 14. Bxa4 h6 15. Ne4 $14) 13... Nf4 $1 14. Bc1 (14. Qd2 Qf6 15.
Qe3 Qf5 $15) 14... Nxg2 $6 (14... Nd4 $5 15. Nxd4 (15. Bxf4 Bxf3 16. gxf3 exf4
$17) 15... Nxg2 $1 16. Qh5 (16. Ne2 Qh4 17. Ng3 Qh3 $19) 16... Nxe1 17. Bxf7+
Kf8 18. Bb3 Qf6 $17) 15. Ng5 $1 Nxe1 (15... Nd4 $5 16. Bxf7+ Kf8 17. Qh5 (17.
Ba2 g6 $1 (17... Qxg5 $2 18. Bxg5 Nxe1 19. Qh5 $16) 18. Nf7 Qh4 19. Bh6+ Qxh6
20. Nxh6 Nxe1 $15) 17... Nf3+ 18. Nxf3 Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Nxe1 20. Qf5 Qf6 21. Qxf6
gxf6 22. Bxe8 Kxe8 23. Bb2 $11) 16. Qh5 $1 Qd7 (16... h6 17. Nxf7 (17. Bxf7+
Kh8 18. Qg6 Nf3+ $17) 17... Qf6 18. Ng5+ Kh8 19. Nf7+ $11) 17. Bxf7+ Kf8 18.
Be3 $1 {Ivanchuk is making miracles in the endangered position and frustrated
Adams is even falling into problem zone.} (18. Nxh7+ $6 Ke7 19. Bg5+ Kd6 20.
Rxe1 Nd4 21. Kf1 Qc6 22. Qg6+ (22. Re4 Qxc2 23. Rxd4+ exd4 24. Bf4+ Kd7 25.
Bxe8+ Rxe8 $19) 22... Re6 23. Qe4 Qxe4 24. dxe4 Nxc2 25. Rd1+ Nd4 26. Bxe6 Kxe6
$17) 18... Nd4 19. Rxe1 Nf3+ (19... g6 20. Qh6+ Ke7 21. Qh4 Qc6 22. f3 $13) 20.
Kf1 $1 (20. Nxf3 Qxf7 21. Bc5+ Kg8 22. Qxf7+ Kxf7 23. Nxe5+ Kg8 $17) 20... Nxg5
21. Bc5+ (21. Bxe8 Rxe8 22. Bxg5 Qc6 23. axb5 $11) 21... Re7 22. Rxe5 Nxf7 23.
Rxe7 Qxe7 24. Bxe7+ Kxe7 {Hecht: '[#] Materiell ist Schwarz etwas im Vorteil,
der aber bald verschwindet, da ihm etliche Bauern abhanden kommen. Zudem gibt
es Dissonanzen im Zusammenspiel seiner Figuren. Daher geht Iwantschuk nicht
auf Remis durch Dauerschach aus.'} 25. Qc5+ $1 Kd7 (25... Ke6 26. Qxc7 Bd5 27.
Qb6+ Nd6 28. Qe3+ Kd7 29. Qe5 Bf7 30. Qxg7 Rc8 $14) 26. Qd4+ Ke7 (26... Nd6 {
Hecht} 27. Qxg7+ Kc6 28. Qxh7 $16) 27. Qxg7 bxa4 $2 (27... Bd5 $1 28. Qxh7 (28.
Qd4 c6 $11) 28... Rh8 29. Qf5 c6 $11) 28. Qc3 $1 Kd7 29. Qd4+ Nd6 30. Qxa4+ Ke6
31. Qg4+ Nf5 32. Qc4+ Bd5 $2 {Nobody was envying black's defensive task, but
after this move white connected passed pawns on c and d files will become
unstoppable.} (32... Kd7 33. Qf7+ Ne7 34. Qxh7 $16 {und gegen die
Einzelfreibauern kann Schwarz eher kämpfen als gegen die verbundenen wie im
Text.}) 33. Qxc7 {'+-' Hecht.} h5 34. c4 Bh1 (34... Bf3 {Hecht} 35. Qf4 Bb7 36.
d4 $18) 35. f4 Rf8 (35... Ne7 36. Qe5+ Kd7 37. f5 Rf8 38. Qe6+ Kd8 39. Qd6+ Ke8
40. f6 $18) 36. Qb6+ Kf7 (36... Kd7 37. Qa7+ Kd8 38. Qxa6 $18) 37. Qa7+ Ne7 38.
Qxa6 Rb8 39. d4 Rb1+ 40. Ke2 Rb2+ 41. Kd3 Rb3+ 42. Kd2 Rh3 43. d5 $1 Rxh2+ 44.
Kd3 Nxd5 45. cxd5 Bxd5 46. f5 {Black is finding no respite even after piece
sacrifice, in fact he will lose yet more material.} (46. Qa7+ Ke6 47. f5+ $1
Kxf5 48. Qc5 Ke6 49. Qc8+ Kf6 50. Qd8+ Ke6 51. Qg8+ $18) 46... Ra2 47. Qa7+ Kf6
(47... Kg8 48. Qb8+ Kg7 49. Qc7+ $18) 48. Qd4+ Kg5 49. Qxd5 Rxa3+ 50. Ke4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 29th Sept"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.09.29"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Wojtaszek, R."]
[Black "Al Tarbosh, W."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A36"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2230"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2020.09.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1352"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.10.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.10.05"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 c5 2. g3 Nc6 3. Bg2 g6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. b3 Nh6 6. Bb2 O-O 7. e3 Nf5 8. Nge2
a6 9. O-O Rb8 10. d3 b5 11. Qd2 Ne5 12. Rab1 Bb7 13. Ne4 d5 14. Nxc5 Bc6 15.
Nxa6 Rb6 16. Bxe5 Bxe5 17. Nb4 e6 18. cxd5 exd5 19. d4 Bg7 20. Nxc6 Rxc6 21.
Nc3 Qa5 22. b4 Qa6 23. a4 Rxc3 24. Qxc3 bxa4 25. b5 Qb6 26. Qb4 Ra8 27. Bxd5
Bf8 28. Qc4 Ra7 29. Qc6 Qxc6 30. bxc6 Nd6 31. Rfc1 Rc7 32. Ra1 Nc8 33. Rxa4 Nb6
34. Ra5 Bd6 35. Rb5 Na4 36. Rb7 Rc8 37. Bxf7+ Kf8 38. Be6 Rc7 39. Rxc7 Bxc7 40.
Bb3 Nb6 41. f4 Ke7 42. Kf2 Nc8 43. e4 Nd6 44. Kf3 Nb5 45. Rd1 Bb6 46. d5 Nd4+
47. Rxd4 Bxd4 48. e5 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2006.01.29"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D46"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "181"]
[EventDate "2006.01.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 111"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.04.04"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 Nbd7 6. b3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Bb2
Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Qe2 Re8 11. Rfd1 Qc7 12. Rac1 Rad8 13. a3 a5 14. h3 Qb8 15.
Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 dxc4 17. Bxc4 Nd7 18. f4 b5 19. Bd3 Nc5 20. Bc2 b4 21. axb4
axb4 22. Ne4 Nxe4 23. Bxe4 c5 24. Bd3 g6 25. e4 Rd7 26. f5 Bg5 27. Bc4 Bc8 28.
Rxd7 Bxd7 29. Rd1 Qc7 30. Qd3 Bc8 31. f6 Bb7 32. Qd6 Qc6 33. Qd7 h5 34. Qxc6
Bxc6 35. Re1 Rd8 36. Re2 Bf4 37. Kf2 h4 38. Kf3 g5 39. g3 Bxg3 40. Bc1 Bxe5 41.
Bxg5 Rd1 42. Rg2 Kh8 43. Rg4 Rh1 44. Rxh4+ Kg8 45. Rh5 Bb7 46. Bh4 Bd4 47. Rg5+
Kf8 48. Rh5 Rxh3+ 49. Kg2 Rxh4 50. Rxh4 Bxf6 51. Rg4 Ke7 52. Kf3 Kd6 53. Kf4
Be5+ 54. Ke3 Bb2 55. Rh4 Bc6 56. Rh7 Bc1+ 57. Ke2 Ke7 58. Kd3 Bb2 59. Rh2 Be5
60. Ra2 f5 61. exf5 exf5 62. Ra7+ Kd8 63. Be6 f4 64. Rf7 Bd6 65. Bc4 Bg2 66.
Ke2 Ke8 67. Kf2 Be4 68. Ke2 Be5 69. Ra7 Bd4 70. Rf7 Be5 71. Ra7 Kd8 72. Rf7 Bc6
73. Rf5 Bd6 74. Bd5 Bd7 75. Rf7 Be8 76. Rh7 Be5 77. Kf3 Bd6 78. Rh6 Ke7 79. Ke4
Bd7 80. Rh7+ Kd8 81. Bc4 Bc6+ 82. Kf5 f3 83. Ke6 Bg3 84. Rg7 Bh2 85. Rh7 Bg3
86. Bd5 f2 87. Rf7 Bb5 88. Bg2 c4 89. Bf1 Be8 90. Bxc4 Bxf7+ 91. Kxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Candidates final"]
[Site "Elista"]
[Date "2007.06.13"]
[Round "2.8"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B85"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2680"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2007.06.06"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 119"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Be7 9. f4 d6 10. a4 O-O 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Bf8 13. Qd2 Rb8 14. Rad1 ({
For the decisive game, Grischuk switches to the main continuation. Two days
earlier he had played} 14. Qf2) 14... e5 $5 ({Rublevsky plays in the same way
as in the previous Sicilian game, but here the move is "almost" a novelty.} 
14... Nd7 {is the usual continuation.} 15. Qf2 Nxd4 16. Bxd4 b5 17. axb5 axb5
18. e5 $5 {This move is intended to clear the path to the kingside for the
c3-knight.} (18. b4 {is less dangerous.} Bb7 19. Nxb5 Qc4 20. Be2 Qxb4 21. Nc7
{1/2-1/2 Asrian,K (2634)-Van Wely,L (2676)/Fuegen 2006/CBM 115}) 18... b4 (
18... d5 {prevents the knight's transfer but leaves Black in a strategically
unfavourable position.}) (18... dxe5 $6 19. fxe5 Nxe5 $2 {loses to} 20. Bh5 $1
{when Black's lack of development is obvious.} Ng6 21. Bxg6 hxg6 22. Be5 $1
Qxe5 23. Qxf7+ Kh7 24. Rd3 $18) 19. Ne4 d5 20. Ng5 Nc5 (20... Ba6 21. Bh5 g6
22. f5 $5 exf5 23. Qh4 Nxe5 24. Rxf5 $40 {led to an alarming concentration of
White's forces on the kingside, although Black's position might be defensible,
in Zontakh,A (2545)-Savanovic,A (2435)/Vrnjacka Banja 1998/EXT 2002 (1-0, 34)})
21. f5 h6 (21... exf5 22. Bxd5 Be6 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Bc4 Kh8 $13 {Vera,R}) 22.
Nxf7 $1 Qxf7 (22... Kxf7 23. Bh5+ $1 $18) 23. Bxc5 $14 {Hernandez,G (2495)
-Vera,R (2495)/Matanzas 1992/CBM 029 ext (1-0, 35)}) 15. Nde2 $146 (15. Nxc6
bxc6 16. fxe5 dxe5 17. b3 Be6 18. Qe2 a5 $11 {Yang Xian (2305)-Liang Jinrong 
(2405)/China 1987/EXT 97 (1/2-1/2, 31)}) 15... b5 16. axb5 axb5 17. f5 b4 18.
Nd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 {It might seem that the opening has ended very successfully
for White. He has maintained the control of the d5-square and the c6-knight
does not seem to have any good squares at its disposal. However, Rublevsky has
"seen" a bit further.} Ba6 20. Qd2 ({Grischuk retreats with his queen from
what started becoming an exposed position and enables such threats as f6
followed by Bh6. In case of} 20. Rfe1 b3 $1 ({But not} 20... Nd4 $2 21. Nxd4
Bc4 $2 {because of} 22. Qc6 $1 {, retaining the material advantage.}) 21. c3
Na5 $132) 20... Nd4 $1 21. Bxd4 exd4 22. Rfe1 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Be7 24. Rxd4 Bf6 {
As a result of the pawn sacrifice, the position has changed abruptly. Two of
Black's pieces have been activated in radical way (the bishop and the e8-rook).
Ironically, the earlier advance of the f-pawn, which allowed White win space
on the kingside and weaken the d5-square has only resulted in chronic
weaknesses on dark squares. Black has excellent compensation for the pawn.} 25.
Rc4 Qa5 26. c3 ({A wise decision. White needs the enemy bishop to be
vulnerable on c3. After} 26. b3 d5 27. Rc6 Bc3 {the position would be very
much to Black's favour compared to the game continuation.}) 26... bxc3 27. bxc3
d5 28. Rc6 Bxc3 29. Rd1 {White does not threaten anything yet (Rxd5? Qxd5),
meaning that Black is not forced to make up his mind about the tension in the
centre yet.} Bf6 $1 {By placing the bishop on the most stable square from the
whole board, Black increases the force of both his basic threats. In case of a
further ...d4, the bishop would control the crucial e5-square while after ...
dxe4, Bxe4, the moves ...Qxf5 or ...Qe5 become possible as the bishop is not
hanging any more.} 30. Qc2 {Still no threat (dxe5? Q or Re1+)} Qb4 $6 ({
It is hard to say whether Rublevsky missed his opponents defensive resources 
(Bxf7+!) or overestimated his chances in the ensuing endgame with 6 major
pieces. From practical point of view,} 30... dxe4 31. Bxe4 Qe5 32. Bd3 Rbd8 {
would have been more unpleasant for White, who cannot exchange pieces easily
and has to endure long term pressure. Black's main trumps would be the safer
position of his king and the more active bishop.}) ({Maybe the most promissing
continuation would have been} 30... d4 {, with the ea of installing a rook on
c3 and create threats along the e5-h2 diagonal.}) 31. e5 $1 Bxe5 32. Bxd5 Qh4
33. g3 Bxg3 $6 {He could still have stopped here, but with a bishop on d5
White would have had less worries than in the line from the previous comment.}
34. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 35. Qa2+ Kf8 36. Qa3+ Re7 37. Qxg3 Qe4+ 38. Qg2 Rb1 39. Rcc1
Qe1+ 40. Qg1 {A remarkable position. However, Black cannot hope for a real
advantage because his own king is also exposed.} Qe4+ 41. Qg2 Qxg2+ 42. Kxg2
Rb2+ 43. Kg3 Rb3+ 44. Kf4 Rb4+ 45. Kg3 Re3+ 46. Kf2 Re5 47. Rc8+ Kf7 48. Rc7+
Kf6 49. Rd6+ Kxf5 50. Rf7+ Ke4 51. Rxg7 Rf5+ 52. Ke2 Rb2+ 53. Rd2 Rxd2+ 54.
Kxd2 Rf2+ 55. Ke1 Rxh2 56. Kf1 {"Even I could hold this!"} Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2756"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d4
Nxd4 9. Bxf7+ $5 ({This leads to somewhat more irrational play than} 9. Nxd4 {
Leko,P (2756)-Aronian,L (2768)/Jermuk 2009/CBM 132/[Marin] (1/2, 45)}) 9...
Rxf7 10. Nxe5 Rf8 (10... Nc6 $2 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. e5 Ng8 13. Qh5+ Kf8 14. Qf5+
Ke8 15. Qxh7 $18 {1-0 Palkovi,J (2410)-Lochte,T (2230)/Budapest 1994/EXT 97 
(21)}) (10... Ne6 $5 {makes more sense.} 11. Nxf7 Kxf7 12. e5 Bb7 13. exf6 Bxf6
14. Nc3 Kg8 15. Nd5 Bd4 {Davies,A (2187)-Atalik,E (2400)/Ottawa 2007/CBM 119
ext (1/2-1/2, 37)} 16. Be3 $5 Bxb2 17. Rb1 Be5 18. c4 $14 {White has completed
his development and retains a small material advantage, with acceptable
stability in the centre.}) 11. Qxd4 {White has managed to win a pawn, but two
of his developed pieces are quite unstable. Besides, the queenside is
completely undeveloped. If we add that Black has the pair of bishops and his
c- and d-pawns are ready to advance, it becomes clear that it is hard to claim
an advantage with White.} Bb7 {Leko wisely deviates from his previous 
(unsuccessful) experience with this line.} (11... c5 {Ivanchuk,V (2751)-Leko,P
(2753)/Morelia/Linares 2008/CBM 123/[Marin] (1-0, 43)}) 12. c4 $5 {This is a
rare move. White intends to hold his own in the centre, but neglects his
development.} ({The developing} 12. Nc3 {, which has been played numerous
times, is not without drawbacks either. Here is what seems to be Black's most
clear-cut way to equality:} c5 13. Qd1 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 Bd6 {The
weakness of the d5-pawn and the probability of reaching an opposite coloured
ending make a draw quite probable.} 16. f4 (16. Nc4 $2 Bxh2+ 17. Kxh2 Qh4+ 18.
Kg1 Qxf2+ 19. Kh2 Qh4+ 20. Kg1 Qxc4 $19) (16. Qd3 Qf6 17. f4 Rae8 $132) 16...
Qc7 17. c4 (17. Qd3 Rae8 18. Re4 {is more tricky, but also insufficient for an
advantage.} Bxe5 19. fxe5 c4 {The e5-pawn is taboo because of Bf4.} 20. Qd4 Qa5
21. Bd2 Qxd5 22. Qxc4 a5 {Black has the initiative and the e5- and c2-pawns
are vulnerable.} 23. Qxd5+ (23. Rae1 Rxe5 $1) 23... Bxd5 24. Re2 Rf5 25. Rae1
Bc4 $11 26. Re3 $6 Ref8 $36) 17... bxc3 18. bxc3 Rae8 19. c4 (19. Rb1 c4) 19...
Bxe5 20. fxe5 Rxe5 21. Bb2 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Qf4 23. Qe2 {Blatny,F-Weiner,M/
Prague 1954/MCD (1-0, 64). The simplest way to equality is} d6 $5 $11) 12... c5
$146 {It is reported that Leko played this move quickly, which make us think
that he had not been surprized by Kamsky's rare move at all.} (12... Bd6 $6 {
Kristiansen,E (2257)-Ljubarskij,J (2329)/Saint Vincent 2002/CBM 090 ext (0-1,
17)} 13. Nd3 $1 $14) 13. Qd3 Qc7 {White loses stability in the centre.} 14. Nf3
bxc4 15. Qxc4+ d5 {After the opening of the long diagonal, the white king
comes under strong attack.} 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Qe2 Bd6 18. Nc3 {In critical
positions, development should come before anything! Sadly, White has no time
to defend his h2-pawn.} (18. h3 Rae8 19. Be3 Bxf3 20. Qxf3 Bh2+ 21. Kh1 Ne4 22.
Qd1 Rxf2 $40) 18... Bxf3 19. Qxf3 Bxh2+ 20. Kf1 (20. Kh1 {would have made the
threat of g3 more dangerous, practically forcing} Be5 {, but Kamsky may have
feared that his king (as well as the f2-pawn) would be more vulnerable than in
the game.} 21. Nd5 Qd6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qd5+ Kh8 24. Qxe5 Rae8 $1 25. Qxe8
Qh4+ $11) 20... Rad8 {Black is also concerned about development. As we will
see, there is no need to retreat with the bishop. After the previous exchanges,
Black has some small structural defects, but White's chances to take advantage
of them are illusory because of his lack of development and the vulnerability
of the king.} (20... Be5 21. Nd5 Qd6 22. Nxf6+ Qxf6 23. Qxf6 Bxf6 $11) 21. g3 {
White hardly has anything better than this.} ({The developing} 21. Be3 $6 {
, which takes the d4-square under control, may be answered with} Rde8 $5 {
Once the e-file has been obstructed by the bishop, Black can afford such
apparent losses of time, since he is fully developed already.} 22. Qh3 (22. Nd5
Qd6) (22. Rad1 Ne4 $40) 22... Be5 $15) (21. Bg5 h6 22. Bxf6 Rxf6 23. Qe3 Rd4
$132) 21... Nh5 $1 $11 {This leads to a forced draw by perpetual.} 22. Qxh5
Rxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Qxg3+ 24. Ke2 Qg2+ 25. Ke3 Qg3+ 26. Ke2 Qg2+ 27. Ke3 Qg3+ 28.
Ke2 Qg2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Jermuk FIDE GP"]
[Site "Jermuk"]
[Date "2009.08.18"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2009.08.09"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ARM"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 132"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 g5 12. Bg3 Ne7 13. Na3 b4 14. Nc4 bxc3 15.
bxc3 Rb8 16. Bc2 Ng6 17. d4 exd4 18. cxd4 Ba7 19. e5 Nh5 20. exd6 Nxg3 21. fxg3
Bxf3 22. Rxf3 Rb4 23. Bxg6 Rxc4 24. Kh1 Rxd4 25. Qb3 Qxd6 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27.
Raf1 Rb4 28. Bc4 Rxf3 29. Qxf3 Rb8 30. Qf7 Bc5 31. Qh5 Rf8 32. Rd1 Qf6 33. a5
Bb4 34. Qe2 Bxa5 35. Bxa6 Bc3 36. Bd3 Qe5 37. Qh5 Qf6 38. Qg4 Be5 39. Re1 Qg7
40. Qe4 Bd6 41. Bc2 Be5 42. Qd3 Bd6 43. Re6 Be7 44. g4 Rf6 45. Re1 Rf8 46. g3
Rf6 47. Kg2 Rf8 48. Re6 Rf6 49. Re1 Rf8 50. Kh3 Rf6 51. Re5 Qf7 52. Qe4 Bf8 53.
Re8 Qg7 54. Rd8 Rf7 55. Rc8 Rf2 56. Rd8 h5 57. Bd3 c5 58. Bc2 hxg4+ 59. Kxg4 c4
60. Qxc4 Qf6 61. Qe4 Rxh2 62. Rc8 Qd6 63. Bb3 Rd2 64. Be6 Kg7 65. Qb7+ Kh6 66.
Rc6 Qd4+ 67. Kh3 Bd6 68. Qf7 Qe5 69. Rxd6 Rxd6 70. Qf8+ Kg6 71. Qf7+ Kh6 72.
Qf8+ Kg6 73. Qf7+ Kh6 74. Qf8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2014.09.12"]
[Round "14.2"]
[White "Wang, Yue"]
[Black "Zhou, Jianchao"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D91"]
[WhiteElo "2717"]
[BlackElo "2574"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2014.04.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Tianjing"]
[BlackTeam "Shanghai"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Bg5 Bg7 5. Nf3 dxc4 6. e4 c5 7. dxc5 Qa5 8. Nd2
Be6 9. Nxc4 Bxc4 10. Bxc4 Nxe4 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. Qd5+ Ke8 13. Qxe4 Bxc3+ 14.
bxc3 Qxc3+ 15. Ke2 Qb2+ 16. Bd2 Qb5+ 17. Qd3 Qxd3+ 18. Kxd3 Nd7 19. Be3 Rc8 20.
Rhb1 Nxc5+ 21. Bxc5 Rxc5 22. Rxb7 Kf7 23. Rd7 Rhc8 24. Re1 Rc3+ 25. Ke2 R8c7
26. Rxc7 Rxc7 27. Kd3 Rd7+ 28. Kc3 Rc7+ 29. Kb3 Rb7+ 30. Kc3 Rc7+ 31. Kb3 Rb7+
32. Kc3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 15th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2008.08.03"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E32"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2668"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2008.08.02"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. e4 d5 6. e5 Ne4 7. Bd3 c5 8. Nge2
Nc6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3 f5 12. exf6 Nxf6 13. dxc5 Qe7 14. Nd4
Qxc5 15. Nb5 Qb6 16. Ba3 Rd8 17. Bd6 Rd7 18. Bg3 Qd8 19. Rfe1 a6 20. Nd4 Rf7
21. Rab1 g6 22. Nxc6 bxc6 23. c4 d4 24. c5 Qd5 25. Bc4 Bf5 26. Qb3 Qd7 27.
Bxf7+ Qxf7 28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 29. Rb7+ Kg8 30. Ree7 d3 31. Rg7+ Kf8 32. Bd6+ Ke8
33. Rgf7 Nd7 34. Rbxd7 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup 2019"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"]
[Date "2019.09.15"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Matlakov, M."]
[Black "Gelfand, B."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2019.09.10"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 g6 8. Be2
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ne5 c5 11. cxd5 cxd4 12. exd4 exd5 13. Bf3 Nc6 14. Re1 Qd6
15. Nxf7 Rxf7 16. Bxd5 Bf5 17. g4 Bd7 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Nb5 Qb4 20. Qf3+ Kg8
21. Qd5+ Kh7 22. Qxd7 Qxb5 23. Re7 Rg8 24. Rae1 Qxb2 25. Qxb7 Qc2 26. Qc7 Qa4
27. Qd7 Qc4 28. Rf7 Nxd4 29. Ree7 Kh8 30. Kg2 Nc2 31. Qe6 Qd3 32. Re8 Rxe8 33.
Qxe8+ Kh7 34. Qe5 Ne1+ 35. Qxe1 Qd5+ 36. Rf3 Qxa2 37. Qe4 1-0

[Event "Pardubice Synthesia rap op 20th"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "2009.07.23"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Navara, David"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B56"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2009.07.22"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 Be6 8. f4
Rc8 9. f5 Bc4 10. Ng3 d5 11. exd5 Bxd5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. c3 Bc5 14. Bc4 Nf4 15.
Qxd8+ Rxd8 16. Ne4 Nxg2+ 17. Ke2 Bb6 18. f6 O-O 19. Bg5 Nf4+ 20. Kf3 g6 21. Bh6
Rfe8 22. Rad1 Bc7 23. b4 Rxd1 24. Rxd1 Rd8 25. Re1 Nxh3 26. a4 Nf4 27. b5 Na5
28. Ba2 Rd3+ 29. Re3 Rd1 30. Ng5 Nd5 31. Ke2 Rh1 32. Bxd5 Rxh6 33. Bxf7+ Kf8
34. Bd5 Rh2+ 35. Kd3 Bd6 36. Rf3 Rh1 37. f7 Kg7 38. f8=Q+ Bxf8 39. Rf7+ 1-0

[Event "Baku ol (Men) 42nd"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2016.09.02"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Rayes, Abdul Kader"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2254"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2016.09.02"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 175"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Syria"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "SYR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Bd7 7. Nbd2 g6 8. Nf1
Bg7 9. Ng3 O-O 10. O-O Qe8 11. Re1 Kh8 12. Bc2 Ng8 13. d4 Bg4 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15.
Bf4 Qe7 16. Bxe5 dxe5 17. h3 Rad8 18. Qe2 Be6 19. Bb3 Rd6 20. Nf1 Rfd8 21. Ne3
c6 22. h4 h6 23. h5 Kh7 24. g3 Nf6 25. hxg6+ fxg6 26. Bc2 Bf7 27. Kg2 Kg8 28.
Nc4 Re6 29. Bb3 Nh7 30. Rad1 Rf8 31. Nb6 Rd6 32. Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Qc4+ Kf6 34.
Nxe5 Rfd8 35. Ng4+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE World Cup"]
[Site "Tromsoe"]
[Date "2013.08.13"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Darini, Pouria"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2535"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2013.08.11"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "NOR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. h3 Na6 7. Be3 e5 8. dxe5
dxe5 9. Qxd8 Rxd8 10. a3 c6 11. Rd1 Re8 12. Be2 Nc7 13. O-O Nh5 14. Rfe1 Nf4
15. Bf1 h6 16. c5 Be6 17. Nd2 Red8 18. Nc4 Bxc4 19. Bxc4 Nce6 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8
21. Rd1 Nd4 22. Kf1 Re8 23. Ne2 Nfxe2 24. Bxe2 a5 25. Bc4 a4 26. Rd3 g5 27. g3
Ra8 28. f4 Nc2 29. fxg5 Nxe3+ 30. Rxe3 Ra5 31. g6 Rxc5 32. Bxf7+ Kf8 33. b3
Rc1+ 34. Re1 Rxe1+ 35. Kxe1 axb3 36. Kd2 Ke7 37. Kc3 Kd6 38. Bxb3 Kc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Netanya Riordan"]
[Site "Netanya"]
[Date "2009.07.12"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Eljanov, Pavel"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2009.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 131 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.09.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bd6 5. a4 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. c3 h6 8. a5
Nh7 9. b4 Qf6 10. Na3 Ne7 11. Nb5 a6 12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13. Qb3 Qf6 14. Nxe5 d5 15.
exd5 Qxe5 16. d6 Qxd6 17. Bxf7+ Kf8 18. Bxe8 Kxe8 19. Re1 Nf8 20. b5 Be6 21. c4
Rd8 22. bxa6 bxa6 23. Ba3 Qxd3 24. Qb7 Qxc4 25. Rac1 Qd5 26. Qxc7 Rd7 27. Qf4
Qxa5 28. Rc8+ Rd8 29. Bb4 Qb6 30. Bc5 Qa5 31. Bb4 Qb6 32. Bc5 Qa5 33. Bb4 Qb6
34. Bc5 1/2-1/2

[Event "22nd European Teams"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2019.10.30"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Matlakov, M."]
[Black "Volokitin, And"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D41"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2627"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2019.10.24"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1304"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.11.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.11.04"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia"]
[BlackTeam "Ukraine"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "UKR"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 cxd4 8.
cxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 O-O 11. Bc4 Nd7 12. O-O b6 13. Rfe1 Bb7 14. Re3
Qc7 15. Bb3 Nf6 16. Rae1 Rad8 17. h3 h6 18. Qb2 b5 19. d5 exd5 20. e5 Ne4 21.
Nd4 Qxe5 22. f3 Qf6 23. fxe4 dxe4 24. Rd1 Rd7 25. Ree1 Rfd8 26. Rf1 Qb6 27. Kh2
Qc7+ 28. Kh1 Qe5 29. Rf5 Qg3 30. Rxf7 Rxf7 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 32. Qxb5 Bc8 33. Rf1+
Kg6 34. Qc6+ Kh7 35. Qxe4+ Qg6 36. Qxg6+ Kxg6 37. Nc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Dresden ol (Men) 38th"]
[Site "Dresden"]
[Date "2008.11.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Solak, Dragan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B12"]
[WhiteElo "2716"]
[BlackElo "2595"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2008.11.13"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 128"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.01.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "France"]
[BlackTeam "Serbia"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "YUG"]

1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Be2 Nd7 6. O-O Bg6 7. c4 dxc4 8. Bxc4
Nb6 9. Bd3 Ne7 10. Nc3 Nf5 11. h3 Nxd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Bxg6 Qxd1 14. Bxf7+
Kxf7 15. Rxd1 Be7 16. Ne4 Rad8 17. Be3 Rd5 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. f4 Rhd8 20. Re1 h6
21. Re2 g5 22. Rf1 Kg6 23. g3 b5 24. a3 Rd1 25. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 26. Kf2 b4 27. a4
Rd3 28. Re3 Rd1 29. Ke2 Rh1 30. fxg5 hxg5 31. Nd6 Rxh3 32. Kd3 b5 33. a5 Rh1
34. Re2 Ra1 35. Rc2 Rxa5 36. Rxc6 Ra1 37. Nxb5 Rd1+ 38. Ke2 Rd5 39. Rxe6+ Kf7
40. Rb6 Rxe5+ 41. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch blitz"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2016.08.25"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Shi, Kecheng"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D93"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2192"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2016.08.25"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. d4 d5 4. Qc2 g6 5. Bf4 Bg7 6. e3 O-O 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. h3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nb6 10. Bb3 Nbd5 11. Be5 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bf5 13. Qb2 Be4 14. Bd1 Qb6
15. Qa3 Bd3 16. Nd2 Ne4 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nxe4 Bxe4 19. O-O Qc7 20. c4 e5 21.
Qc3 Rfe8 22. Bb3 exd4 23. exd4 Qf4 24. Rfe1 Rad8 25. Rad1 Kg8 26. Re3 Qg5 27.
Rg3 Qh5 28. Re1 Bf5 29. Rge3 Rxe3 30. Qxe3 Be6 31. d5 cxd5 32. cxd5 Bd7 33.
Qxa7 Qg5 34. Re3 Rc8 35. Qd4 Rc1+ 36. Kh2 Qd8 37. d6 h5 38. Bxf7+ Kh7 39. Re7
Kh6 40. Qf4+ Kg7 41. Qxc1 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Belfort"]
[Date "1988.06.??"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1988.06.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1989.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1989.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14.
Kxf1 Qd6 15. e5 Qd5 16. Bf2 Rd8 17. Qa4 {'!' ChessBase.} b6 18. Qc2 {'!'
ChessBase.} Rf8 19. Kg1 Qc4 {'!' ChessBase.} 20. Qd2 (20. Qe4 $5 Nc6 (20... Bh6
)) 20... Qe6 (20... Bh6 21. Qxh6 Qxe2 22. Qe3 $14) (20... Qf7 21. Ng3) 21. h3
Nc4 22. Qg5 {'+/=!' ChessBase.} h6 23. Qc1 Qf7 (23... Qd5 24. Qc2 $1 $16) (
23... h5 $5 $14) 24. Bg3 g5 {'?!' ChessBase.} (24... Qd5 $5 25. Nf4 Qe4 26. Ne6
cxd4 $5 (26... Rc8 27. Qb1 $1 {} Qe3+ 28. Bf2 Qxc3 29. Qxg6 Qxa1+ 30. Kh2 $18)
(26... Ne3 27. Qd2 $8 Nc4 (27... cxd4 28. cxd4 Rc8 29. Re1 Rc2 30. Rxe3 Qc6 31.
d5 $18) 28. Qe1 Ne3 29. Qe2 cxd4 30. Nxf8 (30. cxd4 $2 Rc8 $1) 30... Bxf8 (
30... d3 31. Qf2 $18) 31. cxd4 Qxd4 32. Re1 $16) 27. Nxf8 (27. cxd4 Ne3 28. Qb2
(28. Qd2 Nc4 29. Qe1 Ne3 30. Qe2 Rc8 31. Rd1 Rc2 32. Rd2 Rc1+) 28... Rc8) 27...
Ne3 28. Qd2 dxc3 29. Qe2 $16 {} Bxf8 30. Qf3) 25. Qc2 Qd5 26. Bf2 b5 27. Ng3
Rf7 (27... b4 28. Nf5 Rf7 29. e6 Qxe6 30. Re1 Qd7 31. cxb4 $18) 28. Re1 (28.
Rc1 $16) 28... b4 29. Qg6 Kf8 (29... bxc3 30. Nf5 Kf8 31. e6 Rxf5 32. gxf5 Nd6
33. dxc5 $18) 30. Ne4 (30. Nf5 e6 31. Nxh6 Rf4 32. Qxg5 $16) 30... Rxf2 31.
Kxf2 bxc3 32. Qf5+ Kg8 33. Qc8+ Kh7 34. Qxc5 Qf7+ 35. Kg1 c2 36. Ng3 Bf8 37.
Nf5 {'+-' ChessBase.} Kg8 38. Rc1 1-0

[Event "San Sebastian KO GpA"]
[Site "San Sebastian"]
[Date "2011.12.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Khamrakulov, Ibragim S"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2518"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2011.12.28"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.02.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. a3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. e3
Nc6 9. Qc2 Qe7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Be2 d4 13. b4 Bb6 14. b5 Qf6 15.
Rd1 Bf5 16. e4 Bg4 17. Bg5 Qg6 18. bxc6 Bxf3 19. Bxf3 Qxg5 20. cxb7 Rab8 21. e5
Qxe5+ 22. Kf1 Qf6 23. Qd3 Rfe8 24. h4 Re7 25. Rh3 Rbe8 26. g4 Rc7 27. Kg2 Rc3
28. Qb5 Rd8 29. Re1 Kf8 30. Qb4+ Kg8 31. g5 Qf4 32. Qe7 g6 33. h5 gxh5 34. Re4
Qc7 35. Bxh5 Qxe7 36. Rxe7 Rc7 37. Bxf7+ Kg7 38. Rxc7 Bxc7 39. Bc4 Rd7 40. Bd3
Kg8 41. Kf1 Bb8 42. Be4 Re7 43. Bd5+ Kg7 44. Rd3 Re5 45. Rxd4 Rxg5 46. Bc6 Rc5
47. Rd7+ Kf6 48. Rxh7 Bf4 49. Rh8 Rxc6 50. Rf8+ Kg5 51. Rxf4 1-0

[Event "CZE-chT 1112"]
[Site "Czechia"]
[Date "2012.04.22"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Swiercz, Dariusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2585"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2011.10.08"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Pardubice"]
[BlackTeam "Litovel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 d5 3. Nf3 g6 4. c4 c6 5. Qa4 Nbd7 6. cxd5 Nb6 7. Qh4 cxd5 8.
d3 Bg7 9. Bh6 O-O 10. O-O Bxh6 11. Qxh6 Bg4 12. Nc3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Rc8 14. h4
Rc5 15. Kg2 Qd7 16. Rh1 d4 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Bxe4 Rh5 19. Qd2 Rc8 20. Bf3 Rhc5
21. Qh6 Nd5 22. h5 Nf6 23. hxg6 fxg6 24. Rh4 e5 25. Rah1 Qf7 26. e3 Rc2 27.
exd4 Rf8 28. dxe5 Ng4 29. Qxh7+ Qxh7 30. Bd5+ Rf7 31. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Pardubice op rap 24th"]
[Site "Pardubice"]
[Date "2013.07.18"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Kovalev, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E90"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2470"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.07.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.08.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 a5
9. Be3 f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. Ng5 Nf6 12. Bg2 Qe7 13. g4 f4 14. Bd2 e4 15. Ngxe4
Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Nd7 17. O-O Ne5 18. Re1 Nxc4 19. Qc1 b5 20. Bc3 Ne5 21. Nd2 Qf7
22. Bxe5 Bxe5 23. Nf3 Bg7 24. Qc2 h6 25. Rac1 Bb7 26. Nh4 Bxd5 27. Re7 Qxe7 28.
Bxd5+ Rf7 29. Nf5 Qf8 30. Qxc7 Bxb2 31. Bxf7+ Kh8 32. Rc2 Be5 33. Nh4 Qd8 34.
Ng6+ Kg7 35. Bd5+ Kxg6 36. Qf7+ 1-0

[Event "Madrid Neoclassical Masters 2nd"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2016.06.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2700"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2016.06.03"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O Be7 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bf4
Ba6 9. cxd5 cxd5 10. Ne5 Nfd7 11. Nxd5 exd5 12. Nxf7 Rxf7 13. Bxd5 Nc6 14. Bxc6
Rc8 15. Bd5 Nf6 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. Re1 Rc4 18. Be5 Bb4 19. Rf1 Ng4 20. Qb3 Qd5
21. Rac1 Bd2 22. Rc2 Nxe5 23. dxe5 b5 24. e4 Qd4 25. Rd1 1-0

[Event "Linares 19th"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "2002.03.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C88"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2002.02.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 088"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.03.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4
Bb7 9. d3 Re8 10. Nbd2 Bf8 11. c3 Na5 12. Ba2 c5 13. d4 d6 14. b4 exd4 15. bxa5
dxc3 16. Nf1 Nxe4 17. axb5 axb5 18. a6 Bc6 19. Rxe4 Bxe4 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7 21.
Ng5+ Kg8 22. Nxe4 Qc8 23. Nxc3 Rxa6 24. Rb1 b4 25. Nd5 Ra7 26. Rb3 Ra1 27. h3
Re5 28. Nf4 Qe8 29. Rf3 c4 30. Kh2 b3 31. Qd2 d5 32. Ne3 Bd6 33. g3 Qc6 34. Ng4
d4 35. Qxd4 Re4 36. Qxa1 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.04.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Yang, Kaiqi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D88"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2396"]
[PlyCount "131"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14.
Kxf1 cxd4 15. cxd4 e5 16. d5 Nc4 17. Qd3 Nxe3+ 18. Qxe3 Qh4 19. h3 Bh6 20. Qd3
Rf8+ 21. Kg1 Qf2+ 22. Kh2 Qe3 23. Rd1 Rf2 24. Qxe3 Bxe3 25. Nc3 Bf4+ 26. Kg1
Be3 27. Kh1 Kf7 28. d6 Ke8 29. h4 Kd7 30. a4 Bd4 31. Nb5 Bb6 32. g3 a6 33. Nc3
Bd4 34. Nd5 Kxd6 35. Rb1 Bb2 36. Ne3 Bd4 37. Nd5 Bb2 38. Rd1 Bd4 39. Rc1 b5 40.
axb5 axb5 41. Rc7 b4 42. Rb7 Re2 43. Rxb4 Rxe4 44. Nf6 Re1+ 45. Kg2 h6 46. Ra4
Re2+ 47. Kh3 Bg1 48. g5 hxg5 49. Ne4+ Ke6 50. Nxg5+ Kf5 51. Nf3 Bc5 52. Ra6 e4
53. Ng5 Bg1 54. g4+ Kf4 55. Rf6+ Ke3 56. Rxg6 Rh2+ 57. Kg3 Rh1 58. Nh3 Ke2 59.
Re6 e3 60. g5 Kf1 61. Nxg1 Rxg1+ 62. Kf3 Rh1 63. Rxe3 Rxh4 64. Re6 Ra4 65. g6
Kg1 66. g7 1-0

[Event "Amber-rapid 03rd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1994.04.06"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2695"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "1994.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 040 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Re1 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15.
Be3 Bg4 16. Qd3 Rae8 17. Nd2 Re6 18. a4 Qh5 19. axb5 axb5 20. Ne4 Bc7 21. Bd2
Rfe8 22. Nc5 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 24. Bxe1 Nf4 25. gxf4 Bxf4 26. h4 Bf3 27.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Ne4 Qg4+ 29. Ng3 g6 30. b3 Bd5 31. c4 bxc4 32. bxc4 Qf3 33. Qxf3
Bxf3 34. Nf1 Be2 35. Bd2 Bc7 36. d5 Bxc4 37. dxc6 Bd5 38. Ng3 Bxc6 39. h5 Bf3
40. hxg6+ Kxg6 41. Nf1 h5 42. Nh2 Bd5 43. f3 h4 44. Kg2 Kh5 45. Be3 Be6 46. Ng4
1/2-1/2

[Event "Optiebeurs"]
[Site "Amsterdam"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "1988.05.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "12"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 007"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.12.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14.
Kxf1 Qd6 15. e5 Qd5 16. Bf2 Rd8 17. Qc2 Qc4 18. Qb2 Bh6 19. h4 Qf7 20. Kg1 Rf8
21. Ng3 Nc4 22. Qe2 Qxf2+ 23. Qxf2 Be3 24. Qxe3 Nxe3 25. dxc5 Rc8 26. Rb1 Rxc5
27. Rxb7 Nxg4 28. Rb4 h5 29. Ne4 Rxe5 30. g3 Kf7 31. Kg2 Ke6 32. Kf3 Kf5 33. a4
Rd5 34. Nf2 Nxf2 35. Kxf2 Rd3 36. Rc4 e5 37. a5 Rd5 38. a6 Rd6 39. Ra4 Rc6 40.
Ra3 Ke4 41. Ke2 Rc4 42. Kf2 Kd3 43. Ra5 Rc6 44. Rxe5 Rf6+ 45. Kg2 Kxc3 46. Re7
Rxa6 47. Rg7 Kd4 48. Kh3 Ke5 49. Kg2 Ra2+ 50. Kf3 Ra3+ 51. Kg2 Kf6 52. Rc7 a5
53. Rc6+ Kf5 54. Rc5+ Ke4 55. Rg5 Ra2+ 56. Kh3 a4 57. Rxg6 a3 58. Ra6 1/2-1/2

[Event "PCA/Intel-GP"]
[Site "New York"]
[Date "1995.06.21"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Kramnik, Vladimir"]
[Black "Chernin, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "1995.06.??"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 047 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1995.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. Nxc4 Nb6 8.
Ne5 e6 9. f3 Nfd7 10. a5 Nxe5 11. axb6 Nd7 12. e4 Bg6 13. bxa7 Qb6 14. Be2 Rxa7
15. Rxa7 Qxa7 16. Be3 Bd6 17. O-O O-O 18. f4 f6 19. Bc4 Bf7 20. Qe2 Re8 21. e5
Bf8 22. f5 Qb8 23. Qg4 exf5 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qxf5 Nxe5 26. dxe5 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup ACP 1st"]
[Site "Odessa"]
[Date "2007.01.05"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Smirin, Ilia"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B09"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2654"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2007.01.05"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "UKR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 116"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. f4 Nf6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. e5 Nfd7 7. h4 c5 8. h5
cxd4 9. hxg6 dxc3 10. gxf7+ Rxf7 11. Bc4 Nf8 12. Bxf7+ Kxf7 13. Ng5+ Kg8 14.
Qh5 dxe5 15. Qf7+ Kh8 16. Nxh7 Nxh7 17. Qg6 Kg8 18. Qxh7+ Kf8 19. Qh8+ Bxh8 20.
Rxh8+ Kf7 21. Rxd8 Nc6 22. Rh8 Kg7 23. Re8 Kf7 24. Rh8 Kg7 25. Re8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 11th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2002.03.22"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2002.03.16"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 087 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.05.03"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.08.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. axb5 axb5 11. Na3 O-O 12. Nxb5 exd4 13. cxd4 Bg4 14. Bg5 Bxf3
15. gxf3 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Qxd4 Qd7 19. Ra3 Nh5 20. Rfa1 h6
21. Bd2 Kh7 22. e5 dxe5 23. Qxd7 Rxd7 24. Bc3 Rb5 25. h4 Nf4 26. Ra5 Ne2+ 27.
Kg2 Rdd5 28. Rxb5 Rxb5 29. Re1 Nxc3 30. bxc3 Rc5 31. h5 Kg8 32. Re4 Kf7 33. c4
g6 34. f4 exf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "CHN-ch rapid"]
[Site "Shenzhen"]
[Date "2016.08.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Yu, Yangyi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2715"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2016.08.24"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Qc2 Re8 8. Bd2
Bf8 9. a3 e5 10. dxe5 Nxe5 11. cxd5 Nxd5 12. O-O-O Nxf3 13. gxf3 Nxc3 14. Bxc3
Qh4 15. Bd3 Be6 16. Rhg1 Rad8 17. f4 Rd6 18. Be4 Rxd1+ 19. Rxd1 c6 20. Rg1 g6
21. f5 Bc8 22. f3 Bh6 23. fxg6 hxg6 24. Kb1 Bxe3 25. Rg2 Bh3 26. Bxg6 Bxg2 27.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qf5+ Ke7 29. Bb4+ c5 30. Bc3 Bh3 31. Qd5 Bd4 32. Bd2 Qh7+ 33.
Ka1 Kf8 0-1

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Melilla"]
[Date "2011.11.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Krasenkow, Michal"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2608"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2011.11.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Taldea Gros Xake"]
[BlackTeam "Reverte Albox"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. O-O Nc6 10. Be3 e6 11. dxc5 Qa5 12. f4 Rd8 13. Qc2 Bf8 14. f5 Bxc5
15. Nd4 exf5 16. exf5 Bxd4 17. Bxf7+ Kg7 18. cxd4 Bxf5 19. Qb2 Kxf7 20. Qxb7+
Kg8 21. Bh6 $1 (21. Qxc6 $2) 21... Ne7 $1 (21... Bd7 $2) 22. Qxe7 Rd7 23. Qe3
Qd5 24. Rf4 Rf7 25. Re1 Rc8 26. h3 Rb7 $2 (26... Rfc7 27. Ref1 Rf7 $16) 27. Rf2
Rbc7 28. g4 Rc3 29. Qe5 Qxe5 30. dxe5 Rxh3 31. gxf5 Rxh6 32. f6 Rh5 33. e6 Rg5+
34. Kf1 Kf8 35. Rd1 Re5 36. e7+ Kf7 37. Rd8 Rc1+ 38. Kg2 Rg5+ 39. Kh2 Rh5+ 40.
Kg2 Rg5+ 41. Kf3 Rf5+ 42. Ke3 Re1+ 43. Kd2 Rxe7 44. Rxf5 1-0

[Event "36th ECC Open 2021"]
[Site "Struga MKD"]
[Date "2021.09.21"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Subelj, Jan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E04"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2415"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2021.09.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]
[WhiteTeam "Alkaloid"]
[BlackTeam "Maribor Poligram"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 dxc4 5. Bg2 c6 6. a4 c5 7. O-O Nc6 8. Na3
cxd4 9. Nxc4 Bc5 10. Nfe5 Nxe5 11. Nxe5 O-O 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Qc1
Be7 15. Nf3 e5 16. Qxh6 e4 17. Nd2 f5 18. Nxe4 fxe4 19. Bxe4 f5 20. Bb1 Qd6 21.
Ba2+ Rf7 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qh7+ Kf8 24. Qh8+ Kf7 25. Rac1 Qf6 26. Qh7+ Kf8 27.
Rfd1 Be6 28. Rc7 Bd5 29. Rxd4 Qxd4 30. Qxe7+ Kg8 31. Qg5+ Kh8 32. Qh6+ Kg8 33.
Qg6+ Kf8 34. Qxf5+ Kg8 35. Qg5+ Kh8 36. Qh5+ Kg8 37. e3 1-0

[Event "Gawlikowski Memorial 18th"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "1999.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Gdanski, Jacek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B27"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2530"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "1999.??.??"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. d4 c5 4. c3 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. e5 Nc6 7. Be2 Bg4 8. Nbd2
Qb6 9. h3 Bf5 10. O-O Nb4 11. Qa4+ Bd7 12. Qb3 Rc8 13. a3 Nc2 14. Qxb6 axb6 15.
Ra2 Nh6 16. g4 f6 17. b3 O-O 18. e6 Bxe6 19. Bd3 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bf7 21. Nb5 Rfd8
22. a4 e5 23. Ba3 Rc6 24. f4 Be6 25. Re1 Nf7 26. Nf3 Bd7 27. fxe5 fxe5 28. Bf1
Rdc8 29. Rd2 Rc2 30. Rxd5 Bc6 31. Bc4 Bf8 32. Nxe5 Bxd5 33. Bxd5 Bxa3 34. Nxa3
R2c5 35. Bxf7+ Kg7 36. Bc4 Re8 37. Nd3 1-0

[Event "World Blitz 2018"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "4.11"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Lintchevski, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1260"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.03"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Bc4 Nxc3 9. Qb3 e6 10. bxc3 Bg7 11. Ba3 Bf8 12. O-O Bxa3 13. Qxa3 Qe7 14. Qb2
O-O 15. Rfe1 Qc7 16. Bb3 b6 17. c4 Na5 18. d5 exd5 19. cxd5 Qf4 20. Rad1 Bb7
21. Ne5 Rad8 22. d6 Nc6 23. d7 Nxe5 24. Qxe5 Qxe5 25. Rxe5 Bc6 26. Re7 Kg7 27.
Rd6 Bb5 28. g4 g5 29. Kg2 Ba6 30. Kg3 h6 31. h4 Bb5 32. hxg5 hxg5 33. f4 gxf4+
34. Kxf4 Bf1 35. g5 Bh3 36. g6 Rxd7 37. Rdxd7 Bxd7 38. Rxd7 Kxg6 39. Rxa7 Rh8
40. Bxf7+ Kf6 41. Bb3 Rh4+ 42. Ke3 Ke5 43. Rd7 Rh3+ 44. Kd2 Ke4 45. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nde2 h5 8. Ng1
b5 9. Nf3 Bb7 10. Ng5 b4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bc4 Nf6 13. Bxf7+ Ke7 14. O-O Nc6 15.
a3 a5 16. Be3 g6 17. Bxg6 Rg8 18. Bf5 Bc8 19. axb4 Bxf5 20. exf5 axb4 21. Ne6
Qc8 22. Bg5 Rxa1 23. Qxa1 Qb7 24. h4 Kf7 25. Qd1 Ne7 26. Nd8+ 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.14"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2718"]
[PlyCount "136"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. f3 c5 4. d5 b5 5. cxb5 a6 6. e4 d6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. Bg5 O-O
9. Qd2 Re8 10. a4 e6 11. dxe6 Bxe6 12. Nge2 axb5 13. Nxb5 h6 14. Bxh6 Bxh6 15.
Qxh6 Nc6 16. Rd1 d5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Kf2 Qe7 19. Nec3 Bb3 20. Bd3 Bxd1 21.
Rxd1 Nd4 22. Qf4 Rad8 23. h4 Nh5 24. Qg5 Qxg5 25. hxg5 Ne6 26. Bc4 Nxg5 27. Ra1
Nf4 28. a5 Rd2+ 29. Kg3 Nh5+ 30. Kh2 Nxf3+ 31. Kh3 Ng5+ 32. Kh2 Nf4 33. Bf1
Nge6 34. a6 Ra8 35. a7 Rxb2 36. Ne4 Nd5 37. Ned6 Ndc7 38. Bc4 Nxb5 39. Nxb5 Nf4
40. Kg3 Nxg2 41. Bd5 Rxa7 42. Rxa7 Ne3 43. Bxf7+ Kf8 44. Nd6 Nf5+ 45. Nxf5 gxf5
46. Kf4 Kg7 47. Bd5+ Kf6 48. Ra6+ Ke7 49. Kxf5 Re2 50. Be4 c4 51. Ke5 c3 52.
Ra7+ Ke8 53. Rc7 c2 54. Kd4 Kd8 55. Rc3 Rd2+ 56. Ke3 Rd6 57. Rxc2 Ke7 58. Kf4
Rd1 59. Ke5 Re1 60. Rc7+ Ke8 61. Ra7 Re2 62. Kf5 Kd8 63. Bd5 Re1 64. Kf6 Kc8
65. Be6+ Kd8 66. Rd7+ Ke8 67. Rc7 Rf1+ 68. Bf5 Rd1 1-0

[Event "Biel Breisacher Memorial"]
[Site "Biel"]
[Date "2013.07.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Ding, Liren"]
[Black "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2717"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2013.07.22"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "SUI"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. g3 Nc6 6. Bg2 Nc7 7. O-O e5 8. a3
Rb8 9. Rb1 f6 10. d3 Be6 11. Be3 Qd7 12. Nd2 Be7 13. b4 cxb4 14. axb4 b5 15.
Rc1 Rc8 16. Nb3 O-O 17. Nc5 Bxc5 18. Bxc5 Rfd8 19. Ne4 Na6 20. Qd2 Nd4 21. Qb2
Nb3 22. Rc3 Nbxc5 23. Nxc5 Nxc5 24. Rxc5 Rxc5 25. bxc5 Rb8 26. c6 Qc7 27. d4
exd4 28. Qxd4 b4 29. Ra1 a5 30. Bd5 Bf7 31. Bxf7+ Qxf7 32. Qd6 Rc8 33. Rxa5 b3
34. Qb4 h6 35. Qb7 Rc7 36. Ra7 b2 37. Ra8+ Kh7 38. Qxb2 Rxc6 39. Qb1+ f5 40.
Ra5 g6 41. Qd3 Rc7 42. Rd5 Re7 43. Rd6 h5 44. f3 Qg7 45. Kf2 Qf7 46. Qd2 Qe8
47. h3 Qb5 48. Qd3 Qe8 49. Rd4 Qc6 50. g4 hxg4 51. hxg4 Qc7 52. Kg2 Qe5 53. Rd7
Rxd7 54. Qxd7+ Kh6 55. Qd2+ f4 56. Qd3 g5 57. Qe4 Qc5 58. Kf1 Qc1+ 59. Kf2 Qc5+
60. e3 fxe3+ 61. Qxe3 Qc2+ 62. Kg3 Qc7+ 63. Kh3 Qc6 64. Qe4 Qc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "36th ECC Open 2021"]
[Site "Struga MKD"]
[Date "2021.09.23"]
[Round "6.2"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Navara, D."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "88"]
[EventDate "2021.09.18"]
[EventType "team"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]
[WhiteTeam "Alkaloid"]
[BlackTeam "AVE Novy Bor"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Nc3 h6 12. Bxf6 Nxf6 13. e3 Qd6 14. Qe2 Rfd8
15. h4 Qb4 16. Rfe1 Bxf3 17. Bxf3 c5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. a5 Rab8 20. Rec1 Bd6 21.
Ra4 Qb3 22. Qc2 Qxc2 23. Rxc2 b5 24. Rd4 e5 25. Rd1 Bb4 26. Nd5 Nxd5 27. Rxd5
Rxd5 28. Bxd5 Bxa5 29. Rc6 Bb6 30. Rd6 Rd8 31. Bxf7+ Kxf7 32. Rxb6 h5 33. Rxa6
Rd2 34. b4 Rb2 35. Kg2 Rxb4 36. Kf3 Rb2 37. Rb6 b4 38. Ke4 Rxf2 39. Rxb4 Rg2
40. Rb7+ Kf6 41. Rb6+ Kf7 42. Rb7+ Kf6 43. Rb6+ Kf7 44. Rb7+ Kf6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Moscow-ch blitz 70th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2016.09.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Grigoriants, Sergey"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2564"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2016.09.04"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "19"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 174 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4
Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 b6 11. e4 Bb7 12. Ne5 Nc6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. d5 exd5 15.
e5 Ng4 16. Qe2 Qc8 17. h3 Nh6 18. Bxh6 gxh6 19. Nxd5 Bxd5 20. Bxd5 c6 21. Bg2
b5 22. Qe4 Qe6 23. Qxc6 Qxc6 24. Bxc6 Rab8 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rd7 Bc5 27. Bd5
Rbd8 28. Bxf7+ Kg7 29. Rxd8 Rxd8 30. e6 Rd2 31. Rb1 Rxf2 32. Kh1 b4 33. Rc1
Rxb2 34. Rxc4 Bd6 35. Rd4 Bc5 36. Rc4 Bd6 37. Rd4 Bc5 38. Rc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-ch blitz"]
[Site "Warsaw"]
[Date "2011.12.16"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Korobov, Anton"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D52"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2660"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "2011.12.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 c6 3. c4 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. e3 Qa5 7. Nd2 dxc4 8.
Bxf6 Nxf6 9. Nxc4 Qc7 10. g3 Be7 11. Bg2 O-O 12. Rc1 Rd8 13. Qe2 Bd7 14. O-O
Rac8 15. Rfd1 Be8 16. a3 c5 17. d5 exd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 b5 20. e4 bxc4
21. Qxc4 Qb6 22. b3 a5 23. Rd3 Bb5 24. Bxf7+ Kf8 25. Rxd8+ Rxd8 26. Qe6 Rd6 27.
Qf5 Rf6 28. Qxh7 Kxf7 29. e5 Rg6 30. Rd1 Qe6 31. f4 Qxb3 32. e6+ Qxe6 0-1

[Event "Reggio Emilia 54th"]
[Site "Reggio Emilia"]
[Date "2011.12.30"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Giri, Anish"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E99"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[Annotator "Likavsky,T"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2011.12.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 e5 {The King's Indian
Defence is the good one among the openings against 1.d4 - in it Black has
counterplay usually and so he can play for victory. Of course there is one
option for White just now - to take on e5 then on d8 then to offer draw and to
look like a real clown...} 7. O-O Nc6 {Black needs the centre closed with
d4-d5. Then he can get the counterplay easily. Therefore 7...Nbd7 or 7...Na6
are not so theoretically well-founded.} 8. d5 Ne7 9. Ne1 ({The main line
nowadays is 9.b4. But Hikaru has also been very successful there:} 9. b4 Nh5 (
9... Ne8 10. c5 f5 11. Nd2 Nf6 12. a4 g5 13. Nc4 h6 14. f3 f4 15. Ba3 Ng6 16.
b5 dxc5 17. Bxc5 Rf7 18. a5 h5 19. b6 g4 20. Nb5 cxb6 21. axb6 g3 22. Kh1 Bf8
23. d6 a6 24. Nc7 Rb8 25. Na5 Kh8 26. Bc4 Rg7 27. Ne6 Bxe6 28. Bxe6 gxh2 29.
Nc4 Qe8 30. Bd5 h4 31. Rf2 h3 32. gxh3 Rc8 33. Ra5 Nh4 34. Kxh2 Nd7 35. Bb4 Rg3
36. Qf1 Qh5 37. Ra3 a5 38. Be1 Rxc4 39. Bxc4 Bxd6 40. Rxa5 Bc5 41. Be2 Bxb6 42.
Rb5 Bd4 43. Bd1 Bxf2 44. Bxf2 Nxf3+ 45. Bxf3 Qxf3 46. Rb1 Rg6 47. Rxb7 Nf6 48.
Rb8+ Kh7 49. Rb7+ Kh6 {0-1 Anand,V (2811)-Nakamura,H (2758)/London ENG 2011/
The Week in Chess 892}) 10. c5 Nf4 11. a4 f5 12. Bc4 fxe4 13. Nxe4 h6 14. Re1
Bg4 15. Ra3 g5 16. h3 Bh5 17. Bxf4 Rxf4 18. g3 Rf8 19. a5 Kh8 20. Kg2 Rb8 21.
Qd2 b6 22. axb6 axb6 23. Nfxg5 hxg5 24. Qxg5 Bg6 25. cxd6 cxd6 26. Ra7 Rc8 27.
Rxe7 Rxc4 28. f3 Rc2+ 29. Kg1 Rc8 30. Ra1 Rf7 31. Qxg6 Qxe7 32. Ng5 Kg8 {
0-1 Kramnik,V (2781)-Nakamura,H (2770)/Dortmund GER 2011/The Week in Chess 873
(50)}) 9... Nd7 10. f3 f5 {This is the move which starts the counterplay I was
speaking about. Black's plan is ...f5-f4, ...g6-g5, then later to prepare ...
g5-g4-g3 and ...Qh4...} 11. Be3 {We know the Black's plan, thus why give him
the tempo ...f5-f4? The reason is that the Be3 will carry out both attacking 
(to support c4-c5, to impact on a7 and b6) and defending duties (the well
known plan Kh1, vBe3-g1 to cover h2 in the case of the presence the black pawn
on g3 and the black queen on h4) on the /^ g1-a7.} f4 12. Bf2 g5 13. Rc1 {
White wants to play c4-c5 and cxd6, so c1 is a good square for the rook.} ({
It's important to know that} 13. b4 $6 {is just a waste of time. Black would
like to play} Nf6 {anyway to help ...g5-g4, so White will not need any more
support for the advance c4-c5. It's much better to play more useful moves (Rc1,
a4,...). White still has such moves.}) ({I also don't like} 13. Nd3 {so much
for the same reason. The knight standing on e1 could protect g2 in some lines,
though now the f1-rook can move...}) (13. a4 {/\a4-a5, Nb5 is rather frequent,
when} a5 $1 {is critical.}) ({And finally} 13. g4 {with a different idea - to
close the kingside or to change the pawn structure completely (after 13...fxg3)
. The latest high level results are promising for White:} h5 (13... fxg3 14.
hxg3 Ng6 15. Ng2 Nf6 16. Qd2 Nh5 17. Ne3 Ngf4 18. Kh2 Nxe2 19. Qxe2 Qf6 20. Nf5
Bxf5 21. exf5 Qxf5 22. g4 Qf4+ 23. Kg2 e4 24. Nxe4 Rae8 25. Rae1 Rxe4 26. Qxe4
Be5 27. Rh1 Qxe4 28. Rxe4 Nf4+ 29. Kf1 Nd3 30. Be3 Nxb2 31. Kg2 Na4 32. Bxg5
Nc5 {1-0 Ponomariov,R (2754)-Korobov,A (2660)/Kiev 2011} (32... Nc5 33. Rxe5
dxe5 34. Be7)) 14. h3 Rf6 15. Nd3 Rh6 16. Kg2 c5 17. dxc6 Nxc6 18. c5 dxc5 19.
Nxc5 Nd4 20. Bc4+ Kh7 21. Nb3 Nf6 22. Nxd4 exd4 23. e5 hxg4 24. hxg4 Nxg4 25.
fxg4 Bxe5 26. Rh1 Qd7 27. Ne4 Rxh1 28. Qxh1+ Kg7 29. Qh5 Qxg4+ 30. Qxg4 Bxg4
31. Nxg5 {1-0 Ponomariov,R (2754)-Nakamura,H (2774)/Saint Louis 2011/Mega2011 
(93)}) 13... Ng6 {Understanding the ideas of White, Black does not play 13...
Nf6 and prefers 13...Ng6 as a move, which is going to be played sooner or
later anyway.} (13... Rf6 $5 {/\Rf6-h6, Qd8-e8-h5, /\Rf6-g6}) (13... Nf6 $143
$2 14. c5) 14. Nb5 {Hm, somehow I don't believe that this is good.} ({But the
logical (we already know that White doesn't want to waste time for b4 or Nd3.)
and common sacrifice} 14. c5 {is maybe out of fashion:} Nxc5 15. b4 Na6 16. Nd3
Rf7 17. Nb5 b6 $1 18. Be1 Bf6 19. Nf2 h5 20. h3 (20. a3 Qd7 21. Rc3 Bd8 22. Qc2
Nb8 23. a4 a6 24. Na3 Qe8 25. Nc4 Bb7 26. Bd2 Nd7 27. Rc1 Nf6 28. Be1 Rg7 29.
h3 Nh8 30. Nd2 Qg6 31. Nf1 Bc8 32. Nh2 Ne8 33. Kf1 Nf7 34. Qd1 Nh6 35. Rc4 Kh8
36. R1c3 Bb7 37. Qc2 Qf7 38. Bd2 Bf6 39. Ke1 b5 40. Rc6 Bxc6 41. Rxc6 Ng8 42.
axb5 axb5 43. Bxb5 g4 44. hxg4 Bh4 45. Bc3 Nef6 46. g5 Rxg5 47. Kf1 Bxf2 48.
Qxf2 Qg7 49. Ra6 Rxa6 (49... Rb8 50. Bc4 Ne7 51. Ra2 Rg8 $19) 50. Bxa6 {
1/2 Nielsen,P (2651)-Likavsky,T (2492)/Germany 2007/CBM 123 (72)}) 20... Bb7
21. Rc2 Qd7 22. Qd3 Bd8 23. Bd2 Nb8 24. Rfc1 Ba6 25. Rc3 Rg7 26. Ra3 Ne7 27.
Be1 Nc8 28. Rac3 Rh7 29. Nd1 Rg7 30. Bf2 Kh7 31. Nb2 Kh6 32. Kf1 Kh7 33. Ke1
Kh6 34. R3c2 Rf7 35. Nd1 Rg7 36. Bf1 Kh7 37. Rc3 Kg8 38. R1c2 Kh7 39. Kd2 Kg8
40. Kc1 Kh7 41. Kb2 Kg8 42. Rc1 Kh7 43. R3c2 Kg8 44. Ndc3 Qe8 45. Nb1 Bxb5 46.
Qxb5 Qf8 {1/2 Topalov,V (2813)-Radjabov,T (2757)/Nanjing 2009/CBM 133 (95)})
14... b6 $1 {Weakening c6, but gaining plenty of time.} (14... a6 $2 15. Na7 {
/\Nxc8 killing the dangerous bishop and} Rxa7 $2 {doesn't work:} 16. Bxa7 b6
17. b4 Bb7 18. c5 dxc5 19. bxc5 Nxc5 20. Rxc5 $16) (14... Nf6 $6 {is also good
for White after the surprising sacrifice of a piece:} 15. c5 a6 (15... Rf7 16.
cxd6 cxd6 17. Qc2 g4 18. Nc7 g3 19. Nxa8 Bd7 20. Nc7 Nh5 21. Kh1 Qh4 22. Bg1
gxh2 23. Bf2 Ng3+ 24. Bxg3 fxg3 25. Bb5 Bxb5 26. Nxb5 Bf8 27. Nd3 Qg5 28. Nc7
h5 29. Ne6 Qe3 30. Rce1 Qb6 31. Qd2 {1-0 Lenderman,A (2581)-Haast,A (2268)/
Wijk aan Zee NED 2011/The Week in Chess 890}) 16. cxd6 axb5 17. dxc7 Qe8 18.
Qb3 $16 g4 19. Bxb5 Bd7 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Qxb7 (21. d6+ $5) 21... g3 22. hxg3
fxg3 23. Bxg3 Rac8 24. Qc6 Rf7 25. Nd3 {1/2 Sarkar,J (2418)-Berg,E (2627)/
Caleta 2011 (47)}) 15. b4 a6 16. Nc3 Rf7 {Very clever attacking/defending
setup. Always the same story in this game. Black has still a few good moves
like ...Bf8, ...Rg7, ...h5 to prepare ...g4, but holding the knight on d7 to
cover c5 and b6 (the white Na4 would very much like to go to b6 to take Bc8)
for some time.} (16... Nf6 17. c5 Rb8 18. Nd3 bxc5 $6 19. bxc5 h5 20. cxd6 cxd6
21. Qc2 g4 22. Rb1 Rxb1 23. Rxb1 h4 24. fxg4 Nxg4 25. Nd1 h3 26. Rb8 Nxf2 27.
N1xf2 Qg5 28. Ne1 Ne7 29. Bf3 Bf6 30. Qc7 Kg7 31. Qxd6 Rh8 32. Qc7 hxg2 33.
Bxg2 $18 {1/2 Miroshnichenko,E (2651)-Mamedov,N (2587)/Konya TUR 2011/The Week
in Chess 869 (65)}) 17. Nd3 h5 18. c5 Bf8 19. cxb6 cxb6 20. b5 {Now Black can
plug the only gap, the c-file, with the patient knight - the hero of this game.
But Black was already at least fine from my point of view.} (20. Nb2 Nf6 (20...
Rg7 $5) 21. Nc4 Rb8 $132 {/\g5-g4-g3}) (20. Na4 $2 {/\Rc6} b5 $1 21. Nc3 Nf6
22. a4 Bd7 $17 {and g5-g4-g3.}) 20... a5 $1 21. Na4 {/\Rc6} Nc5 $1 {White,
understanding the problem, decided to open the position at any cost. But he
failed after all...} 22. Ndxc5 dxc5 {/\Bd6} 23. d6 $6 Be6 24. Bxc5 $2 {
Desperation or simply miscalculation.} bxc5 25. Nxc5 Bxa2 $1 26. Qa4 Bxd6 27.
Qxa2 Bxc5+ $17 28. Kh1 (28. Rxc5 $2 Qd4+) 28... Bd4 (28... Be3 $1 {should be
stronger.}) 29. Bc4 Raa7 30. Bxf7+ Rxf7 31. Qd5 $2 {The final mistake.} ({After
} 31. Rc6 $1 {White can still continue. The black king is exposed, the rook
pinned, and the white b-pawn not harmless...}) 31... Qxd5 32. exd5 $19 {
The game is over now. Black leaves his opponent with no hope in the further
course of events.} Ne7 $1 33. d6 Nf5 34. Rc8+ Kg7 35. Rc6 a4 $1 36. Rfc1 a3 37.
Ra6 a2 38. Rxa2 Nxd6 39. b6 Bxb6 40. Rc6 Rc7 41. Rxc7+ Bxc7 42. Ra7 Ne8 43. g3
Kg6 44. Kg2 Bd6 45. Ra6 Kf5 46. Rc6 g4 47. gxf4 exf4 48. fxg4+ hxg4 49. h3 g3
50. Kf3 Be5 51. Rh6 Ng7 52. h4 Ne6 53. Rh5+ Kf6 54. Kg2 Nd4 55. Kh3 f3 56. Rh8
g2 57. Rg8 Ne2 58. Rg6+ Kxg6 59. h5+ Kg5 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.16"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C93"]
[WhiteElo "2714"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "180"]
[EventDate "2007.11.10"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 122"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.01.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Re8 10. d4 Bb7 11. Nbd2 Bf8 12. a3 $5 {This move has never been part
of the main stream of theory, but is not without venom. White intends to
remove the bishop from the relatively exposed b3-square and clear the way of
the b-pawn at the same time, without releasing the pressure along the a2-g8
diagonal.} h6 13. Ba2 Nb8 {Black anticipates the move b4, when his knight
would be somewhat retsricted by starting a regrouping characteristic for the
Breyer system.} ({However, since the further course of the game will cast some
doubt on this plan, the normal developing move} 13... Qd7 {deserves attention.
White usually plays} 14. b4 $13 {with chances for both sides. See, for
instance, Shabalov,A (2575)-Goldin,A (2555)/New York 1993/CBM 035/[Ftacnik] 
(1-0, 45)}) 14. Qb3 $5 {An important element in White's strategy. The threat
on f7 is easy to parry, of course, but will induce certain disharmony in
Black's camp.} Qd7 {This probably is the best way to defend f7, although the
queen temporarily deprives the knight of the d7-square.} (14... Qe7 15. a4 $1 (
{Old theory recommended} 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nh4 {but White is not sufficiently
well developed to start an attack after a calm move such as} c5) {In order to
defend the b5-pawn, Black would probably have to play} 15... Qd7 {anyway, when
after} (15... c6 $2 {leaves the b7-bishop exposed to the simple tactical
operation} 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. Qxf7+ Kh8 19. Qxb7 $16) 16. Qc2 $14
{White would be a useful tempo up compared to the game.}) 15. Qc2 c5 {Black
hurries to take advantage of the main drawbacks of White's previous play: the
bishop risks remaining passive on a2, while the b3-square has been slightly
weakened.} 16. d5 {Now, the a2-bishop will remain temporarily passive, but
Black will need considerable time to activate his kingside minor pieces, too.}
(16. b4 {is less logical, because after} c4 {the a2-bishop remains temporarily
out of play.} 17. d5 Nh5 {Anticipating White's kingside attack.} ({In a later
game, Smejkal tried} 17... a5 {, but was gradually reduced to passivity:} 18.
Nf1 Qc7 19. Ng3 Nbd7 20. Bd2 axb4 21. axb4 g6 22. Re2 Nb6 23. Rf1 Bg7 24. Bb1
Ra1 25. Qc1 Rea8 26. Ne1 h5 27. Nc2 R1a6 28. Bh6 Bh8 29. f4 $36 {Matulovic,M 
(2460)-Smejkal,J (2570)/Smederevska Palanka 1982/MCL (1-0, 56)}) 18. Nf1 g6 19.
Ng3 Nxg3 (19... Nf4 $2 20. Bxf4 exf4 21. Ne2 g5 22. Ned4 $16) 20. fxg3 a5 21.
Be3 Bg7 22. Re2 axb4 23. axb4 f5 $5 {Undermining the d5-pawn, but weakening
his king's position in a moment when his queenside minor pieces cannot provide
adequate defence yet.} (23... Qc7 24. g4 Nd7 $11 {looks like a simpler way to
maintain the balance even.}) 24. Rf1 $13 {Adorjan,A (2550)-Smejkal,J (2565)/
Vienna 1980/MCL/[ChessBase] (1/2-1/2, 57)}) (16. b3 {looks artificial.} cxd4
17. cxd4 Nc6 {Black aims to block the position.} (17... exd4 18. Nxd4 Nc6 {
might be objectively better, leaving White slightly underdeveloped.} 19. Nxc6
Qxc6 $1 {Exchanging an important defender of the e4-pawn.} 20. Qxc6 Bxc6 $36)
18. d5 Ne7 19. b4 Rac8 20. Qd3 g6 21. Nb3 $2 (21. Bb2 Bg7 22. Rac1 Nh5 $132) {
and now, in Perenyi,B (2415)-Lukacs,P (2460)/Hungary 1986/EXT 97 (1/2-1/2, 43),
Black missed the possibility of} 21... Nexd5 $1 22. exd5 e4 $17 23. Qd4 exf3
24. Rxe8 Rxe8 25. Qxf6 Bg7 26. Qxf3 Bxa1 27. Nxa1 Re1+ 28. Kh2 Rxc1 $19) 16...
c4 (16... Qc7 17. c4 Nbd7 18. b4 $14 {leads to the same type of position as in
the game. Lacking space in the centre and having a passive bishop on b7, Black
will have problems to deal with the queenside tension.}) 17. b3 $1 {In order
to maintain the initiative, White has to open the queenside before Black
manages to carry out his tortuous regrouping.} cxb3 18. Bxb3 (18. Nxb3 {
enables the natural development of the other bishop, but gives up the hope of
opening the position further with c4.} Qc7 19. Be3 Nbd7 20. Qd3 {1/2-1/2
Popovic,P (2535)-Terzic,S (2360)/Zenica 1989/EXT 97}) 18... Qc7 19. c4 Rc8 $146
{Black concentrates his forces on the queenside, but implicitly delays solving
the problem of the b7-bishop by blocking the c8-square.} (19... Nbd7 20. cxb5 (
20. a4 {, as played in our main game, is less good now because of} b4 21. a5
Nc5 {and Black will soon transfer his bishop to d7, maintaining a favourable
queenside structure and a harmonious placement of his pieces.}) 20... Qxc2 21.
Bxc2 axb5 22. Rb1 Nc5 ({Black could have defended the pawn with} 22... Ba6 {
, but he probably disliked the fact that this would obstruct the queen's rook.
This kind of minor concessions is typical for positions in which one of the
sides lacks space in the centre.}) 23. Nb3 ({The critical continuation is} 23.
Rxb5 {. Black cannot proceed with the immediate activation of his pieces with}
Ba6 $6 {because of} 24. Rxc5 $1 dxc5 25. Ba4 Re7 26. Bb2 $16) 23... Na4 24. Bd2
Rec8 $11 {Beliavsky,A (2545)-Geller,E (2590)/Lvov 1978/MCL (0-1, 67)}) 20. a4
Nbd7 {It looks logical to continue development, but White will retain a small
plus almost by force now.} ({Even though} 20... b4 {is less favourable now
than in the game Beliavsky-Geller, Black should have tried it anyway, for
instance} 21. a5 Nbd7 {and it remains an open question whether White can make
use in any constructive way of the few tempi consumed by Black's regrouping.})
21. Ba3 Qa5 22. Nf1 $1 {White clears the d2-square for the queen in order to
prevent ...b4. At the same time, the first rank is defended, which makes the
threat axb5 real.} ({The mechanical increase of the pressure with} 22. Reb1 $6
{allows} b4 $1 23. Bxb4 (23. Bc1 Nc5 $15) 23... Qxb4 24. Ba2 Qa5 25. Rxb7 Nc5
$15) (22. axb5 axb5 23. Bxd6 {leads to unclear consequences after} Qxa1 {
for instance} 24. Bxf8 (24. Rxa1 $2 Rxa1+ 25. Kh2 Bxd6 $19) 24... bxc4 {
It is useful to force White decide with which piece he will capture on c4
before choosing the retreat square for the queen.} 25. Rxa1 (25. Nxc4 Qa6 26.
Be7 Nb6 27. Nfxe5 Nfxd5 28. exd5 Bxd5 29. Rc1 Ra7 30. Bd6 Bxc4 31. Bxc4 Nxc4
32. Nxc4 Rxc4 33. Qxc4 Qxd6 $11) (25. Bxc4 Qa5 26. Bd6 Ba6 $132) 25... Rxa1+
26. Kh2 cxb3 27. Qxb3 Bxd5 28. exd5 Rxf8 $13) 22... bxc4 {Black releases the
tension at the moment when the c4-square is less well defended, hoping to ease
his defence by simplifying the position.} (22... b4 $2 23. Qd2 $1 $16) (22...
Nb6 $2 23. axb5 axb5 24. Bxd6 $16) (22... Qb6 23. a5 Qc7 24. Ne3 Nc5 25. Nd2
$14) 23. Bxc4 Nb6 24. N1d2 $1 (24. N3d2 {looks more natural, but Kamsky
foresaw that this knight is needed to maintain the e5-pawn under pressure.})
24... Qxa4 25. Qxa4 Nxa4 26. Reb1 Rc7 27. Bxd6 $1 (27. Nxe5 $2 Nc3 28. Rc1
Ncxe4 $15) 27... Bxd6 28. Rxa4 a5 29. Rb6 Bc5 (29... Rd7 $2 30. Bb5 $18) (29...
Ne8 $6 30. Nb3 Bc8 31. Bb5 $16) 30. Rb5 Bb4 31. Raxb4 axb4 32. d6 $6 {The
advance of this pawn is a permanent threat, but, as known from olden times,
the threat is stronger than its execution!} (32. Rxb4 $1 Re7 (32... Nd7 $6 33.
d6 $16) 33. d6 {Now, this is well timed, as it wins a whole tempo.} Rd7 34.
Nxe5 Rxd6 35. Rxb7 Rxd2 36. Bxf7+ Kh8 (36... Kh7 {does not change anything
essentially.} 37. f3 Rc8 38. Be6 Rcc2 $2 39. Bf5+ $1 $18) (36... Kf8 $4 37.
Ng6#) 37. f3 $14 {White has 2 pawns for the exchange and an active placement
of pieces. Despite the weakness of the second rank, White's king is out of
danger because White is well ahead on the way to creating threats against the
enemy king. For instance} Rc8 38. Be6 $1 Rcc2 $2 39. Rb8+ Kh7 40. Bf5+ g6 41.
Rb7+ Kg8 42. Be6+ Kf8 43. Nxg6+ Ke8 44. Rb8+ Rd8 45. Rxd8+ Kxd8 46. Kh2 $16)
32... Rd7 33. Rxb4 (33. Nxe5 Rxd6 34. Bxf7+ Kh7 35. Rxb7 Rxd2 36. Rxb4 {
would be a worse form of the previous variation.}) 33... Ra7 34. Rb6 Ne8 35.
Bxf7+ $2 ({The position would have remained level after} 35. Nxe5 Rxd6 36.
Bxf7+ Kf8 37. Rb2 Rd4 $13) 35... Rxf7 36. Nxe5 Nxd6 37. Rxd6 (37. Nxf7 Nxf7 $15
) 37... Ra1+ 38. Kh2 Rxf2 $15 {Only Black can play for a win here, but White
should be entitled to count on a draw.} 39. Kg3 Rf8 40. Rd7 Ra3+ 41. Nef3 Ba8
42. h4 Ra4 43. Nd4 Ra3+ 44. N4f3 Bc6 45. Rd6 Bb5 46. Kf2 Be8 47. Rd5 Rc3 48.
Ra5 Bc6 49. Ra7 Rd3 50. Kg3 Rfd8 51. Ra2 Be8 52. Nf1 Bg6 53. Re2 Re8 54. Kf4
Rf8+ 55. Kg3 Rc3 56. Re1 Ra3 57. Kg4 Ra2 58. N1d2 Rd8 59. Re2 Be8 60. Rf2 Bc6
61. Kg3 Rd3 62. Re2 Be8 63. Rf2 Bg6 64. Kg4 Rc2 65. Kg3 Ra3 66. Kf4 Raa2 67. g4
Be8 68. Rh2 Rc7 69. Ne5 Rcc2 70. Nef3 Ra6 71. g5 $6 {Unnecessarily weakening
the kingside light squares, without obtaining real attacking chances.} Bh5 $1
72. Nd4 Rc8 73. gxh6 Rf8+ 74. Kg5 Ra5+ 75. Nf5 g6 76. Rf2 gxf5 77. exf5 Bf7 78.
Ne4 Ra2 79. Rf1 Rg2+ 80. Kf4 Bg6 81. Ng3 Bh7 82. h5 Kh8 83. Rf3 Ra2 84. Ke5
Re8+ 85. Kf6 Ra6+ 86. Kg5 Rg8+ 87. Kf4 Rxh6 88. Ne4 Rxh5 89. Nd6 Rf8 90. Ke5
Rh1 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial 8th Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.06.12"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2753"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2013.06.12"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "22"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 d4 3. Nce2 e5 4. Ng3 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. d3 h5 7. f4 h4 8. N3e2
Nc6 9. h3 Na5 10. Bd5 c6 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. fxe5 c5 13. Nf3 Nc6 14. O-O Ke8 15.
Bg5 Qc7 16. Nf4 Nxe5 17. Nd5 Qd6 18. b4 Be6 19. bxc5 Qxc5 20. Bf4 Bxd5 21. exd5
Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 Nf6 23. Rae1+ Kd7 24. d6 Qd5 25. Re7+ Kc6 26. Rc7+ Kb6 27. Rxg7
Qxf3 28. Rxf3 Rhe8 29. d7 Re1+ 30. Kf2 Rc1 31. Bxc1 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 9th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2010.02.14"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D17"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2643"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2010.02.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. a4 Bf5 6. Nh4 Bc8 7. e3 e5 8. Bxc4
exd4 9. exd4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Re1 Na6 12. Bg5 Nc7 13. Qb3 a6 14. a5 Rb8 15.
Rad1 Ncd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Rxe7 Nxe7 18. Qa3 Re8 19. Re1 Qxd4 20. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jakovenko, Dmitrij"]
[Black "Tkachiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Be7 6. e4 d6 7. Bd3 e5 8. O-O
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. b4 a5 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Nf5 Bf8 13. Ne3 c6 14. Qb3 Ne5 15.
Be2 Qb6 16. c5 Qc7 17. cxd6 Qxd6 18. Rad1 Qc7 19. f4 Neg4 20. Bxf6 Nxf6 21. e5
Be6 22. Bc4 Ng4 23. Bxe6 Nxe3 24. Bxf7+ Qxf7 25. Qxe3 axb4 26. axb4 Bxb4 27.
Ne4 Ra2 28. Kh1 Qg6 29. Qf3 Ra3 30. Qe2 Qf7 31. Ng5 Qa2 32. Qh5 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 18th"]
[Site "Minsk"]
[Date "2017.06.07"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Mastrovasilis, Dimitrios"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A23"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi,E"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2017.05.30"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BLR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 179"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.07.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 c6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Qb6 6. Nc2 d5 7. Bg2 dxc4 8. O-O
Be6 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Nd7 11. Bg2 h5 12. d4 cxd3 13. Qxd3 O-O-O 14. Be3 Bc5
15. Qc3 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 Nf6 17. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rd8 19. Rxd8+ Qxd8 20. a4 Qd6
21. Bf3 Bh3 22. a5 a6 23. Bg2 Be6 24. h4 Kb8 25. Bf3 Kc7 26. Kg2 Kd8 27. Nf1
Ke8 28. e4 Qe7 29. Nd2 g6 30. Be2 Nd7 31. f4 Qd6 32. Nc4 Bxc4 33. Bxc4 Nc5 34.
e5 Qd1 35. Bxf7+ Kxf7 36. Qxc5 Qd2+ 37. Qf2 Qxa5 {Black is in complete control
and White cannot really push his pawn. This feeling of safety made
Mastrovasilis too relaxed and he got to this dangerous zone of 'any move
should do it'!} 38. g4 $5 {Jobava complicates matter in his opponent's time
pressure.} Qd5+ 39. Kg3 hxg4 40. Kxg4 Qd1+ 41. Qf3 Qg1+ 42. Kh3 {The position
is still equal but there is only one drawing move, which Mastrovasilis failed
to find in time pressure.} Qd4 $4 (42... Qb1 {would have stopped h5.} 43. Qb3+
Kf8 44. Qb4+ Ke8 45. Qd6 Qh1+ {and Black has a perpetual.}) 43. h5 $1 {Now
White's pawns are unstoppable.} Qxb2 44. hxg6+ Kxg6 45. f5+ Kf7 46. Qh5+ Kf8
47. Qh8+ Ke7 48. f6+ Ke6 49. Qg8+ Kf5 50. Qg4+ Kxe5 51. f7 $1 {Fairly accurate.
} (51. f7 Qa3+ 52. Qg3+ {and White promotes.}) 1-0

[Event "Mainz Ordix op 17th"]
[Site "Mainz"]
[Date "2010.08.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2747"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2010.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 137 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.09.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 Qc8 12. Nbd2 c6 13. b4 Nb7 14. dxc6 Qxc6 15.
Bb2 Nd8 16. Nf1 Qb7 17. Ng3 Re8 18. h3 Bd7 19. Bb3 Ne6 20. Nf5 Bc6 21. Nxd6
Bxd6 22. Qxd6 Nxe4 23. Qxe5 N6c5 24. bxc5 Rxe5 25. Nxe5 Nxc5 26. Bxf7+ Kh8 27.
Rad1 Bxg2 28. Rd4 h6 29. Ba3 Bxh3 30. Bd5 Qc8 31. Bxc5 Qxc5 32. Bxa8 Bf5 33.
Re3 Qa3 34. Bd5 Kh7 35. Kg2 Qe7 36. Nf3 Qf6 37. c4 bxc4 38. Bxc4 a5 39. Rd5 Bb1
40. Rxa5 Qf4 41. Be6 Qb4 42. Rae5 Qa4 43. a3 Qf4 44. Bd5 Qg4+ 45. Kf1 Qh3+ 46.
Ke2 Qc8 47. Be4+ Bxe4 48. R5xe4 Qc1 49. a4 Qb1 50. Nd2 Qa1 51. Rg3 Qf6 52. a5
h5 53. Rb3 h4 54. Rb6 Qg5 55. Nf3 Qxa5 56. Rxh4+ Kg8 57. Rb8+ Kf7 58. Rf4+ Kg6
59. Rbb4 Qa6+ 60. Rbc4 Qb5 61. Kf1 Qd5 62. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord Basque"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2013.12.17"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Radjabov, Teimour"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2013.12.17"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 158"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.01.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. b3 Nbd7 7. Bb2 b6 8. Bd3
Bb7 9. O-O c5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Bxd5 12. Qe2 cxd4 13. Nxd4 Nc5 14. Bc4 Bf6
15. Rfd1 Qd7 16. Nf5 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 exf5 18. Rxd5 Qc8 19. Rc1 g6 20. b4 Ne4 21.
f3 Ng5 22. e4 Qe8 23. Qd2 Nxe4 24. fxe4 Qxe4 25. Rd4 Qe7 26. Re1 Qc7 27. Rh4 h5
28. Rd4 Rad8 29. Rd1 Rxd4 30. Qxd4 Qe7 31. a3 Rc8 32. h3 h4 33. Bd5 Qg5 34.
Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2015.07.25"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Wang, Hao"]
[Black "Inarkiev, Ernesto"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D37"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2015.04.10"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Beijing"]
[BlackTeam "Qingdao"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. g3 dxc4 6. Bg2 Be7 7. Nd2 e5 8. d5
Nb6 9. Nxc4 Nxc4 10. Qa4+ Bd7 11. Qxc4 O-O 12. O-O a6 13. Bg5 Ne8 14. Bxe7 Qxe7
15. Rac1 Rc8 16. Qb3 Nd6 17. Ne4 Bf5 18. Nc5 e4 19. Rfd1 Rb8 20. a4 a5 21. Qe3
Rfe8 22. Nb3 Bd7 23. Rxc7 Qd8 24. Rdc1 Bc6 25. R7xc6 bxc6 26. dxc6 Qc7 27. Bh3
f5 28. Nd4 g6 29. Qc3 e3 30. fxe3 Re5 31. Bg2 Qb6 32. Nb5 Rxe3 33. Bd5+ Nf7 34.
Qc5 Qxc5 35. Rxc5 Rxe2 36. c7 Re1+ 37. Kf2 Rbe8 38. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2005.01.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Shaw, John"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2445"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2005.01.25"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 104 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. g4 Nxg4 6. Rg1 Ngf6 7. Bc4 h6 8.
Be3 c6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qd3 Nh5 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. Nxe5+ Nxe5 13. Qxd8 Nf3+ 14.
Kd1 Nxg1 15. Kc1 Nh3 16. f4 Bc5 17. Qc7+ Be7 18. Bc5 Re8 19. f5 Kf8 20. Bxe7+
Rxe7 21. Qd8+ Kf7 22. b3 Nf6 23. Kb2 Ng5 24. Rg1 Rd7 25. Qh8 Re7 26. Qd8 Rd7
27. Qh8 Re7 1/2-1/2

[Event "PRO League Group Stage"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.01.06"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D20"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "94"]
[EventDate "2020.01.06"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1316"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Saint Louis Arch Bishops"]
[BlackTeam "New York Marshalls"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. Bxc4 Nb6 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Ng5+ Ke8 10. Qxg4 Qxd4 11. Ne4 Rd8 12. O-O Nxe5 13. Qe2 Nbc4 14.
Nbc3 Qd3 15. Qe1 Qc2 16. Nc5 b6 17. Bf4 Qf5 18. Qe4 Qxe4 19. N5xe4 Nd3 20. Bxc7
Rc8 21. Bg3 Ncxb2 22. Nb5 a6 23. Nc7+ Kd7 24. Nxa6 e5 25. a3 Bc5 26. Nb4 Ke6
27. Nxd3 Nxd3 28. Rfd1 Rhd8 29. Kf1 Nb2 30. Rxd8 Rxd8 31. a4 Bd4 32. Ng5+ Kd5
33. Nf3 Ra8 34. Rb1 Nxa4 35. Rb5+ Kc4 36. Rb1 Nc3 37. Rc1 Ra5 38. Re1 e4 39.
Nxd4 Kxd4 40. Bc7 Ra6 41. f3 e3 42. Bf4 e2+ 43. Kf2 Kd3 44. g4 b5 45. Be5 Nd1+
46. Kg2 Kd2 47. Bg3 b4 0-1

[Event "Novy Bor m"]
[Site "Novy Bor"]
[Date "2014.10.05"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Rapport, Richard"]
[Black "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A02"]
[WhiteElo "2713"]
[BlackElo "2675"]
[PlyCount "160"]
[EventDate "2014.09.30"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "6"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. f4 f5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. b3 b6 4. Bb2 Bb7 5. Bxf6 exf6 6. e3 Na6 7. a4 Nc5 8. a5
g6 9. a6 Bd5 10. Nc3 Bf7 11. Bc4 Ne6 12. O-O c6 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. exd4 b5 15.
Qe2+ Be7 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. Nd1 Qb6 18. Qd3 d5 19. Ne3 Rad8 20. Rae1 h5 21. Rf2
Qxa6 22. Rfe2 Rd7 23. Nxf5 gxf5 24. Qxf5 Qc8 25. Qe6+ Kf8 26. Qf5 Kf7 27. Qe6+
Kf8 28. Re3 Qc7 29. b4 Qd6 30. Qf5 Rh6 31. c3 Rc7 32. Re6 Qd8 33. g3 Qe8 34.
Rd6 Qf7 35. Rd7 Rxd7 36. Qxd7 f5 37. Re5 Rf6 38. Qxa7 h4 39. Qd7 hxg3 40. hxg3
Bd6 41. Qc8+ Kg7 42. Re8 Be7 43. Kf2 Re6 44. Qd7 Re4 45. Kf1 Qf6 46. Kf2 Re6
47. Kf1 Re4 48. Kf2 Qe6 49. Qxe6 Rxe6 50. Rc8 Kf7 51. Kf1 Rd6 52. Ra8 Rd8 53.
Ra6 Rc8 54. Kf2 Ke6 55. Ra7 Kd6 56. Kg2 Rh8 57. Ra1 Rh6 58. Ra7 Rh8 59. Ra1 Re8
60. Kf2 Bf6 61. Ra7 Be7 62. Ra1 Rd8 63. Ra7 Rc8 64. Ra1 Re8 65. Ra7 Rh8 66. Kg2
Rf8 67. Kf1 Bd8 68. Kf2 Rh8 69. Kg2 Re8 70. Kf2 Re4 71. Rf7 Ke6 72. Ra7 Bb6 73.
Ra6 Bxd4+ 74. cxd4 Kd6 75. Ra7 Rxd4 76. Rf7 Ke6 77. Rg7 Rxd2+ 78. Ke3 Rb2 79.
g4 Rb3+ 80. Kd2 Rxb4 0-1

[Event "CHN tt"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2017.06.14"]
[Round "9.1"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Xu, Xiangyu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2536"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2017.06.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 178 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.06.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Shandong"]
[BlackTeam "Chengdu"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bf4 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. h3 d6 6. Nbd2 c5 7. dxc5 dxc5 8. e4
Nc6 9. Be2 b6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Qc2 Qd7 12. Rad1 Rad8 13. Rfe1 Nh5 14. Bh2 Bh6
15. Nc4 Qc8 16. Nce5 Bf4 17. Bxf4 Nxf4 18. Bc4 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Nxe5 20. Nxe5 Qc7
21. Nf3 Rd8 22. Rxd8+ Qxd8 23. Qc1 e5 24. Bxf7+ Kg7 25. Bc4 Bxe4 26. Qe3 Bxf3
27. Qxf3 Qd7 28. h4 b5 29. Qe3 Kf6 30. Bf1 c4 31. b3 Nd3 32. g3 Kg7 33. Bg2 Qc7
34. b4 Qb6 35. Qxb6 axb6 36. Kf1 Nc1 37. Ke1 1-0

[Event "Calvi Balagne rapid KO 12th"]
[Site "Calvi"]
[Date "2014.05.24"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Bedini, Lucas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C55"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "1907"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2015.05.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:02:38"]
[BlackClock "0:03:59"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Be7 5. O-O d6 6. a4 Bg4 7. c3 Qd7 8. a5
O-O 9. a6 bxa6 10. Rxa6 Rfb8 11. Nbd2 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. h3 Be6 14. Re1 Bf6
15. Ne4 Rb6 16. Nc5 Qd6 17. Nxe6 Rxa6 18. Bxa6 Qxe6 19. Bc4 Na5 20. Ba2 Qd6 21.
Nd2 Nf4 22. Ne4 Qa6 23. Bxf4 exf4 24. Qa4 Qb6 25. Nxf6+ gxf6 26. Qxf4 Qxb2 27.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Qxc7+ Kg6 29. Qxa5 Rc8 30. c4 Qc2 31. Re3 Rb8 32. Rg3+ Kh6 33.
Qxa7 Qb1+ 34. Kh2 Rb7 35. Qe3+ 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 17-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Rychagov, Andrey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2551"]
[PlyCount "147"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
f5 9. exf6 Rxf6 10. Bg5 Rf7 11. Qh5 g6 12. Qd1 Nbc6 13. Nf3 Qf8 14. O-O c4 15.
Be2 h6 16. Bc1 Qg7 17. Ne1 Bd7 18. g3 Nf5 19. Ng2 Nd6 20. f3 Be8 21. a4 g5 22.
Qe1 Rf6 23. Ba3 Nf5 24. g4 Nfe7 25. Bd6 Ng6 26. Qd2 Rd8 27. Bg3 Rd7 28. f4 gxf4
29. Nxf4 Nxf4 30. Rxf4 Rdf7 31. Raf1 Rxf4 32. Bxf4 Rf6 33. h4 Kh7 34. g5 hxg5
35. hxg5 Rf8 36. Bg4 Qg6 37. Qh2+ Kg8 38. Rf2 Rf7 39. Bh5 Qe4 40. Bxf7+ Bxf7
41. Be5 Qe1+ 42. Rf1 Qe3+ 43. Kh1 Qe4+ 44. Qg2 Bg6 45. Qxe4 Bxe4+ 46. Kh2 Nxe5
47. dxe5 Bxc2 48. a5 b6 49. axb6 axb6 50. Rf2 Bb3 51. Kg3 Kg7 52. Kf4 Kg6 53.
Rh2 Bd1 54. Rh6+ Kf7 55. Ke3 b5 56. Kd4 Bg4 57. Kc5 Be2 58. Rf6+ Ke7 59. g6 Bh5
60. g7 Bf7 61. Kxb5 Ke8 62. Kc5 Ke7 63. Kd4 Ke8 64. Rh6 Bg8 65. Rf6 Bf7 66. Kc5
Ke7 67. Kc6 Ke8 68. Kd6 d4 69. cxd4 c3 70. Rf3 c2 71. Rc3 Bg8 72. Rxc2 Kf7 73.
Rc7+ Kg6 74. Re7 1-0

[Event "Internet Section 17-B"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "2003.03.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Sebastian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C72"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2003.03.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2004"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d4 b5 8. Bb3 Qf6
9. hxg4 hxg4 10. Ng5 Nxd4 11. Bxf7+ Kd8 12. c3 Nf3+ 13. gxf3 Nh6 14. Bh5 Nf5
15. exf5 Rxh5 16. fxg4 Rxg5 17. Bxg5 Qxg5 18. Nd2 Be7 19. Qf3 Rb8 20. Ne4 Qh4
21. Kg2 Kd7 22. Rh1 1-0

[Event "Nakhchivan op"]
[Site "Nakhchivan"]
[Date "2015.05.04"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kasimdzhanov, Rustam"]
[Black "Guliev, Logman"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E13"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2389"]
[PlyCount "125"]
[EventDate "2015.05.02"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 166 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.06.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 O-O 5. Bg5 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 d6 7. e3 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 b6 9. O-O Bb7 10. Nd2 h6 11. Bh4 Qe7 12. e4 e5 13. Re1 Rfe8 14. Nf1 Nf8 15.
Ne3 Ng6 16. Bg3 Qd7 17. f3 Nh5 18. Bf2 Qd8 19. Bf1 Qg5 20. Kh1 Rad8 21. a4 a5
22. Qc2 Bc6 23. Rad1 Nhf4 24. g3 Nh5 25. Bg2 Ne7 26. Kg1 Rf8 27. dxe5 dxe5 28.
c5 Qf6 29. cxb6 cxb6 30. Qb3 Rb8 31. Ng4 Qe6 32. Qxe6 fxe6 33. Nxe5 Bxa4 34.
Ra1 Be8 35. Reb1 Nc6 36. Nc4 b5 37. Nxa5 Nf6 38. Bh3 Ne5 39. Bxe6+ Bf7 40.
Bxf7+ Rxf7 41. Kg2 g5 42. Nb3 g4 43. fxg4 Nxe4 44. Bd4 Nxg4 45. Re1 Ngf6 46.
Ra6 Rc8 47. Re6 b4 48. cxb4 Rc2+ 49. Kh1 Nf2+ 50. Bxf2 Rxf2 51. b5 Rb2 52. Nd4
Nd5 53. R1e2 Rb4 54. Nc6 Rb1+ 55. Kg2 Kh7 56. Nd4 Nc3 57. R2e5 Rb2+ 58. Kh3
Rff2 59. Rc6 Na4 60. Re7+ Kg8 61. Rc8+ Rf8 62. Rcc7 Rff2 63. Rg7+ 1-0

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Melilla"]
[Date "2011.11.26"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Kuzubov, Yuriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C08"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[Annotator "RR"]
[PlyCount "185"]
[EventDate "2011.11.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Colegio Marcote EIKM"]
[BlackTeam "Cajacanarias"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 a6 4. Ngf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. exd5 exd5 7. Qe2+ Qe7 8.
Qxe7+ Bxe7 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. Nb3 Bb6 11. O-O O-O 12. Nbd4 Nc6 13. Be3 Nb4 14.
Be2 Ng4 15. Bd2 Nc6 16. Nxc6 bxc6 17. c4 Re8 18. Rae1 Be6 19. Bc3 dxc4 20. Ng5
Bf5 21. h3 Nf6 22. Bxc4 Nd5 23. Bd2 a5 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rc1 Bd4 26. b3 Bb2
27. Bxd5 Bxc1 28. Bxf7+ Kf8 29. Bxe8 Bxd2 30. Nf3 Bc3 31. Bxc6 Ke7 32. Ng5 Bb1
33. Be4 h6 34. Bxb1 hxg5 35. Kf1 Bb4 36. Ke2 Bc5 $6 (36... Kd6 37. Bg6 Ke5 $14)
37. f3 $6 (37. Kf3 Kf6 38. Be4 $18) 37... Kd6 $14 38. Be4 Ke5 39. Kd3 Kf4 40.
Kc4 Bb4 41. g4 Ke5 42. Bb7 Kd6 43. Kd4 Ke6 44. Bc8+ Kf6 45. Kd5 Ba3 46. Bf5 Bb4
47. Be4 Ba3 48. Kc4 Ke5 49. Kb5 Bb4 50. a3 Bxa3 51. Kxa5 Bc1 52. Kb5 Bd2 53.
Kc5 Be3+ 54. Kc4 Bd2 55. Ba8 Be1 56. Bb7 $6 (56. b4 Bf2 57. Bc6 $18) 56... Bf2
57. b4 Be3 58. Be4 Kd6 59. Kd3 Bf2 60. Ke2 $6 (60. Kc4 Ke5 61. Kb5 $18) 60...
Bb6 61. f4 gxf4 62. g5 Ke5 63. Kf3 Bc7 64. b5 Bd8 65. h4 Ba5 66. Bc6 Bb6 67.
Bd7 Kd6 68. Bf5 Ke5 69. Bd3 Ba5 70. Kg4 Bb6 71. Be2 Bc5 72. Bd1 Bb6 73. h5 Bc7
74. Bf3 Ba5 75. Be2 $2 (75. g6 Kf6 76. Kxf4 $18) 75... Bc7 76. Bd1 Ba5 77. Bc2
Bc7 78. Bd3 Ba5 79. Kf3 $6 (79. h6 gxh6 80. gxh6 $18) 79... Bd8 80. Kg4 Ba5 81.
Bg6 $6 (81. h6 gxh6 82. gxh6 $18) 81... Bd8 82. Bf7 f3 83. Bc4 f2 84. g6 Kf6
85. Kf4 Bc7+ 86. Ke4 Kg5 87. Be2 Ba5 88. Ke5 f1=Q 89. Bxf1 Kxh5 90. Kf5 Kh6 91.
Bd3 Bb6 92. Bc2 Bf2 93. Bd3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Poikovsky Karpov 13th"]
[Site "Poikovsky"]
[Date "2012.10.04"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2713"]
[PlyCount "142"]
[EventDate "2012.09.27"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 Be7 8. Bc4
O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Bb3 Be6 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. a4 Nc5 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Qf3 Bd8
15. Qd3 Rc8 16. a5 Bc7 17. Ra4 Bd7 18. Raa1 Bxa5 19. Bxf7+ Rxf7 20. Nb3 Qb6 21.
Rxa5 Be6 22. Qe3 Qd8 23. Raa1 Bc4 24. Rfe1 Ng4 25. Qg3 Nxf2 26. h3 Nd3 27. cxd3
Bxb3 28. Qe3 Rc6 29. d4 Qb6 30. d5 Qxe3+ 31. Rxe3 Rb6 32. Nb1 Rb4 33. Nd2 Ba4
34. b3 Bb5 35. Rc1 Rd4 36. Rf3 Rf8 37. Rc2 h6 38. Kf2 Rd8 39. Re3 Rd7 40. Ke1
Rf7 41. Rc8+ Kh7 42. h4 a5 43. Rf3 Rxf3 44. gxf3 a4 45. bxa4 Rxa4 46. Rd8 Ra1+
47. Kf2 Rd1 48. Nb3 Rf1+ 49. Ke3 Rb1 50. Na5 Rb2 51. f4 Re2+ 52. Kf3 exf4 53.
Nxb7 g5 54. Nxd6 Re3+ 55. Kg4 Rg3+ 56. Kf5 f3 57. Nxb5 f2 58. Rd7+ Kg8 59. Rd8+
Kg7 60. Rd7+ Kf8 61. Nd6 f1=Q+ 62. Ke6 gxh4 63. Rd8+ Kg7 64. Nf5+ Kh7 65. Rd7+
Kh8 66. Rd8+ Rg8 67. Rxg8+ Kxg8 68. d6 Qc4+ 69. Ke5 Kf7 70. Nxh6+ Ke8 71. Ng4
Qc5+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 27th"]
[Site "Rogaska Slatina"]
[Date "2011.09.29"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Zhigalko, Andrey"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2712"]
[BlackElo "2555"]
[PlyCount "178"]
[EventDate "2011.09.25"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "SLO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.11.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "DAN DZO & PGMB"]
[BlackTeam "Vesnianka Gran"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BLR"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. Nge2 d6 6. d3 e5 7. O-O Nge7 8. f4
O-O 9. Kh1 Nd4 10. Be3 Be6 11. Qd2 Qd7 12. Rf2 Rae8 13. Raf1 f6 14. b3 b6 15.
Ng1 exf4 16. gxf4 f5 17. Bxd4 Bxd4 18. Re2 b5 19. Ree1 b4 20. Nce2 Bg7 21. Nf3
Kh8 22. Ng5 Bg8 23. Rf3 Bf6 24. Rh3 Nc6 25. c3 a5 26. Rg1 Re7 27. Rh6 bxc3 28.
Nxc3 Bxg5 29. fxg5 f4 30. Bh3 Qd8 31. Ne2 f3 32. Nf4 Ne5 33. Rh4 Qb6 34. Qb2
Kg7 35. Rf1 Qb4 36. a3 Qd4 37. Qd2 Bxb3 38. Qxa5 Nxd3 39. Rxf3 Rxf4 40. Rhxf4
Nxf4 41. Rxf4 Bc2 42. Bg2 Rb7 43. h4 Qe5 44. Qa6 Rb1+ 45. Rf1 Rxf1+ 46. Qxf1
Bb3 47. Qf2 Bf7 48. a4 c4 49. a5 Qxa5 50. Qf6+ Kg8 51. Qxd6 Qe1+ 52. Kh2 Qxh4+
53. Bh3 Qxg5 54. Be6 Qh4+ 55. Kg1 Qe1+ 56. Kh2 Qe2+ 57. Kg1 Qe1+ 58. Kh2 Qf2+
59. Kh3 Qf3+ 60. Kh2 c3 61. Bxf7+ Kxf7 62. e5 Qf2+ 63. Kh3 Qf5+ 64. Kg3 c2 65.
e6+ Kf6 66. e7+ Kf7 67. e8=Q+ Kxe8 68. Qc6+ Ke7 69. Qc7+ Ke8 70. Qc6+ Kf7 71.
Qc7+ Kf6 72. Qd6+ Kg7 73. Qd2 g5 74. Qc3+ Kf7 75. Qc7+ Ke8 76. Qc6+ Kd8 77.
Qb6+ Kd7 78. Qb7+ Kd6 79. Qb6+ Kd5 80. Qb5+ Ke4 81. Qb4+ Ke3 82. Qe7+ Kd2 83.
Qb4+ Kd1 84. Qd6+ Ke2 85. Qe7+ Kd3 86. Qa3+ Ke2 87. Qe7+ Kf1 88. Qa3 Qf4+ 89.
Kh3 Qh4# 0-1

[Event "Istanbul ol (Men) 40th"]
[Site "Istanbul"]
[Date "2012.09.07"]
[Round "10.2"]
[White "Bruzon Batista, Lazaro"]
[Black "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A38"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2685"]
[PlyCount "123"]
[EventDate "2012.08.28"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 151"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Cuba"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CUB"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Nc2
Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bd2 a6 11. Ne3 Rb8 12. Rc1 b5 13. b3 e6 14. cxb5 axb5 15.
Nxb5 d5 16. a4 Na5 17. b4 Bxb5 18. bxa5 Ba6 19. Bc3 Rc8 20. Bf3 Re8 21. Be5 Nh5
22. Rxc8 Bxc8 23. Bxg7 Nxg7 24. Qd2 d4 25. Ng4 e5 26. Nh6+ Kf8 27. Rc1 Qe7 28.
h4 Rd8 29. Bd5 Ne6 30. Ng4 Nc5 31. Qh6+ Kg8 32. Bxf7+ Qxf7 33. Qg5 Qf8 34. Nh6+
Kg7 35. Qxe5+ Kxh6 36. Rxc5 Qf5 37. Qe7 Re8 38. Qd6 Qe6 39. Qf4+ Kg7 40. Qxd4+
Kg8 41. Rc7 Re7 42. Qd8+ Re8 43. Qd4 Re7 44. Rxe7 Qxe7 45. Qc4+ Be6 46. Qc6 Bf5
47. Qd5+ Kf8 48. Qc4 Qe5 49. a6 Qa5 50. Kg2 Bd7 51. Qf4+ Ke7 52. Qg5+ Qxg5 53.
hxg5 Bc6+ 54. Kh3 Bxa4 55. Kg4 Kd6 56. Kf4 Kd5 57. Ke3 Bc6 58. g4 Kc5 59. f4
Kd5 60. a7 Ba8 61. Kd3 Kc5 62. e4 1-0

[Event "Baku op-A"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2011.08.14"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Black "Dovliatov, Sanan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A85"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2411"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2011.08.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 143 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.08.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. h4 d6 5. h5 Nxh5 6. Rxh5 gxh5 7. e4 Be6 8. Be2
c6 9. Bxh5+ Bf7 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Nh3 Nd7 12. Qh5+ Kg8 13. Qxf5 Bg7 14. Qe6+
Kf8 15. Ng5 Qe8 16. Be3 h5 17. O-O-O Nf6 18. e5 dxe5 19. dxe5 Ng4 20. Bd4 Rh6
21. Qf5+ Kg8 22. f3 c5 23. Bxc5 Nxe5 24. f4 Nc6 25. Re1 Bxc3 26. bxc3 e5 27.
fxe5 Qg6 28. Qf4 Qg7 29. Qd2 Rd8 30. Bd6 Ne7 31. c5 Rg6 32. Ne4 Rxg2 33. Qd1
Qh6+ 34. Kb1 Qg6 35. Ka1 Qf7 36. Nf6+ Kg7 37. Qb1 Ng6 38. Nxh5+ Kh6 39. Rh1 Kg5
40. Nf6 Qc4 41. Rh5+ Kf4 42. Qf5+ Ke3 43. Rh3+ Kd2 44. Ne4+ Kc2 45. Nf2+ Kd2
46. Rd3+ Qxd3 47. Qxd3+ Ke1 48. Qe3+ Kf1 49. Nd3 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 14th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2005.03.20"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B99"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2686"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2005.03.19"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 105 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.05.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Be7 8. Qf3
Nbd7 9. O-O-O h6 10. Bh4 Qc7 11. Bd3 g5 12. fxg5 Ne5 13. Qe2 Nh7 14. Bg3 hxg5
15. Rhf1 Nf6 16. Nf3 Nfd7 17. Kb1 b5 18. Qe3 Qa7 19. Qd2 Rg8 20. Be2 Rg7 21.
Nxe5 dxe5 22. Bh5 Rh7 23. Rxf7 Rxf7 24. Rf1 Nf6 25. Bxf7+ Kxf7 26. Qxg5 Ke8 27.
Bxe5 Qc5 28. Qg6+ Kd7 29. Bxf6 Qc4 30. Rd1+ 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.10"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Black "Swiercz, Dariusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2620"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O
8. O-O d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Qf3 c6 11. h3 Re8 12. Bg5 Bd6 13. Rfe1 Be6 14. Na4
h6 15. Bh4 Rb8 16. b3 Rb4 17. Bg3 c5 18. c3 Rb8 19. Rad1 Bxg3 20. Qxg3 Qa5 21.
Qd6 c4 22. Bc2 cxb3 23. axb3 Ne4 24. Qe5 Bd7 25. Qxd5 Qxd5 26. Rxd5 Bxa4 27.
bxa4 Nxc3 28. Rxe8+ Rxe8 29. Rd7 a5 30. Bb3 Rb8 31. Bxf7+ Kh8 32. Ra7 Nxa4 33.
Rxa5 Nc3 34. h4 Ne4 35. Bg6 Nf6 36. f3 Rd8 37. g4 Nd5 38. Kf2 Nf4 39. Be4 Rf8
40. g5 Nh3+ 41. Kg3 Nf4 42. Re5 Ne2+ 43. Kg4 Nf4 44. Bf5 Ng2 45. g6 h5+ 46. Kg3
1-0

[Event "Vladimir Petrov Memorial op"]
[Site "Jurmala"]
[Date "2015.03.08"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Meskovs, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B42"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2450"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2015.03.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 165 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.04.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O Qc7 7. Kh1 Be7 8. f4
d6 9. c4 Nc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. b3 e5 13. Qe1 exf4 14. Bxf4 Nd7 15.
Qg3 Ne5 16. c5 Be6 17. Na4 Rfd8 18. Nb6 Ra7 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. Bxe5 dxe5 21. Bxc4
Rf8 22. Rxf7 Rxf7 23. Rf1 Bxc5 24. Rxf7 Qxf7 25. Qxe5 Bf8 26. Bxf7+ Rxf7 27.
Qe6 a5 28. g3 g6 29. Kg2 1-0

[Event "Dortmund SuperGM"]
[Site "Dortmund"]
[Date "2001.07.19"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Morozevich, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2749"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2001.07.12"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 085"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.13"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qb6 5. Nb3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e6 7. a3 Be7 8.
Bf4 O-O 9. Bd6 Ng4 10. Bg3 (10. Qxg4 Bxd6 11. Bd3 Ne5 $11) 10... Nge5 11. f4
Qe3+ (11... Ng6 12. Qd2 d6 13. O-O-O $14) 12. Be2 Ng6 (12... Nc4 $2 13. Bf2 $18
) (12... Ng4 13. Nd2 f5 14. Nc4 Qd4 15. Bxg4 Qxc4 16. Be2 $14) 13. Qd3 $1 {
The original opening is followed by the first surprise in the form of transfer
to the endgame. The knight on g6 is not a great asset and Morozevich has to
find a way to complete his development.} Qxd3 14. Bxd3 a6 15. O-O-O f6 $6 (
15... d6 $5) 16. Ne2 b5 17. Bf2 Rb8 18. g3 $1 Nh8 $1 (18... d6 19. Ned4 $14)
19. Rd2 Nf7 20. Rhd1 Re8 (20... d6 21. Ned4 $14) 21. c3 e5 22. c4 $1 {For
Topalov it is not enough to suitably place the pieces, in order to get
advantage he needs the help of his pawns.} b4 (22... bxc4 23. Bxc4 Rb7 24. Bd5
$14) 23. a4 Bf8 (23... d6 24. c5 (24. f5 Bb7 25. Kb1 Ng5) 24... Be6 25. Bc2
Rbd8 $11) 24. c5 $1 exf4 25. gxf4 d6 26. Kb1 h5 $2 {The defender became very
active in the moment, when 26...Ng4!? would probably have solved most problems.
} (26... Bg4 $5 27. Rc1 Rbd8 28. cxd6 Rxd6 29. Bc4 Ncd8 $13) (26... dxc5 27.
Nxc5 $14) 27. Rc1 Bb7 28. Bc4 (28. Ng3 h4 29. Nf5 $16) 28... Rxe4 29. Bd5 Ne7
$1 (29... Ree8 30. cxd6 Ncd8 31. d7 $16) 30. Bxf7+ $6 (30. Bxe4 Bxe4+ 31. Ka1
$16) 30... Kxf7 31. cxd6 Nd5 32. Nc5 Nc3+ $2 {Mere mortals are not able to
understand the irrational moves of this kind, Morozevich must have made a
terrible mistake in his calculations.} (32... Rxe2 33. Rxe2 Bxd6 34. Rd1 $14)
33. bxc3 bxc3 34. Rxc3 Rb4+ (34... Bxd6 35. Nxe4 Bxe4+ 36. Ka2 $18) 35. Ka2 Be4
36. Ka3 (36. Nxe4 Rxa4+ 37. Ra3 Rxe4 38. Bc5 $18) 36... a5 (36... Bc6 37. Nd4
$18) 37. Nd7 $1 R8b7 38. Nxf8 1-0

[Event "Madrid Neoclassical op 2nd"]
[Site "Madrid"]
[Date "2016.06.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Fernandez de Bobadilla, Jaime"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E11"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2063"]
[PlyCount "50"]
[EventDate "2016.06.04"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 172 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 O-O 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 d5 7. e3 b6 8.
b3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Nd7 10. cxd5 exd5 11. Qc6 Rb8 12. Qxd5 Bb7 13. Qf5 c5 14. Bd3
Ndf6 15. O-O g6 16. Qf4 Nh5 17. Qh6 Qd5 18. Bc4 Qf5 19. dxc5 Nxc5 20. Ng5 Nf6
21. Bb2 Qg4 22. f3 Qh5 23. Nxf7 Rxf7 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qf4 Ncd7 1-0

[Event "25th Abu Dhabi Masters"]
[Site "Abu Dhabi UAE"]
[Date "2018.08.11"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A10"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2636"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2018.08.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1240"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.08.13"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.08.13"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. d4 e6 4. Nf3 Ne7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. Qd2 d5 7. e3 a6 8. Rc1
dxc4 9. Bxc4 Nbc6 10. h4 h6 11. a3 b6 12. b4 Bb7 13. d5 exd5 14. Nxd5 Ne5 15.
Bxe5 Nxd5 16. O-O Bxe5 17. Nxe5 Qd6 18. f4 Rad8 19. Rfd1 Qf6 20. Qf2 Ba8 21. e4
Qxf4 22. Qxf4 Nxf4 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Nxg6+ Nxg6 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. Bxg6 Kg7 27.
Bf5 c6 28. Kf2 Kf6 29. Ke3 Ke5 30. g4 Rd4 31. g5 hxg5 32. hxg5 c5 33. bxc5 Bxe4
34. Bxe4 Rxe4+ 35. Kf3 Kf5 36. cxb6 Rh4 37. Rb1 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.03.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Buhmann, Rainer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bd3 dxc4 6. Bxc4 c5 {Retombe sur un
gambit dame accepté, les deux camps ayant perdu un tempo} 7. O-O a6 8. Qe2 {
Ressemble un peu à la variante Furman} (8. Bb3 {La grande mode depuis quelques
années} b5 9. Qe2) 8... Nc6 (8... b5 {La grande ligne}) 9. Rd1 (9. dxc5 Bxc5
10. e4 b5 11. e5 (11. Bb3) (11. Bd3) 11... bxc4 12. exf6 gxf6 13. Qxc4 Qb6 14.
Nc3 Qb4 $1 15. Qe2 Be7 16. h3 (16. Rd1 Qg4 {Suetin}) 16... Bb7 17. a3 Qa5 18.
Bf4 Rg8 19. Bg3 Qh5 20. Rfe1 Rd8 21. Rad1 Rxd1 22. Qxd1 Nd8 $132 {Furman,
S-Suetin,A URS-ch27th sf  1959 0-1}) 9... cxd4 (9... b5 10. dxc5 Qc7 11. Bb3 (
11. Bd3)) 10. exd4 (10. a4 Be7) 10... Be7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Bg5 $32 (12. Bb3 Na5
$132) 12... Nb4 13. Ne5 (13. Bb3) (13. a4) 13... b5 14. Bb3 Bb7 15. Nxf7 $5
$146 (15. a4 bxa4 {Szymczak,Z (2400)-Kolasinski,M (2305) Naleczow op 1989 1-0})
15... Rxf7 16. Qxe6 Qf8 17. Re1 Nc6 18. Bxf6 (18. Rad1) 18... Bxf6 19. Ne4 Na5
(19... Bxd4 20. Qd7 $18 (20. Ng5 $40)) (19... Nxd4 $2 20. Nxf6+) 20. Nxf6+ gxf6
21. Qxf7+ Qxf7 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Rac1 $16 {White has a clear edge. The
general rule is that without Q, a R+2 P are strongers that a B+N when the R
have enough open Files (Delchev: The Modern Reti)} Bd5 24. Rc7+ Kg6 25. b3 Nc6
26. Rd7 Nb4 27. Re3 (27. a3 $2 Nc2) 27... Rc8 28. h4 Rc1+ 29. Kh2 Bc6 (29...
Ra1 $132) 30. Rg3+ Kf5 31. Rxh7 Nd5 32. h5 Rc2 33. h6 Rxf2 34. Rhg7 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 12th"]
[Site "Aix les Bains"]
[Date "2011.04.01"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Khairullin, Ildar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E52"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2634"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2011.03.22"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 142 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.06.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 (4... c5) 5. e3 (5. Bg5) 5... Bb7 6.
Bd3 O-O (6... Ne4 7. O-O Bxc3 8. bxc3 O-O (8... Nxc3 9. Qc2 Bxf3 10. gxf3 Qg5+
11. Kh1 Qh5 $13)) (6... c5) 7. O-O d5 (7... Bxc3 8. bxc3 Ne4 9. Ne1 f5 10. f3
Ng5) 8. cxd5 (8. a3 Bd6) 8... exd5 9. a3 Bd6 $1 10. b4 a6 (10... Nbd7 11. Nb5
Be7 12. Ne5 a6 13. Nc3 c5 $132 {Alatortsev,V-Botvinnik,M Leningrad masters 1
1932 (3) 0-1}) 11. Qb3 Qe7 (11... Nbd7) 12. Rb1 (12. b5 $5 axb5 13. Nxb5 Nbd7
14. Bb2 (14. a4 c5 15. Nxd6) 14... c5 15. Nxd6 Qxd6) 12... Nbd7 13. a4 Rfb8 $6
$146 (13... Ne4 14. Bb2 Ndf6 15. b5 a5 16. Rbd1 Nxc3 17. Bxc3 Ne4 18. Bb2 Rad8
19. Ne5 Kh8 20. Qc2 f6 21. Nf3 Bc8 22. Ne1 f5 23. g3 Rf6 24. Nf3 Rdf8 25. Ne5
Rh6 26. f3 Ng5 27. Qg2 Nh3+ 28. Kh1 {Petrosian,T (2605)-Browne,W (2590)/
Tilburg 1982/1-0 (42)}) (13... c6) (13... Rfe8 {Plus naturel} 14. b5 axb5 15.
axb5 Ne4 $132 {Onischuk,A (2641)-Kasimdzhanov,R (2674) FIDE GP Moscow rapid
2002 (3.4) 0-1}) 14. b5 $1 axb5 15. axb5 g6 16. h3 h6 17. Re1 Ra7 18. Bb2 Qe6
19. Nd2 Rba8 {Les Noirs ont perdu un tempo avec 13. Rfb8 qui n'était pas trés
utile} 20. Qc2 Bf8 21. e4 $1 $14 {Les R noires manquent de cases de
pénétration sur la colonne "a"} dxe4 22. Ndxe4 (22. Bc4) 22... Bxe4 (22... Nxe4
$5 23. d5 Qf5 24. Nxe4 Ne5 $1 $13) 23. Nxe4 Bg7 24. Bc4 $36 {Les pièces
Blanches commencent à s'activer} Qf5 25. g4 $1 Qf3 26. Re3 Qf4 27. Ng3 Nf8 28.
Bxf7+ $1 Kh7 (28... Kxf7 29. Qb3+) 29. Bb3 $18 Rd8 30. Rbe1 Rd7 31. Re5 Ra8 32.
Qc4 Rad8 33. R1e4 Qd2 34. Bc3 Qc1+ 35. Kg2 Nd5 36. Ne2 Qa3 37. Nf4 Bxe5 38.
Nxd5 Rxd5 39. Rxe5 c6 40. Bb4 Qa8 41. bxc6 b5 42. Qxd5 Rxd5 43. Bxd5 1-0

[Event "Calvi Balagne rapid KO 11th"]
[Site "Calvi"]
[Date "2014.05.04"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Black "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2721"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2014.05.04"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 a6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. Bb3 h6 8. h3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Ne4 Bb6 11. Bxh6 Be6 12. Bd2 Na5 13. Bc2 f6 14. c4 Nf4 15.
Bxf4 exf4 16. c5 Ba7 17. b4 Nc6 18. Bb3 Qd7 19. a3 Rad8 20. O-O Bf7 21. Bxf7+
Rxf7 22. Qd2 Qf5 23. Rad1 Rfd7 24. Qe2 b6 25. Rfe1 bxc5 26. bxc5 Nd4 27. Nxd4
Rxd4 28. Qc2 f3 29. Re3 fxg2 30. Rg3 c6 31. Qb3+ Kh8 32. Rg4 Qd5 33. Qb7 Qd7
34. Qxa6 Rxe4 35. dxe4 Qxd1+ 36. Kxg2 Qd7 37. Rh4+ Kg8 38. Qc4+ Kf8 39. Rh8+
Ke7 40. Rh7 Kf8 41. a4 Re8 42. a5 Qe6 43. Rh8+ Kf7 44. Qxe6+ Rxe6 45. a6 Bxc5
46. Rc8 Rxe4 47. Rxc6 Ba7 48. Rc7+ Re7 49. Rc6 Re2 50. Rc7+ Re7 51. Rc6 Re6 52.
Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "FIDE World Cup-A"]
[Site "Hyderabad"]
[Date "2002.10.11"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Vescovi, Giovanni P"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2614"]
[PlyCount "27"]
[EventDate "2002.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "IND"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bb4+ 5. c3 Be7 6. Bc4 d6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8.
Qb3 Nf6 9. Bxf7+ Kf8 10. e5 Nd7 11. e6 Nc5 12. Qc2 Nxe6 13. Bh5 g6 14. Be2
1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 7th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.06.09"]
[Round "16"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Artemiev, Vladislav"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2711"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2013.06.09"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.06.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 Bg7 3. Nc3 c6 4. h4 h5 5. Bc4 b5 6. Bb3 d6 7. Nf3 Bg4 8. Be3 Nd7
9. Ng5 Bxd1 10. Bxf7+ Kf8 11. Bxg6 Nc5 12. dxc5 Bg4 13. f3 Bd7 14. O-O-O Rh6
15. Bf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Qa5 18. Bd4 Qxa2 19. Rhe1 Qa3+ 20. Kb1 b4
21. c4 b3 22. cxb3 Qxb3+ 23. Bb2 Rb8 24. Rd2 Qxc4 25. cxd6 exd6 26. Rde2 Qd3+
27. Kc1 Qxf5 28. g4 Qf4+ 29. Kb1 hxg4 30. fxg4 Rxb2+ 31. Rxb2 Qxg4 32. Rf1+ Rf6
33. Rb8+ Kg7 34. Rxg8+ Kxg8 35. Rxf6 Qb4+ 36. Ka2 Qd2+ 37. Kb3 Qd3+ 38. Ka4
Qc4+ 39. Ka3 Qc3+ 40. Ka4 Qxf6 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg Summer rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2013.09.01"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Pavlov, Aleksandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B53"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2299"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.08.31"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 156 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.10.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Qxd4 a6 5. h3 Nc6 6. Qe3 g6 7. Be2 Bg7 8. O-O
Nf6 9. c4 O-O 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Rd1 Nd7 12. b3 Nc5 13. Bb2 f5 14. exf5 Bxf5 15.
Rd2 a5 16. Nd5 Bxb2 17. Rxb2 Be4 18. Rd1 Nb4 19. Nc3 Bf5 20. Qh6 Rf7 21. a3 Nc6
22. Ng5 Rg7 23. b4 axb4 24. axb4 Ne6 25. c5 Nxg5 26. Qxg5 Be6 27. Qg3 Ne5 28.
cxd6 exd6 29. Ne4 Rd7 30. Rbd2 Nf7 31. Bb5 Rc7 32. Nxd6 Qf6 33. Ne8 Rxe8 34.
Bxe8 Rc3 35. Bxf7+ Bxf7 36. Qb8+ 1-0

[Event "12th World Teams 2019"]
[Site "Astana KAZ"]
[Date "2019.03.09"]
[Round "5.3"]
[White "Naiditsch, A."]
[Black "Swiercz, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2655"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1270"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.03.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.03.11"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeam "United States of America"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5
8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. Rxe8+ Nxe8 12. d5 d6 13. Nd2 Bf5 14. Nc4
c6 15. c3 Be4 16. dxc6 bxc6 17. Qa4 c5 18. Bf4 d5 19. Nd2 Bf5 20. Bb5 Qe7 21.
Nb3 c4 22. Na5 Qe2 23. Bc6 Rd8 24. Qb5 Nd6 25. Bxd6 Rxd6 26. Bxd5 Rb6 27. Qxc4
Rxb2 28. Bxf7+ Kf8 29. Qc5+ Kxf7 30. Qxf5 Qc2 31. Qd7+ Kf8 32. Qc8+ Kf7 33. Rf1
Qxc3 34. Nc4 Rc2 35. Qd7+ Kg6 36. Nd6 Kh6 37. Nf5+ Kg6 38. Ne3 Rc1 39. Qe8+ Kh6
40. g3 Rxf1+ 41. Kxf1 g6 42. Qf8+ Kh5 43. g4+ Kg5 44. h4+ 1-0

[Event "CZE-chT 1213"]
[Site "Czechia"]
[Date "2012.11.04"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Najer, Evgeniy"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2647"]
[PlyCount "161"]
[EventDate "2012.11.03"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Praha Mahrla"]
[BlackTeam "Lysa nad Labem"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CZE"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Re1 Be6 10. Bf3 Nbd7 11. a4 Rc8 12. a5 Rc4 13. Be3 Qc7 14. Nd2 Rb4 15.
Qc1 Rc8 16. Nf1 b6 17. axb6 Nxb6 18. Rxa6 Nc4 19. Ra7 Qd8 20. b3 Nxe3 21. Rxe3
Nd7 22. Qe1 Bg5 23. Rd3 Rd4 24. Rxd4 exd4 25. Nb5 Qb6 26. Qa5 Qc5 27. Nxd6 Qxd6
28. Qxg5 d3 29. cxd3 Qxd3 30. Rc7 Rb8 31. Bg4 Qd6 32. Rc3 h6 33. Qh4 Qf4 34. h3
Ne5 35. g3 Qxe4 36. Bxe6 Qxh4 37. Bxf7+ Kxf7 38. gxh4 h5 39. Kg2 Rb4 40. Kg3
Ng6 41. Ne3 Ne7 42. Rd3 Rb6 43. Nc4 Rg6+ 44. Kf4 Rg1 45. Ke5 Rf1 46. Nd6+ Kg8
47. Ne4 Ng6+ 48. Kf5 Kh7 49. Rd6 Nxh4+ 50. Kg5 Re1 51. Re6 Ng6 52. h4 Rd1 53.
Rd6 Re1 54. Rd4 Rg1+ 55. Ng3 Rg2 56. Kxh5 Rxf2 57. Ne4 Nf4+ 58. Kg4 Ne6 59.
Nxf2 Nxd4 60. b4 Kg6 61. Ne4 Nb5 62. Ng5 Nc7 63. h5+ Kh6 64. Nf7+ Kh7 65. Kf5
Nb5 66. Kg5 Nd4 67. Ne5 Nb5 68. Ng6 Kg8 69. Ne7+ Kf7 70. Nf5 Nc7 71. Nd4 Nd5
72. b5 Ke7 73. Nf5+ Kf7 74. Ne3 Nb6 75. Kf5 Nc8 76. Nc4 Ne7+ 77. Ke5 g5 78. Ne3
Nc8 79. h6 Kg6 80. Ng4 Ne7 81. Kd6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 1st"]
[Site "Rishon Le Ziyyon"]
[Date "2006.09.07"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Polgar, Judit"]
[Black "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3r1k1/3q1ppn/pb6/1pppp3/8/P1PPB1RP/BP3P2/R2Q3K b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "40"]
[EventDate "2006.09.07"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "ISR"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 114 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1... Qf5 2. Bxd5 Rad8 3. Rf3 Qd7 4. Bxf7+ Kh8 5. Bxe8 Qxe8 6. Qe2 Qc6 7. Kg1
Nf6 8. Bg5 Rg8 9. Rf5 c4 10. dxc4 Nh7 11. cxb5 Qg6 12. Qg4 axb5 13. Be3 Qd6 14.
Rd1 Qc6 15. Bxb6 Qxb6 16. Rh5 Rf8 17. Qg3 Kg8 18. Rd7 Qf6 19. Rxe5 Qh6 20. Ree7
Kh8 21. Qxg7+ 1-0

[Event "Zabala Memorial op"]
[Site "Bilbao"]
[Date "2004.10.12"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Campora, Daniel Hugo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C66"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2549"]
[PlyCount "113"]
[EventDate "2004.10.12"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 102 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2004.11.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c3 Bd7 6. Nbd2 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Re1
O-O 9. a4 a6 10. Bc4 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. Nf1 Qe8 13. Bg5 Bxa4 14. Bxf7+ Qxf7 15.
Qxa4 Nc6 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Ne3 b5 18. Qa2 Qxa2 19. Rxa2 a5 20. Nd5 Bd8 21. Nd2
Rf7 22. g3 Bg5 23. Nb1 b4 24. Ra4 Raf8 25. Re2 Rf3 26. h4 Bh6 27. Nd2 Bxd2 28.
Rxd2 Kg7 29. Kg2 h5 30. Nb6 R3f7 31. Nc4 Rd7 32. Rd1 Kh6 33. f3 Rb8 34. Raa1
Rb5 35. Kf2 Kg7 36. f4 Kf6 37. Ke3 Ke6 38. Rf1 Rf7 39. f5+ gxf5 40. Rxf5 Rg7
41. Rg5 Rbb7 42. Rf1 a4 43. cxb4 cxb4 44. Ra1 Rxg5 45. hxg5 Rg7 46. Rxa4 Rxg5
47. Ra6 Kd7 48. Kf2 Rg6 49. Ra8 Rf6+ 50. Kg2 Nd4 51. Rh8 Rf3 52. Rh6 Rxd3 53.
Rxd6+ Kc7 54. Rd5 b3 55. Nxe5 Rd2+ 56. Kh3 Nf3 57. Nxf3 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 13th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2012.03.30"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Macieja, Bartlomiej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D39"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "143"]
[EventDate "2012.03.20"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 dxc4 5. e4 Bb4 6. Bg5 c5 7. Bxc4 cxd4 8.
Nxd4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Qa5 10. Nb5 Nxe4 11. Bf4 O-O 12. O-O Nc6 13. Bc7 b6 14. Qf3
f5 15. Rfe1 Rf7 16. Bf4 Qa4 17. Rxe4 fxe4 18. Qxe4 Ba6 19. Qxe6 Raf8 20. Qxc6
Bxb5 21. Bxf7+ Rxf7 22. Qa8+ Rf8 23. Qd5+ Rf7 24. Be5 h6 25. Re1 Qc4 26. Qd8+
Kh7 27. Qd2 Rd7 28. Bd4 Re7 29. h3 Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Qe2 31. Qb1+ Bd3 32. Qb4 Qxa2
33. Qe7 Qg8 34. Qxa7 b5 35. Qe7 Bc4 36. Qe4+ Kh8 37. Qf4 Kh7 38. Qf5+ Kh8 39.
Qg6 Qh7 40. Qg3 Qg8 41. Qe5 Qf7 42. f4 Kh7 43. f5 Bd5 44. Kh2 Qd7 45. g4 Ba8
46. Kg3 Qb7 47. Qe6 Qc7+ 48. Be5 Qc6 49. Qf7 Qb7 50. Qg6+ Kg8 51. Qe8+ Kh7 52.
Kh4 Qc6 53. Qf7 Qb7 54. Qg6+ Kg8 55. Qe8+ Kh7 56. Bd4 Qc6 57. Qf7 Qb7 58. Qg6+
Kg8 59. Qe8+ Kh7 60. Qf8 b4 61. cxb4 Qd7 62. Qxg7+ Qxg7 63. Bxg7 Kxg7 64. b5
Kf6 65. Kh5 Kg7 66. b6 Bd5 67. g5 hxg5 68. Kxg5 Kf7 69. h4 Bb7 70. h5 Bh1 71.
h6 Bg2 72. f6 1-0

[Event "1st Longtou Cup 2018"]
[Site "Qinhuangdao CHN"]
[Date "2018.05.30"]
[Round "5.4"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Peng, Xiongjian"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2427"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2018.05.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1230"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.04"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.04"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 cxd4 6. exd4 e4 7. Ne5 Bb4 8. Be2
Qa5 9. O-O Nxe5 10. dxe5 Qxe5 11. g3 Bxc3 12. Bf4 Qe6 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Bd6 Re8
15. f4 exf3 16. Bxf3 Qxc4 17. Qd2 a5 18. Rae1 Rxe1 19. Rxe1 Ra6 20. Bd5 Qg4 21.
Re7 Qh5 22. Qe1 h6 23. Bxf7+ Qxf7 24. Rxf7 Kxf7 25. Qe7+ Kg6 26. Qf8 b5 27. Be5
Bb7 28. Qb8 Bc6 29. Qd6 Ra8 30. Bxf6 gxf6 31. Qe7 h5 32. a3 Rb8 33. Kf2 b4 34.
cxb4 axb4 35. axb4 Rb5 36. Qf8 Rf5+ 37. Ke3 Re5+ 38. Kd4 Rb5 39. Kc4 Re5 40.
Qg8+ Kf5 41. Qf7 Kg5 42. h3 Re4+ 43. Kc5 Re5+ 44. Kd6 Re1 45. Qg7+ Kf5 46. g4+
1-0

[Event "ch-CHN Blitz 2018"]
[Site "Tianjin CHN"]
[Date "2018.06.08"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Wang Hao"]
[Black "Wan Yunguo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A28"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2499"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2018.06.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1231"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.06.11"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.06.12"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 Bxc3 6. bxc3 e4 7. Ng5 Qe7 8.
f3 exf3 9. Nxf3 O-O 10. Be2 d6 11. O-O Bg4 12. d3 Ne5 13. Nd4 c5 14. Nf5 Bxf5
15. Rxf5 Qe6 16. e4 Rfe8 17. Bg5 Nfd7 18. Raf1 f6 19. Be3 a6 20. a4 b5 21. axb5
axb5 22. cxb5 Ra2 23. Qd1 c4 24. d4 Ng6 25. R5f2 Qf7 26. Qb1 Ra3 27. Qb4 Rb3
28. Bxc4 Rxb4 29. Bxf7+ Kxf7 30. cxb4 Rxe4 31. Re1 Ne7 32. Rfe2 Nd5 33. Bf2
Rxe2 34. Rxe2 f5 35. Bg3 f4 36. Bxf4 Nxf4 37. Rf2 g5 38. g3 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 02nd"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "1993.03.31"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2710"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1993.03.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 034 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1993.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1993.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4
c6 9. Re1 Bf5 10. Qb3 Na6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Nc3 Bb4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Bxe1
15. Bxf5 Qa5 16. Be4 Rae8 17. Bxb7 Re6 18. Bd5 Rb6 19. Qc4 Rb4 20. Bxf7+ Rxf7
21. Qc8+ Rf8 22. Qe6+ Kh8 23. Qxe1 Qd5 24. b3 Rbb8 25. Be3 Nb4 26. Qd2 Rfc8 27.
Bf4 Rc2 28. Qe1 Rb6 29. Ng5 Rc8 30. Qd1 Qf5 31. Bd2 Nd5 32. Nf3 Rbc6 1/2-1/2

[Event "Oviedo rapid"]
[Site "Oviedo"]
[Date "1993.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Kharlov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2580"]
[PlyCount "93"]
[EventDate "1993.??.??"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 038 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1994.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8.
Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Ncd5 Qd8 13. c3 Be7 14. Bc4
O-O 15. O-O Bg5 16. Qe2 Qe8 17. Bb3 Bd8 18. Nc4 Qd7 19. Rad1 Kh8 20. Nde3 Bc7
21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. exf5 Qxf5 23. Nxd6 Bxd6 24. Rxd6 Rbd8 25. Rfd1 Nd4 26. Rxd8
Nxe2+ 27. Kf1 Kg8 28. Kxe2 g6 29. R8d7 Qh5+ 30. Kf1 Qxh2 31. Rxb7 Qh1+ 32. Ke2
Qxg2 33. Rdd7 h5 34. Bxf7+ Kh8 35. Kd3 Qf1+ 36. Ke4 Qxf2 37. Be6 Qf4+ 38. Kd5
Qh6 39. c4 e4 40. Kxe4 Re8 41. Kd3 h4 42. c5 Qh5 43. Bg4 Qe5 44. Rh7+ Kg8 45.
Rbg7+ Kf8 46. Rf7+ Kg8 47. Rfg7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Las Vegas Millionaire op"]
[Site "Las Vegas"]
[Date "2014.10.11"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bu, Xiangzhi"]
[Black "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D38"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2601"]
[PlyCount "290"]
[EventDate "2014.10.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 162 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.10.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Qa4+ Nc6 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd2 dxc4 8.
Bxc4 Bd6 9. h3 Bd7 10. Qc2 e5 11. O-O exd4 12. exd4 Nb4 13. Qd1 c6 14. Bg5 Be7
15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. Qb3 b5 17. Bxf7+ Rxf7 18. Qxb4 Be6 19. Qc5 Qb6 20. Qxb6 axb6
21. Rfe1 Re7 22. Ne5 b4 23. Nxc6 bxc3 24. Nxe7+ Kf7 25. Nc6 cxb2 26. Rab1 Rc8
27. Rxb2 Rxc6 28. Rd1 Rd6 29. Rdb1 Bxd4 30. Rd2 Ke7 31. Rxd4 Rxd4 32. Rxb6 Ra4
33. Rb7+ Kf6 34. Rb6 Rxa2 35. Rc6 h5 36. Rc5 Bf5 37. Rc6+ Kg5 38. Rb6 Ra1+ 39.
Kh2 Rf1 40. Rb2 g6 41. Ra2 Kf6 42. Rb2 Kg5 43. Ra2 h4 44. Rb2 Be4 45. Rb4 Bc2
46. Rb5+ Kh6 47. Rb4 Kh5 48. Rb5+ g5 49. f3 Bg6 50. Ra5 Kh6 51. Ra6 Rb1 52. Ra4
Rf1 53. Ra6 Re1 54. Rd6 Kg7 55. Rd4 Rf1 56. Rd5 Kf6 57. Rd6+ Kf5 58. g4+ hxg3+
59. Kxg3 Bh5 60. Rd5+ Kf6 61. Rd3 Bf7 62. Rd4 Ke5 63. Re4+ Kf5 64. Rd4 Be6 65.
h4 gxh4+ 66. Rxh4 Bd5 67. Rf4+ Ke5 68. Rf8 Kd4 69. Kg2 Ra1 70. Kf2 Ra3 71. Kg3
Ke5 72. Kf2 Ra7 73. Kg3 Bf7 74. Rb8 Ra3 75. Rb4 Bd5 76. Rf4 Ra8 77. Rg4 Rf8 78.
Rg5+ Kd4 79. f4 Be4 80. Ra5 Ke3 81. Rb5 Rg8+ 82. Rg5 Ra8 83. Rb5 Ra1 84. Rb3+
Bd3 85. Kg4 Rg1+ 86. Kh5 Ke4 87. Kh6 Be2 88. Rb7 Bd3 89. Rg7 Ra1 90. Kg5 Ra5+
91. Kf6 Bc4 92. Rc7 Bd3 93. f5 Kf4 94. Ke7 Bxf5 95. Rc4+ Ke5 96. Rc7 Be4 97.
Kd7 Kd5 98. Ke7 Ke5 99. Kd7 Bd5 100. Ke7 Ra6 101. Kd7 Rh6 102. Ke7 Bc6 103. Kd8
Rh8+ 104. Ke7 Bd5 105. Kd7 Rh6 106. Ke7 Bc6 107. Kd8 Kd6 108. Rd7+ Kc5 109. Re7
Kb6 110. Re5 Rh7 111. Re6 Kc5 112. Re7 Rh6 113. Kc7 Bd5 114. Kd7 Ra6 115. Kc7
Be6 116. Kd8 Kd6 117. Rd7+ Ke5 118. Rb7 Ra8+ 119. Ke7 Rh8 120. Rc7 Kd5 121. Rc1
Rh7+ 122. Kf6 Rf7+ 123. Kg5 Rf2 124. Re1 Rf8 125. Re2 Kd6 126. Re3 Rg8+ 127.
Kf6 Bd5 128. Kf5 Rg1 129. Kf6 Rf1+ 130. Kg5 Be6 131. Kh4 Rg1 132. Rg3 Rh1+ 133.
Kg5 Rh8 134. Kf4 Ke7 135. Ke3 Ra8 136. Rg5 Ra3+ 137. Kd4 Kd6 138. Ke4 Rh3 139.
Kd4 Rh4+ 140. Ke3 Bd5 141. Rg6+ Kc5 142. Rg5 Rh3+ 143. Kf4 Kd4 144. Rg3 Rh8
145. Rg5 Be4 1/2-1/2

[Event "URS Spartakiad-09 Final"]
[Site "Moscow (Russia)"]
[Date "1983.07.24"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Beliavsky, Alexander G"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C57"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2570"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "1983.07.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "URS"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5 5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. Bd5 d6 7. c3 Qe8 8.
d4 exd4 9. cxd4 Nxd4 10. Nc3 Qh5 11. Qd3 Rf8 12. b4 Bb6 13. Na4 Nc6 14. Nxb6
axb6 15. Qc3 h6 16. Nf3 Bg4 17. Bxc6 bxc6 18. Nd2 Qb5 19. f3 Be6 20. a3 Rf7 21.
Bb2 Kf8 22. Qc2 Re8 23. Rc1 c5 24. a4 Qa6 25. b5 Qa8 26. O-O d5 27. exd5 Qxd5
28. Qc3 Qg5 29. Ne4 Nxe4 30. fxe4 Kg8 31. Rxf7 Bxf7 32. Re1 Rd8 33. Bc1 Qh4 34.
Bb2 Qg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Linares cf"]
[Site "Linares"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Sokolov, Andrei"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "ChessBase"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "1987.02.??"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "Candidates"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb4+ 6. Bd2 Be7 7. Nc3 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. Bg2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. Rc1 Re8 13. Re1 Bd6 14. Rc2 Nf6
15. Bf4 Bxf4 16. gxf4 Qd6 17. Qc1 $1 c5 18. Qa3 Bb7 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Ne5 Nd7
$1 21. Rec1 (21. Nxd7 Qxd7 22. Rxc5 d4 $44) 21... Nxe5 22. fxe5 Qg6 23. Qxc5 d4
(23... Rxe5 $4 24. Qb5 $1 Rg5 25. Rc8+ $18) 24. f3 d3 25. exd3 Qxd3 26. Rc3 Qf5
27. Qb5 Rab8 28. Re1 h6 29. Qd3 $14 Rxe5 30. Qxf5 Rxf5 31. Re7 a5 32. Kf2 g5
33. Kg3 Kf8 34. Rec7 Kg7 35. R3c5 Rxc5 36. Rxc5 Ra8 37. Bf1 a4 38. Bc4 axb3 39.
Bxb3 Rd8 40. Rc3 Kg6 41. Bxf7+ Kxf7 42. Rc7+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "TUR-chT"]
[Site "Kocaeli"]
[Date "2015.08.11"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Kuzubov, Yuriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A80"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2638"]
[PlyCount "70"]
[EventDate "2015.08.04"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "TUR"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Kayseri Seker"]
[BlackTeam "Tarsus Zeka"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "TUR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "TUR"]

1. d4 f5 2. Bg5 h6 3. Bd2 Nf6 4. e3 d6 5. Be2 g6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nh4 Kf7 8. O-O
e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bc4+ Kg7 11. Bc3 Bd6 12. Nd2 Qe7 13. Qe2 Kh7 14. Rad1 a6
15. a4 Bd7 16. e4 f4 17. Bb3 Bg4 18. Nhf3 g5 19. h3 Bh5 20. g4 Be8 21. Kg2 Rd8
22. Rh1 Bf7 23. h4 Kg6 24. Bxf7+ Qxf7 25. h5+ Kh7 26. Ne1 Bb4 27. Bxb4 Nxb4 28.
c3 Nc6 29. f3 Rd6 30. Nd3 Rhd8 31. Nf2 Qa2 32. Qc4 Qxc4 33. Nxc4 Rxd1 34. Rxd1
Rxd1 35. Nxd1 Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT CECLUB Honor"]
[Site "Melilla"]
[Date "2011.11.24"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Vachier Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Ganguly, Surya Shekhar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A18"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2011.11.21"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Sestao"]
[BlackTeam "Solvay"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ESP"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. e5 d4 5. exf6 dxc3 6. bxc3 Qxf6 7. d4 e5 8. Nf3
exd4 9. Bg5 Qe6+ 10. Be2 Be7 11. cxd4 Bxg5 12. Nxg5 Qg6 13. f4 O-O 14. O-O Nc6
15. Qd2 h6 16. Nf3 Qd6 17. d5 Ne7 18. Rad1 c6 19. dxc6 Qxc6 20. Rfe1 Qc7 21.
Qd6 Qxd6 22. Rxd6 Be6 23. Nd4 Nf5 24. Nxf5 Bxf5 25. Bf3 Rac8 26. Bd5 Rc7 27. h3
b6 28. Kh2 Bd3 29. Rc1 Rfc8 30. Bxf7+ Rxf7 31. Rxd3 Rxf4 32. Rd7 a5 33. Rb7
Rcxc4 34. Rxc4 Rxc4 35. Rxb6 Rc2 36. Ra6 Rxa2 37. Ra7 a4 38. h4 a3 39. h5 Ra1
40. Kg3 Kf8 41. Kg4 a2 42. Ra8+ Kf7 43. Ra7+ Kf6 44. Ra6+ Ke5 45. Ra8 Kd4 46.
Ra7 Ke5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Saint Louis Rapid 2021"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2021.08.11"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "So, W."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C89"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2772"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "2021.08.13"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1397"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.17"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. c3
d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxe5 Nxe5 11. Rxe5 c6 12. d3 Bd6 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Qf3 Qh4
15. g3 Qh3 16. Be3 Bxd3 17. Nd2 Bf5 18. Ne4 Bxe4 19. Qxe4 Rae8 20. Qf3 Nxe3 21.
Rxe3 Rxe3 22. Qxe3 Qf5 23. Rd1 Bc5 24. Qf4 Qxf4 25. gxf4 a5 26. a3 a4 27. Ba2
Re8 28. Rd7 Re2 29. Rd8+ Bf8 30. Rd7 g6 31. Bxf7+ Kh8 32. b4 axb3 33. Bxb3 Bxa3
34. Rd8+ Kg7 35. Rd7+ Re7 36. Rxe7+ Bxe7 37. Kg2 Kf6 38. Kf3 Bd6 39. Ke4 Bc5
40. f3 Bf2 41. Bc2 c5 42. Kd5 Be3 43. h3 b4 44. cxb4 cxb4 45. Kc4 Bd2 46. Be4
Ke6 47. Kb3 Kd6 48. Kc4 Bc3 49. Bc2 Ke6 50. Be4 Kf6 51. Kb3 Kg7 52. Kc4 Kf7 53.
Kb3 Kf6 54. Kc4 Bd2 55. Kb3 Bxf4 56. Kxb4 Kg5 57. Bd5 Kh4 58. Be6 Kg3 59. Kc4
Kxf3 60. Kd3 g5 61. Bc8 h5 62. Bd7 g4 63. Bxg4+ hxg4 64. hxg4 Bd2 65. Kxd2 Kxg4
1/2-1/2

[Event "SWIFT-Chess World Championship"]
[Site "Brussels"]
[Date "1987.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kortschnoj, Viktor Lvovich"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E15"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2625"]
[PlyCount "130"]
[EventDate "1987.04.??"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "BEL"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1988.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Ba6 5. b3 Bb7 6. Bg2 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 a5 8. O-O
O-O 9. Qc2 Be4 10. Qc1 Nc6 11. Bc3 Ne7 12. a3 Bxc3 13. Nxc3 Bb7 14. Qc2 d6 15.
Rfd1 Ng6 16. b4 Qe7 17. e3 Rfc8 18. Rab1 axb4 19. axb4 Rab8 20. d5 exd5 21.
Nxd5 Nxd5 22. cxd5 c6 23. dxc6 Bxc6 24. Rbc1 Qe8 25. Qd2 Bxf3 26. Bxf3 Ne5 27.
Bd5 g6 28. Qd4 Qb5 29. h4 Qe2 30. Qf4 Rc2 31. Re1 Rxc1 32. Rxc1 Qd2 33. Bxf7+
Nxf7 34. Rc7 Qd5 35. Qf6 Re8 36. Kh2 Qe6 37. Qd4 Qf5 38. Kg1 Ra8 39. Rc1 Ra2
40. Rf1 b5 41. Kg2 Rc2 42. Qb6 Qe4+ 43. Kg1 Qxb4 44. Qb7 Qc4 45. Kg2 b4 46. Rb1
Qe2 47. Qf3 Qxf3+ 48. Kxf3 Rc4 49. Ke2 d5 50. Kd2 Ne5 51. f4 Nc6 52. Kd3 Kf7
53. Ra1 Ke6 54. Ra6 Kd6 55. Rb6 Kc5 56. Rb7 Na5 57. Rxh7 b3 58. Rh8 b2 59. Rb8
Rb4 60. Rxb4 Kxb4 61. Kc2 Nc4 62. g4 Nxe3+ 63. Kxb2 Nxg4 64. Kc2 Kc4 65. Kd2
Kd4 0-1

[Event "St Petersburg-Moscow m 22nd"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2011.09.17"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Malakhov, Vladimir"]
[Black "Romanov, Evgeny"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2710"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2011.09.17"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.10.28"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow"]
[BlackTeam "St Petersburg"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. exd5 a6 7. N2f3 Qxd5 8.
c4 Qd6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Qe2 Nbd7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Bg5 Qc7 14. Rad1 Nf8
15. Ne5 N6d7 16. Bxe7 Rxe7 17. Ndf3 f6 18. Ng4 b6 19. Ne3 Rf7 20. Be4 Rb8 21.
b4 f5 22. Nxf5 exf5 23. Bd5 Bb7 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Rxd7+ Nxd7 26. Ng5+ Kg6 27.
Qe7 Qxc4 28. Ne6 Rg8 29. Qxd7 Bc8 30. Nf4+ Qxf4 31. Qc6+ Kf7 32. Re1 Rd8 33.
Qxb6 Qd6 34. Qa5 Re8 35. Rf1 Re5 36. Qa3 Bb7 37. h3 Qg6 38. f3 Re2 0-1

[Event "Artemiev-Andreikin Blitz"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2021.03.03"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Artemiev, V."]
[Black "Andreikin, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D27"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2725"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2021.03.03"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1374"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.08"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.09"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. Nf3 c5 6. O-O a6 7. Nc3 b5 8. Bb3
Nbd7 9. e4 c4 10. Bc2 Bb7 11. e5 Nd5 12. Ng5 Be7 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh6 Bf8 15. Qh3
Be7 16. Bxg6 Bxg5 17. Qxe6+ Qe7 18. Bxf7+ Kf8 19. Bxg5 Qxf7 20. Qd6+ Kg8 21. e6
Qg6 22. Qxd7 Nxc3 23. Qxb7 Ne2+ 24. Kh1 Re8 25. d5 h6 26. Bh4 Rh7 27. Qc6 Rg7
28. Bg3 Rf8 29. Rae1 Qh5 30. Qd6 Rf5 31. e7 Kh7 32. Qe6 Nd4 33. e8=Q 1-0

[Event "European Online CC PlayA"]
[Site "Tornelo INT"]
[Date "2021.03.29"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Artemiev, V."]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D03"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2021.03.29"]
[EventType "team (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1377"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.29"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "Ladya Kazan"]
[BlackTeam "Clichy Echecs 92"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. Bg5 e6 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nbd7 6. Nbd2 Bd6 7. Bd3 h6 8. Bh4
O-O 9. O-O Qc7 10. Re1 b6 11. e4 dxe4 12. Nxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe4 Rb8 14. Bc2 Re8
15. Qd3 Nf8 16. dxc5 bxc5 17. Ba4 c4 18. Qd2 Bb7 19. Bxe8 Bxf3 20. Bxf7+ Kxf7
21. gxf3 Bxh2+ 22. Kg2 Ng6 23. Bg3 Bxg3 24. fxg3 Ne7 25. Rad1 Nd5 26. Qe2 Qc6
27. Rd4 Nb6 28. Rf4+ Kg8 29. Re4 Qa4 30. Rxe6 Qxa2 31. Re8+ Rxe8 32. Qxe8+ Kh7
33. Qe4+ Kh8 34. Qg6 1-0

[Event "European Rapid 2018"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2018.12.09"]
[Round "11.26"]
[White "Artemiev, V."]
[Black "Marjanovic, Dej"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C53"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2400"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2018.12.08"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1257"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.10"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. Bg5 Be7 7. Nbd2 d6 8. a4
h6 9. Bh4 a5 10. O-O g5 11. Bg3 Bg4 12. Re1 Qd7 13. Nf1 Be6 14. Bb5 Qc8 15. Ne3
Nd8 16. Bc4 c6 17. Qc2 Ng4 18. Bxe6 Nxe3 19. Bxf7+ Rxf7 20. fxe3 h5 21. d4 h4
22. Bf2 Rh7 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. Nxe5 Qe6 25. Nf3 c5 26. e5 g4 27. Nd2 Nf7 28. Qb3
Qxe5 29. Kh1 Kh8 30. e4 g3 31. Bg1 h3 32. Re2 Qh5 33. Rae1 Rg8 34. Qd5 Ne5 35.
gxh3 Bf6 36. Qe6 Qg6 37. Rg2 Nd3 38. Rf1 Bh4 39. Qxg6 Rxg6 40. Be3 Rg8 41. Rfg1
b6 42. hxg3 Bd8 43. h4 Nxb2 44. Nf3 Nxa4 45. Bf4 Re7 46. Re1 Rge8 47. Rd2 Kg8
48. c4 Nc3 49. e5 b5 50. cxb5 Nxb5 51. Bg5 Rf7 52. Rxd8 Rxd8 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2000.01.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D88"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2000.01.22"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 074 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 O-O 9. O-O cxd4 10. cxd4 Nc6 11. Be3 Bg4 12. f3 Na5 13. Bxf7+ Rxf7 14. fxg4
Rxf1+ 15. Kxf1 e5 16. Kg1 exd4 17. Bxd4 Bxd4+ 18. Nxd4 Rc8 19. Nf3 Qxd1+ 20.
Rxd1 Rc2 21. Rd8+ Kg7 22. Rd7+ Kg8 23. Ng5 h6 24. Ne6 Rxa2 25. Rg7+ Kh8 26.
Rxg6 Nc4 27. h3 a5 28. Rxh6+ Kg8 29. g5 Ne3 30. Rg6+ Kf7 31. Nf4 a4 32. Rb6 a3
33. Rxb7+ Kg8 34. Ra7 Ra1+ 35. Kf2 Nd1+ 36. Kf3 Nc3 37. Nd5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tue 18th Aug"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.18"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Sorkin, I."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2383"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2020.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1346"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Nc3
Bb7 9. Bf4 c5 10. Rc1 Na6 11. Ne5 Nc7 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. Nc4 Rb8 14. Bxc7 Qxc7
15. Nxd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Rfd8 17. e4 Nxe4 18. Qh5 g6 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qxh7+ Kf6
21. Qh4+ Kf5 22. Ne3+ 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters"]
[Site "Gibraltar"]
[Date "2006.01.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Klinova, Masha"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C41"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2353"]
[PlyCount "35"]
[EventDate "2006.01.24"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 110 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2006.03.10"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2006.03.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. g4 Nxg4 6. Rg1 Ngf6 7. Bc4 h6 8.
Be3 c6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qd3 Qc7 11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. Qc4+ Ke7 13. Nh4 Nb6 14.
Ng6+ Ke8 15. Bxb6 axb6 16. Nxh8 g5 17. Ng6 Bc5 18. O-O-O 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 23rd Feb"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.02.23"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Herrera Reyes, J."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A57"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2304"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2021.02.23"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1373"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.01"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. Nf3 g6 5. Qc2 Bg7 6. e4 O-O 7. cxb5 a6 8. b6
Qxb6 9. Nc3 e6 10. Na4 Qb4+ 11. Nd2 exd5 12. a3 Qd4 13. Nxc5 Nxe4 14. Ncxe4
dxe4 15. Nc4 d5 16. Be3 Qf6 17. Nb6 d4 18. Nxa8 dxe3 19. fxe3 Bb7 20. Nc7 Rc8
21. Rd1 Qg5 22. Bc4 Rxc7 23. O-O Nc6 24. Bxf7+ Kh8 25. Bd5 Qxe3+ 26. Kh1 Be5
27. Rde1 Qh6 28. h3 Ne7 29. Qxe4 Bxd5 30. Qxe5+ Kg8 31. Qxc7 Qxh3+ 32. Qh2
Bxg2+ 33. Kg1 Bxf1 34. Qb8+ Kf7 35. Rxf1+ Nf5 36. Qb7+ Kf6 37. Qxa6+ Kg7 38.
Qb7+ Kg8 39. Qf3 Qh4 40. Qf4 Qh3 41. Rc1 Nh4 42. Rc2 Nf3+ 43. Kf2 Nh4 44. Qc4+
Kg7 45. Qc3+ Kh6 46. Qxh3 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 16th Mar"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.16"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Nagy, Ga1"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B47"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2516"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2021.03.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1376"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.22"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. g3 a6 7. Bg2 d6 8.
Nxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Nf6 10. b3 e5 11. f4 Be7 12. f5 O-O 13. Be3 Bb7 14. Na4 d5 15.
Bb6 Qd7 16. Qe2 c5 17. exd5 Bxd5 18. Rad1 Qc6 19. Rxd5 Nxd5 20. c4 Rae8 21.
Bxd5 Qc8 22. Qe3 e4 23. Nxc5 Bd6 24. Nxe4 Be5 25. f6 Qh3 26. fxg7 Bxg7 27. Rxf7
Rxf7 28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Ng5+ Kg6 30. Nxh3 Rxe3 31. Bxe3 1-0

[Event "ch-USA 2020"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.10.28"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "66"]
[EventDate "2020.10.26"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1356"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.02"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 g6 2. d4 d6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. Be3 c6 6. Qd2 b5 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. h3
e5 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. a4 b4 11. Ne2 a5 12. c3 c5 13. O-O O-O 14. Ng3 Bb7 15. Rfd1
Qe7 16. Rac1 Rfc8 17. cxb4 cxb4 18. Bc4 Nf8 19. Qd6 Qxd6 20. Rxd6 Rc7 21. Rb6
Re8 22. Ng5 Ba8 23. Ra6 Bb7 24. Rxa5 Ba8 25. Bb3 Rd7 26. Ra6 h6 27. Nxf7 Rxf7
28. Bxf7+ Kxf7 29. Rc7+ Kg8 30. Rca7 Bxe4 31. Rxf6 Bxf6 32. Nxe4 Bd8 33. Ra8
Ne6 1-0

[Event "Chess.com Bullet Open KO"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.12.20"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Naroditsky, D."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A48"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "63"]
[EventDate "2020.12.20"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1363"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.12.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.12.21"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nbd2 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Bd3 O-O 6. O-O Nc6 7. c3 e5 8. dxe5
Nxe5 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Qe2 Qe7 11. Nc4 c6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bh4 Re8 14. f4 exf4 15.
e5 Qc5+ 16. Bf2 Qd5 17. Qc2 Ng4 18. Bd4 c5 19. Nd6 Re7 20. Bc4 Qc6 21. Qxg6
cxd4 22. Bxf7+ Kh8 23. cxd4 Ne3 24. Rac1 Qb6 25. Rxf4 Bd7 26. Bb3 Be6 27. Rc3
Nd5 28. Bxd5 Bxd5 29. Rh3 Re6 30. Nf7+ Kg8 31. Nxh6+ Kh8 32. Nf7+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 11th May"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.05.11"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Quparadze, G."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A46"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2463"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2021.05.11"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1384"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Nbd2 g6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. h3
d5 9. c4 c5 10. dxc5 bxc5 11. Rc1 Nh5 12. Bh2 Nd7 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Bd6 Re8 15.
Bxc5 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Nxc5 17. Rxb2 Re7 18. Nb3 Ne4 19. Nbd4 Nhf6 20. Qa1 Rc8 21.
Rfb1 Rcc7 22. Nb5 Rcd7 23. Nxa7 Qa5 24. Nb5 Nc5 25. Bf1 d4 26. Nbxd4 Nfe4 27.
Rc2 h5 28. Rb5 Qa3 29. Qc1 Qa7 30. Rbxc5 Nxc5 31. Rxc5 Qxa2 32. Ne5 Rd6 33. Bc4
Qa7 34. Bxf7+ Kg7 35. Bxg6 Qa8 36. Nf5+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 26th Jan"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.01.26"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Tomashevsky, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C45"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2706"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2021.01.26"]
[EventType "blitz"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1369"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.02.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.02.01"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. Qf3 c6 11. h3 Re8 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. Rfe1 Be6 14. Ne2 Rb8
15. b3 Qc7 16. Rad1 a5 17. c4 a4 18. bxa4 Ra8 19. Bc2 Bxf4 20. Nxf4 Qd6 21. Bb3
h6 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. Rd4 Reb8 24. Red1 Rb4 25. Nxd5 Nxd5 26. Rxd5 Bxd5 27. Bxd5
Ra7 28. Bxf7+ Rxf7 29. Qxf7+ Kxf7 30. Rxd6 Rxa4 31. Rd2 g5 32. Kf1 Ke6 33. Ke2
Ke5 34. Kd1 Rc4 35. Rc2 Rb4 36. Kc1 Rb6 37. Rd2 Ke4 38. Kc2 Rc6+ 39. Kb3 Rb6+
40. Kc4 Rc6+ 41. Kb5 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 17th Nov"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.17"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Vazquez, Facundo"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2207"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2020.11.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1359"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.23"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.24"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8.
Bg5 Be6 9. Re1 h6 10. Bh4 Be7 11. h3 Re8 12. a3 Nh7 13. Bxe7 Rxe7 14. Qd2 Qd7
15. Qf4 Rae8 16. Re3 Ng5 17. Nxg5 hxg5 18. Qxg5 Nxd4 19. Rg3 f5 20. Rd1 c5 21.
Ne2 Nxe2+ 22. Bxe2 Rf7 23. Bh5 f4 24. Bxf7+ Qxf7 25. Rf3 Rf8 26. Re1 d4 27.
Qxc5 Bd5 28. Re7 Qf5 29. Qxd4 Qg5 30. Re5 Rf5 31. Qxd5+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT"]
[Site "Tomsk"]
[Date "2001.05.16"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Burmakin, Vladimir"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D12"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "129"]
[EventDate "2001.05.13"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "8"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.07.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 Bf5 5. Nc3 e6 6. Nh4 Bg6 7. Qb3 Qc7 8. Nxg6
hxg6 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Bd2 Be7 11. Rc1 Qb6 12. Qc2 O-O 13. Be2 dxc4 14. Bxc4 c5
15. dxc5 Nxc5 16. O-O Rfd8 17. Rfd1 Rac8 18. a3 Ne8 19. b4 Nd7 20. Qb3 Ne5 21.
Na4 Qc6 22. Be2 Qd5 23. Qxd5 exd5 24. Rxc8 Rxc8 25. Nc3 Nf6 26. Be1 Nc4 27.
Nxd5 Nxd5 28. Bxc4 Nxe3 29. Bxf7+ Kxf7 30. fxe3 Ke6 31. Kf2 Rc2+ 32. Kf3 Ra2
33. Rd3 b6 34. Rc3 Bf6 35. Rb3 Kd5 36. b5 Kc5 37. Rb1 Bb2 38. a4 Kc4 39. Bd2
Kd3 40. Bb4 Kc2 41. Rf1 Rxa4 42. Be1 a6 43. bxa6 b5 44. Rf2+ Kb3 45. Ke2 Rxa6
46. Rf7 b4 47. Rb7 Bc3 48. Bxc3 Kxc3 49. Rc7+ Kb2 50. Rxg7 b3 51. Rb7 Ka2 52.
Kf3 b2 53. Kf4 b1=Q 54. Rxb1 Kxb1 55. Kg5 Kc2 56. h4 Kd3 57. g4 Kxe3 58. h5
gxh5 59. gxh5 Ra5+ 60. Kg4 Ra4+ 61. Kg5 Ra5+ 62. Kg4 Ra1 63. h6 Ke4 64. Kg5 Ke5
65. h7 1/2-1/2

[Event "World Cup of Rapid Chess KO"]
[Site "Cannes"]
[Date "2001.03.24"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Polgar, Judit"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A24"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2676"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2001.03.24"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 082"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. d3 e5 6. e4 d6 7. Nge2 c6 8. O-O a6
9. b4 Be6 10. a4 Nh5 11. b5 f5 12. exf5 gxf5 13. bxc6 bxc6 14. f4 Nf6 15. Rb1
Ra7 16. Ba3 Re8 17. Qd2 Rf7 18. Rb2 Qc7 19. Kh1 Nbd7 20. Rfb1 d5 21. Rb7 Qd8
22. cxd5 Nxd5 23. Bd6 Qa5 24. fxe5 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Qg5+ Bg7 27. Rb8 Bc8
28. Nxd5 cxd5 29. h3 h6 30. Qh5 Rd8 31. Nf4 Be5 32. Rxc8 Rxc8 33. Bxd5 Rcf8 34.
Qg6+ Bg7 35. Bxf7+ Rxf7 36. Rb8+ Rf8 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. Ne6+ Ke7 39. Nxg7
1/2-1/2

[Event "PNWCC Online Blitz JP 15"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.27"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Demchenko, A."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E68"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[PlyCount "112"]
[EventDate "2020.06.27"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1338"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.29"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. c4 d6 6. d4 Nbd7 7. Nc3 e5 8. e4
exd4 9. Nxd4 Re8 10. f3 Nc5 11. Be3 Nfd7 12. Qd2 a5 13. Rad1 a4 14. Ndb5 Ne6
15. f4 Ra6 16. Kh1 Nb6 17. Qe2 Bd7 18. e5 dxe5 19. fxe5 Qc8 20. Qf2 Nd8 21. Bg5
Be6 22. b3 axb3 23. axb3 Nd7 24. Nd5 Bxd5 25. Bxd5 Nxe5 26. Bxd8 Rxd8 27. Bxf7+
Kh8 28. Qe2 Rxd1 29. Qxd1 Rf6 30. Rxf6 Bxf6 31. Bd5 c6 32. Nd6 Qc7 33. Bg2 Qe7
34. h3 Kg7 35. Kh2 h5 36. Ne4 h4 37. g4 Bg5 38. Qd6 Qxd6 39. Nxd6 Nxg4+ 40.
hxg4 Bf4+ 41. Kh3 Bxd6 42. Kxh4 Be7+ 43. g5 Bd6 44. Kg4 Kf7 45. Be4 Be5 46. Bd3
c5 47. Be4 b6 48. Bd5+ Kg7 49. Kf3 Bc3 50. Kg4 Bd2 51. Be4 Be3 52. Bd3 Bc1 53.
Be4 Bd2 54. Bd3 Bc1 55. Be4 Bd2 56. Bd3 Bc1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Aimchess US Rapid Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.30"]
[Round "11.6"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2021.08.28"]
[EventType "rapid"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. a3 O-O 10. b4 Be7 11. Bb2 Bd7 12. Nbd2 Rfd8 13. Rac1 Be8 14. Kf1
Rac8 15. Be2 Nb8 16. Rxc8 Rxc8 17. Nc4 Nd5 18. Nd4 Ba4 19. Rc1 Be8 20. g3 b5
21. Na5 Rxc1+ 22. Bxc1 a6 23. e4 Nc3 24. Bd3 Bf6 25. Nab3 e5 26. Nf5 Bc6 27. f3
Na4 28. Ke2 Kf8 29. h4 Bd8 30. Be3 Nd7 31. Na5 Bxa5 32. bxa5 Nb2 33. Bd2 Nxd3
34. Kxd3 f6 35. Bb4+ Kf7 36. Ke3 g6 37. Nd6+ Ke6 38. f4 exf4+ 39. gxf4 f5 40.
e5 h6 41. Kd4 g5 42. Ne8 Nxe5 43. Nc7+ Kd7 44. Kxe5 gxh4 45. Be1 h3 46. Bg3
Kxc7 47. Kxf5 Bd7+ 48. Kg6 Kd6 49. f5+ Kc5 50. f6 Be6 51. f7 Bxf7+ 52. Kxf7 Kc4
53. Kg6 Kb3 54. Bd6 Ka4 55. Kxh6 Kxa5 56. Kg5 Ka4 57. Kg4 h2 58. Bxh2 Kxa3 59.
Kf3 b4 60. Bd6 a5 61. Ke2 Ka2 62. Kd2 b3 0-1

[Event "Aimchess US Rapid Prelim"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.30"]
[Round "11.6"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, L."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2758"]
[PlyCount "124"]
[EventDate "2021.08.28"]
[EventType "rapid"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.05.14"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 e6 5. Bxc4 c5 6. O-O Nc6 7. dxc5 Qxd1 8.
Rxd1 Bxc5 9. a3 O-O 10. b4 Be7 11. Bb2 Bd7 12. Nbd2 Rfd8 13. Rac1 Be8 14. Kf1
Rac8 15. Be2 Nb8 16. Rxc8 Rxc8 17. Nc4 Nd5 18. Nd4 Ba4 19. Rc1 Be8 20. g3 b5
21. Na5 Rxc1+ 22. Bxc1 a6 23. e4 Nc3 24. Bd3 Bf6 25. Nab3 e5 26. Nf5 Bc6 27. f3
Na4 28. Ke2 Kf8 29. h4 Bd8 30. Be3 Nd7 31. Na5 Bxa5 32. bxa5 Nb2 33. Bd2 Nxd3
34. Kxd3 f6 35. Bb4+ Kf7 36. Ke3 g6 37. Nd6+ Ke6 38. f4 exf4+ 39. gxf4 f5 40.
e5 h6 41. Kd4 g5 42. Ne8 Nxe5 43. Nc7+ Kd7 44. Kxe5 gxh4 45. Be1 h3 46. Bg3
Kxc7 47. Kxf5 Bd7+ 48. Kg6 Kd6 49. f5+ Kc5 50. f6 Be6 51. f7 Bxf7+ 52. Kxf7 Kc4
53. Kg6 Kb3 54. Bd6 Ka4 55. Kxh6 Kxa5 56. Kg5 Ka4 57. Kg4 h2 58. Bxh2 Kxa3 59.
Kf3 b4 60. Bd6 a5 61. Ke2 Ka2 62. Kd2 b3 0-1

[Event "chess.com Junior Speed"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.07.11"]
[Round "1.15"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Lazavik, Denis"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "78"]
[EventDate "2021.07.01"]
[EventType "k.o. (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1392"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.07.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.07.20"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd2 d5 6. Nf3 b6 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Rc1
a6 9. Bd3 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Ne5 Bd6 12. f4 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bc4 Nf6 15.
Be1 c5 16. Qb3 Qc7 17. dxc5 Bxc5 18. Bh4 Ne8 19. Rfd1 Nd6 20. Rxd6 Qxd6 21. Rd1
Bxe3+ 22. Kh1 Bd4 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Be7 Qh6 25. Bg5 Qxg5 26. fxg5 Bxe5 27. g6
h6 28. Qxb6 Rab8 29. b3 Bf6 30. h3 Ba8 31. Qa7 Rbd8 32. Rf1 Bd4 33. Qxa6 e3 34.
Bc4 Bc5 35. Qa5 Rxf1+ 36. Bxf1 Be7 37. Qc7 Bg5 38. Kh2 Rf8 39. Bc4 Bf4+ 0-1

[Event "PNWCC Online Blitz JP 14"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2020.06.20"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]
[Black "Quesada Perez, Yu"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C47"]
[WhiteElo "2709"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "72"]
[EventDate "2020.06.20"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1337"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.06.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.06.26"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8.
exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Qf3 c6 11. h3 Rb8 12. Bf4 Bd6 13. b3 Re8 14. Rfe1 Be6
15. Ne2 c5 16. Rad1 h6 17. c3 Bxf4 18. Nxf4 Qd6 19. Bc4 Rbd8 20. Re2 Qc6 21.
Red2 Ne4 22. Rd3 Ng5 23. Qg3 Ne4 24. Qf3 Ng5 25. Qh5 d4 26. Nxe6 Nxe6 27. Rg3
dxc3 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Qxh6 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Qd6 31. f4 c2 32. Bxe6 Rh1+ 33. Kxh1
c1=Q+ 34. Kh2 Qd4 35. Bxf7+ Kf8 36. Qh5 Qcg1# 0-1

[Event "Moscow Tal Memorial Blitz"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2008.08.29"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Alekseev, Evgeny V"]
[Black "Karjakin, Sergey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2727"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2008.08.29"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "34"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 126 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. Bf3 Be6 10. Re1 Nbd7 11. a4 Qc7 12. Nd2 Rac8 13. Nf1 Qc6 14. Ne3 b5 15.
axb5 axb5 16. Nf5 Rfe8 17. Re2 Bf8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qb7 20. g4 g6 21. Nh6+
Bxh6 22. Bxh6 e4 23. Bg2 Nxg4 24. Bf4 Qb6 25. Bh3 Ndf6 26. Qd2 Rc5 27. Qd4 Nxd5
28. Bg3 Ne5 29. Qxe4 Nf6 30. Qg2 Nh5 31. Kh1 Nxg3+ 32. hxg3 Rd8 33. Rd1 b4 34.
Qe4 Nc4 35. b3 Na3 36. Qe7 Nxc2 37. Kh2 Qc7 38. Qf6 Qb6 39. Re7 Rf8 40. Be6
Rh5+ 41. Kg1 Rf5 42. Bxf7+ Rxf7 43. Re8+ 1-0

[Event "FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss"]
[Site "Douglas ENG"]
[Date "2019.10.20"]
[Round "10.8"]
[White "Le Quang Liem"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E46"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2664"]
[PlyCount "69"]
[EventDate "2019.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1302"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.10.21"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 c6 6. a3 Ba5 7. Ng3 d5 8. Bd2
Nbd7 9. Be2 dxc4 10. Bxc4 e5 11. Nce2 h5 12. Bxa5 Qxa5+ 13. b4 Qc7 14. Qc2 Re8
15. Rd1 a5 16. O-O axb4 17. axb4 Nb6 18. Bb3 h4 19. Ne4 Nbd5 20. h3 Nxe4 21.
Qxe4 Nxb4 22. dxe5 c5 23. Nf4 Ra3 24. Bc4 Qc6 25. Qb1 b5 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27. Rd6
Qc7 28. Qg6+ Kf8 29. Qh5 Ra6 30. Rfd1 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Nc6 32. Ng6+ Kg8 33. Qh8+
Kf7 34. Rf6+ gxf6 35. Qxf6+ 1-0

[Event "Wroclaw m1"]
[Site "Wroclaw"]
[Date "2010.02.21"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Swiercz, Dariusz"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B92"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2474"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2010.02.21"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be2 e5 7. Nb3 Be7 8. O-O
Be6 9. Re1 O-O 10. Bf3 a5 11. a4 Na6 12. Nd2 Nb4 13. Nf1 Rc8 14. Ne3 h6 15. h3
Qb6 16. Re2 Qc5 17. Nb5 Rcd8 18. c3 Na6 19. b3 Qc8 20. c4 Nc5 21. Qc2 Ne8 22.
Bd2 b6 23. Nf5 Bf6 24. Rd1 Bxf5 25. exf5 Qd7 26. b4 axb4 27. Bxb4 Qe7 28. Red2
Bg5 29. Bxc5 bxc5 30. Re2 Nc7 31. a5 Na6 32. g3 Bf6 33. Be4 Rd7 34. Qa4 Rc8 35.
Red2 Rb8 36. h4 Rdd8 37. Nxd6 Qd7 38. Bc6 Qc7 39. Bb5 Nb4 40. Be8 Be7 41. Bxf7+
Kf8 42. Nb5 1-0

[Event "Corus"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2010.01.17"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[Annotator "Postny,E"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.01.16"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "13"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 135"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 {Marin,M} c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4
Nbd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 {Marin,M: 'This is just one of the lines in which Black delays
...Be7, hoping that, for the practical reasons of his queenside attack, he
will be one tempo up compared to the normal lines.'} 9. Bxf6 {White gives up
the bishop in order to gain some tempi by pushing forward the g-pawn.  Marin,M:
'Nakamura seems to have an inclination towards exchanging on f6 slightly
earlier than really necessary (see also his game against Shirov, from the same
tournament).'} ({Marin,M: The usual move order is} 9. g4 b5 10. Bxf6 {when}
gxf6 {has not been played between strong players.}) ({Marin,M: For some
decades, White tried to refute Black's setup mainly with} 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bd3
Bb7 11. Rhe1 Qb6 12. Nd5 {without reaching a definitive conclusion.}) 9... Nxf6
10. g4 b5 11. g5 Nd7 12. O-O-O {Marin,M: 'All this last sequence based on
g4-g5 corresponds to a relatively new trend. Black can always transpose back
to the classical lines with ...Be7, while delaying the bishop's development
starts being connected with certain dangers. After all, the king is two moves
away from castling!'} Nc5 $6 {The immediate 12...b4 should be the critical
line and deserves thorough analysis.  Marin,M: 'This was considered to be the
most solid answer.'} (12... b4 13. Nd5 $1 exd5 14. exd5 $40 Bb7 15. Qe4+ Be7
16. Nf5 Nc5 17. Nxg7+ $1 Kf8 18. Qd4 Rg8 19. Nf5 b3 $1 20. Bc4 bxc2 21. Rde1
Re8 22. Re2 Bc8 23. Nh6 Qb6 $1 24. Qc3 $2 (24. Kxc2 $1 Rg7 25. b3 $1 Bd7 26.
Rhe1 $14 {Ftacnik}) 24... Na4 25. Qxc2 Rxg5 $3 26. fxg5 Bxg5+ 27. Kb1 Rxe2 28.
Bxe2 Bd7 $1 $15 {1-0 Radjabov,T (2728)-Volokitin,A (2662)/Biel 2006/CBM 114/
[Ftacnik] (39)}) (12... Bb7 13. Bh3 b4 14. Nd5 exd5 15. exd5 Be7 16. Rhe1 $40 {
Krivoborodov,E (2453)-Parligras,M (2547)/Bad Wiessee 2009 (1-0, 30).  Marin,M:
These are just two examples in which White obtained strong attack by means of
the thematic knight sacrifice on d5.}) 13. a3 $1 $146 {This modest move is a
strong improvement. Preventing the ...b5-b4 advance, White is preparing the
assault against the black monarch.  Marin,M: 'Technically speaking, a novelty,
but it could lead to a simple transposition.'} (13. f5 b4 14. Nd5 $6 {In this
version this sacrifice is less promising as Black has an opportunity to
transfer the knight to the e5-outpost and block the e-file.} (14. Nce2 Bb7 15.
Ng3 $13) 14... exd5 15. exd5 Nd7 16. Bg2 Ne5 17. Rhe1 Bb7 18. Qb3 Be7 $17 {
0-1 Hector,J (2537)-Negi,P (2515)/Malmo 2007/CBM 118 (75)}) 13... Rb8 $6 {
This move allows the typical sacrifice that now follows.  Marin,M: 'This looks
a bit like playing with fire.'} (13... Bb7 14. f5 e5 15. Nb3 Nxb3+ 16. cxb3 {
yields White a stable edge thanks to the control over the key d5-square.}) ({
Marin,M: Maybe this would be a good moment to transpose back with} 13... Be7 {
is relatively better, but the position is in White's favour here as well. 
Marin,M: ', after having provoked a2-a3. It should be mentioned that in the
main lines White usually tries to do without this move, which means that by
employing his move order with a delayed ...Be7 Black has obtained some sort of
success.'}) 14. b4 $5 Nd7 15. Nd5 $1 {A standard piece sacrifice; in the
current case it seems especially effective.} exd5 (15... Qb7 16. Qc3 $1 exd5
17. exd5 Qxd5 18. Bxb5 $1 axb5 19. Rhe1+ Be7 20. Nc6 Qc4 21. Rxe7+ Kf8 22. Qe3
$18) 16. exd5 {Compared to the aforementioned game Radjabov-Volokitin, Black
has less space on the queenside, and therefore less counterplay.  Marin,M:
'This had been prepared by Nakamura before the game.'} Be7 ({Marin,M:
According to him, the critical line for the evaluation of the variation is} 
16... Nb6 17. Nc6 Nxd5 18. Qxd5 Be6 19. Qg2 Rc8 20. Nd4 Qc3) 17. Re1 {Marin,M:
'White has a strong attack.'} Ne5 $6 {A desperate attempt to get out of the
squeeze.} (17... Kf8 18. Qe4 Nb6 19. Nc6 Rb7 20. Bd3 {and White is totally
dominating. It's already hard to suggest a reasonable move for Black.}) (17...
Rb6 $1 {was the best reply.} {After} 18. Nf5 Ne5 $1 19. fxe5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Qc3
{Black is worse, but still in the game.}) 18. fxe5 Bxg5+ 19. Kb1 dxe5 20. Nc6
Bf6 21. Bd3 $1 h5 (21... O-O 22. Rhg1 {White even doesn't have to grab the
exchange.} Kh8 23. Ref1 {and Black is defenceless against the numerous threats.
}) 22. Rxe5+ $1 {A powerful blow. Instead of grabbing the exchange, which
could leave some practical chances for Black, Nakamura sacrifices his own rook.
} Bxe5 23. Re1 Bg4 24. Qf4 O-O 25. Rxe5 $18 g6 {The alternatives are not
better.} (25... f5 26. Qg5 Rbe8 27. Ne7+ Kh8 28. h3 $1 $18) (25... Rb7 26. h3
$1 Bd1 27. Kc1 $18) 26. Qf6 Rbe8 27. Ne7+ Rxe7 28. Rxe7 Qxh2 29. Bxg6 Qh1+ 30.
Kb2 Qxd5 31. Bxf7+ (31. Be4 {was even more brutal.}) 31... Qxf7 32. Rxf7 Rxf7
33. Qxa6 {The rest is an agony.} Kg7 34. Qxb5 Kg6 35. Qc4 Rd7 36. b5 Kg5 37. b6
Bf3 38. Qb5+ Rd5 39. Qb3 {An impressive game by the US champion.} 1-0

[Event "EU-ch 11th"]
[Site "Rijeka"]
[Date "2010.03.16"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Ragger, Markus"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2572"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2010.03.06"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.05.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. a4 Rb8 8. c3
d6 9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. h3 O-O 12. Be3 Ra8 13. Nbd2 Bb7 14. Re1 exd4 (14...
Re8 {Anand,V (2790)-Shirov,A (2723)/Wijk aan Zee 2010/[Mikhalevski, V] (1-0,
55)}) 15. cxd4 Nb4 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 Nd3 18. Re3 Nf4 19. Rc1 $146 (19. e5 {
proved to be premature:} dxe5 20. dxe5 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Ng6 22. exf6 Nxh4 23. Nxh4
Qxf6 24. Nhf3 c5 {Bologan,V (2692)-Caruana,F (2652)/Reggio Emilia 2009/CBM 134
(0-1, 41)}) 19... c5 {The most ambitious continuation.} ({The alternative was} 
19... Rc8 {, defending the pawn.} 20. Rcc3 $5 {it is hard to evaluate whether
the gradual piece activation offers White attacking chances.}) 20. e5 dxe5 21.
dxc5 (21. dxe5 Ng6 22. exf6 Nxh4 $132) 21... Rc8 22. Nxe5 Rxc5 {The tactical
operation in the centre has left White with a poor coordination. One wonders
whether Navarra's innovation was a pure over-the-board inspiration.} 23. Nf1
Rxc1 24. Bxf7+ Rxf7 25. Qxd8+ Rf8 26. Qd2 Bxe3 27. Qxe3 g5 (27... N6d5 $17) 28.
Bg3 N6h5 29. Bxf4 Nxf4 30. Ng6 $36 Ra1 31. Nxf8 Bxg2 32. Qe8 Rxf1+ 33. Kh2 Rh1+
34. Kg3 Rxh3+ 35. Kg4 Rh4+ 36. Kf5 Bh3+ 37. Ke5 Kg7 38. Qe7+ Kg8 39. Qd8 Kg7
40. Qf6+ Kg8 41. Ng6 1-0

[Event "Keres Memorial rap 22nd"]
[Site "Tallinn"]
[Date "2013.01.13"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Maiorov, Nikita"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C87"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2537"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.01.12"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "EST"]
[EventCategory "11"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Bg4 8. h3
Bh5 9. d3 Nd7 10. Be3 h6 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nbd2 Bg5 13. d4 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 b5 15.
Bb3 Rb8 16. a4 O-O 17. axb5 axb5 18. Nf1 Nb6 19. Ng3 Qf6 20. h4 Nc4 21. Bxc4
exd4 22. Bxf7+ Rxf7 23. cxd4 Qf4 24. Rc1 Nd8 25. h5 Bh7 26. d5 Qxg4 27. Nd4 Qg5
28. b4 Ra8 29. Nxb5 Qf6 30. Qd2 Ra4 31. Rf1 c6 32. dxc6 Nxc6 33. Nxd6 Rd7 34.
Qd5+ Kh8 35. Qxc6 Raa7 36. e5 1-0

[Event "World Cup"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2009.11.26"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Khalifman, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A39"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2009.11.21"]
[EventType "k.o."]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 O-O 8.
O-O Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Qd3 a6 11. Rd1 Bf5 12. Qf3 Rb8 13. c5 b5 14. cxd6 b4
15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. Rxd5 Be6 17. Rd3 exd6 18. Bf4 Bxb2 19. Rad1 Bxa2 20. Bxd6 Bc4
21. Bxb4 Bxd3 22. Bxf8 Qxf8 23. Rxd3 Rd8 24. Rxd8 Qxd8 25. Qb7 Qd1+ 26. Bf1 Qa1
27. e3 a5 28. Kg2 Qa2 29. Qb5 Bf6 30. Bc4 Qa3 31. Qe8+ Qf8 32. Bxf7+ Kg7 33.
Qxf8+ Kxf8 34. Bb3 Kg7 35. f4 g5 36. Kf3 gxf4 37. gxf4 h5 38. Ke4 Kg6 39. Ba4
h4 40. Be8+ Kg7 41. h3 Bb2 42. Kf5 Kf8 43. Ba4 Ke7 44. Bb3 Bc1 45. e4 Bb2 46.
e5 Bc3 47. Ke4 Bd2 48. f5 Bg5 49. Kf3 a4 50. Bxa4 Kf7 51. Bb3+ Kg7 52. Ke4 1-0

[Event "12th World Teams 2019"]
[Site "Astana KAZ"]
[Date "2019.03.12"]
[Round "7.3"]
[White "Adams, Mi"]
[Black "Amin, B."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2708"]
[BlackElo "2709"]
[PlyCount "133"]
[EventDate "2019.03.05"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1271"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.03.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.03.18"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Egypt"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "EGY"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. Nf1 Bf8 14. Ng3 g6 15.
b3 a5 16. a4 b4 17. cxb4 axb4 18. Bb2 Bh6 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Qe2 Qe7 21. Bd3 Bf4
22. Bb5 Red8 23. Rad1 Nc5 24. Bc4 Rd6 25. Nf1 Nfd7 26. Ne3 Bxe3 27. Qxe3 Nxe4
28. Rc1 c5 29. Qh6 g5 30. Qh5 Ndf6 31. Qxf7+ Qxf7 32. Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Nxe5+ Kf8
34. Nc4 Rd3 35. f3 Nc3 36. Ne5 Rd5 37. Nc4 Re8 38. Rxe8+ Kxe8 39. Bxc3 bxc3 40.
Rxc3 Rd1+ 41. Kf2 Nd5 42. Rc2 Ba6 43. Nd6+ Ke7 44. Ne4 Nb4 45. Rc3 Rd5 46. Ke3
Nd3 47. g3 h6 48. h4 gxh4 49. gxh4 Rf5 50. b4 cxb4 51. Rc6 Ra5 52. Rxh6 b3 53.
Rb6 b2 54. Nc3 Kd7 55. Kd4 Kc7 56. Rb3 Kc6 57. Nd1 Rd5+ 58. Kc3 Nc5 59. Rb4
Rxd1 60. Kxb2 Rd2+ 61. Kc3 Rd3+ 62. Kc2 Rxf3 63. a5 Kd5 64. Rg4 Bd3+ 65. Kb2
Bf5 66. Rg8 Rb3+ 67. Kc1 0-1

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blindfold"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2011.12.15"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2714"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "2011.12.14"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 145 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. dxe5 Bc5 5. Bc4 Nxf2 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Qd5+
Kg6 8. Qxc5 Nxh1 9. Nc3 d6 10. Qc4 h6 11. Nd5 Rf8 12. Qe4+ Kf7 13. Bxh6 gxh6
14. Qh7+ Ke8 15. Nxc7+ Qxc7 16. Qxc7 Na6 17. Qxd6 Bf5 18. O-O-O Rc8 19. Nd4 Rd8
20. Qxh6 Nf2 21. Qh5+ Kd7 22. e6+ 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.22"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2726"]
[Annotator "Sagar Shah"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Padova"]
[BlackTeam "Alkaloid"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ITA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "MKD"]

{In the previous round, Leko had lost a better position out of the opening
against Veselin Topalov. Against Ivanchuk's Petroff it seemed as if nothing
bad could happen, but slowly and steadily White drifted into a lost position.} 
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 Nc6
8. Qd2 Bf5 9. O-O-O Qd7 10. Kb1 O-O 11. h4 Rae8 12. Be2 Bd8 13. h5 h6 14. Nh2
Ne7 15. Bf3 (15. g4 Be6 (15... Be4 16. f3 Bh7 17. Bd3 $14 (17. g5 Nf5 $17)) 16.
g5 $40 {It is surprising that Leko did not go for this straightforward
attacking idea. White's play on the kingside is extremely strong.}) 15... Be6
$1 {The exclamation here is for giving up the b7-pawn. Usually it's a good
idea to open up the lines leading to your opponent's king when it's a case of
opposite side castling.} 16. Bxb7 (16. g4 $1 $40 {should have been preferred
as Bxb7 doesn't really do much apart from winning a pawn.}) 16... c6 17. Ba6
Nd5 18. Nf3 Qc7 19. Qd3 $6 (19. Bd3 {Bringing the bishop back was more
important.} Nxe3 20. fxe3 Qa5 $13) 19... Nxe3 20. fxe3 d5 $1 {In spite of
being a pawn down Black is better because he has the open b-file towards the
white king whereas White doesn't really have concrete plan of getting to the
guy sitting pretty on g8.} 21. Qe2 Qb6 22. Nd4 Bg5 23. Nxe6 Rxe6 24. Bd3 Bf6 (
24... Rb8 25. b3 Qc5 26. c4 Rxe3 27. Qf2 Bf6 $17) 25. Qd2 {White is a pawn up
but as we already know when it is an opposite coloured bishop middlegame
initiative is more important than material. And in this position Ivanchuk has
a clear initiative. You might think it to be exaggerated, but it is true that
with accurate play, Black should be winning here.} (25. Ka1 Rb8 26. Rb1 {
was a more tenacious way of defendng.}) 25... Rb8 $1 26. b3 Qc5 $6 {This lets
White resist for some more time.} ({The winning move was} 26... Qa5 $1 27. Kb2
c5 $1 $19 {with the idea of Ra6 as well as c4 is very strong.}) 27. Kb2 a5 28.
a4 Rb4 (28... Rxe3 {winning back the pawn and maintaining the initiative was
also pretty good.}) 29. Rb1 Re8 30. Rhf1 Reb8 31. Ra1 {Leko tries to defend as
tenaciously as he can.} Rg4 32. Rxf6 $5 {A very interesting practical
sacrifice.} gxf6 33. Qf2 {Black is still better but it is no longer one-way
traffic as moves like Qf5 are threatened. The bishop on f6 was the one
providing a lot of energy to the black attack. With its disappearnce the king
on b2 feels quite safe.} Qd6 34. Qf5 Rxg2 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Bg6 $2 {Leko tries
this desperate sacrifice thinking that he would have enough for an entire rook.
In a practical game especially when you are low on time, picking up this
bishop looks extremely dangerous, but objectively fxg6 is a winning move.} Rb7
{This move almost throws away Black's advantage.} (36... fxg6 $1 37. hxg6 {
This might have been Leko's idea. But now Black has the only winning move} Ke8
$1 38. Rf1 (38. g7 Qg3 $19) 38... Kd8 39. g7 Qe6 40. Rf2 Rg5 41. Qh8+ Kc7 42.
Qxh6 Qd7 43. Rxf6 Rxg7 $19 {I would be kidding myself if I said that Black's
defensive task was easy but it did exist and Ivanchuk was objectively winning.}
) 37. Rf1 Ke8 $2 {The losing mistake by Ivanchuk. I think he forgot that the
rook on g2 is hanging.} (37... c5 $1 $17 38. Qxh6+ Ke7 39. Qg7 Qe6 $19) 38.
Qg8+ $1 Qf8 (38... Kd7 39. Bf5+ Kc7 40. Qxg2 $18) 39. Bxf7+ $1 (39. Bxf7+ $1
Rxf7 40. Qxg2 $18 {The tables have turned and White is completely winning. Not
only is his king safer but he is also a pawn up. Ivanchuk saw no reason to
continue the fight.}) 1-0

[Event "Al Ain rapid"]
[Site "Al Ain"]
[Date "2014.12.18"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Black "Bajarani, Ulvi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A12"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2465"]
[PlyCount "87"]
[EventDate "2014.12.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2016"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.08"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "0:00:25"]
[BlackClock "0:00:12"]

1. c4 c6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e3 Nf6 4. b3 g6 5. Bb2 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Bxf3 e6 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. Be2 Rc8 12. d4 Ne4 13. Nd2 Nxd2 14. Qxd2 f5
15. f4 g5 16. cxd5 cxd5 17. Ba3 Rf7 18. Bh5 Nf6 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Rac1 gxf4
21. exf4 Rb8 22. Rc2 Ne4 23. Qe3 Qa5 24. Bb2 Bf8 25. Qf3 Bd6 26. Qh5+ Kg7 27.
g4 Rg8 28. Rg2 Kh8 29. Qf7 Qxa2 30. Qxe6 Qxb3 31. Kh2 fxg4 32. hxg4 Qb6 33. Kg1
Qb3 34. Kh2 Qb6 35. Kg1 Qb3 36. Bc1 Qc4 37. g5 b5 38. Qh3 Qxd4+ 39. Kh1 b4 40.
Bb2 Nc3 41. g6 Qg7 42. f5 Be5 43. f6 Bxf6 44. Rxf6 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters op 16th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2012.10.27"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Short, Nigel D"]
[Black "Gromovs, Sergejs"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2169"]
[PlyCount "61"]
[EventDate "2012.10.27"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2013"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.11.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 g6 4. Bc4 c6 5. Bb3 Bg7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. O-O b5 8. e5
dxe5 9. fxe5 Nd5 10. d4 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Bg4 12. a4 Nd7 13. h3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Qb6
15. a5 Qc7 16. Bxf7+ Kh8 17. Qe2 c5 18. Bg5 cxd4 19. cxd4 Qc3 20. Qd3 Rfc8 21.
Bxe7 Qxc2 22. Qxb5 Nf8 23. Bd6 Bh6 24. Kh1 Rc3 25. Bd5 Rac8 26. Ra2 Qd3 27.
Qxd3 Rxd3 28. e6 Re3 29. Be5+ Bg7 30. e7 Nd7 31. Be6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2688"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d6 3. Nc3 g6 4. e4 Bg7 5. Qd2 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. d5 Nb8 8. Be2
Nbd7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 c5 11. O-O a6 12. a4 O-O 13. Rfe1 Qa5 14. Ra3 Ne8 15.
Bg4 Ne5 16. Be2 Nc7 17. Qc1 Ne8 18. Bd2 Qc7 19. a5 Nf6 20. f4 Ned7 21. Bc4 Nh5
22. Kh2 Rfb8 23. Na4 Qd8 24. Rf3 Qe8 25. b3 b5 26. axb6 Nxb6 27. Nxb6 Rxb6 28.
e5 dxe5 29. fxe5 Qb8 30. d6 exd6 31. Bxf7+ Kh8 32. e6 d5+ 33. g3 Nf6 34. e7 Ne8
35. Bxd5 Rf6 36. Rxf6 Bxf6 37. Bf4 Qa7 38. Qe3 Rc8 39. Qe6 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.29"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Quintiliano Pinto, Renato Rodrigues"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A01"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2484"]
[PlyCount "49"]
[EventDate "2016.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.03.02"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 Nc6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bd6 5. Ne2 O-O 6. O-O Re8 7. Ng3 a6 8. Be2
Bf8 9. c4 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. Bxc3 Be6 13. f4 exf4 14. Rxf4 Bd6
15. Re4 Qg5 16. Qe1 Rad8 17. Qf2 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Bf5 19. Rf4 Bg6 20. Rf1 f6 21.
Bc4+ Bf7 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Rf5 Qg4 24. Rxf6+ Kg8 25. Rf7 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2016.12.28"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2711"]
[PlyCount "79"]
[EventDate "2016.12.26"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 176"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.01.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. N2f3 Bb4+
8. Bd2 O-O 9. c4 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 Nf6 11. Be2 Qe7 12. O-O e5 13. Nb5 Rd8 14. Qe3
Nc6 15. Rad1 Bg4 16. Rxd8+ Rxd8 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 e4 19. Be2 Qb4 20. b3 h6
21. Rd1 a6 22. Rxd8+ Nxd8 23. Nc3 Ne6 24. Bd1 b5 25. Be2 Nf4 26. Bf1 bxc4 27.
Bxc4 g5 28. Nxe4 Qe7 29. Nxg5 Qc7 30. Bxf7+ Kh8 31. Ne6 Nxe6 32. Qxh6+ Nh7 33.
Bxe6 Qe5 34. Qe3 Qa1+ 35. Kh2 Kg7 36. Qa7+ Kh6 37. Qe3+ Kg7 38. Bf5 Nf6 39.
Qe7+ Kh6 40. f4 1-0

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.18"]
[Round "14"]
[White "Moiseenko, Alexander"]
[Black "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E43"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2648"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2014.06.16"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nf3 b6 5. Bg5 Bb7 6. e3 c5 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. exd4
O-O 9. O-O Be7 10. Re1 d6 11. h3 Nbd7 12. Bf4 Re8 13. Rc1 Nf8 14. Bh2 Ng6 15.
b4 Rc8 16. a3 Qd7 17. Bf1 Bf8 18. Nd2 Ba8 19. Nb3 Qb7 20. Bg3 Rxc4 21. Ne4 Rxc1
22. Nxf6+ gxf6 23. Nxc1 f5 24. f3 Qd5 25. Ne2 Rc8 26. Qd2 Bg7 27. h4 f4 28. Bf2
Qf5 29. Rc1 e5 30. h5 Nf8 31. Rxc8 Qxc8 32. dxe5 dxe5 33. Nc3 Ne6 34. Nb5 Qb7
35. Bc4 Qe7 36. Qd6 Qxd6 37. Nxd6 Nd4 38. Bxf7+ Kf8 39. Ba2 Bc6 40. Nc8 Nb5 41.
a4 Nc3 42. Nxa7 Bxa4 43. Bc4 b5 44. Bd3 h6 45. Be1 e4 46. fxe4 Ke7 47. Kf1 Ke6
48. Bxc3 Bxc3 49. Bxb5 Bc2 50. Bc4+ Kd7 51. Nb5 Bxb4 52. e5 Be4 53. Nd4 Bc3 54.
e6+ Ke7 55. Ne2 Bd2 56. Nd4 Be3 57. Nf3 Bxf3 58. gxf3 Bd4 59. Ke2 Bf6 60. Kd3
Bg5 61. Ke4 Kd6 62. Kf5 Ke7 63. Kg6 Kd8 64. Kf7 Be7 65. Kg6 Bg5 66. Kf7 Be7 67.
Kg6 Bg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Rapid"]
[Site "Berlin"]
[Date "2015.10.11"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Leko, Peter"]
[Black "Onischuk, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2707"]
[BlackElo "2612"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.10.10"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 Nbd7 6. Nf3 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Bc4 b5 9. Bb3 h6 10. h3 b4 11. Na4 Ba6 12. O-O-O Bb5 13. c3 c5 14. cxb4 cxb4
15. Kb1 Be7 16. Rc1 Qa5 17. Qd1 Rd8 18. Qc2 O-O 19. Bxh6 Rc8 20. Qd1 Rxc1+ 21.
Bxc1 Rd8 22. Ng5 Nc5 23. Bxf7+ Kh8 24. Bd5 Bxa4 25. Qd2 Kg7 26. Nh7 Nxh7 27.
Qh6+ Kh8 28. Qxg6 Qb6 29. Qg3 Bf6 30. Be3 Bb5 31. Rd1 Qd6 32. f3 Bd3+ 33. Ka1
Qc7 34. Bxc5 Qxc5 35. Qe1 Rc8 36. a3 Bc2 37. axb4 Qb6 38. Rc1 Bg5 39. Ba2 Bxc1
40. Qxc1 Qd4 0-1

[Event "RUS-ch 66th"]
[Site "Nizhnij Novgorod"]
[Date "2013.10.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Shomoev, Anton"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2579"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2013.10.05"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Bb7 5. Nc3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 g6 8. Nxd5
exd5 9. Bd3 Bd6 10. Bd2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. h3 Qe7 13. Rc1 Nf6 14. Ne5 c5 15.
f4 Rad8 16. Bc3 Nh5 17. Qf3 Bxe5 18. fxe5 f6 19. e6 Qxe6 20. Rfe1 Rf7 21. dxc5
d4 22. exd4 Qxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Bxf3 24. gxf3 bxc5 25. Bc4 cxd4 26. Bb4 Nf4 27.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Re7+ Kg8 29. Rxa7 Rc8 30. Bd2 Nxh3+ 31. Kf1 Ng5 32. Bxg5 fxg5
33. b4 Rc3 34. Kf2 h5 35. b5 Rb3 36. a4 Rb2+ 37. Kg3 Rb4 38. Rd7 Kf8 39. a5 Ke8
40. Rd5 h4+ 41. Kh3 Ke7 42. a6 Ke6 43. Rd8 Rxb5 44. a7 Ra5 45. a8=Q Rxa8 46.
Rxa8 Kd5 47. Ra5+ Kc4 48. Rxg5 1-0

[Event "ch-RUS Blitz 2018"]
[Site "Sochi RUS"]
[Date "2018.10.07"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Artemiev, V."]
[Black "Iljiushenok, I."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A05"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2539"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2018.10.07"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "20"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1248"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.10.08"]
[SourceVersion "4"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.03"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. b3 Bg7 4. Bb2 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. d4 c5 7. c4 Qa5+ 8. Bc3
Qb6 9. d5 e6 10. dxe6 Bxe6 11. O-O Nc6 12. Ng5 Bf5 13. Nd2 Rad8 14. Qc1 Nd4 15.
Re1 Rfe8 16. e3 Nc2 17. Qb2 Nxe1 18. Bxf6 Nd3 19. Qc3 Bxf6 20. Qxf6 Qc7 21. Bd5
Rf8 22. Nxf7 Rxf7 23. Bxf7+ Qxf7 24. Qxd8+ Kg7 25. Qxd6 b6 26. e4 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 26th"]
[Site "Plovdiv"]
[Date "2010.10.17"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Nepomniachtchi, Ian"]
[Black "Karttunen, Mika"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B43"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2010.10.17"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "BUL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ural Sverdlovskaya"]
[BlackTeam "Tammer Shakki"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "FIN"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 Bc5 7. Nb3 Be7 8.
O-O Nf6 9. f4 d6 10. e5 Nfd7 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. Ne4 Qb6+ 13. Kh1 Nf6 14. Qf3
Nbd7 15. Be3 Qc7 16. Bd4 O-O 17. Nbd2 Rd8 18. Qh3 Nxe4 19. Nxe4 Nf8 20. Qe3 Rd5
21. Nc3 Rh5 22. Qf3 Ra5 23. a3 Bc5 24. Be5 Bd6 25. Bxd6 Qxd6 26. b4 Rd5 27.
Nxd5 exd5 28. Rad1 a5 29. Bc4 axb4 30. Bxd5 Qc5 31. axb4 Qxb4 32. f5 Ra3 33.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 34. Qd5+ 1-0

[Event "Villarrobledo op 19th"]
[Site "Villarrobledo"]
[Date "2001.08.19"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Ljubojevic, Ljubomir"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B49"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2548"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2001.08.18"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2002"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Be3 Bb4 9. Na4 Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Nb6 Rb8 12. Nxc8 Qxc8 13. Bd4 c5 14. Be5
Rb6 15. Qd3 d6 16. Bc3 O-O 17. b3 Rc6 18. Rad1 c4 19. bxc4 d5 20. exd5 exd5 21.
Qg3 dxc4 22. Bf3 Re6 23. Bd5 Re2 24. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1 g6 26. Qe5 Re8 27. h3
Qd7 28. Bxc4 Bb4 29. Qxf6 Rxe1+ 30. Bxe1 Bxe1 31. c3 Qc7 32. Qd4 a5 33. Kf1 Bd2
34. Bxf7+ Kxf7 35. Qxd2 Qc4+ 36. Kg1 a4 37. g3 Ke6 38. h4 a3 39. Kg2 Qe4+ 40.
f3 Qb1 41. Qe3+ Kd5 42. Qd4+ Kc6 43. Qe4+ 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 2nd Mar"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2021.03.02"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Tomashevsky, E."]
[Black "Dang, H."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A15"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2350"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2021.03.02"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1374"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.03.08"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.03.09"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. d4 O-O 5. Bg5 d6 6. e3 c5 7. d5 h6 8. Bh4
Nbd7 9. Nd2 a6 10. Be2 Rb8 11. a4 Re8 12. O-O Nf8 13. Re1 e5 14. dxe6 Bxe6 15.
Nde4 g5 16. Bg3 Nxe4 17. Nxe4 Bxc4 18. Bxc4 Rxe4 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qf3+ Kg8
21. Qxe4 Bxb2 22. Rad1 Bg7 23. Bxd6 Rc8 24. Bxc5 Qc7 25. Bxf8 Rxf8 26. g3 b5
27. axb5 axb5 28. Qd5+ Qf7 29. Qxf7+ Rxf7 30. Rd8+ Kh7 31. Rb8 Bc3 32. Rb1 b4
33. Kg2 g4 34. R8xb4 Bxb4 35. Rxb4 h5 36. Rf4 Ra7 37. h3 Rg7 38. hxg4 hxg4 39.
Rf6 Rg5 40. Kf1 Kg7 41. Rd6 Kf7 42. Ke2 Ke7 43. Ra6 Kf7 44. e4 Rb5 45. Ra3 Kf6
46. Ke3 Ke5 47. Rd3 Rb2 48. Rd5+ Kf6 49. Rd2 Rb4 50. Kf4 Ke6 51. Re2 1-0

[Event "Online Olym Div2 E 2020"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.08.16"]
[Round "7.5"]
[White "Adams, Mi"]
[Black "Erdos, V."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C50"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2618"]
[PlyCount "108"]
[EventDate "2020.08.14"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1345"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.08.17"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.09.17"]
[SourceQuality "2"]
[WhiteTeam "England"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ENG"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Re1 a6 8. h3 h6
9. Nbd2 Na5 10. Bd5 c6 11. Bxf7+ Rxf7 12. b4 Bb6 13. bxa5 Bxa5 14. Qb3 b5 15.
a4 Qe7 16. axb5 axb5 17. Ba3 Be6 18. Qc2 c5 19. d4 exd4 20. cxd4 Bxd2 21. Nxd2
b4 22. Bb2 Rxa1 23. Rxa1 Nh5 24. dxc5 dxc5 25. Ra8+ Rf8 26. Rxf8+ Qxf8 27. Nc4
Nf4 28. Be5 Ng6 29. Bd6 Qa8 30. Bxc5 b3 31. Qxb3 Qxe4 32. Qb8+ Kh7 33. Ne3 Nf4
34. Qb4 Qxb4 35. Bxb4 g5 36. Bd6 Nd5 37. Nc2 Kg6 38. Nd4 Bd7 39. f3 Ne3 40. Bc7
Nf5 41. Nb3 Be6 42. Nc5 Bd5 43. Kf2 Nd4 44. Nd3 Ne6 45. Ba5 h5 46. Bc3 Nf4 47.
Ne5+ Kf5 48. Nd7 Nd3+ 49. Ke3 Nf4 50. Kf2 Nd3+ 51. Kg1 Bc6 52. Nb6 g4 53. fxg4+
hxg4 54. hxg4+ Kxg4 1/2-1/2

[Event "WchT 8th"]
[Site "Ningbo"]
[Date "2011.07.18"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Efimenko, Zahar"]
[Black "Li, Chao B"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C43"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2669"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "2011.07.17"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 144"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2011.09.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Ukraine"]
[BlackTeam "China"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "UKR"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 d5 5. Nxe5 Nd7 6. Nxd7 Bxd7 7. O-O Bd6 8.
Qh5 Qf6 9. Nc3 Qxd4 10. Be3 Qe5 11. Qxe5+ Bxe5 12. Nxd5 Nf6 13. Rae1 Nxd5 14.
Bd4 O-O 15. Bxe5 Nb4 16. Bc4 Rfe8 17. c3 b5 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. cxb4 a5 20. bxa5
Rxa5 21. a3 c6 22. f4 Bf5 23. Rd1 Ra7 24. Rd6 Re6 25. Rfd1 g6 26. Kf2 h5 27.
Ke3 Ra4 28. R6d4 g5 29. Rxa4 bxa4 30. Rc1 gxf4+ 31. Kxf4 Bd3 32. h3 Rg6 33. g4
hxg4 34. hxg4 Rh6 35. Rc3 Be2 36. Kf5 Rh4 37. Rg3 Bc4 38. Kg5 Rh1 39. Rf3+ Ke6
40. Re3 Kf7 41. Re4 Bb3 42. Rf4+ Ke6 43. Bd4 Bc2 44. Rf2 Bd3 45. Rf3 Be4 46.
Rf8 Bc2 47. Re8+ Kd5 48. Rd8+ Ke6 49. Re8+ Kd7 50. Re2 Bd1 51. Rd2 Ke6 52. Bc5
Ke5 53. Rd8 Bf3 54. Rf8 Bd1 55. Rf5+ Ke6 56. Bd4 Re1 57. Rf4 Kd5 58. Kf5 Bc2+
59. Kf6 Re6+ 60. Kf7 Re4 61. Rxe4 Kxe4 62. Bf6 Bd1 63. g5 Kf5 64. Kg7 Bh5 65.
Kh6 Be8 66. b3 axb3 67. a4 Ke6 68. a5 Kd7 69. g6 Bxg6 70. Kxg6 Kc8 1/2-1/2

[Event "Tata Steel-A 76th"]
[Site "Wijk aan Zee"]
[Date "2014.01.11"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Harikrishna, Pentala"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2812"]
[Annotator "Marin,M"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "2014.01.11"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "NED"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d4 {Quite a curious deccision.
This line is known as harmful for decades already. We can only speculate
whether Harikrishna had prepared any surprize in one of the lines, or he
simply wanted to neutralize the jetlag with a simple first round draw.} exd4 6.
cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nxe4 ({The simplest continuation is} 7... Bxd2+ 8. Nbxd2 d5 9.
exd5 Nxd5 {, see Lukacs' extensive survey in the notes to Van den Doel,E (2599)
-Sokolov,I (2690)/Leeuwarden 2004/CBM 102/[Lukacs] (0-1, 57)}) 8. Bxb4 Nxb4 9.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ d5 11. Ne5+ Ke6 {Could Harikrishna have hoped that Aronian
would not know that this extravagant move, in the spirit of some of Steinitz'
games, is the best? Nah...} 12. Qxb4 Qf8 {Going the safe way.} ({For} 12... c5
{there is another Lukacs survey in the notes to Lee,G (2361)-Flear,G (2538)/
Torquay 2002/CBM 091/[Lukacs] (1/2, 75) I would add that 11...Ke6 is known to
be the best at least since the following game lost with white by the then
World Champion:} 13. Qa4 Qb6 14. Nd3 c4 15. Nf4+ Kf5 {Even more Steinitzian
thinking.} ({Unfortunately,} 15... Kf7 {is better.}) 16. Nxd5 Qxd4 17. Ne3+ Kg6
$13 {Lasker,E-Paredes/USA 1906/EXT 1999 (0-1, 32)}) 13. Qxf8 Rxf8 14. Nc3 ({
The old theory had} 14. f3 Nd6 15. Nc3 Nf5 16. O-O-O c6 17. Rhe1 Kd6 $11 {
Rossolimo,N-Addison,W/New York 1965/MCL (1/2, 45)}) 14... c6 15. f3 Nd6 16. Kf2
Nf5 17. Rhe1 Kd6 18. Rad1 g6 19. b4 Bd7 20. Na4 b6 21. Rd2 Rae8 22. Nc3 Re7 23.
Rc1 Be8 24. Ne2 Ng7 25. Re1 Ne6 26. Nc1 Rf4 27. Ne2 Rf5 28. Nc3 Rf4 29. Ne2 Rf5
30. Nc3 Rf4 1/2-1/2

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 13th"]
[Site "Leon"]
[Date "2001.11.11"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2701"]
[Annotator "Gelfand,B"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2001.11.06"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 086"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2002.02.05"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Spain"]
[BlackTeam "Israel"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "ESP"]
[BlackTeamCountry "ISR"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Be7 7. O-O Nc6 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Be6 11. Be3 Bf5 12. Qb3 c6 13. cxd5 Nxc3 $5 $146 (13...
cxd5 14. Rac1 $14) 14. bxc3 Nxd5 15. Qxb7 $5 (15. c4 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Qc7 $132) (
15. Bd2 $5) 15... Nxc3 (15... Qb6 16. Qxb6 axb6 17. Bd2 $16) 16. Bc4 Rb8 (16...
Be4 17. Ne5 $16) 17. Qxc6 Be4 $5 (17... Rc8 18. Qa6 Be4 19. Ne5 (19. Nd2 $5)
19... Bd6 20. Rfc1 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Rc6 22. Qa3 (22. Qxc6 Bxc6 23. Rxc3 Qa8 24.
Bf1 $14) 22... Rxc4 23. Rxc3 $14) 18. Bxf7+ Rxf7 19. Qxc3 Bb4 $5 (19... Bxf3 $5
20. gxf3 Bd6 21. Qc6 $1 Qf6 (21... Rb6 22. Qe4) 22. Qe4 $14 (22. f4 Qf5 $132))
20. Qc4 (20. Qb3 $5 Bxf3 (20... Bd5 21. Bg5 $5 Rxf3 (21... Bxb3 22. Bxd8 Bd5
23. Bg5 $14) 22. Qxb4 $1 (22. Bxd8 Rxb3 23. axb3 Rxd8 24. Rxa7 Bc3 $11) 22...
Rxb4 23. Bxd8 $16) 21. gxf3 Bd6 22. Qe6 Rb6 23. Qe4 $14) 20... Bd5 21. Qd3 Rxf3
22. gxf3 Qd7 $1 (22... Qf6 23. f4 g5 24. f5 $18 (24. f3 gxf4 25. Bd2)) (22...
Bd6 23. Qf5) 23. Rfb1 (23. Bf4 $5 Rf8 24. Bg3 Rxf3 25. Qe2 $13) 23... Qh3 (
23... Qf7 24. Bd2 $1 Bc4 25. Qc2 Rb6 26. Bf4 $3 $18) 24. Bf4 Rf8 25. Rxb4 $6 (
25. Bg3 $142 $1 a5 26. a3 Rxf3 27. Qf1 Qe6 (27... Qh6 $5 28. Qe2 $1 (28. axb4
Rxg3+ 29. fxg3 Qe3+ 30. Qf2 Qe4 $11) 28... Qh5 29. Rb2 Bf8 $132) (27... Qf5 28.
axb4 (28. Qe2 $5) 28... Qe4) 28. axb4 Qe4 29. bxa5 $8 (29. Rc1 Rc3 $3 30. f3
Qe3+ $11) (29. Rb2 Rb3 $3 30. f3 Rxf3) (29. Re1 Rxg3+ 30. fxg3 Qh1+ $11) (29.
Qh3 $2 Rf8 $19) (29. Rxa5 Rb3 $1 (29... Rxg3+ 30. fxg3 Qh1+ 31. Kf2 Qf3+ 32.
Ke1 Qc3+ 33. Kd1 Bf3+ 34. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 35. Kc2 Qe4+ 36. Kb2) 30. Rxd5 (30. f3
Qe3+) 30... Rxb1 31. Rd7 $11) 29... Rxg3+ (29... h5 $5) (29... Rb3 $2 30. f3
Rxf3 31. Rb8+ Kf7 32. Qxf3+ $1 Qxf3 33. Rf1 $18) 30. fxg3 Qh1+ 31. Kf2 Qf3+ 32.
Ke1 Qc3+ 33. Kd1 Bf3+ 34. Qxf3 Qxf3+ 35. Kd2 Qf2+ 36. Kd3 Qf3+ 37. Kc4 Qc6+ 38.
Kb4 Qb7+ 39. Ka3 Qe7+ 40. Rb4 Qe3+ 41. Ka4 $16) 25... Rxf4 26. Rb8+ Kf7 27.
Rb7+ $1 (27. Qe3 $4 Rg4+ $19) 27... Kg8 (27... Bxb7 28. Qb3+) (27... Kf6 28.
Qa6+) 28. Rb8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Qatar Masters op"]
[Site "Doha"]
[Date "2014.12.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Kryvoruchko, Yuriy"]
[Black "Durarbayli, Vasif"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2621"]
[PlyCount "132"]
[EventDate "2014.11.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "QAT"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 164"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.01.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteClock "1:30:30"]
[BlackClock "1:30:30"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4
Rb8 9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. h3 O-O 12. Be3 Ra8 13. Nbd2 h6 14. Qc2 Re8 15.
Rfe1 exd4 16. cxd4 Nb4 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. Qb3+ Nbd5 19. exd5 Bb7 20. Qc2 Bxd5
21. Nh4 Kf8 22. Qg6 Bf7 23. Qg3 Nh5 24. Qg4 Nf6 25. Qf3 Bd5 26. Qg3 Nh5 27. Qg4
Nf6 28. Qg3 Nh5 29. Qg4 Nf6 30. Qg3 Qd7 31. Ndf3 Nh5 32. Qg6 Qf7 33. g4 Nf6 34.
g5 Qxg6 35. Nxg6+ Kf7 36. Ngh4 Ne4 37. gxh6 gxh6 38. Rac1 c6 39. Kh2 Re6 40.
Ng2 Ng5 41. Nxg5+ hxg5 42. h4 Rh8 43. Bxg5 Bxd4 44. Rxe6 Kxe6 45. Nf4+ Kf5 46.
Nxd5 cxd5 47. b3 Re8 48. Rd1 Be5+ 49. f4 Bxf4+ 50. Bxf4 Kxf4 51. Rxd5 Rd8 52.
h5 Ke4 53. Rg5 d5 54. h6 d4 55. h7 Rh8 56. Rg7 d3 57. Rd7 Ke3 58. Kg2 d2 59.
Re7+ Kd3 60. Rd7+ Kc2 61. Rc7+ Kxb3 62. Rd7 Rxh7 63. Rxd2 Kb4 64. Ra2 Rf7 65.
Ra1 Rf6 66. Kg3 Kc3 0-1

[Event "Saint Louis SPICE Cup op 8th"]
[Site "Saint Louis"]
[Date "2014.10.24"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Le, Quang Liem"]
[Black "Troff, Kayden W"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2532"]
[PlyCount "116"]
[EventDate "2014.10.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "USA"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2015"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.11.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Be6 10. Rb1 f6 11. d3 a5 12. b5 Nd4 13. Nd2 Qc8 14. e3 Nf5 15. Qc2
Rd8 16. Rd1 Nd6 17. Nb3 Nf7 18. d4 Bf5 19. e4 Bg4 20. f3 a4 21. Na1 exd4 22.
Ne2 d3 23. Rxd3 Rxd3 24. Qxd3 Be6 25. Qc3 Qd7 26. Nd4 Rd8 27. Nac2 Nc4 28. Nxe6
Qxe6 29. Bf1 Rd1 30. Kg2 Nd2 31. Bxd2 Rxb1 32. Bc4 Qd6 33. Nb4 Qc5 34. Be3 Qe5
35. Bd4 Bxb4 36. Qd3 Rb2+ 37. Bxb2 Qxb2+ 38. Kh3 Qd2 39. Bxf7+ Kxf7 40. Qc4+
Kg6 41. axb4 a3 42. Qg8 a2 43. Qa8 Qb2 44. Qe8+ Kh6 45. g4 Qe5 46. g5+ Kxg5 47.
Qf7 a1=Q 48. Qxg7+ Kf4 49. Qg3+ Ke3 50. f4+ Kxe4 51. fxe5 Qf1+ 52. Kh4 fxe5 53.
Qg7 Qf4+ 54. Kh3 h5 55. b6 c6 56. Qg8 Kd4 57. Qd8+ Kc3 58. Kg2 Qd2+ 0-1

[Event "Reykjavik op"]
[Site "Reykjavik"]
[Date "2014.03.05"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Ezat, Mohamed Mahmoud"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B11"]
[WhiteElo "2706"]
[BlackElo "2439"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2014.03.04"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ISL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.04.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nf6 5. Nxf6+ exf6 6. Bc4 Bg4 7. O-O Be7
8. h3 Bh5 9. Re1 O-O 10. d4 Bd6 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nh4 Nd7 13. Bb3 Qc7 14. Nxg6
hxg6 15. Qf3 Rfe8 16. Bd2 Nf8 17. h4 Ne6 18. Re4 c5 19. c3 cxd4 20. cxd4 Qd7
21. Rae1 Nc7 22. h5 Rxe4 23. Rxe4 f5 24. hxg6 fxe4 25. Bxf7+ Kf8 26. Qh3 Ne6
27. d5 Nf4 28. Bxf4 Bxf4 29. Be6 Qa4 30. Qh8+ Ke7 31. Qxg7+ Kd6 32. b3 Qb4 33.
Bf5 Qe1+ 34. Kg2 e3 35. Qf6+ Kc5 36. Qe7+ Kb6 37. Qf6+ Ka5 38. b4+ Qxb4 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "31"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Dreev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2607"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 Nbd7 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Qc2 Be7 8.
h3 O-O 9. e3 Nh5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Bd3 Nhf6 12. O-O-O Re8 13. g4 Ne4 14. Kb1
Ndf6 15. Ne5 Nxc3+ 16. Qxc3 Ne4 17. Qc2 f6 18. Nf3 Be6 19. Rc1 a5 20. Rhf1 a4
21. Nd2 Bf7 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Bc4 Ra5 24. Qd2 Rg5 25. Rg1 h5 26. Bxf7+ Qxf7 27.
Qb4 hxg4 28. hxg4 Ra8 29. Rc5 Rxc5 30. Qxc5 a3 31. b3 Qd5 32. Qe7 b5 33. g5 f5
34. g6 Rd8 1-0

[Event "Wch Blitz 2nd"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2007.11.22"]
[Round "25"]
[White "Ponomariov, Ruslan"]
[Black "Korotylev, Alexey"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E17"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2600"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2007.11.21"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "38"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Qc2 c5 8. d5
exd5 9. Ng5 h6 10. h4 Na6 11. cxd5 Nb4 12. Qd1 hxg5 13. hxg5 Nh7 14. a3 Na6 15.
e4 g6 16. f4 f5 17. gxf6 Bxf6 18. Qg4 Qe8 19. Bd2 c4 20. O-O-O Nc5 21. e5 Nd3+
22. Kb1 Nf2 23. Qe2 Nxd1 24. Rxd1 Bg7 25. Qxc4 Rc8 26. Qd3 d6 27. Be4 dxe5 28.
Bxg6 e4 29. Bxe4 Nf6 30. Bf5 Rd8 31. Re1 Qh5 32. Be6+ Rf7 33. Re5 Qh7 34. Rf5
Bc8 35. Bxf7+ Kxf7 36. Rxf6+ Kxf6 37. Qxh7 Bf5+ 38. Ne4+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 20th"]
[Site "Loo"]
[Date "2013.04.11"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Riazantsev, Alexander"]
[Black "Hasangatin, Ramil"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2496"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "2013.04.07"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 154"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.05.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Malakhit"]
[BlackTeam "Kazan"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Nf3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8.
Nc3 c6 9. Re1 Nbd7 10. Bb3 Nb6 11. Qe2 Re8 12. Bg5 Bg4 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Ne5+
Kf8 15. Nxg4 Qxd4 16. h3 h6 17. Be3 Qc4 18. Qf3 Nbd7 19. Rad1 Qf7 20. Bxh6 gxh6
21. Nxh6 Qg6 22. Rxd7 Qxh6 23. Re6 Kf7 24. Qf5 Rad8 25. Rexe7+ Rxe7 26. Rxd8
Qc1+ 27. Kh2 Qxb2 28. Rd3 Qb6 29. Rd6 1-0

[Event "Hamburg sim"]
[Site "Hamburg"]
[Date "2005.10.03"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Shirov, Alexei"]
[Black "Ritscher, Jan Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B03"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2284"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2005.10.03"]
[EventType "simul"]
[EventRounds "1"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2009"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.11.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 g6 6. Nc3 dxe5 7. fxe5 Bg7 8. Be2
c5 9. d5 Bxe5 10. Bh6 e6 11. Nf3 Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 exd5 13. O-O Bf5 14. cxd5 Qxd5
15. Qe1 N8d7 16. Bc4+ Qe4 17. Bxf7+ Kd8 18. Qf2 Kc8 19. Rad1 a5 20. Rd2 Qe7 21.
Ng5 Kb8 22. g4 Bxg4 23. Qg3+ Ka7 24. Re1 Qf6 25. Qxg4 Qxc3 26. Qf4 Nf6 27. Bg7
Rhd8 28. Rde2 Nh5 29. Bxc3 Nxf4 30. Rc2 Rd7 31. Rf1 Nbd5 32. Bxa5 Ne3 33. Rxf4
Nxc2 34. Nxh7 Rd1+ 35. Kf2 Ka6 36. Bc3 Nd4 37. Ng5 Rh8 38. h4 Rh1 39. Nf3 Rf8
40. Bc4+ b5 41. Rxf8 {...} 1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 8th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2010.01.31"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Vallejo Pons, Francisco"]
[Black "Zatonskih, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2466"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2010.01.26"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 134 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.03.03"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Bd6 6. Nc3 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nxe4 8.
dxe4 h6 9. Be3 Qe7 10. Qd2 Nd7 11. O-O-O Bc7 12. Qc3 Bb6 13. g4 Bxe3+ 14. fxe3
Nf6 15. Nxe5 O-O 16. Ng6 Qxe4 17. Nxf8 Bxg4 18. Rhg1 Rxf8 19. Rd4 Qf3 20. Rf4
Qh3 21. Qd2 h5 22. Rg3 Qh4 23. a4 Re8 24. Kb1 Ne4 25. Bxf7+ Kh8 26. Qg2 Nxg3
27. Bxe8 Nf5 28. Bg6 Qe1+ 29. Ka2 Qa5 30. Qe4 1-0

[Event "Titled Tuesday 3rd Nov"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2020.11.03"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Wojtaszek, R."]
[Black "Krysa, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A21"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2531"]
[PlyCount "39"]
[EventDate "2020.11.03"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1357"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.11.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.09"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Bb4 3. Nd5 Bc5 4. e3 Nf6 5. d4 Nxd5 6. dxc5 Nf6 7. b4 O-O 8.
Bb2 Re8 9. Nf3 e4 10. Nd4 b6 11. cxb6 axb6 12. Be2 c5 13. bxc5 bxc5 14. Nb5 d5
15. cxd5 Nxd5 16. O-O Bb7 17. Bc4 Nf6 18. Nd6 Qd7 19. Bxf7+ Kf8 20. Bxf6 1-0

[Event "Nancy Meurthe op 11th"]
[Site "Nancy"]
[Date "2013.03.09"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Bauer, Christian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A90"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2633"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[EventDate "2013.03.09"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.04.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.04.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 d5 5. c4 c6 6. Nc3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Qc2
Bd7 9. Ne5 Be8 10. Bf4 Na6 11. cxd5 cxd5 12. Rac1 h6 13. Qb3 g5 14. Bd2 Qb6 15.
Qxb6 axb6 16. h4 Bxe5 17. dxe5 Ng4 18. hxg5 hxg5 19. Bxg5 Nxe5 20. Be7 Rf7 21.
Nxd5 exd5 22. Bxd5 Bc6 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. Bd6 Ke6 25. Bxe5 Kxe5 26. f3 Rh8 27.
Kg2 Nb4 28. a3 Nd5 29. Rh1 Ne3+ 30. Kf2 Ng4+ 31. Kg1 Rxh1+ 32. Kxh1 Ne3 33. Kg1
b5 34. Kf2 Kd4 35. Rh1 Bd5 36. Rh4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Villandry FFE GP KO 4th"]
[Site "Villandry"]
[Date "2012.10.07"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Bacrot, Etienne"]
[Black "Fressinet, Laurent"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2702"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2012.10.07"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Nb6 7. O-O Be7 8.
a3 O-O 9. b4 Re8 10. d3 Bf8 11. Nd2 Nd4 12. e3 Nf5 13. Nde4 c6 14. Bb2 Nd6 15.
Nc5 a5 16. Qc2 Qc7 17. Rfc1 Bf5 18. h3 Bg6 19. e4 f6 20. h4 Bf7 21. Bh3 Nb5 22.
Nxb5 cxb5 23. Qd2 axb4 24. axb4 Qe7 25. Rab1 Na4 26. Bd7 Nxc5 27. Bxe8 Nb3 28.
Bxf7+ Qxf7 29. Qe1 Nxc1 30. Bxc1 Rd8 31. Qd1 Qc4 32. Rb3 Qxe4 33. Be3 Qd5 34.
Qb1 Rc8 35. Ra3 Qd6 36. Bc5 Qe6 37. Be3 Qd6 38. Rb3 Qd5 39. Ra3 Qd6 40. Ra5
Qxb4 41. Qxb4 Bxb4 42. Rxb5 Bf8 43. Rxb7 Rd8 44. Rb3 Kf7 45. Kg2 Ke6 46. g4 Be7
47. Kf3 g6 48. Rb6+ Rd6 49. Rb3 f5 50. h5 Rxd3 51. gxf5+ gxf5 52. Rxd3 e4+ 53.
Ke2 exd3+ 54. Kxd3 Kd5 55. f3 Bd6 56. Bg5 Bc7 57. Ke2 Bd6 58. Kd3 Bc7 59. Kc3
Bd6 60. Kd3 Bc7 61. Ke3 Bd6 62. Bf4 Bc5+ 63. Ke2 Be7 64. Kf2 Bf6 65. Kg3 Kd4
66. Bc1 Be5+ 67. Kh4 Bf6+ 68. Bg5 Be5 69. Bd8 Ke3 70. Kg5 1/2-1/2

[Event "Kamsky-Andreikin m"]
[Site "playchess.com INT"]
[Date "2007.01.22"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C33"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2509"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2007.01.22"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2008"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2007.11.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 Qd8 5. d4 c6 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 b4 8. Nce2
d5 9. e5 Ne7 10. Nf3 Bg4 11. Nxf4 Nf5 12. Kf2 Bxf3 13. Kxf3 Qb6 14. c3 Nd7 15.
Re1 Be7 16. Bc2 Nh4+ 17. Kf2 O-O 18. Qg4 f5 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Qe6+ Rf7 21. g3
Ng6 22. Nxg6 Ne4+ 23. Kg2 hxg6 24. Rxe4 dxe4 25. Bb3 Raf8 26. Qxe7 Qb5 27. Bf4
Qe2+ 28. Kg1 Qxb2 29. Bxf7+ Rxf7 30. Qe8+ Rf8 31. Qe6+ Kh7 32. Re1 bxc3 33.
Qxe4 Qxa2 34. Qxc6 Rxf4 35. gxf4 Qd2 36. Rf1 c2 37. d5 Qe3+ 38. Kh1 Qe4+ 39.
Kg1 Qe3+ 40. Kg2 Qe2+ 41. Rf2 Qe4+ 42. Kh3 Qe3+ 43. Kg2 c1=Q 44. Qxc1 Qxc1 45.
Ra2 Qd1 {' .} 0-1

[Event "CRO-chT1A 21st"]
[Site "Sibenik"]
[Date "2012.09.24"]
[Round "2.31"]
[White "Movsesian, Sergei"]
[Black "Fedorchuk, Sergey A"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B90"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2012.09.23"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "CRO"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 150 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.10.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Zagreb Mladost"]
[BlackTeam "Zagreb"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CRO"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CRO"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 Nc6 7. g4 Nxd4 8.
Qxd4 e5 9. Qd3 Be6 10. f4 Rc8 11. g5 Nd7 12. f5 Bc4 13. Qg3 b5 14. Bg2 b4 15.
Nd1 d5 16. exd5 Bc5 17. Be3 Bd4 18. h4 Qa5 19. f6 gxf6 20. gxf6 Bxd5 21. Rh2
Rxc2 22. Bxd4 exd4 23. Bxd5 b3+ 24. Nc3 dxc3 25. Bxf7+ Kd8 26. Rd1 cxb2+ 27.
Kf1 Qb5+ 28. Kg1 Qb6+ 29. Kh1 Qb7+ 30. Kg1 Rc1 31. Rhd2 b1=Q 32. Rxd7+ Kc8 33.
Qg4 Qb6+ 34. R7d4+ Kb7 35. Bd5+ Ka7 36. Qg7+ Rc7 37. Qxc7+ Qxc7 38. Rxb1 Qb6
39. Rbd1 b2 40. Be4 Rd8 0-1

[Event "Wch Blitz 8th"]
[Site "Dubai"]
[Date "2014.06.19"]
[Round "10"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Onischuk, Vladimir"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2705"]
[BlackElo "2594"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2014.06.19"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 160 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Be3 a6 5. Qd2 b5 6. f3 Bb7 7. Nh3 Nbd7 8. Nf4
Nb6 9. a3 e5 10. Nh3 Bg7 11. d5 O-O 12. Nf2 c6 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. O-O-O d5 15.
Bc5 d4 16. Bxf8 Qxf8 17. Ne2 Nc4 18. Qe1 Nd7 19. Nd3 Ndb6 20. Qb4 Qe8 21. f4
Bf8 22. Qe1 Na4 23. fxe5 Naxb2 24. Nxb2 Bxa3 25. Nxd4 Nxb2 26. Qc3 Nxd1+ 27.
Kxd1 Qxe5 28. Bd3 Bc5 29. Ne2 Qd6 30. Rf1 Bd7 31. e5 Qd5 32. Nf4 Qd4 33. Qxd4
Bxd4 34. Be4 Re8 35. Bd5 Bxe5 36. Nxg6 hxg6 37. Bxf7+ Kg7 38. Bxe8 Bxe8 39. g4
g5 40. Rf5 Bf6 41. Rc5 a5 42. c4 bxc4 43. Rxa5 c3 44. Ra7+ Kg6 45. Kc2 Bc6 46.
Rc7 Be4+ 47. Kb3 Bf3 48. h3 Bg2 49. Rc4 Bxh3 50. Kc2 Bg2 51. Kd3 Bf1+ 0-1

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 2020"]
[Site "Caleta ENG"]
[Date "2020.01.26"]
[Round "6.11"]
[White "Alekseenko, K."]
[Black "Kaidanov, G."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C77"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2546"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2020.01.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1316"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.01.27"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. h3 O-O
9. Be3 Bd7 10. Nbd2 Re8 11. b4 h6 12. Bc2 d5 13. Nb3 b6 14. a4 Be6 15. a5 Qb8
16. Nfd2 d4 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Bxd4 Bxb3 19. Nxb3 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Nxe4 21. dxe4
Rd8 22. Qf3 Rxd4 23. Bb3 Qe8 24. Rac1 Qe7 25. Rc6 Rf8 26. axb6 cxb6 27. Rxg6
Kh8 28. Rxb6 Qxe4 29. Qh5 Kg8 30. Rg6 Rxb4 31. Bd5 Qd4 32. Rd1 Qc3 33. Qxh6 Rb5
34. Rg4 Rb4 35. Bxf7+ Rxf7 36. Rd8+ Rf8 37. Rxf8+ Kxf8 38. Qd6+ Ke8 39. Qxb4
1-0

[Event "Chessable Masters KO"]
[Site "chess24.com INT"]
[Date "2021.08.07"]
[Round "3.14"]
[White "Artemiev, V."]
[Black "Aronian, L."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A13"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2782"]
[PlyCount "115"]
[EventDate "2021.08.03"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "3"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1396"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.13"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.13"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 d5 4. Nf3 dxc4 5. Qa4+ Bd7 6. Qxc4 c5 7. Ne5 Qc8 8.
d3 Nc6 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Nd2 Be7 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O Rac8 13. Bd2 Nd5 14. Rfc1
Rfd8 15. Rab1 a6 16. Qb3 b5 17. Qd1 e5 18. Qf1 Rc7 19. a3 h6 20. Rc2 g5 21. e3
Qe6 22. Rbc1 Nf6 23. Ne1 e4 24. Bc3 exd3 25. Nxd3 Ne4 26. Ne5 Nxg3 27. hxg3
Nxe5 28. Ba5 Rcd7 29. Bxd8 Rxd8 30. Rd1 c4 31. Rxd8+ Bxd8 32. Qd1 Bf6 33. Be4
Qe7 34. Qd5 Kg7 35. Kg2 Nd7 36. Rd2 Nc5 37. Bc2 Bxb2 38. Qf5 Kf8 39. Qc8+ Kg7
40. Kg1 Bf6 41. Rd5 Ne6 42. Bf5 c3 43. Rd7 Qf8 44. Qc6 Nd8 45. Qxa6 Qc5 46. Bc2
Qc4 47. Qd6 Ne6 48. Qb4 Qa2 49. Qe4 Nf8 50. Rb7 Qxa3 51. Qd5 Be7 52. Bb3 Ne6
53. Qe5+ Kg8 54. Bxe6 c2 55. Bxf7+ Kf8 56. Qh8+ Kxf7 57. Qh7+ Kf6 58. Qxc2 1-0

[Event "Beijing Sportaccord blitz"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2014.12.13"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A30"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[PlyCount "89"]
[EventDate "2014.12.13"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "20"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 163 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.12.23"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 c5 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 Ne4 8. Nxe4
Bxe4 9. d3 Bb7 10. e4 Nc6 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Qxd4 O-O 14. b3 Bc5 15.
Qd3 Qe7 16. Bb2 Bc6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Re2 a5 19. h4 f6 20. Kh2 e5 21. Bh3 Rf7
22. f3 Rdf8 23. Bc1 Rd8 24. Be3 Bxe3 25. Qxe3 Qc5 26. Be6 Qe7 27. Bxf7+ Qxf7
28. Qxb6 Rf8 29. Qe3 f5 30. Rdd2 Qh5 31. exf5 Rxf5 32. Rf2 Bxf3 33. Rxd7 h6 34.
Rdd2 Qg4 35. c5 e4 36. c6 Rh5 37. Rg2 Qc8 38. Rc2 Qc7 39. Qf4 Qc8 40. c7 Rd5
41. Rgd2 Rxd2+ 42. Qxd2 Kh7 43. Qd8 Qa6 44. c8=Q Qf1 45. Qf5+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot op-A 11th"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2012.02.13"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Jobava, Baadur"]
[Black "Bocharov, Dmitry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E12"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2611"]
[PlyCount "111"]
[EventDate "2012.02.07"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 147"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.03.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. a3 Ba6 5. Qc2 Bb7 6. Nc3 c5 7. e4 cxd4 8. Nxd4
d6 9. Be2 Be7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Rad1 Qc7 13. f4 Qb8 14. b4 O-O 15.
f5 e5 16. Nb3 a6 17. Qb1 b5 18. Na5 Ba8 19. g4 h6 20. h4 Nh7 21. Bf2 bxc4 22.
Nd5 Bd8 23. Nxc4 Nhf6 24. Nxf6+ Nxf6 25. Nxd6 Rc6 26. Bc5 Bb6 27. g5 Nd7 28.
Nc4 Nxc5 29. bxc5 Bxc5+ 30. Kg2 Bd4 31. Qxb8 Rxb8 32. Rb1 Rbc8 33. Kf3 Rc5 34.
Rb3 Bc6 35. Nd6 Rd8 36. Nb7 Bxb7 37. Rxb7 Rc3+ 38. Kg4 hxg5 39. hxg5 Rdc8 40.
Bxa6 Rc2 41. Rd7 Rb8 42. Bb7 Rg2+ 43. Kf3 Rxg5 44. Bd5 Rc8 45. Rh1 Rc3+ 46. Ke2
Rg2+ 47. Kd1 Rg1+ 48. Rxg1 Bxg1 49. a4 Ra3 50. Bxf7+ Kh7 51. Kc2 Rxa4 52. Rd3
g5 53. Bg6+ Kg8 54. Rd8+ Kg7 55. Rd7+ Kg8 56. f6 1-0

[Event "CHN-chT 6th"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2010.04.18"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Motylev, Alexander"]
[Black "Li, Shilong"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B48"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2514"]
[Annotator "Motylev,A"]
[PlyCount "77"]
[EventDate "2010.04.16"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "18"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

{This is the third season I've played in the Chinese Team Chess League and I
have had a lot of interesting experiences. This game is from the first leg of
this year, we played it in April in the city of Ningbo.} 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3.
d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Qd2 Nf6 8. O-O-O Bb4 9. f3 O-O 10.
g4 b5 11. g5 Nh5 12. Nde2 $1 {An idea of Andrey Volokitin, who played it in
2007 against Robert Markus. After that only in this year Nadezhda Kosintseva
has played it versus Zhaoqin Peng. My game was only the third. Whitehas scored
100 percent.} f6 {This looks like the main line,} (12... d5 $6 13. exd5 (13. a3
$16) 13... exd5 (13... Rd8 $142) 14. a3 Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Re8 16. Ng3 Nf4 17. Kb1
Ne6 18. Rxd5 Bb7 19. Ne4 $16 {...1-0 Kosintseva,N (2554)-Peng Zhaoqin (2401)/
Rijeka CRO 2010/}) (12... Ne5 13. Ng3 $1) 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 fxg5 15. f4 $1
Rf7 $1 {This move is more flexible than} (15... d6 {that happened in the
Volokitin game. After a tough fight White managed to win. I think that White's
position is quite promising and it's possible to find something even more
energetic.} 16. a3 (16. e5 $5) (16. Bd3 $5) 16... Bc5 (16... gxf4 17. gxf4 Bc5
18. e5 $40) 17. Bxc5 dxc5 18. Qh2 g6 19. e5 Bb7 20. Bg2 b4 21. axb4 Nxb4 22.
Ne4 c4 23. Nf6+ Rxf6 24. exf6 Rb8 25. Rd4 h5 26. Bxb7 Qxb7 27. Rhd1 Na2+ 28.
Kd2 Qf3 29. Ke1 c3 30. b3 Nb4 31. fxg5 Qe3+ 32. Kf1 Qxg5 33. Qf2 Nd5 34. Re4
Nxf6 35. Rxe6 Rf8 36. Rdd6 Kg7 37. Kg2 h4 38. Qf4 h3+ 39. Kxh3 Qb5 40. Rxf6
Qh5+ 41. Kg2 {1-0 Volokitin,A (2681)-Markus,R (2586)/Murska Sobota 2007/}) 16.
Bd3 $5 {This move looks very natural. But also interesting was the immediate
a3, and Bd3 on the next move.} ({Black is ready to meet the direct attack} 16.
Qh2 {by} g6) (16. a3 $5 Ba5 17. Bd3) 16... Bb7 ({The second playable move was} 
16... Ne7 $5 {then after} 17. Rh5 $1 (17. e5 g6) ({doesn't work} 17. Rxh7 $4
Kxh7 18. Rh1+ Kg8 19. Qh2 Kf8 $1) ({but possible is} 17. Qh2 $5 g6 18. Ne2 Bb7
$13) 17... Bb7 18. Rdh1 g6 19. Rh6 $1 gxf4 20. gxf4 {White's attack is very
dangerous.}) 17. a3 $1 {A very strong move. Before starting active play White
is asking - where does the bishop go?} ({The direct} 17. e5 h6 18. Bg6 Rff8 {
doesn't promise too much.}) (17. Rh5 {looks too slow} Na5 $5 18. Qh2 (18. Rxg5
Nc4 19. Bxc4 Qxc4) 18... g6 19. Rxg5 Bxc3 20. Rc5 Bxb2+ 21. Kxb2 Bc6 $13) 17...
Ba5 $1 {After half-an-hour thinking Black reacts in the best way.} (17... Bf8
$2 {would allow the little combination} 18. Rxh7 $3 Kxh7 19. Qh2+ Kg8 20. Rh1
Rf6 (20... Re7 21. e5 $18) 21. fxg5 $18) (17... Be7 $6 {is not good either} 18.
e5 {the simplest way} (18. Rxh7 $5 {is also possible, but much more
complicated than in the event of 17...Bf8} Kxh7 19. Qh2+ Kg8 20. Rh1 Rf6 21.
fxg5 (21. Qh7+ Kf7 22. e5 Nxe5 23. fxe5 Qxe5 24. Qh5+ Kg8 $11) 21... Ne5 22.
Be2 (22. Kb1 $5 $36) 22... Nf7 23. Kb1 (23. Bd4 Nxg5 24. Qh8+ Kf7 25. Qh5+)
23... Kf8 (23... Qe5 24. g6 $5) 24. gxf6 Bxf6 25. Rf1 $16) 18... g6 19. Qh2 ({
not} 19. Bxg6 $2 hxg6 20. Qh2 Rg7 21. Ne4 Nxe5 $1) 19... Nxe5 20. fxe5 Bxh1 21.
Qxh1 $16) (17... Bxc3 {this is possible, but it leaves Black without any
counterplay, and White will slowly break Black's king's flank.} 18. Qxc3 Rc8
19. Kb1 $16) 18. e5 $1 ({Not so clear is} 18. Qh2 $5 g6 (18... h6 {this is too
much} 19. fxg5 Bxc3 20. bxc3 (20. gxh6 Bf6 21. hxg7 Rxg7 22. Rdf1 Qe5) 20...
Ne5 21. gxh6 Qxc3 22. Kb1 Ng4 (22... Qxa3 23. Bc1) 23. Qe2 Nxe3 24. Qxe3 Qxa3
25. hxg7 Rxg7 26. Qh6 $16) 19. e5 Ne7 20. Ne4 Bxe4 21. Bxe4 Rb8 22. Kb1 $14)
18... h6 (18... g6 $2 {is losing -} 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Qh2 Rg7 21. Ne4 $18) 19.
Bg6 $1 (19. fxg5 $2 Nxe5) 19... Nd8 $5 (19... Rff8 {an almost forced exchange
of tactical blows that finishes in an endgame with White's advantage.
Objectively it was the best choice for Black.} 20. Bc5 Nxe5 $1 21. Bd6 Nc4 (
21... Bxc3 22. bxc3 Nc4 23. Bxc7 Nxd2 24. Kxd2 Bxh1 25. Rxh1 $16) 22. Bxc7 Nxd2
23. Bxa5 Nc4 24. Bb4 Bxh1 25. Rxh1 d6 (25... gxf4 26. Bxf8 Rxf8 27. gxf4 Rxf4
28. Re1 $14) 26. Ne2 $5 (26. Bd3 a5 27. Bxc4 axb4 28. Bxe6+ Kh7 29. Nxb5 gxf4 (
29... bxa3 30. Nxa3 gxf4 31. gxf4 Rxf4 32. Bd5 $16) 30. gxf4 Rxf4 31. c4 $14)
26... a5 27. Be1 b4 $14 28. axb4 $5 axb4 29. Kb1 gxf4 30. gxf4) 20. fxg5 $1 {
Preferring to give up exchange rather than to have an extra one!} ({Taking the
rook immediately doesn't look so good -} 20. Bxf7+ Nxf7 21. Rhf1 (21. Rh2 Bxc3
22. bxc3 Bf3 23. Re1 g4) 21... gxf4 22. gxf4 Bxc3 23. Qxc3 Qxc3 24. bxc3 Bc6
$13) ({Trickier is} 20. Rh2 $5 Bxc3 21. bxc3 $1 (21. Qxc3 Qxc3 22. bxc3 Bd5 23.
Bxf7+ Nxf7 $13) 21... gxf4 (21... Bf3 22. Re1 g4 23. f5 $1 $40) 22. gxf4 Rc8
23. Bxf7+ Nxf7 24. Bd4 Be4 $1 25. Rg1 Kh7 $14 {White is better, but it's very
difficult to break Black's defence.}) 20... Bxc3 ({In the event of} 20... Bxh1
21. Rxh1 Qc6 (21... Qxe5 22. gxh6) {White has the strong move} 22. Qe1 $1 {
White is defending all pieces for the moment, and soon will get to the black
king, for example -} Bxc3 23. bxc3 Rc8 24. Kb2 Rf8 25. gxh6 Nf7 26. hxg7 Kxg7
27. Be4 $1 $18) 21. bxc3 Bxh1 22. Rxh1 Qxe5 {Black chooses to die by the sword.
} (22... Qb7 23. Qe1 $1) (22... Qc6 23. Qe1 $1) (22... Rc8 23. Bd4 Qc4 24. Kb2
Rf1 25. Rh4 $18) 23. gxh6 $1 Qf6 $8 24. Bxf7+ {The simple approach. I couldn't
find the win here and decided to go the way with the clear advantage.} ({
The tempting} 24. hxg7 {was not so clear:} Rxg7 $1 (24... Qxg6 25. Rh8+ Kxg7
26. Bd4+ Rf6 27. Qh2 $1 e5 $1 28. Bxe5 Kf7 29. Bxf6 Qxf6 30. Qh7+ Ke6 31. Rg8
$1 Qf1+ 32. Kb2 Kd6 33. Qh8 $1 $16) 25. Be4 Rc8 26. Kb2 Nf7 27. Bd4 Qg5 $13) ({
Best was the computer-like} 24. Qd3 $1 Rc8 (24... gxh6 25. Kb2 $18) 25. hxg7
Rxg7 26. Bh7+ Kh8 $8 27. Rf1 Qe7 (27... Qxf1+ 28. Qxf1 Kxh7 29. Qd3+ Kg8 30.
Bh6 $18) 28. Bd4 e5 29. Bxe5 {and White is winning}) 24... Nxf7 25. hxg7 d6 $1
{The best defence.} ({Worse is} 25... d5 26. Rh4 $1 {one more key-square} Re8 (
26... Qxg7 27. Qe2) 27. Qd3 $1 Qxg7 28. Qe2 Ne5 (28... Qe5 29. Rg4+ $18) 29.
Qh5 Rf8 30. Bd4 Nc4 31. Kd1 e5 32. Rg4 $18) (25... Qxg7 26. Qxd7 $18) 26. Qg2
$1 Rc8 $2 {In a time-trouble Black can't stand the pressure. But the postion
was too difficult to hold.} (26... Rd8 27. Rh4 $1 Kxg7 (27... Qxg7 28. Qh3 $18)
(27... Qf5 28. Rf4 Qg6 29. Bb6 Rc8 30. Qb7 $18) 28. Rf4 Qg6 29. Qf3 $18) (26...
Rb8 27. Rh4 $1 e5 (27... Kxg7 28. Rf4 Qg6 29. Qf3 $18) (27... Qf5 28. Qh1 $1
$18) 28. Qh3 Kxg7 29. Rg4+ Kf8 30. Qh7 $18) 27. Bd4 e5 28. Qh3 $1 Qh6+ 29. Qxh6
Nxh6 30. Rxh6 Kxg7 31. Rxd6 {The easiest.} (31. Be3 Rxc3 32. Bd2 Rxg3 $18)
31... exd4 32. cxd4 Ra8 33. Kb2 Kf7 34. Rb6 Ke7 35. Kb3 Kd7 36. Kb4 Rc8 37. c3
a5+ 38. Kb3 a4+ 39. Kc2 {A very tough and high-quality game on both sides.} 1-0

[Event "CHN-ch"]
[Site "Beijing"]
[Date "2008.06.04"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Ni, Hua"]
[Black "Li, Chao B"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2704"]
[BlackElo "2582"]
[PlyCount "53"]
[EventDate "2008.05.29"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[EventCategory "12"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 125"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2008.07.30"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2
Nc6 9. O-O-O d5 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qxd5 Qc7 14. Qc5
Qb8 15. b3 Be6 16. Ba6 Qb6 17. Bd3 Rfc8 18. Qxc8+ Rxc8 19. Bxb6 axb6 20. Rhe1
Bc3 21. Re3 Rc7 22. Bc4 Bf6 23. Bxe6 Bg5 24. Bxf7+ Kg7 25. Rde1 Bxe3+ 26. Rxe3
Kxf7 27. a4 1-0

[Event "Smyslov Region Group Cup"]
[Site "Moscow RUS"]
[Date "2021.08.16"]
[Round "12.6"]
[White "Alekseenko, K."]
[Black "Rakhmanov, Ale"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C24"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2653"]
[PlyCount "103"]
[EventDate "2021.08.16"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1397"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.08.16"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.08.17"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. d3 c6 4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 a5 6. a4 Bd6 7. Nc3 d4 8. Ne2 c5
9. Ng3 Nc6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nh4 g6 12. Bg5 Be7 13. f4 Ng4 14. Qd2 exf4 15. Bxe7
Qxe7 16. Qxf4 Qxh4 17. h3 g5 18. Bxf7+ Kh8 19. Qd6 Qh6 20. Qxc5 Nge5 21. Rf6
Nd7 22. Rxh6 Nxc5 23. Bd5 Ne7 24. Bc4 Ng6 25. Rh5 Ne6 26. Nf5 Ngf4 27. Rh6 Ng7
28. Nd6 Be6 29. b3 Bxc4 30. bxc4 b6 31. Rb1 Nge6 32. Rxb6 Rab8 33. Rb5 Rbd8 34.
Nf5 Ng6 35. Rxa5 Ng7 36. Ra7 Rg8 37. a5 Ra8 38. Rb7 Rxa5 39. Nd6 Rf8 40. Kh2
Ra2 41. Rb6 Rxc2 42. Nf5 Kg8 43. Nxd4 Rd2 44. Rb3 Rff2 45. Rb8+ Kf7 46. Rb7+
Ne7 47. Kg3 Rxg2+ 48. Kf3 Rh2 49. Ke3 Rd1 50. Nc6 Re1+ 51. Kd4 Ne6+ 52. Ke5 1-0

[Event "20th ch-EUR Indiv 2019"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2019.03.21"]
[Round "4.30"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Basso, Pier Luigi"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B40"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2521"]
[PlyCount "59"]
[EventDate "2019.03.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1272"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.03.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.03.25"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Ndb5 Bc5 7. Bf4 O-O 8.
e5 a6 9. Nd6 Bxd6 10. Qxd6 Qb6 11. exf6 Qxb2 12. Kd2 Qxa1 13. Bh6 Re8 14. fxg7
Ne7 15. g4 a5 16. Bg2 Qb2 17. Rb1 Ra6 18. Qg3 Qxb1 19. Nxb1 e5 20. Be3 Re6 21.
Nc3 d5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Bxd5 Rd6 24. c4 Be6 25. Qxe5 Red8 26. Ke2 Bxg4+ 27. f3
Be6 28. Bc5 R6d7 29. Bxe6 Re8 30. Bxf7+ 1-0

[Event "European Blitz 2018"]
[Site "Skopje MKD"]
[Date "2018.12.07"]
[Round "18.7"]
[White "Mamedov, Rau"]
[Black "Erdos, V."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C44"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2605"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2018.12.06"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1257"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.12.10"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. Ng5 Nh6 6. Nxf7 Nxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7
8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qxc5 Re8 10. Qd5+ Re6 11. O-O Nb4 12. Qb3 c5 13. f4 d5 14. a3 Na6
15. f5 Rxe4 16. fxg6+ Kxg6 17. Nd2 Re3 18. c3 d3 19. Nf3 Re2 20. c4 Bf5 21. Bg5
dxc4 22. Qxc4 Qd6 23. Nh4+ Kxg5 24. Rxf5+ Kh6 25. Rd5 Qf6 26. Rd6 Rxg2+ 27.
Kxg2 Rg8+ 1-0

[Event "RUS-CHN Summit 8th Rapid"]
[Site "St Petersburg"]
[Date "2012.07.07"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Vitiugov, Nikita"]
[Black "Wang, Hao"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2739"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2012.07.07"]
[EventType "team-schev"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. e4 d6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. g3 c6 5. a4 a5 6. Bg2 Na6 7. Nge2 Bg7 8. O-O
Nb4 9. h3 O-O 10. Be3 e5 11. g4 h5 12. g5 Nd7 13. h4 d5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. f4
exf4 16. Nxf4 Nb6 17. Nce2 Re8 18. Bf2 Bf5 19. c3 Nc6 20. Ng3 Bg4 21. Qb3 Ne7
22. Rae1 Qd6 23. Nd3 Nc4 24. Qc2 Nf5 25. Nxf5 Bxf5 26. b3 Bf8 27. Qd1 Nb6 28.
Ne5 Rac8 29. Re3 Nd7 30. Bg3 Nxe5 31. Bxe5 Rxe5 32. Rxe5 Rxc3 33. Rfxf5 gxf5
34. Bxd5 Rg3+ 35. Kf1 Rg4 36. Qf3 Qa3 37. Bxf7+ Kxf7 38. Qxf5+ 1-0

[Event "EU-chT (Men) 18th"]
[Site "Porto Carras"]
[Date "2011.11.06"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "Laznicka, Viktor"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E35"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2720"]
[PlyCount "44"]
[EventDate "2011.11.03"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 146"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.01.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Czech Republic"]
[BlackTeam "Hungary"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CZE"]
[BlackTeamCountry "HUN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bh4 c5 8.
dxc5 g5 9. Bg3 Ne4 10. e3 Qa5 11. Nge2 Bf5 12. Be5 O-O 13. Nd4 Re8 14. Bxb8
Nxc3 15. Nxf5 Ne4+ 16. Kd1 Raxb8 17. f3 Rbc8 18. fxe4 dxe4 19. Bc4 Qxc5 20.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 21. Qxc5 Bxc5 22. Rc1 Red8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Bundesliga 1314"]
[Site "Germany"]
[Date "2013.10.12"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Bezold, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B07"]
[WhiteElo "2703"]
[BlackElo "2524"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2013.10.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "15"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.11.12"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Muelheim"]
[BlackTeam "Bayern Muenchen"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "GER"]
[BlackTeamCountry "GER"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. Bd2 Qb6 6. Nf3 Bg4 7. Na4 Qc7 8. h3
Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. O-O-O Nbd7 12. g4 h6 13. g5 hxg5 14. fxg5 Nh5
15. Bc4 Nf4 16. Bxf7+ Kxf7 17. Bxf4 exf4 18. Qb3+ Ke8 19. Qe6+ Be7 20. Qg6+ Kf8
21. Qf5+ Ke8 22. e5 Nxe5 23. Rhe1 Rd8 24. Rxd8+ Kxd8 25. Rxe5 Rf8 26. Qd3+ Kc8
27. Qe4 Kd8 28. Rf5 Rxf5 29. Qxf5 f3 30. Qxf3 Bxg5+ 31. Kb1 Qe5 32. a3 Bf6 33.
Nc3 Kc7 34. Nd1 Kd6 35. c3 Qd5 36. Qf4+ Qe5 37. Qb4+ Kc7 38. Qg4 Bg5 39. h4 Bf6
40. h5 Bg5 41. Nf2 Qe1+ 42. Ka2 Qxf2 43. Qxg5 Qf7+ 44. Kb1 Qf1+ 45. Kc2 Qe2+
46. Kc1 Qe1+ 47. Kc2 Qe2+ 48. Kb3 Kb6 49. c4 a6 50. Qd8+ Ka7 51. Qd4+ Kb8 52.
Qd6+ Ka8 53. Qf8+ Ka7 54. Qc5+ Kb8 55. Ka2 Ka8 56. a4 Kb8 57. Ka3 Ka8 58. b3
Kb8 59. Qg5 Ka8 60. a5 Kb8 61. Qf4+ Ka8 62. Qf5 Kb8 63. Qf4+ Ka8 64. Qf8+
1/2-1/2

[Event "Xtracon Chess Open 2018"]
[Site "Helsingor DEN"]
[Date "2018.07.29"]
[Round "10.1"]
[White "Andreikin, D."]
[Black "Tari, A."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C91"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2615"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2018.07.21"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "DEN"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1238"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.07.30"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2018.07.31"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. d4 Bg4 10. d5 Na5 11. Bc2 c6 12. h3 Bc8 13. dxc6 Qc7 14. Nbd2 Qxc6 15.
Nf1 Nc4 16. Ng3 Re8 17. a4 Nb6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxa8 Nxa8 20. Nf5 Bf8 21. Bg5
Nd7 22. Bb3 Nab6 23. N3d4 exd4 24. Bxf7+ Kxf7 25. Qh5+ Kg8 26. Qxe8 1-0

[Event "Montecatini Terme"]
[Site "Montecatini Terme"]
[Date "2000.08.01"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bareev, Evgeny"]
[Black "Lputian, Smbat G"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D35"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[Annotator "Baburin,A"]
[PlyCount "91"]
[EventDate "2000.07.28"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "ITA"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 079"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.11.21"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. c4 {Hecht} e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 O-O 7. Bd3
Nbd7 8. Nge2 Re8 9. O-O Nf8 10. b4 {Black is trying to save time on the move ..
.c7-c6 (against the setup with f2-f3 he might like to play ...c5 at once), but
White is also saving on the move Qd1-c2. White's last move could be
praparation for the minority attack, as sooner or later Black will play ...
c7-c6. But the text could be also an attempt to gain space on the queenside
before going for the f2-f3 set-up, which is a very popular approach nowadays.}
Bxb4 {This is a very risky idea as Black's pawn structure now gets ruined.} (
10... Ng6 11. b5 Ng4 12. Bxe7 Rxe7 13. Bxg6 hxg6 14. Nf4 c6 15. h3 Nf6 {
Istratescu-Notkin, Bucharest 1997. Here} 16. Rc1 {would have given White a
lasting advantage.}) (10... Ne4 11. Bxe7 Rxe7 12. Qc2 Bf5 13. Nf4 c6 14. Nce2
$5 g5 15. f3 gxf4 16. fxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxf4 Qd6 18. Nh5 Nd7 19. Bxe4 Rxe4 20. Ng3
Rh4 21. Rf3 f6 22. h3 $16 {Lautier-van der Sterren, Germany 2000.}) (10... a6
11. a3 (11. a4 Bxb4 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Qb3 Bxc3 14. Nxc3 c6 15. a5 $44 {
Bareev-Nenashev, Luzern 1993.}) 11... c6 12. Qc2 g6 13. f3 Ne6 14. Bh4 Nh5 15.
Bxe7 Rxe7 16. Qd2 b6 $2 17. Rad1 Bb7 18. Bb1 Nhg7 19. e4 Rc8 20. Ba2 Rd7 21.
Nf4 $16 {Kasparov-Short, London 1993.}) 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nxd5 $1 ({Also after
} 12. Qb3 Bxc3 13. Nxc3 c6 14. Qd1 f5 15. Qh5 Qf6 16. Ne2 Ng6 17. Ng3 Nh4 18.
Rae1 {White got a lot of play for a pawn in the game Gutman-Razuvaev, USSR1976}
) 12... Qxd5 13. Qa4 {Compared to the game Bareev-Nenashev, here White has the
a4-square available for him.} Bh3 14. Nf4 Qa5 15. Qxa5 Bxa5 16. Nxh3 {It's
time to access results of the opening. White has restored the material balance
and stands better due to his superior pawn structure. The opposite-squared
bishops do not help Black here, as there are many other pieces on the board.
White's bishop is potentially much more useful in this position.} c5 (16... Ne6
$5 {would be probably better. Black's idea to solve problems by tactical means
backfired in the game:}) 17. dxc5 Ne6 18. Rac1 Rec8 19. Bf5 Rxc5 20. Bxe6 $1 {
Positional advantage comes and goes, but extra material might stay!} ({The line
} 20. Rxc5 $6 Nxc5 21. Rd1 Rd8 {would be a relief for Black.}) 20... Rxc1 21.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 22. Rxc1 {Hecht: '[#] Weißer Mehrbauer, wendiger Springer.
Eigenartigerweise hat der Läufer kaum gute Felder.'} Rd8 (22... b5 {Hecht} 23.
Kf1 Bd8 24. Nf4 a5 25. e4 b4 26. Nd5 Rb8 27. Rc4 Ke6 {gefolgt von f5, ist
vielleicht als aktivere Spielweise vorzuziehen.}) 23. Kf1 Rd2 24. a4 Ra2 25.
Rc4 {Black has certain counterplay, but White's chances are still better,
which means that 16...c5?! did not solve Black's problems.} Ke6 26. Rh4 h5 27.
Nf4+ Kd6 28. Nxh5 Ra1+ 29. Ke2 Ra2+ 30. Kf3 Be1 31. Rd4+ Ke5 (31... Kc6 $142 {
Hecht oder 31...Ke7}) 32. Nf4 Rxf2+ 33. Kg4 f5+ 34. Kg5 Rf1 35. Nd3+ Ke6 36.
Nc5+ Ke5 37. Rf4 Rg1 (37... Rxf4 {Hecht} 38. exf4+ Kd4 39. Nxb7 Kc4 40. Kxf5
Kb4 41. g4 Kxa4 42. g5 Kb5 43. g6 Bc3 44. Ke6 Kc6 45. Nd6 a5 46. f5 a4 47. Ne4
Bb2 48. f6 a3 49. g7 (49. Nd2 {Hecht} a2 50. Nb3 Kb5 51. g7 Kb4 52. g8=Q Kxb3
53. Kf5+ Ka3 54. f7 $18) 49... a2 50. g8=Q a1=Q 51. Qc8+ Kb6 52. Qc5+ Ka6 53.
Qc6+ Ka7 54. Nd6 $18) 38. Rxf5+ Kd6 39. g4 Rh1 40. Nxb7+ Kc6 41. Nd8+ Kd7 42.
Nf7 Rxh2 43. Ne5+ Ke7 44. Nf3 {Hecht: 'Beendet den mit doppeltem Bauerngewinn
versehenen eindrucksvollen Rundlauf des Springers mit dem Übergang in ein
leicht gewonnenes Turmendspiel.'} Re2 45. Nxe1 Rxe1 46. Kg6 1-0

[Event "EU-Cup 18th"]
[Site "Kallithea"]
[Date "2002.09.26"]
[Round "5.1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2752"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "85"]
[EventDate "2002.09.22"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 092"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.02.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Paris NAO"]
[BlackTeam "Bosna Sarajevo"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"]
[BlackTeamCountry "BIH"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. c4
Nb4 9. Be2 O-O 10. Nc3 Bf5 11. a3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Re1 Re8 14. Bf4 dxc4
15. Bxc4 Bd6 16. Rxe8+ Qxe8 17. Ng5 Bg6 18. Bxd6 cxd6 19. h4 Qe7 20. Qg4 h6 21.
Nh3 Qe4 $5 (21... Qf6 22. Re1 Bf5 23. Qf3 Kf8 24. Nf4 Bd7 25. g3 Re8 26. Rxe8+
Bxe8 27. Qe4 g5 28. hxg5 Qxg5 29. Bd5 $16 {1-0 Anand,V-Karpov,A/Prague CZE
2002/(59)}) 22. Qg3 (22. Qxe4 Bxe4 23. Re1 Bf5 24. Nf4 Kf8 $11) 22... Na5 (
22... d5 23. Ba2 $5 Rd8 24. Nf4 Ne7 25. Rf1 Nf5 26. Qh2 $16) 23. Ba2 Qd3 24.
Rf1 $1 {White's only way to push a claim for an advantage.} (24. Nf4 Qxg3 25.
fxg3 Bf5 $11) 24... Qxg3 $2 {A strange choice probably paving a way to the
following blunder.} (24... Rd8 25. Nf4 Qxg3 26. fxg3 Bh7 $11) (24... Bf5 25.
Nf4 Qxg3 26. fxg3 Re8 $11) 25. fxg3 Rc8 $2 (25... Rf8 26. Nf4 Bc2 27. Re1 Rc8
28. Re7 Rxc3 29. Re8+ Kh7 30. Bxf7 $36) 26. h5 Bd3 (26... Bxh5 27. Rf5 b6 28.
Rxh5 Rxc3 29. Rf5 Nc4 30. Nf4 $16) 27. Bxf7+ Kf8 28. Rf2 (28. Rf3 Be4 29. Rf4
Ke7 30. Nf2 d5 $132) 28... Ke7 (28... Rxc3 29. Nf4 (29. Rf3 Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Be4
31. Rf4 Ke7 32. Bg8 $16) 29... Rc1+ 30. Kh2 Rf1 31. Rxf1 Bxf1 $11) 29. Bd5 Rf8
$2 (29... Rxc3 30. Rf7+ Kd8 31. Rxg7 Rxa3 32. g4 $16) 30. Nf4 $18 Bh7 (30...
Bf5 31. g4 $18) 31. Ba2 Kd7 32. Ne6 $1 Rxf2 33. Kxf2 Bg8 34. Nf8+ Ke8 35. Bxg8
Kxf8 36. Bd5 Ke7 37. Ke3 Kf6 38. Kf4 Nc6 (38... g5+ 39. Ke4 $18) 39. Bxc6 bxc6
40. c4 Ke6 41. g4 Kf6 42. g5+ hxg5+ 43. Kg4 (43. Kg4 a6 44. a4 a5 45. g3 $18)
1-0

[Event "Baku Presidents Cup"]
[Site "Baku"]
[Date "2010.04.30"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kamsky, Gata"]
[Black "Mamedov, Rauf"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B08"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2639"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "2010.04.29"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "AZE"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 136 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.07.02"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.07.15"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 g6 4. Nf3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. Be3 e5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8.
Qxd8 Rxd8 9. Bc4 Nc6 10. Ng5 Rd7 11. Rd1 Nd4 12. O-O h6 13. Nxf7 Rxf7 14. Bxd4
exd4 15. Rxd4 Nd7 16. Rdd1 Nb6 17. Rd8+ Bf8 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Rfd1 Be7 20.
R8d3 Be6 21. b3 g5 22. Nb5 Bc5 23. Rc3 Bd6 24. Nxc7 Rd8 25. e5 Bxe5 26. Rf3+
Ke7 27. Rxd8 Bxc7 28. Rh8 Bf4 29. Rxh6 Nd7 30. Rh7+ Kd6 31. Rd3+ Kc6 32. Rh6
Nc5 33. Rc3 1-0

[Event "Liepajas Rokade"]
[Site "Liepaja"]
[Date "2015.08.09"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Black "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B06"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2637"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2015.08.08"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "LAT"]
[EventCategory "15"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 167 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.09.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bg5 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Nbd2 Bg4 8.
Bc4 Qd7 9. O-O Nf6 10. Qb3 O-O 11. Ne5 Qf5 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Bxf7+ Kg7 14. Nxg4
Qxg4 15. Be6 Qf4 16. Rad1 Na5 17. Qd5 b6 18. g3 Qd6 19. b4 Rad8 20. Qe4 Bxd4
21. Nf3 Rxf3 22. Rxd4 Qc6 23. bxa5 Qxe4 24. Rxe4 Rxc3 25. axb6 axb6 26. Rfe1
1-0

[Event "Gibraltar Masters 12th"]
[Site "Caleta"]
[Date "2014.01.28"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Navara, David"]
[Black "Hommerson, Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D26"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2255"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[EventDate "2014.01.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 159"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2014.03.17"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 Nf6 4. Bxc4 e6 5. d4 c5 6. Qe2 cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8.
O-O O-O 9. Nc3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Nb6 11. Bb3 Bd7 12. Ne5 Bc6 13. Rd3 Nbd5 14. Rg3
Nxc3 15. bxc3 Be4 16. c4 Bf5 17. Bb2 Ne4 18. Re3 Nd6 19. c5 Ne8 20. g4 Bg6 21.
Nxg6 hxg6 22. d5 Bxc5 23. dxe6 Bxe3 24. Qxe3 fxe6 25. Bxe6+ Rf7 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7
27. Qb3+ Kf8 28. Ba3+ 1-0

[Event "Moscow Aeroflot rapid KO"]
[Site "Moscow"]
[Date "2013.02.15"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Korobov, Anton"]
[Black "Bukavshin, Ivan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D45"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2522"]
[PlyCount "68"]
[EventDate "2013.02.15"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "2"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 152 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.02.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 e6 5. e3 Nbd7 6. Qc2 Bd6 7. g4 h6 8. Rg1 e5
9. b3 Qe7 10. Bb2 e4 11. Nd2 Nf8 12. h4 g5 13. hxg5 hxg5 14. cxd5 cxd5 15. Nb5
Bd7 16. Nc7+ Bxc7 17. Qxc7 Bc6 18. Qe5 Rg8 19. O-O-O Qxe5 20. dxe5 N6d7 21. f3
Ng6 22. fxe4 Ndxe5 23. exd5 Bxd5 24. Nc4 Bxc4 25. bxc4 Rc8 26. Kb1 Rh8 27. Bd3
Rh2 28. Bxg6 Nxc4 29. Bxf7+ Kxf7 30. Rd7+ Ke6 31. Rxb7 Rxb2+ 32. Rxb2 Na3+ 33.
Ka1 Nc2+ 34. Kb1 Na3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Sharjah Masters 1st"]
[Site "Sharjah"]
[Date "2017.03.31"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Kravtsiv, Martyn"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D02"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2641"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2017.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "UAE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 177 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2017.04.27"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 d5 4. e3 c5 5. c3 Nc6 6. Nbd2 cxd4 7. exd4 Nh5 8.
Be3 Bd6 9. Ne5 g6 10. Ndf3 Qc7 11. Be2 O-O 12. Bh6 Re8 13. Ng5 Bxe5 14. dxe5
Nf4 15. Nf3 Nxe5 16. Qa4 Nxg2+ 17. Kf1 Bd7 18. Qd4 f6 19. Kxg2 Nf7 20. Be3 e5
21. Qxd5 Bc6 22. Qb3 f5 23. Bc4 f4 24. Bc5 b6 25. Bd6 Qb7 26. Bxf7+ Qxf7 27.
Qxf7+ Kxf7 28. h4 Rad8 29. Rad1 h6 30. b4 Re6 31. Bc7 Rc8 32. Bd6 Ba8 33. c4
Rxc4 34. Bb8 Rc3 35. Rh3 Re7 36. Rd8 Be4 37. Bd6 Re6 38. b5 Rxf3 39. Rxf3 g5
40. Bb8 Re7 41. Rc8 g4 42. Rc7 Bxf3+ 43. Kg1 Rxc7 44. Bxc7 Ke6 45. Bb8 Be2 46.
Bxa7 Bxb5 47. Bxb6 Kf5 48. a3 g3 49. fxg3 fxg3 50. h5 Kf4 51. Bc5 Kg4 52. Be3
Kxh5 53. Kg2 Kg4 54. Bxh6 Bc6+ 55. Kf1 Kf3 56. Bd2 e4 57. Be1 Ba4 58. Kg1 Bb5
59. Bb4 e3 60. Bd6 Bc6 61. Bc7 g2 62. Ba5 Ke2 63. Bb4 Kd1 64. a4 e2 65. Kf2
Bxa4 66. Kxg2 e1=Q 67. Bxe1 Kxe1 1/2-1/2

[Event "Crete m g/5"]
[Site "Crete"]
[Date "2003.09.23"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Azmaiparashvili, Zurab"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A04"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2830"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2003.09.23"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "GRE"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 096 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.10.22"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.10.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 c5 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O Nc6 5. c3 e5 6. e4 Nge7 7. b4 cxb4 8. d4
d5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 O-O 11. Bf4 Nc6 12. exd5 Nxe5 13. cxb4 Bg4 14. Qb3 Be2
15. Nd2 Nd3 16. Be3 Rc8 17. Rfe1 Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Re8 19. Bd4 Qg5 20. Bc3 Nxf2 21.
Nf1 Bxf1 22. Rxf1 Qe3 23. Be1 Nd3+ 24. Bf2 Nxf2 25. Qxe3 Rxe3 26. Kxf2 Rd3 27.
Be4 Rd2+ 28. Ke3 Rxa2 29. d6 Rd8 30. Bd5 Ra3+ 31. Ke4 Rxd6 32. Bxf7+ Kg7 33.
Ke5 Rd2 34. Ke4 Rb2 35. Bd5 Rxb4+ 36. Ke5 Ra5 37. Rf7+ Kh6 38. h4 0-1

[Event "IMSA World Masters Blitz"]
[Site "Hengshui CHN"]
[Date "2019.05.18"]
[Round "15.5"]
[White "Jones, G."]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, L."]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C54"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2019.05.17"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1280"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.05.20"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. c3 Nf6 6. cxd4 Bb4+ 7. Bd2 Nxe4 8.
Bxb4 Nxb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qb3+ Kf8 11. Qxb4+ Qe7 12. Qxe7+ Kxe7 13. O-O Nf6
14. Nc3 d6 15. Rfe1+ Kd8 16. d5 Bd7 17. Nd4 Re8 18. f3 c5 19. Ne6+ Bxe6 20.
dxe6 Kc7 21. Rad1 Kc6 22. g4 g5 23. Kf2 b5 24. e7 b4 25. Re6 bxc3 26. Rxf6 cxb2
27. Rfxd6+ Kc7 28. Rd7+ Kc8 29. Rd8+ Kc7 30. R1d7+ Kc6 31. Rd6+ Kc7 32. R6d7+
Kc6 33. Rd6+ Kb5 34. Rxa8 b1=Q 35. Rxe8 Qb2+ 36. Kf1 Qc1+ 37. Kf2 Qb2+ 38. Ke1
Qe5+ 39. Kf2 Qxd6 40. Kg2 Ka6 41. h4 gxh4 42. f4 Qc6+ 0-1

[Event "EU-Cup 31st"]
[Site "Skopje"]
[Date "2015.10.21"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Rublevsky, Sergei"]
[Black "Christiansen, Johan Sebastian"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C07"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2391"]
[Annotator "Schulz,André"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "MKD"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 169"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.11.10"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Belorechensk"]
[BlackTeam "Vaalerenga"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NOR"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. Ngf3 cxd4 5. exd5 Qxd5 6. Bc4 Qd6 7. O-O Nf6 8.
Nb3 Nc6 9. Nbxd4 Nxd4 10. Nxd4 Be7 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Qf4 13. Qe2 Bc5 14. Rad1
e5 (14... b6 {0-1 (68) Prlac,V (2177)-Dizdarevic,E (2498) Sibenik 2010}) 15.
Nf3 e4 16. Ne5 Bb6 17. Rd6 Ne8 18. g3 Qf5 19. Rd5 Nf6 20. Rb5 Qh3 {[#] In
ausgeglichener Position entschließt sich Weiß, etwas Würze in die Partie zu
bringen.} 21. Nxf7 $6 Rxf7 22. Bxf6 gxf6 23. Qxe4 Bd7 {Das schwarze Gegenspiel
findet vor allem auf der Diagonalen c6-g2 statt.} 24. Bxf7+ ({Nach} 24. Qd5
Raf8 25. Qh5 Qxh5 26. Rxh5 Bc6 27. Bxf7+ Rxf7 {ist das schwarze Läuferpaar
sehr stark.}) 24... Kxf7 25. Qxb7 {[#]} Re8 {droht Lxf2} 26. Qd5+ Kg6 27. Qd3+
Bf5 28. Rxf5 {Erzwungen.} (28. Qc3 Be4 {mit Matt}) 28... Qxf5 29. Qd1 {Zählen:
Schwarz hat eine Figur mehr. Und der weiße König steht viel anfälliger als
der schwarze.} h5 30. h4 Qe4 31. c4 Rd8 32. Qc1 Rd3 33. c5 Qd4 34. Qc2 (34.
cxb6 Rxg3+ 35. Kh2 Qxh4#) 34... Bxc5 35. Re1 Kg7 36. b4 Rxg3+ 37. Kf1 Qg4 38.
fxg3 Qf3+ 0-1

[Event "Fujitsu Siemens Masters"]
[Site "Frankfurt"]
[Date "2000.06.24"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B81"]
[WhiteElo "2702"]
[BlackElo "2646"]
[PlyCount "104"]
[EventDate "2000.06.22"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[EventCategory "17"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 076 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2000.07.11"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. g4 e5 8. Nf5
g6 9. g5 gxf5 10. exf5 d5 11. gxf6 d4 12. Bc4 Qc7 13. Qd3 dxe3 14. O-O-O exf2
15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. Qd5+ Kxf6 17. Ne4+ Ke7 18. Nd6 Bh6+ 19. Kb1 Kf6 20. Rhf1 Rf8
21. Rxf2 Nc6 22. Qc4 Kg7 23. Rg1+ Kh8 24. Rfg2 Bg7 25. Rxg7 Qxg7 26. Rxg7 Kxg7
27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Qg5 Be6 29. b3 Rad8 30. Qh6 Bxf5 31. Nxb7 Rc8 32. Nd6 Bg6 33.
Nxc8 Rxc8 34. Kb2 Nd4 35. c4 Nf5 36. Qg5 Kg7 37. h4 h5 38. Qg2 Re8 39. Qe4 Nh6
40. Qb7+ Nf7 41. c5 e4 42. Qd7 Re5 43. c6 Bf5 44. Qd1 e3 45. Qg1+ Kf6 46. c7 e2
47. Qe1 Bg4 48. b4 Re7 49. Qc3+ Ne5 50. Kb3 Rxc7 51. Qe3 Re7 52. Qxe5+ Kxe5 0-1

[Event "Levitov Esipenko-Bortnik"]
[Site "lichess.org INT"]
[Date "2021.04.07"]
[Round "13"]
[White "Esipenko, Andrey"]
[Black "Bortnyk, Olexandr"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B04"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2598"]
[PlyCount "119"]
[EventDate "2021.04.07"]
[EventType "match (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "14"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1379"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.04.12"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.04.12"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. Nf3 dxe5 5. Nxe5 g6 6. Bc4 Be6 7. O-O Bg7 8.
Re1 c6 9. Bb3 a5 10. a4 O-O 11. h3 Nd7 12. Nf3 Nc7 13. c3 Bd5 14. Nbd2 Re8 15.
Ne4 Ne6 16. c4 Bxe4 17. Rxe4 c5 18. d5 Nd4 19. Nxd4 cxd4 20. Rxd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4
Qb6 22. Qc3 e5 23. Be3 Qb4 24. Qxb4 axb4 25. c5 Rec8 26. c6 bxc6 27. dxc6 Nf6
28. Rc1 Ra6 29. c7 Ne8 30. Rc5 Rxc7 31. Rxe5 Nd6 32. g4 Ra8 33. Bc5 Nc4 34.
Bxc4 Rac8 35. Bxf7+ Rxf7 36. a5 b3 37. a6 Rf6 38. a7 Ra6 39. Be3 Kf7 40. Rb5
Rc7 41. Rxb3 Rcxa7 42. Bxa7 Rxa7 43. Kg2 Kf6 44. Kg3 Kg5 45. h4+ Kh6 46. Rb6
Re7 47. h5 Rd7 48. hxg6 hxg6 49. f4 Kg7 50. Kh4 Rd5 51. b4 Kf7 52. b5 Rc5 53.
Rb7+ Kf6 54. g5+ Ke6 55. Rg7 Kf5 56. Rf7+ Ke4 57. Kg4 Rxb5 58. Rf6 Rb1 59. Re6+
Kd5 60. Rxg6 1-0

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk ol (Men) 39th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2010.09.22"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "Tomashevsky, Evgeny"]
[Black "Soto Paez, Oliver de la Trinid"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E81"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2373"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2010.09.21"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 139"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2010.11.18"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Russia II"]
[BlackTeam "Venezuela"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "VEN"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f3 O-O 6. Be3 c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Nge2
a6 9. a4 a5 10. Qd2 e5 11. d5 cxd5 12. cxd5 Nc5 13. Bc4 Bd7 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15.
d6 Bc6 16. Nb5 Qd7 17. Nec3 Rfd8 18. O-O Bxb5 19. Nxb5 Ne8 20. Rad1 Ra6 21. f4
Nxd6 22. fxe5 Bxe5 23. Rxf7 Qxf7 24. Bxf7+ Nxf7 25. Qc2 Rxd1+ 26. Qxd1 Bxb2 27.
Qc2 Be5 28. Qxc5 Rc6 29. Qd5 Rc1+ 30. Kf2 Ra1 31. Qb3 Rc1 32. g3 Kg7 33. Kg2
Re1 34. Qd3 Ra1 35. Qc2 h5 36. Nc3 Bd4 37. Ne2 Be5 38. Nf4 h4 39. Nd3 Bd4 40.
Qc4 Rg1+ 41. Kh3 Ba1 42. Kxh4 Rg2 43. Kh3 Re2 44. Nc5 Re3 45. Qc1 Ng5+ 46. Kg4
Bd4 47. Kxg5 Rc3 48. Ne6+ Kf7 49. Nd8+ 1-0

[Event "ch-Africa 2021"]
[Site "Lilongwe MAW"]
[Date "2021.05.20"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Amin, B."]
[Black "Kawuma, Patrick"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B31"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2323"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2021.05.18"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "MWI"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1385"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.05.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.05.24"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. O-O Bg7 5. c3 e5 6. d4 exd4 7. cxd4 cxd4 8.
Bf4 a6 9. Ba4 Nge7 10. Bd6 b5 11. Bb3 O-O 12. Nbd2 Bb7 13. Rc1 Rc8 14. e5 h6
15. Ne4 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 Bxe4 17. Nxf7 Rxf7 18. Bxe7 Rxc1 19. Bxd8 Rxd1 20. Bxf7+
Kxf7 21. Rxd1 Bc2 22. Re1 Bf8 23. Ba5 b4 24. Re2 d3 25. Rd2 Bg7 26. Bxb4 Bxb2
27. f3 Bc1 28. Kf2 Bxd2 29. Bxd2 h5 30. Ke3 Ke6 31. Kd4 Kd6 32. h3 Bb1 33. a3
Bc2 34. g4 hxg4 35. fxg4 Ke6 36. Ke4 Kd6 37. Kf4 Ke6 38. Kg5 Kf7 39. h4 Bd1 40.
Bc3 Be2 1/2-1/2

[Event "3rd Prague Masters 2021"]
[Site "Prague CZE"]
[Date "2021.06.16"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[Black "Wojtaszek, R."]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E54"]
[WhiteElo "2701"]
[BlackElo "2687"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2021.06.14"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "CZE"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1389"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2021.06.21"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2021.06.21"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 c5 6. Nf3 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Bxc4
cxd4 9. exd4 b6 10. Bg5 Bb7 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxf7 Rxf7 13. Bxe6 Qf8 14. Qb3
Bxc3 15. bxc3 Re8 16. Bxf7+ Qxf7 17. Qxf7+ Kxf7 18. c4 Rc8 19. Rfc1 Ba6 20. c5
Nd5 21. Rab1 bxc5 22. dxc5 Nxc5 23. Be3 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Ke6 25. Rb4 g6 26. h3 Ke5
27. Rf4 Ke6 28. Rc3 Nd3 29. Rxc8 Bxc8 30. Rf8 Bb7 31. Rh8 Bd5 32. Rxh7 Bxa2 33.
Rxa7 Bc4 34. Ra4 Ne5 35. Kf2 Kf5 36. Ra8 Ke4 37. Re8 Bb5 38. Re7 Kf5 39. g4+
Kf6 40. Rb7 Bc6 41. Rb8 g5 42. Kg3 Bd7 43. Rb6+ Be6 44. h4 gxh4+ 45. Kxh4 Nxg4
46. Rxe6+ Kxe6 47. Kxg4 Ke5 48. e4 Kxe4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ESP-chT Honor Gp1 49th"]
[Site "Merida"]
[Date "2005.08.28"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Sokolov, Ivan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2691"]
[Annotator "Bologan,V"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[EventDate "2005.08.24"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 109"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.11.14"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 {Been one of the most active and faithful Ruy Lopez players for
Black Ivan has various possibilities pf playinng it. One of them is Breyer
Variation.} 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 c5 {Black is trying to clarify
the situation in the center as soon is possible which in my opinion favours
white aswell.} 13. d5 {We get into Chigorin type of positions with the bad
bishop on b7.} Qc7 $5 {Technicaly a novelty. Recently was played} (13... g6 {
with three different results} 14. Nf1 Nh5 (14... Qc7 15. Bh6 (15. Ng3 c4 16.
Bh6 Rfb8 17. Qd2 Bf8 18. Be3 a5 19. Nh2 b4 20. f4 Ba6 21. Rf1 bxc3 22. bxc3 Rb2
{Cheparinov I 2634 - Sokolov I 2691 , 22. 7.2005 ACT Open}) 15... Rfb8 16. g4
Bf8 17. Qd2 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 Qd8 19. Ng3 Qf8 20. Qe3 c4 21. Nd2 Nc5 22. b4 cxb3
23. axb3 a5 24. b4 axb4 25. cxb4 Na4 26. Bd3 Bc8 27. Nb3 $14 {Kosteniuk A 2516
- Sokolov I 2691 , 13. 8.2005 Ordix Open}) 15. Bh6 Re8 16. Qd2 Bf8 17. Bg5 f6
18. Be3 Ng7 19. Bh6 Nh5 20. Be3 Ng7 21. Bh6 {1/2-1/2, Schoorl R 2239 - Timman
T 2335 , 20. 7.2005 ACT Open}) 14. Nf1 Rfb8 (14... c4 15. Ng3 Rfb8) 15. Ng3 Bc8
{Black undercovers his plan - he doesn't want to play g6 and to weaken his
kingside. Instead would prfere to use this square for the knight meanwhile
trying to create a counterplay on the queenside.} 16. Be3 Nf8 17. a4 $1 {
On the first look black is stronger on the queenside, but without knights all
the plays will be favorable to white.} Bd7 (17... bxa4 18. Ra2 a3 19. b3) 18.
Qd2 b4 {Preventing the eventual b4 from my side. If} (18... Ng6 {I would go for
} 19. b4 c4 20. Ra2 a5 (20... Qd8 21. Rea1) 21. axb5 axb4 22. b6 Qc8 23. Rxa8
Rxa8 24. cxb4 c3 25. Qd3 $16) 19. Bd3 {After this white is taking under
control the white squares which means that black's plan failed.} Bd8 (19... c4
20. Bf1 b3 (20... a5 21. Qe2 bxc3 22. bxc3 Ng6 23. Qxc4 $16) 21. Qe2 Rc8 22.
Nd2) 20. Bc4 Qc8 21. Nh4 $1 {To achive more then a pleasunt position one have
to use both strategical and tactical thinking. Now due to weakened d6 square
this tempting maneuvre becomes possible. Beside the control on f5 white is
also ready to push the f pown.} Ng4 $5 {Trying to simplify the position even
at cost of loosing one bishop.} (21... Nxe4 22. Nxe4 Bxh4 23. Nxd6 Qc7 24. Nxf7
) (21... Ng6 22. Nxg6 hxg6 23. f4 exf4 24. Bxf4 Bc7 25. e5 dxe5 26. Bxe5 Bxe5
27. Rxe5 $16) 22. hxg4 Bxh4 23. Nf5 {The other choice I liked less:} (23. g5
Bxg3 24. fxg3 $14) 23... Bxf5 24. gxf5 (24. exf5 h6 25. g3 Be7 26. f4 Nd7)
24... h6 25. g3 Bf6 26. Kg2 Nh7 27. Rh1 $16 {White is better on both sides. On
the queenside he can always open by a5 and Ra4, on the king side the open h
file provokes for a different sacrifices and even in center black have to be
careful.} Bg5 (27... Ng5 28. f3 $16) 28. f4 exf4 $2 {Decissive mistake. After
this white gets the possibility to blow the position with e5. The solid} (28...
Bf6 29. a5 (29. fxe5 Bxe5 30. Bxh6 bxc3 31. bxc3 gxh6 32. Qxh6 Bxc3 33. Qxh7+
Kf8 $13) 29... bxc3 30. bxc3 Nf8 31. Kf3 $16 {would continue the game with
still very good chances for white}) 29. gxf4 Bf6 30. Kf3 Qc7 31. a5 Ra7 32. Qd3
Nf8 33. Rag1 Kh8 34. e5 $1 {The time had come.} dxe5 35. fxe5 Qxe5 (35... Nd7
36. exf6 Ne5+ 37. Ke2 Nxd3 38. fxg7+ Kg8 39. Rxh6 $18) 36. Bf4 Qe8 37. Bxh6 {
Even not cosidering the exchange.} Kg8 (37... gxh6 38. Qd2) 38. Bf4 {I spent a
good part of the resting time for the tempting} (38. Bxg7 {but I was not
satisfied with the subsequences} Bxg7 39. f6 Ng6 40. Qf5 (40. Rxg6 fxg6 41. d6+
Kf8 42. Qd5 Rf7) (40. fxg7 Qe5) 40... Qe5 41. Qxe5 Nxe5+ 42. Kf2 Ng6 43. d6 Kf8
) 38... bxc3 39. bxc3 Rb2 40. Kg4 Re7 $6 {Suspicious but the game is already
difficult to save.} (40... Qd7 41. Rh5 g6 (41... Ng6 42. Rgh1) 42. Kf3 Bg7 43.
fxg6) (40... Rf2 41. Bg3 Rb2 42. Rh5 Be5 (42... g6 43. fxg6 Nxg6 44. d6 Qd7+
45. Rf5 Kg7 46. Qe3 Ra8 47. Rh1 $18) 43. Re1 Rg2 (43... g6 44. Rg5) 44. Kh3 $18
) 41. d6 Re4 42. Bxf7+ $1 Kxf7 43. Qd5+ Re6 44. Rh8 g5 45. d7 Qe7 46. d8=N+
Qxd8 47. fxe6+ Kg7 48. Qxd8 1-0

[Event "Sarajevo Bosnia 35th"]
[Site "Sarajevo"]
[Date "2005.05.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Bologan, Viktor"]
[Black "Volokitin, Andrei"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D73"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2679"]
[Annotator "Ftacnik,L"]
[PlyCount "97"]
[EventDate "2005.05.19"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "BIH"]
[EventCategory "16"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 108"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2005.09.26"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. g3 c6 5. Bg2 d5 6. O-O dxc4 7. Ne5 Ng4 8. Nxc4
{White is not sacrificing the central pawn with easy heart, but other moves
are not promissing any advantage.} Qxd4 9. Qc2 O-O (9... Na6 10. Nba3 Bf5 11.
e4 Be6 $13) 10. Nba3 Qf6 $6 {The retreat of the queen is slightly artificial,
it might have been wiser to bring her to h5.} (10... Qc5 $5 11. h3 (11. Bf4 Na6
$15) 11... Nf6 12. e4 Qh5 $17) 11. h3 Ne5 12. Na5 Na6 (12... Rd8 13. Rd1 (13.
Be3 Bf5 14. Rad1 Rxd1 15. Qxd1 Ned7 $17) 13... Rxd1+ 14. Qxd1 Ned7 15. Qd3 $17)
13. Rd1 g5 (13... Nb4 14. Qb3 Nd5 15. e4 Nb6 16. f4 $13) (13... Qe6 14. Be3 Nc7
15. Nb3 $13) 14. Be3 g4 15. h4 Bf5 16. Qa4 (16. Qc3 Qe6 $17) 16... b5 17. Qb3
Be6 18. Qc2 Bd5 (18... Bd7 19. Be4 $13) 19. Bxd5 {Bologan has managed to
complicate the matters, black's queenside is rather exposed.} Nb4 (19... cxd5
20. Nxb5 Rfc8 (20... Rfb8 21. Qa4 Qe6 22. Nd4 $14) 21. Qd2 e6 22. Nxa7 Rc7 (
22... Nc4 23. Nxc4 Rxc4 24. b3) 23. Nb5 Rcc8 24. a4 Qg6 25. Rac1 $14) 20. Bxf7+
Nxf7 21. Qb3 Qxb2 22. Rab1 Qxb3 (22... Qxe2 $6 23. Qxb4 Ne5 24. Qb3+ Kh8 25.
Qc2 $14) 23. Rxb3 Nxa2 (23... Nd5 24. Nxc6 Nxe3 25. Rxe3 a6 26. Nxe7+ Kh8 27.
f4 $16) 24. Nxc6 Nc3 (24... a6 $5 25. Nxe7+ Kh8 26. Nd5 Rac8 $15) 25. Nxe7+ Kh8
26. Rxc3 $5 (26. Rd3 Nxe2+ 27. Kf1 Nxg3+ 28. fxg3 Ne5+ 29. Ke2 Nxd3 30. Rxd3 a6
$15) 26... Bxc3 27. Nxb5 Bg7 (27... Bf6 28. Nd5 Be5 29. Bxa7 Rfd8 30. e4 Rd7
$11) 28. Nxa7 {The material relations on the board are quite unusual. White
enjoys compact pawn structure and the knight plus two soldiers for the rook.
Volokitin badly needs to coordinate his pieces to benefit from the potential
of his rooks.} Ne5 (28... Rfe8 29. Nac6 Ne5 $11) 29. Rc1 Rf7 30. Nec8 (30. Nac8
Ra2 31. Kf1 h6 $15) 30... Rd7 (30... h6 $15) 31. Nb5 Ra2 32. Ncd6 (32. Nb6 Rd8
33. Nc3 Ra5 $15) 32... h5 $6 (32... h6 $15) 33. Kf1 Kh7 34. Ne4 Kg6 35. Nc5 Re7
$2 {Serious step in the wrong direction, Bologan will manage to dominate the
position with his pieces springing to ideal squares.} (35... Rf7 36. Ne6 Bh6
$11) 36. Nc3 $1 Ra3 (36... Ra5 37. Nd5 Rf7 38. Nf4+ Kh6 39. Nce6 $16) 37. Nd5
Rf7 (37... Rea7 38. Nf4+ Kf7 39. Nxh5 Ra1 40. Nxg7 Nc4 41. Bh6 Rxc1+ 42. Bxc1
Ra1 43. Nf5 Rxc1+ 44. Kg2 $16) 38. Nf4+ Kh7 (38... Kh6 39. Nce6 $16) 39. Nce6
Bh6 40. Rc5 Ra1+ (40... Ng6 41. Rxh5 Nxf4 42. Nxf4 (42. Ng5+ Kg6 43. Rxh6+ Kxh6
44. Nxf7+ Kg7 45. Bxf4 Kxf7 $16) 42... Ra6 43. Nd3 $18) 41. Kg2 Nd7 42. Rxh5 {
In the end black is the one suffering as he failed to prevent perfect
cooperation between white's pieces.} Re7 43. Ng5+ Kg8 44. Rxh6 Rd1 45. Rg6+ Rg7
46. Rc6 Re7 47. Rc8+ Kg7 48. Bd4+ Nf6 49. Nge6+ 1-0

[Event "Dos Hermanas"]
[Site "Dos Hermanas"]
[Date "1996.05.22"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Ivanchuk, Vassily"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D85"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2735"]
[Annotator "Huzman,A"]
[PlyCount "65"]
[EventDate "1996.05.21"]
[EventType "tourn"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 053"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "1996.08.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 {Bologan Azmaiparashvili Ftacnik Gelfand} Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. c4 Bg7 4. Nc3
d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. e4 Nxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. Rb1 O-O 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Qa5+ 11.
Bd2 Qxa2 12. O-O b6 (12... Bg4 $1 {Azmaiparashvili}) 13. Bg5 Re8 $6 $146 (13...
Bb7 14. Bd3 Qe6 15. Re1 Qd6 16. Qd2 e6 $13 {Miladinovic,I-Atalik,S,1992,
Vrniacka Bania,54/471} (16... e6 {Ftacnik} 17. e5 Qd7 18. Qf4 Rc8 19. Be4 Bxe4
20. Rxe4 Qd5 21. Rbe1 Rc3 $8 22. Bh6 Rxf3 $1 $8 23. gxf3 Bxh6 24. Qxh6 Nd7 25.
Rc1 Qb7 26. Re3 b5 {1/2-1/2 Miladinovic,I-Atalik,S/Vrnjacka Banja/1992/ (43)})
(16... Nc6 17. e5 Qd8 18. Be4 $36)) 14. Bb5 Bd7 15. Qd3 Qa5 (15... Rc8 16. Rfc1
) (15... Qe6 16. Bc4 Qd6 17. e5 Qc7 18. Rfc1 $44) (15... h6 16. Bc4 Qa4 (16...
Qa5 {Ftacnik} 17. Bd5 hxg5 18. Bxa8 $16) 17. Bd2 (17. Ra1 {Ftacnik} Qb4 18.
Rfb1 Qd6 19. e5 Qc6 20. d5 $44) 17... e6 18. Rfc1 Rd8 19. Ra1 Qc6 20. Ba6 Qd6
21. Bb7 $16) 16. Bc4 (16. Bxd7 Nxd7 17. Ra1 Qb4 18. e5 Rec8 (18... e6 19. Rfb1
Qf8 20. Qb5) (18... b5 19. Rfb1 Qc4 20. Qxc4 bxc4 21. Rb7 Nb6 22. Bxe7 $36) 19.
Rfb1 Qc4 20. Qxc4 Rxc4 21. Bxe7 a5 $13 {/\22...Rac8}) 16... Nc6 (16... e6 17.
Bd2 Qh5 18. d5) (16... h6 17. e5 hxg5 (17... e6 18. Bd2 Qa4 19. d5 exd5 20.
Bxd5 Bc6 21. Rb4 Qa5 22. Bxf7+) 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Nxg5+ Kg8 20. Qxg6 Qd5 21.
Rfe1 Bc6 22. Re4 Qxe4 23. Nxe4) 17. Bd2 (17. Ra1 $5 Qb4 18. Bd2 Qd6 19. e5 Qc7
20. Ng5 e6 21. Rac1 $5 $36 (21. Rfc1 $5) (21. Ne4 Ne7 $13)) (17. Rb5 Qa4 (17...
Qa6 18. Bxf7+ Kxf7 19. Rf5+ Bxf5 20. Qxa6 Bxe4 21. Qe2 $16) 18. Bb3 Nb4 19.
Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Qc4+ Kf8 (20... e6 21. Rxb4 Qc6 22. Qe2 Qd6 $13 23. Rbb1 $14)
21. Ne5 Bxe5 22. dxe5 Kg7 (22... e6 23. Rxb4 Qc6 24. Qd3 $16) 23. e6 (23. Rxb4
Qc6 $13) 23... Bxe6 24. Qd4+ Kf7 25. Rxb4 (25. Bh6 Red8) 25... Qd7 26. Qb2 $44)
17... Qh5 18. Rb5 e5 (18... Qg4 19. h3 $18) 19. Ng5 (19. Qb3 {Ftacnik} Nd8 20.
Rxe5 Bxe5 21. Nxe5 Be6 22. Qa4 Nb7 $17) 19... Nxd4 $6 (19... Rf8 20. f4 $5 (20.
dxe5 Nxe5 (20... Rad8 $5) 21. Rxe5 Bxe5 22. f4 Bg7 23. Qxd7 (23. Nxf7 $5) 23...
Rad8 $13) (20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21. dxe5 Rd8 $1 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. Qd5+ Be6 24. Qxc6
Rxd2) 20... Nxd4 21. Rxe5 Bxe5 22. fxe5 Ne6 23. Nxf7 $18 Nc5 (23... Bc8 24.
Nh6+ Kg7 25. Rxf8 Nxf8 26. e6 $18) 24. Qd6) (19... Re7 $142 20. d5 (20. Qa3 Bf8
21. d5 (21. Rxb6 axb6 22. Qxa8 Nxd4) 21... Nd4 22. Rxb6 $2 Ree8 23. Rd6 Bb5 $1
$19) (20. dxe5 Nxe5 21. Rxe5 Bxe5 22. f4 Bf6 23. Nxf7 Be6 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. f5
gxf5 26. exf5 Re2 $13) (20. Nxf7 Rxf7 21. dxe5 Rd8 22. Bxf7+ Kxf7 23. f4 (23.
Qc4+ Kf8 24. e6 Bxe6 25. Qxc6) 23... Be6 $15) 20... Nd8 (20... Nd4 21. d6 (21.
d6 {Ftacnik} Bxb5 22. dxe7 Be8 23. f4 $36)) 21. Rbb1 Bh6 (21... h6 $5) 22. Qg3
Qg4 23. Qxg4 Bxg4 24. f4 $44) (19... Nd8 20. Rd5 Be6 21. dxe5 $16 (21. dxe5 {
Ftacnik} Rc8 22. f4 $1 $16) (21. Nxe6 Nxe6 22. Be3 Rad8 23. dxe5 Bxe5 24. f4
$13)) 20. Bxf7+ Kh8 (20... Kf8 {Ftacnik} 21. Bb4+ (21. Bxe8 Kxe8 22. Qc4 Bxb5
23. Qg8+ Bf8 24. Qf7+ Kd8 25. Qxf8+ Kd7 26. Qxa8 Bxf1 27. Qb7+ Kd8 28. Nf7+ Ke8
29. Bg5 $18) 21... Re7 22. Rd5 Bc6 23. Bxe7+ Kxe7 24. Qa3+ Kf6 25. Rd6+ $18)
21. Bxe8 Bxe8 (21... Rxe8 22. Rd5 (22. Rb2 $16 {Ftacnik}) 22... Bc6 23. Rxd4
exd4 24. Qc4 $18) 22. Rb2 $1 $16 (22. Rd5 h6 23. Nf3 Bc6) 22... h6 (22... Qg4
23. h3 Qd7 24. Nf3) (22... Ne2+ 23. Kh1 Nf4 24. Bxf4 exf4 25. Qd5 $18) (22...
Bf6 23. Ne6 Nxe6 24. Qd5 Nc7 25. Qd6) (22... Bh6 23. Ne6 Nxe6 (23... Bxd2 24.
Qxd2 Nxe6 25. Qd5 Nc7 26. Qb7 $16) 24. Qd5 $16 (24. Bxh6 Qxh6 25. Qd5 Nc7 26.
Qb7 $16 (26. Qxe5+ Qg7)) 24... Nc7 25. Qb7) (22... Rd8 23. Nf3 $16) (22... Qe2
$1 {Ftacnik}) 23. Ne6 $3 (23. Nf3 Nxf3+ 24. Qxf3 Qxf3 25. gxf3 $16) (23. Nh3 {
Ftacnik} Bd7 $13) 23... Nxe6 24. Qd5 Nc7 (24... Rd8 {Ftacnik} 25. Qxe6 Qe2 26.
Bxh6 $1 Qxb2 27. Bxg7+ Kxg7 28. Qe7+ Bf7 29. Qxd8 $18) 25. Qb7 Qe2 (25... Qg4
26. Rc2) 26. Re1 (26. Rc2 $2 Rd8 27. Rxc7 Bb5) (26. Qxc7 Qxe4) 26... Qc4 27.
Rc1 Qd4 (27... Qe2 {Ftacnik} 28. Rbc2 Rd8 29. Be1 Qa6 30. Qxc7 $16) 28. Rbc2 (
28. Rxc7 Bc6 $5 (28... Qxb2 29. Qxa8 Qxd2 30. g3 (30. Qxe8+ Kh7 31. h3 Qe1+ 32.
Kh2 Qxf2 33. Qxe5 $18) 30... Kh7 31. Qb7 $18) 29. Qxc6 Rf8 30. h3 (30. Be1 Qxb2
31. Qxg6 Rg8 $132) 30... Rxf2 31. Be3 $18) 28... Rd8 29. Qxc7 Kh7 (29... Ba4
30. Qxd8+ Qxd8 31. Rc8 $18) (29... Rd7 {Ftacnik} 30. Qb8 Rd8 31. Qxa7 $18) 30.
Bc3 (30. Qxa7 Rd7 (30... Qxe4 31. Rc7 $18) 31. Qa8 Bf7 $18 (31... Rd8 32. Qa1
$18) (31... Bf7 32. Be1 $18)) 30... Qd7 31. Be1 (31. Bxe5 $4 {Ftacnik} Qd1+ 32.
Rxd1 Rxd1#) 31... g5 32. Qxd7 Rxd7 (32... Bxd7 {Ftacnik} 33. Rc7 $18) 33. Rc7 (
33. Rc7 {Ftacnik} a6 34. Rxd7 Bxd7 35. Rc7 Ba4 36. Bc3 $18) 1-0

[Event "World-ch33-KK4 Kasparov-Karpov +4-4=16"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1987.10.23"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "1987.10.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ $5 {N; Zaitsev,I; 12.Bd5 -
41/539} Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14. Kxf1 Qd6 {14...Qd7 - 44/(568)} (14... Qb6 $5)
15. e5 Qd5 (15... Qe6 $5 {/\} 16. g5 Nc4 17. Qd3 $2 Qf5+ $1 $19) 16. Bf2 Rf8
17. Kg1 Bh6 $44 18. h4 Qf7 19. Bg3 Be3+ 20. Kh2 Qc4 $1 21. Rb1 (21. d5 Qxg4 22.
d6 Bf2 23. dxe7 Bxg3+ 24. Nxg3 Qxh4+ 25. Kg1 Qxe7 $17) (21. dxc5 Qxg4 $10)
21... b6 (21... Qxa2 22. Ra1 Qb3 23. Qd3 Nc4 24. Rb1 Qa2 25. Rxb7 $16) 22. Rb2
(22. dxc5 $5 bxc5 $1 (22... Qxc5 23. Qd7 $14) (22... Bxc5 23. Nd4 Qxa2 24. h5
$14) 23. Ng1 Bf2 $1 (23... Qxc3 24. Qd5+ Kh8 25. Nf3 $16) (23... Qxa2 24. Ra1
Qb3 25. Qxb3+ Nxb3 26. Rxa7 Nd2 27. Nf3 $1 $16) 24. Nf3 $8 Bxg3+ 25. Kxg3 Qf4+
26. Kh3 Nc4 27. Qd5+ Kh8 28. Qxc5 (28. Qe6 Ne3 {/\ Ng2|^}) 28... h5 (28... Ne3
29. Qd4 Nxg2 $10) 29. gxh5 Qf5+ (29... Ne3 30. Qd4 Qf5+ 31. Kh2 $13) 30. Kh2
Qxb1 31. Qxc4 gxh5 32. Qe6 $13) 22... Qd5 $1 23. Qd3 Nc4 24. Rb1 b5 (24... Rf2
$5 25. Bxf2 $8 Nxe5 26. c4 $1 $8 (26. Qxe3 Nxg4+ 27. Kg1 Nxe3 28. Bxe3 Qe4 $19)
26... Qd7 $1 (26... Nxg4+ 27. Kg3 $1 Bxf2+ 28. Kxg4 $18) (26... Qd6 27. Bg3 $1
(27. Qxe3 $2 Nf3+ 28. Kh3 Qh2#) 27... Nxg4+ 28. Kh3 (28. Kh1 $2 Qxg3 $1 29.
Nxg3 Nf2+ 30. Kh2 Ng4+ 31. Kh1 Nf2+ 32. Kg1 Nxd3+ 33. Kf1 cxd4 $10) 28... Qd7
29. Qb3 $18 (29. Qc2 $2 Bg1 $1 $19)) 27. Qxe3 $1 $8 (27. Qe4 Nxg4+ 28. Kg1 (28.
Kg3 Bxf2+ 29. Kf3 Nf6 $1 30. Qa8+ Kf7 31. Kxf2 Qf5+ $17) 28... Bxf2+ 29. Kf1
Nf6 $15) 27... Nxg4+ 28. Kg1 Nxe3 29. Bxe3 Qe6 30. Rb3 $1 (30. Bh6 g5 $1 $8 31.
hxg5 Qe3+ 32. Kf1 cxd4 $13) 30... Qxc4 31. Kf2 (31. Bh6 Kf7 $13) 31... cxd4 (
31... e5 $2 32. Bh6 cxd4 33. Rf3 Qc5 34. Rf8+ Qxf8+ 35. Bxf8 Kxf8 36. Kf3 $18)
32. Nxd4 e5 $13) (24... g5 $3 {Kasparov,G} 25. Rd1 $5 gxh4 $8 26. Bxh4 Bf2 27.
Qh3 $1 $8 Qe4 $1 (27... Ne3 28. Rd3 Nf1+ (28... Qe4 $2 29. Bxf2 Nxg4+ 30. Qxg4+
$1 Qxg4 31. Rg3 $18) 29. Kh1 Qxa2 30. Bxf2 Qxe2 31. Rf3 Rxf3 32. Qxf3 Qxf3 33.
gxf3 c4 34. d5 Nd2 35. Kg2 $10) 28. Bxe7 $8 Rf7 $1 (28... Qxe2 29. Qh6 $1 Rf7
30. Qg5+ Rg7 31. Qf4 $3 (31. Qf6 $2 Bg3+ $1 $19) 31... Rxe7 32. Qg5+ Kf8 $8 33.
Qf6+ Ke8 34. Qc6+ $1 Rd7 35. e6 Ne5 $1 36. exd7+ $8 Nxd7 37. Qf3 Qxf3 38. gxf3
$10) 29. Bf6 Ne3 $1 30. g5 $1 Ng4+ $1 (30... Nxd1 31. Qc8+ $10) 31. Kh1 Bxd4 $1
(31... Qxe2 32. Qf3 $8 Qxf3 33. gxf3 Nxf6 34. gxf6 cxd4 35. cxd4 $44) 32. Ng3
$8 (32. Qf3 Nf2+ 33. Kg1 Qxf3 34. gxf3 Nxd1+ 35. cxd4 Rd7 $1 $19) 32... Qf4 33.
Qh5 $8 (33. Rd2 Qe3 $1 $19) (33. Rf1 Qxf1+ 34. Nxf1 Nf2+ 35. Kh2 Bxe5+ $1 $19)
33... Qxg3 34. cxd4 Nf2+ 35. Kg1 Nxd1 36. Qxd1 Qe3+ 37. Kh1 Qxd4 (37... cxd4
38. Qg4 $15 (38. Qa4 $15)) 38. Qh5 Qd2 $1 (38... c4 $2 39. Qxf7+ $1 $16) (38...
Qd3 39. e6 Rxf6 40. gxf6 Qf1+ 41. Kh2 Qxf6 42. Qe8+ Qf8 43. Qd7 $10) (38... Qd7
39. g6 Rf8 40. e6 $44) (38... Qd5 39. g6 Rd7 40. Qg5 $13) (38... Qe4 39. Qh3
$15) 39. g6 Rd7 $17) 25. Kh3 $5 (25. Rxb5 Nxe5 26. Rxc5 $8 (26. Bxe5 Rf2 $19)
26... Nxg4+ (26... Qxc5 $2 27. Bxe5 $18) 27. Kh3 Rf3 $5 (27... Nf2+ $6 28. Bxf2
$8 Qe6+ 29. g4 $1 Bxf2 (29... h5 30. Qxe3 Qxg4+ 31. Kh2 Rf3 32. Re5 $1 $16) 30.
Re5 Qf7 31. Qe4 $1 Bxh4 $1 32. g5 $1 (32. Kxh4 $2 Qf2+ 33. Kg5 Qf6+ (33... h6+
34. Kxh6 Qh4+ 35. Rh5) 34. Kh6 Qg7+ (34... Qh4+ 35. Rh5 $1 Qf6 36. Re5 $10) 35.
Kg5 Qf6+ $10) 32... Be1 33. Rxe7 Qf3+ (33... Qf1+ 34. Kg4 $18) 34. Qxf3 Rxf3+
35. Kg4 $16) (27... Qd7 28. Qc4+ Kg7 29. Qd5 Nf2+ 30. Kh2 Ng4+ $10) 28. Rxd5 (
28. Kxg4 $2 h5+ 29. Kh3 Qe6+ 30. Kh2 Bg1+ $19) (28. gxf3 Qxf3 29. Qc4+ Kg7 30.
Qd5 Nf2+ $10) 28... Nf2+ 29. Kh2 Ng4+ $10) 25... a6 (25... Nd2 26. Rd1 $1 (26.
Rxb5 $2 Rf1 $1 {/\} 27. Qxe3 (27. Kh2 Nf3+ $19) 27... Rh1+ 28. Bh2 Rxh2+ $19))
26. Ng1 cxd4 27. Nf3 Rd8 (27... Rxf3 28. gxf3 Nd2 29. Rd1 $1 $18) 28. a4 dxc3
29. Qxc3 Qe6 30. Kh2 bxa4 (30... Qxg4 31. axb5 axb5 32. Rxb5 Nd2 33. Nxd2 Bxd2
$10) 31. Rb4 Nd2 32. Rxa4 Nf1+ 33. Kh3 Rd1 (33... h5 $5 34. Qc4 $10) 34. Qc2 (
34. Rxa6 Qxa6 35. Qb3+ Kg7 36. Qxd1 Nxg3 37. Kxg3 $14) 34... Rc1 35. Qe2 h5 36.
Be1 Qd7 $2 (36... Ra1 $1 37. Ng5 (37. Re4 $2 hxg4+ 38. Rxg4 Ra4 39. Ng5 Bxg5
40. hxg5 Ne3 $19) (37. Qc4 $10) 37... hxg4+ (37... Rxa4 38. Nxe6 hxg4+ 39. Qxg4
Rxg4 40. Kxg4 $14) 38. Rxg4 Bxg5 39. hxg5 Ra4 40. Kh4 $10) 37. Qxa6 Ra1 $4 38.
Qxg6+ 1-0

[Event "Corsica Masters KO 19th"]
[Site "Bastia"]
[Date "2015.10.19"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Kovalenko, Igor"]
[Black "Almasi, Zoltan"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E14"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[PlyCount "41"]
[EventDate "2015.10.18"]
[EventType "k.o. (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "4"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 168 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2015.10.29"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 b6 4. Bd3 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c4 g6 7. Nc3 Bg7 8. d5
exd5 9. cxd5 Nxd5 10. Nb5 O-O 11. Nd6 Bc6 12. e4 Nb4 13. Bc4 b5 14. Bxf7+ Rxf7
15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. Qb3+ d5 17. a3 N4a6 18. Ng5+ Kg8 19. Qh3 Qe8 20. Qxh7+ Kf8
21. Bf4 1-0

[Event "World Blitz 2018"]
[Site "St Petersburg RUS"]
[Date "2018.12.29"]
[Round "8.18"]
[White "Matlakov, M."]
[Black "Fedoseev, Vl3"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A16"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2719"]
[PlyCount "107"]
[EventDate "2018.12.29"]
[EventType "swiss (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "21"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1260"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2018.12.31"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.03"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c6 5. e4 d6 6. d4 O-O 7. Nf3 Qa5 8. O-O
Qh5 9. Qb3 e5 10. d5 Na6 11. Ne1 cxd5 12. cxd5 Nc5 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. f3 Rac8 15.
Nd3 Na4 16. Be3 b6 17. Qd2 Nxc3 18. bxc3 g5 19. Bxg5 Bb5 20. Be3 Rc7 21. a4 Bc4
22. Rfc1 Bxd3 23. Qxd3 Bh6 24. a5 bxa5 25. Rxa5 Nd7 26. Rca1 Rfc8 27. R1a3
Bxe3+ 28. Qxe3 Rb8 29. h4 Nc5 30. Rxa7 Rxa7 31. Rxa7 h6 32. Ra1 Rb2 33. Re1 Qg6
34. Kh2 Kg7 35. Re2 Rb3 36. Ra2 Qf6 37. Bh3 Rb1 38. Bf5 Rd1 39. Rd2 Ra1 40. Rb2
Qd8 41. Kh3 Rh1+ 42. Rh2 Rd1 43. Rd2 Rh1+ 44. Kg2 Rb1 45. f4 Qf6 46. fxe5 Qxe5
47. Qd4 Kf6 48. Rf2 Rb3 49. Be6+ Kg6 50. Bxf7+ Kg7 51. Qxe5+ dxe5 52. d6 Rxc3
53. Bd5 Ra3 54. d7 1-0

[Event "RUS-chT 19th"]
[Site "Sochi"]
[Date "2012.04.09"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Sutovsky, Emil"]
[Black "Uzhva, Andrey Nikolaevich"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B76"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2246"]
[PlyCount "47"]
[EventDate "2012.04.09"]
[EventType "team-swiss"]
[EventRounds "7"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 148"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.05.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Moscow Navigator"]
[BlackTeam "Belgorod Region"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "RUS"]
[BlackTeamCountry "RUS"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 Nc6 8. Qd2
O-O 9. O-O-O Nxd4 10. Bxd4 Qa5 11. Kb1 Rd8 12. h4 Be6 13. h5 Nxh5 14. Bxg7 Kxg7
15. g4 Nf6 16. Qh6+ Kg8 17. Bd3 Rdc8 18. Nd5 Bxd5 19. exd5 Qxd5 20. g5 Qe5 21.
Rde1 Qf4 22. Bxg6 e6 23. Bxf7+ Kxf7 24. g6+ 1-0

[Event "Trzcianka Dziedzic Memorial 3rd"]
[Site "Trzcianka"]
[Date "2013.03.03"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Wojtaszek, Radoslaw"]
[Black "Kempinski, Robert"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A40"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2599"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2013.03.03"]
[EventType "swiss (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 153 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.04.22"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.04.22"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d5 Ne5 5. Nxe5 Bxe5 6. e4 d6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. Bd3
Nf6 9. O-O O-O 10. h3 c6 11. Nf3 Nd7 12. Re1 Nc5 13. Bc2 cxd5 14. cxd5 Bd7 15.
Rb1 a5 16. Be3 Rc8 17. Bd4 Bh6 18. e5 dxe5 19. Nxe5 Bg7 20. Qf3 Be8 21. Rbd1
Na6 22. Bb1 Qd6 23. Bc3 b5 24. Qe3 b4 25. Bd4 Bb5 26. Ng4 Bxd4 27. Qxd4 h5 28.
Nh6+ Kh7 29. Nxf7 Rxf7 30. Re6 Qc5 31. Bxg6+ Kg8 32. Bxf7+ Kxf7 33. Qf4+ Ke8
34. Rde1 Kd7 35. Rxe7+ Qxe7 36. Qf5+ Kd8 37. Rxe7 Rc1+ 38. Kh2 1-0

[Event "Amber-blindfold 12th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2003.03.27"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[PlyCount "84"]
[EventDate "2003.03.15"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 093 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2003.05.09"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2003.05.09"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Qb3 Na6 10. O-O Nxc3 11. bxc3 Be7 12. Rd1 Nc5 13. Qc4 e5 14. Ba3
Qa5 15. Qb4 Qxb4 16. Bxb4 Bg4 17. h3 exd4 18. hxg4 dxc3 19. Bxc3 Rad8 20. a4
Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Nxa4 22. Rd7 Nxc3 23. Rxe7 b5 24. Rxa7 Rb8 25. e3 b4 26. Rc7 Nb5
27. Rc4 Na3 28. Rc7 Nb5 29. Rc4 Na3 30. Rc7 b3 31. Bd5 b2 32. Bxf7+ Kf8 33. Ba2
b1=Q+ 34. Bxb1 Rxb1+ 35. Kg2 Nb5 36. Rb7 Nc3 37. Rc7 Nd5 38. Rc5 Ne7 39. g5 Kf7
40. f4 Rd1 41. e4 Rd3 42. Kf2 g6 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch33-KK4 Kasparov-Karpov +4-4=16"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1987.10.30"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "158"]
[EventDate "1987.10.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14.
Kxf1 Qd6 15. e5 Qd5 16. Bf2 Rd8 $5 $44 {N} 17. Qe1 (17. Nf4 $6 Qf7 $1 (17...
Qe4 18. Qf3 Qxf3 19. gxf3 Rf8 20. Nd5 Rxf3 21. Ke2 $16) (17... Qc4+ 18. Qd3
Qxd3+ 19. Nxd3 cxd4 20. cxd4 Nc6 21. Nc5 (21. Rc1 Nxd4 22. Rc7 b6 23. Rxe7 Nc6
24. Rc7 Rxd3 25. Rxc6 Bxe5 $10) 21... Nxd4 22. Nxb7 Rd5 23. Re1 Rxe5 24. Rxe5
Bxe5 25. Nd8 a6 $10) 18. Qf3 Nc4 (18... Rf8 19. Qd5) 19. Kg1 (19. Rd1 $6 Bh6
$17) 19... cxd4 20. cxd4 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Bxe5 22. Rf1 Qxf4 23. Qxf4 Bxf4 24. Bxa7
$10 {/\} g5 25. g3 Bd2 26. Kg2 Ra8 27. Bc5 Rxa2 28. Bxe7 $5 Bb4+ 29. Kh3 Bxe7
30. Rf8+) (17. Qa4) 17... Qe4 $1 18. g5 (18. h3 Bh6 $44 {|^}) 18... Qf5 (18...
Qg4 $5) 19. h4 Nc4 20. Kg1 Qg4 21. a4 $1 h6 $1 22. Ra2 (22. Ng3 $2 cxd4 $36) (
22. gxh6 Bxh6 23. Ng3 cxd4 24. cxd4 Rxd4 $1) 22... hxg5 23. Qb1 $5 (23. hxg5
Qxg5 24. Ng3 Qg4 {/\ Be5=}) 23... gxh4 $10 (23... cxd4 24. cxd4 gxh4 25. Qb3
Rc8 26. Rc2 h3 27. Bg3 $1 (27. Qxb7 $2 Rf8 $1 28. Bg3 (28. Rxc4 Qxe2 29. Qd5+
Kh7 30. Bg3 e6 31. Qc6 Rc8 $19) 28... h2+ $1 29. Bxh2 (29. Kxh2 Rf1 $19) 29...
Qf5 30. Rc1 Qf2+ 31. Kh1 Qxe2 32. Qd5+ Kh7 33. Qxc4 Rf1+ $19) (27. Qxh3 Qxh3
28. gxh3 a6 29. Nf4 b5 30. axb5 axb5 31. Nxg6 Kf7 32. Nf4 b4 $44) (27. g3 Kh7
28. Rxc4 Qxe2 $1 (28... Rxc4 $6 29. Qxc4 Qf3 30. Nf4 h2+ 31. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 32. Kh3
$16) 29. Rxc8 h2+ 30. Kxh2 Qxf2+ 31. Kh1 $10) 27... Qe6 (27... Kh7 28. gxh3 Qe6
$16) 28. gxh3 $16) (23... Kh7 24. hxg5 (24. Qb5 $2 Nxe5 25. dxe5 Rd1+ 26. Kh2
Bxe5+ $19) (24. Qxb7 $2 Nxe5 25. Qxe7 Rd7 26. Qe8 Qe4 $1 27. dxe5 (27. Qb8 Rb7
$19) 27... Rd1+ 28. Kh2 Bxe5+ $19) (24. Qb3 $2 Nb6 25. Qf7 Rf8 26. Qxe7 Qf5 27.
Nc1 Qb1 28. Be3 Nd5 29. Qxg5 Nxe3 30. Qxe3 Bh6 $19) (24. h5 $6 Qxh5 25. Qe4
Nxe5 $15) 24... Qxg5 25. Qd3 Na5 (25... Nxe5 $2 26. Qh3+) (25... Nb6 26. Rb2
Qxe5 27. a5 Nc8 28. Rxb7 cxd4 29. Rb5 $36) 26. Qh3+ Bh6 27. Qe6 Rf8 28. Rb2 $14
) 24. Qb3 Qe6 25. Nf4 (25. Bxh4 Bh6 $36) 25... Qf7 26. Nxg6 Qxg6 (26... h3 $2 {
/\} 27. Nxe7+ Kh8 28. Bh4 $1 (28. gxh3 Bxe5 29. dxe5 Qf3 30. Ra1 (30. Qxc4 Rd1+
31. Qf1 Rxf1+ 32. Kxf1 Qxh3+ 33. Ke1 Qe6 $17) 30... Ne3 31. Bxe3 Qxe3+ 32. Kh1
$8 Qxh3+ 33. Kg1 Qg3+ 34. Kh1 Qh4+ 35. Kg1 Qxe7 36. Ra2 $10) 28... cxd4 29. Rf2
(29. Ng6+ $6 Qxg6 30. Bxd8 Nxe5 (30... Qg3 31. Bf6 $8 Bxf6 32. exf6 Nd2 33.
Rxd2 h2+ 34. Kh1 Qe1+ $10) 31. cxd4 Nd3 $44) (29. cxd4 Rxd4 30. Qxh3 Qh5 $8 31.
Qc8+ Kh7 32. Qg8+ Kh6 33. Qe6+ Kh7 $10) 29... Qe6 30. Rf5 (30. Ng6+ $2 Qxg6 31.
Bxd8 Qg3 $36 {/\ h2}) (30. Rf6 $2 Qg4) 30... d3 31. Rh5+ Bh6 32. Bf6+ Kh7 33.
Qxb7 Qb6+ (33... Qg4 34. Nf5+ Kg6 35. Rxh6+ Kxf5 36. Qh7+ Kf4 37. Rh4 d2 38.
Rxg4+ Kxg4 39. Qxh3+ Kf4 40. Qf3#) 34. Qxb6 axb6 35. Bg5 d2 36. Rxh6+ Kg7 37.
Nf5+ Kg8 38. Bxd2 Rxd2 39. Rxh3 $18) (26... Nxe5 $6 27. Qxf7+ $5 (27. Nxe7+ Kf8
28. Qxf7+ Kxf7 29. dxe5 Rd1+ 30. Kh2 Bxe5+ 31. Kh3 Kxe7 32. Bxc5+ Ke6 33. Bxa7
Kf5 34. g4+ hxg3 $15) 27... Nxf7 28. Nxe7+ Kh7 29. Nf5 Bf6 (29... cxd4 30. Nxg7
Kxg7 (30... d3 $2 31. Bd4 $18) 31. Bxd4+ Kg6 32. Bxa7 $16) 30. dxc5 Rd1+ 31.
Kh2 Be5+ 32. Kh3 $14 {/\} Ng5+ 33. Kxh4 Ne4 34. Re2 Rh1+ 35. Kg4 Nxf2+ 36. Rxf2
Bxc3 37. Kg5 $16) 27. Qxc4+ Kh8 (27... Kh7 28. Qe2 h3 29. Qc2 $10) 28. Rb2 (28.
Bxh4 Qb1+ 29. Kh2 cxd4 30. cxd4 Qe4 (30... Qh7 31. g3) (30... Rxd4 $10) 31. Bg3
(31. g3 $2 Bxe5 32. Bxe7 Bxg3+ $19) 31... Rxd4 (31... Qxd4 32. Qxd4 Rxd4 33. a5
$10) 32. Qc8+ Kh7 33. Qh3+ Bh6 34. Qe6 $10) (28. Qe2 $5) 28... cxd4 (28... h3
$5 29. Qf1 (29. g3 $2 Bxe5 30. Qf1 (30. dxe5 Rd1+ 31. Kh2 Rh1+ $1 32. Kxh1 Qc6+
$19) 30... cxd4 31. Qxh3+ Kg8 $1 $17) 29... cxd4 (29... Bxe5 $2 30. dxe5 hxg2
31. Qe2 $1 $8 (31. Qxg2 $2 Rd1+ 32. Kh2 Qh5+ 33. Kg3 Rd3+ 34. Kf4 Qf7+ $1 $19)
31... Rg8 32. e6 Qh6 33. Qe5+ Rg7 34. Qh2 $18) 30. cxd4 Qf5 (30... Rc8 31. g3
Bh6 32. Qxh3 Rc1+ 33. Kh2 Kg7 34. Rxb7 Bg5 35. Rb8) (30... Rf8 31. g3 h2+ 32.
Kxh2 (32. Kh1 $2 Rf5 33. Rb3 (33. Kxh2 Rh5+ 34. Kg1 Qc6 $19) (33. Rxb7 Qc6+ 34.
Qg2 Qc1+ 35. Kxh2 Rh5+ $19) 33... Qc6+ 34. Qg2 Rxf2 $19) 32... Rf5 33. Kg1 (33.
Qg2 $2 Rh5+ 34. Kg1 Qd3 $1 $19) (33. Rd2 $2 Bh6 34. Rd3 Rxf2+ $19) 33... Rh5
34. Re2 $1 Qa6 {/\ 35.Rc2 Rh1, /\ 35.Qd1 Qh6} 35. g4 $1 $16) (30... Qg4 31. g3
{/\ Kh2=}) (30... b6 31. g3 Qf5 32. Qe2 $10) 31. g3 (31. gxh3 $2 Bxe5 32. dxe5
Rg8+ 33. Bg3 $8 Rxg3+ 34. Rg2 Qxf1+ 35. Kxf1 Rxg2 36. Kxg2 b6 37. Kf3 e6 $19) (
31. Rxb7 $6 Rxd4) 31... b6 32. Qe2 $5 (32. Be3 $2 Qxf1+ 33. Kxf1 Bxe5 $1 34.
dxe5 Rd1+ 35. Ke2 h2 $19) (32. Kh2 Rxd4 33. Qxh3+ Qxh3+ 34. Kxh3 Rxa4) (32. Re2
Bh6 $36)) 29. cxd4 Qg4 (29... h3 30. g3 (30. Qf1 Qf5 {- 28...h3}) 30... Qf5 31.
Kh2 b6 32. Qe2 Bh6 33. Rb3 Rf8 34. Bg1 $14) 30. Qf7 $5 (30. Qe2 Rxd4 31. Bxd4 (
31. Qxg4 Rxg4 32. Rxb7 $10) 31... Qxd4+ 32. Qf2 (32. Kh1 Bxe5 $10) 32... Bxe5 (
32... Qd1+ 33. Qf1 Qd4+ $10) 33. Re2 (33. Rd2 $2 Qa1+) (33. Rb1 $2 Bh2+ 34. Kf1
Qd3+) 33... Kh7 $10) 30... Rxd4 $6 (30... Rf8 $2 31. Qxe7 $16) (30... h3 31.
Qf3 Rxd4 32. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 33. Rf2 $14 (33. Qf2 h2+ $1 34. Kh1 Qd1+ 35. Kxh2 Bxe5+
36. g3 $10)) (30... Rg8 31. Be3 (31. Qxe7 Bh6 32. Bxh4 Be3+ 33. Kf1 (33. Kh2
Bf4+ $10) 33... Qd1+ 34. Be1 Qd3+ 35. Re2 Qf5+ $10) 31... h3 (31... Rf8 $2 32.
Qxe7 Qd1+ (32... h3 33. Qg5 Rf1+ 34. Kh2 $18) 33. Kh2 Qe1 34. Bf2 $1 (34. Rxb7
Qg3+ 35. Kh1 Rf1+ 36. Bg1 Rxg1+ 37. Kxg1 Qe1+ $10) 34... Rxf2 35. Qxh4+ $18)
32. Qf4 $1 $14) (30... Bh6 $1 31. Qf3 (31. Rxb7 $2 Rg8 32. Qd5 Qd1+ $19) (31.
Qxe7 Qd1+ (31... Rg8 32. Qf6+ $18) 32. Kh2 Bf4+ 33. Kh3 Bg5 $1 34. Qxg5 (34.
Qf7 $2 Qh1+ 35. Kg4 Qxg2+ 36. Kh5 Rg8 (36... h3 $2 37. Rxb7) 37. Qxb7 (37. Rxb7
Be7 $19) 37... Qh3 38. Qe4 Bc1 $19) (34. Qxb7 Qh1+ $1 (34... Rf8 35. g3 $1 Bc1
36. Ra2 (36. Qe4 Qf1+ $1 $19 (36... Bxb2 37. Qxh4+ $10)) 36... Rg8 37. Qe4 Bf4
$1 38. gxf4 Qb3+ 39. Kxh4 $1 (39. Kh2 $2 Qxa2 40. Qf3 Rg3 $1 41. Qh5+ Kg7 $19)
(39. Qe3 $2 Qd5 $1 (39... Rg3+ $2 40. Bxg3 Qxe3 41. Kxh4 $10) 40. Kxh4 Rg6 $3 (
40... Qh1+ 41. Qh3 Qe4 42. Qg4 $1 $10) 41. Ra3 $8 Qd7 42. Qf3 Rh6+ 43. Qh5 Qe7+
$19) 39... Qxa2 40. Qf3 Rg7 $14) 35. Kg4 Rg8 36. Kf5 (36. Kh5 h3 (36... Bc1 $19
) 37. Rb1 (37. g4 Qc1 $19) 37... Bc1 38. Bh4 hxg2 39. Rxc1 g1=Q $19) (36. Qf3
Bd8+ (36... Bc1+ $2 37. Kf5 Rf8+ 38. Kg6 $1) 37. Kh5 Qc1 38. Qe3 Rg5+ 39. Kh6
Qxb2 $19) 36... Qc1 $5 (36... h3 37. g3 Qd1 $17)) 34... Qh1+ 35. Kg4 Rg8 $15)
31... Rxd4 $1 $10 {/\} 32. Bxd4 Qxd4+ 33. Rf2 Be3) 31. Bxd4 Qxd4+ (31... Qd1+
$5 32. Kh2 (32. Qf1 Qxd4+ 33. Qf2 Qd1+ $10 (33... Bxe5 $10)) 32... Qxd4 33.
Qh5+ Kg8 34. Re2 Qf4+ 35. Kg1 Qc1+ 36. Kf2 Qf4+ 37. Qf3 Qd4+ 38. Kf1 (38. Qe3
Qxa4 $44) 38... Bxe5 $10) 32. Rf2 Qxe5 33. Rf5 Qe1+ 34. Rf1 Qe5 35. Kh1 $6 (35.
Qf4 $1 Qc5+ (35... Qxf4 36. Rxf4 Bf6 37. Rc4 Kg7 38. Rc7 b6 39. Kf1 $16 (39.
Rxa7 $6 b5 $1 $14)) 36. Kh1 Bf6 37. Qb8+ Kg7 38. Qxb7 Qc4 39. Qb5 Qe4 $14)
35... b6 36. Qf4 Qh5 (36... Qxf4 37. Rxf4 $16) 37. Qf5 (37. Qb8+ Kh7 38. Qxa7
Qe2 $1 $36 (38... h3 $10)) 37... Qe2 (37... Qxf5 38. Rxf5 Kg8 39. Kh2 Bf6 (
39... e6 40. Rf3 $16) 40. Rd5 Kf7 41. Rd7 a5 42. Kh3 $16) 38. Rc1 Bf6 39. Qg6
Qe6 40. Rd1 $14 Qc8 41. Rf1 Qd7 42. Qh5+ (42. Rf5 Qd1+ 43. Kh2 Qd6+ 44. Kh3
Qd3+ 45. Kg4 Qe2+ $10) (42. Rf4 Qd5 43. Kh2 Qe5 44. Qf5 Kg7 45. Kh3 Qe3+ 46.
Kg4 (46. Rf3 Qe1 47. Kg4 h3 $3 48. Rxh3 Qe2+ (48... Qd1+ $10) 49. Qf3 Qc2 $15)
46... Qe2+ $10) 42... Kg7 43. Rf4 Qd2 44. Rg4+ Kf8 45. Qf5 Qc1+ 46. Kh2 Qc7+
47. Qf4 (47. Kh3 Qc1 (47... Qc3+ $2 48. g3 hxg3 (48... Qc1 49. Qf3 $16 {
/\ 50.Qa8 Kf7 51.Qg8}) 49. Qd5 $1 (49. Qe6 g2+ 50. Kxg2 Qd2+ 51. Kh3 Qh6+ $10)
49... g2+ 50. Kxg2 Qc2+ 51. Kh3 Qc3+ (51... Qh7+ 52. Kg3 $16) 52. Rg3 Qc8+ 53.
Kg2 Qc2+ 54. Kf3 Qc3+ (54... Qxa4 $4 55. Qd8+ Qe8 56. Rg8+ $18) 55. Kg4 $36 {/\
} Qe5 56. Qxe5 Bxe5 57. Rf3+ Bf6 58. Rd3 Kf7 59. Rd7 a5 60. Kf5 Bc3 61. Rc7 Bf6
62. Rc6 Bd4 63. Ke4 Bc5 64. Kd5 Bf2 65. Rc1 Bc5 66. Re1 Ke8 67. Kc6 $16) 48.
Rf4 Kg7 (48... Qh1+ 49. Kg4 Qxg2+ 50. Kh5 $36 Qg8 51. Qc8+ Kf7 52. Qxg8+ Kxg8
53. Kg6 $16) 49. Kg4 (49. Rg4+ Kf8 $10) 49... Qd1+ 50. Rf3 h3 $1 51. gxh3 Qxa4+
$10) 47... Qxf4+ 48. Rxf4 Ke8 $10 {R 2/l} 49. Kg1 a6 50. Kf2 Kd7 51. Ke2 Kd6
52. Kd3 Kc5 53. Rc4+ Kd5 54. Rc7 a5 55. Rc4 e5 56. Rg4 Be7 57. Rg7 e4+ 58. Ke3
Bc5+ 59. Ke2 Bd4 60. Rg5+ Kc4 61. Rf5 (61. Rg4 b5 62. axb5 a4 $10) 61... Kc3 $1
(61... Kb3 62. Rf4 Bc5 63. Rxe4 Bb4 64. Rxh4 $16) 62. Rh5 (62. Rf4 b5 63. axb5
a4 64. Rf8 Kb4 $1) 62... Kc4 63. Rf5 Kc3 64. Rg5 Kc4 65. Rh5 Bf6 $1 (65... Kc3
$2 66. Rxh4 b5 67. axb5 a4 68. Rxe4 a3 69. Re6 $18) 66. Rh6 (66. Ke3 Kb3 67.
Rb5+ Kxa4 68. Rxb6 Bc3 69. Kxe4 Bb4 {/\ Kb3=}) 66... Bd4 67. Rh5 Bf6 68. Rh6
Bd4 69. Rxh4 b5 70. axb5 a4 71. Rxe4 a3 72. b6 a2 73. Rxd4+ Kxd4 74. b7 a1=Q
75. b8=Q Qa6+ 76. Kf2 Qf6+ 77. Kg1 Ke4 78. Qb4+ (78. Qb7+ Kf4 79. Qf3+ Kg5 80.
Qxf6+ Kxf6 81. Kh2 Kg6 $1 $10) 78... Kf5 79. Qe1 Qd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "World-ch33-KK4 Kasparov-Karpov +4-4=16"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1987.11.04"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "140"]
[EventDate "1987.10.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14.
Kxf1 (14. Qxf1 Nc4 15. Qf3 cxd4 16. cxd4 Qb6 $44) 14... cxd4 15. cxd4 Qb6 $5 {
/\ e5} 16. Kg1 Qe6 17. Qd3 $1 {N; Zaitsev,I; 17.Ng3 - 39/(570)} Qxg4 18. Rf1
$14 (18. Rc1 Rc8 $10) 18... Rc8 (18... Rf8 19. Rxf8+ Bxf8 20. d5 b6 21. Nd4 $16
) 19. h3 (19. d5 Nc4 $1 20. Bxa7 $13) 19... Qd7 20. d5 Nc4 21. Bd4 (21. Nd4
Nxe3 22. Qxe3 Rc4 23. Ne6 Qxe6 24. dxe6 Bd4 25. Qxd4 Rxd4 26. Rf7 Rxe4 27. Rxe7
b5 $10) (21. Bxa7 b6 22. Bb8 $5 $13) 21... e5 (21... Ne5 22. Bxe5 (22. Qb3 $14
{Makarichev,S}) 22... Bxe5 23. Nd4 Bxd4+ $6 24. Qxd4 b6 25. e5 Qc7 26. Qg4 $1
$16 {Georgadze,T}) 22. dxe6 Qxe6 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Nf4 Qd6 25. Qc3+ $36 Kh6 $1
(25... Qe5 $2 26. Ne6+ Kg8 27. Qxc4 $1 $18) (25... Kg8 26. Nd5 Nb6 27. Nf6+ Kh8
28. Qb2 Qc5+ 29. Kh2 Qc3 30. Ne8 Nd7 (30... Kg8 31. Qb5 Rc5 32. Nf6+ $1) 31.
Qxc3+ Rxc3 32. Rf7 Rd3 (32... Rc8 33. Nd6 $18) 33. e5 Kg8 34. e6 $18) 26. Nd5
Qe5 27. Qd3 (27. Qb4 Qxe4 $1 (27... Nd6 $6 28. Ne3 $1 Qc5 (28... Kg7 29. Rd1
Qxe4 30. Qb2+ {/\ Ng4+/-}) 29. Qe1 (29. Qxc5 Rxc5 30. e5 $1 $14) 29... Nc4 30.
Qh4+ Kg7 31. Qf6+ Kg8 (31... Kh6 32. Rf4 Qxe3+ 33. Kh2 $18) 32. Qe6+ Kh8 33.
Rf7 Qxe3+ 34. Kh2 $18) 28. Nf6 (28. Ne7 $2 a5) 28... a5 $3 $8 (28... Qe3+ 29.
Kh1 Ne5 30. Qh4+ $18) (28... Qd4+ 29. Kh1 Qc5 30. Ng4+ Kh5 $8 31. Qc3 $18) 29.
Qb5 $8 (29. Qc3 Qe3+ $17) (29. Qa4 Qd4+ 30. Kh1 Rf8 31. Ng4+ Kg7 $17) 29...
Qd4+ 30. Kh1 (30. Rf2 Qa1+ $1 31. Rf1 Qd4+ 32. Rf2 Qa1+ 33. Kh2 Qe5+) 30... Ne3
31. Qxb7 Nxf1 32. Ng4+ Kg5 33. Qe7+ (33. Qxc8 Ng3+ 34. Kh2 Ne2 $19) 33... Kf4
34. Qf7+ Kg3 35. Qxf1 h5 36. Qf3+ (36. Qe1+ Kf4 37. g3+ Kf5 $19) 36... Kh4 37.
g3+ Kxh3 38. Nf2+ Qxf2 $1 39. Qxf2 Rc1+ $19) (27. Qe1 $5 $14) 27... Kg7 28. Nf6
Qd6 29. Qc3 Qe5 30. Qd3 Qd6 31. Qc3 Qe5 32. Qb3 Rc7 33. Qd3 Rf7 $1 $10 34. Qxc4
Rxf6 35. Rd1 b5 $6 (35... Rc6 $6 36. Rd7+ Kh6 37. Qf1 Qc5+ 38. Kh1 Qc1 39. Rd1
$16) (35... Rf7 36. Rd5 $14) (35... Re6 $1 $10 {/\} 36. Rd7+ Re7 37. Rxe7+ Qxe7
38. Qd4+ Kf7 39. Qxa7 Qxe4) 36. Rd7+ Kh6 37. Qe2 Qc5+ (37... Qf4 38. e5 Rc6 39.
Rd1 Re6 40. Re1 $14) 38. Kh2 Qe5+ 39. g3 $14 Qc3 40. Kg2 Qc4 41. Qe3+ $1 (41.
Qxc4 bxc4 42. Rxa7 Rc6 43. Rf7 c3 44. Rf1 Ra6 45. Rf2 Rb6 $10) 41... g5 42. Rd2
Qf1+ 43. Kh2 Qf3 44. Qd4 $36 Re6 45. e5 Qf5 46. Re2 a5 {/\ <=> <<} (46... Qf7
47. Rc2 Qf5 48. Rc5 Qf3 (48... Qb1 $2 49. Qf2 Kg6 50. Rc7 $16) 49. Qd2 Qe4 (
49... a6 50. Qc2 $16) 50. Qf2 Kg6 51. Rc7 $16) 47. Qd5 (47. g4 Qf4+ 48. Qxf4
gxf4 $10) 47... b4 48. Qxa5 Qd3 49. Rg2 $8 Qd4 50. Qa8 (50. Qa4 $5 Rxe5 51. a3
Re1 $1 52. axb4 Rb1 53. Qa6+ Kg7 54. Qa5 h6 (54... Kh6 $6 55. h4 $1 $13) 55.
Qc7+ Kh8 56. Qc2 Rxb4 $1 (56... Qxb4 57. Qg6 $1 $16) 57. Rd2 Rc4 58. Qa2 Ra4
$10) 50... Qxe5 51. Qf8+ Kg6 52. Qxb4 h5 53. h4 $10 (53. a4 $5 $36 h4 54. Qf4
$5 {Zaitsev,I} hxg3+ $1 55. Qxg3 Kh5 $1 56. Ra2 Qxg3+ 57. Kxg3 Re3+ 58. Kg2 Kh4
59. a5 g4 $10) 53... gxh4 54. Qxh4 Rd6 55. Qc4 Rd4 56. Qc6+ Kg7 57. Qb7+ Kh6
58. Qc6+ Kg7 59. Rc2 Rh4+ 60. Kg2 Qe4+ 61. Qxe4 Rxe4 62. Rc7+ Kg6 63. Ra7 Re3
64. Kh3 Rc3 65. Ra8 Rc4 66. a4 Kg5 67. a5 Ra4 68. a6 Kh6 69. Kg2 Ra3 70. Kf2
Kg7 1/2-1/2

[Event "Khanty-Mansiysk Governor Cup-A 9th"]
[Site "Khanty-Mansiysk"]
[Date "2013.12.05"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Matlakov, Maxim"]
[Black "Kabanov, Nikolai"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E69"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2477"]
[PlyCount "134"]
[EventDate "2013.11.28"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "RUS"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 157 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.12.19"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 c6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. e4 e5
9. h3 Nbd7 10. Be3 Nb6 11. Qd3 exd4 12. Nxd4 Qa6 13. b3 d5 14. exd5 Nbxd5 15.
Nxd5 Nxd5 16. Bd2 Rd8 17. Qe4 Qb6 18. Nf3 Bf5 19. Qh4 Nc3 20. Rae1 Rxd2 21.
Nxd2 Bd3 22. Re7 Bxf1 23. Bxf1 Nxa2 24. c5 Qxc5 25. Bc4 Rf8 26. Ne4 Qd4 27. Ng5
Qxh4 28. gxh4 b5 29. Bxf7+ Kh8 30. Rxa7 Nb4 31. Ne6 Rb8 32. h5 gxh5 33. Bxh5
Bf6 34. Rf7 Nd5 35. f4 Kg8 36. f5 c5 37. Rd7 Ne7 38. Nxc5 Nxf5 39. Kg2 Nd4 40.
Bf7+ Kh8 41. Ne4 Bg7 42. Bd5 Ne2 43. Kf3 Nc3 44. Ng5 Nxd5 45. Rxd5 b4 46. Ne6
Bc3 47. Ke4 Kg8 48. Ra5 Kf7 49. Kf5 Ke7 50. Nf4 Kd6 51. Ra6+ Kc5 52. Ne6+ Kd5
53. Ra7 Kd6 54. Ra6+ Kd5 55. Nf4+ Kd4 56. Rd6+ Ke3 57. Nd5+ Ke2 58. Nf4+ Kf2
59. Rd7 Rf8+ 60. Ke4 Re8+ 61. Kd3 Re3+ 62. Kc2 h6 63. h4 Kg3 64. Nd5 Re2+ 65.
Kd3 Rd2+ 66. Kc4 h5 67. Re7 Rd4+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "Neckar op-A 13th"]
[Site "Deizisau"]
[Date "2009.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Naiditsch, Arkadij"]
[Black "Spoelman, Wouter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B96"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2512"]
[PlyCount "177"]
[EventDate "2009.04.09"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "GER"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 129 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2009.05.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2009.05.20"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 Nbd7 7. f4 Qc7 8.
Qe2 e6 9. O-O-O b5 10. a3 Bb7 11. g4 Be7 12. Bg2 Rc8 13. Bxf6 Nxf6 14. g5 Nd7
15. h4 Qc4 16. Qe1 b4 17. axb4 Qxb4 18. f5 e5 19. Nb3 Nb6 20. Kb1 a5 21. Nd5
Qxe1 22. Rhxe1 Bxd5 23. exd5 a4 24. Nd2 h6 25. Ne4 hxg5 26. hxg5 Rh2 27. Rg1
Rc4 28. f6 gxf6 29. gxf6 Bf8 30. Rde1 Nxd5 31. c3 a3 32. Nxd6+ Bxd6 33. Bxd5
Rxb2+ 34. Ka1 Rxc3 35. Rg7 Bc5 36. Bxf7+ Kd8 37. Be6 Rf3 38. Bg4 Rxf6 39. Rd7+
Ke8 40. Rxe5+ Kf8 41. Rxc5 Rf1+ 42. Bd1 Ke8 43. Rd3 Rbf2 44. Rc1 a2 45. Ra3 Ke7
46. Ra7+ Kd6 47. Ra8 Ke7 48. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 49. Kxa2 Kd6 50. Kb2 Rg1 51. Ra1 Rg2+
52. Bc2 Ke5 53. Kc3 Rg7 54. Ra5+ Kd6 55. Kd4 Rc7 56. Be4 Ke7 57. Ke5 Kd8 58.
Bf5 Ke7 59. Be6 Rb7 60. Bd5 Rc7 61. Ra8 Rd7 62. Rg8 Rc7 63. Rh8 Rd7 64. Rh7+
Kd8 65. Rh6 Ke7 66. Be6 Rc7 67. Kd5 Kd8 68. Kd6 Rd7+ 69. Ke5 Rb7 70. Rh8+ Kc7
71. Rc8+ Kb6 72. Kd6 Kb5 73. Bd5 Rb6+ 74. Ke5 Kb4 75. Kd4 Rb5 76. Rc6 Rb8 77.
Ra6 Rb5 78. Bc4 Rb7 79. Ra1 Rb6 80. Ra2 Rd6+ 81. Bd5 Rb6 82. Rc2 Rb5 83. Bc6
Rb6 84. Rc4+ Kb3 85. Ba4+ Ka3 86. Kc5 Rb8 87. Rf4 Rc8+ 88. Bc6 Kb2 89. Rf3
1/2-1/2

[Event "Amber-rapid 10th"]
[Site "Monte Carlo"]
[Date "2001.03.23"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Van Wely, Loek"]
[Black "Leko, Peter"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "D88"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2745"]
[PlyCount "105"]
[EventDate "2001.03.17"]
[EventType "tourn (rapid)"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "MNC"]
[EventCategory "18"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 081 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2001.05.06"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2001.05.06"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14.
Kxf1 cxd4 15. cxd4 e5 16. Kg1 Rc8 17. d5 Nc4 18. Bf2 Qd7 19. Rc1 b5 20. g5 a5
21. Ng3 Nd6 22. h4 Bf8 23. Rc2 a4 24. Be1 Rxc2 25. Qxc2 Qg4 26. Bf2 Qxh4 27.
Bc5 Qxg5 28. Bxd6 Bxd6 29. Qc8+ Kg7 30. Qd7+ Qe7 31. Qxb5 h5 32. Kf1 a3 33. Ke2
Kh6 34. Qc6 Qf8 35. Nf1 Bc5 36. Ne3 Bxe3 37. Kxe3 Qf4+ 38. Kd3 Qf1+ 39. Ke3
Qf4+ 40. Kd3 Qf1+ 41. Ke3 Qxg2 42. Qf6 Qg1+ 43. Ke2 Qa1 44. Ke3 Qd4+ 45. Kf3
Qd3+ 46. Kf2 Qd2+ 47. Kf3 Qd3+ 48. Kf2 Qd2+ 49. Kf3 Qd1+ 50. Kf2 Qc2+ 51. Kf3
Qd1+ 52. Kf2 Qd2+ 53. Kf3 1/2-1/2

[Event "Wch Blitz 6th"]
[Site "Astana"]
[Date "2012.07.10"]
[Round "27"]
[White "Andreikin, Dmitry"]
[Black "Gelfand, Boris"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A00"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2012.07.09"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "30"]
[EventCountry "KAZ"]
[EventCategory "19"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 149 Extra"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2012.08.24"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 dxe4 3. Nxe4 Nd7 4. Nf3 Ngf6 5. Nxf6+ Nxf6 6. Bc4 Bg4 7. Bxf7+
Kxf7 8. Ne5+ Ke8 9. Nxg4 Qd5 10. O-O e6 11. Re1 Bd6 12. d4 Rd8 13. c3 a6 14.
Ne3 Qc6 15. Nf5 Kf7 16. Nxd6+ cxd6 17. Bg5 Qd5 18. Bh4 Rhe8 19. Re3 Kg8 20.
Bxf6 gxf6 21. Qg4+ Kh8 22. Rg3 Re7 23. a3 b5 24. Re1 Rf8 25. Qh4 e5 26. h3 Ref7
27. Qh5 Qb3 28. Qe2 a5 29. Kh2 Qd5 30. Qh5 Qb3 31. Re4 Qxb2 32. Reg4 Qa2 33.
Qh6 Qxf2 34. dxe5 dxe5 35. Rg7 Qf5 36. Rf3 Qe4 37. Rg4 Qb7 38. Rfg3 Qc7 39. Kh1
f5 40. Rh4 f4 41. Rd3 e4 42. Rd1 f3 43. gxf3 Rxf3 44. Rg4 Qxc3 45. Kh2 Qb2+ 46.
Rg2 Qe5+ 47. Kh1 e3 48. Rdg1 Rf1 0-1

[Event "EU-ch 14th"]
[Site "Legnica"]
[Date "2013.05.07"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Cheparinov, Ivan"]
[Black "Ipatov, Alexander"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D36"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2588"]
[PlyCount "96"]
[EventDate "2013.05.05"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "POL"]
[SourceTitle "CBM 155"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2013.07.16"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 c6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8.
Bd3 O-O 9. Nge2 Re8 10. O-O h6 11. Bh4 b6 12. f3 c5 13. Rad1 Bb7 14. Bf2 a6 15.
Bf5 Qc7 16. Kh1 Rad8 17. Qd2 b5 18. dxc5 Bxc5 19. Nd4 Ne5 20. b3 Bb4 21. Rc1
Ba3 22. Nxd5 Qd6 23. Nf4 Bxc1 24. Rxc1 Qa3 25. Rc7 Ba8 26. Qc2 Qd6 27. Bg3 Qb6
28. Nfe6 fxe6 29. Bh7+ Kh8 30. Bxe5 Rd7 31. Rxd7 Nxd7 32. Qg6 Re7 33. Qxh6 Nxe5
34. Qh4 g5 35. Qh6 Qc7 36. Bf5+ Kg8 37. Bxe6+ Nf7 38. Bxf7+ Kxf7 39. Qh7+ Ke8
40. Qg6+ Kd7 41. Qf5+ Ke8 42. Qg6+ Kd8 43. h4 Qc1+ 44. Kh2 Qxe3 45. Qd6+ Ke8
46. Qg6+ Kd7 47. Qf5+ Kd6 48. Qg4 Be4 0-1

[Event "GCT Blitz Paris 2019"]
[Site "Paris FRA"]
[Date "2019.07.31"]
[Round "9.2"]
[White "Dubov, Daniil"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hi"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E06"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2754"]
[PlyCount "128"]
[EventDate "2019.07.31"]
[EventType "tourn (blitz)"]
[EventRounds "9"]
[EventCountry "FRA"]
[EventCategory "21"]
[SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 1291"]
[Source "Mark Crowther"]
[SourceDate "2019.08.05"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "2019.08.07"]
[SourceQuality "2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. O-O
c5 9. cxd5 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qb6 11. e3 Qxb2 12. Nd2 exd5 13. Rb1 Qxa2 14. Ra1 Qb2
15. Rb1 Qa3 16. Bxd5 Bxd4 17. Nc4 Qc5 18. Qxd4 Qxd4 19. exd4 Nc6 20. Nd6 Rd8
21. Bxf7+ Kf8 22. Nxc8 Kxf7 23. Rxb7+ Kf8 24. d5 Na5 25. Rxa7 Rdxc8 26. Rxa8
Rxa8 27. Ra1 Ke7 28. Kg2 Kd6 29. Kf3 Kxd5 30. Kg4 Ke6 31. Kh5 Kf6 32. f4 g6+
33. Kg4 Ra7 34. Rc1 Ra6 35. Ra1 Ra7 36. Rc1 Re7 37. Rc5 h5+ 38. Kh4 Nb3 39. Rd5
Re2 40. h3 Nd2 41. Rd6+ Kf5 42. Rd5+ Ke6 43. Rd3 Ne4 44. Ra3 Rf2 45. Ra5 Kf6
46. Ra6+ Kg7 47. Ra4 Nd6 48. g4 hxg4 49. hxg4 Nf7 50. Rb4 Rf3 51. Ra4 Rb3 52.
Rc4 Rb8 53. Kg3 Rb1 54. Rc7 Rb4 55. Ra7 Rb6 56. Rc7 Kf6 57. Kh4 Nd6 58. Rc3 Ne4
59. Re3 Rb4 60. Ra3 Nc5 61. Ra5 Ne6 62. f5 g5+ 63. Kh5 Rb8 64. fxe6 Rh8# 0-1

[Event "World-ch33-KK4 Kasparov-Karpov +4-4=16"]
[Site "Seville"]
[Date "1987.11.09"]
[Round "11"]
[White "Karpov, Anatoly"]
[Black "Kasparov, Garry"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D87"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2740"]
[Annotator "Bulletin"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[EventDate "1987.10.12"]
[EventType "match"]
[EventRounds "24"]
[EventCountry "ESP"]
[SourceTitle "MainBase"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceVersion "2"]
[SourceVersionDate "1999.07.01"]
[SourceQuality "1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8.
Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. f3 Na5 12. Bxf7+ Rxf7 13. fxg4 Rxf1+ 14.
Kxf1 Qd6 15. Kg1 {N} Qe6 16. Qd3 Qc4 $5 (16... cxd4 17. cxd4 Qxg4 18. Rf1 $36)
17. Qxc4+ (17. Qd2 cxd4 18. cxd4 Qa6 $1 $44) 17... Nxc4 18. Bf2 cxd4 19. cxd4
e5 $44 (19... b5 20. Rb1 $14) 20. d5 (20. Rc1 Nd6 21. dxe5 Bxe5 $10) 20... Bh6
$1 21. h4 Bd2 22. Rd1 Ba5 {/\ Nd6} (22... b5 $5 $44 23. Nc1 $5 {/\ Nb3-c5} (23.
Ng3 {/\ Nf1-e3})) 23. Rc1 b5 (23... Nd6 24. Ng3 Bb6 $6 25. Bxb6 axb6 26. Rc7 {
/\ Rd7} Ra4 27. Re7 Nxe4 28. Nxe4 Rxe4 29. d6 Kf8 $8 30. Rxh7 $1 (30. Rxb7 Rd4
31. Rxb6 $16) 30... Ke8 31. h5 $18) 24. Rc2 Nd6 25. Ng3 Nc4 26. Nf1 Nd6 27. Ng3
Nc4 28. g5 $1 $14 Kf7 $5 (28... a6 {>< b6} 29. Nf1 Nd6 30. Rc6 Nxe4 31. Ng3 $1
$16 {Yusupov,A}) 29. Nf1 Nd6 30. Ng3 Nc4 31. Kf1 Ke7 32. Bc5+ Kf7 33. Rf2+ $6 (
33. Ke2 Bb6 34. a4 a6 (34... Bxc5 35. axb5 Rb8 36. Kd3 $3 (36. Rxc4 Rxb5 37.
Rc2 {/\ Kd3-c4} a5 $1 (37... Bb6 38. Nf1 Rb3 39. Nd2 Rg3 40. Nf3 $1 Rxg2+ 41.
Kd1 Rxc2 42. Nxe5+ Ke7 43. Kxc2 Bf2 44. Nf3 Kd6 45. Kb3 Bg3 46. Kc4 Bf4 47. e5+
Kd7 48. d6 Ke6 49. Nd4+ $18) 38. Kd3 a4 39. Kc4 Ra5 40. Ne2 a3 41. Nc1 $14)
36... Rxb5 (36... a6 37. Kxc4 axb5+ 38. Kb3 Bd6 39. Rc6 Ke7 40. Ne2 b4 (40...
Ra8 41. Nc3 Ra3+ 42. Kb2 $18) 41. Nc1 $18) 37. Kxc4 Rb7 38. Nf1 (38. Rc3 Bd6
39. Rf3+ Ke7 {/\} 40. h5 $2 a5 41. hxg6 hxg6 42. Rf6 a4 43. Rxg6 Rb4+ $17) (38.
Ne2 Bf2 39. d6 Ke6 40. Nf4+ $10) 38... Bd6 (38... a5 39. Nd2 $18) (38... Bb4
39. Ne3 $18) 39. Nd2 $18) 35. Rxc4 Rc8 36. Bxb6 Rxc4 37. axb5 axb5 38. Kd3 $16)
33... Kg7 34. Rf6 Bb6 35. Rc6 $4 (35. Bf2 $14) 35... Na5 $1 $19 36. Bxb6 Nxc6 {
R 9/b} 37. Bc7 Rf8+ (37... Rc8 38. Bd6 (38. d6 Kf7 $19) 38... Rd8 $19) 38. Ke2
(38. Nf5+ $5 gxf5 39. dxc6 fxe4+ 40. Ke2 Rc8 41. Bxe5+ Kg6 42. c7 a5 $19) 38...
Rf7 39. Bd6 Rd7 40. Bc5 Na5 41. Nf1 Rc7 $1 $19 (41... Nc4 42. Ne3 Nxe3 43. Kxe3
Kf7 44. Kd3 a5 45. Bb6 Ke8 46. Bf2 Rc7 47. Bg3 Rc4 48. Bxe5 Ra4 49. Bf6 Ra3+
50. Kd4 Rxa2 51. e5 Rd2+ 52. Kc5 b4 53. e6 a4 54. Kxb4 Rxd5 55. Kxa4 Rd6 56. e7
Re6 $19) 42. Bd6 Rc2+ 43. Kd3 Rxa2 44. Ne3 Kf7 45. Ng4 Nc4 46. Nxe5+ Nxe5+ 47.
Bxe5 b4 48. Bf6 b3 49. e5 Rxg2 50. e6+ Kf8 $1 {/\ b2} 0-1

[Event "CHN-chT"]
[Site "China"]
[Date "2016.06.24"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Wei, Yi"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C95"]
[WhiteElo "2700"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "2016.04.12"]
[EventType "team-tourn"]
[EventRounds "22"]
[EventCountry "CHN"]
[SourceTitle "EXT 2017"]
[Source "ChessBase"]
[SourceDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceVersion "1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2016.10.25"]
[SourceQuality "1"]
[WhiteTeam "Jiangsu"]
[BlackTeam "Zhejiang"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CHN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CHN"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3
O-O 9. h3 Nb8 10. d4 Nbd7 11. Nbd2 Bb7 12. Bc2 Re8 13. b4 Bf8 14. a4 g6 15. d5
c6 16. c4 Qc7 17. dxc6 Bxc6 18. Ba3 Nb6 19. cxb5 axb5 20. a5 Nbd7 21. Bb3 Qb7
22. Qc2 d5 23. Rac1 Rac8 24. Qa2 Bh6 25. g4 Bf4 26. g5 Nxe4 27. Nxe4 dxe4 28.
Bxf7+ Kg7 29. Bxe8 Rxe8 30. Nd2 Bxg5 31. Rxc6 Qxc6 32. Nxe4 Bf4 33. Bb2 Nf6 34.
Nxf6 Kxf6 35. Qb3 Kg5 36. Qf7 h5 37. a6 Kh4 38. a7 Kxh3 39. Qb3+ Kh4 40. Qd3 e4
41. Qc3 Qd5 42. Qf6+ g5 43. Bc1 e3 44. fxe3 Qf3 45. Qb2 Qg3+ 46. Kf1 Be5 0-1

